The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1867.

L PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMON& —WILDIMDAY, Fax. 13.

FINSBURY ESTATE BILL.
Alter our report left yesterday,
Mr. B. HOPE supported the bill. The falling in of
this estate was a windfall, and a more reasonable request
than that one-half of the revenue of a church estate in
London should be applied to the relief of spiritual desti-
tution in London could hardly be conceived.
Mr. I'OWELL opposed the bill, and defended the con-
duct of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The effect of
the bill would be to stop private benefactions.
Mr. LOCKE thought the course taken by the commis-
sioners was a vicious one, because it only gave aid to those
that could help themselves, and contended that London
had the first claim upon this estate.
Mr. Goldney, Mr. Alderman Lusk, Mr. Cavendish Ben-
thick, and Mr. Crawford followed in support of, and Mr.
Henderson in opposition to, the bill.
Mr. BRUCE thought it was impossible to accept the bill
as it stood without utterly reversing the general principle
brwhich the commissioners had hitherto been guided.

Mr. HENLEY observed that it would be ha;dly fair to
the commissioners to sanction the present proposal, and
thereby hinder them (ruin carrying out the generous course
of action which they had some years ago marked out for
them-elves in anticipation of the falling in of these rich
reversions.

After some characteristic remarks by Mr. HADFILLD
from the nonoottiormist point of view, Mr. MOWIMAY
(Judge Advocate General) said that in the opinion of the
government the proper course would be to introduce a bill,
not of partial nature such :is this, but of universal and
national application. He suggested, therefore, that the
second reading should he peed cued for six weeks.
. . .

A short reply from Mr. a-Ari;rost brought the debate to a
dose ; and the house having divided, for the first time this
session, the amendment was carried by 87 to 53. The bill
was therefore lost.

The Joint-Stodc Companies (Voting Papers) Rill WM
read a second time on the motion of Mr. GRIYFITH, who
has it in charge, without discussion.

METROPOLITAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

After a few observations from Colonel FRENCH, com-
plaining of the principle on which committees were selected,
and suggesting that the nomination should not be left to
any individual member. the following members were, on
the motion of Mr. Ai meg, appointed to serve on this com-
mittee : -Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Tile, Mr. Musky, Mr. Locke,
Mr. Alderman Lawrence, Mr. Knatchbull-Hugeaseu, Mr.
Mill, Mr. Hanbury, Lord John Manners, Mr. Betcroft, Mr.
Turner, Sir William Gallwey, Mr. Rentinek, Mr. Sandfocd,
and Mr. Kekewich, five to be a quorum.
The other business having been disposed of,
The house adjourned at 10 minutes past 4.

ffitiOtt.

DIE. HENRY LESLIE'S MkTIDELSSOHN CONCERT.

A special performance was given last night, at
St. James's-hall, by the members of Mr. Leslie's Choir,
reinforced by many additional voices and an excellent
orchestra. The programme was one of great interest,
giving perhaps as good an idea of Mendelssohn's varied
and universal powers us could be offered by any single
evening's selection from his numerous works. The concert
began with the exquisite Italian Symphony, published as
Ile. 4, but the second in order of production. This glow-
ing musical record of the vivid impressions produced on
Mendelssohn's poetical temperament by his sojourn in
Italy was composed, or at least completed, in 1833 ; and
in a letter of that year, dated from Coblens,
Iffendelssohn sap, "I brought out my new symphony
in England, and people liked it." This work, however, did
not meet with such ready general appreciation as that
which attended many of its composer's other productions ;
but it continued to grow in favour until it is now recog.
nixed as a masterpiece of musical poetry, as wlinirable for
its sunny warmth and glowing vivacity as his Scotch sym-
phony is for the very opposite characteristics of gloomy
grandeur and sombre romance. The chief feature of lust
night's concert, however, 'WM the performance of the
music to Antigone, one of several similar works composed
at the instance of the late King of Prussia. This work
(produced in 1841) consists of a series of grand cho-
ruses with incidental instrumental music, and is one of
the many instances of Mendelssohn's extraordinary faci-
lity in composition, having been completed, according to
Mr. Benedict's memoir, in the space of eleven days. The
noble simplicity, the mane. elevation of this music are
admirably reflective of the salmon pathos and tragic
dignity of the drama to which it is allied ; as well as
being suggestive of all 'those great characteristics
which are associated with our ideal of ancient Greece.
Of the exact nature of the musical art of classical Greece
we really know nothing, notwithstanding all the learned
treatises and ingenious theories that have been put forth
on the subject—so that any literal identifica-
tion of the mu,ic of Antigone with the period
of the drama is out of the question. Menclelasolur,
however, with the fine intuitive perception of almost
Shakaperian genius, has produced music which we at once
feel to be especially created by and appropriate to the sub-
ject from which it originates. Thus his four great works,
the music to the Midsummer Night's Dream, to Athalie,
to Antigone, and to (Edipus, have each a distinct sad
individual character, and that truth of expression which
nothing but a high dramatic faculty allied to fervid poetic
genius can realise. The music of Antigone has been
several times given in concert room performanoes in this
country, and once (in 1845) on the stage, at Covent-garden
Theatre, when Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff sustained the parts
of Croon and Antigone. The success which the work
then obtained, however, was chiefly owing to the drama,
the music having been very inadequately rendered. The
performance of last night was olio of the finest that has
been head in this country—the massive grandeur of the
choral writing receiving its true effect from the large and
efficient body of male choristers assembled by Mr. Leslie
for this special occasion ; supported by an excellent
orchestra, ocomprieing many of our best instrumentalists,
from whom all the charming details of the rich °relit stral
effects derived their full importance. An abridgment of
Mr. Bartholomew's imitative version of the text was
effectively declaimed by Miss Kate &rine, who
read with distinct emphasis and genuine pathos.
Each of the splendid choruses produced a marked effect,
particularly the "Hymn to Bacchus," with its magnificent
climax and rich instrumentation, with the happy use
made of the trumpets. This movement was loudly re-
demanded. After Antigone, Herr Joachim played, as only
be can play, the violin concerto—a work which may pair
with that by Beethoven, both ranking far above all pieces
of mere display fora solo player, and rising to the im-
portance of a symphony with an obbligato instrument. The
executive difficulties of Mendelssohn's violin concerto
are as great as can well be written for the in-
strument ; but Herr Joachim's masterly command
of the mechanism of his art, admirable as it is,l
is with him but the means of intense expression and
the realisation of the composer's fullest intentions. His
performance last night was one of those triumphs of the
highest order of intellectual musical interpretation which
we have long been accustomed to hear from this great I
artist, who has never played more finely than on this occa.
aion. The passionate and romantic overture to Rug Bless
closed am excellent concert. The few incidental vocal solo
pewees in Antigone were sung by Messrs. Lyall, Evans,
C. Henry, and Smythson. Mr. Leslie conducted the con-
cert with his usual steadiness and judgment. The Antigone
is to be repeated on March 13.

THE REFORM LEAGUE DEMONSTRATION.—Last
night a meeting of the trades' delegates and members of
the committee who carried out the arrangements of the
reform demonstration on Monday last was held at the
Sussex Bouverie-street. Mr. Edmond ileales, who
presided, having congratulated the meeting on the suc-
cess of the demonstration, adverted to the comments
which appeared in a portion o the press in reference to
it, weal characterised the assertions which had been made
as to the constitution and numbers of the procession as
audaciously untruthfuL He said they had evidently laid
themselves open to the insinuation that their proceedings
bad lacked entlitndasm by the silence which they had ob-
served in passing the clubs in but as their cour-
tesy bad been made a cause of censure, it might perhaps
be well in future to adopt a different course of action.
The resolutions adopted at the meetings of provincial
delegates held on Tuesday, and which have already
been published, were unanimously adopted. A vote of
thanks was aeeorded to the provincial delegates and other
country reformers, in referring to whom, the mover (Mr.
Guelallal warmly eulogised the political conduct of Pro-
tespor Goldwin Smith, and and the term "rampant
orator" applied to that gentleman by Mr. Disraeli was an
insult to the University of Oxford. Ho behaved Professor
Ooldwin Smith to be one of the sincerest reformers and
most scholarly wen in England. On the motion of Mr.
Mantle, seconded by Colonel Dickson, it was resolved that
the representatives of the various trade, friendly, benefit,
and temperance societies present, as well as those who
have not yet co-operited with the league, be requested to
meet the council and executive of the league once a fort-
night until the settlement of the reform question. Mr.
Coffey annonnoed that as open air demonstration would
be held on Clerkenwell.green next Monday, and that
similar gatherings would be held in the same place on each
Monday daring the spring.

*parting intelligence.

BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASM—WarniztAmv.

The attendance to-day was much larger than that of yesterday,
the prestige which the Grand Annual enjoys attracting a large
number of people to Sutton Goldfield. The weather was again
tine, though at times the clouds were somewhat threatening. A
stronger programme was issued for the concluding day, compris-
ing, as It did, six Items, which produced good fields and exciting
finishes. The sport la fully detailed below.
THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PLATE of 5 eons. each, 2 ft, with
SO added : whiners extra About two miles and a hall.

Lord roulette Charlemagne, by ]lineman—Hornptpe,
aged. Ilst (Mr. Edwards) I
Mr. T. Golby's Aced Trumps, mod, list bib....
.IWbbeeler) 2
Mr. lien's Sir William, sd.W, ISt slb extra)
. Knott) S

Atria Woo ran.

Betting: 2 to I agst Charlemagne, 5 to 2 each sot Slr William
and Ace of Trumps, and sto I agst Arcus. Sir William showed
the way clear of Ace of Trumps, Arcus bringing up the rear wild
reaching the inclosure, when L'harlemagne drew up to the girths
of Ace of Trumps, and passing Sir William before entering the
ploughed land was first over the fame. Running wide, however, he
was only enabled to clear the fence second, but almost abreast
with Sir William. Traversing the park, Lord Pottlett's home
again took up the running, Sir William dropping back third.
The lot came into view almost together, bat the favourite and
Ace of Trumps singling themselves out, the race was left to the
pair, the former winning after a tremendous finish by half a
length. Sir William was placed a bad third, and Arcus pulled up
on the post.
TIM YAKIMA... STENPLECHASE of 3 SOTS. each, with S added,
for hunters. Penalties and allowances. About three miles.
Mr. W. Wilson's Makeshift, by Dromedary-Grand b',
aged. list Tlb (Mr. Wilson.,jun.) 1
Mr. J. Woman's Tom Thumb, 5 yrs, I Ist Mr.Oood win, Jun. ) 2
Mr. Audio! ood's Wilford, aged:Mt:fir Audin?rood, jun. ) 3

The following also rin7Lilina, Vanity, and AshiOnL
Betting: 6t04 on Makeshift, 5 to 1 each apt Bina and Wil-
ford, and Bto 1 eget Tom Thumb. After going a short distance
Tom Thumb took up the running followed by Wilford, Vanity
Makeshift, and Ashford bringing up the rear Into the ploughed
land. where Vanity rushed to the front, the favourite going on
second, Blue third, Tom Thumb fourth, Ashton' and Wilford
aide by aide, being last. On passing the stand Makeshift, hard
held, had • long lead of 'Vanity, Tom Thumb, Bina, and
Wilford, Ashford still being In the nick. Before reaching the
plough Bina was beaten, and pulled up, while Wilford joined
the favourite, and the pair cleared the fence into the park
almost abreast, and Tom Thumb passing Vanity took second
place. On entering the straight the pair came on aide by side,
Ind the favourite having the beet of the struggle within the
distance, won easily by three lengths. Wilford was a bad third :
and Vanity and Ashford pulling up opposite the enclosure, did
not paaathe poet.

CiIiV?.;CUP, value 100 soya., by subectipalon of 10 mom
each, 6 ll; weight for age;_ pesaltica and allowances.
Mr. 11. Crawabiliviu Ilrllyer, by Orpktua —dam by

Bernac!e!,.ait!d,. ltrt

-51 F Tr.:—.,peoc.-4 1

Lord Poulett's Genlevee, tt yrs, list alb ....(Mr. Edwards! 2
Mr. Studds Georgtaida, aged, Ilst (Mr. Thomas, 3

Betting' sto 4 on illaifitler,and 5 to 4 east Georglaula With
the exception of about two dozen lengths, when Lord Poulett's
mare was in front, the otherpair led sltern.itely tiU within the
distance, when Ilighflyer, who ran unkindly at the commence-
ment of the race, came away and won, " hands down," by three-
quarters of a length : was a bad third.

BIRMINGHAM GRAND ANNUAL HIMISPLICH ASI o 15 *nes. !Mel
5 it, with 1.,0 added ; winners extra ; gentlemen riders allowed
51b. About SS miles. (41 sub&
Mr. E. Y. Wilson's Tiger, by Codrington—dam by Young
Comus, a, 10st 121 b (Mr. Wilson. jun.) 1
Mr. Johnstone and Men Turn's, aged,lost Mb..(W. Yalta) 2
Mr. J. Wood's Havelock (late Claxton', O yrs, lost ;ins
-

S

The following also ran : Greenland, Sea King, ftirite,..tiernTiot
Asthore, King of Hearts, Little Yete.r,Grace Darling, Rossington,
:linking Fund, and Despatch.
31eanwood was attach out at. 1.30 on the day of the race. _

EaTing74t7lasrell);;Pakb, Ttorapt King of HHeart,. 6 to
1 apt ties King, 100 to 15 agst Sinking Fund, 8 to 1 eget Dick
Turpin, 10 to 1 each agnt Sprite, Uroenland, and Tiger,
and 100 to 8 eget Havelock. The 13 competitors
got away at the lint attempt to • somewhat :drag-
gilt% start, but after fairly settling down in their stride
Little Peter showed In advance of Sprite, Sea King, Despatch,
Tiger, Greenland, Sinking Fund, Dermot Asthore, King of
Hearth, and Once Darling, the latter pair bringing up the rear.
In this order they proceeded past the stand, and ran till going
down the hilt when Dermot Asthore fell back to the girths of
Grace Darling, King of Hearts at the same moment taking •
better posittha Beyond this no variation occurred till fairly
Into the plough, when Little Peter relinquished the lead to
Tiger, whose immediate attendant, were Sinking Fund,
Despatch, and King of Hearth, the ruck being headed
by Dick Turpin. In the park. however, Wilson took a
judicious pull at Tiger, leaving Sinking Fund and King of Heart,
In command, the pair racing together with Sprite wide on the
left until making the turn for the straight, when King of Hearts
retired into third place, Sinking Fund being Joined by Sea King
and Sprite, Tiger lying well up and Grace Darling last. Ap-
proaching the stand Greenland ran through a lot of horses, and
the field took the following order :—Tiger, sinking Fund, Green-
land, Sea King Dick Turpin, King of Hearth, Despatch, Sprite,
and Grace Darling, the last pair being Havelock and licesington.
In the ploughed land little feter joined the leaders,
who took close order. Rossington shortly afterwards blun-
dered and fell at the fence leading Into the park. but
with the exception of Havelock getting a more prominent (place,
no other change occurred until the Jump out of the park where
Sinking Fund came down a bunter, a d King of Hearts, who
was in his track, fell over him. This accident baulked several of
the others, and when the straight was reached there was only
Tiger, Dick Tarpin, Greenland, Havelock, Sea King, and Sprite '
left in the race. At the last fence but one Sprite fell, and Immo-
dlately afterwards Dick Turpin drew up to Tiger, who stalled off
the challenge, and won very cleverly by haLba-length. Five
lengths separated the second and third, • neck the third and
fourth, and none of the others pamelthe box.

SCUIZAY HANDICAP of 25 soh; irtuners extra About two

iitoTonel Knox's Stiff, by Neville—Circe, 0 yrs. lout bib
(W. Reeves) 1

Mr. Jelly's Brandy Apple, aged, 10st 101 b (Yorstor) 2
Mr. E. Ureen's Uotterley, 0 yrs, lest Gib T Boyoe, 3
The following also ren:—Wheldrake, Bt. Ilazhnum, Agnes,
Swindler, and Jacob.

Bettingloo to 30 apt Stiff, 6 to 1 apt Swindler, 8
to 1 each apt Jacob and (Worley, 100 to IS ant St.
Maximum, 10 to 1 (at drat 4 to I) apt Wheldrake, and 100 to 8
apt Agnes. Stiff led on peeling the stand, follorred by Brandy
Apple, Jacob, St. Maximum, Swindler. and Agnes In the order
mined, to the brow of the MB, when at. Maximum was out-
paced, fell bock, and gradually tailed off. Going through the
plough Osteriey took third place. and at the fence into the park
Jacob joined Stiff In the front, Wheldrake lying handy, and St.
Maximum pulling up. Three fences from home Brandy Apple,
passing Wheldrake, joined Wile with Stiff, and the pair finished
a close and exciting race eliding In favour of Stitt by a neck.
Osterfey was placed a bail third, Jacob fourth, Wheldrake Nth,
Agnes sixth, end Swindler next. St. Maximum did not pass the
poet.
MINTERS' PLATE of ffi move. ; weight for age; winners extra.
About 3 wilco

Yr. Oak's Lady Melbourne, 6 yrs, 15st Slb (Owner) 1
Mr.T. hough'. Hampton Law, aged, Ltst alb Mr I•arket 2

Mr. Webb ;d Carbine, aged, la
The following also ran Malvern 11111, Jamaica, and
Born Lo.

--HatTo.g: 6 to 4 agst Lady Melbourne, 5 to 1 'gat Malvern
Hill, and 7 lowed1 t Ethel. Hanipton Lass ped away with
the lead. foby Malvern Hill, Lady Melbourne, and horn
Lo, Carbine bringing up the rear, and they ran thus to the park,
where Malvern !till took up the running, Lady Mell.anirne occu-
pying see.tial place, hut when they appeared In eight again
Lady Melbourne headed Malvern Hill, and never afterwards
being approached she won very eually by six lengths from Hampton
lass, who, with Carbine, passed Ethel outside the di,tance.
Carbine wasa bad third, Ethel Smith, and nothing the imaged
the post.

BETTING AT MANCRESTER.—WEDNESDAY.
WATERLOO CUP.
25 to 1 apt Mr. Knowles's nomination;!)
25 to 1 Mr. liroddebenk's nomination 't)
to 1 Mr. Longs nomination ,t)
40 to I Mr. Johnatone's nomination (t)
LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
9to I apt Rionarckitand I 10 to 1 apt Saocharometer
i I wanted
25 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (t and or)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to I aget Plaudit (off, t 200 to 10 opt Hermit (V
7to freely) I 15 to 1— Vauban (off, t
9 to 1 Julius A) 100 Wt.,
II to 1 Marksman toff)
CHESTER CUP.
15 to 1 aget Iscturer (ott) I 20 to 1 apt Newiand(t& w)

WINDSOR MILITARY AND OPEN STEEPLECHASES.

FRIDAY.

Handicapper: Mr. R. Johason. Judge and Clerk of the
Course : Mr. T. Manhall.

Tits OaAitie li-r. a sweepstakes. of 5 soil. each, for hunters
About three miles. To close and name to Mr. titubluton, 6 uards'
Club. on Wednesday last.
Tits Roaoroil Mllinalts' PLATE (Alindielp% S sweepstakes of
5 son. each, 2 ft, with LO added.• About two miles.
Age Klb Age et lb
Sir Robby • 12 9 Red Rose (late Doe-
Irtylleher
Lincoln a 11 12 Young Aladdin .... a 10 9
Serious Clue , a 11 8 caller
Combertana
Shiite ‘iric 71b.extra) a 12 0 Watford
Maurepu a 11 2 Jassy 5 10 4
Oscar a 11 2 Miss Dodson
Waterperry (h.b.) .. 6 11 0 Recite
Stiff

Shuttkveck a 10 13 Lady Sarah
Brandy Apple jaw
Brandy Wluel a 10 12 Approver..

10 i
6 10 0
4 10 0

TOR lILLING BTEEPECHAMI of 5 sova each, with 2$ added ;
weight for age, Abut two miles. To close and name to Mr. T.
Marshall, clerk of the course, at the Bull Inn, Windsor, by sine
o'clock p.m. this (Thursday) evcning.
A HUNTERS' STARRY of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for hones
which have been regularly hunted, gc. About throe miles. To
close as forth, preceding.
A MILITARY SWERENTARLY 015 soca. each, with 25 added, for
horses Inca fide and unconditionally the property of ollicers,
thc. About three miles. To dote as fur the preceding.

SAITRDAT.
TRZ CASTLE STEEPLECHASE PLATE .H101d10•211, • Sweepstakes
of 6 toys. each, with 1.0 added. About three .et.
Age st lb Age at lb
Fly/later..
Sir bobby
Hornet ......
!Unite ;ineL 71b er..l
Accident • 11 7 Watford
Serious Case
Sportsman • 11 7 The Flea .... ..... 10 3
Cornherton • 11 6 Mrs. Nagglaton late
Fairy King • 11 2 Morley)
Ostmecock
M•urepae
Stiff
.21116 Dodson

Shuttlecock
Till Worroot OPSN HAVDICAP STEEPLICHLSZ. a Sweepstakes
of 10 'ova each, with 100 added. About four miles.
Age st lb Age 11lb
Daisy
Banker
Hornet
Dm' a 11 9 Sprite a 10 13
Oates (Inc 101 b ex).. a 11 6 (70410100er
Merrtumc
Slyfez a 11 5 Sea King
Barad
Make Inc 71b es) .. a 11 II Jack's Alive a 10
gpatcluxiek
Weights pnblbhed February 6, at ten am _

Tao OILAND MMITART STIZPLICEIASE. a eweepetakes of 10
soya each, Eft, with bowkled, for home the property of
ere. About Woe albs. To ciao to Mr. T. Maroltoll, *ran

the course, at the Bull Inn, Windsor, on the evening of the
Brat race day, before b o'clock
. - • .

THE Iluteritits' :,rscie of 3 son. each, with t 5 added,ifor
honks the property of gentlemen, farraera, and tradesmen, it,
About three miles. To dose as for the P
A Hurrimuf BTAcis of 5 son. each,7acei
p.,liffr with 25 added, for
hones which have been regularly hunted, dc. About three
miles. To close as for the preceding.
Mara!: 50, h ft; list 'flb each; gentlemen riders. About
four miles. Mr. C. Wise's Yellow Jack against Mr. Wesley's
lituagerford.

LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING.

THURSDAY, XARCH 7.

ACCIPTANCES 108 Tan LIVZRPOOL SPRING Cur of 200 sees.
In specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10ft,
and 3 only If declared by noon on Tuesday, the 12th that.. to
Mows. Weatherby only: winners of any handicap after Feb.
0, at eleven a m., 101 b extra. One mile and a half. (22 subs, '24
pakl. I The highest weight accepting being Sat fib, It has been
raised to Ost 121 b, and the oth n In proportion.
Age I
Caithness
8 1 Duchess of Welling-
Age
st lh
Harcourt.
Honesty 4 8 1 Mrs. Allan 4 0
Buckfoot 6 8 lionestieh
Skirmish 5 8 The Colonel
Musketeer 5 8 Bergeant racquet .. 4 10
The Russian Bee 4 8 Wellesley
Tacitus
Wandering Minstrel 6 8 King of the Fairies 3 8
Fortunatus
Miss Williams 4 7 Foresight
Froserpine 4 7 Leap Year 3 5
Dulchner
Lady Caltborpe
Lighadon 4 7 King Charles 3 S

Maxi an Military.

PORTSMOUTH, Firs. 13.

Admiral Sir Thomas S. Pasley, Bart., and Roar-
Admiral George G. Wellesley, C. 8., paid a visit to the
Lord Clyde, Captain Roderick Dew, CM., on Tuesday.
The Curecos, 23, screw-frigate, Commodore Sir William
S. Wiseman, Bart., C.8.,wi1l be paid off on Wednesday
next, and placed in the third division of steam reserve.
The Terrible, 22, paddlewheel steam frigate, Captain
John E. Commerell, V.C., came into harbour this morn-
ing to make good defects.
The Fox, screw storeship, Staff Commander Henry A.
Moriarty, arrived in harbour this morning from the
eastern yards with stores, and sailed this evening for Ply.
month.

The Pandora, 5, screw vessel, Commander Arthur
Stubbs, is to be paid off on the 22nd inst., and placed in
the third division of steam reserve.

The Coquette, 4, screw steam-vessel, is ordered to be
brought forward for foreign service.
The Nelson, 60, screw, is ordered to be rigged and
turned over, with her engines complete, to the colonial
government of Australia. She will be navigated out by
Captain Payne, of the Colonial service, and will be used
as a training ship for seamen.

CHATHAM, Frs. 13.

This morning Lord IL C. Lennox, M.P., Se-
cretary of the Admiralty, accompanied by Rear-Admiral
R. S. Robinson, Controller of the Navy, arrived at this
dockyard from the Admiralty, and were occupied some
time in the transaction of official bwiinesa at the establish-
ment. During his visit Lord Lennox spent upwards of an hour
in the examination of the system of accounts now carried
out at this yard, the details connected with which he in-
vestigated with much attention. Rear-Admiral Robinson
immediately on his srrival visited and inspected the
various ironclad and other vowels building, and after-
wards Baited the boat-horse where the model boats are
under construction for the French Exhibition. Before
quitting the yard Lord Lennox and Rear-Admiral Robinson
took luncheon at the official residence of Captain W. H.
Stewart, C. B.

ADMIRALTY, FEB. 13.—AEPonrrmENTE.—Sorgeon
E. T. Mortimer, to the Niobe. Master E. G. Jackson, to
the Brisk. Master's Assistant F. E. Thompson, to the Belle-
rophon. Assistant Paymaster C. Gribble, to the Formi-
dable. Midshipmen F. Sandilands, to the Zebra ;J. R.
Morgan, to the Charybdis, as supernumerary.
DEATH FROM MILITARY FLOCKING.—'fiIe coroner
for the city of Limerick held an inquest on Monday in
the hospital department of the new barracks, Boherbuoy,
in view of the body of Robert Symes, a private soldier of
the 74th Regiment, who was flogged, receiving fifty lashes,
by sentence of a district court-martial, on the 14th of Ja-
nuary last for insubordination and striking his superior
officer, the sergeant of the company. The deceased
on the 9th instant. The first witness examined was
Robert Forsyth, chief warder of the military prison,
who deposed that he received the deceased into his
charge on the 14th of January last ; that he had been
sentenced to receive fifty lashes and twelve months' impri-
sonment. One half of the latter portion of the sentence
was remitted. The deceased was punished on the 14th Ja-
nuary, and remained in the cells until removed to hospital.
Hospital Sergeant O'Neill deed that he had charge of
the deceased fro the 29th of January to the 9th instant,
when he died. It was then stated that Dr. Trench, Staff
Surgeon, examined the deceased previous to his punish-
ment, and reported him in sound health and fit to bear it,
and it was accordingly inflicted. Dr. White, of the 74th,
stated that he made a pod reorient examination of the
deceased before he was aware that this inquiry would be
instituted, and found that he died from congestion of the
brain, caused by erysipelas. When be was admitted into
hospital he had fever, occasioned by erysipelas, but he
would not say that the fever was caused by the corporal
punishment which be had received. Erysipelas did not
exhibit itself for 16 days after the punishment was
inflicted, and the punishment had little or nothing to do
in accelerating death. Dr. Pennington. assistant•surn
in the Royal Artillery, who aided Dr. White in ms
a post raortem examination, gave similar evidence.
Dr. Elmea said that he re-examined the body of the de-
ceased, and found excoriation between the shoulders, pro-
bably the remaining marks of his punishment. His (Dr.
Fames') conviction was that the man died of irritated
fever, which erase from the violence done to the man's
system ; and he connected his punishment with his death
as cause and effect. Corporal punishment was the cause
of this fever, and the result was death. A desultory dis-
cussion ensued between Drs. Pennington and Eames as to
the cause of death, which was ended by Dr. Ehnes reite-
rating his opinion that the fever was caused by punish-
ment, and that death was the result. The coroner charged
the jury, who, after a short deliberation, returned the fol-
lowing verdict :—" That the deceased came by his death,
at the new barracks, on the 9th of February, of fever and
congestion of the brain, accelerated by corporal punish-
ment he received as the result of a district court-martial."
—Cork Herald.

ACCIDENT BY THE EXPLOSION OF AN ARMSTRONG
finr.LL—On Tuesday afternoon, just before the hour for
the workmen employed at the Ordnance establishment,
Chatham, leaving the building, considerable excitement
and alarm were occasioned by the terrific explosion of •
20-pounder Armstrong segment shell, which at the time
was supposed to be empty, by which several of the work-
men employed in the establishment received injuries of a
more or less serious character. It would seem that the
shell which exploded had been received shortly before
from her Majesty's steamer Jaseur, 5, 80-horse power, re-
cently returned from the West Coast of Africa, and, oge-
ther with a large quantity of War Department and other
stores, had been received at the Gun-wharf, for storage. On
the occasion of a vessel of war being dismantled prior to
being out of commission, it is the rule for her powder and
filled shells to be sent to the magazines at Upnor Castle,
and the empty shell and shot to the Gun-wharf, Chatham.
In accordance with this practice several tons' weight of
empty shot and shell have been received at the Ordnance
establishment during the put few days from the
Jaseur, and among the shell that which exploded,
which, it would seem, had either through acci-
dent or carelessness been mixed with the empty shells.
At the moment of the explosion the workmen were engaged
in sorting and cleaning the shell in readiness for stonng
away, and had placed one of the apparently empty 20-
pounder elongated Armstrong shells in the vice, for the
purpose of unscrewing the plw, when just as they wore
doing so the shell explosed with a loud report, scattering
the pieces in all directions. One of the workmen, named
Thomas Hunt, who was operating on the shell, was struck
by three or four of the pieces, one of which smashed in his
watch ; a private Royal Marine, named George Armstrong,
who was at work dose by, was also injured, but not so se-
riously as Hunt. On being conveyed to the hospital at
Fort Pitt it was found that Hunts injuries were of such
a nature that it is doubtful whether he can long survive.
The other men struck by pieces of the shell happilyescaped
with componitively trifling injuries. Yesterday an inves-
tigation into the circumstances connected with the explo-
sion were set on foot by the authorities, and in the mean-
time the remainder of the shot and shell received from the
Jaseur will not be interfered with.

OPENING OF SALMON FISHIN OS IN THE NORTH.—
The salmon fishing. in the Dee, Don, Deveron, Spey,
Findhorn, Ness, km opened on Monday. The flooded
condition of all the rivers has been greatly against the
success of the fishing. In the Deveron the returns for the
day were poor, amounting to only ten fish, against 80 on
the opening day last year. Monday's fishing is the worst
opening day for fifteen or a score of years. In the Dee
and Don the fishing has also been very poor, parti-
cularly in the Dee. The Don has been rather better, and
upwards of 20 salmon were landed by one net ; but
still the fishing at the mouth of both rivers is far
from being equal to the opening day of last year. The
late storm and the melting of the mow have for
some time past kept the Spey in a flooded state,
and although it has now fallen very much it
still is in such a condition as to operate greatly against
the fishing. However, a fair commencement was made,
auguring well for the spring fishing. Up to four o'clock
fifteen fish had been caught at Oldraills, Fochabers, and
we believe they are of excellent quality. The river is not
in very good condition for the angler; but we learn that
on Monday a salmon weighing about 151 b. was caught in
the portion of the Spey attached to the Aberlour Hotel.
There was no fishing on Monday in the Findhorn, at the
month of the river. Of the Ness, our advice is:—" River
high, and no net fishing possible at present. Numbers of
rods on the lower parts of the river this morning and
forenoon, and a quantity of Large-sized trout caught, but
have heard as yet of no captures of salmon. No re-
me to hand from the upper waters."—Banitiatre
Journal.

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EQUITY COURTS.—FEB. 13.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
=WEB V. THE EARL OP SHAFTESBURY.
The arguments in this appeal occupied the Court until
its rising.

(Before the Master of the Rolls.)
BOOTH C. CARTER.

The late Mr. John Turner, of Chester, by his will,
dated the 3rd day of January, 1865, made the following,
among other bequests :—" To the trustees of the Wesleyan
Chapel in fit. John's-street, Chester, the sum of 1,0001.
sterling, to be applied towards the erection of a new
Wesleyan Methodist chapel in my native city of Chester."
The question was, whether that bequest was a valid one,
or whether it was void as being within the prohibition of
the.Mortm2sin Acts.

Mr. Lindley appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Eddie for a
residuary legatee; Mr. Charles Hall for the trustees of the
will.

Lord Readily held that the begnest waa valid. It ap-
peared from the evidence that the land on which the
existing chapel stood waa land on which a new chapel
might be built in substitution for the old one.

COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.-FRB. 13.

After Term Nisi Prrus Sittings at Westminstc
the Lord Chief Justice and Special Juries.)
COTTERELL V. THE EARL OF DUDLEY.

This was an action to recover 500/., the value of an
entire hone, alleged to have been purchased by the noble
defendant of the plaintiff.
The noble defendant pleaded never indebted.
Mr. Serjeant Ballantine, Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr.
Wood, were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Coleridge, Q.C.,
and Mr. Henry Matthews, for the Earl of Dudley.
The plaintiff, who is a home dealer at the west end,
hearing that the Earl of Dudley wanted an entire match
home, took the animal in question, which he had received
from Mr. Murray, of Manchester. to his lordship's resi-
dence, in Park-lane, on Friday, the Bth of June last. His
lordship, the Countess of Dudley, Sir Joseph Moncrieff,
and others, very much admired him, and he was accord-
ingly put into his lordship's break and tried in the park.
He was an exceedingly handsome horse, and the sum
asked for him was 500 guineas. According to the plain-
tiff's statement his lordship asked him the horse's age, and
he said about eight years old. Upon which his lordship
said he would give 5001., provided he was passed by Mr.
Mayor, the veterinary surgeon ; the horse was accordingly
taken to Mr. Mayor, who gave the following certificate ;
" Black-brown stallion, sound. He is eight years old. I
observe the gland under the lower jaw is enlarged."
Plaintiff took the certificate back, and gave it to his
lordship, who, having read it, said, "All right," called his
coachman and desired him to put the horse in a loose box,
and said if the plaintiff called on him on Monday he would
give him a cheque for the money. On Monday, however,
the horse, with a letter from his lordship, dated Friday,
was handed to him, but he refused to take the horse back.
The defence was that the Earl of Dudley had never
accepted the hone, and his lordship, who was called as a
witness, deposed that when he saw the hone the plaintiff
represented him to be seven years old, and it was to Racer-
tam that fact, as well as the horse's soundness, that he
had him taken to Mr. Mayor's. His lordship then went
out, and on his return at 7 o'clock to dress for dinner,
having to dine with the Duchess of Cambridge that day
at Kew, he found the plaintiff in the hall waiting for him.
Plaintiff handed to him the certificate, and gave him to
understand that the certificate was to the same effect as
he had stated. He did not then read the certificate, but
on his return he did so, and than he found the home was
eight years old, and not seven. Upon that he imme-
diately wrote a letter to the plaintiff repudiating the pur-
chase, and directed that it and the horse should be taken
to the plaintiff. On the following morning the coachman
took the hone back, but the plaintiff refused to take him.
No fraud was charged on the part of the plaintiff, and the
simple question was whether the noble earl had in law
accepted the horse. The horse had since been standing
at livery.
Ultimately the plaintiff was noesnited, with leave to
move the court to enter the verdict for him for 5001.

security. The amalgamation was sot completed unad
September, 1865, but they began exchanging the shares in
the Continental Bank for those in the Moditerranean Bank
as early as May. It was in June that the shares deposited
by Minds'e were exchanged. Every holder of a 1001. share
in the Continental was entitled to See 20/. shares in the
Mediterranean Bank.

Was the object of the whole of the transaction with
Dimsdale to raise the value of the shares in the market, in
anticipation of the amalgamation ?
Witness—Possibly it was so. When the notes became
due they were presented to Dimsdale. No application
was made to the defendant Adams for payment until May,
1866, which was after the winding up of the Mediterranean
Bank. The winding up commenced on the 24th Nov.,
1865. The Mediterranean Bank was incorporated in
Aril, 1866.
Was there not an arrangement made with Dimsdale to
the effect that when he delivered to the bank the shares he
had purchased with the money he borrowed the transac-
tion should be at an end?

---iiiites;Lfhatl4snoi the arrangement.
Was it not part of the agreement between the parties
that en the delivery of the shares Dimsdale should not pay
the promissory notes when they became due!
itness—No ; it was agreed that he should pay the
notes when they became due, or that the credit should be
renewed. The witness further said that it was not
arranged that Adams should simply be surety for Dims-
dale. He never saw Adams personally about the notes,
nor was he aware that anyone from the bank bad seen him
on the subject.
Cross-examined—The money was advanced in several
sums. Dimsdale and Adams gave the bank their pro.
missory notes, and upon the acceptances of the bank they
raised the money. The bank paid the acceptances when
they became due. The shares deposited as collateral se-
cunty for the payment of the notes were Continental
shares, and they were still held by the Mediterranean
Bank. They had sued Dimsdale, and on the 22nd Decem-
ber last they obtained a verdict against him for 21,2001.,
but not a farthing of that sum had been received.

This being all the evidence the defendant was prepared
at present to give,
Mr. Justice Bytes said be did not wish to prevent Mr.
Littler addressing the jury, but he thought that upon the
pleadings the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. The de-
fendant said that Dimsdale had paid the claim, and also
that the shares were accepted by the bank in satisfaction
of the notes, whereas the evidence of the only witness
for the defence was that Dimadale had not paid a farthing,
and that the shares were only deposited as collateral se-
curity. It was possible, however, that on the transaction
being more fully investigated, it would bear a very dif-
ferent aspect, and on proper affidavits as to the absence
of Dimsdale and other matters being tiled, be should
probably stay execution to enable the defendant to move
the court abuve, and that court might direct another in-
quiry.
Sir Geo. Honyman said he claimed, besides the 20,0001.,
a sum of 1,3501. for interest.
Mr. Justice Bylu said it was quite within the option
of the jury to say whether or not there should be interest.
Sir Geo. Honyman submitted that the usual practice
was to allow interest in such cases.

AJu —Are we bound to give a verdict for the
20,000/..
Mr. Justice Byles—Yes.
Another Juryman—Are we compelled to give a verdict
against the evidence
Mr. Justice Ryles—l am of opinion that there is no evi-
dence to prove the pleas, and I recommend you to take
the law from me.

The Juryman—Cannot the defendant move for a new
trial ?

?dr. Justice Byles—As to that, he must do as he likes.
I intend to stay execution if satisfactory affidavits are
Produced ; and it may be that on a different state of
pleadings the defendant may prevails case.
The Foreman said they found a verdict for the plaintiff,
with 20,000/. damages. They would not give interest.
A Juryman—And that verdict is subject to a new trial
(Laughter.)
Verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 20,000/.
His lordship postponed the case of the " London and
Mediterranean Bank v. Nash," which raised precisely the
same question, until the next sittings.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—FEB. 13.
Sittings at Nisi ?Hun at Guildhall.--iliefore the Lord
Chief Baron and Special Juries.)

This was the first day of the sittings of the court in
London. There were ninety-five cases on the list, of
which twenty-eight have been entered for special juries.
The court was occupied during the entire day with a
case involving a contract for the sale of a large quantity
of tea.