The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-27 00:00:00

IHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1864.

MARKETS—This Day,

MAltli-LANE.

The country markets, held on Saturday, were firm for
wheat, and prices advanced is per quarter. Limited sup-
plies of spring corn were on sale, and the quotations had an
upward tendency. Flour somewhat improved in value.
At New York good and prime wheat continue in demand
for export to Great Britain, at further enhanced rates. On
the Continent the trade generally is firm.
Limited supplies of home-grown produce were received
up to our market last week. The imports from abroad
amounted to 17,649 quarters of wheat, 5.459 barley, 31,825
oats, 1,191 peas, 2,491 linseed, 4,981 oilseeds, 2,300 maize,
50 sacks, and 2,631 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of home
grown produce, both from Essex and Kent, were very
moderate. Owing to the dissolution of the Conference on
Saturday, factors demanded 2s per quarter money for
all qualities, Millers, however, apperired disposed
to abstain from making purchases till atter the
course intended to be pursued by Government is made pub-
lic; consequently, very little business has been transacted,
and at the close of business only a small portion of the sup-
ply had been disposed of, at an advance in prices, compared
with Monday last, of is per quarter.

The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was very mo-
derate. Both continental and American qualities were hold
at considerably enhanced rates. Millers, however, oierated to
a limited extent in all descriptions, and prices ruled in
several instances nominal. The small amount of business
done was at an advance of is per quarter from Monday
last.
Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm. Wheat and oats
were decidedly higher in price, the former to the extent of
is per quarter.
The flour trade was firm, and both English and foreign
qualities commanded rather more money.
The supply of English barley on sale was small—of
foreign moderate. On the whole the trade was firm, at
fully late rates.
Beans—the supply of which ou sale was small—changed
hands at extreme rates.

Peas fully supported last Monday's quotations, with a
moderate demand. The market w„s scantily supplied,
The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. B th for
home-grown and foreign descriptions there was a steady
demand, and prices were Gi, in some instances ls, per
quaver higher than on Monday last.
Malt was in fair average request, at late rates.
oun..avvoic IMPERIAL MEASUB.Z,
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 33s to
Ditto, old —s -a

Ditto, white, 1803 4:s 48d
Ditto, old -8 -8
. - . . .

Norfo'lk and Lincoln, red, old —8 —s
Ditto, 1863
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 22a 25s
Malting —s —s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6OB 669
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6OB €6B
66s 688
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBs 238
Potato
Youghal and Cork, blank lss 23s
Cork, white 169 23s
Scotch, Feeding l9s 23s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White
Boilers 338 36s
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 2Bs 80a
Stockton and Noriblk. 269 28s
American, per barrel 199 258

the value of colonial produce—notwithstanding that the
inquiry by private contract, both for home use and export,
is restricted—no material change has taken place.
Last Week's Imports,
From Port Philip
Sydney

Adelaide

„ Hobart Town

, New ~w Zealand
, _

„ Melbourne 7,146 ~
„ Mussel 8ay....
Current prices of English wool per lb.
Fleeces —South Down hoggets 1 101 2 0
Hall-bred do

Kent fleeces 2 1 2 2
South Down ewes and wethers 1 10 1 11
Leicester do,
Sorts—Clothing
Combing

Particulars.

Stock this aay..
Price of Y.C.
Delivery lastweek
Ditto from June 1
Arrivals last week
Ditto from June 1
Price of Town

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Days

MARLBORO-UGH STREET.

SYSTEMATIC ROBBERIES AT LICENSED VIC MALLERS.
—George Lloyd, a well-dressed man, wearing a black
moustache and beard, and who gave the address 23,
Northumberland-street, Marylebone, end described himself
as a painter and plumber, was charged before Mr. Knox
with stealing a half-pint measure, the property of Mr. Geo.
Osborne, of the Adam's Arms, Hampstead-street, Fitzroy-
square, other measures being found in his possession.
Burgess, 83 E, said that on Friday evening he went to
the prisoner's lodgings in Buckingham-street, Marylebone,
and there saw a pint measure, a half-pint, and several
pieces of metal, the remains of pewter pots. On the floor
there was a large iron ladle, which had evidently been
thrown on the floor off the fir°, metal being scattered all
about the room, the carpet where it had been thrown, but
on which some water hal been poured, was also smoking,
being partly on fire. Tae prisoner had made his escape,
and, although ho had tried his utmost, he was not success-
ful in finding him until yesterday (Sunday), when he went
to No. 23, Northumberland-street, Marylebone, and
having waited a short time, the prisoner walked
in. lie told the prisoner that he should charge
him with stealing a pint pot from the Adam's
Arms. The prisoner sail " Wait a bit," and then took two
pewter measures frim Lis pocket, at the samo time stating
they were pots he had lqd beer in. lie then took the pri-
soner into custody whet he offered him (the constable) Cs.,
telling him that he would also get from his brother,
which he would also gi'e him to let him go. At the room
the prisoner was also occupying in Northumberland-street,
he found a frying-pan with the remains of pewter in it. On
the way to the station the prisoner said the ladle was his
property, and on his :oiling him that he had been to his
other lodging in Buckingham-street, he said that he had
left that place because it was getting too warm for him.
He found on the prisoner some silver money and some
pieces of pewter,

Mr George Osborn, of the Adana's Arms, Hampstead-
street, Fitzroy-square, identified one of the measures as his
property, and said the prisoner was in his house en Friday
afturnoon,

Mr Thomas Harris, of the Warwick Arms, Lisson-
grove, also identified a measure. The prisoner was at his
house yesterday, and in the evening the measure was
missed,

John Whiting, barman to Mr Woods, of the Pitt's Head,
corner of Paddington-street, identified a measure as the
property of his employer. The prisoner was at the house
yesterday at one o'clock, and in the evening the measure
was missed.

Mr F. Davey, of the Lord Nelson, Upper Charlotte-
street, said the prisoner called at his house and took away
his metal water jug, went to the Adam's Arms, and there
dropped it and on picking it up said he had it to repair, and
that he should be happy to repair any of the landlord's,
Mr Knox having cautioned the prisoner, he said that
all the measures he had from the different houses with
beer in them, and that as for melting lead, ho did that on
his premises as a plumber.

Mr Knox committed him for trial on all the charges.

THAMES.

A SILLY CAPLUN.—Mary liller, a Ratcliff-highway
girl, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged with steal-
ing a silver watch, valued at £6, and 30s in silver, from the
person of John Perfect, the master of the sloop Ebenezer,
lying in the London dock. She was also charged with
biting Alfred Herbert, No 210 H.

It appeared that Captain Perfect was out on a cruise a
few days since, and met with the prisoner, who took him in
tow, and he accompanied her to a public-house in Ratchff-
highway, where he treated her with lots 0 grog. A couple
of darkeys, as Ethiopian serenaders (white men with
their faces blackened) indulged the couple with music,
and Captain Perfect, who was quite delighted with
their strains, took from his pocket 13 or 14 half-crowns
and gays them some money. Ha fell asleep directly after-
wards, and when he was aroused by the landlot d, his sweet-
heart was gone, the musicians had vanished, and his silver
watch, valued at SG, and all his money had disappeared.
His gold chain was hanging loose in front of him. The
prisoner was subsequently taken into custody. She resisted
being searched by Mrs Crosier, the female searcher, and
assaulted her. Herbert, a constable, No. 210 H, went to
the assistance of Mrs Crozier, and the prisoner attacked
him and bit his hand.

Mr Joseph Levy, the landlord of the Kettle Drntn,
Rateliff-higbway, said the captain of the Ebenezer was
only in his house a few moments, He was informed the
two darkeys took Captain Perfect's watch, and the prisoner
took his 'Loney.

Mr Partridge said the captain was
sleep in a public•house with money and a silver watch with
gold chain about him. He was only surprised that the
gold chain was not stolen. It would be useless to send this
the
case for trial. Ho discharged a silly fellow to go to
prisoner as far as the
felony was concerned, and committed her to prison for a
month for the assault.

MY SISTER'S GOLD 'WATER. Amelia Harwood, a well-
known thief, was brought before Mr Partridge charged with
stealing a gold watch, value £lO, a silk neckerchief, and a
silk pocket-handkerchief from the person of Thos. Croton,
a seamen, of No. 3, Forest-vale, Sydenham.
The prosecutor said he had been at sea seven years. He
lived with his sister in Forest-vale. On Friday he came to
Ratcliff-highway to see the fun and the girls. He borrowed
his sister's gold watch to wear and look smart. He met
the prisoner, and she took him home to 3, Elbow- lane,
Shadwell. He soon fell asleep, and when he awokb hie
sister's gold watch, his neckerchief, hie handkerchief, his
purse and 25s in silver were missing. He accused the
prisoner with taking his property and money, and she said
"If I don't give up everything you will say I stole it.'' She
delivered to him his purse empty, a pawnbroker's duplicate
relating to his sister's gold watch, and another duplicate
relating to his rilk neckerchief. The witness then identi-
fied his property.

The prisoner—You gave me leave to pawn the things,
Witness—No, I did not; the gold watch is my sister's.
Edmund Child, pawnbroker, iiigla•street, Shadwell, said
the geld watch produced was pawned by the prisoner on
Friday afternoon for 305., and the silk neckerchief pro-
duced for 2s. ed.

Jas. Fry, a police-constable, NT
O. 4SIX, produced Croxon's
silk pocket handkerchief, and said it was left in a gin shop,
ihne rp ca owmn p for
i osni Is
P;rnannk::worth of gin, which the prisoner and
.

The prisoner said she had leave and license to pawn the
whole of the property.

Mr. Partridge said the prisoner gave a fictitious name
and address when she pawned tho watch and neckerchief,
There was no doubt she pawned everything produced with-
out the consent of the foolish sailor she inveigled into her
lodgings. He fined her 20s. and £lO, the value of the
watch,for illegally pawning, and
month's imprisoimprisonment.in default of payment one

THE FEDERAL AND CONFEDERATE LOSSES IN
VIRGINIA.—The .Richmond
Dispatch of June 9
gtves the following comparative
be safely estimate of the losses in the
two armies.--" We think It may
asserted that, since
war first became known to mankind, no General ever sacri•
ficed his men so recklessly, so remorselessly, and to so little
purpose as Gen. Grant. He started from his camp on the
north side of the Rappahannock little more than a month
ago with 130,000 men. He has been reinforced, according to
more than 80,000 since that
time—viz., Stanton says he sent him 25,000 veterans after
the statements of his friends, by
the battle of the 12th of May; Butler has sent him 20,000,
and prisoners say he has received 40,000 from Ohio and other
sources, making a total of 85,000. Yet his army at this
day, in the opinion of those best qualified to judge, does not
greatly exceed 100,000 men, and is certainly greatly inferior
in numbers to what it was when he started on his crusade.
He lost 75,000 in Spattsylvania, and his losses in Hanover
cannot have fallen very far short of 25,000. Thus he has
sacrificed 100,000 men, the flower not only of his own troops,
but of the whole United States army. In return he has
effected nothing, absolutely nothing. Lee's entire loss since
the campaign opened does not amount to 17,000, all told,
killed. wounded, and missing. He has never once been
forced from a position, and has only fallen back when his
enemy, despairing of victory, has attempted to slide off to
his left, and get in his rear, without further fighting. Grant
in the meantime has been brought up before M'Clellan's old
lines beyond the Chickahominy, and is not able to take a
single step in advance. He has thrown away 100,M men
to obtain what he could have hal for mthing."

SPORTING NOTES,

The Odihana meeting last week was well attended by
the Upper Ten Thousand, but the Fields for the various
races were comparatively small. The Hurstborne Stakes
opened the ball, anu produced five runners of such equal
pretensions that their owners had not the courage to stand
them, 3 to 1 being offered on the field at the fall of the flag.
Eugenie and Purity apparently had the most admirers, and
left off equal favourites; but the majority of backers being
afraid to take them singly, coupled them, and then they
were doomed to defeat by Discretion, who, it will be recol-
lected, cut up very badly at Harpenden and again at
Hampton, where she ran second to Victorious by permis-
sion. The South-Western Plate which followed, brought
out the lot entered, and resulted in a second turn-up for
the fielders by the success of Signal, a good-looking three-
years ald colt, by Vedette out of Maid of Lincoln. He was
a cast-off from T. Brown's stable, having been got rid of
for 10 sous as utterly worthless; but from the very easy
manner in which he cut down his field, comprising two
such warm favourites as Lady Nichol and the highly-tried
Hope, from John. Day's, he readily found a new owner in
Mr G. Angell, at 190 guineas, and thereby benefited the
fund 160 soya, The Dogmerefield Park Stakes presented
in its results one of those enigmas that occ tsionlly turn
up in racing, and which completely upset public running
Out of the dozen appearing on the telegraph, a third
of the number were in request in the ring ; Purity, from
the unaccountable manner in which she cut up in the
opening race of the day, was almost friendless, her starting
solely depending upon her trainer, who could not believe in
the truth of that race, and who, although she was meeting.
Discretion upon 2lb worse terms than on the, first occas on,
expressed his opinion that the running would be reversed.
His opinion was correct, as Mr Nightingall's filly was never
in the race, Purity winning in the most hollow style by a
length from Doeford, the latter finishing three lengths in
advance of Virtuous. The Handicap, as compared with
former years, was a great failure, and produced but five run-
ners out of the dozen coloured on the card ; but if the field
was scant it was amply compensated for by the close and
exciting contest it produced between the ever-doubtful
Aurelian and the game Redcap, the pretensions of the two
being so evenly balanced that each of their respective
owners hedged his stake upon his adversary. The result
was in favour of Aurelian, Goater, we imagine, out-riding
T. Clark at the finish. The Bibury Meeting was also well
attended. A XlOO Plate, one mile, was the first on the card,
and the first of those surprises which the backers of favou-
rites experienced during the day. It looked "a moral" for
Maurice, but Principal, with Bst 61b, had the best of it all
the way, and won as he liked, both the favourite and Little
Savage never having a chance. In the 10 soya Sweepstakes
the clever division quite overlooked Overstone, and pinned
their faith on Reindeer and Walloon, the latter of whom
made the running, Overstone coming out at the dip and
winning in a canter. He was bought in for a pony above
his selling price. In the Five Furlongs Sweepstakes Becky
Sharp and Volatile, who had a see-saw for the position of
favourite, cut up very badly; indeed there were only two
in it, Vabalanthus and Confederate, Lord Uxbridge's colt
winning, after a good race, by half a length. Lord Ports-
mouth's filly has not improved on her two-year-old form. ,
There was a fair muster in the Champagne, and one or two
very good-looking ones among the lot; Lisette, on the
strength of her racing look, being backed at evens against
the field. She is by Yellow Jack, and has fine action.
Missionary is an undeniably fine colt, but his day is net yet.
The Duke of St. Albans had something very neat in Trapeze,
and Cordelia and Rothomago looked as if they could gallop
a bit, which one of them did, for the favourite being beaten
at the dip the issue appeared to be left to Missionary and
the French young one, until at the stand a brown filly was
seen to shoot out from the ruck, which proved to be Cordelia,
the stable companion of Lisette : she soon disposed of the
two leaders and won easily. This was another great turn
for the fielders, though some of the leading bookmakers
grumbled a good deal, and declared they had been done
badly; in fact, the betting was limited all day, The Bibury
Stakes used to see a better field than the four who saddled
for it. Welbeck and Suspicion were about equal favourites,
the former with the call. General Hess looked going well,
but retired at the distance, and Mr Bevili's horse won very
easily. The first year of the Sixth Stockbridge Biennial,
which on this occasion was included in the Bibury pro-
gramme, was the interesting event of the day, and appro-
prial-ely wound up the proceedings. Report had credited
Lord Hastings with "a clinker" in The Duke, and though
the Danebury stable had not carried its colours in front as
yet, there was some chance that there would be no mistake
this time. Fifteen came to the post, and it is sufficient here
to say that it was a very easy affair for the favourite, who
came through his horses, and with only Wild Boy—whom
he shook off without difficulty—near him, won in a canter.
He was immediately after made second favourite for the
Derby, but Liddington will beat him whenever they meet.
At the Stockbridge Meeting Cambus.can and Ely fought
their Derby battle over again, where the latter reversed
positions with Lord Stamford's horse. The Stockbridge
Cup next claimed attention--and a very pretty thing, by
the way, the said Cup is, elegant in design and execution,
and calling up bad comparisons with the vulgar and poverty
stricken thing that did duty for a cup at h scot this year.
This, again, was a surprise. Gamma ran very badly, suc-
cumbing to the weight; Old Orange Girl, the second
favourite, not showing well in the race, which fell to The
Clown, Birch Broom, who looked going well at the dis-
tance, dying away when called upon. Perhaps the Beaufort
Handicap was the race best worth seeing, from the magni-
ficent way in. which Fairwater disposed of all her competi-
tors, with the top weight of Oat, over two as severe miles,
if not the severest, as there are in England. Redcap, to
whom she gave 3st minus 21b, made the running for the
first mile and a half, when Custance sent the old mare to
the front, and Catchiem- Alive, and indeed everything
else being out of the race at the distance, she won in
gallant style with certainly a stone in hand a great
performance. It was a splendid sight to see her gallop
as she did over the heavy ground with a free action
not exhibited by any other animal. A sad accident in the
next race threw a gloom over the afternoon's proceedings.
Young Clark, a very promising boy from the Danebury
stable, was riding Lord Ronald, who bolted with him, flung
him heavily, and falling upon him, injured him so severely
as to necessitate his being immediately conveyed to John
Day's house in a carriage in a state of insensibility, the
surgeon who attended him giving but faint hopes of his re-
covery. Lord Ronald had been the favourite prior to this,
but it was now regarded as a certainty for Herchell, from his
previous performance at Bath and Salisbury, and he won as
he liked. On Friday the Visitors' Plate saw a good race
between Olivia and Catch-'cm-Alive, the mare winning
cleverly in the last 200 yards. General Hess broke down.
It looked a very good thing for Damascus on paper in the 5
Sovs Sweepstakes, and Perry getting away in front with the
best of the start, and only Erythia near him, won in a
canter. Another accident marked to -day's proceedings. The
Tribute filly flung Mordan over the rails on her way to the
post, and gave him a severe shaking, but happily no bones
were broken. The Troy Stakes produced a good-looking
field. Gardevisure, Tennyson, Kconig, and Sydmonton (a
very neat-looking colt of Lord Portsmouth's) amongst
them. Gardevisure of course was the favourite, though it
was looked upon as just upon the cards that the duke might
pull it off with Kconig. He was looking very well and inn
proved since Ascot, Tennyson seemed a little above him-
self, and as if he did not quite like the work. Sydmonton,
who played Wells such a trick on Wednesday, showed again
to. day, and behaved better, a very neat-looking bay, with
white legs and many good points of a racer about him The
race was a good one between the favourite and licanig,
Fordham coming with one of his rushes and nearly snatch-
ing victory from Gardevisure, whose j tckey appeared to us
to draw• it a little too fine, winning only by a head. She is
certainly a beauty, with a low gliding untiring action, that
tells on this severe course. This race is to be run again at
Newmarket during the Second October Meeting, The
Uxbridge Plate was thought just the distance for Lady
Clifden ; but she did not run kindly, the race being lett to
Soapstone and Confederate, the former appearing to have
the best of it at the distance, but declining when called
upon, and Confederate won easily, In the Gentleman's
Derby Mr. Bevill favoured us with a specimen of good
riding, by bringing out Joco at the finish and defeating
Welbeck by a head. Neither Tippler nor Trumps showed
in the race, the latter being beaten off. The Stewards'
Plate was a rare surprise for the London bookmakers, as
Tippler's name was never mentioned in comet ction with the
race, the only two backed being Lord Zetland and Fair-
water, between whom an exciting race was anticipated.
The public have a decided right to know on what condi-
tions Tippler walked over, and how the stakes were divided.
General Peel, Clarissimus. and another of Lord Glas-
gow's horses (the Senorita colt), has been removed from old
Tom Dawson's stables to John Scott's, at Melton.

The Worcester Meeting commences to-morrow, the
principal event being the Worcestershire Handicap. Fan-
tail and Exchequer have the best of the weights, and ought
to produce the winner between them. The former is cer-
tain to stay the distance, and I give her the decided pre-
ference of the two.

On Wednesday the Northumberland Plate is set for de-
cision. The field will in all likelihood comprise the follow-
ing :—Caller Ou, Oldminster, Limosina, Borealis, Honest
John, Trust, Alice, Tottenham, Baktchi Serai, Pound
Again, Sir Roger, Wharfinger, and Lady Trafford. Sir
Roger looks very like being an absentee. He was made
first favourite on Saturday, but to-day he has been sent to
the outside division. If he goes to the post I should
prefer him to anything in the race. Baktohi Serai has
been heavily supported during the last week, and if money
will make a horse win he ought to nearly land the good
thing for his supporters. Caller Ou is not able to give the
weight to Baktchi Serai. Borealis will likely run to as-
sist Caller Ou. Trust has been occasionally supported,
and is almost certain to get a Situation, if he does not turn
up the absolute winner. Alice with her light weight is
bound to run forward. Honest John will find the company
too good. I cannot expect the same luck as last year, when
I placed the first three in precisely the same position as
the judge, but on this occasion he will is all likelihood
place—

BAKTCIII SE RAI .................. 1
TRUST
CALLER OU 3
The Corporation, and the other small events aro not
worth passing an opinion on.
A FRESH MAN.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day',

CITY BETTING—Tres DAY.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
sto 2 agst Baktchi Serai (taken)
4to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken)
10 to 1 agst Alice (taken)
12 to 1 agst Trust (taken)
100 to 6 agst Sir Roger (offered)
20 to 1 agst Oldminster (offered)
20 to 1 agst Found Again (offered)
20 to 1 agst Lady de Trafford (offered)
20 to 1 ast Wharfinger (taken)
20 to 1 agst Tottenham (taken)
30 to 1 agst Aceola (offered)
30 to 1 agst Borealis (offered)

GOODWOOD STAKES.
10 to 1 agst Thalestris (offered)
10 to 1 agst Myrtle (off;red)
12 to 1 agst Claxton ((ffeted)
12 to 1 east Madcap (offered)
12 to 1 agst Blondin (taken)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATunDIy.

The betting at our Subscription Rooms to-day on the
Northumberland Plate was of a remarkable character. Sir
Roger, Baktchi,Serai, and Caller On were each in great de-
mand ; in fact, no other horses might be going to run, judg-
ing by the eagerness shown to support these three, who
were, in several instances, backed against the field. At 100
to 7 each Trust and Alice were in a little inquiry, but Old-
minster, Found Again, llonest John, Lady de Trafford,
Limosina, Hymettus, and Donnybrook were friendless, the
latter receding to 100 to 1 (offered.) Beyond one bet of 200
to 12 agat First Flight nothing was done on the Doncaster
St. Leger. Closing prices :
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
4to 1 agst Sir Roger (taken freely)
4to 1 agst Baktchi Serai (taken and offered)
6to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken)
100 to 7 agst Truet (taken)
100 to 7 agst Alice (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Oldminster (offered)
20 to 1 agat Found Again (offered)
20 to 1 agst Honest John (offered)
20 to 1 agst Lady de Trafford (offered)
100 to 3 agst Borealis (offered)
100 to 3 agst Limosina (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Hymettus (offered)
100 to 1 agat Donnybrook (offered)
TILE DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
3to 1 agat Blair Athol (offered)
4to 1 agst General Peel (offered)
sis 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered)
100 to 6 agst First Flight (offered)

A STORY OF LORD BROUGHAM—Once upon
time, in the palmy days of Brougham, Russell, and
Whiggery, her Majesty's Ministers visited the brewery,
and ate a rumpsteak luncheon in ono of the great vats.
This feat accomplished, the representative 'Whigs and big.
wigs made an inspection of the brewery, and at every step
of their progress Lord Brougham acted as expounder,
demonstrator, and spokesman, so that it soon became a
question with his friends whether Truman, Hanbury,
Buxton, and Company had not been suddenly rolled into
ene and compressed within his lordship's mighty
cranium, for he actually appeared to know more about
the place, the machinery, the chemistry, and even the trade,
than the practical heads of the several departments. Hare
they encountered a force pump, used for raising water, or
no matter for what purpose. His lordship at once explained
the peculiarities of the engine, its capacity and capability;
talked about it, in fact, just like an experienced engineer.
So it was whichever way they turned, till they came to the
mashing vats, and there it was expected he would break
down. But no; he knew all about the chemistry of worts,
explained off hand the effects of temperature and fer-
mentation on the flavour of ales, the influence of
soils and seasons on the qualities of malt and hops,
and thence on the values of the brewings; and, is
fact, illuminated Mr. Booth, the then brewer to the
firm, and one of the soundest operative chemists of the day.
Then among the merry party there ran a buzz to this
effect, " Wait till Brougham gets among the horses—he
knows nothing about horses; we shall have the laugh of
him there." Yes, catch a weasel asleep, or a Scotch philo-
sopher daezt or 'owl; and then tell it in Gath and else
where. Brougham knew as much about the horses as the
master of the stables ; could select instanter those that were
strongest, those that were weakest, those purest bred, and
those of corrupt lineage; and thereupon the party gave
up all hope of discovering his weak point, and allowed him
to participate in the convivialities of the occasion without
further torture.—llibberd's Gardening Magazine.
OBSOLETE PUNISHMENTS.—Our old chroniclers
speak very familiarly cf " pillorising, carting,
riding, whipping," and these course forms of punishment
seem to have been impartially administered. In 1560, Mr.
Church and his man ware set on the pillory at Westminster
(the master was a justice of the peace), for wrong -doing in
his office and. for slandering the Privy Council. Soon
after, a skinner of Southwark underwent the like
ordeal, with a paper over his head containing
his indictment, whence it appeared that he had long
deceived the public by soothsaying and divers im-
moral practices. In 1563, a woman that kept the Rose
Tavern at St. Katherine's Tower, for having raw and
cooked meat in her house in Lent, appeared in the pillory,
while four women who partook of the forbidden meats, were
set in the stocks all night. Women convicted of being in-
curable scolds were paraded through the streets seated on
ass or horse back, with their faces to the tail, and wearing
a sort of gag cr bridle in their mouths, so contrived
that when they attempted to speak it would severely
lacerate the tongue of the sufferer. For yet more
culpable incontinence, the miserable creature was ex-
posed in some public thoroughfare holding a lighted
taper, her feet bare and an accusatory label on her head,
while she implored mercy for her transgressions. We doubt
whether the moral effect of such exhibitions was at all satis-
factory. Te eat flesh in Lent without a dispensation was
held to be a very serious crime. In pursuance of a procla-
mation by the Queen and Council, March Ist, 1559, no
keepers of tables might expose flesh to be eaten in Lent, or
at any other time forbidden by the Church. Nor were any
butchers allowed to slaughter animals for food during the
same period, under penalty of a heavy fine, or to stand on
the pillory for 6 hours, and suffer imprisonment for 10 days.
—City Press.
THE SEINE AND THE SEWERS OF PARIS.—On
this subject, which is attracting so much attention
just now, M. Grimaud do Gaux, a competent judge, has
addressed a paper to the Academy of Sciences, in which
he specially adverts to M. Peligot's experiments.
Starting from the fact that the mineral substances con-
tained in potable water, while they are easy to dis-
cover, do not affect public health, and are rather
beneficial to it, but that with organic substances
the case is materially different, our author ac-
knowledges that, by his analysis, M. Peligot has rendered
a real service to society. But as the latter is of opinion that
the quantity of mineral principles, however great, is abso-
lu ely irrelevant in a sanitary point of view, M. Grimaud
established a distinction between potable water, of which
scarcely a litre per head is consumed, and water intended i
for
manufacturing purposes, the consumption of which is n:
finitely greater, and which ought not to contain an excess
of mineral principles. In this respect river water ranks
immediately after rain water, which contains no mineral
substances whatever. Passing to the principal question,
our author observes that at Bercy Seine water is good; at
'he Pont-Neut, it is disagreeable to drink; at G renelle it
cannot be drunk without a great effort, and at Asnieres it
spreads an intolerable infection, owing to the discharge of
the main sewer of the capital. What, ho asks, is the
remedy to be adopted ? Let the main sewer be ramified,
let its branches carry the offensive matter, not into the
Seine, but far into the fields by a regular system of irriga-
tion. The soil, by absorbing the liquids, neutralises their
bad smell, and becomes itself enriched. The manure may
also be subjected to certain preliminary manipulations.
In 1856 the city of Leicester had, by its sewers, in-
fected the Soar. Since then, the liquid contents of the
sewers are collected in a special receptacle, where they are
mixed with slaked lime whereby a precipitate is formed,
which, mixed with mud, is made into cakes, and sold for
manure. Such a speculation, M. Grimaud thinks, would be
extremely profitable in Paris.

OYSTER CULTIVATION.—Among the places where
the breeding
of oysters has been attended with
most success during the last few years, none is more
remarkable than the Isle of Rho, off the west coast of
France, near La Rochelle. In 1857, the last natural bed
of oysters there was quite exhausted, and the 18,000 in-
habi' ante had no other resources than the cultivation of
their barren soil and deep sea fishing, the coast being too
muddy for fishing near the shore. In the year, just men-
tioned, an inhabitant of the island, a mason by trade,
having heard of the new method of forming artificial
oyster beds, applied to the Government for permission
to make the experituozA near a bank visible at low water,
and obtained, in February, 1858, a grant of 1,800 square
metres, He immediately began to enclose his new pro-
perty by laying brushwood in the mud, and placing large
stones on it to make a kind of wall. In July ho was
preparing to obtain oyster spawn from Brittany, when
he observed that his stones were covered with spawn
brought by the tide. He then carefully removed them
into deep r water, and awaited the result. In 1860, he
gathered oysters to the amount of 150 f; in 1861, his sales
brought 600 f; in 1862, 1,000 f; and last year, 1,200 f. . His
success soon induced other persons to follow his example,
and the number of beds round the island is at present 3,040,
which in the last feur years have produced a sum of
130,000 f. and raised the inhabitants to a state of prosperity
previously unknown.

The Keg of Saxony left Dresden on the 20th to
mile his annual tour in his kiagulom. Hi:, Ma-
jesty will visit in succession the large manufacturing
towns of Freyburg, Chemnitz, Zwickau, &a, It is
welt known into what details King John likes to
enter during those journeys to satisfy himself as to
the moral and material 'welfare of his subjects.