The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-03 00:00:00

THE DERBY.
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100 to 8 agst The Duke (taken)
100 to 8 agst Breadalbane (taken)
14 to 1 egst Chattanooga (taken)
25 to 1 agat Oppressor (taken)
25 to 1 agat Brother to Mini() (taken)
33 to 1 agst Ariel (taken)
40 to 1 agst Bramah (taken)
50 to 1 agst Zephyr (taken)
66 to 1 agst Ostreger (taken)

Canterbury Hall

Those top-booted, middle-aged, and young men " from
the country," who, in the first week of December, come up
to town to behold the bulk and trace the symmetry of form
of sacrificial quadrupeds, manage to find time, at the ter-
mination of their scientific researches into the ribs of living
beef and mutton, and their mental measuringe of moribund
pig, to cultivate a little acquaintance with the world of
bipeds. Among the "Sights o' Lunnon," the " Ghcst"
entertainment must, by anticipation, be the most awful of
all the bucolic mind, as yet innocent of the Pepperian
Philosophy ; but how great is the astonishment of "Master
and Missus Hodge" to find on visiting the Canterbury
Hall that instead of the hollow-eyed, sheet-clad
spectre, associated with their ghost lore of the country,
a phantom scenery of beauty is presented, such as would
have done credit to the improvising talent of an Aladdin !
To friends from the country whom the railway brings to
the metropolis oftener than the worthy Hodges, it is only
necessary to say that in " Perfume and Bouquet,". the last
new Optical Illusion, a spectacle is r•resented which en-
tirely throws all previous exhibitions into the shade,
although we aver this with duo respect to the " Tercen-
tenary, or Night with Shakspere," which is attaioing its
hundredth night of representation. Since the visitor to
the Metropolitan Cattle Show came to London, the cele-
brated " Antbropophoginian" has made his appearance (a
clever skit upon the Anthropoglossos) wherein Mr 11r.
Hilton exhibits marvellous ventriloquial powers, and en-
dows three heads—a Scotchman, an Irishman, and a
veritable John Bull—with speech, strong in individual na-
tionality and accent. Then the same Mr (now Professor)
Hilton and Mr Kelly "do" the Brothers Davenport— Tol-
maque, Redmond—Red and Black Indian Rope Trick—
and do it as well as all the people we have named (although
we have not seen tho Indian gentlemen, and ought provi-
sionally, perhaps, to except those worthies). It should bo
stated, also, that Professors Hilton and Kelly tie and untie
themselves, and are tied up without collusion with anybody
in the hall—certainly not with the small fleet cf British tars
who tie knots all over the bodies of the two profeesors with-
out avail. Then, again, there are Comic Illustrations by
the clever Mr and Mrs Randall (each conspicuous in the
Optical Illusion) and Comic Illustrations of Negro charac-
ters by "Little Bob,"—an exponent of the Black Art, en-
dowed with immense facial expression, a pointed singer,
and indomitable dancer, late of the Newcombe and Rumsey
Minstrels. Moreover, there are the fine choruses, part
songs, and sentimental and comic songs; and last, though
not least, the grand Operatic Selections, under Mr Jongh-
man's direction, of which Offenbach's laughable " Orpheio
aux Enfors (a title which, out of respect to the sensitive-
ness of Mrs Hodge, we will leave in the comparative ob-
scurity of the original French), whilst, in the adjoining
Hall is the magnificent Picture Gallery, which much helped
to win, as it now continues to maintain, the Canterbury
Hall high to popular favour with the visitors to the "Cottle
Show" iu particular, and with public at large.

STATE OF TRADE.—BRADFORD, Dee. I.—The
market to-day was much quieter, and little wool
changed hands. Several causes have tended to this result.
Spinners supplied themselves rather freely with wool last
week, and have good stocks. Many still fear that money
will be dearer, and are cautions ; and the rumours. which
are not generally credited. of peace proposals in America
have, for the moment, a rather depressing effect. Staplers
were generally exceedingly firm in their demands, although
wool might be bought at prices a shade easier than a week
ago. The holders of wool in the country adhere with tona-
lity to prices, and the stapler, who cannot replace at the
current rates, is indisposed to make any sacrifice. There
was great sluggishness in pieces. Spinners who had
recently taken orders were rather higher in their quotations,
while those who were not so favourably situated were easier
to deal with. Neither the home nor the export houses
placed many orders. Some of the home houses gave small
orders in fancy goods, required at the beginning of the
year, although the business duing is far below the average
at this season, In plain goods the only demand was for
China. There was nothing' done for the Continent. The
accounts thence aro unfavourable. Prices were without
change.

THE GERMANS AND THEIR VICTIMS.--To us, BC.
cnstomed to great victories, who, as each turns up,
give it a hurrah and en illumination and then have done,
writing quietly for the next, the way in which Flensburg
and Duppel have taken possession of, and penetrated into,
the heart, and through every nerve of the German nature,
is es wonderful a phenomenon as a stranger can behold.
The ring of a battle pervades everything; it is in the con.
versation, in the music, in the newspapers, in the pamph-
lets, in the scrap-books, in the public entertainments.
You will see a shop window stored with relics from
Schleswig—flattened bullets, fragments of shells, lots of
bayonets end sword blades, neatly framed or mounted on
pedestals, with suitable inscriptions. I daresay it would bo
no bad speculation just now to export some old array stores'
to Germany. The booksellers' end print-shop windows
flare with ensanguined pictures, filled with the horrors that
delight the most brutal appetites. Most people are familiar
with the practice—naturally a gentle and pleasing one—of
heading the sheets whereon letters are written with small
engravings of spots rendered interesting— the exile is per-
haps thus reminded of his native home, or he sends to those
dear to him there, a faint transcript of the scenes among
which he sojourns. By a horrible travestie of this amiable
practice, German letter paper is headed with a large va-
riety of the murderous deeds of tko war, highly coloured
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At tho Liverpool Quarter Sessions yesterday a
policeman was senten3e3 to nine moat he' imprisonment for
extorting money from a young man in lieu of taking him
into custody.

MADAME TTISSAUD'S.—We would oral the:special
attertion of our country friends who may visit the metro-
Polis on the occasion of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show,
commencing Monday, sth instant, to Madame Tussaud's
popular exhibition, in Baker-street, whore, in addition to
many models which have been added since the last Cattle
Show, is one of Muller, who was recently executed for
murdering the late Mr Briggs in a railway carriage.

The other night two farmers, named James White
and Samuel Johnstone, were returning from the market of
Castledarg, county Tyrone, when they were attacked by
five men, who beat White so severely that he has sincedied.
Two brothers of the risme of Maguire, against whom White
had taken some legal proceedings, are supposed to have led
the attack. They have absconded.

The report of the directors of the Bank of British
North America has been issued prior to the meeting
on Tuesday next. The return from all the branches
during the current year exhibit a satisfactory ins
crease of profit, and the directors state that they
are amply justified in declaring the customary divi.
dend of 3 per cent for the half year, free of income
tar, and payable on the sth pros. The business of
the bank at Victoria, Vancouver Island, has steadily
increased; an office for melting and assaying gold has
been established in the bank preulise9, to which a duly
qualified assayer has been appointed, and no effort
has been wanting on the part of the directors to
meet the requirements of this prosperous colony.
As contemplated in the last report, an agency has
been established at San Francisco, iu California,
and the directors feel warranted in now stating that
its prospects aro very encouraging. The mansge•
ment of this agency has bf..en entrusted to two ex-
perienced officers long in the service of the bank,
and their endeavours, combined with the eatab.
fished character of this bank, have already obtained
a fair measure of support from the mercantile Corns
munity in the city,