The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1864.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF PROBATE.
(Before Sir J. P. Wilde.)
KNOX V. SMEE.
Tho hearing of this case was resumed this morning.
The Rev. George Williams deposed to the sanity of the
testator from December, 1858, until 180
Croes-examined—From 1855 symptoms of paralysis ex-
hibited themselves, but he was perfectly sane at the period
of the execution of the will. Sir J. Ferguson, M.P., said
that he had met the testator in the desert of Egypt in 1858,
and travelled with him, and having had several conversa-
tions with him, he considered bim perfectly sound in mind.
In April, 1861, he called at the Oratory at Brompton and
saw the testator. He spent about ten minutes with him,
and he appeared very weak, but there was not the slightest
indication of his mind being affected.
Cross-examined—His mouth was not drawn aside. His
voice was low. He was not ill when he met him in the
desert. He spoke huskily, like a man who had lost his
voice through a cold, He told me on the desert that he
was suffering from exhaustiar, and that be had been ordered
to leave for his health,
By the Court—He appeared very earnest in his religious
mission, but there was nothing to induce a belief that ho
was of unsound mind.
Dr. Barclay said he attended the testator, with Mr.
Teggart, in 1860. The most remarkable symptom was
paralysis of the tongue, which was of some standing, and,
as ho stated, he had a slight difficulty in swallowing, He
was also generally weak. He thought that the paralysis
was produced by a pressure on the nerves of the lower ex-
tremities of the brain, but not in a way to affect the mind.
His mind, at the time, was perfectly sound, He did not
see him again until May, 1563, and there was then a gene-
ral want of power over the body, but he was in perfect pos-
session of his mental faculties,
Other medical evidence to the same effect was adduced,
Mr. David Lewis said he was acquainted with the testator
from 1817, and visited him so late as six weeks before his
death. He recollected having had conyersation with him
in 1861, and he was aware that ho was engaged in making
a catalogue of the library at the Oratory at Brompton. He,
had received several letters from him, and he considered
him a very intellectual man. He was a man of sound
practical sense, and had not any extravagant notions about
obedience to the Church. He never saw him burst into
tears, and he was a man who had great control over his
feelings. In May, 1863, he had a long conversation with
him, and ho did not at that time speak of his being about
to die. He was a man of strong will, and not of an
imaginative turn of mind.
The Rev. Mr Rowe said he formed the acquaintance of
the testator at Cambridge, and was with him at the time
of his death. lie witnessed the will, and the testator was
quite sane at the time of executing the instrument. The
testator was a man more likely to influence others than to
be influenced. He was certain that extreme unction was
not administered to him. Had it been he (witness) must
have known it, as he resided at Sydenham.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE C. T. PIZEY.

This bankrupt was described as formerly of Liverpool
and Eastbourne, schoolmaster, and his Honour now gave
judgment on the question of discharge. He said that in the
whole course of his experience he had never had a case so
bad before him, and he could scarcely describe the anxiety
he had felt in coming to the conclusion. He then
went through the facts, whhich have been before pub-
lished. The bankrupt was formerly a curate at Nuneaton
at £5O, but left in debt, and went to Liverpool, where he
opened a scholastic establishment, and was, according to
his own statement, going on prosperously, but he then en-
tered into speculation for which he had no right or pretence,
and, without any capital, he had purchased the advowson
of a church with borrowed money. He next purchased two
houses in Liverpool, and afterwards 12 more, with not a
farthing to pay for them or his own; and he run into
debt right and left, and borrowed money of every one
he could ; besides this, he had invested £5OO in a company
called the General Apothecary Company, and the greater
part was lost. He afterwards came to London, wher ehe
again entered into a speculation in taking a chapel, but he
afterwards left, selling oft all his furniture.
His Honour considered that all these were reprehensible,
and rash and hazardous speculations, and had resulted in
his failure and wretchedness. But there were another
point in the case the very worst which he had
ever heard, and that was the case of the poor
old soldier Hanley, from whom he had borrowed al 1
the looney he possessed, and not only borrowed his ready
money, but induced him to mortgage some property for
£lOO, which he borrowed on the promise of paying interest
at the rate of 71 per cent., which, however, he had not done,
but had left the unfortunate man to pay interest on
the mortgage money at £5 premium, or £2O per
annum. He (kis Honour) considered this a base and
wicked transaction. it was one of those cases in which he
never felt more disposed to exercise the discretion allowed
by the new Act, of sending the bankrupt to prison at once
and he felt great difficulty in not doing so on the present
occasion; but sad as his misconduct had been, there were
circumstances which he would allow to weigh in the bank-
rupt's favour, especially sal the creditors themselves had
leniently spoken on his behalf, and he had a large
family of six children. It appeared that the
bankrupt, who was no doubt a man of talent,
had obtained an appointment as chaplain to a union
and he had also got some pupils. To send him. to White-
cross-street prison would therefore be to destroy him alto-
gether. Under all the circumstances, taking into conside-
ration that the bankrupt had already been without his dis-
charge for 18 months, and had been in prison in a state of
great destitution, he should therefore suspend the order
of discharge for 12 months more, with protection for one
month, not to be renewed unless the creditor Hanley not
merely consented but asked for its continuance, and if he did
not protection would be withheld for six months.
JUDGMENT,—IN RE ZACHARIIII PEARSON.

His Honour then proceeded to give judgment in the case
of this bankrupt, a shipowner and merchant of Nicholas-
lane, City, and Hull. The case has been frequently and so
fully reported that it is only necessary to say that the only
point raised in opposition by the assignees was, whether the
bankrupt's transaction with the Confederate States of
America, through which a loss most lamentable to
the creditors ensued, those losses being only met by claims
on the Confederate and Federal States of America for £—
were rash and hazardous within the moaning of the act.
The opposition by Mr. Bazley for Messrs. Pease,
bankers, of Hull, and other creditors, were four :—let, That
the bankrupt had traded with fictitious capital; 2d, vast
and hazardous; 3d, that be had contracted debts without
any reasonable prospect of being able to pay ; and 4th,
that the personal expenditure was exces'ive.
His Honour went through the very lengthened argu-
ments which had been urged pro and con, and was of opi-
nion that the charge of not having reasonable prospect of
being able to pay had not been made out ; but on the ground
of rash and hazardous speculation, and trading with ficti-
tious capital, he must suspend the order of discharge for
six months, but with protection.

IN RE COL. WAUGII.
In this case bail was put in for Col. Waugh, and Mr. C.
E. Lewis, for the detaining creditor, being satisfied, the
order of release was granted.

IN RE wINDIIAM.
An adjudication was made in the case of Mr. Windham,
of Folbrigg • Hall, The petition was presented by Mr.
Windham.
The proceedings were in Mr. Commissioner Fane's
court,

Naval and Military Intelligence,

THE NAVY.

Her Majesty's screw steamship Irresistible, 68 guns, 2,642
tons, which has been recently fitted for the pennant at Sheer-
ness and commissioned by Capt. John B, Dickson as Coast-
guard vessel in the Southampton Waters, in the place of
the Dauntless, 31, was taken from her moorings in the har-
bour at Sheerness to the Maplin Sands, on the 21st inst., for
the trial of her machinery at the measured mile. The vessel
was in charge of Capt. W. K. Hall, C. 8,, chief of the Sheer•
ness Steam Reserve, and the machinery was under the su-
perintendence of Mr. W. Rumble, inspector of machinery
afloat at Sheerness during the trial. The engines, which
are of 400 horse nominal power, and were built by Messrs.
John Penn and Sons, worked most satisfactorily. They
were free from hot bearings and priming, and attained an
average speed of 8.622 knots at full boiler power, pressure
of steam 201 b, vacuum 27, revolutions of engines 64. Two
runs were made at half boiler power, giving a mean speed
of 7.233 knots, pressure of steam 161 b, vacuum 28, revolu-
tions 54. The draught of water during the trial was 23ft
7in forward and 25ft 3in aft. The Irresistible is fully
rigged, has all her stores on board, and is waiting final
orders for her departure. In consequence of the strong
easterly wind ;the speed of the ,ship was not so groat as
could otherwise have been obtained.
Her Majesty's screw corvette Scout, 21 guns, and 400-
horse-power, Capt. J. Corbett, was put out of commission
and paid off into the Chatham Steam Reserve yesterday,
under the superintendence of Capt. C. Wise, naval aide-de-
camp to the Queen. The Scout has been in commission
nearly 5 years, and has been employed during the whole of
that period in the Eastern waters, the coast of China, and
the East Indies. Out of the crew who originally left Eng-
land in the Scout only about 100 men return in her, the re-
mainder having died or been invalided. During the time
the Scout has been in commission there has not been on
board any case of insubordination in which punishment was
inflicted, For several days before she ,was paid off a flag
flaunted above her figurehead, on which were inscribed the
words " Happy Scout." Before the ship's company sepa-
rated yesterday Capt. Corbett assembled the whole of them
on the quarterdeck, when he briefly addressed them, ex-
pressing the pleasure it had afforded him to command such
a well-conducted body of petty officers and men. He trusted
it would be his good fortune to meet many of them again in
any other ship to which he might be appointed. The Scout
will require extensive repairs before she is again placed in

commission.
The Date of Cambridge, as Field Marshal Commanding
in Chief, held a levee yesterday at the Horse Guards,
Upwards of 80 officers attended the levee.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day

WESTMINSTER.

SINGULAR CASE OP CONFESSING GUlLT.—Hannah
Cook, a woman between 20 and 30 years of age, was charged
before Mr. Arnold upon her own confession, with stealing a
coat from the house of Mr. John Robins, Danvers-street,
Chelsea.
The prosecutor said he was a tailor, and on last Wednes-
day week at eight o'clock in the morning he left his shop
to go down stairs to his breakfast. On his return in a few
minutes afterwards to the shop he missed a gentleman's
coat, upon which he had been employed, He, of course,
had no notion who had stolen it, but it was clear that the
thief had entered from the street, as the shop door was
found open, To prosecutor's surprise the prisoner entered
his shop yesterday morning an I informed him that she was
the per.3on who had stolen his coat. That she had entered
the shop during his absence, had taken it from his work-
board and had pawned it at Mr. Sowerby's, in Grosvenor-
row. She then told him that she would bring him
the pawnbroker's duplicate of his coat, in the even-
ing, if he pleased. As she did not come so soon as ho
expected, ho mentioned the circumstance to the police,
and ho was going with a constable to the address she
had ..given him, where they met her, and she was then
taken to the station, _

..
Juhn Basher, assistant to Mr. Sowerby, of Grosvenor-
row, proved, that the coat which he produced had been
pawned there on the 20th inst.
Rabert Randall, 338 B, said that when he took the pri-
soner the told him where the coat was pawned, and said
she could not produce the ticket. He was about to search
for it when she said it would be useless, as it was destroyed
Prisoner said that she was very sorry, but she had corn-
rained the robbery,
Mr Arnold asked whether she was known ?
The police stated that there were reasons to believe that
she had been previously convicted.
Sho was remanded, in order that inquiries might be
made.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

CROYDON SPRING MILITARY AND OPEN
STEEPLECHASES.-FRIDAY.

The Stand Plate Handicap of 6 soya each, 2 ft to the fund

with 25 added: About three miles.

Major Wombwell's Bell's Life, aged, 12st 51b
(Mr Coventry) 1
Mr C. Peck's Ballycasey, aged, lOst 91b .... (B. Land) 2
Mr Saltwarsh's Paddy, aged, lOst 71b ....(Donaldson) 3
The following also ran :—lroLsides, Acrobat, Templar,
and Bravo.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Ballycasey, sto 1 agst Bell's Life,
7 to 2 agst Acrobat, and 10 to 1 bar three.
Acrobat made play to the third fence, which he blundered
into and fell, when Ballycasey took a strong lead, followed
by Bell's Life, Ironsides, and Templar well together, second,
third, and fourth, Paddy fifth, and Bravo next, to the se-
cond fence from the winning-field, which Bravo refused,
and Acrobat went oa with the lead. This order theyvnain-
tained ovar the hill into the bottom ; re-appearing, Bally-
casey, Bell's Life, and Templar wore side by side, Paddy
(a dozen lengths from the three) fourth, Ironrides fifth;
the other two tailed off. On rounding the turn-
ing flag at the Addiscombe-road, the five in the race
took close order to the last fence, which proved disastrous to
Ironsides, for blundering on landing, he tolled right over,
and with his jockey lay on the ground some time without
moving, but both were ultimately got up without injury.
Half a mile from home, only Ballycasey and Bell's Life
were in the race, Paddy being at least 20 lengths from the
two, with Templar twice as far in the rear of Paddy. The
two leaders came on abreast round the turning-flag over the
succeeding fences into the winning-fiel:, which Bell's Life
landed into slightly in advance of the favourite, and, main-
taining his advantage to the end, won cleverly by 2 lengths;
Paddy a bad third ; Templar cantered in fourth, and the
others did not pass the post.

A Selling Handicap Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 20

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added. About two miles.
Mr Yardley's Tho Screw, aged, list 91b.... (W. White) 1
Mr B. Land's Diadem, aged, list 91b (J. Land) 2
Mr Land's jun.'s Cumberland, aged, list 121 b
(Mr Ellison) 3

The following also ran :—Westender, Lady Martin,
Gamecock, White Stockings, Charley Grey, and Armless.
Betting-7 to 4 agst The Screw, sto 1 agst Diadem, 6
to 1 agst IVestender, 7 to 1 agst Armless, 10 to 1 agst
Charley Grey.
Diadem, with the favourite in close attendance, made
play throughout, the pair rounding the last turn nearly
abreast, Diadem landing over the last fence into the win-
ning-field slightly in front. W. White then made his
effort on The Screw, and challenging Diadem half way up
the run home, got his head in front, and won after a good
race, by a neck ; Cumberland a bad third ; Westender
cantered in fourth (not placed). Lady Martin, Armless,
Charley Grey, and White Stockings, all came to grief,
and Gamecock refusing soon after starting, was pulled up
and walked home by a near cut.
Tho winner was bought in for 62 guineas.
The Surrey Open llandicap Steeplechase of 6 soya each, 3
ft, if, &c., with 200 added ; winners extra. About three
miles and a half. 35 subs.

Mr Harrnwby's Zodiac, 6 yrs, 12st 41b (W. White) 1
Mr Chadwick's Jerry, aged, list 71b (Mr Dixon) 2
Mr T. Iven's Sir William, aged, list
The following also ran •--Itook the Gardener, Yeller
Gal, Sir Stephen, Jacob, Useless Brute, Cambridge, and
Romeo.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Jerry, 7to 2 agst Sir Stephen, 6to 1
agst Rook the Gardener, 100 to 15 agst Romeo, 7 to 1 agst
Zodiac, 10 to 1 agst Sir William, lOU to 8 agst Jacob, 100
to 6 agst Yaller Gal. _ .

The lot got cff in good order, and went over the hills in a
cluster, Sir William holding a slight lead to the second
fence, which ho blundered at and came to grief, thereby
letting up Yeller Gal, who came on with a lead of several
length., Cambridge second, Jacob third, Romeo and Jerry
side by side fourth and fifth, Rook the Gardener heading
the next lot, whipped in by Sir Stephen, and in this order
they went over the hill out of sight, and on reappearing
Yeller Gal still held the lead, followed at an interval of
three lengths by Jacob, Cambridge well up, with the Hed-
nes horse third ; Sir William and Jerry fourth and fifth ;
Useless Brute and Zodiac, close together, sixth and seventh;
Rook the Gardener (wide on the left) next, with Sir Stephen
and Romeo tailed off. They ran thus along the bottom and
up the piece of seeds to the turning flag, where Useless
Brute ran through his horses and took his place by the side
of Jacob, the two coming on several lengths in the rear of
Yeller Gal, Jerry taking fourth place. Sir William and
Zodiac were close together over the hill, descending which
Yeller Gal dropped back, and both Jerry and Jacob passed
her, and came in sight nearly abreast, first and second,
with Sir William ten lengths off, third ; Zodiac as far from
the Stratford horse; Yeller Gal, pumped out, toiling on
fifth—the others hopelessly beaten off. A quarter of a
mile from home it looked any odds on Jerry, as he gave
Jacob the go-by before rounding the bottom turning
flag, and Sir William shortly afterwards zannoning
against Jacob, the latter-named froca this point
never took any further pert in the race. Zodiac
after this, full of running, then put uu the steam, and,
passing Sir William, challenged Jerry immediately after
getting over the last fence, and, having the pace of Mr.
Chadwick's horse, won cleverly by half a length; Sir Wil-
liam was a bad third ; Rook the Gardener finished a bad
fourth; Useless Brute, Yeller Gal, and Jacob cantered
past the post in the order given; Cambridge was pulled up
a mile from home, and walked in by a near cut ; Sir Stephen
and Romeo were both beaten off, and walked up the coarse
with the crowd. Zodiac broke down immediately after pass-
ing the post.
A Selling Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; four-
yr-olds, lOst 71b; five, list 71b; six and aged, 12st;
horses which have run at this meeting without winning
allowed Slb. About two miles and a half.
Mr Eli's Bravo, aged, list 61b (B. Land) 1
Baron Grootzer's Nereus, aged, list Sib.. (Mr Edwards) 2
Mr Goodwin's Gin Sling, 6 yrs, list 81b.... (T. Barton) 3
The following also ran;—Perfect Cure, Almeris, and
Never too Late to Mend.
Bettting-6 to 4 on Nereus, 3 to 1 agst Perfect Cure, 6 to
1 agst Bravo.
Bravo, with Gin Sling and Nereus, lay in front until a
mile from home, when Nereus took the lead, which he main-
tained to the last fence, where he was joined by Bravo, who
headed him half- way up the straight, and won by good
riding by a length; Gin Sling a bad third. The others,
who had ran wide at the bottom turn, were beaten a long
way, and did not pass the post.
The winner was bought in for 42 guineas, and immedi-
ately afterwards sold to Mr J. Nightingall, of Epsom, for
60 guineas.
A Military Sweepstakes of 5 sows each, with 30 added ;
12st each; to be ridden by officers on full or half-pay;
the winner to be sold, &c. About two miles and a half.
Mr B. Land's Light of Other Days, aged, st
(12Mr Coventry) 1
Mr Clere's The Huntsman, aged, 12st
Captain 11. Worthanes Sunbeam, aged, 12st
(Captain Knox) 3
Mr Murray's Houesay, aged, 125 t.... (Captain Smith) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Light of Other Days, bto 2 aget
Sunbeam, 4 to 1 sgst The Huntsman.
The latter cut out the work for a mile and a half, where
the favourite passed him, and making the remainder of the
running, won easily by four lengths; Sunbeam a bad third.
Honesty walked in last. The winner was bought in for 06
guineas.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to 1 agst File do l'Air (taken)
4to 1 agst Corenhagon (taken)
13 to 2 agat General Peel (chicon)
11 to 1 agst Sir Roger (taken)
100 to 8 agst Paris (taken)
100 to 6 agst t'lanct (taken)
20 to 1 agat Balornock (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
13 to 2 agst Lord Zetland (taken)
7 to 1 agst Change (taken)
Bto 1 agst Nluezzin (taken)
100 to 6 agat Oldminstor (taken)
20 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken)
33 to 1 agst East Lancashire (taken)
40 to 1 agst Mary (offered)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY.

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For the Two Thousand Guineas Fille de l'Air remained
steady, 3to 1 being the highest offer against her. Copen-
hagen had an upward tendency, and closed at 4 to 1 (taken
to money). General Peel was firm, and would have been
freely Jacked at 7 to 1. Claremont declined to 5U to 1 (offered),
and Planet was not so good a favourite as at the earlier part
of the week. In connection with the Derby many invest-
ment were made in favour of Copenhagen and Birchbroom,
15 to 1 being taken freely about each horse. There wore
plenty of offers against Forager, Baragah, and Historian,
but Prince Arthur would have been backed freely at 25
to 1. Change and Lord Zetland were in groat demand
for Chester Cup, the former closing at 7 to 1, and the latter
at 15 to 2. Muezzin advanced to Sto 1 (taken and offered)
.and at 16 to 1 Oldminster had a few backers. Little Stag
had no friends at less than 20 to 1 ; and My Mary, who,
we believe, was Wed this morning, closed at 40 to 1,
although at one period 25 to 1 had been booked about her.
Closing prices :--
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to 1 eget Fille de l'Air (offered)
4to 1 eget Copenhagen (taken)
13 to 2 agst General reel (taken and offered);
10 to 1 agst Sir Roger (offered)
100 to 8 agat Paris (taken and offered)
100 to 6 eget Planet (offered)
20 to 1 eget Historian (offered, take 26)
25 to 1 ugst Balornock taken and offered)
60 to 1 aget Claremont (offered)
THE DERBY.
6to 1 eget Scottish Chief (offered)
100 to 8 eget Coastguard (offered)
15 to 1 eget Copenhagen (taken freely)
15 to 1 agat Birohbroom (taken freely)
100 to 6 aget Cambuscan (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst, Prince Arthur (offered, take '26 freely)
25 to 1 eget Forager (offered)
• 33 to 1 eget Baragah (offered)
40 to lagst llistorian (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
7to 1 eget Change (taken freely)
15 to 2 aget Lord Zetland (taken freely)
Bto 1 agst Muezzin (taken and offered)
3 16 to 1 agst Oldminster (taken)
20 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken)
25 to 1 agst Clown (offered)
40 to 1 aget My Mary (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Earl of Surrey (take 60)
150 to 50 eget Change and Lad Zetland coupled—(taken.

Railway and Public Companies in Parlia-

went.

Yesterday, after hearing the opposition of the Great
Northern and Midland Railway Companies and other op-
posing interests to the bill of the Metropolitan Railway for
their additional powers, Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., summed up
the whole case, but the committee deferred their decision
until the cases of the Midland Railway (St. Pancras Branch)
and London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Companies'
new lines, &c., shall have been considered. Mr. Hope
Scott, Q.C., then at considerable length stated the case for
the Midland Railway Company, the object being to em-
power that company to make a branch line of 1 mile 83
chains from their authorised extension into London, near
St. Paul's-road, to join at Skinner's-place, Euston-road,
railway to be constructed by the Metropolitan Railway from
their main lino near King's-cross, as proposed by the Metro-
politan Railway (Additional Powers) Bill, the line to bo
completed within five years. The Midland Company also
sought powers to contract with the Metropolitan Company
for the working of the company's traffic ovor the Metropo-
litan Railway, to raise £150,000 by new ordinary or prefe-
rence stock and £59,000 by mortgage. It was most im-
portant to the Midland Company that these facilities should
be granted them by parlfarnent, not only for their extensive
passenger traffic from the North, but for the conveyance of
their large coal traffic into the metropolis, and to connect
them with the London, Chatham, and Lover, and the other
metropolitan railways. The principal opposition was on
the part of the Great Northern Railway, who contended
that it these powers were granted the Midland Company
would be enabled to compete injuriously with them by the
working and conveyance of their traffic over the Metropo-
litan, who would be necessitated at a largo extra expense to
lay down additional rails upon their line. After some
further general statements, the committee adjourned until
Monday, when evidence will be given in favour of the pro-
moters. The bill of the North British Railway, fur their
proposed Carlisle Citadel Extension line, was rejected in
Mr. Hassard's committee. The case for the Bristol Port and
Channel Dock was closed in Mr. Woodd's committee, when
the Bristol Central Station Railways and the Bristol Port
Extension Railways will be taken, and the three bills be de-
cided simultaneously. The bill of the Midland Railway for
new lines of nine miles, between Normauton and the Cloud-
hill Limo Works, Leicester, for various other short branches,
deviations, and requisition of lands, and to raise further sum
of £166,000 as new ordinary capital and £')8,000 by loan,
was opened and evidence on the traffic case adduced. The
committees on miscellaneous public improvements other
than railways were chiefly occupied in the settlement of
clauses. In the Lords, the opposition to the Regent's Canal
proposed Limehouse basin improvement was taken, and ad-
journed to Monday. The Duke of Richmond's committee
threw out the bill for the Flintshire Railway, and then took
into consideration the proposed Redruth and Falmouth
Junction Railway, for a line of 5 miles from the Cornwall
Railway to Redruth, and another of 4 miles to the Falmouth
Junction of the West Cornwall at Redruth, for which it is
proposed to raise £BO,OOO and borrow 1'.26,660. The bill for
the Iloylake railway was withdrawn. The proposed ex-
tensions of the Newry and Armagh Railway occupied Lord
Llanover's committee all day. The first is of 9 miles from
Armagh to Dungannon ; the second of 12 miles, from Dun-
gannon to Cookstown ; and the third of 5 miles to connect
the other two and to raise further sums of £275,000 and
borrow £91,000.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
ENSUING WEEK.—Monday—Actuariest at 7, "Re-
assurances," Mr Newbatt ; "Government Annuities Bill,"
Mr Adler; Geographical, at "Explorations, Upper
Nile," Mr Fetherick ; "Fossil Bones from the Zatntesi,"
Dr Kirk; " Antiquity of Physical Geography of Africa,"
Sir R. I. Murchison. Tuesday—Horticultural, at 3,
44 Vegitation and Insect Life of the Amazon," Mr Bates;
Ethnological, at 8, " Celtic Latiguages and Races," Mr.
Campbell and Sir Justin Shiel ; "Danish Coast-Finds,"
Mr. Lubbock; Royal Institution, at 3, "On Homer," Pro-
fessor Blackie; Engineers, at 8, "Locomotive Engines for
Steep Inclines," Mr. Cross; "Impedimental Friction be-
tween Wheel Tires and Rails," Mr. Adams; Zoological, at
9, "Birds collected by Rev. 11. B. Tristram, Palestine,"
Dr. Sclater ; "Change of Colour in Common Trout," Dr.
Crisp : " Description of Three New Species of Australian
Snakes," Mr. Gerard Krefft. Wednesday—Geological, at
8, " Geology of Arisaig, Nova Scotia," Rev D. Honeyman ;
" Fish Remains from Upper Limestone of Permian Series,
Durham," Mr. Kirby; Society of Arts, at 8, "Patent
Laws ;" Archaeological Association, at Si, " Hut Circles on
Dartmoor," Mr Ormerod, Thursday—Antiquaries, at 8;
Royal, at 8} ; Royal Institution, at 3, " On Homer," Pro-
Professor Blackie. Friday—Royal Institution, at 8, " The
Existence of Atoms," Professor Williamson. Saturday—
Zoological at 1, Anniversary ; Royal Institution, at 3,
" Metallic) Elements," Professor Frankland.—Athencum,
" THE OxFoßD":has, not for the firbt time, figured
earliest in the field by producing the music to NicolaPs
"Merry Wives of Windsor."
" WILLIAM SHAKSP ERE," BY M. VICTOR Hunn, is

to be a book on things in general—poetry, criticism,
and the stage, of cluree—but also, not obviously of course,
on science, politics, art, and the questions which vex us
in the present day: in fact, it is a discourse pronounced
magisterially oa the great subject of civilisation in Europe.
It is dedicated to England in these words :—"A l'Angle-
ferre.—Je lui dedie ce libre. glorification de son pciite. Je
die a l'Angleterre la verite ; male, comma terra illustre et
libre je l'admire, et comma asile je l'aimt VICTOR Huoo,"
The subject is treated in three parts and nine books. We
have chapters on The Life of Shakepere—Men of Genius :
Homer, Job, 2Kschylue, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Lucretius, Juve-
Tacitus, St, Paul, St. John, Dante, Rabelais, Cervantes,
Shakepere—Art and Science—the Genius of Shakspere—
the Work of Shakepere—Zoilus as enduring as Homer—
Criticism—the Wits al:d the Masses—the Beautiful and the
True—After Death—the Nineteenth Contury—and Actual
History, each in his own place. These titles will suggest
to such as know M. Victor Hugo's manner of thought and
writing an idea of the nature of his contribution to Shake-
perian lot e.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, April 22.—The market
continues quiet, and only very limited sales have been made,
at prices rather in favour of the buyers. Refiners' produce
sells more freely, but at about Gd decline. Rum very quiet
prices nominal.

INTERNATIONAL STEAM PLOUGH COMPETITION.

--An opportunity is now open to English manufac-
turers of steam ploughs to introduce them into use
in France. The Regional Agricultural Show of
the Loire is about to be held in the first week
of May, and the landed proprietors of that and
the adjoining departments have invited all makers
of steam ploughs to compete for prizes in money
and medals, offered to the successful competitors
by them and the Minister of Agriculture. The
ploughs are required either for deep-ploughing,
ordinary ploughing, grubbing, or scarifying.
The prizes are three in number : the first is £lOO
and a gold medal; the second, £BO and a silver
medal ; and the third, £4O and a bronze medal.
In addition, there is a fund of £l6O to be divided
equally between foreign exhibitors towards
payment of their expenses, and the French railways
will carry their implements at half price. The
ploughs are required to be on the ground by the
27th April, and the trial will take place from the
28th April to 7th May inclusively. The place of
trial is itoanne, in the department of the Loire,
about 12 hours journey by rail from Paris. A jury is
to decide on the merits of the competing ploughs,
and will be composed partly of French and partly
of English members. The French members aro
Count Benoist d'Azy, E. Pepinlehalleur, Charles
'Jober, Tiersannier, and Pluchet. The English
members are Wm. Fisher Hobbs, J Wilson, and
T. J. Thackeray. The object of this competition is
to introduce into the department of the Loire and
the adjacent departments steam ploughs, the ordi-
nary ploughs having been found inefficient for the
stubborn soil of the country.

NEW ALLOY FOR SILVER COIN .—The French I
Academy of Science has received a paper from M.
Pelizot, in which he examines the question of lower-
ing the standard of French silver from 900 milli-
grammes to 835; the difference of 66 mill. being in-
tended to compensate for the increase of the value
which silver has acquired since the discovery of Cali-
fornian and Australian gold. M. Pelizot states that
the new alloy of 835 parts of silver and 165 of copper
has been tried, and found to answer perfectly,
except that it has a slight tinge of yellow. It struck
him that this inconvenience might be remedied
by substituting :zinc for copper, and he accord-
ingly commenced a series of experiments in the
laboratory of the Mint on such alloys, viz., on an
alloy of silver according to the present standard, in
which zinc is substituted for the whole of the cop-
per ; on another alloy in which only a part of the
copper is replaced by zinc ; and lastly, on certain
alloys of silver and zinc in atomic proportions. All
these alloys were carefully made under el:scaly the
same circumstances : after melting the silver or the
alloy of silver and copper, the crucible was taken
out of the fire, and zinc wrapped up in paper was
thrown in ; the mixture was well stirred, and then
cast into ingots. A small quantity of zinc is natu-
rally volatilised at the moment the combination
is effected, and this loss must be taken into account
in fixing the proportion of the metal. The alloys
this obtained are remarkably malleable, and easy
to be assayed by the moist process. They are quite
homogeneous ; and perfectly white. Compared to
the alloys of copper containing the same quantity
of silver, it appears that the ternary alloy of 835
mill. is at least as white as the common copper alloy
at 900; and is consequently whiter than the one it
is proposed to adopt with copper. The binary alloys
of silver and zinc are, however, distinguishable from
pure silver by a very slight yellowish tint. All the
alloys described are much more fusible than the
common one, very sonorous and elastic.

THE STO,

OF DIIPPEL.

FLENSIIIRG, Aprill9.
The following details of the storming of the
Dappel intrenehments have been published at the.
Prussian headquarters:—

FLENSBVEG, April 18.

The Prussian assault upon Forts No. 1 to No. 6 took
. . .

place simultaneously in six columns at 10 o'clock this morn-
ing. The Prussian flag waved above all the six forts by a
quarter past 10. At 11, Forts No. 7, S, 9, and the newly-
constructed works in rear of the first series were stormed,
and Fort No. 10 capitulated. At half-past 12 the tw,,,
strong works at the fete-dc• pont were carried. One of t'ae
bridges across the Alsen Sound was disconnected by the
enemy ; the other was destroyed by the fire of our artirosry.
The enemy was then entirely dislodged from his strong
position, and confined to Alsen.
The attack upon Forts No. 1 to No. 6 was carried cut by
the Prussian infantry amid loud cheers, without firing a
•
shot, under the most violent hostile small-arm and grar
fire. The Rolfe Krake made her appearance when the fo...ts
wero already carried and afforded cover to the troops, but
the Prussian batteries soon compelled her retreat.
The losa of the Prussian troops cannot yet be statedwirli,
even approximate certainty. Between 3,000 and 4,000
Danish prisoners, many of whom are officers, have been.
brought in. Fifty t ) t..,0 guns e captured in the wort,
as well as a large number of flags.wer
Immediately after the tele-de-pont was stormed, order,
were given that the greater part of the troops and of the
artillery should leave for Jutland to besiege Fredericia and
occupy the entire province."

Further official details have been published to-
day, whicl, are as follows:
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Field.
Marshal (von Wrangel) witnessed the first part of the attack
from the height near the Gammelsmark battery, the second
Portion from the Spitzberg, and the termination from a
position further in advance, upon the Sonderborg-road.
Staff officers were attached to each of the six stormir,g
parties to bring the Crown Prince and the Field-Marshal
early reports of the progress of the attack.
The storming parties were stationed at daybreak in the
approaches and parallels, the reserves under cover in their
rear, while all the batteries kept up an extremely violent
fire upon the forte. One brigade was posted at the Sand-
berg, in order, according as circumstances might req,nire
either to cross on pontoons and in boats to Aisen, or to
divert the enemy's attention by a demonstration in that
direction.

With the stroke of 10 all the batteries in the front ceased
fire, and all six storming columns broke out under loud
cheers simultaneously from the foremost parallel. The
enemy met them with a violent fire from small arms and
grape, but nothing was able to arrest the impetuosity of the
attacking foie°, which hurried on without firing a shot. By
12 the entire line of forts, together with the tetes de port,
were in our hands.

The Danish man-of•war Skjold, carrying 84 guns, lay off
the shore, but did not attempt to I ake part in the engagement.,
Our loss cannot yet be ascertained. That of the enemy is ap-
parently much greater. Two Danish Generals were left dead
on the field ; 3,000 to 4,000 prisoners, many being officers,
and two regimental commanders, have been brought in; 50
to SO guns, with numbers of colours, have been taken. The
brigade at the Sandberg was unable to cross, owing to the
opposite shore being too strongly occupied, but its object
was attained by a diversion of the enemy's force being
caused.

The bravery of all the troops under fire is beyond all
praise. All the arrangements for the storm were made in en
masterly a manner by his Royal Highness Prince Frederick
Charles, and so admirably carried out the various com-
manders, that this glorious deed of arms was effected within
two hours.

The following report is published by the Schleswig.
Holstein News

"The forts were taken by the Prussians in less than 20
minutes, after a desperate resistance on the part of the
Danes, who were forcibly driven on by their officers. As
no firing could take place at such close quarters, a horrible
butchery ensued.:The Danish losses in killed aro enormous ;
in some places 10 and 12 corpses lay one across another ;
the ground was torn up, and great pools of blood
covered the surface. The number of Danish prisoners is
from 2,200 to 2,800, among whom are about 60 officers.
Although the Prussian loss cannot be inconsiderable, it
stands in no comparison to that of the Danes. The fight
was afterwards continued behind the forts. All the guns
fell into the hands of the Prussians. Fort No. 2 was de-
fended with the utmost bravery by Lieutenant Anker, who
has been taken prisoner. He spiked the guns with his own
hands, while tears stood in his eyes, and was then compelled
to surrender with his men."
Another report sa3s,—

The number of prisoners is positively stated as nearly
5,000, among whom 80 aro officers. It may be expected that
this estimate is rather too low than too high, for very many
Danes were cut off by the impetuosity of tho Pruesian ad-
vance. Four entire battalions surrendered.