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added. About two miles

Mr Yardley's The Screw, aged, list 91b....(V, . White) 1
Mr 13. Land's Diadem, aged, list 91b (J. Land) 2
Mr Land's jun.'s Cumberland, aged, llet 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 agat Diadem, 6
to I agat Westender, 7 to 1 agst Armless, 10 to 1 aget
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.
The winner was bought in for 52 guineas.
The Surrey Open Handicap Steeplechase of 5 soya each, 3
ft, if, &c., with 200 added ; winners extra. About three
miles and a half. 35 subs.
Mr Harrowby'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, Ilst
The following also ran :—Rook the Gardener, Yeller
Gal, Sir Stephen, Jacob, Useless Brute, Cambridge, and
Romeo.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Jerry, 7to 2 agat Sir Stephen, 6to 1
agat Rook the Gardener, 100 to 15 eget Romeo, 7 to 1 agst
Zodiac, 10 to 1 agst Sir William, 100 to 8 agst Jacob, 100
to 6 aget Yeller Gal.
The lot got cif in good order, and went over the hills in a
cluster, Sir William holding a slight lead to the second
fence, which he Llundered at and came to grief, thereby
letting up Yeller Gal, who came on with a lead of several
lengths, Cambridge second, Jacob third, Romeo and Jerry
side by side fourth and filth, 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
Yaller Gal still held the lead, followed at an interval of
throe lengths by Jacob, Cambridge well up, with the fled-
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, tho 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 iu 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 frem 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 cannoning
against Jacob, the latter-named from this point
never took any further part in the race. Zodiac
after this, full of running, then put on 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 \W•
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 says each, with 20 added ; four-
yr-olds, lOst 71b ; five, Ilst 7lb ; six and aged, 12A;
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 Groutzer's Nereus, aged, I let 91b.. (Mr Edwards) 2
Mr Goodwin's Gin Sling, 6 yrs, llst 81b.... (T, Barton) 3
Tha following also ran ;—Perfect Cure, Almeris, and
Never too Late to Mend.
13ettting-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 be main-
tained to the lust fence, where he was joinei 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 sous each, with 30 added ;
12st each; to be ridden by officers on full or half-pay;
the winner to be sold, &e. About two miles and a half.
Mr B. Land's Light of Other Days, aged, 12st
(Mr Coventry) 1
Mr Clere's The Huntsman, aged, 12st
Captain 11. Worthem's Sunbeam, aged, 12at
(Captain Knox) 3
Mr Murray's Houesay, aged, 125 t.... (Captain Smith) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Light of Other Days, bto 2 agst
Sunbeam, 4 to 1 ogst The Iluntsman.
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 fur 96
guineas.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to 1 agst Fille do l'Air (taken)
4to 1 agst Cocenhagen (taken)
13 to 2 agst General Peel (taken)
11 to 1 agst Sir Roger (taken)
100 to 8 agst Paris (taken)
100 to 6 agst i'lanet (taken)
20 to 1 agat Balornock (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
13 to 2 agst Lord Zetland (taken)
7 to 1 agst Change (iaken)
Bto 1 agst Muezzin (taken)
100 to 6 agat O►dminstcr (taken)
20 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken)
33 to 1 agst East Lancashire (taken)
40 to 1 apt My Mary (offered)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-F UIDAY.

For the Two Thousand Guineas Fille do 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 50 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 were
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 great demand
for Cheater Cup, the former closing at 7 to 1, and the latter
at 15 to 2. Muezzin advanced to Bto 1 (taken and offered)
and at 16 to 1 Otdminster had a few backers. Little Stag
had no friends at less than 20 to 1 ; and My Mary, who,
we believe, was tiled this morning, closed at 40 to 1,
although at one period 25 to 1 had been booked about her.
Closing prices :

N. e.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to 1 agst Fillo de l'Atr (offered)
4to 1 eget Copenhagen (taken)
13 to 2 agst General reel (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agat Sir Roger (off?red)
100 to 8 agst Paris (taken and offered)
100 to 6 eget Planet (offered)
20 to 1 eget Historian (offered, take 25)
25 to I agst Balornock taken and offered)
60 to 1 aget Claremont (offered)
THY: DERBY.
6to 1 agat Scottish Chief (offered)
100 to S agat Coastguard (offered)
15 to 1 aget Copenhagen (taken freely)
15 to 1 agst Bitchbrootu (taken freely)
100 to 6 agst Cambusean (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Ptinco Arthur (offered, take 25 freely)
25 to 1 eget Forager (offlred)
33 to 1 aget Baragah (offered)
40 to 1 agbt Historian (offered)

CHESTER CUP.
to 1 agst Change (taken freely)
15 to 2 ag,,t Lord Zetland (taken freely)
Bto 1 agst Muezzin (taken and offered)

16 to 1 agat Oldminater (taken)
20 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken)

25 to 1 egst Clown (offered)
40 to 1 egst My Mary (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Earl of Surrey (take 50)
1;50 to 50 apt Charge and Lord Zetland coupled•>(tekei;

Railway and Public Coinpanies 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 line near King's-cross, as proposed by the Metro-
politan Railway (Additional Powers) Bill, the lino to be
completed within five years. Tile Midland Company also
sought powers to contract with the Metropolitan Company
for the working of the company's traffic over the Metropo-
litan Railway, to raise £153,000 by new ordinary or prefe-
rence stuck and £50,000 by mortgage. It was most im-
portant to the Midland Company that theso facilities should
be granted them by parliament, nut only fur 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 if 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 large 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, for their
proposed Carlisle Citadel Extension line, was rejected in
Mr. Hassard's committee. The case for the Bristol Port and
Chanuel 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 Lime 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 £58,000 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 £26,666. The bill for
the Hoylake 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—Actuaries, at 7, "Re-
assurances," Mr Newbatt ; " Government Annuities Bill,"
Mr Adler; Geographical, at 81, " Explorations, Upper
Nile," Mr Fetherick ; "Fossil Bones from the Zambesi,"
Dr Kirk; "Antiquity of Physical Geography of Africa,"
Sir R. I. Murchison. Tuesday—Horticultural, at 3,
Vegitation and Insect Life of the Amez,m," Mr Bates;
Ethnological, at 8, " Celtic Languages 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 Kreffc. Wednesday—Geological, at
8, "Geology of Arissig, Nova Scotia," Rev D. lioneyman ;
"Fish Remains from Upper Limestone of Permian Series,
Durham," Mr. Kirby; Society of Arts, at 8, "Patent
Laws ;" Archaeological Association, at 81, " Hut Circles on
Dartmoor," Mr Ormerod, Thursday—Antiquaries, at 8 ;
Royal, at 81; 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.—Athenfflum.
" THE OxFoßD",has, not for the first time, figured
ear:iest in the field by producing the music to Nicolai's
"Merry Wives of Windsor."
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"WILLIAM SIIAKSPERE," BY M. VICTOR HUGO, is
to be a book on things in general—poetry, criticism,
and the stage, of course—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-
terre.—Je lui dedie ce livre. glorification de son pOte. Je
die a l'Angleterre la verite ; male, comma terro illustre et
Libre je l'admire, et oomme asileje l'aime. VICTOR Hugo,"
The subject is treated in three parts and nine books, We
have chapters on The Life of Shakspere—Men of Genius :
Homer, Job, ...ichylus, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Lucretius, Juve-
ngl, Tacitus, St, Paul, St, John, Dante, Rabelais, Cervantes,
Shakspere—Art and Science—the Genius Df Shakspere—
the Work of Shakapere—Zoilus as enduring as Homer—
Criticism—the Wits and the Masses—the Beautiful and the
True—After Death—the Nineteenth Century—and Actual
History, each in his own place. These titles will suggest
to such as know M. Vic' or Hugo's manner of thought and
writing an idea of the nature of hie contribution to bhaks-
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 GI decline. Rum very quiet
prices nominal.
INTERNATIONAL STEAM PLOUGH COMPETITION.

--An opportunity is now open to English manufec-
wrers 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 I
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, 1;80 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 regain(' to be on the ground by the
:17th April, and the trial will take place from the
28th April to 7th May inclusively. The place of
trial is Roanne, 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 are
Count Benoist d'Azy, E. Pepinlohalleur, 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
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 65 mill. being ins
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 ho 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 w hich 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 exactly 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
east 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
thus obtained are remarkably malleable, and easy
to be assayed by the moist prceess. 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 ot 835

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 !int. All the
alloys described are much more fusible than the
common one, very sonorous and elastic.