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The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-20

" THALBERG'S MA ['INEE," Monday next,
L_,• May 25.—The only Matinees in which S. THALBERG
will appear in London this season will take place at the
I,ANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS, on Monday next, May 25 :
Monday, June 1, Jane 8, and June Each Matinee to
commence at half-past 2. Stall subscription, 3 guineas ;
family ticket, to admit four (stalls), 3 guineas ; single stalls,
215.; unreserved seats libraries, ay tin secured at the p
cipal musicsellers and Au's, Piccadilly; and of
Mr. Fish, at the Hanover-square Rooms, where the plan f
the seats may be seen.

SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER
FOR THIS DAY.
At 25. 6d. each Person.
SOUPS.
Ox Tail. Jardiniere.
Soles, sauce Hollandaise.FlSH. Fried Fillets of Brill.
ENTREES.
Chi,ken Rissoles. Sweetbreads ala Italienne.
JOINTS.
Roast Beef. Roast Mutton.
SWEETS.
College Puddings. • Strawberry Tartlets.
Cheese and Salad.
An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH,
RHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex-
pressly for the London Dinner.
THE LONDON. 191, FLEET-OTREtT.
London, England, 1863-05-20

MR. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his
Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic
Estab ishment, 32, Regent-street, Piccadilly-circus, is now
in full operation.

Cartes de Visite, 10 for 10s. 6d; 21 for £l. Miniatures on
Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former
styles.
London, England, 1863-05-20

BRITISH MI

'Cambrian Consol. Gold
chnord Amalgamated..
Devon G. Con.. (Taoist.
East Bassett (Illogan)..
East Clogau Gold Ltd.
East Caradon ......
East Cam Brea... .....
E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.)
Gam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.)
Great South T01g0e....
G. Wheal Vor(bielston)
Grenville ..............
Herud's-Foot
Htngston D0wn5...... Lady Bertha
%largaret (any Lelant
%larke Valley..
, Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim )
New Setun
North Downs
,I.WIPI Basset (lllo4an
\forth Wheal Crofty
('ar Consols (St. Blazey
Providence (Unylnt.)
South Caradon(St.Cleer)
S. Carn Brea (Illogan)
'.Wheal Fran. (Mogan
Stray Park
Tamar Silv.d: Lead Min
Pin Crott
West Basset (Illogan)
W Caradon (Liskeard)
West Seton
Wheal Basset (Mogan,
kv heal Buller( Redruth)
Wheal Kitty (G.Lelant)
WhealLud ott
Wheal 31 ary Ann (Men )
Wheal Seton . .
heal Trelawney (Lis.)
Wheal Union

ss.
3.4.0
8.1.6
571
178

6.16. t,
8.12
4.17.01
2.0.6
94
4.3.0

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5 54
154 164
150 260
16 17
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3 21

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Western, 46 per cent. red., 1001
Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 91
London, Chathatn, and Dover per cent. pref., 1001
Mid. Consolidated, Bristol and Birm., 6 per Cent., 139
Midland 4 per cent. irrd., 944
West Midland, Oxforu, Ist guaranteed stock, 129
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern, 4i per cent., pi., 96,
London, Brighton, &c., 4 per cent., 1858, 104
London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 81

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
London and Greenwich, 62
Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 96
Nottingham and Grantham It. & C., 95 i

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, Si
Bahia and San Francisco (Urn.) gua. 7 per cent., 201 i
N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent.,
Ditto (2i), 2,j

FOREIGN MINES.
Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, U
St. John del Rey (lim.), 54 4 31 4}
United Mexican (lim.), 6}
Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 3} i

JOIN-STOCK RANKS.
Agra and Unit Service (lim.), 11 100
&Mance Bank ed
of London and Lioverpooi l (lira.), 32 11 21 2
Australasia, 731
uhlel:ennsksland (lira), 81
Charteredß a Bankn k o°f %QV
of British Columbia., 10}
Chartered Bank ot India, Australia, and China, 26 7
Chartered ,Aler. of India, London, and China, 51} I
1 1
City, V 3
English and Irish (Um.) Si
Imperial Bank (lira.), 24'3
4 2i 3i
Imperial Ottoman, 20 I 1 1
London and Brazilian (11m.), 43}
London
London,
Joint B. A
Syrestock, , an:, 6 d It. Plate (Um.), 221 1
London and South African, 28i 7
London and South-American (lira.), i 1
London and Westminster, 7h
National Provincial of England, —.
Ditto, new, 24k

DOCKS.
London, England, 1863-05-20

44 THALBERG'S MATINEE," Monday next,
1;._• May 25.--The only Matinees in which S. THALBERG
will appear in London this season will take place at the
t, ANoVER-SQUARE ROOMS, on Monday next, May 25:
Monday, June 1. June 8, and June I'. Each Matinee to
commence at half-past 2. Stall subscription, 3 guineas ;
family ticket, to admit four (studs), 3 guineas ; single stalls,
218. ; unreserved seats, 10s. 6d., may be secured at the prin-
cipal musicsellers and libraries , Austin's, Piccadilly; and of
Mr. Fish, at the Hanover-square Rooms, where the plan I
the seats may be seen.
London, England, 1863-05-20

time.

PETITIONS.
By Mr. C. TURNER from Toste".....park
against the
in favour of a
General rate for the poor. Several petitions37roNsELL,
closing of public houses on the Sabbath;
from the county of Dublin and other places, in favour
Mr.ttillwyn's motion with respect to religious
endowments.
Mr..
of
BRITISH CLAIMS ON PORTUGAL.
Mr. A.YRIOX asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, whether her Majesty's Government had
made any repre ssentations to the Government of Portugal wi t h
regard to the claims of various British subjects who invested
their money, by request of the Minister of Public Works
of that country, in an undertaking called the Union Mer-
cantile Company, the stock of which was guaranteed by
royal degree, and by acts of the 'Legislature; if so, what had
been the result of those representations, and whether there
would be any objection to lay any papers upon the table
connected with those claims.

Mr, LAYARD replied that her Majesty's Government
had made representations on the subj, ct to the Governmt
of Portugal. Certain British subjects invested a consider-
able sum of money, and neither principal nor interest was
paid. Her Majesty's Government had urged the propriety
of an early settlement on the Portuguese Government ; and
be trusted, for the credit of that Government, that steps
Would be taken to liquidite those claims.
London, England, 1863-05-20

SHARE MARKETS--Thif3 day.

Share Railways. Paid.

13.14.

Bir., Wol., and Str. Val.
Blythe and Tyne.
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
2ork and Bandon
Corn wall
Do A A gets no di‘
Do B till(Spe.p an.haF
paid to B.
Dublin &been Belfast June.
Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.
Edinburgh & Glasgow.
Glasg. and S. Western.
Great Eastern, Ord. stk
Ditto A stock
Ditto East Anglian et
GreatNorthof Scotland
Great Northern
Do A stock
Do B do
Gt. S. an I W. of Ireland
(3 reat:Western

Do stock
Lancashi:e Sz Yorkshire
Lolidon and Biackwall
Lon., Bright,& S. Coast
Lon., Chat, and Dover
Lon. & North Western
Lon. & So..th Western
Man., Shef., & Lincoln.
Maryport and Carlisle.
Doi shares ~
Metropolitan
Midland
Do New

Do Binning. & Derby
Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland
Do. I shares
Mid Kent
Do Cray Line
North British
Edin., Perth, & Dundee
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
Do, G.N.E. purchase
Do Lecds

Do York
Do
North London
Do New
'North Staffordshire
IN. and S. W. Junction
'Scottish Central

LP.16.4

Scot N. E., Aber. stock
Do Scot. Mid, stock
Shrews, and Welchpool
'Shropshire Union .
South Devon
;South Eastern

South Wales
IS. York. and River Dun
Staines, Wok., an d Wok
Stockton & Darlington
Do
Do New, 1886
Taff Vale.. .
Do B
Do C
Ulster
I Do
Do
(Vale of Neath
Victoria sta. and Pim
aterford &
!West Cornwall
W. Hartlepool Har. & R
'West Midland Oxtordi
Do Newport
Do Hereford

12.10

8 8.

7i 811
83 8-5
115 .116

6-1 6i

40 42
13 14
91 93
107 109
52i 536
47 49
24& 256

125 126
127 128
134 138
102 104
87} (71

1101 111
78 791
118 )20
41 42
1001 101 i
1041 tt 51
44 45

11) 11
127 127
14 Hp
96 98

51 514
294 254
101 102

68 68}
88! 69}

115 117
11 p
16 163
111 12*
118 120
45} fLi
98 100

30 51
32 33
911 92
E 8 70
99 101

7 8
37 38
9 10 n
74 8 p
153 186

5 544,
31 st P

79 82
154 156

28 30

44 15
38 41
99 101

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S.

Closing 1 Business
Price. I done.

115;

53k i

126}
127

67i I

1101 11 101
791 81

105101 f
*} I I

111 i I i
128 i

92( f
London, England, 1863-05-20

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at
Guildhall. The Lord Mayor presided, and
was a full court. Among the aldermen present
were Messrs. Copeland, IVLP., Wilson, Humphery,
Sir J. Duke, M.P., Sir R. W. Carden, Finnis, Sir
F. G. Moon, Abbiss, Mechi, Phillips,Gabriel, Chal-
lis, Carter, Allen, W. Lawrence, Beeley, Gibbons,
Waterlow, and Alderman and Sheriff 3. C. Law-
rence. Mr. Under-Sheriff Farrar was also in atten-
dance in his official capacity. Mr. Under-Sheriff
Mackrell was prevented from being present by in-
disposition.
London, England, 1863-05-29

PETITIONS.

By Mr. Packe, in favour of the bill for closing public-
houses on the Sabbath; Mr. C. Turner, Mr. Forster, and
Mr. Whalley to the same effect; Mr. H. Thompson, Mr.
Packe, and Mr. Headlam, against the bill for closing public.
houses ox the Sabbath.
RAILWAY BILLS BILL.

Mr. WHALLEY postponed the sesond reading till next
week.

NEW WRITS.

On the motion of lair. BRAND, the Clerk of the Crown
was ordered to issue writs for the City of London and Kin-
sale, in the room of Western Wood, Esq., deceased, and
Sir J. Amott, who had accepted the bailiffship of North-
stead.

On the motion of Col. TAYLOR, a writ was also issued
for New Ross, in the room of Mr. Charles Tottenham, who
had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
ROYAL VICTORIA PATRIOTIC ASYLUM.

Mr. J. A. SMITH intimated that he intended to post-
pone the putting of the following question until the even-
ing of Monday next :—To ask the Under Secretary of
State for War whether his attention has been drawn
to the report of the Patriotic Fund, and the causes
of the resignation of the majority of the members of the
Ladies' Committee of the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum,
appointed in January, 1862 ; also to notice the admis-
sion of the late Sir George Cornwall Lewis, that a
girl of sixteen years of age had been flogged in
that establishment, and further that the con-
duct of the officials who had committed this act was con-
doned by the executive committee; and to inquire what
steps had been taken to prevent therecurrence of such prac-
tices ?

Sir J. PAN INGrTON said he was one of the commis-
sioners, and had this day attended a meeting. The com-
missioners were anxious to be afforded an opportunity at
the earliest possible moment of replying to the imputations
which had been insinuated against the institution. Would
the hon. gentleman really bring forward his question on
Monday ?

Mr. J. A. SMITH replied that he most certainly should,
and as early in the evening as the forms of the house would
permit.

PROSECUTION AGAINST THE REV. PATRICK

LAVELLE.

Mr. HENNESSY asked the Attorney-General for Ire-
land a question with reference to a threatened Government
prosecution against the Rev. Patrick Lavelle.

Mr. O'HAGAN replied that an information had been
tendered against the rev. gentleman, his brother and others
for riot, but as the magistrates differed with respect to the
mode of proceeding, a bill was sent up to the grand jury,
and found against the parties for riot. Shortly afterwards
the brother, Francis Lavelle, who was the chief offender,
died under very painful circumstances, by a fall from his
horse. Representations were made to him by the local au-
thorities to the effect that it would greatly tend to the ad-
vancement of good feeling in the district if the proceedings
were suspended, and he had felt it consistent with his duty
to recommend that these representations should be acceded
to. (Hear, hear.)

TURKEY.

In reply to Mr. D. GRIFFITH,

Mr. LA SURD replied that the paper in connection
with Lord Hobart's report would be laid on the table of the
house this evening, and circulated in the course of to-
morrow.
London, England, 1863-05-29

Bir., Wol., and Str. Val.
Blythe and Tyne
Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.CO
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Cork and Bandon
Cornwall
A vets no div Do A ti 11.6 I Do. B -Pc'P
aid to B.
Dublin &been Belfpast June.
Dun.,l'erth,&Ab. June.
Edinburgh & Glasgow.,
Glasg. and S. Western.'
Great Eastern, Ord. stk
Ditto A stock I
Ditto East Anglian stl
GreatNorthof Scotland I
Great Northern
Do A stock
Do B do
I Gt. S. an ,1 W.. of Ireland
Great Western •• • •
Do Str Val gua. stock
Lancashla & Yorkshire
London and Blackwall
Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast
Lon., Chat., and Dover
Lon. & Nor'h Western
Lon. & So..th Western
Man., Shef., & Lincoln.
Maryport and Carlisle.
I Do f shares •
I-etropolitan
Midland

Do New
Do Birming. t Derby
Nlid. Gt. W. of Ireland
Do. Ji shares
Mid Kent
Do Cray Line
North British
Edin., Perth, & Dundee
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
Do, G.N.E. purchase
Do Leeds
Do York
Do Carlisle....
North London

Do New
l'North Staffordshire
N. and S. W. Junction
'Scottish Central
Scot N. E., Aber, stock
Do Scot. Mid. stock
Shrews, and Welchpool
Shropshire Union
South Devon
South Eastern
South Wales
S. York. and River Dun
staines,Wok.,andWoic
'Stockton & Darlington,
Do
Do New, IS6G ......
Taff Vale...
..•...
Do B
Doo
Do C ............... .
Ulster ...............
D................
Vale of Neath
. ....
Victoria sta. and rim
Waterford & Kilkenny
West C0rnwa11......
IW. Hartlepool liar. &R.
West Midland -Oxford
Do Newport
Do Hereford
London, England, 1863-05-29

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans ..........•••••• 1000 .. 995
Northern .. ............ 1035 .. 1035
New ditto ...... : .
.. _
Lyons and Mediterranean 1038 75 .. 1037 50
Geneva..
Southern ........ 765 .. 758 75
Western .............. 525 .. 525
Eastern .......... 510 .. 510
Sardinian ......
Austrian ........ 487 50 .. 477 50
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa 715 .. 715 --
Ditto to Barcelona
London, England, 1863-05-29

NEW WRITS.

On the motion of Mr. BRAND, the Clerk of the Crown
was ordered to issue writs for the City of London and Kin-
sale, in the room of Western Wood, Esq., deceased, and
Sir J. Amott, who had accepted the bailiffship of North-
stead.

On the motion of Col. TAYLOR, a writ was also iksued
for New Ross, in the room of Mr. Charles Tottenham, who
had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
ROYAL VICTORIA PATRIOTIC ASYLUM.

Mr. J. A. SMITH intimated that he intended to post-
pone the putting of the following question until the even-
ing of Monday next :—To ask the Under Secretary of
State for War whether his attention has been drawn
to the report of the Patriotic Fund, and the causes
of the resignation of the majority of the members of the
Ladies' Committee of the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum,
appointed in January, 1862; also to notice the admis •
eon of the late Sir George Cornewall Lewis, that a
girl of sixteen years of age had been flogged in
that establishment, and further that the con-
duct of the officials who had committed this act was con-
doned by the executive committee; and to inquire what
steps had been taken to prevent the recurrence of such prac-
tices ?

Sir J. PAKINGTON said he was one of the commis-
glovers, and had this day attended a meeting. The com-
missioners were anxious to be afforded an opportunity at
the earliest possible moment of replying to the imputations
which had been insinuated against the institution. Would
the hon, gentleman really bring forward his question on
Monday ?
Mr. J. A, SMITH replied that he most certainly should,
and as early in the evening as the forms of the house would
permit.
- -

PROSECUTION AGAINST THE REV. PATRICK

LAVELLE.

Mr. HENNESS Y asked the Attorney-General for Ire-
land a question with reference to a threatened Government
prosecution against the Rev, Patrick Lavelle.

Mr. O'HAGAN replied that an information had been
tendered against the rev. gentleman, his brother and others
for riot, but as the magistrates differed with respect to the
mode of proceeding, a bill was sent up to the grand jury,
and found against the parties for riot. Shortly afterwards
the brother, Francis Lavelle, who was the chief offender,
died under very painful circumstances, by a fall from his
horse. Representations were made to him by the local au-
thorities to the effect that it would greatly tend to the ad-
vancement of good feeling in the district if the proceedings
were suspended, and he had felt it consistent with his duty
to recommend that these representations should be acceded
to. (Hear, hear.)
London, England, 1863-05-29

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, May 29.—Wind this day at noon—North-
West ; light breeze and very fine weather.
Or FALMOUTH, May 28.--Arrived—Adelaide, from
London for Barbadoes.
Piltav na. May 28,—Wind W.—Arrived—Martha Parker,
from

(RV MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Arrived, May 28—Belvedere, from Caen; Tyrus, from
Rio Janeiro; Triumfante,
from Badagry';
from Foo Chow. Foo ;Kate Carnie,
Rico.
Arrived, May 29—Aganianno
n from 'Calcutta ; John
Elizabeth Harrison, from Porto
Howell, from Rangoon ; Advance, from Rouen.
DEAL, Friday Morning.
Antwer Off Beechy Head,from
May 26—Albp
to ert, frGenoa. om Bremen, for
Baltimore; Ac hill
tovees,—Victoria Regis, from Calcutta, for
Passed in
London.
screw steamer, from London, for Bor-
Passed— Zingan'
from London. for Bilboa ; Prima Donna,
deans; lgnis Fatius, from London, for Oporto.
for Antigua ; Express, from Antwerp, for
Anchored —Walhalla, from London, for Richibucto ;
i
frompJesus
L .I‘o
n adr io
na ',
London, England, 1863-05-29

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening.
The SPEAKER took the choir at 4 o'clock.
NEW ME3IBER.

Mr. O'HAGAN, the Attorney-General for Ireland, took
the oaths and, his seat. The rght hon. and learned
member was cheered as he took his seat on the Govern-
ment benches, and was introduced by Lord Castleroase and
Mr. C. Fortescue.

The following bills were read a second time :—The
Anglesey Central Railway, and,Cohae Valley and Halstead
Railway,

THIRD READINGS

The following bills were read a third time :—Charing
Cross Railway—Drayton Junction Railway—Horsey
Island Reclamation—Midland Railway (New Lines, &c.)
—New Milford Docks—Oswestry, Ellesmere, and Whit-
church Railway--Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay
Railway.
London, England, 1863-05-29

ERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening,
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Mr, O'HAGAN, the Attorney-General for Ireland, took
the oaths and his seat. The right hon. and learned
member was cheered as he took his seat on the Govern-
ment btmehes, and was introduced by Lord Castlerosse and
Mr. C. Fortescue.

The following bills were read a second time :—The
Anglesey Central Railway, and,Colne Valley and Halstead
Railway.

THIRD READINGS.
The following bills were read a third time :—Charing
Cross Railway—Drayton Junction Railway—Horsey
Island Reclamation—Midland Railway (New Lines, &c.)
—New Milford Docks—Oswestry, Ellesmere, and Whit-
church Railway—Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay
Railway.
London, England, 1863-05-29

PETITIONS.

By Mr. Packe, in favour of the bill for closing public-
houses on the Sabbath; Mr. C. Turner, Mr. Forster, and
Mr. Whalley to the same effect; Mr. H. Thompson, Mr.
Packe, and Mr. Headlam, against the bill for closing public-
houses on the Sabbath.
RAILWAY BILLS BILL.
Mr. WHALLEY postponed the second reading till next
week.
London, England, 1863-05-29

Births.

BURN.—On the 27th inst., at Claremont•place, Briiten'
the wife of Geo. R. Burn, Esq., of a daughter.
GRANT.—On the 27th inst., at Middle Deal, Kent, the wife
of Lieut -Col. W. D. Grant, of a son.
HARRISON.—On the 28th inst., at 52, Hamilton-terrace'
the wife of H. Whitmore Harrison, Esq., of a son. of
LUDLOW.—On the 27th inst., at Hastings, the Wife
Major-General Ludlow, of a son.

Marriages.
Bavaria r!
BERTRAND—CAVARRA—On the 28th inst., at the ,r, cm
Chapel, Warwick-street, Amilee Bertrand -R2',„.'rray
Lyons, to Sarah de Cavarra, widow of Count de ‘-'9of 2?
and daughter of the Late James A. Moore, Esq•' -
Tenterden-street, Hanovpr-square.
Tinriaseat
RINGROSE—MARSHALL—On the 27th inst., at -1-L";bire,
John Ringrose, Esq., Cottingham-grange, yor%sq.,
to Ann Elizabeth, only child ot Richard Marollall'
of liornsea House, Yorkshire.

i 3 street,iel i t
tM,
BALDING 7 m Thomas Balding, Ile 1"
aagryedle6b3o.n aged
e,:thtDhine.77.thsr.,
BLEW'
ins ~ at Ram'
CAMPION.—On the 27th ' B C. CaulPi°33'
Inst., at Exeter, R.
Esq., aged 87.
treet,
DUNSMURE.—On the 27th inst , at 44, Bryanstows oar
Margaret Lindsay Dunsmure, of Corstorplune•
Edinburgh.
Perth-
TENNENT.—On the 27th inst., at Dumbarnie House, of
shire, Christian Rainy, wife of Hugh Tennent, Esq./
Wellpark and Errol.
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ham, Essex, bra•

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" QATURDAY NIGHT JOURNAL."
Every Week. One Penny.
Forensic Reminiscences.
The Thames Embankment and its Approaches.
America and the Giants ; &a
80, Feet-street.

HAY MARKEL
Lessee. Mr. J. B. Buckatone.
THIS EVENING, THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.
After which,l2th time, a new and original comedy, entitled
FINTESSE ; or, Spy and Counter-Spy : Mr. Bwkstone, Mr.
Howe, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, and
Miss Louisa Ange!.
Followed by an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a
Panorama of the Tour of the Prince of W ales in the East.
Commence at 7.

ItOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.-
tinder the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTER.

THIS EVENING, to commence with an Original iketch,
entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden,
11. Widdicomb, Mss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee.
After which, at a Quarter-past Eight, the Romantic
Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3logue, entitled THE
DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul reval and John Brougham.
The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter,
supported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G Jordan, J. Brougham,
H. iddi mmbe, P. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson ;
Misses Carlotta Leclerco. Kate Terry, E. ',avenue, and
Elsworthy. Doors open at 7, commence at halt-past.
London, England, 1863-05-29

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 29, '1863.

Grand Pigeon Handicap.

The grand annual pigeon shooting match came
off
yes.
i
tcrday at Hornsey-wood-house n the presence of an im-
Berormokys's, Boodle's, and navy on
full
mense number of spectators. The conditions were as fol-
lows sweepstakes of 5 soya
.each, 1 forfeit, for peers,
members
pay,
ofa ud m Parliament,embers o
officers h t
e,tshe
,
Arthur's, Guards', Carlton, Travellers', Arlington, St.
James's, nett's, Egerton's, and members of certain Paris
clubs. Guns 11 bore or less; charge, loz. 'and one-eighth
of shot No. 5,6, or 7. Competitors to be at liberty to put
in any quantity of shot, hal: a yard being added to their dis-
tance for every one-eighth of an ounce. All were to load
from the same bowls. Six birds were allowed for each
competitor. The new Lulea were to be strictly observed.
Mr. Frank Heathcoto was handicapper and referee, and his
decision was final in the event of any dispute. Harry Reed
officiated as scorer, and W. Barber provided the birds and
pulled the traps, which were as usual H. and T., the use of
both barrels allowed. Post entrances after the publication
of the card were 6 sovs and no forfeit. The result of the
shooting the first six rounds leftonly four in who had killed
all their birds, and they shot off at a bird each to become
entitled to the four prizes of the handicap as follows :
Colonel Astley, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1; Sir H.
1 1 1 1 1 10 ; Mr. A. L. 'Ricardo, 1 1 1 0; Hon. E. S.
Russell, 0. Colonel Astley, whose success was hailed with
loud cheers, therefore became entitled to the first prize,
£l6O, and a gun, presented by Adams. Sir H. Williamson
became the winner of the second prize, value £9O, and a
splendid gold clack. Mr. A. L. Ricardo took the third
prize, £5O, and the Hon. E. Russell, as fourth beet shot,
received the forfeits amounting to £26.
London, England, 1863-05-29

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Exchange, 68s. Ounces, 431. Dry American
hides, 36 to 37, good demand. Wool higher, prices
demanded. Tallow, 13a. Lumber, 34. Flour
unchanged.

MONTE VlDEO.—Exchange on London, 53. Wet
salted hides, 580. Dry American hides, 480. Dry
German hides, 540. Wool unaltered. Boginets
dull.

THE INDIAN BUDGET.

BOMBAY MAY 12.
(By Telegraph from Suez.)

Sir Charles Trevelyan's Indian Budget has been
published, rnd shows a surplus for the year 1862-63
of £937,000, and for 1863-64 of £815,000.
The following are the principal features of the
Budget :

The duty on iron is reduced to 1 per cent., that
on beer to three halfpenny (31d. ?) per gallon, and
that on wine to 2s. per gallon. One per cent. is
taken off the income-tax.

The sum of X 50,000,00 appears for public works,
and £500,000 for education. The salt manufac-
ture is abandoned.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, May 28.—The market has been heavy,
but up to the present time prices show only a slight
decline on the closing rates of yesterday. Threes,
are now at 69f. 40c. The Railway Share Market
shows little animation, but with previous quotations
pretty well maintained. The market continued
heavy to the close, and left cff as follows :-
41 per Cents. .. 97 Italian Loan . 72 50
Do. end month.... Do. end month.... 72 35
3 per Cents
Do. end month.... 69 35 Do. end month 73 40
Credit Mobilier.... 1415 Russian -
Do. end m0nth....1415 Austrian .. B5
Bank Shares 3475 Spanish Threes....
Credit ander 1455 Home Debt
London, England, 1863-05-29

SPORTING

CITY BETTING—Tms DAY.
GRAND PRIZE PARIS.
sto 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken and offered)
3to I agst La Toncques (taken)
9 to 2 agat S iccharonaeter (taken)
7to 1 agst Ranger (taken)
ASCOT STAKES.
100 to 15 agst Captain Crow (taken freely)
7to 1 apt Oldminster (taken and offered)
Bto 1 agat Rubicon (taken)
10 to 1 agst Brother to Rapid Rhone (taken freely
ROYAL HUNT CUP.
15 to 1 agst Catch-'em- Alive (taken)
Piracy of Artistic Copyright.

Mr. Gambart, at the commencement of an exceedingly
able pamphlet " On Piracy of Artistic Copyright," observes:
—" Nearly all those who have written or spoken on the
subject of copyright in works of art, have specially turned
their attention to the principle of endowing owners with the
same, but have neglected the not less important and more
practical matter of effectually securing it when given.
I am not a lawyer, and will therefore nut attempt to
treat this subject from a legal point of view, but
as a publisher of engravings and owner of copyrights,
simply give my experience of the defective state of the law,
and suggest what remedies are required. How defective
the law is will appear when I state that I have appealed
to it for protection, against pirates of artistic copyright,
in nearly every court, and, to my cost, found that none
could help me. So far as already published engrav-
ings are concerned, my property has been taken away
by persons who make,
sell, or buy copies of them
without my consent :—for these new laws will come too
late. I have, however, other works, as yet in the hands of
the engravers, which require protection, amongst these are "
Marriage of the Princess Royal."
Mr. Holman Hunt's "Finding of the Saviour in the Tem-
ple," and Mr. Phillip's
How deeply I am interested in the question will be under-
stood, when I state that for this first picture I paid £5,500,
the largest sum ever paid for a modern picture !"
[To this certainly confident and explicit asser-
tion of Mr. Gambart's we cannot but append here
an inquiry whether he remembers to have read, in
the public journals of April, 1862, the account that
Mr. Flatou had purchased Mr. Frith's picture of
"The Railway Station," from that eminent R.A.,
for the sum of 8,760 guineas P And yet, further,
if he has chanced to have noticed a paragraph which
made the rounds of the papers about,two months
ago, end which has never to this moment been con-
tradicted, to the effect that that same picture of the
Railway Station had been resold by Mr. Flatou for
£20,000 !—Ed. Sun.]
London, England, 1863-05-29

SHARE MARKETS--This day.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOII-S.

Share Railways. paid. Closing I Business
Price. done.

Mr.. `Vol., and S tr. Val.
Blythe and 'Tyne ,
Bost.,Sleat,andMid.k.lo.
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Cork an,l Bandon
Cornwall
Do A (A L'ets no . (Hy
Do. B till
be fip e.p anthas
en aid to B.
Dublin & Belpfast June.
Dun.,Pert h. & Ab. June.
!Edinburgh & Glasgow.
Glasf.r. and S. Western.
Great Eastern, Ord. stk,
Ditto A stock
Ditto East Anglian st
GreatNorthol Scotland
!Great Northern.......
! Do
Do A stock
13 do
;Gt, S. an'l W. of Ireland,
Great Western
Do Str Val ;qua. stock
Lancashire & Yorkshire
London and Blackwall
Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast
Lon., Chat, and Dover
Lon. & North Western
ILon. & So.th Western
I IStan., Slid., & Lincoln.
Maryport and Carlisle.
Do * shares
Metropolitan
Midland
Do New
Do Binning. & Derby
Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland
Do. 6 shares
Mid Kent
Do Cray Line
North British
Edin., Perth, & Dundee
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
purchase I
Do Leeds G.N.E.
LGeeds.E

8 8i

8 9
85 87
118 .118 t

117 i 18 }

53 I
48k

Do York
Do Carlisle
North London

I Do New
North Staffordshire
,N. and S. W. Junction
Scottish Central
'Scot N. E., Aber. stock
Do Scot. Mid. stock
Shrews. and Welchpool
Shropshire Union
'South Devon
;South Eastern
South Wales
IS. York. and River Dun
Staines,Wok.,andWok.,
Stockton & Darlingtonl
Do ...............
Do New, 1813 G
Taff Vale..
Do B
DoC ...............
Do ...
Ulster
.............
Do
Vale of Neath.
Victoria sta, and. Pim
Waterford & Kilkenny
West Cornwall .......
W. Hartlepool Har.&i.
West Midland -Oxford
Do Newport
Do Hereford
London, England, 1863-05-29

Recognition of the Confederate States.

Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on an early day he
should submit a resolution to the house that an humble
address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she
will be pleased to enter upon negotiations with the great
Powers of Europe for the purpose of inviting the recogni-
tion of the Southern States of America. (Cheers )
Lord R. MONTAGU gave notice that, in the event
of the motion being brought forward, he should propose an
amendment to it. (Laughter.)

THE BALLOT.
Mr. BERKELEY gave notice of his intention, on the
16th of June, to submit a notice on the ballot.
THE CASE OF JESSIE MACLACHLAN.
Mr. STIRLING gave notice that on the 6th of June
he should call the attention of the house to the papers
recently printed and circulated among hon. members con-
taining the evidence privately collected in this case, and
which led to the saving of the woman's life.
CIVIL SERVICE—OPEN COMPETITION.
Mr. HENNESSY gave notice that on an early day he
propose that an address be presented to the Crown, praying
that appointments in the civil service might be submitted
to open competition.
INDIA—THE CLIVE FUND.
Mr. M. MILNES gave notice that on Monday he should
ask the Secretary of State for India the course that was
proposed to be adopted in consequence of the decision
arrived at with respect to the " Clive Fund," and whether
the officers who had received no pay in consequence of the
dissensions betwe,n the India and the War Office would be
reimbursed.
London, England, 1863-05-29

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
(Per the City of Washington.)

NEW YORK, MAY 16, MORNING

The Federal debt is estimated at present at
984,000,000 dols., of which 400,000,000 dols. is in
legal tender currency.
The Near York World denouaces Gen. Hooker's
address to his army as false and untruthful.

The City of Washington takes out 76 cabin and
103 steerage passengers ; also 435,495 dole. and
£4,810 in specie.

MEXICO.
THE SIEGE OF PUEBLA.

Letters from Orizaba, dated 25th April last,
brieg news from Puebla to the 20th. No fight had
taken place before that town, by the French were
pressing the siege Tigorously, and had sustained no
repulse. On the contrary, on the 19th, they had
obtained success at the Carmen Convent, routing
the Mexicans with great loss at the point of the
bayonet.

The works of the siege had greatly advanced,
and the fall of the city was expected.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
CRACOW, MAY 29, 12 10 P.M.
Intelligence to the 26th inst. states that the in-
surgents have gained a victory at Kalisz, in the
palatinate of Lask, The Russians suffered consider-
able loss.

An engagement has taken place in Slawuta, -in
Volhynia.
In the government of Mohilew the insurgents
h ave occupied Gorki.
Count Alexander Branicki has been banished to
Saratow.

In consequence of orders of the National Govern•
ment the documents relating to the trial of Dzia•
lynski have been abstracted by the National
police.

GREECE.
COPENHAGEN, MAY 29.

The Fadrelandet contains the following:—

"It is said that the question of the acceptance of
the Greek throne, which in Tuesday's sitting of the
Council of Ministers still encountered difficulties
upon the part of Prince Christian, was decided
yesterday. Prince William accepts the Crown of
Greece for himself, and his successors."
London, England, 1863-05-29

BANKRUPTS.

The following are the only bankrupts of commercial ini-
pOrt ance in the Gazette :
Alex. Harvey, licensed victualler, Deal
George Bull, carpenter, Leadenhall-street
Ge( rge Orton, shipping butcher, High-street, Wapping
Thomas Franklin, licensed victualler, Camberwell
George Tabrar, brass finisher, Clerkenwell
James Gaven, cabinetmaker, St. Marylebone
Benjamin Kirby, lace dealer, St. Noet's
Robert Mycroft, builder, Sheffield
Elisha Worrall, shoemaker, Salford
Harriett Keniston, hosier, Bath
Nathan Salter, plasterer, Bath
Samuel W. Reddish, engineer, Nottingham
Robt. Summerskill, merchant, Great Grimsby
Samuel Wilson, machine manufacturer, Norfolk
Joseph Jackson, upholsterer, Penrith
John Clee, currier, Dudley
Edward Lloyd, draper, Pennant, Montgomeryshire
Thomas Fillingham Musson, farmer, Hose, Leicester
Moritz Borchardt, commission agent, Soho-square
Gabriel P. Hugons, civil engineer, Nutford-place
James C. Nichols, jun., commission agent, Fradley, Staf-
fordshire
William Hutchinson, carpenter, Winton, Westmorland

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
Henry Imrie, farmer, Brotus, Cults
John Coats, reed maker, Paisley
David Ferrier, bookseller, Edinburgh
James and John APlienzie, contractors, Lossiemouth
Peter Duthie, farmer, Newton, Aberdeenshire
MacDougal and Son, confectioners, Kilmarnock
John Montgomery, coal merchant, Troon
John Calder, cabinetmaker, Inverness
Wm. Reid, jun., storekeeeper, Port Dundas
London, England, 1863-05-29

POLAND.

A POLISH INSURGENT'S VIEW OF THE
DIPLO MATIC TRANSACTIONS RESPECTING
POLAN D,

RAWA, MAY, 1863,

Four months have now passed since the com-
mencement of the insurrection. If in eight days
we do not hear of a new massacre, if the news of
movements in the country beyond the Dnieper should
be confirmed, we may look with less anxiety for
foreign aid. Would to God we could do without
this company of buffoons who are the head of the
Governments of the West ! While warlike action
is imperatively necessary, they play like children
with empty words. Nor is this all. All their
sympathy is but a Judas kiss. They guard jealously
their thirty talents, and betray us the while. They
are constantly labouring solely to legalize that
brutal and often repeated partition of Poland. They
prate of the holiness of treaties. Hypocrites !

To•day's Patrie says :
" We learn by a letter from Cracow, dated 17th
May, that it is reported there that the Prussians
have entered the territory of the Kingdom of
Poland; it is added that the Austrians were about
to do the same, and that the Russian troops would
retire into the fortresses. The Prussians would
occupy the country as allies of Russia, and the
Austrians as representatives of the three Great
Powers which intervene diplomatically in our
favour."

All honour to diplomacy !
This news, whether true or false, deserves very
great attention, for it shows that the lovers of peace
think of stopping the bloodshed and causing an
armistice—no
easy problem, under the mourn-
stances in which Poland is now. It is not strange,
therefore, that
the very practical way, above al-
luded to, of solving that problem should he to the

taste of the wiseacres of the West. No need to use
their,treasures, their armies, and their ships ; all
will be settled in the simplest manner on the spot
without much cost or trouble, and the honour of the
three allied criminals will he saved. The require-
ments of humanity will, moreover, be satisfied ;
peace will be re-established, and Europe, free from
all anxiety, be enabled to turn with a free mind to
her dear Conferences.

We may, therefore, really foresee an armed in-
tervention, not in our favour, but in that of Russia
and her two allies in crime. Its object will not
to wipe out the crime of the partition, but more
strongly to establish its consequences. It will be
employed in a restoration of order, more properly
so called than that immortalised by Sebastiani, for
it will be a restoration of the " order" which was
established in 1796.

To disarm us and give us up a prey to the three
plunderers is, then, the intention of these Judases
of the West. So much for the justice and sense of
right of the NINETEENTH CENTURY !
London, England, 1863-05-29

DISTRICT POST-OFFICES.

Sir DE L. EVANS asked the Secretary to the Tree
spry, what the Postmaster-General intended to do with the
nine residences attached to the district post-offices situate
at High Holborn, Vere-street, Buckingham-gate. Camden-
town, Lambeth, Borough, Islington, Bethnal-green, and
Commercial road, which had been unoccupied for peziods
varying from one to five years ?
Mr. F. PEEL replied that the buildings were occupied
by the principal Poet-office officers of the district. When
the Post-office arrangements had been completed, these
buildings would be permanently occupied.
THE CASE OF JOHN LILLEY, 6TH DRAGOONS.
Mr. FORTESCUE, who had a question on the paper on
this subject, intimated that he proposed bringing on the
motion on Monday on going into committee of supply.
CAPTAIN RODERICK DEW.
Colonel SYKES asked the Secretary to the Admiralty,
whether it was the intention of the Admiralty to submit
the conduct of Captain Roderick Dew, of her Majesty's
ship Encounter, to the judgment of a court martial, for
carrying on military operations in China beyond the 30
miles radius from a treaty port at the siege Shon-hing, 50
miles from Ningpo, in which the life of Lieut. Tinling,
of her Majesty's ship Encounter, was sacrificed, in disobe-
dience of the instructions conveyed in Earl Russell's
despatch to Mr. Bruce, dated 26th August, 1862.
Lord C. PA GET replied that no official information had
yet been received at the Admiralty, which was probably to
be accounted for by the admiral of the station being at the
extreme end of it, on the coast of Japan. He had, however,
received a letter from Captain Dew, stating that he merely
accompanied the expedition as an amateur.
THE EGYPTIAN ROUTE TO INDIA.
Mr. TORRENS asked the Secretary of State for India,
whether her Majesty's Government had taken into con-
sideration the advantages that might result, politically
and financially, from using the route through
Egypt for our troops going to and returning
from India : whether any correspendence on the
subject has passed between the Secretary of State and any
of the chief authorities at either of the Presidencies in
India on the subject; and, if so, if there would be any ob-
jection to laying the correspondence upon the table F
Sir C. WOOD said the attention of the Government had
been directed to the matter, and some correspondence was
going on between the naval and military departments on the
subject, which was of a twofold nature—financial and sani-
tary. It was right, however, to state that a committee had
investigated the propriety of adopting the proposed route,
and teported against it.
London, England, 1863-05-29

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Exchange, 68s. Ounces, 431. Dry American
hides, 36 to 37, good demand. Wool higher, prices
demanded. Tallow, 13a. Lumber, 34. Flour
unchanged.
MONTE VlDEO.—Exchange on London, 63. Wet
salted bides, 580. Dry American hides, 480. Dry
German hides, 540. Wool unaltered. Business
dull.

THE INDIAN BUDGET.

BOMBAY MAY 12.

(By Telegraph from Suez.)

Sir Charles Trevelyan's Indian Budget has been
published, rnd shows a surplus for the year 1862-63
of £937,000, and for 1863-64 of £815,000.
The following are the principal features of the
Budget :

The duty on iron is reduced to 1 per cent., that
on beer to three halfpenny (31d. ?) per gallon, and
that on wine to 2s. per gallon. One per cent. is
taken off the income-tax.

The sum of £50,000,000 appears for public works,
and £500,000 for education. The salt manufac-
ture is abandoned.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, May 28.—The market has been heavy,
but up to the present time prices show only a slight
decline on the closing rates of yesterday. Threes,
are now at 69f. 40c. The Railway Share Market
shows little animation, but with previous quotations
pretty well maintained. The market continued
heavy to the close, and left cif as follows :
ft per Cents. 97 Italian Loan 72 N
Do. end month.... Do. end month 72 35
3 per Cents - ditto
Do. end month.... 69 35 Do. end month 73 40
Credit Mobilier....l4l,q, Russian
Do. end m0nth....141 Austrian
Bank Shares 3475 Spanish Threes....
Credit Fonder 1455 Rome Debt .. 5l 75

BA ivivhors.
Cash.
Orleans ................ 1000 ..
Northern .... .......... 1035

Account.
995
1035

New ditto; .... ....... : . ..
Lyons and Mediterranean 1038 75 .. 1037 50
Geneva
Southern
Western .. 525 .. 525
Eastern ....... .• . 510 .. 510
Sardinian .. 425 .. 425
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa .. 715 .. 715 --
Ditto to Barcelona -
London, England, 1863-05-29

J LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
(Per the City of Washington.)
NEW YORK, MAY 16, MORNING.

The Federal debt is estimated at present at
984,000,000 dole., of which 400,000,000 dols. is in
legal tender currency.
The New York World denounces Gen. Hooker's
address to his army as false and untruthful.
The City of Washington takes out 76 cabin and
103 steerage passengers; also 435,495 dols. and
£4,810 in specie,

MEXICO.
THE SIEGE OF PUEBLA.

Letters from Orizaba, dated 25th April last,
bring news from Puebla to the 20th. No fight had
taken place before that town, by the French were
pressing the siege vigorously, and had sustained no
repulse. On the contrary, on the 19th, they had
obtained success at the Carmen Convent, routing
the Mexicans with great loss at the point of the
bayonet.

The works of the siege had greatly advanced,
and the fall of the city was expected.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
CRACOW, MAY 29, 12 10 P.M.
Intelligence to the 26th inst. states that the in-
surgents have gained a victory at Kalisz, in the
palatinate of Lask. The Russians suffered consider-
able lose.

An engagement has taken place in Slawuta, in
Vollynia.
In the government of Mohilew the insurgents
h ave occupied Gorki.
Count Alexander Branicki has been banished to
Saratow.

In consequence of orders of the National Govern-
ment the documents relating to the trial of Dzia-
lynski have been abstracted by the National
police.

GREECE.
COPENHAGEN, MAT 29.

The Fadrelandet contains the following :
" It is said that the question of the acceptance of
the Greek throne, which in Tuesday's sitting of the
Council of Ministers still encountered difficulties
upon the part of Prince Christian, was decided
yesterday. Prince William accepts the Crown of
Greece for himself, and his successors.'

RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 29.
An imperial decree published to-day orders the
Bank of Russia to effect another successive diminu-
tion in the price of gold, so that,at the close of the
present year it may be at par.
The Journal de St Petersbourg of to-day declares
the rumours of an attempted insurrection at Smo-
enski, and its environs, to be entirely unfounded.

THE BRAZILS.
(By Telegraph from Lisbon.)
BUENOS, AYRES, APRIL 28.
The suppression of the troubles in the interior is
progressing satisfactorily.
The invasion attempted by General Flores has
entirely failed.
London, England, 1863-05-29

tires; Gerald Henry Talbot, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice O'Rorke.
93d Foot—Quartermaster John Joiner to' be Paymaster,
vice Blake, transferred to the 4th Hussars.
99th Foot—Albert John MolyneuxTreeby, Gent., to beEn-
sign, by purchase, vice Edward Shilson, who retires.
109th Foot—Captain and Brevet Major Astell Thomas
'Welsh, from the Bth Foot, to be Captaili, vice Newall,
who exchanges.
DEPOT BATTALION.—Capt. George Robert Stewart Black,
60th Foot, to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Captain
Thomas Biggs, 60th Foot, who has completed the regu-
lar period of service in that appointment.
UNATTACHED.—Captain and Brevet-Major Thos. Hugh
Cockburn, from the 43d Foot, to be Major, without pur-
chase ; Lieut. Richard Bunn, from the 37th Foot, to be
Captain, without purchase.

BREVET.
Colonel Charles John Cook, on the retired full-pay list of
the Royal Artillery, to be Major-General, the rank being
honorary only.
Captain Henry Alexander Atchison, 43d Foot, to be
Major.
Captain and Brevet-Major Henry Alexander Atchison
43d Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, ,
Captain John William Henry Chafyn Grove Morris,
Royal Marine Artillery, to be Major.
Paymaster Henry Barrett Bromley, 10th Foot, to have
the honorary rank of Captain.
London, England, 1863-05-29

SHAKESPEARIAN TERCENTENARY.

A meeting was held at Stratford-upon-Avon yes-
terday, for the purpose of deciding upon the man-
ner of celebrating the tercentenary of Shakespeare's
birthday in 1864, The chair was occupied by the
Lord-Lieutenant of the county, Lord Leigh, and
the meeting was one of the largest held in Stratford
for several years.
It was agreed " that a national memorial shall
be raised to Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon,"
as the place of his birth. For this purpose money
will be sought throughout the country.

After some animated discussion as to the best
mode of celebrating the tercentenary, it was re-
solved :-1. To extend the educational advantages
of the Free Grammar School of Bing Edward VI.,
Stratford, in which Shakespeare was educated ; and
to found and establish one or more scholarships and
exhibitions at the Universities in connection with
the school. 2. To found a triennial prize for the
best poem or essay on Shakespeare, to be open to
public competition. 3. To lay out New Place Gar-
dens, and open them to the public, and otherwise
properly celebrate the tercentenary at Stratford.
Mr. BENNETT, the tragedian. proposed that a
magnificent statue should be erected in hie native
town, which should be worthy of the nation and
the genius of Shakespeare.
Thirty-two voted for the motion,
wrist
the noble chairman giving his castini,
the motion.
and
v3o2t eltagg4iii.St ;

------
"We are requested to state that the next Exami-
nation for Direct Commissions will commence on Monday,
the 3d August. We are also requested to state that the list
of candidates for this examination is complete.
SOUTHERN ENGINEERS.—The negro soldiers in
the department of the Gulf having already proved
themselves efficient and obedient soldiers, it has been deter-
mined to turn their mechanical skill to account. Decent
letters from Baton Rouge report that a regiment
engineers is now organising at that point.
1,200 able-bodied lan:, gro
this regiment will consist of over en tilled
who will be attached to the engine
corps
building und-lel;
meat, and be employed in bridge ps of this depart.
The blacks are proud
the instruction of competent officer
of the trust reposed in them, and whenevers they are em-
ployed in military duty
proof of intelligence
give ample
industry, and capacity. Their first. detail for the difficult'
and important service of the. engineer department of the
army is en important experiment, the result of which will
be obierred with curious interest.-IVew York Times.