The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-07 00:00:00

HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow lay, £4 Os to £5 ss; clover,
£5 5s to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 13s per load.
Trade dull.

CumnEßLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 10s; clover
..£5 Os to £6 6s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load.
Demand inactive.

WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, IA Os to £5 ss; clover,
£5 5s to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 14s per load.
Trade slow.

THE PRODUCE MA R KETS. —The effect of the
sharp action of the Bank of England, so far as the
produce markets are concerned, has been simply to create
a pause in speculative operations, and not to bring about
any material fall in prices. If sales had been pressed
after the announcement of the raising at the discount rate
to 6 per cent., lower terms must in nearly all cases have
been accepted, but holders have shown no eagerness to
realise, and the general confidence as to the probable future
demand for most of the principal articles has not been
shaken. Fine kinds of raw sugar, at the commence-
ment of business, again brought slightly firmer rates,
but this improvement was ultimately lost, and refined
kinds, which form the bulk of the sales, have been
dull throughout the week ; the same may be said of refined
sugars. The tea market has been remarkably steady, and
its prospects appear favourable. Coffee has been influ-
enced by heavy supplies, and has closed at a slight decliuo;
the Netherlands Trading Company's sale on the 18'h inst.
include 125,000 bags of Java; the deliveries for export
from London continue large. In rice there has been no
alteration, but the stocks aro small, and appearances are
in favour of higher rates. Dried fruits have improved in
value, and it is thought that prices of most kinds will be
higher than those of last year. Bengal saltpetre has
brought rather better rates, and the quotations for spices
have been, in most instances, well ma,intained.—Traders'
Circular.

Metropolitan Board of Works
The weekly meeting of the Board was held yesterday at
the office in Spring-gardens ; Sir J. THWAITES in the chair.

Major LYON asked the engineer in what state the expe-
riments were that were now being conducted to test the
ventilation of the various sewers. It was an important
subject now that the cholera was approaching.
The ENGINEER replied that the experiments going on had
attracted great attention and discussion, and everything
was done to bring them to a satisfactory state, but before
Christmas ho should be able to say whether they would be
successful or not.

The Clerk to the Board (Hr. Pollard) read a letter from
the City commissioners of Sewers, stating that some of the
houses were about to be removed at the corner of Grace-
church-street and Lombard• street, and that they had com-
municated with the Fishmongers' Company with the view
of widening those streets.' That company had offered to
sell the ground required for £B,OOO, and the commissioners
asked the board to contribute a portion towards that ex-
pe,nse.

The CllAinmAN inquired whether St. Benet's Church
was not coming down ?

Mr. IL L. TAYLOR said he hoped it was.
The letter was referred to the streets and improvements
committee.

The CHIEF ENGINEER presented a report on the progress
of the Thames Embankment and main drainage works.
A special boas d was held, in consequence of a requisition
signed by five members, for the purpose of rescinding exist-
ing orders fixing the salaries and allowances of the chief and
assistant engineers, so far as might be necessary to allow
such increase and to pass such orders thereon as may be
necessary.

Mr. PECKETT, in a very few observations, urged that the
time had arrived when they should do justice to their
engineers, and moved that the existing orders on salaries
of engineers be rescinded, and that the salary of the chief
engineer be raised from £1,500 to £2,000 a year.
Mr. MILLER, M.P., seconded the motion.
Considerable discussion on this motion took place, which
resulted in the following amendment, which was moved by
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR, being carried :—" That the question as
to the salaries and remuneration to the chief engineer and
assistant engineer be referred to a committee of the whole
board, to inquire in respect to their salaries and all addit long
made thereto, and that the committee do report their re-
commendations thereon."

The Engineer brought up his replies to the questions that
had been put to him by Mr. H. L. Taylor relative to the
Thames Embankment contracts on Friday last. They were
as follows :—The contract No. 1 amounted to £520,000 ;
for No. 2, .029,000. The date of the order to commence
No. 1 was the 10th of February, 1864, and the contractor
was-bound to complete it within a period of two years and
six months. The order for commencing No. 2 was dated
19th of March, 1864, and the contractor was bound to com-
plete it in two years. The contractors did not obtain pos-
session of the wharves and ground necessary until some time
after the date of the engineer's orders, andthere were other
causes of delay for which the contractor was not responsible.
The penalty for non-completion of the work at the specified
time was 1 per cent on the amount of the tender for each
and every week that might elapse between the appointed
and the actual time of completion. That amounted to
£5,200 per week on contract No. 1, and £2,290 per wbek on
contract No. 2. The value of No. 1 contract, including
plant and materials on the ground, was £215,905, which
showed a monthly progress of £11,363. The amount re-
quired in future per month to complete the contract within
the time specified, extras included, was £27,645. Tho value
of the work done on contract No. 2, including plant and ma-
terials on the ground; amounted to £144,871, which showed
the amount required in future to complete the contract
within the time specified was £14,021. The engineer was
also asked to state whether, looking at the present state of
the works and the large sum advanced, there would be
sufficient funds left out of which the penalties could be
enforced. The engineer stated that he could noc answer
the question because it involved a knowledge of the state
of the works at some future period, of which no possible
estimate could be formed. In reply to another question,
the engineer stated that the amount of work done in the
last few months was £45,000.
Mr. CARPMAEL said that at the rate they had been going
on they would complete the works in the time specified.
Mr. TAYLOR said he was credibly informed that it would
be years before the works would be finished.

Mr. BAzALGETTE said he did not anticipate any such
delay, clthough he did not think the works would be com-
pleted in the time specified. The delay might be a few
months, but certainly not years.

The routine business was disposed of, and the board ad.
journed.

RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

•
(From the Illustrated London News)
The will of Lady Harriet Forde, late of Ulcombe Rectory,
Kent, formerly of Hollymount, Devon, was proved in Lon-
don, on the 13th ult., by the Rev. Pierce Butler, the nephew
and solo executor. The personalty was sworn under £12,000.
Her ladyship was the daughter of the second Earl of aurick,
and died on the 25th of July last, at Folkestone, Kent, at
the age of eighty-one. She was twice married ; first, to
Francis Savage, Esq.: and secondly, in 1829, to Colonel
Matthew Fords, who died in 1839. The will is dated Aug.
2, 1852 ; and her ladyship leaves the whole of her property
to her said nephew and executor.
The will of Sir William Jackson Hooker, K. 11., D.C.L.,
was proved in London on the 18th ult. The personalty was
sworn under £35,000. The executors appointed are Lady
Hooker, his widow ; Joseph Dalton Hooker, M.D., his son ;
and Thomas Brightwen, Esq., of Great Yarmouth. Sir
William was curator of the Botanical-gardens at Kew, and
late Professor of Botany at Glasgow University. His will
bears date December, 1859, and a codicil September, 1862 ;
and he died at Kew-gardens, on the 12th of August last, at
the age of 79. Sir William bequeaths to his widow, Lady
Hooker, all his furniture, plates, wines, &c., and an imme-
diate legacy of £300; and directs that the sum of £5,000 be
set apart to secure an annuity for her life. His books, pic-
tures, collection of plants, and botanical specimens he
leaves to his son Dr. J. Hooper; and has made provision
for the widow and daughter of his deceased son William.
The residue of his property is to be divided between his
son and two daughters, with provision also for their children.
The will of Gen. Sir F. Stovin, G.C.8., K.C.M.G., late of
St. James's Palace, was proved in the London Court on
the22dult. The personal property was sworn under£7,ooo.
Sir Frederick was a General in the British army, Colonel
of the 83d Foot, and a Groom-in-waiting to her Majesty ;
had served at Walcheren and Copenhagen, in the Penin-
sula, and in America, and in the lonian Isles. Sir Frede-
rick attained tho age of 82, and died on the 16th Aug. last
at St. James's Palace, having executed his will in 1862,
which was attested by Major G. A. Browne and J. Eden,
of Beamish Park ; and added a codicil in June, 1863, at-
tested by G. T. Gooch, R.N., and W. Baldwin, St. James's
Palace. By the latter, Sir Frederick has bequeathed to
Major Forbes Alacboan, of the 92d Foot, a legacy of
£1,400, and leaves the rest of his property to his great-
nephew, J. W. Warburton, Esq., of the Foreign7office, who
is also the sole executor.

The will of Philip Lucas, Esq., of Manchester, merchant,
was proved in London by the executors, namely, his reliot
and his nephews Samson Lucas and Horatio Behrens, power
being reserved to his nephew, Henry Micholls, also an exe-
cutor, to prove hereafter. The personalty was sworn under
£140,000. The testator diedat Kennington-park on the 30th
of July, 1865, having executed his will on the Bth Novem-
ber, 1864. There are numerous bequests to his relatives.
His estate in Kingston, Jamaica, he leaves to his three
nephews, whom he has appointed executors, equally amongst
them. He bequeaths tc his wife an immediate legacy of
£5OO, and a life interest over £50,000. To his only son he
bequeaths a legacy of £lO,OOO on attaining 21; and leaves
the residue of his property to be divided equally amongst his
children. He has left the following charitable bequests:—
To the Jews' School, Cheatham-hill, £3OO ; to the German
Jews' Hospital, Norwood ; the Jews' Orphan Asylum,
Tenter-ground ; Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond-
street ; Manchester Infirmary, Manchester Lying-in Hos-
pital, Manchester Eye Infirmary, Blind Asylum and Deaf
and Dumb Asylum, Old Trafford, each a legacy of £5O.

NOBLE CONDUCT OF A BOY.—On Wednesday
afternoon three little boys, eight or nine years old,
were bathing on the eastern side of Ponsandane River,
near Penzance, the sea being very rough at the time. One
of them, named Bazely, attempted to ford the river, and
while doing so a heavy surf came up, which knocked him off
his legs and dashed him up the river into deep water. As
Bazely could not swim, his companions screamed aloud for
help. At this moment two boys named Glasson and Pascoe,
of Penzance, were sailing their mimic boats on the river,
and ran to the spot. The little boys said Bazely had sunk
and was now again come to the surface. Glasson, without
even taking off his jacket, jumped into the river and seized
the drowning boy, pushed him towards the land, Pascoe
laying hold of him and helping to drag him ashore. Bazely
was quite stiff and helpless for a few moments, and when
he became conscious vomited and seemed very ill. The
boys threw some clothes over him, and as soon as possible
got him home. Glasson is under 12 years
TILE ACCIDENT IN TILE WEST INDIA DOCKS.—An
inquest has been held on the body of Henry Har-
per, the young man wbo was drowned in the West India
Docks on Sunday afternoon, while saving a dog from a
similar fate, as already reported. George Saffron stated
that ho was the owner of the dog, and that he held one of
the hands of deceased while the latter reached over the
water to get at the animal. Witness found the hand of the
deceased slipping through his, and he fell into the dock.
Witness was so terrified that he could neither speak nor
move, but a man came running up with the drags, and the
deceased was got out dead in 20 minutes. The jury re-
turned a verdict " that the deceased was accidentally
drowned in the water of the West India Docks while en-
deavouring to save a dog from drowning."

ESCAPE OF A JACKAL FROM MANDER'S MENA-
GERIE AT NOTTINGIIAM.-A jackal escaped from Mander's
menagerie at Nottingham, on Wednesday, followed by his
keeper end a dog. Ho was, however, too fleet-footed for
his pursuers, and at length mado towards the Flying Horse
Hotel, and took refugo in the stables. After a regular chase
within he was captured by the porter in time to hand him
to the keeper, who had just arrived.

HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Oct. 4.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, and
attended by Lady Ely, drove to Luch Bulig, and
returned to the Castle by Invercauld.
Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Helena went
out driving in the afternoon.

Foreign Courts.
PARIS, Oct. 5.
• A Geneva letter of the 2d says :—" The Grand
Duchess Marie of Russia and her daughter the
Princess Eugenie yesterday paid a visit to the mag-
nificent villa of Baron Adolphe de Rothschild near
this city. Her imperial highness greatly admired
the marvels of art contained in this truly regal resi-
dence, and particularly a precious collection of cut
rock crystals which has no equal. A sumptuous
breakfast was offered to her highness by the Baron
and Baroness de Rothschild, to which, besides the
persons composing the suite of the Grand Duchess,
there were invited Count de Nesselrode, Count and
Countess Lainsdorff, and M. de Migrine. After the
breakfast her highness left for Beau Rivage, Ouchy,
which she will quit in the course of this week for
FlorenCe, where she intends to pass the winter."

The Inde'pendance of Brussels contradicts, on
authority, the reports published by certain journals
that King Leopold intends to pass the winter in the
south, and that the Duke of Brabant is about again
to travel in warm countries.

Prince Humbert has arrived at Milan, where he
intends making a short stay prior to proceeding to
Naples.

Prince Otho, brother to the King of Bavaria,
whose indisposition has been lately announced, is in
full convalescence. King Louis 11. last week left
his retreat at Hohenschwangau to pay a visit to his
capital ; he was present at a representation at the
theatre, and received in solemn audience M. de
Barandarian, Minister of Mexico at the Courts of
Vienna and Munich, who presented to his Majesty
the insignia of the Order of the Mexican Eagle. The
young king has since returned to Hohenschwangau.

Lord Shaftesbury on the Volunteer

Movement.

Upwards of 600 of the rifle volunteers of Dorset
were reviewed on Blandford Down last Monday, in
the presence of several thousands of spectators, by
Colonel Wright, deputy-inspector of the county.
The Earl of Shaftesbury, the lord-lieutenant of the
county ; Lord Ashley, Lieutenant-Colonel of the
Dorset Militia ; Colonel W. H. B. Portman, Somer-
set Rifle Volunteer Corps ; Sir J. D'Oyley, Bart.,
deputy-lieutenant of the county ; Colonel Sir G.
Greathed, K.C.B. ; Captain Sir R. Glyn, and many
of the nobility and gentry of the county were pre-
sent. At the conclusion of the review, which lasted
three hours, Colonel Wright intimated his great
satisfaction with the manner in which the battalion
had acquitted itself, and that he should make a
favourable report to the Secretary of State.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said—Volunteers of the
county of Dorset, and allow me to add my excellent
and worthy friends, for I shall not stand on this oc-
casion on mere military language—my excellent and
worthy friends, you have heard the compliment and
,the opinions of the reviewing officer—the gallant
Colonel Wright—and it is not in my power to add
anything to that which has fallen from his lips, dic-
tated as it is by experience, long service, and capa-
bility to judge of men both in the field and out of
it. Now, my good friends, it has often been mylot
to address you after a day of review, and the con-
sequence is I have nothing new to say. I can only
repeat what I have always said and what I have as
constantly felt, that I do rejoice to see collected
before me such a band of devoted, patriotic, and
admirable men brought together for no purpose of
violence or aggression, but simply to maintain law
and justice, their own rights, the rights of their
families, and may say the peace of the whole
human race. I could wish to have something new
to say, but I will stand on the old saying,
" having nothing new to say, there is nothing
ill to say ;" there is the same good I have seen
before, and therefore I say, instead of any-
thing new, the old language is better. Gentlemen,
this is one of the noblest. spectacles a free country
can enjoy. I ask you whether there is upon the
surface of Europe—even among those countries that
boast they have a sort of freedom—is there any one
of those countries a nation where the Government
can entrust arms to 150,000 men—those men to
keep their arms in their own houses, and subject not
to the military rule of the Queen, but only to her
ordinances, and governed by the great principles of
loyalty ? And, let me tell you, this is one of the
noblest achievements in the history of freedom,when
men have attained the point you have, for then they
show they are capable of freedom and capable of
appreciating it in others, because they have within
themselves that principle of self-control without
which there can be no respect for the rights of others,
and there can be no true and permanent freedom in
any part of the habitable globe. You have heard a
great deal, and I hope you will hear a great deal
more, of what is called the enten!e cordiale—the
hearty good understanding between us and the
French nation. God grant that it may long endure
but allow me to say this—that a hearty understand-
ing is always based upon mutual respect, and upon
a recognition of mutual power, and no man is so
respectable, or any nation so respectable, as that
which knows how to make itself respected, and
makes itself respected, by being ready to give to any
one who chooses to come as good as he brings. That
is what you mean to do—yon don't intend to cross
the water with any motive of aggression, but you
stand here and say, " Woe to the man, or any num-
ber of men, who shall dare to set foot upon this
sacred soil ; we trust in our justice and in our rights,
that under God this blessed country of England 131
the manly vigour of her sons will ever be defended
from assault;" in homely phrase you say, "Live and
let live ;" you shall let us live, and we will let you
live. God grant that peace may never be broken,
and that we may have many of such meetings as
that which took place the other day, when the
people of Poole so nobly entertained the people
from Cherbourg. I wish to God they would come
myself, and I
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the same—that if they choose to come in a friendly
way by hundreds or by thousands, we'll show then
hospitality—what a country England is, what homes
we have, and homes we intend to fight for. It is
because we have such homes we are determined to
stand up in defence of them. We wish to set than
a good example—to let them see by the homes of
England what we wish them to attain to, that the
homes on the Continent may be such as ours ; and,
when they are happy at home, have peace in their
families, and are ruled by the principles of good
government, they will never seek to trespass upon
the rights of others. Now, my boys, I can only sal
that there is no one of my duties, as lord-lieutenant
of Dorset, which confers on me so much pleasure
and honour as these periodical reviews. I confess
it raises you highly in my estimation ; and your gal'
lant colonel, my admirable friend Colonel Mausel,
very highly indeed as an officer and a gentleman.
He is a fine specimen of a British officer and of an
English gentleman. God grant that we may have
many such. Old England need never fear when
she has hundreds of sons such as he. Now, then,
my good friends, go to your homes satisfied thatyou have done your duty, set good examples to all
around you, and determine that you will do your
duty whenever you are called upon to do it ; but
bear with you, on your lips and in your hearts, this
great motto, for the honour of old England and for
the guidance of her sons, " Glory to God in the
highest, on earth peace, goodwill towards men."

THE LADY MAYORESS.—We are happy to state
that a favourable change has taken place in the conditioo
of Mrs. Hale, wife of the Lord Mayor, who has for 80111.:
time past been suffering from an alarming illness.—G"
Press.