The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, I_,O.NDO.NL SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1856.

MONEY MARKET SHARE MARKET B. - „IN., -„ ASED -Cl.' FIXED rtIiNT.A.L.
(T Hmoans Prier. I ".Rinses
AND ••ti,. Pa:a. RAILIOATbe Company yesterday. yeeter lay.
4is
, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAYS. ....... ........ ............... ...mows m. 0..... ............ rams.. .raommora.
____ __._
r
' 50 all Bedford and London .
-rm.-
RAawAys. Closing Prices Buebseee done Bletchley ... N. We 4. ... -
CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ffhr. Pala.
yesterday yesterday. St. 100 Buckghanish. L.&N.W. 95 -97
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
with a quiet feeling. The sales amounted to 8,000 ..--,t. fok. &r,erts, Ull ~ ..._, ...... 251 -- 261 25 all Col. Stour Vy, E. Un. &
Sud. and Hal. E. C..... 11 - 13
1 ',il '1 Ambg. Noting. Bost.
bales, including 2,000 for export and on specu- and Ee.stn. Juliet... , 4 -- 41 Bt. 100 E. tin. g. 6pc at. Nirtr.n. 132 - 134 1331 3
lation. 0 all Bolfast & Ballymena. ... - ... 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4k ... 41
, St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldoniaa.
131 all Birming. Wolvorh & 81
i The Bank of England return for the week ending Neils. Direct •••
Stour Valley - 9
L 26th ult. presents some unfavourable features, the 11 291 v3irice.thd. Lanai,. & St. 100 Do. New .•.• Do
shipment of specie to the East, on account of the --1.4 2:) all Glstr.da Dn.Fr Gt. Westn ... ...
Cheshire Junct l6/
174 all 00. Chozh. & Birk. I.)0 an Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New.
Turkish Loan, ac., having occasioned a further £5O and £25 Cons 151 - 161 Railway__ & Berw. ..• - ..•
serious diminution in the amount of bullion. A 3, 22 19 Do., .£2O l2l - 134 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NM, 104 - 106
7.5 all Myth &Tyne origins' 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do ••• - •••
however, the greater part of the recent receipts of £25 (issd. at £45 ••• - ... 12A all Do. i Shares. Do • - .••
12i all Lon.&Greenw S. Easter- 12i 131
gold from Australia has gone into the Bank of St 100 Bristol and Exeter... 88 • 90
Rt. 100 Caledonian 591 - 60 20 all Do.Preferenee Do — ...
) England, a change for the better will no doubt be St. 109 Lon., TH., &S. Peto &Co llO 115 1121
10 61e. Cerra. and Ca, digs', - .• •
• exhibited in the next statement. There is evi-
-3 5) all Chester & Holyhead. 154 - 18 St. 100 Lowestoft gr.
4 per cent. Norfolk ... - ...
deuce also of an active demand for money, but the 50 all Cork and Bandon... ••• ...
r 20 el: Cork, Black, & Pass ••• -- ... St. 1.00 Do. 6 per ct. Do
payment of the final instalment on the English 20 18 Cornwall all ••• - ... ss' all Manch. Bxtn. L.&N.W.
Loan and funding of Exchequer Bills on the 24th 10 all Do. A - .., and Matlock & Midld. 2a —2l
r . 10 8 Do. B - ••• 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton &
lilt., it must be recollected, considerably increased Redcar. Darlingt. ... ...
10 11 CriofT Junction
1 the prevailing stringency. 50 45 Dubtin&BolfastJutte. •.• - ... St. 100 Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 92 . - 94
3 Active Circulation - ... 61 51 Newmarket
1. Decrease - 171 Bury E. 'Ci.5 c En. Coun. 1- 1 o
P Pm
!() ,•11 Eastern Counties.. . 91 10 10 50 all N.& Est.s p.c. E. Cont. 56 -58
o Bullion 9,723,130 St. 'lOO East. iTnion, A Stl 33 -35 • .50 all Do. 6 per et. D 0...
t ,
, Decrease - •
Rest - L. &N.W. 45 -47
Increase -
• , Public Deposits - 135
Increase
3 Other Deposits - • .. Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. ..• - .
870,830 St. 100 Edin.Prth &Durde 271 - 281 10 all Shrews.&Her T.Brassey 71 - 8
. , Seven-Day and other Bills 845,327 1.0 9 Forth & Clyde Jun.:. ••• -. . 12 101 S. Staffordsh. M.MCloan 31 - 9id 7
Decrease
) Increase - ~. 30 all WearValleygr Stockt. &
e 1 Government Securities
T
252. 250 20 all Do. Extension....... •• -•• •
St 100 Glasgow &S. West • 88 92
In .11 rA..—+ TT .r c—o-A 7 ...... R 25 all D6o Per
cent... Darlingt ... - ...t
Do 3ll - 321
St. ,100 Wilts&r;ornrst OtWestn ... - ... ,

Do. Extension.....
Glasgow & S. West
Great N. of Scotind.
Great Northern ...
Do., A. 5t0ck......
Do., B. Stock

Increase
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Decrease

'252,250
15,975,189
45.826
3,632,455
36,145

88 - 92
7 - 8
94} -95 i
79 - 80
.25 127
02 1.04
61 641

100
100
100
130
100
100

Gt. Sth. &West.(lre. )
Great Western
Do. Stour Val. Rai]
Gua. Stk
Irish South-Eastern
Lancaster & Carlisle
Do., Thirds
Do. New Thirds
Lancash. andYorksh
Wst. Riding Dn
Liv.Criny.&Southrt
London & Blackwall
Loud. Bright & S.Cst.
Loud, and N. Westn.
Do. Fifths
Do.IOZ. L3h..M&B
Do. Eighths,.
London andS. Wostn.
Do., £5O
Do., £4O.
Lndndrry& Coleraine
Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
Manch.Shet&Linch,
Do., Mau. & Lin. Un
Metropolitan
Midland
Do. Birmng. & Derh)
Midi& G. West. (Ire,
1)o. Half Shares
Newcastle & Carlisle
Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd
Newry & Enniskillen
Newry Warrenpoint
and Rostrevor.
Norfolk
Northn.Connties Un
North British
Nth Devon Rail. &
Dock Stock
Do., A Stock.
B Stock
Do., B Guarantee
N. astern—Berwie
Do. do. Extension
Dodo. G.N.E. ?uroh
Do. Leeds
Do. York
North London
N.&S.Wstrn.,Hanal
stead, and City Jn..
North Statfordshir,
North Western.......
N, & S. West rn. June.
'Nuneaton, Hinekle!,
and Leicester..
Ox., Wore.. & Wolv
Portsnouth
Scottish Central...
Scottish Midland ...
Shropshire Ur i)n
South Devon ......
South Eastern
South Wales
S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dtu

61j i i

Accounts from Havre state that business has
been very steady during the week, with no parti-
cular alteration in prices, excepting in grain, which
has improved since last quotations. American
Wheat and flour, however, continue at low rates,
on account of the large stocks on hand from the
recent sales by auction—these consist of about
197,000 bushels of wheat and 200,000 casks of
flour. A sale of 45 tons of wheat from Brittany
realised 74fr. per 200 kilos., and some hundred
casks Baltimore flour 41fr. per barrel. Tne cotton
market continued steady, with sales of Louisiana
and mixed, at 98f r. per 50 kilos. for middling, 90fr.
for low ditto, and from 85fr. for inferior sorts. Coffee
Commands an improvement in previous prices, with
afairdemand. The sales comprised 800 bags Ceylon,
at 117 f. 50c. per 50 kilos. ; 850 do. Laguayra and
Porto Cabello, from 79f. 50c. to 81f. 50c. the 50
kilos.

69 - 72
6 - 7 p
5} 6*
87i 884

101 lO3
100 f -100 i
d
d - pi
94i -95 i

241
100'11
all
all

*. "'"" .•

iii .

-
754 - 74
42 - 44

By the Overland Mail from India advices have
been received from Melbourne to the 16th Feb.,
being 18 days later than previous accounts. Trade
was not so brisk as had been anticipated at the be-
ginning of the year, partly on account of the unu-
sually inclement season as the autumn advanced,
and partly in consequence of the limited demands
for the gold fields. It appears that, although the
Weekly average produce of gold is increasing, yet
the individual average is not so great as it was. at
the commencement of the gold discovery, conse-
quently the diggers are not able to spend so much
money in imported luxuries as formerly. Therefore,
Valle the imports accumulate at the rate of about
eleven millions sterling per annum, the consump-
tion is probably not more than seven or eight mil-
hens, and hence apprehensions of a commercial
crisis are entertained. Shippers of goods to Aus-
tralia should bear this in mind, and be cautious in
the amount of their shipments during the summer
season- The financial state of the colony was like-
wise not so satisfactory, and the Government in
their estimates of revenue and expenditure during
this year exhibited a deficit of 164,6921.
The official return of the exports of bullion from
the port of London, for the week ending Thursday
last, is as follows

•N ~~ .r.,

13 -13 i

DO
3i
100

53 - 55
... Z 53

U)0
21i,
15
all
100 ;
100',
.31 is;

000

77i -78 i
61 - 52.
151 - 16
55 - 56
87 - 91

all •
1

61 6id
51 61
10 10

26 - 28

Do
staincs, Wok. &Wol:
Stockton & Dar
Stockton & Hartlep'
;Taff Vale
Do. Prof., No. 1.
ITl,srnes Hay. D.& R
Ulverstone dr Lanes
Vale of Noath
Watortl. & Kilkennr
Waterford&Limeric',:
West Cornwall.
'West End of London
and Crystal Palace

ozs.
Silver Coin Hamburg
Of Bars
Gold Coin

I 6
110
Un

103 - 105
75 - 77
45 - 47
14 15
701 -71 i
71 - 73
4 - 2
-
9 -- 7
36 - 37

To-morrow, the 4th of the month, being Sunday,
a large mass of commercial and other bills has to
he liquidated to-day ; but although the pressure
daring the last few days has been rather severe, it
is expected that all the engagements will be met
With promptitude. At the Stock Exchange to-day
money has been remarkably easy, and on Exche-
quer Bills advances have been made as low as 4
Per cent. This has produced an improved feeling
among the dealers.
The market for Public Securities has presented a
firmer appearance, a rise of it to per cent. in
Prices having occurred. For money a large busi-
ness has been done, and the quotations for Consols
have ranged from 923 to 921 for transfer, the pre-
sent value being about 921 I. For the Bth inst.
they have been 92l all th 3 morning, and for the
June account they are about 93i I. The New 3
Per Cents. are 911 and the Reduced 91i a.
Bank Stock is mi. The June Exchequer Bills
are 7s. to 4s. discount.

••• ''''''

lot
ith
nd
by

Do. A .......

all !C
all

Do. B
(West London.
IWimbledn&Croydoni

Foreign Securities have been extremely quiet,
and the transactions generally have been at rather
lower rates. Turkish 6 per Cents. declined to 97k,
and the 4 per Cents. are marked 101, being about
yesterday's quotations. Mexican, for the account,
aro quoted 22k. Spanish New Deferred, for
Money, are at 241, and for the account
Dutch 4 per Cent. Certificates declined about per
cent, being marked 93. _ _

The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6:1 71 ; Mexi-
can, 211 22k ; Peruvian, 77 9 ; Ditto 3 per Cents.,
54 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 94 6 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 5 ; Ditto Deferred,
241 ; Ditto Passive, 6Z _ _ .

Railway Shares are very dull, and without any
material change in prices. North Staffordshire are
firmer. The Foreign lines are also generally dull,
but Carmaux and Toulouse have been dealt in at
premium.
National Discount Shares are discount to par.
Banking Shares are quiet.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( From the Official List. ) . .

fu:lnes, done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities.,.... 9l# i a
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92s 4 iii
New 3 per Cent. Annuities ... ... .... ..
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860. 3 3-16
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, lid. March. June.
£lOOO
£5OO parsdlp
Small parsdlp 96d
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 9Bi
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
ki ex le a n 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanisi Bowls, 3 per cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Tnrkibh Ronde, 6 per cent
Ditto Account

............------ ....... ._
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above .avable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificate
TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols for Money 92
93
Ditto Account (June)

20
5
20
18

COM, STRINGING.—On Wednesday last, at Aberdare,
a resident of Mountain Ash underwent the severe pro-
sees of " coul stringing." The process involves the
being tied to a ladder, which is placed on men's shoul-
ders, and thus the victim is carried along the streets,
derided by the assembled crowd, and saluted by every
kind of filth—rotten eggs, of course, included. The un-
fortunate victim in this case, a collier, residing at
Mountain Ash, had incurred the displeasure of the wo-
men, in seducing a fair demoiselle of Aberdare, con-
cealing the fact that he was a married man with three
children. The sinner was seized at Mountain Ash, and
brought to Aberdare, the scene of his delinquencies ;
and it was not until the police interfered that be was re-
leased from his painful position.--Swansea Herald.
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take heed.—The stomach is the commissariat of the
physical system. It furnishes the material sustenance
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other disorders of the stomach, can easily be cured by
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kotworpfertott•Tdam
Do. 5 p. c. Oblgs. con.
in Sh. at par till '64
Ardennes
iolgian Eastn. June
Beziors to Graissessa
Bombay, Baroda, an

10
nll
14
4i

Contiil IndiaAult

Do.
Demerara ..•
Dutch Rhenish
Eastern of France
Do. New
East Indian, g. 5

Do. Estension,.
' D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7
IDo. do. do.. '59, do..
'Geelong z Melbourne
guar. 5 per c nt..
Do., Lon. allot., do.
161 d. Tk of Canad aA

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4i - 5

6i - 7i
6 - 8
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5 -- sjp

(Do. ....................
Do. Cert. of Deben.
con. into Stk. till'6.,
Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do
Gt. Coutral of France
Gt. Indian Peninsul•
Great Luxembonr.
Constituted Share”
Do.
Do. re-is. forftd.
Gt. Western of CM:Meal

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8k - 81

par 2 p
6 60
21 24,
4i

41.4 - 42 PI

23 - 23
22i - 2

15 • i 0

Sharps ..........

Do. New
Do. Bds., payable's7,
with option till '55
Do. do., '62, p.
Do. do., '76, p. '6O
Dc,. do., '73, without
option
Hamilton & Toront^i
Do. 6 per cent. I
Lake Const. & Basl,l
Lierro and Turnhout
Lucca & Fist. 5 p. c.p
Lyons and Geneva
Lyons & Meditmrran.
Madras, guar. 4i p.c
Do. New 0., sp. c.
Do. 4i p. c. Exten
Maria Antonia
Do. do. New
Namur & Liege (

interest) :

74 76
85 - 86
10 -10 i,
21i -22 t
31 - 6A

261 - 26
3 - 34

99 - 100
120 - 125
125 - 130

108 109
25 - 26
124 - 128

87i 8

100 H

77 I
15i

... --- •••(I
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12 —12 i

fól 20
lf
par P

20
16
20
20

Do. (ex interest)
Northern of France
Do .201. Bhs.
Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde
(fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.
NorwegianTrunkPre
Paris and Lyons
Ditto Bonds
Paris and Orleans :
Rome and Frascati
Royal Danish
Royal Swedish
Do. Obligations
Sambre and Meuse._
Do. 5 p. cent. Pref.
Scinde, guar. 5 p. c.

7 - 74
5i - 6}
43} - 44
12i - 12.

- 9
57k Or

5b 57

19;

111 - 12
91 - 9i
2 - 2i,

Do
Southern of France
St. Andrew's and
Quebec (A).,
West Flanders
Do 54 per c. Pref
W. &N. W. of France
West. of Switzerland
Wiesbaden .....
Zealand

...
... -- pm

...

- 5

tgua Fria ~.........
Anglo Austria. Gol,
A.nglo Californian ..
......

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Australian Cordillc
&vo Merin

6i T

Baden (Gd.D nehy o
Blamar. Iron
British Iror

8k
9

lost

••• "'m. .

40
5
Bt.
15

10
10
28
1
1
1

all
all
all
all

llf 12

4 - c

Brazilianlmp.(issueo
at £5 pm.)
Do. CocacA
Do, St. Johr Del Rol
Clarendon Cons. Min
Co. of Jamaica
Cobre Copper
Colonial Gold
Copper Min. of Eng
Do. Prof. 7i p. con'
Copiapo
Fortuna

Si --
24 - 3
24 - 26

62
- 64

JOINT-STOOK BANS&
4 0 all Australasia 93 94
25 5 Bank of Egypt - IP 51
100 50 Bank of London
40 all Bri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C „..
50 all British N. American . _ ...
25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia i __ I.p
20 4 Clutd. Bnk. of India, P
Anstralla,l6 China .., _ 4
100 50 City 63 —. 65
100 25 Colonial
100 20 Commercial
20 all Eng. Seot.ScAns.Cht. 15i 161 16
20 all Loud. Chart. Bk. of
Australia l7 18 181
20 5 b itto New .........•••• 3 --2 d
50 20 London and ..... y:: ... • . 31i
100 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkg.Corp.rar —2. p
50 10 London Joint Stock. .
100 10 London and Paris 4 2 d
100 20 Loud. & Westminste• iv .. ...
100 35 National Pro.of Eng v... -- ••• 76
20 10 Do. New ..• -- NI.
50 226 National of Irelaud - ...• --' •••
20 all New South Walet 4l ""43
25 all Oriental Bank Df
Corporation 4l ...• 43
20 5 Ottoman Bank i -7- 1P 5k
10( 50 Royal British .;
25 all 3otith Australia ....
25 all Union of Australis 69 ... 71
A Do. New .«..........« - 8i
50 10 IThiou of London ••• sii't; 7*
IP 3 Wol4= Bk Of LOn 5 a 'lf ' 46}

21
99 9

30 35
25 27
17 19
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1
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74 7i
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21 23
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2t 34
2i 3
7

Gene: al
Gt.NuggetVeinßeg.
Great Polgootb
Gt Wheal Vor United
Liberty
Linares

Lusitanian
4ariquita
New Granada .... . ....
'Nouveau Monde
Pontgi. Si I. & Lo. Min
Port Phi;ip
Quartz Rock
Rhymney Iron
Do. Now
Santiago de Cuba
Sort. Cons. Min. Co.
South Australian
Do. Scrip...
Do. 10 per cent Prei
Tara. S. & L. Min. Co.
CM Croft
United Mexican
Waller
West Mariposa
Worthing Mining oi
Australis
Ynba.. •

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... ....

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... ...... ...,

MISCELLANEOUS.
25 19 Australian Agricalt. 30 _ 3
9
30
le all Australn. Royal Mail "
10 all Berlin Water Works 5i - 6i
50 40 Brit. American Land
1
100 32: Canada ..... l4ll - 145
111 101
i
St. !PO C. Go.6p.c. UnkinlY 111 -
St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Ang 1094 - 1104
St. 100 Do. 6p.c. Mar & Sept 1094 -110 i
5 sat Crystal Palace.. 3 - 31 3i
5 all Do. Preference bf - 5#
4 all Crystal Pal. of France
1 4 Daston Iron Ore
20 13 Eastern Steam—.&
.
5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm 11 2
St. 100 Electric Telegraph 94 - 96
1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir •••
5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier •••
15 14 Gen. Steals Navigat. ..•
18 all General Screw Steam
4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3i - 3 31
20 10 Magdalena St. Navig.
10 all Aediteran. Elec. Tel. .8
- 10
10 9 Wexican&S.Americn. 5 - 6 5/.
1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuell
10 5 Netherlands Land 11 - 2
10 all Do. Do. '3 -
5 2 Do. SpcPissatld -
100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 18 - 22
1 all N. B. Australasian
20 15 Nrth. of Europe Steam
1 all Oriental Oas .. . li
1 2s. Do. "New Shares" ip
Plll
5 all Peel Rr. & Hinrl• 21 - 3 2i
50 all Peninsular& Oriental 66/
50 10 Do. New .. .. -. - . • 14
100 60 Royal Mail Steam 7O - 7.5 73 2/
1 all Scot. Austral. Invest 14 -1/
1 4 Ditto New ...... ... #
25 all South Austral:Land 37 -- 39
1 all labmar. Tel. Scrip... - 1 1
20 all Do. Registered. .. . .... •-• 1
15 5 I`rastit L. Co.IT.Can.
100 k 28i TaeDiaraen'y TATO 15 16
VJGl9•6P.c•JanbilllY ►NO r:

1,4;
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THE MAGAZINES.

Blackwood.—A new serial story buds out in this
vernal May number of Blackwood—with a promise
(if we may speak of it thus fantastically) as of many
an after passion-flower blossoming among the
bristling thistle-wreath surrounding the effigy of
old Geordie Buchanan. A passion-plant inter-
woven with that symbol of the true Scot's motto,
Nemo me impune iacessit ! For a passion-flower,
if flower at all, this may-bud, " Part I." of the
new tale, promises to be—a tale of that time of blood
and terror, the Great French Revolution. Its
title is sententiously and significantly, "Metamor-
phoses." And already, even, speaking of it only
in reference to a cursory glance at this ono initial
instalment (and carrying out our botanical sym-
bolism of its character), we may say of it, as Alfred
Tennyson sang in "Maud," azi., 10,—

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clopk.

TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.)

CHESTER CUP.
Bto 1 agst Imogene (taken)
9to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken)
9to 1 agst One Act
12 to 1 agst Yorkshire Grey (offered)
15 to 1 agst Typee (taken)
14 to 1 agst Stork (taken)
100 to 6 agst Fatalist (offered)
33 to 1 agst Quince.
DERBY.
13 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (taken)
15 to 1 agst Fazzeletto (taken and offered).
20 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken and offered).
33 to 1 agst Prince (taken)
40 to 1 agst Newington (taken)
50 to 1 agst Leamington (taken)
66 to 1 agst Brother toßird-on•the•Wing (taken)
100 to 1 agst Disraeli (taken)
100 to 1 agst Tithomus (taken)

"These has fallen a splendid tear
From the passion-flowers at the gate !"
More of it when the story has a little further ad-
vanced. Besides this opening of a new romance,
Maga has, this month, but six other contributions.
One of these a sequel to the paper descriptive of
" The Scot Abroad," as a "Man of Letters"—view-
ing that national type (this time) in his robuster
character as a "Man of the Sword," under which
generic title we obtain glimpses of many a gallant
wanderer from Caledonia—hero after hero, whose
foot is not on his native heath, and whose name
is not MacGregor. Among them, of course, as any
one might have felt confident—George Keith, Earl
Marischal of Scotland, and his younger brother,
James, who, after fighting bravely for
the Stuarts in 171 i, terminated their roving
career upon the Continent, by taking
up their abode at Potsdam, in the Court and
among the personal associates of the Great Fre-
deric. Chivalrous exiles, of whom Mr. Macaulay
has written in the Edinburgh—" They were not
only accomplished men, but nobles and warriors,
capable of serving him (the King of Prussia) in war
and diplomacy, as well as of amusing him at sup-
per. Alone of all his companions they appear never
to have had any reason to complain of his de-
meanour towards them. Some of those who knew
the palace best pronounced that Lord Marischal
was the only human being whom Frederic ever
really loved." There is a garrulous piscatorial
paper in an earlier part of this same number of
Blackwood upon the subject of "Fish-Ponds and
Fishing-Boats," not by any means, however, as
appetising as might have been expected from a theme
so very pleasantly Waltonian. A mutilated bundle
of " Letters from the Banks of the Irawaddee" has
been dressed up into something like a figure—as a
premature cub is precociously licked into shape—
and precipitately pitch-forked immediately after-
wards into Maga as a substantial contribu-
tion. We can't make head or tail of it, as it
is ! For example, it begins by plunging us
souse head over heels, in medics res, with—
"We started (from Calcutta) on Thursday
morning half-an-hour earlier than I had said, &c."
" This Turk he had an only daughter"—sang the
bard of " Ye Loving() Rallade of Lord Bateman" :
not a jot more unexpectedly—never having men-
tioned before the existence of any Turk
whatever And so with this impertinent
first sentence of these " Letters from the Banks of
the Irawaddee"—.taking such a vast deal for
granted in the way of the reader's foreknowledge !
"We started (from Calcutta) on Thursday morn-
ing, half-an-hour earlier than I had said, &c."
Said When ? and to whom ? On Thursday !
On what Thursday ? We started ! Who started ?
And whither did " they" start ? Well, fortu-
nately, the context tells us that in time, and—
whence " they" started—well, luckily, we are
enabled to glean even that scrap of intelligence
through the chance medium of the casual paren-
thesis And, then, the foot-notes sprinkled at
the bottom of the pages which follow—
whose notes, in the name of fortune, are
they ? Not the writer's own, surely. He
can't possibly be perpetually contradicting him-
self in so very absurd a manner—stating some-
thing in the text merely to deny it an instant
afterwards in a pert little foot-note. Yet, if not his,
whose ? The whole thing is an unmistakeable
muddle, or what the people in the " north-
countrie " call a " mullipufffe." Anything else,
indeed in the way of a bungling jumble, it might
be called, as for example an epistolary hotch-
potch or a literary gallimaufry. It comes upon
us, an unwelcome, unaccustomed, unaccount-
able blunder on the part of Blackwood. And we
turn from it at last with a sense of satisfaction.
We turn from it with pleasure, even though it be
to glance petulantly over the partially clever,
but also partially preposterous criticism about
" England's Political Future," with which
the new number of Maga opens, a review
suggested by the recent notable brochure by
M. le Comte de Montalembert. " The
Art of Travel," is a pleasant readable
paper, having reference to the book so entitled,
written by Francis Galton, a book which Black-
wood's Reviewer remarks might more suitably have
beendesignated "IlardshipsmadeEasy." lathe last
article in the number, the political article of the
month, the one relating to "The Peace," we are
delighted to observe Maga stating the upshot
of it all, point blank in these words—" Clearly,
then, John Bull is not over-pleased with the now
treaty." Clearly. There is no mistake about that.
And then Well, we shall see 1 Time will
show sooner or later—whatthen ! Be sure of this,
something is in store for us ! Something very dif-
ferent from the peace dreamt of by the Paris Ple-
nipotentiaries ! Something very different indeed
from the squibs and crackers they are going to fire
off in the parks on her Majesty's birth-day ! Some-
thing—what can it be, we wonder ? And so will
" the Powers that be"—when it does come, as
come it will, in Heaven's good time, infallibly !

Dublin University.—Tho " Fortunes of Glen-
core" is continued, and the story is much more
interesting this month. The scene of the adven-
tures is now in Italy, and an exciting account is
given of the misunderstanding which arose be-
tween a Russian prince and an English nobleman.
We are introduced to the beautiful " Countess,"
as she was invariably styled, at the moment when
a great change is about to take place in her position.
From being the queen of the brilliant little society
of Florence, she was forced to fly away in disgrace,
in consequence of some rumours being circulated,
the authenticity of which does not yet appear.
The panic thus created was the fulfilment of the
Yong ean co that Glencore had been planning on his
solitary couch, far away from the festive city.
" The Darragh" is the commencement of what
promises to be a tale of interest ; it relates the
event of the taking possession of an old estate.
Contiguous to the place of importance the Darragh,
was a small property that belonged to an English-
man, the friend of the master, General Nugent.
A nephew of the latter spent his time in stir-
ring up the minds of the peasantry against
the changes, and the confusion that arose in
consequence may be divined. Montfort, the
Englishman, was, if anything, too decided
and harsh in his measures with such an excitable
people as those on the estates, and this, of course,
added fuel to the fire of their indignation. The
future portion of the story is most likely involved
in crime and mystery. In the paper on "Novels
and Novelists" Mrs. Behn is selected as the study.
It is said that " few Englishwomen who have de-
voted themselves to literature as a vocation have
achieved a greater success in their day than did
Mrs. Beim." Although Aphara Behn met with
many admirers and gained great applause, she also
had many enemies, and was assailed with a great
deal of criticism. Her plays were condemned as
not being sufficiently proper in their style for a
lady to have composed. It is, however, urged, in
part extenuation of her faults, that in the period
she lived in, the code of morality was not so strict,
and that it was jealousy, or envy, perhaps, that
dictated the criticism. The dust of Aphara Behu,
it is said, "is mingled with the ashes of kings,
bards, and patriots in that noble temple in which
our Byron has no statue." " Kadisha ; or, the
First Jealousy," is a well-written piece on a curious
Eastern legend, referring to the origin of jealousy.
" Great Wits and Little Stories" is an article which
refers to the records recently given to the public
of the sayings and doings of Samuel Rogers. Some
remarks are made on the work entitled " History
of the Ottoman Turks," recently published. It is
said that this is the ablest historical treatise which
has yet appeared on this subject. " What we con-
ceive Mr. Creasy to have aimed at and to
have accomplished is the drawing of a continuous
portraiture of the Turkish Government and national
character, in their military, civil, moral, religious,
or social relations." " Early English Poetry"
is devoted to the father of English poetry, Chaucer.
An interesting memoir of his life and writings is
briefly given, and it is observed that while students
generally acknowledge his high rank among his
order, the circle of his readers is limited and con-
tracted. After analysing the causes that have led
to this result, it is argued that although kis works
may not be widely diffused, his memory must be
enduring, and " while brilliant fancy and nervous
language have the power of pleasing, Chaucer will
be read with delight."

Co/burn's United Service. —The contemplated
reform of "Our Military Colleges and the Staff"
affords opportunity for some useful suggestions.
From an interesting paper on "Marine Architec-
ture," we gather, among other things, what im-
portance France attaches to Cherbourg, and how
desirable it is we should have a harbour for our
fleet equally convenient for the purpose of attack.
"A Retrospective Glance OTOZ the Coot Blockade