The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, !MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1860.

ters that he is as ignorant of life amidst India.'
jungles as he is of engineering and other matters.
Young ladies do not ride out in the jungles by
themselves—tigers do not gallop after them, and
the charge of shot intended to bring down a bus-
tard is not calculated to knock over a full-grown
tiger and leave him dead on the spot ; and, in con-
clusion, Sir Cresswell Cresswell did not dissolve the
matrimonial ties at the period of the Crimean war.
We think that Mr.Ouida had better in future confine
himself to subjects of a simpler nature, or else put on
a little more steam and try and write a burlesque.
He need not doubt his abilities. Let him but give
free vent to his natural feelings, and express his
opinions candidly, with passing comments on engi-
neering and wild sports, and his success will be
certain.

Colburn's United Fervice Magazine.
The United service of this month contains a very
sensible article entitled "Revelations of Dockyard
Extravagance," which the members of the Royal
Commission for investigating the subject, sanctioned
byParliament a short time ago,would do well to study.
The mismanagement and devil-may-care system in
which the affairs of our dockyards are conducted
call loudly for reform. The unaccountable way in
which £5,000,000 sterling have disappeared, with-
out any return, no one knows how, and for the loss
of which no one is to blame, and no one is responsible,
is enough to rouse a heavily taxed people to re-
monstrance, especially when they consider that this
£5,000,000 is equivalent to sd. in the pound in-
come-tax. People grumble and are dissatisfied at
Mr. Gladstone's imposition of an extra penny,
while five times that amount is squandered away
owing to the absurd forms and ceremonies in
fashion in our naval yards, and the irresponsibility
of the officials. There is a brief sketch of the
" Spanish War in Morocco." " The Army Medical
Department" is continued, as is also " The Russian
Account of the Crimean Campaign," which is really
written in a fair spirit, and goes into minute details.
The narrative of a " Trip to the Himalayas" is in-
teresting, the author availing himself of a month's
leave of absence to visit these lofty mountains.
His account of his expedition is straightforward
.and simply written, and his extenuation of the
superstitions and prejudices of the natives, as the
following extract will show, proves that he is a
man possessed of very tolerant and sensible
opinions—

prepared on a small scale. He will buy bone, with

his meat which he cannot turn to account, and his

wife is often so bad a cook that she would spoil the
best food. We have not space to discuss the wri-
ter's project for establishing kitchens, but we cotn-

mend it to the readers' attention, and fully agree
with him in saying that the best way to stop
the rage for liquor in this country would
be to " restore the balance between meat and

drink," to make the edibles more nutritious and
inviting. The best cure for the excessive drink-

ingorthe lower classes, he observes,

" is not a

Maine Liquor Law, but soup and sausages, pud
dings and pies." There are two poetical contribu.
tions, neither deserving especial encomium.

?he Constaututional Press Magazine ; a Review
of Politics, Literature, the Church, the .Drama,
and Fine rts. Saunders and Ottley.

" About two p.m., being provided with an intelligent
guide, I set off for the foot of the mountains ; after an hour's
gradual ascent over a wet mossy sward, we came to a chain
of rocky hills, from which the feeders of the great Ganges
rush out in great numbers, all of which uniting within the
distance of a mile or two, expand into an unfordable river. To
bathe in it is esteemed an act of great devotion, and though
the temperature was about the freezing point, the Hindoos
of my party plunged into the sacred stream over head and
ears, though most of them caught severe colds in conse-
quence of their bath.
" On a near approach to the above chain of hills they
were found to be an enormous boulder, or moraine—an ac-
cumulation of immense stones brought down from the over
looking mountains by avalanches, every year adding to
their numbers, and thousands of years enlarging the deris
to the magnitude of the mountain range.
" Treading along to the right, the guide brought us to a
sort of tarpeian rock, called Byrovajamp, from the summit
of which pilgrims were wont to throw themselves as living
sacrifices, thus ending their days by being dashed to pieces.
Such living sacrifices were considered acts of supreme de-
votion, insuring the victim the highest rewards in a future
state of existence.
" From this rock the no less celebrated Valley of the Sha-
dow of Death, called Mahapunt, takes its rise, a long ascend-
ing- slope between two rocky precipices, that ends in perpe-
tual snow. According to Hindoo mythology, this Maha-
punt is believed to be the most direct road to the world of
spirits. With the assurance of the most favoured reception
after the journey of this life is over, pilgrims bent upon
self. sacrifice took leave of ther relations, as before an exe
cution ; with the resolution of never returning, and the
conviction that if they only persevered long enough, and
far enough, they would be rewarded with a blessed immor-
tality, they entered the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and
eventually perished in the snow.

This periodical is conducted with great skill, and
the tone has been moderated in some of the poli-
tical articles, which is a great advantage, as zeal
without discretion occasions more mischief to the
cause it advocates than a mere lukewarm support.
In this number there is no lack of articles on every
subject, from" grave to gay, from lively to severe:
First comes the very interesting story of " Hopes
and Fears," which has nearly reached a crisis, and
which improves greatly as it proceeds.
This authoress is remarkably felicitous in
her domestic descriptions, and Lucilla is a very
life-like portraiture. One of the most noticeable
points in this chanter is the fact of the well-inters •
tioned curate becoming a veritable marplot, and
totally undermining all the scheme which promised
so well of Lucilla going to visit Honor. The last
chance seems now gone, and one can fancy her
good angel bidding her farewell as, restless and
wilful, she starts for Paris without owning her fault
or seeing her friends. "A Minute Ago" is con-
cluded, and it is a very readable composition, writ-
ten with spirit and vivacity, The first Edition of
the "Battle of Copenhagen" is most interesting to
study, and it will be found very edifying to com-
pare it with the "Battle of the Baltic," into
which splendid poem it was afterwards merged.
In perusing the inimitable stanzas which
abound in the works of Campbell, one is re-
minded of the admirable reply made by Punch
to the peace champion, who derided them, ex-
claiming that the " Mariners of England " and
many such odes were written. " We beg thy par-
don, friend Bright, many such odes were not
written." " The Horn Book of Phycology" is a
psper that is very applicable to the wants of the
present day, when such subjects are so prevalent in
society. This chapter is on sea-weed, which has
recently much engaged the attention of various
classes of travellers. " The Royal Academy "
is a criticism of some of the best pic-
tures there exhibited. The writer does not
enter on the ungracious task of fault finding, but
points out the beauties and excellencies of the
chef d'ceurres, therefore there is nothing to cavil at
in these pleasing pages. The religious articles are
very carefully written, and the one on the Oriental
Churches is well worthy of perusal. The " Koolah,
or Snow Storm, at Erzeroom," is a very interesting
account of the "dreadful visitant," as this is truly
called. It is thus caused—" A great circulation of
wind follows upon the withdrawal of the clouds,
and rushing in draughts from all sides through the
clefts of the mountains it sweeps the snow out of
every crevice and corner, and forming a kind of
whirlwind it carries up the frozen snow from the
ground in a column, which falls and buries every-
thing beneath." It is said that it is far more dan-
gerous than all the simooms that ever swept the
Desert, for the traveller may protect himself from
these by lying down, but not so with the fatal
Koolagh. Death rushes on the traveller in
an overpowering cold, like to that which
destroyed 500,000 men in Russia. Well
may the narrator exclaim at the conclusion,
" Traveller, remember and be on your guard at
Sultaniah ; ner venture to travel there, as I did,
during December and January, lest you hear the
shriek, the fatal shriek, Koolagh." " The Political

" Such sacrifices conferred a solemn celebrity upon the
surviving relations of the deceased, perhaps equal in their
own little circle to that of Marcus Curtius himself in the
proud days of ancient Rome. Of late years these human
sacrifices were prohibited by the Company's Government,
under the heaviest penalties to the accomplices; this ordi-
nance has become as obselete as that of Suttee, but tradition
records an incredible destruction of human life in times
long gone by.
" The world will cry out, What an infamous Govern-
ment was that of the old East India Company, that tolera •
ted such enormities so long I How very horrible, indeed :
!cream out our very good Christian people. What benighted
ignorance I howls out Exeter Hall ; send out more mis-
sionaries—more Bibles ; drag those heathens from the error
of their ways and convert them by fair moans, or by any
means I Every good Christian must congratulate huma-
nity on the suppression of such barbarous rites ; but how-
ever much he may reprobate them, they convey a moral
lesson that may have a good effect on our own more en-
lightened society. Have we, good people, no Byrovajamp
amongst ourselves over which our victims of society are
daily precipitating themselves, to get rid of a life ;rendered
too intolerable to be endured ? Have we no Mahapunt up
which our religious devotees clamber in convent chains till
they r erish in the freezing cloisters of monastic life ? Have
we no funeral piles on which our broken-hearted widows
offer themselves up as victims to their deceased husbands'
mal-administration? Have we no Juggernauth cars be-
fore whose wheels our idolatrous daughters prostrate them-
selves and get crushed to death ? Let our fashionable ladies
answer. Is infanticid3 less known amongst us than it for-
merly was amongst the Rajpoots ? Let our match-making
fathers and mothers answer.
" Let us consult the records of the Coroner's Courts. the
Divorce Courts, the Insolvent Courts, our Courts of inquest
and our Courts of fashion, and we shall find that for one
primitive llindoo, that sacrificed his life for what he con-
sidered the good of his soul, a hundred of our fellow-
countrymen—aye, and of our fellow-countrywomen, have
fallen victims to their own acts and their own hands."
There are likewise articles on " Our Naval Strength,"
" Modern Artillery and Naval Ports," " The Coast-
guard Service," " Victualling of the Army," and
other subjects.

Colburn's _New Monthly Magazine.
The chances of invasion are discussed at length
in the opening paper of this number. The writer
arrives at the satisfactory conclusion that our Im-
perial ally is a riddle whom ho would gladly credit
with honourable sentiments, but whose hereditary
mission is to avenge Waterloo, and who can scarcely
be expected to resign his throne in order to keep
his plighted word to us. We must hope that he
will not be called upon to decide between these
alternatives by the impetuosity and prejudice of his
army. The singular tale of " Little Grand and the
Marchioness" is continued, and another tale of
colonial life, " The Belles of the Island," by Mrs.
Bushby, proceeds with interest. Neither of the
fair heroines appear to be very happily situated in
their domestic affairs, and, despite Mrs. Temple's
enthusiasm, the picture of West Indian life is not
very inviting. Sir Nathaniel contributes a second
instalment of his " Nightingale Notes," which like
the first is full- of poetical allusion and citation.
For heavier subjects we have an article on Mr.
Trollope's work on " Filippo Strozzi ; a history of
the last days of the old Italian Liberty '." an ac-
count of the Protestant Church at Metz, and a paper
on Prince Dolgorouski's Russia. The interesting
story of " East Lynne" is continued, and in it Bar-
bara Hare forfeits our respect and her own by a
confession of her love to Mr. Carlyle. The story of
the murder is again narrated, and we suspect that
Lady IsabePs former lover, Captain Levison, will
prove to have been concerned in it. Numerous
poetical contributions appear in this number, among
them a melodious ballad from the pen of J. Car-
penter, and a spirited adaptation of a love song
from Horace by W. C. Kent.

Horizon" is the last article, which takes rather a
gloomy view of affairs, and passes some severe
strictures on the management at home, but it is
argued that "no vigorous course could be expected
from a Government that regulates its home policy
at the diction of a Quaker, and employs a com-
mercial traveller on what are called ambassadorial
duties." The paper contains some smart sayings,
mingled with some very wise reflections.

Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufact&res, and
111ines,

This serial has reached its eighth part, and the
letter I. We have before this drawn attention to
this useful work, in which information on all sub-
jects connected with commerce and industry can
be obtained. We find under the head of hair that
it can be employed for the most out-of-the•way
purposes, in proof of which—" In the Great Exhi-
bition of 1851, T. Bardoffsk F exhibited a collection
of bowls, dishes, plates, &c., &c., formed of the hair
of the rabbit, hare, and other animals, which were
felted and afterwards varnished. They had the
appearance of papier mache, and were very light.
In 1857 we imported—

Computed

Cwts.
Of cow, ox, bull, or elk hair 5,913 £27,425
Goats' hair
Horse hair
and of manufactures of hair or goats' wool not made
up, and wholly or in part mr,de up, £233,200 as
entered at computed real value." Russia has long
been our principal purveyor of hemp and flax, but
it is to be hoped, and, indeed, there is every proba-
bility, that India, under a more efficient Govern-
ment, will in a great measure take the trade out
of her hands. We find that during the year 1857
the Russian exports to this country was 545,266
cwts., while that from India of jute or native hemp
was 536,438 cwts. Iron is the last subject noticed
in this number, and under this head explanations
of the mode of procuring the ore, smelting fur-
naces, and other matter connected with this useful
metal, are given at length.

Macmillan's Magazine.
A lengthened paper on " The Suffrage" discusses
the vexed question of the Reform Bill in reference
to its probable effect on the working and profes-
sional classes. It is from the pen of the Rev. F. D.
Maurice, whose writings always deserve attention,
although his views are sometimes peculiar.
" Shelley, in Pall•mall," adds another to the numer-
ous essays and articles on the poet's life, which
have only one point in common—each asserting
that the other's facts are incorrect, and conclusions
deceptive. The writer of the paper before
ng restricts himself to a narrative of
Shelley's publishing transactions with the
Stockdales of Pall-mall, and quotes many
letters which passed between them. He remarks
that the progress of public opinion respecting
Shelley has resembled the famous variations of the
Monitear on the occasion of Napoleon's return from
Elba :—" The tiger has broken loose, the monster
has landed, the traitor is at Grenoble, the enemy
at Lyons, Napoleon is at Fontainebleau, the Em-
peror is in Paris." Stockdale, it is said, flourished
in the tigrino era, which accounts for the depre-
catory and defensive tone of his writings on the
subject. " The Ramsgate Lifeboat" is th title of a
very interesting account of a gallant rescue by
some of our brave life-boatmen, written by one who
was then in the locality, and received the details of
the rescue from the men who were engaged in it. The
singular and lengthened poem of " The Sleep of the
Hyacinth" terminates abruptly, the lamented author
having left the manuscript incomplete. "Poet's
Corner, or an English -Writer's Touch" is descrip-
tive of the last resting-place of Lawrence Sterne,
who seems likely to r'be a favourite subject for
periodical writers. " Tom Brown at Oxford " pro-
ceeds with spirit, though with a greater admixture
of sentiment than is common in the lives of Uni-
versity men. A criticism on the Royal Academy
Exhibition posses an opinion on most of the prin-
cipal paintings, and a brief paper on the late affair
between Sir Charles Trevelyan and Mr. Wilson
brings the number to a termination.

Beily's Sporting Illagazine
This magazine has a portrait of Mr. George
Payne for a frontispiece.
from Abd-el-K der
continued. ontispiece. " From Oxford to St.
George" is Thereon
theinteresting
General
letter
Dumas, in answer t a isAlaunb
eto questions put by that officer
concerning the cu iarities of •the horses of the
desert. We arep so
to miss Admiral Rous's
contribution this m
onr
tr?:
His articles on the Eng-
lish race-horse were
extremely
interesting. "The
Experiences of Sydneyeve Godolphin Yahoo" advances,
inasmuch as that the seventh nthchapter is completed
in this number, but the reader experiences little
farther insight into the story,inasmuch that the
greater part of the chapter istakeni up in the re-
lation by Miss Cameron to Mr. Yahoo,
dently smitten by her eharmsa Dao, who is evi-
storyr
about smugglers, and the accompanyinga wild
neces-
saries of love and murder. The biography of old
John Day will interest all, but morea i.
pour ulatrly
those who remember the doingslu,hr f
before railways altered the face of nature. the
racing register, which is conveniently appended on
fly-leaves, and other sporting intelligence, complete
the number.

ilfaiora : A Quarterly Review of Social Science.
Partridge and Co.
The articles in this periodical are written with
care and ability. We would call special attention
to those on "*Macaulay and his -Writings," " The
Treatment of Lunatics," and "Slavery in the United
States." In the latter, a sketch of the origin of the
slave-trade, how the improvement in machinery
enhanced the value of slaves, and the influence of
the Southern planters, the following extract will
show :

The Cornhill Magazine.

The first half-year and the first volume of the
Condit*ll Magazine have come to a prosperous con-
clusion. The success of the new periodical has
been brilliant and unquestioned, and the able editor,
in one of his delightful roundabout papers takes
occasion to discuss "Some late Great Victories,"

." We have already remarked that it was the general opi-
nion that the existence of slavery depended upon the un
portation of neg-roes from Africa, and that as soon as such
importation ceased the institution would gradually die out;
for it was
supposed that such a scarcity of the `article'
would follow upon prohibition as would so enhance its
price as to compel planters to resort to free labour as the

' beginning, of course, at Farnborough and ending t cheaper method of cultivating their crops; subsequent
at Cornhill. Nevertheless able and successful as
events have proved (what might have been demonstrated a
20.niiolri) the fallacy of the supposition. In 1790 the number
the magazine has been hitlerto, and wonderful as
,sievopelsreisnetonthtteitiieSmtea,te4.s,dlw6s7o6o9o7:B97 ; in 1820, 1,538,064; and
is the moderation of its price, we should like to see at
a little more variety in its style and character—a perroof the convention of 1789 the plan-
few new pens among its contributors. One of the ters of the southern States bad boen engaged principally in
, the cultivation of rice and indigo, thn the best payingchief features in this sixth part is the conclusion
:growths ; but the profits of the trade were lessening yearly
tom toenfseelr
The
of the competition of
of Mr. Thackeray's story of " Lover the Widower,"
India, then beginning
a fact which is scarcely to be regretted, forcottonte plant,l now the great star le of southern
the family history of the circle at Shrublands agricultu.re, weas
,otnh#33,
fibre being
too aslow limitedand extent;
is totally unworthy of the author of " Vanity ' the process of cleaninno
sive as to render the production of l'heB plant, on aexlPaer% Fair." We have a half promise of the reappear-
scale, impossible • for notwithstanding the increased de-
but of " Lovel the Widower," as Lovel married ;
mand for cotton from England, consequent upon the then
but we have no desire to nenew his acquaintance,
thei recent e
exportsn t great im pweeTjents(l;in the machinery for spinning,
and we should deeply regret to see Mr. Thackeray
to 187,000 lbs. from,• whilst thee imparts
in 1793 amounted
trifle with his fame. The papers on natural his-into England elnanlydafmromm
tory are continued, and are as usual replete with West Indies, Turkey, India, e , during thegpreviousmyear,
Par- reached upwards of 30,000,000 lbs. The invention of the
-cared and curious knowledge. " Framley
tsrawd-gin by Eli Whitney, however, in the year named, in-
sonage" bids fair to be one of Mr. Trollope's most order ofl things. By the primitive rollers,
carefully written novels. The love affair between one ahande e c aeon:171:1 ongyina
ttrvJ3otuondfsonorf
hundred
daily ; but
Lord Lufton and Lucy Robarts comes to a crisis. by means of the new
t.stvldhibtenetyu,rsned out in the same space of time. r'erhereuffneets Poor Mark's troubles are not likely to terminate, we
of fear, even through the "new Minister's patronage," ingenuity was instantaneous : the exports of
cotton during 1794—that is, one year after the invention—
as the last chapter is entitled. The series of papers
18e0mogtile,6sOhli760 lbs.t against' only 187,000 lbs. in 17931 In
on William Hogarth proceed with all their accus-
tomed variety and spirit, as usual doing full honour one-half of the eeno cotton o wereim imported eB9d Great'l.otOolls., ailat 10G newly
to our great English moralist in colours. A paper Produce of the United States. No wonder, theralrweasthante
on " The Poor Man's Kitchen "is well worth peru- the slave trade increased in activity, and that the ;lave-
hplders grew more unmanageable, and sought with such
sal, and forcibly exhibits some of the losses and b vigourincrease
et
ao
se
the weight augment
e iTt extentof
hof their territory, and there-
drawbacks which attend the poor man's outlay ofinfluenceaots onwi
Itth e Congressenablet
These
his scanty income. In the first place, it is said he and Senate of the Union.t
reader the better to understand the course whic events
has to buy from the retail dealer, and consequently
pays more for every article he requires. Secondly, took subsequently to tho passage of the Louisiana Bill."
after he has got his articles of food together,
there is much waste because things are

One of Them. By Charles Lever.
This work in its continuation becomes more in-
tricate. There is not much to interest the reader
in the present number. The whole of it, with the
exception of the last two pages, is devoted to the
history of a cold-blooded murder, supposed to be
perpetrated in Jersey. Mr. Lever will doubtless
unravel the complexity of the tale hereafter, but
for the present the reader is kept completely in the
dark. We cannot say much for the work as far as
it has gone, although it is enlivened by occasional
flashes of genius and truth worthy of its author.
However, we will not pre-judge, and trust for better
things as the tale advances. The following extract,
although written as fiction, bears the stamp of
truth :
" He had heard much of Clara Hawke—to give her her
true name—of her personal attractions and abilities, and he
wished Stocm.ar to see and pronounce upon her. Although
he possessed no pretension to dispose of her whatever, he
held certain letters of her supposed mother in his keeping
which gave him a degree of power he believed irresistible.
Now, there is a sort of limited liability slavery at this
moment recognised in Europe, by which theatrical managers
obtain a lease of human ability, for a certain period, under
nonage, and of whick Paten desired to derive profit by
letting out Clara as dancer, singer, comedian, or figurante,'
according to her gifts; and this, too, was a purpose of the
present journey.
" The painter or the sculptor, in search of his model, has
no higher requirements than those of form and symmetry ;
he deals solely with externals, while the impresario must
carry his investigations far beyond the category of personal
attractions, and soar into the lofty atmosphere i f intellectual
gifts and graces, bearing along with him, at the same time,
a full knowledge of that public for whom he is proceeding ;
that fickle, changeful, fanciful public, who sometimes, out
of pure satiety with what is best, begin to long for what is
second-rate. What consummate skill must be his who thus
feels the pulse of fashion, recognising in its beat.the indi-
cations of this or that tendency, whether society' soars to
the classic Norma,' or descends to the tawdry vulgarisms
of the Traviata.' No man ever accepted more implicitly
than Mr. Stocmar the adage of ' Whatever is, is best.' The
judgment of the day with him was absolute. The world'
a toujours raison, was his creed. When that world pro-
nounced for music, he cried, Long live Verdi !' when it
decided for the Ballet, his toast was, Legs against the
field I' Now, at this precise moment, this same world had
taken a turn for mere good looks—if it be not heresy to say
mere' to such a thing as beauty—and had actually grown
a little wearied of roulades and pirouettes ; and so 'Stocmar
had come abroad, to see what the great slave market of
Europe could offer him."

The Comprehensive .History of England. Blackie

and Son.

Parts 29 and 30 of this correctly styled com-
prehensive work, extend from 1791 to 1802 in-
elusive. The latter period of which being re-
plete with important incidents, a considerable
amount of space is devoted to it. The engraving&
and woodcuts are executed with the same skill aid
taste as heretofore.

Cassel's Popular .Aratural history. Part XV.

This part treats of the wolf, the fox, and the cat.
The habits of the different varieties of each species
are carefully described, and some interesting anec-
dotes are related, some of which, however, border
rather on the marvellous and romantic, but never-
theless are quite within the pale of possibility. The
engravings are numerous, and the descriptive por-
tion well written.

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The accounts from the manufacturing districts
mention that business generally has been partially
suspended owing to the Whitsun holidays. There
has been no feature of importance in the woollen
trade of Leeds. At Bradford the transactions in
wools and yarns have been restricted; fancy piece
goods, however, suitable to the season, have been
fairly dealt in. Business at Manchester has been
very inactive, and prices of both cloths and yarns
have given way. At Leicester and Nottingham
the holidays have caused a partial cessation of
trade ; while the transactions in hardware goods at
Sheffield, Birmingham, and Wolverhampton have
been on a very moderate scale.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday, a
moderate amount of business was transacted, and
prices were steadily maintained. The sales were
7,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed
quietly, but quotations were firmer.
A sum of about £19,000 in gold was sent into
the Bank of England on Saturday.
The Asia has been announced this morning from
New York, with £24,102 in specie.
There is a slightly increased demand for money,
owing to the commercial engagements due to-day,
the 4th of the month, and the market is firmer in
consequence. The actual alteration in the rates,
however, is unimportant, no difficulty being expe-
rienced in getting choice bills negotiated at the
Bank minimum, or a fraction lower. Renewed
quietude is expected as soon as the present liabili-
ties, consisting of mercantile bills, railway calls,
and Stock Exchange settlements, shall have been
completed.
The market for public securities remains in a
quiet position, speculation being very dull in con-
sequence of the proximity of settling day. Upon
the whole, however, the Funds are well maintained,
some support being given to the market by the
favourable tendency of the Rentes. Consols are
95 to 95- for money, and 95 1 1 for July. The
New Threes and the Reduced are steady, at 93/ ;
India Stock has receded to 2221; ditto New Loan
remains at 106,1 4 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper
has improved to 98 ; and Exchequer Bills are Bs.
prem.
In the Foreign Stock Market business has been
almost suspended, and prices show little alteration.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 74/ to 741- ; ditto New,
572 to 581; Brazilian Scrip remains at dis. ; and
Dutch 2 per Cents, are heavy, at GGI.

The Ocean Marino Insurance Shares are 2
prem.; the Thames and Mersey ditto, 12- I prem. ;
and the Universal ditto, Is prem.
The Imperial Thessalian Mining shares are
firmer, at L., -4-, prom.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been moderately active, and prices have shown a
slight upward tendency. Caledonian, Great
Northern, Great Western, Lancashire and York-
shire, and South-Eastern have improved ss. ; and
Eastern Counties and North British, ss. to 10s.;
London and Brighton have receded about ss.
In the Foreign and Colonial markets the trans-
actions have been limited. Lombardo-Venetian
are at about previous quotations. Buenos Ayres
and San Fernando have improved 55.; Grand Trunk
of Canada have declined 55., and East Indian, ss.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
stoady, at about previous:quotaticins.

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

___ __
2281 9
Bank Stock ___ _ _
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
6/ 5 /
New-3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
OO JO 2221 241
Ditto 5 per Cent. .
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 5 per Cent. 9B
Ditto 51 per Cent lO2l /
Ditto Debentures, 1858
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
litto under t'1,099
Consols for Account ..
Exchequer Dills,
.1.:1,000, LW
Ditto Small
POR,EIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brasilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1852 BBl
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860
Ditto Scrip
.. 1 d
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822,1 St
.. 1081
Ditto 41 per Cent,
Spanish Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded 4a.
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Datch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 64
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 95 95/
Ditto Account .. 95 95/

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SHARE MAREET-(THIS DAY.)

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Share! Railways. Psid.l Closing I B usin
price. Done.ess

6 50 Belfast and Ballymena all —.7
Y 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 of
I
g stock Birk., La., and Ch June lOO 70 72
a 25 Blackburn
; 25 Blyth and Tyne all —--
. 10 Bost. Shef. and Mid. Co all 6#
‘, 7
elO4
stock Bristol and Exeter _ . 100 1,-,.
.. stock Caledonian ' 100 901 911 995 1 5
10 Carmarthen & Cardigan 9
1 50 Cork and Bandon all
, 20 Fork, lilrock., &Passage all
20 Cornwall
10 Do A all 0 7
(A gets no div. ( all
, io D, , , until 6pc perm. t all
s- rhasbeen pd. toB
50 Dublin & Belfast June. all
25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. Juno all 8 9
stock East Anglian lOO 16 17
stock Eastern Counties lOO 531 545 54 lit
stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 36 38
stock Do do Bdo 100 25 27
25 Do Nw A. late ELT3ds. 85
20 East Suffolk
10 Do
stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 77 72 784
stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 1,0 30 31
10 Forth & Clyde Junction all
stock Furness
stock ,Glasg. and S. Western 101 101 103
10 great Nthn. of Scotland all
stock Great Northern lOO 116 1161 1161 5
stock Do do A stock
stock Po do B do
stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 112 114 1114
stock Great Western
stock Do Str Val gue. stock 100 60 65
12 Irish South-eastern
stock Lancashire & Yorkshir? 100 1011 105 I.lk 51
stock London and Blackwall 100 70 71
stock Lon., Biright.. & S Coast ' 100 1141 1151 115 4
25 Lond., Chat. and Dover all 105 111
stock Lond. & Nth. Western 100 101 1011 1014 1
121 Do eighths
t
stock Lond. & Fn. Western,. 100 93 94 941
25 L'derry & Coleraine
25 L'derry & Ennista all 10 11
stock Man. Shet. & Lin^oln . • 100 411 421
50 Maryport and Carlisle all
121 Do do 3 shares all
10 Metropolitan 3 25 2 d
stock Midland
stock Do Hrming. & Derby 100 94 96
50 Mid. G. W. of Ireland all
25 Do 1 shares all
25 llid Kent. ... .....
10 Do, Cray Line .. . .
100 Newcastle and C irlisle all —
25 New., Aber. & Herefd all 10 11
10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d
20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all
stock Norfolk.... ........... 200 54 50
50 N. hn. Counties Union.. 3) 31 3 d
stock North British lOO 614 62 611 5
stock Vor.DEv.TtaihtDk.stNV, 100
stock D• A stk ; A recs no d. •
until apchas beenpd.B 100
stock Do B stock
stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick. 100 96 961 964 6
25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 16134 11 5 d
stock Do Leeds lOO 52 525 52
stock Do York
stocs North London
20 North Staffordshire..., 171 131 131
10 N. and S. W. Junction all 9f 95
12 Not. &Grantham Rail lO 6f 61 61
stock Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn 100 44 46
10 Peebles ... .. ...... -
20 Portsmouth
10 Rhvmn ey. all
stock Scottish Central
stock Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 341 351
stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89
stock Shropshire Union lOO 48 50 50
10 Sittingbonrne & Sheer. all 4 3 d
stock South Devon .. ... . 100 42 44
stock South Eastern
stock South Wales .
stock S. York. and River Dun 100 78 80
20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8
25 Stockton & Darlington all 381 394
25 Do do 9 8 9 p
Stockton & Hartlepool 163
stock Taff Vale .. ............ 109
stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO
25 Thames Haven! k&Rail 22 .
50 Ulster . • •
25 Do 20 2} 31p
12 10 Do ,:••• • • • •
stock Vale of Neath
13 Victoria Ste. and Pim all 10 11
stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100
50 Waterford & Limerick all
20 , West C Tnwall . ... all 51 6
20 West London .......... I all
..
I all —lO Do let class ......
20 Do 2nd class ........ all
121 Worcester & Hereford.. 111 2 1 d
PREFERENCE SHARES.

Railways.

Blythe and Tyne 10 per
c. pref. (issued at £5O
& Exet.4 mctstock
'Do. do. do. Shares

Caledon £lO, 41 per cent
Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2.
Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c.
Cornwall, 5 per cent...
Dun. Per h&Aber.,Tun. .
E.AngmClass A 7 &sp.c.
Do. do. Class B 8 p.c....
Do. do. Class C 7 p.c....
E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l
Do. dn. No. 2
Do. New 6 per ct. stock.
Eastern Urnon,-4 per ct.
Do. 5 per ce^t.
Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares
Do. 4 p. c. Qua. S. & D.
din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c.
Furness, 5 per cent ....
Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c.
Great Northern, 5 p. ct.
Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm
Do. 41 p. c. do. do.
Do. fip.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm
Gt. Nh. of Scotia. Ist pf.
G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4
p. ct. pref. stock
Great West. (Berke and

rrautal Ext. 5 p. ct.
Do. Redeemable, p.r t.
Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct.
Do. Irredeemnble, do
Do. .5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref
Do. firm. Pref. Shares
Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh
Do d r sp. ct. pref
Do Birmg.guar. stock
M. Chester gua. shares
Do. do. do.

Do. do. do.
Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock
Do.Barnsl.st.£s3B 104 pc
Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.)
Lon. Sz Brig. 5 pc.go. No.l
Do. 5 p. c No. 2
Do. V.IUL 6 p. c.
Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4
Do. do. 4/ per cen'.
Do. do. 4/ p. c. shares
Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock
Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.t4C.P )
Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65)
Lop. Chat. and Dover
Lon. and N.W. Cov. and

Nuneaton, 5 p. et
Lon. & S.W, 7 p. et. stock
Londondy. & Cole. sh.
Londony. & Ennis. sh.
%Tan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct.
Do. £6

!raid I Closing Business
• ' Price. Done.

all
1100

Do. 31 per cent
Do. redeem. 6 per ctont
Mary cort & Car., 4 p. c
Do. 41 per cent
Mid. Con. 6 p. c. stock
Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c
Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock
Do. with option till 1860
Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st.
Newport, Aber.dtc.pret 5
p.c.redeem.at 5 p.c.pm.
Do. Perpet. 6 p. c. with
option till 1866
Do. till 1869, Ist is
Do. do. 2d
Norfik 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846
Do. p. c. Pref. do. 1847
Do.sWay.Val. Ex. 5t.1847
North British, 5 p. c.
Do. New, gua. 5 p. c
Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs
Do. do. do.
Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Co.
N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c.
Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref.
Do. do. do
Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1
Do. do. Quarters, 1848„
Do. York, H. & S. Purch.
North Staffordshire
Ox.Wr.Wol. 6 p. c. Ist g
Do. Redeem. 2d gua
Do. Irredeem. 2d 7,1111
Rhymney Guaranteed
Scottish Central, new pf
Scottish North-Eastern
31 p. e. pref. stock
Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c.l
Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock
South Devon. Ann. 10s.
Do. Fixed 41 per cent
South Eastern (Reading
Ann., 1.0.6)
Do. 41 per cent
Do. Fixed l/p.c. Ist is.
=oath Wales, gua. 4 p. c.
Do. 41 per cent
S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua.
Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c
Do. B 6 per cent
Do. C 6 per cent
Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c

all
100
100
100
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96 9S

4 113

91 93
96 97
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123 125

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BRITISH POSSESSIONS.

losing
. Share' Railways. Paid. CFee, Businesadone
100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all ---g—ir-- 56
stk IBom.,Barodadr.Cent Ind 100 96 97 97
Gu. 5 psr cent........
18 Do, Do. B 131 Id 4 d
201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 44 5 d
201 Do. New
10 Do. Preference .. . all 64 64
100 1 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 75 80
6 p. Ct. bds. Aug 1, 1872
100 Do. do. July. 1, 1873 100 70 75
100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 68 73
5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 1. 30. 4 d 4p
20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s.
20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 35. 2 11 d
20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 71 11 4 d
171 Demerara.. all
20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. e 5 1 1 d
stock East Indian, gu. sp. e. 100 102 1024 1024 12 4
20 Do. F Shares Ext..... 10 par 1 p
20 Do. Jubbulpore lO par 5 p
100 Do. 41 pc. Debentrs all 985 99f
stock Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 1001 1014
20 Geelong & Melbourne all 21 22 :214 1
Geelong Corporation 6
sto. 100
per cent. Bonds
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 311 32 311
100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 91 93 924 2
100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 62 61 63
100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862
100 Do. do. 1867 all 65 70
100 Do. do. 1872 all 63 70 09
stock Gt. In diaPenin.gua. sp.c lOO 991 1001 11001
20 Do. New v,na. sp. c... 6 4d5 d 51 4
20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 10 15 15d 0
guaranteed 5 per cent.
201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 121 121
201 Do. New .. .. .. .. ... 18 85 81d t
100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 98 100 ri
opt, till '6O .... ......
100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 98 100 ' c
100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 98 100 I.
100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do all 92 94
stock Madras, guar., 44 p. c lOO 88 90
stock Do. do. 5 per cent
stock Do. 4/ p. c. Extension 100 91 93 r
20 Do. Fourth do lO 1 1 d
20 Do. d 0.....
stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Buds lOO f
Newßrunswick & Canda (
20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7
Class A Capital Share t
.. 150. do. Land do..
20 Do. do. B Capital do.
.. Do. do. Land do.
20 Oude (Limited)
stock Scinde ... ...... ,A 4; 100 995 1001 1001
20 Do. Pnnjaub .... Es g all 14 d 1 d
20 Do. D. .
stork Do. Indus. St. Flo. _ a,"., 100 941 951 951
f
20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 ,1
10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 I I d :
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
19 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 44 1
20 Ardennes .............. all —p 'I
20 Bak&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 7 1 4d 6/ i
5 Belgian East. Junction all 5 1 (
20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all
10 Buen.Ayres &S. Ferndo 21 p 61 7
6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 25
100 Copiabo — &...... all
10 Ditto Extension .... all 14 11d
20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 15 54 54d
20 Eastern of France .... all 23 24 21
20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. e. 6
20 Do. do. all
20 Great Central of France all
20 Gt. Luxem., ('on. shs... all 61 61
20 Italian Junction . . all
20 Lake Constance & Bale. all
20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all
20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all
331 Maria Antonia .... ... all
10 Do. New ............ all
20 Namur & Liege ........ all 81 81
20 Do. 6p. c. Pref.
16 Northern of France.... all 33 39
20 Do. New Shares ...... 12 p
10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 9
20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 3 1 341
20 Paris & Orleans.. .... - all 52 54
20 1 Recife &p
S. Fran. (Pere.)
gua. 7 11d
20 Riga & Dunabur.i.Y, 2
...... 10
10 Rome & Frascati ...... all
20 Royal Danish..
5 Royal Swedish ........ all --
4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all
20 Sambre & Meuse . .... a a 51 51 •
10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... all 81 81 81
20 San Paulo, lim, a. 7p. c. 2 4 id 11
20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venctin 12 1d pr 12
20 Southern of France.... all 20 2l
81 West Flanders ...... .. ail . 55 Si
10 Do. 61 p. C. Preference.. all 91 91
20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 22 23
20 Western of Austria.... 6
20 Western of Switzerland all
6 Wiesbaden ...• ... .... . all
6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref.... all
20 Zealand

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1000

Business
Done.

100
100
100
100
100

100 102

14 116

110 112
110 112
1011 102

11071 1081

MISCELLANE,

Anglo-Mexican Mint
Atlantic Tel. (Limited)
Australian Agricultural
Berlin Water (Limited)
British American Land;
B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.)
Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.)
Do. C. (Limited)

Canada Land
Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim )
Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smlig
Do. Pref'. 7 per cent.
Crystal Palace
Do. Preference
Do. 5 p. c. Perpet. Deben
Electric Telegraph
Do. New
English & Aus. Copper
Gen. Steam Navigate
Great Ship (Limited)
Do. 17i p. et. Preference
Indian & Aust. Telegr.
Lon. District Tel. (Lim.)
London Discount (Lim.)
L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.)
Madras Irr. and Canal
Nlediter. Electric Teleg
Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ,
National Dis. Co. (Lim
Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim )
Netherlands Land
Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.at I die
N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand
N. B.Australasian (Lim.)
Oriental Gas (Limited).
Do. New Shares (Lim.) •
Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A

stock

stock
stock
stock
stock

stook

Ditto B.

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99, 10

14 151

Ditto C
Peelit.Lnd.&Min.(Lim )
'Pen. & Oriental steam

Do. New
Red Sea& Ind.TeLg.4ip.c
ahymney Iron
Do. New
Royal Mail Steam
Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim )
South Australian Land
Submarine Tel. Scrip
Do. do Registered
•
Pr. & Ln. Co.ofUpr.Can.
Van Diemen'a .and

100
stook

301 311
41 6

37 39
19 21
13 15
120 125
6 8
2 2 27
241 25}
31 34
98 100
103 106
105 107
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THIRD EDITION.

motion he thought the house would be in possession of the
report of the Committee on Precedents on Thursday, but as
it was not likely thst would be the case, he would postpone
his motion.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

HARBOURS OF REFUGE.
Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked the President of the Board of
Trade if he could state the day on which he would intro-
duce his promised bill to carry out the recommendations of
the Harbour of Refuge Commissioners, so far as they re-
lated to giving facilities for the improvement of existing
harbours
Mr. M. GIBSON said he was unable to appoint a day
for bringing forward the bill in question, as it was neces-
sary to have the opinion of a committee that was then
sitting, and would incidentally consider this subject. How-
everthe bill was already produced, and would be introduced
at as early a period as possible.
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL.
On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Mr. HUNT rose to move the following instruction, of
which he had given notice :—" That it be an instruction to
the committee, that they have power to provide increased
facilities for polling at elections."
The SPEAKER considered that the hon. member was
out of order in moving in instruction to a committee to do
what was proposed by him with any such Instruction.
Mr. lIUNT proposed to add to the last word, " in the
United Kingdom," which he considered would put him in
order.

TATIERSALLS'-(THIS EVENING).

ASCOT STAKES.
4to 1 agst Newcastle (offered)
6to 1 agst Flitch (taken)
10 to 1 agst Farmer's Daughter colt (taken)
12 to 1 agst Ancient Briton (offered)

ROYAL HUNT CUP.
9to 1 agst Old Robert (offered)
100 to 8 agst Woodburn (offered)
14 to 1 agst Tyrant (taken)
100 to 6 agst Narcissus (taken)
100 to 6 agst Catawba (taken)
100 to 6 agst Crater (taken)
20 to 1 agst General Hess (taken)
20 to 1 agst Ambush (offered)
25 to 1 agst "White Rose (offered)
GOLD CUP.
3to 1 agst Butterfly (offered)
sto 1 agst Thormanby (taken):

CITY BETTING.—TIIIS DAY.
The Racing:Times says :—There was not a str,ng muster
this morning. The chief topic of conversation was about
Thormanby and Promised Land, and it was a long time
currently reported that both had been scratched for the Cup,
but we could not trace any good foundation for the report
—that is, officially. Both were backed afterwards, although
considerable excitement was caused. Butterfly, when Thor-
manby and Promised Land went back, came to the
position of first favourite, and Gamester was in strong
force. 3to 1 was taken about Butterfly, and sto 1 about
Gamester. Thormanby was nominally at 6to 1. Towards
the close Promised Land was backed at 6 to 1 for some
money. For the Gold Vase they backed Horror against
the field. For the Ascot Stakes New Cross was first
favourite, 6 to 1 being taken rather freely. Flitch
and Farmer's Daughter colt were the only other two
animals inquired after. For the Queen's Stand Plate 6 to
4 was taken about Lady Clifden, 6 to 1-,about Mentmore,
and 10 to 1 could have been had bar those.

Lord J. RUSSELL said he must appeal to the Speaker
whether there was not an additional objection to the in-
struction of the hon. member with the proposed addition
The bill was meant to apply only to the representation o
the people in England and Wales. There were special
bills for Scotland and Ireland.

Mr. HUNT considered that there was no chance of the
two last bills being carried this session.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, in reference to the following in-
struction of which he has given notice—" That it be an in-
struction to the committee to give greater facility, and
render more frequent, the registration of voters," :made a
few observations.
Sir 11. CAIRNS maintained that the hon. members
were out of order in bringing forward these instructions.
The SPEAKER said that he did not consider that
these instructions could be moved according to the forms of
the house.

For the Royal Hunt Cup Old Robert was a strong fa-
vourite, 8 to 1 being the longest price that could be obtained.
Tyrant was the next favourite at 100 to 8. Ancient Briton,
Crater, and Woodburn were the only others mentioned.
For the St. Leger 4 to 1 was offered on the field.
The following were the latest prices :

G OLD VASE.

Even on Horror
4to 1 agst Magnum
4to 1 agst Avalanche
ASCOT STAKES.
6to 1 agst Newcastle
7to 1 agst Flitch
Bto 1 agst Farmer's Daughter colt
10 to 1 agst Any other
STAND PLATE.
6to 4 agst Lady Clifden
6to 1 agst Mentmore
8 to 1 agst Any other
ROYAL HUNT CUP.
Bto 1 agst Old Robert
100 to 7 agst Tyrant (taken)
100 to 7 agst Woodburn
100 to 6 agst Crater
100 to 6 agst Ancient Briton
20 to 1 agst Fitzroland (offered)
20 to 1 agst General Mess

GOLD CUP.
3to 1 aga Butterfly
sto 1 agst Gamester
6to 1 agst Promised Land (taken freely)
6to 1 agst Thormanby (offered)
10 to 1 agst any other

ARRIVALS AT ASCOT.
Rose Middleton, Neoptolemus, Barabbas, Little Nat,
, Wamba, Oliver Twist, Jason, Bastion, Magnum, Mounte-
bank, Butterfly, May Morning, Mouravicff, Tousle, Ticket-
of-Leave, Doefaot, Gift, Suburban, Restes, Agnes filly,
Mentmore,Wing, Evening Star,Lucknow,Rose of Cashmere
colt (2 yrs), Feodorowna, Rose of Cashmere colt (3 yrs),
Concertina colt (2 yrs), Concertina colt (3 yrs), Newcastle,
Nun, Appleton filly, Wood bufb, Cock-a-Hoop, Satellite,
Optimist, Maggiore, Pomona, Little Lady, Tyrant, Emily,
Neophyte,Donna Carman, Deophantus, Indifference, Lupus,
Gaspard, Eccola, Avalanche, Leontos, M. Phillippe,
Ingestre, Baron Munchausen, Tightfit, Tocher, Delu-
sion, Lady Evelyn,_ Speculation, Promised Land, Queen
Bee, Pitman, Golden Pippin, Man at-Arms, General Hess,
Morella, Thunderbolt, Forager, Clovernook, Sneer filly,
Precurs r, Parmesan, Cynricus, Roseit: and colt by Wind-
hound.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(Tm EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Oswestry and Newtown Railway, the Wimborne
Minister and Blandford Forum-road, and the London and
North-Western Railway (No. 2) Bills were read a second
time.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
The Forest of Dean Central Railway; Horsham and
Steyning and Beeding Roads; London and South-Western
(new line to Bristol and Exeter) ; Wellington (Salop)
Water; Hinckley and Leicester Railway; Manchester Cor-
poration Water; Stourbridge Railway; Cheshire Midland
Railway; London and South-Western and Bristol and
Exeter Railway Companies ; Salisbury and Yeovil Rail-
way; Disley and Hayfield Railway; Buckley's and Con-
nah's Onay (Flintshire) Railway.

THE SLAVE TRADE.
Lord STRATHEDEN postponed his motion with re-
spect to the appointment of a consul at Mozambique,which
stood on the paper for this evening until the 14th of June.

CHURCH RA-TES.
A number of petitions were presented against the aboli-
on of church rates.

THE MILITARY DEFENCES.
Lord MONTEAGLE asked the Under Secretary for
War when the
,report of Committee upon Military De-
fences of the country would be laid upon the table.
Earl De GREY and RIPON said when the Secretary
of War laid the report on the table of the house, he should
do the same in their lordships' house. The reason that it
had not already been presented was that after the report
had been sent nito the Government, it became necessary:to
fully consider the subject. He assured the noble lord
there would be no unnecessary delay.
BANK OF IRELAND.
Earl ST. GERMANS moved the second reading of this
bill, the object of which was to repeal the restriction under
which the bank laboured, namely, the lending money on
real property.
Lord MONTEAGLE said, although he would not op-
nose the bill, he could not but think that the measure was
a very unwise one.

Earl DONO UGHMORE supported the bill. He thought
everything that was possible ought to be done to enable the
banking interest in Ireland to lend money for the improve-
ment of agriculture, because it was the best way to carry
on the great improvements that were at present taking place
in Ireland.
The bill was read a second time.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS BILL.
This bill, on the motion of the Earl of SHAFTES-
BURY, was read a third time and passed.
TRUSTEES AND MORTGAGES, &c. BILL.
This Bill passed through committee.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS JURISDICTION
BILL.
The report cf amendments to this bill was brought up
and received.

THE WINE LICENSES BILL.
This bill was brought up from the Commons, and read a
first time.

Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tuns EVENING-)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Border Counties and North British Railway Companies ;
Dover Gas; Dumfries, Lochmaben, and Lockerby Junction
Railway ; Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway, and
Port Carlisle Dock and Railway, and Carlisle and Silloth
Bay Railway and Dock Companies; Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Rostrevor Railway.
The following bills were considered and ordered for third
reading :—Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway; Caledo-
nian Railway (Lesmahagow Branches, &c.) ; and Eau
Brink Drainage.

PETITIONS.
Several petitons were presented in favour of the Reform
Bill, in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's
sister, for the speedy passing. of the Reform Bill, against
the Registration Bill, for County Court Judges being
entitled to adjudicate in bankruptcy cases, &c.
REFORM BILL—CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE.
Mr. A. STEUART said that it was his intention to
move on going into committee on the Reform
Bill that for the chairman of committee another
hon. member should be substituted, in order that the
house might have the benefit of the services of the former
in the committee. He asked the right hon. gentleman the
Speaker what was the proper time for making such a mo-
tion ?
The SPEAKER said if the hon member had done him
the honour of intimating his intention to ask him this
question, he would have been able to have answered with
more certainty than he could possibly do at present. His
opinion was that the proper time for making the motion
would be when the house was in committee.
THE CLOCK AT WESTMINSTER PALACE.

Mr. BOWYER asked the First Commissioner of Works
whether there was any objection to giving orders for means
to be used for causing the clock to strike the hours upon
the largest quarter bell (the chimes being silent) until a
new great bell shall have been cast and fully approved.
Mr. CO WPER said that he had been so happy as to
secure the advice and counsel of some of the persons most
eminent for their knowledge in matters relating to bells,
and distinguished for their scientific attainments. These
inquiries were not yet completed, and therefore he was not
in a position to furnish information as to what course would
be pursued until these gentlemen had made their re-
port. The large bell had been the cause of great annoy-
once to the house, and the course which he suggested
for the present would be to have the quarter-hour large bell
purposes by a
used, which would answer

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THE PAPER DITTY,
The O'DONOGHUE asked Mr. Ayrton whether it was
his intention to proceed with the motion of which he had
given notice for Thursday next, hating reference to the
Paper Duty,
Mr, AYRTON said that when he gave notice of the

Mr. HUNT wished to know whether, supposing there
were no bills for Scotland and Ireland, it would have been
competent for him to have moved this instruction.

The SPEAKER said it was not his duty to give
answers to anticipatory matters.
Mr. GRIFFITH moved that it be an instruction to the
committee that no borough shall be deprived of one mem-
ber until it had been ascertained, by an actual census of
the population of such borough, whether or not the present
number of its population falls below the limit of 7,000 in-
habitants.

The SPEAKER decided that the hon. member was not

in order in his motion, on the same ground that he assigned
in regard to other hon. members who had moved instrue-
.

ions.

•
Mr. BENTINCK moved the following :—That it be an
instruction to the committee not to proceed further with the
bill till provision had been made for giving to the counties in
England that share in the represeniati• n to which they may
be shown to be entitled by population and by property.
After some discussion it was decided that the instruction
could not be moved. The hon. member then moved the
adjournment of the house, in order to enable him to address
the house.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that the hon. member was
quite out of order in the course he was pursuing. He was
moving the adjournment of the house, and then proceeded
to make an address to the house.
The SPE AKER. considered that the hon. member (Mr.
Beutiack) was irregular.
Mr. BENTINCK then moved—" That it be an instruc-
tion to the committee that they have power to make provi-
sion for the better prevention•of bribery and corruption at
elections." He contended that the effect of the proposed Re-
form Bill would be to promote bribery and corruption at
elections. He concluded by moving an instruction.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he had no objection whatever
to the introduction of any clauses that would tend to re-
strain and diminish corruption and bribery at elections.
He denied, however, that there was anything in the bill
which he had introduced calculated to promote bribery and
corruption, and that the instruction of the hon. mem-
ber would not have the effect he proposed.
Mr. WHITESIDE supported the instruction, and ad-
vised the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) to withdraw the bill,
in order that another and more satisfactory measure might
be introduced.

Sir G. C. LEWIS considered that the question of bribery
and corruption was not involved in this bill, and that the
course suggested by the hon. and learned member (Mr.
Whiteside), namely of introducing the bill would be
nugatory.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

IREL.4vD.

DUBLIN, SATURDAY MORNING.
THE lIIBERNO ROMAN BRIGADE.

The papers of this day—metropolitan and pro-
vincial—teem with accounts of the progress of the
Papal enlistment in Ireland. And first, with regard
to the wholesale flocking of the Irish constabulary
to the Pope's standard, as alleged by several of the
country journals, the Evening Mail of last night
says there is good reason for believing that the
statements are, to say the least, gross exaggera-
tions. It is quite true that there have been some
simultaneous resignations from the force, profes-
sedly with a view of emigrating to Australia, but
those do not in the whole amount to more than 20.
Whether the object of the men was to join the
Papal army or to proceed to the Antipodes is not
known, nor, indeed, is it a matter of the least im-
portance. On the other hand, the Daily Express
of this morning contains the following announce-
ment :

"The Pope's Irish Brigade has, we believe, re-
ceived some fresh recruits this week from the Ro-
man Catholic ranks of the Dublin Metropolitan
Police, who have ever been distinguished for their
steadfast loyalty to His Holiness.' Nine members
of the force obtained their discharge on Thursday
with the intention, it is understood, of joining their
countrymen of the constabulary who have gone to
support the Government of the Papal States in
their efforts to extinguish the political conflagra-
tion which their own tyranny has excited."
A letter dated Ihurles,- ,Tune 1, in the Freeman's
Journal, supplies the annexed information

" The desire to emigrate to Rome and take a part
in defending the rights of the Holy See is spreading
rapidly and generally among the Catholic young
men of this country. Hundreds are anxious and
willing to go, but do not know how to effect their
purpose, and the clergy are beset with applications,
written and personal, requesting advice or refer-
ences. To my own knowledge, a clergyman in this
county was waited on last Sunday evening by up-
wards of 20 young men—many of them holding re-
spectable positions—who expressed their anxiety to
leave Ireland, and regretted that their private
means would not allow them to accomplish it for
themselves. Notwithstanding, several of them are
finding their way out. A sort of defection, if I
may so term it, is spreading among the police.
From the rural districts resignations are pouring in
on the authorities. In Clonmel alone six of the
police have resigned, and there is no question about
their ulterior destination. I have learnt that a me-
dical gentleman who recently established himself
in Clonmel has received a commission as tegimental
doctor in the Irish Papal Brigade."

THE MANCHESTER VOLUNTEERS IN IRELAND.
The northern papers give gratifying accounts of
the arrival and 'reception of a detachment of the
Manchester Volunteer Rifles, which arrived at War-
renpoint on Friday morning in the steamer Inde-
pendence, from Liverpool. After a short stay there
the volunteers proceeded by train to Newry, and on
alighting at the terminus were greeted with aburst
of cheering from those who assembled to witness
the novel spectacle. The Newry Telegraph thus
describes the scene :

" They were courteously met at the station by
Col. Forde and the officers, accompanied by the
band of Southdown Militia Regiment, who es-
corted them to the Newry Barracks. In the course
of their march through the town the
agy black bandra
,h
with
iplayed,t
in excellent style, several appropriatelaze airs.
belts The
aonfd?
uniform worn by the corps—
dark
_strpipreesseonfterdedaognaythaenfd acings, and g
handsome appearance. The
fooalplotws.inrgeratreensth(einneaommems
and Scott ;
Lieuts. Gray, Farnace, and the
Percival,offi cer s present :
Walsh. After performing Dale; and Surgeon
g several evolutions in
the barrack-yard, thtown ; and, en again marched through
left for Dundalk, havinghad lunch, they immediately
havingd again at the railway sta-
tion been loudl‘r r heartily cheered. We were
assured that of nshe men in the ranks, marching
shoulder to shoulder with operatives, are not a few
gallant young fellows possessing
thousands a year
—a corporal beingpointed t o '
us
who has no less
than £lO,OOO a year. All honour to the loyal and
patriotic Britons."

From Cork, the head-quarters of the Pope's re-
cruiting staff, comes the announcement that 15
young patriots left yesterday morning in the Sabrina
for Bristol, en route for Italy, to join the Irish bri-
gade. They were all active, handsome-looking young
fellows, none of them apparently belonging to what
is called the humble class of life, nor did they ap-
pear to be persons who entered the profession of
arms through necessity. Several of their feiends ac-
companied them to Queenstown. Meanwhile letters
from the crusaders who have already arrived in
Rome have reached Dublir, and are published in
the Ultramontane papers of to-day.