The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-21 00:00:00

MR. LAYAR FAREWELL ADDRESS.

Mr. Layard, in his farewell address to his late consti-
tuents at Aylesbury, having referred to the severance of
a political connect on of nearly five years, rays :—" It
naturally grieves me to find that a majority of the elec-
tors have pronounced me no longer worthy to represent
them. I should grieve still more had I reason to think
that their confidence had been withdrawn on account of
any neglect on my part of their interests, or of any vote
of mine in the House of Commons. I may assume with-
out presumption that the result of the recent election is
to be attributed to other and far different causes, and
that it affords no index of the true feel:ngs of a majority
of the constituency. Together with many other men, '
known as the ablest, the most independent, and the
most truly Liberal representatives of the people, I have
been deprived of my seat in Parliament. It behoves the
Liberals of Aylesbury, as it behoves many other Liberal
constituencies, to reflect calmly, now that the excite-
ment consequent upon the dissolution is passed, and to
inquire whether too much has not been sacrificed to a
Minister who has been invariably opposed to every mea-
sure of true reform, however moderate, and has ever
failed to justify the confidence of those nations which
have trusted in him for the support and defence of their
liberties. Responding to the appeal made to them by Lor,
Palmerston, the constituencies of England have removed
from the roll of the House of Commons many of those his-
toric names which will be as landmarks in the annals of
our country. To effect this result every
means that the
influence of Government could coy:misted .have been
brought to bear. It is no disbononr to suffer with Cob-
den, Bright, Gibson, Clay, Cardwell, Otway, and a host
of others, who have, ever been found on the side of the
people, and have been intimately associated with almost
every recent measure for enlarging their liberties or con-
tributing to their welfare. I cannot believe tha t this
state of things will long continue, and I feel convinced
that, when the country has recovered from the delusion
into which it has been betrayed, the very exclusioa of
these men will lead to important results, will mainly
contribute to the auccess of the cattio of progress And
reform."

At a moment when the provisions of our criminsl
law-are under Stich anxious consideration it may con-
duce to the edification of the public if we exhibit
some particulars of the con lition and treatment cf
crime in France. This we are enabled to do very
circumstantially by the aid of a report. recently
emanating front the Ministry of Justice in that
country ; indeed, the statistics of our neighbours
are so marvellously elaborated, and the accounts
of their various tribunals are kept and digested
with such ex reme care, that the results bscome
occasfonally bewildering by their very minute-
ness, and it will be necessary to throw
them into Stapler and mere general forms
to render them popularly intelligible. On tlas
other side of the Channel there are three broad
graduations of offences—the first and most serious
class being brought before the Courts of Assize ;
the second .before the " Correctional" Tribunals;
and the third before the tribunals of simple police.
It will at once show the relationship in which these
classes 4tand to eacti other if we state that the
number of persons implicated under the three ca-
t,g Ties respectively were 6,480, 234,363, and
510,873. Our neighbours return in these matters
the numbers not only of the offenders, but of the
cases ; so that a robbery, for instance, in which
half-a-dozen burglars had been concerned wcu'd
figure in one c dumn as a single example only. We
shall, not, however, refer to the latter figures, but.
confine ourselves to the personal sterist cs exclu-
sively. The returns, it must be understood, are
for the yen. 1855 throughout.
The firet thing that strikes us after the-gradua-
tion of offences is the classification of punishments.
The sentences pronounced by the Courts of Aesize
upon those (4,857) of the 6,480 prisoners who
were found guilty comprise Penalties divided
into two distinct kinds, one importing afflic-
tive or degrading punishments, the other cor-
rectional puniehments. Under the former head
are reckoned death, transportation, hard Ilbour,
either for life or for shorter periods (travaux forces),
and imprisonment when accompanied with labour
or inflicted in a fortress. Of the whole number
convicted more than half (2,500) incurred penalties
of this description, but it is a remarkable illustra-
tion of the difference between the French system
and our own that whereas 61 were sentenced to
death (though only 28 were actually executed) no
more than 20 received sentence of transportation.
Of the rest 1,358 were condemned to hard labour
(228 for life), and 1,061 to imprisonment, of whom
21 were sent to fortresses. As a general deduction,
it is observed that the amount of crime under this
head had considerably d dined in. Comparison with
the returns of former years, but forgeries and frau-
dulent bankruptcies were more numerous than in
1354. Altogether offences against property more
than doubled those against persons.
Undet the succeeding category of correctional
offences the statistics are very curious. Here the
numbers, as might be expected, increase in propor-
tion as the gravity of the delinquencies declines. It
will probably surprise our readers to learn that' no
fewer than 28,650 persons were apprehended in
France during the year 1855 upon charges of
poaching and shooting without a licence ; and -to
these cases were added 4,443 for violations of the
fishery laws, and 60,473 for violation of the forest
laws, though in the latter instance the proceedings
probably co ncern edstb e preservation of vented rather
than of game. On the other hand, the offences
(we are here computing \charges, not, convic-
tions) against the laws, and regulations on
Customs, indirect taxes, and octrois, were only
3,086 in number, while those arising from the
adulteration of goods and the employment of false
weights and measures were as many as 10,698.
Distinctions again appear drawn not only from
the nature of the crimes themselves, but from the
persons against whom they are committed.. Thus,
outrages and violence to public functionaries are
separated from ordinary cases of that kind, and
" offences against religion and outrages of ministers
of religion" cienstitute a class of themselves. The
numbers in the former case are 7,150; in the latter
274. Tfie general lightness, however, of the offences
proved under this head is shown by the sentences
recorded. As many as 122,438 were dismissed with
fine only, and 76,765 were imprisoned for termsshort
of a twelvemonth. The highest penalty inflicted by
the Correctional Courts seems to be incarceration
for a year or upwards, and it is remarked that the
number sentenced to this punishment (11,661),
though not a very large proportion out of 234,363,
is somewhat in excess of former years. In only
two specific offences, however, is the number of
offenders returned as greater than in 1854, and
these are the adulteration of goods and the employ-
ment of postage stamps previously used and de-
faced. Of the third class of delinquencies brought
within the cog,n;sance of simple police-courts very
little need be said. The persons implicated were,
of course, very many—no fewer than 510,873, but
in 419,484 of the cases the ends of justice were
thought to be attained by the infliction of a fine.
In proceeding to the generalities of these statis-
tics we shall discover some remarkab'e results,
especially in comparing the sentences of imprison
ment with those of transportation. The whole
number of the former in the year 1855 was not
much short of 100,000 (93,152), including those of
hard labour. Twenty criminals only, as we
have said, wore left for transportation, and the
returns of the previous year were more singular
still, for in that period one offender only was
ordered to be transported, though 79 received
sentence of death. • Moreover, although upwards
of half of those sentenced to death in 1855 re-
ceived a commutation of punishment, it was in
every case to hard labour or imprisonment for life,
and not to transportation; so that under the French
code incarceration with labour represents the next
penalty to the guillotine. It is observed that
Capital punishments, though fewer in 1855 than in
1854, when they were 42 in number, show an in-
crease over the years 1851 and 1853, when they
were only 11 and 12 respectively. In 1852 they
were 26. Of the 23 who suffered in 1855 as
many al 19 had committed murder simply as a
prelude to robbery. With respect to the degree of
education discernible in the higher class of of-
fenders it is said that •of the 6,480, persons
charged under the first category 306 had. received
superior instruction, 880 could read and write
well, 2,486 had been imperfectly taught in these
respects, and 2,808 were completely illiterate.. In
the second class of offences it is remarked that the
criminality of women Lad increased, and had shown
a similar tendency in preceding years—an explana-
tion of which fact is tendered in a remark that
women are now mere frequently prosecuted for
commercial frauds than formerly, and are, more-
over, impelled to mendicity (one of the delinquen-
cies pertaining to this category) as well as robbery
by the excessive prices of fcod. In the case of very
youne• prisoners extenuation is admitted, for in the
first class of 'offenders 45, and in the second, 4,068,
" being children of less than 16, were acquitted as
having acted without discernment," though in the
former instance all, and in the latter more than
half, were sent to penitentiaries or houses of cor-
rection. How far this policy was followed by per-
manent amendment we do not learn, but of the
whole number of persons (240,843) tried before the
two higher Courts we are told that 38,771 had beene
previously convicted, and—what is more—that
number of such cases was increasing. Upon the
whole, however, the aspect of. these affairs in
France is considered bosh satisfactory and promis-
ing, and our readers will probably be able to make
an interesting application of such clear statistics to
the questions before us at home.

Mr. Lauou• NEw BISHOPRIC Fox NEW ZEALAND.—
chere, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has given
his consent for the immediate creation of another
bishopric in New Zealand, to include the provinces of
Wellington and Nelson. The right hon. gentleman has
nominated the Venerable Archdeacon Hadfield to the
new bishopric.
THE CASE OF BACON AND HIS WIFE.--it is understood
tbat the two prisoners will be jointly tried for the mu-
d". of their children, and that in such case the state-
ment of the wife that her husband committed the murder
may be used as evidence against herself. It is expe&ed.
that a joint defence will be made, and that this defence
will be that the act of murder was committed by Mrs.
Bacon while in an unsound state of mind, and that she
is consequently not criminally responsible, and that the
husband had nothing whatever to do with the same. If
this defence should be successful, and Bacon should be
acquitted, he will then be removed to the country to
take his trial at the summer assizes for the murder of
his mother. It appears that since the committal of the
prisoners they have both been in a very low desponding
way, x articularly Bacon himself, and they are never left
alone, six additional turnkeys being employed, three
women and three men to watch them, two during the
night, and one during the day.

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DUBLIN, MONDAY.
THE IRISH CHIEF SECRETARYSHIP.
Speculating upon the prabability of Mr. Bernal
Osborne being the successor of. Mr. Horan:Pal int
the office of Irish Secretary, the Northern Whig
observes:—.
"If Mr. Bernal Osborne is to be Secretary for Ireland
the change will be an unmixed blessing. • Mr. Osborne
is not an Irishman—and, perhaps, Secretaries for Ire-
land ought to be foreigners—but he married into a •
Irish family, and in charaeier he is peculiarly fitted air
political success in this country. Mr. Osborne is bold
and frank, and in all respects the reverse of Mr. Hors-
man, whose,diplornaticcautiousness was something in ri
than offensive, inasmuch as it is said to have deterrea a
Areat number of gentlemen from business.' Mr. Os-
borne, not only as_ proprietor of large estatss in Tip.
perary, but as familiar with Irish question. in his capes
city of aide-de-camp to a Lard Lieutenant—a positian,
which be long filled, we believe, to the great ad vautaze
of Dublin society—would n ake an admirable Irish Se-
cretary. He is a Liberal of the most genuine charact .r.
We believe that he would at once make the effort to
settle the tenant-right quest on ; and his opinions about
the Irish Church establishment are wel known."
Meanwhile it appears that speculation in the case
has been at fault, and the DUblin journals now say
that the report of Mr. 13,rsman's resignation is at
least precise-fair?. • The Freeina2l, of this morning,
however, insists that the resignation of the Chief
Secretaryship was actually tendered to Lord Pal.
merston, and that for a short time the office was
vacint. Here is the story of the affair :
"• We believe the difference between Lord Palmerston
and the member for. Stroud has, for the present, been`
arranged, and that the public will have the benefit of
Mr. Horsman's continuance in office. The cause of the
discontent, we have heard, was the protracted absence
of the Chief Secretary during a very critical period, whin'
his direction of the Irish' elections was even more nectar-
Barg to the Government than the discharge of his ordi-
nary duties Among the very first members returned
for England was Mr. Horsman. kwas reasonably ex-
pected that his mind, relieved from the troubles incident
to hie_v;vri tleatron, 'would be arsersetedtalreland, where
'-Yiirketras greatly.:wanted.' But York retired_to Scots •
land to look after his own affairs, leaving Irish o*udidat a
and Irish elections to -take care of, themselves. Para.;
graphs in the London journals to the effect that the Irish
elections had been mismanaged ruffled the usually good
temper of Lord Palmerston, and Mr. foreman wa is.sked
for au explanation. What may have transpired we know
not ; but the upshot was a determination on the part of
Mr. Horemaa to vacate his office. This resolution first
appeared in the Scotsman, and our London corres.
pondent confirmed the resignation, with the additional
fic: that Mr. Bernal Osborne was to be his suc-
cessor. However, for the present, Mr. Horsman re.
tains the office. We are not aware that his presence
could have contributed more than his absence to render
the result of the Irish elections very different. Go.
vernment was very well though quietly served by an
Irish nobleman and gentleman, both skilled in dee-
tioneering practices. We .may, in justice to Lord
Carlisle, remark that the zeal attributed to him by the
Irish Tory party was far less fervent than they describe.
He was not insensible to the necessity of seeking addi.'
tional support for his Government, but he did not play
the frantic tricks which Tory imagination has conjured
up in the shape of 'Viceregal canvassers thronging the
courts of justice, the public-offices, and ball-rooms,' and
' 200 barristers, at the very least,' issuing forth on a
grand scurry through the alleys of Dublin."

THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION A2VD LOSS OP.
FIVE LIVES AT STOCKPORT.

The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances
which led to the explosion of the fire damp in the
Bredbury New Pit, near this town, took place
on Monday morning; at the Rising Sun Inn,
Bredbury. The mirm were at work as usual
on Thursday, the 9th instant, and when they
left they noticed nothing that induced them to sup-
pose that the air in the pit was bad. The follow-
ing day being Good Friday they did not work, but.
they resumed at the usual hour on Saturday morn-
ing, the 11th instant. At six o'clock on that morn-
ing they assembled at the mouth of the pit and'
were let down in the "cage?," and it appears that
Santuel Platt proceeded with his work in No. 7
level with an exposed candle. The statements on
this point differed Some of the colliers who were
in the pit asserted that he was working with
naked candle, without any lamp whatever. Platt's
own s'atement is that he had a lamp; but that after,
he had about half-filled his first waggon-load of coal,
he removed the top of it, and th tt the explosion
immediately took place. It appeared that the men
had been down in the pit from half to three quar-
ters of an hour, making it nearly 7 o'clock, when
they were startled by a terrific explosion in the No.
7 level. The report way also heard for some dis-
tance outside the pit, and brought many persons to
the spot. Heathcote, one of the county constabu-
lary force, who lives about 100 yards from the
mouth of the shaft, was awoke by the report and by
the shock; the noise being like that produced by an
extensive blast. The colliers in the pit knew at
once what had occurred, and they im wed iat ely com-
menced groping their way to the mouth of the shaft.
Platt, being in the level where the explosion oz.-
curred, was frightfully burnt by the ignited air,
which was wafted along the various workings.
Nevertheles., he contrived to reach the mouth of
the shaft. The dense sulphurous vapours which fol-
lowed upon the explosion so filled the pit, that the
operations of the men who were engaged in res-
cuing the sufferers were stopped. The apparatus
for the ventilation of the pit had been blown down.
by the explosion ; and the air had to'be purified,
an operation which occupied more than two hours.
At the expiraion of that time, about half-past 10
o'clock, the bodies of Howarth and his sons were
brought to the surface. The father ht.:embed once
afterwards, but the sons were quite dead. The
former with one of his sons appeared to have been
suffocated by the sulphurous vapour, but the second
sou was frightfully knocked about and disfigured.
'The jury returned the following verdict : •' We are
of opinion that the five deceased met with their
deaths by accident ; but we wish, through the,
coroner, to call the attention of the proprietors to
the ventilation, which we consider defective, an I
we hope that in future it will be better attended to."

THE RUSSIAN RAILWAY ROBBERY

SCHEME.

The introduction of the Russian Railway scheme
has been attended by some revelations which
perhaps will not surprise the public, except in so far
as they show a want of that adroit management
expected from the well-practised continental
financiers and speculators who have committed
themselves to its success. That every effort would
she made to drive the shares to a premium before
the date of allotment was scarcely to be doubted,
but, looking at the extraordinary facilities afforded
by a combination which includes most of the prin-
cipal operators on the European Bourses, it w4s
considered improbable that the opinion onthis point
would ever be allowed to assume any form beyond
that of a general inference. It appears, however,
that facts have already transpired which among
prudent minds will impart to the matter much of
the force of certainty. Of course, it is always pos-
sible for the concoctors of companies, by seeking to
buy shares in anticipation of the allotment, to send,
them to a premium sufficient to render them at-
tractive to the public, and to induce a flood of
applications, and the process becomes more easy in
as the electric telegraph
proportion to the number of European markets
iot
dceomtutlingusniican them,
s to all the effect produced
em,
upon any one. Under these circumstances most of
i!setnanftolry
the respectable dealers in the London. Stock Ex-
change have resolved to exercise great caution with
respect to the present scheme, and to refuse to
enter into transactions previously to
the regular:
issue of the shares. How far this
resolution is ne-
cessary may be judged by the following facts :
A.'
respectable stockbroker's firm
having
received an
order from a Protestant clergyman at Brussels to,
invest 20,0001. in Russian J'
..all way shares, deemed.
it expedient to make
inquiry, and found that their'
clieut the clergyman was not the principal in the
transaction, but had sent the order in his own name
to oblige a very rich and influential friend in that
capital. A further developement remains. Having
mentioned the circumstance to a friend, they ascer-
tained that another order for the purchase of 20,0001.:
had been transmitted by a clergyman through a
mercantile house. Their first impression was that it
must have been the same individual in each case..
On inquiry, however, they gathered 'het in this in-
stance it was an English clergyman, although the
resemblance was still p-rfect, since that gentlen:an
also has since admitted that he was acting merely
as an agent. Thus the matter stands. The in-
quiries for the shares consequent, apparently, on
these devices has had the effect of tempting some
few of the dealers to make a price for them t 0...
day of I to 1 premium. -It will be for the pub.
lie to judge the value of such quotations. The
whole story seems almost incredible, but in case
any denial of it should be hazarded, those from.
whom it proceeds will, it is said, be found ready
to substaufate it in every particular.—Tames''
City Article.

THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES CONVENTION.— Our
readers need not be told that we condemned the New •
foundland Fishery Treaty as an act of gross ,njustico to
our eal.nist,', and of gratuitous surrender of their lac.
re-t to the Frilncb. We are happy t 19- able t‘, an.
rtounce tbat the treaty has been abandoned by the Colo
vial-office. Whether this resolution has been taken in
consequence of its rejection at St. J. or from the
representations of ifs vireets made at home, it
is not, perbape, for us to say. Toe fact is 1-o, and we
congratulate all those interested in this important branch.
of colonial industry upon Mr. Labouchere's determinab
tion.—Shifitrg Gazette.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
SEASON 1857.
First appearance of Madlle. PICCOLOMINL—BOTTARDI,
BELLETTI, POCCHINL
THIS EVENING (Tuesday), April 21.
LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO.
Marie, Mdlle. Piccolomini.
Ballet—LA ESMERALDA.
La Esmeralda, Mdlle. Pocchini.
_ _

A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have
been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap-
plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay-
market. •
Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each.
L► Favorita will be repeated forthwith. Mdlle. Ortolani
ban arrived.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
EXTRA NIGHT, THURSDAY, April 23.

LA TRAVIATA.

PICCOLOMINI, GIUGLINI, BENEVENTANO, FOCCHINI.
Opera—LA TRAVIATA.
Ballet—LA ESMERALDA.
For particulars, see bills.
RA limited number of Boxes in the Half•circle Tier have been
specially reserved for the public, and may be had on applica-
tion at the Box-office. at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket.
Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, will be performed
Shakespere's M gedy of
KING RICHARD THE SECOND.
King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean.
Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYIVIARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
NEW ARA kNOEMENT OF PRICES OF Dmlssmx.
THIS EVENING, and during the week, the new
Drama of A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Buckstone, Comp-
ten Howe, W. Farren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poyn-
ter. Fitzwilliam, &c.
After which, for the sixth time, a Classical Love Story. un-
der the Apple-lation of ATAL.iNTA ; or, The Three Golden
Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M.
Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan.
Concluding with LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS.
In future the prices will be : •
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Pilce. s. d. Second price. s. d.
Dress Birxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0
Tipper Boxes ....... ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
Pit , .
Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6
Upper Gallery 0 6. o half-price to Upper Gallery.

THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI,
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.

THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and
original domestic sketch, entitled WELCOME, LITTLE
STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, 3,:c.
Followed by THE ELVES, in which Madame Celeste will
perform
After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which
Mr. Wright and Paul Bedford will appear.

TRAND TFIEATRE.—Manazer, Mr. T.
Payne.—THlS EVENING will be performed
RUTH OAKLEY.

After which, WILLIAM TELL (Burlesque.) Mesdames
Leigh Murray, Cuthbert, Somers, drc.
To conclude with a Farce.
Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ;
Gallery, Ed.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE,
' Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick.
TFITS EVENING, the new drama of FLORENCE; or,
The Fatal Err,r.. Characters by Messrs. Creswick, Norman,
Charles, Miss Mortimer, &c.
After which, MIDAS. Apollo, with songs, Miss Poole.
To conclude with THE DUMB SAVOYARD AND HIS
MONKEY. The Monkey, Mr. Flexmore.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING, will be performed a new drama, called
DADDY HARDACRE. Mr. Robson, szc.
The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN
WOLF'S CLOTHING.
To conclude with THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F.
Robson, 0. Vining, lac.
Commence at half-past Seven.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
THIS EVENING (2d weeks, the hio,hly successful Grand
Military Spectacle, called THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS ;
or, The Battle of Constantine, introducing Mr. W. Cooke's
admired Stud of trained Horses, &c.
After which, Miss Kate Cooke will appear in the EQUES-
TRIAN ACTS in the CIRCLE.
The performance of Signor Corelli and Family.
To conclude with A RISIBLE FARCE.
Commerce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper
ilexes, 35.; Private Boxes, from I 1., no charge for booking ;
Pit, 2e. ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, M.
Box office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager,
Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

CANTERBURY HALL. Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
Inv, company •f Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield,
Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J.
Caulfield, Herr P. Jonghmans, P. Grover, T. Farrant, S.
Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Conn, Senor Antonio M.
de Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and
Corti; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins.
PiAnoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun,;
director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre.
eisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock.

NIOTI WATME? AT LONDON BRIDGR.

TRIS DAT—Morn. 40 min. aft. 1.1. —Evening 0 min. aft. 0
Tel-MOtnOw—Morn. 5 min. aft. 12—Evening 23 min.aft 12

THE 'WEATHER—SUN Omar, APRIL 21.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
63 —highest sinse noon yesterday.
47 —lowest this morning and during the night.
60 —this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30'28.
WIND. —W. , to N.W. ; light, with fine weather,

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