The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-03 00:00:00

THE
__STUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING►, MAY 8, 1844.

~____...........,.........................••••./.A.1M•••.......p...m•••••
THE -CUSTOMS-ACTS. The subject 1 somewhat of a "dry'! one, but a Chancellor
The following are the Resolutions to be proposed in Corn- of the Exchequer, who is by office a sort of trustee of the
mittee on Customs Acts, on Monday, 6th May, by Mr. Glad- whole system and for the public also, -must do his duty and
stone:—
not shrink from the details it may involve. ' -
1. That, in lieu and instead of the duties of Customs new I The-fall in Bank stock since the paynient of the last divi-
payable in respect of the articles enumerated in the annexed dend, viz., from 199 to 196 i, is ascribed, in certain quarters,
.t()) the belief that some impression- has been made upon n-
duty
It by the exertions of .the country bankers, so as to in-
s there ed
us
lea'
duce him to stop short in the benefits lie intended to bestow
duty specified in the said schedule, viz.:—
ilupboenratilsleedir,
Cocoa, of or from foreign countries, the lb. £o 0 2 on the Bank of England when the new measure relative to
Coffee; of or from foreign countries, the lb. 0 0 6 banking is broUght forward. Every one knows the influence
Chicorv, or any other vegetable matter applicable I of bankers over their immediate connexions, a proportion of
to the uses of chicory or coffee, viz. :
. .theni Members of Parliament, all over the country, and will
roasted or ground, the lb.
I have no difficulty, therefore, In- -adopting this as a probable
---
raw or kiln-dried, the cwt j case, though they may doubt whether it has-everreally been
Currants, the cwt
contemplated by the Minister at this time to add anything
-

O 0
1 0
o 15
O 0

Confectio..ery, the lb.

to the privileges of the Bank of England.

The mere'suppo•

Cordials andliqueurs, except ruin shrub, being the
produce of any British possession in America,
or of any British possession within the limits of
the East India Company's charter, in regard
to which the conditions of the Act 4 Vic., c. 8,
have or shall have been ftiltilled, sweetened or
mixed with any article, so that the degree of
strength t hereof crnnot be ascertained by Sykes's
• hydroineter, the gallon ...... ... .....
Bottles of glass, not otherwise enumerated or de-
scribed, the cwt.
and further, on account of the Excise
duty, the cwt.
Flint and cnt glass, for every 1001. value...
and further,, on account of the Excise
duty, the cwt.
Glass manufactures, not otherwise enumerated or
described, and old broken glass fit only to be
re-manufactured, the cwt.
and further, on account of the Excise
duty, the cwt.
2. that, in lieu and instead of the duties of Customs now
payable in respect of the'articles enumerated in the annexed
Schedule, upon their importation into the United Kingdom,
there shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid, the rates of
duty specified in the said Schedule, viz. :
Alganobilla seed, the cwt,
Lard oil, for every 100/. value
Alyrobolane berries, the ton
Vegetable wax, the cwt. ..
Colchicum seed, the cwt.
Kernels of walnuts and kernels of peach stones,
•
commonly used for expressing oil therefrom,
the ton
Croton seed, commonly used for expressing oil
therefrom, the quarter
Prussiate of pot ash, the lb. 0 0 2
Tallow greaves, the ton ... 0' 1 0
Scrap steel, the ton _
Gallic powder; the ton
3. That the raid duties shall be subject to the additional
duty of 5/. per centuei on the amounts thereof respectively
imposed by the Acts 3 Vic. c. 17, and 5 and 6 Vic. c. 47,
except with regard to cordials and liqueurs, which shall be
subject to the duty of fourpence per gallon, also imposed by
the. Acts aforesaid.

sition that he would do so, hoWever, would be enough to ac•
count for the previous rise of Bank stock. -
There is some reason to suppose that the sales of Consols
which have lately occurred are occasioned in part by capi-
talists, who see under the opera ion of the surmised reduction
of the French Five 'per Cents. a more eligible investment in
the French Three per Cents., which are quoted 84, being a
difference of 15 per cent.
At the meeting of the shareholders in the Imperial Bra-.
zilian Mining Association held to day, a dividend of ss. per
share was declared.. kappeared from the report read that
the workings haVe improved, and altogether the prospects
of the undertaking are considered better than for some time
past. The Directors are gradually, endeavouring to diminish
slave labour by the employment of au increased force of
Cornish miners.
SUN.''-=No rally. occurred hi Consols up to the ter-
mination of business, the latest bargains being 99k to
The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. left off at 102+ it.
Spanish Bonds w,Te but a trifle higher, the Five per
Cents being 2.1 !o and the Three per Cents. 351 to
Portuguese Conve,:ted were lower, being 44i to Pe-
ruvian were done at 29-1. Dutch Tv+ Ci-and-a-lialf per
Cents. Lit off at 61'0 1, being ratber lower.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been the-e :—Birmingham and Derby were 371 ; Bir-
mingham and Gloucester, 44 to 4 ; Greenwich Pre--
ferenco l ; and North Midland 8 discount. Birming-
haaa and Gloucester, New, have been 64 ; Bristol and
Gloticestsr, 19 ; Bristol
.and Exeter, 54 ; Chester and
Holyhead, 24 ; Great Western, 41 ; South Western,
431 ; Croydon, Si ; Newcastle and Darlington, 23 ;
South Eastern, New, 6i to 74 • Yarmouth and Norwich,
; York and North Midland, 71 ; and ditto, Scarbo-
rough branch; 18 to 171 prennum. Provincial Bank of
Ireland Shares were 19fr premium.

1 0

4. That the duties now chargeable upon the importation of
sheep and lambs' wool, and upon wool of the Alpaca and the
Llama tribe, and upon goats' wool or hair, and upon the ex-
portation of wools and skins, and upon " manufactures or
pretended manufactures slightly wrought up, so as that the
same maybe reduced toand made use of as wool again, and
upon mattresses or beds stuffed with combed wool or wool fit
for combing or carding," be repealed.
5. That the duties now chargeable upon flasks in which
olive oil is imported, be repealed.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
FROM THE MORNING.; PAPERS ..Or. THIS D 4 Y.
CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.'
TIMES.—The notice by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
given on Monday night of his intention to amend the Sav-
ings' Banks Acts, naturally brings that important subject
forward for publie discussion. Materials for this purpose
have been bountifully supplied by various correspondents,
from which it is proposed to make such selections as are
likely to be useful to the Legislature and the community at
large on this occasion. The following us a statement of sums
received and paid by the National Debt Commissioners on
account of banks for savings, including friendly societies, in
the United Kingdom, from the 6th of August, 1817, to the
20th of November, 1843, inclusive :

" Gross amount credited, including interest
up to and due on the 20th of November, • £ s. d.
1843 •
... 45,947,089 7 1
" Gross amount paid, including interest ... 17,023,533 9 3

" Balance due by the Commissioners to the
trustees on the 20th of November, 1843 28,853,555 17 10
" Balance due by the Commissioners to the
trustees on the 20th of November, 1842, 26,855,886 17 10

"Increase in the amount of liabilities
within the year ended the 20th of No-
vember, 1843 1,997,669 0 0
" Increase in the amount of liabilities
wtliin the year ended the 20th of No-
vember, 1842 1,011,965 19 5

" Excess of increase in 1843 over increase
in 1842 985,703 0 7

The securities held by the Commissioners to meet the above
balance of 28,853,5551. 17s. 10d. consisted of 12,874,516/. 7s.
6d. Three per Cents., 15,385,5101. ls. sd. Three-and-a-Half
Cents., and 432,4001. Exchequer-bills ; which, 'estimated at
the average prices on the 20th of November, 1843, of the
Three per Cents. and the Three-and-a-Half per Cents., would
with an uninvested cash balance of 296,609/., have then
nearly realised the amount of that balance ; but, estimated
at the present market prices, would now exceed it. The esti-
mated deficiency on the 20th of November, 1842, was
263,029/. 18s. 9d., and on the 20th of November, 1841, it was
as winch as 1,315,419/. Os. 10d.

Annexed are some further results of this general account :
Gross amount of interest credited by the £ s. d.
Commissioners to the trustees 15,113,849 19 8
Gross amount of interest received by the
Commissioners on the Stocks and Ex-
chequer-bills held by them on account
of the trustees 12,942,657 7 2

Difference against the Commissioners up to
the 20th of November, 1843 2,171,192 12 6
Difference against the Commissioners up to
the 20th of November, 1842

Difference against the Commissioners for
the year ended the 20th November, 1843 140,632 18 6
Less interest on Exchequer bills due up to
the 20th of November, 1843

Actual loss sustained by the public in the
year ended the 20th of November, 1843 134,356 10 2
It appears that no sales of stock were effected during the
last year, ended November 20, 1843, by the National Debt
Commissioners on account of the trustees, to meet the pay-
ment of any sums demanded by the depositors, as has been
usual during former years, but considerable purchases were
made in stocks and Exchequer-bills, amounting in the aggre-
gate to 918,347/. ss. 4d. in the Three per Cents., and
680,2001. in the Three-and-a-Half per Cents., and to
127,850/. in Exchequer-bills; the sums paid for which pur-
chases amounted to 1,698,407/. lls. sd. The amount cre-
dited by the Commissioners for Exchequer-bills paid off was
23,150/.
Having thus exhibited the comparative state of the public
accounts for the savings' banks in the years ending Nov. 20,
1842, and Nov. 20, 1643, we may quote from a correspondent
the following deductions from, or illustrations of, that ac-
count :
"The
N.oveinbearv,elrB93e,plrvicase
9osflt.hBes.T9hdre.,e
apne
dr Cents.of the
on t
Tnrle 20th of
at a
-and- a-
Half per Cents. 1021. 6s. 3d., and hence—
,116 11 3
119255:184. 758425,;25931d67.117.
9735..
96dd..
TTh
rheree e
and-aper CHe na
ltfs.pae :£12,287
Cents. at 1021. 6s. 3d.= 15,741,299 19 9
" Exchequer-bills
296,609 3 0
" Uninvested valance

£28,757,425 14 0
" Estimated deficiency

Due to the trustees on the 20th of No-
Veinber; 1843

" The Three per Cents. reduced and Consolidated having
risen since the 20th of November, 1843, between 3 and 4 per
cent., the deficiency mentioned above no longer exists; but,
on the contrary, a surplus. The general statement shows the
bond fide purchases made by the Commissioners, and the
sums paid ffir those purchases, and the amount so laid out.
(1,698,407/. 11s. 5d.) being nearly equal to the increase in
1843—viz., 1,997,669/., shows that the toss, 134,356/.los. 21,
must have arisen chiefly from the difference in the rates of
interest received and paid by the Commissioners. With ra-
pidly increasing liabilities and loss as thus shown, it must be
evident that the existing system requires to be carefully
looked into. The returns sent in monthly and annually to
the National Debt-office contain no data whatever upon which
the Government can form an opinion how far an annual ex-
pense of 100,000/. or ppwards is justified. The only persons
who have any means of forming such an opinion are the paid
officers, and so long as the payment of. their salaries depends
:on the amount invested in their banks resectively, they are
not likely to volunteer much information."
Another subject which may be said to have a connection
with the savings' banks is that of the loan societies, which
by the Act creating them 'require to have their powers re-
newed annually ; and as these societies have. led to very
,rent abuses to the great injury and oppression of the lower
classes, the question has been started by a correspondent,
whether the functions *of loan societies may not beneficially
devolve upon the savings' banks, and be made the means
of employing their surplus deposits. With respect, how-
ever, to the abuses practised by loan societies; they will receive
a death-blow by the humane and judicious provisions of Lord
Cottenham's Bill for the abolition of Imprisonment for debt,
as the needy and disreputable attorneys who derive their
chief practice from them, will be deprived of that instru-
ment of terror, upon which they chiefly depended for their
system of extortion. Both that and the detestable tally
system are alike threatened with extinction by that Bill.
But whatever becomes of the loan_ societies, it by no
means follows that it would be right to transfer their func-
tions to the managers of savings' banks under the sanction
of the Legislature. It is right to state, however, that instances
exist at present of the union of the two systems in one esta-
blishment, aml that they are found to act well together.
Thus the eocresmdent above quoted observes, that in the
Liverpool Savings' Bank Loan Society" both operations
are conducted in the same building, and under the same
committee of management; that the plan has realised the
expectations formed of it, and that the directors, in order
to extend its benefits, have increased the funds by allowing
depositors whose accounts have arrived at the maximum'
to draw SIMS Rot 1)400041g incil,, 444 place them In the
hand o of the l,r4StPcs at the loan society, for which they give
a debenture, alloiing them five per cent.
But it is obvious, however the managers of such transac-
tions may yes cause to congratulate themselves upon the
prosperous iecirking of them, that the greatest ehialp!
meta ran ai'eff,`*Ong hg.silt; ft,R4
the difficulty or hicIPP4MitY lipiep'fing ttcleril a sum.
cient GROtrGi tg' such consequences. There is one
section, it seems, of the Savings' Banks Act, 9th George IV.,
cap. 92, which gives them the power to do this, inasmuch as
it provides that the trustees of savings' banks shall not 1
prevent
........"-irem-inedepiiiiters to be
`afie4 othon way than that pointed out in the
ee:ds„ fromte receiving -- ^
scctiitu.s paymient to the National Debt Com..
al points
prevention witho
fwtlhilacth tliheeoL;giaislinautualrechmairlgl
eh have
qm.easYlselngu .111111
he, pris.:lol:
jP4 sustaining the aavinge' bank system, and also the
nlprotectionaym aketagainsthem
hereafter,too great astomanedi3rampiioddiroi-f
fb:a:i:ritnrraes:assnrgai enrdi t Thei
nl
thee
ftainthdl
intiloaet4tiohniefi3aGloodnvitelireniiilty,tthe sourcei. of very great em-
barrassment
to since the late rise
the amount. of de 'tenthe
which could not possibly. Ns-eueen. produeed to that. extent
he ul?ert o' the indnstvious daises,
ActPrivbe)4' tshi t4iat.nl' nig"odie is'futityct to
evade the principle of the
who 001 effect this,
oeilinit3tlys
efoornsaonlostabterp.ar,Alnyoiunlddivseieduurael
his little capital, obtain a better rate of interest, and escape
from the property-tax.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
____ TAISEitSALL'S.- YESTE RDA Y.

The attendance although more numerous than might
have been expected, from the attractions of Chester, had
little or no influence on speculation, and it would, there •
fore, be absurd, under such circumstances, to attempt a
quotation of prices ; suffice it to say that 20 to 1 (to
60/.) was laid against Campanero, 2 to 1 offered agst
Ratan, 6 to 2 agst Ugly Buck, and 14 to 1 agst Orlando
(take 12 to 1 about the Colonel's lot). Offers to take 20
to 1 about Ithuriel for the St. Leger.

CHESTER RAbES—AVEDNESDAY.
In no respect has our estimate of the attractions of the
Cup Day exceeded the truth ; it has unquestionably
proved the best, not only ss a great public holiday, but
as a source of profit to the city, that has ever been
placed on record—a consummation ascribable as much
to the surpassing beauty of the weather, as to the in-
terest excited by the principal race. And if the event
I turned out so favourably for the citizens, it cannot alto-
gether have been unprofitable to diet portion of the pro-
fessional speculators who open books on the publication
of the 'Weights, and were lucky enough not to miss any.
of the horses that came to the betting ; some, however,
were not so fortunate, and, as is usually the case when a
great favourite wins, have burnt theixfingera. It will be seen"
below that twenty-six horses started, one mere than we
mentioned in our last, as likely to show. The difficulty
of getting such a field off upon anything like equal
terms must be obvious to those who are acquainted with
the course, and, had the ordinary system been adopted, it
is more than probable that several false starts, if nothing
worse, would have occurred; we were therefore the
more agreeably surprised to learn that. the stewards had
prevailed upon Lord George Bentinck to relieve the
clerk of the course of a most responsible and unthankful
office, and that his Lordship had devised a plan ex-
cellently suited to a large body of horses in a narrow
course. It was simply to divide them into two divisions of
thirteen each; their riders drawing tickets for theirchances
of the first or second. rank. Having taken their
positions, according to their tickets, nearly a quarter of
a mile below the starting-post, they were paraded up to
it with extraordinary precision, and got off without the
slightest failure ' • it is impossible that anything could
have been more admirably managed. Notwithstanding the
crowd which encircled the cnurse, the day's sports were•
brought to a close without a single accident that led to.
serious consequences. In short, the only fault ,we feel
bound to notice was the utter disregard of punc-
tuality ; a moderate allowance may always be
conceded at provincial meetings, but two hours
between the first and second races, and the
horses walking about the course a great part of the time
was a little " too bad." In future we would suggest
that the principal races be run off at reasonable intervals, •
and that the heats should be made subservient to the in-
terests of the publicans. The first race on the card was
the Stand Cup, which ought to have been run at half- •
past two o'clock; and about that time the horses were
mounted and on the course, but it was at least twenty
minutes before the bell rang for saddling, and more than
half-an-hour beyond the proper time before. they were
started—this, under a broiling sun, was no " treat" to
the jocks.

INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
•
GORHAMBIJRY, 1844. .
Acceptances for the Gorhambury Handicap :—Robert
de Gorham, 5 yrs, Bst 121b-11<oscaus, aged, Bat 71b—
Vitellius, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Iryrcanian, 4 yrs, 7st 101b=
The Brewer, 4 yrs, 7st Sib—The Artful Dodger, 5 yrs,
Tat 61b—Rowland, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Cataract, 4 yrs, 7st 61b
—Aukl Lang Synv, 4 yrs, 7st 4113—Quilt- Arnold, 4 yrs,
7st 31b—Erntlian, 5 yrs, ist 31b—Yardley, 4 yrs, ist 21b
—Bosphorus, aged, 7st—Antidote, 4 yrs, Est 121 b
Emilie, 4 3 rs, 6st 71b—Fox, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—The Cure,
3 yrs, sst 101b—The Devil to Pay, 3 yrs, sst—Deuce
Ace, 3 yrs, sst.

EPSOM, 1844.
Handicap for the Surrey Cup—Alice Hawthorn, 6
yrs, 9st 101b—Gorhambury, 4 yrs, Bst 81b—Semiseria,
4 yrs, Bst 816—Robert de Gorham, 5 yrs, Bst 61b—New-
court, 4 yrs, Bst 31b—,-Khorassan, 4 yrs, Sst 21b—John
&Gaunt, 6 yrs, Bst—Lucy Banks, 5 yrs, Bst—Hydaspes,
5 yrs, 7st 121b—Orion, 4 yrs, 7st 11113—Ben y Ghlo, 4
.yrs, 7st 101b—Arundo, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Scalteen, 5 yrs,
7st 101b—Arctic, aged, 7st 10113—Mania, 4 yrs, 7st 91b
—Cattonite, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—Wee Pet, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—
Thirsk, 6 yrs, 7st 716—Give-him-a-Name, 6 irs, 7st 61b
—Blaekdrop, 4 yrs, 7st 61b-1-am-riot-aware, aged,
ist 61b—Revocation, 5 yrs, 7st 516—Playfellow, 5
yri, 7st 51b—The Broken-down, aged, 7st 41b
The,. Currier, aged, 7st 41b—Sir Robert, 5 yrs—Ar-
canus, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—.Priscilla Tomboy, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—
Captain Flathooker, 5 yrs, 7st 216—Auld Lang Syne,
4 yrs, Mt—Running Rein, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Reciprocity,
4 yrs, 7st—Naworth, aged, 7st--Epaulette, 5 yrs, 7st—
Rowland, 4 yrs, 7st—Arnagill, 6 yrs, Est 131b—Mallard,
4 yrs, 6st 12113—EtniIlan, 5 yrs, 6st. 121b—Patchwork,
5 yrs, 6st 121b—Fama, 6 yrs' Est 121b—Shocking
Mamma, 4 yrs, Est 81b—Tom Thumb, 4 yrs, sst 71b—
Broadhoim, 4 yrs, Est 71b--Delapre, 3 yrs, Est 4113—Fox,
4 yrs, Est 31b—the Exquisite gelding, 4 yrs, 6st—The
Curate, 4 yrs, 6st—Hemp, 3 yrs, 61b—Barbarina,
4 yrs, sst 41b-Vin Ordinaire, 3 yrs, sst 31b—Hashed
Venison, 3 yrs, sst.
The Ascot Stakes closed with 103 nominations.

(RECEIVED, THIS DAY.)
CLIESTER RACES.--THURSDAY.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Thrice round.
Mr. Meiklam's TrueboY, 4 yrs
Mr. R. W. litilkeley's b m by Bay Middleton, 5 yrs
Mr. Gough's Fausta, 6 yrs
Sir W. Stanley's, Forester, 6 yrs
3 to 1 on Trueboy. who won by a neck, Fausta a moderate
third, Forester nowhere.
The Dee Stakes of 56 Soya. each, h ft, with 200 added ; for
3 yrs olds, Derby weights. Grosvenor Course.
Mr. 'Williamson's The Cure ...... (Rogers) 1
Lord Stanley's Ithuriel 2

Colonel Cradock's Infidel
The following also ran :—Mr. Jones's British Tar, Mr.
Copeland's Assay, Mir. Copeland's Imaum, Lord Westmin-
ster's Carol, and Sir R. Pigot's b c by Heron, out of Columbia.
Even on The Cure, and 2 to 1 agst Ithuriel. The running
was made to the first turn by Imaum, and thence at a good
pace to the Castle Pole by Ithuriel, where The Cure went up,
left him at the half distance, and won in a canter by five
lengths ; Infidel a bad third.
Marquis of Westminster's Plate of 100 soya., added to a Han-
dicap of 20 soya. each, h ft. Mile and quarter.
Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn, 6 yrs, 9st 61b (Templeman) 1
Mr. Meiklam's Philip, 4 yrs, 7st 61b
Lord Eglinton's Brevity (late Egidia), 4 yrs, Est 121 b 3
The following also started :—Sir W, W. Wynn's Rowland,
4 yrs, 6st 61b—Mr. Price's The Lily, 4 yrs, 6st; Mr. Worth-
ington's Gipsy Queen, 4 yrs, sst 121 b ; Mr. King's Yarrow,
3 yrs, 4st 71b. 5 to 4on Alice. The light weights had it
all their own way to the lower end of the course, where the
old mare took up the running, went on with it to the end,
and won easy by a leegth. Philip second, and Rowland a
bad third.

The Selling Stakes of 5 stns. each, with 30 added from the
Funds. Heats. Grosvenor Course.
Mr. Dawson's Dalesman, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ...(Lye) 2 0 1 1
Mr Smith's; Morpeth, 6 yrs, 9st 21b
Mr. Cook's Bedalian, aged, 9st 21b lO2 3
Mr. Tate's Sunflower, 6 yrs, Bst 131 b 0 2 3 dr
Won easy.
DERBY BETTLNG at CHESTER.
5 to 2 agst Ratan—taken 25 to 1 agst Bay Momus
7 to 2 agst Uglyßuck—taken 25 to 1 agst Orlando
11 to 1 agst Leander—taken 33 to 1 apt K. of theGipsies—t
18 to 1 agst lonian—taken 40 to 1 agst Mount Charles—t
20 to 1 agst Campanero 50 to 1 agst Qui Tam—taken
PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT SPRING RACES.

WEDNESDAY.
The Lyneham Stakes, of 5 sovs. each, 2ft. :Heats, once round
and a distance.
Mr. Cox's Sister to Ferneley, aged, 12st 61b (Mr.
Carter)
Mr. John King's Fee, 4 yrs, Ilst 61b ......... . ....., 1 2 2
Captain Cotton nd Eli, aged, 12st 81b 0 0 3
Lurd Elliot nd Mamercus, 4 yrs, llst 31b ...... 2 0 dis
Sir W. Trelawney's Elf, 6 yrs, list lib ... 0 odr
Mr. Crofton's Icarus, 12st 11114 0 dr 0
Handicap Plate of 507. Heats, once round
Mr. Crofton's Sea Fowl, 3 yrs. 7st 6lb (Horseley, jr.) 1 1
Mr. Scobell's Cayenne, 5 yrs, 9st 91b
Mr. Reid's Mona, 5 yrs, 7st llb
Mr. Graham's The Ranger, aged, Bet 51b 4, 4
The Hurdle Stake of 5 sore. each, with 15 added, 12st each ;
winners extra. Gentlemen riders. Heats about three
quarters of a mile. 6 subs.
Mr. Bereaford's Magpie, 5 yrs, 12st ....(Mr. Smith) 2 1 1
Mr: Crofton's The Fair Penitent, aged, 12st 6lb ...... 1 0 2
Mr. -Luxmoore's Grisette, 6 yrs, 12st 4 0 3
Mr..Cudlip's Mary Ann, aged, 12st 121 b
Mr. Graham's Ranger, aged, 12st fell

----
- LADY BROUGLIAM'S A SSEMBLY.— On Wednesday
night her Ladyship had a brilliant assembly at the family ,
mansion in Grafton -street. Above 250 of the elite of seeiety
met in the salons of her Ladyship. In the saloon the beau-
tiful tapestry presented to Lord Brougham by King Louis 1
Philippe, representing two bounds fighting over a dead boar,
was greatly admired, and on one of the tables in the same
apartment. was displayed a valuable piece of porcelain, also a
souvenir from the King of the French, given to the Noble and
Learned Lord when recently in Paris for the Easter holidays.
Among the visitors we observed the Duke of _Wellington,
Prince Wallerstein, Duke of Leeds, Duke of Richmond
and Lady Caroline Lennox, Marquis and Marchioness
of Normanby, his Excellency Prince Casteleleala, Mar-
chioness of Sligo and Ladies Browne, Marchioness Wel-
lesley and Miss Dl`TaviSh, Earl of Shaftesburv, Lady
Harriet Corry, Earl and Countess of Roseberv, Viscouut
and Lady Sarah Ingestre, Countess of )ssex and
Lady Amelia Capel, Viscount and Viscountess Barrington
and Hon. Miss Barrington, his Excellency Baron do Cetto,
Countess of Clarendon, Lady Jane Grimston, Earl am?, Ceam-
tess of Wicklow and Lady Harriet. Hewavd, Pie John and
Lady Shelley, Lady Paget and Aliaa,la :Paget, Lady Duff'-,,in,
Earl of Auckland ant} lb% Mies Eden, Hon, r'pt. Eden,
Mrs. A. Mentgemery and Miss Monta;".;inery, Lady Clinton
and Mills Seymour, Hon. '. L'ei=eeen flower, Lord Elphin-
stone, Lord Ernest Bruce, Countess of Cliarlemont and Ladies
l'onsonby,- Hon. Spencer Ponsany, Lady Elizabeth Palk,
Lady LucyVaughap Ma. M. Ni„ues, M.P.. Lady Graham,Mr. Duff, 1%:. 4. po Hoyaey,l4,ll., and Miss de Horsey, Lord
,4 -L.,1111Y 'B9oila all4lioil, Alas Miller, Lord Ranelagh and
' CP.: .6,.. 4**4 04106 Cfnilliefs of Jersey, Mr. andlfrs. Bradshaw,
..9441(4141tPant, Sir T. Gage, Lord Henry Lennox, Baron
if
Apt one Rothschild, Earl of Altamont, Lady Rolle, Lady
liharles Somerset and Hon. Miss Somerset, ItiOt limi.
George and Mrs. Dawson, Lord Lediadatc„ Ikttitie. D'Este,
Lord Dudley Stuart..
...-
'.a-ern IS OF er .- • .., -0- Ells• —Yesterdayots SOme gentle.
...
n were fishing in Mr. Featheretoll=gn's water, on Laagh
ft
brook, they sighted an otter, and with the assiatance of- a
spaniel traced the fell spoiler a considerabl.a wax, sill he
"treed" —a teat in which otters arc iiot 54=eraity supposed to
indulge. Losing sight of him hare, the piscators, by some
means, had their attention drawn fib the tree, a decayed wil-
low, or "sally," close to the waters edge, and having knocked
on its trunk, a purring or squealing noise from the interior
rewarded their research. The tree, a very rotten one, was
quickly cut into, and there, a few feet above the water, was
found the otter's nest with three fine cubsT,l4llve4o gai4e.d,
and are now in the possession pf 1g.%
1 11:9gmkopgugb. The otter breeds twice a near; i t;
..n .itt-el7 ill itti case was believed
to be the ow of thesekson,' and apparently about three
wcais old. Close to the tree Were found a great quantity of
bones and fin parts of fsh,,among which were the remains of,
a salmon, so that either the parent otter must travel all the
distance to Teme for prey, or else salmon have been recently
In Leigh brook. We are aware that 20 years ago a salmon
was caught still higher up, viz., beyond Starling's mill, but
none has been observed in the brook lately.—Worcester
Herald,

LITE ATITRE.
HISTORY OF IRELAND.
Strange, London, 1844.

Doctor Smiles, the-author of, this History of Ire-
, land, commences with the period immediatelv.pre-r.
creding the Anglo-Norman invasion, and closes with
the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act, in the'
memorable year 1829. Portions of his work are
written .with considerable vigour of style ; and his
sketches of the Irish Rebellion in 1798;- and- of the
debate: that soon after followed 'in theilouse of Com-
mons respecting the projected unicn with England,
when the illustrious Grattan rose from the bed of
sickness, in order to protest in his place against that
project, are detailed atdengthin eicareful and circutn-.
stantial spirit. The work is. Written in a cominend-
able spirit of moderation; and. the author justly ob-
..serves in his preface, that "it is in no small degree
due to England's , apathy and indifference as to her
_fate, that Ireland's present sufferings are to be attri-
'buted. When the English people and the English
Government know _lreland, they will give up attempt-
ing to govern her by the sword—that old and used-up
instrument of despots-.--and betake themselves to jus-
tice, employing instead of the weapons' of the soldier
and policeman, the more powerful instrument of re-.
dress."

REMEDIES SUGGESTED FOR•THE PE-
RILS OF THE. NATION
. • • Seuley and Burnside. London, 1844.
The spirit in which this volume is written is
highly commendable to the author, who exhibits him-
self throughout it in the amiable character of a
Christian and a philanthropist. After furnishing us
with his impressions respecting the present state of
the country, and lamenting the fierce hunger and
thirst for gain that more or less pervades every class
of the community, *he proceeds to suggest remedial
measures for the distressing condition to which be
eonceives the nation to be just now reduced. Fore-
most among his suggestions is one for lightening the
labour-market, which is good so far as it goes, but can
go but a little way toward& diminishing the evils
complained.of. The author also insists on the neces-
sity of a system pf general education, which we, too,
have always strenuously advocated, though . with no
very sanguine hopes of shortly seeing the day when
the system will be carried into execution. Of the
merits of the proposal for a cottage-allotment scheme,
we cannot speak with any confidence, for we do not
exactly see our way through the arguments em-
'ployed by the author; but we cordially agree with
him, that an amelioration of the new poor-law is de-
.sirable, inasmuch as it contains a great deal that is
oppressive in its character, particularly as regards the
poorer classes of society, whose character it proposed
to elevate by instilling into them a'horror of depen-
dence on public charity.

MAGAZINES (CONTINUED).
7'AIT S MAGAZINE.

.In his political article for the month, Tait, we are
sorry to perceive, speaks in terms of hostility to the
Tan Hcurs Factory Bill, adding, however, that " the
triumph of Lord Ashley and the advocates of that
bill, brief and precarious as it will in all likelihood
turn out to have been, belongs undoubtedly to the
class of great facts ; facts significant of the birth and
growth of new ideas." Alluding to the Irish State
prosecutions, Tait forcibly remarks :—" the Incar-
ceration of O'Connell will.do more to make Repeal
serious and real, than two score more of monster-
meetings.- it will make it a religion ; and there
never yet was a religion that was not ready with its
martyrs, as many as might be wanted." The " Spirit
of Aristophanes' is an intelligent criticism on some of
the leading plays of this great Greek comic dramatist.
"Episcopacy in Scotland," is a dry article on a dry
subject. We quote a description of " the Overlander,"
from a paper headed " Australian Sketches :"
The men recognised in Australia by this title, are such
as make it their calling to convey stock from the middle
districts to the new territories. They are a migratory
class, and have seldom any fixed place of abode. They
are always changing, and always dissatisfied. When a
new country is opened, the Overlander is in the very hey-
day of spirit ; for ho knows it will be a fortune to him.
He purchases flocks and herds in the Sydney. districts,
and starts for the distant territory. The journey is
often one of no ordinary hazard : to traverse a country
little known, encumbered with many thousand sheep ;
where the difficulty of procuring water is often great ;
and where no one, unless possessed of great intelligence,
and accustomed to wander through desolate regions;
could thread his way. The Overlander, however, loves
such a life for the very excitement it affords ; and he
would not exchange with the easy and wealthy men of
Europe. In personal appearance, the Overlanders are
rough, dirty, half-shaved, and ill-attired ; the stranger
would look upon them as of small repute in society, and
as ignorant and poor. IloW would he be surprised to
learn, that those men could tell deWn their twenty thou-
sand pounds ; that they claim kindred with the nobility
of Britain.; nay, more, that not a few of them could
correct a false quantity in Sophocles, and are versed in
-the literature of all ages. Many of them' have travelled
ever every country in the world, and acted their part in
the gaieties and frivolities of a continental life ; and
they pride themselves upon their knowledge of languages.
Some of them have been extensive Merchants ;
others, army and navy officers ; others, pro-
fessional men.; but few of the Overlanders are cf
mean extraction. Their business is not exactly confined
to the transmission of stock, although this is what they
prefer : they are likewise land speculators, and extensive
graziers. It is no uncommon thing for an Overlander to
hold stock -in nearly every district of Australia ; some of
them have, also, thousands of acres of land in Australia
and New Zealand. When a new township is opened, the
Overlanders buy up the most promising town-lots, which
they hold until the town is fairly e,tablished, and then
dispose of them at an advance of a thousand per cent.
Perhaps the most gigantic undertaking of the kind on
record was that of the first Overlanders, who carried
stock from New South Wales to South Australia. This
party- started from the Port Phillip district soon after
the formation of the South Australian colony, about the
year 1837. • The route was totally unknown, except
from the vague and conflicting accounts of the abori-
gines. The distance to be traversed was supposed to be
one thousand miles; which, encumbered by a large num-
ber of sheep, would make the journey tedious, even if
successful. Few expected to hear more of either the
party or the stock when they entered the wilderness.
Men shook their heads, and deemed it the rash act of
insanity ; yet, the party reached Adelaide in safety, al-
though strange to say, they were in more than one in-
stance indebted to the sagacity of the friendly natives in
their party, from being cut off, or perishing in the
wilderness."