The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-10 00:00:00

:.N I'RAL CRIMINAL COURT. (Tills D.tyl tor i;ENEIZAI. NELSON AND Et TI:N ANT 1:ItA SD. ~, oF cII lEF JUSTICE cocK IZN. ~ 1.1 (*hi, f Justice Cockburn attended the , d i'ourt for the purpose of addressing the AP., The learned judge was aou Ch tunell. The court at the coin • o ct0,,,.10p4.. —about 3 quarter lust lu , tuij. , ,ht have been expected. st 0,1•113.11.Lt,t1 with a scat un the \ • ••• I..e , itelunt Br.Lliti Were pie%erit. the part of the court usually _ • min ol•i—i• name wits called absented him ‘, I mud I y tone of the jurymen, because he r• "1.1,1101, :Ile C.061`. 11. 11 -L„ art . the a , ur t, having made the usual t., th. ;;r,tnl jury, „ by saying that it wa s necessary itt •••• n t this d.ty in consoluence 0r the • s • f th, lc LT-Iw.! cm,kr, upon whom ordinarily I • 1,. .I,lty di:tring the grand jury, for reason; . t-xpldtted, to trdie part in any proceedings r, nee to the of " The Queen against Nelson i ol.i It would be brought before them, upon :ntiient for murder ; and inasmuch RN the learned . I• t not in a position to afford them that assist• •that a . .:"Ea 11. i J ury w.,. entitled to expect from judicial -,rity in a C 0... of .hilie , tity tool importance, he (the ,•h,, I .I,lsticul b..d thought it his duty to attend 1 . .. a -I n OW. ho 'night render such service as the l :Lod he might be able to ..t tlier they looked at the principles in . I o: rl,e of law which arose in this case, • ~• Lr elv,it tc,l th.,t it was a case of the greatest ~, II of the greatest importance. They had. •!,i• matter had become one of public notoriety • ~•• l ooseetvion was founded on • British subject, • W. Gordon, ha% Mg been brought to trial „.., • . • • r•,artial, he being not a person in military .• , •.e, la •• cix am, tint by that court-martial condemned t ail.l to death. That sentence :•;a— Iby trueral Nelson, and Gordon WWI exeented. • ie m ,h it, the. prosecution was founded •,,•• the first place, that them was no •i•,n a, !hose who tried and sentenced thin man to i in the second place, that if there were jurisdiction • s 1,•.: honestly tiled. but corruptly used for the 'Jur . of ttinq rid of an obnoxious and, as it was thought, _ _ individual. He would take these two questions • it He thought it was inqmrtant he should state the aunt the facts on which the questions arose. were very few, and might he very succinctly •• ,t.d. It .11.1.4:tred that iu parts of the island of in thy year ISI;5, a somewhat turbulent spirit, I to riot and tumult manifested themselves aped the negro population, who imagined that they i.,•1 great grievances to complain of. On the 7th October, disturbance took place on the occasion of a ,41.,teri.,1 meeting at the Court-house in Morant Bay, as they were aware, was in the island. It was not l • 0..137 to go into the circumstances of that disturbance, t it seemed to have brought this insurrectionary spirit 1 . The negroes in that neighbourhood were sidcntly making preparations for an outbreak, so much that en the 11bh t tetober it was thought necesstary by : • authorities to communicate with the governor 1 ~pply to hint for military assistance. On the 10th or 'lli It was not very material which day it was) warrants sem issued against one or two persons who hail taken part is. the disturbance, and upon its being attempted to put :Lose warrants into execution resistance by force and ....limo was offered. On the llth the insurgents in con -,lemble numbers, several hundreds, made their appear- Lee more or leas in arms. They seemed to have stormed Courthouse in Morant Bay, in which the magia :' :too were at the time performing their duty. The i..lunteers came to the assistance of the magistrates ~ nt they were overpowered. The Court-house was stormed, 5... less than eighteen people were killed, and upwards of were wounded; and from that moment the whole of tile negro population in that neighbonrhood was in a state .1 id...thous insurrection. This spread itself rapidly—the segrees attacking neighbouring residences, taking life, and .I.,troying property. They made no secret of their inten tions, threatening to destroy the white population, or, at a part of the white population, and expressing their 1 , termination to seize and take possession of all the pro - rty in the island. Now it seemed that this state of hugs excited, as might have been expected, in the minds the white population the greatest possible consternation lel alarm. The military force in the island was - .at small the number of the white popula. :se is but very small in proportion to the iumber of the black population—and the result of nurse was that terror and alarm prevailed. Under these - ircumstances the governor, with the advice of the council sf war, which he was bound to call and did call, declared :he whole of the county of Surrey, where the insurrection ~ ad taken place, under martial law, with she exception—and that he must call their attention—of the town of Kingston, which was the principal town of that county in the island of Jamaica. Troops having been already despatched in consequence of the application to the overtior, on the 10th, they were very soon upon the scene—they were followed by others—and though, in loins of numbers, comparatively small, the force sent was enabled at once to suppress and crush :he insurrection. The moment the soldiers ap peared on the scene, the whole insurrection collapsed ; the Degrees fled, and the only business of the military ap peared to have been to pursue them, and when martial law hot been declared to bring them before the military tri bunal. Martial law was proclaimed on the 13th October by the governor. The deceased, Mr. Gordon, resided at a short distance from Kingston. He had a place of business Kingston, and it seems that for three or four days be fore his apprehension, which took place under circuits st.aces which he was about to detail, he was in the town of Kingston. He did not intend at this stage of the case teentet into the merits of the case against Mr. Gordon, or v. inquire into the amount of his culpability or its degree. It sou enough at present to say that Mr. Gordon was gene r.,lly believed by the authorities and the white population to have been the instigator of the rebellion, to have been t the bottom of it, and to have been an accomplice sill, those who were actually and actively en ..:age,l in it. It was therefore thought necessary 4.1 right to make him answerable. The question whether the right course was taken to bring him to if he was guilty. It must be remembered that King where Mr. Gordon resided, was specially exempted r..,a martial law which had been proclaimed. Warrants, :..vever, were issued against him, and knowing that, he r,-nt to the house of General O'Connor, tho commander the forces„ on the morning of the 17th of October, rr the purpose of giving himself up. The governor the costes came to the general's house and appro. ;init..) Mr. Conlon, took him on bcetnl a war steamer, sell conveyed hint to Morant Bay. A court-martial was . ordered by Colonel Nelson, who had been sent there h ri.;adier.g..neral in command of the troops to suppress '.•• insurrection, and the court-martial was composed of ..;. , itenant Brand (one of the accused), Lieutenant Erring "• • Thl En.i7 l ) Kelly. Mr. Gonlon was arraigned upon eliar4e of high treason and complicity in the rebellion, being found guilty. was sentenced to be hanged. The •il t`h"ssent to Colonel Nelson, and by him approved ad tamed and it was submitted by General O'Connor tie governor, who approved of the sentence being amid into effect. Accordingly Mr. Gordon was hanged; 41 it w a s in respect of that execution that the pre iwose. The first question that presented s whether the governor had the power to proclaim law. it W.L3 quite clear that the power of the g0,,.0r ,, .or to p roc laim mart a l law must proceed from one of •ffs miners ; it moist either come front the commission he 'I foe' the crown or from some act of the im sl or local legi , lature. It could be derived from no 17,0, governor simply as such could not ni iiti.i! 1:w. Before, however, touching upon the , q,,, , olon whether the governor had the power by id his mend...don to proclaim and exercise martial :• was most imp or t ant to ascertain what was ! th.racter of the colony in Jamaica. From the , ir earli,t colonial possessions a distinction had I by legal authority between two classes of ' and they were technically termed crown colonies "I mints • The crown colony was one that had • vt, , :ci , iired by conquest or, what was equivalent, by don. celoniee preserved their institutions for a time subject to the absolute power of the sovereign. As re gards-a the tiled colonies the case was different. There land had been taken po....ession of in the name of the crown of England, mei had been settled upon and occupied by Eritida subjects. In such a Cagt3 the inhabitant. had all the riihts .d Englis h men. They took with them in the tii -t place that which no Englishman could by espatriation put off, n amely, allegiance to the crown, the duty of obedience to the lawful commands of the sovereign, anal also all the rights and liberties of British subjects. To which class of colony did Jamaica belong` (The learned judge then .tooted various authorities and entered into a history of Jamaica from our conquest of it in luß, from the Spaniards.) l'nder all con ider alone he had no doubt whatever that Jamaica was entitled to the character of a settled colony, for although the land was originally obtained by conquest, it was irtually uninhabited when the English entered upon it as a settlement ; therefore upon principle. upon legis lation, anal upon eminent legal authority, he had not the slight st hesitation in 'laying that the inhabitants of Jamaica were entitled to all the rights and liberties of British subjects. Here the jury were brought face to face with the grave question whether the sovereign, by virtue of the prerogative of the crown, had the power in case of rebellion of establishing and exercising martial law. So Car as this country was concerned, this question might he of no practical importance. We might look into the long vista of distant years and feel happily satisfied that the question was not likely to arise here. Years of beneficent government had amongst Englishmen changed the abstract duty into a•aen timent—he had almost said an instinct —and the duty of loyalty had blended itself with personal attach ment to the sovereign. Unhappily this was not the case throughout the whole of her Majesty's dominions. We had seen that lately in the sister island, where unhappily generations of misrule and politi cal and religious tyranny and oppression had existed. Even now, when all grievances, at least all political grievances, had been removed, the spirit engendered in past years remained ; anal wicked and designing men took advantage of it to produce dissatisfaction and disorder, tumult, and insurrection amongst the people. So much was this the case that recently the government had it under their consideration whether it would not be necessary to apply martial law to Ireland. Application would have been made no doubt to parliament for sanc tion to such a proceeding, hut • case might arise when parliament was not sitting, and when there was not suffi cient tune to call one. Government would then find itself placed in the responsible position of either omitting to has e recourse to a weeny by which insurrection and rebel lion might be very effectually suppressed, or on the other hand of authorising the action of martial law. This ques tion was of the gravest importance. Fortunately we had eothing to do with the political part of the question. The policy of England was a 'matter for legislative considera tion. It was more important to inquire what martial law was, for of late doctrines had been put forward to his mind of the wildest and most startling character doctrines which established that British subjects not ordinarily subject to martial law might be brought before tribunals aimed with the most arbitrary and despotic power, and in which they had to determine upon the guilt or innocence of persons brought before them with a total abandonment of all those rules and principles which were of the very essence of justice and law. Such doctrine as this had Leen laid down :—" Martial law is arbitrary end uncertain in its nature, so much so that the term law cannot he properly applied to it." Again :—" When mar tial law is proclaimed, the law is the will of the ruler, or rather the will of the ruler is law. Martial-law is in short the suspension of all aw." Anal he found in print this startling proposition :—" When martial law is proclaimed there is no rule or law by which the officers executing mar tial law are bound to carry on their proceedings. . . . It overrides all other law. It is entirely arbitrary." These were doctrines propounded by persons of some authority. It was high time such doctrines were brought to the test of judicial determination. At all events of this be was sure, that if that were the system and law under which British subjects could be tried for their liber ties or lives, it was time that parliament should interpose, and put a check upon a jurisdiction so purely arbitrary and despotic. We should never forget that whatever might be the charge upon which • man was accused, were he the wont traitor ever brought to the block, until he was convicted, and his life taken, he was still a subject en titled to those safeguards that were the very source of justice. It was impossible to deal properly with the ques tion of martial law without tracing it to its fountain heed. There were many instances in English history of men being put to death who had been taken after some decisive battle. In the reign of Falward 11., there was the trial of the Earl of Lancaster, who, charged with rebellion, was brought before the King and a certain number of peers, sentenced to death, and executed. The earl ought to have been tried by his peers in Parliament, and though historians had called the trial • trial by court martial, there was very great doubt whether it bore that character. At any any rate the attainder was reversed in the subsequent reign on the ground that the trial was irregular. The next instance of martial law was in the reign of Richard IL, when in consequence of the Wat Tyler rebellion men were brought to trial without ceremony, and put to death wholesale ; but it was thought even then necessary tope's a bill of indemnity, which bore the somewhat singular title of "The King's pardon to those who redressed and took avenge on these rebels." During the War of the Roses the practice of executing men without any form of trial whatever was married to a considerable extent. Martial law was proclaimed in the reign of Henry VII., but the whole of the proceedings which took place in consequence were utterly illegal, for if martial law could be applied for the purpose of sup pressing rebellion, it was perfectly certain that • man could not be brought to trial for treason after a rebellion had been suppressed, In the reign of Edward VI., when from various causes the whole social fabric was shaken to its very foundation, • remarkable proclamation was issued declaring that certain offences should be dealt with by martial law. Still too much importance must not be attached to these proclamations, because it appeared upon the authority of our most eml ment historians that at various periods of English history it had been the practice of the sovereign to issue such proclamations in terrorem, for the purpose of operating upon the public mind, but with no intention of carrying them into effect. In the reign of Queen Mary martial law was applied to the introduction of heretical works, and according to Mr. Home the same course was followed by Elizabeth. James I. proclaimed that the lard-lieutenants of counties should exercise martial law in certain cases, but the Sovereign had no power to authorise the Lord-Lieutenant to exercise martial law upon such per sons as he in his discretion might think proper. The last instance of the exercise of martial law was in the reign of Charles 1., anal then came the cdebratedl Petition of Rights by which these commissions were held to be unlawful, and it was solemnly asserted that an English subject was thenceforth not to be subjected to martial law. The King reluctantly gave his assent to that principle, and it was unquestionably at this moment the law of the lanai. There had been rebellions since— the rebellion in London in the reign of James IL, and the rebellions of 1723 and 1745, but though numbers of per sons were put to death, it was not under martial law. He had mentioned all the cases in which mils tial law had been proclaimed in this country, and he was surprised to hear people speak of martial law as a thing perfectly settled in this country when in truth it bail never been resorted to. lrhel events in Ireland in 1795 and 1790, when the Lord Lieutenant proclaimed martial law, but thought it equally necessary to obtain hills of indemnity afterwards, led to the suspension by statutory authority of the proclamation of martial law by the Lord Lieutenant. There was no doubt about the power of parliament in such cases, and recourse ought alwsysto he had to parliament, which could impose such restrictions as would secure this anomalous jurisdiction from the operation of arbitrary and despotic influences, which might otherwise bear upon the minds of those to whom the execution of the law was entrusted, the acts of indemnity which had been passed from time to time afforded the strongest argument against the legality of the exercise of martial law. From the earliest period of fine,. lish history, when armies left the country for foreign war, the strictest ordinances and statutes were framed fir the guidance and rule of the soldier till, in James the Seeond's time, they assumed the form of articles of war, which were substantially the Israelis of war now in force. They were most elaborate and precise, and no one who took the trouble to study them could fail to be aware of the law by which he was bound, The high constable and earl•marshal had through the regular pro• ce.lure of the courts of law exercised jurisdiction in all military matters till Henry VIII., jealotui of the power of the high constable, abolished that office, and subsequently it was held that the office; of earl-marshal was abolished also. Courts-martial were then introduced for the trial of military offences, and they had adopted the old procedure of the high constable and earl-marshal. The technicalities of the ordinary law were dispensed with, but the principles and rules of the ordinary law with re ganl to the admission and effect of evidence were acted upon ; and perhaps there were no tribunals in which justice was administered in a higher sense than by the military tribunals, which exercised jurisdiction under the name of court martial. If that was the law as applied to the collier, what was the law that should be applied to the civilian? A mutiny on board ship might be put down at once ; no one was to wait till crime had been committed in onler to bring it under the cognisance of law, but might put down the attempt at once by the application of any amount of force that might be necessary ; hut that was not martial law. The question to be consi• tiered in this case was, whether the persons not actively engaged, and who could nut therefore, be killed on the spot, were to be subjected to a law which was entirely exceptional. [llia lordship was still addressing the court when our report left.] THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1867. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Ooulburn.) IN RE ITLER. . _ The bankrupt was described ii.;; - elmmission agent, of St. John's-street-road, Clerkenwell, and managing director of the National Contract Company (Limited). This wax an adjourned sitting for examination and discharge. The debts are stated at 4,34 N., of which 2,02C4 are liabi lities on bills discounted. Of those bills 51.101. represented acceptances given for the National Contract Company, and 1,4,0 i/. had been given for shares in the late Estates Lank, since amalgamated with the General Exchange Bank. The assets are stated at 500/. ; property held as security, con sisting of shares in the London Offices Company, the Lou don Exchange Bank, and other companies, I,3t4ii. Mr. ll,gley opposed. Additional accounts had been re quired, but they were very unsatisfactory, and the as signees wished to put requisitions to the bankrupt. After hearing Mr. ft. Griffiths for the bankrupt, His Honour directed an adjournment on the terms pro posed by Mi. Bagley. - IX RE. EDWARD JONES. The bankrupt, described as of Barking-road, Essex, out of business, had formerly kept a public-house in Upper East Smithfield. He sought his disch arge b from debts of 1,154/., giving up no assets. This was a second bank• ruptcy ; but it was stated that the former bankruptcy had been annulled. He was opposed on behalf of Messrs. Jackson, distillers, Dockhead. It appeared, from examination of the bankrupt, that he bad transferred two policies of insurance to his brother, had disposed of his public-house, and defrayed a debt due to his mother, and, when sued by Messrs. Jackson, had defended the action. I'ltimately the case was adjourned for a deficiency account. IN RE KIIELLI', The bankrupt, a pianOlenteinauniacturer, of Holloway, applied for his discharge from debts of ?rd. ; no assets. He was opposed on the ground of having contracted debts without probable means of payment. He had failed before, and had o ff ered his creditors a composition. Mr. Griffiths supported. His Honour said this was one of the numerous cases where traders came to the court after failing to pay the composition they had undertaken to pay. In the short space of eight months the bankrupt had incurred fresh debts of 275/. It was absolutely essential that those repeated failures should be put • stop to. The order must be suspended for six months with protection (renewable) for one month. ACCIDENT TO LORD BURY. —An accident occurred to Lord Bury on Monday, while trying • rifle at the Kil burn range. The following is his own account as extracted from a letter addressed to • near relation :—" I was trying a ride, converted into a breech-loader by Mr. George Prince, at the Kilburn range yesterday. I had Bred about 80 rounds, partly for precision, and partly for rapidity, with very good result, when Mr. Prince, finding his own ammunition expended, proposed to me to try another rifle, which he had converted on his own principle ' to take the Boxer cartridge. At the very first shot the rifle exploded at the breech, blowing away the covering of the breech and twisting the internal works. I found myself sud den's:l: the ground, bleeding profusely, and with the cart' of my nose broken. Providentially my eyes escapei , but a considerable quantity of powder was blown into my face. A doctor who was sent for soon put me sufficiently to rights to get home. I have kept the car tridge, and the part of the breech that was blown back- I was not well enough closely to examine the rifle, but from the appearance of the cartridge it is evi dent that the primary cause of the accident is the burst ing of the metal base of the cartridge. I have known seve ral instances in which cartridges with metal bases have made dangerous explosions at the breech, and as this is the cartridge on which many thousand pounds of govern ment money have been expended,' think it at least worthy of inquiry whether the accident which so nearly proved fatal to me Is likely to recur or not before they are served out to our troops. I intend to send the burst cartridge and the rifle to the War-office for examination. I like Prince's principle with his own ammunition ; but not with the Boxer cartridge." THREATENED STRIKE or TATLORE.—The move ment that has now been in progress among the operative tailors of London and the provinces for the last few weeks to obtain from the employers • uniform time-log bids fair to terminate in a general strike. What is termed in the trade • " log" is • certain number of hours allowed for making an article of diem, such time to be uniform throughout the kingdom, irrespective of the wages paid for snob time, which, of course, will vary with the locality in which the work is done. For example, both in Lon don and Manchester 20 hours may be the time allowed for making a coat, while the wages may be its, in London, and 12s. in Manchester. The London So ciety of Tailors, numbering about 12,000 men, and the Amalgamated Society, consisting of the provincial workmen, numbering about 10,000 men, have recently jollied together for the purpose of obtaining the uni form time-lug, but the Master Tailors' Association of London have declined to treat with • committee of the united bodies, and yesterday morning, in reply to an ultima tum sent in to them last week by the men, sent a letter to the secretary of the London societyoffering to treat with the London men alone for a time-log for London. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the committee and delegates from the various shops and branches of the society was held at the Green Dragon, King-street, Regent-street, for the purpose of taking the above letter from the Masters' Association into consideration. The letter having been read by the secretary, a long discussion took place, the general opinion being that the proposal contained in it to treat with the London men alone was • device of the masters to break up the good understanding now existing between the London men and those in the provinces, and thus render the attainment of the uniform time-log impossible. A proposi tion was made that no reply be sent to the latter, but that the committee should at once send in a log to the employers with an intimation that if not complied with by a cer tain date the men would withdraw from all shops where it was refused. Other members thought that every pos sible means should be exhausted before a strike was entered upon, but all agreed that, *ores what might, the London men could not break faith with those of the provinces. Ultimately the question was adjourned until a deputation who should prooeed to Manchester to morrow morning to consult with the council of the Amalgamated Society should have returned. Present p.ftrafloes, however, forebode a strike in • few days. appears the meeting was in progress • telegram was received from Paris stating that the operative tailors on strike there met on Sunday last, to the number of 10,000, and resolved not to resume work until the employers had conceded their claims. The meeting was adjourned till Thursday. Ten delegates are in Paris from the London tailors. The tele gram further stated that the police of Paris had waited upon the master tailors, with an intimation that it would be "inconvenient" to keep the men on strike.—Tinier. MA LION GERA? rALEISUN HORNS Snow.—The great annual horse mart here commenced on Monday, and will continue through the week. The chief days of the show are Monday and Tuesday, and last night there was a considerable clearance, owing to the occurrence of York Steeplechases to-day. The show has been well attended, and has been brisker as regards prices than for many years. On Monday, however, there were very few horses, and the supply yesterday was excessively short. Many of the chief dealers arrived last week, and on Friday and Satur day the local dealers' establishments were pretty well cleared out. The supplies for the main show were depen dent on the country almost exclusively. Farmers and breeders have asked very high prices, but on the whole not so extreme as at some of the other lesser shows. The home and foreign demand was active, the latter particu larly so, in anticipation of war. Mares were particularly in request for Hamburg, and good harness horses were much sought for for Belgium. Roadsters were scarce, and for them, as well as for hacks and carriage horses, there was a reek demand. Artillery horses were wanted, and the government agent was • buyer. Chargers were bad to meet with. The dray horses were least wanted, and were also • bad _ show. HIILL WAN MARLS; APRIL 9.—At to-day's market a very small supply of English wheat, which sells freely at is. to 2s. per qr. over last Tuesday's currency, best runs of red making 565. to 514. per 5041 be. to the grower ; Foreign meets more inquiry at Is. per quarter advance good red Baltic, 595. to 60a, up to 625. bd. for choice red Ilamburg, per 4801 b. Barley of all descriptions fully as dear. Beans and pees without change. Oats firm, but not quotably dearer. Indian corn steady, 3tia. per 4801 be. paid for French white. F. Extreme. Sea. B . ,T.I W. it...---.....—..—.‘ W.. R. I 1 to I j — 1 j 12, P.. D. 9. — ----- , Nairn Aberdeen 29.66 39 8. 2I 2 N. ,ro .0.29 1 Leith 20. 6 747 W.B.W. 1, 7 W. :oc, , 1 Ardrossan /9.65 46 S. 2I 9 N.W. 'oc '0.06 2 Greencastle 29.6643 B.W. 3I 7 S.B.W. ro 0.14 2 Valentia 29.6660 W.S.W. 51 4 • N.W. ,cr 001 4 Cape Clear M. 86 42 W. 6 5 W. I I, —, 3 llverpool 29.85 49 B.W. 1 7I W. el. 1 Holyhead Penzance 29.9849 Z. 0 6 W.N.W. efiu 2 Brest 90.0852 W.S.W. 4 3 W.N.W. fm 0.02 6 Lorient 30.0464 W. 4; 6 1 I W. 0 0.94. 4 Rochefort 30.1045 W. 3, 4 W. o— 5 Plymouth 29.9948 8. 117 N.W. efr : 3 Weymouth 30.0148 B.W, 3, 8 W.N.W. , el, I S Portamouth 20.07 46 W. 8 8 N.M. . c 2 London , 29.96 45 W. 3 7 , N.W. Mb 0.04 - Yarmouth._ N.8746 W.N.W. 3 10 W.N.W. 1 th 2 Scarborough 19.7946 W. 2 7 N.W. I el, , I S Shlekls 29.7746 N.W. 6 7 1 N.W. I el, —l3 Helder LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BY TELEGRAPH.) NEWMARKET MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) £lOO PLATE Last half of B.C. Harebell, Demonstration, Helvellyn, Leonie, Pearl, Mosque, Lictot, Bouquetiere, Churchill, Skirmish f, Latief c, Veda, Morning Star, Purveyor, Bagpipe, Rood, and Spruce are here. SIVEFXSTARES OF 10 SOWS. T.Y.C. Court Card, Lytham, Topsail c, Zisca, Paris, Confckl• rata, and Vedette f are here. SWEETSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. T.Y.C. Problem, Hippi. , and Selina are here. PAID FORFEIT. --Reigning Beauty and Red Riband. SUBSCRIPTION PLATE OF 50 SOVS. T.Y.C. Feodor, Pericles, Volunteer, Kingsley, Tosopludite e, Cecrops, Ulphus, Thalia, Porter's Knot, Rose, and Mr. Pitt are here. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Wild Agnes, 9st 71b ; Ulphus, Sat 121 b • Kingsley, Set : Thalia, 7st 1016 ; Violent, ist 71b ; Nukubeva. 7st ; sister to Strafford. Est 7lb ; Assineboine, 6st ; Annie Laurie c, fist 71b. All are here. Pali, F. MFLlT.—Kingsley. COLUMN STAKES. R.M. • - Emily f is he -- P.m. MlT.l7.—Summertime, Young Melbourne 1, Princess, Rogue, and Lady Eylield. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. to 2 agst Plaudit (t) to I Vauban (off to t 54) 9to I Marksman ft) 15 to 1 Treader° (t) DERRY. 7 to I apt Rake (t lOU to 8 Plaudit ( ftreely)) 100 to k Vauban (t) A iintyrn.—ltingtail Screamer and Witchcraft. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. PUTNEY, WEDNESDAY. The towing path was thronged with expectant vb.itors who wanted to see both crews at work, but the Cambridge gentlemen did not go out as arrangements had been made for them to have a " spin " with the London Rowing Club twelve at 5 this evening when a very large assemblage of visitors is ex pected. There was however something to see on the part of Oxford who went up at a nice pace against the tide to Mortlake. They went away at 32 pulls per minute, which were incieased to 34 well pulled. On their turn down they bail a "spin" with an eight mainly com posed of the Kingston club-men. They were however, fine oarsmen, and were headed by Mr. W. B. Woodgate, who took the stroke. The " spin" was in the course of the duration very smart. The Oxonians came down with a good flood under them and wind mode rate, at 3 , 4 to 40 stroke, per minute. The men are in a fine healthy strong condition, and are backed at 7 to 4. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WIIIINC 4 DAY„ A - Mill 10, I LK. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Ows o'Cioat. The amount of business in the Stock Exchange to-day is rather considerable, but it consists prin cipally of sales, on orders, it is stated, from the Continent. The condition of the market generally is sensitive, the state of political affairs being still regarded as disquieting. Consols, in which the monthly settlement is now in course of completion, exhibit no variation, but foreign stocks arc heavy, and moat of the speculative descriptions have declined. Some of the English railways are like wise lower, and other securities show dulness. The discount market is quiet to-day, with a large supply of money seeking employment, and few billsoffering. The general rate for good paper is 21 to 21 per cent., and for short loans in the Stuck Exchange, 1 to 11. Consols are now quoted 90„ to 1 for money, and 901 to for the account (May 9). The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. are called BEII to 4, ex div. Foreign stocks are offered, and lower in most cases. Russian scrip is prominently heavy, and has fallen 1 per cent. Italian Bonds of 1861 have declined 1 ; Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, and Mexican, 1 ; and Spanish Certificates, Greek, and Chilian Scrip, 1. Turkish of 1866 are quoted 261 to 4 ; Greek, 121 to 131 ; Spanish Passive, 191 to ; ditto Certificates, 121 to 131 ; Italian of 1861, 484 to ; Mexican, 141 to 1 ; Russian Scrip, 4 dis. to par; Chilian Scrip, 4 to 34 dis.: and Danu bian Scrip, 6 to 4 dis. United States 5-20 Bonds are heavy, and have declined 1 per cent., the present price being 734 to „. Erie Railway shares are quoted 36/ to 371, showing a reduction of 1, and Illinois Central 761 to 771, being unaltered. Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference shares are rather fatter at 17 to 4 and 3; to 4 respectively. International Financial shares are quoted 24 to dis. ; London Financial, 20 to 19 dia. ; General Credit, 31 to 3 dis. ; Credit Fonder, 61 to 1 dis. ; National Discount, 61 to 7 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 151 to 161. The arrival of three ships from Melbourne, with a total of 176,000/. in gold, was announced yester day. The Royal Standard has brought 38,0001.; the Pride of the Ocean, 32,000/. ; and the Echuni,n, 106,000/. 0 Change yesterday afternoon the rates for bills on Holland and for shortdrafts on Pariswere quoted a trifle less favourably for this country, but with the return of political anxiety the rates on St. Petersburg and Vienna ruled worse for those places. The usual list is subjoined ; Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.185 to 11.19; ditto, short, 11.16. i to 11.171; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.185 to 11.19 ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.375 to 25 . 421; 3 months, 25.374 to 25.424; Hamburg and Altona 3 mon 13.8 4 . to 13.9 ; Cologne, km, 3 months, 6.255 to 6.i65; St. Petersburg 3 months, 305 to 305; parts, short, 25.125 to 25.25 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 • Marseilles, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Frankfort4-the•Maine, 3 months, 120 to 1204 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.3:. to ; 13.40 Trieste 3 mouths, 13.35 to 13.40 ; Madrid, 3 months, 48 to 4744 Santander, 3 months, 48 to 474; Cadis, 3 months, 49 to 1; Seville 3 months, 49 to 4141; Malaga, :1 months, 485 to 484; Valmicia, 3 months, 485 to 484 ; Bar. oelona, 3 months, 484 to 484; Bilbon, 3 months, 485 to 48 ; Saragossa, 3 months 484 to 48 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 27.60 to 27.80 ; Genoa, 3 months, 27.60 to 27.80 ; Naples, 3 months, 27.60 to 27.80 ; Palwmo, $ months, 27.60 to 27.80 ; Messina, 3 mouths, 27.60 to 27.80; Lisbon, 90 days' dote, 524 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 524 to 52. A special general meeting of the Merchant Bank ing Company was held yesterday, when the resolu tion passed at the previous meeting for increasing the qualification of the directors was confirmed. At the meeting yesterday of the Union Steamship Company the directors' report, which described the operations for the half-year ending 28th February last as generally satisfactory, was adopted, and the usual dividend of U. per share declared. . An extraordinary general meetng' of the share holders of the Mercantile and Exchange Bank (Limited) is called for the 16th inst. at Liverpool, to alter the articles of association. The annual meeting of the Singapore Gas Com pany will be held at the London Tavern on the 30th inst., when a dividend is to be declared. TIM seventh ordinary general meeting of the Standard Bank of British South Africa (Limited) will be held on the 26th inst. The annual mcetitwof the Acadian Charcoal Iron Company (Limited) la called for the 18th Mat. at Sheffield. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, and other shares, as given in the Stack Exchange list of last evening : Inntranoe—Alliance British and Foreign, 121, ; Com mercial Union, :11 ; Eagle, 71 ; London and Provincial Marine, 11 ; Ocean Marine, 19,i, 101 ; Thames and Mersey Marine (Limited), 41. Gas Light and Coke—Great Central. In; Imperial Continental, 941, 4 ; Westminster Chartered (New) :16; Western, 131. Docks—East and West India, 125 ; London and St. Katherine, 581. Waterworks—Berlin, 111, 12 ; East London (New), 201. The annexed memorandum is from the London Stock and Share Company (Limited): At yesterday's auction, - Agr; Bank, A ahares (3/. paid ), sold at V. 15a. per share ; Albert Life Assurance (31. paid), at Gs. togs. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway, 1,060/. share Guaranteed Debenture, at 11/. 12a. 6d. per cent. ; Bedford Pantechnicon (71. paid), at 2/. 17s. td. to 3/. ; British Mutual Investment (31. paid , . at Ils. ; Clarence Hotel, Dover (10). paid), at 20s. ; Uopispo Extension Railway (10/. paid), at 20s. ; Cotton Plantation of Natal (10/. paid), at 23 ; Cramer and Co. (10/. paid), at 31. bis.; Don Pedro North del Rey Mining (14s. paid), at 21e. ; Freemasons' Tavern (5/. paid), at lls. ; Macomb and Co. (5/. paid), at 4/. 12a. lid. ; Householder Mutual Colliery Association (U. paid), at 13s. ' • Imperial Laud of Marseilles Debentures of 20/., at 10/. to lot 2s. 6d. ; ditto, shares (111. 10s. paid), at 15s. 6d. ; Langham Hotel (10/, paid), at 4/. sa. ; Chatham and Dover Railway, 5,000/. overdue Debenture, at 51 per cent. ; London Flour Company (1/. paid), at 15s. per share ; Ottoman Railway Honda (Ist issue), at 47 per cent. ; Quebrada Land and Mining (10/. paid), at 30e. per shwa ; Star and Garter Hotel (10/. paid), at 3/. to N. 2s. ; Suburban Hotel (101. paid), at 10s. ; Varna Railway (201. paid), at 3/. IN. 64L to 41. A meeting was held yesterday of the creditors of Messrs. Christopher Newton, Brother, and Co., Australian merchants, who suspended payment on the 6th inst. According to an approximate state ment of affairs presented by Messrs. Honey and Humphrys, the accountants, the liabilities reach 403,3201., and the assets 5:;4,2991., showing a sur plus of 134,9791. After some discussion, in the course of which great sympathy was expressed for the firm, a committee was appointed, with full power to send a gentleman to Australia, where nearly all the assets are lying, to act in the interest of all parties concerned, or to appoint some one now residing in that country. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 51/. compared with the corresponding period of last year, and the Glasgow and South Western a decrease of 6391. TUV4DAT EVLTTSG. Consols, which were quoted at half-past 4 o'clock yesterday 901 to , both fur money and to morrow's settlement, opened this 'owning at 901 to * and closed at 901 to 1. For the 9th of May the last price was 901 to . The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. left off at 88# to 1, ex div. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 9011, *, I, 1,1, • ditto, for account, # ; Three Three Cents. 'Reduced, 881, ?„ #, ex div. ; New per Cents., 88#, f, 11, 1 1 ex div. ; Bank Stock, 2b3, 1,2, ex dir. ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 109 i, ; ditto Bonds, 48s. prem. Indian government securities met with little bu siness. The Five per Cent. Stock, however, was steady. Owing to the abundance of money, Exchequer Bills were firm at 16s. to 20s. prem. There was much less excitement in the foreign stock market. The tendency was better, yet the re covery which occurred was only partial, while as regards s Inn,' t!.O C' rrent at the d of business showed a fresh reduction compared with those of yesterday. Turkish of 1868 were in request, and rose IA per cent. Some of the Egyptian and Russiani (including the scrip), as veil as Per of t4ib , Brazilian of 1866, Portuguese, Turkish of and ehilian Scrip, improved to 1 per cat Mexean On the other hand, Spanish Gert...ieates fell / ; Greek, Italian of 1861, and New Granadian Three per Cents., ; Spanish Passive, ; and Tfrkish of 1866, 1. Very fee. ,iealin4% were recorded in bank shales, and prices showed no variation, apart from a de cline of I'. u. S.fnth Australian and 10s. in Anglo- Austrian. International Financial and General Credit shares were itu f •iircd bar, and improved 2s. fkl. to tn., but London FireincLul fell 10s. Credit Fonder were flat, at the decline of yesterday. Prices closed ns' follows :—lnternational Financial, 2/ di,. ; General Credit. 31, to 3 dill. ; London Financial, 20 to 19 die. ; and Credit Fonder of England, 4 j to dill. . _ Angl..•Awericar. Telegraph shares were inquired for, awl Unproved 23. lid., viz., 174 to 41. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. preference were last quoted 34 to 41,, bving .lightly firmer ; and Telegraph Cowitructiow t•• dis., showing A reduction of ss. MINE&-(TRIS DAY.) Oita o'Cion There is ratle.ir more business to-day in British mining shares, especially in West Chiverton, Prince of Wales, and Great Vor, which are in request. East Russell, however, have declined. West Chi verton are quoted, 71 to 73 ; West Beton, 135 to 140 ; Great Vor, 18 to 19 ; Prince of Wales, 53s.Gd. to 555.: East Lovell, t 1 to 3 ; North Crofty, + to ; Clitt mi n ti to ; Providence, 30 to 31; Chiverton Moor, 5/, to 3 ; Marko Valley, 41 to g ; Ea.it Ba., , iet, 17 to 19; Great Limey, 17 to 18.1 ; and Ea,-. ltnsecll, 24 to With rekreilee t.. East Wheal Russell, the fol lowing t,...ern.ta W. 14 received yesterday from the agent '• East . Russell : 140 east lode cut through, 4 feet wide ; pr lode ; not to value." RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.) Owl o'Oaciol. In the railway market attention is chicly directed to Gmdon, Brighton, and South Coast stock, which W:l3 quoted this morning as low as 60i to 611. A l artial improvement has since oc curred, yet t!.. present price is per cent. lower than that of ye-terday. South Eastern has also declined 1, and the other leading lines are dull. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 112} to ; Great Western, 391, to 40 ; London and Nmils- Western, 1134 to 114 ; Midland, 1091 to 110; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 120 to ; Caledonian, 1061 to 1071 South Eastern, 64 to .1 ; Great Eastern, 261 to ; Great Northern, 111 to 113 ; ditto A, 116 to 1171 ; London, Chatham, and Dover. 17,!, to 16 ; North British, 32 to ; and Brighton. ti 2 to 63. [For tq-lity's Share List see page 4.1 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) We b ive to report but limited arrivals of wheat to-day. both of English sn.l foreign. The samples on offer were in fair average condition. There was but little demand for both red and white English wheat', but holders were firm, and prices ruled steady at an sAlvanoe of from Is. to 2.. above last week's quotations. Foreign wheat met a dull demand ; nevertheless pricier ruled Is. per quarter higher than on Friday last. Floating cargoes of grain were well supported at extreme rates. . . There was only a moderate supply of barley on oiler. Trade was dull at Monday's quotations. We have no clung. to report in the price of malt. 'The supply was good but the demand was dull. Good sound oat% commanded full price, ; for inferior kinds, however, there was little demand. For beans an d peas the inquiry was limited without alters. lion in price. Flour, both English and foreign, was in steady demand, end prices wore well supported. lir.artely any change took place in the value of either seeds or cakes. PRICE% CUltlilLNT. Per Qr. Wen?. 6 a. linez, Kent. red, old 60 to 67 new 54 so 63 „ 7)o. white, old 60 to 70 new 54 to 66 Norfolkand Lincoln red, new BAr.LIV. Mating - Mkt GrinAlug MALT .. 33 to 52 .. 39 to 43 30 to 33 Emu. Hortslk7and Suffolk 75 to 75 Kluestoa and Ware 75 to 75 Brown 56 to tla to S 9 Ogre. *DOA. teed to is , pot.d. 30•63, teed ... . fox Per gr. a S. Pot Qr. I. OATS. - U. I. Scotch potato Irish, block „ white —_...... Es.t ,e. WIIIAT. Dentate and Kouip berg Itost•wk Mecklea- Dan bu i% Mangos Tick 36 to Si Harrow Pigeon 42 to 46 ram. 36 to V 39 94 40 40 to 42 to Grey Maple White Boller* YLOCIL Town made, per — — an ths. Household 66 to 66 Country Norfolk wad Norfolk, isz ship 42 to 44 ! Qr. coax Daniel and Swedlab itusatao Yuaain 1, I Ante;ican. Danish . rePiLan Maple . Boikrs ISEA Ii white ' 34 to 35 I !Inca. :54 to 49 French, per wit .... 45 to 61 0 Ire. Spaniel „ .... 46 to LS Date& brewing feeding ARRIVAL/ OF GRAIN AND FLOUR INTO LONDON PROM APRIL 6 TO APRIL 9, INCLINIVit. Wheat. llarleri Malt. Oati. qrs. qr.. pre. I qr.. auks I Wk. MlishandScotehl 430 640 450 I 10 1410 300 .. 9010 646 I 20 ' 450 ) oteo 1950 , 3111 to 39 to 0 . 36 to 38 37 to MI white . Laiu.a Grinding Malting INDIAN CORN. IS e 0 SS S 4 to Slr 35W) 890 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARHET. (THIS DAY.) (BY TELEGRAPH.) (PROW OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT. , The genera tone of the market is rather livelier, and the salt, arc better -8,000 or 10,000 bales. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) -A it,idy I ut not an active business /MB base transacted at 134 week's prices. JllloftiC.l soil 306. ca. to St. Vim:aut.:lls.; Berbice, to 246.; Demerara, 30a. fid. to '2a.: ditto crystallised, 3fis. 61. to 37a. Madras common Japery, 235. Refined.—There' is a fair inquiry for all descriptions. Corrrz. —The good qualities of Plantation C eylon have sold at :.Lout previous rates; grey at a further decline at lid. pet cwt.: triage, 39a. to 6th. MI.; fine and fine ordinary, 726. G.I. to 716.: tow to fine 775. to Wis.; pee. berry, , s7s.G.I. t. , 91s. 6.1.; Native C.-ylon good onlinary, Gill. to 6.1.. 611.: line ordinary. 665. 41. Tta. — The l cal lie sales of Indian teas have gone oil rather irrqularly, but at about previous prices. RICE.- 100 tons of white Bengal mold at Ile. fiel. Kra —l2O puncheons of Demerara sold at Is. 131 d. to Is. 7.1. fine ; Is. 9.1. proof ; and 300 purchases Jamaica. at 2a. Phi. to 3s. per gallon. SATXPETHE. —There is an improved dentard at firmer prices. WO bags sold at Ins. 3 d. refraction 10 4 , 400 bap at lit.. fid. for refraction 51, and 1,200 bags at 188.6 d. for refraction 4 ~ all short prompt. Cornit: has sold more readily at the previous value. Han r. --St. Petersburg clean steady at 344. REMARKS. Barometrical pressure iiasiiiCre;Sed In the north and east. accompanied by a slight decrease iu temperature : hut In south of Ireland the decrease of pressure has been considerable. The winds have backed towards south-west ; and weather is fine on the east coast but overcast or cloudy elsewhere. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 9.-6 ass to-day: Turmas, 150, new; Great Eastern, 274 7-Great Western, 401 1-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1211 1 gel 41 4-London and North Western, 1141 1' 141 1 1 1 4-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, al 6' 451 1- Metropolitim, 1141 13/ 4-Midland, 111 104 lo 1-North I;asturn, Berwick capital stock, 1004-South Eastern, 651 1 5 41 6 -Grand Thank of Canada, 18-United States 543) Bonds, 1862, 744 c. 4- Dutch Rhenish, 2 p.-Great Luxembourg shares, 01-16 9-Bank of LlverpooL27-Mercantile and EU. hange Bank(lAmlted , 71 4 d. -National Bank of Liverpool i Limited), 1 d. -North Western Bank ,Limited;, par-Queen Inaurance, 4 d.-Angio American Teranh, 17-Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent., 4-National Steam jAmited), 17 d. 311.tientnit40, APRIL 9.-Ebbw Vale Company (Limited',ls,ld. 361-Oreat Eastern, 274 7 7 4--Great Luxem bourg, 9 816-16 9-Great Northern A, 117 164 174-Grad Trunk of Canada, 18-Groat Western, 401 $ 1-Lancashire and York shire, 121 -N1 1 4 1-London and North Western, 1144 a 4 1 1 1 1--Manchestar, rffieffield, and lincolashire, 46 54 5 -Metropolitan. 1131 13 4 4-Midland, 110 41-North WiUsh. 33-North Eastern, Hull and iteMy Purchase. 4 p--South East ers, 66 1 5 44 1 5-Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance (Limited), 24 15-16 p.-Goited States 5-20 Years Roads, 741- -.Wkenhesd, 87--Csledonlan, 107-Metropolitan District. IL BIRMINGHAM, AIGUL 9.-Business done Stalfunialure Joint Stock Bank Limited', at 24 prom.-13innInglimo and Stafford shire Can ,226 , at 6 preen. -Gloucester Wagon (Limited', fourth issue, at 1 preiv.-Birminghiun Waterworks shares, at 30. Closing prices ( -1161rmingium Banking Company (limited at 14 to 13-16 prem.-Birmingham Alliance Fire Insurance (Limited , at 4 dh to pm-Birmingham Wagon ,Limited', at 11 to 114 - Henddol slate and slab Limited ~ at 4 to Con tract ,Limited , at 6to 4 dis. -and Montt. Metal ( LindteC at 11 to 24 dia. MUER, APRIL& -Three per Cent. Consols, 89 894-New Three per Cent. Stock, 654 1-Ditto, for account, 10th April, ssl 1- Ditto, for new account, 9th May, 4484 4-India rive per Cent. Stock transferable at the Bank of Inland •, 10/31 4-Bank of Ire land s:100pald , 2341 National Bank ,230 paid , 531 4-Ditto, for account, 634 j-jknyal Bank '1:10 pakE. 324 32-Caine Bank Limited) •.*:.n paid, 134-Cork and Bandon 'all paid. 104- Great Southern and Western (CM pald,, 901-Midland Great Western -glOO paid, 66-Great Southern and Western 4 per cent. perpetual ..glOO paid', 924 The Metropolitan Board of Works have resolved, with a view to the protection of the valuable public pro perty now in course of construction at Westminster, to establish a fire-brigade station on a large scale in Victoria street. MARLltoitornH-HOUSE, APRIL 8. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleased to appoint Colonel It. Nigel F. Kingscote, C. 8., an extra equerry' to his royal highness. Gaza tie. WINInfoR CASTLE, MARCH 26. —The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon Charles Henry Pennell, Esq--Crtzrefe. THE LATE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER.—It appears that the late bishop had been confirming on Friday and Saturday in different parts of the diocese. On Saturday afternoon he returned to London. andproposed toatay over night in Grosvenor-square. On Sunday morning he was to preach at St. James's ; on Monday morning to confirm at Braintree, on Tuesday at Gillingham and Chatham Bar racks, and on Wednesday at Gravesend. In the evening the relative with whom he was staying, and who is in very weak health, was seized with • fainting fit. The Bishop assisted to convey him upstairs, and was in the act of drawing a chair to the sofa, when he fell forward and died without a word. It seems that his lordship had been in formed last year by his physician that the heart disease from which he suffered rendered him liable at any moment to sudden death. Indeed, three or four weeks ago his lordship bad a slight premonition in the street, and would have fallen had not some workmen observed him to totter and caught him in their arms. THE GERMANS IN AMERICA. —The New papers give long descriptions of the famous annual Leider kranz, or Carnival Ball, of the Germans in that city. Grotesque scenes were acted by the revenant. There was • procession of monks preceding a canopy, under which a mitred abbot was carried. The monks chanted and acolytes swung incense pots, when in a moment the monks changed to harhnnine, and the canopy formed • blanket in which the abbot was tossed. Then a maiden appeared clad as a rainbow. mail clad knights contended for her, nymphs and harlequins inter fered, and the scene ended with a maddening waltz. There were processions of demons, virgins, nuns, goddesses, masqueraders with cats' heads, vultures' beaks, and wolves' faces. The devil, with gilded horns, danced with a lady abbess. Francis I. danced with Lucretia Borgia. There were Du Barnes, Pompadours, Du Quorailles, Mephis topheleses, Fausta, Hungarian magnates, Prussian royal foresters, knights of Maria Theresa's court, soldiers of Tilly 's time. Pretended messages were received during the ball, such as the following :—" Berlin, March 11—Bis marck and suite will be with you about 11 o'clock on the night of your ball." " St. Petersburg, March 20—The Emperor of all the Russia, greets his Imperial Master the Prince of all the Fools. Domestic affairs prevent his at tending the I4ederkranz Ball. Has a Turkey before the fire, and must attend to the basting." " Paris, March 10 — Napoleon greets Carneval. Would come if Bismarck wasn't invited. Would spoil my enjoyment. Would feel all night as though sitting on pins and needles." " Mexico — Yon will. I know, believe me, dear Prince. when I say that I only wish to Heaven that I could be with you to enjoy the famous Lie:leans: Ball. Msumu.iss." TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ----- The market is steady, at the following prices :—Town tallow. 445.; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 44e. tid.• ' April to June. 445. ; June, 44e. W. ; October to Doeesibee, 442. 9d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report the trade slow, but as stocks are very small prices rule firm. We learn by telegraph that at an open air meet ing held at Plymouth Hoe last night, attended ty four thousand persons, it was unanimously determine! to hold a reform demonstra'ion for Plymouth, Devonpo t, and Stonehotuie on Fester Monday. A deputation from the Justices of Lancashire, introduced by Colonel Wilson Patten, M.P., and consist• lag of the Rev. J. Shepherd Bliley, Mr. E. Ashworth, awl Mr. Neilson, had an interview with the Right Han. Gathorne Hardy at the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall, yertariay.