The Express. — London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS (rsoi ant owe PARIS. TIIIIIIaDAT Cuomo. r ,4 State pronounced its declaim ors r, Ow case of the Bishop of Poitiers--the r • l'ilatc case. IL de la 00011Toonierikas the r.l the famous pamphlet, abstained from at ., ,• _ the council. The inembers present voted .I.ly, with the exception of one !hat of 11. Curnudet, that the bishop „•n guilty of an "abuse" of Lis hum , The matter will p . ..bodAY Qo no r than this barren censure, for which, ••• -.ly, the offending prolate will care very r ...rcnnnent luta refuse.] to allow M. de to wear the Cress of St. Jaaua- ly nixin him by Francis 11. , r..Amaker, named Victorine Payee, was up on Marsh 22 before the Correctional Nogentomr-Seine, charged with the of .li,tributing the Bishop of Orleans's • r t.,'4. de la Ouerrouniere's pamphlet without been duly authorised in that behalf by the ~,t of the Aude. The woman said in her dr that 'the was in the habit of going to work at • Chateau de Seltierea, the residence of .Lt Adrien de Pliumy, and that the count Lid given her a bundle of about thirty little which hu begged her to take to different which he indicated. She thought no harm, cause she saw that the book was written by liitiseigueur" the bishop, and besides she could t refuse the good people of the chateau anything. f court found a verdict of guilty, but with %towering circumstances," and only sentenced mi.:raverser to pay a fine of 16fr. The poor girl, irprisoil and overjoyed when she heard the light exclaimed, "What, then, I am not to go t prison I" " No," said the President, Anil if the Count de Plancy acts properly, be will pay the fine and costs." This little anecdote l• an illustration of the sort of guerilla warfare r.iich is going on all over the country between the party and the government It is a pity to • e a great nation like France so ill-advised as to r- et to such miserable prosecutions as these .izaust priests whose influence in the country willd be less than any appreciable quan tc if the Emperor would only abandon his ricillating attitude with regard to Rome, and frankly take that course which his rightly understood merest*, his political antecedents, hia presumed in t. i,tious, and the universal expectation of the r •r 1 I, point to as the one inevitably carved out for l.ai. Omni de Persiguy would, I believe, if he ail have his own way, abolish the stupid laws of which, if strictly construed, make it a penal offence to lend a book or a newspaper to a .i;hbour ; but the old leaven of jealousy of the pro. 4 still works strongly the purlieus of the The Bourse wits again lower, although it is well that there way no truth in the alarming rlme.tim from Italy which produced the panic inter lay, and they are expressly contradicted by the evening paper.. The Rente fell 10c. for cash in.l 3/c. for account, closing at 67fr. 30c. and qfr. ;3c. Mobilier fell 31r. 76c., and railways Ur. ur 4fr. flame of the journals state that Count de Ger allay intends resigning his functions of Provisional Dtroctor of the Caioto dt, Chemins de Per. The l'afrie makes an ex traonlinary splutter about the fact of the Orleans princes having been per. mitted to attend the funeral of the Duchess of Kent, which it represents as an event at which France is likely to take umbrage, and as a pro ceeding on the part of the royal family of England inconsistent with the recognition of the imperial il) nasty, with the friendship pledged by the treaty of commerce, te. The Petrie admits, however, that the people of England have nothing to do with these "foreign intrigues," and that the great interests of the wield are so longer subordinate to the "fantasies of etiqtr/tte and the caprices of a court." This is quite true, and nowhere better understood than in Enghind„ The matter being one of private mourning among the people of exalted station, I think the Paine had better here said nothing about it. The news of the withdrawal of Tant Junsarr, which I sent on Monday, i now confirmed by the publi cation of the follow' letter from M. Wagner to the director of the Opera : tkr, —nut °tumbles which has been owl* to Tans- Mewr prime to no list yea way quits right, whoa at the labeler if err acestireisas yea male eimarratiose op the steam el a Whit end w iebse semis ants b which tits tobserlitoo to the span sae osatolonsi. I vegret that the oliwoolor of art wok promobsil me fvem festoons ( to Vine 11.11111111. Bet new thallths Ingsellisa male is pest as net to perm& sash el the andlosso as snafu to hoar it la pay Ye soss= e fer coolotatig it, 1 U., oteIIIMIMIS lima to requed re le nolo home Ms dseleiTia te ewes the Rainier ef Blain—Aesept,thc., W erica Pings Xareit 12. I most really say that M. Wagner quite misre remota the feeling about his opera in Paris, when ha insinuate@ that it. failure was owing to the want of a ballet and scenic effects. The scenery was capital and much admired, and French people are quite capable of enjoying good music without the accompaniment of dancing. ToooJicitiarr failed because in the opinion of the French public the little that was good in it was not new, and all the nit was very bad. RUSSIA. The Journal de Mint Pete►ebouryy of Mart* 7 publishes the following reeeript addressed by the Emperor Alexander to his brother his Imperial fiqhness the Grand Duke Constantine Nicolaie itch : Imperial Ifig have signed to-day he manifesto va l et a coaossles to the pessaMe of the nobles t the rights of free et/nimbi% sad I have sanctioned the gassed and load reculatious as well as those woman* the marina and do emetic serfs freed from the glebe—massures that had been Previoesly examined under your presidentship, in the supe rir casualties appiinted to exams' the question of the temos a of try, the sad then submitted to the delibe ra tions o f th e mam empire. (ni this very day, so memorable for Roasts, the impulse my heart sad the feeling of duty make me drairoue of estessaing te yes my mast earnest and profound gratitude fur the exactiteids te ttch, sad perfect oonforrnity with trY views sad ea with which this important affair 0 1 state W been sight to a oosclnsion. Robs the of J 0 . 1 7.14/7, the day on which you were called upon to form part this commitlee created for the projected reform, you have ltreerently takes the most active part I. all my labours, and when, after the completion, in the month of October, 1, 44, of the labours of the subordinate committees, I con voked the superior committee for the examination of the P"'Mets presested by them, I charged, through the peril roar coafidence I reposed is you, your *hams to preside ere that committee. rem have fully justified that cosifirkimes. After having attentively and deeply studied everything that bare on the important sad various questions necessarily raised by the vmtiny of the measures already projected, or of these that might assist in the perfecting of them, in your enlist alai kr the pthlte good sou have consecrated every day your efforts, th e w h o leof year time, to the labours of the mar votornittee. Al.ee , thanks to you Pettite•lntlY, the de -I"rW exammatioe io all its parts of this vest work, the c"rr.ctiosi sad completion of the projects, the solution of dl lthe amertaisties that arose pooding this work • hotly, t , e drawing up of several new ragsbakekbaire bisilbsithed h.• the period slefioed by me. I ' , mt. your highness to express my sincere gratitude to mcndwrs of the superior committee changed with the 1. , t , ':".. , ret of the question of the peasants fur the proofs t . v ijyr gives of isiddatipible and meritorious activity. I 5t..,11 act ("rim the maw is which your imperial hig h-, rase sal all the when of the supsray committee bags 4 •I,et tits. important cexamica, sad with myself all Ramis e ` .4 I wen* the remittal/sass of it *Gad a doubt. 1e - --•- future is known to God abuse, and the final Emma of the peat work undertaken d,peods on the holy will, always mercifuL Nevertheleas, from this time henceforth, we am my to ourselves, with a tranquil coneeisemms, that we have employed for the completion o f t►is work every means is our power, and we can hope humbly that Providence, who protects our well.beluve.l country, will binstle accomplish meet of our designs, the purity of which is known to it. lo ianctioning the projects relating to the emmeipation of the promote and domestic serfs, also to the settlement of their cooditioo for the future, I have deemed it 'aim. mumble to take measures at the same time for the orgaeisa• Um of the entire rural class upon general and uniform lases. With this object I creates special committee umb•r say immediate direction, of which I same you a member iu according to you the presider►. I have the conviction, t►at when acquainted with my views anal wishes in this matter you will actively undertake, with your usual zeal that nothing can diminish, the totems of this fresh work, so intimately connected with the one already terminated. I remain ever your cordially affectionate and grateful, St. Petersburg, Feb. 19. A IZIANDRE. INDIA. By the arrival of the overland mail we receive intelligence from Calcutta to Feb. 22, Madras to Feb. 27. The chief topics in the Calcutta papers are the famine and Mr. Laing's n ew Currency Bill. With regard to the latter the Friend of India Says : As misapprehension exists regarding some of the leading provisions of the bill, we deem it necessary to state that there will be no competing issues by the presidency hanks. Their right of issue, it is iimbable, will cease simultaneously with the inturuntion of the government issue ; if not, the hanks can enjoy such a privilege for twelve months oily atter notice from government of withdrawn' has been given. It has been stated further that the proposed amount of four millions of notes is to be issued against the Treasury balances. Such is not the fact. Every note will be primarily issued against corn only, but until experience sh a ll h a ve d e t erm i ne d h ow f ar with safety the limit may be extended, a Axed and nnvary• tag portion not exceeding four milli ons (whi c h ma y b e fairly taken as the present minim= circulation of the presidency banks) will be used for the purchase and withdrawal of a csirroepoinling amount of government securities, which will he further protected by the Treasury balances in cane of seed. Otherwise there is no limit to the amount of note' to be issued from the mint, but they must be issued against silver and gold alone. Such is the leading principle of the Act of 1,44. WilSM's proposal was to the effort that there should be a minimum reserve of one-third bullion, and that the remaining two-thirds, however large the amount of issues, should at the direction of the commiaeioners be invested in government securities. Mr. Ling argued that with a legal tender issue pushed out by government an inflated state of bioda L followed by • collapse, would be the inevitable result. adhering to the principle of the English currency, as WI down in Sir Charles Wood's despatch, he believed that government would be saved the certain loss and discredit which would arise in times of pressure or with • contract ing currency, from forcing their own securities ow • sensitive and comparatively limited market. The fun &manta changes otherwise are, that power is given in the bill to issue up to one-fourth part of the circulation which is represented by actual coin or bullion, against gold at a rate to be axed 'by the government from time to time and not altered without six months' notice. In the expectation that the introduction of au auxiliary gold currency will im mediately supply the lose of the present 10 raps, note circulation and ultimately take a wider range, the lowest denomination of issue has been fl ied at 20rs. in stead of 5 rs. as psoporeil in Mr. Wilson's hill. The Pre sidency Banks in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras are to be the agents of government in the management of the Woes, undertaking in the ordinary aurae of business to exchange silver for Dotes and give notes for silver, and generally to deal with the public in regard to the government issues, as they do at present with their own. By this ar anagenvint *lineal all expenses beyond those presently Micorred at the mint will be saved to government. As regards the system of circles proposed by the original NI it is hoped t ha t they will be superseded by the retab lbausat et bench banks at the se a t s o f the principal treasuries throughout the different presidencies, and that =l,allbsugh net Loll the notes of the various 11M, without the exaotie. of Nitta, pass current through the stoke eoustry just ee Bank of England notes at sr the solo et the Scotch banks are everywhere received loam The following is from the same journal : We publish a third versios of the budget of the financial year which is about to expire, which may finally be accep ted as correct. After allowing 1,01 7 ,530 i. for the Income and Pwjamb trade twee, and spending only 741,066/. out et the m illion sterling granted OA compensation for losses by the nustiy, the deficit is 6,611,007 i., or nearly half a Wake mere than Mr. Wilson calculated on in his estimates published lest Jena. Against the gloomy preepect of tivitwilistr the approaching financial year in debt, or with cash hokum below the normal level ; of heavy losses by the f amine; ef depressed trade, and of heavy pay ments for the prise tnemy and Mysore family, we have to set a most exidnewed om revesse, approaching eight millions sterling. sad wesidembly more from the Stamp Act than lated. But with the three millions loan taken up at hems, the inability of the railways to rinse snowy, and the famine, 1861.62 will be another dark finan cial year. Mr. Ining's budget is looked forward to with "(wan& The local governments are now sending in the materials to the Board of Audit. Famine is still the main feature in the news , from the North-Wen. Committees and meetings for relief were still briskly at work, and considerable suing of money had been spent in providing food for those who chose to come and eat it. The recent rains in the Punjaub hail not as yet had the antici , petal beneficial effect, and the reports sent lln from that district are by no moan, cheering. They are full of harrowing tales of wayside suffering, abandoned children, and hungry women fighting with vultures over the carcase of a starved bullock. The attention of the natives in the Upper Provinces at last seem, to be attracted to the sufferings of their countrymen. A meeting had been held atßenares, and a considerable sum collected. One point, however, is rather curious, and that is, that out of more than 900 leading native ciliates levited, not more than forty-three attended. Ac counts from Delhi, Agra. and Jullundur record no improvement in the state of affairs. Canning returned to Calcutta on the 17th, and resumed the presidency of his council. CHINA. From Hang Long we have news to Feb. 15 ; from Shanghai to Feb. 6. The following is from the summary of the Chinn Mail : Importaat nummere have been received from Japan by the steamer Carthage which left Shanghai on the 13th 11324. First, that Mr. Ilitskee, the secretary of the United States liiam has tom murdered at Yedo. Second, that all the keep ministate at Yedo (except am) had ded to Yoko. Ulnti the lintish sad Preach ministers having previously heeded down the begs of their respective countnea Third, that the United States minister, Mr. Harris, with • sturdy deeermination, as it •ypa•n, to perform hie duty, declined to merge with the sad reosiaed of his post , eon- Matra( himself with hanierobag the !wages rag to the starry. The only men-of-war at Yolo were t • two Pmegiaa ships Thistle and Arcane. The temple used by the Pramisa an hod been fortified. No foreigner dared Lan his how It I. also stated that the Prussian treaty bed been signed at Yule. These detials are very meagre, but the conduct of the United SMUG minister In remaining by tie flag seems to coat:eel bemounehly with that of these MTmotiv who bad hauled down theirs. . Tiewlein we lave news byesisrier rid Chaste° up to the 21st of January. At that time the allied armies of oi• climatical cautioned completely abut in, and cut a from eassomiattioo with the sea. Owing to the quantity of ice, inteedieg between the Tam facts and the anchorage in the Gulf of Pechili for several miles, it has been found impossilde to land the mails which have arrived from England Mice that of the 10th of October, sad they are sow 1 down at Madan, the winter aeclecenge„ about 30 mile from Choate°, where it is gametal they will be leaded sad met overland to Tien , tain a distaans of aloud 350 miles. Unless such communi. entice is estsidiehed by the legal military authorities, there is so prospect of the troops receiving their mails until the ice breaks up in Match. We regret to hays to announce the death of the corn mauler of the French troops at Tien-Min, the gallant Ge neral Callinuak well known as baring led the regiment of Zoom's that was the first to storm the Malakoff. This mebiacholy event occurred on the 15th of January. General Collingau was buried with military honours on the 15th, and • funeral oration pronounced over his grzie e l Colonel O'Malley of th e Br e d R eg i ment, w h o Dow seared. to the command. AU the officers of the Emboli army at- tended the funeral, as also did her Majesty's Minister, the Hon. F. Bruce, C. 8.. and the members of the Legation. Mr. Bruce will not start for Pekin before the beginning et March. Mr. Weals is now at Petit' making arrangement* for his reception. The troops are not civet-healthy, nearly 300 being in the hospital ; the sickness is believed tob e r l Z a great measure °mug to the careless way in which the men are housed. From Shanghai, there is not much sews during the past fortnight- The general interest appears to be centred la the expedition for opening the river Yeng-tsse to trade. The vowels composing the exploring fleet include the Sinike, cerommadel, Cowper, and Atalanta. The Cesitaur and Roebuck will probably be taken up near Nankin, where they bare lain for some Ham brick. At Chinikiang and Kin bang gunboats will he stationed. The admiral is said to have expressed as opinion that a point about three han dfed miles above Hankaw may be reached * Teasels of • Ned dreagbt. The expedition will return shoat the sod of March. Mr. Harry Parham left Hoeg Haag two days ago, to join the expedition up the Tang-teas, which was in full misti me to dirt. soil cab *WWI his snivel. EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATUM/ULU - it —T111:118DAY. The legitimate racing mason will commence next week at Northampton, bet, contrary to expectation, this circurn sham imparted no activity to business. Although the ' TOM was very numerously attended, the movements were limited and were marked by no importance. The Northamptonshire Stakes was brought tinder notice' ; by the rapid edraoce of Merrimac, who, having been re- 1 ported favourably tried with &Akin and Simla, cams with I • rush in the City in the morning, and from 20 to 1 offered, speedily reached Btol, at which price he was backed to win upwards of a thousand ; 10 to 1 each to ball " • MS' I tory" was taken about Horror and The Rap ; Sister to St. Albans appeared on the " go," 12 to 1 being taken and offered, but the layers appeased the most numerous. King ' of Diamonds was asked alter, and entrusted with a " pony_ at 14 to 1, and 100 to 6 was invested upon Mr. Parr's Avalanche. Tar. SPENCER PLATE.—For this event 6 to 1 was eur rantly offered on the field, at which price Spanish Fly was entrusted with a small sum. Tan Orr AND Seavaisa.v. —East Sheen was not in de nand, 13 to 1 being freely offered ;at the same time Mr. Whittaker's horse was strongly supported in good quarters at the odds quoted ; 4 to 1 being taken to • " pony " twice that he obtains • "situation." 100 to 6 was booked about Paneike, 25 to 1 against the King Tom filly, and 30 to 1 against Benbow. Ten MXTROPOLETAN STA/LIM—Not a blow was struck upon this event. THE Two THOUSAND GUMMI STARE..—Klarikoff, con ugliest upon the support given to Kettledrum and Lord Exeter's hone, was not so firm this afternoon as his backers could wish ;6to 1 being freely offered at the close. A de monstration was made in favour of Colonel Towneley's colt, his opening price being eagerly taken ; and at the close of the room he was nearly as good a favourite for money as the Mahon representative ; 7 to I was taken to • large amount. 10 to 1 each was offered against Sweet Haw thorn and Matador, the latter being sup ported for • small amount. Lord Exeter's Knight of the 'Made was backed in es:rest-1,000 to 80 was taken several times; his closing pries, as near as wis could arrive at it, being 11 to 1, taken to 100/. Diophantus appeared to be out of favour, hie pies varying with the caprioe of the layers, 12 to 1 at last beim offered without • reply. The Gardener sod Neigh bour, from the outside division, were introduced, and entrusted with n trifle at 1,000 to 36 each. Tor CHESTER CUP.—CIodES AMU'S was not in request. Man-at- Anne was supported at 10 to 1, sod Schism at 1,000 to 20, taken several times. THE DENlM—Dundee was backed for 1001. at 4 to 1, which odds were currently offered at the finish. Half a point more would have been taken by the adherent s of the " yellow jacket." 1,000 to 40 was taken freely about Kettledrum, :10 to 1 to 1001. about Robin Hood, and 50 to 1 about Nautilus. ; The following Ss list of the closing prices : THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKE—Ann. 2. 8 to 1 apt Mr. Nelson's Merrimac (t freely) 10 to 1 Capt. Christie's Honor it) 10 to 1 Mr. R. Sutton's 71se Rap (t) 12 to 1 Lord Ailesbury's Sister to St. Albans (t) 14 to 1 Baron Rothschild's King of Diamcsds (t) 100 to 6 Mr. T. Parr's Avalanche (t) THE EARL SPENCER'S PLATE—Aria 3. 6 to 1 apt Mr. G. Angell's Spanish Fly (t) THE CITY AND SUBURBAN —Aram U. 13 to 1 apt Duke of Beaufort's East Sheen (off) 14 to 1 Mr. Whittaker's First Lord (t freely) 100 to 6 Captain Gray's Pancake (t) 25 to 1 Baron Rothschild's filly by King Tom— Giraffe (t) 30 to 1 Mr. Morkod's Beobow (t) THE TWO THOUSAND GULTIKAB STAKES—Ann 30. 6 to 1 apt Mr. Henry's Klarikoff (off) 7 to 1 Colonel Towneley's Kettledrum (t f) 10 to 1 Mr. /ls Sweet Hawthorn (off) 10 to 1 Lord aod'. s Matador (t) 11 to 1 Laid Exeter's Knight of the Thistle (t 33 to 1 Sir C. Moncles Gardener (t) 33 to 1 Mr. J. Wyatt's Neighbour (t) THE CHESTER CUP—MAT 7. 10 to 1 apt Mr. o._Naylor's Chere Arnie (t) 10 to 1 Cap, LidtWs Man-at-Arms (t) 60 to 1 Mr. W. Day's &shim (t) THE DERBY—Mar 29. 4 to 1 apt Mr. Marls Dundee (t and nff) 25 to 1 Colonel Tommie?. Kettledrum (t) 30 to 1 Load Derby's Robin Hood (t) 60 to 1 Sir J. Hawley's Nautilus (t) BITTING AT MANCHISTER.—TnrisDAT. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STASES. 10 to 1 apt Mgrrinenc (t) 14 to 1 Scum M (Vst 14 to 1 uer to . Albans (t) 12 to 1 The Rap (t) 12 to 1 King of Diamonds ((t) 14 to 1 Deane 16 to 1 King of Kent (off). EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 6 to 1 apt Spanish Fly (t) Bto 1 Lupellus (t) 10 to 1 Zitella (t) 14 to 1 Spinel= (t) 10 to 1 Merton (t) 90 to 1 Thunderbolt (off) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 apt Emit Sheen (t) 12 to 1 First Lord (t) 12 to 1 Pancake (t) 22 to 1 Benbow (t) 25 to 1 Merrimac (t) 25 to 1 Chime Shot (t) 40 to 1 Thunderbolt (off) Nothing done on Chugs' Cup or Derby. -WEDNESDAY, APItL3. . _ acia's Pura. The Now (61 nabs., 29 of whom pay NORTHAMPTONRAI AccarrAmcsi Fox Euu. Spencer Plata Cowie 6 Bova each.) Age a lb I Age it lb Vise lulls gweetaeueo lord et the Mame .. 6 10 1M 4 12 Thunderbolt 4 10 X Impales 4 0 0 Dr. liars S 6 Travels Arialne Royal Bawd. .... 4 i 9, likratta• Chili 4 9 71011981979-11dhea s 3 4 lk 09141, 3 I 7ot absa lltittisa Mum I T 11= 6 717 3 0 Nalbedi. $ 7 4 Ombaram 3 11 4 7 2 leans t el al lis tkaa 4 7 0 Clurfaidldo I 10 Ms DEANE lianucAr. Akin bill i mile. (23 anti) Lod. Ar 1: litouttatmak a r d I Wawa' 9i SAL 4$ 41 Motors Contusion White Wan 2 7 11 Joy Th Nun n lord et the Teas .... 0 11 M e auarout a 710 Thaw I 10 The bon ...... ...... a 710 3 Mouaotrap sis f r w lO hap_i....„ s 7 Sweetbrusd lialrl of Honour Enfield Southport A letter frogs Napalm in the Dfbala says :—" The Cardinal Arebbidop el Naples has written a not very be coming letter swim* the first almoner, Mgr. Caputo, Bishop el Arians. helm*, permitted a Dominican friar Puts by tee, he puma le the church of San Francisco di Paula a MOMS wild the temporal power of the Pope; for alluring another Franciscan of the name of Da Fork, to compare, in a sermon in the church of Santa Maria, Garibaldi to Saint Joseph ; and, lastly, for ad mittiug the Rev. Father Beane to preach in the church of Nundatella for Italy and Victor Emmanned. These three reverend gentlemen are good catholic, and al unquestionable morality. The Cardinal has also written to IL Mancini, to protest against the execution el Rcesini's Stabcit Mater, which was intended to take place in the church of San Carlo on Tuesday of the holy week on behalf of the asylums for children, all the high Neapolitan society having prombed to attend. He has done so becalms he says that such • performance would be s profanation. The Cardinal, moreover, thunders against the theatres, as was the fashion a hundred years ago." Dlootan 01 CRIMIT3L—ORDINATION.—The Lord Bishop of Chester puppies holding his nut ordination at Chester, on Trinity Study, the 28th May. Candidates for ordination on that day ere requested to forward all their papers complete, on or before Monday, '22nd April, to Charles T. W. Parry, Fag., Chester, his lordship's secretary, from whom all - information may be obtained. PRIPSRMENT.—T e Rev. Philip Raclin Robin, ILA., has been instituted by the Lord Bishop of Chester to the rectory of Woodohnrok, is the county of Chester, on hie own_yetitioa as patron. HOSPITAL TOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OP ✓u Cnear, Baourrox.—On Sunday last • sermon in aid of the funds of this admirable charity was preached at Ful ham church, by the Rev. J. Galloway Cowan, incumbent of Archbishop Tenuous chapel, Regent-street. The rev. reticules, in an able discourse, illustrated the Saviour's infinite sympathy sad love for mankind ; and at the con clusion referred to the fearful prevalence of consumption among all classes. He thee drew a touching picture of the pitiable conditionof the poor artisan, ncedlewonian, domestic servant, he., with exhausted means, perhaps destitute almost of the commonest sememaries, and besides afflicted with this and malady, so herein in its nature as usually to cause the doors of our ordinary hospitals to be closed against its victims. The preacher then urged his hearers to go and visit the noble building at Brompton, where they would see nearly 200 of these poor invalids in Icily, cheerful, and admirably ventilated rooms, surrounded with every poseihie comfort end appliance that could minister to the mower, 0/ their heath, or alleviate their sufferings. Rs soschte n d or t an eloquent appeal, the more urgently needed u the income of the charity, via., that arising from annual sub seriptions, was far leas thee half the amount of the necessary yearly expenditure. The collection at the close of the lee- IMO amounted to 341. 15s. bd. MARCH 29, THE MURDER dr Krzfaerwr. Mr. W. Carter, the coroner for this division of tLe county of Surrey, bekl an inquest yesterday at the Compasses Inn, Kingston, upon the body of Diana Wickens, the unhappy young woman whose life was destroyed on Tuesday morning last by her stepsister, a married woman, named Marth a Bredish. the wife of a sergeant-major in the 3rd Regiment of Royal Surrey Militia, by nearly severing her bead from her body with a razor. The melancholy occurrence still continues to create the most intense anxiety in the town, and the proceedings before the coroner were looked forward to with great interest, as it was anticipated that they would afford some clue to a motive for the commission of the dreadful act, which has hitherto been entirely wanting. Mr. Wilkinson, of the firm of Gay and Wilkinson, solici tete, of Kingston, attended to watch the CM on behalf of prisoner. The Coroner, after the jury had been sworn, said they were all probably aware of the nature of the sad occurrence that had called them together. He begged to remind them that although a person already stood committed for trial upon the charge of having destroyed the life of the de ceased, they had nothing to do with that matter, but it would be their duty to hear the evidence that would be laid before them showing how the death of the deceased wee occasioned. He at the same time requested that they would dismiss from their minds all they had heard or read upon the subject, and return their verdict solely upon the sworn testimony of the witnes ses w h o would be brought before them. _ Alexander Oates, the staff-sergeant beloogiog to the 3rd Moral Surrey Militia, who first NM the unfortunate woman Mirtha Bratlish after the deed bad been committed, was then examined, and he repeated the evidence he gave be fore the magistrates on Tuesday last, and which went to show that lie saw her come out of her husband's quarters, and that she went up to him and t o ld hi m th a t a h e h a d murdered her sister. At the same moment he said that be heard a noise as though some one had fallen in the pn. soner's room, and upon goi ng i n h e saw the deceased lying on the Boor, with her throat cut in a fearful manner, and in the agonies of death. She had nothing on but a chemise, and the upper part of it was completely saturated with blood. This wittiest aleo stated that Mn. Bradish had one child, a girl, six years old, but she, it appeared, was not at borne at the time the a ff air happen ed. In answer to a question put by the coroner, the witness said that he had no doubt whatever that the injury he ob served upon the throat of the deceased had been occasioned by her sister, Bre. Brattish, and before she was taken away should, " Oh, it must be a dream, it cannot be true." James Davidson, another staff-sergeant in the regiment, who was the next winces, repeated the evidence he gave on Tuesday before the trews. He saw Mn. Bradish in the set of washing her and arms at the pump, but is consequence of the distance be was from her be could not tell whether she had any blood upon her person or not. He then stated that he had known the deceased to be residing with the sergeant-major and his wife for about • fortnight, but he did Dot know her name. The Coroner inquired whether any one was present who could prove the name of the deceased The witness said that Sergeant-major Bradish was in at tendance, and be could speak to that fact. The Coroner said that he could not take the evidence of the husband of a person who was committed for trial upon the charge of having occasioned the death of the deceased, and it would be highly improper, in his opinion, to do so, for other reasons. Thomas Lyon was then called to prove the name of the deceased, and be stated that he had known the ciateand for twelve month., and be had always heard her called Diana Wickens. He also said that she had been away for eighteen months in service, but at the time this happened she was out of place. John Gunner, the police-constable, then proved that he took Mts. Bradish into custody upon the charge of murder ing her stepsister. He also mid that he saw the deceased lying on the ground eked, with her threat cut, end Mrs. prudish, who was in the same room, said, " I cut that young woman's throat—you must take me to the station." When the prisoner said this, .fr. Cory, the sur geon, asked her what it was done with, end Mrs. Baldish, who was leaning span her hus band's arm, left him end went to a cupboard and took a razor from the top of it, sad handed it to Dr. Cory, and it to the witness. The raw ap peared to have been was hed, but there were still some spots of blood on it. After this he mid that be took Mrs. Brad eh to the policestatics and made a charge el wilful murder against her. The charge was entered in the sheet and read over to the prisoner by Sergeant Parsonage, who was the officer on duty, and she replied that it was quite comet This witness also produced a cotton dress, one sleeve and other portions of which were very bloody, and this garment was identified as belonging to Mrs. Brutish. The witness Davidson was re-celled, and be stated that Mrs. Bredish had on the dress that had been produced when he saw her washing her hands and arms at the pump. Mr. Armstrong, the inspector, proved that he saw Mrs. Bradish at the polioestation about nine o'clockon the mess ing of the dreadful occurrence, and that the moment he went in she said it was • shocking thing that she had done. Il a e nc grayed her not to speak, but to leave her ease in the of her legal adviser ; but, notwithstanding this cau tion, she said that she must have been insane, or she never could have destroyed a sister whom she loved so well. se=eat Parsonage sidd—l received charge of a female n Maffitha Br on Tuesda_y Manna( last She wee brought to the station by the officer Gunner, who charged her with the wilful murder of Diana Wickens. The= who was so charged, said that her own name was Beulah, and that the name of the person whose death she wee alleged to have canoed was Diana Wickens. I cautioned her before she said this, and when I read the Aerie over to her she said it was quite correct. She was much excited ; and seeing a newspaper upon the table, very she said, " Ab, a newspaper ; I was read* a newspaper last week, and there were ace:ante of some meet thee murders in is, and to think that I should be the canes of another." After this she said, " I know where I am; lam in the station•house." Mrs: the wife of a police sergeant, proved that she searched Mrs. Bradisk at the station, and she noticed marks of blood upon the foetid her stocking It • to be quite fresh and to have been caused by through blood without any shoes on. Mr. Cory, the surgeon, was then examined, and he spoke to the frightful character of the injuries received by the de ceased, and also ermined his opinion that she wee 'deep at the time the Week wee drat made epos her, and that two violent cuts with • very sharp instrument were indicted. He said that, from the appearances presented, be thought it extremely probable that the deceased awoke with the lint cut, and that the woad was then Indicted, and as the windpipe was completely divided the deemed amid Dot have cried out. The injuries that he observed were such as would have been indicted by an instrument like the razor that was produced. The Coroner asked the mitoses if wilting else took Mr. Cory said that when he saw the yaw wow mos dead he turned round to Mrs. Bradish, and raid to her, doctor, thia would not have ha if hod had year " How came this accident " apd eci ag az diea l "Good God! ar advice before." He had attend her posheidonelly abr f months previously. The Coroner said they could not enter inteenyinmeHeatiou relative to the state of health or mind of Mes person re ferred to, which could only properly be made the subject of inquiry before another tribunal. In answer to further questions put by the coroner, Mr. Cory said that he felt the sofa upon which the de ceased had apparently been lying, and the pillow, the laths, and the bed clothes were warm. Healer, stated that two of the fingers of the deemed were cut in such a manner mto mime the inference that she bad grasped the instru ment with which the injury was inflicted, and that in the akof death she had sprung from the sofa to the plasm whir, was found. The Coroner theTiiequireil whether there was any addi tional evidence to be brought forward. Inspector Armstrong mad there was not. The Coroner then addressed a few observations to the jury, and said that the evidence appeared to him to be, un ppny, So cooclturive that there could be so doubt that the deceased lost her life through the act of her unfortu nate sister. If they were satiated of this foot, they were bound to return a verdict to that effect. The j after a very brief deliberation, returned a ver dict of ''Wilful Murder" against Martha Bradiah. THE STRIKE IN THE BUILDING MUDD. —Yeater day morning meetings of delegates and others were held at the head-quarters in Rochester-oboe', and of the beam of the masons. Mason-street, Lambeth, for the purpose of con sidering their present position. Nothing definite has tran spired to lead to the hope that there may be a speedy ter mination of the strike ; on the contrary, there is every reason to fear that it will be prolonged_ It la rumoured that ou Monday next the men at Messrs. Trollops's, and one or two other large firms, will turn oat, thus throwing some hundreds more men on the fund' of their trades union, and to casual contributions which may be received from the country. A threat is held out by the masters that a large body of foreign artisans have expresaad their willingness to some over to proceed with the works which are now in a state of temporary suspension, and that their parries, will be accepted unless the men forth with accept this mast ass' terms. At Messrs. Kelka' in Pim lico, and at Masan. Lome in Lambeth, some few plasterers and masons are at work, but these do not belong to the union, and are consequently regarded by the unionists as black sheep. Many other men were yesterday morning loitering about the yards, with minty pietored in their faces, anxious to seek for work, but deterred in consequence of the external prawn) which is put upon them. It the men persist In holding out, it is to be feared that during the course of next week them will be a large importation of foreign labourers, • circumstance which must neesesarily have die effect of reducing the rate of wages in this coun try. The Norm Loos who have the contract for the building for the Great Intonational Exhibition in 1862, declare that the strike shall not in any serious way inter fere with the progress of the works, and that by one clam el lab/oaten or another they shall be resumed in the warm al Dui week. A Glasgow paper states that, at a revival meet r ill 1* that eity oo Nay, the officiating minister had hie watch stolen by "as soxious inquirer ," who was rpm hog to him " on the state of Ins soul, pretending great anxiety." —Umiak 1861. AN EGYPTIAN FRIGATE LV THE .VERSET.- MORTALITY AVONGaT THE CREW. For some time past considerable consternation has prevailed in Liverpool, owing to rumours that a fever of the most dangerous and fatal description had been intro- ' duced into the town by the crew of an Egypti an f rigate which lately arrived there from Alexandria. As some of the officials of the Liverpool Southern Hospital and Paul street baths had died from malignant fever, the health com mittee ordered their officer to make a report to them on the subject and at their meeting yesterday ( ' Thursday), Dr. Duncan presented the following re : 'ln compliance with a suggestion of hie worship the mayor, the medical officer of health begs to report as follows with respect to the cases of fever which have lately occurred among the staff of the Southern Hospital and the Paid-street laths. The Egyptian steam-frigate Sebaab Gebeld arrived in the Mersey on the 22nd February, after a lengthened voyage from Alexandria, during which the crew—numbering over 900, crowded together and in a meet filthy state—suffered severely from the cold of a northern winter, being unpro tected by European clothing. On their arrival bout 60 were on the sick list, suffering chiefly from dysentery, diarrhea, frost bite, and other consequences of exposure to cold. The native doctor on board was himself incapacitated by illness from giving proper attention to the sick, but no symptom of fever was discovered by the medical practitioner, Mr. Irvine, who was called in by the agents of the Egyptiau government. Six deaths—all from dysentery—occurred on board the ship in the Seethe Dock within a week after her arrival, and on the 20th and 27th February of the crew were sent to the Southern Hospital. With regard to these, Dr. Cameron, physician to the Southern Hospital, states that ' most of those who were seriously ill were suffering from dysentery or diarrheas ; a few from inflam matory affections of the lungs ; the others were suffering from the effects of exposure to cold, which In thin in , stances bad occasioned gangrene of some portion of the foot or leg. Of the 32 admitted 3 died (from dysentery), 1 a few hours after admission ; 24 were discharged between the Bth and 23rd March ; and 5 are still under treatment, 1 recovering from pneumonia and 4 suffering from surgical dis ease.' Dr. Cameron further states that 'the number of attendants who have taken fever is six —viz., two house sur geons, one acting house surgeon, two nurses, and one porter.' The acting house surgeon and one of the tsetse. are dead. ' Of the house surgeons one was residing in the house at the time of the outbreak, the other was staying in the neigh bourhood on leave of absence. but visited his colleague re peatedly. The first is convalescent, the second doing well, though not out of danger. Several patients took ill with fever. Those who, being unfit to be removed, were re tained in the hospital are all doing well. I have not heard of any instance in which the disease has been propagatel by those infected in the hospitaL All the Egyptian sailors were , when admitted into hospital, swarming with vermin, anu in an indescribable state of filth. I may add that as soon as the outbreak of fever occurred every deavour was made to arrest the contagion. Patients v. ho were in a fit state to be removed were sent out of the hospital, and those in whom the disease had manifested knit were sent to the fever hospital. Instructions were at the same time given to the house surgeons to admit no case except where life was in immediate manger ; and to-day the board of economy have determined to close the hospital for a month, for the purpose of enabling the building to be thoroughly whitewashed, cleaned, and painted.' To the cases mentioned in Dr. C•meron's statement must be added that of the Rev. Mr. Balls, who after twelve days' illness died from fever caught while visiting patientain the hospital. During the four days km 20th February to let March in clusive, upwards of 591) o: the sailors bathed at the Paul street baths. Although extremely filthy, all appeared to be in good health, with the exception of one or two who were not so seriously ill as to be unable to walk with the others to Paul-street from the Sondem dock. On the god of March one of the male attendants at the baths was at tacked with fever, and died after 13 days illness ; and in the following week one of the female attendants and the keeper of the baths were also taken ill of fever, but loth of these are now recovering from the attack. The baths are now clamed for the usual annual cleansing. It remains to Desisted that the pilot who brought the ship into port died of ' bronchitis and fever' on the 14th March. The frigate went over to the Birkenhead docks about three weeks ago, and the whole of the crew, with the exception of 12 who remained in the hospital (seven of whom have since been discharged), took their departure for Alexandria in another Egyptian war steamer on the 15th of March. The fade, thee, appear to be, that of the entire crew of 300 seamen nine died of dysentery, and that although no fatal case of fever occurred among them, they communicated the dinette to eleven individual. who were brought into imme diateoootact with them, of whom five died. So far as is known, none of these eleven individuals have communi cated the disease to others. It has been thought right to give this somewhat detailed statement of feces with the view of allaying the groundless alarm to which an imper fect knowledge of the circumstances has given rise. The disease which has been communicated by these sailors is not, as has been supposed, a species of plague, but typhus fever—a disease which is never absent from large towns, bat the modality of which in Liverpool is at present below the average. The deaths in the borough last week were 12, the average of the same week of former years being 13 ; and in the last three weeks the deaths—inclusive of those which may be traced to the Egyptian sailors—were 29, while In the same period of the preceding three years the average was 32. " The medical officer of health is of opinion that there in no ground whateier for the apprehension that the disease is likely to s p read through the town in consequence of what has occurred. But it is a matter worthy of cos eiderstion whether some arrangement ought not to be adopted for giving immediate notice to the proper autho rities of the existence of disease among the crews of ships arriving in the port, in order that steps may be taken to pre vent its further extension.—W. H. DUNCAN, mediml otßcer of health." Yr. /IDow.ts, the legal adviser of the committee. said that by act of parliament every pilot was bound, under a pe nalty of 3001., to inform the port authorities of any sus picious disease which he might observe upon shipboard. The collector of customs bad stated that the masters of vessels entering the port with disease on board their ships were boned to notify the same by hoisting a sick Bag. It was found, however, that when the frigate entered the port there was no suspicion of fever on board of her. The Mayor stated that he bad communicated with the Dock Board ea the subject, calling their attention to the necessity of pilots immediately informing the local medi cal authorities of any ships voteriag the port with disease on board. A VOLUNTEER PINED AND DISMISSED. A duly constituted court of inquiry was held in Bingley-hall, Birmingham. a day or two ago, to ismer:Node • &ergs erode by Captain Hebbert, commanding No. 10 Corommy of the Birmingham Battalion of Rifle Volunteers, spinet Private Daniel Joseph Clarke, a member of that company, for having, on Saturday evening last, "been drunk when on prods for battalion drill In Bingley.h.ll, and behaved in a disrespectful manner towards his superior officers, such conduct being subversive of good order and sallLary diseip"re." The proceedings were conducted openly, and were attended by a large number of volunteers, who behaved with the most becoming propriety, aid teemed to take great Interest in the matter. The court and the witness.' appeared in full-dress uniform. Oa Sunday Captain Hebbert addressed a letter to Private Clarke, expressing his sorrow that he should have added to his first offence of disrespect ful conduct on the previous evening on the parade ground to Lieutenant-Colonel Mason, by coming into the orderly room, when in a state of intoxication, and conducting him self there in a very reprehensible manner. The cap tain added, " I shall be compelled to report you for trial before the battalion committee, unless you take the oppor tunity, which I shall afford you in the course of Monday, of sending a written and ample apology." Instead of seed ing an apology, however, Clarke tendered his resignatior, which, under the circumstanced, was refused. Clarke, on being asked whether he had any objection to the members of the court, replied that be had not. The order for the assembly of the court was produced and read, Lad the court then proceeded to the examination of the witnessed, on the charge as above-mentioned. The evidence, which it is needless to particularise, was taken down in writing, but, according to the rules of the service, no oath was administered. After a careful end patient investigation, which occupied three hours. the wort was cleared for deliberation, end it was afterwards announced that the court had found as proven that Private Clarke was not absolutely drunk, but excited by drink ; that his behaviour was disrespectful and insubordinate to wards hie officers ; and they recommended that he be fined 30• and dismissed the corps. The evidence and the find ing hisvitir been duly submitted to Lieut.-Colonel Mason, commanding the battalion, that officer took occasion to reed the following confirmation and remarks to the volunteers present at drill on Tuesday evening :—"The commanding officer is pleased to approve and confirm the finding of the court of inquiry on the following grounds,—lot. An op portunity was afforded Private Clarke by his captain of apologising for his misconduct as a member of the corps, of which he did cot choose to avail himself, thereby rendering an investigation into the charges preferred against him, pursuant to the toles, imperative. 2nd. Drunkenness is as offence at all times disgraceful and reprehensible ; but when a volunteer so far forgets himself as to publicly pre sent himself on parade, clothed in the uniform of the corps, In a state of intozieation, it is absolutely necessary that such conduct should be visited with the punishment it de serves. 3rd. Obedience to orders is a first principle of military law ; without it. discipline is impossible. A laxity in this respect can only lead, as in this case, to insubordi nation and disrespect of authority. So strongly does the contumelies officer feel it to be his dut to enforce its ob sumo*s that be is prnered to use all t he rae-ths vested in him by act of parliament sad the rules of the corps to carry out. as on this occasion, the important and responsible duties s:th which he is entrusted." Till RIMMIOUR Flaserrrrsa.—A valued oorrespon dent hues celled our attention to the unusual depression of the funds of our great religious societies just at the critical time (31st of March) when the accounts for the yesr are theid. We believe that we are correct in stating that this falliag of 111 income. as compared with previous Tears. in• chides the Church Ifimioaarv, Pastoral Aid, London Jew s, ' Coloniel Church, and Irish *Church Mission Societies, and we fear to aonjecture how many others may be in the same ease.—ltioord. MONEY MARKEL(THIS DAL) Tinton o'Cwvit. To-day, htia; Good Friday, is observed as a clots holiday iu the city. In the Stuck Exchange 7 per cent. was paid yes terday for lotms kat Consols extending beyond the April settlement. Twenty-four thousand pound in gold was bought by the Bank yestertlsy. The latest :ultimo from New York report the exchange better. a t 104 to }, and " firm. ' A portion of the Mexican dollars by the steamer La Plats were Kohl to-day at 4s. Ind. per ounces showing no cLange. This being Good Friday, the buainesa in foreign exchanges NMI transacted yesterday. The rates were generally steady, at Tuesday's quotations. Subjoined is our usual list : Amsterdam, 3 mouths, 1214 to ; ditto 3 days, 11.19 to 12.00; Rotten lam, 3 months, 12.1} to I ; Antwerp, 3 months. 25.65 to 70 Hamburg, ma. bane*, 3 mouths, 13.9} to ; Paris, 3 days, 2:47.,} to 421 ; ditto, 3 m on th s , 25 . 7 0 to t PraWffort-ondhe•Mrine, 3 months, 119} to } ; Petembrwg (per rouble), Smooths , 33 1 to ; Vienna, eff. So., 3 months, 15.35 to 50 ; Trieste, eff. So., 3 month s , 15.35 to 50; Ma.hid, 3 mouths, 48 ,, to I ; Cadiz, 3 months, 4s l l to Leghorn, 3 month', 25.95 to 26.05 ; Genoa, 3 month., 25.874 to 924 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.87! to 924 ; Napl es , 3 mont h s, 384 to 39; Palermo, 3 months, 117 to l ; Messioa, 3 months, 117 W 1 ; Lisbon, 90 days, 524 to ; Op or t o , 90 dam 52 1 to 53. Messrs. Cup/at Brothers and Co., Greek mer chants, have suspended payment, with liabilities to the amount of about 75,0001., but their assets are understood to show a surplus. About half their commitmeuts are on bills from Constantinople, which are expected to be met by the drawers. Amounts from Havana to the 9th inst., receive& rid New York, report great stringency in the money market. Messrs. Arrigunaga Pedrosa and Company, a Spanish firm, had stopped payment, with, it was thought, liabilities to the extent el 100,0001. or 120,0001., of which little is due to Eng land. It is supposed that the chief losses will fall ' upon Spain. The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 6381. ; the Midland, a decrease of 291. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, an increase of 1,1181. ; the London and North Western, an increase of 1,3801. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 695/. ; and the North Eastern, an increase of 1,1231. The following is a copy of a telegram received yesterday from the Quebec correspondent of the Canadian Vries, dated Quebec, March 16:— . "The Governor-General's speech, delivered this day, makes no mention of the affairs of the Grand Trunk Railway." A call of 21. is to be paid on the shares in the Cape Town Railway and Dock Company by the 30th of April ; and a call of 21. on Pernambuco Railway shares by the 7th of May. The dividend on Tourney to Jurbise Railway shares, for the last six mouths of 1860, has been fixed at 12s. 441 per share. Annexed is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales : At the sixth series of males for the year, held this day, there was but a small attendance of buyers ; the dentinal was very limited, and previous prices were barely maims tainte East India, Ox and Cow.—Calcutta were not in such active demand as at the previous sales, and a large portion of the quantity offered was bought. in.. For home consumption ,c there was but very limiteal ha tequlry, anfditea gidesnof i u m g o h tlq m ua or irty sPari lt gly. ed tlt h e e jpre v v e ious oue val o ue, but upon common to middling description • decline of id., land in some instances; per lb. took place. 31adres, Pondi cherry, and Bombay were in limited rruitat, only • portion of the quantity offered being sold. The analysis of the sales is 98,863 Calcutta new parcels, 55,306 brought forward hum former sales, and 8,799 Madras, Pondicherry, and BOlS bay, in all 162,888 hides, of which 71,018 were sold. East Inda Buffalo were in good demand, and realised full prior. Leather.—Eastilodia brought former prices. Australian port sold at a decline of gd. per lb. Salted bides were not I. active demand, and only a portion of the quantity offered found buyers. Caps were chiefly sold at about former prices. Australian.—Those sold were at about previous quotations. West India.—Only:rzt sold. Dry Hides.—Cage were mostly (sold. West inn realised former meet. Bone Hides,—Salted were nearly all bought in • those sea were at fall prices. Dutch and German calf dins were I =(Glue pieces and sheep pelta were mostly sold. .—Mimosa only part sold. Valonia.—All bough . ; in. Mr. PeterCumstie was yesterday appointed agent for Lloyd a at Oban. TauluIDAT livainto. Consols, which closed yesterday at 911 to 92 far the 10th of April, opened this morning at the same quotation, and closed at 911 to 1. For money the last price was 914 to 1. he official buil ness report is as follows :—Three per Ceat. Console, for money, 911, 1 ' 4 ; ditto for account (April 10), 911, 1 ; India Stock, 220 • ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 100, 991, 1 ; ditto Four pee Cent. Debentures, 1858, 95 001 1, 4 ; Five per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper, 934 ; ditto Five-and-a- Half per Cent., 991, 100. The scrip of the New Indian Loan was dull at RlOOl to 1 ; the Five per Cent. rupee paper, at to 94 ; and the Five-and-a-Half per Cent., at to 100. Exchequer Bills have relapsed to 15a. to 10s. die. Mexican Bonds were inquired for in the morning, and were marked 24}, but afterwards relapsed to 241 to j. The Turkish Loan of 1854 closed at 74 to ; and that of 1868 at 54 to I. ex div. Bank shares to-day were very quiet at former prices. In the miscellaneous share market a o alteration occurred, with the exception of a re duction iu Great Ship. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) TWELVE o'CLocx. To-day, being Good Fri-lay, no business is going forward in mining shares. the subjoined weekly report of the metal market is from Messrs. von Dadelszen and North : The improvement in the condition of the metal trade which we noticed last week has made no further progress, and the market has again relapsed into its old state of dulness. Iron : N slab bars are dull, at 5!. 21. 6d. to 51. ss. in Wales, and 61. in London. Rails are fiat. at 5!. for ordinary sec tions. In htaffordshire complaints are made of shortness of orders ; and the sow tariff in America already makes itself felt in the decreased demand for that quarter. There is a rumour of an odicial reduction in fire scale of prices being made on the ensuing quarter-day. A . large business has beenldone in Scotch pigs ; the present pine is 475. bd. cash. Copper : English was reduced id. per lb. on the 26th inst., but parcels are still obtainable under fixed prices. Bunk sellers at 1001. ; Kapunda, Further business has been dose is Cbili at late rates. Tin : But little ha. been dose this week. The sales of Straits amount to about GOO dabs, at horn 1161. to 1171., according to quality. No sales is Banes here ; price in Holland quoted better at 7348. English tiu is uucbanged. Tin plates : More blueness is doing for America and general slopinent, but prices remain very low. Leads without change. Speller A cosi durable business has been dope, but principallrfor paresis lying in Hull, at 181. London, spot, sold at 181. 2a. ed. Jener delivery, et 18/. 7a. 6d. ; and June shipment, at 03/. 10s._ South T.•line Mine on the 2G.h Met. declared a dividend of V. per share. At Great Treveddoc Mine meeting a call of si. per share was made. A number of gentlemen connected with the mining in terest assembled at Wheal Concord Mine on the 21,t inst. to witness the trial of Mr. Ihistier's patent pumps, whirl hero been put down the engine shaft of this mice. The trial was pronounced perfectly successfuL MARLLANIL-(T1118 DAY.) This being Good Friday, the Corn Exchange was rioted fora holiday. THE EARL or SISAYIELD,4t will be interesting to the readers of the Courant sad the friends of the chords of Scotland generally to know that on 'Tuesday last the Right Honourable the Eari of St.ifield—whose an have ever since the Reformation been steady and consiataan adherents of the Chlrel of Scotland—was ordained as en elder in the pariah church of Unmade in Strathspey, thus following in the footsteps of those who went before him. The attendance was good, and the whole ceremonial solemn and impoong t and in its result cannot fail to be very beneficial to the interests of the church over the earl's vast estates in the counties of Invei , now, Moray, sod Banff. —Edinburgh Courant. di Tir ma in i byy te i measoa n ia. t:ise w xmici o . A CURIOUS RE.PRISAL.—We hear that Mr. Brown, solicitor, and Mr. Muer, auotioneer,of Liorolo,who were ap payment. 1,74 k • pointed ammo= recsatly by their oppuneata to prevent chi—. ; l : 4 2 7 2B. t ra ct .sw_ e— " A ar diausion• Pers' O eml iti riMelan.. Bil o ttLl ßu t f ro °rd a :AY R. . I :: them standing for the Upper ward next November, bees tickets, 1,438. Taal visitors, 4183. . %