The Sun. — London, England, 1862-03-18 00:00:00

MR. and MRS. CTIARLES KEAN will APPEAR at the Theatre -Royal Drury-Lane, THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), March 18, in LOUIS XI. On Wednesday, 19th, Othello ; on Thursday, 20th, The Merchant of Venice ; on Friday, 21st, Othello; and on Satur- A ,:c. 22d (for the Benefit of Mr. E. T. Smith), The Wonder. - 2______---- ------ t , 0 -5i,...,1i ENGLISH OPER A, COVENT GARDEN. IA) agem ,7nt of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. tinder the man ',garrison. THIS EVENING, THE T,ILY OF KILLARNEY. -214 Jessie RlPLean_.r. C. Mr. Misses Louisa Pyne, Susan Pyre, . San tley, Mr. H. Haigh, Mr. E. Dussek, Mr. Patey , m Lyall, Mr. Wallworth , and Mr. W. Harrison. To conclude with SCENES FROM GULLIVER. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Commence at Seven. THEATRE- it° Y AT,. HAYMARKET, 10*4ee, Mr. J. B. Hunkstotm THIS EVENING, V) commence with OUR 'AMERICAN COUSIN. Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern ; As Trenchard, Mr. Buckstone. Atte which (Sth time) a Household Pictu, under Two -Lighter entitled THE WIFE'S PORTRAIT.re Mr. Howe, Mr. W. Farren, Mrs. C. Yount', &c. To conclude with FAMILY JARS. Commence a 7 OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager--'Mr. Edmund Falconer. TTTIS EVENING, 107th time of the new and original Drama entitled, PEEP O'DAY or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles Selby, Edmund Fal coner : Mrs. D. P. Bowers. Miss Clara Weston. After which, a new and original Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; or, The Fairies of the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrcelc Principal charac ters by Mr. Chas. Selby, Mr. Warlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and Miss Lydia Thompson. Acting, Manager—Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. "Sox-office open daily from 11 tlll5. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEA TRE. Lmasee, Mr A. Harris. THIS EVENING, CASH V. CUPID. Mr. Widdicomb, Mr. Shcre, Miss Maria Harris, Acc. After which, RUY BLAS. Mr. Fechter. Followed by HE YANKEE HOUSEKEEPER. Mr. and Mrs. Florence. To conclude with THE G.A.rtITIA.LDIANS. NEW THEATRE -110 VAL, ADELPHI. -- Sole Pronrietor and Mantle:cr. Mr. B. Webster. TO-NIGHT, THE LIFE OF ANAL.CTRESS. Billing Mr. andt Mrs. Dion Boue ca ult, Messrs. Emery, Toole, Stuart, Eburne, Sefton, Powell. C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Billington, Mrs. Harland, Mrs. H. Lewis, Miss Laidlaw. After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr. and Mrs. D. Bnucicaulr, Mr. Billing - ton, D. Fisher, C. J. Smith, S. Emery, Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billing - ton, ttc. Commence at 7. NEW ROYALTY THEATRE, Dean-street, Oxford-street THIS EVENING, THE LOTTERY TICKET. To be followed by DELICATE GROUND. Miss Rebecca Powell, from the Winter Gardens, New York (her 3d ap pearance at this theatre), Messrs. Charles Wyndham and D. James. After which, the succesful Opera Buffo, entitled LE MARI AGE AUX LANTERNES. Mr. John Morgan, Mesdames Stanley, Payne, and Mason. To conclude with the Ballet Divertissement, HOMAGE TO FLORA. Misses Clara and Barbara Morgan. Commence at half-past 7. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. — Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. In consequence of the great sensation created by the won drous feats of the colossal Asiatic Elephants on the stage, snd in the circle, their truly marvellous Performance will be continued till further not ce. THIS EVENING, the Grand Eastern Spectacle of THE RAJAH OF NAGPORE, with new and splendid dresses, Winery, and decorations, introducing Mr. Bell's trained Ele ph: nts, pronounced by the Press and the Public the cleverest animals ever exhibited. To be followed by brilliant Scenes in the Circle by the unrivalled Troupe of Equestrians. Concluding with a comic Ballet of Action, introducino - Mr. Hairy Croueste (the favourite Clown to the Ring), the Misses Gunnis, and the whole of the Corps de Ballet. Commence at 7—Conclude at a quarter-past 11. • Stage Manager, Mr. W. Searle. __- CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. VI - TOR JULIEN, "THE FLYING MAN," (Last Week but One) at half-past Nine , in new and extraor dinary feats. Grand Selections from "La Sonnambula," " Dinorah," and " La Circaselenne , " by Mdlle. Ne gTi , with full Band and Chorus, conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. The Comic by Mr. Randall, Mr. Frederick French, Mr. .1. G. Forde, Messrs. Hilelebrandt and Ormond, and Miss Caroline Parkes. Admission—Hall, 6d. ; Stalls mad Balcony, ls. THE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET.- EVERY EVENING. ITENRI and PFAU, in their intrepid Double Feats on the Flying Trapeze. Two Operatic Selections alternately from " Ernani," M ac beth," "I 1 Trovatore," "La Traviata," "La Circas sienne," Ste., by Miss Russell, Madame Enderssohn, Messrs. Morley, Greene, C. Greville, and Albert. Full Band and Chorus—(Conductor —Mr. F. Jonghmans.) Violin Solos— Mr.Viotti Collins, and other. Vocal and Instrumental attrac tions. The Comic portion by M essrs. Sam Collins, Harvey and French (the Nerves), E. Marshall, and W. RandalL Hall, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, ls. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. A Grand Morning* Entertainment EVERY TIFIURS my, at Two, HENRI and PFAU and the whole of the Company, appear. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY. --Morning, 3b. 13m.—Afternoon, 3h. 36m. TO.MORROWO-Morning, 3h. 53m.—Afternoon, 4h. 12m. THE WEATHER. —SUN OFFICE, MARCH 18, 180. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 44--Highest mince noon yesterday. 27—lowest this morning and during the m i ght. 45—thia day at noon. _ _ _ BABOsInmR-29.82. Warp—Westerly ; light, with dull weather. Afternoon finer. NOTICE. All remittances are, henceforth, to be made to Mr. JOHN CHAPLIN, at The Sun office, 112, Strand, who has been appointed, by the Lord Chancellor, Receiver and Manager of The Sun newspaper, and the outstanding debts due in respect thereof. &•,, , ep "1 - ~ ,,,1 . - -•-•!'r...: ttr-t)- A ~: : t _ .:' s 2 , ): -1 ‘ , k7 i7, ". ~ -'-'•,- ' #., • i., :. , f -, , - - t- ' 'i - : , :e. - ; - [.) --- --, 4, , ;t......' , • ~ .. 1 (fr,...----- 4 ' :)-jg ';'' ' -.: '''' s :n.:---- •-•,- ~: -.Ai:l , ..., ~ t ic 3,---....- • i',/, . ,:,,,r?c -.1 , 1-77 , t - r .t:;;IT ' THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1862. The adjourned debate upon the subject of Interna tional Maritime Law, having been resumed yester day evening, according to last week's arrangement, was eventually brought to a conclusion early this morning. The small hours had commenced when the hon. gentleman, Mr. BERRY HORSFALL, the mem ber for Liverpool—all having been said that could very well have been said in support of his motion — modestly consented to withdraw it. Results like these transpiring at the close of a grave, elaborate, and, in many respects, a profoundly interesting discussion, always come upon the House itself, and upon the country at large afterwards, with the effect of an anti-climax. The nectar of logical argu ment that—previously to the abrupt withdrawal of the very source of the whole sustained discussion — we appear to have been quaffing night after night, hour after hour, with a relish, turns out in the end to have been all as illusory in its way as the liba -1:18,of all imaginable colours and flav ours, su pp lied t whole theatre full of gaping spectators from the Inexhaustible flask of your skilled Conjuror or Master of Legerdemain. Quot homines, tot sententice as i oris different as rum-punch and mint-julep, s h erbet, cocktail, and champagne , have been the opinions poured forth last week , and again also last a • Oat, from Mr. HORSFALL'S ne w example of the Inexhaustible Bottle Trick, when-10 ! and behold, with the relish of each po tent beverage yet fresh upon our palate—it all torus out to be, as we have said, the merest of illusion, the vapidist waste of time, the she erest waste of o ener gies, the Won derful Bottle proves to be,o motion afteri till, the verie st Bottle of Smoke. The m s Nvithdrawn by the hon. gentleman who introduced it. It is quietly withdrawn by Mr. HORSFALL, 80 fliat nothing comes of it. This, although it has received the earnest advocacy, as the Prime Minis ter last night reminded the house, of two kinds n e supporters, namely—those who wished to extend yet further the mernoroble declaration of Paris in the treaty of 1866—and, surprising though it may appear to say so, in the same breath, of tose who desire on the contrary to se e that declar those who desire on the contrary to see that declaratiofl r - - pealed altogether. As Lord PALMERSTON very reasonably argued, the Government, supposing it, were called upon to accept, and of course afterwards to act upon this specious and ostensibly most humane resolution, could, with a view to that end, only conjecture at all the course it was urged upon them to pursue, from the arguments brought forward in support of the motion then be fore the House, the motion introduced by the mem ber for Liverpool. But—the Premier argued with a whimsical affectation of bewilderment—the argu ments adduced by different speakers in support of this motion were so discordant in their character, were so diametrically opposite in their tendency, that he and his colleagues, supposing even they had been originally disposed to listen to them, would have been utterly bewildered as to which set of guides ought, in the supposed contingency, to have been followed. As it happened, however, Ministers from first to last—wisely, we cannot but think—had not the smallest intention whatever of accepting the guidance of either. Her MAJESTY'S responsible advisers in a matter of imperial import like this (eventually, if not immediately)—appear judiciously never to have had from the outset the faintest notion in the world of acceding to Mr. HORSFALL'S proposition ! And thus while good humouredly enough assuming for a moment an air of puzzled hesitation be tween his conflicting advisers (and of course all of them his earnest well wishers) the First Lord of the Treasury avowed, at last, quite frankly, late last night, or rather very early this morning, that while the motion may have originated in the most philanthropic sentiments imaginable, her MAJESTY'S Government could not, at any rate, support it. Lord PALMERSTON went indeed a good deal further than that. He repudiated the human tarian principles involved in the motion as mistaken —as worse than mistaken, as insidious—as worse than insidious, as destructive. What, in effect, is the real and general purport of Mr. HORSFALL'S Resolution ? It is said to be a logical sequence, in 1862, of the Declaration of Paris in 1856. When, lite rally, it is just nothing whatever of the kind. The Declaration, it will be remembered, related simply and exclusively to the position of Neutrals at sea in time of war The proposition involved in Mr. HORSFALL'S motion—a mere " abstract reso- lution," it was argued deprecatingly in its favour by its supporters, 0, those "ab stract resolutions ! " don't we know that, if once accepted by a Government, they may lead it afterwards just anywhere P—The proposi tion, we say, involved in Mr. HORSFALL'S motion relating, on the contrary, to the position of Belli gerents in regard to each other ! According to the Declaration of Paris in 1856, all that was there and then humanely decreed as a novelty was this, that an enemy's property should be free from capture on the high seas in neutral vessels. Surely, a moderate' a wise, a just, and an equitable declaration ! But then comes, under the assumed guise of a pendant to this, Mr. HORSFALL'S proposition that all private property should be protected from seizure even on board the vessels of Neutral Belligerents. The sug gestion here springing out of flit, dread felt by some lest, in the event of a war, the chief part, if not even the whole, of the carrying trade might pass out of our own hands into those of Neu trals—the Neutrals, as we have seen, being sheltered under the beneficent aegis of the Declara tion of Paris. But —surely, surely, the mere dread of the possible diminution of the carrying trade under the influence of that paragraph in the Treaty of Paris in 1856 is but a paltry and sordid reason for advancing by a distinct non sequitur to the " consequent" acceptance (the consequent acceptance, forsooth !) of Mr. HORSFALL'S proposition ! A pro position the palsying effects of which upon our strong right arm it would be really difficult to esti mate. Developing the abstract resolution con tained in the motion of the hon. member for Liver pool to its natural dimensions, by the resolute ap plication of it—we should be necessarily giving up a power (wilfully, voluntarily, egregiously) that we have heretofore in common with others pos sessed without dispute—the power hitherto secured by every maritime nation of seizing the enemy's ships on the high seas—an unconditional abandon ment of power that, as Lord PALMERSTON indig nantly objects (and with reason) would cripple our main arm of strength, would inflict a fatal blow upon our naval supremacy, would be nothing less in fact than the deliberate commission of an act of political suicide ! The humane principles actuating the hon. mem ber for Liverpool and his supporters, we recognise with all imaginable cordiality, we bow to respect fully, we sympathise with to the very utter most. But we shrink with dismay from the application of these principles to In ternational Law in such a manner as must in evitably prove, sooner or later, destructive (to in sist upon the Premier's apt phrase, suicidally de structive) of the maritime supremacy of England. While, therefore, we cannot but regret the diffi culty of applying these principles to the yet further and further amelioration of the horrors of war by sea as well as by land—we cannot, in the present instance, affect in any way to regret the fruitless issue of these discussions upon Mr, vcr —ORSFALL'S motion, and its quiet withdrawal in the end by the hon. member without his compelling his supporters to pass under the caudine forks of a Division. Oar one only regret, in regard to the debate last evening, had reference to the renewed, and always deeply regretted indisposition of Mr, COBDEN, whose illness now, unfortunately for the House and for the country, precluded him from fulfilling his design of speaking (as he only could have spoken) in reference to the motion : a design, first of all implied, of course, when he in so many words briefly "begged leave to second it" im mediately the member for Liverpool had closed his speech on introducing the resolution, and yet more plainly and distinctly avowed by the hon. mem ber for Rochdale when he last week, at the termi nation of the first night's debate, formally moved the adjournment. If Mr. COBDEN was silent, how ever, Mr. BRIGHT spoke yesterday, and spoke, moreover, admirably to the purpose. It was from no lack of genius, of logic, of eloquence, in support of his motion, in truth, that Mr. HORS FALL'S " abstract resolution" failed in catching the ear of the House, or in winning for itself its accept ance by the Government. It failed simply because what might be applicable in Utopia or in the Mil lenium, is inapplicable in England and in the Nine teenth Century. The last intelligence from America leaves us in a state of exciting suspense. It seemed then as if two great battles were on the verge of being fought Vaich must exercise more influence on the war than any previously fought—one in Tennesse and one on the Potomac. Every day may be expected to bring some information respecting o i n s e no o t r aayblowth, s though we must not of course forget that i n m ili tary movemen t s what seems imminent when we l ast h ear ea al really so. Still, both BU ELL and NITLELLAN seemed almost pledged to fight spee dil y d of them. BUELL in Tennessee, co-operating with GRAN T, the hero of Fort b onnelson, must have been close non the main body of the rebels in the centre of Tennessee, while GRAN T ' S yarhksavduaiedvaanndced Nash ville, suc cessively from the Fort to7l and hardly met with opposition. The rumour that the rebels weresurrounded atMurfreesborough, a little further south-east than Nashville, seems to have arisen from the known position of the armies rather than from actual information ; for, from all we have heard, the main rebel army in Tennessee ought to be far too large to be surrounded. Still, deducting this as exaggeration, either the entire army qf the Confederates must have been with drawn eastward, or a serious battle has almost cer tainly been fought. If the Federals were again successful, as is certainly most probable, the Western B order States will be entirely in their hands. Columbus, in Kentucky must have been evacuated, and the Mississippi will be at the mercy of Federal gunboats. On the Potomac the movements were equally critical ; so much so, indeed, that the press and the telegraph were forbidden to promulge military news, and the public were taking the interference with its liberty patiently, because expecting tidings of some grand exploits as their early reward. Gen. BANKS had crossed the Potomac again at Harper's Ferry, about 40 miles on the west flank of the Confederates at Manassas, and General M'CLELLAN was so rapidly hastening to his support that a rumour of BANKS' defeat had arisen. The move ment, unless it be one to mislead the enemy, seems like an intended advance with the body of the army on his left flank, to cut him off from Richmond, or to compel him rapidly to fall back. With the ordi nary allowance, therefore, for the uncertainty of military movements, there yet seems every proba bility of important occurrences shortly after the last mails left. But very diverse are the opinions respecting the probable temper of the South should the expected defeats become facts. So far as the opinions of the press go, there appear to . be two opinions in the North ; one in the South. Some of the Northern papers counsel amnesty, compromise, and modera tion ; others complete crushing out of the rebellion before any terms are offered. But all parties in the North appear to assume, that either with a high hand, or with all kinds of brotherly concessions on slavery, the Union is in any case to be restored. The South gives no indication of such an opinion —it proposes to hold out to the last. It acknowledges its reverses ; it does not conceal the hardships it suffers ; but it declares itself ready to suffer far greater hardships rather than submit to the numeri cal power of the North. It confesses that it has undertaken too long a line of defence, and that it must retreat into " Secessia" proper ; but there it determines to fight to the last—to fight a guerilla warfare if necessary. A well-informed and candid writer in a contem porary argues that the war will yet be a protracted one. The North knows nothing, he says, of moderation, and the last thing it would think of, would be, contentment with the Border States, which, as it must include Virginia, would yet be a territory requiring a large army to hold it in sub mission. On the other hand, the South will nev er unite with the North to be in a perpetual minority. It has though a minority, been the governing power hitherto, and men cannot brook submission to those whom they have been accustomed to lead. Hence two parties with such irreconcileable o bj ec t s , and animated by such old antipathies, will, he be lieves, fight one in pride and vengeance, the other in despair, to the last. Now, no doubt much will depend, in the event of Northern successes, on the temper of the South. If it be as repugnant to submission, as is alleged, the work of subduing the proper South, may remain incomplete through another winter. We presume that the complete occupation of the Border States, including possibly North and South Carolina, is the utmost that can be accomplished this summer, besides gaining the complete control of the Missis sippi. But if this be accomplished—and if the coast and river towns be as a necessary consequence all of them seized, or at least occupied by the Fe derals; the distress of the whites scattered amongst the slaves in the Gulf States must become unen durable. They could neither sell nor buy. They produce none of the necessaries of even such civilisa tion as their's is, and they must be reduced to an almost barbarian mode of life. The few towns marked in capitals in their maps, are little better than wretched villages—destitute of all manufacturing industry, and built even, for the most part, of the most combustible of materials. The plantations are generally widely separated— the roads are but tracks—traffic, excepting the car riage of their raw produce, once or twice a-year to the coast, there is little or none, The North might, therefore, be well content to inclose them by its coast and river occupation, and leave them to come to their senses through the operation of time and hardship. With the interest we have always felt in obtain ing a fair chance for India, we cannot, except on grounds of humanity, regret the possible prolongation of the quarrel. It is only to be regretted that the assurance which seems to be felt both by the Federals, and • by Earl RUSSELL in this country, of an early termination of the war, paralyses the operations of Manchester in India. Here the hope of peace rests chiefly on amicable separation ; in the North on the opposite belief— that of a complete and speedy conquest, while all secession is rejected. Yet, between the two, Man chester hopes for peace and Southern cotton again. The consequence may be, what she little thinks of —the establishment on a large scale of cotton mills • in India. There will certainly be a large supply of cotton in India; and, if Manchester does not take it away, Anglo-Indians seem likely to use it on the spot, and so to destroy the Indian market for manufactures to those who would not take her raw material. So that Mr. GLADSTONE'S Budget for 1862-3 is at length definitively fixed to come on upon the evening of the 3d proximo! Before the first week of April has commenced, the country will know the worst of it, or the best of it, accordingly as we look forward to the chances of the remission or the increase of taxation. Can it be—sigh, for example, the hop growers—that the bines may be at length less burdened with that dreadful impost that leaves them, that is the growers, more out of pocket the more the hops themselves are in " pocket ?" Can it be—those with a sweet tooth, particularly the younger part of the population, if they could give any thought at all to matters political or financial— that sugar and the rest of our multifarious saccha rine imports may be at last (because of its being still happily a time of peace) somewhat cheapened ? Or, can it be—the old women of both sexes, particularly those proverbial lovers of the cup " that cheers but not inebriates," the poor, humble laundresses, for whom no less than for others the House of Commons has to legislate—can it be that tea, the people's luxury, may at length in 1862 be brought more within reach of the generality ? There are reasons enow, and to spare, that might be readily enough adduced in support of each of these three old familiar propositions. The settlement of the long vexed question of the hop duties has so often, usque ad nauseam, been postponed! The continuance of the Civil War in Anaeriea between North and South, diminishes so manifestly our chances of an abundant, or even an ordinary, supply of sugar here for home consumption ! The expansion of that other internecine struggle at the furthest empire of the Asi a ti c continent' THE sum LONDON, TUESDAY F EVENING, 'HARM 18, 1362. between the Imperialists and the TAEPING Revolutionists, threatens so alarmingly to cut off our supplies of tea, and that, moreover, sooner than the majority perhaps anticipate. Whatever the Chan cellor of the Exchequer may decide, however, in respect to hops, to tea, and to sugar—we do ear nestly hope that his new Budget may be remark able above all things by its evidencing a firm reso lution on his part vigorously to undertake at length to hasten a comprehensive revision and an equitable readjustment of the Income Tax. Upon this head Mr. HUBBARD has happily assumed to himself the task of endeavouring at least to keep our Financier up to the mark—so far, at any rate, as that may be accomplished by a timely reminder. VOCAL ASSOCIATION, ST. TAMES'S HALL. We learn with great pleasure that the next sea son of the Vocal Association Concerts, St. James's Hall, will commence on Wednesday, March 19th. This Association now holds its place among the first Musical Societies in England, and reflects the highest credit on M. Benedict, who founded it in the year 1856, and who has conducted it ever since with the most cordial support and applause from the Public and the Press. Motetts, Madrigals, Chorales, Part Songs, and Glees, form the leading features of these entertain ments, and the repertoire of the society now holds some of the choicest specimens of this order of music ever possessed. The artistes, both vocal and instru mental, are first-class, as the following names fully prove :—Miss Louisa Pyne, Madame Lemm,ons Sherrington, Miss Banks, Madame Laura Baxter, Signors Gardoni, Guglielmi, Belart, Belletti, Garcia, Herr Fo rmes, Miss Goddard, Lindsay Sloper, M. Benedict, M. flaitton, Ole Bull, Aptommas, Herr Oberthur, and the well-known and appre ciated Quintette Union ; with others, too numerous to mention. The " Conversazione" will be on a grander scale than usual this year; and, to meet the extra interest attached to the season from the Inter national Exhibition, will not take place until the last week in June. Most warmly do we wish the Association may enjoy the patronage and praise it has hitherto secured. It would be superfluous to wish it more. THE LA ST DEVICE OF A MERIC A N 71N.A1V OIERS. The Note Bill which is soon to regulate the Ame rican currency has not yet become law, and any account of its provisions must, therefore, be prema ture, and might be inaccurate; but it is now stated that it will for certain contain a clause so important to English exporters as to require immediate atten tion. The note is to be a legal tender everywhere except at the Custom-house. The Government will pay away its own paper, but will not take its own paper. It will pay its creditors in a currency which it manufactures and they must take, but it will not receive that currency from its debtors. The duties at the Custom-house are to be paid in gold. The effect on the English exporters to America is evident. They w ill h ave to find gold on the spot for the purpose. They may have " credits" on America, but these credits will be ordinarily cashed in the currency which is the legal paper will be rej ec t e d. Th e tender of America—that is in paper —and at the Custom House that merchant must change his paper into coin, an d thi s exchange he will only be able to effect at a heavy premium. The depreciation of the paper which is about to be issued in large quantities must be heavy and must be uncertain. It may be one thing to day and another to-morrow. A sudden demand for a large payment in foreign countries may raise the premium on gold to a very high point quite suddenly and without warning. Any sudden event that impairs domestic confidence may do the same. Of all elements connected with the foreign exchange, the premium on gold, as compared with an inconvertible currency, is the most uncertain and difficult to anticipate beforehand ; and yet an English exporter to America is now asked to pay his premium in addition to the existing heavy burdens on him. The inevitable effect must be to depress foreign importa tion and protect native industry. A more disas trous device even American financiers do not as yet seem to have thought of. Their principal revenue is still derived from foreign imports, and yet they impose, in addition to the heavy tariff charges, upon that importation a tax of incalculable amount, which no merchant can fcresee, which may be 5 per cent. when his goods are shipped and 20 when his goods arrive, which may easily absorb all his profits. If a financier had wished to annihilate foreign importation and Customs revenue, he could not have adopted a more effectual remedy than this. —Economist. BEDDING .PLANTB WITH CRIMSON AND PURPLE LEAVES. Of late years quite a new feature has been intro duced in ornamental gardening by the substitution of plants with strikingly coloured foliage in the place of plants producing gay flowers. The inno vation was at first regarded by many as opposed to principles of correct taste in gardening, and it was regarded as one of those freaks of fashion which ate popular for a time and then pass away. But events have not justified such criticism. What are called " foliage plants " have become more and more popular every season since they first acquired importance, in the disposition of colour masses and ornamental 1 groups. There is one good reason why plants of this kind, if possessing the properties requisite in bedders," that is, if adapted to form masses of uni form colours for purposes of contrast and harmony with other plants, should be held in high esteem. That good reason is, that from the production of the first leaf till frost kills them down in the autumn, foliage plants maintains the same character as colour agents, and produce the effect required of them throughout the whole period of their growth. In this respect they are superior I to all flowering plants; hut on the other hand the colours they afford are not generally very decisive, and the high colouring of flowers ;s needed to bring out the foliage tints with due effect. Rightly used, foliage plants enlarge the sphere of colour designing, and produce combinations for which we should seek in vain for materials among plants with green leaves and gay flowers. The system of bedding, now so elaborately developed, derives some of its most important features from the association of plants with characteristic foliage with those that afford rich floral colour ing. Thus Lobelia speciosa, which forms the most beautiful bands of bright blue on the margin of beds of scarlet geraniums, shows with tenfold effect when edged externally with Cerastium tomentosum, a silvery.leaved plant of low growth, which may be clipped to a low close line, so as to furnish beds and ribbons with a finishing boundary, which by contrast with bright colours is most beautiful. There are hundreds of plants of similar character, varying in their habit of growth, for the most part easily kept and easily propagated, which may be used in the summer decoration of the garden, both to increase the variety of subjects and add to the brilliancy, by the contrast of neutral tints, of the most highly-coloured flowers.—The Gardener's Weekly Magazine. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale have returned to Orleans House, Twickenham, from their seat in Worcestershire. His Excellency the Spanish Minister will leave Hereford-street on Thursday next for Spain. Frances Anne Marchioness of Londonderry comes to town to-day from Wynyard Park, Durham, for the season. Lady Caroline Mame held an assembly last even ing at her residence in Upper Grosvenor-street, which was attended by the diplomatic corps and the members of the aristocracy at present in town. Mr. and Lady Edith Hastings are expected in town in a few days from St. Leonard's-on-Sea. Mr. Hast ings has taken a residence in Grosvenor-square for the season. A Vienna letter of the 14th states that Prince Windischgraetz had become so much worse that no hope was entertained of his recovery. LATEST NEWS. AMERICA. (PER NIAGARA via BOSTON AND QUEENSTOWN.) NEW YORK, MARCH 4, EVENING. The Southern press is strongly urging the Con federate Government to assume an aggressive policy. The Federal mails now run to Nashville. The Confederates have evacuated Murfrees borough, and have moved further South. Andy Johnson has been appointed Provisional Governor of Tennessee. He will repair to Nash ville to organise a State Government, and to arm and protect loyal citizens. It is reported from Norfolk that the Confederate steamer Nashville has arrived at Wilmington, North Carolina. The Confederates have completely laid Columbus in ashes, and retired to Port Randolph, carrying away guns and everything available. The House of Representatives has passed a reso lution, asking for correspondence or other informa tion regarding Mexican affairs, and the alleged European design of establishing a monarchy in Mexico. The Committee of Ways and Means have reported on a tax bill for levy ing the following taxes Spirituous liquors, 15e. per gallon; printing paper, 3 mells per pound ; flour, 10c. per barrel ; 3 per cent. on incomes above 600 dolls ; tobacco, 3c. per pound. A legacy duty is also proposed. Gas, lsat, leather, railroad and steamboat passengers, adver tisements, carriages, matches, plate, and cattle are all taxed. Licences will be , required for carrying on any business. President Lincoln, on receiving the Peruvian Minister, said—" The prosperity of America is sought not only through peace on her part, but through peace among all nations. " The United States, though friendly to all other nations, do not conceal the fact that they cherish special sentiments of friendship for those who, like themselves, have founded their institutions on the principle of the equal rights of men; such nations being more prominently the neighbours of America, as co-operating with them in establishing civiliza tion on the American continent. Such being American principles, Peru will be liberally dealt with." PARIS, MARCH 18. Yesterday, in the Corps Legislatif, M. Lemercier spoke in favour of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. M. Billault, in reply, defended the right of the Government to appoint its President. Paragraph 10 of the address was then adopted. M. Brame proposed an amendment in reference to the treaty of commerce, and asked for an in quiry into the working of this treaty. The discussion will be continued to-day. MADRID, MARCH 17. The Iberia of to day publishes an article de manding a settlement of the Passive Debt. The .Epoca says, on the same subject :—" We believe that the Government will satisfy the legi timate claims of the bondholders after the ques tion has been seriously taken into consideration." TURIN, MARCH 17. To-day, in the Chamber of Deputies, Signor Gallenga put the question to the Ministry on the present state of political affairs which he had pre viously announced. He said, " The Ministry is in an equivocal position. It is necessary that it should either complete itself or resign." Signor Ordes then proposed that the Chamber, in reply to the propositions of Signor Gallenga, should pass to the order of the day without assigning any motive. Signor Rattazzi said he should have wished the discussion to take place, and continued, "I am not opposed to the previous question if it is to be the means of deciding whether the Chamber sup. ports the programme of the Ministry." Signor Rattazzi stated that he had not yet been able to complete his Cabinet, because he was not yet sure whether he had a majority, the Chamber not having made known its intentions. Re said also, " I shall carry out the law on the national arma ment, which was voted by a very. large majority ; but 1 do not admit that any association should have the right of arming and of making the dangers which the Government incur a pretext for arma ments. The Government has alone the right of making armaments." The simple order of the day, as proposed by Signor Ordes, accompanied by a declaration that its adoption would signify that the Chamber sup ported the Ministry, was then put to the vote. All the members voting were called by name. The order of the day, with its accompanying declaration, was passed by 210 against 80 votes. Three members abstained from voting. TURIN, MARCH 17. A letter from Garibaldi has been published today exhorting the Italians to subscribe towards the relief of the sufferers by the late inundations in Austria. The letter says in conclusion :—" It is necessary to put an end to the fratricidal struggle between nations." ROME, MARCH 17. Report designates Monsignor Berardi for the post of Apostolic Nuncio at St. Petersburg. The health of the Pope continues to improve. COPENHAGEN, MARCH 17. The Dagbladet of to-day contains a more detailed analysis of the Danish note which was despatched to the German Governments on the 12th inst. Tha note declines to enter into any discussion with regard to Schleswig, or to the competency of the Rigsraad. It states that Denmark is unable to prevent Prussia from again putting forward the in terpretation that Power has already given to the negotiations of 1861, nor would Denmark shrink from renewed discussion of the subject, because she fulfils all she has undertaken. The note goes on to observe, however, that the present negotiations must leave the question of Schleswig untouched, as matters which are unques tionably international and without the province of the German Federation would otherwise be mixed up with a question which Europe regards as exclu sively German. The note concludes by observing that, should Germany confound the Schleswig with the Holstein question, Denmark would be forced, in the event of Federal execution being applied to Schleswig, to regard such execution as a easusbelli, even if the territory of Holstein alone were occupied, ATHENS, MARCH 14. All the exterior fortifications of Nauplia were taken yesterday by the Royal troops. FRANCE. The Prince Imperial entered his seventh year, and it is universally admitted.that he is exceedingly advanced for his age. He speaks four languages, excels in all bodilyexercises, rides particularly well, is of a gay, lively disposition, and remarkable for his general intelligence. He is most popular among his young comrades of the Imperial Guard, has a thousand questions to ask when they meet, and al ways separates from them with regret. On Sa turday, being the last day of his sixth year, an interesting ecene took place in the Court-yard of the Tuileries ; the young Prince and the enfans de-troupe being the principal actors. A little before twelve a column of miniature Grenadiers, Chasseurs, and Voltigeurs, preceded by their music and drums, entered the court from the Rue de Itivoli, and ranged themselves before the Pavillon de l'Horloge. At twelve precisely the Emperor, accompanied by the Generals of the Guard, all in plain clothes, and the colonels, in regi mentals, appeared with the Prince Imperial, this last in the full uniform of a Grenadier, with the stripes of a corporal on the arm. The Prince having placed himself on the left of the first rank of the enfans-de-troupe of the Ist Grena diers, to which he belongs, the whole of the boys went through their exercise with extraordinary precision, the Prince being only distinguished from the rest by his smaller stature. During that time, the Empress was seated at the grand balcony, watching with manifest pleasure, the movements of her son and his young companions in arms. The manoeuvres having terminated, the children marched in order to the Palace, where a collation, at which the Prince did the honours, had been pre pared for them. After,the repast, theen fans•de-troupe resumed their arms, and after having executed several movements, terminated by filing off before their Majesties, with loud cries of " Vive l'Empereur !" " Vive l'lmpera trice !" " Vive le Prince Imperial." BOURSE, March 17.—The market has been heavy, but prices have been maintained at within a trifle of the closing rates of Saturday. For the Account Threes are now at 69f 70c, and 41,-, per Cents. at 97f 90c. The following are the present quotations of Railway Shares and other Securities :- 41 per per Cents ... Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month — New 3 per Cents Do, end month.... Bank Shares 3115 Credit I onmer l5OO Belgian 41 — Piedmontese Fives — Roman — Austrian Credit Mobilier.,,, 765 Do. Account — Spaniel Threes 51 75 Home Debt reits. Cash. Orleans 1357 50 .. Northern New ditto — Lyons and Mediterranean 1088 75 Geneva Southern 760 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Low bard 542 50 .. RAIL Account. PRUSSIA. A Berlin letter of the 15th says :—" The political prospect, which appeared to be brightening a little, has again become obscure and uncertain, and the Ministerial crisis has recommenced. Yesterday took place the first sitting of the council under the presidentship of Prince de Hohenlohe, for the pur pose of drawing up the Ministerial programme. But the divergences of opinion were b 0 great that Count Schwerin, M. de Patow, and M. d'Auerswald gave in their resignations. It is believed that the cause of difference was a demand for conces sions on the military question, which were op posed by M. de Roon, the Minister of War. Rumour says that M. Bettman-Hollweg will be succeeded in the Ministry of Public Instruction by M. de Witzleben, superior president of the pro vince of Saxony. M. de Witzleben was formerly attached to the Cabinet of the King when Prince of Prussia; his conduct in the late elections exposed him to many reproaches from the liberal press. The fact is confirmed that the Emperor of Austria some time ago addressed an autograph letter to King William on the affair of Electoral Hesse. In this letter the Emperor endeavoured to win over the King to the Austrian view of the matter; but Wil liam I. frankly replied that the Prussian troops should enter Hesse if any disturbances took place, or if the troops of any other country whatever inter. fered in favour of the Hessian Government. It was this letter which determined the Austrian GoVern - - ment, in concert with Prussia, to present to, the Germanic Diet the proposition which is already known to the public. The Universal Gazette of Berlin publishes the following as the electoral programme of the Con stitutional party : "1. The King and the Constitution. 2. Abroad, a national policy. On the German question the creation of a Federative State with a German Par liament under the military, diplomatic, and po litico-commercial direction of Prussia. 3. At home, a Liberal Government, sincerely constitutional, and, progress in the organic institutions. 4. Unity and homogenity in the high functions of the State. 5. The reform of the present organisation of the Chamber of Nobles by constitutional means. 6. The reorganisation of the army, combined with every possible economy by means of furloughs, revi sion of the regulations relative to pensions, etc. 7. Equilibrium in the finances, and abolition of the supplementary taxes." A great number of signatures are attached to the document. A letter from Berlin, dated 16th inst., says : " It is said that when the King presented Prince Hohenlohe to the Ministry assembled in Council he renewed the declaration that he intended to maintain the programme of the wise and moderate reforms of 1858. The nomination of Prince Hohenlohe as President is variously commented upon by the Berlin journals. The Liberal papers say that the appointment will soon show what position the Liberal party must assume towards the Ministry. In the Upper House Prince Hohen lohe always voted with the Ministry. The Liberal party have published their programme. They ask fidelity to the King and to the Constitution, a frank policy of Prussia in the German question on the basis of restricted union, a liberal Govern , ment which will endeavour to give the necessary development to the Constitution, unity in the admi nistration, a reform of the Upper House by Consti tutional measures, maintenance of the reorganisa tion of the army, with the introduction of economies by furloughs, by the revision of the present system of military pensions without weakening the efficiency of the army or the defensive strength of the country, a balance of the Budget by economical measures, by putting the law on the land tax into execution, and without having recourse to an increase of direct taxation. This programme concludes as follows :—" It is only if the Ministry gives proofs to the country, by its acts, in its ensemble, by adopting the principles professed above, that the undersigned consider it the task and duty of the Constitutional party to support the Government." The programme is signed by most of the members of the Liberal party. " The Kreuz-Zeitung has just announced that the three Liberal members of the Cabinet, M. von Patow, Count Schwerin, and M. v. Bernath, have formally tendered their resignations. How the new Ministry will be composed is uncertain. The names of M. Selchow and M. Bismark-Schonhausen are mentioned for the Interior, but it is not likely that the latter would take office with Count Bern storff. It is reported that M. Gruner, Under. Secretary of State, has also resigned." The Cologne Gazette of the 17th inst. says : " The Cabinet Council which was held the day before yesterday, under the presidency of Prince Hohenlohe, lasted from 11 till 3 o'clock. Half an hour before it broke up the I‘linisters Von Bernuth, Von Patow, Count Puckler, and Count Schwerin left the hotel. Count Bernstorff, M. Von der Heydt, and M. Von Roon, with Prince Hohen lohe in the chair, continued the sitting." It has been stated that for the privilege of pub lishing an edition of 3,000 copies of Sir Bulwer Lytton's new romance, " A Strange Story," the worthy baronet re ceives £1,500 from Messrs. Low and Co., the enterprising publishers. Since the last three or four days, owing to the mildness o the weather, the gardens in the environs of Paris present a most agreeable aspect, the apricot, almond, and cherry trees being covered with their snowy blossom. The 14th of March was ushered in at Turin by salvos of artillery, to celebrate the birthday of King Victor Emmanuel, and Prince Humbert, the heir apparent. The King, on that day, entered his 43d year, and the Prince on his 19th year, THE BRAZILS. LISBON, MARCH 17. The Messageries Imperiales Company's steamer Beare arrived here at 6 a.m. to-day from the Brazils. She left Rio on the 25th ult. Exchange was quoted at 25f, to 25-2-; on Paris, 370 to 375. Coffee, 6,900 to 7,000 reis. The shipments since the last mail amounted to 92,200 bags, of which 38,200 were for the Channel. Stock, 140,000 bags. At .Gallia exchange on London was quoted 26k. Sugar, 2,600 to 2,750 reis ; brown, 2,0 JO to 2,150 reis, Exchange on London at Pernambuco was quoted 251 to 26. Sugar, 4,600; brown, 1,750. Cotton, 11,400 to 11,160; seconds, 10,400 to 10,600. COLLECTION OF THE .REVENUE. A return moved for in Parliament by Mr. Hor* fall, giving au account of the Customs revenuel shows the heavy charge for salaries and expenses at some of the ports. At Cardiff the Customs duties collected last year amounted. to £12,93 7, and the expenses were £5,201; at Harwich the amount received was £1,746 , and the expenses £1,263. At Milford the d u ti es co ll ecte d produce d only £645, and the expenser 3 were £1,337, and in several other places the expenditure far exceeded the receipts; in some parts of Scotland it was ten times greater—at Wigtown £705, and the receipt only £54. This may be unavoidable, but it is a great burden upon the tax. The House Of Commons has just voted £335,000 for poundage on the collection of Inland Revenue; this return shows what proportion of the commission the distributor of stamps gets. At Lincoln this officer received £1,009 last year; at Shrewsbury, £1,198; at other towns still more, at Liverpool, £2,214. A large part of the return is occupied with a statement of the number of forms of documents used in the Revenue Departments, and it is not a little surpris ing. In the Customs no less than 11,177,581 forms were used in the last year. At Dublin, where the Customs duties collected amounted to rather more than million, 135,629 forms were used; but at Bristol, where not quite a million and a quarter were collected, no less than 239,679 forme were used ; and at Liverpool, where the d u ties collected are not four times those of Dublin, the forms used were nearly 14 ti mes as many. At 'Wig town, where the £54 were collected, 4,808 forms were used; and at Campbeltown, where the collec tion amounted only to £l7, no less than 3,053 forms were used. In the Inland Revenue Department 25,448,790 forms were used in the year, but this includes receipts given on payment of the land, assessed, and income taxes. In the two depart ments together Customs and Inland Revenue (without the Post-office)-117,000 forms of docu ments on an average were used in every working day in the year, 15,000 of them in internal manage' meat, nearly 1,800 in communications with the, Board of Trade and mi sce ll aneous business, an d above 100,000 in transacting business with the public. DISCOVERY OF T P ATER AT THE WARREN FARM WELL, BRIGHTON. A'second edition of the Brighton Times, published yesterday, says :—" The long-sought for water WO appeared at the Warren Farm Well, much to the exultation and delight of the persevering board Of guardians. Early this morning the intelligen° spread like wildfire throughout the town, and it 10 now the universal theme of rejoicing among the . inhabitants. We despatched our special reporter to ascertain the most correct and authentic information , when it appeared that last night (Sunday) the men on night duty, as usual, came up for refreshments . On going down the shaft to resume work, the/ 9 were amazed to find that water to an abundant degree had come at last. Their escape was most providential. On measuring the depth of the wate r ' it was found to have risen to the height of 400 ft• This has kept on increasing till, according to the last account, it has reached 700 ft. We are credibly In formed that the water is still risin g a t th e r ate 0 ' 100 ft. per hour. The town is in ecstacT, weekly expenditure has been at the rate of .£ l °vi The main depth of this celebrated well, is suppos ed to be 1,282 ft. from the surface. Fr:om the aßee i : mens of strata produced, at the board of guardian' last Tuesday, and which are now lying before us , the appearance of petrified wood and clay is really discernible, and on testing this with fire, it has all the appearance of a slatey substance mixed with go or gunpowder." ThE SUPPOSED MURDER OF A YOUICG WOMAN IN THE REGENT'S-PARS Last evening Mr. Brent, the deputy cornier fo r West Middlesex, and the jury empanelled on Mon day last, reassembled at the Buffalo's Heed Tavern, Marylelvne•road, to resume an inquiry into th e , mysterious circumstances attending the death ° I Martha Hunton, aged 19, of Cuthb€, r t-street, park, Paddington, whose body was found in th e Regent's Canal, with various marks of external violence, on the 25th ult., as previously detailed our columns. Charles Stephenson, 16, Cuthbert-street, park, deposed that he had known the deceased O r the last two months, and had b een i n th e h a bit o' r meeting her at the theatre. He last saw her a life on the evening preceding her death at the Maryle" bone Theatre. They drank a little together, aft e _, r , leaving the theatre, at the Sail or p u bli c h ouse , who' she said to him " Lor, Charley, what a pretty rig you have got ; let me try it on, will y ou ." P', o allowed her to place it on her finger, and w hen B ' l A got it on she said she could not get it off aga in, an he then said " Never mind; don't make a botbe r about it ; you had better keep it." He th en wishe d her good night, and parted. It was a t th a t tim e ~ about a quarter-past 11. She appea re d i n ex cellen t spirits, but not quite sober. The ring, which was of plain g o ld w ith a sing& le red stone, was here produced by th e beadle, a n identified „ by witness as the one h e a ll owe d her '- keep. Thomas Morgan deposed that he had no partic tv lar address at present. He followed the emP lO ; ment of a clerk. Knew deceased very well; the ift s ; time he saw her alive was a b out h a l f-past one en the morning of the 25th u lti mo, w hi ch was scarcely hour before her body was found in the canal, vgb e i g she called at the h ouse o f M rs. Edwards, 12, Litt,- Church-street, to see him. Directly he sa w her h d told her that s h e h a d b een d r i n ki ng, and she replied "If I have it is not at your expense." She appear e to be very jealous of hi m a t th e ti me , an d appare ntl' e , of another girl whom she fan c i e d h e was co h a bitl with. She stayed there but a f ew m i nu t e s, o l l e suddenly ran away in an exc it e d an d j ea l ous s tet of mind. He immediately ran after her. Haoiv lost sight of her he r e t urne d w ithi n fi ve afterwards. She had often threatened to con:oi l suicide. A Mrs. Edwards, and a woman described ash a servant, corroborated th e l as t w it ness ' s e videnc e , 0 1 4 both testified to the jealous and excited state 0 5 deceased was in at the time of the interview t ' t above stated. Mrs. Edwards was of opinion the e destruction.she wen awayt s h with a thed threatenedintention to se f e . on former occasions. • Other evidence was adduced, but it th rew n o sa ditional light upon the case. The jury del'berated and re t urned an open wer e diet, " That deceased 'was found d rowne d in th e' " Regent's Canal, but how s h e came into the Wt-ef there was no evidenc e t o s h ow. " commit sel f THIS DAY'S 31.ARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 15s lOs to £5 lOs ; and straw, £ 1 8s to £ 1 16s Od per i co p. Both hay and s t raw moved off slowly at late rates. ply very moderate. lov er CUMBERLAND.-Meadow hay, £2 Os t o £4 153; do., £3 lOs to £5 lOs; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per to A slow demand. _ t oe!, WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 15s, f 3 10s to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per Trade dull. COLONIAL. haf ° TEA.—The market has been inactive, and prices shown no change of importance. ioti 9114 SUGAR.—There has been a good demand for goo- ja . fine grocery qualities, and late quotati ons , a rc well W.' ; 3 0 tained. In the refined market slightly enhanced quot atl° are current. COFFEE.—FuII rates have been obtained for g- l ob° fine descriptions of colonial, but in other qualitit o eti operations have been limited, and prices have re''' without material alteration. RlCE.—Business has been dull, and the few de3i fl s 9 entered into have been at a slight decline on p rep l rates. red SALTPETRE.—A fair amount of business has been entered in at enhanced prices for all descriptions. ia TALLOW The market has been rather excite d, d a tes the to speculative transactions for forward delivery ; quotations, however, show more strictness. r•Y' C ''4Bo the spot, is quoted 465, and last three months' delivery per cwt. N EWS VENDORS' BEN EVOLENT AND PRO . „ fin NT INSTITUTION.-^ The annual festival in aid of the eh' ri ro w ill take place in the gr ea t h a ll of t h e F ree masons' T age on Tuesday, May 20; Mr. Charles Dickens, the preeidcili of the institution, in th e c h a i r. 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