The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-18 00:00:00

ONES' MARKET AN? , COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Two o'CLocI. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's te legram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentea were 67f. 25 e. Agitated. Shortly after the commencement of business this r ilorning the English Funds rose k per cent. upon a re newal of purchases. Since then, however, a re 413se has been produced by a few sales by parties Ir ho purchased at much lower prices a few days ! i llee in order to realise their profits. Consols have b een 891 for money, and 89fr 1 for the account, a nd are now 891 1, and 891 respectively. Foreign Securities have varied to some extent, b ut the tendency has generally been favourable. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 72/ 731 ; do. Con- Mides, 521 538 ; Mexican, 26 1 ; do. New, 251 8 ; ?reek, 211 ; Spanish Passive 331 ; do. Certi 'testes, 1 7 A ; Italian, 631 1 ; do. New, 3/ 1 k cli e. • and the Confederate Loan, 35 37. II; the Railway Share Market the deali ngs h ave be en moderately active, and prices in most i ns t ances ha ve shown a further short improvement. Great .e,astern, Brighton, and Midland have ea c h a d vance d 6 ; North Western and South Eastern, each 55.; North Western and South Eastern, each 10s. ; and Great Northern A stock, Lancashire, and York shire and Metropolitan, each /1. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little or no eu ange of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are in fair de !lid and generally maintain former rates. South 'lrican Land and Finance are quoted 111 prem., 414 Rio de Janeiro Gas, 18 prem. „ BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8. GOVERNMENT FuNDS. 41) °r Cent. Consols h •'°. Account, April 6 B9f 1 1 14e Cent. Reduced B7f Is; 3 per Cent 8704_. e rw 2i p er Cent. Jan. 1894 7l.i. "'"c's 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — - ` lll llitie s , 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 >v •, (Redo yrs, expire st), ApBBs — "° Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — le hequer Bill; £l,OOO, 4 . per Cent — Do. £ 5O O 6 pm 80. £lOO and £2OO a tlk of England Stock, 51 per Cent 1 T 0 1.4,11 GovERNMENT SECURITIES. St Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 — 1 , 4 ' 0 Account ii ° ' 5 per Cent. July, 1870 - 1 , 0 . Account DO . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 °. Certificates D O . Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — D ° . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 fi ° ' 5 i per Cent., May 1879 — 1 -° • 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 99 - 1 .,°. Bonds, £l,OOO — pm -I °. under £l,OOO — pm k w FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. b rz ,1.111 - ' 1 Bonds, 5 per Cent — .hilian 5 per Cent — -0. llPer Cent., 1852-58-60 o. 1863 0 08 Ayres 6 per Cent — th ib 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ' t,: 40 6 per Cent (lot:* 4 1 per Cent — Cl l b l 'lbian 6 per Cent. el o .3 per Cent. b, ° per Cent., 1864 — k i j•,,Scrip £55 paid — p m .6: u 3 peri Cent., 1825 — IV 5 Per Cent., 1864 — uk,', a per Cent., 1773-77, £ 25 paid — Ij')ian Principalities to u 't 6s _paid — di s par tad tor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 4,,,°.) Provisional 7 Land Warrant — s tl u ian per Cent eol Second Issue 4100 Bonds b Do. 1864 951 15 1 (irelScrip, £ 55 paid V 0 "' Accolu 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupo ns , 0 at D° • Coupons titi,° 4o oount 9 8 it blaiala 5 per Cent. — kv?' 18 39 and 1850 — 5 44 5 per Cent (Marenamana Railway) b 0 °865 Negi r , - erip, £25 paid o ' 4 ll 3 per Cent. — Account bo Dc 1864 25 Lb P 6 Per Cent. Anglo-French 52 4 o , ° telridrench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c _ dis ___ - , 1f 0 ,, , ; . ' ,- , tean 6 per Cent., £3O paid 'ie 1 ,,, 1 1 Imperial 5 per Cent 1) ` - 'ranaois D ° 2 Per Cent ,o 1 3 ,,,, err n puo Land d e a d h vi. 4 / I cl Warrants (Hectares> D o PI 4-} per Cent. b o 4 Per Cent. (Uribarren) i ,.1) 0. 71 Per Cent., 1862 u N i ,,„ ceounth Bl i uo '" A ese 3 per Cent 1853 I), , ecou n f Cent., 007 4, Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, N 4 'count — b 4 5 per 0 0 Cent., 1822, £ St., 1) 0 I Per Cent., 1850 Dog 1860 , V o , Per Cent., 1859 .t), ) " Per Cott., 1862 tit tia. 1864 4, 1) o. 1 : 11 5 per Cent A4i 4 l,e„count Do , -. 4 0 per Cent — Do° - "N i c eoli_ut — Do \ New Deferred — l ii% c nt — i . o _Passive t illi 'count B3l -} b 81 1 C 0 1 ,, OA e ert• of Coup not funded T 4 4 C11, 11. 4 'D - lint l7i 77 trikistiper Cent. — Do . 1 1: per Cent. 1854 1 ,0 6 'mint 1 ,"0 . 4 . 1 ) ,_, Cent. 1858 ; ‘ )c. ~'2l.int 7O I i i i i 0 euti Bonds i 75 t% A her Cent. 1862 . IN o tolint K° ' '4lOO Londe 73f K o e _ 1() ver Cent. 1863 ke ll atante d, 4 per Cent 99 D 11, 31 a, 3 e 0. A__ o per Cent. s 'e unt (),42 1 er Cent, 1862 o ecennt ,k li)er Cent., 1864 4ll f `het bp . Ividends on the above payable in London. tk t , t tik -", 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins D tit th il ' i 2 per cent., Ex. 26f. basel "per Cent, Ex. 12 Gull bh Cent. Certifi.,,,t.es 9Bf 1 10. Z e 4 tee, 3 per Cent. 0.5 oluit 0 , 44er cent, 1861, Ex. 25f. ( Ala 1 4 1'1 ! , At, TWO O'CLOCK. de, c/ Iley °lint Li - , 1 1 30 01 Cot ton Market —This Day. 6 ,0 41 k e oo e i t rather quiet. Sales probably about 5,000 okles. til:,,_ttk % 441 " AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ,I k ir)i g k .v..abi E e l ( B : , --- , Monday—Mathematical, at 71, " Loga- Mr. Adler; Asiatic, at 8, " Druze Reli -41/4,Nk,,e1,1ed," Rev. A. Tien ; Architects, at 8. Tues- Iv o - 't Ka' Institution, at 3, "British Philosophy," Pro s,kll4,sB°ll Ethnological, at 8 ; Statistical, at 8, "The it t p„ eln e," Professor Rogers; Engineers, at 8, "Drain- N1'411:418 and Metropolitan System." Wednesday— at 4 1; Society of Arts, at 8, " Preservation of h ot , A t iff oi l4 tio 4 • 6teet ; Geological, at 8 ; Archeological 'ly„ i t,'' "Moated Inclosures, Brampton .Hall, Voy a i r and " Torques," Mr. Cunuii . g. Thurs k institution, at 3, "British Philosophy," Pro -1,,y 80 4 . ,t ot , , Royal, atAntiquaries, at Friday 4,N o r iitution, at 8, " How to View Works of A rt, ,, 1, 1.v °14 1 estcameott. Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3, 'll ll lll .O, n 3rat em," Professor Marshall.—Athemxum. )Iklhp"bt(tx LEDUC FOR THE MURDER OF HIS TWO ti514101/ho.--41.1300DLoGyr., March 17.—Leduc, the French- Oiq t tlae, i 4 wi. wiled his two sons in the river Lane, at k °hi t all (l ' cr veniber last, was tried yesterday at St. wills condemned to die. It is expected that the take place here. CITY, TwELvx o'CLoca. In the general discount market there is no new feature of interest. The demand for money con tinues tolerably active, and as the supply of capital in the hands of the brokers is not very abundant the official minimum of 4 per cent. is the general quotation for the best bills, although exceptional ° Perations are recorded at 41 per cent. The parting gold by the West India steamer has been sold at 775. 100., there being no demand for e xportation, and the parting silver at 611 d. The Bayer market is excessively flat, and nothing has let been done with the " fine" portion of the a rrival. Mr. David Leopold Lewis, financial' agent, &c., has announced in a circular to his creditors that he has adjudicated himself a bankrupt. The liabilities are understood to be large, and nothing has tran spired with reference to the probable realisation. There was a general upward movement in the f oreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. Since Saturday last the imports of specie have kinunted to £390,700, and the exports to £75,800. Lis day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. I p aid. / C i l , o r l e i e t , I Business 13.14 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val ^a] at Blyth and Tyne lO t Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian lf, 5 0 Cork and Bandon al 20 Cornwall al (A gets no div 10 Do . A till6p.c.p.an.has 10 Do. B been paid to B a ' st Dublin & Belfast June. all 25 Dun,.Perth, & b.Junc. al: st Edinburgh & Glasgow 10( at Glasgow &S. Western 10] at Great Eastern, Ord. st k. 0( at Do. E. Angl. at No. •? 101 at Great North of Scotland 101 at Great Northern lOl t D). A stock . 10] at Do. B .o . ll t Do. New. ts. at 25 pri , II at Gt S. and W. of Ireland 101 st Gt. Weste n Orijnal 1 I st I) S. Val. Rail gin. 1 I at Do. South Wales 1 at Do IV. Mid.— ()mord loi at Do. Newmt lot at Do. He•eford ;01 at Lane +shire & Yorkshire 101 at L-ndon and Blackwali 101 at Lon., 8ri41.,& S Coast 10' a t Lon., Chat., and Dover 101 at Lon. & North Western 101 at Lon. & South Western 10] 50 !L Man., Shef., & Lincoln 101 Maryport and Carlisle al' 122 Do. i shares at Metropolitan 10 Do. New at - Slid and at Do, Birmin & Derby : 0 Mid Gt. W.. Ireland a. 25 Do. A shares 25 %lid Kent .. al at North British at Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun lOl at Nth. Eastern Berwick 101 55 Do. 61.1 , 1• E purchase 16.1 at Do. Leeds at Do. York at Do. Carlisle 22 Do. Stock. & Darling, a, 25 De. do. 1855-58 2 25 Do. do. 1860-61 at North Londou .. lO 10 Do. New 10 Do. do. 18(14 at Forth Staffordshire 10 1 0 N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central st Scot. N. E Aber. stock It at o. Scot, Mid. st ck lO 10 -:h•ews & Welchpool al st Shropshire Union 1' it Sout h Devon JO it south E stern itaines, Wok., & Wok a] it Taff Vale ..... . 0 Do. C it Vale of Neath It Waterford & Kilkenny' ,t West Cornw JJ lt. t W.Hartlepool Har.dat lOl t Do. A irredeemable lO t Do. A redeemable 0 1 91 93 L? 12? 129 5 6 66 68 '6 17 10 81 66 10 107 1 9 10 45, 16) 10 0 7 - 4:1 123 130 10 111 it!! 0 129 3 83 90 72i 73 60 68 43 49 5 10 45 47 10 'CO tO! Ha 114; 115; 4:1 87 48 13 10: 104 00 S 8 39 q) 117 117; 10 95 96 0 58i 5)I 11 12 a 1221 10 4 i 132 132 )0 101 113 52 53 )0 z 5 Z 6 10 105 i 107 13.4 - - 1J 65 67 0 9) 100 00 - - 11 37 38 Z 1 10 11p 14 81 9a p )) 118 120 11 114 1: 5 1 lip )0 76 77 11 11} /11 )0 138 142 :0 44 46 '0 9 61 57 5) 0 8 t LI 8 V 0 155 153 3 3 4p :0 108 110 00 - ) - - I) 0 I 73 76 10 - - ERITISEI PO. 00 Atlantic &St.Lawrencc al Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln io , ▪ ( gu. 5 percent... N Do. le shares aoi Buffalo & Lake Huron al LO Do Preference al )0 {Buff Brant, & Goderlch 6p c. bils. Aug. 87•,: :0 D. do. July 1, 1873 10( 10 Do. do. June 1, 1574 101 it Calcutta &8. E., Um 10( gt ''a e Town & Dock, gu 10( Demera a, 7 p.c. per. p ali gt East. Ben sal, gu ,5 Co 10( it East L, (Han, gu. 5 p.c. 10( 1) Do J Extension It Grand Trunk of Canada 101 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bond: 1 charge 6 p.c al: [CO Do. Ist ref. Bonds al; 100 Do do. deferred lro Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds. al' 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. d Pref. stock al WO Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred al st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 10( 20 o. Gua 5 per cent 1: 20 Do. New gua. sp. c st Gt. South of India (lim., gua. 5 per cent st D et D o .41 per cent.... 10 20} Great W. s. of Canada.. al 20i D. , . New . 00 Do. 6p. c. Bds. p a y 1873 a l Op Po. 5: do. pay. 1877-8 al 10 Indian Branch, limited st , Madras, gua. 5 p.c 10 et Do. 4 do st 43 do 20 Do. Filth Extension st 3fielb. Cor. 6p. c. finds. 10: 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay at :0 New Brunswick it Can Class A and B NT.lll.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds :0 it Scincig ...... it Do. Delhi 0 Do. do It Do. Puniaub =s, 100 t Do.lndus St Flo ' 4 ' ) 100 COLONIAL GOVERNM British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1572 10 Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 1877-t 1 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Au 4 lOl D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July 101 Do. 5 p 0. Inscribed sk 101 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 10, Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 101 Do. do; 1090-1 101 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 10) Ceylon, Nov 1868, 6 p.c 101 Do. 1878, do lOl Mauritius, n p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, May :5, Nov. 10) Natal '4ov. 0 per cent 10) N.B.Gov p.c.lja.& uly 10( N. :3. W. Gov. 5 p •0.,1866 0( Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 10( Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 10( New Zealand, 6p. cent 10( Do. 6 per cent....... 101 Nova Sc tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9l Queensland Gov. 6p. c lO Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 18r8-9 10 Do. 1878 & upwards 1 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 1( Do. do, ^pril & Oct ll BRIT IS: 2 I Caml Consol. bold, lim - Chiverton - Clifiord A malgamated - - Devon G. Cons. ('avast - Drake walls 2.1 - East Bassett (Illogani 3l East Cara ion 2.1 - as c (yarn Brea 3 .4 -- East Grenville - East Love .1 2.1 - E. WI Russell (Tavistk 9.11 - Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 0 4 Gnat L •xey, limited al - Great South Tolgus l.l - G. Wheal Vor (heist - Grenvil e 7.8 - Herod's Foot .... - Hinge ton iiowns 4.1 - Margaret Uny Lelant Marke Valley 4 4 m wyndy Iron Ore, Hu, - Nang' les .. - New Sewn . - North Downs - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 3.1 - North Wheal Crotty - Prosper United 7.1 - Pr vidence UnyLslant 10, - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.: - Stray Park oo.] - Tin Croft - West vassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (I,skeard - West Chi verton 1 - West Seton 4 - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan - Wheal Buller (Redruth 11 - whea Ludoutt 3. - Wheal Mary Ann (Men - Wheal Seton . Wheal Tielawney (Lis Wheal Uni IESSIONS. ll I 53 56 0 I 100 101 2 I d 11 i 4i 6 II ti 10 1 74 73 p 7 00 10 75 85 11 1k 0 102 10 99 100 )0 100 101 5 - - 10 I 173 18 Li 83 9) 1 66 68 50 68 60 62 [1 53 35 tl 60 63 (1 45 .48 Ll 2.5 27 11 21 28 )9 109 101 L 2 id p 2 id p 93 100 ll 8 8 12 12d 11 85 90 11 77 E 0 2 I fd 10 99 y 100. , 10 9?. 94 * 88 9i LI 1 62 64 [OO 98 100 00 9t 100 Id id 1 , 8 Ico 94 97 'T S ECUR 10 85 88 r 0 Si 83 I) 85 88 )0 71 78 )0 73 76 )0 103 NO )0 105 107 )0 108 108 o 101 108 O 102 101 )0 108 110 102 104 10 104 iOB 10 108 109 10 105 107 O 88 92 O 98 100 O 92 91 0 90 91 0 104 106 O 87 90 92 95 102 104 0 1 105 107 1081 1004 1091 MINES. 6 6 29 3 580 59 4 110 19 21' 14. 14 15 1.0 6 6, 7.0 4 I, 13.61 9 10 .0..0 3} 4; 4 6 - 8 . 19 5..0 1.0 2 21 Ep 33 34 3.3 21 3 .13 Z!4 38 18.0 3& 4 . 6 8 0 41 5 2i li Old lD 16 18 ! 1 35 45 ,21 12 14 10.6 4 3.0 11} 2 1 .6 3 3, .6.7 33 35 1i 530 550 18.9 20 25 17.. 15 17 9 14i 15; 1 74 81 9 7 8 11 60 821 17i 190 :00 54 100 105 (r) 12. 8 11 13 58i 190 200 .1 4 7 19 201 PREFERENCE Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. ate Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 86 North Staffordshire, 2 , HARES. E, 98 PREFEMENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 41 per cent. pr., Ditto, new per cent pl., 95 London and South-Western, 4i per cent., 08 LINES LEASED AT FIXED:RENTALS. Nottngham and Grantham R. & Q. 92 FOREIGN RAILWAYS: Great Luxembourg, 12i BANKS. Agra and Misterman's, Bra., 1181 194 4 inauce hm. 341 Anglo Egyptian, Dm, 13 • Bank of British Columbia, 171 Bank of London. 149 50 Brazilian and Portuguese, 11m., 104 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 311 Chartered Ter. of India, London, and China, 501 City, 112 134 Continental, lira., Ditto, new, 7i Hindustan, china, and Japan (11m.), 23 Ditto, issued at 2 pm., Ditto, new. 8/ Imperial Ottoman. 16/ Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 5 London B,.nk of mexico and S. America, liru., 8 i 8 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 London and Couuty, 72 14 London Joint Stock, 47 61 London and 11 estrainster, 93 Mercantile and Exchange, Um., 74 Midland Bank, lim., 174 New South Wales, 421 Oriental Balm Corporation. 56 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, 11m.. 104 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Laid and Finance, lim., 31 Berlin Water Works, Jim., 94 1 Bo,nbay Gas, Rm., 54 City Offices, lira., 51 Continental Union Gas, lim., 114 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of ifingland, 94 Ditto, new, 8 7/ Crystal Palace. 344 Discount Corporation. 131 Ebbw Vale, 81 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 44 I Fairb .irn Eng,neering, 61 Financial Corporation, Financial Discount, Bin., 4) Fore-striet Warehouse, Rm., 8 Gellivera, lim., 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 64 Hudson's Bay, 151 1 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 64 International Financial 'ociety, lim., el Joint Stock Discount, Um., 8 London Financial Association. Um., 211 Lon on at:d Provincial Marine, 3 Milwall Iron Works. 61 1- ational Discount Company. BM., 144 I )cean Marine Insurance)„ 221 Oriental Commercial. lira,, 6; Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, Bra., 44 Royal Mail Steam, 961 7 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lim.. 244 Telegrat h Construe. and Maintenance; lim., 81 Thames and Mersey 31arinelInsuranee), SHARE MARKETS-i THE SUN,' LONDON, SATITRDAY; , :EVENING, MARCH 18, 1865. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, THAMES. AUDACIOUS HORSE AND CART ROBBERY.--MiChadDiDall and Edward Byrne alias Burns, carmen, who are well known to the police, and who have been convicted of felony, were brought up on remand charged with stealing a horse and cart and three chests of tea, and William Charles Childs, confectioner, of 192, Fentonville-hill, was charged with feloniously receiving the tea, he well know ing it to be stolen. Mr. Thomas Beard, solicitor, conducted the prosecution; Mr. L. Lewis, solicitor, of Ely-place, defended the receiver Childs. On the 10th of January last a lad named Frederick Nicholls, in the service of Mr. Nicholas Dawson, carman, was in charge of his master's van, and took in three chests of Congou tea at the Royal Mint-street tea Warehouses for Dr. Joseph Dorrell, ofChurch-street, Hackney, grocer. After leaving the tea warehouse Nicholls proceede'd with his horse and van to the St. Katherine Dock-house to lodge an order there. Ho was absent about 10 minutes, and when he left the dock-house the horse, van, and tea were missing. On the same evening the horse and van were found, unat tended and without the three chests of tea, a considerable distance from the St. Katherine Dock. The prisoners Dinan and Byrne were seen on the 10th of January in Church-lane, Whitechapel, by Adam Langley, a police constable, No. 93 H, who knew them well. Dinan was driving Mr. Dawson's horse and van, and Byrne was seated opposite to him. There were three chests of tea in the van. Another witness also saw Dinan and Byrne on the same day with the van. Both prisoners, on their appre hension, said they were taken for other men very much like them. Byrne said, " This is because I got off the other job, lam taken for this." In consequence of information William Harmer, a police-constable, No. 166 M, searched the house of the receiver, Shields, No. 192, Pentonville-hill, and found 301bs. of tea in an old box, in another box eight or ten pounds more, and 331bs. of tea in three green cannisters. Harmer asked Childs for receipts and invoices for the tea, and the pri soner said it came from Battle, in Sussex, in a hogshead of grease, from a Mr. Flint, and that he gave 9d. per lb. for it. Childs had previously said, in answer to questions by Har mer, that he had a pound or two of tea, or perhaps 201bs. Mr. Joseph Dorrell, grocer, owner of the three chests tea, said it was worth 2s. 3d. per lb., independent of the duty of is. per lb. Porter Wm. Dunaway, a detective officer, No. 11 H, stated that the prisoners were regular horse and cart thieves. There were a gang of these scoundrels prowling about the docks, warehouses, and sugar-houses. If a carman left his horse and cart or van for a minute to obtain refreshment, or leave delivery orders in a counting-house, there was great danger of his never seeing the load in the van any more. Dinan had been convicted for stealing sugar out of his master's van, and sentenced to nine months' imprison ment and hard labour. Byrne had been convicted for stealing sugar frqm a van, and sentenced to six mouths' imprisonment with hard labour. Harmer said there were two other cases of receiving pro perty knowing it to be stolen against Childs. He found some boots and tarpaulins, the proceeds of other robberies, on the premises of Child; 192, Pentonville-hill. In consequence of the absence of witnesses, the prisoners were again remanded until Wednesday next. MARKE TS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Our market is fairly supplied with fruit and vegetables. In most kinds of produce there is a fair average business passing at the following prices:— FRUIT. s. d. s. d. S. d. s d Pine apples 8 oto 10 0 Mu:berries,prpt 0 oto 0 0 Foreign do., each 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Grapes,per lb 6 oto 10 0 Foreign ditto, pun() oto 0 0 Foreign do 1 oto 2 6 ) Filberts, per lb .. L oto 2 6 Melons Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0' Cobnuta, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 2 oto 3 6 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 4 oto 10 0 Peaches, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6to 7 0 Currants, per haiv 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberrieshf sve oto 0 0 Plums, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0 Damsons, pr d 0... 0 oto 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 4 6to 5 6 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 1 6to 2 6 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 6 bpd ditto 2 oto 4 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz 1 6to 3 0 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 3to 2 6 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli 0 6to 1 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 60 oto 40 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr pnt 1 oto 0 0 Mushrooms, p pt. 1 oto 1 6 Turnips, dz bunch 2.0 to 3 0 I Artichokes, each 0 oto U 0 Carrots,pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers ooto 0 01 Mint and savory -0 oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radi s h es , d z h n d s 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, n.-sy. 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 Onions, doz. h.s. 0 oto u 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto %) 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 9to 1 6 Spinach 0 oto 0 01 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Brussels sprouts 1 6So 2 0 Sealcale, per bun. 1 Uto 2 0 POULTRY. Turkeys, 4s Od to 8s Od ; geese, Os Od to Os Od each ; goslings, 7s Od to 9s Od ; ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; ducklings, 4s Od to 6s 6d ; rabbits, is Od to is 8d each ; wild do., is to is 2d; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 9d each; Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 12s Od ; chickens,7s Od to 8s Od ; barn door fowls, 4s Od to 7s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; ptarmigan, Os 9d to is 6d each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, Os Od to Os Od; woodcocks, 3s Od to 4s Od; snipes, 1s Od to is 3d ; teal, Os Od to' Os Od ; wild ducks, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; widgeons, is Od to is 6d ; plovers, is Od to is 6d each ; guinea fowls, 4s Od to 7s 6d ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d; English, is 2d to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, 8s Od to 9s Od ; French do., 6s Od to 7s Od per 100; leverets, Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 2s Od to 3s Od; trout, Os Od to Os Od; eels, Os 10d to is Od ; prawns, Os Od ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and hali but, 6d per lb ; turbots, 3s Od to 15s Od ; cod, 2s 6d to lOs Od ; brills, Os Od to Os Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mul lets, is Od to 2s Od ; lobsters, is Od to 4s Od ; crabs, Os 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Os Od to Os Od each ; soles, Os 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; common oysters, 12s Od to 60s Od; natives, 84s Od to 90s Od per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to 4s Od ; haddocks, Gs Od to 12s Od ; smelts Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, Os Od to Os Od per 120 ; fresh herrings, Os Od to 10s Od per 120 ; bloaters, Os Od to Os Od per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os Od per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; _veal, 48 Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per Blbs, by the carcase. WHIT ECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; veal, 4s 01 to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per Blbs, by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 61d to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 21d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3P ; 801 b to 881 b, 3p to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4id ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, Os Od to lOs Od ; calf-skins, light, 2s Od to 4s Od ; full, 6s 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, —s Od to —s Od ; half-breds, 10s Od to 12s Od ; Downs, 7s 6d to 9s 6d; shearlings, is 7d to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 5s Od ; clove; £5 58 to 16 6s Od ; and straw, 11 8s to £1 14s per load. Demand inactive. OIIMBERLAND.-3feadow hay, £4 4s to £5 7s Gd ; clover, £5 55 to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.--Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 5s Od ; clover, £5 5s to £6 7s 6d ; and straw, £1 7e to £1 148 per load. A moderate inquiry. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, March 18.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. OFF ROCHE'S POINT, March 17.—Arrived—City of Boston, screw steamer, from. New York. PORTSMOUTH, March 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—White Star, from Melbourne. OFF THE EDDYSTONE, March 16.—Arrived—Lama, from Bremen for New York. SHIELDS, Maroh 17.—Wind S.—Arrived—Atlantic, from Almeira. CLYDE, March 16.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Conrad, from Mauritius. BRISTOL, March IG.—Wind N.E. Arrived—Mar B. Gesliori, from Sulina. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Sailed, March 18—Beta, screw steamer, for Oporto Commodore Perry, for Queensland. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, March 17 —Reine de Sud, from Algoa Bay, for London ; Petrel, from London, for Santa Anna. Passed, March 18.—John Scott for Madras ; Peterboro', for Shanghai ; Benthuther, for Valparaiso —all from Lon don ; Dragon, screw steamer, f rom Ch arente for London. Anchored—Julia (of Exeter), from the north, for the west. 'HE C. HINESE GIANT, who is to be the forthcom ing sensation of the season, is nine feet high, according to the Orchestra's account of him, and Wears atail of fabulous proportions, is on the voyage from China ; and it is said that several entrepreneurs are bidding for so great an attrac t:".. THE CORPORATION OF LONDON AND THE PRINCESS OF WALES.—Upwards of two years after the event the Corporation of the City of London have had a medal struck to commemorate the public entry of the Princess Alexandra into London on the memorable 7th of March, 1863, and yesterday a deputation from the Royal Enter tainment Committee went from Guildhall to Marlborough house to present copies of it to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. The medal, which is in bronze, and large and massive, bears on ono side a likeness of her Royal Highness in relief, with the now household word "Alexandra." The reverse represents the Princess, led by the Prince of Wales, as her Royal Highness is being welcomed by the citizens. The city is symbolised by groups emblematical of Peace and Plenty, and in the back ground is a representation of the triumphal arch erected by the corporation at London-bridge, and through which the Princess passed on her journey to Windsor Castle. Upwards of 200 copies of the medal have been struck, and the then members of the Court of Common Council have been presented with one each, by a recent resolution of that body. I,—This Day. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA (Per the China.) NEWBERN, March 1. Intelligence from the North Carolina papers in dicate that both sections are concentrating their forces in her borders for the final struggle. A Raleigh paper says that the people of that city will hear the guns of the great and last battle of the American Rebellion, and that the traditionary grounds of the Old North State will be the common graveyard of State rights and State levies, without which no attempt at secession could have been made. The existence of State lines will always be a suffi cient pretext to prompt the local interest of one sec tion to revolt against the Government, if the other sections refuse to sacrifice their local interest. All history demonstrating the fact, personal interest is paramount love of country and even life itself. Hence to make us one f orally, one people, and to obliterate these local dangers, we must abolish state lines which will give us a central head, the magnet to which all local interest will be attracted, a Republican Government which will be the embodi ment of free institutions, a country in which the people cannot run riot, and plunge into extremes under the cloak of democracy. The Raleigh Progress says that the Federals are concentrating a force of 40,000 at Newbern, which will soon be ready to strike General Lee's army in conjunction with Sherman's forces. SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. The United States steamer Shubric, Captain Scamnron, sailed to-day with Colonel Buickley and party of the Collins' Overind Russian Telegraph Company, bound for Silka, Russian America. The Shubric touches at Victoria, Vancouver's Island, to land a working party to commence build ing at Fraser River. Mr. Gamble, Superintendent of the California State Telegraph Company, went on the Shubric, and lands at Victoria, to finish a small gap in the line between Bellingham Bay and New Westmin ster, British Columbia, on Fraser River. The telegraph line will be working in two or three weeks between San Francisco and British Columbia. CANADA. QUEBEC, March 7. In the House of Assembly on the 4th inst., the Hon. Mr. Darion presented seven additional peti tions against the proposed union of the Provinces. There is a rumour very prevalent, which seems to be well founded, that Mr. Galt, the Finance Minister, is about to impose additional duties, in order to provide for the deficiency in the revenue. Capture of Fort Fisher, GENERAL TERRY'S OFFICIAL REPORT. Headquarters United States Forces on Federal Point, N.C., Jan. 25, 1865. General,—l have the honour to submit the fol- Lowing detailed report of the operations which re sulted in the capture of Fort Fisher and the occupa tion of Fort Caswell, and the other works at the mouth of the Cape Fear River : On the 2d inst. I received from the Lieut.-General in person orders to take command of the troops destined for the movement. They were 3,300 picked men from the Second Division of the Twenty-fourth Army Corps, under Brigadier-General (now Brevet Major-General) Adelbert Ames, the same number from the Third Division of the Twenty-fifth Army Corps, under command of Brig.-General Charles J. Paine, 1,400 men from the Second Brigade of the First Division of the Twenty-fourth Army Corps, under Col. (now Brevet Brig.-Gen.) J. C. Abbott, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers, the Sixteenth New York independent battery with 4 3-inch guns, and light battery E., Third United States Artillery, with six light 12-pounder guns. I was instructed . to move them from their positions in the lines on the north side of the James River to Bermuda Landing, in time to commence their embarkation on transport vessels at sunrise on the 4th inst. In obedience to these orders, the movement com menced at noon of the 3d inst. The troops arrived at the landing at sunset, and there bivouacked for the night. The transports did not arrive as soon as they were expected. The first of them made its appear ance late in the afternoon of the fourth. One of them, the Atlantic, was of too heavy craft to come up the James ; Curtis' Brigade, of Ames' division, was therefore placed on river steamboats, and sent down the river to be transferred to her. • The embarkation of the remainder of the force commenced at sunset of the 4th, and was completed at noon of the sth inst. ; each vessel, as soon as it was loaded, was sent to Fort Monroe, and at nine o'clock p.m. of the sth the whole fleet way collected in Hampton Roads. The troops were all n heavy marching order, with four days' rations trom the morning of the 4th in their haversacks, and 40 rounds of ammunition in their boxes. No horses, waggons, or ambulances were taken. The caissons of the artillery were left b ehind ; but addition to the ammunition i n th e limber chests, 150 rounds per gun in p ac ki ng -b oxes were embarked. I went down the river personally with the Lieu tenant-General, and on the way received from him additional instructions, and the information that orders had been given for the embarkation of a siege train, to consist of 20 3 0-pounder Parrott guns, four 100-pounder Parrotts, and 20 Coehorn mortars, with a detail of artillerists and a company of engi neers, so that in case siege operations should becom e necessary, the men an d material for it might be at , hand. These troops, under the command of Brevet- Brigadier-General H. L. Abbott, were to follow me to Beaufort, N.C., and await orders. It was not until this time that I was informed Fort Fisher was the point against which we were to operate. During the evening o f t h e sth or d ers were g i ven for the transports to pro cee d to sea a t f our o ' c l ock the next morning, and accompanying these orders sealed letters, to be opened when off Cape Henry, directing them to rendezvous, in case of separation from the flagship, at a point 25 miles off Beaufort, North Carolina. The vessels sailed at the appointed hour. During the 6th inst. a severe storm arose which so much impeded our progress that it was not until the morning of the Bth that my own vessel arrived at the rendezvous ; all the others excepting the flagship of General Paine, were still behind. Leaving Brigadier-General Paine to assemble the other ves sels as they should arrive, I went into Beaufort Harbour to communicate with Rear -Admiral Porter, commanding the North Atlantic blockading squadron, with whose fleet the forces under my command were destined to -operate. During the Bth nearly all of the vessels arrived at the rendezvous ; some of them required repai r s to their hulls, damaged by the gale, some repairs to their machinery, others needed coal or water. These vessels were brought into the harbour or to the outer anchorage, where their wants were supplied ; all the vseailimnilg of the expe e-s off the land. vourable as to afford The othersh ti e o weather i twenty n n ut t oe i l dt the wseo n fl tuy ia fia l no prospect that we would be able to make a landing on the open beach of Federal Point until Wednes day, the 11th. On that day Admiral Porter proposed o start, but at high water there was still so much surf on the bar that the ironclads and other vessels of heavy draught could not be gotten over it ; our departure was, therefore, delayed till the next day. On the morning tide of the 12th the vessels in the harbour passed out, and the whole fleet of naval vessels and transports got under weigh for this place. As we were leaving, the vessels containing General Abbott's command, came in sight ; orders were sent to them to follow us. We did not arrive off Federal point until nearly night-fall, consequently, and in accordance with the decision of the Admiral, the disembarkation of the troops was not commenced until the next morning. Our subsequent experience fully justified the delay ; it would have been extremely difficult to land the men at night. At 4 o'clock a.m. of the 13th, the inshore division of naval vessels stood in close to the beach to cover the landing. The transports followed them and took positions as nearly as possible in a line parallel to and about two hundred yards outside of them. The iron-clads moved down to within range of the fort and opened fire upon it. Another division was placed on the northward of the landing place, so as to protect our men from any attack from the direc tion of Masonoro Inlet. At 8 o'clock nearly 200 boats, besides steam-tugs, were sent from the navy to the transports, and the disembarcation of men, provisions, tools, and amunition simultaneously commenced. At 3 o'clock p.m. nearly 8,000 men, with three days' rations in their haversacks and forty rounds of ammunition in their boxes, six days' supply of hard bread in milk, 300,000 additional rounds of small arm ammunition, and sufficient number of intrench ing tools, had been safely lauded. The surf on the beach was still quite high, notwithstanding that the weather had become very pleasant, and owing to it some of the men had their rations and ammunition ruined by water. With this exception no accident of any kind occurred. As soon as the troops had commenced landing pickets were thrown out ; they immediately encoun tered outposts of the enemy, and shots were ex changed with them, but no serious engagement oc curred. A few prisoners were taken, from whom I learned that Hoke's rebel division, which it was supposed had been sent further South, was still here, and that it was his outposts which we were meeting. The first object which I had in view after landing was to throw a defensive line across the peninsula from Cape Fear River to the sea, facing Wilming ton, so as to protect our rear from attack while we should be engaged in operating against Fisher. Our maps indicated that a good position for such a line would be found a short distance above the head of Myrtle Sound, which is a long shallow piece of water separated from the ocean by a sand spit of about 100 yards in width, and communicated with it by Masonboro Inlet. It was supposed that the right flank of a line at that point would be protected by the Sound, and being above its head, that we should by it control the beach as far up as the inlet, and thus in case of need, be able to land supplies in quiet water there. Our landing place was selected with reference to this idea. An examination after we landed showed that the Sound, for a long distance above its head, was so shallow as to offer no obstacle to the passage of troops at low tide, and as the further down the peninsula we should go, the shorter would be our line across it, it was determined to take up a position where the maps showed a large pond occupying nearly one-third of the width of the peninsula, at about three miles from the fort. Shortly before 5 o'clock, leaving Abbott's brigade to cover our stores, the troops were put in motion for the last-named point. On arriving at it, the " pond" was found to be a sand-flat, sometimes covered with water, giving no assistance to the defence of a line established behind it. Nevertheless, it was deter mined to get a line across at this place, and Paine's division, followed by two of Ames's brigades, made their way through. The night was very dark ; much of the ground was a marsh, and ill adapted to the construction of works, and the distance was found to be too great to be properly defended by the troops which could be spared from the direct attack upon the fort. It was not until 9 o'clock p.m. that Paine succeeded in reaching the river. The ground still nearer the fort was then recon noitered, and found to be much better adapted to our purposes ; accordingly, the troops were with drawn from their last position and established on a line about two miles from the work. They reached this final position about 2 a.m. on the 14th inst. Tools were immediately brought up and intrench ments were commenced. At 8 o'clock a good breast work, reaching from the river to the sea, and par tially covered by abatis, had been constructed and was in a defensible condition. It was much im proved afterwards, but from this time our foothold on the peninsula was secured. Early on the morning of the 14th, the landing of the artillery was commenced, and by sunset all the light guns were got on shore. During the follow ing night they were placed on the line, most of them near the river, where the enemy, in case he should attack us, would be least exposed to the fire of the gunboats. Curtis's brigade of Ames's division was moved down toward Fisher during the morning, and at noon his skirmishers, after capturing on their way a small steamer which had come down the river with shells and forage for the garrison of the fort, reached a small•unfinished outwork in front of the west end of the land front of the work. Gen. Curtis, Lieut. Col. (now Brevet Brigadier General) Comstock, the chief engineer of the expe dition, and myself, under the protection of the fire of the fleet, made a careful reconnaissance of the work, getting within 600 yards of it. The report of Gen. Comstock, which, with its accompanying map, is appended hereto, gives a full description of it and its condition at that time. As the result of this reconnaissance, and in view of the extreme difficulty which might be expected in landing supplies and the material for a siege on the open and often tempestuous beach, it was de cided to attempt an assault the next day, provided that in the meantime the fire of the navy should so far destroy the palisades as to make one practicable. This decision was communicated to Admiral Porter, who at once placed a division of his vessels in a position to accomplish this last-named object. It was arranged, in consultation with him, that a heavy bombardment from all the vessels should commence early in the morning, and continue up to the moment of the assault, and that even then it should not cease, but should be diverted from the points of attack to other parts of the work. It was decided that an assault should be made at 3 o'clock p.m., that the army should attack on the western half of the land face, and that a column of sailors and marines should assault at the north-east bastion. The fire of the navy continued during the night. At 8 o'clock a.m. of the 15th all of the vessels, except a division left to aid in the defence of our northern line, moved into position, and a fire, magnificent alike for its power and ac curacy, was opened. Ames' division had been selected for the assault. Paine was placed in command of the defensive line, having With him Abbot's brigade, in addition to his own division. Ames' First Brigade—Curtis' —was already at the outwork above mentioned, and in trenches close around it ; his other two brigades, Pennypacker's and Bell's, were moved at noon within supporting distance of him. At 2 o'clock prepara tions for the assault were commenced. Sixty sharpshooters from the Thirteenth Indiana Volunteers, armed with the Spencer repeating carbine, and 40 others, volunteers from Curtis' brigade, the whole under command of Lieut.-Col. Lent, of the Thirteenth Indiana, were thrown forward at a run to within 175 yards of the work. They were provided with shovels, and soon dug pits for shelter, and commenced firing at the parapet. As soon as this movement commenced the parapet of the fort was manned,and the enemy's fire, both of musketry and artillery, opened. As soon, as the sharpshooters were in position, Curtis' brigade was moved forward by regiment at the double quick into line about 475 yards from the work. The men there laid down. This was accomplished under a sharp fire of musketry and artillery, from which, however, they soon sheltered them by digging shallow trenches. When Curtis moved from the outwork, Pennypacker was brought.up to it, and Bell was brought into line 200 yards in his rear. Finding that a good cover from Curtis's men could be found in the reverse slope of a crest 50 yards in the rear of the sharpshooters, they were again moved forward, one regiment at a time, and again covered them selves in the trenches. Pennypacker followed Curtis and occupied the ground vacated by him, and Bell was brought up to the outwork. It had been proposed to blow up and cut down the pali sades. Bags of powder, with fuses attached, had been pre pared, and a party of axemen organised, but the fire of the navy had been so effective during the preceding night and morning, that it was thought unnecessary to use the powder. The axmen, however, were sent in with the lead ing brigade, and did good service by making openings in portions of the palisading which the fire of the navy had not been able to reach. At 2.25 p.m. all the preparations were completed, the order to move forward was given to Ames, and a concerted signal was made to Admiral Porter to change the direction of his fire. Curtis's brigade at once sprung from their trenches and dashed forward in line—its left was exposed to a severe enfilading fire, and it obliqued to the right so as to envelop the left of the land front—the ground over which it moved was marshy and difficult, but it soon reached the palisades, passed through them, and effected a lodgment on the para pet.. At the same time the column of sailors and marines, under Fleet Capt. K. It. Breee advanced up the breach in the most gallant manner attacked the north-east has- iances." tion, but, exposed to a murderous fire, they were unable to get up the parapet. After a severe struggle and a heavy loss of valuable officers and men, it became apparent that nothing could be effected at that point, and they were withdrawn. When Curtis moved forward, Ames directed Pennypacker to move up to the rear of the sharpshooters, and brought Bell up to Pennypacker's last position, and as soon as Curtis got a foothold on the parapet sent Penny packer in to his support. He advanced, overlapping Curtis' right, and drove the enemy from the heavy palisading, which extended from the west end of the land face to the river, capturing a considerable number of their prisoners ; then pushing forward to their left, the two brigades toge ther drove the enemy from about one-quarter of the land face. Ames then brought up Bell's brigade, and moved it between the work and the river. On this side there was no regular parapet, but there was abundance of cover afforded to the enemy by cavities from which sand had b3en taken for the parapet, the ruins of barracks and storehouses, the large magazino, and by traverse; behind which they stub bornly resisted our advance. Hand to hand fighting of the most desperate character ensued, the huge traverses of the laud face being used successively by the enemy as breastworks, over the tops of which the contending-parties fired in each other' es. Nine of these were carried one after the other by our men. When Bell's brigade was ordered into action, I foresaw that more troops would probably be needed, and sent an order for Abbott's brigade to move down from the north line, at the same time requesting Capt. Breese to replace them u ith his sailors and marines. I also directed Gen- Paine to send me one of the strongest regiments of his own division ; these troops arrived at dusk and reported to Gen. Ames. At 6 o'clock Abbott's brigade went into the fort ; the regiment from Paine's division—the 27th United States coloured troops, Brevet Brig.-Gen. Blackman, com manding —was brought up to the rear of the work, where it remained under fire for some time, and was then with drawn. Until 6 o'clock the fire of the navy continued upon that portion of the work not occupied by us ; after that time it was directed on the beach, to prevent the coming up of reinforcements, which it was thought might possibly be thrown over from the right bank of the river to Battery Buchanan. The fighting for the traverses continued till nearly 9 o'clock, two more of them being carried ; then a portion of Abbott's brigade drove the enemy from their last remaining strongholds, and the occupation of the work was completed. The same brigade, with Gen. Blackman's regiment, were immediately pushed down the Point to Battery Buchanan, whither many of the garrison had fled. On reaching the battery all of the enemy who had not been previously cap tured were made prisoners. Among them were Major- Gen. Whiting and Col. Lamb, the commandant of the fort. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon Hoke advanced against our line, apparently with the design of attacking it ; but if such was his intention .he abandoned it after a skirmish with our pickets. During the day Brevet Brig.-Gen. H. L. Abbott, Chief of Artillery, was busily engaged in landing artillery and am munition, so that if the assault failed siege operations might at once be commenced. Consequent to the fall of Fisher, the enemy during the night of the 16th and 17th, blew up Fort Caswell and aban doned both it and their very extensive works on Smith's Island, at Smithville and Reeve's Point, thus placing in our hands all the works erected to defend the mouth of the Cape Fear River. In all the works were found 169 pieces of artillery, nearly all of which are heavy, over 2,000 stand of small arms, considerable quantities of commissary stores, and full sup plies of ammunition. Our prisoners numbered 112 com missioned officers and 1,971 enlisted men. I have no words to do justice to the behaviour of both officers and men on this occasion; all that men could do, they did. Better soldiers never fought. Of Gen. Ames I have already spoken in a letter recommending his promo tion. He commanded all the troops engaged, and was constantly under fire. His great coolness, good judgment, and skill, were never more conspicuous than on the assault. Brig. Gen. Curtis and Cols. Pennypacker, Bell, and Abbott —the brigade commanders—led them with the utmost gal lantry. Curtis was wounded, after fighting in the front rank, rifle in hand ; Pennypacker, while carrying the standard of one of his regiments, the first man in a charge over a traverse. Bell was mortally wounded near the pa lisades. Brig.-Gen Paine deseries high praise for the zeal and energy displayed by him in constructing our defensive line, a work absolutely essential to our success. Brevet Brig.-Gen. Blackman deserves mention for the prompt manner he brought his regiment up to the work, and afterwards followed up the retreating enemy. To Brevet Brig.-Gen. C. B. Comstock, Aid-de-Camp on the staff of the Lieutenant-General, I am under the deepest obligations. At every step of our progress I leceived from him the most valuable assistance. For the final success of our part of the operations the country is more indebted to him than to me. Col. George S. Dodge, Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the James, accompanied me as Chief Quartermaster of the forces under my command. His able and energetic performance of his multifarious duties was all that could be wished for, and reflected the highest honour upon him. Surgeon Barnes, United States Volunteers, medical di rector, and Surgeon Buzzel, 3d New Hampshire Volun teers, medical inspector of the expedition, discharged their laborious duties on the field and in the hospital in a man ner most creditable to their ability and humanity. I desire to express my high appreciation of the services of these officers. I shall have the honour to submit a supplemental report in reference to those subordinate officers and enlisted men who distinguished themselves on this occasion. I should signally fail to do my duty were I to omit to speak in terms of the highest admiration of the part borne by the navy in our operations. In all ranks, from Admiral Porter to his seamen, there was the utmost desire not only to do their proper work, but to facilitate in every possible manner the operations of the land forces, To him and to the untiring efforts of his officers and men are we indebted that our men, stores, tools, and ammunition were safely and expeditiously landed, and that our wounded and pri soners were embarked for transportation to the North ; to the great accuracy and power of their fire is owing that we had not to confront a formidable artillery in the assault v 'and that we were able with but little loss to push forward the men, preparatory to it, to a point nearly as favourable for it as the one they would have occupied had siege ope rations been undertaken and the work systematically ap proached. The assault of the sailors and marines, though it failed, undoubtedly contributed somewhat to our success, and certainly nothing could surpass the perfect skill with which the fleet was handled by its commander. Every re quest which I made to Admiral Porter was most cheer fully complied with, and the utmost harmony has existed between us from the outset to the present time. I forward herewith Gen. Ames' report.—l have, &c., ALFRED H. TERRY, Major-General. Brig.-Gen. Rawlins, Chief of Staff, City Point, Va. THE TURKISH BATH. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. 76, Jermyn-street, S.W. Sir,—After my former letter on this subject, the statistics of which Dr. Kidd does not attempt to controvert, I have nothing to say as to danger from the use of the Turkish bath ; but I would beg you to publish the enclosed hastily collected opinions of various medical gentlemen, whose names give weight to the opinions they express.—Your obedient ser- vant, March 17, 1865. JOHN JOHNSON. THE HAAIMAM. Dr. MI:LUNGES (Physician to the Sultan). " The bath is looked upon so much in the light of a panacea by the lower orders (the Turk), that they never dream of consulting a physician when taken ill. "The cheap protector of life." Dr. BRYCE (Introducer of the Bath at the Hospital of Kulali). "Potential as is the Turkish bath in aid of treatment during the active period, I hold its peculiar value to con sist in the curtailment of that period, and consequently in the shortening of the period of convalescence. " When I have got the skin to act, I have no fear for the head." Sir JOHN Prim (Introducer of the Bath into the Newcastle Infirmary for the three Northern Counties). " I have been boiled, or rather roasted again into youth." "I am every day more and more persuaded by my expe rience of the great value of the Turkish bath." Dr. BARTER.—(lntroducer of the bath into Ireland.) " The Turkish bath has been for five years in daily use in my establishment. Nono were ever injured by it. Thousands will acknowledge the benefit they have re ceived, after the failure of all other baths and medical ap- Dr. GOOLDEN.—(lntroducer of the use of the bath into St. Thomas's Hospital.) " This (the Hamm= in Jermyn-street) has opened a new era, both for man healthy and man diseased." Dr. ROBERTSON.—(lntroducer of the bath into the Sussex Lunatic Asylum.) ~ " The_bath realises for me more than any other agent the requirements of rational medicine, viz., an agent cap able of restoring perverted nutrition to a healthy condition; and so by rendering each function of the body subservient to its purpose, does it tend to keep up that just balance of vital action which we term health." Dr. BRERErox.—(lntroducer of the bath into Australia) " I wish to correct a great objection, viz., that the bath is weakening : never was a greater mistake made : the perspi ration has drained away no living tissue, but merely effete and poisonous matter, which was oppressing and not maintaining life. In exchange for this dead material, you have oxygen—the quickener of every function, and the life of the body." 44 It has become a question with me, not what the bath will cure, but what will it not cure ?" 461 i 7 73 1 1 I 3 70 114 k I 67 IC4 1171 I 05, 1 59 1231 4 31 f 6i 13th} 1 213 67 61 7 ; 9) S4} 4 40 39 40, 1(2 If 2, ITIES. Fl F ~'~ i oN SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK, CITY BETTING— Tins DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Skeffington (offered) 10 to 1 agst John Davis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Vest colt (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst gartley (offered) CIEESTER CUP. 9to 1 agst Lord Zetland (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Mcestissima filly (offered) 15 to 1 agst Peon (offered) 20 to 1 agst Agatha (taken) 33 to 1 agst Sumnaerside (taken) 40 to 1 agst Lemonade (taken) +. TWO THOUSAND. _ 11 to 4 agst Liddington (taken and offered) 100 to 15 agst BreaAlalbane (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) • 100 to 6 agst Ariel (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Rifle (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) 25 to 1 agst Joker (taken) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Liddington (offered) 6to 1 agst Breadalbane (take 4 and offered) 1G to 1 agst Bedminsler (ta l ,fen) 18 to I agst Archimedes(taken) 40 to 1 agst Rifle (taken) :ailway Traffic Eeturns for the Week, Mlles Opened. Receipts. ....._......______,„........._ 1865. 1864. 1865. 1854. .£ L Belfast and N. Counties ..... l6 136 1,964 1.764 Belfast and Comity Down 49 49 805 709 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 2,195 1,572 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 5,582 5,301 Caledonian 2814 t . 62} 17,7;0 16,673 Cambrian 9t 8.1 1,817 1,278 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 328 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 64 64 328 15 Cork and Youghal , 324 324 407 404 Cornwall 6 51 654 1,199 1.1:2 Deeside „17 17 293 242 Dublin & Dellast Junction.... 63 63 1 , 2 50 1. 31 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 14 78 1.317 , Dublin and Meath 208 Dub. & Wicklow and Wexld 9l} 911 1,979 1,794 Furness, &c 5O 54 2.9 J t 2,9.2 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 3 , ,,,.7 353 33,610 30,413 Great North of Scotland 9) 99 2,746 2.594 lit. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 711 445 490 gt.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 3B7} 3731 6,193 6,8.7 Great Western 122.3 118 , 58,864 56,618 Inverness & Aberdeen June- 1174 1171 1,e63 905 Inverness & Perth Junction 119,1 1191 1,259 948 Irish North-Western 145 145 1,632 1,6 i 7 Kent Coast 27 27 520 500 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 402 37,260 36,398 Limerick and Ennis.. 241 241 165 144 Limerick and Foynes 2 6s 20f 144 133 Llanelly 46f 4 61 591 581 Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London and Blackwall sf 51 1,746 1,666 London & South-Western Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 2674 2611 15,168 • 14,035 London, Chatham, & Dover 72} 721 4,621 3,918 Do. Metropolitan Extension 114 101 1,675 930 alan.,Sheflield, & Lincolnsh blanch. S.Jun.& Altrincham 9} 91 1,277 1,104 Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,351 1.338 Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6631 611 44,7i9 42.632 Midland Gt.Westn. of hind 262 2591 4.6 6 4,690 Monkland 7ll 714 1,576 1,535 Monmoutlish. Rail. & Canal 4l 11 2,, 07 2,505 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl lOl9 1095 51,329 61,069 North London 9 9 3,277 2,987 North Staffordshire 254 251 8, 8.213 084 Rh y m ney 194 191 1,075 Scottish Central 81 Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 5,050 s„ ;3279 Somerset and Dorset 66 66 ,46 5 South Devon South-Eastern 3OB 306 12,552 15,371 Tail Vale 57 57 6,191 5,721 Ulster lO5l 1054 2,519 2.347 Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 431 431 2,784 2,194 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 358 332 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,254 1,269 West Cornwall 271 271 746 759 W.Haztlepool Harbr.&RaiL s2} 52} 4,383 3.976 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO 10 6 0 742 Whitehaven Junction l3 13 888 924 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 7.8 130 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 828 31,374 30,277 Bahia and San Francisco - Belgian Eastern J unction 264 26 4 / - - Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 185} 185} 4,462 3,091 Central Italy lB3 187 - - Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 185 4,838 4,506 Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1( 81 6,057 3,992 Eastern of France 1176 1428 60,128 5 :,928 Eastern Bengal • • llO 110 22 .6 1,6 9 , East Indian - - Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1335 18581 16,483 Great Central of Belgium 295 272 5,952 4.886 Great Indian Peninsula 5:3 533 20,5:6 10,469 Great Luxembourg 134 134 4,533 4.263 Great Southern of India Li reat Western of Canada 345 315 6,353 14,835 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Alleant 683 650 19,516 18.95 Northern of Canada . . 91 91 1,314 1,651 Northern of France 607 697 52,868 49.815 Norwegian Trunk 0 ttomea Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1967 1781 124,138 1(6,180 Paris and Orleans 1616 1611 68,303 59.9, 7 Pernambuco 774 , 774 1,256 1,134 Sclnde.... lO5 105 2,:45 2.146 Do. Punjab, &.. 32 32 7 3 3 South Austrian, dEc. ..... ViSouthern of Prance 623 770 26,750 19,901 otoria - - W. &N- Westn of France.... 1011 931 39,734 36,904 ......--......--____ Railways. STOPPAGE OF THE BIRMINGHAM PENNY BANE. We have to make an announcement this morning which will be read with sorrow by every inhabitant of Bir mingham, and which will undoubtedly bring grief and dis appointment into the homes of some of the most deserving, honest, frugal, provident, and industrious of the poorer portion of the population of this great town. We refer to the failure of the Birmingham Penny Bank, an institution to which the poor have been in the habit of resorting with their small savings for the last 15 years. In the outset, however, it is right to say, in order to prevent needless alarm, that the depositors will probably not suffer severely, if at all, in the end, as we believe the trustees of the bank are responsible to the full extent of their property for the amount deposited with them. The Birmingham Penny Bank was established in 1851, and its business has been carried on in Union-passage, near Bull -street. Deposits were made in very small sums, varying in amount from upwards. There are now 14,000 or 15,000 depositors, and the amount due to them is between £5,000 and £6,000. A. panic was caused this week by the failure of Messrs. Att woods, Spooner, and Marshall's, and there has been a run upon the bank since Monday last. We are informed that this is the cause of the suspension of payment. The money is "locked up," being invested in landed and other pro perty, and there were not available funds to meet the sud den demands of the depositors. Notice has been given for the withdrawal of £1,200 this day (Thursday), whereas the sum ordinarily withdrawn in a day does not exceed £5O. If the money of the depositors has been properly dealt with —and we have no information to the contrary—and if the property can now be advantageously disposed of, a divi dend of 20s. in the pound ought to be realised. Then, as has been previously intimated, we understand, as we are at present informed, the trustees are responsible to the full extent of their private property for the deficiency.—Bir minghant Gazette. THE EDMUNDS COMMITTEE. —This committee met yesterday at twelve o'clock. Their lordships were all pre sent. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was among the peers, not members of the committee, who wore pre sent. William Hamilton was yesterday sentenced to death, at the Manchester assizes, for the murder of Taylor Tilley, the landlord of the Globe Inn, Birchin-lane, in that city. MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS. Miss Julia Olivia Brodie, of No. 7, York-place, Portman-square, lately de ceased, has left the following legacies :—Royal National Lifeboat Institution, £400: the Cripples' Home, Refuge, Infant Nursery, and Laundry, Marylebone-road, £3OO ; British Orphan Assylum, Slobgh, £300; Idiots'Home, Red hill, £2OO ; Royal Westminster Opthalmic Hospital, £2OO ; Infirmary for Consumption, 26, Margaret-street, Cavendish square, £2OO ; Samaritan Hospital for women and Children, Edward-street, Portman-square, £200; Cancer Hospital, Fulham-road, £lOO ; Establishment for Invalid Gentle-. women, 1, Upper Harley-street, £2OO ; Sailors' Orphan Girls' School, Hampstead, £100; Soldiers' Daughters Home, Hampstead, 100 ; Orthopoedic Hospital, Oxford street, £5O ; Governesses' Benevolentlnstitution, £5O Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, £5O ; St. George's Hospital, £ lOO ; Middlesex Hospital, £lOO ; University College Hospital, £ lOO ; Guy's Hospital, £lOO ; Hospital for Consumption, Brompton, £lOO ; Ch urc h Peni tentiary Association, Lincoln's-inn-fields, £200 ; St. M ary-. -lebone Charity School for Girls, £2OO THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.--The Metropolitan Board of Works having made application to the directors of the Metropolitan District Railway Company to ascertain when they would be in a position to commence the works for their railway along the Thames Embank ment from Blackfriars-bridge to Westminster-bridge, Mr. Fowler, the engineer to the railway company, has ad dressed a letter to the Board, in which he states, " Your Thames Embankment works appear to require to be much more advanced before we can commence our operations. I do not propose to commence our works upon the embank ment until you have excluded the water, built your wall, and nearly completed your filling." , At anSAl:viaslsanAc\h'eA o L f itC o ri w E , Theswvepilt tha railed in n f Righi, a rolled from the Wiggis, in the neighbourhood journa:resatdath,te lage was untouched, but three . a — bo T ut he ha S lf wi a ss arms were literally swept away, nothing but the stumps of broken trees showing few days back into the valley 2,000 b e: v e e t u r r e b i l e o lO w . away, nothing but the stumps made. where they had existed. No mention of loss of lif e is THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S BILL TO ABOLISH IM, PRISONMENT FOR DEBT.—The bill has been withdraw; and the Lord Chancellor will bring forward another on an extended scale. In London there are upwards of 100 debtors in prison, and in the course of the year many hundreds are incarcerated. 102 1f 17i i 65 i 2011