The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-12 00:00:00

IVIONEY MARKET ANF , COIUMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK. The demand for discount accommodation at the Bank of England, and in the open market, continues exceedingly small ; and as the supplies of floating capital are excessive, the rates are very easy. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited a slight downward tendency in some in stances. The drafts drawn by some of the branches of the London and Scottish Bank (Limited) upon the head office in London have been returned, with the reply that they were unable to meet them at pre sent. The bank was established in October last, and has a paid-up capital of only £25,000. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 82c. A slight degree of heaviness is now apparent in the markets for stocks and shares, but this is chiefly due to the realisation of profits, and thereby to -close accounts for the Easter holidays. Specula tion is quieter, and there are comparatively few in vestments. Sales having been effected to a small extent, Consols have receded * per cent., say to 91 * for transfer to 91* 1 for the 9th proximo. The necessary arrangements for the liquidation of the account in the Foreign and Share markets consti tute the principal business of the day. In the Foreign Market a firmer tone has been apparent, but prices have not varied materially. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 74i 75 ; do. Con -B°lide.s, 544 55 ; Mexican, 278 ; do. Ne w, 261 8 ; Greek, 211 ; Spanish Passive,. 321 ; do. Certi ficates, 171 ; Portuguese, 48* 8 ; Russian, 941 ; and Confederate Loan, 29 31. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active. The settlement of the account, however, has occupied the chief attention of the dealers and speculators, and prices have been ex ceedingly firm. Great Eastern and South-Eastern have each improved ss. ; Brighton, South-Western, and North-Eastern (Berwick), each 10s. ; and Great Northern (A Stock), £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, at about previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, and Prices exhibit little change of importance. Union of London are marked 54k ; City of Milan Im- Provenients, 111.12 ; Crystal Palace • Stock, 37 * ; Electric Telegraph, 116. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :---Saloon Steam- Packet Company, -1 prem.; Anglo-Egyptian Navi gation, 18 2 prem.; Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 1} prem.; South African Land, 1 1i prem.; Russian (Vyk sounsky) Ironworks, 2 1 prem.; Millwall Freehold Laud and Stocks, par. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a per Cent. Consols Do. Account, May 9 9ll 1 4 Nper Cent. Reduced B9l 1 4 ew 3 per Cent B9* 1 4. New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent Do. £5OO 3 6 Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 2404 2 Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,000 -Do. under £l,OOO , — ' FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. A razilia ustrian Bond s , 5 per C en t Bn 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent 1852-58-60 - -, Do 1863 Buenos A . yres 6 per Cent — 0,9,? I Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) —' uulan, 6 per Cent — „ 0 " 0 . 44 per Cent u lotnbian 6 laer Cent. Bot Cuba, 6 per Cent. E 0.5 per Cent 1864 — I . l _ e• Scrip, £55 ” paid -- ''2,aisli 3 per Cent., 1825 D o ' - Jer Cent., 1863 — D a , ' ! Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Do übutu Principalities quad p 6 _paid 844 6 54 Illakt o. or New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 124 ..,1) „Provisional Land Warrant — z gyptian 7 pe lssue 97 6 Do. Second Do £lOO Bonds — Do. , Do R • 1864 95 444 _ , Scrip, £sb Grr ' ." paid .- ...eek - • - pi. 5 per Cent s , 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account . (hatoulala 5 per 9 14 Cent I Do. 1839 and 1850 — tftl iao SDo 1865 per Cent (Ilaremmana Railway) , D o Scrip, £421 paid — dis au scan 3 per Cent27* Do. A ccount 27 De. 1864 26i -1,- Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —Do French' crip, Ex. 25f 20 c — at„oo • Montevidean 6 per Cent., £ 3O paid New rish Granada per 5 per Cent Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred P e Do L and Warrants (Hectares) — • r uvtan 4* per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — 1 1 1:21° 41 1 per Cent., 1862 h -Jo. A ccount 4-ortaguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 48* 48f i Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 4* per Cent., 1850 Do 3 1860 per Cent , 1859 Dos per Cent., 1862 1 Sardinian 5 per Cent B64 — Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account 4ll 2 Do Passive 32 Do Account 32 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l7 Do Account _ - Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 44 per Cent. 1864 Turkish. 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account 904 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 72; Do £lOO Bonds , Do 6 per Cent. 1862 1 Do Account 75 4j Do. £lOO Bonds 754 4f 1 Do 6 per Cent. 1863 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOO 1 enezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent., 1864 — Do. 14 per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. A-ustrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Be.lgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4Ter Cent. Certill.o.ces 964 French Rentes ' 3 per Cent. Do. Acc oun t Itali an 5 per Cont., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account Do. Coupons THREE O'CLOCK. Co'nsols, Money Do. Acco un t 911 1 _ Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market quiet. Sales, 3,000 or 4,000 bales, at drooping prices. A FRENCH REMINISCENCE OF MR. COBDEN.— • Louis Jourdan writes as follows, in yesterday's &Vele, upon the late Mr. Cobden :—" When the state of his health compelled him to pass the winter in Algeria I often s aw him ; our dwellings were close together. In our con- N'ersations I was much struck with a contradiction which bl ade him smile. This citizen of the world, this pacific co smopolitan who would have liked to see all nations give b each oth er the kiss of peace, was an Englishman to the o ackb ° l3 . o . 'Why,' I said t o hi m , 'd o y ou no t e xhort y our 4 - r 4ll try to give a generous example to t h e wor ld b y dis niecling instead of expe n di ng m illi ons upon use l ess arma tr ?' Upon this point Mr. Cobden would have no . In g• so, no,' h e replied , ' w h en you b u i ld one i ronc l a d 61 and must build three, an . d as a member of Parliament I will always vote the millions necessary to maintain this vt°l3ortion.' Share' Railways. 3.14 st st st 50 20 10 10 DO.I shares Metropolitan.... Do. New Mid and Do. Ed., Pth ,'& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. h.N•E purchabe Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carßele Do. Stock. & Darling. o.seot,Mid.t.t)ck ;trews & IVelehpool Shropshire Union South Devon •ouch 14: stern A t sines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwili ‘V.llartlepool Har.& It. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. Bir.. Wol., & :str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall "'A gets no div Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Wt stern Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. '? Great North of Scotland Great Northern D ...A siock • • Do. B o Do. I\ ew. is. at 25 prs , Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Neste n D . S. Rail gua. DO. South Wales .... Do W. Mld.—Ox ord Newpo t Do. Be Lane shire & Yorkshire L ndon and Blackwali, Lon., Bri4h.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover. Lbn. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 4 shares yid Kent No th British De. do. 1855-'8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 14f4 NTorth Staffordshire N. St S. W. Junction Scottish C,ntral Scot. N. E Aber. stock TIRITISII P Atlantic & S t.L awrenet Born., Baroda. Cen. In gu. 5 per cent... Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron, Do Preference Buff.,Brant, di Goderich 6p c. bds. Aux. 1, 87: Do do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1,74 Calcutta Az E., Urn a e Town & Dock, gu I)emera a, 7 p.c. per. p Nast. Ben al, gu sco East I dia.., gu. Do .1 Extension Gland Trunkot Canad Do. Equip. Mort. Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c Do. I st •'ref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 24 Pr. f. Bonds Do. do. deli rred Do. :d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pret. stock.. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gu a 5 I.'er_cent.. Do. New pia. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (tim gas. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W. s. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bcis. pay 1873 I . o. 5; do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited, Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Cora 6 p. c. finds. Mel. & Hudson's Hay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B I.ltl.C'da, pc lat pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. PuWaub :: Do. Indus St Flo " OSSE: 100 {lOO 2 100 100 ,SIONS. 50 1.3 1021 1034 pr op 4 44 r 4 9,; 65 70 99 AI 75 85 I , 'l 10i 102 104 1,1 105 19 16 18 S 7 9' 60 65 50 55 50 55 45 50 43 48 41 44 23 25 22 24 104 105 i if) i IP 1011 102 8f 84 ilk III& 85 ,u 75 78 1 di 101, 102 i, 93 95 89 91 64 66 3 5 82 81 101 e 1024 101} 1021 ;,1 pr 1011 - 1624 14 97 ;021 31 103 10} 10a 1011 I i 83 1 102 I - I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1672 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-.4 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 90 04 13•:$. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 90 94 1)0. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 83 82 Do. 5 p Inscribed sk 100 80 82 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 10 $ 1( 6 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 106 108 Do. 1.,90-1 100 1(6 1(8 • Do. Jan. & July, 1894 lOO 105 107 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 102 104 Do. 1878, do. 100 1(5 107 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. D'7B Do. 1882, May t 5, Nov. ,! 10) 108 109 Natal ov. 0 per cent lOO 104 106 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly 100 93 06 92 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p x,1866 00 98 100 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189.! 100 91 93 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 103 105 Do. 6 per cent lOO 87 90 88 Nova So tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 9l 96 Queensl and G p.c lEov. 6 p. 100 00 3-9 c. 1 103 105 S. A 0 -- - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 105 107 Vic,(.lov. 6 p.c.la &July 100 - - Do. do, .6 pril & Oct lOO 1064 1074 107 BRITISH MINES. 2 cam Consul. cold, lim 1 Chiverton —Clifford Amalgamated. 30 Sw Devon G. Cons. (Tavkst. 1 570 68 Drakewal ls 2.1.0 4 5 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 18 22 r;ast Cara on 2.14.6 15 16 Carn Brea 3. .1 0 64 7 Kast G:euville 2.7.0 3i 31 East Love I 2. 3.6 10 11 E. W'i Russell (Taviatk 9.10.6 31 44 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 604 4 6 4 Gr.-at L xey, limited all I'l 19 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 11 2j G. Wheal Vor ,Heist 40 .904 314 Greuvil e 7.8.3 4 45 Herod's Foot . 8.13 :I's 36 Kingston 1-owns 1.18.0 34 4 Margaret Uny Lelant 94 5 7 3larke Valley 4.3.0 5 55 4 bi wyudy Iron Ore, lint 24 11 04 Nangi les . New Se tun North Downs - - North Itoskear Bassett flllogan 3.10.6 4 North Wheal Crotty • Prosper United.... Pr vidence Uny L.lant 10.6.7 31 3 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 520 530 S.Wheal Fran. tillogan 18.189 20 25 stray Park 30.17.6 15 17 Tin Croft 9 144 35! West assett (Mogan W. Caradon 41, skeard 9 6 8 West C hi. rcr ton ll 574 621 West Seton 474 180 190 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 55 100 103 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 30 35 hea Ludo, It 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wheel T elawney (Lis 7 .9 20 - Wheal Uni r 4 nu:Fr:to:N( l E SHAUN>, Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1, 1041 Great orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pin., 10671 7 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Di to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 44 per cent. pt. stook rd., 99 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham. 4i per Cent., Ditto. Com. Fund stock 5 per cent., 1001 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 129 EIGN WAYS. Pahia and San Fran FO ci ß sco kIiAn RAIL .) gua. 7 per Cent., 151 Dutch Rhenish, 121 Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 10 FO Alamillos, limited, If REIGN MINES Cobre Copper, 27A BANKS. Anglo Austrian, 74 11 Anglo Fgyptian, Jim., Bank of Egypt, 3 , i European Bank, Jim., 121 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 23 Imperial Ottoman, 174 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lirn. London and Comity, 76 , London Joint Stock, 481 I.ondon and Venezula, lim ;6 London and 1% eatminster, 95 Union of London, 5 MISCELLANEOUS. City of Milan Improvements, hrn., 11t.112 Cowmerciat Union. hisuranze. Si Credit Fonder and:Mobilier of England, 9} Crystal Palace. 37 Ebbw Vale, 71 Egyptian Corn. and Trading; Um., 34 English and Scottish Marine, lira., 61 Fairb .irn Engmeering,l7 Financial Corp(ration, f Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lira., 61 Home and P. lonial A ssurance. Jim. 4 Italian Irrlgat , on (Canal Cavour Ditto,': per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870. issued 90, 82 amnia' Discount Company, lim., 151 Quebr..da Land, Rail, and Mining, lim.,/,41 I Royal Mail Steam, 100 9:1 Universal Marin?. Insurance, lira., 6 Van Diemen's Land, 9 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.22 i per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 78. 10 4 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in London and Paris. The course of exchange at New Yo r k on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 249 per cent., and the premium- on gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of go d fr.,m the United States. lly advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per marl and the short exchange on London is 13.6 1 per £1 stcrlin . Standard gold at the English Stint price is, therefore. about -10ths per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid,l C l osing I Business 95 97 180, 131! 5 N 66 68 16 17 8) 91 107 1 9 47 48 7 8 1311 132,1 1171 148 131 33 87 89 75; ill 65 67 52 63 46 49 101 103 1191 120 86 48 107 109 42 13 12i 123 96 97 59i 60 12;) 13) 2% 2fp 1364 137 tO6 118 51 45 15 1101 111 k 69 70 103 1131 37 33 11 12 p 9 10 p 115 11s 1 14:, :8 79 11 111 138 142 48 50 60 61 52 55 86 61 9 10 155 156 3 4 p 107 109 46 48 74 77 rHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY ILVENiNG-', - APRIL 12, 186 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This day. (Before Mr. Baron Manual and Mr. Justice Montague Smith.) PRIVATE LTJNATIC ASYLUMS. Sophia Leander was brought up to receive judgment. She had been found guilty at a previous session for keeping more than two lunatics' in an unlicensed private asylum. Baron Channell said that Baron Martin, who tried the case, had been anxious to deal leniently with the prisoner, and had allowed two or three sessions to elapse without passing sentence, in the hope that the defendant might see fit to obey the law. The defendant would be ,sentenced to one month's imprisonment, without hard labour, and to pay a fine of £5O to the Queen. PELIZZIONI'S CASE-THE SAFFRON-HILL MURDER. Serafino Pelizzioni, who was some time since convicted of what was popularly known as the Saffron-hill murder, and sentenced to death and respited, was arraigned on an indictment charging him with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Alfred Rebbeck, a potboy, at the Golden Anchor public-house, Saffron-hill, on the 26th of December last. The prosecution was directed by the Home Secretary in consequence of Gregorio.Mogni having since the conviction of Pelizzioni been tried and convicted of manslaughter. When the indictment was read to the prisoner he was asked whether he would elect to be tried by an English jury or by a mixed jury of Englishmen and foreigners, he said ho would prefer a mixed jury. Sergeant Ballantine, who defended the prisoner, said he had been informed that no foreign jury had been sum moned, although it was arranged on Monday that the trial 'should take place to-day. Baron Channel said that as far as his experience went it was always the practice to summon a foreign jury when ever a foreigner was to be tried. Seegeant Ballantine, on the part of the prisoner, said he should elect that the case should be tried by an English jury. Baron Channel and Justice Smith agreed that they could not take the learned sergeant's admission in a criminal case. He must consult with his client. The whole of the matter was then explained to the pri soner, who shook his head and appeared dissatisfied. Mr. Hemp, the clerk of the court, then put the question to him again, and the prisoner said he should prefer a mixed jury. Another long conversation took place, and at length the prisoner said he would be tried by an English jury. The ju.ry found the whole of the male prisoners guilty, except Roberts, who was found guilty of receiving the property, knowing it to have been stolen. The female prisoners were acquitted and discharged. Scotty and Hurley were then placed beside their com panions, and indicted for burglariously entering the pre mises of Mr. Johnson, of Threadneedle-street. They pleaded Guilty. Sentence was deferred until the other cases against the prisoners were disposed of. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Shee,) THE ACCIDENT IN THE BLACKHEATH TUNNEL. James Jones surrendered to an indictment charging him with the manslaughter of John Cummings and four others, on the 14th of December, in the Blackheath Tunnel. After hearing the evidence for the prosecution the judge decided that the prosecution could not be maintained, and that there seemed to have been a great deal of irregularity on the part of the company. The defendant was then discharged, the jury remarking that the company were much to blame for not having skilled persons to act at signal stations. THIRD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE BURGLARY AT MR. WALKER'S. William Jeffery, 27, carpenter ; Thomas Brewerton, 27, confectioner ; Thomas Caseley,c23, sign-writer ; and David Roberts, 41, silk weaver ; together with Martha Jeffery/ Ann Caseley, and Louisa Brewerton, were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the shop of John Walker and stealing 400 watches, 150 chains, divers brooches, rings, &c., value £6,000, and the sum of £7O in money. The evidence was merely a repetition of that offered at the Mansion-house during the examination of the wit nesses. The case was so fully reported in The Sun on each of those occasions that a republication of it would be but needless repetition. The prisoners were all defended by counsel, exeept Caseley, who acted for himself. He cross-examined the police much in the same style as he did at the Mansion house, but he did not materially alter the effect of the evidence given against him. The•prisoners Price, alias Scotty, Hurley, and Wilkin son, were not included in the indictment relative to Mr. Walker's robbery. They will be tried with the others for the burglary at Mr. Johnson's, Mr. Abraha's, or Mr. Bennock's. After some evidence had been given the case was ad journed until to-morrow. Extensive Robbery of Bank of England Notes. This morning Detective Sergeant Webb, of the City police, apprehended a porter named Samuelson, in the em ploy of the Bank of England, on a charge of stealing a case pocket-book, containing a large quantity of bank notes. Samuelson has been in the service of the Bank for 30 years. In October last, a clerk in the dividend department of the Bank of England had occasion to leave his desk for a few minutes—the case containing the notes was lying on the desk, but on his return it was not to be•found. The authorities instituted a mos diligent inquiry into the affair, but nothing was elicited to point out the guilty part. The case contained 2 notes for £lOO, 4 for £5O, 16 for £lO, and 38 for £5. The numbers were at once printed and circulated through the country, and the notes were ordered to be stopped. Nothing further was heard of the robbery until a few days ago, when two of the £lO notes came into the bank from parties at Hull who had cashed them. The circumstance was made known to the police, and an officer was instructed to proceed to Hull, and the result of his inquiry led to his returning to the Bank of England and apprehending Samuelson, who was identified as the per son who presented the notes, in question. On Webb searching Samuelson he discovered the whole of the re mainder of the stolen notes concealed on him. MARKETS—This Day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULTS ON LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—George Speake, a young man, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting Mr. Thomas Ken drick, landlord of the Running Horse, Duke-street, Gros venor-square. Mr. Kendrick said that on the previous day the prisoner came to his house, annoyed his customers, insulted his wife, and made use of disgusting language. The prisoner left, but returned again and renewed his disgusting lan guage. He then tried to eject the prisoner, when he struck him (Mr. Kendrick) a violent blow in the eye, blackening it, and he then gave him into custody. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Mr. Kendrick said the pri soner was drunk at the time, and was a regular pest to his house. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 20s. or 14 days. Daniel Ward, a wood carver, was charged with assault ing Mr. Walter Dunstan, of the Coach and Horses, Little Compton-street. Mr Dunstan said the prisoner was in the habit of com ing to his house several times a day, and had always to be turned out in cousequence of his annoying the customers by drinking their drink. Yesterday the prisoner came in, and, in consequence of the bad language he made use of, he attempted to put him out of the house, when he seized hold of him and struck at him, and nearly tore all the clothes off his back. The piisoner was a wood carver by trade, and could earn £3 a week, but instead of doing so went from house to house annoying the customers. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner to find one bail in £5 to be of good behaviour for two months. INDIFFERENCE TO PUNISIIMENT.—TWO girls, named Bridget Riley and Catherine Carrity, were charged with begging in Conduit-street. While in the dock they both appeared very penitent, but as soon as they were committed for 14 days each, they began dancing, and singing " Slap bang, here we are again," at the same time clapping their hands. Detector's Broadside on Quacks and Quackery ! Dr. COURTENAY'S bold, dashing, slashing pam phlet, entitled, " Revelations of Quacks and Quackery "—being a reprint of a remarkable series of Letters, published by him originally under the pseudonym of " DETECTOR," week after week, in the columns of The Medical Circular, and here re published in a formidable brochure of 72 pages octavo—Dr. Courtenay's daring, pitiless, and un compromising pamphlet is really and truly, we would say, ACapital Substitute for the Pillory ! There are certain offences against public decency and public morality, in regard to which we are some times almost disposed to regret the abolition of the punishment of the Pillory. And it is against one of these—it is against one of the very worst of these that Detector, that is to say Dr. Courtenay, has opened up his terrific, ripping, tearing, annihilating Broadside ! With a bold and, we would almost say, self-sacrificing devotion to the interest of the public disdaining to think of the pitch and filth he is constrained to handle in doing it—Detector, resolutely buckling to the un enviable task he has set himself, resolutely seizes, one after another, upon a whole set of these Quacks, fastening them, one after another, as he seizes them, in the Pillory of his Pamphlet. It is for all the world like the actual realisation of Tenniel's ruthless cartoon in a back number of Punch--wherein it may be remembered one of the Dr. Henery-genus was being -pelted with some of his own medical abominations! Detector's labours in another way might be regarded as having been undertaken in imitation of one of the most famous of the labours of Hercules, namely, that of cleaning out the stable of Augeas. So far as the feather-endl ... of a single pen could do it, Detector has cleared out his stable, that stable the doors of which he has not hesitated to fling wide open to the public at large ! And he has " gone in " at this effort of his towards .making a clean sweep of it, so resolutely and with a will, as the sailors have it, that his (De tector's) grey goose quill, we will hope, may prove for the Quacks and for Quackery like a very twig out of the besom of destruction. The British Disaster at Dewangiri. - -4*-- The following is an extract from a letter from the officer who commanded the Royal Artillery at Dewangiri on the occasion of the recent disaster to our arms : Koomerekottah, February 7, 1865. I never thought that I should have to write such a letter as this. We have been most soundly thrashed by the Bhooteahs, and, what is far worse for me, they have got my guns, not taken in fight, or I should not be here to tell it, but thrown away in our retreat for want of means to carry them. To begin at the beginning : about four a.m. on the 30th of January, our camp at Dewangiri was suddenly turned out by yells, shrieks, musket shots, and every horrible noise that it would be possible to be awakened by. We rushed out in our night costume, and I got my men to their guns. It was pitch dark, only illuminated by the constant flashing of muskets on every side. Our camp was literally surrounded. Young Urquhart, with his Sappers, was hard pressed, and he him self was one of the first shot down while leading his men at a charge. We at last drove the enemy off from one part of the camp after another, getting rid of the last about 9 o'clock. We then found that, out of a force of seven officers and 400 men, one officer was killed, one wounded, and 50 men killed or wounded. It was a large proportion. We " accounted " for a large number of the Bhooteahs, and took a few prisoners, all of whom stated the Bhooteah force to be 5,000, and that the Rajah had sworn to turn us out. We laughed at the idea, and sent off to Gowhattee for reinforcements. The letter got there that evening, and on the Ist of February we got an answer to say that our force was ample, and that no reinforcements would be sent. That evening our principal supply of water was cut off, and we had no men to hold the source of it. By the 2d of February the enemy had advanced and cut off the best pass to the plains. On the 4th they held a hill which completely commanded our camp, and, to add to our troubles, our water was very nearly gone, and there was not sufficient for drinking purposes for another day. It was accordingly decided that we should retreat that night to the plains by one of the passes which was still open. I got 50 men of a native infantry regiment to help to carry my guns. They couldn't be dragged ; they had to be taken off their carriages and carried. We started at 1 a.m. on the sth. The wounded came first, carried by 200 men of the 43d Regiment Native Infantry ; then my guns, with 50 of the same regiment. These men who were told off to help me with my guns all bolted, and left mo with 16 artillerymen to shift for ourselves. We struggled on for about a mile up a very steep, bad path. At last I found it was out of the question attempting to carry the guns further. We were perfectly alone, expecting every instant to have these savages on us. It was no use sacrificing the mon as well as the guns, so I spiked the latter and threw them into a ravine. Pushing on, we nrst came on two of my own wounded men, deserted on the road. We took them on, and then came upon a Sepoy deserted in the same manner. It was now getting light, and I saw we had completely lost the rest of the force. About 7 a.m. the Bhooteah yells were heard in our rear. By this time I had picked up about a dozen straggling Sepoys and a lot of camp followers. These latter bolted the, moment they heard the Bhooteahs, which was a good thing for us. I got the rest together, and kept the fellows at a distance by constantly turning and letting the men who were carrying the wounded get on a bit. At one time my small party was completely surrounded. Our only chance was to attack the lot in front. I took all the men I could spare (only eight), and gave them a volley at 20 paces, which made two bite the dust ; then with a rush we put them to flight. They still continued to follow us up, but kept a respectful distance, evidently seeing that men who were fighting for their lives were not to be trifled with. How rejoiced I felt when I first saw the ,plains ! I knew all was right then. I got all my men safely into camp here at sunset, having brought out four wounded men and several sick who had been de serted by the men told off to escort them. We had been 16 hours marching. My men behaved splendidly. I wish I could say the same for all the others. I wish they would hand over to my tender mercies those who deserted the sick and wounded. They ought to bo hung. I don't think any blame can attach to me for throwing away the guns. In my own conscience I feel perfectly clear, but oh! so small. To be beaten by the men we have been despis ing is too much, and I feel thoroughly sick. The Lady Victoria Long Wellesley has recently purchased Bolney Lodge, Cuckfield, Sussex, from Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick Grey. Lady Victoria Long Wel lesley has resided for some time in Sussex, where her ac tive benevolence and philanthropic efforts for the good of the poor have won her the regard and esteem of all classes. TROUBLES ON THE FRONTIER.—A little while ago ago, when the river was frozen over below Detroit, a man from Toronto attempted to cross with a team of horses and waggon. He had previously provided him self with a passport, setting forth his age name, size, colour of the eyes and hair, peculiarities, physical con dition, and future prospects, for which he paid the usual fee. With this key to unlock the gates of Uncle Sam's exclusiveness, he anticipated no trouble in making his entrance into this "land of the free and home of the brave." He proceeded to cross the river on the ice opposite Wyandotte, although not intending to land at that point. The road being better on the ice than on the land, he designed to keep near the shore and travel on the ice. Ho was espied by the military guard stationed at Wyandotte, who brought him up with a round turn and demanded his passport. Having never travelled in monarchical Europe, and being ignorant of the nature and use ol a passport, he did not know it was simply for exhibition, but supposed it was a sort of ticket of admis sion to the country, which was to be given up at the door, as one hands over his card to the doorkeeper of a circus. He accordingly handed over his passport, supposing him self to be inside the lines, and proceeded on his journey. When opposite the fort he was again saluted by the guard and his passport demanded. Having already disposed of the useful document, he was, of course, minus, and informed the guard of the manner in which he had disposed of it. But this was not sufficient. His own story, uncorroborated by any witnesses, was not credited, and he was ordered to cross back to Canada without delay. Furthermore, ho was ordered to cross the river in a straight line, deviating neither to the right nor left on penalty of being shot. Being terrified by the threats of the guard, and the loaded muskets :pointed at his head, he attempted strictly to follow out their instructions. When he had reached the middle of the stream he discovered that the ice was unsafe, and shouted to the guard information of the fact. But they still kept their guns pointed at him, and told him to proceed straight. Rather than risk his life by being shot, ho preferred to risk it on the strength of the ice. But he had not gone far before his horses broke through, and he saved himself from drowning with some difficulty. Still the guard refused to allow him to land or to allow any one to go to the rescue of his horses. After his earnest supplications help was sent to get the horses out of the water, and the man was made a prisoner and conveyed inside the fort. Ono of the horses was drowned, but the other was saved, and is said still to be in the possession of a man at the fort. The owner, after being kept a prisoner for some time, was con veyed across the river, and told never to bo caught on this side again. The result of these operations is, that the man has lost his team, and somebody has the horse which was saved.—Detroit Free Press. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TuEspir. Speculation at the Subscription Rooms this day was very insignificant, few commissions being in the market. A "dead set" was made against Chattanooga for the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby, 25 to 1 being offered against him for the Guineas and 50 to 1 for the Derby, and in con nection with the latter race his stable companion, Con gress, declined to 1,000 to 2 (offered). For the City and Suburban Handicap The Grinder and Mail Train closed equal favourites at 9 to 1 each, and Lampoon remained at his old price, 20 to 1 (taken and offered). The Lion was firm at 10 to 1 for the Chester Cup, but 100 to 3 was offered against the Highfiyer's dam colt. Closing prices : CITY AND SUBURBAN. 9to 1 agst Grinder (taken) 9 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken) 100 to 6 agst Paris (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Lampoon (taken and offered) 20 to 1 apt Lady of Covordale (offered) 100 to 3 agst Moulsey (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Planet (wanted) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 4 agst Liddington (offered) 100 to 30 agst Breadalbane (offered) 100 to 6 agst Bedminster (taken) 100 to 6 agst Ariel (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) CHESTER CUP. • 10 to 1 agst Lion (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (offered) 100 to 7 agst Ackworth (offered) 100 to 6 agst Victorious (offered) 100 to 3 agst The Clown (taken) 100 to 3 agst Highflyer's dam colt (offered) 200 to 1 agst Industry (offered) THE DERBY. 11 to 2 on the field (offered) 50 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) 1000 to 2 agst Congress (offered) RACING FIXT Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Canterbury Spring Abergavenny 2O Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB St. Columb l6 Redditch Chelmsford Manchester Summer 7 Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford l3 Winchester lB RES FOR 1865. Thirsk 2l Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring Salisbury lB Not Herts Yeomanry 19 Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield Goodwood Down Royal Corp — AUG' UST. Brighton 1 Brighton Club Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Egham l5 Royal Windsor l7 York Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summor BO Weymouth 3l Baden 3l Stockton SEPTEMBER. Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall Leicester 7 Doncaster Brecon lB Richmond OCTOBER. Northallerton 5 Newmarket Ho. 11 Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Vincennes Vincennes ROVE Liverpool Autumn :HER. Shrewsbury LONDON GAZErTE---Last Evening. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 11. 53d Regiment of Foot—Major-General Charles William Ridley, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Frederick Maunsell, tmnsferred.to 85th Foot. _ 85th Foot—Lieutenant-General Frederick Maunsell, from 53d Foot, to be Colonel, vice General Sir John Wright Guise, Bart., G.C.8., deceased. 21st Hussars—Captain and Brevet-Major Edmund Armi tage Hardy to be Major, vice .Henry Robert Grindlay, who retires upon half-pay. Ist Regiment of Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon William Snowdon Hedley, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Wm. White, appointed to the Military Train. 2d Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Bernard James Finegan to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Frederick Murray Chalk, deceased. 4th Foot—Quartermaster Cornelius Godfrey, from a Depot Battalion, to be Quartermaster, vice John Newoy, de- ceased. . • 11th Foot—Captain Alex. Gordon, from the 14th Foot, to be Captain, vice A. F. De B. Dixon, who exchanges. 13th Foot—Lieutenant Anthony Edmund Donelan, from the late sth West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Wm. Lea Smith, who retires upon temporary half-pay. 14th Foot—Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Marshall Foster, from 32d Foot, to be Captain, vice A. Perry, who exchanges ; Captain Augustus Frederick De B. Dixon, from 11th Foot, to be Captain, vice A. Gordon, who ex changes. 20th Foot—The Commission, as Instructor of Musketry, of Lieutenant George Frederic Harris, to be antedated to 6th April, 1864. 26th Foot—Lieutenant Charles H. Dougherty, from the 74th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hardy, who exchanges. 32d Foot—Captain Adam Perry, from 14th Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major C. M. Foster, who ex changes; Ensign the Hon. James Bruce Ogilvy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Walter Philip Walshe, who retires ; Wm. Henry Iremonger, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice the Hon. J. B. Ogilvy. 35th Foot—Quartermaster John Robertson, from a Depot Battalion, to be Quartermaster, vice Michael M'Lough lin, who retires upon half-pay. 50th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Owen Owen to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice George Frederick Davis, who resigns. 60th Foot—Arthur Pepys, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice the Hon. Augustus W. C. Ellis, who retires. 73rd Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon William Sparks, Mar tin Price to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Francis Henry Macfadin, appointed to the Military Train. 74th Foot—Lieutenant Simeon Harrison Hardy, from 26th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dougherty, who ex changes. THE VOLUNTEERS. LONDON SCOTTISH.—On Monday evening, No. 3 Company met at the Wel lington Tavern, Spring-gardens, on the occasion of the re tirement from the company of Captain Conway, who had recently resigned his commission in the regiment. The chair was taken by Ensign Puckle, who, after proposing the various patriotic toasts, gave the toast of the evening, " The Health of Captain Conway," in a highly eulogistic speech, and at the' close presented him, on behalf of the company, with an album, containing the portraits of all the men under his command. The toast was drunk with Highland honours. Captain Conway replied in feel ing terms, and said that, though he had resigned his com mission, he had not entirely severed himself from the corps, but was enrolled on the list of honorary members, and he should continue to take an interest in all things connected with his late company. He thanked them sin cerely for the handsome present they had made to him, and he should treasure it up to the last day of his life. A vote of thanks to Ensign Puckle closed the proceedings. SCULLER'S RACE FOR £5O.—A rowing match, in outriggers, for the above sum, took place yesterday, from Putney to Mortlake. The men were both well known in boating circles, and were Thomas Wise, of Hammer smith, and John 31'Binney, of Richmond. Mr. Marsefield was referee ; Mr. Wilson umpire for Wise, and Henry Kelley for M'Kinney. Citizen L accompanied, with a large freight. The betting was 2tol on Wise, who had the station. Wise, soon after the start, obtained the lead, and held it all the way ; and although M'Kinney rowed a desperate stern wager, and was game from first to last, his opponent, who is his junior by 16 years, possessing youth and strength, was too good for him, and beat him by three lengths. Time, 25 min. 30 sec. THE PRITCHARD CASE.--On Saturday, Gemmel, Procurator-Fiscal, was engaged examdin3tllrg. Mr. Henderson, of the firm of Burton and Henderson grocers, Sauchiehall-street, and the teller of the ein cross Branch of the City of Glasgow Bank, connec tion with the serious charge against theptrnis3noinor.eiriebnudtewrsiotnh reference to a cheque which he presentedh _ arch, for a small on the morning of Monday, the 20t t. M It is said that the sum which he had no effects dtorignne: on Monday morning prisoner called for Mr. g af t t h erw e money, that s t c h o a v t a t r h e d e e e n nd e e Edinburgh rson a clveitqhuethfeorcoarpse smallof p h r is evi l o v u if s ei to au p d roc g e a e v d e ing mr t . o : bankssu w stating,er were that the prisoner had no funds in the bank to meet the cheque.—Glasgow Herald. ntaospaenr.eabis°rn. H f o o n r d o a r s s k o i n n THE LATE MR. COBDEN.—At a meeting of the town council of Birmingham yesterday, the mayor (31r. Henry Wiggin) proposed, and Mr. Alderman H o llid a y seconded, the following resolution, which was carried unanimously:—That the council desires to jnin in the uni versal sympathy so feelingly expressed in all parts of the kingdom for the family and friends of the late lamented statesman, Richard Cobden, by whose untimely death the best interests of commerce and humanity have sustained an irreparable loss." A similar vote was carried at Bradford. ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.—There were ten public and three local acts passed on Friday last, when Parlia ment adjourned, making sixteen public and three local statutes in the session, which commenced on the 7th of February. SUICIDE FROM A LOVE AFFAIR. Yesterday a young woman, named Caroline Williams, destroyed herself by swallowing a quantity of laudanum, in consequence of a quarrel with a young man to whom she was to have been married having broken off the match. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, G o'CLocK. CITY BE rTING—This Day. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst John Davis (taken) sto 1 agst Tomato (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wandering Minstrel (taken) 10 to 1 agst Grace Darling (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 6to 1 agst Grinder (taken) 9to 1 agst Mail Train (taken) 20 to 1 agst Perfumer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lampoon (taken) CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst La Toucques (taken) 16 to 1 agst Victorious (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) 33 to 1 agst Buckfoot (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND. 2to 1 agst Liddington (taken) 3to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 12 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken) 16 to 1 agst Ariel (taken) 20 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken) 40 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken) [ADVERTISEMENT.] G. R. CILENTE 7 Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, supplies the Latest Edition of " THE SUN " round the Royal Oak and Notting -hill by eight o'clock. Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. 6d. post free.— Commissions executed. The Russian Squadron in the Baltic. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) ST. PETERSBURG, April Bth. The Message,. de Cronstadt gives the enumeration of the vessels of the War Marine destined this year to undertake excursions for practical navigation in the Baltic sea. There will be a squadron of ironclad; consisting of the frigate Sebastopol, 18 guns, two rams, the two-turretted gunboat Smertsch, and 11 single-turretted Monitors. By the end of the summer the above will probably ba joined by the ironclad frigate Petropavlowsk, 26 guns, and the armour plated battery Kremil, of 18 guns. The squadron will also comprise several paddlewheel frigates and sailing vessels as an escort to the monitors and turretted gunboats. Irre spective of the smaller vessels, the screw frigate Grand Admiral, of 78 guns, will also cruise in the interior, having on board, it is said, their Imperial Highnesses the Grand Dukes Alexis Alexandrovitch and Nicholas Constan tinovitch. Besides the vessels already absent the following will leave this year to cruise abroad. The screw frigate Pereswett 42 guns, for the Mediterranean ; the screw corvette Askold, liguns, the steam clipper Izouroud, and the screw gunboat Sobol for the Pacific Ocean. The vessels that will return to Cronstadt are the following : from the Mediterranean, the squadron of Rear-Admiral Lesowski, consisting of the screw frigates Alexander, Nevski and Oleg, the screw cor vette Witiaze, and the steam clipper Almaze ; and from the Pacific Ocean the screw corvette Kalevala, the steam clipper Abrek, and the sailing transport Guiliak. The Riga Gazette says—Upon the proposition of the Committee of the Courland Nobility, Count Schovalow, the Governor-General, confirmed on Feb. 19 last the abroga tion of the right of corporal punishment granted by the Courland regulations, in the case of the peasants, to the rural police, landlords and public functionaries, restricting such right of correction to schools and the lower order of domestics. The Nauvelliste de Kertsch announces, under the date of Feb. 28, that the whole extent of the Sea of Azof as far as the eye could reach from the topof the Yenikale lighthouse is free of ice, so that the lighting up of that building was resumed on the 19th of that month. On the 18th naviga tion was opened in the port of Berdiansk. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of English wheat were very moderate, both from Essex and Kent. The condition of the produce was but middling, and the trade ruled heavy, at Monday's decline in prices of Is. to 2s. per quarter. Only a moderate supply of foreign wheat was on the stands. The trade, however, was very dull for all quali ties, and the rates currant were about is. per quarter below the late highest point. Floating cargoes of grain were in slcw request, at late rates. The barley trade ruled firm, at fully previous quota tions. The supply of English produce on sale was small —of foreign, moderate. Malt changed hands to a very moderate extent, at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was very moderate. The trade for all descriptions ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. _ . Beans and peas were very firm, at fully the rates current on Monday. The market was scantily supplied with both articles. For flour there was a fair demand, at full prices. The Corn Exchange will be closed on Friday next. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,180 1,370 1,590 2,810 370 Irish — Foreign brls COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OP GRAIN for the Week ending April 8, 1865 :—Wheat, qrs., 75,137; average 38s 9d barley, 31,291; 29s sd—oats, 4,483 ; 21s Bd. Corresponding week in 1864 :—Wheat, 67,152 ; 40s 2d— barley, 29,434; 31s Od—oats, 9,903; 19s. 2d. BOROUGH HOP. We have to report continued firmness in the trade for all good and fine hops, at fully late rates. Inferior hops are a dull inquiry. WHITECHAPEL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale, and the trade is dull, as follows : Beef, from 2s 10c1 to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s 10.1 to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Bibs, by the carcase. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. .....-..-..--.......-....-....--- LONDON, April 12.—Wind this day at noon —South- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, April 11—Melledgan, from St. Michael's ; Nina, from Hooksiel ; Juma, from Guernsey ; Familia, from Egersand. DEAL, Wednesd Mornin. Arrived and Passed—John Spear, for Pugw ay ash ; Este g lle, for Lisbon ; Little Nell, for Swansea—all from London; Hotspur, from Shields, for Shanghai. Passed (in tow)—Ellenborough, from London, for Cal cutta; Harriet Wardlo, from Jamaica, for London. ADVERTISEMENT. —Holloway's Pills.--A specific remedy for complaints to which females are liable. --After the ex perience of many years, it is incontestably proved that there is no medicine equal to Holloway's pills for the cure of diseases incidental to females. The invigorating and purifying properties of these admirable pills soon produce a sanative revolution iu the system. They are composed of rare balsams, and are so mild and innoxious that they may be taken by females of all ages. As a medicine for family use, Holloway's pills are unequalled, because, power fully efficacious as they are in the banishment of disease, they act so gently on the stomach, that4hey may be given with the utmost confidence and perfect safety to young children. WESTMINSTER. BURGLARY.—CharIes Williams and Charlotte Williams were charged with burglariously breaking and entering the house 8, Prince's-gardens, Exhibition-road, Brompton, and stealing therefrom a watch and chain, two silver castors, a coat, a timepiece, some waistcoats, trousers, ladies' mantles, &c., and other clothing, the property of Mrs. Gordon. Mr. Inspector Holden watched the case for the police. William Gunter, 316 B—This morning at five o'clock I was in Prince's-gardens, Brompton, and saw prisoners com ing from a private enclosure. I had suspicion, and asked them where they came from; they said No. 12. Knowing them to have come from No. 1 entrance, I inquired further, and not being satisfied, I took them to the station. At the station we found the majority of the stolen things on the man and on the woman—a timepiece, a petticoat, a cloth mantle, two dresses, a velvet mantle, boots, and other artieles. They said nothing. I went back to the house 8, Prince's-gardens, and examined the place. Mrs. Isabella Jones, housekeeper to Mrs. Gordon, proved the ownership of some of the property. The coat, trousers, watch, and chain belong to my son. The male prisoner had my son's boots on, and my boots were taken off the female prisoner in my presence at the station. The house was locked up safe at half-past ten when we went to bed. I was the last person up. The painters had been at work, and access was obtained by means of a ladder at a back window. The servants were down before me this morn ing, and I therefore know nothing about the state the place was in. The catch of the window was not fastened where they entered. Mr. Holden stated that a bundle of ladies' underwearing apparel was packed up ready to be taken away. The prisoners, who had nothing to say, were remanded for a week. THAMES. CONVICTION OF A RUFFIAN.—James Hayley, a tall and very rough and coarse-looking fellow, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with violently assaulting John Fay, a slight lad of 16. The complainant was employed at the Golden Eagle pub lic-house in Rateliff-highway. Yesterday evening the pri soner entered the taproom there and lay down on one o the benches. He was soon asleep. The boy received di rections to awaken the prisoner. He had no sooner done so than the prisoner used foul language and abused him, and then struck him a 'violent blow on the face and cut his mouth. He made an attempt to kick the boy on the lower part of his person, and would have succeeded if he had not been seized by Mr. William Sargeant, the barman, who, knowing the desperate character of the prisoner and his strength, grasped him by the neck and held until a police man arrived. The prisoner was very violent on his way to the station-house, and he was described by a constable named John Ashmore, 341 K, to be the most disorderly character in the Highway. The constable also said that the prisoner was a returned convict, and had been four years in penal servitude. He was obliged to call another constable, and the prisoner threw them both down. They had a struggle with him, and it was some time before they succeeded in capturing him. The prisoner, a morose-looking fellow, in a sullen man ner, said thatlhe was drunk last night, and that was all about it. Mr. Paget—You aro a very brutal fellow, and have severely assaulted that boy, and attempted to injure him. I have a good mind to send you to the sessions for trial. You aro sentenced to be imprisoned for two months, and kept to hard labour. Fall of a Public-house, Last night great alarm was created in Broad-street, St. Giles's, by a loud report, as of a falling building, and in a few moments afterwards clouds of dust were seen to de scend from the upper portion of the Rose and Crown public-house. It was soon discovered that the back and a portion of the side walls had given way, and that nearly the whole of the lower part of the building was a heap of rubbish. Fortunately there were no lives lost. Life-belts for Shipwrecked Sailors. The committee of tho Royal National Lifeboat Institu tion have for several years been painfully impressed by the fact that, notwithstanding all the efforts made to rescue shipwrecked seamen by means of the numerous lifeboats and rocket and mortar establishments which now happily surround our coasts, there are yet large numbers of sailors, amounting to several hundred annually, who miserably perish on our shores. After a full consideration of the subject, and taking for their data the results of accidents to lifeboats, the crews of which have been provided with efficient life-belts s and of others which have not been so the committee have come to the conclusion that a largo number of the unfortunate men who are thus every year lost to their friends and their country, might be saved, if they wore invariably supplied with really efficient life-belts. With a view to bring about so desirable an end the Committee of the National Lifeboat Institution have, in the first place, caused to be prepared, an efficient cork life-belt of so simple and inexpensive a character that its costli ness, at all events, should be no barrier to its universal supply to our merchant seamen. Secondly—They have decided to make an appeal to the owners of all mer chant vessels, but especially of those in the home and coast ing trade, on behalf of the seamen who work their craft, and whose lives are risked in their service, and to implore them to provide their servants with this important means of safety. Thirdly —The Committee have determined to undertake, at least for a time; the supply of life-belts" of the description above referred to at cost price, with a view to bring about their general use on board our merchant ships. It is proposed to supply these belts in chests, containing the requisite number for every size of vessel, through the Custom-houses and shipping- offices at the principal ports, and to which sample chests will at once be forwarded. The cost of each belt will be 45., and the average cost of the chest to contain them will be 10s. A popular writer lately commenced a tale by asking the question, "Is a man's life worth 10s. 6d. ?" In now ap pealing to the owners of ships and employers of seamen, the committee would ask the question, "Is a man's life worth 4s. ? Lest any shipowner should, without reference to amount of cost, think that it is not his duty to provide his men with such a means of safety, it is suggested that, whilst he should provide, in the first instance, the chest of bells as a part of the ship's furniture, he should require his master and crew to pay 6d. each man annually, or ld. each on short voyages, in consideration of being thus provided for, which amount would be a good interest on the sum thus invested; and it is thought that it would rarely happen that men would decline to insure their lives at so trifling a cost. It had at first occurred to the committee that the Life boat Institution might undertake the gratuitous supply of lifeboats to the crews of merchant vessels, but on further consideration the magnitude of the undertaking appeared so great as to bo likely to interfere 'with the present ample sphere of its operations on the coasts of the United King dom. It is hoped, however, that those immediately interested in the movement —namely, the owners of ships and fishing vessels, and the crews themselves, will so readily under take its direction, that there will be no need for the more direct action of the society. We may add that applications for chests of belts.may be forwarded to the secretary of tho National Lifeboat Insti tution, John-street, Adelphi, London, through the collec tors of customs and shipping masters at the different ports of the United Kingdom. AN INCORRIGIBLE CIDER -DRINKER !—lf I could have abolished or even moderated the use of cider in the district, my labours would have been much lightened. It may be thought au exaggeration, but I have known a Somersetshire labourer drink sixteen quarts of cider in a day. I asked this man what he would do if he were to become suddenly rich. He replied, "lid zit and drink zider all day, and when I couldna' sit, Pd lie."—From a capital paper in to-day's number of Once aWee.k 1221 1 96' Mt 12 The Epidemic. PARIS, April 11. . _ The Moniteur of this evening says :—" We learn from Dantzic that an epidemic, termed by the faculty cerebro spinal meningites, has for the last two months been raging in several districts of Eastern Prussia. It is chiefly pre valent among very young children, seldom attacking adults above the age of 20. -77 1 t appears certain that this affection has no analogy with the disease prevailing at St. Petersburg, and hitherto has not been found contagious. Besides this, no cases have occurred except in the spot where the malady first broke out. According to intelligence from Stettin, Koenigsberg, and Memel, the public health in these towns and the environs, as well as in the adjoining Russian provinces, is satisfactory. Some isolated cases of typhus fever have occurred at Warsaw, but there is no reason to believe that the disease is likely to spread, or that it was imported from the. North of Russia." The Late Mr. B. Cobden's First Entry Into Public Life. The following, upon the above subject, extracted from a private letter from the pen of Mr. William Cathrall (for many years co-proprietor and editor with the late Mr. Archibald Prentice of the Man chester Times) will be read with special interest at the present moment:— Whilst my late partner and myself were earnestly en gaged as journalists, now about 30 years back, in the severe struggle then entered upon by the inhabitants of Manches ter for obtaining the incorporation of the town, we received a series of letters upon that and other subjects of public in terest from an anonymous correspondent under the signa ture of "Libra." These letters, which were generally fur nished alternate weeks, were marked by so much thought andebility that we were desirous to have an interview with the writer, and accordingly inserted a line in our paper to that effect, mentioning a time for the purpose. About noon the same day that this notice appeared, the publisher of our paper notified to me that a gentleman in the outer office wished to see me, when the stranger, on being invited into my private room, introduced himself as Richard Cobden. His person and name being alike un known to me, and not recollecting for the moment that a stranger was expected in accordance with the notice inserted in our journal, I begged he would inform me of the object of his call, when he said he was "Libra," adding, " I observe from your paper that you wish to see me." We at once became great friends. Soon after poor Prentice, my partner, entered the room, and on being in formed that it was "Libra" who was with me, warmly shook him by the hand, and at the same time complimented him on the skill, &c., displayed in his letters. We gathered that he was engaged in business in Mozley street ; that he had only recently come to Manchester, and had but few acquaintances there. I well remember that in this interview he was very diffi dent, and somewhat nervous in temperament ; at the same time it was obvious to us, even then, that he was in ability and promise much above the average step of young men. It happening that a public meeting, under the presidency of Mr. Prentice, in furtherance of the corporation of Man chester, was to be held that same evening at the Cotton Tree Tavern, in Ancoats (a favourite political rendezvous of the period referred to), my partner at once solicited Mr. Cobden to accompany him, and to take part in the proceedings. Although so many years have since passed, I well recollect that Mr. Cobden declined to attend the meeting; in fact, he evidently shrank from the task of speaking on the occasion, speech o ne a and it was not until repeatedly pressed to do so that ho consented, although the meeting was q uite of a minor cha racter. ‘ o ‘ mme I e aancyl description,assure r ia l y o table." u,e'x e e Ha g he 1 3s t ai ni d, r at h a pleng never e yeta n th obtained t th e pro mise of his attendanc e, it was arranged that he shoul d take his tea at our office on the way to the meeting, which he accordingly did. I After the opening speech of the chairman, he called upon Mr. Cobden to move the first resoluti on, i ntroducing him as hi s " you ng friend" who had recently contributed to the Manchester Times the able letters signed " Libra." His afaai as et t ofpracticallyotrh him, i ssuccess cb eus tsb at tonktdhe useful ness down, speech, however, on this occasion was a signal failure. Ile was nervous, confused, ofi a fi n ae d pno i e n leo tainmdetehxeperehessirmedafnulhl had d on t same of his future career. Such was Mr. Cobden's debit before the Manchester pub lic as a speaker. So far as his own feelings were concerned , for some time he was so discouraged by his maiden effort that I am pretty confident had this lamented and remark able man, whose oratory subsequently,was of so persuasive a kind, been allowed to follow tho bent of his inclination, he never again would have appeared as a public speaker. Our professional acquaintance with Mr. Cobden thus formedled to his introduction to the political circles of Man chester, and in a short period he took an active part in most public matters affecting the interests of the town, and was chosen one of the first members of the corporation whose charter he materially assisted in obtaining. Flags were displayed on all the public buildings of Brussels the day before yesterday on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Duke de Brabant's birthday, and the city was illuminated in the even ing. A telegram from India of the 6th announces the return of his Highness to Bombay from China. He will return to Egypt about the end of the pre sent month, and may arrive in Belgium towards the middle of May. His health is excellent. THE FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT OFF ERlTH.—Yes terday morning the bo d y of Geor g e Johnstone, the 28th who were drowned by th e u p- February last, was pi c k e d up e t n another of the unfortun ate naval cadets belonging to the V -ce g st o e f r a , trainingboaton h in Woolwich Reach by a waterman, named Robert Carrier. By direction of the Coroner the body was conveyed on board the Worcester. Three of the bodies hare not ye been recovered. 100 100 100 100 10 103 10 1:0 10 100 4,; i 76 51 1191 87 101 1