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Vic! 4.4 - 4 Sli It 444+, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1865, PRESIDENT LINCOLN, HONOUR TO THE DEAD ! President LINCOLN'S %ruel assassination in the very hour of victory will, henceforth, in the history of America, surround his name with that brightest halo in the annals of a powerful ruler—the eternal sympathy of his fellow-countrymen. It obliterates all that has been said and thought against him. It makes us blind to his faults. It makes us remorseful of our ridicule. The very grotesqueness of the humour of the man seems, somehow invested with a more poignant touch of the pathetic, now that we pause to look back upon the memory of it, now that we recall to mind the shrewd witticisms to which that quaint, odd, Yankee mouth of his, used to give such ready utter ance, in season and out of season, in the throng and crush of the most dire disasters and in the supreme moment of his tardy and recent, but complete and absolute triumph. The death of a Droll is always, in some such manner, touched with this same crowning touch of the pathetic—probably from the sheer effect of a simple revulsion of feeling. And a Droll, ABRAHAM LINCOLN was, essentially and in grained. It was marked—that quaint, dry comi cality of the man—in the deep lines lending so much of character to the lantern jaws of the tall, ungainly PRESIDENT. It glimmered out in the twinkling fun of his sunken eyes. It lent to him, in a sort of left-handed way, the semblance at least, of one of the most winning charms of all, the charm of bonhommie. Look at the' very last " good thing" that was told of him, only the other day, after the fall of Richmond, if not after the actual surrender of LEE—when summoned into the balcony by the excited mob, to receive from them what is called an ovation, in honour of the success of the North over the Confederates ! Remember what was, there, related of him so very. recently—his de clining to make any speech at all, because, as he frankly acknowledged, he wasn't prepared with one, at the same time that he was conscious that what ever fell from his lips would be sure to get printed in the newspapers ! The President adding, that, in lieu of a speech, he would call upon the Band which had just before then been serenading him under the balcony, for one of the prettiest airs he ever remem bered to have heard in his life, one that, although it had been, no doubt, the national air of the South, he presumed might be included now among the spoils of the North ! Whereupon—having thus with a humanizing touch of the humorous, striven to soften the sterner triumph of political exultation —the President caused Dixie's Land to be played out amidst the c h eers of the Federals, the National Air of the South being followed im mediately afterwards amidst Similar cheers by the serio-comic strain of Yankee Doodle ! The whole incident was surely, in every way, charac teristic. It was one illustrating at once the oddity of the humorist, the good-natur e of the man, and above all the cool self-possession of the statesman, even at a moment that was in itself essentially, t o a certain extent, embarassing. President LINCOLN throughout his four years and a month or t wo additional of power, has occupied in many ways a very exceptional position among the great rulers of men. In the midst - of appalling bloodshed and stupendous disasters he has been standing, virtually and very conspicuously, like a Yankee Colossus upon the border land of the Sublime and the Ridiculous. But now that this conspicuous form has been abruptly and infamously stricken down by the dastard band of an assassin, whatever there was of the Ridiculous about it, is lost, upon the instant, utterly, to our recollection. The man, his memory, his career, his triumph, his sudden murder in the midst of his success—all become in vested with some, at least, of the attributes of Sublimity. The very remembrance of his jesting, as we have said, becomes pathetic. The mere home-bred ungainliness of his bearing assumes to itself henceforth a dignity of its own in our recollection of it. Derision in his regard is at once and for ever hushed. Enmity uncovers be fore that ensanguined bier. The man is more powerful in death than he was in life—he is all powerful over our sympathies. We think of him and his fate, if not with tears in our eyes, with re spect at least in our heart, at the same time that we have burning within us feelings of scorn, and horror, and loathing for the infamous and dastardly act of his most cruel assassination. Nothing certainly appears more fitting or more characteristic alike of the hearty interest which Englishmen have always taken in their navy and of the national liberality than that there should be an asylum and a provision for old and destitute sailors. With the original intention of the founders of Greenwich Hospital no one can possibly find fault, but with the present mode of administering its affairs there is plenty of room for criticism and censure. So great are the abuses connected with it that they have grown almost a byeword, and they are likewise of such longstanding that it is very difficult to deal with them. Session after session the question comes forward, and even the Admiralty officials can find no word in defence of the system, but still, in spite of trivial alterations, very much remains to be done, and there is at length some hope of doing it. Mr. CHILDERS last evening brought in a bill providing " for the better govern ment of Greenwich Hospital, and the more bene ficial application of its revenues." Those who can recall the revelations which proved that the salaries of the officials had increased in proportion as the number of pensioners had decreased, will at once admit that this latter clause was by no means super fluous. Mr. CHILDERS, in introducing his bill, ob served that during the recess a joint committee from the Treasury and Admiralty had been appointed to inquire what changes might be necessary beyond those previously resolved on by the Government. This committee entered very fully into the whole sub ject, and the measure now brought before the House is founded upon their recommendations. The first point is the management of the income, which amounts to about £154,000. It is proposed to place this under the guardianship of the House of Com mons, with the distinct proviso that under no cir cumstances is the income of Greenwich Hospital to be considered as part of the general revenue of the country. This would be a very judicious method, since publicity is the best security for the honest administration of any funds, and the revenues of Greenwich Hospital would have a better chance of being fairly and prudently disposed of under the supervision of the House of Commons than under any single official, however anxious he might be to discharge his duty faithfully and wisely. There are always in such cases vested interests to oppose, old established privileges to invade, and unpopular reductions to be made, which render the task of reform an invidious and a difficult one. An officer is, indeed, to be appointed as Comptroller of Green wich Hospital Estates under the Admiralty, and the property is to be vested by law in the Admiralty. This part of the business may not give so much satisfaction, since the Admiralty are not supposed to *be the best managers of their own finances ! How ever, this is a separate thing, and there will always be plenty of M.P.'s who will keep a sharp and critical supervision over the accounts of the charity. Mr. CHILDERS explained the details of his bill at some length, and showed that one of its chief ob jects was to reduce the number of in-pensioners to 600, greatly increasing the number of out-pen sioners. The general principle of the measure appeared to meet with universal assent, though of course there was some difference of opinion as to the minor arrangements, which will probably be better settled on further discussion. The great ob ject to be attained is to secure the splendid income of this useful charity to those for whom it was origi nally intended, and to whom it of right belongs, and Mr. CHILDERS will have done good service if he succeeds in attaining so desirable an end. We seem destined at the present day to meet with strange and startling law cases. Scarcely has the excitement of the trial of PELIZZIONI subsided when another affair is brought forward, which threatens to eclipse in excitement and thrilling in terest the previous extraordinary events connected with trials for murder of recent years. The circum stances of the Road murder were so peculiar that the public will be startled and surprised to find that the affair is again about to be inquired into, and that the horror which was experienced at the time of the unfortunate event will be again revived. Miss CONSTANCE KENT has come forward to declare that she committed the act, and yesterday surren dered at Bow-street and made a voluntary confession. This young lady is now 21 years of age, and has apparently waited until this epoch to appear. It may safely be said that a more extraordinary case than this has never been met with in the annals of crime, and even those most familiar with the strange and startling details of murder must be struck with the singularity of this affair. It is near five years since the death of the unfortunate child, and many had supposed that no more would be known of this dark and dreadful mystery until the day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed. There seems, however, another opportunity afforded of investigating the complicated affair again, and of going over the old ground with, perhaps, some new lights shed upon it. The public will be familiar with the leading incidents of the case, for they were so fully discussed at the time that it is impossible to forget them. No details were given by the young lady, and therefore as yet we can form no opinion as to the validity of her account, but she declared that she alone had com mitted the act. She declared positively, in answer to the repeated questions of Sir THOMAS HENRY, that this confession was entirely voluntary, and that no one had influenced her in the slightest degree to come forward and make the statement. Miss CONSTANCE KENT has been for two years past at a religious establishment at Brighton. The Rev. Mr. WAGNER, perpetual curate of St. Paul's Church, came with Miss KENT, and in answer to the magistrate the rev. gentleman declared that he had used no persuasion whatever to induce the young lady to come forward, but that about a fortnight since she made the confession to him, and herself proposed coming to London to be taken before a magistrate. Sir THOMAS HENRY again and again advised Miss KENT f 0 consider her position, and not to forget that it was the most serious crime that could be committed which she was asserting that she had committed. Nothing, however, shook her de termination, and the Magistrate therefore was com pelled to send the case before the local Magistrates. It is difficult to determine whether e step now taken by this young lady is the result of a morbid mind dwelling continually on a painful topic, or whether it is really the fact that haring arrived at an age when she can act independently she has re solved to confess the long secret crime. It has been stated that some of the relations of CONSTANCE KENT have been of unsound mind, and indeed that an uncle of hers has been twice confined in a lunatic asylum. It will be remem bered that CONSTANCE KENT has already been in custody on the same charge before, and was then dismissed, as nothing was proved against her. Some attempts were made to show that CONSTANCE entertained a great dislilee to the little boy who was murdered, but nothing of a striking character was set forward. The nurse was also apprehended on the charge, but also acquitted ; and she laboured under greater disadvantages than Miss KENT, if possible, because the child was actually taken from the room in which she slept. Still this might very easily be accounted for by various reasons ; persons of her class proverbially sleep heavily, and the child was not an infant to cry out when disturbed. Several surmises were set afloat, and a great many rumours were circulated of various kinds respecting the affair, but all inquiries ended in the same manner and with a similar result. The death of FRANCIS S. KENT remained unaccounted for, and was shrouded in seemingly impenetrable mystery. The strangest part of the affair was that so many persons were in the house at the time, and yet no clue could be afforded which at all elucidated the mystery. Be sides Mr. and Mrs. KENT there were four children of the first marriage and three servants, as well as the children of the second wife, one of whom was the unfortunate FRANCIS. The conduct of all was subjected to strict scrutiny, and no effort on the part of the police could arrive at any ex planation of the matter. No one was spared censure who was at all mixed up in the affair, and the conduct of Mr. KENT, the father, was animad verted upon in driving over to Trowbridge for the police instead of stopping at home to search him self. Still, whether innocent or guilty, persons appear to such disadvantage under such trying circumstances that no positive proof can be afforded by any circumstance, however peculiar in itself or extraordinary in its significance. It must not be concluded that CONSTANCE KENT has really com mitted the act until further particulars are disclosed and fresh evidence put forward. Her simple state ment 4 however positively made, is substantiated by proofs of the most irrefragable character. The public must not be misled by any ap pearance, however specious, and arrive at a hasty conclusion. Great interest will be felt by all to hear more, and the report of the proceedings of the trial will he eagerly perused by all who have been shocked and terrified at the affair. Dreadful as it will be to find out that the murder was committed by this young - girl, it will be better to be assured of it if it really is so, in order that innocent persons may not be suspected ; but great care must be taken not to make mistakes, and the affair is so painful in all its bearings that it will be a positive relief to have it determined in one manner or another. It is not wonderful that Mr. LAIRD should be inclined to criticise the system of Admiralty ship building. The Admiralty is never very fond of improvements, and, although we hear a great deal about the various experiments made, we find they are always very reluctant to adopt any new method which may interfere with their own prejudices. They refused to apply steam to the Navy; they would not adopt the screw. Sir CHARLES NAPIER himself said it was folly to have the screw ; but, after sending the Rattler right round the kingdom by way of experiment, they were reluctantly forced to admit the superiority of the screw. The twin screws were also tabooed for a long time, but now they are compelled to adopt them. Improvements must grow old in other countries before our Ad miralty will condescend to recognise them. The mercantile marine is generally far in advance of the Royal Navy, while all inventors are treated with such coldness and discouragement that they are often driven to carry their inventions elsewhere. In the same way they insist upon keeping to the old-fashioned broadside guns in the centre of the ship. The most inexperienced observer can at once see the difference between carrying a heavy weight in the centre instead of at the edge, and must at once recognise the far greater power con 'erred by the turn-table system on vessels of inferior Why then are our Admiralty officials so re uctant to try this mode of reconciling the problem of the increased weight of guns with the desire for speed ? Is it part of the prover bial obstinacy of seamen who, through always handy in adapting themselves to new schemes when once tried, are always most averse to try them ? When convinced by facts they believe the last ship to be the best, but the prejudice in favour of old plans is proverbial, and they, generally speaking. size. hate innovation of all kinds. Sir CHARLES NAPIER, who was strongly in favour of the old paddlewheel, was obliged. to admit the possibility of a shot striking the pivot, when the wheel would be lost. He built a ship on his own 'design, the Sidon, which had the singular quality of being lop-sided and would never sit upright on the water, notwith standing all efforts to right her by adjusting the ballast. Eventually he went to the Baltic with a fleet of screws, and we hope the present authorities at the Admiralty will be equally convinced of the merits of the turn-table guns. Mr. LAIRD, than whom there is no one more qualified to build ships combining strength and speed, has declared that ships can be built of light draft and sufficient ton nage to go to every quarter of the globe, and pro tect our commercial interests. We hope the Admi ralty will ponder on these things, and allow scientific innovations to displace exploded routine theories. rHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 186 a, Court of Aldermen. A Court of Aldermen was holden yesterday at Guildhall. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presided. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff DAKIN made a report of the state of the prisons, by which it appeared that there were at present 103 prisoners in Newgate, 76 in the debtors' pri son, and 349 in the City prison at Holloway. Upon the motion of Sir Joax MUSGROVE, seconded by Mr. Alderman and Sheriff DAKIN, a cordial resolution of thanks was unanimously voted to the Right Rev. the Bishop of Carlisle and the Rev. Dr. Mortimer, for the admi rable sermons preached by them before the members of the Corporation on Easter Monday and Tuesday ; and, at the same time, an expression of regret was made that the able services of the last-mentioned gentleman in connexion with the City of London School would be lost by his resignation of office. The following gentlemen were sworn as brokers :—Mr. Alfred Beedermann, Mr. James Parlett Hornby Halls, Mr. Francis Canceller, Mr. Henry Harris, Mr. Edward Majolier, Mr. Mordaunt Julian, Mr. Joseph Foster Pater, Mr. James Topham, Mr. Thos. Snelling; and Messrs. W..Eyserbeck, Geo. Bailey Yapp, Fred. Herzog, and Joseph Watson Over bury were allowed. A report, having reference to the duties and emoluments of the office of ordinary of Newgate, and recommending that the duties be those defined in the rules and regulations for the gaol of Newgate, as approved of by the Secretary of State, and that the salary be .£3OO a year, was brought up from the Gaol Committee and agreed to, and referred back for execution. The Court was then counted out. PREFERMENTS.—The Earl of Clarendon has con ferred the vicarage of Wootton Bassett, in the county of Wilts, and diocese of Salisbury, vacant by the death of the Rev. Thomas Hyde Ripley, and worth £461 per annum and residence, on the Rev. John Wicke, clerk, L.L.8., incumbent of Barrow Gurney, Somerset. The valuable living of West Alvington, with South .Huisb, Marlborough, and South Milton Chapels annexed, in the county of Devon, vacant by the decease of the Rev. Douglas Macdonald, has been conferred by the Dean and Chap ter of Salisbury, in whose patronage it is, on the Rev. Alfred Earle, clerk, M.A., rector of Monkton Farleigb, Wilts. The value of the living is £BBB per annum, with a parsonage house. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. ARRIVAL OF THE NOVA SCOTIAN. NEW YORK, APRIL, 15. PRESIDENT LINCOLN was shot by an assassin last night, and died this morning. A similar attempt was made on the life of Mr. Seward, and he is not expected to live. At 1.30 this morning Mr. Stanton reported as follows : " This evening at 9.30 President Lincoln, while sitting in a private box at Ford's Theatre, with Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Harris, and Major Rathburn, was shot by an assassin, who suddenly entered the box and approached behind the President. The assassin then leaped upon the stage, brandishing a large knife, and escaped in the rear of the theatre. A pistol-ball entered the back of the President's head, penetrating nearly through. The wound is mortal. " The President has been insensible ever since the infliction of the wound, and is now dying. " About the same hour an assassin, whether the same or not is as yet unknown, entered Mr. Seward's apartments under pretence of pressing business. He was shown into Mr. Seward's chamber when the assassin immediately rushed to the bed, and inflicted two or three stabs on the throat, and two on the face. It is hoped that the wounds may not prove mortal ; it is apprehended, however, that they will. The nurse alarmed Frederick Seward, who was in the adjoining room. He hastened to the door of his father's chamber, when he met the assassin, who inflicted upon him one or more dan gerous wounds. Frederick Seward's recovery is doubtful. It is not probable that the President • will live through the night. " General Grant and his wife were advertised to be at the theatre this evening, but they had started for Burlington. "At the meeting of the Cabinet, at which Gen. Grant was present, the subject of the state of the country and the prospect of a speedy peace was discussed. The President was very cheerful and hopeful, and spoke very kindly of Lee and others of the Confederacy, and of the establishment of the Government in Virginia. All the members of the Cabinet, except Mr. Seward, are now in attendance on the President. I have seen Seward ; he and Frederick :were both unconscious at four this morning." Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln, is the brother of Edwin Booth, and is known as a rabid secessionist. According to latest reports he has been arrested, and Mr. Frederick Seward is dead. General Sherman moved in three columns from Goldsboro' on the 9th inst. Johnston evacuated Raleigh and moved west of the town, leaving it in possession of Hampton's cavalry. Johnston is reported to have gone to Greentboro'. Mobile papers of the 4th inst. confirm the capture of Selma, Alabama, with 23 guns, and a large amount of property. 'The Federals opened a furious fire on the de fences of Mobile on the 4th, exploding a magazine in Spanish fort. The amount of damage done is unknown. The siege continues. Two tin-clad gunboats have been destroyed by torpedoes. Thomas, with a large force, is expected on the north side of Mobile. Wilson's cavalry is overrunning Alabama, and is also moving towards Mobile. It is rumoured that Mr. -Adams will be recalled from London to take charge of the State Depart ment. President Davis issued a proclamation, dated Danville, 6th April, arnouncing his purpose to continue the war, and never submit to the aban donment of one State of the Confederacy. The proclamation was issued some days before Lee's surrender. It is said that the Governor of North Carolina will shortly convoke the Legislature to repeal the secession ordinance and restore the State to the Union. Secretary Stanton further reported that President Lincoln continues insensible and is sinking. Se ward remains without any change, and his son's skull is fractured in two places, besides a severe wound upon his head. The President is still alive but in a hopeless condition. Major Seward's wound is not dangerous. It is now ascertained with reasonable certainty that two assassins were engaged in the horrible crime ; Wilkes Booth being the one who shoot the President, the name of his companion being un known. His description, however, is so clear that he can hardly escape apprehension. From a letter found in Booth's trunk it appears that the murder was planned before the 4th of March, but fell through then, because the accomplice . backed out until Richmond was heard from. Booth and his accomplice were at a livery stables at 6 p.m., and left their horses about 10 p.m. or shortly before that hour. It would seem they had for several days been seeking their opportunity, but for some unknown reason the deed was not carried out until last night. One of them has evidently made his way to Baltimore, the other has not yet been traced. Stanton reports at 8 a.m. that President Lincoln died at 7.32. • Unofficial reports state that Booth, after commit ting the deed, exclaimed, " Sic semper tyrannis." Both assassins escaped on horse, which were in waiting. One of the horses was found on the road near Washington. There is evidence that Stanton was also marked for assassination. Vice-President Johnson is at White House. The assassination of Lincoln occurred so suddenly, and so little time has elapsed since the event that it is impossible to judge of the effect upon the public mind or commercial affairs. A general feeling of horror pervades the country. NEW YORK, APRIL 14 (Evening). Grant has removed his headquarters to Washing ton. Lee has arrived at Richmond. The Confederates report that Lee's surrender was compelled by the wholesale desertions of his troops, the Virginians refusing to leave the State. The correspondent of the Associated Press states that Lee surrendered with 8,000 men. The t ribune states that his army at the time of the surrender numbered 30,000 men. There was no formal sur render. Many troops left on hearing that Lee had capitulated. The New York limes, after the surrender of Lee was announced, stated that the General would exert himself to bring about a complete cessation of hostilities. W. H. Fitzhugh Lee has not been killed, but was captured at- Selma. It is considered reliable that Sherman was to re move on the 11th fromGoldsboro' in light marching order. It is reported that the Federal naval force will be immediately reduced. The Herald states that the French Consul at Richmond has left for Washington to submit a claim to the Government for the tobacco bUrnt at the former place. Mr. Adams has given notice to the British Go vernment of the termination of the reciprocity treaty on March 17th. Its receipt was acknow ledged the same day. The New York State Senate has passed the New York Central Railroad Bill. TORONTO, APRIL 15. Young, one of the Saint Albans raiders, has been released on bail for $B,OOO. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Business is almost entirely suspended on accouni of Lincoln's assassination. The stock and gold boards will not meet to-day. Gold is selling in the street at 1511. MEXICO. The New Orleans Delta says that official intelli gence from Mexico announces that the commander in-chief of Juarez's army, in Central Mexico, has abandoned the contest, and his army has returned home. THE BOMBAY MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 26 The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ellora, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 97 passengers, £48,072 in specie, and 98 packages of general merchandise. On the 22d she spoke the English brig Livingstone on the 23d, the steamer Pera, and on the 24th the English bark Africaine. At Gibraltar, exchange on London was quoted, 90 days, 49i ; on Paris, 8 days, 5-17 ; on Madrid, 2 dis. ; on Cadiz, 3! dis. Freights are unaltered. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 25.—The market opened very flat. but has since somewhat recovered. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f. 40c. Italian. Loan, 65f. 40c. Mobilier have been done at 767 f. 50c. Rail way Shares are inactive, and prices have not much improved. The market closed as follows :- 4i per Cents 95 80 Italian Loan 65 55 Do. end month — Do. and month 65 50 3 per Cents. 67 35 Ditto Threes — Do. end month 67 35 New Mexican Credit Mobilier ... 767 50 Russian — Do. end month ... 763 35 A us t r i an Bank Shares — Spanish Threes ... 45} Credit Fonder 1270 Home Debt — Roman RAILWAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern lO6O ... 1055 Lyons and Mediterranean 950 ... 953 75 Southern 591 25 ... 591 25 Western 525 ... 522 50 Eastern Sardinian 3OB 75 ... 303 75 Austrian Lombard 543 75 ... 543 75 North of Spain 242 50 ... 242 50 Saragossa 352 50 ... 350 Ditto to Barcelona — -- ... ---- HEALTH OF LONDON, (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) In the week that ended last Saturday the births in London and nine other large towns of the United Kingdom was 4,048 ; the deaths 2,872. The annual rate of mortality in the week in those ten towns was 27 per 1,000 persons living, the same rate that pre vailed in the previous week. In London the births of 1,076 boys and 1,058 girls, in all 2,134 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1855-64, the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 2,055. The deaths in London in the same period were 1,496. The average number for the sixteenth week in ten years (corrected) is 1,332. The deaths in the present return exceed by 164 the estimated number. Two hundred and ninety-four deaths were caused by zymotic diseases. Eighty nine children died from whooping -cough. Sixty-five deaths occurred from typhus, 13 from small pox, 29 from scarlatina, 8 from diphtheria, and 15 from measles. Three hundred and thirty-eight persons died from diseases of the respiratory organs (exclusive of phthisis), the corrected average number being 250. Bronchitis proved fatal to 190 persons, and 108 deaths occurred from pneumonia. Phthisis caused 181 deaths. One hundred and seventy-seven deaths from diseases of the brain and nervous system, and 70 from diseases of the heart were recorded. The following fatal carriage accidents occurred : —A tinman, aged 45 years, was run over by a van at Holloway, while in a fit. The daughter of a brass finisher, aged three years, was run over by a Pickford's van in St. Luke's. The son of a felt maker, aged five years, was run over at Bow. The son of a dentist, aged seven years, was run over by a cart in Albert-road, Pancras. The son of a labourer, aged seven years, was run over by a vehicle at Newington. The rate of mortality last week was 26 per 1,000 in London, 25 in Edinburgh, and 25 in Dublin ; 30 in Liverpool, 32 in Manchester, 26 in Salford, 23 in Birmingham, 28 in Leeds, 20 in Bristol, and 34 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 42 per 1,000 during the week ending the Bth inst., when the tem perature was 4.3 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same week in London, where the rate was 29 per 1,000. In Liverpool the births were 332, the deaths 270; in Manchester the births 271, the deaths 215 ; in Salford the births 77, the deaths 55 ; in Birmingham the births 284, the deaths 142 ; in Leeds the births 153, the deaths 119 ; in Bristol the births 98, the deaths 63 ; in Edinburgh the births 121, the deaths 85 ; in Glasgow the births 415, the deaths 275 ; and in Dublin the births 163, the deaths 152. There were 454 deaths in Vienna during the week ending the Bth inst. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barpmeter in the week was 29.930 in. The barometrical reading decreased from 30.5 in. at the beginning of the week to 29.75 in. on Tues day. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 56.0 deg., which is 9.6 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 76.7 deg. on Saturday. The lowest night tempera ture was 39.2 deg. on Sunlay. The entire range of temperature in the week was therefore 37.5 deg. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 56.8 deg. ; that of the lowest was 55.8 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 7.6. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 76, complete saturation being represented by 100. Rain fell to the amount of 0.13 in. The general direction of the wind was N.N.E. A PARCEL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.—A young lady, at school in Andover, recently received a letter from friends in India, announcing the despatch of a parcel containing half-a-sovereign and a little present. From the appearance of the letter, which was saturated apparently with salt water, it was inferred that it with the parcel had been on board a ship recently wrecked. Ac cordingly, application was made to the postmaster of Andover, who, upon writing to head-quarters, learned that there was a parcel lying at the office, but that the address was obliterated by lying at the bottom of the sea for five weeks ; the word "Andover" was the only thing legible. The parcel was forwarded to the postmaster, who opened it in the presence of the schoolmistress, and its contents exactly corresponded with the description in the former letter. It contained, besides the half-sovereign, a purse elegantly mounted in silver and ivory, which was a good deal injured, and a brooch in gold and turquoise, which was entirely uninjured.--Hampshire Independent, Circular to the French Prefects. PARIS, April 25. The Minister of the Interior has addressed the following circular to the prefects Monsieur le Prefet,—Since entering upon the Ministry of the Interior, a large number of your colleagues have come to consult me upon the affairs of their departments. I have had pleasure in esta blishing with them my first relations and examining the questions affecting their administration. It would ill become me to complain of an anxiety on their part, by which I have doubly profited ; but I have, nevertheless, observed with regret that some of the prefects came to Paris without having been authorised to that effect. I know they come, in most cases, with the object of arranging, at the different Ministries, the important ques tions arising in their departments, and that from their verbal explanations, advantages result - which I appreciate. I understand, besides, that facility of communication must benefit everybody, and be particularly advantageous in the transaction of business. Further, I know that personal inte rests have their claims, and you will always find me disposed to favourablyreceive the requests addressed to me to afford them legitimate satisfaction. But the Emperor deems it essentially necessary that no functionary of the administrative order should quit his post under any pretext whatever without being previously ordered to do so. In this matter there have been regrettable abuses, and I shall make it a point to see myself that they do not occur again. The telegraph is, besides, at your command—this means of correspondence, whereby you can re quest and receive my orders in a few moments, is capable of meeting all cases of urgency. Henceforth, therefore, it is understood that you will never absent yourselves without having received authority. You will be good enough to communicate my intentions to MM. the sub-prefects, and to see that they are strictly car ried out in your department.—Receive, &c., "LAVALETTE, Minister of the Interior." The Works of the late John Leech, Yesterday Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Woods, by order of the executrix and for the benefit of the family, commenced the sale of the extensive collec tion of sketches made by the late Mr. John Leech, comprising; as the catalogue states, " the original designs for the political cartoons and pictures of life and character which appeared in Punch during the last 20 years ; also the designs for the comic his tories, Ingoldsby Legends,' Jorrock's Hunt,' ' Ask Mamma,' ' Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds,' and other sporting novels." Included in the sale are some water-colour drawings and pictures in oil. Three days will be occupied in the disposal of the collection, which comprise about 650 lots. Many of the sketches are mere outlines, while others show a considerable amount of finish, yet all possess con siderable value as relics of the great caricaturist of the age, and, as- such, will increase in value with the lapse of years. The sale was well attended during the day by friends of the artist and connoisseurs, who took the earliest opportunity of securing a me mento of the deceased, but most of the lots sold yes terday were bought by dealers, either on their own account or on commission. The first part of the collection on each day consists of several small sketches arranged on one sheet by Messrs. Millais, Arthur Lewis, and Richard Doyle, and all framed and glazed. The pictures and sketches, and some of the more important sketches, are reserved for Thursday, the last day of the sale. Amongst those sold yesterday the following may be mentioned. Many will be recognised by readers of Punch, either by the mere names, or by the slight descriptions appended : Lot 1. "Brown (who is excitable)—Hi there, Jones, Net! Net ! or I shall lose him," &c.; and two others, £5 ss. 2. Private Theatricals; Valuable Addition to an Aquarium, &c. (4), £4 15s. 3. A nice Game at Billiards, &c. (4) £5 ss. 4. Might is Right, &c. (4), £6. 5. Something like a Brother; A Prodigious Nuisance ; La Mode, and one other (4), £5. 6. Filling up the Census Paper ; The Weather and the Parks ; " Cabby—Let yer out ? that's a good un, not afore you pays for breaking my springs," and ono other (4), £6 10s. 7. Every Lady'her own Bathing Machine; Eng lish Darlings Reflected in a French Mirror, &c. (4), £6 16s. 6d. 8. Dramatic; The Invalid; A Deal, &c. (9), £B. 9. A Sketch at a Steeplechase ; the Brook Jump ; Poor Fellow, &c. (6), £lO 10s. 10. " Thieves ! thieves ;" The Rising Generation, &c. (9), £lO. 11. John Bull's Alien Act—" Paterfamilias, with his usual prudence and fore sight, orders a quantity of beer of the October brewing," &c. (4), £5 ss. 12. Recollection of a Jolly Old Pater familias ; " False alarm, surely " &c. (4), £23 2s. 13. Pluck—Master Cock Robin—" I tell you what, Uncle Charles, if you're at all nervous about the garotters, I will walk home, with you," &c. (4), £5 10s. 14. Private Thea tricals—" t4smay of Mr. James Jessamy on being told that he will spoil the whole thing if he dosen't shave off his whiskers ;" Officious Proctor, &c. (4), £ll lls. 15- " Come along, Fido—a pet ;" Fly Fishing, &c. (4), £5 ss. 16. Recreations in Natural History, &c. (4), £5 ss. 17. Observations Abroad (by a prejudiced man), &c. (6), £6 16s. 6d. 18. Taste—" That's a stunning pin, Frank— Yaas, I've got a set of waistcoat buttons to match, look jolly at night, I assure yah !" Scene in a Man's Rooms in the Temple, &c. (4), £5 15s. 6d. 19. Arrival of those dis tinguished Lions, the Hippopotamus, and the great Tor toise, &c. (4), £7 7s. 21. Dress Circle at Punch and Judy; Some like One Thing and Some like Another, &c. (4), £l5 15s. 23. Taking it Coolly; The Last Day at the Sea Side; Paterfamilias has his Holiday at the Sea Side, &c. (4), £lO 10s. 21. "Our friend Arry Belville is so knocked all of a heap by the beauty of the foreign fish-girls, that he offers his 'and and 'art to the lovely Pauline ;" " 0 dear ! that regular family next door are having their chimney swept again," &c. (4), £l6 ss. 6d. 25. Some Foreigners that Mr. Bull can very well Spare ; the Waltonians, &c. _ _ _ _ _ (5), £l4 4s. 6d. 26. A Sketch at Biarritz ; Jones and his First Born, &c. (4), £9 19s. 6d. 27. A Sketch at Ramsgate ; The Moustache Movement ; A Son and Heir ; Romance and Reality <4), £l2 Is. 6d. 31. A little Rowlands' Macas sar wanted Somewhere ; A Pretty State of Things, &c. (4), £9 9s. 33. Major Aldershot returning from Parade ; At Aldershot ; A Trump Card(igan), &c. (6), £2 7s. 6d. The Volunteer Movement, &c. (10), £ll 6s. 35. The Steeple chase ; A Look at the Country, &c. (6), £l5 15s. 36. Snowed Up, &c. (6), £l2 12s. 37. After Supper; A Strange Admission ; A Brilliant Idea, &c. (6), £8 18s. 6d. 38. No Confidence ; La Chasse, &c. (6), £34 13s. 39. None but the Brave deserve the Fair; Under the Mistletoe, &c. (4), £l2 ls. 6d. 40. Rather Suspicious ; Our dear old Paterfamilias takes his Offspring to a Pantomime ; Scene in a Modern Studio, &c. (9), £l4 13s. 6d. 41. Home for the Holidays ; " Hollo, Jack, who's that in the ditch?" "Only the parson." "Oh ! leave him there, then, he won't be wanted till next Sunday;" The Jug and his Juvenile Field, &c. (6), £2l. 43. " Rootitoit, I've got cher;" Thames Angling; Well Brought Up, &c. (8), X 22 ls. 44. Suburban Delight, the New Purchase; Going out Cub Hunting, 5 a.m., &c. (9) £2l. 45. How Jack made the Turk useful at Balaklava ; The Great Volunteer Movement, &c.(9) £l6 ss. 6d. 46. "Really, Clara, I can't think how you make such a pet of such an ugly brute as a Skye terrier ;" The real original Round Hat, &c. (4), £9 9s. 48. English Dining-room, Perfidious Albion (4), £7 17s. 6d. 50. The Scene ; The Row, &c. (4), £8 18s. 6d. 51. Re laxation ; Jolly for Edward, &c. (5), £ll Os. 6d. 56. Average Weight of the Foot Guards ; A shocking Young Lady indeed, &c. (4), £9 9s, 59. Horrible Incident in Real Life, &c., (4), £8 Bs. 61. John Thomas, the Bel gravian Flunkey, as he appeared while the Mob was break ing his Missuss's Winders, &c., (4), £8 Bs. 75. Remarkable Occurrences, &c. (5), £7 17s. 81. The Close of the Season, &c. (4), £ll lls. 84. Problem for Young Ladies, &c. (4), £8 Bs. 95. The Soiree, £ll. 95A. "My eye, Tommy ! if 'ere ain't the Scotchman out of the Snuff-shop taking a Walk," £3 3s. 955. The Duke of Wellington ; a sketch taken at the opening of the Great Exhibition, 1851 (a pair) £5 15s. 6d. 96. Shopping, £7 7s. 98. Hunting Hospi tality, £ll 1.1. e. 100. The Special Meet at Salt-hill, £9 95.. 103. Foxhunters Carousing, £l2 12s. 105. A day in the Snow, £9 9s. 106. The Meet, £8 Bs. 107. Throwing off, £1 9s. 112. The Meet, £lolos. 113. The Road to the Derby, £22ls. 118. The Burst, £7 17s. 6d. 119. The First Day after the Frost, £8 Bs. 120. " Oh, dear ! what a beautiful thing ; I wonder where Master can be ? "£8 Bs. 123. Papa-" Lucy ! here, here's a Gate," £l2. 124 A. Ir ritable Old Gentleman and Bluebottle ; a design for a picture, £7 17s. 6d. 126. A Frolic Home after a Blank Day, £ll Os. 6d. 127. A Freshener on the Downs, £9 9s. 132. Where Ignorance is Bliss, £9 9s. The remainder of the lots sold were political cartoons. With the exception of lot 140-The Stable and The Cot tage (a pair)-which sold for £ll, the prices realised varied from £1 to £3 10s. or £4. EXETER HALL. The last performance of the " Creation" this season will take place on Monday, May 1, by the National Choral Society, with a band and chorus of 700 performers. Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Santley will be among the principal singers, and Mr. G. Martin will conduct. SOMETHING LIKE A SPIDER.—A sudden panic fell upon the worshippers on Easter Sunday in a large church at Lisbon. An enormous spider was suddenly seen to descend to an ancient web that is said to have existed for many years. The creature was so formidable that the women began to scream, and a scene of general terror and excitement followed. When Arachne was cap tured she was found to be, with legs extended, nearly fivo feet long. she weighed six pounds, - \A •tt finiet no 14. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, April 25. The Queen, Princess Helena, and Princess Beatrice took an airing yesterday afternoon. Prince Alfred went over to Portsmouth, attended by Major Cowell and Dr. Bernhardt. To-day is the birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hesse. Yesterday being the birthday of her Royal High ness Princess Alice, the customary demonstrations of re joicing took place. The Count and Countess d'Eu on Saturday left Brussels for Antwerp, where they visited the monuments of the city, and then took their departure for Germany by way of Liege. They will first visit the Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (sister to the King of Portu gal), and afterwards Gotha, Dresden, and Vienna. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester, who left Kimbolton Castle a day or so back to visit their Boys' Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandring ham, are expected to return to town early in the ensuing week. The Earl and Countess of Morton have arrived in town from their seat in Scotland for the season. The Earl and Counte ss C raven an d f am il y i n tend to go to Ashdown Park shortly to remain in retirement for a few weeks. The Earl and Countess of Wilton are about to give a series of parties at their mansion in Grosvenor square. The Countess de Grey and Ripon arrived in town yesterday from staying with their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandringham. Lord Llanover has returned to Great Stanhope' street from Llanover, South Wales. _ _ Lady Blantyre will give dances at the family residence in Grosvenor-place on the 9th and 11th proximo• Mr. Hastings Russell, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth Russell arrived in town on Monday from visiting the Earl and Countess Delawarr, at Buckhurst Park, Sussex. Ito 3 al Geographical Society. The 11th meeting of the present session of the above so ciety was held at Burlington House on Monday evening, the 24th inst.—Sir R. I. Murchison, President, in the chair. Previous to the reading of the papers announced for the evening, the President read portions of a despatch iron:, Col. Lewis Pelly, her Majesty's Resident, Persian Gu lf (communicated by the Bombay Government to the social), on the subject of the Exploration of Inner Arabia. The writer had learnt from the "Proceedings" of the Roi al Geographical Society issued in April, 1864, that it Was 6 • desideratum to determine with scientific accuracy the posi tions of the Wahabite capital, and some other points of in terest in the interior, and had determined, notwithstandi n g the accounts of the difficulties and dangers of such a jour ney, to lead at once a party of competent officers and we ll of science into the country. He was unwilling that it should be supposed insuperable difficulties existed in i lle way of penetrating any Asiatic territory adjacent to W S jurisdiction, for it had been his habit to consider that al; English officer could go anywhere when his duty required it. Accordingly he announced to his Government that h° was then on his march (Feb. 14). His plan was to lan d at 'Kwait, and from that point to proceed to the capital, re turning to the Persian Gulf by another route. The PI consisted, besid e s himself, of Lieut. Dawes (who carne with him all the necessary instruments), and Dr. Colvill, AS botanist and mineralogist. Sir H. RAWLISSON said the success of an expedition of this kind d e p en d e d ma i nly on the qualifications, the officer who undertook it, and Col. Pelly was well wa r ' . ranted in speaking with the confidence which appeared in this despatch. H e h a d g i ven proofs of his courage an d tact 13 by travelling on h orse b ac k i n 1861 in his uniform as a '- tish officer through the whole of the Affghan country frog Teheran to Calcutta —one of the most adventurous jour neys which had been perf orme d i n t h at region. We should have to wait some months before the results of the Arabia n t expedition could be known, but it was possible they laig h _ arrive before the conclusion o f th e present sess i on of tio, society. of The first paper was "O n th e B ayanos River, Isthmus Panama," by Lawrence Oliphant. This was a short nerr 3- tive of a journey which the writer had made from PaY 3llla ; to the Chepo or Bay anos Ri ver, w hi c h enters the Pad about 30 miles to the westward of the former place. tween this point and the Gulf of St. Blas the Atlantic an d the Pacific approach nearer to each other than they do in any other part, and the object of the paper was to call At' tention to the fact that during the many surveys which had been undertaken with a view to discover the 1 1, ° st practicable line for a ship canal, this part had been neglected. The neck of land which divides the Atlantic from that point on the Bayanos River to which the tide of the Pacific tends is only 15 miles across, and, however incredible it might seem, this short distance had never been crossed, much less explored, by a white man. In 1837 Mr. Wheel wright attempted it, but was driven back by the Indians, and some years later Mr. Evan Hopkins started with view of exploring this route,.but was compelled to ab don it for the same reason. The object *of the write r in his visit was simply areconna i ssance, the persons in wil°7ca, company he made the trip having no idea of explorsti °- ' but merely of visitin g th e littl e sett l ement of Chepo, wh ams , r they had bought an es t a t e . H e was una b le to reac h so ends' and Terabla, where th e i n fl uence o f th e P ac ifi c tid e s eo'l and where an e x p e diti on t o cross to t h e At l an ti c WOW' have to start from ; but he saw from Chepo a very remar l " - able depression in the mountian chain about ten mile 9 distant. He was repeatedly assured, both at Panama and at Chepo, that the Darien Indians were in the habit of hauling their canoes on wooden slides across the Cordillera, froci the Mandinga River, and launching them in the Bay - flo cs ' Surely it was a discredit to the civilisation of the 19th cOr tury that the Indians should be said to pass with boats fO ril the Pacific to the Atlantic, and that we should never 1 13 ' 1° had the curiosity to verify this fact, or explore the 004 section of the Isthmus of which it could be stated with ail appearance of truth ? A second paper was " On a Journey from Chimborazo t o Bogota across the Cent ra l A n d es, " by Robert Cross. r r",;„ - was a narrative o f a j ourney performed by the writer la': employed by the India-office in collecting seeds of the Pital" cinchona tree for planting in India. The valuable spec ie : cinchona appears to be now reduced to a few specinlet growing in Popayan, from w hi c h th e wr it er succe eded P obtaining a go o d su pply of seeds. His journey from t h e Pitayo forests in the valley of the Magdal ena wa s over the high and bleak plateau of Guanacas, where his mules ha d narrow escape of perishing of cold, and whe re h e saw' the road strewed with skeletons of men and animals. of General MosQuEnA (Minister of the U n it e d States , Columbia to Great Britain), at the invit a ti on o f the Presi dent, addressed a few remarks to the meeting in English, 1 , 4 which he describes the efforts whi c h th e G overnme nt Ofbi native country were making to open a road across the Coi : dillera at the point m en ti one d i n Mr. Oliphant's pap e r . This was one out of many enterprises which were now Le in ," pushed forward with a v i ew t o i ncrease the trade b e twe% New Granada and Great Britain in the abundant prodlle of that part of tropical America. Mr. Evert Honims, C.E., who had been employec l General Mosquera to su rve y var i ous parts o f N ew G ra o'7, confirmed the statements of Mr, Oliphant with regard to !h olt geography of the I s th mus . A s t o th e vast region NY111„f Mr. Cross had given them an account of, the difficultie s travelling described by him were due to th e wan t of pra i e le precautions. He had himself cross e d a ll th e ran ges Of t s, Cordillera fire times without suffering any great privati on a and a more magnificent region for beauty of scenery au _ _ _ fertility of soil he had never seen. Mr. GERSTENBERG reviewedthe capabilities of the vo,riol routes which had been proposed for a ship canal, and P l o . his reasons for preferring that which had been first Of t : gested by Humboldt,-namely between the Gulf of L t Miguel and Caledonia Bay, which was the only line t'or presented the indispensable requirement of a good httO° at each end. Mr. OLIPHANT differed from Mr. Gerstenberg in OPP co ing that a good harbour at each end was of more import° than a depression in the intervening ridge. 4 . ; 7 , di ° Mr. CRAWFURD and DT. HODGKI N also took part , discussion, and of The PRESIDENT, in summing up, said the questi°ll crossing the Isthmus o f P anama h a d b een p ro ductive , in years past, of frequent and lively discussions in the soc i° co but he agreed with Mr. Oliphant that it would be a dise, l l - to British geo gra ph ers if t h ey did not complete t h e ei 3l o , nation of this regio n . Thi s was one o f t h e grea t deside r u ' l a which now remained, and he hoped General Mosquera use his influence to induce his countrymen to aid their the exploration. EMIGRATION FROM Tlih MINING DISTRICTS. ----bi L gration has comm ence d a t thi s ear ly period of "11 year from the mining districts of the kingdom, tuici n j e South Wales it is beginning to be a frequent oc etirr 7: l for 40 or 50 hands to leave at every pay from the iron and coal works of the district. A few ereio .4 o io" Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and other British e flies, but at least 90 per cent. are bound for the N ° their States. The great inducement to leave the lau d °f ,„ - the birth is the reported high wages to be received States, and pamphlets and American newspaPer s t r :l l vg. dustriously circulated among the working classes, bi ;or a glowing account of the state of the country to" nately, a great number of the miners believe di e „ "", l bi ments made, despite the warnings addressed to the ;r of even American citizens of position, such as the 314Ydjo- 06 New York, who has publicly condemned the PO cee oo of the American Emigrant Society in inducing el" to come over with no ether o bj ec t than to scar e II labour for the capitallot, tele l Fin but , 6 p( 201. 164 Tb Stat e 61i 6 and I conf 8 per 7 Do. ° per lieNV D o . D o , Do kxclu Bank ,Allstr .fara z i Do. Bllen Do Chill; D o Colo ] Cuba Do Do Danis Do: D o ...11u J 5, Equal E Do %, Do vo tree] n o D o Uilate 1.5 ( ;' o 1),;' li exic 1)0, Do Ir Do ..1.0 4 t 4 k oori N ew Do D o Do. Portik Do Do Do Russia Do Do Do Do Do Sardis Do. 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