The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-10 00:00:00

S k.. 1 rar. iday IrincesS sterday day. High- Tincess lohen - it fl" [ngba f ROX - La Col. Lded by earlier ived at ;tended ;turned ti by 3 es. Lords ind the o enter r. Th e sojouru arrived 3 room Suttie, ;t Of 3 mansion sembly y. terdaY , On th e 'arch to be !66,404 r i ng of , un t of tho ,unt of )1. sull - Lll WaS )te for e Fria' )IEOII shore ; ) gth of post of ainiiug . 10.1 ;ntS to nee °f L; a nd being on th e repair s to and having ,fora s maller given 3. sd., ad ma' yed 11 A also r borne yal and ;ealand I loin' n ye' T Pur- ?RS) " a fo r ng tie d for Ines to ,dies• ) unt of orti; dread, orig 3ll 41.11 04 .each 2 It an d e shot Y have wow' of our - .13 usic ' did' USic In O WN' L i n g Of t hat ,f ag e : 4, y e " it hi° ENEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGiO:A, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the Discount Market to-day there is still an active demand for accommodation, and full rates have to be paid for the negotiation of commercial bills. At the Bank of England yesterday there were no Cold operations of importance. This week the movement of the precious metals have been on a rather limited scale. The imports have represented about £361,863, chiefly from New York and Australia ; while the exports hare been to the extent of £169,302, the greater portion of Which has been sent to the East Indies and the Continent. At a meeting of the directors of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company held yes terday, it was determined to recommend, at the zext general meeting of shareholders, a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. The first steamer of the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company, the Kaikoura, left Plymouth on the Bth inst. for Sydney and New Zealand ; the second, the Ruahine will sail on the 31st for the colonies. The Rakaia will sail for 1115-mouth on the 15th April. The subsidy for the li ne is £llO,OOO per annum. Two o'CLocK. T hree e cording to Reuter's telegram the French per Cent. Rentes wore quoted at 69f. 70c. Plat. An advance of 4 per cent. has taken place in the value of Consols within the last two days, the present quotations being 87 4 for money, and 87 4 4 for the account, or 4 per cent. higher than they closed at yesterday afternoon. Many amidst the inv esting public seem to think they have neglected Government Securities for it premiums" and ficti tious dividends based upon the limited liability Principle. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are quoted at 851 ; Bank Stock, 2524 251 253 ; India Stock, 208 ; do. 5 per Cents., 1024 and ` 4) . 4 per Cents. Debentures, 1011. Some slight degree of activity has prevailed in the Foreign department, and prices remained firm or ' ll °W an advance. Subjoined are some of the latest quotations :—Turkish 5 per Cents. are 371 381; Mexican, 221 ; do. New, 20 4 ; Greek, 154 4 ; Italian, 614 4 ; Spanish Passive, 274 4 ; th 6 Cer tificates, 164 4 ; the Confederate Loan, 64 74 ; Bra zilian Scrip, 2 8 prem. ; Egyptian Railway scrip)„ 1 prem. ; and Chilian Loan, 24 3 prem. United States Government 5-20 Bonds are 701 I ; Erie Shares, 531 54/ ; and Illinois, 774 784. Railway and Miscellaneous Shares closed with an aPPearance of improvement. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. OevEnismENT FUNDS. a Der Cent. Consols 3Account, April 5 85 * i • ,Per Cent. Reduced ,„'"Nr 3 per Cent B5 1 "eV' 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 — A..._* l) °• 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — s, -4 ksuiti 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. f or 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs — p.„. l) ° (Red S ea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — ""ellequer Bills, .£1 000 ' 3per Cent. — Do. Do £sbo , £lOO and £2OO - of Engl an d St oc k , 5 per C en t T 1111)LA.N GOVERNMENT SEc - uninEs. ' llc lia n 1 1 Stock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 2OB A -.,,°. 5 per Cent. Oct 1870 ~,JJO. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 A-',„O. Certificates - Do'-'O. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent _ - i - ) . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D - 1-N ° ' 5 1 Per Cent., May 1879 _ °. 13. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 n* -Id onds, £l,coo — —O. under £l,OO pm A FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. -A-rgeutine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd ._ p m VAstrian Bond C enter Cent, 1859 I)4ilian 5 Per 131. 0. L oper Cent., 1852-58-60 , 1863 1863 Do Do, 1863 4'o Account 73 4 1 xd 0 0 R • line ' S cr i p. £3 5 pa id - ,-, ell °B Ayres 6 per Cent -,JO. Account 1,1-'0 X1(0 Bonds . ch,,`? I- Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) D o - " la n 6 per Cent C m • 4 * per Cent. — e e rabian 6 per Cent. — b u a b b t, 6 Yer Cent. I], ---'"'"' 6 per Cent., 1825 — Dauubin Principalities .- 0 Account ,11-actor New C onso lid a t e d, 1 p er C en t — En_•"°•, P rovisional Land Warrant Visa 7 per Cent 4-'r,•, Second Issue 0 £lOO Bonds D 0 Do. 1864 921 31 4 4 -'0 £IOO Bonds D o ~-.- paid tir • ..to npm n eek 5 per Cents. , 1824-5, ex Coupons 0. Account '-10. Account ill.teroala 5 pe r C en t. "'Alan u 5 per C en t , 186 5 ~,0 Account 771 4 7 eo. Alaremmana Railway 1e 0 . 3 p er C en t ' - ' O . Account Do 1864 bo 6 per Cent. A ng l e -F renc h L' e ntevidean 6 por Cent., £3O p a id Z° o rish Imperial 5 per Cent ~W Granada -"„0 2 per Cent 1-',O Deferred D O D Land Warrants (Hectares) ° L 6 ,Per Cent, 1864 p,,,,2 uuaranteed, 4 per Cent "``lvian 5 per Cent., 1863 ° • b 13 Account D e' 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — n e per Cent, 1862 1 , "0 Account b itbi guese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 45} ....c, Per ‘7S B _ l4ll 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — D ,' li Per Cent. 1850 Do ;1 per Cent, 1860 e' o °, Per Cent. 1859 b o 0 per Cent. 1862 Bard 5 . Per Cent. 1864 Mk 3 g, „luau 5 per Cent ` . ` Bll 3 per Cent „ DOA ccount -t0 New Deferred 14 New . te,o . 881170 a .Accomd 8 111814 Cert. of Coup not funded 13w 0 Account l6l 13 ‘ , (1181 1 4 per Cent. Tu r ii li Per Cent. 1864 )0 , -su- Per Cent. 1854 • o A cc b o , t — b o u Per Cent. 1858 — D ° Ac co unt — 1)0 Bonds DO 4c l o r ti C iat ent. 1862 e 67 ' 4 o 410,, Bonds 671 8 Do 6 y 13 _ 2 per Cent., 1863 631 touper Cent., 1865, paid up Scri p . " — 3B 1 74 il, -11 e count Veep , aperceoClett. Gua ranteed — Dittollea 3 C en t . D ° _ N . 6 yer Account Cent., 1862 — 1) 0 (). ' 1864 — t Per Cent — .4.4 8t . 5 . Ividends on the above payable in London. -eel it ''n, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 1) g ' 4 °, 44 " Preutch ,;, Per cent, Ex. 25f. ___ D o i `i Per Cent, Ex. 12 Guil ~,a Per Cent. Certificates — Itoll.,‘• elites 3 p er C en t. — b c 7 u Accoer P Cent • , 1861, Ex. 25f. _ unt Cob. , - --ntn ; ' TWO O'CLOCK. 1),, for rno,,,s 87 1 °. sth . •"3 7. APril .... B7l 1 a 19'eEllERAT., SHERMAN'S SPEECH AT DETROIT.—In ant speech at Detroit, nape —ex military force. We are to o p oneeet again to command a General Sherman saidit—" I o r , i..... . f o r our peace ful to bo destroyed by a domestic iltvaliozz foo. The country has too many men such as thi,roc:i,lo,l,t to be around me, some of whom accompanied me r I Lin l :li gh fo u r y ests of Georgia and the Carolinas, h , 111 e t r i. ,,,, cone, and ner dis tain tu ly rb w ed h . en ( b A a p e p k l e a d use up .) by ll ii ic lin ig c : twill: 44' 0 hot onl and Wisconsin , could raise an army large enough inf riti, Y repel but crush any force or power that should co„:upon our border. (Cheers.) Our national affairs . e f t tly be restored to a safe and permanent basis. 411 "7 When it has finished a certain amount of talk, as 4. PoPular aasemblies must, will speodly settle all ques iior,„. ant I)Plause.) A Year ago you were anxious for . the pe Y Whieb. I had the honour to command. It had disap ko4:34 fr nni your sight, you heard nothing from it, and ; coi lv not where it was, nor where it was going. Exercise ka.l faith now, and matters will come out well. (Cheers.) 1,11 1 4 : e w the man at the head of affairs at Washington, and f tTe have to do is to trust him. (Applause.) Exercise 4 1 8. ... ear attee and patriotism, and give the President our n L e Y arl.(l earnest support. (Applause) We certainly 4T a bright prospect before us." SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ~-- . ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. !linatol anti Exeter Caledonian Cambrian . 93 95 30 132 65 70 13 15 4 8 67 70 70 72 Jork and Bandon. Cornwall _ _ Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.June. .London, tcrip Certi. Do. _ Glasgow t S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk.' Do. E. Angl. st. No. •?1 ' real North of Seotlang treat Northern 118 123 381 39 61 14 121 126 14. 14 DJ. A stock Do. B stock Do. New. Is. It 25 pro Gt S. and W. of Ireland Weatein -Original D , . S. Val. Vail gua Do. South Walcs Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 83 90 G9y 69 60 6 39 4 e 3.1 88 102 104 119} 120 87 8 96 9 38 40 44 18 121 122 92 e 3 C 3 6 1 132 in 22- . It 97 98 Ito. Newport Do. Dereford 4 1 Lancashire & Yorkshir London and Blpckwalt Lon., Brigh., & S Coast] Lon., Chat., and Dov 4 Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western' Lon. Sy South Westeri Man., Shet., dc Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension ......! Metropolitan District. Do da. do. Do. and St. John'aW'd Mid!and Do. £9 Share 123 1236 2 2} r 92 94 Do, Birmin.. Js Derb' %lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth 1 it Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwicl Do. Gr.N•E purehab, Do. Leeds ...... Do. York Do. Carlisle (0 6l Railways. I Paid.! Closing 1 Business Price. done. Do. Stook, St Darling. Do. do. 1860-61. North London Do. do. 1864 ...... Do. do. 1865 . North Staffordshire N. tt S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock 'o. Scot. kid. stick Shropshire Union South Devon South E stern Staines, Wok., dt Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford Kiikenny Waterloo & Whiteha West CornwAll BRITISH Atlantic & Si. Lawrence nom., Baroda, Cen.ln.i Du. '5 per cent........ o. F shares ........ Buffalo ds Lake Huron Do. Preference .. . ... Buff Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 87-3- Calcutta & 8. E., lim !Ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prcf. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. Id Pref. stook— Do. do. deferred .. • • Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c I so. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 6 p. o Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent - DJ. 41 per cent.... Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 1 Do. 56 do. pay. 1877-8.. 1 Indian Branch, limited' Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. Rl.C'da,6pe lstptbs. Seinde A Do. Delhi Do. do ti Do. Punjaub... • i4D Do.lndus St.FioL to COLONIAL GO VEIL British Columbia,6 pert cent., Dec. 31,1872 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept. 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. r. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 P.C. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9 L Do. Jan.&July, 11390-9. Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct. 1900 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do ltauritlus, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 - Do. 188?, May 15, Nov. )h Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal , 4ov. a per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.luly N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 186 t, Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 t. Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189: New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-e Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, a pril & Oct BRIT 1 Uam. Consul. G old, lira Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake walls..:. East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gun nis lake East Love,' E. WI Russell (Tavistk Gam. & StAubyn(G wen. Great L ixey, Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Ilelst Grenville Flerod's Foot .... Elingston Downs Margaret tiTny Lelan d Marke Valley 31wyndy Iron Ore, lira N ew Se ton North Roskear **** N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United........ Prvvidenee UnyLglant S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. South Condurrow ...... S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 'stray Park . Tin 'Croft Vigra and Clegan, %Vest Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Llskeard West C hi ver ton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men ' Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney SH M NES. 8 9 15 17 5t30 58) I 18 10 7 8 31 3i 4 91 )0i 3 31 5 7 20 21 14 2 34 28 29 3 3.3 4 0 41 5 5 7 4 4} 2i 14c1 35 4) 13 15 1 2.1.0 294 2.14.0 3f 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.:, 2O i 32 34 390 410 2 I} ;8 22 9 II 19 20 4 6 8 10 75 SO 165 175 F 24 874 25 274 3 b 2: , 5 215 15 17 PREFEREN CE BBAREs London and Brighton, 5 per cent. Rua. stock, No. 1.98 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent, stock, Dirt°, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 4i per cent. irred.. 98i North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 79i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland A and B 5 pf, 14¢ . LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 901 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisoi , , 11. n., gus. 7 per cent., 151 Belgian Eastern Junction, 2 utch Rhenish, 221 reat Luxembourg. 16k Imperial Mexican, lira., 12k San Paulo, lien., p ua. 6 per cent., 16 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, ' 61 FOREIGN MINIGL. Cape Copper, Urn., 111 St. John del Rey, lim., 0 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 73i 4 BANS& Agra and Msaterman's, lim., 531 Al dance, Bro.. 27; I • Am„ , lo Austrian, 61 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 15) A nglo-Italian, lira., 15) Bank of New Zealand, 10 Brazilian and Portuguese, Bra., 9 Charles Laffitte and Co , 8 Chartered Aler. of India, London, and China, 46} Consolidated Bank, 11m., Pi English and American, lira., 6} Bug ish Joint Stock, lira., 8 Nuropean Bank, Um., 12 Imperial Bank, Urn. 28 4 imperial Ottoman, :34 12; Ditto, new, 12 11; London and River 'late, 55} 5 Ditto, issued at 11 pm., Land Mortgage Bank of India. lim., I London and Brazilian (lim.), 404 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 22f 3 London and Couttty, 77 London Joint Stock, 48f London and South African, 151 16 Midland Bank, lim., 20 National Sank, 76 Oriental Bank Corporation, 531 South Australia. 344 Union of Australia, 511 f Union of London, 541 31 AIISCgLLANEOUIL Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 2f Ceylon Company, Dit:o, A shares, 21 Credit roncier and Mobilier of England, 8 1 Ditto. new, Ebbw Vale, IS Crystal Palace, 36 East India Irrigation and Canal. 10 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 94 Electric Telegraph, 135 Gen. 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E SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, ISM LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common Jury.) WALTON V. WATSON AND OASTLER. This was a suit by .a husband who is the proprie tor of the Unicorn public-house at Worcester, for a dissolution of his marriage, on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, and there was no defence. From the statement of counsel it appeared that the parties were married in 1854, and that the petitioner was 29 and the respondent about 18 at that time. They lived happily together, but the petitioner unfortunately introduced the co-respon dent, who then held the position of manager of gas works at Worcester, to his private house. There was no doubt that the illicit intimacy was in existence in 1859, although there was reason to believe it commenced earlier, and continued until the spring of 1864. The parties were seen fre quently walking together, and were actually detected in an improper situation, but the husband did not discover the wife's misconduct until May, 1864, when a box was left for her at the Unicorn. She was then on a visit at Hereford, and he opened it thinking it might contain some things she would wish to have for warded to her, when he found a letter from Oastler to Mrs. Walton, and upwards of 200 letters from her addressed to Oastler. These letters left no doubt as to the criminality of the parties, and from a passage in one of them it appeared that the respondent was endeavouring to procure abortion, she being pregnant of a child, of which 1 -ze considered the co respondent the father. John Hughes said that he had known the peti tioner for ten years, and that he was very kind and affectionate to his wife. He identified the letter produced as being in Oastler's handwiting. He was with the petitioner when he made the discovery of hiswife's misconduct, and he was deeply affected. Two witnesses were called to prove the adultery, and the letters found in the box were proved to be in the handwriting of Mrs. Walter. It was also proved that letters had been passing between the parties for years. Mr. Rea, a solicitor, of Worcester, proved to having seen the co-respondent at an inn in Worces ter in May, 1864. He told him that Mr. Walton had discovered the illicit intercourse between him and his wife, and 'that it had been going on for years. He admitted the fact, and said it was un fortunate the discovery had been made just as the connection was about to terminate. (Laughter.) Oastler had £270 a year and a house and coal free, but at present he was confined in Wakefield Gaol, having been sentenced to five years' penal servitude for defrauding his employers. He considered that he was a man who could always gain a good live lihood. The learned Judge, having summed up, the jury immediately found a verdict for the petitioner, with £l,OOO damages. Decree nisi, with costs against the co-respondent. variably put the date on the stamps. The receipt in tho ledger is not my writing. Mr. linoz—l think tile practice of putting the date on the stamps would be of great use, as it would prevent old stamps being re-used. Henry Dawson, 301 A, having proved taking the pri soner into custody, when ho said he was going to Messrs. Kempton's the next day, Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner, who seemed in a very dejected state, and said he had no questions to ask. It is believed that.the prisoner's defalcations amount to about £3OO. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—Marcia 9. (Before Mr. Payne.) Isaac Maskell, 20, labourer, and Charles Roberts, 20, boot closer, were placed in the dock, indicted for stealing six table-cloths and other articles, the property of William Beresford, and the said Chas. Roberts for assaulting Joseph Shaw, a police-con stable, in the execution of his duty, whereby his leg was broken. Messrs. Cooper and Brook prosecuted (in structed by the Treasury) ; the prisoners were un defended. Mr. Inspector Dafter, S division, watched the case on behalf of the police authorities of Scotland-yard. By the evidence it will be seen that this was a savage and unprovoked assault. Joseph Shaw, 78 Y, who appeared in court upon crutches, and whose leg was covered with surgical bandages, said—On Monday evening, the sth ult., at a quarter-past 7, he saw the prisoners in Suffolk street, Old St. Pancras-road, accompanied by ano ther, each carrying a bundle of clothes. A. quan tity of wet linen was stolen from the back garden of the prosecutor's house. He 'took hold of Roberts, and asked him what he had got there, and he said, " Only what I picked up." Witness said he should take him to the station and be satisfied that it was true. The prisoner Roberts then turned round and threw his arms around him, and a scuffle ensued, and they both fell. He threw both his legs round his, and they fell again, and witness's leg coining in contact with the kerb, his leg was broken. Wit ness struggled to his feet again, seized the prisoner, and they got across the road to the other side of the pavement, where they fell once more. The prisoner then commenced striking witness on the face, but the latter having liOld of him by the collar his arm was in the way, and the blows fell upon his chest and arm. Witness called loudly for help to some persons passing, but they took no notice and went on, and he was compelled to let the prisoner go. After a while several constables came up and wit ness was taken to the hospital, where he remained about three weeks. The prisonerßoberts then got away, and he gave the bundle he had taken from him to a man. James Harrison, 12, Ashley-street, King's-cross, greengrocer, said he saw the prisoner struggling with the prisoner Roberts, and received from the constable a bundle of wet linen. He did not assist the constable, because he held the bundle. (Sensa tion.) If he had put that down some one might have run away with it. Mr. Payne condemned this witness for not assist ing the constable. He thought he should disallow him his expenses. Sergeant Older, 16 Y, said he apprehended the prisoner Maskell, and told him that he was charged with stealing linen and assaulting a constable. He said ho did not assault the constable ; he had been to the station once before for the linen, and was not identified. When placed in a cell he shouted out " Charlie, they've got me in." The other pri soner answered, " What for ?" and he said " For that snow (linen)." Roberts asked him where he had " planted " it, and he said " Through the arch near Ben Caunt's." Several witnesses were examined, who proved that the prisoner Maskell had been dealing with some of the linen, and that the property belonged to the prosecutor. Dr. tangmore, of University Hospital, proved that the injuries the constable had received were of a serious nature. The jury immediately found the prisoner guilty. William 31 4 2+lath, 36 Y, said he was present at the Middlesex Sessions in November, 1863, when the prisoner Roberta was tried and convicted of felor•y. Ho produced a certificate of the conviction. Other convictions for felony having been proved against the prisoners, Mr. Payne said it was a bad offence and sentenced the prisoner Maskell to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years, and addressing the other prisoner Roberts said he had not only stolen this property, but made it worse by the brutal violence he had used to the constable who was only doing his duty, and when charged with the offence he had the impudence to say that he had not got strength enough to break his leg, but wished that he had. The sentence on him was that he be kept in penal servitude for seven years. It was a great disgrace to the neighbourhood that such an offence should be committed in the broad highway and no one should assist the constable. Mr. Brook said it was a fact that in that neigh bourhood no one Would assist the police. Mr. Payne said the grand jury had recommended the constable to receive a reward from the court ; he should like to know whether the commissioners would allow him to receive one. Mr. Inspector Dafter said he believed they would. Mr. Payne then ordered the constable to receive a reward of £5, for which he seemed very grateful. The prisoners, who seemed astonished at the sen tence, were then removed. THE PRESIDENT'S VETO. - The New York Times, discussing the President's veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill, says that in the veto power lies one of the President's highest con stitutional prerogatives. When exercised upon a measure such as this —a measure affecting not only the fortunes of a race, but the political rights of eleven States, and the social and industrial zondi tion of one half of the country, the grounds for it deserve the most serious and unprejudiced thought. When, in addition to these considerations, the measure vetoed is one that received the almost una nimous assent of the representatives of the poli tical party which elected the President, and to which he must look for continued support, it may be taken for granted that his action was neither hasty nor without the weightiest'reasons. The latter he has set forth in his measure, at length ; and it will be universally admitted that they are of such a cha racter as to justify the appreciation of them which has already been shown by the Senate. What was hFreedmen's Bureau, and what the propereobject purposeof f thea v sn thethe b bill ll psse S ss iln io p n l o those funda mental to assure the emancipated rights which accrued to them by the fact of emanc ipation. So far as, in the Presid en t' s o pi n i on , t the bill went beyond t his, or attempted to effect it slof slaves i by means that were unconstitutional, or that would be practically ineffective, or that would work damage to other public interests, he was bound to refuse it his sanction, regardless of party interest ; but at the same time he takes pains, in the opening of his Veto Message, to express his agreement with Congress in the fundamental object proposed by the bill, viz., to secure to the freedmen the full enjoy ment of their freedom and their property, and their entire independence and equality in making con tracts for their labour. With this essential unanimity of purpose, on the part of Congress and the Execu tive, our contemporary does not see that it would be absolutely impossible to frame a measure upon which both parties should agree. It is our belief that this will yet be done, and that the silly exulta tion of the faction which sees in the veto the es-, tablishment of an irreparable breach between the President and the Union party, will be followed by a disappointment as pitiful as any they have pre viously4pad. FRONTIER THIEVES. -- The Montreal Gazette of the 22d Feb. states that on the previous day the Montreal police received the following telegram from one of their number stationed at Stanbridge, a Canadian vil lage near St. Armand, Missisquoi, within seven or eight miles of the American line :—" Attack made last night and attempt to rob Stanbridge bank. Assailants beaten off after exchange of shots. One of the assailants and one of the bank clerks wounded. Assailants escaped into United States." The police had before received intimation that a Fenian "raid" in this direction might be expected from the neighbourhood of St. Alban's, Vermont. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Eveung. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MARcH 9. His Royal Highness the Prince Alfred has been pleased to appoint Col. the Hon. Augustus Liddell as treasurer, and the Hon. Eliot Yorke and Lieut. A. B. Haig, of the Royal Engineers, as equerries, to his royal highness. WHITEHALL, MARCH 7. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. J. Cale Miller, D.D., to the vicarage of Greenwich, in the county of Kent, and diocese of London, void by the death of the Rev. William Aldwin Soames. PAYTON V. PAYTON AND CLEGG. This was the petition of the husband, a cabinet carver, for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, a boot and shoe manufacturer, in Holywell-street, Strand, and damages were laid at £5OO. The case was undefended. Dr. Swabey was counsel for the petitioner. It appeared that the parties were married in January, 1854, and that there were two children issue of the marriage. It was proved that the co respondent was in extensive business, and had houses in different parts of the metropolis. The jury assessed the damages at £4OO, and the Court pronounced the decree nisi with costs. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) NASH V. PINK. This was an action to recover £2O, the value of a quantity of fish supplied to the defendant, Mrs . . Pink, a shopkeeper, of Surrey. His Honour asked an attorney who appeared for the defendant what was the answer to this case? The attorney said that, as the Court must per ceive, Mrs. Pink was a widow. The goods had not really been supplied to her, but to her late husband, who was alive at the time when they were delivered. Plaintiff's representative observed that, although this might be the case, still the widow who was now suednad possession of her late husband's effects. His Honour asked if she had taken out letters of administration. Defendant's attorney said she had not as there was nothing to administer. Mrs. Pink deposed that her late husband died very badly off, not leaving sufficient to pay his funeral expenses. His Honour considered that there was consider able difficulty about the case. It was clear that the goods had not been supplied to defendant upon her own account, but to her late husband during her lifetime. That being SQ, it was open to the plaintiff to sue defendant, as she had not taken out letters of administration as executrix de son tort, but as she lived in Surrey such a proceeding would clearly deprive this court of all jurisdiction. He thought, under the circumstances, that it would be better for the plaintiff to abandon the present pro ceedings, putting up with the first loss, rather than incur further expenses. As the case stood plaintiff must be now nonsuited. POLICE IN TELLIGENCE.—Ths Day. BOW-STREET. CHARGE OF CommAcy.—U.'ho two men named Allen and Essex were placed at the bar this morning, on remand charged with conspiring to defraud certain parties in the country by falsely advertising that they wore in a position to grant loans of money. The plan was to advertise in the papers, offering to lend money, and on receiving applications to return a favourable answer, and enclosing half a cheque for the amount required and intimating that the remaining half would be forwarded on receiving the expenses, which in some cases they made out to £l2 or £l4. Tho money was sent, but the re mainder of the cheque was never sent, and the whole thing turned out to be a fraud. A witness named Byrne proved the handwriting of the letters, regarding a loan of £5O, in which the above system had been pursued, to be that of the prisoner Allen. There are various other charges against the prisoners. Mr. Vaughan remanded the case till neat Saturday. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST AN ADVERTISEMENT CLERK. —Henry Baynes, clerk, in the employ Qf Messrs. tons, booksellers, of Waterloo-place, Liras brought before Mr. Knox, charged with obtaining by false pretences from Mr. Francis Hansard Rivington a cheque for £ll 12s. 6d., with intent to defraud. Mr. Wontner, jun., appeared for the prosecution, and in opening the case, said he was only prepared to go into one case that day, but he was assnred there would be several others, one being that of forgery. The system pursued by the prisoner had been going on for a long time, the accounts being falsified in some instance; while in others moneys had been taken out of old account books and placed to the new acconnts. Mr. Francis Hansard Rivington, of the firm of Messrs. Rivington, Waterloo-place, said—The prisoner has been about three years clerk in our employ, and it is his duty to examine the accounts for advertising in different papers, and on his informing me of the amounts I gave him cheques to pay them. He had had advertised in Notes and Queries, and on the 24th Fob., the prisoner came to me in the counting-house and brought me a memoran dum. On it was written Notes and Queries, £ll 12s. 6d., and the number of the page on the advertising ledger on which the receipt was to be taken. On tho prisoner re turning in a few minutes with the ledger under his arm, as if persons were waiting to be paid, I gave a cheque for the amount. On the Ist of March I received a letter from the Editor of Notes and Queries. In consequence I referred to the lodger and saw the amount £ll 12s. 6d. was entered as the amount due to Notes and Queries. When accounts aro paid at our house receipts should bo placed to the amount in the book produced. In consequence of the letter I spoke to the prisoner, and asked for the account of Notes and Queries, and ho took up a bundle of accounts and pretended to bo looking for it. I left the room for a short time, and on sending a clerk afterwai ds for the prisoner I found that he had left the house, and I saw no more of him till to-day. I received the cheque I gave the prisoner to pay to Notes and Queries back through my bankers. Mr. Wm. (Ireig Smith, publisher of Notes and Queries, said—Messrs. Rivington advertise in our periodical. On the 24th February £5 9s. was due from them. On Monday, the'26th, the prisoner called at our office and handed me a cheque for £ll 12s. Gd. to take the amount. I gave him the balance, and I signed a receipt oie the bill over a stamp. I think the "G. W. Smi—" is my writing, but not the " th." I do not think tin stamp iS the same, as I in- MARCH 9. The Queen has boon pleased to appoint Fred. Dundas, Esq., of Papdalp, in the shire of Orkney, lieutenant and sheriff principal of the shires of Orkney and Zetland, in the room of the Hon. John Charles Dundas, deceased. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 9. _ _ _ Royal Artillery—Major-General Poole Vallancey England to be colonel -commandant, vice Lieutenant-General Alex. Maclilan, deceased. 4th Dragoon Guards—Lieut. James Colquhoun to be cap tain, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Fran cis Rowland Forster, who retires upon half-pay; Cornet James C. Douglas to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Colquhoun. 3d Hussars—Edward Joseph Magrath, Gent., to be cornet, by purchase, vice Richard C. J. Lynch-Staunton, whose appointment has been cancelled. 7th Hussars—Captain George H. Powell, from 32d Foot, to be captain, vice Metcalfe, who exchanges, receiving a portion of the former difference between cavalry and in fantry. lth Hussars Lord Charles G. A. Hamilton to bo cornet, by purchase, vice George William Smith, who retires. ,stll Hussars—Lieut. Gerald Walker to be captain, by pur chase, vice Edwyn Walker, who retires Cornet John Dennison Hargreaves to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gerald Walker ; Gentleman Cadet George Nugent Ross Wetherell, from the Royal Military College, to be cor net, by purchase, vice .Hargreaves. Royal Artillery—Lioutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel William Manley Hall Dixon to be colonel, vice E. C. Warde, C. 8., removed as a general officer ; Captain and- Brevet-Major F. W. C. Ord to be lieutenant-colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Dixon ; Second Captain C. E. Torriano to be captain, vice Brevet-Major Ord; Lieut. T. Clarke to be second captain, vice Torriano. Royal Engineers—Lieut. E. F. S. Lloyd to be second cap tain, vice R. M. Smith, placed on the seconded list. Ist Foot—Lieut. James Blaikie Keith, from:the 69th Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Norman, who exchanges. 6th Foot—Lieut. Charles Whyte to be captain, by pur chase, vice William Charles Frind. Burlton Bennett, who retires ; Ensign George S. Grimble to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Whyte, Gentleman Cadet Cornelius Sul livan, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, by purchase, vice Grimble. 12th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon John Wallace, M.D., to bo assistant-surgeon, vice George Banks Floyor Arden, promoted on the staff. 24th Foot—Ensign Ellis Lee to be lieutenant, by purchase vice Henry Francis Brouncker, who retires ; Gentleman' Cadet Francis Ponder Porteous, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, by purchase, vice Ellis Lee. 25th Foot—Quartermaster-Sergeant Timothy Geoghegan, from the 89th Foot, to be quartermaster, vice Christo pher Kettyles, deceased. _ . . 28th Foot—Lieutenant Gordon Charles Stennett Ducat to be adjutant, vice Frederick Rance, promoted to a half pay company, without purchase. 32d Foot—Captain Edward Metcalfe, from the ith Hussars, to be captain, vice Powell, who exchanges ; Gentleman Cadet Charles Frederic Alexander Turnbull, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, by purchase, vice Robert Henry Beresford, transferred to the 39th Foot. 38d Foot—Captain Francis George Stapleton has been per mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission. 39th Foot—Lieutenant Chauncey Arthur Taylor to be captaia, by purchase, vice Augustus Frederick Raper, who retires ; Ensign Charles John Myers to be lieu_ tenant, by purchase, vice Taylor; Ensign Robert Henry Beresford, from the 32d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Myers. 47th Foot—Gentleman Cadet George Athol-ley William Forrest, from the Rcyal Military College, to be ensign, by purchase, vice Dawson Palgrave Turner, who retires, 60th Foot—Ensign Francis Grenville Doyle, from the 63d Foot, to be ensign, vice Rowland Willis, who retires. 63d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Robert William Bastow, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, by pur chase, vice Francis Grenville Doyle, transferred to the 60th Foot. 69th Foot—Lieutenant Luke Norman, from the Ist Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Keith, who exchanges. 80th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Melville Thompson Neale, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, by pur chase, vice John Christopher Robinson, who retires. 82d Foot -Ensign James Bird Hutchison to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Stephen Pitt, deceased; Gentle man Cadet Robert George Boilers, from the Royal Mili tary College, to be ensign, without purchase, vice Hutchinson. 102 d Foot—Ensign John Blair to be lieutenant, vice Alexander Cuppage, deceased; Gentleman Cadet Augus tus Henry Hornsby, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Blair. 107th Foot -Lieutenant Charles Patton Chambers to be captain, vice William Colquhoun Stirling, deceased ; Ensign Walter Cave to be lieutenant, vice Chambers; Ensign George William Beresford to be lieutenant, vice. Andrew William Hearsey, who resigns; Gentleman Cadet Edwin Wardroper, from the Royal Military Col lege, to be ensign, vice Cave; Gentleman Cadet Francis William Robertson, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, vice Beresford. 109th Foot—Lieutenant Edgrd Sperling Beville to be captain, vice Brevet-Major Astell Thomas Welsh, seconded on appointment as a district inspector of mus ketry in India; Ensign Robert P. Simpson to be lieu tenant, vice Beville; Gentleman Cadet Andrew Henry Macintire, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, vice Simpson. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Staff Surgeon-Major John Burton St. Croix Crosse, placed upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Deputy-Inspector-General of Hos pitals ; Assistant-Surgeon George Banks Floyer Arden, from the 12th Foot, to be staff surgeon, vice Staff Sur geon-Major John Burton St. Croix Crosse, placed upon half-pay. PURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT.—PurTeyor (with the local rank of principal purveyor in New Zealand) Henry de Burgh Adams to be principal purveyor. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert John Eager, 31st Foot, having completed the qualifying service in the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel, to be Colonel, under the Royal Warrant of Feb. 3, 1866. Captain W. Grossman, Royal Engineers, to have the local rank of Major in China and Japan while employed in particular service- in those countries. The following promotions to take place consequent on the death, on the 26th ult., of Lieutenant-General Alex. Maclachlan, Royal Artillery : Major-General William Bell, Royal Artillery, to be Lieutenant-General. Colonel, with local rank of Major-General, E. C. Warde, C. 8., Royal Artillery, to be Major-General. Captain and Brevet-Major L. J A. Armit, Royal Engi neers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain George Drury, Royal Marine Light Infantry, to be Major. ADMIRALTY, MARcH, 7. With reference to the supplement of the London Ga zette of July 12, 1864, Captain Arthur Lukis Mansell has been this day placed on the retired list of his rank. MARKETS,---This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The market is fairly supplied with most kinds of pro duce, the trade for which is steady, as follows : FRUIT—Pine apples, 8s to 10s; hot house grapes, 12s to 15s ; foreign do, ls Gd to 3s Od ; filberts, 1s 6d to 2s Od per lb ; apples, 2s Gd to 4s Od per half sieve ; oranges, 4s Od to 8s ; lemons, 3s 6d to 7s per 100. VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, is Gd to 3s Od; white do., 8d to is 2d; Savoys, 8d to is 6d ; calory, Od to Os Od ; horseradish, 9d to 2s Od per doz. heads; greens, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; turnip; is 6d to 2s Od ; carrots, 4s Gd to 5s 6d ; onions, Os Od to Os Od per doz bunches ; brocoli, 6d to 8d ; forced rhubarb, Os 6d to is 3d per bundle ; seakale, is Od to 2s Od; mushrooms, 9d to is 3d per punnet; Brussels spouts, is 3d to 2s Od per half sieve. POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to lOs Od; geese, 6s Od to 10s; goslings! s to Os ; ducks, 3s Od to bs Od ; ducklings, Os to Os Od ; tame rabbits, is 3d to 2s Od ; wild do, is Od to is 4d ; pigeons, 9d to is Od each ; Surrey fowls, 8s to 12s Od ; do. chicken; 6s to 9s ; (barn door fowls, 55 Od to 8s per couple. English eggs, 8s to lOs ; French do., 6s 9d to 9s Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 4d ; English is 2d to 1s 6d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os Od per lb; soles, 2s 6d to 5s per pair; cod, 5s Od to 15s ; brill, 3s to lOs ; mullets, 2s 6d to 5s ; doreys, 2s Od to 10s eack ; turbot, 5s Od to 20s each ; whitings, 3s to 128 ; haddocks, 4s to 20s per dozen ; fresh herrings, 8s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; veal, 4s 61 to 53 6d; and pork, as 10d to 5s Od per Blbs by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. _ Beof, from 3s 6d to os Od ; mutton, 4s Od to 58 4d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s Od por Blbs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in tho metropolis are from 771 d, to Bd. ; of household ditto, 50. to 7d. per 4lbs. loaf. HIDES ANI) SKINS. Market hides 56 to 64 lbs, 3d to 3i -d. •64t0 72 lbs, 3id ' to 3d ; 72 to 801bs, 3jd to 4d ; 80 to 881bs., 4d to 41-d ; 88 to 961135., 4id to 5d ;96 to 1041bs. Od. to Od. Hors() hides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins (light), 2s 6d to 5s ; fell, 6s ; polled sheep, 12s Gd to 14s Od; half-breds, lOs Od to 12s Od ; downs, 8s Od to lOs Od. Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day. M , --......+der-••••••-••-••-•--... The Market again opens very strong, and the sales will probably be 15,000 to 20,000 Mies. ALARMING FIRES. About one o'clock this morning a fire of a very alarming nature, and attended with considerable loss of property, took place in the victualling esta blishment belonging to Mr. Strowd, 17, Ferdinand street, Kentish Town. The inmates having been aroused they happily effedted a safe retreat. Con ductor Douglas attended with the Royal Society's escape, and numerous engines of the parish, the metropolitan brigade, and the land steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co. Plenty of water having been procured, the firemen went to work, but they were unable to get the fire extinguished until the bar was burnt out and the other portions of the building much damaged. The origin of the fire is unknown. Another fire took place in the premises belonging to Mr. More, a basket manufacturer, carrying on business at No. 45, Webber-road, Waterloo-road. In the course of a few minutes, the flames, owing to the highly inflammatory nature of the stock in trade, spread with amazing rapidity, and very speedily the fire shot high in the air causing great alarm amongst the inmates of the Magdalen Hospital and the surrounding streets. Conductor Garner and Sell, promptly arrived with two of the Royal Society's escapes, and also head engineer Medcalf, followed with one of Shand and Mason's land steamers. Numerous others of the Metropolitan Brigade followed, and water having been procured from the Lambeth Company, the firemen went to work in an admirable manner, but they were unable to get the conflagration extinguished until the whole of the workshops and their contents were consumed. One of the firemen had a narrow escape, by falling into a pit of water used for wetting the twigs, and he became immersed up to his neck, and one of the escape meu also beeame immersed up to his stomach. The origin of the fire is unknown. A strong body of police, under Mr. Superinten dent Webb, rendered great assistaace to the firemen by keeping a great crowd out of danger. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LONDON, Mai'ch 10.—Wind this - day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PonTsmot7m, March 9.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—General Lee, from Belfast for Rotterdam, with slight damage to air pumps. LIVERPOOL, March B.—Wind E.- l Arrived—Aldersons; from Pomaron. LEITH, Marck N.W.—Sailed—Warren, for Trinidad. PLYMOUTH, March B.—Wind N.N.t.—Arrived—lm manual Langesand Mirella, from Shields for Shanghao, with damage. BRISTOL, March 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Avoca, from Mauritius. FALMOUTH, March B.—Wind S.W.—Sailod—Rodgaunt let, for Calcutta ; Reina, for Rio Grando [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. ; Arrived, March 10—Belgium, from Ostend; Leo, from Antwerp. Sailed, March 10—Panther, steamer, for Boulogne ; Velocity, steamer, for Calais. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed, March 9—Daniel Webster, frbm London for Now York. Sailed, March 9—Cella, for New York ; Racehorse, for Madras. The Marquis of Hastings and the Hon. Mr. Foley, M.P., have left the St. George's Hotel. We have to announce the death of Sir William Gore Ouseley, K.C.8., D.C.L., late her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Central States of America. Sir William, during a long career, has filled many important diplomatic positions. He leaves a widow and an only daughter, married to Lieut. the Hon. J. T. Fitz-Maurice, R.N., fifth son of the Earl and Countess of Orkney. ABDICATING WITH DIGNITY.—It is said that when Prince Couza and his wife left Bucharest, they were, to all appearance, as unconcerned as if they were about to take a holiday trip. Both the prince arid princess had cigars in their mouths when they entered their carriage. A brother-in-law of Hughes, the negro minstrel, who was recently murdered in Montreal, has received in formation that Hughes and an English captain got into an argument as to the relative merits of the Northern and Southern people in reference to the late rebellion. Words ran high, and an ex-rebel officer interfered in the quarrel and made use of insulting epithets, whereupon Hughes knocked him down. On the latter regaining his foot ho fired at Hughes with a revolver, the ball passing through from the right to loft side and piercing the lungs. Mr. J. T. Hart, the sculptor, now in Florence, writes that his statue of Henry Clay, designed for the Louisville Court-house, will be soon completed. ONE HUNDRED MILES IN;TIVENTY HOURS.—A pedestrian, named Smalley, recently undertook to walk 100 miles in 20 successive hours, and on Monday the task was commenced in the New Vauxhall Grounds at Bir mingham. Smalley completed the 100 miles in one hour and ten minutes under the specified time. THE IRISH CHURCH ESTABLISHMENT.—Sir John Gray's motion on the Irish Church, which is to be dis cussed next Tuesday, is couched in the following terms : " That the Church Establishment in Ireland is a grievous wrong to the people of that country, and its continued maintenance prevents them from having confidence in the justice or in the wisdom of the Imperial Parliament." DESPATCH OF THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.—SOUTH AMPTON, Friday.—The Royal Mail Company's steamship Oneida, Captain Woolcott, sailed this afternoon with the monthly mails for Lisbon, St. Vincent, Bahia, Pernam buco, Rio deJaneiro, Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, &c. She took out 54 passengers and a general cargo, including £5,000 in gold, £B,OOO in bar silver, £1,025 English jewel lery, and £5,702 French jewellery. ACCLIMATISATION. The inhabitants of several cantons of Switzerland are now occupied with the idea of acclimatising the reindeer. For that purpose they have already procured several pairs from Norway. A society has been formed to promote that object. The Houston Telegraph of late date says that many of the planters declare that their hands never accom plished so much work before, were never more obedient or better disposed, and, the wind and weather favouring, they will make more cotton this year than they ever made in any ono year before. It thinks this can be made the ex perience of all, if matters are properly managed. What is wanted is attentive employers and a certainty of reward for labour. It says : The demand for labourers on the plan tations is greater than the supply, and we see scores of planters seeking freedmen. Many of the planters pay a premium for every labourer obtained, and some men are doing a thriving business in securing them. We met a planter from Grimes County yesterday, whe informed us that he would plant more cotton this season than in any one season prior to the war, and would employ thirty per cent. more labourers. Ho informed us that many of his neighbours will do the same thing, and this is the cause of labourers being so scarce. Nearly all the planters have been stimulated to raise cotton the coming season on ac count of the high price the staple brings, and many argue that the price of cotton will not be less than twenty-five cents per pound for several years hence, and as the majority of the planters have sufficient farming utensils to last them some time they have gone to work to retrieve their lost fortunes in negro property. The Niagara (Canada) Mail announces that the American Government has taken the necessary precaution to put a stop to Fenian or other raids which may be attempted by giving instruction to the officers stationed at Fort Niagara to bo on the alert, and fire upon parties who may make any attempt at a raid on that side of the river. The other side of the river is regularly patrolled by effi cient guards, and the Mail says should any attempted raids take place the parties concerned will have a warm recep tion, both back and front. counties in from a trip among the planters in the rir l o s r t of January A gentleman who has just returned to Mobilo Central Alabama reports that since the demand for labour negroes have been anxious to co h nt t ra t, by planters at fair prises, and. that ti n e d have been taken be did not see or hear is so great through thatfse of a single unem • loft Mobilo for the purpose o, of negroos have volun unemployed freedman during his trip. Numbers plantations in the cotton-raising did' PRESIDENT'S LAST SPEECH. The New o TuE t going et S of t t w he or S k ta u t P :. fi i'ork, Times maintains that the President's speech —in its general tone, in the leading thought and principle ; which it asserts is one which will arrest the attention and command the assent of the great body of the American people. Its language is strong, direct, manly, and such as no man can mistake or misinterpret. It adds, " The President lays aside all the factitious dignity with which his high office invests him, and talks, directly, frankly, and with the powerful emphasis of unmis takable sincerity, to the people of the dangers which menace the country, and of the duty which de volves upon them to avert them. And the people everywhere will respond heartily and zealously to these noble and patriotic declarations. They know the sincerity of the man who makes them, and they will stand by him in his determination to carry them into effect." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, CHERTSEY RACES—Tits DAY. Maiden St ee pl ec h ase. 2i m il es. Run, 1 30—John Gully, Rosebud,, and Benanoar, soil for £lOO ; Calver leigh, Irish Boy, Birague, Mrs. Naggleton, Bay Horse, and Prior, sold for £5O. All are hero. Tradesmen's Handicap. 2 miles. Run, 2 15—Redwing, 12st 121 b ; Axot, 12st 71b ; White Stocking, 12st 41b ; Noiherdale, 12st ; Echo, 12st 4lb ; Freestone, list 101 b ; : Sporting Irishman, list 71b; Birague, lOst 41b. All are hero. Chertsey Open Handicap. About 3i miles. Run, 3 Doubloon, Portland, Bristles, Goshawk, Fairplev, Strike, and Dewdrop aro here. Expected-- Irousides, The Rogue, and Oldminster. Paid forfeit—Marble Hill, Goldfinder, Rosalie, Church Militant, Navarino. Royal Stag Stakes. 2i miles. ' Run, 4—Shuttlecock, 123 t 71b; Aggravation, 12st ; Acolyte, 12st ; Tambo'Ar Major, list 71b; Antelope, 11st 71b; John Gully, llst ; Lady Bird, lOst 101 b; Lincoln, lOst 101 b ; Lot 84, lOst 71b; Benanoar, lOst. All are here. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. NoRTIIAMPTONSI:ME STAKES. 9 to 2 agst Mail Tiain (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Lansdown (taken) 15 to 1 agst Scamander (taken) 100 to 7 agst Raglan (taken) 25 to 1 agst Alerte (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Out and Outer (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Pepper's Ghost (taken) 100 to 7 agst Brahma (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mephistopheles (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 agst Gong (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 15 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken and oft, lORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- 3IENTS. March 2, at 1 15 p.m., Victorious out of all en- gagements. March 2, at 1 45 p.m., Joker, out of Liverpool Spring Cup. March 2, at 4 32 p.m., Innellan, out of Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. March 2, after 6 p.m., Sylph, out of City and Suburban Handicap. March 5, at 9 a.m., Night Hawk, out of Grand Prize at Paris. March 5, at 9 a.m., Double Stout, out of Mersey Cup at Liverpool. March 5, at 9 a.m., Jack o' Newbury, out of all engagements. March 5, at 9 a.m., Lady Wilton, out of Flying Stakes and Sefton Handicap, Liverpool. March 6, at 9 a.m., Bonaparte and Aldcroft, out of Doncaster Spring Handicap. March 6, at 9 a.m., Grapeshot, out of Liverpool engagements. March 7, at 9 a.m., Broomielaw, out of City and Suburban Handicap. March 8, at 4 30 p.m., The Czar, out of Don caster engagements. March 9, at 9 a.m., Laura, out of Grand Annual Steeplechase, Warwick. March 9, at 10 10 a.m., Creole, out of tho Steeplechase, and Greenland, out of the Hurdle Race, at Doncaster. Trout Breeding in Windsor Great Park. There are two or three hundred acres of artificial water on the royal domain ; the oldest piece of which is a small lake near the east end •of Virginia Water, where an old monastery stood in Henry the Eighth's time. They are all stocked with jack, carp, tench, &c., some of which are of a very great age. About a year ago it was thought that something better might be done, and that one good trout lake would be worth all the remainder, if that could be managed. Many consultations were held over the subject, and Mr. Frank Buckland was called in to advise. The Obelisk Pond was selected, because it had a gravelly and sandy bottom, and a nice little stream running through it. This Obelisk Pond is eighteen acres in extent, and there being only two smaller ponds up above it, it was decided to dry the whole out. A beginning was made at the upper ponds, which were laid dry, and every fish taken out; then the Obelisk Pond itself was served in a similar manner. This was chine in February, 1865, as it was thought advisable to prevent the jack spawning for the season. No water was allowed to remain in any of the ponds for some weeks. About five or six cart loads of jack and carp were taken out, placed in a cart with a straw bed, and taken away into another lake. In the spring of 1865 a temporary hatching ap paratus was knocked up of wood, and a small stream of pure water, as much as would fill a half inch pipe, was turned on. A consignment of eggs was then brought by Mr. Buckland, almost entirely of the Great Lake trout of Geneva, which he thought would do best in the - Obelisk Pond. The ova were put in the boxes, and watched by the fisherman. In due time they came to life, with their little storehouse of provisions attached to them ; not very elegant, certainly, but very useful ; like the canny Scotchmen, two hundred years ago, who always went out to flight with their bag of oatmeal on their backs. _ _ . After about a month the fish were taken out of the boxes and put into the nursery, which was a trough, 12 feet long, two feet wide, and one foot six inches deep, with the stream from the hatching boxes flowing through it. Some young salmon and sea trout were added to them. The fisherman fed them with bits of fine biscuit and eggs, rubbed into crumbs ; a little later in the summer, at Mr. Back laud's advice, he hung up a dead rabbit, or rat, or jackdaw, and let the maggots drop into the water. If the food reached the bottom before they caught it, they did not seem to care about it, but, like true sportsmen, shot their game flying. Some water cresses and green weed were put in for them, to shelter them from the sun, and to give them the chance of catching a stray fly. A wire guard was also put over them to keep olt kingfishers and herons. About July the young trout required more elbow room, and so a large number of them were removed to another small fish-pond, which could be protected ; by November they could eat a good big worm, and when one was put in the clear water, the little ras cals would hold a regular good tough battle over it, and tug and pull at one another. Messrs. Buckland and Ponder lately decide d that the fish must be put out into the wide world and shift for themselves. The them were nearly three inches long, one inch. The lake trout are the largest, and full of energy and mischief . a uldar_ticise smallest about t • Th e y have all, therefore, been taken Carefullytohte i t of their summer quarte rs , and introduced Obelisk Pond, where th ey will find many nnder awaiting them. As o the ed ii lake s been down all summer, th ere i s a fin d ready in the shape of rush es a nd other plants, which will, no doubt, i n d ue time, y i e ld insects in abundance for the fi s h t o eat. Th e salmon and sea trout were also put into the Obelisk Pond. We wonder - what they will do when f elg g rou nd their migratory habits (evidently of Scotch nature again) come strong upon them? Au exceedingly pretty rustic house has been erected in a valley in Windsor Forest, near the pond, for the hatching -season of 1866, and the troughs have agai n b een s t oc k e d, under the Greatmanage- Lake manage ment of Mr. Frank Buckland, withhatching w ith ova of trout establishment at liuuingue), and trout ova (presented by the French Government and salmon from various parts of the United Kingdom. COURSE OF EXOILA.NGE—This Evening? Amsterdam Short. 11 181 Ro D tt i e t r o d ... i ... 3 M = onths. 251 1 2 2 .2 1 Antwerp Brussels Slitort 221355 121. 2 1 5 0 5 2 i Hamburg Paris ..................... ...... 3 lionths. 25 50 Ditto .................... .. 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