The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-10 00:00:00

lliain s Aril a, and l ~ n ~cs w ere b a st of fl i t ilt7 raing' )r ds. for IJ'5 , of act, to the Cas tle v n Low' iiidsor giVe f tiou o o riae• CO ' of selec W" occ ur' of rre Bs nes her ted at 3uti rell , d i a te- i/ It is .5010 for ) lan d L 3 ) tO° rtb 111)1. obi ° North, clio er ti es tti f Get' isl' _ s o P' rl h e Lo flora. r° 00 1 c o 3 0.cory 0 sr' s P ,a 29, ' Y frO A na fr. a, sit© Pa r° . irecioe6 4 0NEY MARKET AN COMMERCIAL 'NULL IGENV,E, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. tioll.o alteration has been perceptible in the condi dLii Of monetary affairs to-day. The demand for o b rok rats has agai n bee n ver y active, and the 0 , whose supplies have since yesterday received f o 4ight addition, have charged 4f and 4f per cent. the best short-dated bills. 4 h e Council o f th e B an k o f F rance h ave re d uce d 0 4 rate of discount to 31 per cent. This move iS regarded as favourable, because it must tend to lower the quotations for money by increasing the capital of the open market. 4 :ne Weekly return from the Bank of England is orat all o f an encourag i ng character, the reserve b 41 lion having been diminished, while the other Iteilrities have received a large addition. Annexed t he particul ar s : l e Circulation n •.• ••• ••• ..• £19,830,930 t t o ion Decreas e 102,355 14,758,607 Pest •• "• ••• ••• Decrease • ••• ••• •O• ••• 42,760 3,843,818 Nl,il Increase 12,162 D eposits 7 , 677 , 728 irlerea aa ( )ti ler teincr e eas... 823,319 r aft. ..• •.• •.. ..• • "• 18,904,702 ti. eil. ~ -decrease ... ... ... ... '253,629 r, DJ and Other Bills ... ... ... 450,625 VOy e i nereaBo ... •• • ... ... 2,730 4114 ent Securities ... ... ... . 11 023 211 , that S ecurities No alteration. , 19,8 2 8,885 % increase ••• ••• ••• 524,987 unemployed ..• ••• 8,729,660 Deere 1,645 k tiu e Council of the Bank of France hav3 pre iho,7 this week a very good balance sheet. They an increase of £1,173,340 in the bullion, there has been a falling off in the discounts 4 1 ,016,000 . Th e a d vances h ave rece i ve d an Is ti ell of £26,666, and the currents of £165,000. ge te were no bullion operations at the Bank day. Wi th 4 arCO Polo has arrived from Melbourne 0,100. e Stock Exhange Committee have appointed th ttl aY, 16th instant, a special settling day in the aro of the Imperial Austrian Gas Company 10 t ed), for bargains entered into on and after t''''nlber 31, 1864, to be marked in the twice a Two O'CLOCK. At P ar is, this clay, according to Mr. Reuter's the French 3 per Cent; Rentes were 67f. Itt4 niarket for the English Funds has been sub t° a slight reaction to-day. The improve hot Y esterday has been lost, and Consols are now 1. 1 88 1 for money, and 89 for the account. ' t ,vr Threes and Reduced Annuities are 861 4.-4 eilequer Bills, 3s. to 7s. prem. ; India 5 per 4 4 - h e na., 103/ 104. ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 100 ; il t i ge Bonds, 15s. prem. lio tc e te has been rather more firmness and anima the Foreign Market. Turkish 6 per Cents., 4are 721 ; do. Consolides, 521 ; Mexican, i • do . Ne w, 44k ` 6 • Greek, 20f ; Spanish2s-1. 1 321 1 ; do. Certificates, 161 4. ; Italian, lq 64e do. New Loan, 21 1f dis. ; and Con illtate) 3 7 38. e d ealings in the Railway Share Market has ' m oderately ac ti ve , b u t p r i ces h ave generally Ikl „ l ess firmness. Great Northern have declined T(1 and Great Eastern, South Western, North 4 1 -1. , 11, Midland, and South Eastern, each ss. 4 41 1 tl 'e Foreign and Colonial undertakings there h a e n little cha n ge of importance. S il l* and Miscellaneous Shares have remained 14 93' 4 London and Westminster have declined 6L; Alliance, to 331 ; and Union of London, th z 11. Crystal Palace Stock is quoted 341 ; A frican Land and Finance, 11 1i prem. ?_ .. aneiro Gas, par 4. prem.; Metropolitan M8b."411, b ."411 , Way, si l prem. ; and Varna Railway, ate nrA De b enture have declined to 5} 61 prem. 1 4 B RITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. kr °ll ll\ - FUNDS. 11 0,.-MENT °4.1• C O ULISoI ' Ac eouu. s 884 9 , 1 , O otlt. ~, i, April 6 LI pe ,. .iteduced B7 6i b`r 4 ~', Cent 0, 6 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. Cent. Jan. 1873 fo 8,,,30 yr s , expire sth Jan., 1880 k t ua r j o yrs, expire sth April,•lBBs — " 4 6,q 4 ,, u. B ,ea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — lie -1. Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent — I, Do ; £5OO 6 Au. 0 £lOO and £2OO i f t ' 4 l)t kx ngland Stock, 54 per Cent 246 8 Ii th O 4I4,GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. D o A n u . ck, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — '1 ) 0 5 count De Per Cent. July, 1870 " 0 'count b 4 Per c t ) oe e . Cent. Oct. 1888 D o. ~. Certificates — bp' taf eat " .5 aced Paper 4 per Cent — , L Per C en t. , Jan. 1872 tio,? Per Cent., May 1879 0, LPer Cent., Aug. 1866 `' o . 4 1 , 11(1 8, £l,OOO — ‘, 'er £l,000 4 i:REIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. G (_111 414 B on ds, 5 per Cent — o • ti . per C en t _ A.. LA er Cent., 1852-58-60 - k k b oe 4., 1863,', — Il c ' A J kes 6 per Cent — ti l '? e,cequat per j ) lll tti v 6 er Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) -- io, Per Cent — ' s kbf a l ) er Cent — 4) Pe 6 li 6D e Per Cent. — , r Cent — yver r, • 0 „. Cent 1864 — b he% £55 paid b?.s,Per Cent., 1825 l 'it o '. 5-2 Cent 1864 _ -, hi X 65 p r .. Cen . t., 1773-77,.. £25 paid m 5, p rincipalities 5' _ die 0 , Paid P r ew Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 0 4 iat t e 7 v iaional Land Warrant — hipe Per Cent — .tl6 o es d Issue — 1 5 b p bo Bonds 95 N : it A p;1. £aidlB64 fiti ° ki „ ' 5 5 nt —pm 6e, ey'lliat Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons •Q o -.% 1 t t44a13 5 °lts 1 4 +83 9 Per Cent. — G O 4 5 44 +1 1850 — i t io 1865 Per Cent (Maremmana Railway) t li Il eri 1) j 44 3 1 ' £lO paid tio D. 4, Per Cent. — i . ' cl lint 1 6 'lier Cent. "64 — op L r e ,„, nt. Anglo-French 0014 '4 Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis )t,'''', l l b„ 441 5 per Cent., £3O paid — pm b "N. Perla]. 5 Cent ,5 tkau per ", o htkr 0 I, vief '-'ent - ,11 1v 1 , ttl i e ,ed ),,''Qqa warrants (Hectares) fi o " p er Per Cent. i ,b, - ,,ii t i ` e ,,ellt. (Uribarren) NN-lilikitent., 1862 eo AN3 h a dun Per Cent., 1853 ttiot: Per.`_ ''te eii ,,ent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, ,115 irs gi, 47i k l i brr Cent 1822 £ St ty ..r ~ ,” Do a ent., 1850 k pe r , 1860 N A " Pe r 'ent 1859 t 0 *, ~t, 1 6 ~eat, 1862 LAVAn 1864 ea •:4e, - Per c P 4 it oilat Cent D ii, Per Ce t o ,kew Deferred not D ° A e ' ° 1 14 t i lliab ° 4 4 : o 4i ve Vll ) illit 32} 0 A ert 't et ec o •oi Coup not funded -- 1 Jib tillt 0 4 161 4 hll 6 Per 0, b ° A Per Cent.nt oo 6 ce ou ,,, . 1854 — j,Per 6_ :: 1,•10 4,col ltt u . 1 1858 , ) o 6 +oo -1, 704 uo Per 'lids — h to . 4k eetl e tt e t ll . t• 1862 •.(:, ~, ,i on - ........ A 0 Ile y 8011 , Nq 1. Cem." 72i i ti l lara llt —• 1863 jc i o. A T.4 3 ~,e _ sd, 4 per Cent — 5 0 '° ' ‘6 03 per Cent ' 4 1/e rC — b o o el l% 1862 6 Der ,k Cent ............................... tt i ht tili hvi de :Ll"64 _ tA,A, 5 as on the above payable in London. mttOt i 4, Per 0, s,ki,m 2i 2 Per ' llt *, Ex. 10 Florins __ t hi •l ~,,Per C e ntt , Ex. 25f. b o th lizr Cent Ex, .. 12 Guil _ 4 ht" 3 ertin,„, kes — L 4 424. 11 ,...' Per C en t ';1 0 ,,,, ' ............ 1 / 4 , 1, vro TWO O'CLOCK. . k jc k 4 eY .. ~. 'tltit •............................... 881 4 4 % .:.,... ........................ . 89 k 4 .q, b e. _ 'I; 41 :4 1 °1 ' h e r r cieen Journal understands that the time 4 t the k a i e , 4 % 2 kid di e s+Y:s early summer sojourn at Balmoral Or fob May, and that flit stay will extend Re lie. ~~ SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share) Railways. 13.1 Bt st st 50 20 ir., Vol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Corn will Do A A gets no divJ till6p.c.p.an.hasl Do. 13 been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock Do. B lo Do. New. is. at 23 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Original . S. V3 l . hail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newpo t I.'o. lie. eford Lane shire & Yorkshire L ndon and Blackwali Lon., lirizh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lou. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shel., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle 06. i shares Metropolitan Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin . & Derby' Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. h shares old Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock & Darling De. sir. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. MI North Staffordshire N. de S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E . Aber. stock t• o. Scot, Mid. bt ick hrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon '_outh E stern itaines Wok:, & Wok Tall' Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny , West Cornw ►]l W.Hartlepool Har.& K Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemable 91 93 1301 1311 5 6 66 68 16 17 88 90 107 I'9 45i 164 6 7 1271 128! 13:4 139 130 *.32 100 10 1(0 10 100 89 90 72: 73 49 5 46 49 ,02 101 113 114 85 0 10 104 38 39 116 k 1161 951 964 59 60 117 11761 1 1 1 1R 1301 111i 1 100 1(.2 51 53 z 5 18 107 103 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 46) a 127 61 133; 130 1:31 1021 3 116 95 6 69i 1061 t I 82i4 I Paid Closing I Business Price. done. 63 45 9) 100 384 39b l 114 124 p 3j 10p 118 120 114 12 1 llp 77 78 . 114 111 138 142 44 46 f 9 d 1 57 59 821 pi 9 - 1 160 165 35 p 108 110 73 76 BRITISH F Atlantic &St. Lawrence Born.,Baroda..k. gu. 5 per cent Do. lv shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6p c. bds. 1, 872 1),,. do. Juty 1,1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., Bin 'a e Town & Dock, gu Demera s, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben ;al, gu 1 5 co East I .dia ;, gu. 5 p.c. Do .1 Extension Grand Trunkof Cana(' Do. Equip 31 on. Bond: 1 charge 6 p.O Do. ;st 'ref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pn f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do: 4th Yret. Rtock : Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim ) gua. 5 per cent D .4, per cent... Do Great W a. of Canada. D New . Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 io. 5 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited, Aladrai gua. 5 p.O Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extensiot; Meib. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B v. lil.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scindc ...... Da Delhi Do. do ta' Do. Puniaub Ekt Do. Indus St Flo ISSK 100 {lOO 2 100 100 ,SIONS. 52 6 5 100 101 d 11) 4O 6 to 94 74 78 97 93 75 85 1.0 102 99 100 100 101 17* 18 9,3 91 65 68 56 '5B 60 62 63 55 50 53 45 48 25 27 25 26 100 101 id i p id 4p 93 100 121 12d 85 1.0 77 EO ' I 1 091 1004 9: 94 88 99 82 64 3 5 82 81 98 100 93 IGO d v 8 1 • .0 94 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR ITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31. 1572: Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ju.Sz July 1877-b4 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Au D sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p P. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: Is9o-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 Do. 1882, May Hi, Nov. ,5 Natal Gov. 6 per cent N. B. Gov. 6 p. c.Ja. 45.1u1y N. S.W. Gov. 5 p*c.,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189! New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova So .tla Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18843-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 pm. Ja & July Do. do, 43 pril & Oct BRITI Cam Consol. bold, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Cara :on as Carn Brea East Grenville... Eat Love 1 E. Wiz Russell s Tavistk Gam..k StAubyn(Gwen. s t L ',icy, limited.. Great South Torus.... G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenvil e Herod's Foot ..., Ringston •owns. Marg - aret Uny Lelant slarke Valley . wvndy Iron Ore, lira Nan , i les .. N eviSe ton . . North Downs.. North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (loga l i North Whe.l Crotty Prosper Pr videnee Uny I.OmA S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West assett (It (Kan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chi rerton West 5et0n...... Wheal Bassett Illogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludo,tt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal T elawney (I.is Wheal Unt • • 85 88 85 83 85 83 75 78 15 73 101 106 105 107 106 108 101 106 102 101 106 110 10t 104 104 106 108 109 105 107 90 93 98 100 92 91 90 91 104 106 87 90 92 95 102 104 105 107 Vni 103 108! 1 3.12.8 8 54 7 6 6 , 29 31 580 59) 191 21 1 14 15 6 4 14 9 10 3} 41 6 8 17 18 If 2i 31 35 2} S z. , 4 36 34 4 6 8 4i 14 old 16 18 35 45 12 14 4 I 14 2 3 $5 33 35 530 550 20 25 15 j 7 144 155 7 8b 7 8 60 425 190 100 100 105 111 1:1 I 190 200 19 20 I I PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Es„ No. 1, 105 4 Ditto, No. , 102 L North Eastern. Stockton. and Darlington, B 6 per cent., ( Waterford and Kilkenny, .6 per cent., 43 PREFERENCE, SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland IN ew £5 shares, 41 LINES LEASED AT FIXED:RENTAL& Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 52i Nottrighara and Grantham It. & C., FORM GN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco tli.n.) gua. 7 per oent., 15f t rest Luxembourg, 121 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin),:lol Sambre and Meuse, 7 I FOREIGN AILNES Alamilloa, limited, i} Cape Copper, Um., 11 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, Bin., 161 Alliance 'lin,. ). 331 Anglo Austrian, 74 Chartered Bank of India.'Australia, and China, 311 European Bank, lira., 131 it Hindustan, uhina. and Japan:(lim.), 27 t , c ,, Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 24 Imperial Bank (lim.). 311 Imperial Ottoman, 37 lonian, new, 64 Land Mortgage BanKof India, Um.. 41 I London Chartered Bank otAmstralia, 23 1 London and Comity, 721 3i London Joint Stock, 4617 London Bank of Scotland, Um, 7 1 London and South African, 22 London and South-Western, Um., 201 London and i% estminater, 93i Provincial Banking Corporation, Um , 31 South E stern, i lim., 101,10 Union of Australia, 631 'Union of London, 62i ff MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, Um.. 91 British Indian Tea, Urn., 121 Ceylon Company, 91 Company of African Merchants, 1inn.7,3 Credit Fonder and Muhllier of England, 91:1 Ditto, new, Crystal Valace. 34t Discount Corporation, 15 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lint., 41 English and Scottish Marine, Bin., 51 flea. Credit and Finance of London, nm., 61 Hudson's Bay. 15 Humber Iron Works, 21 imperial 'Mercantile Credit sso., international Financial , ociety, lim., 61 Joint Stock Discount. Urn.. 14 Lyndon t ounty Land and Building, !1M.,1} Lon.un , Financial Association. lira.. 201 L ndon rai Omnibus Company. 31 ational Discount. Company. lim., 141 National Steam Naviention, lini., 1. ocein Yarine Insurance), 2} ri l' , .naorta, New Zealand, and Australian. Mail, lim., inn°, new, 31 I'eel River Land and Mineral, 391 7 Royal ail 9'A Societe Fins, citTe d'Egypte, Thames and Merge)* Marine _(lnsurance) , lim., 71 7 211 3 32t 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 18.18.9 30.17.6 rHE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVE.NING, MARCH 10, 186a0 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day ) DIVORCE COURT. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.) WMTMORE V. WHITMORE AND BRETTELL. This suit, which commenced yesterday, and had not concluded when the court rose, was resumed this morning by the examination of witnesses for the respondent. Sarah Valiance said she was a servant in Mr. Whitmore's service. The petitioner behaved very badly to his wife. She had seen him "lug" her out of bed, and he on one oc casion gave her a black eye. She had heard him threaten to kick his wife. She never knew anything improper be tween Mrs. 'Whitmore and David Whittaker. She never knew Mrs. Whitmore sit in Whittaker's lap, or do any other act of impropriety. She would swear she never said any thing detrimental. It must have been a dream if she had told her anything of the sort. Sarah Wilks, another domestic servant, said she was in thf► service of Mrs. Whitmore in 1861. Petitioner used to swear at his wifo. Respondent was not properly supplied with food, and the children, except the eldest, was with her. Mrs. Whitmore left her house whilst she was in her service. Petitioner had behaved very improperly to her, but he desisted in consequence of her screaming. It was in 1861, and no one else was in the house but her mistress. The girls who served in Mr. Whitmore's shop did not sleep in the house. She told her mistress the same day that Mr. Whitmore had behaved rudely to her. She could swear that she never went to Sarah Harper, one of the shop assis tants, and ask her money out of the till for Mrs. Whitmore. Sarah Fagg said she was nursemaid to petitioner. She had seen him act very cruelly towards his wife. In 1861 she met Mrs. Whitmore in the street ; she was crying. Mr. Whitmore came up and began to swear, and ordered his wife into his house. Mr. Whitmore always began the quarrelling ; his wife, on the contrary, always did what she could to please her husband. Her mistress was a good tempered woman, and never quarrelled as much as her master. She never knew her mistress to go to the Green Dragon publichouse, or to come home between 12 and one o'clock in the morning. David Whittaker, a gamekeeper, said he knew that Mrs. Whitmore resided at High House. He kept company with one of her servants. On one occasion he was at the house and he sat up watching the whole of the night, as some one, came to frighten Mrs. Whitmore. He would swear solemnly that nothing of an improPer Nature' ever occurred between him and the respondent. He never went into Mr. Whitmore's house above once in two months. He neverimistoolc Mrs. Whitmore for his sweetheart Sarah Valiance (laughter), or kissed her by mistake (laughter). He had quarrelled with a man named Dobbin because he had called him a poacher. William Davis, a game watcher, said on the occasion of the quarrel he happened to be in the company of Whittaker. They both went into Mr. Whitmore's house together. Whittaker left before be (witness) did. He was called out by Dobbin. There was a quarrel, and Mrs. Whitmore ordered both the men away. John Connor, a bricklayer's labourer, corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. The case will not conclude to-day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.) IN RE JOHN LEIGH-THE FAILURE OF A LATE POLICE MAGISTRATE. To-day was appointed for judgment in this case, and the 83ntence of the Court was that the order of discharge should be granted, subject to certain conditions, namely, that the bankrupt's property and person should be charged until ho paid a dividend of 58. in the pound. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A' DRUNKEN CAEmAN.--Albert Town, driver of a Hansom cab, No. 3,343, and badge number 13,786, was charged be-. fore Mr. Knox with being drunk, &c. . Sergeant Edwards, 2 0, said—About a quarter past 11 last night I saw the prisoner, who was drunk, driving a Hansom cab at a furiolus rate down Regent-street, the reins being slack at the time. When the prisoner got near the corner of Maddox-street he came in collision with a four wheel cab, driven by a man named Henry Mills, and in which there was a lady and gentleman. The driver of the four-wheel cab was knocked off the box, as was also the prisoner from his, in consequence of the violence of the collision. The four-wheel cab was smashed, and the gen tleman received sore injuries about the face from the broken glass, but the lady escaped uninjured. The driver of the four-wheel cab, being much injured, was immediately taken to the Middlesex Hospital, but being anxious to get home, he was not detained there. The gentleman who was in the four-wheel cab promised to attend, but he had not. Mr. Hazell, cab proprietor, of Queen-street, King's-road, Chelsea, said—My four-wheel cab is smashed to pieces, and my driver so much injured that he is unable to attend the court. Prisoner—l had a fare in my cab, and he struck my horse. I lost all command over it, and was thrown from my box. I was not drunk. Sergeant Edwards—The prisoner was very drunk. Soper, 150 C—l saw the prisoner driving down Regent street at a full gallop, and called to him to stop, but he paid no attention. The prisoner was drunk. Mr. Knox—l shall remand the prisoner for a week. The prisoner's wife subsequently attended, and asked that bail might be taken for her husband. Mr. Knox—l will not take bail until know whether the injured man is out of danger. THAMES. JACK'S CRUISE AT AN END.—John Howard, a weather beaten, sun-dried mariner, of diminutive stature, without hat, jacket, or shoes, and the garments he had on badly torn, was charged with assaulting John Fenge, 405 B, and Edward French, 259 S, police constables, in the execution Of their duty. _ _ _ _ _ The prisoner is an homeward bounder lately paid off, and, with the usual improvidence of sailors, has gat rid of all his wages, and the new " rig out" which he purchased of the Jews when he came ashore. Last night he was on a cruise in Ratcliff-highway. He was drinking at several grog, shops, treating loose women, singing, capering, and indulging in all manner of practical jokes. When all his money was gone he began to be mischievous, and capsized every one before him. The police interfered, with him, and told him to go home, which he refused to do, and run a muck at the constables. Fenge attempted to seize him, and he struck him three times on the face and marked him, and also hit him a violent blow on the chest and knocked him backwards. French then attempted to seize him, and he made a butt at him with his head, overturned him in an instant, and hurt him very much. The sailor then made a furious onslaught on other constables, who were too much for him, and he was quickly subdued and carried to the station-ho Use. The worst part of his conduct was that he got the finger of one policeman in his mouth and tried to bito him, in which, fortunately, he was unsuccessful. _ . The prisoner said he was three sheets in the wind last night, and recollected nothing at all. He was sentenced to be imprisoned for two mouths and kept to hard labour, on which he waved his hand to the girls at the back of the court, and exclaimed, " There's an end to my cruise." BIIRGLARY—ROBBERY—CAITTION TO HOUSEKEEPERS. — Benjamin Barrett, aged 20, and described as a labourer, of Thrawl-street, Spitalfields, in which locality there is a regular thieves' colony, was charged with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Tyson, stockbroker, of No. 56, Lichfield-road, Bow, and stealing a hearthrug and tablecover therefrom. Last night, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, Mrs. Tyson made the house "secure," as she termed it, in the usual manner, and locked and barred the doors. Soon afterwards she fancied she heard the front parlour window raised, and heard a noise in the parlour. She went into the room, and two fellows made their escape. Everything portable in the front parlour had been disturbed, and an antimacassar removed from the sofa ; a hearthrug, tablecover, two jugs, and other articles. were missing. Mrs. Tyson had no doubt other things would have been taken if she had not disturbed the burglars. The front window was opened. The upper sash had been made fast to the lower one in the usual manner by a " catch." It had been shoved back from without by a knife, the win dows unfastened and an entrance effected. The " catch" was described by the police as no protection to windows, and could be easily shoved back with a knife. John Shearman, a police-constable, No. 285 K, was on duty about half-past ten last night in the Mile-end-road, and saw the prisoner coming from the direction of Tredegar square, near Lichfield-street, with a hearthrug on his shoulder. He asked the prisoner twice where he ob tained the hearthrug, to which he made no reply, but threw it off his shoulder and ran away. Shearman picked up the rug and pursued him. The prisoner was stopped by a police-constable named Tripp. He was searched, and a tablecover was found in his trousers. Two common table-knives, much worn, were found con cealed upon him. They did not belong to Mr. Tyson. The police were of opinion they had been used in forcing back the window " catch." Mrs. Tyson identified the hearthrug and tablecover. They were stolen from her parlour last night. The prisoner was remanded for a week to make inquiries about him and his confederate in the robbery. WESTMINSTER. POLICE SAGACITY.—FINDING A "MARE'S NEST."—Thos. Vernon, a respectable looking middle-aged man, was charged with being drunk and assaulting the police. Police-constable 402 V said that last night at about 12 o'clock the defendant was walking through the King's road, Chelsea, and a conversation occurred between them, in the course of which the defendant detailed the annoy ance he had experienced from a dog having flewn at him, and threatened what he would do if it occurred again. Complainant, observing that he had a basket in his hand, became suspicious that there was something dishonestly obtained in it, and asked defendant if it was heavy, and upon the latter saying it was not, and returning to the ad venture of the dog, complainant said he must see what was in it, and was proceeding to examine it, when defendant took out a bit of wood from it and struck him with it. He took the defendant, who was drunk, into custody, and on examination of the basket it turned out to contain some tins to make pies in. Defendant said he obtained a living by selling pies, and was returning with the empty tine when he found himself stopped by the policeman, who insisted upon examining his basket. A slight scuffle might have occurred in taking the bit of wood out of the basket, but he denied striking him. Mr. Selfe (to the constable)--Did he first speak to you or you to him ? Policeman—He first spoke to me. Mr. Selfe—What induced you to suspect he had any pro perty dishonestly come by in his basket? Policeman—Because he began talking to me about the dog, and I thought that that was to take my attention off the basket. Mr. Selfe—Was that all ? Policeman—Yes, sir. Mr. Selfe—l don't follow your process of reasoning, that because he talked of a dog he had something in his basket ho did not want you to see. Is there anything known against defendant ? Policeman—Nothing. Mr. Selfe—l can't see how this was in the execution of your duty,unless there was seine circumstance of suspicion, which I cannot find. If every one walking with a basket is to be stopped to have it searched, honest people as well as bad characters will be interfered with. Defendant was discharged. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate. For nearly all qualities the trade was in a sluggish state, yet no quotable change took place in prices as compared with Monday. Good and fine dry samples were in steady request at full quotations. With most descriptions of foreign wheat the market was but moderately supplied. The trade, however, ruled quiet, at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain Were in steady request at full currencies. With barley the market was moderately supplied. Both for malting and distilling qualities the trade was slow, at late rates. Malt was in slow request at•previous quotations. The supply of oats on sale was moderate. The demand for all qualities ruled inactive at late rates. Beans met a slow sale at late ,prices. For peas the trade was firm at full currencies: Best descriptions of flour were in fair demand at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. • Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and S coteh 1,570 1,080 3,640 8,740 880 Irish — 3,020 Foreign - brie. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on sale at these markets are mode rate. For most descriptions there is a steady demand, and prices rule firm. Per 81b by the carcase. sdad edsd small 44 5 4 Inferior beet 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 8 4 2 Middling do.. 3 8 4 0 Middling mutton.. 2 4 6 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 8 4 10 pork. 4 8 5 0 L Pr ar im ge e p arn or a k ll d0.... 3 4 6 6 4 4 68 BOROUGH HOP. The supply of English hops on sale being small, all de scriptions continue to be held at full prices. The demand, however, is chiefly confined to good and fine samples, which command a steady sale at fully late rates. For in ferior produce, both English and foreign, the trade is slow at previous quotations. Mid and East Kent ...... ...• 110 s to 200 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex . Yearlings loos to Ms .. Bavarian American soa ►o 13 a ~ COLONIAL. TEA.—The public sales, have proceeded without any material alteration in prices. Superior descriptions, how ever, were in fair demand. SUGAR.—The market has exhibited rather less anima tion, although West India qualities have fully sustained former prices. In the refined market there has been a fair demand, and previous quotations are fully maintained. COFFEE.—There has been a moderate inquiry for colonial, which has fully maintained former quotations. RICE.—A fair amount of business has been done in East India, and, in some instances, prices have shown a slight upward movement. . _ TALLow.—The market has remained very dull, and the few transactions entered into have been at barely previous rates for either present or forward delivery. WILLS AND BEQUESTS, (From the illustrated London News) The will of the Baroness Harriet De Dunstan vine and Basset, late of Charles-street, Berkeley square, widow, was proved . in the London Court under £20,000 personalty—the executors nominated being her Ladyship's brother, Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., who is appointed' residuary legatee ; and William Twopenny, Esq., of the Middle Temple, who is the acting executor, and to whom a legacy of £lOO is bequeathed, free of duty. There are legacies to her Ladyship's two sisters and two nieces ; also legacies of £4OO each to her Ladyship's maid, housekeeper, and coachman ; and £3OO to her butler, all to be paid free of duty; and to all her servants one year's wages and mourning. The will of Miss Elizabeth Hervey, late of Park street, Grosvenor-square, formerly of Englefield green, Surrey, was proved in London, on the 24th ult., by her nephew, Sir Frederick Hervey Bat hurst, Bart., the sole executor. The personalty was sworn under £90,000. The will is dated in 1861, and there are six codicils. The bequests are libe rally bestowed. To Sir Charles Knightley, Bart., and Sir Frederick H. H. Bathurst, Bart., each a legacy of £lO,OOO ; and a legacy to four of her nieces, and liberal legacies to others. To her niece Selina Hervey Bathurst she bequeathsher jewellery, books, and pictures absolutely, and the use of her plate and furniture for her life. Her real estate and the residue of the personalty she bequeaths to her nephews Thomas J. H. Bathurst, Esq., and Rainald Knightly, Esq., M.P. To each of her servants she leaves a legacy of £lOO, in addition to any wages or other benefits under the will. To St. George's Hospital, King's College Hospital, Cripples' Home, and Cambridge Asylum, each £250, free of duty. To the poor of Egham £2oo,tobe distri buted by the incumbent in sums not to exceeed £2O, preference being given to the old and infirm. The will of Sir John Henry Belly, Bart., of Warnham Court, near Horsham, Sussex, and of Upton House, West Ham, Essex, was proved in London on Feb. 20. The personalty was sworn under £20,000, the acting executors and trustees nominated being the testator's brothers, Raymond Belly, Esq., of Woodford, and Percy Leonard Belly, Esq., of Tokenhouse-yard, power being reserved to John Carstairs M'Neill, Esq., of Gigha, Argyle, Scotland. His estates in Sussex and Essex are en tailed on his eldest son, now Sir Henry Carstairs Belly, Bart., who is of age this year. Sir John has directed a sum of £7,000 to be paid over to the trustees under his wife's marriage settlement. Pro vision is made for his younger son, and also for his daughters. The testator succeeded to the title in 1852. He was Deputy Lieutenant for Essex, and was High Sheriff for Hiiiits and Cambridgeshire in 1857 ; and died at the age of 56. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, March 10.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, March 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Black Prince, from Plymouth; her Ma jesty's ship Himalaya, from the Clyde. Sailed—Princess of Wales, for Demerara. PLYMOUTH, March 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Roman, screw steamer, from Southampton for the Cape of Good Hope. M a ggiore, from S u li na ; M ou l nor, f rom Manor, March 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Racer, from . MMaauulxiittiiusus.; Figha _ Clams, March 9.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Lord Har dings, for Jamaica. SOUTHAMPTON, March 9.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—San Jose, for St. Jago de Cuba. CARDIFF, March 9.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Tyne, for Havannah. FALMOUTH, March 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Norman, from Mauritius. Sailed—Clara Rake, steamer, for St. Thomas. OFF namounr, March 9.--Wind N.W.—Arrived— Woodland, from Cardiff for St. Jago de Cuba. PENZANCE, March 9.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Blancho, from The New Spanish Press Law. MADRID, March 5. The following is a summary of the new Press Law, introduced by the Cabinet and read yesterday evening in the Senate : " All printed publications are considered clandes tine which do not state the establishments whence they are issued, or that are published without the formalities required by law. "In order to publish a periodical, notice must be given to the governor of the province and to the press judge of the title of the publication, the name of the director, and of the office where it is to be published. " Two , hours before any publication is put into ' circulation two copies of the same must be delivered to the governor of the province or the mayoralty of the town if it be not a capital, and two others to the press judge. A sealed receipt will be given on pre sentation of the copies. " The author, the editor, and the printer are jointly responsible for the due fulfilment of the pro-, visions of the law with regard to printed matter ; and if this be a periodical, the director, instead of the editor, will be responsible. " The press and all its effects are specially and primarily amenable to all consequences resulting from judicial and gubernatorial decisions in abuses of the press. " If the proprietor of a printing establishment be incapacitated from fulfilling his duties, the publica tion must be suspended until the requirements of the taw are fulfilled. " The author of any printed matter is held to be that person who can be legally proved to have pro duced the original manuscript which served as the printer's copy. " The director is considered to be that person legally proved to have arranged its publication in the printed periodical. " With regard to clandestine printing, all those are held amenable to the law who have fii any way contributed to the publication and circulation of the matter. "An offence against the press laws is considered consummated when the printed matter is published. If, when it has not yet been published, and the copies have been delivered to the governor and the fiscal, any contraventions of the law are found to have been committed, the responsible persons will be considered guilty of a frustrated offence. " Publication is considered to have taken place when two or more copies of a periodical have been distributed, when it has been offered for sale in any place or left in any public establishment, or when copies have been sent to the post. " Offences may be committed through the press : —l. Against the person and dignity of the So vereign. 2. Against the security of the State. 3. Against public order. 4. Against society. 5. Against public morals. 6. Against foreign So vereigns. 7. Against private individuals." Here follows a series of articles stating the cases in which-the offences just expressed are held to be committed : "No offence will be committed in writing, pub lishing, or censuring official proceedings, or the acts of public functionaries in the exercise of their duties, always provided that no calumnious imputation be made. "Offences committed against the Sovereign and the security of the State will be punished by minor imprisonment and fines of from 12,000 to 36,000 reals. When the offence has been frustrated, the punishment will be correctional imprisonment of from seven to 36 months. " The offences perpetrated against public order incur the penalty of correctional imprisonment in terms of seven to. 36 months, and fines of from 10,000 to 30,000 reals. If frustrated, imprisonment from one to six months. " Offences against public morals will be punished by imprisonment from one to six months, correc tional imprisonment of from seven to 36 months, and fines of 5,000 to 10,000 reals. If frustrated, two months' arrest. " The circumstance of clandestine publication is onsidered to aggravate the offence, and will incur the maximum penalty. " Offences against foreign Sovereigns will be punished by imprisonment of one to six months, and fines of 4,000 to 8,000 reals. If frustrated, lin - pri sonment of one to 15 days, " Offences against private individuals, consisting of calumny or insult, incur the penalty of imprison ment of one to six months, correctional imprison ment of from six to 36 months, and fines of 2,000 to 20,000 reals. When the offence consists in pub lishing private family events, affairs, or documents, the penalty will be imprisonment of one to six months, and fines 1,000 to 10,000 reals. " The parties aggrieved in the cases just cited are entitled to claim damages. No indulgence can be ceded for these offences without a written pardon being obtained from the aggrieved party. Should the committal of the offence be frustrated a fine will be inflicted of 200 to 500 reals ; while in common Taw one judge takes cognisance of criminal cases in the Court of First Instance, there will be a special press judge in Madrid, Barcelona, and Seville. In the other cities the judges of first instance in -com mon law will act—the senior judge taking prece dence when there are more than two in one locality. "In cases of press offences the judge of first in stance will proceed in the same manner and under the same responsibility as in all other common offences, and proceedings may commence as soon as the judge may determine after the receipt of the two copies of the publication. " Appeal may be made against the sentence of the judge to the audiencia of the territory, and all the resources may be used which are authorised by the common law in other criminal matters. " The period within which penal action may be taken against the offences specified in this law is 60 days when the offence has been committed by a periodical, 90 days if by a pamphlet, 120 for a book, three months when the offence is insult and calumny against persons residing in the Peninsula and the adjacent islands, six months when resident in the Antilles, and one year in the Philippines. "In the case of errors and the, publication of false or distorted statements respecting persons, tribunals, corporations or associations authorised by the law, the periodical will be obliged to gra tuitously insert, within three days, a rectification of the statements in question. " If errors are also committed, such as distributing copies without observing the necessary formalities, treating religious affairs without the competent authority, not publishing within three days the rectifications addressed to the periodical, and endea vouring in any way to render illusory the responsi bility of, the persons really amenable to the law, these errors will incur fines of 200 to 4,000 reals. " Appeal may be made from the fines imposed by , the mayors to the governors, and from those im posed by the governor to the Minister of the Inte rior when these exceed 3,000 reals. No appeal can be made from the decision of the Minister. Should any person upon whom a fine is inflicted be insol vent, he will undergo the corresponding term of imprisonment according to the provisions of the penal code. " The previous censorship of dramatic works, novels, &c., continues in force, and the judge will obtain the sanction of the ecclesiastical authorities before giving his own, when such writings treat of dogma or morality." A PRUSSIAN SQUADRON FOR THEIPIRSUS.—It is asserted that an order has been issued for the despatch of a small Prussian " squadron," a corvette and a steam gun boat, to the Pincus and Constantinople. The object is not only to exercise the crews at sea, but also to watch over Prussian interests in the East, as it is feared at-Berlin that conflicts may arise in G reece , an d - th a t P ru ssian subjects residing there may be imperilled in person and property. During the last few days there has been rather less animation exhibited in the Foreign and Colo nial Produce Markets. The public sales of tea have proceeded slowly without any material change in prices. Sugars have been in limited demand, but at about previous rates, while coffee, rice, fruit, and spices, have remained without variation in values. In the tallow market there has been a depression in prices for both present and futu r e delivery. The Empress of the French and the Holy Sepulchre. The following is a translation of the circular ad dressed to the Sovereigns of Europe by the Empress of the French, relative to the Holy Sepulchre : " Travellers who visit the Holy Land are asto nished at the dilapidation which the dome that covers and shelters the Holy Sepulchre has pre sented for many years. They ask how it is that the Christian Powers have not hastened to put an end to a state of things afflicting to the faithful of all communions. The reason, it must be said, is that on this land, stained with the blood of the Redeemer, which has been the cradle of the religion of brotherhood, of peace, and con cord, pitiful rivalries exist between the dif ferent communions, and that in course of time these rivalries have become serious dissensions. Formerly the Latins re-built the dome and orna mented it with inscriptions and emblems which re called the kind of precedence they then possessed in the enjoyment of this monument. The dome was burned in 1808, and circumstances having given the Greeks a preponderance in Palestine, they pro fited by it to re-construct the church, to the exclu sion of the Latins. In their turn they applied themselves to covering the monument with inscrip tions and images borrowed from their language and liturgy. At present, Greeks and Latins confront each other. One party demands the re-construc- tion of the dome as it existed before 1808 ; the others demand a re-construction favouring their claim of possession or of vested rights. Two great. powers, France and Russia, animated by the most honourable sentiments, have sought to put an end to these deplorable manifestations. They first endeavoured to come to an understanding among themselves, then with Turkey; and on Sept. 5, 1864, a protocol was signed at Constantinople, establishing the accord of the three Governments, and indicating the conditions agreed to with a view of carrying out in common the reconstruction of the dome. But when they proceeded to execute the project, when the architects had prepared their plans, and it was necessary to interpret some slightly-dubious clauses of the protocol of Sept. 5, new dissensions arose under the influence of local rivalries. Nothing was done, and all was once more left in uncer tainty. During this time the ruin of the dome became more and more imminent, the personal safety of the pilgrims who came to pray at the Holy Sepul chre was endangered, and the evil increased until it became a scandal. How could an end be put to this condition of affairs? It was a pious Princess—St. Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine-- who, at the commencement of the fourth century, caused the pagan temple built above the grotto of the Holy Sepulchre to be demolished, and on the same spot raised for the first time the sanctuary destined to cover the tomb of Jesus Christ. Why should not the princesses of all Christian countries, animating themselves with this glorious memory, come to an agreement to carry out at last, under conditions worthy of themselves and of Chris tianity, the work in which the efforts of diplomacy have not hitherto been able to succeed ? Who would refuse to listen to their voice when, placing themselves beyond the region of poli tics, strangers to all contentious ideas, they would speak in the name of piety and of Christian charity, and would address an appeal to the faithful throughout the whole world on a subject which ought tq be equally dear to all ? But, in order that the work should completely respond to the spirit of Christian conciliation which has inspired it, the simple reconstruction of the dome should not be the only object aimed at. It would be advisable, after having obtained the consent of the Sublime Porte, to entirely rebuild the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on a new plan, and on a larger scale, so that it might afford accommodation for all corn munions. Thus, for example, there should be on one side a chapel, and even a nave, consecrated to the use of the Latins, and on the other a nave and a chapel reserved for the use of the Greeks. The principal nave should be open to all, and the access of the faithful to the Holy Sepulchre, at present so difficult, giving rise to frequent dis turbances, would be freed from all hindrances. The majesty of the new sanctuary should as much as possible equal that of the sacred associations which Are recalled by these sacred places. For these reasons a competition might be opened, in which the architects and artists of all countries should be invited to take part, and an international jury might select from among the designs sent by them that which, in a purely artistic point of view, might be deemed the most worthy of so great an idea. As to the funds necessary for commencing and completing without delay the new Church of the Holy Sepulchre, they could be furnished by a universal subscription, at the head of which all the Christian Princesses would no doubt vie with each other in inscribing their names. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, March 19—Apollo, from Bervig ; Twee Broders, from Worcum ; Panther, steamer, from Boulogne. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, March 9—Halcyon, from Shields, for Newhaven. Passed, March 10—Vrodelush, from London, for Monte video. Passed in Tow—Canibula, ship, for Macolo ; Indiana, screw -steamer, for Tuticorin. 901 90 The War in New Zealand. Yesterday further papers relative to the affairs of New Zealand were issued from the Parliamentary printing-office. The papers close with a despatch from Mr. Cardwell, dated 27th ult., in which the right hon. gentleman, after expressing satisfaction with the turn which affairs have taken through the formation of a new Ministry in New Zealand, pro ceeds—" You have already made known to the in surgent natives the general conditions on which their return to their allegiance will be accepted. I trust that now, in conformity with Mr. Weld's proposal, plans of the land, part of the territory belonging to theinsurgents, andnow in military occupation, which you propose to obtain either by cession or by confis cation, will be made public without delay. It is im possible to expect even the commencement of a res toration of peace and order in the colony until this first and most important step shall have been taken, until the colonists shall know what land they have to occupy, and until the native race shall feel as sured that they are safe in the possession and peace ful occupation of all their remaining land. You will not fail to bring clearly before your ministers and before the assembly the conditions on which the Settlements Act has hitherto been left in operation by her Majesty's Government. The permanent al lowance of such an act would be impossible, for the reasons assigned in my despatch of April 26, and I doubt not that I shall receive from you acts adopted by the Assembly to which her Majesty's sanction can be given. I am sure that so soon as these first steps shall have been taken, your ministers will pro ceed to consider what precautions it may be desir able to take in order to prevent the recurrence of disputes like that respecting the block of land at Waitara, the unhappy origin of so Much disaster to the colony. I collect from the information you have sent me thatin the Waikato district, and also at Tau ranga, military operations have practically ceased ; and that all that now remains to be done in these districts is, that you should give to both races that assurance with respect to the lands to be acquired by confiscation or cession of which I have already spoken. In the north, notwithstanding the escape of the prisoners from Kawau, tranquillity had not been broken by any warlike operations on the part of any of the hitherto peaceful and friendly tribes. On the other hand, the state of affairs in the district of Taranaki still give occasion for much anxiety ; and the restoration and matntenance of order in that district will evidently be one of the most serious questions with which your advisers will have to deal. it is impossible not to be struck by the difficulty which has always attended the extension of settle ment at this point ; and I observe that Mr. Weld attaches so much importance to theaqumestaidoen that, nt in his original proposals to you , he 1 espe cial provision for the es tablishment of a strong mili tary post, to be occupied by a colonial force,inthe centre of the coast line. 1 doubt not that when b ee n restored your Ministers, tranquillity shall have e u r r s e t o e a f f v r h e e s r h e f C r a o p i /1 0 1 a a t l Tarabefoarneikniviint preference P e t o n o d t i h t circumstances this difficulty might notbe experienced to the same extent, will carefully consider the means by which, after the imperial troops shall have been withdrawn, the settlers are to be protected from the recurrence of attack. Your ministers have laid down, as the end towards which their measures will be directed, the eventual withdrawal of the whole imperial force. It will, no doubt, be necessary that this withdrawal should be effected gradually ; and by the present mail the Secretary of State for War gmillenr General Cameron whi c h con gives instruction s t o arrangements for send-. e ing p h l o a m t e e that h r ee 7 eller Majesty's Govern ment have arrived at the conclusion that, under present circumstances, these instructions may be safely given. I understand that the Ico ony does not propose to accept the guarantee of the imperial treasury under the act of 1864 ; but the former arrangement, under which the colony paid only £5 for each soldier, has expired ; and I shall expe c t t o hear from you that arrangements have been made for the new and increased contribution in respect of the troops who still remain. The orders given to General Cameron will enable your ministers to diminish this contribution, if they think fit, by re questing a withdrawal of a larger portion of the force." TheSoldiers' Graves at Sebastopol We translate the following from the Nicholaef Messenger : " During the whole of the siege of Sebastopol the dead were interred upon the spot where they fell. The result was a number of small cemeteries and separate tombs, which surrounded Sebastopol. Upon leaving the Crimea the Allies entrusted to us the onerous and difficult task of guarding the inviolability of these tombs. The Russian authorities did what they could, but it was impossible to place a sentinel over each tomb. By degrees the former owners returned to their lands with their cattle. Some of the ceme tery walls were defaced, monuments broken, crosses overthrown. Complaints, correspondence, negotia tions between the Governments interested followed. The English proposed to send to the Crimea an entire company of soldiers to watch the tombs ; it would have amounted to the foundation of an English colony in the Crimea. Naturally enough our Go vernment could not accept such a proposal. The French acted much better ; they sent an engineer to Sebastopol, with orders to form one large cemetery, to which the mortal remains of their fellow -country men who died during the siege were afterwards to be transferred. M. Braker, a landowner in the, neighbourhood, whose property is situated at aboat three miles from Sebastopol, gave a piece of ground for this purpose, which has been surrounded by a wall. In this enclosure eighteen large tombs are being built, one of which is in the middle. All these tombs are built upon arches, forming cata combs, in which the bones of the soldiers will be placed, arranged by regiments. Above each regi ment the officers of those regiments, up to the rank of colonels inclusive, will be placed in separate com partments. The generals, to the number of ten, will be placed in the tomb in the middle of the cemetery. All these tombs and the catacombs will be always open, and inscriptions cut in tablets of marble will designate by name each officer's place . A house has been built for the keeper, a French man, and for the attendants. The construction of this cemetery is nearly finished. There is nothing more to do than to transfer the bones from the old tombs, and this is now being done. It is said that the English are going to follow the example of the French. If such is the case we shall be relieved of a heavy duty, and the whole of that vast field of death which surrounds Sebastopol will be covered as of old with vineyards and gardens. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Mark©t very flat, and prices continue to droop, Sales, probably 4,000 bales. THE BANK OF FRANCE, PARIS, MARCH 9. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 4 to 3i per cent. Bank of England Return•—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, March 8, 1865. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes Government Debt .01,015,1( 0 Other Securities .. 3,634,90 u G old Coin& Bullion 15,010,5; 0 Silver Bullion .C 28,50,59 01 £228,L6),5. 0 BANKING D eroprietors' Capi- - tai 414,553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and , EPARTMENT. government Secu rities cincluding DeadlN eightAn unity) £11,023,211 Other Securities 19,828,855 Notes Gold and Silver 818,017 Coin Dividend Ac counts) 9.677.721 Other Deposits 13,912,70 t Seven Day and other Bills £10,429,773 I X 1 1,429,773 W. MILLER, Chief Cashier. March 9, 1865. THE QUEEN A FRANK COLLECTOR.—The Queen has, or had, a collection of franks of the Peers and M.P.'s who held seats in her first Parliament. In procuring those she is said to have employed the services of the Hon. Col. Murray, Sir Charles Phipps, and the ladies of her court; but I have never heard that her Majesty was able to suc ceed in making her collection quite complete.—Once a Week. GOLDSMITHS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in becoming patron of the %hove charity, has forwarded his cheque for twenty-five pounds as a life subscriber. It is the intention of the subscribers at the next general meeting to alter their laws, to enable them to give pensions of twenty pounds a year to all elected in future The funded capital of the Institution has within a few years increased to upwards of £ll,OOO. FIRE IN THE EDINBURGH MUSIC HALL.—At a quarter before three o'clock on Wednesday morning a fire broke out in the Music Hall during the ball of the United Service Club, which for a short time created consi derable alarm. The decorations, which were elaborate and of the most tasteful description, were principally confined to the orchestra, which was entirely concealed by most artistic erections that elicited universal admiration. Along the top of the screens which stretched across the orchestra in front of the organ was a row of gas-jets, which, being unpro tected, appear to have caused flame to communicate with the muslin, calico, and other light materials used in the de corations. The fire spread with alarming rapidity, and in a few minutes the orchestra appeared in a blaze. In an upper stage below the organ the band of the 74th Highlanders was stationed, and we have no hesitation in saying that, but for the energetic and courageous manner in which they rushed at the burning materials and tore them down, irre spective of all danger, the consequences would have been much more serious than those we have to record. Several ladies and gentlemen were seated on the platform ; but, so far as we have ascertained, all have escaped without injury. I The gallant bandsmen leaped from their elevated position, and wrought with astonishing energy in the midst of flame and smoke, and falling planks, till the whole temporary erections were torn down and the flames trampled out with out the aid of water. Valuable assistance was also lent by many of the gentlemen present. When the flames were subdued the company joined in hearty cheers in honor of the noble efforts of the 74th. The alarm, of course, spread to the peincipal ball-room, at ono time a panic seemed , imminent, but luckily nothing untoward happened beyond umedin the Assembly- rooms; and although many w th a e s f r a e in s fainting of several ladies through ag itation. Dancing the dancers left, it was continued till a late hour. We understand that none of thestructure been materially injured, and thatthe of rt the ce Al alhas of Music-hall the h l Phil harmonic Society this ev enin g will not be interfered with, c d e eB thatthe sm ar Bing of . cenu , will Edinburgh, Courant.. amb ur b g y a Count nnli s h or tly make an excursion into Schleswig-Hol s t e i n. Th e precise object of the journey is not stat e d . accompanied The journals of Messina menti on th at a public A d Prussia, vl.e e s from H meeting has been held there in favour of abolishing capital punishment, and of extending the conscription to the stu dents in the ecclesiastical colleges. a has nowthe ea made e.3rt, successful deb ut Mr. Hartvigson, th e young pianist who last year ut nou at r theof givingP h Philharmonic r m lessons onic to her Society's R c o o 3 l- Highness the Princess of Wales. LONDON COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE KEEPERS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.—H. Rumsey Foster, Esq., London, manager of Messrs. Allsopp and Sons, have con sented to preside at their annual dinner at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, on Wednesday, April 12th, 1865. A PRISONER SET FREE.—A few days ago a very fine frog was discovered firmly embedded in a large block of stone at the Lady Lee Quarries, oreupil I.)y Mr. to et I. J. Ellis, of Worksop. Tho block wft the surface, and the frog, on being liberkted, jump( cheerfully; and afterwards, on being placed in a I water, the animal showed its dexterity b 3. ease. It is supposed the prisoner must have been ( from 1,000 to 2,000 years. The block of stone had impression of the frog very distinctly marked where it lain for such a long period.—Sh,effleld Telagraph• 1111iP.fr, at ase.... xial, L is de fished ed in [ not hers. sy in yith ireeSt as of tried , 3 not oices ar ket ne in 4 75 4 9‘', i 5 1 -- 4 5° J _ _-- Tr. Ilo" as at- n doof 100 100 103 100 100 190 100 100 10 100 100 11 M . I 2.1.0 [NE S. 1001 100 i trot 86 7j 1021