The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-02 00:00:00

TE PALL-MALL GAZETTE. (in and after TUESDAY, the 7th of MARCH, will be put lished A MORNING EDITION, Price Twopen e. '1 his editicn will be issued at the same time as the other Morning Newspapers, and will have the distinct;ve character of being a DAILY REVIEW. T TIE PALL-MALL GAZETTE will be continued as an EVENING NEWSPAPER, Enlarged from Eight to Twelve Pages. 14, Salisbury-stree', Strand, W.C. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVEYf- GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) PRODUCTIOII OF GOUNOD'S MOCK DOCTOR. THIS EVENIY3 the Opera of THE MOCK D OCTOR (the English Ivor.. s by' ( har. es h ennys. Principal characters by Megdames l'oolz,Thirlwall, and vanity Itudisart ; Messrs. llecry Haigh, A. Co'k, C. Ly.tat, Duns le, and U. Corti Condu.:tor,Mr. A. AIELLO: I . Aiter which, the Grand mai highly successful raT.tornirre, CIN DERE LLA. Magnitkeut Sc.:u:ry and gorgeous acces- soriet , , Commence at Seven. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, Managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, Sir E. L. Bulwer Lytton's Play of RICHELIEU: Messrs. Phelps. Waiter Lacy. 11. Marston, E. Phelps, Neville, Sinclair; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss H. Howard, .tc. Alter which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP O'3IT THUMB AND HIS ELEVEN BROTriEttS; or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven -League Boots : Messrs. G. Rel. more, Tom Matthews, G. Weston, Master Percy Roselle, .gye. Misses Lydia Thompson. R. Lcclercq, ac. ;- Messrs. Bolen°, C. Lauri, W. A. Barnei, T. Morris, Cormack, Saville ; Mth ue : Bolen°, the Misses Gunnies, and Signor Tescano. T H.EA TR E-R YA L, HAYMAJKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, FISH our OF IVATER. Mr. Comp ton ; Miss Caroline Bill, Sec. To be lollowe t by DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Chippendale, Sothern, tsuckstone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, Wes the' soy, ; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, Jza. After which, LORD DUNDREAItY MARRIED AND DONE FOR Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid. Gordon, Clark, White, Coe, Wedthersby, &c. ; Mesdames snowdoa, &c With PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L. To commence at 7. N_EIV THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII.- bale rruttrlytor aua Kartag*r. Ant. ts. .t *Dater. ------• - MIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Took, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Bililngton, Miss K. Kelly, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis. Alter which, thi Comic Drama of MASKS AND FACES ; or, Before and Behind the Curtain. Mr. Benjamin Webs t er, Messrs. Paul Bedford, Bitlington, Ashley, btuart, C. Smith, Mrs. Stirling, Miss H. Simms. and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with THE AREA BELLE. Messrs. J. I . Toole, Paul Bedford, and Mrs. A. Mellon. Commence at 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. t echter. THI•3 EVENING, SIMPSON AND CO. Messrs. S. Emery, C. Horsman, CGllett; Mesdames C. Horsman, Ben ratio, E. Boyce, and Elswortny. Alter 'which, at half-past 8, a New Drama, entitled THE ROADSIDE INN. li,bert Maz.aize, Mr. Pechter. Messrs. Wtddicomb, C. Horsman, Fitzpatrick, Garden, Moreland, Eaymond, Uollett; Mesdames Eisworthy and 13. Percy. To conclude with TWO IN THE MORNII\ G. Messrs. IN'itidleonab and Eme y. Doors open at Half-past Six. The Box-office open daily from Elev.n till Five. WYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and siana.ger, 31r. Geo. Vining. ALS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher, entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STE NGS. Atter which, THE bTREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forre, , ter. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE WILFUL WARD. Mr. Belford ; Miss Palmer. After which, the great Comic Drama, MILKY WHITE Meters. Craven, Stoyle, Jame.; Alms Swarborough. To conclude w th T LAE " GRIN" BU3II ES : Mr. Fenton, &c. ; Mesdames liayuham, Simpson, Johnstone, itc. GRATIS AND POST FREE. E. 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ALEXANDEtt (late 131t0OliS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish-street, Uxlord•street. /FHE LAST EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing ttte Latest SPOUTING IN TEL LIG EIN t e.O Jiad Every Evening' of G. IL ULENIE, News AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Ilyde-park. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon , as Published containing a lt th e ILA 'EST JNEWS and SPOR.I'INU IIi'VELLICii,NCS, by Ne Bpaper Agent, 4, Blacktriars-road, London, S. HIGH WATER AT LONDON_BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, Oh. 14m.—Afternoon, sh. 34m. To-Monnow.-Morning, sh. 56m.—Afternoon, 6h. 20m. • " 4 ; i t :4g - 4 ftt0. 1 ""*..." 44. a 11t. LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1865. • The arrival of the City of London, which brings news from New York up to the 18th ult., gives us little intelligence of a decisive character. The same transition state of things which has been recorded by the last two mails appears to continue, and we are still assured that a great battle is imminent. There is, however, good ground for anticipating an immediate colli s i on between the rival forces of SHERMAN and BEALTREGARD at the Congaree River, a few miles to the ea s t of Columbia; BEAUREGALD has a strong force on th e north bank, and there is said to have been a rumour afloat in Richmond on the rith, to the effect that an encount er h a d taken place, that SHERMAN had b een checked, and BEAU REGARD killed, but this report was quite unreliable. The Federals have by all accounts gained posses sion of Branchville ; Federal reports say, a f ter three days' hard fighting, but more trustworthy versions declare the city to have been evacuated by the Confederates. The more important part of the news refers to civil affairs, and we are glad to find that a new Bill for arming the slaves has been in troduced into the Confederate House of Repre sentatives, so that it is evident the leaders of the Confederacy have not lost sight of this all important point. With the Federals in the heart of their States their great necessity is prompt and vigorous action, and promptitude and vigour are impossible to the best of generals if he has not the requisite force. He is compelled to measure his strategy by his circumstances, to delay important movements to obtain this scheme, because it would require more men than he can spare, . and that because it would leave some valuable post unguardel. He has to employ his veterans on un important tasks, and is feeling compelled to put untrained soldiers into positions of prominence and trial. With so large a reinforcement as the admis sion of the negroes to the ranks would bring, LEE would be comparatively independent, and all really patriotic Confederates should at once fling aside their prejudices and sacrifice their old associations, with the view of strengthening the hands of the Commander-in-Chief. LEE has long since expressed his conviction of the military necessity of the mea sure, so that there is no excuse for those who shrink from their duty. The last Bill was introduced at an unfortunate, time when the North had just insisted on the acceptance of the Con stitutional amendment among their conditions of peace, and naturally such a stipulation coming from such a quarter served to irritate rather than persuade the reluctant Southerners. The re cent disasters of the South will have wrought a good end if they succeed in convincing the slave owners of the necessity of the measure, and since the Go vernment offers them full compensation they have no excuse. The question for them to consider is, whether they will agree to a course which the wisest, the most resolute, and the most patriotic of their countrymen assure them to be necessary, or whether they will sacrifice the public interests to their pri vate advantages and prejudices, and choose rather to submit to the risk of Northern triumph, which will enforce upon them the very thing they now avoid, and that, too, without compensation for their losses. In the North meanwhile Mr. LINCOLN has called an Extraordinary Session of Congress to meet upon the closing of the present session on the 4th, " to act upon important communications which he will then submit." Probably the want of money will have some part in those communications, and at any rate the fact is significant. The Senate, on the mo tion of Mr. SUMNER, has unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that " under no circumstances" would the Confederacy be recognised by the United States. This is flinging down the gauntlet without any reason, and is only a rash defiance without any good. The temper of the rival belligerents cer tainly gives little hope of any pacific arrangement, so that we may unfortunately look for a further prolongation of the war until the North gains rea son or the South loses courage. The best satire upon the course pursued by Prussia in making the conditions respecting the Duchies is to imagine what would have been said or written if the same things had been made public two years ago. What indignation would have been expressed in all quarters, and how mean and despi cable would the Berlin policy have been declared ! But in consequence of the stealing manner in which matters have been carried on it seems almost as if a tacit consent was given to these scandalous pro ceedings, and that the nefarious transaction was virtually settled. The grasping character of the conditions cannot be overrated, and, indeed, one is puzzled to understand how even Prussian effrontery can have the impudence to make them. The two which are to be made a sine qua non are completely subversive of all independence and nationality for the Duchies : The right to levy sailors in the Duchies for the Prussian Navy ; " the cession to Prussia of the requisite territory for the establishment of the canal to connect the Ger man Ocean and the Baltic. It would be far more consistent with truth for the Berlin Cabinet to declare that it has a right to possess the whole of the Duchies than to make these inordinate requests in such an overbearing style and manner. How can any stretch of ingenuity make out that the Prussians have a right to levy sailors in any place but their own territory ? Such a thing is a perfect imposition, and must produce most deleteiious effects upon the notions of nationality in all con cerned. As for the cession of a portion of ter ritory, that again is a monstrous demand, and can only be accounted for by the recollection of past manoeuvres. Yet we find that these requisitions are not enough, and that many more are mentioned. At each mouth of the canal large fortified docks are to be erected for the reception of Prussian men-of war. Of course the meaning of this is obvious, that in case of future outbreaks or disturbances the Prus sians may have full command over the place. The postal and telegraphic departments of the Duchies are to be under the direction of Prussia, which will carry to that kingdom an immense power over social and domestic affairs. The last-named con dition is that the forces of the Duchies should be connected as closely as possible with those of Prussia. No more stringent terms could possibly have been made to crush out the last remnants of nationality from the unfortunate territories they concern. There can be no doubt that those who were most inimical to the Danish rules will bit terly regret the day when they made any efforts to obtain the intervention of the Germanic Powers. They have bid a long adieu to all independence of words or action, to all national rights, and all domestic privileges. It is difficult to decide whether Austria will accede to these demands or not, but in any case the matter will not be settled, for there will still remain the succession question, which will have to be inquired into. The publication of the roquired conditions is certainly a very likely thing to make any aspirant renounce his claims, and retire from the prospect of such limited sway and bounded rule. It ma y very poss i bly turn out, that after all has been said and done, the Prussians will discover that none of the pretenders have any real and just claims upon the Duchies, and that King WILLIAm is the only one who really possesses a right. Should this prove the case, it is not likely that any very decided objection will be made, or at all events not one of a character to prevent the fulfilment of the BISMARK scheme. A more melancholy instance of misrule and injustice has seldom been witnessed in the history of nations than this episode of the Schleswig-Holstein affair. It has been a stumbling block to all progress in Prus si a positive injury to the dispirited Duchies to themselves—and a great injustice that ;ustrDesnima soughtark. The only only real reason for all this is obtain the aggrandisement of her territories, desi deratum, contrived pretty nearly to accomplish by artful stratagem and wily undertakings. Now that the truth of all the strictures that far seeing individuals made upon the tactics of German policy is unmistakeably manifested, it is found very less convenient to drop the discussion ; but not the a gross outrage has been committed upon national rights and popular independence, and a lasting dis grace inflicted upon the Allied Powers. It is satisfactory to find that Mr. Alderman SALO -11-vn has obtained leave to bring in a bill to open the present toll-bridges for the free use of the Public. The advantages that will thus be conferred upon the metropolis were ably set forth by the hon. member. lie showed that by this means the traffic will be greatly facilitated, and the communications across the Thames improved. It was very well observed by the hon. member that it seems most strange that in London, which contains over three millions of inhabitants, there were only three free toll bridges that connected the northern and south ern parts of the metropolis. An unanswerable argument in favour of this remission of tolls is that a great boon will thus be conferred upon the work ing classes, who now in many instances crowd upon the northern side of the river in order to avoid the inconvenient expense of the tolls exacted on the bridges. Those who are employed in the City are thus induced to pass to the most crowded side, and suffer great incon venience thereby. As Mr. SALOMONS stated, there is far more room on " the south side of the river for the metropolis to spread itself than on the crowded northern one. "The plan he proposed was, that the Metropolitan Board of Works should have power to levy a general rate of one halfpenny in the pound for twenty years to raise a fund for the pur chase of the "toll-paying bridges," and that the district in which such bridges was situated should pay an additional halfpenny in the pound. Further more, an additional tax of one penny in the pound to be placed upon all coals that are brought into the metropolis. Thus, without any particular pressure of any interest, the desired object will be at tained,- and the bridges opened "toll free." It is a satire upon the management of our metropolis that we have only three bridges toll-free, while in Paris they have no less than twenty-three. If any proof were wanted to show the uselessness of the inconvenient imposition of tolls, it would be fur nished by the fact that the day after Southwark Bridge was opened free, the traffic thereupon in creased ninefold. Surely sufficient evidence has been afforded by experience to certify that toll bridges do not pay, and therefore we may entertain a reasonable hope that no opposition will be made to Mr. SALOMON'S proposal to refer the Bill to a Select Committee after the second reading. All that tends to promote the general interests of the public should be paid special attention to, and this question of opening the bridges ought long ago to have received the notice of the Legislature. The China mail gives us but a dismal picture of the general condition of the Empire. War, revolt, and general disturbance are desolating almost every part ; the people are suffering grievous privations, having been plundered on all sides by the various forces, besides what the inhabitants of the cities have lost by the sieges, fires, levies, &c. In the north-west of China the Mahomedans arc actively engaged against the Imperialists, and in another part of the country there is a formidable band of insurgents under an old adherent of the Tien-wang, and at Jehol the Tartar force has broken completely loose from control, and has devastated the neigh bourhood which they were supposed to protect, reducing the inhabitants to great wretchedness. It is said that this outbreak on the part of the Tartars is partly due to the extortion and oppression of their officers, and this is another proof of the immense advantage to the Chinese of employing foreigners to command their troops. A curious instance of the different estimation in which the Chinese themselves held the Europeans and their own countrymen was lately shown by an incident which occurred at Ningpo. There was great alarm felt in the west in consequence of the outbreak at Wan-chow, and the acting Futai at Hangchow had despatched his troops, and sent down to Ningpo for reinforcements. It was therefore pro posed to re-enlist a thousand men belonging to the disbanded force of Colonel COOKE, who accordingly presented themselves at the apponted time and place, and expressed their willingness to go. When the arrangements were nearly com pleted they inquired under what • foreigner they were to serve, and on hearing that they were to be commanded by native officers they rushed off in disgust, and neither threats nor persuasions could induce them to take arms. Col. COOKE was asked to try his influence, but he very wisely declined to interfere. As a contrast to the above, when it was known that Col. COOKE was to retain a force of 200 men for the protection of the creeks near Ningpo several thousand men offered their services. The contrast is striking Alen we remember the different degree of discipline which is enforced by Chinese and by European officers, but the men know how to appreciate justice and humanity, and find them after all more profitable than the merciless extortion of their mandrins. They are, too, not insensible to the different degrees of distinction which they attain under foreign leaders, and the Chinese officials are said to object to the employment of foreigners as much because they eclipse them in credit, as because they cost them money. This jealousy is likely enough to cost them dear in the case of Hangchow, where infirm and incapable men have been des patched, instead of the vigorous disciplined force that COOKE might have led thither if permitted by the Chekeang authorities. No doubt the Chinese have since often regretted the misconduct and treachery which led to the resignation and removal of Major GORDON and other British officers. It is expected that an attack will shortly be made on Canton, and all available troops are concentrated there. The general aspect of the country is full of disturbance and distress, which must be as fatal to the prospects of trade as it is prejudicial to the best interests of the country; and since the vanity, jea lousy, and incompetency of the Imperialists inter feres very much with all vigorous and prudent mea sures, there is little hope that order will be yet re stored. The Two Funerals—Duke and Cardinal, (From the Owl.) Twice have our streets by solemn state Been saddened, and by funeral gloom ; Twice, since we met, the good and great Have visited the silent tomb. And, as the pageants slow proceed, From either fane, men bare the head, Whate'er their country, rank, or creed, In reverence for the exalted dead. Each, who lies low, had passed his days In earnest work, at duty's call ; Each, as a man, had won his praise, As kind, and good, to great and small. The one was bred a sailor free, And many a league he voyaged o'er, Where laughs the glad Pacific sea, Or the dread Iceberg locks the shore. And in the Senate then he stood, All active for his country's cause, Her strength, her happiness, her good, Her arts, her commerce, and her laws. The other, bred in cloistered wall, To serve his Church his dearest aim. His strength, his mind, his life, his all, Devoted to exalt her name. And yet, unkindly upon those Who dared to differ from his path, Looked not; nor deemed them hated foes, Nor vessels fitted for his wrath. Then while 'tis doomed, beneath the Sun, Brother shall controvert with brother ; Nay all our friends be like the one, And all opponents like the other. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The North German Lloyd screw steamship Hansa, Captain H. J. von Santen sailed this afternoon for New York, with German, French, and English mails, 69 cabin passengers (of which number 36 embarked at this port) and a large cargo, including ten packages of jewellery from Havre, value 125,400 f. The next steamer of this line leaving for New York will be the America, Captain H. Wessels, on the 15th inst. ; and the next to arrive will be the New York, Captain G. Wenke, due on the 23d with mails from New York of the 11th. rnE SUN, _LONDON, THURSDAY EVENIN'G, MARCH 2,186 k LATEST INTELLIG-ENOE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) THE BRAZILS. RIO DE JANEIRO, FEB. 8. (By telegraph from Lisbon.) Exchange on London, 25.1 26. Coffee good, first 6,500 to 6,700 reis. Shipments since the departure of the last steamer, 74,326 bags, includ ing 22,800 for the Channel. Sales, 71,200 bags ; stock, 80,000 ; freight, 50s. BAHIA, FEB. 13. Exchange on London, 26. Cotton, 22,500 rein, Sugar, 2,000 ; white, 2,000. PERNAMBUCO, FEB. 16. Exchange on London, 27 271. Sugar, 3,600; limn, 1,900. Cotton, 22,000. The Beam arrived here on the 13th inst. MEXICO. PARIS, MARCH 2. Official despatches received here from Mexico an nounce that General Bazaine has completed the investment of Ojaca. It is expected that the army of Porfirio Diaz will not be able to escape. SPAIN. SENOR CASTRO'S FINANCIAL BILL. MADRID, FEB. 25. In yesterday's sitting of the Congress, Senor Alejandre Castro, the new Minister of Finance, in troduced and read to the House a Financial Bill, of which the following is the preamble :—.. " To THE CORTES. " Her Majesty's Government, in withdrawing the Bill for a fixed advance of 600 million reals, submitted to the Congress on Jan. 18 last, has not renounced the idea of demanding from the coun try the resources which are absolutely necessary in order - to place the public Treasury in a solvent condition, and the Government in favour able circumstances to carry out, with all the possible advantage, operations . authorised by the laws, and any others that may require the concurrence of the Legislature. " By these means, and by a system of persistent economy, such as the Government will be able to pursue by the development of material progress and the simplification and improvement of the adminis trative organisation of the country as far as pos sible, the Government will be able to cover the deficit in the ordinary Budget, and apply the re sources which it will shortly have in hand to suit ably provide for the extraordinary Budget. " The project of an advance involved the idea of concentrating some of the money spread over the kingdom by the construction of railways, and other public works, in order to ameliorate the circulation of the precious metals in our commercial centres which have been going through so prolonged a crisis. " Although recognizing the economic importance of this view the Government, nevertheless, consi dered that there were other very high considerations to be taken into account, and that it should appeal to the patriotism of the country without affecting small incomes which would feel the slightest sacri fice under the present paralyzation of all business. " Of the 1,000 million reals in hypothecated notes which the Bank of Spain has emitted up to the pre sent in conformity with Art. I. of the law of the 26th June last, 500 millions were appropriated by that establishment and 82,280,000 reals have been takenby the Council upon enrolment and repurchase in the military service, and by some private persons for payment of taxes in the Bank of deposits, a surplus thus remaining of 417,720,000 reals. " Of this sum the Government proposes to realise by public auction, to be carried out by sealed tenders simultaneously in all the capitals of the provinces, 150 million reals, with power to raise this sum to 300 millions reals if there are sufficient offers within the rate which is prudently fixed. " The result of this auction does not appear doubtful after the magnificent example of abnega tion and patriotism which we have witnessed, an example that can never be sufficiently extolled, and which the whole nation now applauds with inde scribable enthusiasm. " But in the event of the public auction not rais ing the whole of the amount required, the surplus hypothecated notes will be distributed, at the mean rate of exchange that would have resulted at the auction, between the territorial and industrial tax payer, upon the basis of the half of their annual quotas, new taxes being excluded, commencing with those of the highest amount, and descending gradually according to the sum to be distributed, which may not exceed 150 millions, whatever may be the result of the auction. Neither does this measure apply to those taxpayers whose annual quota is less than 400 reals. "The Government, not contemplating to makeuse of all the hypothecated notes, the emission of which is authorised by the 26th June, 1864, considers it expedient to modify this law, limiting to 1,000 millions the sum to be issued by the Bank of Spain. The amount of the bonds held by the purchasers of redeemed property received by the Bank is 1,340,911,920 reals, and these were existing in the Treasury at the end of December last. In order, therefore, to make up to this establishment the 1,700 millions requisite to carry the issue of notes to 1,300, d din d g uri f n r g om som the e it will still be necessary to deliver to it a ll t h e b onds of the purchasers of alienated property now i n course oa alienation e n a t adjudication, ion o f the and pro p e t r h t o y s e al p ie r n o a ce te e months. " If the issue of hypothecated notes is limited to 1,000 millions, not diminishing the annual sum set aside by law for the payment ,of interest and re demption ; this will be completely effected in six years, the Bank being then provided with a sum of 1,230 million reals in bonds, so that it would have to return some of those it now receives. " In this manner all the future proceeds of the liquidation will remain free to carry out public works, and the development of the material interests of the country, and the condition of the hypothe cated notes will be considerably improved by making them redeemable in the mean term of only three years. _ _ _ " Such are the considerations upon which is founded the Bill appended, which, duly authorised by her Majesty, in concert with the Council of Ministers, the undersigned has the honour to sub mit to the consideration of the Cortes. 4 ; The Minister of Finance, " ALEJANDRO CASTRO. " Madrid, Feb. 23, 1865." " Art. 1. The Government is authorised to sub mit to public tender, which is to take place, under seal, simultaneously at Madrid and in all the capi tals of the provinces, hypothecated bonds among those created by the law of June 26 last, for the nominal sum of 150 million reals, at the rate the Council of Ministers shall think proper to fix. If the proposals sent in within the limit of the rate indicated exceed that amount, the offers will be considered as extended to a further nominal sum of 150 million reals, making up, with the former, 300 millions. In case this total amount shall not be covered by the tenders, the Government is further authorised to allot the excess of hypothecated bonds, without going beyond 150 millions, among the tax payers who pay 400 reals or upwards annually in taxes upon agricultural produce and cattle, or in industrial and commercial t axes, t o th e exclusion of the surcharge for provincial and municipal ex penses, conformably to the assessment of the cur rent financial year. Half the annual quota or the amount of the quarter's taxation will be taken as the basis of allotment. The bonds will be given at the average rate at which they have been tendered for; their payment must be effected in two proportionate sums at an interval of 60 days. That portion of the 150 millions which shall be adjudged to the tenders will serve to place the quota at the minimum point, which is to be taken as the anticipatory basis, so that, beginning with the highest taxation, and gradually going lower, the limit referred to by the definitive amount to be allotted among the taxpayers will be reached. 6, Art. 2. The hypothecated bonds not adjudged to the public tenders spoken of in the preceding article, will be passed to the general deposit bank. This establishment will receive the sums for which the taxpayers are liable, will give the discount or make the allowance to which they are entitled, and will deliver for the entire amount special bonds, bearing interest at six per cent., transferable upon endowment, and exchangeable for the hypothecated bonds. So long as the obligations have not been exchanged, holders will have the option, every half year, of receiving the corresponding amount of interest or the repayment of the proportionate part making up, as regards the total amount of the obli gations, the sum of the equivalent hypothecated bonds in the bank of deposit, which are to be re deemed in the drawing of the said half-year. The discount or allowance made to the taxpayers who shall not pay their quotas direct to the treasuries will be reduced to 2 per cent., the said 2 per cent. being given, in lieu of all kinds of costs, to the municipalities or those charged to carry out the levy. " Art. 3. The provinces of Alava, Guipuzcoa, Navarre, and Biscay, will be included in the opera tion of the present law, in the following form and proposition :—The deputation will make the de liveries direct, and will receive the hypothecated bonds with the proper discount or allowance, in the terms of Art. 1. " Art. 4. The authorisation granted by the law of June 16th last to the Bank of Spain to issue an amount of 1,300 millions in hypothecated bonds, is, and remains, limited to 1,000 million reals, without that limitation diminishing the annual sum of 200 millions intended for the payment of the interest and the redemption of the said bonds. The amount of the bonds in possession of the holders of unredeemed property, which must be returned to the Bank of Spain, fixed by the above law, of 1,700 millions, is reduced to 1,230 million reals. That establishment shall return to the Treasury in bonds falling due at the latest date, such surplus bonds above the 1,230 millions as it may actually receive. " ALEJANDRO CASTRO, " Minister of Finance." HOLLAND. DEATH OF THE QUEEN MOTHER. THE HAGUE, March 1. The Queen mother died at a quarter to 5 o'clock this afternoon. All the members of the royal family were present at her Majesty's bedside at the time of her demise. ARRIVAL OF KING VICTOR EMMANUEL AT MILAN. MILAN, March 1. The King of Italy arrived in this city to-day, and was received by the civic authorities and the artizan societies. The National Guard paraded. His Majesty was enthusiastically cheered by the immense crowd assembled. FRANCE, Nothing could be more magnificent than the fancy ball given the night before last by the Minister of Marine and the Marquise de Chasseloup-Laubat. Although the preceding fete had been so splendid it was surpassed by this second one. The lady of the house, in an Eastern dress of the richest description and wearing a magnificent coronet of diamonds, did the honours of the evening with admirable grace. The Emperor and Empress were present as dominoes, as were Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clotilda, the latter in white and wearing a beautiful shawl of point d'Angleterre, her hair powdered, arid ornamented with diamonds, and the Prince in . a Venetian mantle. The Princess Anna Murat wore a dark dress, silk and gold, with a poniard at the side and diamonds in the hair ; the Princess Kosakoff as a Queen of Sheba ; Mme. Poix, Night ; Mme . . Cosnier, a Greek girl of Smyrna ; the Marquise d'Aligre, a Rainbow; Mlle.Slidell, Queen of Hearts ; the Mlles. Vuitry, Red Riding Hood, and a Peasant Girl ; the Baroness de Launay, a soubrette of Louis XV.'s time ; and Mlle. Errazzu, Diana hunting. But it would be an endless task to enumerate all the splendid costumes of a company composed of the most beautiful women and the highest dignitaries in the French capital. Two surprises added to the attraction of the evening ; one was the appearance of a charming procession of young girls belonging to some of the first families of Paris, and represent ing pupils of the navy. They entered to the sound of . military music, and were escorted by others attired as sailors, Mile. Alice Pilo; bearing the standard of the battalion ; the second was a cortege of Cochin Chinese magnificently attired, escorting a car on which reposed Mme. Bartholony, splendidly attired. The fête was from the commencement most ani mated. Supper was served at two, but dancing was afterwards resumed with additional spirit. Commencing at 10 at night, the ball lasted until half-past five the next morning. BOURSE, March I.—The market is dull, with a somewhat downward tendency. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67fr. 45c. Mobilier are un changed at 923 fr. 75c. In Railway Shares there are few transactions, with but little change, and prices generally pretty well sustained. The market closed with more firmness, and at rather better prices. The following are the last quotations :- 44 per Cents 96. 50 Italian Loan 64 GO Do. end month — Do. end month 64 65 3 per Cents. 67 55 Ditto Threes — Do. end month 67 45 New Mexican Credit Mobilier ... 917 50 Russian — Do. end month ... 925 Austrian Bank Shares 3500 Spanish Threes ... 44 50 or3ditFoneier 1280 Home Debt Roman RAILWAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern lOl5 ... 1013 75 Lyons and Mediterranean 945 ... 945 Southern 582 50 ... 580 Western 538 75 ... 538 75 Eastern Sardinian 307 50 ... 305 Austrian . _ ___ Lombard 546 25 ... 545 North of Spain 322 50 ... 322 50 Saragossa 390 ... 390 Ditto to Barcelona 177 50 ... PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. BERLIN, Feb. 27. Letters from Vienna state that the Emperor Francis Joseph, with his immediate military staff, attaches so much weight to the alliance with Prussia that he is well disposed to accede to the demands in the recent despatch. The Cabinet, upon the other hand, entertains an entirely opposite view. Lengthy negotiations will most probaby take place upon the subject. In this capital, not withstanding the late steps in advance, no inten tion seems to exist of abandoning the policy of delay. Now, as previously, Prussia does not desire a speedy settlement of the Schleswig-Holstein ques tion, but a settlement according to her own views and interests. The general opinion in Governmental circles is— "lf we cannot come to such an agreement as we wish, we'll wait, and not allow any settlement to be made at all. We have plenty of time. The Duchies are in our hands, and we have all the means at com mand to turn the provisional state of affairs to profit." It is admitted that no decision can be come to without the assent of Austria, but stress is laid upon the fact that Austria is equally unable to act without the co-operation and against the the wish of Prussia. Officials have been heard to say, in a somewhat boastful style, " We knew very well that we cannot give what we strive after with out Austria. But Austria cannot force us to accede to her wishes if she refuses her assent to ours. Nor can she proceed to a definitive settle ment in the Duchies upon her own account against our veto. The present provisional state must there fore continue." It is asserted in various well informed quarters that these are the comments passed upon the Prussian demands. The Feudal party declare most positively that Herr von Bismark will in no case allow Prussia to be either manceuvred or voted out of her present position in the Duchies. Little regard is paid here to the policy of the anti- Prussian coalition of the Middle States. The motion talked of as intended soon to be brought forward by Herr von der Pfordten, the Bavarian representative at the Diet, for the recognition of the Duke of Augustenburg, will be most energetically opposed. The semi-official Norddentsche Allgemeine hints the same thing. Should an attempt be made by this coalition to effect an affiance with France, it is thought far more probable the Emperor Napoleon will prefer going into partnership with Prussia than with a split-up fraction of Germany. In any case friendly relations with France will be carefully kept up, as it is impossible to say how soon they may be wanted. Herr von Bismark has not the remotest intention of swerving from the line he has adopted, or of surrendering one iota of the claims advanced for Prussia. The Reported Loss of H.IT S. Galatea. We are requested by the Admiralty to publish the following : " We learn on inquiry at the Admiralty that no information has been received there of the reported loss of her Majesty's frigate Galatea, off Cape Henry, on the coast of North America, beyond a report received at Lloyd's, where it is not believed. Should any further intelligence be received it will be immediately made public. " Admiralty, March 2, 1865." The following is the paragraph alluded to above: REPORTED Loss OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP GALATEA. —A telegram was received yesterday at Lloyd's to the effect that her Majesty's ship Galatea, Captain Maguire, of 26 guns, 3,227 tons, 800 horse-power, with a crew of MO officers and men, had been totally lost off Cape Henry, not far from the mouth of the Chesapeake, and that very great anxiety existed as to the safety of the crew. The intelli gence was immediately forwarded to the Admiralty. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) LIVERPOOL, March 2. The reported loss of H.M.S. Galatea is doubtless unfounded, since private letters from Norfolk to the 11th and 12th say she was still in the Roads, where she would be perfectly secure. Papers say, how ever, that two barges filled with men belonging to the Galatea were sent on the 12th ult. to rescue a boat which had broken adrift from the frigate with one man in it. The barges were carried by a storm on to the beach at Cape Henry, and it is supposed that all hands perished. A steam tug was sent to their assistance, but was compelled to put back by a storm. This, doubtless, accounts for the rumoured loss of the frigate. • HEALTH OF LONDON, (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) In the week that ended last Saturday the births in Lon don and nine other cities or boroughs of the United King dom were 4,330 ; the deaths 3,301. The annual rate of mortality in the week in those ten large towns was 31 per 1,000 persons living, and less than in the previous week, when it was 32. In London the births of 1,144 boys and 1,146 girls, in all 2,290 children, were registered. In corresponding weeks of ten years, 1855-64, the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 2,080. The number of deaths in London, returned for the week, was 1,590, against a corrected average (for the eighth week of the year) of 1,505. The actual return is, therefore, in excess of the estimated number by 85. The mortality from scarlatina was less than it had been in many previous weeks ; .the deaths were 34. Typhus, which also shows a decline in the week, was fatal in 69 cases, five of which were in the south sub-district St. Giles, three in Bow, three in the Sent-road sub-district, three in Deptford. Phthisis was fatal in 165 cases, bronchitis in 242, pneu monia in 83, and heart disease in 80 cases. Four persons were killed by horse conveyances. Sixty-seven persons died at the age of 80 years and upwards, two of whom were women who had attained the age of 94 years. On the 4th ult. at 9, Pollard-street, Bethnal-green. the widow of atailor, aged 43, died from disease of the lungs, ac celerated by want of warmth and nourishment. (Inquest). In Liverpool the births were 386, the deaths 372 ; in Manchester the births 255, the deaths 223 ; in Salford the births 96, the deaths 55; in Birmingham the births 271, the deaths 176; in Leeds the births 236, the deaths 136; in Bristol the births 113, the deaths 84 ; in Edinburgh the births 118, the deaths 111 ; in Glasgow the births 403, the deaths 380 ; in Dublin the births 162, the deaths 174 ; and in Viennn, in the week ending the 11th inst., the deaths were 366, when the temperature was 15.4 deg. Fahrenheit. or nearly 20 deg. love, than in London during the same week. The rate of mortality was 28 per 1,000 in London, 33 in Edinburgb, and 36 in Dublin ; 41 in Liverpool, 33 in Man chester, 26 in Salford, 28 in Birmingham, 32 in Leeds, 27 in Bristol, and 47 in Glasgow. In Vienna the rate was 34 in the week ending the 11th ult., when the rate in London was 27 per 1,000. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean h e i g ht of the barometer in the week was 29.880 in. The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on four days. The reading was 29.03 in. on Sunday, and rose to 30.27 in. on Tuesday. The mean temperature of the airin the week was 38.3 deg., which is 01 deg. below the average of the samo week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). On the first four days the mean daily temperature was below the average, and during the rest of the week, was above it. On five nights the thermometer was below or little above the freezing point of water. The lowest night temperature was 28.5 deg. on Monday, The highest day temperature was 51.3 deg. on Thursday. Tho mean daily range was 10.5 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 80, com plete saturation being represented by 100. On Monday the humidity was as low as 55; on Wednesday as high as 97. The wind blew from the south-west and north-west. More or less rain or snow fell on every day but Saturday, and the whole amount was 0.65 in. THE GAROTTE OUTRAGE AT SHEFFIELD.—At the Sheffield Police Court on Monday the Magistrates brought to a close a lengthy inquiry into the charge against Dennis Carr, Edward Hall, and Henry Smith, of having been concerned in the garotte outrage on Mr. Burnby, agent at Sheffield to Earl Fitzwilliam's collieries. We have pre viously stated the circumstances under which Mr. Burnby was savagely attacked and robbed within a few yards of his own house in Bramhall Park. The case against the prisoners may be briefly stated as follows :—Within an hour after the robbery Carr and Hall went to the house of Martin Cooper, a watch jobber, and offered for sale a silver hunting watch and an amethyst and gold pin, which beyond all doubt were the property of Mr. Burnby. Cooper bought the property for 30s. and paid the money on the next night, when the prisoners Hall and Carr were accompanied by a man named Skinner, and Smith, but the latter was not in the room when the money was divided. The next day Caoper read in the local paper an account of the robbery, and his suspicion being excited that the property which he had received was that stolen from Mr. Burnby, he gave the watch back to Smith, and the latter buried it in a garden. Cooper put himself in communication with the police in a few days, got the watch back from Smith, and gave it up to the chief constable. Smith was apprehended, and the police endeavoured to find Hall and Carr, but discovered they had left the town, tak ing with them a number of skeleton keys. Further in quiries led to the discovery that Hall, Carr, and Skinner had gone to Birmingham, and a detective officer, named Whiteley, apprehended Carr on Snow-hill. Hall was with him at the time, but got away. On their way to the station Carr threw something out of his pocket, and Whiteley found it was a brass knuckleduster. He asked his prisoner why he had thrown it away, and Carr replied, " Because I've no more use for it." This incident is important in con nection with a remark by the prisoner Hall to Cooper, " That they had not used life-preservers to Mr. Burnby— Dennis had only hit him once or twice with a knuckle duster." Some days afterwards Whiteley discovered Hall and Skinner togethe'r in Birmingham. Skinner was captured with the proceeds of a burglary in his hands ; but Hall escaped through a window, with nothing on but his shirt. He took refuge in an outbuilding, and obtained a suit of clothes from a person whom he had known, and who was attracted into the yard by his signals. In the pocket of the coat he left behind was found a "knuckle-duster" similar to that which Carr had in his possession. Hall made his way to Stanington, near Sheffield, where he was surprised and captured by detective Winn and police-constable Poole, after a fight, in which the whole three received serious inju ries. The three prisoners were committed for trial. Carr has confessed that he committed a burglary and extensive rob bery of plate at the residence of a retired jeweller, named Moss, near Sheffield. His father and brother-in-law have been committed to the assizes upon that charge, the pro perty being found in their possession. SHIPWRECK AND FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE.—The Straits Times says :--‘, On the 12th of January a Chinaman, much bruised about the body, presented himself at the Shipping Office, Singapore, and said that he had left Swatow a fortnight before in a large three-masted schooner, with 550 other passengers. On the night of the 6th, he said, at the entrance to the Straits, barely 30 miles from Singapore, the vessel, going at full speed, dashed against the Lighthouse Rocks. A moment afterwards she filled rapidly, and sank in deep water, with all hands on board. The man, who believed himself the only survivor, got hold of a small piece of wood, on which he floated a whole day and night, when he wan picked up by some Rio fishermen and brought to Singapore. This story, so fear ful in its details, was scarcely believed at first, but fatal confirmation of it arrived a day afterwards from the Dutch resident at Rio. One of the crew of the ill-fated ship, a Swede, named Christensen, was picked up and brought ashore at Rio, and his story was the same as the China man's. The vessel was the Hamburg three-masted schooner Canton,:bound from Swatow to Singapore, with 550 Chi nese passengers. The Chinaman that reached Singapore and the European sailor, now in hospital at Rio, are the sole ourvivom , . . t i .,011 TT ,c,4 D.EN . 4 tlrtulal. .4.,,,-_----;,- ,it ______ HER MAJESTY. - WINDSOR CASTLE, Mardi 1 . The Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, ar: rived at Windsor Castle yesterday at half-past six o'clock p.m. from Buckingham Palace. The Marchioness of Ely, Lady Caroline Barring' ton, Lady Augusta Stanley, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Maj or- General the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps were in attendance. Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal WO" ness the Princess Beatrice, went out walking this morning, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, attended by Mr. Buff, arrived at the Castle from Buckingha m Palace. The Duchess of Roxburghe has relieved t Marchioness of Ely in her duties as Lady in wait ing. Lord Talbot de Malahide and Captain Sir W. Hoste have succeeded Lord Methuen and Lieut.- Colonel Kingsc'te as Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yes terday afternoon, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Keppel. The Princess of Wales took a carriage dri ve ' attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce. The Hon. Mrs. Bruce has succeeded the 1 -1 ° 11 ; Mrs. Stonor as Lady in Waiting to the Princess 0 ' Wales. Lieut.-Colonel Keppel has succeeded Major Tees" dale as Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales' Departure of Prince Arthur for the E_ t ast• Yesterday morning his Royal Highness P ane: Arthur, after taking leave of Prince Leopold 3. Buckingham Palace, left London for Dover, at tended by Major Elphinstone, on a tour in the East. His royal highness travelled in a carriage specially provided for him in the South-Eastern Compaq s express tidal train from Charing-cross Station t° Folkestone Harbour. The train started at 10.3 5 1 and his royal highness embarked at Folkestone at 1 o'clock. A special steamer, the Lord Warden, ol e , of the South-Eastern Company's steam fleet, had been ordered to convey his royal highness to Bou logne, in charge of Commander Paul. Ca P taii : Bruce, R.N., Admiralty superintendent from Do re ," was in attendance on the arrival of the train at the Folkestone Harbour • Station, and with capta w. Martleman, of the South-Eastern Company, W ho was acting as harbour-master in the absence f Captain Boxer, conducted his royal highness e" board the Lord Warden, where he was received by Commander Paul. The day being fine, a great number of the in‘ habitants assembled on the quay to witness th e , prince's departure, and wish him a pleasant trip a "" a happy journey ; and as the vessel left the harbo ur several rounds of cheers were given, which th e prince, who was standing on deck, acknowledg ed with evident delight. Captain Bruce and Mr. Knight (the latter of whom travelled from London in charge of the train) were thanked by Prince Arthur for the attention shown him, and for the arrangements made for WS journey. After passing the night at Amiens, his royal highness will proceed to Paris to-day, and after wards to Marseilles,where he will embark in the Ell' chantress, Government steam-yacht, Master-Cora', mander Petley, and will proceed to Malta, an u thence to Alexandria. The tour in Egypt, the Holy Land, and other places will probably oceliP e about two months, during which time almost th same route as was followed by the Prince of Wa les will be passed over. ♦ THE COURT.—We have reason to b e li e ve that her Majesty will hold a Court at Buckingham Palace on Mon day, the 13th inst., and that the royal commands will only bo issued to, the members of the Queen's household ao some of the aristocracy, who have no immediate connec tion with the royal household, but who still enjoy the favo r of the Queen's confidence. _ _ Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cam bridge is expected to arrive at St. James's Palace to morrow, from a lengthened visit to their Royal glgb nesses the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenbui.gh-Strelitz at Strelitz. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol have arrived in Paris from London, on their way to Pau. The Earl of Bradford is much better, and 10 l : r s stated to be out of danger. The noble earl is stilling a seat, Weston Park, Shiffnal, Staffordshire. The Earl and Countess of Tankerville an d the_ Hon. George Bennett have arrived at the Portlan d 11001/ Southsea, for London. The Earl and Countess Russell had a dinner Pa rti . yesterday evening at their residence in Chesham - P l , ltee i Among the company were Viscount Palmerston, th e Ear of Albemarle, Viscount and Viscountess Amberle, Briv n I " r 7 Theresa Lewis and Miss Lister, Captain Colin CanlP°e R.N., Mr. Adams, Mr. Arthur Russell, Mr. Stopfordl Fonblanque, Mr. Panizzi, Mr. Forster, &c. of Viscount Newport, after visiting the Earl Bradford at Weston Hall, Staffordshire, has gone to W et Viscountess Newport and family at Melton Mowbralt: where they will probably remain until the end of th eluul in g season. A marriage is arranged between Lady Adelaide Feilding, daughter of the Earl of Denbigh, and Mr. CllB. Murray, nephew of the Earl of Mansfield. A marriage is arranged to take place betweella Lady Mary Lascelles, sister to the Earl of Harewoocl, the Hon. Robert Meade, second son of the Earl of william, and Equerry to his Royal Highness the Pritte ° o ° r Wales; also between the Hon. Alice Pitt, fourth Baugh d of Lord and Lady Rivers, and Captain Arbuthnott ; a n f between Mdlle. d'Arco and Sir J. D. Acton, M.P.) °°l2 ° the late Lady Granville.—The Owl. POPULATION AND REVENUE.—From a Parliain en ; e 3 tary return issued' yesterday it appears that in the Y 0 ended March 31, 1863, the proportion of the gross reiree,lici per head of the population in Great Britain was £2 12s. The proportion of revenue per head of the population ea. Ireland was £1 2s. 6d, In 1800 the proportion in Ir e l% was 14s. Id. ; in 1817, 17s. Bd. ; in 1822, 14s. 10d. ;in 18 0 10s. ; in 1862, £1 3s, 4d. In 1817, the proportion of rave per head in Great Britain was £4 14s. EXPORTATION OF RAILWAYCARRIAGES.---It are pears from an official document just issued that the v 3 . l : g of railway carriages exported last year was £ 320 , 420, bel i t o a great increase on the preceding year. Last year the of steam engines exported was £1,626,342. Ab al REPRESENTATION OF HARIVICH.—The party in the borough of Harwich have selected 31r. ht Wills, of Foley-house, Portland-place, London, to iub 0 , their battle at the next general election, and h av e ; nounced that "No other name has as yet been plat rood conjunction with his." Mr. Wills states that i f retn'"o:... to Parliament he shall support reform in the na tiona l to penditure, efficiency in its defensive forces, extension c f o f franchise, and of civil and religious liberty, and freedeelto commerce. Mr. A. Fowke is named as a candidate in Conservative interest. „ g ood REPRESENTATION OF PERTHSHIRE.—I'Ve lia' good authority for stating that, owing to the state ~© in health, Mr. Stirling of Keir, our present represents° etors Parliament, does not intend to solicit the votes of the e le ty is of Perthshire. We understand also that the cenj:liibe likely to be contested by the Hon. A. Kinnaird on t lie t ive• ral side, and Mr. Smythe of Methven on the Conserv' Crieff Advertiser. g tha t ASSAULTS.--A Parliamentary return sho- wore in the two years June, 1860, to June, 1862, the re t he 23,354 cases of assault brought before the magistrates June, metropolitan police courts, and in the two Yea rs ' . ., o oclS 1862, to June, 1864, 25,907 cases. The average e`,sooe 1,000 a month, and in some instances two or more pe.`6,955 were included in one case. In the former two Yee r u s tit re' of these cases were punished by fine, and the ein e _ , e ars ceived for such fines was £6,074 ; in the two latteyloot 6,442 of the cases were punished by fine, and the e . r ,eo pl.o received was £6,342. So that these troublesoule.oll; paid above £3,000 a-year for indulging their Pas s ', e very sides caarn itte. sides which, nearly 3,000 of them were year. L l,O'r IUR. H. BERKELEY, M.P., AND TH E B 1016/ SOCIETY.—We understand that Mr. soc iety M.P., has resigned the chairmanship of the Ba ll ot 011 in consequence of a difference of opinion betwe el , c i rc ue and the committee as to the utility under presee:ilot• °/° stances of continuing his annual motion on the b t at p re society has accepted his resignation, but has not t o tile sent elected another chairman. We are inforeaeu_ awa re, whole of the subscribers, so far as the committeoo7o,o the agree in the opinion that it would be better not t 11 ,61 it question again discussed in the House of Connae7)f itS can be done with the concurrence and assistauce parliamentary friends. MOSES AND SON'S • OUTFI l's, for aLI classes, all age. 3, and all climates.