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Chief Office in the United Kingdom-147, Cheapside, London. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY. —Morning, 9h. 30m.—Afternoon, 101. 11m, TO-Sloßßovv.-horning, 1013. 45m.—Afternoon, 11h. 20m • M.e , di, 0 011 e. LOIVDON, .4110NDIY, APRIL 29, 1867. According to the last accounts we may conclude that the Luxembourg question is settled in a satis factory manner. Prussia, it is said, agrees to a Conference ; but she will not consent beforehand to the conditions relating to the neutralisation and razing of the fortress and the withdrawal of troops. If the Conference should, however, settle these terms, Prussia will agree to them, if a European guarantee secure their execution. The hesitation which it was expected that the French Government would manifest on the subject of explanations has not been nearly so great as it was supposed that it would be. On ,-.;attirday the Legislative Body were informed that M. ROUHEIt had furAisticd a despatch which declared that a "keen desire" was experienced by the Government to give all the information possible about the Luxembourg question ; but negotiations that are favourable to the maintenance of peace have now been opened, and are actively carried on by the great Powers. Hence there is imposed upon the EMPEROR'S Government a " diplomatic reserve ;" and a political de bate on the subject, if it took place prematurely, might be very prejudicial to the interests of the affair. A promise was given at the conclusion of this despatch, which held out a prospect of the de sired revelations being made at a future period. The excitement in Paris is very great, and M. JULES FAVRE gave expression to the feeling when he said that he demanded that the Government should take no " resolution" in the question until the Chambers were consulted. The French jour nals of both yesterday and Saturday seem to regard a Conference as all but certain, and the Etandard of yesterday states that it has yet to be settled whether the evacuation of the fortress of Luxemburg will be made previous to the assem bling of the conference or not. To-day, at Berlin, this matter will be determined upon ; but in the meantime, no doubt exists as to the Conference meeting. The chief object in view of this Conference will be to settle the future position of the Grand Duchy, a very desirable thing for it to do, accord ing to all accounts, and one that is demanded alike by reason and justice, for the encroachments of Prussia are becoming quite unbearable. We may remark that it is certainly a change of days for Prussia to agree to anything that takes the settlement of affairs out of her hands. 'We have all heard a great deal of late as to the supremacy of Prussia, and the uselessness of trying to cope with her ; but it is a new thing to see that arbitration and conferences are necessary in order to settle her ways and actions. Had the reasonable requests of the French EMPEROR been complied with there would have been no need of all this reference to the other Powers of Europe, and the imbroglio in which so many have found themselves might have been avoided. The Berlin papers do not seem to know what to say exactly, but content themselves with vague remarks as to the necessity for prudence, and assertions that Prussia will not hesitate to conform to arrangements which the European Powers may desire, such a result being different to consenting to the " individual demands" of France. The truth is, we suspect that they are glad to let BISMARCK down easily, and seeing that he has got himself into a fix they are seeking how they can most effectually extricate him without compromising the dignity of Prussia. The time is not so very far distant when very little, if any heed, was paid by the Cabinet of Berlin to the wishes, and even the remonstrances, of the Powers of Europe ; but now it is convenient to make a great fuss about their desires being gratified. When Denmark was sacrificed there were not wanting many remonstrances against the work of spoliation, and when Austria was ruined, comparatively at least, the greatest trouble was taken to prevent the catastrophe. But all to no avail, and the work of destruction went on. Is it because the point at issue now relates to a mightier foe that this new-born deference for the opinion of the Euro pean States is seen ? Be this as it may, the result is satisfactory, and the prospect of peace will be hailed far and near. At this junction of affairs it would be especially unfortunate for any fresh dis turbances to take place ; and, although there is no fear of this country being involved in hostilities, yet a Continental war cannot take place without all suffering more or less from its effects. The chief burden of the war would fall on those who are innocent of offence, and are compelled to act in accordance with the dictates of others, and it is hard indeed that families should be desolated and property wasted 'in order to satisfy the unlawful claims and extortionate demands of a grasp ing Power. Not that a possible war with France must in the end be the means of satisfying Prussia, for there is no reason to suppose that she would have the best of it. On the contrary, we expect that the consequences of such hostilities taking place would be to curtail con siderably the power and influence of the Berlin Government ; but although such a change may eventually be desirable for the peace of Europe, the present does not seem an appropriate time. Per haps it is not too venturesome to hope that even the arrogant pretensions of BISMARK may be mode rated, in consequence of the hints he has so plainly been furnished with, and the general disapproval of his conduct and of the policy of Prussia which has been conveyed to him from so many quarters, and conspicuously so from this country. If a war be put off it is a general gain, and if it be altogether avoided it will be an advantage to all parties, and a great thing for the intereFts of humanity. It is not really the question of Luxemburg that is para mount, but the impertinent interference of Prussia has rendered it neceFsary for France to enter a protest, and if that protest be attended to it will be well for the peace of Europe, and especially for the prosperity of Prussia. In the very able and sensible pamphlet recently put forward by Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN respecting the defects of our military administration* the writer condemns alike the manner in which we obtain our officers and our privates. The purchase system is open, as all must admit, to very serious objections, and its hardships and inequalities are forcibly dwelt upon in these pages by one who has had ample opportunity of studying the ques.ion in all its bearings. If our army was merely intended for a costly national plaything, to fight its battles on paper or to pass through a theoretical examina tion of its capabilities, it might be very well to keep it as a preserve for rank and wealth, in which in fluence, family connections, and, above all, money, are powerful. But since it is intended as an army for action, and not for display, it is evident that the fact of a man having so many thousands at his bankers', or an uncle at the Horse Guards, does not necessarily fit him for the command of a regiment. Whatever may be the individual bravery common to Englishman, there is a degree of skill and ad miniArative capacity required in the management of a large body of men, under dangerous and disadvantageous circumstances that does not neces sarily accompany the adjuncts of rank and wealth. No doubt even under the present system we have many excellent officers, and many who only need the opportunity for action to display their military genius, but the purchase plan does not do them jus tice. If promotion were a test of ability and cha racter we should know that their high rank was really due to themselves, and to no accident of for tune, while capable men in the lower grades would be ep:u•ed the discouragement and mor tification which now too often awaits them in seeing an officer of less ability and expe rience passed over their heads after a shorter term of service, just because he can afford to pay fur his promotion. Sir C. TREVELYAN proposes to change all this, and he believes that the adoption of his suggestions would cause " the current of pro motion to flow with a certainty and steadiness, as well as with an equal application to all officers * •' The Purchase System in the British Army." By Sir C. Trevelyan, F.C.B. Socond Edition, with Additions Longnaans. according to their services and qualifications which are totally wanting in the present system." The different sources of promotion according to his method would be comprised under the following heads :-1. Invaliding on half-pay previously to 20 years' service ; 2. Invaliding on full pay after 20 years' service ; 3. Compulsory full pay retire ment at the maximum age to be fixed for each rank ; 4. Voluntary full pay retirement after 30 years' service ; 5. Voluntary retirement without pension previously to 30 years' service ; 6. Death vacancies ; 7. Staff corps, depot battalions, army of reserve, militia, &c. Whatever apparent expense these arrangements might be attended with, there can be no doubt that if our army were put on a new and equitable footing the country would save a great deal in actual outlay, as well as in obtaining more efficient service, while officers would have less cause to com plain of the hardships and injustice of their treat ment. As Sir CHARLES very sensibly observes— " The system is so framed as first to create a dead weight, and then to throw it off upon the shoulders of the public ; and we have gone on so long com pensating officers for the losses occasioned by it, and have incurred such heavy and indefinite expense in the attempt to mend it, that we might return to correct principles of army administration without incurring additional expense—perhaps with consi derable ultimate saving." As it is the arrangements are most hurtful to the honourable independence of officers of moderate means. A man is compelled to sacrifice all his private fortune to obtain promo tion, and then, in case of his death in action, his widow and orphans have to be recommended as recipients of public charity whereas more than sufficient provision has been sacrificed by the purchase system. Sir E. TREVELTAN cites several painful cases of this nature, one in which, after an investment of £12,000 in commissions, the officer in question lost his life at sea in a transport. He had been unable to insure from want of suffi cient income, and his widow was forced to depend on the receipt of a pension. The sum provided in the estimates for widows' pensions, compassionate allowances, Royal allowances, and Relief Fund, amounted in the year 1857-8 to £158,600. "This multiplication of eleemosynary arrangements is characteristic of a system which first de prives military officers of the means of providing for their families, and then treats their wives and children as objects of charity." Without doubt the families of officers who have lost their lives in the public service are entitled to some provision from the State if their circumstances require it, but if the purchase system were altered officers of any standing or length of service would be able to insure their lives, and thus make their families independent of the capricious gifts of favour and fortune. The Military Reserve Fund, which has greatly extended its operations of late years, is derived from two sources, both of which, as our author remarks, have a strong tendency to narrow the limits of pro motion without purchase. Officers are allowed to sell commissions which they never purchased, and to re ceive a portion of the price, the remainder being paid over to the Reserve Fund. But though the officers who sell those commissions get only part of the value, those who buy them aro entitled to sell them again at full value, so that every such free commission passes to the purchase system. The other source is a change in the management of the cavalry commissions, so that the purchase system is strengthened and extended by Government agency. The excessive dimensions of the half-pay list is another of the mischievous results of the purchase systetn. In the French army, with 16,000 officers, the list on half-pay is small. In the Indian army out of nearly 7,000 officers only 404 were on half-pay i❑ 1856. The original object was to enable officers to retire on account of ill-health, but as every one knows it is now altogether altered. The colonelcies are pure sinecures, to which general officers descend to get the pay. The regimental agencies are worse than sinecures, for which over £40,000 a year is paid by the country. Such is the ♦erdict of an expe rienced and dispassionate observer, and it is surely time to ask whether we cannot altogether amend the cumbrous and costly machinery of our military administration. With an immense annual outlay there are yet constantly occurring cases of individual hardship and suffering. While we are overpaying the holders of sinecures we are absorbing the private means of hardworking officers of lower grades. It is no great wonder that, not withstanding all the attractions of a military life, our army is no longer popular with the great middle classes. THE SUN, LONDON, INIONoAY Ev ENING, APRIL 29, 1867. CORRESPONDENCE FROI PA.RIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Pains, Sunday Evening. In the Legislative Body yesterday, M. Rouber, Minister of Finance, made an important communi- Minister,p r o ef n err t i h n e g to su t b h j e ec r t eg o t f ies l t .ii fo x r em p b e o rm ur i g. ssion Th to e put questions made by Messrs. Jules Favre, Picard, Malezieux, J. Simon, and Bethmont, said that the Government earnestly desired to explain to the public authorities and the country all the facts relative to Luxembourg, and if such explanations had been possible they would have been made from the Tribune. As, however, negociations favour able to the maintenance of peace were in progress, and were proceeding actively on the part of the Great Powers, such a situation imposed upon the Government of the Emperor the greatest reserve, and it therefore did not think it its duty to assume the responsibility of a premature public discussion (Very well, very well.) "It was with regret that in the presence of the natural excitement of public opinion the Government proposed the adjournment of that discussion. But the Legislative Body had too much experience in diplomatic affairs not to approve of this line of conduct. The Government, however, is resolved to bring this important subject before the Chamber as soon as circumstances shall permit." (Renewed and loud applause.) M. Jules Favre said that all he had to request was that the Government would not take any definitive resolu tion upon the subject without consulting the Chamber. M. Glair-Bizoin—Don't do as you did in regard to Mexico. (Noise.) The Siecle, refer ring to the exciting and bellicose tone of the German papers, says :—" It would be a dangerous illusion if beyond the Rhine the pacific addresses which are signed at Paris shall be interpreted as manifestations of a desire for peace at any price. France has many times proved in the most forcible manner that war, even against a coalition, h as nothing to frighten her. This is why she can, with dignity, speak of peace and conciliation without any fear that her influence will suffer. Neverthe less, as German vanity seems to have risen to a pitch much too high, it is well to advise our Ger man brothers not to make any mistake upon the subject. We wish for peace, but we want , a peace honourable and worthy of two great Powers who profess to esteem each other mutually. It is, there f ore, important that these pacific manifestations should not be without fruit, and that Germany should respond to them. In the question which so unfortunately divides the two peoples France will exhibit a conciliatory disposition. The neutraliza tion of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg proposed, as it appears, by the neutral Powers may be adopted by as perfectly honourable a solution. It should be understood in Germany that this is a serious confession on our part. As a strict international right, there is nothing to prevent France from legitimately acquiring Luxembourg. If we re nounce the right in order to Mire oociety from the horrors of war, would Germany owe us nothing in return ?" The Siecle, in conclusion, contends that a refusal by Prussia to evacuate the fortress of Luxembourg would be to sacrifice the maintenance of peace from culpable pride. The friends of pro gress and peace in Germany can only make one answer to the pacific addresses of the Parisian people, and reply that they consent truly and firmly to the proposal of the neutral Powers. "But if, unfortunately, our neighbours in Germany should believe in the idea of the decay of the Latin race, an idea promulgated by the Gazette Nationale of Berlin, war is inevitable. In that case, let not Germany deceive herself. Those who in France are now the most sincerely pacific will, perhaps, be the last to lay down the arms which they have been forced to take up." There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the Tuileries at which the Emperor presided. The Empress was present. Yesterday the Emperor reviewed in the Court yard of the Tuileries the first division of infantry of the first corps d'armee. The first division, under the orders of General Count de None, was formed in five lines opposite the Palace in the following order :-Ist line, Ist battalion of Chasseurs ; 2d line, 14th Regiment of Infantry, 2d brigade ; 4th line, 31st Regiment of 'Gantry ; sth line, 58th Regiment of Infantry. The Emperor passed along the lines on horseback, and was enthusiastically cheered. His Majesty was accompanied by Marshal Canrobert, Minister of War ; General Fleury, Grand Equerry, General of Brigade ; Viscount Pajol, Aide-de-Camp ; General de Courson, Chief of the General Staff of the Ist Corps d'Armee, and the officers on service in the household of the Em peror. After having inspected each line his Majesty bestowed medals and decorations upon several offi cers of different ranks. The troops defiled in ex cellent order, with cries of " Long live the Em peror, the Empress, and the Imperial Prince !" A letter from Bagdad, dated the 21st of March states that in consequence of the rup ture of the sluices which repress the waters of the Tiger, the city of Bagdad has been subjected to an inundation. The river suddenly inundated the surrounding country, destroying the crops, and also entire villages. The mass of water was only arrested by the ramparts of Bagdad where the in habitants were engaged in endeavouring to stop it from overwhelming the city. A private telegram from Madrid states that the Spanish Government, by orders of the Queen, had remitted the punishment pronounced against the officers and soldiers who took part in the insurrec tions of the months of January and June last year, on condition that they shall make their submission within three months. The weather is again unfavourable. It has rained heavily during the afternoon, but it was seasonably warm. The Moniteur announces in its non-official part That the marriage of the Count de Flandre with .he Princess Marie de Hohenzollern took place on Thursday - at Berlin, in conformity with the cere monial which had been arranged. A private telegram from Messina states that the King of Greece had arrived in that city, and was to leave yesterday for Marseilles. The Florence Gazette contradicts in a very posi tive manner the report that the new Minister of Finance intended to propose the issue of paper money in the form of assignats. Monseigneur Gros, appointed Bishop of La Tarentaise, will be consecrated on the Ist of May at Chambery, by the Cardinal Archbishop of the diocese. Mons. Mellon Jolly, Archbishop of Sens, has sent in his resignation, which has been accepted by the Pope, and his smcessor will be appointed immediately. The strike among the journeymen tailors has entered upon a new phase, in consequence of many of the workmen haying agreed to a proposal of the masters to give a general increase of 10 per cent. upon all descriptions of work. There is, however, still a strike among some other classes of workmen. The Parisians have invented a less alarming word for a strike : they call it 3. " cessation." The Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid, one of the finest buildings in Spain, has been totally destroyed by fire. A charitable individual has left a legacy of I,ooof. to the Hospital of Sculls in the department of the Oise, the interest of which is to be laid out in the purchase of snuff for the poor inmates of that hos pital. The donor thus literally bestows a luxury without making the recipients pay through the nose for it. A young girl, residing in the enviroas of Zvetcb, is blessed, or the contrary, with a tremendous ap petite. A day or two ago, after having eaten an abundant dinner at home, she went to the house of a friend, where with little or no persuasion she ate a second dinner. They served her successively with six enormous slices of bacon, one of them sufficient for a reasonable person, which to the made t him"reflect" upon the stupefaction of the oth er g uests she despatched in a very brief space of time. Amon g them was a young shepherd, to wh om th e girl is engaged, and appetite matter. othe hisintended adds ha s that he extraordinary The Dreadful Tragedy at Buckhurst Hill. LATEST PARTICULARS. BUCKHURsT HILL, Saturday Night. f a vourably. The m os t d angerous h a s received was o ne th ree i nc h es This morning Dr. H orne re p or ts that the young girl w o u i:dp which progressing s s i h n e g in depth, inflicted by the dagger, under her right shoulder blade. It was out of that wound that the brass sheath protector was extracted. None of the other twelve wounds which she received are more than an inch in depth. If she does recover Dr. Horne states it will be simply owing to the extra ordinary power of endurance of her wonderfully strong constitution. All here take the greatest interest in the case, and the sufferer is receiving considerable attention. was gfrom in the field on ten o'clock The girl has told Dr. Horn e that she did not hear :m ascurre lying a th e e lo n c i k gh s t t u ri f kewhile until she heard Buckhurst - hill Church strike four. The sound of the striking the tragi he appeared to awake her, and she got up and leaned against the fence, where she was found by the policeman. She had become sensible two or three times before that, but she was only able to crawl along the grass. It was very cold, and the rain fell heavily. The prisoner is quite unconcerned about the whole affair, and speaks about it with the greatest freedom. When he was being taken to prison on Thursday afternoon, as he was riding in a railway carriage along the Great Eastern line, he saw some lady he knew on one of the station platforms. To the surprise of the people he nodded, laughed, and waved his handcuffed hands at her. LATEST PARTICULARS THIS DAY. The prisoner Frederick Watkins will be examined to-morrow before the magistrates at Ilford, when Mr. Abrams will attend to defend the prisoner. A number of witnesses will be in attendance on the part of the prisoner, to prove that the prisoner for the last eight or nine months had caused great anxiety to his relatives in consequence of his very w peculiar conduct. A great deal o f trash is bein g about the matter, in order to p lease th e palate of sensation readers, but beyond the facts we have already published nothing is known. The girl, there is now great hope, will recover ; and under such circumstances the magisterial in quiry to-morrow will be merely a repetition of the facts already known, and the prisoner will be re manded from time to time until the fate of the wounded girl is known. Watkins conducts himself very quietly in prison. Ile at times falls into a state of apparent deep distress of mind, but on the whole he treats the matter with great indifference, he having, he says, made up his mind for the worst. A Reform meeting wa4 held on Friday night in the City [rail, Glasgow, and resolutions wore passed speci fying the faults and omissions in the Government Reform Bill, and declaring that the proposal of a £3 rating quali fication was as little calculated to settle the question of reform as the Government nfeasure, and that the only true and permanent basis of representation consisted of wanliocni buffrage oucl tlio balbt. L A TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, April 29. The North German Lloyd steamer Hermann, Capt. Wenke, from New York, has arrived with 189 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen, 27 sacks of mails for London, and $119,422 also for London. The Hermann left New York on the 18th inst. On the 26th, in lat. 48.34 long. 20.1, passed the North German Lloyd steamer Union, bound for New York ; and on the 27th, in lat. 49.30 long. 14.20, spoke the English bark Economist, from Milford Haven, bound west. NEW YORK, April 18 (Morning). General Sheridan is reported to intend ordering several participants in the New Orleans riots to be tried by Military Commission. A national Scientific Expedition to explore Russian America is being organised at Washington. Advices received here from Vera Cruz to 7th instant state that the city is still closely besieged. According to Imperial accounts Miramon, after defeating Escobedo, marched upon Guadalajara. Escobedo was besieged in San Luis by Mejia. Republican accounts state that Porfirio Diaz had captured Puebla. The Emperor Maximilian attempted to break the siege of Queretaro, but was defeated, and the town is still besieged. Juarez had ordered that the Emperor, if captured, should be treated as a prisoner of war, with the considera tion due to unsuccessful valour. An American steamer has arrived at Tampico equipped as a Republican man-of-war. QUEENSTOWN, April 29. The Cunard extra steamship Tripoli, from New York, arrived here at 12.10 a.m. to-day with 34 passengers, including nine cabin. She landed five passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool, at 12.30 a.m. All well. THE CANDIAN INSURRECTION. ATHENS, April 25. Advices received here from Candi& announce that Omar Pasha had let Canea with a large force, including artillery, and was marching upon Sphakhia. Another Turkish General had set out for Kis samos by sea for the same destination, in order to surround the insurgents. INDIA AND CHINA. By overland mail we have papers from Bombay to the 3d inst., and from Hong-Kong to the 15th ult. We extract the following items of news from the Bombay Gazette : " The latest London date via Indo-European line is the 23d ult. We have had no messages through since the 28th March. " The weather continues warm, and the state of the public health in Bombay is satisfactory. " A requisition is in circulation to the sheriff of Bombay to call a public meeting of the inhabitants to protest against the License Tax Act. " A heavy gale passed over Calcutta on the 24th ult. which did some damage to buildings and to the small craft in the river. " A disastrous storm (a regular cyclone) occurred in Berar on the 23d ult. ; it travelled at the rate of 50 miles an hour, and very nearly in the direction of the line of rail from Akule to Oomrawattee and Nagpore ; it was succeeded by a heavy fall of rain. It is reported that Toungsoo Penlow, with some five or six of the chiefs, has assembled a large force in Bhootan, and is marching on Poonakha with the object of acting against the Deb Rajah. " A public meeting was held in Calcutta on the 27th ult., when an emphatic protest was made against Mr. Massy's licence tax as being unjust in principle arid partial in operation, burdening in dustrial'incomes, and exempting ♦ested wealth ; a memorial to the Secretary of State was approved. " Sir William Mansfeld and the heads of the military department are to leave Calcutta for Simla on the 4th instant. "Shere Ali Khan is said to be making great en deavours to recruit his forces to the westward of Cabul, and as he is supported by the warlike tribes about Herat his prospects are not considered alto gether hopeless. " It is now said that the Russian general on the Bokharian frontier, on hearing that the Government of India had decided not to interfere in the affairs of Bokhara, has deprived the King of all his digni ties, and reduced him to the position of one of the principal officers of the new Russian state. " OBITUARY.—Lieut. Colonel Hodgkinson, 28th Native Infantry, 17th ult., Bolelgunje." The only important news from China has been announced by telegraph. PLYMOUTH, Monday, 10 a.m. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-sloop Virago, 6, Commander It M. Bingham, from Portsmouth for Australia, which was off the Start, all well, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, b i roke down her star board engine subsequently, and at 5 this morning was in a disabled condition outside the Breakwater. She has been brought into the harbour by the tug boat Trusty. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 27.—The pacific nature of the te l egr am we published yest er d ay f rom Vi enn a con cerning the probable early assembling of a Congress on the Luxembourg difficulty, coupled with the still more reassuring despatch from the same city, to the effect that Prussia is disposed to evacuate the fortress, and to place it under the collective protec tion of the guaranteeing Powers, has had the effect which might have been expected on the mar kets for stocks and shares. The unanimity of the desire felt that the question which has so long and so heavily weigl&ed upon all the markets of Europe might eventually receive a peace ful solution is fully evidenced by the almost wild excitement of which the Bourse is the scene to-day. heavy purchases have been general since the open ing of business, and all classes of Securities partici- I pate in the upward current of prices, Italian 5 per Cents. having rebounded no less than 2f. 75c.=--to 47f. 95c. ; and French Threes, If. 65c.—to 67f. 50c. In Miscellaneous Securities, Credit Mobilier have advanced 22f. 50c.— to 387 f. 50c. ; Foncier and Paris Gas, 45f. each—to 1,332 f. and 1,445 f. respec tively. In Railway Shares, Orleans have improved 15f. ; Lyons, 25f. ; Northern, 47f. 50c. ; and Lom bard, 28f. 75c. The quotations closed as follows : 44 per Cents 96 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 50 Do. end month 67 50 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Fancier e... .—.-- Do. end month 1365 -- Bank Shares 3360 Italian Loan 4B Do. end month 4B 10 Mexican Loan l6 Do. Bonds lll 25 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred - revs. _ For Account. Orleans Northern 1145 Lyons and Mediterranean BB5 Southern — Western 531 25 Eastern Sardinian Austrian Loin bard. North of Spain 380 - .••• 377 60 ••• SIR FAIRFAX MORESBY.— It would seem that Mr. Corry is resolved not to look upon mere senio rity as a recommendation for either promotion or reward. It was:generally believed in professional circles that Ad miral Sir G. R. Sartorious would have succeeded the late Admiral Sir Phips llornby as Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom; but on comparing the services of the different officers it was found that Admiral Moresby had such supe rior claims that they could not be ignored, and it was, therefore, resolved to pass over Sir George and Lord Fitz hardiugo, and to appoint Sir Fairfax to the distinguished vacant post. We cannot cavil at the determination which the First Lord arrived at, and it is to be hoped that during the time he holds office he will continue to pursue an equally distinguished course —Army and Gazette. LITERATURE. Nooks and Corners of Old France. By the Rev. George Musgrave, M.A. Two Vols. Hurst and Blackett. Multum, not Tfulta, is Mr. Musgrave's motto for the traveller. Instead of a rapid passage through a foreign country, " a day at Rome," " a night at Naples," and the hurried inspection and superficial glance by which so many visitors " get through " the business of sight-seeing, he recommends them to take a small section of a map, and "to go through that little well." There is no doubt that such a course of action would afford more real information, and do more to enlarge the heart and intellect of the observer than a more rapid transit even "from China to Peru." Following out his own advice Mr. Musgrave has bestowed his attention upon the careful investigation of many a " nook" and " corner" full of interest and attraction upon which the hasty traveller has cast but a cursory glance. These volumes, which are written in a plea sant gossiping style, are full of entertaining matter relative to Calais and its curiosities ; to Paris and its treasures, old and new ; to the introduction of horse-flesh as an article of food ; to the Salpetriere, to Maintenon, and Le Mans; to Anjou and Angers ; to the relics of the Plantagenets, to the Black Prince, and the battle of Poictiers , , and many other topics of historical fame and enduring interest. The Life St. of Theresa. Edited with a preface by the Archbishop of Westminster. One vol. Hurst and Blackett. This very interesting life of St. Theresa, of Mount Carmel, possesses an especial attraction in its preface, which is from the pen of Dr. Manning, and in which that able expounder of religious his tory gives a very elaborate and forcible analysis of the peculiar characteristics of the great Spanish Saint. He particularises, in the first place, her intense perception and appreciation of the perfec tions of God ; and secondly, her singular intensity in the perception of sin ; thirdly, her annihilation of self ; and fourthly, an enlargement of intellect more like the intelligence of a man than of a woman; and lastly, that the knowledge of God con ferred upon her an elevation and a force of will, before which the trials of her life, great as they were, gave way. Bible Teachings from Nature. By the Rev. Hugh Macmillan, author of " First Forms of Vegeta tion." One vol. Macmillan. The book of Nature is a favourite study with Mr. Macmillan. He is one of those who especially love to see •' books in the running brook, Sermons in stones and good in everything," In the present work his subjects of contemplation are some of the works of nature alluded to in Holy Writ. " The Pleiades and Orion," as mentioned in the book of Job, " Grass and corn," " Blasting and Mildew," " The trees of the Lord," " The leaf," " The vine and its branches," and other kindred themes. In alluding to the natural illustrations which abound in the parables of our Lord, the author reminds us how our Lord " shed light upon Nature as he shed light upon the Bible, upon the works as upon the Word of God, and proved that every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact—that every object of creation is suggestive of some im portant moral truth." Wild Life among the Pacific Islanders. By E. H. Lamont, Esq. One vol. Hurst and Blackett. The author of this volume tells us that it is chiefly compiled from rough notes of a journal written during his wanderings in the islands of the South Pacific during a four months' trading tour. He has endeavoured to give a correct account of the strange manners and customs of the very strange people with whom he mingled, and he apologises for his own very prominent adventures, and no wonder, for, among other trivial incidents, we find a description of a savage wedding at Tautua, with the Eng lish (or American) author enacting the part of bridegroom ! Lon'lon Pauperism amongst Jews and Christians, By J. H. Stallard, ALB., London. One vol, Saunders and Otley. This very interesting and valuable inquiry into the actual condition and practical improvement of the poor of London, is very appropriately dedicated to that truly philanthropic lady the Baroness Lionel de Rothschild, whose example, the author very justly observes, is "worthy of imitation by the noble and the rich, whatever country they may dwell in, or religion they may profess." Low's Handbook of the Charities of London. In this little handbook we find full particulars respecting the objects, date, adlress, increase and expenditure, treasurer and secretary of above eight hundred charitable institutions and funds. Truly a magnificent catalogue which does honour to the abounding charity of our great metropolis. Australia as it is. By a Clergyman. One Vd Longman. This very interesting little work is filled with facts and features," and " sketches and incidents " of Australia and Australian Life with notices of possesses a p ar ti c ular value as New Zealand. It recording the impartial opinions of a practical observer. Routledge's Ready Reckoner. This is indeed a book of facts and figures ! No less than 63,000 calculations are to be found in its pages, and its value is, we should surmise, almost incalculable. New Double Acrostics. By A. A. Y. Sothern and Co. More than two hundred curious acrostics are col lected in this little volume, possessing the average amount of excellence which appertain to that pecu liar branch of modern literature. The Bank Returns. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 30th of March. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended the 27th of March (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : DI .rch. t, Marcit'2,l 1867. j 1887. Increase. Decrease -- , Bank of England... 22,81,5:5 a,183,491 3 8,0)6 Private Banks 2,r,85,4n. 2,66.,812 1 le, 01 Joint-stock Banks 2,292,9;7 2,316,*73 23,896 --,-- Total in England. 27,559,938; 27,' 67, 4 7 1 I 392,714 Scotland Ireland 6,146,004 5,873,417, 272,47 ---H -- United Kingdom. 33,062,152. 37,26 ,715, 800,437 United Kingdom. And as compared with the month ending the 31st of March, 1866, the above returns show an increase of £950,854 in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of £893,230 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation:— The English private banks are below their fixed issue ••• ••• £1,365,804 The English joint-stock banks aro below their fixed issue 421,767 Total below fixed issue in England £ 1 '787 '571 The Scotch banks are above thei r fixed issue... 1,471,753 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue 481077 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 27th of March was £19,429,720, being an increase of £203,859 as compared with the preview month, and an increase of £5,130,709 when compared with the same period last year The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 30th of March : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,637,948 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,331,963 £4,969,911 Being a dcreaso of £186,861 as compared with the pre vious return, and an increase of £492,956 when compared with the corresponding period last year. Twelve thousand five hundred and sixty immi grants arrived at New York during the month of March. Fifty thousand Swedes have announced their intention of emigrating to America, .~ •~ sT- , vo ,may Cialtbr• HER MAJESTY, &c• WINDSOR CASTLE, April 28. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon. rfbe Hon. Lady Biddulph had the honour of accom panying her Majesty. Princess Beatrice took a drive in an open car riage. Princess Louise, attended by Lady Churchill and Lord Alfred Paget, went to London last evening' and honoured the performance at the Prince 01 Wales's Theatre with her presence. The Hon. Mr s ' Wellesley had the honour of accompanying her loyal Highness. The Prince of Wales rode Da on Saturdall at- tended by Captain Ellis. The Prince of \Vales attended Divine Service 11 the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The Communion Service was read by the Illy Thomas Helmore, the Rev. 1)r. Vivian, and the Rev. G. A. F. Hart. It is now finally arranged that her Majesty an ci the Royal family will leave Windsor Castle for Osborne 03 Thursday next. The court will reside at the Isle of Wig ht for a fortnight, and will then return to windsor. A fter remaining two or three days at the Castle the Q 11063 and Royal family will leave for Balmoral for three Ni"00„'„; Previous to her Majesty's leaving Windsor for Scotland' the christening of the infant son of the Prince and Fri cess Christian will take place at the pr.vate chapel of the Castle. The Prince and Princess Christian will reside at the Castle for five days after the Queen has left for OP borne, when their royal highnesses will take up their abode at Frogmore. Hia Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Meeklen' burgh Strelitz, attended by Baron Von Engel and 13arerl Von Poss, arrived on Saturday from Germany to join the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz at Carabr dg e Cottage, Kew. His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madam e Van de Weyer arrived at their residence in Arlington' street, Piccadilly, at the end of last week, from New Lodge, Windsor Forest, for the season. The Marchioness of Lansdowne and family ar e passing the holidays in Paris. The youthful Marquis ° Lansdowne arrived in London on Saturday, and has sin e. , left town on his way to Oxford to resume his studies t" the above University. The Duke of Rif±mond arrived at his residence in Belgmve-square on Saturday from Goodwood pa r ' Sussex. The duchess and family will come to town ° II Friday next for the season. The Marquis of Clauricarde arrived at his rest' dence in Stratton-street on Saturday evening from Ire" land. 'I he mart lioness comes to town to-day from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe at lienl ei Hempstead. DEATH OF LORD LLANOVER.—Died, April 2 7 1 1867, at his mansion in Great Stanhope-street, Mar fair, at 3.30 a.m., the Right Hon. Lord Llanover, ai tet A severe sufferings. Lord Llanover will bo long remernbere' for his consistent and unswerving Liberalism, as well for his undoubted acuteness of intellect and his high adraini s : trative ability. He was a stanch politician, an e xcelle nt friend, and, in every sense of th e word, 61an honest no n ; The deceased noblem an was th e e ld es t son o f Benian 3 l Hall, M.P., of Henson Castle, Glamorganshire. 1 10 tge i, born in 1802, and consequently was at the time of his de nt. " 65 years of age. He received his education at Westmin ster and Christchurch, Oxford, and first entered Parliament as member for Monmouth in 1831. In November, 1837, he was elected for the borough of Marylebone, which consti tuency he continued to represent until June, 1 859 , he was elevated to the peerage with the title of Lord VI: over. Previous to his acceptance of office, Sir B. Hal l t3° ,, a leading and active part in the discussions in the 11°35- of Commons on questions affecting the Church Estab lish : ment. In August, 1854, he accepted the office of pre dent of the Board of Health, which he held until A n g nS t of the following year, when he accepted the post of Fi rs , Commissioner of Works. It was during his tenure o f that office that Sir B. Hall introduced the measure for the 10° : government of the metropolis under which the preset: Metropolitan Board of Works was elected, and made otte great improvements in the parks of the metropolis• lide was created a baronet in 1838, privy councillor in 185 4 7 ° Lord Llanover in 1859.-- Observer. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The will of Miss Mary Cickson, of Dentna ri :, place, Camberwell, was proved in the London Coo t " on the 22d ult., and the personalty sworn und et £16,000 ; the executors and t rus t ees b e i n g Share ° Grote Turner, Esq., of Red Lion-square, and G ee ' Puckle, Esq., of Herbert House, Coldharbour- 1313 , e " The will is dated Aug. 25, 1866, and the testatri% died in February last, at the age of sixty-sev ev. Her freehold property she directs to be sold and the proceeds equally divided amongst five persons, o ne of whom resided with her ; and the personsitYl after paying some few legacies to her executors all; others, she bequeaths to charitable purposes'% under :---The Royal Hospital for Incurables, B ritie Home for Incurables, North London hosp ital ' Smallpox Hospital, Metropoltan Free Hosp ital Cancer Hospital, Sick Children's Hospital, Nig htly Refuge for Destitute, Female Orphan Asylti res Westminster; London Hospital for Consorni. tion, and Brompton Hospital, each i 2°° ,„' the (Infant Orphan Asylum, Orphan Wor loh " School, London Orphan Asylum ; the Asi lti l a for Fatherless Children, Red Hill ; Nat ion- Benevolent Institution, London City Missicl e Lambeth Pension Society ; Penitent Fa h % Institution, Red Lion-square ; Paralytic 5130 Epileptic Institution', Ladies Visiting Society; 13 1 1 . and Girls' Schools, St. Matthew's, Denmark -In' /1' and Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, saea £5OO ; and a like sum of £5OO to the Eg% School, London, with a share in the residue to 110 extent of £5OO ; and any further surplus to i‘ given to such institution as the executors may then proper. Th, life Esq. , of f EW le will o „is Watkiu Cann -, Upper Seymour-street, was proved in London on t l3 : Bth ult., under £140,000 personalty. The ac tlij executors and trustees are Ellis Brooke Cunliffe; Esq., the son, and W. F. Foster, Esq., the sen" law—power being reserved to Arthur Cunliffe, ` l • * ' the son and other executor and trustee to prove her after. The testator was of the firm of Cunliffe,De b6l°l :: and Co., merchants, Fenchurch-street and Slc ee „ f ing-lane, London, and Bordeaux. The te sta, . died, In December last, at the family m ausi° ; l Acton Park, Wrexham, at the age of seventy-nia°-; The will is' dated 1863, and a codicil 1865. r loaves to Mdme. Tayeau, widow of his late m an The at Bordeaux, an annuity of 2,400 f. 0.96). ' L i e testator states in his will that he has made 303)0 provision for his son Arthur, and also for his tssi o daughters in his lifetime ; he, therefore, bea u a l l all his partnership interest to his eldest son, °tea Brooke Cunliffe, and appoints him residuary leg' of both his real and personal estate. The will of Rear-Admiral E. J. Parrey, 11 ' 5 0 4 • retired, late of the city of Bath, was proved is w e d don on the 16th inst. The gallant Admiral d ig, Feb. 27, 1867, having executed his will July 1863, which is contained in the following wor ds . „a " I give, devise, and bequeath all my estate tioh effects whatsoever to my dear wife, Ulrica sod Parrey, her heirs, executors, administrators , assigns, and appoint her so executrix." le The wills of the underm le entioned person s ba be been recently proved in the London Court Right Hon. Lucy Baroness Muskerry, 1 331.° , 13 %0 Elizabeth Carrascosa, Countess Marianne ge— Anzolaso, and the Hon. Hinton East. The Scotch confirmation, or testamentary trust disposition, of Alexander Cuninghame, Esq." sealed in the Principal Registry, the pe rson being estimated for duty at under £600,000. THE METROPoLITAN HORSE Snow. —On 53 , tur day the new plans for the forthcoming horse show e f". w ill Agricultural Hall were approved by the directors, and,r:, r be a vast improvement on those of previous shows, 3P-,;. ing more space to visitors and more comfort to Ow "Ift , They have been prepared and aro to bo carried out b i n of Sharman, builder, of the Liverpool-road, unde r direct'°hoi Mr. Sidney, secretary and manager. For the ensuing there will be a very considerable number of " Norfolk trot' ters," and that, if they can be purchased, th e y Will 3,1,1 a home in the stables of the French Emperor. 31 r* has received a letter from Gen. Fleury, th e Master °- o f Horse to the Emperor Napoleon, inquiring what niltu t° be- De this celebrated breed will be exhibited , and fo r disposable in May, as the Government w ill send ove,r I , to the purpose of purchase if the entryis good. Iu additl° for the prize list of £375 in money in the four c1 35° ,, 5 , of hunters and of weight-carrying hacks , M r. Podd, ,7,1 to the directors, offers a gold medal for the best cob o,q * ' `", o ur 16st. The entries close vu May 11 , and t h e CLIQty mono on bitty a