The Sun. — London, England, 1870-04-13 00:00:00

REDUCED AND ABOLISHED TAXES. The first resolution which the Chancellor of the Exchequer submitted to the House of Commons, when in committee of Ways and Means on Monday night, re. ferred to the sugar duty. It was as follows :-1. Resolved -That, towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, on and after the under-men tioned dates, in lieu of the duties of Customs now charged on the articles under-mentioned, the following duties of Customs shall be charged thereon, on importa tion into Great Britain or Ireland, viz. :-On an after the 2d of May, 1870, sugar-viz., candy, brown or white, refined sugar, or sugar rendered by any process equal in quality thereto, and manufactures of refined sugar, Cs. per cwt. On and after the 13th of April, 1870, sugar not equal to refined-First class, ss. Sc!. per cwt. ; second class, ss. 3d. per cwt. ; third class, 4s. Dd. per cwt. ; fourth class, including cane juice, 4s. per cwt. ; molasses, is. 9d. per cwt.: paste of almonds, 4s. Bd. per cwt. ; dried cherries, 4s. Bd. per cwt. ; dry comfits, 4s. Bd. per cwt. ; confectionery, not otherwise enumerated, 4 s . Bd . per cwt. ; preserved ginger, 4s. Bd. per cwt. ; marmalade, 4s. Bd. per cwt. ; succades, including all fruits and vegetables preserved in sugar, not otherwise enumerated, 4s. Bd. per cwt., and that the said duties shall be paid on the weights ascer tained at landing. The second resolution deals with the drawbacks on sugar refined in Great Britain and exported, or deposited in any approved warehouse. The scale is 6s. per cwt. on refined sugar in loaf or lumps duly refined, and of uniform whiteness ; ss. 9d. upon refined sugar not inferior to standard 2 ; ss. Bd. for refined sugar not inferior to stan dard 3 ; 58. 3d., standard 4 ; 4s. 9d., standard 5 • and 4s. Od., st an d ar d 6 . S ugar refined by the centrifugal process is charged 6s. Od. per cwt., provided it be not in ferior to standard 1. The third resolution provides for sugars made in the United Kingdom. The rates of Excise are :-On and after May 2nd, 1870, candy, brown or white, refined sugar, or sugar rendered by any process equal in quality thereto, and manufactures of Refined sugar, 6s. per cwt. ; on and after the 13th of April, 1870, sugar not equal to refined, first class, ss. Bd. per cwt. ; second class, ss. 3d. per cwt. ; third class, 4s. 9d. per cwt. ; fourth class, 45. per cwt. ; molasses, ls. 9d. per cwt. _ _ The fourth resolution fixes the Excise duty upon sugar used in brewing at 7s. 6d. per cwt. The fifth resolution fixes the Customs duty on tea at 6d. per pound, as at present. The sixth resolution deals with the Income Tax. Its stipulations for the year beginning April 6th are : For every twenty shillings of the annual value or amount of all property, nrofits, and gai ns ( excep t th ose c h argea b le under schedule B of the said Act), the rate or duty of 4d. And for and in respect of the occupation of lands, tenements hereditaments, and herita ges c h argea bl e un d er schedule 1l of the said Act, for every 20s. of the annual value thereof, in England, the rate or duty of 2d., and in Scotland and I re l an d res p ec ti ve l y, t h e rate or duty oid., subject to the provisions contained in section 3 of the Act of 26th Victoria, cap. 22, for the exemption of persons whose whole income from every source is under £lOO a-year, and relief of those whose income is under £2OO a-year. The seventh resolution runs thus :-7. Resolved—That, towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, there shall be granted and paid, on and after the 6th d a y o f April, 1870, upon a li cense to be taken out annually by every person who shall use or carry a firearm of any de scription, or an air-gun or any other kind of gun, from which any shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged, the sum of £1; and that on the 6th day of April, 1870, the excise duties on licences in Great Britain, and certifi cates in Ireland, to take or kill game, imposed by the Act of the 23rd and 24th years of the reign of her Majesty, c. 90, shall cease to be payabl e . The eighth resolution abolishes hawkers' licences from the Ist of October next. The terms of the abolition are Upon licences to hawkers, pedlars, and petty chapmen and other trading . persons who shall travel and trade on foot in Great Britain without any horse or other beast bearing or drawing burthen, and who shall carry their goods, wares, or merchandise to, and sell or expose for sale the same at other men's houses only, and not in or at any house, shop, room, booth, stall, or other place wh a t ever belonging to or hired or occupied or used by them for that purpose in any town to which they may travel. Upon licences to persons ex ercising the trade or calling of a hawker, pedlar, petty chapman, or other trading person going from place to place in Ireland, carrying to sell, or exposing to sale any goods, wares, or mercha n di se , an d travelling on foot, with or without a servant or other person, employed in carrying goods of any such hawker, pedlar, or petty chap man, but without a horse or other beast of burthen. This resolution abolishes also the licences on paper and pasteboard making, on soap-making, on still-making in Scotland and Ireland, and on watch-cases—to commence on July 6th. The abolition of the licence for playing-cards dates from September 2nd. The ninth resolution abolishes the stamp duties for policies of insurance, and substitutes a stamp duty of id. This measure will date from July Ist. The tenth resolu tion provides for the consolidation of the stamp duties, as detailed in a first schedule, and a draft bill is attached in a second schedule. The last two resolutions are these :-11. Resolved, That towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty, there shall be charged : and paid, on and after the first day of April, 1870, upon all sums received in re kpect of traffic of every description upon any railway in Great Britain, a Duty of Excise at and after the rate of one pound for every one hundred pounds : and the duty payable in respect of the fares received or charged for the conveyance of passengers upon any railway in Great Britain, on and after the first day of April 1870, shall cease to be payable. 12. Resolved, That it is expedient to amend the laws relating to the inland revenue. MODEL WORKING MEN. An interesting account of the personal character and future prospects of the Austrian working man is given by Mr. Lytton in a report to Lord Bloomfield, dated the 31st ult., which has lately been printed with other reports from diplomatic and consular agents abroad respecting the condition of the industrial classes in foreign countries. Mr. Lytton says that in his own intercourse with the working men at Vienna he has been surprised by the appearance of a much higher degree of culture and intellectual refine ment than he expected to find among them. He attributes this to the social life of the Austrian working man. In that country, he thinks, certain phenomena are to be observed which find their counterpart in the social life of the upper classes in England. The instruction given by our great public schools and colleges is not much to boast of ; but the whole life of an Englishman born in the upper ranks of society is a self-educating one. From Parliament and public business, from the great officers of the State, from the responsible manage ment of vast public and pri va t e i n t eres t s, f rom f requent foreign travel, from a rich store of inherited refinement and habitual intercourse with the most cultivated society of all countries, as well as the often repeated necessity of mastering new subjects of study in which society is generally interested, he is constantly, and almost without conscious effort, developing his intelligence, and augmenting his store of information. So, as regards the Austrian workman, his immediately osten sible sources of edu ca ti on are no t great. But his daily life is more or less subject to the incalculable influence of two great agents of refinement—the theatre and the concert room, music and the drama. The stage is still an active educational agent throughout Germany. The drama is still regarded by German critics as the noblest province of poetry, and dramatic success is still valued by men of literary genius as the worthiest and widest on which they can rest their reputation. It con sequently happens that the intellectual pabulum pro vided for the Austrian working man by the theatre, which he so passionately loves and so faithfully frequents, is the masterwork of all the greatest poets, thinkers, and men of letters, from Goethe t o th e p resen t day. Of cou rse , thi s would not be the case if the theatre were unfrequented by the upper and middle classes, or if the interest taken in it did not enter deeply into the daily life of the whole population. But the Austrians, in com mon with all other Germans, are a theatre-going people, and it is from stage representations that all classes of society, from the highest to the lowest, derive nightly instruction, as well as amusement. The merits or demerits, both of the actors and the pieces in which they perform, are habitual subjects of general conversation, intelligent interest, and thoughtful criticism. The German stage is under no religious ban, and, owing to the same causes which enlist on its behalf the highest literary genius, histrionic art is more respected there than in England, and the actors and actresses themselves are a class of persons very superior in all respects to those whose vulgarity and coarseness are tolerated and even admired by London audiences. Curious illustrations of the love of the lower orders in Austria for dramatic representation are afforded by the crowds composed entirely of the poorer classes (the greater part being probably artisans and their families) which may daily be seen waiting with great patience and good behaviour about the doors in the best theatres in Vienna hours before those doors are opened,in order to obtain Good places. Th e same as regards the opera houses. ood performances of the works of the best musical com posers are abundant, and accessible to all classes of the population at a comparatively trifling expense. At the numerous places of resort and recreation, frequented by the Austrian working man, the chief and most general source of recreation is music. The music at these places is never very bad, and often very good. There are very few Austrian working men who cannot sing or play some instrument, and who do nit belong either to some amateur orchestra or singing club.—Pall Mall Gazette. THE ULSTER CUSTOM.—The Irish Secretary has given notice of the following amendment in the Land Bill :—After clause 1, insert the following clause (Legality of tenant custom other than Ulster _. custom.) If in the case of any holding not situate within the pro vince of Ulster, it shall appear that an usage prevails which in all essential particulars corresponds with the Ulster tenant-right custom, it shall, in like manner, and subject to the like conditions, be deemed legal, and be enforced in manner provided by this Act. Where the landlord has purchased or shall hereafter purchase from the tenant the benefit of such usage as aforesaid to which his holding is subject, such holding shall thenceforth cease to be subject to such usage. A tenant of any holding subject to such usage as aforesaid, and wh o c l a i ms the benefit of the same, shall not be entitled to claim compensation under an r other section of this Act, b u t a tenant of a holding not c aiming the benefit of such usage shall not be barred from making a claim for compensation with the consent of the court under any of the other sections of th e A ct, an d w h en such last-mentioned claim has been made and allowed such holding shall not b 9 main subject t o slih usage a aforesaid. THE SPANISH BISHOPS. The Pensiamento Espanol states that a meeting has been held in Rome by the Spanish bishops to decide upon the course they should take with respect to the new Constitu tion for the clergy. The general opinion of the bishops was that they would not take the required oath unless the Government altered the conditions imposed. The meeting, however, had no definite result. The Minister of Grace and Justice has addressed a circular to the archbishops, bishops, and ecclesiastical authorities in reference to the right of patronage to eccle siastical vacancies possessed by *he Crown. He com plains of the interference with that right by the decree of August, 1867, and states that it was established by former laws, and recognised by the Holy See itself. The Regent, therefore, suspends the order of August, 1867, and declares in force the laws which acknowledge the right of the State authorities to fill all ecclesiastical vacancies por resulta. For some time before his death General Grey was extremely deaf, and most of the Queen's communications had to be made to him in writing. TURKISH ITEMS. The Sultan has given the Emperor of Austria a building in Jerusalem, with the sur rounding grounds, for which special thanks have been re turned through Baron Prokesch.—The Porte has accorded a definite recognition to the claims of the Armenian dissi dents, and has given them special permission to elect a special administrative council, to use a seal, and to enjoy other privileges.—Cheik-ul-Islam has been deposed on account of his opposition to the new reforms, and i s to be replaced by Nedjib Effendi. THE AUSTRIAN MINISTERIAL CRISIS.—It is said that the failure of Count Patocki's negotiations with the extreme German Left, in the hope of forming a new Cisleithan Ministry have failed in consequence of the programme of Herr Rechbauer, which insists upon con siderable'reductions in the army, and refuses any conces sions to the Czechs. The Emperor would not agree to these conditions, and it was therefore decided to form a provisional Cabinet, which should dissolve both the Reichs rath and the Diets. The centralists are preparing an address to the Emperor, asking him to retain the Hasner Ministry in office, and to maintain their policy.-A strike of the bakers in Vienna is announced for Easter Day. THE INTER-UNIVERSITY RACKET MATCHES.— The double-handed match was played on Monday after noon, at Prince's Club. the respective competitors being M. H. Stow and A. C. Bruce, both of Trinity College, for Cambridge, and Cecil Clay, of Trinity, and C. J. Ottoway, of Brasenose, for O x f or d. The past contests have been very exciting, Oxford having won in 1858, 1859, 1860, 1863, 1864, 1867, and 1869. Cambridge in 1855, 1861, 1862, 1865, 1866, and 1868. Th e first match (in 1855) was played in thn Oxford University Court, but all since then at Prince's Club. Mr. R. D. Walker was'umpire for Oxford ; Mr. C. E. Parker for Cambridge. The game was very closely contested. Cambridge won the first by one ace, after making it 14 all, and the game being set. The second game Oxford won by 15 to 7. The third also went to the Oxford men by 150 t 2. The Light Blue managed the next by 15 to 7 in the fourth game, and the Oxford won the fifth game by 15 to 8. The sixth game the Cantabs made a tie, scoring 15 to 10—three games each. The conquering game was won by Oxford. 15 to 2. This game concluded the match in favour of Oxford. THE AUSTRIAN CONSTITUTION.—There was a time when Vienna was filled with rejoicing, and Austria proudly boasted of being in advance of all German States in sincere and genuine constitutionalism. The Reichstag of the North German Confederation was regarded with a somewhat contemptuous pity because it had not obtained a law with respect to Ministerial responsibility, a Parlia mentary Ministry, and a number of other rights and powers which the Vienna Government granted without hesitation. But the joy in Austria over the liberal legislation in which the Parliamentary Ministry and the Reichsrath have unquestionably been very fruit ful has long since passed away. Once more a sad experi ence has shewn that liberal laws and paper constitutions may be framed without difficulty, but they are of no avail unless the soil has been prepared for them, and they are the ripe fruit of a healthy and national and political life. The new constitution has done nothing to reconcile the various nationalities which compose the Empire ; -on the contrary, they are now more violently opposed to esb. other than ever, and therefore it is nodding to its Lil t /as each of the long line of its predecessors did when its time was come.—Spenersche Zeitung. THE SUSPENSION OF GENERAL GORDON'.—The. Bombay Government has taken the strong step of suspend ing Major. General the Hon. A. H. Gordon from the com mand of the Poonah division. The order has not yet been made public, but the fact is nevertheless certain. What the precise charge against the Major-General is we are not yet at liberty to state ; but we m'ay state that a report current ascribing it to a direct appeal from Major - General Gordon to the Commander -in - Chief of India, instead of an appe4l through the Commander-in-Chief of Bombay, is not correct. On the contrary, Major-General Gordon did not depart from the usual forms, but requested Sir Augustus Spencer to transmit the whole of the papers to Sir William Mansfield, a request which was comphed with. At the same time, however, the Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army brought the case before the Governor in Council. The actual differences had a trivial origin, involv ing, however, a vital principle of discipline ; and it is not improbable that the Home Government will have to choose which of the principal disputants shall be retained in the public service of the Presidency. The Quarter master-General and the Adjutant-General of the Bombay Army are deeply mixed up in the transaction, especially the former; and the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief will have to say whether he thinks the conduct of that officer is one that he can hold up to the approval of the army.—Bombay Gazette. GREAT STORM IN AMERICA.—On the 27th . -I March heavy weather prevailed in New York and its suburbs, Not within a period of fifteen years have so much wind and rain been known. The North and East rivers were swollen by the storm, and it was found diffi cult to ply the ferry boats. The storm in the bay was terrible, and several vessels were torn from their moor ings The storm raged with fearful violence on the coast, and the effects of the gale were most disastrous to the vessels. In New York many buildings were blown down and serious accidents occurred. In one house five persons were killed and one injured. In Williamsburg, a young woman was taken off her feet by the high wind, and struck her head with such violence that she died from the effects of the injury. In Governor's Island, the storm prevailed with such such fury that an outhouse, in which were four soldiers, was swept from its foundation near the water, and carried into the bay. A tug-boat which was passing at the time, was sent to their assistance, but they had a narrow escape. The storm along the Hudson was also very severe, the piers and docks being submerged, tho east track of the Hudson river railroad was covered by the tide, so that it was necessary to use the west track for all trains. At Baltimore twenty buildings were blown down, and ten large trees torn up by their roots. The steamer Tonawanda, which left Philadelphia on the 26th of March last, was compelled to return, having been dis abled during the heavy gale off Hatteras. Her boiler broke loose, and her steam pipes broke, filling the vessel with steam and scalding some of the engineers and fire men. The vessel also caught fire, but by the strenu ous efforts of the crew and passengers, the fire was s_ul3- dued. How TO Gnow ROSES.—Roses require abun dance of food, or the growth must be weak and the Sowers few and poor. Almost every kind of soil in which a plant can live may, howeve; be adapted to roses by pro per management. The brier will carry strong-growing roses admirably on every kind of loam and clay, provided the staple is well broken up and liberally manured. Thb brier will live on peat and chalk and gravel, but it will not thrive on either except by the aid of costly agencies, and the constant exercise of the highest skill. The manetti stock will carry roses on all good soils admirably, but it has the pow e r of picking up a living on stony and sandy soils where the brier would come to grief. It is ad mirably adapted to carry Hybrid Perpetuals and all other kinds that are robust in habit and tend to an upright growth, as the Gallicas, for example, which, owing to their rigid outlines, are most ungainly on the brier. For pot roses the manetti is admirably suited, as it is also for the rapid multiplication of scarce and expensive varieties, which by its aid are brought within the reach of the amateur at a lower price and in a shorter space of time than were possible without it. Roses on their own roots will thrive on any soil that is properly prepared for them ; the more delicate-habited sorts, such as Teas and Chinas, thrive en peat and in mellow garden soil of almost any kind that has been long cultivated. As for the more robust kinds, they are like blackberries and raspberries—at home in any soil thatwill grow a cauliflower, and, if cut down to tho gro un d by frost or knife capable of renewing then2l6 . 2L trop C9.4l4lllk.miaglidee-61411611L, THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1870. THE DISRUPTION OF THE OLLIVIER MINISTRY. L'Histoire says that the interview between the Em peror and M. Buffet, when the latter resigned his seat in the Cabinet, was of the most cordial character. His Majesty expressed his regret at M. Buffet's decision and the retiring Minister on his side declared.that it was not against the Emperor that he wished precautions to be taken, but against Sovereigns who might succeed him. Count Daru, according to a telegram from the Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, has actuall) resigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and there is A serious falling off from the Left Centre, with proper tlonate damage to the Liberal strength. The Opinion t the Palais Royal is, that things have become very complicated. The Globe does not, however, credit the statement of the Telegraph. "M. Buffet has certainly resigned his seat in the Cabinet; but Count Darn and the Marquis de Talhouet still retain their portfolios, and from the emphatic statement of M. 011iver we gather that they have no intention of giving them up." The Patrie even goes so far as to affirm, on what it deems good authority, that it was Count Daru who originated the idea of a plebiscitum in the present instance, and that, therefore, opposition on his part to the scheme " would inevitably have a certain appearance of defection, the very suspicion of which is forbidden by the loyalty and nobleness of his character." The same journal asserts that M. Segris is tc be M. Buffet's successor, and that M. Maurice Richard will for a time add to his duties as Minister of Fine Arts those of Minister of Public Instruction, so that the personnel of the Cabinet will in the meantime remain un changed. CONGRESS. SENATE.—March 15.—:Mr. Chandler, from the Commerce Committee, reported adversely the bill authorising the transportation of imported goods from the port of first arrival to Chicago, Cin cinnati, and St. Louis, without inspection or ap - praisement, and it was indefinitely postpon( d. Mr. Abbott introduced a bill for the distribution of arms to the Southern States, for their whic'i was referred. Th House resolution, making an appropriation to the widow of ex-:..ec-et iry Stan on was concurred in. Mr. Sherman, from the Finance Committee, reported back the various pro posi ions relative to increasing the currency. and, at his request, they were tabled. The Georgia bil: was discussed, and Mr. Drake offered an amend ment providing for the sending of troops by the President to any of the lately rebel States, and the declaring of martial law therein, upon the re presentation by the Governor or Legislature that organizations exist there for the perpetration of violence against persons or property. March 16. Mr. Ramsey introduced a bill to facilitate postal intercourse with foreign countries, which was re ferred. The Georgia Bill was taken up, and Mr. Revels, the coloured Senator from Mississippi, made his first speech in the Senate, opposing the Bingham proviso. Mr. Morton, of Indiana, after complimenting Mr. Revel=, followed upon the same side. Mr. Howard then took the floor when the Senate went into Executive Session. March 17. Mr. Drake, from the Naval Committee, reported the bill providing for a system of naval apprentice. ships. Mr. Chandler, from the Commerce Commit tee, reported a bill regulating the consular service. It abolishes a number of consulates, and changes salaries of others. Consuls-General are provided for London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Havana, Mon treal, Calcutta, Constantinople, Beyrout, Alexan dria, and Shanghai. The Consul-General at London is to receive the highest salary, $10,000; that at Paris comes next, with $6,000. The bill abolishing the franking privilege was made the special order for Tuesday. next. Mr. Ferry's resolution for the consideration of annexation treaties in open session was referred to the Foreign Committee. Mr. Rice introduced a bill consolidating the Indians under a territorial government, giving the Indian terri tory the name of Oklahoma. Mr. Fenton in troduced a bill for the relief of ship. builders. The Georgia Bill was discussed, Messrs. Howard and Sawyer opposing the Bingham amendment. March 18.—The vote indefinitely postponing the bills for transportation of imported merchandise, without examination, to Western cities, was recon sidered, and they were placed on the calendar for future action. Mr. Conkling, from the Judiciary Committee, reported back the credentials of Gen. Ames, with a resolution that he is not eligible as a Senator from Mississippi. Mr. Sumner introduced an amendment to the bill previously introduced, providing for the retirement of the fractional cur rency before the end of the present year. Mr. Fenton presented a resolution providing for a sur vey of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec for a ship canal. The Georgia Bill was taken up, and Mr. Wilson offered an amendment continuing the Legislature until after the November election in 1872. Mr. Morton's amendment repealing the Act prohibiting militia organizations in the South was agreed to. Mr. Drake offered an amendment authorizing the President to send troops into the Southern States to suppress organizations for purposes of violence or to resist the laws, and giving the commander power to proclaim martial law and levy money in the troubled d stricts. On the 21st instant Mr. Abbott, from the Military Committee, reported a bill, which was passed, providing for a distribution of arms among the Southern States, according to their quota. Mr. Spencer introduced a bill, which was referred, providing that Supervisors of Internal Revenue shall be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Conkling gave notice that he would ask the Sen ,te to consider the report against General Ames, Senator elect from Missis sippi, to=day. The Georgia Bill was taken up, and Mr. Drake's amendment was read, authorizing the President to send troops into the States on requisi tions of the Governors and Legislatures, and pro viding that martial law may be established in the troubled districts, and a levy made thereon for the payment of transportation of troops. Mr. Howard moved to strike out the portion authorizing the levy or seizure of property, and substitute an assess ment for damages in cases of violence on the mu nicipal authorities. Without disp'ising of the bill the Senate went into Executive session, and soon after adjourned. HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—March 15.—Mr Schenck moved the reference of the Funding Bill to the Ways and Means Committee, and Mr. Garfield moved its reference to the Banking and Currency Commit ee. A discussion followed, in the course of whi..ll Mr. Garfield said the latter committee would leave to the House the question of what form the increase of currency ordered by the recent re solution should lake. Mr. Schenck stated that a part of this bill had been written by himself, in conference Aith the Secretary of the Treasury. Finally, Mr. Garfield's motion of reference was re jected-- yeas 65, nays 79 —and the reference to the Ways and Means was a2re,d to. Mr. Butler. fro n the Reconstruction Committee, reported a bill for the admission of Texas similar to the Virginia and Mississippi bills, which was passed. The Deficiency Bill was considered in Com mittee of the Whole until a lata hour. March 16.—Mr. Stevenson, from the Election Com mittee, male a report in the Louisiana case of Hunt v. Sheldon, declaring Sheldon entitled to the seat. The Deficiency Bill was passed. The New York and Washington Air Line Railroad Bill was con sidered, and an amendment was adopted, reserving, to Congress the right to alter and amend the char ter. The previous question was ordered, when, the morning hour expiring, the bill went over. Bills were introduced by Mr. Hooper to promote international coinage, and, by Mr. Cake, " for the redemption of outst ending United States notes and bonds, and the resumption of specie payments." Mr. Logan, from the Military Committee, made a report th it Representative Butler, of Tennessee, had appointed a non-resident of his district to West Point, and subsequently received money from the young man's father. The report is accompanied by two resolutions, each signed by half the mem bers of the committee, one of which censures and the other t xpels Mr. Butler. They were ordered to he printed, and laid over until to-day. After briefly considering the Tariff Bill in committee of the Whole, the House adjourned. March 17._ Mr. Platt asked leave to offer a resolution looking to another reconstruction of Virginia, but objec tion was made by Mr. Brooks of New York. Mr. Sargent, horn the Mining Committee, reported a bill, which was passed, allowing placer mini ng claims to be entered upon the public lands and patented, at the rate of $2 50 per acre, provided that no claim shall exceed 100 acres. The case of Representative Butler of Tennessee, charged with appointing as cadet a young man not residing in his district, and afterwards receiving money from the youth's father, which he used for political pur poses, was taken up and the testimony read. The question was then taken upon the resolution of expul sion, which was lost for want of a two-thirds vote —the yeas being 102, and the nays 68. A resolu tion censuring Mr. Butler was then adopted unani mously. The Tariff Bill was then discussid at an evening session. March 18.—Bills for extension of various patents were passed. Mr. Stevenson spoke against the Tariff in Committee of the Whole. Mr. Morgau desired to offer a resolution directing an inquiry as to whether members who were offi cers or stockholders of national banks, or holders of Government Bonds, ought to vote on the Fund ing Bill; but objection was mule by Mr. Maynard The house adjourned, with the understanding that to-day's ses-ion would be only for debate. On the 21st bills were introduced by Mr. Lawrence to re duce the taxes and pay the public debt; by Mr. Negley, "to promote commerce between the States, cheapen transportation of mails," &c.; by Mr. Gotz, relating to income tax on proceeds of building and savings associations ' • and by Mr. Banks, to pro mote commerce and friendship with Mexico. Mr. .Burchard offered a resolution for a redistribution of banking currency, or an increase of it, for the benefit of those sections having less than their pro portion, which was r, ferred, the previous question upon it being refused. Mr. Williams offered a re s ilution, wlich was adopted, declaring that the debt should be funded into long bonds, at a lower rate of interest. but opposing the conversion of greenbacks into iuterest-bea►ing bonds. Mr. Kerr offered a resolution, which was adopted, dcearing the judg ment of the House to be in favour of discontinuing public land grants to railroad and other corpora ti,)ll4. Various resolutions of inquiry were agreed to, including one asking information of Cotutnis sioner Delano in regard to the Tice in-ter. The Tariff Bill was discussed, the debate being con tinued at a night session. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. (From the Anglo-American Times.) The Brooklyn Navy-yard is likely to be removed, the difficulty being, not whether it would be advisable to remove it, but where ? It has been asserted that it must be remodelled if retained ; that, to reconstruct an old yard, is more expensive than to build a new one ; that the ground has become very valuable, and would sell at a high price. A bill has been agreed to by the House Committee on Naval Affairs authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to sell the lands and buildings in the manner set forth in the Act ; yet the question of selecting a new site has not been settled, but a commission appointed by the Secretary will take evidence and advise. New London is pushing for something; the Navy-yard, if possible; if not, the Anna polis Naval Academy. Mr. Robeson is said to favour the removal of the Academy from Annapolis, and a point iu favour of the Jonnecticut town, with its fine harbour at the entrance of Long Island Sound, is, that the Govern ment possesses there a splendid site, which could at once bo made available if the change were decided on. Already the rapid increase in the emigration from Liverpool betokens the character of the exodus likely to take place during the ensuing summer. Under the Act, during as cold and boisterous a March as we remember, 32 ships sailed to the United States with about 12,600 passengers, and ten ships, not under the Act, with 450 passengers. Unusual preparations have been made during the winter for emigration, the subject having become one of national interest, and the effects will presently be seen. Kansas is a favourite State, and will attract a large por tion of the English settlers. We have done what we can to make known the advantages offered by the valley of the Kansas, which this summer will rapidly fill up. We regret we have not yet received the last report of the U. S. Land Commissioner ; but when we do, our readers will know the fast, as we will resume our articles on emi gration. Major Leland, as our readers might anticipate from t he remarks in our last number, has not emerged from the George Wilkes' affair wholly unscathed; indeed the severity of the blow he has received, places him on the debtor side so far as corporal chastisement goes. On his way down Prince-street about 8 o'clock on Saturday night, the 19th March, he was struck a severe blow, which knocked out several of his teeth and severely cut his face. His unknown assailant escaped into the St. Bernard Hotel, but Leland drew his revolver and fired four shots after him, though it is believed without effect. What next— and next? We must wait to see; for both Mr. George Wilkes and Major Leland, formerly of the St. Julian Hotel, have worked themselves up to the boiling point of indig nation against each other, when men are not apt to be guided by the light of reason, prudence, or good sense. Sicily has hitherto supplied the world with most of the sulphur it consumes, extracting it from tLe sides of Mount Etna; but a rival is arising in California. The Sulphur Works on Clear Lake produce all the Pacific Coast can consume—about four tons daily. Clear Lake occupies the crater of an extinct volcano, having a sulphur bed about eight miles from the southern end on the eastern shore, the bank resembling ashes, with numerous alkaline and sulphur springs and vent-holes, whence fumes issue, surrounded by crystals of pure sulphur. The earth, containing about 50 per cent. of sulphur, is placed in an iron retort, which is heated to a high temperature, so that the sulphur is driven off in fumes into a receiver, where it settles in a liquid form, and runs out into pine boxes two feet long and a foot square. It is as pure as the Sicilian brimstone, but the latter comes in sticks, which are more convenient for handling when small pieces are wanted. The adjacent country bears marks of vol canic action, the lake, the geysers, and St. Helena forming a triangle each about twenty-five miles from the other two. The vent-hole fumes are now carried into a large chamber where they condense into a flaky snow-like condition, and eight new quicksilver and sulphur mines have been opened up, As the three in operation employ over 300 men, it is calculated that the eight new ones will increase the number to 900, and give au enhanced value to the dis trict. Not long ago Sicilian brimstone was consumed in California at a cost of four cents per pound. Now 2,000,0001b5. of sulphuric, nitric, and muriatic acids are used, all of native manufacture. For—we are afraid to say how many times news comes through Spain that the insurrection in Cuba is at an end. If the report be true that General Jordan had left the island, it looks like confirmation of the intern. Bence sent by General Cabellero de Rodas, and read in the Cortes, that after important successes over the rebels they were surrendering in every direction, and that several had been shot. To the latter report we give full credence. The Cortes passed a vote of thanks to tho Captain General, and to the Army and Volunteers of Cuba. But if the, in surrection is dying out in Cuba, it is reviving in Spain. There has been some severe fighting in Barcelona, barri cades raised, bridges burnt, and telegraphs destroyed. General Baldrich bad been gazetted Captain-General, and was directing operations against the rebels, but the last ac counts left him awaiting reinforcements. The outbreak originated in a resistance to the conscription, and is not confined to Bejar and Barcelona, but extends to Malaga, Salamanca, Carthagena, La Granja, and other places. The cadetship sale investigation has developed a few facts useful to those who desire to evade the law, showing how a boy can be made a resident of any State on ;he shortest possible notice, and with the least trouble. Butler's boy took a tour through Tennessee, and became a resident of the State; but the boy, Mr. Goodwin, of Colorado, appointed to West Point, evaded colonizing altogether. To visit Colorado at that time was no easy matter, and, to avoid the necessity, papers were prepared making the honourable member guardian of his friend's son, and as the law says the guardian is the home of the mi nor the boy became a resident of Colorado without leaving his father's house. This was the best stratagem for getting over the difficulty of residence; whica proves to be the main difficulty, for numerous instances of colonizing have transpired. Mr. Bowen appointed a boy, who had first to proceed to South Carolina and stay a fortnight in Charles ton. Mr. Covode handed over his appointment to Mr. William Miliward, of Philadelphia, to dispose of as he thought fit, with the proviso that the boy was to reside for a short time in Covode's district. That Mr. Millward con trolled a cadetship was communicated to Horatio Fitz gerald, who found a customer with $l,OOO note within a sealed envelope, when the boy spent a week in Westmore land county, and was appointed. That interesting portion of San Domingo called Hayti, has inaugurated General Sageni as its President for four years from the 20th March. It must be a pleasant speculation for a newly elected President of Hayti to con jecture what will happen during his term. Anything may; from his execution to his despatch to Washington as a U. S. Senator. General Grant continues to urge annexa tion, though the scene of his labour bas been changed _ . 'roil; the iresidenes room in the Senate wing of the Capi tol to the White House. People were unkind enough to call him a lobbyist, and to censure his personal ieterfer ence to •carry any measure whatever. Nevertheless, he assembled another bevy of Senators at the Executive Man sion ; among them wero Messrs. Ferry, Patterson, Cragin, Sprague, Harris, Buckingham, Rice, Howe, Revels, Car penter, Ross, Abbott, Morrill (Vt.), Pratt, and Tipton, and much desultory conversation ensued without reaching a definite result. Senator Sumner is unshaken in his op position ; and one of the chief difficulties is, as we long ago stated, that the treaty proposes to saddle the United States with all the doubtful, and more than doubtful,debts of San Domingo,as well as a money payment of $1,500,000 in gold. The Times' correspondent speaks of the shrewd Yankees who bought at a low figure evidences of indebted ness against San Domingo; perhaps the Times might turn s attention to some of the Cockneys who have done so likewise ; but both of these shrewd parties are likely to be sold n otwithstanding the encouragement they have re ceived in the City Articles of our great contemporary. Indeed we might honestly recommend those who make investments in any way connected with America to place less reliancA on the Times and carefully to road this paper. POLITICAL NEWS.—Governor Stevenson of Ken tucky has ordered a special election in the Third Con gressional District of the State for the 25th of April, to fill the vacancy from the resignation of J. S. Golladay. At the Connecticut election on Monday James E. English, a Democrat, was elected Governor by a majority of about 500 over Marshal Jewell, a Republican, the present Go-. vernor. The Democratic gain is about 900. The vote was comparatively light on account of the prevalence of stormy weather. The Republicans, however, succeeded in retaining control of the Connecticut Legislature, but by a reduced majority. Although the election for Go vernor of Kentucky does_ not take place till August, 1871, the newspapers of that State are discussing candidates. Among the prominent names mentioned for the Demo cratic candidate are U. S. Sonatur Thomas O. M'Cromy, Jesse D. Bright., and the Hon. E. C. Phister, of the Ken: lucky House of Representatives. Many of the Republican jourLals of Maim advocate the nomination of Gen. S. F. Hersey, as the next candidate for Governor of that State. The Republican caucus, held at Napo Ohio, March 22, nominated E. D. Peek, of Wood County, for Repre- imitative in Congress from the Tenth District, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the lion. L. H. Hoag. The Republicans re-elected last Wednes lay Mr. Paddleford Governor of Rhode Island, by about the usual majority. The members of the Congressional Delegation from Texas have been admitted to their seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives. BUDGET OF PERSONAL.-Sir Stafford Nod!note, Lady Northcote, and their son arrived in Liverpool from London on Tuesday night, for the purpose of embarking to-day in the screw steamer Moravian, which leaves the Mersey for Portland en route to Canada. The right hon. gentlemen and his party stayed at the Adelphi Hotel while in Liverpool. It is said that Sir Stafford is going on a special mission in connection with the Hudson's Bay question, and also to investigate the Red River settle ment dispute.— Her Royal Highness Princess Mary and his Serene Highness Prince 'Peck dined with the Ameri can Minister and Mrs. Motley on Wednesday evening, at their residence in Arlington-street. The following guests were invited to meet the Prince and Princess: His Excel lency the Danish Minister and Mdrne. de Bulow, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Lorne, Earl Granville, the att.] and Countess of Kimberley, Lord and Lady Elcho, Lord Dufferin, Lady Caroline Cust, Capt. and Lady Louisa Egerton, M. de Plener, Mr. 'Wynne Finch, Mr. Hervey Sturgis. Later in the evening Mrs. Motley received a small and early party. —E..11. Yerger, who escaped from the gaol of Ja3kson, Mississippi, re turned on the 20th March, voluntarily surrendering him self to Sheriff Lake. Governor Alcorn had offered a large reward for his apprehension, but he came back of his own accord, never having been more than eight miles from the town, and had been induced to escape only by the desire to breathe a free atmosphere.—The Arizona delegate to Con gress intends to appoint an Indian cadet to West Point. The Hon. Lyulph Stanley, brother of Lord Stanley of Alderley, is on a tour through the Southern States,whence he will cross the continent to San Francisco, thence to Japan and on to China, returning to England via India. The American papers speak of his intelligence and ad vanced Liberal views in high terms of praise. —Governor Bowie of Maryland, March 21, signed a bill passed by the Le gislature of that State, extending for three years the time for completing the Metropolitan Railway from Point of Rocks to the boundary of the District of Columbia.—Mr. Golloday's successor as M. C. from Kentucky is to be elected April 25.—San Francisco has given Ole Bull a golden wreath.—Senator Cattell, of New Jersey, re turned, March 21, to his seat in the United States Se nate, after several weeks' absence, caused by ill health. At the annual meeting of Sorosis, on the 21st March, the following officers were elected :—President, Mrs. C. B. Wilbour ; First Vice-President, Mrs. J.- J. Croly ; Cor responding Secretary, Miss Kate Hillard ; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Harlan ; Treasurer, Miss Josephine Pol lard.—The Hon. Maitlon Chance, of Ohio, wno has been appointed United States Consul at Nassau, N. P., was to leave New York for the Consulate in the steamship Mis souri March 24.—Mr. Chance had been stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.—Miss Ally Bird is the new lecturer, from lowa.--3/Ir. Francis P ;lair, junior, is said to have embarked in the insurance business in New York. —Generals Sheridan, Pleasanton, Custer, Davies, Tor bet, and other Cavalry leaders, are consummating plans fit organizing a Cavalry Society. All Cavalry officers and privates were appointed to meet in a Convention celled for the Bth of April at Philadelphia.—The promotion of Com mander Winslow to the rank of Rear-Admiral has been confirmed by the Senate. He commanded the Kersage in her celebrated engagement with the Alabama.— Carlotta Patti is to go to California this spring ; and in the fall will visit South America.—The assertion of the Presse that Prince Pierre Bonaparte had left for America is incorrect. He is still in France. These are Judy's remarks ;—" It is reported that Prince Pierre Bonaparte will embark for America, while the Princess and her family go to Switzer land. The reason why the Prince has chosen America for his future home is, sarcastic people say, because in New York he can kill as many people as he likes without any bother being made about it. They order that sort of thing better there than they do in France."--An attempt was made on Saturday, March 19, to blow up the residence of the Belgian Consul in San Francisco. The Consul is now on a visit to Europe, and the house is rented. The build ing was considerably damaged, but no one was injured. BUDGET OF MJISCELLANEOUS. —A Nevada news paper says some of the streams of that State have " brook trout over four feet long."— A lady flour merchant asks to be admitted to the Chicago Board of Trade.—Movements are now making for the annexation of Charleston to Boston.—The commuuity of Shakers, at Alfred, Maine, are preparing for removal to the Shenan loah Valley.—His Royal Highness Prince Alfred is expected from Canada in August next. He will then take up his residence at the Ranger's House, Greenwich Park, and will probably re join the Royal Artillery, at Woolwich. It is said that the Prince will return with his regiment in ono of the troop ships.—Miss Camilla Leach has been elected Professor 01 Rhetoric in the Chicago High School.—John Brown's portrait is to be hung up in the Kansas State Capitol,— The Independent nominates Misi Susan B. Anthony for Clovernor of Now York. —One of the American religious papers has figured out Job's wealth (who was said to be •' the greatest man of all the earth") to have been $370,000. —There are eight million horses owned iu the United States, and their estimated value amounts to somethirg more than the national debt.—The Maine House ha, passed a bill to provide for the encouragement of Scan dinavian immigration.—The largest train that has ever passed over the Union Pacific Railroad arrived in Omaha March 20. The train consisted of 15 cars, carrying over 400 passengers.—At Fall River, Massachusetts, March 18, during the blessing of the corner stone of an unfinished Catholic Church, the floor gave way and 250 persons were precipitated a distance of 12 feet into the cellar. Ten .or twelve persons bad limbs broken.—New York claims to have half a million English sparrows.— The SocietyoTtl; Army of the Potomac will hold its second reunion at the Academy of Music, this day, April 9th.—A drove of 48 turkeys recently passed through Baltimore. They had come all the way from Ohio on foot, and wero bound to Connecticut.—South Carolina., according to a recent State census, has a population of 706,022 persons, 2,288 more than in 1860. The coloured people number 410,708, being a loss of 1,712 during the last nine years, and the white people number 295,311, being an increase of 4,ooo.—The book publishers of the United States have organized a Board of Trade, with the followine. officers :—Wm H. Appleton, President; Smith Sheldon, Vice-President; John C. Barnes, Secretary ; C. C. Woolworth, Treasurer ; all of New York. The retail prices for all school books are to be fixed by the publishers, with a maximum discount. The terms of sale will be cash in 30 days—A plate lass manufactory has been established at New Albany,lndiana. —Orders have been received at the Boston Navy Yard, for the immediate preparation for service of the steamers Shenandoah, Worcester, and Palos. —Laet Saturday the Italy, the largest merchant sciew ship except the Great Eastern, was launched from the building yard of Messrs. John Elders and Co. The Italy belongs to the National Com pany, and will run between Liverpool and New York. She is 4,200 tons measurement, and 600-horse power. JOURNALISM.---Sixty thousand copies of German newspapers printed in America are taken in the Father land.— Henry K. Ellison, of the Richmond (Va.) Dispatch, has been elected by the Council Mayor of that city.—The Mormon Tribune is the organ of the Liberal party in Utah, and wages a cautious, yet effective, warfare against the spiritual despotism and monopoly of Brigham Young and his party. It is published weekly, in Salt Lake City, by Gothic) and Harrison. —The Philadelphia Ledger, which was originally started by three journeymen printers with out capital, has now a daily circulation of 72,500 copies, and its cash value is estimated at three millions. Few men have had so many complimentary things published of them as its present proprietor, Mr. Childs. The Sunday Transcript of Philadelphia, having been cut out of the Associated Press list for not having paid its dues to the Philadelphia Press Association, avenges itself by abuse of the Asso ciated Press. The Evening Bulletin has shared the same fate for violating certain rules, and the Evening Telegraph has contracted to the exclusive news of the Associated Press arriving in the daytime. OBITUARY.—Stacy B. Bancroft, formerly of the firm of Bancroft, Beaver, and Co., of Philadelphia, died in that city on Saturday, March 19, and on the same day General W. A. Dudley, formerly President of the Louis ville, Cincinnati, and Lexington Railroad, died at Lex ington.—On the 22d March Dr. Edward Thomson, one of the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died sud denly at Wheeling., West Virginia, at 10.30 a.m. He had reached Wheeling, on his way to preside at the session of the Newark Conference, which was to open next day at St. Paul's hi E Church, Jersey City. Dr. Thomson was born at Portsea, a suburb of Portsmouth, England, in October, 1810. His parents belonged to the wealthier middle class, and he was said to be a lineal descendant of James Thom son, the poet.—Governor Ladislaus Ujhazy, a compatriot of Kossuth in the struggle for Hungarian independence, at one time Governor of the celebrated fortress of Comorn, died in San Antonio, Texas, on the 7th of March. He had become weak and infirm, being nearly 80 years of age.— The North German Correspondent regrets to announce "the death of Dr. Carl Friedrich Neumann, the well-known historian and orientalist. His principal works were the "History of the British Empire in India," and the " His tory of the United States." The latter of these, which was dedicated to President Lincoln, followed with the warmest sympathy the "History of the great American Republic from its Foundation to the Conclusion of the Civil War." All through his life the author had been an ardent politi cian, and in his later years he was a staunch supporter and eloquent advocate of the reconstruction of Germany. AMERICAN Homouß.—An Ohio Senator mil a newspaper correspondent had a street fight in Columbus one day last month, to decide whether the correspondent's strictures on the Senator's ccnduct were just. Unfortu nately friends interfered, and the problem is not yet solved.—The New York Evening Post asks the editor of a Protectionist pap3r to investigate and see if the bleak March winds furnish raw material for consumption, and, if so, what protection he proposes.—Miss Fanny Joy, a reigning belle in Keokuk, has just married a Mr. Blaine. The thing of beauty preferred not to remain a Joy for ever.—The Lydia-Thompson story cowhiding affair at Chicago was alluded to by a Southern editor in an article called . '" the Flax and the Flail." In a St. Louis court re- cently the lawyers had a brief discussion with inkstands, which was brought to an abrupt termination by the judge's revolver. Judy says the Chicago rapers for some time have been tilled with defiant challenges in advertisements be tween rival lock inventors, Sargent and Hall. Sargent having failed to unlock one of 11::11's safes, at length at tempted for some hours to pick the lock, but failed, and at length challenged Hall to unlock it himself. By last ac cornts Hall was engaged in futile endeavours to unlock his own safe. The question is whether he will have suc ceeded by the time the next mail comes in. This lire- proof safe competition having so far resulted in something like a dead beat, it may very properly ba described as a safe-tie-match. MONETARY REP ORTS—YEsTELwAY. A firmer feeling has been noticed in the Stock Exchange markets to-day, and the movements in prices have been favourable. Owing to the satisfactory nature of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer's Budget, there has been a strong demand for Consols, and an advance of per cent. has been established in prices. For money the quotation has been 94, 94, and for the May account 94k, 941. Reduced and New Three per Cents and Exchequer Bills, par to 2-ss. prem. ; Bank stock, 231, 233 ; India Five pet Cents, 113, 113/ ; and India Bonds, 20s. to 255. prem. Owing to the confirmation of the rumour of the pro posed reduction of the 5 per cent. tax on first and second class railway passengers, and a tax of 1 per cent. on the total receipts from both passengers and goods, the railway stock has continued firm, and a further improvement has been in some instances esta blished. Great Northern A has risen Lancashire and Yorkshire, /; London and Brighton, 1 ; London, Chatham and Dover, ; Metropolitan, i; Midland, ; North- Eastern, Berwick, / ; ditto, Leeds, 1; South Eastern, I; ditto, Deferred, 1. The tone of the market for foreign bonds has peen healthy, and prices have been well maintained. Egyptian (1868) have risen ; New Grenada, I ; Russian (1822), i; Turkish (1862), ; and ditto Five per Cents., per cent. Indian railway stocks have been dealt in quietly, at about previous quotations. Canadian shares have con tinued firm in value, but the demand for them has not been active. In foreign shares the movements have been unimportant, and the businesq doing has been only x.eoe rate. American securities have been in moderate request. The Five-Twenty (1882) Bonds have risen *, and Illinois Cen tral shares have recovered 1. In bank and mining shares the transactions have been restricted, but prices have ruled firm. The dealings in telegraph shares have been limited, and the quotations have been without important change. Silver's Indiarubber shares have been flat, and 1 lower. Miscellaneous securities have been quiet. Berlin Waterworks have been i t lower. There have been no bullion operations at the Bank to-day. As regards the rates on Italy they have been rather lower, otherwise no change has taken place. The underwriters at Lloyd's have arranged to-day to settle with the assurers on a total loss, as regards the City of Boston, one or two of the Marine Insurance Companies having already done so. The report of the Brighton Hotel Company recom mends a dividend of 3s. per share. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company have declared a dividend of £l3 per share. The Northern Counties Fire Insurance Company have declared a dividend of 5 per cent. The failure is announced of Messrs. Hunter and Sons - , millers, of the county Antrim, with liabilities for about £BO,OOO. Owing to the Stock Exchange settlement there has been an improved demand for money to-day, both at the Bank and in other quarters, and the rates have been firm at 2/ to 3 per cent. At a meeting of the Great Northern Telegraph Com pany, at Copenhagen, on the 2nd instant, a resolution for payment of ad interim, interest, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum by the issue of half-yearly coupons, was adopted, and the first will be paid on the Ist of July next. The directors of the Anglo-American Telegraph Colt pany have determined to recommend a further dividend of ss. per share for the nine months ended the 31st of January last. MARKETS-YESTERDAY. LONDON WOOL MARKET, TUESDAY.—There has been a con tinuance of firmness in the biddings for all descriptions of wool at the public sales now in progress. The attendance of both home and continental buyers has been good, and large pur chases have been effected at the full rates of last series for both Australian and Cape produce. English wool has realise4 steady currencies, with a moderate inquiry. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, TUESDAY.—These markets have been moderately supplied with potatoes. The trade has been quiet at our quotations. gngligh straws, 100 s. to 180 s. ; regents, 100 s. to 120 s. ; Scotch regents, 90s. to 120 s. ; and rocks, 85s. to 100 s. per ton. METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MAREET, TUESDAY. —The supply was moderate, and the trade was firm for hay, but for clover it was inactive, at the annexed quotations :—Prime meadow hay, 778. 6d. to 84s. inferior ditto, 60s. to 70s. rowen, 50s. to 665. ; prime clover, 110 s. to 1265. ; inferior ditto, 803. to 9.55. ; prime second-cut clover, 100 s. to 1108. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 90s. ; and straw, 265. to 30s. per load. LONDON TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—TaIIow has rule& steady, at 455., spot ; and 465. last throe months. Oats are dull, but without change in value. Metals have changed Lando at late rates LONDON COLONIAL MARKET, TUESDAY.—There 111 all active demand for sugar, owing to the alterations made in the duty, the anticipation of which has caused a suspension of busi ness for some time past. Prices have been somewhat unsettled, but are is. to 2s. higher on the average. Coffee has met a fair inquiry on fully former terms, for both native and plantation descriptions. Tea has been in moderate request at stationary currencies. Cocoa steady in value and demand. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.—Market dull. Sales, 8,000 bales, of which 1,000 were on speculation. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TIIESDAY.—Wbeat dull and drooping. Flour quiet. Maize, 3d. to 6d. advance. Oats firm. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.--The market :las ruled quiet, but producers being well engaged there is no alteration in the rates current on Friday. The near approach of the holidays has curtailed business. LEEDS CLOTH TRADE, TUESDAY.—CoIder weather causes spring goods to be less saleable than last week, and job lots are numerous. Some of the larger and more speculative merchants are buying under such circumstances, and Whitsuntide being late this year it is confidently believed that thin cloths will yet sell extensively. In some cases stocks are heavy, considering the time of the year, and this notwith standing that the rate of production has been more judiciously regulated. Warmer weather for three or fora• weeks would, however, do much to restore a sounder state of things. The winter goods most in request are stripes for the home trade in trouserings and fancy mixtures for coatings. Heavier cloths, such as presidents, are being delivered to the shippers. Also more beavers in the lower qualities. Some re ports have stated that broad plaids will be prominent among superior winter goods, but it is an absurdity to say so, for those goods can be bought at a reduction of 25 or 30 per cent. Spanish stripes for the China trade are in fair demand. The price of wool is hardening; and it is a good omen. GLASGOW IRON MARKET, TUESDAY.—Market steady ; 575. cash and 575. 3d. one month (business done). Buyers lfd. lower at close. PARIS, Aram 11.—Wheat, current month, 56.25 ; May- June, 56.75 and July-August, 57.75. PARIS, APRIL 12.—Flour, current month, 56.25 ; May- June, 56.75. Rape oil, current month, 123.50 ; September-Decem ber, 107.75. BERLIN, APRIL 11.—Wheat, April-May, 38} ; May-June, 33/. Rape oil, April-May, 141 ; September-December, 13. Spirits, April-May, 15i ; August-September, 16. ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 11.—Wheat, May, 11, quiet. Clean hemp, June, 38/. Y. C. tallow, spot, 561, firm. AMSTERDAM, APRIL 11.—Banta tin, 76f. ANTWERP, APRIL 11.—Petroleum, 52, sellers ; September, 55. HAMBURG, APRIL 11.—Wheat, May, 103} ; rape oil, May, 29} Autumn, 271. HAVANA, APRIL 11.—No. 12 sugar, 13 ; Muscovado, 71. ADVERTISEMENT. 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Cure No 68,413—"R0me, July 21, 1866. The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he hen confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly."—From the " Gazette du Midi," July 25. Cure No. 46,270.—Mr. James Roberts, timber merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Cure N 0.1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.--No. 49,83 "Fifty years' indescrib • able agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, con stipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—. Maria Jolly " Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than 'sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. In tins, at is lid; Ilb 2s 9d; 2 lb 4s 6d; 51b 115.; 121 b 225; 24 lbs 4 s.—Also Do BArtßY's REVALENTA A RABICA CHOCOLATE POWDER is packed in tin canisters: for 12 cups at 2s, for 24 cups at 3s 6d, for 48 cups at6s, for 288 cups at 30s, for 576 cups at 555 —being about one penny per cup. The 308 and 55s tins are sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order.-- BARRY Do BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; and all Grocers and Chemists. BIRTHS. HALE- On the 11th inst., at Surbiton, the wife of Thomas Hale, Esq., of a son. HENEAGE —On the 11th inst., at Hainton Hall, Lady Eleanor LieJeage, of a daughter. .111ARRIAGES. BRYDON— HENDERSON On the 7th inst., at All Saints', Gor don-square, John M. Brydon, Esq., Blenheim-road, St. John's-wood, to Lydia Janet, youngest daughter of James Henderson, Esq., Grafton-street, Fitzroy -square. NORMAN—SANDYS— On the Ist ult., at Bltaugulpore Fite Indies, Major-General Henry •Wylie Norman to' Alice Claudine, daughter of Teignmouth Sandys, Esq. DEATHS. ABBOTT-01 the 10th inst., the 'tight Hon. John Henry Abbott, Lord Tenterden, aged 74. CHALK —On the Bth inst., at Eythorne, Kent, Frederic A. Chalk, Esq., aged 64. London: Printed and Published by WILLIAM. ANDREWS, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE Sox Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex.—Wedneitty, April 13, 1870. I\r( ,__ ,__ t .,, v , e , ha l L This Prize y „ohl me Az. y , J, '‘l-YVAI h Id 0/ able wt MT Saturds aPared furnish be secu at mi te] tausic-s 1/ ° l , 0 po L-lUti a Bale() 10 8 6d. 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