The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-23 00:00:00

Thie a d the (P. 161 tate' ned In kis 4 e„ r , Fo to% cr til tho se wen so S 3 84 fr. a. 104& 1020 535 569 Ot °el' ; th. o r! ;' Ol ,lO l ot 21/)1° 0' e, 1*(41 ie s 0 _woo 'OO islo a h vt 0 ,r --- C r%l t KET .1 AND 2fii:II METZ CIA L INT ELLIGEI: CITY, TW 0 o'CLOCR. 4 cotto n market at Liverpool yesterday closed !firllll 3, and prices tended upwards. The sales estimated at 12,000 bales, comprising 9,050 l it 2 l (1,000 of which were taken for export, speculation), 300 Peruam and Marau -sd. to 7d., 250 Bahia at sid. to 6Rd., 400 / uart at sic.L to 9d., 1,500 Surat at 3d. to 32d. r tur export), and 50 Sea Islands at 10d. to 2s. The Share market was quiet, but firm. has been a limited business this week in i*iroduce, on account of the suspension of 7 4 on Wednesday. , Early in the week, e x) ther e was a goo d i nqu i ry f or British 4 dia• Bengal declined 3d. per cwt., and 141 'Aa 41 ruled dull. Coffee has been more in 2)r at steady prices. Cocoa is is. to 2s. Rice is heavy, and 3d. per cwt. lower; I l' l ees have been generally at firm values. re has become dearer, and cochineal has ot , ll Pwards. Full prices have been realised °ll . Tallow has ruled somewhat firmer. rierican Stocks, this week, not much has °li a) and the prices are as under : Redeemable. Per Cent. I ta t , t ea 6 6 Cent. Bowls l.. 93 99 Per Cant. Bonds 186 3892 ....106 107 'a *. 5 per Cent 7B 80 Itta o per Cent. (Sterl„Bonds) 1868...102 103 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds).:. Per Ce Cent. (Steil. Bonds) 1858-9-66... 83 a `er nt. (Sterling Bonds) —1888... 85 LOANS OP CITIES. le Pie 6 per Cent. Bonds 1884... 72 RAILROAD BONDS. ~ntral 7 per Cent. 1875... G 9 70 ftk and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d M0rt ......................... . .......... 1883... 81 83 l) Blaekwall from Port Philip does not r news, but has 45,758 ounces in gold 'ia takes out 37,2501. in specie to the ;BA Stock market has been flatter, and , 8 doing on speculation is veryrestrictqd, , apply of stock appears to have increased. the political world, with the continued bullion, serve to keep the prices pretty .uterpoised. Consols kayo been 92i- to zensfer, and 92i to 1 for Account. Y of money is likely to be,:kept up, foreign exchanges are. :rendered . the silVer we receive, and • are con enabled to re-export. The price - haS per ounce for dollars, 'partly.owlug to decline in the rates for bills in China. billS have been 6s. to '9s., and East 4.1.5. to 14s. premium. • Securities have been rather heavy. tre quoted 204. Russian 5 per Cents. dealt in at 99 to 99i. Spanish 3 Per 3G, and the Committee's Certificate is :!urkish Bonds have been 791 to 80i. er Cents. have been 94i. rest upon the converted home debt of be no longer paid in Europe, an order to b 44 having been issued by General Castilla, poiuted a commission to inquire into the Which the debt has been created. The h ' t , li e3r which the Stock Exchange, therefore, in not allowing these home-bonds to be quoted here has speedily received a e cniplilleation. °M f Lll ' ) wing -are the nominal prices of foreign "'Orenada Deferred Bonds; sto 6 Meal- Ito 20 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72; ditto Three ,50 to 52 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., ' lO ' _Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; q . 4 il4r-and-a-lialf per Cents., 89 to 91; C i t tii :'ew Deferred, 18 to 18i ; ditto Three 3C to 37i ; ditto Certificates, 4i to sf; 'til ll 7 4 e, 4 to 4i. 4 14 41' Shares have been very dull, and prices' about the same generally. The foreign h 4 11 1 ' 6 been relatively more animated, but 4 'ire a slight advantage in most instances. transactions have been in East r.) Great Western of Canacra, and Namur 4 ;uiquita Mining Company' have received Which mention the following as the results December working : — Marmato Mine, cost 8 dole., returns 14,619 dole. ; Santa Anna, , 1 1,759 dole., returns '14,619 dole. ; Puma) iq4B dole., ret urns 5 ,968 dole. • ' '° itig shares are steady, Banks dull, and in the c ompanies very little is doing. FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the Offlciest t - Bu.ineks. don. k oe ß i ll t Consols Annuities - . 9 2siiiii 6 , C:in 228 .41000 Ski,tilder £ lOOO 3l 14 10 wkh' °l ' Account, April 92i i qer 13ills, 24d. %0 69 14441 ........ . .............................. 6 9 1'141°..... 6 9 R OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY a Per Cent. 4 Per Ce n t ,5 per Cent, Con. 18 11 i.;l Z. all over due Coupons . -39i b 1, 1 6, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St: 99 A 100 v.:7m, 3 Cent 36i niittepe er Cort. of Coup. not fun N p o , r 40 s, 6 per cent — 4 4 ' the Account B oi 70k i Ilend 3i r Cent .. 41 _ s, , per . ...... ... 414 11 ,0 1 is y la klends on the above payable in London. 1' s, 3 per Cent. 4141:el P 5 i P t 2A per Cent. 12 OB — ' nor Com. Cortifieates . TIMER O'CLOCK. 7pBois itto, April Acconnt j,t (l ' I' ITYS SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) ,L. ./ 4 . 11, March 23 —Wind and weather this day .._t ~' moderate breeze, and cloudy weather. 4 - 2 3171, March 22.—Win (1, E.N.E. An ired— Bic ck -Lk Port Philip ; Flora Moore, China ; Thalia, I k i t '• The wreck of a waterlogged ship, of about 1 * apparently Clyde-built, having a woman's bast l!egl , With a black shawl, was passed off the Cape, 'tb; 4, ltwall, arrived here. Iy . t ' , March 22.—The Alice Thompson, of South N' 'Qt . savannah,which was on shore at Dungeness b . ! 1 " s s Blir, , has become a wreck. q'ty , 40 trra, March 22.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived— lp°ol,t,,4*°ra Leith, for - Valparaiso. /r, 4 1,1t,' STAur.—Mercury, from New York. I t il tl ' II TEr, March 22.—Wind, E.N. E. Arrived—Cecilia, Nv ll, lo 'e n ili b• N. 'fie - D, March 22.-The William (schooner), of and V t 4Qrt, from Whitehaven, struck on a sunken rock ;,,a,„ l Sound, yesterday, and sunk in deep water ; the Ot,ll ) ;, El aved. \;o..Toiv March 23.—The Albion, from NewcaEtle 11. -e, ia on " shore one mile to the northward ; crew 1, S il4 4 _ I CU, March 22.—The Red Rover, of Colehester 2 Vily t e l v Z e tle l t h o ia llonfieur, grounded onCliff-foot making ten iches Rock, ' t Isk hour. on the lan ' (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LrvEnrooL, Friday Morning. a, i..E. v ed p, , - ---Wm. Nelson, from New Orleans. ilP—Arracan, from Bombay. : t i t !oa, from Rio de la nacho, arrived yesterday at . p er ; on the 21st she came into collision with a (supposed Lord Rpm' Ayr) going into Holy .h 4111 . d • ' e away main topmast, &e. HoIy kVDUBLIN, March 22. t() ()Nvdon from Liverpool, for Newfoundland, is 4 t Italdoile, and must discharge. ( nr SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) _ \eta, , GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.41 R.M. 4 it tr ..' - ' S.E. ; tide, four hours' ebb ; cloudy. ( I. oii m lvals. 4 t144-itirla; g net (s.), for Amsterdam; City of Rotterdam Albion (s.), Boulogne; Bell, San Francisco. k ! I4,H , „._ DEAL, Friday, 9.20 a.m. ‘‘t l 4: 1 , 4, i' ... 4 \LE. ; strong, with rain. wale. k l t 'l qt, , 44e 4 Lim IN CALlFORNlA.—A.correspondenc of the t kl t tis I , 4 ' o Union, writing from the Red Bluffs, gives ,erticalars of a lynching' at Red Bluffs on the 30th k: 11 1*I 'll n. who refused to give his name was tried, con th7i72l,' ' 4 ' ,1 -1 executed on a charge of mule-stealing. The 4 1 :1 4 , 3 Correßponde.t rave :—" The evidence against wai sufficient perhaps to convict him in a court Dr ( „r, Yet he was not permitted to offer apy evidence hiluseif clear of the charge, nor yet permitted e hg -e llt and cross-examine the witnesses who teiti k%ttc"!st him, the examination being strictly ex parte t he ( 4 , t ,"). Yet it, appears there was scarcely any b, doubt his guile. Ho refused to make a cortfes -1:40h t) l e- them that ho would give his name on con 4'.thoy would shoot him instead of hanging, as 11 14 1. dithnot want his relatives to know that he I t , Red t t i l g , but they refused to grant it. He acknow thhi )I ' 4 be had once stolen money at Fratch Gulch, l„..too,unty. He was a man aiyont 25 ye-r 4 of age, Raegenterl appearance , . it un(l,,r,ta ,, d ` . t,La , t 1:9 in th Steo,o of N ct‘v' T::: tidy ea ha '=f;niz 'ye veral hours, kfi.er 25 V ln but I litivinot heard . what was - done with SHARE MA.RKETS. • (ThIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILNIA T Mc:ling Prices th day Busine.e done this day. .‘lerrieen 2O -21 i 4 4a A.vabg 7..tott:lg. Bost Eas;tr... 11.)11.},v,t, Pally-m.6lra Wolverh. :F. tour 3irkerdiel. riancsh. Cheildre Juliet 8 ei 13 - 124 ;6 -. 17 , 74 -611 A all Do. Chesil. d& 4-Z5O and £25 C , nt 19 Do., ...... 30 . 7 11)-th &Tyn3origh7a L 25 (awl. at 1451. grist& and. Exeter.. .IDl,3donian. Carmarthen anti Car 88 - 90 ti4l digan (.li,eBter dY, and Bandon C 4 ,ork, Black ; & raS , Cornwall efr Junetipn Dul)linzknelfast:inno, Dtaa.dee ff rtb c=, (16212 T ction ..... - 22 6 - 8 - 5i - 63 Do. IZew ...... East Anglian Eaztorn - 15 I.li - 1.11? rtAster.r., Tiniou, Stook Do., New . . 28 - 30 20 - 22 72 7 4 57 09 2d par 2) 70 - 7'2 87j - 71 - i3 23' - 125 9t 6.3 65 -05 5) - 61 70 - 73 6 7 6 7 6 • - 97 95A 100 4 - d 1 83 81 8i • 8 24 . 25 8 Si 64 .70 ;--ir 43 11 - 9 1i - 21 48 -. BO 33 29 ... 30 7 9 5 7 72 - 73 7 4,1 12A 13 49 -50 49 50 d par 4d, , 1$ 6 d ar 29 - 31 01 - 103 C 4 - C 6 45 - 47 ;2i 13.; 61 62 28 - 29 4 - 2 2 - 1 36 - 38 41 6 16a 3i 22 - 4 5A - 6A 6 - 7 kasi Lanaltshiro 2dinbrtrgb & Ola.sgo , inb. and Peebles. E dirt. Pr LI. 4r, 'Duna c & Clyde Jan .1 Furness. Do. Extension Glasgow Weste, , ;rent Northern Do., A. 5t00k...... Do., 13, Stock sth. &-..West.are. Great Vv%steris Do. Stour Val. Rai• Gun: Stk frith '...l'outh-Baster , i.:aneaster Id Cartip • Do. Thirds Do. Now Thirds_ Laneasii.andYo! - i ;tits ...... D')., WEt. us ! . Crsby &. ;14-„ o k 1,-3114. tlr.(l N. We3t, , '51&13 Eight‘‘s !,ond on n n IS. West.) Do., ASO • Do., kvi 1,a41n iry &CO 1 erai \kanc] , .Slief Co. No. to. 31i,n. Sz Lin. Un Midland io. rsinniw. 41)erk kiidid. Vtieit.(im Do. Slinre3 4T , :wcastie FL Carlis'w. Yevaukt.BuryExten Nwpt. Aberg. ielirf 1 ::every Enniski3.lel Newry Warreapoin• and Rostraver Yorfoilz Northrt,,Coun ties Jn North British North Devon, No. Do., No. '3 Do., A Deferred., Do., s B Guaranteed Y, Eastern—B(sr wicl 00, do. Bitension Do.do. o.N.B.Purch• Do. Leeds Do. York worth Lon Jon Do. Now Lit? N.&-S.Wstrn.,H.arnp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire., North Western .„ & S. Westrn„Junf. , , , inneaton, 1 and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcesterig: Welverharapton ?ortsmonth icottish Central „ .icottishltid'and ilirowsby. dr floral ihropshiro Union ianth Dovon ...... iontli Eastern • South Wa'os ;. Yrksh. 'Vv. Du/ Do Atainos, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darliu 'itclkton enr, Taff Vale,. !.)o. £lO sh neq . Do. Pref., No, 1.... Thames llaven Doel- and Railway Vale of Neath Wltterf 1. Vaterforo &Liman , ir West Cornwall..... , West End of Londol anti Crystal Palace , West London ,Wimblefln&Croycim FOREIGN. Antavarp&Rottcrdam 'Belgian Eastu. Juno, 13eziers to Craissessae Bombay, Baroda, and Contral Central of Italy Dernerara Dijon and Besancon Duteb Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Ey',cnsion Do. 4.p. c. Eds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do ,G 1 Tk. of Canklq,A 'Do. St. Lawrence Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do, Gt. Central of Franc, Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. Now 5 per, cent Great Luxembouri: Constituted Shares) Do. Obligations Gt. Weaturn of Canad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p.'63 Do. do., '73, withoul option Tisangton & Toront( ,Do. 6 per cent. Lake Cont. & Basle Lucca & PiEtoja 5 p.c. prof Lyons and Geneva i kyons & Mediterran. 'Aadras Do. New "Maria Antonia . Do. do. New • amur & Liege (witl interest) o. (es interest) orthern of France .00.20 i. Sbs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3R p. C. & red.' at 22L'I. dur. 88 yrs. from I Jan. 1854 Do. 20'. 3 p. e Bdi. (fray.B.&Ams.Slts.) tiorweglanTrunkPref Plies and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen..... i'arisCaen &Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre...., Royal Danish • Royal Swedish i.i.mbre and Alonso Do.-5A p. cent. Prof 'Southern of Franco. 3t. Andrew's and . Quebec (A). West Flanders Do 54 per c. Prof Western of Franco_ West. of Switzerlani virLlsbadert ....... Zealand JOINT-STOI Austra;, , lsia i British Colonial Bank and Loan Compan: , ii British N. America!) 5 Chartd. Bank of A sis Clutd. Bnk. of India, Australia, &Chinn ;5 Colonial Commercial of Load 8 PingHai Scotiish and Aiintralian ill Loud. Chart. Bk. 4: A.na tral ia 5 Ditto New London and County LO London Joint Stock 1 Lond. & Vie7tminsto , 35 National Provincia:, of England 10 DO. NeW' National of Ireland ; 111 New South VG aloe ' Nll Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial.cf Ireland all Do. New ' ~. T:l' , C 1 11 Uuit,o. of Altstr,dia... 4 0 Do. l‘ew ........ . ... .... LO Union of liondo 0.. 8A - 8i 1 - - 21 par i p 2 - 33k - 36. 2 - 2 p -- 1 - 1. •• - •• 9 - • 8 - 8i 41 50 88 - 90 - -iP - 23 - 2i .- 3 96 98 95 - 97 100 102 92. 94 19 - 19 98 - 106 at - 2p par P 1 13p 61 - 7} 34~ : S 4 121 -- 12! Rk - 9 1 215 - 2UP 47 - 4 39 - 41 - 21 ld - par 2} 8 —Ei ••• ..- ... ... - PTA 3i - 4 ..• 5i - 6i .. •"' is,~ is~ 1 1 171 111 BANKS. 82 -- 81 i'd ---- fli 3 - 2id 20 3 / 4 - 4 d. 33 - 30 39 - 41 •• - •, 65 - 7i 13i = flt 81 22f 11 a 25 st. 20 Et 10€ 100 100 allloo 100 100 'Co 109 all All 1.411 4 12 50 1.65 !C4 o I it I I.oq I 4 4 40 t-• -25 all 'St. MO .2 15 all 29 .4 A,. WO :t. WO alt 25 2'?,! all St. it t 0 1:10 St. 100 16 r.ll 16 all 8 &U 8 all, St. 100 21 20 25 13 10 all 1.0 Is. 20 174 20 all 10 all 10 1 t. Imo 20 8 St. [O( St. 10th 0 all St. 'OO 50 Lt St. 1.)0, 1 , 1 h. to - LO it. tOtr• t 5 ;0 I all !O I all. is 20 al: [0 141 a. 10 5 - 20 20 lU al4 10 20 100 20 20 20 20 20 all all 7.1 all 40 I a] 40 i al 50 al 25 20 50 cd 25 61 31 881 $ El i 24 li 1241 651 5 764 it 8 7i 98 991 15 8i 31 2ii 693 70 72 i 49i 9 12113 h 101 i 614 1 281 TM E, 8U N, .L 0 Isr :0 o:N s _ FRIDA Y. EVEN 1 - .14 G,. -M. A: .. IR C 4 23 : 1855, LTNIT,S GEASED ‘'l' FLXI4;.D CONFIDENTIAL DESPATCH TO COUNT DEATHS AT SCUTARI, cEc. HAMER - L.O. l`Ricl. Lasing Compraib loxiug P No" this day. fiustvess this day. The following is the text of the confidential de spatch addressed to Count Katzfiold, the Prussian Minister at Paris, alluded to in the Prussian cir cular despatch of the, Bth - inst.: BERLIN, Millar 2, 1855. "Monsieur lo Comte,—l have had occasion more than' once to mention to your Excellency confidential conversa tions that I had had with the Marquis de Moustier, in which he, doubtless under orders from his Government, showed a susceptibility, not to say complained of the language and proceedings of the Icing's represertatives at this, that, or the other Foreign Court. These insinuations, generally itn pregnated with more or less bitterness, most frequently co incided with conversations that you have had with the Mi nieer of Foreign Affairs of France. I have, as you know, preferred not to enter on a course of similar recrimina tions. I could, indeed, have met them with others, for we certainly have not been without indications of the at titude and language of the French Government, of a cha racter not very friendly to Prussia, and very little con fer usable to the desire expressed by the Cabinet of the Tuileries to approximate, and as much as possible assimi late), the political views of the two Governments. But I have refrained from following in this path, because I believe I lave made the experience that correspondence of this nisiture seldom results in a real understanding, and usual!) , nary -contributes to envenom a state of feeling originally engendered by mistrust. Nes- should I on this occasion deyart from this habit, if the last communication of the ntecure above described made to me by M. de Moustier did not seem to bear a peculisr character. Its subject wise the language represented to have been held by /Len von Bismarck Schonhausen at the sitting of the Germanic Diet, of. February 22, 'on the subject of the motives which dictated the Federal resolution of Bth. I confess to you, M. le Comte, nothing could have sur prised me more than these remarks, emanating from a foreign Cabinet, on what had passed at a meeting of the Diet, of which we were at that time (=selves almost with out any detailed official reports, the minutes of which were not, and perhaps are not yet at this moment, printed. His Majesty's Government was accustomed and, for its par s, will not abandon the habit—to consider the delibera tioeis of the Germanic Diet, as the expression of the na tio;eal independence of Germany, end therefore screened fro: n all foreign interference. In this view we aro certain of fini ling other Governmentsto coincide with us, who like our seleses, will never admit this foreign surveillance to be ex erc iced on Federal resolutions before they Lave been trans fOrened into actions, and thus have passed into the domain of .publicity; these Governments will share in our just snr2rise at seeing even the confidential language of their Rei mesentatives at the Diet exposed to foreign surveillance and criticism. The following is si morninal roll of deaths in the hospi tals at Scutari, as iworted to the Commandant's office by the medical authoTitic, from the sth to the 7th of March Staff Assistarut-Surgeon M. A. Jano Serjeautllia m Denton, 38th regt. Corporal Willisan North, 62d regt. FRIV&TES. t Michael Froy, 46th r egt. Sydney Hager, 38th regt. George Jepp, 90th re lit. Samuel King, let Rift as Samuel Shepton, 7th regt. James Carkery, 41st - .,!egt. Charles Ilepton, Ist r egt. George Tyrell, R.A. John Tweedy, R.A. William Wilson, R.A. John Ginn, 20th regt. Thomas Smith, 23d re:L. James Morgan, 39th regt. David Ilinson,.49th mgt. john Quinn, 89th regt. James Kirwin, 30th regt. Thos. Sergeant, Scots Pusiliers Edward Holster, 34th regt. Samuel Mace, 7th regt- Charles Gosling, 7th r egt. James M'Mengh, R.A. James Fellewes, 95th regt. Robert Kent, let Rifted Edward Rose, 97th regt. Donald Grant, 93d mgt. John Currey, 21st root_ DIED AT Sergeant William Han Seijeant Josiah Short, John Maysfield, Ist Rifles William Martin, Royal Art. William Perry, Gren. Guards Wm. Peiveley, Oren. Guards John Binfleld, 7th regt. Patrick Brodwick, 9th rogt. Thomas Merryman, 77th regt. John Claye, 77th regt. Pat. Chamberlain, 89th regt. Samuel Smith, 23d regt. Geo. Greenfield, 17th rogt. James Hied, 33d mgt. Joseph Bransgrove, 46th regt. Henry Sayers, 90th regt, Thomas Massey, Royal - Art. Edward Kain, Coldstrm, Gds. James Cook, 97th regt. Jonathan Toon, Royal Art. Edward Daly, 19th regt. Charles Cattermall, 19th regt. Denis Worthy, 30th regt. Robert O'Brien, 41st regt. James Reilly, 44th mgt. Thomas Carroll, 46th regt. Samuel Smith, 231 regt. Thomas Edwards, 23d regt. Km-Lam ninon, Ist Rifles. 55th refit. It will suffice for Leto say, M. le Comte, that I should tbbsk I was derogating from the dignity of Prussia, as a Ger man Power, if I defended (against the reproaches of fore ign Cabinets) the language held by its Representative at it,he Diet. Moreover, the motives of the Federal Resolu tion of Ft. bruary 8 have been committed to writing. It is poselble that they are not toile taste of all the members of the Confederation. Ia that case it is free to them to ex press themselves frankly and openly to their German co-IFederals. But to those who do not like to see the acts of thecentralorganpf Germany falsified by ex po3t facto inter pretations it is also free to verify and attest their general scope, - without their being exposed in so doing tolthe totally unfounded reproach of making demonstrations incompatible with their political position. Nothing is more remote from the intentions of his Majesty's Government than to make even the appearance of a demonstration against the West ern Powers. ,Herr von Bismarck Schonhausen's instrue times prove this. But on the otlLr hand, we must hold by the pr,eeeryation of entire 'independence in our political convictions. The Govermr eat gives us to understand that our - attitude, at the Diet, is no t in harmony with the spirit - Of General von Wedell's inis ' ion and that this con trast would Oblige the Cabinet of Paris to be more exacting in thdconditions of approximation than the General seemed to be instructed to agree to. Wo deny the correctness of this argument. For certain the desire of an approximation is on our part very sincere. It was however, not w e w h o demanded to be admitted to accede to the treaty of De cember 2, and if the French Government deliberately seia ea every pretext to show us its distrust, it is we, act it appears to me, who aro entitled to doubt the sincerity of its desire to come to au agreement with us, and certainly the means it employs are not well chosen for arriving at that result. It is evident that as long as our two Cabinets, have not succeeded in coming to an understanding as to their general political attitude, that of their representatives abroad will not be as nearly assimilated as we could wish, while on the other hand, it follows.aa a matter of course, that as soon as the identity of our political views has been documented in an obligatory form, this harmony would not be long in exhibiting itself equally in the language and the action of their organs. "I beg of you, M. Comte, to take the preceding re marks for your guide in your confidential conversations with M. Dronyn do Lhuys. Your personal relations to that Minister will enable you to impart to your language a: character at once free and yet friendly. " Believe me, M. le Comte, the assurances, &c., " MAITTEUFFEL." UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MARoa 22. The Hebdomadal Council having appointed a commit tee "to inquire into the great diminution of B.A. de grees, and to suggest remedies for the evil, if any suggest themselves to their mind, and to consider generally the subject of the University examinations and the studies therewith connected, and to repnrt on these subjects," members of Convocation are invited to favour the com mittee with their views on the subject, and to forward their communications to the registrar on or before the Ist of May next. Mr. Chambers Hail has presented to the University his entire collection of works of art ; amongst them are some valuable paintings, drawings, . prints, etchings, bronzes, and antiquities. The munificent donor has ex pressed a wish that the same may be deposited and pre served in the 'University galleries. A vote of thanks to Mr. C. Hall from Convocation will forthwith be pro posed. This gentleman formerly resided at Southamp ton. CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 22. CLASSICAL TRIPOS. FIRST CLASS. Walker, Trin. Memo, Trin. Hoeley, Trin. Lilliston, Jesus. Laurance, Trin. Butler, Trin. Green, 1 I King's. f Handeock, m ' c l• 1 Joh. Pearson, Joh. Webster, Trin. Rees, Joh. SECOND CLASS. Burrow, rel. Catb. Cayley, } Job. Wood, Cath. Meeres, j Clare. Millard, } al• 1 Job. Graves, t . a 3,,.. { Trio. Christ. Pomeroy,s ' Beck, Clare. Edwards, 1 r Pemb. Little, 31:1 ' 1 Joh, Pearse, Trin. Hoaro, Caius. Maclear, Trin. RoHeston, Bun. Bell, 1 Clare. Bensley, $ vec l* 1 Caine. THIRD CLASS. (Arranged Alphabetically.) Beaumont, Magd. Marshall, Christ's. Freeman, Caius. Moore, Joh. Headland, Caine. Mooyart, Trin. Hudson, Trin, Summerhayes, Queens'. Lloyd, Trin. Williams, Clare. Dr. Atkinson, of Trinity College, having been taken ill during the examination, is noCcia.sed. MILITAIIY KNIGHTS OF WINDSO3.—The and claims of the military knights of Windsor are pro gressing. most Fatisfactirily, the noble Premier, when Secretary of State for the Home Department, having recommended to the Crown that directions should be given for instituting a full inquiry late this long-ne glected foundation. On Saturday last, the 17th instant, the Attorney• General filed an information, ex • officio, versus the Dean and Chapter of Windsor, the Ecclesias ticatCommissioners of England, and others. The in vestigation into this:ancient charity will, consequently, be proceeded with as rapidly as the formalities in law will adtilit of. EXTRAORDINAUY OCCURRINCE.—About 0 years ago a gentleman in Hull loit to ring containing some hair, his own name and some other inscription being engraved inside. It' was supposed that he lost it in crossing the ferry from the town to the garrison, by pulling it off along with his • glove when preparing- to pay the ferry man. That gentleman has now long been deceased, but his son, who still resides here, was last week waited upon by a boatman, `who presented to,him this identical ring, which be had stated had just been jerked up from the bottom of the river by a rope at which he was pulling. The ring was in, excellent preservati on , an d w as most welcomely receiied — oy the family of its former owner. —Hull Packei. THE CATASTROPHE AT BRISTOL.—BRISTOL, March 22.—Owing to the total destruction of the cast-iron bridge which connected the high road between Bristol and Bath, the whole of the traffic is now thrown on a bridge lower down the river known as the Bedminster bridge, which, being of a somewhat similar construc tion, the authorities have .prudently given orders that it li3n.douinngg lady wh o j ust be forea few moments to should be at once surveyed. A moat providential escape tti apes e s " watch the progress of the barge, proceeded to ther foot o the bridge, which she intended to cross . accident, experienced after by standing a Sho just then saw an acquaintance, with ,whom she stopped to speak, and the next moment the bridge fell 1 in. A noble example of humanity and courage was exhibited by a poor Welsh woman named Davison, who in the face of the crowd of spectators on the banks ven tured some distance into the stream and dragged out a gentleman, who rewarded her with a sovereign. It should be stated that the river above and for a short distance below the bridge forms neatly a horse-shoe, and the navigation at the best of times requires more than ordinary care and attention. The ruins of the bridge present a singular appearance. On the Bath side the buttresses into which the ribs of the arch were inserted are entirely swept away ; on the Bristol side portions of them remain, but all the upper works are gone. We' may add that the Dock Company lost no time in taking steps to preserve public safety. Barriers were erected as quickly as possible. The captain of the steam-barge has been liberated, entering into his own recognisances to appear when called on. He asserts that he had a warp out before his boat reached the railway-bridge, and, ac cording to the' 'statement of the engineer, the engines were reversed, but the tide was running down at least 6 knots an hour. A Mr. Webbly, who states that he was the last person on the bridge before it fell, says there were not more than eight or nine persons crossing at the time, and at three, if not four, are known to have been saved, the loss c f life may not be, perhaps, so great as was feared. The remains of one of the carts have been taken out below Rownham-ferry. A temporary foot bridge for passengers will be at once erected by the Dock Board, but a, considerable time must necessarily elapse before another permanent structure can be erected. The only persons as yet ascei tabled to have perished, whose names are knosve,. ate 13.3% an, in the employ of Messrs. king and Son, of Temple-backs, who leaves a wife amd three children ; and a Mr. Cooleeley, a small - Shopkeeper, ',Wing ip Avon-ware. London N. West. L.htN.W. j!alerlon.. E. Un. h t.Nrthn. Do Wesn Yk. Now. & Derw. Y.INNI Do. I S. Easton Do Peto & Ca Norfolk. L.& N. W & *Atm & Darlingt. G. Count D 0... Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do GtNorthi Unleash& Yorksh. 11.A1Cleat. itockt. Si Darlingt 4tWestn. MINES. kgua Fria .... cingio Auetrln A.nglo Oaliforn ustiv . Gold Lian ... knstralian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd.Thaehy of) Blmnarvon Iron and Coal .. flritish Iron drazilianlmp.(issuod at 4. , A pin Do. Cocaes & Cuiab Do. St. John Del fief Lll,rsonS'S C; vAs Clarendcn Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica ()bro . Copper '3olerW Gold. fiopper - Min. of Eng. Do: Prd: 7 p. cout. ....... iingliA.and Austin. Opiver Smeltg '' , Foituna SrugketVeinPueg ;;:•eat Polgooth . Liberty ITtinares Lusitanian - Aariquita . Nev Granada N . ,-)w Linares Mining and Smelting Co I:sToureau Monde Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip quartz Rock Rhymn.ey Iron Do. New ntiago do Cuba. . oath Australian Tin Croft . ...... United Mexican Oaller West Mariposa Wortking Mining of Australia tuba.. - . . 5 - 97 7 - 99 134 - 136 to• 1,5* 134 23 -- 24 10/ -- 111 21 - 21 ••• - 92 57 - 59 iio : 133 • 2i —2. d 32 - 32 89 - 91 i ••• B - 5 - 7 41 - 5i ?A - 3 2 - - 2:1 30 - 32 - I 49 51 A 43: 48 ii par' ,20 22 --- 2 rod 14i —16 i ri 8 i d 6 i - i 15 - 16 i - # 19 - 21 5 - 6 - 6 - 2 - 51 PREFERENCE SHARES. lbcrdeen Do. N 0.2, Y p. o * Birth and Tyne 10 pc7 c. pref. (issd. atsol) This. Ft Ex. 4 p. c. Bt. Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... rlaledonian £lO `:nester & Holyheiv , Guar. 5j per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Prof. No. 2 cork &Bandonsip.e Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Eastern Counties Ex tension, 6 p. e. No. I Do. No. 2 . Do. Naw 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Gar per cent Do. 6/., 10 par cent, Do. 10/. Delientr.Sl) Do. do. 4 per cont:. East Lancash. p.cts Rest and West York shire June. Fifths Minh Prth. &Dund.. 4 per cent. Glasgow &S.Westori Guar. 6 par cent. 1101 - 103 1 90 - 92 Clreat Noahn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. , at 10 p. c. prom... Do. 4i p. c 1 Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red. 4t 5 p. C. •• Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Frei Gt. Southn.&Westra. (Ireland) Eighths)... Do. 4 per c. Prof. St Gt. Westn. (Berke Hants Ex. 5 P. o) Do. con. rod. 4 pe, Do. con. red. 4 p. c, Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh,.. Do. Onester 8 p. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. 0. do.. Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Ches. Gua. Sh.. Do. do. do Do. de. do ....... ban. & York. F.£2o Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brightd" Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon. &N. W., Cov. & Nuncaton 5 p. et... London & S. Wester] ,Con, Thirds Londonderry& Coot Shares Londy. & Huth& 4 Sh. Van., Shef., & Lin. New, £lO 6 = 97 1" 99 51 - 6 - 1 i - 1 12 - 134 • •• ... ''''. ►8 - a ,E .1.5 - UT - 109 100 - 102 i - ip 6 - 96 98 87 8' 89 91 10 10 161 -17 10 104 71 73 18i 191 9R 14 - 144 - ' 133 - 135 • •• ''. ••• 2a 3 'Do. Nratypt.k,Carl.4 p Po. 4i per cent Do Consol.6 p.e.St. to. Canso]. Bristol Birm. 6 per cent.... 1 Do. Pref. 4i per een' orfolk Debenture . o. Pref. 4 p. e. Stoel )o. 5 /3. c. Bat 1 De. 5 per et. pref o. Way. Val. 5 p.c orth British Y. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 p.c Do. do. Quarters 45 Do.Yorkif. & R. Fur. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls,6 o.e. Scot. Cent. , New Pref south Devon Os. fixed, 4i per cent 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of 1:1 'Os. 6d. 3 Wales Gua. 4p. 0. Do. do. 411 p. c.... 3.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar- Stockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent Do. do. do.l Stockton and If artleH pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 12i - 13 t - iP 33 - 135 1i - 4 - 4i S 5 - 87 103 - 105 I 9 0 0 - i. 3 ... T T _ It ••• id 106 - 108 13 14 id par 22 - 234 ii =ii a -.- lip MISCELLANEOUS. 25 174 Australian Agricult. 301 —31 i 20 ... A ustralsn.Poinc.Maii ... ... 10 all Ans'xaln. ttoyal Mail ~. ~. 10 7 Berlin Water Works 2i 2FI 50 40 Brit. American Land 68 62 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smoltg. and Reduction Co. ... ... 100 324 Canada 119 121 120 at. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July 1(8 —108 k 5 all Crystal Palace 3. ,-- 3j 31 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... .., 1 1 Ruston Tron Oro ... ... 20 5 Eastern Steam . -- 25 22 ElectricTeleg - raph(A) 15 16 1 all Electric Toleg. of Ir. ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Na.vigat. ... „. 20 all General Screw Steam ' ... ..„ 20 10 Irisli Beetroot Sugai ,„ ... 20 10 Ms.gdaleualr . 4. Navi..z. ,„ ... 10 all Yfoditeran. Elec. Tel. ... ... I,) 9 Korier.n&S.lsancri 01 6/ 6 63 I all Nat. Pat. Steam Foci Lo 5 Netherlands Land._ i ._ 1 2 1 LS. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. ,„ ... 1 all N. B. Australasian... - 1 1 20 VA lirth.ofEuropeSteam ... ... 5., all Peel Rr. lA. & Miurl. 2i -- 3 53 all Peninsular& Oriental 67 —. 59 58 50 all Do. Do. ... .r 2 all Portland. Iron Co ll 2 100 60 lipyal Mail Steam 1 all Soot: A.nstral. Invest li li 1 i Ditto New i a il .'*) , fl , .‘.tvd , ...9.1.1_ , au , :6 :7 1 &l '.....'--:, ~,:- •'7,l' 4 - i , al. i, . !Y.... , :-.;. , , -.1 ... . i 1 21) 6 Tr. st & I Loan Co. of Upper Canada...• ••. ...- .a. 100 \ 281 Van Diomaud a load' 43 04 , 14 13 _ _ PRIVATES. William Hamblin, 17th regt. Benj. Maed, Coldstream Gds. Matthew Cooley, €3d rot. Charles Fisher, Gren. Guards David Bishop, Ist Foot Daniel Garner, Scots Fusiliers John Williams, Scots Fusiliers James Baird, 89th regt. Joseph Brennan, 97th regt. John Floyd, Ist Rifles William Lock, 95th regt. James Steny, 4Gth reg,t.. John Cox, 19th regt. John Yates, 44th regt. Edward Evans, 89th regt. Frank Dews, 7th regt. Thomas Feltham, Ist regt. Richard Arnold, 90th regt. John Bennett, Royal Artillery James M'Cabe, 68th regt. Robert Bolton, sth Dr. Gds. John Wl' ermott, 33d regt. George regain, 9th regt. John Fussell, 21st regt. William Collins, 63d regt. George Huston, 77th regt. Edward Boam, 47th regt. The following death o:..curred on board the Australia, arrived with sick from the Crimea : Private Peter Glasspool, 23d refit, BtIRIALS AT SCUTARI. March 5 t, 6 , -, 7 Total MOENINO STITH OF THE SICK, 3IIARCH 7. Officers Non-commissioned officers, drummers, and privates ~ 19 . 12 20 4,301 Tho, embarkation of the draught for the Crimea was postptined.till to-morrow, the Bth lust., at half-past 8 o'clock , • about 200 will embark. There arelso convalescents from this station about to proceed to Gallipoli, to relieve the detachment of the 4th Regiment, which is to join the army in the Crimea. ELECTION, INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. The writ has not yet arrived, though it is said to be at Preston, where it awaits the impression of some indis pensable seal. .If it should reach Liverpool in the course of the evening, the nomination will, no doubt, take place on Monday ; but if further delayed that event must be postponed, as three clear days must elapse after its arri val. The Conservative party are anything but satisfied with the specimen of their new candidate as presented before them on Tuesday, Lot, as he is the only Richmond in the field who is prepared to obey the behests of their whipper-in, they make an effort to restrain their disap pointment, and intend to place him at the head of the poll. The Liberal party are preparing for the struggle with energy, but Mr. J. C. Ewart takes no active part in their operations. ' WILTON. Mr. A'Couri has addressed the following circular to the electors of Wijton, on the occasicn of his retirement from the representation cf that borough Gentlemen,—Circumstances have induced me to restore to you the trust which you committed to me at the last general election. " In looking back upon my conduct as your representa tive in Parliament, I am conscious of ninny defects which greater ability and experience would have supplied ; but in the course which I have pursued I have endeavoured honestly to do my duty, and I trust that I have not for feited the confidence you so generously placed in me. " I take my leave of you with unfeigned regret, and I cannot omit this opportunity of expressing my grateful thanks for the kindness which I have invariably experi enced at your hands. I shall ever retain a warm interest in all that concerns you, arid I hope that the severance of our political connection will in no degree diminish those feelings of oordial regard which I am proud to think exist between us. —I remain, gentlemen, your faithful servant, " London, March 20." " C. 11. W. A'CouRT. Lf 4RKET NE 11 7 6-(TEII2 DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There has been a decided increase in the arrivals of English wheat up to our market this week, coastwise, yet the allow of samples hero to-day was very moderate. For most kinds there was a steady, but by no means brisk inquiry, at about Monday's currency. Foreign wheat—the show of which was but moderate — sold slowly. In the quotations no change took place from Monday. There was rather a firm market for barley, at full prices; but malt commanded very little attention. The oat trade was tolerably firm, at very full prices. Both beans and peas were steady, but not dearer. The flour trade was steady, at full quotations. ARRIVAL% THIS Barley. Malt. Oats, k Flour. English .. 1,930 4,760 2,980 2,250 Irish .... — 5,640 - Foreign .. 2,460 470 400 eke. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended March 23,1855, made up from the Returns of tl'e Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and ?Talcs per Imperial Quarter. wriEer. I BARLEY. OATS. I RTE. BEANS. PEAS. 669 lid 30s 51 21s 101 , 393 4d ; 404 41 IMs 61 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. Wheat. 3,020 WHEAT. i EARLEY. 1 OATS. BYE.I BEANS. 1 PEAS. 693 01 I 31s ad 25s 5d _4ls_ 4d 42s 2d i_ 39s 9d QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 80,337; Barley, 67,337 ; Oats, 28 255 ; Bye, 67 ; Beau?, 5,265; Peas, 1,802 quarters. SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was moderately well supplied with boasts. As the attendance of buyers was limited, the beef trade ruled heavy, at barely Monday's decline in the quo tations. Sheep—the supply of which was by no means extensive—sold steadily, at full prices. Lambs met a dul 1 inquiry, at from 53 to 5s 8d per 8 lbs. In calves very little was doing at a decline in value of fully 2d per 8 lbs. Pigs were very dull, at barely late rates. Milch cows sold heavily at from 111. to 19/. each, in cluding their small calf. - •- - Per Slbs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. t s. d. g d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4PriineF., ,, outhdown 5 0 5 2 Second. quality.... 3 6 4 2,Larg,c ern. calves 310 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6:Prime small d 0... 4 6 410 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 lOlLarge hogs 3 0 4 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 31G mail porkers 4 2 4 4 Second quality ...4 0 4 diinekling calves.. 22 0 29 t Primo erse.-wlled.4 6 4_101(211a - ter old pigs 20 0 25 0 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Feasts 1,030 TOTAL SUPPLY. • . Sheep ••• .• .. • • • • .. • • .• .. 3,600 Calves ...... .. 2_9 Pigs •• •• ....... •.• .• •• 430, 8ea5t5•........ ........ . 21S Calres...• •. ...... .......• Pigs..•• - .• Il• NEWGATE AND The trade ruled heavy, and Per Sibs by s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Beef, interior 3 0 3 2 Mutton Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling, 3 4 3 8 Do., middling 3 8 310 Do., prime large .3 19 4 0 Do., prime 4 0 4 6 De , do. 5ma11....4 2 4 4 Veal 3 6 4 6 Turk, large _3 03 8 j Pork, small 310 4 6 LE ADENIIALL. prices were barely supported, the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Good and useful hops continue in steady request, at full prices, and most other kinds command extensive rates. This week's imports are 10 bales from Rotterdam, and '24 from Antwerp. Mid and East Kent pockets, 14113 s to 20:; Weald of Kent ditto, 141 Os to 15! Os; Sussex, HI to 151. ; and yearlings, 7i 7s to 12/. per cwt. COLONIAL. Tea.—There has been a good inquiry for the leer sorts, but common has been dull of sale at 9d per lb. ' SUGAR. —A steady demand has existed for British West India, but the rates have been in favour of buyers. Mau ritius has been rather lower, and at auction black was sold at 24s Gd to 26s 64 ; low to fine brown at 27s to 30s • low to good grey at 30s to 35 s 64 ; and good to fins bold bright grainy yellow at 40s Gil to 425. Ben,tal white Benaros de clined 3d per cwt; loss mid to good realising 35s 6d to 37s 6d; and low yellow Dobah 35s to 35s 61. Penang was held at late rates early in the week, but since it has been sold at 29s Gd for low yellow, and at 33s Od to 34s for mid greyish. A cargo of mixed Bahia went privately at 23s Gd for white, and at 20s for brown. Refined has been quiet at 42s Gd to 43s for brown lumps, and at 43s to 49s for grocery. Yellow Havatinah went at 34s to 36s 6d for mid to fine yellow. COFFEE.—Native Ceylon has been offered sparingly, I and good ord is almost nominal at 478 to 47's Gd per cwt. Plantation met with a brisk sale, and prices have tended upwards. At auction mid pale mixed colory brought 58s to 58s 6d, triage 42s Gd to 455, fine to fine ord 54s to 578 6d, and fine 688 to 803 per cwt. Batavia realised 42s 6d to 44s for ord to good ord mixed blacks, and 45s for good ord yellowish. COCOA.— This article was is to 2s per cwt cheaper early in the week, wad has further tended downwards since. RlCE.—Bengal has been dull, and 3d per cwt cheaper, good mid white selling at 14s 34 per cwt. SPICES.—Popper has been steady. Singapore mid bold sold at 74 to 70, ord mace at Is 10 4 , and m ould y nutme g s at 2s to 2s 31. Pimento brought 54d to 50 for good ord mixed stalky to good mid even. Calicut ginger is 2s to 4s cheaper, mid to good mid selling at 38s to 43s per cwt. SALTPETRE.—There has been a good demand. At auction Bengal low, 19 to 15i per cent., went at 228 6d to 238 ; 13 to 10 per cont. at 23 s to 23s Gd ; mid., 8i to 7A at 24s to 258 • good, G 1 to GA for 20s ; and fine 41 per cent. refrae tion, at 28s to 28s lid per cwt. COCHINEAL—Honduras silvers have obtained publicly 3s Cd. to 45 for goad ord. small to good blight, and 4s 3d for fine bold per. Bust—Prices are steady. Demerara. is 2s 44 to 2s 54 per gallon. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been firmer, being 48s per cwt. on the spot. CitEEN FRUIT.—A good demand exists for all kinds. 1 Oranges have improved in price, a car e .. of St. Michs:e.'s, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, west at an ad. vance of is to 2s per box. Moro inquiry for lemons. Spanish nuts moving freely, the moderate figure being faTotablo to the bale, gionl)o In 50 per chest lower, RAILWARS. Redfc:rd and Blotchley BuCkghamsb Clydosdale Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. • 6 per cent. Gins. Barr Neils. Direr: Do. New lstr.ft Dn. rtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. 7 Shares. Lon.&Greenv Do. Preference Lon.,Til.',&S Lowestoft .gr. 4 per cent. to. 6 per et. rlanch. Bxtn and Matlocl, %iiddlosbro' Redcar ; xtiaia.Bnlcuu Northern am: I.:asternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixcd3 p Prost. & Wyri Do. i glares. Roystn.Stllit. lihef.Roth an( G0010g.5 p.c Stafford6b. .Voar Valleygl per cent._ I '.trilts&golunit all all all 100 183 1 1 10s. 20 1.3.5 to 5 25! all all all I2s. St. 20 St. 15 93 2i 96/ all all 100 all St. 2i 10 'Si 49/ i 90 1011 92 i 1 3 19 111 a t(;10 1100 1.0.6; 20 20 20 25 135 6 2 1 f i 2b 30 3} G] 5i 5 i =3 1.03 100; 11 ' 2l j I IREL AND. THE MOUNTGARRETT PEERAGE. The second trial in the ext raor di nary case o f Pi erce Son: erset Butler against Viscount Mountgarrett was brought to a conclusion at Kilkenny on Tuesday evening, V. Les, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. It was art action on an ejectment, the plaintiff claiming the estates of the late Lord Mountgarrett, on the ground that the pr.istint holder of the title and estates was illegitimate, and, that he (the plaintiff) was the rightful heir. The chief ground for this proposition was, that the father of the press nt lord had, according to the Scottish law, married a .sLrs. Colebroke, by declaring in the presence of win asses that she was his wife. During the lifetime of - tb is abandoned woman he was married to the mother of the defendant, and the plaintiff is seeking to establi-h the:legality of the first alleged marriage. The former verdict in his favour would have had the effect of dec!ar ing - the defendant illegitimate, and depriving him of the est stes, which are worth about 12,0001. a year. Lord Mountgarrett is now restored to the position he held pries:: to that adverse decision. He was ably defended by .Napier, M.P., and Mr. Isaac Butt, M.P., to whom this verdict is in a very great measure due. These learn ed advocates argued that the jury could place no reliance on the testimony of Sarah Stride, now de posimg to a marriage between the Hon. Henry Butler and :Mrs. Colebroke in 1811, when in 1817 she swore that no such marriage had taken place, but that cue was. ;solemnised between that lady and Mr. Taaffe on the Ist of January, 1811. To use a popular phrase --th,e jury would not hang a dog upon such testimony. The learned counsel dwelt strongly upon the fact that even if welds sufficient to constitute a marriage in Scotland had been used by Mrs. Colebroke in Northum berfaud-streef, and that the defendant's father broke into ler house on the occasion in question, still her object was only to get him away, to prevent Taeffe's bei op• discovered in her bed-room, and that M r . B u tl er an .11.kfrs. Colebroke having so soon afterwards tear rie d other persons was cogent evidence to show there was no Regal disability existing t's their so doing. That from 1811 to the hour cf her death, Mrs. Colebroke never ina.de any claim upon the Hon. Henry Butler, but die clafinied any such notion as early as the 17th July, 1811; andt although the jury might by their verdict pronounce the defendant's mother a concubine, and the concubine now in her grave the wife of Butler, such a foundation cooed only be built upon the evidence of Sarah Stride, and: the appropriate foundation would be based upon the testimony of a perjured witness. We hive ample - reasons for declaring that this verdict has given great satisfaction .to every unprejudiced man wbo heard the evidence delivered, while those who real it di ;passionately must in justice come to a similar con- MR. JUSTICE TOP.RENS. This learned judge has eo far recolcrel from a severe attack of gout Oat he is ab?e to take carriage exercise. THE FRACAS AT THE COBS THEATRE. Yesterday, the County Cork Grand Jnry found true bi3is against Mr. Hatton CoEron, for an atsanlt on Cap tain Gwynn°. The ease is not clpected to come on for trat.l thi4 vrcek. 31,4.8YLE80N13 LYSTITUTION. The lecture-room of this institution was yest2rday ev,3r4ing crowded to its full complement in conecquecco of car announcement that Mr. Thackeray would deliver a lecture on "Humour and Charity." At about half-past 8 the lecturer appeared on his plat form, and for a short time considerable delay arose from a difficulty that occurred in the arrangement of the lights. All sorts of alterations were made, but the lamps could not be brought to exactly that degree of elevation which would allow Mr. Thacketay a comfortable survey of his manuscript. Perfection with rqspect to these un lucky lights was never properly attained ; but some thing like an approximation he wing been made, Mr. Thackeray commenced his discourse. He stated that when he had gone through his lectures on the " British Humorists" in the United States, a lady had asked him to read one of them over again for a charitable per pose, and that, instead of complying literally with her request, be bad embodied several of his scattered thoughts into a new lecture on the general subject of "Humour and Charity." This was the lecture he pro posed to road now, and on this occasicn, likewise, the proceeds were to be devoted to a charitable purpose— namely, to the assistance of a gentleman honourably known in the literary world, and reduced to distress by unmerited calamity. Alter this preface, Mr. Thackeray opened his subject by the broad question, whether the literary humorists were to be looked upon as benefactors of their species. This question he, of course, answered. in the affirma tive, saying that if, as men, authors were neither better nor . worse than their fellows, the ho- morists had at any rate inculcated lessons of love and kindliness, and were therefore entitled to the same thanks that. are paid to a man who, from whatever motive, flings a sovereign into a charity-plate. The several humorists were then passed in review, and, after defining humour itself as a combination of wit and love, and remark ing that the author should not be always aiming to excite tears or laughter, Mr. Thackeray took occa sion to abuse Lawrence Sterne as a "drivelling quack" for attempting to make his readers sympathise with trivial or unworthy objects, while be praised his power of pathos when more nobly employed. Swift, be said., he could not love, because he was a professional hater of mankind, taking no pleasure in any aspect of nature, and no delight in the contemplation of innocent childhoed. He could not bear so great a multitude of sins with so little charity to cover them. Congreve aught have been, and doubtless was, a very good fellow in private life, but no more charity was to be found in his comedies than in the Elements of Euclid ; and Gay and Prior, sweet singers as they were, could not be re garded as instructors. At the name of Addi-on Mr. Thackeray paused with real respect, as one of the great est benefactors to all who spoke the English tongue. That great British classic bad instructed his countrymen to be "gentlemen," in the best sense of the word. Here the lecturer made a digression in favour of the United States, where he said he bad met the most perfect speci mens of the "gentleman," and had thought what a paper might have been written by the short-faced " Spectator " on the gallantry shown to ladies by American tra vellers in an omnibus. Of Steele he spoke in terms still more affectionate, observing that he was the first writer of sentiment in the English language—the first who made Britons weep at other woes than those of the tragic stage. Fielding be commended for that general sym pathy with the poor and unfortunate which nobly dis tinguished him, in spite of a lax morality ; and in favour of Goldsmith he merely appealed to reminiscences of the "Vicar of Wakefield." Pausing awhile from the consideration of :prose, the author dwelt on the force of humour when combined with rhythm, and instanced the influence of Beranger over the French, and of Burns over the Scots. An old beggar, who with an Ethiopian face sang ballads in New York, lad, he said, drawn more tears from his eyes than ever tragedy could have " pumped from her pompous old urn." Then came an exceedingly comical digression on the natural tendency of the ultra-popular writers to uphold the weak against the atrcr g, the oppressed against the oppressor. The lecturer remarked on the fact that in novels written for the humbler class of readers a noble man was almost always a bad character ; and quoted the opinion of the keeper of a book stall, who gated that he liked a work called the " Mysteries of the Court," because it " lashed the haristocraey." The same spirit prevailed in the dramas played at penny theatres, two of which Mr. Thackeray described in a manner that set Lis hearers in a roar. Returning from this digression, Mr. Tbackeray came to the modern humorists. Of the loving, gentle spirit of Charles Lamb he spoke with unbounded affection, and to illustrate his peculiarities read his famed description of " captain Jackson." Lightly touching on James and Horace Smith, he expressed his admiration of Thomas Hood, and then, alighting upon Punch, complimented the editor of that facetious periodical, who, during the many years of his work, 111;c1 never inserted a line - that could raise a blush. At last, after reading an extract from the "Curates' Walk"—attributed to his own pen—Mr. Thackeray boldly, and at the same time delicately, instituted a sort of comparison between himself and Mr. Dickens. Ho referred to•the misanthropic sentiments which have been laid to his charge, and honestly confessed that he could only paint truth as ho saw it with his own eyes. This brought him to a generous commendation of Mr. Dickens, whom, he said, to his regret he could not re semble, but whom he regarded as a person commissioned by Divine Providence to correct and instruct his fellow men. The lecture terminated amid enthusiastic applause. For the firm grasp of a large subject for the variety - of its illustrations, from the poignancy of the remarks with which it is interspersed, and from the frequent out pourings both of humour and of eloquent indignatioa in which the lecturer indulges, this is decidedly the best work that ever Mr. Thackeray has promulgated from a platform. The dei•cription we have given above shows the order of the subjects, but conveys no idea whatever of the copious details that acte d irresistibly on the minds of the audience. When the lecture was over, Mr. Thackeray stated that contributions for the object referred to at the com mencement would be received at his own residence, and also at the Marylebone Institution. ST. MARTLEBONE INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OP RATEPAYERS. —Last night a meeting of this association, formed for securing to the parishioners a choice of vestrymen who will protect their rights, and use every proper means to economise the expenditure, was held at the Horse and Groom, Great Portland street, "to nominate fit and proper persons as candi dates for vestrymen and auditors in May next." The chair was taken by Mr. J. Wa l ters,and al t , the adopt e d, liaraes of the following gent l emen were proposed viz. :—Messrs. Westero, Fillmer, Snowdon, Mitchell, Graham, Burton, Irons,idGyo,ldasmnaith,Mßacekste,,nzTieh.ornlsoirr., Cavorner, Stewart, i\itn D'lffanger then moved a resolution stating that "this meeting being convinced that it is essential at the present time to send to the vestry men of consistency and busi ness habits, pledge themselves to support the names proposed." In doing so he observed that, as they all knew, the men forming the present vestry could not be honoured with those titles. The various errors com mitted by them were known to all, and the rates, instead of being dirninishc, had _of late become so high that no one in want of a house would come to MaryleLone. Such being the case, it NA as the imperative duty of the ra'Lpayers to take up the matter. The resolution yk - as seconded by Mr. Tint vie, and supporte d by Mr. :N hela: - , Mr. Tripp, and others, and carried unanimousli e y. T h u proceedings then terminated with the usual vote of thanks to tho chairman.. ..._ _ PEACE OR WAR. (From the Constitutionnel.) According to the Journal de Francfort, " in fife teen days, three weeks at the most, the question of peace or war will be decided." Thus of the two journals which we quote (the Augsburg Gazette the ether), one declares the engagement taken by Aus tria (by note obligatoire in case of no peace), the other states with an air of something like authority that the date and the terms of that engagement are falling due. Both of these advices are completely in accord with our own announcements. We were therefore well informed when we said that Austria was committed to the Western Powers to declare war against Russia, if she should not have accepted the conditions of peace by the Bth of April. In case the conferences shall come to be broken off by the non -consent of the Russian plenipotentiaries, the latter shall be authorised to wait for fresh instructions from St. Petersburg ; but if, on the Bth of April, they shall not have communicated a definitive acceptance, the state of war will exist between Austria and Russia. Two points result from the semi-official correspondence which • has been noted. The first is, that in the eyes of Aus trian statesmen an understanding with Prussia is impossible, and even that a tardy conversion of the Court of Berlin would be now without utility and practical effect. The second point is that at Vienna the war was considered to be immi nent, since the Austrian plenipotentiary to the Diet was already furnished with instructions in case of the rupture of the conferences, for Austria has announced in a high tone her intention of re quiriug the aid of Germany in this offensive war. Austria is therefore convinced that "all human pro bability is for war—and that the eleventh hour has struck." To think otherwise would be to deceive ourselves with illusions. The full powers of Prince Gortschakoff and M. de Titoff have been renewed only so far as they bad been given by the Emperor Nicholas ; and at Vienna it is known that the in structions despatched to his envoys by the late Czar were not of a seriously pacific character. It is more over known at Vienna that the assurance given by the Court of Berlin to that of St. Petersburg that in no case would Prussia draw the sword against Russia has not contributed to incline for peace a Government already little disposed that way. Is it surprising, as the Journal de Frankfort ob serves, that Austria no longer expects any effect from the declarations which Prussia may make ? According to the intelligence fiom Vienna, the discussions in the Conference. have not yet extended beyond the first of the four guarantees ; out so far as can be judged from the primitive in structions of Prince Gortschakoff, and from the language held by the Russian plenipotentiaries in the preparatory conversations which preceded the of ciel opening of the negotiations, it may be opined that the serious difficulties will commence with the question of the second guarantee, Russia interpreting the free navigation of the Danube in a restricted and singularly prejudicial sense for Ger man interests." THE STATISTICAL SOCIBTY. DISCUSSION ON LOANS RAISED BY MR. PITT. On Monday evening the fifth ordinary meeting of the Statistical Society for the session 1854-55 was held at the rooms of the society in St. James's•square ; W. Tooke, Esq., F.R.S., in the chair. The attendance, w hien was unsually numerous, included Lord Overstone, Loid Ifarrowby, Lord Carnarvon, Lord Ebrington, M.P., Sir C. Lemon, SirJ. Boileau, Bart., &c. After the transaction of some routine business, a dis cussion took place on " the loans raisad by Mr. Pitt during the French war, 1793-1801." Dr. FARR, who now opened the discussion, took an opposite line of argument to that adopted by Mr. New march,truaintaining in brief that Mr. Pitt did not make the beet bargain on the part of the nation possible to him at the time, and that the system of funding which he carried out was highly injurious. This view was combatted by the Earl of Harrowby and Mr. Hill. Mr. Hodge, Mr. Danson, and Mr. Neison also spoke, the discussion extending over a wide range of topics, and betokening wide differences of opinion amongst the members of the society on matters of finance. Late in the evening Lord Overstone rose. Lord OVERSTONE, after observing that he bad not given the subject the attention it was entitled to re ceive, continued— I have seen but a portion of Mr. Newmarch's pamphlet, having been interrupted during the perusal, but I read that portion with the greatest interest, and certainly felt that, to a great extent, 1. agreed with him. I have never concurred in that very common and superficial view of the subject which would, from the mere fact that the nominal amount of debt exceeds the amount of money received, bring at once a charge of gross ignorance or neglect of duty, or indifference towards national interests, to ono of tha greatest statesmen that has ever flourished in Europe, and who was characterised by an order of intellect seldom encountered in our history. (Hear, bear.) Those who hastily attribute all this to Mr. Pitt are speaking without sufficient study, and their opinions must undergo a severe examination before they can be entertained by superior and -seriously reflecting men. It seems to me, sir, that the question before as this evening can be approached in a very simple form. It is, as I think, merely this—Was the money borrowed by Mr. Pitt on behalf of the nation borrowed upon the best terms which the circumstances of the times permitted, or, from blameable waste or igno rance, was it borrowed on less favourable terms than he could have obtained I To answer that we have to ascertain the rate of interest at which the loans were borrowed. That is a branch of the sub ject to which Mr. Newmarch has well addressed him self ; and you will find upon reference to the figures that the absolute rate of interest which we contracted to pay was below, and not above, the market rate of interest at that period. (Hear.) Another question is—Did Mr. Pitt, in borrowing that money, give to the lender a security which indirectly involved an injury to the nation and a benefit to the lender beyond what the nation paid for ? That again must be to a consider able extent a matter of positive calculation ; and if calculated, it will prove, I think, that the 'advantage to the lender and disadvantage to the borrower was not so great as is ordinarily supposed. But we must re member also that these loans were the object of public competition. If the advantages were so extraordinarily great to the lender, how comes it that the lenders did not raise their terms, and by the ordinary principles which regulate the market prig • give higher and better terms to the borrower ? We have been dealing with this question to-night too much in an abstract or philosophi cal light. You must show that it was in Mr. Pitt's power to do otl.erwise. Some gentleman objected to the argu ment that the borrower was in the baud:i of the lender, and contended that the lender was in the bands of the borrower. How was it in the cane in point ? Mr. Pitt was the person coming on behalf of the ration at a mo ment of g reat difficulty, when the national safety w as a t stake, and he was therefore a borrower of absolute ne cessity, and an immediate borrower by necessity. (Hear.) What w(r3 the circumstances of the lenders :They were perfectly free to lend or not to lend ; to lend now or to wait another year. Under such circumstances, the borrower I say was in the hands of the lender. He must come forward and borrow not only on such terms as the lender offers, but must offer securities of such a form, character, and duration as will be most popular with the lenders. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Pitt was ne cessarily tied up moreover by the actual state of the money market at the time. At that period the stock market was loaded with a large mass of floating stock— stock that is in the hands ofdealers and speculators. Mr. Pitt could not wait ; he must raise millions and tens of millions at once, for thedefence of England was at stake. His alternative was either to borrow in the stock in which he did borrow, or not to borrow at all. And that he was alive to these considerations and conscious of the ultimate advantages of borrowing on higher stocks, and involving termination at no distant period, we have evidence in the fact that a portion of many of his loans were borrowed in those stocks. He was as sagacious in these matters as we are ; but the public safety was his first consideration, and that provided for, he took the portions of the debt then required in other securities. The issuing of exchequer bonds by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the late Ministry w th h e ic e l J state was analogous in principle to that adopted by Mr. Pitt. It was with Mr. Pitt ex necessitate return . had His e rd ar sh d ip th t e h p en rop e o x s p i r t e io s n sed to t r h a e ise ne al m ar o mw y f it o h r tbhytttmtohret mort gage, and would concluded n ot be desirous with augment the c d o e u b n t, tr f y ro w lll as th a e u i g d m ea en th te a d, that baencaauusgemtehneted debt would notproperty of the expose us and posterity to very many d angers. The Cs.trear.sos observed that he had a perfect recol lection of the circumstances under which Mr. Pitt had thatm hip. dNiflewrlernAtumcnodtheecnomuladdbeeaandaobpltee replyd effected these loans, and no one at th a t ti me b e li eve d to the various objections which his p a p er h ad excited, and with his re marks the discussio n was b rought to a close. Professor Simpson, of Edinburgh, has been requested by Lord Panmure to provide the medical officers requi site for the formation of another civil hospital in the Past. He will be required. it seems, to select pbysi cianP, surgeons, assistant-physicians, ass istant sur g eon s , apothecaries, and male and female nurses. An absurd and unfounded paragraph appearad in the Times of Wednesday, headed " Narrow Escape of the Lord Chancellor," and affecting to give an account of the falling of a stone that was being raised•to a lantern immediately above where his lordship was standing i n the House of Lord s. There is, we believe, no lantern, b u t whether there be or not , the stone, as we have already stated , fe l l from a , parapet at the en d o f the h ous e, close to the reporters gallery, and damag e d th e representation of one of the solitary pair of silk stockings possessed by Queen Elizabeth. The Lord Chancellor was delivering judgment at the table, and as every one who has seen the house must know, full one hundred feet from the scene of the accident. His lordship paused in delivering his judgment, but it was merely to send a messenger for the purp ose o f ascerta i n i ng w hether any one had been hurt, Our contemporary deceives its rcaders often, but never without a motive, and we sus pect there must be some strange political secret in the attempt to wcrk on the feelings of the Ministerialists with a feigned account of the narrow escape of the legal corner-stone of the administration. We advise the gobe• ntoutho to be on the Alert, — Mornini f ticrad• . _, _-4 ~w...a~ ~,au.._- Yi Y --- 1 '.. _.. .»ems.+- nt of, 6th o' . ot ►Yn 45 re' to Me in :011 of qs! rd/' f t b° „. 0 0 ) , 6 by era"°P izo 65:1- § 8 - 1