The Sun. — London, England, 1861-04-09 00:00:00

THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Baokstone. THII EVENING, the performances will commenae with A DUKE IN DIFFICULTIES. Mrs. Stirling, Miss F. Baydon, Mrs. Wilkins, Miss Fanny Stirling, Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Compton, Mr. Howe, Ito. Alter which, will tre revived, with entirely new scenery and effects, and all the original music by the late Sir Henry Bishop, the melodrama of THE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Commence at 7. THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM. sow Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE. Decided Success of the Two New Dramas. THIS EVENING, LOVERS' QUARRELS. Alter which, a new original comic drama, written by Sam]. Lover, Esq., entitled MAC CARTHY MORE ; or, Possession Nine Points of the Law. John Drew, J. Johnston, Forrester, J. Rouse, Medlin ; Misses Rawlings, Hudspeth, &o. To conclude with a new drama, NEW YEAR'S EVE ; or, The Belle of the Season. Messrs. H. Neville, Villiers, Jas. Johnstone, J. Rouse; Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Matilda Heron, Miss Willard, Jo. itOYA I, PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, THRICE MARRIED. Messrs. Shore, Meadows, Garden, and Miss C. Leclercq. Followed by HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Pechter. Sup ported by Messrs. Ryder, Hermann Vezin, Graham, Shore, Meadows, dm. ; Misses Heath, R. Leclercq, apd Elsworthy. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.— Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, AN IJGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J. L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Mies K. Kelly, and Miss E. Thorne. To be followed by the new drama, MAGLIORE, THE PRESTIDIGITATOR. Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. Toole, D. Fisher, dr,c.; Miss K. Kelly, Miss EL Simms, ttc. After which, 01:111 GAL. Miss Julia Daly, Mr. Bonier, Mr. Eburne, and Mr. Warde. Doors open at half past B—Commence at P. CANTERBURY -HALL CONCERTS!! Westminster-road. Proprietor ........C. Morton. A Grand Selection from Verdi's new Opera, IL CORSARO, this opera has never been produced in this or any other country, except at these Concerts), having met with that de aided success which charactise; the most popular works of this great Master, will be performed EVERY EVENING ; to with a Selection from LA FIGLIA DEL REGGI mENTO, by Donizetti, Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Madame Maria, Miss Tyrrell. Mr. H. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, H. Drummond, and C. W. Bernard. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. ' The Comic Department comprises Messrs. E. Marshall, A. B. Hollingsworth, J. Blanchard, F. Bell, W. H. Welland, and the Brothers Conrad. John Martin's il;ree celebrated Pictures will remain on view a short time longer in the Fine Arts Gallery of the Establishment HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS7.DAY.—Morning, lh. 38m.—Afternoon, lh. 54m. To-molutow.-Morning, 2h. Bm.—Afternoen, 2h. 24m. TEM WEATHER.—Strx Oman, APRIL 9, 1 61. TRZILMOMRTBR, IN TIER MAIM. 47—highest since soon yesterday. 33—lowest:this morning and during the night. 47—this day at noon. Banomwrza-30.68 the highest this year as yet. Wurn--South-Easterly—light; with very fine weather. After two divisions, and after considerable dis cussion, the London Coal and Wine Dues Bill was read a second time last evening in the House of Commons, upon the motion of the Right Hen. the Home Secretary. Both of these unsuccessful divi sions were consequent upon amendments moved and seconded by metropolitan members. Mr ROUPELL, M.P. for Lambeth, moved the first of these amendments, namely, one to the effect that the debate should be adjourned—only 20, however, voting for, as and many as 135 against, that amend ment. Mr. AYRTON, M.P. for the Tower Hamlets, moved still later and still more ineffectually the second and final amendment, namely, one to the effect, "that in the opinion of this house the Coal Tax and the London Bridge Approaches Fund should be continued until the 31st July, 1862" —for one year, that is instead of ten, the period of prolongation for the Coal Tax marked out in the terms of the Bill now read a second time in the Commons House of Parliament. Mr. AYR TON, we say, moved his amendment still less successfully than his predecessor in these ineffectual efforts to oppose the progress of the bill through the Legislature—only 10 instead of 20 voting for, and 119 against, that amendment. So that the former (Mr. ROUPELL'S) amendment was defeated by a clear majority of 115 in a house of 160 members altogether—and the second (Mr. AYRTON'S) amendment was rejected in its turn by a clear majority of 109 in a house of 134 represen tatives. The overwhelming rejection of these attempts to obstruct the progress of the bill through the Legislature, is in itself, we cannot but think, of some significance. It is because we regard it as such that we have been thus designedly explicit in the particularity with which we have related how, in defiance of the arguments of the metropolitan members, and of their amendments pushed, each in turn, to a division— [the hon. baronet the member for Westminster, Sir JOHN SHELLEY, by the way, seconded last evening both of these abortive amendments]--how in spite of all attempts to oppose its advance the Bill was nevertheless read a second time last evening; and how it may now consequently be regarded as in a fair way enough of being, before the session is much older, ripened into a perfected enactment. How is this, however, that we are thus evidencing a disposition to sympathise positively in the efforts now making (with every prospect of success before them) for the prolongation of dues—we will take the coal tax alone for the nonce here for a while into our consideration—that we are actually sympathising in an endeavour to prolong, for an other ten years, the duties levied upon all coals coming into this metropolis, instead of sympathis ing, on the contrary, in the efforts made to set those duties aside, at once and altogether, by the little energetic minority led by some of ou r princip a l metropolitan representatives ? Wait a while, how evetr—those who may marvel at such an apparent anomaly in our mode of reasoning upon this matter—wait a while, and consider what it is that is now actually proposed to be done through this Bill,, read a second time in the House of Commons last evening—what it really and truly is that is Proposed to be done through this Bill by the Government. It is not that we contemn these duties less, but that we do very much more desire to witness the commencement, in real ear nest, of that long-hoped for project of metropolitan improvement, known as the Thames Embankment. And now to explain how it is that the prolongation of the coal duties for another ten years, affects the Prospects a' this popular scheme of a Thames Em bankment. Recollect, then, in thg first instance, that the dutie s levied upon coals are of three different kinds, and that they are levied upon all coal imported into the cit y of London, or within a radius of 20 miles from 8°13113 _ such central point as St. Paul's Cathe dral, ere .is a duty of 4d. per ton levied for purely "IPQrittion purposes—there is another duty of Bd., anti 115te is yet another of ld per ton levied, each of the - qduties last mentioned, under the:authorit:r of yet uu tt b, o a _ ..e a-kpd acts of Parliament. The last rim , the ak the duty of hl. per to, be ing approp.-...fpd exclusively t 0 purposes of Lit. Now utility and improveme these im posts themselvi they are as a matter of of course duties that we would gladly "e swept be hea r d of away summarily, ne , ver to again. And so far we, wither, t doubt, are perfectly i n agreement with Mr. 11,:'U PEL f, and Mr. Alivrow, e tion to and Sir. JoHN SRELL AT; in 4"-ir opposi .‘,4 1 ,7:t• , s N . l ' - irr:q `71%6Nit0;140 - 4 - ••-• s „ • m 0 - hßolf " - THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1881. these imposts as local taxes, in themselves ex cessively vexatious. But let it be borne in mind, before we thus summarily sweep them all away, that they have been levied now for very nearly these last two centuries, in fact ever since 1666, the annul rnirabilis commemorated by ," Glorious John," as the year of the stupendous conflagration. And remembering that they have thus been levied and paid for 195 years in all—let us then see what is the precise nature of the good that is proposed to be secured to the metropolis in return—not observe! for their perpetuation (the bill now before Parliament aims at nothing so preposterous) but—for their prolongation for ten years and for no more than ten years additional ! Sir GEORGE LEWIS explained the nature and bear ing of these advantages very succinctly and clearly yesterday evening, moving, as we are glad to have to repeat that he did successfully, that the bill be read a second time. He explained for example, in the first place, that the fourpenny duty, the one hitherto levied, as we have shown, for purely corporation purposes, he proposes to apply through a clause to be introduced when the Bill is in Committee, to the extinction of certain debts incurred by the City under Act of Parliament. " He would now explain," he said last evening by anticipation, " the nature of the debt to which he wished to apply the duty. To make New Cannon street, the Corporation had borrowed £540,000, and charged the same upon their revenue, the 4d. coal duty being, by a vote of the common council, bur dened with this particular debt. He therefore now proposed that the whole of this 4d. duty should for ten years be appropriated to the payment of the interest and principal of the debt he had mentioned. As the radius of collection was to be diminished, the estimate of the produce of the tax was consider ably less than what it now produced, and would be about £60,000. The interest upon the debt already referred to would amount to £21,000, so that there would remain about £40,000 to be ap plied to the liquidation of the principal. In ten years that would amount to £400,000, but taking into consideration the operation of the sink ing fund, he calculated that the whole of the £540,000 would be paid off in the time he had specified." As to the two other coal duties, the duty of Bd. and the duty of ld. per ton, hitherto as we have also shown already appropriated to various purposes of public utility and metropolitan im provement, Sir GEORGE LEWIS proposes now to perpetuate for another ten years those two duties, henceforth to be clubbed together under a single duty of 9d per ton, and to apply that ninepenny duty for ten years to come to the furtherance of the grandest of all metropolitan improve ments, that namely of the Thames Embank ment. It is because of the proposed most judicious application of the proceeds of these otherwise odious duties, that we are not by any means averse to their continuance for yet one more interval of ten years' duration before they be, as we hope they may then be, as we may be pretty certain they will then be, abolished. By that time the act of their abolition may be accom plished moreover with double satisfaction, for by that time we may confidently trust that London will be magnificently bisected by one broad line at least, if not by two parallel broad lines of Thames Embankment. There are symptoms in America that the Repub licans are now encountering the usual difficulties consequent on a party victory, and that they are not a little perplexed by them. The PRESIDENT himself is, we are told, not equal to what they expected, nor equal to the amount of personal government and action which he had himself expected. He finds himself, after being for a year or two a great local political hero, matched in his own Cabinet with men his equals, and some of them superiors 'in point of ability, and he is obliged to defer to their counsels. It was supposed he would have been a political Dictator, and he did begin in that way ; his inaugural address, being in no sense like our QUEEN'S Speech, an " advised" address, but the work of his o wn mind and pen. Since then he has had proof that all his reputed firmness is not sufficient to enable him to carry out the policy he wished with out money, troops, ships, or the requisite authori sation from Congress. It is due to him, however, to remember that his chief difficulties are not of his own creating. The state of his military and naval force at home is en tirely the work of conspirators, over whom, as they worked under the auspices of the willingly blind BUCHANAN, he had no more control than he had over the Man in the Moon. The same to a great extent, perhaps altogether, may be said of what will evidently prove one source of the greatest embarrassment to him—the Morrill Tariff. Too late the Republicans now perceive that they may levy what duties they please, but that it is not in their power to compel shippers to send goods to the ports where the duties are levied. If protection were the only object, then this might indeed be a matter of indifference. Unfortunately for Mr. LINCOLN and the Republi cans, which party passed the bill, they want revenue and protection together. They intended not to exclude foreign goods, but so to raise their price by heavy duties that their own clumsy and less competent manufacturers might command prices in their own market, at which their awkward pro tected management would still leave them a profit. From the last accounts which we have received, they now fear losing both revenue and high prices too, European produce goes to the southern ports, ascends the Mississippi, and is distributed from St. Louis, in Missouri, over the Three States of the Union, The smuggler keeps down both prices and revenue ; the shipper to southern ports weakens the Federal Exchequer, and strengthens that of its southern rival. Mr. LINCOLN'S Government, by its own most favourable estimate, does not expect to raise more than 30,000 dollars by customs ; it will want fully three times that sum, and yet soberer minds do not think that under the MORILL Tariff half of it will be realised. So completely has selfish cupidity defeated its own objects. A loan is to be resorted to; but it has been b adl y managed, and it is feared it will be unpopular. It will be a great discouragement to the Repub• lican party that the forts in the South will have to be given up. Every hour it is expected that Fort Sumpter will be evacuated ; the only compensation being that, after some considerable amount of con troversy, the Americans have decided that the name is to be reinforced if the fort cannot. The grandson of the revolutionary hero after whom it was named having declared that his grandsire always signed not Sum—but Sump-ter. The gallant Major ANDERSON will, we 'ear, hardly deem this an adequate satisfaction for having to quit a position in which he would haves liked to show what a soldier could do. Fort Pickens is also, z+ is said, " at starvation point," but even here, though this 2..+ could be relieved the Cabinet appears afraid to do it, because 11 be construed as an act of hostility by the South. When this last fort surrenders the Southern Con- volition will have complete control of the Gulf of ' M exico. The Republican party seems much hum. bled, and indignant at the prospect of being beaten by the South in every military point. There has been little additional movement on the Secession question. The seven confederated States hold their position, and seem likely to strengthen it in Europe, by their much more favourable tariff; but no other States have yet joined the confedera tion. Missouri is even determined to stand by the Union at all hazards ; it will do so if even all the other border States should secede. Arkansas voted for the Union in Convention, by 39 to 35, but the minority carried a proposal to refer the question to the whole people. In Virginia the Secessionists have nearly converted the Union majority into a minority. North Carolina adheres pretty strongly to the Union. In Texas the question seems likely to issue in a State civil war. It will evidently be long ere the States settle down into their final com binations. A Pacific Ocean Confederacy is even talked of, and when once the mania for confedera tion has begun, we should not be surprised to see California and Oregon set up for themselves ; and perhaps even a fourth Confederation arise out of the border States. " Manifest Destiny" is fast splitting into fragments. Who stole the note ?—is the question yet unan swered. Indeed our Foreign Secretary now says, point blank, I won't tell you. Mr. DUNCOMBE last night, it will be seen, returned to the charge ; at his last interrogation Sir G. C. LEWIS had con fessed that the note was brought to Sir RICHARD MAYNE, by a policeman. " The question I wish to ask," Mr.DUNCOMBE said last night," is whether he will state the number and letter of the policeman from whom Sir R. MAYNE received the note sent by the Government to Count APPONYI for the use of the Emperor of AUSTRIA in the Court of Chancery; also, the mode by which the said policeman became possessed of the note, and whether he is still on the strength of the metro politan police ; if not, when he left it P" This was driving our worthy Home Secretary to rather close quarters. He knew that no other speaker could, on a Tuesday night, get up and re-catechise him, and back Mr. DUNCOMBE'S re marks, so he " rode the high horse.' He had before said that neither be nor Sir RICHARD MAYNE had given any instructions to any one in regard to the note. That ought to have been enough. But he had said more. He had taken on himself the responsibility of any improper use which had been made of the notes, if such had been made, That ought to have doubly satisfied his catechist. "Under these circumstances," he added, " I do not think it proper for me to give any further information such as my hon. friend is asking. I will, however, state that no step has been taken by the Government for the removal of the policeman from the force." By the rules of the house Mr. DUNCOMBE had no alternative but to accept the dignified answer of her Majesty's Secretary for the Home Depart ment; but we fear poor Sir GEORGE has not yet heard the last of it. A policeman is a public ser vant ; his acts are as liable to be canvassed on public grounds as .those of the Prime Minister himself. He is a person known to Sir RICHARD, and if the policeman in his official capacity comes to his principal in his official capacity, we are entitled to know the whole truth, and known it must be and will be. Our readers may have noticed how fully the main point in KOSSUTH'S affidavit is confirmed by the first acts of the Go vernment in opening the Hungarian Diet. It is now clear that at the date of the printing of the KOSSUTH notes, FRANCIS JOSEPH, the plaintiff, was not King of Hungary. For the first time the abdication of FERDINAND V. was laid before both houses of the Diet by Count D'APPONYI. The recent date of the docu ments, it is said, occasioned, as it well might do, some biting remarks. Nothing can be clearer than that all this time FRANCIS JOSEPH has been only a, usurper and a " pretended King" in Hungary. The old law of Hungary is explicit on the course to be taken in case of resignation. It lies with the Diet to appoint a Regency, and, by acceptance, to make valid the abdication. The Diet, however, never , knew of the abdication, of even the Imperial crown except by the newspapers ; while in the form of abdication itself, poor FERDINAND carefully guarded against renouncing the crown of Hungary. The proof of all this is now complete; it remains, however, to be seen whether FERDINAND has a last abdicated spontaneously or under coercion. It will be something marvellous if Poland and Hungary do not come by their own through their present movements. Now is their opportunity. Italy has afforded them an example —an example testify ing in the most signal manner the capacity 'of a grand but long down-trodden nationality to rise, to scare away its oppressors, to break asunder its political chains, thoroughly to vindicate its inde pendence. That example, we may rest perfectly well assured, will prove in the end sufficiently con tagious. More particularly now that not only is Italy consolidated into one compact Sovereignty, but that England and France, constitutional England and imperial France, hive alike pledged themselves to the principle of non- intervention. From Warsaw arrives news tha on Sunday a grand popular demonstration had taken place there; the military being called out ; the Governor exhorting the people to disperse ; the people consenting to do so if only the soldiers were first of all withdrawn. While occurrences like these are agitating the hearts of the patriots of the ancient capital of the still living, though dis crowned and long prostrate, Nationality of Poland —there is a consciousness all through Christendom that in the dilemma of Austria (threatened as she is with disruption in all directions, in Venetia, in Hungary, in her Polish provinces), in the isolation of Russia (with not one of her old despotic allies left to her), in the pre-occupation of Prussia (con strained as she is to watch narrowly her perils in the direction of the Rhenish Provinces, and her hopes in the direction of Schleswig-Holstein), in the pre-occupation also of Imperial France (a pre occupation of a wholly different character from that of Prussia, being in a manner exclusively selfish and self-aggrandising. the pre-occupation consequent upon the development of the Napo leonian policy)—in all this, Poland, and with her Hungary also, may recognise her opportunity. Whether the rekindled hopes of Poland and of Hungary be now at length and definitively realised, rests we do believe under Heaven in a very greal measure with the Poles and Hungarians themselves. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL B.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Capt. Grey, Equerry-in- Waiting to his royal highness, landed in the docks this morning from her Majesty's yacht Fairy, Hon. Capt. Den man, from Osborne en route for London and Cambridge. His royal highness was received on l an di ng b y M r. P. Hedger, and Mr. J. Levy, principal officers of the docks, whom he thanked for their attention, and Mr. R. B osc h was in attendance on the part of the South Western Rail way Company. His royal highness appeared in th e enjoy ment Lentoondn. of the best of health, and left the station at 11 30 a.m., Royal CAMBRIDGE, MONDAY EVENING. — His Highness tiic Pri nce o f W a l es , accompanied by the Right Hon. Major-General Bruce, Capt. Grey, and suite, arrived here by the express train, at half-past six, and with their attendants immediately took their departure in the royal carriages, which were iu waiting, for MadiugleY Hall. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1861. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS-APRIL 8. LONDON COAL AND WINE DUES CONTINU ANCE BILL. Order for second reading read. Motion made and question proposed, " That the bin be now read a second time." Debate arising, motion made and question put, "That the debate be now adjourned." The house divided— Ayes, 20 ; Noes, 135. AYES-20. Angerstein, W. King, Hon. P. J. L. Paget, C. Ayrton, A. S. Langton, W. H. G. Pease, Henry Barrow, W. H. Layard, A. H. Puller, C. W. G. Beaumont, S. A. Lindsay, W. S. Williams, W. Coningham, W. Locke, J. Douglas, Sir C. M'Mahon, P. TELLERS. Enfield, Viscount Mellor, J. Koupell, W. Hanbury, R. Morris, D. Shelley, Sir J. Question again proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the question, in order to add the words " in the opinion of this house the Coal Tax and the London Bridge Approaches Fund should be continued until the 31st July, 1862,"—(Mr. Ayrton)— instead thereof :—Question proposed, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question :"- -Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question again proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time." Another amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the question, in order to add the words " in the opinion of this house the coal tax and the duties on wine should be continued until the 31st July, 1862,"—(Mr. Ayrton)—instead thereof— Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 119 ; Noes, 10. AYES-119. Adam,W. P. Freeland, H. W. O'Connell, D. Adderley, C. B. French, Fitzstephen Padmore, R. Atherton, W. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Paget, C. Baring, Thos. Geo. Gard, R. S. Paget, Lord A. Bass, M. T. Gavin, Major Paget, Lord C. E. Beale, Samuel Gifford, Earl of Parker, Major W. Beecroft, G. S. Gilpin, C. Paxton, Sir J. Berkeley, H. Gladstone, Capt. Peacoeke, G. M. Black, Adam Gladstone, W. E. Peel, F. Borill, Wm., Goldsraid, Sir F. Peto, Sir M. Brooks, R. Gordon, C. W. Powys, L. P. Buckley, Maj.-Gen. Gower, F. L. Pritchard, John Burghley, Lord Greene, Capt. J. Proby, Lord. G. L. Butt, Isaac Gregeon, S. Pugh, D. (Carmar.) Buxton, C. Hamilton, Major Puller,C. W. Caird, James Hankey, Thomson Rothschild Baron M Cardwell, Rt. lin. E. lieneage, G. Rowley, Hon. R. T. Cave, S. Hennessy, J. P. Russell, F. W. Childers, H. C. E. Ilolmesdale, Lord Seymour, Sir M. Clay, James Humberstone, P. S. Seymour, 11. D. Clive, George Hume, W. Sidney, Thomas Cobbett, J. M. Jervis, Captain Smith, M. T. Codrington, Sir W. Johnstone, Hon. H. Somes, Joseph Cowper, Hon. W.F. Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Stanley, Lord Craufurd, E. H. J Kinnaird, Hon. A.. Sturt, Capt. C. N. Crawford, R. W. Lee, W. Sykes, Col. W. H. Cubitt, Ald. Legh, W. Tite, Wm. Cubitt, George Lennox, Lord G. G. Torrens, It. Dalglish, Robert Lewis, Sir G.C., Bt. Trefusis, Hon. C. H. Dawson, R. P. Lowe, Rt. Hon. R. Turner, J. A. "Deedes, Wm. M'Cormick, W. Valetort, Lord Douglas, Sir C. Malins, R., Vance, John Duke, Sir James Martin, J. Vansittart, Wm. Dunbar. Sir Win. Mellor, John Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. Dunne, Col. Miller, T. Watling - ton, J. W. Egerton, W. Monson, W. J. Whitbread, S. Estcourt, S. Montagu, Lord R. White, Jas. Ewing, H. E. C. Morgan, Major Farquhar, Sir M. Murray, William TELLERS. Forester, Col. G. C. Nicol, William Brand, H. B. Forster, W. E. Norris, J. T. linatchbull-Hugess NOES, 10. Barrow, W. H. Layard, A. H. Enfield, Viscount Locke, John Griffith, C D. Morris, D. Hanbury, R., jun. Pease, H Roupell, W. Williams, W. TELLERS. Ayrton, A. S. Shelley, Sir J. V. PRESENTS TO GA_RIBALDIe TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,— Captain De Rohan has left England for Turin and Caprera, with communications for General Garibaldi from Mr. Ashurst, his English treasurer. Captain De Rohan is also the bearer of various presents to the General of con siderable interest, including one to his daughter Teresita from some English ladies of distinction. Among the pre sents to the General was one likely to interest him ♦ery much, forwarded to London by Mr. Cowen, 0.7 Newcastle on•Tyne, consisting of a sea•piece, painted by J. Scott, bearing the inscription—" Ship Commonwealth, 853 tons, Captain Garibaldi, sailed from Shields, April 14, 1854, bound to Genoa." As a work of art it is an effective and attractive picture ; but the General will receive it and value it most as a present of a brave old Tynemouth salt, who has saved his pence for a long time in order to make the present to the General, whom he was with difficulty restrained from going out to serve, though seventy years of age. Another present carried to the General by Captain De Rohan, and which was brought to town by Mr. Coningham, M.P., is the Brighton watch, to which is attached a gold cable chain almost large enough and strong enough to hold the Great Eastern. The inscription upon the watch tells its own story ; it is this :-.." Seventeen thousand subscribers of one penny each present this watch to General Garibaldi in admiration of his noble daring and patriotic devotion to national freedom and liberty. Brighton, Sussex, England, February 18th, 1861."—I am, &c., LANDOR PRAED The Right. Hon. Sir E. Bulwer Lytton arrived in town this afternoon from Kneb worth, whither he had re turned only a few days since, after an absence of several months from England. THE INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND. The total amouit received in aid`of the Indian Famine Relief Fund, up to last evening, is nearly £29,000, and among the donations forwarded to the Lord Mayor in the course of the day were—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, £200; F.H.8., £300; Messrs. Hoare and Co., £100; Lord Calthorpe, £5O; Earl de Grey and Ripon, £5O; J. James, Esq., £5O; and Sacramental Offertory, Parsonage, Kennington-oval, Rev. Carlton Lane, £lO 6s. 9d ; and collection at the church doors, £35 6s. sd. ; to 'other, £45 13s. 2d. DISGAYELLING OF LANDS. The only Parlia mentary paper yesterday issued was a bill prepared and brought in by Mr. Lygon and Sir Brooke Bridges, "For the voluntary disgavelling of heriditaments of gavelkind tenure." It is proposed to empower the owners 'of gavel kind lands to disgavel them by a very simple deed, the form of which is set forth in the schedule. The schedule contains the " deed " to be used in the disgavelling of lands. It is a very concise affair, and conveyancers would not be disposed to adopt the form. It renders conveyances a very simple proceeding. Ihe t. Petersbourg Gazette states that a young man called the other day at a bookbinder's shop in St. Petersburg, with seventeen portraits of the Emperor, which he desired should be set in frames of cherry coloured velvet, with the following inscripticn in letters of gold :—" In memory of the enfranchisement of the serfs, March 5, 1851." A curious instance of a thief's thoughtfulness is reoorded in the Manchester papers. It appears that a lady had her purse stolen whilst in Manchester, and among other items it contained a cheque for £5O. This cheque was returned by letter to the Manchester inspector of de tectives. The thief probably dared not attempt to cash it. The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £842. THE BISHOPP.IC OF MADRAS.—The see of Madras, which has become vacant by the death of the Right Rev. Dr. Thomas Dealt ry, includes the whole of that presidency, and is worth £2,500 a year. The appointment of a suc - cessor will devolve upon Sir Charles Wood, the Secretary of State for India. The diocese consists of 141,923 square miles, the population 13,500,000, and the number of clergy about 140. METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAYS.—An acci dent occurred at a late hour on Sunday night on the Marble arch Street Railway, but was fortunately unattended with injury to life or limb, although causing some damage to one of the cars and a switch. It appeared that the cars were thronged with riders on every journey throughout Sunday, to such an extent as to induce the continuance of their running much beyond the usual time, and as the car in question was on its journey from the Marble• arch to Notting-hill, incon veniently crowded with passengers, between 9 and 10 at night, it suddenly left the metals, and was dragged along one of the switches, tearing up the rails it passed and nearly capsizing against an embankment for pedestrians opposite Hyde-park-gardens. Considerable confusion en sued, and the passengers refused to get out until they had been paid off. The cause of the accident seemed to arise from the wheels being out of gauge. AN OLD CORUNNA SOLDIER.—Mr. J. Congreve, of Overslade, near Rugby, in a letter to . the Times, says : Could you give a corner in your paper to plead for an old soldier of the Peninsular army ? A neighbour of mine, John Devereux, formerly a private of the 7th Hussars, was orderly to Col. Vi v i an , an d carr i e d d espatches to Si r J o h n Moore at the battle of Coru.i na. He served with his regi ment during the war. lie has the Peninsular medal with bars for Corunna, Orthes, and Toulouse. He is now 78 years of age, suffering under a fatal disease, and receives for the support of himself and his wife (aged 68, and failing in health) only 4s, 6d. a week. Some who read this will, I feel sure, help me to cheer the last days of this brave and most deserving old soldier. I will account for any contri butions intrusted to me. RESPONSIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF TRADES'UNIONS. —A case of considerable importance has been under investi gation before the magistrates at Barnsley during the last week, ending the committal of seven persons, members of the Miners' Association of the Barnsley district, for trial at the next York assizes, on a charge of riot and conspiracy. During the hearing Richard Mitchell, the secretary of the union, who had been summoned to produce the books, was examined, and objected to produce them. Mr. Roberts, of Manchester, the miners' attorney-general, argued in support of the objection that the production of the books would, is, a charge for conspiracy, incriminate every officer of and every subscriber to the union. The magistrates ruled that the books must be produced. Mitchell left the court for that purpose, but returned saying that while in court his wife had removed his furniture to another house, and had told him a person had fetched the books away. It is under stood that many of the shopkeepers and tradesmen in the district have been compelled to subscribe to the union, not knowing the responsibility which attached to them. It is anticipated that they will now withdraw their support from TIIE JOINERS' STRIKE AT BLACKBURN.—The menuna nimous opinion of the b o d y t h at t h ey should cont i nue on strike in stillthe m e present circumstancest corre spondent is informed that upwar d s o f 100 of the 250 on rainout, although it is far from the of trad e . Our strike are prepared to recommence work qt tte old rate of wages.-410nMO6fr Guardian. rid N E w S. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. The Noniteur of this morning publishes a circu lar, addressed by M. Delangle, Minister of Justice, to the Attorneys-General (Procureurs Generaux), in reference to the Catholic priests who publicly discuss prohibited subjects either verbally or in writing, and in the exercise of their functions. The circular continues as follows : " Some of them, forgetting that a priest's mission is to watch over the religious instruction of the faithful, criticise the acts of the Government, provoking also mistrust and censure of the Em peror's policy. Others attack the Sovereign per sonally, overwhelming him with insults. Others trouble the consciences of their flocks by the an nouncement of imaginary misfortunes." M. Delangle recalls that such abuses are amen able to Articles 201 and 204 of the penal code, which punish offences of the kind with imprison ment or banishment. Ho also recalls that, although these articles have remained unapplied, they have lost nothing of their authority. " The Government would fail in its duty if it did not employ them against such hostile demonstrations." M. Delangle concludes by charging the Attor neys-General to cause accounts to be rendered them of any such infractions of the law, and, when the facts are judicially proved, to send their authors, whoever they may be, before the compe tent tribunals. • " It is time," says the circular, " that legality should re-assume its sway." TURIN, APRIL 9, The supplementary elections, the result of which is at present known, show a great majority favour able to the Government. VIENNA, APRIL 9. The official Wiener Zeitung of to-day says : " Yesterday the Imperial resolution was taken with reference to the public rights of the Protes tants of both confessions in the German and Slave provinces of the Empire.' WARSAW, APRIL 7. A great popular demonstration has taken place before the palace of the Governor in consequence of which the military were called out. The Go vernor personally exhorted the people to maintain order and to disperso. The people replied that they would do so if the military were first withdrawn. The Governor gave orders to that effect, and the crowd then dispersed quietly. POSEN, APRIL 7. A monster popular demonstration is to take place at Warsaw to-day. Numerous bands of people will proceed to the cemetery where the victims of February were buried. The excitement is very great. In the Polish provinces demonstrations are likewise taking place. The Governor of Suwalki has tendered his re signation, which has been accepted. The Governor of Lublin has left that city for Warsaw. NAPLES, APRIL 8. The Muratists have just been making ridiculous demonstrations, such as sending round to people's houses cards inscribed "Murat, Ring of the Two Sicilies, by vote of the people." The Bourbon faction has also attempted a move ment, which hes been thwarted by the vigilance of Nigra. Duke Cazaniello, Bishop Trotta, and other leading conspirators, have been arrested, and a quan tity of arms and manitions has been seized. NAPLES, APRIL 7. A rumour is current that General Bosco arrived at Naples five days ago, in order to direct a reac tionary movement which was to have broken out yesterday. The police are said to be on his track. The ramifications of the conspiracy have been discovered. They extend even to the provinces. In some places the conspiracy has really broken out, and most atrocious deeds have been committed. Several priests have been arrested, among whom are seven curates of this city. The inhabitants request the Government to take energetic measures against the reactionists. Yesterday reactionary attempts in the environs of Naples were suppressed by the National Guard. Several Bourbon officers and priests implicated in the conspiracy have been arrested. A depot of arms and ammunition has been disco vered in Naples. The inhabitants are everywhere quiet. NAPLES, APRIL 8. • In consequence of the Bourbon conspiracy re cently discovered here the Duke Cazaniello and Bishop Trotta have been arrested. Yesterday 300 rifles were seized, and this morn ing 600 muskets and ammunition. Forty-three armed persons were arrested yesterday at Caserta. The attempts at insurrection made at Castiglione, in the Abruzzi, and at Vico, in the Capitana, have been easily suppressed. The insurgents at Casti glione committed incredible atrocities. BERNE, APRIL 8. The ex-Grand Duke of Tuscany has addressed a note to the Federal Council, dated from Dresden protesting against any recognition of the kingdom of Italy on the part of Switzerland. VIENNA, MONDAY. . - The Austrian Diet voted to-day an address con taining assurances of loyalty to the Emperor, and praying for the maintenance of the administrative unity of the empire in conformity with the consti tution of the 26th of February. The address also l a y s particular stress on the necessity for the further development of the con stitutional principle. WEST- COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. The African Royal Mail steamship Athenian arrived here at one o'clock this morning, but, owing to the non-attendance of the tender, no mails were landed until 8.30 a.m. She brings 3,000 oz. of gold dust. At Benin trade was fair. Her Majesty's ship Buffalo was at Fernando Po, at which port trade was dull. Trade was inactive at the Cameroons, and also at Old Calabar. At Brass River trade was very quiet. The steamship Sunbeam was at Nunn. At Bonny trade was dull, but brisk at Accra, Cape Coast, and Bathurst. Business was improving at Cap 9 Palmas. SPECIE FOR THE BRAZILS. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 9. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Magdalena, sailing to - day, takes out in bar silver and dollars, £14,671; in sovereigns, £7,940; in diamonds, £3,950; in jewellery (French and English). about £8,200. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Alhambra, which sailed yesterday for the Peninsular ports, took out in sovereigns £2,000. FRANCE. BOURSE, April B.—The market still remains inanimate, but with the prices well maintained. Threes, for the Account, are now 67f 70c. Rail way Shares quiet, but also well maintained at previous prices. The following were the last quotations :- 4/ per per Cents ... 95 50 Credit F °lacier 940 Do end month.... 25 40 Belgian 4}.. lOO 75 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 70 Roman Bank Shares ......2895 — 1 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 647 50 Spanish Threes 4B Do. Account 647 601 Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1336 25 .. 1337 50 Northern 960 75 .. 890 New ditto B9O ig-- - • . ~ Lyons and Mediterranean 948 75 .. 950 - Geneva 391 25 .. 390 Southern 542 50 .. 542 50 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard PRUSSIA AND ITALY. The following explanations have been given spontaneously to the Chamber of Deputies by the Prussian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron de Schleinitz, relative to the affair of Count Sehlippen bach : During the last few days the Government has become acquainted with an incident which has caused a great sen sation, and not without reason ; for it is calculated to throw an equivocal light upon Prussian diplomacy. According to the public journals, and other authorities, letters have fallen into the hands of the authorities of Palermo, brought there by an officer attached to the Prussian Legation. In these letters the officer referred to is named as a person of confi• dente with regard to certain views and intrigues relating to the political situation of Sicily. It is not necessary, I think, to remark that the Government of the King is altogether a stranger to such proceedings, and that these intrigues are not only unauthorised by it, but are in direct contradiction with the intentions openly proclaimed by the Prussian Government. If, however, such a co-operation has really taken place, or if it has been even attempted or projected, which is not yet quite apparent, the Prussian Government disavows it and disapproves of it, in the most unequivocal and categorical manner. For no Government could permit a person in its official service to have politics of his own, or even to make himself the organ and agent of foreign political interests and tendencies. The King's Government first heard of this incident through the journals, and it immediately took the necessary measures for obtaining, with the briefest possible delay, complete and authentic explanations upon the whole affair; and remembering its duties and its functions, it will, after it has formed a judgm3nt on this matter, know how to redress this abuse from whomsoever it proceeds. Mean while, in order to prevent any false interpretation, and that there may not exist the slightest doubt as to the position which the Government has taken in this regretta ble affair, I have thought it right to make before the country and its representatives the loyal declaration which you have just heard. The above speech was several times interrupted by the applause of the Chamber. AFFAIRS OF ITALY. A private letter from Turin, of the sth instant, speaks of the effect produced by the "terrible reply" of Garibaldi to the Italian deputation, and in which " he does not spare either Cavour or his colleagues, or the deputies, or even the King himself, who, according to him, has not done for Italy all he might have done, and who lives in a lifeless atmo sphere." It appears that certain members of the majority meant to get up a discussion in the Cham ber on the subject, and to fling back the term " lacquey" thrown in their faces ; but common sense prevailed, and the Government resolved to be patient and negotiate. The cause of the sudden and unexpected appearance of Garibaldi at Turin is thus given : " Garibaldi was roused to anger because the Minister at War did not fix the position of the Ga ribaldian officers, who wanted to have their grades recognised, as the Government had recognised and admitted into the army the generals and superior officers of Garibaldi's force, and which, by the way, has placed them in a false position. Now, this .is rather a serious affair, inasmuch as there are from 6,000 to 7,000 of these officers many of whom have not the qualifications necessary to take command in a regular army. Others of them donned the ' red shirt' somewhat late in the day, in order to cover their brows with laurels. The evil was in the Go vernment not having adopted a resolution of some kind before; had it done so Garibaldi would not have lost patience, and would not have come to Turin with the object of raising the question in Par liament. Fanti had a horror of the whole affair, and adjourned it from day to day. He consulted Cialdini on his arrival here, and it was in accordance with the plan suggested by the latter that negotiations were opened between Garibaldi and his staff on the one hand, and the War Department on the other. It is most desirable that they shall end satisfactorily, for a serious dissen sion between Garibaldi and the Government in the present state of affairs would have terrible conse quences, and Austria would most likely be the gainer. Moreover, the Garibaldians, consulting only their anger, might provoke a rising which would give a pretext to the Austrians, who are very anxious for it, to cross the Po and penetrate into the Pontifical States. You may be certain that the strictest orders have been given to the civil and military authorities to arrest any force and every man that may try to provoke the Austrians. This, however, does not suffice to tranquillise the public here, whom the fear of war has already gained— and war nobody desires. The state of affairs is not cheering; it will become less so if much more time be lost in settling the Roman question. A solution would leave sufficient time for people to think of Venetia, which might be left quiet until Italy be organised, and until Austria and Europe should be convinced of the necessity of restoring it to Italy. You know, of course, that England and Switzer land have recognised the new Kingdom of Italy ; Sweden and even Portugal are expected soon to follow their example." Prince Murat has got himself into hot water by the publication of his letter (with or without the knowledge of his chief) to his mysterious friend the Duke of Asterisks. The papers, and particularly the Opinion Nationale and the Siecle, hit at him as mercilessly as if he had not a friend in the world, or as if he were a private Reactionist and totally un connected with an Imperial family, or even with Corsica; or as if he were not Grand Master of the Masonic Brotherhood of France. The Opinion Nationale reproaches him with the obscurity of his father's origin—fits d'un aubergiste—the son of a publichouse-keeper. This, I must say, is ungenerous on the part of an Imperial Democrat, who ought not to forget that the boast of his Sovereign was that he is a parvenu among erownei heads. It is not because Prince Murat's grandfather was an aubergiste—he was, doubtless, an honest man and dealt fairly by his customers—but principally be- cause he founded his claims to the Crown of the Two Sicilies on the merits of his father Joachim that his letter met with general reprobation. Na- poleon I. knew as well as most people the character of King Joachim, and here is what he says of him, as recorded in the Memorial de Sainte _Helene : " It is impossible," said Napoleon, " To conceive more turpitude than was contained in Murat's proclamation when separating himself from the Viceroy (Eugene Beauharnais) • He said in it that the time was come to choose between two banners—that of crime, and that of virtue. It was my banner which he called that of crime : and it was Murat, my own work, the husband of my sister, he who owed everything to me, would have been nothing without me, and known only through me, who wrote that ! It is difficult to break with the unfortunate with greater brutality, and to run with greater shamelessness after a new fortune." The proclamation which Murat issued after having entered Rome on the 19th of January, 1813, and driven the French garrison to take refuge in the Castle of St. Angelo, is as follows Soldiers ! as long as I could believe that the Emperor Napoleon contended for peace and the happiness of France I fought by his side, but it is ❑ow no longer possible to give credit to that illusion, The Emperor breathes nothing but war. I should betray the interests of my native country, of my present dominions, and of yourselves, if I did not at once separate my arms from his to join them to those of the Powerful allies whose magnanimous inten• tions are to re-establish the independence of nations and the dignity of thrones. Soldiers ! there are bit two banners in Europe; on the one are inscribed religion, morality, justice, law, peace, and happi ness; on the o th er persecut i on, art ifi ce , violence, tyranny, war, and mourning to all nations." There is a good deal of truth in this proclamation, but it sounds strangely on the lips of one who had been the companion and the lieutenant of Napoleon, not to say his brother-in-law. DENMARK. The following is the text of the circular of the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, explaining the conduct of the Government in reference to the Schleswig-Holstein question. The circular, which has been mentioned in a telegram, is addressed to the diplomatic agents of the Danish Government at foreign courts : Copenhagen, March 22. Sir,—lt will be known to you that some days be fore the assembling of the Holstein Estates the representatives of the non-German great Powers took steps to persuade the King's Government to submit to the Estat es th e b u d get o f common affairs for the financial year 1861-2, as far as regards Hol stein, considering that this would be the only way of avoiding the federal execution. I answered them that the propositions which would be laid before the Estates had been already drawn up by the Council of Ministers, and transmitted to the King to be discussed on the following day in the privy council, and that the affair having once assumed this phase, I could not inform them officially of the tenor of the paragraph devoted to the budget of 1861-2 before his Majesty had taken his resolution, but that I would hasten to communicate the propo sitions to them as soon as they had been approved by the King. You are aware that section 13 of the measure relating to the provisorium submits to the Estates the patent of September 25, 1859, which fixed the share of Holstein in the budget of common affairs of 1861-2. Nothing is more natural than that this patent, and not 'a new measure, should be submitted to the Estates, for on the one hand the sums charged to the duchy in that patent do not exceed what is strictly necessary to meet the ordinary expenses, and are in exact proportion to those demanded for the kingdom and for the Duchy of Schleswig; on the other hand the dignity of the King would not permit that a Royal resolution, published long ago, should be set aside as null and void, not retaining even the character of a proposi tion. But after all this is only a matter of form; in reality the Estates have been put in a position to discuss freely the share of Holstein in the general budget. The patent of Sept. 25, contain ing the various heads of receipt and expenditure, the Estates might have asked for information from the royal commissioner (with whom was associated with this object a superior employe in the ministry of finance) respecting the various particulars, and thus have entered on a discussion of the budget in detail. And, as forming part of the measure pro posed, the patent of Sept. 25 is accordingly, as completely, submitted to the deliberation of the Estates as all the other dispositions of the measure. The Estates might then adopt or amend it at pleasure, and although no positive decision has been come to in this respect, I think I can inform you confidentially that, in accordance with my personal views, the Government of the King would have pre ferred to renounce the quota of Holstein in the common expenses, and confine itself as regards that duchy within the limits of the national budget, rather than expose itself to a federal exe cution for an interest comparatively so small. To such an extent, sir, did the King's Government anticipate the wishes expressed by the powers, But it is only too natural that in a question so com plicated as ours has unhappily become, and above all when the powers conceive that they ought to occupy themselves with a question so peculiar and delicate, misunderstanding should arise ; and to judge from the words lately uttered by Lord Wodehouse, in the House of Lords, the English Government appears to have understood the matter as if the budget had yet to be submitted to the Estates, whereas the King's Government has already' done in that respect all that it can do, by submit ting the patent of Sept. 25, 1859, to their delibera tions. lam very anxious that this misunderstand ing should not be propagated, and I beg you, sir, to make a point of explaining to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and your colleagues the real state of matters. In conclusion, I ought to call your at tention to the following principal points :- 1. The budget of common affairs for the finan cial years, 1861-2, as far as concerns Holstein, will not be submitted to the Estates, for this has been already done by section 13 o f th e measure submit ting the patent of Sept. 25 to their deliberation. 2. That deliberation arising from the aforesaid patent may embrace all that concerns Holstein in this budget. 3. The deliberation to which the Estates are admitted on the patent is as complete as that on the other parts of the royal proposition. 4. In submitting the royal patent of Sept, 25, 1859, to the Estates, the King's Government per formed an act of conciliation, but as the powers have expressly declared that that deference on the part of the Government should not entail conse quences, the King's Government has not thereby created a precedent which can be interpreted to its prejudice in case disagreement should arise on a provisional condition. I have the honour, &c., C. HALL. THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862. Yesterday the secretary to the Commissioners for the International Exhibition of 1862 was busily engaged during the whole of the day in examining the different communications received from nearly every part of the United Kingdom, notifying the intention of the most eminent firms to become exhibitors, and requiring space to be allotted to them in the new building to an extent altogether unprecedented in the Exhibition of 1851. The towns requiring the largest allotment of space are Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Wakefield, Nor wich, and Coventry ; but there are hundreds of others who desire that ample room may be afforded them for exhibiting their different branches of industry. These demands at so early a period show that the public take a deep interest in the forthcoming exhibition, and there is little doubt that in point of extent and variety it will eclipse its great prototype of 1851. Up to yesterday evening the guarantee fund signed now amounts to £357,350, and it is expected to be materially increased before the end of the week. Summonses will be issued either this day or to-morrow for a meeting of the Advice Committee for the Fine Art Department, to make the final arrangements as to that branch of art, which will embrace architecture, paintings in oil and water-colours, drawings, sculpture, models, die-sinking, intaglios, etchings, and engravings. In the course of the present week the representa tives of the Chambers of Commerce will hold their second meeting, in London, for the purpose of faci litating the arrangements. The digging of the foundations for the intended building at Kensington is nearly completed, and the foundations will be laid in the course of a few days. No delay whatever has taken place in con sequence of the dispute in the building trades, as in the absence of a settlement of the present difference Messrs. Kelk and Lucas have made other arrange ments to prevent the possibility of any delay in the works, Cott Per OE £l4, marl limit O EIBB Alltil CO M! deem 29 th by tl eZ dil India qtter : A f Secur Turki Spud arid P tat at The not b °Penh koven was e: Yorks has su hB, ii ties ha In t transa Paris and I sates, Join hive kateri pitt, t)itto— ragOlai 1311 enos Ditto rorti lgu Ditto Russian Ditto Ditto Ditto tpapish Ditto Ditto B Danish Lurkish Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Cane I RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. An extraordinary general meeting of this com pany was held yesterday at the London-bridge terminus, to consider the propriety of converting into preferential 4,-1- per cent. stock all such of the preferential 41 per cent. shares of 1861 as have been paid up in full ; also for sanctioning the transfer of the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway to the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, Mr. L. Schuster was in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, with reference to the trans fer of the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway, the deeds were not yet completed, and would not there fore be laid before them for their sanction. The con version of the 41 per cent. shares into stock was a formal matter, as it was usual as soon as such shares were paid up to convert them into stock, but it was necessary to submit it to the shareholders. He then moved a resolution authorising the conver sion of the above shares into stock. Mr. Nix seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously, and the proceedings terminated. MONMOUTHSHIRE. It appears the directors of this company, after carrying over a balance of upwards of £9OO to make the reserve fund £lO,OOO, have resolved to declare a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum for the half-year ending Dec. 31, 1860. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN- COLNSHIRE. The total expenses of this company's railways, including rents, tolls, duty, &c., from the Ist of January to the Ist of March, 1861, amounted to £84,140, as against £76,463 for the corresponding period of 180. The proportion of the South Junc tion receipts accruing to this company from the Ist of January to the 30th of March amounted to .E 6,932, as against £6,208 for the corresponding period of 1860, and the expenses to £3,481, as against £2,905.