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Lamotte. Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt.—Dancing at Nine o'clock.-Is. admission. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High Holborn.—This popular and magnificently ap pointed Ball Room, decidedly the most fashionable and best conducted entertainment in the world. The very excellent band, under the able direction of Mr. ?acker, is constantly introducing the choicest and latest music of the day—a qua drille and polka from Balfe's new opera, Bianca; Colleen Bawn Waltz, Garibaldi's Triumphal Galop, &c., among others, bow nightly receive the plaudits of the company. The wines supplied are of the very choicest quality. The refreshment rooms are elegant in the extreme, and replete with every comfort. Admission throughout, ls. CONTRACT FOR HAMMOCKS. Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, Somerset Place, 13th April, 1881. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the - 1 - OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on TUESDAY, the 30th instant, at Two o'Clock. they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and de livering; into Store at her Majesty's Dockyard at Deptford, 20,525 BLEACHED SACKING HAMMOCKS. A Pattern Hammock and a Form of the Tender may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after Two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him dilly authorised in Writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and hear in the left-hand corner the words " Ten der for Hammocks ;" and must also be delivered at Somerset place, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible per sons, engaging to become bound with the Person tendering, in the sum of £1,200 for the due performance of the Contract. THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S '" GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties e:c perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in bus! ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefull3l examined in J. Groasmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." Kent and Co., late Piper and Co., Paternoster-row. CONTRACT FOR WHITE AND RED LEAD. Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 12th April, 1861. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO REREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on TUESDAY, the 2 3d inst., at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for sup- Plying her Majesty's Dockyard at Chatham with WHITE LEAD, and her Majesty's several Dockyards with RED LEAD, under a contract for twelve months certain, and further un til the expiration of three months' warning. A form of the Tenders may be seen at the said office. No tender will be received after Two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for White and Red Lead," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, aecompanied by a letter signed by two re sponsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of £2,500 for the due performance of the contract. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUEEN. This Hospital is entirely devoted to destitution in its most Pitiable form, viz., that which is accompanied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with ade quate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have SOO beds immediately available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. 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At home from 10 till 3, and from 6 till 8. ' 4L / 'c - K t - • - • ;11 TA:ff nri • A t 4; nia \‘, • f' _ • 7 . • 46' A, 14-,-;4r Y.? - ' \l4+ -6. 4' '15 4 . (0 , k . •A ( :/c7 z PRICE 4D . STAMPED, SD. CONVICT DISCIPLINE IN ENGLAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—My attention has been called by an adver vertisement in your columns to an article in the Cornhill Magazine of April 1, headed " The Irish Convict System ; why it has succeeded." As the question is of some public importance, I would beg the favour of your allowing me space for a few necessary explanations. The writer commences by saying that "in the session before last a return was obtained by the House of Lords, which shows that of the convicts out on ticket-of-leave in England nine-tenths relapsed into crime." Not content with this, he goes on to say, " while, of course, we cannot assume the merely unaccused tenth to be virtuous and pure." He then observes, by way of contrast, "In Ireland, even including the criminals released under the old law, the men re-committed are not one-fifth of the whole number released." Further on he states, " I say nothing of England, where, before the wholesale retrograde movements at Port land and Chatham, the relapses have stood at nearly 90 per cent., because, I repeat, I am not comparing the two systems. Only, flesh and blood cannot resist a glance at contrasts so striking." That the contrasts will be found very striking indeed whenever the subject is thoroughly investi gated I am prepared at any moment to maintain, but that the writer has no ground for his gratuitous assumption of failure or retrograde movements in this country .will appear by a very brief considera tion of the data on which he relies. The return made out in the Home-office in the usual official form was as follows : " Return to an Address of the House of Lords, dated the 11th of April, 1859, for a Return of the Number of Con victs to whom Tickets of Leave have been granted during the years 1857 and 1858 ; specifying the Number given eaeh Year; also the Number who during that period have been remanded to Prison in consequence of the Commission of any subsequent Offence. " Number of convicts released on orders of license : From the Ist of January to the 31st of December, 1857 From the Ist of January to the 31st of December, 1858 Total " Number of license-holders re-committed to prison for fresh offences : From the Ist of January to the 31st of December, 1857 From the Ist of January to the 31st of December, 1858 Total " Home-office, April 14, 1859. "H. WADDINGTON." Before the writer committed himself to drawing any conclusion from these figures be should have inquired whether the 1,084 convicts referred to were the whole number out on license at the end of 1858, because the 966 license-holders reported for mis conduct or re-committed to prison for different offences were taken out of the whole number at large, and not out of the comparatively few who were released in the two years included in the return. Under these circumstances, I think I am entitled to state that the effect of this return to the House of Lords has been most grossly, and, I fear, wil fully misrepresented. Now, what are the real facts ? From October, 1853, when the first licenses were issued, to the 31st of December, 1858, there were released on license no less than 8,449 male and fe male convicts, and it is out of this number that 966 were recommitted in the two years in question. In the number 966 under the head "re•committed for fresh offences" are included all who were ac quitted, all who had their licenses revoked for trifling offences, and those who were subsequently convicted of more serious crimes and received fresh sentences of penal servitude. Excluding those who were acquitted and the females, who form but a small proportion, the actual number of males received back into the convict pri sons with licenses revoked or under fresh convic tions, out of the 1,084 in the return, were only 117. Pursuing the inquiry in regard to male prisoners, the records in my office give the following results, extending from October, 1853, when the first licenses were issued, to the 31st of March, 1861, a period of seven years and a half. During this period 9,180 licenses were issued to male prisoners, of which 834 have been revoked and 1,038 license holders have been returned in convict prisons under fresh_ convictions. This gives 9 per cent. of revocations,a n d 11.3 per cent. of fresh convictions. I refrain from now entering into any controversy or any defence of the system of discipline which with so much care has been established in England and carried out with such marked success, but I do earnestly protest against the means resorted to for crying it down. Ido also protest against the deep injustice that is done to the whole of the officers who have for many years devoted their best ener gies to carrying out the views of the Government in regard to the proper mode of administering the law in connexion with the highest class of our secondary punishment. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, S. JEBB. - - - ANOTHER " OATH CASE." On Thursday, at the Wigan County Court, before J. S. T. Greene, Esq., judge, was heard a ease in which was involved a question very similar to' that raised in the Rochdale oath case.—Mr. Stephen son M. Struthers, reporter of Wigan, sued Charles Bradlaugh, a secularist lecturer, who has assumed the title of " Iconoclast," for £ll 16s, the balance of an account which plaintiff alleged was due to him for a report of a debate which took place in Wigan in February last, between Mr. Hutchings and the defendant, on " Whether is Christianity or Secu larism best calculated to promote human happiness." The case for the plaintiff having closed, Mr. Brad laugh took the book in hand to be sworn. Mr. Mayhew said : Mr. Bradlaugh, I ask you, if you believe in the religious obligations of an oath ? Mr. Bradlaugh : I object to that before lam sworn. The Judge said that no objection could be taken to the question. After the oath was taken no objec tion could be made.—After some further discussion, Mr. Bradlaugh said : I state in the words of one of the decisions that I consider the oath binding upon me.—The Judge : Do you believe in a future state of rewards and punishments? M. Bradlaugh : I state in the words of a case decided.—The Judge : Do you believe in a future state of rewards and punishments ? Mr. Bradhaugh : According to the legal opinion of the law of the thing. The Judge : It is not arguable. Mr. Bradhaugh : Permit me to refer you to the case in which it was de cided, it was sufficient if there was a belief in a future state of rewards and punishments in this life, The Judge : It is absurd to talk of a future state in this life. Do you believe in a state of future rewards and punish ments ? . Mr. Bradlaugh : I still object—l am not bound to answer the question.—The Judge : You won't answer the question. Mr. Bradlaugh : lam ready to be sworn. The Judge : That is not the objection. Mr. Mayhew read the following extract from " Taylor on Evidence," " Persons insensible to the obligations of an oath from defect of religious sentiment and belief are also incomp e tent t o tes tify as witnesses, because the very nature of an oath presupposes the belief in th e ex i s t ence o f a n omnis cient, supreme Being who is the rewarder of truth and punisher of f a l s eh o od ; without this belief the person cannot be subject to that sanction which the law deems an indispensable test of truth."—The Judge: I have so much reverence for the name of what I consider the Supreme Deity that I do not like to put the question. "Do you believe in the existence of a God ?" because to me whether by education, or whatever it may be, I always think that to use the name at any time, except there is an extreme neces cessity, is to use it in vain ; and there is a command which, according to my belief, tells me not to do it. instance. Mr. did not wish to put it so strongly in the first stance. Mr. Bradlaugh: I will then ask you, under th e Com mon Law Procedure Act 0f 1854, w hich admits affir mation, to permit me to a ffi rm .—The Jud g e : It is given to Separatists, and some persons who have a religion, but do not like . to . take an oath as ad ministered in courts of pstice, to affirm. Mr. B ra dlaugh : I think you wi ll find i t extends to those persons who have conscientious scruples—. The Judge. Conscientious scruples to taking the oath ! There are persons who say " yea" and " nay" are quite sufficient. They have conscientious scru ples. In this same way th e Jew has a con scientious scruple to taking the oath as ad ministered in a Christian court of justices. He is permitted to take his oath in a peculiar man ner ; but it is because he acknowledges, the existance of a Supreme Deity. If the Jew was allowed to do so after having acknowledged whether he was a Sadducee or a Pharisee, it would be dif ferent. You are not a Separatist , Jew , or a foreigner taking the oath in a particular manner—as the Chinese, Persians, or Japanese. Mr. Bradlaugh : Well, your Honour, I object. The Judge 22 ,x 4 E SPAPER C.-- - - - . . __ _ -..7 ., A --z -- -. - -, - : .-'; 0 U,. ,_-_: \ se , You will not answer my quo iiiiii:Ytr.B o r, ; . „I,ep,, believe in the existence of a rgitticriz,..d . . 4 Mr. Bradlaugh : I object that .. ,t,hp 3 itiicier ? -' - 4 Pik; in the negative, would subject m tCf - 'arititi . prosecution.—The Judge :Do you te've-" ' -, -' 9 state of future rewards and punishmehis ? Air. S Bradlaugh: I object that The Judge : Then I shall not permit you to give any.evidence at all, and I think you escape very well in not being sent to gaol.—His Honour, in summing up, said Mr. Bradlaugh would meet with the same measure of justice as any other individual, but he was bound to measure out justice according to the legal standard. He (the Judge) was obliged to treat this as an undefended case, and the verdict would be for the plaintiff with full amount. THE COMING EUROPEAN STRUGGLE. Events make it every day more plain that the conflict between dynasties and peoples whi c h h as begun in Italy must last with i n t erva l s of repose or exhaustion until one party is conquered. Which party this will be it is not difficult to predict. The courts, the nobles, and the func tionaries of Europe are endeavouring to avert an inevitable future. What alliances may be formed, what battles may be fought, whathawhtesrtoaetsesmmeaya rise from among the multitude may lose their reputation, place, or life, in th e chances of the struggle, may be hid in darkness, but the issue is as clear as noonday. I n sp i te of Pope and Emperor, Rome will become the capi tal of the Italian kingdom, and Venice on e of its cities. The Hungarians and Slaves will ob tain independence, at least in administration ; even the Poles will extort further concessions, and rid themselves of pedantic governors and martinet commandants. But this victory is not to be had without exertions, in which we, though we look on the contest from a distance, must have our share. It will be asked why, as these things are sure to happen, we should interfere. Can we delay or hurry the feet of fate ? What is to be will come t o pass without our assistance and in spite of our hindranc e . S uc h f ata li sm, however, is not likely to find f avour w i th men of action. When we believe that th e Lib eral party in Europe is destined to prevail it is because we see that the forces acting in its favour- are far greater than any which serve the interests of its opponents. Even should England cast in her lot with the latter, it could alter very little the course of events. But by energetic and consistent action in accordance with the principles held by the great mass of the people the British Govern ment will, no doubt, succeed in making more easy the inevitable transition. Although we may not place an army in the field, or direct our fleets to blockade the ports of any obsti nate Sovereign, yet there is a part which may be worthily played by this country. By using the influence which it possesses as a strong wealthy, independent, and Conservative power, suspected of no sinister designs, and plainly anxious only for the peace of Europe, the British. Government may prevail on the German powers, and even upon Russia, to act with prudence at the present conjuncture. By a vast outlay in money, and by an equally important sacrifice of time and ease, the people of England have not only placed their country in a state of defence, but shown the continent that their weight would be decisive of the result in a European war. We are on terms of amity with Prance which are only possible to a state which fears and desires nothing. We are united to the people of Germany by ties of religion and similarities of intellect and character; even the rulers of Austria know that we desire nothing better than that she should receive new strength by the contentment of her provinces. But to effect these objects England must be united. The Go vernment must not only be at one with the people, but it must act with such unity and promptitude as to give the reactionary party no hopes of a future change. Strange as it may seem, the policy of England is even now a matter of doubt in many quarters abroad. Sovereigns and Camarillas are flow to learn; at home they will hardly believe in discontent until they are dethroned or expelled, and even afterwards they look upon every petty disturbance as the sign of a speedy restoration. In their judgment of foreign countries they are equally optimists. They cannot conceive a Government existing which does not share their own views and instincts, which does not think them the most ill used and their opponents the most execrable of mankind. Perhaps by this time the Courts of Vienna and Berlin may be convinced that the Eng lish people are steady in their sympathy with the Italian cause, but they have a secret hope that this sympathywill notpermanently influencethe policyof the state. The Austrians count much on our jealousy of France; on our fear that united Italy would be a powerful ally of France ; on our desire to thwart Napo leon's ambitious views of an increase of territory. Such notions are not wholly false ; they have a basis in:the actual opinions of the English people, and are justified both by some despatches of our Ministers and by some speeches of our independent members. But the German courts and the pretenders to the Italian crowns rely on these rivalries to an extent which leads to most inaccurate conclusions. We in England know that were Austria to march into Lombardy, Napoleon, in attacking her, would have the good will of our public so long as he abstained from the aggrandisement of his own dominions. But Austria still believes that in such a case Eng land would be on her side. Popular opinion, she thinks, is fickle, and she fancies that there is a more permanent element of British society attached to her by an enduring alliance. Hence she is re solved to hold out ; she pours troops into Venetia encourages the obstinacy of the Pope, and smiles on the hopes of the Neapolitan pretenders. That such hopes should be destroyed is in the interest of this country, of Europe, and of Austria herself. As for ourselves, it is clear enough that as long as the pre sent state of Italy continues our seventy millions of taxation will know little diminution. To prolong the agony of Rome and Venice is a crime which will most certainly be dearly expiated by Vienna and the Legitimist courts. It is therefore, we think, the duty of every authority in this country to press on Austria the necessity of yielding. That the Cabinet and the House of Commons fully represent the country in this matter is beyond a doubt. What we must all desire is that Lord Pal merston and Lord John Russell should be able to convince foreign powers that in no quarter is there any antipathy to the Italian cause. As long as statesmen are unable to conceal from the diploma tists with whom they deal that they maintain their policy only through the support given them by the im possible for feeling of the people, it will be for England to have her just weight in European affairs. The country has a right to expect that neither Vienna nor Berlin shall have reason to cherish expectations in disaccord with the warn ings of the Crown's responsible Ministers. Such encouragements can do no good to the disor ganised empire which they are intended to benefit. They may increase the difficulties of the Italians, but they can only lure the two German powers into a policy which may be their ruin.—Times. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-SATURDAY. In consequence of The Craven meeting at Newmarket commencing on this day, the Subscription Room was opened on Saturday for the convenience of the members for the ad justment of the heavy balances. of the past week's racing, which occupied the greater part of the afternoon. The room was densely crowded. The business "on hand" appa rently passed off satisfactorily, which might have been anti cipated from the strong " run" that set in in favour of the ffelders. On the resumption of business on the forthcom ing events, The Newmarket Handicap was introduced by the "rush . to get on" the Metropolitan winner Parmesan, whose clos ing price was, as near as we could collect, 3 to 1; a point more would have insured a host of supporters. Sawcutter also was in request at 6 to 1; Zaretan at 7 to 1. • THE CHESTER CllP.—Chere Arnie had an upward ten dency, 7 to 11 being the highest offered; at the same time Light sprang from the outside division to 25 to 1 taken to upwards of £3OO, evidently from his recent race at Epsom. Mr. Day's mare Schism was also touched upon, but with extreme caution, 30 to 1 being quietly booked, but at the close 25 to 1 was the best price. Wallace was nominally at 20 to 1, Butterfly, who for some time has floated in. the " sunshine" of favour, suddenly receded to 1000 to 10. which was currently offered, but without meeting with a response. . _ THE DERBY.—Dandee was asked after, 9 to 2 being offered ; half a point more would have been taken to money. The others returned in our "price current" were supported, but for nominal amounts. The following is the latest return of the betting : NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Parmesan (offered —take 4to 1) 6to 1 agst Sawcutter (taken) 7to 1 agst Zaretan (taken) CHESTER CUP. 7to 1 agst Chere Ataie (taken) 20 to 1 agst Wallace (offered) 25 to 1 agst Light (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Schism (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Butterfly (taken) DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Dundee (offered—take 6to 1) 16 to 1 agst Big Ben (offered) 20 to 1 agst King of Kent (taken) 25 to 1 agst Neighbour (taken) 25 to 1 agst Kettledrum (offered) 40 to 1 agst Diophantus (taken) 1 0 5 0 t t o o agst Janus t Robin us ( H tak ool(effere d ) 0 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1861. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. The Canadian mail steamship Bohemian, with advices to the 30th ult., and the Cunard steamship Europa (extra vessel), with New York advices to the same date, have arrived. The President, in answer to a resolution passed by the United States Senate on the 25th inst., requesting him, if he should think it not incompa tible with the public interest, to communicate to the Senate the correspondence between the War Department and Major Anderson, on the 25th, sent a brief message to the Senate, saying that his con clusion was, that at the present moment the publi cation of the correspondence would be inexpedient. In the Senate on the 26th, Mr. Breckinridge moved to take up his resolution advising the Presi dent to withdraw the Federal troops from the limits of the seceded States, saying that if his motion should prevail he would accept Mr. Clingman's sub stitute, which also advises the President to forbear from attempting to collect the revenue within the same limits. An animated debate ensued, in which Senator Wade, of Ohio, advocating the taking up the resolution, said that he wished the whole subject discussed, and that the Senate should ex press their opinion on it. " Seven States," said he, "have gone out of the Union, and are domi neered over by a usurpation. The people there have had no voice in the Government which has been erected, but military despotism tramples them under foot. If they had the power they would call upon us to vindicate their rights, and the Constitu tion clothes us with authority to do it." A vote was finally taken on Mr. Breckinridge's motion, and resulted 19 to 10, no quorum being present. On the 27th the Senate adjourned sine die, after agree ing upon all the appointments ready for them, and being notified by the President that he had no further communications to make. Before proceed ing to Executive business, Mr. Trumbull of Illinois, offered a resolution declaring that the only way to preserve the Union was by enforcing the laws, and that resistance to theirenforcement, under whatever name, was disunion; and further, declaring it the duty of the President to hold and protect the public property, even within the seceded States. He asked for an immediate vote upon it, but did not obtain it. Mr. Powell, of Kentucky, the original mover of the resolution calling for the despatches of Major Anderson, explained that his motive in call ing for them was to vindicate the character of Major Anderson, which had been assailed unjustly. No thing further of interest transpired. According to the Washington correspondence of the New York Post, orders had gone West to confiscate all goods introduced from southern ports without payment of the United States' duties. The same authority says it is reported that Fort Pickens had been reinforced during the night by several hundred troops from Government ships. Both these statements appear to be very doubtful. The Southern Commissioners had not received any intimation from the Federal Administration respecting its intended policy. The Administration, in making its appointments, had not overlooked the press, many members of which had received important missions. Those con neeted with the .New York Tribune had been par ticularly fortunate. It is stated that numerous desertions had taken place among the troops stationed in Washington. It was suspected that they had been induced to join the Southern forces. A letter from Washington states that at the re quest of Mr. Adams, the present Assistant Secretary of Legation at the Court of St. James will probably be retained in his position, which he has filled most acceptably for eight years. Thl3 new Legation will consist of Mr. Adams, the Minister ; Mr. Charles L. Wilson, of Chicago, Secretary of Legation ; and Mr. Benjamin Moran, Assistant Secretary. Gen. Lamon had returned to Washington from Fort Sumpter. He reported favourably upon the condition of the garrison, but was fully satisfied that reinforcements could not be introduced without a serious collision, and that the at tempt to introduce them would be of doubtful suet ess with the forces at the command of the Administration. He described the military preparations of th( Southerners as of great magnitude, and very skill ally made. The Methodist Conference at Philadelphia had :adopted the report of the Committee of ten on the State of the Church, repealing the new chapter on slavery inserted Ito the Discipline at the last Conference, leaving i n future Conferences to make their own regulat ions on the subiect. The Conference also concurred. in the resolutions of the Baltimore Conkatence, re questing the General Conference at its next session to repeal the chapter on slavery, and, instead of tl tiwn, empowering each annual Conference within the bounds of which the institution exists, to ma ke their own regula tions. They also adopted ant address to the Metho dists of Delaware and ti to Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia, i Lssuring them of the profoundest sympathies in the present state of disquietude and agitated con tdition of the country. The Dutch brig Sirene hi td arrived at Boston, with the crew of the Britisl a ship William Ham mond, from New Orleans ft it Cork, abandoned at sea in a sinking condition. From San Francisco we let Lrn that the shipments of grain to England continua 5d large. In the Virginia State Con: vention on the 28th, Mr. Fisher moved to amend he first resolution of the report by striking out 1 " the people of each State agreed to associate w ith the people of the other States upon a footing o f exact equality," and inserting, " each State accede d as a State, forming, as to itself, the other party." Rejected—yeas 14, nays 113. The first resoluti on was then adopted. The second resolution was tht n taken up. It reads —that African slavery is a vi, tal part of the social system of the States where it e:i ists. Mr. Wise moved to amend by inserting after th .e word " exists," the words " and of the political s: rstem of the Federal Government." Lost—yeas 3; 1, nays 90. The re solution was then adopted. According to Pensa cola advices of the 26th, tit e Federal steamer, Brooklyn, had left Pensacola, and it was supposed she had gone to Key West t o obtain provisions. Troops of the Confederate States continued to arrive at Pensacola in lax rge force, and the number would soon reach 5,0'010 men concentrated at that place. The Louisiana Convention had adopted an ordinance, dividi ig Louisiana into six Congressional districts ; also an ordinance trans ferring public funds to the. Confederate States. An Act abolishing free bankirq g and general charter system was passed. Two coma tanks of Zouaves had left for Pensacola on active so] rvice. Mobile advices say that troops and ammunii don were constantly moving to Pensacola. The 1: leneral Assembly of Missori, by a vote of 62 to 42, had resolved that,— " It is inexpedient to take any gl eps for a National Con vention to propose any amendment is to the Constitution, as recommended by the Stata Convet Mon." From Havannah we have advices to the 25th. Much excitement existed on • the subject of the an nexation of San Domingo to Spain. It seems that a system of Spanish emigrati.i on has been going on at that island, the emigrate is being instructed, when the proper time arrives' 1, to hoist the Spanish flag and invoke the aid of S pain. This was done on the 16th inst., much to th e astonishment of the blacks and natives there. W hen the news reached Havannah the frigate Bianca was fully armed, and with a large number of reguls r troops on board, was despatched to San Doming o, sailing on the 23d. Two screw frigates were sow t to follow, with 5,000 regulars. A large naval at Id military force is said to be on its way from Spain ti ) Cuba. It was stated that Hayti would soon shat the same fate as that of San Domingo, with the ( ;43 neent of France. THE FRENCH IN COCHIII4-CHINA. A communication of the 27th Feb., from the Camp of Khil-hoa, in Cochin-China, is given in the Putrie. It says:— " I write to you in haste, as I am worn out with fatigue, and the heat is frightful. On the 23d the little French and Spanish army was concentrated in Engineers. r g s a . the old Chinese town of Segon, ready to attack the Cochin-Chinese on the following day, and at day breakn During k elsgnpitruotthoephteunsheep.nlneedmeaft Columnswfir t a narah r neire c nn:w h khtfi t whe h orneeef e we were on the move under the command of garrison Artillery Spa niardshttthei h l e nee hro A 2yne t diot n nheT a ent m a hrr i eiadtgnes centre. eot i enf n pt e o re thesuen. r. f a o n r t o ffi cer occu f e occupied piecet eT r A n o he t o er d p s g i s y o :O f sn n i assault had been formed in advance, and the Mt,. rifles were ordered to remain in reserve. At the moment when the column was about to move for ward, General de Vassoigne was struck by a ball in the left arm, and compelled to quit the field. The wound received by the brave General, who had distinguished himself so much in the North of China, appeared to excite fresh eagerness in the column, wbo almost immediately gained possession of the lines attacked. At eight o'clock we were masters of the position. We then perceived before us an extensive plain, but Vice-Admiral Charner thought it advisable for the health of the troops to give them some little repose, so overpowering was the heat. At four o'clock we again advanced to cross the plain, and arrive in front of the en trenched camp of the Annamites. This camp is an immense work, with redoubts and ditches. The night, however, overtook us, and we were obliged to halt at 0, village, intending to make an attack at daybreak. The Spanish infantry was, as, before, posted on the right, the Artillery in the centre, and the Marines on the left. The Foot Chasseurs formed the reserve. At six in the morn ing we quitted the village, and half an hour after were received by a warm fire, by which many of our men were brought down. The assaulting columns dashed forward under a shower of shot and bullets. Col. Testart, who led one of the columns, had his horse killed under him, and was hit by a ball in the head. Enseign de vaisseau Leraigniere had his hip and an arm carried away, and died to day. Lieut. Desroziers received a lance wound in the face, but it is not dangerous. To mention the names of all those who distinguished themselves by their intrepidity would be impossible. All showed admirable coolness and courage. The foot chasseurs had two officers slightly wounded. Among the marines chef de battaillon de Trentiman particu larly distinguished himself. It is impossible to form an idea of the difficulty we had to carry this position. It is a vast rectangle 1,500 metres on each side, with strong redoubts and accessory works. In these two days we have had 200 men killed or wounded, including the Spaniards.. We have buried more than 250 of the Cochin Chinese, and we may estimate the number of their wounded at 2,000. The dead cannot be easily estimated, for their comrades were seen rushing through the thickest of the fire to carry them off, and their alarm must have been very great for us to have been allowed to find so many." Subsequent accounts state that the expeditionary corps commenced its march on the 2d to dislodge the enemy from the positions which they still occupied at Bienhoa and at Mytho. A fresh vic tory was expected. The state of Gen. de Vassoigne did not inspire uneasiness. Admiral Charnier, com mender of the expeditionary forces in Cochin China, has addressed a long report, dated Feb. 27, from the Fort of Ki-Hoa to the Minister of Marine, giving an account of the late success. We take from it the following passages : " The expedition was composed of the 3d Regi ment of Marines; 2d Battalion of Foot Chasseurs; 10 pieces of Artillery ; a detachment of Engineers ; and a certain number of clerks of the Intendance, all of whom came in transports from Shanghai. To these were united a body of 200 Spanish infantry, detachments from the garrison of Segon, and 860 seamen, the whole forming a total of about 3,000 men. The town of Segon is on the North of an immense delta, formed by the water which descends from the Western slopes of the mountains of Cochin China, and falls into the Cambodia. This form of the ,ground gave us a great advantage, for with our gunboats and even our frigates we could cut almost all the roads of the enemy, who when once beaten could not escape us without great difficulty. The plan of campaign having been decided on, I sent Admiral Page on the 17th with the Renom mee, three steam corvettes,, four large gunboats, and several adviee boats to reconnoitre the river and ascertain the defences of the enemy in that quar ter, At this time, smaller gunboats were stationed so as to blockade the mouth of all the small rivers, and thus prevent the communications of the Anna mites with the country. Admiral Page met very serious obstacles placed in the river, and after they had been well examined he was ordered to destroy them, while at the same time the expeditionary corps was to attack the lines of Ki-Hoa. On th• 23d all the troops were assembled in the Chinese town, situated near the Pagoda of Cai-Mai, which formed the left extremity of our line of defence of Segon. I went in the evening to their encampment in order to be ready to put them in movement at daybreak on the following day. On the 24th, at the hour appointed, our troops debouched on the plain, advancing towards the first fort on the right extremity of the Annamite works, and distant about a little more than a mile from our starting point. They marched in a single column by a road which had been examined beforehand, and rendered prac ticable by the engineers for our artillery. General de Vassoigne commanded the troops, and Colonel Palanca y Guttierez, the Plenipotentiary of her Catholic Majesty, accompanied me with the Officers of my staff. The plain, which was slightly undulated, and at the entrance covered with bushes and small mounds, became more open as we advanced towards the enemy's line, and soon allowed our artillery to take up a position at about 1400 yards from the works. The infantry deployed in their rear by bat talions en masse, and w ere kept out of reach of the enemy's fire until the time came for the assaulting columns to dash forward. The artillery commenced firing, and then advanced in batteries until they came within 200 yards of the counterscarp. Three columns had been formed for the assault. That on the left was composed of two companies, pre ceded by the boarding parties of the vessels, who were themselves covered by a section of skir mishers; the centre consisted of a detachments of Engineers and two companies of Foot Chasseurs, and the right of the Spanish troops. At the ap pointed moment the columns advanced, and having, under a heavy fire, crossed a palisade composed of bamboos and two lines of pitfalls separated by stakes, placed their scaling ladders against an escarpment bristling with chevaux de frise, and other obstacles of all kinds. The enemy remained firm until their assailants had reached the summit, but without coming to close quarters, and when our troops got over the parapet, t hey fled in all direc tions. It was in this first affair, which was serious, that General de Vasseigne received a ball through his arm just at the moment when the assaulting columns were about to advance. As he was com pelled to quit the field, I took the direct command of the Troops myself. On the 25th a reconnaissance, directed by an officer of Engineers, penetrated under a heavy fire into the wood, which extended in front of our left, and obtained information as to the force and position of the principal works. The reports of some men made prisoners the previous day, also in formed us that the forts before us situated at the Western extremity orthe lines of Ki-Ho were occupied by the great Mandarins, and the reserve of the Annamite troops. A success on this point would therefore be decisive, and I ordered the at tack. The enemy's works, mostly concealed be hind the trees, soon opened their fire. A section of mountain howitzers, placed on the extreme right, first returned it, and our skirmishers continued to advance, while the remainder of the artillery, posted in the centre of our line, commenced from about the distance of 1,000 yards a well directed fire, while they kept advancing by battery at a trot. The fire of the enemy which was at first exceedingly heavy, gradually slackened. The artillery, which by its successive movements had reached to within 250 yards of the counterscarp, sent a shower of grape on the parapets, and the columns of attack who were ready waiting for the signal advanced with an enthusiasm which made them triumph over the obstacles of all kinds placed round the ramparts and in the interior of the works. On the right the assaulting column, formed of seamen, crossed six lines of pitfalls separated by palisades ; seven rows of small stakes ; two wide ditches edged with pointed bamboos, and an escarpment covered with chevaux de frise. This column was supported by the fire of the section of mountain howitzers, which advanced to within 100 yards of the rampart• In the centre, the Commandant of the Engineers, with a company of Sappers. and Miners, and three com panies of Marines, attacked through similar obeta , ties a fort the fire of which raked the aouth-western salient of the part attacked by the sailors. On the left, a column of Marines assailed a similar salient. The energy of the conflict is sufficient to give an idea of the importance of the positions attacked ; the defenders behind the parapets endeavoured to push away the scaling ladders with their lances and halberds, while at the same time a warm fire of mus ketry was kept up through the loop-holes and em brasures. It became necessary to support the assault ing columns, and I reinforced that on the right by fresh companies of sailors and by the Spanish troops, who under their brave officers displayed the most brilliant courage. Two companies of Chas seurs were sent on the left, and at length the French flag was planted on the first entrenchments. The enemy, however, had not yet ceased resistance, but in spite of the murderous fire which was kept up from some of the inner works, the courage of the attacking party was not checked. A postern which led into the interior of the Mandarin fort was broken down by blows from a hatchet, whilst the centre column, which had gained possession of an adjoining work, poured down a complete shower of balls on the enemy. The left column which had entered the same fort by another place secured the victory. The enemy fled in all directions, leaving behind them a number of killed. In these two affairs of the 24th and 25th February the resistance made by the Annamites was most obstinate, and they only yielded their ground to the persevering courage of our troops. Our loss has therefore been severe, and amounts to 225 men put hors de combat, of whom 12 killed. Officers, soldiers, and sailors performed their duty in the most gallant manner. The Spanish troops rivalled ours in courage during these two days.—l am; &c., CHARNER." A postscript adds the following intelligence : " While these operations were going on under the direction of Vice-Admiral Charner, Rear-Admiral Page ascended the river of Segon, with eight ves sels, attacked and destroyed the defences of Yeu- Lok, dispersed the Annamites pn that point, and made himself complete master of the river, and thus operated in the rear of the enemy, a very useful diversion at the moment of the principal attack on his lines." TEE CIVIL 'SERVICE. Duchy of Lan caster.—The Attorney-Generalship of . the Duchy has become vacant by the death of Mr. Thomas F. Ellis. Colonial-office.—Mr. George Sanders Williams has been appointed to a writer ship in Ceylon, and passed his examination. War office.—Mr. Thomas Quinlan has been appointed a storeholder in the Military Store Department, and passed his examination. Prisons Department.—Mr. Alfred William Russell has been appointed a third class clerk, and passed his examination. Law Department.—The Recordership of Brighton has become vacant by the resignation of Mr. Edwin James, Q.C. The Recordership of Leeds has be come vacant by the death of Mr. Thomas Flower Ellis. The Post-office.--The Postmastership of Bichester has become vacant by the death of Mr. Marmaduke Johnson. Customs.—Mr. John A. Daniel, out-door officer fifth class, has been pro moted to be out-door officer fourth class, Liverpool. Mr. T. Foster, examining officer fourth class, has been promoted to be examining officer third class, Liverpool. Mr. T. Dysart, landingwaiter first class, has been promoted to be surveyor, Sunderland. Mr. R. M. Fieldgate, out-door officer second class, has been promoted to be out-door o ffi cer first class, Shoreham. Mr. S. Dunbar, clerk at Port- Glasgow, has been promoted to be fourth clerk at Newcastle. Inland Revenue Department.—Excise Branch.— Mr. Christopher R. Salomon, collector, Lynn col lection, has been appointed collector, Suffolk collection. Mr. Richard. Pape, collector, Suffolk collection, has been appointed collector, Lynn collection. Mr. William Reid has been cer tified for second class assistant, Elgin collection. Mr. Robert James Pressly, officer of Maghera ride Coleraine collection, has been appointed second clerk, Coleraine collection. Mr. Griffith Jones, officer of Ramelton second ride, Londonderry col lection, has been appointed to Maghera ride, Col mine collection. East Indies—Capt. Hamilton has been appointed a junior assistant to the Commis sioner at Mysore. Mr. L. Ricketts has been ap pointed to officiate as, junior assistant to the Com missioner of Mysore. Mr. W. Ramsay, assistant commissioner third class, Nagpore, has been ap pointed alienation officer of the province. Captain H. F. Bolton has been appointed to officiate as an assistant-commissioner third class, on full salary of that grade, Nagpore. Mr. G. L. T. Harris has been appointed assistant to the magistrate and col lector at Patna. Mr. G. F. Cockburn has been ap pointed commissioner of revenue and circuit of the Burdwan division. Mr. A. Grote has been appointed commissioner of revenue and circuit of the Chitta gong division. Mr. E. H. Lushington has been appointed commissioner of revenue and circuit of Nuddea division. Mr. H. L. Dampier has been appointed secretary to the Board of Revenue. The Hon. A. Eden has been appointed junior secretary to the Board of Revenue. Mr. S. F. Davis has been appointed magistrate and collector of second grade in Pubna. Mr. A. R. Young has been ap pointed to officiate as member of the Board of Revenue, and as special commissioner for the presi dency town of Calcutta. Lieutenant R. T. Hare has been appointed an assistant-commissioner of the third class, and posted to the Gooderat district. Captain H. Meyland has been appointed to be pri vate secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab.—civil Service Gazette. SUSPECTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. A singular case, involving charges of murder and suicide, occurred at Carlisle on Friday. On the morning of that day a young man named William Horsley, 23 years of age, a draper's assistant, was found lying dead upon a " settle," or seat, in the kitchen of a small inn called the Packhorse, in Water-street, kept by a woman named Jane David• son, about 40 or 50 years of age, whose husband works as an agricultural labourer in the country. Horsley had been married to a daughter of Jane Davidson, but his wife had died about 18 months ago. He used frequently to go to the Packhorse after he left the shop in the evening, and often stayed there all night, sleeping upon the settle in the kitchen. The woman Davidson appears to have become enamoured of her son-in-law. She had, however, cause to suspect that he kept com pany with a young woman, and therefore induced a neighbour, Esther Short, to watch him and see if her suspicions were well founded and who was her rival. Short did so, watched him to join a young woman on Wednesday night last, after he had left the shop, and she followed her to where she lived as domestic servant. Following out Mrs. Davidson's instructions, Short told the girl that the young man she had been with was engaged, and subse quently, on behalf of Mrs. Davidson, Short wrote to the girl's mistress, telling her that her servant was keeping company with a married man. • In her evi dence at the inquest, which was held ou Friday afternoon, Short' &tide some extraordinary revela tions. She said that on Thursday last the woman Davidson had told her that she had been consulting a fortuneteller, who had said that her husband would soon die and she would be married again. She asked Short to go to a druggist for her and get her some "dragon's blood," which was to be burnt in the fire as a charm to prevent her son-in-law from keeping company with her rival. The " dragon's blood" was procured on Wednesday. On Thursday night the deceased Horsley went to the Packhorse Inn and was left in the kitchen with his mother-in-law and lover, Mrs. Davidson, when every one else had gone to bed. The other inmates of the house were another son-in-law of the landlady, named Robin son, gad his wife, and two children. No noise was heard during the night, but about midnight Robin son heard Mrs. Davidson go to herbedroom. Next morning, before going out to his work at 6 o'clock, he saw the deceased lying on the 6' settle," but thinking he was asleep, a's he had been many times before, he did not notice that anything was the matter. On his return to breakfast at 8 o'clock, however, he found that he was dead. He had bled at the nose considerably, and much blood was on the floor; his head was on a pillow, and he was partly covered with a sheet. There was a slight blue mark round his neck, and a mark from the tightness of his shirt collar. Meanwhile Mrs. David son was found to be very ill. She had frequent vomitings during the night, and these continued at intervals during Friday until the afternoon, when she died, just as the jury were in the house viewing the body of her son-in-law. At the in q uest on the young man the medical men gave their opinion that there was no external mark to account for death, and the inquiry was adjour ned bin order tha T t b a post mortem examination migh.t ed 9the same body of the woman was jury, as the two cases al . so viewll constitute only one will made.e was d e termined that her body also i s n h cl o u u i l r d y' br o d pe it ned. on t nd eir