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eloquently spaaking to them. He was greatly fatigued after the duties of the day, and speedily retired, Colonel Keyes, his Military Secretary, finding it difficult to keep the crowd tearing him to pieces with their rough favours. RUMOURS ABOUT THE CABINET. WASHINGTON, March 4, 1861. Up to the evening the Cabinet had not been definitely settled. Mr. Lincoln said to-night that the people would be astonished when he announced his Cabinet to-morrow. This does not look as though the matter was settled. The first business after the formation of the Cabinet will be to call an extra session, not with the object of coercion, but with a view to ascertain how far the people will endorse forbearance. Hon. John A. Kasson, of lowa, it is understand, has received and accepted the appointment of First Assistant Postmaster General under the Lincoln regime. WASHINGTON, March 4, 1861. Rumours of a change in the Cabinet are still afloat. Chase is again said to be uncertain. So well does Lincoln keep his counsels that nothing definite Will probably be known until to-morrow noon. Wood having had his slate smashed, is trying to destroy Lincoln's . . Every effort has been made to day to oust Chase from the Cabinet. The most ingenious arguments have been employed to bring this about, the principal one being an appeal to Mr. Lincoln that he would do great injustice to the republican party of Ohio, and to himself, if he called Mr. Chase from the Senate to his Cabinet, in asmuch as it would be impossible to elect another republican to fill his place, and that the probability is that the vacancy would be filled. by a democrat or an anti-republican of some kind. The friends of Mr. Sherman, who think he can be elected, and the friends of Mr. Gurley, who think he: can be elected, do not believe any such thing can happen. They declare that the republican party is fixture, and cannot be beaten. Up to 11 o'clock to-night the Cabinet, so far as the men are concerned, is un changed from the list contained in my despatch in to-day's Herald. The location of some of the gentlemen selected is the only difficulty in the way. To-morrow morning will settle the question, and the Senate at one o'clock to mor row afternoon will be called upon to act in the matter of confirmation. The Cabinet once created, the political axe, already sharpened and upraised, will fall upon many a head, and in quick succession. OPINIONS OF MR. LINCOLN'S INAUGURAL. WASHINGTON, March 4, 1861. There is great contrariety of opinions respecting Mr. Lincoln's inaugural. The most extreme southern men regard it as meaning war, and assert that it will be so regarded throughout the South, while the more conservative men of the border States view it as conciliatory, provided a Cabinet is constructed of conservative and Union loving men. A gentleman asked Mr. Buchanan, who listened attentively to its delivery, what he thought of it. He said he was not prepared to express an opinion until he had examined it more thoroughly. This much he would say, however, it was a well written document. Conservative democrats say that Mr. Lincoln's inaugural, in connection with the proposed consti tutional amendment regarding slavery in States, means peace, and that it will hold the border slave States with anything like forbearance on the part of Lincoln toward the seceding States. Colonel Burnett, of Kentucky, says the inaugural means war. General Hamilton, of Texas, says he feels sad. Mr. Kellogg, of Illinois, hardly knows what to think. Mr. Spaulding, of New York, speaks equivocally. Senator Green, of Missouri, has no opinion to express about it. A prominent Missou rian also says every Union man must like its sen timents. New Yorkers say the idea of "No blood shed and yet the enforcement of the law," is borrowed from his predecessor. WASHINGTON, March 4, 1861. The all-absorbing topic of conversation and spe- ' eulation to-night is, of course, the inaugural. Re publicans of all shades express the utmost satisfac faction with it. Democrats, while denouncing its treatment of the Southern question, yet give the author credit for honesty, firmness, and patriotic intentions. Among border statesmen there is a difference of opinion. Some contend that it will strengthen the Union sentiment in their States, while others clamorously assert that it will drive them out in less than a month. Any one familiar with Mr. Lincoln's style will at once concede that the form and substance of the inaugural is of his own conception from beginning to end. It is now positively known, indeed, that in itspreparation he was not assisted by any one. This independence of thought and action argues well for the future in the eyes of his friends. In the Senate, Mr. Corwin's resolution had been adopted. The Crittenden resolution was rejected by 22 to 19. THE TARIFF BILL—Mr. Sherman (rep.) of Ohio, from the Conference Committee, reported that the Senate had receded from the clause in the Tariff Bill imposing a tax on tea and coffee. The tariff will be signed on the 22d, and come into operation on the Ist April. Senators Baker and Pearce rode in the same carriage with the two Presidents. It may be men tioned as an incident, however, that this broke down just before starting. In a second one were seated Judge Davis and Tom Marshall, of Illinois, and Lincoln's two secretaries. Mr. Buchanan looked very grave and conversed but little on the way. Lincoln appeared calm and but little affected by the excitement around him. KOSS UTH NO TES. _ Kossuth, it may be remembered, was Minister of Finance in Hungary in 1849, and he is preparing, it seems, to reoccupy his position should an oppor tunity offer. Now, without entering into the dis cussion as to whether the Emperor of Austria is legally King of Hungary, and has therefore a right to object, in an English court of justice, to the as sumption by Kossuth of the Royal arms of Hun gary, as an impress for his National Notes, we beg leave to say a word or two on Kossuth's notions of Currency. Every one knows that the state of the finances of Austria is nearly as bad as is possible. One of the great causes of this is the most ridicu lous and dishonest move made by Austria in issu ing inconvertible paper money, at the time of the Italian War, which was not receivable for taxes. The taxes were to be paid in silver. We pointed out at the time that this was both dishonour able and foolish. Dishonourable, because this money forced into circulation by Government quickly de preciated in value, and the poor man and the trader were robbed to the extent of the depreciation. Foolish, because the Government by this act threw discredit on its own notes, and diminished the capa bility of the people to pay taxes at the very time when they were urgently required. The event showed how correct this opinion was. The misery and ruin caused in Hungary by the depreciation of this paper currency, which depreciation amounted to at least 30 per cent., was one of the proximate cauttes of the disturbances in that country. Now what is the Note which Kossuth proposes to issue ? This is a copy of it : " ONE FLORIN. si This monetary note will be received in every Hungarian State and Money Office as One florin in silver; three zwanziger being one :florin ; and its whole nominal value is guaranteed by the State. " In the name of the nation. KOSSUTH Lours:' New we say, without hesitation, that if Kossuth Louis had been Minister of Finance to the Em p eror of Austria at the breaking out of the Italian mi nwar,ht and had issued such notes as hese, have found money to fight h e r battles, to j pay faer debts, and to save Hungary from the state o f famine, distress, and ruin into which Austria's stupid currency blunders have precipitated both nations. We recommend Mr. Gladstone to call upon Kossuth Louis, and take a few lessons on the cur rency question from that eminent personage. Mr. Gladstone is trying to save a paltry sum by not raising the interest on his Exchequer Bills—which has always been done by former Exchequers when the rate of discount rose—and consequently he can scarcely keep Exchequer Bills afloat. Let hi th m issue National paper money, after the 'Kossu model, and he will get his taxes paid, have a set tled rate of interest, and a prosperous country.- -.Derbyshire ourier. Foreign journals announce that the first volume °f "Mendelaactin's Correspondence" will appear shortly. . _EL 10 • 1111.11 D F ) 1- T b'.UAT OFFICE, Seven o'clock.. 211 E LATE DUCHMS OF _KENT. (From a Supplement to'the London Gazette Extraordinary.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 18. Orders for the Court's going into mourning on Thurs day next, the 21st inst., for her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, mother of her Majesty the Queen ; viz. : The ladies to wear black silk, plain muslin or long lawn, crape or love hoods, black silk shoes, black glazed gloves, and black paper fans. The gentlemen to wear black cloth, without buttons On the sleeves or pockets, plain muslin or long lawn cravats and weepers, black swords and buckles. COLLEGE OF ARMS, MARCH 18. The Deputy Earl Marshal's Order for a General Mourning for her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. In pursuance of her Majesty's commands these are to give public notice that, upon the melancholy occasion of the death of her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Majesty's mother, it is expected that all persons do put themselves into decent mourning. E. G. F. HOWARD, D.E.M. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 16. In consequence of the melancholy eVnt of the death of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, mother of her Majesty the Queen, notice is hereby given that the drawing room announced for the 21st inst. will not take place. LORD CHAMBERAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 16. Notice is hereby given, that the State Apartments of Windsor Castle are closed to the public. TATTERSALL s'—(THIS EVENING.) NORTHAMPTONSIIIRE STARES. 10 to 1 agst Horror (taken) 100 to 6 agst King of Diamonds (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 9to 1 agst East Sheen (taken) 100 to 7 agst First Lord (taken) 20 to 1 agst Benbow (taken) 20 to 1 agst Industrious (taken) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 100 to 7 agst Betts (taken) CHESTER CUP. 9to 1 agst Chere Amid (taken) 20 to 1 agst Butterfly (taken freely) 50 to 1 agst Hernd (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) 7to 1 agst Diophantus (take Bto 1) 9to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) 9to 1 agst Kettledrum (offered) 10 to 1 agst Russley (taken) 100 to 7 agst Matador (taken) THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst Dundee (offered) 100 to 6 agst Big Ben (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Rouge Dragon (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Matador (taken) 50 to 1 agst Folkestone (taken) 50 to 1 agst King of Kent (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Nautilus (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Robin Rood (taken) ARRIVALS AT WARWICK. Confidence, Herne, Antelope, Brunette, Medora, Calpe, Tyrant, Anatis, Palaiseau, Cosmopolite, The Rap, Pitman, D' Orsay, Thunderbolt, Jung Frau, Lord Lovell, Apollyon, Count Horne, Sutherland, Prince of Orange, Bradfield, Queen Bee, Grenadier, Atherstone, Lady Clifden, Prince Imperial, Gwellyan, Miss Eleanor, Lady Hinton, and filly by Windergratz. PERIAL PAHLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(Tms EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH RATES. Several petitions were presented against the abolition of church rates. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Lord DE GREY and RIPON presented 398 petitions from Yorkshire, in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. SCHLESWIG- HOLSTEIN. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH. rose to ask the noble lord the Secretary of State the question he had given him notice of in a private note, relative to a subject which was assuming a great importance, namely, the differences , that existed between Germany and Denmark. He would not overrate the importance of the state of affairs 'that now existed, especially as it seemed more than likely it would seriously affect the state of armed. truce in which Europe now stood. It would not be a question of years before the event would occur, but in nine days from the present time the subject wouldi be determined. If the Diet persisted in its present inten tions, Denmark had made up its mind not to yield. Tha+ noble lord then went over the recent negotiations between,. the German Diet and the King of Denmark. A constitution, had been offered to the Duchies, containing very favourable , provisions. In the event of these not satisfying her, she , had been offered another provisional constitution, to• apply to herself alone, and to remain in form until the happy time should come when she would form a part of the complete state. The question was whether Prussia should, in the name of the Diet, detach the territory of Holstein from the Kingdom of Denmark. In addition, it was evident that if Prussia attacked. Denmark France would move an army on the Rhine, and with her great power of transporting troops by sea, would. probably send a corps d' armee to the assistance of Denmark.. The time might very likely come when France would attack: Prussia, but let her wait until she was attacked, and not, provoke hostility. After reviewing the position of thsl continental Powers, pointing out how powerless the other European States were to assist Prussia at present, and having warned Prussia for pursuing the present course of policy, he asked what information the Government had re ceived on the subject? Lord WODEHOUSE, in answer to the important ob servations just fallen from the noble earl, said that, as he• understood the question, it was that, after the war which took place between Denmark and Germany, there was a. promise made by the King of Denmark that there should' be a common constitution for the whole of his States, corn, prising foreign affairs, marine, war department, &c. Holstein refused to accept this constitution. The Diet on the °the:. hand demanded that the common constitution should be , established nevertheless, and that pending the settlement of this question that there should be a provisional consti tution. A term had been fixed by which this was to be granted, and that time had nearly expired. The real point under discussion be tween Denmark and Holstein related to the budget for common affairs. Demark did originally propose that Holstein should have the power of voting what was called a normal buget, that was one below the full, amount required, the remaining additions to which could be considered afterwards. This concession had not been considered sufficient, and he was happy to inform their lordships that the Government had that morning received intelligence that the King had made a further concession by consenting that the whole budget should be submitted to Holstein. This was additionally gratifying, inasmuch as it was the course recommended by this Government. He could not but hope that the Prus sian G ovemment would see in this concession the 'means of arriving at a settlement of ths OLAND. difficult question P The NOBLE LORD said before he resumed his seat int accordance with the promise he gave"the noble lord a few evenings ago, with respect to the production of the papers. transmitted to the Government relative to the disturbance: that had lately taken place at Warsaw. He had consulted) his noble friend at the head of the Foreign Office, and he was of opinion that to produce the papers at the present moment would be inexpedient, as the publi service would suffer thereby, and the position of the Consul General would be in some degree compromised. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE said he re gretted the Government could not produce the papers. THE DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF LENT. Earl GRANVILLE said their lordships were all ac quainted with the affliction that had fallen on her Majesty by the death of the Duchess of Kent, and he now rose for the purpose of moving that their lordships present an address of condolence to her Majesty on the sorrowful event. The noble lord then passed a high eulogy upon the late Duchess of Kent, and concluded by moving the address. The Earl of DERBY said it was with great sorrow that their lordships heard of the affliction that had befallen her Majesty in the loss of a parent whose whole course of life had been one of affectionate tenderness. Their lordships, he felt sure, all deeply deplored the event, and the noble earl opposite had truly observed the matter needed but to be mentioned to be agreed to. The motion was carried unanimously. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING) , The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Liverpool Cemetery and South-Eastern Railway (Capital, &c.) Bills were read a third time and passed. The Berwick, Norham, and Islandshires Roads, Kings ton-upon-Thames and Leatherhead Road, Ludlow and Clee Hill Railway, Strathspey Railway, and Wrexham and Minera Railway Bills were considered, and ordered for third reading. The Borough of Dublin and Forest of Dean Central Rail way Bills were read a second time. COUNTY VOTERS (SCOTLAND) BILL GRAND JURIES , IRELAND) BILL. These bills were read a first time and ordered for second reading. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the Parochial Assessments Bill and the abolition of Church rates ; in favour of the introduction of a comprehensive measure of reform, &c. ECCLESIASTICAL AND CHURCH ESTATES COMMISSIONERS. Alderman COPELA.ND moved for a return of all monies paid by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, during the years 1855, 1856, 1857, and 185-z, out of the funds administered by them, to solicitors, surveyors, and other officers, specify ing the names and particulars of each transaction—ordered. CONVICT DISTURBANTCF , S (CHATHAM). On the motion of General BERKELEY an address for a return of any orders issued by the Directors of Convict Prisons respecting the late outbreak among the convicts at Chatham, was ordered. DROGHEDA ASSIZES. On the motion of Mr. M'CANN, a return of the num ber of prisoners for trial at each of the last four assizes for the county and the town of Drogheda, and a similar return for each of the last eight quarter sessions, was ordered. SALE AND TRANSFER OF LAND. In reply to Mr. HOPWOOD, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he hoped to be able to bring on his bill on this subject after Easter. FORTIFICATIONS AT CHATHAM. Sir F. SMITH gave Anti= that 9XI going into Committee THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1861. . _ of Supply on the army estimates he would ask the Under- Secretary for War a question on the subject. ' THE BALLOT. Mr. BERKELEY gave notice that to-morrow he would ask for copies of any correspondence which had recently taken place between the Postmaster-General and the secre tary of the Ballot Society, in reference to the non-delivery of certain letters to electors at Ripon. THE DUCHESS OF KENT—EXPRESSION OF CONDOLENCE TO HER MAJESTY. Lord PALMERSTON said—Sir, the house is already aware of the deep affliction which has befallen her Majesty by the death of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent—(hear)—and s I am sure I will not be considered premature if I ask the house to perform an act of painful satisfaction in tendering to het most gracious Majesty their grief at the melancholy event which has occurred. lam persuaded that in making this proposal I shall only meet the feeling of every member of this house, when I say that we are most desirous, at the earliest possible moment, to convey to her Majesty our sincere regret at her affliction. In doing this we are only the faithful expounders of the feelings of the nation in re- s' spect to the ardent attachment to her Majesty's person : and loyalty to her throne. (Hear, hear.) The s event which we deplore is a part of the dispensa tions of nature, for parents must be expected not to at , outlive their children, but whenever the separation between at parent and child happens, it must necessarily be most pain- st ful, however the circumstances of the parties may vary st, the intensity of their feelings. It is the usual 'lot of at mothers and daughters of the royal family to be separated by marriages, by which the latter are removed to other at countries, and though this circumstance may net affect the at natural :feelings, it tends to mitigate the pain experienced at at an affliction like the present. But this was not the : t case with respect to her Majesty, for, from her earliest a t in'ancy, they were perpetually together. The result of this intercourse which has subsisted between her Majesty and st the Duchess of Kent has been that the most reciprocal at s confidence has prevailed between them. It is to the care t of her late Royal Highness that the count r y is indebted for st the development of those great qualities for which our at , Sovereign is distinguished. (Cheers.) On the other hand, her Majesty, from the position in which she was placed, was enabled to make a grateful retu rn for the care bestowed at, on her by her august parent. It was apparent, therefore, from the intercourse between the Duchess of Kent and her Majesty, that the blow which has fallen on her Majesty at must afflict her with the greatest grief and pain —(hear, 8. hear)—and I think the house will consider that in at moving an address of condolence to her Majesty, we are only discharging our duty. This enables us to express our attachment to the Crown, and our feeling at the domestic 1 ' occurrence which has taken place. The noble lord 11 moved the address, which was an embodiment of the feelings of loyalty and attachment to her Majesty. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELI, who spoke with considerable emotion at 4 and in a very low tone, said that he begged to second the at: motion. The relations between her Majesty and the Duchess st , of Kent were not only of a very close but a very peculiar character. (Hear, hear.) There never d exolved on a mother ati greater or more important duties than her late Royal High- at , ness was called on to perform, and the manner in which they were discharged with the feelings entertained b y a st' grateful and loyal people. (Hear, and Ccheers.) Therefore st , the name!of the Duchess of Kent, notwithstanding her serene retirement would live in the history of this country from 19. its intensity and benignant connection with an illustrious reign. For the grief which had fallen on the Queen there was only one source of consolation—the recollection of the terms on which they lived until the last moment of their intercourse. The Sovereign who ruled over this country had st endeared herself to her subjects bythose prineiples,for which at her domestic life was distinguished, and which all clastes at appreciated. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentleman at e t ,sticluded by seconding the motion. at 'f he address was then agreed to. FRENCH OCCUPATION OF SYRIA. st In reply to an HON. MEMBER , Lord J. RUSSELL said that the occupation of Syria by at the French troops would continue until the 15th of June. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOVLENCY BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, and resumed at clause 197, which was agreed to after some discussion. Clauses to 202 with some modifications were also agreed to. at [LEFT SITTING.] MONEY friAßAhi AND CM' NEWS. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) - i THIS DAYS N.A.R.HELY. CORN EXCHANGE. The leading provincial markets held on Saturday were scantily supplied with wheat. For most kinds there was an improved demand, and in most transactions prices had an upward tendency. Fine barley and oats realised ex treme rates, with a fair consumptive inquiry. Beans and peas, however, were rather cheaper. The flour trade was steady. Throughout the Continent wheat and most descriptions of spring corn have changed hands steadily, at very full prices. American advices bring lower rates for both wheat and flour. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very limited. From abroad we received 14,151 qrs. of wheat, 9,450 barley, 23,190 oats, 510 beans, 188 peas, 838 tares, 2,050 linseed, 40 sundry seeds, 3,078 sacks and 16,410 barrels of flour. Fresh up, to-day, both from Essex and Kent the arrivals of English wheat were on a very moderate scale, and the general quality of the samples exhibited a falling off when compared with Monday last. The trade for both red and white qualities was decidedly firm, and all good, and par cels realised an advance of Is to 2a per quarter, whilst inferior and damp descriptions quite supported that day's currency. There was a full average show of foreign wheat on the stands. Nearly all descriptions were in good request, and, in some instances, an advance of is per quarter on last Monday's rates was obtained. Floating cargoes of grain were taken off steadily, at ex. treme rates. We were well supplied with barley, but in very poor condition. Fine qualities were held at fully previous cur rencies ; otherwise, the demand ruled heavy in the extreme, at irregular prices. The malt trade may be considered steady, at late rates. For oats there was a steady demand, and all good and fine corn fully maintained previous quotations. Beans were in good request, at is per quarter more money. Grey peas were scarce, and all qualities sold at very full prices. White parcels, however, were a dull inquiry. The flour trade was firm. In prices, however, no change took place. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. tare Railways. 50 Belfast and Ballymena 3.14 ; Bir, Wel , and Str. Val. :ock Birk., La., and Ch June 25 Blyth and Tyne 10 Bost. Sleaf. and blid.Co lock Bristol and Exeter „, oelc Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, Blrock., trassage 20 Cornwall.. A gets no div 10 Do A 10 Do B until 6pc peran hasbeen • d. toB 50 Dublin & Belfast. Junc. 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June ock East Anglian ock Eastern Counties ,ocic Eastern Union, A stock CI% Do do B do 25 Do Nw A, late UM& ock East Suffolk ;k Edinburgh & Glasgow sir Edin. Perth, & Dundee 0 Forth & Clyde Junction ock Furness Celt and S. Western 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland ock Great Northern ock Do do A stock ock Do do 13 do ock Gt. S. k W. of Ireland ock Great Western ock Do Str Val gm. stock 12 Trish South-eistern,... T,aneashire Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. k S Coast .k Loud., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western )1c Lond. & sth. Western.. _ 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L' ferry & Ennissullen ock Man. Shef. & Lincoln 50 Maryport and Carlisle 12} Do do shares 10 Metropolitan ,ock ' - Midland .0. Do new ck Do T4irming. & Derby 0 Nrid. Gt. W. of Ireland 15 Do shares ?5 Mid Kent [0 Do, Cray Line )0 Newcastle and Carlisle [0 Newry & Armagh, def IO Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. ock Norfolk.. ...... ock North British ock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stool= ock D) A stk ; A recs no dd until 6pchas beenpd.B; ock Do B stock I Dot , Nth. Eastern—Berwicki 25 Do do , purchase, Del( Do Leeds ock Do York ock North London 10 Do new 16.4 North Statfordshire 1 10 N. and S. IV. Junction 12 Not. & Grantham Rail 10 Icebles 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney - ock Scottish Central ock Scot N. E., Aber. stock ock Do Scot. Mid. stock ock Shropshire Union . 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer ock South Devon 50 NI hn. Counties Union 25 S.-Durham &I • anc. Un. ock South Eastern ock South Wales ........ • . ock S. York. and River Dun 20 Staines, IVok,. and Wok 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do do 25 Do New (1SCO) oak Taff Vale ock Do Pref. No 1 25 ThamesllavenDk&Rail 50 rl.7tnr I 25 Do Do 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 )ck Vale of Neath .0 Victoria Sta. and Pim Cf . o Waterford & Kilkenny i 0 Waterford & Limerick , !O West Cornwall !0 West London • [0 Do Ist class .. !O Do 2:1 class .. ••. •• )ck WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail • • )ck West Midland—Oxford' )ck Do. Newport; )ck Do. Hereford. CITY, Two o'CLocK. From the manufacturing districts accounts are of a miller more favourable character. At Man chester the advices from India and China have caused a slight increase in the demand for goods st , suitable to those markets. The woollen trade of st Leeds, Huddersfield, and Halifax , how ever, has :i continued inactive, and only a limited improve- 8 ment can be recorded in the hosiery and lace trades of Leicester and Nottingham. In the hardware districts, viz., at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton there has been little change of importance, the chief dealin g s being confined 25 Bl y the pref. and (issued Tyne 10 p £ er C. at 5P to the requirements of the home trade. 21k D i;ris. Ex & e Sh art. 4 p.c es t i stock stock About £68,000 in gold was sent into the Bank o. do. no. ..... Caledon £lo ' 41 per cent of England on Saturday. stock Do. Guar. Shar'es, No. 2. 61 Cork A Bandon, 51 p. c. The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail- 20 ornwall, 5 per cent. .. way of Canada for the week end in g Ist instant, 1, 6 1 1 1 a° let e Class & Ap r e e r i J um exhibited an increase of £829 compared with the stock lE.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. stock (Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... same period in 1860. stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... The tendency of the Money Market continues s e t t o o c et No C 2o un. Ex. 5 P. a N r o °. 2 stockstoc Eastrn U s„ nlon, 4per et. favourable, and an immediate decline in the stock DO. New 6 pet ct. stock. minimum rate of discount is expected in commer-Do. sp( , cent. guar... cial circles as well as at the Stock Exc han g e. It s st to o c c t i ll d r i ) n o. .& 4 G p la o s. g sT a. .c. e l r l ss is inferred from the progress of events during the stool: t r : l i a r s n . e it s;4 : 5 p e e s r t. c: . a n . t s . p . .. o. stock E.din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c . last few days that a further considerable improve esttoia c r ; ,, l o l4 .c. N i e t r e tlern i , o s p. et. ment has taken place in the resources of the Bank of England, since the date of the last weekly return, stock Do. 41 p. a do . : do P .. c.Pm some large additions having been made to the bul- 1 v) 131. ,. ..iz o. o rV e g i t ig.Pi e c i p u q.' lion, while the bulk of the discount business has stock i Gt.scni.d. pref. s r t elrat) 4 stock Co. rr been negotiated in the open market, where accom- 50 6 reli We (Reit stock.... Ve t ge E m x a t ble i Mp t lCl. modation has been obtainable at reduced quotations. The Seine, which left for the West Indies to-day, stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. stock Do Irredeemable, d 0... conveyed only £660 in specie. stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 8 A large amount of busines s was recorded in the 10 i D ir. . ~, , y l&.t eP s r e4. Shares.. obpr. sh. Liverpool Cotton Market on Satu rda y , and p rices strek i i '! ) o o . (bo i . rm s p a:., ct o . a p r re s i took were fully supported. The sales were 20,000 bales. 26i Do. Chester gua. shares a a n nl y C o a r V. 6 4l p c. pref. There has been less activity in the market for NA D0. , 0. goo.. do. public securities to-day, but the quotations have s l t o o o ck F contined steady, Consols being 911 to 92 for stock Do.Barnststli . s s lO o d e p -- c . transfer, and 921 1 for the 10th proximo. The s l o g 1?oon. 6&perric. (E. Lan.) 1 g. 5 pagu. No 1 easier tone of the money market still gives support stock Do. sp. a No. 2 to values, but the position of American affairs etoet 1 1 0. g d i o t . o. s 6 p p .c. . o N 0.4 checks purchases on speculative ac count. stock Do. do. 4-4 per cent..... 5 Do. do. 44 p. a shares.. India 5 per Cent. Loan is 100 k 1; ditto 5 per stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock. Cent. Enfaced Paper remains at 94i ; ditto 51 per 1310: 8 0 0..47..C C ..5 d .( 9 dic W (i. ri4lM Cent. at 1001 ; Exchequer Bills, 2d. per diem are D 0 Ex.A triz i f r t o ? , d o on stock stoo 1 1 :30 0 o. , 4 ( T a r a n o t d P i t ) be o f ve Dover.. ls. to Os. premium. Do.W. A rceiv. no div. stocklo E o o n . l a re n toolitanEx B A fair amount of business has been recorded in 10 Foreign Securities. Turkish 6 per Cents. have Coy . and improved, 741, 751; ditto, 1858, 551. Spanish have i N n un ct eren, sp. et'. ... 2s. 6d. Do. f (l' s rta. perpl anns. stock et. stock receded to 48; ; and Mexican to 24 - 3 -1. Buenos stock D o c). .44 per ee 7 n p i Ayres 6 per Cents. are 881 and 90 ; and ditto Deferred 271. 1 1 2 2 1 1 I rt ondondy. & Cole. Ish The dealings to-day in the Ra ilwa y Share stock M ° a n n d A n h Y . ..IL% n . n 6 s. per s o t h ' Market have been on a rather lim ited seals, and in sto6ek Do. " Do. 31 per cent most instances have shown a downward movement. 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent Caledonians, Great Westerns , La ncashire and 1244 'il' o ar34o r r e t r & ce C n i t tr., 4p. c. i,r (l s p & c i3 7 r topr o stock t oc .I^ ,, o i d C o n o 11 ' ; Yorkshire, North Western, Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, and South Easterns have declined 55., stock Do. 41 p. a pref. stmt. • ; stock 6 113°0.. r o t , o h no t z t p i r l e l she and West Midland, 108. ; Midland, South Western North Eastern (Berwick) realised previous rates. stock stoo i lo o rt s lk sp. c. Ex. st. 184 e In the Foreign and Colonial lines business has stock Do..sgva.VPaltd.soi.lBg continued very dull, without any change of im c4k.pCoo. stock l i ,r ) o o r . tp ew ßri gi tl i s a. h, s s p p. o o...... portance in values. East Indian and Great Indian stock stock e DN N , ch. 10 1 Do. Bor. Un. g. pi. sh, 10 ( Do. do. do Peninsula, however, have slightly improved. -East . 4i e . v e t o n a i s 1 .. - 4 e lp f Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares havep o. redeemable.. continued at about previous values. Oriental Bank stock g 0 ... B d e o rwi d e o k, 4 p.c. Pref. 17 realise 50 ; London and Westminster, 631 I ; 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 Ottoman Bank, 181 1 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 50. 1 2 5 1 Boo: lc o . r i?ua .. r c. 7, &' P B u 4 r B cit . . 20 North Staffordshire.... 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. 84 Scottish Central, newpi, )ck Scottish North-Eastern 3/ p. a pref. stock.... )ek Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. Dek Do. 7p. a pref. stock 10s, ,South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent .0.6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Kit Do. 44 per cent )ck Do. Fixed lip.c. Ist is )ek South Wales, gua. 4 p.c , ck Do. 44 per cent ck Do. 5 per cent:. ck S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 5 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c 5 Do. B 6 per cent A' i Do. C 6 per cent ; 31( Watrtd & Kilkny, 6p. e 4 ic k W.Alid -Oxf Ist Gua str - .lt Do. 2d do ink DoNewport 5 p.c.pf.red. ,ck D o .Perpet. 6p. c. pt 1566 )ck Do. till 1869, lst is. .2/ Do. do. 28 is. Share B MISR FUNDS—CLOSING PRICIt. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Newt pe 2r Cent. Annuities t India Stock. .. i st Ditto 6 per Cent ..... Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. 1. , Ditto 51 per Cent lo ok utto Debentures, 1858 Consols for Account .. 92a i st, 1 1 d. 2d. Est( Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO — 16 pm stt Ditto Small sti FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING- PRICE S. Brazilian 5 per Cent Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. 9O 881 Ditto Deferred Chilian. 6 per Cent. lO2 3 Ditto 41 per Cent, Equador New Consolidated Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .. • . Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto 41 per Cent. __ ... 91 stoci stocl stoc: stor _ . Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 .... 611 ardinian 5 per Cent . B2l panish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK Consols, Money 9li 2 Ditto Account 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 Beirord and — ffletehiey , a.• Bsckinc.,rhamshire ....1 100 Chester & Holyhead 100 Do. do. 5i per cent. ; 100 Do. do. 5 per cent.; 100 Clydesdale J u nction..; 100 Colchester, Stour Val.' all E.Lincolnshire,g6p.c.l ICO E.Union,Harwich Shs all Do. Woodbridge ...I 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct., 100 Do. New .. • • • 100 Grloster& Dean Forest; all Hartlpool.Dck. Baal all Hull and Selby ..•...1 all Do. Shares •... all Do. Shares ....... all Lanc.& Carl. ,gua.s p.c. j 100 London & Greenwich) 100 Do. Preference . • •...1 100 Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend.r 100 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.et. 100 Do. 6 per cent.. ...... 100 Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk.; all Mid. Bradford Prefer-1 ence Stock.... • I 100 Newmarkt.,Burylilx 1.' 5. 5 6. guaranteed 5 p. c. ) Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. l all Do. do. 6 per cent all Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all North Western ...... all Preston and Wyre. { all Do. Shares ......A) all Roystn.flitch.,& Shep 100 Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 Do. Do. 1 South Staffordshire .. all Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Wimbletl(3l#4 crOYCI O . all 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 (Do. . Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. _ !-- 8 81 80 82 5 6 98 99 95} N 51 6} 42 44 8 8i 16i 17i 50 51 37 39 26 28 85 87 25 26 44 45 40 43 79 81 PREFERENCE SHARES. rol I " 109& 102 i 71 701 1111 11 i so 911 2 i * 128 f 7f ef P 101; ; 2 d en 60 91 90j I 74i 4 846 31 41 596 Railways. (Paid I Closing Business Price. Done. 99 101 20 21 6 61 99 101 108 113 [O5 108 108 110 [O6 108 [2l 123 80 82 113 113 140 113 102 L4B 153 28 131 70 73 87 89 131 141 127 129 W 6& 1111 69 7 1 P 1 IP 00/t 1 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing \ Closing Business Railways. Done. Paid. Co . 's. Price. Ln k N s * Do. Do. 9E 96 I 53 534 121 123 109 111 99 101 j 15i 164 .135 137 I 41 , C ll,, a .u led st o ß ni c n i iG E. t c . oNorth.unts lOttledoninl Do. .. Gt West Itk.N.,tßr Yk.N. Md.' Do. Do. ILn.&N.W' IS. East... rDet o & Co. Norfolk .. o. NW&Il Midland E.Counts Do.,••••• Do. Do. Midland L&NWI & L.Yk. j Do. Gt. North. T.Brassey M'Clean.. Gt. West. Lot 11,9411 31- 3} 94 96 iP 55 67 20211 3 15-1 15 132 134 100 102 P iP lu4 ii 90 92 0 96 2111 S DAY'S SHIPPING. - - LONDON, March 18.—Wind this day at noon—West; light breeze, with very fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, March 17.—Wind W.S.W. to N.W.— Arrived—Betsy, from London, for Algoa. Bay. DARTMOUTH, March 17.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Mazatlan, from Shields for Madras. COWES, March 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Victoria, from Rio Janeiro. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 17—Borussia, steamer, from Hamburg ; Azure, from Newport. Sailed—Hiberner, steamer, for Galway ; Constantia, for Newcastle. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 18—Ellen, from Guernsey; Neptune, from Gravelines. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 409 to 51e Ditto, old 589 6is Ditto, white, new sls 62s Ditto, old 609 71s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old sss 63s Ditto, new Rye—Old — s —8 New Barley—Grinding .., 2Bs 33s Malting Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk .. s2s 68s Brown sos 528 Kingston and Ware . 52s 70s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolush., Feeding 22s 28s Potato 2Bs 33s Youghal and Cork, black 22s 27s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2ss 29s Beans—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey Maple White 4ss 52s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 399 44s Stockton and N0rf01k.......... 39s 41s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 2,494. In the corresponding week in 1860 we received 2,025—in 1859, 2,524—in 1858, 537—in 1857, 1,213—in 1856, 503—and in 1855, 1,330 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON ,AST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Harlingen Hamburgh ll5 .. 805 .. —..—.. Oporto .. ..... Vigo Dordt .. ... .. —.. 175 . . —.. Amsterdam — • • Antwerp ..... Boulogne... — • • Tonning Medemblik - • • Nieu Diep .... .. '-' • • .-- .--- • • • • -. • • 1,374 Total 954 64 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs. 1860 203 .. 1,629 .. .. 165 .. 28 1859 155 .. 2,319 .. .. 50 .. 1858 225 .. 160 .. .. 152 .. 1857 491 .. 532 .. .. 191 .. 1856 485 .. 45 .. .. 73 .. 1855 . 818 .. 137 .. .. 345 .. Per Blbs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d.' s. d. s. d 8 Crse. &Inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool do. 4 8 5 6 Second quality do. 310 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo , 5 8 5 10 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Largo orse. calves 5 0 5 6 Prime Scets, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 8 6 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 404 4, Small porkers Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 18s to 22s 23s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 3,360 Sheep and lambs 18,450 Calves Pigs and quarter •old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep Calves ,, 27 Pigs There was only a moderate show of foreign stock on offer in to-day's market. On the whole, the demand for it ruled steady, at quite last week's prices. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up exhibited a falling off when compared with Monday last, but their general quality was prime. Notwithstanding that the demand for all breeds was inactive in some instances, the quotations advanced 2d per 81bs. The general top figure for Scots was 4s 10d, but very superior stock realised 5s per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,960 Scots and short horns; from other parts of England, 600 various breeds; and from Scotland, 160 Scots and crosses. There was about an average time-of .year supply of sheep in the pens, and the general quality of most breeds was inferior. The mutton trade was slow, at the late decline in values. A few very superior old Downs sold at 6s in the wool; but the general top figure was 5s 10d per 81bs. There were about 3,500 shorn sheep on offer, at about is per 81bs beneath those in the wool. Lambs—the supply of which was limited—moved off steadily, at from 7s to 8s per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight 40 lambs came to hand. _ _ We have to report a steady sale for calves, at very ful I prices. The supply was limited. Pigs moved off slowly, at last week's quotations. A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in tho Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, March 19, 1860, and this day, Monday, March 18, 1861 : Per 81bs, sinking the offal. March 19, 1860. March 18, 1861. s. d. s. d. a. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto 3 8 4 9'3 10 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. . . . . Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 8 4 o 6 310 Second quality ditto . . . . 4 4 4 814 0 4 4 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . .4 10 5 4,4 8 5 6 Prime Southdown ditto . . . 5 6 5 8 5 S 510 Lambs . . . Large coarse calves . . . 4 8 5 0 5 0 5 6 Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers . . . Beasts Sheep and lambs . . 21,070 18,45 5 0 0 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 21, 1859.---Beasts, 3,263; sheep, 18,500 ; calves, 96 ; pigs, 350. March 22, 1858—Beasts, 3,912; sheep, 18,500; calves, 56; pigs, 310. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The trade for both beef and mutton—the supplies of which are large—is very inactive, at our quotations. Veal and prime small pork are firm in prices; but large pork is selling on rather easier terms. Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. e. d. Inferior beef .... 2 10 3 0 Middling mutton 4 2 4 4 Middling d 0.... 3 2 3 4 Prime do Prime large do.. 3 6 3 8 Veal Do. small d 0.... 3 8 4 0 Small pork 4 6 5 0 Large pork 3 8 4 4 L amb.... ...... 0 0 0 0 Inferior mutton 3 4 4 0 BOROUGH HOP. There is no improvement to notice in the demand for any kind of hops. Fine samples fairly maintain previous rates, but the little business passing in medium and inferior quali ties is, for the most part, at prices somewhat below those current last year. Since our last the imports have been 6 bales from Ostend, 14 from Harburg, 109 from Hambro', 51 from Rotterdam, and 172 bales from Antwerp. per cwt. Mid and East Kent pockets 80s to 200 s Wealds • • • . 60s to 168 s Sussex • . 60s to 126 s Yearlings .. 80s to 170 s 1857. 1858. I 1859. 1860. I 1861. - Stock this day.... 17,418 15,203 17,035 34,707 r 71,795 70s Odto 55s Olt° 52 6 01 So 58s Od to 60s0d to Price of Y. C. —s Od —s Od —a Od Od —s Od Delivery last week 1,214 1,258 1,287 1,002 717 Ditto from June 1 91,430 91,534 86,060 68,920 66,949 Arrivals last week 3,739 298 31 834 665 Ditto from June 1 91,869 95,029 91,528 91,546 111,650 Price of Town ..• . 54s 3d 5Gs 6d 596 3d 58s Od 58s 9d BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last report full average supplies of home-grown potatoes have been on sale at these markets, but in very middling condition. All fine samples have changed hands at fall prices, otherwise the trade has been in a depressed state at barely previous rates. York Regents —s to —s per ton. Scotch ditto .... loos to 115 s If York Flukes Scotch Cups. .. Do. Rocks . . .. 85s to 100 s ~ Dunbars Other kinds ....... • WOOL MARKET. The public sales of colonial wool have been qualities the bidding have ruled steady at previous rates. Inferior parcels, how ever, are still difficult of disposal, and rather large quanti ties continue to be withdrawn. Port Philip—Clean sheep's, Is 9d to 2s 8d ; super, 2s 9d to 2s 10Id ; scoured, is 6d to 21 10d; lambs' is 7d to 2a 4d; slipe, is to is bid, Sydney—. 110 112 109 110 [Ol 102 129 131 107 109 704 71 80 62 111 1111 61 fa .16 118 47 it 951 961 911 921 101 111 47 48 Si Zicl 128 1281 11 If p 101 103 7 6d 53 (5 631 64} 101 i 102 id ip 60 60,E NI 00l 98 100 3 1 3. 1 -1 91 10i 73 75 114 116 34 35 86 88 49 60 90 42 - -d 831 641 59 a 94 97 4 7 40i 414 10i 11 t) 6 6i p 551 sfsi 2. 31; d 74 77 11 111 5i 6i LlO 112 90 92 113 115 110 112 102 104 83 85 97 99 97 99 89 9t 90 92 LOO 102 9/ 10i 17 18 101 10t 74 76 20 21 10 10i 1 15 15i 35 137 [34 136 99 101 91 93 Lll 113 LO9 111 i 11 p 91 93 [OO 101 id ip 22 4 t3P 130 132 10} 10! 221 23-i 93 100 98 100 91 93 98 100 85 87 261 27i 31. 32i 31 321 45 48 123 125 118 121 98 160 121. 124 114 116 lios in 201 204 61 63 112 117 I 87 90 Clean sheep's, 2s 2d to 2s 31d ; scoured, is 111 d to 2s 8d ; pieces, is 41d. Adelaide—Scoured, is 3d to is 4id ; grease 'Did to is 2d. New Zealand—Clean sheep's, is lid to is 101 d; scoure4, 2s 31d; lambs', is 51d to is 71d; pieces; is ld to is 3d. Cape—Clean sheep's, is 2d to 2s id , scoured, 111 d to is 61d; handwashed, is 31d to is 4#d; grease, 81d to 101 d per lb. The private contract market is very dull, and compared with the commencement of the above sales, English wool has fallen id to lid per lb. Last week's imports were 1,252 bales from Sydney, 2,345 from Launceston, 1,079 from Hobart Town, and 725 from Algoa Bay. SEEDS. The seed traZe is still devoid of animation. Red clover seed is offering at low prices, owing to a pressure of Ame rican seed on the market. In the value of other articles scarcely any alteration can be reported. The cake trade still rules dull, at barely late rates. furnip,White,p.bus.3ss to 38s Carraway Coriander lBs 20s Hentpseed, per qr 44s 488 Linseed,Eng.sowing 62s eft Crushing Baltic s4s 58s Odessa s4s Od 58s Linseed Cake, p. ton— English .... £lO 10s£11. 5s Foreign, p to £9 lOs £lllos Rape Cakes,p.ton X,510s £6 Os Rapeseed, p. qr. 70s 76s Swede Mustard, Brown Bs 12s White, new Bs 14s Tares, Spring, new.. 5s 6d 7s Old —s —s Canary, per quarter 50s 60s Rye grass, new 26s 28s Clover, Red Eng., ct.N4s 75s White Foreign Red s4s 64s White 74s 94s Trefoil, new. 2os 28s TALLOW The tallow market is firm to-day, and prices are rather on the advance. P.Y.C. is quoted at 60s per cwt. on the spot, and at 55s 6d to 66s for the last three months' deli very. Rough fat, 3s Old per 81bs. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) HOUSE OF LORDS. (Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, the Lord Bishop of Carlisle, Lord St. Leonards, Lord Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Wensleydale and other peers.) BROOK V. BROOK-MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIPE'S SISTER ABROAD. This was an appeal from the Court of Chancery. The appellants are James William Brook, Clara Jane Brook, Amelia Brook, and Sarah Helen Brook, all infants, under the age of 21 years, by their next friend ; and the respon dents are Charles Brook, jun., John Edward Armitage, and Edward Armitage, trustees of the will of William Leigh Brook, late of Meltham-hall, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, and her Majesty's Attorney-General. The questions in • volved are whether a marriage duly solemnised on the 7th June, 1850, at the Lutheran church of Wandsbeck, near Altona, in the duchy of Holstein, in the kingdom of Den mark, between the said William Leigh Brook and Emily Armitage, the sister of his first wife, Charlotte, then deceased, is or is not a valid marriage P and whether the issue there of are not legitimate, or are not to be considered to be entitled to succeed to real or personal property of their father, as legitimate according to the laws of England, the said marriage being valid and the issue thereof being legi timate according to the law of the said duchy? and whe ther Charles Armitage Brook, deceased, one of the children of the second marriage, having died, the appellant, James William Brook, the son by the first marriage, is not his heir at law, and as such capable of inheriting hie real estate ; and the appellants, James William Brook and Clara Jane Brook, Charlotte Amelia Brook and Sarah Helen Brook, are not his next of kin, and as such capapable of taking his personal estate. William Leigh Brook married on the 20th May, 1840, Charlotte Armitage, who died in 1847, and had by her two ehildrsn—namely, the appellants, James William Brook and Clara Jane Brook. In 1850 he married at Wandsbeck, near Altona, Emily Armitage, the sister of his former wife, and by her, who died only two days before himself, had three children—viz., the appellants, Charlotte Amelia Brook, Sarah Helen, and Charles Armitage Brook, since deceased. Up to and at the time of the second mar riage, as alleged by the respondents, the parties were domi ciled in England, and had no permanent residence in the country where it took place. The father made his will 19th September, 1855, by which he gave to his oldest son, James William Brook, his mansion of Meltham-hall, with gardens, house, ground, and farmer's cottage and land adjacent to it, not to include his mill property of any description. He then gave to his second son, James Wil liam Break, his daughter, Clara Jane Brook, to his " re puted" son Charles Armitage Brook, and his " reputed" daughters, Charlotte Amelia and Sarah Helen Brook, the rest of his property, share and share alike, except that he gave to his two sons a double portion of the property dis • posed, the property of Meltham-hall being already appro priated to his eldest son, with reversion to his second and " reputed" son Charles, in the event of his eldest son dying during his minority. In the event of both sons dying before the age of twenty-one, the property of Meltham-hall was to be realised at the discretion of the trustees of his will, and the proceeds to be divided in equal portions between the surviving sisters and "reputed" sisters who should attain the age of 21. The testator died of an attack of cholera at Cologne on the 19th of Sept., 1855 ; and on the 26th of Dec., 1855, letters of admi nistration, with the will annexed, were granted to the trustees named therein ; and they have ever since continued in possession of his large real and personal estate as trustees and executors. The children by the second marriage, on the Bth of March, 1856, filed a bill against the trustees and James William Brook for the administration of the estate ' • but before the cause came on for hearing Charles Armitage Brook, the son by the second marriage, died, and, according to the appellants, his rights to the real estate vested in James William Brook as his brother and heir-at-law ; and as to his personal estate, the other children, the appellants, became entitled thereto as his next of kin. The title of the appellants to the real and personal estate of the said Charles Armitage Brook was denied by the Attorney- General on the ground that the marriage of his father and mother was not valid, and his property was claimed for the Crown. The cause came on before Vice-Chancellor Stuart, who held the will to be established, but directed an inquiry whether the children of the second marriage were the legitimate issue of the testator. The Chief Clerk, by hii certificate, found that the second marriage was cele brated at Wandsbeck, in Denmark; but the parties were at the time of the marriage, and at the time of their deaths, domiciled in England, and that their marriage was lawful according to the law of Denmark. The matter was argued on further consideration before the Vice-Chancellor, as sisted by Sir Cresswell Cresswell, then a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, who gave his opinion that the marriage having been solemnised between the testator and his de ceased wife's sister, however lawful it might be in the country where it took place, was, under the statute sth and 6th William IV., c. 54, which declares that such marriages were absolutely null and void, of no effect, and the children illegitimate. In this opinion the Vice-Chancellor con curred, and made a decree, declaring the marriage, whether celebrated in the kingdom of Denmark or elsewhere, null and void to all intents andleurposes, and that the Crown was entitled to all the real and personal estate of Charles Armi tage Brook, deceased. This decree having been enrolled, the present appeal was brought. The appellants contended that the validity of a marriage and the legitimacy of its issue is to be determined according to the law of the country where it was solemnised ; that according to the law of Denmark the marriage in Denmark was valid, as the marriage of a widower with his deceased wife's sister is not within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity and affinity in that country ; that the statute of Wm. IV. is only a territorial law and does not apply to her Majesty's colonies, or any other place out of Eng land and Ireland; that if the statute does apply to such mar riages by British subjects wherever they may be solemnised, yet it only made null and void such marriages as, if the statute had not been passed, would have been voidable in the Ecclesiastical Court ; and that the particular marriage, regard being had to its being valid by the law of Denmark, would not have been voidable in the Ecclesiastical Court during the lives of the parties. The respondents urge that by the Act 5 and 6 William IV., c. 51, every domiciled Englishman is made personally incapable of contracting a marriage with a deceased wife's sister either in England or elsewhere ; that although the law of England admits in general the validity of a marriage between British subjects when duly celebrated in a foreign country, yet that rule applies only to the solemnities required to constitute a binding contract, and does not affect the original capacity of the parties to the contract ; and that even if the law of the place of contract were held to extend beyond the limits assigned to it in the above argument, it could not be so far extended as to render valid a marriage between domiciled English persons, which is incestuous by the law of Eng land. g reat length. institutional A f T t e h r e r L e o f e r r r d i C n h g an t c o e I t o h r e deli dc v t a e r o e d f j j u u d r g i s m t s e n a t n a d t articular the writers and several Act s of Parliament, in p M arr iage Acts of Henry VIII. and William IV., and citing foreign and English decisions on the subject, he said he had come to the conclusion that the appellant's mar riage with his deceased wife's sister was not lawful, and affirmed the decision of the Court of Chancery, and dis missed the appeal with costs. The other noble to concurred with his lordship. DISASTROUS COLLISION AT SEA .—LivErtrooL, Monday Morning.—The Joseph Fish, which s ailed from t l l Liverpool on Thursday last, for Key West, Put back to , Liverpool yesterday, having been in collision with the ship Tuniata, bound from the Mersey to Baltimore. The latter vessel sank in ten minutes after the contact, and 14 of the is to Oxford b e i per formed e t r o . crew are reported missing. The Jo se p h Fieh was a good deal damaged. EnaelsSohn's " Walpurg is Night" formed at the next concert of the London Musical S oc i e t y . hav l e t ias Universi ty n re ew por na t o e n d th t i h y a p t e t ri h:ditiofitso of wn— to be entitled " Old Tom." The life of the late Professor Donaldson will be written, we believe, by his brother, Sir Alexander Stuart Donaldson, THE FRENCH GALLERY. (THIS - DAY.) On Saturday afternoon we attended at the.pri vate view of the pictures collected together for the current season in this now favourite and widely popular exhibition. The present is the eighth annual display of the paintings contributed, spring after spring, to the walls of the Gallery of the association at 120, Pall Mall, opposite the Opera Colonnade. The contributors, as the con noisseurs of London are well aware by this time, are artists of the French and Flemish schoots— pupils many of them of renowned Dutch and Gallic painters, some among their number being already (witness Mdlle. Rosa Bonheur) world-famed celebrities themselves. Altogether there are now on view in the single apartment constituting this " Gallery" little less than 150 separate productions. Including three charming little sketches at the vestibule, there are in all 137 pictures arranged— (alphabetically so far as relates to the names of the contributors, but not in sequence according to the order, the anything but numerical order, in which they are hung)—and numbered consecutively in the catalogue. According to the courtly regle de societe," place aux dames," and in obedience to the dictates of that priority of homage always due to un questionable genius, we should refer in the first in stance under any circumstances to the renowned ar tist already mentioned—Rosa Bonheur, as some may call her, the Landseeress of her age. Surely that, remembering her marvellous "Horse Fair," and her other extraordinary masterpieces in the representa tion of the animal kingdom, more particularly of quadrupeds. Her contributions to the present col lection number only three, however, and these three of the slightest pretension—little unambitious cabi net pictures. No. 8. A group of " Shetland Ponies."—No. 9. A cluster of " Scotch Cattle," — and No. 10, the gem of the three, one of the gems of the gallery, a knot of Donkeys, on a furze common, a charming little sketch from nature, en titled, comically, " The Three Brothers." Numeri cally the first picture in the collection, and in some respects the most ambitious out of the 137 there assembled together, is No. 1, a wonderful represen tation of a " Waterfall," painted by Andrew Achenbach. The frothing and foaming and swirls of the roaring waters are marvellously depicted— and there are portions of the foliage that would have gladdened even the eyes of Hobbima. Very , different indeed is the representation of the boister ous billows in Theodore Gudin's picturesque limning (61) of " The Signal"—wher.t, though one can almost hear the slapping and splashing of the spray on the rocks, the green waves and the greenish white spray scattered from their crests, almost one might say glare and smell of the bladders of pigment, the smearing brush and the daubed pallette. This season, how ever, it should at once be remarked, the glory of the French and Flemish gallery is in its children ! Turn to No. 40, for example, " The Naughty Boy," by T. E. Puverpr, and particularly note there the little sister on the wee stool in the foreground, finger in mouth, listening awe-stricken to the remon strance of father, there, the leather-aproned black smith ! Look at that delightful urchin—standing a-stride, looking up, on the broad grin, hearkening sympathetically to the old man's " Comic Story," in No. 69, by Louis Knaus ! Or gaze above the Line upon another side of the gallery, upon Henry Schlesinger's bewitching representations—here (in No. 111) of " Sanshine"—there (in No. 112) of " Shadows"—the same 'addle and the same lassie under different moods, now prettily coquetting, now pouting in anger back to back—companion pictures that we may yet hope to meet in engrav ings, as we have already met the two kindred pic tures (were they not by the late Frank Stone P) "Going with the Stream," and " against the Stream !" Glance then awhile, a little below the line, upon the same wall, at J. L. Gerome's sweet little cabinet picture of (59) " Soliciting Alms"--a calm little saint-headed acholyte, seated on one of the rush-bottomed chairs, the dole-bag on his knee, in that daily almonry of the people aoroad, close by the benitier, just in side the porch of church or cathedral. In another part of the Gallery the same artist, Gerome, a not unworthy pupil of the late Paul Delaroche, has a far more ambitious and re markable painting than this pretty miniature glimpse of the acholyte namely (No. 57), " Diogenes at Athens," the half naked cynic seated, cross-legged, on straw inside his tub—(a huge earthen vessel turned upon its side in the Athenian street) —just lighting his lantern to go in quest of "an Honest Man" (according to his view, as the world well knows, " a non est man !") with a number of dogs squatting upon their haunches round his t u b wa t c hi ng his proceed ings. Turning back again, however, to what we have called the glory of the French Gallery this year, its children—who will not gaze with an emotion of pleasure upon E. P. Frere's (No. 51) "Feeding the Baby ;" who will not stand awhile studying with delight every face and feature of the same artist's admirable painting (No. 49), the "Infant School at Dieppe," a picture that none will admire more, we doubt not, than W. C. T. Dobson, our Academy associate, or than. Thomas Webster, our Royal Academican. C. Fortin's (No. 48), though simply entitled " The Offering," and telling quietly much the same story in a different way, has evidently,we cannot but thiuk, been painted with a vivid remembrance in the artist's mind the while, of Beranger' dainty chanson of La Mere Aveugle. Only here, sleep comes in stead of blindness ; and it is the mother (or com panion) not the daughter who is supposed to have been spinning. Otherwise, we can but stand before the picture, humming to one's self the while— " Quoique avengle, je surveille ; A tout je prete l'oreille, Et vous soupires tout bas. Votre Colin n'est qu'un traitre. Mais vous ouvrez la fenetre ; Lise, vous ne filez pas l" A delicious little riverside view is (No. 72) Emile Lambinet's " Towing-path mil the Seine, near Bougival," the artist being a pupil of Horace Vernet, of Drolling and of Boisselier. There are two nobly conceived and solemnly impressive scrip tural pictures by another pupil of the late Paul Delaroche, a pupil of his not yet mentioned in this notice—namely, Monsieur C.F. Jalabert—an artist whose exquisite limning of another scripture scene. a scene long since hackneyed in art, L'Annoncia tion, has long been to ourselves an object of peculiar admiration. The young Hebrew maiden startled from her prayers—(while yet kneeling, as it were sidelong, in adoration) —by the celestial apparition of Gabriel the Arch angel! Here in these two latest pictures from the brush of M. Jalabert, the themes are chosen from the life of our Lord himself, not from that of the Mater Christi ever Blessed and Vi r ginal. In No 57, it is " Christ Preaching" from t he boat upon the lake of Genesareth—and in No. 58, it is "Christ in the Garden of Oli v es" rousing Peter and John from their slumbers to the awful on coming of the Passi on and the C rucifi xion. Enough has been here said, however, already, we trust to induce all the lovers of art who have leisure now in London, to pay at least one visit to the Gallery in Pall Mall now adorned with this varied contributedaninterestingdby se venty-six of th e mos t s kill e d co llection . of paintings—pictu r e s pupils in the Art Schools of Fran ce and n 4 an ers. DzATi r of LORD LILFORD.—We have to an nounco the death of Lord Lilford, who expired on Friday last, at Lilford•ball, the family seat near (kindle, after protracted and painful illness. Thomas Atherton Powys, Baron Lilford, of Lilford, county of Northampton, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was the eldest of the six sons of Thomas, second Lord, by Henrietta Maria, eldest daughter and coheir of Mr. Robert Atherton, of Atherton-hall, Lan cashire. He was born '2d December, 1801, and on the death of his father in July, 1825, he succeeded to the title ail estates. The deceased nobleman married the 24th of May, 1830, the Hon. Mary Elizabeth Fox, daughter of Henry Richard, third Lord Holland, and sister of the late Lord. By her ladyship, who survives him, he leaves issue four sons and six daughters. The late peer was educated at Chrig.tr church, Oxford, where he was second class in .classis.nino. 1824. His Lordship was for several years a Lord in Wir_t_. to her Majesty. Ile is succeeded in the family honours and large estates in Northamptonshire and LanscaV!lr:tg his eldest son, the Hon. Thomas Lyttleton PowY s , Du 18th of March, 1833, and married m 1859 to . of Low Goforth, Northumberland , Brand ling, youngest daughter of Mr. Robert With am /di , jo_sraßarbman. 1