The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-15 00:00:00

7, 11' " P." 17, ~•' 7 '7l BI 0 g ,vt - A, ____ I , D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. , JIT Y . , Two o'CiLocit. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed without any change, with a fair demand. The Bales were about 8,000 bales, including 2,000 for export and on speculation. The. Railway Share Market was steady, and prices advanced to per cent. The Bank of England. return, completed for the week ended Bth March, is not generally considered favourable, although there is a large increase in the reserve notes, and a diminution in the other securities. The bullion, notwithstanding the re cent arrivals of the precious metals from Australia, has been reduced ; and from the falling off of the private deposits, it would appear that parties have provided themselves with means to meet any de mands that may arise. - - - £18,620,000 315,225 10,550,410 49,240 3,792,570 12,818 4,376,186 293,153 13,918,279 633.195 777,919 30,790 11,451,006 No alteration. Other Securities 18,928.343 ............. 562 419 Decrease Note unemployed 5,764,620 271 615 Increase Accounts from. Vienna state that speculation in the Stock and Money Markets was ou the increase, and the mania had seized all classes of society. Shares of the New General Bank of Credit were again in demand at 363 florins, being an increase Of 33 florins, or about 60s. during the week. The Austrian 5 per Cents. have advanced to 84%, and the 41 per Cents. 4 to 74. Shares of the French Company in possession of the Austrian railways improved 14 to 268. Money was again becoming scarce, and the exzhange on Landon ad vanced 1 kr. to 10-5. On Paris thole has been no variation during the week, at 120 k. Commercial advices from Havre mention that the demand for cotton has been limited towards the close of the week ; and the market continues to be well supplied. Prices aro not so firm as pre• viously, and Louisiana of good quality is heavy at 140 f. per 50 kilos. Inferior qualities are quoted as low as 85f. 50c. Some large arrivals of grain and flour from America have lowered prices a little, just as they had shown an upward tendency. A. sale of 6,339 sacks of wheat brought 69f. 25c. to 75f. per 200 kilos., and the following lots of flour changed hands at the prices annexed :-243 barrels New York at 48f. 50c. per barrel ; 751 ditto, at 46f., and 700 ditto, at 45f. The Funds, at the commencement of business, were buoyant, and at a slight advance, but they have since been rather flatter, and a decline of about 1 per cent. has taken place. Consols from 921 i have receded to 92% to 921, while for account the prices have been as low as 92% although early in the day they were 92t The Scrip is 2i Premium. Exchequer Bills are ls. premium, and the Bonds 98f A. The Scrip has been 2i pre mium. India Bonds have been Bs. discount. Foreign Securities have been well supported, and a moderate business has been done. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 98a 4, and the 4 per Cents. are 10014. Russian 4/ per Cents. are 93k, Sardinian 5 per Cents. 91 to 91k, and Mexican 20 to 20g. Chilian 3 per Cents. have been 67k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign -Stooks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, Q 71 ; Mexi can Bonds, 20k 1; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 8 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 101 3 ; ditto 4i por Cents., 92 4 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; ditto De ferred, 25 ; ditto Certificates, 5 ; ditto Passive, 71 i• Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report :—" The market for American Securities during the past week has not undergone any material change. There has been, however, loss doing in Railroad Bonds, with an increased demand for St ate Bonds, of which there have been some considerable pur chases for investment " Active Circulation Decrease . Bullion Decrease .•• Rest Increase Public Deposits In crease Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities...._ Redeemable. Per Cont. United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868_1 05 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...105 STATE SECURITIES. Alabama 5 per Cent..... .......... . ......... 80 Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 85 California 7 per Cent. Bonds ............... 1570... SO 82 Kentucky G per Cent. Ponds ...... 90 89 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Ste rlin g Bonds)... 37 _lOO Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (S terl. Bonds). Rississippi 6 per Cent. PI. Bk. bonds Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 18 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. B(12413 ........ 80 82 Tennesse 6 per Cent. Bonds - Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 84 86 'Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86 87 LOANS OF CITIES. Boston 5 per Cent. Bonds (Diver s ) Montreal 6 per Cent. 80nd5......... 1856-1865... 83 85 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 77 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875.— 83/ 84 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 83 85 liliehigan Central Bp. Cent. 1560••• 95 97 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 186 4 ... 93 01 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1833... 80 82 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage 1867.— 93 100 New York and Erie 7 per Ce nt. 3d Mort gage 1883._ 85 81 N. York and Erie 7 p . Cent. Convertible -1862. 76 78 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 82 83 Panama 7 per Cont., I st Mortgage (Stel - ling Bonds), not con vertible 1859... 92A 93.1 ; 95 D i tto ditto 1861._ 94 Pennsylvania Ceatral 6p. Ce nt., lstMort 1880... 86i 88/ There has been less firniners in the Railway market, the slight reaction in Consols having had an unfavourable effect. Caledonian are I/. 10s. lower. Great Northern have receded 18s., and Great Western 55., but Nortli-Eastern, Ber wick, and some others, have ruled higher. The Belgian lines have been buoyant, especially Namur and Liege, and Antwerp and Rotterdam. In the former the advance is fully 11. 10s. per share. The Colonial lines, especially the Canadian, have been at enhanced prices. Banks and Mining Shares hare been dull. Ca nada Land have ruled firm. SUITISIi FUNDS TRU; DAY AT ONE (% 'CLOCK. ( Fran: the 05cial List. t-tu.i.oe. , . done. 8 per C en t Consols Annuitie s 921 / -h In lia Bonds, gir.9B ...... .... ............... . d Ditto, under 21000 ................. ..... 8 Consols for Account 92 g & i h Ditto Scrip 2h p Exchequer Scrip Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO ............. ...... p 1 d 5ma11................. . ............. 1 Ditto Bends, 185$, 3h per Cent. 9B. I PRICE 01 FOREIO-N FUNDS AT ONE, O'CLOAC , Chiliau Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cont 67h 20 illTican 3 per Cent......... Ditto Account 2oi 'maim' Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, St - Ditto 44 per Cent Strdinian Bouts, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account ... 9lh 1 Spanish Muds. 3 per Cent . Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account .. 25 / Tivlot.ll Bonds, 6 p4r cent 983 h Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in ,n Lno , TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money ........................... .. 02h $ Ditto Account ............. • THE NEW AMERICAN MINISTEN.—LivEuroot, Friday. —The Hon. George M. Dallas, appointed to succeed Mr. Buchanan as American Minister at the Court of St. James's, arrived in the Atlantic yesterday afternoon, and immediately afterwards p r oceeded to the A de! p hi. Hotel, where apartments had been provided for bin by Mr. N. Hawthorne, the United States consul at this port. His excellency was accompanied by several mem bers of his family. At noon to-day a deputation from the American Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool, ac' companied by their president. Mr. Siller, waited upon Mr. Dallas, at the Adelphi Hotel, in order to welcome him on his arrival in this country. On responding to their f e li c itations, his excellency expressed his belief that the causes of difference between the two countries were capable of an amicable solution, and trusted peace would be prestrved, not only .>f not,nity, for the interests of cotnuieree. Mr. Dallas leaves Liver pool this evening for London. the trans - = commercial demolished :uxine from ,sion for all d mission of or is, from )us to finish Lily that we 1. neral Wil his health eaks highly Lravieff has Uinister of t, has just nde), aged ears of the guard at ed relative t, 9 A. 31. which leis •eached its more tran- ere the last fr. 882 50 • 972 50 821 25 ▪ 655 - .... 735 2 5 - n). St. Pe timent has f the new Phis army and a bri ne active lie Cologne tho duel Hinclieldy that M. de I himself in ised by the the highest of the coin- Aloe agents ibsequently Gru ne wa Id e Munliau ior. M. de le duel was 'rid each of was agreed to recom pistol did rer on the On the le Rocbow 3, the ball the second urg to al e Rochow iispo al of Military h ing, at w him to are sur- consented )der owes ught back g. During 'keldy bad linckeldy, lerseberg, n in 1848, 3 Ras also councillor a member 12 orders, ond 01814, 1, and the ens bay be repre fined on Fricoupi, p!oznatie • a news- Russian ►tched to aforesaid he Athe :cell mg ,NING. mpany's ve have z, 6th ; g whom Lisbon), sere are a cargo of tan cases of of Go erbury. expe instant, Fr Tague Pen in- Steam south , passed , in lat. Lisbon. p Bien on the bs are Paris, Genoa, t were Jondon at 542. 1 over 3 stock MI for at the 500 to , 16 to void of inst. )n the stores mber nsula, >rime Hmea. morn shell !trans laden The stores ng for 2eady which as of be la f oin arden with ke of ,o M ange- ice to mi of. ---. ---46--- SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday ipald.l RAILWAYS. Shr. St . to 5; Lov N.l - e.:,1.5ez.......... ... ' i A rabg. Nattug. Bost anti is astu. jaunt all a:Mast ii 2, 1 , AI:711 - Legt all - iirrning. Wclvorb ,, Stour Vallq ....„. . 29'i Ilirkeihd. Lan.,:sl... Cheshire June* all .90. Clieth. & Birk. £5O and ...q..25 C. us 19 Do., £2O all ttl:Ftl. , &Tynt origins £25 (ised. at .4:35' 'l.OO lristol and Exeter... -100 ;'alodonian 1 61 a. :airs. and Cal digat all 'Mester & Holyhead. all Ark and Bindon all .ork, Black, & l'aft, ISCornwall ............... all Do. A. ............. . 8 Do. B 1i Crie I Junction .- 45 DuNin&Belfastdune. ' all Dna. P. & Alter. 'lnc. 1 00 East Avgliam all Astern Counties 100 '',...st. Union, k all I.o' , • 4,, P, St...e.r. ..... . S!i Do., New A......- 10 iast Kent 100 ~ . , , , , vd. I, , ,ticashirp 100 !Alinburgla&Glasgo all Edinb. and Peebles 100 .. - ...din.Prth 6; Dun de; g . orth & Clyde Joni. all ..Luroess. all o. Extension 1(X) 31asgovz&S. 1V , 10. --- all = reat N. of Scotlnd. 1.00 treat Northern ... AOO Do., A. Stock 1 00 Jo., B, Stock 100 Gt. Sth. hWerst.‘,lrr .! 1.00 Great Western 100 Do, Stour Val. Rai: Gun. Stk.. all Irish South-Eu.l:er... all L..ricaster & Carlis, 141 • I 0., Thirds.. 8 o. Nov Thirds...... 100 Lancash.andYorket , I Do. Wst. aiding lin a:I Li v:Crany .&Soutb7. , t. all London & Illackwa': 100 Lood..llright &S.CI-.t, 10 0 tend. and N. West? , 16 Do. Pifths 15: D0,101.0h.„.171&14„, I 24 Do. Eighths ........... l*London aud S. Wesil all Do., £5h... all Do. , .C4O ..... ...-.. . all • Lndncirry&Colerain all .Ludn.dry,7.& Ennisl4.. Iclo Nlanch.Snef.k !ATV ia Qs. Tic., * Tani . &Lin. lit. 1 etropolitan... .. 100 Bland 100 )o. Birinng. it Dorb: all idld. G. West. (Ire. • all )c. Half Shares . all oweastle & Carlisle. all . wpt.Aberg. &Hrf ,- .1 Newry & Enniskill , )l ail 'Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3 Nortb.n.Counties tin 100 North British , • Nth. I/Av. r.‘ Rail. & 100 Deck Stook ......... 100 Do., A Stock... 411 ~. 0., B Sleek all Do., lA B Guarantee 1.00 4. Eastern—Berwie 211 Do. do. Extension 15 Dodo. G.N.E. 'lurch al ,De. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London ~... 3: Is !1/41.6E.S.Wetrn.,Hauir stead, and City Jn.. 17 i North Staffordshire.. al: ''north '.Vestorn all N.,4.-.R.Westrn.Junc 1 Nnreaton, Hinckl ,, , .t.riel I,ok:eater 100 Jx, Wore.. & Wolv. 3 i'c,rtsraouth 1.00 'F:ott , .,l Central : , 13:'1 ScottishMidlc.nd , 1(}0 Shropshire Ut i,n „, ar, South Devon 1 1 f `, Seath Eaeteru ... 100 South Wales lb S. Yrksb. & Itiv. Dn. £0 I 0 to Do fl 16 g!iaines,Wok. &Wel a'; Stockton $ Darli StGektou el Hartlop: t. 1.)cl Taff Irttle t. i)O Do. 'Pref., No. 1..... 5 22, Thames Hay. D.& R. () Ulverstone & Lance. !.! all Vale or Neatli ) Waterfa. Sr, IKilkennz V) Waterford&LimerieN C) all Wost Cornwall LO all West End of Londe: and C: ot% Palace 5 all Do. A ......... 1 5 3 Do. 8..... o !O West Loudn LO all rlidimbledn &Croydon sl,l Antwerpdatott rd• m 40 Do. 5 p.e. 01)1gs. eon. in Sh. at par till '64 10 Ardennes . all IRclgianEastn. Jun& 14 I Bei:Tors to °miss:. gm-, 4 I Tiombay, , Baroda, an r I all I Do. i 'Demerara _ 11 Inztel all Eastern of Franc , , 13 Do. 1,7,3 w all lit Indian, g. sp. 15 to. RitensioT , .. all Do.4i p...13nd5.,'57 all Po. (10. do._, :q4, (.1.- 16 Gee eug guar. 5 per c ut. . Do., Lon. allot., do. '2;l4.C4d.rfl!cfCamadali, 1' 'Do. 9 Do. Cert. of Deben. eon. Into Stk. till'" a,V Do. Comp. 6p. e. t clo 14 Gt. Central of Fran: all (it. Indian Penlns ui.-- 14 I Great lAnxemboury Constituted Share,, Kil Do. Ohl; gntions ... . . 1 11 Do. re s. forftd. Sh. I all G t.. We G tern o f Calm(' a Shareg NI Do. New ... payablo's7, with option till '55.. all Do. do., '(;2, p.'53... all Do. do., '76, i). 'SO.. all Do. do., '73, without option all liamilton & Torout all Do. 6 per cent. • 17 Lake ()oust. & Baal , all Liorro and Turnboxt oil Lucca CLPist.sp. e.p 1G Lyons and Oca. , va , ..., 14 I Lyor.a 6. - 71feditnrrxr 0 all A rAdras , gna•:. 4 , p.e 0 10 Do. New e 0., sp. e 0 6 Do. 4p. o. Exton lb all Vlaria Antonia i':g a ll Do. do. Now Al 0.11 Nalanr 4 Liege wit t u torcst) Do. (cx inte rest) ,iorthern or Fr knee: n 0.201. Ss Do. Tol. b l p.. e .}3ds 1 14 R: R PD( : aefi e o: :: : > . y in ii \saoevYaeei.l3.3llo::2l : :1 1' : Rondolrl- D E 3 ' l l B l. 1 1' u‘. 1 ; I l l . s . :: . 1 7; 7 : 1 I' . . t :: .. i . • . ''. :. , . . . Do. Obligations .... Sambre and Irouso.. Do. 5. p. , ont. Pref ctir,cle, guar. 6 p. c • +Q %i 1 x•:11 20 , 11.1 ?:0 10 1.1) 20 all 4( all lc. all 10 5 ?.() sli ali 4 all ..t; all ;0) q.ll io nil 'southern of Fronoe St. Andrew's Ani: Quebec (A). West Flanders Do 5), ner c. Prof W. &N. W. of Franc West. of Switzerlaud Wiesbad.cm Zealand I 1:11 all !O all 6 all Business done this Mt/ 8 - 15i -14 i 14 -- 5 Pi -- 7i ••• ••• 84 SO 601 Gib ; 13 ... - • •• - 72 74 56 - i 8 91 <);/ 25 - 26 84 - 86 - 7 93 -• 94 78 - 80 120 122 104 1 06 631 64 - 73 7i 7A' 99 101 1001 —190 i par, id - 1,1?! - 04 1 Id 714 —71 i 11 43 - 13 56 - 521 34 Zitt 304 - *76: -77 - MA I 4 --34 , 1 1, -?6 5G 57 - 90 - - 10 24 - iO4 - 106 75 - 77 45 17 12i '3 68 - 69 61 - 71 4 - 2 1} .. - 18A - 19. 34 - 4i 62 - 71 • ••• •. 8 $ id 1 p 3i - 381 - 381 11 -13 211 - 221 211 - -s - * 1.0( . 1 1 ltd -4ts 70 72 80 R 2 --- 6.1 21 -• 214 63 - 6f) 3h - 3$ 25 - 21 - 99 - 100 116 - 120 116 -- 121 101 109 ?Al 24' 115 - 120 lil t 19i 20 1 Id 8 10 2i 3i 6 - 6i 5} - 39} - 39 11 - 10 49. - 50 . -. 51 10 -- 20 jo ~~•1: - Pff' 31 4. ii : ii 1 . 4 - I.N lOUTT-STOCIi BANKS , :!0 1 11 Anstrati, , ,ia . 96 , 8 1.00 50 Bank of London .... 63 65 .10 I 4,t itri, Col. ;'ik.SLLn. C. ... •• 50 I.t. ~ s ritisll N. Ameriear , ... ... 115 5 Chartd. Bank of Asi:, ld par 20 4 art& Bnk. of Indi.k, Australia, & China 14 i d 100 50 City .. .., 100 25 (.3010n , a1 --... 191 20 ••.. 100 20 Commercial of Lora .., 20 PIA gng.S.cot.StA.us.Cht. 15i ••••• 16i 20 all Loud. Chart, Bk. of Australia 16 IT 20 5 Ditto New 4 3 , 1 50 20 14-q•ion and County. ... - ... 331 3 100 50 Lnd..&E.Bnkg.Corp. par 2p 50 1.(1 London Joiut stock. ... --- • 100 10 London and Paris—. 2 --- lid LOll 20 Lond. & weEttairm,e , .., ... 1.00 35 National Pro.of Eug ... ... 29 10 Do. New •.- . „ 50 221 Nations , of Ireland ... ... 20 all - New South Wales-- 37 39 25 all 'l*.entri i-anlr at Corporatim 4l 43 100 25 l'ix,viocial of Ireland ... ... 10 all Do. Now ... —. .... 5 1 ;, &as II &,(30 im C( ... .. 100 50 Royal British ... ... 25 all •:, , -.7..1., 1. , pt.i.- . pia 1 - ) all • ; r,, ,, 0 .:,-, Ar!4l7-I!.4: , 71 - 73 ... .4, Do. '10w............. 7 --8 i - 50 10 Union of London ;1* ~ . rn. .. . 20 5 18 20? . , I.ou ttk) too THE SON. LONDOrv, SATURDAY EVENING: MARCH 15. 1856. 'a. (LI 3.301,Tri13t, Coinpan• iko Redford and Blot ;,..bley 100 Buckghamsh r 1:11) Clydesdalo.li , all Col. Stour Vy Sud. and Hal 0(1 R. Lin.f.t.P , !.e all B. In. H. Sh. 00 Was. Barn Neil:. Direct 00 Do. New all Olstr.6: Fr all Dk. fi Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. A Shares. all Do. i Shares. all Lon.&Greenr all Do. Preference 0 ) Lon., 111., &S. •00 Lowostoft gr. 4 per cent. 1.0 i.) Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Bzit. and l&atlack sll laiiddlesbro' Rodear. 1.00 Ifidld.Bradfd 6} Newmarket Bury E. 61.5pe all N.& Plat.s all Do. 6 per et. all Do. Fixeds p c all Prest. &T. y:- all Da. A Cir.. A . Royst.n.lt Hit. 18i Shcf.Rotli Yn Goole g. 5 .e. all Shrews.kHer , J 6 S. Stafford3h. all Wear Valloygr P, per cent._ London .1 N. West [B G N.W. Un. t: E. C..... 3t.11rt , 4‘. Court. 'aldoninr. all !Do t-00 Do t. Wean Yk. Now Escrw. Y. &Ng rpo 5. Easter !Pet° Co& orfolk 'L. U N. W ' lk Midlcl, S itt lekten & Darlingt, laird., h. Conn. Count. &N.W. C odor • 1 s. est,rday -- 94 - :8 CtNortlar r. 4 / a ncask Yo rkeh. T. Brassey M.MCleaui Stockt. Darlingt rt: 110 261 h!! 11 - 13 4 .1 4a •sa. ."''' .i,i ley 23i - 24 -11. z. ••• "'" • • 26 - a 92 P in 55 b 7 , ;11111 , 111Ba this A v. ... -- .. li2 - 13 LORD STAN LRY AND HIS CON. STITUBNTS. The annexed address baying been sent on Saturday last to Lord Stlnley, M.P., signed by upwards of 40u, chit fly ehotors of the borough, the following answer bas been received. March 11. "To THE RIGHT HON. LORD STANLEY, M.P. " May it please your Lordship,—We, the undersigned electors and non-eieetwre of the borough of King's Lynn beg leave to approach your lordship with the earnest and respectful, expression of our approval of your general public conduct in supporting liberal and progressive measures of reform. - " We see a proof of your courage and sincerity on a recent occasion ; and even those who differ from your lordship asd from us on the subject of Sunday legisla tion ought to discern in your vote no desire to increase Sunday labour, or lessen opportunities of worship, rest, and self-improvement, but rather the wish to make legislation equal for rich and poor, to promote that rational recreation which is needful to all ; and thus indirectly, if not directly, to bring the working classes more within the range of refining and humanising influences. " We trust your lordship will have strength and prin ciple to follow an independent onurse of public useful ness ; and that your lordship will honour the town of Lynn by continuing to be its representative. Despatch from W. Codrington, (From the London Gazette of last evening.) Lord Paumuro has this day receive , 4 two debpatcbes, and an enclosure, of which the following are coves, ad dressed to his lordship by General Sir NWllliam Codring ton, K.C.B. - 7211 I(ltWeatv. par 65 12i all 126 10: St. 10f.! 100 PM Pm Sebastopol, Feb. 29. My Lord,—The answer to my inquiries relative to Major M‘Gowao, of 931 Highlanders, is, I regret to state, that this officer died of his wounds in the hospital of Sebastopol, ou the 14th August, 1855. I enclose General Luders' letter, with the Russian official return of Major IlVG.)wan's death.--I have, &c., W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, dce. " LORD STANLEY'S REPLY. 4 * House of Commons, March 10. " Gentlemen,—l beg to thank you for a mark of po litical confidence not leas gratifying than unexpected. " I know that in public life mistakes must often be made, hostility or suspicion be encountered, and im portanS decisions not seldom takln on information im perfect and hastily acquired ; but I have learnt also that the collective Legislature is; generally speaking, wiser than any man in it ; that the shortcomings of indi vidual statee'nen cannot prevent, scarcely Can retard, the progress of popular improvement ; and that even projects of reform which Parliament will justly reject as either premature in point of time, or faulty beyond amendment in details, are not without nse in directing legislative attention to subjects on which it may be ad vantageously employed. "I will not, in expressing to you the feelings which such an address as yours naturally calls forth, run the risk of provoking dissont by allusions to any particular topic of political controversy. Only this truth I would point out—one which to me makes itself more palpable every day that I live and labour here—that in polit►cs more than in any other branch of human exertion a vast amount of i?tellieeut energy goes to waste through mere misdirection and forgetfulness of the true object to he attained. In Parliament certainly, and I suppose, also, wherever public matters are publicly - discussed, the combative element is toc strong—the industrial element not strong enough. If mem would labour to remove recognised abuses with half the zsal they show in advo cating the claims of class against class, or party against party, our people might by this time be educated, our law simplified and made available to all, our civil ad ministration reformed in every branch, and the spread of disease, and early death among the masses be greatly diminished by judicious sanitary arrangements. It is to objects like these, rather than to organic changes in the constitution under which we live, that I would respectfully direct the attention of reformers. Each may do nanethinf,s, and there is work enough for all. I remain, gentlemen, Your obliged and obedient servant, STANLEY. THE AUST ?ALIAN DIRECT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. At a meeting held yesterday of the Australian Direct Steam Navigation, via Panama, J. C. Morris, Esq., in the chair, that gentleman stated that the negotiations which had been entered into since they last met with the solicitors of another company, for the purchase of the charter of the Australian Direct Company, had ended in disappointment. The special report of the directors and auditors was then read, which set forth that, reference being had to the 104th clause of the deed of settlement, the directors and auditors begged to report to the shareholders that ►t was their opinion that the business of this company could not be further prosecuted, or the affairs or con cerns thereof arranged with a prospect of benefit or ad vantage to the proprietors, and they certified accord ingly. The report was signed by Mr. Morris, the chair man, and Messrs. Chowne and Martin, the auditors./ The CHAIRMAN expressed his regret at the result of the negotiations for the purchase of the company's charter, and moved a resolution, which was an echo of the report, declaring the dissolution of the company as and from that day. Mr. HEATH seconded the resolution, and, in strong terms, condemned the course of conduct which had been pursued by the parties with whom they had entered into these negotiations. The solicitors on either side, Mr. Pearce and Mr. John Young, were severally heard. Captain Hoseason, R.N., a nd others condemned, in warm terms, the treat ment which the representatives of this company had received. The resolution was carried nem. con. The expenses incurred since the last meeting had been 673/. ; balance of loan in the hands of Overend and Co., &c., 7,1411. ; the liability of the company up to March 26 would be 5001., or a trifle more ; total estimated amount, including clsh on current accounts, interest on loan. and sate of furniture, 7,3001. —leaving a balance of 6,8001. The CHAIRMAN announced that the directors proposed to make a return of 18;. per share; and he suggested that the models and plans which the company p• ssessed should be presented to Captain Ihre Isola, R.N., as a souvenir and testimony of regard for his great exertions to promote the interests of the shareholders. Agreed to unanimously. A small sum of mosey is reserved to pay any claims, and, as speedily as possible, the balance remaining after paying debts will be handed over to the shareholders. 631 4 3t i 3 I S. pn, I Si Si 31 1 Igi 1001 & s, 94 3i 721 11 2 41 71 St St.i 100 Rt. 100 112 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. , 1 112 De. Debentures 8:1 11rthantiTynr.f. 1 6Pel c. pref. (issd. st 501 rtrie. Ea. 4p.c. Ss Do; 4 p. c. Shores Os,ledonian £lO Oboe. 5i pe Do. do. Pref. No. S. De. ie. Pref. No. 2 Cork tic Bandonstp.c Durt.Prth E, Anglian CI s. ASII. Do. do. Cis. It 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C 7 p. e. spc No. Do. No. 2 . Do. Now 4 p. c. St Un., G. 6 p. 0. Do. 51., 10 nor cent. Do. 151. DeSmtr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent Past Lam; s.sh. S p. ots + , ;.::1 , 7.• York. J. sth• Ellin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sit. Prth.kDnu. , .Sp.c Furnoes g s s. W. 0.5 p.c. tlrcat Nortbn. 5 p. c Do. sp. e. Reficess 1 at 10 p. o. prom. C)0 4 p. De. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red +.t 5 p. c. pm_ :R.N. of Boot. lstPre tit,. 5. eW. (Ireland Do. 4per c. Pr.f. 3 w.( ralpz: 10. con. re& 4 t p.c. i)e. con. Md. 4 p. c. Do. irre , l. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. prof De. do. de. Do. Birm. Pref.3ll Do. Chester 6 p.c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. e. do Do. Bina. Gus. Stk Do. Chee. Gas. Sh..l Do. do. do Do. do. d 0............ (.an. & York. F. £2 )e. 6p. o. Stock " %en. k 4rigl4. G.sp.c )o. Pref., 5 p. R. St Do. Now Gnar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 per coat I",ou.kN. W., Cot. & Nnneaton 5 p. et ;Jou.& S.W. 7 per of k Color. t Sh f,endy. k Ennio. t Ft" , 1.,5..k ,New,lo/ )o. £0 4arypt .k Carl. 4 p )o. 4. per cont t. 100 Nri I A. t..k 10:, I 2 7# :I) ail It. 100 : ZO I 11 too 100 100 t. 100 1 all 4 all I 0 all 10 all St 10(1 ?li all all 0 al .6 6 It. 100 It. 1100 100 1.1100 t P. 03 12ti ssl) - Aid. Can 501.6 p.c.Sl .)o. Con tr. T",ir. \ r) It. 11.tYJ Do: 4i p. 8. Pref. 8 LO all Do. Pref. 4i pa eel 5 . a Do. 51. Pref. 4p. e at. 100 Ditto L. ki.Prof. Now., Aber., &e., pr. $ sp. c. red. 5p 0. psi lorfolk Debeatare e.Prof. 4 p. c. Sty slc Do. 5 p. s. Eat 09. 54 per et. prof... De. Way. Val. 5 p c ; North Brit'sh f. E. rerw, 4 pos F Do. do. de Do Leeds 6 p.o :No. , kJ o. do. Quarters ... no:York V. & q. Per North Staffordshire. 'Jr, We. , z,17.1.5i i pc Do It. Pref. 101. sk. lot. Cent. ,New Pro south Devon o. Exed, 4i per caw 5. Euterre (Ftealin:.,' Amu.) of £1 Os. 6d: Dc. 4i per next Dc. Fixed 4i p c sh S Wales Gem. 4p, a, Do. de. 4i p. c.... S.Yorksli.4p.e.Guar. Stock. & Dar. , 5 p. a De. do. do Stook. k Hart]. g. .: p. e. tin July 1, '56, W,:,t•yrtd.& It ilk. 6 p c' 10 al; Kt. 100 St. LOO St. 100 st. 100 gt. 'OO 3t. ;00 17 7 20 13 12i 9 25 10 20 all to - . ti 31 ! alj itll W 1./ Al %II 10'0 h. 1.04 h. 100 10 all 20 all 16 all 25 15 12i all 41 si :g 84 - 86 PREFERENCE SEIARES. 98 -^ Y'4 96 - 98 lf)i - 16 111. ...... - 5? 05 - 10) 70 - g. I A 12 - - 70 11.1 G tls 107 - 109 101 - 103 $ • .. ts 6A 93 95 83 $5 84 86 58 • 108 164 - 17 10 - JAI§ 70 - 73 19 - 20 141 - 1 - 141 33 - 135 Ale ", ~ -~- ... t•• .."" it-. • •• *. • i* : i. 112 - 134 94 - 1 - 4 - }... - ... • •% 100 - IC2 90 - 5 -- ... ••••••• .. i - ti a I3# ... ' ••• 221 - 97 - 99 Oi -- .• 1 -- 3P 23 - I MINES. 1 all k:i.L a Fri,. . ~. ~ ... - •.. 1 %11 kug'e Aurtrin. Golo _. - ... LOs all ,Alig,lt..• C h liforalen ••• - ... 20 6 3 / 4 ‘oistre liar , * 1 1 iii knstrallan CorAillers _ - ••• 1 awe Maria, ...• - •.• 1 all %den (Gd.. Duchy of ... - ... 50 all illeanar. Iron IL Coa •• • - ••• 20 14 Drition Iron 3 --• 35 26 lrazilianlmp. (IMO. at :C-.;5 pin.) - 2 30 all De. Comes .4• Cnir,' 2 -• t 1 20 15 Do, St. John Del Raj 2 - 25 255 / 1 ; Clarcudon Cons. Min. Co. of Jatilaiell P - IP 4) all l o b r e Copper 66 - nv 635 6 1 11..lonial Gold - ••• St ail i opper Mtn. of Eng 35 - 33 15 all • o. Prof. 75 p. cent 26 - 27 ... le 'iopiapo. 2O - 22 2 1* 7ortnaz i - id 20 at lenual. . l4 - 16 1 all ,It.Nurg.,.ltVtinit,l. i - i 4i ail Great Polaoatit .... . 11 - i 5 all •it Wheal 'fir lrxite(l 1 • id 1 all hiborty • ... 3 all Linares. - 75 5 li Lusitsnian ....... ~..•. 4 - i i 1 ah 4ariquita 6 I 1 all New Granada 4 - * 1 all N.Juvea,u Monde__ - W all P ont 7i. i•IA& Le . Illi n . 12 - 14 5 1 Port Philip il - i 1 all 4,lirtz Rock I - li 50 all ittiyranoy Iron ...... .. 19 - 21 15 , all Do. Nov 6 - 8 x d 30 1.3 r, A knti....ro 'IL Chiba... 6S. !Sort. Cies. Min . Ce /4 - 31 . i i all ioath A.ustrelian i -- 4 1 , all Do. 5erip........ - 5 1 I Do. 10 per eent Prof ... - ... . 4 3 / 4 Tara. S. Sz,L.Min. Co. 2 3 / 4 - 3 01 9 Via Croft ....... . _. 1 - 4i 18h all tJuitwl Me xican ...,.. 35 - 4 1 A ll 'Araller a - 1 all Teat Itaripoca i i I 120. Wortlaing Mining of Australia - N. 1 1.1.1 Tabs MISOELLANEOU 6 . - - 15 19 Australitn iiginc•alt. 26 - 26 IP 40 ausixaln. Royal ail ... - 10 all l3erlin Water Works 6 3 / 4 - 7 3 / 4 50 40 Brit. American Land' 47 --- 50 1•13 - 148 147 4 100 :;2:• Canada gt. !r0 C.Ge.6p.e.Jank 7 nlylltS -- log 1081 4 St. 106 De. 6 p.e. Feb & Aug 103 -116 St. 100 De. (lp. e. Mar Sept , 169 - ill 6 AA '.::rptal Palace.. 2 3 /4 - 9] 21 6 i all Do. Preference si - 6i 4 f %ll Crystal Pal. of France ... - ~. 1 4 D uoton Tron Ore ,.. - ~,, - 20 is r•astern Steam - - • 5 all En.e.l.Aus Cep bra Ce 1 1 3 / 4 25 all Electric Telegraph 195 - 2ul 204 4 4 3. all Electric Telog. of Ir. ... ••• 6 all Gen. Iron Se Collier ... ••• 15 14 lieu. Steam Navigat. ... - ... 27 I 18 all General Screw Steam ... -- ... 161 x 20 ilO Inch B ee troot Srdrar ••• .r „. 4 all Lend. Gen. Omnibus 31 .•.4 . 4 10 9 Vexioin&S.Americn. 55 - 6 10 all gMaefldlitaun.a R E t ie M e. a T vi t; 2l . " 6 -.. , iii 2 1 0 10 10a151 Nat.s 10 all Do. Do. : ..... - 3 a tia la n F a. u . c_i .. i. _..- 1 . 1 5 2 Do. 8p e P los at I (..0 3 / 4 - id 1 all T. P. Nustralanian ... 4 i tic' P eitl t a . n "e ds ICO 80 New 13. & N.S. Laud 13 - 21 20 15 Nrth.c.•!EuropeStaara ... - - ... 1 all Oriental Ga 5.......... 1 3 / 4 l i 1 2e. Do. "New Shares" 1 ... - ... pm all Peel Rr. Ld.k., klinrl.l, 24 - 2] 50 all Peninsular& Oriental' ... -- ... 66 50 10 Do. New..... ~ ...... ... ••P 2 all Portland Iron Co 1 ... -- ••• 100 60 Royal Mail 5t,•3111 „1 . .. - ••; Scot. Austral. all ustral. Invat 1 4 - ' 4 . i. 6 . Ditto New 25 all Aontli Anotral.l,:nd 35 - : 16 i a l; Subrnar. Te1.!.9 clip it - 1 , , '0 el: 7.).:•. R-T•1.17, , ,r. ,- 2..<1.,, - 1 i 1 ;', i'z'1?.• ,, ' , ... Z.., c 'O. C r . na 14 ..-- i ! 100 285 Ve ,, Dioromfe 1...n0: 144 1511 ~,1 ~. , T.Go,62.o.JAntauli , s , .... I ......... .99 ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. • OXFORD CIRCUIT.—STAFFORD, MARCH 14. (Crown Court.—Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) THE RUGELEY MURDER.—TRIAL OF THE POSTMASTER FOR OPENING THE LETTER OF DR. TAYLOR. Samuel Cheshire, late postmaster at Rugoley, was in dicted for opening a post letter. Mr. Whateley, Q.C., Mr. Alexander, Q.C., and Mr. Bros appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Huddle ston for the prisoner. Mr. Whateley stated the facts of the case, which were but a repetition of what has already appeared in Ihe Sun. After a considerable deliberation, the Jury found hire Guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy.—Sen tence deferred. • THE RUGELEY POISONINGS, - - STAFFORD, Friday Afternoon.—True bills have been found against William Palmer for the murder of Cook, and for the murder of Ann Palmer. The bills were ignored in the case of Walter Palmer., HOME CIRCUTT.—MAIDSTONE, MARCH 14. (Before Mr. Justice Coleridge.) THE PRIZE-FIGHT AT DARTFORD. Michael Madden and Jeremiah Noon surrendered to take their trial for the, manslaughter of John Jones. Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Ribton, and Mr. Campbell con ducted the prosecution ; Mr. Kennedy (who was speci ally retained) and Mr. Harrison appeared for the prisoners. This charge arose out of the prize fight that took place on the Dartford marsh©s on the 11th of December last. The prisoner Madden and tho deceased were the prin cipals on the occasion. The other prisoner (Noon) was Madden's second. The witnesses who wore examined for the prosecution evidently gave their evidence very unwillingly, and some of them would even go so far as to swear that Madden was not the man who was engaged in the conflict with the deceased. Mr. Justice Coln idge inquired of the learned counsel for the prosecution, in the course of the case, whether they were prepared to bring forward any further evidence as to the cause of death, and he was informed that they were not in a position to do so. The learned Judge, upon this, said that whatever opinion they might feria in their own minds in reference to the case, they must deal with it as they would with any other, and act only upon the evidence laid before them ; and it appeared to him that upon the facts before the Court, there was nothing to justify the jury in find ing the prisoner s, or either of them, guilty of the crime of manslaughter. The Jury consequently returned a verdict of Net Guilty, and the prisoners were disoharged. THE lIDGELEY POISONING CASES. At the opening of the Stafford assizes on Thursday, Mr. Baron Bramwell, before addressing the grand jury, called for Mr. W. W. Ward, coroner, before whom the inquests in the case of Palmer were conducted, and in quired if he had the depositions against Palmer in his posse:,sion 1 Mr. Ward said he had, and added that a writ of certiorari had been served on him to return them to the Court of Queen's Bench. His lordship observed that Mr. Ward had perhaps done right in retaining pos session of them, but the indictment was returned to that court. In his address to the grand jury, the learned judge remarked with reference to the charge against Wm. Palmer, for the murder of John P. Cook, and others, that it would be for them to consider in the first place whether there was satisfactory evidence that the deceased was poisoned. The facts were that the body of Cook being opened, no appearance was found which could ac count for death in a natural way, without the assistance of something done by art, and the symptoms, it was said, were such as strychnine alone, or some similar poison, could produce. If they should be satisfied that the deceased was poisoned, it would be for them to con sider whether the accused was the perpetrator of that deed. They would inquire whether he was a person possessed of sufficient skill to employ such a drug, whe ther it was in his possession, whether he had in reference to any mater connected with it made any statements that were untrue, and whether there appeared any adequate motive for the commission of such a deed ; although he was not of opinion that it was necessary to discover what might be thought an adequate motive for the commission of such an offence, since it was iropos ale amid the infinity of motives that acted upon men to say what would be sufficient to induce to the com mission of such a crime. 83 61 60k " I 31 51 501 Si 7t 7i 8* it I 1 15 1 11 s l'k 57 6 1 11 I 81 GB,} i 8 Si i 211 8434 21i 6 3 3 31 43 25/ 81 xn 7i 7874 (En rilo sure.) Monsieur le Commandant-en-Chef,—The inquiries made on the subject of Major M`Gowan of the 93d Regi ment of Highlanders, having proved that he has sunk under his wound, I consider it my duty to transmit herewith to your Excellency the certificate of the death of that Officer. (Signed) A. LTIDERS. • Au Quartier General Feb. 28, 1856. His Excellency General Sir Wm. Codrington, &c. Sebastopol, Feb. 29. My Lord—l regret extremely to have to inform your lordship of the death of Major Rankeu, of the Royal Engineers. He had the superintendence of the operations ne cessary for the destruction of the large White Bariacks in the Karabelnala, where part of the mines were fired yesterday afternoon, but several of them did not explode. Major Ranken, iu the energetic performance of his duty, seems to have proceeded to light the fuse again, in several places where the connection had failed. It appears the powder hose, as well as the fuse, ignited— the explosion took place and buried him under the ruins of part of the wall. Energetic efforts were made at once to discover the body, and the removal of the ruins began and con tinued throughout the night. This morning the body was found. Death must have been immediate ; and thus this excellent and gallant officer, who had done good duty in the siege, and at the assault of the Re dan, lost his life, from eagerness to complete the work entrusted to him--I have, &c., W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, &c , &c. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. We bad a steady demand for fruit and vegetables, as follows : FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, Gs to 10e per lb ; colonial do., Os to Os each ; hot-house grapes, 203 to 30s Oct per lb ; foreign ditto, Oct to Os ; melons, 2s Oct to 3s 6d each; peaches, 2s Oct to 6s • nectarines, s Gd to 4s per dozen ; apples, 2* Oct to 35 ' Od per half sieve ; pears, is Oct to 3s per dozen ; plums, Os to Os per sieve ; green gages, Os per punnet; apricots, ls 6d to 5s Od per doz.; common plums, Os 01 to Os Oct per sieve; cherries, Od to 041 per pound ; lemons, 81 to is Od per doz ; oranges, 6s to 12s per 100 ; fil bets, Os to pe doz. ls ; cobnts, 12s to 15s • alonds, Os r to Os pert b. ; r walnut b s, 01 to u Od per 100 ; 'figs, m Os 9d to is Gd per doz ; strawberries, Oct to Oct per pottle ; goose berries, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve ; currants, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve ; raspberries, Od to Oct per pottle. VEGETABLES.—Greens, is 641 to 3s Oct per doz. bunches; cabbages, is to 2s Od per dozen ; Savoy ditto. 10d to 1s 61 per do. ; brocoli, is 6d to 2s per bundle ; potatoes, 55s to 100 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od to Os per doz. ; peas, Os to Os Oct per bushel ; French beans, 3s Od to Os Oct per 100 ; turnips, 3d to 4cl per bunch ; carrots, 5d to 6d per bunch ; cucumbers, 3s Oct to 5s Oct each ; garlic, 6d to Os 8d per pound ; spinach, 3s Oct to 4s Oct per sieve ; old onions, 2s Gd to 4s per bushel • new ditto, Os to Os per doz. bunches; leeks, 2d. to id per bunch; shallots, Bd. to 10d ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s per bundle ; parsley, td to Gd per bunch ; celery, Os Od to is Gd per bunch ; endive, is Gd to 4s Od per score ; beet, is Od to 28 per doz.; parsnips, Os 6d to is Od per dozen; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is Oct to is 6d per pottle; artichokes, is 3d to Is6d per half sieve; cabbage let-% tuces, Os to Os 01 per score ; sorrel, Oct to 03 per half sieve , radishes, Os to 030,1 per dozen hands • tomatoes, 3s to 4s per half sieve; chillies, is to is Gd per 100; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Ocl per half sieve ; capsicums, is to 2s per 100 ; walnuts pickling, Oct to Os per 100: cauliflowers, ' is to 4s Oct per doz. • rhubarb, 6d to 1s Od per bundle ; asparagus, 3s to lOs per loo ; sea kail, is to 2s 6d per punnet. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s 6d to 8s 6cl ; Geese, 5s Oil to 6s 61 each ; Ducks, 2s fld to 3s Od ; wild do., Os Oct to Os to 01 ; rab bits, is to is Gd each ; Pigeons, 7d to 10d. each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os Oct to Os Od ; middling, 2s to 3s Od ; Chickens, is Vd to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; Hares, 3s 01 to 4s 01; Grouse, Os Od to Os to Od each ; Pheasants, Os 01 to Os ; Partridges, Os Oct to Os to Od ; Guinea Fowls, 3s Od to 3s 6 d ; itoasting pigs. Os Od to Os Od each. Ostend fresh butter, 12a 6d to 13s Od, and English 12s Od to 15s 6d per dozen lbs. English eggs, Os to 10s 0,1; French do., Gs Gd to 7s 01 per 120. NEWPORT. Beef from 31 23 to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to Is 2d ; veal, 4s Oct to 5s OA ; pork, 3s .2a to 4s 8d per 81bs. WHITECHABEL. Beef, from 3s 2cl to 4s ; mutton, 33 2d to 4s 2d ; veal, 3s Bdto 5s 01; pork, 3s Id to 4s 8d per Blbs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Oct to 10s ; Brills, is to 5s each; Salmon, ld Gcl to 2s 3d per lb ; Cod Fish, is Od to ts each; Soles, 3d to ls Od per pair; Eels, 8d to is per lb; Lobsters, Os 61 to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; Whitings, 3s Od to 6s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ; Natives 48s to —s per bah; Mackerel, 3Js to 40s per 100 ; Smelts, is Ocl to 2s 6d per doz.; Skate, 63 to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d. to 2,4 6d per gallon; Bloaters 5s 01 to 8s Oct per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 4 , 4 Od to 5s per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreys, 1s to 10s each ; Haddocks, 4s to 8s per doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, Od per lb ; Prawns, 34 01 to 4s; Mullets, 6d to 3s Oct each; Plaice, 6d to is each; Halibut, 61 per lb ; Flounders, lsGcl to Os Od per des. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Od to 9d; of household ditto, 8d to 8,0 per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 591 b to 641 b, 3id to 0,1 ; Glib to 721 b, 3id to 4d; 721 b to 801 b, 41 to Od ; 801 b to 881 b, 44 to 4iu ; 88Ib to 961 b, 4i to &id ; 9Glb to 1041 b, 4Ad to 4id ; 104 lb to 1121 b —d to —d ; upwards, —d to —d ; Horse hides, 6s Od to Os Od • calf skins, light, 2s 6 1 to 3 s Od ; ditto , full, 7s Od to Os Od ; i Polled Sheep, 8s 01 to 10s Od ; Kents, 7s Oct to 8R Od •, Half-brads, 7s Od to 8s Od ; Downs, 55 to 6s 6d; Lambs, 2s Oct to s3d ; Shearlings, 1s ld to is 2d. MAY MARKETS. SmuNriti,D.—Meadow hay, 41 4s to 51 15s ; slaver do., 4/ 15s to GI lls ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 103 per load. A. moderato supply, and a sluggish demand, CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 41 5s to 5/ 15s; clover do., 4/ lOs to 6/ lls ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 108 per load. Both hay and straw were iu fair request, at fall quotations. WHITECHA.PEL.—Meadow hay, 41 4s to 51 15s ; clover do., 4/ 103 to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ lOs per load. We had a slow trade at our quotations. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. TRiFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. Miles opened, 1856. NAME OF RAILWAY• BRITISH. Aberdeen •• •• ••....•• •••••• • •••• Belfast and Ballymena •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Belfast and County Down.. •• •••••• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .. Bristol and Exeter •................. Chester and llolyhead.••.. • • ........ Cork, Blackroek, and Passage Dublin and Belfast' unction ........ Dublin and Drogheda.• •• • • •••.. • • .. Dublin stulKingstown • ... • ......... Dundee and Arbroath • • • • •• • • •• • • • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen • • .. • • • • • • • • East Anglian.. .. East Lancashire •• • • ••••••• • • • .. • • Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. •• EasterniTnion • • • • • • .• .• Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... • • .. • • • • Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee •• • • Exeter and Credit0n................ Furness Railway •• • ••••••• • • • • • •• Glasgow, and South-Western • • • • • . • • Great Northern Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western • • Irish South Eastern • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • ..... . Lancashire and Yorkshire... . • Leeds Northern .. • • • • ............ Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport— • • London and North Western ..... London and Bleckwall.• ........ • • • • London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South Western. • • • • .. • • Londonderry and Enniskillen • • • • • • .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheltiehi, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction.• Mr.ryport and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • •• • • Midland • • ••• - ......„ ......„ •• • • Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... Monklands ••• lisle. N e wcastle end Car. •• ... •.. North British .... • • • • • • • • North Staffordshire •••• • • • • •••• • • • North-Western •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Scottish Central .. • ........... •• Scottish Midland •• •• •••••• •• •• , Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• •• Shrewsbury and Chester •• ......•• Shropshire Union ................ South Devon• • •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • •• •• South Ea5tern.................... South Wales .. ••.••••••• • • •• •• • • South York., Doncaster, and Goole Taff Vale •••••••• •• •• •• ••••• • •• Waterford :ind Limerick • • ........ • • West Cornwall . • • ... • • .... ....... Whitehaven Junction .• • ..... • York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds.. 701E10N. Dutch Rhenish • . • • • • •• • • .• Lyons and Mediterranean ........ Montereau and Troyes ...........• Namur and Liege •••• ........ •• •' Northern of France • • •• • • • • • • •• •4 Orleans and Central .. Paris and Lyons ••.••••••• •• • • •I Paris and Rouen. ••=•••••••••••• Paris and Strasburgh ........... Rouen and Havre.....,.......... Western of France •• •• •• •I 1,495 ETON COLLEGE, March 14.—The examinations for the Newcastle Scholarship have jest concluded, iknd the fol. lowing was declared by Dr. Goodford, at 11 o'clock school this morning. to be the reeult :—Scholar--Hodg- Medallist—Prothero. There were 33 can sdoirl;tK.S. ; es. It was announced. by Dr. Goodford this morn ing that a week extra would be given these holidays, in consequence of the visit of the King of Sardinia to her Majesty. Receipts. 1856. 1855. 3 177 2,6 848 6 5,739 5,5! 10,519 9,8: 4,509 4,1 16i M 7 2. 913 _ 1,330 I,lt EB9 8 1 536 4 ' 1,010 8 913 g 5,1.77 5,6 20,417 23,2 5,104 4,3 5:329 I 4,t; 5,834 5,2 21,754 , 19,5 6,250 f 5,1 23,439 1 21,7 5 003 18,376 54,021 ,53.6' 1,172 1,2( 11,023 96 1 12028 11,3 562 5 7,415 697 6 864 7' 28,431 26,8 2,957 2,7 4,783 4.4 6,642 4,7 762 13, 1,563 i 1,4 2,595 2,..1' 2,001 1,6• 11,951 13,U 5 . 771 4.& 2,042 1,1 4,048 2, 1,254 1, 1,139 81 G2G 5 : 319 2: Naval and telligence In compliance with her Majesty's Royal War rant, the following are the rules and regula - ions for granting a fixed sum of money in lieu of pen sions, compassionate allowances, and gratuities to widows, families, and relatives of officers killed in action, or dying of wounds received in face of the enemy within six months after being wounded : "1. The amount of money to be paid to a ;vidOw; widow and children, or other relatives of an officer killed in action, or dying of wounds received in free of the enemy within six months after being wounded, whatever branch of the service he may have belonged to, be the regulation price fixed for commissions in ea va'ry and infantry of the line, as set firth in the follow ing seal', viz.,—To the 'A idow, widow and children, father, mother, sister or sister; of— Cavalry. £6,175 4,575 3,225 1,150 840 Infantry. £4,500 3,200 1,200 700 Lieut.-Colonel Major Captain ... Lieutenant Cornet ... Ensign ... 450 But it shall in no case exceed the sum of money acual'y paid, in conformity with the regulation price, by the officer for the purchase of his commission or counnis sions. "2. When an officer so killed, or so dying of his wounds within six months, shall leave a widow only, the sum thus fixed rhall be paid to her for her sole and absoluts benefit, provided she be not left in such pecu niary circumstances as would !otherwise preclude all claim to a pension ; and she shall be required to esta blish her claim, and to sign an acknowledgment of hav ing consented to receive such sum in lieu thereof, and as a full compensation fur all pension and gratuity to which she may or might have proved herself entitled in consequence of the loss of her husband, according to the forms prescribed by the Secretary of State for War, and described in the Appendix as forms 10, 15, and A. " 3. In the event of an officer leaving a widow and children, who may or night have established a claim to the pension, compwsiouate allowance or gratuity, then in that case the money awarded in lieu thereof shall be held in trust by the Secretary of State fer War, and the interest thereof, at the rate of 3:. per cult. per annum, shall be receivable by the widow until her death, when the money shall he divided then and there alike among the chi dren then alive of such deceased officer, provided they shall have attained the ago of 21, otherwise the money shall still continue to be held in trust, and the interest applied for their benefit up to that age. In the event., however, of the widow surviving her said chil dren, the money shall then become her sole and absolute property, as laid dowa in Article 2 ; but should such children survive the widow, but shall die before attain ing the age of 21, then and in that case the money, after discharging all just liabilities, shall become the property of the Crown. " 4. In the event of an officer leaving a child or chil dren, but no widew, the money shall be held in trust, and the interest thereof, at the rate of 3/. per centum per an num, as stated in Article 3, shall be applied by the Secre tary of State for War for the benefit of such child or children, until be, she, or they shall attain the age of 21, when the money, as in the ease of the widow, shall become the absolute preivrty of such surviving child or children, share and share alike. Should, however, such child or children die before attaining the age of 21 years, then and in that case the money, after discharging all just liabilities, shall become the property of the Crown. "5. In the event of an officer leaving at his death neither widow, child, nor children, then the money shall be paid to his father ; and, if he leave no father, it may be paid to bis mother, for his or her sole and abso lute benefit, provided that he or she shall establish a claim thereto, according to the forms described in the Appendix, as the case may be. And in the event of there being neither father nor mother, then the money shall be paid to the sister, or sisters, as the case may be, share and share alike, provided they shall have at tained the age of 21 years, and that their claim shall be established according to the forms described in the Ap pendix, as forms 13, 15, and E, or forms 14, 15, and F, as the case may be. But should any sister, or sisters, he under that ago, then the money shall be held in trust by the Secretary of State for War, and the interest be ap plied, as stated in Article 4, until such sister or sisters shall become 21 years of age, when it shall become the absolute property of the survivors or survivor. Should no survivor or survivors attain the age of 21 years, then the money, after discharging all just liabilities, shall be come the property of the Crown. " 6. No grant of money under the provisions of this warrant shall be made to any person who would not be eligible for pension, compassionate allowance, or gratuity under the provisions of the Royal warrant of June 15, 1855 (a father alone excepted, whose claim must be estab lished as set forth in Article 5) ; but the ineligibility of a widow to any grant under this warrant shall not affect the interests of the legitimate child or children of a de ceased officer for whose benefit she money shall be held in trust, and the interest applied by the Secretary of State for War, as stated in article 4, except they be left in such pecuniary circumstances as would disqualify them for the compassionate allowances under the provisions of Article 3. Should, however, such child or children die before attaining the age of 21, then, and in that case, the money, after discharging all just liabilities, shall be come the property of the Crown. " 7. In the event of it being represented and satisfac torily proved to the Secretary of State for War, that any widow on whose behalf money shall be held in trust for the benefit of herself and children under the provisions of this warrant, shall thereafter so conduct herself as to become unworthy of the bounty of the Crown, or shall neglect or illtreat her children, then, in that case the Secretary of State for War shall have full power to make such arrangements for apportioning the interest of the money and makiug better provision for, the children as in his judgment may seem most advisable. " 8. The allowances to be granted under the autho rity of this warrant are not applicable to the cases of officers killed in action, or dying of wounds before the declaration of war with Russia, hut it is to take a retro spective effect up to that date ; and, therefore, any offi cer's widow to whom there may have been granted a pension, compassionate allowances for children, or gra tuity for herself and children, or any other relative of an officer who may have received a pension under the war rant of the 15th of Juse, 1855, who may wish to com mute such pension, allowances, or gratuities for the sum fixed under the provisions of this warrant, shall be per mitted to do so ; but in that caw, whatever sums may have been received by or on account of the widow or children or other relatives, will be deducted from any amount to be paid under the terms of this warrant But in every case of a sum of money being awarded under the provisions of this warrant, interest thereon, at the rate of 31. per centum per annum, will be allowed from the day of the officer's death. " 9. Should the widow or any other relative of a de ceased officer, who, prior to the 23d of Oct., 1855, has been granted a pension and other allowances under the provisions of the warrant of the 15th of June, 1855, wish to commute such pension and allowances for a sum of money in lieu thereof, in conformity with the terms of this warrant, it will be necessary that application to that effect be made to the Secretary of State for War within a year from the 23d of Oct., 1855. And should the widow, or any other relative of a deceased officer, who, since the 23d of Oct., 1855, may have already, or may hereafter be granted a pension and allowances, wish to commute such pension and allowances for a SUM of money in lieu thereof, under the provisions of this warrant, it will be necessary that application to that effect be made to the Secretary of State for War within a year from the date of the said pensions and other allowances being granted. " 10. A. return of all sums paid under the provisions of this warrant shall be laid annually before Parliament on or after the let of April. " Given at our Court at St. James's, the Ist day of March, 1856, in the 19th year of our reign. "By Her Majesty's command, " PAsmum." The Pear], 21-gun corvette, Capt. Sotheby, was taken into the fitting basin at Portsmouth yesterday to be docked for repairs. The Chanticleer, No. 83, steam-transport, went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday to discharge her cargo ; and the Imperial, No. 188, left fur the Thames. The prevailing easterly winds have driven a consider able fleet of merchant vessels into Plymouth Sound. Among them are the steam-transport Eagle, No. 71, from the Mediterranean ; the clipper ship Heroes of Alma, Capt. Noble, from Wharnpea ; the Britannia, Preat, from Ceylon ; the Helen Douglas, Welch, from Calcutta ; and the French brig Alalherbe, with maho gany and coffee, front Gourvee. RETIREMENT OF THE OLD COMMANDERS . —We under ;G stand that, following up Sir C. Wood's promise, an Ad it miralty circular has been isseeed to the old commanders on the list, inviting them to make the necessary appii -03 is cation for retirement from the active lis t . We sa y a g ain, 50 we trust that there will be no necessity to make this 49 measure a compulsory one, but that those officers who 1 14 encumber the active list only to impair its efficiency, I will make way for those who have served actively a f loat 162 for the rank and opportunity they have years ago most '3O justly earned. The good of the service demands that 133 there shall be no favouritism or partiality exercised in _ this retirement of the old commanders. We must have 114 no more promotions to the active list of captains of OM. 29 cers whose time has gone by for serving afloat. Not a its 14g commander should be promoted to the active list w h o i s 53 not eligible by age and service for active command afloat oil 058 now and for ten years hence. ,843 _ sg CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.—PUBLIC 3S tS7 IVOILKS AND BUILDINGS. Yesterday have been issued the Civil Service CA: mates, &c., for the year eliding March 31, 1357, as far as relates to public works and buildings. The following is the statement for 1856, compared with the estimate n for 1855 ;—Public Buildings and Royal Palaces, 1855, 154,952/. ; 1556, 195,141/. ; compared with 1855, in crease, 40,189/. Buckingha.in Palace, 1856, 7,8687. ; Royal Parks, Pleasure Gardens, &c., 1855, 69,544/. ; 1856, 91,6847. ; increase, 22,140/. New Houses of Parliament, 1855, 122,209/. ; 1856, 99 , 3831 . ; decrease, 22,826/. Holyhead Harbour Roads, &c.,1855,122,841/. ; 1856, 2 07,305/. ; increase, 84,464/. Harbours of Reooo/fuge, 1855, 234,000/. ; 1356 , 233,0001. ; decrease, 1,. Port Patrick Harb our, 1855, 375/. ; 1856. 384/. ; in crease 91. Public Buildings (Ireland), 1855, 30,9631. ; 1856, '41,221/. ; increase, 10,253/. Kingston Harbour, 1855, 5,876 ; 1856, 19,350/. ; increase, 13,4747. Re pository of Public Recprds, 1855, 6,000/. Total, 1855, 746,760/. ; 1 5 56 , 895,3361. ; increase, compared with 1855, 178,404/. ; decrease, 29,8261. Increase compared with 1855, 148,5767. SIR C. .PIER. (Fram tte Times of this day.) Complaint hag of c,en been made, and with con siderable apparent justice, of the superior advan ta!ses enjoyed by thewe military and naval officers who' possess seats in either House of Parliament, and by the possessiore of those seats are enabled to defend themselves age inst attacks which their less fortunate brethren are compelled to leave unan swered. Whether Lord Lucan and Cat digae have profited much by the power of pleading their own conse in the House of Lords we will not, in consi deeation of the pending inquiry, stop to discuss ; brit assuredly when fortullt , gave Sir Charles Napier a seat in the House of Commons, arid thus the power of bringing forward his own grievances, in his own w.ay, the good-natured deities were in one of those. facile humours in which they overturn whole hoases, as the Romaat poet tells us, at the desire of their short-sighted possessors. Nothing that Sir Charles Napier himself could supply— nothing that his supporters or opponents could add—was wanted to the completeness of his dis comfiture, the sliest complete, probably, that any hero, off the stege,has ever succeeded in drawing down upon himself. He entered the house with a reputation for skill and courage higher, indeed, among civilians that naval men, but still by no means inconsiderable, and with a vague idea that he lent been ill-treated„ and that he had disclosures to make such as would cover his opponents with disgrace. He had obtained the voice of a large popular constituency in his favour, ansl by the earnestness of his desire for inquiry half persuaded people to believe that inquiry would absolve him feom all blame. He left the house in a condition bearing about the same relation to the condition in which he entered it as the fishing-boat of Xerxes did to his stupendous fleet, or the sledge of Napoleon to the cannon and carriages of the Grand Arm}. Not only. did Sir Charles Napier contrive to furnish his ene mit s with every possible ground of attack—he also did his best to deprive himself of every possible ground of defence, of every ground of sympathy and indulgence. le came before the house to ask for justice, and he did all in his power, by the outrageous accusations which he threw out, and. the unscrupulous use of confidential documents to which he had recourse, to impress upon his hearers that if he sought for justice himself it was not with the wish or the intention of doing justice. Last year we took occasion to remark on the gross im propriety, the violation of duty and of honour, implied in producing before the House of Commons documents of a strictly confidential nature, which either respect for private communications or re gard for the public interest required to be en veloped in inviolable secrecy. Such conduct is a species of crime, and may be fax more injurious to the interests of the nation than many of those which our Courts visit with such exemplary seve r' ty. Nor was there any excuse for this monstrous betrayal of public confidence—any necessity which might palliate, if it could not wholly excuse, this departure from rules to which social as well as po litical considerations have given the force of bind ing and unalterable laws.. Sir Chas. Napier was visited with no stigma, laboured under no public or official censure, had received no open mark of disapprobation, except his removal from a com mand his retention of which the public opinion of the country never would have tolerated. The pri vate censures be received he has made known in order that he might refute them, and thus dis charged the double task of accusing as well as de fending himself. It is difficult to understand what is the precise charge that he brings against Sir J. Grahatr. Sir Charles accuses him of having writ ten letters restraining his zeal during summer, the best time for action, and in autumn, when the time for action was past, seeking to goad him to dan gerous and rash enterprises. But, granting this to be so—and it is impossible not to admit that Sir James's conduct is susceptible of this con struction—the charge, even as Sir Charles Na pier puts it, seems Co go no higher than an error in judgment, and to have no connection what ever with the violent and unreasonable abuse with which it is preceded and followed, and which effectually deprived Sir C. Napier of the sympathy of the house under the severe castigation which he received. The answer to the charge, such as it was, was easy and triumphant. Sir C. Napier was treated differently at different timee—reined in the sum mer and spurred on in the autumn—because expe rience had changed the estimate which the Admi ralty had formed of his character. He started by informing them that he was ready for any service, however desperate, and by the furious si g nal with which he announced the commencement of hostili ties he convinced the English Government as well as the Russian that he was bent upon the imme diate performance of some hardy and terrible enter prise. Time wore on, and it was found that, thou g h terrible in signals and letters, our Admiral had a great respect for batteries and fortifications, that everything formidable in itself assumed in his eyes an aspect doubly formidable, and that things which British seamen in earlier days would have con fronted without hesitation became in the eyes of this desperate commander absolute impossibilities. The storms, the currents, the fogs, and the rocks terrified him beyond measure. Each fortress was pronounced impregnable, each enterprise desperate and hopeless. In the beginning of June he approached within eight miles of Sweaborg, but for some reason hitherto wholly unexplained forbore to attack it, under the impression that it was unassailable, this impression being derived, not from personal obser vation,—for he made no reco unaissance,—but from a belief that the channel, as laid down in the plans, was impracticable. An ad; niral who reports on plans when he has the opportunity of judging with his own eyes, and pronounc es places unassailable which are afterwards attack ed and taken, should not be too lavish in provoking r unfriendly criticism. Unfortunately for Sir Charles. - Napier, England and France were not content with a paper reconnais sance, and so they sent out t rwo Engineer Generals, who, after an actual survey of the place, reported to their respective Governments that Sweaborg might be taken by means at the disposal of the admirals. Of these xeporbs Sir Charles Napier disposes very summarily, loy saying that the one officer is mad, and the other has no confidence in his own opinion. But it is evident these opinions, which were received in the) early part of Septem ber, produced a change in the sentiments of the British Government. From that time the Ad miralty dropped the rein and applied the spur vigorously and unspaxit4ly to the sides of the reluctant Admiral. They forced him to make a personal reconnaissance, which he ought to have made months before, and ut bed him, but in vain, to do something before the :season closed. It is of no use for Sir Charles Napier to say that this change was caused by the supposed fall of Sebastopol. The change was evidenly caused by the reports of the two Engineer Generals and his own, all agreeing in pronouncing, upon personal observation, that the place might be destroyed, which Sir Charles Napier, within an hour's sal, had from plans pro nounced to be impregnable. For this extraordinary rem.hssness in the execu tion of his duty Sir Charles Naleier is fairly answer able to his superiors and to the country, and he ought to have been grateful that no public notice was taken of his misconduct, instead cif ransacking confidential documents,for proof of exaggerated and. ridiculous charges, which, even if true, .would have furnished no excuse for his own lamentable want of zeal and decision in the service of the public. It is melancholy to see a man who has done much and gallant service in his day thus into prominentrshadowing the evening of his life, and calling n notice faults in his own conduct, weaknesses, and infirmities which, but for other faults of character and discretion, might have passed unnoticed and. unrewarded. But Sir Charles Napier would have it so, and. we are bound to say that he has made os;rttiacase b against ause, himself which no amount of as on or no past exploits or present popu .arity, are able to alter or to extenuate. We regret to announce the demise of the venerable Lord Boston, who expired on Wednesday last, at his seat, iledsor, Bucks, in the 79th year of his age. fit'INTER IN PARTS. —A pretty sight has been spoiled by the weather. The cradle offered by the Ville de Paris tai her Majesty , and pr esented yesterday, was, eve order of the Emperor and Empress, placed this rrirning• in large salle of the lintel de Ville for the gratification of those who had already exhibited so much pleasure while regarding the baby-clothes. Intrepid, indeed, should be the curiosity of ladies who could form queue as they did the other day at Madam e Felten) s door i n the Rue Vivienne, for snow and sleet have been failing and driving the whole day. W e are . suddenly thrown, an it were, into the midst of winter, in all its severity. The cr adle, as has been already mentioned, is of the form of a ship, as being th e prominent figure in the arms of Paris. At the prow an eagle is placed with wings half outspread, whilst at the poop is a figure representing the City of Paris, covered with a robe of gold, whilst its arm s of silver, raised above its head, support the Im perial crown. At the feet of the statue two sca-deities retard the cradle with a protecting look, and b e low, at each corner, winged syrens of silver twine in numerous spirals the folds of their tails, formed of scales enamelled with various colours. On the sides of the cradle, four rnertallious of blue enamel represent in grey hues the cardinal virtues of princes—Force, Vigilance, Prudence, and Justice. Between each medallio n are to be seen the initials N.E. The materials used in the construction of this rich and beautiful work of art are rosewood, gold, enamels, and oxidised silver, and the effect produced is most exquisite, reflecting the greatest credit on the house of Froment-Meurice, to which the superintendence of the whole was entrusted. 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