The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-27 00:00:00

THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1881. It is a very simple question indeed, the one that Comes this evening under the consideration of the House of Commons. There is, first of all, the Budget Bill, which—having been read a first and second time—will now have to be examined in detail in Committee. There is—upon that motion —this promised Amendment of Mr. NEWDEGATE'S. Beyond all which there is the exceeding proba bility of yet another Amendment to be introduced from the side of the Opposition. It is through that second, and not, so to speak, supplementary Amend ment that we are disposed to anticipate the solution of a,financial problem, hitherto characterised by its apparently inextricable confusion, its bewildering complication and its all but insoluble difficulty. The Amendment announced by the hon. member for Warwickshire has reference, it will be seen, to what may be called the constitutional question, involved in the fiscal and financial propositions embodied in the Bill now under consideration in the House of Commons, the Bill based upon Mr. GLADSTONE'S Budget Resolutions. It suggests, this point blank Amendment, that these propositions, instead of being tacked together, and so sent en mane to the House of Lords, shall heretofore, with the Component parts of all the rest of the Budget Bills within living recollection, be divided the one from the other, and so sent up separately. Unfair— monstrously unfair—though the cry raised upon this matter-in-dispute by the right hon. baronet the Member for Carlisle, the cry raised by him in ironi cal explanation of the wiahes cherished at heart at this moment, by her MAJESTY'S Opposition—to wit, " Up with the Lords and down with the Commons !" Still it is unquestionably the truth that the position proposed to be assumed in this matter by the Opposition would, ,in the event of a tri umph en their part, bear that invidious con struction. And we might rest perfectly well assured that supposing, for the sake of argument that Mr. NEWDEGATE'S proposition (we don't in the least expect it, but we put the sup position just for the sake of argument) were car ried, that wicked disto:tion, by SZ:. AMES GRAHAM, of the views and sentiments actuating Her MAJESTY'S Opposition , would inevitably b e ma d e the most of at the various hustings throughout the United Kingdom to the possible delusion of very many of the constituencies. That is the inner weakness of Mr. NEWDEGATE'S Amendment. And hence—particularly remembering what are the views upon this constitutional question which have been expressed by such an authority as Mr. WALPoLE, speaking through the lips of his friend Mr. WILLIAM HEATTICOTE—hence, we cannot for an instant believe that the Opposition are likely to gain much by adopting the Amend ment about to be submitted to the House of Com mons by the hon. member for North Warwickshire. It is in that other Amendment now meditated by the Opposition that we think really lies anything like peril to the financial schemes of her MAJESTY'S Government. The Amendment setting aside, at the eleventh h our i t may b e, b u t s till setting aside, the notion of an immediate abolition during the present session of the still (sooner or later) doomed Paper Duties. It may be objected, however, in regard to this, that the questi on of the Paper Duties abolition has already been settled, that the query has already been asked, and that it has already been answered, and that the answer given was decided to have been in the affirmative, by a clear majority in an im mense house—by a clear majority of Eighteen. It iA not so, however. The questiOn then p u t Affectid, the Paper Duties, not directly, but only indirectly. The immediate Abolition of those duties was only in a manner underlined " for the good" —nega tively ! It was proposed that the duty upon tea should be diminished to the extent of fivepence in the lb. by preference. The house decided then that the Tea Duty should still embrace that five pence. The inference to be drawn from which certainly might—it is quite true—be, that the house preferred to settle for once and for all the agitation about the Paper Duties Remission. But —there was and is still at the same time another de ductiou also to be drawn from that clear majority of Eighteen. The deduction, that is, that the Rouse, by insisting as it did then that the Tea Duty should be still maintained at the exorbitant rate o f ls. sd. in the lb. —re served to itself yet to this moment re serves to itself the right and the power I (accordingly as it may deem best upon mature con sideration) either to abolish altogether the vexatious duties still levied upon paper, or to remit nothing more whatever of the current year's revenue—in consideration, that is, of the probable surplus in no way justifying any such further remission as the one now (it may be rashly) proposed by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. Certainly, if upon closer examination, the surplus should be deemed, as many have from the first deemed it to be, a pleasant delusion, a mere financial mirage, conjured up in the arid perspective of the coming twelvemonth by Mr. GLADSTONE'S lively imagination—much as we might deplore the still further hampering of trade and of literature for yet another year by the continuance of these long odious paper duties—we should assuredly be the merest bunglers, we should be but sorry patriots to insist ceute qui coute upon the imme diate abolition of the paper duties surplus or no surplus. That, in truth, is the simple question now about to be submitted to the House of Com. mons. Is there in reality a reasonable and safe probability of the country at the close of the next:financial year finding itself in possession of the agreeable little surplus Mr. GLADSTONE is counting upon ? if so—away with the paper duties ! But—if not ! Why then—in that case— with the imminent possibility of a deficit before us, rather than the faintest probability of anything at all like a surplus—we should be the veriest dolts to dream of urging upon the nation (when it could least afford it!) the foregoing at once of some £BOO,OOO, upon the current financial , twelvemonth, and the abandonment year after year in perpetuity of £1,600,000 of permanent revenue ! Let the House of Commons then—not, this year, the House of Lords let the House of Commons decide oalmly for itself, Whether or not the country can afford to get rid of the paper duties in October. If so—let them go, as Mr. GLADSTONE'S Budget Bill proposes. If not—then in the name of common sense, in the name of justice, in the name of prudence and of patriotism, let the abolition of :the paper duties stand over for another twelvemonth. Party considerations of any kind ought not, in regard to a question of this character, to weigh one atom in the balance. The Commons are the custodians of the national purse. Let them not rashly or over hastily, out of a feeling of false pride, or of participation in the personal piques of one who is their glory less as a financier than as a rhetorician, strike a million and a half sterling from the annual revenue of the country to gratify the arrogance of another who, like the member for Bir mingham, can so far outrage Mr. GLADSTONE'S feelings in regard to his own Budget as to exclaim haughtily from his place below the Gangway— ' " It is my Budget I" It goes well in America with the upholders of what is there still worthy of the name, style, and title of the United States Government. The enthu siasm among them is not alone maintained. It is spreading and intensifying. The volunteers have already numbered up there, as we know, 300,000 fighting men-300,000 out of a population of some 19,000,000. President LINCOLN is calmly but firmly —all the more firmly, however, because so very calmly—gathering up the reins of authority in his grasp, and preparing to encounter all the difficulties -that may lie before Man_ Baltimore lies not only fallen into the possession of the Federal Troops, as an earlier account had already apprised us, but there, at Baltimore, later advices show that those Federal troops had fully established themselves. Along all the railroads, from the North through Maryland, down to Washington, earthworks had been raised with astounding rapidity. The capital itself is described as completely girt round by en campments. And it is said that all the railways radiating from it, are under the complete control of the central power at Washington. As to the latest doings or designs of that central authority, we are now furnished, through the medium of the Adriatic, bringing the Transatlantic intelligence down to the 14th inst., with several im portant, and some of them deeply interesting par ticulars. In reference to the probable purchase of the Great Eastern, then but newly arrived upon the American coast after a run of nine days across the Atlantic through the teeth of a hurricane, the New York limes says—" It is now definitely understood that the ship will be offered for sale to the Govern ment as a transport ship, but should a sale not be negotiated she will accept a charter for that service!' The Government will *no doubt immediately avail itself of the opportunity to obtain so desirnble an addition to their means of offensive operations." As to the general situation of affairs on the 14th the New I'ork Herald gives a compre hensive record full of encouragement to the Northerners. Upon the previous day President LINCOLN and Secretary SEAWARD had together gone down the Potomac on a tour of inspection. The last accounts stated the number of Southern troops at Richmond at three thousand instead of at seven thousand, as at one time stated—the rebels numbering at Harper's Ferry as many as six thou sand altogether. These latter, however, were but very imperfectly armed, and already weread—" Pro visions were running short, supplies having been cut off by the Western Vi rg i n i a U n i o nists. There were not t wo weeks' provisions anywhere in the surrounding country, and that they must either receive supplies at once, or retreat seemed inevi- That, in table." truth, is among the most imminent perils to be encountered by the Southern gentry—the peril of defeat through s t ar vation. Hence it is that we rea d , f rom other quarters in the South, of growi ng co tt on crops being pulled up and grain plantedinstead— a far off prospect of nourishment for the rebels bat an immediate threatening of further confusion and emblrrassment to our own manufactories in Lanca shire. As to the designs and doings of President Davis, we read, " The Conferate Government at Montgomery has appointed General LEE commander in chief of the forces in Virginia, in which state there aro said to be about 50,000 men. Positive information, however, has reached General SCOTT that the whole number of men from Har per's Ferry down to Ly nc hb urg d oes no t exceed 25,000. Strong efforts are being made to induce him to advance his forces into Virginia; but llej is resolute in maintaining his present position until be is quite ready to move. Considerable bodies of men, said to be pretty well armed with Minnie rifles and muskets, are moving up from the South ; among them A regiment of Zouaves, from New :Orleans, who went from Richmond to Norfolk on Saturday. It is commonly reported that the rebel troops are determined to burn every city and:village which they are compelled to abandon in ease ofbeing driven back by the Northern troops." The realisation of which diabolical inten tion will involve the necessity for terrible reprisals. It is satisfactory to know, however, that " The blockade of the Southern ports on the Atlantic coast is now probably complete, including Charles ton and the Savannah River, and that those of the Gulf will soon be in the same condition, if they are not already so." It is on every account to be hoped that the horrors of this lamentable civil war in America may be restricted as much as possible within the territories of the so-called Confederate States, from the lawless passions of the population of which same Slave States these deplorable con flicts have emanated. Shall we do violence to all our best feelings as Englishmen for the sake of Manchester and cotton? Such a question may, to some, seem like treason to the commerce and industry of our country; but that is a very superficial view. As Manchester has been the nurse of American negro slavery, andthus the bane of the United States, so nearly exclusive dependence on America by Manchester has been the bane of our own tropical colonial empire. Through encouraging slave labour in America, Manchester easily supplied herself with stolen cotton—stolen from the unfortunate negro. Had the great cotton city been thrown on British re sources, long before now Jamaica and India would have been opened, and would have supplied all our wants, and probably on the coast of Africa itself the energy of Manchester cotton agents would have shown that cotton would have converted many a Borriobhoola•Gha into a substantially industrious and really civilised community. We do not believe at all that a great shortcoming in the American crop would be more than a very temporary cala mity—the very year in which it occurred would sweep the tropics of cotton as they had never been swept before—and if the American deficiency were both considerable, and from a cause, like a commo tion among the slaves, likely to be permanent, ano ther year would not follow without the creation of an abundant extra-American supply. Something is needed to break the neck of the Manchester re liance on slavery. Once do this, and Manchester will be a patron of free labour in the tropics to an extent now inconceivable, and will herself rejoice, ultimately, in the change. Such being our general view of the certain con sequences of a break up of negro slavery in the Slave States, our sympathies are free to go forth as they naturally s ould do, to the cause of the Free States. Their original object, as we have before shown, was to "crib, cabin, and confine" slavery within the present Slave States. Not a very nar row cabin either; seeing that the area of the present Slave States exceeds somewhat that of the Free States. But there is yet a large expanse of terri tory belonging to the Union untouched by the industry of the White man—into this, says the North, the hellish curse of Slavery shall never come. Is that resolution right ? Is it one to be met by legal quibbles and corrupt decisions of a packed bench of Judges in the Supreme Court of the Union? Every Englishman would at once say no—he would demand that the interpretation of the Constitution should lean to liberty, not to slavery ; and that so grave a question as that of polluting Free Soil with the Southern abomination should be a question of State policy, not of legal subtlety, and this is just the demand of the North. Freedom might indeed truly enough claim to have the written Constitution. on its side, since the great leaders who constructed it were assuredly hostile enough to Negro Slavery. We are confident, there fore, that the North was legally, as it certainly was politically, right in saying to slavery, " hithertd thou shalt come, but no further." But we trust that the infamous conspiracy of the South, and the mighty energy it has aroused in the North, will have a much wider rpcmlt than thud, originally proposed. We could wish that all the Slave States kept together; that none of them struck too soon ; and that the North should then bear down upon them with a might which should break up the accursed system for ever. If some Slave States were willing too soon to make peace with the North, the consequence would be that the North must again give effect to fugitive slave laws, and that the old pro-slavery leaven might again corrupt the North. Now that the quarrel has reached civil war, better far that there should be a thorough settlement—a sweeping away for ever of the " domestic institution," and " involuntary bondage," and the deliverance of North America from the most infernal and atrocious crime which can disgrace our humanity. The only thing which can at all blind the eyes of our statesmen and mer chants to the utterly indefensible rebellion of the South, and to the odious cause for which it sepa rates and fights, is cotton. We trust that they will think of the negro more than of cotton ; and that they will not disgrace their nature by showing the slightest lenity, to a set of dealers in stolen men who have rebelled causelessly against a noble Go vernment to carry out unchecked their nefarious traffic in babes and children, women and men—in the blood and sinews of their own fellow country men, though fellow countrymen of a different colour to themselves. The Southern Confederation is a confederation for felony, if not of felons. They are intent on fighting for a crime which would in this country shut them up in gaol, if it did not bring them to the gallows. Like gaol birds at large in this country, they are clever fellows enough ; but it will be a disgrace to'us if, while abstaining from joining in the fray, we do not let the Northerns have the encouragement of our sympathy—and if we do not show to the South, that cotton does not hinder our perception that they are rebels against our common humanity as well as against their own Government. We write this because we regret to see a portion of the press of England itself disposed rather to run down the North, and to insinuate the best it can for the South. If this be noticed abroad, as it almost surely will be, it will be held to convict us of national meanness. It will be justly said— " Here is England, which has been ready to quar rel with half the world respecting the slave-trade and slavery, converted into an apologist for slavery as soon as its manufacturers are in the least threatened by emancipation." " England loves cotton more than she hates slavery," will be the judgment of both continents. And not only will such a judgment be our disgrace, it will embitter and protract the quarrel, The Rebels in America rely on our having our price. Free-trade and cot ton are the bribe they offer to England and to France, too. They seem to have no doubt that the School, which is strong enough to school the House of COMMORS into acceptance of a Budget it does not like, will be strong enoug h to school the Ad ministration into such indirect support of the South as a neutral can give. We ought to let all THE WELLINGTON, 160, PICCADILLY. —Gentlemen are respectfully informed that the SALOON DINING ROOMS are now OPEN for the Supply of LUNCHEONS and DINNERS, from One to Nine o'clock p.m. Set Dinners and Dining . from the carte in the most 'varied form. Dinners from the joint, 2s. Whitebait is now served daily. TIiOMAS PRICE, Superintendent. N.B.—The Dining Rooms will be Open as usual until a late hour on the Derby and Oaks Days. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Excise, Mr. J. B. Baokstone. THIS EVENING, the performanoes will oommeraa with a new and original Comedy, entitled BLACK SHEEP. Arr. Ituekstone, Hr. Compton, Mr. Howe, die. ; Mrs. Wilkins, *lre. Charles Young, Miss Lovell, are. After which, will be revived, with entirely new scenery and effects, and all the original music by the late Sir Henry Bishop, the melodrama of THE MILLLIC AND HIS MEN. Commenoe at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, TRUTH AND FICTION. Supported by Messrs. F. Matthewe,Widdicombe, Shore, Cathcart, Garden; Miss C. Leclercq, Miss R. Leclercq, and Miss 31. Harris. Followed by HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Fechter. Sup ported by Hermann Vezin, Ryder, Meadows, dr-c. ; Misses Heath, Islsworthy, and R. Leclercq. TEW THRATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.-- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Reproduction of "The Colleen Bawn. " The Adelphi " Census " every Evening. THIS EVENING, the successful new Farce, entitled A TURKISH BATH. Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. P. Bedford. =Alter whioh:(l9oth time). THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr. D. Boucicanit, D. fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer, Howard, Ward ; Mrs. Boncicault, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs.. Chatterley. To be followed by a new apropos Sketch, THE CENSUS. Messrs. J. 1,. Toole, Eburne, Romer, C. J. Smith ; Miss Kate Kelly, Miss E. Thorne, and Mrs. Chatterley. Doors operk at halt past 6—Commence at 7. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- THIS EVENING, Grand Equestrian performances The'Great Excitement for the Race Week only—The Rocky Mountain Wonders on the Flying Trspez, the Ladder Feat, and their extraordinary acrobat performances -Concluding with the New Ballet, entitled " The Chamois Hunter ; or the Fiend of Air, Earth, Fire, and Water." Reduced Prices. Grand Complimentary Benefit on Thursday. 30th May, to Mr. Henry Magilton, of the Rocky Mountain Wonders, who met with the deplor able accident at the Alhambra, on which occasion the Christy Minstrels and a host of talent will appear. CANTERBURY -HALL CONCERTS AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. • EVERY EVENING, A Grand Selection from Verdi's new Opera, UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, (First produced in England at this Establishment), With a Chorus of Forty Voices. Also, Verdi's IL CORSARO, never performed at any other Concerts. Solos on the Cornet-a-Baton, by Mr. Levy. The Comic Department comprises the Brothers Conrad (in their new and inimitable entertainments), Mr. Wood and his talented little Son, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Hol lingsworth, and Miss Rose Howard. Musical Director, Mr. F. JONGHMANS. T HE. 0 X F O R D, 6, OXFORD-STREET. - Mr. LEVY, undoubtedly the best performer of the day on the Cornet-a-Piston —Grand Selections (on the most complete scale) from Dinorah, Martha, Stradella, &c., and other vocal and instrumental music, by Miss Russell, the Misses Stuart, and Miss Ernst, Messrs. Charles Greville, Fornari. Kimber ley, Bernard, Beaumont, Bervon, Huish, Signor Tivoli, and Ur. Henry Herbert,with full band and powerful and selected chorus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonglimans.—The following Cornio talent, Messrs. W. Randall, J. Blanchard, W. H. Wie land, Hollingsworth, E. Marshall. Harvey, and French, and the Brothers Conrad in their latest and best entertainment, every evening. Admission, Hall, sixpence; Balcony and Stalls, one shilling. Private Boxes, 10s. lid. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tnis Dla.—Morning, 3h. 48m.—Afternoon, 4h. 14m, To-monaow.-Morning, 4h. 313m.—Afternoon, sh. 5m TILE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAT 26, 1861. THER3fO3rETER, IN THB BHADB. 67—highest since noon yesterday. 61—lowest this morning and during the night. 64—this day - at noon. Banomrrzn-29.03. • Wpm—South-West—rather fresh; dull cloudy weather. MAT 27. THERMOMETER, IN THE BHADE• 66 —highest since soon yesterday.: 61—lowest this morning and during the night. £7—this day at noon. BAROMETEII,-30 'O9. Wntu--North-Westerly —light ; with find sunshiny weather. 1 7v 4 )1 4 47/ eg; • It cL, ~;~~ ~~ ~~~. ~~, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1861. the world distinctly see that, neutral as we are, we condemn Rebellion for Slavery, and sympathise with a Government asserting the rights of Liberty. If in no other way our House of Commons, by a vigorous debate, should do it. We do not want to palliate the past or the present errors of the North ; we would expose, as it deserves, the folly and selfishness of its hostile tariff, and the madness of creating at a time like this a cause of alienation from the free Christian countries of the old world. But we would let the South know that its equally selfish free-trade and proposal to tax cotton, leaves their detestable cause just where it was; and that, though neutral, England is heart and soul with the North and Freedom. ROYAL. ITALIAN OPERA, On Saturday Madlle. Patti appeared in Doni zetti's well-known opera, " Lucia di Lammermoor," for the first time on the London stage, and again achieved extraordinary success. The house was crowded to the ceiling—the applause given to the young lady immense as when she made her first and second appearances at the Royal Italian Opera as Amina in "La Sonnambula." Madlle. Patti again exhibited the remarkable qualities as a vocalist to which on former occasions we have endeavoured to do justice. In her personation of the character she showed the same intelligence, sensibility, and grace; and her performance of the music was distinguished by the same surprising amount of vocal power, the same artistic purity of style, finished execution, truth and force of expression, and richness and variety of embellishment. Her renderings of the cabaletta, " Perche non ho," and the florid part of the scena the " mad scene") begin ning" dolge suono," were characterised by refined taste and extraordinary brilliancy. The scene of the signing of the contract and the unexpected arrival of Edgardo was done to perfection. Mental anguish and utter prostration of spirit could hardly be portrayed with intenser earnestness. That Mademoiselle Patti pos sesses the dramatic instinct as well as extraordi nary musical talent this one situation is quite enough to prove. The crowning triumph of the young singer is obtained, however, in the famous mad-scene. Here, as in the final act of the " Son nambula," Mademoiselle Patti puts forth all her energy, and succeeds in rivetting attention from the first note to the last, the audience being gradually wound up to a pitch of enthusiasm. Her conception of the part of "Lucia" is as original as the execution is brilliant, and the one as strikingly pictuesque as the other is surprising. The applause with which Mdlle. Patti was received at the ter mination of the opera was tremendous. This even ing the opera of " Lucia" is to be repeated. We (Court Journal) believe that her Majesty and the Court will return to Buckingham Palace on the 31st inst., to remain in town until the close of the season. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Gen. Airey, Col, Bingham, Col. Jervoise, and Col. Chafteris, visited the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, after the review at Shornecliff, on Friday. Their Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Victor of Hohenlohe, who are at present in Germany, are not expected to return to London before August. Prince Louis of Hesse has been attacked by measles, the symptoms of which first appeared on the 23d inst. The eruption is disappearing. ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR AT PExIN.—Mr. Bruce arrived at Pekin on the 26th of March. The Earl Granville arrived at his residence in Bruton-street ILst night from Paris, in which capital the noble Lord President has been passing the Whitsun holi days. The Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon arrived in Carlton Girdens on Saturday, from vi. iting Lady Mary Vyner, at Newby Park, Yorkshire. Viscount Castleros,e has returned to Eaton place from his seat, Killarney, Ireland, where his lordship has passed the Whitsuntide recess. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., will arrive at his official residence in Downing-street this after noon from Flintshire. Lord and Lady Blantyre, who have been passing the holidays at St. Leonards-on-Sea, returned to Grosvenor place on Saturday last. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P., and Lady Emily Peel retwn to town today from Drayton Manor, Stafford shire. Captain W. J. Dorehill, 43d Light'lnfantry, has been appointed Staff• Officer of Pensioners at Clonnael.— Army and Navy Gazette. JURIDICAL SOCIETY.—This evening a paper will b read before this society by Mr, Edward Webster, on the system of promotion at the bar, and its influence on the profession. DINNER TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY AND TII,E ROYAL ACADEMY.—On Saturday evening the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress entertained at dinner in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House, the Vice- President and Council of the Royal Society, and the Presi• dent and Council of the Royal Academy, and a .>: ...whoring between 250 and 300 perm's. CRYSTAL PALACE.—SUNDAY, May 26.—Admis sions of members of Crystal Palace:share clubs and their friends, 40,047; admissions for the six week days, 74,063; total visitors during the week, 114,110. This gives a total of upwards of ten millions of visitors to the Crystal Palace since the opening on the 10th of June, 1854, a period of nearly seven years. _ The CROPS TN YORKSHIRE.—The crops are look ing well in many parts of Yorkshire. A little more rain would be very acceptable to farmers. The chief part of the mangold crop has been got into the ground. Wheat is much better than it was expected to be, and it is coming up very nicely, though in some placei this favourable report is not borne out. The late severe frosts have somewhat inter fered with potatoes, but present appearances indicate an abundant crop. On the whole, the 'prospects of the agri culturist may in this district be regarded as cheering. THE MALTA HARBOUR 'EXTENSION.—Mr. An tonio Gabrielli, the contractor for the dredging works, and MT. Richard Barnes, of the firm of Tredwell and Barnes, the contractors for the wharves and masonry, have both arrived at Malta, and are prosecuting with all possible de spatch their great undertakings with the Admiralty for the extension of the harbour of La Valetta, which will, it is hoped, be eventually joined to that of Marsaumsetto by a navigable canal. Captain Wilford Brett, assistant rail' tart' secretary, and private secretary to his Excellency the Gover nor of Malta, has obtained leave of absence to proceed to England. We understand that he is charged to give some explanations on points on which the governor and com manding engineer are at variance, more especially in regard to the projected canal to join.the two harbours. The last New York advices tend to support the expectation that tho requirements for the war will soon begin to make up for the falling off in the demand for the ordinary supplies of manufactured goods from Europe. Thus in the week preceding the departure of the mail, although the importation of the class of manufactures termed " dry goods" showed a di►ninution of £65,000, or 30 per cent, compared even with the poor total of the corre sponding week of 1860, that of "general mercandise" pre sentol an increase of £68,000, or 16 per cent. So that the aggregate imports of the week were about £3,000 in excess. The imports since Jan. 1 have been only £12,800,000, against £17,000,000 in the saame period of 1860, and £17,600,000 in 1859. _ _ • , THE PAPER DUTIES.—The Chancellor of the Ex chequer has put upon the order book of the House of Com mons the following notice of motion :—" Schedule (D).-- Specifying the at tides upon which customs duties are to cease by this act. The duties of customs chargeable upon the goods, wares, and merchandise next hereafter men tioned, imported into Great Britain and Ireland, shall cease and determine on and after the Ist day of October, 1861, (that is to say) :—Paper, viz.: Brown paper, made of old rope or cordage only, without separating or extracting the pitch or tar therefrom, and without any mixture of other materials therewith ; printed, painted, or stained pal erhang ings, or flock paper ; for printing or writing ; gilt, stained, coloured, embossed, aad all fancy kinds, not being paper hangings, or paper fit for printing or writing ; waste paper, or paper of any other sort not particularly enumerated or described, not otherwise charged with duty; millboards pasteboard ; books : viz., being of editions printed in or since the year 1801, bound or unbound, admitted under treaties of international copyright, or if of or from any British possession. Prints and drawings : viz., plain or coloured, admitted under treaties of international copyright, on and at the option of• the importer ; single ; bound." A CHILD EATEN BY BLACK BEETLES.-011 Saturday Mr. Brent hold an inquest on the remains of a child which had been found secreted up the flue of a cop per by a labourer at work on the premises at 22, Park crescent, Regent's Park. The house had been empty 11 months, and its previous occupant was an admiral. Mr. F. Clarke, surgeon, said he examined the body, which ap peared to be that of the remains of a male child about three months old. The skull was completely bare, and the flesh had been entirely eaten away by black beetles, the muscles and skin remaining looking like tanned leather. The jury returned an open verdict—" That the remains of a male child had been found in the flue of a certain copper, but by whom placed there there was no evidene6 befQre them to determine," • -- LAI E'-)T NIL WS S. TURIN, MAY 24 (Evening). In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies questions were put by several members respecting the approaching celebration of the national fete, Signor Minghetti, Minister of the Interior, replied, and stated at the same time that the dis turbances at Milan had terminated. ROME, MAY 22 (ria Marseilles). Christen, one of the military leaders of the reac tionary movement, has returned to Rome. It is asserted that encyclical letters are being secretly circulated with the object of exciting agitation among the clergy. The French police is on the alert to prevent the enlistment of brigands. TURIN, MAY 25. The official Gazette of the kingdom of Italy of to-day gives a denial to the report that the Italian Government claims the right of depriving the bishops of office and declares that nothing has been changed in the relations between Italy and the Pope in reference to the Bishoprics. VIENNA, MAY 26. An inquiry has been instituted by the Criminal Tribunal of the Vorirlberg with reference to the fanatical persecution of the Protestants by the people in that province. PARIS, MAY 25. The Moniteur of io-day contains imperial decrees nominating MM. Brenier and Stourm as senators. MADRID, MAY 25. The Court of Spain will maintain a representa tive near Francis 11. so long as he remains in Italy. FRANCE. The English workmen who have just visited Paris addressed, before leaving the French capital, the following letter to the Prefect of the Seine:— "Monsieur le Prefect,—The undersigned English workmen and citizens, who have made an excursion to Paris, beg you to accept their respectful thanks for the gracious manner in which you specially opened the Hotel de Ville to them this day. They , also desire to express to you the extreme plea sure with which they have visited your splendid city and its environs, and beg you to be their interpreter to its inhabitants, both civil and military, for the politeness and kindness with which they were everywhere received. We remarked the universal appearance of com fort which everywhere prevailed among the people, as well as the general urbanity of their manners. We were also happy to observe that the entry to all your magnificent edifices was gratuitous for the people, and to see all classes of society mixing together in all the public places. We also desire, in our humbler sphere, to express our thanks to the Emperor for the abolition of passports between France and England, a measure which greatly facilitates friendly relations and visits between the two countries. We were pleased to see the Empe ror devoting his exalted capacities to the develop ment of the material prosperity of the people, and we have faith in his constant with to maintain between France and Great Britain that good intel ligence so necessary for the peace of the world." (Here follow 89 signatures.) BOURSE, May 25.—The market has been rather firmer than for the last day or two, but with scarcely any variation in price. Threes, for the Account, opened at 69f 35c, and are nov at 69f 40c ; Bank of France, 2,890 f; Mobilier, 707 f 50c. The following were the last quotations :- -ti per per Cents 96 35 Credit Foncier ~.. 988 75 Do end month 96 50 ; Belgian 4±........ 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 45 , Roman ... 73 50 ' Bank Shares 2895 Austrian ... 72 25 Credit Mobilier.... 702 50 1 Spanish Threes.... Do. Account 7OB 75 j Home Debt ..., 481 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1355 1356 25 Northern New ditto 896 25 .. 897 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 932 50 .. 933 75 Geneva 422 50 421. 25 Southern 575 575 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard LITERA7& RE. ": he Illustrated Girl's Own Irtasury. By tho Editor of the " Illustrated Boy's Own Treasury." Ward and Look. This is a very desirable book to place in the hands of the young people for whom it ib debigued. It is al ways satisfactory to meet with novels of this class for the young, and the present one combines a great variety of pleasing and profitable subjects. The following list will exemplify their character : Bible Biography of Eminent Women; Rudiments of Ornamental Needlework, with designs for pre sents ; Tales of Purpose, and Poems of Refinement; Chamber Birds and Bird Keeping ; Music ; His tory of Fans, Veils, and Purses; Phenomena of the Months, and Wild Flowers ; In-door Exercises and Out-door Recreations. It will be found by those concerned in such an undertaking that the endea vour to provide young girls with instructive enter tainment for their leisure moments has been suc cessfully carried out, and as some of the happiest hours to enjoy at the time, and to look back on in after years, are those spent in such employment, it is a service thus rendered to the juvenile community to compile such a volume as this elegant gift-book, and it is to be hoped that its reception will prove in conformity with its merits. Minnie's Lore. By the author of "A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam," etc., etc. Lockwood and Co., Stationers' Hall Court. This is a light story that will serve to amuse a leisure hour, and that contains in its lively pages some useful hints and some wise reflections that may be of great service to those similarly situated. Minnie is of a very sweet disposition, but hardly possessed of the requisite firmness that can enable one to steer safely in the path of life. Edward Woodford did not deserve so good a wife ; but it is at all events satisfactory to know that at last he began to appreciate her better, and that the gentleness she displayed in trying cases, and the genuine good feeling that was her peculiar attribute, made her shine out rare and conspicuous amid the trifling set surrounding her. Agnes Hay is a delighlul being; she was gifted in an eminent degree with that energy that Minnie lacked, and she proved of inestimable advantage to the young wife when she went to stay with her. Miss Harrowby is very ably sketched, and many like her are to be met with every day in society, where they contrive to make others as wretched by their insinuations as they render themselves by their spite and ill-nature. This little volume may be taken up in the expec tation of an hour's pleasant reading, and there are many who will be agreeably employed in tracing out its tangled course till they arrive at the satis factory conclusion, and leave Minnie, as happy in her home as she deserves to be from her good ness , her gentleness, and her contented spirit. Collieries and Colliers, by John Coke Fowler, Barrister-at-law. Longman. Mr. Fowler has devoted much care to the com pilation of this volume. The work is intended to be a book of reference for the benefit of non-pro fessional persons connected with collieries. From a long experience the author is convinced that there exists a great ambiguity in the relation between master and servant in•the collieries, and he has suggested a form of contract which he conceives may serve to meet the various difficulties which have often occurred in the enforcement of con tracts. The whole subject of coal is carefully examined, and the rights of ownership or leasing are commented on, and various cas e s are c it e d i n support of the opinions laid down by the author. Much useful information is contained in this work which will, no doubt, be read with interest by those connected with collieries. Three soldiers of tha 72d Regiment, named Suire D espersin, and Roussel were some time ago condemned by the Military Tribunal at Tours, the first to two years' im prisonment, and the other two t one year each for having appropriated a letter containing two bank notes, one of 500 f. and the other of 100 f., which they found in a street at Poi-. tiers, where it had been lost by a clerk of the Ponts-et- Chaussees. Against this condemnation Suire yesterday appealed to the Court of Revision, sitting at Paris; but as it was shown that it was he who had picked up the letter, had broken the seal, and had proposed to the other twq men to spend the money in feasting, tdlej ud g meat waa eon &and, THIS DAPS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Somewhat increased supplies of wheat were exhibited in most of the country markets held on Saturday. All kinds met a slow inquiry, and, in some instances, prices had a drooping tendency. Barley was very dull, and lower to purchase. All other kinds of produce changed hands slowly, at about stationary currencies. On the Continent wheat has commanded full prises, but the demand has become les active than of late. In the United States the export business is steady. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very moderate. From abroad we received 41,285 quarters of wheat, 4,990 barley, 59,335 oats, 1,031 beans, 2,245 peas, 8,863 linseed, 3,880 rapeseed, 500 maize, 140 sundry, 2,323 sacks and 46,008 barrels of flour. Fresh up to-lay the arrivals of wheat were very mode rate, but, on the whole, the supplies came to hand in tolerably good condition. Good and fine qualities changed hands Jowly, at a decline, compared with Monday last of Is per quarter; but inferior kinds were almost unsaleable, even at a similar reduction. We were extensively supplied with most kinds of foreign wheat, and the trade, generally, was in a heavy state, at is per quarter less money thin on this day se'nnight. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, and prices had a downward tendency. Malting barley realised about previous rates, but grinding and distilling sorts were decidedly lower to purchase, and the general state of the trade was very inactive. Malt changed hands to a limited extent, yet there is no change to notice in its value. Oats, owing to the large importation, moved off heavily, at a decline, compared with Monday last, of 6d to is per quarter. Really fine samples, however, which were com paratively scarce, in some instances, realised previous rates. Beans were much less active, and the quotations gave way ls. per quarter. Peas were a dull sale, and prices, though drooping, ruled about stationary, The flour trade was dull. Country marks were 6d. to is. per 280 lbs., and American qualities 6d. to is. per barrel lower than on Monday last. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL mAstuta. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old 598 658 Ditto, white, new s2s 63s Ditto, old 6ls 728 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old s6s 64s Ditto, new , 4ls 528 Rye—Old —s —8 New 4os 428 Barley—Grinding 27s 32s • Malting 33s 45s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s2s 68s Brown Kingstown and Ware s2s 708 Chevalier 7os 72s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2ls 27s Potato Youg - hal and Cork, black 2ls 26s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 248 288 Beane—Tick Pigeons 4BB 60s Peas—Grey Maple White 458 528 Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 398 44s Stockton and Norfolk . 39s 41a METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Our market to .day was tolerably well supplied with each kind of foreign stock for the time of.yeare The demand for it ruled steady, at full prices. The supply of English beasts here this morning was very moderate, but the quality of all breeds was good. Notwith standing that the beef trade was in a very sluggish state, the currencies realised on Monday last were supported. The best Scots and crosses realised 4s 10d per 81bs. The Scotch arrivals were remarkably prime. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,100 Scots, &c. ; from other parts of England, 300 various breeds; and from Scotland, 750 Scots and crosses. No beasts came to hand from Ireland. The show of sheep was tolerably good, and the condition of most breeds exhibited a slight improvement, when com pared with several previous weeks. Downs were in good request, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per Blbs. The general top figure was 5s 4d, but you prime stock made 5s 8d per Blbs. With lambs we were fairly supplied ; nevertheless, the lamb trade was somewhat active, at extreme currencies. ------ , Calves were in moderate supply and fair request, at very full prices. The pork trade ruled inactive, at last week's cur rency. Per Slb, to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 1 Primecrs-wool do.'4 6 4 10 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 0 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Large arse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 8 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 4 0 4 4 Second quality do. 4 0 4 2, Small porkers 4 6 5 0 Lambs, 5s 8d to 7s Od. Suckling calves, 22s to 325; and quarter-old store pigs, 23s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts Sheep and lambs.... 22,410 Calves 390 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Roast. Sheep Calves Pigs , Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 5,430 head. In the corresponding week hi 1860, we received 5,215—in 1859, 3,865—in 1858, 1,239 —in 1857, 2,344—in 1856, 1,761—in 1855, 2,673 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAO WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam • • . 43 .. 526 .. 130 171 • • 26 Harlingen 104 .. 1400 17 60 .. 15 Hamburgh , . 121 .. 3,020 .. 84 34 • . 209 Oporto Vigo . • Dord t .. Amsterdam... . Antwerp — Boulogne . Tonninv, Medemblik • . Cuxhaven . - •• 2 ~ ...—. e• ."—• •• '''''. •• -.." "'" . "•r . " -- 't• 5,11.-- Total .... 450 .. 4,946 .. 231 .. 270 .. 250. The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1860 525 .. 5,668 .. 225 .. 380 174 1859 .. 184 .. 2,789 .. 477 .. 312 .. 1858 77 .. 1,658 .. 166 .. 231 1857 ll7 .. 1,772 .. 45 .. 295 .. 185 g 213 .. 1,290 .. 111 .. 223 .. 1855 231 913 .. 155 .. 313 .. 10 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, May 23, 1860, and this day, Monday, May 27, 1861. Per 81b. to sink the offal. May 28, May 27, 1860. 1861. • Coarse and inferior beasts 310 to 4 2 3 4 3 8 Second quality do 4 4 4 8 310 to 4 2 Prime large oxen .4 10 5 0 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c 5 2 5 4 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep . Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled d 0..... 5 6 5 8 4 6 410 Prime Southdown. do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 8 5 0 4 6 5 0 Beasts Sheep and lambs 28,500 22,410 Calves Pigs 270 390 SUPPLIES ON SALE, MAY 30, 1859.—Beasts, 4,180; sheep and lambs, 25,770 ; calves, 210 ; pigs, 290. MAY 31, 1858.—Beasts, 3,585; sheep and lambs, 22,570 ; calves, 175 ; pigs, 250. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat are Good and prime qualities move off steadily, and prices Piave an upward ten dency, but inferior descriptions are a dull sale. Per Sib. by the carcase. sdsd sdsd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Mbidlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime do 4 6 4 10 Frime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Small pork Large pork .... 4 0 4 4 • amb Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 10 BOROUGH HOP. We have to report considerable firmness in the market for all good and fine samples of hops, and prices are well supported. Inferior parcels, however, are a dull sale, yet the quotations rule about stationary. The duty is estimated at about £140,000, Last week's imports were 9 bales from Antwerp, an 60 from New York. Mid and East Kent pockets 80s to 200 s per cwt. Weald s 6os 168 s ~ Sussex Yearlings ... ....:110s 190 a ~ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of old potatoes on sale are moderately ex tensive, and the trade generally rules dull, on rather easier terms. New potatOes arrive in small quantities, and are selling at 13s to 20s. per cwt. York Regents .. —s to —s per ton. Scotch do. Scotch Cups Dunbars Lincolushires Foreign. .. . ...... There is no ch ange to notice WOOL in . the value of colonial wool at the public sales now in progress, and the biddings on the 2s 91d ; scoured, is 81d ; skin, whole rule st ea d y. Australian—Clean sheep ' s, i s 7d to scoured, is scl to is 6.51 ; pieces, Old to is 61c1. Port is 7d to to 2s 4d ; lamb, Philip—Clean sheep's, is lid to 2s 2d ; lambs', is 51(1 to 2s 2id ; super, 2s 6d ; locks, is 3d to is 8d; grease, is ld to is 2d. Adelaide—Clcansheep's, is Sid to is scoured, is Thcl to 2s 2d ; grease, 9d to is Id ; do. lamb, lid to Is 24d. Cape.—Clean sheep's, is 3d to is 5d ; grease, 7d to 9d per lb. In the private contract market a very moderate business is doing, at late rates. Last week's imports were-1,2W pales fr9at Ifil4coston, 1,069 Ade aide, 3,211 Melbourne, 5,011 Sydney, 465 New Zealand 2,457 Algoa Bay, and 297 Port Elisabeth. SEEDS. Tho seed trade is in a most inactive state, yet, compared with last week, no change of importance has taken place in the quotations. Linseed and rapeseed command the most attention. Cakes rule dull, and the quotations have a downward tendency. Turnip, White,p.bus 35s to 38s Swede —s Mustard, Brown Bs 12s White, new..., bs los Tares, Old per quarter 36s 40s Canary, per quarter 30s 60s Rye grass, new 26s 28s Clover, Red Eng., et —s —s White Foreign Red 458 85s White 6ss 85s Trefoil, new. 2os 28s Carraway .... 30s to 310 Coriander lBs 200 Hempseed, per qr 449 480 Liuseed,Eng.sowing 621 Os Crushing Baltic 549 586 1 , Odessa Linseed Cake, p ton 549 DO English £lo Os £l lo s Os Foreig n les Rape Cakes,p ton 51 lOs 1 61 Os Rapeseed. pqr , ... 70s 7641 TALLOW. Our market is dull, and prices, compared with Monday last, have fallen 6d per cwt., P.Y.C. being quoted at 57s 6d per cwt. on the spot, and at 548 6d for the last three months' delivery. Rough fat, 2s 10d per 81bs. 1857. 1858. 1859. 1860. 1861. Stock this day.... 15,009 10,560 11,941 27,638 66.041 58s0d to 53s Od to Us 3d to 52s 3d to 576 6d to Price of Y.C. —s Od —s Od —s Od 52s 6d —0 Od Delivery last week 1.074 '1 073 1,411 ,924 1,202 Ditto from June.. 106,456 1(2,332 9J,019 78,832 73,53$ Arrivals last week 2,195 723 4,852 —276 Ditto from June 1 102,485 101,179 91.393 94,359 117,480 Price of Town .... 6es 9d 54s 3d 55s Od 1 52s Od 556 Od LATY INTELLIGENCE —(71u Day).- COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) IN RE BRANNAND'S PATENT. This was a petition for a patent of a new invention in printing on calicos, petticoats, window-blinds, Ito., in colours of several ornamental designs. The petition wail opposed on the ground that the invention was not new, and laches in the proceedings to complete the patent. The Lord Chancellor, on considering the circumstances of the case, was of opinion that sufficient laches had not been proved to prevent the petitioner from going before the Attorney-General, and obtain his report before the patent is sealed. Costs reserved until the report of the Attorney. , General is obtained. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) PENNEL V. EARL DYSART-JUDGMENT. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—After looking over the facts found by the chief clerk at chambers, or by himself, I am of opinion that I cannot make any order in favour of Earl Dysart. It is obvious that, both in law and in equity, this transaction was long ago intended to be at an end. No person could have anticipated that any doubt could have arisen on the sub ject. The transaction has stood over for many years, and there is nothing to show that it ever was expected or intended that any claim would arise in the matter. It was intended to be a complete and concluded transaction. His Honour, on considering the circumstances of the case —that there was only an understanding on one side and no express understanding on both sides, and no agreement in writing, and that upwards of 20 years had elapsed and nothing had been done during all that time, came to the conclusion that he could make no order in favour of Earl Dysart. Petition dismissed with mortgagee's costs. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Creswell.) MEAD V. MEAD. This was a suit for a dissolution of marriage instituted by the wife against her husband on tho ground of adultery and cruelty. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Tindal Atkinson appeared for the petitioner ; Sergeant Ballantine represented the respon dent. The parties were married in 1850 at Great Duningvr, Essex, and there are four children issue of the marriage. After the birth of the youngest child, about five years ago, according to the evidence of the petitioner, the respondent, who was a farmer, ill-treated his wife by beating her in * violent and most indecent manner, and also applying epithets of a most foul-mouthed character. (On one of the witnesses saying the language was too bad to be repeated in court, the Judge Ordinary said that there were several women in oourt who had. nothing to do with the case, and if they heard any thing unpleasant they had only themselves to thank for it.) In September, 1858, a young woman, named Stock, with whose family the respondent had been acquainted for some years, went to reside at the house of the parties as nursery governess, and considerable quarrelling took place in con sequence, as alleged by the petitioner, of the intimacy of the respondent with Miss Stock. That young woman was con fined at the end of April, 1859, at a house in White Hart street, Kennington, and ;4- mad prr,,.‘r that. the L.srmdent visited her thorn under the name of Hawthorn, in which name Miss Stock had taken the apartments. Evidence was called to prove these facts. Sergeant Ballantine addressed the Court, and called Miss Stock to disprove the allegation of Mead's intimacy with her. The case was proceeding when we went to press. POLICE I NTELLIGENCE.—( Thia Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SYSTEMATIC ROBBERIES BY A CHARWOMAN--BAD CASB.—Winifred Brady, a charwoman, was charged with the following robbery :—Mrs. Fanny Kohler, Italian ware- ' house-keeper, of 8, Bruton-street, Bond-street, said she had employed the prisoner a charwoman for about three years, and for the last year and a half she had been robbed to a serious extent. On Saturday week last she left her shop till closed fora few minutes, and on her return she found that three sovereigns were gone. She spoke to the prisoner, who assumed innocence, and asked her whether she thought that she would take it, and as she was not certain, she did not charge her. On Saturday last she (Mrs. Kohler) went down to her cellar, and saw the prisoner coming out with the padlock in her hand, and afterwards found that she had brought out a bottle of gin aid placed it outside the cellar door, evidently having heard her (witness) coming down the stairs. She afterwards fell on her knees and begged her forgiveness, stating that the bottle of gin, and one other which she had taken six weeks ago, were all she had taken. The cellar had been locked and the key kept on a shelf, ani the prisoner was never allowed to go to it. The cellar con tained a large quantity of articles, and it was impossible for her (Mrs. Kohler), in consequence, to tell what had been taken away, but she had no doubt a large quantity of pro perty had been. Prisoner here asked a question of the prosecutrix with the view of throwing suspicion on another person in her employ, but Mrs. Kohler denied the imputation, and said that she had found that the prisoner had also pledged a gold fruit knife and Albert chain that had belonged to her de ceased husband. She had also missed a pair of bracelets and some silver spoons. Holman, 226 A, said he took the prisoner into custody on Saturday evening, and at her lodgings in Smith's-court, Great Windmill-street, he found 16 duplicates, two of which related to a fruit knife and Albert chain, identified by the prosecutrix as her property. An assistant to Mr. Harrison, of Wardour-street,fpro duced the articles, which were identified by Mrs. Kohler, but said they were pledged by a young man. With the view of further inquiries being made Mr, Tyr. whitt remanded the prisoner for a week. THAMES. AUDACIOUS BURGLARY. - John Smith,. Thomas Donovan, and John Sullivan, three rough-looking fellows, well known to the police, wore brought before Mr. Wool rych, charged with breaking into an unoccupied house, in Princes-square, Ratcliff-highway, and stealing 2 cwt. of lead from the roof. 'c e prisoner, lock Donovan, °n a police-constable named dt Barrett, night, at No.h half-past p H a s,t sawth the top of an unoccupied house in Prince's-square. Bar ret went to the rear of the house and found an entrance had been effected by forcing and breaking down a door. The policeman immediately ascended the stairs, got on to the roof, and found Donovan secreted behind a stack of chimneys. While securing him, the prisoner Smith jumped on to a scaffolding in front of the house which is now under repair. Smith descended the scaffold poles, and reached the ground in safety. He was immediately seized by a constable named Tack, No. 110 H. The prisoner made a determined resistance, but his efforts to escape were fruit less, and he was secured. A search was then made through the house, and Sullivan was discovered up a chimney of one of the upper rooms. He was pulled down by th e l eg s and sent with the other prisoners to the station -house. All the lead had been stripped from the roof of the house and rolled up ready for removal. It weighed 2001bs. Inspector Dendy said the prisoners were well-known thieves. Smith had been twice convicted of felony, and whenever he had been out of prison he was always lead stealing. Mr. Woolrych—ls the owner of the house hero Bennett—No, sir; he is in the country. The prisoners made various excuses for being in the house, and said they had stolen no lead. Mr. Woolrych said he intended to treat this case as a felony, and the owner of the lead must attend. He re manded the prisoners until Wednesday. The next steamers to arrive from America are the Hammonia, the City of Baltimore, and the North Ameri can, all of which were to leave on the 18th. It is asserted that in Ministerial quarters there was a strong expectation that a battle would be fought at some spot between Rich - mond in Virginia and Washington before the 22d May. ..., _ .• Accounts from California to the Ist of May state that, owing to the difficulties of insurance, tha steamer (olden Age, to sail from San Francisco for Panama on that gpgland. day, would take only 4100,000, of w hi c h £27,000 was for