The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed bea*lly, and compared with Friday's rates prices of American were a point in the buyer's favour, , s more particula r ly as rega rds Boweds, at to i 51d. All other kinds were unchanged. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, and consisted of 3 about 1,000 American for export-500 on specula- 2 tion ; 500 Surat, 31d. to 41d., 40 Sea Islands, 2 10d. to 10id. per lb. In the Railway Share 2 Market not much business was done and prices 8 rather receded. The advices from New York mention that the market for public securities continued active, but a decline in prices was expected, as a large amount of available capital would necessarily be absorbed 2 by the requirements for the Spring Trade. An im provement was likely to take place in commercial affairs generally, and as the imports of merchandise during the first two months of the present year • i would probably be very large, the duties alone would represent a large sum. The money market, therefore, would no doubt become more stringent, but the last weekly returns of the City banks showed a diminution in the loans and discounts of ; $755,371. For the item of specie there was an addition of $387,258, and the total amount held l c on the 22d ult. was $11,971,333. 1 The Report of the Colonial Bank, read at the meeting of to-day, was very favourably re- E ceived. The net profits for the half-year were 21,0861. 2s. 11d., from which the directors pro posed a dividend of 21. 10s. per cent. for the half year, leaving 8,5861. 2s. 11d. to be carried to the fund for meeting bad debts. The report was adopted. The Ottoman Government have published a Re port of the Minister of Finance (which appears in another part of our impression), concerning the budget of expenses occasioned by the present war to Turkey. This important statement is submitted to the consideration of a board of control appointed by the Sultan, and comprises the budget from the 27th May, 1853, to the 27th September, 1855—a period of 28th months. During that period the 1 disbursements of the Treasury for extraordinary expenses of war, marine, and artillery, amounted to 11,200,0001. sterling, of that sum 5,400,0001. is covered by the budget allotted for the three departments ; and 4,573,0001. obtained as fol lows :—Produce of the first loan 2,286,2881., 8 . advanced by Rothschild on the New Loan 600,0001. ; national gifts 201,800/. ; issue of paper money 1,440,0001., and Bank of deposit loans 46,700/. ; thus leaving a sum of 1.1 1,227,0001. to be claimed by the Treasury as excess of expenditure. To make up this deficiency, and to prepare for any further outlay in prosecuting the war with vigour and ease, as the Minister expresses himself, there is a likelihood of Turkey being obliged to come again into the Money Mar ket for a new loan. _ . 50 all La .11 sjl all 19 15 all it. 11.00 it. 1100 .0 t6la. .0 all .0 8 .0 1.4 R3O 45 15 all 3t. 100 On the Paris Bourse yesterday there was very little business doing either of a speculative or bona fide character, and the aspect of the market was unusually dull. The French 3 per Cents. closed at a decline of 30 centimes for the account, and 25c. for money. All other kinds of securities ruled heavily at reduced prices. Shares of the Credit Mobilier declined 20f., and Railway Stocks were offered, without finding purchasers, at from 2f. 50e. to 6f. 25c. less than the reduced quotations of Monday. The probable future course of political and finan cial affairs is now exercising an important influence upon the condition of the English Stock Market. For some time past symptoms of weakness have been apparent, and within the last two or three days these have decidedly increased, while to-day the quotations have sustained a material reduction, and a good deal of excitement has en sued. The firm attitude assumed by the Czar, and the necessity which must exist for a further extra ordinary expenditure to enable the vigorous prose cution of the war, will naturally induce a growing feeling of caution and depression. Besides the wants of our own Government, all the Allied Powers will need pecuniary aid, and the money market, already sufficiently stringent, must inevitably b© subjected to a pressure perhaps equal to that experienced in the commercial crisis of 1847-8. This is the view taken by some of the speculators at the Stock Exchange, and as it gradually gains ground the prices of Consols are, of course, affected. Some of the present retrograde movement,however, is occasioned by the arrangement of the speculative account, and this being" put and call" day a further material alteration in one direction or the other may have to be recorded before the conclusion of business. Consols have been as low as 85/ to 86, but they are now about 86 for money, and 86. t for account. The New 3 per Cents. have been 861 to 86j, and the Reduced 851 to 86g. Exchequer Bills 9s. to 45., and India Bonds ss. discount. The business transacted in the Foreign Market has been very limited, and the variation in the quotations is proportionately circumscribed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are about per cent. lower, being 801, while earlier in the day they had been 784. to 80. The New Scrip is affected to about a similar extent, being 4i to 41 discount. Dutch 4 per Cents. are dull at 94 to 94, the Spanish De ferred at 21k, Dutch Exchange at 63, and Bra zilian 41 per Cents. at 91k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Defe rred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexican, 19i ; Peruvian, 74 5 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 52 3; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 45 47 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 7; ditto 41 per Cents., 85 87 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 38k ; ditto Deferred, 211 i; ditto Certificates, 4i ; ditto Passive, 7±. Railway Securities have not varied to any mate rial extent, but most of the principal lines are naturally affected by the downward movement of the Funds. Eastern Counties are still suffering from the unfavourable report of the Government Commissioner. The decline in some of the other lines is about ±to 1 per cent. Foreign lines con tinue dull, and Colonial are much the same as previously. For Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares the market is still inactive. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. ( From the Of‘cial Lilt. ) ringines. done. Eank Stock ..... 3 per Cent. fteds.ced Annuities B6 54 63 8 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860....,, Ditto 30 Tears, expire sth April, 1885— 164 India Stock India BoAds, £lO6O • 8 Ditto, under £lOOO .................... ousels or Account .................. Exchequer Bills, 20. £IOOO ...... 9 4 .ESOO %nail MOE OF .... P ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 41 per Cent. Ditto New, 5 per Cent.. 1829 and 1839 974 Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Guilders 63 Sp. r Bowls, 3 per Cent Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cent. Turkiat Bonds, 6 per cent.. Ditto for th e Account BO TBl 80* Ditto Small Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends es the above payable In London. Dutch Exchange, q per Cent., 12 Gull — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 94 TWO O'CLOCK. 86 861 Consola (money).. Ditto (February) ....... 86 5i 61 EXTRIORDINA7 METEOR.—Last night a brilliant meteor was seen in the southern portion of the heavens at Chatham. The phenomenon was also seen at Brigh on. MoNIIMINT TO COL. UNETT.—It has been unanimously resolved to erect a monument to the memory of Lieut.- Colonel Unett, late of the 18th Foot, in St. Michael's Church, Birmingham. Tea DIMRENOES WITH TIIn PERSIAN GOVERNMENT. —The misunderstanding between Mr. Murr a y and the Persian Government has been amicably settled. BANK CLERKS.—The past year has been one of great prosperity to bankers, and it is gratifying to find some of our large establishments are not insensible to the claims cf their emp/oyei to share in the same. A mong others, the London and Westminster Bank have not only given their clerks a bonus of 10 per cent., but have Lade a permanent addition to their salaries. !t. xlOO 2ilSr 1 1 29 It.lioo It. 100 .6 all l 6 all 8 all 8 all it. 100 21i 3t. 100 3t. 100 10 31 1e 20 I 1.7 10 all 10 I 1 oo It. WO It. 1 1C0 R. 1100 eT 5 1 all 16i. t. 100 t. 1.( - )0 :5 21i 0 all 0 all 0 all 0 all 8 8 5 all 5 3 all LO sill , 40 ;0 10 5 1 ,1 .8 4. ,8 all L'7, all tO 11 l 0 all l 0 10 K ) all 5I 20 10 all :0 10 5 all 5 I all 5 all 4 all Km all SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. BAlLwrrs. Cllositur Priteg yesterday. Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junot... Bolfast & Ballymena. Binning. Wolverh Stour Valley Birk ealid. LanceL. & Cheshire Juuct 00. Chelll. di Birk.,l £5O and £25 Cons Do., £2O myth &Tyneoriginal £25 (issd. at £45) ilristol and Exeter... Caledonian. Carm. and Cardigan Chester dr Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... ! Cork, Black, es Neg Cornwall Do. A Do. B Chaff Junction Duolin&BelfastJunc. Dun. P. dc Aber. Jne. Do. Now East A.Dglian Eastern Counties.... East. Union. A St/ D.., B. Sto,,f , Do., New A..— East Kent East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgon Edinb. and Peebles. Edin.Prth & Durdo , Forth & Clyde Jon Furness Do. Extension Glasgow &S. West ,,, Great N. of Scotlnd 'Groat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lftncash.andYorksh D,., wet. aiding up ILiv.Creby.&Southpt 'London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths D0.101.81L,M&8...0 Do. Eighths L o ndon and S. Westn. IDo., £5O 'Do Z4O Lndndrry&Colersin . Lndndrrr. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Linclu Do. i Shares, No. l Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Metropolitan Midland Do. Birmng. &Derby idle'. G. West. (Ira. ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N. E. "iureli Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Wstrn. ,Ilamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western ,N. & S. Westrn. Juno 'unoston, Hinckley and Loiceeter.. Ox, Wore., 8i Woly Portsaiouth rc o Aish Central . r itottißh M idl and - S'hropshire Un'on South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. Riv. Dun lte.in es, Wok. &Wok - tookton & Darlin titcAten & raft* Vale Prof., No. 1 Thames Hay. D.& R. Ulvcrstono & Lanes Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford &Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B .. WeEt London Witnhlodn & Croydon Antwerpcititott ,, rdarc Do. 5 p.c. 01)Igs. est. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes Belgian Eavtn. Juno Beziers to Graisseem Bombay, Baroda, an Cloutral India,Scri) Do. Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do, New East Indian, g. 5 p.c Do. Extension Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tl• of Canada© is DO. St. Lawrence & I Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '6:3 Do. Comp. 6p. e., do. Gt. Celitral of France. Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. Do. New 5 per cent. Do. Extensions...... Groat Luxembourg' Constituted Shared Do. Obligations Gt.'Weste'rn of Cansd Sharc.s . Do. Now Do. Bde ,, payable's7, with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, P. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Torontc 6 per cent. Lake Coast. & Basle 14101 re and Turnhout Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterrau. liadru iDo. Now ....... Maria Alatollill Do. do. Now ........ Namur ds Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interost) 'Northern of France. D0.20i. Sits Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy.B.&A ms .Sha. \I Norwegis.nTrunkPre ll Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Ronan ParisCaen & Cherbrg Rome and Frascati Rotten and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambro and Manse_ Do. 5 p. cent. Pref Scindo Do southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A).. West Flanders Do 6i per c. Prof Western of France Do Zealand JOINT-S' Australasia Bank of London Bri. Col. ME .&Ln , C British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 0 City 5 Colonial 0 Commercial of Lond .11 Eng. Sco t. & tine. Cht 3.1 Load. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto New !O London and County Lnd &E. Bak g. Corp. 0 London Joint Stock !O Lond. &Westminster 15 National Pro.of Eng 0 Do. Now ............... 2 National of Irelaud.. 1 Now South Wales.... 1 Oriental Bank of Corporation 'Lo. of Ireland Now Royal Anstraln.Bkg & Gold Imp Co i 0 Royal ..... 611 South Australia al Union of Australia L} Do. New Union of London 22 . 23 3i - 3i e. "'". ••• - 8 16 - 15 13 - 14 9 -- 8 79 - 53i - 544 10 - 12 • so ''"— ... ••• "" ••• 5 - 4 6i - 7. 88 8j 25 - 27 17 - 19 89 - 70 50 - 52 0+ - 9i 19i - 20, 80 - 81 6 - 7 874 - 88, 72 - 74 119 - 121 102 104 514 52 t 5 70 - 75 6,r 76 - 764 51 - 6 93 - 94 Oi -94 i 14 - lti 4 - - 84 85 8 - 7 6i - 61 -. 23i 63 - 63i 37 - 38, 9 -10 11 ii --- i 5 ... 66i -67 i 8i - 8d 5 - 4ii 12 -12 i 44 45 92 - 97 - 8 i 4i - 5k 2 - 1 - 2.3 Al —IO3 P 73 75 42 44 11 - 12 56 57 65 67 6 3d 2d pat 33 - 35 ••• '''''' .. 19 191 3i - 4i ... - ... 4 - 6 eoRtiGN. 7} - ..• - 3 3i - i a ... - j d —34 i 10 p, 3 - !i^• - 111 - 65 - 85 -21 p; _5 - }1) 3i - 2i - 24 - 2 - 98 -- 115 11s 104 106 23 - 24 110 - 115 i = Newsy, do' e I Bt u yester Lay. St 1 1 all ' all a) all I 0 I 10 !O `l4 tO all ?,0 10 :u all L 0 1 ,ll £0 1 all 0 all .6 all !O all .!0 all LO 1 all ail ZO all ZO 16 8i 1 til LO 1 all D 18 :o all !O all 100 5( 100 2! 100 2 1 20 si 20 a: 20 50 100 50 1\ 100 21 100 31 20 11 50 2! 20 al 25 al THE SUN, LONDON, WE I DNESDAY EVEN LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS , Patd.l B4ILW ATI. all I Bedford and Blot chloy LOO Buck ghameh. LOO Clydesdale .Tc. all Col. Stour Vy. Leasing Compans London N. Wet. .&N.W. . Un. & E. C.. t.Nrthn. E. Count. Caldonisn. Sud. and ,00 E. Lin. 1r.6 pc. all E. Un. H. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct [OO Do. New ... . all Char.& Dn. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Wootr Irk. Now.' & Berw. Y. &NM Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares. i all Do. d Shares. all Lon•&Grecnw all Do.Preferene,o 100 Lon., TU., &S. LOO Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. IGO Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Rstn. and Matlock all Middlesbro' & Redcar. 100 Midld.Bradfd 5i Newmarket Bury Exton... all N.& Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p all Brest. & a yre all Do. Shre. A WO Roystn.& Hit. 18i Shef.Roth.and Goole g. 5 p.c. all Shrews.&Her. 9i S. Stallordsh. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent._ alli I Do MO I WiltsPe-tomrst I. Easto n IPoto & Co. gorfolk, L.& N. NV & Midld. Stek ton & Darlingt. Midland.. :n. Conn, :. Count. C , osing rrtoee yeaterU) 92 - 94 94 - 98 133 - iii ••••• '"" • • ... "." 104 - 105 iii :: li* 1i55 —llO 21 - 24 88 `.O id AP 55 57 &N.W. ••• - tltNorthn 'Lancash k 1 York sh. T. Brassoy .3dClean tockt. & Darlingt Do - 8 3/ - 2i 30 - 31 81 - 83 IGtWeetn. SHARES. 108 - 110 104 - 106 iio = a - 15 - 16 4 = iii 7 12 - 12; 6:6 :- 02 iii = 114 [O5 - 107 98 -- 100 t av 10 6 - 6} 85 - 87 77 - 79 77 - 79 9i - 9i 15i -16 i 94 - 10 66 - 63 17 - 18 8i - 9 13 -13 i - 1 3 - ... ........ 04* ... - .. ... ..'". NO ••• •••• 1 •••P1 13 - 1 3 i i - 11 131 - 133 91 - 93 4 - 911 - 100 87 - 8 2i - 31 ,•• i —ld os• "'"' ••• 13 14 id -- 211 - 22; 92 - 94 si 94 . .. ..." •• ... ..... .. p -- 1 84i 5 21 -4, Bnone" yester tay. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) Mary M'Neill, 25, was indicted for the wilful murder of George M'Neill, her son, a child four years old. There was a second indictment against the prisoner charging her with the murder of another child. The prisoner, who appeared in a very weak state of mind and body, was seated during the trial. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clerk conducted the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Ballantine. The circumstances of this case were of a most distress. ing nature, and the learned counsel for the prosecution admitted in his openinga,ddress that there was little doubt that the prisoner was in a state of insanity at the time the dreadful acts were committed. It appeared that the pri soner lived at Shoreditch, and was in very good circum stances. She bad three children, and after the birth of her last child in September, 1855, she suffered from milk fever, and was in a very low and desponding state, and appeared to be under the delusion that she was in a distressed state, that her children had no clothes to wear, and that they would come to misery. She attempted some act of violence to one of her children a short time before the dreadful occurrence, in consequence of which the child was sent into the country, but the two un happy deceased children remained with her, and during the night of the 29th November she destroyed both of them by cutting their throats. She at once admitted that she bad committed the act, and a razor which she had used, and which she had taken from the room of one of the lodgers, was found in the room. Mr. Gibson, the surgeon of the goal, stated that from what he had seen of the prisoner he had no doubt that she was insane at the time the act was committed, and evidence was adduced to show that her father was con fined in a lunatic asylum as an incurable lunatic. _ The jury acquitted the prisoner, on the ground of insanity, and she was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day). MANSION-HOUSE. The business of this court commenced at an early hour, and by the usual time (12 o'clock) for the sitting of the court, the whole of the charges had boen gone through and disposed of. Would it not be more con• venient for a certain hour to be fixed for commencing the business, and in no case departed from ? Why should not the City Aldermen sit at 10 o'clock in the morning (instead of 12 o'clock as now), the same as the stipendiary magistrates of the metropolitan police eourtsl GUILDHALL. VIOLENT ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.— WM, Morris, a private of the Tower Hamlets Artillery, was charged before Sir Chapman Marshall with being drunk and violently assaulting th• police. Police-constable 143 deposed that he was called last night to a house in Old Broad-street, where he found the prisoner in a state of drunkenness, and incapable of taking care of himself. He succeeded in getting him out of the house, and on his way to the station-house he appeared suddenly to recover from his helpless state, exclaiming, "he would show him what he could do," squared up to witness, and struck him several blows. Police-constable 116, who was called to the last wit ness's assistance, described the violent conduct of the prisoner, which it required four policemen to manage ; in the scuffle the prisoner kicked him severely on the cheek, the effect of which was still visible, and caused much pain to the officer. Sir C. Marshall said such conduct as that proved against the prisoner could not be passed over lightly. He sentenced him to a fortnight's imprisonment. A HARD CASE.—John, Taylor was charged with stealing four haunches of mutton, the property of James Webster, Old-street, St. Luke's. The charge having been investigated, it was found that the presiding Alderman could not dispose of it, under the late act, passed for facilitating summary con victions, and the prisoner had to be remanded till Satur day next, the day " specially appointed " to suit the con venience of two aldermen to sit in petty session, and dispose of such cases. We believe this inconvenience is obviated in the metropolitaa Courts, one stipendiary magistrate having power to act. SOUTHWARK. HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY FEMALES.—A ita ///tr/Cy, a powerful-looking female, and who has been in custody at least a hundred times for street robberies, but who generally escaped through the absence of the prosecu tors, was brought before Mr. Combo charged with being concerned, with another female not in custody, in steal ing a watch from James Patterson, with force and vio lence' The prosecutor stated that on Monday night last he was proceeding home in Blandford-street, Dover-road, after spending the evening with some of his fellow clerks, and when ho was crossing Deverell•street he slipped down accidentally. As be was attempting to get up the females came to him and said they would as sist in lifting him up. Instead of that, however, they pushed him down again with great force, and while one held him there the other wrenched his watch from a silver guard•chain, and before he could recover himself they made their escape. He did not see the faces of either of the females, therefore he could not identify the prisoner as one of them ; but a lad who helped him up saw the whole transaction, and could give material evidence against the prisoner. The lad in question with great preciseness stated that he was passing Deverell-street, on Monday night, when he saw the prosecutor on the ground, and the prisoner and another female pulling him about. Witness dis tinctly saw the prisoner snatch his watch from the guard chain, and they both decamped. He went and assisted the prosecutor to get up, and then a constable came up, to whom they gave information of the robbery. Witness believed that he should be able to identify the other female, who was much shorter than the prisoner. In answer to the charge the prisoner said the lad must be mistaken as she was not near the spot on Monday night. In fact she was at the time in a public-house in Tooley•street. The lad was recalled by Mr. Cornbe, and he swore positively to her being the female who stole the watch. After she had taken it she ran towards Tooley-street. The constable who apprehended her informed his Worship that the prisoner was one of the most desperate street thieves i❑ the Borough, and if she was remanded he believed he should be able to find her companion and obtain further evidence. Mr. Combo accordingly remanded her. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ,SEDUCTION, (From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) HAMBURG, Jan. 4.—The arrest of M. Campe, which I mentioned in a former letter as having taken place some days ago at the request of the Prussian police authori ties, and acceded to by the Hamburg senate, hailed to great excitement among the citizens of this so-called " free republic," and is likely to give rise to very serious questions as to what right the police authorities have for the future to comply with similar requisitions from any confederate state, without the consent first of the Frankfort Bond. In fact, the senate having become satisfied that it had acted contrary to the ancient law of the republic, which forbids such an arbitrary proceeding against any citizen possessed of " freehold property," and as such having a vote in the nomination of the mem bers of the civil administration of the state, has after the presentation of a numerously-signed petition for the im mediate liberation of M. Campe, thought it best to comply with the request ; and, in consequence, on the evening of the 2d inst., M. Campe was set at liberty, without any further restrictions, on proof being rendered of his holding freehold property. The arbitrary conduct of the senate in this matter has, however, aroused among the citizens a spirit of great hostility towards the senate, and the whole body of free• holders are now determined to bring the matter of their individual and collective rights before the Government. With the exception of the Russo-Prussian party here, all classes of citizens are loud in their praise of M. Campo, for his firm and manly conduct in opposing the ex tremely vindictive course of the police senator, in par ticular, in att em p tin g to tra mple upon the rights of an individual citizen to favour Prussian despotism. "The whole offence committed by M. Campe consists in his having published a verdict passed in the judicial courts of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in a case of seduction brought against Prince William by the relatives of a young girl, with whom he pretended to contract a mor ganatic marriage, such as are usually adopted by royal personages, and whom he subsequently deserted. It was discovered that the ceremony was performed by persons employed for the occasion to answer the prince's purposes, under false colours. Should the matter be brought before the civil courts of justice here, by which M. Campe has demanded to be tried for the supposed libel, it will be the means of causing some curious reve lations. All Germany is anxiously awaiting the issue, and great is the interest manifested on all sides, according to the public papers of this day. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. Very little English wheat was on sale hero to-day. The business doing in all kinds was, therefore, limited, at Mon day's currency. The condition of the samples was inferior. Foreign wheat may be considered steady. In the quo tations no change took place. Floating cargoes supported last week's currency. y, at full quotations. In malt scarcely any business was doing. There was a moderate inquiry for oats, at previous rates, Beans and peas were very dull, at Monday's decline. Flour commanded full currcies. for barle We had a moderate inqui r y Tateß WBBE. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Angllsh .. MO 1,370 1,675 Irish •• •• foreign i 1 Oats. 1 glom. 110 550 1, -- sks i M ___ brls i _ - I BOROUGH HOP. The demand may be called steady. , Prices generally are supported. WIIITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ;m utton, 3s 3d to 4s Gd ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per 81bc by the carcase. Trade dull. DEPARTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.—The royal mail packet-ship Oliver Lang, Captain Mondell, belong ing to the Black Ball line, sailed from Liverpool for Melbourne yesterday, at half-past 12, with a large mail, about 130 passengers, and upwards of 1,200 tons of cargo. 11 6 12? ) 12t 12A 20 d i, 12 25 1 toe 241 20 I 30 40 5 St. 25 24. Zip 1041 120 120 ••• 6i - 7i 44i - -- ... - pm lgi - -19 i 2i 2i - 2 - 8 i - IP ... ... - pm ..•3i--- 4••. - 29 -29 i - 191 BANKS. 89 ul 57 - 59 ... .... so. ii = i-d .(1 .62 - 64 .. ..... ... 16i -- 17 151 -- 151 ... ... par -- 2p •. '''°. ••• •••• ''. •• • 38 : io 37 - 39 51 - 53 .••• •N•r ... "'" '` 40 -- 42 73 - 75 8 9 30 a 31 PREFERENI ;100 Aberdeen 100 Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c 1 all Myth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 501'i 100 ris. St Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all r.lheater & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent all Do. do. Prof. No. 2 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Cork dißaudonslp.c all Dun.Prth .ez Aber. J . ..._ 25 St. 20 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c. 1100 Do. do Cis. C 7p. c. all Eastorn Counties Ex- 20 St. St. St. 10 St 261 131 tension, 5 p. c. N 0.3 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 g. c. St. all Fast Un., G. 6 p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cont. all 0. 151. Debentr.Sh. all o. do. 4 per cent... 100 East Lan cash. 6p. cts all ~ &.W. York. J. sths 100 d. Prth.&Dnn.4p.c all urness 100 las. &S. W. 0.5 p. c 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. 0. prom... 100 Do. 4i p. c 7i Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red - at sp. c. pm._ ... all Gt.N. of Scot.l at Pre 100 Gt. S. &W. (Ireland) 10 Do. 4por c. Prof. Sc 6 'Gt. Westn. (Burka & qants Ex . 5 p. c) 4.00 Do. con. red. 4i p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4p. c all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester 8 p.c.P.S all De. do. 5 p. c. do ,100 Do. Birm. Qua. Stk all Do. Ches. Qua. Sh all to. do. do all Do. do. do 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock , 100 Lon.&Brigh. G. 5 p.c , 100 , Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St i 100 Do. 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Duston Iron Ore li Eastern Steam all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 24 Electric Telegraph... all Electric Teleg. of Ir. all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steam 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navig all Moditeran. Elec. Tel. l 9 Moxicau&S.Americn. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuei 5 Netherlands Land.... all Do. Do. 1 Do.Bpel'issatld 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. 80 New B. & N.S. Laud all N. B. Australasian 15 Nrth. of EuropeStears all Oriental Gas 2s. Do. " New Shares" all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. I all Peninsular& Orients 10 Do. New all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto New all Soutb Austral. Land ILK Submar. Tel. Scrip... all Do. Registered 5 Trust& L. Co.U.Can Di 28 VIA Dlemeu'e laud 5 1 50 15 106 5 2 4i NG JANUARY 9, 1856. LORD STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE AND TIIE FALL OF KARS. ( Front aslignani's Messenger of this day.) The Constitutionnel attributes, on the authority of its Constantinople correspondent, the blame of the fall of Kars to the ambassador of England, Lord Stratford do Redcliffe. For months past it has been the aim of a portion of the Paris press to weaken the authority of that diplomatist in the East and to render his name unpopular in Europe. These journals have not hesitated to accept an truth the most ridiculous or disgraceful inventions, circulated by the enemies of the English alliance, and have elevated to the rank of confidential communications the invidious correspondence of Perote traders. Hitherto the Constitutionnel has been more discreet than its con temporaries, and has often paused before reproducing the absurdities i❑ question, notwithstanding that its political aversion to Lord Stratford has ever been most transparent. On this occision it has, however, ex ceeded the limits of justice and reason in laying the blame of a great calamity to the interference of the British Minister in the movements of Omer Pacha and the Turkish contingent. So far from Lord Stratford de Redcliffe having been blind to the dangers incurred by the Anatolian army, he had recommended the Porte, sixteen months ago, to accept the services of General Klapka, then a resident at Constantinople, and esteemed one of the best tacticians of the age. The forma tion of the Turkish Contingent is due to Lord Stratford, who has thus laid the foundations of a fatere Turkish army, which, at the termination of the war, will be national and effective. The difficulties experienced in its formation were excited by Omer Pacha, who aimed at the ex clusive control of the whole Ottoman army both in Europe and Asia. Lord de Redcliffe had, moreover, no control over its movements, and the changes in its destination are to be ascribed to the views of the Allied Generals, who had not then determined on the operations that were to be effected i❑ the autumn months. When it was decided by them that no active operations were to take place, the campaign was con sidered at an end, and the contingent directed on Kertch and Yenikale, where doubtless General Wrangel will find its occupation before the departure of frost. With the plan of campaign drawn up by Omer Pacha, which was to result in the capture of Kutais, the British Minister had naturally no concern. He has ever abstained from interfering with the military acts of the Turkish Government, however much he may have asserted by his authority in its councils the grand cause of civilisation and progress. This authority, which no intrigue has succeeded in shak ing, he has founded on thirty years' devotion to the true interests and welfare of the Ottoman empire. The cam paign of Omer Paella in Asia was undertaken on the re sponsibility of that general, and he, with the above au thorities at Constantinople, can be called to account for the fall of Kars. The recriminations addressed to Selim Pasha are puerile, for that commander possessed at Er zeroura only a force of 12,000 men, with which it would have been imoossible to have forced the pass of the Sogh lani-dagb, defended by the Russian army of observation. It is to be regretted that in the violence of political aver sion some of our contemporaries should have allowed themselves to have been carried away beyond the bounds of discretion ; but this circumstance may be attributed perhaps to that utter absence of information on foreign topics which we signalised in the French press some days ago, and which, with one or two exceptions, is un deniable. A STRANGE STORY. We learn from Capt. Meyer, late of the schooner Fal mouth, who arrived yesterday from San Quintin, in the schooner Frances Helen, the following account f a mu tiny that occurred in the Gulf of California at a recent date :—" The schooner Waterwitch, Captain Young, sailed from this port some time since, with an assorted cargo, for Colorado River, having on board the owners, Messrs. Ames and Elliot. She proceeded up the Gulf of California about 200 miles, where it seems there is a barren and uninhabited island. While off that place Capt. Young remarked to the owners of the vessel that there existed a large marble quarry at that place, and proposed landing to examine it. Mr. Ames as sented, and, together with the captain and mate, accom panied by a large Newfoundland dog, proceeded to the shore. The moment his companions left tbe boat Cap tain Young shoved off, leaving them, and returned to his vessel and put off to sea. Elliot, who was still on board, expostulated with the captain, when the latter drew his pistol and commanded silence ; but, after some persua sion, Captain Young seemingly consented to return to the island and leave some provisions for those left he hinal. For this pretence he west ashore, taking Mr. Elliot along with him ; but when the latter got on shore the captain shoved off the boat and left him, as he sup posed, with the others. The former persons, however, on the departure of the vessel, had killed the dog, and, cutting his akin in strips, constructed a raft on which they embarked for the shore, some 15 miles distant, which they reached in safety. In the meantime, Capt. Young had shaped his course up the gulf, having for his crew one sailor and an Indian boy. The latter, overhearing the two former in conversation, learnt they intended to cut but throat and throw him overboard, and proceed to Mulajoha Bay, where Capt. Young intended to sell the vessel and cargo. After hearing this be quietly stripped off his clothes and dropped overboard and swam for the shore about two miles distant, which he reached in safety. By this time Ames and his companions bad reached Mulajoha Bay. when they gave notice to the officers of the place. Soon after the schooner hove in sight, and Captain Young landed, armed to the teeth, little dream ing that the news of his operations was in advance of him. As soon as he landed he and his companion were arrested and put in prison. They are now on their way for this port on board the schooner Kate Hill, Captain Parker. As soon as they found Mr. Elliott was on the island, a boat was sent for him, and he was fortunately rescued from his perilous position. The Indian boy had also arrived at that place, having suffered consider ably on his way."—San Francisco Herald. CHRISTMAS IN THE CRIMEA. A correspondent writes, under date Balaklava, Dec. 24 :—" It is to be hoped that all the grand folks in England are as well provided for Christmas as we in every department are here. It does one's heart good to see the grand preparations for the festival. Geese, turkeys, pigs, sheep, and bullocks are in great plenty, and it is a charming sight to see the steamer coming into Balaklava, garnished all round with dead poultry, which is soon sold. The Earl of Durham had a strin g of geese hung round her. lam sorry, however, to say she lost on the voyage about 12 bullocks and 500 fowls. I fancy other vessels had lost the same in proportion, for yesterday, cff Balaklava, I passed through quite a sea of dead poultry. "By a vessel arrived from Kertch we bear that the sea in the neighbourhood is frozen over. The weather here is beautiful. An American barque arrived yester day, from Now York, in 60 days, with a cargo of flour, which cost there 8 s dollars the barrel. Flour was sold at Kadikoi shortly ago for 81. the barrel. The flour by the American is for the commissariat." JOSEPH HAYDN. TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN. Sin,—On the subject of the pension recently granted to this gentleman, so justly commented upon in The Sun of yesterday, its monstrosity will appear greater when it is known that, on Easter Tuesday last, Joseph Haydn, employed at the time by the Admiralty in bringing up the records of the Secretary of State's letters, was struck with paralysis, which has prostrated him to the present hour. Lord Palmerston, the moment he heard of it, enrolled himself among that noble band who "do good by stealth and blush to find it fame," by sending him 1001., while Mr. Disraeli and a few others added to this sum enough to purchase for Mrs. Haydn and family a shop for the sale of stationery and newspapers (No. 13, Crawley street, Oakley-square). In this house, the pious, learned, and resigned paralytic now lingers on a bare subsistence ; but were you to give this fact the influence of your large circulation, it would be the means of prolonging his valuable life, and of mitigating its many sorrows.— I have the honour to be, sir, your faithful servant, London, Jan. 8. A. B. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 9.—Wind this day at noon, N. to N.N.E.; dull, with rain and snow. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Sailed—Vesta (s.), for London ; South Western, (s.), Jersey ; Northam, Sunderland ; Two Friends, Cardiff ; Mary,tPort Castle ; Industry, Newport. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—Cherokee, from Aenin. Sailed—Taurus, (s.), for Constantinople. QminNirrowN, Jan. 7. Wind N.lil. Sailed—Auxiliar, for Antwerp • Trade Wind, Rotter dam; Only Son, Gibraltar; Danube, Marseilles; Tahiti, New York ; Aphrodite, John Fielding, and Vision, Antwerp ; Tempest, Marseilles ; Sir Cohn C ampbell, the Danube. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.47 a.m. Wind N.N. ; tide, one hour's flood ; snowing. Sailed—Earl Grey, for Geelong. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.37 a.m. Wind N.E. ; moderate; raining. - Passed—City of Paris, steamer, from London, for Malta; Renshaw, London, Mogador ; Yldefonso, London, Bilboa ; G. Dean, London , Cape Coast Castle; Agatha, London, Salcombe ; Julia Sophia, London, C o nstantinople ; H.M. steamer Pigmy, Sheerness, Portsmouth; H.M. steamer Rhadamanthus, westward, river ; H.M. steamer Vesuvius, westward, river ; Norman, screw steamer, 155 transport, Black Sea, river. THE SOUND DUES.—Liverpool, Monday.—The coun cil of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce have received a communication from the Earl of Clarendon (which was read at the meeting to-day), to the effect that the subject of the abolition of the Sound Dues was now occupying the attention of . her Majesty's Government. Doubtless the question, which excites a great deal of in terest in Liverpool, will be fully discussed at the annual meeting of the Chamber, which is to be held in February, by which time more definite information as to the action of the Legislature will have been obtained. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. ( From the Report of the Registrar-General., The deaths of 1,247 persons, namely, 630 males and 617 females, were registered in London in the week that ended on Saturday. Taking the first week in each of the last ten years (1846.55) it is found that the average num ber of deaths then registered was 1,311, which, if raised in proportion to increase of population for comparison with the present return, becomes 1,442. The puhlic health, therefore, may be stated to be better than it usually is at the commencement of the year. In the first week of 1854, and also in that of 1855, the deaths rose above 1,400. The milder character of the weather, indicated by a rise of 14 deg. in the mean weekly readings of the ther mometer, has been attended with marked effect in the reduction of the mortality. Deaths arising from pul monary diseases, in which class bronchitis, pneumonia, and asthma form the principal heads, numbered conse cutively 267, 293, and 348 in three previous weeks; last week they declined to 253. Bronchitis, which was fatal in the previous week in 204 cases, fell to 141 ; pneu monia declined from 107 to 74. Phthisis carried off 138 persons in the previous week ; and last week 115, of whom nearly a half were 20 years of age and under 40. Of the 141 who died from bronchitis, only 4 were passing through that period of life. Mr. Chatwood, the registrar of the St. Paul sub-district, in St. George-in-the East, says : " laooping-cough is very prevalent in my district." That it is also fatal appears from the fact that out of 17 deaths registered by him in the week, 6 were those of young children caused by hooping-cough. The total number from this disease in the metropolis was 49, not so great as in the previous week. Typhus was fatal in 47 cases ; scarlatina, which declines, in 35 ; measles in 31 ; small pox in 11. Diarrhosa is returned in only 9 cases ; and for a considerable time London has been entirely free from cholera. There were 2 deaths from intemperance. Last week the births of 853 boys and 809 girls, in all 1,662 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1846.55 the average number was 1,579. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.682 in. The highest reading was 30'20 in. on Sunday (30th). The mean temperature of the week was 42.2 deg., which is higher by 6 deg. than the average of the same week in 33 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was above the average throughout the week, and on the last four days this excess was from 6 deg. to 9 deg. The highest temperature occurred on Sunday, and was 49 deg. ; the lowest, which occurred on Tuesday, was 33 deg. The mean dew-point tempera ture was 40 deg., and the difference between this and the mean air temperature was 2'20 deg. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 41 . 6 deg. The wind blew generally from the south. The amount of rain-fall was 0 . 19 in., half of which fell on Sunday. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 5. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases . . 159 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 5B Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration _. 253 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 3 Premature Birth and Debility 36 Atrophy Old Age Sudden l7 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Bl Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. sponding week in the 1851. •f 1855. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males 1,404 1,247 630 Females BIRTHS IN THE WEEK Males Females.. 853 809 Total STRAND THEATRE. From the production of the " Pickwick Club," to Mr. Dickens's last Christmas effusion, " The Holly Tree Inn," the little Strand has been triumphantly successful in its dramatic renderings of the great depicter of human nature. "The Pickwick Club," " Martin Chuzzlewit," " David Copperfield," "The Curiosity Shop," " The Chimes," " The Christmas Carol," " Bleak House," "Hard Times," &c., have each and all proved trump cards at this theatre, and now the apparently in congruous incidents of the Six Tales of I{oily Tree Inn, are so admirably dovetailed, the situa tions are so strikingly worked up, that a perfect drama is produced ; and judging from the applause of a crowded house, all London will be anxious to see the last, and not far from the best, drama elicited from the pen of the renowned Boz. The original stories aro closely followed, but so amalgamated as to strictly produce the unity and connection necessary to insure dramatic effect. This has been most cleverly done by Mr. J. B. Johnstone, whose "Seven Poor Travellers " last year at the Surrey called for special commendation. The charac ters are—the Landlord, Mr. J. B. Johnstone; the Guest, Mr. Kinloch ; the Ostler, Mr. G. Cooke ; the Boots, Mr. Clarke ; Wilfrid, Mr. Basil Potter ; Rigby, Mr. F. Hall ; the Pensioner, Mrs. Barrett ; M ar garett Murdock, Mrs. Herbert ; and the Barmaid, Miss Somers, who introduced a charming little ballad, called "The White Blossom Tree." Nor must we overlook the excellent acting of two little children of seven and eight yenrs of age, as the young run-a ways. To say that the piece was well played the names of those engaged in its representation is sufficient guarantee, but we must give a word of especial commendation to the dressing and general getting up of the piece, the interest of which is intense, and carried through to the fall of the curtain. Mrs. Herbert's representation of the mysterious woman " with yellow hair and a streak •f gold on it," was thrilling, whilst the pathetic portion evinced a knowledge, and power, of subdued acting, representing in them days when noise too frequently is mistaken for intensity. "The Holly Tree Inn," must prove a lucky hit to Mr. Payne. A screaming farce, such a one, to be seen and enjoyed at the Strand or the Adelphi, followed the drama, and Talfourd's glorious Pantomime of " Black Eyed Sue " closed the entertainments, to the intense gratification apparently of the gods and pitites, who appeared to be rather uncomfortably jammed. By the way, additional private boxes and reserved seats have been constructed, which, whilst they add to the appearance and comfort of the house, denote that the stream of fashionable visitants has set in. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIR W. CODRINOTON. ( Front the Gazette of last Evening. ) WAR DEPARTMENT, JAN. 8. Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch, of which the following is a copy, addressed to his Lordship by General Sir William Codrington, K.C.B. Sebastopol, December 25, 1855. My Lord, —Notwithstanding the recent severe wea ther, the thermometer a few nights ago having fallen nearly to zero, the general state of health of the army has continued good. The roads are in fair working or der ; and though the efficiency of the locomotive en pines was impaired by the frost, the damage has been made good. The final operations on the Docks have been some what delayed on our side, by the influx of water, and by the freezing of pumps. The fire from the forts on the northern side of the harbour continues, and it is at times heav y ; but the casualties, I am happy to say, are few. There has been no movement of importance on the part of the enemy in our neighbourhood of late. ogletach ment of French troops surprised a Cossack p near Teilion, a few days ago, killing several men, and taking the rest prisoners. The general drill of the Army ma kes good progress. I have, Ste., NV. J. CODRINGTON, General-Commanding. The Lord Panmure, It is said that Mr. Sausse, Q.C., of the Irish bar, has been appointed to the vacant seat on the Bombay bench, and that Sir Colman O'Loughlan, Q.C., will succeed to the assistant barristership rendered vacant by Mr. Sausse's promotion. ROYAL ORTHOPMDIC HOSPITAL.—Ia consequence of the expiration of the lease of the premises of this valu able institution, in Bloomsbury-square, and the almost ceaseless applications for admission, an eligible building, highly adapted for this purpose, and which will accom modate a larger number of patients, in Oxford-street, near Ilarewood-place, has been secured. Since the esta blishment of the present hospital no less than 18,000 patients have been admitted more or less afflicted with clubfoot, spinal and other contractions aad deformities, the freati admissions being annually about 1,600. Up wards of 260 are now waiting for admission, who are deprived of the benefits of the institution as much from the want of space in the present premises as the inade quacy of the funds. It is necessary that the amount in payme at for the new hospital should be provided in a few da vs ; but it is to be lamented that at present, not withstrinding the liberality of the public, several hun ch ads r sore are required yet. It is anticipated that the institu'idon will not be permitted to contract its sphere of usefulness, and that consequently the requisite funds will speedily be subscribed. The charity is not one of me re local character, but numbers of applicants are con stantly r eceived from most of the large towns in the United 1 Cingdom, as well as from all parts of the metro polis. 'FIE "CHEAP" PRESS. Those who dreaded a press, which they found to be particularly inimical to their own narrow minded and imperfect views, have done their ut most this year to supplant it by another. "Let the people be instructed," cried these reformers, whose only real grievance was that the people knew already too much. Well, they have set up what they call their "cheap" press, meaning a low-priced one. Its only possible pretension to cheapness is in its dis honesty. What it steals is doubless very good, seeing that it walks into the market and takes what it pleases. But theft is so hurried a process that it is apt to spoil the article in the very act of robbery, and curiously certain to misapply it ; and it is most amusing to find the despisers of stale news, who cried out against a paper a day old, quite re• conciled to the delay employed in transferring the news of yesterday to the " cheap" paper of to-day, Journal has the date of to day v nide d its The cheap p a p ers , h o w eve r, provided tl ‘ e ‘ -p ch ag ea e p . must discover some hitherto untried means to exist. Read only what comes out iu the shape of authen tic fact. Read the account of an action brought against one journal by an- editor engaged at a most miserable salary, and obliged to appeal for damages on a breach of contract even to get some recom pense in lieu of what he was promised. Read the account of the auction to which one of these valuable properties was brought, where there was one bidding of 1001., at which the prize was knocked down to a ci-derant reporter on the paper itself, who, poor fellow, could not find the 101. deposit to handsel his bargain. No great loss—for the weak ling died next day. We are not jeering at poverty, it is our right to ask of our reformers whether this is the enginery with which they intend to supplant the established and trusted organs of public opinion ? Where are the unheard of instructors that were to teach us unknown political lore ? Alas, unheard of still, and as with the "coming men" so with the coming matter, that is not forthcoming. Institutions that nobly answer their purpose (and the British press has been one of them) are embedded in deeper foundations than sciolism can guess at. Their walls are cemented, not shaken by time; they are built to resist storm. Habit, in which:there is no reproach, confirms the trust in them and the liking for them more and more ; they are part and parcel of the daily life—needs, not merely blame less but instinctive, for its happiest and worthiest purpose. Men leave their native country, and re joice over scarcely any renewal of its memories so much as the old-accustomed newspaper, champion as well as teacher of what they most regarded. And while such a journal rem4tins true to itself and its most honourable office, the advocates of mere change for change sake, or rather for their own sake, might as well suggest new parents and fami lies to the mass of mankind as any substitute for the public friendship existing between long-tried journalism and its accustomed associates.— Weekly Dispatch. BIGHTS OF NEUTRALS• (From tire New York. Journal of Commerce). The liberality of the belligerents in their construction of the restrictions imposed on neutral nations by the precepts of public law has averted, thus far in the pre sent conflict, most of those embarrassing questions which in previous wars have either threatened to bring new parties into the contest or have laid the foundation of future reclamations or quarrels. Both sides have shown an eagerness to conciliate the sympathies of other nations, and have sought to avoid grounds of dissatis faction ; and, if either has provoked the just resentment of a friendly Power, as was the case when England at tempted to enlist recruits for her army in the United States, the wrong has been redressed by prompt disa vowal of intentional offence and unqualified assurance against its repetition. The case was very different in the great wars waged in the early part of the present century, in which France and England were parties on opposite sides, and each of whom in prosecuting hostili ties manifested an overbearing and insolent disregard of the rights and defiance of the power of neutral nations. The orders and decrees of successive French Governments—those of the Directory, Consulate, and Empire—resulted in depredations on our commerce that after many years of negotiation were atoned for by a partial indemnity of $5,000,000, paid by France in 1836. The practical assertion of a pre tended right to search our ships and impress our seamen by the cruisers of Great Britain was a still more irritating and oppressive proceeding on the part of that Power, and its persistent exercise ultimately forced us to the arbitrement of war, in which w• happily succeeded in achieving the esta blishment of the freedom of the seas. Bet the French indemnity did not compensate the sufferers to the extent of more than one-third of their just claims ; and a com plete prostration of commerce was only one of the im portant sacrifices that resulted upon the vindication of our lights invaded by the greatest maritime Power of the world. Experience admonishes us that it is better to seek to prevent a wrong and to "avoid entrance into a quarrel " than to trust to the chances of diplomacy or war for relief from losses that have already been in curred. Happily, in the conflicts that were forced upon us we so bore ourselves that to secure henceforth freedom from foreign molestation there is no occa sion for manifesting the spirit of our people or the prowess of the nation. The exercise of magnanimity in making liberal allowances in favour of the exigencies of either of the belligerents in the present war will not be rniscontrued into want of confidence in an ability to maintain our own rights ; nor will prudence in the con duct of our foreign relations be imputed to any other sentiment than that ennobling one which goes beyond patriotism to comprehend philanthropy in its regard, and seeks to reconcile the promotion of the national in terests with which it is primarily concerned with the re storation of universal harmony and the progress of civilisation among mankind. At the commencement of the war waging, the subject of neutral right was one of considerable interest and anxiety to maritime nations throughout the world. Apprehension, however, was speedily allayed, by the declarations of the British and French Governments of their determination to yield most of the con cessions claimed to be demanded by the expansion of commercial interests and by the progressive humanity of the age. These concessions essentially modified the more restrictive provisions of public law, which had operated with chief severity in former wars on the transactions of trade. Russia gave a theoretical con sent to a still more liberal construction of the inter national code In no case was there any claim advanced on either side, as respects neutrals, which had not the sanction of previous practice and of the highest legal anti ority. The altered state of affairs pro duced by the actual pendency of war suggested pri vate mercantile enterprises and adventures, whose pro jectors, in some instances, sought to secure for them the guarantee to be derived from a declaration of their legality by the British Government. Day after day the English papers published letters seeking assurance from the Government in respect to some new point which the change in affairs presented for solution. With a prudence characteristic of British statesmen, a commendable re serve was maintained in respect to all those cases in which the rights of others than a party to the application, whe ther citizens or foreigner., might be affected by the deci sion. The Government replied that it was the province of the judicial tribunals of the country to interpret the law in its application to such cases as were presented for their decision in the ordinary course of business, and re fused to commit itself by assurances that the courts were competent to overrule. The applicants were referred to their private legal advisers, and told that they must incur the risk that attends all transactions as regards their con formity to law. The Government claim ed no power to alter the public law so far as the rights of other par ties might be affected by its provisions, except to enlarge those rights by granting privileges as against itself. It declared a willingness to waive to a certain extent its own rights, or rather those controverted claims which belligerents in former times had practically asserted, to the great injury of neutral trade ; but it did not assume to cornier upon its subjects other rights than those which confessedly belonged to it to bestow. The Same wisdom and prudent anticipation of pos sibly embarrassing consequences have not always cha racterised the course of our own Government. A case in point occurred during Mr. Fillmore's Administration, when perhaps the greatest statesman that ever directed our comnsels was at the head of the Department of State. A great mercantile adventure was undertaken with the, assurance given by that eminent man, to which his official position was supposed erroneously to attach peculiar weight, that the Government of Peru had no such property in the Chiacha Islands as entitled it to control the exportation of guano therefrom. The enter prise involved all the parties to it in disaster. Peru as serted and maintained her exclusive right. The Govern ment of the United States was drawn into the presenta tion °la claim from which it was subsequently forced to recede. The private citizens at whose cost the expe ditions was fitted out are now asking indemnity of the Gove rnment for losses incurred in its prosecution. We attach no great practical importance to the G r e ee ne e r nt l prom ulgation of an opinion by Mr. At torney !‘ rigo good h e a v t e s n al i e f o e f ffe a c belligerent s s h i i t p u t p o o a n vg taw s o e u al l d C h so o u l s d k o that the sale be in good faith, bey ond the tendenc y which the declaration of such an o p inion has to establish a precedent that in future practice might commit the y Government to embarrassing controversies which it 4 cy v n e A cou ld otherwise properly av oid. The claim advance, i by the Attorney-General i n this connexion is at least * c li o k n e t l r y o t v o ered on arise, to e , test are not likely to pur chase Russian shi p s ex p osed to ga g ). tore by French and British cruisiers upon th e hi g h 'seas , ex cept at a price that, instead of establishing the g ood and its no application.CaSh arisen, Oar or o un i t e ry en r faith of the transaction, would tend rather to show that it was a mere evasion of the liabilities of a belligerent. But, if such a case should occur, its prejudication by the ipse dixit of the Attorney-General would in no manner control the decision of the Court charged with jurisdic tion of it, while it might involve the United States' Go veranient in the disc uss i on o f difficult questions with England, and, it the sale were pronounced illegal, would inevitably expose it to the importunities for indemnity of the party who had paid his money without securing the purchase. 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