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o prefer a boot y offering them No reason• feeble appetite 3 patient di,' 7sebeans would convalescent as ;, and Italian generally con• out here since violent as any lisastrous tear 4. It is to be f wrecks and 4 - ) came into dead from the 1. The boom m's leg in twe 7d and Fourth srman and the ) suffer gieatlf French arnaf and, although 'y ascertained) hat the above tssured that in y be exaggera' the number of Commissariat weather m ust fly under can• rationed. MAnen 8. %nd the 4 ) lrth lue on Thure is a time of b. The open blic attention, , ast less active and waiting lean while the incils and die bank. I told there are nu- !,ial enterprise ie greater the apidly her re' first step 3 0 intry which is ial resources, -eating a na,' ) councils and )f the leading ummoned bi it opinion on the creation night become i viduals, like then the Go' v houses Who the profits, rere borne b 7 bank was to like all such n failure. larger is to ial and not * afford the epital to have ne ago to the zrkey whii? leath of Bahl which took of this. Se offices, espe' affords, per' ;ies for mak. him 18 mil - ; and yet i any other one may see •evenue from is valued at urs made by' 3h Ambassa rnor of Row arge of peel' - , antecedents ious light ou y. He was Kurdistan, e pursued & lbery, which ;ue to drive the Porte. which be lied, as w ell Che highest for his mis ir when his ing him ar which put enabled hips re er. -- ry year that kovernment of the most Examples - when men most abuses Pasant spot 'offissa, until re recalled before. A chance even , t in prison) misery on a Lse of Omer a to escape. roes. For 'w there are equences of ilanthropYt times when )n the gates xan a fair their own ► follow the tself felt in -gest. The on. What L admirals, rbody does , ons of the :tehed need of sailors is state of bales and go three of le Custom' ry it off ill they wore, 1. pursued. scrape they ely bought id, leaving on board. but when es took up a into the ten. The the noise, rived with that they I. by some kill them, em. The ; had hap' us at that d ordered 3131 if they le paddle another iird—the nd a boat g'ot rid of ier noise, next day n he was informed ed. The mpanions on board 1 English . ate j uris is afraid lion with !ace here through eve been Crimean red here ml a aro me time. ather at las been 'e been, oat put for the y a ves Kalafat n-chief will am. :d who ter of a . Pasha who is morally as well as physically brave, and who does not shrink from responsibility. Although he has not enjoyed a military education, he is an intelligent man, capable of forming his own ideas. If General } -cmety is attached to him, he will have a profes sional and experienced soldier at his side, capable of making suggestions. The great thing is, that -the army of Anatolia will have a head, the want of 'which was its chief fault. Omer Pasha is still at Trebizonde. He is ex pected here ; and probably Ismail Pasha will not go before he arrives, as they don't pull together. The French have been going on a little better in their hospitals for the last two days. M. Baudens, the Inspector-General of all the Hospitals, has left for the Crimea. He carried with luta a letter from Miss Nightingale to Marshal Pelissier, in which she offers, as a private gift, port wine, lime-juice, beef tea, and bedding for the French hospitals in the Crimea. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Moniteur publishes the following:— " The Emperor has had a report drawn up of the number of, and circumstances connected with, the political exiles in Algeria or in foreign ,countries. "After the events of June, 1848, 11,000 persons 'ere sentenced under the Republic to transporta tion to Algeria ; by the clemency of the President that number was reduced to 306. "In December ' 1848, 11,201 persons were trans 'Ported or banished. The pardons granted by the Emperor have reduced that number to 1,058. "On the occasion of the birth of the Prince Imperial, his Majesty has decided that permis,ion to return to France shall be granted to ail those 'who will make a declaration to submit loyally to the government the nation has selected, and who will give their word of honour to respect the laws. Already at the inauguration of the empire this generous appeal was made • the Emperor has or dered it to be repeated. The only expatriated men will be those who obstinately refuse to recognise the national will and the monarchy it has founded." The Moniteur continues to publish satisfactory bulletins of the health of the Empress, of the Prince Imperial, and of Prince Jerome. Addresses of congratulation continue to reach Ma Emperor on the birth of the Prince-Imperial. The Court of Cassation of Paris has sent in the following : " Sire—France owes to your Majesty internal order, the development of all the national resources, the rank ;which she has resumed in the world, the success of a Just and necessary war, and the hope of a durable and fruitful peace. Providence, which does nothing in an incomplete manner, has willed that a son, brought up tinder your direction, instructed by your example, and formed by his august mother to all the delights of charity, shall one day continue the work of government and of civilisation which you pursue in the midst of the most evident marks of Divine protection, and of the gra titude of the people. It has willed to consecrate the glory l tr'd the grandeur of the present by the security of the fu -111114. The birth of the Prince-Imperial is everywhere _ailed as a public blessing. Under these grave and patric- Ile circumstances, Sire, the members of your Court of C assation unite with the most profound sympathy in the Prayers and thanksgivings which are offered up on all Points of the empire. They respectfully unite in the noble emotions of your heart, and in the joy of the happy mother who has just gratified the wishes of France. They utY at the foot of the throne the homage of their warmest en ugratulations and of their faithful devotedness." T he Civil Tribunal of Avignon expresses itself as follows "Sire —France, scarcely recovered from so many storm,, and involuntarily disturbed by the remembrance of the past, only enjoyed with a feeling of vague uneasi ness the precious benefits of your reign ; she dared not •-• • couire into the future. You yourself, Sire, after having again strengthened the principles of authority, of mo- If'tlty, and of religion, which alone can secure the dura "e of empires ; after having re-established order in the g o vernment, calm in the puhlic mind, and confidence in all the transactions of the country; after having brought back victory to our standard, re-achieved the high influ ence which belongs to us in the councils of Europe, and r endered p oss ibl e by goo d f a ith and energy an unhoped fet' Peace, you, Sire, felt the want of a direct heir to Your glorious name, to continue your wise and coura geous traditions, and perpetuate the truly providential `iverk in which you are engaged. Your wishes and ours ha vejust been granted, Sire, and henceforth we shall ° 1 .. 111 3' have to invoke the blessings of Heaven on your M ajesty, on the Empress, and on the cradle of the child k'n Whom the destinies of a great people now repose. ue members of the Civil Tribunal of Avignon hasten to nY at the feet of your Majesty the tribute of their sin enre congratulation and the homage of their profound r espect and inviolable devotedness." The Municipal Council of Marseilles has voted the lowing "Sire,—Providence manifests once more the glorious Protection with which it surrounds France. In presence nf the grea t even t w hi c h h as j us t b een accom pli s h e d a ll th e 4 country thrills with joy, and salutes with enthusiasm t he birth of the Prince Imperial as a new pledge of force ! e t' Stability. Marseilles, which occupies so important a Place in the empire, hastens to be one of the first to i 3 l ff er to your Majesty and to your august consort the rb n , r u age of its felicitations and devotedness." t he f is from the Municipal Council of Aoni mi 4ire,—The town of Toulon, which was the first to Proclaim' you Emperor, was aroused to-day, to its great delight, by the salvos of artillery announc- I ng the birth of an heir to your Majesty. The t of Toulon, Sire, by the organ of its Municipal C ouncil wishes to be the first to congratulate you n o this happy event, which secures to France the pe rpetuity of your dynasty and of your glorious policy. t ,‘ often' up the most ardent prayers for the preserva tion of your Majesty, of the precious scion whom Pro \,.(lence has just given you, and of his august mother. ~°l l may rely, sire, oo the love which the people of t cl nr good town of Toulon will always bear you and 40 4ra." AreSSeB to similar effect have also been received e , In Nancy, Chaumont, Laon, Beauvais, Rethel, evrnaont (Oise), Le Mans, Lons-le-Saumer, reux, and Nevers. 13 ounsE, March 20.—The following were the last Quotations : Cash, tr. e. End of Month. l i Per Cent s :713 90 —f. —c. 3 P e er Cent s 72 20 72 35 b NV Loan 72 80 ''"allk Sha res 3,475 R oman Ir 6 dit Alobilier 1,572 53 Austrian 3 ', 6l gianSpanish Throes ' l ' 'edraonteee (5)...... 93 50 Home Debt RAILWAYB—POB CARL fr. c. fr. 0 Netklus 1,290 Western... 897 t 0 Z y o o rth ern 897 50 Strasburg 9BO 14 i ?m. - Grand Central 6 50 Y ° lis Geneva 795 Teste eett e 760 Austrian Com. 9lO AUSTRIA. • A. letter from Vienna of the 16th, in the Miii ttrY Gazette, says :—" The reduction of the army a s Commenced, and is to receive as much exten 'l°4 as circumstances will permit. The military R?Penditure has been regulated in a manner which 11 - cause all extraordinary allowances to disap tear.,, It appears decided that the officers will be p l aced on half-pay if they desire it." Prince Gortschakoff left Vienna on the morning of the 15th for St. Petersburg. EGYPT. A letter from Alexandria of the 4th, in the r-- nstitutionne/, says :" I have to announce You two things altogether new, and one 'quite as extraordinary as the other in Oriental manners. The first is an application of the popular su ff rage in the administration of Justice in Egypt ; and the second, a subscription for the Suez Canal hailed with confidence by the lurks themselves. The Viceroy, who endeavours 4 ." Y• every means in his power to introduce civilisa 'len into his States, is desirous of reforming the I! 7etom of the administration of justice, and, if pos -1b1e,,. of rendering it more ind e p en d e nt and more enl ightened. The first obstacle he met with in this l au• dable design was the position of the cadis or Z i vil judges of th e cou nt r y. Th e y are appointed 3- the Porte, and it is at Constantinople that they Purch ase their posts. Mohammed Said has reim bursed to th em the original cost of their places, and 'a B Obtained the right of direct appointment. Not 11,ishIng, however, to take on himself all the re ponkibility h e i n t en d s con fidi ng th e se lection to f t e l e 'People, who will be invited, when occasion of j, to giv e a secre t vo t e , an d th e p erso n who re ot'ves the l arges t num b er w ill b e th e magistrate. e greatest difficulty in this new system will be snake the people comprehend the importance of the right whi c h i s th us accor d e d th em . In the sub-- r ri ption for the canal of the isthmus of Suez, the i n ount apportioned to the city of Alexandria was i 0 Millions of francs, and it was all subscribed f z ' two days. Th e Vi cero y has subscribed in addi tion for 30 millions, and also one million for the l' u cers, and one for the sub-officers and soldiers of 0 411 s. arniy—an idea as politic as it is generous. At ir ,,,tro the eagerness was qu it e as great, or even realer. Th e sum a t tr ib u t e d t o th a t ci ty is 4 ,90 0,000 f., w hi c h was i mme di a t e ly subscribed t ill °tlg 50 persons. At llbsc Alexandria the number of Se ribers is n o t less th an 250, and includes per -42s Of all n a ti ons . F or E uropeans to ac t so i s no t n o hishing, but for Turks and Egypti an s it is an , ui ttea . rd-of event. It is a proof a new era is com mencing in the country." Th, e " Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of th e 17th, a "tes that the enlistments for the Anglo-Italian :,; 4 , 1 ° 13 . have b een suspen d e d i n consequence of t" 4e rs from L on d on . Th e secon d regiment sta tl4°Lled at Susa is shortly to proceed to Genoa, ence to be shipp e d to Malta, Mllee Receipts. opened, NAME dr RAILWAY. 1856. 1856. 1855. BRITISH. £ 4 115 A'',Ardeon ~, ..... ....... •• •. •• .•• •• 3,420 2,850 37 % , Belfast and Ballymena •••••• - •• - 9Ol 761 1 17 Belfast and County Down.• .• .......• - - 33. Birkenheal, Lancashire, and Cheshire - - 26}6 Bolton,Blackburn,and West York - - 117 Bristol and Exeter • • .... • • .... • • • • 5,541 5,368 191 4 Caledonian..., ......... 11,062 10,514 94 1 4 Chester and Holyhead.• •.. • • .... • 4.82 l 4,334 * 6 % Cork, Blackrock, and Passage 173 121 20 Cork and Bandon .. 225 56 Dublin and Bel fast J unction 955 835 63 Dublin and Drogheda.... - • ... - - 1,349 1,248 7 % Dublin and Kingstown •••••• • • • • • • 551 557 16% Dundee and Arbroath •••••• • • • • • • 529 406 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 946 630 '! Dundalk and Enniskillen .• .. ••.. • • 398 255 67% East Anglian.... •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 1 , 0 4 8 936 93 East Lancashire ••••..••••• • • • • • • • • • 5,600 4,600 417 Eastern Counties and Norfolk ...• .. 3 20,752 31,581 Eastern Union • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 142 Edi n b urg h an d Gl asg ow ~........• • • 5,141 4,535 71 Edinburgh, Perth. and Dundee- .. - 5,313 4,895 6 Exeter and Crediton.. • • • • • • • • .. - - 22 Furness Railway •••••.••• •• • • • • • • - - 18334 Glasgow, and South-Western •.• • • • 5,683 5,177 283 Great Northern 203% Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 6,359 6,006 315 Great Western .................... 24,028 31,601 ..•• •• •• - •• •• •• 25 1 ,,i Irish South Easter n 220 178 90 Lancaster an Car 286 Lancashirq and Yorkshire, •••••••- • . 20,655 18,247 - Leeds dorthern .. 16k Uverpool, Crosby, and Southport •• • • 553% London and North Western .... 52,321 51,299 5 24 London and Rlackw all .............. 1,180 1,243 , 183% London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 10,290 9,710 267 London and South We5tern......... 13,416 11,699 60 Londonderry and Enniskillen .......• €42 463 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - - 173% Manchester, Shefflel el, and Lincolnshire 8,699 8 ,371 930 Manchester and South Junction."... 679 987 28 Ilaryport and Carlisle - ........... - - 498% Midland •••• • • • ................. 27,870 27,198 12656 Midland Great Western (Irish) .... • . 3,069 2,786 37 Monklands • • • • • • • • ................ - - 7856 Newcastle and Car1i51e............... - - 149 North Brittsh ••..•••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 4.653 4,523 233 North Staffordshire . ..... „ •...... 6,613 6,037 47 North-Western •• • • •••••••• • • • • • • .. - - 87 Soottish Central • • •••• •••• •• „ „ .... - - 32 Scottish Midland •••••• • • • • .. .... .. _ - 29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham ...... _ - _ 626 711 2,250 2,023 - 48 5370 li asohtriothp Shrewsbury Dhet r,B4Union and .n.i.. .n C . . h .. e .. 5 .. t .. e . r ... .. .. .. ...... .•... ...... ... ... ..... 289 South Eastern.• .. ••.•.. • • .......... 11,360 12,184 16236 South Wales ••••••••'•• • • • • • • • • • • • - -- 97 South York., Doncaster, and . : 21....... oole.. 1,815 z,, 3 1 :5 6 3 3 3 1 39 Taff Vale • • • • • • • • • • • • • • '• • 16 Ulster . • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... • ' • • - • • • • - - 77 Waterford o.nd Limerick • • .......... 1,0,2, :3 5 s 3 27% West Cornwall .• •••••• • • • • • • ••• • 5 12 Whitehaven Junction • .............. 3111 332 682 York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds.. - - roartaN. 89 Dutch Rhenish - .. .. • • .. • • •• •• •• • • - - - Lyons and Mediterranean • • •••• •• •• - -. - Monteresu and Troyes .............. - _ - Namur and Liege .................. - _ - Northern of France ................ - .... - Orleans and Central .. - - Paris and Lyons ...• .....• ..., • • ••„ .... - - Paris and Rouen. ............. •„,•.* ' - - - Paris and Strasburgh .... . • _ - Rouen and Havre...-. _ ••• • - - Western of France • •• •••••• .. .... -• THS MAILS. — SouTHAmPI oN, M arch 20.—The Penin sular and Oriental Corl Field, sailed this pany's steam-ship A.va, Captain afternoon for Gibraltar, M a lta, and Alexandria, 'with the India and China mails, 60 pag senge:e, amongst whom were Col. Moore, Lieut.-Col. Grr,y, Major G. Hill, Major and Mrs. Lys, Captains Metcalf, Paton, and Jennison, Revs. Little and his wife, W. Ellis, and Mr. Pratt, 413,296/. 15s. 7d. in specie, of which 410,550/. 13s. 7d. is for India and China, the remainder for Alexandria and a full general cargo. The next homeward mail from India and tbe Mediter ranean is expected to arrive at this port about the 24th inst. by the screw steamer Alma. The Tagus, with the next mails from the Peninsular ports, is looked for about the same date. The Waletta, which has for same time past been at this port under repair, will leave on the 27th inst. with the mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, and will proceed to Malta to re sume her station between that island and Marseilles. The screw steam-ship Alhambra, engaged on that line pro tem., will thus be relieved, and will sail for South ampton, calling for the homeward Peninsular mails en route. COMPENSATION FOR A ItIIBBAND'S DRAT.-At the assizes bold at Cambridge yesterday an action was brought on behalf of the widow and children of a farmer, named Hutchinson, to recover compensation for his death, alleged to have been caused while travelling on the Eastern Counties Railway, by the negligence of the company. The jury, after some deliberation, gave a verdict in favour of the phantitf, awarding 2001. com pensation to the 'widow, and 400/, to the children, THE PEACE CONGRESS. (From Second Edition, of the Morning Post, this day.) PARIS, Thursday, 6 P.M.—The last meeting of the Congress, I have reason to believe, was not concluded without satisfactory results. Probably those questions which relate to the Black Sea were discussed, and received the sanction of the Prussian Plenipotentiaries. The articles of the treaty can now be elaborated. Supposing the Plenipotentiaries find no objection to the wording of this document, which is not very probable, the treaty of peace will be signed within a week from the present mo ment. As soon as the ratification has taken place, some of the Plenipotentiaries now in Paris will leave this city. To execute the details of the treaty will certainly occupy some time. Commissions have to be appointed for regulating frontier ques tions, and their reports cannot be collected it may be for weeks to come. Certainly Lord Clarendon, Aali Paella, and M. Cavour cannot be expected to remain in Paris for so long a period, when their presence is necessary to their respective Govern ments. Lord Clarendon, as I have before in• formed you, will probably be in London before the 31st of this month. I presume, therefore, that the resident Ambassadors will attend to the exe cution of such details as are involved in the prac tical execution of the treaty. When the articles of the said treaty have been signed, the representa tives of the allies will probably receive extraordi nary powers from their home Governments to execute the contracts entered into. What has taken place at the Congress will perhaps never be known, but I have learned enough to assure you that Lord Clarendon has manfully fulfilled his mis sion, and thoroughly represented the views of Lord Palmerston's Cabinet. The Imperial Minister for Foreign Affairs has personally waited on the Emperor after each meeting of the Congress, which is a safe guarantee that the wisdom and loyalty of Napoleon 111. have ever presided at the Council Board. Englishmen will require nothing more ; and France will be satisfied. A group of grumblers will be found no doubt on both sides of the Channel, for political opposition feedson such dishes as whet the appetite of a discontent in which it desires the rest of the world to participate. I sincerely believe that the good sense of the majority will consider the treaty, now in course of formation, as highly hon ourable. The integrity of Turkey has been secured, and a vast new field of commerce is opened to com mercial Europe, and in which Russia will herself participate. Whether or not the Governments of France and. England will seize upon the present occasion to endeavour to ameliorate the condition of certain countries now suffering from political de gradation, I know not. Count Orloff, I understand, has declared that his master, the Emperor Alexander, is willing to grant large privileges to Russian Po land. The Emperor of the French desires ar dently to see the Roman States more prosperous and contented. But the difficulty of reconcil ing the people to the Crown without the risk of " concessions" wandering into abuses is so great, that, like most political, and royal, and imperial hopes and promises, they may never be practically applied. Nevertheless, if we may believe assertions, there really seems to be a desire amongst the Plenipotentiaries to give Europe the material for permanent repose. To do so, however, effectually would involve radical changes, of which stupid despotic Governments afford us no past examples, excepting under the influence of revolution. There is a dawn of hope on the world's political horizon, which may light the eye of the political watcher, but will scarcely deceive his reason. SHIP-LAUNCHING EXTRAORDINARY. There was a novel and interesting spectacle on the river yesterday, when two wooden despatch vessels, named the Vigilant and the Alacrity, each of 670 tons burden, and three iron mortar-vessels, for her Majesty's Government, were launched from the extensive ship building yard of Messrs. C. J. Mare and Co., of Blackwall, whose business is now being carried on by the assignees. These launches were complete and per fect, especially the despatch ships. They glided from the stocks on which they were constructed most grace fully, and the scene was most exiiting. The fifth launch took place within 15 minutes of the first, and loud cheers burst forth from the assembled multitudes as each ship reached the bosom of Father Thames. The expedi tion displayed in forward►ng these vessels is quite marvellous, and reflects the highest credit on the assignees of C. J. Mare and Co., who, notwith standing pecuniary difficulties, have carried en the busi ❑ess of the yard in a most enterprising and successful manner. Much credit is also due to Messrs. Westwood and Baillie, the general managers of the estate under the assignees, more particularly in the rapid construction of the iron mortar-boats. Seven out of the 20, ordered by the Admiralty, have been launched from Messrs. Mare's yard. Six more will be launched on the sth of April from the same yard, together with a large iron screw steamer, the Genova, 1,900 tons burthen, for the Genoese Trans-Atlantic Company ; aleo at the same time an iron paddle-steamer for the South-Western Railway to ply between South ampton and Havre. The Genova is now so far advanced as to give promise to be a perfect specimen of naval ar chitecture, her lines and proportions having been laid by Mr. Ash, a relative and pupil of the late Thomas Wa terman, Esq., and when launched will add to the num ber of superb and beautiful vessels for which the estab-, lishment has been proverbial. RAILWAY TRAFFIC .R 1 1;it uRNs. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. 89 401 THE SUN. LO N DON, FRIDAY EVENING MARCH 21. 1856. SHARE MARKETS. E • NIXED &tit NTALIi. (THIS DAY.) Leaslnt Company. Closink rthes yesterday .trxir es . ye ter lay. RAILWAYS. MONEY MARKET AND 00111111ERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. This being Good Friday, is observed as a strict holiday in the City, all the principal places of business being closed.. In the Colonial Produce Markets this week there has been more activity. Sugar has been in demand for home use and exportation, and an ad vance.of Gd. to ls. per cwt. Las occurred. Coffee has been dull, and holders have not pressed sales. Rice has been dull, but saltpetre has risen Gd. to is. per cwt. For spices there has been very little inquiry. The following information on the tallow trade is taken from Messrs. Smith and Charles' circular : " A great change has taken place in our market since we addressed you on the 17th inst. The Liverpool March Tallow Monopoly Association, to whose operations we drew your attention on the 22d ult., has fallen to pieces in consequence of the desertion of one of the members of the confederation. To save himself he, it now appears, has been for some time quietly disposing of his share in the adventure to the "Bears," and he would probably have succeeded in getting rid of the whole of his tallow but for the certainty that began to be felt last week as to the pacific termination of the Paris Conference, and the suspicion which, at the same time, bzgan to prevail that there must be some treachery in the Liverpool camp. " The monopoly which has just expired is the third that has been attempted within our market within the memory of several of our merchants—and all with the like result. in the two former instances talents of a high order and unlimited resources were associated ; in the latter the smallness of the stock appears to have furnished the temp tation, and alaaolt to have justified confidence entertained in the result. But genius, capital, and conditions, how ever favourable, avail but little iu opposition to the ordi nary laws cf commerce—a truth which finds a striking exemplification in the cases we have cited, and which might be further illustrated by a reference to the past history of the tobacco, sugar, and other trades. Enough, we trust, has been advanced to induce our friends to stand aloof from similar adventures, which cannot fail to be pernicious to the community and perilous to themselves. " In the midst of a panic such as that we now experience, it may not be an easy matter to take a clear view of the future prospects of our market. We prefer, therefore, to quote from a circular issued by ourselves last November, when the restoration of peace was as yet distant and un certain, but in which we take that contingency, among many others, into our calculation With an average supply of tallow, and apart altogether from any expecta tion that the soap tax would be remitted, the price of tal low had advanced in the spring of 1853 to 455. Assuming 435. to be its nominal value previously to the abrogation of the soap duty, it may fairly be assumed that the price would subsequently have ranged ss. per cwt. higher, had the ordinary operations of the trade not been interfered with by the war.' It will be ob served that we say ' with an average supply,' Ice. Now, our stock of let of April next will be about 21,000 casks, against 34,000 in 1855, 35,000 in 1851, 32,000 in 1851, 43,000 in 1852, and 36,000 in 1851; in all these periods, with the exception of last year, the stock at the ontports has been greater than at present. The average supply at St. Petersburg may be taken at 115,000, ,but this year it cannot be expected to reach 10'),000. The production of the South of Russia will all be required for Austria, which is becoming annually a larger consumer of tallow, whilst, as respects South America and Australia, the exportation will be decidedly short. Of substitutes, palm and cocoa nut oil are the principal; the former will probably be about an average supply ; the latter one thousand tons less, so that the average supply of grease on which our calcu lation of last November was based, will not prevail this sea son, and consequently a higher price than 48s. may reason ably be expected. And we may add that the stock of soap and candles in this country and on the Continent is unpre cedentedly short, and that should the restoration of peace be attended (as it is confidently believed that it will) with general prosperity in trade, a very large demand for tal low will be the result. The preceding remarks will have prepared you to hear of the decline which we now have to record : Spot 47's 6d, March 47s 6d to 475, April 475, Oct. and Dec. 47s 6d. Tallow Elaine 45s ; tallow oil 318; town tallow 44s 3d net cash. We quote palm oil 375; lin seed oil 34s ; cocoa nut oil—Cochin, 38s 6d ; Ceylon, 37s 6d. The public sales consisted of 391 cks., of which 181 cks. wore sold. Australian sheep and beef, none. Arrival, 1,722 ; delivery, 498. COLONIAL MARKETS. TEA.—A moderate enquiry has been experienced for common congou at Sid. The general opinion of the trade being that should peace be effected the tea market will be the first to benefit by it. SUGAR.—There has been an increased demand for this article, and an advance of about 6d to qd per owt. has been well maintained throughout for both colonial and foreign buyers, for both home and foreign consumption being in the market, and a loss quantity offering than usual. Bahia brought 36s to 38s 6d. Muscovado Manilla 36s Gd ; good and fine yellow 41s Gd to 445. Madras, good grainy grocery, 41s to 43s Gd. Mauritius, low to bright yellow, 6.0 s 6d to 43s 6d; low and mid dark greys 38s 6d to 40s, and grainy 39s to 42s 6d. Bengal, small grainy yellow, 41s to 41s. Pernambuco, low to good heavy damp brown, 35s Gd to 40s; damp white 41s Gd to 42s 6d ; brown, 233 6d to 23s 9d per cwt. Porto Rico good fine grocery, 4ls 6d to 44s per cwt. The refined market has also advanced about 6cl per cwt. Brown lumps, s to 50$ Gd per cwt. COFFEE.—A better inquiry has prevailed, and rather higher rates have been realised. Plantation Ceylon has been much wanted at 60s to 63s for fair quality. Native Ceylon realised 62s to 53s per cwt. Mocha has also been inquired for at slightly advanced rates, viz., 74s to 90s per cwt. COCOA. — lbis article has met with little attention, late p rice ". tieing barely supported. Trinidad grey 40s to 435, low mid to good red 43s 6,1 to 48s 6cl per cwt. Ame rican Carolina brought 24s to 28s per cwt. RICE.—The maaket has ruled steady, Madras, 'gOod pinky, sold for 103. 6 , 1 per cwt, being a full price. SPlCES.—Pimento has brought full prices—ord to mid steady 4. to 4i, good mid 43 to 4i, good ord coarse grey 4id to 41d per lb. Pepper—Singapore valued 51, Penang white 74d to 8d per lb for middling. Zampa pod mid to fine bright red 32s ,to 39s per cwt. Nutmegs—Penang small brown,2e 5,1 to 2s Gd per lb. Penang closes is to is ld per lb. COCHINEAL.—This article has been fully supported, and former rates have in most cases been obtained. Teneriffe silvers 3s 10d. to 3s 11d, black 4s to 4s 4,1, Honduras silvers 3s 9d to 3s 10d, Me dean fair to fine silver 3s 8d to 35 9d per lb. SALTPETRE.—There has been an active demand, and rather high rates have been obtained for this article. Bengal 121 b refraction, 345; 14.1, 33s 6d to 345. Bombay, 34s to 35s per cwt. TALLOW.—The market is depressed in consequence of the failure of a large Liverpool speculator. P.Y.C. 47s Gd to 48s, last 3 months 47s per cwt. GREEN FRUIT.—The demand continues good, the ap proaching Elster holidays giving an impetus to the trade. Three cargoes St. Michael oranges, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, went at a reduction upon the price of last week. Spanish nuts are selling freely. Barcelona dull. Tho advance in Brazil has checked consumption. Lemons without alteration. Seven priests, three of whom are Lazarists, and a number of Sisters of Charity, have arrived at Marseilles, en their way to Constantinople, where the typhus fever is raging. One of the priests has a wooden leg ;he wears the cross of the Legion of Honour, and was for merly a missionary in India. CONFIRMATION AT ST. JAMES'S, PICCADILLY.—Yester day afternoon the Bishop of Oxford, acting for the Bishop of London (who is unable at present to resume the active duties of his episcopate), held a confirmation at St.James's Churcb,Piccadilly. The body of the spacious church was filled with youthful candidates of both sexes, amongst whom were a large number of the children of the nobility. The usual pray era of the Church, and those specially ap pointed for the occasion having been read by the Rev. J. E. Kempe, M.A., the rector, the bishop ascended the pulpit, and delivered an earnest address to the candidates, explaining at some length the origin and nature of the holy rite into which they were about to eater. His lordship then returned to the commu nion table, and admitted the young persons who were presented to him by the imposition of bands. The Bishop of St. David's will hold a confirmation, for the Bishop of London, at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, on the 28th April ; and it is expected that that which is an nounced for St. Giles's and St. George's, Bloomsbury, on the 29th April, will he held by the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Henry Montague Villiers, who, prior to that time, will have been consecrated Bishop of Carlisle. THE PROGRESS OF IRON SHIPBUILDING.—NEWCASTLE ON-TYNE, March 20.—About a month ago we gave a list of iron ships and steamers building and fitting out on the banks of the Tyne, with the trades that they were intended for. The following is in addition to what was then published, and shows in a remarkable manner bow almost all the maritime States in the world are gradu ally absorbing iroti steam-vessels into their trades. Messrs. C. Mitchell and Co., of Walker, recently launched and are putting machinery into, a screw collier, the Eupatoria, for the General Screw Collier Company, the Paris, a large screw vessel, to run with passengers and goods between Hamburg and Havre ; a screw collier, of 600 tons, for the Screw Collier Company ; and are also building two screw colliers for the Hamburg Gas Company, two small craft for the Baltic, and a large passenger steamer for the North of Europe Company. Messrs. Mitchell have also launched a beautiful iron screw yacht for Mr. George Bidder, of London. Mr. Vernon, of Walker, is also building a siste r vesse l t o the Paris, to be called the Hamburg, and to be engaged in the Hamburg and Havre trade ; also two smaller ves sels for Denmark, and an iron paddle-wheel steamer for an Italian company, to be engaged in the passenger trade. Messrs. Leslie, of Hebburn, have also an iron steam-ship of 1,000 tons in an advanced stage ; and Messrs. Palmer, of Jarrow, have two merchant steamers in hand, and have a large [number of work men engaged night an d da y u p on an immense float ing battery, which they are buildin g for the Govern ment. This firm is also fitting out a large screw steamer, the Dutchman, of Waterford, intended for the cattle trade. Mr. Marshall, of South Shields, is fit ting out an iron paddle steamer, the Protector, intended to run with goods and passengers a t Rio Grande ; the Victoria Dock steamer for O w ing out of the Victoria Docks, London, and the property of Sir S. M. Pete ; the Ajax, a Thames tug; and the Nicuwe Sluis, intended for the Rotterdam trade ' • Mr. Marshall is a ls o buildin g a large steam-vessel of 1,400 tons for a Greek house, a sailing-vessel for a Tyne owner, and two tugs. Messrs. T. and W. Smith, of North Shields, have launched a I screw steamer for the Mediterranean trade, and are building a large paddle steam-ship to run between Dun ' dalk and Liverpool. Messrs. Richardson, Brothers, of Middleton, are building an auxiliary screw iron vessel for Mr. W. S. Lindsay, M.P., which is intended for the East India trade, 5 5 20 10 20 5 20 18 RAILWAYS. A..beraeon. Ambg. Noting. Bost and Rasta. Junot... laclfast & itallymena. Birmiug. Wave rh. Stour Valley ... Birk I.c.neeh. 4 Cheebtre ,Truct...... Do. Clie,ll. Birk. £5O and £25 CrAm Do., £2O Myth & Tyne origina £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian arm. and Cardigau Chester di Holyhead. Cork and Bandou, Cork, Black, 4 Pas , Cornwall Do. A Do. B Cni&T Junction Dbblin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. .'s Aber. Jnc East Anglian Eastern Counties.. 0-41- i a st Tinion, A Stik De., E. Stott!' Do., New East Kent t 4 :ast Lancashire F,dinlou rgh & Glasgo Edinb.and Peobles, Edin. Prth di Runde Forth & Clyde Jon: Furness. Do. Extension lasgow W , At..). , rent N. of Seotlnd. Great Northern Do., A. Stock .13 Do., 11. Stock Gt. 6th. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Glue. Stk. . Irish South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds o. New Thirds La n c ash . an dYork.h Do., Wet. aiding Un Liv.Crsby.&Sonthpt London & Blackvrall Lond. Bright &S.Cst. Lend. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lol. iTh.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths,. London and S. Wostn. Do., £5O o Lfrry io Lu 4/ Col crain Lndndrr7. & Enniak Manch.Shef. & Linde , Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Metropolitan Midland Do. Birmng. & Derb) Midi& G. West. (Ire' Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisl.7. Nwpt.Aborg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskiller 1 Newry Warrenpoinl 1 and Iloetrevor Norfolk Northn.Countios North British Nth. Devon Rail. & Deck Stock Do., A Stock... Do., B Stock Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwio Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. lurch De. Leeds Do. York North London N.&S.Wstrn.,Harap stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.— N. & S. Westrn. Juno Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. Ox, Wore., & WWI , . Pc.rtsrdonth Scottish Central SoottishMidland... Shrcpshiro Unbn South Dec on South Eastern south Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Staiues,Wck. &Wok Stockton & Dal*, StoAton do Ilartlepi Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. I.—. Thomos Hay. D.& R Mverstone & Lanes Vale of Neath Waterfcl. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerielt West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A ......, Do. B West London IWimbledn&Croydop, Closing Prices yesterday 261 27 4i - 4i ow ....' • • • 84 - Ei 154 -14 i 11 - 15 8 i - 7i 8.3 90 60f co 13i - 144 ... ..... ... 7i - 8 14 - 15 91 - 94 33 - 35 23 - 25 73 - 75 68 - 60 gi - 9i 25 - 26 84 - 86 61 - 7 93 - 94 78 - 80 20 - 122 04 - 106 1 621 -- 62i 1 R 8 60 68 - 72 5i - 63 5 - 6 83i - 84 n - 100 101 100i , -- 1001 Id par d par - 9 93 91 ~+.T ... .°.. ... 26 -26 i i - id 71} —71 k 42 44 •M ...m. w. 11 13 49 -- 51 31 3/d 30i 31i 76} -77 i 6t - 4 - 3i 15i -%6 55 56 88 - 90 ... - ... 6 - 511 Ici : iOi 26 - 28 104 106 75 77 45 47 13 iii 68 69 68 70 4 2 d 36 19 - 20 3i - 4i ... - .. i 6i - 7 FOREIGN. kntworpdritott. rdna Do. 5 p. c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '6 4 Ardennes Belgian Eastn. Juno &tiers to Graissessa , Bombay, Baroda,ane Contra India,Bcrii ' Do. Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. EY Leinion..... D0.4p.e.8nd5.,'57 Do. do. do., '59, do.. Gee'ong & Melbourne guar. 5 per c'nt... Do., Lon, allot., do. jGd. Tk of CanarlaA is Do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc , Gt. Indian Poninsuls Great Luxembonrc Constituted Share. Do. Obligations Dore-is. forftd. Sh Gt.Westernof Canada Shares Do. New Do. Ws., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basl , Lierre and Tnrnhout Lucca Pist. sp. c.p Lyons and Geneva I .Lyons Mediterran Nlad.ras, guar. 4 1 , p.c Do. New 0., sp. c Do. 4i p. c. Exton Maria Antonia .„ Do. do. Now Namur & Liege (wit' interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Shs Do. 207. 3 p. c gdp (fmy. B. & Am s. Shs. Norwog anTrunkPre IParie And Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans , Rome and Frascati.. Royal Danish RoyalSvuedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Mouse._ Do. .5i p. cent. Pref. Scind , , guar. 6 p. c. Do. . Southern of France Andrew's and Quebec (A). West Flanders Do 54 per c. Prof_ W. &N. W. of Franc( (Nest. of Switzerlaid iWiesbaden Zealand I 81 - 81 par 2 31 4p 3 2 p T 1 , 38 3 / 4 39 1 11 -13 n 22 22 3 / 4 21 3 / 4 —21 t too '''" too . 1 ió - 9d 15 16 73 75 83 85 5a 6 r 211 213 Ga 6i 34 25 2 - 2if 99 - 100 117 - 122 118 123 10T 109 24+ - 24: 115 - 120 1) 17 19i 204 1 li, par.- p 8 10 2i 3 Gi 7 5i 40 11i 124 - 10 491 -50 j iii - 6 19 - 'l6 10 - 11, ••• .•.. .. ... - pm ••• - ••• 4 - 4 841 - 35 is = is JOINT-STOCK BANKS. , Anstralasia Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C British N. America" Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Br.k. of India, Australia, & China -- 05 - 67 ,•• ...." •. • City Colonial Commercial of Lond Eng.Scot.Sztins.Cht Loud. Chart. Bk. of Atmtrnlis Ditto New Tendon and County iLud.SLE.Bnk - g. Corp London Joint. Stock London and Paris Lend. & Westminster National iro.of Eng Do. New National of Ireland.. New South Wales,,... ! Oriental Bank of Corporation trovincial of Ireland' Do. New ii Aus B ItGo Im Cc Royal British south Australia Union of Anstr'lia Do. N We i 1101111.11.11 e / Union of London ;"ei ••.. ''''' ••• rmr - 2p ••4 r•-• • VI ".... M• 3? - 39 43 - 44 e. "". ..... ••• .'". by pr - P - 64 -- 66 16 16} 3i -- 3d 2i -- lid 71 - 73 7i ‘;".i 8i 1,. a - 4 111 Business done yesterday. London lE J N. Wett. L.&N.W. Caledon E. Un. & E. C Gt. Nrthn. E. Count. Caldoullan. Do Gt. Wastr Yk. Now. & Berw. Y. &NH, D 0... D 0... S. Etatorr Peto &Co. rforfolk Do ft Midld.i rStekton 1 Darlingt. En. Conn. E. Count. Do Do Gt Northn Gancast. $t Yorksh. T. Brassey M. MClean Stockt. Darlingt Do (3tlV*4 10(1 1 all 14 all 14 all all all all 931 i 79! 120 6 3 1 ii ions 100; 100 76i 7f 55i i 5 13 4 68 3 9 68 8i I i 84i 211 6i 4 i 25} 101 111 11 1 66 i 7 56 65 20 19 161 34H 4 29 1 4111 711 261 6 RAILIVATOj Bedford and Blet chley Buckghanash. Clydesd ale Col. Steur Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. E. tin. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. Sr Neil:. Direct Do. New Glstr.sllDn. Fr Hrtlpl. Die. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. i Shares. Lon.& Gnaw.; Do. Preference Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. I3xtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Braifd Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p c Prest. Do. ShrB. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Roth anil Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &H er, S. Staffordsh. Wear Valley gr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Oomrst 94 - 96 94 - V 8 11 - 13 ... - ... 4 1 - 4i 1103 - 105 ". 12i -- 1 3 ' 23; -24 i 107} -112 i 2i -2/ 91 - 93 P - it 55 - 57 • .• .... ... 132 - lii 7} - - 32 - ?3 84 - 86 L BELAB. 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Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 Eaat Loneash. 6 p.ets all Il..trW. York. J. sthE 1 &lin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. 100 Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c all Furness 100 (has. & S.W. G. 5 p.c 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prom 1.00 Do. 44 p. e 7i Do. 5 p.e. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm 1 all Glt.N. of Scot.lst Pre 100 Gt. S. &W. (Ireland) 11 Do. 4per c. Prof. S 6 Gt. W.(B. &H.Exspo 100 Do. con. red. 4i p.o. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4p. C. .. 100 Do. sp. c. red. prof all Do. tlo. do. all Do. Birm. Prof. .311 all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all De. do. 5 p. c, do 100 Do. Birm. Qua. Stk all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh all De. do. do all Do. do. do 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 100 Lon.&Brigh. 0.5 p.c 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. o. St 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 100 Do. do. 5 per cent 100 Lon.&N. W., Cov. di Nuneaton 5 p. et 100 Lon. &S.W. 7 per et all Londy. & Co)er. 4 Sh. all Lowly. & Ennis.. SI, MP 111.,5.,& L.,New,lo/ 4. Do. £6 tll Nrarypt.& Carl. 4 p e all De. 44 per cent 104 Do 100 Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St 100 Do. Con.Br.Bir. 6pc : 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. S all Do. Pref. 4i per con \all Do. 51. Prof. 4 p. c.. 100 Ditto L. &H.Pref. St an I New., Aber., &c., pr. f sp. c. red. 5 p.c.pm. 1 all Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Prof. .51p. c. Stc el; 100 Do. 5 p. c. Eat 100 IDo. sAper ct.pref 100 'Do. Viray. Val. 5 p. c 100 North British 100 IN. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P. 7 Do. do. do 13 IDo Leeds 6 p.e :No 1 9 ,Do. do. Quarters 10 :Do.YorkH.& S. Per. all North Staffordshire 100 'Ox,Wo. &W. 1516 pc 94 Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. all ,Scot. Cent. ,New Prot all South Devon a l ii i D. s. o E fl as x t e e d ni ,44 (R pe e r adi ce n n g t Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 iDo. 44 per cent 100 I iDo' Fixed 4i p c tsk 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c I all Do. do. 4i p. c all 'S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stock. & Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do all Stock. & Hart'. g. 5 44 w p. ate c. ri t a il . l J &K ul i y l,' ik.6psbe 1611' 5 St. 10 St. St. St. Bt. At. St. i 10 1.0.6 83 ii pm pm 12i I 20 20 25 25 12h 106 1021 2 73 4 102 90i li MINES. 1 all Apia Fria .... ... - . ... .•• 1 all Anglo Austrin. Geld ..„ ••• 10s - all Anglo Californian _. i • 20 7 A.ustralian i i 1 all Australian Cordillera ... „. 1 all Ave Maria. 1 all ! Baden (Gd. Duchy of) ... ••• 50 all ißlazinar. Iron dt Coa: ••• „. 20 14 British Iron 3 5 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issued at E 5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes k Cuialx , 24 3 21 1 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 24 26 261 51 1 i 'Clarendon Cons. MM, Co. of Jamaica p ip , Jo 4) all ' bre Copper 66 69 ... 5 1 Colonial Gold St. all Copper Min. of Eng 35 3S 25 all Do. Prof. 71 p. cent, 26 27 ... 1C Copiapo . 2 11 Fortuna 1 id 20 all Genczal l4 —l6 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg I a 41 all Great Polgooth . ll 1 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 • • id 1 all Liberty - ... 3 all Linares 7 74 5' 11 Lusita.nian - P 1 1 all Mariquita .. . .... 1 all Now Granada — ; 1 all Nouveau 1 ade — I 20 all Poutgi.Sil.L, Le• Min ll 13 5 1 Port Philip 4 1 all Quartz Rock 1 i 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. New 5 7 x a 30 13+ Santiazo de Cuba... , 3 34 3f . Os. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 3 34 31 k 1 all south Australian 1 1 1 all Do. Scrip I - ; 1 I Do. 10 per cent Prof • • ••• ... 41 Tam. S. &L.Min. Co. 24 21 10 9 Pin Croft ..... 231 all United Mexican 3l -- 4 1 all Waller i I 1 all West Mariposa 1 12a. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba. - MISGELLANEOU S. 25 19 Australian Agricult. 251 2611 251 le all Australn. Royal Mail ... ... 44 10 all Berlin Water Works 61 71 60 40 Brit. American Land • . ••• WO 321 Canada 143 ]4B 145 31 St. IVO C.Go.6p.c.JankJaly 108 109 1 . 081 St. 100 De. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug 107 109 St. tOO Do. 6p. c. Mar ,k Sept 106 108 5 all Crystal Palace.... 2l 2i 2/ 5 all Do. Preference 5l 51 51 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... ... 1 4 Duston Iron Ore ... ... 20 13 Eastern Steam — .. 5 all En.drAus Cop Sm Co 1 11 25 all Electric Telegraph 2O 21 211 1 1 all Electric Toleg. of Ir ... • ••• 5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier ... ... 15 14 Gen. Stearn Navigat. ... ... 18 all General Screw Steam ... ... , 1 6 i 13 1 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ... 4 all Lend. Gen. Omnibus 31 F 4 31 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig ... ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 MexicankS.Americn. 51 6 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ... 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 14 10 all Do. Do. 5 2 Do. 8p eP iss at 1 d 1— id 100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 18 22 1 all N. B. Australasian, 1 4 20 15 Nrth.of EuropeStaam ~, ... 1 all Oriental Gas ll 1$ 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" •. • ... pin 5 ail Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 21 21 50 all Peninsular & Oriental, ... ~. 664 50 10 Do. New f 2 all Portland Iron Co — 100 60 Royal Mail Steam ... 80 791 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest 1; 14 1 A Ditto NOV i i ... 25 all South Austral:Land 1 35 36 i al: Submar. Tel. Scrip i 1 20 all Do. Registered. 1i 1 li 5 Trust& L. Co .U. Can, 100 284 Vaa Dieman's Lana 144 -,•; 151 ,„ ,„ V.GO,6I),C.JauVuIT 11. i"" ~, 1051 61 GRIM. CON.-ROGE RS V. DALE. The following case was heard before Mr. Justice Cresswell yesterday, at Stafford : Mr. Keating, in opening the case, stated that the plain tiff was originally engaged in theatrical pursuits, being the manager of theaeres in the midland counties, and an actor of some note. He married a Mies Donovan at Leeds, in 1343, a young lady also an actress, and by her he had a large family of children. In 1854 the plaintiff fixed his residence at Hanley, in the Potteries, becoming the lessee of the theatre there. He a'sa took the Sara cen's Head, and brought his wile and family there, Mrs. Rogers attending to the hotel, and he attend. ing to the theatre. At Hanley they became ac quainted with the defendant, Mr. Dale, a surgeon in considerable practice at Hanley. Mrs. Rogers was a woman of attractive person, and at this time 37 years of age. The defendant frequented the hotel, and was soon seen by other persons to pay particular atten tion to Mrs. Rogers. In August, 1855, the plaintiff's suspicions were aroused. Mr. Dale was watched, and the facts too clearly proved that he had possessed himself of the affections and person of the plaintiff's wife. The learned counsel then gave an outline of the evidence, which was as follows : Hugh Roberts, printer, proved the marriage of the plaintiff with his wife at Leeds in 1843. The witness also stated he was acquainted with them, and they ap peared to live happily. Cross-examined—l have not been in the habit of visiting him. He came to me on business to print play bills. I first knew him when he was in lodgings. Re-examined—They appeared to live quite as man and wifo should do. Ann Manley-4 was in the plaintiff's service as parlour maid in 1854. He was the landlord of the Saracen's Head, at Hanley. The defendant came as a customer to the house. He began to come in the spring of last year. He came more frequently afterwards. I have been at the defendant's house. He lived about thirty yards from the plaintiff's. I have taken letters from Mrs. Rogers to the defendant. When he came to the plaintiff's house he would come sometimes into the private parlour, and sometimes into the kitchen. Ordinary customers did not go there. I recollect on one occasion the defendant and the plaintiff and some gentlemen in the private par lour. They had supper about twelve. The other ser vants were gone to bed. They were drinking brandy and water. Mrs. Roger's put more brandy in her husband's glass than in the others. I afterwards saw the defendant and Mrs. Rogers in the smoking bar. He had his arm round her. He kissed her, and threw her to the corner of the smoke bar. No other per sons were there. After that the defendant's visits became more frequent. He would lie on the sofa and go into the kitchen. Mrs. Rogers made bin soup. The plaintiff kept a cook. Mrs. Rogers did not cook for other persons. Sometimes the defendant was tipsy. Mre. Rogers used to tell him to go to No. 14 bed-room. Sometimes she west with him, sometimes afterwards. I have seen her go in and shut the door. Sometimes Mrs. Rogers went out in the evening. When she had a white dress she put a dark dress over it to disguise it. She went towards the defendant's house. She would stay out until 11 or 12. The defendant has frequently slept at the Saracen's Head. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers did not sleep together on those occasions. I have seen her let the defendant out of the house between 7 and 3 in the morn ing. She has shown me a latch-key and told me to whom it belonged. I have seen her in his bedroom un dressed. She has been there all night. On one occa sion when ho slept in No. 14 I took him up mutton chops and mushrooms and brandy and water, after 12 at night. Mrs. Rogers went to bed that night before the house was closed. Mr. Rogers was not at home. She told me to take the keys to Nc. 14. Her own bed room was No. 4. I took them to No. 14. The door was looked. I heard her get. out of bed. She opened the door. She was in her chemise, and held the door. It was about half-past 1. I saw in the morning that two persons had slept there. The defendant had slept in No. 7 the night before. Mrs. Rogers left the house all night on one occasion when the plaintiff was out. She went towards the defendant's house. In August last year defendant and Mrs. Rogers were in th e kitchen. He bad his hand round her waist. They were standing up. Mr. Rogers came in. He was like a madman, he was so excited. Cross-examined— I was servant at the Wheatsheaf be fore. I never heard Mr. and Mrs. Rogers quarrel, or heard him nse abusive language to her. There has been a ball in the plaintiff's house since Mrs. Rogers left. I never knew Mr. Rogers sleeping in a different room to his wife before defendant came to the house. I was never taken upstairs the worse for drink. Once I was called Mr. Rogers' fancy woman. I never walked out with him. Geo. Jones, boots at the Saracen's Head, proved that Mrs. Rogers, the day after the explosion, gave him a gold watch and chain, w ith a message to the defendant, and told him that Mrs. Rogers sent it back as she thought it better to return it. He took them, and said lie was sorry for the poor children, and sent a letter back. Jane Porter, servant to Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, said— They had several children ; the youngest is about five years old. I was present when the plaintiff came in and knocked the defendant down, and said if he had not a lame thumb he would knock him through the wall. The defendant said he was going away ' • Mrs. Rogers said if he went she must go too. She left the house altogether on the Tuesday following. Cross-examined.—She did not attend t 3 the house after wards. Mr. Herrington Mills, an actor, proved the marriage of the plaintiff and his wife. He gave her away. Mr. Pigott addressed the jury for the defendant, nom. menting on the absence of all evidence as to the terms on which the plaintiff and the defendant lived. He then opened the evidence, subsequently adduced, to show ill usage on the part of the plaintiff to his wife. A number of witnesses were then called, who deposed to the misconduct of the plaintiff and his ill-usage of his wife, striking her, and using foul language repeatedly, she on some occasions being obliged to keep with her servants to avoid his violence. According to several witnesses, male and female, the plaintiff was a person of great profligacy. It is scarcely necessary to say that the details are unfit for publication. Mr. Pigott having summed up the evidence, Mr. Keating replied. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 501. TEE INGENUITY OF A WIFE. A few days ago a woman, with two children, returned to her native place in Carmarthenshire, under ♦ery pe culiar circumstances, after a voyage to Australia. It appears that the unfortunate creature possessed a little property in that county, and lived very comfortably in the absence of her husband, who was in Australia. But some time since he sent for her and the children to come out to him, which she did after disposing of her little property to enable her to do so. On her arrival in that distant country she met her husband, who was appar ently very glad to see her. After depriving her of the little she possessed, he left her at a public-house, inform. ing her that he would return in a short time. The poor woman waited till a late hour, when she inquired whe ther she could be accommodated with a bed for herself and children. She was informed that she could not, but that they would procure one for her. Strange to relate, she happened to obtain a lodging at her husband's house, who had been remarried in that country. Some time after going to bed she was awoke by the noise of a man evi dently the worse for liquor, entering the house, when she overheard him state, "I have see* my Welsh wife and the children, and I have taken all the money from her, so it is all right now. Eh ! Here they are, put them in the drawer with the ethers, and let us go to bed." It was not till then that the poor woman began to surmise that her husband was re-married, and that he no doubt intended, when convenient, to deprive her and the children of life. She immediately resolved upon a "bold step," and holding a watchful ear to their move ments she heard them entering a room next to her's. Rising immediately from bed as soon as the door closed, she went noiselessly and saw what was going on inside, viz , the putting of the money into a certain drawer. Retiring, and remaining awake for a couple of hours, until she knew by their loud breathing that they were fast in the areas of "Morpheus," she cautiously entered the room and opened the drawer where her little money had been deposited, and decamped with the whole to her own bed-room. In the morning she managed to leave unawares to him, and got on board the ship she came out in, the master of which protected her and brought her back to this country. THE ARMISTICE IN THE CRIMEA. GENERAL AFTER ORDERS. Head-quarters, Sebastopol, March 2. Pending discussions for the establishment of an armis tice by land with the Russian forces until 31sk March, there will be no firing on the part of the English army upon the enemy. Officers, and all other persons connected with this army, are positively ordered to make no attempt to pass any of the outposts of the allied armies.—By order. (Signed) C. A. WINDHAM, Chief of the staff. Head-quarters, Sebastopol, March 3. The line of the aqueduct, running along the left bank of the Tchernaya, river, has been fixed as the line of de marcation, beyond which it is positively ordered that no officer or soldier of the English army shall pass, except upon special duty. The Commander of the Forces trusts to the military feeling of officers, and of all ranks, to respect the line of neutrality thus established, and calls upon them to mo derate a very natural curiosity, and to obey with alac rity the orders of the sentries posted by the French and Sardinian armies. General officers will be pleased to send mounted offi cers, if necessary, to enforce the strict execution of this order by their authority and examplo.—By order. (Signed) C. A. WINDHAM, Chief of the Staff. rHE ASSTEIA.N EXCAVATIONS.—The public are to be congratulated upon the safe arrival of about 100 tons of sculpture from the Assyrian excavations, which are con sidered the finest specimens of that art hitherto found, having been brought home by Mesers. S. Lynch and Co. in the Christiana, Carval. There has been much anxiety about these interesting relics in consequence of the loss sustained by the French nation of a much larger quan tity, which was sunk near Ghorrah on the Euphrates by the Arabs last year. The same vessel also brings home two living lions from Southern Babylon, procured by Mr. S.' Lynch when there, which, we are informed, will be presented by Alderman Finnis to the Zoological Gar dens, Regent's Park. These are the more interesting as being the first specimens of that animal brought to England from the Palley of the Euphrates. 186 51 i pm LITE RATURE. Cuzco and Lima. By Clements R. Markham, F.R.G.S. Chapman and Hall. . . r A highly interesting work, abounding in curious information, amusing anecdote, and picturesque description. Under the first heading (Cuzco) we have a pleasing narrative of a journey to the an cient capital of Peru, with an account of the his tory, literature, and antiquities of the Incas. Under the second, the record of a visit to Lima (the modern capital of modern Peru) and the pro vinces, with a sketch of the Viceregal Govern ment, a history of the Republic, and a review of the literature and society of Pegu—the wh o l e illustrated by beautifully-executed lithographs and a useful map. The author, already known to a portion of the reading world by a work entitled "Franklin's Footsteps," has cer tainly made a step in advance—the graphic manner in which he has delineated the character, govern ment, and lineage of.the Incas, and the present physical, social, and political aspect of Peru, being well calculated to introduce him to a wider circle of readers. In his account of the state of literature in Para we are told that " the unsettled state of the country has to a great extent prevented the finishing touch being given. to the education of the people of Peru by European travel, and their in formation is principally derived from translations of English and French works. At Arequipa," he goes on to say, " I saw young lady readin g a translation of "Uncle Tom" (El tio Tom) with the deepest interest. Since the Independence Mr. Ackermann has shown great enterprise in the pub lication of a series of illustrated works full of gene ral information, for the use of the South American Republics." The Franklin Expedition, from First to Last. By Dr. King, M.D. John Churchill. Dr. King, whose suggestio ns an d intelligent conjectures, in connection with the fate of the missing expedition, have entitled him to much praise, has, it would appear, volunteered his ser vices to command an expedition by land down the Great Fish River to Montreal Island in search of traces of the above expeditilo n, and had his offer rejected by the Lords Comnabsioners of the Admi ralty, who do not deem such an expedition advisable. In the work before us, reviewilog all the conjectures and proceedings in relation to the Franklin Expe dition, the adventurous doctor pretty clearly makes out a title to the confidence of the public, and main tains that, "in all human pre bability, the history of the Franklin Expedition st ill lies buried in my Cache (a hiding-place construa ted by Dr. King in his visit to Montreal Island in 1834, subsequently visited and opened by Simpson in 1839, and known. to Franklin) beneath the rock:7 shore of Montreal Island, and that it is within Ca .e bounds of possibi lity that this record may be :recovered, and that the discoveries of the ill-fated expedition may yet be published for the advances lent of science, and the narrative of their probably unexampled suffer ings be made known to the rorld." The reader will probably remember that t;onie slight traces of the lost expedition have been, found on the banks of the Great Fish River and on Montreal Island, and will doubtless concur with us in thinking it a great pity that Dr. King was•inot permitted to lead an expedition to the spot in. 1847 or 1848, what ever may be thoaght of th'a rejection of his pro posal in January last. Had permission been granted to him in either (ef these years there is valid reason to believe the lives of a portion of the members of the expedition might have been saved. A Week at Bridge of Allan.. By Charles Roger, LL.D., F.S.A. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black. A fifth and improved edition of this very inte resting descriptive work— which comprises an account of the Spa and a aerie s of six excursions to the picturesque and romantic scenery within a radius of twenty miles round it. In this central district are to be found Stirling, the Windsor of Old Scotland, Dunblane, the seat of an episcopal see, Doune Castle, once a royal residence, the battle-fields of Stirling, Milton:, Falkirk, Bannock burn, and Sheriffmuir, the Roman Camp of Ardoch, Drummond Castle and its gardens, the Trossachs and the neighbouring lakes, and the Cascades, and Rumbling-bridge of the ,Devon, buildings and localities suggestive of memorable and deeply in teresting events, and scenery of the most pictu resque and magnificent descriptions. Intending tourists cannot do better than purchase this work, and resign themselves to the direction of so intel ligent and communicative a guide as Dr. Roger, who, to a fine appreciation of natural beauty, adds a thorough knowledge of the history and peculiari ties of the localities he describes. The work is illus trated with numerous well-executed engravings. THE ORIGIN 0.1 1 WHEAT. (Front the Utica Evataister.) Wheat may be deemed the food of western civilisation as rice is of the seini-civilised nations of the east ;—no doubt the annual consumption of rice over the whole whole globe is much greater than that of wheat ; yet, considering the superiority of the people it nourishes, its higher nutritive properties, and its present and future commercial value, wheat stands fi ecile priuceps among the cereals. It can be successfully• cultivated under a greater variety of soil and climate iihan any other grain. It flourishes under the cold of Norehern Russia, under the fogs of England, and even the burning heat of the tropics. It is an article of regular exportation from Archangel ; and African travellers inform us that it is extensively raised fee. the subsistence of the nobility in the kingdom of Bornon, near the western shores of Lake Tehad, some 8 deg. to 10 deg. north of the Equator. Of its origin, nothing is certainly known. It has been cultivated since the earliest records of authentic history • in all probability at a far earlier period it was developed by cultivation out of some wild cereal grass. Recent in vestigations and experiments show almost conclusively that it may be thus originated any-where. The experi ments in question were made upon. the .ifoilops °rata, a grass which grows wild in Sicily ; a brief account of them we extract from Chambers' Journal. This grass produces a small seed, and when ripe it is frequently gathered in bundles by the peasantry, and the heads scorched in flame, which consumes the husk and beard, and leaves the seeds slightly roasted. In this state they are eaten with relish by those who can get nothing better. There are three or four species of it grassing all around the Mediterranean. In the year 1838, M. Fabre, an enlightened agriculturist of A gde, in the South of France, considering these grasses to belong to the cerelia, began a series of careful experi ments on the Egilops °rata, with a view to ascertain what effect would be produced upon it by cultivation. A plot of ground, sheltered by high walls, and sufi ciently distant from fields of other greunine, was prepared, and in this be sowed a few seeds in 1838. The plants grew from 20 to 24 inches high, and ripened by the mid dle of July, in the following year, and though with but few fertile spikelets, the yield was ift the proportion of five to one. Here was already a marked difference—in its wild state, the e•Egilops seldcem grows higher than from six to nine inches, with curved stalks, bearing a small, flat, rudimentary ear, containing sue or two grains. The stalks are extremely brittle, and whea fully ripe the ears turn black and fall off, like the leaves from a tree. In these batter respects, M. Fabre's crop of 1839 retained its: original habit, for the ears were deciduous, and the stalk broke off easily, but there was a marked difference in height and in amount of produce. The seeds were again sown, and in 1840 the spikelets were more numerous ; scarcely an ear without two seeds, and these more floury than before, approaching the character of wheat. In 1841, the resemblance to wheat was still more ob• servable ; the ears, which were less fiat, had from two to three grains, and the beard had almost disappeared. The next year the plants stood stall, being slightly at tacked by rust ; the number of grains, however, was not diminished. But, in 1843, the delay was made up ; the stalks grew three feet high, and stronger, than in any previous season ; the ears could not be easily broken off ; the grains were plumper ; one of the plants yielded 386 to one, and another 450 to one. In 1844, every ear was full, and the grains not so densely coated as before. In 1845, the transformation into wheat was complete ; all the plants were true representatives of cultivated wheat. Since 1845, M. Fabre has sown the seed ob tained with so much care, in an open field, among vine yards, and by the roadside, with a return from six to eightfold. The stems are straight and strong, the ears are round and beardless, the rains very floury, and in no single in s t ance h as t h ere been any return to the form g of the original iEgilerps orata. Here, then, in seven years—if these statements are to be relied on—we have a change effected by artificial means, which may be regarded as one of the niss have r mostextra ordinary phenomena of c ultivation. But : peatedly ß s a a h i y d lnia that our and ou Persia, rcnitivate d dawn here we have the Wheat once grew wild inSicily, ex planation. The brief acco unt we have given of the history ty o f these experiments show by what a gradual progress vetted ry a wild and comparative.. useless grass was con- ted into our most valuable cereal. The first thesci entifi agr iculturists have come to the conolusion that cul tivated wheats are only races of the eEgilops, and assum ing the facts in the above instance to be correctly given, itiwonld seem that the question of the origin of wheat may now be considered settled. Its production in this manner gives us reason to suppose that it never was in digenous to any particular country—a supposition which its existence in so many different varieties, and the con tradictory accounts of its origin, only serve to confirm. ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND.—Yesterday, the annual general meeting of this corporation was held at the Free masons' Tavern—Mr. Henry Twining in the chair. A report was presented, showing that the balance in hand on the Ist of January, 1855, was 1381. Bs. 9d., received during the year (including a seventeenth donation of 100 guineas from her Majesty), 1,1361. 11s. ; total 1,2741. 19s. 9d. The sum paid to fifty-two widows had been 813/. 18s. ; to twenty-six orphans, 123/. 15s. ; 9371. 13s. ; expenses of management, 1871. 17 6 - Bd. ; balance in hand, December 31, 149/. 9s. ld. The report having been adopted and the officers re-elected, the meeting adjourned. --~.._ !Paid, 100 100 GI s. all all 54 11M all all all 100 82s. 1 100 100 81281 100 3i 100 1 100 100 all all 100 21t all 100 100 31 le 8 100 139 1.00 16?. 110 11-')f) 20 25 25 'GO 20 16 20 s 0 20 20 6 20 100 100 100 20 20 25 20 all all too 10 5 100 25 25 41i 50 60 i i 56 60 8 3 i i 93 4 26& i 71i a 43i 21} i 13 } 6 7 391 all all all 1(X) .! a