The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-21 00:00:00

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The Imperial Ottoman Bank and its Founders have the honour to announce that they have contracted for a Loan with the Ottoman Government, which is to be issued on the following terms:— . OTTOMAN LOAN of 150,00^,000f. (£5,000,000 Sterling, 300,000 Ponds of 500 f., yielding an annu it interest of 3 I. each, payable 15f. Ist January and 15f. Ist July. The Bonds are to be paid off at 500 f. each, in 231 years, by half yearly drawings, the first of which will take place in November next. _ _ _ _ Apilic;tiOns . " - for Bonds will be received from Saturday, 15th. to Thursday. 23d April, 1863. Price of Issue, 360 f. per Bond, payable as under:— On Application ..25f loof LI 0 oon Application. • On A110tment....7511 ' or 2 19 4 on Allotment. 10th July loof.. or 3 19 4 10th September loof ,or 319 4 10th November 6of., or 2 7 7 3€of ,or £l4 5 7 The three last instalments may be paid in advance, interest being allow d at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The Bonds bi ar interest f om January Ist, 1863. and the prat Coupon of 15 francs will be payable on July Ist. Taking into account the amount of interest accrued, and the terms allowed for the subsequent payments, the real price of the Bond to the Subscriber is 3421.54 c., giving an annual interest of 8'76 per cent. The Bonds being repayable in 23/ years, at the price of SOK, a profit of 110 f. is secured, representing, a supp'ementary int rest of I'B9 per cent. per annum, raising the total rate of interest to 1145 per cont. The ayment of the interest and sinking fund requires an annual sum of 12,000000f. To meet this charge the Turkish Government h as h,ypothe cated the following revenues : Annual. Ist—Special Revenues, not pledged for forme- Loans, estima ed at 28,000,000f. 2d —A First Charge on the direct Taxes, amounting to 6,000,000f. 3cl.—The bllance of the Revenue hypothe cated for the Loan of 1862, estimated by the Government at The Dividends will be payable in Paris at the Office of the Societd Gindrale du Credit Mobilier. In London, by Messrs. Glyn, M ills, and Co., on behalf of the Impe.ial Ottoman Bank, at the Exchange of the day. The Cont rac t ors have reserved to the Ottoman Govern reent the right of increasing the nominal amount of the Loan by a sum of fifty millions of francs capital, their decision to be made within three months. This supplementary Loan cannot be issued before let January, 1864, and the holders of Bonds of the present Loan will have a preferential option of SUbscribing to the subsequent issue, on the terms to be sub sequently announced. The proceeds of this supplementary issue will be applied, through the Imperial Ottoman Bank, to the withdrawal of tha debased coinage now in circulation. Applications received at the Agencies of the Imperial Otto !Ilan lank, 4, 11,5 nk-buldings, lellrlon, and 15, Place Ven dome, rads. Prospectuses may be obtained at the Agency of the Impe rial Ottoman Bank, 4, New Bank-buildings, and from Mr. G. L . Seour, 28, of th Thro e orton-street. the event e applications exceeding the amount of the Loan the allotments will be made pro rati. Calculating the rate of exchange at 25f. the £ sterling, the tionth, repayable at £2O each, are issued at £l4 Bs., and yield an annual interest of £1 45., or making due allowance for the interest accrued and the terms allowed for payment of the instalments at the rate of 8 76-100ths per annum. The diffe rence between the price of issue and that of repayment re presents a further interest of f 89-100ths per cent., making a total of 10 65-100ths per cent, per annum. OTTOMAN LOAN, 1863. FORM A To be forward e d t o the OF PPLICA TION. Agents of the Imperial Otto the preliminary 4, Bank-buildinas, London, after payment of the preliminary deposit to the Bankers. Raving paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., the sum of , I bereby request an allotment of Bonds of the above Loan, and I hereby agre e to accept such Bonds, or any smaller amount that may be allotted to me, and to pay the instalments thereon, as mentioned in the Prospectus of the said Loan. Signature Address in fu11... Date ARMY CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at this Office until Noon on the sth of MAY, from persons who may be "ling to enter into Contracts to supply BREAD AND MEAT, In such quantities as may be required for the nse of Her Mom ajest Ist y's Ju l Lae to 30th Novimb 'r, 1863 : nd Forces stationed in the folowbag places, fr 1. Brompton House, H J de-park, and Kensington. 2 . Regent's -park, St. ohn's-wood, and Portman-street Barracks. & Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Palace, and St. 4. The George's Barracks. Tower. 5. Hounsl ow and Kneller HalL 6. Hampton Court. 7. Windsor. 8. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham. 9. Croydon. 10. Sandhurst. Sep +rate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for each of the above -mentioned Stations or Barracks as sepa rately grouped and numbered. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this Office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clo2k. Tenders on the printed forms mu , t te properly filled up and signed, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at tlic. undermentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked on the outside, "Tender for Commissariat Supplies"), before Noon on the sth MAY next. W. H. MATURIN. Deputy Commissary-General, Deputy Commissary-General's Office, 5, New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., 10th April, 1863. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, , Bth , . 'S EALED TENDERS will Aldershot be received April at 1863 this office, until noon on WEDNESDAY, the 6th May,1863, BUrum persons who may be w ili ng to enter into Contract to pply In such quantities FLOUß as FOR may be HOSPITAL required, fro BREA m the D Ist June to 30th November, 1c63, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and siened, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Flour for Hospital B read"), and no tend er w ill b e noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour ap pointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Bth April, 1863. SEALED TENDERS will he received at this of f ice, until noon on WEDNESD A Y , the 6th M ay, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supplY FLOUR AND MEAT ill Pitch quantities as abe reqired, frm th let June to G oth November, 1863, n for the use of her o in aje ,e ty's Forces Stationed st Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Fl ur and fir Meat. Forms or Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office(nnder closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies"), and no tender will be n ,, ticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. O S T E O EIDONt Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. nABRIEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE- JiAL TEETH and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, lief me or wires, and without o p era ti on. One set lasts a ifetim and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION, even when all others fail. Purest ma terials only, at half the usual t ost. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Deutists, 27, lIARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients, Gabriel's P ractical Treatise gratis, Consultations free. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at Ring's-cross, Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of 111JCCLEUCIL K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom ponied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient Magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than :1,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly hoard feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing eases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Maw erman, Esq., Nicholas -lane • also by M_ o ess . rs. Coultsand Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; l l ; er;ri m e i s th, and Co. ,anßdTomGrd Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Tlarclay an and C°• ; o f) . i lYn n w Mama, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend. Gurne e y, n s n o d and Co. ; ; Nisbet and . Co. ; Messrs. J. Barnes and Co., Liyerpoaol and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH. Secretary. lir IVERPOOL JULY MEETING,_ SECOND DAY. - TUESDAY, A roof, Cur, in specie, value 2 theslo%vjs.ugLiYvenll.b—yThe T'lv Lessee. - it, added to a h an dic a p • weep takes of2ss e o n v a s m ea ed cl: each, to 15 Messrs.t, and 5 Only if d ec l are d on a clay W_neatherby, L on d on ; or t o M r . W. T pha m, Clerk of the C ourse, Ch es t er; th e w i nner o f an y stakes s takes, or pl a t e, o f th ec l ear va l ue of 500 8w so e v e s p , cup. cup after the weights a ppear 51b, tw o o f suc h races 101 b extra, but this in an ,- case to be the extreme penalty; the winner of the Manchester tnion or Trades Cup, Ascot Stakes, Northumberland P_la c t a e p , or C umberland Plate, 10Ib extra ;or of any other andi any race of the value of 200 sovs clear 51h. of 400 71b, or ot l w ° of such last mentioned handicaps 81b extra ; the wil ne _ r , t? n ,,asr 30 soya to the judge' and 20 sovs towards expenses . r Weights o b:DZ iL l'ae ; sec•ond tO times his stake; two miles. billed in due time. i ' ° ? ( l An n PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. Lord r• , ,,, - t"bn ealey Mr. J. Bennett Lord Seitntin Lord li ar r Y M lit 13' ell Oton 11 . Tr. W. G. Craven LordiVesinie, Col . L Mr . D ' w Sir L. xe,,v r4 el an ati . AT • r. fleas Forest er Mr. Frail Col. C. p. Legit , Mr. a Capt. Christi e 0 ,hi ('apt. White -.r. stargreaves Mr. Hrt Mr. G. Anzell Mr. tiod(rnrin Mr. Barber , M r . 1,. -„,,, ,` Mr. ~„ Litignes , If the highest wei e l i , ' •- •u• Hughes I raised to that, and th e ZeePting be under Bst 121 b, it will be proportion. The MERSEY STA , Kt ,he t rg i n added, for two year o l ds ;°- 5 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 sovs second to save his stake : ;Pa Sat 101 b, and fillies fast 71b ; • t _ pliers ot too sovs clear 51b, 200 or more Slb extra, but Dot 's° I,c accumulative ; 8 ..ths or no race ; T.Y.C. THIRD DAY.—WEDNRSDAy, J ur STAKES Of 15 sore each, 5 ft, with 50 R 7nt 411r7 ]' —The for two and Me STANLEY three year olds • two year olds geldings allowed ' 21b ; winners of plates r e ee g at ; fillies and the present year amounting to 100 sovs cleft; r veePstakes in or more 81b extra, handicaps excepted ; the wi% Mb, 200 c u a e r r rY to rove to the f un d ; T . Y .C. PRESENT SUBSCRIBE/Is. Pay 10 Ford Annesley, I Mr. W. G. Craven, I Mr. G. p,,.. eta all races, at Liverpool, where fewer than three hiifies 'rt, the added money will be withheld. Mr. Jackson Mr. W. Lynn Mr. J. Merry Mr. W. Owen Mr. Payne Mr. W. Rlloll 11Ir. R. Riddell Mr. It ridden Mr. Saxon Mr. J. Scott Mr. F. Swirl-len N°. 22,093. Now ready at ail the Libraries, in 3 tnila., THE DESERTED HOUSE OF ITAWRSWORTH. " This story is uncommonly well told, and will be sure to please that large c'ass of readers who delight in startling incidents narrated in a piquant style."—Daily News. Hurst and Blackett, 13, GI eat Marlborough-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., HEROES, PHILOSOPHERS, and COURTIERS of the TDIE of LOUIS XVI. "This is a book which no one can read without i :terest. It is well written, animated, and vivid. The book has some thing interesting to say of almost every celebrity, male and female, of the days of Louis XVl."—Star. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NOTICE. AT ODDS, the New Novel, by the Author of "The Initials" and "Quits," in 2 vols., post Bvo., is now ready at all Libraries and Booksellers. Richard Bentley, New Burlington•street. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY. At 2s. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Ox TaiL Clear Asparagas. FISH. Stewed Eels. Fried Soles. ENTREES. Compote of Pigeon. Minced Beef and Poached Eggs. JOINTS. Roast Veal. Roast Mutton. SWEETS. Punch Jelly. Macaroni Pudding. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, NIOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NOTICE.- ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT LES FRERES‘ ATHOS. From the Carignan Theatre, Turin. Master EDWIN SAUNDERS, the Child of Song. THE NEAPOLITAN MINSTRELS. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, and Signor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. The celebrated UNSWOR TH'S NEW SLUMP SPEECH, The only Negro Orator of the day. EUGENE and DULEY, with new Eccentricities. ARTHUR LLOYD, Miss SAUNDERS, and Mr. HILTON, the Comic Ventriloquist and Modern Magician, EVERY EVENING. Admission—Hall, ed. ; stalls and balcony, is. T H E 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET. THIS EVENING. Auber's Grand Opera, MASANIELI.O. Also, the New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz, "HERNE THE it LINTER," Su ported by Miss Russell, Miss Oesten, Miss Townley, ; Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, &c. with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmsns. Drew Dean's Flute Solos UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the mai venous ARTH •R and BERTRAND. "These two Parisian clowns have carried the art of tumbling to apparently the highest pitch of perfection, and it is impossible even for the most staid of visitors to avoid being amused by their original gambols. They elicit shouts of laughter and applause."—Times, April 7, 1883. JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. At the ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Continued success of J. LEVY, the celebrated Cornet-a- Piston ! Every Evening' a Grand Operatic Selection from Verdi's Opera, IL TROVATORE—SoIos, Cornet-a-piston, by Mr. J. Levy—Messrs. Horton, Tyler, King, Snelling, and Mosca. Revival of the Scotch Fantasia and Irish Quadrille, by M. Jullien. Der Freischntz, Masaniello, L'Etoile du Nord, &c. Doors open at Eight o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager, Mons. GRENET. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by innumerable Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame ; together with a variety of Natural Preparations, Malformations, monstrosities, kc. ; also the Moving Ana tomical Dying Zouave, and other life-size figures. Open daily from 11 to 10, for Gentlemen only. Admission, One Shilling. Entrance-44 A, Maddox-street, Regent-street, London, W. Illustrated Catalogne, free by post for 12 stamps, sealed 20. Explanations throughout the day. Lecture at 4. Address the Secretary, as above. THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a new Instrumen% by Negretti and Zambra, will cor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls fbr Rain or for Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden ; 57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties of which are unfailing in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. 6d., is. 6d., 10s. 6d., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.--Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street. T. E.'s wigs, £1 10s. MOORE BROTHERS' TEAS. Choice SOITCHONG, recommended 3s. 9d. per lb. suitable for superior purposes, full rich Souchongflavour. Mixed ASSAM, 1 ighly recommended 4s. Od. per lb. of very choice quality, and the cheapest Tea sold. id per it. deduction on 20Th. Bags and 45Th. Chests. Prospectus free. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of fi ERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, .s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the ody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the floe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease imi closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn luring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the 'rues, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir iumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, les., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. ed. Postage, ls. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post- Ace, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT FLASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, ctc., for ‘'aricose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, Am They are porous, light in texture, and Inexpensive, and are drawn on lire an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 61, 78. 6d., 10s., to 16a. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. BERWICKSHIRE STEEPLE CHASES, at Kimmerghame-Mains, within three miles of Dunae and twelve of Berwick, on Wednesday, April 29th, 1863. I. THE SCOTTISIFI GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE of 100 sovs, added to a Free Handicap of 5 WPM each (in case of accertance); the winner of any handicap str eple chase of the value of 50 sovs after the weights are published to carry 71b extra; the winner to pay 20 sovs towards expense. and the second to sa ve hi s stake ; five horses to start, or the added money will not be given wit?, out the consent of the Stewards ; about three miles and a half over a erood hunting country; 2 sovs entrance, to go to the fund, which must be remitted with the entries, otherwise they will not be received. To close and name with the Clerk of the Course, Dunse, on or before 31st of arc'), 1863. Top weight, 12st 71b. Handicapper, Mr. R. Johnson, York. . - 11, —The HUNT STEEPLE CHASE of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 1 forfeit to the fund, open to all I orses that have been regularly hunted in Scotland, and with the Earl of Wemyss's Hounds in Northumberland ; second hor-e to save his stakes ; four yr olds 11 st 41b, five yr olds 12st 21b, six and aged 12st 71b; previous winners of any steeple chase or hurdle race value 50 sovs 71b extra ; the winner to pay 3 sovs towards expenses ; about three miles and a half ; gentlemen riders : professionals, trainers, grooms, or any one who has ridden for pay 71b extra. lll.—The TALLYHO HUNT STEEPLE CHASE of 25 sovs., added to a ' 4 weepstakes of 2 sovs each, 1 forfeit to the fund, for horses that have never won any steeple chase or hurdle race, nor paid race horse duty previous to 1863; open to all horses that ha ve b een regu l ar l y h unte d i n S cotlan d , or w ith the E h a t r s l a o n f d W r i e d m e r y s s s s a ' s m H e Hounds . in Northumberland ; second horse to s ave his stake• about three miles and a half ; Iv. —The IIuNTERS' SELLING STEEPLE CHASE of 2 Soya ea c h, 1 fort it entered t,) save i,, gage to the fund, with 20 sovs added ; the second to 21b ; s i x l t n g ; four year olds, list 41b ; five year olds, 12st uesd, 12st 71b ; the winner to be sold for 60 sovs: i n n's t e ti7 e d s.' if for 30 . oy . 2u tl . d for 50 sovs allowed 71b, if for 40 toys 141 b, sold immediatel race fund; three horse r t and a half. y af t t rl if for 20 sovs 281 b ; the winner to be he race, and the surplus to go to the be given : about three tart, or the added money will not Nos. 2 and 3 being tificates from the respectiveed for bona fide hunters only, cer duced before starting, if recTuaisrters of hounds must be pro been regularly hunted, hut riddeend't that tney have not only have been in a public training stable°ilrtiounds, and must not Entries for Nos. 2 and 3 t be ade 763. Course, Dunse, on or before the 21s m t Apr a the Clerk of the • ion of hor.es to be made to qualifi at . , and objections to him in writi 1 C 1 than Monday, 27th Apri . o ours to be d no• no; later eciared'at time of entry for each rac;. ir G. H. BOSWALL, Bart Sir DAVID BAIRD, Bart, ' Major INNES, Stewards. Major L'AMY, J. B. li ELLIE, Clerk of the Course. THE YELVERTON AND SHEDPEN CASES.--The Shedden case will shortly be heard in the House of Lords on appeal from the Court of Probate. This celebrated case, which for more than half a century occupied the various courts both in Scotland and England, will be one of con siderable interest. The appellants' me, which will extend to several hundred printed pages, is not yet lodged; the time for that purpose expired on the 7th ult., and a petition was presented by the appellants for further time to lodge their case till the 18th of this month. The counsel engaged in the case are—Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Sir Hugh Cairns, Mr. Rolt, Q.C., Mr. R. P. Collier, Q.C., Dr. Deane, and Mr. Downing Bruce. The Yelverton case is not yet set down for hearing. The hearing of both the cases will be fixed in a few days, when their lordships next meet. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1863. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. MONDAY. From half-past one till five o'clock th's afternoon the racing public have been engaged here in looking at nine struggles between horses which would not attract any at tention at a third -rate country meeting. It is needless, therefore, to occupy valuable space with any remarks upon them, and we shall confine our attention to the motions of which notice has been given at the meeting of the Jockey Club on Wednesday. The first of these is by the Earl of Glasgow, who, with his characteristic love of fair play, is naturally enough horrified at the disorderly scenes which have lately a►most constantly occurred at the start for half mile races. He intends, therefore, to move " that after the termination of the First Spring Meeting, 1863, no race shall be run at Newmarket, over a shorter distance than the Two-yr-old' course, with the exception of Two-yr old' plates and stakes, run between the commencement of the Craven, and the end of the First October meetings, which may be run not less than half a mile." An amend ment will be moved to this ,by Admiral Rona " that the stewards be requested to give no public money for a shorter distance than the Two-yr-old course,' excepting for two yr-olds," which has the same tendency as Lord Glasgow's motion, in doing away with half-mile races, but does not go to the same length. The gallant Admiral has written to a weekly contemporary in support of short races as the only means of encouraging the owners of speedy jades which cannot run further under any racing weight; but we confess that in our judgment, if this is the best argu ment in their favour, it is a very poor one. Unless rac ing _can be shown to encourage the breeding of horses useful for other purposes, the sooner it is abolished the better, for there can be no doubt that it is accompanied by a most fearful amount of demoralisation. We think, however, it might be shown that half-mile races, with a fair start, are useful in selecting the best mares among those which - cannot stay, and as the breeder must fall back upon some of these, if so large a number as 2,000 foals are to be reared each year, it is well to give him this line to act upon. Admiral Rous argues strongly in favour of the possibility of effecting that desir able feature, a fair start even in half-mile races, and here we agree with him in his conclusion, though we cannot quite go the length of admitting that "no animal is so thoroughly under command as a race horse fit to run, and well prepared by the strongest exercise," if by the latter part of the sentence we are to understand—sufficiently well prepared for a half-mile race, which is the point at issue. Admiral Rous must be aware that many young horses, and oven old ones, when trained only for a short race, are so full of life as to be ready to jump out of their skins, and hence we see so many of their riders unhorsed before they start. Nevertheless, we believe that by the co-operation of the trainer and the jockey, 99 horses out of 100 may be walked quietly to the post, and started fairly enough for all common purposes, and if so, the difficulty altogether disappears, and under the new rule of the Jockey Club, properly carried out, we believe it will. On the whole, therefore, we trust that the amendment of Admiral Rous will be carried, and that the stewards will be permitted to use their own discretion in arranging the programmes of their future meetings. From the absence of rain the Heath is, if possible, harder than at the Craven meeting, and this will have a tendency to dimi nish the fields not only for the two great features of the week, but for the secondary stakes. Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. N.M. Mr. T. Hughes's Miss Emma, 5 yrs, Bst 31b .. (Hughes) 1 Lord Stamford's Revolver, 3 yrs, 7st 91b .... (Edwards) 2 Mr. P. Price's The Maltster, 3 yrs, 6st 71b.... (Hunter) 3 Capt. D. Lane's Glance colt, 3 yrs, 7st 21b...... (Daley) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Revolver, 7to 4 agst Miss Emma. The Glance colt made play to the bushes, where the lot closed and ran together down the hill,at the bottom of which the two favourites drew away, Revolver taking a slight lead. Within the cords Lord Stamford's colt was challenged by Miss Emma, who got the best of it in a few strides, and won a good race by a head ; two lengths divided the second and third, and a neck the third and fourth. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b ; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs, if demanded, &c. Bedford Stakes Course. 5 subs. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Santhal, Bst 71b (Fordham) 1 Lord Stamford s lEtna, Bst 41b (Edwards) 2 Baron Niviere's Columbine, Bst 41b (Watkins) 3 Betting-5 to 4on .Etna, 7to 4 agst Santhal, 4to 1 agst Columbine. Santhal jumped off with a clear lead, Columbine lying second into the dip, when she gave way to the favourite, who, failing to reach Santhal, was beaten cleverly by half a length. Columbine was a bad third. The winner was not claimed. Maiden Plate of 50 scvs, for 2• yr•olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b. Last half of R.M. Marquis of Hastings' Garotter. Bst 101 b • ... (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Savile's Rigolboche, Bst 71b Mr. Flutter's Cybele, Bst 71b (Long) 3 Baron Rothschild's Gir a ff e co lt, B s t 101 b ( Wells) 4 Lord Stamford's Diviner, Bst 101 b (Edwards) 5 Betting--5 to 4 agst Garotter, 3to 1 agst Rigolboche, 5 to 1 agst any other offered. The lot ran abreast for the first hundred yards, when the favourite went in front, attended by Cybele, Rigolboche, and the Giraffe colt lying nearly together, and Diviner a length or two in the rear. Nearing the bushes, Rigolboche headed Cybele, and in the cords the Giraffe colt made his effort, but, dying away immediately, Rigolboche was left in attendance on Garotter, who won easily by three parts of a length, Cybele being a couple of lengths behind the pair. The other two finished together some distance in the rear. Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 soya each, 10 ft, for 3-yr olds ; a winner of a 500 soy handicap after the declara tion of the weights (Feb. 13, at 10 a.m.) to carry 101 b; of all minor handicaps—once, 51b; twice, 10Ib extra, which is to be the extreme penalty. D.M. 4 subs. Lord Glasgow's Clarior, Bst 61b (Aldcroft) w. o. Plate of £5O ; for 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b; 4-yr-olds, Bst 121 b ; 5-yr-olds and upwards, 9st 31b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for £2OO, if de manded, &c. ; if entered to be sold for £l5O, allowed 71b if for £lOO, 121 b ; if for £73, 161 b ; if for £4O, 211 b. D.M. Mr. it. Cooper's Bedford (late Peneus), 4 yrs, £4O, 7st 21b (E. Martin) 1 Mr. Birne's Pera filly, 3 yrs, £lO, sst 111 b ..(G. Clarke) 2 Mr. Goddard's Peru, 4 yrs, £4O, 7st 21b .. (Daley) 3 Tom King, and Foie de Gras also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Peru, 2to 1 agst Foie de Gras, sto 1 agst Bedford. Peru was first off, but she soon gave way to the Pera filly and Bedford, the two lying together till half way down the Bushes Hill, where Bedford took the lead and carried it on to the end, winning easily by a length. Peru finished a head from the second, and Tom King was a moderate fourth. The winner was not claimed. Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b. A winner to carry 51b extra. New Y.C. 6 subs. Mr. W. G. Craven's Practitioner, Bst 71b (J. Goater) 1 Lord Stamford's Chicquot the Jester, 88t 71b.. ( E dwards) 2 Mr. Greville's Gossamer filly, Bst 41b (Challoner) 3 Mr. C. Rayner's Yates, Bst 71b Betting-2 to 1 agst Chicquot the Jester, 3to 1 agst th e Gossamer filly, 7 to 2 agst Practitioner, 4 to 1 agst Yates. The favourite, closely waited upon by Practitioner, made the running till within a few yards of the cords, when the latter drew up, and a good race ensued, which terminated in favour of Mr, Craven's colt by a neck. The Gossamer filly was third, three-quarters of a length behind the second; and Yates, last throughout, was beaten two lengths fro m the third. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous each, 5 ft, if declared, ezo.) for 3-yr•olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 5 subs., one of whom pays 5 sous ft. Mr. W. G. Craven's Almacks, 3 yrs, Gat (Morgan) 1 Lord Stamford's Cerintha, 3 yrs, 7at 10Ib (Edwards) 2 Mr, G. Bryan's Welland, 4 yrs, 9st 31b.. (Custance) 3 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Curie, 3 yrs, 6st (Murfitt) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Welland, 2to 1 aget Almacks, 7to 2 agst Cerintha, 5 to 1 agst Curie. Almacks got off in front and, attended by Welland, Curie, and Cerintha in the order named, made the running to the bottom of the hill, where Curie dropped behind Cerintha. Almacks, however, held the command to the end, and won in a canter by three lengths ; a head between the second and third. Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 10ft ; for 3- yr-olds ; a winner of a 500 Bova handicap after the de claration of the weights (Feb. 13, at 10 a.m.) to carry 101 b; of all minor handicaps once 51b, twice 101 b 1 .extra, which is to be the extreme pe na lty. T.Y . C . Six _-- - subs. Mr. G. Angell's Mountain Maid, 7st 121b..(Challoner) 1 Lord Portsmouth's Corroborator , Bst 21b (Ford ham) 2 Count F. de Lagrange's Dirt Cheap, Bst 111 b (Watki ns ) 3 Betting-2 to lon the Moun'ain Maid fily, who waited neon Corroborator and Dirt Cheap to the Bushes, where she joined the former, and, passing him in the cords, won easily by a length and a half, Dirt Cheap being a bad third. Plate of £100; for 3-yr-olds, Est 91b; 4-yr-olds, Bst 71b; s.yr-olds, 9st ; 6-yr-olds and aged, 9st 21b ; the winner to be sold for £3OO ; horses may be entered to be sold for any sum of money by carrying 21b extra for every in crease of claim of £lOO ; horses entered not to be sold to carry 211 b extra. Au.dley• end Course. Mr. Fleming's Harvest Moon, 3 yrs (£300), 6st 91b (F. Mr. G. Bryan's Mi llionaire, 6 yrs (ZOO), 9st 61bCrouch) 1 Lord Stamford's Romanoff, 3 yrs W (Custaace) 2 st 91b (Loates) 3 Mr. Elphinstone's Lapidist, 4 yrs (£300), Bst 71b . Brewle 4 Mr. R. Ten Broeok's Amy, 6 yrs (MOO) 9st (J (Fordham) y) 6 B e tti ng —Even on Millionaire, 4 to 1 agst Romanoff, 5 to 1 agst Amy, 6 to 1 agst Harvest Moon. Amy led along the flat and round the new stand to the hill, where eke was joined by the others, the lot running nearly abreast past the site of the old Dake's stand. At the middle of the hill Harvest Moon took a plight lead with Romanoff next on the upper and lower ground. Within the cords the two challenged, and Millionaire, being unable to get up, was defeated by a neck, Romanoff finishing a head behind the favourite. Lapidist was a good fourth, and Amy pulling up was beaten a long way. letter of yesterday's date, requesting that instruc tions may be given for placing a Government mail agent on board the Sea Queen, which is now at Falmouth ; and I am directed to state to you in reply that, at Lord Russell's recommendation, the Postmaster-General will for the present relieve ves sels proceeding to Matamoras from the obligation of carrying ship letter mails.—l am, gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) E. HAMMOND. Messrs. James J. Bennett and Wake. April 11, 1863. Your Lordship,—We have this day received a letter from Messrs. Spence, Pile, and Co., the owners of the steamship Sea Queen, declining to allow that vessel to carry the mail to Matamoras, for which we applied to you on the 2d inst. They state as their reason that they have been unable to obtain any assurance of protection from her Majesty's Government against the capture of the vessel by Federal cruisers; and further, that " in the case of the Udela, captured on her voyage from Bermuda to Nassau, and taken to Key West, that the seals of her. Majesty's mails were broken open by the authorities, and the Judge then in formed Capt. W. W. H. Hewitt, R.N., command ing her Majesty's ship Rinaldo, that the seals of all bags and letters would be opened, and letters read for information relative to vessels seized." We also learn that in the case of the steamship Peterhoff, despatched by us, and lately seized by the Federal war steamer Vanderbilt, that the mail had been taken possession of by the Federal autho rities. _ _ In making this communication to your lordship, we beg to point out the danger incurred under these circumstances by taking a mail, as it is not in our power, or that of the owners of the vessel, to control the nature of the letters which may bp forwarded through the Post-office, and it would be quite pos sible for designing persons to forward by the Sea Queen fictitious letters of the most compromising character, entirely without the knowledge of our selves or shippers. We are, therefore, desirous of ascertaining, in the event of illegal seizure of the Sea Queen on her present voyage, whether such violation of her Majesty's mails can be justified, and whether we should, in that case, incur the risk of having their contents produced to strengthen alleged suspicion, and delay the release of the ship and cargo.—We have the honour to be, your lord ship's obedient servant, (Signed) JAMES J. BENNETT AND WAKE. To the Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley, Postmaster-General. No. 77, Cornhill, E.C., London, April 15, 1863. My Lord,—We had the honour of addressing a communication to your lordship on the 11th inst., informing your lordship of the refusal, on the part of the owners of the steamship Sea Queen, now de spatching by us to Matamoras, to carry mail bags, under the impression that their contents, if opened by the Federal authorities, might compromise the ship and cargo. We have not yet been favoured with any written reply to our letter, but a messenger who represented himself as sent by the Post-office authorities, called on the 13th inst. to say that the mails had that morning been placed on board, and wished to know how they could be recovered, the vessel having left the river. Thero being nothing in the appearance of the messenger to indicate the authority under which he professed to call, we waited some more official corn mun'cation ; but the vessel being now at Falmouth, we hasten to inform your lordship that the owners are aware they cannot legally refuse to carry a mail, and being indeed desirous to give the service of their vessel, if they can do so without undue risk, now ask your lordship to place on board a mail agent to take charge of the bags; and if your lordship consents to their request, are willing with ourselves in the interests of all parties to support the expense at tending on his voyege out —We have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's most obedient and humble servants, (Signed) JAMES J. BENNETT and WAKE. The Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley, Postmaster-General. P.—Registered No. 27,623. General Post Office, April 16, 1863. Gentlemen,—lieforrir g to your letter of the 11th inst., respecting the steamship Sea Queen, about to sail for Matamoras, I um directed by the Post master General to inform you that previous to the receipt of that letter three ship-letter mails for Ma tamoras, containing eight letters and two news papers, had been placed on board the Sea Queen. The Postmaster-General must decline to express any opinion with respect to the question raised in the concluding paragraph of your letter. lam further to state that his lordship cannot accede to the proposal made in your second letter, dated the 15th inst., that he should place on board the Sea Queen a mail agent to take charge of the mails.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, (Signed) F. HILL. Messrs. J. J. Bennett and Wake, 77, Conahill. p.—Registered No. 27,623. General Post Office, April 17, 1863. Gentlemen, —With reference to my letter of yes terday's date, I have further to inform you that if the owners of the steamship Sea Queen shall desire that the mails for Matamoras, which had been em barked before your letter of the 11th inst. reached this office, should not be carried by that vessel, and will instruct the com mander to put them on shore at Falmouth, the Postmaster-General will autho rise the postmaster of Falmouth, by means of the electric telegraph, to receive the mails and return them to London.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, (Signed) F. HILL. Messrs. Bennett and Wake, 77, Cornhill. No. 77, Cornhill, E.C., London, April 17,1863. My Lord,—We have the honuur to acknowledge receipt of your letters of 16th and 17th inst., No. 27,623, and in reply we beg to inform your lord ship that the shippers and owners of the Sea Queen have applied to the Foreign-office for some protection to their goods and vessel, and until the reply has been received the owners are unwilling to return the mails, in the hope that the extreme position which caused them to dread having them on board may be somewhat modified. We may add that the letters and parcels of the merchants in our care have not been posted while the question remained pending, and we are also aware of many houses anxious to avail themselves of the opportunity of forwarding their letters by the Sea Queen through the post if possible. We hav3 the honour to remain, my lord, Your lordship's most obedient and humble servants, (Signed) JAMES J. BENNETT AND WAKE. To the Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley, Her Majesty's Postmaster-General. British Steamship Peterhoff, Key West , 11th March, 1 80 . note Sir,—We have the honour to add!crsistisah to you to-dafas prisoners on board the would use your steam ship Peterhoff, requesting that good offices to procure the removal° of the restric tion f which has hitherto preve nted us from going on shore ' and having free access to you, as the repre sentative of the British Government, at Key West. We did:this in C oll . ,i'anotion with other gentlemen who are merely.; ' e assengers from Plymouth to Mata mores, an'?, not holders of bills of lading for any par '., of the cargo on hoard the ship. We now do ourselves the honour to address you again, having learned this evening, from Lieutenant Lewis, United States Navy, that the Admiral on the station has ordered th 6 ship to Boston to have the case adjudicated by the United States Government. We believe that the Peterhoff was on a lawful PRICE ...4d. STAMPED ....sd. voyage, with a lawful cargo, when she was seized by orders of Rear-Admiral Wilkes, and we protest in the most solemn manner against the act which has deprived us of our property and our liberty, and for which we hold the American Government re sponsible. As holders of bills of lading for the greater part of the cargo on board the ship, we are also anxious to protect, as far as we can,the rights of the under writers as well as those of ourselves and the parties in EngiBnd who ere interested in the goods which we represent, and als ) the respective claims for damages of all concerned. We request that Captain Jarman may be celled upon by you to extend his protest while the ship is here, and that we may be furnished with three offi cial copies of the same, and that you will forward a copy of this letter to the British Minister at Wash ington. All the ship's documents and our own having been demanded by, and given up to, our captors, we are the more anxious that the protest should not merely be noted, but extended. May we further request the favour of your reply at your earliest convenience.—We have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servants. ROBERT BOWDEN, G. W. ALMOND, SAMUEL J. REDGATE, To A. G. Butterfield, Esq., her Britannic Majesty's Consul, Key West. Copy of reply handed to us by Captain Jarman, as received from Mr. Consul Butterfield, in en en velope addressed to Captain Jarman : Key West, March 12, 1863. Sir, —I have the honour to acknowledge the re ceipt of your communications of yesterday and to-day, and in reply beg to refer you to the enclosed copies of letters I have this day received from the Admiral and Prize Commissioners. By these you will see that nothing can be done in reference either to your vessel or yourselves until the arrival here of Admiral Wilkes, or until news comes from Havana as to his movements. I have the honour to be, Sirs, Your obedient servant, ANTHONY j. BUTTERFIELD. (No address on the letter itself.) District Court of the United Southern District of F--, Key West, March 11, 1863. Sir, —The matter of the passengers on board the Peterhoff not being under my control, the case is adjudicated in this Court, I have referred the com munication of yourself, and request to Admiral Bailey, whom I trust will take the matter under consideration, and see what can be done for them. — I have the honour to be, your obedient servant, (Signed) G. D. ALLEN, Prize Commissioner, A. G. Butterfield, Esq., her Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul, Key West. United States flag-ship St. Lawrence, Key West, March 11, 1863. Sir,—Your several communications of yesterday's date and two others of to-day, relative to the steamer Peterhoff, with enclosures from the captain and passengers of that vessel, have been duly received. In reply, I have to state that the Peterhoff was seized by a vessel belonging to a squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Wilkes; that it is probable that both the vessel and the Admiral will arrive at this port within a few days; that all ap plications regarding the Peterhoff ought properly to be made to him or to the commander of the cap turing vessel, and that I can only consent to take action in the matter in case after the return of the schooner Nonpareil from Havana it shall appear that their arrival is likely to ba delayed indefinitely. In the meantime the prize-master has charge of the vessel until delivered over to the legal authorities.— Respt. etfully, T. BAILEY, Acting Rear-Admiral, Commanding E.G.B. Squadron. Antny. G. Butterfield, EEq.. her Britannic Ma jesty's Vice-Consul, Key West. Per Europa Steamer, via Halifax. New York, March 31, 1863. Dear Sir,—The Peterhoff arrived at this port on the 28th, for adjudication in the Prize Court. I made application to go on board for the purpose of having an interview with Capt. Jarman, but was refused, and regret to inform you I have not yet seen him, neither can I do so until his evidence has been taken by the Prize Commissioners, which, I believe, is this day being done. The district attorney filed a libel against the Peterhoff yesterday, and, such being the fact, I doubt very much whether Lord Lyons will inter fere until her case has been argued. _ _ I will take the necessary steps for her defence, and after the c,Ttain's protest is drawn and ex tended will proceed with him to Washington and see Lord Lyons. It certainly is a great outrage sending her here from Key West, almost worse than her capture; and I sincerely hope you will lay the facts before Earl Russell, and induce him to make a formal de mand for her release, with damages on the Federal Government. I enclose you slips from the newspapers respect ing her, from which you will observe the authorities would not allow any person to go on board of her. I also have no doubt Captain Jarman writes you this mail, and perhaps Mr. Bowden, who is also on board. I will render the former all the assistance and in formation in my power, and engage a solicitor of high reputation to protect your interests in the Prize Court; and I need not add the expense of so doing must, with the damages, be charged to the Government. I hope to meet Captain Jarman before the mail closes, and will add a P.S. should I do so. The Nicholas Ist (S.), Granite State (S.), are re ported captured, and the Georgiana (S.), chased on shore near Charleston and destroyed. Gold is 148. Exchange 162. I am dear sir, yours very obediently, (Signed) EDWIN GERARD. Five have just discovered the captain will not be examined before to-morrow (Wednesday) April 1. Joseph Spence, Esq., 2, Cowper's-court, ELoncd.on. e were all Extract from Letter of Mr. Bowden, dated April 3. The Peterhoff got here March 28, tbhuet and then kept prisoners on board tilit1:11lonAgl 1. I only got lodged in prison on shore. y r Consul,ot e y u & from csince esterday, and have my baggage and change f t el h r e w been occupied that I have little time to c a li de l tective may get hold of this letter, Mississippi to in 5 0 , a p l e h r n a g t e o a rl i.n ty-NhVoiercskgt.lo:ArAtolllsavor,ur actions were watched, and, for any_ they are so anxious to get hold of an y Plea to con demn the Peterhoff. I i Importing ith:.lte fe o r l i our r l on the leaf pre vents the e r c ting Chinese v. - n off in seevass kinds. Horniman' s T ea is uncolo o tire e da,ves as therefore,inth the alwaysu ua l good alike. Sold in packets by 2.280 agents. l n E CONDEMNED CRIMINALS AT KK IRDALE.— The ‘ hio c culprits, M'Phail and Woods,cro: Aain vNirctede, atat the last Liv er p oo l A ss i zes of the murder of ,‘I llibehester, will be executed at Kirkdale, on Saturday, ur.less a reprieve be received in the meantime of which. however, there does not appear to be any probability, the prayer of a memorial in favour of Woods, the less guilty criminal—if there be any difference between them —having been already refused. Both tuna are devout in their attention to the ministrations of the chaplain. BlThail is still buoyed up by the hope that he will yet be reprieved, but Woods has abandoned all hope of life in this world. Neither of theleriminals has been visited by friends, but M'Phail has corresponded with his wife, who has arranged to visit him in the middle of the week. The prisoners continue to dis play great reticence on the subject of the murder indeed, the topic is never alluded to by either of them, hope is expressed that they will make some statement before their execution. but a general The Viceroy's progress still concertres the inte rest of the North-West. His Excellency made his entry into Meerut on Saturday, the 7th March, wiZ l .2 considerable military display, and Roorkee on the 16th ideni. The Commander-in-Chief of India arrived in Meerut on the Bth Marco, and in Roorkee on the 18th idem. Rebellion still lurks in various districts in Oudh. Seditious letters have recently been circulated among the Mahomedan inhabitants, inciting them to rise against her Majesty's Government. Several parties have been arrested, and committed to stand their trial. The cash balances on the 31st of January last, as compared with the balances on the s'mc d, , yr in the two previous year=, were as follows:-1863, £l9 746,715 ; 1862, £18,615,617 ; 1861, £12,637,757 The last balance in hand is the largest the govern ment in Itidia ever had in its treasuries. The balances have thus increased by upwards of two millions since Mr. Laing brought in his budget in April last, when they stood at 171 millions. Specu lation was rite as to what Sir C. Trevelyan would do with his anticipated surplus; and the prices of government paper were rap idl y running up. The 4 per cents. had nearly touch ed " p ar. Sir C. Trevelyan has appointed Mr. A. 0. Hume, C. 8., son of the late Joseph Hume, M.P., to office in the Financial Department, with a view to the reorganising of official salaries. The Commissioner of Scinde is about to proceed on apolitical mission to the Persian Gulf, in connexion with the telegraphic and other means by which Government intend opening up a communication with England. The East Indira; Railway, which was begun in 1851, has been carried on at the rate of 90 miles a year, and - ii completed hum to a point near Delhi, with the exception of 140 miles. The girder bridge over the Soane has been declared by the Viceroy to be exceeded in magnitude by only one bridge in (he world. There has been some hard fighting in the Yyntealt hills, and several of our officers have been wounded. By last accounts the "little war" seemed at an end. Very extensive flights of locusts have visited the Punjaub. It is feared that the grub of next year will cause immense damage, and efforts are being made to destroy the eggs. In one district t he e gg s were being collected by maunds. The new scale of Indian military pay and allow ances will, it is expected, come into operation from the Ist of May next. The Englishman says: — " A leading feature in the code is the wish of Go vernment to hold out very advantageous inducements to its officers to serve with native regiments of cavalry- and infantry, even the commands of which have since the mutiny been taken from necessity. By the new scale a lieutenant-colonel command ing a native cavalry regiment will receive 1,550r5. a month ; and if commanding an infantry corps, 1,450r5. From these rates the pay of com manding officers will graduate down by a slid ing scale according to their rank, a captain in command of a native regiment receiving 900 rs. month. The staff pay of a number of appoint ments will also be increased ; amongst others that of assistant-adjutant-general of division, which will in future be 500r5., instead of as at present 400 rs. a month." The Cotton Adulteration Bill, in its amended form, was before the Bombay Legislative Council, and was causing considerable discussion. Tae limes of India makes the following remarks upon this measure :—" Mr. Scott will deserve after all, we believe, the thanks of the public for his Cotton Bill. It emerges at last from the select committee, in a shape that will probably meet the views of all parties. "The committee conceive,' says the report, ' that the object of any legislation such as that proposed is the prevention of the practices which endanger the existence of the great cotton trade of this presidency rather than the mere punishment of offenders, and keeping this in view, they now beg to submit for the approval of the Council the draft of such a measure as appears to them best calculated to meet the exigencies of the case.' fhe bill accordingly makes the mere adul terat ion, or mixing, of cotton—whether fraudulent or not—unlawful, and punishable by fine and im prisonment. This is to strike at the root of the evil. The bill goes still further, and wisely taking the matter out of the hands of the merchant alto gether, provides for the appointment of Inspectors of Cotton,' whose duty it will be to suppress the use of unlicensed presses, and to examine cotton offered for compression, or exposed, or intended for sale.' Ihe provisions under which the cotton screws and presses' are to be placed seem also to be honestly and carefully devised." On the 16th of March the Senate of the Presi dency College assembled in the Town Hall, Cal cutta, to confer the degree of :Master of Arts on six Hindoo students of that University. This was the first time that that honour has been conferred in Calcutta. We read in the Bengal Ilurkarti:—" The report of the probable removal of the seat of government to Allahabad or Agra, with a summer residence at Simla, has recently been revived—it being stated on good authority, that orders have been received from home not to proceed any further with the various public buildings, some time since projected and sanc tioned, and the want of which is becoming daily more urgent. No doubt, when railway communi cation is completed between Bombay and either of the above-named cities, a more central point than Calcutta will be found advantageous to Imperial interests. Following the seemingly inevitable course of empire to the westward, the chief seat of Indian commerce will, ere many years have passed, be transferred from Calcutta to Bombay, unless, in ' deed, the merchants of the existing capital rouse themselves to make such obvious improvements as the construction of wharves and goods s heds, the su p er session of pilot brigs by fa st steamers, and large reduction of port dues. speculative increasing CONMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Bombay Gazette of the 28th March.) The import market has continued active during ©h past fortnight, and the position and value of both piece goods and yarns have further improved. A considerabie business has been done in piece g oods, owing to an active as well as legitimate demand ; C an E. i inquiry by up -country buyers in the bazaar, large are being made, chiefly by Speculators for purchases tran • Calcutta, w here, owing t o sin the sear • transhipment to have advanced to a very high poi n t , city of goods, prices ac tive inquiry, especially for shipment Yarns are also in Mad ras, where the prices rule to Calcutta and much re main dull as b e f ore, with the exception of copper and yel low metal, whi c h h ave e activity. pro duce market the e shown nicz ln the business Cot ton is acti ve , has been rather moderate. , and prices are firmly and dearer. maintained. Seeds are scarce Money Market —The money market is easier, and there is a considerable increase in the cash balance of the Bank of Bombay. The bank's rate of discount remains 9 Per cent. for private bills and S per cent. for government bills. (Front the Calcutta Englishman of March 19.) Produce Market.—The amount of business transacted since our last has been but limited. In the face of little coming down holders are firm, while the state of the freight market offers no temptation for eager purchases. LONDON ARTILLERY BRIGADE.—Ou Saturday evening this corps, in conjunction with the 4th and 6b3t,htlh'eu:erresipieacintilveetsbatnitid:: hadan(l a Engineers, t and o achethe n i i , , a o td r to St. James's Park, proceeding by the bridges Luad return ,ng by way of the Strand. Molt.FlNli ENSTEIN.—ThiS gentleman has arrived at Folkestone, on his w a y to France, where, fur the reco very f his health,he proposes taking the mineral waters. He is anxious to thank the whole English Press for the truly generous and called the attention of Englishmen to the indignities which he, a naturalised English subject, received at the hands of the Russian soldiery. lie is still labouring under physical sufferings, and is severely wounded in the hand. Marie Antonette's hair, during her imprisonment, became Such egbiana, greih4eoufmel,:ti.our may now be Completely restoredelule 8 st; herring's magnetic brushes, & which Dr. Has Ports,r " I regard them as the ' , C. of perfect brushes hitherto made, as respects construction and bbt:l3,iienri.gr neuralgia, rheumatism , _a_c s tini m, ley are the &C. N.B ce ,3 p th ~,, , ---,4,-11 ' q, Rit-treet Lc r e oo m nas nd e d to e y .r. f . e f o ir r a g arere y The Seizure of the Peterhof'. 77, Cornhill, E.C., London, April 20, 1863. Messrs. Bennett and Wake present their compli ments to the Editor of The Sun and beg to enclose the correspondence relating to the seizure of the steamship Peterhoff, and also the Sea Queen steamer about to sail for Matamoros. 77, Cornlaill, E.C., April 10, 1863. The Right Hon. the Earl Russell, K.G., Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. My Lord,—We, the merchants and brokers inte rested in the cargo and crew of the steamship Peter hoff, have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship's letter of the 3d inst., addressed to Mr. G. P. Harding and others. with which her M a j es t y ' s While ,thanking you r l or d s hip for the prompti tudeacted in this matter, we are d es i ro us of requesting your lordship's attention t o our p os ition as explained Government has by the letter in question. When sending the Peterhoff from the port of Lon don, we fulfilled every formality demanded by the law, and satisfied every requirement of mercantile custom. The legal nature of the voyage being thus established, we respectfully submit to your lordship that we are entitled to the protection of her Majes ty's Government in the prosecution of our ordinary commerce. But your lordship informs us by your letter that it is the right of a belligerent to capture all vessels reasonably suspected ;" and again " whenever such cause of capture is alleged the case cannot be with drawn from the consideration of the prize courts." We do not seek to avoid the operation of the right of search, but we contend that what we have done excludes any reasonable doubt or suspicion. If after alllegal and commercial formalities have been duly fulfilled, our vessel going to Matamoras (a neu t ra l port), may notwithstanding be legally seized and detained by a belligerent on a mere allegation of suspicion, then any British vessel, whatever her des tination or cargo, is liable to such seizure and de tention, and a belligerent has the right, whenever it suits his convenience, to interrupt, harass, and practically stop our trading with any neutral port he pleases. This position, resulting from the opinion communicated in the letter of your lordship, is one we are unwilling to accept as final, inasmu c h as it m pl e a r c c e y s the of t h w e h d o i l s e cr c e o ti m o m n eorrciendwcretion of the officersof the empire at th e of any belligerent Power. This renders it necessary that we should further inform your lordship that some of us have large in terests in the Sea Queen, now loaded and lying in the port of London, and also in other vessels under engagement to follow the Peterhoff to Matamoras. Mr. Bennett, of the undersigned firm of Bennett and Wake, through whom the line has been estab lished, is now at that port, awaiting the anticipated arrival of the Peterhoff, and arranging for the reception and despatch of this and succeed ing steamers. We earnestly solicit the protec tion of her Majesty's Government for these vessels. Their capture and detention, and the consequent in terruption to our commerce, would produce far more serious loss than could be compensated by any da , mages hereafter to be awarded. We are desirous of acting on any suggestion which your lordship may be good enough to make in order to more completely satisfy the authorities of the lawful nature of our operations; but we believe ourselves entitled to protection, and earnesty beg your lordship's favourable attention to this subject. Already are we called up al to pay largely increased rates of assurance in consequence of the opinion an nounced in your lordship's letter. and the imme diate result must be to embarrass and materially diminish the extent of our operations. There is another consequence ultimately arising which we approach with regret, but we think it our duty to inform your lordship that vessels of a neighbouring nation have been observed to pass the American cruisers unchallenged,and that a tendency has been already shown to divert this stream of commerce from our ports, and to seek under the French flag that protection which has hitherto been found under that of our own country. We respect fully solicit the honour of an interview, in order that we may more completely explain to your lord ship the extent to which our commercial interests are affected by the vexatious interruption to which we are subject, and in the hope of obtaining from your lordship some protection in our future opera tions.—We have the honour to remain, my Lord, your lordship's most obedient and humble servants, (Signed) G. P. H A RDING, J. J. BENNETT AND WAKE, AND OTHERS. 77, Cornhill, E.C., April 11, 1863. The Right Hon. the Earl Russell, K.G., Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. My Lord,—We have the honour to enclose a list of vessels advertised in the New York Shipping and Commercial Zug of the 18th, 21st, and 25th March last, to sail for the port of Matamoras. We desire to call the attention of your lordship to the fact of merchant vessels being allowed to clear from the port of New York for this destina tion, while British ve sse l s (as the Peterhoff steamer) are seized and detained when engaged in the legal prosecution of the same voyage. This would seem to imply a desire on the part of the Federal Government to retain for its own subjects the monopoly of this trade. We respectfully submit to your lordship that the advertisements in question, taken in connection with the late proceedings of Admiral Wilkes, esta blish the flagrant injustice of the acts of that officer. —We have the honour to remain, my Lord, your lordship's most obedient and very humble servants, (Signed) JAMES J. BENNETT and WAKE. Names of vessels advertised in the New York Shipping and Commercial Last for 18th, 21st, and 25th March, as loading for Matamoras : Steamer ...Tubal Cain. Ship Barque Salem. Schooners Antelope and Tiptop. Foreign Office, April 15, 1863. Earl Russell presents his compliments to Mr. Harding, and with reference to the letter from him self and other merchants interested in the case of the Peterhof', will be happy to receive them at this office to-morrow the 16th, at three o'clock p.m. hilel'hEon.Co.u'r of submitting to April 17, 1863. My Lord,—Wne C h h t your lordship yesterday, our reasons fo r so li c iting the interference of her Majesty's Governm e nt to afford some protection for the steamship S ea Q ueen , now 15 ing at Falmouth, and detained by th e owners o a r d n in consequence of the capture of the Peterhoff. It is not necessary for us to dilate on the inconveni ence and loss arising to us merchants, whose goods are on board the Sea Queen, by such a detention and stopping of our legal trade. We, therefore, re spectfully suggest to your lordship that the presence of a mail agent on the vessel would offer a guarantee to the Federal authorities that the vessel would proceed to the port for which she was cleared ; and we earnestly solicit of your lordship the appoint ment of such an official. Should our request meet with the approbation of your lordship, we are pre pared ourselves to support any charge arising from such appointment.—WS have the honour to remain, my lord, your lordships most obedient servants, (Signed) JAMES J. BENNETT and NV . ' - The Right Hon. Earl Russell, i KG ' . Secretary of State fo' ner Majesty's _- oreign Affairs. Foreign Office, April 18, 1863. *Aentlemen,—l have laid before Earl Russell your