The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-27 00:00:00

more by its 1852. ide of 'e en- )wing .50,000 157,000 83,743 errant of the B OCI a - learly !nts of lily of ociety. nan of it, the There sented I have ranee. surer ye the on on years' Lit in- being iereby object iation )f the retime DIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a full demand for discount accommoda tion to-day at firm quotations. The reduction in the Bank of France minimum rate of interest and discount from 41 to 4 prr cent. being generally expected, it has not led to much discussion in monetary and commercial circles. 'the Bank of England return for the week to Wednesday last, shows a large increase in the stock of bul:ion. An addition to the securities is also exhibited, but the other movements were not of uch importance. Sul•joined is our usual analysis: Active Circulation .. .. £19.594,030 Increase .. 134,800 Bullion .. 15,025,274 Increase 477,462 Rest 3,678,553 Increase 7,519 Public Deposits .. 10,364 47i Increase .. 1,020,972 Other Deposits.. .. 12,742,82 Decrease .. 260,806 Seven Day and other Bills 542,946 Decrease 10,855 Government Securities 11,293,864 Increase .. 100,276 Other securities 20,505,474 Increase .. .. 313.892 Notes Unemployed .. 9,191, 35 Increase .. .. 330,820 The New Theatre Company is the title of a joint stock undertaking, promoted with a view to carry out certain improvements in the structure of theatres and their internal economy, on the prin ciple adopted in Paris by the French Government, The company has purchased two long leaseholds whereon it proposed to erect two theatres 'which are to possess architectural beduty of design with all the internal modern im provements which combine comfort, elegance, and good ventilation. One of the sites is situated in the Haymarket, and the other at the corner of Westminster Bridge, facing the Houses of Parlia ment, on the river side. This last site includes the present Westminster Theatre and all its parapher nalia. The directors have concluded an arrange • ment with Mr. Boucicault, the lessee, during the construction of the new building, whereby a divi dend of about 10 per cent. to the shareholders is ex pected to be realised. When, hove ver, the two thea tres are built, some few months hence, the directors are sanguine enc ugh to anticipate a dividend of more than double the above amount. It is perhaps only right to state that the names of the several noble men affixed to the prospectus as patrons of the new undertaking are among the most distinguished peers of the realm. The capital required is £125,C00, which it is proposed to raise in sham of £25 each, and which are already quoted I prem. The Pera, which left to-day with the Bombay mails, conveyed £130,300 in specie. The next drawing of bills of exchange on India will take place on the Ist proximo, and the amount Will be £6h0,000. During the last few days less animation has pre vailed in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Snzars in some instances have been a little chea t er. Coffee, however, maintained full rates. In cocoa, rice, and tea, there has been no material change as regards values ; and tallow remains dull, for both present and forward delivery, at 43g. 61. to 435. 9d. per cwt. on the spo', and 465. 3d. for last three Months. Two o'CLocK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's te'egram, the 3 per Cent. French Ratites were 69f. 35e. R ether firm. No material improvement can be reported in the business transacted in the market for the English Funds. This department, as well as that assigned to the negotiation of shares, is neglected, foreign Securities alone being the only centre of attraction for speculative operators. Although exceedingly inactive, however, Consols continue buoyant, the current quotations being 922 I for transfer, and 924 g for the account—a further rise of k per cent. The appearance of the market at the present mo ment is exceedingly favourable. The New Threes are firm at 911, the Reduced at 911; Exchequer Bills remain at 53. to 2s. dis., and India Stock at 227; ditto 5 per Cent. is rather firmer at 1081 d. In the Foreign department, Greek Bonds and Turkish Consolides have again attracted consider able attention, and several fluctuations haveoccurred in prices. Greek Bonds opened at 251, then ad vanced to 271. and have since reacted to 2611, while the Coupons have risen to 108 111. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 9.4 ; do., 1858, 681 69 ; do., 1862, have improved to 701 1 ; the Con solides, after being dealt in at 47'1 48, are now quoted 471 I, owing to sales in realisation. The various other Securities show no important change. The. Confederate Loan is 11 2 prem. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and the variations in prices were unimportant. Great Westerns, North Westerns, Midlands, and South Easterns improved about 55.; and Great Northerns, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were flat at previous quotations, Joint-Stock Bar 'c and Miscellaneous Shares re main at about yesterday's closing prime. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities illit New 3 per Cent. Annuities -:atnuities, 30 yrs, sxpire i)thdan., PiBo — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth A.pril, 1885. 14 13-16 India. Stock 22? Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per D , tto b per Cent , Ditto 51 per Cent, Ditto Debeatures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 t Ditto Bonds z1.t9OO Consols for Account, Aptil S. 'mita Stock for Account, 5 per DAIL. .. 1081 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 ttcr Cent.... o 2 FOREIGN FeNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent P'Ato 1843 Danish. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Intto Scrip, £4O paid I Pm Egyptian 7 pet Cent 97 61 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins 251 5 71 64 1 i Ditto Ceupons Italian 5 per Cent. (tlateminana Railway) 721 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 321 a 3 2/ Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent • 931 4 New Granada ' l4l Pcry - vian 41 per Cent, Ditto 44 par 'Gaut ~1862 .... .. i:qtto Accottnt B7l 7 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Aczount Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £3O paid.. Russian 5 per tent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 /leer Cent., 1850 921 Ditto ii per Cent., 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account .. 841 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 9O/ DittolAccount, Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 litho Account. Ditto, £lOO Bonds 72 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1852 Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 231 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail •-- Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7O Ditto Acc0unt......... ... THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, 1 Money I)ittoActount OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SVN, SlR,—The start for the University Boat Race will take place at 8 30 a.m. on Saturday, from two boats moored opposite the Star and Garter at . Putney. The captains of steamers are warned that unless all steamboats are behind the umpire's boat until after the start the race will not be rowed at that time. WALTER M. HOARE, Pres. 0. U. B. C. WILLIAM C. SAWN, Pres. C. U. B. C. Baron LiebigVnew work. " The Natural Laws of Husbandry," to be published this month, contains the re sults of his observatigns, experitnsnts, and study for the last 15 years. - of our ri," at le so- rds of 1allll9• SHARE MARKETS—This Day. _..._ ORDINA►_LY SHARES AND S'TOuf• S. Railwaye. Paid Closing Business fries. dens. 8 8i 7 8 65 87 115 116 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. 'Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter ,Caledonian or.: awl Bandoa Corn v'at 11 )0 A A sJets no fit, jDo P ft it rp been paid to fl.l Dublin & Belfast June.; Dun.,Perth,& Ab. J unc. ! !Edinburgh & Glasg - ow.; lilasg. and S. Western.; Great Eastern, Ord. stk i Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st! JGreatNorthof Scotland ;Great Northern..., Do A stock Do Ft do Gt. S. an J W. of Ireland !Great Western ...... j Do Str Val gua. stock iLancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwal! 'Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover !Lon. & North Western !Len. & South Western & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do I shares • Metropolitan Midland Do .New Do Birming. & Derby mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do.' shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line !North British lEdin, Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwic; , Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle.. North London ; Do New North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction !Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scat. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpool ;Shropshire Union ;South Devon ;South Eastern ;South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,au d Wok. ,Stockton & Darlington 25 Do :25 Do New, 1850 at Taff Vale. 10 Do B 10 Do C 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do t Vale of Neatli st IVictoria sta. and Pim at Waterford & Kilkenny at West Cornwall st %5. Hartlepool Har. &R. at West Mid land Oxford st Do Newpor. at I Do Hereford P Shan: 100 2 tic I 20 aailways 4ui to too I too too stock hock atlantic & St Lawren7, 3nm.,Baroda.t.Cent Iu Gu. kper cent.. Do. New i!ock 100 100 10. 100 100 100 100 100 stock Do. E. Shares.. Buffalo and Lane liuroi Do. Preferonce ituflalo,BrantA,Godriel p. et. bds. Aug. 1,1,:;. Do. do. Juiy 1, 187: - to .io. • June 1, 1-. 71 ut a.&S.Eastn.rl: stook 20i 204 10U 100 itock itOA stock 20 4to.k etocl stock 'ape Form da Dock Scr• Mastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. Vast Indkan. gu. 5 p. Do. do. 13i Ex t: Do. do, H do. .. Grand Trunk of cswad: let Pro . Bonds Do. uo. deferred...... 'o. *id Pros. Bonds.. DJ. do d fer ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stock Do. do. d i err d.... Do. 4th Pref. s o k Do. Lio deferred...... (It.lndhal ua.bp.c Do. ,New gua. 5 Do: Januiry, 1862 .. Gt. South.ol India (Lim cuaranteed 5 per ceni. Gt. W. of Canada Shark Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i T. c. do. '77-8.. . Indian Branch Limited Madr&i guar., 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. 0. Exteneim Ile. 4 DO: Fifth Extension. p. c. lino Meib. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p.c. Mori". 11(14. New Brunswick az Canis Class A and B ... N.lll.C'da6 poled lib& Scinde Du. Delhi Do. do c , Do. Puujaub rco t : , Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo.) I It; Pald. all 100 (lo!, ' 100 2 IVO c.,:) Eti..\ N lON Price. 62 64 I(si 1106 i 1 4i bk P 7§ - 1577-81 1(4 106 1 94 4 1(1 toe. 1 14p ZP G 0 zt 64 66 tO 51 5i 57 43 45 40 44 31 IS 25 27 21 23 1061 io7i, 4 1 11 1 p 104 105 121 '3 7'4 70 100 1(2 03 1g 104 1,5 07 08 94 6 • :nsineBs don. 62i 106 ti 1)o.6 p. c. Feb, eCz Al 4, Do. o p.c.:NT ar. & Sept Do. t p. c, Jan.&July. - ! Do ti Inscribed stool. 'ape G.Hope, 6 p 0.157: Do.Ap &Oct. 18S , Do. 18u! - Do. Jan. & July, 1801.. Ceylon, Nov.ls6l, ft p c Msu. Rine i ptt Cent .. I‘Tic a. 13 , ..t. 6 per cent . N,l-1,,t30v. 6 p.c..) a.&.)ut, Do. Bp. c.Ap. &. S.W.Uov. p 16 Do. f, Do. do„188S &Upwd, 'New Zelland 6p ,tent. Nova ScOtla Gov. 6p. 1.575 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. b. Aus Utip.e.lP7csA up.. - V;e.Grov. 6 p.e, a.,&J tth -- Do. io to Ci 74 It 5 7 A 1 ( 7 t,71 91 ot3 iC9 111 113 115 114 116 112 114 111 112 til 112 tutli 17i, 109 1051 1071 1061 7 61 31 1011 I 98} 96 106; 2 3 / 4 15! 3 / 4 1041 5 i ~ [ ~ q 1071 102 101 VI 106 t loli 10D6 111 tit/ li2 100 100 1u 100 06i 1071 1 113 1 1 113 _GB 110 'll4 1 , 2 BRITISH qiN 1001 ; 1114 2 ICambrianectisol. Gold 1 1 id Aidord Amalgamated - 20 22 - Devon G. Cons. (rfavist 1 525 635 Bassett (Illozan) 30 75 80 1 r.last Clogau Gold Ltd ss. 4 d IP East Caradon ...... 41 - East Cara Brea 3.0. 0 94 91 94 - Wll3ussel (Tavistk- 7.19.0 4/ 5 - Gam.aSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 57,i 14 15 - Great South Tolgus 17s 6 5 4 - :4, Wheal Vor(llelsten' 10 64 7 - Prenville (1.16 51 6 - ',feral's-Foot 46 18 - lingaton Downs 4.!7.0 2 21 - Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant 34 36 -Clarke Valley,. 4 41yndy Iron Oro (Lim ' 21 / d - NeW Seton .. 191 110 140 - North Downs 2l 21 3 ;.Wti'l Basset (111n4an 5.17. , 4 41 s;ortli Wheal Crotty 5 6/ - )ar Consols Blazey l 3 4i ti to ,'rovidenee f Day Leint. 10.11.7 t 4 - S•mithCaradon(St.Cleer li 405 415 - S. Cain Brea (Illogan) .5.15., •• 3 4 - Wheal I l 'ran.(lllwat lB.l .1 874 224 - 'Stray Park 5 'Tamar Silv.dt Lead Min. 41 4 1 a 0 Tin Croat 9 22 23 23 21 1 - West Basset (Illof.{,an) ll illy 134 - W Cartdon (Liskeard, 5 32 34 - West Seton !••••••• 474 2t5 275 - Wheal Basset llogan, t 1 75 80 - Wheal Buller( edruth 5 10 65 - Wheal Kitty (IJ.Lelant) 2.0.6 - WhealLud ott - wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 15i 55 4 - Wheal Seton t.. 581 250 160 - Si heal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 17 IS - a Wheal Thiion 3.1 7 5 5 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great '-'orthern, 5 per cent., red, at 5 per cent. pm., 107 Ditto, 4 per cent. red. at 10 ~ e r cent., 1(41 5 Gt. Western (fierks & Hants Ext.), 4.5 per cent. red., 981 Lancaster and Carlisle, 44 per cent pt., 102} hotith Eastern (fteadin - 4 Anna., £1.0.6), 102 StoCkton and Darlington, a 1 5 per cent., 281 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua..7 per cent., 211 1 Dutch Rhenish, 16', Great Luxembourg, 151 N. Rail of Buenos ‘yres, gli& 7 per Cent., (24), 31 Ottoman (Smyrna yrn.agtt4 l peroAid, cent., 9 , li. IC/ San phio4 Ditto (all), 2a4 FOREIGN MINES. • Cape Copper (lim.), 21 , Cobre Copper, .s 0 Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 1 Fortuna (lim.), 51 1 St. John del Rey (lim.), 544 United Mexican (lint.), 6} Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 44 4 • ibitsit-STOCK BANKS. Anstralat i ikal 3 Belk of hgypt, 27 Ba'nk of London, 115 Bank of Queensland (Urn), 8 71 British and American EXnha,g,e (lim.), 6 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 81 91 Ch,artered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 221 ttlinnial, 381 9 London and Brazilian (Urn.), 30 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 271 8 London and County, 43 London and South African, 27/ 6/ London and Westminster, 771 National Provincial of England, new, 344 Oriental Bank Corporation, 67 Ottoman Bank, 39} 1 401 Ditto, new, 10/ Provincial of Ireland. 89 South Australia, 304 51 Standard of Btitish South Africa (Um), 111 15 Union:of England and France (Um.), 3/ Union of Ireland (lim.). 91 1 Union of London, 311 DOCKS. London, Si MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 214 East India Irrigation and Canal, If Electric Telegraph, 1011 London General Omnibus Company (Urn.), 14 1 National Discount Company (lim.), Is 4 * Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 78 71 Ditto, new, 16 1 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (Um.), 34 3 Van Diemen's Land. 151 15 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REITTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, March 27. Week's sales, 35 620 ; 4,780 spec. ; 8,640 export. Quotations fair—Orleans, 25; Mobile, 24-1; Up land, 24; estimated middling Orleans, 22; Mobile, 211-; Upland, 21. Stock, 393,600. Week's im ports, 46,590. Swats, 51 to 19. Strong. Sales, about 7,000. 40 (2 13 14 86 88 1(6 108 19i 50 47 i 9 24! k 5! l'2o} 1214 120 122 131 136 I 101 IsIM I 65 (64 ICBI 1(81 74 7. I 113 ) 1 5 i 394 406 971 0 lCui 104 45 454 13 1231 123 L lip 91 93 LO 62 24 '2B 98 9.1 65 66 E 6 67 116 118 1 16 Itt'il; 11a 1.! IA 122 42 44 ICO 10, 48 A 2 34 coI Olt 7 69 99 101 7 8 87 38 9 10 • 7} P 149 151 1 4i 5 r 31 PI 79 81 150 160 28 30 43 44 36 39 99 101 47 49 3 5 S 1 13 106; 107 i 1 , 4 j 105 i I Ir) 1.04 i 105) 98 100 ot.o t.; ; 13.14. 25 10 st st 50 20 Yt 50 to st 6.4.0 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH. 27, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. DIVORCE COURT. (Before Sir C. Cresswell,2udge Ordinary, and a Special Jury.) STONE V. STONE AND APPLETON. After Mr. Karelake had concluded his address to the jury yesterday, Susan Marks, the fellow-servant of the woman 11 arris, whose deposition, taken by a commissioner at Brighton, had constituted the principal direct evidence against the respondent, was then examined, and she flatly contradicted the material portion of Harris's statement. The case was resumed this morning, when the following ad ditional evidence on the part of respondent was adduced : Ann Frost described the circumstances of the birth of the child. Cross-examined—Mrs. Stone had a very quick time. The child was not a very fine child. She made no particular remark to Mr. Noriheote about the child. She never said to him the child was not a seven months' child, nor anything to that effect at any time t f her recollection. She had told Mrs. Stone it was a seven months' child. That might have been half an hour after the birth of the child. She asked Mr. Webb when he came to sec the baby, and told him it was a very small child She said to him that he thought it might be a seven months child. She (wile ess) recol lected that Mr. Webb did not agree with her that it was a seven months' child. Ad he said was, that it was a very stnal. child, but he could give no furth -r evidence about it. Mr. John Newcombe &evenson deposed that he resided at Benigge, near Exeter, in 1859. He was in the habit of seeing his sister-in-law, Mrs. Stone; and was also in the habit of visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clack, at Moreton Hamp stead. Heard of Captain Stone's return in 1861. In No vember of that year he met Captain Stone, who asked him how he was, and said he wanted to speak to him parti cularly. Witness replied that he would hear anything he had got to say, but that he could not come in there Cap tain S-one then said, " Mattir has gone to the bad." He (witness) replied that must be purely in your imagina tion. You had better go to your sister's house, and I will see you in the evening and hear anything you have got to say. He gave me the letter produced, He did not see Captain t Stone again that day. The following day he went to Salterton by the train when Captain Stone came up to him and intreducee him to the Rev. Mr. Wayatt. They then proceeded to Captain Stone's house, end when they ar rivel at the door Captain Stone said, "Now, we will hear what you have to say." Witness replied he did not know what he meant, and added that all h had come there for was simply as the representaive of Mrs Stone's parents to have a private conversation with her. Captain Searle said that he (witness) should not say a single word to her, ex cept in his presence and that of witnesses. He (witness) replied that his conduct was anything but that of a gentle man and a Christian. They then arrived at the house, ' and an angry interview of about three-quarters of an hour took pace between them, during which Captain Stone gave no explanation why he had brought the charge against his wire, he (witness) never said to Captain Stone, " How is it that you continue to employ Mr. Appleton after having brought the charge against him ?" During the interview he went up stairs with Mrs. Stone, followed by Captain Stone. She was then vomiting blood. The next day he saw Captain Stone and Mr. Bragg together. He remarked it was very cowardly to bring the charge in so extraordinary a manner, and said that his (Capt. Stone's) wife was always friends with every one before she left Salterton, but on her return found every one against her. He then charged Captain Stone with having gone to Mr. Roberts, and told him and also Mr, Passmore at Barnstaple. Capt. Stone denied he had gone to Mr. Roberta, but after wards admitted he had. Mr. Baker was present at the time. Mrs. Stone was also present. He (witness) asked Captain Stone if he had not accused his wife of being loose when in India. He replied no, he had not. He had only said she was fond of society. Witness replied that wouldn't do; he must have a direct answer. Capt. Stone said he had not said anything else. Mrs. Stone, who had been sitting on the sofa, got up when the question was put, and cried " Oh, Howard, have you said that of me ?" and fell into Captain Stone's arms. He replied, " No, dear, I never said any thing against you." Mr. Dean Baker was there, and she appealed to him if he knew anything against her. He re plied No, he always thought her a very good wife. Mrs. Bragg, who was there, called Capt. Stone a coward towards his wife. He had heard of the charge about Mr. Appleton, and herd Mr. Bragg say it was a trumped up charge to get money out of the family. He (witness) denied that he said to Captain Stone that he had accused his wife of having been taken advantage of, while under the influence of chloroform, by Appleton, and that he ought to horsewhip him, or ought to be horsewhipped himself. The witness then proceeded to contradict the evidence of Mr, Wayatt and Mr. Baker, on the part of the petitioner, as to what took place at the interview. Cross-examined by the Queen's Advocate—He had been a magistrate for about 15 or 16 years. In Oct. last he saw Capt. Stone in Exeter, and there insulted him, and three weeks after he was summoned to the Guildhall for assault. That charge was dismissed, but he was fined 20s. for break ing the laws in calling a man a liar in the public streets. The case was proceeding as we went to press, and is not expected to conclude before to-morrow. The City Police and the Royal Marriage. Yesterday morning a report, which, with an appendix, extends over fourteen pages, was issued by the City autho rities on the subject of the regulations adopted on the occa sion of the entry of the Princess Alexandra on the 7.h. 1 he report is from the committee of the whole court, includ ing the Lord Mayor, and contains a chronological statement of the steps taken in reference to the royal entry. It is shown that the royal reception committee which was ap pointed, arranged for the decoration of the public buildings, and put themselves in communication with the chartered livery companies, so as to secure a suitable and splendid ceremonial. The efforts that were made to secure the object of the inhabitants of Southwark and Westminster, that the civic proem sion should go the whole route, are set forth, and the responsibility of the refusal, which the committee conclude threw an undue proportion of the multitude upon the narrow streets of the City, is attributed to Sir Richard Mayne and the Government. The correspondence with Sir Richard Mayne was first carried on' by the late Mr, D. W. Harvsy, whose unexpected decease materially increased the difficulties of the position. Sir R. Mayne expressed his willingness to render every aid in keeping the passage through Chancery-lane to Holborn. On the 4th the Lord Mayor informed the committee of an offer from the Com mander-in• Chief to place a body of the Life Guards within the City. This offer was at once most gladly accepted, and within two hours afterwards a special messenger was de spatched with the following letter " Mansion-house, March 4. " Sir, —ln reference to your communication of this day, t beg to inform you that the offer so kindly made through you by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, relative to the attendance of some of the Life Guards within the City ) to aseidt the police in carrying out the requisite regu- Ations for maintaining a clear passage for the procession on the 7th inst. has been submitted to the magistrates, and also to the royal reception committee of the corporation, who beg sincerely to acknowledge the consideration of his royal highness, and have much pleasure in accepting such offer. In-tructions have b _en accordingly given to Capt. Hodgson, the Acting Commissioner of the City Police, to put himself in communication with the proper authorities on tho sub ject.— I am, &c., " W. A• Rosz. "Sir Richard Airey, Quartermaster-General." It appears, however, before the receipt of the communi cation from the Horse Guards, Capt. Hodgson had told Sir R. Mayne that the assistance of the military would not be required within the City. This conversation, unfortunately, was not reported to the Lord Mayor. On the 6th his lord ship sent to know the number of Life Guards that were coming, and was informed that 200 of the Royal Horse Artillery would be placed at his disposal. His lordship told two officers who waited on him in the afternoon, that he should Le glad of the assistance, "not only of 200 but of 300 or even 400 men if they could be obtained, upon which the cfficers said they were pressed for numbers, and all they could spare for the City would be 200 of the mounted Artil lery." His lordship, it is added, felt it necessary to decline an applicati on for permission for the Tower Hamlets corps to march through the City on their way to Hyde-park. It is the opinion of the committee that the delay in the pas _ sage of the royal processiou arose from the following causes ; " 1. The enormous increase in the numbers of the popu lace, who strove to obtain and secure positions to view the procession within the City, in consequence of the turange ments above alluded to for preventing the civic portion of it from passing along the entire route, " 2. The death of Mr. Commissioner Harvey, which sod denly and at a moment of great difficulty threw double duty upon Acting-Commissioner Captain Hodgson, who had at once, and without previous notice or preparation, to dis charge both the administrative and the executive functions connected with the employment of the City police upon so important an occasion. " 3. The substitution of mounted Artillery for the house hold troops, which the authorities of the City had been led to expect, the latter being a force far better adapted and far more accustomed to keep an unbroken line through large masses ot people than the troops which were actually sent. " 4. To the unbounded enthusiasm and loyalty of the people, whose eagerness to witness and to share , in the welcome of the Princess was beyond all example. " 6. The obstruction caused by the intrusion into the line of route of vans and carts alter the time appointed for their exclusion, and esp.xially of several large vans filled with Metropolitan police constables. " 6. The want ot a complete understanding between the Ist City ot London Volunteer Brigade and the police, whereby the only serious obstruction was created—viz. that opposite the Mansion House:" A report from Captain Hodgson and verious memoranda connected with the proceedings of the 7th are appended to the committee's report. CANADIAN MAILS.—The Royal Mail steamship North American sailed from Liverpool for Portland yester day. Besides the Canadian mails she took out a fall cargo, and had about 160 passengers, of whom 45 were cabin pas sengers. Procoscr Mossotti, the celebrated astronomer, wh commanded the legion of studEnts at Pisa during the Italian i,murrection of 1848, has just died at Pisa, at the age of 72. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,- This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHECKING ATTEMPTED SUICIDES.—George _Baird, cf 1, Cross-street, Knightsbridge, a porter, was charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to commit suicide in the Ser- pentine. Squire Fox, of 1, Hasker-street, Chelsea, a shoemaker, said that he was in Hyde-park at six in the evening, when he saw a man (the prisoner) in the midst of the 'erpentine. He pulled off his coat and jumped in, drew the prisoner out, when he resisted violently, being under the influence of drink. Mr. Knox said the act of the witness was a very meri torious one; but he did not think the prisoner meant to commit suicide. Bray, 606 A, said that on prisoner being put into a boat, to be taken across to the receiving house, he struggled violently to get out of it into the water, stating that if they did not let him he would upset the boat, and his conduct was s) outrageous that the rowers had the greatest dia. culty in preventing the boat going over. On getting the prisoner, who was drunk, to the receiving house, he plurg!(l and kicked in such a determined manner that it required four men to hold him down. Mr, Knox asked the prisoner what account he had to give of the matter. Prisoner k aid he was very sorry now, and wished to go home. Mr. Knox said he would permit nothing of the kind. Lie would not send the prisoner for trial, because no person in the world would believe that he really intended to com mit suicide, especially at six in the evening when plenty of persons were about. The act of the prisoner was that of a foolish, drunken person, and, with the view of checking such acts, he should, as the prisoner had struggled with the constable, send him to prison for a month for resisting the constable in the execution of his duty. Mr. Knox gave the witness Fox 10s. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. VIENNA, M ARCH 26. Lengiewicz has been set at liberty on parole. He and his followers proceeded to Brunn (Moravia). The violation of the Galician frontier by the Russians wilt be considered as a violation of in ternational law. The views expressed by la France, of Austria having consented to a Congress for the regulatio, of the Polish affairs, are not sufficiently well grounded. The Aastrian Cabinet would, on the contrary, rather avoid a Congress for the present; anticipating that Russia would make further con cessions to Poland. Toe Czas of the 21st instant contains the follow iug report of the battles between the Poles and the Russians, which led to the retirement of Langiewicz:— " On the afternoon of the 17th instant Langie wicz's corps proceeded by Carobrz across the Nida, and marched to Zegosc. The rear-guard, consisting of Lataves, burnt the bridge after all the Poles had crossed over. Scarcely, however, had the across eP Poles were eopen country, towards attacked on both z m a a g r n e s h e, begunwh then flanks by two Russian columns consisting of two battalions of infantry, a strong body of dragoons and Cossacks, and four guns. The Cossacks, who were posted on a hill, rushed down upon the Polish baggage-waggons, which were in the rear. The struggle continued from three o'clock till the even ing. Some confusion was produced among the Polish baggage-guard, but all the attacks of the Russians were repulsed, and towards evening they were defeated, and were pursued towards Busk throughout some portion of the night, and many arms were taken from them, and some prisoners were secured. Early next morning the victorious Poles continued the pursuit, surrounded Busk, and established their camp in a wooded position near the village of Grochowiska, on the road towards Pine zow. During the morning new and strong Russian columns, which had come from Pinezow and Chmiel nik (little towns half way between Kiele and Stob nica), showed themselves, and a new and more in tense struggle began. For some time Langiewicz and his staff led the attack, exposed to the heavy fire of the Russian infantry. His adjutant, Capt. Zachut, fell by his side mortally wounded by a bullet, and another bad a horse shot under him. As on the preceding day the Zouaves distinguished themselves by their bravery and good bearing. Some bodies of riflemen, who strove for hours in hand-to-hand fighting amidst a fire of raus ketr3, did their duty well ; and the scythemen even sometimes courageously attacked the Russian infantry, notwithstanding the heavy fire to which they were expobed. No use could be made of the Polish cavalry, in consequence of the woody posi tion, and even a portion of them unnecessaril) and precipitately withdrew. The Russians were at last beaten, and began to withdraw, while the Poles secured many prisoners, among them was a number of officers, including a lieutenant-colonel and a major. The Russians withdrew toward Pirczow, and the Pules encamped on the battle field." It is asserted on the part of the Poles that during the night a council of war was held, partly because it was known that strong Russian divisions were approaching on all sides, and partly because there was no wish to convert the system of fighting into a regular campaign. It was, therefore, resolved to seperate Langiewices 6,000 men into four corps, each of which was to proceed in a different direc tion. This plan was resorted to also on account of the want of provisions in the part of the country where the Poles theu were. The Poles also say that Langiewicz was about to withdraw with his corps for a distant part, and that the order to march was given, when, on the division of the forccs, some confusion ensued, and one party withdrew towards OpatowiEe, and some of these crossed the Vistuls towards Galicia. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to this morning's market a very moderate sup ply of English wheat was received, in fair condition. For all descriptions the demand was in a sluggish state, and the tendency of prices Was in favour of buyers. There was a good show of foreign wheat on the stand. Buyers endeavoured to make purchases at lower rates; but no quotable change took place in the currency compared with Monday. Floating cargoes of grain wore in slow request, at about stationary prices. Barley, the supply of which was moderate, moved off slowly, at previous quotations. Malt changed hands to a limited extent, on former terms. The supply of oath was less extensive. Sound qualitiek, were in moderate request, at full prices ; but heated parcels met a dull inquiry, at fully the recent reduction. The demand for beans and peas was in a sluggish state, at late rates. The flour trade was dull, and barrels, of which there is a large arrival, were offered, at rather less money. ARRIVALS THIS Wuni. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Knglish 810 I 830 ; 1310 i 110 1 1360 Irish. - 20 - Foreign.... -16,570 5,19 0 1 7,370 70 sks 32,370 brls. NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. Full average supplies of meat are on sale at these markets and the trade rules heavy at our quotations. Per 61b. by the carcase. sdsd Enferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 :\liddling do. .. 3 4 3 8 ['rime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 6 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 sdsd Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Primed*• 4 4 4 6 Veal Small pork ~.. 4 4 4 8 Lamb ... . 0 0 0 0 BOROUGH HOP. Good and line English, as well as the best American, hops command a steady sale, at full prices. In other de scriptions, however, very little is doing, yet the quotations rule stationary. Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per owt. Weald of Kouts Sussex . 7os to 126 s ~ Belgian Bavarian American .. 75s to 86s ,9 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE MARKET-HARBOROUGH GRAND NA TIONAL STEEPLECHA SES -THURSDAY. From the attendance at this meeting, as well as at the military steeplechases lately held at Rugby, it is quite apparent that the taste for this kind of sport, when it is carried out in a legitimate manner, is by no means on the decline. From all parts the trains came into the station heavily laden with carriages and horse•box_es, which latter were in great demand to accommoiate the hacks for the spectators. The carriages of the neighbouring gentry also mustered strongly on the ground, and there must have been at least 20,000 people gathered together, including those scattered over the adjacent hills. The line run over was nearly the same as that of last 'ear, but by a slight change some of the worst parts of the ridge and furrow were avoided, though still leaving to jeopardise the chance of any horse unaccustomed to that kind of ground. As now arranged it formed a figure of 8, with the ma e water jump,(l.6 feet clear) in the middle. The Stand, also, in stead of,being on the 'Windmill-hill, as last year, was placed in front of this formidable jump, which was made worse by the hardness of the bare clay thrown out upon the landing side. As a consequence, a large part of the line beyond the hill was concealed from the view of the spectators, but to make up fur this defect a ring we,- fenced off of ample dimensions, and a we'ghing•room had been erected quite roomy enough for the accommodation of the riders. Last year the fences were sufficiently formidable, but they have grown considerably in the interval, and are now very strong, several ox• fences being included, and all quite up to the average of a" fair, hunting country," Unfortu nately, the fields for the two principal events were reduced to five each, and neither race was well contested—but the Farmers' and Dealers' Steeplechases resulted in two most spirited contests. The winner of the Great Corinthian Cup is by no means a first .class horse in appearance, but gallops over his fences in brilliant style, and does the ridge and furrow like level ground. He was admirably ridden by Mr. Goodman, and never gave either of his opponents a chance. Piff Paff was in the town, but lamed himself at exercise in the morning. T, 'he Great National Steeplechase, of 25 soya each, 10 ft, for maiden horses, to be ridden by gentlemen or farmers. About four miles. 23 subs, five of whom pay 3 soya ft. Mr. F. H. W. G. Calthorpe's Socks, aged, 12st 101 b (Mr. Goodman) 1 Mr. B. J. Angell na Cheviot, 6 yrs, 12st 101 b (Mr. Bevill) 2 The following also ran :—Measham, Lsdy Florence, and Jumpaway. Betting-2 to 1 agst Cheviot, sto 2 agst Measham, 4to 1 each agst Socks and Lady Florence. The lead was taken by Socks, followed by Cheviot, the others lying close up, After jumping the fence beyond the ' hurdles Lady Florence took second place, Measham being last, and as they rounded the hill, going out of sight, Socks neld a commanding lead. On the other side of the hill Measham drew forward, and passed all his horses on the rising ground, Socks taking a line to the right up a path w.y, In the dilt, just before reaching the red flags, Socks again went in front, Measham lying second, and Cheviot third. On again coming in sight of the stand Socks was three or four lengths in front of Cheviot, who was closely followed by Lady Florence and Measham, Jumpaway being several lengths in the rear. The succeeding fences, includ ing those in and out of the road, were crossed in the same order, Jumpaway taking a tine to himself on the right. At the brook Socks was first over, followed by Cheviot, Measham, and Lady Florence, Jumpaway here pulling up. After the next fence beyond the stand Cheviot took up the running, bat Socks soon went to his head, and up the hill each alternately led. At the foot of the hill Lady Florence fell, and Measham meeting with a similar misfortune at the top, the race was left to Socks and Cheviot, the latter taking the lead down the hill, but at the hurdles they closed, and Socks came away, winning cleverly by four lengths. The Great Corinthian Cup, of 200 soya, added to a Sweep • stakes of 30 says each, h ft. Winners extra. About four miles. 43 subs, nine of whom pay 8 soya ft each. ilr. Goodliffe's The Czar, aged, 105 t.... (tidr. Goodman) 1 Lord Tredegar na Penarth, aged, 135 t.... (G. Holtman) 2 Capt, Machell's Molly Asthore, 6 yrs, lOst I Ilb (in 71b ex) (Palmer) 3 Bridegroom and Frank also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Penarth, 2to 1 agst Bridegroom, 3 to 1 agst Molly Asthore, 10 to 1 each agst The Czar and Frank. The Czar jumped off with the lead, followed by Penarth, Bridegroom, and Molly Asthore. In this order the lot jumped the succeeding fences till they came to the last, which Penarth refused, losing a considerable deal of .round. This gave Frank the second place, Penarth, who took the fence after being pulled round, being last. In the large field beyond the hill The Czar had a good lead, Molly Asthore passing Frank,lwith Bridegroom close up, and Penarth some lengths in the rear. In rising the hill the winner, following the example of Socks in the previous race, took the footpath, thereby permitting Bridegroom, who kept the straight line, to assume the lead, but he also being deprived of it as they neared the next fence. On re appearing The Czar led, Molly being second, Bridegroom third, and Frank fourth, Penarth, who had nearly made up his lost ground, being very handy. Just before reaching the brook Bridegroom closed up and jumped it next to The Czar, who still held his lead, Molly being third, and Pen. arth fourth. In the flat beyond the stand the same order was maintained ; but the Irish mare blundering at her fences, and doing the "ridge and furrow" very badly, and Frank losing ground at every stride. On the side of the hill Bridegroom was evidently beaten, and at the turning flag for home he was passed by Molly Asthore, and Penarth, being out of the race from this point. Along the flog Molly Sethore died away, and The Czar cantered in at least 20 Lengths in front of Penarth, nothing else being near. The race was run at a slow pace. The Farmers' Grand Annual Steeplechase, open to all far• mere occupying 100 acres of land in the United Kingdom, a sweepstakes of 3 soya ea'h. 18 subs. fir. J. E. Bennett's Lady Florence, 5 yrs, 12st 21b (Mr. Goodman) 1 Mr. W. Cowper's b m Princess Royal, aged, 12st 101 b (Mr. Dickens) 2 Mr. Perkin's gr g Volunteer, aged, 12st 10et .. (O wner) 3 The following also ran—Malta, Beckford Lass, Gone Away, Volunteer, Blondin, Precentor, and Capsicum. Betting-2 to 1 agst Lady Florence, 3to 1 agst Princess Royal, 6 to 1 each agst the two Volunteers. The lead was taken by Lady Florence, followed by Gray Volunteer, who lost ground soon afterwards by running out at the turn of the hurdles, which Blondin refused. The chapter of accidents was also increased by Gone Away over powering her rider and knocking over a woman close to the course. With these exceptions the whole lot went over the bill out of sight in a compact body, and on reappearieg Beckford Lass was first, Blondin seconJ, Malta third, Lady Florence, Precentor, Princess Royal, and the Gray Volun teer following cl se together. At the brook Princess Royal was still first, but did not clearit, and fell back on her shoul eer, throwing her rider on to her neck; Air. Dickens, how ever, cleverly recovered himself, but lost some ground, Blondin, Malta, and Lady Florence being next over, and. going on nearly ab east. At the turn beyond the Stand Beck ford Lass went in front and took a strong lead, closely waited on by Lady Florence and Malta, the rest straggling on, and Capsicum having fallen on Mr. Everett and broken his arm. As they rose the hill Malta took second place, and Beckford Lass refusing at the top, he was left with the lead, but was soon deprived of it by Lady Florence. As they came down the hill for home Princess Royal was third, and the two Volunteers fourth and fifth ; but after crossing the road Malta was beaten, and a fine race home ensued between Lady Florence and Princess Royal, the former winning by five lengths, and Princess Royal beating Volunteer by two lengths; Malta was fourth. Bay Volunteer fell at the brook and went an without her rider. The Dealers' Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, with 50 soya added by Mr. W. G. Craven, and Mr. B. J. Angell, Esq., for maiden horses; 12st 71b each; the winner to be sold for 150 soya if demanded. About 3 miles, over the steeplechase course. Mr. Sankey's Rufus (Mr. Calder) 1 Mr. H. Lington'e Leicester (Owner) 2 Mr. c. Arden's Cheshire Boy, 6 yrs ... (Capt. 'tempest) 3 The following also ran :—Lady of La Garaye, Square toes, Forlorn Hope, Cantab, and Worcester. Betting. —6 to 4 agst Leicester, 5 to 1 each agst Cheshire and Rufus, 8 to 1 agst any other. The start took place out of sight of the Stand, but on mak ing their appearance coming down the hill Rufus had the lead, followed by Forlorn Hope, who passed him just after crossing the road, and was first over the brook, followed by Cheshire Boy, Rufus, Lady of La Garaye, and Squaretoes, Leicester falling, and his rider not persevering At the next fence Mr. Park broke a stirrup leather, and did not go any further with his mare. As they came down the hill for home Forlorn Hope had the lead, but Hiatus collared him in crossing the road, and, after a fine race defeated him by three lengths between the second and third. Squaretoes was fourth. The winner was claimed for Mr. Mason. BETTING AT ATANCHESTER-TRURSDAY. For the Derby 13 to 2 was taken agst Lord Clitden ; and there was a commission tor the Glenochty colt, about whom 100 to 3 was taken as often as it could be obtained. This formed the principal feature of the day ; beyond it there was not much done on the future. Closing prices : CITY AND SUBURBAN. 14 to 1 apt Adventurer (taken) 14 to 1 agst G:enochty colt (offered) 20 to 1 agst Oberon (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 110 to 40 agst Hospodar (taken) THE DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Lord Clitden (taken) 25 to 1 agst Melrose (offered) 33 to 1 sgst Glenochty colt (taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Dunkeld (taken and offered) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Dunkeld (offered) SCRATCHINGS.—March 20, at 9 a.m., Little Gun and the Glance colt out of the Whittlebury Stakes, Northampton. 21st, at 3 28 p.m. Falcon out of Northamptonshire Stakes; at 4 p.m., Evenhand, Amy, and Rubicon out of the Nene Handicap, Northampton, and Rubicon out of the Croxton Park Cup. 23d, at 9 a.m., Knight of the Bath out of his Northampton engagements. 24th, at 9 a.m. Attica out of the Whittiebury Stakes, Northampton, Childe Harold out of all his engagements, Leontes out of the Handicap Pltete, Northampton and Rapparee out of all his engagements. COLONIAL. TEA..—There has been a limited amount of business tranaeted, and prices have remained without change of importance. SUGAR.—The market has been dull, and rather lower rates have been accepted for inferior qualities. In the re fined market a limited business has been done at about previous quotations. COFFEE —For Native Ceylon there has been a steady inquiry at full prices, while Plantation descriptions were at slightly enhanced rates. RICE.—For the better descriptions of East India there has been a more active inquiry chiefly for exportation to the Continent, and prices have been well sustained. SALTPETRE —Business continued i nact i ve , and the few bargains recorded exhibited no material alteration in values. TALLOW.— Business for both present and forwar del -1 very has continued inactive, and quotations show no change of importance. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 43s 6cl to 43s 9d, and last three months' 46s 3d per cwt., 49; f 504 50 121 1 1 121 2O t 66j 1 6 ICBI 114 14 40 07* 1001 -4tl 131 12: 981 THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. LONDON GAZETTE--This Evening. CROWN-OFFICE, MARca 25. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Lancaster— Northern Division—Spencer Compton Cavendish (comroooly called Marquis of Har tington), one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 25. The Queen has been pleased to reduce the limits of the Bishopric of Sydney, in the colony of New South Wales, and to erect a portion of the said bishopric into a new see, to be called the Bishopric of Goulburn. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint the Reverend Mesac Thomas, D.D., to be ordained and consecrated Bishop of the said See of Goulburn. MARCa 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas Henry Giddy, Esq. ' to be Master of the Supreme Court; George Brownlow, Esq., to be Secretary to Government and Auditor ; John Henry Bryant, Esq , to be Surveyor- General ; and Stephen Trill, Esq„ to be Colonial Engineer for the territories of British Kaftraria. WAR. OFFICE, MAncir 10, The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of the Right Honourable Vis count Sydney, Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath; and of Colonel Thomas Myddelton Biddulph, Master of her Majesty's Household, to be an Ordinary Member of ;the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Honourable Order. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 27. BREVET.—Captain Archibald Butter, 15th Foot, to be Major. ADMIRALTY, MARcit 23, Royal Marine Artillery—Lieut.-Colonel George Gardiner Alexander, C.B , to be Colonel and Second Commandant, vice Wemyss. drceased ; Captain and Brevet-Major George Stephen Digby, C. 13., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Alexander, promoted; First Lieutenant John Wm. Henry Chafyn Grove Morris to be Captain, vice Digby, promoted. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. William Davies, boot manufacturer, Bristol Thomas F. Anderson, attorney-at,law, Liverpool BANK RUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of any importance which appear in the Gazette : John G. Humphreys, tobacconist, Manchester John H. Shep;.ard, tailor, Birmingham Robert Stanley Kay, brush manufacturer, Derby Samuel Hicks Trubudy, farmer, Bitton, Gloucester Frank Hall, publicAo, Hanley James Harvey Watson tailor. Norwich Moses Brooks, miller, Edenbridge, Kent John Cross, butcher Bilston, Staffordshire William Henry Preston, hosier, Lambeth-walk J. and D. Pilkington, shipbrokers, Fenchurch-street George Reynolds, pig dea.er, Romford Wm. Reading, coachmaker, Hammersmith John Harrison, fishmonger, Nottingham Wm. Cooper, bootmaker, Dudley IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT ROUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given to the following bills : Consolidated Fund (410,000,000) Bill. Tobacco Duties Bill. Malt Duties Bill. Naval Coast Volunteer Act Amendment Bill. Union Relief Act (1862) Continuance Bill. Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure. The Loun CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. The Dungsrvon Harbour Mancets and improvement Bill, Mid Wales Railway (Capital), Newtown and Mac lyulleth Railway (Capital, &c.), Vale of Llangollen Rail way, and Glasgow Gas Bills were read a second time. INDIAN WAS PE LANDS._ _ . The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved for returns regarding the sale of waste lands and the law of contracts in India, Earl GRANVILLE agreed to the motion regarding the sale of waste lands, but it would not be convenient to pro duce the returns regarding the law of contracts. DUBLIN METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a petition from the Guardians of the North Poor Law Union of Dub lin against the Dublin Metropolitan Railway Bill, and asked whether the Lida Government or the Board of Trade had expressed t.ny opinion upon the merits of that bill ? Earl GRAN VILLE said the report of the Board of Trade would be ready to be aubmitted to their lordships at the termination of the Easter recess. POLAND. The Earl of SHAFTES nURY said, owing to the ab sence of the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, he sho.uld postpone presenting the petition emanating from the meeting held some days ago in the Guildhall, on the sub. ject of Poland, till Friday, the 17th April. IRISH POLICE. _ _ The Rirl of LIHYRIAI moved for returns showing for the years 1860.6 1 and 1862 , various particulars regard ing the number and the amount of the rewards granted to the police in Ireland. Earl GRANVILLE said lie thought the granting of the returns would bo attended with great expense, which would information be eompen , ated by the utility of the formation re ceived lle hoped the Loble earl would not persevere with his inW ion. _ _ The motion was withdrawn. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—TIiis Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time :—Aylesbury Markets—Hereford, Hay, and Brecon Railway—Landport and Southsea Tramway—Rixton and Wat - burion Bridge --ar.d Swansea Municipal Corporation. Ihe following bills were con,i lered and ordered to be read a third time :—Bristol and Exeter Railway—Cale6o . nian Raik ay (Granton Branche•-)—Desford Road—Glas gow and South Western Railway-I , le of Purbeck Railway —London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Extensions and Alterations, &o.) —Loughborough, Ashby de la Zouch, and Rempstone ltoad—North Eastern and :-tockton and Darlington Railway Companies Amalgamation—Slone house and Nailsworth Railway—Whittle Dean Water—and Workington Dock. PETITIONS. By Sir G. BOWYER from Dundalk, in favour of the Prison Minise rs Bill ; Dlr. WESTHEAD, from Roman Catholics, Yolk, in tavour of the bill; Mr. M'AlAnoN . , from grocers, Wexford, praying for the equalization of the sugar duties ; Mr. PAGET, from Not tingham, and agreed to at a public meeting, and signed by the Mayor in favour of the independence of Poland, and praying that diplomatic relations with Russia might be suspended until such independence was estab lished ; Mr. Fla asiEts , from the Emancipation Society rf Bradford, praying the house to prevent the building of ships in this country for the Confederate States. THE RIOTS AT STALEYBRIDGE.—DISTURBED STATE OF THE COTTON DIS'IRICTS. Col. W. PATTEN desired to put a question to the right hon. baronet the Secretary of state for the Home Department, with respect to the condition of the cotton districts. The right hon. baronet was aware that some disturbances had taken place at Staley bridge and other places. It would be satisfactory to learn from the right hon. baronet, before the house separated for the recess, that he was not alarmed at • what had taken place, and entertained no apprehensions with regard to the period that would intervene before the Parliament re-assembled. Sir G. GREY replied that yesterday he was in a position to have answered the question satisfactorily, but to-day he had received communications from both the civil and mili tary authorities in the districts referred to, stating that some apprehensions are entertained as to the future, which they attributed to the injudicious sending of £5OO to Stale} bridge by the Mansion-house Committee. (Hear.) He had sufficient reliance in the military, and especially in the civil authorities, that any disturbances of the kind that might arise would be easily suppressed. (Hear, hear ) Mr. CU BITT explained that the money was only sent after repeated applications from the incumbent and other gentlemen of Staleybridge, who urged that if some money was IT t at once distributed riots and bloodshed could not fail to result. Colonel W. PATTEN said the name of his hon, friend the member for Andover (Mr. Cubitt) was held in the highest veneration throughout Lancashire on account of the munificent sums sent from the Mansion-house for the relief of the distress, out of the fund he had originated. (Cheers.) But during the last eight months a body of gentlemen in Lancashire, all acquairted with the locality, had earnestly devoted themselves to the relief of the dis trass; and they had throughout laboured under the greatest difficulty, in consequence of there being two sources of re lief—one in London, the other in Lancashire. (Hear, hear.) The conduct of the Mansion House committee, , with regard to Staleybridge, was regarded in Lancashire as exceedingly injudicious. (Rear.) Mr. CUBITT explained that the London Relief Com mittee was set on foot four months before any other person took up the matter. (Hear.) Already £770,000 had been distributed. Mr, FE R.RAND knew of his own knowledge that the great mass of the factory operatives were opposed to the Staleybridge rioters, and indeed indignant at their conduct. The operatives were looking anxiously forward to the discussion on the distress in the cotton districts, which he meant to originate after Easter. Was the right hon. baronet aware of the accuracy of his assertion ? Sir G. GREY repeated that the information he had re ceived amounted to this, that the great mass of the opera tives had given no countenance to these riots; indeed the conduct of the operatives was beyond all praise. (Cheers.) It was injudicious in the Mansion-house Committee to have sent the money to Staley bridge without agreement with the Lancashire Committee. the commit'ee had un doubtedly been actuated by the most benevolent motives in their dispensation ot the funds entrusted to them, but it was a matter fo p r regret that two separate mode s of relief existed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BRIGHT considered it unfortunate from the begin ning that two channels of relief should have existed. Doubtless, however, large funds were obtained in conse quence of the appeal being addressed from the Mansion House. He hoped it was not too late to convey over the fund; the gentlemen composing the Manchester committee were well wot thy of being entrusted with any funds that might be collected in any part of the world for the relief of the distress. The subject then dropped. ROYAL ASSENT. Col. CLIFFORD, Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, summoned the Speaker and the house to the Rouse of Lords, to hear the Royal assent to several bills. On the return of the SPEAKER, THE MEDITERRA.NAN COMMAND. Sir J. HAY asked whether it was true that the Naval Command-in-Chief in the Mediterranean was to be con fided to a rear admiral, and whether this appointment was rendered necessary by the unfitness of the forty-eight aati c s7 admirals and vies-admirals to undertake the, t theon:incur in consequence of the reluctance 01 ut .; 73 .7 n e: the expanses incidentalso thf ' Lord C. FAGS T rep at t ar-Admiral Smart had been appointed by the t Crown simply because he was con sidered a very competent officer, and not because the officers specified were deemed unworthy or did not feel inclined to incur the expenses mentioned. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer if be had entered into negotiations with Messrs. Kelk and Lucas for the purchase of the building of the Great Exhibition of 1862, with a view to remove into it a portion of the collections of the British Museum ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not officially in a position to afford any information. The dis posal of the building did not entirely rest with the contrac tors, but the commissioners cf 1852 and 1862. Certainly the terms asked by the contractors were not such as the Government would deem it expedient to accept. Negotia tions, however, were still pending. BARRACK MASTERS. Colonel FRE - RTH - Itsied whether barrack masters, of late employed as public accountants, bankers, and lawyers, having charge of public property, paying and receiving rents, underwent any examination as to their fitness to carry out so many professions never before united in the same person ? Sir G. C. Lewis replied that barrack masters had been employed in the way mentioned, but not certainly as lawyers and bankers. (Laughter.) They were examined as to their competencyy, and were assisted by competent soldiers from the ranks. A competent accountant, with a salary of £4OO a-year, had been appointed to the Pimlico establishment. POLAND-ADJOURNMENT FOR THE HOLI DAYS. Lord PALMERSTON moved the adjournment of the house until the 13th of April. Mr. HENNESSY called attention to the policy of the Go vernment with respect to Poland. He blamed the Govern ment for not following thedecire of the people of this country, supporting the endeavours of the toles to obtain their independence Throughout all the evils of Poland the noble lord at the head of the Government had taken a part inimical to the aspirations of this unhappy and down trodden people. BUILDING WAR SHIPS FOR THE CONFEDE- RATES. Mr. W. E. FORSTER rose to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the attention of her Majesty's Go vernment had been called to the danger of our friendly relations with the United States, resulting from the fitting out in our ports of ships of war for the service of the self-styled Confederate States, in contravention of the Foreign Enlistment Act, and of the. rolicy of neutrality adopted by this country. The hon. gentleman entered at great length into the sub ject, and blamed the Government for their supineness in connection with the undisguised bu.lding of those ships. He did not ask the Government to infringe the right of any British subject, but he asked them to act as the Americans did towards us during the Russian war, not permitting the construction of ships of war for Russia that might be used against us. (LEFT SPEAKING.) Course of the Exchange—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto RA terd am .. 11 181 11 184 Antwerp .. 25 45 25 50 B , usqels — 25 45 25 50 H tinburgh — 13 7/ 13 a Pa-is Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine --. 119/ 11D1 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid ... —48 i Cadiz Leghorn — 25 55 25 60 Milan — 2:5 55 25 60 Genoa — 25 .55 25 621 Naples Palermo — 25 60 25 65 Messina — 25 GO 25 65 Lisbon — 521 53 Oporto — 524 531 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CROXTON-PARK RACES.—Tats DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. WALTHAM PLATE. Welland Lady Evelyn c .. FARMERS' PLATE (First Heat). Endell Maid Bandoline Nine ran. GRANBY HANDICAP. Eidolan Oakapple: Six ran. BILLESDEN STAKES. d The Di etor Sixteen ran. The winner objected to. SCURRY HANDICAP. Little Barugh Primative 9 Four ran. THE CUP. Bally Edmond 1 Lady Evelyn colt Tbree ran. BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES. liunkelcl Glenoichy Four ran. CROXTON PARK PLATE. Interduca . 1 Oakapple Four ran. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 14 to 1 agst Adventurer 14 to 1 agst Oberon (taken) 25 to 1 agst thenochty colt (taken) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Dunkeld (taken) .Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Duk.. of Somerset, ai First Lord of the Ad miralty, held a levee yesterday at the Admiralty, Whitehall. The following (facers attended :—Capt. C. M. Aynesley, Capt. William Edmondstone, Capt. G. 11. Gardner, Capt. J. B. Dickson, Capt. Forbes, Capt. J. Seccombe, Capt. H. C. Glyn, Capt. W. H. Kitchen, Capt. C. G. Robinson, Capt. Sir J. S win bourne, Capt. Sir Wci. Wiseman, Capt. H. Broad head, Commander F. T. Thomson, L%mmander C. D. Irvine, Commander W. K. Jolliffe, Commander B. P. Priest, Commander T. Davies, Commander H. L. Round, Commander G. W. Lawsey, Lieut. R. B. Cay, Lieut. J. Lnarell, Lieut. B. Sharpe, Lieut. H. N. Knox, Lieut. F. W. Hallowes, and Mr. W. Hickman (paymaster). The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—J. Cutj ar, master, to the Dauntless, for the Coastguard ; Edward J. B. Bird, chief en gineer, to the Cumberland, for the Cadmus, when the latter is paid off; J. Grant, acting assistant engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary ; and It, S. Willcocks, assistant engineer, to the Pandora. THE ARMY. In consequence of the very favourable state of the weather yesterday, there was at Woolwich a general outdoor muster of the troops. The Horse Brigade and field batteries of the depot Royal Artillery, and the sth battalion Military Train, in chief command of Col. Sir David Wood, R.H.A., K.C.8,, assem bled on the barrack field, in the presence of General Sir Richard Dacres and staff, and were inspected and marched past. The Ist battalion 60th Rifles, in command of Lieut.-Colonel Sir E. F. Campbell, performed a series of manoeuvres on the Royal Artillery parade, and a portion of the two bat talions of Royal Marine Light Infantry, in com mand of Col. Gascoigne, C. 8., were drawn out on Woolwich common for the usual battalion exercises and drills. 128 non-commissioned officers and privates, in command of Captain Bunce, Royal Marine Light infantry, went through a lengthened course of rifle practice in the Plumstead marches. By the direction of the Duke of Cambridge, Capt. F. S. Bolton, 12th Regiment, the inventor of the lime-light signals, is now engaged with the staff of the Royal Engineer establishment,, Chatham, as . sisted by non-commissioned officers and men from the Laboratory, in a series of expe rim ents and trials with new signals at Ch a tham garrison with the view of testing the utmost capabilities of this invention. The officers and men engaged in the experiments are nightly despatched to far-distant stations in various parts of the district and country, between which a constant succession of signals is flashed from the principal station, Chatham, the whole being superintended by Capt. Bolton. On the com pletion of the experiments a report is to be made to the War-office on the result of the trials. The whole of the officers on leave of absence, to gether with the non-commissioned officers and men on furlough, have rejoined their respective regi ments and depots at Ch atham garrison, preparatory to going through their annual course of summer drill. The officers and gunners attached to the Ist division of the depot brigade, Royal Artillery, in the Chatham district, have also returned from the usual leave granted during the winter months, end the batteries are being now put through a daily course of company and s et-up drill, previous to th e commenc ement of the important summer exercises in the use and management of rifled and smooth bore ordnance, and practice with solid shot and com mon and segment shell with garrison and field ar tillery, 7 "'~ .'~ $ ' ~ ~ m lid ) pro ) keep a life tssur- se life rs the Lid be bonus us on. pay nends er the fe for come dur- ander ;, the an of after pre- vholo it not the ation, 3t, as those it his m of ; fur ocia- no of ►t his dur r, or cure year, may • the table Mae' short ithia vel her, Ant iged 18s. s by woe Lt of )les. rent glB not 2ild t of lay ing fli nCe the her for rks blic ub- 161 T stro iii) Lta 'ecl, Share 6f 7 91 I A r I 1 N 1 1