The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-29 00:00:00

IVI - X AT K AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Business in the general discount market continues ' ac tive, and the rates show an .undiminished firmness. The share list of the United Merthyr Collieries Company will close on Thursday next, the 31st inst. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets re turn closed for the Easter holidays. Business will be resumed to-morrow (Wednesday). Subjoined are the particulars of the railway calls due in April. These payments will raise the total subscribed for such purposes from the Ist January last to about £4,000,000 : Call. Amount. Cockermouth and Workington New Quarters l' 5 0 £5,000 Ditto, Preference £5, "A" .. 15 0 1,000 Furness, New £10.... ..... Grand Trunk of Canada Equipment Mort Bonds, 25 per cent not known Great Luxembourg Preference 2O 0 80,000 kadras Fifth Extension, Second Issue 2 0 0 100,000 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, New £lO Five per Cent~ 1862 Maryport and Carlisle, New 3O 0 18,000 Medeo 6 0 0 120,000 Neath and Brecon Paris and Orleans, New, 1862 RhYrnney 5 per Cent. Preference 2O 0 15,000 San Paulo .. South Italian South Staffordshire, £lOO4l per Cent Preference 25 0 0 Whitehaven, Cleator, and Egremont £lO Mann Extension 2 10 0 18,750 £1,370,300 The meeting for Mexican bondholders convened fOt to-morrow has been postponed till Monday, in consequence of the delay that has occurred in the acceptance of the Crown by the Archduke Maximilian. Two o'CLocK. At Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 65f. 90e.; 'Very flat. _ The Stock Exchange Markets present a heavy and depressed appearance, and the few transactions recorded have mostly been sales which have un favourably affected securities, In the English de partment very little business of a bona fide cha racter has been negotiated, and the funds, which should have exhibited buoyancy, in consequence of 4h the satisfactory intelligence from the Continent iu this morning, show a decline of -} per cent. Con- s) sole are 91-7,- for money, and 94 I for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 -3 ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. 7s. die.; India Stock is 218 2191 ; do. 5 per Cants. are 1041 I; do. Enfaced 5 ' Per Cents., 103; do. 5i per Cents., 112; and do. i ( Bonds, Bs. 3 s . There has been a depresssed market for Foreign A Securities, and the dealings have been principally ' 4 l connected with the settlement. Mexican have fallen nearly 1 per cent., viz. to 411 4 ; Greek are steady ti at 23k 24; Spanish Passive are lower, being 358 .1.; the Certificates are marked 132; Turkish Con. 1 1. : tolidCarel, flatter at 53,1 51; the 6 per Cents„ 1858, ti are 70 ; do., 1862, 7 1 4 72 ; and Venezuela 6 per 1; Cents., 60i f at , In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been v ery li m i te d, th e d e al e rs and speculators being et' Principally engaged with the half-monthly settle tient. Prices, however, have remained steady. t . Brighton have improved about Sc.; South Eastern, I ° B . ; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £1 ; while Great Eastern have declined 10s. et The Foreigt, and Colonial lines exhibit no change o ' of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous shares show very little Alteration as regards values. Annexed are the current quotations for some of the principal new projects :—London and Liverpool Hotel, prem.; Sabloniere Hotel, to 1 Prem.; North Australian Company, 1, to 1 prem. ; Central Argentine Railway, 4 to a prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, April 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. . B 9i 1 1 i New 22 per Cent. Jan. 1891... — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Rxehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 8 3 7 dis Ditto £5OO .. dis Ditto £l.OO and £200 Bank England Stk, 4i per Ct., last U.-yr Shut II Diiii GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 2 13 19 1 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1570 Ditto Accouni..... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 — Do Certificates Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872. .. 103 Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 • Ditto Bond s El,OOO 3 8 Ditto under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 6 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 ..... Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 9Ol 90 891 Ditto Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Avres 6 per Cent . 95 E gyptian New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. z gvptian 7 per Cent.. lOO Ditto, Second Issue ? r eek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 24 231 Malia n per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Rexic an 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Granada l4 Peruvian 4j per Cent . • Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 431 1 Ditto Account. — Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid — Pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 — Ditto 8 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 9ll 1 901 Sardinian 5 per Cent .. B4l Ditto Account Spanish 3 per .Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account .. Ditto Passive Ditto Account 36h Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l3a I Ditto Account .. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 .._ . Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 i)itto Account — Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account • • Ditto £lOO Bonds 7i 24 2 2 11 Venezuela 3 pet Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in Loud Dutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 6 61 7 Ditto Account 67/ 13iedroontese, 6 per Cent.. Ex. 251 — r eruvian Dollar Bonds, 4/ per Ct. Ex. 4s. THREE O'CLOCK , Consols Money Ditto April Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market firm. Sales probably about 3,000 bales imports, 563; previously, 15,967. SOME LADIES IN THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY ar e reported to be sending their plate to the Trea sure as a free offering to their country "to relieve the pros. sure on the currency," in this resembling the Prussians W ho gave their plate and jewels, and received back fete- Co:lilies in iron. AN ARITHMETICAL CONUNDRUM.—My first ex presses numbers ; my second magnifies numbers ; my third Multiplies numbers; and my whole destroys numbers, The solution of the riddle is found in the word—Colenso. , A COMET Is sa id to have been noticed at Naples, by . some identified as that which made so formidable an appearance in 1811, and giving its name to the famous Vintag e of that year. Th e Emperor of Austria has just subscribed a sum of 500 florins towards a statue to 'Jaclyn. A communicati on f ro m Cassel states that the iGovernment of El ec t ora l Hesse has at last deter mined on suppressi ng th e gam i n g-houses. The present co are ntraets with the b an k ers w ill not bo prolonged, and nego tiations now pending with th e widow of the contractor for th e e gaming -house at Renndorf for the sanalme4t of the QQ314911 1:1144 to her late IAUSbRAd• SHARE MARKETS —This day. 01W1NARY SHARES AND STOch.S. Sharel Railways. raw Cl os i n g Business I Price. done. 3.14. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val ' 25 etiy the and Tyne. 10 ik)st.,Sleat.,andMid.Co I st Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 5 0 Uors and Bandon ZO Corn wa i 10 Do A A gets no di ' 10 Do. B till op c.p an.ha, been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. st Edinburgh & Glasgow. st Glasg. and S. Western. st Great Eastern, Ord. stk st Ditto A stock et Ditto East Anglian st st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern st Do A stock st Do B do st Gt. S. and W. of Irelatn. st Great Western et Do Str Val gua. stock at Lancashire & Yorkshire st ' Loudon and Blackwall at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lon. & North Western st Lon. & Scr,th Western at Man., Shot., & Lincoln. 50 51aryport and Carlisle, 12i Do t sharps at Nletropolitan st Midland Do New st Do Binning. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Irelam , 25 Do. shares 8 8i 88 i 9 1 65 I 118 118 i, 118 I 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Craj' Line st North British st Ed.in., Perth, Sr Dundee st Nth. lilastern—Berwie. , 25 Do, G.N.E. purohas , at Do Lecds at Do York et Do Carlisle North London £0 Do New .. ,16.4 North Stafordshire to N. and S. W. J unction at Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stock et Do Soot. Slid. stock 1 10 Shrcws. and Welohpoo , st Shropshire Union at South Devon st South Eastern st South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 20 otaines, Wok.,and Wok 25 Stockton Datlington as Do Do New, 186 G it Taff Vale.. •• , ,o Do n ,0 Do C ,o Ulster 25 Do 7 30 Do it Vale of Neath ;t Victoria sta. and Pim 3t Waterford 85 Kilkenny It West Cornwall it W. Hartlepool Har.&R t Wee Midland -Oxiord it Do Newport i t Do Hereford 61 7 35 37 16 17 90 92 10 t 106 16i 176 6 7/ 128 129 129 130 130 132 91 93 65i t 93 1(81 10011 67 60 1031 101i 1 42i 43i 1088 108j 1 97g 981 1 541 551 1 113 )14 1271 128 i V 7 09 524 634 24 26 101 101} 55} Vi 871 88} 128 121 1 4 2 4 P, 78 79 Di 11i 124 126 41 43 98 100 63 64 34 36 91i 91j 99 101 81 , 37 38 94 91 10 c; ! 71 8/ p 163 166 5 7 ', 3 t p 93 96 22 24 , SSESSIUNS. Closing Price. 53 66 1024 1034 P 1 P p Ipl 54 6 74 84 101 1(3 102 104 105 106 lu4i 104 # P P, 19 20 74 76 58 62 66 68 51 63 48 50 40 42 25 27 22 c 5 103 104 1 102} tO3ll ilk 92 94 83 86 lot )03iP 97 99 Sit 94 55 58 all 100 (100 100 2 all 100 k.lOO 3 6 82 E 4 103} 1041 101 k 1021 tP 1021 103 97 99 104 a i BRITISH P • are Railway® /lb 4,tlarliia & n Lawrence , I Born.,Barods s c.Cent Ind ' Gu. 5 per cent... !O Do. New ... !O Do. E. Shares .. :Oa Buffalo and LaKe Huron lO Do. Preference ...... ,„ Buflalo,Brant,&Godricl , '" p. et. bds. Aug. 1,1 S?:. )0 Do. do. July 1, 187. )0 00. Rio. J 1, Jo; 'lil~'llLCS.is~?.iuJ.~Cli.ll. ;~ t ';apeTown t, Dock Seri: ick nlastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. ok Last Ind! an. gu. 5 p. c. 0 Do. do. G Ext..... 20 Do. do. U do. .. ock Grand rrunk of Canada CO Do. Ist Pr,l. Bonds.. 00 Do. do. deferred...... 00 Do. 2d fret. Bonus.. 00 Do. do defer' ed...... 00 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... ,00 Do. do. deterred...... ,00 Do. 4th Pref. stook... 600 Do. do. deferred...... ,00k Gt.lndia.renui.gua.sp. o 20 Po. "slew gua. 5 p. • Do. January, 1862 .. ~1r Gt. South.ot India (Lim guaranteed 6 per oent. ti Gt. W. of Canada Share,. Do. New t I • • Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. 9 Do. Si p. c. do. '77-8.. .0 Indian Branch Limited lek Madras guar., 5 p. o. )ck D 0.4 p. o. Extension Eck Dc. 4A do 0 Do. Fifth Extension. )ck Nielb•Corp. np. o. Buds. Helb. & liobson's Bay. )0 Do. 7p. i. Hoag. Bds. unswiok Cands Class A an a 8.. N.lll.C'da3 pc Ist pi bds stock Soinde ..•• ock Do. Delhi EO Do. do et Du. Punjaub Do. Du. , .. •• •• .• ook Do. indua•St. Flo. Paid. all lvv all all ail all Business done 1031 1021 103 3 / 4 IG5i 4, 104 t 261 1031 4 104 go i 7 to, ‘3k.) V biliv u - p.e.J a 6c.1:!1.!. - 1877-81 - Do. ep. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 100 102 - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 99 101 - Do. 2p. c. Jan.&July. 10, 88 92 88 - Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 • - (;ape G. Hope, 6p• 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1800 100 110 112 Do. 1891 100 11l 113 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 10) 109 111 - 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 10u 112 114 - 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 196 108 - atal Gov. d per cent.. 100 B 8 110 --'N.B.Gov.6p.e.J a.&Jul) 100 101 103 - ua. dp. e.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S. W. G ov. 5p 3.,18. 100 99 100 - Du. sp. c.,18t ito 1-,t 100 99 101 94 - Do. d0.,1888 & upwde 100 99 100 99/ a ICO New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 LOB 110 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - sterling, 1875. IOU 103 105 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - - 103/ - S.Aus G6p.c.187&& up.. 100 10) 111 • Vlo.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.& July 100 - - Do. to d p.m &n.&Ost.. , 100 ill/ 112/( 1124 13 ; tiE,ITISH MINES. 2 ;Umbrian Consol. Gold 1 4 id - llliord Amalgamated.. ) - 355 165 - Devon G. Con , (Taviet. ) 1 555 665 - East Bassett (Illogan)..1 30 70 7 5 - East Clogau Gold Ltd. - - - East Caradon - East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 64 74 64 - E. AT'lltussel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 3i 41 Gam.&St.AuDyn(Gwen , 581 10 11 - Great South Tolgus.... 17s 35 4 - G. Wheal Vor (I.l.elston, 40 37 39 38/ 7/ - Grenville (1.16. L 85 9 84 - Elerc-d's-Foot 0 8.12 85 37 - tlingston Downs 4.18.0 4 44 - Lady Bertha - llargaret (tiny Lelact 94 19 21 - Mance Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 25 14 1 d - New Setun l9l 85 95 - • North Downs 24 15 2 Basset(lllo4an 3.1.0 2 25 ' - North Wheal Crotty l'ar Consols (6t. Blaney • - - - Providence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 41 43 - IS ou thl,aradon(St.Cleer 11 440 460 - iS. Carn Brea (lllogan) - - - le.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 50 55 - Stray Park 30.17.6 32 34 - Vanaar Silv.& Lead Alin - I fin Croit 9 19 20 • West Basset (Illogan) l/ 10 11 W C, radon (Liskeard 5 20 22 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5/ 874 92/ -. Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 10 31 37 - Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant, 2.0.6 WhealLud ott - Wheal XtaryAnn (Men ) 8 131 14/ - Wheal Geton . . 53/ 190 200 - , Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 2 24 - I Wheal Union 3.1 7 24 24 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 1 0 6 .Ditto, 6 per cent. pt., 124 PREFERENCE SHARES 114 . 1) STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Aletrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 1001 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 106 South Eastern i per cent., 1859, 981 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 2131 1 Midland Bradford pret. stock, 94 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 Belgian Eastern Junction, Dutch Rhenish, 17,1 Great Luxembourg, 111, 11 Sambre and Meuse, 8} San rant° gua. 7 per cent., 8} 8 Ditto (a.l), 2 1 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, FOREIGN MINE. Alamillos, limited, Cape Copper, lim., 121 Cobre Copper, 33 41 St. John del Rey (lim.), 44 6 Yudanamutana of S. Australia, lim., n JOINT-STOCK .BANKS. Alliance film.), 501 1 Ditto, new, 404 1 Anglo Austrian, 6,1 Australasia, - , Ditto, new, 47 Bank of Queensland (11m), 191 20 Bank of Wales, lim., 16 Brazil .n and Portuguese, lint.. 81 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 44; 5 41: 5 Chartered Tier. of India, London, and China, 691 70 East London, lim., 7 t ili'.lo, new, issued at 11 pm, 41 / English and Irish (lim.), 15 English and Swedish, Rm., 121 13 European Bank, lim., 101 1 / Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.), 34 31 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., lei Imperial Bank (Rm.), 351:6 Imperial Ottoman, 191 / 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Rm., 31 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 151 London and Brazilian aim.), 581 9 : London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lim., 20 191 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 26 1 1 London and County. 601 59/ London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch., Jim., 101 London Joint Stock, 41 / London and Westminster,'B2l 2 Merchant Bank, lim., 13 1 14 13/ Metrop. and I'rov. Bank (lim.), 27 61 7 61 New Zealand Baak,ll2l 12 Oriental Bank Corporation. 641 3; Scindc, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 111 South Australia, 401 Standard of British South Africa (Um ), 281 Union of Australia, 56 51 Union of Ireland (lim.), 19 1 181 Union of London, 451 6 DOCKS. East and West India, 141} Vietoria, 100 i ,00 MISCELLANEOUS. • Anglo-Mexican Mint, 21i Berlin Water Works, Lim, . Ceylon Company, 10} Commercial Union (insurance), 9i C 9 Atrivct Cyrmaticia, Una., fi 471 6 71 123} 129 651 0 109 j 67 104} 4 42/ luSi 974 8 5415 98i P 113 i 1271 78 } 9 3 U I LOISDOX, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1864. MISCE LLANEOUS—Continued. Credit FoncierJ9l 103 Discount Corporatioo, Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., Financial Corporation, 5a a Gen. err dit and Finance of London, lim., Sea 1 Hudson's Bay. 183 a 19 International Financial Society, Joint •stock Discount, lira., Land Securities, lim., 41 1 London Financial Association, lim., 201 Ditto, new, 15 Madras Irrigation:and Canal, Ditto (a11),'21 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 131 National Discount Company, Rm., 121 13 Ditto, new, 41 51 North British and Mercantile Insurance, lira., 191 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, biLli Ditto, new, I'sl Royal Mail steam, 88 Scottish Australian Investment, Um., 113; Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Rm., 61a1 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH.STRE ET. PARISH PROSECUTION OP BROTHEL KEEPERS.—Conrad Ackerman, refreshment-house keeper, of No. 23, Tich borne-street, and Sophia Chapman, his servant, were brought before Mr. Arnold by Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, on a war rant, charged with keeping a brothel at No. 23, Tichborne street. Mr. Alien, of Carlisle. street, prosecuted on the part of the authorities of St. James's parish, and Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, defended. Mr. Arnold, after the sergeant had stated that defendants were the persons named in the warrant, ordered the male defendant to find two sureties in £4O each, and the woman to find two in £2O each, to appear at the sessions, Sophia Myers, refreshment house keeper, of 42, Great Windmill-street, and Henry Nicholls, same address, were also charged with keeping a brothel at 42, Great Windmill- street Sergeant Appleton having identified the defendants as those named in the warrant, Mr. Arnold ordered the female to find two sureties in £2O each, and the man two in £lO each, to appear at the sessions. The Poor-Law Board and Bethnal-green. List night, at the weekly meeting of the Board of Guar dians of Bethnal-green—Mr. Howard in the chair—the clerk to the Board read a very important document from the Poor-law Board, with reference to the recent inquiries into the charges against Dr. Moore, and into the alleged death from starvation of Sarah Dove. The following comprises the most material portions of the 'otter _ " Poor •law Board, Whitehall, March 28, 186 k. " Sir, —I am directed by the Poor-law Board to inform the guardians of the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, that the Board have received the report of their inspector, Mr. Lambart, after the recent inquiry into the several charges preferred avinst Dr_ Edward Moore, one of the medical (Beers of the parish, and they have carefully con- sidered the voluminom evidence adduced on that occasion. " The first charge brought under the notice of the board is that of neglect of duty in the cases of Elizabeth Mandrill and her two children, Joseph and James. " With respect to Mrs. Mandrill herself, the Board find that Dr, Moore visited her in the afternoon of the day on which he received the medical order; and although he did not see her again for 10 days afterwards, it is evident from her own admission that she was out every day in the mean. time, and when he went to see her after having been sent for at the expiration of'that period, he found her net at her own home, but at her daughter's house, without bonnet or shawl. It does not appear that any inconvenience would have been caused to Mrs. Mandrill by her going to Dr. Aloore's house, and the board are of opinion, therefore, that Dr Moore cannot be considered as guilty of neglect in having omitted to visit her during the interval in question. "The substance of the complaint of Mrs. Mandrill in re gard to the child Joseph is, that Dr. Moore only visited him five times in four weeks of his illness, and that when she went to him on a Friday (two days before the child's death) and said he was very ill, Dr. Moore refused to visit him then, and did not do so until the following afternoon. The documentary evidence showed that the order was.given on the 15th August, 1363." The letter then recited the evidence in this case, and then arrived at the conclusion that Dr. M oore was not chargeable with neglect. The case of James Mandrill was recited in a similar manner, and the board considered that Dr. Moore was open to censure in having given a certificate for the re. moval of the deceased to the workhouse without having seen him on the morning on which death took place. The charge preferred againet Dr. Moore of employing a midwife to attend labour cases instead of doing so himself depends mainly on the evidence of Mrs. North ; but in the four individual instances adduced it appears that Mrs. North was sent for by the women themselves, and there is no proof that he requested or instructed her to attend for him. After going through the evidence adduced in support of this charge, the letter proceeded to notice that after Mrs, North had made her complaint to the guardians and pend ing investigation, Dr. Moore addressed to her a letter written under a feigned signature and addressed in a disguised hand, stating that some ladies were about to establish a lying-in hospital, and offering her a situation therein if Dr. Moore would become security for her. The letter was purely fic- titious, and Dr. Moore's only explanation was that he wished to get her to his house so that before credible witnesses he, e )uld remonstrate with her. The Poor. law Board regarded this explanation as being extremely unsatisfactory, the letter being an unworthy subterfuge. "The allegation of getting up unnecessary inquests for the purpose of degrading the parish must be limited to the case of the child Sarah Ward, as there was no proof at the in quiry that the doctor had communicated with the cor-,,,„ either directly or indirectly as to the death of vay other person. In the case referred to Dr. Moore callf,d upon the coroner and told him that the death had not been occasioned by any specific disease, and both the coroner and jury appear to have been satisfied that the inquest was necessary. " It must be remarked, however, that the verdict of the jury was founded upon the result of the post-mortem exa mination by Dr. Moore himself; and with reference to the statement made to the coroner in the first instance by Dr. Moore, that there was no specific disease, the attention of the Board has been drawn to an obliteration in the medical relief-book, from which there is reason to suppose that tlie disease was, in the first instance, entered as scarlatina. " The Board are of opinion that this obliteration, in con nexion with other circumstances, is calculated to excite grave suspicions, and such as rendered inquiry necessary." After referring to the charge of making extraordinary claims for vaccination fees, of which Dr. Moore was ac quitted, it was remarked that the careless and improper manner that the entries were made in the books excited picion. The Board then proceeded to notice a similar (*large with regard to medical fees. No proof had been aP.uced that in any specific case the claims were imprope'..ly made, and the Board found that in every difficult cvie another medical practitioner was consulted. The Board held that Dr. Moore was entitled to the extra fees cla,', Lu el by him. In alluding to the charge of bringing contempt upon the board of guar dians by public appeals to charity, the Board referred to the case of Sarah Branstone, Lud censured him for appeal- ing to the public in place of applying to the guardians. \lin respect to the charge of neglecting and refusing to enter the attendance of his substitute in red ink, pursuant to the general consolidated order, the Boari find that on March 7, 1861, the guardians requested Dr. Moore by letter to be careful to comply with this important requisition, Dr. Moore's explanation they regretted they could not receive as consistent with the facts. " It is not necessary that the Board should express an opinion with reference to all the subordinate charges against Dr. Moore, but they cannot avoid alluding to a paragraph in a letter published by him on 21st Oct. last, in which he speaksof the guardians as unblushing and mendacious slan derers.' Epithets such as these are obviously incompatfble with the feeling of mutual confidence which should exist between the guardians and Dr Moore as one of their medi cal officers, and the beard are unable to find that they are in any way justified by the evidence of the inquiry." After adverting to the evasive manner in which Dr Moore had answered Mr Giffard, in his cross examination upon a point connected with his qualification in the year 181 A, the board proceeded to speak of the case of Sarah Dove at great length, and went throu g h the evidence— whicti has been recen tly published in the reports of the inque st — at th e P oor law inquiry before Mr Farnall. The board censured Dr Moore for having omitted five days to order the relieving officer to supply the necessary nourishment to the woman. "Another circumstance Eeentioned by Dr Moore in ex tenuation of his conduct is, that he had reason to believe that Sarah Dove's husband was at work. With respect to this point the board think it right to state that it is shown by the evidence that James Dove, the husband, has not been without employment for the last three years, and in the last 55 weeks of that period he has received upon an average at least 16s per week ; that for three weeks before his wife's death he received 2s per week in addition from a charitable lady, and that d urin g the la st winter he obt a ined charity from s other Sat urdays and Sundays, and the a his wife t o pi ne awa y for want of the necessar i e s of life. W hilst, therefore, the husband's resource s were such as to deprive hi m of any title to paro chial relief, and while it is equally certain that he must be held responsible for the slow starvation of his wife, it must be borne in mind that it was with the actual condition of the deceased that Dr Moore had to deal; and if he found her, as no doubt she was, destitute of the nourishment and other comforts requisite for the proper treatment of the case, it was his duty to have given the usual recommendation for those necessaries,Pwithout delay. " The Board consider that in this instance Dr Moore was guilty of very serious neglect of duty; and having regard vi to the several c ircumstances affe cting his conduct esta blished against him at the fir s t inquiry, and t o th e resolu tion passed by the g uardians that they had lost all confi dence in him, the n Boardepthi,emyNG' of guardians have no alternative cons i s tent with their pub lic duty, but t o requ i re him to re sign his present office.--I am, si r, yours, &c., (Signed) This letter having been read (sd)feel that ,s , the board passed to the considerati on of anoth er letter which had been re ceived from the Moor - la w Boar d , calling their attention to a charge against Mr. Runcie num, the relieving officer, that he had rudely pus hed his way into a room where a woman had just been confined, and roughly refused to give any relief to the family or a coffin to bury the deceased ohild, saying that they were a sot of paupers and imposters, and he would lock them up. This case was adjourned. WI OF ULWAII (liajpootani isTHEexpected Lo d . COURT CEREMONIAL OF THE AdSYRIANS.— There can be no doubt that the Court ceremonial of the As.yrians was stately and imposing. The monarch seems indeed not to have affected that Privacy and seclusion which forms a predominant feature of the ceremonial observed in most person n ta t l h m e oanooftorcmlipileiss.hinle showedl n e tof hia great him- s s u el p f er v i e u r t y en f d r e e d ely in to his subjec ts on many occasions. He works. Irinanwaa.r his In n e t the expeditious e n h a rudee hew onilnd oftenopen descendch ari chariot, never using s u s s y ing a litter, thoug h litters were not unknown to from his chariot, and march or fight on foot like the meanest of his subjects. But though this familiarising the multitude with his features and appearance, ho was far from allowing familiarity of address. Both in peace and war he was attended by various officers cf state, and no one had speech of him excep t through if them, It would even seem as two persons only were en titled to open a erinvei satien with hint—the vizier and the chief eunuch. When he received them, he gen era lly pl a ced himself upon his throne, sitting, while they stood to ad dress him. It is strongly indicative of the hau g hty p r id e of these sovereigns, that they carried with them in their dis tant expeditions the cumbrous thrones whereon they were wont to sit when they dispensed justice or received homage. On these thrones they sat, in or near their fortified camps, when the battle or the siege was ended, and thus sitting they received in state the spoil and the prisoners. Behind them on such occasions were the two fan-bearers, while near at hand were guards, scribes, grooms, and other attendants. In their palace halls undoubtedly the ceremonial used was stricter, grander, and more imposing. The sculptures, how ever, furnish no direct evidence on this point, for there is thing to mark the scene of the great processional pieces.— Bawfinntes 4nc l olt lilynarchtes, President Lincoln's Call for Two Hundred Thousand Men, The following Ts President Lincoln's call for 200,000 additional men " Executive Mansion, Washington, March 14. "In order to supply the force required to be drafted for the navy, and to provide an adequate reserve force for all contingencies, in addition to the 500,000 men called for February Ist, 1864, the call is hereby made and draft ordered for 290,000 men for the military service of the army, navy, and marine corps of the United States. The proportional quotas for the different wards, towns, townships, precincts, cr election districts, or counties, will be made known through the Provost marshal General's Bureau ; and accoant will be taken of the credits and deficiencies of former quotas. The 15th day of April, 1864, is designated as the time up to which the numbers squired from such ward of a city, town, kc., may be raised by volun tary enlistment, and drafts will be made in each ward of a city, town, &c., which shall not have filled the quota assigned to it within the time desig nated for the number required to fill said quotas. The drafts will be commenced as soon after the 15th as practicable. The Government bounties, as now paid, continue until April 1, 1864, at which time the additional bounties oease. On and after that date 100 dole. bounty only will be paid, as provided by the act, approved July 22, 1861. (Signed) " ABRAHAM LINCOLN." 'WESTMINSTER. , A LADY'S LIFE PLACED IN IMMINENT DANGER.—Hew Walker was charged with being drunk while driving a horse and cart, doing damage, and placing the life of a lady in very imminent danger. Police-constable 133 B said that at a quartos past 10 last night he found the defendant drunk and incapable of tak ing care of his horse and cart in the high road at Knights bridge. At the time witness came up defendant was standing on the footway near his cart. Mr Tyrwbitt—What was the damage he did ? Witness—He smashed a cab all to pieces. Mr Tyrwhitt—\Vas there any passenger in the cab Witness—Passengers inside, and also one on the box with the driver. They were all placed in the most im minent peril. The cab-driver is here to state the circum stances of the case. Alfred Wigan said—l was going by Albert-gate last night when a buss pulled up in front of me for a passenger, and I was going by when this man came right from the other side of the road, and pulled right on to me on the wrong side of the road. Mr, Tyrwhitt—What was the effect of this ? Witness—My cab was smashed up, and a lady much injured and nearly killed. Mr. Tyrwhitt— How was that ? Witness—l had just taken up a party of five persons to convey to Kensington, and had one of them, a lady, outside the cab. It was the greatest mercy that she escaped. One of the shafts of the cart shaved her dress, and had it gone an inch more in one direction must have driven her right through the cab. Mr. Tyrwhil t—ln what condition was the defendant Witness—He was very drunk and on his wrong side. The lady is here to say what happened to .her. Mrs. Elizabeth Cook—My mouth is so much hurt by a blow I received that I can hardly speak. We wore going through Knightsbridge last night when on a sudden this cart came upon us. Mr. Tyrwhitt—What injuries did you receive ? Witness—The shaft jumped up and struck ms on the side of the head—it then fell a little and glancing down my body did my clothes great damage. Mr. T3.rwhitt—What was the damage ? Witness—The shaft tore my silk dress to pieces—(dress produced), and my flannel petticoats and other things were dragged off my my back by the shaft of the cart. Mr. Tyrwhitt--Who was to blame ? Witness—Not the cabman; he was driving properly. The other man camp upon him on a sudden. Defendant—.[ was not the person to blame more than the cabman. Mr. Tyr whitt—lt was really the greatest mercy that something fatal did not result from defendant's misconduct. Lie is fined 40s. for the offence, or will ..bs imprisoned one month ; 40s, damage to the lady's dress, or one month, and he had better settle for the damage done to the cab, or a summons will bo issued against him. THAMES, A. MOST ARTIUL YOUNG THlEN.—Amelia Bull, a viry wicked girl, about 13 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing two half-crowns from a woman named Elizabeth Carrs, the wife of William Carrs, of No. 7, George-street, Limehouse, The prosecutor was at a shop in Market-street, Stepney, on Saturday night last, making some purchases. The pri soner was standing close to her on the right side, and was bargaining with the shopkeeper for a chemise. When Mrs. Curs reached home she missed two half-crowns from her puree. Tho woman was astounded. She had not missed her purse in the shop, nor had she felt any hand in her pocket. There was some other silver in her purse which was not touched. The prisoner would most probably have remained undiscovered if she had not boasted to some of her girlish acquaintances that she had taken a purse out of a lady's pocket in a haber dasher's shop on Saturday night, stolen ss. from it, and returned it to the lady's pocket again withcut her discover ing her loss. The prisoner's boastings came to the know • ledge of Mr. and Mrs. Cerra, and they gave information to the police. The prisoner was arrested last night by Wm. Paple, a police constable, No. 288 K, at the house of her parents, in White Horse-street, Stepney. She admitted having stolen the two half-crowns, and said she had spent 2s. of the money and returned 3s. to the constable. The constable said the prisoner was a most dexterous young thief, and repeated complaints had been made at the station by people who had been robbed by her, but who did not like to prosecute her on account of her tender years. She robbed her father sometime ago of two sovereigns, and was brought before Mr Woolrych, who admonished her, and, at the solicitation of her father, discharged her. She then made the most solemn promises of amendment, but she had committed many robberies since. The prisoner—Please your worship, if you will let me go I will not do so any more. Mr. Paget said, unfortunately the prisoner's promises were worth nothing. She was a dangerous girl, and too artful in wickedness to be at large. He would consider what was to be done with her. At present she would be remanded for a week. THE REPUBLICAN NERO FIDDLING WHILE ROME BURNS.—" What cares old Abe !" (exclaims Manhattan), he jokes and laughs as hearty as ever. At 1 his reception one evening last week in the White House the negroes were as thick as blackberries in Jersey. Among them was a coloured barber named Burke ; he was an ap plicant for an office in the New York Custom-house. The President requested him to call and take breakfast with him the next morning. Burke did so. After the meal, when they were alone, the President slapped him upon his knee in a friendly manner, and said, ' Burke, you want an office. I can't give you one, but I will tell you what I will do. I will tell you a story. Once upon a time King Solo mon, or his papa King David, or some other old buster of a King in Easter climes, kept an astrologer named Smith. The astrologer used to tell the King when it was going to rain and when it was not, and for this he got the tallest kind of pay and good keeping. One day the King was going too bunt buffaloes on the Eastern prairies, and says he Smith,' What kind of a day will it be? Will it be safe for my complexion to go out I' Heaven preserve your Majesty,' said Smith I 'it will be a splendid day. It will not rain for a day or a month to come.' So the King went on his way to the buffalo pastures. On his way he met a country fellow riding on a jackass, who said to the King, Turn about, your Majesty, if you don't want to get wet, for its going to rain like pitchforks.' I know better,' replied the King, ' I keep a private astrologer, and he says it won't rain.' The King kept on, but presently it began to rain a young deluge. This is really delight ful,' said the King, as he hurried back to town to his palace, wet through to the skin, and looking more like a half drowned rat than a decent King. ' Smith, what do you mean ?' said the King to the astrologer. The stars and things said it would not rain,' said poor Smith. ' Vacate,' said the King, and he sent for the man who rode the ass, What is your name?' he asked, ' and how did you know it was going to rain ?' 'My name is Johnsen, and I knew it was going to rain because my jackass lowers his ears whenever it is going to rain.' Se the King ordered his Billy Seward secretary to make out the papers appointing the jackass to the vacated office; and, Burke, ever since that day all the Jackasses of the country think they have equal claims to get office, and I am bothered to death with them. I don't want'you to be regarded as a Jackass, and so I won't appoint you." If the leader of the American Christy Minstrels, now in England, wishes to use the above, and calls "Bones" to narrate it as the last coloured joke of Old Abe, he can do so, and I will make no charge. COLLISION AND Loss OF LlFE.—Three lives have been lost by a collision in Redwharf Bay. The unfortunate men were part of the crew of the schooner Britannia, of Carmarthen, Captain Rouse, bound to Port Madoc, with Chins clay. It appears the Britannia was at anchor, when an American schooner ran into her, and she immediately foundered, the three men going down iu her. The captain, mate, and a boy were saved. The other vessel passed on without taking any notice of the cries of the uu fortwaate crew of the sunken ship, • DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK, CASTLETOWN, ISLE OF MAN, Marc)-, 27. Last night at 20 minutes to 7 o'clock (re'ports Mr. 11. C. Gill) a messenger came to me fra a m Port St. Mary, stating that a echooner had bean struck by a squall off Port Iron, and was th en lying on her beam-ends disabled, and requesting the lifeboat of the National Instil ntion might ba, Dent off Cu her. We decided that the moat speedy way would be to take the boat overland, and accordingly we premed six horses and got off by 7 o'clock. The distance from Castletown to Port Iron is ETD miles. When we arrived at the latter place we were assured that the schocner had gone down about two hours previously, but as this information was supposed to be doubtful, and as the people s'aongly urged the propriety of sailing the boat an the`chance of pick ing up some of the crew who might still be floating, even if the vessel had • gene down, the boat was launched by five nY.nutes past 8. I acconaT,anied the men, and too', ; with me the harbour-master of Port St. Mar i to point out the position as near as might be ".vhere the vessel had last been seen. We went rant in a north-westerly direction for about 4 nil l ,es and a half, the wind blowing strongly from the N.W., and there being a very heavy sea on. In fact, it was such a sea as lam convinced no boat but a lifeboat could have existed in many minutes. We then cruised about the track which it was sup posed the schooner or her crew might be on for about an hour, showing a light, and looking out in all directions, but without any success. The boat's head wee then turned towards the Calf of Man, which we rounded, still being, as our crew thought, on a favourable tract—a strong tide having set in in that direction. sufficient to carry along any wreck or floating brady. All our efforts, however, were in vain,and, we were obliged to return without having effected any good. We first took the boat into Port St. Mary, where we arrived about 12 o'clock., hoping to find the carriage and horses thera. In this we were mistaken; they had re t-arned to Castletown. And after the men had been hospitably entertained by one of the inhabitants, they rowed the lifeboat home to Castletown, where they arrived shortly after two o'clock this morn ing. I regret to have to relate a tale of such ill success, but the men did everthing in, their power, and exhibited a degree of patience, perseverance, and bravery, such as asto nished me. They say their boat is beyond all praise. I have ascertained that the schooner in question was the Vixen, of Peel, in this island, Sohn Sans burg, master. Crew of five men, and captain's wife on board, from Bordeaux to Belfast, with Indian corn, in bulk. She called into Port St. Mary, about two o'clock yesterday, to take the master's wife on board. It is stated to•day, and beyond all doubt that the vessel and all her crew went down. This valuable lifeboat was instrumental on the 11th inst. during a heavy gale of wind in saving four persons from the smack Water Lilly, the vessel soon afterwards becoming a total wreck. Altogether the lifeboat has within the last six years rescued 27 shipwrecked persons. Factory Acts Extension Bill. A bill has been introduced - by her Majesty's Government for the extension of the Factory Acts to certain trades not included in the previous acts, but in which children, young persons, and women are employed. The trades which it is now proposed to include within the provisions of the Factory Act are the following :-1. The manufacture of earthenware, except bricks and tiles, not being orna mental tiles. 2. The manufacture of lucifer matches. 3. The manufacture of percussion caps. 4. The manufac ture of cartridges. 5. The employment or paper staining. 6. The employment of finishing, haching, lapping, making up, or packing any yarn, or any mixture of them, or any yarn or cloth, or any other material or material warehouses, or in those of finishers, or in those of makers up and packers. 7, The employment of fustian cutters. The following are the main provisions of the bill :—The Fac tory Acts shall be incorporated with this act, and shall apply to the, several manufactures and employments mentioned in the first schedule, with the qualifications and subject to the additions thereinafter mentioned :-1. The term "factory" to have the same meaning as in the Factory Acts. 2. During the first six calendar months next ensuing the passing of this act, children of not less than 11 years of age may be employed for the same time, and subject to the same conditions, for and subject to which young persons exceeding 13 years of age may be employed in pursuance of the said Factory Acts. 3. During the first 30 calendar months next ensuing the passing of this act, children of not less than 12 years of age may be employed for the same time, and subject to the same conditions, for and subject to which young persons exceeding 13 years of age may be employed in pursuance of the said Factory Acts. 4. In the manufacture of lacifer matches, no child, young person, or woman sh a ll b e a ll owe d t o t a k e his or her meals in any part of the factory where any manufacturing process (except that of cutting the wood) is usually carried on; and any child, young person, or woman who is allowed to take his or her meals in any part of the factory in con travention of the said provisions shall be deemed to be em • ployed contrary to the provisions of the Factory Acts. 6. In the employment of fustian cutting, no child shall be al lowed to commence work until the attainment of the age of 11 years; and any child who is allowed to commence work in the employment of fustian cutting before the said age of 11 years shall be deemed to be employed contrary to the said Fishery Acts. 6. During the first 18 calendar months next ensuing the passing of this act, so much of the said Factory Acts as provides that during any time allowed for meals no child, young person, or woman shall be employed or allowed to remain in any room in which any manufacturing process is carried on, and that all the young persona employed in a factory shall have the time for meals at the same period of the day, shall not apply to the employment of paper stain ing or to the manufacture of earthenware. SUDDEN DEATH OF ONE OF THE PERFORMERS AT THE NEW ROYALTY THEATRE,—Last night, about 10 o'clock, Mr Henry Seymour, one of the performers at the New Royalty Theatre, suddenly expired on the stage. It appears that it was the deceased's fist appearance at the theatre, and while walking from the front of the stage to the back, during the performance of the new burlesque of the " Woman at the Wheel," he fell down in a fit. Assist ance was promptly rendered the deceased—Dr Rogers, of Dean-street, being at the time in the pit of the theatre—but it was of n) avail, the deceased having ceased to exist. The wife of the deceased. it is stated, was in the pit at the time, but was only made conscious of the melancholy event by the loud calls of the audience for the "miller," the part her husband was taking. The body of the deceased was removed to the dead house of St Ann's to await an inquest. MAKING BAD WORSE. — A Parisian portrait painter, having painted the portrait of a lady, a critic who had just dropped in to see what was going on exclaimed, "It is very nicely painted—but why did you take such an ugly model F" "It is my mother," calmly replied the artist. "Oh, pardon, a thousand times," from the critic in the greatest confusion. "You arc right—l ought to havo perceived it. She resembles you com pletely." SIR JOHN BowRiNG has presented to the British Museum his very fine collection of insects made during his long residence in the East. The collection consists of 81,200 specimens. Brooke House, Isle of Wight, where Garibaldi is to be the guest of Mr. Seely, M.P. for the City of Lincoln, is situated in the south-west of the island, not far from Freshwater, the residence of Alfred 'lenayeoo, the Poet Laureate, SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 &CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. ..,,.._______. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NORTHAMPTON RACES—Turs DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Dollar Lord Zetland Loiterer Eighteen ran. TRIAL STAKES. Glendusk Lord Burleigh Saa King 3 Six ran. WHITTLEBURY STAKES. Soamise Mousley Eleven ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. Isolino, Guerilla Edward the Confessor Seven ran. STAND PLATE. Lapidist Naxos . Seven ran, DELAPR E HANDICAP. Vigil 1 Poetras Ten ran. PYTCHLEY STAKES. Lady Abbess Musk Perseverance O ..• Seven ran. DURHAM RACES-THIS DAY. LANBTON STAKES. King Arthur War Whoop Qatatogu. • 3 Six ran. WYNYARD PLATE. Lizette Gaily Betsy Copeland Eight ran. SELLING STAKES. Little Hannah filly Warlock filly Four ran. DURHAM HANDICAP. Wisdom . . 1 Mantrap Wensley colt Seven ran. RABY STANES. Sir Watkin 1 Theobalda Madame Patti Six ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening. -4 , - - LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MARC!' 28. Notice is hereby given that her Majesty's birthday will be celebrated on 'rues 'ay, the 24th of May next. FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH 29. NOTIFICATION OF BLOCKADE. It is hereby notified, that Earl Russell, K.G., her Ma jesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Copen hagen, stating that a notification from the Ministry of Marine, dated the 22d inst., appeared in the official paper of the 23d inst., stating that the Island of Fehmern is de clared[in a state of blockade. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Winston J. Trowbridge as Consul of Barbadoes for the United States of America. \VAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Mkucll 29. sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain Richard F. Morrison, from the 7th Foot, to be Captain, vice Colvin, who exchanges—rjornet Richard James Streatfield to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thomas Booth, who re tires—George Oeborn Springfield, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, N ico StreatfiPlC Ist Dragoons—Lieutenant William Lawrence Twentyman to be Captain, by purchase, vice Richard Molesworth, who retires—Cornet Allan Me.elean to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Twentyman. 14th Hussars—Cornet George Staunton Lynch-Staunton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charles Alexander Price Talbot, who retires—The Hon. John St. Vincent Saumarez to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Lynch- Staunton. 17th Lancers—Cornet Joseph Devonsher Jackson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice William Sandys Browne, who retires—Edward Stanley Obre, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Jackson. Royal Artillery—Surgeon James Macmillan Scott Fogo, having completed 20 years' full-pap service, to be Sur geon Major, under the Royal Warrant of Ist October, 1858. st Regiment of Foot—Ensign Hutchison Posnett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Alexander Bruce Tulloch, promoted. by purchase, in the 96th Foot—Ensign Arthur Fishe, from the 15th Foote, to be Ensign, vice Posnett, 2dFoot—Bernard Arthur Beale, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Henry William Thompson, who retires. 3d Foot—Ensign Henry Drinkrow Harrison to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice William Pitt Butts, who retires —Henry Brian Buchanan, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Harrison. 4th Foot—Lieutenant Stephen Weston Bent to be Captain, by purchase, vice James Constable, who retires—Ensign John Edmund Sinclair to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brent—Ensign John Thomas Carruthers, from the 78th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Sinclair. 7th Foot—Captain William Butterworth Colvin, from the sth Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, vice Morrison, who exchanges. Bth Foot—Lieutenant John William Hughes to be Captain, by purchase, William Raymond Ximenes, who retires— Ensign Marmadulee Stourton to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Hughes—Robt. Garnett, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stourton. 9th Foot—Reginald Heber Blunt, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Malet, transferred to the nth Foot. 15th Foot—Edward James Singleton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Arthur Fishe, transferred to the Ist Foot. 23d Foot—Captain the Hon. Savage Mostyn to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel James Gubbins, made Supernumerary on appointment as As sistant Adjutant •General at Malta—Lieutenant John Keat S. Henderson to be Captain, withoutpurchase, vice the Hon. Savage Mostyn—Ensign George Wildes to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Henderson. 27th Foot--Lieutenant Aiskew Clay to be Adjutant, vice Robert B. R. Glasgow, who resigns that appoint- ment. 34th Foot—Ensign Joseph Edward Saville to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, Rupert Inglis Cochrane, de ceased—Evelyn Arthur Rich, Gent„ to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Savill. 39th Foot—Ensign Henry Frederick Gaubert to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Thomas R. Gosselin, who re tires—Ensign Alexander George William Malet, from 9th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Gaubert. 50th Foot—Lieutenant William Henry Barker to be Adju tant, vice Lieutenant Edmund Leach, who resigns that appointment. 52d Foot—Lieutenant Charles Keyworth to be Captain, by purchase, vice Alexander Hope Graves, who retires — Ensign Henry Lyttleton Powys to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Keyworth—Ensign Metcalfe Studholme Brownrigg, from S3d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Powys. 58th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Edward Foster to be Cap tain, by purchase', vice Henry Turner, who retires— Ensign Richard Pearson Crozier to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vico Foster—William Fryer Daniel Dickinson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Crozier. 76th Foot—Captain James Nicholas Colthurst, from 83d Foot, to be Captain, vice O'Connor, who exchanges. 7Sth Foot—Ronald Mackintosh, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John Thomas :Jarruthers, transferred to 4th Foot. 83d Foot—Captain Luke Edward O'Connor, from 76th Foot, to be Captain, vice Colthurst, who exchanges — Edward Arthur Butler, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Metcalfe Studholme Brownrigg, trans ferred to 52d Foot. 96Lh Foot—Lieutenant Alexander Bruce Tulloch, from Ist Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Frederick Henni ker' who retires. 105th Foot--Alexander Davidson, Gent., late Riding Master in her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, to be Paymaster. 2d West India Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Hardwick Smith h a s b een p er mitted to retire from the Service 6y the sale of his Commission. Ma j or James West India R eg i men t —Captain and Brevet-a or James Leith, from half-pay, late 2d Captain, vice Mathew Smith Blytb, who ragotoinrarnecisre soot, on Henry P temporary half.pay—Lieutenant John E Harrison to be Captain, by purchase , D_ u %rle Brevet-Major Leith, who retires—Lieutenant Edward Douglas Jones to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant John Moore, who re• Gips the appointment. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Staff-Surgeon M.l) having John William Mostyn, to be Staff Sur , e completed 20 years' full-pay service,"- Major, under the Royal Warrant of IstOctober, 18a8. Assistant .Surgeon Henry Knaggs, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Staff Assistant•Sargem, vice John Maeartney, deceased. To be Staff Assistant -Surgeons from Sept. 30, 1863, such antedate not to carry pay prior to Feb. 7, 1864 ;—Robert Wm. Troup, M.B—Wm- It. KYnseY, Gent—Robert Wm. Lawless, gent—James F. Beattie, Mm—Robert J. B. Cunynghame' M.D—Alex. Thomson, M.D—Al ex . T ur ner, M.D—Alex. F. Preston, M.B —Richard Wm.. Forssyeth, Gent—John P. De G. Delniege, • MacDonogh Cuffs, Gent—Valesius S. Gouldsbury, M.D—John Alex. Shaw, M.D—Charles Haines Gent—Forbes Dick, MX Hopetoun C .Coll i e r, Gent--John E. Barker, M B—Joseph R. Greenhill, Gent—Hubert It. Greene, Gent—Robert H. Bolton, Gent — Philip p, Lyons, M.B—Edmund 11. Condon, M.D—Janiei Barker, Gent—Charles A. Atkins, Gent —Wm. P. Smith, Gent—George Fearon,Gent— Christopher J. Weir, M. 13 —Francis Howard, Frederick J. Byrne, Gent —Wm. Elgee, Gent—Thomas White, M.B MILITARY STORE DEPARTMENT.—DOpUty Assistant• Superintendent of Stores J. M. Lloyd, has been permitted to resign his command. BREVET. The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent on the death of Major-General Edward Harvey, on 11th March, 1864_:—_ _ _ Brevet-Colonel Mark Kerr Atherley. Lieutenant-Colonel, on half-pay, late .92nd Foot, to be Major-General. Mf.jor Richard 0. Francis Steward, upon halt-pay, un attached, to be Lieutenant• Colonel. Captain Frederick William Craven Ord, Royal Artillery to ha MsjGr. The undermentioned officers having completed the qua lifying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, under the Royal Warrant of Ist October, 1858, to be Colonels : Lieutenant-Colonel Neville Hill Shute, 64th Foot. Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Browne, C. 8., 44th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Lightfoot, C,B , 84th Foot. BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the ciazette : John I. Newton, wlaarlinger, Kingsland-road Witham Tucker, painter, Euston-square A. B. Welsh, cattle dealer, Rochester William Brooks, currier, Norwich George Woodward, publican, Waverham George Stones, iron refiner, Cape, Staffordshire William Butter, coal agent, Birmingham John Little, innkeeper, Baldock, H er tf or d s hi re John Garrett, corn dealer, Birmingham Charles Bilham, grocer, Hickling, N or f o lk Edward Briscoe, farrier, Tilston, Chester Thomas Goodall farmer, Bromshall, Stafford Thomas R. R. Bannock, corn dealer, Bury St. Edmund's Samuel Miles, twine manufacturer, Reading, Berkshire Thomas Grb.tton, pork butcher, Liverpool John Stanton, jun,, butcher, Swayfield, Lincolnshire Henry Wood, staticner, Beeston, Nottingh am SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. J H J aouchgonbh Hamilton,FFle r a t n c k h e e a r s , t wine hme d re e , r a eG I h e r l aa , li G tg, o r B e w e o n w o i c i k u l A v n i i v a s t n Nisbet, a e r s o ß w o t h.; yell Archibald Hutchison, grocer, Glasgow George Coull and Son, merchants, Ruthven Course of the Exchange.—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam .. 11 19 11 191 Antwerp .. 25 50 25 55 Brussels — 25 471 25 55 liamburgh — 13 7* 13 71 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1191 1191 Vienna 'Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadia __ ___ Leg - horn — 25 57} 25 '1 . 21 Milan — 25 67± 25 72± Genoa .— 25 67± 25 72± Naples Palermo — 25 70 25 75 Messina — 25 70 25 75 Lisbon Oporto...- • —52 a Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per . 0z.... L 3 17 ' Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, DURHAM RACES—Mosb.ay. The Trial Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added; weight for oge ; certain penalties and allowances. T.Y,C. S subs. Mr Jackson's Lady Louisa, 6 yrs, 9st Glb (Doyle) 1 Mr Sidney's Chicquot the Jester, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Snowden) 2 Mr T. Dawson's Madame Patti, 2 yrs, 7st 41b Olarson) 3 Mr IL Chilton's Little Duchess, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (Whiteley) 4 Mr Turnbull's Tarlatan, 3 yrs, 7st 11Ib (Colpitts) 5 .Betting-2 to lon Lady Louisa, 4to 1 each age Little Duchess and Chicquot the Jester, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths; the same between second and third ; a length between third and fourth. The Elemore Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts. Sat 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 6;b; winners extra; allowances. T.Y.C. 21 subs. Mr J. Osborne's King Arthur, Bst 101 b (Whiteley) 1 Mr Simley nd Club Queen, 9st Mr Fobert's East Lynne, 9st 41b (Snowden) Mr Jackson's Side Wind, Bst (Doyle) 4 Nothing More and Black Duchess also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst East Lynne, 2to 1 agst King Arthur, 3 to 1 agst Club Queen, 5 to 1 agst Side Wind. Won by a length ; a neck between second and third ; a good fourth. The Durham Handicap of GO soya, added to a awe stakes of 10 sous each, 5 ft, and 2if declared, &c. ; winne extra; second t) save his stake. One mile and a half. 17 subs. Mr T. Masterman's Honest John, 4 yrs, Bat 121 b (Snowden) 1 Mr Fobert's Wisdom, 3 yrs, Gat Illb (Marson) 2 Mr J. Osborne's Mantrap, 3 yrs, ist 111 b (Whiteley) 3 Mr Bowes's Theubalaa, 3 yrs, 7st (Sellers) 4 Also ran Hypermenstra and Hospitality colt Batting-6 to 4 agst Mantrap, 2to 1 agst Theobalda, 3 to 1 agst Honest John, 6 to 1 agst Hospitality colt. Wen by a neck ; twc lengths between second and third. The Stand Being Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added ; weight for age, with selling and other allowances. T.Y.C. Mr Walpool nd. Lizette, 4 yrs, (1130), Bst 31h(Snowden) 1 Mr W. l'Anson's Little Hanuah filly, 3 yrs (£3O), 7st 81b (Robinson) 2 Mr J. Robson's Dick Swiveller, aged (£3O), 9st 11b (Harrison) 3 Mr J. Osborne's 'Fatty colt, 2 yrs (£3O), sst 101 b (Crawshaw) 0 Bettiag-7 to 4 on Lizette, 3 to 1 agst any other. Won by six lengths ; the same between second and third; Vatty colt bolted. The Durham Hunt Plate of 50 soya, weight for age ; allowances and penalties. Two miles. 32 subs. Mr W. H. Scotts Fly-by-Night, aged, h.b., 12st 41b (Mr Wilkinson) 1 Mr W. Cowen's White Socks, aged, list 131 b (Mr Smith) 2 Mr Robertson's nd. Sir Charles (Mr Skeene) 3 The following also ran :—Little Thought Of, The Queen, Maid Marian, Romeo, The Roguish Lawyer, Lady Collingwood, and Little Tom. Betting-2 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night, 4to 1 agst White Socks, 5 to 1 agst Sir Charles, S to 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths; a bad third. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, March 29.—Wind this day at noon—Squally with rain ; 12.30, fine and clear, with strong breeze from N. W. (Er MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, March 27—Citizen (steamer), from Bordeaux. Sailed, March 29—Scotia, for St. John's, New Brune. wick. DELL, Tuesday Morning. Anchored Monica, from Mauritius, for London — Cleaver, from Shields, for Shanghae—Adler, Prussian bark, from London, for Newport—Little Nell and Queen Ade laide of Ipswich, from the north, for the west—Horatio, from Demerara, for Sunderland—lrena, from Cherbourg, for Norway. BLAKE, THE ARTIST, AND TOM PAINE.—In 1792 the artist proved, as he was wont to relate, the means of saving Paine from the vindictive clutches of ex asperated "friends of order." Early in that year Paine had published his second part of " The Rights of Man." A few months later, county and corporation addresses against "seditious publications" were got up. The Go vernment (Pitt's) answered the agreed signal by issuing a proclamation condemnatory of such publications, and commenced an action for libel against the author of " The Rights of Man," which was to come off in September ; all this helping the book itself into immense circulation. The " Friends of Liberty" held their meetings too, in which strong language was used. In September, a French deputation announced to Paine that the Department of Calais had elected him member cf the National Conven tion. Already as an acknowledged cosmopolitan and friend of man, he ha d been de clared a citizen of France by the decease d Assemb ly , One day in' this giving at J o h nson ' s an idea a P to a r i y ne el w oq a u s ence he had p oure d f o rth at a of the previous ni g h t. Blake, who was pre ospafumbthleiecmininofienaethmting m , pre sent, silently interred from the tenor of his report that those in power, now eager to lay hold of noxious persons, would certainly not let slip such an opportunity. On Paine's o h u i m m o u f t s t o n n o t h g i s o w h a o y m t e o , F o r r a y n o c u e are h a t d h e e a r d h m e a w49 ' r ising to leave, Blake l a id hi s hands on the orator ' s s h ou ld er, saying,a hurried now, in any case bound, to take his seat as French legisla tor. By the time Paine was at Dover, the officers were in his house, or, as his biographer Mr. Cheetham designates it, his "lurking hole in the purlieus of London ;" and some 20 minutes after the Custom House officials at Dover had turned his slender baggage with, as he thought, extra melee, and he had set sail for Calais, an order was received from the Home-ollice to detain hitn. England never saw Tom Paine again, New perils awaited him : reign of terror and near view of the guillotine—an accidentally open door and a chalk mark on the wrong side of it proving his salve tion. But ano less serious one had been narrowly escaped from the English Tories. Those were hanging days' Blake, on this occasion, showed greater sagacity than Paine. whom, indeed, Fuseli affirmed to be more ignorant of the common affairs of life than himself even. Sp ite Of unworldliness and visionary faculty, Blake never wanted for prudence and sagacity in ordinary matters.—Gilchrist s Life of William Blake. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—Iire are informed that the lessee of Her Majesty's Theatre generously intends (in the course of the present season) placing his theatre and the services of all his artists at the disposal of the directors of the Royal Academy of Music, for the pur pose of a grand performance in aid of the funds of that most meritorious national ins:itution ; on which occasion Mr. Mapleson purposes to introduce to the public any of the Pupils, vocal or instrumental, that the professors of the iloyal Academy of blusic may deem suf f iciently advanced in their studies. We have reasons for believing that Mr. Mapleson's kind interest in the professional welfare of the pupils of this establishment will by no means be limited to this special occasion. r, I ti +' i