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

_ ~. _ y.. __ _ ___ ___ RONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Affairs in the general discount market remain without the slightest alteration of importance. The inquiry is restricted to immediate requirements, and the rates continue to range as low as 37-,- per cent for the best descriptions of mercantile paper. During the last few days there has not been much animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce markets. Prices, however, have generally been well maintained, for all the principal staples, such as tea, sugar, coffee, and rice. Tallow was rather flatter for both present and future delivery, being quoted 42 , . 9d. per cwt. on the spot, and 455. 9d. for delivery on last three months. An interesting little book, entitled " A Serious Fall in the V slue of Gold Ascertained, and its Social Effects set forth," by Mr. W. Stanley Jevans, M.A., formerly of the Sydney Royal Mint, has just issued from the press. The work treats of the deviations in the value of gold, and the results of its deprecia tion consequent upon the large discoveries of the precious metal in Australia and California. Mr. Jevans believes that the fall in gold is near 15 per Cent., although, fearing the credibility of his readers in this respect, he places its lowest estimate at 9 per cent. Many years, however, he Bays, must pass before numerical estimates can be properly stated to possess more than a slight degree of probability. Is a remedy needful or possible ? asks the author in chap. 5, and in considering this question, he enquires how far is positive hardship inflicted on annuitants and creditors by depecia tion ? A reduction of real income by 10, 15, or ulti mately by 30 per cent., would sorely press upon the comforts of persons possessing from £5O to £l5O a year, and reduce them in the social scale, unless there were some compensating tendencies. But no One, " I think," says Mr Jevans, " can look at the real progress of affairs in this Country, during the period under consideration, without concluding that an alteration of 10, 15, or even 30 per cent. is aim )st swallowed up and rendered inconsiderable among the many improvements and ameliorations, and the general increase of industry, profi', and general prosperity which is taking place The removal of legislative restric :ions in cheapening and advancing all processes of manufac ture and kinds of food are regarded as 11,,ving effected the beneficial changes, so apparent during the past 20 years. No person has suffered positive loss of the necessaries Laid comforts of life by the depreciation of his income, for while the expendi ture on the principal kinds of food has certainly been greater than it was, there has been a correspond ing decrease of expenditure on clothes and in numerable other articles. Thus the author believes that "it cannot be asset ted or proved that positive hardship, that is, loss of comfortable subsistence, is inflicted upon any person by the present or even a greater depression of gold." The practical good "nee with which the bouk is written cannot fail to render it interesting to the general public as well as the financier. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, aecotding to Mr. Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 55c.—firm. Rather more activity has prevailed to-day in the market for the English Fonds, ands; ha tendency of prices has been in the ascendant. A better feeling has prevailed, and a few purchases having been effected, Consols have improved to 93fr for money and account. The New Threes and Reduced An nuities steady at 911 I; the 30 Years' Annuities at 14 13-16ths ; and the Red Sea Telegraph ditto at 21 9•l6ths ; Bank Stock has improved, being new marked 234 236; and Exchequer Bills, which are quoted 3s. prem., have also advanced ; Indian Stocks generally remain firm ; the 5 per Cents. at 1091 110 ; the 5 per Cents. Enfaced Piper at 107 q; and the 51 ditto at 114 The Debentures are a little lower at 1008 ; but the Bonds are well maintained at 20s. prem. A very good business has been negotiated to-day in the Foreign Market, but several of the quotations are rather lower. Greek have declined 281 but the Coupons contieu,d firm at 138 I. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, continue at 701 ; the New Loan is quoted 17-, * prem.; but the Consolides are lower at 471 481. ; Italian Securities are also heavy, the 5 per C ents , b e i ng marked 70a ; and the New Loan is 11 I pte-n.; Spanish Passive are buoyant at 30 and iho Certificates at 10% I. In the Railway Share Market the operations have again been very limited, and prices have she vi n rather less firmness. Brightons and South Easteras have receded 55., and London, Chatham, and lover 10s. Great E osterns and Great Westerns, however, have improved ss. The Foreign and Coionial linos have, in one or two instances, been rather fi-mer, Bahia and San Francisco being dealt in at 211 *. Great Luxem bourg at 14*; San Paulo at 23%; Eastern Bengals declined to 108/ ; East Indian advanced to 110 and 1101; Great Southern of India to 1071; and Madras 5 per Cents. to 1071. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinue at steady rates. Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China have advanced to 261 27; Union of Australia to 521; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam to 771 78. BRITISH FT:INDS—DNS O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 236 4 6 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities a per C en t . C onsols Annuities 92.i 3k New 3 per Cent. Annuities knnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 14 13-16 I nd Ditto (Red S ea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21i 9-16 ia Stock Ditto 5 per Cent llO 9k Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent.......... I itto 51 per Cent ............ Ditto Debentures, 4 pe r Ct., Oct„ 1863 100 Ditto ditto April, 1864 1008 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1008 D'tt,. Bonds £I,OOO ... Excheq uer Bill s , £l.OOO 21 p er Cent Ditto £5OO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account!. 941 C 'ilian 6 per Cent lOl/ Ditto Cent. Danish 4 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, £4O paid Equarlor New Connolidated, 1 per Cent 4l6i Ditto, Provinon a l Land Warrant. 5l Egyptian 7 pet C ent lila°. Second Issue ........ .. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupuns — Ditto Apronnt . ......... 281 i a Ditto C0up0n5............ . ......... 13i Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Granada l5 Ditto 2 per Cent .... 324 Di, to Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 6 P ' , 1 , " , .n 41 per t ent. Ditto 1862 Ditto Account 88! Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 8$ Unto Aev 'I olitil Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip 3A pin I , £3O paid . Ditt o 5 per (7ent., 1822, L . Sr . 94 D itto 4, per Cent ~ 18 i 0 Ditto pf.r Cent , 1859, B a . , i Ditty , i ,, s eri p, £B4 - 125. ) paid 1 ) ...._ an . 6 pet tent. . spz.zoccount . ......... Ditt c , A 8 per Cent .... 1)!tt o - f,'eoun,, ... urns. Sash e'"d ' ...... 3 1 3 30 i ... ert . ~... ........ .. • . -3 l, , r`r,, c cup not funded ... Dittos pe r eta. 1854 Ditto Aceolme'". 1 858 Ditto 6 per (~ . t . 6 7 1 - 302.1, c ;''ii3O Accounln- 18 '2 7-0% Ditto Guarat I .. ............. Venezuela, 3 p er C; n t pe r C ent. ...... . Ditto Account, , t ..... , ... • ' _ " Ditto 6 per Cent , 1862 Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on th.e.ll2l;oo.v•tie•i;p•.a.yla:b.l.e.i nl6ll,lsondon. Dutch 21, per Cent., E z , Consols, Money .... ...... . T wo O'CLOCK. .oitto A^.count ........... : ............ L 3 •••...................., ~....., Liverpool Cotton Market ---This Di (REUTER'S TELEGRANI.) Strong fun rated. Sales, 7,000 b 40 imp ort ; previously, 11,893, ales or more. BRITISH POS:-;ESSiON ,- , iosiu -Ibar• i ways Pa7d. Price. • - iusiness done 100 antic &St Lawreiv, '• 60 a . t , t 6 lom.,Barodatt.Cent 1.8 ic9 Gu. 5 per cent... 20 r)8. New • ..... •• • • 2 1 1 4 P 20 Do, E. Shares.. 206 , lutfaiu ana LANC iluron al, T 4 64 1 ° Do. Preference 01l 76 8 100 /301falo,Brant&Godricl , 1 , p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 10, Do. do. July 1, 1572 10 0 10. 40. Ju 1.• 1, 15 4 st 'l••utta.NS.Slastb.l. • 100 111 118 st . ape Town t Dock Sort 100 118 /10 110 94 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 101• 108 !, 9 1081 stock h•ast Indian. gu. sp. c. I(sl 1( 95 111 4 104 20 Do. do. G Ext..— 5 15 Itp 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 10() 19 20 100 Do. Ist •'. Bonds -11' 62 66 624 100 Do. co. deferred.— all 19 62 100 Do. 2(1 Fret. Bonus til 54 67 100 Da. do d-fer ed all 40 5 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. d lerr. d all 32 76 100 Do. 4th Pref. so k all 23 26 100 Do. ao deferred all 21 23 stock GLlnehaPentu.gua.sp.c lOO 110 111 1101 10 410 2 0 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 1 lir 20 Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India (Lira guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 106 108 1075 20 4 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 12 12( 12i 20 4 Do. New .. ....... 85 8 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 100 102 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90 12 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 14 to 34 stock Madras guar~ sp. c. stock Do. 41 p. o . Extension 100 101 103 stock Dc. 4+ do lOO 97 9 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 Stock Melb.Corp, fS p. c. Bnds lOO 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay all 47 4g 1 0 0 Do. 7 p.c. llortg. Bds all 20 )1 ew Br unswick & Canda Class A and B all 3 5 Itl.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds 100 80 12 stock Scinde ..........) Delhi st I ,2 100 11 , 7 1( 9 1074 Do. do •• • • 2 20 Do. Punjaub mlr• 1 4 6 It„p st DO. I , 110 11/ 1('8 - 108 vick Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 10 02 164 jiLON I (T, )1 7 RN ELVI f , ,tj I I T , - 'C , :u.G«v. 6 p.c.Ja tIzJ 1877-84 Do. a p.c. Feb. & Au: 100 1(3 55 I Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sent 100 103 105 Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. 10, 95, 961 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 (4 96 • 'ape G. Hope. 1S p 0.187: 10b 110 112 ' Do.Ap (St Oct 188( 100 111 113 Do. 181 s 1(10 111 !13 'Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 Ceyloa. N'0v.1 , 41, '1 p 10 WAS her cent .. •ll) 11l I'3 - Na a Gv. per coat 1)0 0 8 1:0 n u, 1I 55 •• p. u.An. &Dc !0 - ti. S.W. Gov. p 1014 1094 - Do..`, p. C.,16, 10 i 10 1014 1014 - I Do. do., Ditit l tld,v CI 19 , 102 1024 1023 4 - New Zealand 6 p (Iv I , 1 , •10 1 , 2 - 'Nova Scotia Gov. Rp. • • gteriinv:. 1575 l ,, o('6 117 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 1 113 Aus up ';1 113 vin.Gov. 6 p.c. •Ia.&•101 - , 100 109 110 Do. I. ••, n.c. A moo 180 10)6 I'o 1094 F3IIITISII 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 Id Amalgtunated.. , -- 20 22 204 ••s•von G. Cous. Jay Isl. 1 515 825 East Bassett ( 1 1100a0,.. :0, 88 90 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. 4d p East Caradon ..... 1.14, 424 43 431 East Carn 8rea........ 4.4.0 84 9 %A — ll4o6Ba] Clovis t!;.' 8.1.6 3, 45 GAm.&StAuttyn(Gwen.) , )7,1 14 16 Great South Tolgus.... i7s ot 51 ;. Wheal Vor(Helston 40 o t 7 - 1 1 3acoville iierod's- Foot ...... '.12 46 4 484 H ugal on Downs... , 4.7.0 25 3 Lady Bertha tilargaret (Uny Lelanr sq, 33 05 Marke Valley Myndy Iron Ore (Lim 2l 1 A d New Setun .. Lit 130 140 North Downs •?:6 24 3 liasset(lllo4an 0.17.1 45 41 'Forth Wheal Crotty . 2.4.9 44 54 Oar Consols(st. Blazey 11 46 51 10 Providence(Uny Lelnt.' 10.0.7 11 13 South Caradon(StCleer 14 I 305 405 S. Cann Brea (Illogan) 5.15.61 3 , 4 'Wheal Fran. (Iliokrs.n 18.1,9) 874 924 Stray Park 08.9. 36 34 6 ; Tamar Silv.& Lead 31111 44 1 1 10 1 Pin Croft 205 211 21 - West Basset (Illogan) ll 12 13 'W Carzdon (Liskeard' 5 31 33 —19 Vest Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan ti (.74 724 j Wheal Buller(itedruth 5 50 55 Wheal Kitty (U.Lclant) 2.0.6 - IWhealLud ott - t Wheal 31aryAnn (Men )I 8 156 164 Wheal Seton . 581 1 215 255 250 I \i' heal Treiawney (Lis.)l 7 115 174 )Wheal Union 3.17 41 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 5 per cent. red. prf., 1034 North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref.), 09 Wegt Midland, Oxford, let guaranteed stock, 127 Ditto, 2d ditto, 120 PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4i per cent., pf., 951 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. ➢fidland, Bradford pref. stock, 96 Wilts and Somerset, FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Franc,sco (lira.) gua. 7 per cent., 211 I Great Luxembourg, 14a San l'au o lira.), gua. 7 per cent. 011), 231 Western and North-Western of France, 201 JOINT-STOCK JUNKS. Bank of Egypt, 21 Bank of London, 117, 17 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 26,1 Hindustan, i hina, and Japan (lim.), 11 London and Brazilian 'Bin.), 421 2 London, B. Ayres, and R. Plate (lirn.), 221 Midland IT) rnifeounta o oriental London Chartered Bank of Australia, 28, on a ß n a d n p k r ( o u v m . Bank (lim.), 121 ( jjzii Bof lAr a ue lk at r. C ad o ii( r ai p i m o t f 2. a ) i t 54/ la of Londo n , 34i Ber lin Wate r bIISC LANEOUS. Crystal pal.ce, wo 3 4 r Rs, 8 4 1 Itali in it Ditto, e p er ce on (C anal London C en ral tita,b u de ,, ' — a n al Cavour), rd. i 8 0 issued 00, 14) National Discount a(".4l,anY (am.), 14 1 Peel River Land anti n v l'enim-ula and ib telltal South Australian Land, 3, 'a 7 4 Bedfordsh re DISGRACtFUL itLOPEMENT. daughte r eluperuent by a Mercury aei•ouut of a ai....gri tee r ti° niauuketurer at Luton wito the his niece. It seems that they sail. din tgli,t;"f farmer, York. The man, who has a wife and threereysicefahaFarreNn:: about 35 years of age, and tip girl in her 19th THE GREAT EASTERN AT LIVERPOOL n n s turday forenoon, t o accord.i.nee with previous a:: rangements, steam was got up on the Great Eastern, and three pow.- out meamtugs were attached to her with a view to getting her off the beach w here for some time she has been placed to have requisite repairs done. These prepara tions were put into operation soon ater 11 o'clock, the tide —the highest for some time—being full at 11.28 a.m. On the power being applied she moved a few feet and swerved more broadside on to the beach. The port paddle was then backed and the screw put on, but she did not obey. Two of the tugs were then put to her head, and their efforts to pull her on were continued till it was seen to be useless, and the attempt to float her off was for the time abandoned. The endeavours to float the vessel from the beaching ground were renewed shortly before high water, and were entirely successful. She was floated off about half past 11 o'clock, and was conveyed in safety to her moorings, where OA still day she attracted great attention. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, This Day. M RLBOROUGH-STREET. GROSS CRUELTY TO A. PONY.—Robert Gibson, a labour ing man, living in Taylor's buildings, Saint Martin's, appeared to answer a charge at the instance of Mr. Wm Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals, of cruelty to a pony. From the evidence of Simeon Sell, one of the officers of the Royal Society, it appeared that he saw the defendant driving the pony in a heavy cart, and on examining the pony, which was in a most wretched condition, he found some large wounds on the blade bone of the near shoulder, one of the wounds having a hole in it large enough to admit an egg. On speaking to the defendant about the condition of the pony he said that he had only had it a short time, and that he had been employed by a man to cart half a ton of coals for him. The pony was brought to the front of the court for the magistrate's inspection, and its appearance fully bore out the officer's statement—it was in the most pitiable state, and seemed to be half starved. The defendant said he was willing to have the pony de stroyed. _ _ Mr. Tyrwhitt, after making some severe remarks on the defendant's conduct in working a pony in such a state, said that on condition that the pony was at once put out of its misery he should only fine the defendant 10s. or 14 days. The pony was trAken by the Society's officer to be slaughtered. COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE.—ALLEGED ADULTERY. —Daniel Spencer, a rough fellow, was cha• ged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mary Ann Ince, at 10, Rebecca court, Marylebone. From the evidence of the complainant, a young widow, it appeared that on thb previous evening she went with her father to the house in Rebecca-court—her father going to claim some articles belonging to him, which had been taken away by his wife, who had left him - -when the prisoner, who was sitting in the room, knocked her down, knocked out one of her teeth, and pulled out a knife and threatened to kill her. A low-looking fellow he•e interrupted the proceedings and was put out of court, the complainant stating that he had also threatened her and her father, William Lovel, of 8, Star-street, Commercial-road, said that his wife having ran away from him and taken several things with her, he went to look for them, and found them in a room in Rebecca-court, where the prisoner and his wife were together. The prisoner knocked him down first, and then his d‘tughter, who had a ,hild in her arms at the time. The prisoner said he had a witn , -.84 to call. A woman here got into th-A witness b a, and said she was the wile of I oval. 11.-r husband came in and asked for s trne things, and the " young man" was at the time toasting some bread. He'• husband then pulled the " young man's" hair, and her daughter fell on the fender and hurt herself; but she was quite sure the " young man" did not strike her, as the " young man" would not do such a thing. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he did not believe a word the last witness had said. She had every reason to support the prisoner against her husband. H•A should commit the pri soner for one month, without a fine, for the assault on the fem de, and order him to pay 205., or a month, for the assault on the husband. The woman Lovel seemed very disconsolate at finding the " young man" was going to prison. WESTMINSTER. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES BY A SE b.VAN T.—Stephen Playle, a waiter, was placed at the bar, charged with rob bing his master, Mr. John Hunt, of a sery valuable breast pin, and also with stealing from Joseph Watling a watch and Albert chain, a purse containing money, and a quantity of wearing apparel. Mr. Hunt sad that he was proprietor of some dining rooms in Grosvenor-row, Pimlico, and the prisoner had been in hi, service for the last three or four months. On Sunday morning week all the doors of the house were found open, and it was discovered that the prisoner hal absconded. Prosecutor then discovered that the pin had been taken from his scarf. • The Genius of the Emperor Napoleon 111. It is difficult, says a writer in the London Review, to believe npo/eon 111. a poet ; 3et it imagination and an impuibive temperament are distinguishing features of a poet, it is not impossible that Louis Napoleon may have sighed and sung in his day, like leaser authors. His political speeches are admirable, though they are only suited for a Continental audi ence: and his despatches eclipse the despatches of our bumble and constitutional Foreign Office both in dignity and power of expression. Of his capa cities for reasoning, Mr. Cobden is said to think extremely highly, and he has had no doubt an op portunity of judging; but it is perhaps natural that an apostle should lose himself in admiration of the reasoning powers of his first Imperial convert. What Le has published on the subject of artillery was more valuable at the time of its publication than it would be at the present day, since rifled guns have altered is some measure the science of military tactics. Yet it is believed that all the late improve ments in French artillery have been made under his direct supervision, and military men are by no means unanimous in their condemnation of the con duct of the Italian campaign. His administrative abilities seem to be consummate; and the general organisation of the war, which was undoubtedly ad mirable, was on all hands allowed to be entirely hie own. His merits as a political thinker have fre quently been criticised, and must be measured partly by his success. B u t hi s f ert i le powers o f i nven ti o n, his great activity an d recept i v i ty of mind, his breadth and liberality o f v i ew, h i s res tl ess i nge nuity, his turn for novel schemes and ideas, combined as they are with an extraordinary caution and sobriety, even apart from his mere political talent, would dis tinguish him as a man of extraordinary character. Whatever he bad been —as a general, an engineer, or a merchant—he could have raised himself to fame or fortune; and though his rank and his circum stances exclude him from the French Academy, there is probably not a single academician of the day who is mentally his tqual. Joseph Watlingford, fellow-servant to the prisoner, said they slept t'gether. On the night of Saturday week they went to bed late, and prisoner saw him winding up his watch, and inquired of him whether it went well, to which he replied in the affirmative. Witness then locked his watch and chain up in his box and put the key in his pocket, and then went to bed. Next morning the box was found open and the lass f Mr. Hunt's pin discovered, and then witness missed his property. The key of the box was found in witness's pocket, where he had left it. Mr. Arnold asked where the prisoner was taken? Police-sergeant 14 B said he apprehended him in the country, at his native place, and at his father's house, where he had found part of the stolen property. In the course of inquiries, it was ascertained that prisoner had been seen there with a watch and guard chain. He was remanded. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL - 21, „ISO. THE AMERMAN BLOCKADE, NEW YORK, April B.—The Alabama is reported to have been seen on the 23d March, in let. 32 N., long. 73 W. The Cornubia and the St. George, from Washington, North Carolina, arrived at Bermuda with cotton. The schooner Sue has arrived here. She was captured on the 30th of March by the United States' steamer Monticello, off Little River Inlet, while attempting to run the blockade. She has a cargo of salt and dry goods. On the 28th of March the fine English iron screw steamer Aries (arrived here) was captured near the entrance to Bull's Bay, which she was making by mistake, 1 - er intention being to run into Charleston harbour. She was observed by the Stetting, steering towards the land, steaming at a rapid rate. Chase waa imme diately given, and fire opened upon her by the Stet tin, but without result. The strange steamer made good time, and the Stettin was being sorely left be hind. After an hour's chase a dense fog set in, which enabled the pursued steamer to elude the Stettin, and for the time being to effect her escape. The Stettin continued the chase a while longer, and then lay-to till daylight. At early dawn the fog cleared up, and the Stettin soon discovered the Aries hard ashore, with her cargo going overboard, to lighten her. The Stettin immediately bore down upon her, and fired a gun, when the English flag was lowered and she became a prize to the navy. She is one of the finest prizes yet taken by the blockaders. She is not quite a year old, and upon her first transatlantic voyage. Her capacity is about 600 tons. She came from the West Indies with a cargo of coffee, salt, lead, liquor, &c. The Captain of the Aries, while at Port Royal, feigned illness and deceived the surgeons, bnt being sus pected of treachery, and search having been made, it was found that he had secreted no less than 16 revolvers, loaded and capped,:ready to make an at tempt to retake the vessel. Previous to this ex posure he denied the presence of firearms on board. The Aries is a beautiful Clyde-built vessel, with hinged masts, which can be lowered at pleasure. The engineers of the vessel brought her to this port, deporting themselves in a very becoming manner. The Aries, when she left St. Thomas, was conveyed by H AL S. Phaeton, in company with the Pet. Port Royal, April 14.—A little schooner, laden with 300 bags of salt, on her way from Nas sau for SavannA, was caught by the transport Mattano. The prize had a white captain and mate aboard, but the rest of the crew were negroes, who were evidently satisfied by the result of their enterprise, The Proposed Amalgamation of the Police. A public meeting of the ratepayers of the borough of Lambeth was held last evening in the large room of the Horns Tavern, Kennington, to "protest against the amalgamation cf the City with the me tropolitan police, as a system of centralisation op posed to local self-government and the liberty of the people." Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence occupied the chair, and denounced the attempt now making by the Government to destroy the principle of local self-government and introduce that of cen tralisation, as one deserving the reprobation and re quiring the active opposition of all friends of liberty and freedom. Mr. R. Taylor moved, "That this meeting strongly protests against the motion of Sir George Grey for the amalgamation of the City with the metropolitan police as being a direct attack upon the principles of local self-government, and encroaching upon the rights and liberties of the people, tending to a system of centralisation, and ultimately vesting all power in the hands of the Government." Mr, Dresser Rogers seconded the resolution, which was spoken to by Mr. Bennett and Mr. Wall, and carried, with but three dissen tients. Mr. Webber then moved—" Tlpit this meeting considers the time has now arrived when municipal institutions should be extended to metro politan boroughs, and that the borough of Lambeth should take steps for its incorporation as a munici pal borough, and hereby pledges itself to use every constitutional means in its power to aid the City of Londouin maintaining the right of local self govern ment; and, that it is the opinion of this meeting that municipal corporations are the natural foes to undue centralisation, are the nurseries of national freedom and strength, the best incentives to popu lar prowess and means of modifying the decisions even of Government itself, wieti owe, its existence to the sturdy independence and capacity which lie at the basis and constitute the efficiency of local self. government." Mr. Phelps seconded the reso lution, which was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. Richardson, seconded by Mr. Potter, and supported by Mr. Daulton, M.P., it was re solved that petitions should be presented to went founded on the resolutions. SNARE MARKETS---This day. 7UM:CAR - 1 SHARE . - AND STOt;t_q, Share Railways. 13.14.; Vol.. and Str. Val it mythe and Tyne. 10 Itost.,Sleat,andMid. l / 4 ;0 et Bristol and Exeter it Caledonian 50 Cork anti Bantton 20 Corn mail Do A I k trete dix Do. B till fip c.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.; Edinburgh & Glasgow.; I Glasg. and S. Western. ;Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian se ;GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern...—. Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val Yorkshire stock Lanoashi.T & London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor h Western Lon. & Sw.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do La.& Do York Do Carlisle.. ••..•• ; North London Do New ;North Staffordshire and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock ,Shrews. and Welchpool IShropshire Union 'South Devon :South Eastern :South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darling - ton ; I Do New, 1861.. Taff Vale. I Do B Do C Ulster • Do I, !•'° Do 't Vale 01 Neath .1 Victoria eta. anti Pim } -t[ Waterford & Kilkenny st West Cornwall •4t NI , . Hartlepool Hardeß ' at West Midland Oxford, st Do Newporc: st I Do Hereford' Closing Businee. Paid '' , cY Price. .I done. 8 81 7 8 84 66 112 113 43f 7 40 42 13 14 89 91 107 109 51i 52 : 45 47 24i 25i 1201 121h 1 121 122 134 136 IGO 102 6E} C6l 1071 1081 751 761 114 118 40 41 91 081 101 102 44 45 I2i 1221 it lip 91 93 50 6t 24 25 99 180 551 561 86 87 115 117 11 11 16i. 161 11 le 120 122 43 (4 98 ICO 48 60 32 33 91} 92 ti 7 69 99 101 7 8 7 38 9 10 , 71 7/ N 153 4,131 pl 79 81 154 55 28 30 44 45 36 38 98 100 94 1123 4 51j 2. 2 4661 1154 14; 40a 391 97 8 7f 1014 2 121 12 } 3.4.0 9.18.4 91 1 THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF AFFILIATION.—THE JEW AND THE GENTILE.—Mr. Perry, clerk to Mr. Buchanan, a solicitor, at - ended to answer an affiliation summons taken out by a young woman, named Mary Ann Thompson, against a wealthy Jew, named Mark Israel, a carcase but cher and cattle dealer, of the Whitechapel Market and the Metropolitan Cattle Market. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, introduced a very hand some dark-eyed little Joress, 5 years old, and said Mr Mirk Israel was the father of the interesting stranger, and his client, Mary Ann Thompson, a woman very respect ably connected, was the mother. Mr. Israel was a member of the Jewish persuasion, and bccame acquainted with the complainant Line yeas ago, and their ai quaintanceship ripened into affection. The Jew was received by the com plainant's family as a suitor, and he frequently visited her in John-street, Commercial-road. Church-r ad, Stepney, ai.d lastly hi the Globe-road, Stepney, at Rose-place. The defendant's love was v- , ry great for the complainant, but though he avo ded marriage he succeeded in seducing the young women, and the result of their intimacy was the birth of the little girl in court on the 23d of March, 1858. Mr Israel had repeatedly given money to the young woman for the support of his daughter, until six months ago, when he discontinued his payments altogether, and the com plainant had no alternative but to father the girl upon him. Mr. Woolrych—Has money been paid for the maintenance of the girl within the last 12 months ? Mr. C. Young—Yes, sir; he paid her money six months ago, and whet. she again applied to him he said, " You must get the money how you can." The complainant confirmed on oath the statement of ber solicitor, and said Mr. Mark Israel was the father of her child. The witness underwent a severe cross-examination from Mr. Perry. She dente i that she received visits from other gentlemen while Mr. Israel was paying his addresses to her. Mrs. Thompson, the mother of the complainant, and re siding in Rose-place, Globe-road, Stepney, deposed to various payments of money by the defendant to her daugh ter, and that a few days after the birth of the child he paid a visit to the mother of it, and said, ' It's a nice little darky, the most complete little Jewess I ever saw." (Laughter.) Mr. Perry was instructed to deny the paternity, and as • aerted that the money was given to the young woman out of charity. Mr. Woolrych—Eleemosynary gifts, you mean to say. Your client is a benevolent Jew. (Laughter.) Mr. Perry—Yes, sir. Mr. Woolrych—l adjudge Mr. Isaac Israel to be the father of the child, and make an older upon him to pay 2s 6d. per week. two guineas to Mr. Young for two atten. dances at this court, 2s. for the summonses, and 23. for the order of affiliation MARKETS—This Day. HAY MARKZTS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover do., £3 10s to £5 108; and straw, £1 103 to £1 163 par load. A slow demand. CIIMMILA ND.--Meft4OW hay, £2 Os to £4 4s; clover do., £3 10s to £5 10, ; and straw, 1 10* to £1 16s per toad. Trade dull. WHITECHIPEL —Meadow hay, £2 Od to £1 Os ; clover do , lOs to :Co 10s; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA,—There bas been a very limited amount of business transacted, as large quantities are announced for competi tion a the public sales to-day. Prices, however, have shown increa ,, ed firmness. SUGAR —The demand - far the better description has been moderately active, and ull rates are generally current. In the refined market there is little change of importance to retort in prices. CcFPEE A fair ant lint of business has been done in b nth Plan tati in and Native Ceylon, and the late advance has been fully sustained for wood and superior descripiio,,s. RICE. —The operations have bk-eu to a fair extent at about previous quota ions. SALTPETRE —Business has been steady, and quotations have shown no material variation. TALLOW.—The market hat , been rather inactive for b th present and forward deliver, . p.y.n. nn the spot it quoted 425. 9d,, and last three months 458 9d. per cwt. COAL IN] ARKET. the close of the market. Walla End. Prioes of Coal per Ton at 8. d. By ass's Belaside West Hartley ....15 6 Car way and Duffryn ivp,\ lmemtri ..... . ............................. 1 111 9 451 6 66 West H art l ey North Felton .9 ...... 15 6 13 0 Holywell .... Lambert's West Har- ley ................15 6 Cowpen Hartley, ...... 15 6 di'sWeat H ar tl ey lb 6 14 6 FBruadaiweellgate Haswell .. Hartlepool.. K elloe South Kelloe. Riddell, , ... . l4 :3 Whitworth l4 6 Hetton 17 6 tI eugh Hall 15 6 Tunstall Tr imdon H ar tl epoo l l7 0 Cassop ........ l5 9 Gosforth l4 3 South H art l epool 1 5 6 Harton 14 3 S outh Hetton 17 6 111; soli, 80. Ships at market In some parte of Australia the dingo or wild dog is extinct, and wallabys, paddy melons, and other bush an i ma l s are likely to be troublesome to the cola:gate, WOLF HUNTING IN FRANCE. We are now able to placE before our readers an authentic account of the bold and spurn -manlike undertaking of the Duke of Beaufort, who has ventured to attempt the new sport of wolf hunti g with his famous pack of English fox. hounds. The duke, with his son the Mbrquis of Worcester, has been continual;y feted by the French gentlemen, and the "field." have been attended by as many as 300 horse men. It had been doubted whether foxhounds would face a wolf, and therefore the triumph of the English pack, to be followed, we trust, by many more, is a fact of no small con sequence to the sporting world. The hounds of the duke, which are undoubtedly the finest in the world for breeding and pluck. have shown themselves abroad worthy of the great reputation which they had achieved at home. The following is an account of their last doings "On Friday, the 10th, the duke's hounds killed a wolf On arriving at the meet in the Bois des Cartes they heard of three wolves which had just been seen. The French hounds were laid on, and the duke's went to the cry much better than they had hitherto done, for at first they very naturally did not take much notice of the wolf. The field of between 300 and 400 gentlemen on horseback (all the sporting world of France bang there), in their over-zeal to be up with the hounds, got rather before them and on the line, so that there was some difficulty in forcing the wolf into the open plains, as the duke wished, and they only ran from small wood to small wood, about 10 miles from point to point, for two hours and 10 minutes. The wolf, much exhausted by the intense heat, lay down for a time, and there was a long check, when suddenly they found him again. Contest and Paradox (two of his grace's hounds) went at him, and, rolling him over, the rest of the noble pack joined in, and killed him. He was not an old wolf, which is what the duke particularly wishes to kill, but he took a " great deal of killing," as they are very tough in the skin. The duke expects to have better sport now, as the hounds have entered and understand what is expected of them. This will prove that his grace is right in saying his hounds would kill anything. " The duke enjoys himself very much, and goes about to dejeuners and dinners got up for him. All are most amiable and civil to him." Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Aunralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. May 19. via Marseilles .. May 14. Lirazil and Cape Verds, by British packet May 4. Cape of Good Ilope, Ascension, and Sr. Helena May 3. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 2. via Marseilles Apr. 27. Falkland Islands May 4. iiibraltar, via Southampton ;ndia (Calcutta), and Ceylon, vik South: mpton May 2 -- via Marseilles Apr. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Apr. 25. via Marseilles Apr. 20. Portugal.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Apr. 25. via Marseilles May, 5. Newfoundland ()porto and Vigo U. S. and British N. Antorica, ty Brit. packet.... Apr. 23 by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Apr -.... W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritle .. May 10. baharnas, via New York ....May 7 Mexico.. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, } Apr. 28 California, and British Columbia.. On the occasion of bur visit to the S3uth Ken sington Museum on the trst di=play of the wedding gifts presented to the Prince and Princess of Wales, the absence of a first-class specimen of mechanism, in the shape of a watch, was most remarkable. .No person seemed to have thought that princes like commoners need the u.e of a watch and the result was that whilst bracelets and bouquets-holders were presented in profusion the really useful and splendid mechanical triumph of English patience was enti-ely overlooked. Had Mr. Bennett, the eminent watch and clook maker of Cheapside, also of Corn hill, been consulted the mistake would never have arisen, for cot tainly we cannot think a more appropriate present could have been selected than one of that gentleman's inimitable timekeepers. There is still one pleasant reflec tion, viz.—that it is not even now too late to remedy this palpable oversight. AMERICAN STEAMERS DUE THIS WEEK.—The following steamers are due at Liverpool this week from the United States --City of Washington, from New York, with dates to the 11th inst. ; the Anglo-Saxon, from Portland, with dates to the filth; the City of Cork, with dates from New York to the 12th; and the Canada, from Boston and Halifax, with dates to the 15th and 16th inst. The three first vessels are due on Wednesday, and the last ship on Sunday next. MUSIC• HALL LICENSES.—At the Middlesex Sessions, on Saturday, an application was made for a renewal of the license to Frampton's Music Hall, St. Pan cras, After a lengthened argument, the mavistrates, by a majority of 14 to 10, held that the license could not bd granted to Mr. Frampton, as he was not residing on the premises, and as no business had been carried on since December last. A FRENCH BREAKFAST.—HaIf a dozen (oyst ers ) were offered to each person, and Hope bolted his nearly as fast as the Marquis. He had determined to fol low the lead of so able a guide, as least so far as he was able. A plateful of eggs followed the oysters. The Mar quis took two ; Hope contented himself with one. This was washed down with a little claret, largely diluted with water, and then a dish of citolettes was handed round. The same proportions were c‘ ntinued by the two Englishmen; that is to say, they helped themselves to one cotolette, the Frenchman to two. In the next wish were the two sand eels, tried according to the rules so clearly laid down by the Marquis, and of these Hope ate quite as many as his leader; indeed, so amply, that when two roast chickens were put on the table, he could only venture on a very mo derate portion, as he kept a small corner of his appetite for the crabs and prawns These foil .wed the chickens ; then came a dish of fried potatoes, and after them two pots of preserves. Of all these the Marquis ate, helping himself to several speonstul of the preserve, which he s w a llowed without bread. Some excellen t b ottled cider was produced and drank after the sweets; then the fruit an d w hi te w i ne a sort of vine de Grave; and the breakfast at la-t concluded with coffee and the usual glass of brandy.—Life in Nor mandy. '1 HE EXPENSE OF GOVERNMENT SKIPS.—A Par liamentary return, drawn up by . Mr. R. M. Bromley, the Accountant-General of the Navy, has just been pub lished. It is the first of a series of similar returns proposed to be made for the purpose of ensuring a more accurate statement of the accounts connected with the dockyards. It appears Plat the total expenditure on account of the works executed in the dockyards, exclusive of th e cos t o f manufac tu lug and rep iring articles of store in the several work shops and factories in the dockyards, is £3,434,861 I s . 6d. This amount is divided under 12 different heads —such as the cost of building s hips in dockyards, as di s ti ngu i s h e d from those built by contract, or purchased. And these items are subdivided into items on account of labour, material, use of stores, and incidental expenses charged pro rata. In addition to this there are tables showing the cost of each of the vessels, producing the totals in the summary. Mr. Bromley promises another return shortly, showing the value of the stock in hand in each dockyard on the 31st of March, 1863. FEARFUL MAGNITUDE OF "THE SOCIAL EVIL." —lt is calculated that, in the metropolis alone, there are fifty thousand women who live by open immo rality; that in the three kingdoms there are four hundred thousand; and that upwards of forty thousand perish an nually, by disease, by destitution, or by suicide. COUNT ZAMOYSKI, The Mayor of Macclesfiel t has received the following letter from General Count Zamoyski Quai d'Orleans, C. 9th April, 1863. Sir,.—Yon have done me the honour of inviting me to att nd a public meeting on behalf of Poland at Macclesfield, and I receive similar invitations from several towns in the north. Though somewhat uneasy as to how I shall be able to acquit myself of such an amount of duty, I can only say I will do the utmost in my power. I have already engaged to attend the meeting any day after the 19th. I therefore beg that you will kindly arrange with the Mayor of Preston, so that the two meetings may be held on consecutive days, of which you will be good enough to give me timely notice. You ask me to state beforehand what, in my opinion, should be the sense and bearing of the resolutions which, adopted by influential meetings in Great Britain, would be best calculated to benefit my country in her present struggle for independence. I have, in answer to that question, no hesitation in say ing that the resolutions adopted at the Manchester public meeting on the 24th ult. are upon the whole gratifying and satisfactory. But I see that many, especially among the members of both Houses of Parliament, express strong doubts as to the expediency of " suspending diplomatic in tercourse with Russia," in consequence of her permanent violation of treaties. In one respect, I might agree with them as to its not being what is snore urgently required for for the situation. To denounce and suspend all diplomatic intercourse with Russia would, undoubtedly, be inflicting on her Govern ment blame, and so far punishment. But it would hardly alleviate the burden now weighing upon Poland. The sus pension by England of diplomatic intercourse with Russia would prove satisfactory in as far as it might be adopted by several other European Powers, thus placing Russia beyond the pale of public law. But it would be only a negative measure, and not amount to what I strongly be lieve to be the duty of lartb the , Government and the people of England, as well ae of all other Powers which were par ties to the treaty of Vienna. Their bounden duty, I must be permitted to say. their bounden duty it is, to keep silence no longer in presence of what is passing in Poland ; —for ' silence in presence of crime," as a great statesman of yours (Lord Lyndhurst) said, "is participation in the crime." What, then, should England say ? simply this :—" What I sanctioned, in 1815, upon conditions which, during a period of nearly fifty years, have all been, as Lord Palmer ston stated it, 'systematically, scandalously, and barba rously violated,' I can and will asuction no more. I, there fore, solemnly withdraw that sanction. The Emperor of Russia is henceforth, in my eyes, no longer King of Poland. 1 acknowledged, in 1815, the part of Poland in his possession to be lawfully placed under bis dominioa. 1 now declare that dominion extinct, that possession un lawful, and, as the consequence, I acknowledge as lawful any am , unt of independence the Poles may succeed in establishing by their national struggle. I do so without further delay, because I wish the Poles success, and hope they will find additional strength in the early recognition of their tight, a right which could only cease to exist inas much as the Poles accepted the compensation offered them for its forfeit, inasmuch as that compensation remained sacred and inviolab e. But above all, I do so, because doin g what is right, I free my conscience from all further. soli darity a in the unfair enforcing of certain provisions set at treaty while other and most essential provisions are the con nouiht. Ido so, in my own name, wishing for who were currence, by a similar act., of all the powers Pc.not wait for that parties to the Treaty of Vienna ; but I concurrence, trues' iug that the most m s_peoe.:,dy and certain mode of obtaining it is to set the out pi Such sentiments, publicly addressedn to all the Powers of England free further to act Europe, while they would leave E abstain, n or er t v o erayi as she would judg e best, would in either mae countrymen to make every effort n their power, with fervent trust in God's mercy, and with th e certa i nty, at least, that ou r national independence will be recognised in as far as we succeed in enforcing it upon our enemies.— I have the honour to be, sir, your obliged and humble servant, L. ZAMOYQRI To the Worshipful the Mayor of Macclesfield, In connexion with the proposed alteration in the l evy i n g of duties on grain from measures to weight, a pub lic meeting is called for the 22d instant, at the Corn Ex change subscription room, Mr, W. 8, Lindsay, M.P.) will preside, • . , RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MANCHES ER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE. The total expense of this company's railways, including rent, tolls, duty, &c., from January 1 to April 12, 1863, amounted to £88,839, as against £87,604 far the corresponding period of 1862. Th e proportion of the South Junction receipts accruing to this company from January 1 to April 12 amounted to £8,484, as against £7,732 for the cor responding period of 1862, and the expenses to £3,691, as against £3,696. The total receipts, including rents, &c., of this company's canals, from January 1 to March 31, amounted to £14,899, as against 116,253 for the corresponding period of 1862, and the expenses to £11,469, as against £12,155, leaving a balance of net profit of £3,430, as against £4,098 for the corresponding period of 1862. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. The traffic receipts of this company for the week ending March 28 amounted for local passengers to 18,923 doffs, for foreign passengers to 3,717 dols, for mails, &c., to 4,200 dols, for local freight and live stock to 43,136 doffs, for timber and lumber to 4,567 dole, for firewood to 114 dols, and for foreign freight and live stock to 9.935 dole; total, 84,613 dols, and the corresponding week of last year to 92,084 dols, showing a decrease of 7,471 dols. The total traffic receipts from January 1 to the above date amounted to 1,065,166 dole, and for the same period of last year to 940,676 dole, showing an increase of 124,490 dols. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday three committees of the House of Lords commenced their inquiry into the various measures for extended railway communication. The first committee consisted of Lord Egerton, chairman, and Lords Saltersford, Bandon,Airlie, and Home, having before them the following bills :—Carmarthen and Cardigan Nos. 1 and 2 Bills ; Carnarvonshire ; Ilfra combe; Ringwood, Christehurch, and Bournemouth; Sid mouth and Budleigh ; Salterton ; Colne Valley and Halstead ; and Uxhridge and Riakmansworth. The consideration of the Carmarthen and Cardigan No. 1 Bill having been postponed, the second one was proceeded with, and from the statement of the case, as opened by Mr. Phinn, Q.C., for the pro moters, it appears that the object of the company is to make three mineral railways, of nine miles long, at Kidwelly, Coulbrook Stack, and to the Car way and Duffryn Steam Coal Co.'s works in Car_ marthenshire, at au estimated cost of £90,000, and to borrow £30,000. General evidence as to traffic, and on behalf of the Aberdare Canal Company oc cupied the committee throughout the sitting. The second committee, consisting of Lord Monteagle, chairman, Lords Ravensworth, Silchester, Sondes, awl Harrowden, met to consider the Dales Valley Mineral ; Merthyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny; Dare Valley ; Cardiff and Caerphilly ; Rumney and Brecon, and Merthyr Tydfil Junction ; and Brecon and Merthyr, and Vale of Neath Railways. The bill of the Dulas Valley Mir.eral Railway for chang ing its name to that of the Swansea, Neath, and Brecon, for extension of 22 miles, to the Merthyr and Brecon, to raise £450,000 by shares, and £150,000 by loans, for the general purposes of the undertak ing, being unopposed, was referred to Lord Redes dale's committee. The case of the Merthyr, Trede gar, and Abergavenny, for an extension to Rhymney, for further station land at Abergavenny, extension of time to 1866, to complete the authorised line, to lay down a second line of rails, and to raise £lOO,OOO by shares and £33,000 by loan, was opened by Mr. Merewether, Q C., and witnesses were examined by Mr. Johnson in its favour. Ultimately the com mittee decided on rejecting the Rhymney Extension portion of the project, as calculated to interfere un fairly with the rights of vested interests, and ad journed the further consideration of the other ob jects of the bi!l until Wednesday. The Dare Valley bill for the formation of branch collieries at Aber dare, at a cost of £16,000, was next opened by Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., Mr. Paget and Mr. Clark examin ing witnesses. Farther evidence was taken by Mr. Calvert, Q.C., in Lord Taunton's committee, on the Blackburn, Chorley, and Wigan Bill, Mr. Mere wether opposing on behalf of the London and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire Com panies. Child Murder.—Committal of the Mother. Yesterday morning an inquest wss resumed by Dr. Lltikester, at the Crown and Anchor, King street, Long-acre, on the body of a newly born male infant, which was found murdered in a cistern of water, at 57, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn fields. The inquiry had been merely formally opened, and adjourned for the purpose of the supposed mur deress being present to hear the evidence that might be adduced against her. Mr. Inspector Brennan, of the F division of police, produced the young woman, who was accommodated with a seat during the examination of the witnesses. Mr. James George Blake, beadle and coroner's officer to St. George's, Bloomsbury, said—On the 31st ult., a female, named Sarah Wigley, was brought to St. Giles's - Workhouse in a cab by Mr. Graygoose, furniture dealer, of 57, Great Queen street, with whom the young woman had lived as domestic servant. Mr. Graygoose said she had been taken ill, and from what he saw in the kitchen he believed had been delivered of a child. The chi.d was not found until the next day, when he (wit ness) looked into a cistern in the back kitchen, when he saw the child and pulled it out. It was partly wrapped in an old apron, and a towel was floating in the water. Round the neck of the child was a piece of an old gown, co, responding with one given him by Mrs. Graygoose, and tied tightly twice. The body was removed to the workhouse. Mr. William Bennett, surgeon to the workhouse, said the child was brought to the house on the Ist inst., having evidently just been taken out of the water. The cause of death was suffocation by strati• gulation, with a ligature round the neck, after a separate existence from the mother. Kate Fox said she lived with Mr. Graygoose, and slept in the same room with Sarah Wigley on Mon day night, the 30th ult. She did not complaim of being ill, but in the morning she said she had not closed her eyes all night. Witness went to the nur• sexy, but between 10 and 11 she was sent by her mistress into the kitchen respecting dinner. She saw Sarah Wigley sitting on a chair apparently in a faiiiting state. She spoke to witness. Witness saw marks of blood about the floor. Her mistress, thinking she was a long time, st nt down one of the young ladies just as she was about giving her so me water. Witness identified the ligatur e as a por ti on of a candies; ick rag which was ly in g in a kitchen beside the nursery. re duced and exa- A piece of an old gown WFS p d exactly to corms mi with thenedbythejulirgya,taunrde :basicfhouwna roun d the neck of pond the child. by Th e Coroner then a ddressed the jury, and said no doubt to its death thechild a nd there was Was that of Sarah Wig l ey ; that in this also no doubt i t was born a live, t a h n e d re w tha s t it E came d its neck. There w the cord rou nd as no chance that it was placed there by any other hand than that of its m other, and it was for them to e onsi er how far s he was voluntarily guilty of the death of her • child. She was, however, present, and he would caution her that if she wished to say anything taken down end used against it would b e her, but if s h e so to wished she wou ld b e listened by the jury. Sarah Wigley then s aid—l was so frightened at the time that I hardly knew what to do. The Coroner sa•cl no doubt she did labour under fear, vs •, as her future prospects iu life might have been destroyed, but the • jury were to consider how far that would influence their verdict. He (the Coro ner) said this crime was very much on the increase, and frequently by lenity an encouragement was given and a public injustice done. The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of wilful murder against Sarah Wigley, and the Coroner made out his warrant of committal to Newgate. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, Monday, April 20, admissions on payment, 1,332; ditto by season tickets, 691; total, 2,078. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. LivEßrooL, Sunday. The Royal Mail steamship Asia, Capt. Shannon, which sailed from Now York on the Bth inst., and called at Queenstown yesterday evening to land mails and passengers, arrived here about 4.30 this afternoon, bringing 175 passengers and 153,588d015. in specie on freight. NEW YORK, April 8. The following is the " situation," from the New York Herald of April 8: There is nothing new from thearmy of the Potomac The enow has disappeared, but the roads are in a frightful condition. By an arrival from Hilton Head we learn that the town of Jacksonville, Florida, was burned by the Union forces under Colonel Rust, in return for the attempt of the rebels to shell it and murder all the Union inhabitants. The bread riot which took place in Richmond on Thursday is very significant of the condition to which rebellion is reduced. If the people of that city are compelled to break open the public stores to obtain bread, what must be the state of the inhabitants of those districts which produce but little food, and raise mainly cotton or tobacco? Virginia is the most fruitful raising State in the South, and is to the eastern portion of it what Tennessee and Kentucky are to the West, and if the want of food manifests itself in such a demon strative fashion as to bring out a hungry mob of 3,000 women into the streets of the capital, we can readily imagine how dire must be the distress existing in the other States. We learn by despatches from Nashville, dated yesterday, that Gen. Mitchell, with 350 cavalry, went out on the Lebanon pike to Green Hill, and dashing into a rebel camp where there was a large number of conscripts, on the sabre charge he took 15 prisoners, killed flue, and captured all their arms, horses, and Equipments. Gen. Rosencrans' despatches to the War Depart ment, under date Monday, state that Gen. Stanley completely whipped the rebel guerillas of Morgan at Snow Hill, capturing about 50 prisoners and 300 horses. The following are all the despatches received concerning the attack on Charleston : NEWS VIA FORTRESS MONROE. Fortress Monroe, Saturday, April 4. Yesterday's Richmond Dispatch contains the fol lowing startling news from the South Carolina coast : "The enemy have landed in force on Seabrook's or John's Island. Three gunboats and transports are lying eff the island. Skirmishing has already taken place between our and the enemy's pickets. Our pickets are driven in and the enemy advancing. " General Haygood has ordered all the women, children, and non-combatants removed from Adam's Run, which is 20 miles from Seabrook's Island." The Dispeach also says—" Pensacola was fired by the Union soldiers about the 23d ult., and the most of the town destroyed. The soldiers are going to reinforce General Banks." Despatches received from Fortress Monroe state that Charleston papers have been received there. I They acknowledge that the attack by the Federal army and navy on that city hal been eommeneed, but contain nothing indicating whether the move ments of our forces have met with success or other wise. It is fair to infer that if the latter had been the case they would have announced it. It is generally believed in official quarters that no reverse has been sustained by our trcops or our fleet, and there is the best reason to believe that the loyal North - will soon be electrified by the gratify ing announcement of the capture and occupation of Charleston. The following despatch is from the 14iehmond Examiner of Saturday : " Charleston, Thursday, April 2. "There are no signs thus far of the expected attack. There has been no landing in force on any of the islands below, as reported. " The skirmish on Seabrook's Island was between a few independent scouts and a scouting party from a Yankee gunboat." The following additional despatches are pub lished in the New York journals:— Washington, April 7, 1863. It is officially known here that the United States fleet of gunboats and iron-clads left Port Royal on Wednesday last, and would probably reach the scene of operations Thursday evening. Up to three o'clock this afternoon nothing further was known of their movements. Washington, April 7 (Evening). The military and naval authorities have been hourly expecting to-day official information in re gard to effiirs at Charleston. It is officially known that our fleet of gunboats and ironclads left Port Royal on Wednesday, April 1. It was expected that they would be in position to make the attack the following day. The rebel rumours that have reached us allege that the attack was made on Thursday. If it had been un successful we should assuredly have had a full account of it from that source. The ample preparations made induce the heads of the War and Navy De partments to believe that success has attended the combined efforts of our army and navy at that point. So much confidence is felt here in this re spect that a prominent naval officer last night pat up 5,000 dole. as a wager that Charleston had been taken by our forces, and could find no takers. A special despatch from Helena, dated the 3d inst., says that ad vices from General Quimby's ex pedition to the 30th ult. state that no progress had been made in the reduction of Fort Greenwood. Our forces were still in front of the enemy, and there had been considerable skirmishing between the pickets on shore. Intotutblieet:sugutAhitinirai Porter. The °bit et The rebels were improving the time by greatly increasing the strength of their works. They hare received and mounted more heavy guns, and are well supplied with ammunition. gunboats lt is the opinionwill not o t o f succeed well - informed in taking tthe officers i that Nocc e p o i e u d r The country along the Tallahatcahni: the Coldwater river, and guerillas. b c o a a v i a s i fr a c Y i a t ' p e t five s u:d inff b swarmsy rebel i b t e h l r w il o la r s e . giments of reb o e f l irtaldfOtienmaewteiaoninfas of attempts to place torpedoes in the channel have been discovered. w bo a a s ts one of reconnaissance only. They proceeded obfatteies and fired s g h u o n t: t g r e e reconnaissance n the a is . r a e n b e e e l over at them, but the shots were not returned. w it T h h i:ra ra n The steamer G Cairo, Ap r il 7, 1863 . rived. Grey Eagle , froth Memphis, has ar- Frn -111 P aE SOngers we l di tions, theobjects learn of two important expe public. of which are not to be made Reports in regard to the Yazoo Pass expedition are still conflicting. The preponderance of evi dence is that it is not abandoned. Last week while the steamer A. D. Hine was passing down Coldwater she was fired into by gue rillas. Several deck hands and one engineer were killed. The captain was mortally wounded. Baltimore, April 7, 1863. Colonel Stewart, of_the 2d Indiana Regiment, one of the 14 United States officers just released by the rebels, who has just arrived here, makes the follow ing statement : " On Thursday last he saw from his prison win dow in Richmond a great bread riot, composed of about 3,000 women, who were armed with clubs, and guns, and stones. gt Th ey b ro k e o pen the Governmentrderanipasrivr else s once te stores, and took bread , clothing, e they wanted. " The militia were ordered out to check the riot, but failed to do so. " Jeff. Davis and o ther high officials made speeches to the i nfuriated women, and told them th,y should hav e whatever they needed. ' 6 They then tecame calm, and order more restored." 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