The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-30 00:00:00

AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MARCU 2A. The Rop steamship Arabia han arrivtd with the New YUL k Laaila of the 17th, Boston of the • 18th, and haiiiax oi ti; . 20th. She has 232,570 doll. on freight. The following letter, dated headquarters of the army, Washington, D. 0. March 5, has been ad dressed by Major Gen. Halleck to Major-Gen. W. Rosecrans, Murfreesborough, Tennessee:— " General, —I have just received Major. General Reynold's letter of February 10, with your indorse ments of Feb. 18. The suggestions of General Rey nolds and General Thomas, with regard to a more rigid treatment of disloyal persons within the lines of your army are approved. No additional instruc tions from these headquarters are deemed necessary. ' You hare already been urged to procure your subsistence, forage, and means of transportation, s , ) _ _ far as possible, in the county occupied. This you bail a right to do without any instruction. As the commanding general in the field, you have the right to enforce all the laws and usages of war, however rigid and severe these may be, unless there be some Act of Congress, regulation, order, or instruction, forbidding or restricting such enforcement. As a general rule, you must always be the judge when it is best to act rigidly. Apply these laws and where a more lenient course wauld be of greater advan tage to our cause. "Distinctions, however, should always be made in regard to the character of the people in the dis trict of country which is militarily occupied or passed over. The people of the country in which you are likely to operate may be divided into two classes. " First, The true loyal, who neither aid nor assist the rebels, except under compulsion, but who favour or assist the Union troops. Where it can possibly be . avoided, this class of persons should not be sub jezted to military requisitions, but should receive the protection of our arms. It may, however, be necessary sometimes to take their property either for our own use, or to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy. They will be paid at the time the value of such property, or, if that be impracti cable, they will hereafter be fully indemnified. Re ceipts should be given for all property so taken without being paid for. " Second, Those who took no part in the war, but belonging to the class known as military non-com batants. In a civil war like that now waged, this class is supposed to sympathise with the re bellion rather than with the Government. There can be no such thing as neutrality in a rebellion. This term is applicable only to foreign Powers. Such Powers, so long as they commit no hostile act and confine themselves to their private avocations, are not to be molested by the military forces, nor is their property to be seized except as a military ne cessity. They, however, are subject to forced loans and military requisitions, and their houses to billets for soldiers' quarters, and to appropriations for other military uses. Subject to these impositions, the non-combatant inhabitants of a district militarily occupied by one of the belligerents are entitled to the military protection of the occupying forces. But, while entitled to such protection, they incur very serious obligations ; obligations differing, in some respects, from those of civil allegiance, but equally binding. For example, those who rise in arms against the occupying army, or against the authority established by the same, are war rebels or military traitors, and incur the penalty of death. They are not entitled to be considered as prisoners of war when captured. Their property is subject to military seizure and military confiscation. Military treason of this kind is broadly distinguished from the treason defined in constitutional and statutory laws, and made punishable by the civil courts. Military treason is a military offence punishable by the common law of war. Again, persons belonging to such occupied territory, and within the military lines of the occupying forces, can give no informa tion to the enemy of the occupying power without proper authority. To do so the party forfeits not only all claim to protection, but subjects himself or herself to be punished either as a spy or military traitor according to the character of the particular offence. Our treatment of such offences and swab offenders has hitherto been altogether too lenient. A more strict enforcement of laws of war in this re pect is recommended. Such offenders should be made to understand the penalties they incur, and to know that these penalties will be rigidly enforced. " Third, those wha are openly and avowedly hos tile to the occupying army, but who do not bear arms against such forces. In other words, while claiming to be non-combatants they repudiate obli gations tacitly or imp!iedly incurred by the other inhabitants of the territory. Such persons not only incur all the obligations imposed upon the other non-combatant inhabitants of the same territory. and are liable to the same punishment for offences committed, but they may be treated as prisoners of war, and be subjected to the rigour of confinement or to expulsion as combatant enemies. I am of opinion that such persons should not, as a rule, be permitted to go at large within our lines. To force those capable of bearing arms to go within the lines of the enemy adds to his effective forces. To place them in confinement will require guards, and, necessarily, diminish ours. You will determine in each particular case which will be most advan tageous. We have suffered very severely from this class, and it is time the laws of war should be more rigorously enforced against them. A broad line of distinction must be drawn between friends and enemies, loyal and disloyal. " The foregoing remarks have reference only to the military status and to military offences under the laws of war. They are not applicable to civil offences under the Constitution and general laws of the land. The laws and usages of civilised war must be your guide, in the treatment of all classes of persons in the country in which your army may operate, or which it may occupy; and you will be permitted to decide for yourself where it is best to act with rigour and where best to be more lenient. You will notbe trammelled with minute instructions. " Very respectfully, your obedient servant, "H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief." Persuasion having failed to secure the voluntary enlistment of negroes into the Federal army at Hilton Head and Key West, the following order had been issued : " Headquarters' Department of the South, Hilton Head, Port Royal, S.C., March 6. " In view of the necessities of the military situa tion, the impossibility of obtaining from Govern ment all the troops required for service in this department, and paramount importance (in view of existing complications of foreign policy) of at once placing strong garrisons of thoroughly acclimated troops in the Southern forts and posts of this depart ment, in order that the troops now there may be used in the more active field operations for which they are better suited—such forts and posts being Peculiarly liable to the ravages of climatic and epidemic diseases—all the able-bodied male negroes between the ages of 18 and N within the military lines of the Department of the South, who are not, on the day of the date of this order, regularly and permanently employed in the Quartermaster and Commissary Departments or as the private servants of o fficers, within th e allowance made by the Army Regulations, are hereby draughted into the military service of the United States to serve as non-commis sioned officers and soldiers of the verions regiments and brigades now organised, and in process of being organised by Brigadier General Rufus Saxton, specially authorised to raise such troops by orders of the War Department. " Until other arrangements can be made the families of all negroes thus draughted will be pro vided for by order which General Saxton has autho rity to issue. . . . By command of " Major-General DAVID HUNTER. "C. G. Halpine, Assist..•Adjutant-General." Advices from Cairo, Illinois, of the 15th report that 12,000 Confederates were within 28 miles of Fort Donelson. Louisville advices of the 15th express considerable a pprehension of an invasion in force of Kentucky by ,`he Confederates. In the Confederate Congress on the 11th Mr. Co nrad offer, ld the following peace preamble and reso lution Whereas the present Administration of the United States, by its reckless disregard of all constitutional restraints, by its persistent efforts to subvert the institutions of these States and the fero 33 - cious war which it is waging for that ipur, ose, has more than realised the worst pprehensiGLs of the people, and fully justified their wisdom and fore sight in averting, by timely s3parati.n from the Union, the calamities which a longer c odinuanee in it would have rendered inevitable; and whereas a portion of the people of the United States have re cently manifeaed their disapproval of the war, of the objects for which and the manner in which it is conducted, and their desire for its speedy termina tion, and several foreign Powers, notably the Go vernment of France, have expressed a similar de sire —now, therefore, the Congress of the Confede rate States, deeply impressed with the conviction that it is their duty to leave no means untried to put an end to a contest injurious to the civilised world and disastrous to the parties engaged, believ ing its prolongation can only tend to embitter and perpetuate feelings of hostility between States which however politically disunited must ever be connected by identity of language and of religion, and by the immutable laws of geographical amity and of mutual demand and supply, deem the present time, when there is a momentary pause in conflict, a suitable one to utter the words of peace. The Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States do, therefore, resolve that they will cordially co-operate with the Executive in any measures it may adopt, consistent with the honour, the dignity, and independence of these States, tending to a speedy restoration of peace with all or with any of the States of the Federal Union." The resolution was referred without debate to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Advices from New Orleans of the Bth state that Generals Banks and Grover had started for Baton Rouge, to superintend the attack on Port Hudson. A Confederate Major (Padros) had been interred at New Orleans. His faueral was attended by 3,000 Secessionists, half of whom were women. The advices from Vicksburg are as follows : " Cincinnati, March 16. " A Vicksburg despatch says the Yazoo Pass expe dition IL s captured 26 steamboats, 18 of which were destroyed. The gunboats have arrived above Haines' Bluff, and would soon commence the attack. Rumours were rife of the evacuation of Vicksburg, and it was supposed that the greater part of the rebel force would go to Chattanoga, and endeavour to over whelm General Rosecrans. Gen. M'Clernand's troops were compelled to embark for Milliken's Bend, 16 miles above Vicksburg, owing to high water. Recent operations at Lake Providence and elsewhere resulted in ,inundating more than 100 miles of Louisiana territory, destroying millions of dollars worth of property. The guerillas were com pletely drowned out. A refugee from Georgia, who arrived at Murfreesborough yesterday, reports ter rible destitution in Northern Alabama and Georgia. Ellet's brigade arrived at Cairo on Saturday. The Commercial's Mnrfreesborough despatch says Col. Minty returned on Saturday from a seven days' suc cessful scout through the enemy's country. He dispersed several bodies of the enemy's forces, cap tured prisoners, waggons, and camp equipage, and Penetrated the enemy's lines at Shelbyville. A desptch had been received in Washington from Admiral Parker, dated before Vicksburg on the 7th inst., stating that he had received the signal agreed upon between him and Commander Smith, of the Yazoo expedition, to be fired as soon as the latter officer entered the Yazoo river, which signal was to be nine minute guns, and three guns afterwards in quick succession." Governor Cameron, of Delaware, had issued a proclamation on the subject of " illegal arrests," ignoring State rights altogether, and placing the Federal above them. The proclamation is called forth by the passage of an Act in the Assembly to prevent illegal arrests iv that State, and the Go vernor says : " I enjoin upon the good people of this State that they hold true allegiance to the Government of the United States, as paramount to the State of Dela ware, and that they obey the constituted authorities thereof before the Legislature of the State cf Dela ware, or any other human authority whatsoever." A letter from Tybee Island, below Savannah, says:— "On the evening of the 9th a steamer came into the harbour, fired two guns, and left again before the guns of the fortification, six in number, could be brought to bear on her. It was supposed that she was the Alabama or the Florida or a blockade runner." From San Francisco, under date the 16th, we have the following telegraphic news : "The fast schooner Chapman, when leaving for Mexico yesterday, was boarded by the Government officials, and taken in charge as a privateer. About 20 Secessionists were captured on board, well armed, and six brass Dahigren guns, with carriages suit able for use on ships. Correspondence on the per sons of the prisoners identified them with the party recently negotiating for the steamer Victoria for a privateer. The prisoners were confined at Port Alcatras. Many more arrests are likely to follow. The schooner Chapman, seized by the officials yes terday, arrived lately from New York and was pur chased here by the Secessionists. The prisoners confess that a fall complement of men were to be taken on board at a rendezvous down the coast. They hoped to capture the steamer Oregon, en route for Mazatlan, transfer a portion of the Chapman's crew on board, and then use the Oregon to help to capture the two California treasure steamers before the alarm reached San Francisco!' Via Havannah we have advices from Vera Cruz to the lot inst. Gen. Forey started on the 24th ult. from Orizaba, and was followed on the 27th by Saligny. It was presumed that Forey would de mand the surrender of Puebla on the Ist instant of General Gnnzalez Ortega, who held the city with 24,000 men. Comonfort, with 7,000, com manded the outer defences of Puebla, and had a reserve of about 5,000 —of the troops of Agnas calientes, Jalisco, &c. The French had been lately selling their stores in Vera Cruz—bread, wine, &c., evidently not intending to rely on con voys of provisions from that city to Mexico. What could not be sold was to be re-embarked for France. About 500 men from Egypt were landed a few days before the leaving of the steamer. There were very few troops left in Vera Cruz, and the guerillas were getting bold, and daily carried off mules, &c., from under the walls ; and, but for the fleet, fears were entertained that the Mexicans would take possession of the city. The favourable results expected from the use of Egyptians in Mexico had failed in giving the satisfaction desired. Three days after their ar rival there were over 100 in the hospital. Smallpox had again become virulent in Vera Cruz. Before leaving Orizaba Gen. Forey addressed a proclama tion to the inhabitants : " Orizaba, Feb. 16. "Inhabitants of Orizaba,—Within a few days I shall leave this city to undertake military opera tions, the preparations for which, intended to secure success, have detained me here so long a time ; but I do not desire to leave without addressing you a few words, which I trust you will comprehend, be cause they are from my heart. In the first place I thank you for the reception which the expedition ary corps has met with in your city during a resi dence of nine months, during which time order has never ceased to reign there, and our soldiers have enjoyed the some security as in their own country. If this be not owing to your sympathy (and I would esteem myself happy if it were so), it is due at least to a good disposition which we should always thanl: you for. Ido not believe myself labouring under a delusion when I think that the appearance and be haviour of our soldiers, who in all parts of the world have been loved and esteemed even by their enemies, must have produced the same effect upon you, who possible have b een w i tnesses of their order, their discipline, and the that sw your etn sweetness fellow-countrym e n of their manners; w h e havenor i f :3 e e i n t them at other points of the t conn ry can have failed to recognise them as the sons of La Belle Irance, which marches in the van of civilisa tion. Therefore I cherish the hope that you will have understood the intentions of the Emperor, whose views in sending us to Mexico have been no other, believe me, than obtaining by arms the just reparation of insults you are aware of , negotiation could not arrange ; and then to reconcile your country with Europe, particularly with France, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. MA.RCH. 30, 1863 your ancient sy ropt hies for which never would have ceased, had it not been for the conduct of your pre sent Government. In regard to myself, if I ask Heaven to bless our arms, it is not 6`.) much for the sake of a vain ambition of personal glory as for the prosperity of your beautiful country, to which we have come to bring, at the cost of our blood, those two precious boons without which society cannot exist—liberty and order. Farewell, then, inhabi tants of Orizaba, or rather until next time, because I hope we shall return to see you. God alone knows the future ; but, be what may reserved for me, I shall never forget the hospitality we have received here, and shall preserve throughout my life the most delightful recollection of your city. " FOREY, General of Mission, Senator, and Commander-in-Cnief of the Expeditionary Corps in Mexico." Baron de Wagner, the Prussian Minister, was compelled to leave the country, owing to the bad relations existing between him and the Juartz Go vernment. Previous to his departure he requested Mr. Corwin to accept the charge of Prussian sub jects, as well as those of France and Spain, left to his protection by the withdrawal of the Count de Saligny in December, 1861. The American Minister declined the responsibility on the ground that it would endanger his relations with the Mexican Go vernment. From Domingo we learn that General Lucas de la Pena had gathered together quite an army of the people discontented with the Spanish protectorate, and taken possession of Montechristi and Guaynbin, surprising the garrison of the former and taking them all prisoners. The reports of the number of malcontents vary from 8,000 to 13,000 men. A battalion had been sent from Puerto Rico, another from Santiago de Cuba, and two go from Cuba. Several vessels of war have been ordered from Cuba to St. Domingo. From Puerto Rico we have dates to the 3d inst. Commodore Wilkes and two of his fleet had been at the capital, and on the 22d celebrated Washington's birthday by salutes, which were returned by the Spanish vessels. From Port Royal our advices are to the 12th. Genei al Hunter had issued an order saying that, after long and wearying delays, due to causes over which no one in his department had control, his command had at length the cheering prospect of active and very important service. General Hunter had relieved Brigadier General Naglee of his com mand, and ordered him off to New York. On the 15th a serious riot occurred at Oil Springs, Canada West, between the whites and negroes. The whites organized a force, marched to the negro quarters, ordered the blacks away, destroyed their property, t.nd burnt their houses. The negroes fled to the woods. Three of the rioters have been captured. Several were wounded. lockie c , ,, up the house and betaking themselves to church. constable meanwhile pays his visit, very bad, for the constable's soul, as he is thertby pursuing his ordinary occupation on the Sabbath— but there is no one to let him in. Here would be an offence, and a penalty would be imposed upon some person or persons who did not admit such constable. But who is the person, or who are the persons, bound to admit the coLstable on the Lord's day, and therefore bound not to be at church, or any place of worship ? This clause would compel every publican, or keeper of any place for the sale of fermented or distilled liquors, to have some one staying in the house, end away from church or chapel, to await the possible visit of the constaLle, in default of which neglect of public worship a fine of 15 would be incurred. And such is Puritanical legislation, quite worthy of the house which passed the first reading of so preposterous an attempt against !he comforts of the poor. SPECTATOR.—The ill feeling existing almost everywhere between the operatives and the relief committees has been exasperated in Staleybridge by the immense proportion of the inhabitants who are out of work, by the presence of a number of Irish, and by the " indiscreet" language of a member of the committee. In obedience, it would seem, to actual necessity, the committee recently agreed to reduce their dole by 4d. a day, and anxious that the remainder should all reach the women and children, tried to give it away in tickets. A section of the operatives, highly exasperated, broke open the schools, paraded the town, and finally attacked the stores of the relief committee. Quantities of clothes and food were distributed, unpopular members of the committee had their windows broken, publicans and bakers were plundered, and al: the usual inci dents of a food riot occurred. When the police attempted to restore order, the rioters, as usual, stoned them ; and when the Hussars were turned out, the rioters, as usual, fled. Had foot solders been employed, there would have been, in all human pro bability, a massacre ; but a mob in England, except at Bristol, is hugely afraid of cavalry, and there was no need to fire. So far, the occurrences were of the ordinary kind, and have been witnessed a hundred times in our great manufacturieg towns. The rioters, however, excited by scenes so different from the weary monotony of suffering in which their days are now passed, ceased altogether to plead their own grievances, and marched to the neighbouring towns to induce or compel quieter or more reasonable peo ple to rise and plead theirs. They were met and dispersed in every instance; but a shudder of fear and excitement has passed through the Northern towns—everywhere the magistrates are on the alert, and every where there is a disposition to summon the troops to the rescue. Writers from most of the threatened towns plead the exceeding good conduct of their own townsmen ; but there is uneasiness, nevertheless,—a lurking belief that in almost all places there is discontent which might, on small provocation, culminate in scenes like those enacted at Staleybridge. No impartial politician will, we think, in view of these facts, hesitate as to his judg,- ment of the course to be pursued. Order must, in the first instance, be maintained, even if it is neces sary to resort to the soldiery in order to maintain it. No State which ever existed could endure, if the people, under any distress, however severe, were permitted to plunder, within limits however re strained. The police, moreover, unless armed, are never fair matches for a crowd, and when armed they create more irritation and shed more blood than twice their number of soldiers. The resort to the suldiere—to P;oM1)t and visible repression by force—is, therefore, not only justifiable, but expe dient. We cannot have an English city given up to plunder, even for a half hour, in order that the civil power may try experiments on its own unas sisted strength. But, at the same time, while order is sternly maintained, the Committees must be taught that public opinion holds them strictly responsible for any provocations to riot. They are expected to display judgment, as well as benevolence, and the Committee at Staleybridge were undoubtedly want ing in the former. We have no doubt their inten tions were excellent. They had probably been wearied with the appeals of families left half starving, while their head disposed of the money granted for the relief of all. But they must have known perfectly well that this evil is one which exists at all times, and which it was no more their duty to remedy than it is the duty of an employer to appor tion his labourer's wages between him and the wife and babes. Why disturb the household order which exists when men are obtaining wages instead of alms ? Above all, why disturb it by a recurrence to a scheme which is associatel in the minds of the people with the " truck system," which in the neces sity of things produces jobbery and corruption, and which forces what remains of trade out of its natural channels ? LONDON RENIEW.--M. Billault's speech upon the Polish question deserves the appreciation of Europe ; for it is one of the most masterly exposi tions of the Imperial policy yet given to the world. The line of conduct sketched out by the minister for his Imperial master is a sound and stable one. Prince Napoleon had represented with great ora torical ability the sentiments and wishes of demo cratic France. The Emperor stands in a peculiar relation to democratic France. The triumph of France and of her opinions shall be assured, but not by the hasty and feverish expedient of a desperate war from which all Europe, except France, is to stand aloof. For a single day Prince Napoleon took Paris by storm, and confounded the bench of ministers themselves. In the morning M. Billault returned with confidence to the charge, reinspired with courage by the reflections of the intervening night, and perhaps by direct communications held with his Sovereign. The Emperor of France shares all the sympathy which is felt by the French people for Poland. But are we, he asks, not unnaturally, by the mouth of M. Billault, to fling ourselves singly upon Russia, and by a one-handed enterprise to ex cite the envy, the jealousy, and the suspicion of the united continent ? Not such is the lesson which the Imperial student of the Tuileries has learnt from the history of the First Empire or even from the experience of the last ten years. At the head of Europe, and supported by the public opinion of Europe, France is all-powerful. But single-handed wars in the teeth of European opinion brought France to Waterloo. As the apostle of a great movement a Napoleon is irres'stible. As a solitary and suspected missionary no Napoleon is secure. Such is the view of the monarch who holds in his hand the destinies of the French Empire and the peace of Europe. He is ready to act with Europe in favour of the Poles. But if England and Austria decide upon inaction, nothing is left for the French nation but inaction too. It will be for those who steer the helm of empire to watch and bide their time, to neglect no opportunities, to make the most of chances, and to endeavour to secure by moral power and iefluence those salutary changes in the state of Europe which at present cannot safely be brought about by French bayonets. There can be no reasonable doubt that it is the English Foreign office which has prevented active interposition in favour of the Poles. It would have been a piece of political Den Qaixotism if the Cabinet of the Tui leries had broken with Russia only to awaken on this side of the Channel the same murmurs of dis satisfaction and suspicion that made themselves heard at the beginning of the Lombardy campaign. Not much Liberal sympathy could have been ex pected to grow upon the borders of the Austrian Dead Sea. Prussia has already pronounced for des potism—and Napoleon 111. might have suddenly , found himself face to face with an armed reac tionary coalition. There is enough in the prospect to bid the most revolutionary dreamer pause. The Emperor has paused accordingly, and he has very fairly published his reasons to the Continent. It was his clear duty to France to engage in nothing singly. England, it seems, on the other band, was determind to venture nothing—not even diplomatic remonstrance—in common. It will be for the Ca binet of Lord Palmereon to explain their reasons for the policy they have chosen to adopt. Once more the line this country has been compelled by her Government to take seems prima facie to jus tify the ill-natured criticisms of the Liberals of other countries. A considerable crisis has occurred at which an unhappy and miserably-oppressed race is found struggling for existence against a semi barbarous and despotic power. Proposals are made to the English Foreign-office for a joint action in the matter, in concert with the other leading Powers. These proposals Lord Russell has declined. THE QUEEN.—Langiewiez, tried by the analyti cal force of circumstances, has proved, it is to be feared, anything but a genuine hero. According to the most reliable information, there was no rout of the Poles by a body of Russian troops at the time when Langiewicz quitted his post ; that was simply a falsehood of the newsmakers. The cause os the Dictator's deft ction was simply, as well as we car] ascertain, a huff. Offended at the insistence with which older soldiers than himself offered their advice, he took sudden umbrage, threw up his com mand and abandoned his cause. If this was really his conduct (and we have little reason to doubt that it was so) the verdict of the world must be that it was not the conduct of a hero. As fir the l'olish revolution, Ott ough we cannot persuade ourselves into being by any means sanguine of its ultimate success (unless, indeed, Turkey can be roused to a proper sense of her duty) we do not think that its chance is in any manner made worse by the defec tion of Langiewicz. That event has, indeed, thrown the reins of power into older and more experienced hands : and from tho news which has come from Poland within the last few days, the spirit of the insurgents, instead of being broken by the depar ture of their temporary leader, seems to flame all the higher and more ardently. Fresh risings and levies are spoken of everywhere ; whilst the Russians, em barrassed with the war in the Caucasus, which is now being waged by the Circassians more fiercely than ever, and by the other military necessities of their vast, nevi ieldy dominion, aro totally unable to march fresh troop into Poland. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—March 28. - s COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. ConnoiBsioner Fano.) IN RE ELLISON-THE LADY WHO COULD SING AND WOULDN'T. This bankrupt was recently engaged as a singer at the Oxford and Canterbury Music-halls, She came to the court on her own petition, owing £227, and recently applied for her order of discharge. His Honour now gave judgment. He said— Maria Ellison having prayed that adjudication of bankruptcy might be made against herself, was ad judged bankrupt, and surrendered herself to e court. Mr. Charles Morton, of the Ox ford and Canterbury Music Halls, was ap pointed creditors' assignee. The bankrupt has filed accounts showing that she owes to unsecured creditors £227 ls. 10d., but she produces no assets. It appears by the proceedings that the bankrupt passed her last examination unopposed ; but when she applied for her discharge it was insisted that the discharge should not be granted because she was a public singer, who could earn an ample livelihood by the exercise of her talents for singing, which talents she would not use to meet her debts. Under such circumstances of contumacy it is impossible that this court can assist her. I should be very glad to hear that she had put herself into the hands of some judicious adviser out of court, and under his advice made satisfactory arrangements with those to whom she was indebted. I should also be glad to hear that those who were entitled to the use of her talents had met any advances she had made in a spirit of conciliation. If she does not meet her creditors in a spirit of conciliation the only course I can adopt will be to refuse her discharge and withhold protection. Mr. E. Reed, who appeared for the bankrupt, asked that the deposit to be made towards the costs of appeal might be fixed at £lO. Tire Commissioner—Well, take it so. I think if the lady had less obstinacy she would have more money. (Laughter.) Mr. Reed asked for protection for a month, to enable the bankrupt to appeal, which was granted. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FRAUD. A matter which has created a considerable sensa tion upon the Stock Exchange, and in commercial circles generally, during the last week or ten days, became on Saturday the subject of comment from the magisterial bench in Guildhall Police-court ; and although the details of what is stigmatised as a gross fraud upon the public did not transpire in the ordinary course, there is every probability that a full investigation of the facts, and some extraor dinary disclosures in consequence, will shortly be made in reference to the manner iu which a variety of transient schemes and bubble companies have lately been foisted upon the public as bona fide in vestments. The manager, the solicitor, and four of the direc tors of a recently-launched insurance company with limited liability, were summoned to appear before Alderman Humphery, on Tuesday last, to answer a charge of fraud, and the hearing of the case was ad journed, with the consent of all parties, until Sa turday; but when Alderman Humphery took his seat on the bench, Alderman Wilson, Alderman Mechi, Alderman Hale, Alderman Finnis, and Al derman Dakin being also present, none of the par ties were forthcoming, and a written consent to another adjournment, signed by the solicitors on both sides, was handed in in explanation. The soli • citors for the prosecution (Messrs. Harrison and Lewis, of 24, Old Jewry) were communicated with immediately, and Mr. Lewis attended and stated that his client and the defendants were not present in consequence of an arrangement which had been suggested, and which required further time to be properly carried out, and for which purpose an adjournment was applied for. He did not wish to make any public statement affecting the cha racters of a number of highly respectable gentlemen, who had been drawn into an equi vocal position inadvertently ; but he was in the hands of the Court, as his client had taken the matter up on public grounds, and without any de sire for his own personal benefit, he was prepared to go on with the case if the arrangement proposed were not carried out, or if it did not meet with the sanction of the bench. His client had expressly stated that he would not listen to any arrangement that did not protect every person interested in the company, and that, unless the company were dissolved, and the whole of the deposit money re turned to the shareholders, he would not accede to any proposal to abandon the present proceedings. He was bound to admit that the directors had in the most bona fide spirit accepted those conditions, and he believed that they had already passed a resolution of the board that the company should forthwith be dissolved ; but as it would be necessary to give the shareholders seven and fourteen days' notice of the requisite meetings to complete those arrangements, it was asked that the summonses should stand adjourned until April 22. He had every confidence in the bona fide inten tion of the directors to dissolve the company, and that the shareholders would not suffer in the slight est, as all the expenses would be defrayed by the directors. Although he had consented to an arrange ment which he considered would meet the ends of justice, he had expressly stated that he would be no party to any arrangement that was not sanc tioned by the bench. The directors were all gentlemen of good private position, but by no means jobbers or speculators of that class, and as they had met the complainant in a very handsome and straightforward manner, he did not desire to subject them to the unpleasantness of a public exposure. Alderman Humphery asked Mr. Lewis what he proposed doing in the event of the directors not car rying out that arrangement. Mr. Lewis said in that case his intention was to allow the matter to take:its course. Alderman Hale inquired what was to become of those persons who had had shares alloted to them and had since sold them. Mr. Lewis said if the company were dissolved it would be impossible for the Stock Exchange to ap point a settlement day, and that would have the effect of cutting the ground from under all those transactions, so that no loss would accrue to any of the shareholders. Alderman Hale said those parties who had sold the shares might still be proceeded against for the amount they had sold them for. Alderman Humphery said an action at law would lie, no doubt, against the company if after allotting shares they could not deliver them. Alderman Wilson said that was so, but he wished to know what was the complainant's object in com ing to this court for summonses. Mr. Lewis said it was to prevent the consumma tion of a gross fraud which, but for these summonses, would have been accomplished; and with the view also, if the magistrates were convinced that a fraud had been committed, of letting the case take its own course. Alderman Wilson thought it looked very like asking the magistrates to compound a felony. The adjournment was required to enable the complain ant to get all he wanted• Mr. Lewis said that was not so. His client only wished to put an end to those transactions which were fraudulent by dissolving the company. Alderman Wilson said Mr. Lewis acknowledged it was a fraud. Mr. Lewis said it certainly was if carried out. Alderman Mechi said he hoped these proceedings would tend to check a system so mischievous. Mr. Lewis said, if he did not think that the gen tlemen he had to with would carry out the arrange ment suggested fairly and honourably, he would not be a party to it under any circumstances. Alderman Wilson said it was trifling with the ends of justice, after obtaining summonses against gentlemen for such a serious offence, to come here and say it was all settled, without anyone knowing what had been done. If such an information as the one he had read had been sworn Fefore him, he should not have listened to any arrangement for one instant. Alderman Mechi said, on looking at the names of the gentlemen, he could hardly think they could have been aware of the position they were being placed in, or they would never have allowed them selves to be mixed up in such an undertaking. Mr. Lewis said he was quite prepared to go on with the case if the court thought it his duty to do so, but he did not wish unnecessarily to expose gen tlemen and ride them to death. He did not seek to make use of the criminal law improperly, and whatever course the court thought right he was prepared to take. Alderman Humphery intimated that, as an ad journment was all that was applied for at present, it was not altogether unreasonable. Alderman Wilson said it was merely an under hand means to get the magistrate to allow the cri minal law to be made use of for the purposes of the parties complaining. Mr. Lewis said his only object was not to place gentlemen whose intention was to do all that was right in a painful position. Alderman Mechi asked if the directors were the the only persons that would suffer. Mr. Lewis said they were ; no one else would lose a penny. . Alderman Humphery said, everyone knew that it was the City of London and General Fire and Life Insurance Company, as there were plenty of their prospectuses about. They issued prospec tuses, and got the shares up to 5 premium in almost no time, which, if it had been a legitimate company they could not have done. That was the whole gist of the matter. Mr. Lewis wished to impress it upon the magi strates' minds that his client did not seek any com pensation or profit. He only wished to protect the public to the fullest extent. Alderman Wilson maintained that the criminal law had been resorted to for the attainment of private views, for if the contents of the information alone had been made public, it would have been the means of knocking up at least half a dozen other schemes of a similar character. Mr. Lewis did not hesitate to say that he had used the engine of the criminal law for the public benefit, and without the aid of the magistrate he could not have succeeded in procuring the with drawal of this scheme from public notice. Alderman Hale said, up to a certain point Mr. Lewis and his client had conferred a benefit on the public; but in stopping short as they were now doing, they were withholding a much greater bene fit from the public. Mr. Lewis said he only wished he could reach the half-dozen schemes alluded to by Alderman Wilson. In the pre3ent instance he believed his client had adopted a course that would be best for every one concerned. Alderman Finnis did not think that any of the gentlemen whose names appeared in the proceed ings were so innocent of such matters of business as had been represented, and he thought the magis trates ought to insist upon a thorough public inves tigation, He was surprised that the persons whose names appeared in the prospectuses did not come forward and face the matter. Alderman Wilson said he would not have allowed his name to have been made use of in a criminal court and then have the charge settled secretly. Alderman Humphery said, as the parties were not in attendance, he would adjourn the case to the day named, but he should expect them to corne pre pared to go fully into it. The following is the list of directors, brokers, &e., of the company above referred to :—Directors : Messrs. R. J. Blyth (C. Blyth and Co.), 4, Cripple gate-buildings • W. P. Baker, (W. Bake r and Son ) , Bristol ; W. W. Cutts (Linley, Cutts, and Co.), 233, Gresham-street ; J. Fennings, Fennings -wharf, London-bridge; S. H. Hadley, City Mills, Black friars ; S. B. Hodge (Bryant and Hodge), London; R. Hunt (Hunt and Gammon), Stanstead, Herts ; Cyrus Legg, Bermondsey; Paul Margetson (P. Margetson and Co.), London ; Francis Nash (Nast., Hicks, and Nish), Pickle Herring-wharf ; N. Rey ner, Lancaster-buildings, Liverpool. Solicitors : Messrs. Howard and Co., 66, Paternoster-row, Lon don ; Duncan, Squarey, and Blackmore, Liverpool. Bankers: Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, 75, Cornhill. Brokers : Sir R. W. Carden and Son, Royal Exchauge ; Messrs. WQolley and Coates, Tokenhouse-yard ; IL Byrne, Liverpool ; P. W. Diyon, Glasgow ; Macallum and Sidey, Edinburgh ; J. Jamieson, 56, Marischal-street, Aberdeen. The gentlemen summoned were Messrs. W. Cutts, S. H. Hadley, S. B. Hodge, P. Margetson, Edwin Howard, and A. Gunn, the manager. Langiewicz and his Female Aide-de-camp. ~__-T_. On the arrival of General Langiewicz and his young aide-de-camp at Cracow they were confined in a room at the police•office, but the latter was al lowed to receive visitors, who had the authority of the junior military officer, and the special police official, to present themselves. A Pole who visited the young lady, on the Monday after her arrival, and before she had exchanged her military costume for female apparel, thus describes his visit : " The police officer went to the next room to an nounce us. He returned in a few moments, and by tha motion of his hand towards the door we saw that we were admitted. At our entrance, a short, thin figure rose to salute us. She still wore the national Polish costume in which she had fought at the side of the Dictator, and which im parted a particular charm to her interesting ap pearance. Her black hair, though cut short, sur rounded her pretty face on both sides in profuse curls. A short Polish coat, a military cap sur rounded by cords, and richly adorned with fur, formed her headdress, and she a:so wore boots turned over at the top, and reaching to the knee, grey trowsers, and a red shirt confined to her slender waist by a band. If it were possible to doubt whe ther this masculine costume was indeed worn by a maidenly form, the elegance and amiability with which she requested us to be seated, and the wo manly voice, completely removed all misapprehen sions. The apartment in which she was contained only a cupboard, a table (bearing various kinds of refreshments), two stools, and the other necessary articles of furniture, and was not devoid of comfort, but it was situated so low that Miss Henriette Pus towojtow, who smoked her paper cigarette all day long, and who was continually obliged to allow her window (which looked on the street) to be open, or at least for a great portion of the day, on account of the mild weather, was exposed to the curiosity or sympathy of the crowd. On Sunday, and on the next day, hundreds of ladies and gentlemen passed before the window, but they were prevented from looking into the room in some measure by a few blooming plants, which some friendly hands had placed there, and which formed a strong contrast to the rusty iron bars by which the window was made secure. The conversation turned upon poli tics, and was then carried on in French, because the police attendant was present ; but she also spoke of other matters in German, but with a pointed ac cent. In the course of the visit, which did not - last more than 10 minutes, we had an opportuity to ob serve her youthful countenance more closely. In her pale features the unmistakable stamp of much past fatigue was visible. The cheeks had become thin, and only the black fiery eyes retained their former brilliance, but as soon as the name of Lan giewiez was mentioned, they seemed to be animated with redoubled ardour. A high forehead,small pointed nose, and a fine ovally •formed chin, only contributed to increase the charm of her appearance, even in her original costume. We showed her a photo graphic portrait of herself, which we had bought at a shop after a long search, and which was perhaps the only one in Cracow. She regarded it mournfully, for it represented her in the bloom of her health, perhaps a year previously, and she said, with an accent of melancholy which well became her, Ce nest plus moi.' Thereupon she returned it to us, and remarking a portrait of Langiewicz in the same envelope, she exclaimed with enthusiasm, 'Ah ! c'est mon general.' She then began to speak of him, enthusiasm causing her to utter her words quicker, and she com plained of the uncertainty of her fate and his As we prepared to depart, she asked for our cards, and as a token of remembrance, but with out being requested, she wrote her name in full with pencil on a sheet of paper, saying in a half laughing manner, and partly turning to the police officer, that visiting cards were not the fashion in such a saloon. She dismissed us with a hearty shake of the hand. By accident, as we left the building, the general stood at an open window of his room in the castle, enjoying the fresh air. He was im mediately recognised, as he still wore his blue uni form, and repeatedly bowed, in acknowledgment. of lively marks of sympathy. As he perceived us he leaned out of the window, and by motions of ' his hand and head returned our salutes. As well as we could see at the distance, he also seemed very pale, but was visibly pleased at the marks of sympathy shown for him." COUNTRY MARKETS. , - YORK-SATURDAY. There was an average supply of wheat to-day at our market, and the demand was steady, at about late rates. Wheat, red 40s to 44s I Oats.... 2os to 24s White do .45s to 50s Beans 40: to 42.9 Barley .28s to 35s Peas ....—s to --a Malt, 62s to 64s per qr. ; rye, 34s per qr.; flour, 34s to 36s per sack. LE I CE STE R—SATURDAY. Old whito wheat, 66s to 60$ ; new, 47s to 50s per 36 stone. Old red, 48s to 68s per 36 stone. Barley, malting, new, 35s to 39s per qr.; grinding, 28s to 308 ; old oats, 278 to 32s ; new oats, 22s to 26s per 24 stone. Beans, new, 33s to 37s ; old, 42s to 44s per 38 stone. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. SATURDAY REVIEW.—It was easy to foresee that, in addressing a meeting of Trades Unions on the American question, Mr. Bright would continue the task of his life by propagating social animosity and political disaffection. Even demagogues mu-t have something to love in the midst of their habitual hatred. Mr. Bright has his peculiar patriotism, but it regards a country which is not his own. His enthusiastic affection for America is only the sup plement or reverse of his malignant hostility to the country and constitution which he intends to de. scribe in his implied antithesis. In the United Kingdom another thirty millions of men, not uni formly prosperous, have suffered under the tyranny of a Queen, and have abhorred the pageant of a Court, while a House of Lords, an Established Church, a standing army and a navy, with their attendant taxes and debts, have filled up the mea sure of their wrongs. As long as republican felicity appeared to be realised in another hemisphere, there was some hope that the contrast might encou rage formidable discontent in England. But when discord was unexpectedly introduced into the Trans atlantic Paradise, Mr. Bright's dream of revolution was rudely interrupted. His band of thirty mil lion brothers, divided into two unequal sections, have for two years been engagedin mutual slaughter. They have extemporised two enormous armies, one considerable navy, two large debts, and two sys tems of taxation collectively heavier than that which oppresses England. Instead of Queen Vic toria, they have both Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Jeffer son Davis ; for State priests, they have the mur derous brawlers of the New York and Boston pul pits; and their nobles derive their titles, like Mr. Cassius Clay, from intellect, or, like Gen. Butler and Mr. Cameron, from virtue. The best commentary on Mr. Bright's patriotism is furnished by the ex ceptional eulogies on his conduct and character which are always introduced into the most raving American declamations against England. Even the Irish Anti• Secession orators of New York, when they prophesy a future secession of their native island, add a paint to their attacks on the English name and race by reserving a tribute to " that great and good man, John Bright," who has fairly earned the love of every enemy of his country. Oa Thursday night he provided additional encouragement to Mr. Cassius Clay, who is about once more to represent at a European Court the respect of his Government for diplomatic decency and for the rights of a friendly country. If pirates are sent from American harbours to com mence an unprovoked war by preying upon English commerce, their instigators and apologists will quote Mr. Bright's declaration that "Privilege" —or, in other words, England—" shuddered at the spec tacle of American prosperity." His oration was in tended equally to encourage the good-will of the working classes to the North, and to stimulate the already superfluous animosity of the Federal popu lation towards England. It may safely be asserted that the leaders and representatives of English opi nion are incapable of imitating his extravagant in justice. The most considerable statesmen of all parties have urged the population to acquiesce with out resistance in the sufferings occasioned by the blockade of the Southern ports. Mr. Bright per versely throws the blame on the cotton-growers and the Confederate Government, because the in habitants of an invaded country have the courage and self-denial to destroy their property rather than to provide resources for an enemy. It is idle to pretend that his zealous adherence to the Northern cause is dictated by humanity, or by any motive except political attachment to democratical institu tions. As long as the Slave States remained within the Union, they had no warmer friend than the orator who now attributes to them as a crime their resolute defence of their own independence. Some of the audience had perhaps recently applauded speeches in favour of another country, which is, with less hope of success, resisting a foreign inva der. Mr. Bright himself may vindicate his consis tency by proving that, after the United States, and even in preference to Imperial France, his cordial esteem has always been bestowed upon Russia. EXAMINER.— Consistently with all the rest of its paltry conduct, the present House of Commons has by a large majority passed the first reading of a bill to make water the drink of the poor and humble classes of society from eleven o'clock on Saturday night to six on Monday morning. For the prohibition of the sale of beer or any other fer mented liquor is the compulsion to drink water, as regards that great bulk of the community between the conditions of want and ease and affluence. The labourer, the mechanic, the shopman, the small housekeeper, the millions who cannot afford wine, and have happily yet not taken to spirits, are to have no beer on Sunday. We do not know who this Mr, Somes is who proposes this pharisaical piece of legislation, hut if he were in the gin trade he could not better consult its interests. For the certain ef fect of it would be to turn the beer barrel into a gin -___ _............... cask. The p00r ... man would not consent to drink water on Sunday, nor would he relish stale beer laid in on Satu r d a y n i g ht a n d flat and vapid by Sunday morning ; so his expedient would be to provide him self with a dram which would keep in one sense, but which, probably, would not keep in another sense, for in all likelihood the temptation of the present bottle would be too much, and the man would get drunk with it forthwith on Saturday night and Sunday morning. And all this would be for the special honour of the Lord's Day, exactly as it is in holy Glasgow, where they go to bed with the bottle, and lie, guzzling and beastly drunk, till Monday morning. We observe in the bill an ex ception in favour of travellers. Why is this? If it be for the good of souls that beer should not be sold on Sundays, why should publicans be jeopar dised by drawing liquor for travellers more than for any other folks P One effect of the bill would be to give extraordinary stimulus to Sunday travel ling. There is a clause giving the right of entry to constables at any time to every house or place of public resort for the sale of fermented or distilled liquors, and imposing penalties on any person re fusing to admit or not admitting such constable. The Englishman's boasted castle, if it be for the sale of drinks, may thus be invaded by the constable at any hour of the day or night. Boniface may be knocked up at midnight to let in the constable, or twenty times in the course of the night for as many constables' visits, f or th ere are no li m it s . B u t on Sunday, S u pp ose t h e publican and his family shall have profited by this p rec i ous piece of legislation by ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND CIRCUIT—WAinvicx, MARCH 28. THE BIRMINGHAM MURDER. Henry Carter, aged 20, was tried morning before Mr. Justice Willes, on the charge of having mur dered Alice Hinckley. Mr. Adams appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Elers for the defence. The facts of the case are very simple, and will appear best from the evidence of the witnesses, Elizabeth Hinckley said—l am the grandmother of the deceased. She used to live with me at a court leading out of Bissit-street, Birmingham. She had kept company with the prisoner for about eight months. Oa the night of the 4th of last De cember she was standing with the prisoner at the bottom of the court. They were in conversation, and appeared on friendly terms. I went and asked her to come in, andshe said that:she would come in directly. Her manner was not excited, and she answered in her usual tone of voice. I went back into a neighbour's house. Shortly after I heard the report of a pistol. I went out and saw her lying dead on the pavement. I did not see Carter. Cross-examined—Carter was in the habit of visit ing her at my house. There was nothing unusual in their conversation on the occasion in question. He had been in my house with her until 8 o'clock. Their conversation was of a friendly and affectionate character. The report of the pistol was not more than two minutes after I left them. Mary Cowrie said—Abaut 20 minutes to 11 on the night in question I saw Carter and the deceased talking together at the bottom of the court. I said to her," How foolish it is for you to stand there, with such a cold as you've got." She said, " I havn't been above half-a-minute, and I'm coming in directly." I was turning away from her when I heard Carter say to her, "Do you mean it ?" She said, "Yes." I then went on about 30 yards and heard the report of a pistol. Soon after Carter passed me running. I turned back, and found the deceased lying dead on a sofa in her grandmother's house. Mr. Waddilove—l am a surgeon practising at Birmingham. I examined the body of the deceased. There was a hole between her left shoulder bone and spine. It presented the appearance of a gun shot wound. I found a track which passed upwards through the spine and right side of the chest to the anterior part of the neck. It passed through and ruptured the aorta. I found a ball in the rignt side of the collar bone. The shot must have been fired from some one standing near. Samuel Moore—l live in Birmingham, and know the prisoner. Oa the afternoon of D _c. 4 I saw him looking into a pawnbroker's shop. I asked him whether he was looking at the watches. He said that he was looking for a pistol. I asked him if he wanted to shoot himself with it. He said, "No; I want it for a friend in the country." I walked with him to a shop in Weaman-street. He bought a double-barrelled pistol, some powder, and caps. He took them away with him. We then went into a shop in Persia-street and bought some bullets. We then went into three publichouses and drank to gether. Cross-examined—l have known Carter for some years. In the third publichouse he practised firing the pistol at the gas lights. There was only a cap on then. Henry Hart—l am a gunmaker in Persia-street. On the evening of the 4th of December last the pri soner and Moore came to my shop and bought some bullets. The prisoner had a double barrelled pistol with him. I told him that I had no bullets of the proper size, and recommended him to have a mould. He said that he didn't want a mould, but some bul lets. Moore pointed out some bullets, and said, " They'll go through a man." Carter said, " Will they ?" I said, " They will; for there was a soldier who shot an officer a little time ago, and the ball went through him, and killed another officer as well." I sold him two conical bullets and some spherical ones. I said to him, "Be cautious where you fire these eonieal balls off, because they go a long way." I was afterwards shown the pistol at the police station. Oae of the barrels of the pistol had been fired off, the other was still loaded. The loaded barrel had evidently been charged by some inexperienced person. There was enough powder in for four charges. Cross-examined—The pistol was a very danger ous one to use. The cocks are so near together as to be dangerous in the hands of an inexperienced person. It was fired off at haif-cock. It was proved by other evidence that the loaded barrel of the pistol contained one of the conical balls and that the ball which was extracted from the de ceased was the other conical one, showing that the prisoner had loaded the pistol with the very bullets which he had been told were dangerous. It was also proved that the prisoner had on two occasions ad mitted having shot the deceased. For the defence it was admitted that the death of Elizabeth Hinckley resulted from the act of the pri soner, but it was contended that it did not neces• sarily follow that that act was wilful or malicious. If the prisoner had intended murder he would not have gone about so openly to purchase the pistol and ammunition. The prisoner was shown to have lived on terms of affection with the deceased. There was no motive or malice shown on the part of the prisoner. It was shown that the pistol was danger ous, and it might have exploded through the prisoner playing with it. The learned Judge, after explaining to the jury what amounted to the crime of murder, told them that if they believed that the prisoner wilfully caused the death of the deceased of his malice aforethought they must find him guilty of murder. If he caused her death by culpable negligence, he was gu ilty of manslaughter. If the death of the deceased hap pened by accident, and without any fault attribut able to the poisoner, they must acquit him. His lordship then carefully summed up the evidence to the jury, pointing out to them how each particular part was consistent or inconsistent with the above direction. After the summing up of the learned judge the jury instantly returned a verdict of Guilty of mar. der, at the same time recommending the prisoner to mercy. His Lordship, in passing sentence, said,—Henry Carter, you have been convicted, upon evidence which could not even leave a moment's doubt on the minds of the jury, of the offence of murder with malice intent. This is not the first of these dreadful cases which has come under my notice in which love has been turned into jealousy and h a t re d , an d th e object of a man's uffict ions has become the object of his evil passions. The jury have recommended you to mercy, no doubt on account of your youth. That recommendation shall be forwarded to Her Majesty's advisers. As her servant, I can only administer judgement according to law ; but be fore passing upon you sentence for murder I must warn you not to entertain any false hopes that that recommenc ation can save you from the consequences of your act. I must warn you that you must undergo the fu '1 penalty for your crime, and that you must prepare to meet your God. The sentence was then concluded in the usual form. The prisoner, after the sentence, was carried from the dock by the warders. NORTHAMPTON-SATURDAY. New wheat, 46s to .52s ; old, 42s to 525. Barley, 27s to 39s per qr. New oats quoted at 20s to 24s ; old, 280 to 32s per'24 stone. Beans, old, 36s to 38s; new, 34s to 365. Peas, 36s to 44s per qr. NORWICH-SATURDAY. There was a moderate supply of wheat to-day, but prices were no higher than last week. For barley former prieeo were fully supported. Little passing in other grain. White wheat. 45s to 46, Red wheat 41s to 450 Malting barley ...38s to 40s Chevalier barley 36., to 370 Distilling d 0..... 33s to 35s Oats.. Flour, 34s Od to —s Od per sack from the miller. NOTTINGHAM-SATuRDAy. White wheat, from 43s to 55s ; red wheat, 42s to 490. Barley—malting, 33s to 43s ; grinding, 27s to 295. Oats old, at 25s to 31s Od ; new, 22s to 275. Beans sold at 32s to 45s per qr. Flour, 31s to 40s. POISONOUS BALLET DRESSES.—The first repre sentation of a new piece was given three nights hack at Hamburg, in which the female dancers appeared in green costumes, to represent water nymphs. The stuff of which these costumes were made contained such a quantity of arsenic that the needlewomen who made the dresses all fell ill, and the dancers were attacked with violent symp toms of poisoning whilst on the stage. Births. HANDCOCK,—On the 26th inst., at East-hill, Athlone, the Hon. Mrs. Handeock, of a eon. GWYN.—On the 25th inst., at 49, Belize-road, the wife of G. B. Gwynn, Esq., of a son. SAITTIL—On the 24th inst , the wife of Seton Lionel Smith, Esq., late Major 54th Regt., of a daughter, Marriages. CHEETHAM—REYNER.—On the 26th inst., at the parish church, Ashton .under .Lyne, George, only son of D a vid Cheetham, Esq., of The Priory, Stalybridge, and North field House, Bath, to Jane, eldest daughter of Alfred Reyner, Esq., of Sunnyside, Ashton-under-Lyne. WILSON—SHAW.—On the 24th inst., at lilonkstown, co. Dublin, George Orr Wilson, Esq., son of W m. Wilson , Esq., of Lark Hall, co. Dublin, to Annie, eldest daugh- Shaw, lat e 14.1 a dras Army.t e rofLi eu t ena nt-Colonel Ponsonby Deaths. BARKER,—On the 27th inst., at Whippscross, Waltham- Win. Carter, aged 6etr 81. , 79 S " hacklewell-l ane , Mr. stow,Rß—oboenrtaßi:r2ki; Esq., inst aged at s CLARKE.—On the 23d inst., Mr. John Digby Clarke, of G 0 5 i tert o e: ' tgi ‘ etE V .r: :— al b a :G e r i dnrn Woburn-place, c r 2:6 , e t 26th lien: SalliCarlea.remont, Southampton, Russell-square. K.C.8., Colonel 35t1 RicuAunsoN.—On the 25th inst., at Henry-street, Saint John's-wood, Mr. 'Thomas Richardson, aged 91. 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