The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-23 00:00:00

`, ZONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, 1 WELVE O'CLOCK. REDUCTION IN 'THE BANK RATE. The directors of the Bank of England at their meeting to-day have reduced their minimum rate of interest and discount from 4to 3 per cent. This alteration was fully expected owing to the favour ab!e tendency of the specie movement, the limited demand for discount accommodation, and the reduced terms upon which mercantile bills have been nego tiable for some time past in the open market. The metallic reserves of the Bank have largely increased, and in consequence the abundance of floating capital and the competi• tion existing among the joint-stock and private establishments, the Other Securities, or discount operations of the Bank, have been considerably reduced. The directors, therefore, are fully justified in the course they adopted. Indeed, the alteration might have taken place a week ago, the quotations current elsewhere since then having ranged below the point at which the official rate has now been adjusted. About £lBl,OOO in gold, including £lB.OOO pur chased yesterday, has been sent into the Bank of England, during the week over which the Gazette return to appear this evening extends. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are, in round figures, as under : 1863. 1862. Great Western L 58,302 £ 0,125 84,25254,689 North-Western South- Western Brighton Midland 38,877 38,268 ,- south-Eastern 91,106 21,422 Great Northern 1 ancashire and Yorkshire 31,640 33,497 North Eastern 42,255 39,299 Bristol and Exeter Great Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln.. 14,186 13,727 Edinburgh and Glasgow Great Western of Canada The returns, with one or two exceptions, are of a very satisfactory character. On the Great. W. stern there is an increase of 1:3,613; on the North-Western, of ; on the South-Western, of £2,206; on the Midland, of £609; on the Great Northern, of £2,294; on the North-Eastern, of £2,950; on the Great Eastern, of £825 ; and on the Great Western of Canada, of £l,BBO. The Brighton, however, shows a decrease of £1,984 ; the South Eastern, of £2 316; and the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £1,137 The amount of Australian gold known to be now on the way' to England is £65:,500. The Accring ton, with £136000, has been at sea 107 nays; the Nelson, with £49,500, 107 days ; the Calliance, with £72,000, 108 days ; the Water Nymph, with £167,000, 88 days; the Agincourt, with £lOO,OOO, 77 days; the Trebolgan, with £lO,OOO, 64 days; and the Sussex, with £117,000, 62 days. About £424,000 is now due. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 60c. and 69f. 55e.—heavy. Tnere is rather more dern.nd for discount accom modation, and the market is unsettled, as usual, immediately after an alteration in the minimum. A few sales having been effected in the English Stock market. Consols have receded 1-, viz., to 921 93 for money and account. Business is tolerably active, the operations for transfer having recently increased. The New Threes and Reduced Annui ties are 91Z 3-; the New 23 per Cents., 764 77. Bank Stock is 2341 236, and Exchequer Bills have improved to 2s. and ss. prem. A moderate anasunt of business has taken place in Indian Stocks ; the 5 per Cents. are marked 1093 ; 4 per Cents. En faced 98; the 3 per Cents., 1073 108; the 53 per Cents., 1153 116; and the Bonds 18s. to 21s. prem. The transactions to-day in the Foreign Market have not been very numerous, although prices gene rally tend upward. Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, are quoted 87 Q ; those of 1858, 681 ; and the 1862 Loan, 693 Consolides show a little buoy ancy at 473 e ; but the N'-w Loan is depressed at prem. Greek Bonds have risen to 293 7, but are now 284 29; and the Coupons have been as high as 133 14, but the latest prices are marked 133 3. The Italian 5 per Cents. are 70 3, and the New Loa❑ is steady at 11 Q prem. The Confederate Loan is rather heavy at 1 3 prem.; Mexican Bonds are firm at 338 i; Spanish Passive are 30 3, and the Certificates 101 3. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinned very inactive, and little variatio❑ of im portance can be recorded in prices. Great Nor therns and North Westerns have improved about 55.; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s.; London and Blackwell have declined ss. Ia the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there has been rather more firmness. Bahia and San Francisco realise 2lv d ; Sin Paulo, 231 ; Great Western of Canada, Hi 12 ; East Indian, 1092 1091 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 110 to 1101. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinue in limbed request without any change of im portance as regards values. British American Ex change Bank have improved to 11 12i. ; and Roj al Hail Steam have declined to 61. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 231 i 6 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per C en t. C onso l s Annuities • . New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities.. • ..... India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lo9a I Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 93 Ditto 5 per Cent 1 ,,, t0 61 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 a Ditt Bonds MIN .... 18 Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, May 7 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent.. 109/ Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 21 per Cent 2 5 pin Ditto £500 Ditto Small 5 pm FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent.... Ditto 41 per Cent~ 1852-.68- . 60 Ditto 1863 Egyptian 7 pet Cent Ditto, Second Issue ........ . Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account 131 14 13/ Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) . 75 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account I'.+Tsw Granada Ditto Deferred P..irtivian 41 per Cent. Ditto 1862 Ditto Account .. 88 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 94 Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 .. 94/ 5/ Sardinia n 6 per Cent. ................ Ditto Account ...................... 86 Spanish 3 per Cent .................. Ditto Account.. .................... 54 3/ Ditto Passive ........ .. •• .. ...... i t Spanish Cert. of C oup not funded . 10# Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854, .. ; ...... Ditto Account ........................... 87a Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 . . . . Ditto Account .. 684 Ditto, £lOO Bonds • 71 • • Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 i 2 4 Ditto Account 7O 69/ Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 tier Cent., 1852 .. ...... .... Dividends on the above payable In London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, M oney Ditto Account _ Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) 4:411 e• No chang , .. Sales, 6,000 bales. haporta, 8,6 a-; previously, 18,088. The Price of Gold. The quot ati -- ----4.-____ t he short exei Z t of gold a t P aris is about 4 per mule pm., and com p ari ng thesege °h L ondon is 25.221 p er £1 s t er li ng. O n 17. e. 100. per outee r aftes With the English Mint price of £3 11 arty 2-10 the I yr ceenrtstandard gold, it appears that gold is fly aclvices trunt llatnb. deader in London than in Paris. and the short exch an n e r4 * the price of gold is 4:4 per mark. tandard gold at the EngininalLondon is 13.51 per .£1 sterling. Loi Mir t price is, therefore, about 15-10ths per cent. dearer in 1 he course of exchang e at N n ew d en than in Hamburg 60 days' sight is 1661 to 1674 per Yo rk on Lond on for b ills at c gol 1 is about 52 per cent. At ti i : 1 ::" and t he ti e d there i premium on on the importation of gold from the LTA ...........................,.._ ed cress a profit The recent chesi display at Lyons, hi which M. Mozuski played ten games blindfcad, has resulted in his gataes were drawn, wi lialing seven and losing one •; two Share Railways. Paid. Clorising j Pce. 13,14, Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. '45 ttiyille and Tyne. 10 ,Bost.,Sleat.,and at Bristol and Exeter st 'Caledonian 50 !Cork and Bandon 20 Corn wal• 10 Do A .; .rets no (h\ , 10 IDo. B ti ll A" been paid to B. 50 .Dublin & Belfast Junc. 25 IPun.,Perth,& Ab. June. St Edinburgh & Glasgow. at Glasg. and S. Western. at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. at Ditto A stock at Ditto East Anglian at et GreatNorthof Scotland et Great Northern at I Do A stock st ' Do Bdo .... • . at Gt. S. an W. of Irelami at ,Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stock St I Laneashi2e & Yorkshire et !London and Blackwal st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dover' st Lon. & North Western! at Lon. & Sw.th Westernj it Man., Shef., & Lincoln 50 IMaryport and Carlisle 126 Do I 5hare5........ 10 Metropolitan s! Midland 1.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee at Nth. Eastern—Berwtci. 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase st Do Leeds at Do York 8 8i 7 8 64 ea 112 .112 st Do Carlisle.. • • .. • • . • 3t North London 11 ' Do New 4.18.4N0rth Staffordshire .. and S. W. Junction St !Scottish Central !Scot N. E., Aber. stock St I Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpoot sl !Shropshire Union st ;South Devon st (South Eastern st ~S outhi Wales S. York. and River Dun 20 .staines,Wok.,andWok 25 Stockton Darlington 45 Do Do New, 186( st Taff Vale. Do B to Do C - .)0 Ulster 2 , Do it. 0 Do st Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford ct Kilkenny st I West Cornwall st VV. Hartlepool Har.&lt st West Midland Oxford st Do Newport .+t Do Hereford SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuf. S. BRITISH POSE Paz() 6i 7 40 12 13 14 89 91 10(1 108 51 52 44 46 24 25 1201 1211 120 12 , ' 134 136 101 cO4 66 (6i 1071 1071 76 77 114 'l6 39/ 40/ 97/ 07f 101 112 43 44 12 12* 1224 2d 14 14p 91 93 SO 51 24 25 99 100 551 561 86 67 115 117 It 11 ! 15i let 14 12 :20 122 43 4 98 ICO 48 50 32 33 911 011 57 69 99 101 7 8 87 38 9 10 7 1 7 1 p 150 153 4i 5 kt 31 p, 79 81 164 156 28 30 44 16 37 38 98 100 ;sioNs. C Costa_ t'rice. E 0 (2 1t 9 1 t,y p 16** P 1§ h 1( 7 icB 11 , 8 tlO 04 9 II n . t i i 1 r, 19 o li 62 (6 7 50 53 56 40 5 :7 42 32 6 23 26 21 23 10 11 1 1i ' 1 1i 106 ICB 81 8i IQ, 11.2 Ijo 2 1} I 0 :004 ‘ , 7i 01 iO3 97 .9 47 49 3 5 O '2 1( 8 09 0 7 1 , 9 i IP 7 14 liB #p ' 01 I( 3 105 106 P 3 ( 5 103 1(5 1 1 5 96i "4 46 110 (12 111 113 111 13 113 ;15 111 1 ' 3 U 8 110 05 PA 1016 1026 102 1026 102 1C261 ilti 112 1 I'si If 1 113 ' l l 113 lfi9 110 1091 1101 dailwavt, Thar• too stk 20 20 ,u 6 10 tOO • antic C St lawren. tn.,Barociact.Cent Gu. 5 per cent....... [)o. New Do. E. Shares... isurialo And Lahr Do. Prelerunee stock stock iroci. 100 10t , 100 100 100 LOC lOU Stuck .tutlalo,firautotGodricl p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, IKT! Do. do. .July 1, 1t,7: stoc k 4.). to. Ju,:. I, :I. utra.,c Nastn. I 'apeTown .4, Dock Ser. Fawn. fieng - al gm. 5 p. hat 5 p. ! , o. do. U Ext... Do. do. H do. Grand frank 0/ Ist r . Bonds Do. o. ucterred..... 4,, l'r4., Bon s. D J. do d fer ed.. #,O 3d t' ef. stock Do. do. d Derr d.. Du 4th l'ref. s o k Do. . def err Gt.lnchaPenin.gua.ai Do. ew gua. sp. c.. . Do. January, '862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim uaranteed 5 per cen W. ui Canada Slut, • Do. Ness Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't npi I) "..54 j. C. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. D 0.41 p. o. Extensiol Do. Fifth Extension. 114.ib.( orb. .+ P. O. lin. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. o. Along. N , wßrunswlcit at Cantu Class A an i B 7.111.C'da6 po Ist p 1 bds Solnde ID, Delhi Do. do ..... Do. Punjaub 7"t e Do. Do. .. Do. Indus. St. Flo.) /N 1 A , • k • - 6 p.c.Ja. - 1877-St - [)o. 6 p. c. Feb. . - Do. d p.c.Mar.& Sep. - Do. p. c. Jan.&July. - Do. 6 hmribed atoce - , ape G. Hope, 6p c,187: - I Do.Ap &Oct. 188 Do. 189 -- I Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. - 'Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p - ;b1..0 Itiuß i per cent .. - Na a G,v. 6 ker cent. !.\ p.c...ta.a,hp - k-o. 6 p. c.A p. - v. S. W. Gov. p - Do. 5 p. tot - Do. d0.,1888 & upwd., - New Zealand 6 p 2enl. - I Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p... - I ster:intr, 1875 - Queensland Gcy. 6p. c. - A us ti0p.c.1 , 7.0z 1, 4- Vln.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja-&Jul) - Do. 1•, Jnn A n..tl)^t. t;li ITT :1-1 NIT Cambrian Consol. Gold nuoru Amalgamated i t 4 , von G. Cons. iTayist ':ast Ilassett I lloe-an • • East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon i.:ast earn Brea... E tV'i Russel (Tavisti• Gran a.dzSt.Auhyn(Gwen., Great South Tulgus Wheal Vor(Helsto, `lrenyille... ......... I Ing - ,ston Downs... Lady Bertha dirgaret (tJny Lelans , !arke Valley.. vndy Iron Ort (Lim New Seton Idowne. ‘l' )t Basset (1110 ~r th Wheal Crotty it Consols G . :it. Blaze, ruyidenee(Uny Lein, iouthCaradon(St.Clee , i. Cam Brea ( I I logan). • Fran. Stray Park .rtutr Silv.dz, Lead ‘11;•. rill Croit est Basset (Illo•gan) , V Caradon il.iskeard Vest Seton .1 heal liasset (Mogan •. heal Buller( Redrutl, heal Kitty W.Lelant , , VhealLud ott heal NI sryAnn (Men Wheal Seton Tr. , ta , vney (Lis. I %Wheal Union 8.1.6 4. 7.0 2.0 6 6.0 19 17 2.4 K. 9 5 470 7.0.6 2.10. t, s'ock 4i S 5 15 ;45 ..55 174 41 5 FREFERENcE SHARES. Bris , ol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, A 4 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1,1141 London, Chatham, and Dover per cent. pref., A9l 4 ) per cent. pt. stk., 102 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pt., 101 i London, Brighton, &c., 4 per cent., 1853, 103 21 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. East Lin oln, 135 5 Manchester, Buxton, and Ni.tlock,l4 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 98 Shrewsbury and Hereford, £7), 10 Wilts and Somerset, Ou FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81 Bahia and s,i.n Franc,sco gua. 7 per cent., 211 N. Rail of Buenos lyres, gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (21), .3 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 11 Recite an , l San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 17/ Sambre and Meuse,llll San Pauio Jim.), gua. 7 per cent., 9/ Ditto (41), 231 6 FO REIGN MINES. Cape Copper (Urn.), 3k 3 .1.),,n l'edr , Nur h el Rey, 1 St. John dcl Rey (urn.), sd) A lliance Bank JOIN T London-ST a O nd Liv CK l t e A ri N o K oi S ium.), 301 30 ,lank of W a l e ° zritsh ard s ' i char i tered it Amerfca a Exchange Wm.), 12 111 12/ Chartered Br k of British Columbia, 91 Lo ndon and nk of India, Australia, and China, 261 I London t:h Brazilian 'lam.), 411 London Jol ' a r i eed Bank of Australia, 28 London and s o t t °e h k, Ci Metrop. and Pruov -lyric:an, 28 Ditto, Reserved l aa an n k t hijm.), National Provincial o'r - z,`: - ' 2 Pm., 12i South Australia, 37i - i 4 -11 1.41and, 121 Union of Ireland (lim.), 14i i MISCELLA NEOUS. Bombay Gas, limited, 211 Crystal Palace, IS per cent. perpetl. deb. Electric felegraplt, 102 , 114 Italian lrrig it on (Canal Cavour), 5 London District Telegraph (1 mo, 21 aladras Irrgation and Canai, 3 Oriental Inland Steam (lim.), 8 Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, new, 461 Quebrada Land, Rail, ana Mining (Lim.), 11 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (Inn.) (vo 3 Royal Mail Steam, 61 THE FATAL FIGHT AT HACKNEY MARSHES. Ye.t*-r lay morning Mr. John Humphreys, one of the Middlesex coroners, resumed at the London Hospi al the investigation into the circumstances of the recent prize fight between Samuel Howlett and Samr. el Rivett, in which the latter was killed. The jury returned a verdict of Manslaugh'er against Samuel Howlett. James Lewis, and others unknown, who acted as seconds, The Frenc!► Academy of Sciences ha , named Mr. M'Lear foreign correspondt-nt at the Cape of Good Hope for the semion of Astronomy in the room of Mr. Bond, and M. Schwaben, at Bale, for that of chemistry in the room of fg. Liebig, named foreign associate. i 100 5.1.0 100 all all all RuslnesN don, 1081 8 1t THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Ni,i Prins, before Mr. Justice Williams and a Common Jury ) DYER V. BRODIE. in this case, which was commenced on Saturday, and occupied the whole of yesterday, the jury this morning re• turned a verdict for the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,---This Day. M A RLBOROUGH- STREET. MIIRDEROTJS ASSAULT 'WITH A HAMMER —Constance Jeanne, a French womae, living at 19, Upper Rathbone place, was charged with the following murderous assault on Mdme. Hannah Eis 3nm ann, also eliding in the same house. Mr. Albert interpreted the evidence. Mime Eisennaann said that, about five o clock that morn ing, she heard the prisoner knock at a lodger's door and ask for the key of the washhouse. Having thekey of the place, sh, gave it to her husband to give to the prisoner, but before he could do so the prisoner broke the lock off the wash house door. On interfering, and asking the prisoner why she had done it, she called her a most offensive name, and, on her expostulating with her for doing so, she struck her two violent blows on the eye with a hammer. In answer to Mr. Knox, prosecutrix said she believed there were only two blows, but she became insensible. The prisoner also tore her by the hair of her head to the ground, and then tore her eyes with her nails. She called for assist. ance, the prisoner ran into her room, and the police came. A witness proved seeing the prisoner strike the prose cutrix, and said the whole arose out of a jealous feeling on the part of the prisoner, because Madame Eisenmann h.d discontinued employing the prisoner to wash for her. Polio—constable Gawley, 123 E, handed the following certificate to the magistrate:— " I hereby certify that Ann Eisenmann is a patient of this institution, suffe,ing from a contused wound at the back of the head, several abrasions on the face, and a contusion over the left eyebrow, " April 23. " G. E. PYLE, House Surgeon." Mr. Knox said—As it was impossible to tell what might be the result of the injuries the prosecutrix had received, he should remand the prisoner for a week, but would take bail for her appearance in a week. THE SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CAI PROPRIETOR —John Clayard, cab proprietor, of Conway-street Mews, charged with striking a cabman named Cooper on the head with a hammer, Cooper having since the injury been in the Univeisity College Hospital, was again brought up. The case stands over for another week, the accused being admitted to b4il on the application of Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, in two sureties of £lOO each, Mr. Lewis stating that he should have a complete answer to the charge. THAMES. E MBA() DINARY CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER— Margaret Macarthy, a widow about 36 years of age, who has been leading a very irregular lite, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with the wilful murder of her ille gitimate child. Frederick Lincoln, a police constable, No. 291 K, said that a man came to him last night on the Globe-bridge, Mile end-roao, and informed him that a woman had just been down to the banks of the canal with an infant in her arms and returned without it. The prisoner was pointed out to him as the person, and he saw her about 12 yards from the canal and walking away from it. He asked her what she did there, to which she made no reply. He then asked her what she had done with the child which she was carrying a few minutes previously, and she said she had given it to a woman, He then took her into custody, and told her the charge against her for making away with her child. He looked about the place where he fi st saw th, prisoner, and at two o'clock this rooming found an old bed tick lying close to a gas lamp, in the Longfellow road, near the canal He had since draggeo the canal near where he took the prisoner, bu cou'd not find any child. Inspector Griffin. of the K division, said the prisoner had been charged several times with deserting her three chil dren and leaving them chargeable to the Mile•end Old Town. He knew she had been once sent to prison Ortti of her children, an infant, was illegitimate, and the father of it was a man named Downey, with whom she co habited. The prisoner said that all her children were in the Mile end workhouse. Mr Partridge—That can be very easily ascertained Your conduct last night was very suspicious, and I shal certainly remand you. Where is the man who first caller, the pol•ceman's attention to the woman ? Lincoln—He is a postman, and cannot attend this morn ing. Mr. Partridge—He must be here. The pr goner was then remanded. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. —Wheat, 458 6d baney, 35:4 4d ; oats, 218 6d ; rye, 30s 5d ; beans 368 6d and peas, 36s 2d. , THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 45s 5d barley, 36s 2d:; oat s , 21 s 5d ; rye, 32s 6d ; beans, 35s lld peas, 35s Bd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 75,942 barley, 20,240; oats, 9,393; rye, 55; beans, 3,374; peas. 401 qrs. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to day was rather scantily supplied with beasts. Prime breeds commanded a steady sale, at an ad vance in the quotations, compared with Monday, of 2d pet Blbs---the best Scots having realised 48 10c1 per 81bs; but interior stock moved off slowly, at late rates. We were moderately supplied with sheep, and the mutton tradt generally was firm at full prices. The best Downs in the wool sold at 5s 8d ; out of the wool, 4s 8d per Blbs. Lamb's wool in fair supply and sluggish request, on easier term-. Prices ranged from 6s 8d to 7s 8d per Blbs. There was an improved demand for calves, at 2d per 81los more money. Pigs and milch cows sold heavily, at late rates. Per 51b. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d, s. d. s. d. Urse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 41 Primecrs••wool d 0.4 8 5 4 Second quality do. 3 6 4 0 i Pme. S'thdowndo.s 6 5 8 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 101 Prime small do 4 10 6 9 Urse. & int. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 61Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lambs, 6s 8d to 7s Bd. Suckling calves, 148 to 198 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20, to 28s. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows 136 Sheep and lambs .... 580 Sheep and lambs Calves Figs 3OO i MEAT MARKETS. NEW GATE AND LEADENBALL.—These markets are fairly supplied with meat, and the demand is inactive, as fol• lows .—Beef, from 2s 8d to 48 Od , mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d lamb, 68 4d to 7s Od ; veal, 4s 4d to 58 Od ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4,8 d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 22.—Beast and sheep moved off slowly at barely last week's p ices. Other kinds of stock ruled stationary, with a moderate demand. Beef, from 3a 4d to 4s 6d; mutton, 4s Oct to 5s 8d ; lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 6d; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 22.—The supplies of stock are mode rately good, and the trade is inactive, as fo lows:—Beal, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s Od to ha 8d ; lamb, 6s 8o to 78 10d veal, 4s ed to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs ; suckling calves, 108 to 198 ; quarter-old store pigs, 19s to 275; and mulch cows, £l4 Os to 118 Os each. HAY MARK 2, TS. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os Od ; clove, do., £3 108 to £5 10s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. A slow trade. CU MBERLAND.—MeaiIow hay, £2 2s to £4 4s; clove do., £3 lOs to £5 10e ; and straw, _£l 8s to £1 16s per load. Trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £2 Od to £4 Oa ; clover do , £3 it.)B to £5 108; and straw, £ t 8s to .£1 168 per load. Supply tolerably good. COAL ARK ET. ; - rtues of Coal per Ton a the close of the market. s. . Buddle'sWest H ar tl ey 15 d 0 Cowpen Hartley 15 0 Carway and Dufrryn Malting l9 6 P,don Main • l4 9 West Hartley l5 0 North Pelton Gas 13 0 Elolywell l5 6 Hastings Hartley l5 0 Walls End. s. d. Haswell .. . l7 6 Hartlepool.. l7 0 South Hartlepool 16 3 Ttiniclon Hartlepool l7 0 fielloe South Kelloe.. l6 0 Riddell..... Whitworth l5 0 Hetton 17 6 Tunstall Cassop 15 9 Brsddyll's Hetton 16 0 south Hetton 17 6 q. 93. sold. 64. Walls End. Framwellgate Russel's H e lt on 14 9 15 61 Harton , 14 6 Ships at markei - - OLD 800K -STALLS.—Already the book -stall has almost disappeared from the streets of London. There are, indeed, things with the outward and visible signs of book-stalls still to be seen, where the passer-by is tempted with piles of the "London Directory" for 1856, with stacks of odd numbers of the " Quarterly" and " Edin burgh," with long rows of reprints of Disraeli and But wer, and original editions of Captain Mayne Reid and Gustave Aimard. But the regular old book-stall, to stop at which was like putting in at a lottery where you might win but could not lose—this is a thing of the past. Sixty years ago, acc , rding to Charles Lamb, " Jeremy Taylor," " Burton on Mel-,neholy," and " R e li g i o Medici," on every stall, were among the pleasures of "London of the many sins." Now you might as well look for grouse on Ham, stead -h ath as for Burton, unless it be some chance copy of that " heartless sight"—the reprint—which filled Lamb with disgust. the old-book shops, Vic), have changed in character. They have become cautious of pretending to ancient literature, and rather incline to describing them • selves as dealing in ",econd-hand books." 111 E ACCIDENT TO LORD MASSAREENE.—Tht accounts received from Autran Castle duting Tuesday re pt% scnted Lord Massareene to b e i n a condition beyond ecovery, but, cinsinering the dreadful nature of his injuries, better than could have been expected,—Northern FP ht:9. SPORT NG INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. NEWMARKE r RACES—Tris DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. £lOO HANDICAP PLATE. Atha' acm _ e — 1 Giraffe colt Six ran. LATEST BETTING. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 2 agst Tornado 7to 2 agst Lady Augusta 4to 1 agst Marigold 7to 1 agst Amelia 10 to 1 agst Gold Dugt 10 to 1 agst Craf ton Lass 20 to 1 agst Flying Fish 20 to 1 agst Tease Me Not All offered. THE DERBY. Bto 1 agst Saccharometer (taken freely) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. APRIL. York Spring 28 , alisbury 3O Chester ,J 5 Bath Harpenden 15 Epsom l9 Radclif f e 25 anchester 27 Marlborough 29 Ju Ascot 2 Newton • . 10 Hamptonlo Bibury Club... Odiham ................ 16 ...... ...17 Beverley. l7 Stockbridge lB Chelmsford 23 Newcastle-on-Tyne 23 Carlisle rd.Y.: Stamford Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Cambridge ... 21 Southampton.. 22 Goodwood 22 Worceator Sum Ju mer 2 Newmarket July 7 Liverpool l3 Abingdon ............. l4 Flungerford l6 Pontetract 16 u Brighton ........ 4 Brighton C1ub.......,,, 6 Lewes ...... 7 Wolverhampton ........ 10 Reading York August lB SEPT: Devon and Exeter Derby Summer Warwick Leicester lO Doncaster 15 OCT, Coventry Newmarket S. 0, . ..12 NovE: Worcester 3 UST. Plymouth 20 Egham 25 Stockton 25 Oxford 27 Lichfield .. 3l :MEER. Brecon 2l Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 BE Ft. Lincoln Autumn 20 Newmarket Houghton 26 ;DIRER. Shrewsbury Autumn.... 7 IRISH. APRIL. Athlone 2l Curragh 2B JUNE. Wicklow l7 I Curragh 23 JULY. Bellewstown Down Royal Corporation. 23 I EXECUTION FOR DESERTION. Robert Gay, a soldier of Company D, 71st Indiana, has been shot, in obedience to the sentence of a corn t-martial. Sh.rtly after the battle of Richmond, Kentucky, last sum mer, he deserted and took the oath of allegiance to the rebel Government. Retuning to Clay County, in this State, he was arrested last fail, and, when searched, a copy of the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States was found sewed up in his pantaloons. The sentence was executed in presence of all the troops at this post, near Camp Morton. He made brief address to the soldiers, acknowledging his guilt, but saying that he intended nething criminal in what he hsd tune. He never intended to join the rebel army, but took he oath in the b 'lief that that would release him from ser vice in the Federal army, and enable him to return to his nome. He de-ired to leave the army because he could not .ndure its hardships; his health had been poor ; but he added that his health was now better than it had ver been in his life. He asked the soldiers not to let him suffer, but shoot at his breast that he might die quickly. ['he sergeant .major then stepped up and began tying his hands, which he placed behind his back voluntarily. He stood silent f ,, r a moment, aed " It I could only be spared I would enter the regiment again, and do my duty as well as any man in it, or (hesitating) tai well as L am able." By this time his bands were tied, and he glanced round the ranks, and up at the sun, as if to take a last look at earth ['he sergeant-major led him to the coffin, and seated him upon it, facing the firing party, with his back to the east. tie sat a second, drew his feet towards him, and settled iiimselt back on the coffin, as if to brace himself against he shock that was to come. The sergeant-major ied the band of the black cloth round his eyes, and .4 tepped rapidly off to the right and front out of the range Hof the guns. Then the prisoner, being left alone, for the first time, exclaimed, " Oh, that I could see my death I" in a tone of deep sadness. A whisper from Lieutenant Sherley to the firing party brought all the guns to a " ready." The clicking of the cocks was heard all around. The prisoner heard it Too, but he only showed his conscious ness of it by the movement of his lips in prayer, which be came audible, but not intelligible, as the guns were lowered 'o take aim. " Lord God," in a low tone, as if part of his orayer, was heard, and the crash of the guns followed in stantly. At the explosion he fell straight back over his coffin, without a sound or struggle. He gasped for half a minute spasmodically, not breathing, and was dead. There were eight shot holes in his coat, seven of them in his bream, my one of which would almost have killed him instantly. One of them struck him ri g h t i n th e heart. All t en of the nails struck him. The se rgeant, w ith his c ar bi ne i n re serve, stood by the coffin to shoot him in the head an d end hi s misery if it had b een necessary; but, much to his relief, workshe putinht aod Undertaker been sut• surely lvlydeoanve vas eewsiwthaogugtonh, the troops wereim. The coffi n dismissed, and the most impressive and dreadful scene ever witnessed in Indianapolis and the first military execution in the West was over,—lndianapolis SHIPPI4G___This Day. LONDON, April 23.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; fresh breeze, with fine weather, but cloudy at times. SWANSEA, April 22. Wi n d N.w.—Arriyed—lanthe, from Calcutta ; Violette, from Madras. Sailed—British Queen, for Cuquitnbo ; L a d y P ru dh o e, for Valparai so . , SHIELDS, April 21 .--Arrived --Rapid, from H ue l va, tltiled—Maggie Atki nson, for Shanghai. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. t:OUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Ellen, from Waterford. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH, GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Diamant, from Memel. EXETER HALL.—The " Creation " will be per formed for the last time this season on Wednesday next at Exeter Hall by the National Choral Society, under the direction of Air. G. W . Mart i n . Principal s i ngers, s M a a n i t a i emy . SYMPATHY Le Brnannled and T n w s Siheti chorus,rri p ng o t , o 7 n AO , NO. IA D r Sims Reeves, . A public meeting was was held on Monday at C re di ton (Devonshire) to exp ress sympathy w ith th e P o l es i n their strugg l e for f ree d om and nationality. Th e mee ti ng was a bl y a ddressed by Si r J o h n Bowring and other speakers, and resolutions in accordance with the object thereof were carried by acclamation. A petition to Parliament was also prepared and unanimously adopted. A very interesting volume is about to be issued by the Messrs. Hachet e, of Paris, containing several un published poems by La Fontaine, and various fugitive works which have not appeared in any collected edition of his writings. To the researches of M. Paul Lacroix, wh is better known perhaps under his pseudonym of Le biblio phile Jacob," the literary world will be indebted for the volume in question. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT ---The other day a middle aged gentleman, while walking across the bridge over the Serpentine, fell in with somebody else. Their names have not as yet transpired. —punch. A LADY RIDING A STEEPLECHASE.--A curious afriir lately " came off" at Rome. Miss Hosmer, the American sculptress, had challenged Mr. Spiers, an English gentleman, and the master of the hounds, to ride a steeplechase match. The event came off in the presence of a pretty numerous field of British, American, and sporting Roman spectators. Miss Hosmer rode well, and took all her leaps—stone walls,r i a s i g ls a , l a la n n d tr h y 7 h d e le c i:— lle v d er o y n h p i l s u h c o k r i s ly e : and m and led until near the winning post, when Mr. Spiers's joek ecyashe in a i p overcoming h winner. The Figaro publishes the following letter, ad dressed to the editor of that journal by M. Ballard, lately an actor at the Vaudeville Theatre :—" In obedience to a special order, Ferville went to the Tuileries on Mon day. Count Bacciochi was pleased to express to the actor the congratulations of the Emperor and Empress, and handed to the comedian a bank note of 1,000 francs. as payment for the box occupied by their Ma jesties. Fervil e, somewhat embarrassed, turned the precious bit of paper over and over ; he had not hoped for so much, but he had expected something else. He seemed to think that such a triumph might perhaps dese ye to be remembered by a souvenir of less value, but more durable. Count Bacciochi smiled, for he had anticipated some disappointment of the kind. I understand what you are thinking,' said he, at the same time holding out a case. This will, perhaps, be more g ratiiying to you.' The case con tained a splendid gold snuff-box, bearing th e E m p eror ' s cipher, surm unted by a crown in diamonds, and surrounded by 18 large brilliants. On receiving this testimonial, so delicately offered, Ferville was overcome by his feelings, and could not utter a word. The Count himself, who was also moved, toook the bank-note from the comedian's hand and wrapped it round the precious gift, which Ferville wilt carry with him into his retreat as the most highly-prized Nouyeuir of hie long career*" IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OP COMMONS--Last Evening. Tht-. SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'c;fick, LONDON x:-ND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY (STAINES AND WOKINOHAM), On the motion that this bill be read a third time, Mr. R. MILLS opposed the motion, on the ground that the telegraph was not worked in the largest and best popu lated parish in the district—namely, Ewell—with a popu lation of 4,000. Repeated promises had been made by the company to lay down the telegraph. He moved that the third reading be postponed for a month. Mr. DUTTON supported the third reading. The dis trict would not sufficiently remunerate the railway to main tain a telegraph station. No promise had been made of the nature indicated. Lord A. CHURCHILL supported the third reading. After a few words from Mr. HADFIELD, the bill was read a third time and passed. PETI (lONS. Several petitions were presented in favour of the closing of public houses on Sunday. FEDERAL CRUISERS. Lord A. CHURCHILL gave no ice of his intention on Friday to ask the Sodcitor-General whether merchant ships, in sailing between neutral ports, would be justified in de -1 fending themselves by a resort to arms from the cruisers of the Federal States. INNKEEPERS' LIABILITY (No. 1) BILL. Mr. W. MARTIN moved that this bill be read a second time. He said its object was to limit the liability of inn keepers with respect to the personal property or goods brought into their houses by eu , tomers. Cases had of late been tried in the law cows which cast most unjust lia bility upon hotel keepers, as the property had obviously beeu lost almost entirely through the carelessness of the parties themselves. According to the present state of the law hotel-keepers were very much exposed to be made th victims of fraud. The hon. gentleman cited a number of cases in which claims had been made upon hotel-keepers for property stated to have been lost, which was enibse • quently discovered elsewhere; also several of deliberate fraud. (Hear, hear.) The remedy he proposed was to limit the responsibility of innkeepers to £2O, and that they should be compelled to affix proper fastenings, such as bolts, to their doors. If a person had with him property of a larger amount they were to be compelled to give the innkeeper notice. The hon. and learned member for Youghal (Mr. Butt) had introduced a similar bill, but he confessed he liked his own child best. Major EDIVARDS seconded the motion, and hoped the hon. member for Youghal would either withdraw his bill:or amalgamate it with No. 1. A bill a this kind was much needed, and the public had not expressed any opposition to it. Sir F. GOLDSAIID moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. As the law stood an innkeeper was not responsible for the custody of goods, if the owner had been obviously guilty of great negligence. If the innkeeper was guilty of negligence in tha care of property brought to his house, the law, very properly, made him responsible to the owner. But this bill would relieve innkeepers of all liability, no matter how negligent he might have been, beyond the £2O specified in the bill. Mr. PACKE seconded the amendment. The bill wouli permit innkeepers to pry into the value of all the property, whether by ladies or others, brought into his house, and would place his own value upon it in the event of loss. Besides, the bill would exclude the guest from giving evi dence, in the probable event of litigation as to the value of the property he had lost. He desired to afford all proper protection to innkeepers, but as this bill would not work well he advised the hon. member to withdraw it and introduce an amended measure. Mr. ROEBUCK said as the law stood a landlord was responsible not for what he saw come into his house, but for what a guest said he had brought into it. The bill would correct this anomalous state of things. Would it not be well for a respectable man to tell the landlord that he had so much property, and to enquire whether it would be sate in his room ? On the other hand, a rogue who made such a statement could be easily detected. Thus nobody would be damaged except the rogue, and very properly. He should soppor , the bill. Col. SMYTH said he same time ago introduced a son 3.- what similar bill, which did no', succeed in obtaining the assent of the house. This bill appeared unobjectionable, and he trusted the house would assent to the second read- in Mr. LOCKE supported the bill. The same principle should be applied to guests in a hotel as that in force with respect to railway travellers, who could not recover the amount of their loss unless specified. This bill would not ieave guests open in all cases to have their property ex amined and surveyed by hotel keepers; but it would per wit landlords, when a slippery looking customer came in and declared he hai valuable property about him, to ask to inspect it. (Hear hear.) :Sir G. BOWYER supported the bill, entering upon an explanation of the law upon the matter, and offering a dis sertation upon the evils to which innkeepers are at present exposed, There being loud cries for e division, the question was put, but the 2d reading was agreed to without a division. (Laughter.) INNKEEPERS' LIABILITY (No. 2) BILL. Mr. BUTT said as this bill was to a great extent like the one just disposed of he should wi , hdraw it, but most pro bably would propose, in committee, the amendments of which he had given notice. ELECTIONS DURING RECESS BILL. - _ Mr. COLLINS, in moving the second reading, observed that 100 years ago the Speaker was authorised to issue his writ for the election of a member of parliament after 14 days' notice. This was before steamboats, railways, and other rapid means of conveyance. This bill would reduce the notice to four days, which would enable elections in the recess to take place within 20 days of the vacancy. Mr. BRUCE assented on the part of the Government to the second reading. Mr. ItALIBURTON desired to correct an anachronism in the statement of the proposer of the bill. He used these words, " You, sir, were authorised 100 years ago." (Laugh ter.) He merely wished to correct this slight mistake. The bill was then read a second time. BOROUGH RESIDENCE—UNIFORM MEASURE- MENT BILL. Mr. COLLINS moved the second reading. It appeared that the mode of measurement adopted in England, Scot land, Wales, and Ireland differed. The object of this bill was to corn ct that. anomaly. Mr. PIGOTT moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months, on the ground that the bill would not destroy the anomalous state of things complained of. Mr. KEIGHLEY opposed the bill. Mr. BRUCE also opposei the bill, and pointed out that the rule proposed to be laid down would clash with the municipal plan of measurement, and act prejudicially to freemen in boroughs. Mr. BOUVERIE opposed the bill, because it would admit of non-resident voters. He was, and always had been, a great advocate for the extension of the franchise. but this bill would admit outside freemen to vote, and it was well known that they were the most corrupt voters in the kingdom. Mr. BENTINCK denied that there was more corruption among freemen than among the poorer inhabitants of boroughs. Mr. LOCKE defended the working classes in large con stituencies from the charge of being open to corrupti on ; i t was only in small constituencies that freemen and others were found constantly open to bribery. He object e d to this bill because it would let in an enormous number of out voters, who had no interest in the locality; he should, therefore, oppose the bid. Mr. WHI ['ESIDE replied to some of the arguments of the hon. member for Kilmarnock (Mr. Bouverie), saying that the freemen who he stated were so corrupt were the result of that matchless political performance, the Reform Bill. Mr. C. BUTT opposed the bill because it would mate rially interfere with the Reform Bill, and admit a number of outsiders. After a few words from Lord LOVAINE, who opposed the bill because it would create a number of ineligible elec tors, the house divided, when there appeare For the second reading Against it 135 Majority The announcement of the numbers was received with loud cheers by the Opp sition. MARRIAGES, &c., (IRELAND) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 2, Mr. BU TT explained that it was a mistake to say that the law of marriage in Ireland was the same as in England. The only provision ..gainst clandestine marriages was that persons presenting themselves to be married before the re gistrar should state the denomination t . which they be longed, and that the registrar should despatch per post au intimation to that effect to their pastor. This was not the case in England, for a notlce of the proposed marriage was hung up in the registrar's office for 21 days. He advised the hon. baronet (Sir E. Grogan) to adopt the English clause Here any ten persons calling themselves a relig , ous body, though they might be an Agapemone, could under this get a license and celebrate marriage among their members. Sir H. CAIRNS defended the clauses, saying that they were not susceptible of the interpretation put upon them by the hon, and learned member. After some discussion, in which Mr. Dawson, Mr. M'Donogh, M r . L ong fi e ld, and Mr. Butt took part, Sir E. GROGAN elpressed his desire to amend the bill to any reasonable extent that might be required. After a few words from Sir R. Peel, Sir H. Cairns, and Mr. Whiteside, some verbal amendments were added in claims up to 6, on the motion of Sir E. GRooAx. Sir E GROGAN proposed in clause 7, line 30, to leave out from the commencement to "registrar," in line 35, in clusive, and insert, " the presence of the registrar shall not be necessary at any marriage celebrated under the provi sions of this act, in any h ouse o f wors hip registered or cer tified under the said recited act." Mr, BUTT opposed the alteration, and suggested that this the word s " or d a i ne d m i n i s t er " o ught to be omitt ed ; would lead to much confusion. Sir E. GROGAN explained that the use thoefwpoired. " ordained" had been urged upon him by ministers senting bodies in Ireland. Mr. BUTT objected to the validity of marriages n w ho were anxious, no to meet and the the legitimacy of children being leftopene to jealousies of Dissenting cle rgymen, doubt, to have their ordina t ion according and which mi g ht sub sequently to their own id eas recognised in an Act of Parliament, turn out to be ,, no proper ordination of atio t n he a c t l a a l u l. se. The word " ordained was struck out Clauses 11 and 12 were omitted. The other clauses, with some verbal amendments, we re agreed to, The house resumed. RECORD OFFICE. On the motion of C lone! WRITE, an address fo of a letter from the Master of the Roll s to the Secretrarcyopoyf State for the Home Departme n t , with reference to t he alleged abstraction from the Record Office of certain State papers, was agreed to, the h Thouse e oth a er djourne rders dof the day were then, disposed of, and AMERICA. (RE'UTER'S TELEGRAM.) .ievekCet, bardment of Fort Sumter had commenced. The Federal land forces would not, it was said, on-operate in the attack until after the effect of the bombardment by the fleet was known. The Confederates under Generals Hill and Petti grew, 10,000 strong, have surrounded Washir gton, North Carotins, which is occupied by the Federal force under Gen. Foster variously estimated at from two to four thousand strong. The Confederates have erected a battery five miles below Washing ton, cammanding the channel between that place and Newbern, thus cutting off the Federal com munication with Newbern. General Foster sent to Newbern for reinforcements, and several gun boats started, but none have yet passed the Confederate batteries below Washington. General Hill has notified General Foster to remove the women and children, as he was going to shell the city. It is supposed the attack has taken place. Foster is strongly entrenched, and reported to be able to hold his position until the gunboats can get to his assistance. News has been received from New Orleans of the capture by the Confederates of the Federal steamer Diana in the Atchafalaya River. The Diana left Brashead on a reconnoitring expedition, but encountered some Confederate masked batteries at Patersonville, and after a sharp engagement, in which Captain Peterson and several gunners were killed, the Diana surrendered. A Federal expedition has reached a point on the west side of the Mississippi half way between Port Hudson and Point Coupe, and after destroying a Confederate steamer loaded with molasses and bureing Confederate stores, returned to Baton Rouge. The Federal expedition to Pontchatoula and Pass Mancha° is reported to be successful. The Federals had occupied both places. The Confederates are building batteries on the Yazoo Pass, three miles from Greenwood. A Federal gunboat expedition started for Yazoo River on the Ist. The Confederates are construct ing a fleet of cotton-protected gunboats at Shreve port, Louisiana. The Federal ram Switzerland is reported to have repaired the injuries she received in passing the Vicksburg batteries, and to have started up Red River. Admiral Porter's official report of his attempt to reach Yazoo by way of the Sunflower River is pub lished. During eight days be worked his way up with his gunboats only 70 mites and back again. The channels were exceedingly narrow and filled with obstructions. The expedition was finally checked when within 80) yards )f the pc int Admiral Porter desired to reach. He estimates that the Confederates burned 20,(:0t► bales of cotton along his -oute, besides what h' himself burned. Many plan ters manifested affection for the Federal flag,and the negroes ware an inimoua in devotion to it. The Con federates; have burnt two Federal steamers on the Tennessee River. General Curti3 officially announces from Missouri that General Hicks's band of guerillas, who robbed the steamer Samsaky, have been destroyed-17 killed and two hung. The Confederates have crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico, and captured two Federal officers and three privates. The Mexican authorities, however, having demanded the surrender of the prisoners, they were all released, except one, who was reported to have been hung by the Confederates. The Richmond Sentinel, referring to the recent riot in Richmond, says it was an attempt to rob under the excuse of a scarcity of food, as the dry goods suffered us much as others. There has also been a bread riot at Petersburg. Symptoms of insubordination have manifested themselves among a Massachusetts cavalry regiment at Boston. One of the mutineers was killed by the Colonel. The naßjority of the Pennsylvania Senatorial In vestigating Committee i❑ their report declare Gen. Cameron guilty of the charges of bribery preferred against bum. The prize steamer Dolphin, captured by the Fede ral steamer Wachnsset, has arrived at Havanneh. The steamer Julia has also arrived at Havannab, from Mobils, with cotton, The New York Legislature has passed the Bill prohibiting the banks from loaning money on gold. APRIL 10, Morning. President Lincoln has reviewed the Army of the Potomac by brigades. Confederate despatches state that the Federals, 15,000 strong, are advancing on Columbia, Ten nessee, and that a battle is imminent. A new canal eight miles long has been com menced across the peninsula near Vicksburg, be yond the range of the Confederate batteries. Admiral Farragut holds the Mississippi from Port Hudson to Vicksburg. Gen. Grant and Admiral Porter have gone up the Yazoo River on a reconnais.ance. Confederate despatches from Fort Pemberton, dated the sth inst., state that the Federals had embarked on their steamers, and were in frill retreat. Gen. Forster is still hemmed in at Washing:. ton, North Carolina. A &earner left Beaufort for Washington, but was fired at by Confederate batteries on the shore, and compelled to return. Southern journals state thht Gen. Banks, with 10,000 men, has left New Orleans and gone down Bayou Plague mine to reinforce Weitzel, and attack the Bayou Teche country. The New York Tribune continues to assert that the relations of the Federal Government with England is the topic of anxious interest in official and unofficial circles at Washington. The following are the latest despatches received 'rom Charleston : WASHINGTON, April 10. It is reported here that one land battery had been reduced by our forces at Charleston. This, lam told, is admitted by the rebel pickets on the Rap pahannock. April 10 (Midnight). Nothing official has been received in reference to affairs at Charleston, the despatches from the Rich mond papers of yesterday being the latest intelli gence that has reached here from any source. It but this is believed that these telegrams are mutilations of the calmest official despatches. news thhearse superseded The anxiety for further everything else her e. Some of the G officers are confident of success, °Verlllnent is not shared by some of confidence have access to all the informationthinkers who subject. upon the REPORTS FROM GENERAL HOOKER'S HEAD QUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF Tin POTOMAC, April 10. The intelligence from Charleston is still meagre. Nothing has been received as yet concerning the success of our fleet. file Richmond TVliig of Thursday, the 9th inst., has the following highly exciting intelligence:— CHARLESTON, April 7. The attack on Charleston commenced to-day.• Four iron-clads out of toven in the Yankee fleet are engaged. The firing from the fleet and from Fort Sumter and Moultrie and Morris Island was very heavy. The Ironsides was hit, and ehe ran ashore, but subsequently get off, and was taken out of range. At two o'clock in the afternoon eight Monitor') and the Ironsides opened a fire at a distanceof three thousand yards —one mile and three-quarters. At half past two o'clock the firing on both sides COMMENCEMENT OF THE ATTACK b , L inc; t, Ljiti *ll, kept op uptil UPON CHARLESTON. t when ii gimluilly diminished. (Per City of Cork.) The fire of the fleet was concentrated on Fort Sumter. NEW YORK, APRIL 9, E VENING. The Ironsidea and the Keokuk withdrew from It is reported that the bombardment of Fort the engagement at four o'clock, apparently dis- Sumter by the Federal fleet commenced on I abled. Monday last. Intense excitement prevails in this city. and Our 11Ionitors (th e re b e l i ron - c l ads P almetto S ta t e The Southern journals of the Bth inst. state that the Federal unboats and transports had Ciaioora) hav e j ust gone out to take part in the g fight. crossed Charleston Bir, and were at anchor. Our casualties are one boy killed and five nun The Confederate iron-clads lay between the badly wounded in Fort Sumter. forts, waiting the attack. R ports from the other batteries have not yet I come to hand. It was also bell Lmond that the bom- CHARLESTON, April 8. Seven turreted iron-clads and the New Ironsides are inside thia bar. Twenty-two blockading vessels arc off the bar. The Keokuk is sunk on the beach off Morris The is no disposition on the part of the Federals to renew the conflict. The Petersburg (Va ) Express, of April 8, says : Since Saturday afternoon last the city has abounded in rumours of an attack on Charleston. These rumours were as diversified as numerous, but as they could not be traced to any sourc e b ear i ng even the semblance of plausibility they were not credited. Yesterday early more rumours commenced to circulate, and as the day wore on they gained con siderable credence. During the afternoon it was stated that a private telegram had been received by an officer of high position, stating that the attack on Charleston commenced yesterday forenoon, by the approach of the enemy's fleet, and that up to three o'clock the Confederates had blown up one vessel with a torpedo, and sunk three others with our shore batteries. This, we have good reasons for stating, is wholly without foundation. We hear, however, from a source entitled to the fullest credit, that three of the enemy's vessels—the Iron sides, the Montauk, and another Monitor built iron clad, name unknown—did attempt an assault upon Fort Sumter yesterday afternoon. The bombardment commenced at three o'clock, and up to five o'clock not a shot had struck the fort or fallen anywh ere near it. As Fort Sumter comprises four acres of ground, and is surrounded by walls of 50 or 60 feet high, we must conclude that the Yankee crafts either took position at a great distance off, or else that they are supplied with very inexperienced gunners. It is not stated that the fort replied. We presume, however, that the affair is only an attempt to get the ran ge o f th e guns o f the fort an d s h ore batteries, or else a mere feint to divert the attention of cur forces, which the real point of attack will be elsewhere. Of course, General Bsauregard is fully aware of the craftiness and cunning of the foe, and will be enabled to penetrate all of his subterfuges And counteract all his contrivances. The Yankees will never give a fair fight if it be possible to gain undue advantage, it matters not what means they may employ. The following is the' situation" from the New York Herald of April 11 : " The long expected attack upon Charleston commenced on Tuesday last. In the early part of the day only four of our iron-clads were engaged—probably three fitted with submarine devils and one other. According to the rebels the firing from both parties was very heavy, and during the action the Ircnsides grounded, but got off and dropped out of range. " About two o'clock in the afternoon seven Monitor batte ries, the Keokuk and Ironsides again renewed the contest at about one mile and three-quarters distant, as in in all probability no obstructions were found, and for three hours the firing was rapid and heavy. Fort Sumter seems to have been the object and aim of the operations at that time. At four o'ciock the Ironsides and Keokuk withdrew, leaving the whet vessels to continue the work for an hour. longer. It is probable that the signals from the flagship were not really seen on account of the dense smoke from the guns, and it was notuntil sometime afterwards they noticed she had lett. This may account for their remaining an hour later. It is apparent that the rebels have but little confidence in their iron -clads, as they did not attempt to engage until our vessels withdrew. The casualties in Fort Sumter were one killed and five badly wounded, showing that some good gunnery was exhibited either at their barbette or through the embrasures. No reports had been received from the other rebel batteries at the time of sending the despatch to Richmond, and it is fair to presume that our wooden vessels with their long range rifles, had been engaging sAne of the rebel earth works. "On Wednesday there seemed to have been no signs of a renewal of the attack; but of course the rebels had no means of knowing the intentions of Admiral Dupont, and therefore they are not justified in feeling very joyous over the fact that no signs were visible of a movement. Twenty-two Unic n veesels were reported off the bar. Those comprise the wooden gunboats, the ordnance vessels and storeships. The Keokuk was evidently injured—she is reported sunk off Morris Island—as only eight iron-clads are reported in side the bar on Wednesday. It is possible that she may have Leen penetrated by a shot, and was beached, in hopes to repair the damage by plugging up the hole, and got her off. Such must have been out of the range of the rebel guns, or they would have made an effort to keep up such a hot fire upon her as to prevent us from extricating her from her position. "It is possible, therefore, that our fleet went up to draw the fire of the forts, to feel for the rebel obstructions and prepare for a dash by the forts; and that as soon as they . are in readiness another move in greater force would be made on Thursday or yesterday, for certainly the wooden vessels, with the number of heavy guns they carry, can do something to draw some of the fire from the forts, which would otherwise be directed at the iron-clads. " We learn from the Richmond papers of Thursday con cerning the state of affairs at Vicksburg, that the Union forces are being withdrawn from the peninsula ; that four transports have gone up the river filled with our troops, and that the levee has been cut through by our forces and the wa'er turned into our old camping ground' A despatch from Jackson, Miss., says that Admiral Farra gut is still above Port Hudson with three vessels, and that Vicksburg will be attacked positively this week. The stores of the rebels at Bayou Sara were destroyed on Tuesday by the flagship Hartford. The same authority says that the " low. r fleet"—part of Banks' expedition we presume — has opened fire upon the batteries, but that they were out of range. The Petersburg Express of the Bth indicates that some terrible preparations are being made by the rebels to destroy Farragut's ships, the Hartford and Albatross. The news from North Carolina represents Gene ral Foster is in a very critical condition near Wash ington, where he was pretty clo.ely hemmed in by the enemy. Reinforcements were sent to him on vessels from Newbern, but had not been able to reach him. once o by land ware also pushing along to his assistance, but at last advises had not arrived at Washington.Despatches from Richmond yesterday say that two of our batteries were captured on Sunday below the town, thattivo of our gun boats were badly damaged, an d the Louisiana was sank while attempting to run by the rebel batteries. General Foster refuses to surrender, and it was thought General Hill would shell the town. It is believed, how ever, th at Foster can hold out against all disadvantages, for sev eral I d a3 8 yet. last s ensation story comes from a sensation jour -1 nal "The e_phia. It relates to a mare's nest discovered nal is P d I htilUte United States detective in a barn near by an, astute coun:y, Penn., who, according to his own Reading, “piped" for information concerning some grand test/wenn plot to abduct—or " abdicate," as his notes had it—the Pre sident, to resist the Conscription Act, and bring the war to a speedy termination. The detective hid away under the straw in a certain barn, and heard a conversation tending to the above purpose. Oaths were administered, he says, but he could not see the Bible upon which they were sworn. On cross-examination, he admitted that an obligation to sup port the constitution of the United States was taken by the " conspirators." Three of the parties were arrested upon this information, and carried to Philadelphia, where, after examination by the United States Commissioner, they were admitted to bail." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, April 9, Evening. bush:lF:as being much affected by fluc tuations iu the price of gold. The markets are irregular and th g e e c n o e u r t a i l n ly ue l d ower Gold 47 1 per cent. premium. 162. Money easy. quiet. New York e Stocks . United States per Cent. nois, Mt; Erie, 761 ; Six Exchange on London Bonds, IC4. -Bankers' Gold, 461. APRIL 10, Morning. ----- SOUTHAMPTON, April 23. The North German Lloyds steamship neIDS2, from New York on the 11th inst., has arrived hero ,940 dole. for Lo ndon, and with 208 passenger s, 102 26,000, and 400 t ons of cargo. The Bavaria arr ived at Now York on the evening ! of the 10th, and on t h e same day the Bremen fillip, No. 194. The Hansa spoke on the 17th inst. b ar k 3 1), pendant 83,47, and on the "sEiatt R Asielioan ship Is aac Webb. the lo th the Busin es, done 51} i 441 1211 66} I 1071 761 i 91 IU2 li 12 12. i Olt 1} all 100 (in' 1100 1091 / lio } 90i 34 1061 4 454 f 110& 101 -„