The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-24 00:00:00

SOUFH ITALIAN RAILWAY COMPANY. EMISSION OF OBLIGATIONS. Messrs. LOUIS COHEN and SONS beg to announce that they arc prepared to RECEIVE APPLICATIONS for 0 RLIGATIONS of the above Company. Each obligation is of .)O) francs nominal Capital (£'o ster ling -235 florins Dutch carrency), bearing 3 per cent. interest (15 francs, 12 sh Mugs, or 7 florins 05 cents.), payable half yearly on Ist April and Ist October, at Turin and all the chief cities of Italy, at Paris, London, Geneva, 'Brussels, and Amsterdam. The price of the obligations is, for the present, fixed at 236 francs 50 centimes, or L 9 Ss. per obligation, with dividend from Ist Oct. 1862 ; the dividend due Ist A p ril next can be deducted at the time of payment, reducing the price to .£1 is. per obligati n, or 454 per cent. The obligations will be reimbursable at par (of SCO francs) by annuil drawings spread over ninety-nine years. At the price of emission the obligations yield an annual interest of 6. 5 per cent , and constitute a first charge on 'he revenues of the Company, which possesses a guarantee from the Ita lian Government of receipts sufficient to paynearly double the interest required by the obligation. Copies of the Concession and of the Statutes may be in spected at the office of Messrs. Louis Cohen and Sons, 23, Throginorton-street, F.C., by whom applications for the unissued portion of the obligations will be received, A provisional receipt will be issued, which will be ex changeable for the obligations as soon as they are received from Turin, 23, Throgmorton-street, E. C., March 24, 1863. LOUTH ITALIAN RAILWAY COMPANY.- The Council of Administration begs to inform the shareholders of the above Company that a GENERAL ASSEMBLY will be held on the 27th Aptil, at the Hotel Lamarmora, Lamarmora-street, Turin. The subjects submitted to their deliberation will be the following : Roport cf the Financial situation of the Company. Report of the Chief Engineer on the Construction and on the Condition of the Works. Proposed Line from Naples to Salerno. Report an the Working of the Lines about to be Opened. T r H E THIRD EDITION OF "THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. T HE EXHIBITION of ALUMINIUM and ALUMINIUM BRONZE WILL OPEN APRIL 1, 1863. 2,000 SPECIMENS, illustrating. the appli cation (Ornamental and Useful) of these in teresting Metals, will be exhibited on the Opening of MAPPIN BROTHERS' NEW ROOMS, 22, REGENT STREET. Admission by Card. MESSRS. MECHL ar.d BAZIN very respectfully solicit the indulgence of their customers, under the circumstances of the unavoidable delay in the executiot of their orders for Mayall's new Cartes of the Prince and Princess of Wales, occasioned by reason of the extent of the demand much exceeding the limited means of printing them. They assure their correspondents that each order is executed in the exact rotation as received day by day, and they would suggest the policy of intending purchasers giving their com mands immediately, as a considerable time must elapse be fore they can be purchased for instant delivery. ls. 6d. each, plain ; 3s. each, coloured. 112, Regent-street, March 23. THE AT R E-R O'Y AL, DRURY-LANE.. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, EXTREMES ; or, Bien of the Day Mews. Henry Lorraine, H. Sinclair, S. Calhaem, J. Robins ac.; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston, and Mrs. Ed mund Falconer. To conclude with THE SPANISH DANCERS. Mr. J. Robins and Mi,s Lydia Thompson. Commence at 7. TREAT RE-ROY Al , . HAY MARKET. Lessee. Mr. 3. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, will be performed C AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Btick atone ; Lord Dundreary, Nr. Sothern. Followed by THE LIT ri.E TREASURE. Messrs. Howe, Sothern, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Miss E. Terry, &c. - - To conclude with TIIE GALICIAN FETE. Miss Fanny Wright. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Management of Mr. FECIITE R. 'r HIS EVENING, March 24, to commence with an Orizinal Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, IL Widdicorob, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts , and Pr3lo.gue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, sun ported Ipy Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. Widdi oonthe, W. M'lntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, H. Butler, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Lecleroq, Kate Terry, E. Lavenne, and Elsworthy. Stage-Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. • R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Lessee and Manager. Mr Lindus. THIS EVENING, THE LOTTERY TICKET. Messrs. G. Belmore, Fitzjames, and Cathcart; Miss Hudspeth and Mrs. H. Marston. To be followed by the drama of AURORA FLOYD. Miss Amy Sedgwiek. Miss Henderson, and Mrs. Simpson ; Messrs. tt. Roxby, Vezin, G. Belmore, C. Seyton, Wallace, and Collett. To conclude with THE HONEYMOON. Messrs. Roxby, Vezin, Belmore, Stephens, and Cathcart ; Miss Constance Aylmer, Miss M. Oliver, and Miss M. Jones. NEW THE ATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Prot riator and Manazer. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING (6th time) AURORA. FLOYD. Miss Avonia Jones, Miss D. Simms, Mrs. Billington ; Mr. Benj. Webster, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billington, 3.1 r. Stuart, Mr. Sefton, Mr. homer, Mr. C. J. Smith. After which, A VALENTINE : Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, Miss Kate Kelly, and Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. ANOTHER LARGE ISSUE OF THE WEDDING SUN Is now Publishing. THIS DAY.—Morning,... 4h. 59m. —Afternoon, sh. 16m. TO-31ORROW.—Morning, 81m.—Afternoon sb. 50m. The Weather—Sun Office, March 24, 1863. THERMOMETER. ---- Highest sines Noon yesterday Lowest during the night .. This day at Noon 5l Wind—N.-Mr. ; light, with fine weather E Zi r /r SUIT, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1863. LONDON, 'TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1863. In the House of Lords, last night, Lord STRATHE DEN delivered his ofter-postponed speech in favour of recognising the Southern Confederacy. Earl RUSSELL, in reply to the noble lord, reiterated the arguments which he had previously employed in support of the present policy of her Majesty's Go vernment. He submitted that there was no parallel between the position of the insurgent South Ameri can colonies of Spain when their independence was recognised by England, and the present situation of affairs in the Southern States. The Spanish republics were not admitted into the family of nations until they were perfectly free of European troops, and had proved clearly for a number of years that they bad established their independence. It was not so on the North American continent at the present mo ment. The war was still being carried on with vigour on both aides, and the North held a consider. able expanse of territory which was claimed by the Government of Richmond. With regard to media tion, he could only repeat what he had urged be fore. There was not the slightest prospect that an offer of the kind would be favourably received; on the contrary, be believed that such interference would only tend to postpone what they all se strongly desired—the termination of this war, with all its attendant horrors.-- Their lordships adjourned at half-past seven o'clock. In the House of Commons last evening, Lord PALMERSTON, in reply to a question from Mr. S. Fitzgerald, said that communications had passed between her Majesty's Government and the Go vernment of the United States, in reference to the establishment of a convention between the two countries, fur the examination and adjustment of complaints of the violation of neutral rights. Her Majesty's Government had no objection to the principle of such an arrangement. The difficulties, however, in regard to its details had not yet been removed ; but he hopes they would not be fo'ind of an insuperable character. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that he would make his annual financial statement on Th ursday, the 16th of April. He wished also to state, that he hoped to be able to move the third reading of the Tobacco Duties Bill at half-past four o'clock to . morrow (this day). On the motion for the H ouse resolving itself into a committee of supply, Mr. HENNESSY put a question to the noble lord e t the head of the Government as to the nature of the obligations with respect to Poland in volved in the Treaty of Vienna. Lord PAL MERSTON stated in reply that he still adhered to the doctrine he had maintained the other evening, that Great Britain had incurred, under the Treaty of Vienna, no absolute obligation to declare war upon Russia for the purpose of en forcing the stipulations of that treaty in reference to the government of Poland. But he readily admitted that it was only fitting that her Majesty's Ministers should address the most earnest representations in their power to the Russian Government, with a view to obtain an amelioration of the condition of the unhappy Polish nation ; and he believed that, when the time came for publishing the communica tioEs into which they had entered, it would be found that they had not neglected their duty. The house soon after resolved itself into a committee of supply, and resumed the consideration of the army estimates. A very important and interesting question was last night brought under the notice of the Upper House by Lord STRATREDEN. The noble lord, in moving for the production of the despatches of Mr. MASON, took the opportunity of speaking at some length on our relations with the rival American powers. He remarked that it was generally un derstood that at the close of last session the English and French Governments were acting in unison, but that since that time their views were no longer in perfect accordance. He considered himself that all hopes of a successful mediation were barred by Mr. SEIVARD'S reply to the French Minister, and he therefore proceeded to consider the expediency of re cognising the South. The recognition he proposed implied the sending of diplomatic representatives. In support of his views he cited several instances where recognition had preceded the termination of war. So far from finding that the acknowledg ment of insurgents had followed the cessation of hostilities, the cessation of hostilities had followed the acknowledgment by neutrals. " The United States acknowledged Nicaragua under General WALKER before hostilities had ceased. The United States acknowledged the revolted colonies of Spain before the efforts of the mother country to re duce them to subjection were extinguished. The American Government sent out a distinguished person in 1848 or 1849, with large discre tionary powers, to Hungary, but conquest prevented him from recognising the independence of that country. Passing to the old world, he found that France acknowledged the British North American possessions rebelling against Britain long before the efforts of this country to suppress the rebellion were exhausted. And, altheugh the acknowledg ment by Great Britain of the Spanish republics was somewhat tardy, it must be remembered that she had to avoid giving umbrage to the three Powers with whom she had acted up to and beyond 1815. The last example he should give was one which made him independent of all the rest, and which tallied nearly in every point with the question now before the world, and which surpassed all the others in magnitude ; it was that of Portugal, acknowledged as it was in 1641, by France, Great Britain, Hol land, and Sweden, within 12 months after the Duke and Duchess of BRAGANZA. declared Portugal an in dependent State, and a quarter of a century before Spain itself acknowledged that conclusion; and the importance of this case was that it was the voice of Europe, and not of one State, on the question of precedent." Lord RUSSELL, however, met all these precedents with objection, disapproval, or explanation. His lordship spoke at some length in reply to Lord STRATHEDEN, and maintained that it was the un questionable duty of the Government to preserve ail attitude of strict neutrality between the belligerents, and wait until mutual exhaustion and the convic- tion of the hopelessness of the struggle had ended this miserable and fruitless war. "Depend upon it," said the noble lord, "it will be far better that the war should cease by the conviction of both North and South that they can never again live happily as one community and one republic, than that the termination of hostilities should be brought about either by the advice, or the mediation, or the interfererence of any Euro pean Power." With all respect to tte wis dom of our Foreign Secretary, we consider that this point has been reached long since that the conviction he speaks of has been present to the minds of both parties fez many sad and weary months, The tyranny of General BUTLER, the cruelties that produced cruel reprisals, the bloodshed on both sides, the loss, the imprisonment, the confiscation, and, above all, the celebrated Emancipation Proclamation, which gave the signal for murder and revolt throughout the Southern States—these things will stand as barriers between re-union and reconciliation, which neither conquest nor conciliation can overcome. The ques tion, therefore, remains whether in preserving its present attitude our Government is doing real service to the Federal cause. The European Governments, by persisting in the non-recognition of the Southern Confederacy, encourage the North to prolong a struggle which is evidently hopeless, but which their pride will not suffer them to abandon without a reason. There are, probably, many, even in tht Cabinet of Mr. LINCOLN himself, who would bi glad of an excuse to commence negotiation, and suspend for a time at least this exhausting and ruinous war. As Lord STRATHEDEN forcibly asked, " How is re-conquest to be effected? It would require a General of the genius of a CASAR, a CHARLEMAGNE, or NAPOLEON, and would such a man be likely to give up his power to Mr. LINCOLN P" But even CESAR and NAPOLEON required men and money to sup port:their genius ; they needed, too, the obedience of a n ation accustomed to a firm and united rule; not the hesitating support of a people long accustomed to dictate the policy of their administrators. Ir Lord RUSSELL'S speech he endeavoured to shov that the fortunes of war were about fairly balanced, since Louisiana and New Orleans were occupied bj Federal forces, and Federal fleets menaced Charles ton and Savannah. Does the noble lord seri ously consider the chances to be even equal ? With regard to the formidable fleet menacing tht Confederate coasts, it does not seem at any rate to be very impatient for the glory of reducing Charleston. Its situation reminds us in some mea sure of the famous old story about JACK'S triumph ant capture of a Tartar, which he could neither leave nor bring away. A renunciation of the attempt would be a virtual defeat, which Federal credit is in no condition to stand; an attack, in spite of the loftiness of Northern pretensions,might product very awkward results. Lord RUSSELL says that,looa ing at the present state of affairs and our obligati on , towards a great country with which we have long maintained amicable relations, it would not be a friendly act -towards the United States if at this moment of contest we were to in terfere and recognise the Southern States. In other words, out of regard for the duties of friendship our two friends are to fight to the death unaided or unchecked. When the conflict has been decided by that military and financial exhaus tion of the North which, in spite of their confident assertions, must shortly settle the matter, we are to step in and claim credit for our forbearance. It the people of the North were to see that their pre tensions no longer deceived Europe, but that the subjection of the South was considered hopeless, it might induce them to pause. In the sufferings of our Lancashire operatives we have paid a dear price for this phantom of neutrality--a t rali ty--a eut has brought u ssuch r a acknowledgmentslit y which fromt the n other side of the Atlantic, in the stopping of a British mail steamer by the Federals, a n d the accusation of wishing to see America ruined for our own ends by the Confederates. There is one question which we should like our Foreign Secretary to put to himself and to the Cabinet before he again dilates on our political duty. Has a great and free nation, foremost among the European Powers, no other duty but inaction, alike in the face of the up rising of oppressed nationalities, and the protracted and hopeless struggle between the divided members of a kindred race ? The ruinous consequences resulting to our Lan. cashire people from the unhappy quarrels between our cousins on the other side of the Atlantic had been long foreseen by reflecting politicians, but were little, if at all, provided for. While fortune favoured, all promised a lorg continuance of success with those who prospered. " Make hay while the sun shines" was the light-hearted talk of the day, and all went well. Employers realised, and their workmen were cheerful in having plenty to do. Thus neither master nor man seemed to ap prehend any serious change of circumstances ; and no wonder, for people naturally look . on the better side of things. But the sudden disruption between the Americans, North and South, soon threw a gloom ever the scene. The fate of Lancashire seemed to have been bound up with the orderly supply of cotton from their one great customer, and any misfortune to him was sure to communicate to them. Then their shortsighted policy was felt in having trusted too much to one source of supply. India had formerly furnished cotton, but its culti vation was not encouraged, and people will not grow what they cannot sell, to the exclusion of other articles which find a ready market at a fair remuneration. Hence the double difficulty. The supply was daily decreasing from America, and the prospect of getting enough from other quarters at such short notice was hopeless. Still the necessity urged them to exertion, and India—too long neglected —was now looked to as the chief resource. The climate was favourable, and labour was cheap; so to work they went with the earnestness of people eager to retrieve their fortune. But their progress was interrupted by those whose duty it was to have afforded every assistance which a wise Government could have done. But Governments are not always wise nor well disposed, and unhap pily, in the present case, the Secretary of State for India, Sir CHARLES WOOD, took a different view of what was best to be done from those who had the greatest interest in the business. His policy with regard to India has been at variance with that of most public men, for reasons incomprehensible to others even if clear to himself. Witness his oppo sition to Lord CANNING'S administration, and to Mr. LAING'S clear-sighted views into the true policy to be pursued in respect to India. We im• pute no motives to Sir CHARLES WOOD, but we cannot help lamenting his obstinate persistency in a wrong course. Nor are we singular in that view, as the men of Manchester can testify. But there is another authority who brings chapter and verse in support of his argument in a letter to Lord STANLEY on the policy of the Secretary for India. It is by Mr. JOUN DICKINSON, chairman of the India Reform Society, and is published by P. S. KING, of Parliament-street. Mr. DICKINSON takes a masterly view of the state of India and the natural remedy for its im• provement. He begins by a covert hint to Sir CHARLES WOOD, that great as his present power may be, yet public opinion still looks with an eye of welcome to his successor. In feet they con sider his great political rival as an authority next to himself. And, no wonder, from their reliance on the habits of business, and the independence of mind displayed by Lord STANLEY, whether in office or out of it. On this principle Mr. DICKINSON appeals to his Lordship, as one to whom the public look for keeping watch over the Indian Administration with a sagacity to detect errors, and a courage to note them in their true light, without shrinking from the responsibility involved by the public confidence in a statesman so universally respected for his owr Iprevious administration of Indian affairs. Nor is Mr. DICKINSON unknown to fame from his long experience of India, and his unabated efforts for its amelioration. lie says that the most urgent question of the day, considered either with regard to the material and moral progress of India, or the pressure of a cotton famine in Eng• land, is the question of " Public Works," and hf proceeds to state the objections made to the administration of Sir CHARLES WOOD in this department of the Government. That opposition to his system of Public Works is based on these arguments : Ist. That it has not provided the country witl hose works of internal improvement which i most wants. 2d. That it gives no security for doing so hi he future. 3d. That it involves a frightful outlay of money and 4th. That it drains the resources of the people nfairly and improvidently to supply its western expenditure. Now, these are grave charges, and Mr. DITKIN SON proceeds to explain them, by saying that, in the first place, the Government did not providf the country with those improvements which it most wants, because the fact was admitted 1)) the Government's suddenly changing from grudging to a lavish disbursement on such "Workf of internal improvement ;" Sir CHARLES WOOD even instructing the local authorities to spend three millions more on such works this financial year out of the eurplus balances than they had contemplated spending, which, they replied, they were unable to do, for want of the requisite establishments. Nov this is a very grave charge against Sir CHARLES WOOD'S competency for administering the affairs of India. He fiat starves the people, ind then suddenly overwhelms them with far more than can do them any good, from the fact of their utter inability to take advan tage of a benefit which, if administered in time, would have been a boon and relieved their neces- Nor is the Secretary of State for India alone in his manifest incapacity for conducting tht affairs of such a vastness of public concerns. His precious Council are equally at fault with their chief, And either blindly submit to his orders or, if they dissent from his views, the public are none the wiser for any suggestions they may have made to his 3itiep. absolute dictatorship. Surely many of these gentle men, having spent a long time in the East, must nave been familiar with the necessities of th( natives, and ought to have pointed out to the Secre tary the error of his ways. Else why have consti tuted a public board of gentlemen, supposed, and indeed presumed, from long residence and local knowledge, to be conversant with the wants ane ❑atural habits of the people, if they would not em ploy such knowledge in the management of thei, trust ? Sir CHARLES WOOD quarrelled with Mr. LAING for having proved his knowledge of India tc be superior to his own, and accordingly dismissed a most useful public servant, or made him resign 'rout the harsh treatment he received at the hand: of one to whom he had rendered the greatest public service, for which not only India, but England als( cannot be too grateful. Mr. LAING during his brie; time in India restored public credit and effected an e4uilibrium of the finances by his wise and resolutt administration. This was too much for Sir CHARLES WooD, who had the temerity to assert in the Hous( of Commons that Mr. LAING'S figures were al, wrong ! The House half believed him in their ignorance, but have since repented of their acquies- cence, for scarcely had they done so when Sir C. WOOD stultified their decision, by ordering the local Government to spend three millions extra out of the Cash Balances on Public Works ? And this, too, when he had made no preparation for the im mensely increased scale of expenditure by provid ing or devising new machinery to adapt the old to he new and complete change of circumstances. He must have known that the local authorities were already suffering from an insufficiency of engineers and skilled labour to meet the demand, while the Audit and Account Branch of the Public Works Department was defective ! But it is all of a piece. Sir CHARLES OOD is as positive as he is ignorant, and India will never prosper as it ought while he continues to misconduct its affairs. Indeed, so con fident was Lord PALMERSTON of the great good Lord STANLEY had conferred on India during his father's brief Government, that the Secretaryship of State for India:was offered to Lord STANLEY by Lord DERBY'S rival and successor in office—a fact that does honour to the chivalry of Lord PALMER STON, while it redounds to the honour of the worthy son of a worthy and patriotic:sire. Arrangements for the Funeral of Sir James Outram. The mortal remains of the late Sir James Outram were conveyed on Saturday -last from the London terminus of the South-Eastern station—whither the coffin containing the body of the deceased general had been transmitted from Pau, in France—to the private residence, 10, Queen's Gate-gardens. In accordance with the arrangements already made, the funeral procession will start from Queen's Gate gardens at 11 o'clock to-morrow. The procession will consist of a hearse containing the body of the deceased officer, inclosed in an inner leaden shell, the outer coffin being of oak covered with black cloth, and ornamented with ormolu fittings. The plate on this coffin bears the following inscription : "Lieut.-General Sir James Outram, Bart., G.C.B. Died 11th March, 1863, aged 60 years." The rest of the funeral cortege will consist of eight or ten mourning coaches, provided specially for the near relatives and most intimate friends of the deceased. The list of mourners comprise the names of many veteran officers and military associates of the de ceased General, including Lord Clyde, Commander in-Chief of the Indian Army; General Sir George Pollock, G.C.8., Sir John Lawrence, G.C.8., Lord Keane, Sir H. Havelock, Sir J. Lowe, C. 8., Colonel Holland, Colonel Sykes, General Hancock, General Malcolm, Sir G. B. Clerk, R.C.8., Sir H. Rawlin son, General Farquharson, Colonel Mowatt, Colonel Whitelock, R. Mangles, Esq., W. J. liastwick, Esq., &c. The procession will reach Westminster Abbey shortly before one o'clock, the time appointed for the performance of the mournful ceremony. The stone slab adjoining the burial-place of Wilberforce, and near that of L it'd Canning, was removed yester day, and the ground examined ; but on inspection it was found that there was no room at this spot for another interment. A further examination will take place this day, when a suitable resting-place for the remains of the gallant deceased will doubt less be selected. The applications for places to view the funeral have been extremely numerous. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA, (Per City of New York.) NEW YORK, MARCH 12 (Evening). Reports have reached Memphis that an engage ment was progressing at Port Hudson, but this is considered doubtful. General Hooker has held a conference with the Cabinet at Washington, and afterwards returned to the army of the Potomac. Expeditions from this army have visited all the terries on the Rappahannock, 80 miles below the Federal lines, broken up numerous smuggling nests, and captured a quantity of contraband stores. It is again asserted that largo numbers of Confe derate troops are being withdrawn from Frede ricksburg. Two hundred Federals, with two pieces of artil lery, have been captured by the Confederates in Tennessee. General Van Dorn has succeeded in getting away to Shelleyville with the provisions he lately captured. No attack on Charleston had occurred up to the Bth inst., but Gen. Hunter had issued preliminary orders, showing that an attack would soon com- mence. Three Federal Monitors have bombarded Fort Macallister during 20 hours. They were struck several times, but not injured. They could not get near enough to the fort to dismantle it, on account of the obstructions in the river. The attack will not be renewed. A Confederate lieutenant captured near Charles ton states that peace negotiations have been pro gressing at Richmond for three weeks, but the papers there are not allowed to allude to them. The difficulties between General Hunter and the officers of General Foster's command at Port Royal are unsettled. The chief of General Foster's Staff has been ordered North. Before leaving he issued a farewell address, saying that truth was mighty and would prevail. It is again asserted that the Confederates have several rams at Mobile preparing for attack on the blockading squadron. The reported appointment of General Butler as Provost Marshal is denied. The Government is said to be opposed to appoint ing military men as Provost Marshals under the Conscription Act. The Federal (Jovernment is advised of move ments by the Confederates for placing privateers on the Pacific. The wreck seen off Havana was not that of the Florida as supposed. The steamer Douro, with 400 bales of cotton from Wilmington, has been captured off Cape Fear. The British steamer Queen of the Wave has run ashore at Charleston. Admiral Dupont was making efforts to save her. The steamer Peterhoff, from London for Mata. mores, has been captured off St. Thomas, and sell to Key West. President Lincoln is expected to call for more troops within 10 days. A large meeting will be held at New York next Saturday to inaugurate the Union League. NEW YORK, MARCH 14, Morning. (Per CITY OF NEW YORK.) Mr. Seymour, the Democratic candidate for the Governorship of Connecticut, has made a speech in which he said peace would restore the Union, but war never would. The contest could only end in despotism. The Union must be restored by force )f reason, not by force of arms. Richmond despatches speak discouragingly of the prospect of supplies of food, and says the im pressment of grain by the Government discourages production. Senator Sumner strongly urges the President not o issue letters of marque. (Per City of New York.) NEW YORK, MARCH 13, Evening. Despatches received from the Rappahannock as sert that the Confederates have armed and uni formed negroes doing picket duty on the Rappa- tiannock. The Provost Marshal of Baltimore has forbidden he sale of photographic portraits of distinguished Confederates and of secession music, and has ordered their seizure wherever found. The Federal debt, up to March 1, 1863, is esti• mated at 868,000,000 dole. This estimate is con iidered accurate. The City of Baltimore, Australasian, Kangaroo, and Anglo• Saxon have arrived out. The City of Baltimore experienced a terrific storm when four days out. The first mate was lost overboard, and the second mate severely injured. The steamer Kedar sailed to-day for Liverpool with 275,000 in specie. NEW YORK, MARcit 14, Morning. A report has reached Memphis that a battle has occurred on the Yazoo river, in which the Federals captured 7,000 Confederates and eight transports. The New York press generally credit this report, as it was known that the Federal gunboats were prepared to ascend the Yazoo River. Rumours are current in Cairo, but not generally credited here, that the Confederates have captured Forts Henry and Donelson. Large Confederate forces are said to be massed in Tennessee. One to hold General Rosencranz in check, while the others flank him, and enter Ken tucky, moving direct on Louisville and Cincinatti. General Longstreet did not go to Tennessee as re ported, but has hie head quarters at Petersburg, Virginis, and has 18,000 men below that city. Au early movement of the army of the Potomac is again expected. General Beauregard has revoked all furloughs, •end recalled all absentees to Charleston. Col. Richardson with 400 guerillas has been cap tured by the Federals at Corington, Tennessee. The Mobile papers state that the Confederates have much trouble with the Union men in Northern Alabama. One county is said to be full of them, and deserters are joining them. The Uncap Tribune says there are 500 clubs of the Union League in the West, and the organisa tion is rapidly extending. The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Cassius M. Clay, as Minifiter to Russia. This cou firmation was specially pressed by Mr. Seward and the President, The New York Times considers Mr. Clay's ap pointment as a blunder, and urges him not to accept it. The Secretary of the Treasury has arrived at New York. It is reported that he will endeavour to raise a loan of 100,000,000 dols., i.e. 50,000,000 dols. on 20 years' bonds, and 50,000,000 in short bonds. The bill to regulate transactions in gold has been favourably reported in the New York Legislature. Brigham Young has been arrested in Utah under the Polygamy Act, He was released on giving bonds to appear for trial. Two Republican and one Democratic member have been elected to Congress in New Hampshire. No Governor has yet been chosen. The Senate at Washington will adjourn to-day, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, MARCH 13 (Evening). Money easy. Gold, 591 per cent. premium. Exchange on London, Bankers' Bills, 177 i. Stocks quiet. New York Centrals, 1171. Illinois, 92. Erie, 771. Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 8.51 c. Flour steady. Wheat and corn improving. Provisions dull. Coffee quiet. Sugar steady. Molasses good inquiry. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. CRACOW, MARCH 23, Evening. Since this morning there have been indecisive engagements between the Russian troops and the insurgents near Lazy, Miechow, and Igolomia. The chiefs Wisocki, Bentkowski, Schmiechowaki, and Rochebrune are in the insurgent camp. The Cossacks have stopped and plundered an Austrian patrol, killing one of the soldiers. ITALY. RESIGNATION OF SIGNOR FARINI. TURIN, MARCH 24, Signor Farini has tendered his resignation, and has left Turin for his country seat. Signor Minghetti assumes the Presidency of the Council, and retains the portfolio of Finance. A report is current that the Minister of M irine will be replaced by Signor Sella, the former Minister. Signor Pasolini is said to have again tendered his resignation. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, MARCH 24. Fifty-five of the principal inhabitants of this city, belonging to all classes of society, have invited the inhabitants to a public meeting, to be held on Satur day next, at the Casino, in order to discuss the po litical affairs of the country, and to adopt resolu tions. In the course of an hour after this invitation had been published, the whole of the 2,200 seats in the hall where the meeting is to be held were engaged. BRESLAU, MARCH 24. The Sehlesische Zeitung of to-day publishes a telegram from Cracow, stating that Langiewicz is not treated as a prisoner in the citadel of that town, FRANCE. BOURSE, March 23.—The upward movement et continues, and a fair amount of business has been done. Threes, for the Account, are now at 69f. 45c. Railway Share Market quiet, but firm. Prices re ceded towards t he close in consequence of consider able sales for realisation, and the market left off as follows : 1 per Cents. 96 70 Do end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 30 New 3 per Cents Do. end month, — Credit Mailier..., 1290 Do. end m0nth...J.291 25 RA IL, Bank Shares 3380 --- Credit 1. oneier l5OO Italian Loan 7O 70 Do. end month 7O 65 Rw , sian Austrian .. — Spanish Threes 52 25 Home Debt rAYB. Cash. Account.. Orleans lll5 1117 60 Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1202 50 .. 1205 Geneva 412 50 415 Southern 770 767 50 Western Eastern ..... Sardinian Austrian Lon.hard North of Spain Saragossa 728 76 .. 727 50 Ditto to Barcelona tort, (insular HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 23. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hesse, drove out in an open carriage this morning, attended by Lieutenant- Colonel Hon. D. de Ros. His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse accompanied her Majesty on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by iZsjor Elphinstone, left the Castle this morning for Greenwich Park. The Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Morton and Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, visited the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham.gate, and partook of a dejeuner with their royal highnesses. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Buckingham Palace. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Princess Dagmar and Prince William of Denmark, took a drive in an open carriage in the afternoon. We are authorised to state that, after the return of the Prince of Wales from Sandringham in April, arrangements will be made, of which due notice will be given, for the presentation to his Royal Highness of addresses from corporations and other public bodies. The presentation of the addresses will be subject to regulations similar to those which are observed on the presentation of addresses to her Majesty at a levee. POLYGRAPHIC HALL. MR. HENRY DRAYTON'S ENTERTAINNIENT. Under the title of " Federals and Confeeierates" a very apropos and attractive entertainment has been launched at the above hall, by Mr. Henry Drayton, one of our best dramatic baritones, as well as English lyric comedians. By means of the usual triad—song, picture, and description—Mr. Drayton puts before us a very vivid notion of his recent visit to the United States, from his landing at New York to his departure from New Orleans. Abstaining with great propriety from any party opinions upon the struggle, he lets the facts speak for themselves, and they are certainly sufficiently confirmatory of the general impressions held in England. Apart from its public references, his entertainment has no ,mall merit in a purely social point of view, and he himself, no little qualification, as its exponent. His Yankee and negt o sketches are full of force and humour, and secure the great desideratum of a frequent and hearty roar of laughter. His singing, it will be supposed, is not the least attraction of the evening; and out of various excellent songs—com posed by himself and Mr. Russell—his delivery of the Southern war-song to the tune of " Dixey'b Lund"—is in itself a feature of the night, which makes thin. entertainment worth a visit. We can heartily recommend it to our readers of all classes. Grand National Exhibition of Dogs. Exhibitions of prize dogs, like exhibitions of prize cattle, appear to be fast asserting their places amongst our popu lar institutions. Commencing in the provinces, where dog fighting, badger bating, cock fighting, and other kindred sports, though prohibited by statute, continue to flourish, they have of late obtained not only a footing, but open and avowed patronage in London. The dog show last year at the Islington Agricultural Hall was an undoubted success —and " The first Annual Grand National Exhibition of Sporting and other dogs" which opened yesterday, in the Ashburnham-hall, adjoining Cremorne, is certainly not less. Less extensive, perhaps, than the covered area of the Agricultural-hall, the very capacious building, which com municates with the well-known Crernornc-gardens, affords iu all respects ample facilities for the exhibition of any number of the canine species which one would think could possibly be brought together to compete for the prize of ex• cellence in this country. The specimens which are now congregated in this hall comprise about 1,200, which are ranged under 63 classes ; there being in two of the classes mentioned in the catalogues "twenty ccu2les of foxhounds," and " Russian retrievers (bitches)" no entries. Amongst these 1,200 are certainly some of the finest and most for midable and, regarding the question in the ladies' point of view, some of the prettiest and most attractive of dogs The first thing that strikes the observer who is not ini ,iated in the mysteries of " the fancy" on passing along the broad, roomy, well-ventilated avenues, on either side )f which the several classes are tethered, is the extraordi• nary high prices which are marked as the selling value of certain animals. For instance, in the class of fox terriers, £l,OOO seems to be the average price of the principal mvourites. Bloodhounds range from £1,5 to £OOO. Deer hounds, amongst which there are indeed one or two of the most beautiful dogs we ever met with, are marked at as much is £l,OOO each. Pointers, in ono or two instances, figur, et the same aristocratic sum. Setters stand at as much as 600 guineas; retrievers at £1,000; one Newfoundland, a magnificent animal no doubt, at £1,600; Mount St. Ber nerds, of whioh there are several splendid specimens, at £1,000; bull terriers, at £l,OOO. In the classes of blood hounds, Skye, Dandie Dinmonts, blue, and other Scotch terriers, Blenheim and King Charles's spaniels, Italian greyhounds, French poodles, pugs, black-and-tan terriers, some of these were of infinitesimal proportions, one of which, pointed out as equal to the deattuction of whole armies of rats, being only 21bs. in weight. There are some very pre. feet and valuable dogs. The show of bulldogs is peculiarly good, both as regards number and quality, decidedly the best specimens being those exhibited by Mr. Brown, o Hampstead road, who, as one of the judges, is excluded from the competition, At the private view yesterday there, was a very crowded and a very fashionable attendance. We shall probably be enabled to give an accurate list of the principal prizes to-morrow. ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIAMENT..—It is now de finitely understood that Parliament will adjourn next Friday, the 27th, for the Easter holidays, and that the recess will extend over the fortnight—in other words, to the 13th April. The budget will be introduced immediate]) afterwards, being fixed for the 16th, and then the real busi ness of the session will have commenced. CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.— Sir Augustus Clifford, while walking home at seven o'clock one evening last week. met with a disagreeable accident by putting his leg into the opening of a coal. ho e, opposite Mr. \Voodhead's, Charing cross, which was being filled on a very dark night, without any light near it on the pavement to point it out. THREATENING TO SHOOT THE EARL OF CARNAR VON.—At the Dulverton Petty Sessions ; on Friday last, Mrs. O'Neill, the wife of the rector of Skilgate, So - merset, was charged with sending a threatening letter tc the Earl of Carnarvon, expressing her intention of burning down hie mansion at Pinkstone, in this country. and also shooting his lordship. Detectives had been em ployed from London, and all the force of the Somerset con• stabulary, to find the author. On the case being called on, Mr. Payne, who appeared for his lordship, said the lady had acknowledged writing the letter, and the noble earl, who was present, would not press the charge. Mr. Donsham, for Mrs. O'Neill. thanked his lordship, and acknowledged there was no foundation for the charges made against him, but, on the contrary, he was a benefactor to the neighbour hood. Under these circumstances the warrant was dis charged, THE POLISH INSURRECTION. Complete details of the last fatal fight between the Russian troops and the Poles, under Langie wicz, have not been received, but the Czas of the 19th inst. gives the following account of the move ments of the hostile forces up to the 17th : " On the 16th inst., Langiewicz left Zaryszyn for Chrobrz, where next day he fixed his head-quarters in the castle. All the horses and provisions were taken away. Before his departure Langiewicz summoned the mayors of the adjacent villages to come to Chrobrz, where they were required to sa tisfy themselves that, with the exception of the horses and food, nothing in the castle had been dis turbed, and the building was placed under their care. On the 17th no encounter took place. The Russians (comprising some companies of infantry, 50 Cossacks, 50 dragoons, and two guns), who had observed the movements of the Poles from a dis- tance, were then in the little town of Dzialoszyce, midway on the road from Miechow to Wislica, about two miles on the south-west of Chrobz. The main body, under Goderal Prince Schacowskoj, were at Miechow. The general's troop consisted of some thousands of men of the infantry of the guard of the Regiments of Wilna and Smolensk, of the 6th jager battalion, and four guns. Colonel Zwirow had moved with his column from Kielce to Jendszdow, which is situate almost centrally on the road between Kielce and Miechow, and had pushed on his ad vanced guard to Pinczow (a seat of the Margravt Wielopo!ski), about a mile to the northward of Chrobrz. Gen. Uschakow, military chief of the Radom Government, had removed his headquarters from Radom southwards towards Kielce. Sotr e 300 Russians were also posted at Stohnica, to the north east of Wislica." Intelligence from Warsaw of the 18th confirms the announcement of the increasing boldness of the insurgents, who had then advanced nearly as far as Praga, a suburb of Warsaw, on the right bank of the Vistula, where is situate a station on the War saw and St. Peterburg Railway. In the neighbour hood of the little town of Miloswa, on the high road, four miles from Warsaw, a band of many thousand insurgents had assembled without any attempt to attack them being made by the Russians. Mast of vle scholars of the preparatory school of the uni versity had gone over to the insurgents, and the school was closed. Recruiting for the insurgents was carried on openly in the city, and people were found in the brandy-shops reading aloud the pro clamation by Langiewicz, and summoning their hearers, who were mostly working people, to join the cause of the country, and to proceed to the forests. Generally these recruiting agents found willing hearers, and the people would assemble at a given place, when the oath would be administered to them, and then they would leave Warsaw in a body. That such proceedings should be allowed to take place in a city where a mighty garrison is situated, that city being also the capital of tht country, where a state of siege and martial law was in force, would appear to be incredible; but there is ❑o doubt of the truth of the statement. The institutions granted to the Poles would ap pear to be undergoing a gradual condition of col lapse. Members of the Council of State d lily send in their resignations, and similar measures are re sorted to by the town and district circles. It is also affirmed that all the officials have received anonymous summonses to send in their resignations immediately. In the provinces many of the taxes were not collected, as it was feared that the Go vernment treasuries would be confiscated by the rebels. FATAL ACCIDENT AT MANCIIESTER.—A Nei accident took place at the Ordsali-lane station o 1 the London and North-Western Railway yesterday morn • ing. A number of butchers usu‘lly go down by the 430 a.m. train to Liverpool on Mondays, and a separate carriage is attached for their convenience at Ordsall-lane. This car • riage had been placed on the level crossing, and, contrary to the usual custom, before being arawn to the platform the butchers clambered into it, just at the moment that a van was being drawn along the line to be attached to the train. Unfortunately one of the butchers, Mr. John Pownall, jun., was knocked down by the van, and the wheels went over his legs. He was removed to the infirmary, where he died in the course of the morning. The Danish Royal Family. Their Royal Highnesses the:Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, with the Princess Dagmar, attended by Madame d'Oxholm and Colonel Francis Seymour, C. 8., were conducted through the Tower of London yesterday morning. The Prince and Princess Christian, with the Princess Dagmar, Prince Frederick, and Prince William of Denmark, dined with the Prince and Princess of Wales in the evening at Buckingham Palace. In attendance on their Royal Highnesses were General and Madame d'Oxbolm, Countess Re ventlow, Captain Castenschjold, Captain Lund, Lieutenant Funck, and Colonel Francis Seymour, C.B. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Count Christian Danneskjold, Countess Henrietta Danneskjold, and Countess Amy Danneskjold, also dined with their Royal Highnesses. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.—Mr. B irkentin, the artist entrusted with the design and execution of the handsome silver vase to be presented to the Princess of Wales by the Danes in England, had the honour of waiting yesterday on their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Pr ncess Christian of Denmark at the Palace Hotel, to show them the model of the vase. The Prince and Princess of %Vales being present, were also gra ciously pleased to inspect it, and express their approval of the design. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Dagmar, Prince Frederick, and Prince William of Denmark, honoured Messrs. Mason end Co., photographic publishers, by sitting yesterday for a series of portraits. The negatives, which were very successful, were executed by Mr. Kilburn, We have authority to contradict the statement which we copied from the Edinburgh Courant to the effect that preparations were being made at Drummond Castle by Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby to receive the Prince and Princess of 'Wales. We believe their Royal Highnesses have no intention of visiting Scotland at present. The Princess of Servia, accompanied by Mr. Edmund Burke, a member of the Temple, and Mr. Senator Christitch, attended Divine service at the Temple Church on Sunday morning, The treasurer, Mr. It, Ingham, M.P., and Mr. S. Warren, Q C., benchers, escorted the Princess and suite through the library and benchers' apartments. EXETER HALL.—The Passion-week performance of the " Messiah," by the National Choral Society, will take place on Tueday, the 31st inst. Principal singers— Madame Rud€rsdorff, Miss Palmer, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Santley. Band and chorus, 700 performers. Conduc tor, Mr. G. W. Martin. Tr .e rEjoicings at Geneva, in honour of the Prince of Wales's wedding, were followed by a sad occur rence. A young American lady, who had taken part in the gaieties, on retiring to her room at the Hotel des Bergues, approached too near the fireplace, and almost in a moment her light ball dress was set on fire and enveloped tier in flames. The poor victim strove to roll herself in a piece of carpet and shrieked loudly for assistance; but rile received fearful injuries, fand died after a few days' dread ul suffering. THE DUNDONALD PEERAGE.—This petition, which was before the Committee of Privileges in the House of Lords on several occasions during the last see- sion, was to have been continued to-day. The case, how ever, is adjourned sine die. The petitioner, the Hon. Capt. CDchrane, R.N., the third son of the late earl, claimed the peerage, on the ground that their mother, Katharine, the daughter of Mr. Thomas Barnes, of Rumford, in Essex, was not legally married to the late earl till after the birth of the petitioner's two eldest brothers, the present Earl Dundonald, and Captain the lion. H. B. W. Cochrane. The further hearing of this petition having been adjourned sine die, it may be presumed that the petitioner abandons his claim. AMERICAN SHIP NEWS.—NEW YORK, March 11. —By an order of the United States' District Court, Marshal Milward sold on Saturday the prize steamer Prin cess Royal, recently captured off Charleston by the United States' gunboat Unadilla. There was a large attendance, but very few buyers. The vessel was put up at 90,000 d ols., and knocked down to an agent of the Government at 113,000 dols., the appraised value. It is understood that the Princess Royal will be hauled to the Navy-yard as soon as the sale is confirmed by the Court, and the money paid over, and that she will be fitted up for a gunboat. St. Thomas's, Feb. 23.—The Vanderbilt, Alabama, and Shep herd Knapp sailed to-day in search of the Fiurida. St, Domingo, Feb. 28.—The Alabama arrived, and landed the crews of the Southern Lane, Chaatelaine (1'), and Golden Rule, captured off Jamaica. Key West, March 3.—There are at present about 30 prize vessels of all classes lying in the channel. On the 25th the British schooner Avon was urought in. She was taken oft Abaco Island, and had on board an assorted cargo, chiefly salt, for the Confederates. l'he British steamer Pearl ran in last night with a prize crew on board. Nassau, Feb. 28.—The Contedei ate schooner Retribution arrived at Nassau on the 25th Feb,—Havannah, March 2.—There has been but one arrival from a Confede rate port, the schooner William Balty, from Tampa Bay, with cotton. The Confederate steamers Alice and Antonica are undergoing repairs, Nothing has been heard of the Alabama or Florida. OCEAN MAILBAGS.—A person at Toronto has constructed india-rubber mailbags with the mouth com pressed by screws, so that the bags are water tight, and will float when full of letters and effectually preserve their con tents. It is stated that they can be made at much less cost than the leather bags and will stand tar more wear and tear. nu RUSSIAN TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.— We read in the Czas, of Cracow :—" All the chiefs of the insurrection who have fallen into the hands of the Russians have been shot. Thus, at Radom M. hainski was shot without trial; and S.colce, MM. Olszewski and 'Moritz ; and at Lublin, M. Cusinier Bogdanowich, one of the most intrepid leaders of the national movement. When the latter was brought to the place at which he was to be executed, the military governor of Lublin said to him, You are very young. Sue for pardon.' Yes, general,' he I am young, but the cause I defended is very old.' You have your mother I" 'My mother would blush if I begged the Russians to pardon me. But I pray yell do not trifle with me at such a moment. You were to shoot me at six o'clock, and it is already ten minutes past six.' S om e moments afterwards the noble young man was no more." h ttid The the DEATH IN THE HUNTING FIELD. — A meianctwiy 'nd fatal accident occurred on Saturday to Mr. C. deceased Smith, went landlord out of v the t Whitete h Lord i I Hartl di zhar Hotel, Bristol. h meet being at the kennel at Berkeley. In the course of the run, the hor s spsel:nlre.lSvamsitbhroNkvaens, d ri a d n i ng d b e o n i t t h tel w w as it i h llm h ( i ) m st and in. came i* violent co l l ision with a tree, the r esu l t b e i ng t h a t Mr. in stantaneous. The body awaits the coroner's Equest. Tho deceased was about 55 years of age, and much respected. CRINOLINE IN GL OUCESTEIt.—At a meeting of the Gloucester Town CounQil, on the 16th inst. (says the Gloucester Journal), Mr. Heaue referred to the necessity of notices being put up to request foot-passengers to keep to the right. 11e supposed crinoline had become an insti tution of the country, and that the ladies were determined we should not compliment them on their syli h-like forms, by going about like walking mash-tubs. It was therefore more necessary than ever to request them to keep to the right, especially to gouty gentlemen like himself. (Laugh ter.) 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