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

OUTH ITALIAN RAILWAY COMPANY. I EMISSION OF OBLIGATIONS. Messrs. LOUIS COHEN and SONS beg to announce that they are prepared to RECEIVE APPLICATIONS for OBLIGATIONS of the above Company. E-tch obligation is of 500 francs nominal capital (£2O ster ling-235 florins Dutch carrency), bearing 3 per cent. interest (15 francs, 12 sh 11111,,5, or 7 florins 05 cents.), payab yearly on Ist April and let 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 trance 50 centimes, or £9 RS. per obligation, with dividend from Ist 0ct.,1862 ; the dividend due Ist April next can be deducted at the time of payment, reducing the price to Le 2s, per obliaati n, or 4s per cent. The obligations will be reimbursable at par (of SCO francs, by annu ti drawings spread over ninety-nine years. At the price of emission the obligations yield an annual interest of 6t per cent , and constitute a first charge on the 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 snected at the office of Messrs. Louis Cohen and Sons, 23, Th rogm o r ton-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, Throgmortoll-street. E. C., March 21, 1i63. SOUTH 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 of the Financial situation of th" Company. Report of the Cl.ief Engineer on the Construction and on the Condition of the 'Works. Proposed Line from Naples to Salerno. Report on the Working of the Lines about to be Opened. H E THIRD EDITION OF "TIIE SUN," Containing the to.test SPORTING INTELLIGENCE , can be had Every Evening - of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. T 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 ISIAPPIN BROTHERS'S FEW ROOMS, ! - .2 . 2, REGENT Er. Admission by Card. MESSRS. INIECHIEtr.d BAZIN very respectfully solicit the indulgence of their customers, under the circumstances of the unavoidable delay in the executiol of their orders for Mayan's new Cartes of the Prince and Princess of \Vales, occasioned by reason of the extent of the demand much exceeding tho 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 tore they can be purchased for instant delivery. ls. ed. each, plain; 3s. each, co'oured. 112, Regent-street, March 23. THE A TRE-ROY AL , D RURY-LANE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, EXTREMES ; or, Men of the Day Mes,rs. Henry Lorraine, H. Sinclair, S. Calhaem, J. Robins & c . ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston, and Mrs. Ed mund Falconer. To conclude with THE SPANISH DANCERS. Mr. J. _Robins and Miss Lydia Thompson. Commence at 7. ~HEAT RE-R.O RE-R 0 Al., HAY MARKET. "ewe. Mr. J. B. Blackstone. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, will be performed (AIR AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenohard, Arr. Buck ,stone L or d Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. Messrs. Howe, Sothern, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Miss E. Terry, &c. To conclude with THE GALICIA: FETE. Miss Fanny Wright. rEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTE R. THIS EVENING, March 24, to commence with an Orizinal Sketch, titled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H en . Widdicomb, Miss Henrasle, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and P1'3102010, entitled THE D b P au l Feral and John Brougha m. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, sunported by Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. Widdl combe, M'lntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, H. Butler, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry, E. Lavenue, and Elsworthy. St age -Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S LindutTHEATRE Lessee and Manaver, Mr 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 Sedg - wick. Miss Henderson, and Mrs. Simpson ; Messrs. it. Roxby, Id. 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. Joneq. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manazer, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING (6th time) AURORA FLOYD. Miss Avonia Jones, Miss 11. Simms, Mrs. Billington ; Mr. Benj. Webster, Mr. Paul Redford, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Blllington, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Sefton, Mr. Romer, 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. T HIS DAY.—Morning,... 9h. 59m. —Afternoon, sh. 16m. TO- MO RROW.—Morning, sh. 31m.—Afternoon sh. 50m. The Weather—Sun Office, March 24, 1863. TIIERMOIVETER. Highest since Noon ye5terday............... 356 Lowest during the night 51 This day at Noon Wind—N.-W. ; light, with fine weather. ----- • = SUM LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1863. In the House of Lords, last night, Lord STEATITE DEN delivered his ofter-postponed speech in favour of reeognising 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 #hey wore perfectly free of European troops, and had proved clearly for a number of years that they had 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 sides, 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, he believed that such interference would only tend to postpone what they all so 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, f ur th e 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 hop e d they would not be fonnd of an insup erable ch aracter. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that he would make his annual financial s tatement ' on Th urs d a y the 16th of April. He wished al so to state, that he hoped to be a ble 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 House resolving itself into a committee of Supply, Mr. HENNESSY put a question to the noble lord at the head of the Government as to the nature of the obligations with re s p ect to Poland in volved in the Treaty of Vienna. Lord PAL MERSTON stated in reply that be 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 thiair power to the Russian Government, with a view to obtain an amelioration of the condition of - - • - • - - THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY__EV MARCUI 24, 1863„ the unhappy Polich nation ; and he believed that, • when the time came for publishing the communica tions 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. ^flop, alike in the face of the up and the protracted aivided members other duty but ina, rising cf oppressed nations._ and hopeless struggle between the 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 loeg 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 over 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 affsrded 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. JOHN 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 fact 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 i a statesman so universally respected for his own • previous administration of Indian affairs. 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. lie considered himself that all hopes of a successful mediation were barred by Mr. SEWARD'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 Ameriean 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, although 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 1611, 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 ease 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 STRATIIEDEN, and maintained that it was the un questionable duty of the Government to preserve an 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 bath 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 the 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 for 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 Scuthern 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 the Cabinet of lr. LINCOLN himself, who would be glad of an excuse to commence negotiation, and suspend for a time at least this exhausting and ruinous war. As Lord STRATIIEDEN forcibly asked, " How is re-conquest to be effected ? It would require a General of the genius of Nor is Mr. DICKINSON unknown to fame from his long experience of India, and his unabated efforts for its amelioration. He 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 he 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 with those works of internal improvement which it most wants: 2d. That it gives no security for doing so in the future. 3d. That it involves a frightful outlay of money, and 4th. That it drains the resources of the people unfairly and improvidently to supply its wasteful expenditure. Now, these are grave charges, and Mr. DICKIN SON proceeds to explain them, by saying that, in the first place, the Government did not provide the country with those improvements which it most wants, because the fact was admitted by the Government's suddenly changing from a grudging to a lavish disbursement on such " Works 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 surplus balances than they had contemplated spending, which, they replied, they were unable to do, for want of the requisite establishments. Now this is a very grave charge against Sir CHARLES WOOD'S competency for administering the affairs of India. _He first starves the people, and 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 sities. Nor is the Secretary of State for India alone in his manifest incapacity for conducting the 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 the) dissent from his views, the public are none the wises for any suggestions they may have made to hi absolute dictatorship. Surely many of these gentle. men, having spent a long time in the East, must have been familiar with the necessities of the 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 and natural habits of the people, if they would not era ploy such knowledge in the management of their trust ? Sir CHARLES WOOD quarrelled with Mr LAING for having proved his knowledge of India tc be superior to his own, and accordingly dismisses a most useful public servant, or made him resigl from the harsh treatment he received at the hand; of one to whom ho had rendered the greatest public service, for which not only India, but England ale( cannot be too grateful. Mr. LAING during his brie! time in India restored public credit and effected an eluilibrium of the finances by his wise and resolute administration. This was too much for Sir CHARLES WOOD, who had the temerity to assert in the House of Commons that Mr. LAING'S figures were all wrong ! The House half believed him in theil 0 ignorance, but have since repented of their acquies a CESAR, 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 nation accustomed to a firm and united rule; not the hesitating support of a people long accustomed to dictate the policy of their administrators. In Lord RUSSELL'S speech he endeavoured to show that the fortunes of war were about fairly balanced, since Louisiana and New Orleans were occupied by 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 the 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 shout JAcm.'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 cr)ndition to stand; an attack, in spite of the loftiness ofNorthern pretensions,might produce very awk ward results. Lord RUSSELL says that, look ing at the present state of affairs and our obligations 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 cause. In the sufferings of for this phantom operatives we have paid a dear price phantom of neutrality—a neutrality which has brought us suchwarm acknowledgments from the other side of the Atlantic, in the stopping of a British mail steamer by the Federals, and the accusation of w i s hi n g to see America ruined for our own ends by the Confederates. There is one question which WO should like our Foreign Secretary to put to hi mse lf and to the Cabin_etasbaefor Has before he andagain free no o dilates on our political duty. nation, foremost among the European Powers, great LATEST INTELLIGENCE 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 Work:. ? And this, too, when he had made no preparation for the mensety - L n ing or devising creased scale of expenditure by provid nEw niachinery to adapt the old to th ge of circumstances. He n : 'ail t the local authorities were must the new h a v a e n d k n completeow known t h kt 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 IV 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. (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 ferries 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 large 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- Arrangements for the Funeral of Sir James Outrain. 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, 18C3, aged 60 years." The rest of the funeral cortege will consist of eight or ten mourning coaches, provided specially for tho 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 11. 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. Eastwick, 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 Lard 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. nience. 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 week , , 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. Beforo 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 Government 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 Quean of the Wave has run ashore at Charleston. Admiral Dupont was making efforts to save her. The steamer Peterhoff, from London for Mata moras, has been captured off St. Thomas, and sent to Key West. President Lincoln is expected to call for more troops within 10 days. A large meeting will be hold 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 of 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 to 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 hannock. The Provost Marshal of Baltimore has forbidden the 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 sidered 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, MARCH 14, Morning. A report has reached Memphis that a battle has occurred o❑ 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 prepand 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. Ono to hold General Roscncranz in check, while the others flank him, and enter Ken tucky, moving direct on Louisvitle and Cincinatti. General Longstreet did not go to Tennessee as re ported, but has his head quarters at Petersburg, Virgini9, and has 18,000 men below that city. An early movement of the army of the Potomac is again expected. General Beauregard has revoked all furloughs, and 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 fuli of them, and deserters are joining them. The Chicago 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, es Minister to Russia. This con 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 dole., i.e. 50,000,000 doll. 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, 1771. Stocks quiet. New York Centrals, 1171. Illinois, 92. Erie, 771. Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 851 e. 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, Micchow, and Igolomia. The chiefs Wisocki, Bentkowski, Schmiechowski, 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 Marine 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 Schlestsche Zeitung of to-day publishes a telegram from Cracow, stating that Langiewiez is not treated as a prisoner in the citadel of that town. POLYGRAPHIC HALL. MR. HENRY DRAYTON'S ENTERTAINNIENT. Under the title of " Federals and Confederates" I 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 lauding 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 Tumour, 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's Lend"—is in itself a feature of the eight, which makes this 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 Cremornc-gardens, affords in 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 aro 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 couples 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 tiated in the mysteries of " the fancy" on passing along the broad, roomy, well-ventilated avenues, on either side of 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 favourites. Bloodhounds range from £1,5 to £5OO. Deer hounds, amongst which there are indeed one or two of the most beautiful dogs we ever met with, are marked at as much as £l,OOO each. Painters, in one or two instances, figure at the same aristocratic sum. Setters stand at as much as 600 guineas; retrievers at £1,000; one Newfoundland, a magnificent animal no doubt, at £1,500; Mount St. Ber nardo, of which there are several splendid specimens, at £1,000; bull terriers, at £l,OOO. In the classes of blood hounds, Skye, Dandie Dinmonto, 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 destruction of whole armies of rats, being only 2!bs. in weight. There aro some very pre fect 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, of 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 bo introduced immediately afterwards, beng fixed for the lfith, and then the real busi ness of the session will ktve 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. Woodhead's, Charing cross, which was being filled on a very dark night, without any light near it on the pavement to point it out. 'ITIIREATENING TO SHOOT THE EARL OF CARNAL VON.—At the Duiverton Petty Sessions, on Friday last, Mrs. O'Neill, the wife of the rector of Skilgate, So. merset, was charged with sending a threatening letter to the Earl of Carnarvon, expressing her intention of burning down his 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 (he 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, ho was a benefactor to the neighbour hood. Under these eirmnstances the warrant was dis h charged, FRANCE. BOURSE, March 23.—The upward movement still continues, and a fair amount of business has been done. Thr ees, for the Account, are now at 691.45 c. Railway Share Market quiet, but firm. Prices re ceded towards the close in consequence of consider able sales for realisation, and the market left off as follows : 11 per Cents. 96 70 Do end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 30 New 3 per Cents Do. end month, — Credit Mobilier 1290 Do. end month 1291 26 RAIL' I Bank Shares 3380 - • Credit Ponder l5OO i Italian Loan 7O 70 Do. end month 7O 55 • Russian • Austrian • Spani:th Threes 52 25 Home Debt .. 49 75 'WAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans lll5 1117 50 Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1202 50 .. 1205 Geneva .. Southern 770 .. 767 50 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian I,nrr , burd North of Spain Saragossa 728 76 .. 727 50 Ditto to Barcelona 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 66 On the 16th inst., Langiewicz left Zaryszyn for Chrobrz, where next day he fized 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 Wislice, about two miles on the south-west of Chrobz. The main body, under General 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 Jendszejow, 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 Margrave Wielopolskt), 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. Sortie 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. Meg of tue 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 foiled 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 the country, where a state of siege and martial law was in force, would appear to be incredible; but there is no 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 iily 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 vcould be confiscated by the rebels. FATAL ACCIDENT AT MANCHESTER.--A fatal accident took place at the Ordsall-lane station of the London and North-Western Rahway 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-lano. This car • riage had been placed on the level crossing, and, contrary to the usual custom, before being drawn 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, /Ad* ICot Off:/, tlrinbt 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 Major 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 Et the Palace Hotel, Bnckingham•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. The Danish Royal Family. Their Royal Highnesses thetPrince 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'Osholm, Countess Re ventlow, Captain Castenschjold, Captain Lund, Lieutenant Funck, and Colonel Francis Seymour, C.B. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Sage-Weimar, Count .Christian Danneskjold, Countess Henrietta Danneskjold, and Countess Amy Danneskjold, also dined with their Royal Highnesses. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OE WALES.---Mr. Barkentin, the artist Entrusted with the aesign 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 Wales 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 and 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 '1 emple Church on Sunday morning, The treasurer, Mr. R. Ingham, M.P., and Mr. S. Warren, Q C., benchers, escorted the Princess and suite through the library and benchers' apartments. Ex ETER HALL.—The Passion-week performance of the " Messiah," by the National Choral Society, will take place on Tuesday, the 31st inst. Principal singers— Madame Rudersdorff, Miss Palmer, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Santley, Band and chorus, 700 performers. Conduc tor, Mr. G. W. Martin. Ti.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 her in flames. The poor victim strove to roll herself in a piece of carpet and shrieked loudly for assistance; but she received fearful injuries, and died after a few days' dread ful suffering. THE DUNDONALD PEERAGE.—This petition, which was before the Committee of Privileges in the House of Lords on several occasions during the last ses sion, was to have been continued to-day. The case, how ever, is adjourned sine die. The petitioner, the Hon. Capt. Cochrane, 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 sins 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 dols., 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 Florida. St, Domingo, Feb. 28.—The Alabama arrived, and landed the crows of the Southern Lane, Chastelaine (?), 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 brought in. She was taken off Abaco Island, and had on board an assorted cargo, chiefly salt, for the Confederates. The British steamer Pearl ran in last night with a prize crew on board. Nassau, Feb. 28.—The Confedei 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 Tempi Bay, with cotton. The Confederate steamers Alice and AlltOniCti 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 goat 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 far more wear and tear. THE 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. Jasinski was shot without trial; and Sicolce, MM. Olszowski 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 ho 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 l'' 'My mother would blush if I begged the Russians to pardon me. But I pray you do not trifle with me at such a moment. You were to shoot me at six o'cicck, and it is already ten minutes past six.' some moments afterwards the noble young man was no more." rildloinateglte,he course of the DEATH IN THE HUNTING FIELD. — A raeluno , .uly sand fatal accident occurred on Saturday to Mr. C. Bristol. The 'a hounds, the (In S i e n ec i ee i t t a l stb,ee d a n N n ov d e a l n o t t d ho ue o tfk with et kennel nee atWhiteLordß e ze ri a. run, the horse Mr. Smith was riding bolted with him and carte ix vio,slensptincoelNlvisaisonbrwoiktleina, t a r n e d e, d t e h a e tn ri N s v u a l a t a b l e m in , g ,at th ia a .. t ~I \r t l an . t S u ra ue i o t t s . The body awaits the coroner's iequest. The deceased was about 55 years of age, and much respected. CRINOLINE IN 6 LOUCESTER.—At a meeting of the Gloucester Town Council, on the 16th inst. (says the Gloucester Journal), Mr. Heane referred to the ri,cessity of notices being put up to request foot-passengers to keep to the tight. He supposed crinoline had become au insti.- tutien of the country, and that the ladies were determined we should not compliment them on their sylih-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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