The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-27 00:00:00

aims. more by its 1852. de of e en wing 50,000 57,000 33,743 rrent )f the socia- early oats of ity of )ciety. len of it, the There sented I have ranee. surer ye the on on years' Lit in being iereby object ;lotion. 3f the fetiroa )1. liti -3 pro ) keep re by satis with pay- with npor- Lheme ye :--• ). a life MUT.- )se life trs the uld be lbonus tms on Pay" mends der the life for some- it dur- t under rs, the tan of / after e pre- ye it a I va per ation ( f f those es ar' at his sum of nually, be fur- Lseoeil- time of r, at his nt dur• u ly, or 7 BE cure 1 , ye ar, or maY ars, t ll6 Lis table ransac ' )r short • within arances iount -- up, be' ntiretY , at the lay maY of X 5l v alable nay. a t Lers free ectivell F either, le join ni aged ;28 1 9 ' tions by Le saiDe ;ve nt 0f amplee• e event attain siDglo ild 13° t a child neat of Ling 21, it M a l loWia x cent: Pay ap ction of w ired• fund, t 0 porarilY lssurod 81 that en tire t. to the a 5 Per e suffi- lONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a lull demand for discount accommoda tion to-day at firm quotations. The reduction in the Bank of France minimum rate of interest and discount from 41- to 4 per cent. being generally expected, it has not led to much discussion in monetary and commercial circles. The Bank of England return for the week to Wednesday last, shows a large increase in the stock of bullion. An addition to the securities is also exhibited, but the other movements were not of much importance. Subjoined is our usual analysis : Active Circulation .. .• £19,594,030 Increase .. .. 134,800 Bullion .. 15,025,274 Increase .. .. 477,462 Rest .• •• •• •• •• 3, 678, 583 Increase .. 7,519 Public Deposits .. 10,364 471 Increase .. 1,020,972 Other Deposits.. .. 12,742,282 Decrease .. 260,806 Seven Day and other Bills .. 542,246 Decrease 10,855 Government Securities •• •• 11,293,864 Inerease 100,276 Other Securities 20,505,474 Increase .. 313,892 Notes Unemployed .. 9,194, , '35 Increase .. 330,820 The New Theatre Company is the title of a joint stock undertaking, promoted with a view to carry out certain improvements in the structure of theatres and their internal economy, on the prin ciple adopted in Paris by the French Government. The company has purchased two long leaseholds 'whereon it proposed to erect two theatres which are to possess architectural beauty of design with all the internal modern im provements which combine comfort, elegance, and good ventilation. One of the sites is situated in the Haymarket, and the other at the corner of Westminster Bridge, facing the Houses of Parlia ment, on the river side. This last site includes the present Westminster Theatre and all its parapher nalia. The directors have concluded an arrange• ment with Mr. Boucicault, the lessee, during the construction of the new building, whereby a divi dend of about 10 per cent. to the shareholders is ex pected to be realised. When, however, the two thea tres are built, some few months hence, the directors are sanguine enough to anticipate a dividend of more than double the above amount. It is perhaps only right to state that the names of the several noble men affixed to the prospectus as patrons of the new undertaking are among the most distinguished peers of the realm. The capital required is £125,C00, which it is proposed to raise in shares of £25 each, and which are already quoted I prem. The Pera, which left to-day with the Bombay mails, conveyed £130,300 in specie. The next drawing of bills of exchange on India will take place on the Ist proximo, and the amount will be £600,000. During the last few days less animation has pre vailed in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugars in some instances have been a little chea. er. Coffee, however, maintained full rates. In cocoa, rice, ani tea, there has been no material change as regards values ; and tallow remains dull, for both present and forward delivery, at 433. 6d. to 435. 9d. per cwt. on the spo', and 463. 3d. for last three months. Two o'CLocK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were 69f. 35c. Rather firm. No material improvement can be reported in the business transacted in the market for the English Funds. This department, as well as that assigned to the negotiation of shares, is neglected, foreign Securities alone being the only centre of attraction for speculative operators. Although exceedingly inactive, however, Consols continue buoyant, the current quotations being 922 / for transfer, and 92/ 2 1 for the account—a further rise of 1 per cent. The appearance of the market at the present mo ment is exceedingly favourable. The New Threes are firm at 911, the Reduced at 911 ; Exchequer Bills remain at 53. to 2s. dis., and India Stock at 227 ; ditto 5 per Cent. is rather firmer at 1081 1. In the Foreign department, Greek Bonds and Turkish Consolides have again attracted consider able attention, and several fluctuations haveoccurred in prices. Greek Bonds opened at 25/, then ad vanced to 27/, and have since reacted to 261 4, white the Coupons have risen to 10-1 111. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 90i 4 ; do., 1858, 68/ 69 ; do., 1862, have improved to 70/ s ; the Con solides, after being dealt in at 47/ 48, are now quoted 47 owing to sales in realisation. The various other Securities show no important change. The Confederate Loan is 11 2 prem. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and the variations in prices were unitr. portant. Great Westerns, North Westerns, Midlands, and South Easterns improved about ss. ; and Great Northerns, 103. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were flat at previous quotations. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re main at about yesterday's closing prices. BRITISH FUNDS—ONB O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l i I a New 3 per Cent. Annuities ..iiiituties, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 1 X7 13.16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent loBa i i Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 100,1 D donde tl,OOO .... Consols for Account, April 8 9 91 -4. Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 5 '2 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 uer Cent Ditto 1843 Egyptian 7 pet Cent 97 61 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins 251 5 71 61 f Ditto Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 32/ 1 P , livian 41 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent ~ 1862 t Yitto Account B7 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1353 Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £3O paid ...... 31 pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 921 Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account . Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 11itto Account. 6Bl 9 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1852 Ditto Account 7Ol 70 1 1 Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 231 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ea. 25 francs — Ditto recount TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRA)I.) 1 IvERPOOL, March 27. Week's sales, 35,620 ; 4,780 spoo. ; 8,640 export. Quotations fair—Orleans, "‘ 5 ; Mobile, 24*; Up land, 24; estimated middling Orleans, 22; Mobile, 211 ; Upland, 21. Stock, 393,600. Week's im ports, 46,590. Surats, 51 to 19. Strong. Sales, about 7,000. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACE. TO TILE EDITOR OF TUE SUN. Sin,—The start for the University Boat Race will take place at 8 30 a.m. on Saturday, from two boats moored opposite the Star and Garter at Putney. The captains of steamers are warned that unless all steamboats are behind the umpire's boat until after the start the race will not be rowed at that time. WALTER M. HOARE, Pres. 0. U. B. C. WILLIAM C. E.MILY, Pres. C. U. B. C. Baron Liebig's new work, " The Natural Laws of Husbandry," to r, , e published this month, contains the re sults of his observations, experiments, and study for the last 15 years. hare 6.4.0 19.16.4 12.10 Shari 100 atk 1 zoi to too stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock f our 1," at urarle c is the is inis. hat the 70te for :erns s of ber >OO ; for IVorl f public h e pub' I'RE. --. aro ,fit, in )f m a plo: at th elC 'Wi t ! liletal,l) resents'' nourecif After Lly and a id ist ' f, in t he and 01/ pei •for' Wa ve ' r w e d' Lay is. 6 p.c.J a &J uly - 1877-St I )o. G p. c. Feb. .b Aug Do. (I p. c.Mar. & Sept Do. p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stool, Cape G.Hope. 6p 0.187: Do.Ap &Oct 188 t Do. 189( Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p Maivitius 5 per cent .. GQv. 6 per coat.. -- , N.B.Gov.op.o.Ja.&Jul), Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 18 Do. 5 p. c.,16,1 to 1 - :;7( Do. d0.,1888 &upwth New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. ' sterling, 1875. Queensland Gov. 6p. C. S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. - IVic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. to 6 v.a An.&Oct.. SHARE MARKETS—This Day. OItDINARN' SHAItE AND STOu.K3. Yaio.l Clos;ng Business pri„„.done 1 B 4 7 6 86 88 115 116 40 12 13 14 88 88 107 109 494 84 47 49 241 25i 1201 1214 119, 120 134 136 101 103 66 (6i lost 108! 734 74) 113 115 394 404 97 974 100 101 45 454 131 134 123 i 231 1i 14p 91 93 50 52 24 26 93 98i 65 68 66 87 116 118 1 1i i' 16 16} 111 111 120 122 42 44 100 102 48 60 31 33 91 91} C 7 69 100 102 7 8 37 38 9 10 u 7i 8 p 119 151 5 u 21 3}P, 1211 1 121 1201 E6}46; ICB # 1144 14 07 114 1001 1 461 13 I 123 k a j 4 98} } d 79 81 150 160 28 30 43 44 35 37 99 101 Itailwayb. Sir., Rol., and Str. Val. s!ytile and Tyne. Bost.,Sleal.,and AlidA;o Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A acts no di% Do. B till f,p c.p nn.hrz (been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian et GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val g - ua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire Loudon and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., wad Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. DO Z shares • Metropolitan IMidland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland ) Do. ij shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwlok Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Bo Cit. !North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction ;Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock 1 Shrews. and Welchpool ! Shropshire Union South Devon 'South Eastern South Wales 'S. York. and River Dun IStaines,Wok.,andWok. ;Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 ITaff Vale.. Do B I Do C Ulster Do Do [Vale of Neath [Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny; ;West Cornwall 1 W. Hartlepool Har.&R + West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH POS>ESSIONS. Railways Atlantic & St Lawrence Ilom.,Baroda&.Cent In, Gn. s_per cent... Do. New . Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lake Huroi, Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant,&G odricl (5 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1871 Do. do. July 1, 187, Do. do. June 1, 18:-1 Cl ut-a.&S.F.aatn. (Li • 'apeTown Dock Seri! Fa./11. Bengal au. 5 p. ',mit Indian. 5 p. c. 100 100 100 100 100 Uti Paid. all Price. 62 64 5 I('6 4 ]P 41 5 74 8 104 106 11 9 110 106 1(7 107 1(8 40 a 65 67 50 53 56 58 41 46 40 44 31 3S 2i 28 22 24 106 107 it I 1 11 104 105 121 :3 71 7} 100 102 93 ,5 1 /1 3 104 Ivs 97 98 94 6 all 100 (100 100 2 15 , ICO k.lof, 48 50 MEN 3 3 81 13 u 6 t+7 1044 10.5 fl ) 103 i 1044 98 100 •i SECA) Do. do. G Ext, Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Carla& no. Ist Prw. Bonds Do. co. deferred...... )o. 2d Pret. Bon ,s.. D. do d fer ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. d ierr d.... Do. 4th Pref. s o k... Do. (10 deferred.- Gt. In diarenizi.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 DO. Januiry, 1862 Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per oent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharer Do. New Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. C. Extension Dc. 4; do ........ Do. Fifth Extension. 11eIb.Corp. ri p. o. tfelb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. slortg. Bd4. Newßr un wick Candt, Class A. in 1 B. N.lll.C'da6 po let T bde &hide Do. Delhi imi-g Do. do Do. Punjaub .... t 7' 4 E Do. Do. ~..... gg Do. Indus. St. Flo.) COLONIAL GOV MO 1064 1074 145 1(7 105 1(7 074 904 96 48 [l9 11l 113 115 ,114 116 112 114 111 112 11l 112 WO 10 1 101 102 1001 1011 1004 101 110 112 106 i 107 i ;1 113 111 113 1 LOS 110 1111 112 BIiTTI SH MI 1111 I 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 id IClitlord Amalgamated 20 22 IDevon G. Con..,"Favist 1 530 540 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 83 86 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. id ip - East Caradon ...... 40 41 East Carn Brea... 3.0.0 84 8/ E. WlRussel (Tavistli. 7.19.0 4 5 !Gam..tSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 571 14 16 1G reat South Tolgus 17a 51 G - Wheal Vor(llelston 40 64 7 Grenville Eferod's- Foot S.I2 46 48 flingston Downs 4..7.0 2 21 Lady Bertha I Margaret Wiry Lelant 01, 33 33 (llarke Valley.. 4 Nlyndy Iron Ore (Lima 21 New Setun .. 19/ 130 140 North Downs zis 24 3 iiasEPtallozan 41 4/ _;orth Wheal Crotty 7_'ar Consols (St. Blazey 13 44 51 10 Crovidence(Uny Lelni. 10.6.5 1 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer 13 415 425 IS. earn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.E 31 4 —= W heal Fran. (Mogan 1n.1'.9 90 05 - Stray Park a Lunar Silv.<ls Lead Min. 43 1 to ['in Croft 9 224 23/ 23 21 West Basset (Illov,an) l4 12/ 134 W Caradon (Liskeard , 5 32 34 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan' fir 75 80 heal Buller( Redruth, 5 02/ 674 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lclant) 2.0.6 - WhealLud ott - heal ary A.nn (Men ) 8 154 161 Wheal Seton ......... ks heal Treiawney (Eta ) 7 17 18 Wheal Union 3.17 5 54 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great 'orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 107 Gt. Western ( erks & Hants Ext.), 44 per cent. red., 981 Lancaster and Carlisle, 45 per cent pt., 1023 South Eastern (Reading Anns., £1.0.6), 102 Stockton and Darlington„ A. 5 per cent., 281 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 211 Great Luxembourg. 151 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 11 101 ban Paulo ;Um.), gua. 7 per cent. (all), 23/ FOREIGN MINES. Fortuna (lim.), 5 4 4 United Mexican (llin.), 61 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (Urn.), 41 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia, 831 3 Bank 01 Queensland (Um), 8 British and American Exoliange (lira.), 6 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 81 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 221 / London and Brazilian (lim.), 30 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 271 8 National Provincial of England, new, 34 1 Oriental Bank Corporation, 57 Ottoman Bank, 39i a Provincial of Ireland, 89 South Australia, 361 51 Union of England and France (Um.), 3 i Union of Ireland (Um.), 93 5 Union of London, 344 MISCELLANEOUS. East India Irrigation and Canal, II Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 78 Ditto, new, 4 / Rio de Janeiro6City Improvements (Im.), 31 3 CANADIAN MAILS.—The Royal Mail steamship North American sailed from Liverpool for Portland yester day. Besides the Canadian mails she took out a fall cargo, and had about 150 passengers, of whom 45 were cabin pas sengers. SINGULAR ACCIDENT AND Loss OF THREE LIVES AT PORTSMouTa.—A singular accident occurred yesterday afternoon at Southsea, resulting in the loss of three lives. An office boy named Dewey, employed at the Lion Brewery, Brunswick road, got on the top of a 40- barrel vat, and fell through the manhole while peering in. He descended on some partially soaked hops, which, it ap peared, generated ca , bonic acid gas. When the fact was made keown, the engineer, Mr. Hoare, procured a rope ladder, and incautiously descended. Both he and the boy fell victims to the gae. A boy named Newland raised an alarm, and Mr. Paull, the manager, accompanied by the brewery employes, amongst whom was a plasterer, were quickly on the spot. Despite all persuasion and entreaty, the plasterer insisted on descending. He became senseless and also fell a victim to his own indiscretion. A cooper was gent for, ^n , l the vat was broken. Several medical men were seat tor, but al three were dead on being extricated, The bodies remain in the brewery awaiting au inquest. ProfeEs. r Mossotti, the celebrated astronomer, w h , commanded the legion of students at Pisa during the Italian insurrection of 1848, has just died at Pisa, at the age of 72. Business don. 106 j 7 61 121 10k 3 1 104 k lt 1 T 1 104 i VIE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, ,11ARCFI 27, 1863. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CROXTON-PARK RACES.—Tnis DAY. BY ELPCTRIC TELEGRAPH. WALTHAM PLATE. Welland Lady Evelyn c FARMERS' PLATE (First Heat). Endell Maid , •"""' Bandoline Nine ran. GRANBY HANDICAP. Eidolan Oakapple; 2 Six ran. RES FOR 1863. Liverpool Hunt Club 10 Thirsk l4 Epsom Spring 16 Newmarket F. S 20 Llanboidy .. 2l York Spring ~.28 Salisbury AY. Radcliffe 25 M anchester 27 Marlborough 29 Beverley. l7 I Stockbridge lB Chelmsford 23 Newcastle-on-Tyne 23 Carlisle 3O 'LY. _ _ Stamford ..16 Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Cambridge 22 Southampton. 22 Goodwood 28 POLICE. INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHECKING ATTJZIPTED SUICIDES.—George Baird, cf 1, Cross-street, Knightsbridge, a porter, was charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to commit suicide in the Ser pentine. Squire Fox, of 1, Hasker-street, Chelsea, a shoemaker, said that he was in Hyde-park at six in the evening, whey he saw a man (the prisoner) in the midst of the 'erpentine. He pulled off his coat and jumped in, drew the prisoner out, when he resisted violently, being under the influence of drink. Mr. Knox said the act of the witness was a very meri torious one; but he did not think the prisoner meant to commit suicide. Bray, 606 A, said that on prisoner being put into a boat, to be taken across to the receiving house, he struggled violently to get out of it into the water, stating that if they did not let him he would upset the boat, and his conduct was so outrageous that the rowers had the greatest clif .. culty in preventing the boat going over. On getting the prisoner, who was drunk, to the receiving house, he plunged and kicked in such a determined manner that it required four men to hold him down. kr, Knox asked the prisoner what account ho had to give of the matter. Prisoner said he was very sorry now, and wished to go home. Mr. Knox said he would permit nothing of the kind. He would not send the prisoner for trial, because no person in the world would believe that he really intended to com mit suicide, especially at six in the evening when plenty of persons were about. The act of the prisoner was that of a foolish, drunken person, and, with the view of checking such acts, he should, as the prisoner had struggled with the constable, send him to prison for a month for resisting the constable in the execution of his duty. Mr. Knox gave the witness Fox 10s. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. VIENNA, MARCH 26. Langiewicz has been set at liberty on parole. He and his followers proceeded to Brunn (Moravia). The violation of the Galician frontier by the Russians will be considered as a violation of in tern ational law. The views expressed by La France, of Austria having consented to a Congress for the regulatioc of the Polish affairs, are not sufficiently well grounded. The Austrian Cabinet would, on the contrary, rather avoid a Congress for the present; anticipating that Russia would make further con cession• to Poland. Toe Czas of the 21st instant contains the follow ing report of the battles between the Poles and the Russians, which led to the retirement of Langiewicz:— " On the afternoon of the 17th instant Langie wicz's corps proceeded by Cnrobrz across the Nide, and marched to Zagosc. The rear-guard, consisting of Zouaves, burnt the bridge after all the Poles had crossed over. Scarcely, however, had the mareh begun across the open country, towards Zagosc, when the Poles were attacked on both flanks by two Russian columns consisting of two battalions of infantry, a strong body of dragoons and Cossacks, and four guns. The Cossacks, who were posted on a hill, rushed down upon the Polish baggage-waggons, which were in the rear. The struggle continued from three o'clock till the even ing. Some confusion was produced among the Polish baggage-guard, but all the attacks of the Russians were repulsed, and towards evening they were defeated, and were pursued towards Busk throughout some portion of the night, and many arms were taken from them, and some prisoners were secured. Early next morning the victorious Poles continued the pursuit, surrounded Busk, and established their camp in a wooded position near the village of Grochowiska, on the road towards Pine zow. During the morning new and strong Russian columns, which had come from Pinczow and Chmiel nik (little towns half way between Kielc and Stob nica), showed themselves, and a new and more in tense struggle began. For some time Langiewicz and his staff led the attack, exposed to the heavy fire of the Russian infantry. His adjutant, Capt. Zachut, fell by his side mortally wounded by a bullet, and another had a horse shot under him. As on the preceding day the Zouaves distinguished themselves by their bravery and good bearing. Some bodies of riflemen, who strove for hours in hand-to-hand fighting amidst a fire of mus ketry, did their duty well ; and the scythemen oven sometimes courageously attacked the Russian infantry, notwithstanding the heavy fire to which they were exposed. No use could be made of the Polish cavalry, in consequence of the woody posi tion, and even a portion of them unnecessarily and precipitately withdrew. The Russians were at last beaten, and began to withdraw, while the Poles secured many prisoners, among them was a number of officers, including a lieutenant-colonel and a major. The Russians withdrew towards Pinczow, and the Poles encamped on the battle field." It is asserted on the part of the Poles that during the night a council of war was held, partly because it was known that strong Russian divisions were approaching on all sides, and partly because there was no wish to convert the system of fighting into a regular campaign. It was, therefore, resolved to seperate Langiewices 6,000 men into four corps, each of which was to proceed in a different direc tion. This plan was resorted to also on account of the want of provisions in the part of the country where the Poles then were. The Poles also say that Langicwiez was about to withdraw with his corps for a distant part, and that the order to march was given, when, on the division of the forces, some confusion ensued, and one party withdrew towards Opatowiec, and some of these crossed the Vistula towards Galicia. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to this morning's market a very moderate sup ply of English wheat was received, in fair condition. For all descriptions the demand was in a sluggish state, and the tendency of prices was in favour of buyers. There was a good show of foreign wheat on the stand. Buyers endeavoured to make purchases at lower rates ; but no quotable change took place in the currency compared with Monday. Floating cargoes of grain wore in slow request, at about stationary prices. Barley, the supply of which was moderate, moved off slowly, at previous („uotations, Malt changed hands to a limited extent, on former terms. The supply of oats was less extensive. Sound qualities were in moderate request, at full prices; but heated parcels met a dull inquiry, at fully the recent reduction. The demand for beans and peas was in a sluggish state, at lato rates. The flour trade was dull, and barrels, of which there is a large arrival, were ()flared, at rather loss money. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English.-- 810 1 830 i 1310 ' 140 1360 Irish — 1 20 .- Foreign.... 16,570 6,190 7,370 70 aka 32,370 brie, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, THE MARKET-HARBOROUGH GRAND NA TIONAL STEEPLECHASES: THURSDAY. From the attendance at this meeting, as well as at the military steeplechases lately held at Rugby, it is quite ap7arent that the taste for this kind of sport, when it is carried out in a legitimate manner, is by no moans on the decline. From all parts the trains came into the station heavily laden with carriages and horse-boxes, which latter were in great demand to accommodate the hacks for the spectators. The carriages of the neighbouring gentry also mustered strongly on the ground, and there must have been at least 20,000 people gathered together, including those scattered over the adjacent hills. The line run over was nearly the same as that of last year, but by a slight change some of the worst parts of the ridge and farrow were avoided, though still leaving to jeopardise the chance of any horse unaccustomed to that kind of ground. As now arranged it formed a figure of 8, with the ma e water jump•(lG feet clear) in the middle. The Stand, also, in stead of,being on the Windmill-hill, as last year, was placed in front of this formidable jump, which was made worse by the hardness of the bare clay thrown out upon the landing side. As a consequence, a large part of the line beyond the hill was concealed from the view of the spectators, but to make up for this defect a ring wa, fenced off of ample dimensions, and a weighing •room had been erec,ed quite roomy enough for the accommodation of the riders. Last year the fences were sufficiently formidable, but they have grown considerably in the interval, and are now very strong, several ox• fences being included, and all quite up to the average of a " fair, hunting country." Unfortu nately, the fields for the two principal events were reduced to five each, and neither race was well contested—but the Farmers' and Dealers' Steeplechases resulted in two most spirited contests. The winner of the Great Corinthian Cup is by no means a first •class horse in appearance, but gallops over his fences in brilliant style, and does the ridge and furrow like level ground. He was admirably ridden by Mr. Goodman, and never gave either of his opponents a chance. Piff Paff was in the town, but lamed himself at exercise in the morning. The Great National Steeplechase, of 25 soya each, 10 ft, for maiden horses, to be ridden by gentlemen or farmers. About four miles. 23 subs, five of whom pay 3 soya ft. Mr. F. 11. W. G, Calthorpe's Socks, aged, 12st 101 b (Mr. Goodman) 1 Mr. B. J. Angell na Cheviot, 6 yrs, 12st 101 b (Mr. Bevill) 2 The following also ran :—Measham, Lady Florence, and Jumpaway. Betting-2 to 1 agat Cheviot, sto 2 agst Measham, 4to 1 each agat Socks and Lady Florence. The lead was taken by Socks, followed by Cheviot, the others lying close up, After jumping the fence beyond the hurdles Lady Florence took second place, Measham being last, and as they rounded the hill, going out of sight, Socks held a commanding lead, On the other side of the hill Measham drew forward, and passed all his horses on the rising ground, Socks taking a line to the right up a path way. In the dip, just before reaching the red flags, Socks again went in front, Measham lying second, and Cheviot third. On again coming in sight of the stand Socks was three or four lengths in front of cheviot, who was closely followed by Lady Florence and Meacham, Jumpaway being several lengths in the rear. The succeeding fences, includ • ing those in and out of the road, were crossed in the same order, Jumpaway taking a line to himself on the right. At the brook Socks was first over, followed by Cheviot, Measham, and Lady Florence, Jumpaway here pulling up. After the next fence beyond the stand Cheviot took up the running, but Socks soon went to his head, and up the hill each alternately led. At the foot of the hill Lady Florence fell, and Measham meeting with a similar misfortune at the top, tho race was loft to Socks and Cheviot, the latter taking the lead down the hill, but at the hurdles they closed, and Socks came away, winning cleverly by four lengths. The Great Corinthian Cup, of 200 sous, added to a Sweep • stakes of 30 soya each, h ft. Winners extra. About four miles. 43 subs, nine of whom pay 8 sovs ft each. Mr. Goodliffe's The Czar, aged, lOst.. , . (Mr. Goodman) 1 Lord Tredegar na Penarth, aged, 135 t.... (G. Holman) 2 Capt, Machell's Mollj Asthore, 6 yrs, 10st 1 llb (in 71b ex) (Palmer) 3 Bridegroom and Frank also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Penarth, 2to 1 agst Bridegroom, 3 to 1 agst Molly Asthore, 10 to 1 each agst The Czar and Frank. The Czar jumped off with the lead, followed by Penarth, Bridegroom, and Molly Asthore. In this order the let jumped the succeeding fences till they came to the last, which Penarth refused, losing a considerable deal of ground. This gave Frank the second place, Penarth, who took the fence after being pulled round, being last. In the large field beyond the hill The Czar had a good lead, Molly Asthore passing Frank,iLwith Bridegroom close up, and Penarth some lengths in the rear. In rising the hill the winner, following the example of Socks in the previous race, took the footpath, thereby permitting Bridegroom, who kept the straight line, to assume the lead, but he also being deprived of it as they neared the next fence. On re appearing The Czar led, Molly being second, Bridegroom third, and Frank fourth, Penarth, who had nearly made up his lost ground, being very handy. Just before reaching the brook Bridegroom closed up and jumped it next to The Czar, who still held his lead, Molly being third, and Pen arth fourth. In the flat beyond the stand the same order was maintained ; but the Irish mare blundering at her fences, and doing the " ridge and furrow" very badly, and Frank losing ground at every stride. On the side of the hill Bridegroom was evidently beaten, and at the turning flag for home he was passed by Molly Asthore, and Penarth, being out of the race from this point. Along the flag Molly Asthore died away, and The Czar cantered in at least 20 lengths in front of Penarth, nothing else being near. The race was run at a slow pace. The Farmers' Grand Annual Steeplechase, open to all far mers occupying 100 acres of land in the United Kingdom, a sweepstakes of 3 soya ea' h. 18 subs. Mr. J. E. Bennett's Lady Florence, 5 yrs, 12st 21b (MrGoodman) Mr. W. Cowper's b m Princess Royal, aged, 12st 101 b (Mr. Dickens) 2 Mr. Perkin's gr g Volunteer, aged, 12st lOst . , (Owner) 3 The following also ran—Malta, Beckford Lass, Gone Away, Volunteer, Blondin, Precentor, and Capsicum. Betting-2 to 1 agst Lady Florence, 3to 1 agst Princess Royal, 6 to 1 each agst the two Volunteers. The lead was taken by Lady Florence, followed by Gray Volunteer, who lost ground soon afterwards by running out at the turn of the hurdles, which Blondin refused. The chapter of accidents was also increased by Gone Away over powering her rider and knocking over a woman close to the course. With these exceptions the whole lot went over the hill out of sight in a compact body, and on reappearing Becktord Lass was first, Blondin second, Malta third, Lady Florence, Precentor, Princess Royal, and the Gray Volun teer following close together. At the brook Princess Royal was still first, but did not clear it, and fell back on her shoul der, throwing her rider on to her neck ; Mr. Dickens, how ever, cleverly recovered himself, but lost some ground, Blondin, Malta, and Lady Florence being next over, and going on nearly ab east. At the turn beyond the Stand Beck ford Lass went in front and took a strong lead, closely waited on by Lady Florence and Malta, the rest straggling on, and Capsicum having fallen ou Mr. E verett and broken his arm. As they rose the hill Malta took second place, and Beckford Lass refusing at the top, he was left with the lead, but was soon deprived of it by Lady Florence. As they came down the hill for home Princess Royal wa, third, and the two Volunteers fourth and fifth; but after crossing the road Malta was beaten, and a fine race home ensued between Lady Florence and Princess Royal, the former winning by five lengths, and Princess Royal beating Volunteer by two lengths; Malta was fourth. Bay Volunteer fell at the brook and went on without her rider. The Dealers' Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 6 soya each, with 50 soya added by Mr. W. G. Craven, and Mr. B. J. Angell, Esq., for maiden horses ; 12st 71b each ; the winner to be sold for 150 soya if demanded. About 3 miles, over the steeplechase course. Mr. Sankey's Rufus (Mr. Calder) 1 Mr. H. Lington'a Leicester (Owner) 2 Mr. C. Arden's Cheshire Boy, 6 yrs ...(Capt. Tempest) 3 The following also ran :—Lady of La Garaye, Square toes, Forlorn Hope, Cantab, and Worcester. Betting. —6 to 4 agst Leicester, 5 to 1 each agst Cheshire and Rufus, 8 to 1 agst any other. The start took place out of sight of the Stand, but on mak ing their appearance coming down the hill Rufus had the lead, followed by Forlorn Hope, who passed him just after crossing the road, and was first over the brook, followed by Cheshire Boy, Rufus, Lady of La Garaye, and Squaretoes, Leicester falling, and his rider not persevering. At the next fence Mr. Park broke a stirrup leather, and did not go any further with his mare. As they came down the hill for home Forlorn Hope had the lead, but Rufus collared him in crossing the road, and, after a fine race defeated him by three lengths between the second and third. Squaretoes was fourth, The wianer was claimed for Mr. Mason. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Duke of Somerset, as First Lord of the Ad miralty, held a levee yesterday at the Admiralty, Whitehall. The following officers attended :—Capt. C. M. Aynesley, Capt. William Edmondstone, Capt. G. H. Gardner, Capt. J. B. Dickson, Capt. Forbes, Capt. J. Seccombe, Capt. H. C. Glyn, Capt. W. H. Kitchen, Capt. C. G. Robinson, Capt. Sir ,T. S w i n . bourne, Capt. Sir Wm. Wiseman, Capt. 11. Broad head, Commander F. T. Thomson, Commander C. D. Irvine, Commander W. K. Jolliffe, Commander B. P. Priest, Commander T. Davies, Commander H. L. Round, Commander G. W. Lawsey, Lieut. R. B. Cap, Lieut. J. Luttrell, Lieut. B. Sharpe, Lieut. H. N. Knox, Lieut. F. W. Hallowes, and Mr. W. Hickman (paymaster). By the death of Admiral the Earl of Lauderdale, K.C.8., Capt. George Henry Seymour, C. 8., com manding the Victoria and Albert Royal yacht, ob tains flag rank. H. was appointed to the eemreand of the Queen's Royal yacht on the promotion of Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. Denman. The Lord Nelson and the Thomas, hired tran sports, for the Mauritius and Canada, are shipping cargoes at Woolwich Arsenal, the former with pow der and ammunition, and the latter with general military stores. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—J. Cutjqr, master, to the Dauntless, for the Coastguard ; Edward J. B. Bird, chief en gineer, to the Cumberland, for the Cadmus, when the latter is paid off; J. Grant, acting assistant engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary ; and R, S. \Villcocks, assistant engineer, to the Pandora. J3ETT ING AT MANCHESTER-THURSDAY. For the Derby 13 to 2 was taken agst Lord Clitden ; and there was a commission for the Glenochty colt, about whom 100 to 3 was taken as often as it could be obtained. This formed the principal feature of the day ; beyond it there was not much done on the future. Closing prices : CITY AND SUBURBAN. 14 to 1 agst Adv,mturer (taken) 14 to 1. agst Gienochty colt (ofiered) 20 to 1 agst Oberon (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 110 to 40 agst Ilospodar (taken) THE DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Lord Clitden (taken) 25 to 1 agst Melrose (offered) 33 to 1 agst Glenoctity colt (taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Dunkeld (taken and offerea) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Dunkeld (offered) SCRATCHINGS.—March 20, at 9 a.m., Little Gun and the Glance colt out of the Whittlebury Stakes, Northampton. 21st, at 3 28 p.m. Falcon out of Northamptonshire Stakes; at 4 p.m., Rvenhand, Amy, and Rubicon out of the Nene Handicap, Northampton, and Rubicon out of the Croxton Park Cup. 23d, at 9 a.m., Knight of the Bath out of his Northampton engagements. 24th, at 9 a.m. Attica out of the Whitt!obury Stakes, Northampton, Childe Harold out of all his engagements, Leontes out of the Handicap Plate. Northampton and Itappexee out of all his engagements. [UST. :MBER. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Full average supplies of meat are on sale at these markets, and the trade rules heavy at our quotations. Per Sib. by the carcase. sdad edsd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Kiddling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal... 3 10 4 6 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork 4 4 4 8 Large pork .... 3 6 4 2 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 BOROUGH HOP. Good and fine English, as well as the best American, hops command a steady sale, at full prices. In other de scriptions, however, very little is doing, yet the quotations rule stationary. Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per cwt. Weald of Kents Sussex . Belgian Bavarian American 7ss to 86s ~ COLONIAL. TEA.—Thero has been a limited amount of business transacted, and prices have remained without change of importance. SUGAR.—The market has been dul, and rather lower rates have been accepted for inferior qualities. In the re fined market a limited business has been done at about previous quotations. COFFEE —For Native Ceylon there has been a steady inquiry at full prices, while Plantation descriptions were at slightly enhanced rates. RICE.—For the better descriptions of East India there has been a more active inquiry chit fly for exportation to the Continent, and prices have been well sustained. SALTPETRE. —Business continued inactive, and the few bargains recorded exhibited no material alteration in values. TA-num.— Business for both present and forwar.l deli very has continued inactive, and quotations show no change of importance. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 43s 6d to LIU 9d, and last three months' 468 3d per owt., RACING FIXTU Edinburgh Newmarket Craven 6 Radcliffe Durham . 6 Knighton. 7 Catterick Bridge.. 8 Abergavenny •• • 9 Chester .. Bath l2 Harpenden l5 Epmom l9 Ascot 2 Newton ..10 Hampton lO Odiham 16 Bibury Club l7 Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July .. 7 Liverpool ..13 Abingelon ..14 Hungerford l6 Pontefract 16 Brightcn Brighton Club 6 Lewes Wolverhampton lO Reading York August SEPT: Devon and Exeter 1 Derby Summer Warwick .. Leicester Doncaster 15 Plymouth 20 Egham 25 Stockton Oxford Lichfield Brecon . . 21 Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. DIVORCE COURT. (Before Sir C. Cresswell, Judge Ordinary, and a Special Jury.) STONE V. STONE AND APPLETON. After Mr. Karelako had concluded his address to the jury yesterday, Susan Marks, the fellow-servant of the woman Harris, whose deposition, taken by a commissioner at Brighton, had constituted the principal direct evidence against the respondent, was then examined, and she flatly contradicted the material portion of Harris's statement. The case was resumed this morning, when the following ad ditional evidence on the part of respondent was adduced : Ann Frost described the circumstances of the birth of the child. Cross-examined—Mrs. Stone had a very quick time. The child was not a very fine child. She made no particular remark to Mr. Northcote about the child. She never said to him the child was not a seven months' child, nor anything to that effect at any time cf her recollection. She had told Mrs. Stone it was a seven months' child. That might have been half an hour after the birth of the child. She asked Mr. Webb when he came to see the baby, and told him it was a very small child She said to him that she thought it might be a seven months child. She (witless) recol lected that Mr. Webb did not agree with her that it was a seven months' child. Ail he said was, that it was a very smelt child, but he could give no further evidence about it. Mr. John Newcombe Stevenson deposed that he resided at Beriigge, near Exeter, in 1859. He was in the habit of seeing his sister-in-law, Mrs. Stone ; and was also in the habit of visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clack, at Moroton Hamp stead. Heard of Captain Stone's return in 1861. In No vember of that year he met Captain Stone, who asked him how he was, and said he wanted to speak to him parti cularly. Witness replied that he would hear anything he had got to say, but that he could not come in there Cap tain Stone then said, " Mattir has gone to the bad," He (witness) replied that must be purely in your imagina tion. You had better go to your sister's house, and I will see you in the evening and hear anything you have got to say. He gave me the letter produced. He did not see Captain:Stone again that day. The following day he went to_Salterton by the train when Captain Stone came up to him and introduced him to the Rev. Mr. Wayatt. They then proceeded to Captain Stone's house, and when they ar rived at the door Captain Stone said, "Now, we will hear what you have to say." Witness replied he did not know what he meant, and added that all h 3 had come there for was simply as the representative of Mrs Stone's parents to have a private conversation with her. Captain Stone said that he (witness) should not say a single word to her, ex cept in his presence and that of witnesses. He (witness) replied that his conduct was anything but that of a gentle man and a Christian. They then arrived at the house, and an angry interview of about three-quarters of an hour took pace between them, during which Captain Stone gave no explanation why he had brought the charge against his wire, he (witness) never said to Captain Stone, " How is it that you continue to employ Mr. Appleton after having brought the charge against him ?" During the interview he went up stairs with Mrs. Stone, followed by Captain Stone. She was then vomiting blood. The next day he saw Captain Stone and Mr. Bragg together. He remarked it was very cowardly to bring the charge in so extraordinary a manner, and said that his (Capt. Stone's) wife was always friends with every one before she left Salterton, but on her return found every one against her. He then charged Captain Stone with having gone to Mr. Roberts, and told him and also Mr. Passmore at Barnstaple. Capt. Stone denied he had gone to Mr. Roberts, but after wards admiited he had. Mr. Baker was present at the time. Mrs. Stone was also present. He (witness) asked Captain Stone if he had not accused his wite of being loose when in India. He replied no, he had not. He had only said she was fond of society. Witness replied that wouldn't do; he must have a direct answer. Capt. Stone said he had not said anything else. Mrs. Stone, who had been sitting on the sofa, got up when the question was put, and cried " Oh, Howard, have you said that of me ?" and fell into Captain Stone's arms. He replied, " No, dear, I never said any- thing against you." Mr. Dean Baker was there, and she appealed to him if he knew anything against her. He re plied No, he always thought her a very good wife. Mrs. Bragg, who was there, called Capt. Stone a coward towards his wife. He had heard of the charge about Mr. Appleton, and heard Mr. Bragg say it was a trumped up charge to get money out of the family. He (witness) denied that he said to Captain Stone that he had accused his wife of baying been taken advantage of, while under the influence of chloroform, by Appleton, and that ho ought to horsewhip him, or ought to be horsewhipped himself. The witness then proceeded to contradict the evidence of Mr. Wayatt and Mr. Baker, on the pare of the petitioner, as to what took place at the interview. Cross-examined by the Queen's Advocate—He had been a magistrate for about 15 or 16 years. In Oct. last he saw Capt. Stone in Exeter, and there insulted him, and three wteks after he was summoned to the Guildhall for assault. That charge was dismissed, but he was fined 20s. for break ing the laws in calling a man a liar in the public streets. The case was proc3eding as we went to press, and is not expected to conclude before to-morrow. INDUSTRIAL INCOMES. The care in favour of a distinction of incomes of different kinds is sometimes misstated. It bas nothing to do with the origin of the income, except as that origin determines the length of time for which it may be enjoyed. It is a question, not of nature, but of duration. But the common confusion on this subject gave Mr. Gladstone an opportunity to say one of the most insulting and untrue of the many untrue and insulting things that he is always I saying—to deny that the incomes of men who work with their brains are " industrial" incomes, and to affirm that the earnings of industry are seldom or never touched by the income tax. The truth is that these incomes are earned by harder work than the mec'uanic or the labourer ever en dures ; often by longer hours of toil, always by toil that wears men out faster, and causes more suffering while it lasts, than any ordinary mechanical occu pation. The reporters who give the world the ipsissima verbz of their eloquent maligner earn their bread by more fatigue and with more pain than the labourers on his estate ; the lawyers who sit beside and opposite to him work more hours a day than any factory operative has worked for the last thirty or forty years the surgeon who attends him probably works harder and leads a life in every sense more labourious than that of a blacksmith or a carpenter, who at least has his 12 hours of undisturbed rest every day, and his day of quiet in every week. If professional incomes are not industrial incomes we know of none that deserve the name. But there is no reason on this ground why they should be more lightly taxed than others. The reason is that they are of all incomes the least l d t er i e s d sa w id or t t h h a m t n or o e p t r h o a f n ess t i h o r n e a e l y income p certain, and on an average of the shortest duration. si nd in assessing damages where the greed or careless ness of a railway company has deprived some family of its breadwinner juries seem to consider this can ur purchase; e c ra esti mate a euffioient one. THE ARMY. The depot of the Horse Brigade, Royal Artillery, will leave Woolwich in a few days for their new station at Canterbury, in command of Col. Price, C.B. The contract entered into by the Elswick Com• parry for the supply of ten 300 pounder guns has been completed, the whole or the guns having now arrived at Woolwich in good condition. In consequence of t he very favourable state of the weather yesterday, there was at Woolwich a general outdoor muster of the troops. The Horse Brigade and field batteries of the depot Royal Artillery, and the sth battalion Military Train, in chief command of Col. Sir David Wood, R.H.A., K.C.8., assem bled on the barrack field, in the presence of General Sir Richard Dacres and staff, and were inspected and marched past. The Ist battalion 60► h R fits, in command of Lieut.-Colonel Sir E. F. Campbell, performed a series of manoeuvres on the Royal Artillery parade, and a portion of the two bat talions of Royal Marine Liglit Infantry, in com mand of Col. Gascoigne, C. 8., were drawn out on Woolwich common for the usual battalion exercises and drills. 128 non commissioned officers and privates, in command of Captain Bunce, Royal Marine Light Infantry, went through a lengthened course of rifle practice in th© Plumsteed marches. - By the direction of the Duke of Cambridge, Capt. F. J. Bolton, 12th Regiment, the inventor of the lime-light signals, is now engaged with the staff of the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, as sisted by non-commissioned officers and men from the Laboratory, in a series of experiments and trials with new signals at Chatham garrison with the view of testing the utmost capabilities of this invention. The officers and men engaged in the experiments are nightly despatched to far-distant stations in ♦arious parts of the district and country, between which a constant succession of signals is flashed from the principal station, Chatham, the whole being superintended by Capt. Bolton. On thecom pletion of the experiments a report is to be made to the War-office on the result of the trials. The 7th company of Royal Engineers has been inspected by Major-Gen. H. Eyre preparatory to its quitting head-quarters, Chatham, for Dover, where it will be stationed for the purpose of constructing additional defences. The whole of the officers on leave of absence, to gether with the non-commissioned officers and men on furlough, have rejoined their respective regi ments and depots at Cheatham garrison, preparatory to going through their annual course of summer drill. The officers and gunners attached to the Ist division of the depot brigade, Royal Artillery, i, the Chatham district, have also returned from the usual leave granted during the winter ECM the, and the batteries are being now put through a daily course of company and set-up drill, previous to the commencement of the important summer exercises in the use and management of rifled and smooth bore ordnance, and practice with solid shot and com mon and segment shell with garrison and field ar tillery. The City Police and the Royal Marriage Yesterday morning a report, which, with an appendix, extends over fourteen pages, was issued by the City autho • rities on the subject of the regulations adopted on the occa sion of the entry of the Princess Alexandra on the 7th. The report is from the committee of the whole court, includ ing the Lord Mayor, and contains a chronological statement of the steps taken in reference to the royal entry. It is shown that the royal reception committee which was ap pointed, arranged for the decoration of the public buildings, and put themselves in communication with the chartered livery companies, so as to secure a suitable and splendid ceremonial. The efforts that were made to secure the object of the inhabitants of Southwark and Westminster, that the civic procession should go the whole route, are set forth, and the responsibility of the refusal, which the committee conclude threw an undue proportion of the multitude upon the narrow streets of the City, is attributed to Sir Richard Mayne and the Government. The correspondence with Sir Richard Mayne was first carried on by the late Mr, D. W. Harvey, whose unexpected decease materially increased the difficulties of the position. Sir R. Mayne expressed his willingness to render every aid in keeping the passage through Chancery-lane to Holborn. On the 4th the Lord Mayor informed the committee of an offer from the Com mander-in-Chief to place a body of the Life Guards within the City. This offer was at once most gladly accepted, and within two hours afterwards a special messenger was de spatched with the following letter " Mansion-house, March 4. " Sir,—ln referee ce to your communication of this day, I beg to inform you that the offer so kindly made through you by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, relative to the attendance of some of the Life Guards within the City, to assist the police in carrying out the requisite regu lations for maintaining a clear passage for the procession on the 7th inst. has been submitted to the magistrates, and also to the royal reception committee of the corporation, who beg sincerely to acknowledge the consideration of his royal highness, and have much pleasure in accepting such offer. Instructions have b_ en accordingly given to Capt. Hodgson, the Acting Commissioner of the City Police, to put himself in communication with the proper authorities on the sub ject.— I am, &0., " W. A. RosE. "Sir Richard Airey, Quartermaster-General." It appears, however, before the receipt of the communi- cation from the Horse Guards, Capt. Hodgson had told Sir R. Mayne that the assistance of the military would not be required within the City. This conversation, unfortunately, was not reported to the Lord Mayor. On the 6th his lord - ship sent to know the number of Life Guards that were coming, and was informed that 200 of the Royal Horse Artillery would be placed at his disposal. His lordship told two officers who waited on him in the afternoon, that he should Le glad of the assistance, "not only of 200 but of 300 or even 400 men if they could be obtained, upon which the officers said they were pressed for numbers, and all they could spare for the City would be 200 of the mounted Artil lery." His lordship, it is added, felt it necessary to decline an application for permission for the Tower Hamlets corps to march through the City on their way to Hyde-park. It is the opinion of the committee that the delay in the pas sage of the royal procession arose from the following causes : " 1. The enormous increase in the numbers of the p lace, who strove to obtain and secure positions to view the procession within the City, in consequence of the arrange ments above alluded to for preventing the civic portion of it from passing along the entire route. " 2. The death of Mr. Commissioner Harvey, which sud denly and at a moment of great difficulty threw double duty upon Acting-Commissioner Captain Hodgson, who bad at once, and without previous notice or p re p aration, to dis charge both the administrative and the executive Junctions co nnected with the employment of the City police upon so important an occasion. " 3. The substitution of mounted Artillery for the house hold troops, which the authorities of the City had been led to expect, the latter being a force far better adapted and far more accustomed to keep an unbroken line through large masses of people than the troops which were actually sent. " 4. To the unbounded enthusiasm and loyalty of the people, whose eagerness to witness and to share in the welcome of the Princess was beyond all example. " 5. The obstruction caused by the intrusion into the line of route of vans and carts after the time appointed for their exclusion, and esp:,cially of several large vans filled with Metropolitan police constables. " 6. The want of a complete understanding between the Ist City of London Volunteer Brigade and the police, whereby the only serious obstruction was created—vie. that opposite the Mansion House:" A. report from Captain Hodgson and various memoranda connected with the proceedings of the 7th areapp...a4"' co the committee's report, CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. We have rEceived - litters - and" 'Apra - from Cal.. cutta to the 22d of F,bruary, Hong Kong Feb. 14, and Madras Feb. 28. The Englishman's Weekly Mail (Calcutta) sap; : —" Three days only having elapsed since the de parture of the Bombay mail, there is absolutely nothing to call for remark. Tice Viceroy continued his progress towards Simla, and is expected to reach Lucknow on the-26th inst. Perhaps the most inte resting circumstance hitherto in connection with the Viceroy's tour, has been the consecration of the fatal well at Cawnpore. This interesting and affecting ceremony took place on the afternoon of the 11th inst., in the presence of the Viceroy and Lady Elgin, the Bishop of Calcutta performing the service. The Bengal Council met on Saturday last, but the proceedings were not of an important cha racter, and wero confined to the consideration of the Coolie Emigration' Bid, Various official changes are likely, it is rumoured, to take place on the appointment of a successor to Mr. Edmonstene, but as yet, we are credibly informed, no thi ng has been definitely settled. Rumours of reform and retrenchment have been so rife since the advent of Sir C. Trevelyan to power, that we hardly know what to credit, or what to disbelieve. The latest on dit is that tho Military Finance Commission will at once be amalgamated with the office of Military Secretary to the Government of India. This change will be brought about mainly in consequence of the special work for which this department was originated having been fulfilled, and consequently the necessity for it no longer exists. " The Nemesis, which left here en the 9th of January, managed to get on the rocks when steam ing out of Chile harbour, and was obliged to teiura. She has since arrived at Bombay for repairs, and her passengers and mails have been forwarded on to Suez by another steamer, without suffering much inconvenience. The Peninsular and Oriental Corn- pang have been very unfortunate lately, but the new French Company have not been without their casualties. The Eurymanthe has been temporarily disabled, and a steamer was specially chartered to take on her passengers, &e., at a heavy cost." CALCUTTA, Feb. 22. EXPORTS.—The prices of produce are generally very firm, and at their high range, coupled with Lie ecntirmed high freights, little if arty room, in any instance, is left. for business under present home quotations. Supplies arc scanty and stocks low. Indigo dull and drooping. Sugar firm. Saltpetre active. Rice 2 minas lower. Raw silk active, and higher. Corahs higher. Shell lac maintained. Lac dye dull. Jute firm. Linseed Advanced, Hides active. Rapeseed quiet. Cotton very firm. Castor oil quiet. Gunny cloth no change. Bags dearer. LkeronTs.—We have no material change to notice during the fortnight. Business has been on a quiet scale, owing ti the recent purchases of dealers not having been yet worked off; and there being no disposition to hold stocks in the present position of the market. Rumours of peace in Anmica have been industriously circulated, but tho full realities of the position of our market, even in the event of such a contingency, are now realised. The dealer under stands that a cotton crop is not of a spontaneous growth; and that one, two, or three seasons cannot replenishmanu factured stocks, Shipments to this are falling off, and stocks here are declining. Importers are exceedingly firm, and we have no alteration to rep )rt in price under the quieter feeling in the market. The sales have been comparatively light of cotton piece goods. Our twist market is quiet and firm. Metals are neglected. Salt again drooping. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.--Since the speculation in the Four per Cents., reported by last mail, the Five and Five and-a-Half per Cents. have been more in favour, and dealt in at slightly advanced rates—the change has been induced by higher rates prevailing at Bombay. MONEY MARKET.—There is no change to note in the money market; a fair demand exists, which is readily met at current rates. SHARES,—The market since our last report has not dis played much animation, and prices have not been fully maintained. IVe find but few Bank of Bengal shares offer ing ; business is reported at 8,650 to 3,700. A good business has been done in Assam Tea Company's shares at 475 to 485, and the latter figure tc 480 is the quotation for them. In E.I. Tea a small business has been done at Rs. 42 and 105, or 5 per cent. pm. Central Assam are not in much demand, at Rs. 110. Bengal Coa, Company shares are dull, at Rs. 1545. Sales of Bheerbhoom Coal at 1475 ex privilege and ex div. CHINA. The China Nail of Feb. 14 says :—" Politically speaking, matters have continued in the same un satisfactory state as they have been for such I, length of time represented in these columns. Nothing of special importance has occurred since the dispatch of last mail, but the policy concocted and pursued by her Majesty's minister at Peking has become sufficiently developed to make it plain that the worst forebodings are in imminent risk of being realised. Ever since the commencement of the war which rer,ulted from the seizure of the lorcha Arrow, a persistent feeling of philanthropy and mandarin worship has pervaded British diplomacy in China. This might be laudable enough if it were uneer the control of her Majesty's advisers, but it is not. It is a crotchet of Mr. Wade, the Chinese Secretary of Legation, and has been pursued in such an under hand and determined manner ae to cause all the instructions received from home to be made subser vient to it, The whole study of the legation, as is proved by the published dispatches, appears to have been to carry out the scheme without the know ledge of the British Government—to render all the instructions nugatory, partly by a passive disregard of them, and partly by suspending them for fur ther instructions, the utmost pains being taken to make her Majesty's ministers, by means of sophistry and concealment, converts to the scheme of regene ration determined on. " It should be explained that Mr. Wade was an interpreter in the consular service, which he left to take office in the Chinese Customs at Shanghai, when it was determined, many years before the Arrow war, to place the establishment at that port only under a foreign inspectorate. By these means Mr. Wade doubled his salary and obtained conside rable influence with the native authorities. Upon the death of Gutzlaff, he succeeded to the office of Chinese Secretary to the Superintendency, and ob tained the appointment which he vacated in the Chinese Customs for Mr. Lay. Since then Mr. Wade has had control of all the nominations and appointments of interpreters, both in her Majesty's service and in Imperial employ—and it is astonish ing what influence he has obtained by this means, combined with his peculiar Jesuitical mode of pro cedure. Mr. Lay Aas in the Chinese employ through out the whole of the war, and was the constant means of communication between Mr. Wade and the Chinese authorities. Mr. Wade had then determined upon making the Custom inspec torate prevail at all the ports. He argued that the revenue upon foreign trade would ren der the altered state of affairs, consequent on the peace, popular—and he further argued that the existence of the Imperial Government actually depended upon the receipt of this revenue —that is to say, that the Customs' evenue on foreign trade would enable the Imperial Govern ment to crush the Taeping rebellion. Mr. Wade's motives need not be questioned. " The intelligence from Japan continues to de velope the policy which it has been f or some ma il s advised had been determined upon—nam e ly, to cir cumscribe the power of the Tycoon, to reduce Yedo to a third class city, make Miako the capital, and th© Alikako, or real Emperor, who resides there, again supreme, de facto as well as do jure, io the end that the foreign treaties beiug made with the Tycoon may b 6. carried out by that dignitary as best he can ir, a subsidiary position, and with an ever waning authority." COMMERCIAL. The approach of the China new year holidays (which commence on the 18th inst.), as usual,causes a suspension of business and a scarcity of money. The effect produced is of course temporary, and judging of future prospects by the test of these holidays as an universal settlement time, trade may be pronounced healthy. E schinge, of Course, rules high for the moment. Shipping as naturally is business a rd a n has d t b h e e e been x d p o o n r e t temporarily doll. in opin•~+- inictlinlaersguepw or teas to Great Britain continua upon a scale per fectly unprecedented. ,e. e As of 6i 7 100 100 100 100 100 49; } 109 1061 1072 i 2i 15$ I LO4l 107} 1051 971 I