The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-02 00:00:00

JOURNALS, IT QF The privilege of voting by proxy, so long defended ail a venerable outwork of the Constitution, has at last, the Times points out, been surrendered by the House of Lords on the report of a select committee. For the present, in deed, the change rests on no higher authority than a new standing order--" That the practice of calling for proxies on a division shall be discontinued, and that two days' notice be given of any motion for the suspension of this order." Lord Malmesbury, however, pledged himself to introduce resolutions embodying the same rule in a more permanent form, and the general tone of Tuesday night's debate shews that no effective opposition will be offered to them. Our contemporary, therefore, con gratulates the Upper House on having sacrificed a right which, though seldom exercised, has ever been regarded with natural jealousy by the people. Making this its text, the leading journal presents its readers with what it considers to be the real danger of the If ouse of Lords. The real danger of the House of Lords in our days, it says, does not arise from without, but from within ; and its loss of influence is due to causes almost entirely within its own control. It is not merely the emptiness of its benches except on a great field-day of party warfare which diminishes its legitimate influence, but the shortness of its sittings and the listless tone of its debates on subjects of imperial interest. All these visible shortcomings proceed from one source, and that source Is an inadequate recognition of the responsibilities which devolve upon a privileged order invested with the func ' tions of a Second Chamber, and which in ancient times were cheerfully discharged. The rare advantages of our House of Lords over all other assemblies of the same kind are freely acknowledged by political writers of every school, but neither wealth nor traditional influence, nor leisure, nor independence will compensate for a want of industry. The one thing the English nation will never respect in its rulers is self-indulgent idleness, and it is this, after all, which cripples the action of the House of Lords. That House, probably, contains at least as large a propor tion of ability as the House of Commons, and a larger proportion of available energy. The average age of its members is greater, but comparatively few are engaged in laborious avocations, and most have acquired, by virtue of their social position, a certain training for public life. There are men among them not only capable but am bitious of taking an active part in the great work of legislation, but the highest aspirations of a speaker are damped by the spectacle of a thin or impassive audience, and the knowledge that the debate, however important it may be, will be certainly cut short by the dinner hour. It is not only a great misfortune, it is a great disgrace, that a power which, if lost, it would be impossible to revive, should be imperilled, not by obsti nate resistance to the popular will, but simply by the apathy of its possessors. Political vigour, like physical vigour, is maintained by exertion, and, if too much hus banded, gradually wastes away. The House of Lords is still far from having reached this stage, but, if it would recover constitutional strength, it must follow up such reforms as the abolition of proxies with a more earnest devotion to legislative duties. Men, says the Telegraph, are said to remember the events, pleasures, and companions of their childhood with a vivid keenness of recollection not accorded to the incidents of later life. If that i 4 true, there must be numbers of staid, middle-aged gentlemen who feel a pang of regret at learn ing the death of Mr. Edward Jesse. In the old days when children's books were neither so plentiful nor so well written as they are now, the number of works which formal the Boys' Own Library was comparatively limited. There is a phase in boyhood when fairy tales have ceased to enthral, and novels have not yet begun to interest ; and to that phase works like the "Gleanings of Natural History " are eminently adapted. Fashion prevails in literature as well as in costume, and possibly the rising generation may have other and newer favourites than the late Mr. Jesse ; but certainly it can have none more worthy. It was not only that his works on natural history were charmingly written and really instructive, even to maturer students than lads at school, but that they inspired a love of quiet study, a tenderness for all animated things, an appreciation of the beauties of nature, in which the general education our boys receive from teachers and schoolfellows is wont to be sadly deficient. Amongst the many literary successes of Mr. Jesse's life, there is none to our estimation higher than the fact that for many a long day he ranked in childish estimation with the authors whom boys most delight to honour. THE FORTHCOMING FENIAN TRIALS About ten or twelve days hence, if not earlier, the seven prisoners now confined in Newgate on the charge of murder in connection with the Fenian attempt to blow up the Clerkenwell House of Detention will, in all proba bility, be put upon their trial at the Central Criminal Court, as will also Burke, Casey, and Shaw, charged with treason-felony, and who are likewise imprisoned in New. gate, they having been removed there by certiorari, as will be remembered, from the county of Warwick, the scene of the alleged crime, and the grand jury of which had found true bills against them at the recent assizes held there. The next sessions of the Central Criminal Court will be opened at the Court House in the Old Bailey, on Monday next, but it is understood that the trial of the Fenian prisoners will not begin until early in the following week. The ordinary business of the sessions will be of greater magnitude as to the number of prisoners than usual. From all that can be learnt, having regard to the attend. ant circumstances now so familiar, and without any attempt being made to invest it with undue significance, the trial will have all the dignity and solemnity attaching to a great State prosecution. The judges on the rota are Mr. Baron Bramwell, Mr. Baron Pigott, and Mr. Justice Keating, and two of those will probably preside at the trial of the Fenian prisoners, unless, indeed, which is pos sible, the principal part of the duty devolve upon the Lord Chief Justice of England. The case on the part of the Crown will be conducted by both the Attorney and Solicitor-General, aided by Mr. Hardinge Giffard, Q.C., Mr. Poland, and Mr. Archibald. By whom the defence will be undertaken remains to be seen, for at present little is known upon that point. It is understood that a solicitor engaged for some of the prisoners has recently applied, on the ground of their poverty, for assistance to the Sheriffs of London, stating that at least £2OO would be required for the proper conduct of their defence. In con sequence of that appeal the sheriffs, with others of the managing committee of the Sheriff; Fund, established about sixty years ago, held a special meeting on Monday, and arrived at the conclusion that they could not con scientiously extend the required aid, having regard to the purposes for which the fund was set on foot, which were —the temporary relief of the distressed families of pri soners ; to afford temporary provision for persons who, on being discharged from prison, have no means of present subsistence ; to purchase tools, implements, and mate rials for prisoners upon their discharge, to enable them to earn a living ; and, lastly, the pecuniary aid of other objects of distress who come under the official cognisance of the sheriffs. Besides the two present sheriffs, the members of the committee present at the meeting included some of the aldermen and other gentle. men who have served the office of sheriff, and some who have filled that of under-sheriff. Meanwhile, as an act of gr►ce, the Crown solicitors, on a respectful representation being made to them as to the want of means of the seven prisoners charged with the Clerkenwell murder, have transmitted to each of them, through Mr. Jonas, the governor of Newgate, a printed copy of the whole of the depositions taken before the committing magistrate, and which, as may be imagined, are very voluminous. On the other hand, the three men charged with treason-felony do not appear to want either friends or assistance, solicitors— one being Mr. Roberts, of Manchester— being now en gaged in preparing their defence, and they will, doubtless, be represented by counsel Major-General Sir George Buller, commanding the South-Western Military Division, will review the volunteers on Easter Monday. PETITIONS ON THE IRISH CHURCH QUESTION.- From the twelfth report of the Public Petitions Committee it appears that already (chiefly from Ireland) 110 petitions have been presented against the disendowment of the Irish Church, with 13,741 signatures ; 52 have been presented, with 1,580 signatures, praying the House of Commons to adopt such measures as may be necessary to disendow the Established Church in Ireland. REVENUE OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER.— A return just published relating to the revenue of the Duchy of Lancaster, shews that the receipts and disbursements during the year 1867 amounted to £48,796. The latter includes a payment for her Majesty's use to the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of £'29,000, a sum of £1,245 de voted to the restoration and decoration of the Savoy Chapel, and cash at the bankers' amounting to £5,163. The capital account shews a balance of stock on the 21st of December, 1807, of £34,350. • The Fenian prisoners, Thompson and Mullady, who were sentenced to death at the late assizes at Man chester for the murder of Sergeant Brett, have been re moved to London and lodged in Millbank prison. As soon as the removal was accomplished the military garrison was withdrawn from the gaol, Detachments of troops, contributed in turn from each regiment stationed in Man chester and Salford, have been on duty since the prisoners were committed for trial, and the outside of the gaol has been patrolled by a small force of the county ccinstabulary. The Ja4er M RR? tic itqlc LAW AND POLICE, ACTION AGAINST A GASLIGHT COMPANY.—At the Xingston Assizes, Mr. Astley, a coffee-house keeper, sued the London Gaslight Company for damages, in conse quence of injury sustained by an escape of gas which had taken place through the alleged negligence of the defen dants' servants. It seemed that there existed several teaks in the gas-pipes, of which 'the company had been informed, but did not take any notice of ; and the conse quence was, [that owing to the obnoxious smell arising from the escape, many of the plaintiff's customers left off dealing with him. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff ; damages, £5O. SLANDER. —At the Gloucester Assizes an action for slander was heard, in which Mr. Smith, a butcher, &c., of Berkeley, sued Mr. Jones, a farmer, of the same place, for having slandered him, by imputing that he was in a state of insolvency. Soon after the 27th of January last the plaintiff had an unusual number of applications for payments of bills, and on his son inquiring the cause, it was ascertained that the defendant had stated to Mr. Taylor, a boatowner, that the plaintiff was " broke," and his books were at Gaisford the solicitor's office. The jury found for the plaintiff, with 40s. damages. • THE VALUE OF AN AROHDEACON.—At the Liverpool Assizes an action was brought, under Lord Campbell's Act, by 'the executors of the late Ven. A. Masters, Arch deacon of Manchester, to recover compensation for his death, which, it was alleged, had been caused by an acci dent on the Blackpool and Lytham Railway, the result of negligence on the part of the company. On the 14th June the archdeacon was travelling from Blackpool to Lytham, between which places there exists a steep incline, and it is usual to have two engines attached to the train, one before and the other behind, to assist in getting the carriages up ; but this par ticular train on leaving Lytham had only one locomotive, but another was despatched three or four minutes later, which seems to have caught up the train and caused a slight collision. Mr. Masters, who was 73 years of age, though a hale old man, was thrown forward, which caused a bruise on his leg, which, it was alleged, caused erysipelas and ultimately death. It was elicited in evi dence that the deceased's wife was suffering from erysipelas of a very bad kind ; the archdeacon sat in her room and had his leg dressed by the same servant as attended on his wife ; and the judge left it to the jury to say whether or not this was an act of negligence. The jury found a mirdict for the company. ATROCIOUS CRUELTY TO A CAT.—At the Hampstead Petty Sessions Court, Mr. Edward Tracy Turnerelli, " a gentleman " residing at Bell Moor, was summoned for cruelty to a cat. It seemed, from the evidence of Ann North, who formerly lived as cook with the defendant, that on the 4th ult. a tabby cat found its way into an empty hen-house belonging to the defendant. The latter impri soned the animal, and called for five or six jugs of boiling water, which he threw on the cat. Soon afterwards he released the animal, and it went home. Evidence was given by Dobie, an officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as to the condition of the cat, which, he stated, was suffering severely from burns, having some five or six wounds, varying in extent. For the defence it was urged that Mr. Turnerelli only wished to frighten the cat away, as he feared it might find its way to some favourite poultry be'.ong:n 2 ; to him. •The bench fined the accused 4es. and costs, which was afterwards increased to £2 25., to give the defendant an opportunity of appealing against the decision if he were so minded. ACTION AGAINST THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY.—At Leeds Assizes a puddler, named Jessop, brought an action against the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Com pany for injuries sustained by him. The defendants did not deny their liability, and the evidence was consequently confined to the present state of the plaintiff and his chance of improvement. It seems that the plaintiff was married, but had not any family, and prior to the accident earned LI 10s. a week, and since the occurrence he had been con fined to his bed. The medical witnesses both for the plaintiffs and defendants agreed to the present incapable condition of the plaintiff ; but the witnesses on his behalf stated that the vertebrae of the spine was actually dislo cated, while those for the defence swore that in their opinion the ligamenture covering of the spine was wrenched or strained, and would be better with rest and quietude. The jury gave a verdict for £1,050. A STREET MISSIONARY FINED.—At Clerkenwell Police court, William Edward, described as a " street mission. ary," was charged with creating an obstruction. It appeared that the defendant was lecturing to a crowd of about 200 people. He was asked to desist, but refused. The defendant said that he was a missionary in the employ of the West London Auxiliary, to plead publicly the prin ciples of temperance. He gave some figures with regard to the length, &c., of the pavement on which he was standing. Mr. Cooke said that he had nothing to do with the defendant's object, but with the obstruction ; and he therefore inflicted a fine of Is. and costs. THE FRAUDS ON THE WOLVERHAMPTON COUNTY COURT. - As already reported, it lately became known that Mr. 3. D. Foulke, the managing clerk of the Wolverhampton District County Court for the last sixteen years, had absconded, and that his accounts were deficient to the extent, it is believed, of about £l,OOO. This money he is thought to have had in his possession when he left Wolver hampton. A few days ago it seemed that young Mr. Grazebrook, son of the treasurer of the court, found that there were some defects in certain of Mr. Foulke's entries in his ledgers, and he directed the attention of his father to the circumstance. Upon this the treasurer at once inspected the books in Mr. Foulke's presence, and charged him with having systematically made inaccurate entries as to the amount of fees paid into the court. Mr. Foulke could afford no satisfactory explanation, and when the treasurer left he communicated what he had detected to Mr. C. G. Brown, the registrar, who is Mr. Foulke's employer. The next morning Mr. Foulke did not come to the office, and it was found that he had not been home all night. Subsequently the iron chest, of which he had the charge, was forced open, and it was found empty of all but nearly 25, which was left in silver and copper coin. Amongst Mr. Foulke's duties were those of receiving from the different clerks all the money that was from time to time received for plaints. At the time at which the falsi fied accounts were detected by the treasurer, as described, he had not banked any of the money for about three months; and it is the money that bad accumulated in his hands during that time that he is supposed to have taken from the safe at the time he absconded. For the whole amount Mr. Brown is responsible. Mr. Brcwn has the guarantee of a guarantee society for £2OO only. At one time the amount of security was £5OO, but Mr. Foulke's general conduct was so excellent that Mr. Brown, to save his managing clerk's expenses, consented to its being re duced to the smaller sum. Captain Segrave, the Chief Constable of Wolverhampton, holds a warrant for his ar rest ; and through the Police Gazette, and by means of circulars issued to the different police forces throughout the kingdom, giving a description of his personal appear ance, and stating the offence for which he is " wanted," efforts are being made to secure his arrest. Coming so quickly after the time at which Sergeant, the new poor rate collector, absconded, this offence has occasioned un usual consternation in Wolverhampton. THE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS.—There are 58 original notices for admission of attorneys in Easter term, besides renewed applications. The number already on the. roll is 10,733, and only the parties who take out their cer tifizates appear in the Law List. The other day Mr. Hutchison, farmer, Craiks land, about five miles from Ayr, lost both his hands. Mr. Hutchison's servants had been working at a straw-cutting machine, when it suddenly stopped, and Mr. Hutchison was applied to to put it right. While doing so the machine went off, dragging with it his left arm, and tearing it off a little below the elbow. On feeling that his left arm was en tangled he put forward his right hand to endeavour to stop the machine, when it too was dragged in, and so much shattered that on surgical aid arriving it was foundnecessary to amputate the right arm between the wrist and elbow. SPECIAL CONSTA.BLES.—T4e following is a copy of a circular received by the magistrates at the various metropolitan police-courts in reference to the recent appointment of special constables :—" Whitehall, March 31, 1868. Sir, the period of engagement of the special constables recently sworn in having in many cases expired, and generally being about to terminate, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Hardy to inform you that he considers that present circumstances do not render its extension necessary upon general grounds. Mr. Hardy has observed with much satisfaction the willingness with which, both in the metro polis and throughout the kingdom at large, numbers of Vrsons have enrolled themselves, and the zeal with which they have submitted to practical training under the com . -mand of competent officers. In many cases gentlemen who have filled important posts in various branches of lax. Majesty'sservice have given much pains to the organisation of bodies of special constableS. On the whole Mr. Hardy has reason to believe that the special constables recently en rolled, and in number exceeding 113,674;havebecn organised upon a footing of readiness and effioiency never before attained, and that the spirit of loyalty And determination thus evinced has been of material public service. Mr. Hardy believes that the good arrangements made at this time will not be lost, as they will be easily available should any similar occasion present itself. The staves and badges issued to the constables should be recalled at the expiration of their engagement, and be stored atsuch convenientplace as the local authority may direct.—(Signed) Jeffs V A4%18801'0 AMERICAN MARKEL (From Beldiny, Keith, and Co.'s Circular.) NEW YORK, March 13, 1868. Our friends report as follows :—The money stringency has relaxed materially, but the rate remains firm at seven per cent. The exposure of the parties engaged in locking up funds successfully foiled the scheme, and investors gained confidence upon discovering that the pinch re sulted from such purely artificial causes. Government securities made a strong reactionary movement from the low :quotations reached during the activity in funds, and some other descriptions of bonds have also been in good demand at advanced prices, but the ge neral share market is dull and apathetic, the more prudent or timid of the Wall-street speculators being held aloof from stock operations, while so much doubt exists as to the effect the great Erie war will have upon the general market. A rumour was current at one time to-day that a much larger extra issue of Erie shares than formerly reported had been discovered, producing some little flurry, but which, however, soon subsided when the story failed of confirmation. The gold premium has fluctuated between 1371 and 1394, closing rather weak at the latter figure; the transactions have been limited, and the abundance of gold its such that in many cases double the legal rate of interest has been paid to have it carried. There is no demand for exchange. United States 6's of 1881 ... 1111 to 5-20's of 1862... 110+ to 17 „ 1864... ... 107 i to 108 17 17 1865... ... 1081 to tt 1866... ... 106; to 107 1867... 1074 to 1, 10-40's 101 • 4 to 2 „ 7-30's, second series ... ... 106 to 71 „ third series ... 106 to * Comp's May 6 , 8 ••• ••• 118 to American gold ... ... 139 1 to London 3 days 1091, to 1104 60 days ... ... 109 to Paris 3 days ..• 5.124 to 5.13-I 71 60 days... . 5.184 to 5.174 Pacific Mail ... 1111 to New York Central... 123 to 1 Reading ... ... 934 to Michigan, South and North Indiana... 894 to Chicago and North-Western Company ... 67 to - „ Preference 73/ to 74 Rock Island and Pacific ... 951 to Fort Wayne ...• look to As there are but two topics of interest all-absorbing -Ist, Impeachment; 2d, Erie Railroad combination and speculations, with regard to which there seems to be but little ground to form an opinion as to the course of events—we devote the most of our space to what we deem as fully an important a matter, viz., the Bonds, and what is to be done with them—as to which we annex a letter from Messrs. Jay Cooke and Co., who, having had the issuing of the greatest portion of the loans, ought to be a good authority, and we believe they represent the case fairly ; and, if so, any course like Paying them off in greenbacks would be so shameful, we will not believe it ever can be carried. The following letter was sent by Messrs. Jay Cooke and Co., in reply to one addressed to them by S. B. Howell enclosing copy of the resolutions offered in the Assembly by Judge Balcom, and his published "reasons" for the payment of United States Bonds in new taxable coin bonds, or green backs, in case the holders refuse to convert them into the proposed new issue : "Banking House of Jay Cooke and Co., Corner-wall and Nassau-street, New York, Feb. 26, 1868. __ " S. B. Howell, Esq., Painted Post, N.Y. : " We have your letter of the 18th including Mr. Balcom's resolutions. The sale of the first Five twenty loan was undertaken by our Mr. Jay Cooke at a time when the Government had utterly failed to find a market for the bonds through the oidi nary channels, and the necessities of the Treasury were immediate and pressing. The bonds were offered directly to the people, and sold to them at prices which could not possibly have been obtained but for the distinct understanding that they were payable, principal and interest, in coin. " That this was the spirit and intent of the au thorizing act, it is only necessary to refer to the sinking fund clause (sec. 5, Act February 25, 1862), which specially appropriates the coin duties on im ports to—first, payment of interest on public debt ; second, to a sinking fund for the payment of prin- czpal. All of the funded debt of Ile - United States that has heretofore matured has been paid in coin, notwithstanding the fact that the authorizing Acts did not so specify in words, and three such loans have matured and been paid in coin since the issue of the Five-Twenties of 1862. " These bonds, then, were advertized and sold in good faith as gold bonds; and that they were so payable, see the letters of• Secretaries Chase, Fes-. senden, and I.l 4 Culloch, all of whom have repeatedly affirmed it. The 5-20 s of 1862 will not mature until 1882, when they will be due and payable in coin. The Government's option only has matured, but the Government is not ready now to pay. " If, as Mr. Bale= urges, the Government should pay in greenbacks, what is a greenback but a promise to pay a dollar, and if 500,000,000 of greenbacks should be issued to pay the 5-20 s must we not afterward pay them, and, if so, in what but gold ? Such an issue of paper money, every think ing man knows, would totally unsettle values and indefinitely remove the resumption of specie pay ment. But, on the other hand, without any in crease of currency, in a reasonable time, specie pay ment will be resumed, gold and greenbacks will be in equal value, and to pay the bonds in gold will be no hardship. As to exemption from taxation, refer to the last clause of section 2, of the same Act—' And all stocks, bonds, and securities of the United States held by individuals, corporations, or associations within the United States, shall be exempt from taxa tion, by or under stated authority.' fhis is clearly enough a contract the value of which was consi dered by purchasers, and entered into the price paid. Similar provisions appear in the Acts autho rizing subsequent issues of bonds, and they have been sustained by decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. without entering into any laboured argument to meet Mr. Balcom's 'reasons' for taxing bonds, it is enough to say in answer to the idea of a ' bond holding aristocracy' that it is iu the power of any man to become a bondholder by purchase in the market, if he regard the exemption from taxation as a sufficient inducement to sell taxable property and so invest the proceeds. If bondholders are a favourite class,' no man possessing any property is excluded from that class except of his own choice, and no such idea can be made a justification for violation by the Government of a contract which at the time it was made was indispensable to the sup ply of the Treasury. 4 , It is not generally known how large a propor tion of the securities of the United States are held by people of moderate means for the investment of their savings. We have not at hand the precise figures of the denominations in which th e several series of Five-Twenties were issued, but the follow ing statement shows the number of notes of each denomination embraced in the issue of Seven-Thirty Treasury notes, which are now being converted by the Treasury into Five-Twenty Bonds. In these conversions the Treasury has never been able to supply enough small bonds to adequately meet the demand : 962,580 50s 1,474,940 100 s 147,494,000 436,792 500 s 219,896,000 370,376 I,ooos 370,376,000 8,821 5,000 s 44,106,000 3,256,609 $830,000,000 These figures will give an approximate idea of the amount in which all of the Five-Twenty Bonds of the Government are held. " They show that one-half of the loan in amount was taken in 50s, 100 s, and 500 s ; and further, that as 2,877,813 pieces of these three denominations were issued against 371,107 pieces of the large de nominations, the capitalists are in very minority, and any legislation repudiating. In whole or in part, the obligation of the bonds of the Government would fall most severely upon widows, orphans, and people of small capital, who invested their money in those securities in perfect reliance upon the re presentations made to them by the Treasury De partment, directly and through its agents at the time of their issue. " More than once during the war resolutions were offered in Congress looking to the payment of the Five-Twenties in currency, but in every case were voted down. "JAY COOKE AND Co." We have also received a letter on " Inflated Currency," addressed to the farmers of the United States, by R. G. Ilaxard, Esq., of Rhode Island, which has some strong arguments for returning to a standard of fixed value. As illustrations of his reasoning, which wo think will be readily appreciated by most farmers, who by numbers can, if they do not, control our national counsels. We quote him thus :—" I will add one other item of national loss, showing how the bane of inflation reaches where we would least expect to find it. Gold is now an important item of our exportable products, and by the change in our currency the exchangeable value, or pur chasing power, even of this has been reduced in the markets to which we send it. Wo have dispensed with its use as a common currency, and as a consequence the quantity of it in other countries has in croised, and its purchasing power proportionally dimi nished. If in this country we should all substitute pota toes for bread, our wheat would all be crowded into foreign markets, and a fall in price would then be the consequence. This same effect must result from substituting paper for home use in place of gold. The difference between the invigorating influence of a sound currency and such as we are using, upon the business vitality of a country is greater than between potatoos and wheat upon muscularand mental energy. We have voluntarily adopted the potato currency, and by its persistent use, are in a fair way to be driven to the potato diet also. Fluctuations in the measure of value are obviously just as inconvenient and injurious as vari ableness in the measures of bulk or length would be. If a man contracts to sell his wheat at one dollar per bushel, the result to him is precisely the same whether the bushel is doubled in size or the dollar is reduced one-half in value. Suppose a maker should furnish measures which would swell and shrink with changes in the weather, sometimes holding 3 or 4 quarts more, at others 3 or 4 less than half a bushel. Without having learned to calculate those changes, those who love the excitement of gambling, and those who seek gain from the more mutations of trade would favour these variable measures. But there would soon be a class who, having made it their business to in vestigate, would prefer them, as gamblers, in the secret, prefer certain makes of cards, for the reason that they know them by ingenious devices on the back as readily as by the spots on the face. The case of the farmers in re lation to the currency is even worse than this. For reasons before stated, it is as though they were using measures which, of themselves, would swell whenever they were selling, and shrink when they were buying." We have had our views as to what should be done in the present state of finances, and have from time to time given them in our American circular. We are now having them put in a separate sheet, and although perhaps of no particular value to any here, we shall be pleased to for ward it to any one who may desire on application. We still hope that nothing like repudiation notes will be coun tenanced. The Journal of Commerce perpetrates this : " The letter of a A Constant Reader' sets forth exactly the nature of the proposition made to the bondholders by the offer of a legal-tender note in discharge of the public debt. He asks if it is the note that states on its back 'and is exchangeable for United States Six per Cent. Twenty Year Bonds,' &c., which it is proposed to give in payment? This would be too rich a joke even for Mr. Sherman to commit. There are plenty of such greenbacks in circulation, and any one of our readers blessed with a roll of legal tenders may find a number of samples now in his pockets. Of course the note is not thus exchangeable, although fiction on its back so declares. But why not issue it in the payment of the bonds, and let the currency holders accord ing to the promise fund it all back into the bonds if they wish ? The reason would be obvious. Those who claim for the immediate payment of the Five-twenties in greed backs do not wish to pay them at all, but only to stop the interest. They simply propose to take away from the bondholder the security, bearing 6 per cent. interest in coin, and to give in its place a paper promise which bears no interest in coin, and which has no date fixed for its redemption. If this is desirable, we can see no object in the useless expense of making the exchange. Let Con gress order the interest to cease on the day of the next semi-annual payment, and make the bonds a legal tender for their face. This accomplishes precisely the same ob ject without any circumlocution. To take away the bond and give in its place a legal-tender promise is simply to stop the interest on the evidence of debt, and make it a paper currency. This may as well be done withoutprinting any now pictures, and its true character would then fully - appear.' • THE PUBLIC DEBT. The following is a comparative statement of the Public Debt of the United States on February 1 and March 1, 1868 : DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST!. Feb. 1, 1868. March 1, 1868. Five per Cent. Bonds... $207,739,200.00 $212,784,400.00 Six per Cent. Bonds of 1867 and 2868 Six per Cent. Bonds of 1881 283,676,600.00 Six per Cent. Five- Twenty Bonds 1,398,488,850.00 Navy Pension Fund 13,000,000.00 9,08,3_91.80 9,378,191-80 283,676,600.00 1,407,321,800.00 13,000,000.00 Total 51,912,363,041.80 $1,926,160,991.80 DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST. Six per Cont. Bonds ... $22,470,000.00 $22,470,000.00 Three-year Compound Interest Notes 46,244,780.00 Three-year Seven-thirty Notes Three per Cent. Certifi cates 25,040,000.00 46,244,780.00 202,951,100.01 25,585,000.00 Total $308,708,630.00 $297,250,880.00 MATURED DEBT NOT PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT. Tears Seven- Three thirty Rotes, due Aug 15, 1867 Compound interest notes matured June 10th, July 15, Aug. 15, Oct. 15, and Dec. 15,. 1867 Bonds of Texas indem nity Treasury notes, acts July 17, 1861, and prior tb ereto Bonds, April 15, 1842, Treasury notes, March 3, 1863 Temporary loan Certiticatda of indebt edness.. $1,519,600.00 6,900,390.00 6,162,000.00 256,000.00 256,C00.00 162,311.64 159,661.64 6,000.00 6,000.00 716,192.00 616,192.00 2,474,625.55 1,890,700.00 30,000.00 19,000,.00 Total 512,288,169.19 $10,630,153.64 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. United States notes 5356,159,127.00 $353,157,747.00 Fractional currency 32,246,438.51 32,307,947.5 Gold Certificates of Deposit 29,619,280.00 25,699,360.00 Total $418,024,845.51 $414,165,054.51 Total debt $2,651,384,686.50 $2,648,207,079.95 AMOUNT IN THE TREASURY. $98,491,162.70 - _ - 21,754,082.36 Coin Currency .. 25,578,150.61 Total $124,069,313.31 $128,377,457.11 Amount of debt less cash in the Trea 52,527,315,373.19 $2,519,829 , 622 . 89 Bury By comparing this with the statement of February 1, is shown that the debt bearing coin interest has increased $13,797,950; the debt bearing currency interest has de creased $11,457,750; the matured debt not presented for payment has decreased $1,658,015 55; and the debt bear ing no interest has decreased s 3 , Bs9 ,79l—making the de crease in the total debt since February 1, 1868, $3,177,606 55. The amount of coin in the Treasury during the same period has increased $8,132,212 05, and the amount of cur rency has decreased $3,824,078 25—leaving the amount of debt less cash in the Treasury February 1, $7,485,750 30 less than on February Ist. Our latest commercial news are as follows to March 11 : —" The improved feeling in commercial circles is 'sus ained, and the w ee k Las been characterised by consider able animatio n . M os t staple commodities, both d omes ti c and foreign, are selling more freely as the spring ad vances , and the exigencies of consumption are beginning to be felt at all points of distribution throughout the country, thus stimulating trade here and at other leading sources of supply. Buyers seem to have reached the conclu sion that there is now no motive for holding off other than that incident to economy, and hence it is alto gether probable that the volume of trade for the ensuing two months will be sufficiently large to compensate, in some measure, for the shortcomings of the winter. The only event of the last few days that has caused a ripple on the surface of affairs has been a spasm in the money market, brought about, as it appears from the letter of the President of the Tenth National Bank, by a strategic movement of the bears to create an artificial scarcity of money by locking up greenbacks. This bank was credited with several millions of dollars at the Clear ing House through heavy deposits of a stock firm, against which it was found that the depositors had drawn certified checks which were not used. It is inti mated that eimilar expedients have probably been resorted to by other parties, and this view of the case would seem to be supported by the condition of the loan and discount market during the week. This species of " sharp practice" is in the highest degree reprehensible, and should be frowned down by all honest men. The disturbance from this cause is by no means confined to the Stock Market, but has its ramifications through all the chan nels of business. The demand for money for legiti mate purposes is of itself sufficiently active to cause a firmer market. The oval demand is much arger, upon an improved state of trade, than it has been in several months, which, with the withdrawal of country bank balances, tends to enhance the rates. But after the Ist of April, when the quarterly Ba nk returns shall have been mad e , an d a large amou nt of money dis bursed in the shape of di v i dends, t h ere will doubtless be greater ease and freed om i n mercant il e movements. The current rates are 7 per cent, on call, and Ito 8 per cent. on prime mercantile acceptances. In some instances 7 per cent. in gold has been paid on stock collaterals, but at the close the turn of the market was a shade easier. The gold market has ruled with remarkable steadiness, in the absence of fresh sensational material. THE MARKETS. active. Marchnominal oms l i 3 an . l ae Sales Ashes—The market is steady, but Evening,butnotvery of pots are maki ng a t $ 8 25 to $8 37 1 ' PearlB are in consequence of the scarcity. Beeswax—ls a littlo raw° steadily hold. We quote at 41 to 41fc. Southern Flour—ls in limited request, at about former figures. Sales were made of 400bbls at $9 40 to $ll 15 for common to fair extra, and 511 20 to , $l3 75 for good to choice do. Californian Flour. —The market is prices do not i n di ca t e any change. Th e sa l es are 2 , 550 sacks at $l2 50 to $l4. more active, but Rye Flour.—Rules quite steadily, but not actively. Sales wore made of 250 bbls. at $7 7 5 to .s 9 50. * Corn Meal.—There is a limited business doing at un changed figures. We notice sales of 200 bbls. city at V. Wheat.—The market is dulb, an d prices have a strong declining tende nc y. The saes are 1,0,000 bush. No. 2 Spring on private terms. Barley and Barley Malt-4m in 'limited supply, and prices are firmly held. Beans—Are smol supply & prices We in the sellers' favor. 'We quote at $5 50 to $560 for medium's ; $5 75 to $5 80 for marrow-fats. Corn.—There is but little offering at present, but as the demand is light p r i ces d o not show any change. Sales were made of 38,000 bushels at 81 23 to $1 26 for new Western mixed afloat ; sls6 for old Wrosteru mixed, in store ; $1 18 to $1 23 for new white Western and Scuthern ; $1 18 to $1 20 for straw-colored Southern, and $1 28i for Southern yellow. Oats—Rule a trifle stronger, but quietly. sales of 37,000 bush Western in store at 831 c. Naval Stores —Spirits turpentine is quiet; we quote a 68c to 69c, with the sale of a small lot at the inside price. Rosins—There is no very decided change to note in prices, although there is, perhaps, a little more disposition to move low grades at some concession. We quote com mon at $2 20 to $3 25, strained at $3 30 to $3 40, No. 2 at $3 50 to $3 62k, No. lats 4 to $5. The sales are 500 bbls strained common at $3 25, 100 bbls strained at $3 37k, 400 bbls N 0.2 at $3 55 to $3 60. In tar wo quote the sale of 250 bbls Wilmington to arrive at $3 25. Oils—Linseed is steadily held at $1 20. Fish oils are in small request at 68 to 70c for crude whale ; 74 to 76c for refined do ; $2 05 to $2 10 for crude sparm ; $2 25 for refined do. Lard is rather quiet; wo quota at $1 33 to $1 40. We notice Petroleum —Crude in bulk is not obtainable to any ex tent at the moment. We quote sales of 1,000 bbls in ship-- ping order, for delivery this month, at life. Bonded is not inquired for to any extent ; we quote standard white at 251 c ; 28,000 bbls wore sold at this price. Naphtha is steadily held ; 300 bbls were sold at 15c. For Philadelphia delivery the demand is light. Provisions—Pork—The market is more active, and better prices are current. We notice sales of 3,050 bbls at $24 20 to $24 33 for Western mess, cash, regular way, closing at $24 30 cash, $23 30 to $23 50 for '66 to '67 mess ; $2O to 21 for prime and extra prime, and $22 25 to $23 for prime mess. Beef—There is a moderate business doing at old rates. Sales were made of 480 bbls. at $l4 to $2O for plain Western mess, and $2O to $23 for extra do. Beef Hams—There is a good business doing at very full prices. We notice sales of 330 bbls. at $34 to $3B. Tierce Beef.—There is but very little prime stock in the market, and prices are firmly held. We quote $35 to $37 for prime mess, and $39 to $4O for India mess. Sales, 140 tcF. Bacon Sides.—The market is dull, and prices incline to favour buyers. The sales are 130 boxes, at 11 ato 12c for Cumberland cut. Tallow—There is but very little doing to-day. Sales were made of 47,000 lbs. at llf to Ilf per cwt., the latter price for lots in bbls. Stearine—The market is dull and heavy. We notice sales of 29,000 lbs. at 141 to 15 per cwt. Grease—The sales are 54,000 lbs. at 9/ to 11} per cwt. Teas—Are in rather less demand. We have only to note sales from first hands of 614 half chests green, and 209 do. Oolong. Tin.—Pig is steadily held, but the sales are small. We quote Straits at 23t i c gold; Bauca at 27c do. ; 200 pigs Banca were sold on private terms. Plates are steadily held ; we quote I. C. charcoal at $8 50 ; 1,000 bas assorted charcoal were sold on private terms. Tobacco. —Leaf is slow of sale ; 69 hhds Kentucky were disposed of at 11 to 12; and 102 cases Connecticut seed leaf at 11 to 14c. DESPATCHES OF 31R. C. F. ADAMS. (From the Anglo-American Times.) TUE STORY OF TUE SHENANDOAU. In dealing with these Despatches, we believe our object will best be served by tracing out each story as,a whole. We . have given The St. Albau's Raid, to. illustrate the violation of the neutrality of the frontier. The Story of the Shenandoah is in reality the sequel of the Story of the Alabama, and ought to follow the career of the celebrated pirate. A tale so well known we do not consider necessary to give here; but though the broad circumstances connected with the Alabama are familiar to Englishmen, as a rule they are ignorant of the violations of their ports perpetrated by those who fitted out these vessels. We have no wish to revive the bitter feud —on the contrary, our object is, by a plain state ment, to bring to the minds a Englishman the gross injustice and breach of international obligations of which they allowed' themselves to be made the in struments, a knowledge of which cannot fail to facilitate a settlement. The Shenandoah was a vessel of 1,100 tons, of 250 - horse power, armed with two 8-inch smooth-bore guns ; two 32-pounder rifles, and two 12-pounders. She was built by Stephens and Son, Glasgow, in 1863, and in September of that year cleared from Loudon fDr Bombay. On the Bth of October, under the name of the Sea King, she was dispatched from London, flying the British flag, with the view to meet another steamer called the Laurel, likewise bearing that flag, dispatched from Liverpool on the 9th of the same month, at some point near the island of Madeira. Both were equipped and manned by British subjects, and carried arms, munitions of war, supplies, officers, and enlisted men for, as Mr. Adams wrote to Earl Russell, the purpose of initiating a hostile enterprise to the people of the United States with whom Great Britain was at the time under solemn obligations to preserve the peace. On the 18th of November, 1864, Mr. Adams com municated these facts to Lord Russell, and we pro ceed briefly to trace the subsequent career of this vessel from the despatches of the American Minister. About the 18th of October the two ships met at the placeagreed upon, and there the British comman der of the Sea King made a private transfer of the steamer to a person who, he declared to the crew, was about to embark on this piratical expedition, and knowing this, urged the British subjects on board to take part in it; after which Capt. Waddell, commissioned as Confederate States' Navy Officer, assumed command. From the barque Laurel were transferred the munitions of war, and the crew ex pressly brought from Liverpool for the enterprise. Among them were sailors rescued from the waves by British intervention, at the moment they had surrendered in the Alabama, then sinking, and as suming the name of the Shenandoah, though changed in no other respect, she took up the piratical career of the vessel demolished by the Kearsage. Two months afterwards Mr. Adams received from Thomas Adamson, jun., United States Consul at Pernambuco, intelligence of the Confederate cruiser. It appears that the brig Kate Prince, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from Cardiff with a cargo of coals, had been boarded by.the privateer, the captain com pelled to give bonds for $40,000, and to convey to any port the crews of the Charter Oak and the Susan, two vessels, that she had captured and destroyed. This English vessel had also taken the barques Helena and Godfrey, the crews being put on board a Danish brig bound for Rio Janeiro, when she steered for Bahia. On the sth January, 1865, Mr. Adams informed Mr. Seward that Captain Corbet, the person who took charge of the Sea King on her voyage out, had been traced and arrested by order of the Government for a violation of the Enlistment Law. " This in cident," he adds, "of which his lordship's reply to my note of the 18th November last on the sub ject held out no promise, is another favourable symptom of the animus of the Government." On the 17th of the following February he again wrote to his official chief respecting his directions to pre sent the claims for the damages done by the Shenan doah, and he alludes to his despatch No. 879, ac companying his letter narrating certain events which go to show that it would not be well timed to revive complaints before the effects of the remedy now first to be applied could be seen. And as no harm could be done by postponing action, he thinks it best to wait. The despatch alluded to is not published in the foreign correspondence. In reply, Mr. Seward expressed the approval of the Government to this delay. He adds, however, that the accounts which Consul Morse gives of the reckless activity of rebel agents in Liverpool and Europe render it in dispensable that no reason be left to her Majesty's Government to suppose that what is virtually an illegal naval war waged from the British shores, is acquiesced in. Therefore the representation in the case of the Shenandoah ought not to be longer post poned, but be made in a manner as friendly as compatible with a just sense of the injuries. The next pile:: at which the Shoundoah turned up was Melbourne, and Mr. Adams forwarded to %Vasil ington a letter from William Blanchard, the Con sul, giving an account of her arrival. The Minister writes under date March 17, 1805, and after pre dieting that she will soon be heard of in the Pacific if she can hold together long enough, he says—" Of all the experiments of the rebels to uphold their cause, 1 know of none which seems to have been more expensive or more unsatisfactory than the at tempt to organize a navy. It may have gratified a spite, but the indulgence of ill-temper never of it self established a nation. Could that alone have done so, the Confederates would long since have been recognized everywhere." On September 7th Mr. Seward forwarded to Mr. Adams a communi cation from the United States Consul at Melbourne, dated Feb. 23, 1865, enclosing full accounts of the arrival of the Shenandoah at Melbourne and her proceedings on her way to Australia. Mr. Seward observed that the capture of numerous United States whaling vessels in the waters N.W. of this hemisphere by the Shenandoah has excited in this country generally, and particularly among the worthy persons interested, great dissatisfaction. Her course from her departure from England, and particularly the aid and comfort extended to her in Melbourne, warrant us in regarding her as substan tially a British vessel, for whose acts her Majesty's Government might lawfully and justly be held ac countable. Mr. Blanchard said, "Itis my painful duty to inform you that an armed steam-ship, flying the flag of the so-styled Confederate States now called Shenandoah, but in reality the British vessel Sea King, entered Port Philip on the 26th January, 1865; that said vessel was allowed to repair, to go upon a dry dock, to coal, and that she was allowed to depart about seven p.m. on the 18th February, 1865, notwithstanding my continued protests." The despatch of the Consul ought to be read dispassionately by the English people, if they wish to ascertain the provocation repeated again and again which almost drove the United States into a declaration of war. The Republic had many reasons for indignation ; but we doubt whether any more provoking cause was given than Mr. Blanchard's treatment in the town of Melbourne, where, as the representative of the United States, he energetically protested against the reception accorded - to the Shenandoah. She had come from one British port to another with the marks of her identity still upon her. Yet she was recognized as a war vessel of a belligerent Power, into one of whose ports she never entered. She had arrived from committing piratical depredations on the commerce of a friendly Power, and after being patched up and repaired, coaled, and remanned, she was despatched on the same mission, and this in spite of the clearest evidence, to which the authorities shut their eyes. Mr. Blanchard, instead of being assisted, was baffled, and the im munities he enjoyed as Consul were, as he described, of a peculiar nature. Well might he indignantly ask—Were these proceedings in accordance with international law and treaty obligations, and her Majesty's Neutrality Proclamation ? Having sailed on her devastating cruise, she was next heard of, as Mr. Adams anticipated, in the Northern Pacific. From San Francisco Messrs. Merrill and Co. wrote to Mr. Seward, August 16, 1865 :—" The English pro peller Sea King, alias Confederate steamer Shenan doah, has made her appearance in the Arctic Ocean, and threatens the destruction of the entire whaling fleet. Twenty-five whaling vessels have already been burnt by her, and four others captured, and bonded to bring the crews to this port and the Sandwich Islands." Then follows alittle bill for the barque William (7. Nye for $280,212-50c. against the English GovernMent, which, multiplied by 25, gives an approximate value of the work for the per formance of which the Shenandoah, after being feted, was despatched from Melbourne. On Sep tember 14 Mr. Adams forwarded to is Govern ment a copy of the Times, of Sept. 11, containing an article on the depredations of the Shenan doah. " So late as the end of June," it says, " when the surrender of Generals Johnston and Taylor was already known throughout the ports of the Pacific, Captain Waddell was still burning and plundering American merchantmen in the name of the Con federate States. He professed to disbelieve the ruin of the Confederacy on the ground that he had no information of it except from Northern papers. The commander of a vessel like the Shenandoah carries his life in his hand; his enterprise at the best is only distinguished from piracy so far and so long as it is authorized by a sovereign, or at least belligerent state. If he chooses to prolong his cruise after being positively informed of facts which make his commission waste paper and render him a subject of the United States he can expect no presumptions to be made in his favour." The Milo entered San Francisco towards the end of July, with the crews of the whalers de stroyed. On the Ist of August the General Pike brought in the crews of six or seven more, consist ing of no fewer than 252 persons, who were crowded into this small barque, and who reported that nothing could be more brutal than Captain Waddell's language and behaviour towards his pri soners. Two officers of the Abigail got away in a fog, as the vessel was on the point of falling into Captain Waddell's hands, and warned a number of whalers then near the Gulf of Anadyr, on the north east of Siberia, of their danger, and they escaped into the fields of ice. The Shenandoah proceeded towards Behring's Straits, where most of the Arctic fleet were cruising, of which twelve or fourteen were captured. Mr. Adams wrote to Earl Russell on the 21st October, 1865, en closing certain papers relative to the destruction of the whaling barque William C. Nye by the Shenandoah, of whose career he gives an account. This enterprise, he says, " seems to have been the last of the series conceived, planned, and exe cuted exclusively within the limits of this kingdom. It emanated from persons established here since the beginning of the war as agents of the rebel autho rities, who have been more effectively employed in the direction and superintendence of naval opera tions than if they bad been situated in Richmond itself. In other words, so far as the naval branch of warfare is concerned, the real bureau was fixed at Liverpool, and not in the United States. The vessels were constructed or purchased, the seamen enlisted, the armament obtained, the supplies of every kind procured, the cruises projected, and the offi cers and men regularly pa id here—in other words, a ll t h e war made on t h e ocean has been made from England as the starting point. The principal person engaged in the direc tion of this bureau was J. D. Bullock, e xpressly dispatched from Richm on d to organize it. Y e t , i n spite of the evidence I had the honour to submit to your lordship, Mr. Bullock appears to have been permitted to conduct his operations, and especially to shape the outfit and entire crews of the Shenan doah without the smallest interference from any official quarters. Not a single individual directly connected with the rebellion, and sent here to con duct the operations, has ever been molested in any manner. The director of the Alabamas, Floridas, Georgias, and Shenandoahs was left wholly undis turbed, and it was impossible to put a stop to the damage which has ensued to the people of the United States from the ravage and depredation committed upon them by the operations carried on from this kingdom. Prosecutions have been in stituted, indeed, against a few persons who were alleged to have been acting in contravention of the provisions of the Enlistment Act. Mr. Rumble, after escaping from justice by the leniency of a jury, received a decided censure from the Govern ment. Captain Corbet, the officer commanding the Sea King, though prosecuted, appears never to have been brought to trial. But all these and a few minor cases were exclusively those of British subjects who appear to have been acting merely as instruments of a power above their heads." Mr. Adams con cludes his letter with the acknowledgment, un officially, "of the gratifying intelligence that her Majesty's Government had decided to detain the Shenandoah if she came into any of her Majesty's ports, and to capture her if found on the high seas." Mr. Adams wrote to Mr. Seward, Nov. 10, that at one o'clock on Monday, the 6th inst., he had received a telegram from the Vice-Consul at Liverpool, stating that the steamer Shenandoah was then com ing up the Mersey, and he was subsequently in formed that she had been taken possession of by her Majesty's steamer Donegal; and that Captain Payuter, conjointly with the collector of her _ _ Majesty's Customs, in compliance with instructions from the Government, desired to hand over the privateer, as surrendered by Capt. Waddell to the United States Constil. The vessel was accepted by direction of Mr. Adams, and she passed into the hands of the United States Government officers. She entered the port flying the Confederate flag, but lowered it shortly after getting into the river. She had a crew of 138 men, and the question arose how they were to be regarded as the ravages of the vessel continued long after she ceased to have a belligerent character (as 21r. Adams wrote to Earl Clarendon) even in the eyes of her Majesty's Government. On the 15th November Mr. Adams forwarded the cor- respondence on this subject to his Government, stating that the policy in London, so far as be could judge from the tone of certain news papers, was to denounce the commander in unmeasured language, and at the same time evade the trouble of any more active measures against him. Lord Clarendon announced that any proceedings against the crew, among whom scurvy had broken out, must be founded on a . definite charge cognizable by law, and supported by evi dence, and as the Government had no means of controverting the statement made to them by the commander of the Shenandoah, a copy of which he forwarded, he had directed any British subjects found among them to be detained, and the rest to be discharged. The senior naval officer at Liver pool had mustered the crew, and reported himself to have been fully satisfied that they were all foreigners, and that there were none known to be British subjects on board. Captain Waddell, in the letter forwarded by Lord Clarendon, stated that he was engaged in the Arctic Ocean in acts of war as late as the 28th June, ignorant of the obliteration of his Govern ment. That on the 2d August he received this in telligence from the British barque Barracouta, 14 days from San Francisco, when he desisted from further action against the commerce of the United States, and sought the port of Liverpool in which to surrender the ship with all her stores complete to her Majesty's Government. Thus ended the career of a privateer, leaving a record which, for many a long year, will be quoted against Great Britain by the United Sattes. We give a list of the vessels captured and destroyed, and forbear further com ments on this strange history for the present : Names of Vessels. Whore from. Date of Capture. Abigail, bark New Bedford May 25, 1865 Adelaide, bark. Boston . Oct. 1864 Alina, bark Newport, England... Oct. 1864' Brunswick, bark ..... Catharine, bark New Bedford June 26, 1865 Charter Oak, 5ch..... Boston Oct. = 1864 Congress 2d, bark-- New Bedford June 28, 1865 Covington, bark Warren, R. I June 28, „ Delphine, bark London D. Godfrey, bark B oston Dec. —, I'B6l Edward, bark New Bedford Dec. 4„ Edward Cary, bark... San Francisco April 1, 1865 Euphrates, 5hip......... New Bedford June 21„ Favourite, bark F a i r h aven ............ June 28„ 1 , Gen. Pike, bark New Bedford Gen. Williams, ship ... New London June 25, „ Gypsey, bark New Bedford June 26, „ Harvest, bark Hector, ship New Bedford April I, „ Hillman, ship Isabella, bark ........... New Bedford J une 27 , „ I. Howland, ship New Bedford June 28„ James Maury, b ar k ... New Bedford June 28, 1866 Jiren Swift, bark New Bedford June 23, 1865 Kate Prince, ship Cardiff Nov. 12, 1864 Lizzie M. Stacy, sch.. Boston Nov. 13, , Martha, 2d, bark New Bedford June 28, 1865 Milo, ship Nassau, ship , New Bedford... June 28, „ Nile, bark Now L0nd0n......., June 22 , 9 1 Nimrod, bark Pearl, bark New London .. April 1, „ Sopha Thornton, ship New Bedford June 23, , Susan Abigail, bark... Sail Francisco Susan, brig .. San Francisco Waverley, bark • New Bedford June' 28, „ W. Thompson, ship... New B e df or d Juno 22, Wm. C. Fye, bark ... San Francisco Total, 38. MERCANTILE SHIP NE WS. LIVERPOOL, March 19.-Sailed, the Arbutus and the Leonidas, for New Orleans. FALMOUTH, March 19. - Sailed, the Union, for New York. HOLYHEAD, March 19. -Sailed, tho Challenger, for New Orleans. OFF CROOK HAVEN, March 20.-Arrived, the Pennsylvania, steamer, from New York. CUSTOM-HOUSE, March 20.-Cleitred out with cargo.-The Plymouth Rock, for New York. VESSEL SPOKEN WITH.-A brig-rigged Cunard steamer, bound W., March 8, 38 miles E. of Sandy Hook. LIVER- PooL, March 20.-Arrived, the Flash of Light, from Gal veston ; the La Plata, steamer, from the River Plate ; the Norma, from Savannah. Sailed, the Rosalie, for New Orleans ; the Lydia Scholfleld, for Savannah ; the Bazaar, for New Orleans; and the Suliote, the Helvetia, screw steamer, and the Fruiterer, for New York. The Patrician arrived here from New York, sailed 19th February, and experienced heavy gales from the N.E., E.S.E. and N.W., with heavy seas, chiefly from the northward. On the 14th March she ienceuntered a heavy northerly gale, with snow, and she passed a large num ber of logs of timber on the edge of the soundings. March 2 1.-Arrived, the Pennsylvania, screw steamer, from New York. Sailed, the Cuba, screw steamer, for New York ; the Olinda, for St. John's, Newfoundland. SOUTHAMPTON, March 2 0.-Arrived, the; Cimbria, steamer, from Ham burgh, and left for New York. CLYDE, March 20.-Ar rived, the Therese and the Hibernia, screw steamer, from New York. Sailed, the Britannia, for New York. LIMERICK, March 20.-Arrived, the Hermann, from New York. QUEENSTOWN, March 20.-Saileti, the Craigrownic, for Halifax, Nova Scotia. OFF CROOKHAVEN, March 21. -Arrived, the Australasian, screw steamer, from Now York-left on the 11th. I ) 'ESSELS SPOKEN WITH.-The Alice Scott, Galveston to Liverpool, Feb. 11, lat. 27 N., long:82 W. GRAVESEND, March 22-Arrived, the Sarah A. D adman from New York. Sailed, the William Penn for New York. DEAL, March 23-Arrived, the American Union from New York. LIVERPOOL, March 23 -Arrived, the Ivanhoe from San Francisco ; the Ukram and the Lady Russell from Savannah. FALMOUTH, March 23 -Arrived, the Edward Hawkins from Orleans. HOLYHEAD, March 22-Sailed, the Rochester for New Orleans. MARYPORT, March 17-The following wreckage came ashore to-day between Workington and this port :-A quarter-deck, 15ft. Gin. long, and 14ft. Gin. wide, with a red ensign, about 14ft. long fastened to it; a deck house, about 16ft. long and 10ft. wide, painted blue, with smoke funnel stand ing, and a headboard marked " Mary Ann" in gilt letters; a quantity of planking, bulwark, &c., broken up, is also strewed along the shore. They appear to be from an old vessel recently repaired, of North American build, and of about 150 tons. OFF CROOKHAVEN, March 23.-Arrived, the Aleppo, screw steamer, from New York; and the Etna, screw steamer, fr om H a lif ax, N .S. L ONDONDERRY, March 21.-The Pleiades, hence from Baltimore, which put back here March 14 making water, having been on a sand bank, will have to discharge. BERMUDA, Feb. 25.- The Admiral, of Liverpool, from Savannah, arrived off these islands last night waterlogged, and will not steer, and with loss of mainmast ; the tug boat being under repair, and the admiral on the station not having a steamer available, it is feared it will be impossible to get the vessel to the land in her disabled state, as she is lying many mil es o ff . Th e A nnie from Baltimore to Queenstown, which put in here February 18 in distress, had encountered a heavy gale some days previously, which carried away house, bulwarks, boats, &c., and made her leak. She th rew over b oar d a b out 700 bags of corn, and is now discharging the remainder. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.-The City of Baltimore, screw steamer, bound west, March 17, lat. 48 N., long. 33 W.; the Arkwright, March 18, lat. 50 N., long. 19 W. ; a steamer (supposed one of the Anchor line), from Glasgow, March 19, lat 51 N., long. 19 W. ; .the Delaware, screw steamer, Liverpool to Boston, same day ; the Palmyra, Liverpool to New York, same day. GRAVESEND, March 23.-Arrived, the Ameri can Union, from New York. LIVERPOOL, March 22.- Arrived, the Princeton, from Mobile; the Ivanhoe, from San Francisco ; the Ukraine, the Lady Russell, and the Lady Havelock, from Savannah. Sailed, the Norseman, and the Explorer, for San Francisco ; and the Bazaar, for New Orleans. March 24.-Arrived, the Historia, from Savannah ; the Aleppo, screw steamer, and the Etna, screw steamer, from New York. Sailed, the Manhattan, screw steamer, for New York ; the American Eagle, for New York ; the Wisconsin, for New York ; MILFORD, March 23.-Arrived, the Maggie, from Llanolly' for Halifax; and the Lydia Scalfield, from Liverpool for Savannah. March 24.-The Annapolis, from Liverpool to Baltimore, which put in here very leaky, &c., on the 18th instant, and left this morning for Liverpool in tow. CARDIFF, March 24.-Sailed, the Louisa, for New York. NEWPORT, March 23.-Arrived, tho Forest Queen, from Bideford for the United States ; sailed the Keziah for New York. LIMERICK, March 24.-Arrived, the Holdall], from New York. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.- The Island Home, New Orleans to Liverpool, Feb. 25, off Key West ; the V o l ago, N ew Y or k to Liverpool, Match 7, lat. 40 N., long. 7 W. ; the Living Age, American ship, Newcastle to Bombay, Dec. 15, lat. 3 N., long. 25 W. LlvEiteou, March 24.-Arrived, the Etna screw steamer, from New York, March 25. Sailed, the City of Antwerp screw steamer, for New York. PORTSMOUTH, March 24.- Arrived, the N B. Clements, from Antwerp, for New York. OFF THE FASTNETT, March 25.-Arrived, th e F rance, steamer, from New York; she left on the 14th. HOLY.. HEAD, March 24. -Sailed, the Nellie May, for New Orleans. GRIMSBY, March 24.-Sailed, the Woodland, for New York. NEWPORT, March 23.- Sailed, the Leander, for Halifax. The John Sherwin, from the United States, put back with loss of topmast, jibboom, and other damage. GRAVESEND, March 25.-Sailed. th e V enus, f or N ew Y ork. DEAL, March 25.-Sailed, the Forest King, for Halifax. LIVERPOOL, March 25.-Arrived, the City of New York, from. New York. Sailed, the Mongolia, for New Orleans ; the City of Antwerp, screw steamer, for New York ; and the Karlos, for St. John's, N.B. March 25.-Arrived, the France, screw steamer, from New York; the Nettie Mer riman, from Savannah ; the City of New York, screw steamer, from New York. Sailed, the Pennsylvania, screw steamer, for New York ; the Nestorian, steamer, for Port land ; the Princeton arrived here from Mobile, reports that on March 4, in lat. 37 N . l ong. 56 W., she passed a barque bound E. by S., showing the Harnburgh flag, and No. 330 in black figures on a white ground, with fore and maintopmast gone, her lower masthead at the top of the lower rigging, and jibboom at the cap, but re quiring no assistance. PORTSMOUTH, March 25.-Sailed the N. B. Clements, for New York ; and her Majesty's ship Himalaya, for North America. NEWPORT, March 24. -Sailed, the Escort, for Now York. SWANSEA, March 25. -Sailed, the Edwin, for New Orleans. NEW YORK, March 13.-The Aurora, arrived here from Newport, passed a dismasted waterlogged and abandoned fore and aft schooner of about 70 tons burden, apparently but a short time abandoned. March 5, in latitude 40 N., longitude 43 W. PHILADELPHIA, March 13.-T he Annie E. 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