The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-12 00:00:00

ACTION TO EBOOVER 40,000. Among the records tried at the Belfast Assizes was one Which excited great interest, on account of the magnitude of the sum involved, the legal questions raised, and the position of the litigants. It was instituted by Mr. Symms, of Mountjoy-square, Dublin, executor of the late Mr. Thomas Sinclair, of Hopefield, county of Antrim, to re cover £lO,OOO, the amount of a policy on his life effected with the Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society. The sum paid on the policy was £sB6—the first annual premium. There was a condition in the contract that if the insurer should come by his death by suicide, or in case it should hereafter appear that any untrue state ment had been made in the declaration of Mr. Sinclair, the policy should be void. The defendants pleaded that the deceased committed suicide, and that at the time of taking out the policy he had suppressed the material fact that be was then suffering from mental depression. The deceased was a provision curer in extensive business in Belfast, and was also connected with a New York firm and with a firm in Liverpool. He was chairman of the Harbour Board of Belfast, and of the Chamber of Commerce, and a local di rector of the society. On Sunday, the Ist of April, 1866, while he was in church, he was shocked by the intelligence that his stores had taken fire. The stock and buildings, which were valued at £128,000, were nearly destroyed. A sum of £40,000 was paid on the insurances. The inter ruption to the business, and the money panic occurring about the same time, caused great alarm in his mind, as the firm had upwards of £BO,OOO embarked in the ship ping trade. He became depressed, and, by the ad vice of his physicians, went to Portrush and other places, and he returned to Belfast completely restored. On the 11th of September, at the suggestion of his son, he insured his life. He returned at intervals to busi ness and applied himself closely to it. The effect was that he relapsed into his former nervous state, and began to conceive delusions, among others that his son was in a conspiracy against him. In December he wrote inco herently from London. On the morning of the 2nd of January, 1867, he packed his portmanteau and insisted on returning to Belfast. He was dissuaded by friends, and after breakfast lay down on the sofa, but when they left the room he went upstairs, opened the window, and was seen by a lady in another room to remove the snow from the window-sill, and then get out and sit on it, whence he appeared to slip off into the area, and was killed by the fall. It was contended for the plaintiff that the deceased did nut commit suicide, but endeavoured to escape from a house which he morbidly considered a prison, and that to vitiate the policy it should appear that he went out of the window with the delibe• rate intention of committing suicide. A host of witnesses were examined on both sides, and at the close of the charge of Mr. Justice Morris the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. LAW AND POLICE. RIGHT TO A FAMILY VAULT.—Judgment has just been given, in an appeal from the Arches Court, which raised the question of right to a family vault. The appellant was the perpetual curate of Ecchinswell-with-Sydmonton, Southampton, and the respondent a landowner, of Sydmonton Court. It was originally a cattse in the Consistorial Court of Winchester, of granting a faculty or license to appropriate and confirm a family vault underneath the chancel of Sydmonton Church to Mr. W. H. Kingswell, the proprietor of the • parish. The Court of Arches, Dr. Lushington as judge, affirmed the judgment of the Diocesan Court, on which Mr. Rugg appealed to her Majesty in Council. — Sir Robert Philliinore gave judgment, noticing the objec tions raised by Mr. Rugg to the authority of the bishop to issue the faculty for the vault, and even to the consecra tion of the church itself, because both had taken place without his consent. Their lordships had no doubt that the ordinary had the power to do both, and the question was, whether it was discreet to grant the faculty at the present time. The only entrance to the vault was through the garden of Sydmonton Court, and, although the burial service might be performed in the chancel (there being no churchyard), yet a difficulty might arise. Their lordships thought it advisable that the faculty should not be granted until the ground near the vault had been conse crated. The cause would therefore be remitted to the Arches Court for additional ground to be consecrated be fore the faculty was issued. Both parties to bear their owe costs. MANSLAUGHTER BY A CHIMNEY SWEEP.-At the Maid stone Assizes Samuel Martin, chimney-sweeper, was charged before Mr. Justice Byles with the manslaughter of a boy whose name was unknown. It appeared that the deceased had no parents or friends, but was a poor wanderer, when he became acquainted with the prisoner. a few months before his death, and agreed to accompany him and a woman, and assist him as travelling sweep. The evidence left no doubt that the prisoner was in the constant habit of beating the b.:•3, in a most brutal manner ; and it appeared that when the three were at Appledore, in the neighbourhocd of AsWord, in the month of January last year, the prisoner was seen to knock the unhappy boy down and kick bim while on the ground ; and he also on the sr me day appeared to have beaten him most severely with a thick stick. The occurrence in question took place on the 17th of January. On this night the prisoner obtained permis sion from a farmer at Appledore to sleep in one of his barns. They had lighted a fire in a lane near the spot to cook some food. The prisoner and the woman went into the barn, leaving the boy in the lane, the prisoner telling him that he had better go " home." There was snow on the ground, and in the middle of the night the prisoner got up to see after the boy. He returned shortly after wards with the boy in his arms ; and at this time he was alive. The prisoner told the woman that if she said a word of what had occurred he would serve her as he had served the boy. The prisoner and the woman resumed their occupation, and nothing more was heard of the deceased until the month of June following, when, in consequence of information that was received by the police, the prisoner was taken into custody by Mr. Dance, the superintendent of the Kent constabulary, and the prisoner then made a statement which led to the discovery of the dead body of the deceased in the barn, concealed under some straw, and in a most horrible condition. The prisoner was originally committed to take his trial for the crime of wilful murder, but an indictment for manslaughter only was preferred against him. When the prisoner was apprehended he said the boy Wa3 not quite dead when he put him under the straw, but he was limp, and groaning. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for twenty years. IMFORTANT TO FIIIENDLY SOCIETIES.--In a case tried at Manchester in which the Painters' Society charged their treasurer with forgery, Mr. Ernest Jones, who defended the prisoner, objected that the case of Hornby v. Close, which was argued in the Queen's Bench, had the effect of putting the Painters' Society out of existence, as it re stricted trade. Mr. Justice Lush, however, held that the case quoted decided that a society, one of the main objects of which was in restraint of trade, could not take advan• tape of the Friendly Societies Act, as a friendly society, to ask a magistrate to exere'se summary powers on its behalf under the Friendly Societies Act, as it was not a lawful friendly society within the mean ing of that Act. It was, however, a great mistake to suppose that all such societies were otherwise unprotected. He was of opinion that this money was the money of the collective body of the members of the Painters' Society, as it was formed of the subscriptions of the individual members of the association. To obtain this money the prisoner had been guilty of a forgery under the statute, and it was not necessary to prove whom he intended to defraud, and it made no difference in the legal character of the offence that the money belonged to a trades union. Prisoner was, on this ruling, found guilty and sentenced to five years' penal servitude. A MATRIMONIAL STRATAGEM.—An extraordinary matri monial stratagem has occupied the attention of the Bir mingham magistrates. Mary Ann Shaw, alias Osborne, has been brought up on remand, charged with having per mitted a false entry to he made in a marriage registry. James Brittan was an ironmonger and general merchant. of Stourbridge, 75 years of age, and a cripple. He died on the 23rd October last, to all appearance an old bachelor. When the relatives were discussing the appropriation of the property, however, a solicitor appeared amongst them, atta remarked that half of the personalty belonged ti the widow. " Widow !" they exclaimed ; " what widow?" " There she stands," responded the solicitor, pointing out old Brittan's house keeper. Being questioned, she said she was Brittan's widow, that she was married to him about a year before, at St. Andrew's Churth, Bordesley. The relatives had the register examined. They found an entry o f t h e alleged marriage, but the signature of Brittan was not in Brittau*s handwriting, and the name was spelt " Brit ton." Further inquiries were made, and the woman was charged with having induced a man to personate old Brittan. The incumbent who performed the ceremony, and the sex ton who witnesed the marriage, examined old Britan's body after his death, and declared that he was not the man who was married to the prisoner. The woman was committed for trial. THE ALLEGED ATTE3IPTEI) MURDER AT CLEHKENWELL. —Mrs. Brittain, charged with attempting to murder her husband by cutting his throat, has been finally examined at the Clerkenwell Police-court. The injured man had so far recovered as to be able to attend and give evidence. The woman's statement is that they had quarrelled, and her husband, in a fit of rage, took up a knife and attempted suicide. The husband, in what he thought was his dying deposition, affirmed that she wounded him ; but now, beinr , evidently anxious to screen her, he alleges that they had had words, and that he had grossly exasperated her ; that they struggled together ; and that the excitement, aided by the drink they had had, prevented his being able to say whether he or she inflicted the )yeuutl. The wife was coin.witted for trial. ENGLAND AND AMERICA. A resolution has been adopted by the Senate of California " asking the United States honourably to acquire or annex British Columbia." It may ap pear visionary or wild on this side the Atlantic to assert that Britain's best policy would be to encou rage the annexation to the United States of all her North American dominions. The cherished idea of the American is the oneness of his Continent ; he desires the writ of the Supreme Court of the United States to run from Panama to the North Pole ; the law of Congress to operate from Heart's Content to Vancouver's Island—the Washington mandate to be alike in force in the Halls of Montezuma and in the citadel of Quebec. The grandeur of one na tion occupying a continent captivates the imagina tion, but the motive is based on far more solid grounds than mere magnitude and ambition. Be fore any great section of the North American people diverges in language, customs, and laws, it is de sirable that this unity should be consummated. There will then be no insurmountable prejudices to overcome, and throughout America the races being fused, separate nationalities—that barrier to human progress:—will have no existence. It requires little effort of the imagination to conceive the advantages which must accrue to the Continent if the idea can be carried into effect. There will be but One Central Government, One Executive, One Army and Navy, and One Treasury. There will be but one language, one code of laws,one system of taxation, one literature, one press, and one flag. The monetary medium will be the same, as well as communication, postal, tele graph, and railway. If Europe, with its warring nationalities—with its jealous Governments, nume rous languages—wholly dissimilar laws, manners, and customs—with its fettered commerce, its forti fied sectional frontiers, guarded by arm:es and barred by Custom-house officials —its restricted travel, shackled by passports, by the changed cir culating medium, as well as by other tongues and other habits—can so rapidly progress, what must be the speed of a far larger and rider continent, freed from such restraints and inhabited by a single race, the most intellectual and energetic ? There is no denying the grandeur of the idea, however it may be sneered at as " spread- eagleistn, high faluten," and " manifest destiny." The American may be told to reconcile his own Northern and Southern feuds, to amalgamate the black man, and to civilize off the face of the earth the red man, before he aspires to this unity. He may be advised to establish a Government that can work its pre sent field before it undertakes to make laws for a peopled continent ; but Americans admit their shortcomings, nor do they look for the realization of their dreams except through many trials and great mistakes ; while they truly say it is the one grand chance of the human race, impossible of ac complishment elsewhere. Whatever aids in for warding this design appeals to the heart of the American, and no help could be more effectual than the entrance of England's North American possessions into the Union of States, with the hearty good wishes of the Empire. It is said that a Re public cannot be grateful ; but the history of the United States belies this assertion. Since the day of its independence generations have gone, yet the gratitude in the United States towards France for her aid in the War of Independence is almost as lively now as ever, though all know that France threw her sword into the scale not from love of them, but from hatred of England. Still that great service has had its influence for little short of a cen tury on the diplomatic relations between the na tions. We maintain that the surrender of England of all sovereignty on the North American Continent, and the influence of England in inducing the Do minion and British Columbia to apply for annexa tion to the United States, would create a revulsion of feeling, the effects of which would be felt cen turies hence. This course would at once tend to cement a friendship between the two sections of the English-speaking race; and it is difficult to imagine how the question could arise which could hereafter bring the nations into collision. What would Great Britain be called upon- to surrender in this act, grand as would be the concession to the United. States ?—a sovereignty without prerogative, but with liability ; a rule granting rights to the go verned, but none to the rulers ; a connection in volving jealousy and ceaseless danger, yet detract ing from, instead of adding to, the strength of the Empire. Canada is a possession which may any day involve England in humiliation. It is a prize, worthless to the owner, within the grasp of one who desires it, who can at any time take it, and who holds this power in terrorem over his rival. Of what benefit has Canada ever been to the British Empire ? England's emigrants do not go there ; no greater field is open for England's commerce wheal ther Canada be independent, a State of the Union, or a province of the Empire. We maintain that the concession, even in severing the connection, would be a gain to Great Britain. But more might be accomplished by such a policy than merely securing the good-will of the United States, though that would be by far the greatest gain. With it would go the Alabama claims; and, what is vastly more important, it might be made a means of pacifying Ireland. The American Minister, Mr. ADA3IS, observed, when writing on Ireland, that a chief portion of the dis content arose from the inability of the poorer people to attain the great object of their lives—the trans port across the ocean to the Republic on which all their hopes of regeneration were built. If this be so, and the United States undertook to transport free of cost to the British taxpayer a million of the Irish people, and to bestow on each family a grant of land, the most effectual remedy would be brought into operation to root out discontent in Ireland. By this course England would be shaken free from her connection with North America, her most dangerous and vulnerable point, a huge measure of relief would be extended to Ireland without expense to the English Exchequer, such questions as those of the Alabama claims and Fenianism in the United States would at once be settled, and all this without loss to England ; the United States would obtain the darling object of its citizens, and with but a paltry and distracted country to the South, would be monarch of the mighty Continent. What for such an end would be the surrender of the Alabama claims, and the cost of transporting even a million of people from Ireland ? In every new citizen the United States would make a gain, and they might well incur the present outlay in view of the prospective advan tage. The real difficulty would lie with the colo nies. Of course it is pleasant to them to have their forts built with English money and garrisoned with English soldiers, to have English capital em ployed in constructing their railways, and to enjoy the dignity of independence when it suits them to be independent, and dependence when they require aid. Yet in spite of the heavy taxes which now press on American citizens, they would find no small gain in entering the Union. In the first place, all chance of a devastating war would cease, and they would be relieved from the night-mare of Fenianism. In completing the United States, and thus forming it into the most gigantic and com pact nationality ever known, they would become part and parcel of a power such as the proudest race has never yet created. Contrast this with their straggling, weak Dominion, living that most mean and detestable life, at the breath of another ; squab bling with the mother country over their fortifica tions and defence, making fitful and ineffectual, though harassing efforts to organize their whole population to repel the great invader their imagi nation incessantly depicts—an organization which would break in pieces before the first strain of the trial against which it is intended to provide. Those who oppose our programme will base their argu nthleenfteeoiniotgheofsutphpeousitniiotnedthsattateits w ag o a u i l n d st no E t n c g h l a a n n g d e , and that if the United States, as the United States,re mained hostile —the United States,as in truth, Ame rica—would be but built up by England's aid into au overwhelming power for the destruction of England. All sound reasons are, however, opposed to this. In the first place, the United States would nowhere be brought into disagreeable coutactwith her MAJESTY'S dominions. There is a generosity in the people which even their bitterest enemies are constrained to admit, and this feeling would be deeply touched by the open-handed confidence towards them dis played by England's act. New States would be THE SUN, LOND IN, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1868. added to th, l.Tuion ;vial nearly four millions of people strongly imbued with a love of the Old Country, an element which would soon make itself felt in American politics. England would frankly say, " We trust you as our kindred with a power that must overshadow the world, believing that you will use it loyally and justly towards us, your kindred, in particular, and the human race in general ;" and few who know the American character can doubt the result.—Anglo-American Tintes.l 1867 the company divided 6 per cent. ($1,837,668) in cash, and $1,190,000 in new shares of stock, reduced its indebtedness $460,000, and carried forward $163,877 surplus. The money divided in the form of new shares was expended in laying extra lines of track to accommodate increased traffic. The New Haven and Northampton Railroad has opened the Williamsburg Extension, and trains . will leave that town at 6 and 10.30 a.m. for New Haven, and at 4.30 p.m. in addition for Westfield. The conductors' uniform on the New York and New Haven Railroad will be a suit of navy blue, with the road's initials in gilt letters on the lappels of numerous pockets. The project for a railroad from Whitehall to Plattsburgh, New York, running along the west shore of Lake Champlain through the counties of Washington, Essex, and Clinton, is spoken of as one of the most important enterprises now in pro gress in that State. It will lead to the iron mines of that region, and afford an outlet for vast quan tities of lumber and wood. The Hartford and New Haven Railroad Com pany have reduced the wages of their track labour ers from $1.75 to $1.50 a-day. The stockholders of the Boston and Albany Rail road re-elected the present board of directors and president at their annual meeting in Boston. The reduced freight tariff on the Connecticut River, Vermont Central, and connecting northern railroads, which was agreed upon by the freight agents of the different roads at their recent confer ence in Springfield, will be submitted to the super intendents at a meeting which they will hold at Boston on the 18th, and if accepted by them was to take effect on the Ist of March. The principal reductions are upon through freight, though the Connecticut River road will also cut down its tariff on local freight. This road likewise contemplates a reduction of its passenger fares, to begin on the Ist of May. George A. Merrill, superintendent of the Rutland and Burlington Railroad, has issued orders to its employes requiring them to "do their work not only well, but pleasantly, and to give every facility to travellers by information and by acts." It is said to work admirably, and it would not be amiss for all superintendents to imitate the order. The Rhode Island locomotive works at Provi dence have orders for 24 locomotives, 19 of them for the Union and Central Pacific Railroads. They will complete them in six months, about one a week. James E. Shepherd has been indicted by the grand jury of Worcester, Massachusetts, for the murder of his wife, Nov. 15. Mrs. Ellen Burke, brutally shot by her husband, at Bennington, Ver mont, a month ago, is likely to recover. Green, convicted of poisoning his wife, practises with suc cess ornamental penmanship in Litchfield Gaol, Connecticut. Mrs. Timothy J. Spooner, of Barre, Massachusetts, hung herself in the cellar, leaving two children. The part her husband had in this affair is not stated, but the fact is not encouraging. In the newspaper that gives these items sympathy is expressed for a Boston lady. who is considered a sad warning 150 dilatory lasses, as she lost her en gagement by being ten minutes too late for a train ! Here is a New York " Speke" disappearance :—No tidings have been received in regard to the missing man Colton, nor has any clue to his whereabouts been ascertained since he was seen on Broadway, New York, December 21, the day he was expected home. Search for him has been abandoned, and the whole affair is still a mystery. The Lake Shore disaster accounts for some of the late disappear ances. It is thought that Perry Stannard, of New Marlboro, may have been one of the unrecognized victims, as he left Michigan a month ago to return home, and has not since been heard from. A Nevada paper gives an account of the disappearance of John Williams, for whom Wm. Moile, foreman of the Occidental Mine, offered a reward of $lOO. The missing man is a native of the parish of St. Just, Cornwall, England. He was temperate in habit, and had left a Chinese wash-house to return with some clothes to the mine when he disappeared. A horse belonging to Mr. Leonard, of Meriden, Connecticut, was on Jan. 27 frightened by a rail road train and ran a quarter of a mile race with it. Reaching a crossing at the same time the horse made a dash upon a platform car, and was carried some rods before he jumped off and resumed his own powers of locomotion. The animal was con siderably but not. fatally injured by his wild ad venture. Mr. Brewster Russell, an Englishman, employed on the Mexican and Vera Cruz Railway was mur dered in a manner truly characteristic of Mexicans. He was travelling to Mazatlan with Captain Ochoa, of the Juarist army, who induced him to take an unusual route, via Durango. Ochoa, when near Mazas, persuaded Mr. Russell to let him carry the pistol, by way of relieving the owner from part of his burden. Ochoa, on obtaining the revolver, shot Mr. Russell, and was aided in disposing of his victim by two boys of the party. The trunks were broken open, and all that was valuable carried off. None of the murderers have as yet been captured, nor is it known that any attempt has been made to take them. An extraordinary gaol mutiny took place at St. Joseph, Missouri, Feb. 1, by which 18 prisoners escaped, and the leader of the gang was killed by the wife of the Sheriff. Mr. Andrew Craig entered the gaol to lock the prisoners in their cells at 5 p.m., leaving a young man named Fish to bolt the outer door after him. Mr. Craig instantly found him self iu a cell and the door locked, and before young Fish had time to lock the outer door Oscar Leland, the leader, jumped into the cylinder, which was rapidly revolved by accomplices, and he had gained the hall. Fish ran up stairs to Mrs. Craig's room, and she divining the danger seized a revolver, ran down, and, seeing Leland outside, shot him, in flicting a mortal wound. With horrid imprecations he turned upon her and knocked her down with a billet of wood. Young Fish then appeared with a revolver and shot Leland in the left shoulder. At the same moment Leland who had obtained a pistol, mortally wounded Fish, who fled, pursued by Leland,till he was knocked down by the same bil let of wood. As soon as Mrs. Craig could recover she rushed out and gave the alarm. Barker, who followed Leland, stayed to protect Mrs. Craig, down whose face blood was streaming, until the 18 prisoners had made their exit, when he fled. All this was the work of a few seconds— Mrs. Craig was severely injured, her brother in the agonies of death, her husband locked up in a cell, and the 18 desperadoes gone. Deputy-Sheriff Springer coming up Fifth-street heard the alarm, and saw the fugi tives running towards the Court-House. He gave chase, and captured Leland, who was unable to make much progress in his dying state. He was brought back, and laid at the feet of the corpse of his victim. Barker also was recaptured, when he was fervently thanked by Mrs. Craig for the protection he had given her. In one of the singing saloons of Liverpool, a fort night ago, a young man named Carstairs, said to be respectably connected, while singing the " Bon. nie Blue Flag," a Confederate song, was interrupted by an American captain named Howard, who in sisted upon Carstairs " shutting up." Carstairs refused to comply with the demand, an altercation ensued, and Howard struck Carstairs violently over the head with a water bottle. Carstairs was re moved to his hotel, and afterwards taken home to his mother's house, where he died. A boy about ten years of age, named Potter, was instantly killed at South Adams by being run over by three freight cars run down the grade from Maple Grove by Oscar Marsh, station agent there. The little fellow and several playmates were trying to see how many times they could cross the track before the cars came. He made one attempt too much, and was literally torn to pieces. The story of a convict in the Charleston State prison, who has just died of consumption, is a sad one. Six or seven years ago, in the western part of the State, he fell in love with a young woman, and, her friends opposing, eloped with her. They were pursued and overtaken at a hotel, where they begged one final interview alone, and then, he asserts, mutually agreed to commit suicide. At the last moment, however, her courage failed her, and she called him, as he says, to do the deed for her. He then cut her throat and his own. She died, he recovered, and was tried at Lenox and convicted of murder, but was saved from the gallows by a com mutation of his sentence to imprisonment for life. Six years have elapsed, and now he has passed away, after showing that he was contrite and peni tent for the crime which he committed. The Niagara Falls Gazette says that workmen are engaged in putting cables over the river for the new sus pension bridge at that place. The ice bridge, instead of being a formidable rival. is a most valuable aid in this work. The first wire cable was thrown across from the Canada side on Monday. It is a two-inch wire rope, and is in tended as the pioneer of tho large cable, which will be thrown over the chasm when milder weather comes. AMERICAN MARKETS. -s -- (From Beldiny, Keith, and Co.'s Circular.) 80, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON, March 6, 1868. Oar advices by mail, which are from New York to 22d February, and which, from various sources of very high authority, financially, are very sanguine that nothing will be done as to changing the matters of loans, and also that entire good faith will be kept in the payment of 5-20 Bonds, are, we regret to say, somewhat marred by Cable despatches reporting the resolutions passed not only by the Conventions of one, but by both parties, in such influen tial States as Ohio and Pennsylvania, and in the face of which even thehighest individual authority, however true it may prove in the end, is very damaging for the present. Without attempting to forestall the action of Con gress either as to this matter or attempt to indicate what will be the result of the impeachment of the President, we think we offer sound advice to all intending investors in United States Bonds to purchase those of 1864, or Ten-Forty issue, the interest and princi pal of which by the Act are payable in gold ; and to such as hold Five-Twenties and feel in any measure unsettled as to their ultimate payment in gold, we would advise them to exchange for the Ten Forties, or the first Mort gage Bonds of the Central or Union Pacific Railway, in terest and principal payable in gold. In both cases there is an advantage in cash in hand by the transaction, as will appear by our pro fornza of exchange herewith, while with the Railroad Bonds there is a gain in the amount of interest. Pro forma account of exchange of United States 5-20 Bonds for 10-40's, and Union and Central Pacific Railroad Bonds at market rates : 51,000 5-20 1862 Bond realizes, at 74 nett, to-day's price £l6o 6 3 $l,OOO United States 10-40 Bond costs, to 65f nett, price same date SI;CURI2I 2 0 GYMNASTS. In our impression of 13th January, we re corded an accident to a performer on the trapeze named 'Gulnare, at the Town Hall, Bristol. This gymnast had finished and was in the act of descend ing when the rope broke, and he was precipitated a distance of 25 feet, alighting head foremost on the empty benches beneath. Again, in our columns of this day, will be found the account of a similar acci. dent which occurred to one of the Brothers Bolena, at the Music Hall, Dundee. In both cases, serious injuries were received, and the escape with life was all but miraculous. It must not, however, be assumed that, through these examples, there is a special providence attendant on such active and daring exhibitors, for the death of the female Blondin in the summer of 1862 will testify to the contrary. Such accidents, however, soon pass from the memory and are disregarded, unless the press keep them constantly before the public, which it is their duty to do with the object of their suppres sion. We believe that accidents of a fatal, or even of a serious, nature can be prevented in such exhibitions, if the public would insist upon the suspension of netting beneath the performers ; for it is not a fall of 20 feet or double or treble that distance which constitutes the danger, but the contact of the body, on its descent, with some hard substance—as the floor, heavy wooden benches, or even a stool. The artistes are naturally adverse to all protection on the score of their being injurious to the attraction of their performances ; nor are they entirely wrong in this calculation. Whether they be proficient on the trapeze, the tight or slack rope, their exhibitions are those of agility and intrepidity. To place au intercepting net beneath, either suspended or stretched at an el evation, would be almost tan tamount to a reduction of altitude, and in the ab sence of danger, the latter quality, that of courage, would vanish from the perform ante. Most of u s would refuse to walk upon a narrow plank raised some 100 feet from the ground, when if it were but a few inche3 high we should run over it with impu nity, but in doing so we should have no cause to boast of our audacity. Hence, if the public are really bent on the prevention of similar accidents to those we have recorded, they must be content to witness feats of agility alone ; for to suppress such exhibitions entirely would be to throw too many out of employ—too many w'ao from rigorous training from early infancy are fit for no other pursuit. It must be a lmittel that accidea is are rare—ex ceedingly rare—in proportion to the number of suc cessful, or rather we should say the number of happy, performances, and consequently the spec tators of unto ward events are few in number. The public generally have never witnessed them. They have no sickening recollection of lamentable scenes. They may have frequently beheld the same performance and, with entire confidence, in the cool calculation, the nerve, and courage of the actor, may enjoy, without apprehension, the display of-his activity. In the broad question, how ever, we must eschew all consideration of the pro portion between the unfortunate an 1 fortunate re presentations, and remember alone that it is against the spirit of the times to make. the hazard of life and limb a subject of public display. This must no longer continue, and we do but our duty, as part of the press, in this endeavour to rouse the public from their apathy. Security, henceforth, must be ever attendant on such performances, and spectators content to witness them, devoid of the sensational attraction of danger.—Racing Times and Amateur Dramatic Chronicle. MISCELLANEOUS NE I VS. (Front the Anglo-American Tizzies.) The Combination Company at Belmont set their mill going Jan. 29. The Silver Bend Reporter un derstands that champagne was the lubricating fluid. Labourers have been leaving Austin in con siderable numbers for the company's works. The mill is under the management of J. M. Dawley, late of the Manhattan, and before that of the Key stone, who has gained a large experience in manipu lating the different ores of Eastern Nevada. They have sufficient ore ready to last three months, and expect it to yield $2OO per ton. Messrs. Leon and Mullen have purchased a mill site at the lower end of Belmont, to erect a small mill early in spring for working the ore of their El Dorado South Mine, which continues to develope to their en tire satisfaction. W. T. Wright, Esq., long connected with the Virginia and Gold Bill Waterworks, left Gold Hill on the 27th of January for Belmont to take charge of the property lately owned by Colonel Buel. The Alpine Miner gives the following account of a stack of silver bricks : " We have before us the bullion resulting from the recent working of sixteen tons of first and second class of •Tarshish ore at the Silver Creek Mill. There are 68 bars, weighing from 41 to 11b. each, total 1,749.60 ounces ; total value $2,040.20 ; value per ton of ore by assay, $147.17 ; result per ton of working $127.57, being 86i per cent. of assay value. The company are not at present working to take out ore, so this was obtained from the exploring shaft and consisted of hard and soft ore, it is thought in proportion of half first and half second class ore. The Sweet -water mines in the territory of Utah have recently attracted great attention. They are situated near South Pass, on the old emigrant route, about 130 miles north-east of Fort Bridger, 30 miles from Fremont Peak, and 20 miles from the projected route of the Union Pacific Railroad. South Pass City, the headquarters of the Sweet water mines, is situated on Willow Creek, 12 miles north of South Pass Station, on the old Overland route. It was laid out in October, 1867. It has now eighty houses and eight places of business, in cluding a very good store. Seven hundred persons are wintering here, awaiting the approach of spring to resume operations. The Western Union Tele graph Company have made arrangements to build a telegraph line next spring to connect this place with the overland line. It is confidently asserted by many that a population of 20,000 or 30,000 will throng hither next summer, and that South Pass City will experience a much more rapid and substantial growth than Cheyenne City. A paper called the Sweet-water Miner has been published at South Pass city, Dakota territory, by Messrs. Warren and Hazard. The paper is issued tri-weekly, the first number of which appeared on the Ist February. The prospectus says confidently—" Within the past six months a gold mining country has been discovered on the Sweet-water River and its tributa ries, near the South Pass, that for richness surpasses anything of the kind ever found on the American continent, and, so far as prospected, second to none in the world. The wonderful discoveries of both gold quartz and placer mines during the past four four months warrant us in thinking that within the next 12 months a population of at least 50,000 people will be found where only in July last, Poor Lo held supreme sway." Also, the section " con tains several of the largest and finest agricultural valleys in the western country —where the soil is fertile, the scenery beautiful, and the climate with out a superior—soon destined to become the" homes of 50,000 farmers." The Pennsylvania Central Railway Company held its annual meeting in Philadelphia on Feb. 12. The gross earnings of the road for 1867 are reported by the board of directors at $16,340,156 35c., and the expenses at $12,080,299 64c., leaving a surplus of $4,259,856 72e. The report states that while the total revenues are for 1867 $243,626 less than for 1866, there was a large increase both in the number of passengers and the amount of freight fransported, the falling-off in the earnings being caused by reductions in the freight charges. During Difference in favour of the exchange of $l,OOO 1862 Bond.. £l2 7 6 $l,OOO 5-20 1865 Bond is worth, at to-day's quotation, 701- nett £157 15 7 $l,OOO 10-40 costs as before 147 18 0 Diff. rence in favour of the exchange of $l,OOO 1865 Bond .£9 16 10 $l,OOO 5-20 1862 Bond, as before, is worth £l6o 6 3 $l,OOO Union or Central Pacific Railroad Bond at 100, the current market price in the United States, cost about .... Difference in favour of the exchange of 81,000 £ll 10 3 1862 Bond So again : $l,OOO 5.20 1865 Bond realizes £157 15 7 $l,OOO Union or Central Pacific R. R. Bonds costs nett l4B 16 0 Difference in favour of the exchange of $l,OOO 1865 Bond £8 19 7 P.S. The calculation of the Union or Central P. R. R. Bonds is made with accrued interest from the Ist of Janu ary or Ist July, as the case may be, at 6 per cent. per an num in gold. For merchandise we refer to following quo tations. In a week or two we hope to renew our tables, giving in sterling C. F. and I. of principal articles in the United States. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The movement in Erie and New York Central Shares continues to form the chief object of attraction at the Stock Exchange, and though the general market has not participated to any extent in their fall, yet prices have naturally suffered somewhat in sympathy with so great a decline; since the commencement of the legal proceedings against Mr. Drew, the treasurer of the Erie road (only a few days ago), the stock, at the lowest figure of to-day, 60i, shows a depreciation of 11 per cent., and New York Central at one period, to-day, was depressed as low as 1271 a decline of some six per cent. Government securities continue to show but little activity; prices re main without decline in any issues, and an advance in one or two, particularly in those that have a sale in foreign markets, which are the 5.20's of 1862, and the 5 per Cent. 10.40 Bonds ; for the latter the demand has been very active, and they are vexy firmly held. For home in vestment the last issue of 5.20'5, bearing date 1867, are in the best demand. Gold has been excited, and has advanced upon some rumours from the capital relative to the removal of the Secr3tary of War ; the supply of cash gold was not so abundant, and loans were generally effected at 3 per cent., showing that upon the decline a short interest of some amount was created. Money is easily obtained by the dealers in Government Securities at 4 per cent., whilst upon other collaterals the rate is generally 5 per cent. Monday's Bank statement will show changes about as follows : Loans, decrease $2,249,327 Deposits, deer. $7,664,477 I Specie, do. 1,678,973 Lagal-T., do. 2,602,832 The demand for exchange has not been very great, and any large orders would probably send the rate to 1101 stiff. The supply of commercial bills has been good at quotations. At 4.15 p.m. the followi ng p r i ces are curren t : — _ _ _ . United States 6's of 1881 do. 5-20's of 1862 do. do. 1861 do. do. 1865 do. do. 1866 .„ do. do. 1867 do. s's 10-40's do. 7-30's, 2d series... do. do. 3d do. American gold London, 3 days do. 60 days Commercial bills • 111 k 112 ▪ 114 • • 10q- 109 109- T ... 107 w 108 108-1 ... 105 ▪ 107} - ▪ 1071 • 141 k 110 ... 109 1 • 1091 • New York Central ... 129 ; New York and Erie 68f ••• ••• ••• Philadelphia and Reading... ... 92f 93 Hudson River 145 146+ Illinois Central • 138 139 ••• ••• •• Mich., So., and No. Ind. 91 92 Chicago and N. Western Corn. ... 59 60 do. do. 72 73 do. Rock island and Pacific ... 9? Cleveland and Toledo 106 Francs, 3 days ... 5.12+ 5.11 k do. 60 days 5.12+ f 5.131 5.164 From the Iron Age we learn that there has been a better feeling in the metal market. We quote : Ingot Copper—ls now 23 to 231 e, with large sales. Pig Iron—A fair business has been done in American, and prices are : For No. 1 extra, $3l to $36 ; No 2 extra, $33 to $35; No. 2, $3O to $33. Ia Scotch there is but little doing, and prices are, from yard, Coltness, $42 ; Gart sherrie, $4l; Ulengarnock, $39 to $4O; Eglinton, $3B. Charcoal Pig Iron—Nos. 1 and 2, $l5 to $5O ; Nos. 3 and 4, $BO to $65. Bar Iron—Quiet. Rails—Are firm, with a fair demand. Scrap Iron—Quiet at $4O to 42k. Old Rails —Quiet at $l3. Lead —ln fair demand, at 6 45 to 7kc, gold, for invoice lots. Spelter—Large sales have been made, and the price is now 6-Ic, gold, for whole lots, with good demand. Bismuth—s 6 to $6 75. Breadstuffs —The market for State and Western flour is quiet, and the medium and good grades have declined 10c to 15c. The sales are 6,200 bbls at $8 50 to $9 25 for su perfine State; $9 80 to $lO 25 for common extra State; $lO 35 to $lO 75 for good to choice do ; $8 50 to $9 25 for superfine Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, lowa, &c., and to $9 60 to $lO 25 for extra do. Provisions Pork—The market is more active, and prices are steadily held. We notice sales of 2,800 bbls at $24 tos24 12 for now western mess, cash regular way, closing at $24 cash ; $22 93 to $23 10 for '66 to 67 mess ; $lB to $l9 50 for prime and extra prime, and $2O to $2125 for prime mess. The afternoon market is very quiet at 'Change prices. New moss is quoted at $24 to $24 12. Freights —To Liverpool, 500 bbls flour at 3s, 1,000 bales cotton at 5-16 d, part compressed, and per steamer, 19,200 bush corn at 10d per 601bs ; 1,100 bales cotton at id to 7-16 d. To London, 1,000 bbls flour at 3s, and 1,000 bbls do. on private terms. To Hamburg, per steamer, 20,000 bush, rye, on private terms. A brig to Cork for orders, with 1,600 quarters grain at 6s 9d to 7s 3d. Tin—ln moderate demand, at 24fc to 24ic for Straits; 231 c to 23/c for English, gold, for whole lots. Quicksilver-80c to 90c. We put in our remarks as to matters last week, and the article from Thomson's Bank-note Reporter then omitted, as follows :—" In want of anything of interest here we quote the following as to the ' situation' finan cially from Thomson's Bank-note Reporter, which shows that not only many are tiukering at a solution, but that it has come to that pass that it is made ludicrous ; after which we hope soon to see a wise, progressive policy, in which the whole country can unite, believing they will ere long see it is for the country's good : in fact, its only salvation for years is that men and party issues give way to principles of justice in the matter of finances." "SO WE GO!" We have " assayed" some of the " deposits of finan cial wisdom of some of the financial doctors of these extraordinary financial times. We start with that of Secretary MiCulloch, as given in his last report. In our.opinion the Secretary is nearer right than any of his Co-labourers on this question. Our view is that the shortest road to a gold standard is the shortest road to good times. The following measures are, in the opinion of the Secretary, important, if not indispensable :-1. The funding or payment of the balance of interest-bearing notes, and a continued contraction of the paper currency. 2. The maintenance of the public faith in regard to the funded debt. 3. The restoration of the Southern States to their proper relations to the Federal Governmeut. The Comptroller of the Currency, Mr. Llulburd, as in duty bound, pleads in accord with the Secretary, and at the close of his Report shows that there are 300 millions of gold in the country, and exclaims:—" Give these millions their place. Make room for them by calling in the Legal- Tender notes, the great disturbing element of our cur rency, and the most expensive debt the Government has incurred—gradually, if you please, but surely. Enforce rigidly the redemption of National Bank notes. Retain for the Federal Government supervision and control of the currency of tho country through the National Banks, aed we may yet realize the great desideratum, a safe, uniform currency, convertible into coin at the will of the holder." Mr. Geo. S. Coe, President of the American Exchange National Bank (per pamphlet) recommends —" To so far modify the Act, that henceforth all transactions by agree ment made in coin may be legally enforced in coin or its equivalent; and allow full libcrty to fund the Legal- Tender notes into bonds, as any holder may desire. Thou, "Every citizen who chooses to resume specie payments for himself would bo allowed to do so, the legal tender act remaining in force for those who do not." " Mercator" (Cowing, of Wall-street), proposes to solve the groat financial problem now before the Government and people of the United States thus : 1. To restore coin to its legitimate position as standard money. 2. To provide and sustain at par an abundant paper cur rency convertible into coin at the will of the holder. 3. To retire all of our present issues of depreciated paper cur rency. 4. To consolidate the public debt into bonds bear ing a low rate of interest, with the principal payable at the convenience of the Government. 5. To restore the entire trade and commerce of the country, and the fiscal affairs of the Government, to the specie standard, and maintain them there. Mercator," shows, to his own satisfaction, how all this can be done. "0. D. A. (Col. Ashley, of Exchange Place,) recommends as follows :—" On and after July Ist, 1868, the Secretary shall exchange at the rate of one dollar in gold for one dollar and 30 cents in Legal-Ten der notes. On and after Jan. Ist, 1869, at 71 11 July Ist, „ „ July Ist, 1870 „ 1/ 77 July Ist, 1871 „ /7 77 July Ist, 1871 „ /7 17 July Ist, 1873 „ „ July Ist, 1874 „ We like the Colonel for this one fact—he fixes a policy for six years to come, provided something don't break. The Hon. James Gallatin, in a pamphlet-letter to Presi dent Johnson, simmers a deal of wisdom into his "tenth" truth of his "Financial Economy :"—" 10. The demorali zation of society progresses steadily under the blighting influence of an irredeemable Legal-Tender paper money. Religion, virtue, and honour decline. Vice becomes fa shionable. Gambling prevails in the marts of trade and the financial centres, from the very necessities of the case, because the slow processes of honesty, prudence, fore thought, and plodding industry are impracticable in occupa tions subject to the licentious reign of such paper money." We close our " assay" of financial quartz by giving a part of a Circular for Europe by one of the oldest Exchange houses in Wall-street. We are sorry to admit that its compound is too largely of the truth : " Per City of Antwerp, New York, Friday, p.m., Jan. 31, 1868.—The tendency of gold is still upward, and the principle of repudiation referred to in our last circular as being plainly avowed in recent financial measures in Con greis is daily receiving fresh accessions of strength in political circles, so that it is no longer safe to predict that Congress will not order the redeemable 5-20 bonds to be paid off in currency, nor even that they will not be made subject to taxation in their present shape. The Western votes will control the coming elections, and will be given to that party which will bid highest for such expansion of the currency as will send gold up to 150 and keep it there, and the present enormous depreciation of the Go vernment currency sufficiently indicates the public appre hensions as to the course of business during the current year.—WOTHERSPOON & CO." Cisco, Clews, and some 50 other luminaries have "Twinkled, twinkled in the sky." Also from same —"Fivan ciering."—The amended bill, reported by Senator Sher man from the Committee on Finance, for funding the Na tional Debt, is in brief as follows :—Sec. 1. Authorizes a 5 per cent. 10 40-year bond, interest and principal in gold. Sec. 2. The bonds are named Consolidated Loan, and are exempted from taxation, except for incomes, at such rates as may be assessed on other incomes. Sec. 3. Ap propriates 135 millions per annum, with which to pay interest on the whole debt, pay principal as it falls due, and, if anything is left, reduce the debt. Sec. 4. This is very important, and .very muddy, so we give it verbatim : "Five-Twenty Bonds shall, after the expiration of five years from their date, at the option of the holders thereof, be exchanged for the bonds authorized by this Act; And such as are now redeemable (old 5-20's) shalt be presented for exchange on or before the first of November next, and not thereafter; and the residue to be presented within six months after the expiration of five years from their date, and not thereafter." Sec. 5. The holder of green b ac k s may f un d th em i n t o th ese new 10-40 bonds, at any time ; and the holders of any of these .bonds may present the same to the U. S. Treasurer, and demand greenbacks, at par and accrued interest, so long as the greenbacks outstanding shall not exceed 400 millions, and so long as the United States notes are not payable in coin. Sec. 6. Legalizes contracts payable in specie, anything in the several acts relating to Legal-Tender notes, to the contrary notwithstanding. Comments.—Tho 4th section is a very singular piece of legislation. We could not believe that any Cemmittee on Finance had become so demented as to say to the holders of the 5-20 Bonds you SHALL exchange them for a five per cent. 10-40 Bond. This word shall is repeated in that sec tion, and becomes a mandate, a law, if the bill is passed ; and then every holder of a 5-20 Bond must obey the law, and make the change within the given time, or he violates the law and is indictable. La the sth section, the holder of a greenback is told that he may do a cer tain thing with it, and, after having done it, he may go and undo it again ; and this doing and undoing may continue fog forty years, provided specie pay ments are not resumed. And here we make a point : How can greenbacks ever be brought to gold val.ie in the face of such a bargain ? Whenever Govern ment shall make an attempt to resume, these 10-40 Bonds will surely be presented for greenbacks, so long as any. portion of the 400 millions of greenbacks is outstanding. If Uncle Sam can resume with 400 millions of greenbacks outstanding, then this bargain between - the holders of " Consolidated Bonds" and him may be all right. If not— not. The 6th section is well in itself, but very much out of place as a "bob" to such a kite. SECOND SOBER THOUGHTS. Does the Senate Finance Committee seriously intend to take, " on call," at 5 per cent. gold interest, all the loose money of the country, when nobody wants money, not even the Government, and hold the Treasury ready to repay, on demand, the whole amount, whatever may be the condition of the Treasury ? Does the Finance Com mittee intend to repudiate the bonds (that are not pre, sented for exchange, when the holders thereof shall have violated the 4th section of their bill by declining to obey the mandate of SHALL. THE CENTRAL PACIFIC.-Thii company was organized for the purpose of constructing a railroad from tide water on the Pacific, east, through the States of California and Nevada to such point as their work might meet that of the Union Pacific Company building a road west on the same central route. The point of junction will p obably be in the vicinity of Salt Lake. Having completed their road in 1866 as far east as Cisco, 93 miles from Sacramento, this company have since extended it over the summit of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and for 20 miles down their eastern slope, making the entire part of their work now finished and in running order 138 miles. The herculean task of carrying a railroad track over this range of moun tains, 7,242 feet above the level of the sea —cutting 15 tunnels, an aggregate distance of nearly one and a half miles through solid rock—being now accomplished, it is comparatively an easy task to reach the valley of the Humboldt river during the year 1868, and Salt Lake in 1870. The business of the road has steadily in creased during the past year, reaching a monthly gross earning of $212,000. In addition to the Washoo and Nevada business now passing over this road, the trade and travel to and from the Owyhee mining district , Idaho, Montana, and Utah Territories, wilargely increase its future earnings. With their snow ploughs and machinery for clearing snow from the track, there is no serious difficulty experienced in operating the road with regularity at all seasons of the year. This com pany have displayed immense energy and tact, and, not withstanding the fault-finding of ignorant, prejudiced, or interested parties, the public have reason to feel not only satisfied, but profoundly grateful to them for the work they have accomplished. The company now employ a force of about ten thousand hands, their ex penditures thus far having exceeded $15,000,000. The route of the road has now been explored as far east as the Wasatch mountains, beyond Great Salt Lake, and found to be generally favourable. The following are the officers of this company : Leland Stanford, president ; C. P. Huntington, vice-president; Mark Hopkins, trea surer; E. H. Miller, jun., secretary; S. S. Montague, chief engineer; Charles Crocker, superintendent ; E. 13. Crocker, attorney. Directors: Leland Stanford, C. P: Huntington, A. P. Stanford, Mark Hopkins, E. H. Miller, jun., and Charles Marsh. (By Telegraph to the Journal of Commerce.) - - - LOUISVILLE, Feb. 20.—Tobacco : sales 1091hhds ; lugs, $5 to $7 50 ; common to medium leaf, $8 to $l6 25. Flour: superfine, $8 to $8 75 ; fancy, $l2 50 to $l3. Wheat, $2 50 to $2 55. Corn, 75 to 80c. Oats, 61 to 70c. Cotton, 22 to 22fc. Lard, 141 to 14k. Mess pork, $24. Bacon, shoulders, 11c ; clear sides, 14/c ; bulk shoulders, 101 c ; clear sides, Inc. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20.—Cotton market irregular; middlings, 231 to 23ic; sales, 3,500 bales; receipts, 1,424 bales. Exchange—Sterling, 151 to 154 ; New York sight 1c discount. Gold, 1391. Sugar and molasses unchang e d. Flour unchanged, sales slight. Corn easier at 97c to $l. Oats unchanged. Pork nominally unchanged. Lard-15c in tierce, and 16c in keg. Bacon scarce ; shoulders, rib sides, 14c; clear 15c. MOBILE, Feb. 20. Cotton market closed quiet but firm; sales 2,800 bales. Middling 24c ; receipts 1,636 bales; ex ports 5,477 bales. AUGUSTA, GA., Feb. 20. Cotton market firm ; sales 820 bales ; receipts 1,225 bales ; New York middlings, 22i to 23c; sales for the week 6,360 bales; receipts, 6,315 ba es. . SAVANNAH, GA., Feb. 20.—Cotton market opened excited and closed firm but quiet ; sales 2,271 bales ; middling 24 , 1; receipts 3,897 bales; exports to-day 10,464 bales, of which 669 bales were Sea Island receipts for the week 23.137 bales. Exports, foreign-5,844 bales Uplands, 124 bales Sea Island ; coastwise-8,433 bales Uplands, 93 bales Sea Island. Stock 2,138 bales Sea Island, and 67,772 bales Uplands. Sales-375 bales Sea Island, and 11,794 bales Uplands. CHARLESTON, S.C., Feb. 20.—Cotton market moderately active and prices steady; sales 9,000 bales; middlings 23 to 231 c; exports for the week, to continent 189 bales ; coastwise 11,400. Receipts for the week 10,920 bale& Sales for the week 7,000. Stock 24,300 bales. WILMINGTON, N.C., Feb. 20.-S pirits turpentine firm at 60c. Rosins advanced ; strained and No. 25350 ; No 1 $3 75; pale $4 37i. Cotton advanced and fi r m ; mid dlings 22c. Tar firm at $2 36. BALTIMORE, Feb. 20.-Cotton excited ; middlings 24} to 25c. Flour- Medium city mills shipping extra 46!..2, to 12} ; high grades $12.25 t o $12.50. Wheat quiet and unchanged. Corn active and firmer; white $1.15 to $1.20 ; yellow $1.17 to $1.20 ; mixed Western $1.17. Oats firm at 78c. to 80c. Rye firm and un changed. Seeds inactive; Eastern cloverseed $8.121 to p.lBl ; good $8.25 to $8.50 ; Western firm at sa. Pro visions very active, and tending upward. Bacon-shoul ders 124 c. ; bulk shoulders 11}c. ; do. loose 10c. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.-Cotton unsettled and ad vancing; middlings 27c ; stock nearly exhausted. Clover seed active at £7 50 to $8 50. Flaxseed at $8 30 to $8 35. Flour steady, demand limited ; superfine $7 50 to $8 50 ; extra $8 50 to $lO ; north western extra family $lO 50 to $ll 50. Wheat comes forward slowly, and is steady at $2 50 to $2 55 for red, and $2 60 for amber. Rye active ; sales 3,000 bush. Pennsylvania at $1 7,0. Corn in fair demand ; sales 3,000 bush ; new yellow at $1 18. Oats steady, at 80c. Coffee firm. Sugar firm. Molasses firm. Provisions advancing. Mess pork, $24 to $24 23. Hams in vickle, 15}c. Beef hams, $35. Lard, lbt to 151-c. LOUISVILLE, Feb. 21.- Tobacco steady and higher; lugs $5 25 ; common to medium leaf $8 to $l7 50. Flour -superfine $8 25 to $8 75 ; fancy $l2 DO to $l3 50. Wheat $2 50 to $2 55. Corn 75 to 80c. Oats 68 to 700. Cotton 22 to 23c. Lard 141 c. Mess pork $24 50. Bacon -shoulders llic ; clear sides 14} to 15c. Bulk shoulders lOic ; clear sides 131 c. Whisk e y n o m i na l. MEMPHIS Feb. 21.- Cotton dull at 23}c • receipts of the week 11,961 ' bales ; export 12,660 do ; stock 25,440 do. Bacon dull ; clear sides 14}c ; shoulders 11 to 11}c ; hams, 14} to 17c. Lard scarce at 14-k to 15}c. NaW ORLEANS, Feb. 21. - Cotton unsettled ; middling 23} to 234 c ; sales 4,000 bales ; receipts, 4,329 ; exports, 2,052 bales; sales of the week 33,500 bales; receipts 25,676 bales. Exports-coastwise, 1,278 bales ; receipts, 7,427 ; stock 107,981 bales. Sugar-common 12 to 121 c ; fair 14} to 14Ic ; prime to choice 154 151 a; receipts very light. Molasses -receipts very light ; common 60 to 619 . ; prime to choice 75c to 75c. Flour dull ; superfine $9 /5 to $10; treble extra $l2 95. Corn easier at 93 to 95c. Oats dull at 84 to 85c. Pork unsettled at $25. Lard easier ; tierce 14} to 141 c ; keg 15} to 151 c. Sterling exchange 152 to 154 c. New York sight exchange }. per cent. dis count. MOBILE, Feb. 21.—Cotton dull ; sales 300 bales ; mid dlings 24c ; receipts 1,282 bales. Sales of the week 23,700 bales; receipts 12,775 bales; exports—foreign, 18,111 do; coastwise 3,494 do ; stock 67,999 do. AUGUSTA, GA., Feb. 21.—Cotton active but easier ; sales 1,265 bales arprices ranging from 22 to 22jc for middling; receipts 760 bales. SAVANNAH, GA., Feb. 21.—Cotton opened quiet, became excited and closed flat ; sales 359 bales middling at 231 c ; receipts 4,899 bales ; exports—Liverpool 5,047 bales ; coast wise 931 bales. CHARLESTON, South Carolina, February 21—Cotton dull, and declined to lc ; sales 400 bales middlings at 23c. WILMINGTON, North Carolina, February 21—Spirits turpentine buoyant at 65c. Rosin firm ; strained and No. 25265 : No. .1 at $3 37/ ' • pale $ 4 25. Cotton weak; middlings 21c. Tar firm at $2 35. BALTIMORE, February 21—Cotton firm; middling held at 25 to 251 c. Flour dull, and nothing doing. Wheat steady and unchanged. Corn dull and declined 2c; prime white and yellow $1 17 $1 18. Oats stronger at 80 toB2c. Rye unchanged. Cloverseed firmer; eastern $8 12i to $8 75 ; western,' $9. Provisions very firm. Bacon: clear ribs 14 to 14/c. Lard, 15 to 15!e. MERCANTILE SHIP NEWS. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 28.-Arrived, the F. B. Fry, from New Orleans; the Louise, from Mobile. Sailed, the Tonawanda/ for Philadelphia. CLYDE, Feb. 27.-Sailed, the United Kingdom, screw steamer, for New York. Livnitroa, Feb. 29.-Arrived, the John Parker, and the Rosalie, from New Orleans; the Anne, from Charleston; the Java, steamer, from New York ; the Rangoon, from New York. Sailed, the Siberia, screw steamer, for New York ; the City of Cork, screw steamer, for HAWS.% ; CARDIFF, Feb.• 28.-Sailed, the Julia, for New York. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 29.-Arrived, the Helena Angier, from San Francisco ; the Lallia, from Havannah ; and the Java, steamer, from New York. BALTIMORE, Feb. 18.-The ice broke up yesterday, an d was carr i e d nut o f t h e h ar b o ur and river by the N.W. wind. NEW YORK, Jan 17.-The Craig Downing, barque, of Maitland, Nova Scotia, Lon don for Halifax, was spoken, Jan. 27 in lat. 45 N. long. 29 W., with loss of fore and inaintopm a st, foremast,, head and rnainyard, and making for the Western Islands; her hull was apparently in good condition, and re quired no assistance. HAFANNAH.-The Obtive, which arrived here February 4, reports that on January 5, in lat. 32 N., long. 19 W., she fell in with the Gartsherrie. GRAVESEND, March 1. - Arrived, the Asunta, from New, York. DEAL, March 1.-Arrived, the Shakespeare and the Forest Queen; from New York; LIVERPOOL, March 1.-Arrived,-the Governor-General, from San Francisco; the Alice Venuard, from Mobile; the Kalos, from Savan nah ; the Rangoon, from New York ; the Thomas Howard, from New Orleans; and the Santa Rosa, from Net York. Sailed, the Siberia, for New York; and the Electric Spark, for Boston. There was a report at Savannah on the 13th February that the New England, from Savannah to this port, had put into a West Indian port disabled. March 2.-Arrived, Golconda, from New Orleans; the Mary Hick, from Callao ; the William Rathbone, from Savannah ; the T. H. Armstrong, from New Orleans ; the Restless, from New York ; the Mary Durkee, from Sr John's, N.B. Sailed, the Circassian, screw steamer, for New York. HOLYHEAD, Feb. 29.-Arrived, the Nell's May, from Liverpool, for New Orleans. ST. THOMAS, F 14.-The Helios, Oldenburg brig, from Liverpool, and Edouard, Oldenburg brig, from Cardiff, which were driven ashore in the hurricane of October 29, have been sold by auction. It is stated that the specie has been saved from the Rhone steamer, , a hich was wrecked on Salt Island during the hurricane of October 29. The H. D. Broomanu, Savannah to Liverpool, is lightening to caulk. The cargo of the Arab, New York to Gibraltar, put in here leaky, Jan. 3 7 and was afterwards condemned, has been sold by auction. ANTIGUA, Feb. 12. -The Ocean Ranger, Baltimore to Queenstown, put in here Feb. 6, with loss of mizenmasti having encountered severe gales, and been on her beam ends; cargo, grain, damaged, discharging into the Nu? , brig, for survey. BERMUDA, Feb. 4.-The Juno, brig, Cardiff to St. John's, New Brunswick, pat in here Feb. leaking. The Benjamin Delano, American barque, ila vannah to Falmouth, put in here, Jan. 29, leaking 750 strokes water per hour ; forecastle r a i s ed, sa il s split, and other damage, having experienced a severe gale, Jan. 20, north of these islands. CUSTOM HOUSE, March 2.-Vss eels entered inwards, the Honour, from Havannah ; the Seringapatam, from Savannah; the Assunta, from Ne w York. GRAVESEND, March 3.-Arrived, the Selina, fro)! New York. LIVERPooL, March 3.-Arrived, the City of Baltimore,. screw steamer, from New York. Sailed, the Nebraska, screw steamer, for New York ; the Tarifa, screW, steamer, for Boston. The City of Baltimore, arrived of Queenstown from New York, reports having spoken the Hammonia, screw steamer, Southampton to New York , putting back with damage to screw. CLYDE, March 1 . -Sailed, J. P. Wheeler, for New York. CusToM March 3.-The Shakespeare and the Forest Queen, from New York. LivEnPon, March 3.- Sailed, th e F. A. P a l mer an d th e Arkwright, for New yorlf• March 4.-The Liverpool, from Charleston; the Garland, from San Francisco ; the Ottilie, from Galveston ; t he Haze, from San Francisco. Sailed, the City of Lerida , screw steamer, and the Eriu, screw steamer, for New yoric• SOUTHAMPTON, March 3.-Sailed, the Herman steamer/ for New York. March 4.-The Hammonia, screw ' steamer+, for her NpreowpeYlleor,apnudt stern-postback with l l oo oss se o . f o ir n A e ß o m f o t ti h T e n, bla m d . (L i s re l l ' 3.-Arrived, the Sancho Perim from Havre, for -Dts", l York, with loss of jibboom and foretopgallantmast, an - bowsprit broken, having been in collision with an Eng lish barque. HOLYHEAD, March 4.-Sailed the Alpin e, for Calcutta ; the Ysabel, for H.avannah ; the Roches ter, for New Orleans; the Molocks, for new Orleans' QUEENSTOWN, March 3-Arrived, the Jarleson, from New York. LOUGH FOYLE, March 4 - A rr i ve d tho NO v " Scotian, from Portland, U.S. NEW YORE, Feb. 2 0 1 Advices from Matanzas, d a t e d 18th F e b ruar sta t e that the Cheviot (British b r i g ) , t h ence to Penland y, , U.S., ri e4 , ashore at the entran ce o f th e f ormer h ar b our. Th e Grey, which arrived here yesterday from Glasgow, touch° on the edge of Swash Channel whilst being towed 1- I P 9 but got off without having sustained any apparent damag e ' Feb. 21.-The Star of the West, which arrived at Sevin' nail on the Dith of February from Liverpool, had exP e rienced a suc cess i on o f wes t er ly ga l es f rom th e let to th e .. 21st of January. On the 15th. whilst lying to in a hur ry cane from WNW, she lost mainyard and a suit of sail.% on the 16th she was struck by a sea, which br,t„ her stern windows, damaging stores, &c. Feb. 22.„, The Foyle, Liverpool to this port, which put into °l' s Thomas son the 20th January, with loss of sails. leaky; ho she was to proceed on the 12th February. - 1 -. ch Gertrude, British schooner, Shieldsboro, Mississippi, wh, l o put into Pensacola on the Bth February in distress, s " leaking ; she was bound to St. Thomas, and would Pr o , bably discharge for repairs. The Cumberland, ff e to Carthagena to Newcastle, which was assisted T er , these roads to-day, was straining and making 0 % 0 LIVERPOOL, March 5.-Arrived.: Humerstone, from ',. to Francisco ; Kfellestead, from Charleston ; Huntress, New York; St. Andrew, from Portland; Nova Seot ra ;, screw steamer, from Portland. Sailed - Hibernian, Ber e a steamer, for Portland. The Amanda, Onion schooner 4 and from New York, was abandoned F e b. 11, in lat. ; long. 68 W. ; part of crew saved and landed by Hurtea, NEWPORT, Mar. 4-Arrived, the Lizz e, from Cork for II OFF QUEENSTOWN, March 4.-Arrived, the Denne y ' , screw steamer, frcm New Yo r k, an d l e ft for Live r , WATERFORD, March 5.-Arrived, the Argo, screw steaM ct. from St. John's, New Brunswick; and the Aline, fronV be John's, Newfoundland. VESSELS SPOKEN Alma Jane, British brig, for Halifax, N.S., Feb. 10, la 21 N., long. 82 W. Births. near LUDLOW—On the Bth inst., at Guestling Lodge of Hastings, Sussex, the wife of Major-General Ludlow", a daughter. MuntHEAD—On the 10th inst., at Putney, Surrey, the Nlfo of E. W. Muirhead, Esq., of a son. tb ° THOMSON On the 10th inst., at 26,ZSussex-squa re t wife of 0. W. Thomson, Esq., Royal Artillery, of ° Marriages. riCW DENYS—LAMONT—On the 10th inst., at St. James's , dilly, Adelaide Eliza eldest daughter of Sir Georg' e , to Denys, Bart., of Draycott Hall, Richmond, Yorksiliy, James Lamont, Esq., of Knockdow, Argyleshire , G e o. HULL—DUKE—On the 10th inst., at Earnley, Sussoc, Henry, eldest son of George James Hull, park, Godalming, Surrey, to Julia Ann, fourth 0118 of Henry Duke, of Earnley. o f Westbrtbtet Deaths. BARCLAY—On the 10th lust , at Mitcham, Ge or g e Joh n • Barclay, Esq., aged 43. iagf HENDERSON—On the 9th inst., at Park Villa, Wortli 5 01 Sussex, Duncan Henderson, Esq., M.D., l a te of th e Fusiliers. : ott , i Hrus—On the 11th inst , at 4, Douro place, Keria.lo Captain John Hills, R:N., aged 75. -- . g : }, R , a • HOUGHTON—On the 10th inst. at Cheltenham, BLe — r Houghton, late Major 73d iegt., aged 77. KEYNIER—On the 10th in t., sudden] at 4, Oakley-square y 7 N.W., Charles Edward Keymer, Esq. r Sir NEATE—On the 10th inst , at 78, Eccleston-squa-4:1'0. Richard Digby Neave, Bart., of Daguam-park, age ___...--f.-!-% --- - ------ London : Printed and Published by WILLIASI ANDS 111+ of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tan SUN Wice , ' l° , 4 of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy , in the C°2". Illidclieees...-Thursday, March 12, 1868. I VFITE After : After After . 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