The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCF. CITY, Two o'CLocx. • In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there was a fair demand, but the market was quiet. The sales were 6,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken for export. The Railway Share Market was rather better, and closed with a steady aspect. The Bank ofEngland Return for the week endin the 11th inst., as was fully anticipated, (Xhibits some important and unfavourable features. They , have excited no uneasiness, hecause it was well known that the pressure, during the period em braced, was exceedingly severe, both as regards the demand for accommodation and gold. Besides, it is believed that the general position of the establishment has been materially strengthened since the date of this balance-sheet ; a considerable addition has been made to the bullion, and the in quiry for loans has not been quite so urgent. The payment of the dividends has caused a decline in the public deposits, but there is an augmentation of a million Sterling in the private deposits. The next return will no doubt show an improvement in most departments. The principal items and the changes they present are as subjoined : Active Circulation Increase Bullion Decrease Rest Decrease Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills 717.287 Decrease .. . . 25,762 Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed I. 3,044,120 Decrease ~ 463,355 The official return of the exports of the precious metals from the port of London for the week end ing Thursday last is as follows : Gold Coin ... Boulogne ... 1,000 Ozs. , .. Hamburg t. 4,164 Ozs. & 8201. Silver Coin ... Rotterdam ... 8,200 Ozs. Gibraltar ... 8,000 Chi. ..: Hamburg ... 1,000 Ozs. Some of the Cortinental exchanges yesterday afternoon were rather weaker, and bills were in good demand. Financial affairs in France are being watched With interest. Yesterday it was announced that the premium on gold at Paris had been raised to 6 per mille. The object of this change is to enable the Bank to procure supplies of that metal, the late reduction to 4 per mille, and the restrictions imposed in Threadneedle-street hav ing withheld the supplies which the adminis tration of the Bank of France require to keep up the stock of bullion at a satis factory total. As it may be presumed from this that gold will now again be withdrawn from this side, the alteration has revived a feeling of anxiety. The proposed doubling of the capital of the Batik of France, which it is said will take Place forthwith, is likewise engrossing some attention in monetary circles. Such a move ment, it is contended, is necessary in order to provide sufficient bank:ng facilities for the ex pansiod of trade, and the functions which the estab lishment is consequently called upon to perform. About 10,0001. of Australian gold was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. The Funds opened with a very feeble appearance owing to the alteration in the premium for gold in France, and a decline of I per cent. took place, but there has since been more firmness. Consols have been 92i and 921, 93 for transfer. The account prices have been 93 to 931 and 93 at which they closed. The New 3 per Cents. have been 911 92, the Reduced 91 1, the March Exchequer Bills 7s. discount, and the June ditto 10s. discount. Bank Stock was dealt in at 212 to 213. Foreign Stocks have been very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 94! 1, and Sardinian Bonds are 90i ; Spanish Threes, 42 ; and ditto Certifi cates, 6g per cent. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bond s , GI 7 ; Mexi an, 2 23 i ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 78 79 ; do. 3 per 1 Cents., 54 5 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 ; Rue- Man 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411-1 ; ditto Deferred, 244 5; 1 ditto Certificates, 6i ; ditto Passive, 52 G. I 1 A very limited amount of business hasbeen done la Railway Shares, and previous rates have inmost 1, instances been barely supported. Caledonian, East ern Counties, and Great Western declined ss. Lan- l' eashire and Yorkshire, Brighton and South Eastern, 1 °s•I and North-Western, South-Western, and Midland, 15s. North-Eastern, York, improved about 11. Grand Trunk of Canada, Paris and Lyons, and Northern of France, have receded ss. to l.os. Mining Shares have ruled very dull, and but li little variation in prices can be quoted. Joint Stock Bank Shareshave also been in limited request. London Joint-Stock improved ss. ;0: to- I ram). Bank, South Australia, Union of London, and Western of Landon, brought previous rates. The Miscellaneous undertakings have exhibited I ; ito change in prices requiring a report.., li BRITISH FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES-THIS DAY. (From the Offietal List:) 11 3M , Y1 . .. , dope Sank Stock . 212 13 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Oonsola Annuities.., ,)94 i 3 New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9lB i 2 Lodg Annuities, expire 6th fan. 1860... 2A 7.16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 2?, Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB India Bonds, iatiou Ditto, under £lO6O 5 10 d Consol s for Account ... . 934 :3 i Exchequer Bills, 24d. March. I June. 4000 400 — 110 d &nail .. 6 d par I 10 6 d PP.ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cant. Ditto Account ... Spanish &wig, 3 per Cent. tiPanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6s A Turkieh Bonds, 6 per cent 934 Ditto Account .... Lit.idende on me above payable in Lou t n. TWO O'C LOC K.. Consols, money 92i 4 Ditto for account ... .. 'J3 i REFUSAL TO SUPPORT A STRIKE.—A deputation from the committee of the turn-outs from Hollins' mill, at Preston, went to Blackburn on Tuesday to solicit sup port. The Blackburn committee held a meeting, and Passed a resolution to the effect that they would not auPport the men on strike at Preston, and that they would net even c a ll ano th er b oar d meeting on their behalf. Tile consequence is, that the committee at Preston have been compelled to reduce the allowance to those on strik e as follows :—To weavers and winders, ls. 6.1. ; and tenters, There is no prospect of a settlement 3 , 14. .A- RARE BIRD.—A female specimen of the harlequin duck, Which is perhaps the rarest of all the visitors to our "'at) Was killed on the f th inst., at Maxstoke-castle, near Culasbiil, to Warwickshire, by Mr. J. S. Dugdale. It is very rarely the case that birds of this kind stray so far inland. In this instance the duck had been swimming about with four Canada geese for four or five days in a W °ll4 in Maxstoke-park, arid did not even offer to fly hen Stones were thrown at her. Yarrell only records six instances of specimens of this species being obtained In E ngland. It b ree d s i n I ce l an d, G reen l an d, an d th e rii.°Elt northern parts of the American continent. The h r d a how in the hands of Mr. Franlilin, of B:rming as for preservation. BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A CHILD AT MANCHESTER. --Yesterday morning Robt. Matthew, railway labourer, wa s brought before the mag i s t ra t es at M anc h ester , e b ua rged with throwin g hi s own c hild, a g i r l a b out t h ree '' ‘ . e ,a,r B old, in th e fi re. I t was stated that he and his jL"e were on a v i s it at th e h ouse o f h i s wife ' s sister, on ,ia 4 th inst., an d i t was whilst in her house, in the beh ind o f R ochdale-road, that he put the child • e uind the fire. Its back was shockingly burnt, and it ;:;,(10ubtful if it will su rv i ve . H e was drunk at the time. The magistrates committed him for trial. hA. NOBLE SACRIFICE —O n the day of the polling for e ath E,ser, a patriot, whose moustache bad long been admiration of the ladies and the awe of little boys in Chelmsford, was teasing an elector to vote for the blue, till at l ast the rather yellow-tinged possessor of the suffrage ° sooner Well, g o and get shav e d, I am for Suiij th. " t . said than done. The moustache fell, culling i I P B and all, b e f ore t h e rut hl ess razir ; and then returo t c laim e d the fulfilment of the bargain. It was boneelly ecarried out, and the patri, , t, after seeing the vote re lair, turned f rom the poling - booth , proud of havin g aa „ whity-brown moustache a not unavailing re' ri nne upon the alta r o f hi s country.—Chainsioni le in offer r the pt it, o So. LtionS bear -11 do t be- ) last fr c. 'BO 375 `l5 308 75 58 ) ?35 A the takea .t was '3 ussia Neu y title hat an mo unt in this 3d jug an en should or I. other Lnde levied Nen vho re ke the se who I to re- 7azette, !cl with iriog of I w ith is had lent of not re' clepar ,l, wit° nd also Russia. )f Mon powero nepbal ustriao depart. 3 d, it ls e affair 01 TE• 15 6 ' , n Mon te Sab i : Lcen t ' it” /. frog ' cited a, vom °•`', Alll l r a 91 orr Ih° e d ,110 T con ce I t 13'" _ P• goo f ° a doll° tper " ai d ' : f 2 061 lcleg i '' )Al r ' • s bo' litiP f gal; ,d bY SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. I RAILWAYS. I Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junc....... ;Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct...... Blackburn ..... ....... Bluth & Tyne origins' (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian ; Chester dr Holyhead ;Cork and Bandon !Cork, Black. & Pass, Cornwall Ds. A Do. B Dublindtßelfa.stJunc Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. j East Anglian jEastern Cour ties , EasternUnion,A.stk Do., do. B Do. New A ;East Kent !East Lancashire East Suffolk ...... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Prth. &Duntle !Forth and ClydeJunc., 'Furness .. !Glasgow & S. Western ;Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. SUL &West.are. Great Western. :Do. Str.V.R• gua.Sl jlrish South-Eastern Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds.. Do.' New Thirds La.ncash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F. .£l6 i Do., Wst. Riding Un ,11 Do. Southport. London & Blackwell Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London &N. Western Do. Fifth. .... Do. ,1.6/.5h.,M&8...0 'Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Colcraine Lndildrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Slic f. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland . Do. Birming.& Derby Midland G. West.(lr.) Do. i Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British ... ..... . North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ... Do., A Stock ......... I Do., B Stock ... ...... N. E Astern - Berwick ,Do. do. Extension ... :Do do. G,N.E.Purch IDo Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp- stead, and City Jn (North Staffordshire [North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth • Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E.Ahrcln. St Shropshire Union Sitin g bourne &Sheer Smith Devon .. South Ea5tern......... D. 4i per c. Shares South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dnn Do. Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 'Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18N5 Stockton (SI Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Prof., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &r., , Vale of Neath Waterfd. (St Kilkenny Waterford &Limerick West Cornwall ;West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Socond Class Wmblodou &Croydou BRITISH PI Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. IDo. Buffalo & Lake Mir. ;Buff., Brut. & GOA.' '6 p. c.bds. , 1 Aug. ,'72 1 Do. do., 1 July, '731 Do. do., 1 Julie, 741 ICalcutta and S. East. Central Dude (Lim.) ,Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. IDemerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do, C Shares p c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. t Do. do., '73, without! option Madras, guar. 41 p.c. Do do., 5 per c.... , I Do. 44 p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. 5p.c., Do. 4th Ex., do. . lOnde (Limited) 1 IScinde, guar. .5 per c Do FOR' A ntwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish !Eastern of France Do. New i Euphrates Valley IGt. Central of France 'Great Luxembourg Italian Jnnction Lake Const. & Bale 7,,,,L L L i yua e ocr r nei l a • as e and Turnhout Lombardo - Venetian Lyons & and GenevaePia . . .• Do. New . 'Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTruk. Prof Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse - )o. 5. per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders...... Do. 54 per c. Pref W. &N. W. of France Western of Austria._ West. of Switzerland, Wiesbaden I Do, S p. cent. pref. Zealand . ..... JOINT-S' 40 all {Australasia 25 18i Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of Loudon 40 all Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co 50 all British N. American 20 8 C.Bk.of Ind. Au.&Ch 100 50 ,City 100 25 Colonial 00 20 Connnercial of Loud 20 all lEng. Scot. &Aus.Cht 10 all I Lon. Ch. Bk .of Aust 20 all Ditto New .........••• 20 20 London and County 50 53 Lrl. &E. Bnkng. Corp 50 _ 10 'London Joint Stock.. 100 20 Lond.andWostminst. 100 35 ;National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 IDo. New 0 221 National Bank 0 all - New South Wales 5 all Oriental Bank Corp 15 Ottoman Bank 15 Provincial of Ireland C 'all Do. New.... 5 1 ,R. Ans. li. &G. Im.Co 5 all ;South Australia 5 all !Union of Australia 2:3, Do. New 00 10 Union of London .00 50 j U pity Mutual ... .00 " . 0 IWestra Bkof Lond 54- 8i - 9 65 - 67 8i - 9 89 - 91 -- 69 ; 34 -- 3t - • • "'" •, •••P 8A - 9. 19{ - 20 14 - 11/ 52 - 54 35 - -36 8 —74 d 98 106 ; 56 iii = i ,•• 7i- 8, 964 IF- 97. 87 -- BS . - 123 LO4 - 1011 6fit 67 63 - 65 68 72 6 , 6 8 8 p pl .02 1.02Ai d par 3i - 6k 08 - 109 03 - 1056 id par .01 102 39 io 821 - 82i' 53 - 55 , 1 . 6 InA 58 - GO 3i - 3i.i 44,i -45 A 86 -87 i Si - 3 it 2! 24 394 -40 i 96 - 99 5 4id 74 -- 7i 10 11 293 - 30 ; 6 - 4' 106 103 26 27 , 49 51 lid 171 181 75 76 , 87 - 88 4i - 41 44 - 41 - 43 201 -20 j 4t -- 4i 7 - 5, - 108} 8 105 4 3 2i 102 11 SSESSIONS. - i - 1 P 197 - 99 96 - 98 96 - 98 .•• - ••• 1 - 13 p 107 - 109 1i - 1/p 201 -- 21 64 -- 65 89 -- 90 211 -21 i -- 1p 25 -- 251 99 -- 100 123 -- 128 . 122 -- 127 'lO6 - 108 19 - 20 21+ -21 i id - iP - - iP - " li - 2ip 71 - 71 ••• ig 3 4p 5 d par 34i 3t par ip 1 231 248 6 61 5.1 - 56;) ii -: 33 81 - 4 21 - 21i 1 39 - 40 - 9 - 10 64 - 63 59 - 60 par ipl 17 -- 19 1 -- 9i -- 91 8A -- 9 334 -- 331 4t -- 5 9i -- 10 30i -31 i par -- 1 p BANKS. 91 2§ 2, .. - ... ... .. 1i la 63 65 17 - 17A - 18, - 18 IA -- 48 1 39i —40 i id— is 58 - 60 6i - IZ W 1.011. 8i 171 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all all 164 14 16i 12 St. 100 St. 100 St. .100 20 all 10 ail 124' 2), 61.7100 -' 25 all 25 all St. 100 10i 1 10; 1 ;t. 1100 ;t. 1100 5 I all O I all ;t. Iwo ;t. Iwo it.. 00 it.llool !00 5 23 5 lfif 0 all 1 3t 100 ;t„ 100 0 31.1 !O 17i !O all .0 all ;t. 100 101 16 [0 10 3t. 1100 3t. 100 100 10 , 4 i 0 all !O all 0 all '0 all t. 8 9 .8 . all j: 10?, 10 1100 1. 10 1100 !I )0 100 9 2s. 0 2s;(1 0 lOs 0 1 74 all O !'s. It. 1 1 00 O 15 )0 all )0 all .!0 all It. 100 ►0 all 0 all O 5 O ss. O 5 O all 10 all 20 18 5 all 20 16 6 all !O 12 !Olall !O all !O 2s. !O is !CI 17 lG 4 !O all !O all 5 all O all !O all 3 . all .0 all !O all !CI all 6 all .0 all !O all !O all THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENIN G, APRIL 18, 1857, LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Nisi Priu , .—Before Mr. Baroc Watson CROWDER V. ROOKH. The plaintiff in this case a gauger, and a seller of ale on commission, and the defendant is landlord of a public-house, called "The J)Ily Caulkers," at Pother• hithe. Mr. Robinson appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Ser. geant Parry for the defendant. The plaintiff stated that he resided at Manor-place, Walwortb, and had been in the habit of doing business with the defendant for the last two years. On the 16th of September he caled upon and had some beer with him, and afterwards they played at cribbage. In the course of the evening the conversation turned upon ale 'with which the plaintiff had supplied the defendant. The plaintiff said it was very bad, upon which the defendant said he should like to taste it. They accorJingly went down into the cellar and found that one of the barrels was musty, the fact being that the ale bad been plu. into a foul cask, and plaintiff Said'as he should not like to drink it himself he should not like defendant to sell it to his customers, aryl, under the circumstances, be would take it back. They had some more beer together, and as plaintiff was about leaving defendant asked hiui.for two sovereigns he owed him. The plaintiff pulled out all the money be had with him at the time, which amounted to three half crowns, whereupon the defendant "let fly" at him in all directions. He was knocked down, and whet, lying on the ground the defendant kicked him so violently that he became thoroughly disabled, and had to be carried into his house. He was absent from business for three months in consequence of the injuries he had sustained, and he estimated the loss he had sustained in conse quence of his injuries at one hundred pounds. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Parry—He was in the habit of boxing, but he was not what was termed a regul it "bruiser." Before he went to the defendant's house on the occasion referred to he had been tasting some wine and spirits in the course of business, and be. fore going to the "Jolly Caulkers" he had had some oysters. The first thing he had at defendant's house was a glass of gin—" three ha'porth,"—after that he had some ball-and-half, then some gin and water—about, three "goes," then some more beer, arid so on. He did not consider himself to be drunk—indeed he was sure he was not. When the defendant knocked him down he took up something to protect himself. It was either a can or a coal-scuttle, but he could not say which. It was in the dark, so he could not see. After he had been attacked he managed to scramble out of the hOuse and took a seat on the settle outside. He was exleedingly weak, and was wheeled away in a barrow to another public house in St. George's-road, where he was washed. He admitted he was hasty in temper, and about four years ago he was sent to the compfor for five days for having been engaged in a row. He did not recollect using a knife on the occasion. Ile slipped off the kerb a few years ago and broke some of his ribs, but on that occasion he was not "in liquor." Some witnesses were called who described the nature of the injuries the plaintiff had received. Mr. Sergeant Parry, in addressing the jury for the defendant, said undoubtedly the defendant had sustained some injuries in the course of quarrel, but he thought the jury would agree with him that it was more the result of a drunken row than anything else. Mr. Baron Watson.—lt is much to be regretted that tbose two persons, who had been on intimate terms, bad not settled this affair between themselves instead of bringing it into a court of law. The jury, being unable to agree, left the court, and after a short absence returned, and gave a verdict for plaintiff. Damages, 101. In the Court of Queen's Bench and Common Pleas, ;he cases this morning were entirely devoid of public Luterest. MARKET NEWS.— (This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of vegetables were on the increase, but those of fruit wore limited. The trade generally ruled steady, as follows : FRUIT. Pineapples, per lb.6sod to lOsi Filberts, per 1b.....1s to 1s 4d Colonial do., ea Os Od to Os Od Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 140 s to s Grapes, per lb 12s Od to 20c Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os Oct Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 6d to is Od Melons, each 3s Oct to 5s Od Figs, per doz Is to 3s Od Peaches, p. d0z.... 3s to 8s Od Strawberries, per Nectarines, do. 2s Od to 8s Od ounce Bd to is Apples, p. h. sv. Gs Od to Sc Od Gooseberries, per Pears, per d0z....8s to 10s 0i half sieve ... Os Od to Os Od Oranges, per 100.5 s Od to 12s Currants, p. do. Os Od to Os Od Lemons, p. doz. is Od tons Od Plums, per do. 2s Od to 5s Od Apricots,p. dot. 2s Oil to 6s Od GrAeugages,do. 48 Od to 7s Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Od Raspberries, p. potl. Od to Od VEGETABLEb. Greens, p. doz. bun. 3s to 3s 6d Shallots, per lb 6d to 8d Cabbages, per doz. is to is 6,1 aorseraddish, p. bun. 2s to 5s Savoy do., p. do. ls Od to 2s Od Parsley, per do. 6d to 8d Cruliflowers, do. Is Od to 5s Od Celery, per do Os 9d to is 9il Brocovli, p. bun. is Oct to is 6,1 Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od Potatoes, per ton 80a to 155- Parsnips, per do. Is to 2s 6d New do., per do Osto 0- Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d Peas, per quart ...9d to is Od Uushrooms,p.ptl.ls3dtols 6d Turnips, per bunch 2.1 to 3d Artichokes, each ...4d to 8d Carrots, per bunch is to 3s L e tt uces , p er score ... Od to 9d Cucumbers, each is to 2s Gd Endive, per score 186 d to 4s Garlic, per lb .....6d to Os Radishes, p. doz. bun. 6d to is Sorrel, per sieve Od to 0> Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. 4s to 6s Od Spinach, p. d0...23 Od to 2s 6d Walnuts per 100...0s 8d to is Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 1001 s Od to is 6d ball do is 9d to 2s 6d Capsicums, per 100 is Oil to 2s Onions, p. bush 2s Gd to 5a Od Rhubarb, p. bun. 6d to is 3d New do., per bunch 4d to 61 Asparagus, per 100 Os Od to 8s French beans, per Sea kail, per pun. is 6d to 3s 100 2s Od to 2s 6d Turnip greens, per Leeks, per d 0......... 2d to 4d bush is sd to is Gd NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 8s Od ; Poults, 5s 01 to 7s Gd; Geese, Os 04 to Os Od each ; Goslings, 5s Od to 7s Od ; Duck lings, 3s 01 to 4s Od ; tame rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 10d to 18 01; Pigeons, 8.1 to 104 each ; large Surrey Fowls, 7s to 103; barn-door do., 386 d to 7s; Chick ens, 7s Od to 8s 04 per couple ; Capons, Os Od to Os ; Hares, 2s 61 to 3s 04 ; Grouse, 2s 3d to 3s Od each ; Pheasants, 38 to 4s Od ; Partridges, is 94 to 'Zs 3d ; Woodcocks, 3s Od to Os Od ; Snipes, 94 to is 6d; Teal, is 3d to is Gd; Wild Ducks, is Gd to 2s Od; Widgeons, l s to is 6d ; Plovers, is Od to is 64 each ; Guinea Fowls, 6s to 7s Od ; Roasting pigs, 6s Od to Os Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s 04 ; English do., is 3d to is 64 per lly. ; English eggs, 6s to 8s ; French do., 5s Od to 78 01 per 120; Leverets, 38 Od to 4s Od each. WHY DO GOOD PEOPLE DREAM BAD DRPAMS? When persons have been much engaged during the day on subjects which require the continued exercise of the intellectual and moral attributes, they may induce so much fatigue and exhaustion of these powers, that in theirsleep, to their subsequent sorrow and surprise, they may have the most sen sual and most vicious dreams. And they may, on awakening, under the violence of their own impres sions, marvel that such should have been the case, as they had, even though tired, addressed the Lord with prayers for his manifold mercies and sustain ing power, as manifested during their respective occupations. And they may recollect that, prior to closing their eyes inslev, they had not entertained any impure associations, or had occupied their thoughts with any reflections on the criminal con dition of different members of the community. On the contrary, they may remember that they had calmly looked back on a well-vent day, and strongly impressed with one idea, that they might be per mitted to continue their labours of usefulness with a renovated mind andbody.on the ensuing morning. And yet, under such a state of mind and with such ificlinafionS,'sc-nes of the most polluted kind, and actions the most depraved, haunt the thoughts. Now, all this occurs from a non-observance of the Creator's laws. Such persons have sustained an un due exercise of the intellectual and moral powers, so as toinduceintensefatigue in them, whilst theam mal propensities had remained in a state of compa rative inactivity. Theselat'er powers (the anitnalpro pensities) being wide awake, they, in their turn, manifest greater energy in consequence, whilst the intellect revives impet feet impressions. Acting with the animal prope ns iti es , th ese reve l as i f under their respective stimuli, and hence the debased and Lrutalised dreams which result. Had the intellec tual attributes been more active and vtgoratp, they would have restrained in som e degree the vagrant thoughts ; but, from their being in a dormant con dition, they ceased to act as "the board of con trol," and therefore the propensities indicate the greatest excess —memory furnishing a variety . ' of incidents, either read or spoken of, whilst fancy aids in fanning the overstrained energy of the feel ings, which manifest their blind and impulsive con dition, as when actin , ' from the Stimulation of real occurrences. These explanations furnish satisfactory data to explain the whole phenomena. In saying these things we may still admire the wisdom of Zeno, which induced him to regard a dream as a test of virtue. For he thought (according to Plut arch) that if in a dream a man's heart does not re coil from vicious suggestions, there was an imme diate necessity for stilt-examination and repentance. If our explanation is correct—and numerous facts could be cited to render this obvious—we demur at anything like actual responsibility for any thoughts which may actively occur in our d reams un d er ~ • the circumstances indicated. Even should our normal mental condition be shocked or disgusted that any such notions ehould have been entertained with all the vividness of reality, and though we re pudiate any criminal req. onsibi ity from these visions of sleep, yet we nevertheless think that such dreams should be heeded. And if they occur involuntarily we should begin to ascertain the cause, and endea vour to regulate in a better way both our mental faculties and the functions of the body. We should study the profound laws of God, by which we should insure corporeal health and sanity of mind. We should recognise the importance of being " tempe rate in all things," and therefore avoid giving way to excess, even in sustaining the most elevated and spiritual thoughts ; so that the exercise would then be natural, and in every instance invigorating and beneficial, for it is an indisputable truth that when we regulate our varied powerg, without excess of any kind, we insure refreshing sleep, undisturbed by dreamy visions of any kind, and our lives would then be useful to others, agreeable to ourselves, and insure lasting satisfaction. —The Journal of Psycho logical Medicine. MEMBERS RETURNED TO THE .NEW .P A RLIA3IENT. (From the London Gazette of last evening.) CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 15. Members returned to serve in the Parliament summoned to be holden at Westminster, the 30th April. County of Cornwall, Eastern' Division—Thomas Jas. Agar Robarts, of Lanhydrock, Cornwall, Esq. ; Nicho las Kendall, of Pelyn, Cornwall, Esq. Western Divi sion—Michael Williams, of Trevince, Cornwall, Esq. ; Richard Davey, of Bochiw, Cornwall, Esq. County of Devon, Southern Division—Sir John Bul ler Yards Buller, Bart. ; Lawrence Palk, of Haldoo, Devonshire, Esq. Northern Division—James Went worth Buller, of Downes, Devonshire, Esq. ; the Hon. Charles Henry Rolle Trefusis, of Heanton Satchville, Devonshire. ' Borough of Chepping Wycombe—Sir George Henry Dashwood, Bart. ; Martin Tucker Smith, E-q. County of Kent, Eastern Division—Sir Brook Wm. Bridges, Bart. ; S!r Edward Cholmeley Dering, Bart. Western Division—Charles Wykebam, Martin, Esq.; James Whatrnan, Esq. County of Flint—The Hon. Thomas Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn. Borough of Flint—Sir John Hamner, of Bettisfield, Flintbhire, Esq. County of Buckingham—Caledon George Du Prig, of Beaconsfield, E•q. ; the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, of Hngedon Marion; the Hon. Charles Cotrpton Caven di,4), of Latimers. Borough of Honiton—Joseph Locke, of Lowndes square, Middlesex, E•q. ; Archibald Henry Plantagenet Stuart Stuart Wortley, of Charles-street, Berkeley square, Middlesex, Esq. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, Paidl RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices this day. ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ra' all it. 100 5 all it. 100 ;t. 1100 15 1 all SO all l 5 all 1.2 A all L 2 all !O all it. 100 .0 54 N all ;t. 100 64 53 Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc.' Col.Stour Vy. lE.Lin. g. 6 p.c E. Uu. H. Sh. Glas • • Barr & Neils. Direct. ,Do. Now Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull &Selby 50 all 25 all 12A, all St: 100 Do. Shares. I Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. B u•k. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Bradfd. jNewmarket I BuryE.G.spe. !I.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp.c, IPrest. da Wyrr 'Do. 1 Shrs.. Roystn.dz Hit. 10 all Shrews.& Her 12 all I S. Staffordsh 50 all WearVal.gtipc 25 all /Do St, 100 %N'ilts&Sonirst 34} 125 122 3 St, 6 661 74 6. 10 1021 82 f Ln.&N.W. CalQdon Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Westn Y. S; N. Do S. Eastorn, Do Peto & Co Do & Midld. E.Connt ' Do 1 L. &N. W Do Gt. Northu 1 T. Bransey M. MClean Stk. &Dar Do Gt. Westn. PREFER: all , Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) 100 , Bms. & Ex. 4 p. c. 5 IDo. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 ICaledn. £lO 4i p. c. 100 IChes. & Ho. 5j p.c. 1.01) , Do. do. 5 per cent... all ICork Bandor 5 b.e. all Dun' Perll.kAber.J. 2 ;E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 IDo. do. Cls, B 6p. c, St. 100 IDo. do. Cls. C7p. c 63 all rEas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l 63 all I Do. No. 2 ...... 10 all IDo. New 6 pr. c. St. l 0 all 'East Un., G. 6p. c. 5 all Do. 51. ' 10 per cent. .0 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. it. all Do. do. 4 per cent... it. 100 East Lancash.6p.cts. 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths 0 5 Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh. It. 100 - F_"(l.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. It 100 Furness, sp. c • t. 100 Glas. & -i.W.G.5 p.c. t. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. t. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. t. 100 Do. 43 per cent 0 CO Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom ) all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPre. t. 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) ) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. ) 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Es.spc • 100 Do. con. red. 43 p.c. ;. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. iOO Do. irred. 4 per tent. 100 Do 5 p. c. red. pref. all Dd. Birm. Pref. Sh 1 all Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S 1 all Do. do. 5 p c. do • 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk I 3 all Do. Chesil, Gua. Sh all Do, do. do. all Do, do, do . 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St . 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc.No.l . 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 1100 Do, do. sp. c., No. 4 1 100 Lon. &N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares 3 all Londy.& Color. 3 Sh. all Londy.&Ennis. Sh, 100 S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. 4) Do. do. do. £6 100 Do. do. 3,} per cent. all Marypt. a Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 43 per cent 10A Do. do. 100' I(id.Consol.6 p.c. St. 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir.6 p.c. 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. 100 Do. L. &H. Pref, St. all New.,Aber., &c., pr. 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c. pm. 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. all Niorfk • D eb.4 p.c. Sh. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 53 p.c. pf , 18471 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 100 North British Do. 71. Preference 'l9O g. E. Bern , . 413. c.Prf 8:'1Do, do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6pc No.l 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York 11.&S. Pur all North Staffordshire 1100 Os., Wor. & Wolv„ 6 p.c., Ist guar. jlOO Do. p. c. 2d guar.. all Scot. Cent. New Pref. 1100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c., 1100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. S;;. 100 Do. d 0.33 p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 43 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 43 per cent all Do. Fixed 43 p.c. Sh 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c 100 Do. do. 43 p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p. c.G all Stock. & Dar., sp. c. 15 Do, do, do. 3 all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 5 , all I Waterfd& Bilk. 6 pc. 20 123 25 20 St. BRITISH . 2/ 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk. 11 British Iron 20 I Condurow (Cambrn.) 10 1 iDev.Gt. Casts. (Tay.) ~. 14s Great South Tolgus ~. 10/ 3 ; G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 7 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Bs6d Lady Bertha ~. 7i N. Frances (Illogan) ... N. W.Basset (Illogan) ~. 6/ 15North Wheal Crofty I ~• 14 Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 IPorkellis U. (Wend.) ~. 6s. 'Sort. Cons. Min. Co ~. 24 'S. Caradon (St. Cleel 2 S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 19 S.W. Frauees(lllogn. 5 44 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 10 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap ~. 12s 6:V. of Towcy (Camay.) 14 W. Basset (Illogan) ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 58 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 IWh. Buller (Rdruth). 5; 'Wh. •Edward(Calstek) ~. 1/ 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) ... 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) ~. 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN 7 Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at X 5 put) all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey a Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica.,.., all Cobre Copper 16 Copia po all Fortuna all General all Linares 1i Lusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada all Noveau Monde all Pont.Sil.LdM.& Smlt 1 Port Philip IG, Santiago de Cuba all 4 outh Australian all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 p. c. Prof. all United Mexican MISCEL: 19 Australian Agricult. all Australn. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 32 i Canada 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 100 Do, 6p. c.Feb.&Auy. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept• all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent all Crystal Palace all Do. Preference all Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore 18 Eastern 5team......:, 100 Electric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of Irel, all En. &Aust.Cop.SmCo 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. sll Gen. Ir.Se.Col.(lim.) 14 Gen, Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount , all Lund. Gen, Omnibus aalll.lol Magdalena MexicanMe d te ra:E. t. N Americole e . a T v i Tel. 5 Nat. Discount Co 5 Do. New 5 Netherlands Land all Do. Do. .. all Do.B p c.PLiss.at Id. 1 Do. Do. - 1 80 New B. &N. S. Land' 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c. D. ' all N. B. Australasian...l all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Oriental Gas ss. Do. New Shares all Peelßr. Ld. di 3.1inr1.. all Peninsular di Oriental , 10 Do. New all Rhymney Iron all Do. New 60 Royal Mail Steam.,,, all Scot. Austral, Invest, all Do. New 100 S. Aus, Gov. 6 p.c.bds ",'all South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip l all Do. Registered 12 0 5 Trust&Ln Co, U.Can 1001 28A Van Diomon's Land St WO - V. Go. 6p,cj an . 4f,july 92 - 94 98 - 102 11 - 13 133 - 135 31 - 44 iiii -- 16 12 13 23 —24 102 104 A - P 2a 2a 89 - P 54 - 55 131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 94 31; - 87 - 89 CE SHARES. 92 - 94 -- 5.i - 6 108 - 112 103 - 112 gP 11 2 $P - 12. 73 - 74 ••• ""'• •4 13 - 115 107 - 109 100 - 102 60 -- 62 101 -10 - 6 ; 95 - 96 85 - 87 99 - 101 - 10 1- 17 10 - 10. 72 - 74 194 -19 i - 9i 14i -14 i P. 32 - 131 36 - 139 .12 - 114 '154 - ]56 ••• -- ..• $ - P 66 - 68 .32 - 134 96 - 98 87 - 89 .11- lipl 1101 - 103 91 - 92 li - 1(1 ~• "-- 1 id 211— 22, !8 - 110 .14 - 116 .05 - 110 65 - 70 17i -18 A 22. -23 i 98 - 102 91- - 104 27 - 28 2 - 3p •• - •• 2i - 3• MINES. 20 : i - 214 7 - 8 160 - 170 140 - 460 I:3i - 14? 6 - 7 16 - 18 23 - 25 5 - 6 22 - 23 6 - 320 - 330 6 - 7 320 - 330 - 1 4 4i - 5t 200 - 220 - 1 31 - 33 150 - 160 260 - 270 350 - 370 18 - 20 44 - 46 22 - 24 j MINES. i - !I li - 21 19 - 21 63 —6 3 id 13 1- 2 id 14 15 6i 71 Id p 4 - O : i* 212 = ii ..~~ _ 3~ ,ANEOUS. 201 - 2i .4 - -: tEO -_155 35 - 38 25 - 27 26 - 2-1 5A - 5* 93 7: 91 i. par - 31 - 41 2i 34 i a d - 3 4 4 par ip 18 22 -- ig par 4p 2i 26 -- - P 23 -25 6 - 8 62 - 64 li - I,i 35 - 37 I - 1 i - 1 11 13 IN •■. N. Business this day. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 81 ; inxiao; ' 3s 6dlo 4s 8d ; lamb, 6s Od to 63 8d ; veal, 4s 21 to 5s 41 ; pork, 4s Od to 53 Od per 81.135., by the carcase. W HITECHAPEL. Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 5s 10d to Gs 8,1 ; veal, 4s 0,1 to 5s 2d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od. per Blbs., by the carcase. Trade steady. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Gd to 15s ; Brills, 2s to 10s each; Salmon, is ed to 2s 01 per lb'; Cod Fish, 2s 6d to 7s each ; Soles, 6d to 2s Gd per pair ' • Trout, ls to (s Od per lb ; Lobsters, is to 4s Od; Crabs, Fid to 3s Od • Whitings, 4s Od to 13s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s P • Natives, 503 to —s per bsh.; Mackerel, 30s to 40s per 100 ;Smelts, is Od to 3s 6d per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is Gd to 2s 6d per gallon ; Bloaters, 55 Od to 8s Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 4s to Os per 100 ; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od pei bushel ; Doreys, is Od to 7 s eac h ; Haddocks, 5s to 12s per doz. ; Pike, 6d ; Sturgeon, Gd per lb ; Prawns, 7s Od to Os; Mullets, Gd to 2s Gd each ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Halibut, 6d per lb ; Flounders, is Od to is tit' per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to Is. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to 81d ; of household ditto, exl to 74d per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, sld to 5 . 14;641b to 721 b, 501 to 61 ; 7/lb to 801 b, 6d to bid ; 801 b to 881 b, Gid to bid ; 881 b to 061 b, 61d to 6:1(1 ; 061 b to 1041 b, 61d to 7d ; 1041 b 1121 b, Od to Od; upwards, —d to —d; horse hides, lOs Od to Os Ocl ; Caif skins, light, 38 61 to 5s Od ; ditto full, Os 64 to Os Od; Polled Sheep, —s Od to —Bod ; Dents, 8s 6d to lOs 0d ; Half-breds, 8s 6d to lOs ; Downs, 6s Od to 7s Cd ; Shearlings, is scl to Os Od ; Lambs, 2s 9d to 4s. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, '2110:3 to 4/ Os • clover do., 3/ 101 to 61 03; and straw, 11 4s to 11 81 per load. A moderate supply and a heavy demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 108 to 4/ 4s ; clover do., 31 1(41 to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 Os : clover do., 3/ 10s to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. CASEY AND THE QUEEN'S ACCOUCHEURS.—It was known on Monday night at the palace that labour was approaching, yet when the Queen, in her extremity, sent for Dr. Loom* and Dr. Snow, a common cab from the nearest stand was the only vehicle procurable, and a very shaky specimen indeed first went to Hertford street for Dr. Locock, took him to the PalaCe, aad then drove off to Sackville—treet fur Dr. Snow. The public have a vague idea that Masters of the Horse, and Grooms-in-waiting, and Equerries, and Gold Sticks, and Silver Sticks, and a hundred other people about the Royal person must be of some use, but it seems that when they are wanted, No. 2,011 from the cab-stand is as necessary for Queen Victoria as for Mrs. Earbnet the wife of the Pimlico haberdasher. —Medical fillies and Gazette. THE DURHAM ADVERTISER DEFENCE FUND—A sub scription has been commenced for the purposeof defray ing the costs of the defendants, in the late aeton Davi son v. DuLcan. A meeting of newspaper ploprietors was recently held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, at which resolutions were passed thanking the proprietcts of the Durham Advertiser " for their manly and sprited de fence," and inviting the press and the public lo give a substantial expression of their grateful acknowl3dgment of services thereby rendered, not only to Britiel journa lists generally, but to the whole community. Several of the leading journals of the kingdom have alre.,dy con tributed to this object, and the lion. Secretary and Treasurer (Mr. G. Bradley, of the Newcastle GLardian) has received from the proprietors of Vt,e Tinto tit libera l Ilium of 251. towards the fund. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY The United Stites' mail steam hip Arago, Ca Lines, arrived off Cowes to-day, and, after landing her mails and passengers for this place, proceeded on to Havre. The Arago left New York oa the 4;h inst., and consequently brings two days' later news. The Belgian screw steamer Constitution, from Southampton, March 17, arrived at New York at 5 p.m. on the 2d inst. She passed a large iceberg in lat. 45 deg. 5 min., and long. 46 deg. She ex perienced heavy gales from the south-west in leav ing the Channel, and from the south to north-west during' the remainder of the voyage. The Asia mail steamer, from Liverpool, arrived at New York on the 4th, at S a.m. The Circassian, 18 days out, from Liverpool for John'g' Newfoundland, and Halifax, had not reached Halifax, the lino to Newfoundland not working. The weather at New York for several days had been freezing cold, and heavy frosts had prevailed at the south, doing great damage among the ship ping. A despatch from Chicago states that six ves sels were wrecked slong the shore in that vicinity, and 15 lives were reported lost. In the Supreme Court on the 2d the place of trial of Mrs. Cunningham and Mr. Eckel was changed from the Court of General Sessions to the Court of Oyer and Terminer. The trial will t die place on the third Monday in April, as bef , re provide I. From Key West we learn that the scientific ex pedition sent out by Williams Co'lege left that place for Bahia Honda, in the schooner Dew Drop, on the 26th ult. They had been highly successful in their researches in natural histor3. The New York Chamber of Commerce had ap pointed a committee to proceed to Washington to request President Buchanan to strengthen the American fleet in the Chinese seas, for the protec tion of American interests and property during the war now raging ; also to appoint a Minister of high character to represent our Government. A com mittee was also appointed to inquire into the best means of putting a stop to the abuse of the present system of shipping 'seamen, which is filling Ameri can vessels with mutinous crews, and rendering property in ships insecure. In the Assembly the CoMmittee of the Whole had passed the bill, appropriating $25,000 for the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson river. The bill also provides for the appointment of three commissioners, under whose superintendence the proposed improvements are to be made. In the States Senate the concurrent resolutions, condemning the recent decision of the United States' Supreme Court in the tired Scott case, were called . up, and passed, after some opposition, by 22 against 6. The Hon. Mallon Watson, of Catskill, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, died in New Orleans on the Ist inst. The Legislature had re cently made some inquiry in regard to the habits of Judge Watson, and sufficient against him had been ascertained to warrant the serving upon him of a notice to show cause why he should not be impeached. The New York Herald of the 4th inst. says : "As we have all along predicted, the difficulty be tween Spain and Mexico will be arranged without re course to war. Our Washington despatch announces that the Spanish Minister has received intelligence from his Government to the effect that the expedition which has been fitting out to operate against Vera Cruz will not proceed to its destination. A more intelligent understanding of the question in dispute between the two Governments, together with the friendly interposi tion of France and England, has led to this result. An extract from the Spanish organ in this city, which we publish elsewhere, confirms this important news. The enterprising parties in New Orleans and New York who have been so hopefuoy awaiting the commencement of hostilities will now turn their faces to other fields, and perhaps Central America may receive a share of their attention." By the arrival at New York of the steamship Texas, from Aspinwall and San Juan del Norte, we have important rumours from Nicaragua. Two weeks' later intelligence from Walker's head-quar ters at Rivas is stated to have been received. On the 16th of March the General, with 400 men, attacked the enemy at St. George ; hut, learning that another force, under Chamorra, was at the same time making a counter attack on Rivas, he re turned thither, and on the way encountered them in full retreat, and hotly pursued by Henningsen. Being surrounded the enemy were panic struck. The men met their fate with scarcely any re=istance, and were slaughtered in great numbers. They themselves admit to have lost 327 killed, and 300 wounded. General Walker was well supplied with arms, ammunition, and provisions. A rumour pre vailed that ex-President Rivas had been assassi nated. No particulars are given. There had been no fresh engagements on the San Juan River. The men under Colonel Lockridge's command were still stationed at Serapiqui and on the island at the mouth; of the river San Carlos. Col. Loekridge had received large reinforcements, and his hop - es of forcing his way up the river and joining Walker were greater than ever. From Peru we learn that the revolution conti nued to lose ground. The British mail steamer New Granada, en route to Panama, had been met by two of Vivanco's revolutionary war vessels, and had been robbed of a large quantity of arms and specie. This act of piracy will throw the revolu tionary fleet into the hands of the Briti,ll men-of war, and will probably be the means of terminating the struggle in favour of President Castilla. The cotton market at New York was active on the 3d inst., and the sales footed up about 6,000 bales, a large portion of which was in transitu. The transactions were based upon middling uplands at about 144 c., and middling New Oilcans at 14gc., closing firm at quotations. A private de spatch from Charleston quoted middling cotton at 14c., and stated that the market was much excited. Flour was rather firmer, especially for the lower and medium grades, with a fair amount of sales, including some lots for export. Wheat was held above the views of buyers, and the small sales made afforded no correct criterion of the state of the market. Corn was in good demand, with sales of new southern and Jersey yellow at 6Sc. to 70c. ; old ditto 70c. to 72c. ; and old white ditto at 73c. to 76c. : Pork was heavy, with sales of new mess $23 25c. to $23 40c. ; for the inside figure a check was given on the dry. Sugars were firm and in good demand, with free sales, which footed up about 2,000 boxes Savannah. Coffee was steady, but quiet. Freights were easier for corn to Liverpool, while other articles were unchanged, with a fair amount of engagements. Teas were again active, and besides a public sale, which went off with spirit and at full prices, about 6,000 half-chests of Oolongs (black) were made at private sale, closing at an advance of about 3c. per lb. There was a very irregular stock-market on the 3d. With more than the usual activity prices were much unsettled. The tendency, however, was downward, and at the close there was a heavy feeling among speculators. The shorts showed no disposition to realise, and buyers were waiting impatiently the maturity of the contracts. At the first board Cumberland Coal declined I per cent. ; Haarlem, ; Chicago and Rock Island, i; Michigan Southern, Erie advanced g per cent. ; La Crosse and Milwaukie, 14. There was a more aotive movement in Michigan Southern, and the market was getting full supplies of stock. At the second board the market was quite heavy, and generally lower. Michigan Southern closed very weak, at 70i per cent. ; Cleveland and. Toledo at 724. Galena and Chicago declined 4 per cent. ; Illinois Central Railroad, 1 ; Cleveland and Pitts burg, I. Michigan Central closed at 95 per cent., buyer, 60 days. There was no change in Erie, but it was with difficulty sustained. La Crosse and /Vlilwaukie closed firm at 794 cash. The receipts of this company in March were said to be larger than anticipated, and considerably above the estimate.. NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 2. Cotton inactive, in consequence of advanced prices being demanded by holders ; sales to-day 2,000 bales; quotations for middling, 13•,1e. Sugar, firm. Molasses, 57c. 'Yellow corn, 80c. Mess pork, $23. Bulk meat, 9f c. Lard, 141 c. Freight, cotton to Liverpool, id. Cotton.—Sales to-day 6,500 bales, at slightly higher prices—middling, 131 c. to Inc. The sales of the week add up 28,000 bales. The receipts of the week were 25,500, against 53,000 for the same week last year. The receipts here up to the present time less than those of last year are 103,600 bales. The receipts at all the Southern ports, as compared with those of last year, fall short 313,500 bales. Stock 252,000 bales, against 307,500 bait s last year. Sugar, 104 e. Mess pork, 23 dollars. Lard, firm ; 15c. per keg. Coffee closed firm, 114 c. to 11ic. for prime. Sates of the week, 26,500 b ags . St oc k 71,000 bags. Exchange on London, 84 per cent. premium. CHARLESTON, APRIL 2. Cotton.—Sales to-clay 1,300 1331e°, the market closing at ic. to ic. advance on the week. Good middling, 14c. APRIL 3. Cotton advancing. Sales to-day 1,500 bales)in cluding 300 bales of middling, at 141 c. The Arago reports having passed, April SHIPPING NEWS. 4, in New York Lower Bay, bound in, the Hamburg bark John Hermann, and the American bark Martha 8 Vine y ard ; April 7, 10 a.m., in lat. 40.40, long. 58.55, exchanged signals with the American ship Gondar, steering east; same date, at noon, in lat. 40.42, long. 58.20, exchanged signals with the American ship William Tapscott, steer ing west; April 8, 10 a.m., in lat. 41.20, long, 53 . 30 , exchanged signals with an America n ship, steering wes t, showing a private signal with a black cross in a white ground LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 18.—Wind this day at noon, S.; light breeze and fine clear weather. FALMOUTH, April 17.—Wind S.S.W., strong gale— Arrived—Franklin, from Mazathan. Sailed—Cuba Packet (s.), for Havana. PORTS3IOUTII, April 17.--Wind S.S.W. to S.S.E.— Off port—Arago (s.), from New York, for Bremen. PLYMOUTH, v April 17.--Wind S. - -Sailed—Eliza, for Quebec. Put back—Specnlation for Quebec. CLYDE, April 16.—Sailed—Albert, for Melbourne. NEWPORT, April 17.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Olive, for Quebec; Susan, Grenada; Henry James, Pernambuco; Stephen Lumley, Quebec. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Margaret and Amy, from Rouen ; Ithuriel, Buenos Ayres ; Sea Snake, Cogaibo ; Ailea, Mobile ; Secundina, for Cardenas ; Alabama, for Charleston. Sailed—St. Peter Paul, for Riga ; Dart, Harlingen; Thoe. Prothero Coneston, Cape of Good Hope ; Dorothea and Eruestiue, Porta Plata; Eddystone, Calcutta; Odessa, •ew York ; Wandering Jew, Shanghai ; Frances, Ceara. The Ottillia, which was aground near Tranmere, has been got off without apparent injury. QUEENSTOWN, April 16. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—James Hunt, from Havannah; Monticello, Mobile. KINGSTOWN, April 17. • Wind S. Arrived—Harriet Cann, from St. John's. WATERFORD, April 16. Wind W. Arrived—Margaret, from Porto Rico. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITIS:I TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.50 a.m. Wind S. ; tide four hours' ebb ; very fine. Arrived, April 17.—Vrow Gritie, from Groningen; Fairy, St. Übe's. Arrived, April 18.—Success, from Guernsey • Teazer, Dunkirk ; Eclipse, Guernsey ; Jane, Havre ; Ala, Phila delphia; Despatch, Colombo ; Plumb°, Smyrna; St. Louis, Calcutta ; Burgomcister Cone * Stralsund ; Okarius, Leba; Villa Nova. Buenos Ayres. Sailed.—Pollux,, steamer, for Hamburg ; Lord Raglan, Calcutta ,• Paris and London, steamer, Paris. DEAL, Saturday, 9.20 a.m. _ _ Wind S., light. Passed, 17th—Helen Lindsay, from Bombay, for Ham burg. Passed, 18th—Sonora, from Singapore, for London ; Ida, from Jamaica, for London. Anchored—Eliza Bowen, from north, for westward. GETTING OUT OF RAILWAY CARRIAGES.-At the county sessions at Ashton, on Saturday, Alfred Swann, of Preston, overlooker, was charged with this offence on the London and North-Western Railway, at Denton. It seems that when the train arrived at Denton on Thursday night week the defendant was told that the next station was Stockport, but, being intoxi cated, he believed he had arrived at Stockport, and, though the train was in motion and a porter endea voured to prevent his alighting, he got out of thecar compani on riage and endeavoured to pull a with him, during _ durieg which he and the porter fell on the floor. Fortunately, the stationmaster saw the wholeswl trans action, and prevented the train going usual s topped it, or the porter and speed, and ulmaately the defendant might have been seriously hurt or killed. The defendant was fined 10s. and costs. A simil ar case is reported at NVolverhanapton, where, at the borough on Monday, John Donald, a shinier from police court, West Brotrtwicb, was charged by the Great Western stationmaster with attempting to defraud the company, and also with endangering bis life by getting out of one of the carriages when in motion. It appeared that on Sunday evening the defendant had taken a third-class ticket at Birmingham for West Bromwich; he was drunk, an d, instead of getting into a third-class carriage, he got into a first and fell asleep. Ile did not leave the train at West Bromwich, as he should have done, and, on collect. ing the tickets at Priestfields, the guard found him still asleep in the carriage. The guard had great difficulty in awaking Lim and getting Lie ticket from him, and, hav ing at length managed to do so, be locked him in the carriage for s a f e cus t o d y t o Wolverhampton. When the train arrived there he was astonished to find the carriage empty, and on inquiry it turned out that the defendant, although drunk, had got out at the window of the car riage, and was attempting to pass along the steps of the coaches, when he was perceived and forcibly pulled in by the occupants of the next compartment. There were several bridges and a tunnel between Priestfields and Wolverhampton, and it is almost miraculous that the man was not killed. The magistrates ordered him to pay 40a. and costs, and, not having the means of doing ao, he was removed in custody. 3/ 4 113 i i 81' 20} 39i 40 65i 4i 5 75 i 65 4 i 90 89 9i 33i a 50 103 St. St. 25 50 50 50 15 100 911 i a ei I 4i i 10i 11 12 11i I ALLEGED OUTRAGE BY SOLDIERS AT PARIS. Our Paris correspondence yesterday contained a report of the first proceedines of the court-mar ial now sitting in Paris to try Lieutenant A. A. Le andri, paymaster of the 95th Regiment of the line, P. J. Leandri, li eu t ersan t i n th e same reg i ment, and T. J. Beneguet, a sergeant also in the same regiment, for having committed a gross outrage upon a respectable married woman who had gone to them upon business of the regiment, and .whose death was alleged to have been the result.of the brutal treatment she had received. After the complaint addressed to the Procureur- General by M. Paillard, the husband of the victim, had been read, the principal fats were detailed. The evidence was to the following effect :—Mme. Paillard, whose maiden name was Renault, and who had married a butcher at La Chapelle, St. Denis, was 27 years of age, intelligent, and affec tionate. She was from her b auty c tiled at La Chapelle la belle bouchere, but she was not vain of the distinction, and was entirely devoted to her husband, her children, and her business. It had been arranged that Leandri should pay for the meat which the regiment received, at his. lodg ings, 03, Rue Ch e b ro l , and she or her htisband went to him every five days for their money. One day in November, when she returned from him, she stated to her husband's man, Duval, who had accompanied her, that she had been greatly frightened, as he had locked her in his room, and had only let her out un her telling him that her husband was waiting fir her. The moment her husband came home she told him the same, and added, "I spoke to him very firmly, and he let me go ; but I was quite ashamed on leaving his .ruotn, because there were some sergeants waiting in the • adjacent room." It was then agreed between her and her husband that she should not go again to Leandri, and they sent one, of their men for the money; hut the officer received him rudely. She, in consequence, on another occasion went to him ' but at the same ti me h er h us b an d was i n the barracks close by distr.buting the meat, and she took care to make her children accompany her. It was then that Leandri wanted to send the children away to buy sweetmeats, so as to have her alone, but she peremptorily declared_that they should not leave her. Shortly after her husband, haying committed some violation of the ordinances relative to the sale of meat; was condemned to six • days' imprisonment, and on the 23d Dec. he went to the prison of Ste. Pelagic to undergo the punish ment. His wife accompanied him there, embrace! him affectionately on leaving' him, and wrote to him on the three following days to tell him hove herself and the children were getting on. On the 20th she wrote to say that she had been to Leandri, and bad found him with his brother and another officer, and that from what they bad said she hope.l that she and her husband would continue to have the custom of the regiment. On the 29th Paillard, having been released from prison, returned home and found his wife in bed and suffering from deli rium. She was attended by Dr. Arnault, but he called in three other doctors. She recognised her husband, told him she was very ill, and begged him to send her to the Hospice Dubois, where she could be healed more cheaply than at home. To the questions of her husband as to how her illness was occasioned, she said, " I have caught a terrible cold !" She appeared to get better, but after four or five days became worse than ever, and had fre quent attacks of delirium. When in her momenta of calm she was spoken to, she turned her face to the wall and frequently did not reply. She was accustomed to see her husband night and morn ing, and used to ask him how business was going on, to tell him to take care to keep his accounts regularly, &c. She frequently, in her moments of calm, talked strangely. For example, she once said to her mother, who attended her, " Mother, to retain the custom of a regiment, a tradeswoman should not be virtuous !" " What do you mean ?" "Ah ! that scoundrel Leandri—. ho has made propositions to me !" On another occasion, when she thought no one was in the room, she was heard to exclaim, "My poor children I my poor husband ! I am a ruined woman !" "What is the matter with you ?" asked the nurse, coming forward. " Men are sometimes sad scoun drels I" she said, turning to the wall and bursting into tears. A little after, she was regain seized with delirium, and cried out,. " The ' brigands 3 There aro three of them— drive them away ! Ale Monsieur Leandri, leave me; let me go !" and then she gesticulated. as if trying to escape, and uttered loud cries. Scenes like this were of frequent occurrence until the 7th of Feb. ' whe she called her husband t o her, and. begged her mother and nurse to leave the room. She then spoke thus to him :—" Paillard, I have something to tell you, but I must tell it to you alone. I went to the paymaster to receive our money ;he was with his brother ; they fastened -- the door, and threw me on the bed. The treated. me most brutally—they aro scoundrels ? It was in famous to treat the mother of a family in such a way!'' As she said this she was calm, and her voice had its ordipary tone, though weaker than usual. Her husband asked her if the men had succeeded in their attempt, but she did not answer, turned to the wall, and burst into tears. Shortly after she became agitated, began talking to herself, and was seized with delirium. Her mother and ,the nurse were in the room whilst she made this revelatioa to her husband, though she thought they had left it ; and they confirmed the truth of it. Not content with the disclosure made to her husband, she gave her mother a precise description t. f the scene that weighed on her mind—how the men had seized her, bow they had held her, dc., and she gave an equally minute one to ie nurse. On the 9th of February she died. Dr. Colon, one of the medical men who attended her, and who had sub sequently examined her dead body, expressed the firm conviction that she had been the victim of gross brutality. On the other hand, it appeared from the depositions of other witnesses that Mme. . Paillard, towards the end of December, had had a fausse-couche, but that before she had . sufficiently recovered, she had resumed her customary atten tion to her husband's business. It was besides ad mitted by her husband's man, who had accompanied her to the paymaster on Dec. 26, that on her return - from that person he had noticed nothing at all ex traordinary in her ; and it was shown that on the same day she had not only written the letter above quoted to her husband, but had prepared one of thanks to Lieut. Leandri for having preserved to her the custom of the regiment. It appeared, too that on the 27th, the day after the alleged attempt, she had gone to market in an open cart, though it was. very cold and was snowing hard ; and that it was on her return home on that day, not the 26th, that she was seized with illness, and had to be helped from her cart into her house. According, too, to Dr. Trosseau and another medical man, the woman had died, not from the effects of violation, but from a malady peculiar to women under certain circum stances. They also stated that this malady pro duced hallucinations similar to what were stated t have oppressed the woman in her delirium. And lastly, it was stated that the three accused on being interrogated had energetically denied their guilt. . At the opening of the court, Lieut. A. Leandri being permitted to make an observation, complain- , ed that certain journals, which had reproduced the • indictment, had omitted to publish the following letter written to him by Madame Paillard, on -December 27, the day after the alleged violation " Sir,—As you have promised to be so good as - to let me have the regiment again, I will meet you by putting the l Will you tell those gentle men, s end me an answer wh e th er e r a i n c d e at be 70 so c. good the a k s il t kilo. favourable or unfavourable ? Both this officer and his brother denied all knowledge of the circumstances imputed to them. Evidence was the n g one into, but as far as it pro ceeded is stht t extremelyah weak desc r ipti on. Th e g eneral alit opinion is of an the prisoners will be,ac er ac quitted. CAPTURE OT A WILD MAN IN MISSOURI.—A St. Joseph's correspondent of the St. -Louis Republican tells the following story :—" A wild man was caught last week and brought to town. rile was surrounded- in si sort of lair beneath a dense cluster of undergrowth, like the habitation of a wild beast, and filled with the bonier and skins of cats, which, seemed to have constituted his principal article of food. For this strange diet he has a peculiar penchant, and eschewed almost every other. He hunted cats with an avidity prompted by an extreme voracity, and it was in the pursuit and slaughter of there animals that he was first discovered. Frequent attempts were made to 'capture bim, but his agility and speed were such that he appeared to run upon the tops of the bushes, and fences offered no impediment to his headlong mum. A t length a great number surrounded and secured bin . He attempted battle, but was overcome. When brought to the Court-house he presented the strangest appearance conceivable. His height was about 5. feet ; his hair long, reddish brown, and matted ; his eyes large, grey, apd restless ; his finger nails as long as the clews of a tiger ; his deportment crouching, half timid, half threat. ening ; and his garments consisted of a thousand tatters of cloths, barks, catskinp, &c., bound together by cat guts. He said be was from the state of New 'York, and bad been in the woods 36 years. While he was being of the who reisnudrereorr. The examined, and was pe rmitted to stan d unbound, he made a sudden spring awayov s b r u tth in w ith the n. speed eb v e t a adso f Over th the hills he fairly chriomw,danpdursdaured tedhim, flew, before both footmen and horsemen, until he was lost to them. Nothing has since been heard of him." He is certainly a strange being, and is literally a wild man. His age can hardly exceed 40, and yet he has lived so muck awa y from the society of man that he has nearly forgot ten his language, and has the most vague recollee. tion of things. He remembered New York, but did nn{ know where he was, nor the form of government wider which he lived. 3 0(1. I i I 1 L. too I all Ii 8 I all I all I all I all :lON. 13i i 964 i GA I 0 2 1 i 30i ! 693 9 351