biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-26

UNITS SOCITTY OP CHIMINTS AND DRUGGIST&
—This excelleut association, started about tire years ago to
protect the interests of a large and useful body of trader,.
announces lie mooed annual dinner at the Freemuons'
Tavern, on Thunday, April 9. in aid of its benevolent fund.
Mr. Western Wood, M.P.' bas consented to take the chair,
and the committee have decided to invite ladies to tan;
banquet.
SYMPATHY WITH POLAND. —At the last meeting
of the Marylehone Council—present, Lord Wodehoue,
Sir J. Hamilton, Bart., Mr. Nichols), Mr. D'lffseger,
ho.—Mr. Nielsolay presenteda memorial mmemesly signed
requsettog the use of the court-house for the purpose of
holding a public meeting on the Polish question. Mr.
Nieliolay, in moving that the request be complied
with, said there never was suck a feeling of sympathy u
at the present time la behalf of Poland, and this was
an opportune moment to solicit public expression, and
to encourage. assist, and aid her in the present arduous
struggle. The memorial emanated from the working
• dosses. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Nicho-
, lay then said the central sommittee oe Poked, of which the
Marquis of Townsbend was president, bad eutenoted him
with a memorial to her Ma y, and petitions to the Lords
and Commons, on behalf of Poland. and he requested per-
mission to lay them on the table for the purpose of re-
ceiving the vestiritse's sigenteres. Wm was also unani-
mously gruMel, otter while lea vezissir time the memo-
dig and polities woe aseerously
London, England, 1863-03-19

MEXICO.

NEW YORK, Kum 6, Eviunga.
The New York journals publish news from Vera
Cris to the 17th of February.
General Foray had bellied a proclamation, dated
from Orizaba, on the 15th of February, declaring
that the army was about to march upon the city of
Mexico. It was rumoured that General Foray
would start on the 22nd of February.

According to an American publication it is esti-
mated that from the commencement of the war 43,874
Federal' have been killed, 97,029 wounded, 68,218 made
prisoners, and 250,000 died from disease and wounds; that
20,893 Confederates have been killed, 59,615 wounded,
22,169 made prisoners, and 120,000 died from disease and
wounds.

A letter from San Francisco says:—" Some
time back there was an Immigration of fifty morns*
girls to Victoria (Vaoconver's Island) and of several
governesses. The servants all got places at wages
ranging from 15 dollars to 90 dollars a mouth and
found, the rate of wages depending upon qua-
lification. Several of these girls are or are about to be
married. Six such marriages were ' proclaimed' in champ
the other day. A few more servant girls have arrived
lately, end I am informed by two householders of Victoria
that there is still room for more of the same class. The
governesses, bare not been so fortunate. There is great
difficulty in placing thole ladles reliably. This class is in
&dream of the place, in fact, and it will be imprudent to
mod any 121M11 out for some time to coma. The objections
or causes which operate spied their saunas In Australia
exist in greater force in these newer countries."
London, England, 1863-03-19

(VA Eitus.)

SHANGHAK, Pa. 8.
Affairs in this city and the vicinity are quiet. The
accounts from the interior are satisfactory.
The rebel city Changhoo has tendered its
allegiance to the Imperialists.
The Rev. Mr. Parker, of the London missions
died at Niagpo on the 2nd inst.

Intelligence from Apia announces the degrade.
tion of the nobles who bad been connected with
foreigners.
This measure was supposed to he the precursor
of a repudiation of the treaties concluded by the
Japanese government with foreign powers.

CANTON, FIB. 14.

Advices from Manilla state that the monthly
auctions of tobacco have been resumed in that
city. The town teal (1 hall) had been destroyed
by fire.

Tine Sounnicycza.—This screw steamer which
was stated in the tzprits c Taseday to bin been
built at Stockton for the Closfoderates, has been
launched from the building-yard of Sieddre. Y. Pearie sad
Co. of that town, sod the barge* iron statnameneal
Lunched on ths Tees. The following me b.c dinreiriont
Length over all, 294 feet 9 inches ; breadth of beam, 38
feet 2 inches ; depth of hold, M fed ; tonnage, o. ae., 1,983
sad 37-94 the. The elegises el 300 bane-power, eosetruetted
by Sews. Foist& sod Hackworth, ere fitted with NUM,'
besting and fuel-beatiog apparatus, sad all other recast
improverneets for eeseosslaurg 'col. She is repaid to be
built for a Liverpool house. sod Yaws. Patine bag=
for 8,000 tons of iron shipping, Trimly an for
' bores.
London, England, 1863-03-19

MINE&-(THIS DAY)

Two o'CLoot.

In the mining market to -day East Cozad=
shares are very heavy, and have declined
nearly 21., being now quoted 41 to 4. When/
&tau are also rather lower, at 245 In
250. Tincroft are firmer, at 214 to 22, and
Great Fortune at 374 to 3& North Ronk:ear say
at:,dt 56 to 58 (with the new shares), and East
84 to 86.
Foreign and colonial mining shams are quiet.
Yudanamutana are firm.
--. .

At the areat iifiesTfor United Mine meeting.
yeeterday, the &wombs showed a credit balance of
2,991 L A dividend of 15e. par share was declar
leaving a balance of 1,4471. to be carried forward
to the credit of the next amount. Importance is
attached to the cutting of the north lode in the 174
fathom level.
London, England, 1863-03-19

THE POPE AND THE POLISH INSUR-

RECTION.

In an allocution pronounced by the Pope on
15.41 he spoke as follows with regard to
Poland :

- - -
The deplorable condition of Poland has excited in the
highest degree the pontifical solicitude with which we have
always been animated for that catholic kingdom. Hence it
is that, among other things, we have believed it our duty
to provide for the vacancy of some Polish Seca. We have
appointed various bishops to the end that they may seek, in
ecemert with their oolleagusa, the good of the church, and
that they may not spare any labour, any study, any are,
in order to establish religion for over in that kingdom.
and remove the evils which have so long afflicted the
catholic Polish church.

(aawn's Tumults.)
FRANCE.

THE " MONITEUR" ON THE POLISH
INSURRECTION.
PARIS MARcH 19.
The bulletin of the Moniteur to-day contains the
following :
"The whole of the news from Poland, which at-
tracts so large a share of public interest, appears to
demonstrate that the insurrection is becoming ge-
neral."

INDIA.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CALCUTTA, Maws 2 (Via Saes).
Grey shirtinp and mule twist tending upwards.
Indigo unchanged.
Exchange on London, Bering'. credits, 204 ,
government securities, Five per Cents., 104.
Freights fiat.
London, England, 1863-03-19

IAY EVENING; MARCH W,

DENCIL
I.`k
THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

It is rumoured that the Austrian government
has returned & reply of an evuive if not negative
character to the Preach proposals relative to
Poland. She does not refuse, it is said, to seek
to obtain from the good will of the Emperor
Alexander concessions and reforms for Poland
analogous to those which are enjoyed in Galicia,
but she &alines any alliance, co-operation, or
understanding of a nature to impede her liberty of
action, or to enter upon any course which would
lead logically to a European war.
The Indipendance Beige of yesterday evening
remarks : . _

---
The cleareet rerun of the present situation of Polish
affairs is that neither the diplomacy of England nor that
of Francs, although they puma a different coulee, will
noosed in procuring anything efficacious for Poland. They
may give an apparent satisfaction to public opinion,
which feels so much sympathy with the suffer-
inp of that unhappy country, but there is no use
in that. All that this empty agitation can produce will be
ulieleasly to prolong the shedding of blood and all the
barbarities which charecteries the struggle of Ramis with
the insurrection. There la only one kind of interven-
tion which ma be serious in this affair, and that is inter-
vention by war. Does Europe wish to try it ? We do not
believe so, sod it is because that la our opinion that we
regard am a real crime wind humanity all those fallacious
hopes which are hurrying the Bower of the Polish youth
to a frnitlese death.

(ssITZZE'S IZLIGRAX.)

CRACOW, Yaws 19.

Intelligence received here from Lithuania states
that all the marshals of the corporations in that
province, all the judges and judicial officers, and all
independent public functionaries, have sent in their
resignations en moue. These resignations are based
upon the resolution not to receive any communica-
tion from the government in the Russian len-
ftuAfte.
The functionaries who have resigned are said to
have declared infamous all who should consent to
fill the positions they vacate.

$4-;

ing by the amateur. The politician will only care,
far what M. Billanit says, and it is not certain that
he will speak till to-morrow.
The Bourse opened heavy, but was firmer at the
close. Routes were finally quoted at 68.95, or sc.
higher than yesterday.
London, England, 1863-03-19

GUILDHALL.

Antony Raucheitz, of the firm of Bnindeis and Co., mer-
chants, of No. 6, Bread-street, City, and No. 8, Rue St.
Joseph, Paris, was charged with conspiriog with Benedict
Brandeis to defraud their creditors, with concealing and
embezzling their effects, and with several other offences,
under the Btb, Std, 10th, and 12th sections of the new
Benkraptcy Act, whiah canes into operation in 1861.
Mr. F. H. Lewis ammincted the prosecution, and Mr. Op-
penheim appeared far the defence.
The prisoner was committed for trial on all the charges.
London, England, 1863-03-19

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

Angln-Saxon, from Phoneme for London, Jan. I, in the Bindle
Panda.

Oarniijrm, from Loadoo for Auckland, Dec. 22, off Caps of Ton
Diesneu's Land.
Cornalla MAthilda :ship), from Cardiff for Hong Kong, lat. 1 N.,
lon. 130 E.
Coburg (slip), to Moab, Jar. 27.
Durban, Taylor S , from
33Lamina for Natal II days from Lizard,
Feb. 3
Fame (barqual. of and from London for numbs% Jan. 30, let.
Ft S., 100. 29 W.
Prince of Wakes (three.masted schooner), from Newcastle for
fhaegrbas lot, $ N., lon. 132 K.
Rapid (Deals k Mph from Cardiff to Hong Kong, Dec. 2, lat. 40
0., 10n.63

FitnnoLD LARD nr Sonnuennert.—The Con-
servative Lod Society bas jut made its 46th purchase of
estates Du twenty counties), being It. drat amp:deities of
building land in Hampshire. The property is called the
Bevois Yount Estate, with a he frontage in the popular
part of Southampton, weD known as the picturesque
promenade called "The Avenue," on the London-road.
Villas have been already erected on the estate, which has
Ter. commanding views. The property is within one mile
of the ancient Bar-gets, in the High-street in the town of
Southampton.
(Arivertisement.)—HounwAy'sPnan.—Noxiors
An.—The Oracle of im air on the human bodurrLs:dele-
terious that all e tomessy becomemessy and id, with
headache, difficulty of breathing, oppression at the and
general debility. Holloway's Pills are the Mat known remedies
for the.. symptoms : they discharge from the blood all the hw
purities which bad gained arlinluismi into it from foul sir in its
through the lunge ; they strengthen the powers of the
heart and regulate the circulation. At the same time they rouse
the depressed nervous system by expelling all poisonous matters
from the eprtnp of life. sod refreshing every organ with& pure
' vital stream, +iffiest incurring any great expense or entailing
snyahock:on the esealitnikus.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND MUTES.
BIRTHS.

CLARICT..—March la at Si. Joia7e7pwic-road. liarerrtoek-hlfl,
N. W.. the wife of C. H. Clarke, Fag., T.a. A., of a daagittee.
OALPI N.—Werth 16. at Datchet.lodge. Bucks, Drs. T. D. Delphi.
of a daughter.
OODVILDY.—Wareh 14. at

the wife of J. S.

lEtilaf»,. Hag.. of a son.
LEACH.- March 15, at Untountreet, Southwark, the wife of H.
Leach, Bp , of a daughter.
MAJOIL—Mard 10. at Croydon. the wife of C. M. Major, Faq.,
of •./anghter.
PAYN.-51arch 15, at Moucester.crascent, Hyde park, the wife

of J. Payn, sq., of • .
WlLlCS.—larch at Penagord Vlllaa, Holloway, the wife of
the Rev. /L Wilke, of a daughter.
London, England, 1863-03-19

CHINA.

CANTON, Fn. 14.
Tea active, but unchanged. Total export to date,
92,126,0001 be.
Exchange on London, 4.82.
SHANGHAI, Fn. 8.

Grey shirtings unchanged.
Silk heavy. Settlements during the peat fort-
night, 1,500 bales. Total export to date, 66,000
bake.
Exchange on London, 6.2 j.
London, England, 1863-03-19

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(110 X OVAL OWN

PARIS, WIDDIZEIDAY ETZ/17110.

The Senate never at any time since its creation
occupied so large a share of public attention as at
the present moment. And yet its debates are of
infinitesimally small consequence. Foreigners, who
in all parts of Europe read in the daily telegrams
abstracts of senators' speeches on the Polish peti-
tions, can scarcely be expected to realise to them-
selves how entirely the Polish question is coma
non judicc in the Senate. That body has no poten-
tial voice upon these or any other petitions. Whether
it shall adopt the conclusion of K Larabit's report
and vote the order of the day, or follow K Bon-
jean's advioe, and refer the petitions to the
Minister for Foreign Affairs the result will be pre-
cisely the same. As a matter of fact we know the
Senate will echo M. Billault's voice, and he recom-
mended the committee, whose organ M. Larabit is,
to propose the order of the day. It is barely pos-
sible that while the debate is going on despatches
may • arrive which might make it the game
of the government to represent to foreign
powers that it is pressed upon by that public
opinion to which K Drouyn de Lhuya referred in
a recent state paper. In that case a word from M.
Billault will make the Senate vote enthusiastically
that the petitions shall be referred to the minister,
and it will be said that they "support the
government." In the other and more probable
case the Senate will vote the order of the day,
"in order not to interfere with the government."
Bat let us for a moment suppose an impossible
ease—let us suppose that in spite of M. Billault
the Senate were to refer the petitions to the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, what would be the
consequence I Nothing at all. The Senate's
recommendation of a petition is no guarantee
whatever against the waste paper basket. The
minister makes no report to the Senate, and
the latter body has no constitutional
means whatever of ascertaining whether
any attention has been paid to its recommendation
or not. Yon see, therefore, that the Senate's votein
a legal point of view is absolutely of no consequence
whatever, and that (being only an echo of thegovern-
ment voice) it is lees important as an expression of
public opinion than the smallest public meeting in
England. The Senate (except as regards its tran-
scendently high jurisdiction, which it never exor-
cism, as "guardian of the constitution" !) is, in
point of fact, nothing more than a debating
society, the members of which are appointed
and paid by the Emperor. Nevertheless
there being in this debating society (among
other nullities) some men who have had
much experience in various departments of state,
and who, from a natural desire to enhance their
own importance, sometimes work as hard in getting
up questions as members of the House of Lords or
'1
Commons, some of their speeches are worth read-
London, England, 1863-09-17

THE MEXICAN CROWN.

The Ost-Deutsch Post contains the following
remarks on the offer of the Mexican crown to the
Archduke Maximilian :

The Mexican deputation will arrive in the course of next
week at Miramare. One of the most singular questions
which has ever been propounded to Austria will therefore
be decided in • few days. 'the history of the imperial
house present, no analogous cue. An Archduke of Austria,
the nearest agnate of the reigning sovereign, is called upon
to abandon his native land, in which, according to
the domestic regulations of the imperial family, he
possesses important rights and has great duties to
fulfil, for the purlieu of wending, in • distant country,
• throne which has yet to be founded, which hes been woo
by foreign arms, and to the support of which Austria, with
all her military power, cannot in any way contribute. It is
WI absolute fast that the Emperor of the French is the only
serious protector of that throne. Nor is it lea certain that,
whatever priors may occupy it, be will be obliged to govern,
to • certain extent, in conformity with French interests.
Protected by • French garrison and deriving his resources
from • French leen, what • position for a new Emperor!
From all these considerations it is probable—we wish we

could my it is certsin—that the isziean &natation will
not mooed in persitsding on Austrian prises to go to
Marion.

The France, wishing to deny the above news,
uses language which may be fairly interpreted as
confirmatory of it. Nothing, it says, has occurred
to "modify the original dispositions of the prince,"
and therefore " nothing is more probable" than
that he will swept. This is very weak language
when compared with the positive assertions made a
day or two since and telegraphed to London.
London, England, 1863-09-17

AUSTRIA, ITALY, AND HUNGARY.

The Giornale di Verona of the 11th lays :
We hear on reli►ble authority from Vienna, that at a
recent cour.eil of ministers the expediency was coneliwed
of publishing as seas as possible a general amnesty for the
inhabitaota of the Italian provinces es a prelude to the re-
forms which are also in contemplation. This question,
which is of inch great importance for us, was placed on the
order of the day immediately after the return of the
Emperor from Frankfort. _ _

A projected journey of the Emperor of Austria to
Hungary has been frequently referred to as the
forerunner of a reconciliation between the court of
Vienna and the Magyars. The Austrian journals
appear rather incredulous on the subject. The
Press of Vienna says :
a pleasant dream, but a dream only. It is an Abair-
dity to suppose that for 20,000,0:3 or 30,000,000 florins
which will be given to the poor, the Hungarians will
abandon their political pretensions. To believe so, one
must be ignorant of their inflexible firmnees. It is, however,
our duty to mist Hungary in her present situation
whether the Hisegarians make ooneserime or not, mid on
the otter hied, we newt bold firm ourselves also, for the
sake of our own constitutional development, in order that
so change may be made in the fundamental laws otherwise
than in conformity with the existing constitution. It is
only between the Reicharath and the Dew Huogariaa Diet
that the aeoessary compromise can be concluded.

The Botschafter also thinks that the means pro-
posed will not bring about the desired reconcilia-
tion. "Too many preliminary conditions are want-
ing," says that journal, "for a compromise to be
now effected."
London, England, 1863-09-17

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London, England, 1863-09-17

THE QUEEN AND THE DUET OF ATHOL&

The royal train arrived at Blair Atholl 4 10.36
on Tuesday, where the Dashes. of Atholl .ad her sen,
the Marquis of Tullibardine, were in waiting to receive
the royal party. Oa her Majesty alighting from
the carriage, she at noes proceeded to when the
Duchess of Athol! was deeding. The interview was
of the meet melancholy description—her Majesty and the
duchess embracing each other tenderly, and both bunt
into tears, while the onlookers, we seed scarcely say, ware
deeply affected. Carriages were in attendance for the
conveyance of the party to Blair Castle, where the duke
is residing, and here a stay of an hour was aside.
On the return to the station, which wee reached at IL4O,
her Majesty was aocompaeied by the duke, who looked
exceedingly ill. Before the starting of the train her
Majesty took an affectionate farewell of the Duke and
Duchess of Atholl.
London, England, 1863-09-17

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals publish the text of the
manifesto issued by the Spanish progressistas, in
favour of abstention during the approaching eleo-
tiona. "This document," says the Temps, "appears
more important from the authority of its tips-
tures, among which are the names of MM. Oloxaga,
Madoz, Calvo Asensio, and Count de Rerun, than
the strength of the argumenta it contains. Under
the pretext that they are deprived of the right of
meeting, its authors declare their intention of with-
drawing to their tents until the time when liberty
shall triumph. But liberty is not a divinity which
intervenes at any given moment, and her advent is
not likely to be promoted by holding aloof."
London, England, 1863-09-17

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ro THZ ZDITOR OF THZ ZIPIIBB.

Bl,—Will you permit VA to reply to a letter of Maws.
Crowder, Maynard, and Co., which appears in your im-
, premien of today's date ?
We have already stated that the telegram of the 14th inst.
emanated from the Imperial Ministry of Finance, and that
it was signed by his Excellency Baron Brentano, whose high
position in the Imperial government is generally known.
Is confirmation of this statement we beg to forward you
a copy of a telegram we have this day received from one of
the members of our firm who has arrived at Vienna since the
receipt of the first communication:
" You may personally vouch the authenticity of the
telegram.l have seen Baron Brentano."
essr Crowder and Maynard will probably now be con-
vinced that the atetement, that the Union Bank has no
special privileges or arrangements with the government,
emanated from as official source, and we must leave the
public to judge whether such a telegram would be signed
by his excellency without the sanction and approbation of
M. Vela Pieper.
_

The Imperial government, therefore, expressly repudiate.
the idea that the Union Bank has soy special privileges or
enlargements with them, sad we !think it was doe to the
public Nast such an annonacement should be made officially,
as the words " Imperial Royal Privileged" in the title are
evidently calculated to mislaid.
With reference to the observations of Messrs. Crowder
and Co. upon the proposed Anglo-Austrian Bank, we bate
only to remark that the prospectus of the company will
enable the public to judge of the respective merits of the
two undertakings.
We shall certainly not arise our clients to make an en.
nouncement which can be officially contradicted.—We
are, fin., Biscasw, DALRYMPLE, DRAKE, end WARD.
46, Parliament street, Waitmioster, &pt. 16.

A meeting of the East Anglian Railway Company
is called for the 22nd inst., "to consider the pro-
priety of dividing the East Anglian stock into two
clause of stock, one thereof to be tolled East
Anglian No. 1 stock, amounting to 206,7211. 6e.,
to be entitled to fixed dividends at the rate of 5 per
cent, per annum, and the other thereof to be called
East Anglian No. 2 stock, amounting to 826,8851.
45., to be entitled to a dividend thereon equal
to one-half of the amount of dividend exceeding 31.
per oentum per annum, which shall in any half-year
be declared upon the ordinary stock of the com-
pany." The stock has improved on this announce-
ment.

An artificial system of fecundating grain, the
idea of • Dutchman, has been lately brought before
the notice of the French government. Experi-
ments have been tried and found remarkably sue-
otewfuL The process is merely steeping a long
piece of fringe, or some such lake piece of manu-
faeture, iu honey (uo doubt any other less expen-
sive saccharine matter will do as well), and dragging
the came over the standing corn when the pollen is
ripe: thus at once easily effecting impregnation.

• '
London, England, 1863-09-17

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THZ INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SOIZNOZ

CONGRESS.

It the sitting of the above Congress at Ghent on
Tuesday, a discussion took place on the subject of
the treatment of prisoners before trial. In this
discussion the respective laws of England, France,
Belgium, and Holland in this matter were detailed
by various speakers and compared. In another
section the punishment of death was vigorously
debated, the feeling of the majority being in favour
of the abolition of such sentences. M.
Gamier Pages and M. Enema Pelletau were among
the orators. The latter, who was received with
much applause, observed, " The penalty of death
for political offences has been abolished, though, it
is true, that it was re-established in a lingering
form, at Cayenne ; but it ought to be abolished in
everything. There is one government especially
which is called upon to abolish it,—that of the king-
priest. Now, I have seen one execution in my life,
and one only, and that was at Rome, and
it was the execution of a woman ten
years after her crime had been committed !"
In other sections the following topics were dis-
cussed :—State Education ; State Regulations in
the Exercise of the Liberal Professions ; the Pro-
portionate Mixture in Education of Dead with
Living Languages ; the Establishment of Inter-
national Colleges ; the Application of Art to In-
dustry ; Medical Relief in Country Places ; and
the Conditions most favourable to the Develop-
ment of Credit.
London, England, 1863-09-17

THE BOMBAY MAIL

it ARSFILLES, Sarr. 17. • •
The Valetta, with the above mail, reached this
port at 7 a.m. this day.

The mail kayos for London by the 11.30 a.m.
train..

During one week last month 1,624 Mormons
Laded at New York, oa their way to the Salt Irk., from
wellLivar end Logsdon. Most of them were intelligent and
droned menu
FANATICAL MAHOMETAND.—The AissarOutra, one
of the seat fanatic sects of Islamism, have just celebrated
tit Algiers the anoivereary of the birth of dahomet. The
some was a very exciting ooe. Some of then applied their
tongue to hot iron ; others performed the exercise of the
MO'', ma very sharp sabre blades : others ate scorpions or
plaupd sharp meow of hos into their eyes and made them
start from their orbits, sod some eathusiasta capped all
time performances by swallowing the most prickly lame of
the cactus. Serpent charmers also exercised their callus(
they made necklaces and Immolate of those reptiles, irritated
them. sad thou calmed them by playing on the flute, thus
rendering them so tame that they went into the melee
mouths without doing say injury.
LAUNCH OF 71113 DELHI AND Till BROCLEAIL
Yeiberday afternoon there wee another double lunch
—namely, the Delhi, from the Blackwell yard of
Nemo. dorm Wire= and Sons, for the Peninsular
sad Oriental Company; and the Brockham, from the
of Mr. Charles Langley, IneWord.ar.., for
Phillip,. Shaw, sad Lowther, Royal
haddiegs. Only ten days ago, it will be remembered,
there ems another double launch —namely, the Golconda,
from the yard of the Thames Stiip•buildiog Company.
and the Baroda, from the yard of de Mineral Company,
both drips far the Peninsular sari Orbital Coropany Thin
I=m in Um Thames yards shows alike the doom,
ef the mercantile mariae and the reptile
which the Throes ie gaming both for ships and steaapers-
estNewer of y, io the lifetime three now lidos
fall and profitable employment existed far striped all
dome and auedislase, sad mow, owlishly; have the hods
el rider bulk*. aid essimings been so tall.
London, England, 1863-09-17

3 '

With reference to the market for American ems-
rkise, Mr. E. F. ftatterthwaite reports as follows
=he date last evening :
"

iferieeket in London for Americee sessrilir Ir. am
oar Irk hem much depressed by the accesets forrsol d
the panic reported from Wall-street The skis( dermaiss
hoe, however, been in Illinois, Erie, sad New Task Qf
tral shares, but the pressure of sales as the part of the
public im mach lees sines the reduction is quietism:
States and Railroad Buds maintain [airier tats, sad is
the cue of Atlantic and Great Westin show as asposw-
ment.

WIMINIMAT ZMINIL
Consols, which closed yesterday at 93f to for
the Bth of October opened this sorming at tie
same quotation, subsequently declined to 921 to L
and left off at 931 to f. or money the last pries was
93} to 1. The official business report is
as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for soottty,
931, f, I ; ditto, for account, 931 • Three per
Cents. Reduced, 92, ; New Three per Centa.,
921, 92 ; Red Sea Telegraph, 21 1-16, ; India
Five per Cent. Stock 1081 • ditto, Four per
Cent. Debentures, 1863 and '1964, 991, BM:
ditto, Bonds, 205., 17s. prem. ; Bank Stock, for
amount, 238 ; Four per Cent. "enlaced " rupee
paper, 981; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1171.
The India Five per Cent. stock was without
alteration, at 108} to f. India Bonds improved
being quoted 17s. to 20e. prem. Exchequer Bills
were steady at par to 3e. prem.
The foreign stock market was firm today, sad
the variatious in prioes were nearly all in a favour-
able direction.

The transactions in bank shares were not se
numerous as of late, but prices generally were
firm. City, London and Brazilian, Loudon and
Colonial, Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, and Unka
of London were higher. Berlin Waterworks and
Joint Stock Discount were firmer, while Van Die-
men's Land declined.

With the exception of a slight reduction in
Canada Five per Cents., colonial government secu-
rities showed no alteration.

Hudson's Bay and London Financial shares wen
in good demand, and advanced about 7s. 6.1. Ms
former closed at Ito dis., and the latter at 3i to
3} prem. General Credit and Finance were air
rather firmer, at 21 to 2i prem. International
Financial declined 2s. 6d. being last quoted fot to
51 prem. Egyptian Trading were steady, at 1 to
prem.
The shares of the Imperial Royal Privileged
union Bauk of Austria closed at to prem., being
lower.

Italian Irrigation Bonds were dealt in at 90, and
closed at 89, 90. The shares were quoted Ito
04 dia.
Ocean Marine shares were last quoted 13 to
prem. ; Thames and Mersey, 3! to 31 prem.;
North British and Mercantile, 171 to 181 ; sad
Commercial Union, 4 to 41 prem.
Oriental Hotel shares were nominally quoted
to I prem. ; Marine Investment, to 1 press. ;
Buxton Hotel, to prem. ; Star and Garter
Hotel, Ito 1 prem. ; and British and Foreign
Indiarnr, t to I prem.
London, England, 1863-09-17

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROX 0171 °my

PARIS WILDNEEIDAY EVICIVO.

The order "awaited from Biarritz " for publish-
ing in the Moniteur that one of the "three notes"
for which M. Drouyu de Lhuys is responsible, has
not yet arrived, and the consequence is that Lord
Russell's contemporaneous despatch has got the
start in publicity. The Moniteur will, no doubt,
follow suit to-morrow ; but it is a poor satisfaction
to the public to see now the text of despatches
written in August last, and to be deprived of the
Russian answer which has just arrived. There is
absolutely no avowable reason for withholding the
latter document now that the semi-official French
press says that the "discussion is closed," and that
the substance—the negative substance—of the
answer is well known.

The Temps, attaching the same importance as I
did bet nitht to the short note in the Pays, oom-
ments upon it as follows :

There is every reason to believe that the Pays is in a
position to know the contents of the Russian note, and the
effect it is likely to prciuce. The impressions osi the Pap
do not surprise us in the least. Bat those who were look-
ing for the salvation of Poland, or at least for a result of
some kind or another from the diplomatic, intervention of
the powers—what will they say when they learn that all
is over, and that the Russian note, while making no change
in the sitastioo, "claws in a calm manner," and without
the prospect of any new incidents, the diplomatic dismission
which we have been spectators of for the last six months?

The Opinion Nationale says drily :—" We deserve
this answer, and for our own parts we have long
been expecting it."
The Bourse was decidedly heavy. The note in
the Moniker respecting the Florida, notwithstand-
ing the plausible legal arguments put forward in
justification of it, was much talked of, and con-
strued in an ominous sense, more especially when
taken in connexion with the news that Mr. Slidell
is a favoured guest at Biarritz. Ratite fell 25c.
for account, elating (ex div.) at 68fr. 15c. Mobi-
lier fell 20fr.
London, England, 1863-09-17

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, SAPT. 16.—AwrourimiCan : Masters
Andrew Farmer, to the Zebra ; Robert Brown (additional),
to the Fiugard.
Master's Awristact James R. Cow, as supernumerary, to
the Etuyalus.
Clerks Edward M. Ommanney, to the Alert; Charles H.
Baker, se supernumerary, to the Royal Adelaide.
Assistant Engineer Joha A. H. Marcus, as supernume-
rary, to the Asia.

WOOLWICH, Bar. HI.

The drawings and plans i;avebesnl--.receised at
this dockyard for the new iron-clad screw steam-vessel
Pallas, which is ordered to he laid down forthwith in the slip
from which the Wolverine was recently launched. The
latter vessel is being fitted with her mathinery by the
manufacturers, Messrs. Ravenhill and Co., and is ordered to
be completed for the second division of the steam reserve.

CHATHAM, Simr. 16.
Considerable pregreas has been made during the
past few months in the erection of the fortifications on the
Isle of Grail; on the western side of the estuary of the
Medway, commanding the approaches to this harboar, and
in a very short time that portion of the defences will be
completed and ready for the reception of their armament
On the opposite side of the river arraimernents are in program
for the completion of the large semi-circular fort which is
intended to guard the mid-chanuel approaches to the dock-
yard, and render secure the naval establishments at Sheer-
nem And Chatham. The whole of the defences will be
mounted with the most powerful description of ordnance In
UM in the service.
London, England, 1863-09-17

DOUGLAS, Isle of MAIL—Hie Grace the Duke
el Athoirs latiwesidence, the CABTLI MONA HOTTLL sad
BOARDING.IIOUSr The patronage of Wallies and tourbta Is
solicited for this unrivalled and economical establishment. Bee
"Bradshaw Tariff and list of furnished houses on receipt of
two stsial*.
London, England, 1863-03-21

IMPERIAL PARLIA3LENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY, MARcx 20.

- - -- - -
In the &lassos of the Lord Chancellor, Lord RIDES•
DLL', 1.3 Deputy Speaker, took Ina meat oa the weeleack at
5 o'clock.
PETITION PRESENTED.

The Earl of SHAPTIMBURY presented a petition from
the Solids', School Teaches', Trinity-road, Halifax, against
the sale of into:Mattes limn co &Maya

BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND_MAREJAGES (=LARD)

BILL.

The Bari of BANDON gave notice of his intention to
move that • message beret to the House of Commons for
the report of the select committee on Births, Deaths. and
Marriages (Ireland) Bill, and the
stratiou of Births (Ire.
land) Bill, together with the proceeding, of the committee
and minutes of evidenoe. e should also move, in cash-
mitre on clause 30, to insert the words, " Provided slyer
that all births and deaths which shall happen within the
workhouse shall be registered by the Superintendent
Registrar."
CONSOLIDATED FUND (10,000,0001.) BILL.
This bill was reed • second time.
Their lordships adjourned at quarter pr
t 5 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Fa:DAY, MAscH 20.
The SPIaKIra took the chair at 4 o'clock.
OUR RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Mr. FITZGERALD gave notice that on Monday next
Ike should ask the government whether they bad accepted,
or intended to accept, a proposal made by President Lincoln
respecting the establishment of a convention between this
country and the government of the United States to ex-
mine sad settle claims arising out of the violation of
nentral rights.
PROPOSED AMALGAMATION OF THE METRO-
POLITAN AND CITY POLICE.

Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice that on an early
day after pater he should move a resolution that in the
/Maim of that home it was inexpedient there should be
two separate bodies of police under different heads in the
metropolis
THE CONDITION OF THE COTTON OPERATIVES.
Mr. FEERA.ND asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether ha would give a government night immediately
after Easter, to bring under the notice of the house the pre-
sent state of the option trade, and of half a million of cotton
operatives living in unwilling idleness?
Lord PALM EESTON said he could wore the hon. mem-
ber end the house that the subject to which his question
related was one that mint necessarily create great anxiety
in the minds of the government, and they should be anxious
to give the house any opportunity that might be required
for any consideration of the subject io any point of view.
He believed that after Easter the two early Tuesdays weee
very much engaged, otherwise he should have said that the
lion. gentleman might have found an opportunity on •
Tuesday, but if he were anxious to bring it on earlier he
could assure the hon. member that, subject to due attention
to public business, he should be willing to give him every
facility that he could.
London, England, 1863-03-21

SERIOUS RIOT •T sraLYBRIDGE.

During week great excitement has prevailed
Stay in of teethe being gives at each
of the working men's that there would be a reduc-
tion in their pay of expenee each, and that tickets on Mop-
hempen would beeves instead of mossy. On Thursday even-
ing a large meeting memobled on the plantation ground,
when resolutions were passed to the effect that should the
relief committee persist is paying the dames with paper, they
would ham a simnel turn-out, acid compel the committee
to pay IA formerly. About ten o'clock yesterday, as Me
ofacees proceeded to pay theca with tickets, each school
toftwed to accept them, turned out, collected in mobs, sad
proceeded to each school and brought the members out. The
awe which contained the two gentlemen who paid
the s was attacked by a mob as they drove through
the street*, but the gentlemen camped unhurt, although
dame were thrown through the windows with great vio-
lence. Towards three o'clock Mean. Bates and Hall's
mills were attacked, and partly wrecked, not • single
window reclaiming whole. The rioters then proceeded to
the dwelling house of one ci the firm, sod wrecked it.
They then proceeded to the stores and offices of the relief
committees, smashing shopkeepers' windows by the way.
The coostebulary endeavoured to quell the mob, but
were completely overcome, though not until they had
suffered serious injury, and the barrack windows
were all broken and several prisoners rescued. The
relief committee', cloth* stores were then broken open,
and the clothing wee thrown into the streets. each per-
son helping himself to the best articles he could procure.
At the SWIM time Mr. Aghtoe's shop wee broken into, and
tea moisten, sugars, spices, and other articles were carried
off, while atoms and other missiles were freely finding their
way to each window available in the greets. About this
term a foree of dragoons arrived, headed by the mayor end
Mr. A. Harrison, J.P. The Riot net having bola read, they
proceeded to clear tie streets, sad took as navy mistimes
iitlepacV found on the meadow of the relief committee.
constables have to-sight (Friday) been sworn in,
and are patrolling the streets, sad with the earietance of
the dragoons, who are still on duly, are dispersing the
crowds that are moving about. It Is feared that -mother
attack I. meditated on the polies liumets, to mew those
who have been takes prisoners. At tes o'clock when oat
parcel left, the town was still in an excited Mate.

A stepmother was committed for trial from Wol-
verhampton yeaterday, m a ooromea walnut, for Um
manslambtar of a Mild bourses three sad four yam of sp.
The details of her cavelike to the shad am bairowlft-
Me had mom Wort boos faspricieed for tae noses for
ill.trediac the boy.
London, England, 1863-03-21

.1
1

Marine, 11 to 1 prem.; Cannes Hotel, too area. ;
Petroleum Trading, t to poem. ; Union Mar no,
11 to 2 prem. ; Empire Marina, to prem.;
litmoolonial Beak of Australis and Few
to 1 prem.; National Bank of liv
to 6 prem. ; Oil Wells of Canada, 21 toerireln•
and English and Belgian Bank, Ito prem.

MMES.-MELTS DAY.)

Two o'Czoci,

Than is a fair amount of business in the
mining market to-day. Tincroft shares have
improyed to Zit to 231. East Caradou are
also rather better at 401 to 411 ; Wheal Seto&
at go, " buyers ;" and East Bassett at 86
" bti)ers ;" North Roakear are flat at 50 ;
Wheal Twidoott are quoted 61 to; Wheal Harriett,
60,01 ; and East konewarne, to J. South Cam
This shams are officially mark; 4k.
(United Mexican Mini/ shares have risen,
Forug been dealt in at 6 . Port Phillip and
ta Barbara are firm, an Yudanamutens and
th Rhine of South Australia, dull.
The subjoined weekly summary of the metal
market is extracted from the circular of Maus. Yon
Dadekum and North :

Prim of metals lime been maintained sioce our Mat re-
port, though the amount of basins, done has been below
an average, 'keep: in tin, in which we report a very largo
basioace at improved prices. Welsh bass quiet, with
limited demand at U. 10a, f.0.b., Wales; and 61.6' f.o.b.
here. Staffordshire qualities ars steady. Scotch pig rot
very dull, and lower prices have beau accsptad, closing at
61.. fit cash. per—OM.Ml quotatioca tot raw
and manufactured are maintains& But little bemoan has
been dose in loreiga—Barn, 941. to 961. ; Kapoada,
961. to 961. ; Spanish. 851.10. ; Chlli, 031. Tim English
in good demand at fixed prim. Siam the news of the fall-
ing off in the productios of Babel tic, amounting to 40,000
slabs, the market for fonts tin has been very mrited.
and a large business has been dense at minutia( prima
We now quote Straits 124/. eash, 1261. three menthe
prompt, afloat Banos 1281. The Dutch market is firm. at
7616. Tln plates in moderate demand ; prime 'mitered.
Lead quiet; good soft English 201., W. B. 231. Speller
dull ; hardly any bailees. doss ; we quote 'pot, here and
in Ball, 181. ; W. K., 181. lls. 61.
London, England, 1863-03-21

rrHE LONDON PAVILION.-LITTLE 00-
J. itELLI le se attractive as ever. SU is now pertorndag
soma really noml and estraordi teats. Operatic Inflections
received with the greatest enthSOl every evening, and the
general entertainments anbrme an eanottat of talent such m
cannot be met with elsewhere. itig Anserkan Bowling Alleys
open dally.—lbe LONDON PAVILION, Tlehbososeinet
London, England, 1863-03-21

TROUSKR£I.--Sponal attention is called to the
NSW SPRING GOODS, sad gentlemen who do ma mind
pi=fair price for good pair of trances can depend on
and patents that cannot be arcelled.at

I.lllllLiiii id Kalif-037r, TAIEOBJ,
205, Strand (opposite inter BIM
London, England, 1863-03-21

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HONE OlRClllT.—Milogroxs, haws 20.
Csowir Bon.—(Before Mr. Julia Wightmsn.)

dome Eliza dwell, iB, who had pleaded guilty on the
first day of the wises to three Indirtatents charging her
with stealing post letters containing articles of value, was
brought up for judgment and sentenced to three years' penal
servitude.

Witham French and Frederick To!hunt, two very
respectable looking young men, surrendered to take their
trial upon the charge of feloniously and maliciously
setting fire to a stack of wood, the property of Batchelor
Royer, at Holluigbourne, on the sth of November.
Mr. Addison prosecuted, and Mr. Russell was maned for
the defence. _ _ _ _ _

It appeared from the opening statement of the learned
counsel for the prosecution that on the night in question •
wood stack was discovered to be on fire in the yard of the
prosecutor, and upon some persons going to the spot they
maw the two prisoners apparently looking at the firs. One
of them was that heard to ay, ` Let's be off, or else they
will think we set fire to the stack." They then went away,
but they 'topped immediately they were requested to do so,
end on their being charged with having caused the am they
both denied it. This was the only *video°, in support of
the charge, erupt that it appeared that they had not
rendered any assistance to extinguish the fire.
The learned judge expressed his surprise that the prisoners
should have been committed to take their trial for such a
serious offset° upon evidence also shadier • character. As
to the fact of their not having rendered aey assistance in
extinguishing the fire being taken as • proof of guilt, he
said that if this were to be so construed it would be very
dangerous for &arum to go sear where • be occurred.
The jury thee returned • verdict of Not Gadity, sad the
prisoner, were colored to beinuesdiately aimeherged.
London, England, 1863-03-21

NUMEROUS PIRES.-(THIS DAY.)

A fire took place in the night in the premises
of Mr. B. Rigby, from sad brass finisher, Charlesstreet,
Paton-read, Oresnwich, and the foundry we, wally
destroyed. The loss will fall oa the Sun Pire-offioe. This
fire was Gamed by spark dying into the rod during the
time of a heavy meting.
Between 3 and 4 o'clock part of the house of Mr. 0.
Barreolongh, tobacconist, 4, Bowyer-place, Camberwell,
was ou firs. and the denims done was coosaidenible. The
loss will fall oe the Sc. Fire-odice. This Ire wee ceased by
the ignitiou of a box of heifer matches.
About 1 o'clock a fire took place in the premises of Mr.
Amer, known as the Fancy Repository, 81, Strand. The
part of the house in which it began was burned out, the
upper portions damaged by heat, and the lower part by
Mater.

A fire took place in the promisee of Mr. Oedby, cabinet-
maker, No. 6, Pennon-street, Hingsland-road, which par-
tielly destroyed the workshops detached.
A fire also task place in the mss ion of Genets' tiptoe,
27, George-street, Hacoveraquare, bat owing to the tamely
arrival al eaststanoe the demaze was not aoasiderabla.