The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

A VOLUNTEER PINED AND DISMISSED.

A duly constituted court of inquiry was held in
Bingley-hall, Birmingham. a day or two ago, to ismer:Node
• &ergs erode by Captain Hebbert, commanding No. 10
Corommy of the Birmingham Battalion of Rifle Volunteers,
spinet Private Daniel Joseph Clarke, a member of that
company, for having, on Saturday evening last, "been
drunk when on prods for battalion drill In Bingley.h.ll,
and behaved in a disrespectful manner towards his superior
officers, such conduct being subversive of good order and
sallLary diseip"re." The proceedings were conducted
openly, and were attended by a large number of
volunteers, who behaved with the most becoming
propriety, aid teemed to take great Interest in
the matter. The court and the witness.' appeared
in full-dress uniform. Oa Sunday Captain Hebbert
addressed a letter to Private Clarke, expressing his sorrow
that he should have added to his first offence of disrespect-
ful conduct on the previous evening on the parade ground
to Lieutenant-Colonel Mason, by coming into the orderly
room, when in a state of intoxication, and conducting him-
self there in a very reprehensible manner. The cap-
tain added, " I shall be compelled to report you for trial
before the battalion committee, unless you take the oppor-
tunity, which I shall afford you in the course of Monday,
of sending a written and ample apology." Instead of seed-
ing an apology, however, Clarke tendered his resignatior,
which, under the circumstanced, was refused. Clarke, on
being asked whether he had any objection to the
members of the court, replied that be had not. The
order for the assembly of the court was produced and
read, Lad the court then proceeded to the examination of
the witnessed, on the charge as above-mentioned.
The evidence, which it is needless to particularise, was
taken down in writing, but, according to the rules of
the service, no oath was administered. After a careful end
patient investigation, which occupied three hours. the
wort was cleared for deliberation, end it was afterwards
announced that the court had found as proven that Private
Clarke was not absolutely drunk, but excited by drink ;
that his behaviour was disrespectful and insubordinate to-
wards hie officers ; and they recommended that he be fined
30• and dismissed the corps. The evidence and the find-
ing hisvitir been duly submitted to Lieut.-Colonel Mason,
commanding the battalion, that officer took occasion to reed
the following confirmation and remarks to the volunteers
present at drill on Tuesday evening :—"The commanding
officer is pleased to approve and confirm the finding of the
court of inquiry on the following grounds,—lot. An op-
portunity was afforded Private Clarke by his captain of
apologising for his misconduct as a member of the
corps, of which he did cot choose to avail himself, thereby
rendering an investigation into the charges preferred against
him, pursuant to the toles, imperative. 2nd. Drunkenness
is as offence at all times disgraceful and reprehensible ; but
when a volunteer so far forgets himself as to publicly pre-
sent himself on parade, clothed in the uniform of the corps,
In a state of intozieation, it is absolutely necessary that
such conduct should be visited with the punishment it de-
serves. 3rd. Obedience to orders is a first principle of
military law ; without it. discipline is impossible. A laxity
in this respect can only lead, as in this case, to insubordi-
nation and disrespect of authority. So strongly does the
contumelies officer feel it to be his dut to enforce its ob-
sumo*s that be is prnered to use all the rae-ths vested in
him by act of parliament sad the rules of the corps to
carry out. as on this occasion, the important and responsible
duties s:th which he is entrusted."

Till RIMMIOUR Flaserrrrsa.—A valued oorrespon-
dent hues celled our attention to the unusual depression of
the funds of our great religious societies just at the critical
time (31st of March) when the accounts for the yesr are
theid. We believe that we are correct in stating that this
falliag of 111 income. as compared with previous Tears. in•
chides the Church Ifimioaarv, Pastoral Aid, London Jews,
' Coloniel Church, and Irish *Church Mission Societies, and
we fear to aonjecture how many others may be in the same
ease.—ltioord.

MONEY MARKEL(THIS DAL)

Tinton o'Cwvit.
To-day, htia; Good Friday, is observed as a clots
holiday iu the city.
In the Stuck Exchange 7 per cent. was paid yes-
terday for lotms kat Consols extending beyond the
April settlement.
Twenty-four thousand pound in gold was bought
by the Bank yestertlsy.
The latest :ultimo from New York report the
exchange better. at 104 to }, and "firm.'
A portion of the Mexican dollars by the steamer
La Plats were Kohl to-day at 4s. Ind. per ounces
showing no cLange.
This being Good Friday, the buainesa in foreign
exchanges NMI transacted yesterday. The rates
were generally steady, at Tuesday's quotations.
Subjoined is our usual list :
Amsterdam, 3 mouths, 1214 to ; ditto 3 days, 11.19 to
12.00; Rotten lam, 3 months, 12.1} to I ; Antwerp, 3 months.
25.65 to 70 Hamburg, ma. bane*, 3 mouths, 13.9} to ;
Paris, 3 days, 2:47.,} to 421 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.70 tot
PraWffort-ondhe•Mrine, 3 months, 119} to } ; Petembrwg
(per rouble), Smooths, 331 to ; Vienna, eff. So., 3 months,
15.35 to 50 ; Trieste, eff. So., 3 months, 15.35 to 50;
Ma.hid, 3 mouths, 48,, to I ; Cadiz, 3 months, 4sll to
Leghorn, 3 month', 25.95 to 26.05 ; Genoa, 3 month., 25.874
to 924 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.87! to 924 ; Naples, 3 months,
384 to 39; Palermo, 3 months, 117 to l ; Messioa, 3 months,
117 W 1 ; Lisbon, 90 days, 524 to ; Oporto, 90 dam
521 to 53.

Messrs. Cup/at Brothers and Co., Greek mer-
chants, have suspended payment, with liabilities to
the amount of about 75,0001., but their assets are
understood to show a surplus. About half their
commitmeuts are on bills from Constantinople,
which are expected to be met by the drawers.
Amounts from Havana to the 9th inst., receive&
rid New York, report great stringency in the
money market. Messrs. Arrigunaga Pedrosa and
Company, a Spanish firm, had stopped payment,
with, it was thought, liabilities to the extent el
100,0001. or 120,0001., of which little is due to Eng-
land.
It is supposed that the chief losses will fall '
upon Spain.
The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return
shows this week an increase of 6381. ; the Midland,
a decrease of 291. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire,
an increase of 1,1181. ; the London and North
Western, an increase of 1,3801. ; the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 695/. ; and
the North Eastern, an increase of 1,1231.
The following is a copy of a telegram received
yesterday from the Quebec correspondent of the
Canadian Vries, dated Quebec, March 16:— .
"The Governor-General's speech, delivered this
day, makes no mention of the affairs of the Grand
Trunk Railway."
A call of 21. is to be paid on the shares in the
Cape Town Railway and Dock Company by the
30th of April ; and a call of 21. on Pernambuco
Railway shares by the 7th of May.
The dividend on Tourney to Jurbise Railway
shares, for the last six mouths of 1860, has been
fixed at 12s. 441 per share.
Annexed is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and
Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales :
At the sixth series of males for the year, held this day,
there was but a small attendance of buyers ; the dentinal
was very limited, and previous prices were barely maims
tainte East India, Ox and Cow.—Calcutta were not in
such active demand as at the previous sales, and a large
portion of the quantity offered was bought. in.. For home
consumption,c there was but very limitealhatequlry, anfditea-
gidesnof iumgohtlqmuaorirtysPariltgly. ed tltheejprevveiousouevaloue, but
upon common to middling description • decline of id.,
land in some instances;
per lb. took place. 31adres, Pondi-
cherry, and Bombay were in limited rruitat, only • portion
of the quantity offered being sold. The analysis of the
sales is 98,863 Calcutta new parcels, 55,306 brought forward
hum former sales, and 8,799 Madras, Pondicherry, and BOlS-
bay, in all 162,888 hides, of which 71,018 were sold. East
Inda Buffalo were in good demand, and realised full prior.
Leather.—Eastilodia brought former prices. Australian port
sold at a decline of gd. per lb. Salted bides were not I.
active demand, and only a portion of the quantity offered
found buyers. Caps were chiefly sold at about former
prices. Australian.—Those sold were at about previous
quotations. West India.—Only:rzt sold. Dry Hides.—Cage
were mostly (sold. West inn realised former meet.
Bone Hides,—Salted were nearly all bought in • those sea
were at fall prices. Dutch and German calf dins were
I =(Glue pieces and sheep pelta were mostly sold.
.—Mimosa only part sold. Valonia.—All bough.; in.
Mr. PeterCumstie was yesterday appointed agent
for Lloyd a at Oban.

TauluIDAT livainto.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 911 to 92 far
the 10th of April, opened this morning at the
same quotation, and closed at 911 to 1. For money
the last price was 914 to 1. he official buil-
ness report is as follows :—Three per Ceat.
Console, for money, 911, 1' 4 ; ditto for account
(April 10), 911, 1 ; India Stock, 220 • ditto Five
per Cent. Stock, 100, 991, 1 ; ditto Four pee
Cent. Debentures, 1858, 950011, 4 ; Five per Cent.
" enlaced" rupee paper, 934 ; ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cent., 991, 100.
The scrip of the New Indian Loan was dull at
RlOOl to 1 ; the Five per Cent. rupee paper, at
to 94 ; and the Five-and-a-Half per Cent., at
to 100.
Exchequer Bills have relapsed to 15a. to
10s. die.

Mexican Bonds were inquired for in the morning,
and were marked 24}, but afterwards relapsed to
241 to j. The Turkish Loan of 1854 closed at
74 to ; and that of 1868 at 54 to I. ex div.
Bank shares to-day were very quiet at former
prices. In the miscellaneous share market a o
alteration occurred, with the exception of a re-
duction iu Great Ship.