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The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-05

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 11 per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.20 per £1 sterling. On
comparing
these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
at about the same price in London:and Paris.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 i per
mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.5* per .£1 sterling.
standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
5-10ths per Cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg

BANKRUPTCY ADVERTISEDIENTS.—There has I
been a scandalous job in the Bankruptcy Court. An
order has just been made by the Lord Chancellor that the
advertisements of bankrupts shall be inserted in the Gazette
of Bankruptcy. Now, it is well known that this publication
is the property of two of the registrars of the court. The
compulsory insertion of all the advertisements in their
journals is in fact the bestowing upon them of an immense
revenue out of the estates of the bankrupts, to the depriva-
tion of the newspapers that have hitherto shared the
benefit, and taking from the solicitors the small patronage
of this kind they have hitherto enjoyed. There was no
call whatever for such an exercise of despotism, The credi-
tors, who are the persons to whom the advertisements are
exclusively addressed, are far more likely to see them in
the newspapers than in an obscure periodical which never
comes into their hands. If the advertisement in the Gazette
of Bankruptcy is to be in addition to the advertisement in
the newspapers it is a needless tax on the estate for the un-
called-for profit of officials already very handsomely paid
for their services. If it is in substitution for the advertise-
ment in the newspapers it is an equally unjust filching from
them of a profit that of right belongs to them. In either
case, it is a wanton and monstrous job, which even the
Legislature should be called upon formally to censure.—
Lea Amu.
London, England, 1863-03-05

THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a
new Instrumen% by Negretti and Zambra, will cor-
rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls for Rain or for
Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden;
57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street.
London, England, 1863-03-05

MJULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS.
9 EVERY EVENING at the ARGYLL ROOMS.
Great Success.—See opinions of the Press.
Conductor—Mons. JULLIE ST.
The celebrated Cornet-a-Piston,
Mr. J. LEVY,
Will play at intervals from 9 to 12 o'clock.
The Concert, composed of Classic 1 Music from the GREAT
MASTERS, will terminate at a quarter-past Ten, and the
Dance music at five minutes to Twelve.
Promenade, Is.—Reserved seats, 2s.
Doors open at Eight o'clock
Manager, Mons. GRENET.
London, England, 1863-03-05

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT,

NEW COURT.
(Before Baron Bramwell.)
THE ALLEGED MURDER BY A CHINESE.
Sequi, aged 32, a Chinese, and cook on board a Chinese
merchant ship, was indicted for the wilful murder of one
Aliqui, also a Chinese. Mr. Orridge prosecuted, and Mr.
Langford efended the prisoner.
It appeared that the pr ironer and the deceased were both
Chinese seamen and about to proceed to Shanghai, but
in different ships. They had been lodging in Lime-
hodse, but at different places, and had been together
during the evening of the 12th of February, about
half-past ten o'clock. A quarrel took place between
them, the prisoner accusing the deceased of having stolen
and pawned his coat, and some other trifling articles ; and
so far as it could be ccllected during the quarrel, the pri-
soner, without any provocation, suddenly stabbed the de-
ceased in the abdomen, the bowls protruding. He was able
to walk a few yards, but then sank down exhausted. He
was shortly afterwards found by a police constable welter-
ing in his blood. He was then conveyed to the London
Hospital, but after the lapse of thirteen days died from the
effects of the wound.
Mr. Langtord addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
called several witness (Chinese) and others, wbo gave the
prisoner a good character for a peaceable and quiet man.
The learned Judge, in summing up, repeated that the
case was in inevitable confusion, but if the jury believed
the prisoner wilfully inflicted the wound which caused the
deceased's death, they could find no other verdit than wil-
-1 ful murder.

The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned a
verdict of not guilty.
The learned Judge said that he thought the fury had
done quite right.
Mr. Orridge said the prisoner had admitted he had
stabbed the deceased, _ .

The learned Judge said certainly the prisoner ought to
be detained ; he ought to be tried upon his own confession,
with corroborative evidence, of unlawfully wounding. The
prisoner was ordered to be detained until next session for
that purpose, the Judge remarking the prison was the best
place for him.
London, England, 1863-03-05

February.)

Money Market. Monday Evening, Feb. 16.
There is freer offering of money, and rates of interest are
in favour of the borrower. Gold opened at 155, and went
up to 157 f in the street. Silver is selling at 148 to 150 for
large amounts, but small sums, and especially worn coin, is
selling all the way down to 140. Old demand notes are
wanted, and bring almost as much as gold. Foreign ex-
change has advanced, but the market is unsettled; bankers'
sterling is quoted at 172 to 174. The stock market opened
at stronger rates, not only for fancies, but also for Govern-
ments, which were much stronger, and continued to im-
prove throughout the day.
London, England, 1863-03-05

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA.

MADLLE. PAREPA.

That enduring favourite, the" Sonnambula," was
produced at this theatre last evening, in order to
afford Mademoiselle Parepa a re-appearance on her
return from her provincial tour. This lady was
never in better spirits or in better voice than on this
occasion. She sang throughout the evening with a
tenderness as well as brilliancy, which was to the
last degree delightful: Her " Come per me Sereno"
—the whole of her dream music—and above all the
exceeding richness of her ornamentation of the
rondo finale, were worthy of her high and well-
merited reputation. She was loudly applauded
throughout the performance, and warmly called for
at its close. Mr. Weiss was the Rodolfo, singing
the " Vi raviso" very charmingly, and Mr. George
Perren was the Elvino, who was equally successful
in the " Tutti a sciolle."

PROBABLE AND JUST.—Mr.Kinglake's " History
of the Invasion of the Crimea," has, as might be expected
created no little sensation in France and especially at the
Tuilleries. It is stated that when the Emperor read over
the pages in which his character and those of his com-
panions are handled so freely, those about him watched for
some expression of opinion. When he had finished the
perusal, however, he merely laid down the book with the
remark " C'est ignoble."
GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION,I4, REGENT-STREET.
To meet the requirements of the festive days, Saturday and
Tuesday next, the management of the above gallery has
altered its usual arrangements, and advertises a perform-
ance on Saturday evening, 7th inst., at 8 o'clock, in lieu of
the morning representation. On Tuesday it opens its doors
as early as half-past 5, and commerces at 6, so that its
patrons may find themselves disengaged a little after 8 to
enjoy the brilliant illuminations of the Marriage Day,
London, England, 1863-03-05

Ballads by Master Edwin Sanders, the juvenile vocalist, aged

9 years.
George Hodson's Irish, Miscellaneous, and Ventriloquial

Entertainment.

Unsworth's great Stump Speech, "Or any other man."

Eugene's burlesque Scenas and Dances.

W. RandalPe; New Comicalities.
Miss Caroline Parkes' Vocal and Terpsichorean Sketches,

and other varied attractions,

Hall, 6d.—Balcony and Stalls, lg.—Private Boxes, 10s. 6d.
London, England, 1863-03-05

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a full average supply of beasts on offer in to-
day's market, for the most part in good condition. All
breeds met a dull inquiry at quite Monday's decline in the
quotations. The extreme value of the best Scots was
4s 10d per 81b. We were fairly supplied with sheep, which
moved off heavily on rather easier terms. The best Downs,
in the wool, were, however, 6s per 81b. The few lambs on
offer were very dull, at 4d per 81b less money. Prices ranged
from 7s to 7s 8d per 81b. We have to report a dull sale for
c lives, the supply of which was limited, at barely late rates,
Pigs and milch cows ruled about stationary.
Per Sib. to sink the offal.
a. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, etc. 4 8 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 4 0
Second quality do. 4 2 4 8
Suckling calves, 12s to 20s
20e to 295.
TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts
Cows l3O
Sheep .. 4,440
Calves lO4
Pigs 3lO
MEAT Is

s. d. s. d.
Primeers-wool d 0.4 10 5 6
Pme. S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0
' Large crse. calve' 4 4 5 0
Prime small do 5 2 5 6
Large hogs 3 8 4 4
Small porkers ..., 4 6 4 8
; and quarter-old store pigs,
London, England, 1863-03-05

THE ARMY.

The removal of the Invalid Depot and the Army
Medical School and staff at Fort Pitt from Chatham
to the new hospital at Netley will enable the mili-
tary authorities to considerably augment the barrack
accommodation for troops at that garrison. Already
one wing of Brompton barracks, which for some
years past has been used as an auxiliary garrison
hospital, has been vacated by the invalid troops, who
have been transferred to Fort Pitt, which, under the
new regulations, is to be used as a hospital for the
entire garrison. This will enable several hundred
additional troops to be quartered at the Royal En-
gineer barrack, Brompton, which is at present occu-
pied by artillery, engineers, and infantry, while the
removal of the invalid depot to Netley Hospital will
allow of St. Mary's casemated barracks being eon •
verted into quarters for regular troops, accommoda-
tion being provided at that establishment for 1,000
1 officers and men. It has, accordingly, been decided
to remove one of the depot battalions to St. Mary's
barracks as soon as it has been entirely vacated,
and according to present arrangements the 3d
depot battalion, now occupying the Hut barracks at
Brornpton, will remove to St. Mary's, and the 4th
depot battalion, at Canterbury, ba transferred from
that station to Chatham garrison, taking up its
quarters at the Hut barracks and a part of Bromp-
Iton barracks. The foot artillery now stationed at
ICanterbury will also be removed from that city and
`-‘ will be succeeded by a brigade of royal horse artil-
Ilery. In addition to the above arrangements eer-
tain of the depots of those battalions which are
ordered to be broken up will b© transferred to the
depot battalions already formed at Chatham, which,
with the establishment of another depot battalion,
will augment the forces quartered at that garrison
by nearly 2,000 men.
London, England, 1863-03-05

PREFEREN
Great Eastern, E. Counties,
Gt. Wester., ( erks & tiantt
Ditto, 5 per cent. red. i rei
London, cliatham, ,nd Dovi
.51auctiester, So, Meld, and I
you h Eastern fixe,i 4 per
Stockton and Darlington, C
PREFEaENCE SHA
Caledonian 0 guar stock, 1
Great :.ante n, pe cent. pi
London, Brighton, &c., 4 pi
Souto East in 4i. per cent.,
Stockton and Uariington, C]

UE SHARES.
Ext. No. 2, loci 1091
Ext.), 46 per cent. red., 98
3i

er per cent. pref., 102
Lincoln, £6, 4f
cent., 101
6 per cent., 33
L RES AND STOCKS.
.014
ret., 1034
or cent., 1858, 1014 2
1819, lo
lms D. pref., 29i
LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS.
Buckin4liarnshire, 96 6
Chester ~nd 110 yhead, 54 per cent., 127
London and Ch itnatn 7 per Cent., 944
London, 1 ilbury, and southend, 0
Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 9

FuREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francesco (Rm.) gua. 7 per cent., 2111
Buenos Ayres Great Southern (lim.), 21
ottoman (Smyrna to Aid.n), 11 1
Recite ant San Francisco (limo, 7 per cent., 181
Royal Swedish, 7 per cent., 14
;San Panto ,lim.), gua. 7 per cent. (331), 234
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Agra and Unitea Service (lim.), 93
Alliance Bank ot London and Liverpool (lim.), 241
Anglo ortuguese (Um.), 34
Bank of Eeypt, 261
Bank of London, 113 141
Bank ot Que. nsiand (lint), 8 74
British aced America Ex;:ha-ge
British North American, 50a 1
Chartered Bank ot lndirr, Australia, and China, 22
City, 931 6 t
C010nia1,03.9,4
E n and Australian Chartered, 284
;.se
English and Irish (Urn.),
34
Imperial Bank 151
London and Brazilian lirn.), 311
London, B. Ayres, and It. Plate (lirn.), 121
London tat rtered Bank of Australia, 2,1 1
Loinzon and Colonial (11in.,, 34 1 t
London and Counts, 441 51 5
London Joint stock, 5
London and South-Western (lim.), 11
London and South African, 26; 4
London and Westminster, 774
National Provincial of England, new, 344
Ditto, ditto, 214 1 4
New South Wales, 494
ottoman Bank,
Ditto, new, 103 , u
Provincial of Ire and. Sai
Scinde. Pwijaub. ar..t Deihl Wm.\ 3
South Australia, 341
Standard of British South Africa (lira ), 10
Union ot Australia, 524
Union of London, 331 44

DOCKS.

Commercial, 102
east and !Vest India, 139 40

MISC EL LANEOUS.
Anglo- gexican Mint,67.1.9
lierlin Water Weri.6, 7,
Electrx elegraph, 1. 0 44
Ita Li in Irrig,t on (Canal Cavour), 5i
(mental Gas
Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 74
Rio de Janeiro City improvements, 21,1
Royal Mail Steam, 57
United Ii iiigclem Telegraph Co.
London, England, 1863-03-05

THE MANSLAUGHTER OF A WIFE IN LAMBETH.

James Hagan, convicted yesterday of the manslaughter
of his wife, was sentenced to six month imprisonment and
hard labour.

George Pitt surrendered to take his trial upon an indict.
meat charging him with the manslaughter of Hugh Morris,
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBORO U G H- STREET.
THE NIGHT HORSES WORKING IN THE " CITIZEN "
OMNIBUSES.— Mr. Nathan Scilitoe, of Charlotte-place,
Old Church-street, Paddington, registered proprietor of
Citizen omnibus 7,109, appealed before Mr. Knox to answer
the complaint of Mr. wr. Love, chief officer of the Royal
London, England, 1863-03-05

T HE 0 XF ORD,
6, OXFORD STREET.
EVERY EVENING, the New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz,
" HERNE THE HUNTER,"
Gluck's ALCESTE, and other Operatic Selections,
Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Mr. Green, Mr.
Bernardi, Mr. J. B. Huish, and Mr. Albert,
with full band and chorus.
Conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans.
Drew Dean's Flute Solos.
Ballads by Master Edwin Sanders, the juvenile vocalist, aged
9 years.
George Hodson's Irish, Miscellaneous, and Ventriloquial
Entertainment.
Unsworth's great Stump Speech, "Or any other man."
Eugene's burlesque Scenas and Dances.
W. Randall's New Comicalities.
Miss Caroline Parkes' Vocal and Terpsichorean Sketches,
and other varied attractions.
Hall, 6d.—Balcony and Stalls, ls.—Private Boxes, 10s. 6d.
London, England, 1863-03-05

THIR EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

The Health of Prince Alfred.

(REVTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

MALTA, sth March, 10.20 a.m.

The health of his Royal Highness Prince
Alfred is steadily improving. The fever has en-
tirely left him, and he is allowed to take substantial

meals.

His Royal Highness is expected to rise to-day.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

DERBY RACES-THIS PAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
HARRINGTON PLATE.

Leontes 1

Disdain....
H! nhani Lass

Seven ran.
HURDLE RACE.

Sink;ng Fund 1
Prophft
Butterfly

rive ran.

MIDLAND STEEPLECHASE.

Emblem .......................................... 1
Sinking Fund....
Piff Puff

••••
Ten ran. Emblem won in a common canter.
SELLING STAKES

Lufra
True Heart ................................. . 2
Estrelda
......

STAUNTON HAROLD STAKES.
Measure for Measure
Alicia filly ........................................
Lady Mary ........................................ 3

Four ran.
LATEST BETTING.
LIVERPOOL ST PEPLECHASE.
Bto 1 agst Emblem (taken freely)
Bto 1 agst Jealousy (taken in force)
12 to 1 agst Satellite (taken)
15 to 1 agst Arbury (taken freely)
50 to 1 agst Avalanche (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Zetland (taken)
25 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken)
DERBY.
50 to 1 agst Melrose.(taken)
London, England, 1863-03-05

R 0 B

"Mr. Story has indeed given us a most pleasant addition
to our gallery of Italian pictures from life. It will help more
than any English book we know to give those A ho have never
visited Rome some insight into the secret of the singular
fascluation exercised by the Eternal City. It will recil many
pleasant memories to those who have lingered among its
haunting glories. . . Mr. Story is just the man to give
Northern minds the reflection of Italian bright and many-
sided life. He has lived in Rome in the spring and summer,
as well as the winter or tourist's season. He has studied the
life of the people, as well as the lions of the place."—Reader.
Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly.

This Day, crown Bvo., price 65.,
ESSAYS and REVIEWS : their Origin, His-
J tory, General Character and Significance, Persecution,
Prosecution, dudg-ment of the Arches Court, Review of
Judgment. By tie Rev. ROBERT BRUCE KENNARD, M.A.,
Rector of Marnhull.

London : Robert Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly.

SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER
FOR THIS DAY,
At 2s. 6d. each Person.
SOUPS.
Mock Turtle. Macaroni.
FISH
Halibut, Sauce aux Capres.
ENTREES.
Currey of Mutton. Croquettes ala Reins.
JOINTS.
Boiled Mutton. Roast Beef.
Potatoes a la Creme. Broeolis au Beurre.
SWEETS.
Victoria Puddings. Apple Fritters.
and
An extensive and heese
carefully selected stock of FRENCH,
RHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex-
pressly for The London Dinner.
THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET.

Fried Soles.

CANTERBURY HALL.
GRAND SELECTIONS from popular OPERAS, con-
ducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Principal Artiste—Miss Russell.
The Comic by Unsworth, the modern Demosthenes, in his
renowned stump speech ; Eugene's burlesque songs and
dances ; Frank Hall, Arthur Lloyd, and Miss Laura Sanders,
and a variety of other attractions.
London, England, 1863-03-05

Births.

CLARKE.—On the Ist inst., at Exeter the wife of Major-
General J. Clarke, of a son, who died 27 hours after its
birth.

- -- ---
CARR.—On the 3d inst., at Loddington Rectory, the wife
of the Rev. T. W. Carr, of a son.
EYRE.—On the sth ult., at King's House,
.Spanish-town,
Jamaica, the lady of his Excellency Lieut.-Governor
Eyre, of a son.
London, England, 1863-03-05

This Day, crown Bvo., price 65.,

ESSAYS and REVIEWS : their Origin, His-
tory, General Character and Significance, Persecution,
Prosecution, Judgment of the Arzhes Court, Review of
Judgment. By the Rev. ROBERT BRUCE KENNARD, M.A.,
Rector of MarnhulL
London, England, 1863-03-05

SHIPPING—This Day.

Loxpox, March 5 —Wind this day at noon—South•
East ; light breeze, and very fine weather. •
Pr NEWHAVEN, March 4.—Arrived—Melbourne, from
Leith for Melbourne.
GRIMSBY, March 4.—Wind E.—Sailed—Port au Prince,
and Cato, for Hayti.
PLYMOUTH, March 4.—Wind
for Melbourne.
NEWPORT, March 4.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—George Ed-
wards, fur Barcelona.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH
GRAVESEND, Murt.day Morning.
Arrived, March 4—Bridget, from Leghorn.
Arrived, March s—Earl of Auckl,,no, from Rotterdam;
Albion, steamer, from Calais; Neptune, from Havre;
Baron Osy, from Antwerp,
London, England, 1863-03-05

Now ready, in Bvo., with fine Illustrations, 155.,

NARRATIVE of n SUCCESSFUL
EXPLORATION THROUGH the INTERIOR of
AUSTRALIA, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
From the Journals of WILLIAM JOHN WILLS. Edited
by his Father, WILLIAM WILLS.
"A work deserving no common meed of praise. Dr. Wills
has done his task with ju igment and good taste.
Daring, observant, and manly, Wills is brought upon the
scene, and his letters tell the story of a lite which many an
English youth yet unborn will take for his modet."—
Athenxnm.

Richard Bentley, New Furlington-street.

Immediately, Byo., I s. 6d.,
THE POLISK INSURRECTION.
By COUNT MONTALEMBERT.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

In 1 vol. demy Bvo., 18s.,

THE LIFE OF LORD DI►LINGBROKE,
Secretary of State in the reign of Queen Anne.
By 'Dimas MACKNIGHT. [This day.
Chapman sand Hall, 193, Piccadilly.

In 2 vols. post Bvo., 215.,
LIFE iq the SOUTH from the COMMENCE-
MENT of the WAR.

By a Blockaded British Subject.
Beirg a S:tial History of those who took part in the Battles,
from a personal acquaintance with them in their own
Homes. [This day.

Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly.

2is.;
A D I R 0 M A.
By WILLIAM W. STORY.

bili
London, England, 1863-03-05

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)

SPAIN.

MADRID, MARCH 4 (Evening).
The opening of the Cortes will take place on
Monday next.
The question whether the Government will ask
authorisation to continue collecting the taxes, or
will request the Chamber to discuss the budget, is
not yet decided.

PRUSSIA.
THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS.

BERLIN, MARCH 4.

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
Her von Sybel moved that the obligation of mili-
tary service should be so regulated that the yearly
levy for the army should amount to 80,000 men,
60,000 of whom should join the infantry, and
20,000 the other arms of the service. As regards
the infantry, Herr von Sybel proposed that one-
third should be drilled and perform active service
for two years and a half, and the remaining two-
thirds for half a year, after which they would be
dismissed to form the military reserve. With re-
spect to the other military bodies, it is proposed
that their term of active service should be two and
a half years.

Herr von Sybel's motion was supported by the
number of members necessary to allow of its being
discussed. It has been referred to the Military
Committee of the House to be reported upon.
The official Staatsanzeiger of to day says :

" We are authorised to declare as a mischievous
invention the statement made by the Parisian corre-
spondent of a Belgian;paper of the 2d inst. in refer-
ence to the origin of the Convention of the 8!13. of
February, between Prussia and Russia, and its pre-
tended modification."

The Staatsanzeiger continues :---
"A false light was thrown upon the Convention
by the unfounded assertion of this correspondent
that the initiative of the Convention was due to the
Prussian Ministry ; that they resolved to conclude
it through fear of a revolution in Prussia ; and,
finally, that Russia had proposed a modification of
the Convention, perceiving the impression which it
had produced in England and France."
The same journal also contradicts the assertion
of a Berlin correspondent of the Austrian journal
Der Botschafter, of the 2d inst., according to which
the object of Prussia in concluding the Convention
was to extend her territory to the Vistula and the
line of the Narew.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
VILNA, MARCH 3 (Evening).

The Courrier de Wilna of to-day publishes a
notification of the Governor-General Nazimow, who

says therein :

" I address myself principally to the peasants,
reminding them of the boon of their enfranchise-
ment from serfdom. It is for the peasants to render
powerless the criminal endeavours of the agitators
by arresting the guilty parties and giving them up
to the authorities.'

General nzimow makes the communes respon-
sible for the maintenance of the public roads and
the safety of the military and civil functionaries.
London, England, 1863-03-05

`SHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING MARCH 5, 1863.

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA.

MADLLE. PAREPA.

That enduring favourite, the " Sonnambula," was
produced at this theatre last evening, in order to
afford Mademoiselle Parepa a re-appearance on her
retur❑ from her provincial tour. This lady was
never in better spirits or in better voice than on this
occasion. She sang throughout the evening with a
tenderness as well as brilliancy, which was to the
last degree delightful. Her " Come per me Sereno"
—the whole of her dream music—and above all the
exceeding richness of her ornamentation of the
rondo finale, were worthy of her high and well-
merited reputation. She was loudly applauded
throughout the performance, and warmly called far
at its close. Mr. Weiss was the Rodolfo, singing
the " Vi raviso" very charmingly, and Mr. George
Perren was the Elvino, who was equally successful
in the " Tutti a seiolle."

PROBABLE AND JUST.—Mr.Kinglake's "History
of the Invasion of the Crimea," has, as might be expected
created no little sensation in France and especially at the
Tuilleries. It is stated that when the Emperor read over
the pages in which his character and those of his com-
panions are handled so freely, those about him watched for
some expression of opinion. When he had finished the
perusal, however, he merely laid down the book with the
remark " C'est ignoble."
GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION,I4, REGENT-STREET.
To meet the requirements of the festive days, Saturday and
Tuesday next, the management of the above gallery has
altered its usual arrangements, and advertises a perform-
ance on Saturday evening, 7th inst., at 8 o'clock, in lieu of
the morning representation. On Tuesday it opens its doors
its
patrons early as half-past 5, and commerces at 6, so that
patrons may find themselves disengaged a little after 8 to
enjoy the brilliant illuminations of the Marriage DAY. -
London, England, 1863-03-05

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs

ARKETS.

NDWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat
are moderate, and the demand rules steady, as follows:
Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ,3st, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; veal,
4s 4d to 5s Od; and pork, 2d to 4s 8d per 81s, by the

carcase.
SOUTHALL, March 4.—The supply of steak was moderate,
and the trade ruled inactive at barely last week's prices.
Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton
t, 4s 00 to 5s 10d o
;
veal, 4s 4d to Os 2d; and pork, 3s 8d o 4s 8d per Blbs, t
sink the offal.
ROMPORD, March 4.—To day's market was fairly sup-
plied with stock, and the trade ruled inactive, as follows :
Beef, from 35 6d to 4s 8d • mutton, 3s 10d to 6s Od ; veal,
4s 8d to Os 21 ; pork, 3s ed to 4s 8d per Blbs ; suckling
0mr.2.5A1x2n,
calves, lOs to 18s ; quarter-old store pigs, 21s to 295; and
' milcb. cows, £l4 Os to £lB 10s each.
HAY MARKETS.
V3UIVOSAII:
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, L 2 5s to £4 4s 5d ; clover
do., £3 lOs to £5 15s ; and straw, Ll lOs to £1 188 per load.
Trade dull.
.0711‘,•laean4d°swtralway,,X112105:
A fair demand.' t 0
00
I£l43.Bsis;p
eerlolovader:
WHITECHA
do. £3 1 PEL.—Meadow hay, £2 2s to SI ss; clover
Os to £5 15 •
Trade inactive. 8
s / and straw, £1 lOs to S 1 1 s perload.

A work, by the late Mrs. E. Barrett Browning,
on the Greek Christian Poets and the English Poets, will
be published in a few days by Messrs. Chapman and flail.
The expenses of Parliament are annually about
£158,369, of which sum about half, or £72,684,
is expended
in printing.
London, England, 1863-03-05

PECTACLES.—T he Patent Newly-invented
L., Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majnrity of the
Nobility, including Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra-
ordinary re ief to weak, dis, and detective ♦iaion.—S. and B.
SOLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1863-03-05

London : Robert Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly.

SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER
FOR THIS DAY,
28. 6d. each Person.
SOUPS.
Mock Turtle. Macaroni.
FISH
Halibut, Sauce aux Capres. Fried Soles.
ENTREES.
Currey of Mutton. Croquettes ala Refine.
JOINTS.
Boiled Mutton. Roast Beef.
Potatoes a la Creme. Brocolis au Beurre.
SWEETS.
Victoria Puddings. Apple Fritters.
Cheese and Salad.
An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH,
RHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex-
pressly for The London Dinner.
THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET.

CANTERBURY
GRAND SELECTIONS from popular OPERAS, con-
ducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Principal Artiste—Miss Russell.
The Comic by Unsworth, the modern Demosthenes, in his
renowned stump speech ; Eugene's burlesque songs and
dances; Frank Hall, Arthur Lloyd, and Miss Laura Sanders,
and a variety of other attractions.

THOXF O R D,
6. OXFORD STREET.

EVERY EVENING, the New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz,

" HERNE THE HUNTER,"
Gluck's ALCESTE, and other Operatic Selections,
Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Tow❑ley, Mr. Green, Mr.
Bernardi, Mr. J. B. Huish, and Mr. Albert,
with full band and chorus.
Conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans.
Drew Dean's Flute Solos.
London, England, 1863-03-05

ANDOVER AND REDBRIDGE.

The half-yearly meeting was held at Southamp-
ton on Monday, Mr. W. Cubitt, M.P., in the chair.
The report stated that an agreement with the
London and South-Western Company for the trans-
fer to them of the undertaking had been completed,
and a bill was now before Parliament to give legal
effect to the same. The chief provisions of the agree-
ment were as follows :—The London and South-
Western Company were to take the Andover Red-
bridge debenture debt, amounting to .£43,000 ; to
find £30,000 to liquidate the floating debt of the
Andover and Redbridge Company; to pay 3 per
cent. per annum on Andover share capital, not ex-
ceeding £50,000, such capital to be redeemable at
the option of the London and South-Western Com-
pany at 25 years' purchase; the line to be finished,
and the annuities to commence on the completion
of the undertaking, not later than Jan. 1, 1865.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by
Mr. G. HUNT, the report was adopted, and the pro-
posed arrangements were affirmed by the share-
holders.

It was stated by the CHAIRMAN that there would
be a Wharncliffe meeting held to sanction the
agreement, which would be the last meeting to be
called by him, the terms of the arrangement pro-
viding that the chairman or some other director of
London, England, 1863-12-23

LAND SALES,

I refer you to the report of the Secretary of the Interior,
which is herewith laid before you, for useful and varied in-
formation in relation to public lands, Indian affairs, patents,
pensions, and other matters of public concern pertaining to
his department.
The quantity of land disposed of during the last and the
first quarter of the present fiscal year was 3,841,549 acres,
of which 161,911 acres were sold for cash. 1,456,514 acres
were taken up under the Homestead Law, and the residue
disposed of under laws granting lands for military bounties
for railroad and other purposes.
It also appears that the sale of public lands is largely on
the increase. It has long been a cherished opinion of some
of our wisest statesmen that the people of the United States
had a higher and more enduring interest in the early settle •
ment and substantial cultivation of the public lands than in
the amount of direct revenue to be derived fiom the sale of
them.

This opinion has had a controlling influence in shaping
legislation upon the subject of our national domain. I may
cite as evidence of this the liberal measures adopted in refe-
rence to actual settlers, the grant to the States of the over-
flowed lands within their limits in order to their being re-
claimed and rendered fit for cultivation, and the grants to
railway companies of alternate sections of land upon the
contemplated lines of their roads, which when completed
will largely multiply the facilities for reaching our distant
possessions.

This policy has received its most signal and beneficent
illustration in the recent enactment granting homesteads to
actual settlers. Since the first day of January last before
mentioned the quantity of 1,456,514 acres of land have been
taken up under its provisions.
This fact and the amount of sales furnish gratifying evi-
dence of increasing settlement upon the public lands, not-
withstanding the great struggle in which the energies of the
nation have been engaged, and which has required so large
a withdrawal of our citizens from their accustomed pursuits.
I cordially concur in the tenommendation of the Secretary of
the Interior suggesting a modification of the act in favour of
those engaged in the military and naval service of the 'United
States.

I doubt not that Congress will cheerfully adopt such mea•
sures as will, without essentially changing the general fea-
tures of tho system, secure to the greatest practical eaten)
its benefits to those who have left their homes iii defence 01
the country in this arduous crisis.
London, England, 1863-12-23

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, MIRIAM'S CRIME. Messrs. Geo.
Honey, Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss
Mandel's.
After which, MRS. BRO WN AT THE PLAY.
Followed by (26th time) PATIENT PENELOPE ; or, The
Return of Ulysses. Messrs. honey and Fenton ; Mesdames
Bwanborough and Simpson.
To conclude with HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS.
Commence at 7.
London, England, 1863-12-23

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Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un-
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r arti
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London, England, 1863-12-23

MARKETS---This Day.

MARK-LANE.
There was a fair average show of samples of home-grown
wheat on the stands to day, in tolerably good, but by no
means excellent, condition. The demand for all qualities
was in a sluggish state, at fully Monday's decline in the
quotations.
With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied.
In all descriptions sales progressed slowly, and the amount
of business transacted was small, at Monday's prices.
Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, at late
rates. .

The supply of barley on sale was tolerably large.
Both for English and foreign produce, tho trade was dull,
at fully the late decline in the currency.
The malt trade was very dull at fully the decline in
prices.
Oats—the supply of which was only moderate—moved
off slowly on recent terms.
Beans were a dull inquiry, yet no change took place in
their value from Monday.
Beans met a slow sale at the late fall in the currency.
The show of samples was tolerably large.
In flour there was a limited inquiry, at about stationary
prices.
The Corn Exchange will be closed on Friday next.
ARRIVALS THIS 'WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout.
English.— 1,020 550 1,730
400 1,090
Irish.. — -
Foreign 17,340 7,160 1 2,990 340 sks,

BOROUGH HOP.
The amount of business doing in our market is very mo,
derate. Prices, however, rule firm.

WHITECHAPEL.

The supply of meat on sale is large. Generally speak-
ing, the trade is quiet, as follows :--Beef, from 2s 6d to
4s ?d; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; and
pork, 3s 6d to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase.
London, England, 1863-12-23

FRANCE.

REPLY OF THE EMPEROR, TO THE ADDRESS
FROM THE SENATE.

The following is the actual text of the reply of
the Emperor to the Senate, as printed in the
Moniteur :

" Monsieur le President,—As the organ of the
first body of the State you address me in language
which touches me profoundly,

"I see with pleasure that the moat opposite
speeches are absorbed in the unanimity of the vote
of the Address, and testify the same confidence—
and you shall not be disappointed. Good is the
sole motive of my actions. At home and abroad I
desire the appeasement of passions, concord and
union. I direct all my wishes to the moment when
the great questions which divide Governments and
peoples will be pacifically solved by European ar-
bitrament. This 'wish Wad that of the chief of my
family when he cried from St. Helena that ' to fight
in Europe is to make civil war.' This great idea,
once Utopian,
may it not tomorrow become a
reality P However this may be, it is always
honourable to proclaim a principle which tends to
cause the prejudices of a former age to clisippear.
Let us unite our efforts with this noble view, and
let us study how to conquer obstacles, and to con-
found incredulity.
"Please to be, Monsieur le President, the inter-
preter of my thanks to the Senate."

Hubaine, Prince Napoleon's secretary, Las
written a letter to the _Nation, emphatically con-
tradicting the authenticity of the curious letter
published by that paper last night. The denial
runs thus:—

Messieurs,—The Nation yesterday published an extract
from a letter ascribed by a foreign paper to H.T.H. Prince
Napoleon. I am directed to deny in the most absolute
manner the authenticity of this pretended letter. There is
not a word of truth in it, either in form or substance. The
opinions of the Prince are sufficiently well known; he has
openly and clearly expressed them in the tribune. They
may be summed up in two words—Liberty and Nationality,
As regards Italy more especially, her unity before all--
first in the interest of France and next in her own. Allow
me to remark that, before reproducing this absurd and
highly improbable letter, it would have been easy to ascer-
tain its authenticity, and thus have spared yourself this
contradiction.

The French Court has gone into maurning for
twenty-one days, from the 20th inst., for the de-
cease of the King of Denmark. The first eleven
days are to be ordinary mourning, the last ten,
half.

BOURSE, Dec. 22.—The market has been without
much animation, but quotations, in the limited
amount of business doing, show a slight improvo,
ment. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66t'. 45c.
Mobilier Shares are also rather higher, being last
London, England, 1863-12-23

TEIEATRE ROYAL HAYNIARKET.-
Sole Les see and Manager, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVE., I KG, PAUL PRY : Messrs. C. Mat files
Chippenlale, W. 'arren, Rogers, Gordon, Clark, &c. ; Mes
dames C. Mathewii, Angel, Snowden, Coates, ezc
And (last time) 'I7:3E GOLDEN FLEECE : Messrs. Chas.
Mathews, Comptort, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames C. Mathews,
L Keeley. Griffith, Ire.
Followed by the Second Act of THE CRITIC : Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Mathews.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL ST. YAM ES'S THEATRE. under the
Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER, will OPEN on
BoXING NIG II r.— Amongst the artists
au'
are Mr.
Benjamin Webster, -11 r. J. L. Tony, M. P Bedford, and
Mi„ Fanny Josephs, Miss WenfWorth, and
Mr Chivies Mathew, f; Mrs. Stirinw, Mrs. Frani; Mthews,
Miss Cottrell,
Mrs. Cti,,rles Mathe%rs.
On BOXING NIG lIT, the new Comic Drama of the HEN
AND CHICKENS T. :Mrs. Stirling in her original character.
J i;y. rot), r(l.,_ and entitled IS61; or THrF-
At ter which, a Cor ai cal Co_ngtomerative Christmas Absu
"A6T SEASON, witn a Sha'rneful
dity. by Henry
Seeret.ireNlitenud-
SENSATIOIib OF slit.
Scenery by
-Revelation of LadF Somebody's
Danson and Sons. Appointments by Mr.
M. Wanerstein. P-r4_ncipal characters by 1, • Music by
Mr. Paul Bedford, Miss Cottrell, Miss Fa-any' .•J. L. Toole,
And the BIRTHPLACE OF Pop Josephs, &c.
in his original character. GEES : _Jos J. L. Toole
London, England, 1863-12-23

MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO.
execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the
year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances, London and.
Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber-
well-park.
N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup.
Address—BoTT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine
Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London.
London, England, 1863-12-23

111,01/AL ALHAMBRA.— CONTINUED and
IMMENSE SUCCESS of FRANCONI'S CIRQUE
IMPEKIAL.—This Renowned Troupe, comprising the best
Stud of Trick and Manage Horses in the World, together
with the First Star Male and Female Equestrians, Acrobats,
Gymnasts, Clowns, and Vau ters in either Hemisphere, at-
tracts enthusiastic and delighted audiences nightly to this
Magnificent Building, who behold with wonder and admira-
tion the Marvellous Feats of this far-famed Company.
Change of Programme Nightly. Morning Performances,
Mondays, Wednesdas 5, and Saturdays, at 'l' o. Two Grand
Performances on Boxing Day, viz , Two and Half-past Seven.
Admission—Private boxes, one guinea ; Reserved seats, Is.;
Stalls and Balcony, 28. ; Pit and Promenade, ls. ; Gallery, 6d.
Box-office open &By.
On Monday, Dec. 2'st, first appearance of M. Jules Perez,
from Madrid, the Greatest Rider of the age.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill street,
Piccadilly.
During the Concerts given by Mons. JULLIEN, at Her
Majesty's Theatre, the BALL will commence EVERY
EVENING at NINE O'CLOCK.

Doors open at 8 o'clock.
Admission, ls.
Manager—M. GRENET.
London, England, 1863-12-23

THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

The retort of the Secretary of War is a docu-
ment of great interest. It consists ot—

Vint-- The military operations of the year do-
t'' in the of the General-in-Chief.
into",t —T he organisation of coloured persons
war service.
exchange of prisoners fully set forth Fourth
in the I.,ttir
Gen. Hitchcock.
jug, and call:no_ operations under the act of enroll-
°tan: Provost Marshal-General.
in the report oatl., the national forces—detailed
Fifth—The
Sixth—The op,rlt7tien of the Invalid Corps, and
the several departments
Commissary•Gene-
of the Quarterm‘meZ.nof
ral, Pdymaster-Generc,
'Chief
of Ordnance, and Surg„t.f of Engineers, Chief
It has appeared impos,ib'ic.neral.
able summary of this „p„rtto make a valu-,
would be too extended for thia
Place
such as
I content myself by asking lour
and hence
tention to the report itself. The eZtieetiarseful at-
on the navy branch of the service durinitute;olving
and throughout the whole of this unn&ppy Year,
have been dischirged with fidelity and eminZtest,
ass. The extensive blockade has been conet teat,
increasing in efficiency.
if the Navy has expanded, yet en so long a line it
has so far been impossible to entirely suppress illicit
trade. From returns received at the Navy Depart-
ment, it appears that more than a thousand vessels
have been captured since the blockade was insti-
tuted, hn d that the value of prizes already sent in
for adjudication amounts to over thirteen millions
of dollars.

Th 9 naval force of the United States consists at
this time o, 588 vessels, completed and in the course
of completion, and of these 75 are iron-clad or ar-
moured. steamers. The events of the war give an
increased interest and importance to the navy, which
Will probably extend beyond the war itself..
The armoured ve,.sels in our navy, completed and
London, England, 1863-12-23

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Western, 5 per cent. red, prf., 1011
Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stook,
Ditto. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 140
South Eastern (Heading Anns., A 1.0.6), 23i 3
S. York. and River Dun, 5 per cent. gua., 91

PREFEtOENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Vale of Neath, 4} per cent., 201
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
London and Chatham 4i per Cent., 91i
Ditto, Corn. Fund Stock. 5 per cent., 103
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gua. 7 per oent,, 181
Dutch Rhenish. 17}
Turin and Savona, 3}
Ditto (all), 1i

FOREIGN MINES.
United Mexican (11n4Z6 5i

JOINT-STOCK BANKS. •
Alliance Bank of Lon aan and Liverpool (Um.), 434
Anglo Austrian, 7
Australasia, 76
Bank of Wales, lira., 01
Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 8
Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 114
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 351 64 6
Consolidated Bank, lira., 101 1
East London, lim., 74
European Bank, lira., 4
lllndustan, china, and Japan (lira.), 314 2 1/
Imperial Ottoman, 817 a 184
London Chartered Bank of Australia, 271
London and Comity, 56
London Joint Stock, 373
London and South African, 261
National Provincial of England, 130
Oriental Bank Corporation. 56
Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (iim.), 7
Union of London, 404
MISCELLANEOUS.
Eastllndia Irrigation and Canal, 41
Gen. Crtdit and leinanoe of London,
Hudson's Bay, 124
International Financial Society, Urn, 01
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavourj, 34
Joint •stock Discount, 61 7 61
Ditto, new, 4i
London General Omnibus Company, lira., 23
rcantile Credit Association, lim., 7/
Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 51

. - - - --,
TA.1181110tN:01:Clial
of the 200 millions required by Austria.
at the expense of M.
taken 75 out
V—, Whose bead of hair is black and beard grey, is not
bad :—" He has reflected less than he has eaten."
THE FIRST WOMAN (name unknown) WHO AP-
PEARED IN A REGULAR DuAwca, on the English stage,
according to " Drawaticus," in Orchestra, played Desde•
mona about the year 1660,
A MAN breathes 20 times a minute, 1,200 times
an hour, and inhales in quantity about 18 pints of air a
minute, 1,067 an hour, or 57 hogsheads, 1 gallon, 7 pints
per day.
London, England, 1863-12-23

THE POST OFFICE.

During the past fiscal year, the financial condition of the
Poet-office Department has been one of increasing prospe-
rity, and I am gratified in being able to state that the actual
postal revenue has nearly equalled the entire expenditures
—the latter amounting to 11,314, 206 dols. 84c., and the
former to 11,163,789 dols. 59z., leaving a deficiency of but
150,414 doh!. 25c.

In 1860, the year immediately preceding the rebellion, the
deficiency amounted to 5,656,705 dole. 49c., the postal re-
ceipts being 2,643,722 dole. 190. less than those of 1563.
The decrease since 1860 in the annual amount of transpor-
tat:on has been about 25 per cent. ; but the annual expendi-
ture on account of the same has been reduced 35 per cent.

It is manifest, therefore, that the Post-office Department
may become self-sustaining in a few years, even with the re-
storation of the whole service. The International Conference
of Postal delegates from the principal countries of Europe
and America, which was called at the suggestion of the Post-
master-Generai, met at Paris on the 11th of May last, and
concluded its deliberations on the Bth of June.

The principle estublished by the conference as best adapted
to facilitate postal intercourse between nations, and as the
basis of future Postal Conventions, inaugurates a general
system of uniform international charges at reduced rates of
Postage, and cannot fail to produce beneficial results,
London, England, 1863-12-23

" wilful neglect" had been of the most flagrant
kind, With regard to the case alluded to by Mr.
Moorman, the facts were directly opposed to his
statement of them, and it was because he was the
husband and that it was his duty to take care of his
wife that the Act did not apply.
The magistrates, after a few minutes' considera-
tion, declared that the conduct of the prisoner was
a statutory offence, as well as one at common law,
and they should therefore commit him for trial at
the next assizes.

The prisoner was admitted to bail, himself in £5OO
and two sureties in £250 each.
A large crowd had collected outside the court,
and though they were not so violent as on the pre-
vious week, it was found necessary to remove the
prisoner under a strong guard of constables. He
was followed by the mob, hooting and yelling, till
he was conveyed to a place of safety.