The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-21 00:00:00

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RONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Affairs in the general discount market remain
without the slightest alteration of importance.
The inquiry is restricted to immediate requirements,
and the rates continue to range as low as 37-,- per
cent for the best descriptions of mercantile paper.
During the last few days there has not been
much animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce markets. Prices, however, have generally
been well maintained, for all the principal staples,
such as tea, sugar, coffee, and rice. Tallow was
rather flatter for both present and future delivery,
being quoted 42,. 9d. per cwt. on the spot, and 455.
9d. for delivery on last three months.
An interesting little book, entitled " A Serious
Fall in the V slue of Gold Ascertained, and its Social
Effects set forth," by Mr. W. Stanley Jevans, M.A.,
formerly of the Sydney Royal Mint, has just issued
from the press. The work treats of the deviations
in the value of gold, and the results of its deprecia-
tion consequent upon the large discoveries of the
precious metal in Australia and California. Mr.
Jevans believes that the fall in gold is near 15 per
Cent., although, fearing the credibility of his
readers in this respect, he places its lowest
estimate at 9 per cent. Many years, however, he
Bays, must pass before numerical estimates can be
properly stated to possess more than a slight degree
of probability. Is a remedy needful or possible ?
asks the author in chap. 5, and in considering this
question, he enquires how far is positive hardship
inflicted on annuitants and creditors by depecia-
tion ? A reduction of real income by 10, 15, or ulti-
mately by 30 per cent., would sorely press upon
the comforts of persons possessing from £5O to £l5O
a year, and reduce them in the social scale, unless
there were some compensating tendencies. But no
One, " I think," says Mr Jevans, " can look at the
real progress of affairs in this Country, during the
period under consideration, without concluding that
an alteration of 10, 15, or even 30 per cent. is aim )st
swallowed up and rendered inconsiderable among
the many improvements and ameliorations, and
the general increase of industry, profi', and
general prosperity which is taking place
The removal of legislative restric :ions in
cheapening and advancing all processes of manufac-
ture and kinds of food are regarded as 11,,ving
effected the beneficial changes, so apparent during
the past 20 years. No person has suffered positive
loss of the necessaries Laid comforts of life by the
depreciation of his income, for while the expendi-
ture on the principal kinds of food has certainly been
greater than it was, there has been a correspond-
ing decrease of expenditure on clothes and in-
numerable other articles. Thus the author believes
that "it cannot be asset ted or proved that positive
hardship, that is, loss of comfortable subsistence, is
inflicted upon any person by the present or even a
greater depression of gold." The practical good
"nee with which the bouk is written cannot fail to
render it interesting to the general public as well
as the financier.

Two O'CLOCK.
At the Paris Bourse this day, aecotding to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were
69f. 55c.—firm.

Rather more activity has prevailed to-day in the
market for the English Fonds, ands; ha tendency of
prices has been in the ascendant. A better feeling
has prevailed, and a few purchases having been
effected, Consols have improved to 93fr for money
and account. The New Threes and Reduced An-
nuities steady at 911 I; the 30 Years' Annuities at
14 13-16ths ; and the Red Sea Telegraph ditto at
21 9•l6ths ; Bank Stock has improved, being new
marked 234 236; and Exchequer Bills, which are
quoted 3s. prem., have also advanced ; Indian Stocks
generally remain firm ; the 5 per Cents. at 1091
110; the 5 per Cents. Enfaced Piper at 107 q; and
the 51 ditto at 114 The Debentures are a little
lower at 1008 ; but the Bonds are well maintained
at 20s. prem.

A very good business has been negotiated to-day
in the Foreign Market, but several of the quotations
are rather lower. Greek have declined 281
but the Coupons contieu,d firm at 138 I. Turkish
6 per Cents., 1862, continue at 701 ; the New Loan
is quoted 17-, * prem.; but the Consolides are lower
at 471 481. ; Italian Securities are also heavy, the
5 per Cents, being marked 70a ; and the New
Loan is 11 I pte-n.; Spanish Passive are buoyant at
30 and iho Certificates at 10% I.
In the Railway Share Market the operations have
again been very limited, and prices have she vi n
rather less firmness. Brightons and South Easteras
have receded 55., and London, Chatham, and
lover 10s. Great E osterns and Great Westerns,
however, have improved ss.
The Foreign and Coionial linos have, in one or
two instances, been rather fi-mer, Bahia and San
Francisco being dealt in at 211 *. Great Luxem-
bourg at 14*; San Paulo at 23%; Eastern Bengals
declined to 108/ ; East Indian advanced to 110 and
1101; Great Southern of India to 1071; and
Madras 5 per Cents. to 1071.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con-
tinue at steady rates. Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, and China have advanced to 261 27; Union of
Australia to 521; and Peninsular and Oriental
Steam to 771 78.

BRITISH FT:INDS—DNS O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 236 4 6
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities
a per Cent. Consols Annuities 92.i 3k
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
knnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 14 13-16
I nd
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21i 9-16
ia Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent llO 9k
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent..........
I itto 51 per Cent ............
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 100
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1008
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1008
D'tt,. Bonds £I,OOO ...
Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 21 per Cent
Ditto £5OO
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK,
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto Account!. 941
C 'ilian 6 per Cent lOl/
Ditto Cent.
Danish 4 per Cent., 1825
Ditto 1863
Ditto Scrip, £4O paid
Equarlor New Connolidated, 1 per Cent 4l6i
Ditto, Provinonal Land Warrant. 5l
Egyptian 7 pet Cent
lila°. Second Issue
........ ..
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupuns —
Ditto Apronnt .
......... 281 i a Ditto C0up0n5............ .
......... 13i
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
New Granada l5
Ditto 2 per Cent .... 324
Di, to Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 6
P ',1,",.n 41 per t ent.
Ditto 1862
Ditto Account 88!
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
8$
Unto Aev 'I
olitil
Ditto 1862
Ditto Scrip 3A pin
I , £3O paid .
Ditto
5 per (7ent., 1822, L. Sr . 94
Ditto 4, per Cent ~ 18 i 0
Ditto pf.r Cent , 1859,
Ba. , iDitty,i,, s eri p, £B4-125.) paid
1)...._ an. 6 pet tent.
.
spz.zoccount
. .........
Dittc, A 8 per Cent
....
1)!tto -f,'eoun,, ...
urns. Sash e'"d ' ......
313 30 i
... ert. ~... ........ .. • .
-3 l,,r`r,, c cup not funded
...
Dittos per eta. 1854
Ditto Aceolme'". 1858
Ditto 6 per (~ .t.
671-302.1, c
;''ii3O Accounln- 18 '2
7-0%
Ditto Guarat I ..
.............
Venezuela, 3 per C;nt per Cent. ...... .
Ditto Account,, t ..... , ...
• ' _ "
Ditto 6 per Cent
, 1862
Ditto 11 per Cent.
Dividends on th.e.ll2l;oo.v•tie•i;p•.a.yla:b.l.e.i nl6ll,lsondon.
Dutch 21, per Cent., Ez,
Consols, Money .... ......
. Two O'CLOCK.
.oitto A^.count ........... : ............ L 3
•••....................,

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Liverpool Cotton Market---This Di

(REUTER'S TELEGRANI.)
Strong fun rated. Sales, 7,000 b
40 import ; previously, 11,893, ales or more.

BRITISH POS:-;ESSiON,-,
iosiu
-Ibar• i ways Pa7d. Price. •-iusiness done
100 antic &St Lawreiv, '• 60 a
.t,t 6 lom.,Barodatt.Cent 1.8 ic9
Gu. 5 per cent...
20 r)8. New • ..... •• • • 2 1 14 P
20 Do, E. Shares..
206 ,lutfaiu ana LANC iluron al, T 4 64
1° Do. Preference 01l 76 8
100 /301falo,Brant&Godricl ,1,
p. et. bds. Aug. 1,
10, Do. do. July 1, 1572
100 10. 40. Ju 1.• 1, 15 4
st 'l••utta.NS.Slastb.l. • 100 111 118
st .ape Town t Dock Sort 100 118 /10 110 94
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 101• 108 !, 9 1081
stock h•ast Indian. gu. sp. c. I(sl 1( 95 111 4 104
20 Do. do. G Ext..— 5 15 Itp
20 Do. do. H do.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 10() 19 20
100 Do. Ist •'. Bonds -11' 62 66 624
100 Do. co. deferred.— all 19 62
100 Do. 2(1 Fret. Bonus til 54 67
100 Da. do d-fer ed all 40 5
100 Do. 3d P ef. stock
100 Do. do. d lerr. d all 32 76
100 Do. 4th Pref. so k all 23 26
100 Do. ao deferred all 21 23
stock GLlnehaPentu.gua.sp.c lOO 110 111 1101 10 410
20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 1 lir
20 Do. January, 1862
stock Gt. South.of India (Lira
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 106 108 1075
204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 12 12( 12i
204 Do. New .. ....... 85 8
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 100 102
100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90 12
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 14 to 34
stock Madras guar~ sp. c.
stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 101 103
stock Dc. 4+ do lOO 97 9
20 Do. Fifth Extension 2
Stock Melb.Corp, fS p. c. Bnds lOO
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay all 47 4g
100 Do. 7 p.c. llortg. Bds all
20 )1 ew Br unswick & Canda
Class A and B all 3 5
Itl.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds 100 80 12
stock Scinde ..........)
Delhi
st I ,2 100 11,7 1( 9 1074
Do. do •• • • 2
20 Do. Punjaub mlr• 146 It„p
st DO. I , 110 11/ 1('8- 108
vick Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 10 02 164
jiLON I (T, )17 RN ELVI f,,tj I I T ,
- 'C ,:u.G«v. 6 p.c.Ja tIzJ
1877-84
Do. a p.c. Feb. & Au: 100 1(3 55
I Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sent 100 103 105
Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. 10, 95, 961
Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 (4 96
• 'ape G. Hope. 1S p 0.187: 10b 110 112
' Do.Ap (St Oct 188( 100 111 113
Do. 181 s 1(10 111 !13
'Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115
Ceyloa. N'0v.1,41, '1 p 10
WAS her cent .. •ll) 11l I'3
-
Na a Gv. per coat 1)0 0 8 1:0
n u, 1I 55 ••
p. u.An. &Dc !0
-
ti. S.W. Gov. p 1014 1094
- Do..`, p. C.,16, 10 i 10 1014 1014
- I Do. do., Dititl tld,v CI 19, 102 1024 1023 4
- New Zealand 6 p (Iv I, 1, •10 1,2
- 'Nova Scotia Gov. Rp. •
• gteriinv:. 1575 l,, o('6 117
Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 1 113
Aus up ';1 113
vin.Gov. 6 p.c. •Ia.&•101-, 100 109 110
Do. I. ••, n.c. A moo 180 10)6 I'o 1094
F3IIITISII
2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 Id
Amalgtunated.., -- 20 22 204
••s•von G. Cous. Jay Isl. 1 515 825
East Bassett (11100a0,.. :0, 88 90
1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. 4d p
East Caradon ..... 1.14, 424 43 431
East Carn 8rea........ 4.4.0 84 9
%A —ll4o6Ba] Clovis t!;.' 8.1.6 3, 45
GAm.&StAuttyn(Gwen.) ,)7,1 14 16
Great South Tolgus.... i7s ot 51
;. Wheal Vor(Helston 40 ot 7
- 113acoville
iierod's- Foot ...... '.12 464 484
H ugal on Downs..., 4.7.0 25 3
Lady Bertha
tilargaret (Uny Lelanr sq, 33 05
Marke Valley
Myndy Iron Ore (Lim 2l 1 A d
New Setun .. Lit 130 140
North Downs •?:6 24 3
liasset(lllo4an 0.17.1 45 41
'Forth Wheal Crotty . 2.4.9 44 54
Oar Consols(st. Blazey 11 46 51
10 Providence(Uny Lelnt.' 10.0.7 11 13
South Caradon(StCleer 14 I 305 405
S. Cann Brea (Illogan) 5.15.61 3, 4
'Wheal Fran. (Iliokrs.n 18.1,9) 874 924
Stray Park
08.9. 36 34
6 ;Tamar Silv.& Lead 31111 44 1 1
10 1 Pin Croft 205 211 21
- West Basset (Illogan) ll 12 13
'W Carzdon (Liskeard' 5 31 33
—19 Vest Seton
Wheal Basset (Mogan ti (.74 724
j Wheal Buller(itedruth 5 50 55
Wheal Kitty (U.Lclant) 2.0.6
- IWhealLud ott
- t Wheal 31aryAnn (Men )I 8 156 164
Wheal Seton . 581 1215 255 250
I \i' heal Treiawney (Lis.)l 7 115 174
)Wheal Union 3.17 41 5

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Western, 5 per cent. red. prf., 1034
North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref.), 09
Wegt Midland, Oxford, let guaranteed stock, 127
Ditto, 2d ditto, 120

PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern, 4i per cent., pf., 951
LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS.
➢fidland, Bradford pref. stock, 96
Wilts and Somerset,

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Franc,sco (lira.) gua. 7 per cent., 211 I
Great Luxembourg, 14a
San l'au o lira.), gua. 7 per cent. 011), 231
Western and North-Western of France, 201

JOINT-STOCK JUNKS.
Bank of Egypt, 21
Bank of London, 117, 17
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 26,1
Hindustan, i hina, and Japan (lim.), 11
London and Brazilian 'Bin.), 421 2
London, B. Ayres, and R. Plate (lirn.), 221
Midland
IT) rnifeounta o oriental London Chartered Bank of Australia, 28,
on
aßnadnpkr(ouvm. Bank (lim.), 121
(
jjzii Bof lArauelkat
r.Cadoii(raipi
motf2. a)
it 54/
la of London, 34i
Berlin Water
bIISC LANEOUS.
Crystal pal.ce, wo34r Rs, 84 1
Itali in it
Ditto, e per ce on (Canal
London Cen ral tita,bu de,,
'—anal Cavour),
rd. i 8 0 issued 00, 14)
National Discount a(".4l,anY (am.), 14 1
Peel River Land anti n v
l'enim-ula and ib telltal
South Australian Land, 3, 'a 7 4

Bedfordsh re
DISGRACtFUL itLOPEMENT.
daughter
eluperuent by a
Mercury aei•ouut of a ai....griteerti°
niauuketurer at Luton wito the
his niece. It seems that they sail. din tgli,t;"f farmer,
York. The man, who has a wife and threereysicefahaFarreNn::
about 35 years of age, and tip girl in her 19th
THE GREAT EASTERN AT LIVERPOOL n
n s
turday forenoon, to accord.i.nee with previous a::
rangements, steam was got up on the Great Eastern, and
three pow.- out meamtugs were attached to her with a view
to getting her off the beach w here for some time she has
been placed to have requisite repairs done. These prepara-
tions were put into operation soon ater 11 o'clock, the tide
—the highest for some time—being full at 11.28 a.m. On
the power being applied she moved a few feet and swerved
more broadside on to the beach. The port paddle was then
backed and the screw put on, but she did not obey. Two of
the tugs were then put to her head, and their efforts to pull
her on were continued till it was seen to be useless, and the
attempt to float her off was for the time abandoned. The
endeavours to float the vessel from the beaching ground
were renewed shortly before high water, and were entirely
successful. She was floated off about half past 11 o'clock,
and was conveyed in safety to her moorings, where OA still-
day she attracted great attention.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

This Day.

M RLBOROUGH-STREET.

GROSS CRUELTY TO A. PONY.—Robert Gibson, a labour-
ing man, living in Taylor's buildings, Saint Martin's,
appeared to answer a charge at the instance of Mr. Wm
Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Protection
of Cruelty to Animals, of cruelty to a pony.
From the evidence of Simeon Sell, one of the officers of
the Royal Society, it appeared that he saw the defendant
driving the pony in a heavy cart, and on examining the
pony, which was in a most wretched condition, he found
some large wounds on the blade bone of the near shoulder,
one of the wounds having a hole in it large enough to admit
an egg. On speaking to the defendant about the condition
of the pony he said that he had only had it a short time, and
that he had been employed by a man to cart half a ton of
coals for him.

The pony was brought to the front of the court for the
magistrate's inspection, and its appearance fully bore out
the officer's statement—it was in the most pitiable state,
and seemed to be half starved.

The defendant said he was willing to have the pony de-
stroyed. _ _

Mr. Tyrwhitt, after making some severe remarks on the
defendant's conduct in working a pony in such a state, said
that on condition that the pony was at once put out of its
misery he should only fine the defendant 10s. or 14 days.
The pony was trAken by the Society's officer to be
slaughtered.
COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE.—ALLEGED ADULTERY.
—Daniel Spencer, a rough fellow, was cha• ged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mary Ann Ince, at 10, Rebecca-
court, Marylebone.
From the evidence of the complainant, a young widow, it
appeared that on thb previous evening she went with her
father to the house in Rebecca-court—her father going to
claim some articles belonging to him, which had been taken
away by his wife, who had left him - -when the prisoner,
who was sitting in the room, knocked her down, knocked
out one of her teeth, and pulled out a knife and threatened
to kill her.

A low-looking fellow he•e interrupted the proceedings
and was put out of court, the complainant stating that he
had also threatened her and her father,

William Lovel, of 8, Star-street, Commercial-road, said
that his wife having ran away from him and taken several
things with her, he went to look for them, and found them
in a room in Rebecca-court, where the prisoner and his
wife were together. The prisoner knocked him down first,
and then his d‘tughter, who had a ,hild in her arms at the
time.
The prisoner said he had a witn,-.84 to call.

A woman here got into th-A witness b a, and said she
was the wile of I oval. 11.-r husband came in and asked
for s trne things, and the " young man" was at the time
toasting some bread. He'• husband then pulled the " young
man's" hair, and her daughter fell on the fender and hurt
herself; but she was quite sure the " young man" did not
strike her, as the " young man" would not do such a
thing.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he did not believe a word the last
witness had said. She had every reason to support the
prisoner against her husband. H•A should commit the pri-
soner for one month, without a fine, for the assault on the
fem de, and order him to pay 205., or a month, for the
assault on the husband.

The woman Lovel seemed very disconsolate at finding
the " young man" was going to prison.

WESTMINSTER.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES BY A SE b.VAN T.—Stephen
Playle, a waiter, was placed at the bar, charged with rob-
bing his master, Mr. John Hunt, of a sery valuable breast-
pin, and also with stealing from Joseph Watling a watch
and Albert chain, a purse containing money, and a quantity
of wearing apparel.
Mr. Hunt sad that he was proprietor of some dining-
rooms in Grosvenor-row, Pimlico, and the prisoner had
been in hi, service for the last three or four months. On
Sunday morning week all the doors of the house were
found open, and it was discovered that the prisoner hal
absconded. Prosecutor then discovered that the pin had
been taken from his scarf.

• The Genius of the Emperor Napoleon 111.

It is difficult, says a writer in the London Review,
to believe npo/eon 111. a poet ; 3et it imagination
and an impuibive temperament are distinguishing
features of a poet, it is not impossible that Louis
Napoleon may have sighed and sung in his day, like
leaser authors. His political speeches are admirable,
though they are only suited for a Continental audi-
ence: and his despatches eclipse the despatches of
our bumble and constitutional Foreign Office both
in dignity and power of expression. Of his capa-
cities for reasoning, Mr. Cobden is said to think
extremely highly, and he has had no doubt an op-
portunity of judging; but it is perhaps natural that
an apostle should lose himself in admiration of the
reasoning powers of his first Imperial convert.
What Le has published on the subject of artillery
was more valuable at the time of its publication
than it would be at the present day, since rifled guns
have altered is some measure the science of military
tactics. Yet it is believed that all the late improve-
ments in French artillery have been made under
his direct supervision, and military men are by no
means unanimous in their condemnation of the con-
duct of the Italian campaign. His administrative
abilities seem to be consummate; and the general
organisation of the war, which was undoubtedly ad-
mirable, was on all hands allowed to be entirely hie
own. His merits as a political thinker have fre-
quently been criticised, and must be measured partly
by his success. But his fertile powers of invention,
his great activity and receptivity
of mind, his
breadth and liberality of view, his restless ingenuity,
his turn for novel schemes and ideas, combined as
they are with an extraordinary caution and sobriety,
even apart from his mere political talent, would dis-
tinguish him as a man of extraordinary character.
Whatever he bad been—as a general, an engineer,
or a merchant—he could have raised himself to fame
or fortune; and though his rank and his circum-
stances exclude him from the French Academy,
there is probably not a single academician of the
day who is mentally his tqual.

Joseph Watlingford, fellow-servant to the prisoner,
said they slept t'gether. On the night of Saturday week
they went to bed late, and prisoner saw him winding
up his watch, and inquired of him whether it went well, to
which he replied in the affirmative. Witness then locked
his watch and chain up in his box and put the key in his
pocket, and then went to bed. Next morning the box
was found open and the lass f Mr. Hunt's pin discovered,
and then witness missed his property. The key of the box
was found in witness's pocket, where he had left it.
Mr. Arnold asked where the prisoner was taken?

Police-sergeant 14 B said he apprehended him in the
country, at his native place, and at his father's house, where
he had found part of the stolen property. In the course of
inquiries, it was ascertained that prisoner had been seen
there with a watch and guard chain.
He was remanded.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL -21, „ISO.

THE AMERMAN BLOCKADE,

NEW YORK, April B.—The Alabama is reported
to have been seen on the 23d March, in let. 32 N.,
long. 73 W. The Cornubia and the St. George, from
Washington, North Carolina, arrived at Bermuda
with cotton. The schooner Sue has arrived here.
She was captured on the 30th of March by the
United States' steamer Monticello, off Little River
Inlet, while attempting to run the blockade. She
has a cargo of salt and dry goods. On the 28th of
March the fine English iron screw steamer Aries
(arrived here) was captured near the entrance to
Bull's Bay, which she was making by mistake, 1- er
intention being to run into Charleston harbour. She
was observed by the Stetting, steering towards the
land, steaming at a rapid rate. Chase waa imme-
diately given, and fire opened upon her by the Stet-
tin, but without result. The strange steamer made
good time, and the Stettin was being sorely left be-
hind. After an hour's chase a dense fog set in, which
enabled the pursued steamer to elude the Stettin,
and for the time being to effect her escape. The
Stettin continued the chase a while longer, and
then lay-to till daylight. At early dawn the fog
cleared up, and the Stettin soon discovered the
Aries hard ashore, with her cargo going overboard,
to lighten her. The Stettin immediately bore down
upon her, and fired a gun, when the English flag
was lowered and she became a prize to the navy.
She is one of the finest prizes yet taken by the
blockaders. She is not quite a year old, and upon
her first transatlantic voyage. Her capacity is
about 600 tons. She came from the West Indies
with a cargo of coffee, salt, lead, liquor, &c. The
Captain of the Aries, while at Port Royal, feigned
illness and deceived the surgeons, bnt being sus-
pected of treachery, and search having been made,
it was found that he had secreted no less than 16
revolvers, loaded and capped,:ready to make an at-
tempt to retake the vessel. Previous to this ex-
posure he denied the presence of firearms on board.
The Aries is a beautiful Clyde-built vessel, with
hinged masts, which can be lowered at pleasure.
The engineers of the vessel brought her to this
port, deporting themselves in a very becoming
manner. The Aries, when she left St. Thomas,
was conveyed by H AL S. Phaeton, in company with
the Pet. Port Royal, April 14.—A little schooner,
laden with 300 bags of salt, on her way from Nas-
sau for SavannA, was caught by the transport
Mattano. The prize had a white captain and mate
aboard, but the rest of the crew were negroes, who
were evidently satisfied by the result of their
enterprise,

The Proposed Amalgamation of the Police.

A public meeting of the ratepayers of the borough
of Lambeth was held last evening in the large room
of the Horns Tavern, Kennington, to "protest
against the amalgamation cf the City with the me-
tropolitan police, as a system of centralisation op-
posed to local self-government and the liberty of the
people." Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence
occupied the chair, and denounced the attempt now
making by the Government to destroy the principle
of local self-government and introduce that of cen-
tralisation, as one deserving the reprobation and re-
quiring the active opposition of all friends of liberty
and freedom. Mr. R. Taylor moved, "That this
meeting strongly protests against the motion of Sir
George Grey for the amalgamation of the City with
the metropolitan police as being a direct attack
upon the principles of local self-government, and
encroaching upon the rights and liberties of the
people, tending to a system of centralisation, and
ultimately vesting all power in the hands of the
Government." Mr, Dresser Rogers seconded the
resolution, which was spoken to by Mr. Bennett
and Mr. Wall, and carried, with but three dissen-
tients. Mr. Webber then moved—" Tlpit this
meeting considers the time has now arrived when
municipal institutions should be extended to metro-
politan boroughs, and that the borough of Lambeth
should take steps for its incorporation as a munici-
pal borough, and hereby pledges itself to use every
constitutional means in its power to aid the City of
Londouin maintaining the right of local self govern-
ment; and, that it is the opinion of this meeting
that municipal corporations are the natural foes to
undue centralisation, are the nurseries of national
freedom and strength, the best incentives to popu-
lar prowess and means of modifying the decisions
even of Government itself, wieti owe, its existence
to the sturdy independence and capacity which lie
at the basis and constitute the efficiency of local
self. government." Mr. Phelps seconded the reso-
lution, which was carried unanimously. On the
motion of Mr. Richardson, seconded by Mr. Potter,
and supported by Mr. Daulton, M.P., it was re-
solved that petitions should be presented to
went founded on the resolutions.