The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-04 00:00:00

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LONDON, 7 HURSDAY, MAY 4, 1865.

It was hardly to be expected that Mr. BAINES'S I
motion for the extension of the franchise would lead
to anything but a discussion of the abstract merits
of the question. It could not certainly have been
anticipated by the most sanguine Reformers that
Lord PALMERSTON'S Government would consent to
the passing of any such measure, seeing that aver-
sion to Reform of any kind is by this time pretty
generally appreciated. But the manner in which
they continued at last to struggle out of the ques-
tion was certainly rather unexpected, as well as un-
dignified. With the general election looming in
the distance Ministers were very unwilling to corn-
mit themselves to open opposition, at the same
time they were by no means desirous that the
obnoxious debate should be resumed. Accordingly,
after a long debate, the Lord Advocate was the
Only representative of the Government opinions
that could be found, and as he failed to obtain a
hearing, there was silence on the Treasury Bench.
Yet the Home Secretary and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer were both in the house, and one of these
'gentlemen at least possessed at one time very de-
cided views on the subject. When six o'clock drew
near it auddenly became impossibie to decide upon
what day the debate should be resumed. The
Cabinet Ministers were most anxious to fix an early
opportunity, only, unfortunately, it was quite im-
possible to come to an absolute decision. While
they were hesitating, and expostulating, and pro-
posing, the precious minutes went on, until Mr.
'GLADSTONE rose to speak. Warned by the clock,
and by the repeated cries
of time, he had scarcely
spoken half a dozen sentences when the vexed ques-
tion was settled by the Speaker's informing
'the quietly
the House that the time was tip, and the question
had gone through. By this ingenious diplomacy
the debate stands over, with no day fixed for its
resumption, and the Government has ingeniously
ev opposing a popular measure, or supporting
ailed
an unwelcome reform. However, << Le jeu ne vaut
pas la chandelle." The Government lost more by
their transparent diplomacy than they gained by the
evasion of open opposition, and, amid the tumult
and excitement which this unusual incident gave
rise to in the House, the general disapprobation
at the conduct of the Ministry was very plainly
shown. Sir G. GREY and Mr. GLADSTONE
were
, both very ready to speak against time when it came
to a question of adjournment, but were neither of
them Very willing to satisfy the evident anxiety of

the house to obtain an expression of Ministerial
views. They were contented to allow themselves
to be represented by the Lord Advocate, and were.,
perhaps not very sorry when the eagerness of tine
house to here a little of Mr. ()Mies plain speak-
ing on the subject induced that gentleman to re-
sume his seat without speaking. But there WWI
little need for any one to trouble themselves to
oppose the bill after the speech of Mr. LOWE, -who
exhausted all the stereotyped arguments, and
marshalled all the familiar warnings, with which,
during a good many generations, every
forward step has been opposed. First, he assures
us that the working men have only to drink less
beer and to procure more decent habitations to ob-
tain the franchise under the existing law, and that
it is a very good thing to hold out such an induce-
ment ; and then, that if the working men were per-
mitted to vote we should be " set adrift on the
ocean of democracy without rudder or compass."
If this is to be the result of working men obtaining
the franchise, why should we encourage them to
make an effort to it ? But Mr. LOWE has some
excuse for looking with alarm on the body of Eng-
lish working men, seeing that the best idea he can
form of their opinions is derived from a Chartist peti-
tion presented twenty-three years ago ! If Mr. LOWE
considers this to be a fair sample of the moderate,
straightforward, and sensible views generally taken
of public affairs by Englishmen of the lower ranks,
we can only assure him he is very much mistaken.
The extremeviews of the Chartists never represented
the general sense of men who, in common with
those above them, have an interest in the stabi-
lity of the existing order of things in the maintenance
of law, of order, and of property_ Tho fact of a man
paying £4 a year less for his house than his neigh-
bour does, does not naturally incline him to refuse
to pay taxes, to object to machinery, to large
estates, and the other existing arrangements
which Mr. LOWE expects to see overthrown
when Mr. BAINES'S fatal Bill becomes law. There
is more difference between the position and interests
of the man who pays £4OO rent and the man who
pays £4O in town than there is between the £lO
and £6 householders in the counties one would
thnink, but at that last decade Mr. LOWE pauses
and thinks that if we once lower the barrier anarchy
and confusion will rush in, and the ruin of the
country" will inevitably ensue. Happily, England
and Englishmen have survived a good many such
foretold " ruins." We had plenty of such Cassan-
dras in 1830-32, but somehow or other life and
property have not grown much less secure
since then, neither has the rich man grown
poorer, though the poor man has indis-
putably grown richer in moral and mental
wealth. Even supposing Mr. LOWE'S petition to
represent fairly the working classes of 1842, does he
suppose that they have made no progress since then ?
Perhaps there have never been years in which such
wonderful strides have been made in general know-
ledge and intelligence by the body of the people, and
especially in the increase of sympathy between
classes, the absence of that bitterness with which
the poor at one time regarded the rich and the
diffusion of political knowledge. In every question
of really national importance, whether foreign or
domestic, which passes beyond the mere surface
politicians and touches the great heart of the nation,
do we not find Englishmen of all ranks singularly
unanimous, or if there is a division, it is of parties,
not of classes. Thus in the American question, one
part of the public sides with the North and the
other with the South ; but we do not find the working
men taking absolutely one side in opposition to all
other ranks. The difference of education and employ-
ment does not alter character, and happily the lead-
ing characteristics of Englishmen are the same in all
classes. They are especially distinguished in all ranks
by sound sense, and by their attachment to old insti-
tutions, neither of which qualities are conducive to
Mr. LOWES'S poltical Reign. of Terror. Mr. OSBORN'S
pertinent speech entirely demolished his elaborate
arguments, and his declaration that the Liberals
were playing the part of the dog in the manger
with reform was too happy to be forgotten. The
truth was very plainly told by the member for Lis-
keard, and was less palatable to the so-called
Liberals of the Treasury Benches than to the public
out of doors. The conduct of the Government was
most unworthy, but it will not serve to protect
them from the reproaches of the genuine Liberals
at the next general election.

Many will be disappointed to find that the vexed
question of the North Staffordshire iron trade is not
yet finally disposed of, but angry feelings are still
rankling in the minds of the disputants, and it seems
almost impossible to come to a settlement of any
kind. The cause of this is the perversity exhibited
on one side and the obstinacy on the other. At any
rate, the last accounts are most unsatisfactory, and
tend to dishearten those who have been entertain-
ing sanguine views of the matter and expecting a
happy issue to the sad affair. According to the
statements made it appears that the masters are in
fault now, and refuse to accede to the terms men-
tioned and supposed to be on the point of fulfilment.
It was proposed that the " puddlers" on strike
should resume work at ten shillings a ton, but to
this the masters now refuse to agree, because they
say that it is necessary to determine the " future
relative positions of master and man." This is
absurd in argument, as well as wrong in principle ;
because, in matters of trade like this, it cannot be
said that the employed are in the position of ser-
vants, bound to obey the dictates of those who
engage them. On the contrary, they are indepen-
dent members of society, and have their own inte-
rests to consider as much as the others have theirs,
and the claims of their families are, of course, para-
mount to the influence that their employers exer-
cise directly or indirectly upon them. At a general
meeting of the puddlers, which was numerously
attended, it was resolved that their offer should
remain open until the end of the week ; but that
if the masters still refused to accede to their
proposals, they would remain on strike
until the sum originally demanded was
agreed to, namely, 10s. 6d. per ton. As it is, they
are willing to resume work at the lower figure ; but
' if driven to desperation by the obduracy of the
masters, there is no saying how or where the matter
will end. Already most ominous signs are apparent,
and evidence is not wanting to show that similar
consequences will inevitably follow upon the disas-
trous decision of the masters. One of the iron-
masters has gone to Belgium with a view of obtain-
ing the services of the Belgian puddlers in lieu of
his own who are on strike. This is a most mis-
taken notion, and cannot possibly answer the end
proposed. Nothing is more likely than that these
foreign workmen when brought over may in their
turn demand higher wages than those first agreed
upon, and if so no one can pity either side in their
disappointment or failure. The same tactics are
being employed on the other side, and emigration
is resorted to by the men. A batch of emigrants
from North Staffordshire will sail for New Zealand
next week, it is said. Only seventy-two members
of the union have resumed work out of eight. hun-
dred, -which sufficiently explains the state of matters
in significance and importance. It is deplorable to
witness such conduct as that at present displayed in
North Staffordshire, and the injuries resulting from
the dispute affect alike the masters and men, and,

through them, extend their deleterious influence to
the country. The influences which should be
brought to bear upon these disputants are many and
important ones, and trade and business are certainly
pursued in a spirit that profiteth not if no claims of
justice and sympathy for one's fellow-men and con-
cern for the interests of the country cannot be
brought to bear upon those who employ and those
who work. It is sad to reflect that the consequences
of the contumacy referred to may spread far and
wide, and be so deep-rooted as to defy removal
when the more immediate causes of the altercation
have disappeared or been amicably adjusted. It is
easier to occasion mischief than to remove it, and
this division of interests in trade is essentially one
of those events which prove the truth of the illus-
tration, " The hand that kindled cannot quench
the flame."

It cannot be denied that one of the greatest mis-
takes of the present day is the manner in which
some distinguished men persist in overworking
themselves. It really amounts to a species of in-
fatuation, and while its consequences cannot be too
much deplored, it would seem as if no amount of
warning can furnish sufficient proof to deter them
from their folly. In the course of the last year the
public had to mourn the loss of some old favourites,
conspicuous among whom was JOHN LEECH, who
had been called away prematurely from the society
they adorned and the generation they benefited
through the mis-use of their powers. The last
fatal instance of overwork is Admiral FrrzßoY, and
those who peruse the details that transpired
at the evidence will be of opinion that it is a
most melancholy thing that a man who was of so
much service to his country should be thus taken
from us in so deplorable and distressing a manner.
It appears that for some time past the late Admiral
had shown unmistakeable symptoms of overwork,
and indeed had been advised to retire for a period
and to give himself rest. These entreaties proved
unavailing ; he refused to accede to them, but the
validity of their meaning and the sure foundation
upon which they rested has been proved by the
calamity which occurred last Sunday. It is almost
impossible to overestimate the importance of the
services which the late Admiral has rendered to his
countrymen, and therefore there is double cause to
deplore his untimely end. Had he but spared himself
more he might have lived longer to perfect his great
undertakings, and in the fulness of years and hon-
ours have gone down to his grave when his appointed
time had come. It is earnestly to be trusted that
this last sad instance of overwork may not be
thrown away, but that those among us who are
immersed in heavy and laborious tasks will take
warning by this sad and solemn spectacle, and pay
heed to the instruction thus given them, as it were
from the gates of the grave. They should regard it
as a duty to husband their resources, and not waste-
fully expend those powers which have been entrusted
to them for the highest purposes, the glory of their
CREATOR and the good of their fellow-man. The
intense toil which the admiral underwent occasioned
him sleepless nights, and he was compelled to have
recourse to opinion. Mr. HETLEY, M.D., who had
known the deceased since the 18th of April, when
he had consulted him, stated that he had advised
him to give up his studies, or that most serious
consequences would ensue. By this he meant that
" such a condition would ensue that paralysis
would follow." Had the Admiral earlier attended
to his state and followed the advice given
to him, he would now be alive among us
ready at some future time to renew his work and
his friends and family would have been spared the
sad reflection that he had destroyed himself in an
unsound state of mind. The memory of his works
will long survive him, and his name will be held in
grateful recollection by his countrymen for the
benefits he has conferred upon them.

TIT-BITS FROM PUNCH,

TAXES.

A hint or two on this subject will not, we feel sure, be
thrown away upon tho Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sup--
posing the present duties were taken off several things,
an enormous revenue might bo obtained by levying taxes
as follows :

On every " good story" told more than three times by
the same person.
A Tax upon any one talking about the weather.
Upon all amateurs on tho flute, violin, and cornet, with-
out exception.

Upon all after-dinner speeches over three minutes in
length.

Upon all young ladies singing Italians songs without
understanding the language.
TJpon all young ladies or gentlemen singing any song
whatever, and, by their affected pronunciation, rendering
the words totally unintelligible.
All long wandering stories without any point ought to
be heavily taxed.
A Tax on all dramas " taken from the French."
On extensive crinolines.

Enormous tax on all pianoforto variations, and specially
upon those on the " Carnival de Wnise."

On all bad dinners, and the heaviest tax possible on bad

wine.

Upon all burlesques and all bad puns, specially any play
on the words " belle," " beau ;" as, for instance, to say of
the prettiest young lady at the dinner-table, that she is
"the dinner bell;" or that a " beau ought to be brought up
at 'arrow ;" and all such jokes as involve the twisting of
the words " Eton," " Harrow," "Father and farther,"
"Rain and reign," "Heir, air, hare, that ere, they air (for
they are')," " Gait and gate," " Nose, knows, and noes,"
"Knight and night," and all such jokes whose fun depends
upon the omission, or addition, of the letter H.

There should be a duty placed upon all jokes on the
names of popular artistes and authors ; thus there should
be twopence levied on every trifling with Mellon, Pyne,
Stirling Coyne, Kean, Fechter, Toole, and so forth.

The most fearful Tax upon irreverent jesting on the
word Punch.

A Tax upon Mothers-in-law. Heavy.
A Tax on Banting.

A Tax on Banting's followers..
A Tax on every speech of Mr. Whalley's.
A Tax upon any one who objects to smoking in a railway
carriage.
A Tax of 100 per cent. on everyone who won't lend you
five shillings.
A Tax upon every sermon that shall exceed fifteen
minutes.

A Tax upon every one who doesn't take in Punch. This,
of course, will not yield many halfpence annually.

And if the above list does rat suffice, then let there be a
Tax on everybody and everything indiscriminately. God
save tho Queen!

FIRE ! FIRE !—lt was noticed, on the night of the
Budget, that when it became Mr. Gladstone's duty to speak
on the Insurance question, he warmed up with his subject,
and got on like a house a-fire.
COMPARISONS ARE, &c.—Hansom Cabby (to driver of
cheap omnibus)—" Now, then, Sam ! Me and my swell
wants to catch a train ! Do get on with that Noer's Hark
of yourn."

DIVIDING THE WOOLSACK.
" This Edmunds case," said Westbury,
Sarcastic, smooth, and cool,
" Will prove a case of ample cry,
•
But very little wool."

Quoth Chelmsford, as on Westbury
He turned a scornful back,
" Though we perhaps don't got the wool,

You ought to get the sack."

OPERATIC PROBLEM.—Prob. Supposing that of two
'rabbits ono was yours, and the other wasn't ; supposing
that by mistake you took the latter; find out what celf-
brattid Italian singer this would be like ?—Ans. The
wrong-coney. (Ronconi.)

CRITICAL MOMENT IN THE EXAMINATION OF A
CANDIDATE FOR A GOVERNMENT CLERKSHIP ?—When he is
leaning over a precis-piece.—The Owl.
A LADY GORED BY A Cow.—ln Cheltenham on
Monday two cows were being driven down the London-
road, when one of them ran at two ladies—Mrs. Forbes
and her daughter, of Ellenborough-house, Charlton Kings.
Mrs. Forbes was fearfully gored, and at one time the beast
fell upon her. Miss Forbes in the most courageous manner
endeavoured to extricate her mother, and fortunately just
at the moment a man named Parker was passing, and
seizing a fagot stick he commenced a vigorous attack upon
the animal, and ultimately succeeded in beating it off.
Mrs. Forbes was removed in a faint and weak condition
to a house adjacent, where she received medical atten-
tion, and was afterwards conveyed to her own house.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
HEALTH OF THE SING OF THE
BELGIANS,
BRUSSELS, MAY 4.
The King has passed a more restless night than

the previous ones.
The general state of his Majesty's health has,
however, undergone no change.

ITALY.

THE NEGOCIATIONS BETWEEN THE
POPE AND KING VICTOR EMMANUEL.
TURIN, MAy 4.

The Opinione of to-day publishes a correspondence
from Rome, asserting that there is little probability
of the negotiations now pending between the Pope
and the King of Italy leading to a successful
result, on account of the opposition raised by the
Ultramontane party.

[This statement of the Opinione is in direct con-
tradiction of all the previous announcements.]

FRANCE.

BOURSE, May 3.—Although the English Funds
havo fallen a per cent., the intelligence has created
little sensation here, and there is scarcely any
change to notice in the chief Securities. Threes,
for the Account, are now down at the closing rates
of yesterday—viz. 67fr. 40. Credit Mobilier have
'declined sfr., being now at 775 fr. Italian Fives
65fr. 50c. There is, however, little disposition to
negotiate in any quarter, and the Railway and
general Share Market presents an appearance of
general stagnation. The market has continued
inanimate, and the only change of any importance
to notice is a further fall of 10fr. in the Shares of
the Credit Mobilier. The following are the closing
quotations :

41 per Cents 95 10
Do. end month —

3 per Cents. 67 30
Do. end month 67 40

Credit Mobilier 770
Do. end month 765
Bank Shares 3600

Credit Foncier 1270

Roman

Orleans

Italian Loan 65 20
Do. end month 65 40
Ditto Threes —
New Mexican
Russian —
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred
,AYS.

Cash. Acct.
... 817 50 ... 820

Northern:

1053 75 ... 1055 -

Lyons and Mediterranean 920 ... 921 25
Southern 590 ... 585
Western 522 50
Eastern
Sardinian 302 50
Austrian
Lombard 538 75 ... 540
North of Spain 220 ... 225
Saragossa 340 ... 340
Ditto to Barcelona l3O 130

Drury Lane Theatre.

Last night Mr. E. Falconer's new five-act play,
entitled " Love's Ordeal ; or, the Old and New
Regime," was produced with complete success. The
action of the play is supposed to take place on the
eve of, and during' the period of the great French
Revolution in 1789 ; and the desire. of the author
has been to give a larger and more truthful
picture than has hitherto been presented on the
stage, of the pre-existing social antagonisms and
rival class characteristics which in ferment produced
the great and startling change. He has also at-
tempted, as he tells us in the printed preface to his
play, to present, in the character of Robespierre, an
historical portrait, not altogether new, but very dif-
ferent to the generally accredited likeness of the
celebrated Triumvir and Dictator. He has repre-
sented him as having been, at least in his own belief,
a sincere reformer of abuses, a pure-minded philan-
thropist, having a horror of blood shed uselessly,
but hesitating not at any sacrifice of human life to
accomplish his Utopian dreams. He has made him
the Deus ex machina of the play, by whose beneficent
aid the hero and heroine of the love story escape
from imminent peril, and whose providential influ-
ence, indirectly exerted, produces the climax.
The plot, though somewhat intricate, is briefly as
follows. The Count D'Ostanges, in early life, has
permitted his daughter, Hortense, to make a play-
mate of the son of his steward, De Morny, a gentle-
man, although compelled by circumstances to take
service under the Count. Hortense, in the natural
order of things when she attains womanhood is re-
moved from the country seat of the Count to Paris,
and there she becomes one of the beauties of the
Court. Eugene succeds his father as steward, and
for his care and attention he is looked upon with the
greatest favour by the Count, but he is still re-
garded as one of the canaille by his aristocratic
patrons. He, of course, has formed a deep attach-
ment for Hortense, and on the arrival of the Count
and his daughter at Artois, after a round of pleasure
in Paris, Eugene discovers that the hand of Hor-
tense has been promised to the Due de Chartreux. This
leads to a desponding state of affairs, which is not at
all dispelled by the discovery by Eugene that the
Due is an accomplished roue. He abstains from
communicating his discovery to Hortense, feeling
that his doing so would be imputed to jealousy; but
matters are soon brought to a climax by the young
steward rescuing one of the village beauties from
the too fond embraces of the Due. A duel takes
place, and at the instant he wounds the Due
Hortense and her father enter the garden. He is
dismissed the service by the Count, and contemptu-
ously repelled by Hortense, who still is in ignorance
of the true character of the Due, her betrothed hus-
band. A letter arrives from Paris for the Count,
informing him of the position of affairs in the
capital ; and Lavarennes, one of the creatures of
the revolution, arrives to communicate to
young De Morny, a firm friend of Robespierre, whose
life he has saved, the fall of the Bastille. The news
creates a feeling of amazement amongst the aristo-
crats, amidst which the act drop descends. In the
following portion of the play matters have greatly
changed. Robespierre has become all powerful, De
Morny has been elected one of the committee
of public safety, and the Duc de Chartreux, the
Count d'Ostanges, and Hortense are denounced and
condemned as aristocrats. Lavarennes, the public
denouncer, has in early life been a lover of Hortense,
and he, thinking she will accept him as her husband
rather than suffer death with her father and lover,
sees her in prison, and there makes overtures of love,
telling her all is arranged for the escape of herself,
father, and friend, provided she will become
his wife. De Morny overhears the communication,
and then, under threat of instant arrest and speedy
execution he compells Lavarennes to put his plot
for the escape of Hortense into execution, but
without the promise of her hand. De Morny still
madly loves Hortense, and in order to provide
safety for herself and friends he accompanies them
in their flight from prison, and takes them to the
house of his firm friend Robespierre. Eugene per-
suades him to passport the escaped prisoners to
Artois. He can only do so upon their renunciation
of rank, and agreeing to the celebration of the
form of civil marriage between Eugene and
Hortense, to which they consent. When they hav e
gone, a tumult ensues outside, which raises
Robespierre's fears for their safety ; but he
learns that it is caused by the supposed treason of
the gaoler who has been denounced by Laverennes.
Act IV. takes us tothe residence of Eugene—a farm
house in Artois, where the Count, his daughter, and
Duc are housed. Eugene reading a letter from
Robespierre, learns that Laverennes is coming,
armed with powers which their device can only foil
by firmness in behalf of two, and that the Duc must
trust for safety to concealment. He seeks to obtain
this for him at the mill of his friend Joconde, who
has married Jeannette. Joconde, naturally jealous,
learning that his guest is young, good-looking, and
was once a noble, refuses. His young wife, how-
ever, quickly causes him to reverse his decision ; and
it is arranged that the Duc is to be concealed at the
mill. The Due is hurried off to the mill by Jean-
nette. Act V. commences in the same scene, and
quickly tells its own tale. Poetical justice requires
the death of Laverennes, and he is shot in a fit of
jealous rage by Joconde, who mistakes him for the
Duc. The D uc's true character is discovered, HortenSe
gives her hand to her first love Eugene, and the
moral of the play is thus expressed by the heroine:—
The test of love is suffering ; that ordeal past,
A second soul, 'twill life itself outlast ;
To share, perchance, that after-being bliss,
The immortal crown of patient truth in this.

Mr. Falconer seems to have taken great pains
with the characters of Hortense and Eugene. The
former was sustained by Mrs. Hermann Vezin in a
truly artistic manner ; there was a depth of feeling
and pathos throughout her rendering of the
character, for which she has no equal on
the stage. Mr. Edmund Phelps acquitted
himself exceedingly well as the young lover,'Eugene ;
and although there were portions of the part that
would have told better than they did, had he
warmed up a little more, yet, withal, it was a
praiseworthy performance. Mr. Walter Lacy has
been fitted to a nicety as the Duc de Chartreux ;
and Mr. Rayner's Lavarenne was truthful and
artistic. Mr. Belmore gave a good representation
of a jealous, old, head-strong miller ; and Miss C.
Weston, as his pretty young wife, was picquaint
and coquettish. With respect to the Maximilian
Robespierre of Mr. E. Falconer, we candidly admit
we have seen him to much greater advantage, but
we suppose the difficulty of finding an actor
suited to the part led to his assumption of it.
It is by no means the leading part in the play, and
therefore it would be refused by many as beneath
their talent. However, Mr. Falconer gave a very,
vigorous reading of the character, which drew
down repeated rounds of applause.
The dresses were admirably correct, and we must
compliment one and all of the performers for the
care taken in what is professionally termed their
" make up."
The curtain fell amidst loud applause, and the
principal performers were honoured with a recall,
a special one being reserved for Mr. Falconer.

ATTEMPT TO DESERT FROM A FEDERAL WAR
VESSEL.—Yesterday morning a daring attempt to
desert. from the American service was made by two seamen
of the Federal war-sloop Sacramento, lying off Dover.
The two men, whose names are Andrew Costella and John
James, concerted measures for escape while they were on
the "anchor watch," from two to four, and soon after two
yesterday morning they put them in execution by dropping
over the side of the Sacramento, with their bundles tied to
their backs, into the water. They then commenced to
swim for the shore, a distance of about a mile, but a stiffish
swell rendered this no easy task. When the escapades had
reached about halfway to the shore Costella complained of
cramp, and almost immediately sank and was drowned.
James, with resolute determination, although exhausted,
continued to swim for the beach; but when within a quar-
ter of a mile of it his strength failed, and he threw himself
upon his back to float, having only just power to call for
assistance. A coastguard named Woodgate, hearing his
cries, put off in a boat, and found the man floating, sense-
less and apparently dead. He at once rowed him to the
shore, whence the sailor was removed to the Dover
Sailors' Home, where, after two hours' labour, animation
was restored and the man's life saved. The body of the
other man has not been recovered. The man, who sub-
eeeded in getting ashore, of course, is no longer in the
Federal service.

And as compared with the month ending the 2d of
April, 1864, the above returns show a decrease of
£722,638 in the circulation of notes in England, and a
decrease of £511,235 in the circulation of the United
Kingdom.
On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the
several banks the following is the state of the circulation:—
The 'English private banks are below their
fixed issue m • .£1,295,007
The English joint-stock banks are below their
fixed issue ... 470,152

Total below fixed issue in England ... £1,765,159
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 1,223,361
The Irish banks are below their fixed issue 660,134
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the 29th
of March was £15,077,125, being an increase of £460,355
as compared with the previous month, and an increase of
£966,112 when compared with the same period last year.
The following are the amounts of specie held by the
Scotch and Irish banks during the month :
Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ... £2,416,713
Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,111,291

£4,528,004
Being an increase of £6,331 as compared with the pre-
vious return, and an increase of £268,807 when compared
with the corresponding period last year.

MARKETS—This Day.

METROPOLITAN CA.TTLE.

The total supply of beasts on sale hero to-day was tole-
rably large. For good and prime breeds there was a fair
demand, at full prices ; otherwise, the beef trade ruled
quiet, at Monday's currency. Prime Scots, &c., realised
4s 10d per 81bs. As regards all good and prime sheep the
trade was firm, at full prices, the top figure beinfr 6s per
81bs. Inferior sheep moved off slowly, at late rates.
There was a steady demand for good and prime Down and
half-bred lambs, at full quotations ; but the trade was de-
cidedly quiet for inferior qualities. The top price was 8s
for 81bs. Calves moved off steadily, at full prices. The
pork trade was quiet, on former terms.
Per 81b to sink the offal.

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Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8
second quality do ..3 10 4 2
Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 6
Prime Scuts. &c.... 4 8 4 10
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 0 4 8
second quality do ..4 10 5 2

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Pme crs-wool sheep 5 4 5 8
Prime Sithdown 00.5 10 6 0
Large coarse calves. 4 4 4 8
Prime small d0......4 10 5 4
Large hogs ....3 6 4 4
Small porkers 4 6 5 0