The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-27 00:00:00

The Belfast Riots.

The report of the Belfast Inquiry Commission to
the Lo rd Lieutenant of Ireland, with voluminous
minutes of evidence and appendix, has been pub-
lished. The report is dated March 8, 1865, and the
commissioners, besides remarking on the evidence
and various matters connected with their proceed-
ings, make the following recommendations. They
suggest that the Orange anniversaries should not be
celebrgted on account of the liability to periodic
disturbance thereby produced. 'They say :

Can neither the discouragement of the powerful and in-
fluential, nor the adverse opinion of the wise-and good, in-
duce those who indulge in such vain and mischievous dis-
plays to remember the claims of citizenship, of charity, or
of civilisation ? Till they shall, we greatly fear that Belfast
will continue subject, in some degree, to a recurrence of
such evils as have heretofore afflicted it, and that the police
of such a town will, at intervals more or less remote than
each other, be insufficient to entirely suppress internal
disorder.
The commissioners add :

Earnestly hoping that a better spirit may soon prevail in
this flourishing town, it now remains for us to lay briefly
before your excellency the recommendations which we have
to offer. They are as follows :-
1. That Belfast be placed in the same category, and dealt
with on the same principle as regards the number of con-
stabulary allocated to it by the Government as the cities
and towns specified in 11 and 12 Vie., o. 72, schedule A.
This will certainly give Belfast the 100 men suggested by
some witnesses, and, area and population considered, per-
haps 130 men.
2. That an additional force of constabulary be main-
tained, sufficient to raise the entire force in the borough to
450 men, and that the expense of the extra force be de-
frayed (save as to any special remuneration) one-half by the
Government, and one-half by the borough, on the scale and
in the manner provided for such cases by 11 and 12 Vic., o.
72, s. 4.

3. That the rules and regulations of the constabulary
should (if necessary) be modified so as to enable and per-
mit the members of the force stationed in Belfast to per-
form all the duties, as well by night as by day, now dis-
charged by the existing local force which is to be abolished.
4. That the constabulary force of Belfast should be placed
under the management and control of a commissioner who
should have magisterial power, but should not preside at
sessions or discharge any of the ordinary judicial duties of
a magistrate.
5. That the expense consequent on giving the men extra
pay for night duty, the salary of the commissioner, and
any other extra cost necessarily incurred by the adapta-
tion of the constabulary to the special service, as also any
retiring allowance to officers or men of the existing local
force, should be borne by the borough.
6. That two resident magistrates should be stationed in
Belfast, and should act jointly in the performance of the
judicial duties there.

Power should be reserved to the Lord Lieutenant for the
time being, upon the recommendation of the commissioner
or the town council, to reduce the additional force of con-
stabulary by 50 men, in case his Excellency should be sa-
tisfied that by reason of an improved state of feeling be-
tween the antagonistic parties and other circumstances
such a reduction would be expedient.
We may remark that many of the local police would,
doubtless, be found eligible for the constabulary, and
should, if they desire it, be allowed to enter that force."

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THE CHARITY CO3IIIISSION.—The report of tha
Charity Commissioners for England states that the
applications for their intervention with respect to various
endowments were as many as 1,369 in the year 1864. In
the course of that year the Commissioners made 291
orders appointing and removing trustees and establishing
schemes; 257 authorising sales of charity estates ; 150
authorising building, mining, or other special leases ; 44
authorising improvements of charity estates and the
raising or appropriation •f the necessary funds ; 20
authorising the compromise of disputed claims ; and 671
authorising transfers of stock or money to the official
trustees of charitable funds, who at the close of the year
held stock amounting to £2,085,281 upon 3,586 accounts
for charities. The compilation of the general digest of
endowed charities is now complete (to the full extent of
the information which the Commissioners have been able
to procure) for 15 counties, and as to the parochial cha-
rities of the cities of London and Westminster, and con-
siderable progress has been made in relation to other
counties. The information collected is described as of
general utility and interest. It is for Parliament to doter-
mine whether it shall be printed.

LATEST INTEIALIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)

AT/ERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
( Via Crookhaven.)
The following are the heads of the news brought

by the Canada :

NEW YORK, MARCH 16, 10 P.M.

Goneral Sherman's occupation of Fayetteville,
North Carolina, is confirmed. He has established a

base at Wilmington, and is now moving northward,
General Schofield has occupied Kinston.

Sheridan has effected a wide spread destruction of

the railroads to Lynchburg, and is reported to have
arrived within 20 miles of Richmond.

President Davis has postponed the adjournment
of Congress, having an important communication to
make.

It is said that the Federal Government will anti-
cipate the payment of the May coupons of the
Five-Twenty bonds.
The cotton captured at Savannah will not be
shipped to Europe. Gold, 1654.

Sheridan advanced to the fortification of Lynch-
burg, but found them too strong for attack.
General Schofield captured Kinston after a vigor-
ous and prolonged attack.
Bragg burned the bridge at Kinston, and is said
to have destroyed the ram and navy department.

Scouts arrived at Wilmington announce that
Sherman was encamped at -Fayetteville, preparing
to march northward. He had encountered but
little resistance, and had fought no battle. The
Confederates at Cheraw retreated after some fight-
ing, leaving 17 guns. The Federal troops live en-
tirely off the country. The Chickamanga was sunk
across the channel of the Cape Fear River, 40 miles
above Wilmington. Boats have left to remove the
obstructions, and open the river communication to
Fayetteville.

A report reached Richmond on Sunday, causing
great alarm, that Sheridan had destroyed the
Beaver Mill aqueduct on the James River, twenty
miles from Richmond, destroying the channel.

It is stated that Sheridan is moving on White
House.

Federal cavalry are raiding west of Richmond, in
the vicinity of the Virginia Central Railway.
Secretary M'Culloch will issue the first half of
the 600 million loan through Jay Cooke in June
next. The notes will resemble in form, denomina-
tion, and the interest they bear, the present seven-
thirties ; and they will have 10 months longer tb
run than those notes before being convertible into
gold-bearing five-twenties. The balance of the
loan will probably be a year longer in maturing
than the June issue, and may be the Government
will not require the balance.
Grant reports the receipt of a letter from Sher-
man, dated Fayetteville, the 12th inst., wherein the
latter states that the army was in good condition,
and had met with no serious opposition. Hardee
keeps in his front at a respectful distance. At
Columbia he had destroyed immense arsenals, rail-
road establishments, and 43 cannon. At Cheraw
he found much machinery, war material, 25 cannon,
and 3,600 barrels of powder; and at Fayetteville
he found 20 guns and much other material. The
bearer of the despatches says that, on the 10th inst.,
Hampton, with two brigades, attacked the rear of
Kilpatrick's headquarters and captured all his staff.
Kilpatrick, however, escaped, formed his men, and
drove the enemy back with great loss, and recap-
tured nearly all he had lost. Hampton lost 86 men,

left dead upon the field.
A Government detective arrived at Newbern
states that he had seen the bearer of despatches
from Sherman, who reported that that General was
at Goldsboro.

Gold opened on Monday at 174. A panic pre-
vails in consequence of the receipt of the European
advices by the Africa and the probable shipment of
gold. The closing quotation to-day was 1654.
Money tighter. Exchange on London, 188+.
Stocks dull. Five-twenty Bonds, 1001 ; Illinois,
1074 ; New York Centrals, 105 ; Erie, 64g. Cot-
ton—Middling Upland, 65.
NEW YORK, MARCH 17, 1 A.H.
General Bragg has retreated to Goldsboro'.

The Richmond Despatch, which is now the only

paper published in Richmond, and appeared yester-
day on a half sheet of paper, states that the Govern-
ment employe'es have been called out by the Governor
for temporary service.
Grant has ordered the suspension of all operations
on all permits, by whomsoever granted, within
Virginia, North and South Carolina, and the por-
tion of Georgia bordering the Atlantic, including
Savannah. This order, it is said, prevents transac-
tions in half a million bales of cotton, and 16,000
barrels of turpentine, and other merchandise.
The statement is reiterated that preparations are
being made to evacuate Richmond. President Davis
has requested Congress to postpone the adjourn-
ment until the 14th inst., as he expected to send a
communication requiring deliberation and action.
President Lincoln has directed that persons en-
gaged in intercourse and trade with the Confederates
by sea, whether citizens or domiciled aliens, shall
be arrested and held prisoners of war until the close
of the war, subject, nevertheless, to prosecution for
offences committed by them as spies or otherwise

against the laws.
Non-resident foreigners found now or hereafter
in the United States who have or shall have been
engaged in violating the blockade, shall leave the
United States within 12 days from now or from
their subsequent arrival, and are not to return dur-
ing the war. All persons disregarding the order
will be arrested, whether possessing passports or
not, and will be detained until the end of the war,
unless previously discharged by the President.
It is denied that the Government will ship to
Europe the cotton captured at Savannah.
President Lincoln has been indisposed, but is now

recovering.
The draft commenced in New York yesterday.
The Peruvian has arrived out.
The Africa reached Halifax to-day.
The Royal mail steamship Canada from Boston
on the 15th, and Halifax on the 17th inst., arrived
at Queenstown at 10.30 a.m. to-day with 21 pas-
sengers and $B,lll in specie. She landed 120 sacks
of mails and four passengers, and proceeded at
10.45 a.m. All well,
The Canada was dOtalUecl half a
day at Halifax
by fog.

(From the Times' Correspondent.)
NEW YORK, March 14.

General Lee reports that the Federals, advancing
on Kinston, North Carolina, were attacked four
miles from that place by General Bragg, on the Bth
inst., and driven back three miles, with the loss of
1,500 prisoners, three cannon, and many killed and
wounded, which were left on the field. The Con-
federate loss was small. General Schofield, who
arrived at the scene of operations on the following
day, reports that Bragg renewed the attack on the
10th, but was repulsed with heavy loss in killed and
wounded, and several hundred were taken prisoners.
He, in turn, declares his loss small. Elie Coniede-

rate prisoners assert that heavy reinforcements from
Johnston were hastening to join Bragg.
Schofield expected Couch, who was but 12 miles
distant, to join him that night.
In despatches dated Newbern, the 12th inst.,
Schofield states that on the night of the 10th Bragg
retired to strong entrenchments on the north bank
of the Neuse River.
General Lee notifies to the Confederate War De-
partment that General: Wade Hampton attacked
General Kilpatrick, without mentioning at what
place, on the 10th, and drove him from his encamp-
ment, capturing his cannon, horses, trains, several
hundred prisoners, and recapturing many Confede-
rate prisoners. The Federal loss in killed and
wounded was heavy; that of the_ Confederates

slight.
Mr. Stanton telegraphs that he has received de-
spatches from Sherman dated Laurel-hill, North
Carolina, of the Bth inst., which state that he is
progressing well, but, for prudential reasons, omits
giving details.
Richmond papers publish a correspondence be-
tween Sherman and Wade Hampton, in which the
former declares he will shoot a Confederate soldier
for every one of his men killed while foraging ; and
the latter replies, that for every Confederate so
executed he will retaliate by shooting two Federal
officers.

General Sheridan, in a despatch to General
Grant, dated Columbia, Virginia, reports the pro-
gress of his expedition up to the 10th inst. He al-
ludes to a previous despatch, announcing his occu-
pation of Waynesborough, and the defeat of Early
by Custer, which has not been published. From
Waynesborough he proceeded. to Charlotteville,
sending out detachments which destroyed bridges
Sand portions of the railways to within 20 miles of
Lynchburg, thence to Scottsville, and destroying
the locks and cutting the banks of the James River
Canal, letting in the full current of the river, and
tearing up the railway along its banks. All mills,
factories, and bridges on the line of march were
destroyed. Commodore Hollins, of the Confede-
rate navy, was reported killed while attempting to
escape capture. Sheridan adds, that he met with
no opposition after the conflict with Early, and
found food and forage in abundance.

Mobile despatches of the 28th ult., to the Rich-
mond papers, state that 28 Federal steamers and
transports had entered the bay, and landed large
numbers of troops upon Dauphin's Island. An early
attack upon that city was expected.
R. C. Kennedy, charged with participation in the
attempt to burn the New York Hotel last autumn,
has been convicted by a court-martial as a spy and

incendiary, and sentenced to be hanged.
The Tribune announces, from Washington, that
many Federal officers, whose terms of service have
expired, have proceeded to Mexico and accepted
command in the republican army.

CANADA.
QUEBEC, MARCH 16.

The Canadian Government have proposed a vote
of one million dollars for the permanent defence
of the country, and $350,000 for the expenses of
the Volunteers on the frontier.
The Finance Minister announces that the Govern-
ment must maintain the police and militia as on the
frontier, so long as the war lasts and fulfil their
obligations as good neighbours to the United States.

CENTRAL AMERICA.

NEW YORK, MARCH 16.

Advices received here from Jamaica, dated the
7th inst., state that it is rumoured that the troops
at Spanish Town have been ordered to Honduras,
where difficulties were anticipated, in consequence
of Maximilian's alleged intention to annex Hon-
duras.

Chili and Peru are quiet. Columbia has declared

war against Equador.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MARCH 27.
Letters received here announce that the insurgents
in Upper Egypt have been defeated.

The Monde has received a first warning on ac-
count of the false intelligence it recently published
in reference to the alleged interview between M. de
Sartiges and the Pope.
BOURSE, March 25.—The market is not so firm as
yesterday. Threes, for the Account, are now at
67f. 32c. Italian Loan 64f. 75c. Mobilier have
been done at 870 f. Railway Shares are somewhat
inactive, but prices are for the most part pretty well
sustained. The market closed as follows :

41- per Cents 66 50
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 67 35
Do. end month 67 35
Credit Mobilier

Italian Loan 64 70
Do. end month 64 75
Ditto Threes —
New Mexican
Russian 9O

Do. end month 875
Bank Shares 3520
Cr,dit Fonder 1290
Roman 74

Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred

-AYS.

Cash. Acct.
Orleans
Northern 1025 ... 1023 75
Lyons and Mediterranean 977 50 ... 980
Southern , 583 75 ... 582 50
Western 545 ... 546 25
Eastern
Sardinian 3OO ... 301 25
Austrian
Lombard 540 7: ... 540
_ __

North of Spain 303 75 ... 303 75
Saragossa 875 ... 375
Ditto to Barcelona

SPIRITUAL SEANCES.