The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-15 00:00:00

MESSAGE OF PRESIDENr.

The following is the full text of President Jef-
ferson's message, a summary of which has already
appeared :

" To the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Confederate States,—

"In obedience to the constitutional provision re-
quiring the President from time to time to give to
Congress information of the state of the Confede-
racy, and recommend for their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient,
I have to communicate that since the Message at
the last session of the Provisional Congress events
have demonstrated that the Government had at-
tempted more than it had power successfully to
achieve. Hence, in the effort to protect, by our
arms, the whole territory of the Confederate States,
seaboard and inland, we have been so exposed as
recently to encounter serious disaster. When the
Confederacy was formed the States comprising it
were in the peculiar character of their pursuits, and
a misplaced confidence in their former associates, to
a great extent destitute of the means for the pro-
secution of the war on so gigantic a scale as that
to which it has attained. The workshops and ar-
tisans were mainly to be found in the Northern
States, and one of the first duties which devolved
upon this Government was to establish the neces-
sary manufactories, and in the meantime to obtain
by purchase from abroad, as far as practicable,
whatever was required for the public defence. No
effort has been spared to effect both these ends, and,
though the results have not yet equalled our hopes,
it is believed that an impartial judgment will, upon
full investigation, award to the various departments
of the Government credit for having done all which
human power and foresight enabled them to ac-
complish.

"Tne valour and devotion of the people have not
only sustained the efforts of the Government, but
have gone far to support its deficiencies. The active
state of military preparations among the nations of
Europo in April last, the date when our agents first
went abroad, interposed unavoidable delays
in the
procurement of arms, and the want of a navy has
greatly impeded our efforts to import military sup-
plies of all sorts.
" I have hoped for several days to receive the
official reports in relation to our discomfiture at
Roanoke Island and the fall of Fort Donnelson.

They have not yet reached me, and I am therefore
unable to communicate to you such information of
past events, and consequences resulting from them t
as would enable me to make recommendations
founded upon the changed condition which WY
have produced. Enough is known of the surrender
of Roanoke Island to make us feel that it was deeply
humiliating, however imperfect may have been the
preparation for defence. The hope is still entertained
that our reported losses at Fort Donelson have been
greatly exaggerated, inasmuch as I am not only un-
willing, but unable, to believe that a large army of our
people have surrendered without a desperate effort
to cut its way through the investing forces, what-
ever may have been their numbers, and to endeavour
to make a junction with other divisions of the army.
But in the absence of that exact information which
can only be afforded by official reports it would be
premature to pass judgment, and my own is re-
served, as I trust yours will be, until that informs-
tion is received. In the meantime strenuous efforts
have been made to throw forward reinforcements
to the armies at positions threatened, and I cannot
Idoubt the bitter disappointments we have borne by
nerving the people to still greater exertions, will
speedily secure results more accordant with our
just expectations, and as favourable to our cause as
those which marked the earlier period of the war.
" The reports of the Secretaries of War and Navy'
will exhibit the mass of resources for the conduct of
the war which we have been enabled to accumulate,
notwithstanding the very serious difficulties against
which we have contended. They afford cheering
{ hope that ciiir resources, limited as they were at the
begiunilig of the contest, will, during its progress,
become developed to such an extent as fully to
meet our future wants. The policy of enlistment
for short terms, against which I have steadily con-
tended from the commencement of the war, has, in
my judgment, contributed in no immaterial degree
to the recent reverses which we have suffered,
and even now renders it difficult to furnish you as
accurate statement of the army. When the war
first broke out many of our people could with diffi-
culty be persuaded that it would be long or serious
It was not deemed possible that anything so insane
as a persistent attempt to subjugate these States
could be made—still less that the delusion could so
far prevail as to give to the war the vast proportions
which it has assumed. The-people, incredulous of
a long war, were naturally averse from long enlist-
ments, and the early legislation of Congress rendered
it impracticable to obtain volunteers for a greater
period than 12 months. Now that it has become
probable that the war will be continued through $
series of years our high-spirited and gallant snl"
diers, while generally re-enlisting, are, from the
fact of having entered the service for a short time,
compelled in many instances to go home to make
necessary arrangements for their families during
their prolonged absence. The quotas of new regi
ments for the war, called from from the different
States, are in rapid progress of organisation. The
whole body of new levies and re-enlisted men will
I probably be ready in the ranks within the next 30
days ; but, in the meantime, it is exceedingly dit
cult to give an accurate statement of the number 01
our forces in the field. They may, in general
terms, be stated at 400 regiments of infantry, with
proportionate fcrces of cavalry and artillery, the
details of which will be shown by the report of the
Secretary of War.
I deem it proper to advert to the fact, that the
process of furloughs and re-enlistment :in progress,
for the last month had so far disorganised and
weakened our forces as to impair our ability for
successful defence ; but I hereby congratulate you
that this evil, which I had foreseen, and was
powerless to prevent, may now be said to be sub"
stantially at an end, and that we shall not
again, during the war, be exposed to seeing ours-
strength diminished by this fruitful cause of di

aster—short Estimates
" The people of the Confederate States, being
principally engaged in agricultural pursuits, were
unprepared, at the commence/merit of hostilities,
with shipyards,materials for shipbuilding, or skilled
mechanics and seamen in sufficient numbers to make
the prompt creation of a navy a practical task, toren

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if the required appropriations had been made for the THIRD EDITION. SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY.)
purposes. Notwithstanding our very limited re- •
sources, however, the report of the Secretary will BUN OFFICE, Seven o' clock. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.
exhibit to you a satisfactory proportion in prepare-
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Lion, and certainly of the early completion of vessels - Share, Railways. Paid. Price done.
• ITALY.
of a number and class on which we may confidently'
13.14 ,Bir., Wol., and Str. Vali all 74 8
rely for contesting the vaunted control of the enemy --__...._________
25 illlyth and Tyne - -
Over our waters. A Turin letter of the 11th, in the Constitutionnel, 10 IBost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co all 64 7
" The financial system devised by the wisdom of says :-" The majority presided over by M. Lanza
50 ,Crk and Bandon all - -
your predecessors has proved adequate to supply held a second sitting yesterday. Out of 250 mem- 20 ICornwalll a
all the wants of the Government notwithstanding bers, of which that party was formerly composed, all - -
10tieleigrn,peptesli,nont.ocies. 3 allallll 5 6 54
las
ott
Ilr cDßDar,o)li.esAtßdoelnai °a
11. Exet e r .
the unexpected and very large increase of expendi- only about 100 were present. The question of 41- 43 424
tare resulting in a great augmentation in the confidence was for a long time discussed, and the 50 !Dublin & Belfast June.
all 10 11
D ~Perth,&Ab. Juno.
100 214 224 234 3
necessary means of defence. meeting was most stormy. Finally, M. Lanza pro- at ,East, Anglian .
100 57 68 59 484 5
‘• The report of the Secretary of the Treasury will posed to vote, by each person individually and at Easternsteru l'onliounti,e,i. stock 5B 60
'2'
ats i E aEs t°o Bdo do 100
exhibit the gratifying fact that we have no floating openly, the following motion :-' That the majority
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debt; that the credit of the Government is unim- has no confidence in the Ministry.' That pro-38 LO 40
100 -
paired, and that the total expenditure of. the Go- position was, however, received with murmurs,
vernment for the year has been, in round numbers, and it was only after a long discussion that at
tili:(dltinnb:Pireerttih,e,
a Glasgow.
D u ndee
NsuwfrAol.kl ate E U 3ds .4/
100 102 104
110000
39021
39134
32 i
all
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175,000,000 dohs., less than one-third of the sum the meeting succeeded in passing one drawn 'll, ! Glas 2-. . and S. Western.scotlan
in • • st ((l. rree'airttrht%e°rtn . .
st IDo A stock ~ re flak 117/ 118 a
100 113/ 114/ 1164 4
wasted by the enemy his vain attempt to con- up as follows :-' The majority declares that st !DoB do
quer vs ; less than the value of a single article of it has no confidence in the Ministry as it at
Iccrtie,asiaNtvi
Western
Ireland Log 173412
754 5 i
export, the cotton crop of the year. is now constituted.' Those last words, intro- at Do Str Val ,gua. stock 0.0 57 59
" The report of the Postmaster-General will show duced by amendment, are of a nature to render the as tt ILeatant,l
ass well& yotreLnh i. . II
re 101) 1075 1081 1085 981
the condition of that department to be steadily im- deliberations very protracted. Indeed, should thel22 125 1529564944
at (onooßnrirh+ Bklsackcwoaaaltl
110000
_ 1 ,
proving, its revenves increasing, and already afford- Ministry he completed to-morrow, by the adjunc- st t Lon., Chat., and 'Dover 100 451 404
. & North Western 100 94 941 944 541 5
ing assurances that it will be self-sustained at the tion of a Minister of Foreign Affairs, that will suf- st
Lon.
& South Western 100 101 102 1014 2/
date required by the Constitution, while affording five for those who have voted the proposition to 25
IlerrganilreVNen alt
ample mail facilities for the people. consider themselves liberated from all engagement. st man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 434 44/ 441
50 maryport and Carlisle. all - -
"In the department of Justice, which includes When the voting of the motion by a call of names lei Do 4 shares . all - -
the Patent-office and Public Printing, some legis- took place, the hundred present were reduced to 16(t) ZraaOrllitan all 94 1
100 1289 944 129 1294 4
lative provisions will be required, which will be fifty or sixty, and the proposition was hardly voted 6.4.0 Do New
st Do Birming. & Derby 100 98 100
specifically stated in the report of the head of that by the half of.them. The bitterness of M, Lanza 50 Hid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - -
- -
department. against the present Ministry can hardly be under- 25 odokienTres
all
all - -
" I invite the attention of Congress to the duty of stood; disappointed ambition may, it is well known, 10 Do Cray Line - -
100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - -
organising a Supreme Court of the Confederate lead to acts committed without reflection ; but it is 20 Newry, Warnpt, & Ros. all - --
100 70 72
States, in accordance with the mandate of the Con- strange that a man who, during a long career, had at?ccoorrni.itish lOO 664 661 68 71
stitution. given so many proofs of good sense and moderation st Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.atock 100 - -
"st Do A stk ; A recs no d
I refer you to my Message, communicated to should pass to the most passionate and unreflecting till 6 pc. has been pdß 100 - -
the Provisional Congress in November last, for such opposition. at Do B stock lOO - -
at Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 934 99 994 4
further information touching the condition of . 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 11 d d
-- -- - - - - - at Do Leeds lOO 554 56
public affairs as it might be useful to lay before
MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. at Do York
you, the short interval which has elapsed since not 10 st North London
• Do new 5 - - 5
having produced any material changes in that con- CITY, Two o'CLocK. 19.16.1 North Staffordshire - 174 5 41 dl4 13
10 N. and S. W. Junction all 104 11 105
dition other than those to which reference has The general discount market has been very quiet at Not. Gran. RI. & Canal 100 - -
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already been made. to-day, and the rates have continued easy. 20 Portsmouth -
all - -
"In conclusion, I cordially welcome the Repre- About £68,000 in gold was sent in to the Bank lac: RhanineYeentral
st Scotts E., Aber. stock 100 48 50
sentatives, who, recently chosen by the people, are of England yesterday.
at Do Solt. Mid, stock lOO 106 108
10 Shrews. and Welchpool all - -
fully imbued with their views and feelings, and The Foreign Exchanges, yesterday afternoon, st Shropshire Union
can so ably devise means to the needful provisions exhibited no important change. 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all - -
st South Devon lOO 36 38 364 7
for the public service. I assure you of my hearty Since Monday last the imports of specie have been 25 S. Durham & Lanc.Un all - -
at South Eastern
co-operation in all your efforts for the common about £228,000, and the exports £732,000. at south Wales .....
'welfare of the country. The annual meeting of the Oriental Bank Corpo- s.t. S. York. and RiveyiDun 100 991011
ZU StamsWok.,and Wok. all 5, 54
(Signed) " JEFFERSON DAVIS." ration will take place on the 17th proximo. 25 Stockton & Darlington all 364 374
25 Do • 13 74 83 p 215
A dividend of 3 per cent. for the half-year has 25 Do New, 1860 5 5 6 p
- been declared by the directors of the New York sal Taff Vale..
Do PefNo 1 - 100 - -
At the head police•office, Dublin, on Thursday, Central Railroad Company, payable to the London 25 Thamesrlia. venDk&Rail 22 - -
four women, inmates of the South Dublin Workhouse, were 50 Ulster
) shareholders after the 20th inst. 25 Do 2O 24 34
charged with having attempted to burn the workhouse last
The half-yearly dividends have been announced 12.10 Do
Week. The prisoners were committed for trial. at Vale of Neath
) for payment on the 3 per cent. Peruvian Bonds; at victoria sta.ana rim Do 129 132
WAKEFIELD ELECTION PETITION.-Our Wake- Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - -
field correspondent states that a petition was forwarded to 3 per Cent. Danish, and Brazilian 5 per Cents. 50 Waterford & Limerick. all - -
l On Monday next, the 17th inst., a call of £2 10s.all 61 74
London yesterday from the Liberals of that borough, who 20 west Eoonrndwonall
all - -
3 Pray that Sir John Hay may be unseated. The petition per share, amounting in the aggregate to £412,500, 10 Do Est class -
D 2d class
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alleges bribery, treating, and undue influences. becomes due on the London, Chatham, and Dover 2,2
t VOYAGES OF THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAMSHIP. Railway shares, and Metropolitan Extension,W. Hartlepool Ilar.&R. laololl --
--7
at West Midland Oxford 100 45 49 481
at Do Newport 100 44 46
- --The Great Britain is advertised to sail from Liverpool for A fair amount of business was reported in the st Do Hereford 100 89 91
11 Melbourne on the 15th of May, and this induces the reflec- Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices ex-
a tion that it is only due to the spirited exertions of her hibited no change. The sales were estimated at LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Owners to call public attention to the passages of this ex-
-7,000 bales.
;- traordinary vessel. To the Great Britain must be traced Leasing Closing Business
ti the first practical application, on a large scale, of steam A buoyant tone has pervaded the market for Railways. Paid.
Co.s Price. Done.
a, used as a secondary, and not as the principal motive power Public Securities again to-day, but business has _______- _
Igt
.0 in a vessel ; and the remarkable regularity of her pas- been quiet, as usual at the close of the week. Con- onrtare
-6,5 1e.n,,:2:1;' 86 8-8
I, ,Sages sufficiently proves that such an adaptation can sols are 9n 1 for transfer, and 931 7,- for the 10th Buckingh • msaire lOO Do. 94 96
sloe® Chester& IToiyhead lOO Do. 53 55
accomplish a voyage of upwards of 13,000 miles,
31 a proximo. The New Threes are steady at 921 f-, ; Do. 5/per cent 100 Do.
; a Moderate length of time and at no exces- Do. 5 , 100 Do.
n the Reduced at 921 -7- ; Exchequer Bills at 19s. to Clydesdale
Junction 100 iCaledon. 101 103
've expense. Goinr, back to 1858 we see that her passage
is Colchester, StourVal. 100 'E.U.&E.O - -
°llt in November was made in 64 days ; home in 67. The 225. prem. •; Bank Stock is at 236 and 237 ; India
, E. Lincolnsh. g, 3pr c. 100 Gt. North. 137 139 1394
;l1 aUceceding• passage in 57 days out, and 62 days home. The ditto at 222 and 224 ; and the 5 per Cent. 101 e'-- E.Union,HarwichShs all Fl,Counts. 4 45
C- lowing
passage was 62 days out and 68 days home. The fol- As usual on Saturday, the dealings in the Do. Woodbridge.... 100
Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dr. 100 Cale.don ••
: •.: -
passage 63 days out and 65 home. The last Aus- Foreign Market have been of a limited character. Do. new
tralian Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .
Dt mail announced her arrival out in 63 days; and silo -
Turkish Securities have been particularly buoyant, Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112
is telegraphed as having left, a full ship, on the 13th of
ut i ~,, . Do. halves
January, but as she was coming round the Cape of Good the old 6 per Cents. having improved to 85,-,- co , Do. quarters
Ve hope ditto, 1858, 72 1 ; ditto, £lOO Bonds, to 731; and Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 197 202
her passage most likely may be prolonged a few days. Lon. and Chat. Ext. B
of
The result of three years' passages thus clearly demon- Chilian 41 per Cents., to 86,1,-. Mexican are flat at 6er cent
rat
length
that the use of steam as an auxiliary enables the 341 I, ; Venezuelan, at 241 ; and Italian 5 per 13moilornoTtleje6en.)‘evic?; 100 a S.
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he of the voyage to be reckoned upon with certainty, Cents. at 667-, 67k. Do. Preferen a
Its within a day or two, and contrasts favourably with the un- The operations in the Railway Share Market Lon.,Tilb.& s._ -','lend 100 Peto &CoB2 84 83
Lowestoft gua. 4 p 0.. 100 (Norfolk., . • ..
certainloo Do.
tp- and often protracted passages of the merely Bailin..
' have been moderately active, and, in several in- Arrilace.,l;ipenr.,cent
Vessel. xt latlock all ILNW& 111 31 .;14
Mid. Bradford Prefer-
stanccs prices have shown increased firmness.
100 Midland 04 96
he LENT IN' PARIS.-" The Lent season," says a ence stock
Paris letter,' Bristol and Exeter, and North Eastern (Berwick) Newmarkt,BuryEx 1
"turns out to be more pleasant than the 5. 5. 5.E Counts. p / P
at
'Winter on account of the more rational style of enter- have advanced 53. ; Caledonian, 10s. ; Great Wes- Ngrutahns.Nt
fln.t. .p..
5 c. all I Do.
)n . ta • Do. 6 per cent..... all Do.
twining and of dressing that it brings with it. In the reli- tern 15s. ; and Great Northern £1 10s.
)re gicUs world indulgences are proclaimed at St. Rosh, musical The Foreign and Colonial lines were in mode. N.DEoa.
slit'ili x
-e dnsarp. e.... all 1D o.
tlepool 1(0 N. E. Ber .: ..:
of asses chanted at St. Eustache, and pilgrimages enjoined North Western
rate request, without any material change in values. L&N.W
,111 r to a model of the city of Jerusalem, in some with the exception of Grand Trunk of Canada,
church close to the Luxembourg. Any one who walks Preston and Wyre. all ,L. yk. 43 45
)pa which declined about 15s. to £l. Do. i shares A. all Po. ••• • .. .. ..
or drives there and pays a franc for this ill-executed piece Itoystn.llitcb.&Shep.l 100 !Gt.North.,l3s 137
Or of art, in the immediate vicinity of Delacroix's glorious Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have Shrewsby & Ilerefor& 103 TBrassey,l2l 123
der frescoes, obtains forhis soul the benefits which a visit, under. hate been in rather more request at slightly en- solatio. Do.
ply taken of tours© with pious intentions, to the Holy Sepul- hanced rates. London and Westminster have Somerset lOO 13rt. West. 93 95 944
Wiltsth and
dffsoormdshiro
chre, would confer on it. In the salons of the Duchess Wimbledn t Croyden all ILABrgtni 84 94
the
Trevose and the Princess Galitzin, chess-playing is resorted improved ss. •, London and County ss. ; Oriental
nod to about twice a week. In other hotels litanies ate said for Bank ss. ; Crystal Palace Stock ss. ; and Penin. PREFERENCE SHARES.
cell the success of the Pope, the TZ";,,,• 0.,a n,,,,,,,, ~4' -‘7.-1,-, sular and Oriental Steam ss.
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LENT IN PARIS.—" The Lent season,"%says• a
Paris letter, "turns out to be more pleasant than the
Winter, on account of the more rational style of enter-
tal fling and of dressing that it brings with it. In the reli-
81°118 world indulgences are proclaimed at St. Roeh, musical
titaases chanted at St. Eustache, and pilgrimages enjoined
t° a model of the city of Jerusalem, in some
Church close to the Luxembourg. Any one who walks
or drives there and pays a franc for this ill-executed piece
Of art, in the immediate vicinity of Delacroix's glorious
frescoes, obtains forhis soul the benefits which a visit,under-
taken of course with pious intentions, to the Holy Sepul-
chre, would confer on it. In the salons of the Duchess
Trevese and the Princess Galitzin, chess-playing is resorted
to about twice a week. In other hotels litanies are said for
the success of the Pope, the Ring and Queen of Naples,
and the destruction of all the enemies of the church. The
same thing takes place in nearly all the Roman Catholic
churches. In the English Episcopal chapels there are Lent
lectures once a week, and seven times in one in the imme-
diate neighbourhood of the Madeleine, whfch is an humble
imitation of St. Barnabas, Pimlico, but which is just as
Well attended by ladies at a loss for some means of passing
their time. The Empress listens once a week to the exhor-
tations of a Dominican friar, and spends Ihe rest of the
week in giving concerts and matinees. The Princess Clo-
tilde is constant in her attendance at her oratory. But she
does not look more serious than anybody else when driving
a little pony phaeton of wicker work in the Bois de Bon-
-I°Vie, every morning, from nine till eleven o'clock."

A HULL SHIP SEIZED BY AN AMERICAN CRUISER..
"-The American news contains an account cf the capture of
the Labuan British screw steamer (owned at Hull), of
1,200 tons burden, while lying at Matamoras—and, it is
alleged, clearly in Mexican waters—by the United States
141.,,,iP-of-war Portsmouth. The vessel has been sent to the
North for adjudication, and the captain was detained as a
prisoner. The Lauban left this country with an ordinary
cargo, comprising no warlike materials of any kind, and
Aas loading with cotton at Matamoras, on account of a
4Ranchester house, for her return voyage. The charge"
itgainat her, and which is believed to be entirely unfounded,
,_
3 that she had landed ordnance stores at Matamoras, but
4t is difficult to understand how even that plea can cover a
asizure, by an American vessel at a Mexican port. The
hiP Island correspondent of tho New York Times says
at " the capture was so clearly the result of an unfortunate
mistake, that the delivery of the vessel to the English
authorities and the payment of a heavy bill of costs by the
United States Government are regarded as almost certain."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 924
3 per Cent. Consols •Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 924
Annuities, 30 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 154
End's, Stock

Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent. lO2l
Ditto 6i per Cent lO7l
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100
Ditto Bends £l,OOO
Consols for Account, April 101, 922.
.ndia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent ..
March. 1 Jun 3.
19 22
19 22
! 19 22

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small

FOREIGN. FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Chili= 6 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent B6l
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account .. 341 I
Imperial Moorish Scrip 5l 5
New Grenada, 2 per Cent
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto April Account

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF BURGLARY.—Liner
Pool (says the Mercury of that town) is evidently infested
It present by a gang of daring burglars. Whether the
titeeplechase had anything to do with bringing these gentry
to the good old town we cannot say, Mit it is clear there
1e some adepts in their profession prOWling about seeking
1:hom they may plunder. On Wednesday evening last Mr.
hy4aortiel Thorneley, of Lord-street, who resides at No. 31,
-;_tiße-lane, looked, as usual, before retiring for the night at
.*8 fastenings of the house, and found them all safe.
'he following morning, about 2 o'clock, he and the other
Mates of the house were aroused from their slumbers by a
"slant
crash and noise. "Jumping from their beds, they
called
" Who is there ?" but received no answer, and
F 44 ),.,,be`ste young Mr. Thorneley could dress himself thethieves
got clear off, taking with them, however, no plunder.
doubt
a careful • examination of the premises there is little
that the burglars first made an attempt to enter the
Pantry
irOrn the back. They had broken the sash of the
`oablltrY window and forced open the window. In conse-
quence of the stancheons, which prevented any large aper-
bjble.; it is supposed that, as is often done in such cases, a
h,7 had been lifted in at the window, in the hope that
fr would be able to open the door from the inside.
0:°131 the, pantry the child must have got into
tuehsetleri'saapteantrYed with
bo
;ttes butler's pantry. the window shutter of which
and cotters. Although he
'""Ted the cotters, still the child could not get out of the
as the stancheons in the window were too
;11e, and there was no getting through the door, as the
d•e111113g was on the other side. The child was in this
bllliti,lba—he could not get into the house through the
),13` 13 Pantry, and the window in the other pantry being
11°,,-"gh frornth ground he could not get back again the
Way
ho eanie, and men outside could. push his arm far
t in to be of service in assisting him out of the trap
idttawilioh he had been forced, much to the annoyance, nonl
of the leaders of the gang. who were waiting
only
d Under these circumstances, there was one.n
kesPerate alternative. To have allowed the child to remain
n Pantry till morning must have led to certain
reei,:_,"") and therefore the thieves appear to have deter-
Cell, at all hazards, to rescue the child. Going round to
6 hall window, they with some powerful instrument
tlrkteBed in one-fourth of the window frame, bre Aking the
smashing the shutters, and bursting open. the fasten-
., • It must have been the crash when this was done that
t d the inmates. The thieves made their way at once
tot
butler's pantry, and, not noticing the fastening,
hst the door open, and so liberated the child. Whether
Cy took their departure by the way they entered or
°l'Rh the front door is not known, but they got clear off.
ml
e of the gang must have been severely cut, for on exa-
wi.M.ng the hall window the remaining panes and sill of the
w were found to be sprinkled with blood, The police
son. the alert.

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