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proved the of the ,ther g,iid watch to Tut'.
The prisoners were again reataud4-for the eon.'
pletiorkof other cases.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Ohief has been pleased to-apii:iipt M.3.rr.Cikarlks
Nasiuytb, unattached, 7to •he- apity-Aissistabt-
Adjuant-Geueral upon 1.5,b staff ft the army n.
Ireland (station, head-quarter, Dublin), in sun:-
ctirsion to Br vex-111,jor .Hillier,.allfointed to the
6th Light. Dragoons: The following. extract of
.1114)r Nasmytti's war services is from Bart's Army
List :

Advces by the Arato are two days later than-
those reeeivel at 'Liverpo 'l by the Ci-y of Wai,h-
inetoi , but coetaie lit is news of intorteiree,
In tee Sen on the 4 h tee 'lnit p.eiding for
die admission of Kansas was discu sed MAisrs.
I.l4minond, of Suuth
.Caroliva, and Doolittle, of
Wisconsin. Mr. Toombs inbmifred his proposition
instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into,
the expediency of a general and uniform bankrupt,
law. It is said that this measure meets with the
approbation fof the Administration. the Runge
the resolutions introduced recently, having _refe..-
rence to Executive interference with the legialittion
of Congress, were diieussed and filially lsiil 'oh'
the table by a vote of 92 to 80. General Qtiitibtilt-
then delivered a speech advocating
hie bill sutlit-
rising the employment of a r-giment if mounted
volunteers on the frontiers of Texas, and also.em-
powering the President to raise four regimente of
volunteers for other service. -
A caucus of Southern members -of Congress
.wasi
held at Washington on the 4th, bat without taws-
acting any business it adjourned till the folloiring
week.
The Brooklyn assessment $16,000 bribery affair
occupied the attention* both bitcutehee cif the Le-
gislature on the- 4th, and both honsetis ordered'
select committees to inveatigate theiew..4.
Cenunedoro Matthew C. Perrj died.at'ists resie
dance, New York, on the morning of the 40,th,-after
a severe attack of chronic rheumatism of about 10
daTyst:e.4uSenintitolle was-not- insession on the :sth. The
house was engaged ou the private calendar, bid
nothing of general interest transpired, 'and' they
adjourned till the following Monday.
A meeting of officers of the. New York eitybanks
was held at the Clearing-hatt,e On the sth, to con-
sider the question of discontinuing the practice s;k
allowing interest on current deposits. 40 of the 46
banking institutions have agreed to the disconti-
nuance, and the meeting agreed to -give the re-
maining six till the 15th inst. to make-up their
minds on the subject.
A great-meeting of the democracy was held--at
Tammany-hall on the evening of the.4tbrient. to
endorse the Kansas policy of--the Administrdon,
The Hon. John A. I),x acted ,as Preeieleet, and
several appropriate resolutions were adopted.
A military court-martial bad 'beau -orclad-to
convene at Carlisle on the 10th inst. to,investigete
ale difficulties subsisting betweee General Haruey
.end Col. Smatter. . • 'll •
The closing resorts for sterling exchange per
,the
Arago-were Si to 91 ,ter cent. premium ; on Paris,
sf. 17tc. t st. 13te
The se-Tic-market gene) ally W5B lower on the sth.
The operations were co,uperetivtly but
prices were pre :y well 1.18:ai..,ed fr tee
to been close. At the first be.r..l Hudson River
Railroad thii d raortgag. bowels de.ain. l 1 per eclat.;
Cauton Guapany, # ; Delaware end Hudson, 4 ;
Pennsylvania Coal Comeau, 1; Cumberland, # ;
New York Central, i ; Erie, 1- • Harlem, 4 ; Mi-
chigan Central Railroad, 4 ; Michigan 'Southern,
11 • Cleveland arid Pittsburg, '4-; 'Cleveland and
Toledo ; Chicago and Rook Island, 4. Virginia
State Sixes advanced # per cent. ; California State
Sevens, 2j ; Illinois .Central Bands, ; Reading,
; Milwaukie and Mississipi Railroad, 4. There
was a more active movement in State stocks. Cali-
fornia State Sevens were in demand, and clbsed
firm at an advance. In the I‘.ding sdeeulative
railroad stocks the movement was nuochrate, but
no stock was pressing for sale, and outeiders ap-
peared to have lost no faith in the future ounce
of prices. At the second board -tbe market, was
quite steady, with a more active business in the
leading speculative stocks. Canton Company
advanced 1 per cent. ; Erie, 1; Hudson Myer gaii-
real, 1. New York Central Railroad opened
at 921 and sold down to 92 per cent. cash.
Some short sales were made, but buyers appeared
so plenty that the sellers were- seen cleared out
After the board some of the short sellers were buy-
ing back the same stock at sn'adVance of 4 to I per
cent. Chicago and Rock Island was without
material change at the second board. Hudson
River Railroad was moderately active, and prices
were well sustained.

" Major Nasmyth served at the defenee of Silis-
tt•ia in May and June, 1854, and afterivards in the
Crimean campaign of the same year, 'including the
battle of Alma and the siege of Sebastopol (medal
and clasps) ; he has also a gold medal awarded him
by the Turkish Government for his services with
the Turkish army in the campaign on the Danube
in 1854." _

The troops' belonging to the Royal engineers at
Brompton barracks, Chatham," have been busily
engaged for several weeks past in making the ne-
cessary excavations and constructing:field-works
in,ide the fortifications at the Spur-battery, for the
purpose of testing the merits of a chain portcullis
barrier, which has been recently introduced to the
notice of the Royal Engineer authorities by an
officer of that corps. As soon as the Preliminary
works have been cons racted by the Sappers and
Miners the experiments will be made, on vrliiCh
occasion several grand explosions will take place,
with the view of -testing the resisting powers of the
new invention. - -
The new,screw steam corvette Scout, 21 guns,
has been put out of dry dock ai Sheerness ready for
the pendant.
Captain .Woolsey's No. 3 Company sth Battalion
Royal Artillery embarked at Sheerness at 10 a.m.
yesterday for Guernsey, on board the mail steam-
ship Courier, Commander Woolridge ' • it consisted
of Major Irvine, Lieutenant Mahon, 12 non-com-
missioned officers, 2 trumpeters, and 115 gunnels ;
also embarked at the same time a detachment of
Royal Artillery, consisting of 3 non-commissioned
officers, 1 trumpeter, and 62 gunners, for Alderney,
to reinforce companies.
A large number of newly-raised men for theßoyal
Artillery corps are daily under drill at Sheerness.
Her Majesty's screw Coastguard cruiser Argus,
Commodore Eden, Controller-General of the ser-
vice sailed from Woolwich yesterday for South-
amriton.

The paddlewheel steam sloop Prometheus, late
on the West Coast of Africa, has been docked at
Woolwich, to be brought•forward for recommission.
The hull is being thoroughly stripped and reno-
vated, in consequence of the "rat,' which has over-
run a considerablo portion of her timbers.

Admiral Edward Hawker is to ha'e t! .e service
pension at the disposal of the First Lord of the
Admiralty by the demise of Admix i-il L-od Aylmer.
Lieutenant Tlyimas the Director .4
Police at Devonport Dockyard, is a:)plitited Lieu-
tenant-Supetilitmdent of Greenwich Hospital
Schools, in the room of Lieutcuant Monk, de-
celsed.

The follow;ng appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :
Commander W. K. Jolliffe, to he Insp:'cting
Commander of the Coastgulrd, Tice IVlacaregor,
period of service expired ; Lieutenant Charles M.
Buckle, to her Majesty's ship Caradoc, vice Tuf-
nell, promoted.

The sales of cotton embraced about 1,600 bales.
The market closed at about 120. for middling up-
lands and at 121 e. for middling gulfs. Flour was
in good demand and firmer, especially for good
shipping grades, which were-not plentiful. Southall
brands also continued in good demand for export,
and the market closed at firmer rates. Wheat was
quiet, but firm, with sales of small lots of prime
Kentucky white at 1 dol. 45c., Virginia mixed at
1. dol. 20e., and Chicago spring at 1 dol. 200. Cora
was firmer, and sold at 68c. to 70c., :with sales of
prime yellow for export at the latter figure. Pork
was firmer, with sales of mess at 16 dole. 80c. to
16 doll. 85c. on the spot, and at 16 dole. 75c. to
arrive next week. Sugars were firmer and in good
demand, with sales of 1,300 to 1,500 hogsheadsi
including Cuba muscovado and New Orleans, with
some Polto Rico, chiefly within the range of about
sc. to 7c. Coffee was in moderate request, and
prices unchanged. Freight engagements were
moderate, and rates were without change of moment.
The clipper ship Wanderer was taken np for Cron-
stadt, Russia, to load with cotton at gc. per lb. .
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 5.
Stocks firm. Pennsylvania Fives, 87f ; Read-
ing Railroad, 31i ; Morris Canal, 50 ; Long Island
Railroad, 13. Penn-yivania R.tilrua,d, 45.
Flour' in better demand, and prices well main-
tained. Wheitt quirt at t siol. so 1 slut. 07u. for
red, and 1 dol. 20c. to 1 dol. 30c. fur w.-2ite.
Corn :—Sales 15,000 bushels, at 6.tc. fur yellow.
Groceri:s quirt. P- ovisionc., unehaugel Whisky
dtciued to 21c. to 21Ac.

MOBILE, .11.1,titcu 4.
Cotton.—S3les to-thy of 2,5u0 bales at a decline
of ie. We quote iniddliog at to flit%

31 ARCH 5.

Cotton.—Sales to-day 3,500 bales, at 111 e." for
middling. The sales of the week foot up 22,000
lake. The rec ipis of the week have been 18,500
bales, against 11,000 for the corresponding week List
year. Decreased receipts at this port as compared
with those of last year, 49,000 bales. Stock, 158,000
bale,, against 127,000 lea year.
SAVANNAH, MARCIE 5..
Cotton.—The sales of the week foot up 7,500
bales, the market closing with a declining
tendency.
Middling, 11c. to 114 c. Rica steady, et 20. to 31c.
Exchange on New York, to per cent. premium.
Sterling exchange, 71 per cent. premium. Cotton
to Liverpool, id.

CHARLESTON, MARCH 5.
Cotton.—Sales to-day, 1,700 bales. Prices have
declined ic. to gc. on the week.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MARCH 5.
Cotton.—Sales to-day, 1,000 bales. Prices have
declined lc. to Ic. on the week. .
BALTIMORE, MARCH 5.
Flour in fair demand, , and market firm. Sales
at 4 doll. 500. for superfine. Wheat firm. Corn
firm and unchanged. 'Whisky dull at 21',0. Pro,
visions steady.