The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-26 00:00:00

United States Finances.

It is computed, from official data, that since the
last annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury,
made on the 30th of October last, he has reduced the
aggregate amount of the public debt $29,000,000,
and has paid $29,000,000 of currency interest on
seven-thirty bonds, and $30,000,000 coin interest on
gold-bearing bonds, making an aggregate of cur-
rency and coin interest of $59,000,000 paid. In
addition to this he has paid all the current expenses
of the Government, and a large amount of requisi-
tions from the War and Navy Departments, cover-
ing war expenditures incurred previous to his re-
port, not before audited, and not included in the
statement of the public debt. On November 1 his
coin balance was $34,554,087 15 ; his currency balance
$33,800,591 54 ; makingan aggregate of $68,355,578
69. On March Ihe had in coin, $55,736,192 12,
and in currency, $60,282,767 12, making an
aggregate of $116,018,959 24 of coin and cur-
rency—an increase of coin of $21,181,108 97, and
an increase in currency of $26,482,175 58 ; total
increase of money in the Treasury, of gold and
currency, of $47,663,180 55. In brief, the public
debt has been reduced $29,000,000 since November
1, while there is in the Treasury over $47,500,000
of specie and currency more than at the first-named
date, showing an improvement in the finance of the
Treasury in the debit and credit statements of over
$76,500,000. There are still further encouraging
features presented. This reduction of the public
debt is entirely in the short-date obligations and
interest-bearing and plain legal-tenders, all of

which have more or less an inflating tendency.
On November 1 the outstanding seven-thirties
were $830,000,000 ; on March 1 they were
$818,044,000 ; showing a reduction of nearly
$12,000,000. The increase of compound interest
notes during the same interval has been only
$1,000,000, while the decrease of one and two years'
legal tender notes has been $24,000,000, and of
plain legal-tenders $4,736,196. The legal-tenders
of all kinds in circulation on the Ist of November
were $633,709,611 ; on the Ist of March,
$605,984,414, showing a decrease of $27,725,197.
These results may be summed up as follows :--
Since November 1 the debt has decreased
$29,000,000 ; balance in Treasury increased over
$47,500,000 ; contraction in the volume of legal-
tender circulation, $27,725,197 ; and contraction in
short-date obligations of Government, $12,000,000
more. The argument is advanced by skilful finan-
ciers, judging from the exhibit made above, that
the progress of contraction can go on without any
of the anticipated evils which have been predicted
—the healthy condition of the currency being a
sufficient proof of 'the correctness of these impres-
sions.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

NORWICH- SATURDAY.

With a middling supply of wheat at this market• to-day'
there was a general dulness in the trade, and to effect sales
a concession in prices was made of is per qr. For the few
lots of barley which are now offered high rates are main-
tained, and all good qualities were still taken off for malt-
ing; grinding sorts fully os dear.
White wheat (weighing 641 b), 50s to 54s ; old red ditto
(weighing 651 b), 48s to 50s ; new red ditto (weighlng
(101 b to 631 h), 42s to 47s ; best malting barley (weighing'
521 b to 531 b), 34s to 36s ; runs ditto (weighing 511 b to 5210'
34s to 365; distilling ditto (weighing 501 b to 521 b),
32s ; oats, 24s to 26s ; beans, 57s to 39s ; peas (maple), 365
to 38s per qr. Flour, 31s per sack. 30s to

NO T T INGHAM—SATURDAY.
At our corn exchange to-day we had a fair supply
wheat, and the attendance of farmers and factors viT,
tolerable. Considerable progress has been made with del'
work during the past week. The demand for wheat' 35
slow, and prices wore rather lower than last Saturday There was a healthy demand for barley, and prices hads
tendency to advance. The show of oats was good, at re-
cent rates.
Old white wheat, 57s to 60s ; old red, 50s to 52s • ne
white, 54s to 58s ; new red, 46s to 50s per 36 stone. '0044
old, 30s to 35s ; new, 26s to 30s per 24 stone. Beans, elr
50s to 53s ; now, 43s to 47s per 38 stone.

YORK—SATURDAY.
At this day's market there was a moderate show' c,lf
wheat, for which the trade was very dull, at last weeks
prices. Barley was in limited supply, and fully as
New white wheat, 48s to 548 ; new red, 45s to 48s per °I!
stone. Barley, for malting, 38s to 40s. per qr. ; grinding,
30s to 34s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 22s to 26s per 24 stone'
Beans, new, 40s to 448 per 40 stone.

LEICESTER SATVItDAY. ket
We had a tolerable supply of wheat at our corn mar e
to-day, but there was not much doing and late rates Weri
barely established. A fair demand for barley, and s goo
share of business was done at prices the turn higher.
The show of oats was less than usual, and the denisud
was firm, at fully late rates. There were very few samples
of beans shown, and late rates were well sustained. a
New white wheat, 50s to 52s ; new red 47s to 49s ;
white, 54s to 565; old red, 49s to 52s per 36 stone. 13`31;
ley, for malting, 35s to :40s per qr.; grinding, 27s to e 4
per 30 stone. Oats, old, 34s to 38s ; new, 24s to 30s per•
stone. Beans, old, 50s to 54s ; new, 42s to 44s per 385t011e

Foreign Mail Packet List,
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MAILS DUE.
Australia and New Zealand, via. Southamptoh., APril 19„
'
Ditto, via Marseilles April 1,
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet April 6
• 22'
Ditto, by French packet .. April
• 3
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena....APrit
China, Penang. and Singapore. via Sou: hampton..AM Pril 3"°.
ar. '
Ditto, via Marseilles
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Mar. 31.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton APrti 5
Ditto, via Marseilles
,
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Mar. 23,5•
Ditto, via itarseilles .
31*
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton
gar.
Apr. 251
Ditto, via Marseilles April 3
Mauritius, via Southampton
April 7*
Ditto, via Marseilles
.. . April 11• Newfoundland
••April 6*
Portugal . ••• •..... •••
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. ...... . •• • •
United btates and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet ... gar. 28'
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton

Ditto, via Cork ....
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. overdOe'
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and
Honduras) mar 31'
.
Cuba and 111xico gar. 3!'
Bahamas, via New York. April
April
Bermuda, ditto
West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe .... April 1

ACCIDENT TO A RACE HORSE.—At Lincoln, O."
Tuesday, an action was brought by Mr. Wralltef
against the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
Ralf
way. Tho plaintiff is a gentleman living at Bigby, Ile'
Brigg, who was formerly the possessor of valuable race.;
horse called Brother to Patience. In March of last Y
Brother to Patience ran with great success at Wethelw
Races. After the races the plaintiff sent the horse by th.
defendants' railway to Barnetby. At Barnetby station tb;
truck in which the horse was ought to have been slipPe'.-
l:
from the train. Owing to the negligence of the comP3I:I,Y
servants this was not done at the proper time, and
con to
quently the truck ran through the station and WO rtho
collision with an engine about 200 yards outside
station. The horse was so much injured by the collisico`..,
that he was destroyed. The negligence of the cornl33l"t
was admitted, and the only question raised was the anl°l/no
of damages to which the plaintiff was entitled. Broth 0a
Patience was worth 500 guineas. By the Railway Tr3for
Act of 1854, however, railway companies are not liable
a greater amount than £5O for in done to any bcter
while being forwarded on its journey, unless a gre
value is declared, and an insurance effected scOrd/11,g ;t
No such declaration or insurance was made in the Preteue
case. It was contended, however, by plaintiff that, as ,0
collision happened beyond the ultimate destination obiniTi.
horse, the defendants were not protected froul nerd of Ito
The defendants paid £5O into court, and a ver`j-tiff t°
taken for them, leave being reserved for the plain
move for a verdict for the full value of the

Births. mn
BEARD—On the 23d inst., at The Cedars, Long D"-
wife of George Reard,Esq., of a son. fryde"
DYER—On the 24th inst., at 26, Cleveland-S(lll3re' -
park, the wife of A. K. Dyer, of a son. adi
HEATHcorE- On the 23d inst., at 12, Bele- •la ve-sclual"'
Evelyn Heathcote, of a daughter. '
IZOUTLEDGE—On the 21th inst., at 294, Caxaden.-1.°3 a N'
the wife of Edmund Routledge, Esq., of a son.
Marriages. ,nsieg;
ENIMET—Emrsox —On the 22d inst. at at St. John's ,n
, f
ton-park, G. N. Emmet, jun., second stavivinns, g6°
too
-cllO
N. Emmet, Esq., of 2, Kensington-park-garde
L. Moreton, only daughter of H. Empson,
Kensington-park-gardens. teice
SPOONER—GREGORY—On the 21st lust., oa.ll-T• -3, pit;
tershire, Wm. Spooner, Esq., of Ot.o- c •
Light Infantry, to Eliza, only daughter of the Pe
Gregory, vicar of Oadby.
Deaths. Aland'
Ze
BLACKMORE— On the 6th Dec. at Nelson, NeW
Dr. E. Blackmore, M.D., aged' 66. f
22d ins., R. Butcher, Esc!, °-,1 Chan's
BUTCHER—On .
mohr-terrace,the Blackheath, t
and of Mark-lane, age' jge,
COOPER—On the 21st inst., at 29, Jesus-lane, Cowr
Charles 11. Cooper, Esq., F.S.A. AirY.
CURTIS—On the 23d inst., at 39, Oxford-street,
Curtis, aged 34.

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Middlesex.—Monday, March 20,1606.