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8 EVROPE. Premier Ollivier’s Definition of Constitu- tional Government, Napoleon’s Inferences from the British and American Systems—Russia Looking from France to England, By the European mails at this port we are enabled to supply the following news details of our cable telegram despatches dated te the dth of April. ‘The Grand Duke of Tuscany landed at Marseilles on his way from Rome to Bavaria, ‘The North German Correspondent of Berlin, speak- ing of the recent strike of the printers in Vienna, gaysi— ‘The strike of the Vienna compositors has had one Important result, They have seen how little re- Maace can be piaced on assistance from abroad, and earned by @ somewnat bilter experience that wages can only be determiued by a tree arrangement ue- tween the employers and the employed, suoject to ‘the laws of suppiy aud dewand. A sanguinary enconoter occurred at Smarow, Bo- emia, April 2 between the troops and a body of Workmen on strike. Several persons were killed or ‘wounded, ‘fhe North German naval squadron, under the commana of Priace Adaibert of Prussia, composed principally of iron-ciads, reeetved orders to continue its cruise aa far a3 Madeira. In, accordance with a royal ordonnance, the experiments with torpedoes are to be resumed on & larger scale, The Weser Zeitung has ie following remarks:— The Austrian journals believe thas the resignation Of Al. Giskra bas veea caused soiely by alierences Detwees him aud tae other muuisters Oo the ques- tou circiorm. According to mlormation we Have received [ruin a good source, the resuluuon of M. Gisara Was cuielly Caused by differences between tim. @uu tue Loy ‘Cuanceilor on Lie Polisn question. Tne Schwadische Volics-Zeitung has an article on the dissoiution of the Wirtemberg Chambers and the mouiication of tue Miuistry. It thiaks the real {is portance of the late changes 1s clearly snown by the lsuguage of tue Uitramontage Great-German Volks- biatt and the Beobachier, They are a guarantee ‘that the mutary law of 1568 will not be repealed, and Consequently that the alliance with Norta Germany wili be preserved. In tuternal matters, the recon- siructioa of the Ministry means, it says, that the Policy of “lettiug things go on as God pleases” has been abandoued. The government will no longer be content to do nothing, but “quietly participates in the duues ofgoverning.” ; There will be no more im- proper Mirtation with the Hapsburgs’ “empire of seventy million: no more “spiteful intrigues against Prussia. Tne receipts of the railways in the United King- dom for tue wees ending April 1, upon a mileage of 13,544, amounted to £750,792, being £55 18s, per mile, The number of oMcers who entered the Prussian army in 1869 was 823; among them 447 were young men who had passed special examinations for the infantry, 147 for che artillery, ninety-one for the cavalry and fity-four for the engineer, ‘The Usservatore Komaao, a Jesuit organ, publishes an article which represents the sitaation of the Italian kingdom under a most deploravie aspect. According to that journal “everything 1s going on from bad to worse.” The Dablin /rishman omiis its usual pablication of Fenian articles, and devotes its columns chiefly to a@report of the debate on the Coercian bill. “Tue Sicuation” is the topic of a teading article in which @ good deul of reserve 1s manifested. The writer contrasts liberty of the press m-freland, aud in Frauce, of course to the discredit of “Hugiish legis- Jaton.” ‘The result of the division on Mr. Newdegato’s mo- tion for a parliamentary inquiry into the conventual establisaments of England and Scotland is gener- ally approved of by the London papers. A seizure of firearms was made In Tubercury, county Sigo, Ireland, through a mistake in the Girection on the barrel which contained them. In Dublin, March 31, the detective police seized a large number of rifles and @ quantity of ammunition backed in cases, The rifies and ammunition were Weil made and che ammunition well made up. No Qrresis. The articies were {ound on board the Liver- pool steamer on its arrival. ATripolt letter in Constantinople, March 23, re- ports the tall of a monsver wrolite in the neignbor- hood of Mourzouk, weighiug, it ts said, nearly 5,090 pounds. ‘his must, of course, be only @ rough guess, butif it be even tolerably approximate the mass 13 one of the largest meteoric bodies on record. The French government received news from Sene- gai announcing brilliant results of an expedition undertaken in the Toro. Tae Journal Oficiel of Paris contains the following letter, dated March 15:— For a long time past the Toro, agitated by a pre- tenued prophet, Awadou Sckou, had been in revoit agaiust France, A devoted chief, Samba Oumané, gone remained faithiul to our cause, notwithstaud- ing the successive abandonment of nis villages and toe repeaieu attacks of all the forces of the Dimar. ‘The state of the colony at length permitted us to assist Sainda, Wno Dad piaced @ firm conildence in ‘us; the Governor sent mto tue Toro, under ine com- Mand of Lireucenant Colonel Treve, @ column com- posed of the troops Wilv had 60 successfully accom- Ppilshed the expedition against Lat Dior, Afiwera beries of marciies. repaered Juborious by the heat, the column came up with the enemy tour tunes and defeated then as often. FRANCE. Premier Ollivier on Constitutional Progress. A mail telegram aated tn Paris on the 4in of Aprii, in the evening, reprints as follows:— In to-day’s sittiag of the Legislative Body General Leboul announced inat the government cousented to reduce the military contingent for 1809 from 100,000 to 90,000 Tach, M. Grvvy questioned the government relative to ‘this cousiisueat power and ceasured the letter of the Emperor anu the Senaius Consuitum. He said that the iatter did noi reswore tue constituent power to She nation and added:—“The Emperor, by reserving the rghtof appeal to a plebiscitum, becomes the sole consucuent power. Pleviscita have always Deen insorUMeNis Of despotism, BDA a Means of CO;- Ascating itoerty, and of imposing on a nation the Ammobility of aespotic power.” . M. Oilivier protested against taese statements. He enumerated the political aitrinutes Wuich pave been restored lo the .egisiative body, and maintained that the goverment nad since 1863 shown respect for pubiic opimion, With regard to the privilege of the Emperor to have recourse to a plebiscitum, M. Oillvier showed that tue right of Making peace or war and of dissolving Parliament was reserved to the sovereign in afi monarchical Staves. The Miuister of Justice continued :— *“(iperty exists Iu two forms—nainely, uader public and under a constitutional ‘monarc! flourishes as well in jree Kngiaund as in Sree America, and the action of We nation ts equady efleacious in both, When Ministerial Tesponsibiiity exista there 18 no reason to fear despotism. The Emperor wiil only do what the assempied nation desires. I admit that a plevis- citum might become an lostrument of despotism ; but the same reproach may be made against a Cuamber invested with all powers. Your re- proaches justify those who daily deciare that revo- jutionary eXcesses will be the cousequences of the liberai measures we propose, ‘The Ministers wish to do noi ling without the assent of the Champer. ‘The Cabine. already possesses the confidence of the legisiative boay.” M. Olivier then announced that tne Mimstry, naving perceived that the reiorms aiready “effected and tuose now pro- posed touched the essential basis of tho Piediscilum ot 1861, have. resolved to sab- mit the Senaius Consuicum to tae approval of the opie, WhO WLI pronounce their opuiion tn perfect iverty. ‘The Kinperor's government from 1352 to 1860 had required an autocratic constitation, but since 1660 a Crausformation 10 @ constitutional sense haa been graduail on, and was nh pieted. M. Olivier ‘ Shat the same sanction that was given to the auto- €ratic constitution be given to a liberal constituiton. Leonfess that We have uo uneasiness respecting tbe resuit, jor Lae nation is placed between reacuon und revolution, and will choose wuat we vite.” MM. Ernest Picard and Jules Favre opposed the project of a piediscituni, and the Chamber after- ‘wards rejecied, by 151 votes against 4. a motion made to close the debate, which will be continued to-morrow. What the People Say cf the Plobiscite. {From Gailgnant’s Messenger, Aprii 5.) ‘The language of the Paris journais seems to imply thai the government wi!) not hoid out so rigidiy as was at first supposed against the interpellation of tne Left conceruimg the Senatus Consulium, and that the tendency against a plebiscite is gaining ground. In fact, any one would have thougnt that Such a step Was far more Clearly indicated for tne Senatus Consuitum of september last than for the present one, The reforma of iast year modified the previous situation much more radically Bhan tuose now under deliberation. ‘The creauon Of the ministerial responsivility, the considerable Mucreese accorded seven montus back to the pre- Fogatives of the iegisiaiive body, and the propor- House diminution efected im ihe eutioriiy wud NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1870.—TRIPLE SHKEr. Power of the Chief of the State, constituted 9 tar More exteusive breach in the principles of 1852 than the now avout to be introduced in the or. Senate, If a plediscile was not necessary ten an api to the people ought surely to be considered as still less required im present clreamstances, Moreover. after a p.ebi3- cule the present Cuamber can hardly be preserved, and yet no resh elections can be thought of as lon as a new electoral Jaw shall remain unproma 5 ‘Yots ts an additional motive for the Mivistry to op- pose an appeal Co ine peopie, and therelore it 19 that We incline to the opinion that the project will be tog of the RUSSIA, Turning from France Towards England. [From Galignant’s Measenger, April 3.) It is remarkable that the preference for everything French, whica so long claracterized tue Russians me Was, coneiiaes Sone oe the criterion of ugh culture, ve way to a lik! for England and the eugisn, The Knglish rd uage 18 gaining ground in well educated families, agish women are chiefly sought ax bonnes and movernesses, and Engiisn pieces are becoming the fashion in the private theatricais of St. Petersburg. : ‘The ImLSANon Ok Englisn mannera and customs eens pace W. @ spread of the language. Sport and hunting are already ube favorite tmunements of the rich Kussian nobles, and societies for the pre- vention Of crueity to animals are generaily patron- ized. Even geuerals und high civil officers consider tan honor to vbeloug to them. In Warsaw such a society has lately been formed, as if to satirize the crueilies Lo Which the inhabitants of that city are frequently subjected by Russian oficials. Napoleon’s Policy Towards the Papacy. We find in the Mémortat Diptomatique, ot Paris, April 4, some particulars relative to the resolutions which the french Goverament ts understood to have taken with regard to the aifairs of Kome, ‘hey read Us: First, tho Connetl of Ministers did_not take into considera- tion Cardinal Aatonellf’s deapaten unt the 80th March, as occupied by the preparation of the ‘The Cabinet therefore thought and.toox time for reflection. d to persist ‘of the Coun- jay thely attention to the fatal consequences which might restut from the adoption of doctrines contrary to the Mveral aspirations of the present period,” ‘These obserra- tious are exactly the same as those which had been pre- viously addressod to the Holy See. The Memoria! adds that Count Daru has drawn up His answer in terms to the above eifect, and that the Marquis Ge Beunevaile will leave with tt iminc- diately for Rome, where it ‘will be treated with just a3 much attention as those previously sent,’’ OLD WORLD ITEMS. ‘The Princess Christina, the new born daughter of the ex-King of Napies, died at Rome on tue 29th of Marea, erman compositors reckon their work in Ger- many by the thousand u's, and not by m’s, as in this country. The Egyptian army has been reduced to 20,000 men, the number agrood upon wits the Porte some years ago. The Society for the Improvement of Workingmen Dad a grand festival at Bremen on the 27th of March. {t counts 1,022 members. The journals of Italy make extensive extracts from those of the United States, and manifest great 1ter- eat in American affairs. + Public opinion in Austria is disturbed at the growing anti-Prassian tendencies of South Germany, learing that they will lead to another civil war. The coal mines of Takusuma, m Japan, are belng successiully worked by Kuropeans, Upwards of one bandred tons @ day of exceliept quality are now raised. A marbie statue of Hercules has just been found in the Roman cisterns discovered at Constantina (Algeria). It has been deposited in the museum of that town. The new steam jetues in Caloutta, India, are working expeditiously and well. The steamer Blue Croas unloaded between 500 aud 600 tons in twenty- ‘two hours. ‘The abolition of the Elbe tolls has been proposed to the German Reichstag by the Mipistry of the con- federaitoa, the constitution of which does not recog- Bes any tax of that kind on the North German rivers. A French fleet haa dailea from Hong Kong, China, at latest aates, Co demand satisfaczion for the mur- der ofa Frenen missionary by the Chinese at Szchuen. When last beard from, it was atthe mouth of the Noonsung river, At a veloctpede race of thirty-nine miles and a halt near Toulouse, France, Leotard, the gymnast, beat fiiteen competitors, making the distance in three hours and forty-four suinutes, naif we time running against a high wiud. At the meeting of the North Sea Fishery Aasocl- ation held at Bremen, on the 27th of March, the re- port showed that the heavy weather of the last autumn and wiater had greatly dimimished the re- ceipis of the fishing business. The Austrian priesthood have been authorized by the Holy Father to take the oath of obedience to the clvil power exacted by the constitution, provided tuat they add this clause—*Witkout prejudice to the laws of God aud ot the Church.” The [taian army for 1870 is to number 129,000. In 1802 it was 300,000 nen, at @ cost of 300,090,000 francs. 1¢ 1569 tc was 187,000, at an outlay of 145,- 500,000 francs. It 18 now to be kept up by an annual contingent of 40,000, to be retuined three years under arias. The project of a union to be calied “The United states of Southern Germany” 1s vigorously can- vassed in some of the German journals, The king- doms of Bavaria and Wurtemburg, the Grana Duchy of Baden and (be southern part of the Grand Dacny of Hesse are the suggested participants, M. Campheusen, Prussian Minister of Finance, on entering oillce proposed to the Prussian Chambers to consoiidate aliuost Ralf of the national debt and to convert, with the assent of the State creditors, the utles of the preseat debt lato new stock. By Ineanus of the partial suppression Of she amortiza- tion the defictt lor 1871 has, tn this manner, Debn re- duced by 3,600,000 thaiers (bf. 75c, each). MILITARY CHIT CHAT, Will Colonel Clark be kind enough to let the pu» lic Know wit has become of the charges preferred by ex-Lieucenant Barr against Captain Allison The former bas resigned, as everybody knows by this time, and it may be that the latter will have to do the same thing. Cojonel Clark 13 & deservedly popular oflcer with his regiment, aud as such owes, it to them and the public, who have @ certain interest in tho case im which Allison’s and Barr's names were so mixed up, to explain what has been doue with the charges. If they are not to bs acted upon jes us know it; ifthey are, let us knowtt alltne same. There 19 w rumor that they have been stack away in a pigeon hole for cockroaches to crawi over for all time to come, aud on the groand that they were brought &Za.ost (ue Captain through malice. it is perfectly weil understood that wien malice actuates a com- piainant many case, military or otherwise, his com- paints are weakened by tue fact; but it does not, for ai! that, make them null and ‘void if the com- plaints are true. It the charges against Captain Ailtson are fowaded on fact and can be proven all the watice m the world on tho part of the person por) broughs them caunot invalidate them in the least. Af it be trne, as reported, that Colonel Jim Fisk, Jr., attends the oillcers? class of his regiment twice a week for inspection, people will greatly change thew mods avout the Colonel's motives tn joining the dying Ninth. But the fact will not change tne popular condemnation of the regiment in electing a Mian Who oever shouldered a musket in a recruit aquad. é vat Sergeaut Swartz, of $he First company, Seventh regiment, bas been elected captain of @ company of the First regiment. Captain Swartz during his connection with the Seventh was one of the very best oficers in tne regiment—second to uone, He ig every inca a soldier, and combines ali the firmness and determi. nation of the commauder with the courtesy and gouiailty of tne real gentleman. ‘The company which has elected Lim have done an exceedingly good thing in choosing him as their commandant, and If they don’t become one of the ‘‘crack” companies of National Guara it won't be whelr new captain’s Taait. The Twenty-second regiment had two wing drills imst week, WDIch were, as usual, excellent. ‘There and {astionable attendance of the friends of the regiment. The i'weaty-second, under iis new colonel aod his able assistants, is making immense strides towards taking the lead as the regi- ment, par excellence, of the First division. There is not a command in the National Guard, with the ex- ception of ine Seventh, that outdoes it to perfect driving. A ood joke came to light in one of the regiments the other night, al a regular company meeting. At a previous meeting & member had proposed a gentle- wan for admissioa. He so managed i that the re- cruiting commitiee found ont, trom friends of the appiieant purposely thrown in their way, all about his occupation, walcn was @ clerk, and bis charac- ter, Which was good. Tue committee reported the applicant favorably at the meelung last week, and just a8 the vote was about to be taken the gentic- joan who bad proposed him rose and asked if the fact that the applicant was a colored man would de- bar him from election. ‘The scene that ensued bamMes description, and the vote against the indt- vidaai’s admission was a seorcher. Such a narrow escape the company never ad before, for if the man had been elected they couida’t have got lim out very @aaily, “POYIERS’ GREEK SLA To mmr Evrror oF THR HenaLp:— Tuotice m your Paris correspondent’s ietter of the 27th ult, a statement to the effect that the first copy of Powers’ “Greek Slave’ was made for Mr. Cor- coran, ‘This 18 incorrect, as the Statue was inade for Mr, James Mobb, formeriy of New Orieana, but pow of this city, and pas: through the haads of one or two other purues before 1b was finally purchased by Mr. Corcoraa, Very henreotaly: CHARLES CHISE, THE ARMY AND NAVY COMPARED. WASHINGTON, April 13, 1870, To THE EpiToR or THE HERALD:— Reterring to your article on the “Navy Bill in Con- gress,” published in the issue of April 6, I have the honor to state that the bill for the reduction of the Davy now pending in the Senate does not, as alleged in your editorial, work unjustly to those gallant officers who performed such distinguished service 1D the suppression of tne tate rebellion. ‘There 1s either # misappreviension of facts, or you have been grossly misied, when any such assertion ‘9 made, In this bili for the gradual reduction of the navy no proposal 1s made to vacate any naval commission; but it provides that promotions into the overcrowded higher grades shall be suspended Until the numbers are reduced to those with which the war was fought. The “Navy Register” for 1869 shows 357 ofiicers on the active list of and above the rank of Meutenant commander (corresponding with the rank of major in the army), and only 280 in the three lower grades of heutenans, master and ensign. ‘This fact shows the unjust preponderance of commanding officers. The Navy Department, has ftselfdeclared that only eighty of the 180 lieutenant commanders are wanted, and it follows, therefore, that corresponding reduc- tion should be made in the grades above, ‘There are but filty vessels in commission for all those officers to command, The recent letter of ex-Secretary Welles states that the number of oMicers established by the act of July, 1862, was enough for the demands of the war, but the clamor for promotion could only be appeased by the great increase of July, 1866, more than @ year atter the termination of the rebellion. Indeed, so great was this increase of numbers that I have warrant in charging It Las never been possible to commensurately fill the lower or subaitern grades, although midshipmea bave been hurried trough the ranks of ensign and master to leutenant before some of them had learaea the rudiments of naviga- tion. AS at present conatituted the navy consists of 477 oficers of and above tho grade of Leucenant com- ander (major in the army and above), of which 357 are on the active 1ist and 120 retired. Tho basis of command in the navy is less than 10,000 men as a foree. ‘The army, with a basis force of 50,000 men, has oniy 305 officers of and above the rank of major, of which seventy-cight are on the retired lisi, Tis shows a preponderance of naval ollicers over army officers of like grade of 172 officers, with forty-two officers retired more than im the army. ‘The army average 13 one Officer to 163 men, ava the navy average ls one officer to twenty men. In the army there are S05 commanding oiticers, of which twepty- s1X are general officers, Which 13 one general ollicer to eleven oficers and 4,923 men. Ih the navy there are 477 commanding onicers, of whieb 109 rank with general onicers 1a the army, whick is one general omfcer in the navy to four ofiicers and ninety-oue me! (o exhibit this stagular and unjust, as well as un- necessary, preponucrauce of the navy over the army—the former at a basis of 10,000 men, and the latter at a basis of 50,000 men—the ratio of officers to men would be as follows: In the army one gen to 50,000 men, one lieu- tenant general to 50,000 men, one major general to 5,0u0 men, one brigadier general to 3,571 men, one colouel to 661 men, one Leutenant colonel to 654 men, aud one major fo 427 men. In the navy one admirai to 10,000 men, one vice aduural Lo 10,000 men, one rear admiral to 357 mea, one commodore to 125 men, one captain to 130 men, one commander to 94 men, aud one leuvenant com- mander to 54 men, ‘These are the corresponding grades of the army and navy, and based upon the present number of oMicers of eact. To employ the excess of command- ing officers of the navy 1t has beca deemed neces- sary to create new places, such as “port admirats’” at the different cities, alreacy over diled wita oil- cers. Washington now boasts a “port admiral” for the frst time in its exisieace. ‘The bill now pending will obviate these obdjections without vacaung a single coumission or acing un- justly to any oilicer, aud will save the government nearly, if not exceeding, $1,090,000 annually. might be pardoned for adding vat no one appre- clates the necessity of a navy commensurate with our standing as a nation more than mysell, and so far as my humbie efforts are concerned they will aiways be freely given to uid such consumimation. During the rebellion, and wiile serving as an officer inthe army, 1t was my fortune to witness mauy gallant exploits of ihe navy, aud I would bs almost Lue last person to undervalue tat service or tarnish the iaurels of 114 oficers. But abuses exist in our naval system, which require invesugation and correction, and this alone ts the purport of the Senate bill, Mn the publication referred to Congress is held re- sponsible for an alleged fact that numbers of our old suliors ure forcea to seek ermployment in foreign navies. ‘Thisis also @ misappretiension. If blame attaches anywhere it 1s to a nuval system which pro- cludes promotion from the rauks, which frequently exercises unnecessary tyranuy under tae specious plea of “discipline,” and which denies respect and Tank to the staif corps of surgeons, paymasters and engineers, whose callings are absolute essentials to the service, and who Loid commissions from the President by and with the advice and conseat of the Senate. GEO. E. SPENCER. THE @Ni DA DISiSiER. A Legul View of tho Question—Responsibility of Captain Eyre aud the Owners of the Bombay—The Law in the Case—Unfitness of Captain Eyre for Command of 2 Vessel. To THe EpiTor or THE HERALD: — “Then I have cat the whole quarter off a damned Yankee frigate and served her weil,” waz the now ascertained language of Captain Arthur Wetlesicy Eyre, of the Bompay, on hearing from Lieutenant Lewentuorp that the Oneida was the only vessel that bad left Yokotiama on the previous evening. ‘There are also flippant impertinences aud gratul- tous reflections upon the dead inthe argument of Captain Eyre’s counsel vefore the Naval Court of Inquiry, which contrast that gentleman not favor- ably with the advocates of the British Court of Ad- miralty, presided over by the unparaileled ability of Dr. Lushington for haif a century, and now by Sir R. Philimore, his distinguished successor. Tie Yokohama advocate “fatied to discover that ine tn- quiry merited any international notice or aemandea special distinction from other like collisions and oc- currences, or that international issues, ments, labill- ties or duties were involved.”’ And yet ‘interna. tional law now provides rules tor guarding against the disaster of collision’ upon the ses, and every mariiime power of Europe and America is pledged to enforce the sys- tem mn courts of the law of aations, which courts of admiralty are. But, aside Jrom these considerations, how idie to attempt disguising the fact that, outside of the further legal mvestigaiion which must take piace in a court or courts of admiralty to determine whether one or both vessels were in fault under the international rales for preventing coilisions, the gross misconduct of Captain Eyre after the collision has been go tixed upon bim ana connected with lis subsequent odious Calioan sentiment and language as to create a feeling throughout our land more dan- gerous to the peace of the countries than were the cruises and captures of a fieet of Alavamas yet bie in the public mmd, Would it be sate for Captain Eyre now, or at the end of six months, to appear im any American port or npon soli in the United States? The case seems ‘to suggest a twofold aspect tora just and satisfac. tory eee oe to settle authoritatively the questions a8 to faultin the navigation of eluner vessel and the damages; second, to punish ade- quately the already ‘ixed deiinquency of the master of tne Bombay. Our government can direct proceedings to be 1n- stituted against the Bombay in any Courtof Admi- Taity. Tne owners of that vessel will of course cause ab appearance to be evtered in thelr behalf. The questions to be determined will be (iirat) was tae collision caused by the exctusive ‘anit of the Oneida, or (second) ol the Bombay, or (taird) the joint fauit of both vesscis? If the frat afirmed ‘the libel would be dismissed ; if the second, the owners of the Bombay would have to pay the vaiue of tue Oneida; if the third the result, they would be de- creed to pay but one-half of ner value. In any event, Captain Eyre having negiected to afford the assist ance within nis power to save life, the costs of tie whole proceedings Would devolve upon the owner of the British vessel. AS to adequate or punishment in some measure proportioned to tue deserts of Captain syre, a Bri- Usb statute provides “taat in every case of collision Detween tWo ship it shall be che auty of the person in eharge of each soip, so far as he can do 0 without danger to bis own ship, to render to the other, her master. crew and passengers, uf apy, suc assistance as may be practieavle in order to save tiem from any danger caused by the collision, and tn case he falls to do 80, and no reasonable excuse for such failure is shown, the col- lision shall, in the absence of proof to the conirary, be deemed to have beea caused by hia wrongful act, negieet or default. The eifect of this clause is tuat where there has been such neglect to render such assistance after @ collision the burden of proof 13 thrown upon the vessel so uegiecting.”” Capriaia Eyre, of the Bombay, las been sentenced to a sus- pension from command for six months (!) fora violas Ton OF this law, Causing the death of more than one hundred men. Ji this sentence showid ve regarded by toe “British company” as @ final and adequate punishment it should be changed (by the public press, @ higher tribunal) to one of perpetual exclu. gion frow any nautical command. : Captain Eyre—aithough the discovery 1s late—has mistaken his calling, and should be driven to adopt sume other Vocation, eise he will drown more men. The press of every country—for all agree as to his capaviity—should note his “‘whereabouv? at the end of “six montos,”’ and keep bis great delinquency beiore the maritime and travelling world, for no one ought to feel safe on board the ship where bis evil genius is 12 command, nor quite sure tha, some vin- dictive, revauating otier nautical brate might not go manage aa to ‘cut the whole quarter off his damned English siip,” bus “round to” im time to save the passengers. ‘A turther aud siguidcant juguiry remaing as to re- sponsibility lying ut our owa door tor this calamity, whereoy “noble souls treightlig our 0 'ave versal have been #0 swallowed up and with ger perisied. Toe cry of widows, Orpuaas, Kurcs ab the pearl.” Can It be trag that discreditab: ny denied nd withheld & part of ner naval equipment, Mie preservers, with wuien latter not a man would have been lost? Did ‘the fimay and out of date reason prevat! that 1 would look effeminate to allow to tue navy this cfl- cient precaution for saving vainabe lives? If such worse Apne stapedien bate. redominated, may tho fnghttul sacrifice of gailant victiins on board the ill-fated Oneida put a stop to such counsels; and, in in view of the mighty increase .of navigation and travel upon the ocean with steam aad canvas, and consequently enhanced peril to iife and property, let life preservera apd “Lolsers” form part of the equipment of our naval, as they do uf the canvas and steam marine of the commercial world, MUSICAL REVIEW. Boosey & Co., London and New York, publish & superb edition of Mendelssohn’s “Waipurgls Nignv’ andthe “Hymn of Praise,” at an extremely low price, Also a complete coilection of the most cele- brated English glees and the principal works of Sir Henry R, Bishop. These glees are carefully selected and should be made more familiar 1n America. In Engiand they are household words, and tarough the numerous singing ciubs which may be found in every city, town and village the works of the old English composers, worthy compeers of the contt- nental giants, are a8 familiar as nursery rhymes. Hence the loathing and contempt felt for the bur- Jesque trash in the country towns and outside the concert saloons of the metropolis. The same house publishes a choice bouquet of fifty half-dime songs, under the name of the “Bailad Singer.” Thetr half dollar editions of operas, orasorios and instruction booksare unexceptionable, Charles W. Harris publishes ® charming sacred song, called “Ave Maria,” by Joseph ‘Tanero, the well-known tenor, of St. Francis Xavier's church, Tne melody is full of expression and passionate ten- derness, and it is set off to advantage by & most ar. tisuic accompantinent. Benjamin W. Hitchsock, Beekman street, has made some valuable additions to bis dime and halt dume series, ‘Lhe later numoers of this fine coilec- tion ure of a higher standard than their predeces- 5 ors, Jobn J. Daly publishes a lttle song, called “Let Me Die Where I Wes Born,” by Johu Mahon. It 1s modelled atter a Scotch alr, and 1s good in its way. Charles Bunce, Brooklya, pavlisiies a& quartet lor male voices, called “Javocation.” by Albert HB. Wood, It isin close harmouy. with @ rather vague theme. It 1s difficait, of course, to judge of a vocal quartet from the piano alone; but we must do Mr. Wood the justice lo say that he shows 1a this work an Intimate knowledge of barmony. William A. Pond &.Co. pubiish the following:— “sleigh, Ho? song. F. Booth. 1t1s hardly worth the paper on which it 1s written, “Lamentation,” a the memory of Gottschalk. Hugo Bassmeyer. ‘The Last Hope,” by the deceased composer, enters largely into this plese. bat the set- ting is as clumsy as can be tmagined, The lamenta- lion would be more appropriate if used im relerence to the pianist compelled to play tae piece. “Child of the: Storm,” song. Albers W. Berg. A plaintive minor theme, full of expression. “Sufatuation Galop.” gnd dash, without a tiresome bar in it. It has be- sides the stamp of the brilliant pianist in it, “Mere’s Suutight on the Hills.?’ from the operetta of “fhe Lady in tue Masx.’” J. R. Thomas, A ilae baritone song, with an attractive theme. “Hidden Volces,” song. Claribel, A pretty lite tle inelody, which, however, does not call fur special comment. “A Cup of Tay,” ‘Rose of Tralee’ and ‘“Ellcon Asthone,” three Irish comic sougs, from a collection of songs called ‘Echoes from the Ould Sod.” Comn- plied by J. G. Maeder. As might be inferred irom the name, they are bencath criticism. “Columbine,” second minuet. L. L. Delahaye. A very beautifnl and artistic work, only that Mozart supplies the greater part of it. “Dance of the Snowflakes.” George W. Warren. This gentleman seems to have had Patuson’s ‘‘Suarise Mazurka” running in his head while he was writing this piece- Better if he had copied the entire work, for he sadly bungics the few ideas he brings to com- pares and there seems to ve an unpleasantness tween him and melody and simple counterpoint. “La Capricclosa Mazurka.” £. Brandeis. A thoroughly enjoyable and brilliant work. “The Bird Carol,” song. Mrs. J. F, Knapp. A melody elaborately constructed and lacking spon- tanetty and natural grace. “Lamentation,” to tie meinory of (otischalk. W. K. Bassiord. Areal gom of tenderness and re- spect to the memory of the gifted pranist. The com- poser introduces “Tne Last lope,” but, not like others, he credits It to Gottschalk, Williain Hall & Son publish ine followin “One Dream of You,” baliad. J. R.Toomas. A melody written in the composer's best and purest style. Must We Say Good-by?’ ballad. J. R. Thomas. A quaint “Non e ver” sort of melody, adorned with an artistic accompauinent. “Qassilda,” operetta in two acts; words by Artuar Mathison, music by W. K. Bassiord. Jndgiog (row the se.ections belore us—a Chorus, duct aud bailad— tnis work would be likely to make a hit if brougat outin pabiic. ‘The music is ligat and sparking and yet up to the high standard of this Javorite com- joser. ks Duson & Co, pabne the following:— “yhere’s Rest in Heaven,” song. A, Randezzer. A very dull, uninteresting aftalr. “Ave Maria,” song, J. O. Foertsch, A pepular sort of air, rather undignified for the theme, “rhe Lily,” song. W. T. Wrighton, Rather pretty, with a melody like some of Stephen Foster's ballads. “Ah! Ta non m’amt Piu,” song. Mariana. Another of the cuarming baliads of Italy publisied by chis house. “Overture to the Barber of Seville,’ for four hands. Arranged by Koch. A capisel arrangement of Rossini’s sparkling work in which all its original briliiancy is preserved. “Golden Ratn,’? nocturne. Cioy. A commonplace style of variation, good for beginners. “The Jolly Brothers’ Galop.” Franz Badik. A pretty, sparkling and danceable theme of the ordi- nary kind. “Oh, the Happy Days Departed,” song. Franz Abt. One of the sweetest melodies of the cele- brated song writer. ‘(Love's Deligat”’ 1s anovher gem from the same pen. Robert M. DeWitt publishes a very handsome little pook of musical gems, as sung by the Bryant Minstrels. ‘The songs are all of the popular kind. Patuson & Co., Twenty-third street. the youngest and most vigorous compettors in tie tela of music, pubush a sparkling, brilliant galop catled “La Reine du Bal,” by Heary Mayloth. It 1s quite outof the beaten path, and 1s electric in its movements, ‘fhe modulations are artistic, and there: 13 not an uninteresting measure in the entire wo! ‘he same house puolishes an e/egie on the death of Gottschalk by the same composer, It ts sombre in character and shows an intuuxte knowledge of } i { i | j j | J. N. counterpoint. Tue constant repetition of the domi- nant of the minor key gives a sorc of watling mono- wone to the work In keeping with the subject. G. Schirmer, Hroadway, publishes the following: — “Péte Militaire,” arranged from Leypoch's March, for tour hands, by Samuel Jackson, ‘The arrange- meat 13 simple, and still loses nothing of the bril- hancy of the original. Leyboch’s striking work has been “escribed oelore in these co:amns, “Mi Guarda” melody. Gordigtant. Pecullarly Italian, with an elaborate and arlistic accompani- ment, The melody is capaole of intense dramatic expression. “Dreaming, Singing, Weeping,” romance, Emile Durand. A dreary, uninteresting melody, which would require a world @f expression from the singer to make it even tolerabie, “Maiden, Arise”? serenade. Franz Abt. A little gem of beauty, quaintiy for 1d and artistically set. “fake a Water Lily Floating,” song. F. W. £ viet, Deciamacory in its meiody an ing throughout. proche, Hopwood & Crew, London, publish “The Too dies Quadrille,” by Frank Musgrave, dedicated to Joun 8. Clarke, the celebrated .merican comedian. A number of popular ditties of the burlesque order are introduced in this set, and a colored titie-page, [oe igre as the loebriatea Joodles, is ita prmeipal merit. hrnest Reinking, Fifth etreet, publishes the entire list of classical publications of the well Known En- ropean frm, Breitkopf & Haerting, and the brilliant operatic fantasias of Charles @ Avenel. This com- poser has made more out of the subjects ne has selected than any of bis contemporaries. ‘fnere is briiliancy, compactness and finish about them, which must make them popular with every artist and amateur, Benjamin W, Hitchcock, the ploneer of dime and haif-dime music 1n this country, 18 constantly add- ing to his extensive répertoire, Many of the best and most popular vocal and instrumental pieces may be found in this coliection, very interest- The accompaniment is sans re CobAT CALENDANS—THIS DAY. SorreMa OourT—GeNsaat_ TerM.—Court opens at half-past ten o’vlock A.M.—Enumerated motions— . 77, 73, 72, 81, 82, Bi, 84, 80, 86, 87, 58, 8Y, 90, O1, 4, 96, 96, 97, 95, 99, 100, 101, 102, iy CouRT—CusMBERS.—Helore Judge Brady.—Culendar called at twelve o'clock M.— Third Monday calendar. ° SUPERIOR COURT—1RIAL TaRw.—Part 1.—Before Judge Freedman. 1591, 1641, 1647, 1009, 1579, 1287, 1001, 1603, 1601, 1663, 1665, 1687, 1671, 1673, Part 2—Before Judge McOuan —Nos, v6, 2050, 1482, 1808, 734, 2102, 2176, 2104, 1753, 1902, 280, 2156, 2140, 1170, 254. ARENE COURT—TRIAL TERM.—Part 1.—Nos, 727, 841, 705, 716, 788, 858, 925, 926, 52, 940, 995, 996, 908, 999, Part 2~Before Judge Curtis:—Nos, 736, 805, 885, 204, 458, 475, 657, 673, 658, O74, 676, 735, 857, 877, 588, 907, 970, O71, 973, 974, 994, Court OF GENBRAL SESSIONS. —Before Judge Bed- ford—Court opens at eleven o'clock, A, M.—The People vs. James Heunessey, Join Alexander, Charies Stevens, Edward Dowd, robbery; James Campbeil, lua pbell, Kate Marsh. rape; John D. Currie, incest; Louls Deillih, Joshua Aldridge Cuarles Bryant, Williain Marsh, Joan Brook: ‘Thomas Dunn, burgiary; Michael Meyer, embezzie- ment; Henry Broderick, Mary Dalton, James Jack: soa, William Hackevt, William Divine, Thomas Heyny, Tuomas Lyuci, Michael Henusssey, James Couwas, Frank Shaier, Fiizavetit Melvin and Caries F. Koerner, grand iarceny; James Collins. larceny from the peraou. F. Brandeis. Full of fire, FINANGHL AND COMMBRCIAL, WALL STREET, Sunpay, April 17, 1870. ‘T8 WERK IN WALL STREET. The speculative interest of the week was largely diverted to the Gola Room, where much curiosity was manifested concerning the progress of the most recent “bull? movemeat tn the precious melal. ‘That curiosity was not such, however, as to induce any important addition to the number of operators who are now ranged on either side of the specula- tion, The premium was lower at the close than at the opening, following the line of @ curve, with its greatest depression midway of the week. The brokers, who, as brokers often do, bought for them- selves whee they bought on clique orders, sold out their own gold at thé high prices ruling on Monday and left it to the cliques to rally the market again laier on, The cliques, from all indt- cations, nave not “got out’? of thelr gold, and can- not, with profit, or even without 108s, until they have raised the market one or two per cent, and there rendered it firm enough to sell upon. It will be found, at no very distant day, however, that the gold movement, which 1s thus in what @ pugilist would call ‘‘cpancery,” ts only subsidiary to the plans of the “bull” cliques to extricate them- selves from the extensive lines of stocks which they have been carrying through a very duli market, the public this spring having shown very hittie enthusiasm bout taking part im the cam- paign, the ease of the money market to the contrary notwitnstanding. To use a figure which the war has rendered famillar to so many of us, the ¢liques are building a pontoon bridge over which to escape the consequences of their heavy ventures in stocks. The firmness of the gold market is to con- tibute the buoyancy reauisite to float the load, and if by patient labor they can gradually and slowly exchange their stocks for gold at the present mar- ket prices, they will, by accumulating their money upon the latter, give it a strength which will enable them to make @ successful retreat out of the former, Tne sagacity of such @ manwuvre is on a par with the undenfable skill which these speculators possess. No operator can lose more than 13 percent on gold. A tumbje in stocks would cause him to lose possibly twice or thrice that sum. The clique, like troops well han- dled by their general, are moving from one stravegic position to another to enable them to gather the fruits of ther campaign. They aro executing & financial change of base. Local influences have of course their effect upon values at the Stock Ex- change, but the above will be found to comprise the Most comprehensive view of the present situation of affairs in this Gepartment of Wall street. The money market was easy, at flve te seven per centas the extreme rates on call loans, It will be seen by the bank statement below that the banks bhaye been more conservative the past week, and reduced their line of loans about two mil- lions of dollars; but ‘bis policy was an offset to the decrease of resources in the banking muvement of the previous two weeks, when the “bear” cliques sought to precipitate a decline in stocks by “locking up” greenbacka, rather than the result of appretien- sion of greater activity in the immediate future, The exchanges with the West and South are still in our favor, the demand from those regions being still inexplicably deferred, if not postponed, Commercial paper is in moderate supply, and rates remain steady at seven to eight apd a balf per cent for prime double names, ‘The government market was alternately strong and weak in sympathy with the Auctuations in gold, and closed firm at the quotations recorded further on. In the Southern list the only activity was in the new Teunessces, which advanced to 65 in tne hands of the party who have undertaken to advance their price in furtherance of a speculative move- ment. Foreign exchange was higher and strong, closing at 10874 a 109 for prime bankers? sixty days aud 1093¢ @ 10954 for sight aterling bills. THES COUNTRY GROWING TO SPECIE PAYMENTS. ‘The recent decline of gold to 1104 was the result of & process which we have all along maintained would solve the problem of a return to specie pay- ments, We have constantly suggested that Con- gress should not meddle with the currency as a means to tnat end. ‘The wonderful growth of the business of the country will ere long render every dollar of paper active, and so bring the specie once more into circulation. We find the following en- dorsement of the HeRaLp platform of specle pay- ments in the London Economist of March 26:— But waat ts the cause of tia general fall? To ac- count for it we must consider carefally the exact case of America, We may vescribe it (suoject to a correction Wulch shali give directly) as a country with an unaugmedted paper currency, but with & largely auginented amount of business. Tue number of yreenvacks issued by the governmentis the sume, Dut the uses of these greenpacks, the bargatns for which they are wanted, the commodities which they have (as Americans say) to “move,” have increased very rapidly. The South is now again becoming to be prosperous, ‘fne whole country, which, at tne end of (be War, Was a desert, is now again in part thriving—not everywhere or with equal vigor—jut Still, in most places, to a considerable extent, and in some places toa reinarkabie extent. The same greenback currency, Which, at the end of the war, only circulated in and had todo only tae work of the victorious coantry, now circiiates in and mast meet the pecds of the defeated half, too. ihe busl- ness of (he South is new, and, as it has to be trans- acied in tue old money, there 1s a fresh demand for that money and the valuo of itrises. 1t may, in- eed, be replied that tie govermment paper cur- rency 13 not vue only paper carcency of tue United dtaies; that there 1s also &@ national bank currency; but, in the iirst place, toe amount of this 18 limited by Jaw. inthe next place tne value of ttinust be tite same as that Of greendacxs, for it 13 paya bie In greenbacks, aud a fixed proportion of greenvacks must be heid a3 a reserve against it by every Issuing bank; and, thirdly, the Soutn never got its due proportion of this bank currency. it was too poor to gett. ‘m3 national bank currency musi be se- cured by @ deposit of United States ponds, and this 1s a considerabie investment of capital, ‘Tne Sout has not been able to pay down enough to obtain a due share in its circuiatton. A secured circulation necessurily 18 a heavy burden on @ very poor coun. try, though a very light burden on a Ticu couutry. ‘The amount of national currency Last year, on 9th Octover, was, Now 13... + 299,607,000 showing no real increase. The case, then, ts one of the most remarkable In econonucal history. Owing to the enormous increase in the amount or American business - an increase probably uaprecedented wheo we consider both tie area of business and the quan- tity of business—the same amount of paper currency 19 not ag eitictent as it was ence, and its value is ap- preaching to that of gold now that the South 1s rap. luly Improving and that 118 improvement aids ail wio geil to 11 aud deal with it. ‘the principle of this phenomenon te o!d and Kuropenn, but its eize is new and altogether American. THE BANK STATEMENT. ‘The weekly statement of the associated banks verifies the truth of the suspicion that the falling off in the legal tender Item the previous two weeks was of speculative origin. The clique Who were the cause of it appear to have abandoned the effort; for the re- turn of Saturday shows ihe restoration of the money to the banks, while an increase in the deposits repre- sents the continued receipt of national currency from tho Western siates. ‘The specie ane 1s down about two millions, the customs duties of the week being again quite heavy—some three and a half millions, The following table shows the condition of New York city banks this week compared with last:— Apri 18. $269,981, 721 -$299,018,000 Loans.... Specie Circulation Deposits. Legal tenders. 83,754, 253 201,752,434 47,570,633 50,180,040 The changes in each item are in detail as fotlows:— Decrease in joans. Decrease m specic.... Decrease in circulation. Increase In deposits. Increase in legal te! The banks, 1t will be seen, gain $424,738 in their surplus over the legal reserve, which now amounts to $17,906,402. LATEST PRICES OF STOCKS, The following were the final street prices for j stocks on Saturday evening:~Canton, 70 a 7034; Cumberland, 3034 8 31},; Western Unton, 32% a 33; Quickailver, 10 @ 104; Mariposa, 6a7; do. prefer- red, 13% &® 13%; Pacific Mail, 87 @ 873¢3 Adams Express, 61a 6134; Wells-Fargo Express, 19 1944; American Express, 38 a 38%; United States Express, 43a 44; New York Central, consolidated, 92% @ 93; do, scrip, 69% 9 80%; Harlem, 142 a 142) Erle, 25 @ 2514; Reading, 09% & 094; Michigan Central, 119% a 120; Lake Shore, 88) a 88%; 1linois Central, 139% a 140; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 99% a 9934; Chicago, and Northwestern, 13% @ 74: do, preferred, 8544 885%; Rock Island, 116 11635; Milwaukee and Si Paul, 69% @ 60; do, pre- ferred, 73% & 74; Toledo ana Wabash, 4874 a 49; Fort Wayne, 923, 9 93%; Ohio and Mississippl, 2976 a 20; New Jersey Central, 10614 a 1084; Boston, Hartford and Erie, 49414; Columous, Cuicago and Indiana Central, 17% a 117%, CLOSING PRICES OF GOVERNMENTS. The iatest prices of goveramenta on Saturday were a8 follows:—Un.ted States currency sixes, 111% @ 112; do, 1881, registered, 114 @ 114%; do. do., coupon, 114% & 11435; do, five-twenties, registered, May and November, 107 @ 10734; do., 1862, coupon, do., 112% @ 11234; do. do., 1864, do. do., 110% @ 111; do. do, 1865, do, dos, 11134 @ 111%; do, do., coupon, January and July, 109% a 109%; do. do., 1867, do, do., 1103 11014; G0, do,, 1868, do, do., 1103s a 11024; do, ten-forties, registered, 105% a 106; do. do., coupon, 10634 a 1063s. THB COURSE OF THE GOLD MARKET. The extreme fluctuations datly in the price of gold: during the week were as followa:— Highest.. Lowweat. Monday + Ls 113 Tuesd: + 1Lasy 112%, THE SPECIE MOVEMENT. The following 1s @ detailed report of the specie exported from New York during the week ending April 16, 1870:— April 11—Brlg Camille, Catharien—As + @1,000 Fri ib-Btedwoes Aibcannuiey Landon eesiene also April 12-“Schoouer Jamestown,” 8 “Joti Americen sliver. Apel 14—-Steamer 0 April] 18-- fer City of London, Liverpool—Britiah April 16"Schuoner Racehorse, Baracoa—American gold. American silver COMMERCIAL REPORT. SATURDAY, April 16-6 P. M. Corrme.—Rio was quiet, but prices were steady and firm at our last quotations. owing to the smull stock. Other kind« were quiet, but held with frginess at former prices. Corron.—The business was ight, the demand from aly classes of buyers being limited, but prices were more steady. ‘The sales wero 940 bales, inci uding 050 for spinning, 318 for export and 77 on speculation, For future delivery the market was quict, but Jac. higher, The sales were 100 bales basis low middling, for July, at 21’jc.; 250 do. for May at 213¢c. and 450 do, for June at 2 jge. a2l%c, We append tha closing quotations Uplands and sfohile and Florida, Memphis. N. Orleans, Texas. 18a 1s 18% 9 Ad we n ibs 2: 2 Be eee » ay hs .—Recelpts, 5,218 bbls, flour, 650 bags corn meal 56,740 bushels wheat, 6,40) do, corn, 2,282 do. oats. ‘The market for State and Western flour was quiet, as usual on Saturdays, but prices were quite steady, especially for the ‘he sales were about 6 000 bbis. Southern flour was quiet, but unchanged; sales 500 bbis. Rye tlour was strong, with a moderate demand, the sales being 240 bbls, Corntneal was dui, but unchanged. We quote: a Si 4008 50a 43m 4500 500 Round hoop Ubi 50 Round hoop Obi 5 0a. Bt. Louis low extra...... 50a ot. Louis straight exira. 6008 St. Louis choico double extra. - 7 Oe §t. Louis choice family. 7 60 Southern chorce and family. 6 Oa Southern superfine... 4 toa ty 450 , 4p Corn meal, rai 2a 5 60 but bor 6 Wheat was du 110 for No. 9 spring. ‘There were sold 35,0 bushels at $1 08 a $1 10 tor No. 2Chicago spring; #1 21 for amber winter, in store; #1 & ‘8 $140 for white, 61 20 for Lit!nois winter, 81 for No. 3 apring, Celiverea, Corn'was io good demand, and thereceips and stock being ight the maret was stronger, prices closing bore those current yesterday. The sacs were 75,000 bushels, at 8108.9 41.1) for old mfxed, in store; Bl IL) 24115 for new do and E114 cor white and yellow. “Oaig were more sought, ‘aiter aud steady, the sales benz 28,0 bushels, at 8c. a 60c. for Westera, in store and ailoat, andy 67c. a 68. for State, on dock and’ atioat. Rye, barley and Darley malt were dull an: noua. Furrauvs.—iue market tor ,rain was moderately active and bigher, but it wasduil and heavy tor almost all other articles, Petroleum vesseis were in Letter demand at about tes, Wile other kinda of lected. ‘The eiigaxements were: ~' at Is.; to London, 2,000 bbls, tiour at is, iV: QU bales cotton at and per steamer Li a ‘and 22,500 bushels wheat at 3:(d. a ¥icd., closing Thy charters were :~ A bari:, 449 tons, to the Cuba and back with sugar at 85 60 and molasses at #4; a bri to Gibraltar for orders to a port in the Dlediterraneat or to Naples direct, with 1,600 bbis. petroleum; a brig to port in the Mediterranean, ‘with 1,900 bls. crude petroleum 5 adi ‘with 1,200 bbis. petro.eum ‘to Gioraltar tor orders; w same voyage with about 1,310 bbla, do.; a bri ) ftadelphia to the errancan wit k to the bois ; a! Continent wits . peiroleum on private terms, Gonaiee were gle, and we heard of no sales; bags were a 135¢¢., and cioth at 2646. @ 25}gc. riees were atewiy, with a good demand, We hipping, tie. ; retail lors, Ye. w BI 15; long rye . w #1; short do., ibe. ab Hora, The market was quiet, the demand beln; all classes of buyers, but price « d grades, which are in smail supply. 4c. aoc, for common to prime grades, Yearlings were quoted at 4c, a B90, HEM? wa We quote: famila, 140. do, ; Sigal, 12 4 quiet. but firm, 654 Iphio. Wo. an quiet, and we heard of no re steady, especially for the Hons. Nav . ‘of business transacted it spirits turpentine was light, tre being bat titte demandy Dut prices werd steady, ho ders reusing to aol. except at pres vious figures; the sales were 150 bul. at 47c., and 60 do., i Tetall lois, at 4c, a fe, ; lots, in ahipping order, were quot at 47%c. Rosin was dul, the demand for al) kinds cone tinuing ‘gt, but prices were without change; stralued were sold at eZ 10, and 42) bbls, No. 2 were sold at $2. agit. We 0 a Ba 75 ‘ 2 20 w 82 W; No. A; palo, WA 0. and window glass, ¥ Wilmington tap a demand at our last 4 3 gales 700 Udit it $2 30, Of pitch L115 bbis. were sold at $2. seed was diili and heavy at Bic. a Bc. Of jard there were sin no sales were reported. Resale, were Lepore as gi itor prose winter. Othes kinde were auil and nomin: PROVISIONS. -—-Receipis, bbls. pork, 86 do, beef, 178. ent ments, SO kegs lard. The market Big ‘einer, with salex (or future delivery as, igh aM Tats, but it eloxed weak w.th some sellers at $27 90, old Lzi bbis, fu lote, at 25 a H28 1254 for new (Gr prime mexa; nizo 1,000> 8 1aig for April’ delivery, and $2810 for May ‘dew “a option. Dressed bogs were dull at Ic, @ Ie, for city: Beet was steady, with sales of 400 bing within the range of $10 a$ii ‘or plain and extra mess. ‘Nerce beef was dull aad nomiaal at 425 a 98s tor prime: wS3 for India Kt Of beef hams, whith, w sold 400 bbis. within a 143,c., and Cumberian: the market was dull, but uni iin the range Of Ubigc. ty 16c, ry salted an pickled sho and bsgyéd hams, Ke ‘or; Seicted xm, 10) nulders, and Ibe, #19) ard wan dull and heavy, tha Offerings being tale. and the demand lpbt. Sale packages at loc. a Lidge, for common to primo ; also 6) pack¢ Ages, seller four monthe, at Jo je, and 2.0 do., seller ture@ months, at 15% PETROLEUM. wan quoted at L4%jc. Ornde, in bulls he di without sa.¢s of moment, ound being very: li the Upper Creek sales we mauve of 6,0 bbis., deliverable nriny (he next sixty days, at c4 0. Naphtua was dull ws. Uc.. xt which priee the laat sale was’ made ; 2,000 bbis. crud in shipping order, were suld at irket for repne oll was divi, there being go spect export ingw generady anxion ize at ft ‘ales Were on bbe, at Prices’ of rodiaed for future livery were as follows:~—Mny, 26:4c.; June, 95) 40. 3. July, Me. 8 27; July and August together, zie. For Jobbing lots the market was dull at 2540. Wise, the Iaier price for prime witite, In Philaueiphia the market was dull, and we heard of no sales. Prices were firmer, closing about 23)4c. (or April ROE. Carolina was firm, with 2 good demand, the salem being 180 tleroes nt Hc, a 7446, the latter price for dhoice. Sr ‘All kinds were duil and norainal at our jast quotes jons, No salen were reported. i STRARINE.—The business was unimportant. Small aniee were reported within the range of ive, a 163ge. SuGAR.--Raw continued in good demund, ehtefy from re= finers, nnd the market was very trm at yesterday’, prictta! a 0; tor Cuba and Porte, Refined was firm ab, - 1254 11\c. for extra C, a Cuba—Interior ys to good, refining, | 98¢¢. i rocery, 91;¢. & Y4C.; prime to choice crocerys, foes storge. scontrtogal, ‘hhds, and boxes, Bige, & Wage. t moiasses, hids. and boxes, 7c. & #o.; menudo, 4c. @ Tee Havana—Boxes, Duteh standard, Nog. 7 to 9, Bic: a 9x6. 5 9, 10 to 12, 94e, a 9740.4 do., 18 to FS, a Tose. do.s 16 to 18, ‘lic. a 1i9c 2 23,66, ry grades, Porto Rico—-Rebning grade De. a Lge. TALLOW was dull at 9c, a 9}4c. for inferior to prime, sales of mou Wittsk hy, — Rect active and higher, G00 bbis, at $1 0355 . MARINE TRANSFERS, ‘The following is a complete let of marine transfers: from April 8 to date:— Date. | Case Ne The market was fairip ul $i 04. The sales were pril i April 14 Aprils April id April 4 Sloop Sloop + op