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THIRD EDITION
EUROPE.
THE ftTUIUIC TELEGKAPH CABLE.
Annuities for tlio rrincess Ho
lcna and Princo Alfred.
KCH L'lIENT TO LOUD PALMEHSTON
Be vision of the Neutrality
Laws Demanded.
TII13 SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. Gladstone on tlsc Fenian Move
ment in America.
MORE TROOPS SENT TO IRELAND.
Alarming Increase of th3 Cattle Plague.
PERUVIAN Iim-CLAl) AT BREST.
Sudden Close of the Prussian
Parliament.
REDUCTION Or DISCOUNT BY THE
GREAT BANKS
i Iiuportiint Coiumcrciiil ami
JTIimiieial News.
Xtem Etc, Etc., Ktc, Et?., Etc., Kte.
New York, March 8. Tho steamer Java has
arrived, witli dale? to toe 21th ult. The steamer
Etna arrived out on the 223, and the Virginia
on the 23d.
The new Ininan steamship Cdj of Paris ar
rived at Liverpool, and would sail on March 21
for New York. She averaged lateen kuots on
ler trip from Greenock.
The American banquet in Lon lon on the 22d,
Jn honor of Washington's Birthday, was
attended by about two hundred ladles and pen
Hem. The Hon. Freeman Morse, Consul at
London, presided. Among the guests were
Hint iter Adams, the Secretaries of Legation,
Hon. George Foh-ome, late U. S. Charge at the
Hague, Professor Coldwin Smith, Cyrus Field,
etc. Letters of regret were road from Hon. John
J5rigbt and other distinguished men. The usual
toast and sentiments -were drank. Mr. Adams
confined his speech to a briel expression of
thi nks and patriotic sentiment.
An extraordinary meeting of tho Atlantic
Tclc-eraph Company will be held March 8, to
rcccheihc explanations of arrangements made
nnd agreements entered into with the con
tractors and others lor laying tho cubla during
the present year.
The House of Commons votd 6000 a year
and a dowry of 33,0 )0 to the l'mcess Helen,
15,000 a year to Prince- Alired, Mud the erection
of a monument to Lord Falnicrston in West
minster Abbey.
On the 23d, in the Commons, Mr. Gladstone
said that bo recent communications had tukea
place with the United States relative to the
joint squadron to the coast of Cuba to stop the
slave trade.
Mr. Luboachere called attention to tho neutral
ity laws, and argued that the interests of human
ity required their revision, and cited cases of
Confederate privateers as evidence.
Alter some dpbafe the Attorne.v-tjeneral admit
ted that the subject was ot considerable import
ance, but he defended the ceurse o! the Untish
Government, and trusted that tha American
people would tee ultimately that it was only du
bious of maintaining: peace. The Government
had do objection, and in fact advised Mr. Adams
of its willingness to consider the question with
the American Government, with the view ol'Jren
deriup the law as effective as possible.
Mr. Wutkin asked if the Government had
made any representations to the American Gov
ernment relative to the Fenian proceedings iu
America.
Mr. Gladstone regretted that the subject had
been brought up. The Government hai no
knowledge of any proceedings to justify them in
making representations to the American Gov
ernment, lie believed public ouinlonin America
condemned the movement. It would be undig
nified to remenstra'e so long ai no public act
was committed amounting to a breach of the
neutrality laws.
The Irish police continue actively to arrest
suspected Fenians, and troops continue to be
sent to Ireland. ,
The cattle p'aaue is itlll Increasing. The
latest weekly return shows 13, two cases, the
largest yet. The army and navy estimates show
a merely trivial reduction.
The Peruvian iron-clad Uuasrar remained at
Brest under surveillance ot Hie authorities.
The Chilian cruiser Independence had also
arrived thera.
The captain of an English vessel lying at Brest
bad been imprisoned for a week; it 'is supposed
tor furnishing arms and ammunition to the
Uvatcar.
The Ranks of France, Prussia, and Italy have
all reduced their rates of discouat.
The Prussian Government has suddenly closed
Its Chambers, on the plea that the proceedings
of the Deputies in opposition to the Government
tended towards striie. The action was quite
unexpected.
President Grabon expressed the hope that the
people would stand by their Representatives and
the Constitution. '
bniNoiiii, January 26. Tea U quiet. ' Ex
change, (it. (id.
Hono Kono, February 1. Exchange, 4s. 7sd.
A private telegram from Bombay "-ti'nnt th
deficiency In the new cotton crop at 400,003
bale s.
Commercial Intltlsrc.
Livtbpooi,, February 21. Co ttn-The domind
lias been to a fair extent ihrongliont the week, but
1. oelr met bv holder, and under tho influence or
tin- advices from America of increased recoip'a and
a tall m prices, some decline wa submitted to, but
the reduction lu the Rank rate tended to promoto a
Bfndier teeling at Mm close American continued
in general demand, and in tho early pa t ot the
(k commanded extreme rates, bat during tlio
lust two day it receded and closed about jd bolo v
tho former quotations, ra I-land Cotton is quiet
lot nucliangod For other descriptions ttio declina
ranged at ft Jd. V '
'i he week's business amounts te 63 610 bates. In
cluding 8440 to speculators, and 11 OvO for export.
Tho iol, owing are tho uuihonzed quotations:
Fair, Middling.
Xrw Orlcan 2H 1RI
Alobile 11 lSj
Lpai.ds wj Is
On Friday the market was flat. Sales of 8000 bales,
inc. udmg VOi 0 to speculators and fr export, Slock
in poit, 418. CM) ha,e., oi which 214,050 are Aaionc.au,
At s a Horn li dia, 6-0.000 bales.
MiTG or Ihadk. Iho Manchester markets are
generally eteady.
TreabstuiL Flour is dull and unchanged. Whoat
Is in limited demand at Into rates. Corn is in reiail
demand, ana prices rather favor buyers; mixed 2S.
8d rolSs. ltd.
Provisions Tieef very firm, and new partially 2s.
Gd. dearer. Pork So American on the market.
Irlr-li linn at lull ra'cB. iSucoti Holders of Ameri
can demand an advance, and prices tuid upwnrns.
P.uttcr is quie' but s'eauy. Cheese is 'n spean'stivo
(tcinuiid. and 8j (.5s. dearer. Lard Vu;2-t. dearer on
tlio week; American 78.(i75s, fallow in lair do
li. and ior good at 48;-'48s 0U.
1 rodueo-Ashes droopinurj Tots, 81s. 6d ff?3fs. 6.
l'exrie neglected at U4s.;i.244. 6d. bugais tlrmer and
f(ir.tid dearer. Coflee is in modera'e domaad. I;co
Is id poud reonest, I ut prices are below the viows ot
holders. Park hafes of Baltimore at 7s. 8d. Lin
reed very lirm at extreme rates. C'lovorsoed saici
cf American red at 4Ss fe50s. Llcseed Cakos s.nos
at i.9 10s feXtf 12a. (id. Jnto very flat ad lowtr.
Lmseca O 1 quieter at 41s (41s 6d. ftosu flat and
easiir. Spirits of Turpentine qniet at 41s for French.
Petroleum dud at 2s 2d.(o29. 4d. forrtined.
LoDON Markets. Paring reports: Wfc at
slow ol eae; whito Arrerican, in5la. ; red, 410..
Fionr keeps scaree at 2tKfi28s. lrunquior; rails and
bars, 6 )b.&rl.l ; booted pias advauced to 77s. 61.
SBfur tii m. and 6d (n. bettor. (.:oft'ee firm. Toa
tmchanirid; coinm u conrou, la. Id (c.ls ij'l. Rico
omet Linseed lirm and tendin" upwards L'nsoed
Cakes in ood demand; American l airrls, X10 1G ai
11: Van. 10 10 Linee.l Oil, 88a 0d.3.
Spirits ot Inrpenuue is offered at 41s. Potrolcam,
2s. 8dJi2.- 35d tor raiined; Spirits, 1. 6d Is. 6d.
Sperm Oil set s at 120. Tallow in ilrin domand at
47s. 9d.
Tho Latent Commercial Nuts-
Liverpool, Fcoruary 24, V. M. Cotton The
Shies to-day amount to only C000 bales, fucindiuc
lot'O to speculators and for export. The market is
very dull and eauer.
Breadstuils quiet and without chnneo,
Piovisions firm at yesterday's puces. Kosin still
declining,
PoDos, February 3, V. M. Consols closed at
87f,ii87; Five-twentifs, C9iij(i9j lllmo s Central
liar road. 7j'i77; Lne Kailroad, 63f63..
1 he bullion in tiio Lank of Eug and has increased
f.27.O0O.
There has been a steady demand for S 20j dnrintr
the week, and tome nusiucia dono id Erie and Illi
nois Central at tho prices given, but other American
securities are reelected. 1
Lokdoh, February 24 Furihcr arrests of Fenians
were mudo veeterua) . A box of prenudoj and Or
sini shel s were seized in Dublin.
PAnis, lc bruaiy 21 Tlio Bourse is flat. Rentes,
C9t JJlio.
A revolution lias broken out in Romania. Frinou
Conza w as taken pri oner by tho army and lorood
to Sinn lna abdication. The Legislature unanimously
proc aimed Count Flanders HOhpodar amnis: c!ue
rul sutn-lneiion. Much excitement prevails in the
iieiiihborini; principulitiei
Suii' tx8. Arrived trom Phi'adelphia tho ship
Queen ai Liverpool.
The Texas Stato Convention.
New Orleans, March 7. In the Texas Stae
Convention an effort to baae representation in the
Legielature on the number of free persons failed.
The Committee on the Legislative Department
expresses unqualified opposition to negro suf.
fratje. Provisions have been made for the elec
tion of Slate officers as soon as practicable.
The Finance Committee reported a sweeping
ordinauce declaring all debts contracted by tbe
State in tho late war null, and forbidding the
Legislature to assume the payment thereof.
Dr. Gcncr made an able minority report, ta
voiina unlimited suffrage.
The Convention passed an ordinance making
five years' residence a necessary qualification for J
legislators. White suffrage will probably be re-'
ftrieted, in order to cut off the blacks.
The Eteatnrr General Sedjwicl: had arrived
from New York and discharged.
At New Orleans middling cotton, 31c. Freight
to Northern ports, i; to Liverpool, JQjd.
Freights are very dull, and several vessels have
been sent away lu ballast. Tho Bteamcr H!
(irxjlun has ariived from New York.
George A. Starr, convicted of killing William
L. Sevier, of Versailles, Mo., has been recom
mended to Executive clemency.
riUVNSYLVAMA LEGISI.A.TtJKE.
IlAnRipnuna, March 8. The Senate is ot In
session to-day.
House of Representative.
The jpeclal order of the day was tho considera
tion of public bills as follows:
A supplement to the common school law
relating to the maintenance and education of
destitute orphan children and brothers and sla
ters of deceased soldiers and sailors.
Tbe bill proposed requires every board of
school directors, within ninety days, to forward
to the superintendent of common schools, a list
of the orphan children of sailors and soldiers
and brothers and sislers names under sixteen
years of ago, within their district.
School directors are also to make arrange
ments for tbe malntuiiuurc and schooling of
orphans with parties tliey may select. Relatives
of orphans who prefer to support them may,
with the sanction of the State Superintendent,
draw not exceeding sixty dotiare per annum lor
each orphan.
The bill was discussed at length, its opponents
contending that it interlered with the present
Fysteni.
From Lonlsvllle.
Louisville, March 7. General Palmer has
commuted tho death sentence of the guerilla;
James Harry Wells, alius A. M. Henry, and
Samuel A. Berry (one-armed Berry) to ten years'
Imprisonment in tha Albany Penitentiary, sub
ject to the approval of tho PresideLt.
American Fishermen In New Brunswick.
St. Johns. N. B., March 8. Tho Lieutenunt
Goveruor of this province has issued a procla
mation, warnins American liHhermeu off iVem
tha in-shore fishing grounds after the 17th inst.
Fires In Massachusetts.
Boston, March 8. Accounts froinCapo Cod
report that large fires took place in the towns of
Brewster and Sandwich, on Wednesday night.
; Arrival of the "Bornsslo.
New Yobi, March 8. The stoamer Uorussia
has ariived H. er dates have been anticipated.
LATER FROM MEXICO.
Liberal Advances-Quantrell, tho
Cterilla-Ceneral Mejla Created
a Field Marshal-Maximilian's
Legal Tenders-A Mutiny
Among Belgian Troops
Marshal Bazalno
Thinks thcrowill be
War with United
States Nows"
paper Sup
pressed. New York, Marc 8. The Herald? Mexican
correspondence says that all the country In the
neighborhood of Tampico la entirely in the pos
session of the Liberals. The communlca'.lon
with San Luis Potosi is cut off, but has partially
been reopened in consequence of the Imperial
movement in that direction.
Qunntreil, the Missouri guerilla, is reported ns
tinned up in Mexico.
Msximilian has created tho grade of Field
Marshal, and General Mejia Is to bo the first
appointed.
Twenty millions of legal tender paper is to bo
issued by the Imperial Government.
The Tclgian froops have refused to fight under
the Imperial Genet al Mendez, who shot Arteaga,
not carine if the Belgian prisoners should be shot
in retaliation. General Bazaine waaced. to have
every fifth man of the offender.? shot, but the
Empress interfered in their behalf. Tho Bel
gians say they arc willing to go home in dis
grace, but will not fight under Mendez.
General Bazaine is stated to have Intimated
that he thought there must bo war with tho
United States.
Heavy detachments of troops have been sent
to Queretaro and Saa Luis Potosi.
The newspaper tfoticioso has been suspended
for exposing the falsity of the assertions of the
Fwnch newspapers in Mexico.
Details nf tne Fight at Kan Icnaclo.
This liidrning tho lollowing was published in
the official newspaper of this department:
Tanoancicvako, January 30, 18CS. To his Ex
cellency the Minister of War, etc , etc.: I have
the honor to inform your Excellency, that on
my arrival at Uruapan, which was on the 2(ihof
this month, I received information through my
scouts, that a command of tho enemy, under
Itegnles, was in Jiquilpan. Immediately alter
wards 1 Hrranvcd a plan to attack him, and to
this end retired my forces to within the lioUU of
the Department of Jalisco.
When there, I divided my command into two
columns; the first one, under Colonel Farquet,
being composed of 450 of the Guanajuaia bat
talion, KiO of the Yturbide battalion, 150 of the
regiment ol Mlchoacan, and 200 ot the Barcas.
VV'ith this column was also placed two pieces of
light artillery. The second column, under the.
orders of Colonel Santa Cruz, consisted ot 400
Infantry of battalion ot the Emperor, 201) ginetcs
of tho 4th Cavalry Regiment, 100 ol the Pieiiad's,
and trined citizens from Alio. I went with the
tecoi d column.
I ordered Colonel Farquet to march with his
column via Tinsruindin and Reyes, while I
moved direct, with Colonel Santa Cruz's column,
lor Tanpancicuaro, the point ot my combination.
One object which 1 had in view being to prevent
the enemy troiu sweeping round by the north or
south of Zatuora, and eseapiug to the Sierre
Culiente
My calculations proved correct. Resrules, hear
ing of the advance made in the direction of
Reyes, made a countermarch, and passing by
T.nguindin, hoped, with forced marching, to
reach Taiignr.cicuaro as a point of safety. As
Tancancicuaro was exactly the point of combina
tion to which both columns were moving, this
move of Rt gules was exactly what 1 wanted.
As soon as tho enemy had reached the Rancho
de la l'alma and formed so as to meet the column
under Colonel Jharquet, 1 moved up iu the rear
of his position with the other columu to the
Llano de Espejo, distant two leagues from Tan
ganclfuaro. As soon as the enemy was advised
ol this he lormed line-of-battle on the table land
of the Rancho do la Palma, and stationed do
tachnionti at Ccrro de la Lvtigiina and Paso de
laCeiretn. His cavalry he sent to Las Joyes de
Rirgen, to Elias, and to the Llano de Lspejo,
minting my position.
AI'Ut I had made ray reconnolsance9, and cal
culated the slreneth of tne, enemy's force, which
was about 3000 men, 1 sent a small force directly
forward to make a feint attack on the line of
entrenchments behind which the enemy was
ported, w hile with all but a small reserve I made
a Hank movement to the hill of Sau Igoacio,
This hill we took, together with the first line of
works, in about fifteen minutes.
After this, as the enemy became concentrated,
lie massed all his cavalry in a small open space
and sent his inlantryto hold a second line of
works.
Now commenced a lively engagement.
Two hundred of my 'infantry charsed the
enemy's second line, ami did to with such
euthusiaBin that the enemy was paralyzed and
completely defeated.
Jubtatthc time when this charge was made
the enemy's cavalry struck one of onr Hanks
and moved up rapidly on one of the pieces of
artillery, and actually lanced two of the artil
lerists, and made prisoners of all the rest.
For tho moment ihe enemy seemod to be
gaining the ascendancy. But I at once gave
such orders as brought my command again into
a position of continuity of lire, and then making
a prand charge, compelled tho enemy to aban
don his prisoners ami retreat with such precipi
tancy that, before the buttle was ended, we had
made quite anumberof important captures. The
whole atlalr lasted about three honrs.
Bv hall-past 7 P. M. the enemy had dispersed
in all directions. Regules escaped with about
tmee hundred of his command by him, the prin
cipal part beina mounted.
1 have four hundred and eighteen prisoners.
Among tin-Be are some oilicer.
1 lost twenty-two killed of the battalion of the
Emperor and 'forty-live wounded in all.
Ramon Mknpisz, General.
FROM BALTIMORE T0DAY.
Itnllroad to flairerstown Tbe Steamer
" Cuba ""-Heavy Ualeai I.osi or a
Kcliooner, lite.
Speciul Despatch to the Evening Tetegraih.
Baltimob, March 8. The city's subscrip
tion ifor four thousand shares to the
capital stock of .the We-tern Maryland
Railroad, to complete said work to Hager
town, passed the first branch of City Councils
yobterday by nineteen majority. It will cer
tainly pass the second branch.
The elegant steamer Vuha, Captain Rollins,
sailed yesterday for Havana and New Orleans,
with full freight and passenger list.
Terrible gales have been prevailing since yes
terday, causing very low tide.
The schooner LPjtrty, of Baltimore, sunk yes
terday in ChesapeakeBaj. Two of the crew
were drowned.
THE mm SCARE IX CIS ADA.
10,000 Volunteers Ordered Out.
Montreal, March 8. The morning papers sav
that last nipht orders were received by the mili
tia authorities to call out 10,000 volunteer
within twent.v-fonx hotin, and ihit lat night
guards were stationed at the armorie,and every
thing put in a state of defense for any emer
gency that iLight anse.
THOU HEW ORLEANS.
Central Scott miliary Change Tho
V-to in I.nulHlana imt Txt Frt
iien'si Airalra Th Port of Mat A mora,
I.tc. tic.
New Orleans, March 7. General Scott la still
here, and not at Pensacola, as reported. .
It is rumored that General Steedman succeeds
General Canbv. and that General Fullcrton will
be tho President's Private Secretary.
Recruiting for the Liberal araiy is going on
here.
The President's veto of the Frecdinen's Bureau
bill arrested the contemplated emisration of a
larre number of Tcxans to foreign countries.
The lratdmen's affairs in Texas are favorable,
and in this State more satisfactory.
Goods are selling at Houston, Texas, twenty
live per cent, below the invoice price.
The report of the abrogation of the decree
making Matameras a free port was erroneous.
The law requires the payment of the duties at
Matamoras instead of the interior.
Governor Wtlls has issued a proclarr at Ion
ordering municipal elections on the 12th lmt.
Mr. Carr, of Belize, Honduras, is here end eTJr
ing to open regular 6team communication be
twecn that port and New Oilcans. Gdew.)r
Austin, in his address to the Belize Leaisb tu re,
recommends official aid to the undert. kin r.
On the 12th Inst., daily pasenper trains wJl
run on the Jackson road, making close connec
tions with the roads above.
The President has notified tho stockholders of
the Southern Pacific Railroad that one-halt of
their accrued dues must bo paid by the 15th of
April, and the balance by the 15lh of June next,
or they w ill be forever barred.
General James Longstreet has been elected
President of the Great Southern and Western
Life and Accident Insurance Company, just
established here.
General Dick Taylor has leased from the
State the new canal connecting the upper part
of New Orleans with Lake Poutchartrain lor
$750,000, payable In annual instalments.
General W. P. Benton, the new Collector of
Internal Revenue, has arrived here.
Arrival liom New Orleans.
Nlw York, March 8. The steamer George
VromireH, from New Orleans, arrived at this port
this morning.
Latest Markets by Telegraph.
Biw YonK, March 8. Stocks are dull. Chi
cago and Rock Island, 106J s Cumberland preferred,
4lij( Illinois Central, 110; Micbtiran fcioathern, 73j ;
N 1. Central, OljJ; fransj lvania Coal, 60 j Krmdinc,
1)85; Hudson Kiver, lt)4j Canton Co.. 43j ; Missouri
6. 78,!,;Lrie, HBi; l ronsury 7 80s, 99Jj len-forties,
l"6g ; Five-twenties, 1024; Gold, iUl.
Nkw York, March 8. Cottan is dull at 43o
lor middlings. Hour dull; sales of 7600 barrosa'
we-Ffi lor Male; 86-75VI.S40 for Western; and $8 20
(a 15 b0 for Southern ; andf 7 60. 11 60 for Canadian.
vteat and Corn dull; sales unimportant, lleef
quiet. Pork heavy at 26 25 for Mots. Lard firm.
Sv hisky dull.
New Onr.EABR, March 7. Cotton unsettled and
ineuular. Sales ol 2000 bales. K ceipts to-day 2Su9
bales. Middlings nominal at 44 "15. Gold, 1-Jl.
fcterlinf, 42.
Philadelphia Cattle Market. ,
TnURSDAY, Matcb 8. Beef Cattlo are in better
dimand this woek at an advance About 1500 head
aimed and sold at from 15J.al0. lor tint quality
Pennsylvania and Western steers; 13j.S15c. Ior fair
to good; and ll?i,13o c t lb. ior common, as to
quality.
The followintr are the particulars or tbe sales:
105 bead P. Hathaway, Lancaster county, 14ul5.
too " Jou s McCeiM), Chester county, 14,il6
70 " A. Christie & Bro., Lancaster co , 14(1151.
40 " Owen hunth, Lancaster comity, 14-c16.
2-i ' 11. Chain. Laaoastt-r county, 12 q15
1.(1 " E. S. alcFlllcn, Chester couatv, 14u,15.
0 " A. Kennedy, Chester county, ii wldl
li.fl P. McFillen, Lancaster connty, lii.jl5.
bl " Montavue & McFillen, Chester o., 12.;15.
40 " J. McDillen, Lancaster county, 14 &U.
DO " Uilman fc Bochman, Lancaster oo., ISiilS.
CO " L. Frank, Lancaster county, Pi"(tl4.
05 " Shomborg & Frank, Western, 12 (iJ4. '
HO " Hope & Co., Chester county, 1118,
f,0 " B. Hood, Chester county, liilH.
i'j " Dryloos & Brothor., Western, 12714.
50 " J A. Chain & Brother, Pennsylvania. I4jl5.
hboep Prices have advanced; about 0mO0 head
aimed, and told at from. 6.u jo. t pound fion,
as to qualuy.
Cows are without chaniro. 60 bond sold at tW'T
C6 lor Sprmaers, and 800,a80 per hoad for Alilcu
cows, as to quality ..,,.
llos Pnoes aie rather better, owmi to th lijrht
reee'pis; WJ0 head sold at the different yards at from
ei4C,14 f30 tne 100 pounds nott. 9 4
Philadelphia Trade Report.
TnunsDAT, March 8. Cotton is dull aud prices
drooplnr.
Clovereeed sells slowly from S5 60 to SO 60 for fair
and choice quality. We quoto llinatnyat J3 87J.
Flnxieed Is firmer, and is wanted at S2-80.
There is very liule demand for Flour, and only
16(0 bbls. were taken at 88 75 V Ibl. for good West
ern extra; t8 lor Northwestern iaunly; aad 11
to C14 for fancy lots, Innludlnp 400 bb!. ot the latter
on terms kept secret, Taere is very little dome in
It) e Flour, and we continue to quote at 4 755.
Ju Corn Meal no chance.
'J be Whfat Market is citremely qulot. 400 bushels
fair red sold at 2-25; a choice lot oi 10.10 bushels at
t''30j and 0000 buHhels red aod white on aecrot
"terms. Rye commands 8 cents. Corn comos for
ward slowly, and the demand is limited Sales of
251 0 tubhela yellow at 70 oenrs. in store, and from the
curs; and 2(00 bui-lie:a at 72 cents. ()u ars un
changed Salos of lloO bashe JJoluware, in the
cai a at 49 cent. Prices of Harisy are unchanged.
11(0 bushels Malt sold at 81 40.
Jrndo ia tiroccrlei and Piovlsions la small, and
prices reuerally drooping.
hUky ib in limited request, fialri of 125 barrels
Pcnnis) Ivauia aud Ohio at 2 28,&2 80.
In Pil9 there are 28,760 street lamps, all or
which are legularly liuhted belore the close of
the davi and burn during the whole uifsht. The
flame 'hai. fixed dimensions, regulated so as to
produce alight equal to one and a half ef that
of a carcel lamp, burning forty-two grammes of
oil ir hour. There are eighty biou belongthff
to tho municipal service, and a many inspectors
of the Parisian Company, charged to superintend
the efficiency ol tho whole apparatus; they make
their rounds every night, accompanied by men
whose duty it is to reslndle aiiy lamps which
may have gone out, and take note of those
which burn badly.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
Injnnrtlon Again tite Lombard and
Mo in It Htreeta Railway Company.
PrrRFMB Cocrt at Niei Prius In Equity
Justice Strong. The City of Philadelphia, et al.,
vs. The Lombard and bouth 8 '.recta Pa.-seneer
Railway tiompauy. In this case, Inch we re
ported on tho argument of tho bill in equity
snu uemurrer thereto, Justice strong this morn
ing delivered the following opinion:
Tlio first ground aFUncd lor tho demurrer to the
comiilaiuuLts' bi.l is that tho Lcinsutiuie canuot
deleato to the cily ol J'huadelj h.a the rinht ol
assenting to or departlnr iroia tho exercise ol tho
iraucuire comerr u By the Oenerul AnsemDly upoa
the uvlendant. Iu aunnort ol this reason it ia urned
that, by iho Coi.stj uuon, all tlls Iccis.ativ owor of
mo tuuiiDoiismiiii u vested la the uonerai As
sembiy ; that it i iu its nature inalii uablo, and that
a ufieaai,ou ro uie cuy oi a right to dissent irom the
exercise ot a pub ic fianclnso granted to a corpora
tion would be an adiumsion of tho city to a stive in
the law-mama powr. It Is undoubtedly true that
tho Legislature canno. admit aay oih r tody to a
participation with nsolf in tlio enactment of a law,
nor can n deiega'o to a local Icyisiatuip, or even to
the j i ople ot a lniiniciiiality, tho power to determine
whetln r a law shall have vitalliy or nut But tins
pnncii lo .s misapp led when It is usoii to negative
the power ol thr- Lex is am re to grant a lrunchiso do
peuiient upou coiiain conditions, oue of which mir
be il. at Leiore it cau be exercised tu assent ot mine
porson or persons shall be ouuiined. ucli a prunt,
VM'tipli huviug the loriri ot a law, is, alter all, In
sul stance hut a conve. ance of a tmrtiou nt tlm mm.
l'c ii.hr, and there is t,o reason why it may not be
iniruui or ui ji ei 10 conamons precedout. as we 1 s
uniistncird tod unconditioual. When tho Lois
lauiro ci eutes a corporation , with po.ver to l unit a
rai way on a street ol a cit , mbj' ct to tlio astout or
distent of the City Council to suob. a use ot the
btrtei.tho assent ot the Councils gives no force to
tho legidative enactment, and the dissent does not
dcMroy it jio legis ative power is dclniatsd to the
City Councils by such aa act. iheir interposition is
a mcie condition attached to tho praat, a rcttriction
ol the franchise. 1 he right te build ths rmlwav it
not comerred absolutely, tut Is made depeudeut
upn a contingency, our Dooaa are lull ot cases in
which grants of power mado by tho Leeislatnie,
the exeicise of which was made depend-
cut npon mo action oi a portion ot tha
lit ople, or the apuroviu or disannrovul of some mu.
mnpal corporation, nave been sustained as leitimi;e
action ol the General Assenib y. f.rea the casa of
l aiaor vj. i ne uoiuuioaweaito, q isnrr, fcu,, relied
upon by the counsel ol tha defendants, reoo?uizea
and approvi s the distinction between a condition iu
aw, valid untlor the constitution, and a delegation
or traiihlor bv the J ceislatma or its funiHhinn
Without undertaking to cite ihoo cases, I relcr to
two ouiv in wnicii the principlo. Is clearly enunci
ated. In commonwealth vs. Paint r, 10 Barr, 214,
au uct of At mlj y uirectiug the County Commis
sioners to aoteriaine tho exuet site for, and to erect
pi.blie buildings in iho new county town el Dots
ware county, if a majority of tho voters of the comity
si-cu d vote in favor of tho change, was held to be
constitutional. And in Moers vs. The City of
jienuing, nar , ioa, wuere it appeared ih.t an act
had teen passed empowering the corporate author
ities i,t the city to subscribe Tor shares ia the caa tal
stock of a railroad coinnanv. and reou rinf tliom to
submit the question of subscription to a popular
eiecuou, me resun oi wnicii saouta aotermmo
their aotioB, Black. C. J., in delivering taeop.niou
of this Court, used this languae: ' It ia argued
thiit this is not an exertion of legislative lower by
tho Assembly, but a mre delegation of It to tna
ptopteot Iteadiug;. We cannot soe it In that Kcttt,
Hall the statutes on our books are in the alterna
tive, depending on the diacieiiun of some person or
pcisous to whom ia confided tho duty of detor
n ining who her the proper occasioa exists for ex
ercising them. But It cannot be said tho exerciso'
01 biich a discretion Is the making of the law. New
privleces, conteired upon a puolio corporation,
need not be absolute and peremptory, bo far as to
force them on the morubers axainst thoir consent.
When individuals, or corporator, are merely au
thirized to do a thing, the doing of it necessarily
ileueiius on their own will, and we can seo no reason
why tho acceptance of a new power, tendered to a
pi biic corpoiation, may not bo made to oepond on
the will ot the people when it is expressed by taom
Beives, as well aa when it is pokeu by the mouths of
their ollicera aud agonts." This language, it is
true, was spoken of powers conferred upon a publio
coiporaiion, but it (-hows clearly tlio distinction be
tween making a law, aud a conditional grant ot
power. 1 conclude then, thut the l-reixlutH'o were
competent to grunt to the delo idam, a light to
build a railway on certain streets ol this city, and
mute the exercise of tho right depcmlut
U on tbe anient or discnt of tne City
Councils, or, iu other words, grant a franchise
Jim. ted bv the condition that tho Councils should
aw ent to the occupation ot the Btreots But oven if
this is not so, it will not help the defendun s in this
ot se;lor, it thfirriuht to build a railway is, by act
ol Astembly, made dependent upon their obtaining
the assent ot the City Councils te us exerciso, and
tt.e Legislature bad no cousitutiomil power to irrant
a liauchise thus restricted, the act of Assembly is
vom, and tho defendants have no right al ail to con
stiuct a railway.
'the next quetdion raised by the demurrer is, whe
ther, under tho act ot Assoably by which they
weie incorporated, tho dofcudun:s oan construct
ther railway over ami a out tha alreets nauidd in
the hi 1, to w.t: 'Bv Frout or W'ae. s.rcet
to iVaiiot street, tbouce down Walnut s'ie?t to
Delaware avenue, thenoo along said jjo, aware ave
nue to Dock street." without tao asient ot tdCi y
Councils, or whether thev are ailected bv the ordi
nances of February 23, 1SG0, which ordained that no
pei jon or body corporate shall be allowed to romuve
the cobble pavement ou any ot the highways ot tho
city without tlrst procuring the assent or tanCnun
cils ol said city. The tenth section of ttiataut(t.
L. lbtjl, page 707) enacted that thoy should he sub
Jeci to all the ordinances of the Counj.li oi the ciu .
I li s, then, was a condition of tho grant of the
franchise, and as the grunt is to be construed mot
atr clly against thorn, the subjection must boreKanled
as a bubjeution to the oramuiicos then existing. on
ot which was a prohibitum against removing oobblo
fiuvemrnt on any highway without first procuring
ho assoat of Councils, The subjeotlau ipoten of iu
ti e uot extends to all the powers granted, as well
for ths consiruction of the railway ws tor its subse
quent use. 1 here Is no reason to justify us In hold
ing that any ordinance the City Co unci s had the
power to pass is not one of those to winch the I ran
ch! o granted to the doiendunts was mado subser
vient by tbe legislative provision that they Bhould
be t abject to all tbe ordinances ot the said Councils.
W hat authority have 1 to say that while tueir con
duct iu the use of their road shall be subordinated
to city ordinance!, their conduct in building their
road need net he r The act of Assembly makes no
ditlerence, and no reason for a dill'orence is teen.
Tho Legislature recognized a paramo tat authority
In the Councils, aad, I think, with gr-at propriety,
'i hi i was rmed in this Coutt ou tho Slit ot March,
lht.'l, by my broiler Woodward, iu a case bet ween the
sun e parties, in which it was sought to i est ram these
defendants irom removing the cobb.B pavemouti on
Lombard aud bouth alroeU, for the purpose of build
inu their railway. In that O'Se be lu.eu that tha act
uuiicrwhicli they were, incorporated (tne sameaotl
am now considering) did uot uuthoilo the doloudaut
to construct a railway on those streets wiiSeut the
coi pent of the City Councils. I concur with his
opinion. 1c ia tiuo that alter (hat decision was ruad,
t Jn (lelecdunts obtained a upulouientary Act ot
As embly (tha supplement of April 14, 1803;, by
which thoy wore empowered to extend tueir railway
from the intersection ot 1 rout and Ljmbard streets,
along said Front to Dock rtruet, ami along suta
Dock street to Delaware avenue, aud they Wire au
thorized to construct aud lay the sold railway, with
out obtaining the consent of the City Counci l.
Ibis very kupptetneut lortiiios the construction I
have given to the original act of 1801, tor if uudur
thut act the consent ol the City Councils was not a
prcrequisi e, the last men ioned provisioa of the
but p.enuut was gupcrlliious.
Put the eiinpli incut covered nothing more than
tho railway theu authorized. It was tlio railway a
described in the first act, and its sooploineut, thut
tro deluudanU were autherizsd to construct with
out obunuing the oonsuut of the City Couuoils. 1 it
wus that alone. Being a private corporation, the Aot
ot As-embiy is net to bo hold as viring thorn any
moie power than pluiuly appears in tho words of
the praut. As to the tin e a and pans of stieots
which it was contemplated the dulciidautJ might
occupy In ibe construction of thoir rail var, thru in
vino (if the Legitiature, consent of the Councils to
the occupation and to the removal of tho iaveiuealt
became no longer tiecossary. Ho lur the com
puny was relieved Irmn tubjitotloa to the ordi
nance ol Februaiy 28, lH'lO. Outhe 18tb day of Vlav,
lK'jo, however, die dulendaiiis obtained a further
luppleuentarv act, by which thoy were authorizes!
to extend their railway track north, by Front or
Water street, to Walnut street, thence dcyvn said
Wa'uut street to Delaware avenuo, thence along
said Delaware avenue to Dock street. 1 tin is a new
extension, along other streets and parts of atreeU,
not in the view of tbe Legislature when the supple
ment of IS' 8 was enacted. .It is not the railway
spokrn of In the sni p ement ot 18WJ. To its eon
b i notion arid use, 1 think, the provision of the first
act. makn g the company auhieot to alt the ordi
nances of the City Councl a, ai plies. The act cf
38 8 did not repeal the tenth section of the act of
1W1. It onty excep ed, partla ly, from tho ope
ration ot that section tho railway as thin,
an horlred. 1 am of opinion, therefore that the
defendants have ne right to remove the pavement,
and cons ruct a railwav on the new route described
In the act ot 1RG5, without first obtaining the consent
or the City Councils. And, if this is correct, the
city ol I'ol adelpbin, loinr the lega' custodian of the
s reefs which the defenrian's pro'ioso to Invade by
their extension, 1 a exhibited in its bill a right to
Iho I retraining power oi this court.
Hero 1 might conclude. I his in faot dispose ot
sit the rensons assigned In support ot tbe demurrer,
mid conducts mo to, tho conclusion that thev are
without foundation. The bill does present a case
lor an inlunction against tho proposed use of thoe
parts of Front Water, and Walnut streets, and Dola
waie avenue, defined m the supplement ot 1815 aa
ibe route ol Iho new extension. .
Thoie is. however, another consideration wlron is
latul to the doiuuner, though applicable to Dela
ware avt nun alone.
The D II charges that Delaware avenue, from Pock
to W altiut, I" not a hn hway over and on which the
Comuionnr alth ba any power to grant any Iran
eh'S, ixcrpton makiniv compensation t fie city ot
1 h hulclp.iia, ns trusrees under the wl.l of Stonhcu
Glr.iro, and also miikn g compensation to the other
complaiiiaiits, who have a'ded the citv by agree
ment aud otncrwi-e in accomplishing tho objeol
ciiiin eiateQ in faid will (some of which aerconiunti
are tet out), aim tha' Dciawaro avenuo is not a high
way mai so by duo process oi law, or by a plenary
f idication nt the owners oi land d cta'e. Ihodo
uinrrer admits all the averment of fact contalnert
in tho bill, though 1 aureo, It docs not admit mere
ivlen-nccs of law. it is argued that the locts thus
charged are avemd as lepai intoionces irom other
tncis bpec lica iv stated, 1 do not think so They
are aveired directly and positively, aud whilo it is
iraoihat rras ns aie given tor the avormonts, and
thnt thofo renfons cons rt ot othor facts, thoso facts
are stated as evidence only in support of the main
avermints. And looking at them, without relying:
upon what is uvged to be only a lepal deduction
from tiit-m, i am ot oi inlou that they show rights in
tbe coniplmnnma superior to any constitutional
power of the Legislature to grant anv private corpo
ration the privilege ot making a railway upon Dela
ware avenue without providing; for Compeu-ation to
the city of J lnludelpliia, as a Irnstoo under Oirard's
will, and compensation to tbe other o 'mpiainants,
who have made convfyances or nereemeuts, ex
pressly to ssbferve tho pui poses of the trust. Dela
ware avenue is pot such a highway as is under the
unlimited control ot tho Cominonwoa th, the mode
oi use oi Inch can be regulated by tho Legislature
at its p pssiire. Ihe piih.io right is very peculiar,
and there ia nothing in the t 111 to diminish the lorce
nnd effect ot tlie avrrmeut that the avenuo Is not a
highway that the Legislature can appropriate or
grant tho use oi to a ra Jroad corporation, wittiout
providing lor compensation to tho complainants as
owners of private, property.
1 will not nov tpend timo to consider the qnesfion
wVether, under Mr. Girard's will, bequeathing
3(0 (100 to the Commonwealth, on the conditions
described therein, ono ot wa'ch was that laws
should be enacted to enable the making of tho
avenue, the removal of obstructions, and the prohi
bitiwn ol obstructions eastwaid thereof, coupled
with tho acceptance of trie legacy, a contract was
I rollercd ana concluded, by wliioa the Common
wealth was disabled from authorizing a railroad on
tho avenuo even upon making compensation. This
is a giave question, and the pre-ent caso does not
demand an answer to it. it is enough that tne
trustees under the wi I, an the gran ors to the
trubtces lor tho purposes delined in the will, have not
bo clevo'ed it to pnbllo uso, aa a publio highway,
that it can bo used lor a railroad, without thoir
Risent, and without compensation made to tlioin,
'the demurrer of the defendants Is, thoreloro,
overruled, and a perpetual injunction to the de
fendants will be decreed against extending thoir
railway a'eng Front or Water stmet to Walnut
street, and down Walnnt to Delaware avenuo, with
out first proounng the assent ( the city Councils of
1'hiladrlphin; and a perpetual Injunction wil be
decreed aptnnst constructing a rail ay along Dela
ware aveBuo irom Ya nut to Duck streets, or ou any
part thereof.
Cot-rt of Quarter Sessions Judtro Ludlow.
William Harmer was chained with receiving
a horse, the property ol Charles Miller, knowing
the same to have been rtolen. Tho evidence lor
the Commonwealth showed that tho defendant
came honestly by. Iho horse, haviuti purchased
hiin from a man to whom he had been entrusted
for talo by the piosecutor. This fact being
proven, the Commonwealth abandoned tho case,
aud the jury rendered a verdict ot not guilty.
Frnest I'. Steck was convicted of assault and
battery on oue John Hess, and was fined $5 and
costs,
Thomas A. Sleppncher was charged with lar
ceny, as bailee of $70. Tho prosecutor not ap
pearing, the jury rendered a veruict of not
guilty.
Alexander Thompson and Morris Kennard,
colored, chareed with assault aud battery on
Samuel Mead, also colore, were acquitted.
Jacob Shaltaker wa convicted ol a charge of
malicious mischief. Sentence deferred.
No other cases being ready, the Court ad
journed till to-morrow. k
TEB WEAVER AND GIVKN COKTErTED ELECTION CASE.
Court op Common Pleas President Judeo
Allison and Judee Pierce. The contested elec
tion case was to have been resumed this morn
ing, but the Court stated that they had concluded
to reler It to an Examiaer to tuke the testimony.
It will therefore be proueeded with before an
Lxuuiincr appointed by the Court on Monday.
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Officii os" tub Evening Telegraph, f
Thursday, Matcn 8, 18(i0. j
Tho Stock Market opened very dull this mora
ing, aid piices continue unsettled. In Govern
nicut bonds there is little or nothing doing. 103
was bid for 6-20sj 104 lor Cs Of 1881; 094 for
7'30sj and 90 for 1040s, coupons off. State and
City loaus are dull. New City Cs sold at 90j
90, the former rate a decline of ,
Railroad shares are the most active on the
liBt. Catawissa preferred sold at 32, an advauce
of ; Pennsylvania Kailroad at 5.13, an advance
of i; North Pennsylvania ut 35(335J, nochunge;
Lehigh Valley at 02, a slight declino ; and
Reading at 40 1, a decline of i on the closing price
last eveilng ; 115J was bid for Camden and
Amboy; 20 loi Little Schuylkill; C3r tor Noiris
towu; 544 for Miuehill; 2U for Elnura common
23 for Cutawissa common; 204 for Philadelphia
aud Erie; and 44 for Northern Central.
lu City Passenger Ralhead shires there is
very little doing. Chesnut and Walnut sold at
612(jli; and Itcatouville at 3!33J, tho former
rate a decline oi ; 40 was bid for Fifth and
Sixth; aud 18 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth.
rHILADKl.PHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SAI.KS TO-DAY
.Reported oy De Haven & Lro., No. 40 8. Third struot
1KST litllKB
6700 City 6s, new... 00 10 sb L-hlgh Nav... 5"j
bW do 100 tb N Pciina 8r)
afO00Piltsb'B6s 07 i 6sb do 85
tfliKO fa K 1st ml., . b6J S'lOsh oo. .its. .b30 8J
HK)0 N Pa (is F4 i 100 sU Hestonv . . biiO 8 U
ffluuo Klmira It, 7s.. 911 200 sb do lots.. 1 33 8)1
8" i(l su Sugar Valloy. 2,2(R)sh do. . bft.lots 8S ,
800 su do 2 I V-MUli do 8i) '
UUOsh do. .180 2 1-10 !200 Jh do. ...lots . 8H
1(0 sh N Y & M'db 80 6 1 loo h do b5 8nl
WXisU da. lots fcilO 6 lftsU do b.W 8Sj
7 ah 1ihltih V.... 02 I HKIsli t'a'a pi. ..180 8J
lOOsu UeadiBg. . slit) 401 UK) sll Big Mt b6 6
lOOsh do 180.4H) fit) sll Chesfk Walnut fill
OshPennalt bb 60 ah do...'. Ujf
llAiu'iu, Dobnkt Co. quote as follows I
Jluvtna. Htllng
American Cold Id if 182
American Silver, 4a aud i 127 128
American .silver D illon and llali Dimes 12J) 121
I eiui.vlvaiiltt Currency 40 80
New York Lxouaugo , 1-20 par.
PIULAD'A GOLD EXCHAKQK QUOrATIONS.
10 A. M 132 12 M 1811
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