The Express. — London, England, 1851-05-21 00:00:00

4 • • / .., - .6.: • . < .~ TjtT - x43rt / 0 ; • .0, No. 1,478.] THE FATAL CATASTROPHE IN GRACE- LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1851. [THREEPENCE. o f fing, INITARLIARED FOR THE tasuassics OP ALL RINDS OY PROPERTY IN TOWN OR COUNTRY. T p__A_N2,, in SUMS not leas than £lOO. on approved murky, mad . 14 le Pettey, bet potted by th e ROYAL AlOVlV . aail GENERAL bin aid LIVE ANICRANC.E sad LOAN sad ANNUITY COMPANY. :asea and every tatoreattles ray be obtained et the mote i s t e irprincipal towns, or at the Read Mee, 344, Strand, Leak& WY. 'Maw, Vireetee. OFFICIAL M touted for the Booed Ed *1 of UlO,OOO Oaplep SWIM ht mat to las Detractors hateadiately. SPICE*, Whoivaile latatioesee WM. =WM sad tilt'(, Printer.. Ix New ittlege.ehreet. hlackfriaza, sad at Hyde•park. The day, - OFFICIAL CATALOGUES.—SYNOPSIS of the constas of die OItBAT EXHIBITION et ISSI, intended SI II Coutonfon to ltie ()Skis' Critalegues. By Boxcar lit PT. Meyer Ot M Reseed& /were' sad reeked Widen, with a Classified Ethic al UN SPICER BROTHERS, onsoioage Madman VI M. CLOW Et and PIONS, Printers. NI, New Bridge-street, Blurrier', and at Hyde Park. PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER.— s y REM. NICKEL SILVER, Wm:NW 14 jean ago by WI LIAM R. BERTON, when *tad by the palest proems of Ilowa Minks mad Mk, Is bayou/ all thaapartioa tha eery beet article Met to Mewling mine that cam be outplayed aa welt, either am,* ar orsameatally, as by Do possible tag aaa it be diatinguolted from ninl mum. Mb Tired no hams. Pattern. Munn. TM Spoons, per domes - iii: ... 12:. — ..: lii. — Damen Forts „ Robert opoome „ Table lords „ Tab Amxes ~ Tee awl coffee atm m.dtere, emilemitts, be., at rnmsetioace prima All Wads of remistimg dome by the patent prows. L H eif: CALLY PURE NICKEL, NOT PLATED. mai. Thread. lamb mid Parte, MI" pram= Ile. -. Um .- les. Delmore ditto mad ditto IN. Its. be. Tea ditto b. Ile. lb. I SlietMle mar d pa Cn) alakestm bib esmrselap dowry kaamemagery mamele, int ( kb. WILLIAM S. BURTON'! stook of GENERAL IT.'" racentoifor- Is litarsily tee langeg in the .o,l4isise =Emir am/kW •• One • ennui Idea of do lo;/ 1•11 sad Impel it. TM reloisui sit_ipprrai wcrintl)ATlPl .jimer at Ilso. I NMI S. NEW3LIS-STREET. MAT I. !LACS. r WW•ftreet, 1120. wmauuts AND MOUSTACHIOB. The moms of ROWLANDS* M AMC.% R OM b porool= 4M orratmle et Is videnneLly known art =er a • W e e d s i erg e etl ig met ma t = In them ninfalq_ _dismal la Ist beantif) leg the ha- EMI Ifilf, IS al eanr i leP i tn=gen ba st isausee. It h.lanatee lb iamb propmen be boo of Om hook wishes the Wet to Im abbroillb Naoloabm lb pitilb.dommaa It Otra marl mud Dodriff, mei M le rimbolb. owl obibro No parraatua at be tor au atar, day aloft mol bmolosa ndu to th eWent pima of harm NIA. lobo Palk 10.. Lm baa i llVapit to bar moll) tut. Gt. and bulb lOW dn. lb gar Waft Lel Rota of So obis hot So web "brobtokt Mo amar lb" lo bulbs am lho Wry:Load as be back Miro Om or E=M0101 6.1 71.011 . 10 .6411 X, =Wait Omni= Porforwas. . E.“ UItES by DU BARRY'S DELICIOUS ItEVA UM% AMA ITOOD.--.. Fifty Two' lcdigescire, Coved. theieseasese. Mims. Oasts. VlafallencT. l'ilalsaS Nelms= al .111•11111. ti/ Tenideth the Itelmeribable army of while hod re. nee wail sieves that 1 ea unable to twee without centimes Oratlifete stim enered by Dtt BARRY'S excellent MOD—Maria Jody Worthless, user Dia" Mailer teetireceisln of cures from the Right Hoc the Stuart de Deem. the Veneraole Archdeacon Alexander Stuart. Wham; Mster-Oeserel Monet Nine, Rani:rah; William Ifuhr, Voq., harrister-at.iew, King'. Collefe. Cambridge, a nun of 60 year. , pAre . yais; and :y ',one other cures of liver, bilious, bermes, ano Womachie complainui, rut, rheurnatiym, dietarion, 11)if.&ti .n, le. Sold in Innately with Ml instructions weighing Db., at Xe. bd. ; Mb., at Is IL; alh., at Ito.; 12th., at 22..; super irehncit rpi.allty, 1014., at 3.1 e.; slly .at 211. The 10113. and 1214 canis ters are iorwarded free of earringe on receipt of a pristsiglos order, by DU ISARRT aad Co., 117, New boadwitreet, Londosi; also at Psi end 01. *Areal; 4, lbespeide; Ilk Greeecaurchwtreet. 49 ; author. ✓ie % ' eta. GIREAT DERBY It tlie PUNCH. No. ali. for May 24th. Mee. U. Ykatairect ; aod all Bookretax. awl N mown. EPSOM RAC ES. TATS DAY. BY EXPRESS. THE DERBY STAKES. 'feddington .. 1 Marlborough Buck .. .. 2 Nca.tham .. 3 33 ran. Won by two lengths. THE BURGH STAKES. Old Fox .. 1 Joc o' Sot • • .. 2 • • Arlette .. 3 Won by a kngth. DERBY BETTING AT HALF-PAST ONE. TILE DP.RBY. 10 to 3 ayst Fir J. llawtry'creoldinton 3 to 1 Mr. J. Clark's Marlborough Buck 7 to 1 Lord Eulteld's Berns:We, to 1 Mr. llalford's Prime I S to Mr. iretitTsaVtiOrTitell;tinc IS to Mr. Wilk.toou's 'Scuba= IS to Mr. Mains' Tholes' 24 to Mr. SUOMI Black Doctor t. 2 3 — Lord Folostoo's Ilippolrtur :31i u. Mr. G. Sturt's Lantartine 4) to Mr. Grerille'r droonn 4) to Lord Clookertield's Ilesrtbroi COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held fur the despatch of busintv. THE CALAMITY IN 011ACECIICl/C11•ATIIITT. The LOUD MAYOR, upon taking the chair, said he wished to say a few words relative to the recent disastrous occurrence, from which so many poor persons had suffered. His object, iu calling the attention of the court to the event, was that ea the court had the appointment of the district surveyors of the city of London, an inquiry might be made as to whether those officers paid the necessary attention to the performance of them duties, in matters connected with the question of the security of the buildings they surveyed. He, of course, alluded particularly to the premises whlch had fallen in Griseechurch-street. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps it would be advisable to wait for the report of a com mittee upni the subject before the court discussed it. Ho had considered it necessary to give directions to the City solicitor as to the proceedings before the coroner, prelimi nary to the consideration of the matter by his brethren. Sir l'E'rElt LAURIE thought the court could do nothing, without having before them a copy of the proceedings at the coroner's inquest. Ald. LAWRENCE suggested the propriety of referring the subject to the Committee of General Purposes, with di rections to report to the court the result of their inquiry into the particulars of the disaster. The City SOLICITOR here intimated that he bad di rected a shorthand writer to attend the coroners inquest for the City. Ald. THOMPSON said it would be advisable in such a case to appoint a committee with unlimited power of inves tigation. After a few words from Ald. iIeMPIIEUY and All. non, who thought the inquiry ought to be most strictly in stitutes', it was referred to the general purpose, commit tee to inquire into the circumstances of the disaster, and report thereon to the court. PARLIAMENTARY CO3 MEMBERS OP THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THI INCosit T‘t, to be nominated by Mr. Hume to-morrow evening —Mr. Hume. Sir C. Wood, Mr. Norman, Mr. Herri...., Mr. Libouehere, Lord Harry Vane, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. T. Daring. Mr. Henley. Mr. Cobden, Mr. F. Peel, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Ric.udo, Mr. Henry, and Mr. Seholelield. • . NEWSPAPER ST.tliPB.—Yestertlay this committee, cunning o f the Hon. Milner Gibson (chairman), Mr. Evart, Mr. Tufaell, Mr. Rich, Mr. Sta/ford, Mr Cobden, Mr. U. A. Hamilton, Sir I. Walmsley, Sir T. F. Lewis, Mr. C. Fortescue, Colonel Mere, Mr. S. Adair, Mr. So- Wren, Sir W. Moleswor th ,. and Mr. K. &peter reassem bled in committee-room, No. 11. In addition to Mr. Keogh, Mr. Tints, Mr. Collett, and Mr. /3acknall (already exa mined), the witnesses esamiaed yesterday were Mr. Cassell, Mr. Russell (Edinburgh), and Mr. Parkin, of the Post office. The evidence as yet taken chiefly relates to the operation of the penny stamp upon newspapers throughout the United Kingdom. W VALLIT RAILWAY.—The committee on this bill report the preamble proved, that the proposed capi tal is 80,0801 and lean 28,8861., awl aimsaitt of shares sub scribed 60,630/. • length of Usk 13 tines ; 44,050!. sub eeribed by share holders having a Meal iaterest. BOLTON, BLACKIICILY, CLITIMOR, AND WIST Yost ' Satan nsitwAT.—The sonatina es ads bin mart the preamble proved, the oh** Wag to drags the arms of the company, sad enable then to eased certain usieswed and forfeited shares, to raise new share' in lieu thereof, to raise a further sum of 50,0061. by new sham, and to amal gamate with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. THANK-4 lIATIN DOCK AND RAILWAY.—The preamble of this bill, to extend the time granted for purchase of lands and eompleti of works, and to slier arrangements as to sham spit is monad proved. .11 ' CHURCH-STNEET. The verdict given at the inquest on the bodies of the men who were killed by this occident appeared in part only of our impression of yesterday. It was that the " deeemed met their deaths from t►e falling of part of • building which appears by the evidence to have been caused by the accidental breaking of one of the iron girders." Mr. Stevens said the opinion of the jury should be com municated to the city architect. ' Ms. Cox said the gentlemen engaged had signed a certifi cate which he read. It was to the effect that the orkmen employed had exerted themselves in the most active and humane manner to rescue the men injured and killed by the accident, and that they desired to testify their admira tion of them and their approbation of the arrangement of the police. The Foreman of the jury stated that the inquest had assigned 61. towards the subscription for the relief of the windows and orphans. A gentleman stated that Messrs. Corbett and Bell would do their best for the pear people. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE ON TUE MIDLAND RAILWAY. CL&T C 11054, TrIESDAT Moaxiso. A most fearful accident occurred at this place last night, by which the lives of two gentlemen hare been sacrificed, and many other persons seriously injured. The express train, which starts from London at 5 p.m., leaves Derby at 9.5 p.m. About five minutes alter the express left the Derby station, it was followed by a goods train. The former punuod its course until it had paned the Clay Cron tunnel, when, in oassequence of the engine beaconing disabled, it was brought to a stand. Meanwhile the goods traia continued einne, and about 10 minutes after the express train had pined the Clay Cross station, it followed at a speed of about 20 miles an hour, and directly afterwards ran with tremendous force into the pas ' aenger train, then stationary. A scene of indescribable eon- ' ftision ensued—fur, amidst the crashing of the carriages and the shrill whistle of the locomotives, ruse the piercing cry of the affrighted passengers. As won as possible attention was directed to the sufferer. J. Meynell, Esq., of Tapton Grove, near Chesterfield, an aetive and intelligent magis trate, whose death will be greedy felt, and J. Blake, Esq., of the firm of Blake and Parkin, merchants, Sheffield, were found to have received fatal injuries ; and most of the ps*- wagers were more or less seriously injured. The accident was immediately telegraphed to Derby, and about midnight several of the company.' officials arrived on the spot. Those of the passengers whose bruins were not of a very serious character, were, after a few hours' delay, forwarded to their respective destinations; but those whose injuries were more dangerous, were accuuunodated at the station and in the immediate vicinity. The catastrophe aeon became known in the neighbourhood, and the local surgeons attended and rendered valuable assistance. 112 C following uen official list of the Parties, together with the nature and extent of their injuries: Mr. Meynell, of Topton, dead ; Mr. Blake of Sheffield, dead: Mr. Ten- Dent, United States bruised slightly ; Mrs. Tennent, United States, fractured thigh ; Mr. Allan, of Derby, broken arm; Mr. Bennett, of Chesterfield, knee and leg injured ; Mr. Bruadbcut, of Sheffield, bruised; Mr. Iforncastle of Sheffield, bruised; Mr. Ashworth, of Sheffield, brui sed ; Mr. Ward, United States, bead injured ; Mr. Beebe, United States, head injured; Mr. Black lock, Dumfries, head injured and leg fractured; Mr. John Toilhunter,of Dublin, both legs broken; Mr. Joshua Todhunter, of Dublin, injury to the shoulder-blade ; ltev. Heade, ankle audleg severely in jured; Mr. Fox, of Chesterfield, injured; Mrs. Meyuell, slightly bruised inn the head; James Ainsworth, a porter, in the employ of the company, and who was in the guard's break of the express train at the time of the accident, seriously i uj ured. The officials of the company arc extremely reluctant to give any inhirmatiun as to the cause of this unfortunate affair, but it is alleged by the passengers to have arisen in consequence of the guard of the express train having ne glected to signal the accident to the approaching goods train. The inquest is appointed to be held to-day. THE INQUEST. The inquest on view of the bodies of Mr. Mcynell and Mr. Blake was opened nt the Commercial Inn, Chester. field, this (Tuesday) a fte rnoon, before 11. Hutchinson, Esq., coroner, and a highly respectable jury. Mr. Macauley,onc of the solicitors to the Midland Company ; Mr. W. Smith, one o f the directors; and Mr. Saunders, the traffic manager, were present, representing the company. The jury having been sworn, proceeded to view the bodies, which lay at the railway station ; they then returned to the inn. I'resious to the commencement of the proceedings, Mr. Macauley, solicitor, said at that stage of the proceedings lie would not say more than that the company desired as much as any one present that the matter should receive the fullest and fairest investigation. Mr. 11. E. Walker was the first witness.—l am a surgeon, at Chesterfield. I knew the late Mr. Me dl. I was called to the scene of the accident last night about a quar ter past eleven. A short distance this aide of the clay cross tunnel I saw the body of Mr. Neyncil, which was pointed out to me by one of the porters. The body was lying on the embankment on the right side of the line. Ile was quite dead. I have since examined the body, and find extensive effusion of blood from both ears, considerable echymosis and discoloration of the shoulders extending to the loins, and very severe compound fractures of both legs, that of the right extending to the knee joint. The immediate cause of death was severe concussion of the brain. From the position and appearance of the body, he had pitched upon his head. I saw Mr. Blake near where the accident occurred. Ile was quite conscious, but had uo power whatever of moving the lower part of his body or leg.. lie wits very much exhausted and depressed, and complained of injury to the spine. We had him removed into a van, but he died on his way . to Chesterfield. The immediate cause of his death was injury to the brain. By one of the Jury.—l cannot say accurately how far the accident occurred from the Clay Cross station, but I should think the bodies were about a hundred yar ds front the station. Mr. Blake was quite sensible, and gave ra tional answers to the questions I &pistil. Mr. James Blake, of Sheffield, identified the body of his brother, Mr. John Blake, who he stated was 34 years of age, and was returning home from a journey at the time of the accident. . . . . . — iioOil;revidence was called, and the inquiry was ad• journed to Thursday neat. A SECOND COLLISION ON TUE MIDLAND LINE. DERBY, TrI ',DAV Amaxoox. To-day a second collision took place on the Midlands line, at the Long Eaton junction. A passenger train from Nottingham to Coditur Park came into collision with a coal train at the junction, owing to inattention to the signals. The engines were doubled up, but fortunately the 'wren ger, escaped with a few bruises only. MEMBERS PIat:SENT WIZEN TIIC HOUSE WAS Cot .'rn Oct,TtE4DAV, NIAv 20.—Joseph llume, Wm. Williams, Sir J. Walincley, C. Anstey, Sir W. Molesworth, G. Duncan, Aglionby, Thicknesse, Milner Gibson, W. J. For, Thos. Thoniely, Cul. Thompson, Chas. Villien, Col. Dunne, C. Leach, Col. Salwey, Sir W. Somerville, M. Bass, D. Pugh, Ben. Hawes, Sir G. Grey, Wm. Ewart, Sir J. Cockburn, Frewen, Nichol], Adderley, Armstrong, Mar quis of Blandfurd, Marcus Hill, S. Child, E. Denison. ROYAL SOCVENIR.—A package has arrived at Dover by the packet Chemin de Fer, front Ostend, and been forwarded to Buckingham Palace, cantaining a por trait of her late Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, and which it is understood has been sent by King Leopold to her AlAjecty the Queen, A (501.7ie of DIRECTORS was held yesterday at the East India Ilona, when Lieut.-General * Sir Richard Arm strong, C.D. the new Commander-in-Chief of the Forces on the Mad ras establishment, was appointed second mem ber of council at the presidency of Fort St. George. ADDITIONAL POsT-OFFICEs.—It appears from a return just printed by order of the House of Lords, that since the year 1830 there have been 4.800 additional post offices-4,358 in Great Britain and 302 in Ireland. Since. the same period there are 1,283 places where there are more deliveries than one in the day—Lon being in Great Britain and 221 in Ireland. PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM—A large and influential public meeting was held on Tuesday evening, in the Town-hall, Sheffield, for the purpose of con • sidering the questions of a large extension of the franchise, and the operation of the fiscal regulations by which the press is restricted, and its efficiency as a public instructor marred ; and also to petition the legislature for an altera tion of the existing laws on these questions. The chair was occupied by Alderman T. Dirks. The resolutions, wldels were all unanimously passed, affirmed the repetemem tion of the people in parliament to be partial tad unjust ; urged the necessity for a large extensive of the franchise, in order to secure a due wag* to public opinion in the House of Commons, declaring Ms adherence to the shortening of the duration of parliament and vote by ballot. The meeting also expressed its desire to promote the progress of financial reform, to &aide the taxation of the country, and introduce just primat e !: our financial system ; it also viewed, with great the efforts to procure the repeal of the paper, advalimmnent, and newspaper stamp duties, which tended to cheek the intellectual advancement of the community. A petition, embodying these sentiments, was ordered to be prepared and sent to each bleach of the legislature ; that to the Lords being mermaid he presentation is Earl Fitzwilliam, and that to the Comm= to Joha Parker, Esq. Councillor Al i ask Mr. Doak Mr. Orley, Kr. 11. Leader, joa., cad Mr. Swam were at principal speakers. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. BANQUET TO THE FOREIGN COMMISSIONERS. Yesterday, the Metropolitan Local Commissioners gave a dinner to the Foreign Commissioners of the Exhibi tion, at the Castle, Richmond. The council also got up a regatta on the river, giving prizes fora double scullers' race (with three heato—one at half-past four, one at a quarter to five, and ono at five), and an outrigger race art half-past five, with a final heat of double sculls at a quarter to six. In the garden, before dinner, a deputation from the town presented thenisAvas, and delivered an address from the inhabitants to Lord Ashburton, the chairman or the day, and his distin guished guests, to which his lordship replied. Among the speakers, after dinner, were M. Von Vielnihn, M. Van der Weyer (Belgian atiaister), M. C. Dapin, Earl Uracville, the Chevalier de Barg, and Mr. Paxton. Ye.terday the receipts at the building from Gs. entrance fees amounted to 3,11601. 1 5. , which, with the proceeds resulting from the sale of season tickets (3504.145.) amounted altogether to 3,711!. 9s. Lectures are to be delivered in the Glass Palace, early on Fridays and Saturd a y s , by P ro f e ,sor Anstcd, in explanation of the mining processes, mineral products and mineral manufacture forwarded for exhibition from various parts of the world. Up to the present time there huts been no percep tible increase of passengers by the steamers from the Cinntinent beyond the oriliniry arrivals at this season of the year. RAGGED SCIIOOL UNlON.—Yesterday morniag the seventh annual meeting of the promoters of this institution took place at Exeter-hall, Strand. Lord Robt. Grosvenor, M.P., to thelhair. In the evening another meeting was held in the 'Erie place, Lord Ashley, M.P., presiding. The second meetiureas considered necessary in consequence of there not having been sufficient space on the het occasion to accommodate the largenumber of persons who desired to gain admittance. At both meetings a report was read tram which it appeared that Ike inercare in the society's opera tions durinjt the year had been as follows: In the number of schools, s ; Sunday scholars, 421; week slay scholars; 463; evening scholars, 220. In the industrial school, 286; unpaid teachers, 13. The total number of schools at the present time was 102; Sunday scholars, 10,861 ; week day scholars, 6,021; evening scholars, 6,572 r industrial, 2,062 ; paid teachers, 180. During the year three girls and 81 boys had been enabled to emigrate by the mutual efforts of the union and local schools, making a total of 307. The committee had expended 6001. for this pur pose during the year. The industrial classes continue,' to increase in numbers and efficiency. The committee had much pleasure in noticing the receipt of a grant of Bibles from the Bible Society, and also the sum of 131. from the Emigration Fund, as well as various grants front the British and Foreign Bible So li ciety.. The committee had, moreover, received assistance from the London City Mission; and they next referred to the magnificent building in Lambeth erected for a ragged school by 11. Beaufoy, Esq. The receipt. for the year amounted to 3,1871. I ds. Ild., and the expenditure to 3,0761. 16s. 5,1. leaving a balance of 2101. 15s. 6d. 'the emigration fun d amounted to 9511. 145., and after deducting the expenditure of 6371 10e., there win a balance of 314/. Is. It further appeared that, while the general ex peruses of the society remained the same, the hicome had decreased, and the committee had been compelled to appro priate 5001. of the funds of the institution to meet present demands.—Lord Ashley, in opening the preeeedings of the evening meeting, said the Itatmed School lasion, from its principles and fruit., claimed the sympathy and support of a Christian public. These scho o ls had effected great things; nut indeed so great as they might have wished, but more than sufficient to call forth a large measure of thankfulness' and rejoicing. In 180, when these operations were tint systematised and promoted with real energy, they had sonic seven schools with 717 scholars. In 114,1 they bad 102 schools with 10,861 scholars; of these, 6,021 were week-lay scholars, and 2,062 were enrolled among the industrial classes. The example had been followed, and lie was happy to say that many schools had been established in different places which were not in connexion with this society. They had enabled 350 children to emigrate, and from many of these, letters had been received giving the met gratifying account of their moral and social improvement. A boy who emigrated iu 1803, had recently remitted to his father his earnings, amounting to 101.; and a little girl bad forwarded to her mother the aunt of 5/. The bops sent from the Grotto Passage schools, and who had emigrated to Australia, hail paid back in full the amount of money which had been advanced to them. The noble lure! concluded by observing that this society had devised an organised system fur the prevention of crime, and he called upon the meeting to assist in the promotion of so expellent an object —Mr. Baxter moved and the Itev. G. Smith seconded, the adoption of the report, which having been unanimously agreed to, various resolutions were passed and several gentlemen tuldressed the meeting in support of them—The business then terminated. 'fug niACE SOCIETY.—The anniversary meeting of the Peace Society was held last evening in Finsbury chapel, Aloorfields, and was very numerously attended; a large proportion of the audience consisting of members of the Society of Friends. Many foreigners, French, Ger man, and Americans, with a few Italians werewere also present. Mr. C. llindley, M.l'., presided. The chairman, in opening the business of the evening, said that this society, esta blished for the purpose of disseminating and promoting the principles of universal peace, was now in the 35th year of its existence. He trusted that no-one then present would ever forget the fundamental principle of the society —the sinfulness of war. (Hear, hear.) Let it ever be remembered that it was contrary to divine command, and all cobweb arguments must fall. They were constantly told that their views were Utopian and unpractics ble. Perhaps there were times, looking to the darker pages of history and to the many wars which have scourged mankind, when it would almost seem as if it were hopeless to expect the triumph of the principles of universal peace, but when he turned to the Word of God, and touud the promise of a time when universal peace shall reign throughout the world, when swords shall be turned to plough shams, and when man shall uo longer war with man, if they had any faith in that word, which they professed to hold as the standard of their belief, they could not refuse to believe that the time is coming when nations will war no more. (Cheers.) But they were also frequently told, that in order to accomplish this it will be necessary to alter the principles of human nature. But, indeed, that was the very aim of the Gospel. lie could offer a pleasing illustration of the practicability of carrying out the scriptural injunction of peace, which occurred to hint in the course of a recent tour in the East. Ile was making - preparations at Cairo for a journey into the desert. Ills dragoman came one day and inquired how many pistols and guns he should purchase at the bazaar. " What are we to do with them ?" 'l' he dragoman then made a woeful representation of the danger they should run in trusting themselves unarmed amongst the wild Arabs of the desert. lle (the chairman) replied that he had only once fired a gun in his life, and they would take no arms. Ile went into the desert amongst the rosining Bedouins, and he never heard u threat, never receive& an insult or an uncivil word from them. Trusting alone to that Almighty' power who Protects time who lean on him, he performed his journey and returned to his native land in health, peace, and safety. (Cheerio.) If any man, therefore, told him that the principles and views of the Peace So ciety were Utopian or mapcssible, he would only say, " I have tried the experiment." The society were actively diffusing their principles by means of lectures and tracts, fur the great object was to convert the people rather than governments.—The report (read by Mr. Richards; the secretary to the society) stated inter alts that the next congress would take place on the 22nd of July, and there was every reason to expect that it would be the most important meeting held. The society had prepared tracts in the continental languages for distribu tion during, the Exhibition, and a special fund of 450/. had been raised for this purpose. Mr. I,lihu Burritt, the Rev. J. J. Steinitz, and T. Spence, Mr. Joseph Sturge, Mr. J. S. Buckingham, Signor Ferretti, and M. Garnett (a co loured clergyman from America), subsequently addressed the meeting. _ THE Ftalx LOVE-LASE.—INQUEST.—Loaf night Mr. Payne held an inquest, at the Coal Exchange Tavern, St. Mary -at-Hill, on the bodies of the four unfortunate in dividuals—Richanl Harvey, Abraham Clark, Elisabeth Gray, and George Hare—who perished by the fire at the Rae and Crown Inn, Love-lane, City, on Sunday morning last. The jury having viewed the bodies, which presentW a shockingly charred and mutilated appearance, the evi dence was almost exclusively a repetition of facts already known to the public. Trinder, the policeman on duty when the fire was first suspected, detailed his ineffectual attempts to arouse the inmates of the doomed house, the impracticability of using the escapes, and the great progress made by the tire before the water could be applied.— George King, of the White Hart, stated how he saved the young woman whom he found faint and bleeding by pulling her through the window.— Bradley, of the fire brigade station in Jeffrey-square, said when the engines arrived the house was blazing from top to bottom. The fire burnt about two hours. He found the bodies shortly after four o'clock. The first was a female lady, which rested cornerwise on the foot of the bed, as if she bad been awoke and endeavoured to escape. On the third floor he found three bodies of men lying on their faces in the front room. He knew nothing of the cause of the fire, but it was his opinion that it began in the back room of the first floor, from which it had burnt upwards and downwards. The beds were entirely consumed on the third floor; and the man, who was a lodger, had evidently been out of bed, as he was lying near the window. The Coroner said that the young woman who had been saved was in St. Thomas's Hospital, but would, he thought, be able to give evidence in about a week, and it would *ro tor* be advisable to adjourn the inquiry until she was in a position to attend. The inquest was accordingly sdionnooll• BAIL WAYS. THIS DAY. Two o'CLocx. In the share market to-day there has been quite a panic. Soon after the opening of b us i ness a p er f ec t rush of sellers took place, disappointment as to the result of the traffic returns making many persons desirous of getting out of their stock, and the con sequence was a serious fall in every lino on the list. Great Westerns went rapidly down to 78k, Lanca shire and' Yorkshires to 52/, London and North Western stock to 119, Midlands to 52, and other lines in proportion, the fall amounting in some cases to full 51. per share. The market has been very unsettled all day, but the tone is now decidedly steadier, and prices are recovering, some of the heavier descriptions having rallied as much as 21. per share. The South-Eastern Railway traffic for the last week, as just made known, amounts to 12,2561., or 1,2771. more than in the corresponding week of last year. The average return per mile this year is 46.95/. against 46,911. last year. MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. Two o'CLoci. Business in the English stock market has been languid to-day, the attendance of the members of the Stock Exchange being limited, as usual on the Derby-day; and, with the exception of another investment in the Red uce d Threes on public account, the transactions call for no notice. Prices have been fairly supported at yesterday's range. The only department of the " house " that occupies any large share of attention is the railway share market, which has been cha racterised by very serious depression, the pressure of stock tor sale at a time when so many dealers are absent having led to a consider able fall, from which only a partial rally has since occurred. Consols have been steady all day at yesterday's quotations, of 97; to 1 for money, and 07 to fur the 10th of June. The official report of business is : Three per Cent. Consols, 971, 1 • ditto for account, 971, 1; Three per Cents. Reduced, 961, I; Three and-a-Quarter' per Cents., 971, 1; Long Annuities, 1860, 71, 3-16; ditto thirty years, 1859, 7 1-16 ; South Sea Three per Cent. Annuities, 1751, 961. Bank Stock, 211, 210. Exchequer Bills are again offered to-day, and the price has fallen Is. Bargains are recorded in the 11,000/. and 500/. bills, at 445. and 435. prem. ; ditto small 455. and 435. India Bonds, 1,0001., mark 475. and 51s. prem. Scarcely any business has been concluded in the foreign stock market, and in prices there is no general change. :Mexican Bonds arc a shade weaker, and spanish Actives show a sensible decline, being marked as low as 201. The official statement reports transactions in the undermentioned stocks only, viz. :—Dutelt Twcrand-a-Half per Cents., 591. Meztean, for amount, 30th May, 34Z, 33. Peruvian Five per Cents., 1849, Mt. Russian Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 1001. Spanish Active Five per Cents., for account, 201 ; ditto Passive, O. Vene zuela DeferrA, 12!. Pursuant to a notice from the Paymaster-General's office, Exchequer Bills dated June, 1850, must be sent in for payment or renewal on the 12th of June next. The new bills, which will of course bear in terest at the same rate of 1 td. per cent. per day, will be receivable in exclusuge on the 13th of June. Advises from Piedmont speak of a loan to be ne gotiated in London, the amount to be about 3,000,0001. The previous loans have been contracted at Paris, and are negotiated on that exchange. The loan of 1831 is in four per cent. bonde to the amount of 10,800.000/. There is a sinking fund which will redeem the whole in 1871. and which is drawn half yearly. Besides the simple repayment of the loans, there are, as is common with motley loans circulating on the Paris and other continental ex changes, premiums or prizes of 4,000/., 3,0004 3.20/11., 2,8001., &c. The bonds are of 401. each. The last qtr./Mien at Paris is 99. On the 30th of April 333 bonas were drawl' ut Turin for repayment, and live prizes were given, one of 2,0001., one of 0001., one of 4001., one of 320/., and one of 411. The other Piedmontese loan was contracted in 1819, at 4 per cent., and the dividends arc payable in April and October. The amount of the bonds is 40/., and the last price 91. This is likewise negotiated on the l'aris Bourse. Rumours are again revived of a Prussian loan to be negotiated in this country, but without, we believe, any satisfactory authority. A further rise took place, in several instances, in the foreign exchanges yesterday, the demand for paper on the continent not being great. Paris was a shade higher, being done at 23 exactly, for short, and at 25.21/ for three months. The rates on I luiland again advanced considerably, Amsterdam leaving off 11.17; to 18, and there was likewise a marked improvement in the (potation ou Hamburg, which closed at 13.8. The pnccs of Frankfurt, Petersburg, Italy, Spain, and Portugal experienced no change; but the appre hensions expressed by us in our last notice, with regard to the exchanges on Austria, were fully realised, there being a reaction of nearly 20 kreutzers as compared with the rates of last Fri:lay. Vienna, which found takers hut poet at 12.35, was not saleable under 12.33. At the beginning of change, one house purchased an amount on Trieste at 12.14, but the rate afterwards rose to 12.30 to 55. The preliminary essays hating been suceemful. the i electric telegraph s to be laid down from Amster dam to the I fader. ENGLISII FUN 1151.—Tat+ MY. Bank Stock. 51011 , L.ll An.,etiLic.. 3 per CI liteducol. 944 i 11,1i.1 bt. ek. 3 per et. C0n...01.. pit i Iwo It, tit —. t I , er CL ConmeL,tl;l i atehtgour Ittlle. 41s. to 44.5. Can a. for the Act*, :fit I .611E10. per (:t. 1104 i tn. % 2 kw, Cl. lintsslLut, Si 0) N.., d • FUNDS. 5 per CL '4; 4i per CL Peruvian. d2l 5 it i r ti' CL l V. ' ,rt ' ut, " •42l . 3 . 7 4!47 5 122 r Ct. kuk.lau, a l 13 41 NT Ct. 1tt0n4a21.121 140/ 61. r Ct. ,^temlah. Acute. Mt per Ct. 4122•14 b. 3 . 4 401 u. 52 6 21 141 Ct. Vevemela 11 4 Ito. Dtfarrel, 12 13 N EXCHANGES. 6 per Ct. Buenos Ayrag, 66 7 6 Pee ! - '. L. ! ; I! P 3.• 3 Wr ;•:14 . 3 per Ct. I.4fini4h , 76 II 24 per Ct, Putch..:.) 4 pa Ct. Dutch, 6.01•0 Equidor. 34 4 1 3 per Ct. Grual4a, Hi 17 ADAMS AND Men UNGUARANTEED. Liman' prior Yesterday: t Pd. l ItaiLwan. - . 30 itberdees 12f 121 Sl.Amberg., Notting., Bodo. xO4 Nod Jonetioa Sf 4 13f Binw.Wolv. kotourVollog 10f 101 100 litiwol and Know 73 00 34 .C..kdooLa ... 133 131 30 'C h ester aM Holyhead 20, 43 thiblin sad Mimi June . =0 14 dim $3 IL& Angti4o (C 23 L k C. IS , Da. (Eli E. k IL) ... 2f 20 Tostoto COUtatill 6 7 33 Diluters Voter. aim A.. I 314t4 E. U. 1.9.1 II De. ea..% B and C dito 4 4g Oat lone-whirs I 13 W. New I shares Edinburgh and Glasgow Ldioleurgh,Perth,Doodoe Exeter and &mouth Great Northers 1/ t Ii DS. 3 ghare.sA,Deferred,' 31 6 I Do.` Ewe% ILI peret.l 123 12 Geliauch. sod Wok. are.) 39 41 Orest Weders Do. £17..._ 133 14.3 13 33 30 23 _ 81.. 23 / 23 I 2 111' 121 .0 It imp UneTeetttrl Carlisle I Thirds Lase:albite anri . lroihahlie Do. tithe I Do. Wert Leeds and Think I London end LEackwall I Do.TiMura Catena Scrip Brightea, t n. Caw London it North-Weeterh' I Do. do., New shares . Do. ilftha [Amino k Sc , uth-Westem I Do., Sid . Dw 40 .„ I Manch., Bus ~ and Macnek 1 ilaneh.,Shrf.,atLione.u.h. I Do. Minket Linel. Coon Do. £)0 atm Do. harm. and Derby likllandGreatWeetern(l.) Newmarket Newport, Ahem:mum, and liereiont— Do. New Northern enemies I.lnioh Newry And Ennis:inch .. North British North atatfordatdre... North We/tern North &South Wesi.ikne. 'Oxford, Wore., & Wolver neolieh Central Scottish *Muhl I Do. New.. ihrewe. et Biwa, Clue .1 Do., Clara W. ihrewsburyalle s et(i, Ahreerabury and (niece: M et. W. ilia.) Ito. 4 anredty Ohrupshire ;ditlth Devon Inouth liouth Wales ioath York.h.tairerDui. M' 11 II pa 37 ST{ 101 el dim. 74 7 LS Si 1 33 115 7 1 46 6 1 122 111 1 1 31 pal S 4 „ I 23 2{ Dv S 9{ RI di, 11 7 dig 171 3 29 e die I{ die 30 57 1.4 It/ dle 30 12 b Si 31 3 die 22 24 iay ii 4 dla a 4 du I 44 da 7i .1/: 4 I pa IS 14tresioa and liortlepooL.l raw Vale Extension isloo f•-day tp to 1 Wslook. tlj 101 ii 1 138 is soul 24 )7 ; i i 1:1 I 911 7sl 9 36j 3 4 3j 7 9 9$ j 122 19 221 24 19j 20$ 131 13uj 26 74 61 2 3 64 174 II 134 141 St 6&a tj S die iSI lay dim 6 $4 lis 4 / 41 al. 3$ $ die 11 U 1 9 31 I di. II 1 9 141 241 Is 29 4 1 dis 9 7 1 ir 6) 41Ls 1 13 die 6 5 d. $4 4 die 191 to 5 4 el. 2 2 dis 22i 23 RtiNTAI P I pm 291 29j 27 U 'Cale of Seoth w.terford and Liakerioll West Cornwall . . ha ' ren — s7oWs ..". Do.O.N.E.Pruchone York and North hiid:and LINES LEASED AT 11 Berk. & I laza.. Ext..s per, I Lt. to GL Westera I aau.4ulyiaLoiriellliguar. ant.* (ita.. to la.Weiit. Ditto willaiut a guaranteti (lewd to Great% eaters, Itiran., \Voir, and Dunk* ea:ndtilypd.,orwititguar (tow d to littntWe.tere. Ditto without 'guarantee (1.1;4wC-i to tarn Western' lucklmghank•lttre . (leaan I Ili %Pea 7 9p. 175 174 11 43 311 33i 1 ens 1101 102 4 30f 31 ; gi t: I Ilf of 333 34 to Lo;don&N.WZ;teml Junction tles•cl to rale.lontan . :artLinctlnsh.intsr. (kart tl to GL Northern) llotteerter & Dean Forest [ (leased to (treat% even, HallittSelby(l. York: l / 4 N !COI I Do. j shave Onto) ...I Do. I shorts (ditto) .. Lettish Brodlord I Midland' [ Loncloe and Greenwicit (teased to South Eastern Ditto Preference (duo) Lowestoft Li tisr.lpsrpt at. ( owed to Norfolk) I Nortbentli Ilitern S pt rC -- I (3e si4 io --- itZ6llariic.j 43 ' W Ditto ditto New ... ; 13 Preston& }' re (lea.. Lon &N.West.k Lage.&Yor: I IN. Ditto 4 shame (g) (ditto); 20 Read., Guild., sad Reigate; (Rased to geu - A Le. tell 6; Royston .m 3 Melilla (lees to Great Northern 4 Do. Sheprettt Eaten (ditto' 114!towth Stafford allise (Wassail Si Si 6 6pm 43 4t $ I pm 21 314 74 3 11 14 pm 34 3Ws NI 14 114 to Mr. PVCI666 Wear Var..y, 6 p. Ct. pua.l (leased to .toctionSlD r. Wats, ioniermt.,&Weyr (leaved W 1.4 L We- IS 45e PREYEEENCE WAILES. Ile Aberdeen... .. ... 1 al die C 10 Catalonian £lO .. .. I _ c a 15 'Chester sod llolyheA ... 13 16 0 ,Dundee, Penh. sod Ober ' deers Junction ... ...i 1 1 die I,Esetsoglioni.U.lo4)6p.CL l le 3e 61 Deface n CouoUes Lateas.,l I 3 per No. I 1 poi 611Ditte Ct. do. No. 2' dl. I pot IS I De. New 6 per Cent k I kook II Ile 111 EgstUslos,tlenprr.o6.o, 16 16e 6 Edinburgh, Per* and Dundee, 51 per Unit ...I 4 ills per Oren Northern 3 per Cent, IJ 131 OtrichirWeetro(l)Slghthe, 1 I pot I LszuselilregTorlis. r sw4 —Ye 1 Ditto 6 peg Cent. Stock isa2 l ligiodoei,Br t.,l4l.Coset, Prel.sperCLlSteck.lll3l, Elm SOL shorts, 8..... 1611116005ver.3 per Ct., DEW Sew guar. 6 prit CL 111 137 IsedonlSthWeeteroEgre ft tips lan.ilbetLikDoe. Islaiel 11 II Do. New MO ... .. 11f 13 I f6= 16 171 4 4 6 II :71; Do. Si per Cent. Gear. North Britian i Iv` 101 111 15 151 13 14 161 1 011 1 1 die .ILWAY& ; 1 17 lo d 2 pa Pla 11 S 7 II 9_ . 7 111 14 4164 11 14 Si 34i i illis f 1 4 • SY itoid, Worcater, mtdi Welver.. 516.4 prr Coat Guaranteed Slunwe.&Cheiter(Nar.W. Mia.) 6 per Coat-. .. South Devon York, Nevoid Gt. North of Eart.pureli. Ditto Ditto ... FOREIGN 'Boulogne mad Maim .. I Cent.r.! Irraoce (Viers= Last Indian 'Great Indian Pesiasals.. 71 De. eh 14•00 ... .. 10 Wow mg Uss• . • 11 Doerr' et Mon . .. 1 Dims sal Dards= .. ige IN Pub ad Odor .. 110 MD oul Dim ... .. 16 MD ad 10z01/00/4 .. /0 Inn gol Them .. 11 m 11120616 ... .. 111101111•11 m... ... 121; )920 134 1 I. Bt.. li 31 4j Si 13 16 LATEST FORE!' _por Acoount. P.3R115, MAT 20. I Foe Money, jOpsleg Highest i Loweot Ciftillf. per Cents. per Oslo. — PI 73 PO 30 10 83 A9O 43 PO 85 Cen ... per ts. do. New Loss per Cente. I pee wls. .......-. C la 4 per Casts. -- ...... . 5 do. Sem Imii 3 per Dente. Esehangeon London: al sight., 23 ; 90 guys, 21 32i. Belgian, 5, 1910 Do. 3, 1312 Do. 44 110. 21 Piedmont 5 p.Ct 1919 80 W.- 1 Bank Slimes PAILIS, MAY 20.—St. Germain, 450; Vennille. (right bank, ,li3; ditto ;ten balk:, 215; I . ..ria and Rauen, 615; Rouen and Havre, 317 21) ; 31aracillra and Avigoln, 2t173 ; stra.dr.urg :rnd 11; 23 ; Ce%tre, i; OrleAns and Itord,uz, Cr , ; Northern, 475:; twig and nossOu.ire, 36 i ; Tours and Nantes, 371 36 ; theppe and recarep, 122 O. BERLIN, Mar 19.—Voluntary Loan, 106. New Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cant., 1021. National Debt, 86. Commercial Marino Society'. Premium, 1284. Dank Shang, 94i. VrExtra, Mar 17.—Five per Cent. bletalliques, 061; Four-and-a-Half per Cent. ditto, 841. Bank Shares, 1232. Exchange on London, 12.34. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LtveneooL, MAT 20.—The market has been quiet to-day, sort but lisle business hss been done; woes, however, are without roderial attention. The f , dlowina are Me traimactions:—liirken be.d, Lancashire, and Cheshire, iu d.—Caledoidais, 131-Iritto (pref. shares), Cl —YAM Lincarhire, 141—Lencerhire and Yorkshire, 36 74 —Ditto (allit shares), 7 3-16d.—Loorlon and North Western, 1134 1 3 —Ditto (newt shares), 31 1 lip.—slantkester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 2v —Midland, 56( Ditto (lahaism). 151d.-6outh Eastern and Dover, 7.4 —York, Neweaare, and Berwick, 191—York and North Midland, • 27; Great Southern and Western (pref. 'Ahern), 13-16 p. MA NCHEiTint, MAY 20.—The prices to-day arc consi derably lower rban on thm day week, and there is a very routed de sire to sell. The amount of businms transacted has been t lerable. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 20.—This market was a gootl deal de ep-day, which inteemed towanl the elo.e. Mullatut.:Etirtning. hats sDd Derbya were done at 33.; Manchester, SbefiSeld,and Lincoln blurts at 293 ; hhropahite naiad at W est e rn e. South &woos at 23i lUdlande at 38 London and North at 123 ; and Shrews. bury and Birutinglsant 8 . . at 43 dl.. LEEDS, MAT 20.—We have still to report a falling market, althitala of shame being lower again DID morning with re luctant Mayen. Cleeingsalm—Fiat LASe.a...bires. 154 ; Great Weaterna, 85; .eMa and Thiraka, lai ; Ditto quarter.. foe pm. ; London and Nottli Western. ; North British, 81; Nurtk WINIIIIMI ; ; 'fork and North tilWand,l3l. Baterox, 3lie 20.—The market was extremely dull, and shares rwtatoed a slight decreer* in rah*. The transactions were—South Eastern and Dower. 23; Tack sod North Midland, 231; Great Western (original shares), 841 ; , Vale of North, 6 die.; Taff Ysa, 170. THE GOLD DUST ROBBERT.—OFFICIAL INWERTI OATION.—Yesterday morning at ten o'clock an investigation was commenced at the offices of the London and South Western Railway, York-road, into the circumstances eon nested with the recent robbery of gold dust. The investi gation, which is conducted with closed doors, win probably extend over several days. The proceedings continued from ten o'clock till past 5 o'clock, and will be resumed this morning_at nine o'clock. ST. STEPnEN's, WALBRoox.—This beautiful edi fice is, by order of the parochial authorities, thrown open for the uupection of the public free of cost, with an espe cial View to the gratification of strangers limiting our metropolis this year. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING LANE.—THIS DAY. There has not been a public salo to-day, and the attend ance in the private contract market so thin (as customary cm the Derby day), that it must he considered to he nearly 'a close holiday, and prices quoted the same as yester day. The public sales declared for to-morrow (Thursday) are : Saar, 900 hhds. Porto Rico, and 2,500 boxes yellow Ha vannah ; Coffee, 1.50 casks Ceylon ; Saltpetre, 1,100 bags; Rice, 4,500 hags; Cocoa, GOO bags. Duty paid on sagar to innt reet In Loalon, Liver. ewt. pool, Wand, hull, and ins Clyde 1,59;,310 II Me same keriod last year 1,917,413 Decrease 50,973 IRMO ran ow 1114 Vai wo Lon will. Loofas I 1,93,59 2,385,91.4 3C4.131 . ...... „ 103.764 (41).0:0 AU - 1i Clyde TOW time time Ls UM - ..... 14,934,;91 14,173,11 i berme . 4i1,279 INDIGO SALES.—Tur.snAT ErLNlNO.—Me‘sre. 11. W. Jeweabury and Co. hi their eirtailar state that the quarterly wiles of indigo, which commenced on the 13th :ash, teraninated this day; cohdating of 0,883 eines liticluali•n 4,347 cLe.ta of old steals. buail.ht in star withdrawn from former sale., anal 2,203 eliest. in eased hands). The Plate of the indigo herket hir • tear weeks previous to the outrunencement of the aide. wag corwiderably firmer, a nd prices ruled 23. to 3d. per lb. above February rates; the, imal , he moderate quantity &dare', led to the opinion that those Inca's would he main. tamed, if not augmented, at the sale jape eonendol. but such has not been the me: the general admen with which the wales .'per eat has hues n the chief feature throughout, the only onnottition b, ia.g for gad and floe Bengal, whisk has sold at lu I Vebrua•y rats; dehettar wit( consuming qualities went from par to 3d. per lb. decount. also from par to 3,1. per lb. lower; ale/Iran 23. to ht. ter lb. lower. Prom the commencement it was evident that the amount of orders was mall, and the thin attend .nee of both t seen and home boa :es has proved that they were not ahaiola t o eoute in at present rate,. The tamale generally complain that thw el , die , aih:airatg loot October My materially ch.:eked the cun , umfttvn of trolly', and In, thr o wn mataufacturena upon other colours. Of the quantity brouslit fa , raard it is estimatv.l that 2.492 chests are bought in, 4,721 withilta•n, and 2,"r7 sold, to which may he elated abut 431 of the bought-in anal withdrawn, teams the total quantity aold a,a 0 chit., ci whah 4,001 cheata are for apart, 50 for ham camior. plias, anal Tar fa, lc , sale. 'I he following are the quotation., as c an - end with the last Febau try sale :—Cloud and One shippoig, par ; ordinary and defeettv3 I itto, par to 3d, per lb. lower; broken 11111 eamuming, last ho 3,1. pi r lb. lower ; Madras, 23. to M. per lb. lowtr ; Km, at,, par to 3,1. per .b. ,lower. TALLOW MALLKET.—THIS DAY. The Tallow market 14 steady, to-day nt the reduction that took ;dare on Monday. Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, is quoted 375. to 365. 9d. ; last three months, 343. to 38s. 3d. MARK-LANE.—THIS DAY. There was no alteration in the value of Dither English or foreign Wheat to-day ; the attendance iu Mark-kne w.ts limited. in consequence of Derby day at Epsom ; in tho business transacted Monday's quotations were well sup ported. . _ Barley was in fair request and quite as dear. Thu receipts of Oats NU far this week have been light, and the value of the article has an upward tendency. Deans and I'cas tirm, at the rates of last market day. -• • ARRIYAL4 LYTo LONDON FROM 141% tA 2!4t MAY. QM EngHAL bootab. IrLALL lon Om. Wa t t I 1350 f Barley l3O I 223 oAla GO g to 444 flour, 2,950 melt. Malt, 8:0, COAL MARKBT.—THIS DAY. Eden Main, 14..3d. ; Walls End Haswell, 16.. lid. ; Walls End /lemon, 15s. Cal.; Walls End Lambton, I.M. ; End Stewart's, 145.6 d, ; WalhEnd Tote, his. Gd.—Ships at market, M.; BOROUGH MARKET.—THIS DAY. Messrs. Pattendea and Smith report that the market continuea tiruz for all Hops with quality and colour, at lath price;. COTTON.-ll.u•iu;, MAT 20. The market to-day ha% been calm. Sales up to 2 o'clock, 713 bah Tres-ordiouttre New Orle.uts ' quoted at Mt to $7l. Arrived, the Ocorge Hurlbut, fr o m New York, with 1,211 bale. , of cotton; the Miue.to, front New Orleau4, with 2,417 lbales of cotton. NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, AND IiIEttF.FORD Wsv.—Yesterday, an eztraordinary meeting of this company WWI held at the London Tavern, Ihshopsg:ite-street, Mr the purpose of forfeiting certain shares, and M.o for extending the number of director , from hoe to fifteen. The chair was taken by the Hon. Capt. W. E. Fitztuaurice. The following extract from the report, which was unani ~,,, uly 'opts, s. ex plain the object of the business before the meeting : "The directors, in the month of March last, with the slew to a revival of the company, instructed Mr. Charles Liddell, an engineer of great cstwrience in the construction of rail way+, to go over th e line, and report to them the not at which the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway may he made, under the existing parliamentary powers, at present time's prices, both of labour anti material. 'rho report of Mr. Liddell is, that with certain deviations front the course sanctioned by arliament, the railway m a y Inc m a d e a t a ea u o f 287,000/. f ur a single line, or 352,0001. for a double line. The directors have calculated that upon the re issue of the 6,031 forfeited khares, and upon their re storation to the register, the total calls on each 241. sham will nut exceed, including the amount already paid, 17/. 10s. fur a double line of railway from Polity's.' to llereford, leaving the line to the Taff Vale Railway to be subsequently dealt with—and if, by an improved market value fur the shares, or by arrangement 6 which the direc tors may be enabled to make with contractors, landowners, or others, the remainder of the shares should be issued at gar—in that c a se the calls may be proportionally reduced. o enable the directors to carry out these propositheis, the utmost cordiality has been evinc e( ' by a ll classes in the dis trict. And the ascend special object of this meeting is to extend the number of dinxtora of the company from use to Eileen." . SUICIDAL MANIA AT 3IAIDSTONE.—Two inquests have been held this week at Maidstone, upon servant girls, who had drowned themselves ; and the gone crime was attempted by a third, but some passers-by having ob served her movements, she was rescued before lift, was extinct. The lint inquest was upon Rosetta Corke, aged 18, lately in the service of Mr. Martin, pastry-cook. she had been detected flirting with the workmen, and treating them with her master's wine and spirits, and received no tice to quit. On the day the notice expired her master asked if she had obtained another place, when she replied, " She didn't want one, as she intended to make a hole in the river." Mr. Martin sent for her grandmother, who re sided in the town, but she refused to receive her; and after some days, during which she was seen straying about the town, she suddenly disappeared, and her bonnet and shawl were found on the hanks of the river —and, even tually, her lifeless body. A purse containing 'Js. 7d. was found in her pocket. Verdict, " Found drowned." The second inquest was upon the body of Eliza Nash, aged about 19 years and five months, servant to Mr. Gibson, of this town. She was the daughter of respectable parents, living at East Farleigh, and had been in Mr. Oileion's ser vice nearly twelve months. She always appeased to be of very weak mind, and her conduct had been such as to make Mr. Gibson believe she had not been in a sane state of mind for months past. Owing, in a great measure, to her strange manners and conduct, her master had same time ago given her warning to leave, but she begged to stay, and as she was very fend of the children she W. al lowed to do so. About a year ago an acquaint ance which she had previously had with a young man, named John Ladhams, of Heaton, was, on account of some trilling disagreement between them, broken off. This seemed to have preyed much on her mind. In the after noon of Thursday last, the day on which she committed suicide, she asked Mr. Gibson whether the body of the girl who had previously been drowned (Rosetta Corke) had been found, and on his telling her that he did nut know, she seemed much disappointed at not receiving a positive answer. Mr. Gibson stated his belief that Corke's death had preyed on her mind, and had somewhat stimulated her to do the same. On Thursday evening she went out, without asking leave, and meeting a female acquaintance asked her to go down the street with her. She consented, and iu the course of conversation deceased told her she was going to drown herself, and asked her to get a stone to tic round her neck. Her friend renionstreted with her, on which deceased bade her good bye and ran off. Having watched her over the bridge, her friend hastened home and stated what had oc curred to Mr. Gibson. Two of the police immediately went in search of deceased. They found her bonnet and shawl on the river side opposite Toed, and her body wa s found in the water at some distance about an hour after wards. A letter was in her bonnet, from which the fel:ow ing is an extract :—" Dear father and mother,-1 now must say farewell; likewise my dear sisters and brothers. As it must happen I shan't ever see any of you again on earth, and if ever you or any of you should happen to see John Ladhatua, give my beat love and respects to him, and 'hope he will live happy, let it be how it may, married or single, hope he may be happy and loving. . . . I cannot say anything more at present. Dear mother, you will excuse it as it is wrote with a trembling hand and aching heart." Verdict, "Temporary insanity."—afaieistoae Journal. FIRE AT STOKE NEWlNGTON.—Yesterday morning, shortly after three o'clock, the premises of the Rev. C. O'Donoghue, 9, Albert-grove, Stoke Newington, were con sumed by a fire which originated in the bedroom, one of the family having approached too near the bed curtains with a lighted candle. The parish and brigade engintl were soon on the spot, but the fire had gained too touch strength to be extinguished before the house sem de stroyed. 191 1 i dis al 1