The Express. — London, England, 1868-04-17 00:00:00

Mr. Stephens, Q.C., with whom was Mr. Archibald, applied on behalf of Mr. Sheppard, • parishioner of Frome, in Somersetsbire, for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not liens com manding him to proceed against the Rev. W. J. IL Bennett, vicar of From., for the purpose of making in quiries into certain charges that bad been made against him of heresy committed within the diocese of London, as well as within the diocese of Bath and Well', and con tained in two publications, one entitled " A Plea of Tole ration," is a letter to the Rev. Dr. Posey : and the other au may on "The Church and the World, 1867." The Lord Chief Justice—How do you bring it within the cognisance of the Bishop of London? Mr. Stephens said the application was made under the Ist, led, and 4th Via, chap. 86, wee. 3. The mooed pub lication complained of was an essay entitled " Some Re sults of the Traotarian Movement of 1833," and that bed been published in Frome as well as in London. His reason for applying to the Bishop of London to proceed in this ease was th►t the Church Discipline Act could only be put in force by the bishop in whose diocese the offence had been committed. The bishop, by the 3rd sec tion, had a discretion to exorcise, but he must hear the application, and by the sth section it was provided that the report of the Conimissioners to be appointed by him should be referred to the bishop of the diocese in which the beneficed clergyman resided. whether there were sut• /lent prima facie grounds for further proceeding. Mr. Justice Lush—Then your argument, Mr. Stephens, that unties the Bishop of London takes cognisance of this change there is ao means of proceeding against Mr. Leonel'? The Lord Chief Justice—But is not the foundation of ippcoptil jurisdiction over the clergy confined to the bishop within the diocese where the offending party is an oaici. slug minister? _ st:phens apprehended not. A bishop had general tk,tiuu over the clergy, or else a non-beneficed clergy c..te might publish heresy without the means of being If that principle were not conceded bow could br is rubiAtivtl Ti.c Lon! Chief Justioe—That is what I should like to ton. be,itte• it might help the court to construe the cords .4' the act, which are somewhat =bloom'. Dlr. •tephess said that unless the court held that view a la atticed clergyman of the diocese of Hereford might rove to London—and if they could suppose a clergyman -.turded with sin—publish a pamphlet denying the divimt of our Blessed Lord and Saviour in every diocese etc l t Hereford and escape eoclesiasticsl punishment. nosy on the " Church and the World" had been r' I ~, s ly published in London, and consequently t • 14shop of Bath and Wells could not corn - proceedings spinet Dlr. Bennett, but upon receiv • !, port of the commissioners to be appointed by the .4 London to examine into the charges that there ••• s• pt ...I facie grounds for further proceedings, the Bishop al, and Wells could proceed further. . o”tiee Lush—ls the charge for holding or publish. ~ I olical opinions? ntephens—For publishing and maintaining them. It di I not follow if the commission was issued that he s.,ould be able to prove the publication of the " Plea of Toleration," and :dl be now asked was that the bishop should exercise the discretion which he had declined to do. In the correspondence that had passed between Mr. Dale, the applicant's solicitor, and Mr. Lee, the bishop's secre tary, the latter stated that " the bishop does not feel larurelf called upon to comply with the re . u..,t thus toad, t o him." This refusal to be tae m,dium of proceedings against Mr. Bennett has no re frelic, whatever to the question as to whether or no the netrioes propounded in the works referred to are at Ono with the articles and formularies of the church. b , which the bishop does not deem it necessary to ern nat• the books, but he declines, unless under legal oom pulnuf . to be made the prosecutor of Mr. Bennett, or of .1 other derv/man not connected with the diocese of I. 'mks, who may happen to publish in the metropolis •upposed to contain unsound doctrines. The Lord Chief Justice—What is the heresy charged? Db. Stephens said it was this. In the " Plea of Tolera bo, occur the following statements asserting a real, visible presence of our Lord upon the altar. ' Toe greater part of the priesthood does now ••• , -Lie and set forth without flinching those • til•rb which were then (1830) to say the Irat hehl in abeyance. To speak only of myself I winked steadily onwards as far as my humble powers k , b• • ‘bleil me, cheered and instructed by the ' Traci for ter Times,' and your (Dr. Piney's) own more special • tat Oxford, to contend honestly for the faith ono* I unto the saints. That truth seeming to me • ve its whole efficacy front the right aloe primarily of the doctrine of incarnation, and L.og on that the real, actual, and visible presence of upon the altars of our churches. Without that ' • ~.• as containing and inferring the mumrdotal the priest and the sacrificial character of the there would seem to me no church at ..ould not but be that somehow the words of our • a Lord must be true, ' except ye eat of the flesh of , f Man and drink his blood ye have no life in you.'" Lord Chief Justice—l think you need not go further ~.to the °outwits of the work. 51 % otephens said that no doubt their lordships would •‘• loote the part about "the adoration of the comm . .1 ..Irtnents, ' Mr. Bennett " believing Christ to be in lie says " Well, I do not know what cabin of :wren in the priesthood may think. I do not wish • olopronlise them by anything that I may o , do, but see i ng th a t I am one of those burn lighted candles on the sitar in the day use incense at the holy sacrifice, wbo nee is vestments, who elevate the blessed mho myself more and teach the people to consecrated elements, believing Christ Nem. believing that under their veil body and blood of my Lord and Saviour 11014011711 Conner!, aged 27, inmate of St. Marylebone Workhouse, was charged with wilfully causing the death of her child. James Connell, aged 10 weeks. Mr. Martin, of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, watched the ease. ' William Roberts, qr and superintendent of the casual ward at St. lebone Workhotuie, said—Be tween a quarter and h -peat 2 yesterday afternoon, prisoner came to the workhouse gate with an order from the overseer for her admission. I admitted her and her child. She commenced crying and making a noise, and then I noticed tlud the was the worse for drink. I sent and in formed Mr. Douglas, the master, of her state, and he gave me directions to place her in the receiving ward till she got sober. I told her to bring her child and come with me. She refused, and I told her to give me the child, She said she would see me -- first, and that I should not have it. I managed to get her across to the ward and shut her in with her child. About 3 o'clock I looked through the wicket and saw prisoner sitting up nulling the child. At 4 o'clock she was doing the same. On my going in at 5 o'clock to take her out she was lying on her side. The child was lying on its face on the pri soner's right arm. I gave her a shake, and told her to get up. She made • move, and I said, " What I. the matter with the child?" She turned the child over, and I noticed its face was black. She said, " The matter with my child ? Nothing." I said, "My (led, the child is dead ; you have killed it I" She said she had not. I took the child to the doctor and he said it was dead. Prisoner was then given into custody. Robert Wheeler, 245 D, said—At 2 o'clock on Thurs day morning I was on duty outside the workhouse and saw the prisoner with her child in her arms. I asked her what she was waking for, and she said to be admitted into the workhouse. I knocked at the gate and asked the night porter if be would admit her. Be said be had an order against it, as she had • home and husband. Knowing her, I told her to go to her sister, who lived close by. She swore at me, and said she wished her —child was dead. Prisoner—Good God I I was too fond of it. Constable and went away. An hour afterwards I saw per again at the owner of East street, close by the workhouse. She had the child with her. I told her to go home. The child was eryieg, and she said to it, " If I don't kill you before twenty hours are over my bead, I will cut my own throat." She then got up, and went away. Knowing her to be • bad chants ter, and that this was her usual way, I took no notice of it. I afterwards saw her give the child the breast. I saw her again at half-past sin the morning in a publiv•house as soon as it opened. She then had the child upon her arm. She was under the influence of liquor. Mr. Mansfield—Have you aey question to ask the akar Prisoner—l cannot ask him any question after the lies he has told of me. Mr. William Francis Fuller, resident medical officer in the Marylebone Infirmary, said—The child was brought to me by Roberts, the officer, at sin the afternoon. It was dead. I bare not made any examination. There were no external marks of violence. The faros was slightly dis coloured. Mr. Mansfield remanded the prisoner for a week. As the prisoner was leaving the dock she shook her bead, and said—You shan't see me any more. I will hang myself. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. 74,6 '4oronil; who ois , achotisth ,tot, the a • in the :tkr sacred I THIRD EDITION. INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Vitoi.Choosollor Gifford.) CREsswELL T. CRIMSWELL. general questions were discussed in this snit arising out of th, will of Miss Frances Oresswel, of 91, princesga.r% and meter of the late eminent Judge o f the 1 te and Divorce Court. Mks Cromwell & K lan the 13th of December, 1865, having by will given a lar;e number of leganies—iunorg the rest, to her brother • CreaareU 3,0001. She also gave 1,0001. 3 per cat. conp,ls to be vested in trustees (which trustees she e ppoicted to he ber executors, and the incumbent of the Clinch of the Holy Trinity, Brompton), to be expended i n bidding • parsonage in emulation with that church. gy 3 testamentary paper writing she gave 2001. to Brompton Choral, " to be disposed of as Dr. Irons wishes ;" and in the sumo paper, after a number of legacies, she inserted the following clause, " Dr. Irons, 200/. My brother William sod my brother Oswald each 3,0001." The papw writing, wi th two others, wereduly executed as acodiril to the will, in the presence of two witnesses, one of whom was the wife t o Dr. Irons. The questions were, first, whether the legacy to Brompton Church was void, by reason of the attestation of Mrs. Irons ; whether the legacy towards the building of a parsonage was void under the statute of mortmain ; and whether the legacy in the codicil to Mr. William Criswell was cumulative, or merely in substitution for the former legacy of like amount. Mr. Willcock, Q.C., Mr. Pearson, Q.C., Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., Mr. Drum, Q.C., Mr. Jolife, Mr. Freeing, Mr. A. Dixon, and Mr. B. B. Rogers appeared for the various par ties. The case was argued during the last sittings. The Vice-Chancellor gave judgment this morning. His Honour thought that the legacy given to the church " to be disposed of as Dr. Irons wishes," was not • legacy in tended to be struck at by the 15th section of the Will Act, which renders void any legacy to an at testing witness, or to the husband or wife of an attesting witness. Such • provision could only apply where a pinsect benefit was intended to the legatee. The legacy to Dr. Irons himself was of course annulled by his wife's attestation. Brompton Church was built under the Church Building Acts, and the money might be dis posed of, as Dr. Irons might wish, in the repair, improve moat. enlargement, or ornamentation of the church. As to the building of the parsonage, the bequest pointed to a parsonage in connexion with the church, and the result of an inquiry which had been directed on this point showed that the old burial ground of the church had been closed, but that • portion of it had been re served fur the building of • parsonage, if that should be raceway. It also appeared that those facts were known to the testatrix, and there having been at her death land appropriated for the purpose of building a parsonage, which could be Liwfully so used, kis Honour thought that this bequest was good. As to the third point, consi dering that the second gift of 3,0001. to the testatrix's brothers was made by a codicil, and did not occur in the will itself, his Honour thought that the second gift was not intended to be in substitution for the first, and oonse. r it .ently that Mr. William Creswell was entitled to both leg ides. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Loeb and Hanna.) EC PARTE SHEPPARD v. TRF. BISHOP OF LONDON. Jew Christ. eosin all this it may be coseelved that I cannot net ve ry ninth at ease nods, the imputatiorne above recited.' Now that was in direct opposition to the last rabeic of the Communion Service in the Prayer-bosh, which stated that no adoration was intended or ought to be dose. The Lord Chief Justice—We need not trouble you further, because we think there ought to be a rule nisi. I might say that if the Bishop of London bad exercised his judgment upon these questions, and thought the doc trines propounded were not heretical, or that it was not ru the interest of the church that this commission should issue, we, in the exercise of oar discretion, would not be disposed to undertake to control him as to the propriety or not of Buse doctrines being further discussed. It, however, to us from the answer given by the BLbop, that he decline, to interfere because be consider it is doubtful if the act makes it obligatory on him to iosti tate proceedings ; at all events ler desires to act under the direction of this court. We think it of sufficient import ance and magnitude to be considered, and we will grant a rule. Rule nisi. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Cotradosioner Holroyd.) IN RIZ T. D. CALTHORP. The bankrupt was a solicitor, of Whiteball•plaoe, &M:- street, Strand, and of Reigate. This wag the sitting for examination and discharge, but " ten days ' acoounts not being filed, an adjournment was necessarily ordered. Debts of upwards of 4,0001. were proved at the first sitting. Mr. Manna appeared for the assignees. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN ax PURCELL. The bankrupt was; 1111; eales --- Man, of Yarmouth and Lows:aloft. Against debta of 3,7t21., there were meets realised of about 1,000/. A special account, prepared by Messrs. Dubois and Newitead, bad been filed, explanatory of the deficiency. This was the sitting for examination and discharge. Mr. H. Linklater /appealed. Mr. Storey, for the assignees, expressed satisfaction with the result of the ease, and the order wee granted. IN is BRIDGCR. The bankrupt wu dewribed u 01Ipewich, out of busi ness, late manager to a brewery company (limited). The debt. are 20,16. V., of which 3,64 a. were unplowed. Assets returned at 1797.; property held as security, 15,8400 f. Mr. Yonne, for the lasi uses, did not oppose. Mr. Buchanan opposed for Mr. Cooke, a creditor, but it appearing that he had not proved, his opposition could not be entertained. Mr. Reed appeared for the bankrupt. The order was granted. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN II TAM HON. TROBIAB BARNARD KOWAID. The bankrupt, who the ;;; of the Ylkrl OijaOlk , was described as • gentleman, of Glasshouse-street, Regent• Oust, l►te of Twickenham. Ile ascribes his failure to in sufficiency of income. The debts are only 4851., of which upwards of 4001. are for money lent, and the met for small tradesmen's bills. This wu the second bankruptcy. Mr. Aldridge appeared for the official assignee. The bankrupt being absent through diner, an adjournment wu ordered. IN RN CANNOCK. The bankrupt, • dust-contractor, applied for his dis charge from debts of 7,0001. Mr. Aldridge stated that dividends to the amount ate", in the pound had been paid, and his Honour granted the order. SHERIFFS' OM ...T. (Before Kr. Under. Sheriff Burehe GOODRICH V. THi lIIRTROPOLITAN BOARD OF MORK% This was a heavy compensation claim by a wholesale and retail oil merchant, at Whitechapel, for loss of trade, as his premises were required to form the nee , street at Whitechapel. The claim eseeeded 3,0001. Mr. Kern, Q. 0., and Mr. Talfourd Salter were for the claimant ; Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Philbrick for the Boar/ of Works. The jury went to view the place, and on their return the case commenced, and will occupy the whole of one, if not of two days. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) MARYLRBONIL •LLY6II/ CHILI/ yalUca IN ♦ CASIAL WHOLESALE 10981EY AND or THE STOLEN PROPIRTY. Wm. Bore, aradant in the employ of Mr. Henry Kel -1 my, A. Tottenham-court-road, boot-maker, on an a:trades business, was charged before Ilrw.alat with stealing boots the property of his employer; and John Pierre, and Joseph &Milos, of Commeredal-road, Black. friars, charged with receiving the same and other property, well knowing it to be stolen. Mr. Harper, from the *Moe of Mr. Frogged, of Argyll. street, appeared for the prosecution. The prosecutor deposed to having frequently missed property during the last two months, and identified a pair of boots produced. Robert Carter, a polios-oonstable in plain clothes in the R division—l went to Mr. Kelsey's bows and saw the prisoner, who at first denied any knowledge of Purvis and idteddon ; but when the boots prodtmed were shown to him he said They are my mother's property. I will tell the truth. I have stolen about twelve pairs sines Christmas. Purvis need to come of • morning with a bag, and Sheldon would come and pay for them." This morning I went with smelter otileer (Beetlestone) to the house where Pelvis and Resides re ddsd, in the Ceemniereid -read, Blaelrfriare - road, and on ping into the Int floor front roma i saw the miaow Purvis *see, sad charged bias wile receiving Imp quantities of pods at different times, from spoon men waned Rase, seapleyed at Mr. Eslarira, TetasaMwoma.raid. Ha said "I knew nothing of any boots." I then left hint is dregs al the cam, sad ea going to enethor Teem I net the primmer litsidem I raid " Mr. Sletkins, I want you kw being seneersed with Jae Pints inreesrateg bedstraw • yams man emdmedi by Kr. Haley, in the ToMesharatienra-resd." He mid : •• I have not reesived any beds ; brae ismy roes (alluding to the back mem), and yen ani weleeme to look in is." On ving into the leek ream, radar the bed I found • bleak has, tea lee pairs of boots roast:ed. Stradon then said, " I than tell you all about it ;” and he then opened • cupboard sad took out five acre pairs of boots an d b ar pn r e d alippiana Mr. Halm then came in and Braddes " you won't be hard wi th me, for the make al my children." Both prisoners were remanded until Thursday nest. From the delineates found in the posesedon of Patel, it appears that nearly 160 palm boots bad been pleard at different times at the shop of Messrs. Hillatead and Adams, pawnbrokers, Park-street, Boathwaric. THAMMS. aventortlD sown 07 A POLICIMAL age, impliat, • staut red-fared mon about 30 years of age, was brought up on rtsuand Were Mr. Pape, charged A letter from the Mont Cenis states that the Summit Railway is to be opened in May. Oat of 12 new engines ordered of Gouin and Co., of Paris, seven are now at St. Michel, is which the rocking shafts, the defoe. tive part, have either been replaced or are on the point of being so. One of these engines was tried a few days ago, and took the chief engineer to Lanalebourg and beak, a distance out and in of 48 miles, and worked verb satisfac torily. It is hoped that all the difficulty of the French engines is now overcome. _ _ SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 17.—The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Cimbria, from New York, has arrived here. She brings 88 pamengers for this port, Havre, and Hamburg ; 47 sacks of mails for England ; 13 seeks for Germany ; 5,000 dolt in specie for London, and 1,000 dole. and 500 tons of cargo for Hamburg. Tux BOMBAY MAIL&—SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 17. —Th. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com. pany's steamer Nyanza, Captain Weeks, with the heavy portion of the above mails, pared the Needle at 1.15 p.m. to-day. Tae FENIAN TRIAL/I.—The trial of the six pri sesere charged with murder in connection with the gunpowder explodes at the Howe of Detention in Cleikenwell, and also that of the three charged with treason-felony i , all of whom are now, as for some weeks past, confined n Newpite, having been appointed to com mence on Monday next, active praperations are being made for the occasion. The Lord Chief Justice of England has announced his intention of presiding. Another of the judges may possibly assist. As we stated a few days ego, the case for the Crown will be conducted in person both by the Attorney and Solicitor-General, and by Mr. Giffard, Q.C., Mr. Poland, end Mr. Archibal d. The prisoners, or some of them, had evidently looked to some assistance from the Sheriffs' Fund in preparing their defence, on the grounds of their povsirty and are accordingly disappointed that they have teesired none, the sheriffs, or rather the committee for the fund, having decided in effect that the fund iri l i a r g applicable to each • purpose. About 300 per sons in all have been summoned to attend the court on Monday morning to answer Si jurymen should their names be called, sad, in default, each of them will be liable to a oonsiderable fine. Thomason for so tumidly large • number is that each of the six pinnace in tits murderess' may, if he thinks fit, challenge 20 men in stiessecion as they come to the book to be 'wean, sad before they are sworn, and in the event of this right being emnised to the full, or to any considerable extent, much delay might otherwise occur in the completion of the panel. The two trials may last • • week, if not mere, there being between 60 end TO easiness for the prosecution in the murder one, and 36en the indictment for tremse-felcay. Tan APPROACHING Clucnrr &CASON. —The general raspyeb of the meson axe good, if the number of matehes advertised is may csiteries. Counties never bed kept prognouses. tilting them all round, sad there menu to be • certain amount of reaction from the system ayin elevens against odds, though it is net easy, se in the day, to speak with any ceoldenee en this Minor °aunties are trying to *map from the ruck, and start an independent existence. It is • pity that with such good intentions they cannot all win ; bat we hope and think that we or snored them, at all events. will be able in future years to look book to the • prosperous career in the year of grace 1868.—Lead said ;Para. RITUALISM AT Pitons. —The polling took place on Tuesday and yesterday, when Mr. Cockey (an anti- Ritualist) was elected, the numbers being for Mr. Cookey, 805 ; for Bally, 473—majetity, 332. It was intimated by Mr. Singer, the demander of the poll, that Mr. Cookey's siltation would be disputed.—Devise* Gaartle. Mmtoimax ro SREGRANT Barn .—A beautiful dens tablet, in memory rol the victim of the Hydoread ening% has just been erected in St. Bersabses Chunk, =Lets: t. 6 It is the work of Masers. PIANISM, and exhibit' arm* excellent specimen of eaten& The isseription is as follows : "Erected by the minister end eeageegeties, in memory of Merin &slot, police sergeant, d this city, who for many years wombipped in this church, until he fell at Ms poi of duty, a victim of the videos* of sedition, en the 18th Sagemsber, 1867. A faithful man. Though premed We, he obese a cruel death rather than betray his trust." =t Brett was • regular attendant at the einreli, end armed the respect and esteem of all the We understand that arrangements have been e = l 4 sti rh; boombent (the Rev. S. Barrio), for the niesonsest to be open to the Inspection of the public en Mondays, Tuesdays, sad Wednesdays, for • few weeks.—Meschertir Guardian. MR. SPRIER—The Rev. Benjamin Spoke is said Is have quite recovered from the unhealthy tone of mind with which he was recently aMisted, and to have bad the of his medical advisees to resume the duties of Ilirt iwa iN o it y Do iL witsh oc Waket, one Ilmisette r urr.—Thew are i Twa s candidates fee the 16 mood places in the Royal Society ; of those, 21 an medial—British Medical Journal. Yesterday the Liverpool magistrates licensed the Prince of Waive' Theatre to Mfr. Frank Musgrave, the veil known she, "Foramen olthe thread Theatre. MW.. 1.870 vs. coot.—Th. market well attended. 'Wheat in good oon sumptive demand, at Id. to 2d. per rental advance over Tuesday's raise. Flour. pin fair request, at full rates. Beans and peas ate la. qr. dearer. Oats morn oat meal slow sale, y's prima bulimia in Wailed &masa& at Tuesday's rates. Wised, 40s. to 40e. 6d. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (ram ooi oweCoiiiiiiormarT.) Wheat in moderate request as late rates. In barley. beans, and oats, no change. INOING-LA2M.—(THIS DAY.) iirosa.—The waist custiaisc Bm. bed is Ism waive, portly owing to the reduced quantity offering for sac Brews Juniata sold at 33e. ; celery Bs. Kitts, Me. ; cloyed Manilla, 31.. Refined is sloe lea active. Corraz.—The public sass of plsatatlow Oeylon have gees elf at 'toady prises for pod qualitioe, asd at rather easier vales for sa l mon; geed to Ma ordinary grey. dOs. to 68.. 6d. ; low middling and asidolag, 70a. 6d. to 73.. ; salary low to good middling, 735. to 85s. 6d. ; 87,. to Ms. ; pesherry, 81.. to 91a. dd. Tn.—Only a wooden). Wines is doing, at lira rotas. Row.—Nii sales reported. Pirrsa.--300 bagssold,Bisgspore, 3116.;Piwam. 3 3-16 d. Iticx—The following &Maw paresis ham lola dis posed of :-100 tows Duces, 100. 9d. ; 100 tons Askoolie, lla 3d. ; 50 tows Casler. 9s. Bd. w ship ; hand 300 tons Ballast, at 9a ed. to 90. 7gd., ex OOTTON.—The Medlin entilialll7:(l4 sad prase MI Id. to Id. pa. lb. lower. TALLOW DLARHIT.—(THIB DAY.) Tbs market is quiet Tows laser, e3s. 34. set ; Pe tonbarg Y.O. es the spot, 445. 9d. ; t. June, tss. 44e. 9d. Id. ; Osieborte DeesseUr, Ms. to tbs. ; December, HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ii i LIADERHALL—Mbas : Mita . to 64Th.., 34d. to 64Th.. to 72110., 344. to 4d. ; 721b0. to SOlta, 44. to ; 66Th.. to Rat, 414. to 444.; Nibs. to NAL. 4 to 4.4. Homo tides, II& 64. to 104. Id. WI Woo, t, Sts. AT 44. ; hill, 7a. WONDSZT.--Shospahins : PAW, 10t to Ik. ; hon. bred% 90. 64. to 10a 641 ; downs, 80. to 90. ; lambs, at. to 30. N. ; ohearliago, Is. BOROUGH HOP MAJWIT.—(THIS DAY.) Kamm Potbound's aad Smith roma that ino = of both English and tondo move matins' to mo of at late prioem COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Walls Bad Hakim, 19s. ; Walls Sad Hama, 19s. ; wau KM Ti.., 19a. Id., Walls End liaralopsel, Ns. ; With Sad South Hs. N. ; Walls nad Tasi. elan, 16s. ; all 15a. 9cl. ; Wylam, 66.-51dps A mass, a r ia, 25. AWVLL or ran Bogoama.-430Ormamwrow, Aran 17.—The Homburg and Anierken Oampanyb Mesmer Bonus* from New York aa the 4th hail, ban arrived Wee with It passagers for Haire sal Loadem fsie belay ao spade. Oa the 15th slag who the Ingliele reseal C. T. &Mon, of Jersey, and the With ship Algonta, from Liverpool fee Bombay. Tae Imam Citraca Maiming:. —There is to be counter movement to eat bead LA eight nadir the =viola of lad The manalegovidie wan bo bald in the lame roan, la Galled re_ Xeliketal on induential Proimeant So4ety ia Wblteiisa. sad is Mlik Mbe • large one. It is said Mai si ON sassed d ewe emetimp la favour at Mr. Oimillaisas% reselatioas, Mhe held at Mr. Sparrow's 'Tabernacle on Wednesday ant, Mr. John Blight will pewilde. American securities have not been much dealt in. The 5-20 Bonda are at 701 to # ; Erie Railway abates, , toi to j, showing a decline of ; and Illinois Central, 94 to 94. The Council of India will receive tenders on the 6th pro:. for bills on Calcutta and Madras to the amount of 350,0001. The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and North British railways shows this week an increase of 2,9741. over last year. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The stock markets remain quiet. Consols are unchanged. Caledonian and Lancashire and Yorkshire stooks have improved to k per cent., while Great Eastern has declined k. Foreign bonds are inactive, but Mexican and Turkish of 1865 have risen A. FOUR O'CLOCK. Consols remain steady, at 93/ to both for money and the account. The railway market is quiet, and prices gene rally are quoted the same as at half-past 1 o'clock. London and North Western is at 1114 to f ; Mid land, 1071 to I, being I per oent. better ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 124 to 127 ; Metropolitan, 112} to 113 ; Caledonian, 721 to showing a de cline of 1 ; South Eastern, 74 to I--a reduction of ; Great Western, 501 to ; and Brighton, 52/ to In the fcreign stock market the Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan and Spanish of 1887 have improved to 1 per cont., viz., to 78} to 79 and 34 to re spectively. Turkish of 1888 are quoted 341 to ; and Italian of 1881, 471 to About 4,0001. in United States gold coin has been taken from the Bank for the Continent. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Ratites opened at 89fr. 50. for the account, showing no change. In the absence of resliable telegrams from the East, the silver market remains very inactive. Some attention has been directed to the circum stances, as mentioned onlVedneeday, under which certain persons who tendered, on the Ist inst., for government bills on India to the amount, it is said, of about 130,0001., and then refused to fulfil their engagements, have been suffered with impunity to adopt a course so opposed to all honour and mer cantile practice. Fie other means of punish ment, it seems a pity that ex po sure of the names of the defaulters should be wit hhe ld. With reference to the Caledonian Railway divi dend of 11. fie. per cent., it is stated that the Lord Ordinary, on application made to him yesterday, has not withheld permission for its payment on the 2ith instant, if the company so please. This deci i•:on, however, does not settle the questions at ;mine, for the cue of Mr. Glen is still coming be fore the full court in the course of next month. In the mean time the case of Baird v. the Cale donian Railway Company is expected to be argued in the Scotch law courts to-day (Friday). A meeting was held on Wednesday of the British Shipowners Company (Limited), wbm a resolution was paned in favour of reducing the capital from 2,000,0001. to 1,000,0001., and the shares with 71. 10s. paid, from 201. to 101. A speCtial general meeting of the North Stafford ' shire Railway Company is convened for the 90th inst., at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street, to approve a bill for " conferring additional powers on the London and North Western Railway Com pany for the construction of new works, and in re lation to their own undertaking and the undertak ings of other oompanies, and for other purposes." A special general meeting of the North and South Western Junction Railway Company is convened for the Ist of May, to approve a bill now before parliament which anthemss the company to make a deviation in their line ; also to raise further monies, and for other purposes. The annual mee t ' of the Cape of Good Hope Telegraph Company (Limited) is called for the 29th inst. RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER SHARES.—(THIS DAY.) [Sales to-day to 1 p.m.] COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 per cent., January and July, 1877.84,102. Do., 8 per cent., February and August, 1001. Do., 5 per cent.. January and July, 871. Caps of 1890-1900, 1061 Goo, ad. d Hope, 6 per mt., Apr d and October, Now South Bala Government, 5 per cent., 1871.76, January and July, 994. Do., 5 per cent.. 1888-96, 961. Do., 5 per mt., redeemable by annual drawings from 1867 to 1875, 1001. New Zealand. 6 per cent., 1891, June and Dec., 107 j. eandand, 6 per cent., 1891, Jan. and July, 1041, 1, Mori* Goverment, 6 per cent., 1891, April and Oc- tober, 1094, 4. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Caledonian, 721, Great Eastern, 344 1. Great Northern, 1. Do. A (A receives no dividend until 6 per sent. kis been paid to B), Great Western, Or, 501, 50, zd. Lancashire and Yor ks ire, 1264. London, Brighton, anti:nth 00M, 521. 4. London, Chatham, and Dover, 191, 1, 1. London awl North Westwa, 1151, 1, 1. London and South Western, 871. Metropolitan, 113. Do., Eztaudon, dlv. limited to 8 per cent. till Jaw, 1870. 106 1. 71- North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, South Eastern, 741, 4, 1. PREFERENCE finARES. ILidlaad, Leierater and Michas 4 per conk, 881. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. 1863, Lc.adoe, Brighton, and South Coast, new, 41 per ant., 88. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Midland Bradford Pre. stock, 93. BRITISH POSSEIMIONS. • East Indian, guaranteed 5 per seat., 111. Greed Trunk of Canada, 4th preference stock, 18. Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 par cent., 1091, 9. Madras guaranteed 5 per eent.,lo3l. Melbourne and Hobeaa's Bay, United 6 per cent. Bonds, payable 1800, _lOOl. Owls and Rehibund (Shane), gm. 5 per sent., 2, 9-16. Sandi, Delhi, mamboed 6 par rank, 102. Do., Punjani, 102. INDIAN RAILWAY DEBENTURES. East Indian, 1021. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9j. South Austrian and Lomberde-Venetian, 141. FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS. Imperial RomianANionsi Rail.) gm. by Rase. govt., 65, 4j. Gel Vitebsk EoU.. gear. by Ewa govt., 781, 1, ad. South AuMiaa and Verdian, 81, 946. BRITISH MINES. Great Laney (Limited), 171. Gnat Wheal Vor (Ralston), 18. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINIS. Anglo-Brazilian Gold (Lim.), 7-16. Mosta*, Gold and Silver Mining (Lim.), 31, j. Dos Pedro, North Del Rey, 21, press. St. John del Rey (IMitsdr, 1. Yuciananauteas of 8. Andra/is (Limited), 21, /. DOCKS. East and West India, 122. JOINT STOCK BANKS. =Limited), B, 81. (Limited), 121,13. gilal;34 12. tbo English and de Janeiro (Limited), 71. EngliaD Soottia, and Australian Chanced, 161. Imperial Ottoman, 101. Land Nadesipt Bank of India (Limited), 15.16. Look. and Elver Plate (Limited), 421. Lanark hat Stook, 32, 11. Leonia and Wanerainater, 671, 8. Da id , saw* homed at 101. peas., none of which has be e. pa, ,1. Nailisid 46 Provincial of England, 2nd and 3rd lane, 39. ORMUZ Beak Ooeposalks, 424. 11111131ILLANNOITS. Anglaioselima (Liaital). 231. Atlaatis Da, per _ Tell =hol, c ars . i s use s . pga,, Orate Amster et MONO 41 ), 3 em. ..1041. Bid India leripliaa sad 170. Gomel Mom NaTisadea„ 271. Poulaialar sad Oriental atIMPM, 574. 721 VI 1 MOY 01 IDS (MOr*Ple) Lela. 72, 1 4, ir NV. and , , far meaty._ OSTIITAL PALL= Ora affiLLING DAL— ' TatniaDAT. Amu, 16.—Landadoa ti 011411011 ti 1611.111 1.865 ; ditto oa payranit, 4,175; total visitors, 8,410. Wbast. lisesg. Malt O Mar. =la indeed& TOO lIZ TO 1 " . .. - 11140 Foreign .. -..- .. tun 4040 .. 115440 riie 11510 rm.' ........ sem use I nu 83410 7770 IMO LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS (THIS DAY.) (sr TILBOBAPII.) (mom marketwx oomuroxperr.) Corrox.—The quiet ; atlas about 8,000 to 10,000 bales. _ _ FRIPAY with violently assaulting a woman named Ann Rawlins, and with attempting Motel) a polies-constable. On Friday night la* Ow prkissiw, who was iatwdeabod, quarrelled with the woman Rawlinsin a publio•house, struck her on the mouth with his Rslt ., and rat her lips. Ha was given into the custody of a police eorMDle named Robert 'lack, and on the way to the station ha kicked and bit she soostable, and afterwards, with an exohanattoe, rushed at him with an open knife, but was prevented from doing any injury by • poling sergeant, who struck him, and compelled Mai to drop the !mite. Mr. Paget said he should send the prisoner for trial for attempting to murder the police-constable. The Prisoner— I hope you will not send me for trial. I was quite drunk at that time, and don't know anything of the affair. Mr. Paget—You have committed a very serious offence, and drunkenness is no excuse but rather an aggravation of the offence. I should recommend in this sass that counsel be employed at the sessions. If crimes of this nature are not prosecuted with success, no constable and no one else will be safe from the attacks of drunken ruffians armed with knives. Inspector Allison, o f the K division, said the recommen dation of the magistrate should be at once conveyed to the Commissioner of Police. SHOCKING MURDER OF A LANDLORD IN IRELAND. We announced, in a third edition of yesterday's E.Tres.l, that Mr. Fetherston, of Brooklyn Castle, county Westmeath, was shot dead on Wednesday night when going from the Killucan station to his own residence, five miles from the station. Mr. Fetherston, who was a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace, left Dublin by the mail train, and was proceeding home from the Killucan station in his tax-cart, accompanied by his servant, when, about a mile and a half from the station, he was fired at—the assassin being so close at the time that the unfortunate gentleman's coat was burned by the discharge. The ball passed through the heart. Death was instantaneous. The unfortunate gentleman has left a widow and five children. An inquest was held on the body yesterday, and a verdict of " Wilful murder" returned. The murder is agrarian, and is attributed to a recent raising of his rental by the deceased, and to some evictions. The police are scouring the country, but as yet no arrest has been made. Mr. Fetberston was related to the Earl of Wicklow, and was in his 35th year. THE LATE .ATTEMPTED MURDER IN TILBURY FORT-DEATIi OF THE WOUNDED SOLDIER On Tuesday evening, Mr. Hilder, the borough coroner, held an inquest at the Town-hall, Gravesend, on the bod of Martin Connolly, a private in the 14th Regi ment o f Foot, who was shot by Patrick Barrett, also a pri vate in the same regiment, stationed at Tilbury Fort. Bar. rett has been committed for trial at the next assize for wounding the deceased, and firing a loaded rifle at another soldier. The affair took place as far back as the 15th of February. Barrett was somewhat in liquor, and had had some words with Gibson, a private in the regi ment, and who appeared to have had charge of the barraok room. About 9 o'clock Barrett was ordered to bed. He did go, and the lights were put out. It seemed that he must have obtained possession of his flit* and loaded it, and shortl7 afterwards he called out, " Gibson, look ' out ;I am going to shoot you." He fired, and the de ceased. who was in bed nearer to Barrett, called out that be was shot. Oa lights being procurred Barrett was seen sitting on his bed with the rile in his hand, which had been recently discharged. The ball was found to have passed through the ht thigh of the deceased, and to have struck the left . He was re moved from Tilbury to the hospital w of the New Tavern Fort at Gravesend, and the prisoner placed under arrest. Gibson, the soldier whom Barrett intended to shoot, and other witnesses, having been examined in support of the above facts, Dr. Hobert Taylor, the army surgeon at the Fort, described the character of the gnn.shot wounds, and said that they bad healed on the 21st March. He was allowed to move about on crutches. when he was found to be suffering from the effects of stricture. He gradually be. came worse and died, and his death was attributed to the latter complaint. The Coroner remarked upon the strange character of the case, and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.—Cklnsford Chronicle. 'ENI;LkTG, APRIL 17 1868. LATEST SPORTING LNTELLIZi (sr rnsasara.) .ILET MEETING.—(THD3 DAY.) SW. HAHCICAP PLATE. Coup ditelat . . • 111 run. SWEEPSTAKES 10 BOYS. Little Lord ... • • • Broatia 9 ran. Proo PLATE (2.yr-olds). Cater Top. 7 8 ran. Blinkhoolis QUEEN'S PLATE. Nyanza 7 ran. HATCH. Maid of Nashua best Bitty. HATCH. Nike boat Botutosaway. BENNINGTON STAKES. Phcebus ..• ••• Charnwood . . . SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SON'S. Min Whip colt beat King Alfred. PORT STAKES. Julius walked over. CATTERICK BRIDGE MEETING. (THIS DAY.) EASBY PRODUCE STAKE. C►prer► walked over. ORAN STAKES. _ . Leah e ______ _ Lsdpin•Waitiog ... Brooket f ... ... 7 ran. BROUGH HANDICAP. One mile and a quarter. Czar, Louis of Hawse, Reltnb, Derwent, WU Osborn*, Quality, Wee Wee Flower. Capron, Giant de Batailloa, Sawyer, Popgun, Biahopdale, and Savoir Vivre are here. BAINSSSE ?LATE. T.Y.C., Czar, Kingmaker, Dutch Admiral, Armlet, Rho, Der eat, and Picador* are hors. MINE&-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The market is steady to-day, with a moderate amount of business. Chiverton Moor, East Cara don, and West Chiverton shares are in demand. West Chiverton are quoted 64} to ; Chiverton Moor, 51 to 6 ; East Caradon , 31 to ; Great Retallack, 24 to 3 ; Great Vor, 18 to 19 ; Prince of Wales, 48s. to 50s. • Wheal SetoL, 75 to 80; New Lovell, 14s. to 16s. ; 'Wheal Basset, 66 to 70 ; West Frances, 38 to 40 ; Providence, 27 to 29 ; Copper Hill, 375. 6d. to 425. 6d. ; and earn Brea, 18 to 20. Subjoined are the quotations for foreign and colo nial mining shares :—St. John del Rey, 21 to 22; Don Pedro, 21 to l prem. ; Anglo- Brazilian, dig. to par ; 11 Pestarena , to dis. ; Chontales, 111 to dia. ; Roam Gran e, 1-16 dis. to 1-16 prem. ; Anglo- Italian, par to > prem. ; United Mexican, 1; to ; ; Frontino and Bolivia, to 1 ; Port Phi ll ip, 111 to ; and Anglo-Argentine, ito prem. Great Wheal - Vor United Mines sold on the 14th inst. 57 tons 15 cwt. 221 b. of black tin, for 3,339/. 3s. 10d. MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ONE 0.01.0011. The markets for public securities are inactive to-day, and the changes in pcices are neither nume rous nor important. Consols are without variation. Railway stocks are steady, with a few exceptions. Foreign bonds are dull, and a decline has taken place in some of them. The most noteworthy movement is in the Viceroy of Egypt's Loan, Colonial Government Debentures met with inquiry. American securities, as well as banking and finan cial shares, are quiet. The applications for discount today are to • good extent, and the rate for choice bills is fully 2 per cent. The charge for loans in the Stock Ex change is le per cent. Consols are quoted 931 to 1 for money and the account (May 5), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New ,Three per Cada , 92 to I. The changes in railway stocks are about evenly balanced. Grist Northern A has improved 1 per cent., Caledonian 1, and London and North Western, Brighton, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1, while London and South-Western has declined *, Great Eastern and London, Chatham, and Dover, 1, and Great Western 1. Annexed are the prices : Caledonian, 721 to 1, ex div. ; London and North Western, 1151 to I; ; Great Western, 50 to k, ex div. ; Midland, 107 to 1 ; London and South Western, 861 to 871; Great Eastern, 34* to ; Brighton, 521 to 1 ; South Eastern, 741 to 1 ; Metropolitan, 1121 to 113 ; Great Northern, 1021 to 1031 ; ditto A, 991 to 1 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 191; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 1261 to 1 ; York and North Midland, 92 to 93 ; Berwick, 1001 to 1011 ; and North British, 331 to /. The foreign stock market is fiat, and the general course of prices unfavourable. The Viceroy of Egypt's Loan has been freely offered, and has fallen 1.; per cent., viz., to 70} to 4. Several of the other speculative descriptions have declined I to }. Brazilian of 1865, 74} to 75 ; Chilies of 1867, 90 to } ; Egyptian of 1864, 81 to 82 ; ditto Viceroy's Loan, 701 to 4; Italian of 1861, 47} to } ; Mexican, 15} to 4 ; Peruvian of 1865, 81} to 82 ; Russian of 1866, 85} to 86 ; ditto Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan, 78} to 4 ex div. ; Spanish of 1867, 35i to g ; Turkish of 1858, 59} to 60 ; ditto of 1862, 63 to 64 ; and ditto of 1865, 34 to 1. Indian Stocks are in moderate request. The Five per Cents. are quoted 114} to 4 ; the Four, 1004 to 101 ; the Bonds, 275. to 3N. prem. ; and the Five per Cent. Debentures, 105 to }. Bank Stock, 244 to 246 ; and Exchequer Bills, 155. to 20.. prem. A few transactions have been recorded in bank shares, at yesterday's prices. London and West minster, 67} to 614; Australasia, 54 to 55; Oriental, 424 to 43} ; Anglo-Austrian, 4} to prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 dia. ; Imperial Ottoman, } to 4 prem. ; and Consoli dated, 4 tog prem. The shares of the financial companies are un changed. General Credit, 2} to 4 dig.: Credit Foncier, 71to 61 dia.; International, 11 to 1 dia. ; and London, 24} to 23} die. A small amount of business is reported in mis cellaneous shares. National Discount, 54 to prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 14} to } ; Egyptian Trading, 6 to 4} dim. ; Telegraph Construction, 12 to 13, ex div. ; Atlantic 'telegraph Eight per Cent. Pre ference, 5} to 4 ; and Anglo-American, 23} to }. An extraordinary general meeting of the Titanic Steel and Iron Company (Limited) is called for the 90th inst., to pass special resolutions enabling the company to reduce its nominal capital and to sub divide itr shares. The half-yearly interest due the Ist of May on Segue La Grande Railway Seven per Cent. Bonds is advertised for payment in due come, by the Colonial Company (Limited). The annual draw ing is to take place on the 24th inst. The steamer La Plata left St. Thomas on the 4th instant, and is expected at Plymouth to-morrow. Her letters will probably be delivered in London on Monday. The following is the official return of the cheques and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, April • 5 : Thursday, April 9 Friday, April 10 (Good Friday) — Saturday, April 11 Noaday, April LI 9,548,000 Tuesday, April 14 10,031,110 Wednesday, April 10 C 54 ,1118,000 Ono. Dammam, Mist laspesiar. Beakers' Cliarina-hoes, April 16. The comparison of the week's total is disturbed by the occurrence of a holiday. The weekly return of the Bank of France shows the following changes: Coin aal bullion Bills diacounteill Decrease 130,000 Notes in circulation Private deposits lncrease 120,000 Adresse. Tremor. Winos The falling off in the coin and bullion is trivial, the total held being no less than 44,945,000!. The commercial demand for money, as indicated by the movement in the discounts, shows a renewed decline. The return of the Bank of England for the week endingWedneaday, April lb, oompared with that for the previous week, shows the following . °insulation ism' ... ...... 635,586,995 Deereasi chan kr4 l l,32o °inanition active 24,464,095 Decrease 146,210 Public &goats 4,030,116 Inereses 135,936 Other deposits (Drernieni sectuitles In baiihingdenert7o;al7 13,277,698 Increase 9,696 Other securities ia healing Coin 17,798,321 Decrease 917,319 Coin and bullion in both -- department, Seven day and other bills 484,500 Decrease 28,105 The Rest 3,098,160 Increase 6,896 Notre in reserve Total reserve (notes it coin) in banking department 11,247,185 Increase 32,189 The Bank figures are still affected by the dividend payments. The large withdrawals of private depo sits have been fully made up to the Bank by the influx of government deposits, combined with the repayment of advances on private securities, and the reserve consequently shows a small increase. During the week the Bank received, on balance, 77,000/. in gold from abroad, the whole of which, together with a further sum of 113,797/., appears to have been taken away by the receivers of the dividends. BANK OF ha Aocottot ponntant to tha hat week ending oo N edatactay, !DI Pll4 Notes Wad ...... z3rs:4,al7 ENGLAND. fth sad eta vso., e. forth. the tech de7 of April, lee& 6Overuisient debt.. 111,016,100 Other securities.... ;MAO Ostd cola and OW- 434,596,906 11•11111110 DI = don' capita L14,(43,1130 4098,110 Public Deposita (in cluding Xxchaq day. Banks, Can init. of National Palk and Div. iiia --- 19,666,996 Silver bullion — in4,secaps GorFaziiiii Secs- ritTer — A 13377,606 Other aocartata 17,74311 Nair Odd sad &Um _ . Will . 7...7.7 . .. 1,124.515 AWrua_ Other Lamont& eaves day and °that SUL £42 823,102 Aptil 16. 1800. DAs AO! F. PI AV. Deputy. Doubter. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& MARIC-LANZ.L(THIB DAY.) Fresh up this morning the receipts of English wheat wars limited, but in fair a condition . For both red and white paresis the trade firm, at fall quotations. There waa a good show of foreign wheat oa the stands, which met a retail demand on former terms. Floating cargoes of wheatTrire in fair reqnut M steady rates. Yalu and other descriptions of produce 'Scat were quiet. The few panels of fine malting barley offered were dis posed of at very full prises. In other descriptions, not much business wu °included. Melting moved off slowly but extreme rates were realised. On the whole, there was a fair demand for oats, at the prices current on Monday. Beans were in limited request, and the inquiry for peas was wanting in activity. Flour was quiet, on former Generally speaking, the seed trade was inactive, at late rates. ARRIVALS 07 (aunt, da. INTO LONDON IT WATER CARRIAGE MOE APRIL IS TO APRIL 15, ROTH IN CLUSIVE ~f --, ~''~. 1:111 , , v-%