The Express. — London, England, 1867-05-28 00:00:00

1 ' ; RANELAGIPS DEPUTATION OP WORK - .VEN To THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. Emperor Napoleon received on Saturday at a deputation of delegates from an association . lel England to bring over workmen to Paris during ,iiier to visit the Great Exhibition. Lord Hanes ,!though not in :iny way connected with the proposed irom being personally acquainted with his Majesty, 1.n :,.a the deputation and stated what was desired. That e .n.isted about thirty persons, acting as delegates f Liv. rpool, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Derby, and r ' r important manufacturing towns of England. His L„i.htp, Living presented the members to his Majesty, .I,:,,red the subjoined address : Mai it please your nejeety,—lt is, sire, with on pride that I approach your Majesty to present whom sour kindness has so graciously permitted to their expression , of deep homage. The working men t r 1: 1 11sinl, sire, come here following the products of the of their own land—to see them ranged by the E.h: of tho.e of this and other nations, and they come to to compare, and to emulate. They come, sire, to e the brilliant capital which you have so much adorned, tit above all they come to exchange with their fellow. w.rinien of France those social greetings which bind the of industry together. Whether, sire, that hies ,,n; of peace which your Majesty has proclaimed as the :teat mission of the vast empire which you govern ta n he sustained, lies in the hands of the Great Disposer of orate But, sire, those whom I now present to m.y for themselves and their country fondly hope th,t in the warm grasp of international courtesy may be er..hed those withered seeds of national variance which this richer growth of civilisati an, under your Majesty's dance has hitherto been powerful to smother and eons eel. In pursuance of this object a company has been j orn ,,l whose organisation, with a regular staff, we believe ell ruble us to send large numbers of working men to and to secure their order and comfort while there. 11.raer that the company may be able to do this at as Ir.tle cost as possible to the working men, we ask from your Meeey the following concestions : 1. That the railway fares may be reduced and the um , privileges he accorded to the English workmen that Par Majesty has granted to the Chambers of Commerce of trance. 2. That the photograph now required from weekly tesetholders may be dispensed with in the case of those evening with the company's tickets. "3. That fetes, kn., may be permitted to be organised by Ms company, so that the working men of the two noun inn may be brought into direct communication with each ether. "The delegates now present will form themselves into committee, and with your Majesty's permission will put themselves in communication with the French society for the promotion of intercourse between working men. The pacious welcome which your Majesty has given to the in. dusty of England will form a fresh element of concord and goodwill; and be certain, sire, that with no less loyalty to our own beloved sovereign we from our hearts join in the deepest wishes for the health of your Majesties, the Empress, and the Prince Imperial." The Emperor was pleased to make the following reply : "I am deeply touched by the expressions of goodwill which you have just made to me. Respecting the fast point, it does not altogether belong to the government, bet I will do all I can respecting it. In reply to the ethers I shall have great pleasure in acceding to your desire. It has always been one of my vase wishes to in. mew the goodwill so long existing between our two countries; a cordial understanding between France and England has been the object of all cry policy." lies Majesty pronounced these last words with marked enpluais, and the deputation withdrew. WEATHER REPORT.—(THLS DAY.) TOVIDAY. MAY 28. B &m. 16.1 me. 11:912:12 1.1 D. W. 2. 117 . 1; seen 29. 48 I IL • 0171 I Owes.. 40.83 49 8. I L&L mo &It P 136846 3 . 4ll udrosim 29.104 &I&. 1 & 4 a 2 hmaem3lB 39.4442 &a& 3 W.&W. re &U. 1 ' , dada 1618 24 &S.W. 3 W. ar 11l co ammo:4 B3 8. , I IL •an Llyared 24.61 S. B& e 1114 e Proems...AßO) 46 &S.W. 5 &W. r g but van 67: &S.W. 7 S.W. r 6.44 atest. 26.84 26: B. • 6 &&W. • '&44 4 L4duti 27.9266 . X elb I finaosta 2948 54 && W. ~ 7 W.& W. a 0.14 4 ' , mouth 3.7766 &&X 6 B.W. eo 6.02 tsionowth WU 45 8.8. W. ' 4 B.W. so 4 ' 4 'sake 29.82 14 B. 6 SAW. ebe '&01 isewesta. 29.82 U W.S. W. I W.N.W. '6.24 mrtsoreagi 29.119 68 1.11 W. 1 &&11. re 12 txlds 5O &W. B.W. e —, 2 Tedder Ataiospherleal pressure, Chu 411 it was may, Is now - Shyest of Ireland. Temps sere the winds have now veil. and rain has been gene lower In the extreme north gulag generally except In the 0e hex Increased In the north, me southerly. Weather Is Lieut.-Colonel Scott, secretary to the provisional talents'', states that at present the subscription list to e Central Hall of Arts and Sciences stands thus :—The 'ut inquired for the undertaking is 200,0001., and there .s keen subscribed by various persons, 112,2001., by Messrs. 38,0001., and by her Majesty's Commissioners . A. 0001.; the sittings taken by Messrs. Luau, as well u ..se taken by the commissioners, being still at the wound of the public. A great choral festival has just been held at the Lams minder at Wimborsa, in Dorsetshire. Thirteen kun choirs, numbering TM voices, took part in the fe•- tut The Duke of Leuchtenberg and Prince Augustus il.to , tulierg have returned from their excursion to England to ether the running of the Derby. The accident to the Archduchess Mathilde caved about half.past 5 in the afternoon in her own tfertmeats in the palace. She was standing at the window lookin g out, when she suddenly felt the heat, and on icresinin g oat, the attendants battened to her assistance. As there Ina no light or flre in the room the supposition gained strength that her highness had trodden on • match. Lettere state that the Emperor, the Empress, and indeed the whole population of Vienna have shown the greatest empathy for the unfortunate princess. "The Italian Minister of Finance," says the "la out of immediate trouble. Mears. Fould, Orpmbeim, and Erlanger, of Paris, have agreed to ad. *ince 11',U 1 ,000/., which, added to the 6,800,0001. already a the minister's hands, will enable him to disponi" f the : 1,00 0,0001., by th e a id o f which he trusted he o could hnaee accounts up to the end of 186&. The whole of the srii thus raised has been, or is to be, obtained at the "Mee of the church." Toe remains of Daniel Mania are, as is well "mi. About to be restored to Venice. The body will be by his son, now general of the national guard of accompiuned by the members of the municipality. A l arge landslip has occurred in the Oberland, 12, 7 of Lutschen, on the Grindelwald side, which has :` . aal feat damage and threatens still further injury. of Steineg g b e i ng i n great d anger. The forest ILA Is in motion over a great extent of ground, sad nionnous number of large fir trees have been 0ver ,.0,4 and broken. The little village of the 'erne name mewed with ruin. lIEtTH or SIR THCALMI PHILLIPS. —The death is Saeleal of Si r T homas Phillips, Q.C., of the Inner ' "11,1 e. The &ceased, who was b orn a t Id ane ll y , Brock "'Lame. in 1801, was formerly a solicitor, and practised"gent. Moninouthabire. In January, 1840, he re. I 'M the honour of knighthood, free of expense, for his as Mayor bol d , 'Newport, in contributing to the af the of Chartis' t insurgents who the town in November, 1839, on which "aeon Se was severely wounded while e ngage d i n th e .._'aherge of his nuigistetial duties. On being kni g ht e d h e Practise as a s o li c it or an d i n due course was V 4 lo! to the her 11 the Hon. SoCiety of the Inner T em pl e . ...,,, T "elas Phillips always evinced greet interest in Zbconnected with the church. and was an active er of th e Ch urc h Institution. lie was also a governor eg te C ' , Poration of the Soma of the Clergy and of King's h ug m.iwo Error or TEL SNOW ow Chars 1,11: 11 . —le the south ern coun ti es the snow which p, leek has aeriously affeeted the prospect" in game ec partri es h ave nearly laid their full bat c h o f 0 7:,.." 4 in many the process of incubation had m nloed, but the snow sad hail covered the sittings of ,sod the birds deserted their nests in very many in end many young broods of partridges are irro -.1) lest this season. Pheasants, which nest in co. 4 :,,! ,4 woods, escaped the storm better. Considerable '.? young wild rabbits were destroyed in their '''s the frost of last week. Leverets are plentiful. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENC H . Sittings in }lino.--(Before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Sher.) WATICIN, M.P., e. MALL. Mr. Beasley said this was an action for slander, and he moved on behalf of Mr. Watkin, M.P., and chairman of the South Eastern and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railwaya, for a role calling upon the defen dant to show cause why the second plea to the declara tion should not be struck out as tending to embarrass and delay the trial of the cause, and also to show cause why the judgment order for allowing the plea should not be rescinded. The declaration stated that the defendant had falsely and maliciously spoken of the plaintiff that a rumour was prevalent respecting hie pecuniary position and solvency, meaning that he had become embarrassed in his pecuniary affairs, and was and had become insolvent. The plea objected to was that in speaking the words com plained of the defendant meant, and it was so understood by the bystanders, that there had been and was a rumour current on the Stock Exchange of the plaintiff having failed, and not that he had become and was insolvent as alleged ; and the defendant said it was and is true that there had been and was a rumour current on the Stock Exchange about the plaintiff having failed. The Lord Chief Justice said he allowed the plea, be cause although it might be bad on demurrer there was nothing embarrassing about it. Mr. Justice Blackburn said he doubted if the plea was good, but there could not be the slightest difficulty in dealing with it. Mr. }Beesley said having to demur to the plea would cease delay in the trial. The Lord Chief Justice said there need be no delay. The issue of fact could be tried first, and the plea de murred to afterwards, if necessary. Application refused. EX PARTE SMITH, IN ILE AN ATTOINPY. Mr. Pearce showed cause against a rule calling (on behalf of Miss and Mr. Smith) on an attorney of the court to show muse why he should not pay over the sum of 115/. In October 1885, a Mrs. Bannerly was desirous of going with her daughter Miss Smith, to Australia, and she applied to the attorney to write to Mr. Smith, who resides in Wales, to provide them with the means of emigrating. Is February, 1566, Mr. Smith forwarded the attorney a cheque for 175/. The money was not to be banded over to them but 1001. was to be spent in their outfit and 501. was to be remitted to Australia for their support when they arrived there until they could obtain the means of subsistence. The lady afterwards refused to go to Aus tralia, and the attorney communicated to Mr. Smith that fact, and asked him what he was to do with the money. He then gave direction that a portion of it should be paid over to Miss Smith. It then turned out that Mrs. Bar nerly was a married woman, and her husband claimed the money. In February Mr. Smith wrote to the attorney to pay the money to Miss Smith, but before he had done so he wrote another letter to the attorney revoking that letter, and requesting that the money should be returned to him. The attorney, under the circumstances, declined to pay the money over without the direction of the court. Mr. Butler Rigby appeared in support of the rule. The court said the attorney must have known that the husband could not have had the slightest claim to the money, and that Mr. Smith having revoked the order of payment to Was Smith before the money was paid over, wag clearly entitled to the money. The rule would be made absolute, with costs. Rule absolute accordingly. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings in Banco.—ißefore the Lord 'Chief Baron, and Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Channel.) XI NOS V. RICHARDSON AND OTHUL This was iiiitCtiOnl4A;firtiilesa;nOSuP;i7 a mitred, to recover 10,0001. for commission in respect to an order obtained by the defendants, ship-builders in the north of England, for • certain number of vessels to be built for the Anglo-Greek Steam Navigation Company (Limited). It seemed that Stephanos Xenoe had enteredinto arrangement with the defendants by which they agreed to give him the sum claimed if he could prevail upon the compan7 to ac cept their tender for the vessels, but not wishing his name to appear the contract was made in blank, and =bee quently the name of his brother, the present plaintiff, was introduced as the contracting party. At the trial, which took place in the City before the Lord Chief Baron, the jury found • verdict for the plaintiff, with a nominal amount of damages. Lest term, Mr. Edward James, Q.C., on the part of the plaintiff, obtained a rule to increase the damages by such sum as the court might direct. A cross rale was also obtained by Mr. Prentice, Q.C., on behalf of the defendants, to set aside the verdict for the plaintiff, and for • new trial. These rules now came on for argument, Mr. Field, Q.C., and Mr. Prentice, Q.C., appearing on one side, and Mr. Edward James, Q.C., and Mr. Lumley Smith on the other. The Lord Chief Baron having referred to the form of the contract and to its being entered into in blank, said he was of opinion that the action was not maintainable ; first on the groundthat • contract entered into in such a shape was not good in point of law, and secondly on the ground that no consideration passed from the plaintiff to the de fendants, the real party to the transaction being Stephanos Xenon. The (Aber = r being of the same opinion the rule to barer. th e was discharged, end the rule f o r a mama made abso ute. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. The Lord Chief Justice of the Common Plow, the Lord Chief Baron, Baron Bramwell, Baron Channel', Mr. Justice Keating, and Mr. Justice Shee, sat this morning, and appointed the following days for hearing the mots from the different omits : For errors from the Queen's Bench, 18th and 19th June. For errors from the Common Pleas, 29th and 21st June. For errors from the Exchequer, 22nd and 24th June. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Pepya.) IN RI /3. A. DICKSON. The bankrupt, alieje;ani:oaitnelli;the siliW , and re siding at Wellington-square, Chelsea, was formerly mem ber of parliament for the county of Limerick. This was the sitting for proof of debts and choice of The bankrupt, on examination prior to obtain. i a rg i C e rtesse from custody, stated that his debts were about 12,0001.; that he was posseesed of estates in Ireland and Berkshire, and was entitled to an interest in property worth 40001. • year, but that the sernahad been mortgaged for 55,000/. Debts of about 2,4001. were proved, and Mr. Tait, mer chant, of Southwark-street, was chosen assignee. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) GITfLDRALL. THE EXPRESS, TUEStcAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1867. charge of stealing a hone and cart from his stables, and suggested that the prisoner might be brought up on the same day with them, as there warn no doubt he had been in league with them Mr. Vaughan asked if there was any legal proof of his complicity. Mr. Ball thought not. Mr. Vaughan said in that cam it would be useless ;hut the circumstance might be mentioned to the judge before sentence was plumed. He should commit the prisoner on both charges to the Central Criminal Court. CLERKE.NWELL. SERIOUS CHAROZ OFRTARBING. Thomas Yorag, , aged 11,rf 3, Mount-Court. Liverpool road, an ink maker, was charged before Mr. Barker with feloniously stabbing Henry Franks in his left arm with a knife, at Sermon-lane, Islington. The complainant, who seemed very weak from the effects of the injury he had received, stated that he re sided at 1, Mount Sion, Sermon-lane, Islington, and yesterday the prisoner swore at him, and he then asked him what he did so for. Instead of answering him, the prisoner ran away, and he followed him. The prisoner then picked up a brick, and on his endeavouring to take hold of him to prevent him throwing it the prisoner pulled out his knife and stabbed him in the arm. He lost a great deal of blood, and was taken to a surgeon, who saw the wound and sewed it up. Police-constable George Reyden, 78 N, said from infor mation he received he took the prisoner into custody, at his residence, andon tzlling him the charge,and asking him where the knife was he said he bad thrown it away. He took the prosecutor to the surgeon, who said that the wound was a dangerous one, and remarked that if it had been two inches higher up he would have bled to death in less than twenty minutes. The knife had gone quite through the flesh of the arm, having come out of the other side. . . The prisoner, who treated the matter with the greatest indifference, said be had no defence to make at present. Mr. Barker remanded the prisoner to the House of De tention, and refused to take The prisoner was removed laughing. SOU'rHWARTS. ELOPEMZET AND ROBBERY. William Sower 4G, Tr t el a s ui at the bar before Mr. Woolryoh, charged with • a writing-desk, containing twenty-nine sovereigns, and o ther property, belonging to Robert Kent. Mr. Edwin appeared for the awaited. The facts appeared in the Express of Tuesday last. Other evidence of a confirmatory nature having been given, the magistrate committed the prisoner for trial. THE HOLBORN Vienucrr.—At the Lord Mayor's Court yesterday, • compensation case, " Walton v. the Corporation of London," was not concluded till nearly half past 6 o'clock. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Horace Lloyd, and Mr. Legard, were for the claimant Mr. Charles Wal ton, wine merchant, in the Fan-intim-road, whose pre mises were required for the Holborn alley improvements. The ease was heard before the Common Serjeant and • special jury. The claim, as appeared from the precept, was just over 42,0001., and was made up of various items. The jury went to view the property, and on their ref tun the ease was opened by the Solicitor-General, who called witnesses in support of the claim. and afterwards summed up the evidence. Mr. Hawkins addressed the jury on behalf of the Corporation, suggesting that about 21,0001. would satisfy tee justice of the case. The Common Ser jeant went through the evidence, and left the question of compensation to the jury. After an absence of half anhour they gave a verdict for 243,1168/. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. —On Saturday evening a lad tamed James Fossey, aged 16 years, the son of • pawnbroker and salesman, carrying on a large business in Salmon-lane, Limehouse, made • determined attempt to commit suicide on the Blackwell Railway. He went down the line by the half-past 7 o'clock train from London, came out at the Limahouse station, and remained on the platform. On the arrival of the next train, • quarter of an hour afterwards, he raised his arms and deliberately threw himself on the line in front of the engine. No one expsciA to sae him alive again, but, singularly enough he escaped the rails, and the wheels and tender never touched him. The 'Amin under the engine caught his body and twirled it over and over until the Lain was brouget to a stand. He was lifted, dreadfully ' injured, from the line and conveyed by Mr. Barry, an in spector of police in the service of the Great Eastern Rail way Company, to the London Hospital. On examination it was ascertained that both bis leas were fractured, and amputation followed soon afterwards. Yesterday on Mr. Barry making inquiries at the hospital, he was informed that the lad was going on favourably, and that he was likely to recover. Young Foney was in the employ of • silveremith in the city, with whom he quarrelled on the, day of his attempted suicide. At home he was described as a lad of morose and stubborn temper. MELANCHOLY Accumarr.—Grest sorrow hasfallen upon the family of Mr. Dennis, of Billericay, caused by the untimely death of his youngest son, aged 22—an amiable young man of considerable method talents-- while out rook shooting at Wrexham, Deubighabire, on Saturday, the 18th instant. He had been appointed or ganist at St. Mark's Church, Wrexham, last autumn, and had gained the esteem of • large circle of friends in that town, and also of his clergyman, the Rev. J. C. Roberts, who writes in the highest terms of his character and conduct. On the above day he had the permission of the Rev. T. Williams, of Birse, to shoot in • rookery on the glebe lands at Birse, and took a friend with him, about 6 o'clock in the evening, hoping to secure some rooks to take with him to London, where be was going on the Monday. He had shot about half-a-do:en, and climbed up • high beech tree to disturb some from their nests for his friend to shoot ; but having ventured too far along a bough in the dusk he fell from • height of 50 or 60 feet upon his head and shoulders. He wee taken up insensible and conveyed in the Rev. T. Williams' carriage to Wrex ham Infirmary, and thence to his own rooms, where two medical men attended him. Everything was done to relieve him, but in vein; he did not rally, and died about 10 o'clock. An inquest was held on the body on the fol lowing Monday, and the July returned a verdict of " Acci dental death."—]roes Herold STNOI7LAR CHARGE 07 , BICIANIT.—At the Derby Borough Police-court, yesterday, before the mayor and other magistrates, • respectable-looking woman, named Fanny Taylor, wool brought up on a warrant charged with bisamy, she having married on the 15th October, 1869, Jarvis Humnston, her former husband, David Taylor, • pri vate in the 68th Regiment, being still alive. Mr . W. Briggs, who appeared for the accused, said when the magistrates heard the facts of the ease they would dismiss the charge. Prisoner, when only 19 years old, got married to Taylor in the year 1862, he being then a private in the let Derby Militia. After they had been married some time, Taylor deserted her, and volunteered into the line, and she heard no more of him until he bad been gone about three years when his sister came to the .soner as she was leaning m work at • mill, and tald her that her husband (Taylor) had been killed at the explosion of • powder mlii in India. That was in the year 1858, and in 1859 she got acquainted with Jarvis Humpeton, a respectable man, and contracted • second marriage. They had since lived on terms of peat affection, and bad had several children. The first husband (Taylor), after an absence of fourteen years, turns up again ' used threats to the accused, has her apprehended, and now maks the mmdstretes.to com mit her on the charge of bigamy. Taking into considers. tion all the circumstances of the care, he apprehended the int:ra would discharge Mrs. Taylor. A circumstance a t :our was that when she was married to Humpston she then described henelf as bent • widow. The first husband appeared in court to prosecute, and produced his marriage certificate, he having married the accused at St. Alkmund's Church, Derby ' on the 14th De cember, 1852. He also said that, after be volunteered into the army, his wife lived with hitn for some time at the Sheffield barracks, and also at Weedon, and that when the regiment was ordered for India she spent 10 days with him at Shorncliffe. She also drew It. 1811. from Captain Balguy which was due to him when he left the militia, and whilst in India he sent her money regularly. In the year 1858 he sent her 21. Os. 105., but in 1859 he heard she was married again, and he not her no more money. He arrived from India on the 27th April last. The bench remanded the accused. Tee WEATHER AND Till CROPS.—The weather of the past fortnight has greatly checked the progress of vegetation of every description, whilst in many instances it has done a good deal of damage. Fruit tress of all de scriptions have suffered more or less, and the young potato haulm has in many exposed situations been cut off and blackened. In fact a further recurrence of the ex. treme cold must have been productive of really onion. con sequences. It is to be hoped that the present agreeable change is an indication that we have at length taken leave of our long dragging winter and spring, and that we have at last entered upon a steady COIII.IO of summer weather. The meadows and gram lands are looking well, and will now, no doubt, make grass rapidly. The amounts of the wheat and spring crop , are budiv so satisfactory as a fortnight syo, as the cold winds and trods have affected them, and the wheats have in many places begun to look yellow and ripped. Carmine summer temperature, how ever, would speedily rectify matters, as there appears to be no reason for believing that any important damage has yet been done. From the hop district. our reports, most of which were written on Saturday, previous to the favour able change in the temperature, spelt of the check given by the late sharp frosts and cold winds, and of injury to the head of the'bine. The old enemies, dy and lea, have as usual put inan appearance ; hut as yet not to any serious extent. The change of temperature sines Saturday night is, of course, greatly in favour of the plant, but hops are now entering on that particular_ plume of their precarious life, when their progress is daily watched with mach anxiety.—Sumez Adrertierr. THZ TOOTH OF A MAIIMOTH.—A large fossil lum p of gli• lower maxilla of a mammoth has been d iscovered in Nottingham. A labourer, named Edwin Cox, was at work in St. Michael-street, exeavatirg some sandstone rock, when he came upon • stonelike piece of substance which greatly surprised him. Having picked it up be put it aside, and it was banded over to the members of the Nottingham Thilevephleal llacietv, by whom it has bees examined with much interest. The centre of the stump is greatly woe aby most int mastication, but the enamel lines of the series of pinders are very and clear. The tooth was found in the and deft 8 fest gin. below the surface; it weighs about 411 b., and would form a creditable addition to say anise= ia the kingdom. ATTMITT TO COMMIT BUICIDS AT Herbert Newry 1.11;;,.;1;;;;;:lesMibed on the charge sheet as a butcher, was placed at the bar before Sir Robert W. Carden, charged with attempting to commit suicide by jumping from the centre arch of London-bridge. Richard Horlock, • lighterman, said that yesterday afternoon between three and four o'clock, he was in a barge on the Thames on the east side of London bridge, when be saw the prisoner jump from the top of the bridge over the centre arch into the water. He and a companion who was with him pulled the prisoner out of the water, and placed him in the hands of the police. When they got him out he said, " I wish Lou bed not stopped me, for I have been in • great deal of trouble." The prisoner said he bad been in a great deal of trouble, and he believed that some one was always following him. The wife, • very decent looking woman, rid her hus band bad been a hatcher, but for some years past he bad been • bricklayer's labourer. He bad been affected in his head through drink. He had • family, but would do very little work, and what money he got he spent in drink. Sir Robert W. Carden remanded the prisoner for • week, during which time he would be kept sober, and ordered the lightermen to be paid for their foss of time. BOW-STREET. ntirre DT • NrwsAoirree DOT. Waftrr Carrick, errand boy and driver, in the employ of Messrs. Bull and Middleton, who stood remanded on the charge of stealing a quantity of newspapers entrusted to him for delivery, was brought up for further examination on that charge, and also upon another of a similar nature. The ant case having been completed by the addition of some evidence on points of detail, the prisoner was com mitted for triaL Hews' then charged with stealing a number of papers on the 17th inst. George Gomm, 66, Whitecstreet, pork butcher, stated that on the 17th instant be bought the ne produced of the prisoner. The prisoner asked Juri e l r ; wanted any waste papas. Witness said, " Yes, if It was clean? He replied it was clean, and witness bought the lot, which weighed nb., and for which he paid the pri. steer Is. I id. He did not look at the dates, being very busy. On looking at them now he saw that they were all of one date, the 17th May. Mr. Bull said the papers bad been delivered to the pri soner on Friday night for distribution in the morning. Some of them were directed to the volume they were to be forwarded to and the rest ought to have been supplied to the newervenders. The prisoner .Lid Mr. Bull was mistaken. They i r nb e i re , not delivered to him, but to the other errand boy, who was a witness against bim in the presiting ease. lamb was here recalled, and stated that on the day in question he met the prisoner in Moorgate-street. Witness then had the papers which he had received at the Pad dington Station. The prisoner took them from Mm. Witness was not willing to give them up. The prisoner did not say he was going to sell them. The prisoner had on previous occasions distributed witatees papers, making witness distribute Ms (the prisoner's). Witness, however, suspected that be had a di ff erent intention that time, and therefore watched him to Mr. Gomm's shop, and saw the prisoner sell the papers. He gave information to his am- PluTsm Mr. Bull said there were two men under remand on the THE FENIAN PRISONERS. A telegram announcing that Burke's life would be spared has caused an immense relief to the public mind at Dublin. Amnions and angry feeling, which was deepen ing and spreading every hour, has given place to grateful expressions of loyalty to the Queen. Burke received the announcement that his life was spared with apparent indifference. He said it did not make much matter, bat perhaps it we. as well for his mother's sake. THE GREAT METROPOLITAN HORSE SHOW. (THIS DAY.) The business of pleasure commenced at a very early hour this morning, and before 11 o'clock there was • very large attendance of the general public to witness the parade of prize horses and the hurdle jumping. The latter proves almost as attractive as any other feature of the show on account of the certainty of amusement being derived from the capriciousness or fear of horses, or the awkwardness of novice riders anxious to distinguish themselves before so large an assembly, by which incidents of • lively and exciting character arepro duced. There are, however, a number of very excellent riders in the ring, many of them professional, who take the hurdles in • graceful manner, and change the burst of laughter into rounds of applause. It has been decided that the competition for the gold medal shall take place to morrow in presence of the Prinoe of Wales who, it is stated on good authority, will be present with a view of witnessing it. The programme for this afternoon is as follows :—Miscellaneous jumping, stallions paraded, one set of harness horses and ponies, parade of prize horses and bunters jumped. From the returns just made of the money taken at the door it appears that there is a decided improvement in the attendance over last year. The at tendance yesterday (the second day) was considerably over that of the corresponding day of last year. The entry list for the gold medal will be closed this evening, and all entries of horses not tendered before then will be rejected. An amusing incident took place whilst the hunters were being ridden round the ring. A hunter, that had most persistently refused to take the hurdle, seemed and. denly determined to leave so troublesome an arena, and making straight for the barrier, went over it with • dying leap into that part of the building where the horse stalls are. CRICKET. LORD'S GROUND.—(THIS DAY.) NARYLRBONI CLUB AND GROUND V. TNT COUNTY or BUILRIT. Play in this match, in which Surrey had, at the time of drawing stumps last evening, lost two wickets for three runs in their second innings, was resumed this morning at Lord's—the weather being again beautifully fine, and the wickets somewhat more lively—at ten minutes past twelve. Griffith, the " not out," was faced by Jupp, and the bowling was again entrusted to Wootton and Grundy, who had been so destructive to the Surrey wickets overnight. As usual, both were "on the wicket-," and Jupp's back play was brought into constant reqffisition. Griffith played with unusual care, and the two kept their stumps intact for nearly three-quarters of en hour, during which time only sixteen runs were got, amongst which Griffith made liniment off Grundy,andJupp two (hives to long off from Wootton, besides disposing of several dangerous balls profitably to leg. When 18 were telegraphed Wootton managed to get a ball past Griffith's bat, his contribution being ti; Tom Humphrey succeeded to the vacancy, and when our de.patch left the ground at 1 o'clock, the seers stood thus: M.C.C.—Fmnr Immo% T. Hearne a Stephenson, b Ileartheld A. winter, b Sewell B. D. Walker, Esq., b Bess Meld 2l A. Lubbock, FAQ., b Heartaeld l5 B. B. Ooope4z., hit w, b Hesallield A. Shaw, b W. Hone, Zeq , 1 b w, b Sewell S J. Gruudy, c Griffiths, b Sewell li B. D. Balfour, b BeartSeld l6 0. Wootton, run out W. IL Bose, Esq., not out 1-b 1, bl, sr 1 Total BURBLY. MIT 111111111419. 11100111) 111111$. H. Jury, b 0 T. Humplarsp nu c Lubbock, b Wootton 1 not out . G. Griffith, b Wootton W. Mortlock, c Wootton. b Onundy .. 4 F. W. Noble. Esq., b Wootton . .. . 0 E. Pooley, e and b Wootton l4 b Wootton 1 N. EL Sienbensen, b Wootton 3 Q. P. °mental& Esq., b Wootton 0 Jun= Omer, b Wootton T. Seven, not oat J. Hanineld, b Wootton 1 1b1,b2,w ,nb 3 Ibl,bl, w ,ub 2 • Total is Total 34 MADRAS IRRIGATION AND CANAL COMPANY• (THIS DAY.) The sixteenth ordinary general meeting of share holders was held this afteraoon, at the offices, No. 8 and 9, Queen-street-place, Southwark-bridge, Mr. W. T. THORNTON in the chair. The report, which was issued some time before, having been taken as read. . . . . . eiraTnitarr mid the report related briefly to the preliminary arrangements nemesary before the works could be executed. The most unfortunate circum stanor in the past was the necessity of breaking up the executive staff. Nothing was more difficult in India than to obtain efficient officers acquainted with the Indian language and customs. Since the last meeting the supplemental contract with the government bad been com pleted, and an adequate staff appointed. Nine engineers, highly recommended, had been sent out from England, and the total staff of engineers at present employed, including the chief engineer, was 21. Executive operations were recommenced in February last, but they were delayed by the requirement on the part of the government of measurements of all the embankments. He hoped that in future the works would be prosecuted with as much rsOdity as was consistent with efficiency and strength. The board had appointed as its chief engineer Mr. Latham, a gentleman of ability, who had been with the company from the first, and was a pupil of Mr. Mendell The bawd bad no objection to proper government control, but they objected to a control which, without doing any good, had caused needless delays, and added 20 per cent. to the cost of management. After some discussion the report was adopted. THE CONDEMNED FENIAN BIIRME.—It will be seen from our parliamentary intelligence that the govern• went have decided to recommend her Majesty to commute the sentence upon Burke, the Fenian, whose execution was fixed for to-morrow. Public feeling was being strongly manifested in favour of this step not only in Ireland, but in London and the province/. A lame annual gathering of Quakers from all parts of the kingdom n3w assembled in London yesterday memorialised the government on the subject, and a deputation, influentially oomposed, wee ap pointed to present it last evening. At Birmingham and Sunderland yesterday public meetings were held, presided over by the respective mayors, at which memorials in favour of a awns of clemency were unanimously adopted. THE FENIAN TRIALS AT CORE.-CARE, MONDAY. —O'Brien wu sentenced to be banged on the 19th inst. this morning. Judge Keogh's address did not preclude hope of mercy, and it is believed that sentence will not be executed. Six prisoners have pleaded " Guilty" to the charge of treason felony. Sentence was deferred. Amport Church, near Andover, ia Hants, was opened last week, after being restored. Many of the adornments were furnished by the Marquis of Winchester and his family, whose splendid seat is situated close by the church. A Locruarn MOBBRD. —Yesterday, the agent of the Protestant Electoral Union, William Murphy, whose lectures against Itornaniam have recently 000uioned dis turbances in the west midlands, was rather roughly handled in Wolverhampton. The decision of theme:is trates ordering the burning of "The Confessional Un masked" as an obscene book was being appealed against before the borough coroner, and Murphy was leaving the court without pollee protection. He was at once identified by a number of Irishmen of the lower clam I These surrounded him directly he bad got clear of the police court, lint jostled, and then struck him in the face with their fists. A policeman got amongst them, beat back the samilants, and took Murphy under his pro tection. The mob followed, and several rushes were made, one of the Irishmen dmwti ng • knife and attempting to stab Murphy, but another otBeer acme up, and Murphy foiled refuge in • public house. The mob continued to hoot and yell outside until they were driven ofd by the police. MATH PROM CHLOROFOILM.—Yesterday an in quiry was held by Dr. Lankester at Univenity Collage relative to the death of FlOllOOO Lennox, aged 9, wattle the influence of chlorofcens, administered for the purpose of pert an operation on the eye for the cure of squinting. Dr. r said that • drachm and a half of chloroform was not at all too much to give. Hs wax of opinion that there was some peculiarity of constitu tion in the ease. Chloroform bad been used in that insti tution on thouseada of patient', and they had only met with one previous death, which was five years ago. Several remarks were made by the jury respecting the shocking death of a child in full health under such circumstances, which were met with great dissatisfaction by the medical gentlemen present. The 'my ultimately returned • ver diet of " Death under the administration of chloroform through athadmotnre." MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Oxa o'Cluat. The transactions in public securities to-day are not numerous, but the English funds are in de mand, and have risen k per cent., owing chief.) , to the commencement of the purchases by the govern ment broker for the Sinking Fund. The amonnt taken to-day is 13,0001. New Three per Cents. ut 91f. These transactions will be continued every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in New or Reduced until the sum of 337,7231. is invested. British railway stocks have been very little dealt in, and the principal stocks show no movement of im portance. Foreign bonds are likewise inactive, but Mexican are offered, upon the announcement that the Emperor Maximilian has been made a prisoner by the liberals. The fortnightly settle ment in shares and foreign stocks will commence to-morrow, and there will probably be no great increase of business until its completion on Friday next. The demand for money to-day has somewhat l i increased, but good bills are still taken at 2O to O per cent. The rate for short loans in the Stock Exchange, on English government securities, is about 2 per cent. Consols are now quoted 931 to f, with div., for money, and 92 to h, ex div., for the ac count (June 6), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 911 to O. The Indian Five per Cent. Stock is in renewed demand, and has advanced per cent., viz., to 112 to Very few dealings have occurred in foreign stocks, and prices generally are without change. Greek bonds have improved 1. per cent., while Mexican have declined 1. Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865 are quoted 32 to ; Greek, 141 to O ; Spanish Passive, 231 to 0; ditto Certificates, 141 to 161 ; Italian of 1861, 61} to I ; Mexican, 16k to I. American securities and Atlantic Cable shares exhibit no movement of importance. The 5-20 bonds are quoted 72} to ; Erie Railway shares, 39} to 40 ; Illinois Central, 76 to ; Anglo-Ame rican Telegraph, 17# to ; and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. Preference, 4} to j. Bank shares are steady, with a moderate amount of business. Imperial Ottoman and Union of Lon don are unaltered, at to a dis. and 40 to 41, respectively, but Alliance have declined 10s., viz., to 91 to 91 die. Miscellaneous and financial shares are inactive. International are quoted 21 to 11 dis. ; General Credit, 2 to 1i dia. ; Credit Fonder, 6 to 51 die. ; London Financial, 22 to 21 dia. ; Hudson's Bay, 16i to i ; and National Discount, 7i to i prem. It is notified that the trander books of the Oriental Gas Company (Limited) will be closed from the 31st inst. to the 4th pros., inclusive, for the preparation of the interim dividend warrants. The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Atlas Assurance Company will be held on the 3rd of July, to receive the report of the directors, and to declare a dividend. The following relates to the New Granada Debt Mesas. Baring Brothers and Co. have ale day received remittances on account of New Granada dividends as fol• lows : From Coatom•hooae of Boats Marts 12,186 17 8 of Cartigtos £2,522 14 6 The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of 6721. 3s. 7d. on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador. All parties who take an interest in the welfare of Spain must have seen with satisfaction that she is about to take measures for restoring herself to that degree of credit which her large resources so well entitle her to enjoy, by taking in band the ad justment of her debts. The present Finance Minister, who enjoys a very high personal reputa tion, deserves great credit for the clear manner in which he has placed his budget before the Spanish parliament. By including together the ordinary and extraordinary expenditure, as is done in England, instead of framing two budgets, one for the ordinary and the other for the extraordinary expenditure, the minister by done much to simplify the accounts. In the re marks which the minister has introduced into his report to the Cortes, he has intelligibly pointed out the injury the nation has sustained by the non settlement of its debts, and the expediency . of re moving this source of mischief. It is, indeed, time that this settlement should take place. Rather more than eleven years have passed since the 29th April, 1856, when a meeting of cer tificate holders took place at the London Tavern, with Sir John Fitzgerald, M.P., in the chair, and the committee was appointed for following up this claim with the Spamsh government. Many repre sentations have during that interval been made from time to time by the committee to the Spanish government, but, perhaps, none of a more effective character than when the committee placed before the government the opinion of eight of the most eminent jurists in Madrid, stating, in terms which did them honour for their frankness and clearness, that there was no ground in law or equity on which the claim of the certificate holders could be re sisted. Let us hope that the records of these proceedings are about to become matter of history, and that we shall soon see an active renewal of financial intercourse between Spain and Great Britain. _ _ The official journal, The Correspondeneia, of Madrid, of the 22nd inst., contains a copy of the memorial presented to the Cortes of Spain by the Committee of Spanish Certificate holders. About 80,0W0/. in gold was bought by the Bank ycsterday. A large poi lion of the recent arrivals is being refined, and is expected to be sent into the Bank during the present week. The advices from Sydney, via Panama, announce the sailing for London of the William D uthie with 20,5001. in gold. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Thursday, the 30th inst., a special settling day in the new shares (1867) of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, and Friday, the 31st inst., for the scrip of the New South Wales Government 5 per cent. loan for 832,0001. Both are to be officially quoted. The necessary forms for the payment of a further dividend of 2s. 6d. in the pound to the creditors of the Bank of London having been com pleted, Mr. Coleman the o ffi cial liquidator, will pay the same on Thnr sda7i and Friday next. The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 4501. compared with last year. From the report of the directors of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, to be presented at the general meeting on the 7th June, we make the subjoined extracts In accordance with the terms of the charter of incorpo- ration and deed of settlement of the company, the direc tors now submit to the proprietors their fifteenth annual report, accompanied by the accounts, duly audited, and showing the position of the bank's affairs to the 3lst De cember, 1866. The commercial panic with which this country wee visited hut year, could not be without its effect on business in central, and it produced its reignite in Australia, affecting with especial severity the colony of New South Wales, where in September last it created a financial crisis of great intensity, involving the failure of several large mercantile firms. Your directors are gratified to be able to report, that notwithriand leg these exceptional circumstances, the general business of the bank has not suffered, and the result of the past year's operations has been sal irfactory. On reference to the amounts it will be seen that after the usual deductions, and also after making allowanoe for bad anddoubtful debts, there remains to the credit of profit and lose the sum of 63,5701. 15s. 10d.—out of which the directors recommend : firstly, that there be carried to the " Colonial Building Fund" the sum of 3,0001. ; secondly, that a dividend be declared for the half-year at the rate of 8 per omit. per annum, free of income tax, which will amount to 40,0001. • and thirdly, that a bonus of 1 per cost., free of harem; tax, be on this occasion added to the above dividend. which will sheath 10,0001.-53,0001. Leaving to br carried to next scoonnt a bassos of 10,570/. 15e. 10d. _ The Indian Branch Railway Company (Limited) have received the following telegram from thcir agent, dated Cawnpore, the 24th inst.: " First month's passengers, 12,000 rupees ; goods, 400 ; expenditure, with salaries, 5,500 ; goods now in creasing will increase rapidly with through booking on Ist June." The earnings of the Erie Railway Company for the month of April, 1867, were 1,217,143.52 dole. ; and for April, 1866, 1,153,440.84 dole. ; showing an increase of 63 702.68 dohs. , The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending the 10th inst. shows an increase of 1,0211. over last year. MONDAY ERWIN°. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 914 to 1, ex div., for the 6th of June, opened this morning at the same quotation, and closed at 91/ to 92. For money the last price was 931, with div. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 914 to 1,. The official business report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 931, 4, j, 4,5, with div. • rditto, for account, 911, 1, ex div. ; Three per dents. Reduced, 911, ; New Three per Cents., 911, 4, ; dank Stock, 251, 3 ; India Stock, 220 ; ditto Five per Cent. 112, 111, ; ditto Five per Cent. "enfaced " rupee paper, 1031 • ditto Five and-a-Half per Cent., 1081 ; ditto 'Bonds, 60.., 555. preen. The India Five per Cent. stock was more offered and declined, being last marked 1111. Exchequer Bills were firm at 225. to 275. prem. The tendency of the foreign stock market gene rally was not unfavourable. Chilian scrip and Italian bonds of 1861 were in request, and rose 1 and 1 per cent., respectively. The Viceroy of Egypt's Loan improved ; Spanish Certificates, d ; and Spanish Three per Cents., New Deferred, and Turkish of 1863 and 1865 (Six per Cents.), as well as Venezuelan of 1862 and 1864 1. On the other hand, Peruvian of 1865 declined 1 per cent. ; Mexican and Russian of 1866, • Greek and Rus sian scrip, ; and Turkish of 1885, 1. The amount of business in bank shares was ex tremely small, and prices were unchanged, with the exception of a rise of 10s. in London and West minster and 2s. 6.1. in Consolidated (new). There were no transactions of importance in the ahares of the financial companies, and prices closed about the same as on Saturday, being as follows :—lnternational Financial, at 24 to 1/ die. ; General Credit, 21 to 1/ die. ; London Financial, 22 to 21 die. ; and Credit Fonder of England, 6to 51 dia. Very few dealings occurred in Atlantic Cable shares, and prices showed no movement of im portance. Anglo-American left off at 174 to 4 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. Preference, at 44 to A • Telegraph Construction 2/ to 1/ die. ; and Atlantic Telegraph, original stock, at 46 to 50. Hudson's Bay shares were last quo ted 164 to 4, showing dulness, and National Discount, 7 . 4 to # prem., being steady. In the market for miscel laneous shares, Electric Telegraph rose IL, and Land Securities 10a., while Royal Mail Steam declined 11., Peninsular and Oriental Steam 10s., and Ebbw Vale 63. Colonial government securities were inactive, and the only movement was a rise of } per cent. in New Zealand Five per Cents. American securities were inquired for, and showed firmness. The advance in the 5-20 Bonds did not exceed * per cent., but in those of 1886 and 1868, which have of late ruled relatively too t low in price, it ranged from 2 to 2 . Massachusetts rose 1, and Erie Railway shares I. Prices dosed as follows :- 6-20 Bonds, 72* to ; Erie Railway shares, 39k to f ; Illinois Central, 76 to * ; At lantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, 28 to 30, ex coup. ; Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 21*to 22. MINE&-(THIS DAY.) Oirs o'Ciaag. The amount of business in the mining market to-day is rather limited, and prices generally are unaltered. East Cern Brea shares are quoted nto ; East Lovell, 8a to ; ; East Russell, 24 to Great Retallack, 4to I ; Marko Valley, 4 to ; ; Chiverton Moor, 4; to 151 ; Prince of Wales., Us. 6d. to 555. 6d. ; West Chiverton, 63; to 64} ; North Crofty, 4} to a. f I RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.) OPP O'CLOCK. The railway market is inactive to-day, and the principal st o cks are unchanged, with the exception of a reduction of I per cent. in Metropolitan. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 121 to ; Great Western, 43 to 4- ; London and North Western, 1131 to ; Midland, 103 to ; Lanes shire and Yorkshire, 1261 to ; Caledonian, 107} to 108 i ; South Eastern, eq to f ; Gress Eastern, pi to 31} ; Crest Northern, 111 to 112 ditto A, 110} to 111; London, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to ; North British, 32} to 33} ; and Brighton, 58 to }. [For to-day's Share List sae yap CI COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. -- - LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (sr T r zumarm.) , (nom 0011 °wit ooftuaroimar.) COTTON.—The market steady. Bales probably about 10,000 bales. COlN.—Attendanoe at market good. Wheat fair bud. flees at full rates of Friday. Flour firm. Beans steady. Oats and oatmeal steady ; demand moderate. Indisa coin a fair business at tid. to 9d. per qr. advance ; mixed. 39a. to 395. 9d. LEEDS CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) (UT Tin vanArs.) (rum oia owx ooasserommum) The business pawing was quite of • retail character ; wheat held for ls. per quarter advance. Barley firm. Other articles unaltered. MINCING-LANK.—(THIS DAY.) Scoop.—The market bas opened quietly, at last week's currency, at which there are free sellers. Refined con tinues dull of sale, at the previous value. Corral—The parcels of Ceylon to be brought to publio sale this week are heavy ; the demand privately is in consequence quiet, but the few sales reported isaintaiia the previous value. Tan.—There is no improvement to notice in the demand for this arucle. Tke public sales of 430 packages of In dian teas are progressing steadily at about last sale's cur rency. Run.—There are buyers of JlWilliCh at Arm prices, but no sales of importance are reported. A few puncheons of fair Demerara sold at Is. 7d. Mon.—About 12,000 bags of soft grain have been dis posed of at prices in buyers favour. Prinorn.—A parcel of good quality sold at 2d. per lb. Settrrrar..—No sales reported. of S ish are loo.—The quarterly sales pan stm pregyeseing heavily, at about last sals's prices to 3d. decline for pals and mixed. Corros.—There is only a limited business doing, at about previous rates. JUTE continues in active request, but the ea/es are con fined to small parcels, holders refusing to sell at late rates. TALLOW WARK.II2.—(THIS DAY.) The market is firm Crdey. Town Sallow as quoted 414. 9d. net; Petersburg T.D. on the vat, 43e. 6d. - Jur, 43.. 6cl. ; October to December, 44e. 6d. ; De: ember, 43e. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAT.) Mr. Charles James Reston reports trade very slow at day's prices, viz. ; —Prism slower, from 100 s. to 110 a ; Mferior ditto, 80s. to 90s. ; prime mama out, 90s. to 1004 inferior ditto, 365. to 606. ; prim* meadow hay, 80s. to 66e. ; Minim ditto, 60s. to 70s. ; straw, 40s, to 46e. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CMS.-FIRST - Cu e s CUTTER MATCH. —The nitric+ far this race, appointed to be soiled frcm Gravesend mud the Mowe Light eawil return, on Thursday nest, eked at the Club-ham% Alluentarls.street, last night SO follows: Station. Yurntn. Tons. Owners. I. ... Vtotrount ... t 3 .. Captain n urttet L L Half a minute time allowed for difference of tounuge. The vise is valued at 1001.