The Express. — London, England, 1862-05-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1862. the west end, and although he had men him but once pre- I viontly, in Shoreditch, he rempieed him m the man "wanted," followed him to a low house in Tottenham court-road, then got the solitaires of two other constables, obtained an entrance, and secured him in an upper room, to which he hid fled when aware of the offioers' preeenos. He is stated to be a very deep.- I rate fellow, twice oonvicted, and • pistol which is hie constant companion was found on the mantel-shelf of the 100111 he was in. He is also known by the cognomen of " Billy Mile." 52 H swore to him as having been in coin piny with the three othen alluded to, and a witness, ' named Le Clereq, identified him as the person who left some of the stolen property, under an excuse, at his residence. Mr. Nash pressed the police very closely in Draw-exami nation, but could elicit nothing favourable to his client, whom Mr. Leigh ordered to he remanded. WEgiILINSTER. ♦ STRANGE VISIT TO THB EXHIBITION. William Butcher, slim Waldemar*, a man having the paginate of a labourer, was placed at the bar, charged with being a suspected person found under the flooring . of the Exhibition, near the money and season ticket tnrnstiles, for an unlawful purpose. Robert Lawton, 75 X, said that at a quarter to 5 last evening he received information that a person was under the flooring of the Exhibition. Witmer went there and found prisoner, who, on being asked what business he had there, said he had dropped a sixpence and had come there to look for it. Three ordinary keys, a purse, and knife were found on the accused, who gave the name if Butcher. On inquiry at the address he gave, be was not known by that name, bet was ailed Williamson.. . . Mr. Ariiold—Was he employed et the building? . Witness—He was formerly, but had no busme ss there yesterday. No workman is allowed to be in the building without a pats. Mr. Arnold—How did he get in? Poliominui—He say' by the door in the Cromwell•road. Mr. Amid—There doss not seem so much difficulty in getting into the Exhibition as one might imagine. Policeman —All Maim Belk and Lucas's men have printed possum stamped by the cocolisaiousein with the royal arms, and none other ought to be admitted. Mr. Arnold—Well, the door-keepers seem very lax in their duty. Ws have had several cases where men haying no business there have been found in the building. Plilloo6l said he went there to see if he could get any wort, and dropped a sixpence. ➢lr. Arnold observed that he must adjourn the case for ' further inquiry. He must know something about the pri soner, who laughs detained for the present. Prisoner said he would send for a person to give him a good character. Mr. Arnold said he had better do so. THE Roamrsoir COURTM4RTIILL. DUBLIN, FEDAY EVINING. Colonel Boutin& retires on half-pay. Lieut. Hama lees hie adjahuiey. All the Anon who signed the "round robin" are severely rebuked. DREADFUL MURDER IN LIMERICK. DUBLIN, SATURDAY MURMUR°. The Morning Freesman mays : " Yr. Francis Fitzgerald erssshot dead at 8 o'clock yes terday evening, while standing at his hall doer. Two men were immediately arrested as suspicion. It is said one was seen to fire the gun, while the other stood by. " A young gentleman witnemped the perpetration of the murder, sad it is thought he will be able folly to identify the partire." DIPLOALDLE SUICIDE OP A LADY. INQUEST—(THIB DAY.) This morning an inquiry was held by Mr. John Humphreys, the Middlesex coroner, at the Royal Driver Tavern, Bow-road, touching the death of Abs. Elizabeth Bernie, acted 61, the wife of a wine merchant, molding at No. 2, Avenue-road, Bow, who committed suicide last Tuesday morning, under peculiarl afflicting circumstance& Mr. J. W. Barrie, the husband ' of the deceased, said that lon the morning in question he left home as usual at 9 o'clock, and his wife was then in her usual state. By the merest chance he returned at 12 o'clock, and wee informed by his daughter that deceased had locked her room on the 'aside, and oould not be got to answer when called. He forced an entrance, and was horrified to see her suspended by a coed to the tester of the bedstead. He instantly cut her down, but life appeared to have been extinct a considerable time. He was totally unprepared for rush a calamity, for she bad never given the slightest indication of an intention to destroy her self, sad her health had latterly been much better than usual. She had, however, suffered much grief and anxiety on account of her daughter, whose mind had given way from ill health, and whom it WU found none nu7 to place under restraint. Deceased felt that cimum stance so acutely, that she no doubt lost her own reason, and under a sudden impulse put an end to her existence. Dr. D'Ober said that be was called in to deceased, and found her quite cold and rigid, and she must therefore have destroyed herself immediately after her husband left the house in the morning. The Coroner having summed up, the jury returned a ver dict of "Suicide while In a slate of unsound mind." THE LIVERPOOL POLICE AND THE BETTING HOUSES. A few days ago the Liverpool police were engaged in apprehending a number of betting men who were in the hobbit of reacting to certain houses for the prosecution of their codling, and who also circulated betting luta, which it was alleged had a very baneful infinenee on the young men of the town. A number of the betting men were coma gristly brought before the magistrates, and each fined 1001. Not neatest, however, with the mows, the policelldeter reined to indict the keepers of the betting-homes, and men on special duty to ascertain in which houses bet , l'ead was lomowiagli n aa . d et wilf ally allowed to take plies. The remelt of she tin induced them to lay informations spinet thefollowing persons who have public homes in Liverpool where betting is carried on to a con siderable extent:—Owen Perry, Richmond-street ; Thomas Davie, Hanghton-street ; David Richardson, Market-street; and John Murdock, Leigh-street. Thews men were yester day (Friday) brought before the Liverpool magistrates, charged under the 16th and 17th sestinas of the " Act for the Suppression of Betting Howes" with knowingly and willingly allowing betting to take place in their establish ments. The first MOO whirl was heard was that of Owen Perry, Richmond-street. A polio* officer stated that, on the 7th inst., be went to the defendant's house, and saw a number of betting men laying wagers against horses which were to run in certain races, and supplying the persons around them with betting lists. He asked for a hat, and having received one bet against a horse which was to run at Newmarket. At this time the landlord was in the room, saw that batting was taking place, and made no attempt to suppress it. Mr. Conway, barrister, who appeared for the defendant, contended that the terms of the act only had reference to houses which were wholly devoted to betting purposes, and as hi client was not one of this class the information bad net been sustained. . _ _ Tbe Perry magistrates thought differently, however, and tined 501. The cases of the other men were similar, and they were each fined 501., with the exception of Mtudock,who was dis charged,as the information adder which he was apprehended could not be sustained. THE UNDER SECRETARYSHIP POE WAIL—WO understand that the valuable appointment of permament Under Secretary for War, rendered vacant by the death of Sir Seujamin Hawes, 'C.C.S., is likely to be conferred on Sir Charles Trevelyan, K.C.8., late Governor of Madras.—Unitesi Service Gazette. "On Thursday," says the Army and Navy Gazette, " some important experiments took place at Shoe. Wryness. It baa been the fashion of late oe the part of these who have studied gunnery to assert that the initial velocity imparted to • shot from • rifled cannon is less them that which would be derived from • smooth-bore gun. Sir William Armstrong loix.ed tune on this point, and in order to settle the matter he, on the day alluded to, loaded • ISiensder on his principle with • shell weighing 131 W, with • 21b. charge of powder, and the initial velocity eb bing& was 1,740 feet. A 9-powder smooth-bore was then loaded with a shot of 9114., and 2ilbs. of powder, and the initial velocity amounted only to 1,613 feet." Messrs. Roberta, Lubbock, and Co. will return on Monday to their old locality, 15, Lombard-street, where the rebuilding of their banking establishment is now corn. pleted. CRYSTAL. PALACE.—A display of the fountains will ' Amon this afternoon for the Japanese Ambassadors. ME. WIDENED WOOD AND THE DIVISION ON THE CRomi-EATER —In the divisiou list on Sir J. Tfo. lawny's bill, on Wednesday , the name of Mr. Western Wood is missing, not • ttle to the astonishment of • number of has friends and supporter in the contest or the repirriEiski, of the city al bunion. The hon. - - Pt* tlentazi it w il l b• recollected , would not at lint comply WORSHIP-STREET. with the wishes of the liberal electors, to vote for the un- ZOBBERY.-Zilettin AND CAPTURI. nediticoal abolition of church-rates ; but, after some per- William Goodland, • determined looking young man, suasion, he promised to vote for Sir J. Trelawny' s bill. So wee charged before Mr. Leigh with being concerned in far from redeeming his promise, it appears that r. Western stealing from • dwellint-hona• Wood we. not prement at the division, Rod, consequently, Mr. Beard and Mr. Hash respectively appeared for the did not vote either for or 'net the bill ; neither did be prosecution and defence, and from the statement of the - enjoy the questionable distiaotfca af " pairing off" with former it was understood that about • month since three an opponent of the awasurn -Doily paper. men were shaded at this court for sharing in the very . THE Ill= NATIONAL EDUCATION SUM:IL—Ws offence now implicating the prisoner. • quantity of lave ream/ to believe that • decree is now ready for pro wearing apparel was the principal loss suntaincl. and wen nitiore on the part of the Roman catholic bishops, for of this the police traced. Two of the accused were ft- bidding national schoolmasters to enter the model schools of charged on the ground of insufficient evidence aided Awn, national board under pawky of the displeasure of the but the other was not so fortunate; and a fourth church." Very recently, also, religious teaching by the man who had adroitly effected an escape when the three Roma catholic clergy at the Mania schools has been were first taken has since been sought fee in vain, despite strictly prohibited. What the bawd, the government, and all accurate description of him. At S dike this awning the public will do under thew cinumstemose moiling to be Sergeant Cole, C division, chanced to mast the papaw Si ems -Dublin Evening Mail. MONEY MARIEET.--(THIS .0211.) Two o'OLooi. The stock markets opened this morning at an improvement, but prices are now quoted in many instances at a reduction from the best point of the morning. The funds are now quoted the same as they closed yesterday, so that the late rise is sustained. In English railways, Lancashire and Yorkshire shows chief buoyancy. Belgian railway shares are in renewed request. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at 70fr. 76c., showing no change. Turkish Loan scrip is quoted 21 to 2i prem. ; Egyptian, If to 2 prem. ; and Russian, f to i prem. Consols are officially marked 94 and f cunt div., for money, and 92j and f, ex div., for the account. The present quotations are 93f to 1, cum div., for cash, and 921 to f, ex div., for the 10th of June. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, j, 1; New Three per Cents., 911, ; Thirty Years' Annuities, 1886, 161; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1091, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 100 ; ditto 1884, 1001; ditto Bonds, 295. prem. ; Four per Cent. " enfaoed" rupee paper, 91 ; Exchequer Bills, lbs., 18s. prem. Foreign stocksaregenerally firm. Mexican Bonds have been dealt mat 32* to 321. Spanish Certificates are rather better. Turkish Bonds are about * per cant. better than yesterday afternoon, the loan of 1864 being quoted sof to 81, and that of 1858, 70* to 71. Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilisa Four-and-a-Half per Ceuta., 1852-58-60, 931; Egyp tian Seven per Cents., 2*, li, 2 prem. ; Italian Five per Cents., 71*, 701, 71 (exchange 25fr.) ; Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 321, *, *, f ; New Granada ex overdue Coupons and Hectares, 91, I ; Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 91* ; ditto Three per Cents., 1859, 60, ex div. ; Sardinian Five per Conte., for account, 84 ; ditto, Pamirs, 19* ; the Cominittee's Certificates, 131, 1, f ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1868, 71; ditto Six per Cents., 1862, (scrip), 21, 3 prem. ; ditto paid-up Scrip, 701, * ; Venezuela Three per Cents., for account, 23g. HALr-roor Tw• VOLooi. Console are still quoted 93e to 1, sum div., for money, and 92k to I, ex div., for the account. The holders of Russian scrip, like those of Tur kish and Egyptian, manifest a desire to avail them selves of the discount allowed on payments iu full. It is said that about one million has been paid up in full. There were no bullion transactions at the Bank yesterday, but 15,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for Lisbon. The Persia, from New York, has brought 161,0001. in specie, and the Teuton* 19,0001. for England and 32,0001. for France. The Shannon will take for the West Indies to day 21,0101. in gold and 7,5001, in silver. The steamer with the outward mails for India and China, .on the 20th inst., is ennead to take a about half million sterling in specie, principally Mexican dollars, for China. The small amount of Mexican dollars by the Seine was sold yesterday at ss. lid. per 0r.., showing a rise of sd. compared with the price obtained for the previous supply. The advance is caused by the demand for China. The tendency of the exchanges yesterday after noon in some instances was rather less favourable to this country. Subjoined is our usual list : Amsterdam, 3 months, ILIB4 to ; di 11.tto, 3 days' 11.154 to 164 ; Rotterdam, S moaths, 184 to Antwerp, 3 months, 25.474 to 524 ; Hamburg, ms. bum*, three mouths, 13.84 to ; Perla, 3 days, 25.25 to 30 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.45 to 50 ; Franktort-on-thrMaine, 3 months, 1194 to i ; Petenbtug (per rouble), 3 months, 334 to 34 ; Vienna, eif. flo., 3 months, 1&460o65; Trieste, ed. So , 3 months, 13.45 to 53 ; Madrid, 3 months, 494 to 4; Oat hr, 3 months, 484 to 49 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.54 to 624 ; Genoa, 3 months, 25.574 to 624; Milan, 3 months, 25.574 to 62 Naples, 3 months, 394 to ; Palermo, 3 months, 1194 to ; Messina, 3 months, 119 to 4 ; Lisbon, 90 days, 52 j to _f ; Oporto, 90 days, 52 to 4. At Paris the rate of discount in the open market is now 3 per cent. ; Vienna, 5 ; Hamburg, 21; Thrin, 41; Frankfort, 2 ; Amsterdam, 4 ; Berlin, 3 ; and Brussels, 3 per cent. The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was very dull at the late fall. The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this weeks decrease of 3851. The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada for the week ending the 26th ult. were 13,5051. sterling, being 1,7141. less than intim cor responding week of last year. A call of 21. is to be paid on the shares in the Sevenoaks Railway Company by the 12th of June. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. announce the half-yearly dividends on Chili= Four-and-a-Half per Cents. The Indus has arrived from China with 685,800 lbs. of tea and 376 bales of silk, and the Gleam with 349,800 lbs. of tea. The Emigration Commissioners require a ship to take passengers to Queensland. The Gazette specie statement for the week ending Wednesday last gives the following totals, via.:— Imports of gold, 194,4511. ;! exports of gold, 877,406 f.; imports of silver, 76,4581.; exports of silver, 57,7681. FRIDAY EVINING. Console, which closed yesterday at 921, ax div., for the 10th of June, opened this morning at 92 L to 1, and closed at 921 to j. For money the last price was 931 to 1, cum div. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 931, t, +, cunt div. • ditto for account (Juno 10), 921, I, ex div.; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, I i New Three per Cents., 911, 11, #, 1, # ; India Five pm Cent. Stock, 109, k ; Five per Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper, 1051 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1091, 1. The India The per Cent. Stock has risen to 1091 to 1. Exchequer Bills remain at 14s. to 17s. prem. Foreign stocks were generally firm, with an in creased amount of business. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'CLoox. In the mining market to-day East Oaradon shares are very flat, and have receded to 44* to 451. Wheal Ludoott are aho lower at 7* to 3 ; and Wheal Seton at 122 to 124. On the other hand, Wheal Mary Ann and Stray Park are in demand, and toe former have Unproved to 12 to 14, and the latter to 36 to 38. North Downs are firm, at q to 1. The transactions in foreign and colonial mining shares have been numerous, but there is no altera tion of importance in prima. THE CHANCEILY OPTICFL—The Lord ()homelier has just issued an order that all the amore of the Court of Chancery shall be closed on Saturday, the 24th instant, oa account of her Majesty's birthday. Yesterday the amen of the Court of Chancery were dosed for the Whitsuatids vacation, and will reopen on Monday, the 26th last. &HIKE OF PITYIN. —The strike of pitmen in Nottinghamshire has extended from the Cinder aniline to those of Kimberley and Newcastle in the same &AA* T beloagingiug to Mr. T . North. A gemmiral open air wasting of the men bekning to the titres pits was held on Thurs day, at which It was unanimoualy agreed that they should all demand the same 'thaws es time of Cinder-hill bad done, and discontinue their work lista it was granted. Between 600 and 700 hands an tharikas eating, without means of subsistence. At the mestieg, it was stated that the average amount earned by the hardest weaken per day was b. 3d. If the proprietors would let them name a check-machine man, to be paid by themselves, and adopt the ordinary standard of weights, they would Mere to work. A Tam. FoCLIIIIL —The Confederate Almanac for 1862, published by the Rev. Dr. Ektiamsn et the Soothers Methodist pahlishing boom, insemeem as " eclipse of the ma, visible over the Ociefedeiste States !" To this the Nessiiville Uses. adds, the* shout the same tins " there will be a total eclipse of ths Confederate States, viable over all creatiss." MARE .61818.--(711113 DAY.) Two oViool. The railway market opened this morning with a buoyant appearance, but there is now lees firm ness. The general tendency of prices, however, is still upwards. The principal feature in a rise al cent. Lancashire and Yorkshire flarray in stock. A few other lines have also im proved 4. London and North Western stook is now quoted 94* to * ; Great Western, 734 to • Mid land, 1281 to 129 ; Lancashire and Yoi:kshire, 1091 to f ; Caledonian, 109* to 110 ; South 844 to ; Eastern Counties, 57 to ; and EMl Gti Northern, 114 to 115. Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are firmer, at 3 3-16 to 3 5-16 prem. ex div. Yesterday's rise in Grand Trunk of Canada is maintained. Great Luxembourg and Sambre and Meuse shares have ruled higher, but are now quoted at a reduction from the beet point of the morning. Ann!. ilkks I RAILWAYS. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) 00IIRT 01/ OOMMON PLIAS. Sittiags at NiSi Pries in Londes.—(Bsforst Lord Chief Justice Brie sad a Common JurY-) Bevan v. 11111:110118. —MOOTING 0008. The plaintiff claimed damages in oresequence of the defendant having shot two dogs belonging to him : one a greyhound and the other • terrier. Mr. Joyee and Mr. T. Salter appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Members for the defendant. Henry Bryant, the plaintiff, said that he was • brick maker, living at South Norwood, and the defendant wee a farmer at Norbary Manor Farm, near Croydon. On the 14th of November last within, was going along Leather Bottle-lane, Norwood, having the twodogs with him. The defendant was in a mea do w ad joining the lane, and the greyhound got into the meadow, and ran towards the defendant. The defendant shot the dog, and he rolled over and cried out, and the tinier, hearing this, got into the meadow, and they both ran towards • wood. The defend ant followed the dogs into the wood, and witness heard another shot, when both dogs cried out ; and afterwards, when the' greyhound came out of the wood, the defendant spin shot it. The defendant summoned witness for trespass sad the summons was dismissed ; and witness then summoned the defendant for cruelty to animals, and be was amid 40a. The greyhound was worth 201. Cnies:examtned—The greyhound ran by "scant,' and was quick at anything. The father was rather a craw bred dog, red he should call it a lumber. He had never offered to sell the greyhonad for 10s. He followed brick making in the season, &ad at other times he followed the Cr. (A laugh.) He never took out a certificate, and he been fined several times for going in pursuit of game. and sometimes he had not paid the fine but had gone to prison. John Robinson (a man of 60), said he was in the Nerrioo of Mr. Allen, of Shirley, and he was considered to be the cow boy. (Laughter.) He proved the parentage of the grey hound, and said that be 'relieved it the beet in all thew' country. For the defence Mr. Tummons himself was called. His evidence was that the dogs were hunting rabbits in the wood, and as they were following a rabbit he shot and hit the terrier in the leg, and be might have touched the big dog. The only other shot he fired at either of the dogs was at the greyhound, when it was7l yards away, and the shots were No. ' six or seven. The dog went away over a fence and • ditch, and did not seem to be seriously hurt. The dogs had been in the wood before hunting. A witaew named IdrEstated the bitch which was said to have hem killed to him. It was given to him when • puppy, but sat not turn out as he he took o are of it, and it followed anybody shoat,lla waver pve it away. He saw it four or five days after it was said to have been shot, and it was perfectly well, and there was no appears's*, of its having' been shot. Several other wit:Lewes win lIMAMIId, and among other thiagedeposed to was that the plaintiff before the magistrate had denied the ownership of the big dog, and that on another occasion he had offered to sell it foe 10e. His Lordship directed the jury _that it wet for them to consider whether the big deg helmeted to the plaintiff, and whether it had died of Its wounds ; but, at all events, the plaintiff was entitled to coax &nage, in respect of the terrier being shot The jury found for the plaintiff—dammed one farthing. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Wore the hide Oadiaary.) WADDELL V. WADIALL. _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Itr. D, Bans appeared for the pe titioner, a wife who payed for a dissolution on the ground of cruelty and adultery. The parties were married at a registrar's ogee in 1842, but they did not live together till 1844, sod they were then roamed again at church. They resided at Wslworth and Clepham till May, 1861, when the petitioser left her hus band, iu consequence of detecting him in an intrigue with another woman. The act* of cruelty charged were of the mai character, but they were not of any particular atrocity. Sir C. Cresswell had grave doubts whether the plea of cruelty was made out, and reserved his judgment. STOTLZIS V. DTOTLIE AND BOTCHES, Mr. Stavel.;y Hill appeared for the petitioner, John Stoyles, the steward of • merchant vessel. He made the acquaintance of the respondent on board his ship, by which the was going to Montreal. He brought he home again, and they were married by • minister at the Ayrshire Anna, in Glasgow. The petitioner sailed for Australia in 1852 ; and on his return, in 1855, he found the respondent with • baby three months old. He con tinued, however, to live with her again, but in the same year he sailed again for Australia, and did not return till 1857. In the interim the respondent was charged with having committed adultery with the co-respondent. The court made a decree nin, without costs. MATHEWS V. MATHEWS, AND LEWIS, AND DIEING. The petitioner, • carver, married the respondent in 1844. They lived in London till 1862, when she eloped sad went to live with Lewis. She then robbed her lodgers and rewired six months' imprisonment for the offenoe. afterwards she became an inmate in two different reformatories; but she left them sad began to lead a profligate life. Dr. Waddilove appeared for the petitioner. The court made a decree nisi. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Won tlu &cad4r.) John Jatris, a carrier, was indicted for hating sea to market, for the purpose of sale, a quanta) , of meat which wee unfit for human food. Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Beeley prosecuted ; and Mr. Cooper defended the prisoner. The prisoner is a carrier and • dealer in meat, and is in the habit of bringing up meat from the country on his own account, and also on account of other persona, to Mr. Barreiro,. • meat salesman in Newgate-market. On the 6th of March lest, at about six o'clock in the morning, Inspector Fisher taw the defendant's waggon in Warwick-lane, and fol lowed it into Newpte-market. When there he saw the defendant unloading the waggon, and saw a package eon- Mining the carcase of • sheep, which he examined, and found to be totally unfit for human food. He also saw • second package, which he asked the defendant to allow him to see ; but he hesitated, and said he had no more sheep like the one seized, but Mr. Fisher insisted upon seeing it, and upon its being opened it was found to contain the carouses of two sheep and a calf, which were also unlit for human food. The prisoner said they were not for the market, but for the kusicker's, to be boiled for dogs' meat. There were also four queries; of • now In the cart ; but that, though very inferior meat, was by Mr. Fisher. At about 10 o'clock on the same day pied Fisher was in the shop of Mr. Burrows, when he saw the defendant take • package into that gentle man's shop, which contained four quarters of a cow, which, upon examining, Mr. Fisher found also to be nifit for food, being from animals that had died, and in • yeti I wet date. The defendant mid the four quartets of the cow were the same that Mr. Fisher maned at seven o'clock in the morning. The meat was condemned by Sir R. Carden, and was destroyed. Rumen, a detective officer went down to Remoter and saw the primmer, and told him he was charged with sending meat to market which was unfit for human food, and he said that with respect to the four quarters of the cow, be saw it hanging up in tbe shop of • man, and he bought it for ?,. 7s. 6d., and be was told that the now had beeu tossed into • ditch by the other cows, and its throat had been cut immediately. Mr. Cooper addressed the jury co behalf of the prisoner, and said that the prisoner was by badness • carrier, and not • regular dealer in meat, and therefore had not much ex perience. With respect to the carcasses of the sheep and the calf he was in • condition to prove that the prisoner had gone to the agent to a knacker on the previous day, and told him he was going to take him some caresses of sheep for boiling, and he should like. wise convince the jury that the four quarters of • cow which the prisoner took to Mr. Burrows were the same which Mr. Fisher peened in the morning ; and be con tended that if the defendant bad known that it was bad, he would not have taken it to Mr. Burrows, whom he knew would have had it condemned. . A witness was then called who stated that the prisoner had called on him, and told him he had some meat which IMO unfit for market which he would let him have if be met him the next morning, as it was at the bottom of the waggon and he could not get at it. %in jury toned the prisoner (;silty, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. (Before the Common Serieant.) The kW of Jo Am Morrie, the ex-policeman, for perjury, alleged to have been committed in the Divorce Court. took place this morning. Mr. Metcalfe addressed the jury at considerable Maga on behalf of the defendant, and contended that he hat been merely al innocent agent in the matter, and that If there had been any conspiracy it bad been got up by the husband and his friends. The jury found the prisoner Not guilty. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) UNDINANY IMAMS AND STOCIL s , aisoarVat. 4111reasaa 117 20..... . 5 t eNA.(1 :: 111415/4041 MAW —.. .... 1,.ka.,,.:5.;:—:::::l Oo • Bip.a.la& Dublin isttl psidto ~ DigaL.Perth. &AWOL 1 11: 6 = sig ImamZa .. l Do Soda .Amapa - sad Gimpy Denise loft sad Jim = 371 • IL walla m* al isAlsoo '9raTtlesia;;ll Dia 1 Ana so div. un- Ow/ J 141,6 p et. Is pektß I/SAWA R o l • Wag. tba &mei R Dane6aVaLeua.Bo. Unmake& Yorblitr Loorlokate! laFtwan ILSEJ I WO arc alli sob: Ira Do. ma :ailaoll ..... .14 Do. low ati.".P* i_4l4lK 14! 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Maip MON I Do. . laalearad ell 1 11. 10 Da. de. SO. 1 Colograph to lalla 11 ) 1 I 91a le I 12..0 10 • .B.u. cl Lari(L) f.L 1 din ma *lOO 25 Tiviala.o),ll.Orada 5 1 pe µ'N Um eltdoot Tel. a..). :I li dls 100 Is oo4'sLosi OM 9 1 PROVINCIAL SMARR NAREIVII. Lintwooh, KAY 16.—elves to-day were :—Zestern Counties Olock 671 7 71—Gnat Western, 721 SI I—Lanearldre and Tout ed/a, leg 1 8 I—Loodoo and North Western, 1664allso ebseiro, naiad, aae Unman, 41 11711101nd Mask lit —Nortek 71—North Eastern, Bers,l7ark Capital —death Saddam, 1311 I—lnedalo and Lake Huron, 64 9-111 - 41 I—Ormk,Trunk at Canada, 641 6 1 4—Grest Ismanhonrg, 161-161 6-16 11-16-omat Western at °wads, 124-1111nole Cie , W, paid up, 64—Eat., sai—ifinsbre and Nelms, 11}—duns Bank, 24 2 pm. as new. Itivinonss, 11AX 16.—There wra good sand, rink better !Gass than yesterday. Buffalo and Lake Hawn, bl—Eastern Orseatten 671 - Gnat Luxembourg, 164—Grand Trunk of Nand; =is I I }-Oust Western, 7.44-1111noteOrntral, 444 Neetektre, lon }—Linden and North Western, In —Manshester, sod Ltneolnelike,jll 1 4—Wieland, 1161 4-Boatk,Eastern, Mt 1 4 — sweet s up , , 64 4-- Antwerpandio 7 6-6—llanebtater County Bank, xp, San Paulo, 1 p.—mrg Oblhealks, 34, COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS iii cit, id 4 TALLOW MAR.IIIT.—(THIS DAY.) The market is firm today. Spot se quoted 4fia. 3d. ; Jul , 46e. 9d. ; October to December, 49e. AVM/AGM—Town tallow, 46e. 6d.; fat by ditto, 91. 4d.; yellow Smissims, 475. 6d.; melted Muff 37e. ; rough ditto, ; tallow paves, 16 a. ; good dregs, 7s. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THD3 DAY.) Yaws. Harvey and Easton report trade slow, at last day's prices. Prime meadow hay, 70s. to 80s.; superior ditto, 84s. to 925. 6d.; inferior ditto, 50.. to 60s. ; clever, old, 90s. to 112.. 6d.; ditto new, second cut, 90s. to 100 s. ; straw. Ms. to 40s. COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.) Vegetables continue plestifuL This week there have bees large importations from the continent, cons is ting of peas, beans, artichokes, wrote, cauliflowers, tomato, cucumbers. frame potatoes, sad cherries. Pine a grapes are still dear, sod wan and apples are swtter for this seams. New strawberries become more abundant every week. Potato trade heavy. Cut flowers chiefly consist of orchids, Chinese primulas, camellias, violets, ciserariss, mignonette, sod roses. hums or Tna O'Doroaaostilb aL a P.—Wetaf!glie moss) are extremely forty to leers, from oar Lemke esersepeedeat, that n aill ossoghne is so that it hes bra found osomeary to telegraph to T ip = cedar to her the appaseehiag baaquet to him Our onvesposdeot telegraphs " The rlt i onlg e lte is attarced with the earales, but lam happy to add that there are no &agrees symptoms. A tele gram has been forwarktod to postpone the nudes hangar" The Above Bar Fair, at Southampton, has just bra held. It is • pleura e fair, ooesistisg of daring booths, rows, and circus ; sod this year a novelty was introduced, by the preaching, at the fair, of • Yr. John Hambleton, • eenverted comedian. He aseembled • eon eiderable crowd around him, who sung hymns sad Mooed to his preaching. Therm REORIPTL—The traffic reoeipte of rail ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week eliding the 10th of Nay, on 10,1.65 miles to 520,0381., and for the corromondiag week of last year, on 9,906 miles to 519,7151., showbeg - an increase of 229 miles, and of 6131. in the receipts. The receipts on the following 14 rail ways smog in the aggregate, on 6,618 mike to 398,9861., and for the corresponding week of 1861, on 6,463 miles to 400,3361., showing an increase of 136 miles and • decrease of 3,9511 In the receipts. The dowers on the Caledonian Railway emanated to 3861.; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 5,3421. ' • on the Loa ds). and North Werra to 3 , 084 /. • on the Manchester, Lincolnshire to 1,9714 ; and on the North Eastern to 2.,5031._ total, 13,2831. Bat from this most be deducted 2,7181. the increase oa the Eastern Omar' ; 7121. on the Great Northern ; 1981. on the Great Southern and Wirer ; 28.61. on the Great Western ; 1,9661. on the Ue da', and Swab Coast ; 1,2301. oo the London and South Werra ; ots the Nidlead ; 1901. on the North British ; and 1,415/. on the South Beaters —together, 9,3941., IsavWg the demur as above. 3,9511. The Clsad mineral traffics on those Hoes amembed 05,764 k, end for the eerreepooding week of 1861 to mom, sazz, &crew of 9,3621. The recelple far sweated to 190.621 L stunt l ia BrArsliewlad as hawse of 6,9671. The IMMO re ceipts ar 46 other liars amounted, on 3,647 miles, Is 1.19,91111., and for the earreependiag week of last year, on 3,416 miles, to 119,3791., Aar* an inciter of 91 maps sad at 4,8141. In the receipts. The falling off It the poi Saab of She par week as compared with the eeereepeuell - barperiod of 1661 arias. chiefly from the Of trete la the vassantseturing bdrter, bat this itk el* ant Ile oessidesabis eatent the increase ie re Wale coassqueses ei ties Istursaliosal • MM The lulls read* if lee Tait week show a d d 4 0 9,5321., as compared with those of the preceding week ale Ise sg sad* the 3rd inst. IMPERIAL E HOUSE OF LORDB.—FmAr, MAY 16. ma lorehipa mot at 5 o'clock ROYAL 0011JUBSION. .- - The following bills haring passed both bowie d par liament received the royeksesent by 003111111116012 :—The chequer Bonds (1,000,00 W.); Cbaritsbis Dees AA (1961) Amendment ; Crown Suite (Isle a Man • cloqege a Thy sic ia n (lrelan d) ; Netly Hospital &tate ; ; Piers sad Harbours Aet Amendment; Writs of HAMS into her Majesty's Possewrioas Abroad ; Transfer of Stooks (Ire ind) ; Wyoornbe Railway ; Folkestone to Barham Downs Bond; Landon sad Bkokwall Railway; peados, Tilbury, sad filouthead Railway ; Wareham Roads Norwich Cor rur• Ras Turnpike Trust; Firesides Railway; eder Road ; Coventry Poor Ant Amendment , ; Ciren cester District Roads; Much Wenlock said Boyers Junc tion Railway; Brid Road(Seeond District); Bradford Cor poration Water ; Heekmoadwike Gas ; British Flats Glass Company ; and Webb sad Craig's Patent Bills. PRIVATE BIIIIINEM3. The following bills were made third timesad pawed:—TM Waterford and Limerick, and limerick and Ennis Railwar ; Ceylon Reline Company k Phillimore's Estate ; Badmouth BallvsY sad 1 ; Limerick Market ; North Devoe Railway sod Doek ; Rathraines and Rath /par Improvement Queenstown Imwoyvmsat ; Bristol and Exeter arid c and Taunton; Truman Improwiensut ; and the Bollington (PreMbury) Improvement sad lAghting, (CAL LEASES. Lad LYTTELTON hid epos the table a bill to amend a taw in the act of lest seselon, whieh he bed introduced on the subject of ecclesiastical bows. Th. fill was read • finktiaw. COUNTY COURT FEES. Lord cHzutaiiiiiisskorc;rimWer the Lords of the Treeeury by their patent Orlin that a plaintiff in a County down who claimed anew thee 405., should paw a fee of le., had not exceeded the powers conferred by the law, and, if so, whether the order would be rescinded. The 1.011,D CHANCELLOR (showed that the fee was con WWI. end expinwed why it bad been imposed. Lord CRANWORTH tweenrred with the Lord CUM cellor. The house adjourned at a quarter to 6 o'clock. HOWIE Or 0011MONB. —Pupa:, MAY 16. The SPLOM took the chair at 4 Aka. PRIVATE BUSINESS. - - - The followiug bill; ware read a third lam Yd yarned : Bradford, Wakefield, and Leads Railway (Farther P►ovi sions) ; Brom Down Harbour, ta. ; Bristol Water ; Ike` sees Railway • Hull and Harnosa Railway ; Leads New Goa; Boottaids'Nords Rastas Railway—Bills. ROYAL AREENT. Colonel Cu rroun, the Yeoman Usher of the Meek Ed. appeared at the bar and summoned the hams to attend in the Home of Peers to bear reed • royal emnrolmion for giving the assent of the crow' to several bilis speed wpm by both houses. THE P. rsity RIFLE MATCH. Mr. B. OSBORNE-6r, there is a matter di which has OM' under my solies, sod upon which =C • =ten as . to what I senates to be a very unjulti tamed os the lard High Chanagior of Ragland andiTther soils lords in mother pies. (Bear, hear.) I wish to ask yea whaler ism It say trail in the statement, that it the iseiliptisa of the sight he.. pati•- man the Secretary for War, ma love sort a dialler to the other home of parlisment—HatelMor)—to mot them in a rids costa& (Renswod lawesisr.) I have mem to be hove it Jobs& hots, and emirs to viva you, dr, the seam& " M flalit lllSHO—Vi eon a rM iL sol my , hosslable heed rises to eddies. that *minion to you, I was ping to skim the indolence of the hone es a matter pineal to myself, sad to call steatite to a letter which I bold in ray bawl. That letter will, I =.saner ths quads" alarmed to you by my has. It la a letter from the Speskse a the Houle el Cowmen. to myself, and with your peemeeke I will rend it : —" May I6.—My dear Lead Eishie.,—l km heard with amassment that the Lord Clmemiler samannead eight in the Bore et Lords—Gaughtsej—that la bad roosived a shame too rife saki Ism the Speaker of the Home of OOMIDODB—II &asap foam Me Hones of Commons to the Hoses of Lards. (ROIDIPOI brake/) As I assail doubt that you made the tommadootion to the (beseellor, I must regaled you of what fast *se between as I was bait oa Tuesday mihisg with sissabore promoting and moving mnsppesel returns • you aims to sae with • rah of papsrin yeas Lail , imisi that a rile match was proposed between seem neensbers of the sete homes, and asking me for my lama I anirwand that! wss may busy, that I could not spin a inessent to read the paper, nor did I ewe • singe seed it sonidosi. Yea rie maimed a short time by ay chair sad mid that the meta was to take place, and many iambus felt mush interne about it. Wishing to &mks the sisbjek I said in jets the only pert I could take would be to Ars • shot with the Load Chancellor. (Continued laughter.) If pm have nada mo party to a paper which I did not read, and have bees the bearer of • challenge to a ride match to the Lord CheinesGar from myself, putting me isto conflict with that gnat digai tary—(aughter)—l shall have to request you to maw an explanation to that noble lord that you idol seder • misoonception—that os Fay. pert no such liberty had entered into my maginatiou.—Belism me yours very truly, J. Ever .T$ Divisors." ((heers.) I believe when you, sir, mot me that latter it was your wish that I should ad it to the home, sad I havolikewisa, in occordanas with what yen ham expremed in it, communicated its contents to the Lard (hewier. For my own part I have milieu to add, tempt this, that I certainly did not anticipate the objet would ever have been brought before either house of parilemeat—(lear. bear)—aud I have likewise to express my regret that any thing I should have said or dose should have led to this mistoomption or misuuderstandim, and I bays further to myna my incense t that anything I have said or dose should have ceased you, sir, the slightest annoyants. (Chews.) The SMILER—I can metre the noble lord that I have received the expressions which be limpet uttered entirely in the spirit in which he has made them, and is the manner is which I should wish to receive them from, I may add, an old and valued friend. (Hoar, bear.) I wish to treat this matter in the most paled good humour, and I trust the house will be diapered to treat it in the same wa7. (Hear, hear.) I should wish to guard myself en a certain point— ! mean a point of order. It is not unfrequently my duty to remind lion. members of this home that it is not within the rules of order to refer to the debates which take phoebe the House of Lords. (" Hear, hoer," sad laughter.) I should be very mto appear myself to infringe that rule bat I must poin t out to the hoots that this is rather an except ional ems, and maybe rather treated in the light of a meanies . from this house to the House of Lords— (hear, heari—in which character it would sot be improperly a matter of observation. I have now only to say tC Per lr l i gra the time of the house should have been occupied even for so few moments by such • subject ; and with regard to myself, as I have had the homer now for nix years to pre side in this house, lit thee is DO single member who for • moment believes that I bad veatured in such a manner to commit this house. (Loud cheers.) Lord PALMERSTON--Siz, I am quite sure the hones would sot require any essurame on your part to merinos ' them that on no scconat. however serious or however el a ' different description—would you commit this home in any way that might be inconsistent with its rules and proceedings. (Heir, hear.) The house has heard the statement of the noble lord, and also what has fallen from you, sir ; and I em pomaded they will join with me in the hope that there will n be any more serious collision or contest between the two houses than that which is likely, if it be likely, to occur in • trial of skill on the terms and oa the occasion referred to by yourself and by my noble ftisod. , ("Hear, hear," and laughter.) NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. A. SMITH pve take that on the 27th of May; in the eveut of the notice of the hon. member for Bristol bift sanctioned, he should move that votes at municipal elections be taken in certain caw by ballot. • RECIPROCITY TREATY WITH CANADA. Mir. FITZGERALD asked her Majesty's government whether they bad received from her Majesty's minister at Webiugton, a copy of the report of the mounatee at the , House of Representatives of the United States on the opera tion of the reciprocity treaties with Goads ; and whether, if such a report had been received, them was any objection to lay it upon the table of the house Mr. LAYARD replied that the report to which the bon. gentleman alluded was laid before Congress, and her Ma , Piety's government bad received a copy. Them will be no , objection to lay it on the table. THE FORTS AT SPITHEAD. • Mr. B. OSBORNE asked the Bweretary of State for War when the commierionen for inquiring into the neotesiite irectiug forts atBpithaid might be expected to communists their report to parhament eir G. C. LEWIS maid he was Wormed that the commis sioners had agreed upon their report, and that in the course of next week it would be in the loads of the government. Mr. B. OSBORNE—When will it be laid on the table of the house! Sir G. O. LEWIS—When the report the hands of the government, I shall be able to answer that question. THE OCCUPATION OF MEXIOO. Sir G. BOWYER asked the First Lord of the Treasury ' what information her Majesty's government had received respecting the ocenatioa of klexloo by Feam co and the Intentions of the French goverment regardlng Lord PALIIBRSTON—By the latest amostals which we have received from Sir Merles Wylie, our minister at Mexico, it appears that it wan the intomMon of the French oorpe to advance to the eity of Maxim. He advance, how ever, up to that time bad be made, bat that was their in beaten, With regard to what the `Naha of the French uuremeet may be. I sin oily Mee the hen. bluest to the eceivention of October, se reecelisg ths Ishentiens of the three powers to anderteke teustinthethee eolith IS MiliCO• Ms ace for a 'Meister of the Brillit "MO . Ps 'oak in say way ether then this MAI therstiens et it Iste govern ment (Hear, hear.) Plieleign ft may be salkesolory to add to my , sewer that by • despatch from lllrMass Wyk,, dated the 13th of last month, it appears he expected on the 17th of that mouth to have in interview with the Minister