The Express. — London, England, 1858-04-21 00:00:00

11 venture to r e . len. The mem. he Ameriesi,, or re r, nrithEr the it ; and their de ;ap in the slender tMENT. I).‘y. rioiroi • t!u•1 time coed praying d B for the , Mr. Edwaralk Mr. Btiaeoe. Me. mutt d a poritos of About an equivalent ymer, Lord Eltunty, lealay. a ' , swims to pns—t lag lot the renown- petition could not tics capsri•y. ition Wr lintned by lent general to nava " Irons the ),Ewing petit •boald b. ,tition tuna Chan ' rrreiveah that wan a plate in lituttiar be made tbe Wee el pelitiou from the m . u:4 an adjustment distinction between come.' derivable from It . ,ll,ring . Mara Ira. no•ney"loot Ing DO vogroosivo rsttts of yr.to,to of role r on odtirt .o to e ountLer of lieemaed rr of lututtwo, um. tho , - . .pt.n , priattd. IUN BILL roo ttusbiU, that the bill hems word cuesciestioes .n he dal, but he ap. to p ty rhumb rates that of rottorteptiog• who were 'sambaed Jinn Mr. Cuurbold, , to eh..., that the gatata hat. h ragas made • waiter of my general Army I* irdi rata*, ILIA Wel d Sir Pitilianf Clay, rr. of titer, anlitice a is consequence at muss way Mr. Ntiall, irtt at ItorloLtle. latent. est ia . nie with • bed owe, beessiss had ths the futon ,ty up hated over ts secretary tor ths wing feeling is t►n is upon the subject bi who objected ad os ... •seciant of the Chards rates were I•eryl a grICV•Sei bittt kat to them 16.4 4. they were ei.foronswitt of of the dissenter's t •as !het the bows aiieerttJ. thee bitsefit the Leaded A church me wee it ibis bill pr od 1. , flltlft . My rhurchntaa be het the 'Reuses of lore !ham heir the sad lee lir.abe In be Immediately h la pony Fondles Limb /mates Co - red his tateatioa to hi t ch time that the bug •iuroti,.e sitoald 4 Cattatiastity, to that each a MOW IW. 1.-Tt of That'll. Wag admitted that the alai parpoors of the , &axiom to reheat, I.lv ant up a the to mat nbuto Om 6at prfaeipk will any at churclt itaaltal to tithes, to pay . vier UMW be levpitir of Int quits ready to 'rot the payment he would mesh ktfln of chunk- That con.yroasisa RV the dl MOUViri ialact as Ns h and ewe. He 10 lion being db he dim/niers pee -1 ly and above hoard each a change, the city of Lenelun et and defeat thaw ,n t• airable t.) tar f 400 u emboli a metre , 12 MIL uarquiv..cally mi.s bad vas b 7, , t be satisfird writ ,b Tates. Let the eheedeteeit church retie, sad duruss the the prin.iptd K.rt left. cIIZQUENS ty of . strong ILler's Rhein, far London Com inks of Emend, following resole •ps•t autos d • mon.y in teaks i. beneficial lo •i. I it 'Le coo ,m jiitut-tionle and twolght itn wr.ltL♦ clam" ,ia rys!rm WOUid arrested by the h cheque, the La d me away with• 'CI Cnia, and Lui boarded, sad abi• h pa• mats adraaige upon choral ..t wverrly upon - . - runts, and dawn small • oilies t 6. Tbs . Is per , p. witbtinwa rikas will capita lac-win Dirac.' ; rkbor, is will i• 1.4 W rummy. 111 will it a 4 tbsk ON•Ll curtailed .ii,iag the thinftra,ia fora, the proposed iha baatiag ta ttoos essAatiosii the Cbaseake I Ist mak beak to is to 1364, wllkieb army, asookla arm Ott•idie " ishqsarl LAW INTELLIGENCL. THIS DAY. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. maimsi immio.—Bseire Lord Co opWI sad Justine Wightsuss, jrb , and Crompton.) rim Girl= r. NV WIWIVI AND OTHIIO.--10.0YAL -----__ _ BIITIPII Iwt Mr. D. Seymour, at the 'Stine of the court this morning, vend on the pert of Mr. Caceres, one of the defendant. sad the ta.• =auger of the Royal British Beak, for a ew r.; d in this cue, on the ground of miediree hog eal of the verdict being against the 'vide,. •,. and else on the ground of Purvis,. After repeating some o f the arguments used by Mr. Swrj.ent Able, to show that the balance-short on which the peuereutiou we. founded, wini properly drawn out, he proceeded to deal with the question as to the general position occupied by Mr. embers in the bank, and first of all complained of the direction of Lord Campbell in telling the jury that e h/ to ugh Mr. Cameros wee not a director end had not a vote at the breed, be wee answerable for the manner in which the balance-sheet was made out, because It wae prepared under his supenutealuce sad direction. He (Mr. Seymour) had pone carefully through all the evid..see, but be could not End any revive statement that the balance-sheet was pre dl him. erupbell—There can be no doubt that tier clerks made out the balance-sheet under his supervision, as general • )7i7U se, moor submitted that every act of Mr. Camerae ea, done under the suµ•rintendence and control of the directors, who therefore moat alone be treated as the respon sible parties. The accountant was the pop.r perwo to maks out the balanes•sheet ; by him it was heeded to the general manager, who presented it to the directors without making any alteration in the dimes. The mode of preparing it was to tote a printed balanoe•shtwt of the previous half-year, sod t. otruduce the ;rupee sums applicable to theism Ma months. Led Campbell—There is no objection to the form of the balancanshert. Mr. D. Seymour thee adverted to some of the hew in the document, and contended that there was no other Owe for the assertion of the debt, theapt ender the word meets. Ile next aubsnitted that Mr. Cameron never acted officially and as the servant of the bank, being liable to be discharged at any period, an d that the evidence mum be strong to show a mains animus on his part before he cold be held responsible for the contenta of the balanciesbeet. In Coneyn's Digest it wag set down that • as event ass not responsible for corrupted wine if he had cor rupted it by the direction of his re rater, and as Mr. Cameron's attendance upon ilea board was toned, and se he had no vote, and was entirely subject to the control of the directors, he could not be held liable for the balance-sheet, even supposing it wire corrupted, became in laying it before them, he merely acted in his of and ministerial character_ He challenged the prosecution to point out • Feriae of evidence which proved that his client wag guilty of any personal deceit, or that in what he had done he acted.' • voluntary, active, and reeponeible agent. In that cotateetios be was fondled by Mr. Cern/eon's affidavit, which, although it might be looked at with some degree of prejudice, as coming from a man who wth now of meat (be (be ccosidered for the accountability of other.), was yet deser rug the attention of the court. Mr. Cameron state-1 teat the accountant exclusively pre pared the balance-sbeet, and that neither he nor any of the directors altered or inserted any figures in it, and that the accountant was sir officially responsible for its accu racy. He also stated that ot the tine- of its preparation there was in the Oh -e en thostant named Munroe, and that it soy &erste n. were made an the bath e. sheet, they were male by Munroe. by the direction of Crawf ird, the aocountant, end that he ;('ameron) hod called the attention of the prosecution before the tnel to the importance of procuring the t..rvittnoe of that person as • triunes. Mr. Cameros was unable, owing to the whole of his property and funds being seized by the bank, to pay the eitatratt of bringing him to London. It was true that Mr. Latheron'ename appeared in the balance sheet, bat it was placed there sa a mere matter of couree, he never having really signed it himself, and on the face of the daimon there were printed the words, "by order of the heave!," showing therefore that if hie signature Ina attached to it that !oust be treated as a ministerial sit, for which he was not responsible. There was no conclusive proof whatever that he acted in confederacy, or eves in common fellowship with the Mentors. They had attempted to make bim the scapegoat —to show that he wee the jaggier and they the poppets • but it weepier, °thieved*, for wherever bight was let lath the erese It appeared tient be was a nnte.comenting and pro- Win pert, to every false step labia was taken by the directors. Instead of tieing, as represented, the UM and soul of the concern, he was controlled is everything by thole gentlemen who pretended that they understood Scot. h Linking better than he did, and rejects , / the advice of a blithe and clearer bead then their owe. If they had followed his advice instead of rejecting It —am they bed done from ignorance or from vanity, which generally accompanied ignorance —there would have been no state prieemition, the bank would have surmounted it. dance:ties and been flourishing now or if it bad foiled, it iviuki not Lev* rai se d th at w id e spre ad rule which they bad sow to lament. On thees grounds he sub mitted that no personal sift of fraud or deceit had been brileht hone to Mr.Cournin, and be wished the court would dr tie that there ought to be a fresh consideration of the matter, whee the attendance of Mr. Monroe—who could prate that Mr. Comoros never Interf ere d directly or indirectly for th e purpose of altering the figure. in the balanie-sheet—mighr be obtained. If they granted that eel or e he believed Mr. Canada would come out of this tribulatioe sad great trial with hie character as unscathed ant free from engine as it was before it became clouded by this unlocked for and unhappy sequel. Lord Canipb-ill— We will look into the information and the evidence irk fore we lona any opinion. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Bodges Mr. Conantiasionw Fans.) IN RC TOWN•IIND, A.P. PUS 011LE3WICH. This was a sitting fur the choice of assignees to the estate of the bankrupt, one of the tensest members fur Greenwich, and an auctioneer of that town. It is.t.iteri that there we. a meeting at Mr. Towneend'e house nn Friday I eat, when a proposition was made by him to pay ors the lit of 2a. in the pound, and to put aside 300/. a year until every • relitnr was paid 20e. in the pound. The creditors generally seemed dispored to agree to this arr t ; hat Mr. Hewitt, representing a creditor, toll them he thought it was utterly impo-tuble fur any man is Mr. Townsend', satia tion to pay 30U1. • year, and that they had better make it 100/. There were about furry -two cre di tors present, and the amendedirropeal was carried with but one dissentient. Mr. Tucker (Greritic. and Tacker), for the bankrupt, ottkrted to the adorinion of • prod tendered on behalf of Mr. Wynne, en am:armor. for 9161, Mr. Lear aim, for Mr. Wynne, stated he was formerly in partuernti l i with the bankrupt; the partnership was d,- a ired, Mr. Wynne bad paid all the partnership debt., and now sought to prove, on • balance of &tenants, including • premium, which the chief cletk of Vtoe-Ctotucellur Stuart fraud on • reference to him, due to Mr. Wynne, and the V we- ChAncolt.r approved of the finding. Mr Tucker contended that the proof lets the subject of en mad, ' , led Chancery salt, end therefore could not now be ad nutted. Hie Honour admitred the proof. Mr. Lennon said Mr Wynne baring formerly been Mr. Townsead's puny would hake ne part in the choice. dMr. trade Malik el Lenoweer•hieraee, Resent',-park, wee oers el Mr. Tacker, the 'a nee. bettor of Mr. Towneand, state. that the espenredese will be completed in • hw days. (Before Mr. COIDIT(IWOOPIT Evans.) VIZ LONDON awn r keTERN RANKING CORPORATION. A potion was prorated fur adjudication of bankruptcy against thin Dolor KM. PORINTIL Sir Cherie. Folio, Bart., and Co., of King William street, merchants, are the petitioning creditors. Their debt le stated et 1,016/. The adjudicatioa has sot yet been nude. THE POLICE COURTS. THIS DAY. MANSION-HOUSE. 77,4.40• Cram&ld, dirk to Mews. Pound, of Loadenhall street, trunknick.lll, was charged with embezzlement. Mr. Pounl, the wine. partner, said he bed sent the pri soma, wto had been in Lis employment about fire years, to the Lon don and Wertmineter Bank rerly In the last month, to lode the amount of 1021. L. 10.1. un bank notes and quince It was afterwards ucertoin...l that the pri enor hel paid into the bank lees than that sum. lie had b-en emit with other sums, which also appearel to have beer paid m aid, woo: deficiencies, amounting, to 251. Last M .play he eticconded from their employment. A clerk in the London and Weetuonster Bank gave evi dence ae to the amounts ;mid into the tank by the printer, from which it appeared that the defalcations amounted to the sum swilled in the charge. Funnel!, the down re, said he apprehended the prisoner, and opal tak , ag him into custody told him of the cheep, seism him ly his empioyere, and the observation he made we. that he w.a eery for it. Mr. Rood bent I that the Lord Mayor would be as Indint as is eeible, in consideratiou of the parents of the oris..ter, who were to,at rompectaMe. The Lord Mayor said he was obliged to send • maw of so awls Importance as a breach of trust by a confidential ser vant to be decided by a jury. The prisoner was tLen committed for trial. WANDSWORTH. ATTIPIPT Tn 105 • HOtSI. A dark-compleatret .1 voting roan, who gave the name of Hooey Got-dome", and who descrited himself as a l= as dealer, w plied in th e d oc k bctore Mr. Ingham, c with osteologist to rob the house of ea old Crimean hero named John Shelforil, residing at No. 1, Surrey-terrace, Battersea. brides-toad. It appeared from the evil ow that the promeotor emu a supernumerary engaged in Battersea New Park, and on TOsaday efters.am rout ( G ar o'clock be was sitting in the Gant pertur of his house with his wife, reeding the news- Palm. when their att.oltlon was drawn to a noire in front. As they but had e stang:6 r of windows broluet by the boys in Me eelittbowitood, Mrs. Milord went to the window to THE EXPRFSS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 18:1S. see who wee there. However, no pesos was to bo end shortly afterwards the tan was herd ia the heck parlour, Mrs. Shilford went into th e pasesis, when the prisons; malted out of the back parlor sad down the kitchen stain She followed in pursuit, and the prisoner ran trace the beet kitchen Into the treat, MA than up the area steps es hat as he was able. Sergeant Dudley, of the V division, happened to be 41/1 the spot, and saw the prisoner min fruits the seeps into the street with a large black bog rolled tightly up la hi. band. Suspecting something wan wrong, he stopped him, and Immediately afterward. Mrs. Shalford came up the area steps, and celled out that the prisoner had attempted to rob the house. He was taken inside, and • pair of new boots, the property of the prosecutor, were found to be ruining from the back Wrbar. On • team' being msde, the h rot. were discovered in the front kitchen, n o d ou bt drop., :Ly the prisoner ht his flight. The prisoner denied being in the hones. He said he merely knocked at the kitchen door to we it there was saything to sell, and receiving no answer he quietly walked out eig ‘tn, when he was stopped by the ollVer. Mr. Ingham asked If he wee known. Sergeant Dudley said be had not had time to inquire. When he took the prisoner into custody be refused both his name and address. Mi.T;gl;;;;;nianded him until Monday for Inquiries to be made. W SHARE LIST&-THIS DAY. Two o'CLoca. The railway share market to-day is Tiny inac tive, but prices are fs.irly supported, owing in part to more favourable telegraphic &driers from some of the provincial markets. Caledo nian stock is rather flat. North British continues in demand. London and North Western is now quoted NI to 94; Great Western, 88 to f ; Midland, 911 to 92 ; Londou and Sout:i Western, 48 to per share; Great Northern, 24 to ; and Eastern Counties, 11 9-16 to 11-18, being well sup ported. s ITS Pernambuco shares remain rather flat. Bahia are steady, at 3-16 to t prem. Dutch Rhenish are still offered. Great Southern of India Scrip is officially marked I prem. ORDINARY MARCO AND STOOL& r....... I IM O* P hi ' I --. 7 . f.erc.a N S iiia.ll;7l Illna..Wolv.i'slkg illaiscjam..lobes. Joss. Imo; ..... if N • 141 11, II 1 &r i m Danko Dar. i • so w. omirl 4 M. DI p.o. Is pokl to R. Dis 4 . Per& a Allard. Jo Dul $ Mid JrWoNoo Niolort i rmiloo Kool auDoM" raw • Clow II IDA Zoos Itgb i t a orel hor " iltsEttmag:r: Wool row i iiii:: Oa. Dorn& awl War& Whoa, OIL WWI* mg Omni Do. d. " VE Do. Do Ra t a tondos = a a. DWs . illait ~8nezw......._ atachwiiiL: =L. - wiz... l z ....... VC fel NIL WI g DEW . . looroollo If Saws & 11= L IF air. Noniron Doha Doha MN* Inlirb Ewa D.. • ftia iiiiii Do. • . . N. lialioni—Dnila ••. . Do. a. N. x r 6: : IfTrek i e rszty n ,W Ti io. ......a- 4: , North moo North 11421/orlohlre Nola Worm ono& W = . re- li W e ber loo4OhN i U d bwkosilk loollik =L aos • aroma Ikea Dom Doil• Noah W agora oks. &nth Debi a UR Dem sioi rir .. . 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Prof. Wok Da Lima Hackle !LID New Lbw aa. rep. p oreftt, ortilt 4ptaa tat LIP Norfolk Dates., 4 a at,. ob. Da. W. et. W ail Stock 1W North WO 1 N.lf De. do. est.—Borw. Ipa. Prot do Da Weds d por N. No. 1 Do. York. 11. L vorak Moth Illallarifte Word. Nora DIM 6a a hootal i Ma g arr i rrol. WIN Da. vor era WM. Dail oomph Prof.t Mk. Seth Dow Mod NoralDeed. Aka 41.4.6) Do. 46ler .... Da Ins 4 W p WI gere. I par Ct. loolktilokiro4p. at. ma. dtookbrok DorllostooS p.o. WolorfortlLDUkcaar r I li 1111 127 10 141 MI • SI 12 pm 111 12 pm 1 Id Ms db S 1 it La m al l le ale a a a 111 IA AI 40 $ 'I? 91 92 2 tar nt N. i N M al II 9 SI 11l 7 4 es 14 Ili sq MI i f E ll 15 f g ar 10 Si X 50 53 :II SLOP. 04 PI M led . _. 11.. 1 I 7 119 71. 9 112 101 194 11.4 46 1 0 1 111 MN 19 IT C is' IN lei IN tei 10 T. re ui • N IP lif I« la N F 7 U ad. - - 12i ih fl iw 116 I:0 106 NA 113 1i:0 ln 197 14 16 ito 1 lot IA Ul Ithl Dl IP 111 ii ii es u Int 1 ig 11 om an a 47 78 cm. ml MONEY MARKET-THIS DAY. Two r'cLous. The fund' opened steadily this morning, but milers came forward, and, disquieting rumours being circulated with reference to our rela tions with Fraaoe, a fall of 1 to 1 per cent. ensued. Some influential purchases of French rail way shares were then effected, and a rumour was circulated that the French funds were quoted at a slight improvement at Paris this morning prior to the regular opening of the Bonne. This intelligence is confirmed by the receipt of t' , o first official prices from the Bourse, and Consols have consequently recovered to the closing quotation of yesterday. The government broker has made another small purchase. Consols for the Bth May opened 961 to a, re ceded to 961, and are now quoted 961 " buyers." For money the present quotation is 961 " buyers. " The Three per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 951 to 1; the New Three per Cents., 951 to 931; Bank Stock at 220 to 2211 ; Exchequer BiW, at 341. to 375. prem.; and Exchequer Bonds, falling payable next month, at 991. The New Indian Loan is steady at 994 to 100. Turkish Six per Cents. remain steady, at 971 to ex div. Venezuelan Bonds continue to meet with some business at the recent ad vance. Spanish, Russian, Sardinian, and Mexican Bonds are in moderate request. Sales are recorded as follows:—Mexican Three per Cents., 20; ditto, for account, 20; Peruvian Four and-a-Half per Cents., for account, 811; ditto, Three per Cents., 561; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Dollar Bonds, 661 (exchange, 45.) ; Russian Five per Cents,llo; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 101 ; Sardinian Five per Cents, 911 ; Spanish New Deferred Three per Cents. for account 261, 261; Swedish Four per Cents. 81; Turkish Six per Cents. 974, ex div.; ditto for account (April 30), 971, ex div.; ditto, Guaranteed Four per Cents., 1041 ; Venezuela Four-and-Three- Quarters per Cents., for account, 35, 351; ditto De. ferred Two per Cents., 131. At Paris to-day (Wednesday) according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 69.25 for the account, and at half-put one o'clock were quoted 69.20, showing an improve ment of sc. compared with the closing quotation of yesterday. The ships Derwent and Anglesey have arrived from Melbourne, the former with 12,800 ounces of gold, and the latter with 6,811 ounces, making together a total of about 78,4001, A telegram from Liverpool also mentions the arrival of the Albion, from Melbourne, with 8,828 ounces, valued at 35,3001., but some doubt is expressed as to the accuracy of this intelligence. The Armenian, from the West Coast of Africa, has brought about 23,0001. Much satisfaction is expressed at the announcement that the income tax is to be allowed to lapse, and that the estimated deficiency for the financial year, 1858-9, is only four millions. To gain an accurate idea of the state of the public finances it must be borne in mind that three millions and a half of this amount is accounted for by proposed reductions of the national debt. To Mr. Disraeli's proposal to issue a fresh series of two millions of Exchequer Bonds, in lien of those which fall payable next month, not an objection is raised. The points in his finan cial scheme to which objections are raised are the contemplated waiving of the invest ment of 1,500,0001. per annum on account of the war loans, and the proposed stamp upon bankers' cheques. Upon the former point it is urged that the nation has deliberately entered into certain engage ments which affect the interests of its creditors, and that those engagements ought to be strictly carried out. It is very well for the nation to say that it has no immediate means wherewith to cancel the stipulated amount of stock ; but this does not in any way impair its obligation to comply with the strict letter of the terms on which the War Loans were raised. Holden of Consols have been under the impression, derived from the explicit provisions of acts of parliament, that a million and a half of stock was to be annually purchased and cancelled. Can this obligation be fairly repudiated ? The proposal to impose a stamp upon bankers' cheques seems likely to meet with strenuous oppo 'Won on the part of the banking and commercial classes, upon whom the tax will almost exclusively fall. It is urged that to impose any obstacle, however alight, to the general disposition to eco nomise the circulating medium, is impolitic in the extreme. When mooted by one of his pre decessors the proposal excited so much opposition that its withdrawal became necessary, and the same may be the ease upon the present occasion, the more especully as the 300,0001. which it is proposed to ruse by this means is to be merely held by way of a " margui." The gold sent into the Bank yesterday comprised the sovereigns ex the Medway, from the Brazils,which amounted to about one-half of the total of 410,0001. Between 2,0001. and 3,0001. in Russian gold coin was also sent in. In the discount market and at the Bank the de mand for money continues quiet. The current rate* for first-class bills " out of doors " are 21 to 21 per cent. We hear of several cases in which bankers and other money dealers refuse to take deposits at 2 per cent. for one month certain, and of others in which the depositor has to con cede a fixed period of two months. This shows the tendency of the market _ _ . Owing to the favourable movement of the ex change at New York on London, the steamer Van derbilt has brought 71,7001. io specie. The foreign gold coin ex the steamer Medway, representing a large total, was taken yesterday for the Continent. The prices Bled were as follows : Bra zilian gold coin, 775. 7d. per ounce ; Portuguese gold coin, 775. sd. per ounce ; and South American doubloons, 745. per ounce. On 'Change yesterday bills on Holland were in- quired for, and were quoted slightly lower. As regards other Continental places the rates remain steady. The current quotations are shown below, viz.: - - - Amsterdam, three months, 11.17} to } , do., short, 11.141 to 15} ; Rotterdam, three months, 11.17} to } ; Antwerp, three months, 25.321 to 74 . ; Hamburg, marts Wow, three months, 13.51 to 6; Par i s, three days aagght, 26.7} to 12 1 ; ditto, three months, 25.32} to 71; F ou-tirldaute, three months, 1181 to } ; Petersburg, pee rouble, three months, 35} t•,}; Vienna, eff. flo. three months, 10.32 to 5 • Trieete, do., three months , 10.33 to 6; Madrid, three months, 481 to 1 ; Cadiz, three months. 491 to 1; Leghorn, three months, 29.67} to 72} ; Genoa. three months, 25.55 to 60 ; Naples, three months, 4ll to 1; Pa lermo, three months, 1241 to 5; Messina, three months, 611 15 to to ; Lisboa, 90 days, MI to } ; Oporto, 90 days, At the meeting of the Pernambuco Railway Com pany yesterday a committee of five gentlemen, styled a "committee of consultation," was appointed, and the meeting was adjourned for three weeks. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway Company of Canada, just received, presents a de crease of 2,7981. The directors of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Com pany give notice that, in conformity with the autho rity granted them by the meeting of shareholders of the Ist of October, 1832, to contract a loan of 4,800,0008. at 41 per cent. per annum, in four series of 1,200,0008. each, of which the tint and second series hare already been issued, they now offer for subscription the third and fourth series, each con sisting of 1,000 bonds of 1,2008. each. Existing shareholders will have a preference in the allot ment. Applications are to be sent in by the 13 th of May. The ordinary general meeting of the Foreign IVineya . d Association is called for the 29th inst. The Coupons for the balf-year's interest duo Ist May on the City of Montreal Bonds will be paid by the Commercial Bank of London. The sixth call of 101 is announced upon the shares of the Italian Marble Company. TOESDA If Ilvastnict. Mr. Disraeli's financial statement has been fol lowed by a favourable movement in the stock markets. Notwithstanding; the continued and ex treme heaviness of the Paris Bourse, the funds this morning at ained a rise of per cent. A partial reaction ensued, but the closing quotations were still 1 per cent. above thoie of yesterday. In the other departments of the Stock Exchange rather more ' confidence was likewise displayed. For a lcmg period the anticipation of the Indian loan had weighed upon the market ; the facility with which this operation was carried through proved that an exaggerated idea was entertained of its im portance, considering the present state of the money market. Apprehensions of a large defi ciency in the revenue have since operated as a check, but are now dispelled with equal facility. Consols, which closed yesterday at 96 11-16 to f for the 6th of May, opened this morning about 963, advanced to 963 to 97, re ceded to 963, " sellers, " and closed at 963 to For money the last price was 963 to 3. The official business report is as follows: Three per Cent. Consols, for mone , i, 961, I, 1, It ditto, for account (6th May), 963, 3 ; ' ib re , psi Cent. Reduced, 951, 3,3 , f. New hree per Cents., 951, 3, 1. Long Annuities, expiring in Jan 1 1860, 11-16, 13. Bank Stock, 220, 222. = Stock, 222. Three-end 4-Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in May, 1869, 1003 India Loan Debentures, 993; ditto, Scrip, 993, 100, 991, 991. The new Indian Loan was firm, closing at 993 to Exchequer Bills were quoted 335. to 38s. prem. in the foreign stock market the principal feature is the sustained demand for Venezuelan Bonds, which have advanced to 36 to 36. Turkish Six per Cents. were firm, and closed at 973 to ex div., being l per cent. higher than yesterday. The Guaranteed Four per Cents. were quoted 104} to Other foreign stocks were well supported. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CDT SLUT/0C TILIOILLPI.) NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. THIS DAY. L6O HANDICAP PLATE. Bretby Stakes Course. Theodore .. Flyaway .. 11 ran. ENTRY FOR f6O PLATE. R.M. For 3-yr-old oohs, flat 71b: Allies, Sat 41b. The Ceerlor, Flying Deka, Advil., Harry Bluff, King of Sardinia, Harry &entry, The Gourd, Penatoner, and Kate grew. All are Are. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Winner to be sold for 2001. Sabi Ab. M. Greenwich Fair, 3 yra, flat 101 b; Polly Johnson, 3 yrs ; 11M 7th ; Lady Aintree, 4 yrs, 71b ; Admiralty, 3 yrs, Tst 121 b; Mackie! Ma ier, 3 yrs, Tat 12111 Little Sam, 3 yrs, 7M 101 b; Oasil Gelding, 3 yrs, Tat 101 b ; Lady Nel son, 3 yrs, 7st alb. All are hers. MATCH. Pavilion and Beacon. Both are here. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SON'S. Tasmania, South Western, Blue Devils c, and Gilliver are here. PAID FOIFEIT.—Trator and Athlete. ENTRY FOR JOCKEY CLUB PLATE. Van Ihuick and Amer. Both are hare. LATEST BETTING. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6 to 2 art Horeb. (6) 7 to 2 Perbotice (t) 6to 1 Gomm. (t) 7 to 1 Be 8 to 1 C (t) ksoto (t) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Physicists (t) 26 to 1 Kelpie (t) 35 to 1 Botany (t) DERBY. 13 to 2 apt Fitatroland(t) 7 to 1 Toxophilito (t) 11 to 1 Longrange (t) 16 to 1 Happy Load (t) 2$ to 1 Annent Briton (I) 26 to 1 Eclipse (t) 26 to 1 Clydesd al e (t) 1000 to 30 Physician 40 to 1 Wilton 40 to 1 Cock-a•doodladoo 100 to 1 Coxwold Da. HfiluvAßD.—Last night Dr. Bernard WAS pre test et Wyld'a heading-rooms, Letouter-square. He was received with very warm congratulations, and made • 'puck on the occasion of his health being drunk. Ha sold: Oeselswes,—l thank you for, there demonstrations. You de sot eh& ay health, but the haskh of your own country. You drink to Liberty. But my =oafs shut until after my last trial. I must not 'peek. Yet I mum eapnms my gra titude to you and the jury who tried me. I relied fi rmly on • jury of Englishmen. I must speak no more. I thank you from my heart." SHO'CRING DEATH AND MUTILATION ON THE MIDLAND Re ILwAr.—Yesterday morning CrOSOdal it an ecekkat eta Ireland shocking character *muffed to rs. Simms, wife of Mr. &mine, station-master at the Stratton station of the Midland Railway, about sit mike south of Chesterfield. Stratton is • small station, at which only two or thaws trains stop daily. There is • creasing on the line skeet forty or fifty yards north of the station. The station sad platform are shout three feet above the level of the rags, and the semaphore signal is on the up side of the line, sad it is usual to signal the trains which do not stop at that station, to indicate that they may pass without obstruction. About twenty-five minutes to eleven yesterday morning Mrs. Simms, hearing a noise, and believing that the pas senger train between Leeds and Derby was corning up, ran actor the rails just at the time the Leicester anal train with empty waggons was paring, and was knocked down by the engine, and the wheels of the carriages cut the body into numerous pieces. The engine -driver of the train sew • plate layer on the line making the signal for the train to stop, bat It wee toe late. What is still more Inert reading is the fact that Mr. Simms, the station-master, was standing on their thank:soar near the station, and seeing his wife's danger be signalled bat without avail, and wee a painful spectator of his wile's unhappy and untimely death. Mrs. Sienna wee • young woman, and has left one child. The body was removed into the station to await the corener's b r t e LERWICK TiAGIDT.—The survivor of the recent tragedy at Lerwick—the eldest boy, who, it will he reenernbered, made his crepe front the house seriously wounded —k prostrating favourably towards convalescence. Ills wounds ere healing satisfactorily, but the throat-cuts being of a very desperate character some time must elapse I before the pens can be completely restored. A very trying circumstance to those around him is the fact that he is still In ignorance of the awful fate of his family. Evidently sup posing that his father attacked him alone, perhaps in • fit of Latecomer madness, and that when he escaped be wee brought into the house of Mr. laureruton for the porpoise of keeping him out of the way, he seems to think that every thing is going on again as formerly. Hearing the medical gentlemen strictly forbidding any one but the inmates of the house and his attendant seeing him, he does not wonder at the circumstance of none of his own people visit ing him ; and, being naturally a shy, quiet boy, and knowing, as be has confessed, by whose hands he was wounded, he avoids speaking on the subject—being doubtless grieved, and conjecturing that those around him know all as to how be was injured. It is now ascertained that, on the morning of the murder, he must have run straight down from his own room to the kitchen, without either geeing or knowing anything of the tragedy beyond his own share in it. The report of his having entered his father's room during the fatal attack upon his mother, and straggled fir her rescue, is without foundation. He knows nothing of any of the deaths. He occasionally Like for hie brothers, and hiss more than once requested his attendants to convey messages to one or other of them. Speaking of something he wasted a few days ego, he acid " his father would send It up if be was asked for it." So of the rest of the family, ell of whom he lives in the hope of seeing. —Dohs o'Greet THE LATE ACT Or ASSASSINATION AT MADRID. —The Madrid journals of the 16th state that the sensation caused by the attempted ruseasinaiion of Genend Verdugo had not declined. The assassin is a police spy by profession, and in 1834 be was operislly charged to watch the movements of the Vicalvarist generals. They diacoverod this end threat mad to kill him, but General Verdugo, one of them, inter fered end saved hie life. He went to Paris, and subse quently to London, and there published violent pamphlets against the Count do Lucena (O'risnoell) and the other Vicalvatist chiefs. On the day of the crime, meeting in the "test General Verdugo, against whom, notwith standing the service lie had received at his hands, he appears to have entertained peculiar animosity, he said, "DJ you know me? " The general answered, " I do know you, sir, se everybody else does, and I request you to quit my presence. On that Rivera, drstrlng forth • long triangular poignard, plunged It deeply into the general's side, and task to flight, throwing away his weepon as he did es ; but the spectators of the deed pursued and arrest,cl biro. As to the general, his wound woe found to be f such gravity that the last sacraments were administered to him. On the 16th, the general wee not dead, but his condition re mained extremely serious. The general only uttered a few words after being stabbed, and they expressed comer n for his wife. AU the notable personages of Madnd, and a vest crowd of people of all class, were flocking to the house in which the general I.ty, to inquire after him. FLOATING or FIREWOOD.—The annnal floating of firewood in the river Murg, In the Grand Duchy of Bsden, took piss • few days ago . The valley through which the Murg flows is deeply sunk between two chains of mountains which are covered with pine-trees. The trees cut down in the course of the year are, in the winter, drugged to the brake of the river. At the beginning of April, the owners of the wood establish a barrage in the upper part of the Murg, above Furbach, towards the meeting of the Murg and the Bchwarzembsch ; there, the valley becomes narrow, the mountain* rive suddenly, and • cascade is formed, below which is an immense twin. When the waters have risen to a height which indicates they are about to overflow, the barrage is suddenly thrown ones, and the veinale of water, dashing downwards, retries with it all the wad collected. Below Gernsback, the wood is sorted and formed into IinIINIDIO Boars, which, at little cost, are Pell' down the river to the sawyards of the lower Murg, the Rhine, and of If illand. CRYSTAL PALACE. 041111 tiiILLIMO DAT. wo Tv near, Aran. 20. 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I MOO JO Ina aii a I r 100.v001 4 NO - - lAOO 30 pille:Oaba 1.4 i II W s 43.1;1 MI MING MOSE- JOINT STOCK *AEU Na Ilia I lam. 1 It 1 CIL 1 Salvo. MINS Se Aga aod U. iar.lbot Ili - - ii I Anolulada all 10 s r ol 111 id INI4 *odd .o it . or ket Mga . ...• NOLOal.lbak 6La.O all - Y -16,06 i OM& N. Mamba - 51 *NOD OWL Baia of Inas UM Anivalla.a9d Chia : 10 6 ! t T. I dia 111 i 16 FIS a li g Lodes .le 1111. * liaollait•Las.Clll4 . r. all Ft i 1 75 WO 10. *ilk Mato wllad all - - 35,000 Tomah. er Aunt. all 10 10 1* I 10.000 io s ooo =. 1 r.t....A - - -4 16 - £OO yo.ood Wampum" * - - 544 - 1 10.60 000 0 ISO ProT. al Nod( 16 - - *OM ID 76.x00 N sr . ._ a , .T, 2650 20 ire &EY Wows. 60.4019 II World Do* Om an VI 531 3/0 WON 0 011ama Bit all 111 13 WOW 10 Preitholal of t a a as SAO 10 Da Nio - - 11.000 15 Soil lasUilii IS - - 100 D Is De. New - - 33, g 17liesif Aidvali Lew u Do. Dor p a IIII woo. a Dee at Looks 0.106 .66 moo tarn N - - LOO6 ut wrorra :;. a or 11 *a JUIPOILL&N101711. No. I Illiss.l Oeorransi. I Pd. 101 War. f Seim 00.1..1 lu Abdo 11 aloud lot all 16 17 90,090 16 Amman /Lyrical. 19 IS SO in 50.0* le avolaillsa a 091.1 1611 all 0 li ISO 1,060 Ss TN. llka.l all W - - OO 10 WaNrwork. . all 34 64 12,000 1 16 owjaadt.dla. 1 - - . 1 10 At Analso Load • - - 19* pa 350,000^ ft. OW t all IS 34 11,000 NI Da 51 Dud all 10 II IS 106.0/0 6 36,900 6 Dolma* , all 1410 0 Dart.tkast.ollouliva all 4 il 1111.011 * 110ara awn TOO. IL Illislaia Tdograpb 41000 1 Beano at Inlaid all - - a 76.101 teu e o is t. ad t.a. J A l : wk :a& I r e. 4. .... 1. i ll sus. u Lambs Dboosat 6 li 01 41. 1 $60,06 4 loo.l3m.OadbuOa all 41 14 74 4 pax p i s zurran IL MOP 19 .li. TIC LI M. In 7 8 89.61: : ;Marl Mom* 00. 1 1 1 5 Ot 615, a 1 D D :Uv.6.P.1a..454;. :11 1 1 4 II NI w e a rsi i s N. D' ommar .6.4 * . • Lia a s u l fah di' KM N. NIL Avalealeim all I 9 15.0% SO Nee* at liwasolllsa all 1 WOO 1 0616a161 Oas ....... all 1 0 Nag Dor" Nor atom" 170. 4 416 1 po 09.800. rial Ilvorloodlflla all 1 54 *OW 0 11*16.4 Orloa.dtate all TT 79 181 WON IS Do. Now . 4 : 104 1 or l ialrii all it all 01 7 pi" MOH I* leo* Mae ileum IMO 1 *MOO Ala Isoostm all li 15 14.930 06 Soma Asotnolbo land all - - MONO 1 olotooadaa Tod..!ljerl all 7Leell I Da. Da. ft a/1 I 1 80,011 a Tenth Liao at Opyrit - - 6.01 r ,--...........u lO6 1 1„ 5 1., 15 D0d096 98 4 / 1 .0 91 Inas .... TRAFFIC Mils Pio. Wei , Told. Te 14tevare. oe4L. worm Amodio. 1164. 11117. Week 4.44ag Mareb 27. t Goad 'bunk of Owed& —.. 105 3.431 6.215 12.222 HAW Wag mime April L Balslo asel lads Hum .... 111 314 4 1 3 867 1.1144 Orem Waters et Oarele. .... 0.3-3 5.341 11,718 14.414 week new A_u 11. North neffordidee o/L AAL 5,110 7.511 llk ending April l& None.9.to urea& &Axon wars. Beltut sod Oomagr Dom LIN 1.011 MX 114 19/3 IX 6.1al (UI lAN 2s 1,•171I %1 NS 3:0 OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERISAKETON RAILWAT.—The receipts of this company, including the Btourbridge Extension Canal, for the fortnight ending 11th April, have been 7,4751. 6.. 6d., whilst those for the corresponding fortnight of 1857 amounted to 7,7081. 6e. 9d., end the expenditure, also Including that of the Stotrbridge Extension Canal, 9,665/. 171. 6d., being at the rate of 49.04 per cent., whilst three for the corresponding toasted of 1857 amounted to 3,7981. 13e. Bd., or at the rate of 49.28 per cent. The sum of 46,0561. 12s. 44. , being receipt. for the first six fortnights end three days of the year, added to the 7,4761. se. 6.1. as above, makes a total receipt of 63,6311. 17s. 10d., as ',abut 55,5031. lls. 81. for the c wnwpond ing six fortnights and four days of the previous year. And the sum of 23,1381. In 6d., being expenses for the first six fortnights and three days of the half-year, added to the 3,6651. 17s. 13d. sa above, makes • total expenditure of 26,8031. 19s. Od., being at the rate of 60.07 per cent., as against 27,5741. 44. 10d. for the corresponding six fortnight. and four days of the previous year, or at the rate of 49.67 --- A deputation of the Vaudois church has just peeled through Paris on its way to England. Its object is to raise funds fur the support of its clergy, as well as for finishing the Protestant churches at Oenoa and PigneroL The ministers are almost entirely dependent on foreign aid for support, the inhabitants of the valleys being too poor even to maintain properly their own pastor.. A Protestant hospital has lately been established in Genoa, frequented Principally by English and American sailors. It is admir ably managed. It is also entirely dependant on voluntary eubeeriptions.—Galiptant. LTNES LIAISED AT FIXED•REET, legard • ilislilikMnlNNlNl to L..Aat..lrottonOl - Bealnernsassiiii iits9;ei: csg a l oks lop Wall% a& aril los. li ...i .......... _ . Mao Preferente (ditto) Ttltary s Sogatiaai tip pa* awl 0,1 mom 00 Lowestof o. t 4ast. 4 pot aim an shun. name:. iiklatsft ellattjjel . W ltjer 4 101 %Mined Nolmme n. Jamul llsliwies Mina. OD vaiyasAmilal el Margolin I; Natters 5 p. et Ito bkolont Ochtuttgol.... Ditto 6 per runt ;ditto) .. Promos & Wyor ;to Loo. & N.Wag. Lieu &York I Itorolut, NIIoNs, i Mop rughStockltoO.Nortboro; sod Hord VAIN. Brum* South Seinortteldru (to Mr. ....... Woof Yollor nu 6 o. oat (to Sto •Mo rince & Derfing.; WON sad Smarm ttu groat Wotan) ..... If trobisdoradOroydcalto Loader; sad /Melton) , TORSION 01 IlairmAy. Ammo." la Roster. 6 pro. linotll2l of Yroooo o z Do. Dow 0. °sant of rn05003i...64. Do. Nom 3 par aft. G. La:gravure 6 Da mat. Do. Dowd 10 . Lombrdo. Vosotloap et. LD Wow mad Ckeows 3 pot os. sod MAD. • mot. . 3 pa amt. lorthoro Do noses pp. OlooloD66) Do. IWO Ch .rtas)*l.A. Pork sod Lyon. & paroma. Do. Now 3pr Oft& .. Rol a' Sinai 6 wont. Nroilms of Fowool p.ot. Victor N 100 IN IN U U IN. UV 4 41 lei 15 isi in 86 U N N ff ti M N Pa 1 ad a r IN IN $ 9 U 109 I $3 M II 9 9 IGATIONO. Claim velem IP ig Lok um ill fi i i in ih let ili 14 111 iia lie MINES.-THIS DAY. Two o'CLock. The mining market to-day is completely stagnant. Scarcely any business is going forward in any de scription of stock. Prices in most cues are merely nominal. St. John del Rey Mining shares are rather more offered, and are marked 13k. Other foreign de scriptions exhibit no alteration. COMMERCIAL AND MARKBTS. MARK-LANE.-THIS DAY. The arrivals of wheat nine. Monday have Wen small, the market was thinly attended to-day, and the amount eg huaineas transacted very limited at the decline noted in the bettbeginning of the week. y in limited request, and unchanged in value. Oats were again rather dearer than otherwise. Beans end pees firm. ARRIVALS INTO LONDON FRON APRIL 19 TO APRIL 11. Saglieht Scout. 111 sh. borms Wboat iao att 93107 0•19 ey .... 1 1 10 0 UO 1 DM )1118 . . I WO Atkall. 1;11ia ; r•rop new. —l:iv*. no .iu. MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAT. St GA a.—Theblio sales are going off at about pater day's prices, w hich were previous rates for good and fine qualities, and about &I. decline on low descriptions. Re fined lumps bars declined Is.-635. to 665. Corritc—The public sales concluded yesterday with more spirit than was anticipated, when Is. advance was in some I instances paid for fine shipping qualities of plantation Ceylon ; tine and low middling, 68a. 6d. to 62e. ; mid ' dling to lee middling ooloury, eta to 73e. The public sales are progreFsing steadily. Tea.—The result of the public Naha the last two days is that the small quantity sold did not show any decline on the previous private contract price. Common oongou, llfd. sacs.—Prior are very firm, rnd speculators continue in the market. Ri•~.—Tbe market inactive, 'mi.'s,' unaltered. Con. N.-600 bales sold at fall prices. Western Midis, 40. per lb. TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY. The motet is etesely. Annexed are the quotations Town tallow 645. 9d., nett cash; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 565. 6.. to 91 ; April, 661. 6d. , May and June, 561.9 d ; July and August, 63e. 6d.; Oct. and Dee., 62.. 3d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET....-THIS DAY. Mews. Pattenden and Smith report, that the market is firm at late rates. I SIR JAMES BROOKE AT MANCHESTER.—Sir Jarne• Brooks, K.C.8., and Admiral the Hon. Sir E. Keppel, K.C.8., arrived in Manchester on Monday, and are the guests of ldr. Thomas Fritbeirn, at Northwood Home, Sedgeley Park. Oa Monday evening a number of friends met the distinguished guests at dinner. Yesterday, accom panied by Mr . Fairbairn, they visited the works o f Mews. JO4. Whitworth end Co., engineers and machinists, Cheri ton-street, and those of Meagre. William Fairborn and Sone, Canal-street, spending some time in examining the various interesting processes in operation at each. After wards they passed through the magnificently-fitted ware house of Messrs. S. and J. Watts and Co., Portland-street.— This evening, It will be remembered, the putlic dinner to Sir James Brooks takes place at the Queen's Hotel. Admiral Koppel will be present, as will also, we believe, General Bir Harry Smith, K.C.8., and the o ffi cers of his staff. The pliant Sir James Brooke is, indeed, likely to be met and welcomed by a large number of our leading merchants and manufacturers, and of the mcst indential of our citizens.-- iferichester Guardian of this day. AN AMERICAN MINISTER ON lIIE DEFENCIL— An attack was made on the American Secretary of the Inee. rior in the hall of the department en the forenoon of the Bth. Peter Bensaums, a Frenchman of New Curtains, whowm dis mimed from thePension-offloe some months back, and refused a re-appointment by the Secretary of the Interior, in revenge sought that official at the Land•offloe on the morning In question, end as the secretary came eat of the private dike presented a pistol at him. Mr. Thompson instantly struck the pistol from his hand, caught Beseancon by the arm, threw him down, sod jumped on him, breaking Lis arm, an d then picked up the pistol and went to his office. GOVERNOR YEII.—The following is an extract of • private ]titer in Saundra, dated Canton River, Feb. 26 •• In catching Tab, we have not caught a Tartar; he is of pure Chinne blood, and rose to his high petition by great mental capacity. He first attracted the notice of the BOY peror by an historical book he wrote, and since that period his rise became rapid. He took the highest Chinese degree when twenty-nine years old, and may now be called the second wrangler in the empire. He is very simple and regu lar in his tastes and habits; highly courteous and polite In his manners; does not drink as • general rule; never smokes opium ; never appears to evince the slightest concern about his fate; is a Bauddist ; prays regularly twice • day with his head eattwards; sleeps a good deal ; smokes • good deal; talks little ; appears much esteemed by his attendants an d the higher class of Chinese ; of coarse is as obstinate as a pig, and Ludes us cordially. His food is chiefly rim, ducks, pork, salted eggs. and some other curious Chinese delicacies; of eourre be won't eat beef. His drink is chiefly hot weak tea. He Las never tasted cold inter in his life, and swears a drink of it would kill him. I have twice had long chain with him, through the interpreter of course, and am muck pleased at the chance of studying Chinese eccentricities. go far as hot tea versus cold water goes, the Chinese are highly sensible. The water here is very bad, and is, I believe, the great cause of sickness among foreigaers." GUNBOATS FOR THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT.-- Four screw gunboats, built by order of the Brazilian govera ment, for coast and river service in that country, steamed down to Orcenbithe on Saturday, on trial of machinery, and were swung for the adjustment of compasses, do. Th eo e r, are under orders to sail to-day for Plymouth, and, after ' they will proceed for the Brasile. They will shortly he • lowed by four others, under construction at Blackwell end Nortbfleet. The armament of each boat is to consist of ix gum/ sod a complement of 200 men. Admiral the Marquis as Lisboa, who is specially charged with the supervision of the order, bas taken great pains in their equipment, mid has directed that each ve,eel is to carry two Sorts, to be fitted with Clifford's lowering gear, as in use in our own service. They are intended to form a flotilla of 10 vessels, two of which, it is said, are ordered to be built in France. THE OUTWARD EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAIM. —The steamship Indus, Captain Beans, loft Southempon yesterday, with the above malls, a full passel cargo, apses, of the value of 44,2441., and 111 re, among whom Sir J. Ls Merchant, tbs Governor of ta. The Church a Madrigeren, in the province of ' Albacete, Spain, waste short time since entered, end oil las mooed vestals carried off. A crown of silver was tom bur the heal of the Vinrin, end the statue thrown down from tie pedestal. A silver heart pierced with seven swords, of the mane metal, also disappeared. No tram has been dietweseed of the thieres.