The Express. — London, England, 1868-05-05 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION. FOREIGN NEWS. (THIS DAY.) ABYSSINIA. Tho government is not yet in possession of de tails in reference to the victory achieved by the British forces in Abyssinia on Good Friday. In the absence of any communication by telegraph the public will not obtain any further intelligence con cerning the death of King Theodore and the re lease of the prisoners until the arrival of the next mail, which is due about Monday next. THE GERMAN CUSTOMS PARLIAMENT. The Temps remarks on the presentation of the address from the unity party of the German Customs Parliament to the King of Prussia in the following terms : The presentation of an address to the King of Prussia by a parliament which has assembled far economical objects exclusively he of itself a grave fact in the existing situation of Europe, but its gravity would be much increased if the majority of the Customs Parliament gave its adhesion to the proposition of MM. Metz and Bomberger, in disregard of the well-known repugnance of three-fourths of the repre sentatives of the South, to complete unification. It is clear, from the rem►rks of our officious journal., from the language which Le France of to-day employs in regard to the attitude of the party of unity, and the efforts they are making to drag the members now assembled in Berlin beyond the limits of their functions, that the French government has its eyes fixed at this moment on what is taking place beyond the Rhine. We must, however, add that our information from Germany inclines us to anticipate that the Customs Parliament will refuse to follow MM. Metz and Bom berger in the course they propose. The debate which is about to take place will be in any case of grab interest. It will be especially cations to learn what line M. de Bis marck will take and what language he will adapt. The following is the address to which the Southern deputies object: Most August, Most Powerful King, Most Gracious King and Lord,—The German Customs Parliament, convoked by your Majesty, finds itself obliged, as a representative of the German people, to bear their testimony to the national wishes. Your Majesty shows how the necessity of the German people to &claire freedom of internal relations, and how the power of this ides, hare gradually extended the Zollverein over the largest portion of Germany. We are penetrated a ith the conviction that this necessity of the nation will a.lvance liberty in all branches of public life, and that the force of this national idea will also ling about in a pacific and prosperous way the .omislete union of the entire German nation. Love .•f the German fatherland will be able to overcome in ternal obstacles. National honour will unite the entire people without distinction of parties in case any attempt 'Mould be made from outside to oppose the necessity which urges the German people to a wider political mon. Our nation respects the rights of foreign people and desires peaceful relations with all ,ts neighbours. It may expect the same cling front others wh its own good should lead it to ,I.e a change in its preceding constitution. We shall examine with confidence, conformably with our duty, the pu uposed prospects of law; the common interest of Germany will guide our deliberations. We receive with particular vatisfaction the treaty of commerce with Austria. We attach touch value to friendly relations with a country which is closely united to us by relationship and many ties. We have confidence that your Majesty will be able, thanks to the united forces of i;vrinan nation, and the harmony of your high confede rates, to complete the building of the common work, whose termination secures safety, power, and peaoe abroad as well as national prosperity and constitutional liberty at home. (lECTER'S TELLGRAMS.) SPAIN. MADRID, MAT 4, Evniago. lu to-day's sitting of the Congress the Minister ~ 1 Finance presented a bill proposing to give pecu utiry assistance to the railway companies. He also read the draft of another bill ordering that all the ilelits of the state that should not be converted ulthin a given time should be declared lapsed. ROME. ROME, MAT 4. The Austrian Minister at the Papal Court, Count 'rivelli, died on Saturday afternoon from an attack c.f pulmonary asphyxia, while riding outside the walls near the Pincian Gate. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, L& 4. The names of the members of the new Council of state have just been published. The Council com prises Turks, nine Armenians, seven Greeks, and three Jews. The list of members of the Supreme Court of .1 listice has also been published and consists of right Turks, three Armenians, and two Greeks. OUR PARIS LETTER. THE PRESENTATION OF M. JULES FAVRE TO THE EMPEROR. (room ova owx COBEF.IIPONDINT.) PARIS, MoNDAY EVINING. The rumour that M. Jules Favre would claim Ihe benefit of the precedent act by M. Berryer, and Iwg leave to be excused the ceremony of presents to the Emperor, was unfounded. The pre sentation prematurely announced a week ago took place yesterday at the Tuileries, just as the Em peror came from mace. M. Jules Fevre, in aca demical coetume, and bearing in his hand a hand swuely bound copy of his reception speech to give to the Emperor, as the custom is, was presented by M. de Remusat, the director of the Academy, M. de Sacy, the chancellor, and M. Villemain, the perpetual secretary. A very short, and, of course, perfectly courteous conversation ensued. The Em peror first addressing himself to M. de Remusat, said it ass a long time since he had seen him—not since they were in the habit of meeting at the Elysce, in troubloce times. " And you," said his Majesty to M. Jules Fevre, " the last time we met was at Chalons." (The oc tasion referred to was an interview demanded by M. Jules Favre of the Prince President, to ask pardon for a convict named Douesnau.) The Emperor then said he deeply regretted the death .1 M. Cousin, who was a very distinguished and patriotic man. M. Jules Fevre replied, " Sire, happily, men like M. Cousin do not altogether die. They survive in their works, and the philo sophical teaching with which M. Cousin's name is associated will remain." The Emperor rejoined, "That is true ; his teaching was one of the glories .4 France." This is nearly all that took place ; the Emperor was hurrying away to the races. M. de saey, who is now an imperialist and a senator, tt rained talking with his Majestyfor some minutes after the other academicians retired from the presence. Prince Metternich, the Austrian ambassador in Nei., has been summoned to Vienna by telegraph, ;thcl it is said he does not know the reason why. It is runiouted that he is to be superseded. The Phare de La Loire says that of all the pas sengers and sailors who perished by the wreck of the queen of the South but one body has yet been recuvered. A 'mike, Pattison, who escaped bound THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY to • plank, saw the captain's wife, a lady passenger and their children, who were all provided with safety belts, floating for a long time. The lady he particularly remarked kept her head well above water. But he supposes that they were all dashed to pieces against rocks. The body which floated ashore near • village on the Brittany coast called La Plaine, was found from • letter in his pocket to be the ship's cook. His skull was broken in, but his features were calm and al most smiling. The poor man's funeral was the occasion of a conflict between the curd of La Plaine and the civil authorities. The priest said he would not allow a protestant to be buried in the cemetery. The mayor told him that he had no right to hinder the interment in a part of the cemetery which has not been consecrated by the Catholic church. Tho mayor, the English vice consul at St. Nazaire, and the naval officer com mending the station, made arrangements for the funeral. The curd and his vicar, when they saw this, got out of the way, and a servant in charge of the presbytery said he could give out nothing for the obsequies without their orders. The mayor provided • coffin, the hotel keeper a shroud, and a wheelbarrow served for a hearse. It was suggested to the curd that there were some catholics on board the Queen of the South, and that, for anything known to the contrary, the poor cook might have been one. It is possible, replied the priest, but he was with protestants, and there being a doubt I cannot let him enter consecrated ground. The Phare greatly blames the priest. I do not. The clergy will show their power in this way wherever the civil government allows them. Scenes of the kind recounted, and many very much worse, have frequently taken place since the encouragement which the parti 1 pare got from the empire in its early days. The fact that the Roman catholic religion is no more a state religion in France than the protestant, and is entitled to no privilege whatever, the catholics now-a-days constantly ignore. Cemeteries ought to be secularised, and the peculiar consecration which any religion may desire performed over each separate grave. It is monstrous that the catholic church as a corporation should pretend to have a roperty in the parish graveyard. The Bourse was very steady with a small amount of business thing. M. Baudrillart's article in the Constittitionuel, predicting a pacific speech from the Emperor at Orleans qn the 10th, pro duced little effect, since the rise in the Rente was only 2ic. for cash, and 41c. for account, the latest quotations being 69fr. 320. and 69fr. 32c. Italian rose 30c., closing at 491 r. Mobilier, after opening at 2451 r., fell to 230 fr., owing to a judgment pronounced this day by the Chamber of Commerce, and deciding that the directors are liable to repay the amount of the shares formed by the doublingof the capital in 1806, which was an irregular operation. Specu lators, however, calculate on a reversal of this judgment on appeal, and before the close of busi nessMobilier shares recovered to 241 fr. 45e.; Credit Foncier rose 2fr. 50c. QUEENSTOWN, MAY s.—The Cunard extra steamer Tripoli, from New York, arrived here at 9.15 a.m. to-day with 87 passengers and 147,128 dole. in specie. She landed 17 passengers and despatches, and proceeded for Liverpool at 9.30 a.m. All well. We read in the Standard:—" It is confidently anticipated that the great meeting to be held at SL James's-ball, under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury, to-morrow, will be by far the most im portant demonstration yet elicited by 31r. Oladstones attack on the Irish Church. An attempt has been made to stigmatise it beforehand u a purely clerical movement, and the stock argument against " priestly ar rogance" has been furnished up anew. It happens, however, that the Icy element enters quite as prominently into the movement as the clerical. The Primate takes the chair, and he will be supported by an array of English, Irish, Scotch, and colonial prelates, such as Ina not been witnessed before or since the Pan-Anglican Synod. The clergy will no doubt be very imposingly represented. They are just finding out that apathy and abstention under present circumstances is • perilous blunder, and will eagerly avail themselves of an opportunity for retrieving the past. ' There can be no question, however, that the attendance i of the laity will be both large and influential." THE DIRECT COST OF PACPERISM.—The sum expended in the actual relief of the poor in England and Wales during the year 1867 was 6,959,64 W., being at the rate of 6s. 64d. per head on the estimated population. The sum rained from poor-rates levied was 10,303,665 f. ; and there were " receipts ir. aid" amounting to 388,5E14, making a total of 10,692,188/. ; but ef this sum 3,945,3331. was expended for other purposes than the actual relief of the poor—purposes which, in fact, have no connection whatever with the relief of the poor. Miss Sousloff, a young woman who recently ob tained • doctor's diploma at Zurich for surgery and mid wifery, has just passed an examination at St. Petersburg, with the intention of practising in Russia. According to the law, in order to have the right of so doing, a doctor who has taken his degree at any foreign university is compelled to submit to an examination before the medi cal board at the Moistens de l'lnterieur. It was before this council that Miss Sousloff was examined riot rat in physiology, therapeutics, midwifery; and surgery, besides writing • satisfactory essay on thelladylike subject of the lymphatic glands. As there is no instance of a woman taking tire degree or ar.M. in Russia, the board takes refuge behind the law which authorises foreign doctors to practice in the country, on condition they abide by certain regulation., and accord ingly proposes to grant this orivileec to Miss:Sousloff, but the authorisation must se previously sanctioned and con- firmed by the Emperor. Lord Forbes died on Friday at Richmond. The ancient family honours devolve upon him eldest son, the lion. Horses Courier:ray, Master of Forbes, born in February, 1829. The Duke of Wellington has, it is said, accepted the post of lord-lieutenant of Middlesex, vacant by the death of the Marquis of Salisbury. Yesterday afternoon a special and very nume rously attended meeting of the commissioners of the Lieutenancy of the City of London was held in the Alder men's-chamber, at Guildhall. for the purpose of agreeing to an address to the Queen in reference to the recent at. tempt to assassinate his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. A GREY AND WHITE HARE.—Some week or ten days since a workman named Moore, in the employ of the executors of the late Mr. George Oyler, of Goddard 's-green, Cranbrook, while at work in one of t he fields, saw what appeared to be • grey and white rabbit about half grown. The animal was rather weakly, no doubt in consequence of the cold weather, and after some littleexertion he succeeded in capturing it. On examination it turned out to be a oung bare, and the remarkable colour of the akin of the leveret has excited some curiosity. It has white legs, white breast and face and ears and tail, and (what is more singular) by far the greater portion of the body is covered with white fur. The man succeeded in keeping it alive several da7s, but could not get it to take food sufficient to keep it alive. It is intended to stuff the akin for preserve tion.—Kentisk Gazette. ENt•ORES AND" RECALLA."—There are, we admit, performers in plenty who accept • his as the legitimate tribute to their genius, and who are terribly disappointed if they do not earn this favour. The new pianist for in stance, charged with an excess of vanity derived from the exaggerated reception of his instrumental fireworks on the Continent, is quite content that his acrobatic exhibition with one hand should be interrupted in the midst by the efforts of a friendly claque. His supercilious face brig htens at the applause of that crowd who mistake his gymnastics for genius. His walk from the piano—modelled on the strut of Hyde Park loungers—demonstrates his prodigious self-satisfaction. To him the encore is an unmixed bless ing, for he liver for ostentation, not for art. Or, to take another example, the rising vocalist, whose triumphs hive hitherto been confined to suburban platforms, is delighted with every bis which advances his position towards St. James's Hall. Far different is it with the tried and con scientious artist. To him the encore is so habitual that it ceases to have any value ; it becomes simply en infliction. A " recall" would oonvey quite as eloquently the praise of the multitude. In fact, • recall to the platform has the full worth of an encore as a complimentary demonstration, while at the same time it impose, no inconvenience.— Broadmay for Ma:. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Bittinp in Baneo.--(Before Lord Chief Justice BovM and Justices Bytes, Keating, and Smith.) -- - - - IX RN AX ATIVIUNET. Mr. J. Brown, calling upon the judge of the county court of Tunbridge-well, to show cause why he should not hear Mr. Rogers, the attorney for the plaintiff, in an action pending in that court. The facts were thee* :—Mr. Ragan had for thirty years regularly taken out his certificate se an admitted attorney in the superior courfa, and he was also upon the roll of attorneys, practising in the Tunbridge Wells County Court. He bad a written retainer to con duct three actions in the County Court on behalf of the plaintiff, Mr. Bookhom ; and on one of these oases coming on for hearing, it was stated, ip answer to the Judge, that Mr. Rogers was clerk to Mr. /Henning, an attorney at Tutibridge•wells, and had been for 16 years, but that Mr. Weaning has nothing to do with the action, and was not even upon the County Court roll. The Judge, however, refused to bear Mr. Rogers, upon the ground that he was clerk to Mr. Sten. ring, and he adjourned the cases. Mr. Rogers now con. tended that be had • right to be heard, and the matter depended upon the construction to be put upon the 9 and 10 Viet., cap. 95, Sec. 91, and the 15 and lei Viet., cap. 54, sec. 10. The learned counsel said that the matter was one of very great importance to a respectable and hard• working body of gentlemen, and he trusted that their lordships would grant a rule. The Lord Chief Justice oak: that it was also important that suitors should have proper security when they em ployed attorneys. Further, the matter was important to attorneys who were not in a poeition to employ other attorneys as clerks, and therefore would be compelled themselves to appear in the county court. Of course it was also important to the gentlemen who were so em• ployed as clerks. There would therefore be a rule. Rule granted. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Before the Recorder.) RINGVLAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY Barnard rph , Ulf, 65, II respestabledooking man, vu charged with stealing two bills of exchange for 1714. each, the property of Henry Coleman. He was also charged with forgery. Mr. Metcalfe conducted the prosecution. The circumstances of this case were of a painful and somewhat extraordinary character. The prosecutor MHO a blind man, and who was stated to be very ill, and, indeed, almost at the point of death, the case being taken out of its proper order in order that be might be enabled to leave the court. It appeared that he had resided for a considerable time in Australia, and he succeeded in saving a little money which lie invested in a bill of exchange drawn on the Bank of Victoria, and ho received three bills or rather as usual one bill in sets for 1751. which were made payable at the agents of the bank hi London, the course of business being Unit when one of these bills was accepted and paid the other two became void. The prosecutor sailed for England in the Soinersetshire, he being at the time ex ceedingly ill, and the prisoner, who was also a passenger, professed great kindness for him, and appeared to have waited upon him and treated him very kindly during the voyage, and he became aware that two of the bills that had been received by the prosecutor from the bank were in his possession, the third having been remitted to his father who resided in Norfolk. The vessel arrived at Blackwell on the sth of March, and the prisoner went on shore without bidding the prosecutor good bye, and immediately afterwards he missed the two bills. A day or two afterwards the pri soner made his appearauce at Greenwich, and he applied to Mr. Gwynn, a publican and manager of ship's stores, to cash the bills. He told him that he had not so much money by him, but at the prisoner's request be advanced him various sums of money, amounting altogether to about 16/. One of the bills was immediately sent on to the Bank of Victoria through the London and County Bank, but, inasmuch as the third bill had been already accepted. the bank declined to receive it ; but sold the prisoner that he had better go down to Norwich and make inquiries at the Provincial Bank, where the third bill was lying, and establish his claim. It turned out, oddly enough, that the third bill, which had been sent by put to the prosecutor's father, bad also miscarried, and bad got into the hands of the wrong party, but as it was only payable at GO days after sight this delay afforded time for inquiries, and, fortunately, the prosecutor did not lose any portion of his money. The prosecutor, who was carried into court from a cab by a police constable, was briefly examined. lie said that when be went on board the fiomersetthire a man named Barnard Tyman went on board with bins, and be paid 18. f. for his passage, and the man gave him an I 0 U for that amount. The prosecutor explained that during the voyage he lost his eyesight, and went into the infirmary, and be tied the two bills and the I 0 U in his trousers pocket, for safety, and the man Barnard Tyman waited upon him during the voyage, hut when the ship arrived at Black well he loft him, and be missed his money directly after he was gone. The prisoner became acquaiated during the voyage with the fact that he had the bills in his posses sion, and he cautioned him not to let anyone on board the ship know that ho had so much money about him. The primmer, who conducted himself with a great deal of impudence during the trial, asked the prosecutor whether he had not always proved himself to be his " friend," and on his replying in the negative, he put a number of other irrevelant questions to him, and endeavoured to show that he had authorised him to throw • pair of trousers overboard, and that the drafts in question were in one of the pockets of these trousers. The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, entered into a long rbodomontade story about what he had done for the prosecutor. He said he was an " old soldier." and had served his country for forty-two years, and received • pension of ninepence a day, and he celled God to witness that he was perfectly innocent of the charge that was made against him. The jury, without any hesitation found the primmer Graiite, and the Recorder sen'enced him to eighteen months' hard labour. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) .MANSION-HOUSE. EXTRAORDINARY i;HARLIZ OF THREATENING TO MURDER TWO CSIVTLLIIIN. This morning, Thomas William Harrison, aged 58, de scribed as of 32, Royal Exchange, and no occupation, was brought up before Mr. Alderman Finnic, in custody of Detective George Crisp on a warrant signed by the Lord Mayor, which charged 'him with " threatening to take the bl ood" of Joseph Henry Jackson, a merchant, and using divers other thrects towards Mr. Jackson, and another gentleman, named William Drinkwater, who is employed in the dividend department of the Bank of Eng land. Mr. Wontner, solicitor, conducted the prosecution. It appeared that the prosecutors were truitees under the defendant's marriage settlement, that he was now sepa rated from his w.fe, and that in consequence of their re fusing to allow him to deal with the trust funds he filed a bill in Chancery to remove them, but the Master of the Rolls refused to do so. On the 25th of April and the lit of May Mr. Jackson received letters from the defendant stating that his feelings were now raised to a pitch of desperation, and that unless he was prepared to retire from the trust and render him justice he would have to mike an application to place him (defendant) under re straint, for as sure as there was a heaven and hell so sure would be be driven to commit an set of no common and irremediable violence. He also said that he felt con vinced the feelings now raging in his breast would lead him to commit a crime which would bring him to the scaffold. Another passage was to the effect, I thirst for no men's blood, it is • thing I have ever shrunk from, but if it must be so it must." About three weeks ago the defendant met Mr. Drinkwater, the other prosecutor, in the streets, and likewise used threatening language towards him, saying that if he refused to give up the trust he would stab him in a vital part. The prisoner said he was unable to command himself, and unless justice were rendered to him, he bad better be placed under restraint. The Alderman remanded him to Newgate for a week, in order that inquiries might he made into the state of his mind. • _ SOUTHWARK. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Edwards 17, was brought op for 6na l exami nation, charged with insulting Mrs. Emma Stutton, and stealing from ber a beg oontainu4 money and other pre perty in Newington-causeway. The prosecutrix said she lived in Shorsted-street, Keonington-park, and on Thursday evening, between 6 and 7 o'clock, she was passing along Newington•cause s ay, when she was surrounded by several lads one of whom snatched her bag from her and ran away. She ran after thew, and the bag was handed to her a little while afterwards, while she was in pursuit of the thieves. At the same time she saw the prisoner in custody, but she could not swear to him. Evidence was given more directly connecting the pri soner with the robbery ? and he wee sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. TIDE DISPUTH IN THS BUILDING THROB. —Ex tesslVE STRIKE AMONGST TN! LIVERPOOL BRICKLEY/RR. —The new code of regulations adopted by the Liverpool Muter Builders' Asiociation in refe rence to the operative bricklayers was announced to come into effect yesterday. No arrangement having been come to between the masters and the men on the points in dispute, the result wax that yesterday a number of operative bricklayers in she employ of members of the Builders' Assoidation struck work. This step was not expected as the represen tatives of the men bad arranged to send a deputation to confer with the masters. The meeting is to take place this evening, and it is hoped that yet conciliatory °Dunes& will prevail, and that, mutual concessions being made, the men will be induced to return to their work. As things stand at present, operations have been suspended at most of the works in the town, amongst which are the New Nx-buladinp and the railway hotel in Lime-strut. —Liverpool Jfercure. EVENING, MAY 5, 1868. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE CHESTER MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) STAKE& Prince R - eiel;i7.. -- --...--- ... ... Returned ... • • • Blacklock ... ... • • • 9 ran. MOBTYN STAKES. Reapole f ... ... ••• Beautiful Bird ... ••• Ups ••• • • • Bruut e ... IV YNNSTAY STAYER. Clown ... ... • • • Goojerat ... ... • • Corporal ... . . •• • - . 6 ran. GROSVRNOR HANDICAP. One mile and a quieter. Corporal, Mandrake, Steamboat, Distaff, Vixen, Pur veyor, Rampart, Attack c, Scotcbman's Pride, and Ham merton are bore. EATON PLATE. Half a mile. Indian Star, The King's Daughter, Mistletoe, Perms, Practitioner, The Dean Conundrum, The Clown, Festival, Lady Rosehill, Rhine Wine, The Returned, Patrician, The Don, St. Valentine, Curfew Bell, and Prince George are here. PALATINE STAKES. About a mile. Returno.l, Bedford, Czar, and Zings», ars here. Autuuct).—Uncaa, Buckingham f, )ieliora, and Weather Isle. LATEST RETYING. CHESTER CUP. 2to ea to 1 — B I eget Pauuty ( l Jones t) (t) 8 9to 1 Stradbroke (off) 100 to 8 Dolby (t) 14 to 1 Abergeldie (t) 20 to 1 Grey Stocking (t) 25 to 1 Goodwood (off) 0 to 4 on the field (off) BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.) 2.30 P. M. Attendance limited, and but little doing. For the Chester Cup there was some disposition to back Dalby, 100 to 9 being taken. Quotations as follow : CHESTER CUP. 2to 1 agst Paul Jones (t and off) Bto 1 Stradbroke (off) 10 to 1 Beauty (off, t 12) 100 to 9 Dalby (t) :00 to 6 Bracken (off) 25 to 1 Treasure Trove (0 25 to 1 Grey Stocking (oft) 25 to 1 Goodwood, (off) 25 to 1 Minster Bell (off) 25 to 1 Stratheonan (off) bo to 1 War (t) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Blinkoolie (off, 6to 1 t and w) 7 to 1 Fortunio (t and off) 7 to 1 Paul Jones (off) 7to 1 -- Weatwick (off) DERBY. 3 to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (off, 100 to 30 t and w) 12 to 1 Blue Gown (t) DEPLORABLE DEATH OF A LUNATIC PROM EXHAUSTION. INQUEST AND SPECIAL VERDICT.-(THIS DAY.) • This morning Mr. John Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, held an inquiry at St. Luke's Lunatic Asylum, relative to the death of Mrs. Sarah Adams, aged 56 years. George Adams, Hertingford Bay, Herta, identified the body of the deceased as that of his mother. She was the widow of a farmer. Some three weeks ago she became insane, and refused to take her food. On Friday last witness brought her to this asylum. He could not account for the bruises on her arms, for he did not live with her, but he believed she used to try and run away, and it was necessary to hold her. While being taken to the asylum she was for an hour in a faint. Anna Thurloe, tiewg►te-street, near Hertford, said that she was a friend of the deceased, and a fortnight ago she went to take care of her. She was very violent, and the bruises in her arms arose from her being held down. She went mad in consequence of some difficulties about her property. Witneu crersidered she was in • dying state when she was taken to the asylum, and thought she was not in a fit state to be re moved. Mr. Horley, the surgeon, had ordered her removal on the Thursday. Witness sent for him to see her on the Friday ; but he refused to come. It was on his order that she was removed. Another surgeon signed the certificate of her insanity. George Adams, re-called, said that he did not think the deceased was in a fit state to be removed on Friday last. She was three hours on the road, and one hour of that time she was insensible from faintness. Dr. James Ellis, medical officer of St. Luke's Hospital, said that deceased was admitted on May 1, in such a state of exhaustion that she was manifestly dying. She wan too weak to be undressed. She was laid on a bed, and stimu lants were given, but she died during the night. Her death, he considered, was accelerated by her removal while in an unlit state to bear the journey. The imme diate cause of death was exhaustion and mania. The Coroner—lf she bad been treated for mania at an earlier period, and bad been fed as you feed patients in the asylum who refuse to take food, would she have been now alive Witnese—Yes ; no doubt she would be now alive. The Coroner asked the friends of the deceased why they had not caused her to be taken to the asylum at once instead of allowing her to remain three weeks without food? The son said that the doctor could not give any definite information as to where she could be taken to. It was difficult also to get the necessary papers and forms filled up. The friends were anxious to do the best they could for the deceased, but they did not well know what to do. The Coroner having summed up, The jury returned a verdict th►t the deceased died from the mortal effects of exhaustion consequent fn want of food, and mania; and that her exhaustion and death were accelerated by her removal from the country whilst in an unfit state ; and that her medical attendant ought to have seen her to authorise her removal or retention. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKET°. (THIS BAY.) (a TELL/KANO (nom OUR owir 0011.11211PONDINT.) CorroN.-: The market quiet ; pales about 8,000 bales. Coax.—The attendance at market was good. Wheat in limited demand, and prices in some cases Id. to 2d. per oental decline. Flour dull and nominally unaltered. Beaus a shade easier on spot. Oats Id. per bushel lower, with a retail demand. Oatmeal supporta Tuesday's rates. Indian corn without change. LEEDS CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (BY TILIGIUMi. ) . .., ()mow °on owir CORRIMPONDSITT.) The trade is very quiet for all descriptions of grain. Wheat rather lower to sell Spring corn unaltered in value. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Srcan.—The market has opened with a brisk demand, and at firmer prices. The sales included St. Vincent, Me. to 345. 6d. ; Antigua, 245. to 375. ; St. Kitt's, 345. to 355. ; crystillised Demerara, 395. ; Jaggery Madras com mon, 27e. 6d. ; clued Manilla, 31s. 6d. Refined continues in request and prices are again firmer ; low lump., 45a. COFFEE. —The demand for colonial continues steady with more inquiry for native Ceylon ; about 1,000 bags sold at 50a. tai. to GO,. for good ordinary to fine. Tx.i.—Commou Congou continues to be in request at firm rates. Itt 1I and SALTPETRE.— So salsa reported. Rtes. —A paroel of fine Rangoon sold at 13s. Gd. COTTON. —The market is leas active, but the late adv►nce is about maintained. °MINI ca. littaillela has been done at 1i a. Gd. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet. Town tallow, 41s. 9d. ; burg Y.C. on the spot, 445. 3d.; April to June, 445. 3d.; October to December, 445. 6d. ; December, 445. 9d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET. —(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Bestow reports trade sa follows: First cot clovers and good meadow hay in demand. Infe rior fodder slow trade. Prime meadow hay, 80a. to 88s. ; inferior ditto, 635. to 75e. ; clover, old 90s. to 105 s. ; second cut, 70s, to 90s. ; straw. 30.. to 3tis. THE ATTIMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE DUKE or ErmweolioN.—A lent in Newtown= writes :—" I am informed Dr. Watson, who in extracting the bullet from the Duke of Edinburgh, is son of the late Mr. John Watson, Keeholl, near Castle. rook, in this county. Mr. John Watson was a martyr to tenant-right, and widespread sympathy we. entertained for him in eonsequenee."—Northers Whig. Horniman's tea is sold Bd. w pound cheaper an the duty Is Muted. This tntenst Tut will , whim filly known, este further Increase the demand for them choke tine Emmintan's are not sold loose, but only In rockets, signed " Bu nkum and Co., Original Importer; of the Pare Tea."—i Advertise MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The marketa for public securities are rather firm to-day, and prices have improved in some cases Consols, in which the monthly settlement will be completed this afternoon, are inquired for, and have risen 1-16 to 5 per cent. A similar move ment is apparent in three or four of the speculative foreign bonds. The changes in railway stocks are about evenly balanced. Colonial government secu rities show firmness, owing to the satisfactory re- suit of the tenders yesterday for the New Zealand debentures. Bank shares are also inquired for, I especially Anglo-Austrian. The discount market is firm, and the rate for the beat three months' bills is 21 to 25 per cent. Tho charge for short loans in the Stock Exchange is 15 to 2 per cent. Console are quoted 934 to 94 for money, and 94 to 5 for the new account (June 4), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 9.3, 1 to Vii. In the railway market, London and North West ern, Midland, and Great Northern A stocks have improved to 1 per cent., while Caledonian, Brighton, and Metropolitan have declined to the same extent. The quotations are as follows : Caledonian, 755 to 2 ; London and North Western, 1154 to 1165 ; Great Western, 545 to i; Midland, 1074 to 5 ; London and South Western, 90 to 92 ; Great Eastern, 34 to ; Brighton, 53# to 5 ; South' ' Eastern, 74# to 5 ; Metropolitan, 1124 to 4 ; Great Northern, 1024 to 1034 ; ditto A, 971 to 984 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 18# to ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 4 ; York and North Midland, 944 to 95 ; Berwick, 103 to 4 ; and North British, 335 to 34. Foreign securities are rather firm, and a rise of per cent, has occurred in some of the speculative descriptions. Egyptian of 1864, however, are lower, at 785 to 794. Brazilian of 1865, 754 to ; Chilian of 1867, 961 to 974 ; Italian of 1861, 484 to ; Mexican, 152 to 16 ; Peruvian of 1865, 835 to 84 ; Russian of 1865, 8134 to 1 ; Orel Vitebsk, 794 to 1 ; Spanish of 1867, 35/ tog ; Turkish of 1858, 594 to 604 ; ditto of 1862, 631 to 3 ; and ditto of 1865, 342 to 35. The only movement in Indian stocks is a recovery of 4 per cent. in the Four per Cents., viz., 1014 to 102. The Five per Cents. are at 116 to 4 ; the Bondi, 22a. to 275. prem. ; and the Five per Cent. Debentures, 105 to 5 ; Bank Stock, 243 to 245 ; and Exchequer Bills, 12s. to 17s. prem. Bank shares exhibit a favourable tendency. London and Westminster, 681 to 3 ; Union of London, 321 to 334 ; Anglo-Austrian, 44 to prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 Jis. ; Imperial Ottoman, 3 to 4 prem. ; and Consoli dated, 4 to f prem. Very little business is going forward in miscel laneous shares, but Telegraph Construction and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. Preference are in request at 141 to and 5/ to 4, respectively. National Discount, 55 to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 25 to 4 dis. ; Credit Foncier, 75 to 7 dia.; International Financial, 2 to 11 die. ; Lon don, 23 to 21 dia. ; Hudson's Bay, 14/ to 15; Egyptian Trading, 5 to 44 dis. ; and Anglo- 1 American, 234 to 4. United States 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central railway shares are unaltered, at 704 to ,; and 95 to 5, respectively, but Erie have advanced 4 per cent., the present price being 464 to /. Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 295 to 30, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 334 to 34. The Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan, fully paid up, is at 91 to 915, and the Scrip, 2 to 14 die. A special meeting of the Lancashire and York shire Railway Company will be held on the 20th inst., for the purpose of considering and, if so determined, of approving of the under mentioned bills now pending in parliament, viz.:- 1. Bill to extend the time for the purchase of lands and for the construction of the railways autho riaed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Ripponden and Stainland branches, tic.) Act, 1865 ; to empower the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company to subscribe to the Hull Docks and for other purposes. 2. A Bill to confer further powers on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company and on the Lancashire Union Railways Company with respect to certain railways in Lancashire authorised to be constructed by them severally or jointly. An extraordinary meeting of the Great Northern Railway Company is convened for the 19th inst., for the purpose of approving or otherwise the following bills now pending in parliament, viz. :-1. A bill to provide for a new road in the town of Leeds, and for other purposes. 2. A bill to repeal "The West Riding and Grimsby Railway (Extension) Act, 1865." • HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The English funds are steady, at the above mentioned prices, but railway stocks have declined to per cent. The variations in foreign bonds comprise a rise of / to /in Italian of 1861 and Spanish of 1867, and a relapse of S in Turkish of 1865. FOUR O'CLOCK. The English funds are steady, at 94 to 1, both for money and the account. Some of the railway stocks are 4 to 2 per cent. higher than at half-past 1 o'clock. London and North Western, 1151 to 116 ; Midland, 107/ to 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1272 to 128/ ; Caledo nian, 75/ to 761 ; Metropolitan, 112/ to ; Great' Western, 541 to 1 ; South Eastern, 74-1 to 1 ; and Brighton, 531 to 54. Foreign bonds are rather dull. Orel Vitebsk, 791 to 1 ; Turkish of 1865, 341 to 35 ; Italian of 1861, 48} to ; and Spanish of 1867, 35/ to I. No bullion operations have occurred at the Bank to-day. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 69fr. 32c. for the account, showing no change. The Weser, from New York, has broughtB3,sool. in specie ; the Tanjore, from Alexandria, 2,8001; and the Etna, from Halifax, 1,3191. On the other hand, the steamer La Plata, for the West Indies, has taken out 19,1501. Telegrams from New York, dated May 2, state that 180,000 i. in gold had been shipped for Europe. The New Zealand Government Five per Cent. Debentures to the amount of 1,114,000/., for which subscriptions were invited on Friday last by the crown agents for the colonies at 97, ware all taken up at 10 o'clock yesterday. The total amount ap plied for at that hour was 2,260,7001., and a pro rata allotment was made of 411. 17s. 4d. per cent. A new feature has been introduced into this loan, of paying the interest quarterly instead of half-yearly, which will doubtless prove convenient to the majority of investors, and add to the popularity of the securities. The oourt has sanctioned the pro po sal of the liciuidators of the English Joint Stock Bank (Li mited)—Nlesars. C. F. Kemp and Henry Chatteris —to issue promissory notes payable on the 10th July and 10th January next, in discharge of the remaining 4 in the pound due to the creditors, thereby saving a very large sum to the share holders. This arrangement may be regarded as creditable and beneficial to all parties. The Brighton Railwav traffic return shows this week a decrease of 1,4181., compared with the cor responding week of last yPar, and the South East ern an increase of bBOl. A special general meeting of the Great Western Railway Company is convened for the 14th inst., to consider various bills now before parliament The directors of the Russian (Vyksounaky) iron works Company (Limited) have made a call of 21. per share payable by the 20th inst. The annual meeting of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada is convened for the 29th inst., when a dividend is to be declared. A general meeting of the Eastern Bengal Rail way Company is fixed for the 29th inst. A general meeting of the Fairbairn Engineering Company (Limited) is called for the 15th iket., to confirm the resolution passed on the 30th ult., which provides that " the company may from time to time, by special resolution, reduce its capital." A general meeting of the City Terminus Hotel Company (Limited) is called for the 13th inst., to receive the directors' report and the accounts. • Creditors of the " London and Westminster Co- operative Stores (Limited)" are required to send the particulars of their claims to the official liqui dator by the Ist of June, the 12th of that month having been appointed by Vice-Chancellor Mains for adjudicating upon them. The numbers are published of 19 bonds, amount ing to 4,4007., of the Swedish P r ovi nc i a l Mortgage Loan of 1852, which were drawn by lot on the 28th ult., and are to be paid off at par on the Ist of June next by Messrs. Dent, Palmer, and Co. The rinses of India of the 11th ult. announces that Mr. Mackintosh Balfour, long connected with the Agra Bank, has been appointed secretary and treasurer of the New Bank of Bombay, and "is expected to take up his appointment some time next month." The number of applications for the appointment was 150. MINES,-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The mining market is moderately active to day, with a demand for most of the following shares, at the prices given, viz. :—Prince of Wales, 525. to 541. ; New Lovell, 17s. 6d. to 225. Gcl. ; Emily Henrietta, 35 to 40; West Seton, 210 to 215 ; Chiverton Moor, 6 to 62 • Calbeck Fells, 12s. to 14s. ; Devon Great Consols, 440 to 450 ; Great Vor, 17 to 17i ; West Chiverton, to 642 ; and Providence, 26 to 28. As regards foreign and colonial mining shares, Chontales have improved :Is., viz., to 2i to 2, while Don Pedro base declined 2a. 1'4., the present price being 11 to 24 prem. St. John del Rey, 19 to 20; Anglo-Brazilian, 2to preni. ; Pestarena, I din. to par ; ltossa Grande, 1.16 to prem. ; Anglo- Italian, par to re pm. ; United Mexican, 14 to 2 ; Frontino and Bolivia, 7-16 to 9-16 ; and Pert Phillip, to %. The Pestarena United Gold Mining Company (Limited) have received the following telegram, dated Pallanza, May 2 :—" Peatarens United have remitted today to office 1,025 ounces of gold. Would have been l.irger had we nut been very short of water. We have now a fell supply." RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER SHARES.-(THIS DAY.) Palos today to 1 p.m.) COLONIAL GOVERNMENT 13ECURITI. Clam& Government, 6 r cent., J..nuary and J uly, 1577 to 1584, uug. Do., 5 per cent., January and J uly, 904. Cape of flood Hope, 6 per cent., December, 1873, 10%. Natal Government, 6 per cent.. April and Oct., lfm:. New South Wales Government, 5 per cent., IN4 t 1896, January and July, tit 44. Do. 5 per cent., red. by ace. draws. from 1867 be 1875, lON. New Zeeland, 5 per cent., 951. Do., 6 per oent., 15..11, .1 one and December, 11C:,. I Nova Scotia 6 per cent., 15 , 6, 1012. Queensland, 6 per cent.. 1101, Jen. and July, 106, 3, Victoria Government, 6 tar cete., April and Oelober„ 110 .:, 2. 4. ok.rnim,miliiimlli ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS, Caledonian, 75 4, t . Great Norther 0, 1 24. Do., A(A receives no dividend until 6 per cent lan been paid to ID, 9s, 71. Great Southern and Western (Ireland/. 96;. Great Western Original, :14:, Lancashire so d Yorkshire, 12$ - London, Brighten, and South Coast, 5J;,; London, Chatham, and Mter, 19. London'and North Western, 154. • London and South Western, 91, 1. Metropolitan, Il2e. ; Midland, 1(.7, 1.64. r South Devon, 45. South Eastern, 75, 44, Staines. Wokiogham, and Woking, 10. PREFERENCE SHARES. • Great Western (Newport) 5 per cent. redeemable at 5 • per cent. prem., 861. Midland Consolidated stock, Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent., 132. • North Eastern. 41 per cent. redeemable, 95. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RM.:TAM. Vale of Neath, 94. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bombay, Barode, and Central India, guar. 5 per cent., 1044. Eastern Bengal, guaranteed 5 per cent., 1061. 4 East Indian, guaranteed 5 per cent., 1114. Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 per cent., 1 , Great Western of Canada, 14!.. Madras, guar. 5 per cent., 164 Scinde, guaranteed 5 per cant , 102.1. Do., Delhi (100/. paid), 1021, 5, 2. Do. (2/. paid), 24. 1)o., Puniauh 1021. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10, !. Dutch Ithenixh (all paid), 214. Great Luxembourg, 101, 4. Recife and San Francisco (Lim.) gnu. 7 p. et., /0, 1, div. war. South Austrian and Lomlsardo-Venetian, 144. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. Orel Vitebsk, guaranteed by Russian Governzeent, 5 FIN cent., 791, I, 4 : South Austria. and Lombardo-Venetian, 89.16. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES. Cap. Capper (Limited), 114, !. Peatarena United Gold (Limited), 2 11.16. Rory Grande, 4 pm. St. John del Rey (Limited) 194. Vancouver Coal (Limited). 41. DOCKS. ie London sad SL Katharine, 474, 61. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Agra (Limited), A, 104, 10. Alliance (Limited), 121.. • Australasia, 534. Chartered Mercantile of India, London, and China, City, 12. Consolidated (Limited), 44. Imperial Ottoman, 101. Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), 1. London Chartered of Australia, 241. London and County, 521, 2. London Joint Stock, 341. London and Westminster, 681, 8. Do., scrip, issued at 10/. prem., none of which ban boat paid, 461. National Provincial of England, :bid and 3rd issue, 3). National, 604. Oriental Bank Corporation, 414, ad. Standard of British S. Africa, brined at 6 pm., 21, a 1. Union of Australia, 484,8. MISCELLANEOUS. 10-Americas TelegrapbriLimited), 234, 4. Adriatic Telegraph 574. Do., 8 per cent., 1064. Baugparal Tea Estates (Limited), 14. City of Moscow Gas (Limited), 5. I Credit Fonder of England (Limited), 2 15-16. East India Irrigation and Canal, 17i. Ebbw Vale 131. Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy Loan, guaranteed' Egyptian government, 894, 90. Home and Colonial Assurance (Limited), Il• Hudson's Bay 144. Peninsular and Oriental Steam 59. Telegraph Construction andMaintimaace(Linx.).l4i, i r 11 Vic•roy of Egypt (Mortis(*) Lona, 704, 4. DEATH or CAPTAIN JOHN 3rIVNEILL.—IS is with sincere regret that we have to announce the • death of Captain JolusNeill, Royal Artillery, which took plats UWE ly at Woolwich on the 28th ultimo. had reesatly returned from India with ht and the telegram which conveyed the midi a. * os of his death, ow the morning of the 28th ult. pr aced the deepest distress here among his relations, and met a gloom over a wide circle of sincere friends. Captain M'Neill was the second son of the late Malcolm' 11'Neill. Eau., Cama n . and nephew to Lori Calaway and Sir John Itimasill. H. was • highlT Imolai** Yo,RE gentleman, sad while mixing with society in this ne i gh. boatload had *marred himself much esteemed and re. mooted by all classes. His death is sinearely regretted by all sections of the community in this lotiality.— Lamas Repo-n. I I );; f .+