The Express. — London, England, 1862-05-02 00:00:00

again, and looks from her embroidery work with a start to see the well-known ring—the pledge of love she gave him when he left her to bear his part in the wars—on the hand of the toil-worn pilgrim, whom, till that moment, she had failed to recognise as her true knight and husband. The background is an orchard within the castle walls, with an apple- tree painted with surprising minuteness. The head of the crusader, with his red beard grizzled by time and hardships, has evidently occupied all the painter's efforts, and is painted like a minia ture. The face of the wife is not so happily treated, being a little stiff and deficient in expression. Mr. O'Neil, A.R.A., has not completely for saken the stories of the sea, which have gained him deservedly so much repute. His prin cipal picture is a large and very beautifully finished work of some historic importance, as well as possessing a never-failing interest in record ing the romantic career of Marie Stuart. The subject is, also, one that is peculiarly well suited to Mr. O'Neil's faculty for rendering female beauty. It is No. 337, "Marie Stuart's Farewell to France." The canvas is nearly filled by the stately poop of the royal galley, and the Queen, with her four beautiful maids of honour, all sisters, and many attendants, is seated under a rich silken awning, gazing sadly over the sea as she leans upon a satin cushion, and perhaps writing her sonnet, "Adieu, plaisant pays de France " In the immediate foreground are two excellently-painted and charac teristic figures--the admiral of the fleet and the captain of the galley, who is steering at the tiller. These figures give great importance to the picture. This is certsiely tho ottaf-crtIVITI•TO 4.1 Lhs paluier. Mr. F. Goodall, A.R.A., has painted a large and very effective picture (No. 101), in the style of his " Eastern Mother" of last year, but alto gether a more matured result of the artist's studies from the life in the East. The subject is one of the most picturesque of the many delight ful episodes of the charmed Orient—the return of a wealthy pilgrim from his journey to the shrine of the Prophet at Mecca to Cairo. He sits proudly on his camel, the creature looking as haughty and magnificent as his master, in all his gay trappings and bells. The pilgrim's purse bearer, a fine black of the Berber race, walks before him, and distributes alms to a crowd of the halt, lame, and blind, all eager for charity and bakshish. He is giving a piece of money to a fine old Belisarius looking man,led by an Arab boy. These foreground figures are sheltering from the hot sun under a piece of matting stretched overhead, and the whole of the subject is in shadow, finely contrasted against the glare of sunlight that strikes upon the variegated brickwork of a mosque with tall minaret in the middle ground. The atmosphere is com pletely suggestive of the East, and the figures are thoroughly native to the place. This is a picture that will please universally by its artistic arrange ment, its rich colouring in the varied oriental cos tumes, and the extreme neatness of the execution. Mr. Millais, A.R.A., exhibits this year the picture which it was understood occupied him so fully last year as to prevent his contributing any work to the Academy exhibition. This is called "The Ransom of the Hostages." Two sisters, one a child, the other verging on womanhood, are the hostages, and are clinging affectionately to their father, who offers his jewels for them. Standing around are various figures of warlike mould con cerned in settling the price to be paid. Most persons will be disappointed perhaps to see how little of his pre-Raphaelite manner the artist has given In this picture ; it is not particularly high in finish, though the dresses are painted with great tare, and the colouring is generally good without any striking brilliancy. Next in importance to this is a picture of domestic interest, not without a touch of sen timent of a inure poetic kind (No. 269), " Trust me. " An aristocratic squire has just opened the post bag before leaving the break fast table for his run with the hounds, and has given his fair daughter a letter, of which on second thoughts he would rather have first seen the hand writing on the address; she, half conscious of a wish to conceal, and yet intending to give it into the hands of her father, holds the letter behind her, while the papa with well-bred delicacy simply holds out his hand, but not meaning to be absolute in his request to see the letter. The little picture (No. 309) illua tratiag the parable of the woman searching for the lost piece of silver is remarkable for the effect of candlelight, but it has evidently not received any very great amount of study from the painter. The chief work of Mr. J. C. Hook, R. A., is " The Trawlers " (357). The deck of the little boat is heaving under the waves all wet with spray—two men have just hauled the net and thrown the live fish upon the deck. Nothing can exceed the vigour and life in every part of the picture, every fish is springing with life, and the boy about to cast away one worthless fish ix a figure surprisingly full of movement. The canvas is nearly filled by the boat, and but little of the sea view is observable—what there is, however, is admirably well suggested. Mr. Hook's other pictures are (81.) "The Acre by the Sea"—a fisherman family reaping the ripe corn on the cliffs above the sea ; and (378.) "Sea Air," a delightfully airy scene of a Welshwoman riding home along the coast in her putt, with a bran new beaver hat in the cart, and her son walk ing beside driving. (471) Mr. A. Solomon exhibits a work of very high merit for its aim at expression. The subject is from Mdme. is Girardin's "La Joie fait pour." The lost youth has just rushed to embrace his mother, who sinks overcome with joy at the recovery of her son. The colouring is in the very highest key, as the artist has chosen to light his picture by a sudden ray of sunlight, and this effect is carried out through an open door into the garden. The sisters as well as the mother being in deep mourning, add to this effect, and give much beauty and interest to the scene. Mr. P. F. Poole, R. A., has chosen for his sub ject "The Trial of the Sorceress—the ordeal by water" (17). The canvas is nearly filled by a wild sandy bill, at the foot of which is a deep pooL The wretched woman is held by a strong man, and tied by a cord, while many rough-looking figures crowd around armed with long poles to assist the torture of the poor victim to their superstition. A group descends the hill bearing the bewitched invalid, and over the hill appear two horsemen coming to the rescue. This is a picture that will find many admirers for its beautiful colour and well-told story. The lady painters stand well in the exhibition. Mrs. Ward has really taken a high position as a painter of scenes of historical interest by her " Despair of Henrietta Maria at first hearing of the Death of Charles 1.--a scene at the Louvre, le (No. 683). In expression there is no sign of any disposition to shirk the necessary thought and study demanded fur the pourtrayal of all subjects where emotion forms the point of interest ; and as to the artistic study of detail, there are few pictures, the work of women, that can be compared with this by Mrs. Ward. One figure alone in this respect— the governess of Henrietta Maria, in a rich-toned dress of dark blue satin and point lace—ia very remarkable for the grateful pose and excellent painting. The little princess looking up into the Queen's face is also a very charming piece of child nature painting. Mrs. Benham Hay, whose charming little pic ture " England and Italy," exhibited two years ago, and her " Tobias patris oculos Curans," of last year, are fresh in the memory, has painted another Scripture subject, "The Reception of the Prodigal Son" (No. 251), a common one it is true, but, as Mrs. Hay shows us, capable of a new interest both as to the subject and the artistic treatment. The scriptural story is not literally followed, but the father is seen seated in his house about to join his hands in blessing his repentant son, who has thrown himself at his feet and implores forgiveness, rather by his attitude than by words, for his face is hidden, and his arms are outstretched as if he felt himself not good enough to touch the good old man. The servants stand by, one holding the silken robe and the other the ring, both looking the picture of coarse servility, insensible and contemptuous to l i the human weakness of charitable forgiveness. A third servant kneels with the basin of water to wash the wounded feet of the outcast, and at the outside of the entrance is seen a herd-boy struggling to bring in the fatted calf. The elder brother, clad in fine raiment, is seen looking over the open part of the eastern dwelling, uttering his scornful discontent and envy at the reception of the favourite. The background of the picture is filled with a delightful landscape, not perhaps quite Oriental, but rather Italian, yet deeply touched with a froth:4 for th....lewt. beauty of the moun tains, and the valley wrapt in the glow of evening light. There is the same remarkable sense of the fine character of old Italian art in this picture as in Mrs. Hay's " Tobias," but the painting is more masterly and the composition better conceived. In colouring it shows faculty of rare promise, though perhaps with an inclination to' indulge too much in shades of green. On the whole, however, it is a work of noble effort, and in a style marked by the highest refinement. Miss Solomon is another of our lady artists of whom we have great reason to be proud. Her picture (No. 432)," Fugitive Royalists" Can hardly be praised too highly for its intention, its ad mirable expression of a most interesting senti ment, and its excellent techuioal qualities. The Royalist mother is begging a safe refuge for her child of the Puritan, whose little girl lies ill with fever. She would have been sternly refused had not the mother's sympathy been made more tender by her own sorrow, but she looks to her own child as she draws back a panel concealing the safe hiding place. Miss Osborne has no picture this year of much importance, though she exhibits some clever studies of German domestic life. Mr. Leighton's pictures will certainly not fail to ex- 1 cite very great interest, and in one especially (No. 292) "Michael Angelo nursing his dying servants many will be ready to acknowledge that he has re deemed the pledge he gave in his first great work, "The Cimabue Procession." There is a certain air of Italian nobleness in the colouring and treatment of this picture which will be thoroughly appreciated by many who may rebel against the more romantic fancies in sentiment and colour of worke like his odalisque (No. 120), an Eastern Girl I with Swan, in which, to our taste, a most fascinating and delicate chord of colour is struck— and his " Eastern King or Magus approaching the sacred birthplace, under the guidance of the Star of Bethlehem" (No. 217), a picture ■trikiugly rich in its sombre tone of colour. Another picture of a peculiar beauty, which all must admire if they do not accept it as of the best in style, is "A Girl listening to the Shell, or the Origin of Music" (No. 494). 'The model is in this case a little too evident, though there is abundant charm in the picture. Mr. David Roberts, R.A., exhibits no leas than six pictures, all remarkable for his great facility of execution, without any loss of the accuracy and beauty of architectural detail. Most of these belong to a series of views in London on the River Thames, and we could hardly point to one as more excellent than the other. The " St. Paul's" is an admir able picture, and the "Embarkation of the Lord Mayor, on the 9th of November," is wonderfully full of life and movement. (No. 343.) "A Chapel in Notre Dame, Bruges," is a fine example of the artist's church interiors. In the landscapes Mr. Creswick, R.A., Mr. Lee, R.A., and Mr. Stanfield reign supreme. The first seems to be surpassing all his works in elabo rate finish ; and Mr. Lee exhibits another fine view of the " Rock of Gibraltar" (667), similar to that of last year, surprising for the fidelity and rugged truth with which. this natural fortress is brought upon the canvas. Mr. E. W. Cooke, A. R.A., has also some very remark able pictures, bright and true in colouring, and moat carefully finished. We should especially point out (589), "The bay of Tangier, Morocco,' , where a gaily-painted felucca lies on the sandy shore. Mr. W. Linnell exhibits a large and extra ordinary work of the most gorgeous colour (No. 131), " The Gleaner's Return." Amongst the landscapes should be named a large and remarkable work by Mr. Herbert, R.A., (231) Laborers eat orate. The Monks of St. Ber nard's Abbey, Leicestershire, gathering the harvest of 1861. The whole of the painting is very highly finished, and the figures very skilfully grouped about in the ripe corn ; the lighting of the picture, however, appears rather too cold for harvest time. Some pictures will, we think, be viewed with much interest, as the work of artists not hitherto well known. Of these we noticed particularly 497, " Eli jah and the Widow of Zatephath"—an admirably well studied work, and full of expression without the least exaggeration or forcing. No. 216, " How Bianca Capella tried to poison the Cardinal di Medici," by Mr. V. C. Prinsep, struck us also as a work evincing many points of great excellence, though with some very evident mistakes. Mr. Crowe's picture (No. 457), "De Foe in the Pillory at Temple Bar," is another work of very great ability. Mr. Mark's "The J ester Test" (643) is even more unctuous in its humour than his " Sculptor Monk" of last year ; the heads painted with very great verve and careful drawing. The architectural drawings, the chalk drawings, and miniatures have now dwindled into so few that they have been placed in the landing room, and the advantage of this is that the whole of the north room is hung with pictures, many of which are by the academicians. The sculpture rooms contain no work of any importance, except the busts, of which there is a very extended circle. .649" THE EXPRESS; r. FRIDAY TEVBNIVoc- t MAX 1€62. Her Serene Highness the Princess of Leini] arrived at Yalta by the last steamer from Manville& The Finesse is accompanied by the Dowager Prince's of Li nings°, and purposed taking up her residence in that island in order to be near her husband, who commands her Ma jeaty's steamer Magicienne, appointed to that station. The Rev. Dr. Joseph Wolff, the famous mission ary, is lying dangerously ill at Isle Brewers, in Somerset. shire. THE GREAT EXHIBITION.-(THIS DAY.) Workmen were engaged this morning in removing the great orchestra under the eastern dome. All the doors on the eastern and southern aides of the building were closed and the visitors, of whom there were a large number, were admitted only by the doorway under the western dome. The utmost activity was observable throughout the building. The foreign portions are still in a backward state, and the sound of the hammer is heard on all sides. A large force of sappers is em ployed in removing the upholstery used in yesterday's ceremonial, and some days must be spent in carrying on the work before the Exhibition can be said to be complete. Under these circumatanoes the picture galleries form a very welcome retreat, and this morning attracted the larger portion of the visitors. LAMBETH ELECTION. THE NOMINATION.-(THIS DAY.) Thia morning, at 10 o'clock, the nomination of candidates for the representation of the borough of Lam beth took place at the hustings, opposite the Borne Tavern. About 1,000 persona were assembled in front, and they were for the most part good humoured, though there were many symptoms of a complete schism among the liberal electors with regard to the merits of the respec tive candidates. The returning officer, Mr. OgisLow, having gone through the usual formalitire, _ _ _ Mr. JURY WILLIAMS proposed Mr. F. Moulton u a can didate. Mr. WINTERBOTRAY seconded the nomination. I,lox proposed, and Mr. S. HENSON seconded, Mr. W. A. Wilkinson. _ _ Mr. RICHARDSON proposed, and Mr. BITRAKER seconded, Mr. W. C. Sleigh. There being no other candidate, Mr. DOULTON, who was received with much cheering, then came forward. He commenced by acknowledging the fair and candid manner in which the election had been conducted so far as Mr. Sleigh was concerned—(cheets)— adding that he could not say the same with respect to the half-candidate, Mr. Wilkinson. (Laughter.) He confessed that the position of the representative of a borough like that was not one to be aspired to without the fullest _ . consideration. When be heard that the late member had resigned he hesitated at first to come forward, and it was not till his friends pre seated to him • requisition signed by nearly 5,000 electors—(oh, oh)—that he consented to become • candidate. He stood there that morning to ask the suffrages of the electors because for fifteen years he had been faithful to the principles he originally professed. He had been in favour of reform when it was not fultionable to be so. He bad always advocated a large extension of the franchise ; be always had been, and still was, an advocate for registered residential suffrage, by which be meant that all whe resided in a house and paid rent should have • vote. (Cheers.) He was in fuser of the ballot, if only u a means of reducing the expenses of canvassing boroughs like that. (A Voice—" Who encouraged Mr. Roupell in his lavish ex penditure!") As regarded Mr. Wilkinson, he must say there never was • man in the whole empire who issued an address so abominably impertinent as his. (Oh, oh, and cheers.) He said this deliberately; and he much mistook the cha racter of the people of Lambeth if they did not on the following day place him where he ought to be, at the bottom of the poll. (Cheers.) After having addressed sixteen meetings is four days he did not feel it necessary to enter then into an exposition of his political principles. He asked to be judged in that respect by the course he bad pursued during the last fifteen yaws. His principles had grown with his growth, and had been strengtheoed by the example of one of the truest reformers—kis own father. (Cheers.) If he should be elected, and be afterwards found faithless to his principles, the electors had only to tall him so, and he would resign his seat. (Cheers.) Mr. W. A. WILKINSON, who was received very up roariously, said he would shortly explain the circumstances tinder which he came there. When a vacancy occurred be was asked by almost everyone he met whether he was not going to present himself as • candidate. Up te four days ago he had no ides of doing so, but on being pressed farther, and assured that • lane number of electors wished to vote for him, he de termined to put the matter to the test. He had repre sented the borough in parliament for five years ; daring that period he eujoyed the respect of all parties, and, after all that was said to him, he determined now to expend the moderate sum of two or three hundred pounds in testing the feelings of the electors. (Cheen.) The result was that he found himself surrounded by nearly all his own friends. Whatever was the result, his opponents could have no ground of complaint. If only • few electors voted for him, neither of them could be affected by that ; whereas, if • very large number did so, it would prove at all events that he was justified in coming forward. He now left the matter in the hands of the electors. Mr. SLEIGH, who followed, expressed his concurrence is what Mr. Doulton had mid as to the fairness which had characterised the opposition between that gentleman and himself. They had each so far fought the battle fairly, and Mr. Doniton had furnished to every elector his number on the poll, so that no one could have any difficulty on the following day in ascertaining his number and voting for himself. (Laughter.) He bad no wish to occupy valu able time by speaking of a great grievance to Mr. Doulton and himself, initiated on them by Mr. Wilkinson. If he W bad the slightest notion that • gentleman who formerly tepresented the borough would come forward as • candidate, he would not have been presumptuous enough to present himself ; but Mr. Doulton and himself having both been led to believe that Mr. Wilkinson would not come forward, be considered that they had been treated with grea t unfairness . (Hear.) However, be regarded Mr. Wilkinson 'a candidature as • myth, and as • matter of no importance. (Cheers and laughter.) (A Voice--" They won't have you.") Had his opponents turned prophets' He himself was no prophet, nor the son of • prophet —(laughter)—but, whatever might be the result, he should bow respectfully to the will of the electors. It was objected to him that he was • lawyer and bad not, like Mr. Doulton, any acquaintance with their local interests. He would not dwell on the eminent services performed by lawyers to the cause of civil and religious liberty ; and, as to their local interests, he believed he had sufficient intellect soon to become familiar with them by application. It was said he was • reformer of yesterday. Why, twelve years ago he was • member of the council of the Parliamentary Reform Association ; and he Lad long looked forward to the day when all who paid taxes and had a bend fide interest in the country should have • voice in the representation. (Cheers.) If elected the representative of that borough he would be found • steady unflinching advocate of all measures which would advance civil and religious liberty. He was in favour of • reform in the system of taxation, and of infusing into the Houseof Commons a large portion of the popular element. He was not in favour of sudden organic changes. As regarded the suffrage, he was in favour of • 61. franchise, which would let in a million additional electors. He wanted • franchise which would entitle all to vote who bad education and who paid rates, whether directly as householders or indirectly as lodgers. He regarded vote by ballot as a remedy for • disease. Be wished to see every Englishman exercise his civil rights without fear ; but when he was told that the ballot was un-English, he asked whether coercion and the oppression of landlords were not nn-English' (Cheers.) He was thoroughly opposed to church mites and would be found • determined enemy to anything like compromise on that question. (Loud cheers.) He disap proved of the postponement of a reform bill ; but excuses were to be found for that in the recent great national bereave ment, and in the general state of political and commercial affairs, and he believed the government would before long introduce a new measure. Adverting to foreign politica, be expressed has conviotion that this country had been raved from being nivel ved in hostilitea with the United Slates by the manly, fearless, and yet temperate conduct of Lard Palmerstou. (Much cheering.) He also eulogised the Premier for his moral support of the Italian kingdom, end for the skilful manner in which he bad dealt with the Em peror of the French. He concluded by avowing his deep • ia terest in all that concerns the welfare of the labouring climes A show of hands was then taken, and the returning officer declared it to be in favour of Mr. Sleigh, an ea nouncement which elicited enthusiastic cheering from that gentleman's friends. ' A poll was of course demanded, and the election will ; take place to-morrow. On the motion of Mr. Seaton, seconded by Mr. Murder, thanks were accorded to the returning officer for his A -1 chat and impartial conduct ; and this terminated the L proceedings. It appears from a parliamentary return issued to day that the quantity of hope exported from the United Kingdom to foreign °marks, from the lat of January this year to the 31st of March, was 1,767,04411 e. The Hampshire Chronicle states that on Friday last Lord Palmerston rode from Broadlands to Kr. Hoary Goatees stables at Littleton, near Winchester, and hack, • (listen*. of 30 miles. . . - - We (Lincoln Mercury) hear that the Revs. A. and F. Sutton, who have added so greatly to the interio r beauty of Lincoln's superb cathedral, have offered to fill the window, of the chapter-house with stained glen and dew. rate the walls of the building, if the Dean and Chapter will lay down a floor of Kinton's encaustic taw. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) BILMDIZIM W. BRANDRITH ASO WIFE--sPIiCELL JUST. Mr. Edward James, Q.C., Dr. Spinks, and Mr. Barnel attended for the plaintiff; Mr. Collier, Q.C., Dr. Wambey, and Mr. T. Jones for the defendants. The testator Mr. Thomas Brandreth, late of Ormskill, Lanaiashire, died in February, 1857, at the age of 86, leaving property, real and personal, valued at about 1,5001. , By • win executed on the llth of the August previous he , ' had divided his estate between his two nieces, Miss Elinor Brandreth (the plaintiff), and Mrs. Mary Brandreth, wife of the Rev. Canon Brandreth, vicar of Standish ; but by • codicil, made on the 11th of the same month, be deprived Miss Brandreth of her power of appointment over her half, and gave the property in the event of her death without issue to the defendant and her chil dren. Mrs. Brandreth as executrix had obtained probate in common form of these instruments with others of less importance; and that probate was now called in by the ' plaintiff, who alleged that they had been obtained by 1 undue influence. As to the last codicil (which was dated only • few days before Mr. Brandreth's death), she also alleged testamentary iDeapaeity. [The case was proceeding when we went to press.] COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) 111 Ili ISAAC NOAH D/MS. The bankrupt was a distiller, of Brentford. This was the adjourned examination meeting. The case has been before the court upwards of six months, but owing to the complexity of the banioupt'm transaction., and him dealings with Mr. Levy, a former partner, be has not yet been able to render amounts satisfactory to the assignees. The lia bilities axe upwards of 9,000!. Mr. Serval appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Lawrence for the bankrupt. After a discussion as to the removal of some property from the bankrupt's premises shortly before the adjudica tion, an adjournment for a month was ordered. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) The bankrupt was a merchant, of Graoschurch-street. This was the sitting for examination and discharge. The ac counts disclose a large amount of indebtedness ; the claims of unsecured creditors are 31,9071. ; other creditors, to the amount of 56,3981 ., hold property valued at 78,142/., con sisting chiefly of bills of lading and policies of insurance. Mr. Murrough, on behalf of creditors, asked that the bankrupt abould be required to furnish • cash and goods account for the last two years, in order to explain the large deficiency of 18,0001. His Honour said that in • ems of this magnitude the offi cial assignee ought to have required the additional ac counts now asked for in the first instance, so as to have prevented the necessity for an adjournment. Mr. Edwards, the official saakmee, said that he bad celled the attention of the assignees to the figures in the ease, and had left it in their discretion as to requiring additional accounts. Mr. Tee, on behalf of the assignees, also required more detailed accounts. Mr. Lawrence, for the bankrupt, urged that the ad ditional accounts should only be required to go back for a twelvemonth. • Ilia Honour, after conferring with the official assignee, was of opinion that that would be sufficient. An a djo urnment was ordered. Ti! Ri ROBERT JAMES DOBIE.—CARL OT Alf ATTOINZT. The bankrupt was an attorney, of Twickenham. This was the examination meeting, but the accounts not being filed, an adjournment was ordered at the bankrupt's ex pense, with protection for a week. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) MARLBORO:JOH-STREET. CRARGI AGAMT VthOOUNT ICILTOIt. William Wentworth Fithoilliam , Viscount Milton, was charged before Mr. Knox with obtaining by means of false pretences, at 74, New Bcod4treet, a pair of earrings, of the value of 1001., the property of Messrs. John Oordy Crouch and Wm. Henry Wane, trustees for Mrs. Sophia Stephens, pawnbroker, of 35, Breweratreet, Goldenaquare. Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, attended for the defence. Viscount Milton, who had been bailed by Mr. Bishop, of Bond-meet, being placed at the bar, Colin Penney, militant to Mrs. Sophia Stephens, of 35, Brewer-street, said—This gentleman came to the shop yesterday between 5 and 6, accompanied by a female who bad pledged a pair of earrings, and requested to see them. I produced the earrinp, and the gentleman requested me to take them in the evening to No. 47, New Bead-street, Madame Rachel's, and he would redeem them. I went to Madame Rachel's by myself about 6 o'clock, and waited some time. I put them on the table in a room adjoining the @hop, and the gentleman then put them into his waistcoat pocket, sad produced a cheque for Mk on the London and Westminster Bank. I refused to take it. The earrings were pledged for 651. I sent for a constable, and gave the prisoner in charge. He gave himself rep to the constable, and the earrings were banded over to the constable. I wish for a remand, that the trade solicitor may attend. • Yr. Lewis, jun.—When were they pledged? Witness —oo the 21st of April by Madame Rachel ; 01 New Bond-street. Mr. Knox—Produce the duplicate. Mr. Lewis, jun.—Did you know they were her property Witness—She took them from her ears, and I Was led to believe they were her own. She said they were her own, She had pledged diamonds before. Mr. Lewis, jun.—What is Madame Rachel! Vi Hams—She deals in scents. Mr. Laws j , en.—Don't you know tbstshe enamels ladies' faces, and that she was the other day in the Insolvent Debtors Court? Witorea—That is the mother of the one I took them of. I do not know the name of Madame Hitchers mother is Lawson. lam not aware that she was committed to New gate for perjury lately. I did not take the trouble to see if AO had obtained the earrings by fraud from a lady, a friend of the gentleman. I know she lives in New Hood-street, because I have been there on business. Mr. Lewis, jam—Not to have your face enamelled! Wit(Lauter.) ese—l decline to tell you what for. The gentleman at the bar told me that he would pay me, but did not pro duce any money. He did not say the earrings belonged to a lady, from whom they had been obtained by fraud. The gentleman did say that he would send for a constable and hand them to him. . . . . .-- --- Mr. Lewis, jun.—You cannot say that he has no money at the London and Westminster Bank ? ; I cannot. Mr. Lewis, jun.—Then what is the false pretence ? Witnem—Madame lawmen showed me the cheque. Mr. Lewis, jun.—What is the false pretence? Witness—Hie saying that if I took the earrings to New Bond-street that he would pay me, and then taking poem don of the property without handing me the money. Robert Lloyd, 84 0, mid he was sent for at eight yester day evening to No. 47, New Bond-street, and on arriving there be asked the prosecutor what he charged the gentle man with, and he said the gentleman had been to his shop and told him to bring a pair of earrings to No. 47, New Bond-street, and he did so, and then laid them on a table, and prisoner took them and put them in hie pocket, and then refused to give them up. The gentleman said he wished to go to the station, and give up the earrings, and the gen tl eman meet with them to the police-station. Mr. Lewis jun.—He was bailed immediately by the inspector? Witness—Yea Lewis—He said he wished to give the ear-rings up, and wanted to go to the station. Mr. Lewis, jun., mid it was only right on behalf of the gentleman at the bar that he should say that Madame Rachel, of whose history it was unnecemary to speak, had obtained the earrings by gross fraud from a hay, and pledged them for 65J., and although the gentleman might not have acted quite legally or as anyone a little older would, perhaps, have done, he having gone to the place where they were pledged and asked that they should be taken to New Bond-street, and then on their being brought there put them in his pocket—still there was no pretence for saying for a moment that he meant to steal them or make off with them. He sent for a policeman, and said he would put them in his bands. A cheque was produced, but three was no evidence to show that there was no moneyat the bank, end* the time the gentleman was taken into custody, although he had not been searched, atillhe (Mr. Lewis) understood that hehad more money in his pocket than enough to pay for the earrings. What evidence was there that the ear-nop were obtained by false pretences! None whatever. If they came to a question of legality, the ear-rings were not obtained through the presentatioa of the cheque, for they were taken up before the cheque was pro. dined. The cheque was refused to be taken. The defendant's object was not to purchase the earrings ; but, as they had been obtained by grow fraud, it was his wish to eethem in the hands of a constable till title to them was properly settled. He (Mr. Lewis) oontended that the matter ought to hare ended in an action of trover. There was no evidence that the gentleman had obtained them by false ppretenses, sad them was nothing to detain him on a of Mr. Knox and there was cep allegation ot% Mr. Lewis's) that the earrinp were obtained by toad is the Ant in=t there was no proof al that. Th in ai but there was no panel ci that. This, 4an attempt to obtain thea hand. Tbo i &iarW would oa to be left to a jury be as to the co the acoared's pan to pry for tiara when lift s& Itoolasr& It was very oonfaseastoty, and he should be sorry to may • person in Hie soenneere pod. Mon would be likely to bring himself within the flap of the criminal law. He thought the best course would be to re mind the case for a week and take the accused's ars bsil, as he believed he had acted with thoughtlemneet ; at the am. time Mr. Lewis might have brought • dark from the beak to allow there were effect& Viscount Milton then left the wad with his friends. SOUTHWARK. ROBBIAT AT AY HOTICL A well-dressed res__pect•ble-looking middle-aged man, who gave the name of William Thom, describing himself AS • chemist, but retuning his addrees, was brought before Mr. Combo, charged with steeling • waistcoat, shirt, silk surf, and • drinking glass, from the fiber Hotel, Blacknianereet, Borough. William Barnes, an assistant to the prosecutor, said that the prisoner entered their bases last night, and asked to be provided with • bed, as be wanted to lire by an early Min in the morning. Witner showed him into • bedroom, in which were several articles of clothing beloeging to him, and he mentioned the eirciunstance to him, hoping it would be of no inconvenience to him. Shortly afterwards all Mired to reat, and at an early hour in the morning he heard the prisoner go out. Witness immediately proceeded to the bed room, and mired • waistcoat, new shirt, and silk scarf, which were rte in the room when the prisoner was there. He immediately ran into the street and caught hold of the prisoner as he was about to turn np a court. when he gave him into custody, and the property was found concealed under his clothes. police-constable 110 H proved taking him into custody, and finding prosecutor's property, besides • tumbler belong ing to Mr. Beatable, the proprietor of the hoteL The prisoner pleaded guilty, and rid he could not account for taking the thing,. Sergeant Gardner, the acting inspector at the station house, said that the prisoner could not have done it for want, as he had ts. about him. The prisoner begged his worship to settle the matter at once, as he did not want his friends to know the disgraceful position he was in. He refused to give his address or any account of his family. Mr. Combo sentenced him to three months' hag labour, believing that he was • practised hotel thief. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'thool. The mining market is rather active to-day. East Caradon shares are very firm, at 39} to 40, being higher, and North Tres kerby at 25 to 26. Wheal Ludcott are enquired for, at 6 to 4. Great Wheal Fortune are quoted 25 to 26, ex div. ; Lady Bertha shares are marked in the Stock Exchange 2f. United Mexican Mining shares are heavy, and have been dealt in at 61. St. John del Bey are marked ssi and 53, and Scottish Australian and 11 prem. The directors of the St. John del Rey Mining Company (Limited) have received—by telegram, from Lisbon—the following report, dated Morro Velho, March, 1862 :—Procluce, 10 days of March, god division, 13,184 oitavas ; remittanoe, 90,151 °Raves. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MA RK-LiNa--(THIS DAY.) The weather continue favourable for the growing crops. It was brilliant yesterday all the day, but min poured down early in the morning and late in the evening, with a heavy thunderstorm. To-day the wind is from the westward— warm but cloudy. The supply of home grown wheat in addition to Wades*. day's report is more liberal. Flour also in better supply. Barley and oats moderate. Malt rather large. Beans and peas • fair quantity. Seeds very moderato. Very few Scotch cote this week, and not any Irish at present. The foreign arrivals of wheat as very small, a few parcels from Hamburg, inladdition. Flour, • few bags only ; not any American during the week. Barley, a liberal crudity, Denish, Premien, and Baptise. O&M modsrate L prlnclF• ll 7 Daniah, and • few Sweclith, Dutch, and klemoveriaa. Other descriptions of pain and seeds trilling. The wheat trade to-day is steady, and value equal to Moeday's quotations. English and foreign flour without alteratma. Harley continues very firm for all descriptions. Oats equal to Monday's advance, and trade good. Beans and per quite as dear. Term slow. 1117•58. 7 61overeeed and trefoil without change in value. Canary and mustard seed slow trade. Linseed hardly so brisk, but worth u much money. Rapines& rather is favour of buyers. FLOATING CALGONS.-A good supply off the meat, and pious rather tending downwards. WHLAT.-English;Fuer and Kent, white, new, bk. to 62A; ditto, fine old, --4. to -e.; ditto, rad, new, bla. to 584., ditto, gas old, -a. to -s. ; Norfolk, he., fine old, -a. to -a.; red, new, -a. to --e. Forma : Dantsio, 62e. to 644.; fine, 64A to a.; extra, ea.. to 67A • Koalpberg, 575. to 62e.; ditto, extra. 64e. to 725.; ItostOok, extra. 604. to 63a.; Mecklenburg, Ws. to 624. ; I:lntermark ditto, -a. : • American white, 595. to 62c.; ditto, red, 66.. to 575.; Cam dian, 555. to 57a. BALLA" -English malting, 375. to 38e. ; fine, 425. ; grinding, 29s. to 31e.; and distilling , 325. to 34a. pee qr. ; fareirp gnuding, 275. to 315.; ditto distilling, 31s. to 335. MALT.- Eau and Norfolk, 59e. to 631. ; Ana, NU to 674. ; sad Ware, 654. to 684.; brows, KM to 5134. Oases-English feed, 21s. Od. to 24a. Od. ; potako, 25e. to MIL ; foreign, 225. to 275. BLS& -English tick, 345. to 351. barrow, 38s. to 395. r 38. . to 39e. • foreign, Masega u os. to 32e. ; tick, t s o'37s. ; Konith3Be. to 395. , ; ' Ban, 321. to 33.. Pttu -Paglish 395. to 40s. w to and blue, 395. to 425. ; maple, to -a: grey, 35a. to 37e.; bog, 375. to 395. ; foreign, 35a. to 384. !Wm -English town, 44a to 46e. ,• ditto Ono, 48e. to 51a; ecaugry, 42a. to 445. ; Norfolk and Suffolk, 395. to 415.; !tenth, -a to -a. per rack ,• ILS. sweet, 28s. to 3084 Oanadian. 28.. to 30e. : Spanish. -s. s-a limn Conn.-White. 32a. to 34a 1 Tyallow, 30s. to 326 FLoarora Cartoows, all C. F. and L -Wheat : Bar& anski and Marianople, per 4921b5., 46e. to 50s. ; Ghirka, 468 to49a. ; Polish Odessa, per 4801 be., red, 425. to 44a. ; whits. -; Danube and G&W.. 46e. to 47e. ; 345. to 37a. Barley : Errptian and Syrian, per 251 L to 23L ;Odor and Danube, do., M4e. to 24L Beans : Egyptian, per 4801be.,315. to 32e. Maize : Odessa awl/A/air, par 4921 be., 31e. Od. to 325. ; Ibail and Bulgarian, per UM.s., 31s. Od. to 32a. ; French, do., --a. to -a ; American, do., 295. to 30e. ; Egyptian, to kLosk-Danary seed, pet qr., 40s. to 50a. ; seed, per qr., 465. to 50s. ; Mustard seed, per white s Bs. to 9s. ; brown, 7s. to 10e. ; Linseed, per qr., crashing, 60e. to 681. ; Linseed cakes, Emilia, per ton, 111. Os. to 12/. Os. ; American, thin, in bra i per ton, 121. Oa. to 121. 101.; do., in bap,lll. Or. to 111. 10 s., 1.; 01. to OZ. On. : Marseilles, 101. to 10/. 10L: Baps cakes, 8/. OLto 71. ; Tares, per bushel, winter, 88 to 9a Od. ; Baps seed, English, per qr., 645. to 725. - . - . .. . . . . /ARITA'S Ilr/O LONDON FROM APRIL 28 TO SAY 2. ZegUsh and Bcotak. IMA TITIA. 1340 I .... 1 flq° 880 1880 6550 Meat Baia 064 - . 6 1 17.iiiiii M alt /War, 1001114. 1450 644 sso. MINCING LAITIL—(THIS DAY.) Sucae.—The market has been dull during the week, and the moderate amount of business transacted has been on rather Maier terms. Refined has also been dull, but priers are maintained owing to the limited supply on offer. Come.—No important public sales have been held this week ; privately a few sales have been effected at extreme Tsi.—The puhac sales have mimed off flatly, at rather lower prime for Tarlatan sad broken led. Roe is dull of sale ; • few Dearman sold at le. 6d. ; good, at ls. 7d. ; and Leeward., at ls. 5.d. Rtes.—The market is quiet. Mum—Pepper has sold without spirit ; middling to good Periwig, 3.d. to 3.d. ; Pimento at firmer priori, 21d. to 3.d. Nutmegs at previous prices, small to good middling, ls. 2d. to Is. 10sL Cassia Lignea at firm prices, first pile, Ns.; third, 88.. FRUlT.—Firmer prime are demanded for currants, owing to reported damage to the vine, by frost. Raisins and fig. are without change. SAMMY= —Business is restricted, owing to the firm asan of holders. 200 tour sold for arrivaL January ship ment, 40a. ; Apra, 38s. Bd. Corms.—Themarket is active, at firmer prices. Juts—At the public mace hold this week there was • Weedy demand, and fully previous prime were paid. Com oros to line sold at &L t 0 .2 2 .1. !fie. Oog - 3 - minzer, ltas — sOlitgly at rd.deciiiie. liondurse silver, L. lld. to 3s. ; Mexican, N. 6d. to N. 7d. ; Tenerife, N. 6d. to N. Bd. ; black, 2e Bd. to 2s. 11d. TALLOW MAS.S.ET.—(TED3 DAY.) The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 455., net rash ; Petersburg Y.O. on the spot, 465. ; Aped to June, 461. • July to September, 4035. 9d. to 475. ; October to De camger, 48s. 9d. BOROUGH HOP MARK:RT.—CHUB DAY.) Mom. Pattaadon sad &milk mart a fair dwasad far hops of all description, sad Ws pious are fully maiatshisd. HIDE MARKET.—Crffia DATA LRLDINHALL.—Hide :—Ries : 66Iba. to Saba, 3d. to NIL ; 641bs. to 721134., 31d. to 31.1. ; Mts. to WU., aid. w 3fd. ; t 801bs. to 861t5., Rd. to 40. ; alEks. to 40. o add. Hosea hides, Ba. 6d to 10‘ &IL OW skim, light, 24. to is. ; 64. BEISONDEiIIt —Shaw skins: Hall-Weds, 9a. Sd, to IL Od ; downs, 6.. &L to Ba. 81; irmaka, k Id. to is.lld. ; shooldiags, la. ld. COAL MARKET. DAY.)) Walls Nod Triad= Hartle Ik. 3d. ; We& Fad Hartlepool, 16s. 3d. ; Beni 12e. 01.; North Pethes,l3e.; Holyweit,l6e. ; Wylese. las. ; Unload Noce Bator, 121. 6d. ; liartlepeel West anthiff. 14a. Id.; West Heray, 1150.; leas lintley. M. ; Ilatoalit ff-47 ships at Illeaglis DA}.) Two o'Cioci. The stock markets to-day are heavy, notwith standing the tine weather. The funds have fallen I per cent. English railways have generally declined, being prejudiced by the unfavourable condition of trade. There is likewise a reaction in some of the Belgian railways. Foreign stocks, however, are buoyant. Business generally is inactive. The scrip of the new Russian Loan remains very dull, at to i prem. The list was closed this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Turkish Loan scrip is quoted 21 to 2/ prem. ; Egyptian, 11 to 11 prem. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 70fr. 85c., being sc. better than yesterday. Consols are officially marked 931, and 1 for money, and 931 for the account. The present quo tation is 931 to / both for cash and the Bth inst. The official business report is as follows :—Bank Stock, 2371, 2361 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 92/, 911, 921 ; New Three per Cents., 92, 911, 921, 911 ; India Stock, 228 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1081, f, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 1001 ; ditto, 1864,1001; ditto Bonds, 275., 30.., prem. ; Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 103 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 109 ; Exche quer Bills, 17a., 205., prem. The foreign stock market is more active. The Turkish Loan of 1858 has risen to 701 to 1; that of 1854 is steady, at 801 to 1. There is a decided advance in Italian Five per Cents. and Spanish Certificates. Mexican Bonds are like wise in better demand. Transactions are recorded as follows Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 1001; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1852-58.60, 921 ; Equador New Consolidated, 181, 1 ; Egyptian Seven per Cents., 11, prem. ; Italian Five per Cents., 69, 1, 1 (exchange 25fr.) ; ditto Five per Cents. Railway), Scrip, 21, 11 die. ; Mexi can Three per Costa., for account, 311, 321, 311 ; Moorish Five per Cents., 911; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1853, 461; Russian Five per Cents., 961, 96, 1 ; ditto Three per Cents., 1859, 581, 59, ex div. ; Spanish Now Deferred Three per Cents., for amount, 431 ; ditto Passive, 191 ; the Committee's Certificates, Bj, 91, 81 ; Turkish BM per Cents., 1858, 70 ; ditto for account, 701, 1 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 72 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1862 (scrip), 21, 1; prem. ; ditto paid-up scrip, 1. Foos dCwac. Consols are firm, and have improved I per cent. since 2 o'clock. The present quotation is 931 to 94, both for money and the account. More than 500,0001. of the new Turkish Loan was paid up in full yesterday, making a total of nearly 3,300,0001. stock paid up out of an aggre gate of 8,000,0001. The Atrato will take to-day 5,5501. in gold and 3,5501. in silver for the West Indies. The scrip of the Egyptian Loan will be ready for delivery to the subscribers on Monday next—pro bably at the Bank of England. The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1,721/. ; the North Eastern a decrease of 4,7351. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire a decrease of 2,8051. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire a decrease of 2,4721. ; the Midland a decrease of 1,5871. ; the Great Northern, an increase of 3241. ; and the Great Western an increase of 2,375/. At the meeting of the shareholders of the London and South African Bank, held yesterday, the direc tors' report was unanimously agreed to. It stated the net profits upto December last at 10,5411., and recommended a dividend of 211 per cent., free of income tax. A memorial, of which the following M a copy, has been sent out this week to the Governor- General and Legislature of Canada by the London Committee of the English bondholders of that de faulting municipality—Hamilton, Canada West. The bondholders do well in omitting no opportunity of keeping before the public eye tie brand affixed upon the faithless debtor, with a view to shaming him into doing justice. Apart from the position taken up by the memorialists — viz, that the bond holders security has been diminished by the action of the legislature itself—the question is certainly one for serious consideration in the Canadian par liament, seeing that this case of default affects the estimation of Canadian securities generally : To his Excellency the Bight Honourable Lord Monck, Governor General of British North America and Governor-in-Chief and Oaptain-General of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Isle of Prince Edward, he., he. To the Honourable the Speaker and the Legislative Council of Canada, and To the Honourable the Speaker and the Legislative As sembly of Canada. The memorial of the London Committee of the Hamilton (Canada West) Bondholders humbly showeth, That your memorialists constitute the London committee of the English Bondholders of Hamilton, Canada West, and represent in amount about 100,0001. sterling. That your memorialists are judgment creditors of the said municipality of Hamilton for the January Coupon payable in London, and have no prospect of being able to enforce payment tall December next, or of obtaining pay ment of future coupons without legal coercion. That the property of your memorialists has been rendered thereby unavailable for financial operations, and unsaleable, except at an enormous sacrifice, as the legal process for en forcing the engagements of the municipality is attended with great delay and expense. That it has only recently come to the knowledge of your memorialists that by an act of your provincial legislature, pared at the end of the laid session, the mode of assessing property Ina altered, whereby the security of your me morialists and other the bondholders of the municipality at Hamilton has been reduced from 115,0001. per annum to 92,00 W. per annum. Your memorialists therefore humbly pray that the bond holders of the municipality of Hamilton may be indemni fied in respect to such reduction, in each manner is to your honourable house may seem fit ; and that the municipality of Hamilton, which by its own showing is able to pay its creditors in full, but simply unwillin to do so, may be prevented from incurring further liabilities, to the preju dice of your memorialists._ And your memorialists will ever pray, kc. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending April 30, compared with that for the pre vious week, shows the following changes : Circulation Mime £30,891,680 Decrees" £63,530 Circulation active Public deposit' 6,867,375 Increase 1,332,402 Other deposits Government securities is banking department 11,210,755 No change. Othersecurities in banking .department Coin and bullion in both depataisais 17,069,446 Decrease 82,758 Bevis day aad Gear UM 687,307 Increses 56,114 The B. _6,417 Notes in res 9,631,990 Daman 298,860 Total mom bubo heroin in banking ftnelmont). 10,479,756 Dwaine 318,088 The only movement of importance has been in the government and private deposits, but as the one has gained almost as much as the other has lost, the decrease in the reserve is only 318,0881. There is a small decline in the coin and bullion. BANK 01 INGILLND.—So NA elk e. Se, tee the a 10. IWA. MUD Di WOMB teavl 133,891,580 -...d mount to the Ac 4 7th .ending on Woloads'. April tAlMatrT. Oovarnatont debt 1.11,016,104 Other owurttles 14484,904 Octd coin and but Non Atha bullion MTN DiPl A 10,801,101 MILS Di =f4ant MIMI 514561 ,000 40111.141 Mlle Deposita (10- dean Ilsv. Ogal- Ed& 4 44444 DNA sad Div. Ands.) 4.987.375 Oar Depoits 14367,007 SONO isprallothat 1NT,107 Mg IM 480. 6488111 610,891,011 MO Larenamaus aurins.T. Government teen. Dead Widest As /11,210 Ottiensertitei 17,884.110 Notes 1681.801 Gold sal Elm Nola 1147,746 a11e,646.1111 11/41jALL. Odd Cambia. 5