The Express. — London, England, 1868-05-02 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURTS. (Before Vierehaaceller air IL Waling.) OOL/IS e. BRISTOwS.—LIAIILLITI Sl STOCK JOBBSIS. This bill was Med for the purpose of enforcing the epecifie ppformance of a contract to sell 900 shares In Ormond, Durney, and Co. In consequence of instructions from the plaintiff, Messrs. Sutton and Company, stock brokers, sold the shares in question, oa the 9th May, 1.66, to the defendants, Messrs. Bristow. Brothers, who were at that time and are still carrying on business as jobbers on the Stock Elshange. The priest agreed upon was 2i discount, and the purchase-money, 2,4751., was handed over to the plaintiff on the 15th of May, which was the neat settling day. The defendant then requested that the transfers should be made to 17 persona resident in different parte of the kingdom, but this was not done in consequence of the difficulty of registration after the winding up, and the plaintiff having been put upon the list of contributories as respe:t of the shares, had been obliged to pay two calls of IW. each, amounting to 4,0001. Under these cir cumstances, the suit was instituted to compel the de fendants to repay that sum, and to indemnify the plain. tiff against liability for future calls. Mr. Glasse and Mr. Ilighine appeared for the plaintiff ; and Sir B. Palmer, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Whitehouse for the defendants. _ . . . The Vice-Chancellor, after stating the facts and re• ferring to the evidence of the Deputy-Chairman of the Stock Exchange as to the difference between a jobber and broker, namely, that the jobber dealt on hie own account and the broker for othere, said it was clear that on the 9th of May there was • valid and binding contract between the plaintiff as principal on the one aide, and the defendants as principals en the other, and that the contract would have been carried into effect, but for the stoppage of the company which took place on the following day. It appeared that the plaintiff instructed his brokers not to aocept payment foe the shares from sub-purchasers, but to require payment by the defendants themselves, and that the 2,47:4. was paid byacheque of the defendants. If there had been a contract for the sale of shares in a company paid up in full, it was obvious that the contract would have been completed on the receipt of the purchase money by the plaintiff, and the execution of the transfers to the nominees of the defendants, but as the shares were 50/. sharer upon which IN. only had been paid, the question was upon whom the liability to pay the remaining • rested. The point raised was one of the greatest importance, not only to members of the Stock hichange but to the public at large. The plaintiff no doubt was well satisfied with the contract with the defendants, because he knew they were responsible men, but if the seller of shares was bound to satisfy himself of the responsibility of a number of persons who were total strangers to him, and were spread over different parts of the world, it was evident that his position would be a very difficult and painful one. On the other band, if the plaintiff was entitled to treat the defendants as liable to indemnify him from liability in respect of these shares a very serious burden would be thrown upon members of the Stock Exchange, and the effect would be to make them careful not to enter into such contracts unlen they had reliable prin cipals behind. Apart from the question of the stoppage of the company, between thecontract and the settling day, it was established by decisions both of law and equity, that the purchaser of shares in a joint stock cow. pany was bound to indemnify the seller against alp subsequent calls to which the shares might be liable, and as the defendants did not buy as agents for others, but as jobbers on their account , tbey took upon themselves th obligation, and no rule of the Stock Exchange could fre• them from it. It had been contended that they bad been discharged from the ob ligation by the subsequent stoppage of the company which rendered it impossible for the plaintiff to deliver over the thing he sold, namely, a transferable interest in the company. It was clear, however, that the dis tinction of the subject matter of a contract to sell after the contract had been entered into, as in the case of the burning down of a house, the foun dering of a ship or the falling in of a life annuity, did not relieve the purchaser from his liability, and in the same way slums were purchased, subject to the risk of the stoppage of companies. If these shares bad increased in value before the settling day the purchasers would have been entitled to that advantage, and they were bound to bear the loss arising from an accident to which both parties knew the shares were exposed, but which was entirely beyond their control. The case was in substance the same as that of "Griaaell v. Bristowe," decided by the Court of Common Pleas, and he entirely concurred in that decision. The defendants were bound to perform the con tract into which they entered on the 9th of May, and that contract remained unperformed, while the plaintiff re 1111100ii liable to pay calla. The amount which the plain tiff had paid in respect of calls upon these shares mint he repaid to him with interest at four per cent., and the defendants must indemnify the plaintiff against further calls, and must of course pay the costs of the suit. In substance the liability of the defen dants in respect of calls would not exceed the 4,0001., because he believed it was now ascertained that in the winding up of Overend, Gurney, and Company it would not be necessary to make any further calla. (Before Vioe-Chaaoellor G dud.) IN EL THE OXFORD AND CANTERBURY HALL. COMPANY. Mr. Kay, Q.C., and Mr. J. N. Higgins in support of a petition by a shareholder, for the compulsory winding up of this company, mentioned the petition again today. The facts are that the company is in difficulties, which were greatly aggravated by the fire at the Oxford Music-hall in February last. A call of If. a share is out standing, which has been paid by some shareholders only. Each shareholder, by the articles, has one vote ; but a shareholder who is in arrears of payment for calls is in capacitated from voting at meetings. Last Saturday his Honour made an order that the petition should stand ov,r, in order that a meeting might be held under the 149th section, to decide as to whether there should be a voluntary winding up under supervision, at which meet ing all shareholders and creditors might vote, the votes of those shareholders who had not paid the call to be dis tinguished from the others. It was now asked that this arrangement might be sus pended and a compulsory order made. It was stated that the managers, Messrs. Morton and Maitland had, in July last, executed a trust deed or deeds in favour of creditors to the amount of 34,000/. under which nothing had been paid ; and that they bad no property beyond the 2,957 shares which they held in the company. They, there fore, were naturally extremely hostile to a winding up, and it was absurd to allow gentlemen with this prepon• Berating influence to preside and vote at the meeting. The whole number of shareholders TM 92, and the number of shares issued 1,553. Mr. Ince, for Mr. Charles Morton, several shareholders, and a few creditors, said that the affidavit on which these statements were being made was furnished only late last night, and there had been no opportunity of answering it. The Vice•C'himeellor directed the whole matter to stand over to Thursday next, intimating that the court would not interfere with the petitioners' issuing notices for a meeting to pass a special resolution to wind up compul eerily, if they should be so advised. Mr. 'Swanton, Q.C., and Mr. W. F. Robinson appeared for creditors to the amount of 10,000/., and a few share holders. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Bovill sad Mr. Justice Dyke.) THE TROTEETOR lENDOWSINT LOAN AND ANNUITY EOM PANT r. THE KARL PITZHARDINOZ. Mr. Archibald, by way of an appeal from a decision of Mx. Baron Martin, at Chambers, moved for a rule calling upon the defendant to show cause why interrogatories should not be exhibited to him. The action was upon a bond, to recover from the defendant 4,3121., money lent to Colonel Hugh Bailey ; and the bond had been exe cuted by the defendant as surety for the colonel. Ten months after the date of that bond Lord Fitzhardinge executed a deed of arrangement with his creditors, and this deed was pleaded in answer to the action. To the deed the plaintiffs replied that many creditors were induced to execute it by misrepresentation, and also by concealment of facts by the defendant, that without reckoning these persons there wan not a sufficient number of assents, and that many of the debts were in respect of gaming and wagering upon horse-Isom. The composition propose.' to be paid was 7s. Ed. in the pound. An epitome of the defendant's circumstances had been published and it stated that Lord Fitahardings's debts. secured sad unsecured, amounted to upwards of 000,0001. ; and as tel the expectations of the defendant, who was then Colonel Berkeley, it was stated that he had a reversionary in terest, expectant upon the death of his father, on estates, the gross rental of which was 56,0001. a year, and the net rental about 44,000/. These estates were referred to generally; and it was suggested l i by the plaintiffs that there were other estates which were not included in the statement, and it was proposed to in terrogate Earl Fitzbardinge as to the matter. It was also proposed to interrogate him as to a large amount of debts which were said to be gaming and wagering debts. After the defendant executed his deed, Colonel Bailey a l so ma d e an arrangemen t with his meth. tors, and Earl Fitzharding appeared in the statement US a creditor of the colonel for 100,000 f. This debt did not appear in the epitome of Earl Pitshardinge, and it was proposed to interrogate him as to it. The learned counsel stated that at chambers Mr. Baron Martha said that Colonel Bailey had ruined Earl Fitahardinge, and Hist o t o oey enough had been had from him, and he summarily dismissed the application. Mr. Justice Byles asked whether the proposed interro latones did not so directly or indirectly to criminate Earl bitihanlinge ? It looked very like a suggestion of oonspi tui with other persons. , Mr. A rc hib a ld sa id t h a t h e s h ou ld b e very sorry t o lat it in that way. u The Led Chief Justice suggested that the props r plat e ace validity of the deed was the court of b EXABBBS, SKRII/IDAVANEMP, ,4 1 01 k Mr. /lightbald eabalitted that in this action the plain tiffs weir sanded to call for strict proof of the deed. The Lord Met Jastios, after looking at the in kenos, 'aid that there was a good deal of doubt t irle :- repos to WIN of Skala, cad that the lamed counsel had better look through them sad strike out such of theta as be stioalil think this observation untied to. A rule alai would be pasta, but be must, on stiewiig cause, eons =red with iiqatities to support the view whisk be Rule pasted. A fearful act, similar in its circumstance* to the horrible snake of the housekeeper is .Cenneactrese, 01ty, was leek sight diseevered to here been perpetrated at No. 2, Catherinmcourt, flesikbarlase, Greet Tower street. The karma is let eat in °Mese. Tb. basement floor is occupied by Mesa Meeks F. merehaate ; gaeeed•floer, Messrs. Gregory and Co.; Instdleer, Messrs. Bearberno; sad the second floor by Messrs. Baeharuch and Os. At sight Uses they have been left in charge of the housekeeper, Mary Ann Nuan, who lives in the attic, with her son and danghter•ln-law. Early that evening Mrs. Nunn was left alone in the house, and nothing was seen of her till shout half-past 9 o'clock, when the son returnicg home discovered het sitting in a peculiar squa►ting position outside of the street door with her head buried in her lap, and completely deluged with blood. The head and face appeared to have been actually beaten in. The street door was open and the appearance of the floor indicated that a deadly encounter had occurred. Dr. Potherb', surgeon, of Trinity-square, who attended, found seven or eight lacerated wounds on the head and face. She' was insensible, and was at once removed in a cab to St. George's Hospital. She appears to have drat encountered her assailant on the second floor flight of stairs. There is a large p►tch of blood where she fell ; and again on the first floor landing there are several patches, while the wainscoting around is bespattered, showing that the murderous attack was renewed. She then must have crawled on her hands and knees down the stairs and along the passage to the door. Probably her assailant escaped by thestreet-door, and left it open, as the pox woman (meld not have had the strength to let her self out. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sitting in Banao.—(Before Barons Martin, Bramwell, and fix) TOPHAII r. LUZ. This was an action against the daughter of • gentleman in Cornwall for slander contained in • letter written to the mortgagees of an estate in that county for the purpose of preventing the plaintiff, who was tenant of a farm under a promise of a lease, from having a lease granted to him. The slander consisted of certain statement. of • very serious and grave character affecting the position and con duct of the plaintiff. The trial took place before Baron Martin in Middlesex, when a verdict passed for the de fendant. Mr. Cole , Q.C. (with whom was Mr. Sawyer), now showed cause ag►inst the rule which had been obtained for a new trial on the ground of the affidavits of the persons from whom the defendant said cbs received the informa tion contained in her letter, in which affidavits they denied that they made the statements imputed to the.o. Mr. D. Keane, Q.C., and Mr. Fiance appeared in sup port of the rule, and contended that it was only fair, under the circumstances, that the plaintiff ihould have an opportunity of having the matter further investigated. The court said they would look at the affidavits before giving judgment. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) NICKOLLS C. NICKOLLN AND MAMMA/MR. Dr. Spinks, Q.C., for the petitioner ; Mr. Searle for the co-respondent, who, however, merely pleaded ignoraace of the respondent's coverture. The petitioner was, in 1860, clerk to a stook-jobber in Great St. Helen's, was shoot 19 yews of age, and had • salary not exceeding lOU/. a year. He became acquainted with one Eleanor Mumberson, who confessed to being 24, and he married her. lie bad pre. viously cohabited with her; and after the wedding they lived together for a few days ; after which they separated, the respondent taking a situation. It afterwards came to her husband's ears, however, that she had been cohabiting with Mr. Sandilands in Edinburgh. Decree nisi without costs. The weapon with which the wounds were inflicted was • wooden mallet. It was found by the polies on the first floor landing, besmeared with blood and hair. A loaded pistol was also found lying ne►r it. The mallet belonged to the house. It h►d been taken out of the cellar where the man had secreted himself during some time of the day. It is clear that he must have bad ► thorough knowledge of the habits of not only the unfortunate housekeeper, but of those in the offices. He knew that she had saved some money, and that she kept it in a box in her bedroom, for this was found broken open and the money was gone. As vet it is not clearly ascertained if there has been anything stolen from any of the offices. The offices of Messrs. Beerbohm on the first floor were broken into a few weeks sines, and about 401. in money was carried off. Up to noon to-day the unfortunate housekeeper still survived, but was evidently sinking. Mr. Foster, superin• tendent, has charge of the case, and it is believed the guilty person will be apprehended in the course of a few hours. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE HADDON.- APPLICATION FOR RELEASE. The bankrupt, Win. Chas. Haddon, described as a com mission agent, late of Camberwell, applied for his release from custody. Debts about 15W. Mr. Reed opposed and took the objection that the court had no jurisdiction, as the bankrupt was in custody for a contempt of the Court of Chancery. The Commissioner—For non.payrnent of costs!. Mr. Reed—No ; 'imply for not answering. That is a contempt which could not be purged by payment. The bankrupt in answer to hie Honour said that he had been in custody nearly three months. His Honour did not think that be could interfere till the bankrupt got his order of discharge, but would ad journ the application till after the choice. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. (THIS DAY). To-day three important meetings of the above company were appointed to be held successively at the City Terminus Hotel, so consider the proposals of the directors with • view to the restoration of the property of the several classes of proprietors. The first meeting was held at noon, the parties convened being the proprietors of preference stook entitled to have arrears of dividend for any year or half-year made good out of subsequent accruing profits; the second meeting, fixed for 1, being that of preference share holders entitled to dividends only out of the profits of the year or half-year; and the third meeting, the hour for which was 2, being a meeting of ordinary stockholders, to receive the report of the directors, which had been previously published. The CHAIRMAN (the Marquis of Salisbury), who was greeted with loud cheers, on taking the chair at the first meeting commenced by alluding to the object of the , meeting, and urging that the consent of all classes of share holders was necessary to secure the common interest. The outstanding accounts would, he trusted, soon vanish. The directors bad now sufficient to pay 10e. in the pound, and by June there would be enough to defray the remainder. The bank had agreed to take its debt in debenture stock at par. The arrears on preference dividends amounted to 664,0001., that amount having been spent in other ways. The effect of past mismanagement on the affairs of the com pany had, he thought, been greatly overrated; it was the result of • delusion, that delusion consisting in the belief that agricultural districts could repay the construction of railways in the same pro portion as manufacturing districts. (Hear, hear.) The industry of the former could not be stimulated in the same degree as the latter. It might now be laid down as a general rule that railways in agricultural districts which did not connect great towns would not yield a return. He made these remarks in order to do away with the notion that it was some great rascality which had caused all the company's put losses. (Hear, hear.) The direc tors proposed that the arrears of preference dividends should be met by an issue of debenture stock. On the whole the traffic of the last four months showed a con siderable rise. As there was no corresponding increase of , expenses, there was reasonto believe that it would be suffi cient to meet the preference di video& , and even su ppoeing the contrary there was no other means of effecting the object. The issue of a large amount of ordinary stock for the pur. pose was, he believed, impracticable. The company was, moreover, under engagements to purchase land to the amount of 2,000,0001., and that was an additional reason for reserving the issue of the surplus stock. The question was whether the shareholders could confide in the directors. (Cheers.) The issue of debenture stook would be limited as much u possible. No step would be taken with regard to the metropolitan extensions without the consent of the shareholders. (Cheers.) He con cluded by moving that powers be given to the directors to issue debenture stock to an amount not exceeding 3,000,000'., in accordance with the Great Eastern Railway Finance A ct, 1867. Mr. TCRNISR, deputy chairman, seconded the motion. Mr. LECHWIRE objected, as a preference shareholder, to mix himself up in any way with the ordinary shareholders, and, having entered into details as to the actual pecuniary requirements of the company, moved as an amendment that the issue of debenture stock be limited to 1,099,014/. The motion having been seconded, The CHAIRMAN observed that the lane would be limited to what was necessary, and the directors would go to par liament to get the power of issuing more than that abolished. _ _ _ Mr. CTRES LEGGE contended that provision ought to be made for interest on the arrears of interest. (No, no.) He thought the issue should be limited to 1,250,0001. Mr. HEALEY oppo se d the motion on the ground that what was proroesd could not improve the position of the preference shareholders. The CHATREAN remarked that the advantage of the ar rangement to the preference shareholders would be that they would get out of Chancery and obtain their dividends in cash. (Cheers.) After some further discussion, a show of hands was taken, and the amendment was negatived, only 12 hands being held up for it. Mr. C. Leook then moved an amendment that the issue be restricted to 1,500,000/. This amendment having been seconded was also re jected by a large majority, and the original resolution was then adopted. The second meeting had not terminated, and the third had not commenced, when our report left, but it was ex pected that the result in both cases would be to sanction the proposals of the board. There has been unfortunately more than one reason for the delay which has occurred ihe opening of ! the new direct line to Tunbridge, upon which trains ran through yesterday for the first time. As the highway and principal mail route to the continent It behoved the ! authorities of the railway department of the Board of Trade to employ all precautions that the road, and the proposed mode of working, and all adjuncts should be am they ought to be, and Captain Tyler has accordingly in spected the whole of the new line on four several coca. none, and hoe certified it. as we believe, In terms of high commendation, with a qualification which will be referred to presently. Honer-MATING AND TEI CHURCH. —Had the M ona horse banquets taken place at an earlier period of English history, every man meant would have incurred grave religious, legal, and social disabilities ; in fact, in the existing hazy state of English eoelesisatioal law it is by no means certain that all these innovators are not ipso as excommunicate for the opinion of ancient Christen dom is very decided on the point, and the *udginesit of the medieval church has been most see forth by the voice of councils, popes, and archbishops. " 've rsatile legs imminent sunset," is the stern maxim of the Mete. The regulations of the church have always been more elastie • and the olaalie against the eaters of unclean and forbidden moats imposed mild penances upon igno rant transgressors. This ignorance we propose to remove, and we shall proceed to marshal suds an array of hostile authorities in Church and State u will daunt the most thoroughgoing partisan of the right of private judgment. —Nackwoorrs Arafat**, for May. Two Rua'. Foes OP THE FAMISH. —II farmers could only be persuaded that their most settees enemies are inmate ; If, instead of attributing the hairs of their crops to east winds and " blight "—a term teo vague to *envoy any definite insaning—tlisy would make more rams of their eyes than they are in the habit of doing, they would often be able to determine the exact sense d e e dew, sad would ease for the future to wage war their best Mu orders friends. All the orde into whisk the slam bas been divided by entomologists seatahr boreal species—somas orders many more then others—and there is not a single one that is wholly beneficial. —Quarterly &rime. raw swabs& ATROCIOUS CASE OP ATTEMPTED ray MOMMY: MURDER AND ROBBERY IN TDB • CITY. I It . b thought that Mr. Disraeli would leave Osborne a►ost 1 s'elook this afternoon. is which ease it may be surraired that the ministerial party will be eon• morel rta board the Is, whisk leaves the private pier at Osborne daily for Gosport, in time to meet the train due a► Waterloo at 5.50 p.m. The result of the audience with her Majesty is sot likely to be definitely known till after the Whist Conned, sppoiessd to take place on Monday aftersom at the First Lord of the Treasury's oMaial re• sidenee in Downing-street. EINTTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.) 2.30 P. M. The morning was 01244 devoted to nettling, not more than hillf-ii.dozen bola being booked, presenting neither change nor filature. CHESTIER CUP. 2 to 100 to 1 apt Paa - 1.70;We ) oft, 5 to 2 t tad w) 5 Bracken (t DERBY. 7 to 1 apt Ratio:lranian (t) 10 to 1 Speculum (od) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. U to I apt Bllnkhoolle (t sad off) 100 to 15 Fortooio (t) SPORTINO GOSSIP. THE Two THOUSAND OVINEAS.--In answer to numerous correapondeuta who backed Moslem or Formosa, the dead-heaters for the Two Thousand Guineas, BeWs Life says that bets are settled as under :—Backen of either must put the money they invested to that the layer was liable for. and than take half. In double or treble events of which the Two Thousand formed the first, the beta are off, but in others where it may have stood last the money betted must be put together and divided as above. In all transactions upon Moslem or Formosa against any other horse or horses in the race their supporters take ha il , the sum they would have been entitled to had either of the pair won outright. Beta made by partial after the deed heat in anticipation of its being run off are void. In sweeps the first and second prizes moat be put together and equally divided between the drawers of Mosley and Formosa. In cases where tickets have been drawn for Brother to Knight of the Crescent as well as Moslem (one and the same animal), the holders of such tickets must equally divide between them the one-half, before specified, Formosa taking the other. Dnn HEATS.—The dead heat between Moslem and Formosa Oa Tuesday is the first on record for either the Two or One Thousand Guineas. One only has occurred in the Derby nee, viz., in 1828, between the Duke of Rut land's Cadlan and Hon. E. Peter's The Colonel. The Oaks also has one dead heat recorded, namely, in 1858, between Mr. Grativicke's Governess and Admiral Harcourt's Gildermere. The Great St. Leger can lay claim to a couple, in 1839 between Major Yar burgh's Charles XII. and Mr. Thornhill's Euclid, and in 1850 between Lord Zetland's Voltigeur and Mr. Mangan's Rusaborough. The present dead heat, however, is the only one which has been divided between the two contes tants, the prizes in the other instances always having been fought out.—Sportsman. PAUL JONES. —A sensation match has (says the Sports man) been made between this horse and Philosopher, by Newmittster, for 500/., 200/. forfeit. Paul Jones is to give his opponent 71b., and the race is to be ran over the last two miles of the Cesarewitch course, in the First October Meeting at Newmarket. The pair ran at even weights in the Trial Stakes at Epsom, on which occasion Paul Jones won by a head. Dons ON RACECOUIBIIB.—A correspondent of Bell's Life says that a fatal accident occurred on Tuesday last to poor Crandon of Brighton while riding in the Isle of Wight Steeplechase, entirely through a wretched our having creased the path of the horses, and he urges that if the authorities insisted on it dogs might as easily be excluded from the racecourse as they are from churches, public buildings, and public gardens. JOCKEYS POS THE CHESTER COP. The Sporting Li fe understands it is definitely settled that Kenyon will ri d e Paul Jones, Butler Beauty, and Hibbard Caithness. Tan Quoits HOL/108.—The Field understands that it is now settled that Mr. Musters takes the Quota Hounds four days a week, without a subscription. THE Gaouse DISEASE. A correspondent of the Field reports the outbreak of disease amongst the grouse. His gamekeeper, writing from the east bank of the Ken, in Kiroudbrightahire, on the 27th ult.. says :—" I iid not observe anything wrong until about three weeks ago, and even then there was only a bird now and then ; but now there are a good many of them going, more than I have seen for some years ; there is none of the blackouts that I have seen yet. If they would stop dying now we would do yet. I hear of the disease in a good many places all around here, lees or more." The outbreak of the disease is confirmed by another correspondent, who reports its appearance in Eltinshire. THE CHESTER cup.—The Field canvasses the merits of the various competitors for the Chester Cup, and comes to the conclusion that it will fall either to Strsdbroke or Paul Jones. Ridiculous as is the price to be had about , him, Bell's Life also predicts that the winner will 'be found in Peal Jones, and that, should he be defeated, the trick may be done by Beauty or Caithness. " Augur," cif the Sporting Life, be lieves that Paul J on ess , is destined to secure an easy vic tory, and in the place battle he expects also Aberge, I Bracken, and Caithnese. Paul Jonas is the favourite of The " Wizard " of the Sportsman, who predicts that Beauty and Viscount will run into the second and third places. Count Chambord has left Constantinople for Syria and Atbena. A letter from Rome Nays :—" Lady Herbert has recovered from the severe attack of Roman fever which for some weeks so prostrated her that on Easter Sunday her life was despaired of. Although still very weak, her ladyship is up and convalescent. The illness is attributed to Lady Herbert's too assiduous attendance at the bedside of a friend who succumbed to the same malady." The old-fashioned diligence, which, in spite of the safer, rapider, and more commodious railway, still transports travellers and their effects from Rome to Vel. letri and rice venul, was stopped some days ago in broad day, near the Castle of San Gennaro, by a band of robbers, who rifled the passengers of about 400 acudi, but did not otherwise Minot them. RIPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDOE.-WO are in formed, on good authority, that Mr. Christie does not in tend to offer himself u a candidate for the representation of Cambridge at the next election. —Cambridge hadepen dent. THE BELFAST ATIFIEWAIIM MEETING.—LETTER FROM Ms. GLAntrroNn.—The gentleman who forwarded to Mr. Gladstone the petition to the House of Commons in favour of his resolutions upon the Irish church question, which was adopted by the meeting held in the Athenaeum, Castle Place, on the 21st ult., has received the following acknowledgment from the right honourable gentle man :—" I have to acknowledge with pleasure the receipt of your letter, and I shall not fail to present the petition adopted by the important meeting at Belfast in favour of those resolutions, which, I venture to say, with little fear of contradiction, have already, in anticipation of the judg ment of parliament , received the general approval of the country.—W. E. GLAnsrons."—Northern Whig. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOE THE Egenuto WERE.—Monday: Royal Institution, 2, General Monthly Meetin ; Entomological, 7. Tuesday : Royal Institution, 3, "Devalopaent of Aninsala t. " Dr. Foster ; Horticultural, 3, Lecture and 133erral hologial Unity 2=l,i Anth ropo l ogical , l. Wah', poesn• En • P T, Irrigation in India and Spa in ." Wodnos&y : Society of Arts, 8; Geological, 8, ' l ai d ulte eme nary Gravels, England ," Mr. Tyler " Pebble - beds, &c. " Mr. Wood ; Eruption of the Kaimeni of Banter*, Dr:Schmidt. Thursday : Royal Institution, 3 "Popular Errors," Frofesoor Bain Chemical, 8, "Regenerative Gas Furnace for Manufacture of Cast Steel ; " Mr. Siemens; Linnean, 8, "Enemies to the Coffee-plant,"Dr. Dr. Shorn ; "Silkworm Oaks of N. Chin%" Dr. Hance; "Caddis-flica, New Zealand," Kr. Wlachlan ; Royal, 1 1:14 Antiquaries, " Tile Pave ment Cherteey • ka,"Friday Institution, 8. ' Formation of Mr. Williams ; Astronomical, 8. SatuVy i° : Royal Institution, 3, "Popular Errors," Professor Bobs. —dthnueum, Ten - T. P. Coons Pam Mums. This play, The Male of the Motimijoy, which, as already announced, is the joint production of Mows. Joseph J. Tilley and James Albery, is in four ante, and is founded on the blockade and relief of Londonderry in 1689. Although its hero is a seaman, it is not, as its title woula e : Aridly mantled drama. Albert may be ill se the writer of a one-act piece —Doctor Davy—produced some few months back at the Lyceum Theatre, under Yr. Feehter's management ; and Kr. Dilley is the anther of • play and a comedy, entitled respectively Coronas and The Sleeping Hare, and of some smaQer pieces, which bare been played with snows in the produces.—Era. The shortest will extant is possibly that of Lord Wensleydale, which was peeved ea the Bth *hire d . It as thus : " This is the bet will of me. Jaime, Lord Wensleydale. I give all my property, reel and personal, and ell I have in Ike world, and all that I hart power to dispose of, to my beloved wife Owsills, her heirs sad mosoters, absolutely. This 26th day of November, A.D. 11863. WEIMLITDALL" The estate was swam snow 120 0001. —fieett London Prem. the Anerley t wardens wars sold this week by Name, Welters and 1%0e.j y for Ivo Neessaad salaam. It is said that nether east will be made Ms eummssr make theme modern Vaarbell.--South London Pre% f:IATITAL PALACE. —On Sarum DAT.— TED" Mat I.—Ads:helms by MOM Vohs* 2,23 ; Mee ea psymist, 1.542; total Autism 4,765. 'MONEY MARKET.--(THI8 DAY.) ONE O'CLOCA. The stock markets are firm to-day, although pumhaers are partly checked by the uncertain position of the Ministry. Consols are inquired for, and hare improved f per cent. Most of the railway and foreign stoats are =ushered. _ _ Colonial Government debentures are steady. With respect to miscellaneous shares, the principal feature is a fresh rise in Hudson's Bay. The demand for money to-day is good, partly in connexion with the bills maturing on Thursday, the 4th of the month. The lowest rate for the best paper is 2 per cent. Consols are now quoted 931 to 94, both for money and the account ; and the Three per Cents. Reduoed and New Three per Ceuta., 921 to 1. The only change in railway stock. is a rise of 1 per oent. in Great Eastern. The prices are as follows -- Caledonian, 76 to 1 ; London and North Western, 116 to ; Great Western, 541 to 1; Midland, 1091 to 1 ; London and South Western, 96 to 92 ; Great Eastern, 341 to 1 ; Brighton, 521 to 531 ; South Eastern. 744 to 1 ; Metropolitan, 1121 to ; Great Northern, 1021 to 1031 ; ditto A, 981 to 2 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 180 to Lancashire and Yorkahire, 128 to 4 ; York and l North Midland, 944 to 95 ; Berwick, 128 to 1 ; and North British, 331 to 34. Foreign stocks are in request. Russian of 1860 and Turkish of 1865 have improved 1 to 1 per cent., the present prima being 86 to 87 and 341 to 4, respectively ; Spanish of 1867, however, are / lower, at 351 to 1 ; Brazilian of 1866, 75 to 1; Chilian of 1867, 961 to 974 ; Egyptian of 1864, 80 to 81 ; Italian of 1861, 481 to 1; Mexican, 154 to ; Peruvian of 1866, 834 to 1 ; Turkish of 1858, 591 to 601 ; and ditto of 1862, 63 to 64. Indian government stocks are steady. The Five per Cents. are at 116 to 4 ; the Four per Cents., 1011 to 102 ; the Bonds, 225. to 275. prem. ; and the Five per Cent. Debentures, 106 to ; Bank Stock, 243 to 245 ; and Exchequer Bills, 12s. to 17s. prem. Bank shares show a favourable tendency. London and Westminster, 671 to 684 ; Australasia, 531 to 54# ; Oriental, 411 to 421; Anglo-Austrian, 41 to 1t prem. ; London and Brazilian, 28 to 26 dia. ; and Imperial Ottoman, to prem. With the exception of a fresh rise of 2s. Gd. to 55., in Hudson's Bay, viz., to 15g to ;I ; miscel laneous shares are without variation. National Dis count, 54 to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 2# to die.; Credit Foncier, 71 to 7 die. ; International Financial, 2to 11 dis. ; London, 23 to 21 dia. ; Egyptian Trading, 5 to 44 dis. ; Telegraph Construction, 13 to 4 ; Atlantic Telegraph Right per Cent. Pre ference, 51 to ; and Anglo-American, 234 to 1. United States 5-20 Bonds are quiet, at 701 to }. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Consols are steady at the above-mentioned rise. Railway stocks are unaltered, and the only move ment in foreign bonds is a rise of per cent, in Peruvian of 1865. The RUM/la has arrived from New York with 62,0001. in specie, and the Pennsylvania with 17,0001. The City of London, which left the same port on the 25th ult. for Liverpool, has 18,0001. The steamer Nyanza will take to-day 23,7931. in specie, of which 17,3001. is silver for Bombay, 6,7731. gold for Madras, 4201. silver for Shanghae, and 3001. gold for Point de Galle. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were quoted almost exactly the same as on Tuesday. The rates on Italian places were slightly lower. The list is subjoined : Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 12.0 ; ditto, short, ILI7I to 11.181 • Rotterdam, 3 months 11.191 to 12.0 , Antwerp, 3 months , 25.371 to 25.42/ ; Brim** 3 months, 26.374 to 25.424; Hamburg and Alts, 3 months, 13.91 to 13.10; Berlin, Oologne, to., 3 month.; 6.26/ to 6.274 ; St. Petersburg, 3 month., 324 to 321 ; Paris, short, 26.121 to 25.221 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.30 to 25.35 ; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.321 to 25.371 • Prankfort-on-thOdaine, 3 months, 1204 to 1201 • Vann; 3 months, 11.80 to 11.85 ; Tricot*, 3 month; 11.86 to 11.90 ; Madrid, 3 months, 484 to 484,• Santander, 3 months, 484 to 481 Cadiz, 3 months, 481 to 481 : Seville,3 months, 484 to 484 74 3 months, 484 to 481 Valencia, 3 months, 48 4 18 ; Boredom, 3 months, 494 to 49 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 481 to 481 ; Soragossa, 3 mouths, 484 to 481 • Leghorn, 3 months, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Genoa, 3 month ,, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Naples, 3 months, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Palermo, 3 months, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Itsmins, 3 months, 28.20 to 48.30 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 514 to 511 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 511 to 514. Through the Crown Agents for the Colonies the expected proposals have been issued for a conversion of the whole of the public loans of New Zealand, General and Provincial, into one 5 per cent. stock, to be called the "New Zealand Consolidated Loan." This measure, the policy of which is obvious, has been duly sanctioned by the Consolidated Loan Act of 1867, and it would appear that the only discussion for which there can be any room has reference to the terms assigned to the holders of the various debentures. The present operation, however, besides being a consolidation, embraces a new loan for 1,114,000/., to be issued at 97 per cent. The annual meeting of the Madras Railway Company is convened for the 15th instant. The half-yearly meeting of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company is called for the 29th inst., and will be made extraordinary, with re ference to the proposed creation of debenture stock instead of debenture bonds. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, and canal shares, as given in the but Stock Exchange list: Instuanos.—Alliance British and Foreign, 13, ex div.; Commercial Union, 4j, 5j ; North British and Mercantil* 17j ; Ocean Marine, 191 ; Universal Marine (Limited), 44 I , Gs'. —City of Mormon, tif ; Continental Union (limited), 14f, ex div. ; European, 13f ; Imperial Continental, 99; Phoenix. New, 364. Dock..—L ondon and St. Katherine, 474. Canals.—Regent's (or London), Vi, f. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) ONZ O'CLOCK. In the mining market to-day, Prince of Wales, Wheal Seton, Emily Henrietta, and Marko Valley shares are inquired for. The quo tations are as follow :—New Lovell, 17s. 6d. to 20s. ; West Franoes, 25 to 27} ; Clifford, 54 to 6; Chiverton Moor, 6 to 81 ; Prince of Wales, 150 s. to 52a. 6d. ; North Downs, 26a. to 28a. ; West Chiyertou, 63 to 66; Beton, 78 to 80; Henrietta, 36 to 38 ; Marko Valley, 61 to ; East Granville, 37a. to 395. ; and Grenville, 365. to 38s. Annexed are the quotations fortoreign and co lonial mining shares :—St. John del R.ey, 19; to ; Anglo-Brazilian, Ito prem. ; Don Pedro, to 1 prem.; Pastorals, fto I dis.; Rana Grande, par to Fem.; Chontales, 21. to ; Port Phillip, 11 to The directors of the St. John Del Rey Mining Company (Limited) have received, per bane, the following report, dated Morro Velho, March 28 " Produce for March, U days, 2,483 °Aso's ; yield 1107 oitavaa per ton ; Gala produce for the same period, 313 &lavas. Remittance, 16,496 oitavas." The subjoined re on the metal market is from Meow. Von Dadelsaen and North: The metal market hie beau wilhoat animalism sines oar last report, with the essoptioa el se, whisk is dawn Iron.—Welek ban ore somewhat tamer, aM a few more orders have been give. oat ; Staffordshire daeriptions loostisms amdlisred. &Wok pig iroa be. maintained ifs veins, at Sas. 4d., sash. Omper.—Preneas to the arrival of the Chili mil all shomindem of copper were flat. Basins. dam ia Cml fors at 751. ; Wallaroo, et 82/. The advice boa the West Os at reporting very small amain M copper praises and. the whet mach armor, with ma upward tomissmg. Ban have be.. sold at 771. Than are banes it Wallareo at 80/. 100., cash ; seam bysosopp aloof, asking highs:rata. lagbak raw and maa ataelaad UMW s t ea d 801. to Mt ; best, M. to la; e sittis, 851 . to gr. " 1 4 —A ft er few salmi of Straits at 831., auk and to arrive, badness has spin been done at 931.40 a. Hansa is nominally 961. In Holland the price hue &dramas:l t. 061., baser% Hailiah tie 6m. Pin Oates are unaltered, wading la learns' favour. Lead. We quote good soft Hagliah pig 191. 10a. ; LH., 191. 194 i. ; W.8.,211. Is. Bpelter.--Masall basinso dose at WI. to 90/. 2s. 6d., of the spot here and outposts for osmium Invade ; specials, 7a. 6d. elan; V. 8., 191. 17a. 6d. RAILWAY. MININO, AND OTHER SHARES.-(THIS DAY.) Pales to-day to 1 p.m.] COLONIAL GOVERNMENT ri&CURMES. Canada Government, 6 per cent., January and July, 1817 to 1984, 104. Do., 5 per east., January and July, 90. New South Wales Government, 5 per cent., 1838 to 1896,thAaliry and July, 98, 3. Do., 5 per cent., red. by ann. draws. from 1967 to 1875,101:. New Zialand, 5 per tent., 99. Nova Scotia 6 per max, 1886, 1011. Queensland, 6 per sent., 1891, 1069, 1,3, 1. V'icteria Government, 6 per cent. 1891 and July, 113. I Do., April and October, 1101, , !. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Caledonian, 76., A, fi. • Great Eastern, 343, 33. Griot Northern, 103 t. 2i. Great Western, Original, 56,41, 3. Lemmata,» anu Yea to, 12n. 4. London, Brighton, and South Coast, 531, 23, 33. London, Chatham, and Dover, Itts. London and North West ern , 1:6, 1, 14 London and South Western, 91,1. Metropolitan, 1123,. Ditto, Extension, d ividend limited to 6 per cent. tia January, 1970. 1054, 3. Midland, IGO, 83. North Eastern, Berwick, 10,31. !PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., redeemable at 10 per cent. prem., 1064. Great Western, Original irredeemable 4 per cent., Ti. Midland Consolidated 41 per cent. redeemable, 951. North Eastern, 41 per cent. redeemable, 95. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. J Midland, 5 per cent., 913.16, 3. Victoria Station sad 41 per cent., 1024. I LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Great Western, West Mid, and Hereford, 861. Lndon, Tilbury, and Southend, 78. BRITISH POSSESSIONS.I Boinbay, Itaroda, and Central India, guar. 5 per amt., 104 g ai 4, 4. n Indian, guaranteed 3 per cent., 1111, 11. Grand Trunk of Canada, 151. Ditto 4th preference Stock, 114. Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 per cent., 1081, 9;, Ditto New, 5 7-16. Great Southern of India—guar, 5 per cent., 104, 4. Great Western of Canada, 141, 1. Madras, guar. 5 per cent., 1034. Scinde, guantateed 5 per cent., 1021. Do. Delhi, 1021, 1. INDIAN RAILWAY DEBENTURES. --..., Great Indian Peninsula, 1031. • Do. (renewable), 1041. FOREIGN RAILWAYS.: Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10. Dunaburg and Witepek (Limited), guaranteed 5 per Dent.. 75 3, 3, 4.3. Dutch Rhenish, New. 53. Great Luxembourg, 10, 01. San Paulo (Limiteo), litaranteed 7 per seat., 173, i div. FOR ceTc — i RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. Great Luxembourg, 171. Orel Dent.,Vitebsk, guaranteed by Minden Government, 5 per 79 1, South Austrian Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 89.16. BRITISH MINES. Great Laity (Limited), 173. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES. Anglo-Brazilian Gold (Limited), 3. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining (Limited), 2 Don Pedro North del Rey . , 2 3.16 pm. Roma Grande, par, 1.16 dn., pm. St. John del Rey (Limited) 20, 193, 203, 191. Vancouver Coal (Limited), 4, 3. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Agra (Limited), 5, 71, 8. Anglo-Austrian, 101. Anglo• Egyptian Banking (Limited), 19. Imperial Ottoman, 103, 3. Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), ;. London and Westminster, 661, 8. Merchant (Limited), 151. Union of Australia, 484. Union of London, 331,1. MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 234, 6. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent., 105. British Indian Tea (Limited), 3. Ceylon Company (Limited), 73. City of Moscow Gas (Limited), 51, 5. Credit Foncier of England (Limited), 2 15-16. Ebbw Vale, 131. Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy Loan, guaranteed by Bgnhas government, 901, 3. Hudson's Bay, 153, $, 15, 0, 13. International Financial Sortie*, (Limited), 31. London General Omnibus Company (Limited), 2, 1.16. Madras Irrigation and Canal, guaranteed 5 per cent. by Indian Government, 1034. New Quebreda (Limited), 5.16, 1. Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 58, .4. Rio de Janeiro City Improvement+, (Lim.), 181. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Lim.), 133, 4. Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 72, 11, I. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. ANOTHER ALLEGED FENIAN. Patrick Oartnon,• shoemaker, was charged with inciting James Winterbounte, • journeyman printer, to take the Fenian oath. Superintendent Searle, of the E division, and Inspector Thompson, of the detective force, attended to watch the Can. Winterhourne said he met the prisoner in the Easton road at about half-past 8 o'clock. The prisoner spoke to him, and said, " I know you well ; go with me to Salisbury street to a meeting, and take the F enian oath." He went on to say that a plan was being arranged to blow up the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, and the British Museum. Witness said he was not the man the prisoner took him for, and being no Fenian he would take no oath of the sort. The prisoner then threatened to kill him, and " wash his bands in his blood." Witness went on with him till they met a policeman (Dentry, 152 E), and gave him in charge. Dentry stated that the prisoner repeated his threats and his avowal of Fenianiam in his presence. He was drunk. Witness took him to the station. The prisoner, who said he had no recollection of saying anything of the sort, was again remanded. CLERKEN WELL. ROBBERY FROM SIMIAN!) RAILWAY TRCCIES. Thomas Purcell, • coal porter, who has before been convicted of felony, was charged before Mr. Bar. ker, on remand, with stealing from the trucks of the Midland Railway, Agar-town, St. Pawns, cloth and other articles of the value of 40i., the property of the Midland Railway Company. Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, appeared to prosecute. From the evidence it appeared that the cloth and other articles were sent from Leicester and were shunted on to a siding of the North London Railway, about 10 o'clock, and evidence was given to show that the robbery was effected during the night by the prisoner, with the assistance of one or two other men, who do not seem to have been arrested. The prisoner wu committed to the Jliddlesex sessions for trial. A LADY PINED FOR LEAVINGA TRAIN WHILST IN MOTION. 3lrs. Fanny Leddiard, of 8, Russell-street, North Brix ton, was summoned for leaving a carriage of the Metropo litan Railway Company while the train of whisk the said carriage formed a part was in motion. ft appears from the evidence that in attempting to leave the train the prisoner fell heavily upon the station platform, and was much shaken. The station master lifted her up while the train was still in motion. Mr. Barker said that as a heavy penalty was not pressed for he should only order the defendant to pay a fine of 2s. bd. and the costa. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE MARQUIS OF TOWISHINLI AND THE SOLDIER . / CHILDREN. A little boy and girl named James and Maria Little, aged respectively 6 and 9, were charged by the Marquis of Townabend with begging. The marquis deposed to seeing the children at half-past 8 in the evening, sitting on a door step under the colon nade in the Pall-mall, the boy crying, and stating —a very common thing among juvenile beggars- - that be had dropped something down an area. The marquis having watched the children, and saw them receive money from different persons, spoke to the constable (Mitchell 126, A Reserve), and as soon as the children saw the constable approaching they made off, but were followed and taken to the station. From subsequent inquiries made by the constable, it a- peed that he went to Taylor's-buildings, S. Martini lane, and found the room occupied by the children's mother, very clean, but showing every sign of the greatest poverty. There were two children In bed, one about 12 months old, and the other about two years old, and another child about seven years of age was looking after them. The mother, who was from home looking for the other children, was the wife of a soldier of the Ist battalion of Grenadier Guards, bat he having married without the permission of his officers had for feited the usual allowance. The mother (a cleanly-looking woman, but from wham appearance there was little doubt that she was struggling with poverty, and who was in tatters) said that she worked at army clothing, and al terpaying her rent with the little assistance she got from her husband, she had but 9d. a day to support hermit and faintly. The marquis, commiserating the poor woman, who said that she never sent her children out to beg, said that if she would attend at the office of the Universal Beneficent Society, Soho-square (of which society the marquis is the president) be would look into her cue, and see what could be done for her, and the magistrate seconding the marquis's kind o ff er, dis charged children. WORSHIPMTIMET. ANOTHER RAILWAT TRW. WsMan Thorn, 22, described as • clerk, was char ged on remand with having stolen from the first class waiting room of the Shoreditch terminus of the Great Eastern Railway a carpet bag. containing • coat and other articles, value 81., the property of Mr. John May. The prisoner was further charged with having stolen from the same place a bag and • hat-box the property of Mr. Joseph Watson, value 21. The prisoner, who walked away with the property during the temporary absence of the owners, but in the presence of other witnesses, pleaded guilty to both charges, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour for each offence. WANDSWORTH. THROINISO AT MAWS. A boy, named lidwia Giles Cook, appeared to answer a summons, at the instance of Mr. T. Bent, the superinten dent of police on the South Western Railway, for throw ing a missile at one of the Mein. between Chiswick and Barnes. The defence offered was that the boy was playing, and threw the missile. not at the train, but at a wall. The Magistrate fined him 10a., or fourteen days' im prisonment The trials of the October prisoners continue at Rome, but, as ie usual in all political trials under the Roman government, the proccedhop are kept es sweet se possible. The prisoners are tried in groups. Bests who were arrested with arms in their hands have bees already sentenced to the galleys for life or for 20 years. One of the prisoners at San Dikbeis was slut a fortnight ago at the grating of his all by one of the soldiers on guard. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BY TELEGRAPH.) (racer ova OWN tamitzevolvEmtrr.) The market very steady at id. advance over yesterday. Bales about 15,000 bales. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is unaltered. Town tallow, 41s. 9d. Peters. bur` Y.C. on the spot, 445. 3d.; April to June, 445. 3d.; October to Deana'', 445. 6d. December, 468. MARKET AVIRAGER.—Town tallow, 445. id. ; fat by ditto, 2s. 2d. ; yellow Russian new, 455. Od. ; melted stuff, 325. Od. ; rough ditto, 17s. 3d. ; greaves, 18s. ; good dregs, els. Imports for the week amount to 669 casks. CO VENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.) Priam have advanced a little sines oar /sat report. especially as regards forced fruits. French cherries con tinue to be offered is remarkably good condition. New peas from the neighbourhood of Paris are also still good. New potatoes from Lisbon fetch from 3s. to Be. per 121 b. Broccoli of all kinds continues excellent, as I. also aspa ragus, of which there is a plentiful supply. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, cyclamens, lily of the valley pelargoniums, anorexia, dent:ism, mignonette, and roses. /SUIT. - - apples, per bushel. Os to IS. ?eschew, per doz., Me to els Cob nuts, per lb., ild to is Pears, per doz., es to les Filberts, per lb., is Pine Apples, per lb., lis to lb Grapes, per lb., Os to lbs Strawberries, per lb., Os to iiie Lemons, per 100, 6s to 12. Walnuts, per bushel, les to We Oranges, per 100, lie to es viornatza. Artichokes, per dos., Ps to as Lettuces, per dos., Si' Aspareaus, per bundle, ei to Os Mint, per bunch, Od Beens,lldney, p. 100, lateen litishroonia p. 'ob., is to Is 64 beet, per doe., is to is Odom, per bask Is to to Cabbages, per dos., la to Is id P a ales, pee des., Ild to Is Carrots, per buck Is to le id ninny, pre Munk idle tel DOW, do., Is Id tole Polateb, YOrh aeltsele. li km Celery, pm Landis, Is to la 64 lees to 1705 Decumbent, tack Id to ls ild I beak do. Kee to 120 a Endive, per soon, ls ild to es Mtn, lam to 100. Garlic and Shallots, per lb., Pd Other sorts, 75. to 80e Herbs, per bunch, lid to 4el reakals, p. pounce, IsOd to ls &I Hone Itadish,p. band., ei to fis Spinach, per bush., bto b Leeks, per bunch, 24 to td , Larne" pea bunch, td to 6d SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles Janes Easton reports trade se follows: First ent clovers end good meadow by in demand. Infe rior fodder slow trade. Prime meadow by 80s. to 88e. ; iaferior ditto, We. to 78a. ; elms:, old, 90s. to l 05s. ; second out, 70e. to 90s. ; slam 30s. to Ns. REMOVAL OE BURKE AND SHAW To EMI MILL DAM( PRIIION.—This ssoraing, about 9 o'alook, the City Police omnibus, under the *harp of four warden and mounted police, all snood, left the pol of Monate with Burke and Shaw, the Feniene, for Millbank Prison, for their probationary imprisonment previous to their sen tences of transportaties. Mr. C. M. Spnegeon will be presented with 1,2001. as a token of affection, and the roaserial Mimes of two more houses for miaisters' orphans—to Ike emeiica of which he has devoted the gift—be laid on the Stook well Orphanage grounds of Whit Monday. Three weeks after—the first steam of two mere hews will be laid—one subscribed for by Sabbeth-sehool children, the other by the students of the Pastor's College-lend • fete in honour of Mr. Spurgeon's birthday (18th Jam) be held on the samespot —SoutA London Prem. The Marquis Tovrnehend, mays the Hertford Alert-wry, hes rebuilt lb. move of Bid Markham church, Modell, at • cost of 4,8001. The nemesia( of the church has just been suitably celebrated on the !Witham estate of the marquis, who west down specially from Condom as the occasion with the marehimess. The teamilry on the estate were enter tained by ths noble marquis at an elegant leealteon ; aad SOO school ehiklren and aged people were entertained as tee. _ _ —lt has been determined to erect a church in Leaden for the deaf and lido. The site is intended, if pordble, to be in the wailers emitml digitise, as the friends of the scheme deem a church in that part mem convenient for those specially to be benefited than one in South Lon- don. —Soca London Prem. 1