The Express. — London, England, 1868-05-26 00:00:00

EXECUTION BARRETT. (THIS DAY.) Fenian convict Mishael Barrett was hanged = morning in front of Newgate gaol. His de l...Amur was unaltered to the last, and those who la .0a his speech from the dock saw another t4:11. nig illustration of the coolness, resolution, and toittude he then displayed. Those moat con „r-ant with executions declared that no convict oer met his doom with more signal courage than the unhappy man who suffered this morn ing ; and the " Good bye, Barrett," " God bless cor d Barrett," yelled from all portions of the crowd, showed that the popular sympathies were roused Nor was there ought of bravado in Barrett's man ner. Dressed in the worn claret coloured short east and the shabby iron-grey trousers he wore during the trial, from the time he appeared on the drop— preceded by the old hangman Calcraft, and accent allied by a Roman catholic priest— to the final mo ment, he was self-contained, calm, and, if the phrase way be applied to a condemned murderer, dignified. The composed command of feature for which he aas remarkable at the Old Bailey never deserted him, and after a hasty glance towards Giltspur street, where, from the position cf the converging timrouglifares the largest mass of people was assem- Wed, he deliberately turned his back as if to shut . ;it the sea of hungry, eager faces before him. He wadi no other sign. The proceelings on the di.. p were unusually brief, and is bile Cal craft fastened the strap round Barrett's t, et. drew the white cap over his head and face, mid adjusted the halter round his neck and to dm iron hook-chains in the beam above, the iiihmed man stood firm and erect, moving bediently to instructions so as to stand in the ~.i,tre of the false floor. Once Calcraft, with .tr.titgely repulsive solicitude, whispered in his ear, ~ if asking if the halter hurt him, and immediately . ;:. rwards loosened it somewhat, and the capped I and shrouded face moved dumbly to and fro if to aid in readjustment. Meanwhile the only . •hcr person on the drop was the Romish priest seemed is press the crucifix upon the bound .14 and the yet living lips, while exhorting and •.0 ing to the very last. Barrett appeared to Ain with grave courtesy, but neither bowed nor k.a. Mr. Jonas, the governor of Newgate ; Mr. Humphries, the under.governor ; two • al, visaged, determined, stalwart warders, and a %%ell-dressed, clean-shirted, privileged citizens ri ...Lined in the doorway leading to the drop ; and close to it, and closely watching the proceed ,: remained invisible to the crowd. Calcraft, slirig disagreeably, and looking, in black skull p. and good black broad-cloth surtout and suit, re repulsive than if he had worn the insignia of I.: , dreadful office, smirked and fawned on these he passed down the stairs and slouched then to pull the fatal bolt. He I.:01 Ix en greeted by a terrific storm of hisses .0,.1 yells while in view of the people, and un d nervously anxious to hurry out of their - .1,1 Though growing old, and with bleached - and a snow-white beard, he is a powerfully I • It muscular man, whose callous matter-of-fact of the ropes, straps, and paraphernalia of • .1, at death cannot be seen without a shudder. 1I,•• moment after his disappearance underneath t'..• falhe tloor he pulls the bolt, the drop falls, and i'•• 1,, wit.tl and blindfolded figure swings to and fro •,, the bright morning air a corpse. Barrett's I."%k•rf,il will and enormous self-control seemed pi.os,intiit even in the death agony. The .a unary death twitchings and spasmodically con- iilSitt• Struggles of hands and feet were oolie of theraio be seen, and as he hung stiff and I,4id, and with protruding tongue and swollen, distorted features discernible under their thin a bite cotton covering, as if they were part of some i.ideous masquerading, his broad shoulders and thick-set muscular frame seemed to part with life without a single throw or heave. Calcraft remained below, placing his hands on the ing ra.in's feet as if to steady the singing body; but without employing the pull or jerk with which he is said to occasionally -,tp!lement the dreadful fall. In death the legs sere drawn partly up, and turned outwardly at t!... knees as if in involuntary aid of determine !. n ; and with the bow-shape Sir Walter Scott :Att. Rob Roy's in token of his vast personal coth. The criminal this morning either had Li- neck broken in the first fall or kept unmoved •i pursuance of a set purpose, but it is certain that 'a+ 'tread spirit departed without betraying the sympathies of an unnatural and violent death. ['b e mob saw but few of the details we have de allied. The short black cloth curtain which has -1 late years been placed round the shabby gallows, partially hides those standing •at it, and makes only head and shoulders visible sitcr the drop has fallen and the criminal is Itsuged. But ;Caleraft and Barrett each had a I, •trribly noisy reception directly they appeared. The persistent burst of groaning which greeted the th of metropolitan pollee joining the city constables in the inclosed space before the ;allows became appalling when the hangman at as recognised. " Let's put him there instead !" • ' tame ;" "Down with him" "Bah, bah, murderer, bah," are but a few of the articulate sounds heard intim the windows of the Old Bailey and ringing in the doomed man's ears at the supreme moment. But even these were lost in the excited and congratulatory cheers for Barrett. The mur derous outrage for which he died seemed to be lttrgotten. The maimed women, the crippled Ctildren, the countless agonies inflicted upon the st;tttl, the helpless, and the weak ; the honest is'eadwinners reduced to a life of cheerless painful i.superism, all faded out of eight ; and hand t!spping " Bravo, Barrett," " Good-bye, Barrett," Never mind 'em, d--n them!" were mixed with cheers as hearty as ever followed hero to o,e battle-field. But the Irish accent was notably •dtsent, though these demonstrations seemed to 'ute both from the regular Old Bailey frequenters the more respectable people with which they "..te plentifully interspersed. Nor were more "dim.: evidences of sympathy wanting. Hang- ''er the barrier immediately opposite the • and supported on either side by a female • stood the half-fainting figure of a young • of some four or five and twenty. Her ~et demeanour and modest air won 111)011 the brutal natures round her, and a ' of genuine London roughs kept back their ...wades by entreaties, and when neoeseary by Whatever her relationship, or knowledge '1 Barrett may have been, there could no doubt of the genuineness of her this morning. Deadly white, with I.llched lips, and hands which clung to the 4, ..den barrier before her with the tenacity of a `lrcsvning man, she succeeded in controlling her mtil the drop actually fell. When Barrett appeared on the scaffold the women sup-' porting her re-doubled their consolatory efforts ; and her blenched face and wistful air became intensified in their expression. But when his face was covered, she gave way, and at the fatal moment fell prostrate, and lay in a passion of hysterical grief, deaf to the noises and blind to the sights nearer him, and conscious only of the gallows and its doubtful mission, Concurrently with this painful scene is a stir among the policemen guarding the enclosure in front. One of their number, a tall, powerful, good-looking young man, has given way, and Barrett's death is the signal for his falling down in a fit. His clenched teeth, white face, up-turned eyeballs, and cataleptic figure, as his head falls back over the arms raised to succour him lend addi tional horror to the proceedings. But his brother officers loosen his neckcloth, and pale, haggard, and with some ugly marks as if of blood about the mouth he is led away by a couple of colleagues with stronger nerves than his own, who half guide and half help him to Newgate door, taking him as they do so close by the gallows tree, and the rigid figure now moving idly, but with a sort of pendulum motion from north to south. The horrors and brutality of an execution crowd have been so often described that an enumeration of some of the features absent this morning will give the reader a more accurate understanding of the scene than any attempt at elaborate detail. There were comparatively few women, little violence, few fights, and no robbery to speak of. Up to 6 o'clock the assemblage was so scattered and sparse that the course of the heavy batriers—put up by the City authorities to break the expected rushing., and looking like massive sheepfolds—could be easily traced. At 7 the people standing did not cover Newgate-street, and it was not until nearly 8 that the more distant approaches were filled. But even then large bare patches of vacancy could be detected from the roof-ways near. The ragged element was, moreover, far less common than is usual. Take away the little tatter demalions of five years old and upwards who gam bolled up and down, over and under the barriers, and mocked and gibed at the windows, and in the face of death, and it was not, by comparison, a disreputably dressed crowd. But its sympathies were essentially cruel. They hated the hangman more than his victim, and yelled him down accordingly ; but h►d a respite arrived we have no sort of doubt that the tide of Barrett's popularity would have summarily ebbed. They had come there for the excitement of seeing life taken, and their sodden, savage visages wore a significantly hungry look, when at the cry, "Hats off," all heads were bare, and a moving mass of fierce and restless humanity was seen. From the house tope opposite the gallows, the up turned faces looked like a turbulent flesh-coloured sea ; and while, from the efficiency of the police ar rangements, fights and robberies were rare, the horse-play and brutal jestings, the'coer.e blasphemy with which sympathy for Barrett was environed, the shouts levelled at him while dying—all testi fied to the hardening and demoralising character of the spectacle. Much disappointment was expressed by the tavern-keepers and win dow-letters at the smallness of the crowd and the slackness of the demand through the night ; and the preachers who energetically fore told the wrath to come in unbroken succes sion and with unfailing lungs from the north east corner of the Old Bailey at an early hour ; the detectives in plain clothes who—made up as British yeomen, roughs, fighting men, graziers, and nondescript blackguards —hung about and mixed with the mob ; the City policemen in [uniform who were planted behind gables and in strange angles of the house roofs, as if to guard against such at tempt as those with which Calcraft was threatened at Manchester ; were at least as prominent features this morning as Lord Tom- 1 noddies, and quasi -aristocratic-sight-seers have I been at former executions. But the last public hanging in England found abundant testimony, were any needed, of the expediency of the recent change in the law. An in carnation of evil passions and perverted sympathies, it showed neither real pity for the criminal not horror of his crime. The bastard pride in his animal courage and the brutal delight that: be died game made the law and its ministers seem to them the real murderers and Barrett to be a martyred man. WIATHIR REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TUsDAT MAT 24, • LL ),I Mime. Bea, B. IY. ro W. W. R. Ito 12 lf. P. u. -—— Nairn as3/55 11W. 2 8.3. W. e 0.02 1 Aberdeen asst 151 51 S. 2 6 Nr . rh 0.03 5 Leith Shields Scarhoro i 9.911169 51 S.W. 3 6 B.W. cb - 3 Yarmouth . 30.09, 66!56 S.W. 2 6 8. cb - 2 Helder - S.W. 6 - - - - 3 Cuxhaven - I-1- _ Skudesnae 39.76 8.0 W. I 2 B.IW. c - vomits 91.64/4622 8. 9 6 W.IW. cr 0.07 8 Cape Clear 113.6ur 66'53 W.S.W. 9 9 W.&W. c - Nacho's ..0.72r 63':4 K.W. 8 8 IW. 0 0 I Holyhead 19.77r 67 8.8. W. 7 9 & c- - Liverpool 2S.B9r 50 fo S. 2 8. c 1 A n t rouin w7 t 366 61 IW. 8 7 &W. c 0.52 7 Greencastle . 1 19.16r 1 1651 IW. 4 6 S.W. re mg - Penzance I A 9401555 IW. II 7 B.W. be - 6 Plymouth - 6 Weymouth 30.061154156 &&W, 4 7 B.W. c Portsmouth :31.05r57 53 1 W.S.W. 3 8 W S.W, c- 2 London 110.04C57 53 W.S.W. 3 6 S.W. rbc 901 - Brest - 57155 &W. 5 3 &W. b - 2 Lurlent - 6756 W.S.W. 1 1 W.S.W o - Rochefort - 1 Biarritz - 5 Comma - N.W. 6 - o - 8 Bruasels 30 OD 50; - E. I - - b - Parts - N. PL. 2 - - u - - Strasbourg - .3- S.W. 1 - - c - - Lyons - S. P - - b - - Toulon - 1 Heart's C 00.19 utr St 33 N.& 1 1 . N.K. be 0.15. 3 Barometer corrected and reduced to i 2 deg. at sea level. The totters r 'rising . f • (steady), Molest' direction of mo tion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer ex mood in shade. Extreme force, with its direction during last 24 hours. 7..—ealm. Weather : sky : g—clouds (de- WOW ; f.—fog ; b.—hall : I.—lightning ; m —misty (hazy) ; o.—orevesst ,dull : r.—rain a.—snow ; I.—thunder. Bala. fall, I.lBoll' or hail ,melted:, during last 24 hours. Bea dis turbance. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1868. REM.'.RKP. This meriting a considerable increase in barometrical pressure Is shown at aU our stations, and a slight one In the south of France. Since last evening the Increase has amounted to more than two-tenths of au inch at the stations on our north and east c.v.**. Pressures are least on our north-western coasts ; there is a difference of nearly halt an inch between readings at Green castle and Vermouth. Temperature Is nearly the same as yes terday. A southwesterly gale prevailed yestenlay In the south of Ireland and In the Irish Channel ; It still continues on the Irish coast. The strong winds also prevailing in 'he English Channel yesterday hare moderated. Some rain has fallen In the last 24 hours 011 the northern and western coasts. Weather is generally cloudy. A high sea is reported from the south of Ireland. ItUi ;BY &Root.— The examination for the Rugby scholarships—two of 50 guineas a year and two of 16—will commence oa the 18th of June. Application for particulars may be made to the head-muter. Inuit( DISTURBANCES AT OLDHAM.—Last even ing, a large crowd, principally composed of young men, assembled in the Market-place, Oldham, and at about nine o'clock au attack was made upon the Roman catholic chapel, Bank-top. A strong feeling has existed in the town for some days against the Irish, and this was intensified yesterday by the manner in which some of the latter conducted themselves toward, the police, one of whom was kicked savagely by a man who was parading the streets chunk. Nearly the whole of the windows of the chapel were broken, and the mob was increasing in numbers at the time our parcel left. The police were active in their ende►vours to protect the place, and, in anticipation of the disturbance being *un barred, preparations were being made for calling in the help of speci►l constables.—MaricAearcr Guardian. SECOND EDITION. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY. EQUITY COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir G. 11. Giitard.) THE ATTOMNIY-GINKRAL V. ZDNUNDe. This is an information by the against Mr. Leonard Edmunds, praying that he may be ordered to account to the crown for divers sums of money received by him during his tenure of office of clerk of the patent+. The cue is being opened, and is not sufficiently ad vanced at present to admit of a full report. The Attorney•Genersl (Sir J. B. Karelske, Q.C.) and Mr. Wickens support the information ; Mr. I)igby Sey mour, Q.C., and Mr. J. N. Higgins are for Mr. Edmunds. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittinp in Banco.— (Before the Lord Chief Jostioe and Justices Mellor, Lush, and Hannah) THZ PRLI)GHTIAL INSURANCE CoMPANI IHE COM. 11181SIONERS OF SEWZR.4. Mr. Coleridge, with whom was Mr. Morgan Reword, applied for a rule on behalf of the Prudential Insurance Company, calling upon the Commissioners of Sewerstoshow cause why a writ of certiorari should not issue directing them to bring up an inquisition of the last quarter session■ of London with a view to its being quashed. The plaintiff• are the owners of freehold property to the extent of 10,854 square feet, one portion of which abutted on Ludgate-hill, and for the whole of which they had paid at different times 35,0001. The commissioners of sewers required that part iu Ludgate•hill for the improvement there going on, and having given the plaintiffs notice to treat they afterwards went before a jury at the London quarter sessions, presided over by the learned Recorder, when the jury assessed the value of the whole of the pro- perty ■t 34,0941., being less than that actually paid for it. It was now sought to upset the verdict on three grenade, the first th►t the adjudication of the commissioners as provided under their private act of the premises required for the improvements was not co-extensive with the property taken. The adjudica tion was for the houses 57 and 59, Ludgate-hill, and the commissioners had taken in addition Noe. 2,3, and 4, in St. Martin's-court. The second point was'tiat the 'act provided that the person to strike the jury to assess the damages should be specially appointed by resolution of the commissioners, but instead of so appointing, the jury had been summoned in the word way by the clerk of the peace. The third point was the improper reception of evidence. The Court said they had no power on certiorari to deal with the latter point. There would be s rule on the brat and second points, but not on the third point. Rule accordingly. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings at Nisi Prius in Middlesex.—(Before Mr. Justice Keating and a Common Jury.) GUIDER C. KAHN. This was an action upon a bill of exchange for 155/.1/35., which purported to be drawn by Charles Angell, accepted lby the defendant, and endorsed by his son, John Kahn, to 'the plaintiff. The defence wee that the defendant's name was forged. Mr. Daly appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Huddle. ston, Q.C., for the defendant. A lady, who said that the defendant was a revered friend of bets, and that she enjoyed an annuity at his bands, was called, and stated she believed the acceptance was in his writing. John Kahn said that his father accepted the bill for his accommodation ; and turning to Mr. Huddleston, who had made sonie observation, expressed his opinion that it was not that gentleman's pl ace to speak. Mr. Justice Keating said that it was not the witness's business to judge of that, but to give evidence. Witness continued—The acceptance was his father's writing, the bill was drawn by Angell, and endorsed by witness. Cross-examined—Angell was a friend of his. Be knew where he had lived, but did not see why he should give his address. On being further pressed he said that Angell had lived in Pimlico, in Ebury-street, but he refused to give the number. Mr. Justice Keating asked whether the question was material. Mr. Huddleston said it was, for his case wu that there was no such person as Angell. The witness being ordered to answer the question, said that Angell had lived at 2.5. He called himself a gentle man. The defendant accepted the bill at his residence, 44, Finsbury-circus, and wanes'''. wife was present. The plaintiff was a gentleman. He lived at Brighton ; he Kept a tobacconist's shop for • certain purpose—for discount. Witness himself was a aletk, but be refused to say to whom, because it had nothing to do with this business. Mr. Huddleeton declined to asked tho witness any further question. Mr. George Kahn, the defendant, said that he was 85 Tears old, and until two yurs ago he had been a ship and insurance broker in the City. He never accepted the bill, and he did not know the drawer. He had already pai d one similar bill for 741., although his signature had forged. Mr. Towne, defendant's nephew, and Mr. Rutledge, who had been his clerk for 40 years, expressed their opinion that the signature was not his. Mr. Oldershaw, • solicitor, who had paid the previous bill, was called. The jury, however, said that it was hardly worth while to hear more evidence, for their minds were made up, and, atter hearing a short address from Mr. Daly, they found a verdict for the defendant. Upon the application of Mr. Huddleston the bill was ordered to be impounded. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings at Niai rrius.—(Before Baron Pigott and a Common Jury.) LLOYD r. BURItt:P AND ANOTHER. This case raised an important question under the Church Minding Acts as to the liability of churchwardens to pay a minister's stipend out of the pew rents. Mr. Prentice, Q.C., and Mr. Longley appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Thos. Jones, Q.C., and Mr. John Thomp son for the defendant Bumip ; and Mr. Kydd, for the other defendant, Reeve, who allowed judgment to go by default. The plaintiff, the Rev. Henry Robert Lloyd, was per petual curate of the district church of St. Mark's, Ken nington, having been licensed to the curacy by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury on Sept. 19, 1864, and he brought the action against Mr. Burrup, the elected churchwarden of that church, and Mr. Reeve, the miaister's churchwarden, to recover 275/., be ng two-quarters of his annual stipend which became due on the nth June, 1867. As already stated Mr. Reeve allowed judgment to be entered by default, but the other defendant resisted the claim on the ground that no pew-rents had been received ap plicable to the arrears in question. It seemed that some differences had arisen between the Rev. Mr. Lloyd and his parishioners, and that the pew rents had in consequence fallen off. The contention, on his part, was that his stipend was a first charge on the pew rents, and that at the time of bringing the action the defendant had money in hand from that source, auiple to cover the arrears due, and which was properly ap plicable to payment of his claim. A portion of the pew rents bad been devoted by the defendants to the repair of the church and other purposes connected with it. Under the Church Building Acts the stipend was to be paid out of pew rents received during the year, and the question whether the defendants had enough money in hand to p►y it depended upon the period at which the computation of the year should commence. After a long discussion, the parties came to an agreement as to the actual receipts and disbursements of the church. wardens, and there being no question of fact for the jury they were discharged from giving a verdict, and a verdict was formerly entered by the learned judge for she defen dants, with leave to the plaintiff to move, in order that all the questions of law involved in the case might be argued in the court above. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) CLKRKENWELL. ♦ TRADESMAN RENT TO PRISON FOR MINTING His WIPE AND CHILD. John Brown, a livery stable-keeper and cab proprietor, was charged with deserting his wife and child, and leav ing them chargeable to the parish of fit. Pancras. The defendant was described as carrying on an exten sive business at Blue Lion-yard, Gray's.inn.road. In June, 1866, be sold his business for 4,5001. He then left his wife, to whom he had been married six years, with about 5001., but at the end of three months he returned and she gave him the amount she had had, minus a small lam which she had expended in housekeeping. He then took his wife and child to Birmingham, and on the morning after their arrival at that town he deserted them, and ahe bad not seen him since until after he bad been arrested under the present warrant. The poor woman suffered many hardships after her desertion, and was compelled, with her child, to make the journey back to London on foot. They were admitted into the lit. Pancras Union in May last year, and had been there since. When apprehended this morn. jag the defendant had a large sum of gold in his posses sion. The defendant admitted the charge, and offered to make compensation if time were allowed him. Mr. Cooke sentenced the defendant ;to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, as a rogue and vagabond. A complete agreement on all points has now been arrived at between the Metropolitan Board of Works and the Metropolitan District Railway Company, by which the public will be secured an unbroken continuity of the solid Embankment wall, and the 100 feet roadway between Westminster and Blackfrian bridges. Mr. Fowler sees no reason why the public should not have the full use of both Embankment and railway "in the early pert of next summer - ! LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE FINAL NOTES ON THE DERBY. TO TEE MOTTOS OF THE EXPRESS. Sts,—rvery hour gives a fresh complexion to the Derby, the market changes during the last two or three days being of quits a emmational kind, and keeping even those with the most " velvet "-like books on the qui rive. The " coming "of The Earl has been the most important move, for it was thoroughly understood Cannon would ride Paul Jones, and hence that the Marquis of Hastings's " financial agent " bad given up all idea of pulling out the conqueror of Blue Gown. It was signi ficant, however, that French had been retained, ostensibly to ride Samson—in The Earl interest, but trained at Lewes—end even should The Buccaneer be mounted) by Cannon after all, there is a sterling good jockey for The Earl. The latter looked like becoming second favourite at one time yesterday, but was driven back at Tattersall's in consequence of the tremendous mime of money entrusted to Lady Elizabeth, by whom all Dsnebury swears, notwithstanding the opinion of no mean judges, that his lordship might outstay her over the severe mile and a half at Epsom. The mystery about Sir Joseph's three is Mill kept up, the engaging of Cuatance besides J. Adams showing that all three will be pulled out; and it would be worth something to know how Custance and Wells walla disposed of—neither can ride Green Sleeve—as regards the Gown and Itosicruoian, albeit I have been informed that Wells will mount the latter again. See-saw being a starter, the Duke of Newcastle will have to give up Keuyon, and it is fortunate that the scratching of Lord Glaigow's Tom Bowline colt releases Challoner, who will probably be on Speculum, Aldoroft having Noe to tool. At the same time, it is not unlikely hie lordship wiU start one of his nameless crew. Suffolk has arrived at Epsom without his companion, Restitution, whoee intended jockey, Norman, will probably be on St. Ronan, but will hardly meet with the genie reward as did Daley, when Cuatence last year resigned the mount on Hermit to him. However, it 31 best, perhaps, that I should compile a revised list of probable starters and jockeys, and the fol lowing will be found very near the mark :— lhay kilizabtth Fordbaru. I Paul Jose. Parry. _ The Earl iumson Cockot the Walk H. Day. Seesaw Blue Gown .... Custance. V iSCOUIIi lioslcruclan . Wells. Forest King Green Sleeve .. .1. Adams. Sawyer Suffolk Pace I colt * Speculum Orion Cannon and French, and Wells and Custance, may change places. lam also doubtful about the two last named, though neither can interfere with the vault of the race, which still looks like LADY ELIZABETH'S, who should be followed by The Earl and one of Sir Joseph's. Tuesday. METEOR. (BY nizoturx.) EPSOM MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) CRAVEN STAKES. One mile and a quarter. Grimston, Silenue, Curfew Bell, and King Alfred are here. HORTON STAKES._ T.Y.C. Merry Monarch, Adamanthea, Popinjay, Neptunns c, Regula, Esher, Little Go, Camerita, Magpie, Minerva, Senngapatain, Bianca, Secrecy, Aeknowledkment, and Choral are here. WOODCOTE STAKES. T.Y.C. Alpenstock, Onyx, Buffoon, Juanitor, Defender, Lady Lotty f Bonnie Katie, Lady Margaret, Le Saphir, Blair. buie, Martyr, Popinjay, ADVIL., Electricity, Charon, Caredoc, Wellington, Tenedoe, Royal Rake, Hermione c, Crucifixion f, Little Nell, Vanbrugh, and Thurlestane are here. RODS STAKES. One mile. The Palmer, Lord Ronald, King Victor, Wrc ughten, Porter's Knot,Clemence,Vortigern, Landscape, TLe Eiun, and Warlike are here. HEATHCOTE PLATE. Half a mile. Heather Bell, Ironrmuiter, ileetwing, Sister to Hermit, Leonie, Prince Paul, Ampleforth, Bonnie Katie, Alabama, Pearl Mosque, Herennianus, Athena,' Grimston, Adven turess, and Vanbrugh are here. RESERVED LAWN STAKES. Three-quarters of a mile. Whitby, Naiveté, Clu;peTßoyal, Peril, Belpbegor, Harebell, Lady Rosebill, Breach of Pienaise, Chm►', Pro fessor Anderson, President Lincoln, Pompeii, and Beatrice Grey are here. ARIUTEI).—Lady Elizabeth, Earl, Paul Jones, Tumbler, Cap-I.Pie, Hatchruent, Vixen, and Grand Turk. DERBY. Even aget L.dy Elizabeth (t) to 1 Blue Gown (t) 100 to 0 Paul Jona. (t) 1000 to 30 Cap-a-Pie (t) CRICKET.-(THIS DAT.) THE OVAL. GUNTLFMEN OF THE BURT= CLUB V. AB3RIGINAL _ BLACK ELEVEN. The weather this morning was again delightful, and again waa there a large assemblage of spectators to wit- Leis the batting of the Aborigines. Mullagh and Peter appeared at the respective wickets at 5 minutes past 12. Messrs. Frere and I. D. Walker started the bowling. Twa wickets were quickly disposed of, and then Mullagh and King Cole made a stand, and when our despatch left the ground at 1 o'clock, the score was as under : sUßßlT'eLus.—Ftrit Innings. 0. H. Tapp, Leg., at Bullocky, b Lyre. ce . C. Noble, Egg., c and b Lawrence W. Baggillay, Eq., at Bullocky, b Lawrence I. D. Walker, Faq., c King Cole, b MuHagh G. Greenfield, Kul., c Baocky, b Lawrence . C. Calvert, Ken., b Mullagh St. J. Boultbee, Esq., b Lawrence R. Barton, Rag , not out H. Frere, EN , b Mullagh F. P. %filler, Fiq. , c Red Cap, b Lawrence H. Bibbert, Esq., c King Cole, b Lawrence Bye Total 11 AllrlitALlA/111.—Fled Innings Rnlloiky, maroon, c Walker b Furs Tiger, pink, b I. D. Walker 1111Ranh, dark blue, at Illbbert b Walker Red Cap, black, b Were, Lawrence. c Calvert b Walker K ing '2ole, mar., b I. D. Walker Dick.a.Dick, yellow, b Yrere Twopenny. drab, c. klUler, b hens R,l; w,2 Total. ... 24 FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION AT A FIRE WORK MANUFACTORY.-(THIS DAY.) (BY TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, Ti ESDA). This morning a frightful explosion took place at the firework manufactory Kensington, LiverpooL Five workmen were inside the building at the time, and two of them rushed out and escaped without sustaining any material injury. Two others, however, named Parker and Elope, and a boy were killed, and their bodies pre sented a horrible spectacle, being literally calcined. EAST WORCESTERSHIRE ELECTION. (THIS DAY.) (DT =LIGE/PRA (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DROITWICH, TCESDAT. The nomination of candidates for the represen tation of the Eastern Diriaionof Worcestershire took place this morning 'at Droitwich. The candidates were the Hon. G. C. Lyttelton, liberal, and Mr. W. Laalett, eon serratire. The show of hands was declared to be in favour of Mr. Laslett, and a poll was demanded for the other candidate. The election was fixed for Friday. CHURCH ELTLIISION AT WIMBLIDON. —A tem porary iron church is being erected at Wimbledon, and will be completed in a few weeka. It is proposed to make one-third of the seats free snd the rest to be pew rented. Lord Portman intends to move in the event of A meeting on the sub jec t has been held in the pariah, and the Artisans and Labourers' Dwellings Bill being read a and unappropriated a memorial praying that the church may be entirely free with a weekly offertory has been second time that it be referred to a select committee. extensively signed by the small tradespeople and The London Free and Open Church Aasoeia- MACK glm—The Cornish n.acherel fishery con- poor.th has been busy, and cootemplatee holding times to be attended with extraordiniu7 sum's, and the ay, " public meeting on the matter. The follo w i ng grant majority of the fishermen are realising large sums of is the copy of a latter which hail been sent to the money. The season IF the best on record. In the put t of thia - zz week upwards of 320 tons of mackerel were despatched by i elatio n resid bees to understand '''""""' that • new church, rail out of the county, the bulk of the supply being Dent wich you are interested, is in course of erection at to London. I Wimbledon, I am directed to ask you kindly to use your SOUTH KENSINGTON Muagun.—Visitors during influence towards making it entirely free and unappro. the week ending May 23 - - On Monday, Tuesday, and ' prlate4l, so that the poor of the parish, equally with Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., ,rid ;on Wed- the rich and well to do, may have the privilege of joining in nesday, Thursday and Friday, admission ~ from 10 the services of the church , The council believe that in • a.m. till 6 p.m., 1,678 ; National Portrait Rxhibition . by all the three existing churches at Wimbledon the seats Paymant.. 2 , 3s9 ; 11 .7 86 average of verreaPendl are either let or appropriated save a very small proportion week in former yens, 9 , 673: rout from the open i ng ' ca g e d tees' for the working claws, w h o aro thus pray the museum, 7.397.969. I Wally excluded from the WNW of grace ; and they ear- TH Z ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR D ISEASILS OF THI neatly hope that the free and open system with a weekly CHLeT, CITY-10AD.—Tbs number of patients under treat- offertory will have a fair trial allowed in the temperer, meet at this hospital during the put week amounted to church.—l am, he., R. TOW/ISHIRD llsvga." The porn -891, of which 73 were new eases. tidies of Wimbledon is about b,OOO. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'OLOOk. I In the Stock Exchange to-day attention is again chiefly directed to the English funds, which have been bought to a large extent, and have experienced a fresh rise of d per cent. Foreign bonds are also in good demand, and better prices • were current for Italian, Peruvian of 1866, and Turkish of 1858 and 1862. Railway stocks, how ever, are comparatively neglected. The dealers are partly engaged with the fortnightly settlement. The applications for discount are upon a very limited scale, while the supply of money is ex- tremely large. The yiotation for choice bills is 1} to 1A per cent., or g to i below the Bank mini mum. Consols are quoted 951 to I, with div., for money, and 931 to 1, ex div., for the acoaunt (June 4), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 931 to 4. As regards railway stocks, Caledonian and Great Northern A have declined 1 to 1 per cent., viz., to 741 to 751 and tit;i to 971, respectively, but the other leading lines are unchanged. London and North-Western, 1151 to a ; Great , Western, 53 to 1 ; Midland, 107 to 1 ; London and South Western, 91 to 93 ; Great Eastern, 331 to 31 ; Brighton, 311 to 1 ; South Eastern, 76j to 3 ; Metropolitan, 1111 to 1121 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 19 to 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1281 ; York and North Mid land, 941 to 3 ; Berwick, 103 to 1; and North British, 331 to 34. • Most of the speculative foreign stocks have risen 1 to 1 per cent. Brazilian of 1865, 764 to 1; Chilian of 1867, 95 to 96 ; Eoptian of 1864, 81 to 82 ; Italian of 1861, 511 to ; Mexican, 15f to 16 ; Peruvian of 1865, 84 to 1 ; Russian of 1866, 87 to 88 ; ditto, Nicolai, 641 to ; Spanish of 1867, 361 to 3 ; Turkish of 1858, 62 to 1; ditto of 1862, 631 to 641 ; and ditto Five per Cents. of 1865, 364 to 371. The Indian Four per Cent. stock is in demand, and 1 per cent. better, at 103 to 4. The Five per I Cents. are quoted 116 to 1 ; the Bonds, 18s. to 23e. prem. ; and the Debentures, 105 to 4. Bank Stock, 247 to 249 ; and Exchequer Bills, ss. to 10s. prem. No alteration is apparent in Bank shares. Lon don and Westminster, 711 to 1; Union of London, 341 to 351 ; London and County, 521 to 1 ; Antlo- Austrian, 41 to 51 prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 dis. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 1 pre:n. ; Consolidated, 1 to 3 prem. ; and Mexican, 9to 7 dis. A few transactions have occurred in miacella neous shares, at yesterday's prices. National Dis count, 5/ to 6/ prem.; General Credit, to die. ; Credit FoncMr, 21 to 3 per share ; International Financial, 2 to If dis. ; London, 22 to 21 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to I ; Egyptian Trading, 5 to 41 dis. ; Telegraph Construction, 144 to ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Pre ference, 5 to / ; and Angio American, 221 to /. Unit. ..d States 5-20 Bonds are without varieties, at 71/ to I. The accounts from Manchester report the failt.re of Messrs. Nichols and Monk, manufacturers, of Halshaw Moor, with moderate l abilities. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Consols are unaltered for money, at 951 to with div., but exhibit a fresh rise of 4 per cent. for the account, at 93; to 94, ex div. South Eastern Railway Stock is in demand, and has improved / per cent., viz., to 774 to g. Metropolitan is 1 better, while Caledonian haw declined 4. In the foreign stock market, Spanish bonds of 1867 have advanced 1 per cent., bat Turkish of 1865 have relapsed 1. It is alleged in some of the continental advice(' that a small Russian loan of 1,20',/,000/. was nego tiated in Amsterdam at the close of last week. . The syndicate of the agents de change of Paris have, it is said, informed the Austrian Finanon Minister that if the Austrian legislature persists in the proposed tax on Austrian securities, all Austrian stnrlCs, without exception, will cease to be dealt in, or quoted on the Paris Bourse. The following satisfactory notices, relating to the New Granada debt, were posted in the Stock Exchange yesterday. These remittances arc the largest that have come to hand for along time past. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. bare this day received, on account of New Granada dividends, remittance. frees the Custom-house at Santa Marta, for 16,6751. 10e..4., equal to 84,033.60 dole. This includes 1,137.30 dohs. from the Custom-house at Rio Bache. The receipts foe the mouth of April at Santa Marta were as follows: From Rio Beebe, 1,137.50 dole. ; from Santa Made, ea account of ni per cent. eisigned, 25,240.50 dole. ; ea secount of sums retained last year, :i,007 dole. ; tctd 32,375 dohs. London, May 25. Mews. Baring Brothers and Co. have this Jay recc.red. in addition to the amount already posted, 70til. lc lid. from the Cnetom•hovae of Burranquitta, for account of New Granada dividends. Mt, 25. About 76,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank yesterday. A large amount is expected to be sent in during the week, there being, including yester day's arrivals, about 550,0001. awaiting disposal. About 250,000/. in gold was shipped from Mel bourne for England during the month of April, making the total known to be on the way hither from that quarter nearly 000,0001. The total in course of transmission from New York for Europe, including 380,0001. mentioned in the telegrams pub-' lished this morning, is no less than 1,200,0001.,th• bulk of which is doubtless for this country. The annexed is from the report of the direetoat of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, to be submitted at the general meeting on the sth of June: The accounts for the past year are annexed, as cus tomary, to this report, from which it appears that after making full allowance for bad and doubtful debts, there remains to the credit of profit end loss the sum of 51,0961, 19s ; out of which the directors recommend that II dividend be declared,for the half•year, at the rate of /4 per cent. per annum free of income tax, amounting to 40,06 ft. leaving to be carried to next amount a balance of 11,096 f. 9s. 3d. The directors and auditors now go out of office; but, being eligible for re-election, they offer them selves accordingly. It is announced that the subscription list of the Anglo-Mediterranean Telegraph Company has been closed, the whole of the capital having been sub scribed. We are informed that the order for the manufacture of the cable was given yesterday. LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . 48 , . 1 . 16 . 26 . :17 .. 16 .. 4 . 7 .. 14 .. 1 - ::: $ .. 14 - (ironies rusowes.) THE FRENCH ARMY AND THE CHASSEPOT RIFLE. PARIS, MAT 26. The Moniteur de rA rmie publishes a report from Marshal Niel to the Emperor, dated the 20th inst., confirming the excellence of the Chassepot rifle, and stating that its incomparable qualities assure to it the first rank among the arms of war now employed. The report adds that the whole of the French Infantry are now armed with the Chassepot. The manufacture is actively carried on ; the mean daily number turned out last week was 1,600. BREST, MAT 2 AMERICA. The Transatlantic Company's mail steamer Ville de Paris, which left New York on the 16th inst., arrived here last night. She brings 350 passengers, 1,400,000 dollars, and a full cargo. RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER SHARES-(THIS DAY.) lastleo to-ilsy to 1 p.m.] COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIEt Canada Government, 6 per most, Jul. and %lg. 105 - Do., 6 per cent ., March and September, 1 . Do., 5 per cent., January and July, 921, t. 109. Cape of Good Hope, April and October, 1890-1900, New South Wales Government, 5 per mint, 1888 to 1896 January and July, 984, 1, 4. Do., sper cent., redeemable by annual drawings from 1867 to 1875,1011. New Zealand 5 per cent., 97/. Do. 6 per cent. 1891, March and Sept., 1101. Queensland, 6 per cent. 1891, Jan. and July, 1081, 8. Victoria Government, 6 per cent—April and Oet., 111. ORDYNARYSHARSB AND MCI . Caledonian, 75, 4, 44. Great Eastern, 33j, 44. Great Northern, 1024, 3, 24. Do. A(A receives no dividend until 6 per cent. hal been paid to B), tra• Great Western, Original, t. 34, 3. Lancashire and Yorkshire, rag, Si. London, Brighton, and S outh Coast, 514, j. London, Chatham ' and Dover, 194, 6. London and North Western, 1154, 4. Metropolitan, 1124, 12, 4. Midland, 107. North British, 334. North Eastern (Berwick), 1027,. Do. (Stockton and Darlington), 131 g. South Eastern, 74, 7. PREFERENCE SHARES. _ _ Midland ConsoliTaler,;.3;e; cent., in7deeinable, 945. South-Eastern, 45 per cent., 93. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. South-Esatern, 45 per cent., 1839, 91. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 93. London and Blackly&11 45 per cent. Stock, 90. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bombay, Baroda, and Cent. India, guar. per at., 1050. East Indian, guaranteed 5 per cent., 1115, 0, Grand Trunk of Canada, 165. Do. Ist preference Bonds, 455, 45, xc. Do. 2nd preference Bonds, 34, 5, as Do. 4th preference stock, 185, 0, xe. Great Indian Peninsula, 1100, d. Oude and Rohilaund, guar. 5 per cent., 1040. Do. shares, 25. Scinde, 1035, 25. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. San Paulo (Limited), guaranteed 7 per cent., 181. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. • • • Orel Vitebsk, guaranteed by Russian Government, 5 per cent., 790, a. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES. . . Chontales Gold and Silver Mining (Lim.), 11: Don Pedro, North del Rey, 2 pm. St. John del Rey (Limited), 18, DOCKS. _ _ Lttidon and St. Katharine, 46. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Anglo-Egjptian Banking ( Limited), 19j. Australaam, 344. Chartered Mercantile of India, London, and China, 2%. Consolidated (Limited), 4 9-16. Imperial Ottoman, 10 '. London Joint Stook, 153.' London and Westminster, 71g. Do.. Scrip (issued at 101. prem., nose of which has been paid), 481,1. National Provincial of England, 2od and 3rd issue, 39. Union of London, 3511, a. Anglo-American Telegraph Z2L 4, 1. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent., 1015. Berlin Water Works (Limited),l44. Bombay Gas (Limited), 45. Commercial Union (A.sanrance), 5. Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy Loan, guaranteed by Egyptian government, 874, ad. Electric and International Telegraph, 1625, 15. Hudson's Bay, 155. London GenerslOmnibus Company (Limited), 2 146. Ocean Marine Insurance, 19Z. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Lim.), 145, 4. Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 724, 5. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS, LIVERPOOL corroN AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (BY TZLIIGRANI.) (mom ova OWN oonsaroprosmr.) bales CcritoN.—Market quiet. Bales probably 4,000 or 5,000 Coax.—Attendance at market good. Wheat slow sale, and prices very irregular, varying from 4d. on white and 6d. on red to 9d. on Egyptian since Friday. Flour, scarcely anything doing, and prices are ad. per sack lower. Beans, on the spot, steady ; Baidi, 40a. Oats and oatmeal unchanged. Indian corn limited demand, at late rates ; mixed, 38a. 6d. LEEDS CORN MARKET.—(THJS DAY.) (sr riziossrs.) (nor ous ows oossserososarr.) Very little busintasparingst to•dq's market. Although wheat was offered at 2s. to 3s. decline on last week, millers buy very sparingly. Spring corn lower. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) SI:GAM—The market has opened very quietly, and prices have a downward tendency. Refined—Prices of all deamir tions rule in buyers' favour ; common brown lamps, 455. 9d. Comm —There is a fair amount of business doing at steady prices. TlA.—The market remains rather quiet, but prices are firmly maintained. Run aim Rice.—The demand for both continues limited. _ _ Corrox.—Only moderate sales are reported at easier rates. Herr.—For St. Petersburg clean there are sellers at M. be. SALTPZERF..—A small parcel of Bengal sold for cash at 19a. Bd. ; refraction 4i. TERRA JAPONlCA.—Business done to a limited extent in fine Pegn cutch, at 45e. to 46e. ; and Gambier at 17a. 9cl. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAT.) The market is fist. Town tallow, 41$. 9d. ; Pets's- Y.C. on the spot, 435. 3d.; June, 435. 3d.; Oct. to December, 445. ; December, 445. 3d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Saxton reports trade slow at last day's prices. Prime meadow hay, 80s. to 844. , inferior ditto, 635. to 755. ; Glover, old, 90s. to lO6s. ; second cot, 70s. to 90s. Aram, 30s. to 30s. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The mining market is rather more active to day. West Chiverton shares are quoted 63 to 64; Prince lof Wales, 430. to 445. ; \Vheal Trelawney, 9 to 9±; Wheal Kitty (Leland). 51 to I ; Chiverton Moor, 6 to 61 • North Treskerby, Is. to 19s. ; Whoa' Chiverton, 2/ to 2g ; Great Wheal Vor, 17 to 18 ; New Lovell, 17s. 6d. to 20s. ; Wheal Seton, 80 to' ' 82* ; and Wheal Mary Ann, 22 to 23. Annexed are the quotations for foreign and colonial mining shares, iz.:—St. John del Rey, 18 to i t ; Don Pedro, 2 to 21 prem. ; Anglo-Ws zilian, 3-16 to 5-16 prem.; Bosse Grande, 1 to prem. ; Pestarens, to 1 dis. ; Chontales, 11 to 2 ; Po rt Phillip, 1i to 1 ; United Mexican, lf - to I. Whereas it has come to our knowledge that un authorised pergola repieenit themselves av /*tents for maw rote' PATIN! DATUM! r..EFLECT(.IO, we hereby h. g to CAUTION; the public that noes aro mpresentatives of our grm wLi • do moik . produce piloted forms of masts, n r shall we bold oursaims Re sponsible for the good manufacture of reflectors wiless asthma- , cated by our trafewsark. —P. E. CIIAPWSIS sod CO , sole rroprith- Jere and maauteetstsrs of 'amnia Patents for ?Le* dies Light —No. 09, fleeLstreet, April 25, 1603. 'Advertise n