The Express. — London, England, 1864-03-24 00:00:00

THE NEW MEXICAN LOAN. Some further details of importance have trans pired with regard to the coming Mexican loan. It ap pears that the government of the Emperor Maximi lian has selected Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., as ite agents for the negotiation of the loan, and that firm have made arrangements with the International Financial Society for its joint issue. Influential firms in Paris are likewise connected with the operation, which is to be carried out on commission. The loan will be for 5,006,0001. cash, in 8,000,000/. of 6 per cent. bonds at 63 per cent. Throughout the negotiations the government of the Archduke Maximilian has, it is understood, shown an en lightened desire to combine with the conditions of the loan a measure of justice to the old bond holders. With a view to give some satisfaction to these existing interests, it is proposed to apply out of the proceeds of the loan sufficient to make up the amount of the half-yearly coupon on the old bonds due in January last ; also, to set apart sufficient for dividends for two years on the old bonds ; and, in the next place, to convert the over due coupons into an active Three per Cent. stock, the dividends on which for two years to come will likewise be retained in hand out of the loan proceeds. It is an important feature of the arrangement, as proposed, that the old bondholders shall be left in undisturbed possession of the special revenues now held by them. It is understood that the proposal for converting the arrears of dividends into a Three per Cent. stock bearing immediate interest has been contemplated by most of the combinations at tempted by others of the first capitalists in Europe. The next stage of the affair will consist of the pre- sentation of these proposals to a meeting of the holders of Mexican Bonds, which has been invited by Mr. James Capel for Wednesday next in the subjoined advertisement : To the holders of Mexican Roads.—Having received a notification that a new Mexican loan is about to be con tracted for, with certain provisions for the claims of the exiatiog bondholders, I have been requested to call a meet * of them, at the Loodoe Tavern, Bishopagatastreet, on Wednesday, the 30th instant, at 1 o'clock precisely, to con sider the terms which will then be proposed. London. March 22. J.inre Cara. In the event of the old bondholders dissenting from the terms proposed, we gather that the loan will be brought out exclusively on the continent, instead of simultaneously in the markets of Paris and London [and perhaps Amsterdam] as at pre sent intended. From the Paris advices it seems certain that the loan if issued there would be ins mediately successful, the more especially as it is I understood that this will be the first Mexican stock to be officially quoted on the Paris Bourse. In view, however, of the advantages anticipated from the enlightened policy of the Emperor Maximilian, who is stated to be strongly imbued with the most liberal commercial principle's, and of the advance which a strict adherence to the financial obligations of the new empire may be expected ultimately to cause in the prices of its securities, the more general impression appears to be that, though the arrangement pro posed may produce a temporary feeling of disap pointment amongst the more sanguine of the specu lators, it will be accepted by the largest and most influential of the bona tide holders of the old bonds. Possibly, some slight modifications of the arrange meat may yet be found practicable. Meanwhile, the decision of the meeting of bondholders on Wed nesday next will be looked forward to with great interest. THE SHEFFIELD ISIINDATION. THE INQUEST._ The inquest on Thomas and Slizabeth Elston, Banish Edon, and Thomas 'alert, wbo lest their lives by the disastrous flood on the nth of March, sou re-opened yesterday morning, in the Sheffield Town-hall, before Mr. John Webster, county =neer. Mr. 8.. liewlinson, C.E., and Mr. N. Beardmore, C.E., watched the inquiry for the Hoemeoffies ; Mr. Enrolee Thompson (banister) for the Sheliaki Waterworks Com pany : Mr. Broadbent (solicitor), for some of the property fawners who have suffered from the flood; and the Mayor and Mr. Yeoman, the town clerk, for the corporation. There were also several engineer, present, amongst them being Moos. A. Mille, engineer in chief of bridges and causeways to the French government, who had come over from Paris on purpose to inquire into the canoes cf the disaster; and Mr. W. Lindley, engineer of the Hamburg Sewerage and Water Works. The general public were very poorly represented, there being not a dozen persons present ante° o'clock, when the coroner took his seat. The Corooer read over the evidence previously given which, it will be remembered, merely identified the bodice; of the unfortunate deceased ; and in a brief address stated that the inquiry would be confined to the ore el Thomas Elston, the verdict in which would decide the others. if the evidence of the engineers and contractors was not satis factory, the evidence of Mr. li. iinwlinsoa, the government engineer, would be taken. John Towlerton Leather, Leveothorp, near Leeds, civil engineer, and the consulting engineer of the Sheffifisid Waterworks Company, was examined. The Coroner, in questioning Mr. Leather as to whether it was not pouible to have provided an additional outlet for the water at Bradfield. expressed a strong opinion that the outlets existing at the time of the accident were insufficient Mr. Leather persisted in saying that every precaution wee provided. Mr. Itawlineon read extracts from the report of the Society ot Eagineers published in 1859, to prove that pipes were oome'ily broken by unequal compression ; but Mr. Leather said the came quoted did not apply to the present In reply to questions from the jury, Mr. Leather said there was no evidence to lead to the supposition that the pipes up to the time of the aocideat were at all defective. The presnmptioa was the other way. - - - Mr. Perroaei Thompson aces-examined Mr. Lea ther, but nothing material was elicited beyond • con. firmatioo of the previous evidence It was, however, stated that the Bradfield reservoir was constructed on the lame prisciple as the other reservoirs which had been need for thirty years, and the puddle wall was meant to keep in the water, and the embankment to support the puddle wall. The Coroner—Then if your banks badly constructed the puddle wall will fall! Mr. Leather—ls might. The Corouer—Have you seen the embankment since the accident, and if so is it properly made? Mr. Leather—lt ie. The Coroner—Theo, Mr. Leather, what, in your opinion, is the muse of this embankment bunting ! Mr. Leather—Well, I really don't know. . . The Coroner—What is youiconjecture ! Mr. Leatber—l have had peat difficulty in forming an opinion at all; end I can only form a conjecture, which is not worth much. There is the possibility of a landslip nodose the seat of the bank. Ido not believe the embank ment Adolf would first slip, but the stratification beneath mißhc . . _ The Coroner—Have yen any other conjecture Yr. Leather—lt has been suggested that there was a fracture of the pipes. If the pipes had broken it alight have caused it, but I do not think they did. The Caner—Why do you suggest a land sli p! Mr. Leather —Becams landslips have occurred before in this or ether valleys. . . . The Coroner—Then you do not moribe the bursting of the rueervoir to unsound engineering principles, or to bed workmanship! Mr. Leather—Certainly not. In reply to Mr. Rawlineon. Mr. Leather said he was not aware that say precautions had been taken to prevent the creep of the water along the pipes, by means of collars and washer frills. John Condone, acting engineer to the Sheffield Water works Company, in the course of his evidence, said—l went to the reservoir three or four days • week. Os Friday, the 11th of March, I was there about three o'clock in the after nom. The dam era then full to within a few inches of the weir. It was a very stormy day, and that was the rinseof my going to visit it, I wished to see the effect of the wind upon the waters. My immediate reason was that at ast-time I had read in the paper that Admiral Fitzroy had telegraphed agile. The wind was blowing strong down the valley, but I did not think it would have any bad effect upon the embankment. I stood by the weir nearly the whole of the afternoon, bet did not observe the slightest sinking of the embarkment If there had keen any sinking I moat have seen it as I was standing in • line, and on • level with the top of the embankment. I did not go emcee the embankment that afternoon on account of the spray which was blowing across is ; I had no chance, therefore, of easing that crack in the embark ment which was seen afterwards. But I could not have saved it if I had. Opening the pipsas bad no affect, for that was adopted. I have no idea what caused the crack. When 1 first saw it, a little after eight in the evening, I thought it OM the action of the wind and waves which bad been playing against it all the afternoon, end which might have lonseced the materials of which the inner slope above the water line was composed. I thought this caused the puddle wall to lean inward and cause the crack oa the out. side. This was in the evening, but is the daemon I went home, convinced that all was safe. It is not true that during the day 1 roads any remark about this embankment falling, or the dam bursting. After I bad beau home in the afternoon a little over an hoor—aboat eight— I received a message that I and Mr. Cravat wen to go up to the reservoir immediately, as some one had sees the crack. We went there at once, sad found that the pipes were open and running freely. I did sot notice the slightest escape of water through the pipe trench. It would take nearly nix months to bare the remnants of these pipes 2 for a thorough 3, eternisation, sad the co I di d odd be between ,000/. 0004 The first g when I got to the reservoir on the Friday evening was to look after the workmen. On getting to the embankment I found them and a number of people from the neighbourhood waiting for me with lanterns. I went over the embankment and they poieted out the track, which I theoretically explained as I have before described. The crack was 10 or 12 feet down the slope from the top of the em bankment I could just get my fingers in edgeways. It was somewhere is the centre of the embankment. The water was sot coming over the top. We then passed over to the weir, and I thought if the crack was near the surface, as I supposed, it would be useful to relieve the embankment by blowing off a few stores from the top of the weir. While the men were attempting to blow up the weir the water went down. I then took a lantern, and looking up, saw the water coming over into the crack. By and by I saw then was an opening in the top of the embankment 30 fast wide, as if we had placed the weir io the middle. bly men got me away. In a short time the ground shook under me, and I knew it was all up. I sent • tins down to warn • man living near and he seat others. None of the men on the embankment were lost It was about half-past eleven whim the embankment burst. The embankment moat have sunk to allow the water to how over. Cross-examined ty the jury— Th e inclination of the river from Bradfield to She ffi eld is about 90 feet per mile. On the 10th of March the water was 2 feet 3 inches below the weir, and on th e 11th, 1 foot 3 inches. The valves were raised about half•paat seven o'clock. The water had never stood so high before. The depth of snow and rain that week was nothing extraordinary. Cross-examined by Mr. Perronet Thompson :—I have been connected with - the Sheffield waterworks for 33 years. After all my experience I can say that everything that could be done for ensuring the safety of the reeervorrhaa bees done. I can suggest no meats except some additional outlet for letting off the water ; but in the present cue I do not know of anything practical that could have bees done. I superin tended the construction of these works most carefully during the progress of the works. The alteration of the embank ment from the original plan entailed a great lose in money and storage to the company. Pir u f:ting into socket& are preferable to those faateoed by The inquiry was adjourned at half-past five. It will probably Let two or three days. TB Z LIABILITY OF THZ WAITE COMPANY.— The Mariiithi In4 , pelident asys:—" The committee of sufferers by the late flood have obtained the opinion of Sir Hugh Cairns. and of Mr. Brown, of the common law bar, u to the liability of the water company for the damage caused by the flood. Their opinion is to the effect that the company are liable to make compeziatioe to every person, without distinction of clan, who has sustained any legal damage or injury by the flood. The learned counsel also think it is clear that section 68 of the act of 1853 im poses this liability on the company without proof of negligee*e on their part, and though there should have been no negligence. They are also of opinion that the sufferers can only take the property of the company in satisfaction so far as it will go ; they cannot touc► the propeity of individual shareholders, or sue them, except that they may compel those shareholders who have not paid up the full amount of their shares to do so. under 8 and 9 Viet., cep. hi, 5ec.36." SPORTING INTELLIGE.VOZ CHERTSEY srEEPLECHASES.— A Cup, given by the °Blom of the Royal Horse Guards, few maiden horses the property of local farmers. About three rude,. XL G. IL Cross's C.infederste, 134 owner' 1 M. J. Willies Mika, 111 st Pullln's FisheLssan, 13st Tlis folios inn also ran : Pilot, Awindlar, sad Bobby. Bettiog : 7 to 4 apt Pilot, 3 to 1 apt Swindler, and 4 to 1 opt Bobby. Won cagily by two leogtbs ; tour leogtha between etcood sod thud, sad a bed Marti. THE SCERET AND MIDDLESEX OP= STEEPLECHASE of 5 sem each, with 3D addini About 3} mike. 19 nubs, font of whom tinclared.) Mr. Nugent :4 Jailer G.I. aged, list ... ?any I Yr.Juba mews b , aged. Wet ear fOst alb Owner . 2 Betting :1i to 1 on Yalta Gal, who ran in front through. oat, and won is a cantor. THE WC:DROS Duo Horr arssmicsaag. About three Mika. (7 subs.) t onward. lbt 71b •Isweer I Capt. Elearus Paddy, 12st 71b owner) 2 Lord Carlies's Fully, tart The fulloe lug &Le rag Bryan (nyase.Johan:e, sad Count. Betting : 7to 4 apt Johnnie. 3 to 1 seat Paddy, 4 to 1 apt Forward, and 5 to 1 eget Bryan O'Lyone. Johnnie held a strong lead to the distance, when he refused, and left Paddy in frost. Forward challenged from the last hurdle, aad woe on the poet by a short head. THE TwEtxru Larceny kl.srams.wrei. STEEPLECHASE of 5 sore. each, with &Padded. Atunt two miles sod a half. (Slobs.) . . _ . . Dlr. liodles Melange lest '_Mr. Steel) 1 Eept. Arehy, Ittat Te toile. nig Also ran. Tearaway, Ruby, her, Reindeer, and _ _ _ Eltting : '2 to I spt Podszon, 3 to 1 agst Harl,y, and 4 to 1 each nit Tearaway and Reindeer. Woo by twenty Ingths. Only the first two paned the post. The SELLING firstrtscitms of 3 sows. each, with 25 added ; llst l lb each ; selling showmen. .A.1..0ut two miles and a half. (9 ion.) Mr. Clan s The Iluetnnan, aged 191 10st . Owner 1 Mr. 1. Almeria , Ilat 7lb car. _llst, elb !Mr. Lawrence '2 Mr. W. lEercowei Trumpeter '301., 11 at ;Ib (11r. Iluinfoii) The I.lle wing also ran :— ,, srbitou Lass, Ndly, Irish lam, Maury Paddy lace Weatherglass, and Royal ,oversign. Betting : 2 to 1 asst Royal Sovereign, 4 to 1 apt Almeris, 6to 1 agar Huntsman. and 20 to 1 (at lust 2 to 1) apt Trumpeter. Huntsman made nearly all the manias. and tree by ten lengths ; two lends' between second and third. The 'eloper waa huught in tor 72 guineas. BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STASI E 4. 13 to 2Lz i I.ord Zetland (t: l2 to 1 apt 7oaeh•and ro t to 1 ttantrarr ,t; ZOO to 34 Gibr.dtdr t Iv to 1— tt ingrare d, 21:10 to 10 famorater ,t BETTLNG AT MANCHESTER.-WEDNIGSDAY. NOITHAIIPTO3iSHIRE STAKE... 13 to 2 ant Gardener 15 to 1 aO-t t Aunteraign Sto I LolartLauciA f Hai to i 1114 Olin 100 t.. 5 Costa ,t 102 to Y 100 to 0 N ingrave of 100 to 3 BLithneld .t 100 to Tanen and GoA 23 to 1 31. t Is to 1 Dollar AI I 2.3 to I Hash- lu • toe ") to t Gibraltar It Pau t, to 1 Faurgrator CITY AND SP/URBAN HANDICAP. 101 to 0 agat Veterinarian .t TWO THOI.'dAND to ••a the Loll or! tlO to 1 az,: Calista colt 'A EARL. SPENGSKs ?LATE Bto ..5,t Abing F ah A, 120 to I a;,"A My Mary t IA to louplar•t I 03 to I i Id W S.A•petoue A, Ilsto I lb: 1 Lyme ,t 20 to Zata t 25 to 1 Cr)tibAa A, It to Dolsgun CHESTER CI - P. 11 to 1 ..n the tett VI, 33 to l agst Golden Medan to .a.t t 'tsl ft:, to 1 ttlatutnSter 'V I 33 to 1 3lueulo (ott DERBY. • - • It. to 1 ..4.t Yoratter t Ifni Lis t Wu to 3 agst Firat tikatt ,t THE SIIAKF-sFEARE COMMENIORATION AND THE WorauN, CLassr..-i.—A general nwetil.g .1 the trades and working mets's committee in support of the above rik ,4 ect, was held last evening at the Whitti..gt.,J Club, llr. 1:. Moon in the chair. Messrs. Hepworth I.),Noo, Tomlins, and G. %V. Banks, attended as a deputaion from the national committee. The following recommendations for the observaoce of the day by the working men London were adopted. That Saturday, the Zird of April, 1 , . kept as a holu.ay. That friendly and trade societies, and other &evocations of the people, including the volunteer'', with their bands, be invited to assemble at boon, in I lyde-oark, aml thence to proceed is procession to the site o f th e f u t ure monuourtt, where a nioncal demoostration shall take pier,. That the remainder of the day be devoted to the various ri EtvRAILWAY FOR NORFOLK AND TER EASTERN entertaiumento to be provided. That memorial card., de stined be Mr. George Crnikshank, be distributed au.oogat Coe:rms.—After the recess a committee will sit to oomidor the nierits of the following new railways :—East Norfolk the various moieties of workmen, for which 2i:room oath s h a ll be ,h uge d , t h e procee d s to be W the menu . Railway ; Ely, liaddeuham, and Sauce;: —Fiat ; Great Footer's (High le baoch branches. junctions, and St. lees to Ramsey); went farad. A deputation was also appointed to wait upon Thorpe oral W altos ; Royston and Hitchin ; Tend. the Hon. Mr. Cowper, to obtain his sanction for the as ring Hundred, Wens= Va ll ey, and West Norfolk Junction Nimbly of the people in Hydelerk. Ic o Nt io NGtorrilAt.OmszsusCampAsT(LimiTko).— ' Lad "' /reek receiptafor Um week 'Wing March 20, 11,1434 INs. id. ' ORYITAL PaLacm Otta Sammao Dar.—. Atuttg THAN EV RR AND Barran THAN EVER . — This d lt i . i t liN b lS y . eme DAY : mk 3l !ic All , C e li te. 2.3 7ll ; Adin kita l iaa " , 1 . 4397 "Ms"' 793; wk. , to the largest mid best stock of spring and summer patterns ever submitted for public approve' The wend-famed ' IiORNI MAN n TEA is choice cud strong, moderate lee trnumn at Alfred Webb Mlles, the originator'. only eats- In Pete, and ntltolvaoton to use. These advantages have secured leistune . tr in g e rketreet, Ilmoveraquare. NatabiLhad IMI for th is ie. 'Mum! preference. it Is sold In Whet. by KWh .-1/41 Yeats.—{Adrertuelawati THE EXIIIESS,* TEITRSI)AY EVENING,. MARCH 24, 1864. ILAIN intdligntu. COV&T 01 QUAIN'e BENCH. et au as WA piall to lIIMMIra and London, beta* the Itlght asEIF Alexander Edmond tOoktorn, Dart. Loyd Older Justice of her Majesty's Court ■ of Queen*. Beak in and after lister Term. 1961 In Tum —ln Middlesex : First altabig, Mtody April IV ward sitting. Monday, April Id third sitting, Monday May Z ,for undefended causes crab In London: First Attain Frit , April second sitting, Friday, April MI After Terra.—ln dlesex Tuesday, try 10. In London : Fri day, May IS. The court will sit at 10 o'clock every day. The muses ia the Ible for each of the above sitting days In Tema, If not deposed of on those days, will be hied by adjournment on the days following each of such sitting days. Special Juries will be tried in London at the introits 'her Term. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOhIM CIRCIIIT. 7. -Lewes, Aim 23. (Before Lord Chief JustiCs &le.) Edward Jones, 21, end James Harney, about the name try were charged with misdemeanour in being found armed with a dangerous and offensive instrumest, with intent to commit a felony, and also with assaulting Henry Gain, • police-constable of the borough of Rutin*, in order to prevest their lawful appreheneion. Mr. Hurst prosecuted. The prisoner Jones was defended by Mr. Willoughby; and the other prisoner was unde fended. - The prosecutor in this case, it appeared, was on duty about 12 o'clock at night. on the Met of January, at the Marine, at Hastings, and ulna looking down the area at No. 38, be saw the prisoners evidently engaged in an at tempt to break into that house, as Harvey was holding up the other primmer, who was in the sot of apparently endea vouring to force up the area window. The constable shouted • them, and inquired what they were doing, upon which Jenes jumped down, and both the pnooan toed to wooed themselves under the area steps. bT prosecutor welt into the area, and era approaching the pruonees, Jones drew from his pocket some instrument which the countable believed to be • life•preserver, with which he thnick him • violent blow on the back of the bead, which knocked him down, and while he was epos the ground, he jumped upon him and seized him by the tbrort, and nearly choked him, and also streak him two or three other blows with the life preserver. Jones then, it ap called oat to his companion, "Come on. Jinn; g l i d got him down ." and they both ran away, the constable beiag for two or three unsung insensible in consequence of the Injuries he had received, and for that maim being unable to prevent them from making their escape. Jones was, however, apprehended on the same morning by Ser geant Wood, of the Hastings police, at the railway station ; and the other prisoner was discovered • few days ago in Winchester gaol, when be had been committed as a rogue and vagabond, and the prosecutor spoke positively to bis being one of the men who had assaulted him under the or. cualistattoes above masted. The jury retuned • verdict of Guilty spinet both soners, and evidence was then given to show that they bad been several times summarily convicted for being concealed in bonne with intent to commit felony, and other offences of the same clue. Lord Chief Justice Brie mid that there was no doubt as to the character of the prisoners, or the means by which they obtained their livelihood, and he should therefore peas upon them the extreme sentence of the law for the crime of which they had been convicted, which was that they be kept is penal servitude for three yearn. OXFORD CIRCIIIT.—HzazroaD, liAsca 23. Caows CoetT.—(Bofors Bares Pigott.) Tut HLXNOI YURDEIt. . . . . Thomas Watkins was indicted for wilfully and of malice aforethought killing sad muideriog Nary Ann Watkins, his wife, at Hennor, near Leominster, in this county, on the 18th January last. Mr. Cooke and Mr. Matthews conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Wightman defended the prisoner. When the prisoner was arraigned yesterday he pleaded guilty ; but by his lordship's advise he afterwards withdrew that plea, and the trial was fixed for this morning. The trial occupied most of the day, but the facts as elicited is evidence lie in • narrow compar. It appsarod that the pd. goner had led • dissolute life, and had separated from his wife, who earned a living by going out washing end ironing. The deceased lived with • cottager named Smith, and some time before the murder the prisoner had said to Smith that be "should like to be the death or his wife and one or two others. The deceased, too, was afraid of befog out at night, in aooasgnews of the Unsafe that her husband had used towards her. On Monday, the 18th January, the deceased went to do • day's washing at the house of James Lane at /leaner, and left Lee's house to go home at about mix o'clock In the evening. Whey she left Lane's, she said she did not much like going house by herself for fear of meeting her husband. The poor creature never reached her home that night, bat between ten and eleven o'clock, as • witness named David Lipscoothe was passing through an orchard, on his way home, • shoot distaoos from Lane's house, he heard groans proceeding from the other side of • hedge. He got through • fence, and following the direetioa of the sounds Doom use up with the poor woman, whom he found lyiag on the ground is • pool of blood which had flowed from several frightful cute in her head. Lipscomb' placed the woman in • position in which she could breathe 11101 s freely, and having obtained assistaoca, the was eon. 'eyed to the union workhouse, where she died. Nest morn ing, at daylight, an examination was made of the locality of the murder, and traces were found of a person wearing clogs of • peculiar make. The prisoner was at once suspected of being concerned in the murder, sod it was ascertained that he had been in the immediate neighbourhood on the even ing of the murder. Between tee and six o'clock he called at • booze about • mile and a half from Lane's, and at about nine he was at another house about la quarter of a mile from where the murder was committed. He then wore clogs, and said be was going to Smith's to ask his wife to mole sod live with him. As be left he said " Good night ; perhaps I shall never see you again." A day or two after wards the prisoner was apprehended, and, being charged with the murder, answered, ' Well, I did not do it," A numbs; of wileCO . Bes wsnenmiaed is prove the above fade. It was shown that on the night of the murder the prisoner called at several cottages distant from half a mile to two miles from Helium with so apparent object. He talked of his wife's conduct, and said she had bees unfaith ful to him during his absence, he having been for five years away, having enlisted ass marine. About Christmas he deserted and came down to the neighbourhood of Leo minster. Mr. Llewellyn, relieving officer to the Leominster union, provedthat the deceased was in the receipt of ss. • we from the parish, and that the beard having beard that the primmer had been seen in the neighbourhood, Mrs. Watkins was summoned so the board. She admitted that her hus band was in the neighbourhood, but said elm was determined not to live with him again. Mr. Cogisu, surgeon, deposed that on being called in to see the deceased he found her insensible. She never spoke, and died next day. He made • post-mortem examination of the body, and dmicribed the injuries, the chief of which were—a bruise over the right half of the forehead, •short straight coutuaioe on the shoulder about two inch** long, apparently in fl icted with esti& ; • otraight edged wound about an inch long in trout of the head, with an oval frac ture immediately beneath ; an irregular jagged wound over the parietal bone, and a wound on the right aide of the hes& The largest fracture however, extended acmes the whole of the back of the br ed, much cow -1 minuted and crushed. This must have been pro duced by a violent blow as it was on one of the strongest parte of the *knit It extended over the whole of the right side of the head like a star, and the brain pro truded from portions of the fracture. This fracture would prevent a person screaming after the blow had been re ceived. Some of the wounds might have been made with • boot and clog similar to that worn by the prisoner. (The boot was produced in court) There was nothing to account for death except the acts of violence apparent on the bead. This testimony having been corroborated by a second medical man, a plan of the neighbourhood was put in and proved, and this coecluded the one for the promotion. Mr. Wightman then addressed the jury at some length for the defence. Having remarked on the common use of clogs by the labouring people of Lancashire and Yorkshire, he submitted, first, whether they were satisfied that the prisoner was the man who had killed the deceased ; and, secondly, if they were satisfied of that, whether the act was one of murder or of manslaughter. He oratended that the prisoner having left the army had come down to Hennor to endeavour to persuade his wife to lire with him, she had repelled his overtures, and he aulunitted the following theory as an answer to the charge :—That be met his wife on the night in question, and expostulated with her on her conduct, that she continuing to repel hi. advance*, in a fit of frenzy be inflicted the fatal blow. That would reduce the charge to one of manslaughter. His Lordship summed up with great can and minute. nese, and The jury, alter s short consultation, returned a verdict of Gaily amidst a deep 'demos. His Lordship then passed the awful sentence of death in the usual manner. The court wee crowded all day, and the prisoner bore the trial with great fortitude. WESTERN CIRCIIIT.—TAUNTON, Itimica 23. (Before Mr. Berea Martin.) BRUTAL OUTBACK ON A BOMAN. - . Jonas Ward, LI), was usdicted for cruuinall► assaulting Charlotte Fraser, at Ansford, on the ith November. At the Winter Asaire for the comity six men were trial, con victed, and sentenced to various terms of petal servitude and imprisonment, for having criminally assaulted the pro. secutris, but the prisoner made his escape acd was subse quently apprehended at Merthyr. Ii appeared that on the night to qualms the prosecntrix was at the Half Moon at Ausford, is company with her sweet heart, a man named Sylvester Sheen. They left the house shortly before midnight, and on getting into the road, the prisoner and hie companion. took her from her "young man," and dragging her to the roadside live of them in succession criminally aesaulted her while she was held by the others. She was afterwards dragged into the stable of the Half Moon, at the suggestion of the landlord that there was some clean straw there, and she we. there crimisally amaulted seven times. The prisoner was found guilty, sad his lordship said the case wag so atrocious—the worst he bad ever beard in his life—that he should consider whether be was justified is passing a heavier sentence than had bees pared upon his companions. His lordship, having coesulted with Mr. Harms Bramwell, Its was seatoacial to Ivo yaws' penal servitado. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. er (Before the Assistant-Judge.) ICtimsbeth loam, 29, and Mart/us Barker, 27, were in dieted for by freadulent means procuring Ann Quinlaw, • girl 13 years of fie, for hopeoper purposes. Mr. Weigh, instructed by Sheen and Rama, solicitors to the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, ocsiducted the prosecution ; Mr. Cooper appeared for the prisoners. Jowls pleaded guilty. Mr. Sleigh said that having given this cue • good deal of oomaderation, be had come to the °occlusion that although there was so moral doubt of the guilt of the pri son r Barker, yet he felt assured there was not sufficient 'mg evidence to convict her, and therefore he should not offer any evidence signet her. Al regarded the prisoner Jones, her conduit had been of the most disgraceful character. The poor child, who bad just lost her father and her mother, had been deluded to Jones's house, No. 12, Wild-court, Great Wild street, wider the pretext that she was to be employed u a servant, but after being in the house for two or three days, Josses and Barker took her into the Haymarket, end there used her for the vilest put poses. The Assistant-Judge, in addressing Jones, said he was afraid to trust himself to speak in sufficient terms of the enormity of her crime. They beard enough of the perfidy of mac, bat vibes ttey fated oue of the other sex taking • child of such tender yetis and treating her in the way this child had been treated, she had • fearful thing to answer for both in this world and the next- The statute limited the punishment for this offence to two years' imprisonment, and of that there would be no diminution • but he bad the option of awarding bard labour. and be b elieved he should not do his duty if he did not add hard labour to her im prisonment for two years. (Before Mr. Payne.) Tax mean " BCM rat COVRT." In the ootuiTotTbTa&y, iiTr; bein g ;e7;iral ma g istrates on the beech, as well as the Assistant-Judge, Mr. Peter asked whether the words he had used in speaking of the juryman on the previous da► had been taken down by the court, and whether they were the words which had been construed into a contempt of court. The Assistant Judge—lt is no use asking such questions. If you have any application to make, you had better make it. Mr. Pater—Are those the words that have bee. taken down The Assistant Judge—You have been told yes. Mr. Pater—lf those are the words taken down, my appli ratios is that I may have a copy of the notes taken. Mr. Payne—The words you have read are the merest words, m I have said before. I acted in the belief that by those words you insinuated that the foreman of the jury was determined to convict the prisoner whether he was guilty or not, and in violation of his oath. Mr. Pater—Then I am clearly to understand that the words taken down are construed into s violation of the foreman's oath. As counsel for the prisoner I said he had prejudged the case. The Assistant Judge—This is but a weste of the public time. Do you withdraw the observations or not! Mr. Pater—l never intended to withdraw the words. Mr. Payne—The words you have read are correct. Let us have no more of the matter. _ _ Thus We subi+es Boded, end the regular business of the court ooeeded THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. H •Ddllreo 0 the firm of Heodenoa and Leta, er,ll - attended yesterday on behalf of the Marquis Town ahead (who was likewise present), sod roads the follow ing statement. He stated that the marquis had two objects in view in requesting him to appear before the Lord Mayor first, a desire to act justly towards some innocent parties upon wheat some stigma might have bees cast; and secondly, to expose to the public a fraud, the continuance of which might by that means be suppressed. In the filet plate be drew the Lord Mayor's attention to two letters which had appeared in the Times, the first on the 20th Feb., which was signed "As Executor," which was to canticle executors against a fraud which was stated in the letter to be prac tised by booksellers in sending, after thedeatla of a nobleman had been annottoced is the peseta, • quantity of books as if they had been ordered during the lifetime of the deceased, and at the same time charging most exorbitant prices." The second letter, which appeared oa the 9th March, was signed by eleven booksellers in the City of London, in which they denied that they had either practised such a system as had been alluded to in the letter of the 20th February, or even knew of its existence. In justice to these parties, be would say that there was no grimed fee supposing that they bad ever bees guilty of such an act, and he expressed regret if any stigma had been cut upon their characters by that letter. The Marquis Towoshend would Dot at the present time have come forward, but three such cases as he Ind alluded to had come under his notice, in one of which the attempt was made upon the executors of the late Marquis Toenheod, against whom a claim was made after the death of that nobleman by a party for some books, which it was alleged had been ordered during the lifetime of the late marquis, whose death took place on the 14th August, and was anaonoced in the papers four days afterwards. Immediately the claim was made upon the executors inquiries were made am to when the order was given and when it was executed, and it ap peared that according to the answer given it was executed the day before the death of the marquis was announced, and the date on which it was said to have been given hap posed to he that on which the marquis died. It was stated that no written order was given, but the order was given across the counter,aod ao idea could be given into the parties who gave the order. Is one of the three cases he might min tiest that it was acknowledged that the order which appeared in the book had beau interpolated. In another ease the books, which were charged at Zit., were taken back, but in that in which the marquis was concerned they never went balk, as they were said to hare been sent to a place where the late marquis had long ceased to reside. and nothing more was known of them. In conclusion, Mr. Henderson said that in bringing this matter before the public it was not the intention of the Marquis Townsbend to seek at Kenai soy punishment. The publication of his statement might bring other cases to light ; if not, he trusted that it would act as a caution to executors for the future, and like wise induce the party who had made the attempt upon him, but whose name he would not =saltine, to refrain from again attempting any such heed. CLERKRN WELL. finite"' Hill, a cab proprietor, of Nag's Head-yard, Leather-lane, was charged before Mr. Barker with unlaw fully assaulting and beating Mrs. Edmonds, the landlady of the Nag's Head public-house, Leather-lane. The assault was committed so far back as the 9th of this month, but the defendant refused to appear to the proems of the court, and he was apprehended on a warrant. On the day in question the defendant was in the front of the bar, and bemuse be could not get bit change at once he made use of the most dreadful language, and took up a quart pot and threw it at the complainant. The pot struck her on the side, and it caused her some pain. Not content with this violence, the defendant took up two glasses and threw them at her, and one of them grazed her face. He also swept the counter of all that was on it, and said that he would break every window io the place. Him language and threats were of the most fearful character, and be caused a large mob of persons to assemble. He went away foe some time, and thew returned and 'gain renewed the disturbanoe. She was afraid that the defendant would do her some harm, and therefore she wished him bound over to keep the peace towards her. The prisoner said that he was drunk at the time, and did not know what be was about. Had be not been so this affair would not have happened. Mr. Barker fined the defendant 20a. and costs, which were at owe paid. WORSHIP-STREET. James Cr olllky, I respectably dressed IMO, about forty year, oat age, and described am • gardener, living at Hack ney, was charged with breaking into and entering a dwelling house. lir. Thomas Doze, • fishmonger, in the Hackney-road, maid—Between one and two o'clock this morning my daughter awoke me and declared that some person was down stain. I told her it was all nonsense, and that she was always (alining something of the kind. Mrs. Doss, how. ever, observed that there might be something in what the girl aid, and getting • light went dos o in her nightdress only, bat very quickly returned in great alarm, es. claiming, "Oh ! there's • man asleep in your arm chair." Of course I was out of bed in a moment, and popped on my trousers while my wife put on her frock, and down we went, abe glad to get into the street for a policeman, and Ito see who the man was. Sure enough there sat this gentleman, as my little woman had described, in the kitchen, but his boot, and trousers were lying under the table, and my wife's shawl was wrapped round his knees. When she returned with the constable of course she was quite disgusted at seeing this. I don't know him ; Mrs. Doss don't, nor yet my daughter. Oh, no. He's quite a stranger to us. He didn't seem to know where he was either when we woke him ; Let 1 want to find out bow he got there—that's what I should like to find out. It's very mysterious really, because ye see all the dons were fastened when we went to bed, and they were all the same when we found him. I don't think be came with any felonious intent—oh, so. Bat how did be come? 1 should like to know. Somebody else might do the same. He must have entered by the back I suppose; perhaps by the ',link., for the lock of that doors very peculiar. la fact this is a peculiar matter altogether. Perhaps the gen tleman can tell us. Priaoner—l really cannot; but I do assure you it was by mistake. I had been in company with a young man, • friend of mine, aed we took several glaras of stout, and when he left me I must have thought I was at borne ; but really I can't recollect how I got is, or anything more until they awoke me. Of course I very much regret it. Mr. Dose—Aud of course so do L We all regret it. I suppose you must have been drielring—a man would not nit in a chair in such a state as you were otherwise. But I want to know how you got is. Mrs. Mary Doze confirmed her husband's statement, and very naturally expressed as mach curiosity on the point. Prisoner—l assure you that I know nothing. I aseelode the beer bad something is it. I never was so overcome by anything before. I had 2.35. in my pocket last night, and I have not a halfpenny now. 432 Iv—All I found on him was a card-use sod a pocket book. I believe him to be a respectable man. Be ap peared to be recovering from drink when he was awakened. leagiskses—Welk, this is • very add teary ; bet I cannot ceeeelve that a man Todd take of his tremors if be iatfdtd to sob a bow. .. . . . Hr. Dose:-(31; deer no, certainly not—not liltaly. Prisoner war fined sa. for being drunk. WESTMINSTER. _ _ _ Eduard Ames Butler, a mini; the employment of Mr. Hatt, cow-keeper and dairyman, of 15, 13rewer•staest, Plm wen charged with steeling a gallon of milk, and John Col , , coffeehouse-keeper, 9, Upper Estou-street, was charged with feloniously Nearing it. Sergeant Perkins, 8 B, srid that the prosecutor had been to the court, but had goo* swey. The police, however, were acquainted with the details of the mae. Yr. Self* mid he would hear them. . . Sergeant Perkins ear that from informatics received be spoke to Mr. Hatt, and fiend that there wee moms- thing going on wrong. At a quarter to five that morn ing Butler came out of Hatt 's yard with a half-gallon measure of milk in his hand, and proceeded to Cole's coffee shop, where he went into the puvate bar pert, and Cole took the milk of him and plead ft on a shelf, and then went into a private parlour, from whence be returned in two or three minutes, and paned something to Bader. The latter, after placing his band ander his innoek, pat down a half -gallon bottle of warm milk at Cole's feet. Mr. Cole then said to wanes, who had followed Butler into the shop, " What are you going to here r when witness said be should take Bailer for stealing, and Cole for receiving the milk. Neither of them made any reply. Hatt came to the station and signed the sheet against the privatize. Butler said that he merely took some milk to Mr. Cole which bad been ordered, and knew nothing about steal i6lsaid be had dealt with Mr. Hatt for many years, and bad four quarts of milk in the morning and six in the after noon. Whenever he was becoming abort of milk some of his people ma to Mr. Hatt's and ordered it, and that was the case that morning. To show that nothing could have been passed by him to the other prisoner, only twopence wee found upon the latter. Mr. Sells said that for the interests of justice, as well se for pressers' own sakes, he would have Mr. Hatt in attend ance, and would grant a summons for his attendance forth- with. He would not restrain the liberty of the Doomed in the mean time. CHARGE OP ARSON AGAINST A LADY AT BRIGHTON. At the Magistrates', Court, Brighton, yesterday and the previous day the beech were occupied: for • °mai &rabbi time in the usmetigation of a charge of anon, the circumstances connected with which were of a somewhat peculiar character. The prisoner was a fathionably dressed, middle-mod woman, named Margaret Grant, and the charge against her was of feloniously setting fire to a home in her oecupetion, being No. 12, Cliesbam-rand, Kemp towo. It appeared that the prisoner hired the house of • Mr. Field, upon • lease of two years, and she had been living there nine months, but recently she bad left to go into apartments. On Friday night she and her servant left the house at a little after six o'clock, and at that time the hones was quite safe, and there were no signs of fire. At about eight o'clock the prisoner was in St. James's street with her servant, and she put her bead in her pocket, said that she had lost her purse or left it behind her, sad that she would go back for it. Accordingly she got the key of the house and went back, raiding her ser vant on ; and she had admitted to Superintendent Crow horst that she was in the house at about half-pest eight. She said she went for the purpose of finding her purse, which she had left behind on • table—that she ran up stairs, got her puree, ran down again, and locked the door after her. Within about a quarter of an hour some per sons who were going by the house heard • crackling noise inside, and they called Mr. Field, who lives next door, and to whom the home belongs. It was then found that the house was on fire. The prisoner was the last person in the house, and • few minutes after she left the fire broke out in eight different places io the house—all separate and unconnected, and on different floors of the home. The furniture was insured for 5004 in the Atlas, and the house by Mr. Field for 2501. in the same office. The beech, yesterday, granted bail ; prisoner herself in 5004, and two sureties in 2501. each. Aldermen J. C. Barrows, J.P. (who spoke from the beech, but had not taken part in the mire), said he had known Mrs. Grant ever since she bad been in Brighton. Ile knew she was the widow e • major in the Bengal army, who had begin killed at the siege of Delhi, and that she was regarded with much respect and esteem by all those who had enjoyed her society. Be should be very happy to be one of the bail. ' The seemed recognisance was mitered into by a London military tailor. The prisoner, after having been formally ' committed for trial to the arum, was then liberated as. the bail tendered. ATTENDANCE AT THE JUDO'S' CH•MBENA.—Yes terclay, at the Judges' Cttambess, Mr. Justice Mellor an noueceil his inteotioo to adjourn from Thursday (this day) to Wednesday next, remarking that he found the attend • mice at chambers was acting upon his health. ATTIMPTZD ASSASSINATION BY • WONIAN.—A woman named Ann Leslie, reported to be of locus charm ter, was brought before the msanstrates at Manchester yes terday morning, charged with Bring at a gentleman on the previous evening with • revolver. It was stated that about Tuesday evening a gentleman was crossing the wooden bridge over the River la, leading to the Victoria railway station (near the centre of Manchester), when the prisoner, who bad been following him, with the pistol levelled at him, suddenly discharged one of the barrels. A boy named White said he saw the pistol discharged, and on the smoke clearing away he saw a gentleman turn round, and say, " Oh, you villain !" The gentleman them called to the people near the woman to keep her back, and raa into the refreshment room at the railway station. The witness and other boys attempted to take the pistol from the primmer, but she threatened them, and then called after the gentle men, "I will kill you, you rascal before night." She then fol lowed to the station with the revolver concealed under her shawl, but was arrested on the steps in front of the station by • milway porter named Fawley, whotook the pistol from her and detained her till the arrival of a policeman. Oa examination of the revolver one barrel appeared to have been recently discharged, and had a @mut cap on the nipple. Two other barrels bad been charged with powder sod ball, but the ball had apparently dropped out of one of them. The gentleman fired at was supposed to have gone away by a departing train. Another gentleman had informed In. spector Godby that the ball, or some other substance, struck him while going is the opposite direction to the person fired at. He felt a blow on the left breast as if from • stone or some kind of missile, and afterwards found that two pieces of cloth bad been taken oat of his waistcoat. This gentle man bad been unable to attend the court. The prisoner, who declined to say anything, was remanded. ANOTHER DEATH THROUGH CRlNOLlNL—Ytieffer day morning, Mrs. Maria Fox, aged forty-eight, who re sided in Montpelier-row, Brampton, was standing by the side of the stove, when her large crinoline caught fir* through coming in mutest with the bars of the grata. She stood frightened, and screamed for assistance, which shortly came, and the flames were extinguished. She wu coo veyed to Si. George's Hospital dreadfully burntall over, and expired shortly after ber admission. WORKHOUSE VISITING SOCIITY'S INDUSTRIAL Hour rot Grata, MID Home row Inocithata um Brenta WOMIN.—The third anniversary of this institution was held on Friday, the Ilith instant, at 22 and '23, New Ormond-street. Service was held ic the chapel, and as address given by the Rev. T. J. Roweell, Rector of St. Margaret, Lothbury ; after which a meeting was held, his Grace the Arolibisho , d Canterbury presiding. Many of the friends sod subscriber were present, including Mrs. Tait, Mrs. Gladstone, Lady Wood, Lady Ague Courtenay, Miss Langley, etc. The report having been read by the lady superintendent, Miss L. Twining, the Archbishop spoke of th e interest In felt in attending the meeting, and called upon the Right Hoe. W. Cowper to move the adoption of the recut, which was seconded by the Earl of Devon. The pelt rim- Intim was moved by the Rev. 0. J. Vignoles, chaplain to the North Surrey District Schools for pauper children, to the effect, that it is desirable that no girls should be in workhouses alte the szliool period, as tending to undo the benefit of separation and teeming in schools. This was seconded by the Rev. G. IL who spoke of the value of the Home for Girls, in which numbers from the parish of St. Georges-in.the-East bad beta rescued from probable ruin. The third reso lution was proposed by Dr. Goodfellow that it is desirable to increase the accommodation foe , respectable infirm per ores with small means ; either taking them out or St•Dif them from, workhouses. Thanks were then o ffered to his grace, by the Rev. T. P. Dale, and the company separated to visit the adjoining Home for lecnrables, and the large room where SO girls were as sembled at tea, 35 being imams of the home, arid 45 in vited from service for the day, having good characters. Of these, tea received rewards for remaining a year and up ' wards in their places, ad seven six months and upwards. Two hundred and sixteen girls have been admitted since the opening of the institution, three years ago. The Home for Incurables contains IG inmates, and it is now proposed to extend thia part of the work, and increase the number ; above 40 applications having been recently made for admission, nearly all of whom are able and willing to pay 201. • year towards their rash:amaze', and who can be received in none of our existing hospitals. Au earnest appeal for help towards this object was made, and it is hoped that in a few months it may be realised. The iocurablee are not exclusively from workhouses, though the first object of the Home is to help such I persons; but the girls are solely from this source, and are paid for (to about half the amount of the cost of their main tenance) by the guardians, theiHome being legally certified by the Poor-law Board. COMPLETION OT THE HAMMERSMITH AND CITY RAlLWAT.—Yestorday the works of this city and suburban lies, constructed by Mr. Fowler, the enemer of the Metro , polities Railway, were completed, sod only wait fur the junctions with the Great Western and West London to be "laid on," whim the government inspector will go over the line prior to its public opening. [Advertisementi--HouowAY's Pius.—To nee ! Tons sufferers.—Nervonsnese, so called, has been sold to arise from foul blood or • guilty oonscleace. When the first is the origin the afflicted may be cheered by the knowledge that a course of Holloway's Pills will dissipate both canoe and effect. i Many ISCINOUS maladies of long duration have afforded the most remarkable recoveries under these purl.) lag they have sastia.ed suffcrinp of the severest charecter, end stead* re stored the lifilicted to c =fort, confidence, aad health. abler change of climate and every means had signally failed. Hollo way's Pills renew the lost appetite, and conduct digestion with out permitting those feelings of When, lintulen,y, distention, faintness, and palpitation which seem to threaten instant death Is the timid and enfeebled. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The adjourned half-yearly meeting for the elec. tion of directors was held yesterday at We Paddington &Mina. Mr. B. Par= presided, and explained the carom. elemosa ander which the meeting had been adjourned from Friday last, adding that since the adjournment the opinions of two eminent counsel usually consulted by rail emy companies had been taken, and acting upon those opinions he should recommend that seven directors be elected in the room of the seven retiring by rotation. viz, Messrs. Bassett, King, Melds. Awaits, Wanklye, Whithoro, and Williams. Mr. J. Par son retired finally, sod in his place the board recommended Yr. GOMIS, M.P., who represented a large body of sharebelders in one important district connected with their system, nod the proxies is the bands of the directors would be need in that gentleman'. favour. In order to afford the shareholders present an opportunity of offering any Meer. sotto= or asking any questions, he moved that Mr. P. Bassett be re-elected. The gqmotion, that Mr. Bassett be re-elected, was put and dsdirsd to be carried, Mr. Adams and two other share. holders only holding up their heads against it. Mr. ADAMS demanded a poll. The names of the other five retiring directors were then severally put, and they were declared re-elected, in each cas► Mr. Adams repeating his demand for a poU, notwith standing the loud expressions of dissent from the great body of shareholders present. Mr. SHAW moved, and Mr. Com seconded, Mr. Adams to fill the vacancy. A SHAHABOLDIR read a latter from Sir W. Miles, to the effect that Mr. Adams did not represent the views of the shareholders' committee. Upon the question being put six bands were held up for Mr. Adams, end be was declared to be not elected, where. upon he demanded a poll. The CHAIRMAN then mo►ed that Mr. E. Greaves, fill the vacancy. A SHARRHOLOZR, who seconded the motion, said that Mr. Grieves reprreented the Midland district of the system, of which Warwick was the centre. Aftersome discussion, in the course of which Mr. Greaves explained the circumstances under which he had come for- ward, sad in reply to a question stated that beheld 7,0001. of original Great Western stock, and Mr. J. Parson intimated that he bold a much larger alumna of proxies than Mr. Adams, and should use them in favour of Mr. Graves, arguing that therefore to persist in a poll was a useless ex pease and a mischievous continuance of agitation, Mr. Grieves' election was declared carried, there being only two dislostisets. A poU was ep•ia demanded. Mr. ADAMS moved that • list be printed 'penally of all the shareholders, distinguishing with • star those who wore qualified for directors, and sold for is. per copy. This was seconded by Mr. Shaw, but negatived ou • show of hoods. The poll was then fixed to be held that afternoon, to morrow (this day), and Saturday, and the meeting wor ad journed to Wedsesday ooze, at 3 p.m., to receive the report of the scrutineers. A vote of Umpire to the chairman eoneluded the discus aims; bat afterwards, as the directors were Istria( the room, Mr. Adams withdrew his demand for the poll, and the directors who bad obtained the majority by allow of hands WWI declared duly elected. MARKET& TALLOW.—Wmrniumy livniuns.—This market ia steady to-day. Spot and April, 41.. 9d. ; October to De cember, 44e. 6d. Delivery to last evening. 494 auks ;no arrivals, 001TON.—Lwaroot, Malice 23.—We have still a slow mead to report but with rather more tone. The prices of American are coardered to be partially ad. lower on last Friday's rates, Egyptian id.. and. otter kiosks id. for cotton on the spot. Afloat sad deferred deli very ruiner has been done in Egyptian at fully Id. decline. The sales are estimated to-day at 4,000 bales, of which 1,000 halm wre for speculation aad azport. LEATHER.—Then has been a fair amount of bunkum does in the leather trade daring the past week, but on Tuesday, at Leadenhall, the transactioes were limited in exteot, at &boat late prices. There was a slight biomes in the supply of fresh leather. The articles most in request continue to be light English butts of common quality, shoulders, bellies, light dressing sod light shaved bides, calf skive of middle and light weights, and East India kips of prime quality. CORN.—Boaroo, Mesas 2d.—There was a fair supply of pule at today's market. Wheat was to request at the full rates of this day week. Beau and oats without altera tion is value. OWNOw, MA/LCH 23. —The week's imparts of wheat end flour see again to • good extent, including 6,791 quarters end 6,786 barrels from New York ; of other articles the supplies ere modente. With the exception of Scotch wheat, which ill in plentiful supply, and cheaper (611 b. quality having been sold et 18s. 6d. per 2401 b.), little variation occurred in prior during the week, but trenesations were on the same restricted male es of late. This day's market again ruled dull, and prima of wheat in favour d buyers, where sake were effected—le SOON cases 6d. per boll under last quotations for Danish. Flour authored. Scotch barley rather firmer. Oct. and oatmeal very dull. at s reduction of 3d. to fel. per boll, sad la per load. Boma, pais, and Indian corn steady. CATTLE. —l3ournau.. MARCH 23. —Tb e &wood wu brisk to-day for limb sad ve&l, but otker things were • flat trade. Beef made from 3s. 4d. to bs. ; mutton. 4s. to 6s. ; lamb, 7s. to Ba. ; veal, 6s. to 6s. ; pork, 36. 41 to 4.. 6L Fr at of 81b ~w aking the offal. TRAFFIC RETURNS. ILLIIVATIL Mrs Paa- Mu- Total, Total, open. orogen". dateline Itot. 1t413. Week eodher Jan. 04. mbar, laik and C.I. 1814 2,133 1.370 3,503 1.922 Week sedum' Feb. 27. rand Trunk °Waned' _lO2O 5.074 12,2Z7 16,901 11.e67 Week ending Much 4. nth& and lake Homo— 1511 2.227 3.117 Week ending March 5 . rest Walborn of Canada NI Week ending March 11,633 14324 Idg 124 Y 72 4m 201 Week ending Much 12. kettleh North Fasten) 4,7'10 4.695 . . Wei& aslline March l& Out sod 8445104 OatYoughal and Queenstown ct $1 340 101 441 385 Week andlog March:9. 0144rw & Math &eaten. 198 0,171 7,5 4 8 11014bSoo, and 8 oc4a4 ant 10,744 4,450 11,103 14,380 80!!& 8 . :40. 0 1a — 12,754 3,412 14,108 17,020 Week leading March 20. . . Great Luxembourg lanauhlre & Yorkshire Itancheater. Sheffield. and Uaeolueldre 1214 1.594 11,570 10,164 MIS Loudon aad Inaekwall Metropolitan — 2,056 1,94 North Leaden North 94affortbldre L% 8,705 7,709 1:61;;;Ci7 ead Irowto Llsoulkea t Newtown 60 696 666 1.150 911 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. OiLivarow.—Arrived March Se Avalanche, Calcutta Apollo, Larwic t 3. Amason, Sundaes]] ; Apperame, Frederick- Mad ; Argo. Chrbalam ; Bertha, itarieborg Ratavler, Rotter dam ; Ceres, Norway ; Christian, Lan Norway Yidetta, (tenon, and Gellert, Bram °Bee& Ostend Henry, Drobek Lee, Rotterdam; Lord J. Bansell. Dunkirk N. M. Barbee, Yatad : Providence. Oravelines Pilgrim. Dram • Prima% Hamster!: Planet, Drobak: taxon, Stettin: To Veuner, Baps. borg Triton, Remake ; Two Brothers, Holnistad. Salted. - March 23 : Able Seaman. Montreal : BelniumOstende; John Bell, Rambling • Jullsaid, Copenhagen ; Lion, Leopard, Harbmg ; Rotterdam ; Btr R. Peel, Dunkirk; Tugela, Natal : Victer, &week. 7.lSTialook.L Arrived—Marta tS : Pauline. KrnelUne. and lUDs de la Mar, llayoons : Paul, nantes . Olenlyou. K. John. N.H.: Osiris (si, Alexandria: lotiorar, Nantes: Orkney lass, Parahailsa ; Canstira, Demerara ; Louisiana s ) New York : Pell -41;, Rotterdam: Zigzag. suid Squirrel, Si. Michael's ; scouish Maid, Dunkirk. kailed.—Mareh ID: Formosa. Havannah . Farilna, Huanebace; Lady Duffel:in. Eosins; BUN, Panty: Tampa, Pernambuco Yee, Item/AL' BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATH& BIRTHS. MARCH.—March 2, at PA. — li;rtholognew.road, Holloway, Mrs. Idwin March, of adaughtor. NEWMAN.—March 22, at Belmont-hill, Lee, the wits of A. rt. Newman, laq., of NM and daughter. 01410 R.—March 21, at Peak hill Villa, Sydenham, the wile or Mr. G. °Md, jun., of a daughter. PAWL—March 21, at Portland-place, W., the wile of It. B. Page, Esq. of a son. RI:AD . —Merck 21, at Lim.hoase, Walthazustow, the wife of J. F. ii. Read, fen , of a daughter. RICHMOND.—March 21, at Bleseington.roed, Lee. the wife of Captain H. Richmond, gad ofhcer, of a daughter. MA KRIAURB. ATKINSON—SMITH. —March 17, at at. Thome'', Stamford. Mll, by the Rev. D. Lung, Mary, daughter of 0. Smith, Eeq., of Fore-street, to Mr. M. Atkin.oa, Warwick-lentos, Upper Cla. PDX— OR M&.—March 19, at the pariah church of St. John, Hampstead, by the Rev. J. Long, of Calcutta, Howard Fog. Ray.. of 1. ahnouth, to Blies. Blanche, daughter of C. Onus, Seq., Avenuornad, Regent's-park. MORLEY—ANSI/ILL—March 19, at St. Bantabsa, Kensington, Blackburn, the Rev. If. Hersey, D.C.L., W. Wheelhouse Morley, Eeq., or Blackburn, to Rama, daughter of R. Auden, Esq., A.R.A., of Kensington. DEATHS. BATT.— larch 22, J. Batt. log., of H Ighbary-grove, aged fn. BOURNE.—March 21, at Rugby. K H. P. Bourns, oily sea of the late J. Bourns, Ran., aged 11 years HOWARD.—March 21, at Brum-grove. Tottenham, 1.. Howard, LLB., of Aekwarth Villa, Yorkshire, aged 91. JONR&—March 21, at &mthampron, Mr. W. Jones, coachmaker, mjed 71. RI LB 21, T. KIIDy, Req., of Yenchurchetreet, Clty, 72. STOR ago/ K—March IR at Paris, Indy, youngest daughter of the , late M. Nona, Rag., aged Al. Mated aid rubliabed by WILLIAM Ras HAUS, of Ms. S, Loebard.uvet, Is lb* My ol Lomb" Printer. at &bit oft., . Labbard.4"ist, a Os Prosiest at Wlibitaluse- , TIMID AY. MUM W. OK