The Express. — London, England, 1868-04-24 00:00:00

' ) lPAE t tfXfitffifily NAP't4Xf THIRD EDITION. THE FEN lAN TRIALS AT MR OM) BAILRY.-(THIS DAT.) (Before Lord Chief Jo/Um Coabirs and Bona BrsinwelL) When their lordships had taken their nate, The Attorney-General informed them that having ears ielly considered the cans against O'Keefe he was of opi nion that the evidence as to identity and complicity wee much too weak to warrant the crown in seeking a conyke hem The Lord Chief Justice and Baron Bramwell agreed with the Attorney-General, and the jury accordingly retuned a verdict of Not Guilty in the case of John O'Keefe, who was then removed from the dock. Mr. Straight then addressed the jury on behalf of Timothy Desmond, remarking that the verdict ia the cane of O'Keefe and Anne Justice had considerably lightened his task. Having begged of them, in the first instance, to remember that Timothy Desmond end William were not brothers, as had been stated by the Attorney-General, be proceeded to argue that one of the chief points in favour of his client was the failure on the part of the crown to establish any connection between him and Mullany. Because Timothy Desmond was found near the scene of the catastrophe in company with Anne Justice were they to find him guilty of direct participation in the awful crime which was perpetrated on the 13th of De cember? Referring to the comments which had been made en the subject of Fenianiam in the course of the trial, the learned counsel expressed his intention to dismiss them at awe from his consideration, remarking that the greatest blow that could be given to the Brotherhood was the eon viction which had been brought home to its members that theiroo-oonspirstors were ever ready to stand in the witness box and put them within the grasp of the law. He was not going to enter into elaborate observations as to informers, but he should remind them that the calling of that clue of persons was spoken of in a language of the bitterest contempt by Sydney Smith, who as they were aware, was one of the best judges of human nature that ever lived. The attitude and conduct of Mullany in the dock were sufficient to brand him with infamy. He shook and trembled, and was afraid to look the prisoners in the face, and the jury might be assured that he had come there for no other purpose than to do his best to sacrifice the lives of the men in the dock. The placard with the word " rewind " accounted for Vaughan's appearance in court. The probability was that he was never • member of the Fenian brotherhood at all, and it would be an insult to the intelligence and humanity of the jury to suppose for one moment that the statements of a man like him would have the slightest weight with them. Dealing with the residence of identification given by Clifford. one of the warden of the House of Detention, the boy Charles Monty. and a man named Stratton, the learned counsel contended that the failure of the two latter to recognise Timothy Desmond at Bow-street, and of the fanner to identify him positively when first arrested, nullified the testimony they had given in the present trial, and favoured the supposition that the manner in which the witnesses bad been conversing together at the police court during the several remands had created • conviction in their minds that the men whose identification was required must be those they had seen drawing the track in the neighbourhood of the House of Detention. Touching the conversation which was alleged by Vaughan to have taken place between him and Desmond at the house of the former, he (the learned counsel) was instructed by Desmond to admit a portion of it, but to deny in the most emphatic manner that anything was said by him about "taking a jump," or that the House of Detention was to be blown up. Those statements were due to the inventive genius of Vaughan. That Timothy Destnond was near the House of Detention on the 13th of December was perfectly true, but it was • fact that be was drunk on the occasion and that he had no real motive for being there. Inspector Thompson said Des mond was drunk, and the statement that had been made as to his being seen loitering about with Anne Justice con nected him with no criminal intention. Anno Justice's acquittal proved the belief on the part of the crown that she did not aid the prisoners, and even if the one against her had not been abandoned the admitted facts on the point would show that she could have been of no possible assistance. She was in the prison on the 13th, and knew that the prisoners had been exercised in the morning, and, strange to say, those whose tool she was supposed to have been, blew up the wall in the afternoon, thinking that Burke and the other pri soners were then in the exercise ground. Desmond, he submittal, was in the Jolly Coopers public-house when the esplosion took place and he was naturally running from there towards Short"abuildings when the police pursued and arrested him. There was no reliable evidence to show that he was one of the conspirators. The fact of his being seta running was no proof of guilt, for the stoutest heart could not have withstood the fear an by the explosion. In conclusion, be asked the jury to acquit his client, and to show by . their verdict that Fenian. and Irishmen alike would receive justice and fair play at the hands of twelve intelligent and impartial Englishmen. Mr. Keogh then addressed the jury on behalf , f Nicholas Esglioh. He said that it bad been admitted by the in• former Mullany that English was not present at the first meeting held tor the purpose of purchasing the powder. He asked them to take that circumstance into their serious consideration, and to disbelieve the alle gation of Mullany that his client attended the meetings at the American Stores and in Castle market. The evidence of the informer on this point was uncorroborated and their lordships would tell them that the unsupported testimony of Mullany would not weigh against the prisoners. Referring to the statement' that hagfish was seen at Mrs. Martin's, the learned counsel asked the jury to remember that Martha Kempsley and her brother, who lived in that house, bad not seen English there. One of the witnesses alleged that English was :it Mrs. Blertin's six weeks before the explosion, but would they tell him that an active participator in the plot for blowing up the prison would not have played • different part' He did not deny that his client knew the other prisoner.. They all lived in the neighbourhood of Golden a In-are, and nothing could be snore natural than that they should be seen together in • public-hone,. frequented by persons of their class. Then with regard to the evidence of identification, he begged to remind them that English was l ame, and that there could have been nu difficulty in recognising a man of that kind. The evidence, however, was contradictory, and that fact was very much in favour of English. Then the most impor tant circumstance which favoured • belief in the pri soner's innocence was that of all the witnesses called by the crown to prove the identity of the persons who were alleged Ss have taken tart in the explosion, not one spoke of having seen English near the House of Detention on the 13th of December. English had, it was said, taken part in " Father O'Connor's" meeting, but it had already been shown beyond doubt that that meeting had not the slightest connection with the Fenian movement. Whoever brought about the terrible destruction of life and property at Clerkenwell, Nicholas English had nothing whatever to do with it. The case against him was the concoction of a miserable informer, who came forward not to promote the ends of justice, but to avert the punishment which lay I efore him by sacrificing his former associates. )Ir. Sleigh, with the permission of the court, called William Sparkes Hall, who deposed that he was a boot miker, carrying on bu si ness in Regent-street. He em ployed•good number of men. Since 1861, William Des mond had been one of his workmen, and was in his em ployment at the time of him arrest. He was • very steady, industrious man, and earned more money than any man in the shop. 11r. Baker Greene in a very able speech addressed the try on behalf of the prisoner Barrett. He prefaced his remarks by observing that this was the first time he had ever defended • human being who was on trial for his hie. and that he deeply felt the terrible and onerous nature of the duty which devolved upon him. He then re ferred to the disadvantage which his client, in common With the other priaoners, laboured by reason of his poverty, and to the difficulty he had to encounter in getting fasts for his defence. The jury were aware that the papers teemed with applications for funds with which to defend the prisoners, and while abstaining from indulging in any comment upon the refusal of the Home Seers= rave the required aid, he (the learned counsel) com plained of the system by which the prosecution were enabled to put in the dock a number of men who were without means or friends to procure legs/ sadstanoe, and charge tten , with the awful crime of wilful murder. After re !' ring to the imposing array of counsel fin the crown, the earned gentleman proceeded at once to deal with the evi dence affecting his client. He commiserated the Attorney f.eneral on being obliged to rely mainly upon the testimony of Mullany, and in referring to that individual he (the "vac(' counsel) might say shat if the crown wished to w certain ire a verdict the best step towards attaining that rn,l would be to place him in the dock and charge him with wilful and corrupt perjury. He then proceeded to ltdlV the attention of the jury to the discrepancies that arisen in the evidence adduced for the prosecution "'"'"Ting that he hoped the Attorney -General would explain them in has reply. The witnesses Morris 5 1'1 h w iC94 , el had spoken of Barrett as a man huken and no moustache ; Vaughan spoke of him , utin with • heard and slight moustache, and Mullein ral given a different d esc ription of him. Remarking that *RS reirtieularly desirous e jury should bear in mind 'cst tio produced th by the crows connected 7 7 . , 1 with the Fenian movement, he went on „ t e that the crown had endeavoured firstly to t's pretence in Pulteney-eourt, where the powder 1, 14.1 'tared before the explosion, and sseessilly to Az his "ace in Clerkenwell on the day of the explodes. ‘4 ' evidence on the former paint he contended thin mat hal atidaaturY. immesh as they had th at Martha Kmniadey, the girl who lodged ai are. Martin's, tailed tu Mentify Barrett when , laS fin* law him Milt lla arrest. Her Mee of him eit the mead eiseedis whoa her hand hhn broiled cep_ *kw kerealli &sal he = l lmea 3ketti on edl id th. The Mime el the nists bendier se fle nea fa Pebener-eseare wee equally H e He timatht the mutt ha eased,' th eir milthemes. peeve that Berutirs whiskies were le* ,eat that he were • =a l oe heard, eat Ore he were a Wee enneet. the loadlety el W Bell bs!riffialS, Amen year tin Keen of isearellea, idea. tilted Barrett by his having wee* a big herd, but u there had been evict's** of the mese nabedie. tory nature on this pint he argued that the are of the crown so far was very beeempleee. The evidence of a poeitive nature es to Barrett bake near the House of Detention on the day of the explosion rested with four witnesses. frau Al em was see of Woe, and he stead that being in Corporation-Iwo on the 13th of December he sawßarrett moieties another maa in a barrel off a truck. Allem in crouexamisatios admitted li that he saw two men standing at the corner of the passage opposite and that one of them was the man Jeremiah who was arrested immediately after the e x plosion on the present charge, but subsequently relseed en the ground that he was an agent of the police. Allant's evidence was totally oppoesd to that given by Bird, th e dairyman, which was of a singular ohs:aster. The former said that Barrett crowed the road and assisted the other man in taking the barrel off the track, whereas Bird unhesitatingly stated that after the barrel had been put on the pavement he saw • man, whom he identified as Barrett, walk from the end of the street cross the road, and lean over the barred.' In discharging his duty towards his client he might atop at the inadequacy of the case of the crown' and at the utter failure on their part to identify Barrett with the man Jackson referred to by Mainly. But he would not do so, and before be sat down be was satisfied be would establish the inno cence of his client beyond doubt. He would satify them that Barrett was not In Corporation-lane, nor in Londos, nor yet in England on the day of the explosion, (Expressions of surprise.) Barrett was by occupation a stevedore. He was an Irishman, an d bad worked in Glasgow since August last up to the One of his arrest, when be was in company with a' friend of his named O'Neill. Being an Irishman, he had warm sympathies with what were allied ultra- Irish views. Then the boy Homely stated that while looking out of the second floor w indow of his parents' residence, be saw Barrett apply the fuse to the barrel, and that the explosion occurred coos after. The day, It should be retain'''. bered, was a very gloomy one, and that !act coupled with the circumstancethat the boy had no particular reason for ob serving the man who he alleged was Barrett, rendered his identification of him six weeks afterwards, by what he termed the peculiarity of his eyes, and under doubtful cimumatances, unreliable in every respect Another va riation in the story as to Barrett's identity was to be found ia the evidence of the boy Wheeler, who stated that be saw Barrett coming round the end of the lane, and go and apply the fuse. Counsel then referred to Police-constable Moriarty, whom absence from the trial he commented upon, adding that the evidence of • man who was so close to the barrel at the time of the explo- sion, and who, being in the service of the crown, could not be expected to be favourable to the prisoners, would be of very great importance. He went on to say that on the 23rd of November there was • torchlight procession in Glasgow, and he would show them that Barrett was there. On the 13th of December a meeting took place at the Bell Hotel, in Glasgow, Mr. 111`Corry, the editor of a Glasgow paper, was in the chair, and that gentleman and an other would tell them that Barrett was present at the meeting. He would also satisfy them that on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of December, Barrett was seen in Glasgow by three men who had not the slightest object in coming to truth in his favour, cod who would swear positively that Barrett read the account of the explosion to them on the morning titer which it had taken place. Mr. Greene then produced Michael DeNulty, who de posed—l am a boot and shoemaker. I carry on my busi ness in my own house in Glasgow. I know the pri soner Barrett. I have seen him three times et my hone., and once in London. The first time I saw him was on Thursday evening, the 12th of December. when he came to my place in com pany with a man named Mullen. He asked me if I would sole and heel a pair of hoots, and I told him I would, and promised to have them ready the next evening. Barrett came the next evening, and then I had not touched the boots. He asked why I had not repaired the boots, and I told him he had been in too greet a hurry with his work. He then asked me when I would have them done, and I replied the next day. He returned the next day about 3 o'clock, and then the boots had not been touched. He then com menced so abuse me, and celled me anything but a geed - man. (Laughter.) He then cooled down a bit. Two shoemakers of mine came in, and I asked them to do me a favour—to sole and heel a pair of boota. They mid! they would have them done between 6 and 7. While the boots were being repaired Barrett sent out for an evening paper. The paper was brought in and Barrett read about the explosion in London. At that time he had to the beet of my belief about three or four days' beard on him. I have never seen him since. A man named M'Alantut Game with a letter to me, and I gave him infor mation. By the Attorney-General-4 live at Bridgegate-street in Glasgow. I have not a shop, but I have a house. I work for any persovis who bring it to me. I work for Mr. Johnson and Mr. Mahone. Mr. Mallen, who has been re ferred to, is a shoemaker. He works for Mr. Beeson. I don't know where Mr. Nowa lives now. I knew when he lived ten months ago. I have known Mullen twelve months. By the Lord Chief Justice— Mullen oould not undertake any work unless it had been given through his master. By the Attorney-General—l last saw Mullen about the commencement of January. That was at a soiree and ball. They were not of • Fenian character. Mullen is a married Irian, and has a wife and family. lie lived at Candlerigpatreet, hut I cannot tell you the number. [The examination was proceeding when our report left. ] LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Viee.CYaneellor ()Ward.) LTON r. HONK. This coupe WWI resumed. Mr. Matthews, Q.C., con tinued the cross-examination of Mrs. Lyon, the plaiatiff. She said she did not recollect seeing Mr. Wilkinson on the 7th of January. Except that part of the conversation which relates to Lady D. it was substantially a correct statement. Supposed Mr. Wilkinson left the deeds. Very likely she desired him to read ever the draft deeds. She executed the deeds on some day in January. Believed the deeds were read over. Did not remember hawing her arm round Mr. Home's neck on that occation ; certainlynot; but did remember his having one arm round her waist, and his other hand on her head, smoothing her hair. This was whilst the deeds were being examined. He sat upon the chair next to her, on the right hand aids. Did not repot. lest mentioning this to the solicitor. Did not recollect where the seal was taken from. Did not read. lect the conversations with Mr. Hartley, one of the attesting witnesses. [Letter of the 28th of January reed, in which she wrote to Home, hoping be was better, and asking him to inquire of the *rite whose was the face they had given her to look at now, and saying Are had never seen such a facie before, and could it be —.] Said she could not explain whole the face was ; it was are of the delusions she was subject to, and which continued for some time after Home had left. Supposed she was asleep. Three days was nothing for the magnetic influence to LA. Could not supply the blank. It was a delusion. Might have known Mr. Frederick Kent then. " Ho was no more to me than you are." Did not think " Fred. Kent" had called upon her at that time. Might have seen him at the Atkin:mum. Did not know whether she had seen Mr. Gibson at that time. The allusion was not to Mr. Kati nor to Mr. Gibson. There was • conversation with Mr. Dyne. Might have said that " Satire" ought to go to Eton. [Letter read, in which she said he was • most extraordinary porton—he must be either cracked, or medium.] She thought him a most ridi culous man, because he said he could put his thoughts into other people. Thought Dyne ridiculous, but nevertheless wrote to say Home might some day be a "wonderful man" like him. On the 10th of March she went to the Athens= to get • letter rightly dated and addressed, that had been wrongly dated and addressed. Did not call for any other purpose. Did not desire to get possession of any other letters. Did not get any other letters from Mr. Phillips. Took the trouble to go to a man's rooms to alter the date of a letter, end could not remember whet alteration she made. Being shown the letter, said she altered " terrace" into " plans." Phillips brought her the letter after her wilt. Did look at some other letters out of euriosity ; looked at her own lotions—some el them. Did not recollect the last time she signed "affectionate mother." Remem bered that she did leave off signing " mother ;" deliberately left off signing " your affectionate mother," left off Gelling Hesse " eon " by depose, because she did not wish to be at such intimate terms with him. Hem had never shown any taste for the society of Mim Peel. Knew he hated her, only said what she had said by way of satire. Ellis Clyatow was a dirty story telling slut, and • very dangerous wen s& She always celled Home an impostor, not to her (Hrs. Lyon), but to Mrs. Pepper. Never spoke to Elm Olyesew, except when she could not help it. Sometimes west istifibaMidittltikaireggies. set talk to Inisa Clibow,.ixisirtneAtb. rag. She was a most effessive wow., nimbi* MO, the mem. stress's eridesci., wee all Wee. Talked to her about bug. sea. nothing else. Mr. Terra wee an Dabs Comic-master. DM net come mesh to her rem. Came be IHraZeggerb 4)44001 reediest Whig Dr. Galley that Hss.'h We we be Seeger, and bombe Idea to lot her ge t. hise. "Nell' was the giber et Dr. Gulley. Big bled to esplais, " Kiss Mad! is falling off ; withered towers esd algae brews al Men We head," said she bold it had a letter et Homes, mosalng that at a abase at Herne's Ilea NH had sticks sod towers thrown at her bed. Adesiteed she bade ebbe while* Hese was sway ; *be were bet no raps, that she remembered. Fred. Ent was pretest at env, Dr. Wlleasisub also. The last bane* with Miss Nieltolls was at Albseatenses, at lira Pepper's. Had a banes with Mn. Berry in Jane. Flowers and everlasting. were thrown ; many raps, and spirits walked about the floor. It was after tea ; tea first, sod spirits afterward.. It was a pleasant erasing altogether. The last ebbe of Fred. Heat she bald net recollect the dais of, but the trial was seine on. There were only Fred. Heat and a little girl preeent. Never said to Clymow that Fred. Heat was her see that wee to be. Certainly not. Being asked to produce her 'rawer to Hocates letter complaining that he bald not sleep, because she did not call hint bar affectionate as., said she had not got it. [lt was not prodneed.l Re membered sending for Mr. Jencken shout the end of May. He mime. She did not complain of Home's absence from her ; it could be wen from all her letters that she wished Home to be further from her. Never bid kimthat Bane sad Wilkinson had conspired to take away her property. That was all concocted by the spiritualists. Ceesidered Socha a rude, impertinent, oontradiesons " boy" : did not know •tout his vriskeasuses. Had an reason to think seek a child as that was looking forward to her death. Never writes poetry : had written some thing, but did not call it poetry. On a letter of her own being read with the words, "Oh ! bad some power the 'info gle us," &c., the plaintiff exclaimed, in an animated tom, " Oh, had some power ! ' Oh, wed some power,' you mean. Did you never read Robert Buena's poetry ? It must be a misprint." Said she had no meaning in writing about "over the water to Charlie," and " the merry days of good Queen Bess" ; it was nonsense.—" Did you never write nonsense!'" (Laughter.) Had opened a book with a cover addressed "D. D. Home, 8K.." accompanied by • small note ; but that was by mistake. It came to her room by mistake. All his Jotters were addressed to the Athenieuto. Had asked Home for the key of his lodgings in June, because Mrs. Pepper wanted it for • lodger. Wes never in apprehen• don of her life from Home. " She was • poor sickly creature, and was not likely to hurt anybody." The first thing that opened her eyes was when Daniel denied thattbe spirits had anything todo with It. We bad had a quarrel ; that was just before he weft to Malvern she second time. When Daniel denied that the spirits bad anything to do with it, she supposed she contradicted him. Could not recollect anything else that opened her eyes. Lady Drumm told her that the spirits were not to be relied on ; and wished Hon e had told her so ; that was at the time. Knew that Lady Dunsany had not made an affidavit in that cause. Mr. Gibson did not assist in convincing her that she had been deceived—not until near the end. Did not complain to Perdicans that she was tied to a dying man. How could she be tied to a dying man who was not her husband ? The scraps of paper from which the book was written were written long before her eyes I were opened. OD being questioned uto • passage in the books said it was never intended to come into court. On the pewee describing Home, peeping at her through his hands, looking at her like • deadly snake, and as if her life I would not have been safe with him abroad, said she did not know when that part might have been written ; or a passage describing Home as a "greedy, fawning, sneaking hypocrite," said it was not written to come into court. Her solicitor told her it must be given up. Was not getting up her narrative when she went to Home's lodgings to correct the date. Questioned as to the passage " The spirits I used to see tell me that I shall be very great," I did not know whether it referred to • visdan or a dream ; it was some nonsense. "Do you never dream nonsense!" Would not swear it was in her handwriting. Thought it was of no consequence. Questioned as to the passage, " Yon are far happier as my wife than if you were Duchess of North umberland ;" did not know when or by whom were they obliterated. The cross-examination was being continued when our report left. commit Nopiyam-Aisiti .D4r.) _ . . - nunusinar ?Li d% ' Lc . . .. .. 1 °Was Blaqpia": ... 't 9 raa. HURDLE EMIL Carina _ 1 Mask Prince _ 3 13 tap. Wiaasc . ailialad 11E:41140 STEEPLECHASE. sad a to Ababa* limas; Esadolios, , da Pkias, Waddlas .11ary Doom Charlie, Vislast, Moue, , and Praak.9; are Sam SURREY 0/tAND OPEN OTEMPLECAIIII. Tares _amass sad a kW. _ _ TM Doctor, Pearl Direr, FieWeitug, Hoven, The Bob ber, Daisy, Penakmar, Angiodiszoa, Noose, L. S. D., sod Bleak Move are bora. SHIRLEY PLATE. Five furleags. Oeinealart. Lague, Watehbox, Dr. Wilson, Diamond, Heckler, Solitaire, Gsy Lad, mkt, Pocket Hermilee, Neningten„ Lorenzo di Ludt, and Little Coates. All are here. HUNTERS' ETILEPLBCHASE. Three nines. Violent, Leotard, Patience, La Pique, Rattier, Brilket, Sibyl, Bandoltne, Balder, Brown Charlie, and exismett. All are here. BUTTING 124 LONDON.-(TH18 DAY.) !.39 P.N. ♦ large attendance, and several Important changes en the Two Thousand. Rasicrusiaa, after being kW against at 6to 1, was backed at sto 1 ; while Forams, after misting with support at 5 to 1, had 6 to 1 laid awl sewed against her. The changes were again rung on Green Sleeve and Blue Gown, the nrst•nsmed advancing to 10 to 1, and the latter driven to 1,000 to 80 ; Le Samaria was supported heavily at 8i to 1 ; Moslem also came to a abort price, and Vale Royal looked a trifle healthier. There was no particular change on the Derby, but for the Chester Cup 850 to 100 was booked in favour of Paul Zoom Prices as follows : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 apt Rogarnaian (t and off) 6to 1 Foment (t) 7 to 1 Paoe (1 and off) 800 to 100 Green Sleeve (t) 100 to 12 Le Sarre:in (1 to 25014 100 to 12 Yak Royal (t) 100 to 9 Modem (off, 100 to 8t f) 20 to 1 St. Ronan (t) 1000 to 30 Chelsea (I and effl 40 to 1 Homelier (1) 1000 to 30 Blue Gown (t sod off) 1000 to 30 Lord Glasgow's lot (off ) CHESTER CUP. 810 to 100 apt Paul Jonas (t) DERBY. 10 to 1 apt Speculum (t and off) 10 to 1 Green Sleeve (off) 100 to 6 Peso (off, 20 to 11) 1000 to 50 Blue Gown (t) 1000 to 40 Tom Bowline o (1) 4000 to 100 L Sannsin (t) 40 to 1 Earl (off, t 1000 to 20) 1000 to 10 Franchise (off) COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES. (Before the Judge Ordiiiar y , Yr. fierce Pigott, aad Mr. Justice Smith.) ORRANCZ r. CONMANCZ AND WWZ, noon INTLIVENING. Dr. Swabey and Mr. Browning for the petitioner, and Dr. Tristram for the petitioners trustee (appellants); Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Inderwick for the respondent ; Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Searle for Mr. Moore, the respon dents' trustee (respondents.) The court took time to consider its judgment. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Cenuniedeaer Bolroy3.) IN RI J. B. 7.120. _ _ _ _ The bankrupt, Join Bedford Len; was described sail 56, Drury-lane, manapr of the Working Moen itteursicets to Paris, preciously of Drury-Lao, printer and publisher, trading under the style of the Westminster Printing Com pany. Debts 9491., of which 4501. is due upon shams in the Friend in Need Aasuranae Company ; meta of trifling amount. . . . . iiiolres an adjourned sitting for examlnatlca and dis charge. blr. Paterson append on behalf of the ofikdel Bride, tors of the Friend in Need Assursom 00 •9 6 •7 god plained that the bankrupt having incurred a einsidureble amount of liability upon shares in that emapeay red dis posed of his property in favour of en sented Dell. 'The bankrupt and Dell were both mens el Vie Rehm Issae. It was oxstended that under the dna the bankrupt had incurred the upon the without reasonable expiate's= of payment. Mr. Robertson Orilla' supported the anlawpß His Honour said that although the bankrupt we. to blame for having disposed of his property, he did not think any offenos had bee& sommitted by him within the mese tog of the statute. The mere feet of his having taken shares in a company was not in itself satlLaieat, oar Mull it be termed a rash and beauties's speralatios. Oertaialy it wee not open to the representative of the company to take that objection, sad the order of diesharge would be granted. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) lICARLBOROUGICIITRSZT. CHANGE •GApraT • LlCEpitp ,irkorcuusis._ Mr. Ailisan Woiher, lieenesd tkttoaller o firo. 235, High-strees, Homely wee seared WM* lir. Yaw with being drunk and behaving in • diserderly manner In Piosadilly. Charles Porlekle A Itessrm,smid thathliont half-wit 1 that morning be was is Piesadilly, and saw the defendant standing on the footboard of a Hammen sob, and pall eg lb. reins, there being a fare in the cab at the time. The defendant was calling " Pollee !" and mid be wanted we twee, at the wise tine showing him a shining. The defendant, who was drunk, then basked the hems as to the pavement, and it fell, sad he then leek the defendant into custody. Corroborative evidence having boa gives, The defendant *Med his conduct on the pewit that the cabman had, oat of half .a-erown, taken sacra than kis fare, and therefore he wont after sad stopped him. Mr. Knox said it was dear that the ilemesit was drunk, and had mistaken one mew for *weer. Ile fined defendant 20s. for being drunk and disorderly and es. as compensation for the injury to the bens, or four. teen days' unprisenment is each ow. Mr. Darby Griffith, on an early day, will eat the Seoretary of State for War " whether he is willing to produce a return of a espy of the mum puma * the Harm Gouda upon the lamb= of the scoot martial aw *eta to try es sating sergeant-los* of the Grumbler Chard; on amount of the leuienoy of the ambriate they bad weed upon ►im, saah Noun having due beta virtually abandoned, but without any explanation or JaaM• bastion of she pounds of such oensura apes the ambers of that court martial, oat of whom la a mambar it this house." Mr. Lusk intends, on civil service sakinutta% to neve that the item of 1,6741.6 e. M. for Qaspa's Phis Ile be ran for la Ireland, sad the item of 2171. la. fercnisea's Mt. for fieetleni, be eueltbed. _ . Jsatze Miss.—We t to heir that Sir Joins Mut t Bert., is serieuely at liesslues. Dr, Itkimida4 sad Kr. Lough hew how in oreelmak alr• tramps. Hoc Majoty las pied soma Wits to Bye* —The Loma t. gra gra gm. =216 and Sag& 1190 gra MO 1310 .. 6111 Pamir; 90110 5570 .. :is INI.I ........ ENS 5590 1370 20E0 1190 1109 Mdse. I.IN as LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS (THIS DAY.) (sy TIL101•111.) (nor °az owsr oosamostairr.) Corrox.—The market is very droop; males probably 20,000 balsa. Coax.—Wbeat is fair demand ; red, • 'bads easier; whits, low's. Flour quiet but unehangod In vase. Besse, 6d. dosser. Oat. and oatmeal, unaltered. Indian ecru 64. per qr. darliso. WAKEFIELD CORN MARIERT.—(THIS DAY.) (Br TILMULAPIL) frame ova omit COMMITOIDINT.) Wheat nominally limbered in vain*, gainers radiding any advance. Malting barley mane, and folly as dear. Miter articles or Worm ItINOING-LANK.—(THIS DAY.) p~zlSOGAZ.—There is only a seederabi inquiry at The sales include Bt. &la to 34a. 51,117. 31a. 6d. to Ma. ; J KIVA 3 M 3s. ; 0010 16 0 . Madras, 265._ 9d. ; palsy Yawl 35e. to 36s. jai r brown, 31s. Baud duff at sale ; prices ere sow 9d. par cwt. lower. sad dried pods are also eider. Comm—The public sales al plantation Osylon matinee to p eff readily at the full valuations ; d s L and flaemosi la repo* ; AIN dee ordinary to mi grey, 64a te Ilk. Id.; iew middling to middling soleary, to 795. Pd.; geed middling to fine, 80s. 6d. to 91s. 61. ; need ordlaary native Woe, 47r. ed. to 49a TU. market continues Iron, but quiet Rica —Per aimed there is a good bushier; dolag, at Bluerates. Rough quiet. ell paresis et Demerara at ls. 10Pi to land. for pens., 2a. hbds. and 2s. Id. for barrels. Elarriurrna.—No farther sales are reported. Oorroa—The improved demand continues, sad prior have on upward ten den cy. Jurs.—lliodast• males ere repeated, at 44a lianr.—A parcel of Bahian hlsailla mold at 5.L TALLOW SLARHAT.—(THIS DAY.) The market is fist. Town know, 43a. 3d. ; Pets.. burg on the epee, 44e. 3d.; April to June, 445. ; Is Dseembsr, 44a. 3d. ; Dwasabor, 411 s. 6d. HIDE MARKET. —(THDI DAY.) :-6E s. to Ws., 30. to Sed.; 64Ibs. to 72Ths., Sid. to 314. ; Mo. to 9061s., b 3 gi tt $o 444 4d.; 80Ibs. to 881 b. ,. 4d..; Ms. to Ms., 4 to 40. Horse tidos, 90. 6d. total. &IL Oaf aids's, 1,9 s. to 4s. ; full, 7s. Basstomst.Shospoidas :—Hon-brods, 9s. to downs, 7s. 6d. -- toloads, 35.9 d. stmt. 1 91 " U. BOROUGH HOP XARILIT.—(THD3 DAY.) Mews. Patkoden and Smith weal an im bed demand for MI good ssinples, be& for the hone tendtad for expeeiation. Prier rule rear firmer. Caoor.w Avast, Aran 24, 5 A.m. —The Cunard etwaseer Awl:shies, hest New 'York es the 15tII hek, sow peedag Brewheed Areal states ea mete ter Omar lowa. On Tuesday lash the Rev. John Gilbert Ditak. stark, LA., was mind Ye the reefer? el Ilk Baitheie newrZt:: New?" Is *Weft of the Lord of N by Anne ei his bkhegrin Os the sal the Bar. Almada' Nant. desk we liesessi a.. ." gift Ot ie rVid Lad el et tyMne his DanAnror. Aocinsurr =AZ Dzaar.—On wedgy leendas Marisa Oilewell. • eat*" bi iks 4, 401 el Mem% lineses, (Wended wets, Obseter, WI the tomb wtih • bed et vitriol, shwa by We hereon Oa reasidag in* Aliestee. des, sre was upset, rad Seal= jun were keine. Relit liseerees wee feudally ImAeolidied ta da t a ise d == tel swim The wiapease, his, was she end hient• wee Ameba et. ..•;• I-.. - - - - ' DAY.) VOLOCIL Stook Exchange to-day the budpi is nimaisiS astietsetory, and aunt of th. netketa dr show a bilise tesidessy. The appose= isellstannt, however, toads to remit* fresh beiliess. Consols are in request, to close specula 'll= amounts, and have risen I per cent. Railway stooks meet with inquiry, but ars with out change of importance, with the exception at an advance of i pee cent. in Caledonian. Greet Eastern is tat, upon the publisanen of the direc tors' report. American securities are lower in some cases. Banking, financial, and miscellaneous shares remain inactive. The discount market is quieter, and there is a disposition in some quarters to take choice bills at If per cent., or it below the bank minimum. Loans are obtainable in the Stock Exchange at Ito If per cent. Consols are quoted 934 to 4, both for money and the account (May 5) ; and the Three per Cada. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 924 to 1. In the railway market the principal feature is a rise of 1 per cent. in Caledonian stock—via., to 741 to 4. Great Western is I better, at 524 to 4, while Great Eastern has declined 1, the present price being 334 to 4 ; London and North Western, 116 to ; Midland, 108 to* ; London and South Western, 88 to 90 ; Brighton, 521 to 1 ; South Eastern, 74 to ; Metro politan, 1111 to 4 ; Great Northern, 1024 to 1034 ; ditto A, 981 to 991 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 4 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 4 ; York and North Midland, 93 to 94 ; Berwick, 1024 to 103 ; and North British, 334 to 34. Foreign stocks are firm, and a rise of 4to per cent, has taken place in Mexican, Peruvian of 1865, and Turkish of 1866. Italian of 1861, however, have declined 4. Annexed are the quotations :—Braailian of 1865, 74 to ; Chili= of 1867, 92 to 93 ; Egyp tian of 1864, 794 to 804 ; Italian of 1861, 484 to 1 ; Mexican, 154 to 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 811 to 1 ; Russian of 1866, 854 to 864 ; Spanish of 1867, 344 to 35 ; Turkish of 1858, 594 to 604 ; ditto of 1862, 634 to 64 ; and ditto of 1865, 344 to 1. aud io, the tills wesk eliated . in li t edaspe li• Banks ' Cioring- Loan Friday, •17 lissuntay, April 18 ...... =7 .7 . Aril 5 3 &pea 21 14115.101 Wedassish M s.soLoso Z715,645,1:01 Joan C. roman, Deputy-Impeeter. Staketti Oleerimimem Apra St The total is heavy, mein; chiefly to the Stook Ix change settlement On the lath. the f Th• weekly Myr ge' f a ell *silo* of 71111100 dim ollowing ohma Omit sad Wise 11111 k diessarialle lssosses' 'woo° Salm le sissidatisa .-.----- Deimos Im 446mo.aue Pricrels depeolis.—.— Lamm Adman Desna* 36,000 . . howsoss 60.0x' . . Tramcar! balance The coin and bullion are again increasing. The total held is 45,472,5001. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, April 22, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes Otrealmase Imo 134,315,588 Diertaaa 41271,430 06060108 astive 0,960,010 Demos 516,075 Pubis 6.806 4.314,175 menus 141.069 Other Cledepthsmantis@ la - 20,349,011 Immo, 101,10.5 et - °Wverawnig dspartmens 13,277,696 No chaog s . simortkes in banking apologist 0.0 sad is both 17,832,848 lainvies 34,327 bates digartmenta ism day sad other bills - 472,897 Doormat 11,603 The &M Tesd Neesa merre bt rassm isoiss sow 10,375,545 Inirecest 2:52,845 ia Isalum department 11,07,080 1mr66661 333.895 The smallness of the increase (34,5271.) in the ad vances on private securities shows that the Bank's loan and discount business is still languid. In the reserve there is an jug:mime of 339,8961., owing chiefly to the influx of deposits. The decrease (184,1801.) in the coin and bullion is less by about 40,0001. than the amount withdrawn from the Bank for export during the week. The initials of Mr. Wulff, the new director of the Anglo-Hungarian Bank, were printed on Wednes day S. T., instead of J. F LIMN 01 ENGLAND. V Account mow& to the Ad fth sad Oh Vle., a 11. for the week Nadu* ow WeilandAy. the !toil day of April. la& 11111171 DIPIIT2OIIIT. Neer Weed ......144,315,60 Ooverotrot debt.. 411.015,100 Other esevetties. . SAWN* Oold eola sad hal- Noe anebelles 19, -315,5f5 Indian stOcks are without variation. The Five per Cent. are quoted 115 to ; the Four, 1001 to 101; the Bonds, 255. to 30s. prem. ; and the Five per Cent. Debentures, 106 to 4. Bank Stock, 243 to 245 ; and Exchequer Bills, 13e. to 20s. prem• 41.44,3.15,466 LIKEN DI =dare Capital it 14.6611,1103 14103,A1l NM° Dsvwlb (In cluding Sam Basks. °m inis of National saFl PAITIN:IIT. 9ovringsl Mew 04.315,505 4119,175 Mir DilPoitto 811.1111 dyed other NOY 472,897 A few dealings have occurred in Bank shares, at yesterday's quotations. London and Westminster, 67 to 68 ; Australaaia, 53} to 544 ; Oriental Cor poration, 421 to 431 ; Anglo-Austrian, 4# to # prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 die. ; Imperial Ottoman, it to it prem. ; and Consoli dated, # # prem. Financial shares are still neglected. General Credit, 24 to # clis. ; Credit Foncier, 74 to 7 die. ; International Financial, 2to dia. ; and London, 24 to 22 dis. -- iiii. - .---- 5u,577,696 Other do:untloo 17.832,1168 Vntfts Gold sad Silva Cola 441.007,4124 April tt, MAL 4142,697,024 O. FORBES, Chief (Adder. MINES. -(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The mining market is inactive to-day, and prices generally are unaltered. A few transactions have taken place in Wheal Grenville, East Oren vile, Prince of Wales, West Chiverton, Great Vor, and Wheal Seton shares, at yesterday's prices. Subjoined are the quotations for foreign and colonial mining shares John del Rey, 20 to 21; Don Pedro, 11 to I prem. ' • Anglo- Brazilian, to t prem. • Pestarena, to it dia.; Chontales, 2i to t ; Rains. Grande, I dis, to par ; Anglo-Italian, par tol prem. ; United Me x i can toPhillip,• Frontino and Bolivia 9-16 to 11-16 ; Port l} to 2 ; and Central American, din. to I Fern. Miscellaneous shares are inactive. National Discount, 51 to / prem.; Hudson's Bay, 141 to 1 ; Egyptian Trading, 5 to 41 die. ; Telegraph Con struction, 121 to 13 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 54 to 1 ; and Anglo-American, 221 to 231. United States 5-20 Bowie are dull, and have declined 1 per cent., viz., to 691 to 701. Erie Railway shares are quoted 451 to 46, being 1 per cent. lower ; Illinois Central, 931 to 1, showing a decline of ; Atlantic and (heat Western debentures, 29 to 30 ; and ditto Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 32 to 33. The Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan, fully paid up, is at 90 to 901 ; and the Scrip, at 34 to 21 dis. A petition for the winding up of the Umainto Plantation and Trading Company of Natal (Li mited) is to be heard before the Master of the Rolls on the 2nd of May. A petition for the winding up of the Guaranteed Securities Association (Limited) is to be heard before Vios-Chancellor Giffard on the 7th of May. A meeting of the shareholders of the English and Swedish Bank will be held on the 26th of May, when the liquidators will present • report with reference to the progress of the winding up. The third ordinary general meeting of Liebig's Extract of Meat Company (limited) is called for the 4th of May. RAILWAY MINING, AND OTHER SHARES.-(THIS DAY.) 1 Pales to-day to 1 p.m.] COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECITRITTMI. Canada Government, 5 per osnt., Jenuary and July, 89. Oapo of Good Hope, 6 per cent, April and October, 1890 to 1900, 108, sd. New South Weiss Government, 5 per anat., 187146. January and July, 99]. Do., 5 per cent., 1888-96, January and July, 974.' Do., 5 per ant , redeemable by annual drawinp from 1867.75, 1004, 1. Now Zealand, 6 per cent., 1891, Juno and Dec., 1084. Queensland, 6 per cent., 1884-85, Jan. and July, 105/. Do., 6 per oat. 1891, January and July, 10„1, 6. South Australian Government, 6 per ant, 1893 to 1906, January and July, 111. Victoria Government, 6 per cent., 1891, April and October. 1104. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS, Great Oaledusdalli 73 i, H. 4, ad. Eastern, *rn, sa. r 4, 3i. Great Northern A(A recoivi* no dividend until 6 peg oent. has been paid to B), 994. Do„ 11, 125]. Great Western. °finial'. 5 211. i t 4, i. 4, ad. Lancashire and Yeeliahins London, Brighton, and Soutii — ffoast, 52e, Ij4 London, Chatham, and Dover, 19. London and North Western, 116, 4, 16. London and South Western, 894, 911. Motropolitaa, 111], . Midland 108, 4. North Eastern. Berwick, 1024. Do., Lads, 50i. South Eaten, 74, 4. PREFERENCE SperHARES. Caledcniaa, Abadan's, gnat. 6 764. South Eastern (Reading Ann.,ll. Os. Id.), 32. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland, 5 per ant. (optional to convert to ordinazip stook, Sept. 1, 1869). 164. Do., 5 per ant.. 9f. Telegrams from New York announce the ship ment of 200,0001. in gold to Europe. The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and North British railways shows this week an increase of 1,1811. over last year. HALF•PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Conical' remain firm at the above-men tioned improvement. Metropolitan and Cale donian Railway stocks have advanced I per cent., while Cheat Radian shows a fresh decline of 1. The changes in foreign bonds comprise a rise of it to in Italian of 1861 and Spanish of 1867, and a reduction of in Peruvian of 1865. LINER LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Notting. sad Grant. R. sad BRITISH POSSESSION& Bombay, Itsroda, sad Cleating India, guar. 5 pa mat.. NI, &atom Bengal, guar. 5 pm ant, 106. Best Indian, guanuttood b per mat., 110 f, Ilf, 101. Groat Indiaa Peninsula, guar. 5 per mat, 1061. Great Western of Canada, 141, ad. Owl. and Robilound (Slarm), gum. 5 per omit., 21. &nada Delhi, guaranteod 5 pm neat, 1911, If. INDIAN RAILWAY DEBENTURE& Bast Indian (187 O), 104 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp sad Bottaerleso, 911-11, 946. Bahia and bsa Francisco (Lin.), guar. 7 p. et, 141, a& Great Luxembourg, 9f, ad. Ottoman Maur= I. 31. San Paulo (Limited), gear. t per mat., 18f. South Amtran sad Lembatilo-Vesiolisa, 141. FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS. Owei Vitebdt Bail., gem. by Rasa govt., 78f, 9, Bj , ad. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN WINES. Anglo-Bradlian Gold (Limited), f, 13.16. Chantal.' Gold sad Silver Mining (Lim), 24, 9-16. About 47,0001. in bar gold was bought by the D o . p u b., North &I Roy, p oem Bank yesterday, while 5,000/, in American eagles Tedsaamntana of S. Wailed), 24. was withdrawn from Hamburg. JOINT STOOK BANK& The Great Western Railway traffic. returns shows = WU " , 35 4 )A . 9 i . this week an thelllllllll of 2,9//fl., compared with the o map i kkta i ( • m i t a ), 41 . corresponding , period of last year ' • the Great I m p a la Soak (Liaison: 18C Northern, an menses* of 562/ • the London and Ineecial Ottoman, 104,_ South Wotan, en intense, of 1,036 1.; the Great laud Kerttle Beak of Indio (Limited). j. I. lllastern, a decrease of 7341. ; the Lanoeshire and Landon "a Westminster, 68 . Do. - Sono, issued at 101. proms., was of which has Tadistiire, ea increase cill7l. ; the North Radom, een p aid, Mjagrame of 6,7871. ; the Mmicherter, Sheffisid, prOviaaa D OCK S. an d 3.1 l en% yg, smi Lineelashire, a decrease of 3,0991. ; the DOCKS. Ls a t 'Chatham, and Dove r , inalufts the Rut and West 122. Ratension and brambles, a deiresee of Loudon and St. Kothatiall, at -1 all,lream ad the Metropolitan Extension, 11360ELL&N1101:61, asperabily, a decrease of 391. =nierleaa Teiegamh IS& sea. IN& • The of the directors of tbil Pairbaien Droda I, 21144 Company (limited), to be submitted Sher Vale, 134 i II Soma meeting= the 30th inst., slates that filYtfoo A S Pm eat VIM.: Lisa. Me , b 7 r the fele r tga l t bellariele he` bas "ltriali d' " in g gew• Orteeni kAN M - em* 81-111, 5. to the on of trade, mai 1 6 &ragas "7 Home ea& Odeeial ceeeniase.). li• the& they o not ere any immaliefie propped of H t item= 1 1 , better times. Out of the aitilehis baleen* of Ia Heel* (Lbalpsd), Se, 3-16. 13,8871., it is ;reposed lo pity a Method at the _atm 6 Pit Mt. bonds re. rats of 6 moat pee ealeree, i lept 4,0001 to oesedele 1 w• National ahettef), 10f, f. the redinaphon of debsidtre ' mid to carry i s ia ,„b, sa d Sara, Bei. la,, f. to the neiraessind 1, Ditto, New, ISM, Ma. 11. The Metroßolitan District Railway Company troi° llol ,.„____Farim o l o inlroot (Limited)/ S. soWy that scrip certificates for the 8 per enslo4o- Van "num" "mu , 9 1. Alitlll. dock meetly issued will be be th ettra is icc the Ninths' roosipts,qi i QUIZIOTOWI4I Aram. 24 . —The National Steam. a.. A c. e Mesmer Erin arrived hem het t. She • The following is the o ffi cial rotate ie illasalailt"Z"d" stoma& lad for New FOUR O'CLOCK. Consols remain firm, at 931 to f both for money and the amount. Some of the railway stocks exhibit a decline of to per cent. Caledonian, 741 to I ; Metro politan, 111 f to ; Brighton, 611 to 62 ; South Eastern, 731 to 74 ; Midland, 1081 to f ; London and North Western, 116 to 1; Oran Western, 521 to f ; and Lancashire and Yorkahire, 128 to 1. Foreign stooks are without change of import. ance. Italian of 1881, 48} to f ; New Spanish, 341 co 35/ ; Turkish of 1865, 344 to f No bullion operations have occurred at the Bank. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARX-LANE.--(THIS DAY.) Thenupply of English wheat on sale here to-day was only moderate, sad the bulk of the samples was in poor condition. Really fine pumas changed hands freely at the full currencies of Monday last, but the demand for second. rate qualities was very inactive. The show of foreign wheat was extensive, but millets acted with great caution ; nevertheless, previous quotations were firmly maintained. Floe malting barley continued in good demand at steady prime; and there was also a fair inquiry for grinding and dig qualities. Floating cargoes of wheat were steady, but not active ; maize afloat was 6d. dearer; barley, rye, and awed unchanged. The malt trade ruled very quiet, but we make no alters. tiou in prima. Oats changed hands steadily on Monday's term for all sound corn. Beans were in request, at the mint improvement in seines. Peas were Arm on former terms. Only Cioocceraieheiiin;es ;;;;Traemaetod in linseed had rapeseed ;aU English seeds were very dull of sale. Cakes were =whinged In valor. The flour trade ruled quiet, bat millem made no altars- Um in the top prim of town-made qualities. Foreign descriptions were firm in price ; sad country marks were bold oa former terms. ARRIVALS 01 alum. se.. °DAYTIME AND BY RAIL, INTO TIM PORT OP LONDON, TROY APRIL SO TO APRIL IS, BO= DAT= INCLUSIVIL I ,~ i`g