The Express. — London, England, 1868-05-16 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION. FOREIGN NEWS. (THIS DAY.) THE STORMING OF MAGDALA. OPPOSITION OF THE ABYSSI- NIANS. DEATH OF THEODORE. (mum% sxrame.) BRITISH CAMP, NEAR MAGDALA, APRIL 14. It was reported yesterday morning that The odorus had escaped from Magdala, and that the chiefs of his army wished to surrender. Preparations were immediately made to oc cupy the mountain. It was then found Theodorus had returned and gone into the amba, expressing his determination to hold it to the last. Al: the Europeans except M. Bardel, who had been too ill to move, were now in our possession. The Abyssinian troops on Islan gie were disarmed as quickly as possible, and in the afternoon, after some shelling, the amba of Magdala was stormed by the 2nd Brigade, the 33rd leading and forming the storming party with sappers. The entrance was difficult, and opposition bravely offered by a few at the first gate, which was closed and blocked behind by stones. An entrance on one side was effected, and :it a quarter-pail 4 the colours of the 33rd were flying in Magdala. King Theodorus was found lying dead about ILO yards inside the secwid gate. Several chiefs of note, including l'rime Minister Ras Engedda, were killed at th , iirst gate. Our loss, only five wounded. 'they uterything has been brought to a itiwt yr' fvoly successful issue. The army of the King d in the open ticld on the 10th. All the ,-.11,r -!,,,,n•leased and safe in our camp during the !lth , I 2tli, and Magdala stormed and captured on the 1:1! , . ,•Aing in the death of the King. In two : • !i,•,• days we hope to be on the way back to the • Awn the expedition will have been brought • . • ••coisful conclusion in one season. t tt, r, ,late.l April 11. giving details of the operations to the release of the captives, has miscal tied.] THE RELEASE OF THE AM'S stNIAN CAPTIVES. ('AMP DIAGD&LA, APRIL 12. L ;am, Dr. Blanc, Lieutenant Prideaux, .• Mr. Kcrans, Mr. Stern, Mr. and • • •,C: and child, Mr. Flad, and four . • lielellloll Came into camp last evening • 1.% the King. 'rho four latter with Mr.. r, to Mit;(l4la this morning for the ~ 1 the captives, including Mrs. Flad and n, with the other families, and brought tli.• v.".••h t'•• Bur .peans into the British camp A t hey are safe, with the sole ex•ept...n .uf 11:1, 1,-1. wkn was too ill to come •h, a ,h, (REUTI TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA ‘IENNA, MAT 15, EVENING.. c .11,mit tee upon the Budget authorised the t r .4" F.nances tt -1:13- to increase the float -1,1 ind Fons of florins, this amount to 1, ..! 1 by Cie end of December, 184;9, out I, • r. ccnur of the whole empire, and especi- Cie produce of the sale of the state HUNGARY. PRSTR, MAT 15, EVENING. Emperor left yesterday, but is expected b., •lure on the 23rd instant. Hungarian regiments out of Hungary have to return to their native country, 1". n•place the German regiments at present •• return to Austria, t.. int,rrow's sitting of the Lower House the ir,plin and Fiume Railway Bill will be Ir f• rward for a third reading. ail Turr is expected here shortly. F. CIIARGE OF HIGH TREASON AGAINST HANOVER LANS. BERLIN, MAI . 17. • of the twenty-two Hanoverian against it, it whom the charge of high treason is Pend. was heard yesterday. The examination of indicted for having enlisted in the Hano- I A:4 ion was terminated. The examination parties who enlisted recruits will be taken It is expected that the case will continue .1 era( days. !., THE WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA. BOMBARDMENT OF HUMAITA. TWO STEAMERS SUNK. RIO DE JANEIRO, Aran. 24. Two Paraguayan steamers have been sunk by the Brazilians. A heavy bombardment of Humaita is going on, and the assault will shortly follow. It is reported that the British war steamer Linnet was tired upon and damaged while passing Hu maita. The deputy Senor Joan Silveira deSonza has been ippointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senor Pe •-ira de Andrade has been naminated Secretary of i. !tation at London, the Chevalier de Albugnerque beibon, and Senor Mill e Aldine at Washington. "ei:or Soubragy has been charged with the to,,ito n of arranging the Pernambuco and San Railways question. trrazinto (1 Sarmiento) ticket has been linen°. Ayres for the presidency of the ..,,e Confederation. payments will be resumed at Montevideo `•`"• , !!.:A LAND AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. (Via Panama.) •• Lkaia, with advices from Sydney to the let t I• 1 New Zealand to the Bth idem , and 50 .$ 4... a, arrived at Panama on the 4th instant .'••• early). The mails are due by the Itt.yal ‘ 1 • te.,..11 Company's steamer Douro, expected to Plymouth on the 98th inst. : E WEST COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, MAT 16. ! Al mail steamer M'Uregor Land arrived , ' this morning, from the West Coast of Madeira. Her dates are Fernando 11,1i1 11 ; Cameroons, 12; Bran River, 1b; Is r. 13 ; Benin, 17 ; Lagos, 19 ; Accra, 21 ; l!tibe Palmas, 24; Sierra Leone, 28; Teneriffe, 11 '‘ 7. Madeira, 9. Health and trade on the '"wt were generally good. No news of importance. TIM EXPRESS, SATUEDAY EVEI4ING, MAY 16..' 1868. The M‘Gregor Laird brings 4201. and 2,000 doh. in specie. FRANCS. (PROM OOR OWN CORIMPONDX2/?.) PARIS, FRIDAY Rinnnso. A telegram from Tunis announces that on May 12th the French Consul presented a new ultimatum to the Bey, requiring an answer by yesterday (Thursday) evening. Up to Wednesday at 4 o'clock no answer had been given. The Boy was in frequent consultation with the English and Italian Consuls, and his answer will probably have been guided by telegraphic despatches from London and Florence. - - - - - --- POLICE CO URTS.-a HIS DAY.) MANSION-ROUSE. AVIACI.T ON A STOCKBROKER. Jane Wilde, a well•dreseed woman :G yeas of ap, was brought before the Lord Mayor this morning, charged with assaulting George Henry Aston, stockbroker, by striking him on the head with a stick, in Threadneedle street. _ _ Mr. Payne, barrister, who appeared on behalf of the pro secutor, said the prisoner was tried and convicted, about lg months ago, at the Middlesex Sessions, for destroying property to the value of 2001., belonging to the prose cutor, and she MY on that oecudon bound over in her own recognisance. in 1001. to keep the peace towards him. Nothing further took place since then, but he had received occasionally lettere of the vilest kind, which he believed emanated from the Rrisoner, and on Thursday last, while he was pursuing hu avocation at the Bank of England she went up to him and ■truck him with a thick stick, smashing his hat and severely injuring his head. She was, however, virtu►lly amenable to Sir William Bodkin, who would sit on Friday next, and be (Mr. l'a)ne) therefore applied that the prisoner be re manded till that time, when he would take steps to take her before him. _ _ . The Lord Mayor granted the application and the pri alner was accordingly remanded.. BETTING IN LONDON.-{THIS DAY.) 2.30 PAL There was a large muster and some heavy transactions took piece over the Derby. Lady Elisabeth was backed for upwards of 1,0001.. at 3 to 1 ; and Rceicrucian, although laid against 100 to 15 and 7 to 1, was eapperted as soon as the odds were offered. The most remarkable feature of the day was the coming of Blue Gown, about whom 10 to 1 was taken outright, 6 monkeys with a start, and 400 to 200, 1,2, 3. The remaining candidates retained their previous position, with the exception of Green Sleeve, who was in some request, and invested uponfrom 1000 to 15 to 1000 to 30. Prices as follow : SOMKRSETSHIRE STAKES. 4 to 1 on the field (o) DERBY. 3 to 1 agst L7tdyifizabeth (t to £1,000) 6to 1 Roaiornoiaa(off alter 100 to 15 and 7 to 1 had been taken) 105 to 12 Speculum (off, t9to 1) 10 to 1 Blue Gown (I and off) 100 to 8 Paul Jones (t and off) 13 to 1 Orion (t) 100 to 7 Tom Bowline c (t) 20 to 1 Suffolk (off) 23 to 1 ITomui (off) 1000 to 30 Green Sleeve (t) 1000 to 15 Tympanum (t) 1000 to 15 Pace (off) 1000 to 10 St. Ronan (t) 500 to 5 See Saw (t) 1000 to 5 Harvester (off) 3000 to 500 Blue Gown with a start (t) PLACE BETTING. Even apt Lady Elizabeth (t) 2 to 1 Rosiorucian (t) 5 to 2 Speculum (I to 500/.) 3to 1 Orion (t to 300!.) 4 to 1 Blue Gown (t to 400/.1 9to 2 I'ncaa (off, stol wl 10 to 1 Green Sleeve (t to 200!.) Lk/ to 1 Pace (t) 50 to 1 Harvester (off) MISCELLANEOUS BETS. 400 to 200 agst Rosicrucian 1,2, 3, with a start (t) Even 100 agst Sir J. Hawley's lot 1,2, 3 (1) 6 to 4 on Speculum v. Paul Jones (off) 3 to 1 on Sir J. Hawley's lot (off, t 4 to 1) 500 even on Mercury v. Pace (t) ... SHOCKING COLLIERY ACCIDENT. SIX PERSONS KILLED, TWO INJURED. Yesterday morning an accident of a most dis tressiag and painful 'barmier mourred at the No. 3 pit of the Cannock Chase Colliery Company. One cage full of the workpeople had desponded the shaft in safety, and the emend was being lowered when the chain beets, sad the whale party, numbering eight persons, was precipitated to the bottom, a Wahines of about sleety yards. Fatal re sults ensued on the spot in some mace, and the moot frightful Wariee in others. Yesterday *verde& six per sons—Ave men and a boy—were reported as dead, and the two others are not expected to recover. The untoward and shocking event has, as may be Margined, *awed much heartrending grief in the neighbourhood—grief heightened by the fact that wives are made widows and children orphans by the sad occurrence. Nairn Lbortiora ardroosan Groonoootlo Valentin Cape am Rorhel Pt Liverpool flotynoad Penzance Breit _ totJvetert Biarritz Plymouth Worrnouth Partelouth Yarmouth— ecorboronilt Helder _ Paris Toulon Heart's Coo ' 30.031161 1.W.04,161 al w.N.w. 1 1 S. W. 1 N.W. 3 B.S. W. 2 W. S. W. 3 W. 3 W. 3 N X. 2 N. N.W. 1 Z. 0 W. N.W 2 N.W. 3 N. X. 4 N. X. S X. S S.W. 6 L 0 30.103 51 30.081 52 30.20 51. 30.13 53 solsa 50 10.; .Off 61 30.041 G .10.13 f 61 30.141 01 36.091 61 .09 t 11 F0171:1 xo.chs jc 150.97 It w. : 1 30.64 . 1 30.34 r l 7 i W.& W. 1 N. 2 N.Y. E. 1 E. 2 N.E.it - 131 14:W. D. 1 I 88. W. 1 8. 2 N.W. 2 W. N.W. 8 N.W. N.W. 3 N.N.W. 1 B.W. 6 8.8. W. 3 8. 6 N.N.E. 3 N.E. 4 N. 6 B.W. 2 W.B.W. I W. 2 , B. 1 2 B. 8 8.8. E. 3 ! B.W. 2 N.W. 0.11 1. 2 : 0.11 0.01 Barometer corrected and reduced to Et deg. a$ sea level. The letters r (rielog), f (falling). a (steady). indicate direction of modonet tharnercary within LA 14 hours. Thermometer exposed an sheds. lairecue gone, with its diroctlon darts)gs lass 14 hours . Weather: b.—blue sky ; c.—clouds ( ) ; 9. tog ; l.—lightning; (easy): o.—overcast (dull) ; r.—rein; a—snow ; —thunder. lain-fall, spew or hill malted), during last 41 bourn. Sea tletorbanos. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DA T%) ONE O'CLOCK. Bugloss in the Stock Exchange to-day is con fined to a few securities, and the variations in prices are unimportant. Consols are steady, at the closing quotations of yesterday. Railway stocks are inactive, but Caledonian is inquired for, at • moderate improvement. Foreign bonds are un changed. Bank stock has experienced • fresh advance. Exchequer Bills, on the other hand, are still offered, the low rate of interest afforded by these securities still inducing sales on the part of bankers. There is no alteration in the discount market. Loans are offered in the Stock Exchange at 1 per cent. Consols are quoted 941 to /, with div., for money, and 921 to 93, ex div., for the acoeunt(June 4), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Ceuta., 92/ to 93. The amount of business in home railway stocks is moderate, but the market is firm. Caledonian is in demand, and has risen 4 per cent., viz., to 741 to /. Brighton is / better, at 531 to 54 ; while Metropolitan has de clined I, the present price being 111 k to 112/. London and North-Western, 1154 to 4 ; ' Great Western, 53/ to / ; Midland, 107 to / ; London and South Western, 90 to 92 ; Great Easters, 331 to 34/ ; South Eastern, 76/ to e ; Great Northern, 102 to 103 ; ditto A, 964 to 974 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 18i to 4. _ . The foreign stock market . is unaltered. Brazilian of 1865, 751 to 76 ; Chilian of 1867, 95 to 96 ; Egyptian of 1864, 81 to 82 ; Italian of 1861, 411 to ; Mexican, 151 to ; Peruvian of 1865, 84 to 83 ; Russian of 1866, 861 to 874; Spanish of 1867, 34 to 1 ; Turkish of 1868, 59/ to 601 ; ditto of 1862,62 to 63 ; and ditto of 1865, 341 tot. Indian stocks exhibit no movement. The Five per Cents. are at 115/ to 1161; the Four, 1021 to ; the Bonds, 15s. to 20s. prem. ; and the Debentures, 105 to 1. Bank of England Stock is in request, and H. higher, at 246 to 248. Ex chequer bills, however, have declined Is., viz. to 7s. to 12s. prem. A few dealings have been recorded in bank shares, at yesterday's prices. London and West minster, 701 to f; Union of London, 341 to / ; Oriental, 411 to 421 ; Anglo-Austrian, 4/ to 51 prem, ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 dim. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 1 prem. ; and Conso lidated, 1 to I prem. As regards miscellaneous shares, London Financial have declined IL, the present price being 23 to 21 dis. ; Hudson's Bay are 2s. 6d. lower, at 14 to 1 ; National Discount, 51 6to prem. ; General Credit, 21 to dis. ; Credit Foncier, 74 to 7 dis. ; Inter national Financial, 21 to 11 dis.; Egyptian Trading, sto 41 dia. ; Telegraph Construction, 141 to 1 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., preference, 5 to 1 ; and Anglo-American, 221 to 23. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, foreign bonds, and railway stocks are without any noteworthy change, apart from a rise of per cent. in South Eastern, viz., to 751 to 76. About 50,000/. in bar gold was purchased by the Bank yesterday. The influx is expected to con tinue, owing to the firmness of the Paris exchange. The Java has arrived from New York with 141,000/. in specie, and the Virginia with 17,0001. About 60,0001. in gold was shipped from New York on Thursday for Europe. The steamer Great Britain, from Melbourne, with a large amount of gold, has now been at sea 61 days, and will probably soon arrive. The steamer Tanjore will take to-day 26,300/. in specie for the East, of which 13,4001. is gold and the test rilver. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were again firm, and a tendency in favour of this country was observable as regards bills on Holland and Italy. The list is subjoined : Amsterdam. 3 months, 11.191 to 11.191 ; ditto, short, 11.17 to 11.18 ; Botterdiun, 3 months, 11.194 to 11.191 , Antwerp, 3 months, 2.'5.371 to 25.40 ; Brussels, 3 months, 25.37/ to 25.40; Hamburg and Altona, 3 months, 13.91 to 13.104 ; Berlin, Cologne, ke., 3 months, 6.27 to 6.271 ; Si. Petrsburg, 3 months, 321 to 321 ; Paris. short, 25.15 to 25.23 ; ditto, 3 months, 2.5.32'. to 2.5.37,1 ; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.324 to 25.37 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months, 1201 to 1201 ; Vienna, 3 months, 11.521 to 11.871 ; Tleste, mon th s, 11.821 to 11.971 ; Madrid 2 months, 481 to 481; Santander, 3 months, 481 to 481; Oadis, 3 months, 481 to 481; Seville,3 months, 481 to 481 ; Malaga, 3 months, 481 to 481 ; Valencia, 3 months, 481 to 481 ; Barcelona, 3 months, 49 to 481 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 481 to 481 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 481 to 481 • Leghorn, 3 months, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Geos, 3 manta, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Narks, 3 months, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Palermo, 3 months, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Messina, 3 months, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 511 to 511 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 51/ to Mi. At Paria the rate of discount is now 11, per cent.; at Hamburg, Frankfort, and Brussels, 2 ; at Amsterdam, 2 ; at Berlin, 3 ; at Vienna, 4 ; at Turin, 4} ; and at St. Petersburg, 6 per cent. At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Belding, Keith, and Co., in the American trade, held on Thurs day, a committee was appointed to investigate the estate, and to report to an adjourned meeting. The liabilities are estimated at about 50,00 W., while there appears to be little or nothing in the shape of assets. One partner has been in the United States for some months, and the other left London on the eve of the stoppage, taking with him the balance of cash standing at the credit of the firm. The failure of a member of the Stock Exchange —a " jobber"—was announced yesterday, but his liabilities are understood to be limited. His diffi culties had been caused by the recent rise in Con sols, in which he was a speculator for the fall. It may be remembered that at a meeting of shareholders in Overend, Gurney, and Co. which took place in March last, a committee was appointed for the purpose of conducting proceed ings at common law against the directors. Since that meeting it is understood that the committee have raised a considerable fund for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the actions contemplated to be taken for the pro rata benefit of their sup porters. At a meeting yesterday of the Fairbairn Engineer ing Company (Limited) the directors were autho rised to reduce the shares from 10/. to 6t. Drawings for the redemption of the debentures of the Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited) are to take place on the 22nd inst. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : Itururanee.—Alliance Marine, 25 ; Atlas, 101 ; London, 47/ ; Marine, 100 ; Ocean Marine, 191, 1 ; Hock Life, ; Universal Marine (Limited), 5. Gaslight and Ooke.—City of Mosoow Chu, 4f, 4 51, 1, 6,5, 1 ; European, 131 ; Imperial Continental, 99 ( , 101 ; London, 621, ex dtv. ; ditto Parliamentary, 25f ; Phmnix, 27 ; Surrey Consumers, 13, ex div. Docks.—East and West India, 121, l ; Loudon and St. Katharine, 451. Waterworks—Berlin, 14. Annexed is a report of yesterday's sale at the " Open Stock Exchange (Limited) :" Confederate States Loan, 1864,.1,000 dollars Riot per Cent. Bonds, 10e. ; Guildhall Tavern Company, 107, tally paid, 3 5-16 ; Provident Clerks' and General Guarantee Association, 41. pad, 28 ; Hop and Malt Warehou se Company, 10/. fay paid, 61. ; Worthing Royal Sea Howie Hotel Company, 3/. 10a paid, 45a ; Credit Fonder of England, 10/. fully paid, 11. ; Poyaidan Land Greats, Mosquito, 21s. per 1,000 acres ; Orel- Vitebsk Railway, 5 per cent. int. teed, 79per cent. ; Company, 21. fully d, 1 13.16 ; Consolid ated Land O ie n nd r y o f France 201. Bonds, 6 per oast. int., 416.18 ; Ina ra Company of Marseilles2ol. Bonds, 6 per cent. in 6/. 10e.; Hodges Distillery Company, 26/. fully paid. > ; New te:orads Company, 4/. paid, se. 6d. ; ConsoNated Laud y of France shares, 10/. billy paid, 20e. 6d. ; Me - tan Railway Warehowdasi Company, paid, 641- Oriental Hotels Company, 101. fully pakl, CLERICF.NWKLL. SERIOUS ACCIDENT THROUGH THRONING STONES AT RAIL WAI TRAINS. Thonta, Cliff. aged 12, of 50. Turnmill-street, Clerken well, was charged before Mr. Barker with feloniously throwing stones at the railway trains whilst in motion on the Metropolitan Railway at Farringdon-road. From the statement of Inspector White it ap peared that the nuisance of throwing stones at the trains on the Metropolitan Railway has very couch increased, and so frequent have been the complaints of passengers, that the company, determined to stop the nuisance, have employed men in plain clothes to detect the offender.. In addition to injuring the tops of the carriages, it was only a short time since that two of the gas boxes that run along the carriages were broken by stones being thrown at them. In this case it appeared from the evidence of Police-constable Sidney Smith, 179 0, that on Friday afternoon he saw the defendant and a number of other boys sitting on the walls of the railway in the Farringdon-road, and every time a train emerged from the tunnel large stones were thrown into it. Ile caught the defendant as be was in the act of throwing a stone, and on telling him that he should hike him to the inspector he was very saucy, and said that if he did so he would have to carry him, and throwing himself down refused to go without he was carried. Some large stones and pieces of brickbats were picked up on the rails close to the spot where the defendant had been throwing. The defendant, who pretended to cry, said that it was not him that threw the stones, but some other boy. If he was let go this time he would never throw stones any more. Mr. Barker told the defendant that this was a very serious offence, and that he had rendered himself liable to be transported for life. If the company chose he would have sent this case for trial, as be was determined to do all in his power to check the nuisance. He should fine the defendant in the highest penalty he could for stone throwing, and should order him to pay a penalty of 405., or in default be would be imprisoned in the House of Correction with hard labour for one calendar month. The defendant was locked up in default. FIRE AT BUCKINGHAM-PALACE. Last night, shortly after the arrival of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with their distinguished suite, at the state ball given by com mand of the Queen, an occurrence took place which might have been attended with serious consequences. In order to give due éclat to the decorations carried out to adorn the extensive ball-room, one of the great windows in the north-east corner was illuminated by means of pa. Whilst the company was still arriving, and the state ball was just about to commence, it was found that from the too great heat of the gas the glass cracked, and fell to the floor, and the flame of the gas had commenced to attack the wooden framework. Fortunately the contractor and two men were in attend ance. and they at once ran to the main and turned the gas o ff , the band striking up at the moment the quadrille, " La Grande Duchesse,"consequently very few of the royal and distinguished visitors were aware that any thing wrong had happened. Such, however, was not the case outside the palace, for, owing to the many persons who were witnessing the arrival of the company, they saw the whole of the occurrence, and fearing that the palace would be destroyed, they sent off for the engines of the Metropolitan Brigade, and in a very few minutes four or five land steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co.. with a number of manual power machines, arrived nt the entrance to the palace, but fortunately the services of the firemen were not required, as all further danger was over. Captain Shaw, the chief officer of the Metropolitan Brigade, describes the damage done as fol lows : Wood frame of the illuminated window damaged by fire, and glass broken in north-east corner of the ballroom. Cause of fire—heat from gas. Costa*: tuts DISEASZS.—A memorial has been presented to the Lord President of the Council, signed by Dr. Alderson, president of the Royal College of Phy sicians. Mr. J. Hilton, president of the Royal Col lage of Surgeons, and other distinguished phy. sicians and surgeons, expressing their opinion that the principle of the Contagious Diseases Act, 1866, should be extended to the civil population by providing proper hospital accommodation for women suf fering from diseases of the kind referred to, and giving power for their detention in hospitals. These mea sures, it is urged, do not involve any system of licensing prostitution ; but they are intended to be purely restrictive and sanitary in their operation. The objects of the memorial are heartily approved by Dean Stanley, the Vice-Chancellors of Cambridge and Oxford, Canon Selwyn, and other dignitaries of the church, and by Admiral Sir W. F. Martin, Major-General Murray, and Sir John Bowring. THE Lars ELECTION AT BalsroL.—The follow ing is e copy of a letter which Mr. Samuel Morley has forwarded to the liberal electors of Bristol :—" Dear sir,— I cannot allow the events of the late election to pass out of remembrance without offering some more defiiiite expres sions of gratitude for the untiring and earnest support which I received from the liberal party in your city. I make no further reference to the gross and illegal acts of our opponents, which led to our defeat, than to express the hope that by a searching exposure something may be done to check practices utterlyoubvenive of everything like fair play, and which, if submitted to, must render all ap peals to intelligence conviction, or political principle utterly futile. I gladly, however, confine myself to the more congenial duty of thanking, from the bottom of my heart, the 4,977 electors who recorded their votes in my favour, and especially the many members of the various committees who with such untiring zeal conducted the canvass and continued their persevering efforts to the last hour of the poll. I remember with pride the band of faithful and zealous workers by whom I was surrounded, and would entreat them to bear in mind that the principles on behalf of which we have together contended are eternal, and that we shall find our best reward for continued fidelity and earnest effort in their ultimate triumph, which will assuredly oome ere long, and which, indeed, we are beginning to realise, and for the full completion of which we must be prepared cheerfully and perseveringly to strive. To your self personally, as one of the above number, 1 tender my hearty thanks, and remain, dear sir, yours very faith fully. S. MOILEV. London, May 8." Tue 'emu Caution QUESTION.—An enthusiastic meeting on the Irish church question was held at Stafford on Thursday evening in the lecture-hall of the Lyceum, under the presidency of Mr. W. Silvestro, the mayor of the town. A resolution in favour of disestablishment, and the adoption of such further measures as may secure to the Irish people entire'religions freedom and equality, was moved by Mr. H. W. Gibbon, seconded by Mr. Austin, and s upp orted by Mr. Mason Jones. An amendment was proposed, which after considerable delay, was but on b e ing put to the meeting not single hand s l e :e n t i d up in its favour. The original motion was then carried amid general reclamation. The meeting was concluded by votes of thanks to Mr. Mason Jones and the chairman, and three cheers for the Queen and Mr. Gladstone. - THE BRITISH ARROCIATION.—The arrangements In connection with the Norwich meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science are making steady progress. Among the foreigners of distinction who have announced their intention to be present are Padre Seochi, Rome, Drs. Beluer and Broca and M. Luist Jenne, Paris, and Dr. Vogt and_Coloned Moulins, Geneva. The International ArchoPnal Society intends to honour Norwich with a visit at the same time as the British Association. This latter society never bolds a meeting twice in successive years in the same country. SPORTING GOSSIP. The doings at Newmarket during the past week have (says Beirs Life) been chiefly con fi ned to the Derby horses. Typhoeus is still on his legs, although to every outward appearance his last, but if there is the remotest possibility of keeping him there he will be got as forward as possible for the Epsom event. Specu lum is progressingas satisfactorily as his backers could wish, and has been doing rattling work oa the ; and no fault can be found with the work and condition of the TOM Bowline colt, who, being a big, heavy base, daily takes a few gentle breathers on the turf, and his finishing gallops over the tan. The Baron's horse Suffolk has been doing an extra amount of work, together with his stable companion Restitution, consequently there will be no excuse for hint in the Derby on the grounds of condi tion, as his followers strenuously assert has previously been the case. St. Ronan has been at work, and this is all that need be said of him, and but little else of }tableau, further than his friends must not be disappointed in failing to behold another Gladiateur. Hermit has not yet emerged from his seclusion, and his old opponent Vauban is a com panion in retirement. Julius has been striding along in his usual form ,and Friponnier going and looking well—the same may be said of the once famous horse The Rake. Lord Westmorland's The Vixen colt has joined M. Dawson's string for a time. The Sporting Go:ette learned from Donnington-park yes terday, that one of the Marquis of Hastings's most pro mising yearlings, a colt by Trumpeter out of Attraction, has met with an accident, which necessitated his destruc tion. The same authority says it may interest the backers of the Derby favourite to know that Lady Elizabeth is going on as well as her trainer can desire, and intimates that her ladyship will not be tried between now and the Derby. EAIST ACTON SALE Or YEARLING-.—The following studs of yearlings will arrive at East Acton Stud Farm on Mon day, June 1, to be sold by Messrs. Tattersall, on Friday, June 5 :—Sir Lydston Newman's, Mamhead-park, 24 ; Messrs. Graham's, Yardley Stud Farm, 14 ; R. Sutton's, Esq., Benham-park, 10 ; Mr. Charles Snowing's, Holle well-park, 5; and the Right Hon. the Earl of Sudeley's, Toddington-park, Gloucester, G. They will be on view during the week. East Acton Stud Farm is four miles from the Marble Arch, on the Uxbridge-road.—Sportsiriati. The Sporting Life understands it is certain that Achievement will make her first appearance as a four yelar old in the Beaufort Cup at Bath on Tuesday, when she la likely so be opposed by Julius. Her weight, with bet 1016. penalty, will be 9st. 2.1 b., and Julius's fiat. 101 b. Presum ing they meet so, they will be antagonising on 111 b. diffe rent terms to the advantage of Julius to those on which the pair encountered in the St. Leger, when Julius was third, a bead behind Hermit, who was beaten easily by Achievement by a length. The Earl, Speculum, Lecturer, Vauban, Knight of the Garter, Friporuder, and other cracks are also among the nominations for the Beaufort Cup. It was reported early in the week, says the Field, that Mr. J. Day had become the purchaser of Lord Uxbridge's horses, and the report was confirmed by Miss Foote, the " long-looked-for," running in the Danebury trainer's well-known colours, and winning the Biennial Stakes for two-year-olds at Winchester. The French Oaks is run at Chantilly to-morrow, and the French Derby the Sunday after. . . The Sporting Life sajs that several large double and treble events have lately come off. Mr. William Wright of Covent-garden, laid a gentleman of Plymouth, the magnificent sum a 16,000/. to 201. some time since against Paul Jones's winning the Chester Cup, Fortunio the Great Northern Handicap, and Rosicrucian the Derby. Should Rosicrucian win the Derby, anl this leviathan bet be landed, surely the Plymouth gentleman will bless the memory of the commission agent and his firm. What a wonderful haul the Plymouth speculator can even now make either way, by betting, say 6,0001. to 1,0001. or more, against Rosicructan ; but be has not at present hedged, I understand—at all events, to his town agent, who laid him the bet. The same journal announces that the Rev. Walter Blunt, the owner of the Danebury estate, died at his residence, Wallop on Wednesday, at 7 o'clock in the morning, after a brief illness. " in the Sportsman, devotes an article to the turf career of the Marquis of Hastings, and professes to lay before the sportin' world a plain unvarnished state ment of facts relative to the position in which the marquis stands towards hid creditors. The Australian aboriginal cricketers will play their first match at the Oval with the Surrey Cricket Club on Monday week, and give illustration of aboriginal sports —the chief of which (beating each other about the head with "waddies," and boomerang experimental will, we suppose, be modified to snit European mildness of taste. One man is said to be wooderously clever in parrying, with • slight shield showers of cricket balls, hurled at him from 20 yards' distance.—South London Press. At present Serjeant Armstrong's motion " That, in the opinion of this house, the position of her Majesty's ministers is opposed to the principles of representative government, subversive of constitutiooal administration, and incompatible with the character and dignity of parlia ment " is fixed for Monday the 25th. Mr. Gregory, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, bee issued cards for an evening reception on Tuesday, May 26. On Saturday, next week, May 23, a grand amateur performance will be given in the Gallery of Illus tration, in favour of the Hospital for Women. A Rainy Day, by Miss Virginia Gabriel, and Offenbach's operetta, Tvo Many Cooks, are the entertainment, proposed. - - - . . Mr. Paul Bedford's farewell benefit took place at the New Queen's Theatre, this afternoon, commencing at 1 p.m. Mr. F. Doulton, M.P., contradicts,! in the Trtegraph, the statement that he had withdrawn from the House of Commons and the representation of Lambeth. " The paragraph in question," he writes, " is untrue, as I have no intention of relinquishing my seat. I have been confined to my bed by severe illness for several days, sad unable to attend to my parliamentary duties, as my friends are well aware ; but, so soon as I shall hare sufficiently recovered (which is not yet the cue) I shall attend in my place in the house." LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE Marina WEER.—Monday: Asiatic, 3, Anniversary. Tuesday : Royal Institution, 3, " Development of Animals," Dr. Poster ; Horticultural, 3, General Meeting and Lecture ; Engineers, 8, " Engineering Philosophy, " Durability of Materials," Mr. Clark ; Anthropologial t 8, " Ain° Skeleton and Skulls," Dr. Davis, " Elasticity of Animal Type," Mr. Davis; Statistical 8 " United States Finances, 1881-61," Mr. Courtenay. Wednesday : Society of Ails , 8, "Con dition of Agricultural Labourer," Mr. Denton ,• Geological, 8, " Eruption of the Kelmeni of San tora," Dr. Schmidt ; " Crarbeds of Norfolk and Suffolk," Mr. Prestwich ; " Carboniferous Corals," Mr. Thalami; Literature, 83, "Remains of the Disk-Wonthippsys at Memphis," Sir C. Nicholson. Thursday : Royal Institu tion, 3, "Astronomy," Professor Grant ; Antiquaries, 84, "E. Warsopp's Diary relative to Titus Oates sad the Poplah Plot," Mr. Black. Friday : Royal Institutiks, 8, " Heat of the og-hydrae's Flame," Professor Odling. Saturday : Royal Institution, 3, " Astronomy," Preiemer Grant.—Aftemvion. NAVAL AND MILITARY. WOOLWICH, MAY 15.—The usual summer exami nation and award of oommiegions, Le., to the Gentlemen cadets of the Royal Military Academy will, it IS stated, take place at • later period during the prceent year, when his Royal Highness Prince Arthur will have terminated the whole of his studies, and her Majesty the Queen, with other members of the royal family, will be present. His royal highness is now engaged in a course of gun practice at the school of gunnery, Shako:rms. The military profession (says the Arty and Nary Gazette) is waiting a little anxiously for the distri bution of the tolerably large amount of patronage now available for the higher ranks. The governor ship of Sandhurst, the ooloneloy of the 70th, the majority of Chelsea Hospital, three pensions for distinguished and meritorious service, and two aides-de campahip to her Majesty, are all unappropriated, and some of them have been vacant for several weeks. A gentle Waage to the extent to which prompt bestowal enhances • gift perhaps may be pardoned. By the death of General Sir G. W. Paty, K.C. B. , Colonel of the 70th Foot, Lieutenant-General Sir John L. Pennefather, G.C.8., becomes • general ; Major-General the Hon. Sir A. D. Spencer, K.C.8., commanding the western district, • lieutenant-general ; Colonel Henry Smyth. C. 8., late 67th Foot, a major-general ; and Major H. P. Hutton, unattached, a lientenant-ooloneL —United Service Gazette. !MATH= ESPORT.-(THIS DAY.) SATURDAY, MAY 16, • A.K. REMARKS. Pressures this morning are remarkably uniform and are high. though a diminution of about a neuter of an inch has taken place during the last 24 hours at stations on the east and south east coasts. The highest readings reported are in the west of Ireland. Temperature has increased In the south of England. Winds yesterday were light and continue so to-day. A little rain fell In Scotland, where the sky Is now clear. At other stations weather Is cloudy. INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. -MAR sinus/4, MAY 16.—The Delta arrived at 5 a.m. to-day. The mail leave by the 11.30 train. SouraamProx, MAY 16.—The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Germania, from New York, arrived off the Needles at 9.35 a.m. to-day. DIOCESE OF LONDON. —ln pursuance of the pastoral letter from the diocesan, which was read last Sunday in every church of the diocese, collections will be made to-morrow in aid of " The Bishop of London's Fund." The bishop himself will preach at the Chapel Royal, Sc, James's. At her Majesty's Chapel Royal, Whitehall, the Bishop of Killaloe will preach at the morn ing service, and at the 3 o'clock afternoon service the Rev. Professor Loathes will continue his course of Boyle lec tures. The lectures are regularly attended by eminent scholar,, clerical and lay, of the metropolis. THE BISHOPRIC OF HEREFORD. WHITEHALL, MAY 13.—The Queen has been pleased to order a magi: d'elire to pass the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Hereford to elect a bishop of that see, the same being void by the death of Doctor Rene Dickson Hampden, late bishop thereof ; and her Majesty has also been pleased to recommend the Reverend James Ailey, Doctor in Divinity, to be elected by the said dean and chapter, bishop of the said see of Eterefonl.—Ga:eitf WESTMINSTER A BBEY. —The preacher at the spe cial evening service on Sunday, May 17, is the Venerable Christopher Wordsworth, Archdeacon of Westminster. There will be a collection afterwards for the Bishop of London's Fund. The Bishop of London will preach a sermon at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, at 3 o'clock service to-morrow afternoon, in aid of the Biahop of London's Fund. RAILWAY REFORM.—DEPUTATION TO THE BOARD of TRADE.—A deputation yesterday waited on the Duke of Richmond at the offices of the Board of Trade, to press upon the notice of the board the resolu tions which were agreed upon at the recent railway conference, held at Manchester. The deputation was in troduced by Mr. Barley, M.P. The Duke of Richmond, in reply, said the matter should have the earnest con sideration of the Board of Trade, and the government would be very glad to receive the details of the sugges tions that had been made by the various speakers. "13fau FALUTIN."—A grand state ball was given last night at Buckingham Palace, at which the invitations were confined chiefly tothe highest and most distinguished ranks of society. " The fairest women and the bravest men " of whom old England can boast assembled beneath the palace roof of the Sovereign to tread a stately mea sure, and to display that union of graceful repose and dignified cheerfulness which, despite traducers, render the higher classes of England distinguished throughout the civilised world.—Standard. THE Hoe PLANTATIONB.—ROCHESTEE, MAY 15. —Under the influence of the reoent warm days and nights the hop-bine has made rapid growth, while at no former period have the young plants looked so forward at this , season of the year. Throughout the district polling and I tying are completed, while in many of the gardens the bine is more than half-way up the poles. The plants generally look clean and healthy, although in some of the gardens the By has made its appearanre. The first heavy showers —which are now much noeded—will, however, clear the plant' of the vermin. It is calculated th a t up war d s o f 50,000 acres are under hop cultivation this season. TRAFFIC Riiiintrrs.—The traffic receipts of rail ways in the Unitod Kingdom for the week ending Ma) 9, amounted on 13,233 miles, to 744,614/., and for the corresponding week of 1867 on 12,955 miles, to 731,9901. showing an increase of 278 miles and of 12,2641. The sorreceipts on 14 of the principal railways in the ted Kingdom amounted for the week on 9,573 miles to 620,551!., and for the corresponding week of last year, on 9,348 miles, to 611,8651., showing an increase of 225 miles and of 8,6861. The increase on the Cale donian and North British amounted to 1,720/. ; on the Great Eastern to 1,226/. ; on the Lan cashire and Yorkshire to 3,059/. ; on the London and North Western to 5,150/, on the London, Brighton, and South Coast to 137/. ; on the Midland to 1,2027 ; and on the South Eastern to 1,3231.—t0ta1, 13,8171.; but from this must be deducted 1,969 E. the decrease on the Great Northern ; on the Great Southern and Western ; 1601. on the Great Western ; 9141. on the London and South Western ; 1,472/. on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire and 521/. on the North Eastern— together, 5,1311., leaving the increase, as above, 8,686/. The goods and mineral traffic on those lines am ounted to 345,5711., and for the corresponding week of 1867 to 344,8681., show ing an increase of 703/. The receipts for passengers, par. ales, &0., amounted to 274,9801., against 986,997/, showing an increase of 7,9831. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines amounted, on :1,660 wiled, to 124,0631., and for the corres ponding week of last year, on 3,607 miles, to 120,125/., showing an increase of 53 miles and of 3,938/. The total receipts of the past week show a decrease of 1,372/., as compared with those at the preceding west, ending the tad inst. A great variety of durable and decorative floor coverings, consisting of Kampf:a/loon, Cocoa-nut Matting, Lino leum, China Wattage, Floor Cloths, gc.. may be seen and their cooperate* merits sacertaned at Totem's Warehouse, IT, Ludgate-6UL—f Advertisement. I ifINES.-(THIS DAY.) ONIC O'CLOCK. There is no change in mining shares, in the ab sence of business. Prince of Wale., 48.. to 49 5. ; Chiverton Moor, 11, to 61 ; Wheal Mary Ann, 22 to 23 ; Wheal Trelawney, 8} to 9+ ; Nast I ,h :c 4r ove a l 71 to 8/ ; Great Wheal Vor, 16 to ; Buller, 7 to 8 ; Carn Brea, 18 to 20 ; Wheal Grenville, 31s. to 33.. _ _ Foreign and colonial mining shares are quoted as follows :—St. John del Bey, 16+ to 17 ; Chon tales, 21 to + ; Anglo-Brazilian, Ito prem. ; Don Pedro, 2 to 21 prem. ; Row Grande 1 to 1. prem. ; United Mexican, 11 to ; Pestarena, tl to* dis. ; and Port Philip, 1.1 to 11. RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER SHARES.-(THIS DAY.) ]Se,lee to-day to 1 p.m.] COLONIAL 00VIGRNMENT tucommus. Canada Government, G per cent., January and July, 1877 to 1884, 1031, 4, 3 e. Mauritius, G per cent., 1182, May 15 and Nov. 13. 106;. New South Wales Government, 5 per cent., 1871 to 1876, January and July, 101, 1004. Do.. 5 per cent., 1888 to 10, Jan. and July, 98], ], 8. New Zealand, 5 per cent. 981 ] . . . Do 6 per cent., 1891, Deoember, 111, }. Nova Smile 6 per Cent:lBBG, 102. Queenaland, 6 per cent., 1891, Jan. and July 1071, 4, Victoria Government, G per cent., 1891, January and July, 1134. Ditto, G per cent., April and October, 1101, 1 1 . ORDINARY SELLI3IO3 AND STOCKS. Caledonian, 741, 1. Great Eastern, 34 Great Northern A, 971. Great Western, Original, 53.1, 1,1, 1. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128. London, Brighton, and South Coast, 54, a. London and North Western, 115. London and South Western, 911. Metropolitan Extension, div. tin,, to 6 per cent. 611 January, 1870, 105 1 , 6. Midland, 107, 1. Noah Eastern—Stockton and Dar'ington, 13'2. South Eastern, 753, /, 1, 1. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western--Original, irredeem. 4 per cent., 78. Midland Consolidated, Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent., I:i2. North Eastern 4! percent. redeemable, 94. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Western fl per cent. irredeemable, 1566, 991. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bombay, Barods, and Central India, guar. 5 per omit" Eastern Bengal guaranteed 5 per cent., 107 East Indian, guaranteed 5 per cent., Grand Trunk of Canada, 15, - . Do. let preference Bonds, :03 xc. Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 per cent., 1091. Great Southern of India--guar. 5 per cent., 104 i. Great Western of Canada, 14 Do. 0 per cent. Bonds payable 1873,943, ad. Madras, guar. s per cent., 105, Scinde, Delhi, 103. INDIAN RAILWAY DEBENTI'RES. East Indian (ISG9-70.71). 109. Great Indian Peninsula (July 1, 1872), 104 i. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 911.1 G, 4, I, ad. Bahia and San Francisco (Limited), guar. 7 per cent., 15. Great Luxembourg, 11. South-Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 144, 15. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. • - - Great Luxembourg 5 per cent.. :q. 3: Ditto, redeem. at 5 per cent., 17t. Orel ‘'itebik, guaranteed by iturnian Government, 5 per cent., COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINER. . . . Chontalca Gold and Silver Mining (Limited), St. John del Rey (Limited), 174, 171. Cnited Mexican (Limited), I A. Vancouver Coal (Limited), l( 41.. Yuduamutana of South Australia (Limited), 2. DOCKS. Dtillwall Freelola Llnd and iiOck, 31. JOINT STOCK BANKS. . . _ . Anglo-Egyptian Banking, Limited, 192: Consolidated (Limited), 4i. English and Rio de Janeiro, Limited, 8. Imperial Ottoman, 102. London and County, New (issued at 2.0 prem., IV. paid), London and 'Westminster, 71A, 1. Do., scrip (issued at 10/. prem., none of which has been paid), 471, 8. Union of Australia, 48. ['nion of London, 35. MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph 23, 24. Mexican Mint, 164. At Telegraph, 5:31, 12 4. 3, 4. Do., 8 per cent., 101 , 100. City of Moscow Osa ( ited), 5). 5, .1. Credit Fancier of England (Limited), 2 15-16. Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy Lean, guaranteed by Egyptian government, 904, j, 1. Fore-street Warehouse (Limited), 104. Hudson's Bay, g. London GeneralOmoibus Company (Limited), 2. Madras Irrigation and Canal, guaranteed 5 per cent. by Indian Government, 1034. National Discount Company (Limited), 10j, 11. Peninsular and Oriental Steam, New, 1867, 114. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Lim.), 144. Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 72. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL airroN MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BY TZLIGIUML) trawl 00g Mfg 001UtIBPOWMOIT.) The market 14117 steady. Sales about 15,000 bales. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is unchanged. Petotal:sag Y.C. oe the O4:1e. 9.1. to 445. • April to June, 43e. 9d. to 441. ctober to December , 6d. ; Decem ber, 455. _ _ MARKET AVERAGIChI.—Town tallow, tic 3d. ; fat by ditto, 2s. 2d. ; yellow Russian new, 455. 3d. ; melted stuff, 325. Od. ; rough ditto, 17c 3d. ; greares, 18s. ; good dregs, Gs. Imports for the week amount to 1,315 auks. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.--(THIS DAY.) Yr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow at last day's prices. Prime meadow hay, 80s. to 84s. ; inferior ditto, 65a. to 755. ; clover, old, 90s. to 105 s. ; second cut, 70s. to 00s. ; straw. 30s. to 36a. COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.) Foreign produce is still supplied in abundance. French cherries ►nd apricots continue to be offered in unusually good condition_ New peas from the neighbourhood of Paris are also still good. New potatoes from Lisbon fetch from :is. to ss. per 12 lba. Broccoli of all kinds continues excellent, as is also asparagus, of which there is • plen tiful supply. Flowers chiefly amnia of orchids, steaks, lily of the valley, pelargoniums, einerarias,deutzias, migno nette, and roses. FRUIT. Apples, per.bushel, Is to lb Cob nuts, per lb , 9d to la Grapes, per ►b., Os toles Lemons, per 100, es to 105 Oranges, per 100, Es to VEOI Artichokes, per des., Its to as Asparagus, per beadle, 3 to es Bes.ns, K idly 100, la to Is Peaches, per doz., Sea to 48a Pears, per dot., es to las Pine Apples, per lb., As to lls Strawberries, per lb., as to 16s Walnuts, per bushel, 10s to ABLER Lettuces, per doz., Its Mist par bush, tki - 1 / 1 -6 7.P. Beet. per dos., la to Ss Cabbages, per dos., hi to Is 6d Carrots, per bunch, Is to Is H new, do., Is Od to Its Celery, per bundle, is to is ad Cucumbers, each, 64 to la 3d Kndlve, per score, Is id to Is Garlic and Shaikh!, per lb., ad Herbs, per bunch, ki told Hens Lidith,p. band., is to 5s Leeks, per bunch, Id to ed I* se Is 6cl p. pan., i. Oaks; per bash, Se to 15 Parenips, per dos., ed to Is Parsley, per bunch, Id to 64 Potatoes, York Regent., p toe, 1415 to 170. locks, do. 1015 to Illes Flakes, 14 4 . to 1815 Other aorta, 75s to 80s Paakele, P. punnet, IsOd to la 6d I=, per bosh., es to Is pt per beach, 4d 1. 84 Mr. J. S. Raffles. the Liverpool stipendiary magistrate, yesterday fined Thomas be, an unliewased passenger-broker, in the sum of 501. for ob taining pap fares to New York from three poor Irish women. has been before the bench for the same offence several times. In this case Mr. Raffles ordered that if the ties was recovered one moiety of it should be paid to the women. _ _ AISESPERATI LEAP. —A few days ago a girl named Mary Cartwright, about 17 yews of age, and the daughter of a miser living at Blozwich, jumped down • pit shaft at Sot's Hole, net far from her father's house, with the intention of committing suicide. The poor girl seemed to have been driven to desperation by her brother having beaten her. Though the shaft is nearly 70 feet deep, she escaped with her life, but her spine is badly in. jarsol.—Staffordshtre Adrertiser. THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR SWANSEA.— Yesterday the inquest on the bodies of the men killed by the explosion in the Oarearvon colliery wee opened. Their names are David Bevan, 64, who leaves a widow and several children ; John Hopkins, 34, leaves a f am ily o f Eve children and a widow near her confinement ; Thomas Phillips, 27, leaves a widow and one child ; and Thomas Richards, a young man 20 years of age. Two men who helped to pt the bodies out of the shaft were so tar overpows by the after-damp that for some time their lives wars despaired of. The ankient, it is alleged, wee net aMaibiatahle to any neglect, as the pit VIII properly ventilated, and the usual peenntiou against expluismi seem to have been taken. ,14* .