The Express. — London, England, 1860-05-07 00:00:00

FRANCK Iracre ore Owl COMIMPCIIIIIO.EI PARIS, PIATIJUDAT 1011113141. It is 3 very remarkable fact, amidst the reiterated peaceable pndessions of the French government, that it should feel itself compelled to raise the 'owe of exoneration from .ervice in the army from 2,060 f. to 2,300 f. More remarkable is it still, after all we so constantly bear of the French love of glory and enthusiastic desire to tight, that the 1CA..11 alleged by the Meal,. et for this augmenta tion is that the desire of young wen to escape mili tary service is every year manifested in en increas ing ratio. In 1866 sal 1857 16 per cent. of the rot-mita bought themselves off, but the proportion incroaseil in 1858 to 18 per cent., and to 27 per milt. in 1869. Pare* e.erreepondent of the hidesperkeirmee Delge writer • 'fi le imperial Surerament and that of Victor Emmanuel 1,, no means agreed upon several questions connected with the nrtezAtioo of Savoy and Nice. For invtahce, Plrd!iiont demands the destruction of the fortresses of .aunt rents, which will now fall into the poate‘sion of Frwice, and might is her hands become dangerous to Pitti ni.int. The French government, on the other hand, c on. fro.b that there Fortnum., having been erected in a rpitit if hostility to Francs, and at bee expense, it is only jug, not they should now remain in her power. Similar di& • - tdtier have arisen with regard to the town of Viotimw,ha, the extreme frontier of the county of Nice. MC•11 potuta are still under deco lion, sad Count Cavour's prin• isip.il argument against rang way is, that every concession will be an arm i n th e h ea d s o f t h e party in the Sardinian parliament which is opposed to the ',inanition. In noticing, two or three days since, an assertion of the government journal the Pays, that the French amity wan coining away from Rome, 1 asked whether this announcement was made " posivel f..ir the last time." Th e o th er government journal, the Pagrie, is now employed to discredit all rumours of the kind, and " thinks itself able" to affirm that " no preparations have been made," and more mer that " no decision" has been come to for the ev.,cuation. The postponement till June of the journey of the Emperor and Empress to Nice id not accepted as a fart by a letter from Marseilles, which says :--"The journey of their Majesties will, unless anything unforeseen happens, take place between the lbth and 2001 inst. The Imperial train can readily pass through the tunnels oo the railway from Mar sicil;iss to Toulon, a fact which might perhaps decide the Empenir to embark at the latter port.' The Bourse has been rather dull, but without any marked feature. The Rente fell 10 for crab arid 5 for account, closing at 71.20 and 71.30. Mobilise was without change. In railways there is scarcely so much as a franc difference from the quotations of yesterday. This day, May sth, the •" Cinque Maggio" of Matmoni, as the anniversary of the death of Na poleon I. I du not remember the coincidence Laving been before remarked, that it is also the birthday of the Empress Enable. The usual funeral service and the promenade of pensioners to the column in the Place Veudume have taken . - The reception of Alibi Lacortlaire at the Aca d. which Will looked forward to with intense iid-reet, ban been postpoced till next year, the nvjority of the "40" being of opinion that in the present state of politics it would be difficult for the ir.u. member and M. Guinot, who is to reply to him, to compose speeches which would at the same time satisfy their own ideas and meet with toleration from the goverrooent. The 'mood meeting of the bar to elect two mem bey. of the council of the order has, like the first, terminated without a definitive result. The three names at the head of the poll were Bertin, 170; Mathieu, 150 ; and Emile 011ivier, 122 ; bat as the "absolute" 'majority required is 187, there must be a third election, which is appointed to MI,. place on Tuesday. TIN contest excites ou tline/ interest at the bar. Extraordinary efforts are being InA le by government to defeat M. Emile 011ivier. Judge Le &eclat, of Rennes, whose protest against the frEsiulent man.etieres used by the aothoirittes t defeat his candidature for a seat in th.• Legi.latif mules great noise a short time • has presented a petition to the Senate, Foray ni•• that chamberlains and o th er mem b ers o f t h e Ifj"..priw's household may be declared ineligible to wt in the chamber. It is rumoured that the com mittee appointed to consider the petition is by no ao•ms unfavourable to it. The Senate is at this monieut somewhat nettled at the trick lately played urn it by the unexampled publication in the 3J . str.tr .4 pie...clic:4 made in the belief that they wen, cotitided doors, anti wane thick that the member. will eu)oy an opportunity of showing their raseutilient. file senators, however, must kiiow that they have uo power beyond what is per niet'ed, and that their induenee iu the country is est.,' law than that of the members of the Corps Lispdatif, which, as everybody knows, is next to nothing. It is very unlikely, therefore, that they wall persevere, if, which I believe is the case, the Nuiperee is dot/mimed to nominate young men alsitit ILIA court to he freely dr.:tr.' by ui.iveri..il auTrage as heretofore. TEE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, SATCRDAT. .n.O Royal Mail atoana-ship Persia, Captain Juil km., from N. %or. on the 85th alt., arrived here at 11.15 W+ sorain. A summary a her tllll.a, by telegraph yd tt-ieecstown, hut been ahvady published. The following steamers had arrive.l out: • ..mrri,A, Macy at Barton on the :Mril; the Awn"!wan, heLce. at Portiaad ea the Zed; tha Rumania, from suathatvrt.,o, .1 Neel York son the Strd; sad the City of Hawn. re, Leine, at New York w W 24th ult. The ateaatahip Vi tram Liverpool for New York, put late HaMai aa the :Nat alt., short 44 coal. The sewn is quite naiMportaat, except ea relates le the meeting of the National Democratic Conven tion at Cherleston. The proceedings of the first twn dam were devoid of interest, but ',cooling to the primal Meow of the telegrams from Charleston they Indicated a preference., out the part of a majority of the fo•mtara of the coovention, for tisnator Douglas as the bonlibee of thy demorrstic putty for the presideucy. Mr. Iluthrie, of Ksiducky, a 111.1111 MT of President Pierce's mussel, also appeared to be a prominent favourite. Mr. sialeb Cushing, who had hem them to provide over the ...eventing, was attoraeyp•aeral during the Pierrea.l mi outman. Nemours had Iron cm rent of diressainess in the cab:net et tVaeliingtm, hut they were pronounced outmoded. The Washington correspondent of the New York Tones *rites as follows ,—" Information hes been received here which. con Arne the statement, published in the New ob r imens POIMIIIII,. 10 relauon to the efforts road, by the Iry 6 , olvorttiellt to bring the contending penis, in Lowe to a settlement. Captain ALlltam, commanding officer of tht British v :awls of war at Vera ems, addressed a letter ou the 24th March to President Juarez. ~,. e .•tffistin g him on the g.•oriou.reeistance the city offered to II ommou, and TelbcWllld the efforts mad e bahre it , t h e u .,,,, at the English government fur the Mahliahment of peace in that distracted countrY. The Minister for Formgn Affairs .4 tlw l'oestitut,Ml Government oinewere.l ito Cie mama of drone% in an Meliorate note. defining the post. on oJ the comatitutemal government, showing by reference to ht..nry that piece cameo% he restored while the priests hove power to empire, as all constitutions which have been either tamed toy legitimate repressentstivea of the peolle, or nerepted loy the people thernaelvea, have been over. thrown by the prient., who will not accept anything short of soopreen oev. which they aim to exerem user everythnia to litea..-o The note grew on to 'empire the candor( observed towanla foreigner. both by the . on. sotitutiosal government ..'el by the reactionists, to show that the former. notwanstanoling it has not been recognieed by the ministers from Euglanoi and Frame, has complied with the ololigetsons of the country, and afforded pvote..tiou, as far as possible. to foreiroers, while the latter has cum. witted most shocking outrages of every kind ; that the government WlO dannall• Of seeing an Cad pat to the dedructed condition of the country, and was ready to do everythmg consisteut with its duty to bring about a settle ment iu which the sovereignty of the people should he ackeowledged, sad the great principles of cirli and religious liberty be secured. •• 'lfs reply al lad John Rowell to the het note of Seem tary Cie es the slave trade was received by the lest mail, amid disewaass points of international law at gnu length. It is very severe upo as wares 01 es United Nate,. The venerable Secretary is sztromeir fliPtiess nuke the lecture read hist by his lordship, bee Is will pay hint bees in his own coin with interest. •• Promideet Juana has bard a dame isdasmilying all the sufferers by the late bowbardeseed of Vera cedt. deriving the means for d en from the sale of chur c h property confiscated to the last July." O Erns * HOIIII2MATHIC COCOA.—Its areas, grabtful savvrtheara aaJ Iselaureling power have pro cured lu parral aloptlaa <a breakfast beverage jlb . lb., awl I lb. packets, at Is. IA pet lb , 11 the pnaelpal gybe.. I,ab IN A " Jager Cps., tsmosatthl: ibrmlM , Lomb. Advertises."' rIIE EXPRESS MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1860. THE ABDUCTION CASES. In the Court of Queen's Beach at Dublin, on Satorday, Mr. Henry Corr, against whom a writ of habeas corpus had issued in the case of the Mays Murphy., minors, made • return, which we. accepted , & good and valid return by the court and the counsel (Mr. Brereton Q.C.) for the mother of the children, at whose inStence the writ was ironed. The re. tam sets forth that the father of the children, Patrick Murphy, executed a will, in which he appointed Mr. Carr the trustee and guardian of his children, who, it was his (the father's) with, should be brought up Boman catholic. ; that, accordingly, he (Mr. Corr) took immediate steps to parry out the intentions of the testator, and had both children (at different periods) placed in Roman catholic orphan asylums. The return further set forth that their mother subsequently applied to Mr. Corr to transfer the children to her custody for the purpose of having them brought up as protestant., on the ground that the parties who would undertake their maintenance and education would also support her, she not being allowed any assistance from the Roman catholic authorities. This Mr. Corr re fused to do, and hence the application fer a writ of habeas corpus. Mr. Brereton stated, ID explanation of the WWI. adopted by his client, that she did not know of the clause in her husband's will haring reference to the future reli gious training of her children. In his (Mr. Brereton's) opunqp, it was a cane in which the children were propmly brought up Roman catholic,,, the father having been a Roman catholic, and having by his will de clared his wish that the children should be reared in the same faith. The only request he had to make was, that his client should for the future have reasonable oppor tunity of seems to her children. Mr. Gamin, on behalf of Mr. Corr, undertook that she should have free access to them, on condition of her not attempting to interfere with their education, and Mr. Brereton mid that an undertaking to that effect would be given by Mrs. Murphy, the Chief Justice intimating that she ought to do so. Both the orphans were brought into court, and were present during the promedinp. The case of the Sherwooda was next taken up, and attachments were ordered to be issued against Ellen Blake and Catherine Davis (the grandmother of the chil dren) for not having pat in answers to the writs of habeas corpus, but aa it transpired that the orders of the court were not drily served on the parties, fresh writs were ordered to be issued. In the event of any further miscarriage of Notice, the substitution of service on the servant at the home to be deemed anfficient. The case of the Henrys was again postponed, and to-day the Solieitor•General will be in his place; a hint, however, was thrown out of the probability of some arrangement which would renderfurther proceedings unneormary. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT CLAPHAM.--JOIDD Clay, who has been so frequently remanded on a charge of cutting his wife's throat with a razor, was on Saturday brought before Mr. Nyman, at the Wandsworth Pollee Court, when the unfortunate woman attended. S 1 peered dreadfully week, and, from the effect of th e wound. in her throat, was unable to raise her bead. The evidence of the var ous witnesses has been so fully reported that it is needless to repeat it here. The principal portion of the wife's statement was as follows :—She was standing with her hand upon the handle of the door when be came for ward, and with an oath declared that he would cut her throat He sprang on her as if to strike her, and she then felt a cut across her throat. She struggled with him and tried to get to the front door. She at last got into the passage and then fell down. Her husband then tell upon her, and drew a razor across under the left ear, and endeavoured to cut the front pert of her throat again. She resisted with her left hand, and, after a desperate struggle, she succeeded in wrenching the razor from him. Her h ands were severely cut in the straggle. He then put his fingers to the wound in her throat and pulled it open, causing the blood to flow much faster. He then got up and ran away, leaving her in the passage. She also succeeded in reaching the street, and called " Murder." She became exhausted and sat down upon the ' pavement, and she remembered some one looking up and saying, " She has cut her throat ; she has the razor in her hand" She said, " No," and told them her husband bad done it She remembered no more until she found herself in her landlady's room. She was afterwards removed to the hospital, where she had remained until that morning. The depositions having been completed, the prisoner, de claring that he bad nothin to my, was fully committed to take his trial at the f sessions of the Central Criminal Court. HORRIBLE MU RDER. —The village of Standish, sheet three miles from Wigan, wee alarmed, on Weaneeday, by the report that a farmer had been found murdered in a field near his dwelling. High Aioscough, a tenant farmer, of Wrightnigkes, IS3 years of age, left his home on Tuesday, for the parpoee at paying his rent. This he did, and after wards calMd at the - Farmers Arms Inn, and had a quantity • liquor. He was known to most of the cowpony am oog whom were a widow, named Fisher (to whom the deassed wee to have bun married in a few weeks), and four men, awed Prescott, Hereon, Hart, and Cubbin. As it drew war the hour for closing the deceased, who was par- Melly drunk, and Mrs. Fisher, left to go home. They had sot gone more than forty or fifty yards when they Weed some men en the opposite side of the hedge, and the donned was hit by a sod thrown by one of these. lie became very much irritated, but his remonetratices were only an. ✓imed by a volley of sods, clay, Ac., and Ainscough then polled off his coat sod bat , and offerej to fight any of hie 9A sallants. Mrs. Fisher now left the deceased and went on ber way home, expecting that he would overtake her, but he was not afterwards seen alive by any but those concerned ia his death. The following morning, about half-part four, a fireman named Clarkson found near the path a bat and coat. Shortly afterwards he came upon a mound of earth, with a man's head and face, very much disfigured, pro truding from the heap at one side ; at the other the feet being just visible. The other portions of the body were ecespletely buried under the heap. It was then discovered that the inhuman assailants of the old man had filled his month, nostrils, and ears with human excrement ; to such an extent, in fact, that death must have immediately re sulted from suffocation. The result of the inquiries of the pollee was that Cnbbin, Hart, and Benson, have been er mined on the charge of causing the death of Ainsoough. On Friday Mr. Myers, coroner, held au inquest at the Farmers' Arms Inn, Bishpam, when the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder" against the three men in custody. FATAL ACCIDENT IN LOMBARD-OREM. —An acci dent, which resulted in the loss of one life, sod serious injury to three other men, took place on Saturday afternoon, between three and four o'clock. The homers previously occupied by the London and County Bank, in Lombard street, together with some adjoining premises in Nicholas lane, have recently been sold, and the work of removing the lots has been actively going on daring the last week. While the men were engaged in taking down the old materiala the upper floor, encumbered with brick rubbish, fell with • tesTible crash, carrying with it the lower ones to the cellar and basement. Several men were engaged on this Boor cleaning the bricks taken from the walls, but the accumu lated weight of rubbish upon them proved too much for the supporting beams, they gave way, and workmen and dawn were preci Muted together. For some minutes the greaten con fusion prevailed, and it was impossible to know whether some other portions of the building would not follow ; but at length the exertions of the labourers on the spot succeeded in relieving three of the men from the ruins. Two of thee. (John Dogan and Christopher English) were very seriously injured, and were conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital. where they still lie in • precarious state. A third man, Richard Lawrence, was also taken to the hospital, but his injuries did sot seem such as to prevent his removal in a cab to his own residence. The labour of removing the ruins was con tinued ; and two bourn after the accident Patrick Ilium was discovered, with him head downwards, and beneath an immense heap of brick rubbish. He was dead, and in the opinion of the surgeon, who was in attendance must have died Alm at immediately of suffocation.--Inspector Duddy, of the City police, exerted himself in the most praiseworthy maser to effect something like an organisation of labour among the men upon the spot, and he was very actively assisted by Mr. Brooker, purchaser of several of the " lots," and who was superintending their removal at the time of the accident. _ RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —Oll Saturday & painful sensation was produced in the neighbourhood of Mer ihyr,inconeequence of its becoming known that a melancholy accident, accompanied by fatal conseuence* to three ner vous, had occurred on the Cvnubargoed Railway, near that town, one of the numerous mineral lines that abound in South Wales. The Cwmbarred lion WAS constructed originally by the Pennydwrren Company to an appendage of their works, but it has now become the property of the Dowlais Company, and has latterly, in consequence of the great increase of traffic over it, undergone some extensions. At one point it passes closely in front of • row of houses inhabited by workmen and their families. Formerly the rails did not approach those houses by about id feet, but, owing to the alterations before noticed, it lasses at about 24 feet from them. On Saturday, a little girl, named Sarah Jones, the dauglier of a fireman who resides in one of the houses, was playing on the line with the son of a sinker, also living in the rank, named Samuel Thomas, I when a train of emptied tracks was heard approaching the spot. The children did not seem to be &burned by the ap proaching danger, and a giriot between 14 and 15 years 01,1, earned Mary Ellis, screamed oat to them, and then, seeing that the train was nearing them, ran to the line and made • heroic effort to save them. She reached the rail, set her foot within the line, and inside • grasp at them, but must either have overbalanced herself or else have been struck by one of the carriage*, for she was knocked down, and the entire train went over her, almost entirely se parating her left thigh from the body. The children too were both run over and crushed and mangled in so chocking a moaner that death must have been to them almost in stantaneous. An alarm was given, and the unfortunate girl Ellis was got up alive and conveyed to her home, when De Martin was called in. She only survived, however, a few hours. _ _ [Advertisement. l HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND 0111711EIR. &tab! liwasebold Rentedies.—lio medicines are more of or more eafe under any circumstances than Hol loway's vvell.lmovrn preparations, and none arc, therefore, ro well adapted for family use, They possess the active and essential theespentical powers presented by the veirtable kingdom fee ex pelling the eausaa of disease tram the human argent Beth 1101- Inway'e pills and ointment are alike devoid of all mineral and vegetable I oisons. They may be used with equal safety to the Infant as to the adult, being simple but cfficacious Is their ope ration. . o household should be without a supply of Holloway's pills and ointment, as they will be found always useful In re started from accidental injuries, constitutional complaints, or obetractied functions. lab; intriltnut. METROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS. NUM, days appointed fee the present week. WIIMUMWIIII. 8R Martlnli-labe.—Meaday, May 7 ; Tuesday, 5; Wedrisday, 9; Thursday, 10. InadinnWlT, Portland-read.—Wedaeaday, May O: Thursday, 10; Friday, 9 ; Cuiamr9u.Dancan.terrace.—Mooday, May? ; Wednesday. PAW, 11. MAinanims, Marylebone-res&— Maylo, Friday, 11. Smoimmem, Okletreet-rea&—Tiaseday, & Dow, Palreeld-road.—WeMmeday May 9. warm:wick 09boro-mbeet. —21•9999 Kay : Friday. 11. 8017111WAILL Swanetreet, Borougb.—TeMdaY , May Thurs day, 10: Friday, 11. Camberwell New-rea&—Tuesday, May 8: Widnes 0. OP Lonlmn. Guildhall-buildings—Monday, May 7. EQUITY COUE,TI3.—Mey 5. (Before the Lod Cliencelke.) COOK r. ISTUROIB.7I3II_ It DT/KM In this ces;;;;aiioi;;;;;;ed:intii;e7Ly last to the full court of appeal for an attachment wind Mr. law, the Chief Commissioner of the Insolv Court, for noi having obeyed • writ of prohibition issued by Lord Chan. calor (heaworth in November 1856, against his carrying oat an ceder for the re-vesting of the surplus funds of the mists of George William Dyson under a first insolvency in the aseigaes under his second insolvency, and directing that the tad should be transferred from the credit of the one Mate to the credit of the other, without reference to the clams of a Mr. Cook to whom the surplus assets of the first insolvency had been assigned for value by Dyson under the provisions of • deed of July 1850, made some time be fore the second insolvency. On the 3rd March Mr. Law in person showed cause against the motion for an attachment, and supported the order made by him. The court, then, were of opinion that the prohibition stood in the way of the dealing with the funds by the Insolvent Court, but declined to make any order oa the motion for an attachment, Mr. Law undertaking to rescind his order. The 17th March was appointed for Mr. Law, if he should think fit, to move to discharge the prohibition. In the meantime Mr. Law made an order rescinding his previous order for re-vesting the fund, and was prepared to have moved to the prohibition on the day named ; but the Lord C h or had directed theanotion to stand over eine die, on the ground that it was probable that an act would soon pus the legislature which would render any further proceedings unnecessary. Mr. Commimioner Law this naming applied in person to have the case restored to the psiand • day named for proceeding with the motion to Bseharso the prohibition. The Lord Chancellor amid that the same reason which had induced him to direct the case to Mead over indefinitely, namely, that legislation would sees reader any further pro ceedings unnecessary, still :aed, and he must decline to to secede the present appr Mr. Commissioner Law very prosehnily urged that' a day might be named for hearing the mode& The Lord Chancellor asid—l refuse to name a day. Call the next case. WOOD r. PART'HINO. In this cane the Muter of the ROIL had directed the ap pellant to pay a rum of money into court. This order had not been complied with, and the appeal being prosecuted, now Gum on for hearing. An objection was taken by the mi =et that the case could not be heard on appeal until der for payment into court bad been obeyed. The Lard Chancellor was of opinion that the objection ought to prevail, and directed the bearing of the appeal to stand over until the order of the court below had been ful filled. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood.) This suit came before the court upon a petition by one of the pasties to have the payment out accost to her of •.fund upon her giving security to return it. It appeared that a deci , moo upon one of the points in the suit arena to the rights of the petitioner had been come to in this branch of the court, but on appeal to the Lord Chancellor that decision had been ra►ened. The opposite side then appealed to the House of Lords, and this appeal was still pending, but from the state of the business before the house, it was impossible it could be beard this session. Under these circumstances this peti ties was presented. Mr. Daniell, Mr. C. Berkeley, and Mr. Beggallay were for the parties. The Vice-Chancellor said he would make the order prayed for on the applicant giving security to return the fund if the decision of the House of Lords were against her. Mr. Commissioner Murphy said all he had to do then was to pronounce the adjudication of the oourt. On Colonel Grenfell being sworn to the truth of his schedule he was declared entitled to the benefit of the act, and ordered to be discharged forthwith. MARKETS. TALLOW. The tallow market bas shown increasing dulness during the week from that noticed in our last report, and prices of Y.C. on the spot, as well as for delivery in May and June, have declined Is., while those now current for later periods exhibit • reduction of fully 9d. per cwt. when compared with those current last Friday. The depreirion that has existed has doubtless been caused chiefly by the receipt of &deices that the navigation at St. Petersburg was open, and that imports thence would likely take place towards the close of the present, or in the early part of next month ; the trade in general, however, as is usual at this period of the year, is greatly restricted, while the warmer temperature will necessarily tend further to lessen the demand for consumption during the summer months. These concurrent tutu= have produced • somewhat general and strong impres sion that lower prices will rule, and hence solar have been without, however, inducing purchases for present Ll re rve ed r; beyond the immediate requirements of consumers. To-day there has been rather more doing, and the followsg are current quotations for Y.C. viz., 54a. 6d. for fine tallow on the spot ; 53e. 3d. to 53e. 6d. for delivery in May and June ; 51e. 6d. for July to September, and 51s. per cwt. (buyers) for October to December. The imports since Monday up to last evening have been only 32 reeks. The deliveries have been 632 casks, and the present stock of all kinds is 29,338 auks, being • decrease of 984 cake, when compared with the quantity on hand this day week. Town melted was in steady request at the commencement of the week, and Ma. 6d. not was the more general price obtained. During the peat two or three days, however, molter' have shown a desire to rubs in anticipation of a decline in the " letter prioe" today, which is now 56e. 9d., or say 53e. 3d. per cwt. net, being • reduction of 9d. per cwt. on the official quotation of last weak. The public sales yesterday resulted as follows: P.Y.C.-The quantity offered (312 casks) may be said to have been in excess of the probable requirements of con sumers, and notwithstanding an evident desire to realise, only 40 casks were sold at 545. to 54a. 3d. per cwt. for mid- Odanz-Only 38 casks were submitted, and 5 sold, viz.: Mixed melting, fine, at 54a. 6d. per cwt. There was not any fine mutton offered, but sales were reported by private con tract at 55e. per cwt. for good avenge quality. St. Petersburg Scapa-Seven casks m iddling quality, beiag held for 53e. per cwt., were bought in. Sales of fine quality have been made during the week at that price. North American.-142 casks (chiefly barrels) were sub mitted, of which only 25 casks were sold at the sales at 535. 6d. for good, and 535. per cwt. for middling. Cooosuut oil his been in steady request during the week and 465. for Cochin, as well as 43e. 6d. for fine Ceylon, is reported to have been paid for small lots by private con. tract. At auction, however, 112 casks Cochin of good average quality, being reserved for 455., were all bought In ; while 212 arks Sydney were well competed for, and all sold as follows : Very fine, 435. to 43e. 9d. ; fine, 42a. 9d. to 435. 6d. ,• fair and good, 41s. 9d. to 411. 6d. ; middling to good (yellow), 40a. 6d. to 4b. &L ; rather dark and dark, 40s. to 40s. 3d. ; inferior, 38e. 6d. per cwt., less 21 per cut. discount. Palm oil continues without any new feature to report. Holders are still firm at 46e. for fine logos and Whydah. The few auks offered at auction were all bought in. Palm-nut oil is also neglected. 18 casks submitted were i bought in at 325. 6d. for dark up to 345. per cwt. for good fair.-(From the Circular of Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co., dated Friday evening.) 001 TON GOODS.-11mgmestrrze, MAY s.—The orders given out during the past fortnight for India goods have again placed manufacturers underconsiderable engagement., and the market closes with a very firm and healthy feeling. This applies chiefly to the lighter mskes of 40-inch shut- logs, inadapollams, T cloths, and jacconets, which range at , about the none quotations as they did • month ago 1 Absence of stock and some fair orders for printing cloths keep prices steady, but the demand for qualities suitable to the home trade in prints has been retarded by the backwardness of the spring. For :16-inch shirtings them is rather more inquiry, though not en active demand by any means, but for long cloths the market is dull. Domestics are in fair request and improving, prices being mom favour. able also at the present rates for cotton to manufacturers. In yarns, though the advises are reported to be unencou. raging from the Leipsic fair, there is rather more business for Germany, and the heavy orders given out for cloth re cently have improved the demand for suitable qualities of twist from home manufacturers at gradually improving rates. Yarns suited to India and the Mediterranean also continue good. WOOLLEN.—Lures, MAY s.—There WY a good attend ance of buyers in the balls this morning, and the market was of the better clam. Both mantle fabrics and ordinary cloths were in good demand, and a fair business took place. The former are rather earlier in price, but cloths command firm rates . The slight alteration in the quotations of wool at the sales (if it has any effect in this market) will probably give a little more firmness, as Sydney wools, which are chiely used in good cloths, have unstained previous priors, the reduction being in Victories, which are most used for combing purpome. HARDWARR—Bimuuonan, MAY s.—No improve ment has yet taken place in the trade of this town : the manufacturers are complaining of the scarcity of orders, the great majority of them being dependent upon such as may come in damns keeping their men employed. Fortu nately, up to his time there have been sufficient for the purpose, comparatively few instances being reported in which the workpeople have been put on short time. The foreign trade is extremely doll ; this it is which is the prin cipal cause of the languid condition in which trade here has been for the last few weeks, though the country orders, espe cially from the northern districts, are certainly less than the average, except as regards the fancy trades, in which there is a fair amount of business doing. But, notwith standing all the complaints about trade being dull, there has been a great quantity of goods turned out of late, it being not until the last week that manufacturers have been making up for stock, and that has been only very artial. Any reaction in the home trade, however sir t, would be at once felt, but unless it take place before this month is out we shall have a quiet quarter as a set-off against the last, in which business was unusually good. In the district the iron trade continues dull ; the coal trade is very good, remarkably so for the time of year. GORN.-CAIIIMIDGE, MAT 5.-Wheat was la. lower than last week. Oats quite as deer. No other cheage. Wheat, red, 465. to 525. • white, 565. Barley, 32.5. to 36 6 . Beans, 38s. to 40a. O ats, 25a. to 30a. CASUAL& MAT 5.-Only it limited supply of wheat at our market this morning, at a decline of from 6d. to 9d. on last week. Barley and oats small supply, and rather more money given. OOLCIONSTIM, MAT 5.-A small supply of wheat and other grain. Wheat could readily have been disposed of, if farmers would have given way in price Is. ; this they would not do generally, hence but little business. Barley and peas obtained full prices, and beans an advance of ls. GLOUCESTER, MAT 5.-Since the date of our last, there has been a complete change in the weather, the sun very powerful during the daytime, with • higher temperature at night. English wheat was held fur last week's prices, but millers would only buy at a slight reduction. Foreign very quiet. Barley and Beans fully as dear. Oats only • retail sale at late rates. Imports for the week ending May 5 :- Wheat, foreign 1,12/ GUILDFORD, MAT 5 .-There was a 1 quantity 'of wheat on offer, thouch only • small su p y r was received during the present week. Trade dull, but • good amount of business was done at prices slightly in favour of buyers. -fine wheat making 00a.; red, 565. No change in the value of other grain. HIERI7ORD, MAT 5.-We had again a small offer of wheat at market today, trade dull at Is. per load lees money, with few buyera. Very little barley offering i prices sup. ported. Oats made fully as much money. Peas and teens firm at full prices. Wheat, 225. to 345. per load ; barley, less. to 475. per qr. ; oats, 22.. to 28s. per qr. ; peas, 245. to Ma. per load ; beami,24s. to 30a. per load. LZICIDITER, MAT 5.-There Wee a pretty fair attendance of farmers and Aldan at our corn market today, and the supply of wheat was somewhat improved The trade ruled dull, at • decline of Is. per qr. White aorta were disposed of at 565. to 60a. • red, 525. to 55e. per lii stone The hurley trade assum ed • quiet impact, but the supply being limited, temples changed hands at their full value (both malting and grinding) :the .. former made ;Treys. to 45a, per r., while the letter realised 3.1 e. to 3f.e. per 30 stone. Oats (which came to market sparingly) met a fair sale, and transactions were effected at 31s. to 345. for old, and 28a. to 31s. per 24 stone for new sorts. The bran trade was firm, and the business done was tolerable, at an improve. meat in prices of lid. to Is. per,qr. Old, 50s. to 52.5.; new, 455. to 47a. per 38 stone. Fine flour, 40s. to 42.. ; second; 38e. to 408. ; thirds, 36e. to 38s per sack. Newcurte, MAY 5.-At our market this morning we had • fair show of wheat from the growers, and having very little offering from the stand+, the trade opened very firmly at the extreme rates of this day se'mught, upon which terms a ready clearance of farmers' sample. was effected, the choicest Dew red selling at 555. to tee., and white in proportion. Of new south country our market is comparatively bare, and such descriptions were inquired for ; whilst new Griefswald met attention at 565. per 5041 M., and old mixed Konigsberg, quality not extra, realised the same money. Flour was held with confidence, and we look for more freedom of sale next week. Iti e, of which we have not given the value for some tine, on amount of its being comparatively neglected, is now coming into favour and we quote extra Norfolk and Dantaic at 40 e per 400Iha. Malting barley in slow request ; grinding , ou the contrary sells steadily at rather under tie rates recently current. Malt much as before. Beans andyeas unchanged. Oats firm, and inclining upward. The arrivals 'thin week are :-What, coutwise, 866 qrs. ; ditto, foreign, i 4.772; rye, coutwise, 50 ; foreign, 86 ; barley, coastwise, 199 • foreign, 2,420; malt, coastwise, 296 ; re* crest wise, 302 ; foreign, 1,240 ; peen, forage, 771; beans, coast wise, 49 ; flour, 1,421 sacks. NORWICH, MAY 5.-At toßkie's market there was a moderate supply cif wheat, sad trade was dull at last week's rates. - Tamers we. however, to sub snit to lower prior. The bulgy =ri d s ' now qui te aural nal, very little be i ng sa offered. White wheat is quoted this ;715.. s. t0 t 3 0 15;. 6a. red di tto sack f 50s. rom th t e n 52Lper quarter; NOTTINGHAM, MAY '' . er -At our corn market this morning there was more wheat offering than has bees exhibited for the last few weeks, and samples were in fair coudition. The amount of business transacted was small, at about kat week's rates. Old white qualities moved off at 555. to 61s. • old red, 53a. to 59e. ; new white, 545. to 60s. ; n ew rd, 545. to 595. per 36 stone. The supply of barley was again only small, and the demand proved firm at the ex treme currencies of the week previous for all kinds ; malt ing, 395. to 475. ; foreign &tale, 41s. to El.. per qr. ; grind ing, 30s. to 325. per 30 stone. A fair amount of business was transacted in oats at rather more money ; old, 30.. to 33e. ; new, 275. to 30s. per 24 stone. Be aus moved off at an improvement of Is. per qr. ; old made 4/ts. to 525. ; new, 465. to 495. per 38 stone. Super flour, 41s. to 455. ; fine, 38a. to 40s. per 20 stone. OXFORD, MAY 5.-The supply of wheat as compared with the last few weeks was ahead insignificant, and although prices declined liminess was anything but brisk ; white wheat ruled from 525. to Ms. per quarter. Very few samples of barley showing, in fact this grain seems to be exhausted in this neighbourhood. Oats were worth from Ms. to 335. Beans were scarce, and were readily bought up at an advance of from 2s. to 38. per quarter on this day se'nnight. Peas realised from 425. to 445. Flour in de mand at 38e. per sack. Beat hay, Si. per ton. PLIIIRDOROUOII, MAY K-At our market to-day we had a good supply of wheat, which met a slow ale at Is. to 2s. per qr. under the prices of this day week. Barley, none offering. Oats Is. per qr. dearer. Bean smake more money. Wheat, best red, 525. to 535. • common ditto, 495. to 51s. per 5041 be. • nate, ls. 3d. to 4d. per stone ; Leans, 45e. to 465. per i32llis. RZADING, MAY 5.-Our market was fairly supplied with wheat. Holders asked late prices, and therefore at the early part of the market business was in a state of stagna tion, and prices unaltered. A limited trade in barley. A brisk trade in oats at fully Is. advance. Beans and peas firm Wheat, 401. to 59e. • barley, 30s. to 458. •, oats, 18s. to 325. ; beans, 42a to 5 1 25. ; peas, 38s. to 46e. Flour ; households, 425. ; seconds, 38s. per sack. Rocneirrea, Mar 5.-Although the supplies brought for ward were fair for the season of the year, business, on the whole, ruled exceedinglyinanimate, and a concession of Is. to 2s. per quarter had to be made before millers would listen to any offers. A moderate amount of business was done on the easier terms mentioned, but the bulk of the wheat brought to market was returned as unsold. There was a sparse supply of barley, as the season for malting may now be said to be at an end; malting, however, maintains its value, and good samples command attention at full rates. In grinding there was next to nothing passing, and prices barely supported those of last market. The oat trade was without alteration, and the demand very slow. Good beans are scarce, and becoming dearer ; some superior lota were quoted at is. per quarter higher. In peas there was no alteration, with little business doing. WIRBECH, Mar 5.-We have but a small supply of wheat at our market to-day, and farmers being unwilling to submit to any decline, there war but little business doom at Is. per qr. under the rates of last week. Spring corn very mane and rather dearer. Prices to the grower :- Wheat, white, Ms. to 53e. ; extra, 555. 631bs. per bushel; ditto red, 49e. to 525. • extra, ; oats, la ld. to Is. 2d. per stone ; beans, 4"2e. to 45e. per qr. WORCRSTER, MAY 5.-At this da's market there was a large supply of wheat, most of whic h was taken away un sold, as holders would not generally submit to the decline of Is. to `2a. per qr. insisted on by the buyers. Barley firm, and quite as dear. Oda and beans further advanced 6d. to Is. per qr. YORK, MAY 5.-The show of wheat from the growers at today's corn market was about an average for the season, and the anodes shown (both old and new) were of good quality. Farmers held out for last week's rates, therefore little beldame was done ; white sorts realised 565. to Ms., and redtik. to 545. per 36 stone. The demand for super barley was steady, and the supply being meagre late quota tions were fully maintained, namely, 40s. to 445. per qr.; grinding may also be quoted firm at 325. to 345. per 30 stone. The supply of oats was only middling, but the inquiry ruled tolerably active at an advance of M. on late terms, prices varying from 275. to 30s. per 24 stone. In beau a plight advance wee also obtained, 445. to 48s. per 38 stone being the currencies. Bye, 365.; malt, 68s. to 70e. per quarter. Flour, 395. to 41s. per sack. KIRKCALDY, MAY 5.-At our country markets, this week, we had little wheat offering, and any sales made were in favour of buyers. Oats offer very sparingly, and barley seems completely exhausted. Here, to-day, we had a good supply of wheat, small of barley, and moderate of oats. Saes slow, at a reduction of Is. on wheat and barley, sad 6d. per qr. on oats. Wheat, 48s. to 555. per qr. ; barley, 35a. to 395. ; eats, Vs. to 325. 6d. WATLRFORD, MAY 5.-The weather, which in the early part of the week was mild and genial, has again become dry sad parching, and rain is much wanted for the country. Our supplies of home-grown grain have been most trifling, but the arrivals from abroad are to a fair extent. The dull accounts received from the English markets have had a de pressing effect on the trade here, and the value of nearly all articles ha. somewhat receded since this day se'nnight. Irish wheat may be written ls. per barrel, and foreign about 3d. to 6d. per barrel cheaper. Barley maintains late rates, bat oats have given way 3d. to 6d. per barrel the last day or two. At the decline there is more disposition for business. The demand for Indian corn has been rather limited, purchasers having supplied themselves very freely of late, and the advance of last week has been lost. Flour, 6d. per sack cheaper. Imports this week:-Wheat, 3,800 qrs. • Indian corn, 565 ,• flour, 460 sacks. Exports this week :'-Oats, 4,390 barrels ; flo or, 690 sacks ; Indian corn, 600 barrels; oatmeal, 40 seeks. CATTLE.—Wivroe Sr. Geogoes Bever AND Came FMB, MAY 4.—The numbers of sheep and lambs penned were much below the usual avenge. The trade in all descriptions was steady, and continued so to the end of the fair with a good clearance of everything penned, at the fol lowing averages :—Couples, 445. fie ; tegs, from 32.. to 425. ; prime lotA sold it higher prices. Mr. H. Bone, of Avon, near Ringwood, exhibited a pen of very fine wetter Vv., allowed to be tho best ever penned at this fair, which carried off the first prize given by the tion. These ergs were bred by Messrs. Rawlence, c 7l:l- - bridge, and won the cup at Britford fair, in August last, as lambs. This is the second year that lambs from the flock of these gentlemen have won both cups under Mr. Bone's judicious grazing. The second prise was awarded to Sir Edward Hulse, Bart., of Bremen House, for the next best 100 wetter tap penned, which were also a fine lot of sheep. The cow and horse fair was short, and sold readily at good prices. In the machinery department a very large quantity was exhibited and sold. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTY. Fort George (ship', CipteliWboon:irem Liverpool to this port with salt. Is on shore on DiamonViand. liodts have been sent down to lighten her.—Calcutta, April 2. NAVAL AND MILITARY. WOOLWIOH, MAT S. Tlo. following arrangement& have been made for the performance of the military hands ori Woolwich-com ma during the summer months at Wee o'clock on age! &fiascos. Royal Artillery Head, ilendsyand Wednesday; Ro , Marine Band. Tessciay and Friday ; Norfolk Artillery 111 a Band. Thursday and Saturday. CRATHAM_, MAT 6. Detachment,. of the 36th and 77th Regiments prixesded ye.terdAy to Eautbourne, to undergo a course of matructlo n in tockg.twage ri'e firing previously to embark* for Indio. The following ac r ointnientii of superintending rs o ff ice on the Recmi Staff have taken place :—Lieu. tenant Hodgson, 12th meat,' to Newcaatle..n.Tyne ; Lieutenant Eyre, 48th Regiment, to Preston ; Lieutenant Knight 90th Light Infantry, from Athlone to Birming ham • Lieutenant Grant, 35th Regiment, to Reading Lienienant Many, sth Fusiliers, to Athlone ; Lieutenant Warren, 12th Regiment, to Boyle ; end Lieutenant Oldham, 51st Light Infantry, to Clowned. D=are or Glianited, Sin WI tun: on irr Corrox— It is with regret that we announce the death of General Sir Willoughby Cotton, C.C.S. and K.C.H., which oc curred at his residence lon Lowndesiquare. Sir Willoughby, like hie kinsman, Field•Marehnl Viscount Combermare, had achieved an honourable career in the army, his onion having extended over a period of upwards of 60 years. Its was die only sou of Admiral Cotton, cousin of Lord Com bines.% sad a nephew of Sir Willoughby Aston Wil loughby, and was him ia 1710. When in his sixteenth yew he lift Rugby &hool, to enter the 3rd Guards 21 ensign. In 1006 be conunenced his active military mreer, when he sceoepamed hie regiment in the expedition to Hanover. The late general married, on the lith of May, 18tH, Lady Avails Maria Coventry, eldest daughter of George Wil liam, sem& Earl of Coventry. great grandfather of the r. It is not generally known that the late iiir Whby was the great friend of the hate General Sir Henry Hwreknk. They were together in the first Demme war, and Havelock was one of his aidee.de-camp ideas he was with the army in Affghnnistan. lua Rim VOLUNTIIRS. —At a meeting of the subcommittee held on Saturday ; present Sir Justin Shell, K.C.B. ; Mr. R. M. Montgomery, Mr. S. Lover, de. ; the honorary secretary, after the tranraction of other busi ness, reads long lidof the donations and subscriptions received since the last meeting, inchading Viscount Palmerston 20f. ; the Marquis of Londonderry, additional for the band, 101. ; the Mitt of Donegall, additional foe the band, 201. ; th e Earl of horough, 1101. the Farl of Clare, 10/. ; th e Earl se ListoweL 101. ; th e Earl of Clanwilliam, 51. ; the Earl Porieecno, 101. ; the Countess of Kenmore, far band fund, W. ; Mr. R. Torreon M.P., 151. ' • Mr. C. M'Oave, 121. ; Sir Win- Martina, 251.; Mr. T. W. Ranh (Jones and Co.'s), 101. 10. ; Mr. Ueboran 108, 10a. ; Mr. Bond, 2f. 2a. ; Mr. G. Bowyer, M.P., If. 11s. &L, kc. The effective strength of the corps is daily increasing, and an additional place fur drill has been taken close to the railway station at Stepney for the convenience of the company now in course of formation at the east end of London. The Earl of Lismore, Lord Francis Co. and Mr. W. Howa r d Russell, have been appointed to commissions ; and Lieutenant Jones had Endo Tully have been promoted to the ranks of ta=and lieutenant the let company. It I intended of a general nee of the corps on Monday next, by expelled. white thee a very great re in de effective strength is zini•scriox BY THE COMMANDER-IN-CHILI OF THE CITY OP LONDON Jams BRIGADE. • The rifle corps review sawn may now be said to lan fairly commenced, and the inhabitants of the metro pele will probably have frequent opportunities of judging bow far those who have been so laboriously drilling for some months past will, in their general appearance and military movements., bear comparison with the regular troops, and how far the mews of indiscreet parliamentary orators, the obdructive and cold-water policy of many lonllieutemots and the distrustful head-shakings of some Lulitary authorities of Wei-standing—to say nothing about the harmless and lively raillery of the streets—are at all warranted by present fa c t. and future probabilities. The bassediate meanies of this prefatory sentence is an • of about 1,900 are of the City of London Rifle by their colonel, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, which took place on Saturday everting on the Parade Mound in front of the Hone Guards, St. James's. park. Having been announced several day. before, the event La besone• by anticipate:a, one of great public interest, sad ramp thawed peewee, emanating from all parte of the metropolis, were accordingly present as spectators. The omnibuses runmis# from various part. of London towards Westminster durtag the afternoon all brought accessions, and the seen len altogether novel and remarkable. The ground was kept, or rather endeavoured to be kept, by the Westminster Volunteers ; for the comparatively small force on duty proved quite maufilcient to maintain order awl wtridarity among the dome multitude who strove unremittiagly to get into position in front. Poor nearly two hours the volunteers laboured with great energy and with cemalser good humour to keep the crowds within the line, and It was highly amusing to see how, as boos as they had effected their object in one part, the people swarmed again over the whole area in the utmost con fusion. The gallant Westminster, might as well Live attempted to dam up water with loose sand. They charged with the barrels of their rides, for happily than were so bayonet. fixed • they threatened with the butt ends ; they Geed them lengthwise against the mostpromi. neat of the sager *hemmers, but still the crowd kept surging over the boundaries. Sometimes a more actin sad ahroaturous youth would break through, and tn to rem over to the opposite side ; a chase was immediately tem. mimed by one or two of the volunteers, and the Minding party was brought back, not, however, to the place whence he had started. for the " ring" had been broken, awl the task .1 dressing the line had again to be performed amid the hearty laughter Lod good-humour of the crowd, who appeared to think they were at liberty to treat the men with a little familiarity awl 'Aviiiuser. About five o'clock four mounted Life Guards wide their appsuanoe, end the effect vim the crowd was mlical--there was a general cry of " Here are the regulie*, and a volunteer movement to the rear, which the sight of a regioneed of Westminster Light In fantry could never have named. A few mounted Life Gosidernea, with their curvetting and prancing black steeda, soon pat the mass of spectator. into aorusthing like shape, and the front of the large square was free for the evolutions which were about to take place, though still dotted and enlivened here and there by the light grey uniforms of the Westminster corps. Immediately after the ground was cleared the London Ride Brigade, precedel by the land, marched into the parade, and took up their position in lion on three sides of the extended equate. The Duke of Cambridge. attended by his aides-de-camp, arrived on the ground at helf.past five, and rods round the front and rear of the force. Th e brigade this formed up into companies, and proceeded to march from the left round the parade, in open column of companies, at the slow the quick , and th e d ou bl e . I a the march round they had to wheel at each of the four angles, and considerable interest was evinced in this pert l of their evolution.. The left wheel in the first movement was, is some of the cdomeniee, miller uneven ; hut in the second the nou seemed to have ganed more confidence. mid wheeled with great precision. The second and fifth coin. ponies were remarkably successful, awl great cheering sad clapping of intils rewarded them for th e deadlines and gularity of their movements. The march at the doable also elicited great cheering. The Im 1e re-formed, charmed front twice, and advanced 10 line at the quick and at the double. In the latter move ment they swept down with extreme regularity, and the long dark lines were brought up at the "halt" in a mart anl loddierlas manner. The men then faced tight about, cod again advanced in line, amidst the enthu siastic plaudits of the crowds of spectator". After some further marching and counter marthing, the brigade formed a hollow square, enclosing the Duke of Cambridge, Limit.- Colossi Hicks, ant others, when hie royal highness, in a few words, complimented the men on their proficiency in drill, nod expressed the great latidection which he had de rived from the inspection. The moo then formed four abreast, and, heeded by the heed, marched hack to the playground of Christ's Hospital. where they had paraded hefore proceeding to the Hone Guards. There could not have bees leas than from twenty-lye to thirty thousand t. prams peeeen Viewed as a whole, the inspection thus recorded m a y j us tly he remedied as highly eatidactory, and as auguring most favourably for the review of all the metropolitan volunteer brigades, which is to take place in Hyde-perk on Friday, the lath instant. There is good remora to believe that mod of the corps are wisely paver* for that important occasion by special attention to MO and by securing that the mem bers who, though they have drilled for three or four months, are, owing to various causes, not yet in uniform, shall be ready to take their places in soldierly attire with their comrades in the pressure of the Assembled public. The exhibition of Saturday last would have convinced the most sceptical person in the country, if he happened babe present. that volunteer c ri', will, if there should ever be occasion for it, raider gar s! service to their country. SCPPOSZ9 LOUR or THZ SHIP 13PIYA9. —The New Zealand Mail, which arrived on Fritter, not f any tidings of the pamenger ship Stomata, it is feared the she is lost with all and head.. Rho sailed from Gravesend on the Anent Lurk with 23 pamensen and 32 hare* With ileml dr go, 15 hams . valued at %ODD and 19 bia mined at 7,14) guineas Nothing hm bean heed of her due the 17th of November, when she was spoken with by the Regina, Captain Thornton, boned to Lyttletoo, some ten or twelve days' sail from New Zea land. Captain Thornton encountered • quantity of ice, which lay in the track of the mining skip, and i 1 it fiend she eteoluitored it, sad th=shvd. CRYITAL P•LACI. -a-Caovne DAY.—SA. ?CROAT, MAT 5. —Adwiwiowe as payment, 820; ditto by .issue tickets, 972 ; total visit ore, 1,792. PAIRICIPA AND dorm make no charge for plain amuses writueumper end ceive. end undertake to pay the earvinge to any r ailwa y *Woo Is Ileesod on order over 400. Stone envelope. nf any Ise as ghat, st • infante t anthem. Office stationery. household mere, laeldtations, tonne , . and onpplie‘l Prior 114 wet tree. •savlng of tufty es. In the pound. PAILIMI4 mid l'h•rro. paper Led 1111,610pC makers. 24 and 16 . Us on! hire et. --f Advertieemasoll 901:TAT OF QIIMENI24 BENCH. -MAy 5. Sittings la Basoo.--( - Before the Lord Chief Justice Mr. Jusokbers.)stice Crompton, Mr. Justice Hill, and Mr. J u stice Ba TATRIR r. TYR GREAT wEsTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a rule to set aside the master's taxation of costs obtained on the 22nd of last month on the motion of Digby, for the company. The case is reportable as evincing of what essential impor tance it still is to pay strict observance to the forms of ac tions, notwithstan&ng the sweeping amendments of recent ye l /B. t was an action against the company for the non-delivery of certain goods at larringdon, when the company allowed judgment to go against them by default, the damages being afterwards assessed at 111. ss. The question raised before Mr. Justice Blackburn at chambers, and afterwards referred by him to the court, was whether, inasmuch as the plaintiff recovered lees than 20f., he was entitled to his costa, the master having decided that be was. The point at issue turned upon the exception to • plain tiro right to recover costa created by the 11th section of the Comity Courts Act, the 13th and 14th of Vic., cap. 61, and which, in effect, declared that the plaintiff was deprived of his costa if he sued in • superior court for • demand within the jurisdiction of the county court, and did not re cover more than 201. in as action on contract, or 51. in an action of tort. Mr. Macnainars appeared in support of the master's order, and contended for the plaintiff's right to recover his mete. The declaration was in case : it charged the defend. ants, as common carriers, with negligence and carelessness in the exercise of their duties as such, and by reason of which carelessness and negligence a bale of goods belonging to the plaintiff was lost. There was no doubt the plaintiff might have relied upon the implied contract, and declared in assumpsit, but that was not necessary. His right of action arose independently of the implied contract and out of the old common law liability of the defendants as bailees of goods. Formerly it was always the practice in such cases to de clare in tort for breach of duty founded upon the common law obligation. Mr. Digby argued on behalf of the company that the verdict here was for a breach of contract. According to the doctrine laid down by the Court of Exchequer, wherever en action was substantially fora breach of contract—no matter what the form in which it was brought—the rule as to costs in aasumpait must prevail. The Lord Chief Justice, in delivering judgment that the rule must be discharged, expressed his regret that such an anomaly should still prevail as that a plainti ff should be entitled or diseutitled to costa according to the per ticular form in which he Mimed his complaint. In the present instance, although it might be true that the foundation of the duty imposed upon the deleudsnts lay in the contract they had entered into with the plaintiff, yet it was well established that *duty attached to them in their capacity of carriers, independently of that more Mime. die** arising from the contract with the plaintiff. Inas much therefore as the wording of the act of parliament sod the form of the plaintiff's declaration left them no choice, their judgment must be for the plaintiff, and the rule must be discharged. The importance of this decision to the plaintiff will be ma when it is stated that the costs of the writ of inquiry were over 401., while his damages were only assessed at 111. be COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-MAY 5. Sittings in Bariso.—(Bstore Lord Chief Justice Erie and Justices Byles end Keating.) BUS[ AND ANOINTS T. Pi/NPR AND ANOTii T.R.—IXPORTANT QUINTION AB TO FORIDON SLUM. The plaintiffs, and also the defendants, in this case were in business in the City, and they were both largely is eennezion with foreign bills. The plaintiffs pure of the defendant' two bills, drawn by them upon Vienna for 1,240/. Ila, the indorsement upon the bills stating that they were to be paid at the rate of 11 guilders 5 cents Austrian new currency per pound sterling. Whilst the bills were running the Italian troubles aerionsly affected Austrian credit, and at the time when they became due the exchange had so altered that, instead of it requiring 1,240/. lls. to purchase the necessary number of guilders to take up the bills, 952/. 12s. 9d. would have been sufficient for that purpose. The bills were ilishonour ed at maturity, and the plaintiffs thereupon claimed from the defendants the 1,240/. lls. paid for the bills, asserting that in the event of dishonour the bolder of a foreign bill has the option of claiming to be repaid either the amount he gave for the 'uill or the sum which would have been neces sary to take it up abroad. The defendants, however, con tended that they were bound only to pay that sum which would have been necessary to take up the hills in Vienna, but as the plaintiffs declined to take that amount the pre sent action was brought. At the trial, before the Lord Chief Justice at Guildhall, • peat deal of evidence was given un both sides as to what the custom of merchant. was, and ultimately the j found for the plaintiffs for 316/. Subsequently a rule was obtained calling upon the plaintiffs to @how cater why the verdict should not be entered fur the dam:ideate upon the I ground that evidence of the custom of merchants was inad • minable ; or why at ,dl events there should not be • new trial upon the ground that the verdict was against the weight of evidence. To-day the natter came on upon cause being shown against this nib beat made absolute. Mr. Bonn and Mr. Cleasby appeared to show cause ; and Mr. Lush and Mr. Honyman to support tee rule. The case was not concluded when their lordships rose. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—MAY 5. (Before Mr. Coramiariouer Murphy.) 1X RE GEORGE MT. 11011 GREW/ELL. The cage of - 644;1, which was be foretheccnirtl;siTesiSkancinticitZi,;rasnirwtTnalfy hoard. Mr. Dowse and Mr. B. Damien appeared for Messrs. Higgins and Meurer Findlay. Campbell, and Co. Yr. &mood supported. On the present occasion a conference took place, and after some discussion Mr. DOWN) tad Mr. &mood informed the court that an arrangement had been made by virtue of which Colonel Oradell might he discharged, and the action would be proceeded with to arbitiation, and the accounta escertainsd between the parties. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Hammle 'barque , from Singapore for Liverpool, SI days out. lat. 44 N., lon. 22 W. Constance blurrier, from London for Sydney, N.S.W., lat. 10 N., lon. 21 W. Elleideirough 'ship', from London 29 days for Madras. Elya,frornLondon for Manilla, 00 days from Plymouth, Jan. 28. lat. 3.11 8., lon. 29.15 W. - Etheldreda (barque), from London for Colombo 70 days, Feb. 6, lat. 38.54 8„ ion. 6.30 W. Gertrude ship', from London for Calcutta, March 7, Ist. 9 S., Inn. 27 W James Shepherd 'barque', from London for Hong Kong 82 days, Jam. 15, lat. 90.30 S., lon. 26.41 W. King Lear, from London for Sydney, N.S.W.,lat. 138., lon. 33 W. Lady Milton, from London for Melbourne, Feb. 25,1 kt. 1 N., lon. 23 W. Miideenne "ship% March It Ist. 31 1., lon. 23 W, Solent, of London, from ....toughie, !lamb 16, Ist. 6 N.. lon. 53 W. Witter Lily (torque., from London 95 days for Madras, Feb. 2.3, let 37.639., lon. 29.42 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS ANDREWS.—May 3. at Ilunter -street, Brunswick-square, the wife of the Rev. C. H. Andnora, of a daughter. BRUNK—May 2, at Pride:aux-plate, Cornwall, the Hon. Mrs. C. P. Brune, of a daughter. BLltlNorox.—May 2, at Soling Vicarage, Essex. the wife of the Rev. T. W. Ihington, of twins, a son and laughter. MAJOL—May 2. at Burntwood-grange, Wandsworth-common, the wife of C. M. Major, Esq., of a daughter. TR/LTUSIS.—May 4, at Queenotreet, Mayfair, the lion. Mrs. Traftuda, of a daughter. WILATHIRBY.—May 3, at York-villas, Cara:Wen-hill, Kensing ton, the wife of E. Weatherby. of a son. WHIRLEL—May 1, at the Rocks, Kilkenny, Ireland, Mrs. L Wheeler, of a son. WALLET.—May 4, at Don College, the wife of the Rev. C. Wolley, of a son. WRIOIITSON.—May 2. at Shrubhnhvillas, Balaton, the wife ef Mr. Is Wrightson, of a son. MARRIAGES. BETCHINSON—DOBBIE.—May I, at the Cathedral. Manches ter, by the On. H. H. Wontsuore, M.A., Mr. J. S. Hutchinson, to Isabella, huighter of Mr. A. Doblge, all of Manchester. KATE—BRIM IK. —May 3, at the pariah church, Huddersfield. by the Rev. S. Holmes, .1. Kayr. Req., of the New North-read, Huddersfield, to Harriett, daughter of the late J. Brook, Esq. J.P. : LANCASTER—LB CRONIKIL—May I. at the parish church. Leyton, Kura, by the Rev. C. J. Ileathccite, M.A., W. L Lan caster. Lancaster. Esq., of Staniford-hill, to Ann Elisabeth, daughter of the late U. Le Cronier, Kay., of St. Heller~ Jersey. MARtigsSON—MURRAY. — May 3. at Brampton Brian, by the Ven. Archdeacon Wiring. the Rev R. Mari:carom of Mous'. field. Sussex, to Louisa Sophia. daughter of the Bev. U. R. Murray, Rector of Brampton Brian. Herefonishire. DEATHS AIIRLI3L—May 3. J. P. Ambler, Req., of Halifax, aged fit. BLATSPIBL — MAY 2. George Christian, son of Y. L BlaMpieL of Johnotreet. Bedford-row. aged 36. • 1141MUDGIL—May at Cambridge-terrace, Arthur, son of Mr. O. Bortaldge, aged IP OfYITON.—IIay 4, at LOWII4IM-Itillare. General Sir W. Cotton, G.C.8., Colonel of the Stud Regt. DOWLING.—May 1, at Abbey-wood, Kent, 8.. H. Dowling, Reg, age/ 74. DKIT36 3( OND.—May Leghorn, Hamgohlre. Meior•Gen. brownout'. ern S. - - - Printed and Pabllahed by WrLuall Halo ILL" of No. S. Lombard ittraet, In the city of London, Printer, at the Mee. In Lninbant 'Vert, to the Precinct of Whttatriartee MONDAY, MAY 7, 1900. P