The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-20 00:00:00

REFORM MEETINa AT MIK IMPORT. 4 , Wednesday evening a public meeting was ,:„ is, vonport Town Hall, for the purpose of i. ..liliess from the Rev. W. H. Bonner, vice-pre : the National Reform League, on the subject of ~ , r y representation, the meeting having been • . i ev the Mayor in pursuance of a requisition ad . ~. ' ii.. and signed chiefly by petitions connected , „ • .lie Reform League in Devonport. Th e R ev. , \ , ii: presided. The meeting was largely at .. • :. ~ by working men. 1 , . NV. IL BoNNEtt, who was loudly applauded, .. ;.:. referring to the present position of the . . • .s. which lie sail was now literally nowhere. „,. 1. ircely lioia•itile to meet tw o lib era l s w h o .„ . ~„..11 other, and the Cave of Adullain was ...• • o•ammously tenanted than ever. He was . ~ tk a Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli deplored - • s. ie obliged to appear before the country I hii z called a Returns Bill. When Mr. Disraeli —1 ...i. putation of so-called working men, he told !...t t '.c m, .t•Ule was not a democratic but a con .l A..., a.ii leo al this showed that the bill was nothing .• than a new Jewish dispensation —(laughter). —a ,i.,.. i.•,•liitiatieu between Judaism and Jesuitism. The 1...,_:ue regarded the break-up of parties as a cis.. ~ ~,... for which they might be thankful, and he re .l A toe defeat of Mr. Gladstone's resolution, for if 1 :.: i. .1 on with the Reform Bill he believed it would , .. at rival of time to unrav e l what hail been done. .. 1 .,..p1e said Mr. Disraeli's bill was an improvement ..i- .. I.•nner bills, because it introduced household . „.., It was, however, a Jewish juggle. It was • ho.-eliold suffrnge, but k rate-paying suffrage. ~.t,. was given fur paying a poor rate, and there ... .1. need that it recognised household suffrage ; „ ••;1.1 Mr. Disraeli concede either that or a lodger • s o. Anil the utmost they could expect from the , ...alit be a 5/. rating suffrage and a 10/. lodger . L i .... Wim either of these propositions such as they : i aicept ? (No.) Certainly not. The council of this ,••.• ha.l decided they would not rest till they had ob . vete fur every man of sound mind not otherwise i . i .laieil. and to have that vote protected by the ballot. ~„ ii,e.) If government pushed a bill through the ^ •. .1 hedge-N.lv affair, then demonstrations would r ••• and they would educate the people until they got oldie mind to the pitch of excitement to demand ...cid suffrage and the ballet. (Loud applause.) They :not intend any appeal to physical force. Is allusion • i,• proposed reform demonstration, he said he was glad ...ir that the nien in the west were in unison with the in the north and other parts of the country ; and ho .....1 iantlemen of all cliumes would he found taking part ',, (AppLause.) He hoped they would come in their ~oils and make a grand demand for their rights. He • !ivied hie- Jaimee amid loud applause. Mr. W Go: moved the first resolution:—" That this . tine, convinced of the value of the National Reform .;ii... in its advocacy of residential manhood suffrage •,.te.l by the ballot, pledges itself to use every , leg'- .A, e ff ort till the same hecon i es l a w, a nd urges all true :ainers to'rally around the League in its struggles for full :Meal rights." Mr. WILLIAMSON seconded the resolution. The resolution was carried, there being only one hand Id up against it. Ths• rum 'NAN proceeded to observe that he had .t himself in communication with Lord Eliot and . ir. Montague Chambers, with a view to ascertain . A position they were prepared to take with refe • •.ce to the reform question. They had now so much :donee of double-dealing and thimblerigging on the tof members sent to parliament to represent liberal ,aciples„ that it was necessary to keep a sharp look out them. He then read the letters he bad addressed to 'AA Eliot and Mr. Chamber'', and also the replies. ':.1.1 Eliot stated that be was deeply pained at the -colt of the recent division, and he bad no doubt that the hill passed as it now was the agitation would con 'rue and become more serious than it had yet been. beggol to be excused from stating what position he ~spa pared to take till he knew what course would be I:puid by the liberal leaders, but if they continued to are confidence in him he would not betray it. His .iiiion was that no real good could be expected i,, the present House of Commons. There were ay objections to a dissolution, but to bin mind they re far more than counterbalanced by having a para .at which could be relied on. Mr. M. Chambers, in his iiiv, said he hail no hesitation or difficulty in replying to ' letter. If they consulted the division list they would .1 his opinion as to the unsatisfactory nature of the -form Bill, and on what had been called by the con -ranee party its vital principle if they read a report ' his speech, that he expressed him opinion that if that raciple were adhered to it was idle to suppose that .. reform question could be settled this session. He I not approve of the limitation of 51. as proposed by Gladstone's resolution. That opinion was also iitrly expressed when he stated that he was convinced A no Reform Bill would give satisfaction, or would acceptable, that was not based at least upon mhold suffrage. He need not inform them of e Reform League that he had for many years been an , ocate for the ballot. He was not astonished that they ould entertain a suspicion as to the proceedings of the sent House of Commons, and he was inclined to believe tif the bill proceeded in committee various amend. :rots might be made to meet the desired objects. In eon. Mon, he said he was glad to see that the people of 1-vonport and East Stonehouse were making an effort to stain their constitutional tights. •t vote of confidence was passed in Lord Eliot and Mr. :ambers ; and the thanks of the meeting were presented : the mayor for the nee of the hall, to Mr. Bonner, and t the chairman. REFORM MEETING IN HYDE-PARR.--A meeting r reformers, convened by the Working Men's Rights .-ociation, was held yesterday afternoon at the Bays. ',ter side of Hyde-rk. The reformers of Clerkenwell rived in the park about half-past three. and displayed fired flag , surmounted by the cap of Liberty. They "irched partially round the park, but desisted at the Ming of the police, who said they would take them xe custody if they persevered. The proceedings did . t appear to create much excitement. At a little -fore four o'clock Mr. Henwood, President of the 'ttroy branch of the Reform League, was chosen to pre de, the platform used by the chairman and speakers being large round seat close to the clump of trees noted the rendezvous for betting men. The chairman asserted -e right of the people to meet in the parks which they aal for, especially when they wished to assemble in a net, peaceable manner to discuss their political wrongs. e people did not want revolution, but the tory govern .ent were driving them to it. The time had come when Je people ought not to be slaves in what was called a free country." Mr. Longmesd moved the first reso ttion—" That the parka are the people's, and we hereby -:dm the right to the use of them for the purpose of dis using our political wrongs." He said the people did not all to abase the right of holding such meetings, but to se it in a legitimate way. He characterised the govern • at Reform Bill as "crippled, mean, and deformed." r. Cleig seconded the resolution, which was carried. • r. Hugh M'Gregor proposed—" That the government .ill is not only a sham, but an insult to e manhood of England, and we hereby de- Are we will not cease our agitation until we • ,ve obtained our full and just rights." He called :on the people to act with the steadiness of •orowell's Ironsides," and rally round the flag they ret op. Mr. Burnham seconded the resolution. r. Golding, in supporting it, was pleased that the uple had got a ' foothold" on their own ground. hey were not afraid of the " Bobbies," and would come t the park again and again. The resolution was carried, LA a vote of thanks to the chairman and three cheers for lubool suffrage having been given, the meeting quietly REFORM DEMONMTRATION AT LEICEMTER.—The tavor has called a town's meeting to be held at mid-day i. Easter Monday, to give the inhabitants of Leicester an lnrtnnity of expressing their opinions at this crisis in history of the reform movement. We believe the party of action" will speak out at this meeting, and :mold a measure of reform which shall really enfran ' - .in the people without trick, or one, or other obnoxious *traction. We hear that it is intended to assemble the . iiinuera of the town in the Market-place previous to the ..nt for holding the meeting, and to proceed thence in 'nemion to the Temperance Hall, accompanied by bands ..1 banners. The working men of Leicester are called '•in to cc . .operate, and to make this an effective demon 'ration m furtherance of their enfranchisement.— tat. r Free Press. A STRANGE STRIKE.—A turn-out worthy the lention of the Trades' Union Commission has lately +ken place at the Ruundwood Colliery of Messrs. Terry, and Co., Ossett, near Wakefield. The dispute is etuhar as having arisen among the men themselves, and A (Mt of any disagreement with the masters. It seems tat it is the custom of the colliers at this pit to get only retain number of corves of coal a day, and also not to 4ve the pit until after I o'clock. A few days ago one of men fillet a corve more than the stipulated quantity, ad another man, having got the required number, went an hour before the recognised time. A deputation th e men waited upon the masters and demanded the -Lod dinning of the two recalcitrants, and, upon re ,eiti4 a refuel, the whole of the colliers employed at the t vaned out. The matter is to be made the subject of :..Tisterial investigation. A number of bricklayers in kefield are now on strike because the masters will not ..'se them 20 minutes in which to go to work in a morning. is understood that the last affair is not sanctioned by General Erickmakers' Society.—Tinies. gI I , BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER AT WARRING- Yesterday afternoon, a sad accident happened on lae river Mersey, at Warrington, by which two young men '''re drowned. It appears that three young men, named ; I P - direly When Taylor, Thomas Littler, and James NNW], who were in the employ of Messrs. Evans and lany Newten, went to Warrington and engaged a a ntendin to have a sail down the river. All went 4sll with thee until they got to Wilderspool, where the was eitwitzed by a sudden gust of wind, and all three +•r. •Precipitated int o the w a t er . Braman clung to the 'not and was wed. The other two young men were ."'n'd, and their bodies had not been recovered at a late out last night. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1867. has been an inmate of St. George's Workhouse for some time. She has occasionally broken outinto fierce paroxysms of anger, used threats to the inmates and officers, and dis turbed the arrangements of the place. She has given birth to en illegitimate child in the workhouseand cannot findtbe father of it. She was once committed to prison for a short time for refractory conduct, and when she came out of prison was readmitted into the workhouse and became worse than ever. Yesterday, as she was making a great noise and using very bad language, she was ordered to be removed to the refractory ward, and the difficult task of removing her was entrusted to FoM. Her rage was ungovernable; she raved, swore, and used the most odious epithets and language towards him. She kicked him several times, and when he seized her, and made en attempt to remove her, she resisted with great energy and determination. Thomas, the labour-master, having gone to the assistance of Folo she attempted to bi te of them. The porter declared that the prisoner was the queen of the termagants, and the moat troublesome woman he ever had to deal with. The prisoner, in defence, abused Folo and Thomas, and said she was pulled all to pieces. The officers denied using more force than was necessary to secure her. The magistrate said the prisoner ought to he out of the workhouse, and obtaining her own living. He sentenced her to be imprisoned for two months, and kept to hard labour. As her child was at the breast she would be allowed to take it to prison with her. SHARE LIST&-(THIS DAY.) 011 WOLooK. The railway market is very flat to-day, and the leading lines present an almost general fall. Metropolitan and Great Northern A have declined 1 per cent. • South-Eastern and London, Brighton, and South Coast, ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, >7 ; and Great Western, London and North Western, Midland, and Great Eastern, - - - - - - - Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1141 to 115 ; Great Western, to ; London and North Western, 114 i to m } ; Midland, 110} to 1; Lou cashire and Yorkshire, 121 i to 1 ; Caledonian, 1081 to 1091 ; South Eastern, 65 to 1; Great Eastern, 21 to Great Northern, 1117 to 11* ; ditto A, 115 k to 116 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to ; North British, 331 to 1 ; and Brighton, 58 to 59. OOLONIAL 00, 460,001 &Mk Cobb. 0p.0t.,11171 100.000 Do. 1916 Caa. Gov. e p. e.., 1877•86. - Do. Sporck Fob.eLtog. - 8 . 06 1 Do.Opoictllar. 1,114, Do.6patotlan.l3 88 8 1 1 08, Do. Ipso at. Ina. IMMO Caveat° Bowe per.lB7B - Do. d 0.188049001 - o. do. 1160-90 Do. D do. 180041 1 'IMAM D0.6p.0.Ap.411:1.11/06 1 110,000' CoYlon.liov. 174 S. o. 110,000 1 bo. urn, 40.. 1.000,000, Do. 1871 d 0... 1108, MouthsB poi 0t..111711 100 1178 100, , :i Do. Do. 1182 1811, Do. 1816 1011,601N6LlOov.0p.e.Ap.k0o. 106.080, Now Broco.Gov.Oporct. 1486,130, Now booth Wolin Gov., 6 p. 010t.,1871 to 1870 1871,0001 Do. p. e.llBO to UM 866,000, D0.6p.c.r,18817 to 1876. 110,00 ow Zealand Spw Goat. 1,000.000 0 N D Spa oak I 600,000 Do. a pr .oot. 1881 164,000 Do.do.l4olJaoseDso 160,0001 Nova &oda Op. 6.187111 1,810,100 Quososlial Goo. I p. I 8. AnotOov. I p. 0.,07.17 728,600: Do. 1878 sod ape& 860,000 1710G0v.6p. a uso. July 7.000,000 Do. 9p• CO. Avila 041 PORTION tAILI _ll.ArLwAyi - & R:.ttetr Ira (L lg. 7p.a. ISolgian E. J•nactics &Amis.°. 5.& 7 1. ok%) Central Argattline Colplapo Do Estaniken Dutch Do. Eastern of Prance =n Central (L) i =boars Imparial Readout co Lemberg t (L) Itran.&Lia . _Ng the Do. 6 p.c. P t. ( E Op, !Northern of Franco N. Ran. t at = .7.11.& Do. Norwegian Trunk Prat. Ottoman (SinyrnaAldin 'Pars.l.yosuandidadit. Paris and Weans Recife & S. Prand4L ) Royal Sardinian loyal Swedish Do. 7 per 6mM Sambre and Mann Do. igper oent.Prat. Si. Paalo(L) g. 7 'RAINS& Loot. wa d eVe !South East. of Portugal 'Southern of Prawn._ Turin cad Savona Won Flanders Do. per Dent Prat Ile West N. W. of Frame' LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE CHIVY CLERKS.-THE EASTER VACATION. _ This day several of the chief clerks disposed of a num ber of applications on summonses for " further time," and the chambers were ordered to be closed until Wednesday morning for the Easter recess. THE LONDON, CHATHAN' AND DOVER RAILWAT. The affair of this company will present another phase in the Court of Chancery. A great number of claims have been sent in under the Usual order for the proof of debts, and probably several succeeding days will be devoted by the chief clerk of Vice-Chancellor Stuart to the in vestigation of the claims made. The question arises on the claims of the debenture holders and the cre ditors under the assignment made, and under which several issues at common law between the trustees and the executor's crc litors had been directed between the parties. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) MANSION HOUSE. ROBBING LETTER-BOXEM. John Beniol , a respectably dressed young man, again ap- Clrlbefore Mr. Alderman B eg l e y, on reman d , on the oiling charge. About a week ago, at 10 o'clock at night, a City police man named Carroll, on duty in Wood-street, mw the prisoner put his band into two letter-boxes, and watching him again, saw his band in Mr. Foster's letter-box in l'heapside, and in • letter-box in Bow-lane. Ile took him into custody, and among other articles found timm him were two legal docu ments, one being :a power of attorney, enabling certain persons in London to receive a lady's annuity, and the other the draft will of a gentleman in Southampton. On the last examination it was proved that both those documents had been posted in the country, the power of attorney being addressed to Mr. Wetenhall, of Copthall-court ; and the will to Mr. Emanuel, s o licit or , o f Austinfrian, but were never received by them. The pri soner accounted for them being in his possession by saying that he met a man in Wood-street who had asked him for a loan of Is., and lending him that sum the man left the documents with him for security pro mising him to meet him and repay the Is. last Monday evening. The prisoner went there then but the man did not appear. A letter was also found upon the prisoner unopened, which contaised a warrant from the Caledonian Railway Company for fialt. odd, which had been left at his employer's office for a former tenant. He explained that he put it in his pocket intend ing to give it to the housekeeper to forward, but went away forgetting to do so. Mr. Alderman Bailey committed him for trial, declining to entertain an application by Mr. Wontner, his solicitor, to admit him to bail. BOW-STREET. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE POLICE. Gm roe Lee Sabin, badge No. 3,247, driver of the omnibus No. 7,113, was charged with loitering in the Strand on the 7th April. and using abusive language to Police-constable Whiting, F 02. He was defended by Mr. Towne. The constable stated that on the day in question he saw the defendant loitering in the Strand, opposite the Charing-moss Railway station, from 4.10 to 4.15 p.m. When witness took his number he said, " I should like to punch your head." In cross-examination by Mr. Towne, the witness said he had for seven or eight years done duty in the Strand awl neighbourhood. Had known the defendant about three or four months. Would not swear that defendant bad driven the same omnibus, or for the same employers (the London General Omnibus Company), or on the same line of route, but had seen him driving omnibuses in the Strand. Would not swear to having seen him every day or several days successively. Witness was not the constable specially stationed at that spot to note the stoppages of omnibuses, Sic. That constable was a few yards away, but did not speak to him before he took the number. Would swear he did not say "You had better take that man's number." Denied all knowledge of any " system." Mr. Towne—Do you not know that it is a rule that the conductors give money to the policeman stationed at that spot Mr. Flowers cautioned the constable that be was not bound to answer the question. The constable swore that he bad no knowledge of any such system. Mr. Towne said the case was defended on principle, and if necessary he could produce a dozen conductors to prove that a system of black mail existed. The present defendant had been ill for two months, and on his return to work was asked for money by the policeman stationed at the spot in question. In consequence of hie illness be was short of money, and was not able to meet the demand. On the present occasion the demand had been repeated, after which Whiting mane up and took defendant's number. Mr. Flowers said if that could be proved, it was a ter rible state of things. The conduct of a constable who should take a bribe under such circumstance* would be almost as bad as if he (the magistrate) should do so. At the same time, if it could not be proved, that was still a very serious matter, for if such imputations were made without ground no man was safe. Mr. Towne said the imputation wasnot against Whiting, but against the other constable ; and perhaps he ought not to have imported it into the case, which he only did to explain what really was said. He should prove it against the other constable before the commissioners. He hoped the defendant would not suffer for that, not having instructed him. A City policeman named Grenfold and his wife, who were on the omnibus, deposed that defendant's words were, "Why don't the other man come! Is he ashamed?" and that no offensive language was used. Mr. Flower, was glad that be was able to deal with tiffs ease without reference to the alleged bribery, as that was not applied to the witness in this ease. He believed every word of the rridcnce of Whiting, whom be fully be lieved to be a truthful man, and if he were not so be ought not to remain in the force • single day. The defendant must pay 2s , fine for each o ff ence, and 2s, costs for each summons, making in all fia. He trusted that the charge against the other constable would be fully investigated. Sergeant Hamblin, the acting inspector in attendance, said it should be reported to the commissioner, , who would no doubt order an inquiry. Mr. Towne said a complaint would be laid before the commissioners. The company were determined to put • stop to the system. THE GOOD ►RIDAY CHARGER. On Mr. Cooke taking ilia seat ihiS7l:;ining at 10 o'clock he had more than the ordinary number of charges ti dis pose of for the day following Good Friday, there being no less than 33, which were as follows division (Clerkenwell): Drunk and incapable, 2 ; drunk and dis orderly, 1 ; felony, 2-5. G division (Old-street): Drunk and disorderly, 2. N division (Islington) : Drunk and incapable, 2; disorderly conduct, 1 ; beg ging, 2 ; suspected persons, 3-8. N division (Kings land) : Begging, 2; unlawful possession, 4; sus pected persons, 1-7. Y division (Caledonian-road): Drunk. 1; assault, 2 ; gambling, 2 ; throwing stones; 1; felony, 5-11. Y (Somers-town) : None. That there were no charges from Somers-town may be accounted for by the fact that nearly the whole of that neighbourhood has been demolished to form the London station for the Midland Railway. The parties who were charged with being drunk and incapable, having expressed their contrition for what they had done, were cautioned by Mr. Cooke and dis charged. ORDMS STREET OUTRAGE AND IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT A James Moat, aged 17, who was described u "the terror of the neighbourhood" of Holloway, was charged with violently assaulting Mrs. Mary Redding, in Bowman's place, Holloway. Mr. H. Allen, prosecuting officer of the Associate Institute for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of Women, watched the case. The promecutrix was yesterday musing through the above street, when the prisoner, without the least provo cation, tore her shawl off her back, and when she remon strated with him, be hit her in the eye and blackened it. He was proceeding to other acts of violence when he was prevented and given into custody. The prisoner only came out of the House of riorrection on Wednesday last, where he had been confined for three weeks on the charge of assaulting a man with a brick. The prisoner said he was guilty, and did not care what became of him. Mr. Cooke sentenced the prisoner to six weeks' hard labour in the House of Correction. The prisoner danced out of the dock, and said he could do it on his head. LAMBETH. 'FAL COMMENCIMINS OF THE TARTER HOLMAYS. ITreon the Hon. G. C. Norton taking he seat on the bench a number of charges were brought before the court, the majority being connected with the commencement of the Easter holidays. Several of the prisoners who had been drunk and incapable were discharged with a caution, while small fine* were imposed in tames in which the ac cused were disorderly and creating a disturbance. iLATING ROUX - DIRS. George Beard, aged 18, was charged with playing • game called " rounders" in the Leipzic-road, Camberwell, to the danger of the public. Sergeant Cora, 23 P, proved the case, and spoke of the noise and bad language of the prisoner and his com panions, of whom there were • great many. The inhabi tants had often complained of such ruffianly eonduct. Mr. Norton said thatsuch practices were fraught with great danger, and he should fine him 2s. 6d. THAMES. THE VIVI OP THE TERWAGANTS. Catherine Maion, a stoat able-bodied woman, was charged with being refractory, and assaulting William Polo, the porter of the workhouse of St. George-in-the- East. The prisoner is an ill-conditioned, violent woman who WANDSWORTH. " RACE WIRISI;.' 7 JAPR7;iI;:;RLE CAVE. Henry l'alfrry, a youth, was charged with unlawfully playing at a game called " Race Horses." Police-constable &Rhin, 242 W, said yesterday after noon be was on duty at Clapham-common, where a great number of persons were assembled for recreation. He saw the prisoner with a board and four marbles playing at a game called " Race Horses." The constable produced the board, and explained to the magistrate the way in which the game is played, showing that the player must win every time. On searching the prisoner he found upon him lie. 7d. in silver, and 9s. Ild. in coppers. The father of the prisoner came forward and said his son made the board, but he did not know the nature of it. Mr. Da an wished to know why the prisoner went out to pick other person's pockets, for such it was, as it was not a fair game of chance. The prisoner said he had been playing for cocoa-nuts,and was going away when the constable stopped him. Mr. Dayrnan told him that the law did not allow that kind of gaoling. It must be an unfair game of chance, otherwise it would not be worth while for a person to go out and stake his money. He should remand the prisoner for him to produoe a character from his employer. TV,II bin' Hari, another youth, was charged with a similar offence. He was found to have 17m. 111. in coppers and H. 98. :id. in laver. _ Mr. Dayman remanded him. There were several other cum ; one, • man named Charles Hopkins, was remanded for playing at dice, and he was found in possession of 15e. lld. in silver and 9.. 3d. coppers. DONKEY 11.11)1140. Several men were charged with cruelty to donkeys. It was stated that Clapham-common was never so full of per eons as it was yesterday, Good Friday, and the donkeys were driven, without intermission, for several hour', during which time the poor creatures were beaten severely with sticks to urge them on to complete the ride, the sooner to obtain more riders. This kind of brutality was carried on for some time when the officer could not bear it any longer, and he took the men into custody. The defendants denied injuring the donkeys, and in vited the magistrate to inspect them, Mr. Cayman refused and said if the prisoners would act so much like brutes it was right that persons were pre. sent to watch them. He then inflicted penalties of 10s. in each case. A CLERGYMAN FINED FOR DRUNKENNESS. TEIGNMOUTH, FRIDAY. A bench of nine magistrates, Mr. E. Gulson in the chair, were engaged six hours yesterday in hearing an 1 extraordinary charge of drunkenness preferred against the Rev. Thomas Borne (generally known as " Father") Simp son, incumbent of Fast Teignmouth parish church. The case had been previously heard before six magistrates, I and as they were equally divided in opinion, it was ad journed to this day. The court and its approaches were crowded to excess, the general feeling prevailing that the defendant was being prosecuted on account of his I ritualistic practices, which have recently been brought before the Privy Council, and defended by the English Church Union. Mr. Collins, barrister, of the home circuit, prosecuted ; and Mr. M. Fryer, of Exeter, de fended. The alleged offence took place as far back as No vember 3, and the information was not laid until three months afterwards, the parties who had taken up the case promising not to proceed with it if Mr. Simpson would cease displaying his ritualistic tendencies ; but the reappearance of Mr. Simpson bearing a gilt crow in the church caused them to take out a summons. The principal evidence was that of Sergeant Coles, who had been ten years in the force. He said that on the evening of November 3, about half-past 8. as he was standing at the corner of Wellington-street, the de fendant approached him from the direction of the Market-house Hotel ; he was rambling and unable to walk straight, being under the influence of drink. His voice was thicker than usual, his face was unusually red, and he could not stand stilL He offered • florin to wit ness, who would not take it, and he made • rambling story about the sth of November, expressing • fear that his efilipr would be burnt in public on that day, and • desire that extra police ahould be put on duty. William Born, • retired smith, of East Teignmouth, who had first laid the information, said he saw the defendant in the company of the sergeant ; defendant was so drunk that he could not walk in • straight line. In cross-examination witness strongly denied that the expenses of the prosecu tion had been guaranteed to him. The Chairman—Why, he is worth five or six hundred • year. Mr. Fryer—l am very glad to hear it. (Laughter.) Alfred Hamlyn, • gar dener, in the employ of the chairman, deposed to the de fendant staggering about in a tipsy condition. For the defence several ladies were called who attended Divine service at the church on the evening in ques tion. According to custom they delivered flowers to the defendant at the end of the church, and he carried them in each hand to the super-altar at the other end. He was perfectly sober. The bench took objection to the term super-altar, as it was not recognised in the Articles of the Church of England. The witnesses ex plained that they meant the communion table. Defend ant was convicted, and fined ss. and costs, in all If. 125., in default of payment seven days' imprisonment. The , chairman having given the decision, the three magistrates who were against • conviction each expressed in strong language his opinion that it was not justified by the evi dence. Mr. Gideon—As chairman I adjourn the court. Three of the magistrateshad been subisenaed es witnesses, and on the opening of the case application was made that they should retire from the bench ; but they had taken the opinion of the Lord Chancellor on the question, and on his authority adjudicated on the case. THE NORTH-EASTERN RATLWAY.—An alarming collision occurred in a tunnel upon the Newcastle and Tynemouth branch of the North-Eastern Railway on Thursday afternoon. The tunnel runs under North Shields, and as the passengers at the station at that place were waiting for the 3 o'clock train from Tynemouth to Newcastle, to emerge from the tunnel to take them on, they heard a fearful crash, followed by a locomotive coming outof the tunnel. and they lied in all directions. They thought an explosion had occurred; this was not the ease, but a pas senger train had run into a heavy goods train. It seems that a goods train left the Tynemouth station shortly before 3 o'clock ; bat from some cause—it is said for want of water --the driver had lost his steam, and the consequence was that the train, a long one, had stuck in the middle of the tunnel. Through some blundering of the signal men the tunnel had been signalled clear for the 3 o'clock passenger train from Tynemouth, and the result was that it ran with tremendous fore. into the standing goods train. Four goods wagons were completely " smashed up," and the line was entirely blocked. The goods engine by some means was got out of the tunnel, and the accident was telegraphed to Newcastle. A large staff of workmen were brought down and the line was cleared to allow the 5.10 train to proceed to Tynemouth. Several of the passengers in the train which ran into the waggons were hurt, but no Geneve injuries occurred. The signalman at the North Shields station has been suspended, and the cause of the collision is being carefully inquired into by the railway authorities, the accident being • very unfortunate affair for the company, on the ere of the Easter holidays and in the fevered state of the public mind with regard to the enene-drivers' strike.SUICIDE OP A FARMER Ill' POISON.—A shock ing case of suicide by poivon took place on Saturday in Teesdale, near Barnard Castle. A respectable fanner named John Hind, residing at Highwood Farm, Teesdale, left home about 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon to go and see his sheep on the allotment, some distance from his house ; and his wife becoming uneasy through his long absence, went out to look for him, and saw him fall off hie horse. She ran to him and told him to get up, to which be replied, " Don't be in a hurry." Assistance was then procured, and the man was conveyed to his house, where he died on the following morning about 3 o'clock, haying only lived about seven hours after his wife had seen him fall. It appeared that deceased had • short time previously per. chased three ounces of laudanum at the shop of Mr. Richardson, at Copley, and it was the opinion of the me dical gentleman who was called in that the taking of this had been the cause of death. It seems that deceased bad been for son.e time in a depressed state of mind.—York Herald. VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. —A letter from Elphino ton, In Victoria, Australia, dated Feb. 22. my* :—" We have had very warm weather here. On more than one occasion the thermometer has been 116 in the shade. Snakes have been very numerous. We have bad three fires near here this year ; one, about three weeks ago, burnt 1,000 arms of grans; but some heavy rains have fallen, which will put • stop to fires. I have been stop ping at Melbourae. I find that Sir Manners Sutton is very popular." OADINAZT SHIRKS AND STOCK& Oh. 1 Pd. 1 Lorimar& I Closing prices I Bales to-day on Thunday. I to 01. 100 I Pistol mad 'Mao -- 77 00 77 IL 100 'Caledonian _.. _ _ 106 110 - St. 100 'Cambrian ..,- ili 46 - 80 all Cornwall .. a a - St 100 Dublin andrielltartlane 66 68 -• ea. Too I Dma•a,Parikaut.a.Ta 70 TO - IN all MP kadon &alp Out •- - -. It 100 Glasgow milt Wadden 105 107 - 86. 100 latest Basta= Ord. St 271 IQ 971 f 1 81. 100 Do. E. Ans. ink., Loa 1 7 -. al. 100 *mot North MlScothuml .- - - St 100 ;Gres* Northern ..-.. 112 114 - ea 100 Do.A I A roc. no div. nn- 118 118 116 151 161 N 100 Do. B 11116 p. c. is paldß - - - SL 100 Do. Oct Det. Div. Btoc .. •-•- - St 100 CM South& W. (Ire.) 80 91 - IL 190 Great Western so; 411 4.1 401 1 rd On. 100 Do.StourVal.OtusB4ll - - - 66 100 Do. South Wake .. - - 8t 100 Do. W. 1161.-o Mord 24 27 zd - id St 100 Do. Do. Newport 25 37 xd - St 100 Lancashire &Yoi. In 1221 1221 11 111. . 100 Lon., Leith ~ ta & S.Comst 68 60 581 189 51 116 100 Loadoa,Chmthma.d.Dow 10 17 - lit 100 Do.llet Estan.A6p.m. 8 It - SL 100 London & North Unto. 1141 1161 11411 : : i St 100 LondondtiouthWeetan 77 79 774 St 100 Stan abet., &Lamina 461 471 - U. 100 Metropolitan --, -- St. 100 Do. Extension, dirt. d end tip. ct. till 1870' 104 106 1044 100 au ,Ileiropolitaa Melaka - -. 754 7 10 10 Do. do. do. - - - 10 •11 , Do. &St John's-wood - - - 811. 100 Midland llOl 1111 1101 11 101 1 9 all I Do. L 9 Mares - - - - x 100 f Do. Bina. it Denby BO 82 81 80 St 100 North British St 100 Do. Zdla.,Perl66.Diand - - - ft 100 N. Eastern-Bared* , 101 102 1011 1 1 U 161' Do. O. N. Z. Pura - - - dim 91. 106 i De. Leads -- - 69 61 sot ao SL 100 Do. York .... - 91. HO Do. Carlisle - - - 25 ail Do. Stock &Darlass SS St 331 35 10 I Do. do., 1860411 - k 148 North London - 10 I , Do. do., 1806 4 If pm - IL 169 , Ncalhetaftordshire 6B 70 - 81 101 N. • & Western Jana i 111 116 - 8t 100 Boottish Central ......1 - - - IL IGO ehropehlre Coke M. 100 South Devon l4 46 - 11l 100 South Eastern 1 6 8 4 el SW II all amines, Woldnirhantan 81 n* - 16. 100 Tat Val. - 10 4 ' Do. C le al Pa - 8t 100 'Waterford i Illkosog - - - 10 8 ,Wstorioo & Whitelma - -.- RAILWAYS. I 101 1 7 .Albalk:tat.. De. Shares leaftelo d< Lake Herm Do. Preference 11•11..11rentotOrsleelei / per cent 1671-S-6 leal. td. Dietimif p. e.g. ' oVIIP•T.rkDock6 DaiNg ü ßoe . a .c. Let 0.7E:7 Do. do. 6do Zeal Indian ftd f do Do L Shares Bread TrankolCanada Do. Equip.lL &ODA& Do. Word. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. end pre. Bonds. I Do. do. deferred I Do. peed Stock Do. a do. deferral Do. 455 pre f. Stock Do. do. deterred, Or Indian Netbankti - Do. goo 6 pm - Do. Now do. .... Do. 15. w 01 S. of Indit _ g. Do. 61 pot coat. .... , Dox Gt. Worked of Canada Bdapay.lB7ll Do. do. do. 18774. Indian ranch(Lbotted) Madras guar. 6p. mot. Do. do. dd d 0... Do. d lB o. d0...0a Do. 7tltlttiool Moth. and Holson'sßay Do. 0 p. 06, p0y.16110 Do. 8 p. t. 6, pay.lBll6 N.11.01066.0p olotp.B. Sclado bena grad Do. do. do.— _ Do. Panjaab d 0..... Do. lades 81. llot. da. Mo. I Eh CourAntic 66 67 161 lO2. i die - irea 4 4 65 70 45 40 99 141 101 1112 107 1b I; lipm 18 19 08 SO 17 SO 45 48 87 40 II 2$ 10? IN - - MI 1 lipm 1 lip* 08 100 I 1.1 is, gdi v ra 4 IM I 101 102 91 93 SG 1 88 68 id 98 160 SS S 4 SS la 99 100 99 100 i 4 419 Se 100 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Usu. - - I PS I CL =Bank (Lim.) A Alliance Lted Anglo Austria& Angie Zgyptian Mato Italian (lamitad) Australasia Bankof BritiabOolambial Do. New, tamed Ipm I Bank of Zapf Bank of Otago (limited), Bankofficteria,Aal Bank cd New Zealand Britiah& Califurnlan(L ) British N. Americas C. Bk. lad* Ana, , Omit. M. of Lad* te 1,01,da Consolidated Beak (L.) Do. do. New .. Delhi and London (L.).. 1 Last London (Limited) Zseteralinchangs(Liss.) IMO* nod Alll.llolll . lam.BankiLdsasostrol4 IstBeottAtael-Cluiriel EnstishandSwedish (L) perm ouomas Imperial Benk(Llmited) F Do. Now Load Mort. Bk. •(ld I Do. De Loa Bk.ool4= a (L)i London end Do — 171; London&R.lrsellene(L) Do. Now, l at lepia Do. do. de j Loa Ch. Bank of AnsYL larks a do. nd County , Do. !Caw 1 Landon Joint Mock.— London ft Soellatriesar Loa t & Western (Lim. Landon Ta= , ) A London W Marcauat Bask (Um) :I Do. New Matcantiletizentri(L ) Metropolitan trilled) Midland Bank (La_ National ad Anairshwia National of• N. Pro of Do. fad ,1t . 6 77 Notional Bank New South Wales North Madam Oriental Bank Corporal Yrovin.Bank=st. Prevind el South Australis Stunt of B. S. Able Onion of Australia Rake of Ireland (Lbs.) Raba at Lomita 7 4 919 1 11_ i Y9411 -- 1 iiPak I 13 13 7 Ede 61 SS 9 11 6 Ddb U S 5 116 6 i SS xd SOL. 8 9 pot 21 ledls 60 5! 15 17 SO U 12 11 115 37 Id} 17 tiT . 10 8 die 1 2pm 21 1144 ta 24 $ 2 Ma 21 1141 s 80 83 111 91814 ad 19 17 dla 31 21t114 2 4pm par fpm par 1 pm 22 MI 66 68 41 4$ 1! . . 19i., 2 . i . II 10 d a l 93 06 16 16 id 11 %is xd t 7 41.0 7 11 16 Oedls 1 f 6.1 3 1 dla 112 64 4644 1011XION OBLIGAI , 4 • dII - o.Laxemboargso.cent. 10 all ; Do. 100 all 'Havana and Matanzas 100 all 'Lausanne and Fri 100 all .Matanzsa and _ ill 20 all 20 all 100 an ii 10 all • an 102 all Iran TO 2 - IN 10 Do. Second L05a•..... North of Frame 4 p do Do (tat' Chart. el p, et. Do. atom= (Samoa, &A.) Do. do. tamed at 74 I.,Tooket3Lo 3p.ct. • & 8. F. (Peon.).. Stredfah 8 p et.. ati... la Grande? p. et us etLontNak. 3p.e. fa•aof Port. 7p a. of Franco Sp.e. ,both Italian, 4 per et. .W.*N. ir.of Fn. 3p. C. 411 41 ♦Y 7 6db 83 86 2527 121 11ells 6 4Ms 46 48 10 8 die 42 48 FUN& } St 1 8 84 171 Ad 89 97 99 No. I Sh. I DOCINJL Pd I CL l 1 1,080,08 eat. haat awl Not Md 100 la MD 4,078.11 a St. L044°0424 lothsain 100 .11 .0 L ie% 100 Do. 90. St. 4p. coat 1410,861 84 Sooth 4 ing* a .100 •-• ..- .ripen 81. Surrey Coo nada 100 ... 16,0001 TIO fO,OOOl 60 I 01. Plow 1 hams. 94 se 93 93 93 99 84 86 83 86 103 106 103 106 zdi 102 194 xd, 106 108 89 91 xd 102 106 197 109 106 197 106 106 104 106 j 105 107 106 106 95 97 zd 96 99 I M 116 :7 6 1 111 102 190 102 103 06 98 01 92 106 107 105 106 104{ 106} 96 5-- 864* 103 4 ad FATS. Closing pries& AI 18 8 1 i.:1 1 1 2 1 14 16 9 8 dial - -WI 1 sO.l 21 22 20 22 16 IS Mel Si 9ld 1 11 I IS 19 44 48 le si ' I 21 2, I 34 IG 32 sa lu zd It i? ii I 14 144 , 21 22 4 0 : 4 21 t 2 ICI O. pekes. I •.la 13 18 1 161 181 18 1 18 53 88 92 90 b 9 17 19 Ks Oa 111 1q p. t ttdb 18 18 zd 91 94 4 1 nal 69 n 9 Idi 11 0 14 1 13 11 din 11 11db 11 2 db 8 II Z L . (11 - ,1 114 1e4r.14, IS 14 Ms' 11 9 Mil Anglo•AnkeicanTetfl.). AnAtlantic glo-Me:lean Mint Telegraph Do. Bper cent. AwMal !net:sultan Tea &.4M41 Bar& Waterwotts Do. New Bolokow Vaughan (L 3° lro b le? "'hail" Brit iM American Led B. & I. Met. Tel. (L) , British Shipowners a Company & Inv(1, Ceylon Company Ditto Ashman Clihmilt.l3lllp&LCoelL City Discount, Limited. CityefLondonlit.Pro.(L) City of Milan Impro.(L) Do. City of Moscow Gee (L ) City Mose (Lim.) (IOed) nemesia' Union(las.,. Mm. of &Meant( mit.% Continental Uo.Qa (L.' Cop.M.Eng.,Pref.7ey.6 C. Pone. of England (L.; Cr Do.of Mauritius (14 at il F rederen Palate et — De. 6 p. ct. Yelp. Deb. Darirdldll ( 1 . 1 tod) Eastern Aram Tea (L., L In 'D diatand,C.& Fbdt. 1. V & Canal cbbw Cont&Trd.(L.) rale ' i t t a Tslegrople Do. New Erig.&.temCopper Lisa E r g.and Foreign Pewit (Warehouse Osllivara (Limited) Credit& Oen. &team Navigation Horse &Colonial Usti.' Honggonvi r China Oar Hodson IntlendOo. amides I. Indian Carrying (Um. Internat. Finanitoc.(L InternaL Land Crectit(L Italian Land IWlao Inig. (Can. Cay ' Do.. p. a Das. r. 187 , I ) I " • Tra .' Loo. & C li ed eAl L d ail! L rt e DistrietTeleg.%. Load. Man. Allo. IL ? Load. 0. OtanibasC.(L. Lood.aolasg.lant.Co.(l. Load. Provincial Marine Madras Irrisa. d Canal, 6p. et.g.bylndUnGov. Marine Investment (L ) Batwitinsland, ac. (L.' bleat Lams. Tel. (L 1 Merchant Shipping (L,l lliUwal T. Ld.aDodt(L) =Wall Iron Works... Natal Land &CoLC. (L.! National las. Co m. (L Do. New, lastitli NatlastalProv. NatimudittaunTlaririi sranddaCoalalroalL, NewConaolidat. Dl.fL )i 1 New Quit:soda I.lmitadi N.Zeaknd L&M. It • IS N.Ssaland T.* c an ) IS Northern Alma Tio 111 Do. B St. N.Bris.Asultralasian (L 00 N. Brit &Baran. In. L; ', 25 Ocean Marino (lasnra.; 60 OvisotalPinandal(lAnt.' I iota Oas (Litatsd) I Do. Now 10 Orient. bland Staam(L ' 10 Otago Sthland Invest. 6 Ottommt Gas (Limited 10 Panama I. M. Steam( L! 6 Do. do. St. halite Lauda MM. (L 00 Paniomdara o.Btaam IC Do. do. New 60 Rhytansy Irma 16 Do. New 26 11.10J.CItylmprov.(L 20 , Rio lassi Gas MAW' all lea "loyal Nanette= SO St. Ikea Andra Invest. (L ):100 10 !Soc. Moan. d'Epnite(L) 10 AO 'S. African M.&la. (L) 16 SouthAnstrallaa Land , all 'Snbatatins Taws& lOO 1 Do Scrip all . 'Ta.Cosatrandllain(L : al 17,10010 Do. Do. l6 100,000 10 , Thamsat Mersey 1341, I 7,600 >D rTrinidad Parole= (L Si 17,600 10 TrostaAgency of Ans4L 1 60,000 10 T. d L Co. of II Pinada 100.000 a Dn. If seam a Liver. (Ll I 25,000 If United DiscountCorp(L) 6 10,000 f United K. Tele,. Co.(L., all 10,000 6 Do. 10 per cent pref. all 110,1100 20 I Univers. Morass IDOL; 6 amp 00 IVan Dleassas lend (L) ft .111611:01100 (Warrant lapt(Noe.;l , WAN 10 Warrant Finance (Mali le 6/AN so wootioduarodocticad so 3 ," sl s vs l e *MI d 1 i l 74 iaal 4 I 5 Ms PREFERENCE SAAR Bristol and Bitter, 4 per cent., 104, Great Northern, 5 per cent., 108, 8. A correspondent of a new York paper says : " °sesta& is to be the new Chicago of the West. It will be the next great city between Chicago and San Francisoo. Before many years it will have a population of 100, 000 . In one large brick block I noticed a bank, two printing offices, three theatres, a billiard room, • lager beer esta blishment, • keno table and faro ba nk, seven wholesale and retail stores. barbers' shops, and eatinz-houses, besides lawyers' offices, two daily newspapers are published here. THE Two GROSTS.—Sir Walter Scott used to tell with mach zest • story of a man who tried to frighten his friend by encountering him at midnight on a lonely spot which was supposed to be the resort of a ghostly visitant. He took his seat on the haunted stone wrapt in a long white sheet. Presently, to hie horror, the real ghost and mat down beside him, with the ominous eja =rend,'" You are • ghost, an d am a ghost ; let us I come closer and closer together ." And closer and closer the ghost pressed, till the slam ghost, overcome with ter ror, fainted away. This, we fear, is the fate which awaits the ritualist imitators of the Church of Rome. That mighty ghost—" the shoat of the deceased Roman Empire" —the ghost of the dead middle ages—will press closer sad closer to our pour dressed-up ghost, till the greater absorbs the lesser or deprives it, by mere juxtaposition of any true spiritual bk.—Edinburgh Rector, new number. g iii ii,iii 100,000 10.000 1002.261 £lllO,llllO At 77,000 7.600 IS,OOO !!,000 10,1100 1 130, 12, W 23 0 1479,911 12,000 ICO,OOO 20,000 10,000 21,000 10,010 10,000 000,000 10.000 -- ' 1111,000 LON 100,040 80,000 110,000 110,000 0,00,000 //MOO Wail 1,400000 10,010 4,000 10,000 40,000 Rl,lOO Wiii MASI 11,000 60,100 KM ioao. !!.!061 3 p MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) On eamaz. The stock markets are extremely heavy to day, and prices show an important fall, in consequence of the further reduction of nearly per cent. in the French funds yesterday, and the announce ment in the lifliwrial Diplanatiorie that " Prussia is determined not to evacuate Luxemburg under any circumstances." Many of the members of the Stock Exchange being away from the City, the transactions are not very numerous, but they consist almost exclusively of sales. So sensitive is the condition of most of the departments, that the receipt of any further adverse intelligence from abroad with respect to the Luxemburg question would probably cause a panic. Nome of the dealers show a great disinclination to enter into fresh operations, especially as the " house " will be dosed on Monday. The reduction in Consols does not exceed to 4 per cent., but foreign securities exhibit a decline ranging from kto 2. The chief movement is in Italian bonds of 1861, owing partly to sales on orders from the Continent. Several of the British railway stocks are it to 1 per cent. lower, and United States G-20 Bonds have fallen 1 The discount market is quiet, with few transac tions, and the rates for choice bills are without variation. Consols are now quoted 901 to i for money and 90 7-16 to 9-16, or 90} for the account (May 9). The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. are f per cent. lower, at 881 to 89k. The foreign stock market is decidedly heavy and all the speculative descriptions have given way. Italian bonds of 1861 have de clined 2 per cent. ; Russian scrip, 1; ; Dane hien scrip, 1 ; Greek, 1 ; Turkish of 1865, 1; Spanish Passive and Chilian Scrip, 1 ; Spanish Cer tificates, , &c. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 26 to 1 ; Greek, 111 to 121 ; Spanish Passive, 191 to ;1 ; ditto Certificates, 121 to f ; Italian of 1861, 44 to ; Mexican, 141 to 15 ; Russian Scrip, 41 to 3} dim., ex div. ; Chilian Scrip, 61 to 51 die. ; and Danubian Scrip, 8 to 7 dis. American securities have declined about per cent. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 681 to 69k, ex dir. ; Erie Railway shares, 36} to 36; and Illinois Central, 74} to 75. Atlantic Cable shares are steady Anglo-Ameri can are called 17; to 181 ; and Atlantic Telegraph Night per Cent. Preference, 4# to /. International Financial shares are quoted 22 to dia. ; London Financial, 25 to 23 die. ; General Credit, 3/ to 2/ dia. ; Credit Foncier, 61 to / du. ; National Discount, 6/ to 7/ prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16. Two o'Ctova. Consulh are fractionally better, at 91:4 to ;.; both for money and the account. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Mites opened at 65fr. Vic., showing a fresh fall of nearly I per cent. The telegrams state that " great un easiness" prevails upon the Bourse. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Ows o'Cioca. Owing partly to the holidays, there is very little business to-day in British mining shares, and, with the exception of a slight reduction in Chi verton Moor, prices are quoted the same as on Thursday. The directors of the Bt. John d'El Rey Mining Company (Limited) have received the following report, dated Morro Velbo, March 16 :—" Pro duce for February, 45,891 oitavas ; from 4,851 tons ore ; yield 8.957 oitavas per ton. Cost for February, 10,4741. ; profit for February, 7,2461. Produce, 11 days of March, 15,752 oitavas ; yield, 8.473 oitavas per ton." COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Most of the principal dealers being away from the City to-day, no transactions have been reported in tallow, and prices are nominally quoted the same as on Thursday. Mem= Avaa.aors.—Town tallow, 46a td. ; fat by do., 2s. bl. ; yellow Russia, Nis. ; melted stuff, 345. Od. ; rough do., 18a. 3d. ; greavea, 113 s. ; good dregs, tia. COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.) Last week's quotations have been fully maintained. Forced fruits are sufficient for the demand. Both grapes and pineapples are becoming more plentiful. Forced vegetables comprise French beans, potatoes, sea kale, and rhubarb. Pears are now over for this season. Apples comprise nonpareils. Court Pendlu Plat, and one or two others. A few Kent cubs nosy still be had. Bruciadi con tinues to arrive from the west of Englraul and the Channel Islands. Potatoes continue to realise improved prices. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, Chinese primulas. violets, pelargoniums, cinerarias. cytisus, mignonette, sad roan. SHIITE. Apples, per bushel, es to Ss '-- leiisoes, per 100, 7. tolls OrsPes, per lb., as to las omits'. per 100, 411 SO *a 2int.. IC cost;o1" per lee lbs., Pine Apples, per la, as to lOs 71s toils Strawberries, per us. , lid Wised VOGETABLES. Artichokes, per dos Is to 4 Met, per bundle. Id to Is Asparagus, per bundle. re to ISt Mushroom, p. potc..ts W3s 6d Beet. per dos Is to to Mustard 14 tress, p. 241 Cabenzeq. per d o s Is 3d to 26 Onions, per bush.. 44 to bi Carr per bunch. ed to Bd I Parsley, per bunch, ed to ed Cud/dowers, p doz., 44 to Bs Potatoes, Torn Regent& P too. Oslser, per Poodle, Bs to ft lid Iles to 1034 Ourimbers, each, Is to Ss I Roam, do., 103 s to I'2os Indira, per *pore. Is to 34 ' Flukes, IPA to loOs Garlic and ithallota por Bd Other a o rta. 75S to 805 !hobs. per bunch. rd to 4d Flea Kale, p patio., IS to 34 Horse Radish, p. band .44 to 64 I iftioseh, per bosh., 34 to 44 Leeka, per bunch. id to 4d I Turnips, per towel, 4 Lselnees, per sews, ft to 3s 64 se 7 SMITH - FIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Kr. Ch►rles James Easton reports tr►de at the fol lowing prices, viz. : —Prime Glover, from 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto, 80e. to ills. ; prime second cut clover, 90s. to 05a. ; inferior ditto, 50s. to 70s. : beet green bay. 9.5 a. ; interim ditto. 50.. to 70s. ; straw, 40s. to 46s RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECEIPT/I.—The tradic re turns of railways in the United Kingdom for the week ending April 12, amounted on 12,737 miles, to et 1,7,22/,.., and (or the corresponding week of 1866 on 12,312 miles, to 684,400/., showing an increase of 243 miles, and &decrease of *M. The gross receipts on 14 of the pi ins eipal railways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week on 9,21'2 miles, to 373,04.31., and for the corresponding week of last year, on 9,054 miles, to 574,44 W., showing an increase of 138 miles, and a decrease of 1,4416/. The de af/die on the Caledonian amounted to 232/. ; on the Great Eastern, to 1,592/. ; on the Great Northern, to 1,20/1. ; on the Great Western, to 1,792 f. ; on the London and North Western, to 1,0015/. ; on the London and Brighton, to 2,376 W.; on the London and South Western, to 2,10i1. ; and on the South Eastern, to 6311.; total, 12,0301. But front this must be deducted 1,4061.. the increase on the Great Southern and Western ; 122/. un the Lancashire and Yorkshire; 4631. on the Manchester, Sheffield, and lAneoinrhite ; 2,864/. on the Midland; 1,3061. on the North British ; and 4,4611. on the North Eastern, leaving the decrease as above, 1,4061. The receipts on 32 other railways in the United King dom amounted on 3,543 miles to 110,4791., and for the corresponding week of last year on 3,439 miles to 109.:1361., showing an increase of 86 miles, and of 5131. The goods traffic on the 14 systems of lines above men tioned amounted for the week to 349,9731., against :131.1+41t., showing an increase of 8.7921. The paseemters, parcels. mails, he.. traffic on those lines amounted to 2.T1.070/., and for the corresponding week of 11166 to 243.2891., showing a decrease of 10,1981. The total receipts' of the past week show a decrease of 14,3901., as compared with those of the preceding week, endinhe 6th inst. IN',CDORDINATION amoncsrr MILITIAMEN.— The Jersey rilll,l of 16th says that while a company of the 3rd, or East Regiment, were assembled for drill sad target practice the previous day, some twelve or thirteen of them refused to obey the order of their capt‘in to " fall in," and, shouldering their muskets walked off the ;round. The reason openly stated for such an act of mutiny was, that two recruits who were good shots hal been incorporated with the company, and were likely to carry off the prizes from them. If the facts of such an offence can be clearly substantiated such an example will have to be made, in the interest of the force generally, as shall have the effect of preventing a repetition of such mutinous conduct. _d _ Do __ : 9 21616 15 Ti 2 716 I , a , N i aD !m ilea_ dis lit Hi —WI ii r S 5 3B 66 68 6d 68 1 l 5 i 96 100 110 lib 7 IMa 0 11 es 32 SI 60 70 i i i II 40.000 10,0010 40.004 110,004 40,006 113,000 10,000 12,500 10,1 60,1 10,1 LIO,I 80,1 _ _ 96 89 12} 19/ 66 66 10 16 12 124 90 91 14 1 f a VT Se 84 114 6 6 12 114 101 e I 92} Si Si - Vu ... SI 7 1 T 92}s Id 3£4 47} 16 lai i zd id