The Express. — London, England, 1861-04-09 00:00:00

TIIE CASE OF LORD KINGSTON. (THU DAY.) Thi. morning the proceeding,' under a writ F.natwo input:ado, boned on the petitioa of the Holt. Gilt,; sod rolooel E. R. King, in reference to the d need .4 the Right Hon. Itichanl Henry Earl of hts.st•st, w,•re vetted by Mr. Comniksioner W.irren, th flement's.inn. The petitioners were repro. „ t ,d to Mr. Mosdkst rhambent, and Mr. Hodgson. ,n.l the earl by Mr. Digby Seymour, an d Mr. p . l b.... 104. Ur M. Chamber , . in opening the ease of the petitioners, ...: I 1 , , haul the honour to appear for the Hon. James King, i !.. ,•..in,;er hr -tber of the earl, andeoliesel Edward Itichanl i , ...cowl iussn of the alleged lunatic. The petition t not originate with the petitioner., but arose entirely -A .4 the conduct of the alleged lunatic in coon. IUrS Which induced independent Is . mmit t any way related to him to interfere for his protection. It • i s this conduct which compelled the petitioners to oolie.. these disagreeable proceedings. In order to is .).:e the commissioner to form a correct judgment he must c I. i 'quinte cireunistances connected with the just history . f I. ad Kingston. On succeeding to the title some years tile noble earl bromic possessed of &considerable income. A tone his circtinotances bemuse no emharr.oseil that r the iulluence, and with the &seism:see of Mr. Saslleir, • 1 - ""le was so notorious, lie raised money. coil the :'t was that ho beCerne still more embarrassed. At the it morficut his estate was very much involved ; but them were twoceediege going on in the Curt of IL leincery in Ireland, which might or might not have the effect of practically relieving the . 4r. agate Irani its burdened position. The earl wee now, 3 , indeed be was when the aria occurred which led to this inquiry, comparatively speaking a pauper, hardly able to support himself. He nicationcil this not fo r th e p ur po se o f Vag any injury to the alleged lunatic ; but as accounting for iendi the strangeneo of lips coniliiet anterior to the curious at, which lid to this inquiry. Inc many years put the eccentricities awl extravaeaocies had been well teown, mono especially in the metropolis. lie went about fn., plea- to place, incurring deists to cabmen in a peculiar of asiaseuient. I iistamil of paying the cab fare in the weal war he wrote on a little piece of paper what pur i-ete.l to be a theme, not drawn oo any lank wit any peruse, and heeded it to the unfortunate o tiose, who, not boles; satisfied with such treatment, lough' the matter before a police magistrate. It had strut him, in Leaking through the evidence already ad• duos in the prorredine, before the Linde Just ices, and the Pottle-lion. he had received, that it was not d e sirable to later, eveept by way of explanation, into any part of the coudiact previous to the bth Septonlier last. Ile thoight he should lar able to trace from that time up to the present conduct on the part of the earl which led to Ike inference that during that period he was in such a state of mind as to le utterly incapable of pisetaing awl cealuctiog himself awl hi. affair.. lie weed Dow refer to the incidents which led to his being ih.ml under proper guardianship. On the evening of the gth dot fimiteraber last he mule his appear. wow at the terminus of the London and North w e stern Railway, with the view amarently of leaving by the night mail train for Holyhead. He asked for and eloiitied a ticket from • young man in the ticio.office. lie del sot pay any matey, bat walked off with the ticket for the peeves ref gettiog off by the train. An elder clerk followed Inn, fee the purpose of getting back the ticket, and &eked him be it. The earl answered him very imoberently and very s.eleatly. Ile enikavoureil to get tun the corner of a anima, when the clerk interposed and was struck by the said. The pollee then interfered and siscoseded in getting him et the platform. The clerk stated that the may teams why he did not give the earl Me elderly wan that his conduct led him awl others I. the eanchmitm that he was nut in a sane state of mind. More ping to the tennious the earl had been at the Ewinti Hotel He there ordered dinner in the coffee e-en, being acenenpenied by some other person. The wow, who brought the dinner, sad who had known hint Wore, and knew his extrevatemeim and eccestricities, was .tent by the strangeness of he manlier. He was also very mock seamed when he approached him by a disegeemalla sal diegustiag smell, originating in when he imegimed he be se effect which hal heels produced upon hi gleam While he was swag his diuner, inetend of man his knife and kirk, he doh op his food with hie lagers, The waiter temoostrited with lurn, no doubt, as dvio7 as posiblis, se this behaviour, mid told him that be was stlactieg attention ; hut the only moult was, that be gat a Very sharp awl eery &rem,. la short, the th,o• act of the earl was such that mere than sae parson in the ealewireem said that if he were allowed to Tema they mat depart. It was after this that the earl went to the Leedom and North Wahine Railway termites, and be head in a manner which ultimately led to hie re• moral from the platform. The next day he again aids his appearance, and attempted to eater a earrlage, without having paid the fare. A pollee sorgasat laterfered and prevented biro tram doing so. Thin was skeet live o'closk. At aim o'clock he went to the ticket. elle and tried to obtain a ticket. nutting that ha could ant get it because he had no mosey to pay for it, he threw tato the ticket Mike a paper, which was a kind of false cheque for U. He tlwa went no the platform and gut isto a carriage, the result beitil that he was again rearmed. His language wale so incoherent and bin Manors so stmage, that every pence who observed him ap peared to be of opinion that he was labouring under M oody. Had the ca.., indeed, been otherwise, he would Loa been Dikes to a policipatatioa. That night be went to Motley'. Hotel, when his behaviour was also vary strange. He left that hotel is a cab, and was at out coavated to a poliee-station. Oa the following evening he appeared before Mr. Payable, at Marlbo resigh.streed. Mr. Muter, the earl's Mammy, attended the pima: out to mat him. The result was that he was fined an I ihecharged ; soi, through the isseramostallty of Mr. loiter, he wee enabled that night to take his depar t:lv by the North W es t ern R a il way, for Dublin. *s e r e , it appestat he wished to see his lent ail. wr on matter, connected with • suit which was 11 ea realise is the Irish Court of Chancery. Ile did no t go to Holyhead, hut alighted at beater, and olt the aftmsnon of the Sunday one of the officers who lived in • cottage near the hoe sow the earl walking on the At that time a luggage train was momenta' ily expected, scat the earl was walking toward.. the tunnel through which the train was coming. Au idttoer of the railway, •fii endeivealled to prevent him was •nowerld, " I am to dine with Lord Westminster &evil General Searlett." 11.• was with difficulty got off the line, and was forced hi leave the railway, and then he went into the town and dined at a cookabop, where he , Deducted him self in a steams manner. Thee he went itito the °Madrid, where he leaseted on keeping his hat on, and was obliged to lw ketell oat of the haildnie. He afterwards want to an beet where he ism followed by a policeman, who watched kin, awl whom he cloponl with uomitural practices (which u•peared to benne of hisilelusiomasiominst people generally), Ti,. result of this estraonlinary conditet was that, untlerthe set which authorised interference with dang erngs k ine ti c . elm were at large, medical men at theater were called in, amt upon their certificate the earl was sent to the Leshire County Lunatic Asylum. There he remained 'soil the 11th of September, his roniluct doting it iy showiest that be was dangerous to himself, and when 'Lysol:v.l dierrous also to other*. The learned oislissel then 11 °.rnbes1 the intervention of legal agents, issuing in the dis charge of the earl from the asylum. After his release, hi. cosidect was souls so strange, that he was reaveyed to ws4iwr Comsay Lunatic Asylum, that of Denbighshire, eta Itr . Jose., the superintendent of that maybes, a .0.1 be Galled in support of the case. At that as at the Euston Hotel, his habits Were 6 .y. Previously they were the reverse. He was, is particularly clam, and very careful with his Fere a ; awl a change in that respect was one to this earliest mad strongest indieatioes of immoity. It was while be was at this asylum that the facts .1 the ease berame knows for the first time to to brother. .4 it was in rensequenos of his ille bees thus dealt with be permits with the family, that the brother see indoed to interpose awl to communicate with the a itheritia, with a view of having the earl placed mm'etst the firit-cless patient*. This Ives dose. and r—ieuried in tia• myl am as a first-elms patios( natil the 1 "1.4 this ee,,,th, when he was brought up to Loudon. ""nvg the ton , . that he was at the Denbigh Asylum the .4 the earl were Naturally anxious to know through feVonos Usso the supennteodent precisely what Irks Isere lotesua.4 mai, of mind .4 their relative. A c:cordingly two onitient molls:sal men of Dublin visited bun 14- I Pew/14W with him on two conseciitive days, •fic of these gentlemen being the newly-appointed Pli”eian to her Majesty in Ireland, D r . St o kes. Th ree cost:en:ea womb! tell the. learned comniisaioner in what mplittia they bowel the uofortimate earl. They bond that he wis partially paralyeed in body in Ite toter extremitie, ; and from their testimony it would noes f kin th.lt lie was not likelLto . rerver (nen the prostration mental (+culti c .. Th e counsel then entered into „do some .4 them imoseeivably filthy, i s sup p or t o f pert .4 the cies. There were indications of weak. rho .4 nowt in his onaversation, which was rapid, Iwan. mid irration a l, especially as regnoted distinguished Imam be was always imegtedag he had invited to dinner, THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1861. and his extraordinary accusat ion s against persons cif untrue,- tamable moral character, and which accusations extended to almost every person of high name he wrs acquainted with—so that if it were not felt that be was imam, lie would be every day liable to civil actions or indictment. for the gross slanders he thus not only uttered, but wrote. In fact, his whole conduct showed that he was utterly unable to take care of himself, and be should .bow by the medical witnesses that where, as in this case, the mental aberration followed on partial paralysi., recovery was howler. Thu I' nisioner-- What is his age Mr. M. Chamber. buli..veil W. Mr. Ir. Seymour-Art(ore his learned friend pro ceeded to all evidence, he was anxious to state that it warn his intention to apply under the 4:tril section of the Lunacy Act that the cane might be tried by a jury. It would no doubt be necessary to have scone evidence to justify the learned commissioner in exer cising the ili*-nuion *Lich the statute vested in him, but if the application wan conceded it might enable his learned friend to limit the evidence. After some discussion as to whether the requisite notice of the applicatioe had been given, The Commissioner iutimated that before he determined upon granting or refusing the uppliiatioo, he should require U. ace Lord Kingston, and judge for himself as to his state of mind. In the meanwhile Mr. Chambers wontl call such witnesses as lie thought necessary to establish his case. Wm. Thee. Locker called and examined by Mr. Hodgson -- I ani a waiter at the Easton Hotel. Remember the earl's visit to the hotel in september. He hail au attendant with him. He ordered dinner. and spoke in A meet incoherent manner and Litejlieil strangely. Ile smelt offensively, and a gentleman who was dining at the next table said unless the earl left the room iiimasliately he must. When the Lill was prcsenti.sl the earl said ho had no money, hut would give a cheque on the Union Bank, and told him (the witness) to take the paper, which he called a cheque, to Mr. Wright, of WhitelialbpLice, which he did, but did not get the Iris., which was the amount of the bill. (The cheque, which was produced, turned out to be drawn ou the Unity Beak, not the Union.) . . . . . 13 the Commissioner—All he bad to drink was a pint chant. He had no spirits. He did not appear to be in liquor. He was as he gent.riilly was; for lie often came, and we always looked upon him as not right in his mind. Craw-examined by Mr. U. Seymour—Witness hail known the earl fur 7or 8 years AA (requeotiug the hotel. He had for a bag time appeared eccentric ; but be knew how to order his dinner . His dinner on the occasion referred to consintal of fried whitings only, and he was generally 'Ample in his diet, lle always spoke rapidly, but not so much so • ~on that IICCASiOLI. He talked about Lord Palmerston, but witness could not uuderstand it. Wan to go with the cheque to Mr. Terry (the manager of the Unity) if Mr. Wright did ti.,t pay it. By the Commissioner-110 had paid iu money before, not chnos?. Itussell, senior booking clerk at the Eustonsquare station, examined by Mr. 31. Chambers -On the 6th of septamber the earl came and got a Liverpool ticket with out paying fur it, in consequence of which I went on the platform, and asked him whether he had paid for the ticket. Had a long altercation with him, and he endeavoured to turn attention to other matters, talking about dining with Sir J. Duke, and other pension he nam e d. Suddenly he struck witness with his whole form in the breast. As he was evidently insane lie wan not given in charge. By the Commissioner—Knew that it was Local Kingston. By Kr. Chambers—He went upon the rails at a place where a tmin wan expected to come in. but was got off. though not without some struggling. After that he went to the waiting room, and called for paper, pen, and ink to write a protest against the manner in which he hal been treated by the company. The writing wan very difficult to express. About every third sentence, hesaid," in insulting me you insult the whole of the House of Lonls." By the Cononiss..ser Could not say whether be was under the ioduence of drink. There was nothing in his manner to show that he was intoxicated. By Mr. Chambers —tiaw him again the following day, about 9 o'clock, when he came to the window of the booking office fora ticket. He had on money to pay for it sod was refund. He thee 'hew out • piper which he called a cheque. It was "Pay this bearer 10f., Kingston," but was nut directed to anybody. He threw this paper into the window of the booking office and went en to the platform and into • carnage. Witness followed, and remonstrated with him and meleavoured to cat him out. H. was muttering to himself, exhibited all the actions of indocility. Ultimately he was removed from the car nage by two policemen. Sew him again on Saturday night, 13th September, when he went of by the Irish mail train. Clenei.examined by Mr. D. Seymour—He might have mid Sir John Lilley was amongst those who had dined with hint as well as Sir J. Duke rod the other great people, but witness lid not recollect the name. His language on the occasion rehired to was more incoherent than it had been before. There had been instances of persons being allowed to goon from Euston without taking a ticket, but paying at the other end of the journey. That was, however, the exception and not the rule, and he only knew of one =of late who hail been allowed to do so, and that was resent Sir H. Peel. (A laugh.) On the first night Lord Kingston remained at the station until about eleven. When to the next evening witness removed him from the carriage he offered no resistance, but come out of the car riage , ptietlY• W. Emery, a guard of the railway, confirmed the state ment of the kat witness an to the eat conduct on the plat form at Euston, adding that he threatened to sue the com pany for 50,C319. for not allowing him to go by the train, and also and that he would bring the matter before the House of Lords. By the l'onunissioner—('onsidered his lordship tinder the influence of drink. His breath smelt like that of a drunken man. On the second ue,maiiin he did not utipciir to have been drinking, but lite a man who was not right in his mind. }Alward Swindle, sergeant of police on the London and North Wester° R ailway at Euston•epuire, had been an at. &mutant at Colaey Hatch, and also at a private lunatic asylum at Fulham. First saw the Earl of Kinrston cm Friday. the ith, or Saturds . .v , the sth of September, on the platform at the 'dation. Was ordered by the superiu• tendeet to remove the rarl from the statism. West to him and told him be could not go by the train without a ticket. Ile spe a ioroherently. Got him out of the station and ellwl a cab for hint, when he turned round and struck witness in the face. Some person said that he carest to be given in charge, but believieg him to be insane, be of course did not do so. Croussarnined—His lordship did not order witness to eall the cab, It was the same cah that brought him. 81l the Commissioner—Observed before he struck me that eeetleseow of eye that is abuts a mark of insanity. Dumtry, night porter at Morley's Hotel, deposed that Lord Kingston came to the hotel one night in September, sold onler,,l tea, anil when asked to par, scribbled some thing on paper which was illegible. He went out nal came heck in a cab. He sat in the cofros-room and scribbled oo bits of paper, which he sent out to the cabman in payment fur the fare. He smelt so locily that his re quest to steep there was refused A policeman was called in, and ultimately ho was prevailed upon to leave. Thought he ws not right in hia head. Mr. Robert Richie, M.D., stated that be had noticed a decidol change in the earl since 1149. The latter was now decidedly insane. [This witness was giving evidence when our report left.] ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIZTY. A crowded ineetiog of this society was held last eveuing, Sir Roderick I. Marching', vin- t, I. the chair The R ev . C. Wallace. Captain Dyke, &N., Mr. Shenley, and Mr. li Armstrong were possanted upon their election. Col. W. Aoderson, C. 8., the Earl of Errol, f'olonel 0. P. Evelyn, Captain Fitzgerald, the Hoo. Dudley Forteacue, M.P., Captain F. Grego, Dr. 111.1011 Hector, the Rev. J. Hens, Colooel J. Hollered, (kraal 0. S Lennox Host. l'aptaia R. Liaollyn, Liontessot H. M. Miller, ILN., and Noun. J. B. A. gcland, J. Baker (of South Australia), H. L. autism Highland Burr, A. J. Elkington, W. K. Erskine, It. W. Ksonard, M.P., P. C. Leckie, W. J. Leigh, M.P., Frederick Lehmann, Swallow Leyland, T. K. Lynch, W. Logan. R.N. T. Page, C.E., L Bate, W. Reid. ('.E., 0. N. Rohert:ion, J. Theobehi, LA., and E. Walker were elected Fellows. The papen read on this occasion were a crimniunication from Mr. Fronk Gregory, who had beep despatched under the auspices of the society for tho pur pose of explorino the north-weatera porta of Australia ; a despatch from Governor Sir 0. Bowen the capabilities of the new colony of Queensland for the production of ninon; soil an ',crowd of the attempt of Sir Richard Mac donald to peuetrate into the iaterior of Australia by much the same route as had been previously taken by Mr. Stuart slot Mr. Bahia-,e. OF CREHTER. PEEFERMENTII. —The Rev. Edward Freer Green, E.C.L., has been Become,' by the Lord Bishop of Cheoter to the stipendiary curacy of St. Mary'. Clioreh, Edge•hill, in the county of Lancaster, apon the iuniu3tion of the Rev. Frederic Martyn Harke, M.A., Incumbent. The Rey. Thomas Bell, B. A., has been licensed to the stipendiary coney of Pulford, in the comity of Chester, upon the ei 'nation of the Rev. Janie* Rad cliffe Lynn, /11. A. rector. The Rev. Jame s Wright Ken worthy has beer: Ito/moot to the stipeteliary curacy of Christ Church, Liverpool, nisu the nomination of the Rev. Joseph Wilding Twist, incumbent. FINSBUILY CHAPEL—At the conclusion of the afteroorm service in Janies'-plece CAP. Church, Edinburgh, on Monday, the Rev. It. S. Drummood, the junior mini s ter of that church, intimated that, a ft er full deliberation, he had resolved to decline the nnaninions all which he had re ceived to become ja.tor of Finsbury-square Chapel, Lou dos, which hoe been noun duriog the last an months owing to the death of Dr. Fletcher. UNI V EIk s ITYEuIttscsoH.—THEACADEM IC Coarse LaTION.—The proposed ailoptioo of a distioctivo academic costume was taken up for consideration by the Senate Andemicus at a meeting oo Saturday, when the following minute was agreed to : The Dew and College Order Committee mooned that, in so fey as it had beyii found pouilds to ascertain the feelings of the student., then is in the Faculty of Arts a very large majority in favour of the adoption of an academic costume, while in the Faculty of Medicine there is a deckled majority against it. PIMA the late period of the leMioo, it has been found im possible to ascertain the views of the Faculties of Di v i n ity sod Law. In these circumatauces the committee recent. nossiled, and the senstus resolved, that the further GM sideratio• of tin question be postponed till sant sissies." LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (BY ILICTSIC Tarot...re.) WINDSOR MEETING. —(THIS DAY.) CASTLE PLATE. About two miles awl a half. Melody, Mantles, Qucetuderry, Dodger, Premier, Hazard, Oliver Twist, Brine, and Johnny are here. Scull:HUl:l.—Evelyn, Deceiver, and Kibworth Lau. MILITARY STEEPLF.CHASE. About three miles. Gre Peter, The Dodger, Harlequin, Jim Crow, Slasher, , and Castanet are here. ENTRY FOR THE SELLING STEEPLECHASE. About two miles. Brine, to be sold for 150/. • Slaylock, BW. • Melody, 50f. ; Slasher, ; Serernstake, Sof. ; Fsaipe, 50/ ; Hazard, 50P. MI are here. BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE. About two miles and • hit Melody, Glautios, Borderer, Johnny, Th e Dodger, Franc Picard, Red Rover, Oliver Twist, Colonel, Prince Charming, sad Brine are herr. SCRATCHED. —Kibworth Lass, Haphazard, and Evelyn. OTHER Annrratn.—Broughtoo, Linkboy, Marraaduke, Premier, &tzarina Sir Charles, Sledgehammer, Guy Fawkes, Bantam, Jerusalem, Freshman, Old Ben Roe, Metal, and Mauchline. OrrN STEEPL, (VASE (RI'N To-Monnow).—Old Ben Roe, Kibworth Lam, Tipsy, and Deceiver ars scratched. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) William Bawler, 70, • very rmpectable•looking man, pleaded guilty to an indictment which charged him with embezzling money, the property of his employers, Merin. Harvey and Co., wharlingers, Whitefrian. It appeared that the prisoner had been fifty-seven yearn in the service of the prosecutor, and that the greatest con fidence was reposed in hint by his employers, and, having to pay accounts, be had embezzled considerable sums of Bey.._ Mr. i;iffaril, who appeared for the msweention, said that the prisoner hail been in the service of the prosecutors for a great many years, and it was with verygreet reluctance that they came forward to prosecute him ; but as they had a great many other clerks in their employ, they felt that they could not look over such en offence. They, however, wished to strongly recommend the prisoner to the merciful conaidi•mtion of the court. The Recorder, in passing sentence, maid that the fact of the prisoner having been so many years in the prosecutor's service was rather an aggravation ~f the offence than other- wise, fur if confidence could not be reposed in a person who had been been in au employment for fifty years it was im• possible to place it in anyone. He then sentenced the prisoner to twelve months hard labour. HesloeriWillinms, the late secretary to the Rural Medical Benevolent Colle7e, who pleaded guilty yestenlai to several charges of embezzlement and forgery of receipts, by which he defrauded the institution of a considerable mum of money, was brought up for judgment. The Recorder sentenced him to three yearn' penal servitude. (Jorge Williams, Xi, pleaded guilty to a charge of pick ing the pocket of Isabella Harwood. A police-constable informed the court that he had known the prisoner as a thief ever since he was 10 years old, and when he was that age he was constantly about the street with members of the swell mob, assisting them in their opaiationa Hu was sentenced to six years' penal servitude. THE POLICE COURTS. gins DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. TUMMITIII AT TIM MOTIL DI L'IMOTLZ. Orewrit. Ho.fst,iter, 17, Beeratreet, Leicester-square, clerk, and a man who refused his name and address (but whose name was said to be Julian Dendron), wan charged with stealing a purse and contents, of the value of 441., including a ticket by the Roxburghe Castle, for Australia. It appears that the prosecutor, a young man nomed Lakin, on Friday night last was at the Hotel de L'Etcole, Great Wiodmill-street,aod there played a game of dominoes with Hoffstetter, the other man sitting with them. While keeping an account of the pine Lakin took out his pocket book and placed it on the table, and shortly after leaving the room, awl recollecting that he had left the book on the table be went back, but it was gone, Dendron being also gone. He naked Hoffstetter whether he had seen it, and lie said he bad not, but he would try and get it for him. By appointment he met Hoffstettsr at the same hotel on Saturday night, when he said be had found the man who had hi+ book, but did not know where he lived. On Sunday morning Hoffstetter called where he re sided, and left a letter containing the bill produced, and which was safe in his pocket-book when he left it on the tablewhile playing at dominoes. On the previous night (Monday) he made an appointment with Hoffstetter to meet him in Solio-simare, when the man who hail the pocket-book was to bring it, but after keeping him walking about the square some time Dendron came up and spoke to Hoff stetter, and a constable (Butcher, 137 C) having been apprised of the affair, they were both taken into custody. Mrs. Itiddick, coffeehouse-keeper, of Fish-street-bill, said that on Sunday morning Hoffstetter came to the house and asked for Lakin, and as he did not Tee him asked to be allowed to write a note, and did so, and she gave it to Lakin. [The letter contained the bill, and said that the person who had it would not give it lock unless 61. were given him, and that if the 6/. were not paid the book would be sol.L] Mr. Albert having interpreted the evidence to the pri!fners, Mr. T 3 rwhitt said he should remand them for • week, but would take bail for Dendrun. Bail wu tendered ►nd accepted. THE LACE MANHVACYCILZ.-1H November last Mr. H. 8. Tresmalmere received instructions groin the Home Secretary to visit the towns and districts of England which are the seat of the lace manufacture, and inquire whether it would lie expedient to subject that manufacture to regulations similar to them imposed upon other menu. frames by as FActory Acts. This morning Mr. Tremen lasere's report, which is dated March 20, was issued in a small blue-book, with the evidence collected by him. He recommends th►t from and after August 1, 1862, the Factory Acta should be applied to the lace manufacture. subject to the following exceptions:-1. That youths above she age of sixteen should be permitted to work between the hours of 4 am. and 10 p.m., but not more than nine hours within those hours. 2. That the provisions of the Factory Acta in regard to requiring machinery to be fenced off should not extend to the lace manufacture. A very entliosiaatic reform meeting was held in the Town Hall of Oldham last night. The meeting was numerously attended, and the mayor presided over it. Resolutions were passed in favour of manhood suffrage and vote by ballot, but in lieu of the ulterior measure a warm support was given to Mr. Baines's bill for the reduction of the borough franchise. AFRICAN AID fioct wrv.—The following is a com munication from this society :—" The committee of the African Aid Society have received information from New York that the movement among the coloured people to emi grate to Africa is progressing moat satisfoctonly. At a meeting, which was considered to be the most interesting and important of any ever held in that city for the improve ment of tho African race, letters were reed from the African Aid Society of Luudoo, which had the effect of stimulating the friends of this cause to the adoption of measures for carrying it out, and which, if successful, must eventually bring about the annihilation of the 'Live trade." A SLIGHT Miaracie.—About 2 o'clock thin morning the eoestable on duty at the mansion of the Duchess of Somerset, Park-lane, discovered a private of the Coldstream Guards, named William Mason, lying in the area of the mansion. It appears that the sol dier being intoxicated, mistook the area railings of the duchess's residence fur those of Hyde-park, and so clambered over them and fell through some wire netting to the bottom of the area where he erns found. A picket was sent for, and by the aid of a ladder the soldier was extricated. when it was found that besides receiving an injury to his head Lis hip was also seriously injured. Having been taken to the barracks he was suhrequently removed to the military hospital in Vincinit-opare. ENLISTM ENT EXTRAORDINARY. -WM AT CAME OF LIFTING • TeRNIP.—The other day several Sapper% and Miners were panning a certain gentleman's mansion not far from Airdrie, when one of them stepped off the road and took up a turnip from the field. The 'laird"—" an angry man was he"—having observed the wet, hurried from the house and to the soldier to relinquish his booty, sharply rebuking him for his trespass. The soldier civilly asked the irate gentleman if he would put a price upon the turnip and be would pay it. The other, who is regarded ea having rather a parsimonious liking for lucre, asked a shilling. The soldier gave him, in her Majesty's name, the suns asked, threw down the turnip, and walked away. Next morning the owner of the turnip was considerably surprised to see the same soldiers, accom• lauded by two rural policemen, enter his house, and still Inne when they told him they had come to escort him to Airdrie to be enrolled in her Majesty's service. The laird had caught a Tarter. There was no escape from the diffi culty hot to pay the smart, which he did before he could be released from his enlistment on the previous day.—NortA Bryiak 3frtal. ROYAL FELE HOSPITAL, ORATES-INN-ROAD. — The Dueller patieets relieved at this h osp ital darlag the week eliding April 6, wadi 2,754 ; of which 757 wall Dew POOL SHARE LIST S.-(THIS DAY.) Two °Two'. The railway share market to-day is rather firmer, though still very inactive. An improve ment of about per cent. Las taken place in Midland, Lancashire and YorksLire ' and one or two other descriptions. London and North Western stock is now quoted 954 to ; Great Western, 701 to 71 ; Midland, 1231 to 1241 ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 110/ to 1111 ; South Eastern, 821 to 83 ; and Caledonian , 94 to M. Lombartlo-Venetian Railway shares have de clined to 2to 11 die. The Canadian lines are sttady. lb. IN I BAILTAIM I elc4 mi lU r " I alias t."p.01. ", tol Mew WoL anliour 'Blackßla Blytb and WM 80gt. 1 4 Bristol and Easter Caledonian Cork and Bunke Cornwall Do. • J • no die. argil a Do. B /p.c. Is paid to B. Dublin and lieMst Joe. Dund..Perlh, & Fast Anglian Fastarn Counties Eastern Union. Wok A Do. Block B But Suffolk I...llnburgh sad Glaagow I Edhibro',Perth, Dundee Forth and Clyde' Jana Glasgow & 8. Western ;Groat North of Scotland /Groat Northam ) Do. • Nook lo . .: iii 61 97 99 941 96 Do. i Stook Gt. South! Wont. (fro ) Grott Western Do.StoorYalika.Stk Lancashire* Yorkshire Loudon and Stickwall Lon.,BrightonotdiCoost Loodon,Outtka.,&Dov. iLondon North Wain. _ Do. Eighths London&SoothWeatero Londondeers&Colerals Do. and Yanialclllau Metropolitan Midland . DO New _ _ 100 13 114$ 1011 De. elan. &Derby MK Os. Wn. (Ire.) Yid Heat Newcastle and Cacti& Newry& Artnails.deL Newry,Warreniaaana. Norfolk North &Mal North DOT= Da Do. A 10e N. Isaters—Derertek Do. yotlo Do. York North Loudon North&N.Wooloroloso North Staffordoldro NokL&GroathauLeo i~.:r -- =Mid leallial N.idl IL Abar d lith Imatkit Man Simpatias Union sltdagboantediebasra 'South Devon 'South gaiters south Wales 8. lurks\ a ilverllon Stainta,WM=dB htocktoaM Ditto rd VaM I abbe PS. 6 • I LW Yale at Nonni Visions Btn. t Mallon . was Cornwall W. Marti rlllarti.alti Wog blid—Oztord Ditto New po rt Ditto Hanford 42 44 a ii 17 18 49 b 3 117 39 28 28 83 86 2d 201 111 115 1091 110 e 100 105 128 180 100 . 106_ "iii - 704 40 ... 11_ HO in _6O 61. 118 120 •$ 47 93 961 93 9 Sii 12} tie 4{l 45 die IA 121 2. } 1 , 1} pm 97 99 6 Ma —. 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BbN Do. do. do Do. do. do Lone.* Yanked 0 p.e.114 Lon.alirtehl..6p.eana 84 No. 1 D 0.6 p.e. do. Ne. 2 Do.6p.e. do. Do. I.e. do. No. 4 Do. 4 p.c. do. De. 4 p.e.prf.ah d 0 ... Do. 7p.c. Prof. Stook.. Do.ep.e.do.(W.L*C.?,) D0.4p. 65) Pa (dlr. def. WI 18 len.Chathant and Dom W.t.bv.&Nualt si lasti.W.7p.e.Bt.late unideedrry& Ennis. oh YarnSheL lane.ep.c4. 97 99 89 91 90 98 100 10! 17 18 91 1011 lo* 101 74 76 20 21 10 1 18 1 112 114 112 114 130 140 112 116 101 103 148 163 123 1111 70 73 66 lid Imp Do. Si par oink Do.redonsablo 6p.et I Ildlasd Cook.flp.ohtock Do Cons. Br.* 110p.c. Do. 44p.ct. Pref. Stook Do.Lel..tlltelta 4 p.c. Norfolk sp. et. t EL Stook North British 6 per tont Do. Now Ouo. k p. ot. liord.r Union gm!' 131 141 125 127 2 2 P a 9 /0 i 3v -111 139 90 101 91 93 110 113 id 100 110 ed 91 93 ad di Pa 40. 14O: Lodi - 4 p.ct. No. 1 100. York. H. 4t S. port North Stalordoklro.... V' V"' ;lostl.it6RatPrten Do.Aber. pt. p.c.. I Ds p. et. PreL leak & Devon Fixed Hp e. &Eon Asa& As. it. 0.6) IDo. per eat Wass per ant !S. g. ore Do ze ant IL Y 6 p. e. res dtack.i.DarUogion IW Do. do. Blies Do. do. Cepa. astev.t Claims dp.e. W. lild—OzAlaget.a. Do. do. Zed do. Do. Neerp. f p. at. Pref. I Do.do.petp. pet. peel. "lot ill 221 tlll 98 99 99 9 9#9 M 100 1111 37 20 IT $1 32 $0 112 46 66 121. 123 11$ 111 96 101 130 111 aisw . n: 101. ZION lIAILWAVI. 011ie ploss 5 Algerian all Antwerp • liattorisgal all Ardennes It Bahlitiftfra.ll. Tp.s all .Belgian L all Beeler, to firsdamsse 30 Carmeatut Was all Copispo all Do. Extension 10 Dutch Menial' all Eastern of France 10 Gd. Russian pm. 5. p. a all Of. Central of Franos all Gt. Lulea:3g. Const. Ai all Dalian Junction sli Lab Constanoe d bale all Lime and Turnhout all Lyons and Genera all Marta Antonia all 'Nam.aLlese s lt e Lt e r , all Do. op.e.Prf. W liorthom of Traneo 15 Do. New Misr. ~, an Norwegian Trunk Prat all Paris, Lyons, and Media all Paris and Orleans 11 Hoene sad 8. Fran. (Parmunbneo; g. 7p. et 16 ,Rtal and Dga i lzr all Ittime find •• • • all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all ^ Do. 7 per cont. all &Woo and Meuse all Do. SI per cent. Prof. 4 SanPaeo Itm.4r.7peral 14 S Nut & Lom-Vesetlan all Southern of all West Flanders W Do. 4 per met. Prof all West. it N. W. of )nosh aD ' 6 Western ot Austria, irlisbedia 4.1 I I I t .0i lie Ifi 3 fit: GI i Id! 711 U • 9 •I 4 27 e U L 4 id 41 4 Ale 13 14 t; 11* 14.11. 13 14 .111 : d o; il ei 1 to zd nee's. 001M108 Kt, 0RN0rth.4p.a.12,010.1•10 US 08 100 81.1N0rf01k4p.4.1100.484140.1100 00 OS *UR at. N.Y.4 , 41.40.40..JanAJ01y 100 98 100 Pt. Seottlib N. Rut. 40. 100 111 5$ 171707 Sc. W.111410841011.-44p.d. ain ORDINARY ULU= AND INIXILL 100 100 a: 5 100 IN 100 100 100 100 No. 18k. I Saw. I Pd. 10. pekes. I lam 20,000 1 1 00' Agra and U. Ser. Bark. 80 78 10 12.5401 40 Australasia - zd 10,0001 26 Bank of limn 4000 100 Bank of L 0111.1012 6O 61 SS 10,000 91 Bank of Turkey 1 11 11 die 11 19.000 60 British N. America 80.100 10 Chart Bank of India, Anginal*, and China. an 10 161 zd ad 100,0 0 41 16 Cluird. Marc. of laella, Lon., and =as an n as 8 406 100 City 10:000 1 100 Colonial 40,000,91.11 Coon. of Canada aD -.-- 96,000 100 Oren. of London lB -. .... -- 16.010 10 Ing.Scot.a.tual.Chertd all 16/ 16 00,040, 10 O. Bank of Switzerland all 63.000 10 Lon. (h. Bank of Austol all ne al 223 2.5.000 00 Landon and County 00,000 MI Landon Joint Klock 20,000 20 Loudon & South /Mem 10 11 14 die 60,000 1 100 Lan. and Westinlisaler W Si G 7 10,000, 100 NM. Prow. of Wane 42 28 910, 96 Do. New - 1100' 60 National Bank UAW M New South Wales all 14666 21 Oriental Bank torporn all 48 60 13,000 10 Ottoman Bank 96,4100 100 Provinc4al of Ireland 0,000 II Do. New 140 M 26 South Australia all .... ... 40,009 i 1.6 Onion of Australia 00.0001 50 Union of London 11000 1 100 !Unity Mutual — DUCKS. No. 18k. I Do 020. IPd 1 (3. prime. I Maim 800,410 84. 'Commerelm 100 ... 164000 Bt. Do. 4p. et. Prof.. BBL 100 1,001, St. , Fast and Wed Mkt- 100 -. AtliM3l St. I Lan. Inn 1.910, 84. ISt. Katharine lOO 40 893,105 It. 'Southampton 100 —, PAW% M. Victoria 4000' 10 Do. Now WIAL GOVI/JfMIiNT 'ina& . Dob.Oor.dp.e.lott.*Jod.' DO. • pe oval, 111 M-2 . Do. I par omit. UI6I Do. Opor coot., lOWA . Do. Sap et. trobitAttp Do. ct. I Do. 6 per cont. Do. do. Scrip . Cag otO nor 6 p.ctlBl 0 1610 ~ Row Dninsw.Oov.6 p.ct. N. &Wass Qv. bp. o. IWO Do.llp. b. 1671 W UM . Do. sp. 0.. 18811 Nova &toils • p. et. Mtg : Deb. radars. 1676 t Aut. Gov. 4 p. a Beads ! Via ticp. S J awl Julp DadeSp.aApr.ttleL 106 100 100 106:d 1 1000 101 109 1084 - 109 109 1014 1494 1074 1(41 N 99 1074 7 941 99 ..- OS 69 - lose 107 -- -- ' 1041 Mimi 1041 o[sd MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'Ctocr. There is no activity in the mining market to- I l day, and quotations are generally the same as 'these current yesterday. In the Stock Exchange East Wheal Russell shares have been dealt in at O} ; Herodsfoot, at 37 ; and Providence (Uny Lelant), at 37. There Lave also been transactions in the following, viz.: East Wheal Grenville, Great Wheal Alfred, North Treskerby, Rosewarne United, Gonamena, and Trumpet United. Foreign and colonial mining shares are very quiet. Cobre Copper have been dealt in at 39g. The directors of the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Company have received the folloicing report from their managing agent in India :—" The coal con tinues to look well in the level, which as well as the pit is progreosing satisfactorily. I have now about •l 0 tons of coal raised by merely driving the level, and shall be able to raise as much as is required on receipt of tools, plant, &c." -At a meeting of adventurers in North Wheal Trelawnev, held at Liakeard, on the 3rd Lust., the accounts for (1-toter, November, and December showed—Sales of lead ores, 439/. 13s. 10d., and a reduction of the balance carried to the debit of the next account to 1481. Its. 7d. A call of Ia per share was made. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL CORN HA RKET.—(THIS DAY.) or BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Fair attendance at to-day's nuulet. Wheat in moderate consumptive demand, at full prices for fine qualities; se condary quality, ld. to 2d. lower. Flour slow, and :41. coder. Indian corn, mixed, 375. ; Galata, 3.q.s.Cal. to 40 1, . Buns without chan ge. Oata and oatmeal dull, and un altered in prices. MINCING LANZ.-(THIS DAY.) SIMAR.—The public salsa are programing at about last week's prices. Refined lumps, Ws. to Mu Currie. —5OO bags native Ceylon sold in public wile at 62.. to 64.. Rd. The private contract market is steady. ?EA.—There continues to be a dispmftion to buv at pre. vv,us rates, but importers seem disposed to hold for very full prices. ltie E. —The large public sale of Airman was bought in above the value ; also the Bengal. 1411 has a steady appearance. SALTPETRE.--Tito market continues dull, Corrus.—No sales reported. Smelts remain steady. Markets geuenilly have a quiet appearatTe to-day. TALLOW MARKET-4THIS DAY.) The market a steady. Town tallow is quoted Ma, net cash ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 5Fa. ; April to June, 575. tid. ; October to December, 555., "buyers." SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) MONISM Davie Red Co. report trade slow, at last day's prices s—Prime meadow bay, The. to Biis.; superior ditto, 90s. to 105 s. ; itiferlor do., 508. to 60e. ; clover, old, 90*. to 115 s. ; ditto, OW, /1000 d cut, bos. to 100 s. ; straw, ;Nis. to 445. DKLADFUL GUN ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, en inquest was held at the Cock and Bell, High taster, before C. C. Lewis, Esq., on the body of a little boy aged 10 yearn, the son of Lichfield Sharp. labourer. It appellee that the father was in the employ of Mr. John Milbank, of Mann's Farm, and on Wednesday last the son of Mr. Milbank left a loaded gun in the bay of the barn, where the deceased and his brother, aged 13, were cutting turnips--and at the same time telling the deceased not to touch the gun, as it was loaded ; the reply the boy nuule was " not touch it, master ; " this was in the COUTIIO of the forenoon. However, about Sin the afternoon, they began playing with the gun, and the elder buy, handling it. pulled up the hammer, when the deceased said, " Pull that little thing under neath, and it will crack ;" the bigger lay did directly pull the trigger, and the muzzle unfortunately being pointed towards the child, without his brother aiming at him, it ezplo led directly, and the charge entering his head, he was killed instantly, his head being shatter ed to pieces. Under theAe ciicumstances the jury immediately returned a verdict of " Accidentally thot."—The coroner seriously animadverted on the carelessness of leaving the gun in such a place, and told the boy who handled it that if lie had been au older person the probability was that be would have been committed fur trial fur manslaughter. Super Herald. zd - DM Bamvv 14148011101111. RAILWATL ANNOY ft La Bout Ds. do Der. &. C.1rat.10.41. Do. Preferonce Balf.,Brant,.*Goderieli 'p.a. DU, Aug. 1,1879 engorsedbyßnif. &LH. Do. Ju1y1,1876, ditto Do. June 1, 1676, ditto Calcutta & S. Eastern Cape T.& Dock 6p.e.gua Cal lon rn ems. ya mot Easte Be Beet Indiannpl Do. Jubbolpw• Do. 4+ p (*.DeWitt Do. 6 go. et. do Do. do. do. 1966.70 Geelong* Melbourne_ Grand Trunk of Oar& Do. 6 per et. Pref. Do.tec.Eref.6p.ctlle. Do. 6 per et. Dobson. Do. 7 per ct. 1902 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872.. Neat Indian Pealsoula Do. New ORS. of Lading.' p en Do. Do Ot.Went Canada, Shane Do. New Do.6p.eodapa77l w.op. Do. 51 do.. Lien.. op. Do. do. TS wlth Do.f4p.ct.Bd•,Pr.fi Madam Guar. 44 per et. Do. do. 6=. Do. per ct. Do. 5 per cent. do Stelb.Corp.6p. cßllonds N. Brunswick & Cr nada elan A cap. eh. Da. do. Lead do. Do. do. B cap, do. Do. do. Lead do Gude ;Llnaltod) Bcande . . ItDo. Punjaub Dolod.St.Flot.g.. 6jp.ot 1 Trinidad.Limltod. Moog prior yeaterdy. K 66 91 is 16 164 4 4 6 6 7 75 SO 56 70 56 70 3 I :Al xln flf 09e 97 98 991 1k0h 1001 Me 20 21 II 07 37 40 1 44 47 36 SO 36 39 931 I li 11 vi I 9 cud 1 1"1,14. 96 99 90 93 S 2 64 In P 3 PG t.B 2 1 am I 7 6 7 5 I 6 7 97 98 21 Ms 10 .02 1 21/ JOINT ISOM SANTA MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL) Two o'CLoox. The fund, to-d ty are slightly firmer, although there is 110 revival of business. Consols are now quoted about 1-16 per cent. better than they closed yesterday. The settlement engages chief attention. Iu Cie share markets, the only movement worth mentioning is a recovery of to per cent. in Midland and Lancashire and York shire stocks. In most departments of the Stock Exchange business is almost at a stand-dill. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentsr opened at 67fr. 60c., being sc. lower than yesterday. Consols are officially marked 914, 4, and K for money, and 91i and for the present account. The present quotations are 91 7-16 to 9-16 or 914 for money and to-morrow's settlement, and 914 to for the 911% of May. The Official business report is as follows :—Bank Stock, 2264, ex div. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, 4, ex div. ; New Three per Cents., 894, 4, 804, ex div. ; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 754 ; Thirty Years' Annuities, expiring in April, 1885, 151 ; ; India Stock, U%; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1001, 100 ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858, 96 : ditto Bonds, 225. dis. ; Five per Cent. " enfavecl" rupee paper, 94 ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. dis. Turkish Bonds are rather firmer; the loan of 1854 is quoted 734 to 74, and that of 1858, 534 to M. Mexican bonds have met with no attention to-day. Sales are recorded as follows :—Buonos Apes De ferred, 284 ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1853, 454 ; ditto Three per Cents., 1856, 1857, 1859, 451 ; Russian Five per Cents., for account, 1014 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 914 ; ditto Three per Cents., 1839, 614 ; Spanish Three per Cents., 484 ; ditto, New Deferred Three per Cents., 414 ; ditto, for account, 414 ; the Com mittee's Certificates, 54, ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1858, fur account, 54 ; ditto, Guaranteed Fuur per Cents., for account, 1001. _ _ The demand for money in the discount market was only moderate yesterday. The bast bills were discounted at 5i to 5/ per cent. At the Bank of England the applications were limited. These features, combined with the flat nevi of the corn market, and with the decided im provement iu the political and financial accounts from America, encourage the hope of a reduction in the Bank rate to 5 per cent. at no distant period. The latest despatches from New York show that the recovery in the exchange towards its normal point continued, the quotation being 1071 to 105. The amounts also point with increasing distinctness to the probability of the secession being accom plished peaceably. The Vienna Bourse remains heavy, and the ex chau, e hah risen to 150.75. . . . . It 14 understood that the Bank authorities have now matured their arrangements for carrying out the eianges provided for by the newly passed "Bank of England Payments Act" in respect of the closing of the transfer books of the funds and India docks. Virtually there will be no closing of the books, for it is understood that transfers will be practicabbe at any time. The arrangement will be that the dividend warrants will be made out in the uemes standing in the Bank books on a certain fixed day (probably 15 days prior to the payment of the dividends), so that persons who sell or deliver stock after that day will not be enti tled to the ensuing dvidend. These arrangements will conduce greatly to the convenience of fund holders. It is stated that some verbal commu nication on the subject has been made by the Bank to the Stock Exchange. It is a great pity that the Bank do not consider it worth their while to provide for the information of the public by issuing k. a occasionally a written memorndum, ad to the S-ock Exchange and to the press. About 60,000 1 . in gold was purchased by the Bank yesterday ; making 345 000/. since the date of the last return. Nearly 50,0001. has arrived yes terday from Constantinople. The Oneida has also an rived from Brazil with 26,6461. in specie. The Magdalena, for Brazil, will take 14,5001. in silver and 1,940!. in gold. The wheat market yesterday was heavy, owing to the improvement in the weather. Prices were quoted Is. to 24. per quarter lower than on last Monday. The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was very firm, and fully id. per lb. higher than on Friday. Thelialea reached ?0,000 bales. The shareholders ()f the Great Western Railway of Canada have already had the " Report " of the oommitteeof investigation, and the " Reply " of the directors, • besides numerous letters from various disputants. The " Rejoinder "of the committee is now issued, and, like the documents which have preceded it, extends to a considerable length. The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 8421. A special meeting of the Great Western Railway Company is called for the 17th inst., when various bills pending in parliament will be submitted for approvaL One of these is for increasing the capital. Another is to sanction agreements between the Victoria Station and Pimlico, Great Western, and London, Chatham, and Dover Companies, whilst another is for making a line from the Great Western Railway to Hammersmith. A special me.ting of the Lancashire and York shire Railway Company is called for tho 24th inst. at Manchester, to approve four bills now pending in parliauient. which authorise the company to make various branches and extensions. The half-yearly meeting of the Groat Central Gas Consuiu, , rA' Company'is called for the 26th inst., when a is to be declared. The foilnria; ig from Mesers.Calverwell, Brooks., and CO.'A wrath!y report on the market for hides and leat'rar The li.i. inarlot during the post month hr. felt the preesuro of the money market in the lesseuing of the de mand, am; in cone ;nstances to the extent of id. per lb. de cline ; home blyers have limitel their purchanei to their uters,t wants. while the export trade in the latter part of it,,, month 1. ,a fallen ed. Salted Hides.—There is not much alteration to iratioe in this merle.. For South American hides hoMers, owing to the red iced stock, are asking as high as TO. per lb. for best heavy ox, but the general dul ness of trade and inactivity of the leather market are for the moment cminst the attempt. The sales were small. Australian were in only limited demand, generally at id. per lb. decline. Cape were saleable at about last month's rates. Tiia basilicas dune was to a fair extent. Horse Bides—The sales were moderate, and made without ma terial alteration in prices. English market hides are xm at last ir. , nth's vutations, but they are relatively cheaper owing to their improved quality and condition. East India Kips—At the firat series of sales tbete was* good demand for export. If :des of the best quality were well competed fur, Is.th by the Immo trade and export buyers, and occa sionally re.,iiied an advance of Fl. per lb. ; but other de scriptions dil nut meet with so active an Inquiry. On the lPilth ult. tnneh duluess prevailed, eaued by a faring off in the diem owl for export and a limited inquiry fur ionic eon sumption, aol, in order to induce business, adeclino of 1.1., cial in aorta) inttan.tes A. per lb., hail to he cotveded on common to mill:tag descriptions, but Moms of gaol quality, lying .c.!roe, maintained their previous value. The Leath n• Sforic.t.--The uperatious in this in..rket con tinue lintito.l. with an appearance for the niontent of easier prices L••:11 it.7c,:pt,l; but it in to be hoped that the un proved Ito .:~: of the money inarklt id wi t Lh e ave a favourable the h LI 7F :1:)A"." SET:VICLX.--81 , KlETON, MI IN DA Y. Yestertiftv afterr.oon the schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven, from 1; ri writ' :tii, for 16161411 i sborough, with railway chairs, on ent..ric; the Tees wentashore on the Smith Gags sand ; a nd h tvi•i; struck heavily 5..011 filled and sunk. Steam taiga atte„ip:Al in vain to approach her in the surf. Under th we ;:..tames the Middlesborough lifehost, be. kriging t. tit. 7g itimal Lifeboat institution, was forthwith 1 ,,„„,,h a d .1 down to the vicinity of the swine of d aag ,, e . a ion siceeeded in reaching the wreck and in taking off the crew of f. or men, to VA( ir greet re is!. --- ROUTH KBNAINOTON MUSZWL—During the week owling April e• lEaster week) the visitors have been ax follows :—Free days, 18,274 ; free evenings, 8,645; total. 'A:II9. From the opening of the museum, 1,1166,8eti. Sloe today Sol pm. ne r Jul - I :11 109 100 100 100 • • ... I 1100/011 111 114 - :m x}