The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-19 00:00:00

iTiONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. There has been less animation in the market for Foreign and Colonial Produce during the last few days, and some of the principal staples have been at slightly reduced quotations. For tea there has been a steady demand at late rates. Sugars have shown less firmness, British plantation as well as fo reign qualities having declined about 6d. per cwt. In the Refined Market the trade have operated to a very limited extent. and prices have shown a downward tendency. Coffee has been in active de mand, and the finer desciptions, particularly Plan tation C ey l on, h ave i mprove d i n va l ue . Thee has been in fair request at fully previous rates, and a f air amount of business has been transacted in the new crop of currants, owing to the favourable ad °ices from the lonian Islands. Saltpetre and tal low have been dealt in to a moderate extent at about previous values, P.Y.C. on the spot, and for ward delivery, having been a shade firmer. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market, yesterday, continued in a very dull state, and prices of American were 1-16 d. lower. The sales were 6,000 bales. At the public sales of foreign and colonial wool, the biddings for the better qualities continued a nimated, and prices are firmly maintained. The directors of the Southampton Dock Com pany have issued their report preparatory to the meeting, which recommends a dividend of 2 per cent, for the half-year. At the Ba n k o f England yesterday there were no bullion operations of importance. The New York from the United States has been announced this morning with £39,860 in specie. The advices received this morning from the united States to the 6th inst. contains no new feature of importance. The exchange on London for 60 days' bills continued heavy at 110 3-16, and M oney was in good request at full rates. The amount of specie in the City banks on the 30th of J uly was £4,152,912, being a decrease of £86,469 When compared with the previous return. Extensive shipments of silver are being made to the East on Government account. The Ceylon, which leaves to-morrow for India and China, will take out £710,054, as follows :—Aden, gold £l,OOO ; Ceylon, ditto, £241 ; Madras, ditto, £1,939 ; Cal cutta, silver, £356,000 ; Singapore, ditto, £5,040 "long Kong, ditto, £139,550; Shanghai, ditto, £197,889; Manilla, dollars, 2,500 ; ditto, gold, 5,8 95. The whole of the remittance to Calcutta is sent by the Government. There has been a slight improvement in the market for Public Securities, but the transactions are very circumscribed in foreign stocks, and rail- Way shares also tended upwards. The speculative dealings, however, are too limited to treate much variation, and the operations in money stock, not- Withstanding the investments made by the Govern ment broker, are also on a reduced scale. The purchase for the Savings Banks to-day con sisted o f £15,000 Reduced. Consols have r isen to 951- a for money and account. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are steady at 954 to 964; Long Annuities at 18 1-16; and Exchequer Bills at 235. to 265. prem. India Loan Debentures-(1859) have advanced to 95, and the Bonds to Bs. dis. The New Indian Loan continues at about 98 to 981, The transactions in Foreign Securities have been moderate, but prices in most instances are firm. Turkish 8 per Cents. being 83 to 84 ; ditto New, 73 1 to 741 ; and the 4 per Cents. have advanced to 1028 ex div. ; and Spanish 3 per Cents to 45 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. are steady at 931 ; Mexi can, at 201 ; Belgian 44- per Cents. are flat at 97i, and Brazilian ditto at 94k. _ _ _ The New Russian Loan is quoted I to f prem. In. the Railway Share Market the transactions have not been very active. In some instances, however, a slight improvement has been apparent In values. Great Western, Brighton, North Bri tish, and North Eastern (Leeds), advanced ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s.; and Caledonian, l s s. Bristol and Exeter have declined about £l. Eastern Counties, South-Western, and Scot tish North-Eastern have realised former rates. The Foreign and Colonial lines are dull, at about Previous rates. Lombardo-Venetian old shares are 11 39, and the New 101. Grand Trunk of Canada have improved to 351, and Great Western of Ca nada to 14t. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares aro dull at about previous rates. Ettrrini FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOC K. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95 1 6/ 3 per C en t. C onso l s A nnu iti es NM 3 per Cent. Annuities Lug Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto for 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 18 1-16 India Stock Ditto Debentures, 1859 Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l, OOO tc.c hequer Bills, _ensols for Account (Sept. 7) • 955 1 £l,OOO, 15d 26 3 Ditto £5OO 26 3 Ditto Small, lid PRIORS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Lirazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 45 per Cent. 1858 Mexican 3 per Cent, . Ditto Account veravian 4/ per Cent 93 Ditto Account Po „rtuguese 1853, 3 per Cent. Russian 1822, £St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 45 per Cent. SPani 3 per Cent — Dittoab. Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cent 835 Ditto New Loan Ditto Accoant Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuelan 25 per C ent. Dividends on the above payable in London. B elgian, 45 per Cent., Ex. 25f 975 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 951 Ditto Account YOLK RACES.--(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) RAWCLIFFE STAKES Rose Middl e t on Sparrow Hawk Richberta Nine ran. CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE. Miss Julia 1 Senorita filly Thirteen ran. _ GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. Napoleon 1 Ciameater Nine ran. TYRO STAKES. Simplicity POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ACTING THE PART OP THE GOOD SAMARITAN.— Sophia Herrington and Eliza Davis, two prostitutes, were Placed at the bar, chargod with annoying, and stealing three b oo k s from a gentleman, who gave the name of George Thompson, staying at the Euston Hotel. It ap- Peared from the complainant's statement that shortly after 12 last night ho was accosted by the elder prisoner (Her rington.) Not wishing to have anything to say to her, he P a ssed on, but Davis's youthful appearance attracted his attention. He entered into conversation with her, and exhorted her to leave off her present miserable existence. He W as carrying three books under his arm at the time, which Davis took into her possession, and retained them whilst they were walking, and he giving her advice till they reached the Regent Circus, when he, wishing to leave Davis as well as Herrington, who had joined them, asked for his books, which they refused to give up, Davis charging him with having taken liberties with her. He had given her two shillings to pay her fare to Kennington. The language they made use of was most disgraceful. Davis repeated her statement about taking liberties, and the other prisoner said she denied the charge of annoying. Mr. Bingham said he did not believe a word of what the prisoners had said. Davis, who had shown gross ingratitude, he should send for 14 days, and Herrington for seven days. We ( Worcester Chronicle) regret to hear that Mr. Francis Rufford, formerly member of parliament for this City, and chairman of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton Railway Company, is now an inmate of a lunatic asylum at Sutton Coldfield. We are glad to hear that Mr. George Potts, M.P. for 13 arnstaple, whose dangerous illness we announced a short time since, is now recovered sufficiently to have been able to leave town for his marine residence in the south of Devon. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.-- THURSDAY, Aug. 18 . — Admissions on ,payment, 4,574; ditto, by season tickets, 435 ; total visitors. 5,009. Share - 12.10 13.14 Stook Stock Stock Stock StocV Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock 16, 1813 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock 12i Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 'Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 'HARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) Railways. Paid. ) 1 Cloming Amberfr., Notting. Bost. and Eastern .7maw ion Belfut and Baliymena...i Bir., Wol., and Str.Val. Birk., Lane., and Chesh.l Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ,Chester and Holyhead I Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall _ . A rcves. no div. Do. A until6p.c.per an. Do. B basbeen pd. toB. Dublin andßelf ast June. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock. Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) Mast Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk !Do Edinburg and Glasgow! lEdin ~ Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction: Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland , Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk 1 Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) DoShares Ne'bastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p. c. hasbeenp dB Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London f4:&s.Westn.,Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W: Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney I Scottish Central South. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & llartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. I ThamesllavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath IWaterford & Kilkenny 'Waterford & Limerick, 'West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal I Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till, 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class all 100 34 100 100 100 100 100 1613 4 100 100 100 61 61 7 4 8 4 76 78 114 124 98 09 83 834 4i 54 8 9 141 15 57 58 40 43 27 29 94 96 72 73i 26& 27 92 93 100 102 82 84 131 133 103 105 58 59 55 60 91 95 13 14 p, 13 14 95 954 d d 65 67 108 110 94i 941 1i 1i d 91 91} 5 7 35 86 'losi 1051 81 83 9 11 CO 62 3i Id 57 58 88 soi t 43 44 71} 71! 'lO2 104 £3 Is. 11 all all 100 all 4 4i d 13 144 6 7} 31 32 13 15 109 111 24 25 81 83 45 47 34 25 d 44 46 74 75 61 63 60 84 100 100 all all all 8 11 3.511 ses all all all all r 11 3-1 7i 31 71 NARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 98 g 3 i i 57 1 28f 591 1 9 95i f 109} 94} 91i 105} i 89 43 71 t 'Wetness PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. Blythe and Tyne 1C pert c. pref. (issued at £5O) Brie. & Exet4p.ctStock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon 210, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc, Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c Dun. Perth, & Aber. Jun E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.ll I Do. do N 0.21 I Do. New 6 per ct. Stock , Eastern Union, 4 per ct. , East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jen. fifths, lEdin.&Glas. 5 pc shares, I Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.l Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. et I Do. 5 pc Red m.,lop.c.pm IDo. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. R edm.,s pc. pm ,Gt. Nh. of Scotld, let pf Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p et. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares iGt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do. Birming. guar. stock . Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock L on. &Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. ref., sp. c. ...No. 2 . Do. New gua., 6 p. ct. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. : Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 she Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh ' Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. IDo. 4 per cent Stock Stock I S:ock Stock Stock, Stock Stock 100 Stock Stock] Stock Stock Stock Stock 26 13 20 Stock Stock Stock: Stock Stook Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock 1 Do. with option 011 1860 Do. Leic. & Ilit.pref. st. INewport,Aber,&c. pret.s 1 p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 I Do. 54p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Vgl.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. ,Do. do. do. I Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 iDo. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, A. & S. Purch.i North Staffordshire . Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. le . tl Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 4a p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock, Do. Aberdeen. gua. 6 pc. I Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. !South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .4 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 9 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. I Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stock l Stock Stock 81 Stock Stock, Stock Stock 10s. Stock' Stock Stott. Stock Stock 2511 25 Stock Paid. 1 Closing Business 1 Price. Done. all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all 114 11! 92 1221 3 Can.Gov.6 p.c Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c. I% b. &Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. k Sep. N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. o. Deb. NovaSekbiaGov.6 p.c. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 49 51 95 97 1103 105 99 5i 10 1 } 112 117 107 111 114 116 113 115 1181 1 81 83 1140 142 115 117 120 122 111 113 106 108 86 88 97 99 87 E 9 88 90 101 103 91 101 17 18 9 10} 72 74 19 20 9/ 10 14/ 15/ 138 140 155 160 8 9 120 123 66 1 68 ir '139 141 104 106 IP' 94 96 91 10 LlO 112 LOS 110 96 98 1 iP Id p 224 23i 122 124 99 101 72 74 120 124 118 122 lo 11 24t 24! 104 106 104 106 28 29 33 34 47 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. I Leasing Closing Business gailwayg.l Paid. , Co. ' s. , Price. Done. Bedford Colchester, o uniu,cieknohi.,enoxsgnt Buckinghamshire I stwho l e jui cr t c r,he h vs. I .la e i s y l l a oo ll Clydesdale Junction 100 • all E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c 100 , all Do. Woodbridge 100 Gla.Barr.&Weils Bra ; 100 100 Gloster& Dean Forest all Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail all Hull and Selby Do. Ic Shares all Do. 4 Shares all London&Greenwich ton Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Do. Barking Shares a ll L ow estoft, gua. 4p. et lOO Do. 6 per cent lOO Manc.,Buxtn. &Matk. all 111idsb.& Redcr,g.6p.c. all Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 guaran teed 5 p. 0. 5 ' Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. pre aFtainxeadasdpw ypaercen. allall Do. Shares ......A.! all Roystn,lfitch.,& Shepl 100 Shf.Roth.& G o l.g.sp.c. 18 11 61 Shrawsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. all Wear Valley, g. 6 p.c. all Do. do. ............. all Wilts and Somerset..l 100 Wimbledon& Croydn. all Share Docks. Stock l i C ommercial lOO StockiDo 4 perCent.Pret .Min Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock,St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO St ocklVictoria 1 100 Ull Do New ...lame ...... tl 111 ILn & N.W 'Ln& Caledonin' E.U.&E 6 Gt.North.l E.Counts.l i Caledon in Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br :Yk.N.Md. Do. 'Do. 3. East IDo. iPeto &Co Do. , Norfolk Do I.N W&M Stk.& Da (Midland . E.Counts 'D0..... Do Do. L.Yk. 5 IDo. Gt.Nortll.l ILan.dt Yk T Brasacy illl`Clean Mk.ar Dar' 'Do. Gt. West .L.&Brgtn 90 92 74 13! DOCKS. Closing Business Paid Price. Done. 101 103 99 101 102 104 16 17 1140 145 ICB 110 64 66 115 120 91 93 2i 21 98 100 P 57 59 138 140 U 10 10 11 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1859, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share] Railways. Paid. Closing ; Business Price. Done. Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd g . '5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital A .._ Do. Do. - B Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutt a. & S. E astrn. Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c. East Indian„(zu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. F Shares Ext , Do. Jubbulpore D 0.4-4 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9, G eelong& Mel gua.s p. c. , Geelong Corporation 6' per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt. S. of Ind. Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share ,Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do (Do. do. Land do 1 INorthof India Tramroad ! . Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde . • Do. 8 1 Do. New d te I Do• 5, a Punjaub - w l Do. Indus. St. Flo. „„ St. Andrews & Quebec A ,Trinidad(Limited) Scrip, FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam Ard^nnee Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Belqian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of - France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction 'Lake Constance Si Bale Lierre and Turnhout... Lombardo Venetian.... 'Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.e.pf. Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liecre Do. do. 6 p. c. 1 -; ref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, zua. 6 ner cent Paris,Lyons, anu Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Pero.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. Do. 54 per cent. Pref. - : Southern of France West Flanders Do. 51 p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand COLONIAL GOVER: Securities. SECUR Closing Prices. all all 1 100 79 81 161 17 Ut 11 d a lid 44 5 d 5i 60 id lip 1f d 99 100 4 d par g9i 1006 19 20 34 36 71 73 91 93 97 98 f fd, 1} ld 14i 141 6 d 102 104 1 102 104 101 103 97 100 85 90 88 90 18 11 1 4-11 - -al - --al —d d 191 14 11 / d 1 1 d 1 1 4 ,AILWAYS. 4i 41 — P, 12 ct 1 I 2 24 5/ 51 (1 25 26 6 i 6i 21 2gpl 8 8 19 20 3tsi 37} - - P 9 10 34} 34/ 53 55 6 64 81 95 20 - 21 - 5i 6 91 10 21i 22j 1124 1134 110 112 113 115 1094 1104 984 994 1094 1104 108 110 31ISCELLAA EOUS. Miscellaneous. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantie Tel. (Limited). lAustralian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at £5 dis !British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag - . Tel. A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 C ;Canada Land han.lslands Tel.(Lim.) Cop.Min.of Eng.&Smltg Do. Preference 7} per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at idis N.Br.&NovaScotiaL and N.B.Australasian (Lim ) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Land & Min. Pen. & Oriental Steam. Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot.Austrin.lny.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr.Can v.n Tliernan'• Lima all all all 159. 100 all Paid. \ Closing Business dons Price. I3i 14} 200 220 28 29 i I 2 3 36 38 19 21 14 15 107 111 8 9 24 25 11 4: 5 1101 lot , 11 i 1 1 1 11 4 5 d t I ; 11 id I - - 76 78 9 11 21 22 tP 6 6} 49 51 120 130 35 37 1 1 I 9 BRITISH MINES. Sha.rel Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack)l 2.11.19 41 54 20 'British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O I 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 435 445 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 170 175 E. WI Russl (Tavistk ) 8.11.0 94 91 Great South Tolgus.. 17s 134 14 IG.Wheal Alf4l.(Phillack; 11.18.8 1 11 , G. Wheal Vor (Helston) oi 1 lt ' Lady Bertha lBs 6d 1 North Frances (Illogan) 84 6 7 !North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 7 8 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 71 84 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 12 13 'Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 240 250 !South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 24 IS Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 160 170 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 24 21 10 ,Tin Croft 9 44 44 jUnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 I - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 'West Basset (Illog,an) ll 21 22 W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 110 135 Wheal Basset (Illogan). 51 180 190 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 85 95 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 54 p i 2 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 12 14 134 Wh'lMaryAnn (Meithe) 8 36 38 Trelawney ( Lick. ) 41 27 29 FOREIGN MINES 20 'Australian 7l 1 !Bon AccordCopper , Lim. 10s Id ip 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £ 5 p.) 27 I 20 Do. 15 10 11 5 Do.L and and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... d 40 Cobre Copper all 41 43 Copiapo l6 8 9 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 2 3 Linares all 1104 114 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquit a all 1 1 1 New Granada ' all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 p 20 IPontgibaud Silver, Lead, I Mining and Smelt I all 4 5 5 Port Philip 1 1 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 28.2.81 United Mexican Closing' Business Paid. ni ce . Done. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. 1 closing Business Price. I Done. 1 , 1, Agra&UnitedServiceßkl lAustralasia IBank of Egypt Pank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American' ,Clitd. Bank of India, &O City ,Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada , Commercial of Landon. 'Eng ' Scot., & Aus. Ch. 'Gen Bk. o Switzerland Lon Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster. Nat. I'rov. of England. Do. new National Bank New South Wales Orient .Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank (Provincial of Ireland IDo. New South Australia IDo. New (Union of Australia Do. Ne w Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 71 73 21 22 p e r j pi 100 100 20.11 100 18 20 15} 151 201 211 18} 19} 71 73 25i 281 151 1 1 3 il 4 71 - -dl CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DA Y.) (Before the Lord Chief Baron.) TRIAL OF DR. SMETHURST.—FIFTIL DAY. The prisoner, on being placed at the bar, said—My lord, I wish to address a few words to the jury. The Lord Chief Baron—l think you had better not now. Prisoner—That is very true, but your lordship made some observations which I wish to correct. It is simply in reference to this question. In addressing the jury last night you spoke of me as a medical man in practice. For the last six years I have retired from practice. The Lord Chief Baron—l know nothing of that, au.d there is no evidence of it. Prisoner—You spoke of it as if there was. The Lord Chief Baron—lf there is any mistake about that, the prisoner might correct it by giving some account of himself and his practice. I spoke of him as a medical man in practice, because on Monday morning, the day after the will was executed, he wrote to his wife to say that he probably should not return before a certain hour, his medical aid being required in a case of illness. (The letter was here read.) In that letter he spoke of himself as ono of the three doctors, Dr. Julius and Dr. Bird being the other two. The Prisoner—That is just the point, my lord. The Lord Chief Baron—lf he left the profession, there is no evidence of it The evidence is that he attended Isabella Bankes, and he wrote to his wife to say that he could not come home in consequence of his medical aid being required in a case of illness. If he considers that an important fact, he might easily have proved it. Mr. Sergeant •Parry—There is evidence that he was living at a lodging-house 18 months without a surgery or anything of the kind. The Prisoner—l came from the continent only the year before last. The learned Judge then proceeded to read the evidence, commenting on it as he proceeded. The first evidence alluded to was that of Mrs. Smith. Having dwelt on the fact of the residence of the parties at Rifle-terrace and Kul. dare-place, he next referred to the circumstances connected with the sickness of deceased, and the refusal of the prisoner to the engagement of a nurse, after he had received the £7O ss. belonging to Miss Bankes, and having at the same time a considerable sum of money of his own also in his posses sion. The only solution of such a circumstance in his mind was, that he had an objection to having any person present in the sick room but himself. There was certainly his own explanation of taking out the soup; viz., that it was done to cool it, the doctor having ordered that every thing should be fresh and cool; but it must also be recollected that no person was allowed to enter the room, and it never was properly cleaned out. Mr. Sergeant Parry—Mrs. 'Wheatley, my lord; said that she cleaned the room every morning, and went in again every evening. The Lord Chief Baron—l have no note of that. The Prisoner—My lord, it is quite correct. She always had access to the room, and in the evening made the bed. Any other statement is false. Tho Lord Chief Baron—lt is a matter of little importance. Mr. Sergeant Parry—As affecting the prisoner, it is all important. Mrs. Wheatley twice spoke to the fact I have mentioned. The Lord Chief Baron—All I can say is, I have no note of it. Mr. Sergeant Parry—l wish it to be fully in the know ledge of the jury that such evidence was distinctly given. , Mrs. Wheatley might be recalled. The learned Judge then proceeded to allude to the letters written to, and also the evidence of, Miss Louisa Bankes. His letters were calculated to show great affection ; but his conduct showed that, if he loved her, he loved her money a great deal more, and avarice swallowed up his affection. Then, if he was acting fairly and openly, what valid objec tion could he have had to Miss Louisa Bankes' more con stant attendance upon her dying sister. He said her pre sence so overpowered her that the worst consequences might arise ; but was the abrupt presence of an attorney calculated to produce a soothing effect ? And as regards the will, what was the statement with respect to that docu ment ? Ho told Mr. Senior, the attorney, that the draft ho gave him to copy had been drawn up by a barrister. But what was the fact ? why, it was all in the prisoner's hand writing, and by that document Smethurst became entitled to the whole of the property of Miss Bankes. Now, taking that circumstance, with the rest of the statements made to Mr. Senior by the prisoner, into consideration, he did not think the slightest reliance could be placed upon any of his statements. Having read over the evidence given by Dr. Julius and Dr. Bird, in reference to the prisoner having been released on his own recognisances by the magistrates at Richmond, on a charge of poisoning his wife, the learned Judge said no blame could be attached to them, because they were no doubt actuated by motives of humanity and sympathy for himself and his supposed wife, and the jury could not allow the circumstance of his returning to his lodgings to operate to his prejtdice, by showing that he had the means of destroying something which was not found. All the bottles were seized, and no arsenic or antimony, or other poison, was foundlin them. It would by no means be safe to presume anything against the prisoner because he had an opportunity of destroying evidence, and the jury must not act entirely on the evidence which had been produced; but if they . were autisfied that antimony and arsenic had been administered by him to the deceased, some light might be thrown on the circumstance that no poison was found, by the fact of his returning to the house on the Monday evening, and having access to the parlour and bedroom. The jury then retired, but had not returned their verdict when we sent to press. FOURTH DAY. ye A ste p r o d r a ti y oLof the following- appeared in our impression of Dr. Richardson, whose cross-examination was not con cluded when tho Court adjourned last evening, was re called. In answer to questions put to him by Mr. Sergeant Bal lantine, he said—l have practised as an accouchier. I have attended cases since 1854. I have seen cases of pregnancy accompanied by sickness and dysenteric diarrh ma. Re-examined by Sergeant Parry—l refused all remune ration for the evidence I gave in Palmer's case. I was asked to give evidence by Mr. Sergeant Shee. On that occasion I consientiously described the symptoms of angina pectoris, and my description was never questioned. I am acquainted with cases of pregnancy, accompanied by vomiting-, purging, and burning sensation. The Lord Chief Baron —How many cases ? Witness—l know of one personally, and others from reading. Sergeant Parry—From your general knowledge— The Lord Chief Baron—l don't think you are entitled to proceed in such a course. No question has been asked in cross-examination to entitle you to enter into cases within the general knowledge of the witness. I think it totally unnecessary, and a needless occupation of the attention of the jury. Sergeant Parry—None of the jury have complained of a needless occupation of their time. The Lord Chief Baron--I am bound to see that it is not done. It is now the fourth day of the trial, and time must not be thrown away. Sergeant Parry—lt matters not whether it is the fifth or fiftieth day of the investigation. I have a duty to perform. It makes no difference to me. The Lord Chief Baron—But it does to me and also to the jury. lam bound to see that there is no needless waste of time. One of the gentlemen last night found it necessary to seek medical aid, and it is with difficulty that he is in Court to-day. Sergeant Parry—l deeply regret it, but I must do my duty. The Lord Chief Baron—So must I ; and I'll take care you don't do more. Sergeant Parry (to witness)—Do you believe, from all the symptoms you have heard described, and also from your general knowledge, that the deceased lady died from natural causes. Witness—l do. Dr. Julius Rogers—l am a Doctor of Medicine. I filled for 17 years the office of lecturer at the old St. George's School of Medicine. I was examined in Palmer's case. I know a chemical called chlorate of potash. It is in itself a perfectly innocous salt. If slow doses of arsenic and am monia were administered I don't think chlorate would eleminate it. If it did it would carry away the poison before it had time to act. It would be administering poison with an antidote. I don't think it would eliminate poison. I know chlorate of potash is used as a wash for the mouth. If arsenic and antimony were given in small doses for some considerable number of days and death ensue, I should most certainly expect to find arsenic in the tissues, particularly in the liver and kidneys. Sergeant Parry—You have heaad Dr. Taylor speak to finding poison in the blood. Do you believe it possible to find traces of poison in the blood without finding it in the liver ? Witness—Most certainly not. Sergeant Parry—You have made certain experiments with bismuth ? Witness—l have. Sergeant Parry—Have you found arsenic in it ? Witness—l have. Ihe Lord Chief Baron—ln what quantity ? Witness—About half a grain to an ounce. Tho Lord Chief Baron—And an ounce contains 480 grains. Witness—Yes. Sergeant Parry—ln cases of slow antimonial poisoning, supposing it to continue for some weeks, would it produce a cold clammy perspiration ? Witness—Yes ; a deathlike coldness. Sergeant Parry—Would slow arsenical poisoning produce a softness of the liver ? Witness—l should think so, from the records of Dr. Taylor. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—l was called in Palmer's case to prove that strychnia must have been found in the body and in the blood if it had been administered. I have had some anxiety about the effect of poisons, and have practised it upon animals to relieve myself of the anxiety. Dr. Richardson, the last witness, was also a wit ness for the defence in Palmer's case. Re-examined by Sergeant Parry—l think using untested copper for delicate experiments is decidedly wrong. I use electrotype copper—that is, pure copper, and nothing but Copper. I think it would be most dangerous to conduct experiments for the detection of poison with untested cop per, niore especially where a man's life is concerned. I confined my evidence at Palmer's trial to a toxicological fact—that, if strychnine had been administered, it ought to have been discovered. The Lord Chief Baron—Brother Parry, we don't want to try that case over again. Sergeant Parry—No, my lord. I had another question on my lips, but I abstain from putting it. Dr. John 'William Lewis Tuticombe, examined by Mr. Gifford—l am a doctoi of medicine, and was formerly prin cipal pupil of Professor Liebig. I have r6ccived the great Prussian medal. I read the description of the post mortem exAmination of Isabella Bankes. In my judgment her death is compatible with natural disease. I have met with cases of pregnancy accompanied withvomiting and diarrhtea. The Lord Chief Baron—ln its early stages? Witness—Yes; I have known such symptoms to attend all its stages. Examination continued—l think, taking the whole of the circumstances connected with the death of the lady, they are incompatible with slow arsenical poisoning. I also think they are incompatible with antimonial poisoning. I agree with Dr. Richardson and Dr. Roberts, and I quite concur with them in their opinion. If death was occasioned by arsenic or antimony I most certainly should expect to find it in the tissues. I attribute Miss Bankes' death to diphtheretic dysentery. Sergeant Ballantine—Have you seen any of the cases of diphtheretic dysentery in London ? Witness—Yes ; two. Sergeant Ballantine—And both cases recovered ? Witness—No ; one died. Sergeant Ballantine—Was the body opened P Witness—l quite recollect it was. Sergeant Ballantine—Will you tell me of the exact lo cality in which that circumstance occurred ? - Witness—ln Stratton-street, Bloomsbury. Sergeant Ballantine—ls diphtheric dysentery mentioned in any particular book, Hooper's or Copeland's Dictionary, for instance ? Witness—l don't know those books. Sergeant Ballantine--Or Hooper's " Vade Mecum," edited-by Dr. Guy ? Witness—l don't read such books. Sergeant Ballantine—You don't read such books ? Witness—No, they are compilations. Sergeant Ballantine—Where did you say you were a lecturer ? Witness—At the St. George's School of Medicine. Re-examined by Mr. Giffard—l have analyzed grey powder. I find it to consist of ten distinct substances, among them arsenic and antimony. I also examined bis muth produced from M'Culloch and Squires. I found anti mony and arsenic in it. The Lord Chief Baron—Do you agree with the opinion of Dr. Richardson and Dr. Rogers ? Witness—l do. Sergeant Ballantine—Do you think the poison in the grey powder caused the death of Miss Bankes P Witness—No. Sergeant Ballantine—Or had any effect on the symptoms of the deceased ? Witness—Not the least. Sergeant Ballantine—Had the poison in the bismuth anything to do with it ? Witness—No. Sergeant Parry—Did you ever hear the absurd sugges tion that it had except from my learned friend ? Witness—Never. Sergeant Ballantine—Then why was the analysis made ? Dr. Francis Webb—l am a doctor of medicine of the College of Edinburgh, a physician in practice in London, and a lecturer at the Grosvenor School of Medicine. I have paid great attention to the evidence in this case, and I am of opinion, from all that I have heard, that the deceased died from natural causes. In very severe cases of vomiting in early pregnancy he had known it neces-ary to procure abortion. I think the copper, nitrate of silver, and bismuth most incorrect medicines to administer during early preg nancy. I consider that Miss Bankes died from dysentery, made worse by early pregnany. A large proportion of the knowledge of poisons is derived from experiment on the lower animals. Chlorate of potash is used as a wash for the mouth in cases of foul breath. I think if arsenic or anti mony were mixed with it, it would not in any way affect its action. In case of slow arsenical or antimonial poison ing, to find poison in the tissues, I agree with Dr. Taylor that finding it in the liver would be the great criterion. I have heard a description of the small intestines and stomach, which is not, in my judgment, compatible with slow arseni cal poisoning. In cases of sluw irritant poisoning, the coating of the stomach is very much inflamed, and pro bably ulcerated. I should not expect to find the lungs perfectly healthy in cases of slow arsenical poisoning. I am of opinion that Miss Bankes died from natural disease. Sergeant Parry—You have heard Dr. Taylor say that he found 100th part of a grain of arsenic in two teaspoons full of a certain mixture and by multiplying it by the num ber of teaspoonsful in the bottle, he so arrived at the total amount of the poison therein contained. What value do you attach to such an opinion? Witness—l consider it a mere guess, and of no im portance whatever. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—Dysentery I believe to be very common in this country. I think the effect of a quarter of a grain of copper pill, given to a person in the state of the deceased, would increase irrita tion. In the symptoms of Miss Bankes that I have heard described in court during the progress of this trial, the idea of poison having been administered would never have entered into my mind. Dr. Gilbert Girdwood examined by Mr. Giffard—l have had great experience in accouchements. I have had up wards of 3,000 cases pass through my hands. Among them I have had cases of pregnancy combined with dysentery. One was a very severe case. I would not give any mercu rial medicine to a person suffering from dysentery during pregnancy, nor in any dysenteric case whatever unless I had ascertained the reason why I should do so. I have heard the symptoms of Miss Bankes and the account of the post mortem examination, and in my judgment death is to be attributed to dysenteric ulceration. Dr. James Edmonds, of No. 2, Spitch-square, said—l am a doctor of medicine and surgeon to the H division of police and to the Royal Maternity Charity. I have known in the early stages of pi egnancy, vomiting and diarrhoea so as to exhaust the patient. I had a fatal case. The lady was about 40 years of age. She suffered severely in the abdomen. She was ill for 5 or 6 weeks. She did not survive the attack. I made a post-mortem examination of her body. Dysentery was the cause of death. It arose during pregnancy. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine The illness commenced about the fifth or sixth month of pregnancy. I administered chalk, opium, and prussic acid, and afterwards bismuth. When I was sure there was ulceration of the bowels, I used sulphate of zinc as an injection. I did not use sulphate of copper because of the vomiting. It is a very fine remedy, and highly recommended in cases of dysentery. I examined the stomach after death. I found it slightly injected. The large bowels were extensively ulcerated. I administered bismuth, but all my medicines failed to stop the progress of the disease. The Court here adjourned for refreshment. On the reassembling of the Court, Dr. W. Tyler Smith said—l have been studying mid wifery for a great number of years. I know of a case of death from vomiting during pregnancy. Excessive vomit ing, in the earlier stages of pregnancy, produces a burning sensation in the throat, at least that is the feeling com plained of by persons suffering in the earlier stages of preg nancy. The earlier part of pregnancy is the time when there is most vomiting. A. woman in the earlier stages might have diarrheas which might ultimately turn to dysentery. Prussic acid given in an effervescing state is one of the most valuable remedies to allay vomiting. In cases of excessive vomiting persons died in the same way as if they had been starved to death, If a basin of warm soup was given to a female in that state it would be instantly rejected. There is a peculiar expression of the features in cases of excessive vomiting. It is a very painful one. All the symptoms that I have heard explained with regard to Miss Bankes might arise from natural causes, with the exception of the ball in the throat. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—Supposing dysentery existed there would be dysenteric symptoms. At the wish of a juror, the learned judge asked Dr. Smyth whether dysentery could be kept up by the adminis tration of any irritant medicine ? Dr. Smyth replied in the affirmative. Frederick Pedley, dentist, George-street, Hanover-square —About the middle of February the prisoner complained to me of foulnesi of breath. I mentioned chlorate of potash. This was the case for the prisoner. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine then rose to reply. He said he did so with great anxiety, in consequence of the attempt that had been made to make the case branch off into one of a purely scientific question ; but notwithstanding that he felt confident the jury would exercise their own judgment and discretion, and give a ver dict from the whole of the evidence that had been laid be fore them. He urged the jury to look at the united facts, and not to view them in a disjointed state, and having done this, he thought they would be of opinion the defence had entirely failed to throw down the case he had brought against the prisoner. It was contended that money was not the motive of the prisoner, and that, it was said, was proved by his great affection exhibited towards her ; but he maintained that he inveigled this unfortunate lady away, and his letters fully and clearly proved that the attachment was not to be of long duration. Here was a person living with his own wife. Now see the position the prisoner had placed himself in. Why, it was clear that if his first wife discovered that he intended to desert her she could indict him f or bigam a y, nd then the discovery of a former marriage by the friends of Miss Bankes would be anything but pleasing. If the jury should feel that the prisoner intended to absent himself but a short time from his first wife, then the only inference that could be drawn would be that a crime of the most hideous description had been committed. He thought it was a perfect mockery to talk about love and affec tion in the face of the letter the prisoner wrote to his first wife. Why, the letter clearly showed that the connection was to be merely a temporary one. The learned sergeant then proceeded to recall the whole of the incidents he had laid before the jury in his opening speech. The suspicions of Drs. Julius and Bird that some .ITIES. Busineis Done. 1131 124 13} 1141 i tant poison was being administered was very strange, but it was more remarkable still that Dr. - Todd, one of the most celebrated members of the medicalprofessioli, without the slightest knowledge of the suspicions of Drs. Julius and Bird, when he first saw the unfortunate lady, immediately came to the sPme conclusion. Then, again, it was idle to say that vomiting, purging, and irritation were not the wont indications of poison. 'The prisoner was a man of some skill, and if the death of the unhappy lady was his aim he knew full well the nature and operation of the drugs administered, and if poisoning was his aim, he knew a post mortem examination would at once reveal the fact, suppos ing it was done quickly; but, taking advantage of his me dical knowledge, he peirfeetly well knew that the only means of attaining his object was by administering poison in small but fatal dozes. Then, again, was it consistent with innocence that everybody, even including the sister of the unfortunate deceased, should be excluded from the sick room until Miss Bankes was in such a state of exhaus tion that rendered her powerless ? Another suspicious cir cumstance was the absence of a nurse, and he felt perfectly confident that any person dealing fairly with any woman would not, without there was some ulterior motive, deprive her, in the miserable position she then was, of such a necessary aid. What was the reason the prisoner objected to the employment of a nurse? The prisoner said it was the expense, but he implored the jury not to forget that at the very time he was making the objection on the ground of his not being able to afford it, that but a few days before he received £7O ss. belonging to the dying woman ; he had upwards of £lOO in the London and Westminster Bank, besides other valuable property in his possession, amounting to some hundreds of pounds. Was such an act consistent with love and affection ? He felt that they would be of opinion that it was not. Look again at his conduct with respect to the tapioca. Here was the poor creature nearly at the point of death, asking her sister to make her some tapioca, and the prisoner, who, it was said was animated by love and affec tion, coolly telling the sister she could not do it, because " the milk had not come." Was that the conduct of a man with the slightest affection. Then, again, what was the necessity for taking the soup outside the room to cool—why could it not be done in the room, if nothing was to be done to it ? But it was taken outside the room, it was cooled, and when the prisoner brought it into the apartment and gave it to the unfortunate woman, vomiting was the result. Then, again, what valid objection could an innocent man have to the sister of the deceased sitting up with her a night or two previous to her death ? but the prisoner would not allow this; and to prevent such a pro ceeding the sister was sent away en a fruitless and useless errand. Passing from that part of the case he would come to the medical evidence, and at the outset he contended that the effect of the mistake of Dr. Taylor must not be to set aside all the other evidence. It was clear he had discovered both traces of arsenic and antimony, and the tests he had used had been spoken to by Professor Brand, one of the most celebrated authorities, as the best and most to be relied upon. A great number of medical witnesses had been called on the other side, but the evidence they had given did not shake, in the slightest degree, the evidence for the prosecution, and the theory of the medical men for the defence that the poison in the body of the deceased was attributable to the bismuth administered, but it was clearly in evidence that Dr. Taylor had actually analysed the bismuth found in Dr. Julius's shop, and the result of the analysis was the total absence of arsenic. The learned sergeant then alluded to the evidence that had been given by the medical gentle men connected with the Grosvenor School of Medicine, and said theoretical opinions must be looked upon with the greatest caution. The learned gentleman concluded by imploring the jury to give the case their most serious con sideration, and said if they entertained any doubt, the pri soner was entitled to it, but if they entertained no such doubt, then they had a duty, painful it might be, to perform to their country; and he prayed that, under the direction of God, they would come to a right conclusion. The prisoner, at the conclusion of the learned sergeant's reply, said in a tremulous voice, addressing the judge,,al - me to say that the window of the passage at the out side of the door was where I stirred up the soup. Every thing was kept out there since orders had been given to keep them all cool, soda water, soup, and everything else. The Lord Chief Baron then commenced s amming up, but he said, as it would be impossible for him to conclude and go though the mass of evidence that had been. given within any reasonable time, he should only mak4 some general observations upon the case, and should go through the evidence on the following morning. The case was undoubtedly one of the greatest importance not only to the prisoner at the bar, but also to the publio, and the prisoner was entitled to the benefit not only of the fact that no poison was found in the body of the deceased, but to any other doubt such as would operate in the minds of reasonable and conscientious men; and unless the jury were satisfied of his guilt in such a manner as they would be satisfied in reference to any important event in their own lives, that a certain state of things existed, the prisoner undoubtedly ought to be acquitted. The ease was one of the most remarkable in all its circumstances that he ever remembered in his now long experience, and the evidence that had been brought forward in support of the charge of murder against the prisoner undoubtedly de served their most serious and grave consideration. The first material question they would have to consider was whether it was made out to their satisfaction that the deceased Lady came by her death by poison ; and then came the more important question, so far as the prisoner was con cerned,—was it proved by reasonable evidence that it was by his hand that poison was administered ? He then entered into a narrative of the facts, and said the jury would remember that the prisoner was first taken into custody qn the 2d of May, the lady at that time being alive. He was then only charged with adminis tering poison, and at that time, of course, every one con cerned was ignorant of the facts that he had a wife living and that the deceased was not his legal wife. His own counsel felt it due to himself to state that no justification could be offered for the prisoner so far as this matter was concerned, and it was clear that he had not only violated his moral duty, but that by going through the ceremony of marriage with the deceased he had committed a breach of the law and a felony. The circumstances under which that marriage took place, and under which the prisoner deserted his lawful wife, would probably for ever remain a secret ; but, however bad the conduct of the prisoner might have been so far as these matters were concerned, he was not to be punished at this time for those acts, and the jury ought not to allow the circumstances to which he had alluded to have any weight, excepting so far as they operated with the other facts in the case upon the question whether the pri soner was guilty or innocent of the more serious crime laid to his charge. It appeared to him that it was a most important subject for their consideration, the position of the deceased at the time the fatal event occurred, and also what she believed to be her own position with regard to the prisoner. In the letter she wrote to her sister she stated that she was happy, and she also told her sister when she first saw her during her illness, that when she got well it would be all right. What did she mean by that expression, end what would have become of the prisoner if she had got well, he having a wife living? In the will that had been made by the deceased she appeared to have been studiously called " spinster," and she signed it in her maiden name of Isabella Bankes, and how she could have done this knewing that she had gone through the ceremony of marriage with the prisoner, and might, therefore, naturally have supposed herself en titled to the name of Smethurst, was certainly a very mysterious and extraordinary circumstance. He could not help also observing upon the circumstances un ler which that will was made. The prisoner certainly told a falsehood to Mr. Senior, the attorney, and he did not appear to scruple to state what must have tended to degrade most seriously this unhappy lady for the purpose of having the will pre pared in the form he required. If he had told the attorney the truth, and said that he had gone through the ceremony of marriage with the lady, he would never have drawn up the will in the form in which it appeared. Another portion of the prisoner's conduct at this time was certainly matter for very serious consideration. At the very period whey this unhappy woman was lying in agony and misery on her death-bed, and when, according to the prisoner's own statement, she was in such a condition as not to be able to bear the excitement of seeing her own sister, he took into her bedroom, on a Sunday, an entire stranger, an attorney, and there a will prepared by himself was read over to the unhappy woman, who executed it under the circumstances of degradation to which he had alluded. He could not contemplate this scene of suffering and privation, when this poor dying creature had all her rela tives excluded from her, and an attorney was thrust into her presence, and she was allowed to pass into the other world without one word of religious consolation, as if she had been a beggar and an unbeliever in a heathen land. (The learned Judge appeared to be a good deal affected while making these last o bservations.) He then proceeded to say that the learned counsel for the prisoner had endeavoured to show that he had no pecuniary motive for the death of the deceased, inasmuch as he would be entitled to receive the interest on the £5,000—L150 a year—during her lifetime ; but, on the other hand, it should not be forgotten that if the will of the deceased were acted upon he would at once come into possession of £1,700 or £l,BOO, which would have amounted to 12 years' purchase of the dividend. It had been said that Dr. Julius ought to have interfered sooner than he did, but it appeared to him that he had acted very properly. The prisoner and the deceased were supposed to be persons of respectability, and it was a very serious thing to make a charge of poisoning under such circumstances when there was no positive evidence to support it at that time. The learned Judge then referred to scone other por tions of the case, and at 20 minutes t o s i x o ' c l ock the Court adjourned. THE BALLOON ACCIDENT AT NEWCASTLE-ON TYNE.—The accident to Captain Hall, in falling from his balloon Florence Nightingale as he was descending on Monday night, near Boldon, is more serious than was at first thought. His spine is seriously injured, and there are but remote hopes of his recovery. From the nature of the injuries, h e appears to have fallen head foremos t to t h e ground from the b a ll oon , hi s h ea d an d l e ft shouldercoming first in cont ac t w ith th e eart h, t h e b o dy and lower extre mities being bent over so as to break the b ac k. The bal loon is repo r t e d t o be picked up off Whitby ,7 but there is no certain information, A PLEA FOR A CONGRES2. (Ron tko invalide I?itsse.) The state of Italy requires discussion by all the great powers in common. If the elements of dis cord are suffered to remain there, if the wants and desires of the Italian people are trampled under foot, and if it is pretended that the, legitimate aspirations of the country are to he stifled by force, the present peace will not have good results. 'Troubles and sanguinary scenes will be sure to break out and be enacted there. It is-to prevent this eventuality that the meeting of the congrtss is in our opinion indispensable. But this, congress ought not to be circumscribed within the narrow circle of a programme previously chalked out, and from which, in order to please this or that power, questions concerning dynastic privileges or those derived from treaties have to be excluded. The congress ought to have fall power to discuss the general state of Europe and fix the firm and immutable basis of the international relations, and even of the internal legislation. The condition of Italy is tottering and full of dangers, and, unfor tunately, it is not the only one that is darkening the horizon 'of the future. There exist in Europe other and most important causes of disagreement. Austria and France, armed in a formidable manner, may fall out once more, and this fatal collision will inevitably drag the whole of Europe into an endless contest. The state of Germany and the system of the Germanic Con federation, the work of Metternich, ought to undergo a change. The tendencies towards unity that broke out in Germany with such violence in 1848 are beginning anew, and threaten revolution. It is urgent that reforms should be introduced into it, and that in lieu of this mouldering edifice of the dynastic con federation a structure based on the confederated states of the peoples should be raised. The per manent discords between Denmark and the German Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein, stilled for a moment by the noise of more important events, are yet far from being finally appeased. They ought 1 kewise to be brought before the European congress for its judgment. Lastly, Europe ought to reflect seriously and de finitively on the strange situation of Turkey. Sad experience now proves that all hope.of its reorga nisation is utterly lost ; the sick man of yesterday lies now in a hopeless state. The existence of this monarchy, with the present forms of government, in the heart of Christian and civilised Europe would only , be for the future a permanent apple of discord ; its longer existence is therefore impossible. It is high time to come to a reckoning, and have done with these Turcoman hordes, who for four centuries have tyrannised over six millions of our co-religionists, taking advan tage of the egotism and lamentable disunion of the Christians. These are serious subjects for the labour of the future Congress. Time will show us whether this Congress will know how to maintain itself on a level with the great mission to beiebtfided to it. DISTRESSING BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE _RIVER. THREE LIVES LOST. _ One of the most distressing accidents that has occurred on the river for some considerable time happened on Wednesday afternoon near Putney bridge, whereby the lives of a young man, a fine young woman, and her sister were lost. It appears that Mr. Johnson, a young man about 25 years of age, a barge owner, carrying on busi ness at Rotherhithe, had been paying his addresses to the daughter of Mr. Prince, the landlord of the Yorkshire Grey public-house, near the Cadogan pier, Chelsea. On Wednesday afternoon he pro posed a ride upon the river, and he was accompanied by the young lady and her sister, a little girl about 7 years of age. Upon reaching that part of the river opposite Wandsworth-fields on the one side, and the grounds of Sir F. Rowe on the Middlesex side, the boat suddenly capsized, and the three were imme diately struggling in the water. The young girls, not being able to swim, soon disappeared, but Mr. Johnson must have swam some short distance before he sank; as his body was subsequently discovered lying upon a mound of mud before Sir Frederick Rowe's premises. It appears that no person actu ally witnessed the unfortunate occurrence, but the deceased were seen struggling in the water, and that must have been immediately afterwards. Some person rowed up to Putney-bridge very much alarmed, and stated that a boat had been over turned, and that the occupants were in the water. The watermen at Putney-bridge quickly put off in their boats, as also some at the Feathers at Wands worth, but their services were of no avail. They were only in time to pick up the sculls and to recover the boat, which was what is termed a small gig. The river was dragged for several hours, and about eleven o'clock Alexander Phelps, one of the Putney watermen, discovered the body of Mr. Johnson lying upon the spot above described. There is no doubt that the deceased swam in his clothes as far as he could, and then sank from exhaustion. It is presumed that the accident was caused by their playing and laughing with each other, and, as the boat was not of that character to permit of it, the frail vessel soon overturned. The whole of yesterday a number of persons were upon the river dragging for the bodies of the unfor tunate young girls, but up to the present time they have not been found. Mr. Prince drove on Putney Bridge about ten o'clock, and appeared almost heart-broken at the sad event. The body of Mr. Johnson was taken to the Swan public-house, Fulham, where it now remains awaiting an inquest. The age of the eldest girl was 19. The greatest excitement prevails in the neighbourhood of the bridge. THIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Only a moderate supply of both old and new English wheat—the latter in fair condition—was on offer in to-day's market. For all kinds we had a slow inquiry, neverthe less Monday's quotations were supported. The attendance of millers was rather limited. There was a full average quantity of foreign wheat on the stands. Good and fine samples were held at full prices ; but inferior kinds met a dull inquiry, on former terms. Floating cargoes of grain off Falmouth were a dull in• quiry. Scarcely any barley was on offer, and sales were, conse quently, much restricted, on former terms. Malt moved off slowly, at late prices. Good sound oats ruled steady, at full quotations. In ferior parcels were a dull inquiry. Beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly, at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. English 2,510 ( 50 1,4301 30 Irish — Foreign .. 4,280 27,390 4,500 Flour. 780 40 sks bla NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat have further increased, and the ;rade generally is very inactive, at barely stationary prices. Per Blbs. by the Carcass. s. d. e. d. 1 s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 2 10 to 3 0 I Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6 Mid. do 3 2to 3 6 I Mid, do .... 3 Bto 4 0 Pm.largedo 3 Bto 3 10 1 Prime do. .. 4 2to 4 4 Do, small do 4 oto 4 2 ( Veal Large pork.. 3 6to 3 8, Small pork Lamb, 4s Od to 4s 10d. BOROUGH HOP. 'We continuo to have a very dull inquiry for all kinds of hops, and prices rule uncertain. Tfie accounts from the plantations are very favourable, and the duty is freely backed at £255,000. Picking will become pretty general in about ten days. COLONIAL. TEA. The market remains quiet, but previous prices are fully supported. Common congou is quoted 15d to 1514:1 per lb. SUGAR.—The dealings have been very limited for all de scriptions, and prices generally have a downward tendency. In the refined market there has been very little animation, prices having shown less firmness. COFFEE.—In the private market there is a good demand for Plantation Ceylon, and full rates are current. The quantity announced for public sale during the next few , days is extremely small. ICE.—There has been rather more inquiry for the better qualities at full rates. FRUIT.—The market continues steady, and a fair amount . of business ha s b een done in currants of the new cro p at full prices. SALT PETRE.—LittIe variation of importance has taken place in value at public sale. Bengal d es criptions brought former quotations, but the biddings were not active. TALLOW.--The market has exhibited no material altera tion. P.Y.C. on the spot is steady at 558, and for last three months' delivery, 558 Gd per cwt. THE CANADIAN MAILS.--The Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Company's screw-steamer Indian left the Mersey at half-past one o'clock yesterday, for Quebec and Montreal, with the mails for the Canadian Provincte, 145 passengers, and a full cargo of goods. Doherty, the celebrated Killarney fisherm an, the companion on the waters, for many years ) of the / ate Lord Headley , has a t length come to the end of his nne, at the patr i arc hal age of 96. He retained his racy intellect to the lest, and up to a recent period could play a 141'b. salmon, successfully, sure Of a guinea in the evening from the bene volent relict of his venerated patron.—Trake Ch ronicle. GREAT FIRE AT LIVERrOOL.—As briefi y noticed in Me Sun yesterday, a most destructive fi re b i o - ke out in a warehouse, in Love-lane, stored with cotton corn, and other merchandise. The damage has been very l gre at, about " 3,oo9be e n or 4,000 bales of cott on h av i ng d with the building itself. The loss is est ; itroyed along Hated £25,000 to £30,000. The cotton was owr ied b M essrs.v Joynson, Messrs. Fielden, Brothers, an?, othe r pa rti es. Several *reek houses are interested • in ti 4 • cern, which ill almost entirely destroyed. 1t nsi K 20i 2i 100 1 Stock Sto. Stock 20 i El 100 I Stock Share Share Stock Stock Stock all 13i all 161 1100 100 1..4.0. 2s. (ild 74 ad 100 all 'MEN' Paid. 100 100 100 10C 100 106 id 97} t 1101