The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-04 00:00:00

ONEY MARKETI SHARE MARKETS— This Dap. b,TD ihr. !Paid RAILWAYS. 2' 10 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... 3 all Belfast & Ballymena' all ; truing. Wolverh. s; Stour Valley 100 : irkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct i all Blackburn i all Myth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) . 100 Bristol & Exeter • 100 aledonian. 100 ester & Holyhead' all irk and Bandon 1 all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all De. k all Do. B all sublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc 100 East Anglian ... 100 Eastern Counties..... 1100 gasternUnion,A.stk.' 1100 Do., do. B 1 8i Do. New A all East Kant . . 100 East Lancashire ...... all 'East Suffolk . .... I . .., all i Do • 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edinb.Prth.&DnnthNi 1 all !Forth and ClydeJnne.l 1 00 ( Furness ... .. ...... i 1 00 p l lasgow & S. Western all Great N. of Scotland 100 'Great Northern 100 0., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 qt. Sth.&West.(lre) D 100 Grea t Western... 1 00 Do. Str.V.R gua.St all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle. '4I'D o . , TY , .ris ... ...... ... Do. New Thirds ... Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 ... Do., Wst. Riding Un. Do. Southpurt. ...... London & Blackwall Lond . Bright. & S. Cs t London & N. Wester Do. Fifths D0.,16/.Sii.,M&B—C: Do. Eighths London & S. Wei tern lindndrry.&Coloraine . Lndndrry. & Ennisk • Manch.Shef. &Lincln. 39 i Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland Do. Birming.& D erbl - Midland G. West.(lr;) Do. i Shares ......... Newcastle & Carl isle.. Newpt. A berg. dalrfd. Newry & Enniskillen IN. ewry , Warrenpoint 1 & Restrevor I Norfolk... Northn. Counties Un INorth British 'North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do. B Stock .... N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension I Do do. G. N.E.Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Ramp ' stead, and City Ju North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. Juno. Oxford Worcester & 1 Wolverhampton..... iPortsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St iShropshire Union Siti ngbourne &Sheer (South Devon !South Eastern IDo. q per c. Shares (South Wales 5. Yorksh. ItiverDun tD0..... - Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 i 'Stockton di Hartlepl I Taff Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick !West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palaco Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 10 all .8 9 Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Ccn.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. I - I L 8 all 0« all 10 100 )0 100 Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur Buff. ' Brat& Godch. ! to p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72, Do. do., 1 July, '73' Do, do., 1 June, '74 10 - 12 185 - 90 80 - 85 77 - 82 )0 100 O 2s. O 2s6d 10~10s Calcutta 'and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.); !Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. • ..... Demerara. ••• ....... ••• li .... i a ;)I .7ii all O 2s. ft. 100 O all , 0 all O all 0 all Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p.c.Bnds. ' '57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada' Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c IGt. Westn. of Canada, j Do. New 110 - 111 -- 2 p: 3t. 100 )0 all !O all ?,0 4 !O all :0i 13 )0 all )0 all ;0 all )0 all 19 20 50 51 83 85 21/ 22 - iP 19 20 Id Bds., payable '57 do., '76, p. '60... do., '73, do. _I do., '73, without' 110 - 115 110 115 !O all !O all l 0 10 option Madras, guar. 4l p. c Do. do., 5 por C. I Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) IScinde, guar. 5 per c Do 105 110 20 21 216 4 d_ ir, - ir, * 5 ;o ss. In FOREIGN. 10 all lAntwrp &Rotterdam' 6 63 61 20 all Ardennes 5 all Belgian East. Junet 1 11 1k 20 all Beziers to Graissessac 6 all Carmeaux&Toulou Coal Mines and Ry. 3B 31 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of Franco 273 —2B 20 all Do. Now 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Ot. Central of France 20 all Great Luxembourg 7l sh 8 k 10 6 Italian Junction 20 all Lake Const. & Bale ••• •20 all Lierre and Turnhout ...d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 4 - 5 p 5 all Lucca & Pist.bp.c.p. 20 all Lyons and Geneva 27 28 20 all Lyons & Mediterran — 33i all Maria Antonia 10 all Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 2O 16 all Northern of France 3B 333 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 9. 20 all Paris and Lyons 3 3 3 /4 33# 321 20 all Paris and Orleans 55 57 20 9 Recife di San Fraa., (Pernam.) g. 7 P. e. aP 10 all Rome and Frascati, 20 all Royal Danish l6 18 5 all Royal Swedish 20 all Samb re an d Meuse._ 8 — 0" t 10 all Do. 53 per cent. pref. 8 8 i 20 all Southern of France 213 2 2 8i all West Flanders 4 l, 5 10 all Do. 54 per C. Prif 20 all IV.&N.W. of France 27 28 20 6 Western of Austria._ 20 all 'We -t. of Switzerland ••• 6 all VViesladen ••• 6 all Do. Bp. cent. prof. • 20 I all !Zealand.. *** JOINT-STOOK BANKS. 0 all Australasia :5 18i Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col. Bk Ln. Co all British N. American 10 'C.lik.of Ind. Au.4CI , 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond all Eng.Scot.drAus.Cilt all Lon. Ch. Bk.ofAakt all Ditto Now 20 London and County 50 Luc]. ctE.Bnkng.Corp 10 London joint Stock. 20 Lond.andWestminst, 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 25 National Bank all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp 20 Ottoman Bank Prorincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 R. A 118. 8.&G.1m.C0 all Sqntb A nstralia, all Union of Au,trali; 2A Do. Ne w.. 10 Union of London 50 U nity Mutual„ 50 Moak BT o f I ondl 84 - 86 234 - 24 48 - 52 •• • ..... .. 4 - "2 59 -. 61 iih 17 1 - 184 44 - 46 36 - 38 18} -18 i 46 - 48 26 - 28 23 - 25 , 111 " 4* 'led 85 15 23i 4 311 20 4 17 1 1 18 30k 441 f 1 37 1 50 50 20j 191 171 181 50 61i 100 ;64 263 1 20 COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Provision having now been made for the com mercial bills due this day, the 4th of the month, the demand for money is somewhat quieter, but it is thought, and the advices from the manufacturing districts warrant the impression, that henceforward the improvement in business, will be sufficient to produce a grad ual extension of the enquiry. So great is the amount of unemployed capital, however, now offered on easy terms, that some time must ne cessarily elapse before enough is withdrawn to im part more firmness to the quotations asked in Lombard-street, as the renewal of business, under the most favourable circumstances, will no doubt prove very slow for some few months. Of course the bill-makers will take the earliest opportunity for elevating their charges ; but at present there is too much competition among them to admit of any material alteration. In some quarters, however, Money cannot now be procured on such moderate terms as those required a few days since; 2i instead of 21 percent., being demanded forgood descriptions of paper. With the minimum at 3 per cent., no one can object to that rate. Until recently many were confidently of opinion that the directors would make a reduction to 2i per cent., but that hope is no longer indulged, and the public generally express their approval of the course pursued at the national establishment, because no substantial benefit can be derived from the official terms being forced to a lower point than that which is now established. The accounts just received from Australia apprise us of further large consignments of gold, and even if the purchases of silver should necessitate a few withdrawals from the BAnk, they will not produce anxiety as the defect so occasioned would be replaced whenever any large remittances were received either from Australia or America. A small portion of the amount conveyed by the Donald Mc Kay,—viz., 20,0001., was taken into the Bank yesterday. About 60,0001. worth of silver was brought yes terday by the Seine from Boulogne. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and values of all descriptions were id. per lb. dearer. The sales am , unted to 6,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by the speculators. Is the Railway Share Market the business transacted was bruited, but prices were fully maintained. There was a meeting of the Geelong and Ballarat Railway Co. to-day, at which it was agreed to leave the public balance, of about 721., in the hands of the' directors for their trouble, as the expense of dis tributing that amount over the large number of shares would consume the amount. A meeting was called by two parties to-day, at the London Tavern, to bring some complaint against the management of the Unity Bank, but at the appointed hour no supporters of the movement appearing, the meeting,which was large, appointed a chairman, and passed a vote of censure on the conveners, and one of confidence in the Directors of the Unity Bank, after which they separated. There has been an improved market today for English Securities, and a moderate business has been done at an advance of per cent. The settlement of the account being over business has slightly increased, and the easy state of the money market together with the confidence expressed in th e new Ministry has caused a partial return of buoyancy. Consols have risen to 97 and 97i for Money, and 9Th for account. At the present moment, however, the market has relapsed into a heavy state, the prices being 96i and 96l to 97 respectively. The New Three per Cents. have been dealt in at 971 I, but have since been 971 a. The Reduced are marked 978 Exchequer Bills are 38s. to 41s. premium. Bank Stock is 225 to 2261. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is quiet, and prices exhibit an upward tendency. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 101} 102; ditto 4 per Cents., 1041 ; Peruvian 4/ per Cents., 80i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 1091 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 99i 100 ; and Sardinian 5 per Cents., 91. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 52 6k ; Mexi can, 201 to 20i ; Peruvian 4i per Cents, 80 to 81 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 5G to 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i to 46 3 / 4 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 to 110; Ditto 4i per Cents., 98 to 100; Spanish j 8 per Cents., 44 to 44i ; Ditto New Deferred, 26g to 26g. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1 18b8. 1857. Cheat Western North-Western Booth-Western Brighton 9,860 10,922 Ilidland 11 anth-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 20,032 22,538 North-Eastern Bristol and Exeter 4,992 5,109 li Chester and Holyhead Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincoln 8,514 4,884 North London Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver 3,560 3,700 l' South Devon 2 070 2.134 Belfast and Ballymena • 1.961 1,076 Glasgow and South-Western Xtlinburgb and Glasgow Rather more business has been transacted this /I 3 t , orning in the Railway Sh are M ar k et, an d prices t have exhibited an improvement of about k to .1 per vent. for mast of the leading lines. Caledonian, Eastern Counties, Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee, 4 / 1 (1 North British advanced ss. ; Brighton, North Western, Midland, and Vale of Neath, 10s. ; Great Western, 15s. ; and South Ea.sterns, 11. ; Great /I'mthem, North Eastern (Berwick), an I Lan ssash ire and Yorkshire declined about 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are quiet, and show little variation in prices. Paris and Ilona have declined about ss. ; East Indian, 0- rand Trunk of Canada, Great Western of Canada, a nd Great Indian Peninsula, are at about former rates. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are s ha - le firmer; London and County improved 55., Oriental Bank, 55., and Union of Australia, ss. ; Canada Land Shares improved 1/. 3 and Peninsula )'d Oriental Steam, ss. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES --THIS DAY. (From the Offictal List;) Business done. litoak Stock ..7 Per Cont. Reduced Annuities " Per Cent. Consols Annuities Itel° 1 4 , 3 per Cent. Annuities 974i ra Hi 1 4 g A nnu iti es , exp i re s th Jan. 1860 2 1-16 1 , 1 ' 4 Ronde, .£1000 uitto, under £ lOOO 29 26 p V)teole for Account (April 8) EzahognAr Bills, 2 4 d £lOOO ...... 33 41 p - CM 3B 41 p R,,1t.. ... ... . 3B 41 p • Ditto Advertised 3B 41 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. 13 raztuan 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1852, 44 per Cent. 151 Zones A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Boi 1 Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent. • uanisn Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1.825 . Ditto 5 per Cent eraiian Bonds, 4i per Oent Ditto&count lassian Bonds, 1E22, C St., per Cent lO9 Ditto, 4i per C0nt..... gl i rd inian Boros, 5 per Cent. ......... 91i Ditto Account C0n'................... 44$ bitto New Deferred, 3 per 263 'ends, 6 per cent... .••• ‘ D itto Account .... Jitto Guaranteed, -IA ; per Cent. v . Ditto Account ° .. s nezueln, Bonds, .1i per Cent Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent IN. !ME& O'CLOCK . -411 Tian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Cent 53 Consols, money 9 64 Consols for Account, (April 8) 4 .t i l it SWANSEA CONVICTS.—Th e two Greek sailors, 1,)0 thant a an d Halius, who were convicted at Swansea 200 20 Nniturday, and sentenced to death for the barbarous 50 fi e der of a shipmate, will be executed at Cardiff_ It 20 a b lld there has never been a public execution at bivan 25 - 0 1 ;* The convicts behave themselves in a very careless 20 on Il s tl el'. The Sheriff of the county waited upon them 100 eat d : l4 day, when one of them, pointing to his own neck,,, 10 1 - 4 With a significant gesture, "Me hang to-morrow. 25 bu t 7 1 : 1 ' 3 -' 4 -1 7, 5 , off 4t * l 4Ppeared defirous that the execution rhou!d come 4 p r . ° nee, and repeated, "No, no ; hang to-morrow !'' 50 X io _ l est of the Greek Church has been sent for from 190 44°4 to attend the convicts.) 100 RAILWAYS. Closing Pr:c, this day. 513 - 5i 8f - 73 - 75 ••• -. 9i - 10 92 - 94 964 - 97 38i .- 39 • . .• - 4 - 5 8 - 91 18 - 19 601 -61 i 48 - 50 32 - 34 15 - 17 91 - 93 -2_, -,nl 66 - 67' 23 io ••• '''' • 93 - 95 94 - 104 103 - 104 93 - 91 127 - 129 101 - 103 601 -60 i) 53 - 60 1 85 88 11. —l2 p 11 12 rd 92i 934 1 dj 107 6} - 109 - 6i 98 - - 95 - 96 ;It 99 - 991 70 - 72 fi - it 62 - 64 3i - 53 - 54 ... - 95 - li - 49i - 793 - 94 - 5031 96 ... ... 3i 3a 74 8 8A gi 32 33 9 sd, 110 - 112 263 - 273 49 - 51 3 - 2 35 - 37 - 723 81 13 15 o 7 5 d 9 11 36i —37 i ~ ... ~ .... ... le '"'"' oil. o• .'"' • • • , • '''''' ... ii - 3.61 a ""''' ..• II •-• ••• .• _ ••• s— 61, ''''' ••• '.". ••• Business done this day. 93 97 6 39 8 93 2i 103 xd 9 i Si 126 k 7i 6 60i 1 60# 60 93 21 / 2 1081 St. 98 i il7i 8 I 5 10 99i i I f i t 10 71 20 20 50 St. 96 5i 61 5i i 80 7913 80 79 131 14 165 tsi 15 St. 100 16 r 6 3 20 all 11 all St. 100 St. 100 /0 all 10 all 2i 5 St. 100 5 all 25 all it. 100 10 lA 10 1 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all ao 9 20 all st. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 At. St 100 25 all 25 1 I 16i St. 10) St 100 St. [OO 10 31.1 20 j 17i 20 ;all 10 all St. ,100 N 18 10 10 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 3t. 8 50 100 3t. 100 O all ;t. 100 '0 all 0 all 15 all i 1 .110-60' it. 100 85 22 20 all 3t. 100 $0 all !O all .0 all 5 all 5 all ?,0 all 10 all !O all 10 all I Do • Do. Do. THE SUEN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1858 RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. 11. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull et Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S.' Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Thrton. and Matlock; Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. , N.ecEst.s p.c., De. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. et Wyre Do. Shrs.. IR°Y stn• &Hit • , Shrews . & Her S. Staflordsh.. WearVaLg6pe Do Wilts&Somrst Leasing ,Companies. PREFERENCE SHARES. ••• -..." ••• 90 - 95 16 =l4 ••• - •• 6 - :108 - 112 110 - 114 115 - 120 a. 15 120 130 - 135 74 - ii ,16 Al - 113 .02 - 104 61 -- E 3 10 1 -- 11 - Fi 92 - 94 87 - 90 , 88 - 90 9 - /01 10 -16 i 16 - 17 10 -10 A 72 - 75 19 - 20 91 - 10 14 - 15 1138 - 140 11. -. .., 111 --.. ... 1169 - 185 ,• .... ... 121 - 123 66 - 70 .• "' •• r• ..... .. 1,• ... a• 137 -- 139 100 -- 101 92 -- 93 16i ----- ii, -- •.. • o• 11 ' - 7 - 109 95 - 97 1 - 6. ••• par 121 - 123 107 - 109 97 - 99 110 - 115 72 - 74 10 - 1t - , . --. ... ii 1 - 14 MINES. 11 12 , 4 6 I 80 — 9O 1470 490 85 95 15i —16 i 5i 6i 1— 2 1 loi 11‘) —16 i 4i 20 21 4 5 360 370 4 5 220 230 I 3i 4 11 - 14 26 - 27 105 -115 1 220 - 240 300 - 310 7 - 74 12 - 13 45 - 47 23 - 95 1 MINES. - 7 - l i p - 123 - 133 41 - 43 13 - 15 id i -- 4d 16i -- 17. 1 9 -- 9i 1i -- id 1 -- i .•• --- ••• 5 - 6 2 - 3 3 - 4i Closing Prices this day Badness this day rab irbf 2Vitton SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE FRENCH EMPEROR. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF M. BERNARD. Simon Bernard, charged with being concerned in the late attempt to assassinate the Emperor Napoleon, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Jardine, for the fourth time, this day, at 2 o'clock. Mr. Bodkin appeared on behalf of the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh defended the prisoner. It will be recollected that the points of the former ex amination were the connecting the prisoner with the pistols found on Orsini, and Pierri, and the proceedings last Tuesday were confined to proving that the prisoner Bernard conveyed the empty shells to Belgium, from whence they were taken to Paris by a man who had not the slightest knowledge of the purpose for which they were intended, Bernard alleging that they were to be used in a new invention about to be applied to gas. The Court, as on former occasions, was densely crowded. Mr. Bodkin —Are all the witnesses here ? Inspector Saunders—Yes, air; I have brought them. The first witness called WAS Henri Jourdain, commis sioner of the Hotel de l'Europe at Brussels, who said—l recollect a gentleman, whom I then knew as Allsop, stopping at the hotel eleven days. laccompanied him to the railway, when he left on the 11th of December. A young man rode in the cab with him. I sat on the box. At the railway, tickets were taken for Paris. A horse which had been hired was also taken by the same train. They started at seven o'clock in the evening. I have since seen the person I knew as Ailsop in a French prison. Mr. Bodkin—Did you hear that person called by any other name ? Mr. S:eigh—l oljsct to the question. Mr. Badkin—Very well—it is of no importanoe. I will not press it. Mr. Sleigh—When did you first hear of this matter, and when were you asked to come and give evidence Witness—l first saw the atteni?t in the newspapers, and then I was called in by the Juge d'lnstruotion. Mr. Sleigh—Were you arrested. Witness--No. Mr. Sleigh—But required to come here and give evidence. Witness—l was sent first to Paris, then here. Mr. Sleigh—By whom ? Witness--The Juge d'lnstruction. Jules Fournarier, the waiter at the Cafe Suisse, who, at the last examination, described the balls brought to the hotel, was then showy the gre nade brought over by the French officer, and said the bells he saw were exactly similar to the one produced. Mr. Sleigh—Yon cannot swear that the balls produced are the identical balls you saw in Brussels ? Witness—l cannot. William Meteyard, managing director of the Hotel de Europe, at Brussels. I recollect a gentleman coming to stop at the hotel in December. I knew him by the name of Allsop. He was a stranger. He produced a passpor., which I examined. He left it on the 11th; of December. I recommended , him to the Hotel de Lille et Albion, in Paris. I have not seen that person since. Susannah Meekenheim, a native of Sheffield. I reside in Brussels. My husband is a Frenchmen. I formerly lived at Birmingham with my husband, who was a manufacturer. I left Birmingham three years ago. During my residence there, I because acquainted with a person named Pierri. Me was a professor of languages. In January of this year, Pierri came to my residence in Brussels. My husband saw him. He made some inquiries of him, and they afterwards left the house. I afterwards followed, and went to the Cafe Suisse, where I met my husband. Pierri in a short time joined us; as Pierri left he gave me a small packet w rapped in brown paper. The grenade was here given to witness, who with some trepidation, took it into her hard, said the parcel Pieria gave her to carry was not near so heavy as that she now held. Examination proceeded with—The parcel Pierri gave me contained some metallic substance in shape like an orange. I held it upon my muff. I found there was a hole in it into which I put my finger. We went to a cafe and after having partaken of refreshment Pierri left for Paris, and took the parcel with him. J ;loves La Croix—l am proprietor of the Hotel de la Monnaie at Brussels. I know the prisoner. I have seen him once, at my house. It was on the 26th of December last. He produced a passport. He arrived about seven o'clock in the evening and left on the fol lowing morning. Henry Smith, Sergeant of the Metropolitan Police— I Barred on the prisoner, in the House of Detention, A notice to produce in this court the passport he obtained on or about the 27th of December last. He read the notice over, and then he said "It is destroyed and burnt." Mr. Sleigh—Did he not ray the persons who searched his house must have his papers ? Witness—No; he sail nothing about paper/. M. Le Croix, re-called--I took the particulars of the passport the prisoner produced in the book I now pro duce. The entry was—" Bernard Simon, 41 years old, gentleman; born at Carcassone. residing in London. The passport given is dated the 7th of December, 1857 ; arrived on the 25th ; left on the 26th." Jean Doom —I am employed at the Hotel de la Monnaie, Brussels. I remember the prisoner corning to the hotel on the 25tb. I received his passport. I gave it to my master. Eugenie 13rion—I kept the Hotel de France, in the Rue Mortmartre, Paris, On the Bth of January last, two persons named Pierri Andreas and Gomez S inez arrived there. I only knew them by the names of Andreae and Sveines, When S ;gime left De Silva arrived. The both slept in the same room. They all produced passports. The p assport produced is the one given by De Silva Mr. Sleight am at a loss to conjecture what is th e object of this cla ss o f ev i dence. He has not yet connected sh e . prisoner w i t h either of these persons. Mr. Jardine—l think I can see the object. Examination proceeded with—Whilst Pierri and Gomez were there a person whom I knew in the name of Allsop arrived on a visit to those persons. Ile came nearly every day. After De Silva left I saw Allsop there. They took refreshments together. 'recollect the day the attack was made on the Emperor and Empress. Alison came to my house between eleven and twelve. Pierri and De Sava were there when he came. He joined them in the saloon. Gomez Came shortly afterwards on horse. back. The four were together for a short time, and then left. About 5 o'clock in the afternoon Pierri, Orsini, and Silva returned, and afterwards Gomez. By Orsini I mean the person called Alison. They went to their room. They remained there a short time. The room is numbered 50. All three left the house very shortly afterwards together. Gomez name after they had left, and asked for them. I saw nothing more of them that evening until after I heard of the attack. De Silva re turned about 10 o'clock. He went up to the bedroom, but came down directly afterwards, and asked for his ' bill. Whilst he was waiting for it the police arrived. He showed them his passport and they left. The police returned in the middle of the night and arrested De Silva. they brought a poinard, a revolver, and two boxes down stairs with them. I have been 'hewn a poinard which is like the one found. James Davies Parker —I am in the employ of the Messrs. Herring, wholesale druggists, of 40, Aldersgate street. I knew the prisoner, he came on two occasions to make purchases at our house. On Nov. 4, 1857, he purchased 8 pounds of absolute alcohol and 10 pounds of pure nitric acid. He paid for the articles and took them away. On the 15th of December be came again and purchased 9:b. of absolute alcohol 101 b. of nitric acid, and 11b. of quicksilver. F rom reading, these articles can be applied in producing fulminating mercury. Mr. Sleigh- -And can be used i n fl m y knowledge by fifty other ways? Witness—Yee, certainly. Mr. Sleigh—Did the prisoner give his name ? Witness.—Yes. Mr. Sleigh—Didn't he make some observations about photographic chemicals? Witness—Certainly not. Mr. Sleigh—Nothirg about the price of collodion Witness—No, nothing. By Mr. Bodkin—There was anoth er person with him. He was a dark man, like an It a li a ,. ./ think I should know w Mr. Bodkin—My friend Mr. Slei g h has said some him again. He spoke b etter English than the thing about photographic chemicals. Could the combi nationaphyt of all three of the articles b e adapted to photo- No gr ; certainly not. M. Raines, an inspector of the French police—l arrested Radio in Room No. 50, in an hotel in the Rue Montmartre. In the room, near to a bed, I found a revolver with five chambers, and a poignard. Rudio showed me a passport. The one produced is the docu ment. I found 270 francs in gold in his portemonnaie. I produce the revolver and poignard. The latter is quite new. I also found the two boxes produced. t e h il at to Thursday nex t w ill b e T friend a b ou t our [These boxes corresponded precisely with th ose sent to M. Outrequin by the prisoner.] Mr. Bodkin—ld as have I fi sp nd ok next, nieetieg, an convenient to all parties, and as you, sir, s a id something on a former occasion about a long day, we i ntend to commence at half-past 10, when I hope we shall be able to complete the case against the prisoner. Mr. Sleigh—l hope, sir, you will now admit the pri soner to bail. Mr. Jardine—l am still of the same opinion that I expressed on a former occasion. I cannot do as you wish. Mr. S'eieh—Then, sir, I shall make an application to a judge at chambers, an d perhaps_ my friend M r . Bodkin will be present to oppose the application. Mr. Bodkin—l most certainly shall, if lam alive. The prisoner Was then removed from the bar. LAW INTELLIGENCE. —{This Day.) VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) JU DGMENT-ROBINSON V. ROBINSON. His Honour the Vice-Cbancellor, after minutely ex amining the declarations in the will of the testatrix in this case, was of einion that the tenants in common were preferable. His Honour made a declaration to that effcc4. Costs to come ont of the common fund. ROLLS' COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) GREEN V. THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY, AND t, DON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY.-JIIDGMENT ON COSTS. His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, was of opinion that on taking a retrospective view of the whole facts and circumstances of this case, no costs should bo allowed to either party. No costs allowed. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commiegoner Goulburn.) IN RE PAGE. This bankrupt is described as of Hythe, Kent, grocer, and to-day was appointed for choice of assigneep. From the accounts by Mr. Harding it appears that the debts are about 1,6561. ; to ditto holding security, 1501. ; assets surplus security, 1501. ; stock and debt, 3501. ; fixtures, 300/. Assignees were chosen. IN EE HILL. This bankrupt was described as of Quidhampton Railway, contractor, and to-day was appointed for con sideration of his certificate. The balance-sheet, prepared by Messrs. Butler and Cannings, commences May 25, and ends December 4, 1857, and debtors to creditors' unsecured 6921. To creditors who took possession of sundry stores, &c., without consent, 2741. To ditto holding security, 1121.9.3. 5d ; profits, 117/. ; capital, 2,6871. but which consist principally of s. disputed debt of 2,600/, Credi tor—good debts, 173/. ; disputed debts, 2,600/. ; pro perty, 1451. Debtor—held by credit)rs, 250/. ; property held by creditors on security, 12,1841, The disputed debt is claimed of Messrs. Hoof and Hills, of Brentwood, for extra work on the Birmingham, Dudley, and Wolverhampton Railway, caused by the alteration of the sections by the Railway Company's engineer. His Honour referred to the report of the official assignee, and said the accounts were very unsatisfactory, and he hardly knew how the bankrupt could have been allowed to pass his (xamination—at all events, the con sideration of the certificate must be adjourned to see what the estate would realise. LIVERPOOL RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—The Stewards have decided that (weather per mitting) the Steeplechase, and other races will take place on Saturday next, as there is every prospect of a change in the weather. March 4, 1858. E. W. TOPHAM, Clerk of the Course. LUDLOW RACES. The races are postponed ti'l further notice. TDB CHARGE AGAINST MR. BUTT, M. p. The committee for investigating the charges in the petition of Mr. Coffey against Mr. Isaac Butt re-assem bled yesterday at 12 o'clock in No. 18, Committee room. The reporters were not admitted. The committee broke up at half•past four, when the chairman announced that the resolutions to which tht committee had arrived were in effect an acquittal of Mr. Butt. Tho resolutions, which were not communicated to the public, will be reported to Parliament on its, meeting. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Colonel T. O'Brien, the Assistant Quartermaster- Geaeral, has completed hi s i nFpection of the military hospitals and the casemate barracks at Chatham, and made several important suggestions and alterations which will provide increased comfort and accommoda- tion for the sick and convalescent troops who are now sent to Chatham to await their discharge from the service. Yesterday preparations were commenced at Brompton barracks, Chatham, for converting the whole of one side of that establishment into a hospital for the sick and wounded troops who are now on their passage home from India. It is understood that upwards of 1,000 sick troops can be accommodated at Brompton barracks, which is admirably adapted f)r the purposes of an hospital. Cons:derable activity prevails in the ship-building department of Chatham Dockyard in hastening forward the completion of those screw steamers which have been ordered by the Admiralty to be brought forward for launching. The following eerew steamers will be launched from the dockyard during the appr , aebing summer—viz., Hero, 91 ; Hood, 90 ; Mersey, 40 ; and Charybdis, 21, giving an aggregate of about 12,000 tons burden. The experimental opera'ions of casting and preparing iron ordnance at Woolwich have gone through a variety of grades since the recent opening cf the factory last month, with a view of testing the standard of material and workmanship indispensable to the new undertakine. The 68-ponnder gun, the first production of the estabiit h meat, was composed solely of scraps of Swedish iron, pronounced by a series of chemical experiments to be superior to the various samples selected. Although the establishment has been fitted with the best working ma chinery which the ingenuity of the day could suggest, the process of turning, on account of the hardened quality .‘f the metal, was found to be a task of considerable difficulty. The machinery was consequently worked with iccreased power, and the opera'ions made partial pro gress, but the tamper of the metal resisted the extraordi nary efforts which it was found necessnry to adort, and the ring terminating the head of the gun, termed a " cocoa ble," suddenly gave way. The gun has, therefore, been rendered useless, except to be broken up and enep'eyed with other metal. A couple of heavy guns were yester day cast from a supply of iron obtained of Mr. Archi bold, prop r i e t or o f t h e Acad i an iron mines in Nova Scotia, with whom the Government has entered into a contract for a term of years. Tice Nova Scotia iron is known to be of a softer and more pliable nature than the Swedish, and from experiments already made the former has been proved to possess equal powers of resistance. Colonel Teesdale, commanding the brigade of Royal gorse Artillery, yesterday assumed the command of the Royal Artillery garrison at Wool wich, during t hen hsence on leave of Col. Bloonifiell, Aidc-de-C.trop to the Queen, Col. Brown, commandant of the Royal Marines at Wool. wich, returned to the garrison on Sunday from leave of absence, but is unable to attend to his duties, in conse quence of indisposition. The following named freight-ahips wore yesterday chartered by the Military Score Dept.: anent, for the transportation of war stores from Woolwich—namely, the Golconda, for Trincomalee ; the Sarah, fsr Malta ; the Lady of the Lake, for Port Natal ; the Jubilante, for Cape Town ; the Parkfield, for NC,' Brunswick ; and the Glentilte, fur Bermuda. • Capt. T. S. Toompsen (18-16), recently in command of the Colossus, is named as the officer to succeed Captain, now Rear-Admiral, Craigie, as superintendent of the Royal William-yard, Plymouth. Mr. George Moore, lately appointed master of the Eagle, has been ordered to proced to Devonport, to superintend the fitting out of the Shamrock, gun-boat, end to naviga'e her, when complete with stens, to Pem broke, where she will be employed as a tender to the Eagle. PAYMASTERS, R.N.—ln consideration of the many addi tional duties devolving on paymasters arriving in coast guard vessels the Admiralty have been pleased to grant to these deserving otficera their Urns so served to count as that of second rates, towards their half-pay.' We truA the assistant paymasters serving in similar ships, all of whom are upwards of six years' standing on the list, will also receive some additional emolument.—. Plymouth Mail. The Hannibal, 91, screw, Captain the Hon. George F. Hastings, assisted by the Echo, Mr. Harding, in command, and the Comet, Mr. Seeger, in command (Government steam tugs), was removed from the Ports mouth dockyard jetty yesterday up to moorings opposite the Magazine at Hardway, until her berth is secured on the Gosport side of the harbour. The 'Starlbonugh, 131, screw, Captain Lord F. Kerr, flag of Vice-Admiral A. Fanshawe, C.B, hauled out of the steam basin dock at Portsmouth yesterday, assisted by the Government steam-tugs, and moored alonpiie the dockyard jetty, where she will complete her rigging and stores. It is rumoured that his Royal Highness Prince Alfred will make his first sea trip in the above Loble three-decker, at present the largest and most powerful line-A-battle ship afloat. The Renown, 91 screw, in consequence of the incle mency of the weather, was prevented getting under weigh at Spithead yesterday, to test her speed at the measured mile, at Stokes Bay, it blowing half a gale at Spithead. R"nown, Corac)a, and Racoon, have struck lower yards and topgallantmasts. The Agamemnon, 90, screw, was taken out of dock, at Devonport. on Monday last, and will soon be ready to receive her portion of the Atlantic cable. The Orlando. 59, screw, now building at Pembroke is rapidly p.og,ressing towards completion. The 12th of Jane next is the day named for the launching of this, the finest frigate in the world. She will be navigated to Devonport. The Shamrock and Cadger, gun-boats, were taken into dock at Devcoport yeaterday, to prepare for com mission. The Itliadatuanthus; steam-vessel, is ordered to leave Woolwich today for Plymouth with boilers for the screw steam-vessels Orhndo, .50 ; Aurora, 51 ; and Revenge, 81, now building at Pembroke. IN BR BROOKS. This bankrupt was described as of Tichbourne-street, auctioneer, and to-day was appointed for choice of assignees. The petitioning creditor alone proved, and on the application of Mr. Dalton, on behalf of Mr. Barton, who claimed a debt of 9,0001., the choice was adjourned to enable him to prove, as be was not satis fied that the bankrupt had given up the whole of his property. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) CONFLICTING JURISDICTION - BANKRUPTCY AND INSOL. VENCY- A HARD CASE-IN RE BLACKWELL. The bankrupt was described as of Portsmouth, up• bolsterer, and tc-day came up f)r his certificate, which was unopposed. Mr. Lucas, for the bankrupt, said the bankrupt had been in business for thirty years, and had been going on successfully, until a fire broke out on his premises, by it he lost considerably, his stock having increased far beyond the amount of his insurance, and from other losses, he was obliged to apply to the Insol vent Court, and at the same time proceedings were taken in bankruptcy, and the property was taken by the official assignee and sold, and the loss on the realisation was 6401. He submitted this to be a case of unavoidable loss and misfortune, and the bankrupt had already been in oustody nearly three months. His Honour granted an immediate certificate of the 2d class. A question then arose as to a claim by the broker of the Insolvent Court for making and keeping pos• session. His Honour said only one charge could be allowed, and the parties bad better agree. IN RE ACKERMAN. The bankrupt was described as of Beaufort-buillings, print-seller, and to-day was appointed for choice of aesignee. From the statement by Messrs. Sedgwiok and God dard, Mary-street, it appears the debts are about 1,8501. ; property, valuable engravings, portraits, die,, valued at 6001. Assignees were chosen. lIT RE TYLER. —THE MANN= AND PATRIOT. To-day was appointed for the last examination of this bankrupt, the proprietor of the Banner and Patriot newspapers, but no accounts having been filed the case was adjourned, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) MA.RLBOROUGII-STREET. CHARGE AGAINST A SERVANT FOR STEALING A VALUABLE WATCH.—Charles Bolin, aged 24, a servant, formeily a courier, was charged before Mr. Beadon, on suspicion of stealing a gold watch, value 751., the pro perty of Captain Alfred Charles Curtis, R.N. Captain Cur:is said the prisoner was a servant in the house where he was staying, 16, Bury-street, St. James's. On Tuesday evening at six o'clsck he missed his gold watch from his table. This was on his return home, he had left it in his room on going out some two or three hours before. The watch produced in court was his, and the one so missed. The value of it was 751. James Redpath, assistant to Mr. Attsnborough, pawnbroker, Piccadilly, produced the watch in question. It was pledgeci by the prisoner on Tuesday afternoon for 7/. Horatio Wa't, of the C division, said he apprehended the prisoner yesterday at 16, Bury-street, charging him on suspicion of stealing Capt. Cartis's watch. He replied hs did not steal it. He subsequently told witness that a man he met in Good-street on Tuesday afternoon asked him to purchase the watch for 4/. Though he at first refused to do so, he at length complied, and pledged it at Attenborough's for 71., but afterwards went to redeem it. Remanded for a week. THAMES. DARING ROBBERY IN A DWELLING-HOUSE.—A well known thief named Wm. Hodges, 20, was brought before Mr. Safe charged with stealing a coat and a child's frock, value 55., from the dwell►ng-house of Mr. George Padfield, of 31, Jubilee-place, Stepney. Last night about 9 o'clock Mrs. Padfield, the wife of the prosecutor, was engaged in her domestic duties when she heard a noise in her parlour, and upon going into the passage saw the prisoner and two other thieves leaving the parlour. She endeavoured to atop them, when the prisoner, who had her husband's coat and her child's frock in his hand, pushed her aside and fled from the house with his companions. A cry of " Stop thief" was immediately raised, and the prisoner was pursued by Mr. Samuel Butler, of No. 31, Jubilee-place, who sson overtook the prisoner, and he then threw away the coat and frock. Butler Wass' him by the collar and the prisoner threw him on the ground and entered into a violent struggle with him. A police-constable named Pillance, No. 247, K, came to the spot and secured the prisoner. The coat and frock were soon recovered. A pclice•constable said the prisoner was an old offender and had been imprisoned one month for picking pockets. The prisoner first said he was innocent, then that he wished the case to be sent to the sessions, and, lastly, said he was guilty. Mr. Sells sentenced the prisoner to four months' im prisonment and hard labour. POLICE TELEGRAPH.—The police coreraittee of the City of London have resolved, as a preliminary arrange ment, to unite a few of its stations by an electric tele grapb, according to the plan submitted by Mr. Waterlow, and upon the over•house system, as constructed by Mr. 0. Rowland between Messrs. Waterlow and Sons' estab lishments in Birchin-lane and London-wall. Contrary to the opinions expressed at the time, some seven months since, the wire then placed up has not been in the limit affected by its exposure to the smoke, or by any of those atmospheric inflaences which it was supposed would have impaired wires so suspended over large towns. cur A red M a A t an elderly N o D e ErOaAilPwlTayATsEtoatiooNn, AvvißeSanlL.l7.AS.Y.m—anOsnteSppuend. day night a frightful rmTfahi Mire-lane, l . Ida a en c ee c e, i a d s e vic n d t i,g o an . e: reach e t h h the platform, teaiew h intending e t to cross noek knocked e d l o i lines in hmy ct o en r n d coi e rt r oha t etne o r; train which he did not see. He fell with his body nextbetween to the e e rails, platform. a n d his The h e and a w d he Ia neck o f the up on eng ithene a n d ra r ai l carriages passed over him, literally grinding his head off ts e t p ia a sn r d a s ,a t i i n dw g atsh i t ajt f a r mh otn eesw h ya is sata b es o , d c y ool . lier, a aua ti nun d ddde t ris he father of eight or nine children. Examiner and Timcj, LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON, March 4.—Wind this day at noon, E.; light airs, and fine. CORK, March 3.—Wind E.—Put back—Sabrina (s), with machinery out of order. WATERFORD, March 2.—Wind E.—Arrived—Anne, from Paraiba. CASTLETOWNSEND, Feb. 28.—Wind S S.E.—Sailed— Lilydale, for London, in tow of a steam tug, and with two extra pumps and two extra hands. QUEENSTOWN, March 2. —Wind N. E.—Arrived—Mary Allen, from Rio de la Hacke, short of provisions ; Co quette, from Gaboon for Liverpool, short of provisions ; Atalanta, from Liverpool for Gibraltar, to stop a leak. MALLION ROADS, March 2.—Upwards of 100 vessels at anchor, wind bound. STORNOWAY, Feb. 25.—Wind S.—Arrived—Dorsians, from Calcutta ; had experienced severe weather. OFF QUEENSTOWN, March I.—Wind S. E.—Arrived-- City of Baltimore (ss), from New York for Liverpool. GLOUCESTBE, March 3. Sailed—Mehemet Ali, for Porto Rico ; Rival, Halifax. GRIBISBY, March 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Vijeland, from Christiansand for St. Brieux, with loss of anchors, chains, boats, bulwarks, stanchion, and leaky. (BY ELECTRIC TELfGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind E. Sailed, March 3—Agia Sofia, for Constantinople ; Eclipse, for Ostend; Der Dick Wilhelm, for Lisbon. Gipsy, from Poole, for this port, at Holyhead, with damage to keel, haying been off the Batters. - --- (BY SUB)IA.RINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind N.E., fresh, and fine; tide, five hour's ebb. Arrived—Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp. Sailed—Caroline Agner, for Bombay • Concordi, s t ea mer, Boulogne; Hanover, steamer, for O s tend; L eon Raymondos, Madeira ; Prince Rupert, Jamaica ; For rester, St. Vincent; Ochteryne, Port Natal; Lady Grey, Lagos; St. Thomas, packet, Rio Janeiro. DEAL, Thursday Morning. _ Wind E.; fresh. _ Paesed—Ucker, screw steamer, 2,034 second pendant, making from the north for the westward ; Melancthon, from the north, for the westward. bailed---Mary Garland, for London. Loss or Two LIVES .BY FlRE.—Yesterday forenoon Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, received information respect ing the death of Emma Gunnery, aged 6 years, whose friends reside at East Cottage, Barking, Essex. It ap peare that the deceased by some means ignited her dress, when she ran screaming to the front of the Lire, where she met a man, who extinguished the flames. She was conveyed to the London Hospital, where she was found to be severely burnt. She was placed under the care of Mr. Birtwhistle, the house surgeon, who rendered every assistance, but she expired from the effects of the in juries. —A. second death occurred from firs to a little boy named George Rowland, aged 3 years, residing at 3, New-court, Wappi ng . Th e d ecease d s t oo d upon 13 4 fender to reach a t o y f rom th e man t e l s h e y ,when the frock became ignited, and he was so shockinglyle coroner burned that when moved to the hospital he died. will hold inquests on the bodies to-naorrow. 1D0..., 50 I 11 50 I 11 50 all 25 I 11 12iI all St. 1100 10 I all 12 all 50 all 1 25 ; all St. ;100 Ln.&N.W. Caladon... E.U.&E.O Gt.Nortlabl E. Count. Caldonian. Gt.Westn, Y. k N.M. Do Do S. Eastern, Peto & Co Do &N.W & Midld 98 - 100 100 - 102 14 - 16 139 - 141 4 - 1 108 - 110 13 - 14 24 - 25 97 - 99 E. Count Do Do 96 - 93 55 __s7 L. &N. W. Do Gt.Northn 135 138 T. Brassey 8 8 31.31 Clean 10f 101 Stk.dtDar. Do 33 34 ,Gt.Westn 190 92 all Blyth and Tyno 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) 100 Bric&Ex.4 P.C. St. 7 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 Caledn. £lO 4A p. c. 100 Ches, & Ho. 51 p.c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork&Bandonsip.e. all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 1.00 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 1.00 Do. do. Cls. B Op. c. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 100 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l WO Do. No. 2 100 ,Do. New 6 pr. c. St all East Un., 0. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all ,Do. do. 4 per cent 100 , East Lancash.6p.cts all I E.&W. York. J. sths 9 Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 100 Furness, 5 p. c ..... .. 100 ,Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 ,Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem._ 100 Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N. of Scot.lst Ply 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 4i p. c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 100 '1 o. 5 p. c. red. pref. all 10. Birm. Pref. Sh all • o. Chester Bp. c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do, Birm. Gua. Stk all Do, Chesh. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do. al Do. do. do, 100 Lan, & York. 6 pc. St 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. C(0 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. New Guar, 6p.c. 100 Do. do, sp. c., No. 4 100 Lon. & N.W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r . et 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares all Londy.& Color. i Sh, all Londy. &Ennis. C i Sh. 100 ~ S.,&L. 6p. ont. 4?, 10, do. do, £6 ... .. 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. 11l :`,larypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 44 per cent 10i Do. do. 100 Nfld. Consol. 6p. c. St 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c 100 Do, 4. p. c. Pref. St , 100 •o. L. &11. Pref. St all New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p. c. pm all Do. Perpot. 6 pr. c t all Norf k. D ob. 4p. c. Sh. 100 Do. sp. c, Ext. 1846 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 1100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 ,100 North British I 3i Do. 71. Preference,,, 100 N. E. Berw. 4p. c. Fri'. 83 Do. do, do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pa. No.l 9 no. do. Qrs., 1848 10 o.York H.& S. Fur all orth Staffordshire, 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 1 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar._ 100 Do, do, Dobentr. St. ,ip all ' cot. Ceut.New Pref. 100 c.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 100 Do, do. 7 p.c. pf. St.l 100 Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St all uth Devon all Do. fixed 46 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann,) of £1 Os. 6d, 100 Do. 44 per cent , 100 Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh St. 123 123 St. St. 12,E a 10 1.0.6 it. 100 Do. New 4.f pr. cent it. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. it. 100 Do. do. 4i p. c 10 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar 5 I all ptock. &Dar., sp. c 15 ; 19 Do. do. do. It. ' l lOO IWaternidc Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 2/12TA1fred Cons. (Philk.) 14 jßritish Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn., 1 Dey. Gt. Cues. (Tay. 30 East Basset (11:ogan 17s Great South Tolgus., 176 G rt. W. Alfrd. 7i Grt.W. Vor (Helstn , 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Mogan: 3115 North Wheal Crotty 1h Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cone. Min. Co. 2h S. Camden (St. Cleer) 2 S. Carn Brea (IIlogn.) 19 S.W. Franees(lllogn• 4h Tarn. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 0 40 Un.Minea (Gwennap) 12s V. of Towcy (Camara li W. Basset (Illogan).. 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 5i Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wl]. Buller (Rdruth). 5i . Edward(Calstck) 117 s . Kitty (U. Llant: 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 4i Wh. Trelawney(Lis.) FOREIGN 7 lAugtralian 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (IL ) I 27 Brazilianhnp.(ivsuod at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaos 4 Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica all Cobro Copper 16 Copiapo all Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co. : all Fortuna all 'General , all Linares li i m Lusitanian all aricinita all New Granada all Nore,an Monde all Pont. Sil.Ldbf. & Smlt 1 Port Philip 16i Santiago de Cuba all United Mexican MISCELLANEOUS. /00 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 5 19 Australian Agricult. .0 all Australis. Royal Mail .0 all Berlin Water Works.. .0 2 fDo. New iss. at Si. d i 0 40 Brit. American Land _ . 32i I Canada I 100 'Do Go.6po.Jan&July I • all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. 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Can 283; Van_Diemou's Land ... _ ... 25i - 261 11 - 11 4 -- 6 ". -- 4 35 6 148 -- 155 1133 -- 143 30 -- 1 35 26 -- 28 4 8 -- 4i ••• - ... 4i -5 102 - 10 ••• 0- .., li - li •4 1 - 41 l i d 3g — as ••• - . 8 - 9 ••• ••• 4 J " 2v 3 31 d 17 V 20 96 97 —1; 1 - P 21 2# 78# - 7 - 78 22 - 2 4 63 - 64 1 - 1f 108 - 110 37 - 39 ••. - - ••• 10 - 12 3Gi 721- 2 i f 10 100 991 10 111 110 . 10 21 19 51 5 O 843 i 22 It 20k 19a 14 12 6i I 273 1 k I 3 51 118 a lOi 2§ 100 / 92 11 i 151 50 48 113 k 11 961 f 79i 8 THE AUSTRIAN EXPLORING EXPEDITION. The Austrian Government in the course of -last year despatched the Novara frigate on a voyage found the world, provided with all the means of scientific investigation and discovery. By accounts received from the officers of the expedition it -ap pears that the Novara, havineCape touched at the Cape d ed offe 26th of p o e ct To la w s n t f f o or fti 2;t e o l f ay G s, o a o nd t H he o n pe s' m ail r e e do aill ntli Islands of St. Paul a n d N ew Amsterdam' The ' commander of the .Nova ra , M. Wulierstorf•lT . rb the officers, and naturalist s a tt ached to the exp:dsi! ,ion, received every mark of attention and kind ness during their stay at Cape Town from Sir, G. Grey, the Governor of the colony, and they seem to have been most agreeably surprised by finding at the southern extremity of Africa, instead of a rade settlement, where they expected wild animals and savage Hottentots, a community so advanced in civilisation, wealthy, flourishing, possessing, all 'he appliances of an old society, cultivating art - And literature, and provided with well-stored shop, public libraries, museums, and botanic gardens. Cape Town afford e d th e i nqu i r i ng m i n d s o f - th e Austrian explorers an admirable opportunity of comparing the results of colonisation by the erier 40'.ie Anglo-Saxon race, its enterprise and pro gress, with the mournful decay and decline - of most of the Spanish and Per:Nu:se settlements. Of the climate, resources, and natural advantages )f the Cape colony the ustrian men of science speak in terms of the highest admiration, and express their opinion that, as a field fcr coloniza tion from Europe, it is preferable to any part of the United States. A large numb er o f German corni grants will shortly be settled in the colony, under the superintendence of a respectable Hamburg firm. The Novara sailed from Table Bay on the 26th of October for the islands of St. Paul and New Am sterdam, which are so little known that it is only since 1853 their names have been accurately settled. Before, from the confusion made between them by captains of vessels and successive navigators, it was not known exactly which was which. But an Eng lish ship having been wrecked on cne of them in 1853, the Admiralty ordered an inquiry into the cause of the inaccuracy of the description of the islands and their position. The result was the dis covery in the archives of the Dutch East and West India Company at Amsterdam of the original log book kept by the celebrated navigator Antonio Van Diemen, during his voyage from the Texel to Batavia., between the 10th Dec., 1632, and 214 of July, 1633. According to this authentic record, Van Diemen passed within sight of both islands, which are only 42 miles apart, on the 17th of June. 1633, and that ho then gave to the northern island the name of New Amsterdam, and to the southern that of St. Paul. This island was visited by Lord Macattney in 1792, on his voyage to China as ambassador ; he has described it in his account of his voyage, but makes the usual error of that period in calling it New Amsterdam. Though both islands lie in the track of ships bound to India, China, Australia, and New Zealand, they are very imperfectly known. The commander of this first Austrian scientific expedition, therefore, touched at them on the way to Ceylon, and during a stay of 19 days t cok a more complete survey of both than has yet been made, though the weather, except for six or seven days of the time, was very unfa,vourable. The position of St. Paul, as fixed by the Austrian observations, is in lat. 38 deg. 42 min. 55 seconds S., and long. 77 deg. 31 min. 18 seconds E. from Greenwich. Beth islands are undoubtedly volcanic, and in St. Paul the geolo gists found the most complete confirmation of L. von &wife theory of craters of elevation. One of dose craters forms a sea basin capable, with little difficulty, of being made a secure harbour of refuge for ships disabled by storms in the Indian Ocean, even ships of large burden. Though the rains are heavy the climate is healthy, and adtni's of cultiva tion. If staled, the island, with an abundant upply of vegetables, would be well adapted for the easy recovery of crews suffering from scurvy. The Novara on the 6th December touched at New Amsterdam. On landing it was found impos sible to penetrate furth€r than the summit of the cliffs, the in! crier being covered with a dense gr ow th ~f shrub (cyparia). But there is no doubt that the island is of the same volcanic origin as St. Paul, and probably of the same geological period. New Amsterdam is in lat. 37 deg. 58 min. 30 see, S., and long. 77. deg. 34 min.. 40 sec. E. Its highest point is 2,784 feet above the sea level. The island was sighted by the French expedition in search of La Pei ouse in 1792, but the commander (Duttreces teaux) did not land, not being able to approach the coast on account of dense clouds of suffocating smoke. It has always been a question whether this smoke proceeded from some active volcano in the interior; but some of the crew of the Novara set fire to the brushwood on the cliffs, and the result was precisely the phenomenon seen by the French commander. r The results of the observations made by the naturalists of the Austrian expedition are being prepared for publication. THE MEETING IN HYDE PARK. Mr. Beadon, the Marlborough -street police magistrate, on finding that the foreign gentleman who was attacked in Hyde-park by the mob drawn together on Sunday week by persons who desired to give a public expression of opinion on the Conspiracy to Murder Bill, did not make his appearance when the prisoners were examined, remanded the case iu the expressed hope that the gentle man would come forward at the future examination. In consequence of what appeared in the public papers, the magistrate received the f: Vowing letter : " 2, Church-court, Clement'e-laue. " Worshipful Sir,—l am informed by Sergeant Dowd that it is your wish that I should appear on Monday next, but as I think the disturbance in the Park on Sunday was parily owing to some disagreements of party, and as I myself am a foreigner, I think it best I should not appear. At the same time I must inform you that the statement of ficts in the papers is correct. —Your very obedient servant, BESSRT. Mr. Beadon wrote to Mr. Besset in reply, and the result was that Mr. Basset consented to attend to prefer the charge yesterday. George C,x was put to the bar charged with arsault ing 11Ir. Desset. Mr. Beset on being sworn said—l live at the Pavilion, Sloane-street. I waq in the park on Sunday Reek. I was in a carriage with ladies. As I was going home all at once I was attacked in Hyde Pazk by several people. The defendant was among them. The defendant took off ray bat by getting on the footboard behind the carriage, and struck me on the head with my hat eeveral times, I said to the coachman, " Turn round," but there was no chance of doing so for some minutes. The defendant continued strikieg me for three or four minutes. I could ne,t get my hat again —some people took it, and I lost it altogether. I do not think defendant spoke to me. The defendant, in reply, said—What the gentleman fates is all true ; but lam not the man at all. It was a man more respectably dressed than I am. Mr. Beadon, to Mr. Besset—Do you recognise this person ? Mr. Ilesset—l think I do, for I struggled for my hat. Mr. Beadon—Have you any doubt about him / Mr. Beeset--There were so many persons there that I may make a mistake ; but in my opinion he is the man. Police-sergeant Dowd, who gays evidence previously, said the defendant was the man. Mr. Beadon—l am satisfied that you (defendant) are the man. Your conduct has been such, prisoner, that I could not think of allowing you to escape all punish. ment, and therefore I desired Mr. Besset to attend at this court. I shall fins you 51. for the assault, and one month's imprisonment for the assault on the constable ; and I further say that, indisputably, when r i o t s occur in this way, I will put on th e heaviest penalty the law permits. MARKET NEWS. —(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended March 4, 1858, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. • WHEAT BARLEY I OATS RYE I BEANS I , A PEAS 45s Od 35 s lid 22s 4d 35s Od 38s 4 d s td • THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT 46s 4d BARLEY OATS RYE I BEANS I rut; 36s 6d 22s Al 133 s Od 38a lid I 40s 54 ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 92,431; barley , 78,310; oats, 15,934; rye, 53; beans, 7,310; peas, 2,121 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.--The trade generally ruled inactive, at our quotations : —Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d; Veal, 3 s 6d. to 4s 6d; Pork, 3s 01 to 4s 4d p er Ms by the carcase. SOUTHALL, March 3.—The supplies of stock in to-day's market was only moderate, and the trade generally ruled inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 41 to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 01; Veal, 4s Od to 45 6d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 45 2(1 per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, March 3.—There was a good demand for il beasts, on rather higher terms. All other stock met!' d); inquiry : - -Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3 9 ° a to 5s 2d ; Veal, 33 10d to 45 8d ; Pcrk, 3s _ 4 to d per 81b5 ; Store Pigs, to —s ; Milch —1 Os ; Lean Cows, —1; Suckling CAI each. clover, HAY MARKETS 3 ' 10: 5 per l o o r a e d r i : SMITHFIELD. —Meadow hay, 21 10s to 3/ 15s; clover; 31 lOs to 51 Os; and straw, 1/ 38 to 1/ 10s per load. a l y l , 2 6 1 s ios to A moderato supply and e a fair demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow bay, 21 lOs to 3: 18 8 ; 31 lOs to Trade nrui. 41 15' ; and: t:a w w h , WrirrzoirerL -- Me to ll 31. 108 to 51 03 ; and straw, 1/ 5 5 t o Supply good, And trade Lrm, es per load. 611 1 4i I 931 63j 531 100 100 all 100 all 100 'lOO 97 6i 103 I 1111 26 5 3 / 4 lf 3 i i 44 11