The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-13 00:00:00

&HARE MARKET.—( THIS DAY.) 3101VEY MARKE T AND CITY NEWS. • ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. CITY, Two O'C LOCK . ------ (Paid. Closing Sliminess Railways. Price. There has been little variation of importance Share during the last few days in the value of most 12..0 Ainb - erg., Notting. Bost., descriptions of foreign and colonial produce. At 0 p a i r f i a dl; a a n s t d ebl a t i f ! u r n! o a n . ' a l l O l 51 51. the public sale of indigo the rates realised showed 4.14 file., col., and gtr.Val• all 7.1 8 1 Stock Bis t k ,i;c l tl a o i n ic., and Cliesh. a decline of 6d. to Is. per lb. upon those current all i 101 111 at the close of the series in February. There 25 Blackburn all ! 35 has been a fair attendance of buyers at the foreign Stock Bristol and 75 and colo n i a l woo l auct i ons, and prices have been well stock a l e e str ni a a n n d Holyhead . igg 73 73 1 i maintai ne d. I n tea the dealings have been limited 50 Cork and B an d on all - o r rk . _ as buye rs h ave d e f erred their operations until the iro,Cornwall n „ 5 public sales which take place to-day. Sugars have 10 Do. A u A n lic i v 6 es. no er d a i n v : f all 10 Do. B ( all been inactive, and inferior qualities of foreign have hasbeen c p .P d.toß. further receded about ls, per cwt. Coffee, cocoa, (: ,5 ) g i ll . illpleawrzt..juunne, l :11 8 9 100 13 14 gtock East Anglian and spices have been extremely dull, and rice has 100 52! 531 521 SlZikc (Eastern .7 j o n u i n o t n ies A Stock 100 35 <0 shown less buoyancy. For saltpetre there has been 25 27 a diminished inquiry at a reduction of sd. to Is. per St 2 o s ck Do. do. B Stock 100 Do.Nw.A.(IO.E.U3ds) 81 all 12 14 cwt., and tallow has declined about 3d. to 6d. per 25 East Kent 100 84 85 Stock .so East as Lancashire all cwt., P.Y.C. on the spot being nowquoted 555. 9d .) 1 0z Do and last 3 months 565. per cwt. Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68 70 22 24 In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a very 10 !Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock 'Edin..Perth, & Dundee lOO moderate business was transacted and rices were Stockllourness withloo out alteration. The sales were ' es p timated at Great North of Scotland all Sr o ck'Glasgow & South Westn. 11) 1 8 90 6,00 0 bal es . 0 7 101 100 94 95 94 4 4 The Railway Share Market closed 100 75 SO Stock Great Northern Stock Do. do. A Sto c k lo p 124 128 rather heavily, and quotations continued to t en d S tock Do. do. B Stock Stock Gt. S o uth.& W s t n .(l re ld) 100 100 102 d ownward s . 100 51 52 51 i Stook Great Western There were no bullion operations of public im- 1 171 5° 55 St l o 2 ckir r o is .S h t s n o V u l t . h ß E ni a l s G te u r a n .S .. t . k : portance at the Bank of England yesterday. The Maidstone, from Australia, has been an- 50 !Lancaster and Carlisle. 14 11 3 7 8 ;/ 181011 p 16 1 04 . 17) Do. Q. Thirds r l'' ' e ll i i v r / s Bounced this morning, with £75,056 ; and the Pulton, from America, with £20,111. stlo6ek Do.Lan Lancashire & F Y 6 o l r 6 kshire 100 6 8 2 4 4 1 85 d i 85 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 1 1 1d The general demand for discount accommodation 2g 1 1( 13o o ..all Southport CO West Riding Union * _ lB , much quieter, and, as the available supplies are abundant t _ 0 ,he terms charged for the negotiation of S Donewiss.at 25105.5 h. 105 10 107 Stock London and Blackwall. all 59 61 stock ,Brip,:hton kS.Coast 100 4 4 oai 6 e_ mmercial paper are, in some respects, easier; at St l o 2 ck b o o . nr i n 4t igs4 6 - orth Westn 100 2 7 4 4 'us ceased same time the drain of gold from the Bank has s t 2 o s cir L L 0 , d e e d r o r n y && South-Westn . fl e e s . tn . : 100 611 8 5 B _ 6 85 4 5 i eased o ___. 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 5 7 ,„ f wing to the recent importations of specie from Australia and America. Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 33 34 " 3 3 -- d 10 !Metropolitan 100 92 4 93 4 83 1 2 4 3 4 The Bank of France return for the past month 71 71 Show s Stock Do. Dirming. & Derby. 100 69 - - Stock!Midland a decrease in the bullion of £1,024,900. 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all — The Sydenham has arrived from Melbourne with 25 Do. 1 Shares 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 15,216_. ozs. of gold, or about £60,864. 9 11 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all _ ..._ 10 Newry , & Armagh (def. , 9 I,,,,there was a special meeting of the Submarine 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all 100 52 65 Stock !Norfolk Ph.i.egra Company to-day, at which Sir James Carmichael 50 North.! Counties Union. 31 di 6 3 2 d 5l i , Bart., took the chair. The object was state k Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 Stock North British lOO ~ ed by the chairman to be the consideration of gtoe oc k l llo.A Stk.—Ares.nodiv ..(41_° Proposition of the directors to lay down two s tock D on." Bt i IS6tpo. e c k .hasbeenpdß 100 —__ --__ 14 " submarine cables to France, and to complete the tele-graphic communication with Denmark, and to s_toc 2s kl D N o or . t d h o - . E G a . s i a.- . - p ß ure erwi ha c s k e 12 1 2 00 4 8; 2 85 4 5 8 4 4 42 43 42 Stock Do. Leeds lo p 60 70 69 8 4 I:isae the necessary capital in both instances. In the Stock , Do. York lOO 100 10 4 latterurtinisttance the limit was £25,000, and in the 10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd and City Junction ?,3 ls. would be £50,000. He regretted that 20 North Staffordshire l7/ 54 51 d a n 13 14 some re ports had obtained circulation about the 20 North-Western iv No. & Sou. W. Junction all 6 n .„ 27 28 4111 cab], ent 'being opposed to the landing of the Stock,Oxford, Wor.,& Wolyer lOO 10 Peebles all fe et b ut he thought nothing of the kind could be zo 'Portsmouth reaisedaimed' seeing that no opposition had been lop 104 106 to their lines to Holland and Hanover. A St i Ock i s l c h ottis n h eY Central Stock Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 24 , 2 3 g ill:trice had been received from the Woods and Forests groc c t )I?!..oSpeoslitriesl. l l‘ n l i i o d n . Stock 100 op 41 43 on the vs_respect to their rights in regard to the coasts of st l o o c Isittingbourne & Sheer all 39 : 2 d Stock South Devon 100 61 611 611 Kingdom. A resolution was proposed stock i south-Eastern 100 58 60 Stock South Wales it'zia,zpart of this company acknowledging these, zo , SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 63 87 ~_ . pressing the willingness of the directors to 2.,09 Do. do lB 7, 7 i 34 S 6 Wok., & Wok all 5 t 'wirer with the Woods aid Forests as to paying 25 Stockton & Darlington all 7 - compensation or damage for the privilege Z 55 Do.o. do.e Mg 7 they so ught, which he hoped would remove any Stockton & llartlepool 161 Stock Taff Vale lOO --- a - r d e _ ul v t o Y• The resolutions were severally passed, Sto .. ck Do. Prefere nce, J., 100 —__ Adte of thanks was passed to the directors. Sttk Trharoefs La a v t e h n D k & R a i 1 100 '2 58 62 10_r. moderate business has been transacted in the Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 .• a k t for public securities to-day, and the quota- v :, La s tord Cornwall dnierick s a il 54} 64 ge n , e h vvre atave exhibited increased firmness, Consols 12 bV t;: erl I k o r n ec . v & m C o ri i . v P 4 iA all 91 7,0ne time 921, but they are now 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 all 6$ 4 9 1 for money, and 912- i for the ac- 5 West London London 1 all ! 0o for Numerous purchases are still effected on 10 Do. Ist Class 20 Do. 2d Class 1 1 : 1 2 . 1 f of the public, and the n„--__. , . CITY, 'CLOCK. There h as b een little variation Two O of importance during the last few days in the value of most descriptions of foreign and colonial produce. At the public sale of indigo the rates realised showed a decline of 6d. to ls. per lb. upon those current at the close of the series in February. There has been a fair attendance of buyers at the foreign and colonial wool auctions, and prices have been well maintained. In tea the dealings have been limited, as buyers have deferred their operations until the public sales which take place to-day. Sugars have been inactive, and inferior qualities of foreign have further receded about ls. per cwt. Coffee, cocoa, and spices have been extremely dull, and rice has shown less buoyancy. For saltpetre there has been a diminished inquiry at a reduction of sd. to Is. per cwt., and tallow has declined about 3d. to 6d. per cwt., P.Y.C. on the spot being now quoted 555. 9d., and last 3 months 565. per cwt. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a very moderate business was transacted, and prices were without alteration. The sales were estimated at 6,0 00 bales. The Railway Share Market closed rather heavily, and quotations continued to tend downwards. There were no bullion operations of public im portance at the Bank of England yesterday. The Maidstone, from Australia, has been an nounced this morning, with £75,056 ; and the Fulton, from America, with £20,111. The general demand for discount accommodation la much qu i e t er, and, as the available supplies are ab undant, the terms charged for the negotiation of commercial paper are, in some respects, easier; at the same time the drain of gold from the Bank has ceased, owing to the recent importations of specie from Australia and America. The Bank of France return for the past month ° hews a decrease in the bullion of £1,024,900. The Sydenham has arrived from Melbourne with 15,216 ozs. of gold, or about £60,864. There was a special meeting of the Submarine Telegraph Company to-day, at w hi c h Si r J ames state , Bart., took th e c h a i r . Th e o bj ect was d by the chairman to be the consideration of the Proposition of the directors to lay down two new submarine cables to France, and to complete the telegraphic c ommun i cation with Denmark, and to l iaise the necessary capital in both instances. In the first instance the limit was £25,000, and in the latter it would be £50,000. He regretted that some rep orts had obtained circulation about the c Gover nment 'being opposed to the landing of the is cab le ; but h e thought nothing of the kind could be entertained, see i ng that no opposition had been raised to their lines to Holland and Hanover. A notice had been received from the Woods and Forests . 1 . 11 resp ect to their rights in regard to the coasts of the United Ki ngdom. A resolution was proposed an the part of thi s company acknowledging these, and e xpressing th e willingness of the direct ors t o aeonfer with the W oo d s aid Forests as to paying th n Y comp ensat i on or damage for the privilege d i : so ught, which h e h oped would remove any a n d The re so l u ti ons were severally passed, "uu a vote of thanks was passed to the directors. A moderate business has been transacted in the ar ket for p u bli c securities to-day, and the quota do have ex hib ited increased firmness, Consols j e:e at one time 921, but they are now 4 91 fo r money, and 91:2- f the ac- ou ut• Nu merous purchases are still or effected on b ehalf of the public, and the Government broker : i ont inues to m a k e hi s appearance as a buyer for the ' lt Nings Banks , Commissioners, The New Threes . 1 1 . 131 1 the R e d uce d A nnu i ties are flatter at 901 to 911 ; In dia Bill s are fi rm at 265. to 30s. prem. n ' ll dia Stock at 214 t o 216 , and ditto Debentures at Long Annuities are m ar k e d 17 0. The New Inca Scrip is steady at 1 to 1 discount being q uo ted at 931 b In Fo re i gn Securities a moderate amount of a l.lBi ness is recorded, and prices are firmer. Turkish per Cents , are 62 to 64 ; ditto New, 52 to 54 ; C~nd th e 4 per Cents , have improved to 991 100 ; trsian't o 42 ; ' Sardinian to 753 77; Spanish 3 per to 39 and 40 ; Venezuelan 5 per Cents, to 343 an d 35 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. to 99, and ditto 44 Per Cents, to 891. business in the Railway Share Market has been kod erately a c ti ve. Prices, however, have shown rather a downward tendency, the decline in most Of the p r i ncipal lines amounting to about to Per 3 - cent. Caledonians, Great Northerns, Lan lashire and Yorkshire, Midland and N or th British, aye receded 55.; Eastern Counties, North Western ari d North Eastern (York), lOs ,Great Westerns and London and Blackwall have improved a bout s s . 1 4 the Foreign Market the dealings have been • kited. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Dutch-Rhenish, 1 . 411 d Great L uxem b ourg are at a fract i onal reduction. 4'enabardo-Venetian Old Shares are steady at 5 1 and the New at 5 to 5. Tbe E as t Indian li nes show a steady improvement. I ndian Indian h ave advanced to 96 and 97, and Great Peninsula to 94 and 941. iiJoint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are lloderately active, and s h ow a s li ght improvement. ' il k of Australasia have advanced 10s.; British 10rth American, 158. ; London and Westminster, ; Peni nsu l ar and Oriental Steam, £1 10s. ; and South Australian Land, 10s. 311,1T1511 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL OCK. 4Per Cent Reduced Annuities 9Ol 1 I,,;°er Cent. Conti°le Annuities 3 Per Cent. Annuities - A. unities, ezpire sth Jan., _lB6O. • D F , itto 30 Years expire sth April, 1885 l7l I'l4 Stock 214 16 jcl.it Ditto D ebentur es to Loan • Scr i p tens 1 s for A ccount (June 7) - ! i 2k lt ?.ellequer March. June. D tt o 4500 Rills 21,000 , 2d. & lid.. 26 30 I tt o Small: Ilu **** D i *** i PRI C E ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O ' CLOCK. tazilian 5 er Cent Di tto Accpount 99 B_Ditto 1858, 4i tier Cent.......... B9! "dinian 6 per Cent RDitto A! , 76 1 7 5 . ccouni. .................. 4 '"Panish 3 ~p Ditp er Cent. 413~kieh 6 per Cent. ................... Ditto Account Ditto New Loen. Ditto Account .. . .... ... . Ve nezuelan 5 per Cent. Ditto Account ................. ,; . d i Dividends on the above payabl in Lon Oa. A mt an, 10 Fl, 5 per Cent 42 • TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ll 2 Consols for Account, June 7 I'RE GENERAL ELECTION. MEMBERS RETURNED. The following is a list of the members returned, in addi '°ll to that published yesterday : Ro Ilaßh Pla ces . N ames.an County Mr. Leslie Sir George Forster.. Witter:ord County Mr. Talbot .. Captain Esmonde L. C. 1 .. - 1 • • -" • • 1 .. 1 L iberal RESULTS. ............. 340 1 Conservative 293 THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. noon—Son th tattol Lob "II, May 13.—Wind this day al e n ' 3 ' , rather fresh, with very fine weather. Alay 13. Arrived —Fulton (s)! fro m New ' w ith £20,111 for England, and £220,.10a for France. I,lFLNIouru May 2.—Wind E.—Arrived off port -1 Wind, for Leith. Ithaticiwrsmount, May 12—Wind E.—Arrived—H.M.S. fro_ !..taanthus, from Woolwich. Off port—E. F. Galnan, V..±New Orleans, for Bremen. Tr._'",r3lol.lllt, May 12. Wind S.E.—Arrived—C. J. il:naerd, from Rio Grande, for Leith. Off port—Wil- Ti and Jane, from Hobart ' Town. o ne, for May 12• Sailed—James Carson, for Bombay ; Lozd'' l tiuTtl, May 12.—The Fawn, from Sunderland for lo g °ll , has been towed in with damage to hull, &c., and v e : se lf mate overboard, having run foul of the Cockle light 11,01141 on a cruise. —'24otPra May 12.—Wi n d ‘ l . A, titealiktAlt OF FlRE,—Last night the firemen were k e , e d the pretnises of Mr. Plowman, a lodging-house- IT -Pet, 76 7 Great Guildford-street, Foundling Hospital. tet ta, the arrival of the firemen and engines the men were veci .d admission, but they subsequently ascertained that a me t e s cilll g Was being celebrated in the house, and by some 4 she w a s f soh young e yog ladies present set her d ress on •fi re, 0 of he r recovery taZ terribly burnt that great f e a rs are enter -44. PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. Blythe and Tyne It pert C. pref. (issued at i5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent I Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. [ Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Ang - n. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l ;Do. do N 0.2 IDo. New 6 per ct. Stock !Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lanc. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent G las. &S West.. , a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. et Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm Joe Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, let pf f Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland) 4 1 p. ct. pref. Stock . • • Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Binning. guar. stock Do. Chesterguar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock) Lon.&Brif.r.spc. gu. No.ll IDo. pref., 5 p. c. ...N o. 2 , Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 I Lon. & N. W. Coy. &Nu n - 1 eaton, sp. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Str.l Stock Stock. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stocks Stock Stook Stock Stock) stock Stock Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent... Do. Stock Stock Stocks, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock' Stock Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 4} p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at sp. m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way. Val. Ex. Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev7Rail.& Dsk.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Lao. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist f; IDo. do. do., 2d rim Do. ‘4 p.c. Db. stk.in perp !Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 3i per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pra stock. South Devon, Ann. 108. Do. Fixed 44 percent. ,South Easter!' (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 P.C. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c ' Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua i Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent.. 1 Closing Business Paid. Price. Done. all }lOO 49 51 I 93 95 98 100 98 lOl 108 112 107 110 108 111 107 110 122 127 78 80 68 70 1107 109 115 117 'lO7 110 102 104 61 63 11 11} 100 100 100 100 all 92 94 83 E 5 84 86 99 101 9} 91 16 17 91 101 70 72 18 19 9 91 134 144 '35 138 all all 10e 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 3.13.4. 155 165 7 9 [l3 120 IP 135 138 99 101 d 90 92 91 10 10 11i 8i 9 4 - ulyl Do. 6 io.c.Fb.&Aui:. Do. 6 p.c. Mr. & Sep. N. B. Gov. 6 p.c. J a. &July Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & N. S.W. Go t. sp. c. Deb. NovaSco Gov. 6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Au9.Gt.6 p3.Jan&July Viet •Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 104 106 93 95 11 1 p d 223 234 115 120 115 118 98 100 Stock Stcck, Stocki Stockl Stock; Stock Stock 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stcck Stock Stock stock' t e hl ' BuckinZhamshi r Bedford and Bi ev Clydesdale Junctl Colchester, Stour on. a • E. Lincol n shire g. 6p. E Union ,llarwichSll:. Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct • . Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. I Shares Lon don &G reenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, g,ua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& R eder, t .fp.c Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. 4 shares A.' Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Slifßoth.&Gol.g.sp.c. , Shrewsbry& Herefordl South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6 p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset. 1 Wimbledon& Croydn 10 10i 22 23 100 102 1100 102 27i 28j 30 32 45 55 ,Ln & N.W I . .n(tt N.W COedonin C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caleclonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.lll(l. D 0.... Do. S. Do. Eas1::: Peto &Co. Do. . folk Nd Do. LN Stk.& Dar Midland E.Counts. Do. jDo. Do. jL&N wj j& L.Yk. j Do. Gt. North Lan.&Yk 'T Brassoy 111‘Clean . Sik.& Dar l Do. ,Gt. West; IL.&Brgrtn DOCKS. 95 98 99 101 16 17 133 138 41 41 iO7 110 64 66 115 120 1 88 90 21 1; 04 96 P }n 54 56 1132 137 10 1 41 101 87 89 8 9 100 , 100 100 100 100 100 . 100 96 99 18 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. paid. Co. Leasing Closing Buenos _______ ____ s. Price. Done. I p aid Closing business Price. Done. , _- Share Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 percent. Fret . Min Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria ' 20 DO New ......•...•••• THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1859. THE SUSPECTED POISONING AT .RICIIMOND. CORONER'S INQUEST—(THIS DAY.) ' This morning the adjourned inquest upon the body of Isabella Bankes, whose death it was alleged had been caused by poison, was resumed before Mr. Cartter, at the Court louse, Richmond. The greatest interest was excited by the investigation, the inquest-room being crowded to suffocation. Dr. Smethurst, who is in custody on suspicion of having caused the death of the unfortunate lady, was brought from Horsemonger-lane gaol, by an order from the Secretary of State, in accordance with a request made by the coroner. He arrived at the Mortlake station, and was conveyed thence to Richmond, in a cab, by Inspector M'lntyre of the V division of police. The Coroner having read over to Dr. Smethurst the depositions taken on a former occasion when he was not present, then called Mrs. Wheatley, the landlady of the house, 10, Alma Villas, who, in addition to her former evidence, said—l re collect receiving medicines for the deceased from a boy who said he brought it from Dr. Julius's. The medicines con sisted of liquids and pills; the bottles were six ounce phials sealed up in paper. The pills were in packets of white paper, sealed up. The food procured by Dr. Smethurst was sometimes sent—sometimes he brought it in himself. I always prepared it. The deceased generally had her meals in her bed room. I have seen her on some occa sions take her tea down stairs. She seemed very ill. I always tried to attend to her domestic com forts. I had been in the room about three times to sweep it, but it was not properly done in consequence of the pre sence of Dr. Smethurst. I have seen vomit in a basin, it was thrown into an utensil outside the bedroom door by Dr. Smethurst, to be taken downstairs and thrown away. I always threw it away. Previous to the Monday I formerly mentioned I frequently saw her vomiting. I did not notice the exact time the vomiting came on. The Monday I men tioned was that preceding the first inquiry. After that day the deceased was attended to by Miss Banks and the nurse. I don't know the name of the nurse, but she was engaged after that day—last Monday week. Dr. Smethurst was not in the house when the nurse came. After that day I did not see any medicines administered to her. The deceased sister was then also attending her. She came to Alma Villa on the Sunday and remained until the lady died. She left on Monday evening after the death of her sister. Dr. Smethurst was there on Monday night, he was taken away in custody. I can't reoollect the hour. It was after the death. I had asked the deceased whether she felt any bodily pain, she only replied she felt very unwell. I never saw her take her food. She took tea down stairs on the Sunday following Friday the 15th of April—the day she arrived at my house. I was from home on that occa sion. T always gave the medicines to Dr. Smethurst in the same condition that I received them from Dr. Julius's boy. The deceased's sister came on the Sunday but she went out to sleep. I saw her next morning at about half-past nine. She slept on Monday night in my house.w Senheyloeu say I brought ft on Tuesday after death of her sister. The evacuti ons were all thrown away. By Dr. Smethurst—l am not sure the bottl es I received from Dr. hilius were always sealed. Dr.Smethu Smethurst—What food do you refer to when Witness—Arrowroot and such things. Dr. Smethurst—Was not the bed made every day ? Witness—Yes. Dr. Smethurst—And you always emptied the slops and did all was necessary ? Witness—Yes. Dr. Smethurst—You never had any suspicion of any . thing wrong ? • Witness—No, never. Dr. Smethurst—The landing was used for your own family bed-room ? Witness—Yes. Dr. Smethurst—Did you not know our bedroom door was constantly °ion night and day? Witness—lt was generally open during the night and day except when Dr. Smethurst was there, and then it was shut. He said he had the windows open. Dr. Smethurst—You never knew me to empty the night commode. Witness—No, never. Dr. Smethurst—Anyone going up or down stairs could see the things ? Witness—Yes. Dr. Smethurst—We gave you entire satisfaction ? Witness—Yes ; you always acted as a gentleman to me, and, as far as I saw, you were always very kind to the deceased. By a Juror—My daughter is 17 years of age. She might have gone up and down stairs before the night-commode was removed. William Marchant, a lad aged about 17, said--I am in the service of Dr. Julius. I have been in his service about two years. I sleep at home. My duty at Dr. Julius's was to take out the medicine. I recollect taking medicine to No. 10, Alma Villas, Richmond Hill. They were gene rally bottles, a box of pills was with the bottles one morning. The bottles were covered with paper, and directed "Mri. Smethuist." The bottles were tied not sealed. The pills were sealed. I gave the medicines to Mrs. Wheatley. I never under any circumstance left wrong medicine. I never had to change any I left. I had other medicines to deliver, one was at No. 6, Old Palace-terrace. That medicine was tied like the rest. That was delivered previously to my going to Alma-place. I delivered the medicines at Old Palace-terrace to Miss Robert son. I gave it to her on every occasion. The medicines were always delivered in the condition I received them from my employer. I received the medicines from Mr. Caudle, the assistant to Dr. Julius. Dr. Smethurst—Do you deliver medicines at night ? Witness—No. Dr. Smethurst—Who does Witness—Another boy. - Dr. Smethurst—What is his name ? Witness—George Ackery. Dr. Smethurst—ls Mr. Candle the only assistant to Dr. Julius ? Witness—Yes. Dr. Smethurst—ls he the only person who makes up the medicines ? Witness—Yes. By Sergeant Ballantine—l go at seven and leave at ten; the other boy comes about six in the evening, knd then we do the rounds together until ten at night, and then I leave. Dr. Smethurst—You delivered all the medicines at Alma Vallas yourself ? Witness—Yes. The Coroner said he thought, under the circumstances of the case, as Dr. Taylor was not able to be in attendance that day, he should propose to the jury that the medical testimony should not be given until Dr. Taylor was ready. Sergeant Ballantine said Dr. Taylor had two circum stances to inquire into the state of the body from a post mot tem examination and certain symptoms exhibited by the deceased during her lifetime. No medical man could give his testimony until the whole of the witnesses had been examined on this point, and he therefore thought it best that the whole of the medical evidence should be postponed until the next inquiry, when it was fully expected Dr Taylor would be ready. This course was adopted, and the examination of the witnesses was proceeded with. Ann Robertson, the landlady of the house 10, Old Palace-place, merely repeated the evidence given on a former examination before the magistrate. It was to the effect that the deceased during her residence at that place was taken ill, and was attacked with vomiting and diarrhoea, and that Dr. Smethurst always appeared to treat the deceased with the greatest affection. Two or three witnesses having been examined whose evidence has already been published, the inquiry was ad journed. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT THE WEST MINSTER PALACE HOTEL. Soon after six o'clock this morning the men engaged on the work having scarcely commenced operations, a most lamentable accident took place at the building now in pro gress of erection at the corner of Tothill-street, West minster, called "The 'Westminster Palace Hotel." At the north-west corner of the structure about 30 men, chiefly labourers, were engaged, when in an instant the scaffold ing on which they were standing gave way with an awful crash, and 12 out of the number were precipitated to the ground, a distance of 80 feet. Great quantities of bricks and fragments of broken limber accompanied the poor fellows' descent, and partially covered the bodies. As soon as the workmen around could recover from the shock re ceived they commenced to extricate the bodies of their un fortunate comrades, and we are sorry to say that four were quite dead when drawn out. The remaining eight also appeared lifeless, and thus the rumour soon spread that the whole had ceased to exist. The poor fellows were at once conveyed to the Westminster Hospital, where it was dis covered that life was quite extinct in four cases, and that the remaining eight men had received injuries of a fright ful character. The following are the list of names :--- DEAD.—Edward Sullivan, John M'Hugh, Cornelius Buckley, John Carroll, and Peter Forbes. FRIGHTFULLY INJURED. - Michael Grogan, James Keating, Michael Carey, Denis 31‘Carty, Edward New man, Michael Irvine, and James Mack. Although, from the fact of the immense excitement existing, our reporter had great difficulty in gaining intel ligence, yet this list, at the time we write (12 o'clock), will be found strictly correct. We believe that all the unfor tunate men who have lost their lives are married, and it was truly heartrending to witness the anguish of one young wife with a baby at her breast. Of course, many opinions were expressed amongst large parties of the men who grouped together at the corners of the streets as to the cause of the accident ; but one seemed to be most prevalent, and that was, that the scaffold was overloaded. Fears were also expressed yesterday as to its safety. We cannot con clude without speaking in the warmest terms of the man ner in which Mr. P. K. Adam, the house-surgeon of the hospital, performed his duties, assisted by Mr. Hillman and a competent staff. So great was the rush of the men to obtain admission to the hospital that a hotly of police had to be in attendance, Share Railways. 'Paid. C r l r o i s m in . g I Business Done. I I _ 1 0 0 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 76 80 Leased at 6 per cent 1 18 Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd, j 13 4 16 17 gu. 5 per cent 18 Do all - - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 2i lid 18 Do. Do. B 45 24 14 d 205 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 4 6 204 Do. New l6l 4 6 d 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug . ., 1872 100 i Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 _ 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 1 0 0 - - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. id par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.), 23. - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip! 2s. 14 Id 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7l 14 5 d 175 Demerara - - 20 Eastern llengal.g - u.sp.c 1 5 2 lid 5 29 ock EasDo. t India hares n, gu. sp.c ' ! 100 95 97 961 67 54 C S 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 -- - 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - 100 D 0.45 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9, all - - 20 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c . all 18 20 Geelong Corporation 6 100 - - Sto. f ( per cent. Bonds ) ztock i Grand Trunk of Canada 100 30 31 304 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 68 72 I 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 88 92 914 20 IGt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e " 11 91 95 941 4 20 I Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 11 11d 20 Do. do 4 - - - 20 f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scri ), 2 ,. 2 4 14 ( guaranteed 5 per cent. ) 20 i Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 134 131 20 Do. New 100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ( @Pt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 100 103 100 Do. do. 73 without opt all 100 103 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 155 164 17 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 175 185 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 16 17 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c l5 2 11 d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - 20 /Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 - __6l Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO - --d .. Do. do. Land do. - _ 20 I I . Northof India Tramroad 28 Limited, Scrip _ 20 'Dude (Limited) 20 Scinde - d 181 19 ... 20 Do. ° all 17 19 20 Do. New E.. .., 10 2i 144 20 Do. Punjaub ...a, 5 25 11 d 20 IDo. Indus. St. Flo bt,'"' 10 2 1 d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 10 iTrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 4d par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 35 45 31 20 Ardennes all 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 14 1 14 31 5 Belgian East. Junction all 5 20 Beziers to C*aissessac all - -- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 1 25 2 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrr tes Valley 2s. - - p 20 Great Cer ti al of France all - - 20 Gt. Luxeni., Con. shs., all 41 54 41 10 Italian .iurefon 8 - - 20 Lake Constance & Ba'e all - - 20 Li erre and Turnhout all - - 20 Z.ombardo Veneaan 8 21 244 54 5 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.p" all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva - - 333 Maria Antonia all - - 20 Do. do. New - - 20 Namur and Liege all 7 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 18 20 16 'Northern of France all 33 34 20 Do. New Shares - - p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 8 9 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - - 20 Paris. Lyons, and Medit. all 29 30 -20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 43 46 20 c Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) J 9 34 25 d 1 gua. 7D. ct. (Lim.) ... 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - -- 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - 20 Royal Danish all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - 20 Sambre and Meuse all 4 54 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref all 7 85 I 20 Southern of France all 15 164 81 West Flanders all 5 6 10 Do. 55 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N .W. of France all 17 19 20 Western of Austria - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Zealand all - - BRITISH MINES. Share) Mines. Paid Closing Basincss Price. Done. lAlfted Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 64 71 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 450 460 (East Bassett (Illogar). 30 200 210 210 Great South Tolgus.,. 17s 131 141 G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack . ) 11.18.8 11 21 G. WI- al Vor (llelston) 91_ Lady Bertha ;North Frances (Illogan) 81 71 81 - (North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 7 8 N.Wh'i Basset (Illogan) nil. 8 9 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 12 14 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s I 1 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 240 250 South C. Brea; Illogan). 2 21 24 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 185 195 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 11 24 10 Tin Croft - 9 4 41 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Cann.) 12s 6d 1 # West Basset (Illogan).. 14 214 22# W. Caradon (Liskeard). 20 88 90 Wheal Basset (Illogan). 5# 190 200 Wheal Buller (Redrnth) 5 115 125 Wheal Edward (Cale.).. 54 2 24 !Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 10 11 ,wh'iMaryAnn(Meishe) 8 45 47 Trelawney (Lisk.) 41 28 30 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 7) 1 1 Bon Accord Copper,Lim. lOs id p 4 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at 25 p.). 27 i 1i 20 Do.St.Johndellley,Lini. 15 9 11 :5 Do. Land fir d Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... 1 d 40 Cobra Copper all 37 39 ICepiappo l6 911 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 21 23 53 iLinares all 9 10 5 Lusi tani an 1 Mariquita all 1 - New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 ip 20 Poa tgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt..., all 31 41 f 5 Port Philip 1 1 4 30 Santiago de Cuba l6-1 28.2.8/ United Mexican 2 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sharel Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid. Closin g 2 " 1 " .. Price. Done. Agra&UnitedServieeßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Pank of London 68 70 81 83 20 21 821 2 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. 50 British North American 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 100 City 100 Colonial 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada 100 Commercial of London 20 Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 100 Nat. Prov. of England 20 Do. new 50 National Bank 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 25 Union of Australia 25 Do. New 59 Union of London 100 Unity Mutual 100 Western Bk of London 55 57 60 62 14 16 20 21i 46 48 COLONIAL GOVER: Larej Securities. 15 17 65 70 NEWMARKET RACES.--(THIS DAr.) (Er ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MATCH. — Lovebird beat Waterspright. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVEREIGNS. Snap walked over. SELLING HANDICAP. Surprise Dejamira Five ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 30 SOY'S. Killigrew Blue Jacket 2 Lifeboat • 3 Five ran. NEWMARKET STAKES. Phantom Comforter 2 Sir Hercules 3 Three ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Doubloon 1 Queen Charlotte 2 SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Filly by Pollen Rosalie fiilly rRES FOR 1859. Bath 24 Harpenden 27 Epsom Summer 3l Newton ..22 Newcastle 2B Odiham . 28 Bibury Club 29 Stockbridge 3O Newmarket S.O .. 10 Newmarket H 24 SECUR ,ITIES. Closing Prices. 1 111 112 108 111 108 111 108 110 93 190 'lO7 109 107 108 bIISCELLANEOUS. Share Miscellaneous. [0 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. Atlantis Tel. (Limited). 5 Australian Agricultural [0 Australian Royal Mail . [0 Berlin Water Works ... [0 Do New, issued at £5 dis i 0 British American Land i 0 Brit. Az Irishg. T Mael.A. tO Do. B, 7p. s. till 1862.. S ; D : e 5 5: ccpcshrao:oynpal. Crystal iar i a il es Preferencen i L fp. a eoa a n r i f i le d Ean d s enc e rr: 6 7. sp er tg ZO Eastern Steam :ce l l Electric Telegraph 10 5 } E :u n r g o .: & Au in st d ..C j o u p n . c S t t .T .C el 9 E urop. &Am. S tm. (Lim ) !Co GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim 15 Gen. Steam Navigation tO London Discount 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) L 5 National Discount LO Netherlands Land 1 0 Do do 5 Do 8 p.e.Pref.,iss.at ldis )0 N.Br.&NovaSeotiaLand 1 N.B.Australasi an( Lp.;_,n :0 North of Europe &Ma 1 Oriental Gas ... 1 Do. New Sh ares .. 5 Peel Riv er L and & Min 10 Pen. & Oriental Steam 10 Do. New . ... !O Red Sea & Ind . Telegr 10 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New . 10 Royal Mail. Steam .. 1 Seot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim.) L 5 South Australian Land. 1 SUbrairine Teleg. Scrip. 1 Do. do Registered . .. . :0 Ir.& Ln.C.4.0/ Upr. Can. 10 jinn Dismal Land _ all all all 15s. all all Paid. C l. ° 4 oe. in g ' Business done 12i 1:4 1 ,50 200 2 i 25 '..48 36 38 19 21 13 15 105 115 81 9i 23 to , 1 ii 4 5 98 102 i I - - I 2 It (1 11 11 - - 41 5i - t 11 ; ; ; ; I d 21 2 76 79 1 11 1 d 1 22 24} 1 6 1 54 57 10 0 1124 34 86 I 8 0 1061 341, 5 PM I s 'MEN' 30 481 i 9 4 24 3i Dwane.' Done. :112i 12 RACING FIXT' Doncaster Spring l7 Shrewsbury 17 Salisbury l9 Ludlow ..19 Chelmsford Beverley, Hull, and E.R 8 Hungerford Ascot 14 Manchester l5 Hampton 22 0 CT, OBER. Richmond :4 I Bedford 8 1 CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Crowder and Mr. Baron Channel THE WAGNER FORGERIES. Andrew Foster, hatter ; William Wynn Bramwell, dealer; Robert Humphreys, jeweller; and William Wagner, agent, were charged with fraud. Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. Giffard conducted the prosecution on behalf of the Bankers' Association for the Prevention of Fraud and Forgery ; Mr. Metcalfe defended Foster ; Mr. Doyle defended Bramwell ; Mr. Tindal Atkin son defended Humphreys ; and Mr. Ribton appeared for Wagner. The principal witness examined this morning was William Whitehead Chandler, who said—l am a prisoner in Newgate. I was convicted at last sessions of several charges of forgery, on my own confession. I know the prisoner Wag ner, and became acquainted with him in about May, 1857—it might have been April. I know a man named Horton Bate man. They occupied a house in York-buildings, Adelphi, for some time, which Wagner rented. " Bateman and Co., Law, Parliamentary, and General Stationers," was painted on the blinds. I was clerk to them from Septem ber, 1858, till the day I was apprehended, on the Ist of February last. In November I saw the cheque (produced) on Messrs. Drummond for £440, purporting to be signed by George Wilton Chambers. I saw it in York-buildings. I had previously seen a similar cheque for a like amount. This was brought by a man named Kirk, and I knew it to be a forgery, It was given to Wagner. Several copies were made by myself and Bateman in Wagner's pre sence. I made the forged cheque :now in question. I know a man named Jones, who used to come continually from October last. Bateman and Wagner made an application to Jones to find a man to cash the cheque, and he found one accordingly—a young man named Glendinning, and an arrangement was made in the presence of Wagner that Jones should advertise, and I wrote an answer to meet me at the Sabloniere, Leicester-square, and I met him, walked some 200 yards with him, and gave him a cheque in a pocket-book. Bateman and Wagner were watching my proceedings. I told him to go to Drummond's and present it, and I returned to York-buildings. Jones brought the £440 in bank notes within half an hour. I went out to meet Wagner and Bateman, who had missed. Jones, but did not succeed, and returned and found them at the office, and we all went, into the City together and the notes were changed ;,ong for £4O, by Bateman, at Vaughan'., bullion dealer, and I took one to Knightsbridge for £lOO, and got Scotch notes for it. When all were changed Wagner gave Jones 110 sovereigns to be divided between him and Glen dinning. I had £7O, and Wagner and Bateman the rest. The cheque brought by Kirk was returned, with the mark " No effects" upon it. I had an uncle in Poland-street. Mr. George Whitehead and he banked at the Union Branch, Argyle-place, and the prisoners had from me the informa tion of the balance he had in his pass-book. Glendinning was sent for it, and Wagner received and brought it to York-buildings, and the next day I saw the cheque now produced for £250, dated Ist December, 185 E, on the Union Bank. Glendinning was to present the same, and Bateman to be at the bank with a cheque of his own for £5, he keeping an account of his own there. Soon after Bateman came to York-buildings with the news that Glen dinning was in custody, and Wagner came in shortly after wards. Mr. Whitehead's pass-book, which up to then had been in the back office, was thrown behind the fire, and we all entered into a subscription for Glendinning's de fence. A brief was prepared at York-buildings, and a woman was to be employed to convey the money and the brief to the attorney employed, and I afterwards heard that this had been done. I recollect a proposition was made for a loan by a person named Croker, and Dr. Jones was to be security to Bateman and Co. Dr. Jones wrote, and his signature was copied to the cheque produced, but I do not recollect by whom. I think by a Frenchman. I changed the notes obtained for the cheque, which was for £250, in the City, at Massy's, and gave the notes to Wagner, re ceiving £4O for my share. Humphreys was engaged in this transaction, and the rest of the money was divided between them. The cheque for £375, produced, on the City branch of the Union Bank I know to be a for gery. The £3OO note produced is part of the proceeds of that forgery. I know it by my own handwriting on it. I saw Bateman go into the bank for the cash, Wagner and I remaining outside. Bateman, on coming out, gave me some Bank of England notes, which I changed at Spiel man's, Lombard-street, for French money, part paper and part gold ; one of these notes was for 1,000 francs, and Bateman, I believe, changed it for English money at Smart's, who gave the £4O cheque produced, and he gave that cheque to Wagner, Bateman having in our presence made a copy of it. It was made upon tracing paper. Shortly afterwards a blank form of cheque for the forgery was brought to York-buildings by Humphreys. It had no stamp upon it at the time. A die was made at York-buildings by us all in plaster of paris and afterwards in metal, and that was used for stamping the cheque in question. It then represented a cheque for £270, purporting to have the signature " Edward Kneller Smart," and an arrangement was then made with Jones, who said he knew a person named Bram well, who was in charge of an empty house, and he would present it, and to protect him, a letter should be written to him from some one in the name of Wilson, about taking the house. The letters produced were those written for the purpose. (Put in and read). The first, dated Jan. 9th, 1859, and the second, Jan. 20th, professing to enclose a cheque for £270, and saying the writer (Wilson) would call for the balance, over £2O, for the fixtures of the house, which had been asked for. There was, however, no cheque sent. I posted one of these letters, I believe the last, and Jones the following morning met Wagner near the Nelson Column, where Bramwell was td pass, in order that Wagner fight see him. I afterwards returned to York-buildings, and Wagner and Bateman came in about 12 o'clock, and Jones followed, and said an officer had been seen to go to Bramwell's house with him from the bank. A doubt was raised, and Wagner said Jones and Bramwell were conspir ing to rob him of his regulars, and he would go and see for himself, and Jones agreeing, he went with Wagner to re connoitre the house, and on his return he said he had seen a strange man smoking a pipe at the window. Cross-examined—Many robberies I have perhaps been concerned in, and, with ,Wagner's suggestion, have been robbing the bankers as much as I could. I have not been yet sentenced, though convicted. I make this known because I think it for the best. I do expect a mitigation of punish ment, but cannot say what will be done in my case. The case was proceeding when we went to press. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Anthony Gattenby and William Vale were found guilty of unlawfully conspiring together to obtain of Edward Gar. renton the sum of £5 with intent to defraud. Vale was sentenced to 18 months, and Gattenby to 6 months, in the House of Correction. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Henry Humbury was found guilty of feloniously cutting and wounding Charles Humbury with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm.. He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. It appears by the accounts from Vienna that the unsecured creditors of the banking-house of Arnstein and Eskeles are likely to receive but a very poor dividend, some of the best assets, to the amount of nearly £400,000, having been pledged to the National Bank. The losses will fall principally upon the connexions of the establishment throughout the Austrian provinces. In London the firm have no unsecured debts of any importance.:l FIRE IN DRUItY-LANE.—Last night, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, a..fire broke out in the pre mises belonging to Mr. Andrews, a wholesale toy dealer, 54, Great Wylde-street, Drury-lane. It appears that Mrs. Andrews went to the upper warehouse to get some 3 15 and whil s t a customer, taking with h er a lighted candle, selecting what she wanted some light e i goaskailakeri le e the candle, and in th e course of a few Millit " the- wilt) ll as the upper warehous e b ecame enveloped in flames, "w th landing. The fire was not extinguished untilupper warehouse was burned out, d the roof off, and th e lower part of athe building and the-co n t en t s severely ortaied by w .6..61N.d _RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the. several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in circu lation during the week ending Saturday, the 30th day of April, 1859. PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and CO .... £9,1:01 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmett, Pomfret, & Co. 11,658 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Cobb and Co.. 21,128 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggles wa d e B an k, Biggleswade--Wells, Hogge and Co. . 2 3,211 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple- 2 Marshall and C 0... 8,613 Basingstoke and Oldham Bank, Basingstoke- Seynour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford-Barnard and Co 33,049 Bawdle) Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and Co 13,693 Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-Tubb and Co Birming I .:tm Bank, Birmingham - Attwood s, Spoonet, and Co. Boston Bank, Boston-Claypons and Co Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. L. Sealey 9,841 Bristol Boi:k, Bristol-Miles, Miles, and Co. Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Pritchards, Boycott, and Co. 15,115 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. 23,574 Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stow market Bank, Bury St. Edmunds_ Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 60,114 Banbury Bank, Banbury-J. C. and A. Gilbert 34,567 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son 26,355 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett, Son, and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham -Lloyds and Co 29,65$ Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 46,172 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Co. Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington-Hard ing., Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Worlledge and Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mertlock and Co 12,877 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cambridge -Messrs. Fosters 42,657 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co 31,196 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-David Morris and Sons 19,746 Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Coste and Son 3,034 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green, &Co 15,990 Colchester aad Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suilblk, Bank, Colchester- Mills, Bawtree, and ....... 32,559. Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co .. 40,259 Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Woodcock 5,135 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle-Alcocks, Birkbeck, and Co 76,607 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow- Bromage, Snead, and Co 9,540 Derby Bank, Derby-W. and S. Evans and Co. 12,193 Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co 41,844 Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompt o n, N ew t on , an d 'Co. Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co. Diss Bank, Diss-Fincham and Co lO,llO Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster- Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton-on- Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouae and Co 85,894 Devonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Co - Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dor chester---R. and H. Williams 47,828 East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 51,128 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank, Chelms ford-Sparrow, Round, and Co 44,411 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 30,211 Farringdon. Bank and Bank of Wantage, Farring don-Barnes, Medley, and Co 6,695 Farnhant Bank, Farnham-John and Jas. Knight 7,821 Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 5,880 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen 4,590 Guildford Bault, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon 12,911 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co 29,049 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford-Mat thews and Co 17,056 Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull- Smith, Brothers, and Co Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Veasey and Co. Harwich Bank, H arw i c h-C ox , C o bb o ld , an d Co. 4,870 Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin-Sharples and Co. Hereford, Ross, and Archcu6eld Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Ross-Morgan and Co 20,258 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co 21,135 Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Had leigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-Alexanders & Co.. 60,478 Kentish - Bank, Maidstone-Randall, Mercer, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-DaVies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Harrison and Co 21,573 Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, &Co 45,078 Longton Staffordshire Bank, Longton-C. Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown, and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester-T. and T. T. Paget 34,829 Lewis Old Bank, Lewis-Whitefeld and Co. 28,415 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln- Smith, Ellison and Co Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llandilo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and Co 16,828 Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middleton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington-S. and G. F. St Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Legis- Gurneys and Co Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- Jarvis and Co 12,995 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree-Nunn and Co 835 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Williams and Son 6,987 Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co. Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny-Bailey and Co Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and. Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth- Bromage, Snead, and Co. Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford-Handley, Peacock, and Co. Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny, Slocock, and Co. 19,362 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Hammond, and Co,. 18,472 Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich-Harveys and Hudsons 48,612 Norwich and Norfolk and Fakenham Banks, Nor wich-Gurneys and Birkbecks 100,385 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Notting ham-Hart, Fellows, and Co. Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddock and Cd. Naval Bank, Plymouth-Harris & Co New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and Co. 11,396 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Samuel Smirk and Co 27,589 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Oswestry -Croxon and Co 12,228 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-Parsons and Co .. 33,275 Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge- Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge-T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney-J. W. Clinch and Sons 10,958 Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank ar d_ Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and Co. Penzance Bank, Penzance-Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter • borough-D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Reading-Simonds and Co. Reading Bank, Reading-Stephens, Blandy, & Co. 30,704 Richmond Bank, Richmond-Roper and Co. Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds, & Co. 2,941 Rochester, Chatham, and Stroodßank, Rochester- Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston-Fordham and Sons 12,971 Rugby Bank, Rugby-A. Butlin and Son 12,303 Rye Bank, Rye-R. C. Pomfret and Co .... 10264 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross-Allaway and MacDougal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden-Gibsons and Co Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, &Co 13,296 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough-Woodall and Co. 24,223 Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow ;Bank, Shrewsbury-Rocke, Eyton, and Co 42,971 Sit v ti a n ll g a b n o c u e rn an e i . ttingbo urn . 2,460 Southampton Town and County Bank, Southamp ton-Maddison and Pearce .................. 13,200 d So u th Hampshirewel l - Bank, d Southampton.. 109°° S S o m ut t h hw am ell pt ß on an a k n , -Atherley, Fall, and Co. Stafford Old Bank, St a ff ord-Stevenson and Co. .. 122'884445 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford-Eaton, Cayley, and C o 30,725 Shrewsbury and Welsh Pool Bank, Shrewsbury- Beck, Downward and Co. 24,305 Taunton Bank, Taunton-H. and R. Badcock 27 ,336 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, S ons , an d C o . Thornbury Bank, Thornbury-Harwood and Co 9,231 Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns ford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northamptonshire, Thrapston-York and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring-Butcher and Son Towchester Old Bank Towchester-Percival and Co 7,862 Town and C oun t y o f Poole Bank and Ringwood and Poole Bank, Pool G. W. Ledgard and Sons 10,127 Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston-Vivian and Co 13,548 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge--Hull, Smith, &Co 13,310 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford - Hedges, Wells, and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, IVarwick- Greaves and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox, B ro th e rs, and Co 2,651 West Riding Bank , W ak efield and Pontefract I °,4° 4 B an k-Leathant, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Simpson, Chapman, 13,750 and Co. Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Winches- 17,788 ter-Bulpett and Co. w e ymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank,. 'S Vey - L" mouth-Elliot, Pearce, and Co. ..... Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire _ w A is r b k ee w h rig an ht d a la nd in C eo o ln . . shir ... e . ..... . 37,068 49,152 neys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wive liscombe-P. and W 7,078 Hancock Wolverhampton-Goodricke C . O O 63 : 1e4 watrerhampton Bank, ......... 10 €O3 and Holyoake ......... . ... Worcester _Old Bank and - Lecl T im ew er ic e e. , 3 i y Wolverhampton -R, a n d ww.iveorratemrp---zorviiat 8,166 W. F. D i- 6r ..................... . .......... 11,449 Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Ilaleswortb. and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birkbeck 89,60$ Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank Great Yar mouth—Sir E. H- K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 11,019 York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and Co.. 41,599 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal ..X12,017 Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley .... 9,657 Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 48,918 Bilston District B an king Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehav en , Whit e haven Bradford Commercial Banking Company,. Bradford 19,467 Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Bank ing Comp an y, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Com pany, Chesterfield. Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company , Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 15,328 County of Gloucester Banking Co., Cheltenham 118,522 Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Co., Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle . 19,700 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Co., Dudley 35,660 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 19,440 Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Company, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 24,412 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 153,652 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 18,617 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 37,140 Hull Banking Company, Hull Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,415 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Co. Halifax 44,206 Helston Banking Company, Helston .. Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford .... 22,046 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 28,791 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster Leeds Banking Company, Leeds 23,698 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester .. 82.919 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln... 47,611 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Coma pany, Nottingham National Provincial Bank of England, Birmingham (Head Office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London) North Wilts Banking C om p an y, M e Lk s h am 46,435' Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton.- Northamptonshire Banking Company, Northampton 22,046 North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 62,947 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 55,264 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield.... 34,775 Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Compaily; -- Stamford 62,006 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Langport . 843,793 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 39,441 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge. Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Co., Sheffield 23,733 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 51,668 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond ... 53,428 Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton. 29,591 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 14,556 Whitehaven Joint Stock Banking Co., Whitehaven 28,224 Warwick and Leamington Banking Co., Warwick 27,617 West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 76,596 West Riding Union Banking Co., Huddersfield 33,292 Whitcb.urch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester 7,111 York Union Banking Company, York 68,470 York City and County Banking Company, York 91,327 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds .. 120,741 W. W. DALBIAC, Acting Registrar of Bank Returns, Inland Revenue Office, May 6, 1859. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS ILIY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. INCAUTIOUS SALE OP POISON.—ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. —Charles Bolton, a young man described as a clerk, of 12, Brick-street, Piccadilly, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking an ounce of laudanum. Sergeant Jeater, 4 C, said, hearing that a man had attempted suicide by taking laudanum, be went •to 12, Brick-street, Piccadilly, and saw the prisoner sitting in the kitchen, and on telling him he understood he had been taking poison, he said that was hie business. He (Teeter) then took him into custody, and on the way to the station he said, the bottle produced had con. tined one ounce of laudanum, and that he -had bought it ,at Mrs Hibon's, chemist, DoWn-street, Piccadilly, being served by the assistant, nained 'Child he had paid 3d. for it. The bottle was given to him 'by Mr. Fuller, surgeon, who had taken it from the prisoner on his being called in prior to his (Jeater) going to the house. The bottle tad merely the word " poison" on it in writing, and no name or address of the chemist, and on his going to the shop of Mrs. Hibon the assistant admitted selling it, the prisoner merely telling him he wanted it to make him sleep. Mr. Bingham—What I an ounce of laudanum ? Mr. Wm. Fuller, surgeon, 111, Piccadilly, proved finding the prisoner in a very excited state, and his using the stomach pump and emetics. The bottle was given to hir.o, and he asked the prisoner how much he had taken, but he refused to say. He, however, found that he had taken. an ounce. The prisoner said he was troubled in his affairs.. The wife of the prisoner, a respectable-lookin g young woman, was in court. Mr. Bingham said he would remand him to see what could be done for him. THIS DAYS M.A.RICETS. CORN EXCHANGE. - - A full average supply of knglish wheat—many of the samples having been left over from Monday and Wednesday —was on offer in to-day's market, in good condition. On the part of the millers no disposition was shown to get into stock ; however, the trade ruled heavy, at barely Monday's nominal fall in price. Upwards of 20,000 quarters of foreign wheat having come in, the demand for that grain was much depressed, and the quotations were drooping. Floating cargoes were heavy. _ _ _ There was a fair, but by no means active, inquiry for barley, at late rates._ _ _ The malt trade ruled firm, at previous currencies. Oats, the supply of which was good, moved off slowly on former terms. Beans and peas were dull, and the value of flour had a drooping tendency. ARRIVALS TILTS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour. English 3,120 I 230 i 3,680 ; 2,550: 2,810 Irish --Foreign 20,230 1 6,660 1 22,370 i 6,320 aka I bls NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. About average supplies of meat were on offer in these markets to-day, and the trade ruled very inactive, a follows : _ _ Per Sibs. by the Carcass. s. d. a. d. I d. s. d. Inferior Beef 3 4to 3 6 Infr. Mutton. 3 6to 3 10 Mid. d 0..... 3 Bto 3 10 f Mid. do .... 4 2 to 4 2 Pm.larg - edo. 4 oto 4 2 f Prime do. .. 4 4to 4 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 Veal ..... ... 4 2to 5 C Large pork.. 3 2to 3 8 i Small pork .. 3 10 to 4 Lamb, 48 4d to 5s 6d. BOROUGH HOP. Ws have still to report a fair demand for new hops, especially for fine samples, at full quotations. All octier kinds, however, move off heavily, at barely late rates. Mid and East Kent pockets 84s to 1478 per owl. Weald of Kent do 668 to 868 • Sussex do 638 to 753 COLONIAL. TEA.—The market continues very quiet; a large quantity is announced for public sale this day, and the trade have been busy with the examination of samples. SuoAR.--Rather more business has been transacted at the recent reduced rates. Some qualities of foreign, how. ever, are depressed, and exhibited a further decline of ls per cwt., and in British West India a fair amount of busi ness has been done at about previous rates. In the Refined Market the trade have bought to a very limited extent, and prices have shown a downward tendency. COFFEE.—The market has been very inactive. There have been no public sales, and the few bargains reported in the private market have in most instances been at a reduc tion in value. and prices are unaltered. COCOA.—No dealings of imp or t ance h ave b een rec orded, RICE.—For the inferior qualities of East Indian there has been a fair demand, and sales to some extent have taken place ; other descriptions are inactive, no material alteration in prices being quot e d. SALTPETRE.—Less activity has been apparent' and at public sale a small quantity sold at a redu ction of 6d. to ls. per cwt. on l a t e quotat i ons. declared were 11 664 yesterday evening. The quanti ties , INDIGO.—The public sales were bro u g ht to a termination chests ; of this quantity 9,46 t, c h e sts were withdrawn, 895 us Prices, compared with thos e sale, may be quoted at ab ou t bought in, and 1,308 sold. realised at the late Fsbr'rding to quality , Bd. to ls. per lb. decline a transactions p have Jess active, an d some depression. PY C on the s p ot i s and for last t h ree months 568. per cwt. quoted Ms. 9d., pricesTA TALLOW. —The LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOI2-MAY 12. There was but little stock offering, and the market was quiet but firm during the day, prices closing not quite at the best. Midlands, 93 1 93t—Dovers , 181 18 7-16— Birkenheads, 60 61—L eeds Northern, 42 43—Blackburns, 11 h—North B r iti s h , 501 11—Great Western of Canada, 131 I—Grand Trunk of Canada, 7 I—GreatWestern, 51— Eastern Counties, 10 I—Chester and llolyheads, 45 46 —Sheffields, 33— Caledonians, 731—Lancashire and York shire, 85 I—London and North-Westems, 861 I—Dutch Rhenish, 7 6; •dis.—East Lancashire, 84 85—Berwicks, 83i 41, MANCITESTEa—MAY 12. There was a limited business doing most of the day, but prices closed rather steady. Leeds, 85—Midlands, 93 Dovers, 18 7-16—Londons, 86— Eastern Counties, 14— Sheffields, 33—North Staffords, 51 d.—Blackburns, 11 1-16 —Elettric Telegraph, 10e. BiumiNGNANI-MAY 12 There was a fiat business done - to-day in this market Midlands, 93 1*- I Vidind 41 Pref., Wl—South Steff"ds , 101 104-r-BimiAsima c aua i ; vo e uer&Aiipuigham WAtgliQ;o 4 ) WM/ Sj I pp.! d . Paid. 100 100 100 10C 100 100