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be allowed that Austria comes forward with a strength which will greatly surprise her enemies. When we add that the quality of the troops and the spirit Which animates them are equally good, we are not over-sanguine in saying that some hopes may be entertained of success from such a formid able display." RUSSIA. A St. Petersburg letter of the 15th says :—" The French ambassador has addressed a note to our Cabinet, in which he states that his Government, desirous of keeping the war within limits as nar row as possible, has given orders to the authorities by land and sea to scrupulously respect the rights of neural States, and particularly those which 'have aahered to the declaration of the Congress of Paris. Our Government replied that the necessary orders had been given to Russian authorities and subjects scrupulously to observe the obligations of strict neutrality in conformity with the terms of the said declaration of 16th April, 1856.4' THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from Bucharest of the 15th states that the Austrian consul general had re-established diplomatic relations with the Wallachian Govern- went, which he had interrupted on the election of Prince Couza. In a note addressed to the Govern ment he stated that he did so in consequence of the extraordinary circumstances which had arisen having prevented the conference on the Danubian P rincipalities from coming to any result, and that he hoped that his relations with the Government Would be amicable. The resumption of relations had caused great pleasure to the Austrians in Wallachia. THE WAR. The following intimation that the Duchy of Tus. early is to be considered a belligerent country, to Which the terms of the recent neutrality proclama tion are to be held applicable, has been received by Messrs. Pietronr and Diaper,"in reply to an in quiry on the subject " Foreign-office, May 23. " Gentlemen,—l am directed by the Earl of Malmesbury to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st inst., requesting to be informed whether her Majesty's proclama tion extends to commercial intercourse with Tuscany ; and I am to state to you in reply, that the Tuscan Provisional Government having sent its army to join the French and Sardinian forces engaged in war with Austria, and Leghorn having since been occupied by French troops, it cannot be doubted that under such circumstances Tuscany must be considered a belligerent country, and that neutrals carrying contrabands of war to Tuscan Ports are liable to the risks Pointed out in her Majesty's Proclamation. "I am, gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant. "E. HAMMOND." Subjoined is the answer of the Board of Trade to the Shipowners' Association on the question of contraband. The reply of Lord Malmesbury to a similar application was published several days back " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, May 23. " Sir,—ln reply to 'your letters of the 16th and 18th tnst., 1 atu directed by the Lords of the Privy Council for Trade to inform you that their LOrdships having submitted them for the consideration' of the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council, have received a reply to the effect that with a full appreciation of the importance, as well as of the questions submitted to them as of others which may arise, and of the magnitude of the interests concerned, they have arrived at the conclusion that her Majesty's Proclamation having already called the attention of the public to the only muniei- Pal law on the subject—viz., the Foreign Enlistment Act, it is not for her Majesty's Governmeht to give any exposition of that Act with reference to any particular case. " I am at the same time directed to enclose for your in formation the copy of a letter from her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in reply to similar inquiries addressed to his Lordship by other parties.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, "J. N TENNET. " Wm. Bonar, Esq., General Ship EMEßSO owners' Society."N THE EXPLOSION OF THE TRITON. The following particulars relative to the explo sion on board the Triton have been received from Ragusa. The whole crew, excepting eight men, ?fie of whom was the captain, was on board. Just :'oefore the vessel blew up, one of the boats had ta ken 15 men on board, and one of them gives following th e account of what happened : T he narrator, a sailor named Schmerhofsky, ad gone back to the boat t o f e t c h some thing,when suddenly an explosion took place, nCu Was s o v er y v i o l en t th a t th e - b oa t was r i , s ,, e " A rope got twisted round the man's 140-ne:, but with some difficulty he managed to erl it, and to lay hold of a large piece of Wood which was floating near him. On looking r ound, he found that he was in the midst of frag ments of the ship, disfigured bodies, and severed limbs.. He heard his name called by some of his comrades, who begged of him to help them, "as they had lost their hands and legs. Two Other men, who were sinking, caught hold of Schmerhofsky's legs, and it was not until after a violent struggle that he was able to disengage him ' self from their grasp. One man, a certain Riegel], he managed to save by pushing a piece of wood under his arm. One of the men on board, who was at Work at the end of the bowsprit when the explo sion took place, escaped uninjured. About 80 men ; Were either killed outright or terribly maimed. The Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian visited the sur vivors in the hospital, and gave strict orders that ev ery possible care should be taken of them. CRIME IN FRANCE. ' It may be remembered that in A ugus t l as t D. ardout, physician of the palace of Fontainebleau, : a nd his wife, both advanced in years, were found • blurdered in their house near the palace, and that 11 ,robbery of their property had been committed ; theirman was brought to trial before the Court of Assi zes of the Seine-et-Marne, and after the cir ' etun stances of the crimes had been stated, he for- Mally admitted his guilt, but accused the female t v ant of th e d ecease d, w hose name is Talbot, of A titi ng .heen his acc o mplice. In this accusation 0 ; 'tersist e d, i n sp i te o f th e ve h emen t denial rested woman. In consequence she was ar and the 'trial was adjourned to enable I n vestigation into the man's accusation to be made His st a t emen t was th a t w hil e h e was in ti • Bardout's service an intimate connexion existed • between him and th e young woman, an d t h a t th ey co rnmitted in conjunction robberies of wine and other. things ; that they had planned a greater robbery, and that in the night of the 29th of Au gust she had let him into the house to perpetrate it; that on penetrating into Madame Bardout's room the latter cried out, and that he murdered her by a blow on the head - with a chopper ; that Dr. Bardout, who slept in the next room, having heard the noi se , got up, and that he (the pr oner) then murdered hi m , b e i ng assisted in state.both these murders by the s ervan t. The man's went seemed to a certain extent probable from the fact that medical men thought, from marks on the persons of the deceased, that two persons must have been engaged in the crime ; likewise because certain doors on the pas sage from the girl's room to the chambers of the murdered persons were left partly open, an d because it seemed strange that the murders could have been committed without the girl having, a s she alleged, heard anything. But, on the other hand, it was ascertained beyond any reasonable doubt that not only had no intimate connexion • existed between the young woman and the prisoner,_ but that it was she who had caused his dismissal f rom the service of Dr. Bardout for having one Illobt entered her chamber and attempted to take liberties with her. The prisoner, when pressed, w ith questions, at last admitted that the charge a gainst fhe girl was unfounded ; and he said it was e who had opened the doors, in order to 'th row suspicion o n her. The consequence was th at the examining magistrates declared that there was no reason for prosecuting , t he girl, O n S atur d ay t h e man was aga in brought to tri a l b e f ore th e C ou rt of Assizes of t he Sein e - et -M arne ; and after the facts o f t h e case h ad been related, and the man interrogated on th em, the President said :—" Faugeras, I adjure You to say w h et h er or not you persist i n your ac g?sations a ga i nst t h e servant. " The man rema i ne d ent. "Do you, yes or no, persist in saying that dire was you r accomp li ce ?" " I can only answer ect questions." " Sp ea k, say w h at you p l ease ; 13we lit to y ou ." " I h ave not much to say. If I bute o f t h e girl it was not to have her punished, alt because because it was the truth. But punish me ne, if you like ; I have uo objecti on ." " Shall he u r e,:til the girl ?" " I shall say nothing against • " You have nothing t o say against her?" Iv will say nothing—that is all I say ." T he girl tra,! When called, and solemnly p ro t es t e d that she part in the murder. heT jury declared the a e -i n s t lrler guilty, and the Court condemned him to to - ' l . On hearing the sentence he was so over -41-111,e with emotion that he sank down on his scat, o n _a, bad to be supported in leaving the court._ ""Pla 2l eB Messenger. - THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY -EVENIM-1 MAY 25, 1859. Sharei Railways. ;P Closing i Businessaid. Dune. Price. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence an 78 80 Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 135 151 165 18 Do all gu. 6 per cent 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 21 2d 18 Do. Do. B 41 21 2d25 1 205 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 4 51 205 Do. New 165 5i 65d 100 {Buffalo,Brant.&thadrich 1 100 _ 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 ) 100 Do. do. IJu ly, 1873 100 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. Id par 5 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 15 id 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. -- 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 75 1 1d 65 175 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 21 2d 2k I Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 96 98 97 1 20 Do. C Shares .... * all 20 Do. E Shares Ext. 15 -- 20 Do. Jubbulpore .... 100 D 0.41 p.e. Bds. pay.'s9 all 98 100 20 G eelong& Mel.,gua.s p. 0. all 18 20 sto f Geelong* Corporation 6 i 1 00 _ ( per cent. Bonds ... ~ ) Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 30 31 31 100 'Do. 6p.c. Deben.,pa y. '7B all 70 73 70 i 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref. 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 94 95 S centc ri p . 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 14 it'd 20 Do. do I 2s. 21 20 I 1 Gtgi.Sm.orfanlntede.dLir per. — 201 G t.W. of Canada Sh ares a ll 131 14 205 Do. New 100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ? a l l 100 103 ept. till '6O . .. 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O .... . all 100 103 100 Do. do. ''3 without opt: all 100 103 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do 20' Madras, guar., 44 p. a all 16 17 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 175 185 18 20 Do. 4, p. c. Extensio n .. 15 161 175 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 24 2d 25 20 Do. Fourth do. .... . . 5 25 2 d Lock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds roo Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 { Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.gpc 10 —d Class ACapitl.Share. • Do. do. Land d 0... .. 20 Do. - do. B. Capital do. 10 —-d Do. do. Land d 0... f Northof India Tramroad 20 Limited, Scrip 2s. _ 20 Oude (Limited) - 20 Scinde ......s 15 —d d 185 20 Do. 20 Do. New LI 8 1021 2 d ~. 20 Do. Punjaub • . g ,s ; 5 2 2d ' 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. he 10 10 2 15d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 _ 10 I Trinidad(Limited) Scrip I Id par COURT OF DIVORCE. id par LA TV INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS .DAY.) (Before Lord Campbell, Baron Martin, and Sir Cresswell Cresswell.) RATCLIFF V. RATCLIFF AND ANDERSON A preliminary objection was taken to the jurisdiction of the Court, in respect that the marriage and adultery were committed in India. 2. That the copy of the register of mar riages in Innia was not admissible as evidence. 3. That the co-respondent had done all he was able to do as compensa tion for the injury done by him, that he was not bound to leave the regiment, and that lie was not liable to pay costs. Lord Campbell delivered the judgment of the Court to the effect-Ist, That the Court had jurisdiction to entertain this case in respect that the parties were British subjects ; 2d, that the register of marriages in India having been kept by authority of the East India C om p any , ana the copies thereof having been made by public authority, was admis sible evidence in this case. His lordship referred to the case of Sandwich "v. Sandwich—Hubbert, 514; 11 and 15 Victoria, cap. 48 ; Green on Evidence, part iii., p. 34 ; Gardner's peerage case—House of Lords' cases, as autho rities on this point. And, 3rd, that all that the co-re • spondent had done in paying her expenses to England and an - annuity of .ilooa year, did lief release himfrom his obli gation to leave the regiment and pay costs. Baron Martin concurred. Sir Cresswell Cresswell said that whatever doubts he had at first as to the admissibility of the copies of the register of the marriage of the parties, they were now entirely re moved, as the copies were made by public authority. The Court decreed divorce with costs against the co respondent (Captain Anderson). Dr. Swabey applied for a settlement of an annuity for the respondent, but the court declined to entertain the applica tion. SILIRE 228 DAY.) MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. -4 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Although the bullion operations at the Bank of England continue limited and the stock of the precious metals is maintained at a high point, the efflux of gold to the Continent is still conducted on an extensive scale. The specie received from Australia, America, and Russia, is at once trans mitted to France, and if a temporary pause took place in the consignments from those sources of supply, the drain from the Bank would probably be renewed. The money market, however, still remains in a very quiet state, and the terms of discount exhibit a downward tendency. First-class paper is nego ciated at 31, and even at 31 per cent., as the bankers and brokers are glad to find use for their capital at lower rates rather than keep it idle. As competition is thus excited, the markets get easier, and the impression is gaining ground that the minimum will soon have to be reduced to 4 or 31 per cent. Many persons consider that the alteration may be adopted within the next fort night, as the present regulations exclude the Bank from the discount market, and there is nothing in surrounding influences to justify the expectation of an early return of pressure. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon pre sented no alteration of importance. At the Bank of England there were no gold withdrawals yesterday. The dividend proposed by the London Chartered Bank of Australia for the last six months of 1858, is at the rate of 3 per cent., free of income tax, making a distribution of 6 per cent. for the year. Letters from Liverpool report that the cotton market, yesterday, closed steadily, and prices were fully supported. The sales were estimated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales. Business in the Railway Share market was nearly suspended, and quota tions were without material alteration. In the English Stock Market to-day a sma _ _ amount of Business has been transacted at rather firmer quotations . , the_ dealings having been re corded at prices fully equal to the highest point attained yesterday. The continued purchases for investment exert a beneficial influence. The stock daily purchased on that account represents a large aggregate amount each vi eek, and the dealers who are short of supplies find some difficulty in satisfying the requirements of the public. Speculation, however, continues depressed. Con sols have been 911 1, for money and account; but the present quotation is 91Z- 92, the market being decidedly firmer. The money business in cludes a purchase of £5,000 new Threes for the savings banks. Bank Stock remains steady at 220 to 22117 the New Threes 'and the Reduced at 901 91 ; the New 21 per Cents. are marked 76 India Stock, 218, ditto Loan Debentures, 934, and E*chequer Bills 18s. to 235. prem. Indian Loan Scrip is 921 93, being at a discount of 21 to 2 per cent. Stock Stock 14 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stook, 60 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stockl In the Foreign Stock Market business is mode rately active, and in most instances prices have further improved. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 63 to 64 ; ditto New, 52 to 54; and the 4 per Cents. have advanced to 1001- 1011 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. to 821 to 831 ; ditto (Urribarren), to 761; Brazilian 41 per Cents. to 90/ ; and Spanish 3 per Cents. are flat at 39 - ,-1 ; but the Deferred are firm at 271. Increased buoyancy [has been apparent in the Railway Share Market, a fair amount of business having been transacted in most of the principal lines at an improvement of 1 to 1 per cent. on yesterday's values. Caledonian, Great Western, North Western, Midland, North British, and South Eastern have advanced ss. ; Great Northern, South 25 Blythe and Tyne it Der Western, and South Wales, 10s. ; and North stk BA . . P .l e Ue s n e p d .ceit i o s 2 Eastern (Berwick), 15s. 20 Do. do. do. Shares tock Caledon 210, 41 per cent In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. transactions have been limited, prices, however, Stock oo c r r . sj o e . r gyhd, 5i pc have shown considerable firmness. Lombardo- Cork & Bandon, 5 n. c. Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun. Venetian Old Shares are quoted 51 t o 51 , an d the stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc New 5t051 ; Northern of France are at 35, and Stock oe Do. o. g o o . . Class lass p p: : Royal Danish at 11. Grand Trunk of Canada g toc .l p . . o c g o on. Ex. 5 p et.T 5 ,T 0 0 .. 2 have advanced 10s. ; East Indian, As. ; and Stock Do. New 6 per et. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Eastern Bengals about ss. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares aro' It n Uo a r s k. S .Jcn.li a rt r h es s Stock k Lt . at about former rates. London Joint-Stock realise Stock Edin.Perth,Sc spc s h ares pc. 301 ; London and Westminster, 491 ; Western Stock c Furness, ag. i cent wpm . . Bank of London, 31 ; Madras Irrigation, 18 ; and Stock oc yze . a S t po Ng e t ( l m ern . ri p. 4ll: ' South Australian Land, 35. Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.bp.c. Itedm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt Stock G t p .B cl ..& pr ly t. (l s r i c o l c al c fd . ) . 4 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Stock Do. Redeemable, 4i pct. Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Stock Do. Irredeemable, do Stock Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. - shares 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref Stock Do Binning. guar. stock 26i Do. Chester guar.shares 131 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Stock Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l Stock Do, pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Stock Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Stook Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Stock Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Stock Stock BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Ol - x1 90/ 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Nrilw 3 per,Cent. Annuities New 2f per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, aspire sth Jan., 1860 ll-16 ndia Stock Ditto Debentures Ditto Loan Scrip Consols for Account (June 7) March. June. exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & ltd 22 18 I Ditto Small, I#d. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 4f per Cent. 9Ol Grenada New Active, 3f per Cent. Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto ( Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cent. 27k Turkish 6 per Cent —...— Stock Stock [24 Londondy & Cole, 4 she. [24 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. ock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et. 6 Do. £6 ock Do. 34 per cent. 24 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c i I b):.. 4 per cent .. .ock Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock ,ock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir.6p.ct ,ock Do. 44 p. a. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 bock Do. Leic. & Ilitpret st. 0 f NewportAber,&c.pref.s t p. c. redeem, at sp. c.n nal 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. C. with option till 1866 An announcement was issued at Madrid on the 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh arcs 17th that the Spanish Government had withdrawn the per- Stock oo Do. o 5 , p. c. Etro d ck,lB443 mission which it had accorded for holding a meeting to Stock Do. " Vev.Va l l.Ex.Al: 4 4 7 7 raise subscriptions for the Italians anxious to return to their Stock too i rt l l sT i e ßritish, 5 per cent own country; such a course, it declares, being of an ag- Stock Nth.Dc w arl i at r k e . n o t . gressive character against Austria, and contrary to a spirit Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. of strict neutrality. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. MAILS FOR SOUTH AMERICA, &c.--The splendid 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. a. No. 1. new steamship Lima, belonging to the Pacific Mail Steam 1 p L )0 c. ...10 0 . r ...rt York, H. 874 4 ' .rur 6 c - Navigation Company, leaves Liverpool on Thursday next 20 North Staffordshire .. h. . . (to-morrow) for St. Vincent, Cape d e V er d s, Ri o de Stock Ox.Wr. & Wol.6po.lstg Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua Janeiro, Valparaiso, and the west coast of South Ame r i ca , St oc k D o . 44 p.. m. Db. stkin perp with the mails, &c. Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb SUClDE. — Yesterday an inquest was held a t th e Stock Do. 34 per a. pref. stock S s t toc oc k k D po o..A 7 b ipax e . r ec e l d. e e 4p n ir . e uf. percent.as t . a oc p k e. . Farm, Summers-town, near Oxford, on the body of Mr. William Herbert, who committed self-destruction by shoot ing himself on the previous day. The deceased was Sheriff lgs. South Devon, Ann. 10s. of Oxford last year, and was currently spoken of as the 1.0.6. So D uf ' h F E Mayor for the same city in 1859-60. Ho was also the Ann. I.BCie6T( eading largest upholsterer in the place, doing a very extensive S Bst t t o ocoo c kk k DD D oo o ..r . N 4;i xew p e c a r d4o ce i.,p n i t od. lisstsuise: business, principally in connection with the university. It Stock South Wales, gait 4 p.c. Stock Do. 44 per cent • appears that some time ago he was attacked with a low fever, and that he returnod to his business before his medical adviser thought it desirable, and since that time he had been 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. in a more or less desponding state of mind , and had taken 25 1 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. such a gloomy view of his pecuniary circumstances as their 25 $ Do. 6 per cent actual state did not warrant. On Monday forenoon he saw Stock Waterford & Kilk enny, Mr. T. Mallam, his solicitor, who assured him that his 6 percent.. balance-sheet was considerably in his own favour, and shortly after Mr. Mallam had left the Farm, where the deceased principally resided, Mr. Herbert proceeded into the cellar and shot himself through the heart with a gun. He had purchased half a pound of gunpowder and a box of percussion caps in Oxford that morning. Placing the gun t ni. h t e rr f i o e n d owi the o l l s one chialdeorn bin, with its muzzle to his heart, he had taken apparentlyandle of a broom to push back the trigger, and so had c g au le s t e t d instantaneous death. The deceased was beloved Saviour's b r o ,s u er t sam l k. B aes, months ago, and leaves a widow and behind him. f l bo n lu ne t a h sd e neighbourhood of the body L o unworthy. Art not Thou almighty m : - --- y " friends, oGod offorgivemercy, _lv. HERnusuaTl,Tho; 0 Lord ; just are Thy judg mies, pardon me forgive ? Itip.,ht g f yh o : ourene mies, teo ments. himself while wh r i e l t rin e a d s a tat v e er o d f to be worth £15,000. iie The deceased's business is said effect that he destroyed mind.iuctnstooutnhde Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Datch Exchange, 12.Guil. 2f per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ll 2 Consols for Account, June 7 a ttheSaturday.FEAßFULc ons elmmense 1 nt A mi r e eo e nn l s :WE operationsoNt T k 8 ILeuwere ieofhteduettae destruction tefiit countyhcaeaccident occurred yemployed at D th u iernht the met : u nction around carried on in those flywheel suddenly works, and while 70 rail i n s mill rolling iron for railway plate n broke, spreading confusion and flee, atgoaitnhset weight was about 20 tons, and its diametenr2tleffeet. The wheel making 70 revolutions a T prin cipal ponderoush e portion of the shattered fragments of and a-half machine fell into the wheel pit, but oth t e li r r t s h e is halt? tons,that right and left. One, weighing t a on w s , a m ll - , a m s d a ri ki v u e g n u a b d r i e s a ta oh nc i e n o i f t f2u9llyyarfodusr anfedetsNtk two in breadth, passing on other 21 yards. Near to and there is another fragment weighing one and a deeply imbedded in the ground. The roof of the mill been shattered some 160 feet in length, and 40 in breadth, and it fell upon four men while at work cutting iron at the shears in front of the flywheel. The men were buried be neath the ruins. Measures were at once adopted to extricate them, a very difficult task from the quantity of heated iron flying about. The first person discovered was Patrick Marther, who had been killed instantly by the roof falling on him. Daniel Duffy was the next persondiscovered. He fell over a hot rail end, and is much burnt. He has also lost one of his fingers. Matthew Murphy, a married man, was found covered over by the slates. He is much burnt, and suffers from wounds in various parts of his body. Michael Duffy, the fourth man, was at the time of the accident carrying iron from a waggon to the shears. He was knocked down, and the huge mass of iron falling on his legs th ey were dreadfully smashed. One of Igs 10 -P bai been amputated, DOCKS ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. E' ....-- r- , ... 5..• ..0 .)• Share Railways. -... !„ ..o ;. ce. .. Closing Rusineas — u - Pri 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Juer 4 ion 10 si 54 50 Belfast and Ballymena all - - 13.14 Bin, Wol., and Str. Val all 7 8 Stook Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 57 59 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 32 35 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Ilolyhead - - 50 Cork and Bandon all - • - , 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Cornwall all 4 5 10 Do. A A roves. no div 10 Do. B until6 p .c. p er an lan - - hasbeen p.o d t B ( all 50 Dublin andßelfast June all - - 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 8 9 Stock East Anglian lOO 13 14 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 52 53 52 1 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 35 40 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 25 27 25 Do. NW. A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 - - 25 East Kent all 12 14 Stock East Lancashire lOO 83 85 20 East Suffolk all - - 10 Do - - Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68 70 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 23 25 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - Stock Furness - - Stock Glasgow & South Westn lO 88 90 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 Stock Great Northern lOO 94 913 9 61 6 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 75 80 Stock ' Do. do. B Stock lO 124 128 Stock Gt. Soutb.& Wstn.(Treld) 100 101 103 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 50 55 12 Irish South Eastern all - - 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 78 82 164 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 9 10 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 84 85 ° _ " 2 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 14 lid 9 Do. do. £9 shares, 7 1 lid 3 Do. West Riding Union 4 - - 1 20 Do. Southport - - Stock London and Blackwall all 59 61 - Do.Newiss.at 2510sp.sh - - - Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 107 109 1084 Stock London & North Westn 100 86 87 86 4 7 12. Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 8 6 87 86 / 7 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine - - 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 5 7 Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 324 334 10 Metropolitan 3 - -- d Stock Midland lOO 93 94 91 4 3/ Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 69 .71 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - 100 Ne,astle and Carlisle all - - 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 11 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 - - - 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros Stock Norfolk lOO i 52 55 50 North. Counties Union 34 ; 34 3 d Stock North British lOO 504 514 514 ;took Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO 1 - - Stook. Do.A Stk.- Arec.no diV until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - Stock Do. B Stock lOO - - Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 834 844 841 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 3 24 d d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 414 424 Stock Do. York lOO 68 5 691 12 Stock North London lOO. 100 104 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 23 Is. 20 North Staffordshire 174 54 54. d 124 • 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 6 8 ' , Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 27 29 : 10 Peebles all - - 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO - - took Scottish Central lOO 105 107 .1 took Sooth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 22 24 1 tock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 78 8 0 ~ took Shropshire Union lOO 40 42 3 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 5 4 d 1 took South Devon lOO 39 41 2 tock South-Eastern lOO 61 62 614 2 took South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 63 67 2 20 Do. do lB - - 2 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 1 25 Stockton & Darlington all 344 354 2 25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - 25 Do. do. 1858 7 - - - Stockton & 11artlepool 164 - -2 , ock Taff Vale lOO - -1 , ock Do. Preference, No. 1 - -2 , 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 1 :ock Vale of Neath lOO 55 65 li ock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - -2( SO Waterford & Limerick all - -2( ?Co West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. Sr Cry. Pal all - - ( 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till ( 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 21 31 2( 5 Do. B all 7 74 9 West London all - - 0 Do. Ist Class all - - !0 Do. 2d Class - - 9 10 10a 86 88 8 9 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah. & S. Fran., Lim.7p. c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissevsac Carmeaux Mine & RaiL Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valle Great •Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction ....... Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout... Lombardo Venetian.... Lucca & Pistoja, 5 P.c.pf. Lyons and Geneva .... ,Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans ...... 'Recife& S. Fran. (Pero.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg.... Rome and Frascati .... Royal Daniell -- Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 p. C. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria '' Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand all all 8 all all 3f 31 - 1)1 2 d 11 2 1 8 7 d 23 24 - 41 -411 21 21d 7 8 17 19 341 35} - P 8 9 309 311 46 48 4 3 d 4i 5 74 Si 17 18 5 54 19 20 BRITISH MINES, Share' Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack)l British Iron 1 - Conduirow (Carnborne). LO Devon G. Cone. (Tavist.) - East Bassett (Illogan). -- Great South Tolgus - G. Wheal A Ifd.(Ph ill ack) - G. Wheal Vor(Helston) - Lady Bertha - North Frances (Mogan) - North Wheal Crofty - N.Wh'l Basset allogsl - Par Consols (St. Pl ax y ... Porkellis• Unit. ?Wend.) - Sortridge CP.lis. Min. Co. - ISouthCaradon(St.Cleer) -- ISorth C. Brea( 'Hogan). - S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 5 Tamar Silver and Lead 10 Tin Minin Cro ft g' Co - lUnitedMines(Gwennap) - IVale of Towey (Carta.) - West Basset (Illogan) - W. Caradon (Itiakearti) , - Wheal Basset allogan) 1 - Wheal Buller (Itedruth); Wheal Edward (Cals.) 1 - !Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) - !WWI Trelawney (Usk.) Paid. Cloanie Pric I BDone.asincea e. 6 4 7 2 3 450 460 195 204 13 1k 2 18.18.91 128 1 6 d 1 . 7 56 . i - 11 6 71 81 7 71 81 124 131 235 245 21 185 2} 195 11 21 4i 41 22 23 IWO 105 190 200 115 125 1 t 21 10 11 44 46 29 31 11 2.11.10 17s 11.18.8 188 1 :, 7.9.4 nil. PECKOVER V. PECKOVER AND JOLLY This was a petition by the husband for divorce against the wife for adultery with the Co-respondent. Their lordships were of opinion that the marriage and adultery were proved, and decreed divorce, with costs, against the co-respondent. KING V. KING AND BROWN. This was a petition by the husband against the wife for divorce for adultery with the co-respondent (part heard). John Parsons, solicitor, proved the marriage of the parties at St. Botolph's Church, Aldgate, City, in 1814. . The alleged adultery was supposed to be committed on board the ship Vernon, on her passage from England to Bombay, 2d September, 1855. William King, Maria Wyatt, James-Purcell, William Aspinal proved the cohabitation. Lord Campbell said the marriage and adultery were clearly proved, and decreed divorce, with costs against the co-respondent. Baron Martin observed he could have wished to hear farther evidence if it could be got. The co-respondent's counsel said his client was, at the time, 17 or 18 years of age, and it could be shown that the lady seduced and carried away the gentleman. Lord Campbell could not hear it. BRITAIN V BRITAIN AND CAMP.-(FURTHER HEARING.) This was a petition by the husband against the wife for divorce for adultery with the co-respondent. This case was postponed to amend pleas. The respondent's counsel proposed on affidavits to prove it or add a plea of re-crimination against the husband on the evidence of her mother and his surgeon—that the peti• tioner at the time she left him was labouring under the lothsome disease of gonorhea. Lord Campbell refused the application. The respondent's counsel then applied for a small weekly allowance. Their lordships allowed her Bs. per week to be paid for her to her mother. • The respondent's counsel also applied for costs, on the authority of the case Evans v. Evans; Holt v. Molt, where costs were applied for de die in diem; Ling v. Ling, before this court, where costs were given under similar circum stances, where the wife had no money to pay costs. Sir Cresswell Cresswell said if costs were applied for be fore hearing costs were given, but after decree against her no costs are given under section 51 of the act. The petitioner's counsel opposed the application. £l9 had' been already paid, and that was sufficient, besides Ss. per week to be paid. She can get her costs from the co-respon d.tnt—Wells v. Wells (divorce cases). Lord Campbell said, to compel the petitioner to pay costs whether he was right or wrong, would be monstrous. If the application had been made before the trial she would have got costs, or her attorney for her, but the Court cannot now give costs. Baron Martin had difficulty in understanding the grounds on which costa were given to a woman guilty of adultery against the husband ; they might be given to her attorney if he applied in time, but not having done so he lost his remedy. Sir C. Cresswell said costs were given to the wife to enable her to defend herself, but here she had all the' assistance she could have, and it was the duty of the attor ney to apply before hearing for payment of his taxed bill of costs. Their lordships decreed divorce, without costs to wife's attorney, and without costs against co-respondent, as he was a poor man. COURT OF BANK RTJTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulbuin.) IN RE FREER A N AND CHARTRES-TIIII COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT. These bankrupts had carried on business at the Cotniner oial Restaurant in Cheapside, and were yesterday gazetted as bankrupts. The "Commercial" was set up against the " Patrician," and both have failed, the " Patrician " being also a bankrupt. Mr. Lawrance now applied for a private meeting, and one was appointed for Monday next. IN RE CARTWRIOHT.-AN AWKWARD EXECUTRESS-SHIP, Mr. Lawrance applied in this case for the allowance of the accountant's charges out of the estate. The facts were that the deceased husband of the bankrupt had been in partnership with other persons, and on his decease she con tinued the share business as executrix, and her liabilities caused the failure. As she had no knowledge of the ac counts she was compelled to engage an accountant, whose charges amount to £75. His Honour considered this to be a case within the meaning of the Act, the bankrupt being unable to render assistance, and made an order. IN RE WEBS. This bankrupt was an apothecary of East India .road, Poplar, and applied for his certificate. In April, 1857, he had a surplus of £6,675, and he now owes to unsecured creditors, £7,861; to ditto holding security, £21,225. The assets are returned at £2,200 ; property held by creditors, £33,380 ; profits, £2,797 ; expenses, £2,960. Mr. Pennel, in his report, stated the accounts had been well kept. The failure arose through building speculations. There was no opposition, and it appeared that the bank.. rupt had offered 20s. in the pound by instalments extending over three years, but one creditor refused, and bankruptcy ensued. Mr. Lovell, for the bankrupt, said that the property had been greatly depreciated by 'the failur e of Mr. Mare and the closing of the yards at Millwall, whereby 1,000 men had been thrown out of employment. Bankrupt had de voted the whole of his time to managing the property for the assignees. His Honour said there was no taint on Mr. Webb's cha racter, and as the failure might fairly bo attributed to un avoidable circumstances, and as the accounts had been accurately kept, the Court had great pleasure in granting him a first-class certificate, and be would leave the court without a stain upon his character. SHERIFFS' COURT. BUCKLEY Y. ISAACS. Mr. Clarke, of Bedford-row, appeared for the defendant, and stated that he had to apply for a new trial under rather novel circumstances. The defendant owed plaintiff £8 lls., and for this amount he was sued. The cause was appointed for hearing on the 18th April last, but plaintiff did not appear, and the cause struck out. Plaintiff was induced to call upon defendant, and defendant offered to pay £1 per week. This he did, but a new summons had been granted to plaintiff for hearing on the 16th May, and the defendant thought that would not be pro.. ceeded with so long as he kept up his payments. On the 16th May, however, plaintiff attended the hearing, and took judgment for £8 11s., although he had received £3. Mr. Clarke now applied either to have that judgment set aside, and an order made for defendant to pay £1 per week, or for his honour to grant a new trial. Plaintiff said that defendant was told by him to attend the court on the 16th of May ; this defendant denied. Plaintiff—And the £3 has been paid into court. Mr. Clarke—Yes, but not by defendant. He paid you personally. You paid it into court. His Honour said it was not right to take a judgment for lls. when only £sllx. was due. He could not grant the application. The only way to get over the difficulty wa s to let the matter go to a judgment summons, and then the order could be made upon cause being shown. Application refused. As an example of the ludicrous insolence which accompanies the barbarity of General Gyulai's proceedine in Piedmont, a printed document h as b een circulating in P ar i s . There is no suspicion of its being a forgery. It is a kind of passport, given to some Sardinian subjects, and dated from Mortara, with these words at the head :—"Aus trian Empire— Province of Sesia." AMERICAN TRAVELLERS. —There has been no general war upon the Continent for nearly 50 years, and during that time American emigration to Paris, Germany, and Italy has increased many fold. Numerous American families reside in Rome, Florence, and other Italian cities. Many have children at German schools and colleges ; others live in the south of France, in Switzerland, or nestle in cosy nooks alon g th e R hine. The effect of the war will be, first, to send all these residents to Paris or London (for who knows that the city of Paris may not again be occu pied by foreign troops, as in 1815 by the allies ?) and, secondly, to arr es t t h e usual summer travel to Europe. So much the worse for the European shopkeepers, tavern landlords, &c., and so much the better for the same class of people here. Our fashionable birds of passage will be obliged to seek their pleasure and spend their money at home, it m ay b e, for some years ; for when war commences it will not be easy to fix the date of its conclusion.—New York Herald. PREFERENCE SHARES. Share 1 I Railways. . _l_ all }lOO 8 100 100 100 100 all Paid. / Closing Business Price. Done. 40 51 94 96 99 101 51 i 08 10 1 108 112 104 110 101 112 108 111 122 127 78 80 68 70 107 109 115 117 108 112 102 108 61 .13 11 11} 92 94 83 E 5 84 80 99 101 9 t ;18 17 )94 10 70 72 18 19 9 94 134 144 136 138 1155 165 7 118 120 111 64 68 138 138 100 101 91 93 p 91 10 10+ 114 8i 9 106 108 N N 14 1 p d 22 i 4 234 115 120 115 118 98 100 10 10! 23 231 100 102 100 102 111 IS lo9i 10i 27 28 30 32 45 55 27t i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. I Leasing 1 Co.'s. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire .... ClydesdaleJunction..l Colchester, Stour Vald E.Lincolnshire,g'.6p.c.l IC Union,HarwichShs.l Ln& N.W Ln& N. W Caledonia E.U. &E C Gt. North. E.Counts. 95 98 99 101 16 17 134 136 41 92 , Do. Woodbridge • Gls.Barr.&Neils • Drct• Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool•Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Caledonia Do. .. . Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N. Md. Do. Do. 108 110 Sharei Do. 1 Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking* Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& Reder, g.6p.c P D Nk N D 3T ro o :gi e w md . r . tl d ahß o, r o n i r n aa x . rn&Ge ddktandf perte:d3saß4psue per cent r it c s. S . e cPx n. . t. Do. shares A. Itoystn,liitch.,& Shep Shf.ltoth.&Gol. g .sp.c. S hrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley ** 13P. C. Wilitsdald ************* Wimbledon& Croydn. S. East Do. 64 88 115 120 89 91 ;Peto 11.)o Norio Do LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N W 1 & L.Yk. j Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassoy M'Clean tk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. L.&Brgtn 2,1- 2i. 94 96 ip 55 57 1133 1313 Share , Docks. I pm I Paid Closing I Business Price. Done. Stock Com _ . . ... .. 100 Stock Commercial.,.., per Cent Pret 11i. 100 Stock East and West India... 100 Stock London... ... 100 Stock St. Katharine..""'..... 100 Stock Southampton .......... 100 -- Stock Victoria .............. , 100 96 q,O . Do New .............! 18 —99 9711 7 Closing Bnslnsss Price. Done'. Sto. I stock 100 100 Stock FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCt?pper,Lim. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at 25 p.) 20 Do. St.Johnd eIR ey,Lizp .. 5 Do. Land and Miningv:, 2o. 1 Clarendon Conso'„ mi n _ lu g Co. of J amaica ... 40 Cobra Cor - ,,, i . — , l , Ci fi l t j ani ' Cop. Ming. Co p'` Fortuna .0 General 3 Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 31ariquita 1 New Granada 1 N. Rhine Cop. of S. Ans. L 20 Pontgi baud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt 5 Port Philip i 30Santiago de Cuba 28.2. nited Mexican 10s 7i •- pal 9 11 11 2 1 !.2 24 1 9 1 d I {P 3 4 16 2 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ! Pah , Sharei Joint-Stock Banks. . Closing Business ` Price. I Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 68 70 40 Australasia all 82 84 25 Bank of Egypt all 19 21 100 Pank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co all 00 British North American all 55 57 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 12 21 11 d 100 Cit 100 Co lo nial 25 50 61 63 -- 20.11 Coin. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of Dindon 2O 172 5 20 Eng., Scet., & Aus. Ch all 14 is 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 211 221 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock .. • 10 100 London & Westminster. 20 ISt 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .11k. Corporation all -- 20 Ottoman Bank all 141 151 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all -- 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 25 Union of Australia all. 48/ 25 Do. New 2O 56 Union of London lO 24 100 Unity Mutual 6O _ 100 Western Bk of London 50 —d 31 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Pa d. Closing Business Prices. Done. Can. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. & July 100 112 113 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 109 111 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 109 111 N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July lOC 108 110 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 109 -- -- N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 98 100 Nova ScotiaGov.6 p.c. S . Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 109 108 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 107 109 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 MISCELLANEOUS. Share Miscellaneous. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint DO Atlantic Tel. (Limited) a Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mail. 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at £5 dis 50 British American Land 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7p. c. tin 1862 20 Do. C . 30 Canada Land 10 Chan. Islands Tel. (L im ) ;ock Cop.Min.otEng. &Smltg n Do. Preference 7i p er et 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam ack Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lini ) :0 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim 15 Gen. Steam Navigation 0 London Discount 4 Lond. G en. Omnibus Co 0 Mediter. Electric Teleg .0 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) 5 National Discount Co .0 Netherlands Land ,0 Do do 5 Do 8 p.c.Prer.,iss. at Idis 10 N. ifr. &NovaScotiaL and 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) 0 North of Europe Steam 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares 5 Peel River Land & Min 0 Pen. & Oriental Steam 0 Do. New 0 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr O Rhymney Iron 5 Do. New 0 Royal Mail Steam . . 1 Scot.Austrin. Inr.(Lim ) 5 South Australian Land 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip 1 Do. do Registered 0 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can ,van Diemen's Laud Paid 1 121161 nm dona Price. 13 14 150 200 !ES 29 I i 2 3 25 28 33 35 19 21 12 14 [OB 115 8 9 all all all 158, all all 231 24 1 4 6 08 102 I - I 11 if 54 It 1I ii I 1: d 24 21 79 81 10 12 2 11d 22 24 54 6i 54 58 1071 1171 35 37 8 10 37 39 9 11 THE LATE FIRE IN LI3IE-STREET. A deputation of the inhabitants and merchants of the ward of Lime. street waited upOn the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house, this morning, and called his lordship's attention to the late calamitous fire in that quarter of the City. Complaint was made that such a vast quantity of oil was allowed to be accumulated in one warehouse. It was extremely dangerous in so densely populated a por tion of the City, and so near Leadenhall-market. The de putation were desirous of asking his lordship if some steps could not be taken to prevent for the future the recurrence of so dreadful a calamity. Messrs. Hubbard and Son, upon whose premises the fire occurred, were in a large way of business, and this was not the first time that such a conflagration had happened. Some time back a very extensive one occurred at their premises in East Smithfield purely by accident, but yet it was necessary for the sake of safety that the collection of such a quantity of combustibles should be prevented. The deputation had conferred with Mr. Alderman Cubitt, who advised their attendance here this morning. • His Lordship advised that an inquiry should take place before a Coroner, and then suggestions could be made which would act as a preventive. Enquiries should take place as to the origin of the fire, and then some• thing definite could be' arrived at. Some time ago the City authorities interfered in a case in which a person kept a quantity of naphtha in his premises. That person resisted, and the case was brought before a civil court, which decided that it was an indictable offence. His lordship said he should move in the matter, and no doubt some steps would soon be takcn. The City Solicitor would be communicated with. Mr. Hubbard said the most dangerous article in their premises was spirits of turpentine. _ - The City Solicitor said he should communicate with the churchwardens of tho ward of Langbourne, and the depu tation then withdrew, after thanking his lordship for his courtesy. THE ALLEGED POISONING AT RICHMOND. CORONER'S INQUEST (THIS DAY). The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Isabella Bankes was resumed this morning at the Court-house, Richmond. The result of the magisterial inquiry on Friday last, which was reported at length in The Sun, namely, the committal for trial of Dr. Smethurst on a charge of wilful murder, seemed to have increased rather than diminished the excitement, and at an early hour a largo number of persons were in attendance anxious to obtain admission into the court. The proceedings commenced at the usual hour, but, con trary to all expectation, the prisoner was not in attendance. The Coroner, in accounting for the absence of Dr. Sme thurst, said a communication had been received from the Home-office, to the effect that as ho had been committed for trial by the magistrates, on a charge of wilful murder, there was no power to compel the gaol authorities to be in attendance with their prisoner. He regretted such a cir cumstance, but as it was a difficulty that could not at pre sent be surmounted, the jury would have to arrive at a verdict in the absence of the person most deeply interested. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, who appeared for the prosecu tion, said, at the magisterial examination of the prisoner, on Friday last, he had adduced the medical evidence, and the course he should adopt on the present occasion would be to hear that evidence repeated that day as briefly as possible, in order that the inquiry might terminate in the evening. Dr. Julius, Mr. Bird, Dr. Taylor, and the other medical gentlemen then merely repeated their evidence, the general opinion being that the unfortunate lady's death was caused through exhaustion pr o d uce d b y the administration of small dimes of an irritant poison. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, -(THIS D4l MARLBOROUGH -STREET. ASSAULT ON LORD GEORGE PAULET.-111rgaret Welsh, a female about 35 years of age, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged with assaulting and annoying Lord George Paulet, as follows His lordship said that on the previous evening, about 11, he was coming out of the United Service Clubhouse, when he saw the prisoner at the bar standing at the bottom 0' the steps. She immediately, and in a very offensive man:: ner, asked him for a shilling, which he refused to give her, and she then followed him up Waterloo-place to near Regent circus, Piccadilly. He told her that if she continued to follow him be would give her in charge. She then ap proached so close that she trod on his foot, and he pushed her away from him. She then made a run at him, attempt ing to strike him, and nearly pushed him off the pavement, and that moment a constable coming up he gave her into custody. She had repeatedly annoyed him in a similar way, and he had threatened to give her into custody repeatedly. In answer to questions by the chief clerk, his lordship said the demand was not made in the way of begging, but in a very different tone. He had known the prisoner for about 30 years, as a crossing. sweeper, but she had no claim on him whatever. Welsh, the gaoler of the court, said she had been there 50 times on different charges—assaults, begging, &c. In her defence, the prisoner said his lordship had seduced her when a girl, and she had merely asked for assistance. She was very sorry, but would not do it again, His worship might do what he thought proper with her. Mr. Bingham committed her.for two months, with the ' view of stopping her annoyance. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, May 25.—Wind this day at noon—W.N.W.; light airs, with fine clear weather. FALMOUTH, May 25.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Amalia, from Mayaquiz. QUEEsTOWN, May 24.—Sailed—Egmond, for Sari. nam. PORTSMOUTH, May 24.—Wind light and variable.— Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Dasher, from Guernsey. Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Banshee, for Malta. PLYMOUTH, May 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Token, from Dartmouth for Quebec, leaky. Sailed—Her Majesty's steamer Curnoa. LIMERICK, May 23.—Sailed—Jenny Lind, for Bar badoes. HAVRE, May 23—The Lydia, brig, of and from Bor deaux (21st February) to Aspinwall, has been lost near St. Martha; crew and passengers saved. DUNDEE, May 24.—The Dundee, screw steamer, arrived from Greenland, has sustained damage to her cutwater by the ice. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Ceres, steamer, from Dublin ; Havre, steamer, from Havre; La Poule, from Cherbourg; Empress Eugenie, steamer, from Liverpool. Sailed—Empress Eugenie and Ceres, steamers, for Lon don ; La Poule, for Cherbourg. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived, May 24—Adelaide, from Santander; Catherina, from Buenos Ayres. Arrived, May 25—Ebro, screw steamer, from Corunna. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind, calm, tide half-hour's ebb. Arrived, May 25—Batavia. from Rotterdam ; Holland, steamer, from Ostend; Lionne, from Gravelines; Muret, from Gravelines. Sailed, May 24—Monteagle, for Bombay ; Halcyon, for Corfu; Senator, for Marseilles ; Rhone, steamer, for Genoa ; De Brand, for Odessa; Candidate, for Barbadoea ; Jessy, for Trinidad. Sailed, May 25—Abbot, for Cronstadt ; Sir Edward Banks, steamer, for Calais. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.N.E., moderate Passed—Leguan, for Grenada ; Candidate, for Barbados —both from London. Tho American ship Anne Hastburn, from New Orleans, to Cronstadt, cargo of cotton, has been supplied with an anchor and 30 feet of chain. PURCHASE OF STEAMERS BY THE SPANISH isho: it ern ich - GOVERNMENT.—We are inf orme d that tl ment has purchased th e screw steamie n sh iP pa s Alps, Andes, Taurus, and Teneriffe from the Cunard Company, is now building new vessels of greater power and capacity to 'replace them. N ERs, BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT INSTITUTI ON.— Yesterday the ann i versary festival of this useful and excellent institution was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, under the presidency a ,6 t T te h n e da s n a ce ce of Mr. Mark Lemon. The the vic T is h s e itu C d h e a s irm of obs we e s r as v saednndullathPl:rtroojsus.rity of the Newsvenders' Insti tution,"posed was not suspected Chairman , nher proposing t h o labour by day and night to which the newsmen were ex class of of th • eir callin by those who did not know some thing. (Hear, hear.) It was to help this agepersons in g sickness and to afford them rest in old The that the appeal of that night was made. appeal was made not only to those who would generously subscribe to the fund without a hope of sharing in its advantages, but to the trade itself, who by their subscriptions would secure a benefit which they could receive without shame or a sense of degradation. As mem bers or distributors of that general intelligence which had now become a public necessity in this country, he called on them to subscribe to this commendable and excellent insti tution. Mr. Terry, one of the founders of the institution, returned thanks on its behalf, and gave instances of the benefits which it had been the means of conferring on the families of members who during their lifetime had little supposed that they would have occasion for its aid. The subscriptions amounted to a very considerable sum. FUNERAL OF A ROMAN PRINCE.—The funeral of Prince Rospigliosi, as it seems to belong to another cen tury and a bygone order of things, will, doubtless, be the last of its kind, and therefore merits description. By an exclusive privilege claimed by Roman princes, he was taken to his last resting-place in his state carriage, gaily decked and newly painted for the occasion.. The funeral was cele , orated at the Church of San Francesco a Rippa, where the family vault of the Rospigliosi is situated. The last observ ance of the ceremony was the most curious of all. The head cook, in his costume of cirque cento, advanced respectfully to the foot of the bier, and, bowing to tho ground, asked the usual morning question, "Your Excellency has orders for me f" The inquiry was made with an expressive smile and a distinctnesss of utterance which almost shook the nerves of the bystanders. The dead man, however, not betrayin g by word or gesture any c om p rehension of t he question, the great functionary of the Rospigliosi household, after wait ing patiently for a few moments, withdrew, walkin g back wards to the door of the church, a nd , standing in thepceh rstihner the o rd pi e a r z s zli ! o) , called out with sten torian voi ce to the drivers of th e Ros pigliosinrive h carriages, t E h x e c r e e l d le i a n cy vast has no numbers g i v e you, and will require your services uo more—Court Journal. BA 771 RACES-( THIS DAY). Oh ELECTRIC TELEGRA.PH.) Arrived—Pensioner and Predictor. LATEST BETTING. DERRY. 2to 1 agst Tho Promised Land (taken) 7to 1 agst Musjid (offered) Bto 1 agst Trumpeter (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gamester (offered) 25 to 1 agst Electric (offered) 30 to 1 agst Marionette (offered) 33 to 1 agst Balnamoon (offered) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1859. Chelmsford JUNE. . 7 Newton • .22 Beverl, H ull, and E.R. 8 Newcastle Hungerfo ey rd 9 Odiluun 28 Ascot 14 I Bibury Club 29 Manchest er l5 Stockbridge 30 Hampton .............. 22 . Richmond. Bedford ... OCTOBER. .. 4 Newmarket 5.0.10 .. 8 Newmarket H •>, Jr) . .. 1 Winchester Carlisle .. 5 Newmarket Ju1y........ 5 Worcester Summer 7 Abingdon 12 Liverpool July 13 Nottingham 19 Stamford 2l Marlborough 22 Goodwood 26 UST. York August l7 E gha 23 Radeli e...' ...... ............... 23 Stockton 25 Lichfield 29 Derby ........31.. 'EMBER. Aui Brighton. Brighton Club 5 Lewes Wolverhampton North Staffordshire 9 Reading lO SEPT Warwick Doncaster 13 Leicester Monmouth. 22 Manchester Autumn 23 Newmarket P.O 27 NovE: Worcester Autumn 2 I Liverpool Autumn 9 STATE OF TRADE. LEEDS, May 24.—For a Tuesday's market there has been a good attendance of buyers in thp cloth halls to-day, and a fair amount of business has been done. Though light goods still sell well, there has been more done in ordinary cloths to-day than of late. Prices are firm, and the trade altogether is not so well as it was a fortnight ago. MANCHESTER, 24th.—We have had an improved —indeed an almost extraordinary, demand for India cloths to-day, in consequence of further private telegrams from Calcutta, through Bombay, to April 24, giving still better accounts of the state of trade than were to hand last week. According to these advices all sorts of manufactured goods had further advanced in price under a large demand, with heavy sales for arrival. This has led to a brisk trade here in 40-inch shirtiugs, jacconets, and madapollams. These goods, which had yielded a little in price last week, notwithstanding the favourable advices then to hand, have rallied very decidedly in price to-day, and close much firmer. The wider kinds of shirt ings for Calcutta, such as 45-inch fabrics and upwards, have advanced considerably in value, being . very scarce, while the demand for them is pressing. Figured shirtings for the same market are also in fair demand. In other kinds of cloth, whether for export or home demand, the market is quite as flat as it was last week, and prices were again somewhat easier. The yarn market is much the same as that for cloth. India yarns are in fair demand at last week's rates, in some cases rater firmer. While the German buyers are out of the market yarns for the home trade, for China, and for the Mediterranean are dull, and about -id. per lb. cheaper than last Tuesday. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT. (From the London Gazette.) CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 21. County of Londonderry—Robert Peer Dawson, of Mayola park, county of Londonderry, Esq. ; Sir Frederick Wil liam Haygate, of Bellarena, county of Londonderry, Bart. Borough of Coleraine—John Boyd, of Dundoan, county of Londonderry, Esq. City of Londonderry—Sir Robert Alexander Ferguson, of the Farm, Londonderry, Bart. County of Wexford—Patrick McMahon, Req., of Inner Temple-lane, London ; John George, Esq., of Cahore House, county of Wexford. Borough of Wexford—John Edward Redmond, of the Deeps, county of Wexford, Esq. Borough of New Ross—Charles Tottenham, Esq.. of Bally curry, county Wicklow. King's County—John Pope Hennessy, Esq., of the Inner Temple, London; Patrick O'B r i en , E sq., o f Merrion square, Dublin. MAY 23. County of Kilkenny—The Honourable Leopold Agar Ellis, of Gowran Castle, county of Kilkenny; John Greiine, Esq., of Ballynooney, county of Kilkenny. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Nearly the whole of the supply of English wheat brought forward on Monday was on offer here to-day. The receipts fresh up, coastwise and by land carriage, were small. Very few largo buyers were in attendance, and the trade ruled heavy in the extreme, at an average decline, when com pared with last week, of 5s per quarter. ..., . _ Foreign wheat was in good supply and heavy request, at 3s to 4s per quarter less money than on this day se'n night. There was a moderate inquiry for barley at about previ . ous currencies. We had a dull inquiry for malt, supported. Prices, however, were Oats, beans, and peas moved off slowly, at about Mon day's quotations. Flour was very dull, and most kinds were lower to purchase. ARRIVALS 'TATS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats Flour. English 1,210 1 ; 2,590 ; 1,120: 2,450 Irish Foreign 11,640 i 2,870 1 12,480 1 i 2,640 sks blr WHITECHAPEL. The demand fur each kind of meat rules inactive, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 48 6d ; lamb, 4s 4d to .5s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3 2d to 48 2d per BM, by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Owing to the backward state of the bine, our market id active, and prices continue to advance. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. —YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 15 11 15 Antwerp 24 95 25 2 Brussels . . ........ 24 95 . 26 2 Hamburgl; Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 35 25 40 Frankfort on Maine — 1151 116 Vienna Trieste 1 Petersburgh — 32 32 Madrid Cadiz — 49 1 49 Leghorn --310 31 Genoa , 25 70 25 90 _ N ap l es _ 1 17 1 39 17 Palermo 117 117 Messina — 51 Lisbon 511 62 Oporto Rio Janeiro 6O days st. New York • • E.I. Co's bls. Home bl.. t3Ol. •• 23/ Calcutta, Co.'s rupee Bombay ditto Madras ditto East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 2d to the 10th May. £0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bengal Madras Bombay .co 0 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Staadard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 99 0 5 21 DEPARTVRE OF THE SCREW STEAMSIIIP AR -The screw s teamship AR MFNIAN FROMLIVERPAPOrmO,OWniIaTniisaimiIedEAFR ye sterdayl MAILS. c ru es day) from Liverpool for the west coast of Africa. Besides the African mails, she also took 23 passengers and a full cargo. It was originally intend e d t h at the Armenian should have left Liverpool on Saturday last, but in conse quence of some accident sustained by her in coming out of dock her departure was delayed until yesterday. The last American advices mention that the Canadian -Parliament was prorogued on the 2d inst., and that shortly previous to its breaking up notice was given by hon. members in both houses that early in the ensuing Reg sion.resoli ttions will be moved that her Majesty bo pleased to authorise the governor-general to call a convention 0f24 delegates, for the purpose of preparing a constitution for Canada, to be submitted to the people and afterwards to the Imperial Parliament. Conger-eel soup, says Dr. Routh, in the Medical Times, forms the basis of many rich and nourishing soups ; and for this reason our French brethren, who have so mu ch . taste for " potae, , es," import them in immense quantit i es this count ry, w h ere they a b ound. As a soup, it peculiarly nourishing, and very readily im d prozA e both the appetite and the utrength. Like lentil po Mr. Jones, of Jersey, speaks highly ch will i i ii ng whi aft ch er , often retain i t when it will reject all owtheei'kin. ,desofafeossode ble by the poor renders it very easily obtainable a c f h te io r ro all to o rm ther mltesancosinhiladrafatiilOXictanhc eahepSc‘pedrieveomaisto- 31BER ie ~g 1e o- of 1