The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-18 00:00:00

:ItOIVEY AI A RICE?' AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. A limited business is reported in the discount market, and, as accommodation can be obtained there on lower terms than at the Bank of England, t he applications at that establishment have further diminished. In the course of a few days, how "er,- parties desirous -of subscribing to the uevir loans will have to send in their deposits, which if the Operations referred to meet with success may represent a large aggregate amount and exercise some influence in stimulating the inquiry. There 18 a stead— y demand for mercantile enterprise which, Judging from the Board of Trade returns, and the railway traffic, is making favourable progress. The Liverpool cotton market yesterday closed 411 a very inactive appearance, and prices were depressed . i The sales were estimated at 6 , 000 bales. 11 r ailway shares the transactions were rather li mited, 4. and quotations were without any impor tant change, e ,.. 4 the meeting of the Berlin Water Works ,:alpany took pla c e to-day, Mr. Goschen in the e '' 'air. It appeared from the report that the reve nue of the company for the half-year was im 13113ving, and shows on this occasion a surplus of £249 lls. 4d. The fifth and last call on the new Shares had been promptly responded to. There 7as some di scuss i on on th e n ec essity of urging the lo cal agents i n B er li n t o us e strenuous efforts to induce the inhabitants to avail themselves more adopt e d . Although the business transacted in the market r 7 Public securities continues quiet, the tendency 0 prices is favourable, and the Funds are per : lit • higher than they were at the close of busi -e"Yesterday. Consols are 954 for money and account. Speculation continues quiet, but there ha ve been a few purchases of money stock, :eluding a n i nves t men t amoun ti ng to £15,000 . ' o ck for th e S av i ngs B an k s , w hich has ' l3 doubt exerc i se d a b e neficial influence The New Threes and the Reduced have advanced to 95i 9SI; Long Annuities (1885), to 18 1-16; In dia Loau Debenture (1858) to 95} ; ditto (1859), q tt re steady at 941; and Exchequer Bills at 235. to 468 . prem. Indian New Loan is 98 to 98k. The last wee k' s r ailway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under:— 1859. 1858. Orem. W estern..... e tll- Western 76,938 72,408 &dol l 20,445 19,904 e nd -6astern LI:!-Ett North ern itZ t ashire and Yorkshire N ort e and Exeter 7,813 7,687 °l ford -astern 4 , Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,921 4,799 % as u urgh and Glasgow .. 8,116 6,685 gow and South-Western Sco ttish N orth-Eastern Grua Tr un k o f Canada r : Western of Canada 5,473 5,822 these returns show some favourable features. The ' ner ease on the G rea t Western amounts to £1,099, ° n the North-W es t ern to £4,530, on the Brighton t 4541 , on the Midland to £1,75 4 , on the South- Eas tern, to £1,565, on the Great Northern to £3,015, ; t he Lancashire and Yorkshire to £2,085, on the r : r th - Eastern to £749 , on the Edinburgh and Can ada to £1,431, and on the Grand Trunk of Can ada to £1,015. On the Great Western of there is a decrease of £549. A further sum of about £4,000 was taken into the 'ank of England yesterday. ther more activity prevails in the Foreign (l eit Market, b u t p r i c es in most instances are not quite s. firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 82 to 83 ; ditto „ °lv, 72 to 73 ; and the 4 per Cents. have re c e ded to Mk -I; Spanish Deferred to 32f ; e ttU guese, to 45; Mexican, to 20 1 d ; Austrian r Per Cent s . (1859), t o 771- ; Buenos Ayres De ,,etred t o 181, but the 6 per Cents. are firm at 72 1; Sardinian at 86 ; and P eruv i an D o llar Bonds at The Russian Loan is 1 a prem. a l he transa c ti ons i n the Railway Share Market h e . been very li m it e d, and prices have exhibited liZ le vari a ti on o f i mportance . E as t ern Counties hav e improved ss. ; Bristol and Exeter, Great ,s,, e stern, and Midl an d 10 s . ; North Eastern (Ber vek) have declined 55.; and Caledonian and South Western lOs. The Foreign and Colonial lines are dull, at about nreT i°as rates. Lombardo-Venetian old shares are 10 ~ ► and Great Luxembourg 61. Great Western L Canada, 14: to 14 3 ; and Punjaub, 31 bin Jo int-Stoek Bank and Miscellaneous sha res have b, 4 t mostly reduced quotations. Bank of Aus-1 Lasia have declined £1 ; Union of Australia , 10 s. tn - 155 .; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, £l. 3 B RITISH FUNDS—CLOSING P 9 R S IC I Eg i 51 Per Cent. R e d uced Annu i t i es 95 i I Nt e l . Cent. Consols Annuities Lon 3 per Cent. Annuities tr il g Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — .441: f2r 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 18 1-16 Ix 6tock pia D ebentures, 1858 T,.„ Ditto, 1859 ,ionto Bonds, £l,000 i,-,_ nsols for Account (Sept. 7) tZ t e ,, h equer Bills £1 cloo lid 23 6 p (.0 Sm a ll, 11d ' ' 26 p it A F . °REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. aetrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — BuenosDitto 18b9, 5 per Cent. itto Accou Ayres,nt per Cent — itD_,itto Deferred 18/ M c '. tll 3 per Cent ir t s l iali 4t per Cent *• • . po4iitto Account s. ll , l . l guese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Spanish 5 per Cent. B6 Isl i sh 3' per Cent T„ — tto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. -r " l3 - per Cent B3k 3 Ditto Account ' • B3l 31/ Ditto New Loan , Ditto Accolnt ' , .. 73/ II 4 I Ditto G uaranteed, '4 per Cent. „J-ltto Account rf lO2l 1 V en.ezulan 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on th above paable in o lcierttvian Dollar Bonds, e 4f per Ct. y Ex. L9ndon. Ex. 4s, 7 THREE O'CLOCK. ConAols, Money 9sa 2 Ditto Account THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. i 143 / 4 1)ort Aug. 18.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; ' t ight, with d u ll hazy weather. C LYDE, A. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Katherine, B St. John',, New Brunswick. Sailed—J ane Hender °lls- , for Rangoon. 1 1 2V.RITERAN . , Aug. 17.—Arrived—Diana, f rom Dal e. Ile giTxmcsTowN, Aug, IG.—Arrived — Royal Thi s tl e , f rom touche. 1118) fo el altDlFF, Aug. 17.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Nauti r Rio Janeiro. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPEO LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. bri;"" i n yed-7-Fitz James and Alfred, from Bombay ; Sa s aped--Lady James and d — Lady Octavio, for Bombay; Amelia, for Hali- (33/r StrinfAßlNE AND BRITISIT TELEGRA.PII.) Wi n d G RAVES END, Thursday, Morning. calm ; tide four and a half hours' ebb ; weather 4 7 ived— lienriette, from Dantsic ; Charlotte A. Mcrri son rom R.ichibucto. Wi nd z DEAL, Thursday Morning. P a54 .....'•.E., moderate. eu— Constante, for Berdianski ; labs--both for London ; Nile, from London for Ade- Jenny, from St. in e l l e e re cargo of the Elos discharging into boats, and land- G RAND DUKE CONSTANTINE.—TT—;.s Impe' b „TgF nes s the Grand Duke Constantine, accompanied Pe Colonel Greig and suite, yesterday paid a private visit to the mouth dockyard. His Imperial Highness landed at 11, 31 ic t ( Thia Pier, Portsmouth, from the Prince of Wales, niihtterstearn packet, and was received by Flag Captain Far tiatel;• ploirere d i ed ia , je in stY i g dm sh ira ip l V ß ic o th w r l y es . 's The carr :a p g a e rt s y , i w ni h n ic e h - Ver n e in 'rafting, to the Admiralty-house in the dockyard, ,t,ngwhich, accompanied by Admirals Bowles and Grey, 'Saptain Farquhar, and Flag Lieutenants Robinson n'..i'ald6winburne, the Grand Duke proceeded round the yard, steam a minute i nspect i on o f t h e ropery, sm i ths ' shops, f actory, st eam b as i n, s hi pp i ng, and the pr i nc i pal V v ill , i t s t of interest. Hi s I mper i a l Highness returned to ie by steam_ which packet, in the same unostentatious manner which he arrived at Portsmouth. wEXTENSIVE ORDERS FOR THE EAST INDIA IRAIL -4e".--During th e l ast two mon th s extens i ve orders have Lilan recei v ed from Government for the manufacture of iron /Zof the most improved description for India, by the fol -11 C ing firms in th e nor th o f E n gland, viz. :—Th e D erwen t " ompany, Consett, Durham • Messrs. Bolckow and •IYgian, Middlesborough, Clevellind, Yorkshire ; and an bord lia . s also been given to Mr. George Hopper, of the ,Iritalinia Ironworks, Fencehouses, near Sunderliand, for t 00 0 9 00 of railway fastenings, which will, when completed, wei gh Upwards of 400 tons. This is the second order of a B,„'lalitar charact er received by Mr. Hopper.—Manchester vtiardia ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS Paid. Share Railways. Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern JIIPM ton Belfast and Ballymena fir., Wol., and Sir. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh , Junction I silackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Bikrook,/sPassage J Cornwall 10 Do A A roves' no div. I. 1 10 Do. B rastbe43elncifde.rtoanß 50 Dublin undßelfast June 25 Dun.,Ferth,4 mg,Junc Stock lEast _Anglian Stock Eastern Coirties Stock Eastern Union A Stock Stock Do. do. Stock 25 Dc, - 51 . w.A.(1te.E.1. 1 3d5) 25 East Kent Stock East Lancashire 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock 'Edinburg and Glasgow Stock Edin.,Ferth, & Dundee. V.,' Forth & Clyde Junction Stock Furness Stock Glasgow& South Westn 10 Great itTorth of Scotland Stock Great Northern Stock Do. do. A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.l7l.ltail Gua.Stk 12 Irish South Eastern 50 Lancaster lind Carlisle 16 Do. Thirds 12.10 13.14 Stock; Stock Stock Stock 1613 - 4 Do. New Thirds ...... - Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 16 Do. do. F £l6 9 Do. do. ~f,9 shares 3 Do. West Riding , Union 20 Do. Southport Stock Lqndon and Blackwell Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast Stock London & North Westn 12i Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) 25 Do. Shares 100 Newcastle and Carlisle 25 New., Aber., & Herefd 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe Stock Norfolk 50 North. Counties Union Stock North British Stock Nor.Dev,Rail.&Dk. Stk Stock Do,A Stk.—Areano div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Stock Do. Leeds 'Stock Do. York... Stock North London 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 20 North Staffordshire 20 North-Western 10 No. & Soil. W, Junction Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 10 Peebles 1.... 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney Stock Scottish Central Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Stock Shropshire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer Stock South Devon Stock South-Eastern Stock South Wales ...... 20 South York s. & Riv. Dun. 20 Do. do 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do. do. 1855 25 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & llartlepool Stock Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Stock Vale of Neath Stock Waterford &. Kilkenny 50 Waterford & Limerick 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B 5 Do. B 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class 20 Do. 2d Class ... SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) Closing \ Business Price. 61 61 7 81 76 78 111 121 9$ 9 9 83 84 ff t 5; 8 9 14i 15 4. 08 27 29 94 9Q 72* 78 1 26 27 92 94 100 102 82 84 131 133 103 106 60 58 65 60 91 95 13 14 p 1, 1) 1 1 Ok I 66 67 108 110 911 1i 11d 91 91f 5 7 35 8/3 4051 1051 81 83 9 11 GO G 2 d 57 68 89i 14 1 d 43 44 71} 71 102 104 6 1 44 d 13 14 7i 31 32 13 15 109 111 24 25 1 81 63 45 47 .3} qd 44 - 46 . 74 75 61 63 60 64 8 11 35i 88i 7 31 31 } 71 98i 9 83 67f 8 7 8 161 100 100 101 100 all all all all all all all all EFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 1C per 0. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet4p.ctStoek 20 Do. do. do. Shares tock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. StotCork & Bandon, 51 p. e. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. EL 5 p ot. No.l Stock Do. do w .N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West., a. spc Stock Great Northern, 5 p. et Stock Do. sRedm.,lop.c.pm pc Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pin 10 Gt. Nh. of Scott& Igt pf Stook Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 p. ct. pref. Stock 60 Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do. Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester g - uar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig - .spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. a. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 1 she Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et Do. 26 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et. Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. NewportAber,&c.pret s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. 0.0 m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh area Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. sip. c. Pref. do. 1847 Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.&l) , 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 .. Do. York, H.& S. Purch. North Staffordshire .... Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist gi Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 108. Do. Fixed 41 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Stock Do .44 per cent Stock Do. Fixed 41 P.C. Ist is Stock Do. New do., 2d issue Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Stock Do. 41 per cent 20 S.-Yerkshire, 4 p.c. gua. 25) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. 25 j Do. 6 per cent Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stock Stock. Stock Stock Stock 20i 13 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stock 121 k 12 StoC Stock 12i f Stock Stock Stock 6 Stock 10{ all 1100 100 100 100 100 all Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock{ Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock ) Stock Stock Stoll( Stock Stock Stock 10s. 10 1.0.6. all Paid./ Closing Business Price. Done. 103 10} 17 18 91 101 72 74 19 20 9} 10 14& 151 138 140 1155 160 8 9 120 123 661 08 5 41 4 d 103 I 49 51 95 97 1103 105 5 6j 99 101 112 117 107 111 114 116 113 115 129 131 81 83 .140 142 115 117 120 122 111 113 1106 108 186 88 130 141 104 100 '9l 26 91 10 111 111 110 112 108 110 96 98 1 iP d p 22i 23i 122 124 99 101 72 74 120 124 118 122 10i 11 241 241 104 106 104 106 28 20 33 34 47 53 LINES LEA SED AT FIXE: BEN' 'ALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. co .s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchleyl Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction . ' Colchester, Stour Val.' E.Lincolnshire, 6po,' E Union,HarwidhS'hs., Do. Woodbridge ...I Gls.Barr.&Neils Drot.; Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&R all Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. i Shares London &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, Oa. 4 P. ct ,IDroa.n6c.p,Bertixcetnnisz.. 3 . Afidsh.&lledcr,g. 6 _l 3.c. N lT e i l d. vn li i r a a r d k f t o . rd p r ir r y f E . guaranteed 5 p. c. Northu.& Eastn. 6 P.C . Do. do. 6 per cent. .. • Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wm. Do. L. Shares ......A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn. Share all Ln & N.W 100 Ln & N.W 100 Caledonin all E.I.J.&E C 100 'Gt.North. all E.Counts 100 100 ICaledonin 100 Do. all Gt. West all Yk.N.&Br all Yk.N.Md. all D o . all Do. 100 S. East 100 Do. . &.... 100 Peto Co all Do. 100 Norfolk 100 Do all LN w all Stk.& Da 100 Midland . 5.5.0. E.Counts all Do. all Do. all Do. L&N W all & Lyk. all Do. 100 Gt.Nortli 1.8 11 6 Lan.&Yk all T Brassay all M'Cloan . all gtk.& Dar all Do. 100 ,Gt. West all IL.Scßrgtn DOCKS Docks. stock' Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 perCent.Pret .31in lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London Stock St. Katharine........ 100 Stock Southampton Stock Victoria %O Do New ...... ...... la = 99 101 'lO2 104 1 16 17 1140 145 1(8 110 64 66 115 120 91 93 2i 2, 98 100 57 59 1138 140 90 92 7i 8i ICl os ing I Business Paid p r i ce . Done. 100 100 7 100 all all 100 31 100 100 I 100 100 100 1613 4 100 100 100 £3 le. 17} all all 100 all 1011 .'ll 1321 584 f 8 81 , P 4 6 4 1094 9 P 4 l I 91 3,51 1051 5 81i 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 41 1 20 Ardonnes all — p, 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 11 Idi 44 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 I 20 Beziers to Graiseessac. all 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., COIL she all 61 61 61 10 Italian Junction .. 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 24 21p 101 20 Lucca &Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 331 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 85 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 19 20 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 10 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 345 341 20 Paris and Orleans 20 f Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) } 2O 3 21 d ( gua. 7p. ct. (Lint.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 64 10 Do. 51 per cent Pref. 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 5 6 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference 20 W. &N.W. of France all 211 221 1 20 Western of Austria .. 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Paid. Closing Business Share Securities. Prices. Done. -- Can.Gov.6p.c Ja.& July 100 1124 1134 113 121 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 ' 1145 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10e 1094 1104 i Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 105 981 991 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1091 1101 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 108 110 Vict•Gov.6p.o.Jan&July 100 MISCELLAAEOUS. Share Miscellaneous. Paid.\ %l in g Illwiiness done i ce. - 10 lAnglo-Mexican Mint'.. , all 131 141 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 200 220 25 Australian Agricultura' 19 28 29 23 10 Australian Royal Mail. all 4 1 10 Berlin Water Works . all 2 3 10 Do New, issued at £5 dis 2 50 British American Land 41, 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38 20 Do. B, 7p. 0. till 1862., all 19 21 191 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land. 324 107 111 10 Chan. Islands Tel.(Lim.) all 8 9 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace .. all 11 11 5 Do. Preference all 41 5 41 5 20 Eastern . Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 101 104 1021 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all 1, 1 1 10 Europ. &Ind.Junct.Tel 10s ' - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all - 20 Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 11 11 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all 44 i 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 4 5 25 National Dismount Co 5 11 11 d3l 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do all 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,i ss. at ldis all 1 1 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 N. B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental Gas 11 1 Do. New Shares lss. 1 d 4 p 5 Peel River Land & Min all 24 21 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 76 78 704 •50 Do. New lO 9 11 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr lO 4 1p i 131 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 61 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 1 Scot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) all 120 130 25 South Australian Land ll 35 87 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip all 5 1 1 Do. do Registered all 1 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can 5 lao Vnn Tli.man'a Land BRITISH MINES. Share Nines. Paid. I CClosingßuainefis Price. Done. Mired Consols (Philack) British Iron 44 01 1 2 1 'Condurrow (Camborne). Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 'East Bassett (Illogan). E. WI Russl (Tavistk.) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack' G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l•Basset (Illogan Par Consols (St. Blaxy Porkellis Unit. (Wend. Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St. Cleer) South C. Brea( Illogan). S • Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Tamar Silver.and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft _ 435 445 170 9f 175 14 1 1a 1 11- 1 11, 6 7 7 8 12 13 n 84 2471 20 21 21 160 170 21 21 41 41 unitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Tow ( Caren.) West Basset (Illogan).. W. Caradon (iskeard). Wheal Basset (Mogan). Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cal 5.).. Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) Trelawney (Lisk.) 21 1 22 130 135 180 190 85 95 11 2 12 14 36 38 27 29 1.7.2 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 7f, 4 4 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. lOs 1 d 1 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27 - 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 10 11 5 Do.L and and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... 1 d 40 Cobra Copper All 41 43 424 Copiapo l6 8 9 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 24 3 Linares - all 101 111 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita alt 4 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 4 iP) 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt 1 all 4 5 5 Port Philip 1 1 4 30 Santiago de Cuba 28.2.81 United Mexican 1} it JOINT-STOCK BANKS. S b are) Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid. 1 Closing Buaineis Price. Done. 100 A gTa&linitedServiceßk 50 71 73 40 Australasia all 88 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Bank of London 5O 48 40 'Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 00 'Brit . North American; all 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &ci 12 par 4 p 100 City 5O 02 64 100 'Colonial 25 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of Lyndon 2O 18 20 20 En; - ' Scot., & Aus. Ch ill 151 151 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon Char.Bk.ofAustraL all 204 214 „211 50 Loudon and County 50 'London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 2O 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 78 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales - 25 Orient .11k. Corporatio all -- 20 Ottoman Bank all 181 191 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all - 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 174 25 Union of Australia all -- 48 4 7 4 8 25 Do. New 2O 59 Union of London 100 Unity Mutual 6O 100 Western 13k of London 60 - d 89i 9 i 43i 7q i f 104 21 13 7k7 THE_ _SUN, r LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, iB5O. •-• Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Leaned at 6 per oent.. 13-6im,Baroda&Cent.lnd F gu. 6 per cent Do Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Dp. )3 Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffaio,Brant &Godrich p. et. bils. 4 4.4 g., 1872 Do: do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1879 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn ,l3 lo l 7,(LlTn.) I CAPeTOWII ,I.)091t Seen; ~emrat vude (limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.bp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. V Shares Ext: Do. Jubbulpore Do.4i p.c. Ws. pay.'s9, G eelong& gua.s p. c.' Geelong Corporation 6 Per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p : c. Dehma.,pa_y.'7B Dp. 6 per cen!.. rret.• • • • Gt. IndiaPeptn.gua.sp.c. Do. New, gua.s per cent. DP .2 .1 •tr t r Gt. S. of un.=SCrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New _ _ Do. Bonds psi. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. dp. 'l'3 till '6O Do. dt "13 without opt Do. sp. c. do. '77 do ldadrp. c. Do. do. 6 per dent. Do. 4-1 p. c. Extension Po. Tillrg 01X. glia. s •P•o Do. Fourth dp. : Nelb. Corp. 6.c. Bonds ' NewErupswic ?teauda. RyAL and( im.)g.6pc Class .A.Capitl. Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. 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I have seen cases of pregnancy accompanied by sickness and dysenteric diarrhoea. Re-examined by Sergeant Parry —I refused all remune ration for the evidence I gave in Palmer's case. I was asked to. give evidence by Mr. Sergeant Shee. On that occasion I consientiously described the symptoms of angina pectoris, and my description was never questioned. I am acquainted with cases of pregnancy, accompanied by vomiting, purging, and burning sensation. The Lord Chief Baron—How many cases ? Witness—l know of one personally, and others from reading. Sergeant Parry—From your general knowledge— The Lord Chief Baron—l don't think you are entitled to proceed in such a course. No question has been asked in cross-examination to entitle you to enter into cases within the general knowledge of the witness. I think it totally unnecessary, and a needless occupation of the attention of the jury. Sergeant Parry—None of the jury have complained of a needless occupation of their time. The Lord Chief Baron—l am bound to see that it is not done. It is now the fourth day of the trial, and time muse not be thrown away. Sergeant Parry—lt matters not whether it is the fifth or fiftieth day of the investigation. I have a duty to perform. It makes no difference to me. The Lord Chief Baron—But it does to me and also-to the jury. lam bound to see that there is no needless waste of time. One of the gentlemen last night found it necessary to seek medical aid, and it is with difficulty that he is in Court to-day. Sergeant Parry—l deeply regret it, but I must do my duty. The Lord Chief Baron—So must I; and I'll take care you don't do more. Sergeant Parry (to witness)—Do you believe, from all the symptoms you have heard described, and also from your general knowledge, that the deceased lady died from natural causes.. Witness—l do. Dr. Julius Rogers--I am a Doctor of Medicine. I filled for 17 years the office of lecturer at the old St. George's School of Medicine. I was examined in Palmer's case. I know a chemical called chlorate of potash. It is in itself a perfectly innocous salt. If slow doses of arsenic and am monia were administered I don't think chlorate would eleminate it. If it did it would carry away the poison before it had time to act s It would bd administering poison with an antidote. I don't think it would eliminate poison. I know chlorate of potash is used as a wash for the mouth. If arsenic and antimony were given in small doses for some considerable number of days and death ensue, I should most certainly expect to find arsenic in the tissues, particularly in the liver and kidneys. Sergeant Parry—You have heaad Dr. Taylor speak to finding poison in the blood. Do you believe it possible to find traces of poison in the blood without finding it in the liver ? Witness—Most certainly not. Sergeant Parry—You have made certain experiments with bismuth ? Witness—l have. Sergeant Parry—Have you found arsenic in it ? Witness—l have. I he Lord Chief Baron—ln what quantity ? Witness—About half a grain to an ounce. The Lord Chief Baron—And an ounce contains 480 grains. Witness—Yes. Sergeant Parry—ln cases of slow antimonial poisoning, supposing it to continue for some weeks, would it produce a cold clammy perspiration ? Witness—Yes ; a deathlike coldness. Sergeant Parry—Would slow arsenical poisoning produce a softness of the liver ? Witness—l should think so, from the records of Dr. Taylor. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—l was called in Palmer's case to prove that strychnia must have been found in the body and in the blood if it had been administered. I have had some anxiety about the effect of poisons, and have practised it upon animals to relieve myself of the anxiety. Dr. Richardson, the last witness, was also a wit ness for the defence in Palmer's case. Re-examined by Sergeant Parry—l think using untested copper for delicate experiments is decidedly wrong. I use electrotype copper—that is, pure copper, and nothing but copper. I think it would be most dangerous to conduct experiments for the detection of poison with untested cop per, more especially where a; man's life is concerned. confined my evidence at Palmer's trial to a toxicological fact—that, if strychnine had been administered, it ought to have been discovered. The Lord Chief Baron—Brother Parry, we don't want to try that case over again. Sergeant Parry—No, my lord. I had another question on my lips, but I abstain from putting it. Dr. John William Lewis Tuticombe, examined by Mr. Gifford—l am a doctor of medicine, and was formerly prin cipal pupil of Professor Liebig. I have received the great Prussian medal. I read the description of the post mortem ex mination of Isabella Bankes. In my judgment her death is compatible with natural disease. I have met with cases of pregnancy accompanied with vomiting and diarrhsa. The Lord Chief Baron—ln its early stages? Witness—Yes; I have known such symptoms to attend all its stages. Examination continued—l think, taking the whole of the circumstances connected with the death of the lady, they are incompatible with slow arsenical poisoning. I also think they are incompatible with antimonial poisoning. I agree with Dr. Richardson and Dr. Roberts, and I quite concur with them in their opinion. Ii death was occasioned by arsenic or antimony I most certainly should expect to find it in the tissues. I attribute Miss Bankes' death to diphtheretic dysentery. Sergeant Ballantine—Have you seen any of the cases of diphtheretic dysentery in London ? Witness—Yes ; two. Sergeant Ballantine—And both cases recovered ? Witness—No ; one died. Sergeant Ballantine—Was the body opened ? Witness—l quite recollect it was. Sergeant Ballantine—Will you tell me of the exact lo cality in which that circumstance occurred ? Witness—ln Stratton-street, Bloomsbury. - Sergeant Ballantine—ls diphtheric dysentery mentioned in any particular book, Hooper's or Copeland's Dictionary, for instance ? Witness—l don't know those books. Sergeant Ballantine—Or Hooper's " Va . de Mecum," edited by Dr. Guy ? Witness—l don't read such books. Sergeant Ballantine—You don't read such books ? Witness—No, they are compilations. Sergeant Ballantine—Where did you say you were a lecturer ? Witness—At the St. George's School of Medicine. Re-examined by Mr. Giffard--I have analyzed grey powder. I find it to consist of ten distinct substances, among them arsenic and antimony. I also examined bis muth produced from M'Culloch and Squires. I found anti mony and arsenic in it. The Lord Chief Baron—Do you agree with the opinion of Dr. Richardson and Dr. Rogers ? Witness—l do. Sergeant Ballantine—Do you think the poison in the grey powder caused the death of Miss Bankes Witness—No. Sergeant Ballantine—Or had any effect on the symptoms of the deceased ? Witness—Not the least. Sergeant Ballantine—Had the poison in the bismuth anything to do with it? Witness—No. • Sergeant Parry—Did - you ever hear the absurd ougges. ion that it had except from my learned friend P Witness—Never. Sergeant Ballantine—Then why was the analysis made f Dr. Francis Webb—l am a doctor of medicine of the College of Edinburgh, a physician in practice in London, and a lecturer at the Grosvenor School of Medicine. I have paid great attention to the evidence in this case, and I am of opinion, from all that I have heard, that the deceased died from natural causes. In very severe cases of vomiting in early pregnancy he had known it neces-ary to procure abortion. I think the copper, nitrate of silver, and bismuth most incorrect medicines to administer during early preg nancy. I consider that Miss Bankes died from dysentery, made worse by early pregnany. A large proportion of the knowledge of poisons is derived from experiment on the lower an i ma ls. Chlorate of potash is used as a wash for the mouth in cases of foul breath. I think if arsenic or anti mony were mixed with it, it would not in any way affect its action. In case of slow arsenical or antimonial poison ing, to find poison in the tissues, I agree with Dr. Taylor that finding it in the liver would be the great crit er i on . I have heard a description of the small intestines and stomach, which is not, in my judgment, compatible with slow arseni- cal poisoning. In cases of slow irritant poisoning, the coating of the stomach is very much inflamed, and pro bably, ulcerated. I should not expect to find the lungs perfectly healthy in cases of slow arsenical poisoning. I am of opinion that Miss Bankes died from natural disease. Sergeant Parry—You have heard Dr. Taylor say that ho found 100th part of a grain of arsenic in two teaspoons full of a certain mixture and by multiplying it by the num ber of teaspoonsful in the bottle, he so arrived at the total amount of the poison therein contained. What value do you attach to such an opinion ? Witness—l consider it a mere guess, and of no im portance whatever. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—Dysentery I believe to be very common in this country. I think the effect of a quarter of a grain of copper pill, given to a parson in the state of the deceased, would increase irrita tion. In the symptoms of Miss Bankes that I have heard described in court during the progress of this trial, the idea of poison having been administered would never have entered into my mind. • Dr. Gilbert Girdwood examined by Mr. Giffard—l have had great experience in accouchements. I have had up wards of 3,000 cases pass through my hands. Among them I have had cases of pregnancy combined with dysentery. One was a very severe case. I would not give any mercu rial medicine to a person suffering from dysentery during pregnancy, nor in any dysenteric case whatever unless I had ascertained the reason why I should do so. I have heard the symptoms of Miss Bankes and the account of the post mortem examination, and in my judgment death is to be attributed to dysenteric ulceration. Dr. James Edmonds, of No. 2, Spitch-square, said—l am a doctor of medicine and surgeon to the H division 01 police and to the Royal Maternity Charity. I have known in the early stages of ptegnancy, vomiting and diarrhoea so as to exhaust the patient. I had a fatal case. The lady was about 40 years of age. She suffered severely in the abdomen. She was ill for 5 or G . weeks. She did not survive the attack. I made a post-mortem examination of her body. Dysentery was the cause of death. It arose during pregnancy. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine The illness commenced about the fifth or sixth month of pregnancy. I administered chalk, opium, and prussic acid, and afterwards bismuth. When I was sure there was ulceration of the bowels, I used sulphate of zinc as an injection. I did not use sulphate of copper because of the vomiting. It is a very fine remedy, and highly recommended in cases of dysentery. I examined the stomach after death. I found it slightly injected. The large bowels were extensively ulcerated. I administered bismuth, but all my medicines failed to stop the progress of the disease. The Court here adjourned for refreshment. On the reassembling of the Court, Dr. W. Tyler Smith said—l have been studying mid wifery for a great number of years. I know of a case of death from vomiting during pregnancy. Excessive vomit ing, in the earlier stages of pregnancy, produces a burning sensation in the throat, at least that is the feeling com plained of by persons suffering in the earlier stages of preg nancy. The earlier part of pregnancy is the time when there is most vomiting. A. woman in the earlier stages might have diarrhoea which might ultimately turn to dysentery. Prussic acid given in an effervescing state is one of the most valuable remedies to allay vomiting. In cases of excessive vomiting persons died in the same way as if they had been • starved to death. If a basin of warm soup was given to a female in that state it would be instantly rejected. There is a peculiar expression of the features in cases of excessive vomiting. It is a very painful one. All the symptoms that I have heard explained with regard to Miss Bankes might arise from natural causes, with the exception of the ball in the throat. Cross-exaimned by Sergeant Ballantine—Supposing dysentery existed there would be dysenteric symptoms. . At the wish of a juror, the learned judge asked Dr. Smyth whether dysentery could be kept up by the adminis tration of any irritant medicine ? Dr. Smyth replied in the affirmative. Frederick Pedley, dentist, George-street, Hanover-square —About the middle of February the prisoner complained to me of foulnesq of breath. I mentioned chlorate of potash. This was the case for the prisoner. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine - then rose to reply. He said he did so with great anxiety, in consequence of the attempt that had been made to make the case branch off into one of a purely scientific question ; but notwithstanding that he felt confident the jury would exercise their own judgment and discretion, and give a ver dict from the whole of the evidence that had been laid be fore them. He urged the jury to look at the united facts, and not to view them in a disjointed state, and having done this, he thought they would be of opinion the defence had entirely failed to throw down the case he had brought against the prisoner. It was contended that money was not the motive of the prisoner, and that, it was said, was proved by his great affection exhibited towards her ; but he maintained that he inveigled this unfortunate lady away, and his letters fully and clearly proved that the attachment was not to be of long duration. Here was a person living with his own wife. Now see the position the prisoner had placed himself in. Why, it was clear that if his first wife discovered that he intended to desert her she could indict him for bigamy, and then the discovery of a former marriage by the friends of Miss Bankes would be anything but pleasing. If the jury should feel that the prisoner intended to absent himself but a short time from his first wife, then the only inference that could be drawn would be that a crime of the most hideous description had been committ e d. H e thought — it was a perfect mockery to talk about love and affec- tion in the face of the letter the prisoner wrote to his first wife. Why, the letter clearly showed that the connection was to be merely a temporary one. The learned sergeant then proceeded to recall the whole of the incidents he had laid before the jury in his opening speech. The suspicions of Drs. Julius and Bird that some irritant poison was being administered was very strange, but it was more remarkable still that Dr. Todd, one of the most celebrated members of the medical profession, without the slightest knowledge of the suspicions of Drs. Julius and Bird, when he first saw the unfortunate lady, immediately came to the same conclusion. Then, again, it was idle to say that vomiting, purging, and irritation were not the worst indications of poison. The prisoner was a man of some skill, and if the death of the unhappy lady was his aim he knew full well the nature and operation of the drugs administered, and if poisoning was his aim, he knew a post mortem examination would at once reveal the fact, suppos ing it was done quickly ; b u t, t a king advantage of his me . _ _ dical knowledge; he perfectly wall knew that the only means of attaining his object was by 'administering poison in small but fatal dozes. - Then, again, was it consistent with innocence that everybody, even including the sister of the unfortunate deceased, should be excluded from the sick room until Miss Bankes was in such a state of exhaus- tion that rendered her powerless P Another suspicious cir cumstance was the absence of a nurse, and he felt perfectly confident that any person dealing fairly with any woman would not, without there was some ulterior motive, deprive her, in the miserable position she then was, of such a necessary aid. What was the reason the prisoner objected to the employment of a nurseP The prisoner said it was the expense, but he implored the jury not to forget that at the very time he was making the objection on the ground of his not being able to afford it, that but a few days before he received £7O ss. belonging to the dying woman; he had upwards of £lOO in the London and Westminster Bank, besides other valuable property in his possession, amounting to some hundreds of pounds. Was such an act consistent with love and affection ? He felt that they would be of opinion that it was not. Look . _ again at his conduct with respect to the tapioca. Here was the poor creature nearly at the point of death, asking her sister to make her some tapioca, and the _ prisoner, who, it was said was animated by love and affec tion, coolly telling the sister she could not do it, because " the milk had not come." Was that the conduct of a man with the slightest affection. Then, again, what was the necessity for taking the soup outside the room to cool—why could it not be done in the room, if nothing was to be done to it But it was taken outside the room, it was cooled, and when the prisoner brought it into the apartment and gave it to the unfortunate woman, vomiting was the result. Then, again, what valid objection could an innocent man have to the sister of the deceased sitting up with her a night or two previous to her death ? but the prisoner would not allow this, and to prevent such a pro ceeding the sister was sent away on a fruitless and useless errand. Passing from that part of the case he would come to the medical evidence, and at the outset he contended that the effect of the mistake of Dr. Taylor must not be to set aside all the other evidence. It was clear he had discovered both traces of arsenic and antimony, and the tests he had used had been spoken to by Professor Brand, one of the most celebrated authorities, as the best and most to be relied upn. A great number of medical witnesses bad been called on the other side, but the evidence they had given did not shake, in the slightest degree, the evidence for the prosecution, and the theory of the medical men for the defence that the poison in the body of the deceased was attributable to the bismuth administered, but it was clearly in evidence that Dr. Taylor had actually analysed the bismuth found in Dr. Julius's shop, and the result of the analysis was the total absence of arsenic. The learned sergeant then alluded to the evidence that had been given by the medical gentle men connected with the Grosvenor School of Medicine, and said theoretical opinions must be looked upon with the greatest caution. The learned gentleman concluded by imploring the jury to give the case their most serious con sideration, and said if they entertained any doubt, the pri soner was entitled to it, but if they entertained no such doubt, then they had a duty, painful it might be, to perform to their country, and he prayed that, under the direction of God, they would come to a right conclusion. The prisoner, at the conclusion of the learned sergeant's reply, said in a tremulous voice, addressing the judge, al low me to say that the window of the passage at the out side of the door was where I stirred up the soup. Every thing was kept out there since orders had been given to keep them all cool, soda water, soup, and everything else. The Lord Chief Baron then proceeded to sum up the evidence to the jury, and, at half-past five, said he should postpone reading the evidence until to-morrow morning. The Court then adjourned. - THIRD DAY. (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) The following witnesses were then called for the defence : Benjamin Ward Richardson, examined by Mr. Giffard, said-1 am a doctor of medicine, a licentiate of the College of Physicians, and. Professor of Pathology in the Grosvenor School of Medicine. I obtained Astley Cooper's prize, and I am the author of several works on medical jurisprudence. I have been in court, and the symptoms detailed of the death of the deceased are, in my opinion, not in the main consis tent with arsenical poisoning. The Lord Chief Baron—Nor antimonial poisoning ? Witness—No. The Lord Chief Baron—Nor with both together? Witness—No. In the casE, of Miss Banker there were symptoms absent which would be present in a case of arseni- 2.11.10 6.11.0 17s 11.18.8 fl 189 6d 7.9. 84 4 nil. 18.18.91 12WiNi Oil cal poisoning. There was also an absence of those nervous symptoms which peculiarly characterise arsenical poisoning. Those symptoms are tremor of the limbs —suppressed con vulsion. I don't believe it possible that all these symptoms could be absent in a case of arsenical poisoning. The post mortem exanfr ation, taken altogether, is not in my opinicn consistent with arsenical poisoning. In my opinion it is quite impossible for a person to be poisoned with arsenic without its being found in the tissues. It would not mat ter what way the arsenic was introduced, traces of it would always be found. I made experi ments on the 26th of May and the 2d of June last, with respect to arsenic. The first experiment was made out of philosophical curiosity, and not with reference to the prisoner. I made my experiments in the presence of Dr. Webb In one of the experiments we took a large dog and daily gave it arsenious acid and chlorate of potash. I gave the latter in such doses as to ensure diuretic action. I gave small doses for 18 days, three times a day, with food; 18 grains of arsenious and 365 grains of chlorate of potash. Sometimes the animal could not take its food, and then I decreased the dose. I then killed the animal, and on ex amining it I found arsenic in the liver, slight traces in the spleen and in the kidneys. The greatest part was in the liver. The Lord Chief Baron.--you must have expected that when you went on giving arsenic and then suddenly stopped ? Witness--I thought the chlorate would have been eliminated. The Lord Chief Baron—Then it was eliminated ? Witness—No. I would add that in the dog there was intense ulceration in the stomach, and in the lower part of the alimentary canal. The Lord Chief Baron—How much arsenic did you find ? Witness—l cannot say. The Lord Chief Baron—Can you venture to say you found a grain ? Witness—No, I cannot. The Lord Chief Baron—l don't think any experiments made since the 9th of May can be considered, with reference to this case, part of the general body of medical evidence. Witness continued—l consider, from what I have heard, that Miss Bankes would be a likely person to be subject to dysentery. I have analysed bismuth. The result of my experiment is that every specimen in London contained arsenic. Mr. Giffard—As a matter of chemical science, are you aware that arsenic is to be found in bismuth ? Witness—Yes. The Lord Chief Baron—ln what quantities ? Witness—lt varies very much. The Lord Chief Baron —What are the limits ? Witness—The largest quantity I know of is half a grain to the ounce. I have had a patient to whom I have ad ministered as much as five grains three times a day for six days. I analysed the urine and found arsenic. The Lord Chief Baron—How much ? Witness—l cannot say—there was the fiftieth part of a Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—Did you give the bismuth with respect to this case ? Witness—l began my experiments on the dog on the 26th of May. It was merely to see whether chlorate would pass off the arsenic. I had seen the report of the case in the papers, and read Dr. Taylor's evidence. I did not communicate the result of the experiments to the prisoner or his solicitor. Mr. Ballantine—How, then, did you become connected with the ease ? Witness—Mr. Humphries, the solicitor, called upon me. Mr. Ballantine—Without your communicating with any person ? Witness—My experiments were known to two or three collegians. Mr. Ballantine—You were examined on Palmer's trial ? Witness—l came to give my opinion that death was occasioned by angina pectoris, and not strychnia. I men ly gave a similar case to that of Cook's, and argued that Cook might have died of angina pectoris. It is true that I gave an opinion that Cook's symptoms were those of angina pectoris, as given by all the best authors, and that they were more consistent with that disease than with death by strychnia. I don't dispute that I want to support the theory of death by angina pectoris. I have been consulted in one other criminal case, but I was not called. YORK RACES.—(This Day.) (Mr ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PRINCE OF WALES STAKES. High Treason Vesta Spofforth Maid EBOR ST. LEGER. • Gamester Indifference 2 Actaeon Four ran. LONDESBORO' CUP. Maid of litasham Gibside Fairy Eight ran. EBOR HANDICAP. Underhand Archduchess Starko Thirteen ran. BIENNIAL STAKES. Vanquisher 1 Five ran. LATEST BETTING. EBOR HANDICAP. 10 to 3 agst Volatile. 4 to 1 agst Starke. • 5 to 1 agst Peeress. 7 to 1 agst Heiress. 8 to 1 agst Underhand. 10 to 1 agst any other. THE SERPENTINE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—l have read in the Times of this day a letter from Sir S. M. Peto, in which he again en r deavours to convince the public that the lake in St. James's Park is replenished from the well with the •water which filters from the lake into the well. He says : " I am quite convinced that the well is to a considerable extent replenished from the lake with water filtered in its passage, and therefore rendered clear." That is Sir S. M. Peto's declared opinion. Now, let me ask him how does he account for the follow ing facts ? 1. When the lake was first filled the bed had been dry for several months ; consequently there was no water to filter from it into the well. 2. That when the men were at work in the well and in the drain which proceeds from the body of water which came in was se, great that it was absolutely necessary to place an engine on the spot to keep the water under, in order that the men might not be drowned out. The water was pumped into tho drain which passes under the Horse Guards and away to Victoria sewer. 3. How is it that if when the engines are not at work at the well the water never rises to the level of the lake ? Water is said to find its own level ; if therefore, the lake supplied the well, the water in the well should rise to the level of the lake which Sir S. M. Peto says is the supply, but it does not rise to the level of the lake. Sir S. M. Peto says also— " I am still more convinced that it is quite impossible to obtain 2,600,000 gallons daily from a well sunk in St. James's Park, without exhausting the basin itself, and the peat and mud beds on which many buildings depend for their support" Simple facts are better than the statements of an engineer, no matter how eminent he may be, or how dictatorial he may appear, and the facts are these :—The only engine used at the well in the Duck Island is a small portable or travelling en gine, quite below its work; it was hired until the then First Commissioner could obtain a vote for a more powerful engine, which he intended to erect when he carried out a similar scheme for the thorough purification of the Serpentine. This engine, weak as it is, pumped at one time for 15 days and nights at the rate of 1,200 gallons a-minute, and could not exhaust the water m the well ! This was at the rate of 1,728,000 gallons in the 24 hours. There is no doubt if a powerful engine was erected 2,500,000 gallons could be easily raised. As to letting down the houses " which depend on the peat and mud for the ir support," this is sheer nonsense. When the pump was set to work in 1857 the same statement was made, and the First Commissioner was told by those who were deter mined, if possible, that the St. James's-park scheme should not be carried out, but that if carried out it' would prove a failure, that he would let down the Stationery- o ffice and all Downing-street, and place in jeopardy the Horse Guards and the Admiralty ! Such were the predictions of engineers who were not consulted as to the scheme, but, threatening. as these predictions were, it seems that a deaf ear was turned to them, for the works were proceeded with. Every a tt e mpt was made to empty the well ; it was f oun . d impossible to do so, and the result is, the lake was finished. The water is ample, the buildings stand, and the success is perfect. Why not, then, follow the same plan with the Serpentine ? The answer is—" It is too simple." Eminent Engineers" must have a new crotchet •, th ' eywill not condescend to copy that which was done by a non-professional man, and so we are to pay £17,000 for four filter ing beds in Kensington -gardens. It is very certain that if Parliament was now sitting the grant would be Aug. 17. TY BURNIAN. Wednesday, P.S. Perhaps it is not generally known that the u th p a p t er the palateoring f the Serpentine is to be dried , and beds are to be placed there ! grain. MR. COBDEN AT _ROCHDALE. MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A grand soiree was given to Mr. R. Cobden, M.P., at Rochdale to-night in honour of his election as member for that borough. The occasion being the first on which the hon. gentleman was to address his constituents since his return from America and his subsequent refusal to accept a seat in the pre sent Cabinet, it had been looked forward to with much gene ra l i n t eres t. Th e so i ree was h e ld i n a spacious marquee erected in the Caslemere field, which was tastefully decorated with flags of all nations, banners, and floral devices. About 2,500 persons, including a considerable portion of ladies, were present. The doors of the pavilion were opened at 5 o'clock, and, the first two hours being occupied by a light repast, at a quarter to 7 o'clock Mr. Cobden appeared on the platform, and was greeted with loud cheers. The chair was taken by Mr. A. Stewart, the Mayor of Rochdale ; and among the principal guests were—Mr. J. Bright, M.P., Mr. E. A. Leathern, M.P., Mr. F. Crossley, Mr. Titus Salt, M.P., Mr. T. Bazley, Mr. G. Had field, M.P., Mr. Sharman Crawford, Mr. George Wilson, &c. The MAYOR having briefly introduced the busi ness, Mr. G. ASHWORTH moved the first resolution— VIZ. :- " That this meeting most cordially welcomes Richard Cobden, Esq., as the representative of this borough in Parliament, and expresses its high gra tification that the electors of Rochdale have, by returning him unopposed, given him the highest proof of their esteem, and placed him in a position again to advocate and enforce in the House of Com mons those great principles of commercial freedom and political reform which have distinguished his career." (Cheers.) The resolution having been seconded by Mr. J. PETRIE, and carried by acclamation. Mr. RICHARD COBDEN, M.P., on rising t• speak, was received with vehement cheering. He said,—l arn rather out of practice, for I think it is now two years and a half since I addressed a pub lic meeting out of Parliament, and I am afraid that with the disadvantage of being under canvas I may fail to make myself heard by every one here present, unless you indulge me with silence during the short time I occupy your attention ; and, first, gentlemen, let me tender to you my long-deferred personal homage for the kindness you showed me when I was 4,000 miles distant from you in having returned me for your constituency, which I make no secret is au honour which I covet beyond that of any other constituency. (Cheers.) In having re turned me voluntarily, and as I may say, almost without solicitation—(hear, hear)—l return you one and all my hearty thanks for the honour and kind ness you have shown me. I thank those gentlemen at a distance, some of whose letters caught my eye, and who have rendered substantial support to my cause ; and I will venture, if I am not travelling be yond the bounds of strict party discipline, also to express my acknowledgments to our oppenents, who on this occasion, as I leain, sheathed their swords, and granted me an armistice, which, I hope—at all events., it will not be my fault if it should not be so —may ripen into a permanent peace. (Cheers.) And now, gentlemen, when I read and hear of the transactions at the last general election, I think my acknowledgments are still more due to you in hav ing thought of me during my remote absence ; for, _ _ if I gather correctly the tenour of the last general election, it was this—that there was a more than usual avidity to obtain seats in Parliament—(hear, hear)—there were more contests than usual to achieve that honour, and, unless I am greatly mis- informed, some of the aspirants for that honour did not confine themselves within the strict rules of pro priety and discretion. Now, I do not think it out of place here at our first meeting to saya few words on that subject while it is fresh in our memories. We have presented to Parliament upwards of 40 peti tions, praying inquiry into proceedings at so many different elections, but I am informed that if all those had petitioned who had proofs that corrupt practices had been resorted to, the number of election petitions would have been double what it is. Now, I am going to say some thing which I am afraid in these days, when we are so fond of soft phrases, will be considered to be unpalatable ; and yet heaven forgive me if I am not telling the truth when I say that I do not be lieve that Parliament is in earnest to put down this system, or it would have been accomplished long ago. For what do the re-election petitions mean, atter all ? Let us say a word or two about them while one is fresh from the scene of their operation. What is the meaning of an election petition? Why, that, in the first place, it is one where the petitioner having been duly deprived of his seat by the im proper and corrupt proceedings of his opponent, has to appeal to a tribunal for justice, and that tri bunal is the most inaccessible and the most costly in the civilised world. (Hear.) For I venture to say that a man who presents an election petition to the House of Commons goes before a tribunal, the expense of which makes the law or equity which is administered at the Court of Chancery dirt cheap to it, Cheap, indeed ! (Hear.) In fact, the prin cipal obstacle to a petition at all is, that the party praying for the redress of his grievance —I mean the grievance of having been deprived of a fair chance of being elected by the free and unbought suffrages of his countrymen—that proceeding is so costly that no man can tell him beforehand how much it may cost him. It may cost him £5OO, or it may cost him .£5,000; and no Parliamentary lawyer who had one shred of conscience would ever venture to say he could guarantee him against the larger amount. (Hear.) The consequence is that very few men have the courage to present a peti tion, and by so doing undergo the risk and the ex pense of following it out before a committee of the House of Commons. But, supposing he does so, what does it end in ? And this is the great charge against the committees of the House of Commons. What does it end in ? If the peaOnersUeceeds in proving the corrupt proceedings of his opponent, the result may be that his opponent is declared unseated. But that does not give him the seat. It merely says that there shall be another election in the box ough, and that he may go again and, if he likes, incur the same expense with the same prospect of an election petition, and that those very men who have been shown to have sold their votes before may have the privilege of selling them again —(cheers) —another election in such a case being nothing more or less than a fresh harvest to corrupt voters, who make merchandises of their privileges as free citizens. Well, such being the case, what wonder is it that not one-lialf of those who lose their elec- tions venture to petition for a redress of their grievances ? A friend of mine lost his contest for a very large hot ough in one of the eastern counties, and he told me that he had a clear case against his opponent for bribery, but he did not intend to petition, and for this reason—he petitioned once before, and his expenses on that occasion were £5OO a day, and if he went before a committee again he had no guarantee that it would not cost him as much, and therefore he abstained from presenting his petition at all. Well, now, this is the state of things, and I may bcasked, what is the remedy for it ? If the House of Commons were in earnest to put down this system a remedy would be found. In the first place, make these inquiries cheeanpoeir.amtaonausnd more accessible. If you cannot have a trib una l on; eventsthe spot spare to t inquireiie aggrieved into thes e proceedings, party this h ex e p i e s n p d r i n t v u e r d e; to an h d av N e vh a er e v as_l he e has a case, a n d w h ere would not say where you have frivolous and vevatious petitions, but where there is a good case for the petitioner—let the expense be borne by somebody else than by him. If the country is interested f in putting down the system—if th e very system oundations of our repre sentativeitself depend on purity at their source, why, then, who so interested as the great body of the community in not allowing these 40 or 50 boroughs that .od a w r h e o n a o r w e g t o h i e n g scot free haretetot should go un punished? A so prop er l y pay the expense aspthose communities themselves by whom these transactions are per mitted? Or let the expense of the inquiries into them devolve upon the whole count r y at lar g e if that be thought more expedient. (Cheers.) Well, I say, let the inquiry be carried on in such a way that it shall not be the punishment and probably the ruin of the petitioner ; but, beyond that, I say, let there be some punishment inflicted Attorney- General, those who are det ected as g uilt y p ar t i es in would in the ord e ti r tehte in suchtto rn of bribing these transactions. ( Cheers.) I will ven ture to case that say if, when a case of briber y is clearl y detected, put by down bribery 11 the t Househe parties o f Commons detected and corruption, more than anythin g else House of Commons could resort to. G shouldene ra lb, be that d pr osecuted very criminally soon (Cheers.) For merly the system of corruption and undue i fl n u ence in our constituencies was confined very much: to a privileged class in this country. One nobiel family contested a county against another noble family, and they spent £lOO,OOO a-pi • ece. And %ill 4 0, 1 - 10 10S 11 21 f SharC NI ioo 1 100 190 Stock Sto. 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