The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COriIr.IERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and prices wera well supported. The sales amounted to 20,000 bales, 4,500 of which were taken by the speculators, and 2,500 by the expor ters. Railway Shares were steady, and quotations were without alteration. Discussions are again taking place with regard to the probability of a reduction in the rate of dis count. Money seems more plentiful than before, the demand for it does not permanently increase, and the influx of specie continues on a large scale. A further accumulation of the Bank resources will, it is inrigined, lead to a modi fication of the existing regulations at the Bank. Whatever course may be pursued, it seems pretty certain that no great outlet will yet be made for the employment of such an amount of the accumulated means now lying idle, as will occasion an advance in the terms. The public are averse to new speculations, and only invest to a small extent in the old established concerns ; if this reserve continues, no sensible alteration in the state of the market can be expected until a revival in trade tykes place. It is generally expected Rat the gold announced yesterday from Australia will be taken into the Bank of England. At the meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Mait land, Ewing, and Co., a balance-sheet was presented which showed the liabilities to be 164,3991. 55., and the assets 193,0491. 17s. 2d. It is consequently expected that 20s. in the pound will be paid. The following telegraphic message from M. A. Popp, the resident director of the Namur and Liege Railway, has been posted in the Stock Ex change :—" Brussels, Wednesday, 21st April.— The Bill approving the purchase of the Mons and Swanage Railway has passed the House of Repre sentatives." This day the half-yearly meeting of the West Flanders Railway Company took place, Mr. Richards in the chair. The report was satisfactory, as showing an increase of traffic, and beyond that ma augmentation of dividend. In the last half-year the receipts on all the lines amounted to 21,062/, gs., and the total expenditure to 13,941.1. 17s. 6d., leaving a balance of 7,1201. 11s. 6d. The sum available for dividend was 5,0621. 12s. 3d., being equal to the payment of a dividend of 3s. 9d. per share. After a short discussion the report was adopted. Increased buoyancy has been apparent in the English Stock Market to-day, owing to further purchases on speculative account. Several bona fide investments have also been made—including one to the extent of 10,0001. Reduced by the Govern ment brokers—which have caused additional firm tees. The favourable progress of monetary and po litical affairs is producing a satisfactory influence, but business is still very limited. Consols are marked 961 for money, as well as account. They are now 961 and 96i 97 respectively. The New 3 per Cents. are 95i 1, and also the Reduced India Loan scrip continues steady at 991 100. The March Exchequer Bills are 345. to 375. premium, the June ditto 335. to 365. premium, and India Bonds 21s. premium. A moderate amount of business has been trans acted in the Foreign Stock Market, and quotations are rather higher. Turkish 6 per Cents. aro 971 98 ex. div. ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 1041. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. are 80 ; Chilian 6 per Cents., 103 ; Danish 5 per Cents., 1021 ; Equador, 14 1 1 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 201 ; Russian 41 per Cents , 1011 101 ; Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 571 ; and Dutch 21 per Cents., 66. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 6 ; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 19i 20 ; Peruvian 4} per Cents., 81 83 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto 4i per Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 4311 441 ; and Ditto Deferred, 26 The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great Western lB5B. 1857. £28,352 £28,943 N orth-Western B Bo nth-Western .. righto n l4,lBo 15,008 Wildland South -Eastern - 17,143 18,287 Great N ortham 21,035 22,681 Lancashire and Yorkshire 21,180 22,796 Bristol and Exeter 5,771 5,784 Uheater arid Holyhead Lanc aster and Carlisle 5,703 5,426 )40arntehh.Eesatsetre, r S a hefEeld, & Lincoln 8,877 9,456 31,555 32,639 North London Oxford, Worcester , and Wolver 4,054 3,928 South Devon Bdinburgh, Perth, and Dundee ... 3,001 3,324 Gduaburgh and Gl asgow Glasgow and South -Western Grand Trunk of Canada Great W estern of Canada 1011,352 11,403 ,725 Northe rn o f F rance 40,535 37,771 7,771 A very li m it e d b usiness has been transacted in Railway shares to-day, but in several instances there is an improvement of about to 1 per cent in prices. South -Western and North-Eastern (Berwick) advanced ss. ; Great Western and Mid lands, 10s. ; Caledonian, 15s. ; and Eastern Coun ties and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1/. In the Foreign and Colonial lines there is little variation to report. East Indian have declined about 55., and Sambre and Meuse, 10s. Mining Shares have been dull. Devon Great Consols were dealt in at 460 to 4624 ; North Wheal 13assett, 104 11 ; and Whe a l M ar y A nn, 43. 4 irtt-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at slightly improved rates. Lond on J o i n t S toc k 1 1 1 ;Yre advan c ed ss. ; Oriental B an k, 10 s . ; an d ' ll ion of Australia, ss. Electric Telegraph re tilltined steady at 104. 1 1 It ITIB FI FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. Ba l k Stock (prom the Official Liu %) 221 2 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9si i i N P ew 3 er Cont. C onso l s Annuit i es 96 ' 2 .-. • 95 i i ' •-• er uent A inmates Long Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860)-114 11 6 India Loan Debentures 993 D itto Scrip . .. lO 9 91 Uns o l s for Atha Bonds, A . lOOO ••• • ....... 21 p Account March. June. £lOOO . ............. .. ....... 37 4 I Ditto Advertised. ........ ...... I 36 3.............. .......... 37 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 8 per Cent. Ditto At,connt BO Ohtlisu Bonds, 6 per Cent lO3 Danish Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent lO2 i 4 luadorN ew C onsol i dated l4l a Die ' 20 ,.. l'eau 3 per Cent stussian Bonds, 182"2,182"2,E St., 5 per Cent — i Ditto, 4i per C en t . ,i 100 1 . Turitieh Bonds 6 per cent 97' D itto Account, . Ditto Guaranteed, 4 For Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Du tch Exchange. 24 per C ent., 12 Guilders 66 . Peruvian Dollar'Bonds, 44 per Cent. Controls, money TWOO'CLO( K. bitte, Aooonnt 961 7 . A Vienna letter says felt in official .quarter- ' "Much satisfaction is at the pacific turn which affairs in Bosnia, s er ,,i: the Herzegovina have • taken of late. The cliffe;etanbni:rkish.Commissioners sent by the Porte into ces, t have ex pressed on the part of the Sultan m ost c b on l'a tory intentions. It now only remain': Whether the armed rayahs will return to theiredseten by accepting the new government and the institu tions lions which the Ottoman commissioners off e rti to the Christian population in the name of Turkey, Austria has no longer anything to fear for the tran quillity and security of her frontiers on that side." FIRE IN CANNON-STREET, ClTT,—Last evening, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises cc copied conjointly by the Anglo-Australian and Univer situaFteamatil 1(i 3 ' No.A s a s , urance Company and the United Eldora Benevolent Life Annuity Fund Society, awnlaseuma by one Co of Cannon-street-we s t, -str ee inmatest-w maded burning. Upon entering the board room e n s t er ee l ; ihneg di s covery g le_othe latter society, it was found to be on fire, which was a ct got under until everything in the room was seriously • W, .cgehd and a quantity of books and papers destroyed, oliv_lacad_ been packed in the place under an iron safe. d e 6 . t he principal books were destroyed. They were Mimed in a . n iron reliance safe, made by Mr. J. Tann, °f Walbr "k and although the rtlge on which it rested Was burnt so ai to allow it to topp le over and the iron , r"me red with heat, every book was found to be per 4ectly uu • . T h Injured The ori in of the fire is unknown. 9 Pre nlisea and contents w ere insured. 20 20 10 St. PY. flowers ill, un nce Al- Devon nt year ty, the period ning all egau ce, ity hav .esence. and the 111, and by Dr. xcluded pection. die gene particu- ►n view. Lie nthus rst time a plant ominent which earance. 3uriosity ,wer-like flowered north of &c. of tickets e society he hall ; L read by le follow members ,ncombe, D., Rev. Ler, Esq., J. Price, Slorland, i]sq., Mr. sell, Mr. vers, H. ion of his rbibition. as might or eves vhich had .lontinusd He called rhodden- progress [turn, and speoirneos Tian plant ording all -presidellt bed by the thanks to r meeting )xpressing it of ever! eir thanks as for his id for the t fee y. l much a has been ent of this its labours condition T country I in behalf Dellent no president so haus rf mine or produce, I congra low before that bas ich fine-- 1 plants rticultural Lion of tile to are laid ry striking on derance are nuns" The hfe" ous &Wei, 3 exhibite d rs, apples' Ld lemons' sfaction labours Uf 3xhibitiou , id unusual Ly are, the d upward s :ts of Mr' eems to 14 ompetiturs ERS. A B uenog ter of F 0 Ayres, ed; ',airman 0 nd holder' , Decembe r Brazilian March. or his re' Jan. last, ed by the n L on iloeo D with the irected th e irs to ac' er, and to vely sato' is received d by th e nos Ayre t e ryes wit h favourabl e ie Govern' t with the e the ants ;e. ; of his E. ,1 " 3d begs to lobed cow ?AZOS. ► of Tes )onteo 3 l 3° : ific, sego' bagel, the :—prege rlt Tear that pg largelt purpoto: n Oxfo en ding t 5 betrie e t fog, 1- from dOi ,ephero id OOP the O r ' Dot 011 00 titable THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1858. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. usiness Shr. Paid Itanwers. Leasing Closing Prices B Companies yesterday this day. St. 100 Buekghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 93 100 St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. CaWon... 100 102 25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 13 15 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.e Gt.Northn 136 139 5 all E. Un. 11. Sh. E. Count. 4 44 St. 100 Glas. Barr. di aldoniadi. Neils. Direct. ... ••• St. 100 Do. New Do 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn — 50 all Hull dt Selby. V. & N.M lOB 110 25 all Do. Shares. Do 12i all Do. 4 Shares. Do 12 all Lon.&Greenw SS. Eastern l2i 13 2 1 20 all Do. Preferenc e. Do 2l 25 St. 1100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 94 96 10 110 Do. Bark. Sh. Do sil all Manch.Bxton. and Matlock di Midld. 21 2i St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland 94 96 64 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count p - iP 50 all N.diEst.s p.c. Do 57 59 57 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do 50 all Do. Fixed sp.c Do ••• ••• 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &1 1 %. W ... 12i all Do. Stirs. 4Do . ••• St. 100 IRoystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 136 139 10 I all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 9 12 all S. Staffordsh.. M.MClean 10 1131 50 all NVearVaLg6pe Stk:&Dar. , . 25 all Do Do 32 33 32a St. 100 : Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn , 83 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) ... r . St. 100 Bris. &Ex. , ' p.c. St 94 96 20 9 Do. 4 per c. Shares . . ... St. 100 Caledu..£lo 41 p. c 99 101 100 St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 5i p.c ... ... St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent ... -- ... 99 6i all Cork&Bandonslp.c ... ... 61 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J 6 6i St. 100 E. Anglian Cls. ASh St. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c 108 -... 112 St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c 105 110 St. 100. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 112 117 117 St. 100 Do. No. 2 llO 115 St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St 127 132 20 all East Un., G. 6p. C. ... ... 5 all IDo. 5g., 0 per cent. ... ... 10 all IN. 10/. Dobentr.Sh. ... ... St. all !Do. do. 4 per cent ... ... St. 100 lEastLancash.6p.cts ... ... 5 all E.&W. York. J. sth ... ... 10 9 Ediu. & Gl. sp.c. Sh ... -- . . St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c 72 74 72 St. 100 Furness, sp. c.... ... ... St. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 . p.e . . -- ... St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 117 119 St. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem 110 112 St. 100 Do. 41 per cent .. lO3 101 1.00 60 Do. 5 p.c., Rod. at: 5 p. C. prem. 10 all Gt.N.ofSeot.lstPre loi Ili 20 all Gt. S& W. (Ireland) ••• ... 20 all Do. 4 pert. Pref. St. ... ... 50 6 I Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex. S pc 51 ri St. 100 jDo. con. red. 4p. c. 92 94 921 St. 100 jDo, con. red. 4'. c. 87 8.1 St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 87 89 881 St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref. 99 101 10)1 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 9l 10 10 all Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S l6 17 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do 9l —10 i St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 72 74 263 all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. 18 1 — 19 A 131 all Do. do. do. 94 9z. 20 all Do, do. do. l3l 146 St. 100 Lan,& York. 6pe.St. 138 140 St. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 pc.No.l ... ... St. 100 D0.,P., 5 p.e.St.No.2 ... „. St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. ... ... St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 ... ... St. 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton s r . et... ... - ... St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 porct. late 3d Shares ...16 0 165 121 all Londy.& Color. 1 Si. ... ... 12/ all Londy.&Ennis. 1 Sh. ... . . it. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 118 1 22 6 41 Do. do. do. .£6 ... . . A - -i it. 100 Do. do. 34 per cont. 66 68 [2l all Marypt. PiCarl.4 p.c. ... ... [2l all Do. 41 per cent •.• ---• ... .26 101 Do. do. it. 100 Kid.Consol.6 p.c. St ... .. it. 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c 137 139 it. 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St 99 101 it. 1100 Do. L. &,11. Pref. St 9l 93 .0 1 all New., Aber., &c., pr sp.c.red.sp.o.pm ... ... Ji) all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et loi 111 11 !O all Norfk. D 0b.4 p.c. Sh ... ... it. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1146 ... ... it. 100 Do. 5/ p.c. pf , 1847 ... ... it. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 ... ... it, 100 North British 106 108 107 7 3i Do. 71. Preference ..• ... it. 100 N.E. Berw. 4p.e.Prf 95 97 951 .7 83 Do. do. do l4 i d !O 13 IDo. Leeds 6 pa. No.l ... ... .21 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 ... ••• 5 10 Do. York H. &S. Pur 1 I par 13 all North Staffordshire 221 23 it. 100 Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar 11.5' 120 it. 1100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar lO4 106 it. 100 Do. do. Dobeutr. St 9B 100 81 all Scot. Cont. Now Pref .. ... it. 100 Se.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c llB 120 it. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St 125 127 4. 100 ,Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St 74 76 5 all 'South Devon lO 101 0 all Do. fixed 41 pr cont ... ... D ).6 all S. Eas of £1 (Reading Eastern Os. 6d Ann.) . 24 241 ,t, 100 Do. 41 per cent lOl 193 t. 100 o. Fixed 41 p.c. Sh lOl 103 t. 5 100 Do. New 41 pr. cent ... ... t. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. t. 100 Do. do. 44 p. c lOl 103 0 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar . . . 5 all +Stock. &Dar., sp. 0 271 281 5 ' 19 IDo. do. do. t. 100 IWaterfd&Kilk. 6pc 46 -- 51 491 St. 12. 124 St, St. 12 12 126 St. St. 25 10 1.0.6 St. St. St., St. 20 25 25 St. BRITISH MINES. . . '2ll2Alfred Cons. (Philk.)l 91 101; 20 14 'British Iron - 20 Condurow (Cambrn ) 80 90 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 460 480 460 21 ••• 30 East Basset (Illogan) 90 --100 17s Great South Tolgus l4 15 ••• 17/5 , G rt. W. Alfrd. (Milk ) 6 6. ... 7 Ort.W. Vor (lielstn ) 11 -- 2 . 17s Lady Bertha -I i .. 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 71 81 ••• . N.W.Basset (Illogan) 11 12 11 10 3 / 4 .:: 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4 5 ... 1 3 / 4 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 17 3 / 4 -- 181 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... •.. ... Os. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 1 f 1 1 ... 21 S. Caradon (St. Cleer 375 390 ... 2S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 41 4i * ••• 19 S.W. Frances(lllorm. 210 220 5 41 ram. S. &L. Min. Co. i —. 1 3 / 4 10 9 Tin Croft 3l 4 ... 40 Un.Minen (Gwennap) . . ••• ... 12sf V. of Towcy (Camar.) 1 3 / 4 1 3 ... 11 W. Basset (Illogan) 23 24 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 103 110 ... 5f Wh. Basset (Illogan). 210 220 ... 5 Wh. Bullor (Rdruth). 280 34,0 ... 51 Wh. Edward(Calstek) 6 61 :: 6 i ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant 10 11 i 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Mould.) 43 45 143 41 Wh. Trelawnoy (Lis.) 24 ..... 26 1 FOREIGN MlN..______ 20 78 'Australian 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) i —ip i 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .C 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ... .• • 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 13 --14 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica . . ...d 40 all Cobre Copper 39 41 ••• 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co. 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 13 Lusitanian 1 d 1 all Mariquita i -- 1 all New Granada 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.&Smlt 6 7 5 1 Port Philip • --- ••• 80 163 Santiago de Cuba —2/ all United Mexican...— 3l 3,i- MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) I ... 71" r! 25 19 Australian Agricult. 28 30 10 all Australn. Royal Mail 11 ••••• 11 10 all 'Berlin Water Works.. 31 41 10 2 'Do. New iss. at 5/, d ... ... 50 40 Brit. American Land ... ... 100 324 Canada 135 142 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 1141 115 114 i il5 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 all Do. Prof. 7 / p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace 1 1. 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France .. i . i __ _ 4 1 20 all Eastern Steam 3l St. 100 I BlectrioTelograph lO3 105 101 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. ... ._ 5 all !En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 11 14 10 10s.'Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. ... 9 all iEur.&Am•Stm.(lina.) 4 44 .. 20 i,ll , Gon. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) ... _ ... 15 14 I Gen. Steam Navigat. ... _ 20 5 London Discount -j i . d 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3 3 / 4 34 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... ... . 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 7 8 10 all Do. Extension Teleg. ... _ ... 10 all ,Alexican&S.Amerion ... .. 25 5 Nat. Discount Co 1 i 10 6 Netherlands Land i I 10 all Do. Do. . l 3 /4 i 5 all Do.B p.c.Pf.iss.at I d. 2 2 23 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 16 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 981 991 1 all g. B. Australasian... i l _ i 20 all srth.ofEuropeStoam 2 3 1 all Oriental Gas 1 10s. Do New Shares id , 5 all Pcelßr. Ld. & Minrl 2 2 21 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 77 7 50 10 Do. Now .. 6 3 /4 7ip 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 6l - 2 -2 63 1 all Scot. Anstral.lnvest l 3 /4 —• 11 St. 100 S. Ans. Gov. 6 p.c.bds lO6 108 25 all South Austral. Land • ... 1 all Submarine Tel. Serip i 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Tru s. Ln. Co. Up. Can. , ... 100 281, Van Dlemen'ti Land.. 14 -- 15 , LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) ROLLS' COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) HUTCHISON V. WRIGHT. In 1855 the plaintiff insured his ship for 5001. with an association of shipowner#, of which he was a member, who acted as underwriters in the insurance of their own ships, pledging their ships rateably and proportionably for payment of the insurance in the event of the loss of the ship insured. The plaintiff afterwards sold his ship by way of mort gage, but did not send notice of the transfer to the asso ciation, and the ship was lost. The plaintiff claimed the sum insured ; the association denied their liability. His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, in delivering judgment considered that as the sale of the ship was in reality not a sale out and out, but only a bona fide mort gage of the ship redeemable on payment, that the plaintiff was entitled to decree for the sum insured with costs. His honour granted a denretal order against the committee of the association in 1855, rateably and pro portionably, as they were by the committee at the time the insurance was made. (Bcfore Vice-C l, ancellor Sir W. Page Wood,) POWEL V. AITKEN. His Honour delivered judgment in this case this morning. The points in contention related to the workings of a coal mine, bunking, and air courses, levels and roads, mentioned in an indenture entered into be tween the parties on the 27th May, 1848, adjoining the lands of Moffentry, which were given in exchange. Hi s Honour directed certain inquiries to be made as th the workings of the mine, and to report. His Honour also disposed of the question of costs between the parties. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. THE MIDDLESEX GRIND /DRIES. The two grand juries summoned every term for the county of Middlesex were sworn in this morning before Mr. .Tastice Crompton. The duty of charging them devolves on the senior puisne judge, but in consequence of that learned judge (Mr. Justice:Coleridge) having to sit at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, Mr. Justice Crompton attended in his absence. The jury having been sworn, the learned judge ex plained the absence of Mr. Justice Cotoddy, and said the juries were summoned according to ancient custom. They were the only juries in direct communication with that Court. Other grand juries returned their bills, and their respective Courts and the cases were afterwards often removed into this Court. In old times the Middlesex grand juries had important functions to perform ; generally great political trials and state prosecutions origin ated before them. Happily they were now living in better times, and gentlemen of their position and know• ledge were rarely if ever called upon to discharge such duties ; but if worse times arrived their functions would be of the greatest importance. The learned judge then referred to their duties of the present day, which were mostly confined to cases of conspiracy and perjury ; and as the public had a right to come before them without going before a magistrate, it was necessary they should be very particular with the evidence. He looked upon prosecutors going before magistrates of the greatest importance. It was one of the most important parts of our criminal procedure, in order toloheck witneves from stating on the trial anything for or against a prisoner different to what they stated on the preliminary . inquiries. The grand jury then retired. EX PARTE SALISBURY M.P.-CRIMINAL INFORMATION FOR LIBEL. Mr. Welsby applied on behalf of Mr. Salisbury, M.P. for Chester. far a rule calling upon Messrs. Mills and Smith, the registered proprietors of the Chester Obserrer, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against them for a libel on the 20th Feb. last, on the above gentleman. Mr. Salisbury stated in his affi davit, that he had resided for same time in Chester, and since 1857 ho had been chairman of the Chester United Gas Company, On the _dissolution of Parliament, in March, 1857, one of the late members retired from the representation, and Mr. Salisbury's name was mentioned as his successor. On tliel4'h March of that year Mr. Mills, the reputed editor of the Ghester Observer, called upon Mr. Salisbury with a espy of the paper of that date c mtaining an article relating to the representation, and said that on perusal of which, Mr. Salisbury would perceive that he intended to support him as a fit candidate for the repre sentation of the city, and as he required capital to con duct the paper, he asked Mr. Salisbury to lend him 5001. for that purpose. Mr. Salisbury at once refused. He attended a meeting in the evening, and was declared a candidate. Ou the following week, the day before the publication of the libel complained of, Mr. Mills again callei on Mr. Salisbury and stated he had made up his mind to support him, for which Mr. Salisbury thanked him. Mills then said that, in supporting him, he must rely on pecuniary assistance in return for it, but that if he could not assist him ho must go against him. Mr. Salisbury declined to assist him, and informed Mills that he must do as he pleased. Mills urged Mr. Salisbury to re-consider his determination, saying be must stick to his bread and butter, however much he disliked Mr. Salisbury's opponent. Next week an article appeared in the paper affecting Mr. Salisbury's claims as a candidate for the representation, and from that time numerous articles bad appeared in the paper not only attacking his public pretensions, but villifying also his private character. In the autumn of last year the gas company applied to Parliament for an act of in corporation, and in consequence of some objections made to it by the corporation of Chester it was withdrawn, and a subsequent bill introduced and passed in conso nance with the views of the corporatism. In one of the articles relative to the supply of gas it was stated that "a more thoroughly practical convincing contradiction of the untruths Mr. Salisbury time after time has deliber ately uttered to cram his detectible gas bill down the throats of the people of Chester cannot be given ;" and in another part, " We know his practised ingenuity for shuffling too well to suppose that he will be at any less for an excuse for his conduct, however shallow it may be found on examination." Mr. Salisbury, in his affidavit, denied that he had uttered untruths in reference to the gas bill. Lmrd Campbell—ls that the whole of the libel com plained of ? Mr. Welsby—Yes. Mr. Justice Wightman—Thero is no corruption charged. Mr. Welsby called attention to Mr. Mills' statements on application for assistance, and his subsequent con duct to Mr. Salisbury. Lord Campbell said it appeared to him the charges against Mr. Salisbury were unproved. Mr. Salisbury bad acted Eaost honourably in refusing to accept Mr. Mills' offer. He did not see how the Court could inter fere by a criminal information. The other judges concurred, and the rule was re- TEMPERANCE RIVALRY. --.EXPARTE J. B. GOUGH. -CRIMI NAL INFORMATION. Mr. Quain applied on behalf of Mr. John Bartholo mew Gough, the celebrated American Temperance lec turer, fur a criminal information against Frederick Richard Leos, for libel. Mr. Gough, though known as the American Temperance lecturer, was an English man by birth. He was, however, brought up in America, and in early life was addicted to intemperance. He was reclaimed about 15 years since, through the instrumen tality of one of these societies, and from that time to the present he had almost exclusively devoted himself to the profession of a temperance lecturer. He came to England in 1853, and lectured here for about two years. He then returned to America, and revisited this country in 1857, and during the time he had been here had been lecturing on the cause of temperance. Dr. Lees, against whom the rule was applied for, resided near Leeds, and. was well known as a writer en temperance, and also an occasional lecturer. The libels complained of were contained in certain letter , addressed to Dr. Wilson, president of the National League ; but to better understand the relative position of the parties, the learned counFel said that Mr. Gough sought to propagate temperance principles by " moral suasion," and Dr. Lees by means of the "Maine Liquor Law." (Laughter.) Mr. Justice Wightman—One by moral force and the other by legal force l (Laughter.) Mr. Quain—Yes. Mr. Gough was connected with the National League, and Dr. Lees with the National Alliance, and the libels complained of were that Dr. Lees charged Mr. Gough with being habitually narcoti cally intoxicated from chewing opium, using tobacco, and other narcotics ; and further, that he had been seen intoxicated in the streets of London and Glasgow. Dr. Lees also, in his letter, designated Mr. Gough as " Saint Bartholomew." The learned counsel said he had affi davits from Mr. Gough, his wife, and others, contradict ing the statements so put forth. Lord Campbell said no doubt Mr. Gough was a most respectable gentleman, and a sincere apostle of temper ance, and sot a good example of the principles he incul cated, but he (Lord Campbell) did not think this was a case in which ho ought to interfere. Dr. Lees did not appear to have been actuated by any malicious motives, and he was likewise a zealous propagator of the doctrine of temperance, and for going still further by enforcing it by actual legislation, and if he had heard improper and unfounded remarks indiscreetly stated, as repre- sented, he (Lord Campbell) did not think that a ground for the interference of the Court. Dr. Lees seems not to have been actuated by any improper motive, and he (Lord Campbell) thought it was a case in which the Court could not interfere by criminal inforniation. Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr. Justice Crompton concurred. Ru'e discharged accordingly. NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL.-Mr. Power was this morn ing called to the bar and took his seat accordingly. LITERATURE. Transactions of the National Association, for the Promotion of Social Science, 1857. Parker and Sons. It will be still fresh, of course, in the popular re collection, that during five days of last October, Birmingham was the scene of the first annual gathering of this very remarkable association. Its distinguished character has been now resplendently vindicated by this substantial and really noble volume, comprising within it the epitome of its inaugural transactions. A more extraordinary book, in its way, has not for a long while passed through the press, according to our own recollec tion. It consists, as the title-page informs us, of " Inaugural Addresses and Select Papers." The inaugural addresses aro five ; the papers and ab stracts of papers are more than a hundred. As to the former, the addresses, it will be very well re membered that the Inaugural Address was delivered by no one less than Lord Brougham himself, the president of this newly-created national association —Lord John Russell delivering an address ou Jurisprudence and Amendment of the Law ; Sir John Pakington one on Educaticn ; Lord Stanley one on Public Health ; and Sir Benjamin Brodie one on Social Economy. As to tha subsequent collection of papers, they will be found to have been judiciously subdivided under five heads namely, as the inaugural addresses will have indicated—Jurisprudence and Amendment of the Law—Pun'shment and Refor mation—Public Health—and Social Economy. The comprehensiveness of the last of these five divisions admits of its embracing within it themes as dissimilar as—Strikes and the Early Closing Movement, Savings Banks and Workhouses, Rail way Accidents and Free Libraries, Baths and Washhouses and Self-supporting Dispensaries, Prostitution and Intemperance. Under the head of Public Health we learn much that is instructive from Engineers as well as from Physicians, and observe among the contributors to this section a name otherwise familiar, that of Tom Taylor, the facetious and imaginative. In the miscellaneous treatises relating to Punishment and Reformation, we meet with some most acceptable papers from well-known writers and authorities, like Mr. M. D. Hill, Mr. Jelinger Symons, and Cap tain Maconochie, Several papers of great value upon the vital subject of education, refer more particularly to the education of the working classes as well as to middle class education. While upon the twin subject of jurisprudence and the amendment of the law, we have a very useful chap ter by Lione Levi upon judicial statistics, and some very admirable suggestions for a more speedy, frequent, and economical administration of crimi nal law, by Samuel Warren, the learned recorder of Hull, and member for the borough of Midhurst. One other masterly paper has yet to be particu larised, the production of a very profound and philosophic intellect—a paper by Mr. George Combe, on the Teaching of Physiology. A foot note at p. xxvii of the" Introduction," by G. W. Hastings, appears in reference to this paper, by way of explanation. It is as follows : "The unfortunate and, I must add, improper rejec tion of Mr. George Combe's paper on the Teaching of Physiology by the Education Department, arose from n3isconception, and not from design. Partly from an idea that it did not refer to education, and partly from a belief that it had been published as well as printed (both of which mistakes might have been easily rectified by a proper explanation), the teading of the paper was stopped. I was not present in the de partment at the time ; but learning what had occur red, and feeling much annoyed at the circumstance, I at once made inquiries, and can state positively that no disrespect to the author, nor any disregerd of the importance of his sut.ject, was intended either by the president or by any other member. The only reparation possible has been afforded by giving the paper in full in this volume." As for the " purpwo" of the association, Lord Brougham thus magnificently spoken at the close of his admirable address : "Knowledge is power ; but its natural ally is the friendly power of virtue with which its dominion is will ingly shared. This is abort all true of the knoteedge tehich, we shall seela to improve and to impart. The supreme Disposer and Preserver, who decketh himself with light as it were a garment, but defendeth all the earth as it were with a shield,' has provided that the false steps into which we are led by the twilight, will be prevented or retraced when the day dawns. If any one is still alerreed at the force which the people etem to gain when their faculties are expanded by cultivation, let him re collect that this happy process cannot be continued, and further knowledge acquired, without a new security being given by that very increase of knowledge sgainet the delusions and the excesses from which the peace of the community has most to fear. We are reminded by the subject, as well as by the place where we are assem bled, of the exquisite invention, the happiest perhaps in the history of science, which makes the power of steam provide by its expansion for its own control, the ono being nicely proportioned to the other. Knowledge is, then, both power and safety ; it exercises this self-con trol ; it gives to the mighty imolai engine both the movement and the governor— li strength with perfect art combined, Awes, serves, amazes, and—protects mankind "But it is not safety alone that we expect ; we fondly hope for more ; we confidently look higher. Undaunted by the resistance of adversaries, undismayed by the ob structions which the bias of prejudice, or the conflicts of faction, or the strife of controversy raise to impede social progress or to retard, its friends lift up their view to the loftier heights where religious and moral truth sheds an eternal light. Piercing the darkness of ignor ranee that shrouds our region, the mists of doubt that obscure, the storms of passion that vex, the instinct of selfishness that chills another, the eye loves to repose on that bright summit where the same beams dispel all doubt from our opinion towards God, and wane our benevolent feelings towards men : As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm ; Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head I This is the eulogiuin of the association. SHARE DIARTcITs ahis Day). RAILWAYS. Closirg Prod yester lay Business done thLs day. RAILWAYS. C Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junc [ Belfast & Ballymem Blrmng. Wolvorh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lance'. & Cheshire Juliet Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).„, Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. .... ...... Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Ds. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJuno Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian Eastern Counties..... EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. B. •• Do. New A ....... ..... East Kent _ East Lancashire East Suffolk ........ Do. ... Edinburgh dr Glasgow Edinb.Prth.dzDundow Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness .. Glasgow & S.Westorn Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua.St Trish South-Eastern. Lancaster dr Carlisle. Do., Thirds jDo. New Thirds _ La ncash. &Yorkshin Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London di Blackwar Do. New, its. 5/. 10s. Lond.Brig,ht.&S.Cst. London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London di S. Weatsrl Ludndrry.4Coloraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Hanch.Shet&Linein. Metropolitan Midland ........ Do. Birming. dt Derb , Aidland G. West. (Ir. ' Do. Shares . ..... Newcastle & Carlisle Nowpt.A berg. &Tied Newry di Armagh Newry, Warrenpoin , di Restrevor Norfolk,. .... ........ Northn. Counties I:7n North British ........ North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch. IDo. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n..... ... N. & S. Wstn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central ,Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 'Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union . . Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Devon South Eastern South wales..... S. Yorksh. River Dun iDo.. Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale. IDo. Pref., No. 1. IThames Tiny. D. &R. Vale of Neath......... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cot West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class BRITISH P 1 Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A ... Buffalo & Lake liur. l Buff., Brnt. & Godch. 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug..'72 l Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) ( Ceylon A shares Demerara. Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. , D 0.4 p.c. Bnds.,'s9 Geelong & Melbourne guar, 5 per cent Gd . Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 per e Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bde., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 46 p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) Seiudc, guar. 5 por C Do 51 - 6 7 --- 69 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 88 - 90 84 - 85, 35 - 37 ... ....... O. 8 - X B3 16 - 17 57i - 581 44 - 46 29 - 31 14 - 16 86 - 88 621 --- 63 271 - 28 89 -- 91 -- 10 10q - 102 87 -- 88 125 -- 127, 99 - 101 1 56 -- 561 56 -- 58 1 83 85 10 12 p 10 12 883 89 1 d' 14 1 a ••• ••• 6 - 61 105 - 106 93:1 - 94 lk - 92 - 93 ... '.... ritl 3G - il Oli - 92 63 - 65 - ii 58 - CO - 54 - 53 92 2 1 d 461 —47 i 73 74 93 95 41 - 4B 8 - 9 8 - 9 2) - 31 7. 4 d .06 - 108 261 - 27 78 - 80 45 - 46 21 - 1 36 - 37 69 - 691 82. 1 1 - 83,3 13 - 15 7 - 5 8 - 30 35 - 36 ,100 - 102 ..• - .•• 2i - 3A 61 - 61 ISSESSIONS. - 3P - iP 9 - 185 - 90 79 - 82 77 80 1 - 11 3 - I 110 - 111 la li , 20 21 47 49 81 83 21i = 21i, 19 19 2 1/d 106 - 111 106 - 111 1 105 108 19A 20 201 21 par' PP •-• 11, ••• ••• FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp & Rotterdam 6 —• 61 20 all Ardennes 20 3 Bahia & Frarcisco, — 34 5 all Belgian East. Janet 14 20 all Beziersto Graissessac 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 31 34 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France ... 20 all Great Luxembourg 7i 8 10 6 Italian Junction 20 all Lake Const. & Bale ~. 20 all Lierro and Turnhout ~. ...4 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 3i 4 p 5 all Lucca & 20 all Lyons and Geneva 241 251 25 all Maria Antonia 10 all Do. New • ••• 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 2l f —21 f 16 all Northern of France 37s —37 f 20 8 Do. New 10 all Norwe i rrianTrnk.Prof 81 91 20 all Paris and Lyons 3l 321 20 all Ditto New 20 all Paris and Orleans 49 51 20 9 Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. fid 83 20 1, 1 Riga and Danaburg ••• 10 alI Rome and Frssa%ti.. 20 ah Royal Danish l5 17 5 all Royal Swedish I 4 al] Do. 7 per cent. 20 all Sambre and Meuse 8 81 10 all Do. 51 per cent. pref. 81 9 8/ 20 all Southern of France 2of 21 8i all West Flanders 4f 5 5 10 al] Do. 51 per c. Prd . 9 91 20 all W.&N.W. of France 231 241 20 6 Western of Austria — 20 all West. of Switzerland 6 all Wieskaden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. pref — 20 ali Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra di United Sorv. ••• I 40 all Australasia BO 82 81 25 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 46 48 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co , ... 50 all Briti s h N. American; 20 10 C.Bk.of Ind.A.u.&Ch; 31 2f 1 1 1 20 : 0 200 0 00 0 4 2a 2 aa 1 5 : 10 5 1 k Ci t y co C . li l ug o .mm n es e i ehe a c et A o o f fu C f a a i n ocu a n d att a 50 20 LoLonnddoonn Joint Stock. ••• 00 Lo 2 nd.andWestmins t 5O ,10 0 20 10 Do. New .. o. of Eng. ••• 100 5 8 a 2 3 1 51 New :aatt : B :aa ou li t EP h r; W . 11. C a 1 . ** ***** 43 ; 25 all Oriental Ban • MCorp _ • 20 all Ottoman Ba 3 71 384 384 100 25 Provincial of 61 17 ' 2 -- 63 18 25 all Do. New,,,,, all South A astralia ... 25 121 Do. New 25 all Union of Australia 4 .4 96 4m ... 15 Do. New 3O 3 1 3 , I tu f u Lo a n i don •• 10050 5010 Uunniietyn 1 .00 50 'ffebtrußk 91 Lord 19 -. 17d NEWMARKET RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TEL3GRAPH.] HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 15 SOVS. Mentmore Lady Hercules , Brown Middleton 1 Eight ray. LATEST BETTING-12.0 Noon. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 2 agst Hepatica (taken) 7 to 2 agst Perfection (taken) sto 1 agst Governess Oaken) 7to 1 agst Hydromel (taken) Bto 1 net any other (offered) CHESTER CUP. 22 to 1 apt Botany (takes) 25 to 1 aget Kelpie (taken) 30 to 1 aget Wilton (taken) 30 to 1 aget Adamas (taken) 1000 to 30 sget Pa'mister 1000 to 30 agst Saunterer (taken) 35 to 1 agst Commotion (taken) 50 to 1 aget Leamington (taken) 50 to 1 agst Itiseber (offered) DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Fitzßoland (taken) Bto 1 aget Toxophollte (taken) 9 to 1 aget Longrange (taken) 12 is 1 agst Sedbury (taken freely) 14 to 1 agst Happy Land (offered) 15 to 1 apt The Hadji (offered) 50 to 1 agst Cock-a-dood e•doo (offered) 200 to 1 agst Forerunner 'offered) 5000 even on Happy Land aget Sedbury (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING WEDNESDAY. Handicap Plate of 50 BOW?. Bretby Stakes Course (6 furlongs.) Mr. Howard's Theodora, 5 yrs - , Bit 1 21b...(J. Goater) Mr. G. S. Ford's Ophelia, 3 yre, sst (Edward) 2 Mr. T. Cliff's Flyaway, 5 yrs, Bst Sib ..(D. Hughes) 3 The following also ran :—Orianda, Young Hopeful, Tyre, Spinet, Magnolia, Bannockburn, Schoolfellow, Little Sam, and Ophelia. Betting-3 to 1 art Orianda, 4to 1 agst Little Sam, 8 to 1 agst Theodora, 10 to 1 each aget Bannockburn and Opttelia. Won by three quarters of a lengths ; a length between the second and third ; Little Sam was a bad fourth ; Young Hopeful was fifth ; and Orianda sixth, close up with Young Hopeful. Plate of 50 cove for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Sat 41b. R.M. (1 mile 17 yards). Capt. Lamotte's King of Sardinia, Bst 71b (Fordbam) 1 Mr. Mill's Pensioner, Bit 71b (Pritchard) 2 Mr. Goodwin's Flying Duke, Sit 71b (E. Sharp) 3 The following also ran :—Courier, Harry Stanley, Adeliz, Gourd, and Killigrew. Betting-13 . to 8 apt Killigre iv, 6 to 1 agst Gourd, 8 to 1 each agst King of Sardinia and Pensioner. Won by half a length ; a length and a half between the second and third, Selling Handicap Sweeps'akes of 10 soya each. The winner to be sold for 200 sous if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M. (3 furlongs 215 yards.) 8 subs. Mr. H. B. Park's Little Sam, 3 yrP, 7st 101b...(Bray) 1 Mr. Mills's Greenwich Fair, 3 yra, Bst 101b(Pritchard) 2 Capt. Cbristie's Admiralty, 3 yrs, 7st 121b(D. Hughes) 3 The following also ran :—Polly Johnson, Lady Ain tree, Mischief-maker, and Lady Nelson. Betting-7 to 2 agst Admiralty, 4to 1 each art Polly Johnson and Greenwich Fair, 10 to 1 agst Little Sam, ktii ‘ r V adt o c; n hp_ b u y 2ao a head yo,jhehfut ft. T. ll, a le sunTw. t:llgs. M. (1 b r t e (h t l. w m e n the l 7 fur l ongs , second 15$ yard.) Duke o f B e df ord ' s Pavilion, s Bit 7lb (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Hodgman's The Beacon, Bst (Fordbam) 2 Betting -7 to 4on Pavilion P who won by a length and a half. Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, for 4-yr olds • colts, Bst ; fillies, Bst 5113. Allowances and penalties. Last three miles of B.C. 6 sub,. Sir R. Bulkeley's Tasmania, Bst 51b (Bumby) w. o. Jockey Club of 50 sous for horses the property of mem bers of the Jockey Ciub ; four-Year-olds and upwards. B.C. (4 miles 1 furlong 173 yards.) Sir of B a aweldeyi Bedford's e Van Aster,un c 4 k , yrs,sy 7s tBpb(lu 31b ... ( Well)tger) 2 1 Duke Betting—Even between the two. Won easily by a length. LATEST 13ETFING, ONE THOUSAND GuirrEAs. 3to 1 aget Hepatica, 100 to 30 agst Perfection 5 to 1 aget Governess 100 to 15 aget Botany 8 to 1 apt Chanioneese 10 to 1 agst Hydrouiel Hepatica and Perfection backed, coupled, agst the field. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY Br SistrvaNf Crearm.:---Bridget Dirkin, 16, and Mary St. Ledger, 17, were placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, the former charged with stealing, and the latter with receiving, well knowing them to be stolen, a cameo ring, a garnet ring, a gold locket, and some other articles of jewellery, the property of Stephen Fontaine, boarding-house keeper, of 51, Pall. Mall. Police-constable , Stephens, 23 C, said that having received information from the prosecutor that she had lost several articles of j , irrellery, be went to the resi dence of the prisoner Dirkin'e mother in Mermaid yard, Piml co, and told the prisoner Dirkin she was charged with stealing some property from No. 51, Pall mall, where she had been living with a person as servant. She said she had not taken anything. The mother volunteered to have the house searched, and be did so, and found a coral ornament and come other things. He then took the prisoner to 51, Pall-mall, and on the way she said the things were given to her by her late mistress, and afterwards that she had taken the things and given them to the other prisoner (Ledger) who lived in the same yard. He then went to Ledger and asked her for the things left with her by Dirkio. Ledger at first said she knew nothing about them, but cn his telling her it Wad no use her denying it, she said, " Hearing you had been here I threw them away in a field, as I was frightened to keep them any longer." She afterwards said that was not true, but that she had sewn them up in a pincushion. The pincushion having been produced some of the missing articles were found. John Elliot, pawnbroker, of Queen-street, Pimlico, produced a small gold ring, pledged on the 17th of April for ls. by the prisoner, Ledger. Betsy Lom es , w if e o f M r. M. Lames, pawnbroker, of Queen's-road West, Chelsea, produced a gold pin, pawned by Ledger for 1.. on the 17Lh of April. The prosecutrix said she did not wish to press the cbarge, as the prisoners were both very young. The prisoner Dirkin had been living in her house, as servant to a lady, and had been well recommended, and as there was a large quantity of plate about, and none had been touched, she thought she bad been tempted owing to the nature of the articles. She had been taken from a school, and a lady of title had felt some interest in her. Remanded for a week. LLOYD'S SHlPPlLi(*.—ahis Day.) LONDON, April 22.—Wind at noon, S.E. ; light breeze and fine. COWES, April 21.—Wind W.—Arrived—Raleigh, from Callao. CARDIFF, April 21.----Wind N.W.— Sailed—Lady Raglan, ;for H ong g ong ; Fanny Hamilton, for New York. CLYDE, April 19.—Sailecl—Orso for Quebec. ABER , EE , , April 21.— Arr ived—Harmina, from Hanover. OFF ST. ALBAN'S HEAD. April 21--Arrived—Cham pion of th e Seas, from C a l cu tt a . S a il e d—A r i e l ( 8 ) , for N ew York. FALMOUTH, April 21.—Wind variable.—Arrived—Pax ton, from Kooria mooria 6WANSEA. April 21.—Wind N.E.—Sailed.—Conoourse, fori OFF Qsv (N Q ONB Ceylo n. eo n sflT, E vcof E Ar v N yot fsm:oisr Ap r ilwAe "Tpw:lA Y ork. . Mediterranean,_2l3 o r i.rl_h 2 e 0. — The irmecr Demetrius 21 .— i ps C fa i r t t(o y e mslo, here, oy Bal timorefromree has her machinery damaged. Liver pool to Newcastle, which put in here April 12, leaky, has discharged her cargo. e n d and condemned ; onDsheoßrzelGo, n A hasT hbeeeSapeocuurlavteiyo such bad condition, that it will have to be sold immediately it is landed. ed at Scorremunde April 17, got on shore near mplioerrth,dbut ruse assisted off Speculation, saved, dr: Dundee, on over one-third of the cargo is expe c t ed from London, she arrived here on twwhhie S tihTmreohEu i eat T art i ris kr 3inv , ya A lil p cij r n i c l rmy 2 a o tk . o — insh T gi h pt e hoar l t cargo; the 18th April. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGILLPII.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived, April 21—Titania, from Bahia; Houghton, New Orleans; Expedient , Demera ra: Arrived, April 22—Linda d e Berea, from Rio G ran d e; Mersey, Honduras: E. Sharman, New O r l eans. Off Holyhead—City of Baltimore, screw st eamer , f rom New York. for Demerara ; Union, G ua y aqu il. Sailed—Warlock, (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) ___ GIavEsEND, Thursday Morning. Wind calm; first hours' ebb; fine. Arrived, 21st— Metropolis, from Guernsey. b Arrived, 22d—Limus, from Trieste • Prima Donna, c L h ag a o y s to ; r, J u s i m b e ra s, lta ß r. erbice ; Wm. Hull,atarna ; Hatton Sailed', 22d—Elizabeth, for St. Petersburg; Bencluch, Mauritius; Samuel Doddington, Bombay. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind calm ; fine. Passed in tow—Samaraag, from Singapore; Palm, St. Kitt's—both for London. Anchored—Eastern Star, from London, for Adelaide. THE BOY KILLED IN A FIGHT.—An inqueet WAS beld at Deptford yesterday, on the body of the boy Bolton, who was k►lled in a fight With another boy named Sillies, whose examination at the Greenwich Police•court was reported in our paper on Tuesday. A verdict of manslaughter wan returned against Sillier. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended April 22, 1858, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT I BARLISTI OATS RYE BISANS I PEAS 433 2d 36s 7d 24s 7d 30s 4d 38s 10d 41s 5d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT I SARLEY I OATS' RYE BRANS mks 44s 5d 36s 8d 23s 8,1 30s 10d 38s '3l 411 4d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK, Wheat, 76,791; barley, 9,353;2 oats . , 8,637; rye, 512; beans, 1,359 ; peas, 350 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Nearly the whole of the supply of beasts on offer to-day was the refuse of Monday, and the demand for all breeds ruled heavy, at that day's decline in the quotations. Sheep —the show of which was moderate—met a dull inquiry, at basely Monday's decline in value. Lambs, however, wore in fair request, at very full prices. About 350 lambs reached us from the Isle of Wight. We were fairly sup plied with calves, which moved'off slowly, at 2d per 81bs less money. The top price was 55 per 81bs. Pigs and mulch cows were very dull. Per 81bs to sink the offal". s. d. e. d. I. d. r. ci. Inferior Beasts.... 2 10 to 3 oPrimeSouthdown 4 6 410 Second quality.... 3 2 3 411Arge cree. calves 310 4 4 Prime large oxen 3 6 3 B;Prime small do 4 6 b 0 Prime Scots, dm 310 4 0 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 4 1 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 second quality ...3 6 3 8 Suckling calyes 19 0 22 0 Prime crse.-wlled.3 10 4 4 Quarter old pigs 19 0 :2 0 Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s Sd. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN RI7PPLY Beasts 4O Sheep and lambs 5O Calves l9O Beasts B5O Sheep and lambs Calves 3OO Pigs 2lO Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATIC AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat hero to-day were seasonably large, and the trade generally ruled inactive, as follows : Beef, from 2s 8 d to 38 Bea d ; Mutton 3s Od to 4s Od ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od; Vl, 3s 6d to 4s fid ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per Blbs by the carcase. ruled SOUTHALL, April 21.—The suplies of stockn,eirsautyo-day's market wore seasonably large, an d the trad3egge heavy, at droeping prices :—Beef , Od to 48 03 to sink the supplied with Mutton, 3s 4d to 48 10d; Lamb, 5e Od to 62 4d; Veal, h o e n avil l y ower terms 4s Od to bs Od; Pork, 3s 8d to 43 5d per 8 1 b 3 , offal. ware heavily 35 6d to 5s 0 : d — ; RomronD, April 21 ; stock to-day, which Beef, from 3s Od to 4 0 Gd ; Veal , 4s la to 5s Od ;Pc k Lamb, 55 " t 6s 81b • Store Pigs, —S to - r s o - 1 d 2 lV s 6 l o w w m e l 38 8d to 4s 4d per sz Cows , —a ; mu ch I—e to-1 s ; L ean —/ to —/ ; Stickling Cows, Calves, 12s to 23s each. HAY MARKETS. surrimErm.—Meadow hay, 21 108 to 41 4s clover, 31 lOs to 51 Os; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 10. por load, A full average supply, and a dull trade. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 10. to 41 ss; clover, 31 10s to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 6s to 11 lOs per load Both hay and straw sold slowly, on former terms. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 108 to 41 48 clover, 31. 10. to 51 Os • and straw, 11 53 t o 11 10 9 p er l oa d. Supply good Gr ade dull. St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St, 100 25 165 St. 100 St 100 St. 'lOO 1.0 ;31.1 all all all 1100 1100 12s6d 20i 100 100 20i 20} 100 100 100 100 all all all all 16i 584 9 N 103 i 5 9434 92i 363 i 92 1/ 2i 65 92 1i 21 lit 10i 21i I f 19k lib DEATH OF JOHN CRAMER. This great musician, who died a few days ago, deeply lamented not only by a large circle of friends, but by the musical world, of which he arms one of the brightest ornaments, was in his eighty. eighth year, having been born at Mannheim in 1771. His father, William Cramer, a celebrated violinist of that day, fixed his residence in England when his son was in his infancy. Here John Cramer was educated and brought up ; and here, with the exception of some short visits to the Con tinent, he spent the whole of his life. Though of German birth, yet in everything else tastes, habits, principles and feelings—he was an English man, and England is entitled to boast of him as one of her greatest musical artists. His career in this country was long and brilliant stehlef, pianoforte, with a in the c a p ac iti es o f a composer, a performer, and a musical i ns t ructor. As a composer he confined hint fewer which he xceptions,toh isown wrotevoluminously. His celebrated fo exercises and studies have gained, and still preserve unequalled popularity, not only in this country, but throughout Europe, and have contributed more to the progress of • the pianoforte than all the other existing productions of this class put together. His great orchestral concertos, his sonatas, his quartets, quintets, and other concerted pieces in whieh the piano is the principal instru ment, are models of clear and simple construction, beauty, and grace. In his own day they were the delight of the musical world ; and, for our own part, we have enjoyed few greater musical treats than his exquisite concertos embellished by his own no less exquisite performance. Like many of the works of the great masters—the Clementis, Dus seks, and Steibelts, of a former generation—they have latterly fallen into neglect ; but, there is at present a reaction in favour of the music of the older schools, and in this reaction the works of John Cramer will assuredly share. As a performer, John Cramer will not be forgot ten by those who have ever heard him. Ho was a thorough master of his instrument. He did not in deed, execute those tours de force by which the present race of pianists stri7e to surprise and startle us ; to such things he attached no value ; but his execution was sufficiently brilliant for every legitimate purpose ; and he was pre-eminently gifted with one faculty—the power of imparting to his instrument a vocal tone and expression —of making the pianoforte sing —which none of his suc cessors, to our feeling, have ever equalled. As a teacher of the pianoforte be for many years reigned paramount ; and, in his time, formed more fine performers, both amateurs and professional artists, than any other instructor we have ever bad among us. His influence was unbounded ; and it was always exercised in favour of pure taste and against the growing ascendancy of a style of exhi bition and display which has tended to make piano forte performances, both in public and in private society, often little better than a nuisance. For many years age and infirmity have secluded the illustrious veteran from intercourse with the world. He died on Friday last, rather of old age, we believe, than of any positive disease, with little suffering, and surrounded by his borrowing family. Ile died in peace, and " full of years and honour." THE "GREAT AWAKENING" IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, April 6.—The " revival," or, as it is more generally called, the "great awakening," has now for two months di v ided the public atten tion with the Lecompton constitution. The former is certainly one of the most remarkable movements of modern times, and, as regards the earnestness which characterises it and the wideness of the area over which it has been diffused, has certainly had no parall' 1 since that initiated in the last cen tury by Jonatliln Edwards. It nowhere wears so extraordinary an aspect as in New York, though none of the great cities have been exempt from its influence ; but here nothing is ever dono by halves. All public excitements, no matter in what they originate, are fast opinions. Almost in every church in the business part of the city there are " business men's prayer meetings" in the middle of the day, which are crowded by mer chants, clerks, brokers, porters, et hoc genus omne. Five minutes aro allowed for prayer or exhortation to those who feel disposed to avail themselves of the opportunity, and there is invariably a vigorous competition for the privilege. Rigid punctuality is enforced by the leader, and, the allotted five minutes once expired, the most fervid suppliea or.most moving recital of " exporisnce, is sternly interrupted by a stentorian call of "Time I" from the pulpit. Some curious cases of conver,ion have occurred. One member of a common counoil which governed the city throe years ago, and was so corrupt as to earn the appellation of " the Eirty thieves," has publicly declared his sincere repentance and detestation of his former courses. A noted pugilist, rejoicing in the sou briquet of " Awful earthier," is also amongst the most enthusiastic of the converts, to the great edifi cition of the faithful, and the great confusion of the scorners. Those who know the intense devotion of the New York commercial world to the business of money-making—of Nea York sinners in general to their sins certainly cannot help regarding crowded prayer meetings a few yards from Wall-street, at the ♦ery busiest of business hours as amongst the most curious phenomena of the city. In the more fashionable quarter, as might be expected, the movement wears a soberer character, but is not less general. A few of the Episcopalian clergy have de nounced it as indicative of spiritual decline, and as " lowering the dignity of the priesthood ;" those of all other denominations have gone into it heart and hand. One meeting is lying held daily in the forenoon in one of the loading theatres—Burton's —and Mr. Burton him.elf, the manager, was on one occasion held up to the assemblage as an ex cellent subject for their prayers. This was fol lowed by an announcement, on the following day, of his conversion, a statement which he indignantly denied at the evening theatrical performance in the same place. THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION IN SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 16th state that the sensation caused by the attempted assassination of Gen. Verdugo had not declined. The assas, , in is a police spy by profession, and in the year 1854 ho was specially charged to watch the move ments of the Vicalrarist generals. They dis covered this and threatened to kill him, but General Verdugo, one of them, interfered and saved his life. Ho went to Paris and subs.- quently to London, and there published violent pamphlets against the Count de Lucena (O'Don nell) and the other Vicalvarist chiefs. On the day of the crime, meeting in the street General Verdugo, against whom, notwithstanding the service he had received at his hands, he ap pears to have entertained peculiar animosity, ho said, "Do you know me?" The general answered, "I do know you, sir, as everybody else does ; and I request you to quit my presence ! " On that Rivera, drawing forth a long triangular poignard, plunged it deeply into the general's side, and took to flight, thr,ming away his weapon as he did so ; but the spectators of the deed pursued and arrested him. As to the general, his wound was found to be of such gravity that the last sacraments were administered to him. On the 16th, the gene ral was not dead, but his condition remaine d l extremely serious. He is the husband of a .s a l ady who, under the name of Avelle h n:d* r , recently great literary reputation, aentree, „ s , The Geral produced a play at one of th a e ild ßia which obtained great sum_ be w drid the - stabbed, only uttered a few words afte r Lex for his wife. All and they expressed of people of all classes, were flocking to the house all the royal family had also the notable personagesco7t!fadri inquire, a a n i d t e a r vast him . crowd Th in which the general lay, e caused inquiries to b e Queen and King an d made. LOCAL BHA RE M 4 RI( A 21.44'' 1 LIVE R POOL — APRIL 21. STOCK EXCHANGE—The market has been firmer bo-day. Leeds stock in demand, at 1 per cent. in a d vance . G reat Western of Canada, 19 I—Ditto new, li a d 11 d 1i d.— Chester and Holyhead, 18 1 8A—Caledonians, 44 42A Eastern Counties, 11 ii—York and North Midland, 361 7 —Great Western, 561—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 87i i —Midlands, 91 2—North British, 13 I — Sheffields, 36 4 —Birkenheads, 70i—East Lancashire, 87 —Dover; 23-: Dutch Rhenish, 4i 4 d.—Grand Trunk of Canada, 12 12 1-16--North Eastern and Berwicks, 23—London and North Western, 934 4—Leeds Stock, 23f —York Capital Stock, 3613 i—Great Northern, 25g. MANCHESTER, APRIL 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market opened with a firmer business, sales very few, and prices improved from th• quotations of yesterday. Eastern Counties, 111—Leeds, 88i —Grand Trunks, 11 15.16—Midlands, 911—Doyen!, 20 13-16. BIRMINGHAM, Aram 21. STOOK EZOIIANGE.—This market was steady to-day, and a moderate business doing, chiefly in local stock. Mid lands were done at 92k —BirminghamCanals, 92i—Londoa and North Westerns closed at 93i —Birmingham and Derbys, 63—South &fords, 10.1 NORTMIIIDSZALAND ♦ND DUMAN DISTRICT BAWL-. Newcastle-on-Tyne, April 21.—The order made con. pnlsory by the Lord Justices to wind up this bank has given the greatest satisfactioa to the large body of credi• tore thronhout the (District,. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 16i 100 100 1100 1100 all all all all all all all 84j i 56i a 891 i 47 J 731