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

i 1 1" , • • ' ....--- i 1 , N ,--, A . . _ . THE SUN,LONDOT 3 -10N_EY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS. -- , • g Business ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. S hare, Railways. Paid. Price. Done. CITY, Two o'CLoci. _ A limited business is reported in the discount Share Railw a y & Ipaid ' Price. Closing \ Business 1 1 1 inarket , an d , 100 Atlantic & St Lawrence ' all 79 81 , as accommodation can be obtained ' I Leased at 6 per cent.. there 12.10 Amber g ., Notting. Bost., on. lower terms than at the Bank of England, and Eastern J un.ilon 10 6/ 61 18 i Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd 131 161 17 the applications at that establishment have further diminis. 1:.I4 Ballymena.. it i f, a ;PO l T: cl antr ril all 7 - 4 8 i / gu. 5 per cent 18 Do all - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 11 11 d bed. In the course of a few days, how- Stock Birk., Lana., and Chesh B 9 11 lid, ever, Junction parties desirous of subscribing to the 25 Blackburn lOO 76 73 all 114 121 18 Do. Do. 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 41 5 d new loans will have to send in their deposits, which 25 Myth and Tyne all - 20 1 Do. New l6l 5i 61d Stock Bristol and Exeter .... 103 97 99 981 9 100 i 3uffalo,Brant. &Godrich 1 100 - if the operations referred to meet with success may Stock Caledonian 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 - Stock Chester and Holyhead . 100 ,-- - - _ repres en t a l arge aggrega t e amoun t an d exercise so C or k and Bandon all -..- '' • - Som e • 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. 1 d /la influence in stimulating the inquiry. There . 1 ? Cork, Blltrock,&Passage all to - 44 - 61 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 25. - - 20 Cornwall is a steady demand for mercantile enterprise which, 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 1/^ ld 10 Do. A A roves. no div. ( all - 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - - judging from the Board of Trade returns, and the 10 Do. B luilitstenc.per an. t au _ pd.toß. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 71 1 1 d railway traffic, is making favourable progress. 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all - - 171 Demerara - - 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 8 9 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 11 4 d The Liverpool cotton market yesterday closed Stock East Anglian lOO 141 15 S tock East Indian, gu. sp. 0.. 100 99 100 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 57 58 574 I 20 Do. C Shares all - - with a very inactive appearance, and prices were Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 40 43 20 Do. F Shares Ext 5 ' - - de r-27 29 20 Do. Jubbulpore 54 d par ~1 11 3 essed. The sales were estimatedat 6,000 bales. Stock 1-, 0 0 ID; :Nw.2.?ite.ln t 3t) 19 g1 - - 100 Do.lip.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 991 1001 I railway shares the transactions were rather 25 East Kent Stock 2o Ea s t as L ancashire r all - - 100 94 96 5t0.20 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 19 20 c Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 _ ( per cent. Bonds tautlimited and quotations were without any impor- - - Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 34 36 change. 10 Do - - 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 71 73 711 Stock Edinburg* and Glasgow 100 721 731 100 Do. 6 pp* cent. Pref lOO 91 93 92 1 A the meeting of the Berlin Water Works Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 264 27 I C°r nPauy took place to-day, Mr. Goschen in the stock 10 p or rt o h es t Clyde Junction 1001 i --_- . -_-_- 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. all 97 98 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 5 1 d 20 Do. do 4 - -- Ch air. It appeared from the report that the reve- Stock Glasgow & South Westn. 100 92 93 nue 10 Great North of Scotland all - - 20 c Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 2s. 14 id ( guaranteed s . per cent. of the company for the half-year was im- Stock Great Northern lOO 1 0 0 1 0 2 00 , 100 81 83 ..z 201 Gt.W. of Canaaa Shares all 141 141 114 1 P r oving, and shows on this occasion a surplus of Stock rocct Do. o ( d l o o : B Stock o £249 lls. 4d. The fifth and last call on the newloo f Do. Bonds pay. '7_ 6,with Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 103 105 ( ept. till '6O Stock Great Western shares had been promptly responded to. There Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk leo 55 60 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 102 104 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 101 103 Was some discussion on tho necessity of urging the 12 5 ILriansheaSsretrthanEdastearryi.sie... allal - 90 i - , 3 - 92 100 Do. 51 P.C. do. '77 do local 20 Madras , guar., 41 p. C all 85 90 agents in Berlin to use strenuous efforts to 161 Do. Thirds 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all - - 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 13 1 4 p 20 Do. 4/ p. c. Extension.. 15 88 90 83 in duce the inhabitants to avail themselves more Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95 955 95 4 6 20 Do. Third Ex. gue.s.p.c. 15 181 191 d extensively of the water supply. The report was 16 Do. do. F 21620 Do. Fourth do. 9 Do. do . ' 29 shares.. 6 41 opted. 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 - Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - • - Newßrunswick&Canda. Al though the business transacted in the market S2O Do. Southport - Stock London and Blackwell all 65 67 20 i Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 - -d for Class ACapitl.Share.. public securities continues quiet, the tendency St-07:, D o o.Newiss.at 2510sp.sh. - 118- - .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. Of • k L n.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 llO 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 - --d Prices is favourable, and the Funds are 1 per Stock London & North Westn 100 94 011 gli .. Do. do. Land d 0... 121 Do. Eighths - - Cen t higher than they were at the close of busi- Stock London& South-Westn lo o' 20 I Northof India Tramroad, 2s. Limited, Scrip fleas yesterday. Consols are 95/ 1 for money and 25 2 E'Clieerry & ~ ,0 0 l n e rs a l i c i me . o . .. all ft 5 - 7 91 oii 91 rry 20 Oude (Limited) I ss. - - ace2o Scinde .st 15 -cl -d, cunt. Speculation continues quiet, but there Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 35 36 20 Do. have . 10 Metropolitan 3 - - d been a few purchases of money stock, Stock Midland lOO 105 1051 1 05 i li 5 20 Do. New ll .1211 1 d 20 Do. Punjaub - 5 • 1 i 1 d 31 1 including an investment amounting to L 15,000 Stock Do. Binning. li sTl 81 83 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo 1 0•0,,'" 10 11 1 d Stock for the Savings Banks, which has 25 Do. 5 Shares all - - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 100 Neweastle and Carlisle all - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 - - n° doubt exercised a beneficial influence 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 11 a The New Threes and the Reduced have advanced 10 Ze o wry wry , & w Arm t ag . h & (r o f ti ) a ll -2- . 7_ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. _ to o I - 5 961 ; Long Annuities (1885), to 18 1-16 ; Stock Norfolklo Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 41 India Loan Debenture (1858) to 951-; ditto (1859), Stock o North . Union. 100 31 5 3 7 1 4 57 8 1 d , 20 Ardennes all - - p Stock e bTo o r . fami. r t e r.. n k i, s d t iv k : 100 - _ 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 11 1d 41 are steady at 941 ; and Exchequer Bills at 230. to 5 Belgian E Junction all 4 1 268, prem. until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 20 Bezieri to ast. isesac all - - Stock Do. B Stock lOO - - ~, 9 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail . all 2 21 Indian New Loan is 98 to 98i. Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 884 80i ~ s 2O Dutch Rhenish l5 51 51 d The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up Stock D 0... tp do .2 s N.E.Purchase IV.g 4 43 441 d d 6 Eastern of France ...._ all 25 26 20 Euphrates Valley 2e. - -pi to this day, are in round figures as under:- !Stock Do. York lOO 711 711 71 9 1 20 Great Central of Franc- all - - Stock North London lOO 102 101 20 Gt. Luxem., CM. shs.. all 61 61 61 1859. • 1858. 10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd 10 Italian Junction ..,.... 8 - - - Great Western .. L36,547 L 35,448 and City Junction.... 23 is. - - 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - N ,-,°rth-Western 76,938 72,408 20 North Staffordshire.... 171 4/ 44(1 121 13 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - zllighton 20,445 19,904 20 T T k rt i l- s w o,..,u est W rn ... Junction a ll 131 Hi all 6 1 7 75 20 Lombardo Venetian .... 8 21 24p 101 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pr. all - - Midland - - South- ..... . Great Northern 26,795 25,430 10 Peebles ' all - 331 Maria Antonia all - - 26,723 23,708 20 Portsmouth 2O 13 15 20 Do. do. New - - Lancashire and Yorkshire - 20 Namur and Liege all 81 SI Bristol and Exeter 7,813 7,687 Stock Scottish Central lOO 110 112 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 19 20 N orth-Eastern 0. 4 ._ . ____ 111. D . Scottish Mid. Stock 100 81 83 20 Do. New Shares - -pi EcliT, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,921 4,799 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all I 9 10 11 urgh and Glasgow 8,116 6,685 10 Sittinghourne & Sheer. ell 31 25 d 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - - .Glasgow and South-Western Scottish North-Eastern .. 5,020 4,750 Stock South-Eastern lOO 74 75 20 Paris and Orleans_..... all 53 65 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 5,473 5,822 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. all 60 6 4 / gua. 7p. et. (Lim ... 20 Do. do lB - --.. 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - : These returns show some favourable features. The 20 Staines, wok., & Wok all 8 la 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - 2: 5 o Stockton do. di B6 D:rlington ' . all 7 35 _ 3_6 20 Royal Danish all - - increase on the Great Western amounts to £1,099, 5 Royal Swedish - - Ott the North-Western to £4,530, on the Brighton 25 D o . . do. 1858 7 - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - I -to £541, on the Midland to L 1,754, on the South- St - ock T aff6toekv.thalne & ilartlepool 164 - - 100 - - 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 6 61 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref.... all 81 91 - Eastern to £1,565, on the Great Northern to £3,015, St 2, o s ck Do. Preference, 12 2 0 ___- --___ 20 Southern of France .... all 8/ West Flanders 2O 21 all 51 6 10 Do. si p. c. Preference . all 94 10 Oil the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £2,085, on the Stock Vale of Neath lOO - - Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 215 221 , North-Eastern to £749, on the Edinburgh and 5o Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Western of Austria .. . 6 - - 01 20 Western of Switzerland all - - agOW to £1,431, and on the Grand Trunk of 13 W est.-en Corn w al l a l l Cri. Po. a lla 6 85 6 Wiesbaden C C anada to £1,015. On the Great Western of 5 Do.A.-Arecv.noniv.till 6Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3/ 31 20 Zealand. .. . all - - Uallada there is a decrease of £549. 5 Do. B all 7} 75 BankA further sum of about £4,000 was taken into the 20 West London Do. Ist Class all all - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ' of England yesterday. 20 Do. 2d Class all - - Closing Business Rather more activity prevails in the F orei g n PREFERENCE SHARES. Share 4 , Securities. Paid. Prices. Done. Closing Business -- - St °Ck Market, but prices in most instances are not Share Railways. Paid. Price. Done. -- Can.Gov.6p.c Ja. & July 100 1121 1131 113 121 quite so firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 82 to 83 ; ______ - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 110 112 ditto 25 Blythe and Tyne 11 per - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. &Sep. 100 113 115 New, 72 to 73 ; and the 4 per Cents. have c. pref. (Issued at £5O) all 49 51 - N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1095 1101 r eceded to 102,1 -1 ; Spanish Deferred to 32i ; ( Z k g ri o s a: r e tar'e ut s " stmk 1 1 95 97 - - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - - N. S.W. Gov. 3p. c. Deb. 106 981 991 . Portuguese, to 45 ; Mexican, to 201 Z ; Austrian took Caledon £lO, 45 per cent 100 103 105 - NovaScoHaGov.6 p.c. Si. 12.10 Do. Quer. Shares, No. 2. 10 - - Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1095 1101 - 6 per Cents. (1859), to 771; Buenos Ayres De- Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 - - - S.Aus.Gt6pc.Jan&July 100 108 110 furred to 18-1, but the 6 per Cents. are firm at 72,1 •; Stock Do. do. sp. ct. lOO 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - - - Vict•GroY.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - 1 Sardinian at 86 ; and Peruvian Dollar Bonds at 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 51 61 Stock E.Anen. Class A 7 & spc 100 .?c! 101 MISCELLANEOUS. Morther sum of about £4,000 was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. Rather more activity prevails in the Foreign Stock Market, but prices in most instances are not quite so firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 82 t o 83 ; ditto New, 72 to 73 ; and the 4 per Cents. have receded to 1021 ; Spanish Deferred to 32i ; Portuguese, to 45 ; Mexican, to 201 Z ; Austrian 6 per Cents. (1859), to 771 ; Buenos Ayres De ferred to 181, but the 6 per Cents. are firm at 72, 1 ,- ; Sardinian at 86 ; and Peruvian Dollar Bonds at 79 . The Russian Loan is prem. The' transactions in the Railway Share Market have been very limited, and prices have exhibited little variation of importance. Eastern Counties have improved ss. ; Bristol and Exeter, Great Western, and Midland 10s.; North Eastern (Ber wick) have declined ss. ; and Caledonian and South Western 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are dull, at about Previous rates. Lombardo-Venetian old shares are 1 % - , and Great Luxembourg 61. Great Western of Canada, 14§ 4 to 14 , 1 ; and Punjaub, 31 ; Joint-Stock Bonk and Miscellaneous shares have been at mostly reduced quotations. Bank of Aus tralasia have declined £1; Union of Australia, 10s. to 165.; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, £l. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 Per Cent. R e d uce d Annuities 95 , 6/ 3 per C en t . C onso l s A nnu iti es N ow 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto for 30 Yet ' trs, expire sth April, 1885 18 1-16 India Stock Ditto Debentures, 1858 9sf Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds, £l,000 ( onsols for Account (Sept. 7) Ditto S mall uer Bills, £l,ooo, lid 11d P , ItlcEs OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CL OCK 4118 trian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto 18b9, 5 per Cent. I3uenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. . — Ditto Account . Ditto Deferred . Mexican 3 per Cent. Portunrese 1853, 3 per Cent. S.trdinbi ' an, 5 per Cent. 86 Spanish. 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Turkish 6 p er C en t B3l Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Acco ant Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuelan 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. P eruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 79 TWO O' CLO CK . Consols, Money 951 1 Ditto Account Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (issued at £5O) itk Bris. & Exet.4p.u..Stook t.O Do. do. do. Shares ;ock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent ;.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. mek Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc took Do. do. 5 p. et. 64Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun. Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pet. No 1 Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per a. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jon. fifths Stool. Edin.&Glas. spc shares Stool Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stack Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West. ,- a. spe Stock Great Northern, 5 p. et Stock Do. 5 peßedm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.e. Redm..s pc. pm. 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pl. stook ( Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 ct. Stock Do. Irredeemable, do . Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref. 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. - shares 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref oci, Do. Binning. guar. stock 261 Do. Chester guar.shares 13iDo. do. do 20 Do. do. do ,ock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock ,ock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l ma o. pref., sp. 0. ...No. 2 Lock Do. New gua., 6 p. ct. . • lock Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 lock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct tock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares ........ 12* Londondy & Cole, i shs. 124 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. lock Aan.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 6 Do. 26 took Do. 34 per cent. 124 diaryport & Car., 4 p.c ,„, c Do. 4 per cent .. 99 lOl 112 117 107 111 114 116 113 115 129 131 81 83 140 142 all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all 12# i - Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock . 1 Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. 1( Stock Do. 4i p. C. pref. stock 1( 6 Do. with option till 1860 Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. et. 11 10 Newport,Aber,&c.pref.s 1 , ( p. c. redeem, at s p. c.O m ) 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. C. with option till 1866 Stock NorfolkDeb. 4 p.c.shares 1 Stock Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 1 Stock Do. sp. c. Pref. do. 1847 1 Stock Do. WavAritl.Ex.SklB47 1 Stock North British, 5 per cent 1 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 1 Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dek.Co. 1 Stock N-East. irred. 4p.c. Deb. 1 Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. o. Pref. 1 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 12i Do. do. Quarters,lB46 . 25 Do. York, H.& S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lstg Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua. Stock Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 8i Scottish Central, new pi Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. 3i per c. pref. stock Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Stock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock. 109. South Devon, Ann. 108. 10 Do. Fixed 4} per cent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading . Ann., 1.0 6 ) Stock Do .4i per cent Stoel Do. Fixed 4t p.c. Ist is Stock Do. New do., 2d issue Stock South Wales, gua.4 p.c. Stock Do. 4i per cent 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. 25 Do. 6 per cent St Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. YORK RACES.--(This Day.) (Blr ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 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. THIS DAPS SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 18.—Wind this day at n oon, S.W. ; light, with dull hazy weather. CLYDE, Aug. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Katherine, irc 'ra St. John's, New Brunswick. Sailed—Jane Hender son, for Rangoon. WRITERAVEN, Aug. IL—Arrived—Diana, from Dal housie. QuEgNsTowx Aug.l6.— Arrived—Royal Thistle, from B uctouche. ug. CARDIFF, Aug 17 —W . d W.N.W.—Sailed—Nauti lus, for Ri o J ane iro. . 1 * 11 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W. , Arrived—Fit z J ames an d Alfred, from Bombay; Sit bona, brina, from Buenos Ayres fax. B a iled—Lady Oetavia, 'for Bombay ; Amelia, for Hai (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind calm ; tide, f our and a half hours' ebb ; weather haz.Y. Arrived—Henrietta, from Dantsic ; Charlotte A. Morri ion, from Richibucto. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.S.E., moderate. Pa s q ed — Constante, for Berdianski; Jenny, from St John's —both for London ; Nile, from London for Ade laide. The cargo of the Elos discharging into boats, and land ing here. THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE.--His Impe rial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine, accompanied by Colonel Greig and suite, yesterday paid a private visit to Portsmouth dockyard. His Imperial Highness landed at the Victoria Pier Portsmouth, from the Prince of Wales, Ryde steam -packet, and was received by Flag Captain Far quhar, of her Majesty's ship Victory. The party imme diately proceeded, in Admiral Bowles's carriages, which were in waiti ng , t o t h e Admiralty-house i n t h e d oc ky a rd, from which, accompanied by Admirals Bowles and Grey, Flag Captain Farquhar, and Flag Lieutenants Robinson and Swinburne, the Grand Duke proceeded round the yard, making a minute inspection of the ropery, smiths' shops, steam factory, steam basin, shipping, and the principal points of interest. His Imperial Highness returned to Hyde by steam-packet in the same unostentatious manner in which he a rrived at Portsmouth. 115 117 120 122 111 113 108 108 86 88 97 99 87 E 9 88 90 101 103 91 101 17 18 9 ICI 72 74 19 20 9 10 14 151 138 140 1155 160 8 9 120 123 66 68 139 141 104 106 P 94 96 Paid, Closing Price. 13 14i 200 220 28 29 i I 2 3 36 38 19 21 14 15 107 111 8 9 24 25 if 11 4 5 [Ol IC4 ; gl 10 all all all 154. all all d 4 5 11 1/ d, 11,1 1 I I 11 d 1 ip 2 2t 76 78 9 11 tininess dons h 22tP 1 120 1: 8 9 1221 Shure! CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS .DAY.) (Before the Lord Chief Baron.) TRIAL OF DR. SMETHURST.—FoPRTH DAY. Dr. Richardson, whose cross-examination was not con eluded when the Court adjourned last evening, was re called. In answer to questions put to him by Mr. Sergeant Bal lantine, he said—l have practised as an accouchier. I have attended eases since 1854. I have seen cases of pregnancy accompanied by sickness and dysenteric diarrhoea. Re-examined by Sergeant Parry—l 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 wi.hin 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 must 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—l 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. It would be 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 P; 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 Lare, Miscellaneous. [0 Anglo-Mexican Mint' )0 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) ?.5 Australian Agricultural LO Australian Royal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at £5 dis 50 British American Land 50 Brit. & Irish Mag. Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 20 Do. C • CO Canada Land 10 Chan. Isl ands Tel.(Lim ) t o o. l Cop.Min .otEnp,•. &Smltg 25 Do. Preference 7} per ct 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam tock Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) 20 Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 20 London Discount 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. 1 52 0 00 M RR e he d bd y. t i m t m. NsA e Laen r eur tan . we s E .yn & terel Iron. i.nrT tric T eleg. 10 Med. Exten. TeL (Lim.) 25 National Discount C 0... 10 Netherlands Land 10 Do do 5 Do 8 p.c. Pref. ,i ss. at 1 dia 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) 2512005101 NorthOrientalofNeewwGas 1 Europe Steam as 1 Shares 5 Peel River Land & Min 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam n oo.efln cl inu . egirp T ir( e sci: l c e irim gr apn .. ): 100 Royal Mail Steam 25 South Australian Land. 1 Do. do Registered Ina Vs Tiripmon'a 'Land BRITISH MINES. Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) E. 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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 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 whore a man's life is concerned. I 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 hal another question on my lips, but I abstain from putting it. Dr. John William Lewis Tuticombe, examined by Mr. Gifford—l am a.cloctor of medicine, and was formerly prin• cippl pupil of Professor Liebig. I have received the grew Prussian medal. I read the description of the post mortem examination of Isabella Bankes. In my judgment her death is compatible with natural disease. I have met with cases of pregnancy accompanied with vomiting and diarrhaaa. 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 antiruonial poisoning. I concur with Dr. Richardson and Dr. Roberts, and I quite concur with them in their opinion. If 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 diptheretic dysentry 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 " Vade Mecum," edited by Dr. Guy ? Witness—l don't read such books. Sergeant Ballantine—You dtn'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—l 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 sugges tion that it had except from my learned friend ? Witness—Never. Sergeant Ballantine—Then why was the analysis made 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 necessary 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 animals. 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 criterion. I have heard a description of the small intestines and stomach, w hich is not, in my judgment, compatible with slow arseni cal poisoning. In cases of sluw irritant poisoni n g , 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 he 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 - exam ined by Sergeant Ballantine—Dysentery I believe to be very common in this country. I think the effect of a quarter o f a g rain of copper pill, given to a person in the state of the decease d, w ould increase irrita tion. In the symptoms o f Miss Bankes that I have heard described in court during the program of this trial, the idea 110 112 108 110 96 9 8 1 i P 22i 23, 1122 124 - - 99 101 72 74 120 124 118 122 1 lo 11 241 241 104 106 104 100 28 21 33 34 47 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED BEN' Leasing Railways. Pald 'l Co.'s. Bedford and Bletchley all Buckinghamshire .... 100 Clydesdale Junction . 100 Colchester, Stour Val.' all E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c.i, 100 Union,llapviclighs.l all i Ln & N.W Ln& N.W Caledoninl E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Do. *oodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drot. Do. New Caledonin Do. Lt - C8 1.10 99 101 1102 104 16 17 140 195 Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rall Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shares Do. 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Stock East and West India 100 Stock London lOO Stock St. St. Katharine lOO -- Stock Southampton lOO Stock` V ictoria .0 Do New •..•••.....,..E , 111 ... 'ALS. Closing Business Price Done. Closing I Business Paid price. Done. Share 138 140 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENINd, AUGUST 18, 1859. 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 of police and to the Royal Maternity Charity. I have known in the early stages of pregnancy, 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 6 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 alter 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. [We shall continue the case in our third edition.l stopped ? THIRD DAY. (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) Mr. Sergeant Parry rose to address the jury for the pri soner. He commenced by saying that after the protracted agony of a double trial, and a sensibility that prejudice was being accumulated against him by the lapse of time, the prisoner bad now an opportunity of making his defence to this charge. In the position he then occupied he was fear ful that he should inadequately discharge his duty, but he relied upon the assistance of all in acquitting himself of his painful duty. The jury he was then addressing was the only tribunal that could sit in judgment upon the life of a human being. To no other civil institution was ac corded that fearful power, and he had to call upon them to exercise that important duty, and in doing so he felt they would act under a strong sense and an earnest desire to come to a right conclusion. The importance of the con clusion to which they must come was one of the highest, because if they pronounced the word guilty, they would pronounce a doom which was inevitable, and from which there was no appeal. The jury had the power of saying to the gentleman at the bar, you shall live or die; and such being so, he felt that at whatever result they might arrive it would not be come to before they had given everything the utmost consideration, with a full sense of the paramount im portance of the decision towards the prisoner. The charge against the prisoner was that of murder—murder of the most hideous form; but he contended that the evidence a,s'it stood could enable them to come to no such conclusion, but, on the contrary, ho thought, the only result they could arrive at, after giving it their utmost consideration, was that the charge had not been proven. It had been proved that Dr. Smethurst had committed an act for which there was no justification, he alluded to the marriage with the deceased lady, and they afterwards went to live together, and the first they heard of them 4 was, that they went to live together as man and wife. The first thing that the sister heard of the circumstance was the letter of the 9th of Jan., but in which there was not ono word of com plaint against the prisoner, but on the contrary it was in terms which was calculated to show that they were living together in comparative happiness. It was at Alma Villas that it was imputed that Dr. Smethurst deprived the deceased lady of life. Now, how was that proved ? It had been said that Dr. Smethurst intended to return to his wife, and that he never intended his connection with Miss Bankes to be a permanent one ; but was that so ? He agreed Ito allow hls wife so much a week, but there was net the slightest expression that could induce the belief that he intended ever to re-unite himself to the old lady, so he thought that the jury would be per fectly of opinion that the marriage with Miss Bankes was to be a permanent one. He denied that the letter found upon the person of the prisoner, addressed to his first wife, proved thatthe marriage with Miss Bankes was to be merely a temporary attachment. It had been asserted that Dr. Smethurst had inveigled Miss Bankes away, and that ho avoided all publicity, but there was no pretence for this, for it came out that he visited London two or three times a week, and that the landlady at each house at Richmond was in constant attendance on Miss Bankes. The whole conduct of Dr. Smethurst showed a pure motive as well as the utmost affection for the deceased. Every do • mestic office was performed by Dr. Smethurst, and he denied that there was ever' the slightest attempt at con cealment made by the prisoner. Every small act had been turned against him for the purpose of proving that he had in one instance put poison in the soup, and when that was taken out of the room the sister of deceased said she heard Lim stir it round ; but did not she say that she heard the key turn in the secretary outside the door ? Then another charge made against him was that he had refused to have a nurse when he had a considerable sum of money in his possession, on the ground that he could not afford it ; but the evidence did not bear out such an assertion, as Mrs. Wheatley distinctly said Mr. Smethurst never said anything to her about not being able to afford one ; and yet for the purpose of strengthening this case, which, if true, would be one unparalleled in the his tory of crime, all sorts of suggestions had been made — great reliance having been placed upon the fact that prussic acid was given. Why, it was constantly adminis tered to the most delicate women at the most delicate period of life. Then with respect to the will made by the deceased, undoubtedly it was greatly to the interest of the prisoner that the lady should - live, and it could not be used against the prisoner to his detriment, because it was as much Missßankes's act as the prisoner's — just as much her act as that of her marriage. He had gone through the whole of the conduct of the prisoner, and it was for the jury to act on it, but he thought that the very most they could say would be, that there was a suspicion ; but it was not upon suspicion that they could act. They must have proof—proof as clear as daylight, before they could arrive at such a conclusion, or a verdict in favour of the prisoner must be given. He could not for a moment believe that the jury would imagine that such horrible conduct as that imputed to the prisoner had been committed without it was proved plainly—much more plainly than had been done by the prosecution—and beyond the possibility of doubt. Turning to the conduct of the prisoner when additional medical assistance was required he denied that he had any objection to the uncle of the deceased lady visiting her. He was not the objecting party, and his letter proved that the reason he was not sent for was solely the wish of Miss Bankes, that at least, for some time, none of the male members of her family might by possibility become acquainted with the position she was in with the prisoner. The conduct of the prisoner, so far from proving that a crime had been com mitted, clearly showed that such was not the fact. Passing to the medical evidence, it was stated that the state of the lady was caused by the administration of an irritant poison such as antimony and arsenic ; but had one witness shown that he had ever had in his possession any thing of so deadly a nature as arsenic or antimony. Cer tainly not. And then, with respect to the stupid and igno rant theory that chloride of potash had been used to carry off the poison after it had been administered—if it had ever been administered—he believed the evidence that he should place before them would totally explode, if it had not already been exploded, such an utter absurdity, which was only the imagination of a fertile brain to account for the absence of poison. Again, it was tried to be sustained that during theltime between the pri soner' sfirstbeing accusedof the crime and taken into custody he had ample time to destroy everything that would prove the truth of such, but did the evidence warrant such a state • ment. Referring to Dr. Taylor's evidence the learned counsel dwelt in strong terms upon the mistake made in the analysis of the bottle containing chlorate of potash, and said that in the event of such a mistake not being found out, an innocent man might have been sent to the scaffold and suffered an ignominious death. Under such circumstances he thought that the duty of Dr. Taylor in the present case was to get up and withdraw the whole of it, but he would not do that , and he (Ser g eant Parry) there fore called upon the jury to reject Dr. Taylor's evidence as utterly worthless. He should call before them witnesses to prove that bismuthand greypowder both contained arsenic. S uc hbeing the case that would accou nt for the traces of there arsenic found in the body of the dece ased, and this being so, was abundant evidence to prove that both those medicines had been sent from the shop of Dr. Julius. The learned counsel then described the nature of the evidence he in- - tended to call, and concluded by an eloquent appeal to th jury, stating that he thoug ht they would agree with him that the case for the prosecution had entirely a verdict of acquittal. [The learned counsel occupied nearly three hours in the delivery of his speech, during the whole of which time the prisoner scarcely took his eyes off the jury for an instant.] The following witnesses were then called for the defence : Benjamin Ward Richardson, examined by Mr. Giffard, grain. 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 Bankes there were symptoms absent which would be present in a case of arseni 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 examination, taken altogether, is not in my opinion 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 36.5 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 Witness—l 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—Can you venture to say half a grain ? Witness—Really, my lord, I cannot say. The Lord Chief Baron --Can you venture to say you round a quarter of a grain ? Witness—Yes, my lord. I think I can venture to say I found a quarter of a grain. There was vomiting and purging. - The Lord Chief Baron—The result of your experiments proves that chlorate of poatsh does not eliminate all the arsenic, and it also results that after 18 grains of arsenic had been given in 16 days, only a quarter_ of a grain was discovered in the body after death. Witness—Yes. I made other experiments with two dogs, to whom I gave alternate doses of arsenic and antimony on alternate days, giving chlorate to one and not to the other. I discovered arsenic in the body of each. I have heard the symptoms presented in the case of Miss Bankes, and they were not, in my opinion, recnncileable with slow antimonial poisoning. I have made other experiments with— 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 case ? Witness—Mr. Humphries, the solicitor, called upon me. Mr_ Rallantine—Witlumt your ccunmunicating with any person ? - Witness—My experiments were known to two or three collegians. _ _ 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 'nerdy 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 [At the conclusion of this witness's evidence the trial was adjourned till to-morrow.] THE SERPENTINE. TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES. Sir,—l have read in the Times of this day a letter from Sir S. M. Peto, in which he again en 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 so great that it was absolutely necessary to place an engine en the spot to keep the water under, in order that the men might not be drowned out. The water was pumped into the 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-- , 4 I am still more convinced that it is quite impossible to obtain 2,500,000 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 in the • well ! This was at the rate of 1,728,000 gallons in th 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 m ud for their 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-office and all Downing-street, and plac e 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 prediction s them, for r w the erew,itorskeesmwsetrhe proceeded adeede deaf ear w ith was turned Every t was made to empty the well ; it was found i at in ott p tehmp os e sible 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 simpl e ." must have a new c ro t c h e t ; the yw "Eminentl not Engineers condescend to copy that whi c h was d one b y a non -p ro fessional man, and e a d nsdinsoKnsin we are to th pay 1 17,000 for four filter inggw asn-ngoawr sittingens. l t t hi is grant y t c e rtain that ifParliament wwoldu ld , be rescinded. TYBURNIAN. Wednesday, Aug. 17. P.S. Perhaps it is not generally known that the : upper part of the Serpentine is to be dried, and , that the filtering beds are to be placed there FOREIGN MINES Australian ...... . Bon AccordCopper,Lim Brazil. Imp. (ia. at 25p.) Do.St.Johndelßey , L im. Do.L and and Mining Co. Clarendon Consols - ing Co. of Jamaica . • • Cobra Copper Cepiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada _ . _ N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L' PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt.... 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New 2O 59 Union of London lO 25k 26 100 Unity Mutual 6O 100 Westera Bk of London 50 —d, MR. COB CHDALE. 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 general interest. The soiree was held in 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. Leatham, 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. _ _ 'he 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. I. PETRIE, and carried by acclamation. Mr. RICHARD COBDEN, M.P., on rising it• speak, was received with vehement cheering. He said,—l am 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 fro "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)—lreturn 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 opponents, who on this occasion, as I learn, sheathed their swords, and granted me an armistice, which, I hope—ate 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 say a 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 . Now, I am going to say some- Sing 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, after 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—l 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 petitioner succeeds in proving the corrupt proceedings of his opponent, th e _ result may be that his opponent is d eclared unseate d . But that does not give him the seat. It merely says that there shall be another election in the borough, 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-half 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 boi ough in one of the eastern counties, and he told me that he had a clear case atfainst 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 befoi • 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 be asked, whet 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 cheaper and more accessible. If you cannot have a tribunal on the spot to inquire into these proceedings, at all events spare the aggrieved party this enormous expenditure ; and where he has a case, and where he is proved to have a case—l 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 in putting down the system—if the very foundations of our repre sentative syst em itself depend on purity a t their source, why, then, w h o s o interested as the great body of the community in not allowing these 40 or 50 boroughs that are now going scot free to go un punished? And who are the parties thatin should so properly pay the expense as thosetiocnosm are comm un i t ies themselves by whom these transactions inquiries into per mitted? Or let the expenseeleof country at large if them devolve upon the w h ole (Cheers.) Well, thatsa say, let thought the p be carried on in such a mi i n l ogiu. n ei o re t eyx be the punishment and. way that it shall there be some punishment inflicted that, I say, let is clearly detected, are detected as guilty parties in probably the ruin of the petiti l one w r i ; ll bu v t e , n b tu ey r o e n t d o upon those wh o . these transactions. say if, ( Cheers.) t h e parties detected in the act of bribing the House of Commons would order in such case when a case oi s t l i i l o a u t ld be prosecuted criminally by the Attorney- General, that would very soon put down bribery and corruption, more than anything else - that the House of Commons could resort to. Cheers.)( For merly the system of corruption and undue infir ence in our constituencies was ,confined wry mufti to a privileged class in thaOuntry. Co x no family contested a county against an' other family, and they spent £lOO,OOO a-pie, ce . Ant a" it is.