The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-27 00:00:00

Ele ITU J 1 711, 11 .- A 1 -7 "a "4-4 T AND °CIE r.MERCIAL INTEL:LIGEN'OE. Cl 7 f, Two o' CLOCK. The L •erpool Cotton Market yesterday mani fested a I.a nguid tone at orae time, but prices were unchang ed, with sales er,timated at 8,000 to 10,00 , J bales. nese include' fully 1,500 for export an on speculation. Pr'ices, according to the broke] N ' standard of quotations, were steady. Uplantis, Sid. ; M 51d. ; and Orleans, 66d. per lb. In the Ras Iway Share Market the stringent cha me ter of the 1 money market prevents much bus,lness going fcrw ard, and sellers find a difficulty in sus taining pi ices. . . . The we sk's Bank return to the 20th ins taut is as satisfactory as was expected. The diminiution of bullion was of course anticipated, and s nue had looked f or a much larger addition to the a mount of discour .t. The effect of this falling off: is some proof that the rates are checking the demand. Corn! 'area with last week the principal changes were as follows : Ac' dve circulation Decrease 131. Ilion Decrease £2O, 371.745 276 620 11 ,230,207 522,214 :3,161,093 13,194 3,825,021 534,830 '11,764,080 141,845 980,139 6,272 10,635,359 Re: it Increase Pulilic Deposits Decrease Otiber Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills Increase Goyernment Securities Increase . Ott ter Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Decrease.. 79.319 18,789,512 490,934 4,310,485 247,005 The rates at which bills on the principal cities of the Continent were dealt in yesterday afternoon showed a slight decline in Amsterdam and Ham burg, but Paris short ruled steady, and the three months' bills rather advanced.. The shipments of the precious metals direct from London during the - week to Thursday last, com prised 125,800 ounces of silver and 5,279 ounces of gold. Most of the fc ,rmer has gone to Balaklava. The Cape of Good Hope accounts state that the directors of some of the mining companies formed in the colony had waited on the Colonial Secre. tarp to pray for tire Le in the taking up of their lea ses , and that thi► 3 request had been met by a re duction for the pre sent in the rents to one-fourth. Trade was dull by t steady at Cape Town. The genera d eta to of business on the Paris Bourse yesterday cii sibit .ed a decline on the closing trans actious of the , previous day, with dullness in sales. The 3 per Ce ntrs., for time operations, fluctuated, and the 4 per Cents. fell 50c. for bargains at the close of the mo nth. In the other business of the market not' hing of importance occurred. Railway Shares fail ed to maintain previous quotations. The Grain mai :ket was dull, and the dealers were cau tious in o ray purchasing small parcels of flour for iramedia+ne use. The r . tosixictive measures relative to the exporta tion of wheat from Wallachia have been approved of by th e Sultan, the particulars of which are as follo ws tax upon the exportation of wheat, maize, oats, and barley. On wheat the tax will b 6 5 pi mitres 15 paras, which, added to the actual Price o f• 4 piastres 28 paras, will make a total of 10 Piastre a per kilogramme. Maize 2 piastres and 2 i par as, with the value at 2 piastres 371 paras, makes b piastres the kilog. Barley and oats will be tax end 1 piastre 71 paras, which, added to the cost price 1, piastre 321 paras, will make 3 piastres the kilog. Other products such as millet, colza, arc., are exc coapted from any tax as the quantity ex ported is small. Altb lough the dealings in the Funds have beet 3 . very li united, an improving tendency in prices h As existed , and an advance of about # per cent. I jas been e: ctablished. Consols, after remaining ahr lost station ary at 88 to 1, both for transfer and t ime, rather suddenly rose to 88k 1 for the former , an d to 88k i! for the latter. The market has th e ap . pearan,:, 5 of great firmness, and if mone y con tinues elasy a further enhancement is e7;:pected. The Net .v Shares have been 88 to 1, and the Re duced 8' I 1 1. Exchequer Bills have rule d steady at 2s. • discount to 3s. premium. Bank Stock is heavy a .t 206 to 208, and Tndia Stock is '226. Foro'ign securities have been very steed y. Turkish 6 per 'eats. have advanced to 79i to 79i, and the New S t rip to 3 and 21 discount. Mexican Stock is firm* sr, at 19a Spanish 3 per C, )nts. are 37k, the Nei v Deferred 19a, and the Pa.sF.i. ve 5. Danish 3 per Cents. brought 82, and Le Igian 41 per Cents. c, )31. Dutch 2i per Cents. :ea a 64. The :Following are the nominal p' ;ices of foreign stocks: Grenada Deferred Boise is, 18 to 20 ; Mexicam, 19i to 191; Peruvian, '7l to 73 ; ditto Three iwer Cents., 51 to 53; Portv Lguese Four per Cents., 43 to 4.5 ; Russian Five, per Cents., 95 to 98 ; d itto Four-and-a-Half per (Cents., 85 to 88 ; Spanish New Deferred, 19i to ; ditto Three per Cents., :37k to 38 ; ditto Certifix ates, 4i to 4 ; ditto Pa .ssive , , 41 to 5. Railw lty Shares have been dul l L., and in some in stances flatter. Lancashire and :Yorkshire, So ath- Weston i and North-Eastern are al'iout to worse. In the Foreign and Colonial ins trket there has been no. movement of importance. Mini ag and Banking Shares mrere steady, but Canada Land hate dropped 31. to 41. BRITI3/1 FUNDS THIS DAY Al' ONE 0'01::,:c (From the Oftcsal List Business done Bank St oclx 3 per Ce nt. Reduced Annuities........ ..... a per C« t. Console Annuities BB i 8 i l k jew 3 per Cent. Annuities I- 0 4 1 g Ai amities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 . 3 7-16 I Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 18 85 16i India. Stock India 335nds, £lOOO . . . 2 p Ditto, under £lOOO 2 d Cowls ror Account .,.. 8S 8 i Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO — t5OO 3 p 2 d . - ma 11... 3 p 2 d lire hequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent.... 98i Ditto 1859, .. 98. s Pax% OF FOREIGN F UNDS arr ONE O'CLO: IC D %nigh Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent . loo} 14 0 7 cioan 3 por Cent. Ditto for the Account araanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37s Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Csant. Ditto Passive 5 Tarl6.h Bonds, 6 par cent 791 Ditto for the Account 79k 9 i Ditto New scrip, 4 per Cent. Ditto for the account 2,1 3 d P'v , lfind , no ti.r above navahle in London Belgian Bonds, 2. per Cent. ex. 25 fr — Ditto 4i per Cent. Ex. 25 fr 93i Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. 12 Gnii... 64 HALF- °A ST TWO. .... 88i 88t buyers Consols Ditto to , : tho ,t,onnt LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —{This Day.) 3 -, 0?1D oN, Oct. 27.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light, with An, cool weather. (PEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind -vr. Arrived.—Duchess, from Pictou ; Alma, Nantes ; S' James Ross, Iquique; Romulu s, La g sna; Con quer: . Bombay ; Earl of Sefton , Calcats. ; Charles Ja c k son, ' Arica; David Harriso n, Philadelphia. Sailed—Phmnix, fOr Melbourne. QUEINSTOWN, Oct. 25. Wind W.S.W. Arrived.--Jndith, from Aberaman ; Douro ; Effingham and Cape Rouge, Callao. (BY SUBMARINE ANli BRITISH TELEGRAM) • GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.30 a.m. Wind W. by S. ; tide, one hour's flood; fine. Arrived, Oct. 26.—Clementiza, from Dunkirk; Hoff flung, Agger Canal ; Orion, Palermo. Oct. 27.—Royal Sovereign, from Charente; Devonshire, New York. DEAL, Saturday, 10.9 A.M. Wind, . W.S.W. light and fine. Passed.—Corinthi an from New Orleans, for Bremen. Anchored.—Old Dominion, from London, for Cardiff. The schooner Bessie Bent, from London, for Plymouth, drifted athwart a h awse of the ship City of Benares, at anchor, and was so m uc h d amaged that s h e fill e d w i t h water, and i s now floating in the Downs. Boats are en deavouring to save the property. The City of Benares slipped from an anchor and 75 fathoms to clear the schooner. The Enterprise, from London, fdr Bristol, has been sup plied with an anchor, in lieu of one lost at Dungeness. The Flermanus Fran cescus, from A ms t er d am , f or N ew York, has also been supplied with an anchor and 70 fa thoms of chain, in lieu of others lost at Dungeness. NEWSPAPER MORPILITY.—The Dundee Times, a penny paper, expired OD Saturday last, after as existedco of 17 week'. ~_ IM wa ii fts SHARE MARKET B. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. ICln.in2 Prievs Apterday. 31 - 4 • • 7} - 74 16 -15 14 - 15 9 - 8 85 - 87 584 - 59 lla 12 5} - 4i 5 - 6 ei e,7 - 63 49 51 91 16 17 71 - 73 6} - 7 82i 67 - 69 19 1 99 101 50A 61 50 55 65 - 70 6 - 6 5 6,p , 74i - 75 Gi 94 96 91i 92 2i JP' 1 id 82 83 9i 84 8 • 7 22 Y- ... id 63i ri3i 35 37 .41 sa „ - ii 7 ii .. - 45 - ii 25i ~. 263. 67. • 68 8 7/(t 44dl 114 124 44i 454 92 97 - 23 - 25 ipp 105 72 74 41 43 11 12 564 30i —31 i 5 - 3d 2d par BAILWATII. Do., X 20..... .......... itlyth & Tyne original £25 (lead. at £45) Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Carm. and Cardigan Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon , Cork, Black, & PasB. Cornwall Do. A Do. B Ci fie Junction Duolin&BelfastJunc , Dun. P. &Ab Joe. Do. ...... East AL elan Eastern Counties Past. fTninn, A. Sti Do B Stodgy ..... Do.; New A. lEast Kent Last Lancashire Edinburgh dr Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. PAL d.Dux4 Portb Sr Clyde Jr n Furness Do. Extension Glasgow &S. tv ,,, Fe. Great N. of Sootlnd. r-•reat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.are ,Great Western Stour Val Rail Gua. Stk ilrish Sou th- Eat. tem . Laneastel & Car Hare 'Do., Third's Do. New Thirds Lamas a .andYorksi Do., W st. Rifling TTn. iLiv.Cr sby.StSouthi)t London Blackwal' Load. I right 8t S.Cst, Lend. r N. Westn, Do. FL `ths !Do.lol. ,t9i.„M& 8... C, Do. Et ghths , Londo nandS. Wenn Do., £5O . Do. /1,40 Lan t‘rry&Coleraine, Lodi 4e10rr ,, . St. Enif.sk. , g a p Lineln Do. Shares, No. 1 Do. ,Man.k Lin. Un Me tropolitan Mi diand .. i.Birfoug. M Idicl. U. West. Ore, P o. Half Shires all 8.3 all ~ a weastle & ? f - svpt.Aberg. & firfd Lowry &Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrovor fNorfolk ortlin.Connties Un North British LOO 3i 100 3• it 17' al' all North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do. • Deferred._ Do., B Guarantee'] N. Eastern—Bervvicv Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. ?lash Eo. Leeds Do. York North London N.&S.Wstrn.,llanat stead, and City Jn.., North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, HinekleT and Leicester Ox Worc., tkz Wolv. 'arts-- - aouth o dish Central icottishAfidland... Thropshire Union month' Devon ionth Eastern mouth Wales Yrksh. 6c Riv. Dni ttaines, Wok. kWol, tookton & Darli -4t(..lkten t Hrztlep Taff Vale )o. Pref., No. 1... " I, qineg Ifay. P.& R. ITlverstone & Lanes Vale ,), Neath....., Watered. & Kiikenn•• aterfor lei 'Amor '1 West Cornwall West End of Londor and Crystal Palace. Do. A I Do. B West London. Wimblecln &Croydon a.beraeen.. Wottrg Bost. and Eastn. Janet... Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolyerh Stour Va11ey.....,... Birl eiM. LancEL. do Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. ex Birk., £5O and 1 , .;25 Cons. itworpdaintt Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes rieigian Eastu. June Rezi ors to Graissessac Rontbay, ,13aroda, and Ormtral Do. Pea:cram Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Do. New Wast Indian, g. 5 p c Do. EY :CllSiOn Do. do. do., '5B, do Gd. 'Pk of CanadaA i s Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '62 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Cehtral of Fran Gt. Indian Peninsuls guar. 5 per cent ' Do. New 5 por cent Do. Extensions..... Great Lusembour Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Caned Shares Do. New Do. Bds., payable's7,' with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O D. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 por cent. Lake &list. & Basle Lierre and Turahor Lyons and Geneva Lyons di Medtterran 'Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur di Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D 0.201. She Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdp (fray. B. & Ams. Shs NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen & Cherbrg all I Do 'Rome and Frascati Rcuen and V,oyal Danish Royal Swea ish Do. Obligations Sambre and Moue Do. SA p. cent. Pref Scinde De Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5. per o. Pref Western of France_ Do ... zeAtand JOINT-S' Australasia Bank of London itri. Col. Bk.& lA. C British N. American Chaff. Bank of Asia Bnk. of India, A.nstralia, & China City Colonial ........ Load ^m of Loud Flng.goot.& &us. Cht Lond. Chan. Bk. of Australia Ditto New "" Dendon and County Lnd &E. Bnkg. Corp, London Joint Stock L o ad. & Westminster National Pro.of Eng. Do. N0w......... National of Ireland Now South Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. Nov Royal Australn.Bkg & (}nisi Trap Co Royal Aonth Australia . Union of Anstrtli 5.. . Do. Now HN Unigu of Loudon „ A 3 - 35 • •• .."." •• ... -.. 18 19 3 - 4 18 • 20 4 ••• 'a." Business dOnt this day. ;IGN. 7i - 74 2i —24 d 4 2d, - ~. --- ... 351 - 36} -10 t pi 214 -22 k - ••• 93 83 14 -15 ti 70 - 72 88 - 90 3 - 5 —s.{ par-- fP - ..., 4 - 4} 2/ - 3 22i - 23 14 -- lfpl 99 - 101 112 - 116 113 - 116 103 105 22i - 23 110 - 115 5 - 6p 191 - 191 7 2 - 3 41 - 51 4i - 5 31 - 344 111 -12 i, 44t - 41.41 6 - 45 ... pin 20 21 2 lid 21-3 8 86 ••• -•-. •••, i ''''' 1 P ... - pm 3i - 4 i 30 - 31 p 19 - 20 BANKS, 85 - 87 51 - 53 •.. d par ... --- ...d 15/ 16 19 (1 1 d par -__ 2p •N "." ••• 34 7 86 40 - 42 52 - 54 •N ''' m 3'6 - 41 - 69 - 71 7. 10 10 4i all all all an LioNDON, SATURDIY EVENING, OCTOBIVR I' II fr, CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Willis, Mr. Baron Alderson, and Mr. Baron Martin.) Conviction of Sir John Dean Paul, Strahan, and Bates. SECOND DAY. The Judges took their seats this morning at 10 o'clock • when the trial was resumed. The first witness called was Mr. Abrahall, registrar of the Bankruptcy Court, but before he was examiaed The. Attorney-General asked if this evidence could be receiv.ed Ba ron Alderson said the admission of this evidence was more a question for the consideration of the court than the jury. The question was whether they should tell the jury this was or was not evidence in this case, upon which they (the jury) were to act. Tar. Baron Martin said the judges had given the po'Llat great consideration. Mr. Abrahall, examined by Mr. Serjeant Byles, pro d aced the fiat in Bankruptcy, dated 11th June, 1855. Mr. M. J. Tatham was the petitioning creditor. They surrendered on the 12th. Their first examination was on the 25th. There was a joint declaration of the bank rupts, but no examination. The declaration, dated 25th June, 1855, was put in land read. It stated that the bankrupts had made a full disclosure of all and every security deposited with them, which they had sold, pledged, or otherwise converted, or had been done at their direction. In the schedule of securities was entered 5,000 Danish 5 per Cent. Bonds, belonging to Dr. G-iffiths, bought by Strahan and Co. No date given when the purchase was made, but that they had been deposited with Overend, Gurney, and Co., and sold by Foster and Co. The separate statement of Sir John Paul was put in and read. It was dated on the 18th June, and stated that the accounts filed in the Bankruptcy Court con tained a true account of all the securities of my custo. mere, at any time pledged or converted by me, the par. ticulars of which will be found in the banking books, the green stock-book, and the ledger. Mr. Parry called their lordships' attention to the stMe ment of Mr. Bates being a little different from theirs. It did not state the securities were pledged by him. Baron Alderson—Then it is not a disclosure. Mr. Parry said whatever the effect of it was he con sidered himself bound to direct their lordships' attention to it. Mr. Lewis, attorney for two of the prisoners, was ex* amined by Mr. Serjeant Byles. He stated that u:ad:er the advice of counsel he advised the prisoner to ?make the statements in question, with a view, an - tongst others, to making a disclosure within the statute. The statements were produced to the Cory missioner in Bankruptcy, and the bankrupts requester', to hand it in, as their statement with regard to the sermr; ties which they had received from their customers, arid the manner in which they were disposed. Upon that the Commis sioner stated that no creditor had asked for it, but they were at liberty to hand it in, if they th ought fit, to the official assignee. The statement war, then handed in, and the Commissioner signed them. After that it was given to the official assignee, and then to the soli c it or to the fiat, who examined the on the truth of the . statements which the bankrup cs signed. Cross-examined by the Attorney-General—At the Bankruptcy Court Mr. P y who attended for the bankrupts, asked if the might be examined with reference to the statement of the securities to be de -1 livered in. The Com missioner said if some creditor wished it, they might, be examined, but on their own ap plication he refused? it. Mr. Parry said, then I formerly tendered this dec,",aration of bankruptcy, and his Honour might accept it or not, but under the bankrupt statute th e y had a right to do it. His Honour said they might put in what they liked if they signed. Witness did not hear Mr, Parry ask Mr. Lawrence if he wished to ask the bank rupt any questions. He had had rio previous communi cation with Mr. Lawrence, other than ask him to bring up the bankrupts for examination, but he refused, and witness had to pay the expenses and bring them before another commissioner than the commissioner to the fiat for the first examination. At that time they were in cus tody; on criminal warrants. Oa the morning of 2 `'.4d June there had been an examination of the prisoners ; in the afternoon of that day he ap plied to the Commissioner for a warrant to bring the bankrupts before him to make a disclosure with reference to those securities. By Sergeant Bytes—There was no understanding be. tween witness and Mr. Lawrence. By Baron Alderson—Dr. Griffiths' attorney was pre sent at the Bankruptcy-court, but did not interfere. Mr. Sergeant Bytes asked for the production of the green stock-book and ledger. The green stock-book contained no statement relative to Dr. Griffiths' secu rities. The Attorney-Genersl said that was the reason why he wished to have the green stock-book produced. The books were produced and examined. The ledger contained two entries in Sir J. D. Paul's private account to which attention was called. Mr. Baron Alderson said, the green stock-book did not affect the case at all. It appearsd to be a book of stocks on which they received the dividends. Mr. Sergeant Byles asked the Attorney-General if it was intended it should affect the case ? The Attorney-General said he was not aware it did. The ledger was examined, and in the private account. of Sir John Paul was entered on the credit side, 12,2841 ss. 01, the proceeds of the sale of the 5 per Cent. and 3 per Cent. Danish Bonds, sold by Foster and Co., and on the debit side was entered the cost price of the substi• tuted securities pledged with Ocerend, Gurney, and Ca. Mr. Sergeant Byles then called evidence as to the pledging of these bonds, to prove the truth of the bank rupts' statements that the securities were pledged. Mr. Bois, clerk to 0 verend, Gurney, and Co., examined by Mr. Sergeant Byles, said that the bonds re-purchased by Mr. Hill were the same numbers as those deposited with them by Mr. Young, solicitor for Sir John Paul, on 80th April, 1855. Mr. Savery proved the payment of the coupons on the above bonds to the prisoners. This was the case for the defence. The Attorney-General said it now became his duty to address the jury on the evidence that had been adduced for the defence, and in doing so he had no desire nor wish to do anything but discharge faithfully and honour ably a public duty that had been confided to him. As he said at the commencement of the trial, it was not the desire of the prosecution, nor those who represented them, to act harshly or vindictively towards the de fendants in this case ; but they had a public duty to discharge which must be faithfully and earnestly dis charged. The case divided itself into two parts, one of which was more immediately . for their consi deration, the other for that of their lordships. In the first place, had the prosecution made out its case against the defendants that would bring them within the terms of this indictment ! The second part was that, supposing the first was proved, had the defence set up by the defendants brought them within the protecting provisions of that clause of the statute which enabled persons who had committed an offence to evade the penal consequences by making a disclosure under circumstan ces required by that statute ! In the first place, had it been proved that the defendants, or either of them, had made away with, contrary to the form of the statute, securities entrusted to them by Dr. Griffiths? It was not, nor could it be de nied, securities belonging to Dr. Grltfiths bad been entrusted to them for safe custody, and amongst them were 5,000 Danish 5 per Cent. Bonds, which was the subject matter of this trial. Now, with regard to Sir John Paul, it could not be denied nor for a single mo ment disputed that he did make away with those seen rities in contravention of the terms of the statute. But his learned counsel relied on the defence he had set up, which, if that failed him, he must be found guilty of the charge. He (the learned Attorney-General) admitted there was a distinction in the case between Sir John Paul and the defendants Strahan and Bates—there was more difficulty about the case as regarded them. It was true that Strahan had made a clear and explicit confession of having made away with the securities belonging, as he said, to Dr. Griffiths, by depositing them with Overend, Gurney, and Co., in 1855 ; but it was said, however, that, inasmuch as this charge, as preferred on the part of the prosecution, related more immediately to the se , curities disposed of by Sir John Paul—the original securities of Dr. Griffiths in March, 1854 —the con fession of Strahan did not affect the case as regarded the present charge in the indictment. Sir F. Thesiger, on the part of Strahan, put it to them that that admission must be taken to the full extent to which it was made, and to lead them fairly and reasonably to the conclusion that Strahan knew nothing whatever of the transaction in which Sir John Paul was the leading actor in March, 1854, and the learned counsel had also put it to them that they were bound to take the whole of Strahan's statement, in his interview with Dr. Grif fiths, as entirely true to the full extent of the letter. That, however, was a proposition to which he (the Attorney-General) could not accede. He could not go with him in saying that everything a man said in extenuation when a criminal prosecution was hanging OTOX him and when he wax oodoavouxiag to mitigate the feeling and resentment of a man wronged by him, was to be implicitly believed. Strahan saw Dr. Griffiths in order to appease his feelings and avert that prosecu tion which was impending over him, and he naturally put the case to Dr. Griffiths in a manner least calculated to irritate and offend him. In conciliating his friend ' he was not likely to inform him the bank had been tam pering for two years with the securities lodged with them for security—that they sold the se eurities in 1854, repurchased them, and again disposed of them to Overend and Co. in April, 1855, but to put the case to him that it was done at a moment •f temporary depression, and that it was the first time ho had ever embarked in such a transaction. They knew, however, too well, by the experience of every-day life, that when once the boundaries of honesty and honour were overstepped, those of truth were very soon lost sight of. He must ask them to look at all the cir eumstances, and not be bound by the statement of Strahan. What, he would a-sk, was the ease against Strahan ? Why, not merely his declaration of having made away with securities in April, 1355, but the fact that the firm hail been embarking in those trans actions to an extent perfectly appalling, and which had been made stronger evidence against the prisoners by the production of the bankrupts' proceedings than at the commencement of the case. By those proceedings it had been shown that securities to the amount of 113,000/. had been dealt with in this was' by the pri soners, of which 12,0001., including the 5,0001. of Danish Bonds now under investigation, belonged to Dr. Griffiths,. Was it possible in the face of that that his learned friend could ask the jury to believe that those transactions were entered int) and carried on by a single individual of the firm without the know ledge and cencurrence of the other members of that firm, except in the last instance that had occurred because that was the proposition of the learned counsel who appeared on b e h a lf of Bates, who called their atten tion to the fact; th a t thi s was the only joint proceeds of their transactions. He the (Attorney-General) found that there, was a private account of Sir J. Paul's, and that. Therefore Bates must have in the most perfect !Simplicity and honesty believed that Sir J. Paul was paying into his private account moneys which he had obtained from securities sold or deposited by him with out the knowledge of Bates. He must have been in perfect ignorance of all these transactions, on the part of Sir. J. Paul, to make his learned friend's point good, and who, with a certain show of triumph, appealed to tb at account in establishment of the proposition. But that account, it appeared to him (the Attorney-General), was not only fraught with the greatest suspicion, but produced the cogent, if not conclusive, guilt of those parties. That was plain to his mind ; and he submitted there was conclusive proof on the face of the private ac count of Sir J. Paul that the dealings in securities de posited with the bank was known to all the members of that firm, and that they were co-operative parties to the transactions. If they turned to the account, it was plain and palpable on the face of it that it was a colour able account—an account called the private account of Sir J. Paul, but, in fact, an account into which all those transactions, involving the disposal of securities, were entered. What, he would ask, became of the thousands of pounds raised by this firm on the securities deposited with them! Why that they found their way into the private account of Sir J. Paul, which bore no resem blance to the banking account of an individual gentleman. It dealt not with items such as men in their daily re quirements needed, but large sums of money, none of which, excepting in two instances, were under 5001. This private account, it should be recollected, the other partners were convergent and familiar with, and there was no other form in which the proceeds of those secu rities, when disposed of, could be carried to the benefit of the bank than that of putting them to the account of one of the partners. Of course it was most desirable that the clerks the banking-house should have no notion that the principals of the firm were dealing with the securi ties of the customers, and raising money by sale or ne gotiation of them. And how could that be done ? Only by carrying the proceeds of such sales or negotia tions to the private account of one or other of the part ners, when it would find its way into the tills and drawers of the bank, available as much for the purposes of the house as if it had been put to the joint account of the three partners. That being so, how does the account stand ? He (the Attorney-General) found that, for 1854, the sums drawn by Sir J. Paul evidently had reference to large monetary transactions, and not those of the ordinary transactions of a gentleman who draws on his banker for his daily requirements. The first charge he found entered was 10,0201. to Sims and Co., brokers ; May 31, "self," 30,0001. (e sum which a gentleman did not often draw for) ; and on the Bth of May a sum of 3.0001. Against that he found was entered on the credit side a balance, to start with, of 9,978/. 13s. sd. On the 16th March, 30,0001., corresponding with the sem with which he was debited on the 3d May. Oa the 16th March, 12,2811. 55., which corresponded in amount with the cheques received from Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite, the proceeds of the Danish Three per Cents., and the 5,0001. worth of Danish Five per Cents., the property of Dr. Griffiths. The Attorney-General then referred to several other entries for large amounts to Sir J. Paul's private account, one of which, to his credit, was dated the 22d of August, 1854, for 6,1371. 10e., which was admitted to have been received from the disposal of these securities, and which went to make up a balance in his favour of 27,3391.; and this is the gentleman whom his learned friend asserted was in such circumstances of personal embar rassment as to render it necessary to resort to the con trivance of supplying the house with funds. When they looked at these transactions, to the amount of thousands involved, it was impassible to entertain the least doubt or hesitation that this was not the private account of Sir J. Paul, but was an account of the disposal of se curities to meet the emergencies of the day. Was it possible for a moment to doubt that Strahan and Bates, who were actively engaged in the management of the firm and its affairs, must not have known well the state of this private account of Sir John Dean Paul's ? Was it for a moment to be doubted by men of ordinary in telligence and apprehension in those things, that Strahan and Bates must have known of the disposal of these securities, nnd if they knew of them they must of necessity been a party to the transactions. He bad no wish to strain the case unjustly against the prisoners, or to put it to the jury higher than they thought the case he had submitted to themes warranted on the evi dence produced—and he asked them if it did not bring home to their minds the conviction that Strahan and Bates were parties to and privy to the transactions in which Sir J. Paul was personally concerned. If they had any doubts on the matter they would of course give them the benefit of theni, but if not, after coupling the other circumstances of the case with those to which he had directed their attention, it would be their duty to find the prisoners guilty. He now came to the other part of the case, that of the evidence that had been produced on the other side, whereby it had been shown that the whole of the prisoners had disposed of certain securities which were not the original securities of Dr. Griffiths, but securities substituted after the originals had been sold, and it would appear to stand thus—that Dr. Griffiths' securities were sold in March, 1854, which were substituted by the firm by others purchased in Juno of that year. They knew from the evidence of the broker that he received orders from the firm of Straban, Paul, and Co. to 'purchase for Dr. Griffiths 5,0001. Danish 5 per cent. bonds, which was a circumstance not unworthy of consideration to deter mine the question whether Strahan and Bates were concerned with Sir John Paul in the sale of the original securities, because if those securities bad been sold by Sir J. Paul, without the knowledge of Strahan and Bates, for his private purpose, and placed to his private account, he could have understood Sir J. Paul's going into the market and purchasing new securities with which to replace the old ones ; but he was totally at a loss to understand why the firm should have sent an order for the purchase of securities to replace those pre viously sold it they had not all of them been privy to the making aevay with the original securities. They, how ever, did so, and Sir F. Thesiger bad contended the new bonds were the property of Dr. Griffith:, and that he would have been enabled to maintain his right to them as against the claims of the assignees under the bank ruptcy for the benefit of the general body of creditors. These were the securities deposited with Overend, Gur ney, and Co., and the defence relied upon was, that al though they had been guilty of an offence under th e statute in so disposing of the new securities, they had not been indicted for that offence, end therefore they sought to get rid of the charge for which they were called on to answer by showing they hau been guilty of another misdemeanour. That brought him to the cons sidoration of the question of the bankruptcy proceedings, and which the learned Attorney-General considered did not apply in this case. They sought to get rid of the original transaction by making a disclosure of the second transaction. This, he contended, was no answer to the first transaction. Mr. Baron Alderson said he was entirely of opinion with the learned Attorney-General on that point. The disclosure was no statement with regard to the first offence, but an answer to that which was. The learned Attorney-General said, the admis sion must be a bona f ide one, and not put in to defeat the ends of justice. The disclosures were made without any desire being expressed up( In the pa) creditor. Spirit of the Public Journals. (Front the M *ming Post of this day.) Rumours of a coalition fly about on all sides, and politician s who affect great insight into the back scenery of public affairs talk oracular mysteries to their friends and admirers touching things that aro to be when next the great council of the nation as sembles for the despatch of business. Lovely peace is said to be at hand, and Lord J. Russell, Mr. Bright, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Gladstone are the four outriders. Garlanded with olive, and inex pressibly amiable, they join hands and embrace like lasses and their swains beneath the mistletoe on Christmas-eve. They have been bitterly op posed, they have impugned each other's public spirit and political morality, they have bearded ono another, and quarrelled over crotchets like dogs over the' same bone. But the alarm of war has scared then out of their own identity, and seeing nothing but ono another's virtues, and held by a curious coincide:ace of interest and similarity of prospects, they declaim against the very thing that erewhile they agreed was indispensable to the vin dication of international morality and the best in terests of the human race. 6o says Rumour. But Rumour may be true or false, and we do not pre sume to endorse what she says. There is much to be said both ways. If we look at the names of the parties who are to head this coalition, and io for to their antecedents, the chances aro certainly against their working amicably together in the ser vice of the country. But they may perhaps risk the experiment. Lord J. Russell is so uncertain that his best friends never know when they have him. His eccentricities are more undeterminable the longer he lives. No public man or pu bli c wr i ter woud be so rash as to predict, oven remotely, what course Lord John would pursue in any great crisis of public affairs. Let the past suffice. We do not wish to rake up old grievances, but it is im possible not to be guided and influenced by the general convictions that his previous conduct has left upon the mind. The chances, then, are about equal that he will or will not unite with an anti war and pro-Austrian coalition. Then there is Mr. Gladstone. After all he has said and done, this way and that, who will certify what course he will steer, or that he will be able to keep the point towards which he professes to advance. Nobody doubts the manly integrity of his purpose, but who has a moment's confidence in his stability ? Until he has been swung at Gresithithe and had his compasses adjusted, there is no chance of his answering to the helm, and no proper ground o confidence in him as an administrator of the func- tions of Government. Mr. Disraeli, again, 1;s many brilliant qualities, but a very limited follow ing. The identical men who are content to assist him by their votes in his attempts to get his party "in," would decline to follow his leading when that object was accomplished. The great Conservative party is for the war. Mr. Disraeli does not, however, represent that party, and would probably be glad to exchange the somewhat cold support he at present re ceives for the more exciting and noisy applause which his appearance in a new character might win for him from the disjecta membra of former Minis tries. The only man of the four whose course has been uniformly consistent, and whose " line" may be safely calculated, is our old friend, the pacifico pugnacious John Bright. And it is just because we can well forecast his course of action, his views, and his speeches, that we doubt the possibility of their amalgamation with those of the three other names now before the reader. But indeterminate as the chances are, we must contemplate the possibility of tie rumour being a true one. But what a contemplation is it l There have been extraordinary coalitions in the world. " Fortes" (or, as a printer once facetiously put it, Faxes), " vixerunt ante Agamemnon." And Dis raeli and Gladstone, after all their past bitterness, may yet come together on the same side, and flank the same side of the Speaker in the House of Com mons. Precedents of such combinations are not wanting, though, unfortunately, the instances of their ever effecting much public good are few and far between. Certainly the last coalition was not the least incongruous, as it certainly was one of the most unfruitful of anything good. It was the Aberdeen Government that lot us in for the war, and was demolished because it could neither carry it on nor get us out of it. Yet the pro posed coalition is even more incongruous and un promising. There is Mr. Bright, opposed to all war, under any circumstances ; Mr. Gladstone opposed to this particular war, or at least to its continuance ; Lord John Russell, opposed to every thing in general, and nothing in particular, sup porting to-day what he opposed yesterday, with the fullest likelihood that he will overthrow to morrow what he maintains to-day —a statesman who is never sure of himself, and has an inconve nient habit of letting his friends down at the very moment that they have most right to count upon his help. Last of the quadruplate comes Mr. Disraeli, who, last Whitsuntide, went through a martyrdom of misery lest Lord Palmerson's Go vernment should conclude an ignominious peace during the recess, and whose spasmodic grief and misgiving choked his utterance, and spoiled that beautiful speech which was to have overthrown the Ministry, and installed the Opposition in the confi dence of her Majesty. It is impossible not to ask what have these men in common ? Row can they govern together One only common object can animate them—peace. Peace at once—peace at any price. But what would be the first effect of peace ? Supposing this incon gruous coalition to obtain peace at some price, what must follow ? Their own dissolution as a Ministry. Peace obtained, the only principle that held them together would be gone. No single bond of unity would remain. On every other point they are wide as the poles asunder, and the conclusion of peace abroad would be but the signal for the commencement of the bitterest strife at home. Such a Ministry could not exist a week without danger to the country. Their miserable efforts for peace would but end in smoke, and the last state of the country be worse than the first. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). COVENT GARDEN. Wo had a steady demand for both fruit and vegetables at full prices. The supplies wore seasonably large. FRIIIT.—Pino apples, English, 3s to Gs per lb; colonial is to 3s each ; hot-house grapes, is Gd to 4s Od per lb ; foreign ditto, Od. to Os ; melons, 18 Od to 2. Gd each; peaches, is Gd to 63; nectarines, 1. 6d to 4s per dozen ; apples, 1s Od to 2s Gd per half sieve ; pears, 2s 04 to 5s per half sie.re ; plums, 5s to 7. per sieve ; green gages, Os per punnet; apricots, is 6d to Lis 04 per doz.; common plums, 5s 0 I to 7s Od par sieve ; cherries, Od to Od per pound; lemons, 4s to 88 04 per 100 ; oranges, 8s to lls per 100; fil berts, 6s to 9s per doz. lbs ; cobnuts, Os to Os ; almonds, Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 8d to 101 per 100 ; figs, Os 91 to is 6d per doz. ; strawberries, Od to Od per pottle ; goose berries, is 61 to 2s Od per half sieve ' • curraets, 3s Od to 43 Od per half seive ; raspberries, 21 to Gd per pottlo. VEGETABLEM.—Greens, is 6d to 3s 0,1 per doz. bunches; red ditto. 2s to 5s Od per dozen ; French beans, 2s 0 to 3s 0,1 per half sieve ' • brocoli, Od per bund. ; potatoes, 60s to 100 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, 44 to is per doz. ; peas, 3. to 5s Od per bushel ; broad beans, is Od to 18 9d per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to 44 per bunch ; carrots, 3d to 1.1 per bunch ; cucumbers, Os 2d to Os 6d each ; garlic, Od to Os 8d per pound ; spinach, is Od to is ed per sieve ; old onions, Os to Os per bushel ; new ditto, 2s 61 to 4s per doz. bunches; leeks, Id to 2d per bunches ; shallots, 41 to 61 horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s 01 per bundle ; parsley, 24 to 3d per bunch ; celery, Os 9d to is 3d per bunch ; endive, is 3d to 2s 3d per score ; beet, is Od to 2s pe: doz. ' • parsnips, Os 6d to is Od per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is 3d to 1s 94 per pottle ; artichokes, 5s to Os per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, to is Od per score ; sorrel, 6d to is per half sieve ; radishes, is to is 3d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s to 4s per half sieve; chillies, is to is 6cl per 100; Brussels sprouts, is Od to 2. per half sieve ; capsicums, is 6d to 2s per 100 ; walnuts pickling, 6d to is per 100; cauliflowers, !s to 5s per doz. NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; Geese, 5s Od to 6s 6d each ; Ducks, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os 03; wild do., is to is 6d each; Pigeons, 6d to 8d each; large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s Od to 33 Od ; Chickens, is 9d to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; Hares 3s Od to 4s Od. ; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s :W each ; Pheasants, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; partridges, 1s 3d to Is 9d each ; Guinea Fowls, to 7s 2s 6d to 3s Od each. Ostend fresh b duzen ttery 1: 6a to 12s 6d, and English lls 6d to 1 4 s 6d per o b English Eggs, 8s Od to 9s Od ; French ditto , 50 Od Oki per 120. BILLING-SG.A.TB. Turbots, 3s Od to 15s ; Brills, 2s 6d to lOs each; Salmon, is 6d to Os Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s 6d to 15s each ; Soles, Rd to 2s 6d per pair; Eels, 8d to is Od per lb; Lobsters, l s to 2 s 6, l ; crabs, 6d to 5 Od ; Whitings, 3s Od to 12e per doz. ; Common Oysters, 163 to 20s ; Natives, 5Ss to 64s per 6,1 • Mackerel, 60e to Os per 100 ; Smelts, is Od to 2s 6d per doz • Skate, 6d to Od per 1b; Shrimps, is 6d to 2 s 6d per gall on; H Bloaters, is Od to 11 6d p er doz. ; Fresh Herrings, g € , &i to Os per 100. ; Sc otch do., 6d; Sprats, 8s Od to Os Od Per o Or bushel ; Dorevs , is Od to 10 ! each; doz. ; Pike 6d6d ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb addocks, 4 s t o 12 ; Prawns, 4s Od is per • , Halibut, 6d pc; Mullets6dto is 6d ; Plaice, 4d to is each lb; Flounders , is 6d to Os per dozen. BREAD. 10Thof wheaten bread in the metropolis are from of household ditto, to 101 per 41b loaf. idetoP ilid; HIDES AND SKINS. market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3id to 3id ; 641 b to 721 1 3, 3id to Od ; 721 b to 801 b, 341 to 4d ; 801 h to 881 b, 4d to 4id ; 8813 to 961 b, 4}d to 4,(1; 9613 to 1041 b, 4id to 5d ; 104 to 1121 b Od to Od ; upwards, Od to Od ; Horse hides, 6s 6(1 to Os Od ; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 35 Od ; ditto, full, 6s 6d to Os Oil ; Polled Sheep, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; gents, 38 8d to 4s 8(1 ,• Half-hreds, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Downs, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; Lambs, 25 9(1 to 4s 6d ; Shearlings, Os 0(1 to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow hay, 3/ 15s to 6/ 6s ;clovor ditto, 4/ Os to 61 15s ; and straw, 1/ 8s Od to 1/ 13s Od por load. ti fair average supply and a steady demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3118 s to 6/ 103; clover do., 4/ Os to 6/ 12s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 14s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather lira. W lIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ Into 6t Gs; clover_ d 0. ,. 4/ Os to 61 18 s ; an d s t raw , 1/ S s t o 1/ 136 per bad Both hay Ind 'taw Tfer• is fair must, M fall Prima 94 1 ZOi I 61 i 91/ i 82i f 2 63 f 6S 8 22i 3 x d T 27, 1855. :t of ttLy Mr. Baron Alderson said the questi on for would be upon the facts establishing the misden Mr. Baron Martin said that he was cl early of that the disclosure made was not a diiclosur the meaning of the act. Mr. Baron Alderson said it would be monstre disclosure made by the bankrupts was to defeat visions for which it was enacted, and he did r any act could be so foolish as to contemplate of the kind. The Attorney-General, in conclusion, said question was, whether the disclosures made ' vere of a bona jfde character, or only made by the pr isoners to escape the penal consequences of their cond - N 2t. It had been admitted by their attorney that this v as on l y a screen to go before the bankrupt commissior and there make a statement to clear themselves. '1 1i ; they h a d done unsolicited by any one of the creditor s. Vito learned Attorney-General then told the jury tha ; the question which they would have to decide was, whether they thought the prisoner Sir John Dean Par i t had, in 1854, disposed of the securities which had be an intrusted to him by the Rev. Dr. Griffiths, and if th a other two pri soners were parties to that act of whicl i h e was a prin. cipal. the jury leanour. opinion a within +us if the the pro• of thick anything that the Mr. Baron Alderson then summed ill and told th e jury that if they thought the prise 'tars, being the agents of the Rev. Dr. Griffiths, h a d sold certain securities entrusted to them, then they Ir could clearly be guilty of the misdemeanour charged Iv ainet the th ree prisoners, and the jury would have las say how much the parties were severally implica a i d. A ga i ns t Si r John Dean Paul it certainly pre sr ,ed the heaviest, against Strahan the next, and, perhaps again:t the prisoner Bates the least. Th‘ sle arm,/ Judge then proceeded to read over the evide nee of the p rosecu t or (Dr. Griffiths), commenting u .pen the fact that Dr. Griffiths had, at the interview about the payment of the dividend upon Danish Bonds been with the prisoner Bates. His lordship then we at through the evidence re lating to the securities, and the a went into the question of the complicity of the prisoner/ J , with the act of Sir John D. Paul, and upon the questio nof partnership. It stood thus: a partner was liable for the deeds of his copartners by the deeds of his partners' lip. A partner was clearly responsible civilly for ang 'act of the other members of the firm, but not crimittariy, unless he took an active material part in such criminal transaction. For in stance, if a man was r sleeping partner in a firm, and lived in the country, one who merely had his name put upend took the:profit 3,0 f the firm, but no part in the actual transactions,of the 'firm, God forbid that such m en should he held personallsj liable for the criminal acts of any other. But then. they the jury must look into the actual acts of these men. For this purpose they would have to take into their consideration the statements made in the disclosure upon the bankruptcy, and then con sidering the prisoners Bates and Strahan in the disclosures they made had not proved that they had not clearly established their know ledge of the acts of their other partner. That was tha main question upon which they had to decide. With regard to the question of the disclosures, he (the' Learned Judge) did not think they had made full disclosures of their acts ; and even if they had, did any one ever suppose that persons were to commit a misdemeanour, ren dering them liable to transportation, and thea to go and volunteer a disclosure to clear them selves of the act, to make a disclosure En. one place and then bring it here as a full bones fide disclosure, and if it was as if a mere play were acting? Could the jury suppose that it was ever intended that persons should play fast and loose with the criminal laws like that f It was not a disclosure ever contemplated by the act—it was a sham, a farce. He (the learned Judge) would wish to take the opinion of the jury eves upon that point, even though it would not have the effect of settling that part of the question, which would go elsewhere. The main question they would have to decide was, did Sir John Paul part with the securities, and did they, the other prisoners, give their authority to do so, with their approval and consent ? If any doubt existed upon their minds as to the part the other two prisoners took in the matter they would give the prisoners the benefit of that doubt. The jury then retired, and having been absent about half an hour returned, and found all three prisoners guilty. Mr. Baron Alderson, in passing sentence, said it was a most painful duty for him to hare to perform, to pass sentence upon men who had held the high position which they had, and one of whom he had known and sat beside, when holding high office, and he would to God it had fell to another's lot to pass the sentence ; still a public duty demanded that he should do so, and he would not shrink from such duty. He could not conceive a worse offence, and should, therefore, pass the severest sentence the law allowed him, and that was transportation fur fourteen years. The learned judge seemed deeply moved whilst paus ing the sentence, but the prisoners, who each drew themselves up to their full height upon being calied upon for sentence, and remained so during the whole of the learned judge's address, received their sentence with the utmost apparent indifference. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) THAMES. DEMAND FOR WAGES BY THE ASIATIC CREW OF THIS PRINCE ARTHUR.—Captain Chas. Campbell Sutherland, the master of the ship Prince Arthur, of Liverpool, ap• peared before Mr. Yardley to answer the claims of 43 Lascars, who assisted in navigating the ship from Singa pore to London. The Asiatic crew mustered long before the magistrate arrived, and formed a picturesque gr,up. They were dressed in every variety of costume, the tur ban prevailing for head-dress, and were attended by their Serang or chief, and the Burra Tuidal or boatswain, and there were among them Bengalese, Cingalese, Malays, and Calcutta men. Captain Sutherland attended before the magistrate, with his European seamen, 11 in num ber, a few days ago, and said, as the ship had changed hands since she sailed from England, he could only pay their wages under a compulsory process, and asked the magistrate to grant summonses to the Europeans, which was done, and Captain Sutherland appeared to the sum monses against himself two days afterwards, and, •rders having beet made, he paid the Europeans all their wages in the court, with 103. costs in each case, at the same tim® expressing his regret that the state of affairs connected with the ship had compelled them to come before a magistrate. The Lascars now complained that they were about to be sent back to India in another ship, and without their wages. Captain Sutherland said the Lascars had entered into a contract to navigate the ship to England and back to India, but if the vessel did not return to go to the East Indies, they would be sent home in another vessel. It was not yet arranged whether the Prince Arthur would return to India or not. If she did return to India, the Lascars were bound to go back in her. Mr. Yardley--Certainly, that is the contract. Ex plain that to them, interpreter. The Lascars are under a contract to serve in the ship Prince Arthur from Sin gapore to England and back, and they are not entitled to any wages until the voyage is terminated in India. Mr. Levy, the interpreter, having explained what the captai❑ and the magistrate said, the Lascars ex pressed their fears they were to be sent back to India in another vessel without their wages. Mr. Yardley said there was no fear of that. Captain Sutherland had met the crew in a most fair and gentle manly spirit, and would pay all the wages due to them here if the Prince Arthur did not return to India. Mr. Levy said the Lascars wanted a little money to purchase a few necessaries. Captain Sutherland said he had no objection to ad vance the Lascars a little money ; and the magistrate), in dismissing the two summonses which had been taken out to try the case, said he way quite sure the Lascars might rely on the honour and integrity of the captain. Some time afterwards Mr. Levy said the captain had offered to divide 201. only among the Lascars. Mr. Yardley—That is a small sum. There are 43 men, and he can't offer them less than 11. each. The magistrate's suggeFtion was immediately adopted. The Lascars received 205. each, and retired apparently quite satisfied. REPRESENTATION 07 WELLS. —Mr. Serj eant Kinglak e (Liberal) will contect Wells on the Liberal interest, in opposition to Captain Joliffe (Conservative). HER MAJESTY'S JUDGES IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS The anniversary of the Broadhembury Agricultural As sociation was celebrated on Monday, and the interest of the proceedings was enhanced by the presence of Mr. Baron Alderson (who is spending the vacation with his relative, Mr. Drewe, of the Grange), and Mr. Justice Patteson, who resides in the locality. The learned baron had the toast of " The Judges of Ploughing " confided to him, and he proposed it in a facetious speech, in the course of which he alluded to a portly agriculturist named Pyle, who was one of the judges, and said that that worthy gentleman had a particular claim on him, inasmuch as he had told him (the learned baron) that he had become a "judge of the land " 25 years ago, at the same time that Mr. Baron Alderson had commenced official duties. Farmer Pyle, in responding, butrej oiced t at the fr a t ern i s i ng s pi r it o f the learned baron, said there was a difference between the two, "and that dif ference," exclaimed the sturdy farmer, slapping his breeches' pocket, "is here." This arousing retort ex cited coasiderable laughter. +..nr` ••••........m.,...., _ , Am...., ........................... o.t ' i:, ,' . : :(.., ~.., • • C'' - • ' i -1-11,-.att on .., ~„,,..z...4,.....,:„ ..._______.........._.....„..._______ a SUN OFFICE, Six 0' Clock. NEWMARKET RACES. —(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.) £5O PLATE. CRITERION COURSE. F0rtuna........................ ......................... Eardrop Six ran. MATCH. Mincepie beat Cheerful Rome. HO UG HTON HANDICAP. Katerfelto . Sneer Colt Fifteen ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOPS. Anglo-Saxon ...... Usurer.. Berezina.. Assayer .......................................................... Four ran. .............. 2 ..... .. .......... 1 ............... 2 ................. 1 ............ ................ ...................................... Twelve ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOPS, SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Cineas Mortimer Three ran. MATCH. 200 SOVS. EACH. Tyre beat Brother to Bird on Wing. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Imposture.. Ceres ............. ................. 2 1 2 Four ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 15 SOPS. Lady Florence Diego ...... .. 1 s Three ran. SELLING HANDICAP. Bobby Taft Triton Mortimpr 1 2 3 SPAIN. MADRID, fOct. 21.—Senor Madoz, who is the especial champion of Catalan interests, has had a conference with the President of the Council of Ministers on the subject of tariff reform, which the new Tariff B oar d h as b een appointed' to report upon. E is stated that at this conference the Duke de la Victoria gave assurances to Senor Madoz, that while it was certainly the intention of the Govern. went to bring forward a measure of tariffreform is a liberal sense, the Catalan interests should be re spected. It is, therefore, probable that whatever reductions may be made on some articled of the present tariff, there will be little change attempted as regards such branches of goods as are manu factured, or are believed to be manufactured, to any amount in Catalonia. ___ The Tariff Board has suspended its meeting, which was to have taken place yesterday, till the 24th. It has agreed to propose some reduction in the duties levied on foreign paper ; that woollen goods shall pay duties by weight, instead of mea sure, and that mixed goods, in which wool, silk, or linen predominates, shall be taxed according to the amount of the respective materials that enter into their composition. It is expected that the duties on goods and linens will be discussed at the next meet ing of the board. It is reported that the Carlist chief Estartus Lag entered the Spanish territory from France at the head of 100 men. A telegraphic despatch front Saragossa, dated yesterday evening, states that a despatch had been received at Lerida from Briga dier Rios, dated Pons, the 17th, to the effect that the Carlist party in that province had been com pletely disorganised. The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier are ex pected at Seville by the end of this month on their return from :abroad. There were 109 new cases of cholera yesterday and 84 deaths, 62 of which were of persons attacked on that day. The authorities are said to have re solved to try the effect of discharges of cannon and of fires in the streets. To-day being Sunday the Bolsa was closed, and there are no transactions out of doors. In fact, these matt ars are quite paralysed at present. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of thi. cioy.) MANCIII:STER, Oct. 26.—We stated in our last report that, although the downward course of prices had re ceived no check, indications of a slightly improved tone of feeling were not unobservable. Since then, the direc tors of the Bank of England have held their weekly meeting, at which no further alteration in the rate of discount was made. It appears, therefore, that a some what easier state of the currency is now experienced. This was showing itself in the earlier part of the week, and has become wore apparent each succeeding day. For some time back mercantile men have been narrowing their ha bilities, and gathering their resources under their hands as much as possible. The benefit of this cautious pro. cedure has been felt as the drain of gold has proceeded, and as the rate of interest has risen, and is very palpable to everybody at the present moment. The entire trade of the country has remained sound and underanged, with no other exception than the fall in prices. Our own dis trict has exhibited a remarkable case in regard to means, and so also have most of the other great centres of indus try and commerce, while scarcely any abridgment of em ployment for manufacturing operatives has taken place. But a conviction that the uncertainty of our position ren ders continued caution indispensable to safety, seems to have rooted itself deeply in the minds of merchants and dealers, spinners and manufacturers. They have seen a very striking instance of the power of political causes to effect a most serious financial disturbance, which does not shake our trade, only because that trade is, on the whole, upon a solid footing ; and, with this fresh in their memories, they are not likely to be thrown off their guard by appearances which are so manifestly liable to pass away. So that, although the prices of yarns and goods have now declined to very low ranges, the differ ent classes of buyers are still holding back from business in a very decided way, and the market at large remains flat. But people are less gloomy, and are inclined to think that wo have perhaps seen the worst ; though a slight shadow is cast upon us from the United States. We find that there has been more inquiry to-day for cloth of some descriptions on the part of home houses ; and purchases of goods for India and Chins have been made, for delivery within a short time, on account of the sailing of a certain vessel. In the same way, 16s. to 245. water twist has been taken for China. But the ope rations we speak of are few and exceptional, and do not materially affect a general estimate of the market. They are, however, valuable as barometers. The parties to these t. - ansactions are persons possessing ample resources, and not given to ill-considered ventures ; it is, therefore, a fact to be noted when they venture to act under cir cumstances such as now exist. NOTTINGHAM, Oct. 25.—Since our l a st report of the condition of business in this town, nothing worthy tradeso f re mark has occu rre d, an d b o th th e h os i er y and lace are in a more healthy stat e thanf the m Ban k ight n aturally o f England b e ex pected. Although the action o has not effected us seriously just yet, s till it must, if continued, have the effect of crippling trade here as well as elsewhere. LEICESTER, and more multi throughOct. 25. br f an r c ofis generala ourm anu d fa u o ll t n u e r s e s , pre valentan immediate order. There are demand, odf this employment, is only a precur- T om h e h r goods are onlypr e o v d e u ry ce — d n in e a r n y y has operatives bee n s u outpen suspended. business. sor to a worse state of c h a a u n s d e a are the light,tm satncdansotimosts the money market and the increased added to the state of interest, against ourTh Th e high visions always o perates :e ll ; orders would relieve several departments. rate of discount At the colonial wool sales some of the inferior amongstGW.eovresrtnejtdinspinners are not so busy, and produce with can lul d stocks sold at id. per lb. lets than the former, tion. th e better kinds went off at but a trifling reduction ; but were indeed it was matter of surprise they sold so well, con sidering that the Bank of England on that day had an nounced their advance in the rate of discount. English wools are flatter, and but little doing in them ; the growers are quite careless about selling, as all their pro. duce is in demand . — Leicester Journal. WOOLLEN TRADE. (Prom the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LtIDS, Oct. 26.—There has seldom been a larger at tendance cf buyers in the town (representing most of the principal London wholesale houses) than during the current week, and a little more activity has collo: gnently been given to the woollen trade. but B up ve have been purchasing winter . . goods chiesy, have operated very cautiously, have for some immediate wants. Cotton warps, which ', si r e been well time past been a drug in the market, limiting their purc hases to the ver yfa. moa t u. sought up. unse ttled the country trade, and, conside ring price of corn, there There is also a fair s t ea dy th b e ns v i e n r e y ss u d n o s i o ng is state of money matters and the hi g h n en tin tra ue d d e is Is evin ced this could not be done to i s s an l g u n it i e ne as c m ou u l e d h ex d p o e in c g t. an increased in the o w ol oo c l o l desire to supply, and the staplers BRADFORD, Oct. move off combing qualities; restricting business the prices nantiti to to q es any ex tent , immediate use, and , effect sales lower required for 25 IV figures had to be s ubmitted to—in fact , the general tons of business w as .3 very quiet, with a slight downward tendency. Sh or t descriptions of woo l did not meet with so steady a sale as that for some ti me past experienced, and in consequence lower prices were accepted. In the home piece trade the general business was rather in active. Yarn continued dull an d unsatisfactory, with a reduction in price in the transactions which took place ; these were very limited, spinners declining to enter into new contracts at similar rates to those at which the con tracts now terminating were effected. HALIFAX, Oct. 2 6 .—Things have been flat during the week, and prices of wools are barely maintained. 5 5 20 10 20 5 30 is 20i 1.00 20i WO /0 i 6 20 40 8i to 20 20 20 100 100 100 20 20 100 100 20 50 FOR' 22 i 10t lOft 86i 6 46 1 4 Wel