The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-26 00:00:00

o UN. tIRDAY O 7s . Eters' r the sll' of the of the at the CI Luis of S.' vere prese, body ,ea by -"c ical purpo this club s Icated by of, gent len eau rilam b ernmen. aition llg rty, an d whicb, this rnoti; the Dal', If Harrow', Ad w iraltt court pi'' o exciting iity to tie dec' f . of a paltty elonglW7 uld CO' t they 'No: abstain fr' tent, the Po' the c lu b Erni:neat. ~ with iot a , iucce ssful. f t bar to tno in wh i t ! ' At to we ; n e 'l ; b ff i 5 e e; ,k 0 of 336 d the i Being 1 e , O ) Ety, I le la te/ to ng l to th e c ol )n in 3 j j oe blame b 0 etio;. iue n o we^ their 4 1, Ng ffens iv eu Yhr pd el e ° of ne tc ' t hea r W ade Dstitity woifig „itbOtt 6 ,g s _ l ,, It rollgU n3 beri Oge °le leg ° Pr ineiP 0 34' Carlto o) O g nett (Mr • reg" n the tel. % ioll hicv ass-, A wx• , tte re' CO ° . of the 00 -00 ff .4 , e ssi a tm ° , v 3 r" o f by 11 _,ber ft ttiePl ie 1 0 ,, after to bi 0 01 1 e l. Ver t re JO' Sato' . pf , ditto 7 or , ' - let• s i 4 ter in ° li oo 9 s °° i g th e os , ed f o re r il l Ap 'r l Y 'f a e r fro' sas r ,On wil *7 , rbe ) 0 t P7 o pte, fairlY py JAYS' 41T il l f t 4 L i, .Ft; ;LA.' • .14.. .56 AND ry 0111TVITIZOILL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocz. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed heavily, and prices were the same as on Friday. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, 2,000 on speculation, comprising-70 Pernam and Maranham, bid. to 71d. ; 50 Egyptian, Old. to Bd. ; 1,500 Surat, 4id. to sd. per lb. The Rail way Share Market closed dull, and prices were a .. ,shade lower. Letters from the manufacturing districts in the north oaf England represent trade in the woollen manufacturing departments as being quiet, but during the progress of the Loudon wools there is usually less animation. These auctions it may be remarked are proceeding somewhat heavily and at _rather lower prices, in consequence of theextensive arrivals of the article that have just taken place from Port Philip, Sydney, &c. At Bradford and Halifax during the past weeklausiness is described as having been dull, the dearness of the raw ma terial having checked operations. The commercial advices from New South Wales by the Light of the Age report no particular altera tion in the position of the import markets, but business appeared steady and credit good. The supplies of the precious metal from the gold fields had rather increased, and the branch mint was in active operation. From J une; 1855, to the end of December last, the ' coin age in sovereigns and half-sovereigns amounted to 512,500/., so that the fears entertained at the period the establishment was opened with regard to its success had proved groundless. The works of the Sydney, Paramatta and Liverpool Railway were progressing rapidly. The Roxburgh Castle has arrived this morning, from Melbourne, with 60,000 ounces of gold, valued at 240,0001. Her arrivals are more than those received a few days since by the Eagle. The accounts from New York mention that the money market continued stringent, in consequence of the more cautious policy adopted by the various banking, institutions. She shipments of specie were large, but still below the receipts from Cali fornia. The English Stock Market continues without any variation of consequence, and if, as is generally expected, most of the speculative accounts are " continued" until July, prices will no doubt continue firm. As the recent advance, how ever, has been important, many may prefer Closing their outstanding contracts, and in that case the market may temporarily become flatter. The improving prospects of monetary affairs, assisted by the arrivals of gold from the Australian Colonies, have the effect of imparting firmness to the quotations, and an additional improve fluent of to 1. per cent. has been recorded to day. Consols for money opened at almost 94i if, and 94g 1, for account ; they have since been, however, 94a /, and 941 I,- respectively. The Scrip has been 23 premiuM, the highest Point attained since its introduction. The New Threes are 94i, and the Reduced 931. 1, Bank Stock is 2151, and East India Stock 215 to 216!). Exchequer Bills are firmer, the March being 40,. Premium, and the June ditto 3s. discount. • Foreign Securities have mostly been neglected. Turkirth 6 per Cents. are 98i to 99, being fiat, but the Guaranteed 4 per Cents., on the other hand, are rather higher, viz., 103 to 103 y. Spanish. Cer tificates are 61 g. Dutch 21S per Cents. are Marked 95J. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 ; Mexi can, 231 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 50 2; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 91 6 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 46 .15 ; Ditto Deferred, 25i ; Ditto Certificates, 6i; Ditto Passive, 71. , For Railway Shares there is a quiet but firm market. In a few cases, however, the transactions effected have been at a slighfred uction, but the gene al tone of the market is steady ; the same remark is applicable to the Foreign and Colonial Market, in which, however, the dealings have been limited. The New Spanish Railway Shares and Canada Land Shares aro firmer. 'BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY: AT MNF. O'CLOCK. (From the Offleie Lif4.) "lriorAq* done. rank Stock 3 per Cent. Red cod Annuitie5........... yid 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuitieg 94i 4 NSW3 per Cent. Annuities - .1 4i Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1660 3 3-10 India Stock Consols for Account Consol Scrip 2l 1 p .Exchequer Bills, 20. March. Juno. £1000 : 4 i 4 p p P 3 a d r 3 ti 500 Small - • PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6l Turkinh Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above ,avabie in London. Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. sols for Money Ditto Account 91$ . 94i LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON. May 26.—Wind this day at noon. S.W. moderate breeze and fine. PLYMOUTH, May 24. —Wind W.—Sailed.—Niger (s.s.), for Africa.; Bope. Halifax. PORTSMOUTH. May 25.—Wind S.E. to W., squally.-- Arrived—H.M.S. Highflyer, from the Black Sea. FALMOUTH, May 25.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Ar rived—Metropolitan, from Mobile, for St. Petersburg ; I Loo William, Havana, for Bristol. 100 CowEs, May 26.—Wind variable.—Arrived Camilla, 1 ll' from Trinidad de Cuba. (PEB ELMOTHIO.TELEGRAPH.I SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. A3rivetl—Alarm, from Newport ; Bengal, Swansea ; Pet, Scilly; Effort, Sunderland; Queen (s.), Oporto; Emma, London. Sailed—Le Coq, for Cherbourg ; Desire, Hope, and Llangothlen, Newport. JENNY LIND AND BARNUIL—.Tenny Lind has written a private letter to a lady of Philfelelphia, in which she deeply sympathises with Mr. Barnum in his finan cial troubles, ascribes to him the most noble qualities, and expresses her intention cf plating a sum of money at his disposal.—Baltimore Sun, A PAINFVLLY INTERESTING LETTER.—Sir Edward Colebrook, in his journal of visits to the Crimea, re lates the following anecdote of the death of Sir George Cathcart :--`• It was said that at the time he received his fatal wound at the battle of Inkertnan he had in the breast pocket of his ccat a letter, which he had just Written to some member of his family ; the bullet in its -passage to his heart had perforated this letter, which was consequently saturated with his best life's blood. It was in this state discovered the next day, and forwarded with his other effects to England. What a precious relic must this ensanguined letter prove to those who are still mourning their lost hero ! He was as gallant a soldier as ever drew breath, and closed an honourable career by a glorious death. The grass is growing green over his humble grave, on that hill to which he has given his name ; but his memory must ever live in the grateful remembrance of that country in whose service he had lived, and for which he had died." MEETING OF JUVENILE THIEVES.—A meeting of ju venile thieves, convened by Mr. Dufton, was held on Tuesday evening, in London , 'Prentice -street. It con sisted of youths from twelve to seventeen years of age, who seemed most anxious to reform and change their manner of living. Most of them either have no parents or have left their homes and live in low lodging-houses, and some of them not nnfrequently sleep out all night, not having the means of paying for their beds. One boy, aged sixteen, has been before the magistrates seven teen times ; another, aged twelve, fifteen times ; one fourteen years old, thirteen times. Mr. Dufton has the _ names of many others, who have been before the magis trates from two to five times for stealing. Several of them are desirous of entering a reformatory school, others to get work, and it is a painful reflection that until this is done, they have but one way of living—by theft--which, according to their representations, yields Only, a scanty and precarious subsistence. A heavy responsibility rests upon society as regards these juvenile delinquents, who are willing to earn their own livelihood, but are deprived of the means of doing so. A sugges tion has been made that if a lodging-house were taken for a number of these youths it might be rendered almost eelf-supporting through the weekly payments for its use ; and that if manufacturers would kindly assist in giving them work the youths would be reclaimed. The chief expense would be incurred in the employment of a person to look after the promises, and provide the food of the occupants. Some of the boys have been employed in manufactories, and can, we understand, offer substantial guarantee's for their present trustworthiness. We wish success to the benevolent exertions of Mr. 1:ulton to promote their interests.—Midland Counties Herald, May 22. I SCARE-MARKETS. 1 C3ii.lB DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWATS. Closing Prices Saturday i~:~~+r~:~a;n ... 9 Aiubg t . 41 5 11.17, 7 i,8-, Cr di 3irlrlSng. Wolverh Stour Valley Lanes) & Cheshire ..Turact 111 00. Chosh. b. - Birk. 8i 9 17 - 13 £5O and 225 Cons :9 Do., £20.... -• • t ilyth & Tyne origina £25 (issd. at £girl Ki Isristol and Exeter atlodonian. •Catm. and Cardiac IThester & Holyhead. Lll - ..!ork and Bandon in Cork, 81a.211, Gs Pass L 8 Cornwall 1,11 Do. A 15 - 1G 12 - 13 87 - 81 614 151 - 161 8 Do. B 1;), Crietr Junction 45 Dablin&BelfastJune all Dun. P. et; Aber. .Inc .00 East ALglian 211 !.. , 7.19t0rn Counties.. .00 -- ...d 161 - 17:1 10 - 104 33 - Sfi 23 - 25 P',43.A. Union, A .O? Do., B. Stmt.:: Do., New 10 East Kent 100 FAst LamaElire 100 I:,din'eurghdiDlasgov , all Edinb. and Peebles.. 100 . C...din.Prtt. &Durcl.:p . 9 ;north & Clyde Jon;. all Furness all Do. Extension .100 77 - 79 60 - 62 20 - 31 ... """" . Glasgow 8z f 3. West: , 11 Groat N. of Scotlnd O Groat Northern O Do., A. 5t0ck...;„.,. O Do., B. Stock Sth. &West.fire.) )0 Great Western 88 - 92 '7i- 8, 95 - 96 79 - 81 127 • 129 , 104 -- 106 59i - GO 100 Do. Stour Val, Rai') Gait. Stk .. all Irish South-Eastorn all riancastor & Carlisle 14?, Do., Thirds 8 N. New Thirds 100 70 - 75 51 Gip - 64 9(q 91 Laucash.andltorksb. 4 pg., 'Wet. Riding Ern. all :Av.Crsby.SzSeuthpt all ::..enden & Bla.ekwall 100 Load. Bright Sr S.C6t 1.00 (mud. and N. Weeta 16 00. Fifths ..... 5i D0.161.'311.,M5a1...0 24 Do. Ft ghtha ...... 100 London and S. Wostu. all Do., £5O all Do., £l,O all Ladndrry& Coleraine Ladadrr7. & EntiLik 100 gauch.Shef.k Sts. tlo., Mall. &Lin. MI 1 kretropolitan 100 Midland 100 )o. Birmng. &Derb: all tfidld. G. West. (Ire all i)o. Half Shares ail 4.rweastle & Carnal H all - 7 8 102 103 1011 —102 k par par 95i 96 ...d 29.} - 291 1 77+ -77 i 46 - 48 Nwpt.Aborg. &llrfd 8?, gowry &Enniskillet ',row , Warrenpoint 13 - 15 .. mid hostrovor 'C'orrolk 36 corthn.Countios T.Tn K.) North British - 57 3i - 35 ~. 36 f'4th Devon Rail. & )0 Dock Stock 00 1 )o., A Stock all so., B Stock all Do., A Bllue.rautoa 100 N. Eaitern—Borwic'• 211 Do. do. Extension 15 Do.clo. O.N.E. all Do. Leeds 00 Do. York 100 North tondo -, u.&S.Wetrn.,Tioarer stoal, and City Jr.,. 7? ; , T o rtliStatrordehiro As North Western Lll &S. West rn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester 10 (Ir.,'fore., R Wolv, 'ortErracuth t) fkottieh Centrml,.. 80 81- - 4 . 3t - 2 1 d 16! .-17 57 53 88 - 92 - 6 -5/ ( 6 - 101 - 11 27 - 28 ieottiabAtidlanJ... .00 4!)ropshiro trri)n all -3tvattt Devon 1r) Fkrath Eastern • 03 105 76 7s 46 -- 48 14 is 71. 72 71 73 3outii 'Wales Vrksh. 13.1 v. 4 2 id -- 37 6 00. 16 7-,ione ,, ,Wok &Wo 1, all Stockton & Darn 4 Hrztlepl j Taw vale JO Do. Pref., No. 14. T`,MDCEi Hay., D. & R. •• Inverstone & Lance all V , lto m Noath all 'Natortl. & Kilkonn 0 Waterfonl&Limerc all Woet all Wept End of London and Crystal Palace.. 111 Do. A • 3 Do. B tl West London iWimbledn &Croydon 19 - 20 4i -- 5 62 - 6 - 8 2 - 1; - S!T, **6 -- 'i FOREIGN. 10 all lintwerpollatt ra,na 81 81 40 40 Do. 5 p.c. Oblga: con. in Sh. atpar till '6l 1d —1 p 20 10 Ardennes 6 61 ; 5 all lleigian Eastn• June 2 91. 20 14 Sealers toGraisseasa . • 5 0 r 1.8 41 Bombay,Baroda,an , Centrallndia,,Sal. 11 2 18 all Do. 1.71 all Demerara 20 11 Dutch Rhenish lB —l i T p 20 all Eastern of France 20 19 Do. New . 23 all East Indian, g. 5 p.e 231 —• 24 20 15 Do. Extensio n .. 23 --2 i 1 100 all D0.41p.c.13nd5.,' 5 7 '59, de 20 16 Geelong it Melbourne guar. 5 per c.nt.. 221 —22 i ZO all Do., Lon. allot., do. ••• 26 221 Gd.Tkof Canada.A.is 9 8d 131 14 25 .0 Do. ..................... 16 17 WO 93 Do. Cert. of Deben. • con. into Stk. till do 78 ; 3 77 100 all Do. Comp. 6 p. 8g 20 14 Gt. Central of France 81 9t; 20 all Gt. Indian Peninsnl, 221 —23 26 14 Great Lnxembour, Constituted Share 6 —f, I. 5i 6 • 4 all Do. Obligations... 31 _ 3a 20 11 Do.re - is. forftd. 201 all Gt•Westernofe ansea l 26 Shwa 201 51 Do. New........... 31 91 9 1.110 all Do. Bds.,,payable' s7, with option till '55.. 99 101 1.00 all Do. do., '62, p.'56... 127 132 'lOO all Do. do., '76, p.'6o ••• I.PO all Do. do., '73, without o ption ................ 1091 110/ 20! all Hamilton & T oro nto ••• 100 all Do. 6 per cent. ...... ••• 20 17 Lake Cott. & 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ...a 5 all Lucca & Fist , s p. c.p PTY 20 16 Lyons and Geneva ... 121 121 x a 20 14 Lyons i& M e diterra , • 20 all ',Xadras, guar. 4 p.c. 20 20 20 1.0 no. New 0., sp.e 11 171 20 10 Po. 4/ p. c. Eaten 1-- p 101 1 3U all Maria Antavta .„. ••• 10 all Po. do. New 20 all Namur & Liege (with , i n t er est) 7l 7 9,0 all Do. (ex interest) 6l Oi 16 all "Tort/tern of France 451 451 20 all Do.2lll.Slis l2l 13 Do. 201. 3 13. c 1.0 N(onnjog'Bi.ntriainArns'klPrhB;,) 1 1 . 1:1 20 all Paris and Lyons 59.1 60 40 all pitto Bonds b 10 all Paris and Orleans 57 59 10 5 Rome and Frascati •••— 20 all Royal Danish ••• 19 20 5 all 4 all Do. Obligations • 20 all Sambra and Manse_ 12 r AO all Do. 5i p. cent. Prof. 91 ! 20 5 Scinde, gear. 5p- c 3 d 20 all D 0... ..... f e 20 all Southern of Franca is 20 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec , (A).. s •.. 8 all West Manaus •4i 41 10 all Do 5A per c. Pref .. • 20 18 W. &N. W. of Francs 38 39 20 all West. of Switzerland ... •• • 1 " 6 all Wiesbaden ... 'n 20 all Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. '4O 31 Auatrala.sit. 97 99 25 5 Rank of Egypt 100 •50 Bank of London 40 .d 1 }Sri. Col. Bk.Bain. C 50 ~ ,1! British N. American 25 5. Chartd. Bank of Asia a —1 p 20 6 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 100 50 City 64 -- 66 100 25 Colonial .« 100 20 'Commercial of Loud ..;„ 20 all Eng.Scot.SzAns.Cht — lE 20 all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia lB 19 20 5 Ditto New 2 1 d 50 20 Loudon and Count y:; 33 4 , 10C 50 Luct.&E.Bnkg,.Corp, par 2 p in London Joint Stock. 100 10 London and Paris._ 4 2 d 100 20 bond. & Westminstel 100 National Pro.of Eng 20 10 Do. New 50 22. National of Ireland.. 20 all NOW South Wala • 42 4▪ 3 25 all Oriental' Bank ) f Corporation. ......... 39 41 20 10 Ottoman Bank ...... 1 :11 10/ 10f 50 Royal British...... •• • • •• • 25 .11 4,-mtl, uStrall% ...... 39i 8i 2 5 1 Union. of Australia... 70 - 72 Do. New • • - •• • 50 11 / TTnion of London 100.3„ Western Bk of Loud• 5 4 d 4G Business done this day. str. Kill a] 22 I 1.! a it. il. St. II: 20 a 10 I al St. 1101 25 I 5 5 10 16i 17i 10 i 30i f 60k . 60 10? a 1021 6 787, , , 81 48. f 81 16. r 161 53 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVEtqiNer, MAY 26, 1856 . MA MET NEWS.—(This Day.) THE RUGELEY POISONINGS. it.ll,ll:* a Xit. Co Saturlay. this :ay. CORN EXCHANGE. • Thereading country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with'wheat, yet all kinds moved off slowly on easier terms. The barley trade was very dull, and the quotations had a downward tendency. Oats, beans, poas, and flour were steady. The continental markets continuo firm for wheat and all other produce. Our New York advices state that large supplies of both wheat and flour continued to come for ward. TRIAL OF WILLIAM 3ALMER. London &) N. West. L.&N.W. Calodon... E. Un. & E. C... . 98 - 100 94 - u 8 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY). ELEVENTH DAY. E. Count. Caldonian. 11 - 13 133 13 4 4} The trial of William Palmer was resumed this morning at the Central Criminal. Court. Intense interest was felt this morning as to the result of the trial, it being known that Lord Campbell would commence the day's proceedings by summing up the evidence, and the probability of the jury returning a verdict almost immediately following its concln sion. ••• '' Do Gt. Wenn ,Yk. New. Berw. Y. &W Very moderate arrivals of English grain were reported up to our market last week. The imports from abroad were 2,476 quarters of wheat, 2,262 barley, 7,123 oats, 99 beans, 2,078 linseed, 3,626 rapeseed, 33 sacks and 8,299 barrels of flour. tig Z 107 At a very early hour the avenues to the Court were densely crowded by persons having the necessary coloured ticket of admission in their hands, and the Court was speedily filled after the opening of the doors. Every avail able space in the Court was occupied long before their Lordships took their seats on the bench. The congregation of persons in Newgate-street, probably owing to the fineness of the weather and the near approach of the termination of the trial, was greater than on any former day, and anxious inquiries were made by many of them of persons who left the Court, " How is it going , with him ?" &c. Since Friday the weather has been warm, with heavy showers. Wind S.W. 3. Moto, Do iii - ii 113 - 117 There was o. fairsnpply of wheat from Kent and Essex to this morning's market, the former was taken at last Monday's prices; the best samples of the latter were disposed of at a decline of is per quarter, but the inferior were neglected, and remained unsold at a late hour ; for Foreign the demand was very trifling, and a mere retail trade resulted at about last week's prices. Barley is in good demand at the extreme rates of this day se' nnight Peto &Co. Norfolk Do 14.& N. W & Midld qtckton & Thrlingt 2f - 2f - 95 En. Conn. 01. Count Do L. &N.W no it - $l l 56 - 58 Beans, peas, and oats bring an advance of Is a quarter."'" For flour there is slow sale, and Norfoiks are is. per sack cheaper. 45 - 47 CURRENCY PER I Whest—Essea l Kent, Red •..; new 643 to 68a Ditte.:...... old —s —a Ditto, White new 64s 723 Ditt0........ old —s —s Norfolk and Lin coln Red, old —s —a :PERIAL MEASURE. Northn tomcats': At Yorksh. T. Brassey fiLMClean Stockt. Darlingt 133 -~ 135 Malt—Chevalier ...• 783 to 803 'Oats Yorkshire and Lineainstil., Ned 183 223 • Potato . . 223 273 yoaghal and Cork Black. •• •... 183 213 - 2pl Ditto new ...... —s —s Bye—Old •••• .•...... —s —s New •• •• •• •• •• 45s 52s Barley—Grinding ..... 33s 33a Malting . •• •• •• .. 35s 393 Chevalier.... . . 383 —s gr0wn............... 63s 663 KingstanandWare 755 78s 203 24s Beoteli,Fee4.•... 26s 30s Beale—Tick 353 36s Pigeons ....•••••• 333 42, Peas —Grey ..•• •••. •• 33s 363 Map1e........... 35s 38s White.:. •• 393 423 32 :- ii 'xtWe~tn. RENCE SHARES. Boilers •• 433 463 Floor—:Town-mado••• 63s 65s Suffolk ••• •• • ,453 51s Stooktn &Norfolk 473 50s 115 - 118 115 - 117 84 , 90 ... .-- ... 94 --- 1.)6 9S - 100 16 - 17 5 s 107 - 112 97 -102 12i - 13 • • • '''''... ""'"" 5 '7l ••• ---- • 117 - xl9 109, -11 l 103 -- 105 9i - 10,1 ••• • 6 - 95 - 97 88 - 90 89 - 91 98 • 100 9i -10 f 16/ - 17# 10 A- 101 74 -76 -20 f .9k -10 k 14t -15 f 536 138 ... ~-- .. 136 140 153 - 160 ,••• § - ,fre ...... O.* 116 - 1: 1 8 1 95 - 97 87 - 89 1 .- - - ,P• ... ... 101 —lO3 92 94 ld I 99 -- -100 ••• -•• 14i - 15. 23f - 23 98 - 102 91 - 10, ... -- ~~ I : 21'. ••• .... ••• 21 --- 2*.d mother, one of which was in the hands of a gentleman named Padwick. It was for 2,0001„ 1,0001. had been paid, and there was 1,0031. remaining due on it. A soli citor of the name of Pratt had also advanced largo sums of money, and the prisoner on similar bills amounting to 12,5001. Several of these bills had been renewed, and there were two or three for 2,0001.. each due on the 25th of October, 1855, and the other on 27th October, 1835. One-half of 5001., and another of 1,0001. was ever duo, and held over from month to month. Besides these large sums advanced by Pratt to Palmer, he had con tracted very large debts with an attorney of Birmihgham, and 10,0001. was due to him on them. The prisoner ex pected to pay the bills owing to Pratt by the proceeds of a policy of insurance effected on his brother Walter's life. The law of this country wisely forbids the insurance of a man's life by another person who has no interest in it ; but the law, unfortunately, does not prevent a man who insures his life from transferring it to another person.' The policy on Walter Palmer's life was assigned by him to the prisoner, and he having died, it was expected that the proceeds of that policy, which was for 13,0001., would be the means of enabling the prisoner to take up the accept ances held by Pratt; but the insurance office refused to Pay the amount on the policy, and hence arose the most pressing demands on the prisoner. Pratt urged imme diate payment, and unless that were complied with, in all human probability those forgeries which had been so long hid would be discovered and brought to light. His lordship then proceeded to read the evidence of Mr. Espin, Mr. Padwick's solicitor, relative to the bill for 2,0501. and the two letters written by Palmer in reference to it ; one dated the 12th November, which was on the Monday of the week of the Shrewsbury races, - and the other dated the 25th, the Saturday after the death of Cook. Mr. Espin, in his evidence, said—l produce a bill for 2,0001., which was placed in my hands by that gentleman to enforce payment from the prisoner's mother. The bill was duo three months after date, but 1,0001. had been paid off, and the bill was placed in my hands on the 12th of December to enforce the payment of the remainder. I received two letters from the prisoner; one contained a cheque for .1,0001., with a request that it might not be presented till the 28th of November ; and the other related to a sum .of money, 3501., about which there was some mistake about the remittance, and in which Palmer stated he would shortly be in London. I produce a cheque for 1,0001., inclosed in the above letter of the 12th, dated the 28th. I presented it on that day and payment was refused. I also produce a cheque for COO/., dated Btle P December, in prisonee's hand writiug, pay able to Mr. adwick or bearer, which was also dis honoured. It was forwarded in consequence of the cheque of 1,0001. having been dishonoured. 1,0001. still remains duo on the 2,0001. bill. Execution was issued against the person. The prisoner was taken on the Ca sa. This was strong evidence to show the state of the prisoner's circum stances at the time, and the pressure that was being put on him. We thee come to the evidence of Mr. Pratt, which was most important for their con sideration. Mr. Thomas Pratt said—"l am a solicitor, practising in King-street, Mayfair. lam acquainted with the ;prisoner. It commenced in Nov., 1853, when I ob tained a loan of 1,0001. for him. That was afterwards paid. In Oct., ; 1851, I was employed by him to make a claim on two policies, both on the death of Ana Palmer. I received 5,0001. from the Sun, and 3,0001. from the Nor wich Union. The money was applied in payindnt of three bills amounting to 3,5001. or 4,0001. ; 2,0001. of it was duo on acceptances and loans obtained subse quently to the claims on the policies ; the remaining 1,5001. was not so applied. In April, 1855, he applied to nee for a loan of 2,000'. I obtained it on an accept ance drawn by himself and accepted by his mother. On 20th November I and my clients held eight billy that I had discounted for Palmer. I held four of them myself. There were two others then overdue. Tho bills are as follows : June 5, 1851, for three months after date, drawn by Mr. Palmer, and accepted by Sarah Palmer, for 5001., and en dorsed by him; Aug. 2, 1854, a similar bill for 1,0001., payable three months after date; July 22, 1855, for 2,0001., three mouths after date ; July 24, 1855, for 2,0001., three months after the date, endorsed by Palmer to Thos. Pratt (both or these becoming due in November) ; Sept. 27,1855, for 1,0001., for three months after date ; Sept. 29, 1855, for 2,0001., for three months after date; Oct. 2, 1855, for 2,0001., for three months, indorsed by Palmer to nes. Pratt ; and one, Oct. 12, 1855, for 2,0001., for three months after death. The whole of the bills purported to be drawn by Mr. Palmer, and accepted by Sarah Palmer, payable to the order of Palmer, and indorsed by him. The whole amounted to 12,5001. 6,0001. had been renewed, and would become due in January; two bills were only overdue on the 20th of Nov. for 2,0031. One bill for 1,0001. and another for 5051. was held over from month to month, as was the interest. The interest charged for,discountiug the bills was about 60 per cent. in August, 1355, Waiter Palmer died, and I made an application to the Prince of Wales office for 13,0001., the amount of the policy. Sarah Palmer, as the acceptor of these bills, bad frocinently been written. to at Rugeley, but no replies had been received.",, And th.ere was every reason to ' believe that none of these letters reached Sarah Palmer, the mother, probably from some understanding between Palmer and the Rugeley postmaster, that they should not be delivered to her. His lordship thou read the leneddeened correspondence that had passed between Palmer and Pratt relative to those bills, and the non-payment of the amount on the policy of insurance on Walter Palmer's life by the Prince of Wales Insurance Company, all tending to show the pecuniary pressure the prisoner was labouring under at the time, which was near the period of Cook's death, and the probability there was of the forgeries on the MC tiler bdng koown if the prisoner wcA unable to meet them. At the conclusion of the reading of this correspondence; the learned judge proceeded to say, that having read. the letters in which Cook was not concerned, he would now read some in which ho was. The letters concerning the , raising of money for Cook, which letters were directed by Palmer to be sent to him at the post-office, Doncaster, wet e then road. In cross-examination the witness Pratt said Cook was represented by Palmer to him as a person of re spectability, and on writing to him at Lutterworth re specting a bill for 5001., which had not been paid, Cook came up from Lutterworth and paid the amount himself. After referring to other parts of the evidence, he now came to that of one of the witnesses, a butcher, residing at Rugeley, in which a conversation took place concerning the raising of a sum of 251. On the Otle pf November the prisoner had only a balance of 91. wt his bankers ; and it certainly did appear that having to meet a cheque for 1,000!„ due on the 28th, and nothing to meet it with, he was in a very desperate state. On the 21st of November the Messrs. Weatherby received a letter from Palmer, en closing an order for 3001., and asking them. to send him a cheque for the amount for Cook, who, he represented, wee ill of bilious attack. On the 22d he again writes to Messrs. Weatherby, directing them to send cheques to Earwacker and Pratt. On the 23d Mr. Weatherby wrote to Palmer,' telling him that there were not, funds enough to meet it with, and therefore they could not comply with the request of Palmer; therefore his cheque had been 'sent to Wea therby; and returned by him to Palmer. Mr. Weatherby received a letter on the 21th from Palmer ordering them not to part with any money they had or might have be longing to John Parsons Cook. The cheque alluded to had not been produced. They also had the evidence of Butler to show that the prisoner, previous to the Shrews bury races, was short of money ; and if ho (the prisoner) had no funds at his control, how was it possible for him to have bought Polestar, whose value, after winning the Shrewsbury race, was estimated by the witness Butler at 700 guineas ? and the mare was afterwards sold at Tatter sall's for 750 guineas. A document had also been spoken of, to which the late postmaster Cheshire was asked to sign his name. Why was not that produced ? The wit ness Bergen stated that the whole of the papers of the prisoner were taken possession of, and on examination neither that paper nor the order that purported to be signed by Cook, and which the Messrs. Weatherby proved was returned to Palmer, could be found amongst those papers. These papers, after they had been examined by the solici tor, had been sent to his brother, Mr. 0. Palmer, yet they had not been discovered. Bergen stated that he had care fully searched for the papers, and he could not find either of them. These papers ought to have been produced. He would now proceed to the circumstances that took place at Shrewsbury, and the jury would have to draw their own conclusions. The first witness called was Fisher, who stated that he was a wine merchant, and knew Cook, and sew him at the last Shrewsbury races, when Polestar won. Cook seemed well on that day. On the evening of Wednesday he said he stopped at the Rainbow, where Palmer and Cook were stopping, and flow corn- i me nced the tampering with Cook. Co ok had some brandy I and water, and he asked Palmer to have some, but ho said he should not until he had drunk his. Cook did so, and immediately after he said there was something in it. The glass was handed to Reid and Fisher, and the latter said there was a strong scent. In ten minutes after taking this brandy Cook left the room and was taken ill ; and Fisher deposed that on Cook coming to his room ho told him he had been sick, and that he received from him ab ou t 7001. to take care of. The next morning Palmer said to Fisher, "Cook says I have been putting something in his brandy, but ho was d— drunk." It was important to recollect the evidence on this point. Fisher had always been in the habit of settling Cook's debts, and he also said he saw on the Shrewsbury race course Cook's betting-book; and it was an extraordinary circumstance that, as a large sum of money had been won by Cook, the betting-book could not be found. The learned judge then went through the other part of Fisher's evidence, and came to that given by Jones. He deposed to hearing the deceased make the re marle'about the brandy and water. Gibson, the assistant to a surgeon in Rugeley, said he was sent for, and when he arrived ho found Cook in a very bad condi tion, and ho sent him some pills and a draught ; and the evidence of the witness Brooks would finish the evidence on that portion of the case which related to Shrewsbury. This witness stated that she saw the primer with a glass in his hand shaking the contents of it round ; she also stated that she saw him hold it up to the light, and she also stated, in her cross-examination, that a great many of the people attending the Shrewsbury races were ' taken ill. The next point to be considered was the evidence L of Elizabeth Mills, which appeared in The Sun of the 15th Their lordships, Lord Chief Justice Campbell, Mr. Jus tice Cresswell, and Mr. Baron Alderson took their seats on the bench preCisely at ten o'clock, accompanied by the Recorder, Deputy-Recorder, and several of the aldermen. The Earl of Derby and the right hon. W. E. Gladstone were also on the bench. Oa their lordship taking their seats, the prisoner ap peared in the dock and walked to the bar dressed as on each former occasion, in black with black kid gloves on. He keeps up in appearance remarkably well considering the immense amount of anxiety he must feel, and the ex citement it must be to him from the protracted nature of the proceedings necessarily, long from the circumstances connected with the case, and the importance of the result of the trial to the prisoner. He stood the whole of the day, and for the greater portion of it leaning on the bar with his right hand in front of his mouth, and paid the greatest attention to Lord. Campbell's summing up— scarcely taking his eyes off his lordship during the whole of the time it occupied. Before Lord Campbell commenced the summing up Mr. Sergeant Shee applied to be allowed to put in an accept ance for 5001., drawn by Palmer and accepted by Cook, dated September, 1835, which was granted. • His Lordship immediately after proceeded to charge the jury, but in a very low tone of voice, which, unfortunately, is now become a habit with him, and more particularly in proportion to the great importance of the case under con sideration. In many instances during his summing up he was quite inaudible, and it was with difficulty lie could be heard at all. He commenced by saying :—Gentlemen of the Jury,—We have at length arrived at that stage in this solemn inquiry when it is the duty of the judge who presides to explain to you the nature of the charge brought against the prisoner at the bar, and to direct your attention to the evidence upon which you are to return your verdict ; and I begin by conjuring you to banish from your minds all that you have heard relative to the charge before entering that box. Strong prejudice has, no doubt, prevailed in London and elsewhere against the prisoner at the bar, and particularly, in the county of Stafford, where the offence for which he has to answer was alleged to have been committed, and which was so strong that the Court of Queen's Bench made an order, at the request of the prisoner's counsel, for the removal of the trial from that county to the Central Criminal Court, in accord ance with the terms of an act of Parliament especially passed to attain that object. I feel, however, that on this occasion the prisoner will have a fair and impartial trial ; and whilst I warn you against being improperly in fluenced by what you have heard eleowh ore, I must also warn you against being improperly in fluenced against the prisoner by the evidence that has been laid before you implicating the prisoner in bill trans actions of a discreditable character, and allowed to be introduced into the case to raise the probability of motive on the part of the person accused for the commission of the crime with which he stands charged. It affords me great satisfaction to know that the case has been fully laid before you. Everything has been done that can be accomplished for the purpose of assisting you in coming to a right conclusion. The prosecution has been taken up by the Government of the country, so that justice might be effectually administered, and the Attorney-General, the first law officer of the Crown, has conducted the prosecu tion as a minister of justice. Again, I am much plea3ed tq think that the prisoner appears to have ample moans of preparing and conducting his defence. Evidence with re gard. to the _scientific part of the case has been very pro perly brought from all parts of the kingdom, and the pri soner has had the advantage of having his else conducted by one of the most di3tinguished advocates at the English bar, and I must strongly recommeod you to attend to everything that has been so eloquently, and im passively urged by him on the part of the priioner, with the exception of his own private personal opinion of the innocence of the prisoner. That by no means ought to influence your minds in arriving at a just conclu sion, if you are to try the prisoner upon the evidence and not by the opinion of the learned counsel en gaged on either side. It would have been better if the expression of such an opinion by the learned coun sel for the prisoner been had abstained from, and it would be a lamentable and unfortunate thing for the ends of justice if permitted. A prisoner's plea of not guilty goes for nothing, and ought not to influence a jury, and if fol lowed out must, as I have already said, lead to disastrous consequences. An advocate might be mistaken as to the innocence or guilt of his client, and he ought to rest his arguments of innocence on the facts of the case as pre sented in evidence, and not rely on a verdict of not guilty from an expression of his own -a opinion to that effect. I will now in a few words state to you the allegations on one aide and on the other. Oa the part of the prosecution it is alleged that the deceased John Par sons Cook was first tampered with by antimony, and that be was afterwards killed by strychnia; that his symp toms were those of poisoning by strychnia, and that the prisoner having a motive for making away with him, took an opportunity of administering strychnia to him, and that the circumstances were so suspicious as to fall on him and no ono else ; that within a few days of the deceased's death, and when the supposed. poison was administered to him, he actually purchased a quantity of strychnia, 'and that the prisener'e conduct, previous to the death of John Persons Cook :and subsequently, was not dictated from feelings of humanity towards the deceased, bat for the purpose of being the_better able to accomplish his purpose. On the other side it was contended, and you are to say whether or not it was so, that the prisoner's con duct before thedeceased's death was dictated purely by motives of hu manitytowards him—that he had no interest in the death of the deceased, but on the contrary, that ho had the greatest interest in his We. Further, it was said that Cook did not die by strychnia, but from natural disease, and that the symptoms preceding death were those of death from natural causes, and that no part of the evidence that has been given shows anything at all consistent with death from poisoning by strychnia. It is for you, however, to decide whether the allegations on one side or the other are proved, and a most anxious task is imposed on you thereby, for if you fined the prisoner guilty he will have to expiate his crime on the scaffold. It is of the greatest importance, not only to him but also to society, that you should thoroughly investigate the charge, for if persons so acting are to escape with impunity, there would bo no safety to life, and society, in its present state, would be hardly able to exist. Unless you feel fully convinced that the proof of the prisoner's guilt is beyond all doubt, it is your,bounden duty to acquit him, but in cases of this kind you cannot expect that witnesses should be called who saw the deadly poison administered by the poisoner openlyto the world. Evidence has been called ne cessarily of a circumstantial character tending to the con clusion of the guilt of the prisoner; but before you return that verdict you must be satisfied that the evidence fully justifies you in arriving atthat conclusion. With respect to the prisoner's motive, it is of great importance that you should consider whether there was a motive or not suffi ciently strong enough to wish him to get rid of the deceased, for in either case it was of the greatest importance. At the same time you must bear in mind that the experience of ourcriminal courts shows that acts of this kind have been perpetrated from very slight motives indeed, and to gain a small pecuniary advantega. It appears to me that the question you will have to consider is this—whether the symptoms presented by Cook's death are consistent with death by strychnine, for, if not, and you believe that death arose from natural causes, the prisoner is at once entitled to your verdict, and ought to have it ; but if the symptoms are consistent with poisoning by strychnine, then you have another important question to answer whether the evidence which has been adduced is sufficient to convince you that the poison was administered by the prisoner. In cases of this sort the evidence is naturally and generally confined to medical and moral evidence. The medical evidence being that of the scientific men, and the moral evidence the circumstantial facts connected with the case; and it is impossible to separate them, because itis only by a comparison of the two that a verdict ought to be returned. In this case you will look to the medical evidence, and say whether the deceased did die by strychnia ; and to the moral evidence, and say whether the prisoner not only had the opportunity, but did actually avail hithself of that opportunity, and administered the poison to the deceased. With these preliminary obser li vations I will now proceed to read over the evidence which has been given, and I most earnestly hope that you will not be led away in the slightest degree by any observa tions that I might make, but that you will be guided en tirely by the evidence. The verdict must be yours, and in your hands must this case rest. I shall begin reading the evidence at that part of the case as opened by the At torney-General, respecting any motive the prisoner might have had to induce him or to wish for the getting rid of the deceased,and which, if it existed, must have arisen out of certain pecuniary transactions the nature of which has been laid' before you. It appears that the prisoner bor rowed large sums of money upon bills of exchange which he drew, andwhich purported. to be accepted by hie OPENING OF A NE TV BRANCH RAILWAY. and 16th inst. [lt will be recollected that it related t Cook's illness, the administration of the pills by the pri soner on the Monday and Tuesday at the Talbot Inn, at Rugeley, also the whole proceedings a few minutes prior to the death of Cook, and also as to having seen the betting book in Cook's room on the Monday previous to his death.] He (the Lord Chief Justice) did not think there was the slightest ground to suppose that this witness hadbeen bribed to come forward to give her evidence. She also stated she had seen Mr. Gardener two or three times, bat he was a highly respectable gentleman, and it could not be supposed that be would attempt in any way to prejudice the witness, or give her directions as to the evidence she was to give. The evidence of the witness Elizabeth Mills, as given be fore the coroner, was then road by Mr. Straight, the clerk of the court, which differed only from that given before this court by the omission to state upon that occasion that the broth had made her sick. The jury lead heard the ex planation which she had given, and it was for them to determine whether they thought her evidence was not to be believed in consequence of that omission, particularly as they found her evidence corroborated by the statements of her fellow-servants. His lordship then went through the evidence of Lydia Barnes and Sarah Bond, contending that they entirely bore out the truth of what she said. Having gone through this part of the evidence the court adjourned. Upon the re-assembling of the Court, his lordship pro ceeded with the evidence Mr. Jones, the surgeon, and Dr Lutterwortb, upon the porrtion relating to the consults. Lion about the medicine which Cook was to take, and th• posal that hat Dr. Bamford should ples3ribe fur the de ccasod, and also that relating to the missing betting-book. {We shall give the continuation in-our last edition.] MAJOR REED, M.P., ON THE PEACE TREATY. At the public dinner given at Abingdon, on Friday last, to celebrate the opening of the new branch railway from Abingdon to Oxford, about 90 gentlemen sat down to a splendid entertainment, in the Council-chamber. John Hyde, Esq., jun., chairman of the board of directors, pre sided, and was supported by Major Reed, M.P., B. OH. veira, Esq., M.P., D. Gooch, Esq., Capt. Jay, Captain Bulkley, G. N. Tyrell, Esq., W. E. Newsome, Esq., W. Stephenson, Esq., J. F. Rotten, Esq., Revs. E. Geare, J. Gregson, Crawley, and Mortimer, E. J. Trendell, Esq., J. T. Hester, J. B. Sedgefield, Esq., J. P. Hammett, Esq., 11r. Alderman Towle, W. W. Undershell, Esq., &c., &e. Daring the evening many excellent speeches were made relative to the benefits which the line was likely to confer on tho borough of Abingdon and the neighbourhood. The addresses, however, which appeared to excite the most in terest were those of Capt. Jay, in returning thanks for t he army and navy, and of Major Reed, is acknowledging the compliment paid to him in drinking hie health as member for the borough. Capt. JAY, in returning thanks for the army and navy, joined in the general congratulation that war was now at an end, and that ponce was again restored. They all felt thatthe army had gained for England great renown, that the same blood still flowed through their sinews and veins which animated the heroes of days gone by, and that the British Army had acquired laurels such as could not have been expected after so long a peace. (Cheers.) It was a fortunate circumstance in one respect that the army had met with certain reverses because they bad led to its re ceiving the support and sympathy from one end of the kingdom to the other, and had so strengthened the unity which existed between the people and the army that a 'standing army would no longer be regarded as dangerous or inimical to the people. (Cheers.) They had seen the army exhibiting, under the most trying circumstances, the same indomitable courage which had always characterised it. (Cheers.) They had seen, too, the fairest portion of God's creation sacrificing the comforts of home and its thousand endearing tics, for the sake of administering in a far distant land to the wants and mitigating the sufferings of those brave fellows who had shown the same spirit and the same heroism which distinguished the conquerors at Cressy, Poitiers, and Waterloo. (LoudlCheers.) The war, thank God, was now at an end, but it had supplied an other proof, if ono were wanting, that whether in defence of our national honour, at home or abroad, this country could rely in the fullest confidence upon her brave and gallant army. (Much cheering.) Major REND, in returning thanks after his health had been drunk, remarked that when he last met them he said a few words on a question which then engaged the attention of all classes of Englishmen—namely, the prosecution of die war with Russia. That war was now brought to au end, although on the occasion he had referred to he ex pressed his opinion that it would not in all probability be brought to a speedy conclusion. Whether that termiva tion had been brought about hastily or not futurity would judge; but ho felt happy, as every Englishman must feel, that the effusion of blood was stayed. (Cheers.) Ho (Major Reed) had the misfortune to be called ono of the war party in the House of Commons, but a great mistake existed as to what constituted the war party. They were not more desirous of war than others, nut they did desire, and that only, that it should be carried on with vigour, so as to bring ;t to a speedy and honourable termination. (Hear, and eheers.) They had got peace at last, and ho heartily joined iu the prayer to the Almighty that it might be lasting in its duration, but the questionin' the minds of those who looked to the, past., the pressnt, and the future, whether :ho. peace which had been brought about bad been in ,►n honourable manner, and was likely to be perma nent. He should rejoice if it should prove so, but if his 'pinion were asked, he should say that he did ;sot think it was the best peace which English non could have desired, but that it was the best they could obtain, and therefore were obliged to accept it. He be lieved that, if the noble lord at the head of the Govern. ra-mt worn put on his confession, he would reply to the in quiry that it was not the peace which he desired, but that it was obtained and brought about, not by the anxiety of this country, but was forced upon them by the depression of affairs iu France. Now that they had arrived at peace, it appeared they were to have a general illumination, but he was free to confess he could not hail it with enthusiasm, pecans() ho considered it a miserable attempt to laugh off very bad joke. Ho wr.s sorry, also, to find that it was in tended to expend 10,0001. in the explosion of fireworks, because he thought if that sum, or even a larger one, had been applied in giving their soldiers and sailers, on their return from the seat of war, a good substantial dinner, it would have beau more honourable to this country, and more acceptable do those gallant fellows. Ho would have ,given them a right hearty welcome, Which they had a right to expect at their hands, or have relieved their widows and families, which would have carried out the views of the nation far better than wasting a largo sum of morey in the explosion of crackers and rockets, the preparation of which had already brought about great sacrifice of life, and would terminate in many catching a severe cold. Passing from national to local matters, Major Reed congra tulated them on the completion of their railway, which he hoped would prove a lasting benefit to the borough of Ab ingdon. He could say, without being accused of bombast, that the project emanated at that period when he had the honour of being first introduced to them. At that time it was regarded as a political movement, and not likely to be realised, but he was happy to say it had attaine.l a more substantial character, and hail become a reality. He trusted that they would long enjoy the fruits, and derive , great benefit in having a railway for the transit of them selves, their goods, and especially of that essential article, coal. He anticipated great results from this line, and trusted they would be fully realised. When the scheme was originated, it received the support of some of his friends; but it would not have been carried out had it not been for , the substantial support given to it by their chairman (Mr. J. Hyde) and others, who he hoped would long live to reap the laurels which were justly due to them. The gallant major concluded by expressing his wish that the line would prove a permanent benefit to Abingdon and the neighbour , hood, and insure to them all the advantages which accrued to other places which enjoyed the privilege of railway com munication. The evening was spent in a most agreeable manner, and the proceedings were enlivened by some humorous songs by Mr. J. Bruton, the celebrated dinner vocalist, from Lou don. CONSCIENCE MONEY.—Mr. John Carter, Upperthong, liolinfirth, has received a letter, headed " Huddersfield," and inclosing a shilling, but with no signature, as fol lows :—" remember, when a boy, about twelve years of age, taking cut of your shop about lid. ; accept of the shilling as a restitution. Tell no man ; keep your seorat in your own mind."—Lecds Mercury. - ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.—A number of prisonersfrora Wakefield Gaol, were, on Saturday morning, escorted on hoard the convict hulk Defence, lying off Woolwich Arsenal. Some time preceding their arrival a warrant was received, announcing that 29 prisoners, under various terms of sentence, were about to be despatched thence, and that preparations should be made for their reception. They were to be forwarded from Wakefield to Woolwich, in the charge of three warder-officers. It appears that on arriving at the Rugby station one of the prisoners was seized with sudden indisposition, and was consequently permitted to alight from the carriage. This requiring the attention of one of the warders, left the remaining prisoners insufficiently guarded, three of whom succeeded in effecting their escape. Whether the escape was discovered ont the spot or subsequently did not transpire, but on their reaching Woolwich, and the prisoners being told off, only 26 could be found. Two of the missing prisoners were under sentence of convitt labour for 20 years each. A letter from the Turkish capital in the Gazette du Midi, s ys :—" There has been no sentence pronounced at Varna in the trial of Salih Pacha ; the authorities were chaff ged merely to investigate the affair, and Suphi Bey commissioner of the Purte, has addressed a report of the proceedings to Constantinople where the verdict will be pronounced. Letters from Varna asset t teat the report of Suphi Bey proposes to have a sentence of death recorded against the sargeant who assassinated the young girl Nedilka, and against Hussein Aga, who ordered the murder, and that the other servants impli ca'ed in the affair should be condemned to the galleys. Ile ylso suggests that Salih Paella should be condemned to some punishment, as it is impossible that he could have been ignorant of the crime committed by his ser vants. The same letters mention a singular circum stance. The father of Nedillca, a poor fiisherman, has olaimed a corn of 80,000 piastres (16,000 fr.) which ac cording to his account were in a chest, end which the ravishers of his daughter carried away. Such a claim, the falsehood of which is evident, has transformed the interest taken in the family to contempt." INTERESTING FACTS. —Extract from the Glaegoze Mercury of the year 1706: —"Glasgow, April 6th._. We learn from Hamilton that Thomas Young, merchant in that town, died on the 21st ult., aged 96 ; and on the 28th died Mary Corniel, his spouse, only s i x w eeks yotnger than her husband. They lived man and wife 73 years, and retained the use of their reason and senses to the last. It is remarkable that Mr. Young got a new set of teeth several years before his death." HOW TO BUY A HORSE.—Mathews was thrown by a startlish horse. A few days after Incledon met him mounted on a fresh purchase. "Hallo, Charley ?" cried he, "are you sure that new Buceplialus of yours is safe ?" " Ob, certain," replied Mathews ;" I took good care to ascertain that before I bought him." "how did you manage that ?" 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N:W.ISZ 6 pi! ' Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. Scot. Caut„Now Pry: south .D evon Do. iixed,4i percent 3. Eastern (Readim Itnn.) of Li Os. 6d. Do. in; per cent Do. Filed 44 p a sh 3. Wales Gina. 4 p. c Do. do. 4i p. a 'il'itorizsli.4p.c.Guar qtocic.&Dar., 5 p. C Do; do. do Stock. & Ilartl. g. 5' , Ip. c.. till July 1,'58 5 14} IWatertd,&Kilk.6pa to 1 all St. IWO Fit. 1100 q. 1100 it. 100 too 20 13 124 9 2 1.0 20 nil St. to 9 10 ..o.c It. J 101 It. 100 It. 100 10 all /0 all 15 all 15 15 12i all MINES. kugio Audrln. Gold thglo Californista Livtrolian knstrali au Cordiller 4.v.) ril Paden (al.Dr :hy of Planar. Iron & cum: (h.; t '9h Iron, 53razillanImp.(issnea at V,5 pm.) Do. Cocaos Calidow Do. St. Jcihr. Del Vas Clo.rundon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica Ilobro Copper olordal Gold Of Eng Do. Prof. 7i p. cent Copiapo. Fortnna Gencial ilt.NuggetVeiniteg Brest, Poi vooth at Wheal Vor United Liller/y Linares.. Lucitanian Aariquita New' Granada Ictivean Monde & Port Philip Qtartz Rook Iron Do. New • , lantiago de Cuba.. ,Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 4onth Australian.. Do. Scrip... Do. 10 per cent Prof Tam. S. &L.Min. Co. Pin Croft ••.. 00000 'initqa Mexican F, tiller Neat, Maripoba , Worthing Mining a Australia . • Yuba - 1 i - G. 2a 31 21 2i 24 26 k - 4 63 - 65 30 35 25 276 16 18 4 id 14 • 16 I 1 1 id 81 t 11 12 I 2 - 24 6 - 8 3i• -- 2/* - 3 4 - R 1 j • .. Australian Agricalt. kustraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Canada C.Go.6p.e. Jan& 7uly Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug Do. 6p. c. Mar & Sept 1 Crystal. Palace.. Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of Franco Duston Iron Ore Eastern Steam En. &Ans Cop Sm Co Electric Telegraph I Electric Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Iron Sc Collier Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Loud. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Aediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican&S, Ameri en. 1 Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land.... Do. Do. Do.SpePissatld New B. & N. S. Land N. B. Australasian Nrth. of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. "New Shares" Peel Rr. La. & Minrl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. New ~ ....... Royal Mail Steam ... Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto Now South Austral:Land Sabmar. Tel. Scrip D D . ,i.ovistereu ... Cr List& L. Co.II. Can. V an niorion'a Tann v.(lo,op.c.JanOnly MISCELLANEC 1 JB. - 31 - 1 37 I`l 113 5 a 53/4 1- 2 1)5 1 - 97 . • '. ••• ~~ -- 3~ 13 - 10 - 5i if - 2i - 41 - 18 - OP 22 14 1 t - 2.4 - 34 $lO ;5 67 4 itilai 2 74 it l ilt) 6 38 4 1 4 - 1 17 94 rti METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were but moderate—the total supply amounting to 1,761 head. In the corresponding wook in 1855 we received 2,673 ; in 1851, 3,185 ; in 1853, 3,133 ; in 1852, 2,703 ; in 1851, 1,163 ; ana in 1850, 1,926 tead. lIIPOILTS INTO LONDON LAST WENN. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigs Harlingen GO ... 837 35 ... 19 ... Ostend Calais Rotterdam.— ... msterdam _ .. Tiamburgh — ... Oporto Antwerp — ... Ig - 5 ::: 4 ... 100 ... 15 2.:0 - - .. . '24 T0ta1.... 223 —. 1,311 -, 39 . ISB_ —. -7 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : ' Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1855 962 ... 1,253 ... 84 ... 343 ..„ 31 1854 614 ... 1,976 ... 135 .... 451 ... 19 1853 616 ... 1,847 '... 137 ... 453 ... 28 1852 470 ... 1,72.3 ..; 91- ... 382 ... 34 1851 72 ... 596 ... 106 ... 301 ... 93 ISSO 325 ... 1,262 ... 6 ... 333 ... We hail a much better show or foreign stock in to-day's market than for some time past. Amongst it were over 200 oxen fiorn Spain and Portugal. The arrivals of beasts pot up from our own grazing d:s -_ tricts were moderate As to number, but in full average condition, especially the Scots from Norfolk. There was a large number of buyers in attendance, yet the beef trade was in a sluggish state, at Friday's decline in the quota tions of 2d per Blbs. The highest price for beef was 48 61 per. Sibs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,700 Scots and short horns; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds; from Ireland, 60 oxen; and from Scotia/rid, 360 horned and polled Scots. The shoW of English sheep was seasonably good, and in excellent condition. There was rather more demand for most breeds than-on Friday,-yet that day's decline in price of from 2d to 4d per Blbs was not exceeded.- It must be understood that our table of quotations now refers to s!s.eep out of the wool. Tho few DoWns, in the wool, realised 5s Gd—out of the wool, 5s psr 81bs. We were rather sc-tntily suoplied with lambs, which sold, rather freely, at Fri-lay's decline: The top price was 6s 2d per Blbs. - About 300 lambs came fresh to hand from the Isle of Wight. There was an improved demand for calves, nt last Mon day's currency. Tile best veal was worth 536 , 1 per 81bs. The pork trade ruled dull, but no change took place in prices, Per Sibs to sink tho ofl►e. • s. d. s. 6.1 0. A. d. Inferior 3ea5t5....3 oto 3 4,PritueSouthdown 410 5 0 ascend quality—.. 3 6 3 B,Large erso. calves 4 0 410 Prime large oxen 310 4 2jPrime small d 0... 5 0 5 6 Primo Scots, dm 4 '4 4 6 ( atrge hogs 't 2 4• 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 10 . imall porkers 4 4 4 8 Socond quality ...4 0 4 41Suekling calves-22 029 4 . Prima ersa.-wlled.4 6 4 SiQuarter old pig3.2l 0 0 Lamb, 5s 2d to 6s 2d. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. ••• • •• •......... 3,866 •• .......... . 315 Sheep and limbs .• 21,350 ( Sheep • S5O Calves •• .. •• • • Calves...—. ••.. • • 47 Pigs •• •• ....... ...... • 295 I P1P.... ............ ..... A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and s9ld in Smithfield Cattlo Market, on Monday, May 25, 1555, and in the Metropolitan Market this day, Monday, May 26, 1856. Per Blbs, to sink tho offals. May 28, 1855. play 26,1856 s. d. s. d. s. 4. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3*oto 3 4;3 oto 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 G 3 B' l 3 6. 3 8 Prime large oxen ... 310 4 0p 1.) 4 2 Brittle Ses, &c 4 2 4 414 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 l 3 63 6 310 Second quality. ditto 3 8 310 1 0 4 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 0 4 4 1 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto 4 S 5 04 10 5 C, Lambs 5 0 6 105 2 6 2 Large coarse calves 310 4 614 0 410 Prime small ditto 4 8 5 2 i 5 0 5 6 Large hogs' 3 0 4 0 3 2 4 0 Neat small porkers 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 Beasts... 3,955 3,86 G Sheep ... 20,470 21360 / 48 94 Pigs ... 330 295 Burnam; ox Sias, May 29, 185 4.—Beasts, 3,476 ; sheep and lambs, 24,170; calves, 219; pigs, 300. May 30, 1853. Beasts, 4,393 ; sheep and lambs, 25,683; calves, 317 ; pigs, 215. NEWGA.TI4I AND LE ADBNII.A.T.L. The supplies of both town and country killed meat are but moderate. Generally speaking, the demand is inac tive, as follows : Per 81bs by the carcase. 0. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 8 2 1.1 Mutton Inferior 3 0 3 6 Do., middling 3 0 3 CI Do., middling 3 8 310 Do. prime large.. 3 6 3 8 Do., prime 4 0 4 4 De,., do. small 10 40 1 Veal 384 10 Pak, large '3 23 8 I Pork. small 40 4 8 Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s Sd. BOROLTGfI HOP.. - - - - Our market is fairly siapplied with nearly all hinds of hops. Good and fine qualities move off steadily, at very full prices ; but other kinds are a slow sale. Last week's imports Were 5 bales from Havre, 55 from Rotterdam, and st) from Hamburg. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 5s to Gl 63 per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 3/ to 5/ ss. ; 'Sussex, 2/ 163 to 4l 15s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since Monday lad, the receipts of potatoes, coastwise and by land carriage, have been less extensive. For most kinds we have a steady demand, and prices have an up ward tendency. York Regents, 853 to 953 per ton ; Kent 9,nd Essex, do., 604 to 703 ; Scotch do., 55s to 75s ; do.,' cups, 503 to 60s ; middling, 35s to 45s ; Lincolns, 703 to 803; blues, 6:is to 753. WOOL. The public sales are still well attended, and th e whole of the wool offered since Monday 13. st has changed hands at extensive rates. Sydney—Clean sheep's has realised is lld to 2s 5d ; lamb's, 13 9d to 2s ; skin, is 9tl to is 110. Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 10(1 to 2s 9 3 / 4 d ; lamb's, is 8d to 2s 4d ; pieces, is 6d to is 11 3 / 4 d ; grease, lid to is 2d. Van Dietnen's Land —Clean sheep's, is lld to 2s 2. , ; skin, is 6d to is 10,1 d. New Zealand—Clean sheeps, is 10,1 to 2s 3d. lamb's, ls 3d to 2s ld • grease, is to is 4d. Cape-Clean sheep's, ls 8d to 2s 3d; lamb's, is 8d to is lld ; grease, 10d to is 2d. Australian—Clean shee p' s, is 9d to 2s 5,1 ; slips, is 6 d to is lld ; grease, is ld to is 4d per lb. Foreign wools have been sold at from is ld to is 11t1 per lb. The private market is steady. Last week's imports were 700 bales from Port Elizabeth, 261 from Havre. 250 from the Cape, 340 from Buenos Ayres, 420 from Melbourne, 295 from Bombay, 8 from Boulogne, and N from Ham burg. 17/ lOs to 18/ Os ; half-bred do., 161 to The following are the current rates of English wool South Down hogs, 17/ 03 ; Kent fleeces, 151 Os to 161 lOs ; Down ewes and wethers, 16/ to 17/ 03 ; Leicester do., 131 10s to 141 Os ; combin Botts, 141 lOs to 181 Os; g, 151 Os to 211 Os. SEEDS. Arrivals of linseed continue large. About 5,000 quarters now on passage from Calcutta have been sold at 493. delivered. We have nothing fresh to notice in linseed cakes, an d business has been done at last week's quota tions. We have to report a sale of 6,000 quarters Cal cutta rapeseed, the whole more or less out of condition The best brought 483. to 48s. 61. Torntp,White,per bush. 22s to 25s t Swede •• •••• •• " —9 —8 ?dastard, Brown.• • • •• White, now •• •• •• —s ..03 Od Os Od rares,Winter, new.. 24s 30s Rye grass • • •• • • '• ' • • anary, par quarter .. 44 s s Clover,R e dEng. (cwt.) —s —s —s White •••• •• • • Foreign Bed.. • • • • White.* • • Trefoil, new.... •• • • " Carraway .... 44r 50s Coriander 26s 28s Ilempseed,r er quarter 54s tBs Linseed, Eng Sowing • 63s s Crushing ...... .. 46s 52s Baltic .. •• •• .. —s --s Odessa •• •• •• •• •• —8 ---s LinseedCalce, pr. ton — English .. ..111 Ils 12/ Os ; Foreign,per ton 101 Os 111 (13 RaPe Cakes, pr ton 610$ 61103 3 Rapeseed, New, pr qr.. 883 903 TALLOW. Since Monday last about an average business has been transacted in this market, and prices have undergone very little change. To day, P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 15s. 8d• to 4Gs. per cwt. Town tallow 46s . per cwt• net' cash. Rough fat 2s 41 por 8 lbs. 1852. . 1853. 1854. 18t5. 11356, Stock this day • •‘: Price of Y. C •• •• Delivery last week • • Ditto from June 1.. • • Arrivals last week • • Ditto from Junel .• • • Price of Town I 41,834 i 24,383 36,225 ) 47.828 17,125 37a Od to 47s Od 60s 3dto 508 61 to 45s 9.1 —s Od to —8 Od) 60s 6d. 513 Od to 463 O.: 789 792 , 961 1,636 1,712 103,071 10?,041 93,027 86,3 7 1 4 0 7, 959 569 1,240 1211 2,804 2,448 108,371 , 85 796 I ' t 105,937 98 , 203 78,542 38s 9d 1 49,t34 10 8 04 608 6(1 483 6(1 I V) 115 LO all 5 1 'A. all 15 ; all _ 2lll all ali 5 all 1 all 3 all 11 1 &D all 1 all 2) all 5 1 1 ,5 i all all 1 all 1 %11 1 131 - sU Ns. 1 1 sai 25 19 10 all 4. lir() it. 100 gt. 100 6 r►:l 5 all 4 R.ll 1 4 0 80 1 all 10 15 all 1 2s. 5 all 50 all i all 1 i .',5 all al: 20 all 1331 Pm Pm 117 117 i 1361 5i 1121 A 2 1 x 21, 31 retcl, , 41 r:~; - Ths., 1 '~ bq