The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-25 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS] • ~1~ CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank of England return, completed to the 22d inst., is again of an unsatisfactory character, the extensive shipments of coin to America having caused a rather large diminution in the stock of bullion. The reserve of notes has also been reduced, while there is a large falling off in the private balances. In the other securities there is a small diminution. The other items of the balance•sheet present no feature of importance. They will be seen in the subjoined table : Active Circulation Decrease .. Stock of Bullion Decrease .. Rest .. £19,814,660 .. 228,230 .. 11,995,101 .. 387,345 .. 3,271,980 • • 10,374 .. 6,906,189 .. 181,002 11,201,313 Increase .. Public Deposits Increase .. Other Deposits • • Decrease .. Seven Day and other Bills Decrease G overnment Securities 390,226 OG 626,844 34,175 10,180,938 No alteration. 19,722,847 73,910 5,820,380 .. 157,81.5 Other Securities .. Decrease .. Notes unemployed .. Decrease .. About £16,000 in gold was purchased by the the Bank of England yesterday, but 35,000 so vereigns were withdrawn for shipment to America. The steamer Sultan, which leaves on the 27th With the Bombay mails, will take out £191,891, £31,011 in gold and the remainder in silver, of which £50,000 is on Government account. No change of importance was apparent in the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon, the rates on Paris, however, were rather lower. Meetings have been called of the creditors of Messrs. Theodore Balli and Sons, and of Messrs. 0. Hava and Co., for Tuesday and Thursday next respectively. There was an active demand for cotton in the Liverpool market yesterday, and the recent advance was well maintained. The sales were 10,000 bales. The Australasian sailed to day for New York with £221,300 in specie. The following circular has been forwarded to the creditors of Mr. E. Vitalis, Greek merchant, who recently suspended : "7, Gresham-Street, London, E.C., May 24. " Re E. Vitalis. " Since my circular of April 25, announcing the pro forma adjournment of the meeting of creditors of this estate, until May 27, Mr. Vitalis has re turned to London with the information, that the two principal debtors to his estate, Messrs. Schneider and E. Glavany, have effected arrange- Melia in Constantinople to pay a composition of 12s. in the pound, as follows, viz.:— " Messrs. Schneider and Co. : " ss. in the pound on the collection of the sam of £15,000 due to them by his Majesty the Sultan, expected to be paid forthwith. " 38. on 31st August, 1861, and 4s. on 30th April, 1862. Guaranteed by the private property of Mrs. Schneider. " Messrs. E. Glavany and Co. : " 48. at five m on th s , f rom Ist April, 1861. " 48. at ten months, ditto. " 4s. at sixteen months, ditto. "These settlements have, however, been made conditionally, that a release be given to Mr. E. Vitalis on all bills bearing either his acceptance or endorsement. "Messrs. G. P. Vitalis and Sons have likewise arranged to pay in full, in four equal instalments, at three, six, nine, and twelve months' date. " The liabilities of this estate having all matured in sufficient time for the bills to be sent back, on Constantinople, it is presumed that few, if any, remain outstanding on this side. " Any holders of bills upon which this estate is liable, will be pleased to forward me their assent to this arrangement forthwith. It is but right that I should add, that the firms of Messrs. Schneider and Glavany have both pledged them selves to pay, if possible, the remaining Bs. in the pound, so that prospectively it may be hoped no ultimate loss will accrue. " I am yours faithfully, " CHARLES F. KEMP, Public Accountant." The market for public securities continues in a quiescent state, with very little business either for transfer or on speculation. Consols are 91 I for transfer, and 911 for the account. The New Threes are flat at 89k, the Reduced at 8911; Bank stock is at 232 ; India 5 per Cent. Loan at 101 -1 a ; Exchequer Bills are steady at ss. to ls. dis., ditto advertised are 2s. dis. ''co 2s. pm. Foreign Securities have been quiet, and prices steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 711 ; ditto, 1858, 661 to 57 ; Brazilian are 99 ; Russian V ; per Cents. have improved to 911 ; ; but Spanish have recaded to 51; Belgian 42 per Cents. remain at 97. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been of a very limited character to-day, although in several instances prices have shown increased firmness. Great Westerns, Lancashire and York shire, North Westerns, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick) improved ss. ; and South Westerns and West Midland, 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial Market there was very little business transacted. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian realised 15Z- ; Dutch Rhenish, 131 ; Great Western of Canada 10i ; and Pun jaubs, 141. Inuit Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have continued at about previous rates. London Char tered of Australia brought 234-; Oriental Bank, 461; Union of Australia, 391; General Steam Navigation 261, ; and Royal Mail Steam, 47 to 471, BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 232 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities B9l $. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9k India Stock .. . ........... )... Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 1858 k Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under 21,000 15 dig Consols for Account, June 6 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 d..... Ditto £500 Ditto Small Ditto Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent .. 99 Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1860 BBl Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto 41 per Cent. lipmish 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto Account . . 71k Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Consols, M TWO O'CLOCK. Money TWO Ditto Account 9ll i THE WEATILER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, , tetween 8 and' B. E. M. D. 1F.C.,1 L S. 9 a.m. 1 _l_. ._ ,----- —7-777 8 0. 2 Nairn 2 9 .35 56 51 S. S .W. S ,4I 9 1 2 Aberdeen 2 Leith 5 1 , Berwick 29•50 54 49 S.W. 9 0. 2 i Ardrossan 29'50 51 50 ' W.S.W. 5 BI r. 5 Portrush Shields Searboraugh 2910 52 4S S.W. 2 8I o. 2 Liverpool Valentia. , 29 . 65 51 53 S.W. 3 9, r. 5 9 t u eenstown 1 29'63 60 59 S.S.W. 7! 4 r. 5 armouth ' 29'83 57 55 W. S. W. 5 1 11 b. 2 London C over ... _. .Portsmou.th I 29 - 87 55 52 IV'. 4,4 ' b. 2 tOrtland .• _,lymouth Penzance .... 1 29•86 58 56 W . S . W. 2 4 C . 2 4 Y.... I ----- I i 1 I 1 to 32 deg at mean EiPLANATION.---B. Barometer, corrected and reduced cdeg using about sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise a above 2 1 -100 th of an i nch diminution, and each 10 deg lingcau nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew -point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). P. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky ; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. • h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast ' (dull) ; r., rain ; s , snow ; rainune A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN FLINT SIIIRE.—An extraordinary tragedy, writes a correspondent, has been enacted at Summer Hill, Holywell. An aged Couple, named Edwards, retired to rest on Tuesday even. i4 g, and on the following morning, on a neighbour entering their house, both were found with their throats cut. The husband, Thomas Edwards, who was 80 years of age, was dead ; but his wife, who is 75 years of age, was alive, and is likely to recover. Little is known respecting this re takitable occurrence; but it is stated that the o'd woman 48 confessed that she murdered her husband, and then attempted to destroy herself. , 1 [ Share' Railways. ,Paid Closing Business i I Price. Done. 25 j Blythe and Tyne 10 per ,• c. pref. (issued at £5( all stock tsris. & Exet.4 p.ctstocl: 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock ICaledon £10,41 percent, 100 100 102 stock IDo. Quar. Shares, No. 2.! 100 - 64 !Con: & Bandon, 51 p. C. all 20 (Cornwall. 5 per cent all 20 21 64 , Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 51 6 14 Do Ist Class Pref all stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.e 100 99 101 stock Do. do. Class 11 5 p.c lOO 108 112 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 105 108 stock E. 'Conn. Ex. sp. c. No.l 100 108 110 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 106 105 stock Do. New 6 per et stock. 100 122 124 stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 108 80 82 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 stock Edin.&Glas.sp.e. shares 100 109 111 stock Do. 4p. o gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock J Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 75 77 stock Ileurness, 5 per cent .... 100 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 stock Great Northern, sp. et.. 100 113 115 stock I ro.sp.c.Redm.,lop.e.pml 100 110 112 stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. . 100 ,102 104 100 IDo. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm I 80 J lOO 108 10 Pt. Nh. of Scotid. Ist pf.l all stock Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) ' / 100 97 gg p. ct. pret. stock ) 50 Great West. (Berke am' Hants) Ext. sp. et 6 stock to. Redeemable,4l p.ct 100 98 100 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 89 91 stock Do Irredeemable, do._ 100 90 92 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 101 103 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 94 10 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh all 17 18 1 6 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 104 10f stock Do Birmgzuar. stock lOO 74 76 261 Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 131 Do. do. do. 20 I Do. do. do. 100 j Lan. & Carl. 4/ pc. pref 4O stock ' Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO stock Do.Barnsl.st£s 3s 10d pe 100 —..- stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) . 100 stock Lon.& Brig.s pc.gu.No.i 100 113 115 stock I Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 113 115 stock j Do. gua. 6p. c. stock j Do. do. 5 p.c N stock Do. do. 41 per cen ,- .. °. ..1.1 100 113 115 100 101 103 5 FDo. do. 41 p. c. shares., all j stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock. 100 1150 155 stock , Do. 6p.c. do (W.E.&C.P,), 100 128 131 stock IDo.4p.c.S.(div.def.til 'MII 100 71 74 stock , Do. 4 per cent. Pref l OO stock j Lon. Chat, and Dover lOO 83 67 Do. W. A rceiv. no div 10 1 , Ex.A til 6pcis pd on all . -, I 0. B B. & Brom ex. all 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 21 stock Lon. and N.W. Cov. and stock Lon. n st e s at w on ;7 s p p . c . t c t s ... tOOl, 1 1 0 0 00 stock , Do. 44 per cent lOO 2s. 6d.1D0, (Prtsm. perpl anus I of 2s. 6d. all 121 Londoncly. & Cole. Ish all 121 Londony. & Ennis. Ish all 13 141 stock Iran. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et , 100 6 I Do. X 6 45 i 48 stock Do. 3} per cent 10 .Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 4 4 P 121 '.' , Taryoort & Car., 4p. c all 12 4 Do. 41 per cent. all stock )lid. Con. 6p c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c l OO 135 137 stock Do. 4 4 p. c. pref. stock lOO 101 103 6 Do. 41 per cent. 3 stock Do. Lela & Hit. pref. at. 100 90 92 91 stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do 1847 100 stock Do. s Way.Val.Ex.stlB47 100 stock North British, sp. 0. stock Do. New, gua. sp. 0.. , lOO 108 110 10 I Do. Bor. Un , g. pf. slls 3 414 I' 10. Do. do. do all at Nth.Dev.Rall. & Dck.Co. 100 st N-East.Cons.Pret 4p. c. 100 191 93 st Do. 41 pC. redeemable lOO 99 101 at , Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. 100 100 101 17 Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. I'ref. 8.13.4. p 4p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 121 Do, do. Quarters, 1848 9 25 `Do. York, H. &S. Porch. 10 *d 4p 20 North Staffordshire all 224 23 10 111byiriney Guaranteed. all 81 Scottish Central, new pi all st ,Scottish North-Eastern J 31 p. c. pref. stock lOO st ; Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. 100 - at I Do. 7p. c. pref. stook 100 131 133 10s. J South Devon, Ann. los. all 10 105 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all 1.0.6 South Eastern (Beadint; Ann., 1.0.6) atst io D ut o i r W ix a e l d e ;l , Le a. . 14stp.ic s. 1 1000 0 0 0 9_ 00 9 1 1_0 0 0 0 all 224 231 at , Do. 44 per cent. 2a s ts t 11 , s tD D 000 0 k ...4 5 : p p pe e ra r ree ce . An n t t .s p. 0. lm all at - IS.:Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. l ! 100 1 85 " 1 87 25 j Do. B 6 p er cent - 3 2 1 274 3 52 33 32} 25 Do. C 6 p ercent .. .. H a l l" at Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p.. . . 100 4% 48 24 1 st jW.Mid -Oxilst Guastk 100 124 126 at , Do. 2d do 1 09 120 125 st ' Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 100 102 st Do.Perpet. 6p.e. pf 1866 100 120 122 at Do. till 1869, Ist is. 100 115 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. raid. l Leasing Closin g B usiness 1 Co.'s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln &N.W Bu zham shire .. • . 100 Do ...... •94 96 Chester & Holyhead... 100 'Do 52 3 / 4 63 3 / 4 Do. 5 3 / 4 per cent 100 Do l2l 123 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale June .. ... 100 Caledon lOO 1 0 2 Colchester, Stour V;l.' all E.T.J...tE.0 15 3 / 4 16 3 / 4 E. Lincolnsh. ,s,r6 rr e. 100 Gt. North. 131 133 E.Union,HarwichShs. alt E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge.... 100 Gls.Barrxt Neils.Drct. 100 Cale . don 1 52& 11441 Do. new . 100 Do. . Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West.i Hrtlp'l Dock & 10ai1..1 all •Yk.N.tßr' Hull and Selby. ... i all Yk.N. Md. Do. halves... all Do. , Do. quarters........l all Do Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c.! 100 Ln&N.W : London .t Greenwich.' 100 .S.Eastern! ---...- --- Do. Preference .... 100 Do Lon.,Tilburys S -end 100 'Peto &Co. Lowestoft gua. 4 p e.. 100 Norfolk.. Do. fi per cent 1 100 Do. Mnc., Bxtn ,tMatlock all 'L NW&m, Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock .' 100 Midland.. Newmarkt,Buryli:x. i 6. Ei .. .Counts. iva. 5 percent..... 5 Northm&Eastn. sp. c.[ all Do.. Do. 6p . c Do. Fixed sp. c..... all Do. ... . , North Western all 'Midland Preston and `pyre. { all .Y L& NW 1 ,t Ik. Do. i Shares A all IDo. no ystn.llitch .4z Sh 100 'Gt North ' Sh p rzsbry& acrefor eP d 100 ,T.B . rassey witS -i.StBff ao rd s cl ll o l . re all Sl D `C o le . an ... and Somerset lOO , Gt. West.' wi am 9 d94 itcroydn at iL. a Dren 31 1 91 96 * 55 57 15i 16 130 132 ny 122 l I) 10 i i 1 11 89 91 fsi N ~_ S.HAL,'E 111ARKET.-(TRIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June :Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter , Caledonian 'Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrock., tPassage i I Cornwall (A e - ets no div Do A I un til 6pc peran 13° B 'ihasbeeni d. toBI Dublin & Belfast June Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Att. - Ilan !Eastern Counties Eastern Un d l o on, A B st do Do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth Sc Clyde Junction! Furness Glasg,. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. &S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lend. & Nth. Western Lond. t Sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Ennisaillen Man. Shef. & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares 1 Me tropolitan Midland Do new........ _ Do Mrmina. dr Derby Nfld. Gt. W. of Ireland Do 4 shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk ... ..... North British l`Cor.Dev:Rall&Dk.stoc .. ; Dr , 4 3tk ; A recs no d.I until Gpctins beenpd.B Do B stock .....: Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo, .N.E. purchase D° Leeds .... • • •• •• • • • • 'Do York North London Do new North taffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. &Grantham Rail Feebles •• •—• • • Portsmouth Rhymney •••• •- •• • Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock! Do Scot. kid. stock... Shropshire Union ...... Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon ..... S. -Durham & Lane. Un. (South Eastern ........ South Wales .. ........ S. York. and Elver Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1860) Taff Vale .. •- •• • • Do Pref. No 1 'r hamesliavenDk&Rail Ulster . '" D 0...... ......... ... Do .... ...... Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pirn. Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall • West L0nd0n...... Do Ist class ........ Do 2d class .. „ WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford, Do. Newport, Do. Hereford' fraid.l Cl os ing Busi ns , Price. Done 8 8i 81 83 6 7 97 99 961 D7i 41 43 8 86 17 176 4S 50 38 40 27 29 82 g 4 27 28 105 110 125 127 1084 1091 102 104 130 132 105 107 72i 12! CO 62 tO9i 110 50 SA 118 120 44 46 931 94 94 05 101 11 41 42 4 3 d 120; not li lip 93 95 8 6d 52 64 624 63 102 1021 p op 56i 59 90 904 95 97 41 4} 1 91 ioi 74 76 114 116 32i 33i 85 87 46 48 39 41 79f EOl - 65 94 98 4 7 39i 40i 9i 104 p 5i 6 p 55 56 2 2 p d p 80 82 11i 111 45 47 38 41 83 85 PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 100 100 10 13 9 1 100 100 100 72i i I 1204 4 4 4 A 109 111 1 198 202 e 0 f 2 112 117 87 90 THI SUN, LONDON, SATErRDA;Y EVENING, MAY 25, 1861. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. Paid. lusiness done all 100 all all all all 100 61 68 96 97 4i 5 d 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 5 5i 11 1} d e pr i }a 100 k 101 i 97 99 981 991 981 991 19 20 65 68 55 60 36 38 44 47 35 38 39 37 98 $9 pita 91 90 d 10 11 Of 1 05 98 99 n 84 86 95 96 88 90 5 7 5 7 (100 15 all 100 1 99 100 1d d 92 94 1a - AYS. 5i —P 2 lid t 1 111 12i 3} 2 t 3} 21 22 23 7 7} 8/ St 19/ 20/ 88/ 394 8 9 364 374 53 55 li 4 d 13 14 51 51 81 RI Pr: 22 23 I 6 61 9i 1 20 21 ne i THE CASE OF THE REV. H. HATCH. COURT OF EXCHEiUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the Lord Chief Bann, Barons Martin, Branwell, and Ciannell.) HATCH V. LEWIS. Mr. M. Chambers, with whom was Mr. Garth, said this was a case tried before the lord Chief Baron. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff with 40 shillings damages. He had now to move for a rule to show cause why the court should not award the plaintif his full cost's, and, if not, why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had, He moved first, on the ground that the damages were in adequate ; second, on the pound of misdirection of the learned Judge who tried the (ase ; and third, on the ground of improper rejection of the evidence. Baron Martin inquired whet authority the Court had to interfere ? Mr. Chambers said he wifild show their lordships that they had not only a right to interfere, but it was their duty to do so. With reference to c)Fts this was a most important application. The Lord Chief Baron said that the two applications were quite independent of ma other, and the Court could not entertain them together. Mr. Chambers said he would submit his motion, and after he had given his reasons it would be for the Court to decide. The Lord Chief Baron said that if Mr. Chambers wished to move for a new trial ho was entitled to do so, or to move that the costs should be allowed, but the Court could not allow them to be taken together. Mr. Chambers was quite unaware of any point of practice which prevented him from taking them together. The Lord Chief Baron enquired whether he knew of such a course having been taken before. The Court thought he might make either application, and in time both. Mr. Chambers thought that surely the Court could not decide until it had heard his rasons. The Lord Chief Baron said it had never been known that two such motions had been taKen. combinedly. Mr. Chambers said he proceeded under a recent statute, and he should claim his right to be heard. When the Court had been kind enough to hear him, then it might come to a decision. It appeared to him that it was a most important matter, and he would inform the Court of the unfortunate position in which his client was placed. The Lord Chief Baron repented that Mr. Chambers might move for costs, or for a new trial. Mr. Chambers said he should move for both. The Lord Chief Baron (exoitedly)--Then the Court will not hear you. Baron Bramwell said that such a course as that suggested by Mr. Chambers, wat, not in accordance with the general practice of the court. Did Mr. Chambers think it right to submit ore motion, and the other in the alternative ? Mr. Chambers said he did. The reason he moved it as an alternative was that, if he made separate motions he should have to go over the ground twice. He had been driven to come to the court in consequence of an application having been made to the Lord Chief Baron to certify that it was a fit question to be tried in a superior court. The Lord Chief Baron said the matter stood thus. Mr Chambers had a perfect right to apply for a new trial or for the costs, but the two questions had no connection with each other. Mr. Chambers would then, in the first case, apply for a new trial, and in givirg his grounds he would state the circumstances which would bear upon the question of costs. He would state distinctly in the Lord Chief Baron's presence that the summons was taken out in order that his lordship might certify that this was a proper case to be tried in the Superior Courts, Mr. Garth and Mr. Charles Pollock attended. for the respective parties. He did not hesitate to say, that there was not a judge upon the bench who would not instantly have certified in such a case, for no doubt could be entertained that it was a fit subject to be tried there. But the Lord Chief Baron said he would not grant a certificate until after the fiurth day of term, in order that he might see whether either party moved for a new trial. Now the obvious answer to that was this, what had the mov ing for a new trial to do with the question whether this was or was not a proper case to he tried in a superior court. The Lord Chief Baron's refusal to certify at that time placed Mr. Hatch in this predicament—if he had waited until the lapse of four days in order to see whether the learned judge would certify he would have been deprived of the opportunity of moving for a new trial if his lordship had refused. Under these circumstances he (Mr. Chambers) thought that to save expenses he should move a rule in the alternative. He would now introduce to their loriship's attention the facts of the case, but first of all he would speak of what occurred before the trial came on. This would go to the merits of the case as well as to the question of co sts. The venue had been originally laid in Hertfordshire, and the defendants made an affidavit on moving for a special jury that it was an im portant case. The Lord Chief Baron inquired in what state these facts were before the Court now. Had Mr. Chambers any affi davits in reference to them ? Mr. Chambers said he had. There were two of the judges on the bench (Baron Bramwell and Baron Channell) who would have too much reason to recollect part of th, history of this most miserable case. It was proved at the last trial that Mr. Hatch was a gentleman of excellent edu cation, and well connected. He had some clerical employ ment when he was appointed to the chaplaincy at Wands worth. While there he foolishly embarked in some specu lations in reference to an insurance company, and in some literary matters which contributed to his difficulties in that state of things. Somewhere about the month of July, 1859, he and Mrs. Hatch having adopted a little girl, called Lucy Hatch, the orphan of a surgeon who died in the Crimea, were desirous of engaging a governess. They did so, and this led to a communication with the Plummers, whose daughters they were to take in order to assist in meeting the expenses.' On the 11th of August, 1859, Mr. and Mrs. Plummer came down with Eugenia Plummer. They stayed at Mr. Hatch's during the afternoon, and left after 10. Mr. Hatch want out with Eugenia Plummer and Lucy Hatch to see Mr. and Mrs. Plummer off, and during the whole time they were away they were seen by six persons, including Mrs. Hatch. The names of these persons were— Baron Martin said that it would be convenient if before entering upon these particulars Mr. Chambers would state what were the p leadings in the case. Mr. Ch a mbers—Certainly. They were that the plaintiff being in charge on the allegation that he had commmitted certain offences, and being about to appear before the magistrate at Wandsworth retained the Messrs. Lewis for fee and reward, to conduct the case and defence of the plaintiff preparatory to and during the hearing of the charges, and that after the plaintiff had been committed to prison by the magistrate to take his trial, he engaged the reason r o per skill he th wase and e in g dili gence u g eetime of defendants to pr e p are and conduct the defence before and during his tri a l a t t h e Central Criminal Court, and that in consideration thereof, th e d efendants prom i se d to use a ll indictedant h d e the a plaintiffn defendants, tri tried dsaid and h a that ndt th their that by n after wardsboy of t using proper skill and care, the plaintiff was, upon the said trial at the Central Criminal Court, convicted of the charges made against him, and sentenced thereupon to two years hard labour for the offence. It was further alleged that the plaintiff was disgraced and degraded, and put to expense and t rouble in obtaining his pardon, and also in pros ecu ti ng E ugenia Plummer, against whom he obtained a con v i c ti on for perjury. There could not be a more important case—first, with regard to Mr. Hatch, who alleged that by the negligence of the Messrs. Lewis he had been injured; second, with regard to the Messrs. Lewis themselves as to their professional duties ; and third, to the public and to the great profession of which Messrs. Lewis were members. He should show that from first to last the Lord Chief Baron took a very peculiar and unusual view of the case on the part of Mr. Hatch, being guided and governed by a one-sided view. The Lord Chief Baron proceeded to sum up the case entirely against Mr. Hatch, and laid down some positions of law which might be easily contro verted ; the result being that the Lord Chief Baron— he (Mr. Chambers) completely exonerated the jury— in order to show the jury that Mr. Hatch ought to lose the case, misled the jury into one of the most curious verdicts ever delivered in a court of justice. The singularity of the verdict appeared to have been produced by the Lord Chief Baron thinking that it was desirable and just that Messrs. Lewis should gain the verdict, and that Mr. Hatch should lose it, so that between the difficulties the jury seemed to say that Messrs. Lewis had been guilty of negligence, and gave a formal verdict of forty shillings, which, he contended, ought to be set aside. That verdict might have been submitted to by Mr. Hatch had not the Lord Chief Baron refused to certify until he saw whether a compromise could be effected, by holding over his certificate until the lapse of time in which a new trial could be moved for. The Lord Chief Baron (excitedly) —That was one of the reason I refused to certify. I refused to be a party to any compromise. If you wish, Mr. Chambers, to move for a new a trial, may tell you, that an inti tio sheldonudto so ; b tome thatut I if I would g i ve a cer tifi ca t e mnwyou can there would be no motion for a new trial ; and I think the remarks you have made are most improper. Make your motion and do as you please. I think it is a very improper thing to attempt to overawe a judge in the way that has been done in the exercise of his discretion, and I sent you here to make any remarks you please. Mr. Chambers—You did not send me here, because I did not appear before you on the summ ons . Mr. Garth said that, when he made his motion in cham bers, his lordship asked him whether either of the parties intended to move for a new trial. The Lord Chief Baron said that it was not the first time he had heard of a suggestion for such a compromise. Mr. Chambers said that how a judge could hear pro posals in reference to such matters before application was made to him, it was not for him to say. The Lord Chief Baron repeated that he was certainly led to believe that if he had given a certificate for costs there would be no motion for a new trial. Mr. Chambers said there never had been any intention of the kind. Ile had been told that the Lord Chief Baron had stated that he would wait till the expiration of the first four days of term before he granted a certificate. Baron Channel said that ever since he had been on the bench he had adopted that course, and had never had any doubt about its correctness. Mr. Chambers proceeded, and gave in detail the pro ceediAgeWOO With the UZI* Qt . Mr, HOtCh l ON charges preferred against him. It was then promised by Mr. Lewis that he would attend before the magistrates on the next morning. He went there and saw Mr. Hatch, who told him the circumstances, and that all his family could contradict the charges that had been made against him. The first negligence on the part of Mr. Lewis was in not asking for a remand, so that he might examine witnesses. The Lord Chief Baron said, that surely Mr. Chambers did not mean to say that it would have been prudent to discuss the matter before a magistrate. Mr. Chambers said that Mr. Lewis had previously said that the case must go to tiial. The Lord Chief Baron said that it was not at all probable that the magistrate would dismiss the case. Mr. Chambers repeated that Mr. Lewis bad previously determined that the case must go to trial. The Lord Chief Baron thought he was right. One of Mr. Hatch's allegations was that Mr. Lewis had so mis managed his case that he was sent t) trial . Mr. Chambers said that vas not the only negligenc e complained of. Mr. Lewis, at the police-court, put into the witness-box an unexamined witness, which brought Mr. Lewis within the general allegation of a want of the due care and diligence which an attorney ought to exercise. Moreover, it was alleged that Mr. Lewis examined the witnesses so carelessly that the magistrate com mitted Mr. Hatch for trial, offering at the same time to admit him to bail. Mr. Ilatch was committed to Horsemonger-lane Jail, and Mr. Lewis was over and over aga;n entreated to go there and see him, but Mr. Hatch never saw him there until a day or two before the trial. (The learned counsel, at some length, entered into particulars in reference to the alleged refusal of Mr. Lewis to call witnesses on the trial, in defiance of the fre quently expressed wishes of Mrs. Hatch, who took all her witnesses to the Old Bailey—witnesses not only to facts but to character.) The result of the trial everybody knew. He did not blame Mr. Sergeant Ballantine for not calling witnesses—he would have been a madman to do so under the circumstances—because the facts were not accurately laid before him by the attorneys who instructed him. Ho would hand up to their lordships this ragged brief, and he thought it merited the appellation of a " thief's brief," that is, such a brief,as would, in point of fact, be prepared for the defence of a thief known to be gxilty. He made no charge against Mr. Sergeant Ballan tine, but what he said was this, that the attorney did not do his duty between the client and the counsel. Mr. Lewis took £75; he said £44 was outlay, the rest was for him, self. His case was this : his brother saw Mr. Hatch once, he saw him twice, he wrote the heading of the brief, and did some other trifling services for which the first attorney of the land would not have made out a legitimate bill of costs for more than £lO 10s. This was a prima facie case, to be supported by two children. True, but six months' experience would teach us that children would bear their own examination better than any one else. It was, indeed, impossible to break them down, and if the counsel for a moment lost his temper and pressed the child who was in the box severely, every man in the Court became the defender of the children, and the case of the unfortunate accused was injured. In a difficult case like this the attorney ought in the first place to have gone and seen the house where the offence was alleged to have been committed ; he should have got the evidence of the witness and inserted it in the brief of counsel. Then the counsel would have been able to decide at the close of the case for the prosecution whether he had so far broken down the testimony that he ought not to call witnesses, but if he had not he could have brought forward the evidence of the wit nesses whose names appeared in his brief. Then Mrs. Hatch suggested that Field, the detective, should be sent to make inquiries about the Plummers. Mr. Lewis said, "No, Field is a fool; Brennan is my man," and Brennan was sent, and what was Brennan's evidence at the trial of this cause ? He said he having been to the neigh bourhood of the Plummers had discovered a clue—he had found where a servant, formerly in their employment, was to be found, who could give information as to whether the children were truthful, and where they had been at school. Mr. Lewis said to him here is £5 for you, you need make no further inquiries, as we have determined not to call wit nesses. Then there was another subterfuge, that Mr. Lewis had had frequent interviews with Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, and informed him of the facts that were not in the brief, and the fact was that Mr. Lewis had not informed him self of those facts, and, therefore, he could not impart a knowledge of them to Mr. Ballantine. The learned counsel then proceeded to state the facts as to how the charge was originally made by Mr. Plummer in a letter to the Bishop of Winchester, and how Mr. Hatch had resigned his situation on the suggestion of Mr. Onslow. He then stated the evidence given on the prosecution of Mr. Hatch, and on the prosecution of Eugenia Plummer, show ing how the one would have contradicted the other, and argued that had Mr. Sergeant Ballantine known (and Mr. Lewis ought to have informed him) the evidence that the witnesses could give he would have called them, and thus contradicted Eugenia Plummer, and secured Mr. Hatch's acquittal. Again, then, there was the chileLucy Hatch she was a very important witness, but he did not find so much fault with what Mr. Lewis had done with respect to her as he did in not calling the independent witnesses in waiting at the t,inl. Tied he done so t.ho jury would have ' , mid, we have had enough of this painful case and a favour able verdict to his client would have been returned. Eugenia Plummer having been convicted of perjury the younger child Stephanie not having been proceeded against his lordship, ho thought, had made some observations against Mr. Hatch's position. Lord Chief Baron—No. I certainly did not. I said nothing of the kind. In my opinion the law went as far as it could go in convicting such a child as Eugenia. Mr. Chambers said he thought at the time that was the effect of his lordship's observation, but he was glad he was under a misapprehension. With respect to the summing up of the learned Chief Baron, he thought the jury were misled. In the first place, he objected to his lordship telling the jury that in order to find a verdict for the plaintiff they must be satisfied that conviction fol lowed negligence. Secondly, ho thought it was a misdirection in excluding from the consideration of the jury all matters relating tl the petition of Mr. Hatch; and the great blot of all was that his lordship had misled the jury by saying, aft , r Sergeant Ballantine had given his evidence, in which he took the whole responsibility of not calling witnesses, that there was an end of the case. Lord Chief Baron—Mr Chamber s,I beg to state that that did not take place. What I said was there is an end of the case as far as the calling witnesses is concerned. The learned counsel then proceeded to detail his general objections to the summing up of the evidence by the judge, and had not concluded his remarks when we went to press. IMPE RIAL PA RLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The Speaker was in attendance at 4 o'clock, but only 34 members being present, the house was counted out. LAW I NTELLIGENCE—(2hts Day). • COURT' OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) BARNEY A. BARNEY-A BRUTAL AND PROFLIGATE HUSBAND: This was a suit instituted by Mary Anne Barney for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of her husband's adultery and cruelty, to which there was no appearance. Mr. Sergeant Pigott and Mr. T. J. Clarke were counsel for the petitioner. It appeared that the parties were married in June, 1854, and cohabited until the 22d of December, 1858, when they finally separated. The petitioner was the daughter of a licensed victualler at Dudley, in Worcestershire, who gave her £5OO on her marriage, and subsequently advanced the respondent £5OO more to relieve him from his pecuniary difficulties, which were brought on by his own misconduct. He was engaged as a warehouseman in the City at the time of the marriage and represented himself to be in very good circumstances, though shortly afterwards he became a bankrupt. In the early part of the year 1855 be left the petitioner and went to Paris in company with a prostitute, but notwithstanding this conduct she forgave him, and they resumed cohabitation at Dudley, where the respondent obtained employment as clerk in a brewery. He again left her, but on promise of his amendment she was induced to receive him back, but his drunkenness and ill treatment became so intolerable that she was compelled to take refuge at her father's, and though she consented to live with him as his wife, she could not be induced to leave her father's house, where they resided for some time. She accidentally became possessed of a letter addressed to her husband by a prostitute, and on mentioning the matter to him he became very violent, struck her, and bit her fingers He afterwards left her, but wrote to her threatening to shoot her if she instituted proceedings against him for a divorce, or if she did not prevent him being prosecuted for embezzlement, of which he was subsequently convicted and sentenced to four years' penal servitude, which punishment he was at present undergoing. The evidence fully established the case, and the Court made the decree nisi, and also directed that the petitioner should have the custody of the three children, issue of the marriage, until further orders. DE ROSE V. DE ROSE. This was the petition of the wife, praying for dissolution of marriage on the ground of her husband's adultery, coupled with desertion, and there was no answer by the respondent. The parties were married in 1846, and lived in different parts of the metroi,olis until March 1857, when the alleged desertion took place. The respondent was a gunsmith, but the petitioner contributed to their mutual support during their cohabitation by attending her brother'■ shop, for which she received seven shillings a week. They had five children by the marriage, and the petitioner had not given her husband any cause for complaint ; but in March 1857 he became ve . y violent, and threatened to knock her down. Ultimately he left her, and had not since contributed anything to her support, and was alleged to have been living with another woman. The case stood oN er for the consideration of the learned judge. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DISORDERLY FOREIGNERS.—Louis Merry, a French plumber, of 27, Great Crown-court, and Auguste Gelson, a Belgian agent, were charged with creating a disturbance in Princes-street, and Merry was further charged with being drunk. Smith, 12 C, said he saw the defendants fighting, with a large crowd round them, and shouting and ma king a great noise. They refused to go away, but with the assistance of three other constables he got them to the station. Merry said (through Mr. Albert, the interpreter) that ono of his workmen's wives had been living with Gelson, and that on his expostulating with him he struck him in the eye with a key. Henri Pretz, of 27, Great Crown-court, a workman of Merry's, said that he was out for a walk with his wife, when Gelson pulled at his wife and wanted her to go home with him, and then Gelson struck him in the eye with a key, or something he had in his hand ; Gelson then ran awy. In answer to Mr. Yardley, the witness said—" My wife is de cause of all dis dreadful war," Mr. Yardley said he should fine Merry 55., or three days, for being drunk, and Gelson 205., or eight days, for the assault. THIS DAPS MARKETS. The supplies of produce on sale here t.)-(lay have been by no means extensive, and the trade greerally has ruled sf early, as follows : FRUIT. S. d. s. d. Pine apples, perlb 8 oto 12 0 Colonial do., each 1 6to 2 0 Grapes,per lb 8 oto 12 0 Foreign do 2 oto 3 0 51elons, each Peaches, perdoz 6 oto 12 d Nectarines, per dz 2 oto 6 0 Apples, per doz. 0 6to 1 6 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 6 oto 12 0 Lemons, per 100 5 oto 10 0 kpricots. per doz 2 oto 4 0 s. d. s. d Cherries, per lb. 1 oto 2 Filberts, per lb .. 1 oto 1 6 Cobnuts, per lb 1 6to 2 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Figs, per d0z..... 2 oto 4 Strawberries pun. 1 0 to 2 0 Gooseberries lit sv 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 i.BLEB. VEGET. Greens, dz bunch 7 0 to 9 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 1 0 to 2 3 Savoy do., pr do. 1 6 to 1 9 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 3 0 Brocoli, per bush. 1 2 to 1 4 Potatoes, per ton 100 to 180 0 New ditto, pr 1b... 0 2 to 0 8 Peas, per sieve 2 6 to 5 0 Turnips, dz bunch 3 0 to 5 0 Carrots, pr do 8 0 to 10 0 Cucumbers 0 6 to 2 0 Garlic, per lb G 6 to 0 8 Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Spinach, hf.-sv 0 8 to 1 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 1 6 to 1 9 Onions, hf. sv 1 0 to 1 6 Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 0 French beans, 100 0 9 to 1 3 I Leeks, per bunch 0 0 to 0 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 3 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms,p pun 1 3to 1 6 Artichokes, pr dz 4 oto 6 0 Cabbage lett,score 1 oto 2 0 Endive, per score 1 oto 2 0 Radishes, dz linds 0 Bto 0 10 Tomatoes, Id eve 4 oto 6 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 4 Asparagus, pr do. 4 oto 8 0 Seakale, per pun. 1 0 to 1 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to lOs Od ; poults, 5s (id to 7s 6d each ; geese, 6s Od to 8s Od ; goslings, 5s Od to 7s Od ; ducklings, 3s Od to 5s Od ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 9d to is Id ; pigeons, Os 8d to is each; large Surrey fowls, lOs Od to 18s Od ; chickens, 8s Od to 14s Od; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to lOs Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 3s Od to Os Od ; grouse, is 6d to 2s Od each ; pheasants, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; ptarmigan, 2s Od to Os ; woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s Od; snipes, is 6d to 2a Od; teal, Os Od to is 6d ; wild ducks, 3s Od to Os Od ; widgeons, 2s 6d to Os Od ; plovers, is Od to is 6d each ; guinea fowls, 8s Od to 9s Od ; roasting pigs, 6s Od to lOs Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is Od to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, 7s 6d to 8s Od ; French do., 6s 6d to 7s Od per 120 ; leverets, 2s 6d to Os Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s Od to 4s Od ; mutton, 2s 4d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od; veal, 3s 6 d to 44d; and pork, 38 Od to 4s 8d per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s Od to 48 Od ; mutton, 28 4d to 4 4d ; lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 38 Od to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. BILLING SLATE. Salmon, 2s Od to 2s Gd ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, 6d to lsOd , p raw ns, 5s Od to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and haibut, 6d pel lb. Turbots, 2s Gd to 12s ; cod, 2s 6d to 5s Od ; brills 2s Gd to 6s Od ; doreys, is Od to 6s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to 2s Od ; lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and garnets, 4d to is 6d each; soles, 9d to is 6d per pair; common oysters, lOs to 12s ' • natives, 40s to 44s per bushel ; w hiti ngs , 3s Od to 4s Od ; haddocks, 5s to 12s Od ; smelts, 4s Od ; flounders, is 6d to 2s 6d per dozen ; mackerel, 36s ; fresh herrings, Os ; bloaters, 6s to 8s per 100 ; carp and tench, is Od to 3s per brace. NUMBER OF NEWSPAPERS IN THE UNITED STATES, Among all the various evidences of growth which the United States have presented to the world none is more satisfactory or important than the rani,' increase in numbers and constantly improving tone of the public journals. Less than a century ago— in 1775—there 'existed in the United States 34 newspapers; in 1800 we find they had increased to 200 ; in 1830 to 1,000 ; whilst in 1860 the total was 5,253—m0re, we believe, than are printed in every other portion of the globe. Of these about 300 are daily papers—some having both morning and even ing editions-72 of which are published in New York, 35 in Pennsylvania, 32 in Ohio, 28 in Illinois, 23 in Indiana, 22 in Massachusetts, 18 in Missouri, 17 in California, and 15 in New Jersey. The dailies having the largest circulation are the New York Times, Tribune, and Herald, each of them distribut ing over 60,000 copies per diem. Of the weekly papers 613 are published in New York, 407 in Illinois, 353 in Pennsylvania, 348 in Ohio, and 230 in Indiana. 114 weeklies are published in New York city, 65 in Boston, 44 in Philadelphia, 33 in San Francisco, and 32 in Cincinnati. _ In the Southern and South-Western States the number is not only considerably smaller, but is much less in proportion to the number of inhabitants. The commercial and manufacturing people of the Eastern, Middle, and Western States, all have their daily, tri-weekly, or weekly papers, either metro politan or provincial, while in the planting districts only the better conditioned inhabitants are patrons of the press. Of these five thousand and odd jour nals, 324 are devoted to religious topics ; 253 are printed in the German, 16 in French, 5 in Welsh, 4 in Spanish, 3 in Italian, ani 2 in the Swedish lan guages. We see by the above computations that the newspaper enterprise in the United States has grown into one of immense magnitude and influence; but when we take into account the fact that the number of journals at the present time is nearly double that of ten years ago, and four times what it was twenty years since, we may presume that it is still a comparatively undeveloped power.—The London American. We understand that a reply to the second Report of the Commissioners of the National Defences is now in preparation by . Captain Cowper Coles, 11,N,—,Anny and _Navy Gazette. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE VOLUNTEERS.—The Midland Railway Company have, we are informed, very courteously allowed volunteers the pri vilege of travelling when on duty, at a single fare to the place of destination and back by Ist, 2d, or 3d class. In the event of a train not having third-class carriages volunteers will then have to pay a single second-class fare ; one ticket must be taken for the whole number of men travelling. This is another instance of the thoughtfulness and judi cious generosity which characterise the directorate of this flourishing proprietory.—Derbyshire Advertiser. AN UNEXPECTED TREASURE,—Yesterday morn ing the Rev. Mr. Ambrose, of Park-street, Regent's-park, purchased a parcel of theological books at a stall in Hol born. Amongst them was a work entitled, " A Christe Exbortacion unto Customable Swearers," by Miles Cover dale, black letter, printed by Nicholas Hill, without date, but supposed to be 1535. On inspecting the volume, he di scove red seven guineas, of the reign of George 1. , as welt as a letter, which, however, did not refer to the money, nor the reason for placing it IA its " secret siding Place , " 4 'w ° up ia U wycr, - Railways. tiantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Barodaez.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent. 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Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July I 1877-9 .l 100 110 113 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2' 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :08 110 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1016 1 0 16 1016 Cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1880 100 105 106 Do. 1890 100 1056 1066 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 1(9 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 101 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. p.c., 1888 &upwds 10) 986 996 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 1(0 108 109 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct l3O 1066 106 1051 DOCKS. stock , Commercial lOO - stock I Do. 4 per Cent.Pret Min lOO - stock . East and West India stock London stock St. Katharine. 1 100 57 69 I - stock 'Southampton lOO Stock Vietoria .. ........ « par 20 Do 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint I all 14 15 New .- - 111 - 17C - E ' ELANEOU I S. 10 Atlantic R. 311. Stm (Icl,l' - - - 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) ' all - - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 32 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4 41 50 British American Land 40 - - 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 32 35 20 Do. 8,7p.e.t.1111852 (Lim.) all , 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limit e d) ..... 321 Canada Land all 110 113 10 Chanlslands Tel. (Lim \ all - - at. Cop. Min.ofEng.&Srnitg all - - 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent - - St. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 106 108 20 E.lnclia Irrign. & Canal 1 id 1 d st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 - - 5 I English & Aug. Copper, all 34 34 15 1G en. Steam Navigate m 14 - - 261 4. 1 'Great Ship limited) all 2} 1 i Do. 174 p ct P re f erence all t 5 !Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 34 - 1 4 L.Q. Omnibus C o. ( L im.) all 4 4 ~ 20 Madras Ir r . and Canal 1 4 L,, '4 1 0 IMed. Ext en. Tel. (Lim ) all 24 .25 National Di e. Co. (Lim ) 5 14 I }d 20 .Nerbu.Coal &Iron (Lim ) 5 1 ()id 10 ;Netherlands Land . . - - 5 IEOO.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 1J N. n.Australasian (rim.) all 610 ; 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all ; 1 1 4 1 Do. New Shares (Urn.). 15s. Ipr "4 i 10 I Orintl. In. Steam (Li m. ) 8 5 4 st. Peellt Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 51 63 gi. 50 Ten. & Oriental Steam all 70 72 50 Do. New 3O 12 13 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4lp.e. all 17 18 171 50 Rhymney Iron 15 i Do. New all 44 54 100 IRoyal Mail Steam 6O 46 48 47 4 Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 127 130 'Submarine Tel. Scrip, , a ll i I st. 2 South Australian Land all 33 Q 4 i I Do. do all 5 7 10 and Agency of 10 , Trust . (lim)lst is. 1 * 1 Austrlasta c 5 ot Upr. an., 11 Do. do. Registered 20 Tr..%6L • - Tel Co. (lim.) 1 id 1p ; ~ u K'dom • -' ' 014 and PO Yu, Pienlo . . - • BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 81d to 9d, of household do., Sid to Sd per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, tad to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 31d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 41d ; 881 b to 961 b, 41d to 5d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to —d. Horse hides, 8s to 9s 6d; calf skins, light 2s Od to 3s Od ; do. full, 6s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to —s Od ; half hreds, 9s Od to lOs 6d; Downs, Gs Od to 8s Od; lambs, 2s 6d to 3s 10d; shearlings, is Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 18s ; and straw, £1 lOs to £2 Os per load. Trade heavy. CUMBERLAND. •-- Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 5s ; clover, £3 lOs to £5 18s Od ; and straw, £1 14s to £2 2s per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL. - Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 5s Od ; Cloves, £3 10s to 6OsOd ; and straw, £1 10a to £2 Os per load. A moderate demand. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. , .—YESTERDAY . Amsterdam Ditto 12 u Rotterdam — 12 Of 25 67 Antwerp Brussels 62 25 62 13 9/ Flamturgh 25 40 Paris 25 70 Ditto2s 70 Nlarseilles 119 Frankfort on Maine 3 Months. : 14 45 11 60 Vienna . Trieste , 33i 33 _ Petersbuigli ........ Berlin .............. Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa .. . Naples Palermo 481. 481 25 85 25 674 25 621 39h 117 J 1 48 48 25 90 25 721 25 67i 39 1 117 i _ t 'in 52 4 11 Messina Lisbon 0421 s`d. porto Rio Janeiro New York .• .• Foreign Gold in Bars (Standara)....per oz. £3 17 . I• 9 M. exican Dollars 0 4 lit ... Silver in Ba rs (S tandard) 0. 6 Os " f t " SQ/ 4 4 Anl eriONl DR I A9QUA Itf t f t ° 0 0 RECENT TVILLS AND BEQUEsr,s., The will of General Vernon, C. 8., was proved iu the London Court on the 16th inst. by tha executors therein .appointed—namely, William Frederick Vernon, Esq., of Harefield Park, one of the testator's sons, and Robert Manley Lowe, Esq., of the Inner Temple. The personalty was sworn, under £lB,OOO. There is a peculiarity attending the family name of Vernon—the testator being for some period designated Vernon-Graham, but subse quently, the appellation of Graham was dropped and that of Vernon only afterwards adopted. This arrangement was effected by Royal permission in. the usual form. This military officer is of anc ent descent, the family being derived from the old Norman Vernons. The General has seen a great deal of active military service, and retired upon his well-earned honours in 1828. The testator made his will as long since as the year 1847, which ha appears not to have altered or added to by any codicils ; it runs as follows :—The estates of Hilton and Essington the eldest son, Henry Charles Vernon, Esq., takes by inheritance, subject to the e vi s i t i a ic t h es charg e o f £5 , 000 , w hi c h i s t o b e equa l ly d i v i ded between the General's two younger sons, wh o are a£145°,00 Iv o iii i e s il also appointed res id uar y l ega t ees . Th ere are some t a o r e b d o i r paid eeted t t oo be the so G ld en o e u r t all General's daughter, and the remainder is to be applied to augment the residue ; this direction also compre hends a colliery, which is to be disposed of for the same object. General Vernon has been a widower since 1827, having never contracted a second mar riage. This gallant officer attained to the great age of eighty one. The will and two codicils of the Right Hon. Thomas Atherton Powys, Baron Lilford, of Lilford Hall, Northamptonshire; Bewsey Hall, Lancashire ; Holland House, Kensington ; and Grosvenor-place, Hyde Park, were proved in London on the 13th inst. by the Hon. Henry Littleton Powys-Reck, the tee tator's brother, and Wm. Smyth, Esq., the execu tors, appointed by a codicil. The personal property was sworn under £90,000, This nobleman is very familiarly known as being connected with several families of title and distinction. His will bears date in 1841, to which he added two codicils so recently executed as May, 1860. Lord Lilford appears to have died possessed of very considerable property, both real and personal ; and his will contains many directions. To Lady Lilford, his relict, who, it is stated, is amply provided under marriage settle ment, he has bequeathed an immediate legacy of £l,OOO. His eldest son, now Lord Lilford, inherits the estates in Northamptonshire and Lancashire. The estate of Bewsey he has left to his second son ; and the testator has made provision for all his younger children under settlement, appointing his younger sons residuary legatees. There are some charitable bequests lift to be distributed by tie incumbents of four parishes in Northamptonshire.. His lordship was formerly a lord in waiting; and was deputy lieutenant for the county of Northamp ton and a magistrate, and held the right of presen tation to nine church livings. He died at his seat, Lilford Hall, on the 15th of March last, at the age of sixty. The will of Colonel Robert Kearsley Dawson, Royal Engineers, C. 8., late of Blackheath and of Derby, was proved in London on the ith inst., by his relict, sole executrix. The will bears date so recent as January 1, 1861. Col. Dawson belonged to that distinguished corps the Royal Engineers, and had seen much arduous service. The Colonel attained his present rank in 1854, and had retired on full pay. His will is very brief, and entirely of a family nature. The Colonel's property appears principally to have been invested in railway shares, policies of in surance, endowments, &e. To his relict, whom the Colonel has appointed his residuary legatee, he has left the greater portion of his property, and the remainders, in certain specific bequests, devolves upon his children.—lllustrated London News. THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION'. Yesterday the sixth report of her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners, dated the 17th instant, was issued. The early portion of the report relates to the inquiry which was instituted by a select com mittee of the House of Commons, and to the modi fications in the arrangement of the commission which have resulted from the recommendations of that committee. With regard to the proceedings of the commission during the past year, it is stated that the total number of nominations to situations in which the order in council was applied in 1860 was 2,631, of which 1,923 were nominations of one candidate only. The number of persons nominated as competitors during the year was 708, and the num ber of situations for which they competed was 242. Of these 708 competitors in 1860, there are 48 who obtained places in the respective competitions suffi ciently high to bring them within the number of situations competed for, and who would have re ceived appointments had they not failed in parti cular subjects; the subjects in which they have failed being, except in four cases, of a practical character. Thus 18 have failed either in bookkeep ing or account-states; 10 either in arithmetic, or thography, or handwriting ; 16 in one or more of these practical subjects; 1 in precis only; 1 in tri gonometry only ; 1 in Latin only ; and 1 in history and likewise in geography. In non-competitive examinations, during the year, the certificates have been 1,469, the rejections 317. The rejections during five years have amounted to 2,289. Out of this number all but 220 have failed either in arithmetic or in spelling. In forty-two cases last year nominees were considered ineligible on account of age, thirty on account of health, and thirty•one on account of character. The number of competitive examinations conducted during the year 1860 was 80; and by those exami nations 196 situations were filled up. The number of competitors actually examined was 603 ; and of the 407 who were unsuccessful, 319 were not con sidered to have passed examinations which would have entitled them to certificates if they had pre sented themselves with absolute nominations. The' number of honorary certificates granted last year was 892. The proportion of rejections to certificates in non-competitive examinations seems to have a tendency to diminish. It was in 1857 rather more than one-third, in 1858 rather less than one-third, in 1859 one-fourth, and in 1860 less than that pro mpoirstsiioonn.ers:' "that continueat this maytd t b h e i n safely regarded as indicating increased acquirements in the candi dates, and not any laxity in our own proceedings. We venture to state this with less diffidence, for we certainly perceive in the performance of th e candi dates who pass, especially in spelling an d arith metic, considerable improvement." feligyays the com missioners; 211 IS DAY'S SHIPPING. - - LONDON, May 25.—Wind this day at noon, West; light breeze, and fine weather, QUEENSTOWN, May 23.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived— Diva, from New Orleans; Mary Blake, from Phila delphia. SUNDERLAND, May 24.—Wind N.—Sailed—Blindel, for Singapore. OFF HURST CASTLE, May 24.—Arrived—Delta, screw steamer, from Alexandria. PLYMOUTH, May 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cuba nian, from Cuba. SWANSEA, May 24.—Wind tonio Vincent, from Cuba. N.W. —Arrived—Au- raYaßNAarfa:.; Joseg. Ow ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Nancy, from Blythe ; Southampton, steamer, from Havre; Brothers, from Guernsey ; Fidelity, &PP London; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey ; La Poule, from Cherbourg; Devonshire, from Youghal; Charlotte, from Guernsey ; Clemente, from Cherbourg; Gem, from Lon don; Venus, from Newcastle. No sailings. (B Y SIIBIfA R I X E AGNRDAIivifrAEosGmENNEPDT;;;Tcou 2. ci L ;ln Elsinore, from Arrived, M 24.—Clara, St. Mary's, United SiztahtetwfsaimmßanicHEhAroos;gHsKagin, from Dominica. Maria, from St. Jago de Cuba; 0 t o ur n b ig ur d .: a rj g y mfa :M orri ri t o ifLn rn an n i , n e o f g v ro e ,l Sailed—Leipzig, steamer, for steamer, for Calais. we P st a ; ss H ed e — r i o ll e f :l o SA d r i et ra no ~ or ron . radon, for Liverpool ntus ;frSonleineWandlwTiaoctrinhaaoifilsoer, I‘ L l o a n ro d i o m, for F rederickshaven; Londo n, Deoda r , for from Pa P ri a s a Jr henna, from su S c a ra r er d wt i i n e p i: Sardinia, from , 1. , o fr o n ut stadt; Orion, fro m Grande, for London • n; Amanda schooner, from R io "man Monte Video for , Quiver, from London, for Labrador. p asse d in tow—Agamemnon from C from Oporto—both for L on d on ' Calcutt •a Copeland, Anchored—Otto, -- .. Fong from Shieldsfor Hon b ; E ; Polly, for Kurrachee ssex, from London, for Newport., ..........______ THE CASE OF THE REV. MR. HATCH.—A mis statement of wh a t t ook place before the Lord Ch i ef Baron in chambers in " Hatch v. Lewis," on Thursday last, has gained publicity. The report represents that the applica tion to the learned judge was for a certificate of costs, instead of which the certificate required to be given by the Lord Chief Baron is simply a certificate that the cause was a fit cause to be tried in a superior court and not in the county court. The verdict for 40s. entitles the plaintiff to costs; but unless a certificate is given by the judge those costs are only given on the county court scale, which would be simply nothing as compared with the actual costs in a suit of such a nature as the present. The application made to the Lord Chief Baron by Mr. Garth on the part of the plaintiff, and opposed by Mr. Charles Pollock on the part of the defendants, was for a certificate to this effect, and his lordship's refusal to give his decision until the first four days of the term will in all probability lead to a motion on the part of Mr. Hatch for a new trial. It is stated that Mr. Montagu Chambers will either move this day for a rule for a new trial, or move to extend the time to enable -hits to do so, It is stated th a t th e Messmi Lewis do nab iaMend to? AWN t 9 0414 the verdict, t the 'rote )cia ent- poll nce, riett stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stock 10 19.18.4 stock stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock 10 stock ;took stock stock stock ►3.14 stock stock stock 5 6 51 6 17 491 1 lon 119 91 3; 94j 4 411 2 624 I 1021 581 Share' Du stk I 18 20i 204 10 100 1 100 100 17i 20 stock] 20i 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock] stook