The Sun. — London, England, 1856-04-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed very steadily. The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales, of which 5,000 were on speculation and for export. The Railway Share Market was without any marked feature, and was not subjected to any fluctuations. The Bank of England return for the week end ing 12th inst. exhibits some important changes, chiefly attributable to the payment of the dividends, which has lessened the amount of the Government deposits. Borrowers having been enabled to return the loans received from the. Bank, there is likewise a falling off in the private securities. The reduc tion in the reserve of notes is considered an un favourable feature ; and although there is a small increase in the stock of bullion, the return is rather discouraging. The Money Market during the last two or three days has slightly improved, and an objection is no longer taken to long dated paper. First class bills have been negotiated as long as 51 per cent., and the Lombard-street houses are con sequently transacting a larger amount of business than the Bank of England. The demand for silver to the East continues, and the bar silver, by the last West India steamer, has been sold at 81d., being the Previous rate. The dollars, by the Mexican packet, have been purchased at ss. per oz., being a reduction of 3s. Bd. per oz., principally for China. Further arrivals of gold from Australia are daily expected, which will no doubt have a beneficial influence upon the general Money Market. Active Circulation Increase Bullion Increase £20,010,090 565,285 .. 10,098,667 , 41,562 Rest Decrease Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills BOB 960 Increase Government Securities IScrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Decrease The official return o fthe exports of bullion from the Port of London for the week ending Thursday last is as follows : Silver coin Hamburgh Gold coin Ditto If H avre Telegraphic advices from Spain state that the Madrid Gazette has published the items of the budget for the present year, and the service for the first six months of 1857. The total expendi ture is estimated at 2,198,517,280 reals, and the receipts at 2,202,591,988 reals. It is also announced that the operations of the New Credit Banks hav e been considerably checked by the interdict of the French Government, which prohibits the nego tiation of such stocks on the Paris Bourse. The consequence has been that all the shares sent for sale to Paris have been returned, and caused a con siderable decline in the quotations. On the Madrid laolsa the Spanish Funds are steady, at previous quotations. Account from Prussia state that the of the interdict being rescinded upon the exportation of train from the Russian markets since the re-esta blishment of peace, is beginning to be felt upon the Russian cash markets, especially in the -ualtic provinces. It has been remarked, also, that the trade with Russia is likely to affect neriously the commercial relations between the North German and Scandinavian States ; and that a lready grain has fallen considerably in the Swedish and Danish markets. At Dantzic the markets for wheat, which used to be very active upon the ap- Proach of the opening of navigation, is this year exceedingly dull, and quotations are nominal ; While rye continues to fall in price. The Market for Public Securities has been quiet, but the quotations have ruled firm. The Bank of England return, although unfavourable, has not had any effect upon the market. Consols have 15en 93i 4 for money, and 93R 1 for account. Bank Stock has been heavy, at 2124 to 213, and East India Stock is 228 to 231. The June Exchequer fills are 2s. discount to par. The New Three Per Cents. have been 92i to 93, and the Re duced 91i to 92k. The Foreign Stock Market h as continued dull, but the opening prices are well maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been dealt in at 98i, and the 4 Per Cents. Guaranteed at 101. Russian 4i per cents. 954 ; Sardinian, 95 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 45 1 ; ditto New Deferred, 244 to ; ditto Passive, 71 to 4 ; Dutch 4 per Cent. Certificates, 94 ; and 2 i Stock, 64. Brazilian Bonds, 100 ; and Peru vian, 78. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 'o Stocks :--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7i ; Mexi can, 22i 3 ; Peruvian, 77 9 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 100 5 4 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian Wu 1S per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 94 6 : 20 Spanish 3 per Cents., 45 4 ; ditto Deferred, 244 ; ?,0 ditto Certificates, 54 6 ; ditto Passive, 7} 1. 25 Railway Shares have been dull and rather heavy. too Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, North Western, _Midland a n d N or th Eastern Berwick are lower. 7 The French Shares are rather depressed, Paris and r Ilona have receded 18s. to 1/. 26 Banking Shares have ruled flatter. 4 E ftrrlSH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON O'CLOCK. (From the 0/Pi& Lid.) Ewan.* done. Zink Stock 2126 13 3 Per (lent. Reduced Annuities... 99 14 2,1 3 Per Cent Consols Annuities 9 31 A i New 3 per Cent. Annuities 14 Ing Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 ;ii 3-16 Ditto 30 Years, e xpire sth April, 1885 l7 1-16 India Stock hrlift Hondo, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 3 d ~ Consols y_ ?or Account Exchequer Bills, 24d. £:1000 - £5OO %all Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.. 9Bl • Ditto, 1859 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON .If, O'CLOC K Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOO Ditto 5 per Cent. (Rothschild's) Peruvian Bonds 43 per Cent Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 44 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... ....... *vanish Bowls, 3 per Cent Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Passive Tnrkiah Bonds, 6 per cent 984 x d Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. .t,-.•: , .:4na,- o' the above r., yable !r. 1 1,Won. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guil 64 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. 93i 93f . 931 934 93$ i March. June. par 2 d Consols, money Ditto Account The Pacific, steamer, of 1,500 tons, has been chartered by Government to bring borne troops from the Crimea. Elbe left the docks yesterday, and anchored at Greenhithe. She is a superior first crass vessel, of extraordinary speed. Flhe will not proceed to sea until after the review, as she will convey a large number of distinguished government guests, invited to witness this grand naval spectacle, THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETT. The twelfth thousand and thirty-seventh 501. share was issued at the office on the 18th inst., making the sum of 601,8501., of which the amount of 228,3661. 3s. 6d. has been paid up. The twenty-fourth estate (Tunbridge Wells) will be allotted on the 21st of May ; and the thirty-fourth pub lic drawing for rights of choice on the society's estates is axed for the 10th of May. LOSS OF THE AMERICAN SHIP BLA.NCHARD.—The loss of the ship Blanchard, Captain Lawrence, has been re ported at Lloyd's. This vessel (on her voyage from Charleston for Bremen), while at anchor in the D.,wns, on Tuesday morning, was caught by a strong easterly gale, and, notwithstanding the energetic endeavours made by the crew to prevent it, dragged her anchors and went on shore on the beach near Kingsdown. The passengers and crew were saved, besides a great portion of the cargo (cotton) and stores. It was feared, owing to the continuanee of a strong gale from the east, that the ship would soon go to pieces. A HERO OF THE ALMA.—Among the individuals lately arrived from the Crimea is one of the Scots Fusi lier Guards, private James Mitchell. This gallant sol dier fell at Alma, whilst advancing towards the redoubts of the enemy, from a wound in the face. The Light Division retiring into the ranks of the Guards, caused a slight confusion, and he was left, together with several of his comrades, exposed to the cruelty of the enemy, who, advancing, commenced their brutal attacks by stabbing him in various parts of the body. He is now suffering from the effects of six bayonet stabs in the chest and side, and a like number in the right thigh and leg, which, it is expected, will render him unfit for fur her 5011i0e. Lir - 'hire, orne, Nhite and ► Ely third trot ley." acle, with MARKETS. Tlfls DAY.) B.AILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday 26 - 27 4 - 4i 8 -- 9 17i -18 A 151 -16 i 124 -- 134 - 91 61 - 613 153 163 17 -. 18 91 - 108 3E - 38 24 - 26 77 -- 78 61 - 63 29 - 3Q 88 - 92 7 - 7A 94; - 9Ei 79 - 81 /24 126 , 103 1 05 f 64i 0-- 65 JO =l5 6 ? p 54 64 89 89 • •• 71._ 71 103 104 ' - 102 par A p par Pi 4 941 —95 i ... ~. ... iBl -• 294 ' - 75 - 754 43 - 45 .. 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B 5 50 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 .ao 10 20 5 lg 1 . 4 Cried' Junction - 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. all I)nn. P. & Jne.. 1100 East Auglian all Eastern Counties.. 100 East. tTnion. A Btl LK' Do., B. Stovr.., S Do., New A ..... 10 East Kent 100 ,ast Lancashire 10G (tdinturgh & Glasgow all Minh. and Peeble , .; 100 Edin. Prth & Durric , 9 & Clyde Jun-. all Furness. all Extension 100 Glasgow &S. Wc-st all Great N. of Scotlnd 100 Great Northern ... 100 ,Do., A. Stock 1 00 Do., B. Stock 1.,X; h. Sth. &West.are 100 Treat Western 100 Stour Val Rail Gua. Stk all Irish .South-Easterr all ',,newott, & Carlisle '44 Do., Thirds 8 Do. New Thirds 100 aftneasii. and York Wet. aiding Un all Liiv.Crsby.&Southr.t. all i.oudon & Blackwall 100 .ond. Bright &S.Cst . 100 `.cud. and N. West,. 16 )a. Fifths 1).).101.8h.,M&B . C 24 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. West , . all Da. all Do., 440 illt ndndrry& Col era' all & Ennisi 1. 4 10 AancL.Shef.&Linel: (2s. ~, Man.. & Lin. 1 Metropolitan 100 laidland 100 • 00. liirnang & Deer all %did. G. West. (Ira all "+o. Half Shares._ , till ,leweastle& Carlist all Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrf 86 Newry & Enniekille all Newry Warrenpoin° Nnd Rostrevor._ DO Norfolk . 3i Northn.Connties Un 1. , k North Nth flo v i.e. 100 Dock Stock 100 ;)0., A stock. all B Stock all Do., B Guarantee 100 Naistern—Berwic 211 1)o. do. Extension 15 De.do. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London 3 4 i s N.&S.Wstrn.,lElam , - stead, and City Jn.. Corti. Staffordshire.. al'. North Western „.. all N. &S. West rn. June. fiuneaton, rind Leicester Wore., & Wolv 8 P,.,rt.nionth 00 Scottish Central 100 Seottishl(idland 100 -iilrrpshire a.l ',with Devon .„. tell) .-10 - stL Eastern., ~.. 100 c'outh Wales Yrksh.&Riv. no 16 4 '?'rfts. l37, k :a::; Stockton & Darli 16 , Axton k te , ;. ,, ,+ 1 Vale rte. Pref., No. 22 T'' 'MPF Tfsv. P.& R. Ulverstone & Lance all Vale Heath Waterfcl. & Kilkenn7 vl'liv.t ter fnri mer' e all West all West End of LondeL and Crystal Palace . dlDo. A ..... 3 Do .B all West London. all Wimbledn &Croydor 40 Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. ' in at par till '64 10 Ardennes all , clamt , P;Bat/1. 14 'tezi ers to Ora sp,ss“ Hornbay , Baroda, an ^..ntrr.l Tndia,f+rr~ all I Do. ;,f! ; iewerara ''eta}. Rhenish , .„ a i;:astern of France 13 ')o. New 11 Bast Indian, g. sp. 15 ',lf, r9l, Tisicr.. all D0.41p.c.8nd5.,'57 a i 4(.. 16 Gee ong Melbourne guar. 5 per c nt. . All Do., Lon. allot., do. '22; GA. TY of Ganain.9 Do. 9) Do. CArt. of Debark con. into Stk. till's l All Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 4 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peningul 7 4 Great Inxembour, Constituted ShareLtill Do. Obligations... • 11 Do. re-is. 'orftd. Sh. AD iOt.WeetcrnofCanaeal gharPs )t 5 Do. New ~.11 Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55.. 0 all Do. do., '62 , p. '56 0 ail IDo. do., '76, p. '6O 0 %it Do. do., '73, without option O all Hamilton & Toronto O all Do. 6 per cent. 0 17 Lake Const. Bash O all Liorre and Turnhout 5 all Lucca & Fist. sp. c.p. 16 Lyot.s and Geneva '0 14 Lyons & Mediterran O all WadraP, guar. 4i p.c O 10 1 )e New n o., sp. c !Co '0 ro. 4i p. c. Exton llt all Maria Antonia .0 9 till .A nll !,0 all Do. do. New hmnr & Liege (wit } interest) ....... Do. (ex interest) Northern of Fr=Ca D 0.201. She LO I aE 'n. 201. 3 p. e rids (fmy.lFl.dt Ams.fihs. "TorwegianTrunkPre I Paris and. Ly0n5...,.. Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans._ Rome and Frascati.. Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations .... Sambre and Meuse... Dn. 51 p. cent. Pref. Sei , ,de, guar. 5 p. c. Do southern of France St. indrow's end Quebec (A),. West Flanders Do ni nqr c. Prof W. &N. W. of Frame, West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Z-aland (! all ! 1 .7 LO 5 5 all 4 all ai 0 I all r;nli eI ‘ll !O 6 all !O all 0 11 25 5 10C 50 I 5 ►o 4 100 5O 100 2 100 20 Business done this day. 26 i 191~ -- sd, - i• -- 141, - - pm 4i - 354 - 36 ..• -- i - i9.{ JOINT-STOCX BANK& 6 r.cara.!asf; Bank of Egypt Bank of London .... 141. Col. .13k.&Ln. C, iiritish N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Br..k. of India, Australia, & China City....... Colon's' Commercial of Loud Rm% q c ot. & Ans. Cht Loud. Chan.. Bk. oi Australia . i)itto New I•Pndon and County L nd. &E.Bukg.Corp. London Joint Stock. London and Paris Loud. & W estminste , National Pro.of Eng Do. New •• Nation► of Ireland.. New South Wales.... Oriental Bank )f f'.orporatioo Ottoman Bank Royal British '.'nth Australia l Union of Austrtlia iDo: New ...........“ ) Ilninn of Lontion ~. }' !torn Bk of Low 92 - 63 - 65 .. ••• - 1 p .6 4 •N ~~ co. 15f -- 16 1 16i -- 171 3 2, par 2p 2ad sN •••• elks -• ••• 40 - 42 42 3 -- 4 1# lip 70 - 72 .7i 7- !M -"" !O 5 LOO 5u ?,5 all 15 all THE 813 N, LONDON, SATURDAY. EVEN INCi, APRIL l9, 1856. , NAIL Clompan ;London N. west. L&N.W. Caledon... E. Un. & E. C...... Gt. Nrtr , u. E. Count. Caldonis.u. It, 100 3t 100 fi all t. 1(Y) 5 all St. 100 >t. 100 all all i 0 all 15 all L'a all 2 all all 3t. ,100 3t, 1100 iOO 5 all ;t. 3 5f 50 all 6j all 50. all - 124 all St. I 18$ G all s,ll %t 1 4. IWO it.i 100 iT„ 1100 it. 1100 sl 101 1 ot. 100 !O all ;t. ;t. 100 ;t. 100 it. 10 , .; 12 7,.) U I all R. 1100 20 I 11 It. 1100 It. 1100 tt. iOO k. 100 10 all 8 all 0 all 10 all 3t 1u :6i all 3i all 16 6 t. 100 tt. ltlo it. 100 It 1.00 ►. 100 It. 11.00 It 1100 G. all St. 10 all all 1 CO Do Gt. Wenn Yk. New. 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South Devon Do. fixed, 4i per con' S. Eastern (Iteadi• of £1 os. Rol Do. .4 1 per cent , Do. Fixed 4i p a eh. Wales Gila. 4 p, 4:. D 10. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4p.e.nuar. qtoclt & Dar. , sp. c. Do. do. ft , 4tock. & Hart'. g. p.c. till July 1, 'SA 4i Water td. & Killr. p c 100 100 100 100 100 100 it. I IN It. 100 it. 100 Al all ?,0 all 5 all ?,5 15 12A all PREFE KNOF iiAlt 117 119 $4 90 115 119 93 - 95 96 - 98 15t , -16 i 61 6} - 110 12t P 4 - 69 - 71 1116 tlB 108 - 108 102 - 104 - 6 - 6A 95 - 97 87 - S 9 90 - 92 98 100 9A - 10 164 -17 i 10 - 103 74 76 19 - 20/ 94 - 104 14;1 -15 t - f. 136 -13 S 135 - 140 •• s••P to -- 137 95 - 97 }... - ... !103 -105 93 - 95 - 51 —a 100 102 = 231 -- 98 - 100 9i 10 . 1~ .. 2a MINER. PI,. •. all Inglo AuitrlA. .0.1 Anglo Californian 7 Australian all Australian Cordillera AU Ave Mari:, Baden (Gd. Duchy of Bitnnar. bon & Coa British Iron .......... , Brazilianimp.(issue , at £5 pm.) Do. Cocaes g Cuiab Do. St. John Del Re; Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. caw Copiapo Fortuna . . Genc-al. at.NnggetVeinßog Great Polgooth at Wheal Vor Unite(' Liberty Linares.. Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Nouveau. „ l'ontgl.3 ll .lk Le. Min Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Ciba— Sort. Cons. Min. Co Guth Australian. Do. Scrip... Do. 10 per cent Prel Tam. S. & L. Min. Co tin Cr0ft...... United Mexican ..„ Waller West Mariposa - 1 Worthing Mining o Australia Vnba .................... 1,1 3 -- 5 2 - 3r 2 - 26 i in 63 65 33 37 25 27 17 * 19 14 —16 id 1 1 - id - 7i 8 111 1 —12 i A - 4 21 23 6 8 3 3i 2. 3 - § 2 - 4 -- 34 < - a.. "'"" ... SCBLLANEOVB. ostralinv, 3grlcuit. Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Work , Grit. American Land Canada o.(4o.firV. UT& idlY Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug, Do. 6p. c. Mar & Sept Orystal Palace Do. Preference ;rystal Pal. of France piston Iron Ore Eastern Steam • En. dans Cop Sm Co Electric Telegraph... wlectric Teleg. of Tr. Gen. Iron Sc Collier ten. Steam Navigat. general Screw Stcoon Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navt,; vtediteran. Elec. Tel. Aexican&S.Ameri en. Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 4etherlands Land.... Do. Do. ...... Do. Sp cP iss at 1 d New B. & N. S. Land N. P. Australasian... Nrtb.ofEuropeStaa m Oriental Ga 5......... Do. " New Shares ?eel Rr. 14. & Minrl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. New ............. Royal Mail Steam ... '''.lcot. Austral. Invest. Ditto New ...... . ... Aoutb Auatral.Dod Submar. Tel. Scrip... ' Registered ....... Prost& L. oo.u. Can. § t Mraen'o rand IsltQo,6p,c.Jaat&Aluli 31 - 33 6 3 / 4 - 76 140 - 145 Jll - 11(4 108 - 110 ilO4 - 110 - 3A 5i - - 21 95 - 97 33 8 in 5i 6i 'l4 - iD f 4 18 22 11 - 14 2f - Si 70 - - g 15 - 75 39 1 SOU Er. of Colin. rata- , yesterd_ 95 97 94 11 - 13 4i ... 5 000 '''''''' la : 1.66. fit : 1134 110 - 115 2} -- 21 92 - 94 a" 56 - 511 45 - 47 134 - 136 31 2id 32 - Ai4l this t LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Nisi Priui before Mr. Baron Martin and a Common Jury.) ATKINS V. HIND. The plaintiff in this case is a lace manufacturer of Nottingham, and the defendant is a bill-sticker of the same place, and the action was brought to recover damages for malicious libels which the defendant had published against the plaintiff by pasting bills about the town reflecting on the plaintiff's conduct as a master. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 1501. ABERDEEN RAILWAY COMPANY. HALF•YEARLY MEETING THIS DAY. This afternoon the balf-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in this company "was held at Radley's Hotel, Fleet-street ; Mr. Alex. Pixie, deputy-chairman of the Board, presiding. The report, which has been published, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that he felt happy to state to the proprietors that the preamble of the bill with which they were now before liament, was yesterday proved, now the amalgamation between the Scottish Midland and the Aberdeen com panies would take place, the Duniee and Arbroath line being worked between them. He was happy to state that there had been a continually increasing revenue every half year ; but he regretted to add, that during the past half year that had been absorbed with the exception of 5001. by the necessity that bad arisen for providing new engi❑es, Stc., the Scottish Midland having refused any longer to work the Aberdeen line. After some further remarks on matters of detail, he concluded by moving the following resolutions :- 1. That the report of the directors and statement of accounts be received and adopted. 2. That the directors be authorised to pay a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum upon the six per cent. preference stock of the compa❑y for the half-year ending 30th April current, and that the said payme❑t be made to the holders of such stock on the 15th of May ensuing. 3. That the directors be authorised to issue deferred dividend warrants to the holders of the 7 per cent. pre ference stock of the coinpany, for the half-year's dividend falling due thereon on the Ist of May ensuing. STERLING baying seconded the resolutions, they were unanimously adopted ; and the meeting, which oc• cupied only a few minutes, then separated. THE ATTEMPTED MURDERS IN RUPEitT-STREET. FRIDAY NlGHT.—During the whole of the day the police connected with every metropolitan division were actively employed in endeavouring to apprehend the in• tended assassin, but without success. Nearly every call in the metropoli, was visited stud inquiries made as to whether any one resembling the accused had applied the previous night to be accommodated with lodgings, and during those inquiries it was ascertained that the fellow lodged at the house of a widow lady named Burton, No. 40, South-street, Hercules-buildings, Lambeth, imme diately facing the public house known as the Marquis of Wellington, the property of Mr. G. Hills. It has since been ascertained that the man the police are in search of, after committing the dreadful deeds, proceeded at once to the above public house in the com pany of another Italian, and having rapidly pushed by several persons standing at the bar, they took their seats in the parlour. One of the two called for a pot of porter, and Mr. Adamson, the beadle of Lambeth, noticed that the man was greatly excited and tremulous, and could scarcely hold the measure in his hand. After sitting in the room for some time the man left, and proceeded direct to his own lodging, and got up about a quarter to eight, and left without making any particular remark to his landlady. Who the man was who accompanied him to the Marquis of Wellington is not known ; but it is believed that he was a fellow-workman of the accuse 4, who is stated to have been in the employment of the same gentleman—viz , Mr. Bernau, patent-envelope manufacturer for wine bottles, near the Westminster road. The landlady of the house in which the man re sided, not knowing anything of the dreadful crime com mitted by him, according to her usual custom ever since the man took lodgings at her house, commenced to get his dinner ready; but not finding him return at the usual hour, she happened to make a remark to some persons living in the street of that circumstance, and found, for the first time, the cause of his absenting him self. It has also been ascertained that he never went to his employment yesterday; and from the inquiries since made it is strongly believed that he is located somewhere about Francis-street, Westminster-road, or in the neighbourhood of Gerard street. The police, apprehending that it is possible he may, during the night, return to his lodgings, three detective police-officers in plai❑ clothes have been placed on duty in the large club-room of the Marquis of Wellington, so as to be able to keep a good look-out in the event of the assassin making his appearance in the street so that they can at once pounce upon him, and take Lim into custody. From all the inquiries that have been instituted it ap pears that the doed was premeditated, and that it com menced in what is termed by some persons an affair of honour, arising out of card-playing. The assassin fre quently stated that he had been wronged whilst playing with the injured men, and what he terms his confede• rates ; but no threat was ever held out by him to indi cate at the moment that he contemplated killing any of them. But after the manner he acted on Thursday night, and the desperate means he adopted, there can be not the least doubt but that the crime had been long premeditated ; the mere fact of carrying on his person such a deadly weapon as a stiletto clearly proved that be contemplated the destruction of human life. Last night a better description of We accused than ap peared in our journal was published bythe police. It states that he was about 24 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high. Hair, brown ; small moustache ; small beard, and whiskers rather short. Was dressed in a grey paletot, very short ; black trousers, and brown waistcoat ; and a black felt " wide-a-wake" hat, which he left behind. He had been living up to the last three weeks in an Italian-house, in Baldwin's-gardens, Leather-lane, and is welt known to his countrymen in that locality, so that if the principal sufferer should die, and a reward should be offered by Government for the apprehension of the guilty per..-on, there is n• doubt he will be quickly pointed out to the police. An escape by the steam-boats or railways is nest to an impossibility, as policemen have been despatched to every seaport town and railway station to watch whether any one answering to the above description attempts to leave London or any of the seaports in the kingdom. No event that has occurred for several years at the west end of London has created such a fearful amount of excitement as the present. LATEST PARTICULARS. On inquiring at Charing-cross Hospital this; afternoon, at two o'clock, our reporter was informed that Carlo Rouelli was considerably better, and that the other three wounded persons were progressing favourably. Up to two o'clock the police had not succeeded in capturing Foschini. LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—This com pany, by way of introducing the French omnibus " cor respondence " system to the inhabitants of this metropo lis, commenced it on Monday morning last upon their Barnet line. The Royal Mail omnibuses (fornserly the property of Mr. M.`Namara) ply between the Post-office and Barnet four times a-day, via Aldersgate-street, John•etreet-road, Islington, Highbury, Holloway, High gate, Fincbley, and Whetstone. Hitherto passengers have been carried by them on the direct line only, at ls. 6d. for inside and is. for outside places, and any per son desiring to go to any other part of town than - that in the immediate route of the Barnet omnibus has bad either to walk or take another vehicle and pay a further fare. By the new arrangement the ls. 6d. and ls. includes the right of conveyance to Chelsea, Picca dilly, Westminster, Strand, any part of the New-road, or City-road, London -bridge, or Fenchurch-street, the only stipulation being that the passenger asks for a "correspondence ticket" when be pays the Barnet con ductor his fare. The changing stations from the Barnet omnibus to those for Strand, Westminster, City-road, Loudon-bridge, and Fenchurch-street, are at the com pany's (late Wilson's) yard at Highbury ; and for Re gent-street, Piccadilly, Chelsea, or New-road at the Angel, Islington. The system of tickets adopted is similar to that used on railways. We ander:tend that it is the intention of the company to test the system on this line of road for a short time, with a view to its in troduction at an early date in connection with the Ed monton, Woodford, and other suburban districts. THE NEW IRON AND GLASS MUSEUM AT BROMPTON. —This mu-eum is 266 feet long, 126 feet wide, and is in three equal spans, covered by three elliptical roofs, all at the same height from the ground, like three huge boilers placed side by side. The shell is formed of flat iron uprights, filled in with boarding. Its ugliness is unmiti gated ; never was a beautiful sward, where the dasies blossom and trees and shrubs put forth their leaves and branches and flowers in forme of beauty unapproachable by man, so vilely disfigured. We know nothing with which to compare it. No squatter in the back-woods, no New Zealand savage, would erect a structure so utterly and indefensibly ugly. If the Marlborough house authorities retain their Chamber of Horrors— their examples cif " what to avoid," when they get into their new quarters—Mr. Cole's first act must be to have a model ma de of this museum itseif.—The Builder. CURIOUS DISCOVERY.—On Thursday last, as the sex ton of Worksop k 'hurch e as digging a grave near to the porch, he found, about two feet from the surface, a human skull, having an arrow-bead, very much cor reeled, 2i inches in length, inserted on the right side. It appears to have penetrated the skull full two inches, the socket of the arrow, about three-quarters of an inch long, alone protruding from the exterior. On exposure to the air a greater portion of this fragment of mortality dissolved and mingled with its kindred c:ay ; still, how ever, sufficient remains to render it an object of inte rest to the curious aed contemplative mind. How long this seat of thought—this human crown of one of our - forefathers, has been removed fr om time's mighty con flicts, and from what cause it was laid low ' cannot be ascertained ; it is probable centuries have elapsed since that period. The skull may be seen on application to the wton.—.Dontoster Chronicle. a.. Ltd ilk SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.) GREAT NORTHERN. sto 1 agst One Act (taken) 6 to 1 aged Fandango (taken) FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP. 100 to 30 agst Uzella (taken) sto 1 agst Zeta (•aketi) LONDESBOROUGH C UP. 10 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 4 agst Yellow Jack (take 6to 4) sto 1 agst Porto Rico (taken) 15 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (offered) 100 to 6 agst Pitapat (taken) 100 to 6 agst Peter Wilkins (taken) CHESTER CIIP. 10 to 1 agst Imogene (taken) 20 to 1 agst Fatalit (taken) 20 to 1 agst One Act (taken and offered) DERBY. 9to 4 agst Wentworth (taken) 11 to 2 agst Ellington (taken and offered> 100 to 14 agst Cannobie (taken) 16 to 1 ag-t Artillery (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Fly-by-Night (taken and offered) 1000 to 30 agst Verdant Green (taken) 1000 to 80 agst Sugar Plum (taken freely) MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. To-day's market was but moderately supplied with fruit and vegetables. The demand generally ruled steady, at full prices. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 8s to 12s per lb; colonial do., Os to Os each ; hot-house grapes, 20s to 30s Od per lb ; foreign ditto, Oct to Os ; melons, 2s Oct to 3s 6d each; ' peaches, 2s Oct to Gs • nectarines, is 6d to 4s per dozen ; apples, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; pears, 3s Oct to 6s per dozen ; plums, Os to Os per sieve ; green gages, Os per punnet; apricots, is 6d to 5s Od per doz.; common plums, Os Od to Os Od per sieve; cherries, (id to Oil per pound ; lemons, 8d to is 6d per doz ; oranges, 6s to 12s per 100 ; fil berts, Os to Os per doz. lbs ; cobnuts, 12s to 15s ; almonds, Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, Od to Od per 100; Egs, Os 9d to is 6d per doz ; strawberries, Od to Od per pottle ; goose berries, Os Oct to Os Od per half sieve ; currants, Os Od to Os 0(1 per half sieve; raspberries, Od to Od per pottle. VEGETABLES.—Greens, is 6d to 3s Oct per doz. bunches; cabbages, is to 2s Oct per dozen ; S.tvoy ditto, is to 2s Od per do. ; brocoli, is Gd to 2s per bundle ; potatoes, 50s to 953 per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od to Os per doz. ; peas, Os to Os Od per bushel ; French beans, 2s Oct to 38 Od per 100 ; turnips, 3d to 4 d per bunch ; carrots, 5d to Gd per bunch ; cucumbers, 2s Oct to 4s Od each ; garlic, 6d to Os 8d per pc and ; spinach, 3s Od to 4s Od per sieve ; old onions, 2s 6:1 to 4s per bushel ; new ditto, 3d to 4d per bunch ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 8d to 101 horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s per bundle ; parsley, 3d to 4d per bunch ; celery, Os 9d to is Gd per bunch ; endive, is 6d to 4s Od per score ; beet, is Od to 2s per doz. ' • parsnips, Os Gd +c) is Od per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is Oct to is 6d per pottle; artichokes, is 3d to ls 6d per half sieve; cabbage let tuces, 6d to is Od per score ; sorrel, Od to Os per half sieve , radishes. Os to 03 01 per dozen. hands ' • tomatoes, 3s to 4s per half sieve ; chillies, is to is 6d per 100; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s (hi per half sieve ; capsicums, is to 2s per WO ; walnuts pickling, Od to Os per 100 ; cauliflowers, 1s to 4s Oct per doz. ' • rhubarb, Gd to is Od per bundle ; asparagus, 3s to lOs perloo ; sea trail, is to 2s 6d per punnet. NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL. Turkeys, 4s 6(.1 to 8s 61; Goslings, 6s Od to 8s 01 each ; Ducks, 3s Od to 4s Od ; wild do., Os Od to Os to 04 ; rab bits, is to is 6d each ; Pigeons, 6d to 8d each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s to 3s 6d ; Chickens, 19 6d to 2s 6,1 ; Capons, 3t 6d to 4s 6d ; Hares, 2s 01 to 4s 04 ; Grouse, Os Od to sto Od each ; Pheasants, Os 04 to Os 04 ; Partridges, Os 04 to Os to Od ; Guinea Fowls, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; Roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each. Ostend fresh butter, 12s Od to 13s Od, and English 12s Od to 16s 6d per dozen lbs. English eggs, 9s to lOs Od ; French do., 5s Od to 7s Od per 120. NE WPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 45 2d ; mutton, 350 d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 43 • veal, 4e Od to 5s 0.1; pork, 3s 2d to 45 8d per 81135 , by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 24 10d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 5s 0,1 to 6s 2d; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 61 per 61bs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 20s ; Brills, 3s Od to 108 oath ; Salmon, 2s 3d to 3s Gd per lb ; Cod Fish, 3s Od to' 7s each ; Soles, 6(1 to 2s Gd per pair; Eels, 6d to Os per lb; Liibsters, Os 6d to 2s 6(1 ; Crabs, -(:1 to 3s 0(1 ; Whitings, 3s Od to 12s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ' • Natives, 48s to 50s per bsh ; Mackerel, V Vs to -s per 100 ; Smelts, Os 6d to 3s 6d per doz. ; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6(1 per gallon ; Bloaters 5s Od to 8s oa per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 6s 01 to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreys, is to 53 each ; Haddocks, 4s to 12s per doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, Od per lb ; Prawns, 3s o+l to 4s; Mullets. 6(1 to 2s Ott each ; Plaice, 4(1 to is each ; Halibut, 64 per lb ; Flounders, is 6d to Os Od per duz. ; salt fish, 21 to 8d per lb BREAD. . The prices of wheaten brea. I in the metropolis are from 9Ad to 10d; of household ditto, 70 to 9d per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 6416, 30 to Od ; 611 b to 721 b, 31d to aid ; 7'lb to 801 b, 3id to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4 , 1 to 40 ; 881 b to 961 b, 4 dto 44d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b —d to —d ; upwards, —d to ; Horse hides, Os Od to Os Od ; calf skins, light, 2s 01 to 3s Od ; ditto, full. Os 6 , 1 to Os Od; Polled Sheep, Os Oil to Os Od ; Bents, 8s Od to 9s Od ; Half-brads, 8s Od to 9s Od ; Downs, Os Od to 8s Od ; Sheallings, is Od to Os Od. ; Lambs, 2s 6d to Sc Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 410 s to 51 15s; clover do., 41 lOs to 61 15s ; aad straw, 11 5s to 11 11s per load. A fair average supply, and a moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 41 Os to 51 16s; clover do., 41 5s to 6 12s ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 11 Vs per load. Both hay and straw were in fair request, at full quotations. WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow hxy, 31 18s to 51 14s ; clover do., 41 4s to 61 153; and straw, 11 5s to 11 12a per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. COAL MAIM Prices of Coal per ton at T.—ArBIL 18. the close of the market. 8. Holywell l6 6 1 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 18 0 1 New Tanfield l5 C Ca.nfield Moor Butes 14 t . l Walker Primrose l4 3 West Pelton l5 II Wylam 15 6' Wallsend, &c. Elaswcll 38 6 'Totten lB 6 Polisher ...... . . l6 0 Russell's flecton 17 0 South Fletton 18 0 Stewart's 18 I; Cassop 17 0 Hartlepool lB 6 Heugh Hall 17 0 . Kelloo 17 6 South Hartlepool l6 6 South Kelloe 17 3 Tees lB 6 West Kelloe 16 0 Whitworth l6 0 WAllsend, Sze. Harvey Wylam 14 3 Wharneliffe l6 3 Bell's Primrose 15 0 , Eden Main l7 0, Bell 16 3 Belmont .. 16 3 Ships at market... 60 I Sold LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 19.—Wind thts , tay at noon, N.N.E. ; slight breeze, and dull cloudy weather. The Victoria, of Sunderland, which sank at Barcelona on the 25th March has been condemned and will be sold. Forty other British coal laden vessels also received damage in the same gale. PLYMOUTH, April 18.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—He roine, from Poole, for Newfoundland ; Sea Bird, Sun derland, for Salem, to stop a leak. FALMOUTH. April 18.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Fe ronia, from Quebec. Off the port—Boreas, from Buenos Ayres, for Antwerp ; John. Patten, Baltimore, for Hel singfors ; Corinthian, New Orleans, for St. Petersburg. Hum, April 18.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—Roseveau, for New York. POOLE, April 18.—Wind E. to N.E.—Sailed—Henry Duncan and Staddacona, for Quebec. COWES, April 18.—Wind N.E W.—Arrived—Dumfries, from New York, for Rotterdam, with loss of mizenmast, maintoprnast, &c., cut away, having been on her broadside and shifted her cargo during a gale on the 24th March. NEWPORT, April 18.—Wind E.—Sailed—Belina, for Rio Janeiro. DARTMOUTH, April 18.—Wind E.— Off the port— Emily. from Queenstown, for Antwerp, and supplied with provisions. JERSEY, April 17.—Wind E.—Sailed—Teaser, for Gaspe. The Alida, from Gothenburg to this port, parted her anchors in Granville Bay during a gale to-day, and was stranded; is expected off to-morrow. SWANSEA, April 18.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—Argus, for Fayal. f . LONDONDERRY, April 17.—Wind E. N. E.—Sailed—Aro hongo, for Philadelphia. GIBRALTAR, April B.—The barque Eden, of London, from Deptford, for Malta, struck on a reef of rocks near Cape Trafalgar on the 4th inst., and was towed in here today with loss of rudder, by H.M.Str. Bustler. OEII ELEOTRIO TELICORAPICY SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Courier and Atalanta, steamers, from Jersey ; Wonder, steamer, Havre. Sailed—Golden Fleece and Jason , steam-transports, for Balaklava ; Express, steamer, Jersey; Alliance, steamer, Havre ; Iris, Cardiff. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning, Wind E. Arrived—Surinam, from Alexandria; Helena, St.ljbe's, Sailed—Coronation, for St. Lowan ; Stemstor, St. Peters. burg ; Persia, steamer, New York. WATERFORD, April 17. Wind E.N.E. Sailed —Alert, Dunbrociie, and Amazon, for Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, April 17. Wind E. Arrived—Engenie, Bohea, Anna Lena, from Galatz ; Joseph Cunard, Moulmein. SUBMARINZ AND BRITIBRTELEGRAP IO GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.15 S.M. Win(' E.N.E ; tide, first hour's flood, raining. Arrived, 19th—Falken Edin, from Nykobing; Caroline, Nykobing ; Providence, Gravelines. Sailed —Diana, for Sie rra Leone ; Time, Leghorn ; Do. rothy, NLAiritius. DIAL, Saturday, 10.11 a.m. Wind E: by S., moderate. Passed, March 18—E1iza Bain, from London, for Dame- MTS. " Passed, 19th—Aseyrian, Shanghai ; Indiana, Geelong ; Wenham. Cardiff; Sultan Quebec ; Jane Smith, Trieste ; Speedwell, Fowey ; Naticiosa, Santander; Prince Rupert, Jamaica—all frost Loudon. 70 95 i 793 125 64 11 i 7a 101 l i 791 Si 15i i 561 11 76 5 47 15i I 731 13 24 3a 23i 15} 174 61 I 2133 i i id 9391 191 20 101 131 14i 6j i I 70i 27 1 j i .- i al 1 An 1 , all Si all 1 all 1 all 1 12s. 1 I lo IJ .9 e nil 0 all / t , tift ')t. 1100 It. 400 5 all 4 ,tit 1 i in 10 0 60 1 an 1 5 all al: pm 57 Pm Pm 12j 75i 4i 142 i 14 1144 10 Navai and Military Intelligence. The fleet at Spithead yesterday noon rot under weigh, and went through the evolutions intended for Wednes day next, and which have been before described. Yes terday, however, the gun-boat squadrons intended to at tack Southsea Castle and Fort Moncton ranged off those fortresses and fired blank cartridge. The effect was very imposing. The fleet stood out in two lines in the pre scribed order of sailing as before, and returned to the anchorage in the like order, taking up their starboard and port moorings east and west through the roadstead. The weather was n n thick at starting that their move ments could scarcely be made out from the shore, but before they returned the sun phone out and exhibited them in magnificent array. The Centurion, 81, Capt. W. J. Williams, joined yesterday from Plymouth and took up her allotted position. The Rodney and the Lon don will probably join to-day. Steamers of the Ryde and Portsmouth Company made excursions through the fleet at various hours of the day, and hundreds availed themselves of the chance thus afforded of steaming from end to end of the " line of battle" and inspecting its stu pendous proportions. The steam-transport Indian, No. 197, arrived at Spit head yesterday morning from the East ; she left Scutari March 31 ; Malta, April 7 ; Gibraltar, 11. She has brought home Major Sargent, 95th ;:Mr. Percival, B. Medical Staff ; Capt. Tinley, 39th ; Capt. M‘Donald, 39th; Surgeon Dwyer, 34th ; Capt. Dixon, 41st ; Capt. Heneage, Coldatream Guards; Assistant-Surgeon Trotter, ditto ; Dr. Robinson, Scots Fusilier Guards ; Captain Humbrecht, British German Legion ; Mr. Cayley, pay master of date ; Rev. H. Williams, chaplain ; Lieut. J. Penton, 12th LanCers ; Lieut. Murphy, of the 50th ; Capt. Mount, East Kent Militia ; Lieut. A. Paulet, iarenadier Guards ; Capt. Wright, Royal Artillery ; Staff Surgeon Taker, Assistant Jan Kirhwa, Cossacks of the Sultan ; MrS. Mount, Mrs. Telfori and child, Dr. Barton, .Mr.. and Mrs. Neale, Captain Corbett, Mr. J. Purcell, and Mr. J. Nash, of the steamer Thias ; seven second class passengers, two nurses, 58 invalids from various detachments at Scutari. 79 ditto from Malta, 8 naval ditto, 8 ditto of the Army Works Carps, 15 ditto merchant-seamen, 48 non-commissioned officers, privates, servants, seamen, &c.--total 216 steerage passengers, whom she landed at Portsmouth dockyard yesterday afternoon. The Vulture, 6, Captain Glasse, arrived at Spithead from Plymouth yesterday, and joined the fleet. Toe Kite, 3, steam-vessel, and the Firm and Tilbury, gun-boats, arrived yesterday from the Thames. The Imperatriz, No. 150 transport, Captain Cox, embarked 300 men and 200 officers, late prisoners, from Russia, and left with them for a port in the Baltic. The Sampson, 6 gun., Paddlewheel steam-frigate, Capt. G. S. Hand, left Sheerness yesterday, at 8.30 a.m., for Portsmouth, having in tow (to join the squadron at Spithead). Nos. 4.7, 48, 109, and 111 mortar ♦essels. The Firefly, 4 guns, paddlewheel steam-vessel, Capt. H. C. Otter, arrived at Sheerness yesterday, at 8 30 a.m., from the Baltic. The new mortar-vessels Nos. 53 and •54 have been put out of No. 5 dry-dock ; both vessels are ordered round to IPottsmouth with all despatch. The Alacrity, 4 guns, despatch screw steam-gunboat, Commander EL C. Majendie, is ordered to be ready to leave Sheerness on Monday next to join the squadron at Spithead. The prison-ship Devonshire, Lieutenant-Commander Lloyd, has returned all stores, and is to be paid off this day. The mortar-floats, Nos. 112 and 113, rigged and fitted for service, were yesterday morning taken out of the fitting basin at Woolwich, to be store with ammunition, etc., from the Arsenal. They are to be towed on to Portsmouth by the Widgeon and Monkey steam-tugs ; and an order having been received announcing the naval squadron to be complete, these are most probably the last vessels which will be despatched from Woolwich for that destination. A new 6-gun screw-steam despatch vessel, to be called the Nimrod, and to carry 850-horse power engines, is to be launched on Monday next, at Mr. Scott Ru,sell's. The steam-transport Helper sailed yesterday morning from Woolwich for Deptford, to take in stpres for the East. Some of the home stations usually kept up by portions of the troops having become vacant by their removal to the seat of war are now about to be reinforced. :Major J. G. Pipon's company Royal Artillery, No. 1 of the 12th battalion, yesterday morning left Woolwich for Southampton, whence they are to embark for Jersey, to fill up that station, at present garrisoned by invalids only. The Chanticleer has arrived at Deptford from Ry mouth, and will depart thence early next week. Tar) Pioneer steam-transport has also arrived at DeptforJ, whence, after a supply of stores, she will proceed to Malta and the East. The steam-tug Widgeon has teen ordered to Southampton, to hold herself in readiness for the forthcoming review. She will sail to-morrow. The workmen in the dockyard have resumed their usual hours of labour—viz , from 7 o'clock to 6 daily. The Pacific, 1,500 tons, W. C. Thompson commander, went out of dock yeeterday, and anchored at Greenbithe. She has 'been chartered by the Governnient to bring home troops, and will proceed.to sea after 'the review. She will leave the river.for rort.mouth this morning, and be ready on Wednesday to convey a large number of the Government guests who have been invited to wit; ness the spectaele. The following app intments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Henry R. J. Pevril, to be acting second-master to the Russell ; Robert Hastings, to be I.tirge3n to the Samp son ; Frederick Le Rena, to be assistant-surgeon to the E linburgh ; E. N. B. Portman, to be midshipman to the Harrier. Exertions are being made in the dockyard establi,h meet at Chatham in order to have the despatch gun-boats fitting for sea at that station completed, so as to enable them to proceed to Portsmouth, to be present at the grand naval review. Tne workmen are employed on tbem from half-past five in the morning until nine at night, and every endeavour is being made to have those gun-vessels now in dock completed in the shortest pot sible time. Yesterday morning a detachment of the Medical Staff Carps, consisting of 27 hospital orderlies and ward masters, left the depot of that corps at Chatham, and proceeded to Portsmouth, for the purpose of doing duty in tbe hospitals at that station. Tne depot of this corps is expected to be shortly broken up, and the men draughted to the different hospitals at home asd abroad. Since the establishment of this corps upwards of 1,300 well trained young men have been supplied to the dif ferent military hospitals, and the system has been found to answer 90 admirably that the authorities intend con tinuing it. Captain Banbury, commanding the Medical Staff Corps at Chatham, has received ao order to hold in readiness a detachment of 25 hospital orderlies belonging to that corps, to proceei to tbe camp at Aldershott. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING. THE WEALTH OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND HOW OBTAINED. The success of the motion of Mr. Spooner has given increased interest to Maynooth and its doirgs. A. case of no ordinary importance was brought before the Pre rogative Court a short time since, in which it was charL , ed that the president and vice president of this college had exercised undue means—in short, spiritual terrors—to induce a priest, the Rev. Patrick O'R ,urke, when on his deathbed, to alter his will, disinherit his brothers, and leave al his property—about 3,0002.—t0 thess reverend personages, in trust for the erection of a Ro man Catholic chapel in the parish of Maynooth. The case proved by the plaintiffs warranted Judge Keatinge in strong animadversions upon the conduct of the defen dants, and the case stood over for judgment this term. Yesterday the ca-e of " Whitehead v. O'Rourke" was again before Judge Keatinge in the Prerogative Court. Whatever influence was brought to bear upon the rela tions of Father Patrick O'Rourke was not stated, but suffice it to say, a compromise was effected during the vacation. There was no doubt entertained that the judgment would be favourable to the plaintiffs. Now, let us see what has taken place : " The will in dispute (says the report) was that of the Rev. Patrick O'Rourke, late Roman Catholic priest of Ceb ridge, by which all the funded and other property of which he stood possessed was bequeathed in trust for the erection of a Roman Catholic chapel in that parish, this disposition being alleged by the impugnants, the brothers of the deceased clergyman, to be at variance with all his previous intention+ and declarations, and to have been obtained upon his deathbed through the means of spiritual terrors exercised by the Rev Dr. Whitehewl, vice pre-ident of Maynooth, who, with the Rev. Dr. Reneban, president of that college, and D. M. O'Kelly, were appointed trustees by the same instru ment. The case has stood for judgment since the 18th of February, and the result was looked forward to with i considerable interest. " Mr. S4ift, proctor for the impugnants, handed into the court a special proxy signed by the four next of kin, authorising their proctor to consent to have this will established, a compromise having been Effected between the parties. "Judge Keatinge.—ls there an affidavit of the due execution of this ? " Mr. Swift.—l will have it made in the course of the day. Here are the terms upon which the agreement has been entered into (handing in the document). "Judge Keatinge—l do not wish to look at it. I think there is some difficulty in the matter, and that a question: be raised in this ease. I h ave very serious to it, and was .quite prepared to deliter my jud gment not on this day, b ut a f ter due given much attention notice h a d been.given t o the parties. I amnow told that the parties have compromised, and accordingly there is handed up to me a special proxy, signed by the four next of kin, authorising their proctor to Consent to have this will established. No doubt these parties—the next of kin—are all of full age, are under no disability, and have a right to deal as they please with their own pro perty ; at the same time, after the full examination of the case which took place in this court, and the evi dence which was given at very great length, it may be sugge-ted that the court ought not to be actuated by the consent. I declined to look at the agreement accom• 1 panying this proxy. I must presume, of course, that that agreement is one under which the next of kin will get out of the property of the deceased _in the cause . something substantial—l think it ought to be something very substantial. lam not quits. sure that I really am right in acting on this proxy ; however, I t2co not think I ought to set up my opinion against the of iuiiin of a ll the parties in the case, and accordingly I shall -establish this will But, although Ido not find it mentioned in the special proxy, I think it right to say that I shall give the next of kin full costs in the entiie proceeding, to be Itaxed between proctor and proctor. Let sentence be prepared acordingly. "Dr. Wiley, who had been one of the advocates for - the promovant, said-This comprom i se coon on me by. _ . __ surprise. I did not advise, and was not aware of it until it came on to-day. With regard to costs— "Ju Ige KtAtinge—l will not admi this proxy en any other terms than those I have stated. I suppos e the paaties acted on the proverb, that a certain pcirtion of the loaf is better than no bread. However, the spe. cial proxy being before me, with this addition'Al qua!!. fication, I shall order the will to be established. The terms of the compromise are, that the four lirothers of the deceased shall each get 1501., and be at no charge whatever respecting costs, which are to be entirely de frayed by the trustees of the will. The total amount o property exceeds 3,0001. THE MAGISTRACY. Joseph J. Hutchinson, Esq., of Mountheaton, is ap pointed to the commission of the peace for the King'a County, on the recommendation of the Earl of Rosse. A. A. Murray Ker, Eq., of Newblis House, has bees appointed a magistrate for the county of Cavan. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY. The supply for the season fair, with higher prices fe beef and mutton than we have had fnr som e time. Sporting Intelligence. EZIVING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. For the Chester Cup, 8 to 1 was currently offered against Hospitality. Imogene was frequently mentioned, and backed in a few instances at 12 to 1. That figure was the highest offer against Yorkshire Grey. The Earl does not improve much since his victory for the New market Handicap. 50 to 1 would have been taken about Van Dunck, and 30 to 1 was asked for in vain about Courtenay ; both Aldford and One Act are much inquired after, but we have not seen them backed. For the Derby 500 to 200 was offered against Wentworth, 200 to 26 was taken about Ellington, 175 to 25 and 200 to 25 was laid against Cannohie ; Fly-by-Night appeared to have no settled price. For the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes Milton was the only horse in anything like demand. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Fandango (taken) 10 to 1 agst Saraband (offered) 100 to 6 apt Heir of Linne (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND. 6to 4 agst Yellow Jack (take 7to 4) 4to 1 agst Porto Rico (taken) Bto 1 agst Milton (taken) 10 to 1 agst Bird-in•liand (taken) CHESTER OUP. Bto 1 agst Hospitality (offered) 12 to 1 agst Imogene (taken) 12 to 1 agst Yorkshire Grey (offered) 25 to 1 agst Courtenay (take 30) 40 to 1 agst The Earl (offered) 40 to 1 agst Van Dunck (take 50 to 1) DERBY. 500 to 280 agst Wentworth (offered) 7to 1 agst Cannobie (taken) Bto 1 agst Ellington (Laken) NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.—FRIDAY. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. for four-yr-olds, 9st 81b ; five, lOst 71b ; six and aged, lOst 121 b. Round Course, 3 miles 4 furlongs 139 yards. Mr. T. Parr's Sauosbox, by St. Lawrence, 4 yrs (Wells) 1 Mr. Barber's Sir Rowland Trenchard, aged (J. Forster) 2 Mr. G. Hobson's Minos, aged (S. Rogers) 8 Mr. Dugiale's lona, 6 yrs (Flatinan) 4 Betting-10 to 1 on Saucebox. Won easily by three lengths ; bad third. Handicap Plate of 50 sovs, for three-yr-olds and up. wards. New T.Y.C., 5 furlongs 136 yards. Mr. Mill's Olympus, by Epirus, 3 yrs, Est, 71b (Plumb) I. Mr. R. E. Cooper's The Czar, 3 yrs, sst, 101 b (Fordham) 2 Mr. Brown's Flyaway, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Bray) 3 The following also ran :—Pharos, Barrel, Posthorse. Betting-5 to 4on Olympus-3 to 1 agst Posthorse-- 4 to 1 agst any other. Won easily by a length ; a length and a half between the second and third; bad fourth. The Port Stakes, a sweepstakes of 100 sove. each, h for four-years-old, Sit 71b., fillies Sit 41b. The second to receive back his stake. T. M. M., 1 mile 7 furlongs 15S yards. 6 sub' , . _ _ _ _ Lord 'Zetland's Fandango, by Barnton, Bst 71b (Ashman) 1 Mr. Pedley's Saraband, Bst 71b (Pattle) 2 Betting-6 to lon Fandango, who won in a canter by two lengths. Handicap Plate of 100 sovs. for three-year-olds and up- wards. Certain winners extra. A. M., 7 furlongs 212 yards. Mr. Barber's Pretty Bpy, by Idle Bay, 3 yrR, 6st (FOrdtiam) 1 Mr. Simpson's Duke of Lancaster, 5 yrs, 7st slb (T. Chi 2 Mr. Sargeant's Rip Van Winkle, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Faulkner) 3 The following also ran :—Maid of the Mill, Falcon, Pelitssier. Betting-5 to 4on Pretty Boy-3 to 1 agst Rip Van Winkle. Won by half a length ; very bad third. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for three-years-olds ; colts t 71h, fillies Bst 21h. D. M., 7 furlongs, 201 yards. 4 subs. M. Howard's Findon, by Touchstone, Bst 71b (Wells) 1 Mr 4. o,boldeston's Lune le, Bst 21b (I Mann) 2 Mr. J. White's George Brown, Bst lib (E. Sharp) 3 Betting-7 to 4on George Brown. Won by half a length ; the favourite was beaten about three lengths from Lunelle. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 4 agst Yellow Jack (taken to 400/.) 9to 2 apt Porto Rico (take sto 1) Bto 1 aget Fly-by• Night (off.) 10 to 1 agst Milton (taken) CHESTER CUP. 7to 1 agst Hospitality (taken) 10 to 1 agst. Yorkshire Grey (taken) 350 to 10 agst Dame Judith (taken) THE DERBY. 9 to 4 agst Wentworth (taken to 1,2001.) 11 to 2 ag4 Ellington (taken) 6to 1 agit Cannobie (taken) 1000 to 30 aget Mr. Verdant Green (taken) Although the raeing was comparatively unimportant, yet the Ciaven Meeting was marked by incidents which will be long remembered. The disputed race for the Burwell Stakes, and the decision delivered on it by the acting stewards, are likely to be topics of conversation in sporting society fur many months, whilst the retro gression of Fly-by• Night, and the advance of Wentworth for the Derby, will even be associated with the Craven. The meeting terminated yesterday, the sport provided for the last day being of an average quantity, albeit it lacked interest. The principal visitors returned to town by the "special," which started about an hour after the last race. The railway authorities exerte.l themselves most successfully in providing accommodation for visitors during the meeting, and the civility and attention of the officials were generally acknowledged. Ample arrangements have been made for the convey ance of passengers to and fr.im Newmarket during the approaching "First Spring " Meeting. PARLIAMENTARY -COAIMITTEE. LOCAL CHARGES ON SHIPPING. The select committee nominated by the House of Commons to inquire into the local charges on shipping met yesterday for the first time for the despatch of busatess. The following members composed the committee :---Mr. Lowe (chairman), Mr. Watson, Lord Hotham, Sir S. North cote, Mr. Duncan, Mr. M. Gibson, Mr. Beamish, Mr. Hors. fall, Mr. Vance, Mr. Fenwick, Mr Hardy, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Moffatt, and Sir J. Duckworth. The Chairman said, before commencing proceedings, he wished to state that a petition bad been sent by the inbabi tants of Runcorn to Lord Stanley of Alderley, President of the Board of Trade, complaining of the 1 cal charges on salt. Lord Stanley bad sent that petition to him (the chairman) to be submitted to the committee, and he now wished that it bo read by the clerk. Mr. Horsfall said, before that was dcne, he should move that the room be cleared, as he had something to submit to the committee. The room was then cleared, and after about an interval of au hour* and a half, the - public were again admitted, and the petition, was read by the clerk. Mr. Heron, town-clerk of Manchester, was then called and examined—ln reply to the chairman, he said he considered the question of local charges was of vital importance both to Manchester and Liverpool. He said the growth of Liverpool was something very extraordinarY. In 1700 the popul ttion of Liverpool was 5,714 ; in 1831 it was 165,000 ; and was now little short of 350,000. In 1753 the dock dues of Liver pool were 2,034/. 16 s . 2d. ; in 1803 the y were 28.0 2 w ere 182,9801. 16s. 4cl. ; 1851 they n. 13e. 6d. The Parliamentary comm itt ee th a t w 7d e . re ; 2 i 15 n1 , 8 5 3 2 3 71, t 2 h 5 e . y sat on the dock dues last year proved that the dock dues then were nearly 380,000/. In 1731 the town dues were 648/. 165. 3d ; in 1801 they were 19,728/. 3s. sd. ; in 1833 they were 47,0071. 14s. 2d. ; in 1847 they were nearly in 1855 they we re near l y 150,000 L , of which a ! o a o t a ,o o °° f 1 1 ; 21,0001. found its way into the coffers of the cor poration of Liverpool, and the remainder, in some way which he could not explain, found its way into the pockets of the freemen of Liverpool. The witness then gave evidence of the title of the Liver pool corporation to the dock dues. It appeared that in 1628 Charles I. conveyed the manor of Liverpool to the citizens of London, for a sum of about 700/. The property was after wards conveyed from the corporation of London to that of Liverpool by lease, from the Molyneux' family, animators of the present Lord Sefton. Subsequently, in 1833, the case of the Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool v. Bowden, an ac tion fotry the 'rights of the corporation, was decided in their favour, and since then. their title had not been disputed. In 1695 the corporation of Liverpool seized certain teas for town dues; alleged to be payable ou them. In consequence of that, a bill was filed against the corporation of Liverpool, by Samuel Hall and others, freemen of London. The case was heard before the Barons of the Exchequer• on 2d July, 1697, and the result was, that freemen of London, connected with Liverpool, were declared to be exempt from town dues of Liverpool. The corporation claimed an area to levy dump over the whole Customs port of Liverpool. The port was establishel in 1680 by a commission granted by the Crown. The town ant lord. ship of Liverpool was very small in extent. The dues were levied on every article that passed in or out of the port of Liverpool ; those dues were fixed by the town council, and varied occasionally by memorials or otherwise. There was at one time a brass plate affixed in the Custom-house, contain ing a tariff of duties; but the plate disappeared in 1800. There was now no re,gular tariff either printed or otherwise, though a list of dues did occasionally find its way into the directories. -The dues were now collected at the discretion of the clerks, who frequently differed in their views, ail that offered temptations to young men for pilfering. The wit ness wont on to read a statement made by Mr. Foster, town clerk of Liverpool, before the Municipal Cerporation Commis sion in 1833, to the effect that the poor rate of Liverpool was about 60,09 e/,, and towards that the corporation contributed between SAN. and WOOL out of those very town dues, besideS various other contributions for the good of the town gene. rally. The witness next gave a detailed statement of the ex penditure for local rates both in Liverpool and Mairr. AL f 9343: 2'45 1 `4313,* committee &clammed, DEO 7. _ lock, were ;, his Dre a iding riage loyal lines rance 3tiny prUCCI ldiers , and oked the the Dent- been tents I the time muds 'mad they went then, nents lien, WK . acid Vil ,lnta ary, les gr. d of 61Iy he of a lola km on lso iat i~ .. 70i 1 1121 98 6