The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-07 00:00:00

AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK Two o'CLocK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were 66f. 40c. Heavy. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in most instances at slightly reduced rites, consequent upon speculative sales. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols per Cent. Red uce d B4 i New 3 p er C ent. BB/ t New 22 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — - Marc. Exchequer Bill s, £l,OOO, 22 & 3 per Cent. 15 dis h. B June 4 die Ditto £5OO Ditto £lOO and £200 Bank England Std 4i per Ct. D itto Account..' INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECTJRITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 Ditto 6 per Cent. July, 1670 Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888.. Do Certificates Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent., J an. 18 72 .......... . — Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 Ditto Bonds 5 1,000 - Ditto under 1,000.. • ........... • FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ihastrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 ........ razil ian 5 p er C ent ........ Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 B5l Egyptian 7 per Cent.. lOO Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ox-Coupons — Ditto Account....... Ditto Co . . Ditto upons • Account Guatemala 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 ........ Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railwa. Z aexican 3 per C ent . ......... y) 73 D itto Account.., 421 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent — G ranada ... ............. Ditto 2 per Cent D itto Deferred .. 30f . ....... PDitto Land Warrants (Hectares) - eruvian 41 ou pernt. Cent Ditto Acc .• . ., — Ditto 3 per Cent. (tribarren) Ditto 41 per C en t., 1862 ......... Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ S t — P Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per C en t 185 9 . Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 ...... Uitt0.............. Account Spanish 3 per Cent 'Ditto Account .Ditto New Deferred DiDitto Account. Ditttto Passive o Account .............. , Spanish Cert. of Coup • not funded ..... SDitto Account wedish, 4 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 .................... 88 Ditto 6 per C en t. 1858 .............. Ditto Account ...................... GS Ditto, £lOO Bonds .................. DDitto 6 per • Cent. 1862 .............. 70} itto Account .................. .. 70 Ditto £lOO Bonds. Ditto Dit to 1863 .......... 67 Venezuel a 3 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ........ Ditto per Cent. ................ Per ...................... 22} Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 I)itt A .............. Dittoo Account ...................... 51} lf per Cent .................. Dividends on the above, payable in Loud , i). Irian,Ausa 5 per Cent.. E• 2. 10 Fl or i ns. Dutch 2 --. l} per Cent., E:-.. 25E ........ f per Cent., Ex, 12 Guil ........ 641 Ditto 4 per C ent. Certificates ........ Ditto Account Italian, 5 per Cent., 1 861, Ex. 25 francs.. ... 1 Consols Money ... TWO O'CLOCK ........... 90t I Ditto Account. ......... 8.81.. 89/ x d _ __ _ Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Marlr.et firm. Sales about 6,000 bales. Import, 4,386. L' ettters from Kurrachee intimate that the steamer Sa( me, belonging, to the Oriental Inland Steam Company, bAd arrived there from Calcutta, but the barge Calcutta which she towed was lost on the way. She broke in two and went down• it is added that it is feared the steamer 'will not be of much se r vi ce on the Indus until proper bargai can be r, o t f or h er to tow, THE DANISH VAR.-- Captain Hobart, of the Brothers Success, arrived at Rochester on Wednesday from Rotterdam, reports as follows :—" On the 3d inst., at 9 30 p.m., at about 10 miles N. by E. of the Hinda light vessel, c,bserved, 10 miles to the NE, an engagement between two screw steamers of war, viz., Danish and Prussian. The Thin lasted upwards of one hour, when they steamed away to the northward, and I lost sight of them." CRYSTAL PALACE.—The grand o first o f a ser i es of ten pera concerts will take place this day (Saturday), supported by popular ar!istes from the Royal Italian Opera. potenthilling Day, F r id ay, May 6.—Admissions on pay -2,484. t, 1,630 ; di tto by season tickets, 854 --total visitors, ONEY MARKET The Money Market to-day has presented a much quieter appearance, the inquiry having subsided, but the rates continue very firm. A further sum of X 63,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. There was a general rise in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon, owing to the increased value of money here. The Banks of France and Tarin have advanced their rates of interest to 7 and 8 per cent respec tively. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £520,700, and the exports to .£345,000. Lord Hobart and Mr J. Stewart have joined the directors of the Imperial Ottoman Bank. The share list of the Land Credit Company of Ireland is to be closed on Monday next for London, and on the Wednesday following for the country. The subscription list of the Etst Wheal Vor Tin and Copper Mining Company will close on Wednes day next for London, and on Thursday for the provinces. Th e Scottish Universal Finance Bank shares closed to-day at 2 prem. Such is the confidence reposed in this undertaking that nearly the whole of the required capital has been applied for. The directors have concluded their negotiations for the purchase of Messrs. Nathan and Co.'s business, of Cornhill, on most advantageous terms, at the same time securing their adhesion to the bank. Arrange- tp meats have also been made for the transfer to this company of the business of N. Monteaux and Co., of Paris. Under such a favourable commencement, and with so comprehensive a programme, as may t be found in another column, there is a sufficient reason for the commercial confidence which exists in reference to this company. 9 There has been very little business to-day in the market for the English Funds; but owing to a dis continuance of sales prices have slightly tended upwards. Consols were 90f for money, and 891, less the dividend, for the account. Speculators appear less inclined to enter largely into transactions either for a rise or fall, and - the market consequently presents a dull _ appearance. The New Threes are quoted 881 1; the Reduced Annuities, 888 ; the March Ex chequer - I Bills, 155, to Bs. dis., and the June ditto, s Bs. to 4s. dis.; and India 5 per Cents., 1041. In the Foreign Market a general rise has taken place, but business is not active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70 1 ; ditto Consolides, have ad vanced to 49a s ; Mexican to 421 431 ; do., New, to par, * prem. ; Greek to 211 1; Spanish Passive to 33f f ; and the Confederate Loan to 63 64. 8 Business in the Railway Share Market has been " I very inactive, and there is no change of importance to record in p r i ces . .t The follo w i ng are the current quotations of some 11 of the principal new undertakings: —Imperial l't i Bank of China, i I prem. ; Millwall Iron Works, •i 1 prem.; Humber Iron Works, f-, lk prem.; Pro- St( vincial Banking Corporation, i 11, prem. ; Inter- 1 national Land Credit, 1-b 2 prem.; Telegraph Con.. I struction,l t I( y prem.; Sabloni ere Hotel, prern. ; North Au s t ra li an , 1 11 prem. ; and Scottish and stc Universal Bank, 11 2 prem. qa BRITISH. MI. 2 ;cambrian Consol. Gold uhtlord Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogau Gold Ltd. I East Caradon ...... - East Cam Brea... 4"lltussel (Tavistk ; Gam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen ;Great South Tolgus :G. Wheal Vor (iielston !Grenville.. LlercA's-Foot it ingston Downs - Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant ! vlarke Valley. 1 3lyndy Iron Oro (Lint. New Setun ............ North Downs N.Wh 'I Baseet(lllo2;an !North Wheal Crotty I Par Consols (3t. Blaze) 20 i Providenoe(Uny Lelnt.), !South Caradon(StCleer - S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, !Stray Park ...... rarnar Silv.ct Lead 3liu fin Crolt -- West Basset (Illogan) 4V C$ radon (Liskeard; - West Seton 4Vheal Basset (Mogan ! !Wheal Buller(Redrutlt) Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant) ; Wheal Luthott Wheal MaryAnn(lden ) !Wheal [leton !Wheal Tretawney (Lis )1 Union. 1 550 30 a 1%14.6 28. 3.4.0 64' 8 13.0 58 1 7 178 2i 40 31 6.16. 95 8.12 38 4.18.0 35 2.&6 18 1.3 0 45 25 15 19g SD 2 11 3.1.0 13 2.6.9 45 10.0 7 41 le 950 18.18.91 40 30.17.6 23 9 38 14 9 5 16 47 4 195 54 90 10 30 2.0.6 2 8 11i 6 35 200' 24 3.17 2 40 195 a G 95 19 10 18 XO5 05 24 12i 203 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 951 Ditto, ditto, C 6 per cent. 79 E/ LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Wilts and Somerset, 90 FOREIGN Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9j RAILWAYS. San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., II , Ditto (all), 191 19 POREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, linl.. 11i East del Rev aim.), St. John d''.;l key (1fm.),,i75 Yudanaldutana of S. Australia, 1im.,131 BANKS. I Agra and United Service (Um.), 142 1 Alliance (Urn,), 594 8 Ditto, new, 47 9 Anglo Austrian, 01 Australasia, 7411 Bank of Egypt, 2 871 Bank of ()tag°, lira., 35 B,nk of Wales, lim., 174 Bank of New Zealand, 151 Brazilian and Portuguese, Um., 121 British and American Exchange (lira.), 255 6 Brtish and Californian, lim., Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 8 9 Ditto, new, 32 Chartered Ater. of India, London, and China, 69 701 City, 130 1 Consolidated Bank, Um., 111 East-London, lim., 7 English and Irish, 1hn.,v15 European Bank, lim., ill 12 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lint.), Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 131 14 Imperial Bank (Jim.), 374 Imperiallme Ottoman, 20 1 ortganv Bank of India, lira., 5/ 6 London Bank of Scotland, lint, 1 8 London, Birm., and S. Staffordshire, lim., 211 5 London Chartered Bank oi Australia,: 27 London and Colonial (limo, 141 London Joint Stock, 45 1 London and Northern, lira„ 22 London and South-Westerxi, 25 Merchant Bank, Jim , 20 Mercantile and Exchange Urn., 17.174 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 30 29 Oriental Bank: Corporation 60t 5 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lim., MISCELLANEOUS. An. , :10-Mexican Mint, 21 Bombay Gas, Jim- 04 Ceylon ComnanY,l ll l Contract corporation, lira., 41 Crystal Palace, 33 a Discount Corporation, 15 a Egyptian Com, and Trading, lim., 45 I E , glish and Australian Copper, 15 G F e o n r -s Creditt r e tWarehouse,d Finance Hudson's Bay, u c l if m l.. ” o 6 ndon, lino., 95 s Imperial Financial,'lim., 95 International Financial Society, lim,, 105 11 101 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 7.1 6,1 Land Securities, lim., 45 London African Trading, 51 London Financial Association, Um., 25.1 Ditto, new, 145 Marine Investment, him , 35 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S. Share/ Railways. I Paid., Closing Business Price. done. 13.14. E airWol., and Sir. Val. al at Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co al st 'Bristol and Exeter ..., 8t ;Caledonian 10( 50 !Cork and iiandou al 20 C 011 17,11.11 10 A (A gets no div ;0 B tilt op c.p an.liss ai 50 !• been paid to 13.1 al Dublin lz Belfast June.] all 25 IDun.,Perth&Ab. June.] all St iEdinburgh & Glasgow. 100 at !Glasg. and S. Western. 100 at , Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 st Ditto A stock st Ditto EastAnglian st 100 st GreatNorthof Scotland 100 st Great Northern 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 35 8 2 12 16 9 I st Do A stock at Do Bdo st 'Gt. S. an.l W. of Irelan , 100 91 93 at Great Western ...... 100 63 33i at Do Str Val gun. stock 100 at Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1. 9 109 ; st London and Blackwall 100 64 45a st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 100 101 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 39 41 et Lon. & North Western 100 1(8; 109 et Lon. & So..th Western 100 96i 97 st Man., Met., & Lincoln. 100 53 54 5 0 Maryport and Carlisle. all 12 1 I Do I 5hare5........... all at Metropolitan st (Midland Do New . at Do Binning . . & Derby 50 Slid. Gt. W. of Irelano a 25 Do. d-shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British et !Nth. Perth, & Dunde 10 at INth. Eastern—Berwiok 10 2 5 Do, G.N.E. purchase 15.1 et Do Leeds lO st Do York et Do 101 st 'North London 10 Do New 13.4 North Staffordshire 10 IN. and S. W. Junction al at Scottish Central 101 at Scot N. E., Aber. stool, 101 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOl 10 Shrews, and Welohpooi al at Shropshire Union 101 st !South 101 at South Eastern at South Wales st S. York. and River Dim 10; 20 stain es, Wok.,andWok al 2 5 Stockton & Darlington al 25 Do 1: z 5 Do New, 1856 ll st Taff Vale.. . 10 Do B 10 Do C 30 Ulster 2.5 Do 2.10 Do at Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and Pim at Waterford & Kilkenny 1 at West Cornwall ll at W. Hartlepool Har.&R lO at West Midland --Oxfordl 100 at DoNewport! 100 at Do Hereford! 100 Il 1 8 8! Si 9 83 f 5 117} 118 II 1 6 7 1 35 37 Ll 16 17 0 88 90 I 101 106 D 46}'7 ei 7; 11 110 111 120 i 12V: 100 1(2 50} 61i 241 54 991 IGOk 55i 66, 88} 90 TO 128 131 5 16 26 11 76 78 11 1c Ili 10 121 123 10 39 40 ►0 54 66 ►0 83 85 10 80i 90 104_ 107 _ 7 11 Z 6 44 37 4 7 94 10 t , ,0 8 84 )0 165 17u 85 7 c 3 3 .11 • 1 0 1 95 97 BRITISH POSSE Railways Pa Atlantic &St Lawrena al ilom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 6 per cont... / l 0 Do. New . ?0 Do. E. eO4 Buffalo and Lase Huron al 10 Do. Preference )0 B ullalo,Brant,&Godricli to , ( 6 p. at. bds. A ug. 1, 187% Oo Do. do. July 1, 1872 101 00 [)o. do. Juue 1, 1824 101 et Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin, 101 st CapoTovim Dock Scrip 10 , :ock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp, , If r,:tk East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 1 l 0 Do. do. U 1, '0 Do. do. R do. 11 ck Grand Trunk of Canada he ) Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. al Do. do. deferred.— .. al. Do. 2d Pref. Bonds., al Do. do. deferred...—. al Do. 3d Pref. stock al Do. do. deferred...... al Do. 4th Pref. stock... a' Do. do. deferred...... G t.lndf aPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c.., Do. Janu'iry,_lB - 62 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. toi Ji Gt. W. of Canada Share Eal 0 Do. New ...... 11 )00 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt al ) Do. 5i 1). al tO Indian Branch Limited )ok Madras guar., sp. c. 101 )ck Do. II p. o. Extension 101 )ck D. 46 d 0........ 101 10 Do. Fifth Extension. )ok Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 101 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. al )0 Do. 7p. c. Ll7ortg. Bds. al, 10 Newßr avawick & Cands Class A and B. al N. l ll.C'da6 po Ist pf bds ock &ludo • • ock Do. Delhi pr .- •• I le Do. 'a E it Do. Punjaub c 1 all Do. Do. , , 100 )ok Do. Indus. St . Flo.) i 100 COLONIAL GOVERNME Len. Gov. 6 P.c.Ja. &Jul; 1877-81 i Do. Ap. c. Feb. & Aug Do.d P. c. Mar. & Sept. Jan.&July. Do. 5 inscribed stocl, ,Cape G.Hope, a p —I Do.Ap & UcL 1880 Do. 189( 'Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p Mauritius 6 per cent Natal Gov. 6 per cent 1N.13.G0v. 6 p.o. J a.&Jul) lo.Ap. & Oot. 5.19.6 oV. 5 p 1,180( - Du. sp. c.,18(1 to 1.;71 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwdg , New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling, 1875 ' , Queensland Gcv. 6 p.p. c G6c.1878.& 'Vic.Gov. 6pp..o.Ja.&July Do. to 6 n.o. An.&Oot. 100 100 100 100 100 SSIONS, Closing yid. 1 Price. 1 I 58 40 0 1021 I 03; 7i Jd p 11 6i 11 4 9i lo 77 82 0 77 88 77 82 100 ‘O2 10 I 98 100 , 0 103 105 00 1.( , 21 103} [5 t p 5 t p w 2u 20i 11 70 /2 11 60 62 11 60 61 ll 51 63 11 48 50 11 40 42 25 27 .1 23 16 0 102 103 2 )0 101 103 11 10 104 8 104 10 & 11 94 95 11 84 86 2 fp )0 1014 )024 )0 94 96 )0 90 94 2 - - 11 ru 1 - - 68 60 II - - 11 3 6 00 82 84 op 102 103 101 10! P 11) tvo 102 - _ 93 95 T SEC URITIES. 103 105 102 304 102 104 90 p 2 89 91 106 108 107 109 ICB 110 110 112 105 107 106 108 106 108 102 104 103& 992 100} 99 101 99 101 103 111 [O4 106 10 112 [074 104 32 it Od 34 SHARE "ME S'U'l'4l, LONDON, SATLIRDA Y EVENING, MAY 7, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and Justices Black. burn, Mellor, and Shee.) THE CONTEMPT CASE IN THE HOUSE OF KEYS, IN RE JAMES BROWN. In this case Mr Welsby had obtained a rule to show cause why a writ of habeas .corpus should not issue directed to the keeper of the prison in the Isle of Man to bring up the body of Janes Brown, the proprietor and publisher of the isle of Alan Times, who had been convicted for contempt under a warrant and judgment of the House of Keys, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, for publishing a certain libel in the proceeding of certain members of that house, in rela tion to the Towns' Commissioners. The House of Keys is the house of Legislation of the island, and is a perpetual body acting under the Lieutenant-Governor of the Island. Mr. Mellish, Q.C., on the part of the authorities, showed cause against the rule, and raised a preliminary objection under the 25th and 26th of Vic., cap. 20, which act was passed to prevent a writ of habeas corpus being issued by this court into any foreign dominion, and which was passed in consequence of Crawford's (the Canada) case. The learned counsel contended that the House of Keys, sitting in its judicial authority, had power to commit, and were so sitting at the time of the committal of the applicant Brown, and that this court had no right to interfere with its deci sion by issuing a habeas corpus. The court, without hearing the reply, was unanimously of opinion that the rule ought to be made absolute and the writ to issue, as the House of Keys had not the power to imprison under the circumstances of the case. The counsel on the other side said there was no occasion for the issuing of the writ, as on the decision of the court becoming known Brown would at once be liberated, thus avoiding the necessity of its being brought before their lord ships for that purpose. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE CLARKE. In this case an arrangement had been made for a private meeting, but the bankrupt did not appear. A surgichi certificate was tendered that he had met with an accident and could not attend, and the wile and mother of the bank rupt wore present to certify that such was tho fact. Mr. IL. Griffith objected to the admissability of the cer tificate as evidence. His Honour said that the only course was, if the sum mons had been personally served, to issue a warrant, and then it would be ascertained whether there was any truth in the statement. Mr. Griffith said that the bankrupt had not been abso lutely served, but the mother took the summons, and ad mitted that she had given it to the bankrupt—the bankrupt avoided personal service. His Honour said that another summons must be served, if possible, and if it could not, a warrant would be served. IN ILE SMITH. In this case an argument arose on the application of Mr. Smith, of Belgrave-wharf, Pimlico, who had been arrested after having received a certificate from the Registrar of the due execution of a deed under the 198 section of the Act 1861. His Honour now held that he had no power to release. It was different from an application under the 112th sec tion of the old act, which gave the Court a discretionary power. In the case of Colonel Waugh, there was a great doubt whether this Court had a power to diecharge as against the order of the superior court, but in this case the court above had been applied to, and had up to the present time upheld the proceedings of its own court, His Honour therefore refused to order the release, but would, as the liberty of the subject was so important, afford an opportunity for appeal, and fix the amount of deposit at the lowest possible amount, £lO. It was intimated that the appeal would be entered in due course, but, in the meantime, Mr. Smith must remain in custody. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, THAMES. ATTEMPTED SUIOIDE.—DISTRESSING CASE.—Margaret Cotton, a very respectable young woman, who has been in good situations, Was brought up, on remand, before Mr, Partridge, charged with attempting self-destruction. A few mornings since the prisoner went to the banks of the Lea Cut, in Limehouse, and plunged into the water. She would have been drowned but for the tact and bravery exhibited by a man named James Park, of No. 9. Flower's lane, Stainsby-road, Limehouse, who got into the water and held her until further assistance was rendered. She was quite exhausted when taken out of the canal, and was removed to the station. house in Poplar, where police sergeant Bridgland, No 651 i, succeeded in recovering her, and after providing her with dry clothing,sent her to the Step ney Union, at Bromley. Her recovery soon followed, and she was brought before Mr. Partridge on Monday, and re manded. Her statement was a very distressing one. She had been seduced by a man named Alexender Mamoth, a native of Hungary, who is well known at this court, and who turned out to be married. Ho laughed at her, and treated her with scorn, and she resolved that her life and her miseries should end together, and was very sorry that she had not accomplished her purpose: She now appeared in a better frame of mind, and Mr. Partridge read a letter he had received from the Rev. Mr. Jephson, the; chaplain of the Clerkenwell House of Detention, which stated that the prisoner had expressed great penitence, and had promised not to repeat the attempt on her life. Mr. Flowers, the principal of an excellent Christian Institution in Silver street, Stepney, had been kind enough to interfere in this case, and he thought the best thing would be to send her to a refuge. He should discharge her, and hand her over to the care of Mr. Flowers, who would provide her with an asylum. DARING ROBBERY ON BOARD A BARGE.--WM. Jones, a lad employed about the barges on the river, was charged with stealing 12 bottles of beer. It appeared that a watchman, named Edward Cole, in the service of the East and West India Dock Company, stopped the prisoner as he was about to leave the East India Dock at the river entrance, and asked him if he had anything about him, to which the lad saucily answered "Nothing. What do you think I have got in my pockets P" The watchman dragged the prisoner into his box and took from each of his trousers pockets a bottle of ale, and from his breast pocket a third bottle of ale. They were sealed for exportation. The prisoner said he found the three bottles of ale on the quay, but he afterwards told another dock watchman that he found them in a dust bin. He was asked why he came into the dock, and he made an absurd reply. It was subsquently discovered that a case of bottled ale on board the barque Martha in the dock had been broken open and 12 bottles of ale taken out. The three bottles taken from the prisoner were a portion of them. The barge was owned by a lighterrnan named Perkins, who was in charge of the ales for shipment. The prisoner, who began crying, said be was guilty, and ho was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. WESTMINSTER. STRANGE APPROPRIATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY,— Amelia Johnson was placed at the bar before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a dress and a groat number of children's frocks, Br,c., valued at upwards of £5, the pro perty of Mr. Batchelor, solicitor's clerk, 67, Charlwood street, Pimlico. Elizabeth Batchelor, wife of the prosecutor, said that the prisoner, who is 17 years of age, entered her service about two months since and stayed there till the previous evening, when, on account of some property being missed, she was given into custody. Witness went to Margate a month ago, and when she returned on Friday she found that her morn ing dress and various other articles were missing. Prisoner, when accused of the robbery, denied it, but afterwards ad mitted she had stolen the things, and from a communication made by her, witness went with Sergeant Huddy, 2 B, to Lambeth, where the prisoner's mother resides, and on en tering the room found some of the stolen articles, consisting of 12 pinafores and some frocks, in the process of washing. There were two children in a bed in the room, and on one of them was found a night-shirt belongifig to the prosecu trix, and on the other a similar article. The mother ad mitted pledging some of the articles, and some duplicates were given up. Prisoner declined saying anything. Prisoner's mother said she had brought the things home, and said her mistress had given them to her. They were all old, and she thought there was no harm in keeping them and pledging some of them. Mr. Selte remanded the prisoner till Friday for the pawn , brokers to attend. EARTHQUAKE IN CANADA.—The Quebec Gaeztte of the 20th ult. says :—" This afternoon, between I and 2 o'clock, a smart shock of earthquake was felt throughout this city, lasting for several seconds. The houses were so violently shaken that all who were in them made their way to the streets as quick as possible. We are happy to state that no damage was done, as far as we have heard, exupt the fulling of a few bricks from chimneys. The atmosphere at the time was clear, with a strong breezo from the north-east. The present shock exceeded in power that which we experienced in October, 1860." Telegrams state that the earthquake was not felt at Montreal ; two shocks were felt at Danville, at Father Point, and at L' Islet, and at this last place, which is 48 miles from Quebec on the south side of the St. Lawrence, "several of the cars were nearly capsized." • TIM DUTIES OF NEUTRALS.—Mr. Thomas Baring will on the motion for an adjournment on Friday next, call the attention of the house to the fact " that an armed steamer is now in the port of Liverpool, which, hav ing been originally manned and equipped from British ports, has preyed upon the commerce of a friendly nation, and has never been is any port of the belligerent under whose flag she sails ;" and will ask the First Lord of the Treasury "whether he thinks the admission of such ves sels to British harbours consistent with our international obligations, our professions of neutrality, and the preserva tion of British iatereetß," The Right of the People to Meet in the Parks, Edmond Beales, Esq, ALFR,BI) AMIN ; Secy, Mr. R. Hartwell. Under these circumstances, sir, the object of the deputa tion was to obtain from you a clear and distinct reply to the following questions. 1. Whether you, as First Commissioner of her Majesty's 'Works, &c., claim the right or power of preventing, with the aid of the police, the holding of a meeting by the people, on Primrose-hill, or in any of the parks, in exercise of their constitutional right to meet for the peaceable discus sion of public grievances and other similar matters. 2. If you claim such right or power, then, upon what grounds, under what Act of Parliament, or by what con strustion of law, you claim such right or power, either on the part of yourself or of the Commissioners of Police P I am requested, therefore, to ask you still to appoint & day and hour for receiving the deputation on the subject, unless you prefer answering the above questions in writing. —I am, &c., ROBERT HARTWELL, Hon. Sec. of Working. men's Garibaldi Committee. To the Right lion. the First Commisssioner of her Majesty's Works, &c. Office of Works, &0., S.W., May 3, Sir,—l am directed by the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Works, &c., to aoknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, in which you inform him that a deputation of the s ub - committee of the City and Working men's Garibaldi Committees desire an interview in order to ask him certain questions relating to the rights and powers of his office, and as to Acts of Parliament or instructions of law on which those rights and powers are founded ; and I a m to state, in reply, that with all deference for the opinions of the sub - committee, the First Commissioner of 'Works cannot admit that it would be proper or expedient for him to enter into discussion with that or any other deputations upon the legal questions referred to.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, ALFRED AUSTIN, Secretary, Mr. R. Hartwell. Serious Accident to the Fire Brigade,- Shocking Death from Fright, f 0 Yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, a fire occurred at Norton-folgate, Bishopsgate-street, which nearly proved fatal to several of the Piro Brigade. It originated from some unknown cause on the premises, No. 11, occupied as a beer shop, by Mr. J. Parr, a three-storey building. On the alarm being raised the fi re was found to be raging at the back, and was making rapid progress up the staircase to the upper rooms. As soon as the information reached the Brigade Station in Bish opsgate-street, the fact was tele graphed to Capt. Shaw, who called out all the engines from some half-dozen stations for service. By the time the earlier force reached the spot the fire had possession of the whole of the back portion of the premises from the base ment to the roof, and there seemed little probability of any part being saved. The firemen led their hose into the burning premises and followed the fire up. Having scoured it out from the basement t hey went up th e s t a i rcase, and eventually into all the r oom s in the hous e , an d succee d ed by those measures in getting the fire subd ue d , Captain Shaw, Mr Bridges, an d several other officers and men (about 12 in number) , also some o f " the duke ' s " amateur firemen, were in v ario us parts of the premises ex tinguishing the remaining bur ning embers, wh en a ll o f a sudden a loud cracking W as heard, an d t h e next instant the whole of the back of the house fell with a h eavy crash, burying several of the men. S ome escaped f rom t h e f ron t windows by a fire escape, which was pl ace d against the front of the house. Captain Shaw, Mr Bridges, and four or five others who were is the shop, were partly covered in dust, but sustained no injury , Two or three of the men who were in the upper floors fell with them to the bottom, and it was almost a miracle they were not killed. One officer named Pliny, attached to Whitecross_street, was Some of the adjoining houses buried underneath the ruins for nearly half an h our b e f ore ho could be ext r i ca t e d, but was found not to b e so much injured as it fi rs t f eare d. sustained a great deal of damage—th a t o f M r W. Barker, greengrocer, has the side wall and roof severely burnt, and several houses in Cock -alley have their windows partly de stroyed. About an hour after the) above outbreak another fire broke out at No. 2, Castle-court, Lower Nhitecross•.strcet, belonging to Mr Bray, let out in tenements. Each floor was occupied by a family, and the excitement and terror among the poor creatures when the place underneath them was found to be on fire was very pitiful. However, through the prompt attendance of the fire escapes all the people were saved. Everything they possessed was destroyed, for the flames extended throughout every room in the house, and subsequently part of the premises fell in. One poor crea ture, a young married woman, living with her husband and two young children in adjoining house, died from fright at the outbreak of the fire. She was in bed at the time, and was awoke by the cries in the next house. Seeing the games issuing from the window, she gave a scream, end fell back dead. A third fire broke out about 4 o'clock in Queen's-square yard, Westminster, at some stabling of Mr Young, which was burned down, and 80 , 210 damage was done to the fittings and staircase of St, Peter's Chapel adjoining. We are request e d to pub lish the following corre spondence:— 4, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, April 23. Sir,—As I was addressing this afternoon on Primrose hill a perfectly quiet and orderly meeting on the subject of General Garibaldi's departure, an inspector of police—whose name, I was informed, is Stokes—accompanied with several other policemen, interfered, and insisted upon my desisting from further addressing the persons assembled. I desisted immediately, in order to avoid creating a disturbance, how ever much I might consider the interference wholly un called for and illegal. As I mast presume this inspector to have acted under your orders or with your sanction, I write to ask under what Act of Parliament, or by what construction of law, this interference, with what seems to me to be a clear con stitutional right, is considered to be justified.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, EDXOND BEALES. Sir R. Mayne, K,C.B. P.S.—I should add that I, some short time since, ad. dressed a much larger meeting on Blackheath with the sane• tion and in the presence of the police in that district. 4, Whitehall-place, April 26. Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23d inst., and as Sir George Grey's statement in reply to a question by Mr. Harvey Lewis in the House of Com mons yesterday evening gives an explanation with respect to the conduct of the police on the occasion, I beg to refer you to the report in the newspapers of this day, which is, I believe, quite accurate.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, RICHARD MAYNE. The explanation of Sir G. Grey in the House of Commons, to which Sir Richard Mayne referred Mr. Beales, being unsatisfactory on the points re ferred to in Mr. Beales's letter, a deputation from the Garibaldi Committees waited on the Home Se cretary on Wednesday, the 27th of April, Sir Richard Mayne being also present. A full report of what then passed has already appeared, and the result being only a reference of the deputation to Mr. Cowper, the First Commissioner of her Ma jesty's Works, the following correspondence has taken place with that gentleman. "10, Bolt-ceurt, Fleet-street, April 28. have been instructed by the sub-committee of the City and Working -men's Garibaldi Committees to inform yon that they intend holding the adjourned public meeting on the subject of Garibaldi's departure on Saturday evening the 7th of May, on Primrose• hill, and to ascertain whether you intend to interfere with such meeting., The sub-com mittee, or a deputation therefrom, will wait upon you at 2 o'clock to-morrow (Friday), upon the subject, unless in the meantime you send a reply by letter.—l am, sir, yours re spectfully, ROBERT HARTWELL, Hon. Sec. Working-men's Garibaldi Committee. Hon. W. Cowper, M,P. Office of Works, &c., S,W., April 29. Sir,--In reply to your letter of yesterday's date, stating that the sub-committee of the City and Working-men's Garibaldi Committees desire to hold a public mewing on the subject of Garibaldi's departure from England on Primrose-hill on Saturday, 7th May, lam directed by the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Works, &c., to say that the sub-committee have his full permission to hold such meeting, believing, as he does, that there is no reason for apprehending that the meeting will lead to any disturbance of the peace, or to any obstruction or interference with the purposes of recreation for which Primrose hill has been appropriated. I have also to inform you that a notification of this per mission has been made to the Commissioners of Police.--I am, sir, your obedient servant, 10, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, April 30. Sir,—l am directed by the sub - committee of the City and Working -men's Garibaldi Committees to acknowledge your letter of yesterday's date, giving full permission for the holding of the proposed meeting on Primrose hill on Satur day next, on the subject of General Garibaldi's departure, from England, and to state that the obtaining such permis sion was not the object with which I addressed my first note to you, or for which the deputation referred to in that note proposed to wait on you. That deputation requested an interview with you under the following circumstances, in reference to a question of constitutional right and great public interest. Sir George Grey, the Home Secretary, having intimated to the deputation, when it waited upon him, that the police, in dispersing the former meeting last Saturday, had acted under no orders given either by himself or Sir R. Mayne, and that he regretted the meeting had not been allowed to proceed, the necessary conclusion appeared to be that no future meeting of a similar description, in a similar locality, would be interfered with ; but upon Mr Betties asking Sir G. Grey if such was the case, the reply was to the effect that the police would have Dower to stop any crinh mooting unless your =sent to its being held had been previously obtained. IRELAND, Serjeant Sullivan said his clients were satisfied of Mr George Lardner's legitimacy, and withdrew from all farther opposition. Protest of the Genevese against Mazzini's Expulsion. BERNE, April 4. The following protest against the decree of the Swiss Federal Council renewing the order for the expulsion of Mazzini from S witzerland has been forwarded by a Committee of Genevese citizens to this city : To THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL. Gentlemen,—As representatives of the Swiss people, you have thought it right to renew the order of expulsion pro nounced against the citizen Joseph Mazzini at a deplorable period by your predecessors. Ic is the duty of the Genevese section of Helvetia to raise its voice in protest against your decision, which is contrary to the principles of hospitality professed in all ages by free and Republican Switzerland. Switzerland has received proscribed persons of all opi nions. Madame de Steel, Louis Philippe, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, the Count de Chambord, the Duchess of Parma, and many other persons have been happy to find an asylum in Switzerland, and while there have sometimes engaged in intrigues very compromising to the future of the Confe- deraration. _ Does Republican Switzerland no longer exist ? Could not the man who has atpported and defended in his own country the institutions which we have the happiness to possess at home enjoy the same favour as has been granted to his enemies ? Should the Confederation, regenerated since 1848, refuse to proscribed Republicans the asylum which the Confederation of 1838 granted to proscribed Re.. actionists. You have thought it advisable, gentlemen, to base your opinions upon the recent condemnation by contumacy of which the citizen Mazzini has been the victim in France. You believe no more than we do, gentlemen, no more than does the French Government, in the culpability of that illustrious patriot of the so-called attempt to which the Emperor of the French did not succumb, You know, as we know, that this affair was arranged by the French police, by whom Greco was paid. The rigour you exercise against the greatest citizen of Italy is therefore inopportune, and may give riso to the be lief (which is far from being our opinion) that the Federal Council follows or anticipates the wishes of the Court of the Tuileries. This is not our opinion, gentlemen. We know that the interest of Switzerland is the only inea by which you are animated, and it is in the name of this interest we protest against this decision, leaving to the authority which has taken it all responsibility for the future of our beloved country. The citizen you proscribe may, in fact, in consequence of political events which we cannot foresee, return to Swit- zerland as the plenipotentiary of a friendly and allied State. He may, as has already once happened, become the chief of the Administration of a Republican consitry. Tho same thing occurred to Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, now Emperor of the French. We ask you, therefore, gentlemen, for the take of placing yourselves in accord with the immense majority of the Swiss people, to recall the unseasonable decree you &axe pronounced against Joseph Mazzini. This protest being intended for publication, we beg of you, gentlemen, to notify to us its reception with the least possible delay.—Receive, &c., THE COMMITTEE. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Increased supplies of fruit are on sale here to-day; the demand rules steady, and last week's currencies are fully supported. The show of vegetables is seasonably good ; the inquiry for most kinds is firm, on former terms. PR UIT. Pine a S. d. s. d. 8 0 to 10 0 Colonia pples / do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 6 0 to 10 0 Foreign do 2 0 to 3 0 Melons ... Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 3 0 to 4 0 Pears, per do 0 0 to 0 0 Oranges, per 100 4 0 to 10 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0 Gooseberries hf aye° 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. s Ilrulberries,prpt..o oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, pun() oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 2 oto 2 6 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. 0 oto 0 0 Peaches.... Currants, per ham 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 DUBLIN, May 6. The extraordinary Larduer case was decided by the Master of the Rolls yesterday. Your readers may remember that an application had been made on behalf of the Reversionary Interest Society of London that a sum of £3,070 in court be paid out to them. It was stated in the affidavit on which counsel moved that George parley Lardner, son of the late Rev. Dionysius Larduer and Cecilia Lardner, otherwise Flood, his wife, had in 1850 assigned his interest in the reversion of the £3,070 to the petitioners for a sum of £550. This motion was thereupon resisted by the next of kin of Celia Flood, the wife the Rev. Dr. Lardner. The case was that the person calling himself George Darley Lardner was an illegitimate ton of the Rev. Dr. Lardner, and that the legitimate " George Darley Lardner," who was born t , nd baptised in 1818, died when young, in Italy, of consumption. It was further alleged that the Rev. Dr. Lardner there substituted the present G. D. Lardner, and repre sented him as the legitimate son, and that he did this for the purpose of preventing the money now in question going out of the family. The evidence of Miss Lardner, his aunt, completely disproved this case. She identified several letters written by Mr, George Larduer to her during several years. She stated that, having read an advertisement in the Times in February, 1842, asking information as to the death of George Lardner, son of the Rev. Dr. Lardner, she went to the solicitor named in the advertisement, Mr. H. Mayne, of Dorset-street, Dublin, and told him George Lardner was not dead, but was at the Cape of Good Hope, Mr. Mayne assured her he would have the rumour contra dicted, but refused to state who authorised him to publieh the advertisement. She swore that George Ladner was always recognised and treated by all the members of the family as the legitimate son of the Rev. Dr. Lardner. Counsel also opened an affidavit made by Mr George Lardner himself at Barbadoes, on the 24th of March, corroborating his aunt's statements. VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 5 0 to e Cabbages, pr doz. 0 10 to 1 3 Bad ditto ........ 0 0 so 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 0 to 0 0 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 2 0 Brocoli sprouts .. 1 0 to 1 21 Potatoes, per ton 35 0 to 70 d New ditto, pr pt ..1 0 to 1 6 I Turnips, dz bunch 1 6 to 2 0 Carrots,pr d 0.... 4 6 to 5 6 Cucumbers ...... 0 0 to 0 0 Garlic, per lb .... 0 0 to 0 0 Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv. 0 0 to 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 9 to 2 0 New Do., dz bun 1 4 , to 1 3 Spinach . 0 8 to 0 10 Brussels sprouts 1 9 So 2 6 I, Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 10 to 1 3 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 6to 1 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory..o oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 4to 0 6 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 D Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 6 Asparagus, pr do. 3 oto 5 0 seakale, per bun. 0 9to 1 6 POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to 8s Od ; geese, Os Od to Os Od each ; goslings, 75 to 9s Od; ducks, 2s Od to 2s 6d; ducklings, 4s Od to Gs Od; rabbits, i s Od to is 9d each; wild do., 10i to Os lld ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 10d each ; Surrey fowls, 12s Od to 16s Od; chickens, 8s Od to 12s Od ; barn-door fowls, Od to 8s Od; capons, Os Od; hares, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ; partridges, Os to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od; snipes, Od to is Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od; plovers, Os d to 10d each; guinea fowls, 6s Od to 9s Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, Os lld to is ld ; English, is ld to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, 7s Od to 7s 6d ; French do., 5s Od to 6s 6d per 100 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 6d to is 19d ; trout, Od to Os; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, Gd per lb ; turbots, 4s Od to 15s ; cod, 2s Od to 7s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od ; doreys, 5s Od to 6s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, is to 3s Od; crabs, Gd to 3s Od ; plaice and garnets, 6d to is 6d each; soles, 6d to 3s Od per pair ; common oysters, 18s to 24s ; natives, 64s to 70s per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to ss; haddocks, 6s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 550 per 100 ; fresh herrings, 7s to 8s per 100; bloaters, Os to Os per 100; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 28 Sd to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s 6d to Gs 6(1; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 6d; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per Blbs, by the carcase. WIIITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d; mutton, 38 8d to 4s 6d; lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; veal, 3s 10d to 4.s 6d; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6fd to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2VI to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3.0 to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 40 ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 40 to 5d ; 1041 b to 1121b,--d to —d. Horse hides, 9s Od to lOs Od ; calf skins, light, 2s Gd to 4s Od ; full, 8s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, —s Od to --s Od ; Downs, Os 6d to Ils 6d; lambs, 3s Od to 4s 6d; sheailinas, Is 9d to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.-11Ieadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 14s per load. Trade dull. CUMBEILLAND.•—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4lss Od ; clover, £4 Os to 15s Od ; and straw, £l:4s to £1 14s per load. Demand inactive. WHITECHAPEL,—Meadow hay, Os to £4 15s ; clover £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 14s per load, A slow sale. Fearful Accident at Sea to a Drogheda Steamer, Fortunately, for the remaining portion of the passengers, at this moment the screw steamship Torch, on her voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, hove in sight, and having been signalled at once replied, and bore down to the Leinster Lass, and without delay got the disabled vessel in tow and brought her into harbour. It is believed that the watertight compartments of the Leinster Lass saved her from becoming an entire wreck. [We should state that the accounts of this accident which reached Dublin and Drogheda in the course of last evening mention the number of persons lost as five, which we sincerely hope may prove to be the correct statement.—ED. F. J.] THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR IN BETHNAL. GREEN, OFFICIAL POOR-LAW INQUIRY. Yesterday morning Mr Farnall resumed the Poor-law investigation at the Bethnal-green Workhouse, Waterloo road, Victoria-park. The case of Mary Ann Anfield was proceeded with. Mrs Klumb was sworn—She was nurse when Mary Ann Anfield was in the infirmary. Mr Smart had charge of all the patients in the infirmary. In witness's side of the in firmary there were about 210 or 250 persons, male and female. Mr Smart said that altogether there were about 300. The witness said that quite half of those persons were aged; the rest were labouring under disease. Mr Smart came every day; sometimes he came twice or three times a day. Mrs Anfield was in the house about three weeks, and the doctor saw her daily. She considered the dietaries to be on a very liberal scale. Witness as a nurse knew that pa tients often were fastidious. They rejected food, but it was because of the badness of their stomachs, and not because anything was wrong with the food. If anything was wrong witness could always remedy it. The guardians came through the wards every week, and there was a printed notice over the mantel-shelf, to the effect that the patients could make any complaints to them. When Mrs Anfield first came in she could eat her meals well. Witness was present when Mr Smart asked her what she could eat. She said whatever the doctors liked to give her. Witness fancied he ordered cooked (boiled) mutton. Mr Smart said in his evidence yesterday he was misun derstood to say the woman said she could eat nothing, and that he ordered her No. 3 diet. She had told him she could eat mutton, and he then ordered her No. 3 diet, which con sistel principally of boiled mutton. Mrs Klumb said the deceased's appetite failed on the Wednesday before her death, which occurred on Sunday, the 27th March. She had convulsions of short duration on the Sunday morning before death. When her appetite failed witness gave her arrowroot and beef•tea, and she took them and a little toast until the Saturday night before her death, Mrs Anfield never had coffee. She used to call her tea coffee. Mr Howard said that Mr Gant had found coffee in de ceased's stomach at the post-mortem examination. Ann Burney said she had been an inmate of the work house, but she now gained her living out of the house. She was the assistant nurse in the ward when Mrs Anfield was in the infirmary. She (deceased) ate her food very well for a fortnight, and then her appetite fell off. Witness never was ordered to give her beef tea or arrowroot, but witness saw her take some given to her by another patient. Witness never reported the state she was in to the head nurse. The Commissioner said that this was another instance of the inutility of unpaid servants. The witness said that she gave deceased the arrowroot and beef-tea that Mrs Woods could not take. The Commissioner said it was clear that Mrs Woods, out of kindness, gave portions of her arrowroot and beef-tea to Mrs Anfield, and that the matron did not report or get for the latter what she could eat. ,Mrs Klumb recalled, said that she would still swear that s h e ga ye the assistant an order for arrowroot and beef-tea . lied to Mrs, Anfield. Wit ness gave mutton every dayto be 8U toto the Saturday, i n d e p en d ent of the beef-tea and arruswroot she ordered B urney t o g i ve h er. Mrs i' toifield up Here the dietary book was produced, and it showed that the mutton had been given up to Saturday. Mr Burney said that otter patients had sometimes more than they could take, and she gave some of it to those that liked it. it was not on the card fer Anfield to get it; but witness told Mrs Klumb she gave Anfield beef-tea from another patient, and Mrs Klumb said to witness, " Let her have what she likes to take." 'Mrs Anfield Sometimes de clined to take the beef-tea, &c., on account of he? stomach, Witness did not report that to Mrs Klumb. On the Satur day before her death witness first told Dr. Smart that her appetite was so bad. Aaron Anfield did not question either of the witnesses, but he replied that his wife told him she got no nourish ment but what another patient gave her out of kind ness. In reply to the Commissioner, the witness said that his house had four rooms and a kitchen, and the rent was 78 a week. Himself, his daughter, and his two children—one aged 13 and the other six—lived there. His daughter was not married, but lived with a cabman under the same roof. Witness did not include her earnings in the 20s a week. Mrs Mary Clay, a neighbour of the Anitald's, said that on Monday (the 29th of February) she accompanied Mrs Anfield to the workhouse. Mr Cardwell said the note she produced was not an admission order, and told her to go to another gate. There the witness asked the person who let them in to let Mrs Anfield sit down, but he would not do so. He asked for a chair as Mrs Anfield was very ill, but this was refused. Mr Cardwell said that he had no questions to put to the witness, but he still adhered to his statement of the previous day. Mr C. A, C4kristey was then sworn. He said that he had not a recollection of the husband's getting relief, but he thought he had given him an order for Dr Moore. Hid memory was bad. Dr. E. Moore said that he had attended the deceased woman as an out-patient of the parish at her own house. She was suffering from a:cold, and she was in bed in a small room with a quantity of damp clothes drying on lines over her head. He thought it would be very desirable that she should be removed into the infirmary. The Commissioner said that he found the poor had in a great degree a preference for their own homes over the work house infirmary. He believed that if there were an infir mary not called the workhouse in the neighbourhood, the poor would never have any objection to enter it. The witness said that he had no doubt of it. He said he gave a recommendation for the deceased woman to be admitted to the infirmary. On the Monday night her daughter came to him and said she had been refused admis sion, and asked for an order for nourishment. Witness gave an order for milk, wine, arrowroot, and beef for beef tea. Witness was subsequently present at and took part in the post-mortem examination. Witness considered the cause of death to be congestion of the lungs. He did not consider that congestion arose from starvation; but that she had had inflammation of the lungs from cold previously. Witness told Mr Gant he did not think starvation had caused the congestion, but Mr Gant thought differently. Two or d th ec re e e ase p d erso d n ied, persons met and tthooldwhittnm of witness in her th e e st;epeotsusroeonatafttheer workhouse gates, and that she ha d been re f used nourish ment. At their request he referred them to the beadle, who declined to interfere, as he had been scolded b y t h e guardians for getting up i nqu ests. The witness wrote to the coroner. The guardians present complained much that the inquest should have been held when the husband did not wish it, Aaron infield said, in answer to Mr. Collins, that he did not want the inquest. The Commissioner said that if an inquest was necessary, the wishes of the survivors could not always be consulted. The present discussion was, therefore, without use. The case of Mary Ann Anfield was then declared closed. The Commissioner then proceeded to investigate a charge of alleged cruelty against Mr. W. Rai:iceman, a relieving officer, in reference to a poor family named White, residing at No. 19, Crabtree-row, Weatherhead••gardens, Bethnal green, and after several witnesses had been exerained, the proceedings were again adjourned. APPREHENDED LOSS OF 60 PASSENGERS. (From the Freeman's Journal.) HOLYHEAD, Thursday Evening. The steamship Leinster Lass, belonging to the port of Drogheda, and sailing between that port and Liverpool, between one and two o'clock this morning, when about four miles to the north of the Sherries Light, broke her pisten rod. No sooner had the piston smashed than, with irresistible force and a tremendous crash, it shot through the cylin der and broke through the ship's bottom. The engine -room and between decks were at once swamped; and when I remind you that there were between 250 and 300 emigrants on board, and the time the dead dark of the night, you and your readers can better imagine the scene of confusion, tumult, and alarm which prevailed than I can con vey it. It is, however, easy to picture to one's self what must have occurred. It is feared the men attending in the engine -room were at once drowned by the sudden inundation, and that some of the emigrants were also lost even on board the vessel. Orders were given to lower the boats ; but no sooner was the command made than crowds of the emigrants, actuated by the common impulse of self-preservation, crowded the boats. The consequence, of course, was that, being over crowded, they were immediately swamped, and it Is believed that by this accident no less than fifty emigrants were drowned. I have also been in formed that the fastenings of the boats having been overtaxed by the numbers who flocked into them gave way, precipitating those in them into the water. ICOi 39i40 1 9 lo sll4lof • Looi 99j Business don', 1031 2 3 1021 i 954 5 99 I 107 } SECOND EDITION. --- SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. AUSTRIA. The Botschddfter, of Vienna, in speaking of England and her conduct relative to the Danish question, declares that British policy no longer consists of wise and mature combinations, but of "national fancies and momentary caprices." The Austrian Gazette in its turn declar©s that the con. duct of England is inexplicable, and that her un bounded desire for peace leads her to acts which are the greatest obstacle to it. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, CHESTER RACES—FRIDAY. The weather was even worse on the last than upon any of the preceding days. Heavy rain began to fall early in the forenoon and continued without intermission during the afternoon. The card was a barren one, and the fields were miserably small. The only event to which ordinary atten tion was attached was the Stewards' Cup, for which five started, and Little Stag, after pulling his jockey almost out of the saddle, won easily, landing the odds laid upon him. The other races were productive of small sport, but the suspicious riding of E. Taylor in the Selling Race called forth strong remarks of disapprobation; and although the boy was not taken before the Stewards the matter was post poned for future investigation. Subjoined are details of the day's running : A Handicap Plate of 3 goys each, with 25 added ; the wi n .. ner to be sold for 80 soya, and the surplus to go to the fund. Three-quarters of a mile. 6 subs. Mr Barber's Jack's Alive, 4 yrs, Bst (Fordham) 1 Mr T. Smith's Mystery, 3 yrs, Est 31b .. (J Grimshaw) 2 Mr Goodlass's Pretty Girl f, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (Loates) 3 Mr Barber's The Cutler, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b I (J. Snowden) 4 Mr Barber declared to win with Jack's Alive. Betting-6 to 4 agst Mystery, 2to 1 agst Jack's Alive. Mystery made play for nearly two hundred yards, after which Jack's Alive went to the front, was never afterwards headed, and won by three lengths. Two lengths separated the second and third, and two lengths divided the third and fourth. The winner was not sold. The Hooton Stakes of 5 sovs each, h ft, with 60 added; winners extra. Half a mile. 17 subs. Mr Saxon's Bonny Lass, 7st 13th (Midgley) 1 Mr C. Winteringham's Nothing More, 9st lib (i nc . 51b ex.) (J. Snowden) 2 Mr Jackson's Rondoletia, 7st 131 b The betting opened at 3 to 1 on Nothing More, but closed at 6 to 4 on Nothing More, and 7 to 4 agat Bonny Lass, The latter made all the running, and won in a canter by two lengths; a bad third. The Cheshire Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 30 added; winners extra. About a mile and a quarter. 10 subs. Mr Drewitt's Greenland, 3 yrs, Est 61b.. (S. Mordan) w.o. The Stewards'Cup, of 200 says, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; penalties and allowances. 1 mile and 7 fur, 18 subs. Mr Aspinall's Little Stag, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b .... (Whiteley) I Mr Whittaker's Change, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (T French) 2 Mr Parr's Glendusk, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (carried 7st 41b) (Heslop) 3 Mr Barber's The Clown, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Loates) 4 Mr Rigby's Black Deer, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (Challoner) 5 Betting-13 to Bon Little Stag, sto 1 each agst Black Deer and Glendusk, 100 to 8 agat The Clown, and 100 to 7 agst Change. Immediately the flag fell Little Stag—who prior to the start had been restive—rushed to the front, Change and Glendusk heading him in the first 100 yards, after which Little Stag took a clear lead, pulling hard, followed by Glendusk, Black Deer, The Clown and Change. At the half-mile post Black Deer took second place, Glendusk going on third, Clown fourth, and Change last, the five running in Indian file, at about a length and a half inter vals. They ran with little variation until passing toe Stand, where the " Stag" running wide at the Workhouse turn, nearly unseated Whiteley, but before the others got up Little Stag was set straight, and retained the lead. Half a mile from home Change rushed past his horses, and round ing the Grosvenor turn took a slight lead of Little Stag, who, however, recovered the leading position in the straight, and wcn easily by two lengths. The others beaten off. The Ladies' Purse, a Selling Race of 3 save each, with 50 added, for all ages; penalties and allowances. Sever' furlongs. 4 subs. Mr Jackson's Rondoletia, 2 yrs WO), bat 121 b (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr Yardley's David, 3 yrs (S4O), Bst 51b.... (E. Taylor) 2 Mr Archer's Vindicta, 4 yrs (£4O), Bst 121 b ...(Daniels) 3 Mr Barber's Whip, 2 yrs (£4O), 6st 21b (G, Sayers) 4 Betting-6 to son David, 7to 4 agst Rondoletia, 10 to 1. agst any other. David made play until within the distance, when Ron doletia got up, and Taylor mistaking the winning post, Mr Jackson's horse won by a neck; Vindicta a bad third. After the race some feeling was exhibited against the jockey of David, who explained that he mistook the win ning post, and was also compelled to take a pull at the horse in consequence of his hanging on the rails. There was no bid for the winner, who was subsequently offered for sale for £25 by Mr Jackson. The complaint against Taylor is to be be placed before the Stewards of the meeting in London. The Stamford Plate (Handicap) of 5 sous each, with 50 added; winners extra. Once round and a distance. 9 subs. Mr Rich's East Lancashire, 4 3-re, Bst 2lb _ (H. Grimshaw) 1 Lord Bateman's Dan aus , 3 yrs, 6st 101 b.. (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr Smith's Oulton Lowe, 3 yrs, Gst (Howarth) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Danaus, 6to 4 agst East Lancashire. Won by two lengths; a bad third. A Handicap of 50 soya, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. 7 furlongs. Marquis of Hastings's Tippler, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (T. French) 1 Mr O iven's Glasgow, 2 yrs, sst 71b (carried Sat 9113) (Sayers) 2 Betting-2 to lon Tippler, who won in a canter by three lengths. Flash-in-the-Pan and the Chester Cup, The following letter has been addressed to the Editor of the Sporting Gazette : Sir,—l think the result of the race for the Chester Cup proves the necessity for some addition to the rules which are supposed to regulate handicapping. I venture to believe that no man will assert putting a three year old weight upon an eight year old horse com plies with the spirit, meaning, or object of a handicap. I do not wish to find fault with any person, but I do think that a method which weights horses only according t o their performances, and without reference to their age, in these days, requires revision. We liznit the lowest weight for a young horse, why not then limit the lightest weight for an old one ? So many men now keep racehorses who never kept a donkey before, a.ud who keep them for speculation, not for sport, that this queotion of weights wants looking into and regulating; for when weather as well as weight favours the old horse, we have what we had oa Wednesday, at Chester. I think, as the lowest weight for the young horses is limited to Sat 71b, the lightest weight for horses of five years and upwards should be 7st I.olb, for every race of a mile and further. No one could complain of such a rule % and all true sport men would rejoice. —I am, So., IL Leicester, May 5. LONDON GAZETTE.—Last Evening. FOREIGN has tO appoint Robe r t William , been graciously OFFICE, The Queen Cumberbatch, Esq., now her Mai est Y 8 C Ol l6lll. at Berdiansk, to be her M a j est y' s Consul at Smyrna.. pleasedAr 25. approve of Mr. J. A. MAY 4. The Queen has been p leased Western Australia, to reside at Baeejon as Consul for icing of the Netherlands. Albany, for his Majesty the EL MALT. WAR-OFFICE, PA- -- " ''', MAY 6. - 'OXI of an appointment to the Staff The following not ifi cat i on is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of 3d instant:--Colonel Gloucester Gambier, C. 8., to be Deputy to of the "14 Artillery, vice Colonel Adjutant-General Bingham dece ased. Charles Bing Company of London—S ergean t P Honourable Artillery Francis Bryant Airbus to b e E nsign —Thomas Stevens Barringer, . 88119 • ', to be Surgeon. BANKRUPTS. The following axe the only bankrupts of (*time:TlC. im. 0 l a the Gazette : portal' No rwi William Frederick Wi ndham, stage coach proprietors ch John Edwards, baker, Coventry John Hutchinson, printer, Liverpool William Boulter, plumber, Hoxtoa William Scutt, gardener, Battersea. -== Course of the Exchange.—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 1 12 0 Antwerp — 25 65 25 62 Brussels — 25 65 25 62} llamburgh — 13 10} 13 10 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 120 119} Vienna Trieste Petersburgh —32 a Berlin — -- Madrid .• ••• Cadiz Leghorn Milan .......... Genoa Naples Palermo .. _-. . 25 SO . 26 0 25 90 26 0 25 90 26 0 25 90 26 0 25 90 26 0 _ Messina — 25 90 26 0 Lisbon — bli 514 Oporto...- . ........ 514 bli Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 fo Mexican Dollars . Silver in Bars (Standard)