The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-06 00:00:00

R. B-DE*- Mr. Alexander Laing, manufacturer, Hawick, has received the fullo;ving lettar from Mr. Cobden, in acknowledgment of a copy of resolutions passed at, a public meeting in that town, sympathising with Messrs. Cobden, Bright, and Gibson on their recent defeats at Huddersfield and Manchester :-- " Midhurst, April 30. " Sir.—l have had the honour of receiving your letter, enclosing resolutions passed at a public meeting in Hawick, declaring its attwhment to those general views which, in conjunction with my friends Messrs. Bright and Gibson, I have advo cated, and expressing its regret at the result of the Manchester and Huddersfield elections. Pray . do me the favour to assure our kind neighbours that I appreciate with grateful warmth this generous mark of their approbation. To be cheered with the sym pathy of one's countrymen in moments of dis couragement or defeat is the most gratifyirw reward and the most useful support that can be rendered to a public man. " It is, however, but just to all parties to add that far more has been implied from my accidental defeat at Huddersfield than can be fairly attributed to it. I had no connexion with pr claim on that borough, and no acquaintance with its inhabitants beyond that which I formed in almost every con siderable place iu the kingdom in the course of the free trade struggle ; and Mr. Ackroyd, the elected member, is as sound a freetrader as myself. The invitation to become a candidate, which emanated from a public meeting, did not reach me till alter my opponent, who occupied an influential local position, was already in the midst of a canvass from door to door throughout the borough—an ordeal which I at once declared I could not go through for all the seats in Parliament—and his success was insured against all possible opposition, no matter from what quarter it might have come. In fact, my entrance upon the contest was at the time simply and solely a mistake ; but, owing to the circum stances under which it was fallen into, it involved no blame or serious responsibility to any one. I should not presume to think these particulars worthy of being mentioned but for the impression which I see prevails that I deem myself aggrieved at the result of the contest, and regard it as a delibe rate judgment of a popular constituency on my po litical principles. The electors of Huddersfield were not regularly or fairly empanelled as a jury to try me, and their verdict could not therefore involve either credit or,discredit to me or them fives. "To complete, since I have commenced this little narrative, 1.-t me add that the real cause of my , finding myself at this moment out of the house is to be traced as far back as 1847, when, owing to the over-zealous kindness of my friends, I was, while 1,000 miles distant from England, returnediz both the West Riding and Stockport. On my return home, at the urgent request of those friends, I re luetatitly dissolved my connexion with the b.trough, and elected to sit for the Riding. I should have been but a cold-blooded p,liician if I had acted otherwise. But I had a fall foresight of the conse quences, for I was the first to declare that it would be impossible, after the free trade question was settled, that the largest county constituency in the kingdom should continue to be represented by one wholly unconnected with it by birth, property, or residence. I acc-pted its ropresentation ad hoc, as the diplomatists would say, knowing that in with drawing myself from the safe anchorage of Steck- port I wa3 endangering my return at some future election by casting myself adrift amid the storms and breakers of the political ocean. The result has only verifie I my predictions. RA let it not be sup pos-d that I am so unreasonable as to feel aggrieved by the result. I should be about the last man living to be justified in giving way to such a feel ing. I have had more than my share of the honours of political warfare, and why should I expect to es ape its reverses ? "For personal rersens it is convenient to me at present to he relieved from the duties of Parlia ment. I must confess, however, at the same time, thatt there never was a moment when, on public grounds, I would have more glidly taken my seat in the House of Commons. Again thanking you and those whom you represwit for your friendly manifestations of feeling. "I remain, Sir, yours faithfully, " RICHARD COBDEN. "Alexander Laing, Esq., Hawick. " P.S. —I regret that in consequence of your first letter Irwin'', faded to reach me there should have been so much delay in sending an answer." At a meeting of the Citholic electors of Leeds, held at the rooms of the Catholic Literary Institu tion, on the 17th of April, it wat unanimously re solved that the following address b 3 presented to Mr. Richard Cobden : " We, the Catholic elect Ts of the borough of Leeds, entertaining a grateful recollection of the many and successful services rendered by you t 3 the great principles of civil and relieious liberty throughout your brilliant career in Perliament, and by the influence of your name on the large number of these who have espoused the liberal came in England, feel it a duty impo , ed upon us by the present crisis of public affairs to render to you our most sincere and hearty think; for the labours von have nndergone and the zeal you have displayed on behalf of that cue in which we, among many others, have so deep end impOrtant an interest. " Aware that, in opposing to the enemies of freedom the great abilities which you poss&es, and the untiring energy with which those talents have been exercised, you have incurred obloquy and en countered prejudice by advocating our el:thus to the rights of conscience, we feel that it would be a stigma on us as men and citizens, and that we should be justly esteemed unworthy of the assist ance we have received from you, if we were to withhold this public expression of our gratitude and sympathy. "In begging you, then, to accept the thanks we thus respectfully tender to you, we desire at the same time to expre4s our deep regret that by un toward circumstances we are deprived, for a time at least, of your valusble aid so freely given.in our behalf, and that the country should lose the Par liamentary services of so great, so useful, and so honest a man." The following is Mr. Cobden's reply togibe ad thes3 " Midurst, April 24, 1857. " Sir,—Your let Fer, enclosing a copy of a reso lution agreed to by the C ►tholio electors of Leeds, has, after some d-lay, reached me here, and I have to beg you to be so ot.lod as to convey to them my grateful acknowled7ri9nts for their kindness, anti to assure them that my gratitude is the warmer from the consciousness I feel that I am quite un deserving of this special mark of their favour. "It is true-that I incurred some little obloquy in certain quitters by opposing the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill in 1851, but I did so in consistency wi h th ►t principle of religious liberty which has always been the maxim of my political life, acid which I apply alike to all denominations. Had the mea sure affected the church government of the Wes leyans, the Independents, or the Baptistl, I should have equally opposed it. That Bill was a resort, to the civil power for penalties to prevent a religious Community from carrying out an organisation which they consider needful for the full and free exercise of their faith—an organisation:, be it remembered to our humiliation, which is in force in every other country, in some, as in Prussia, with the co-opera tion of the Government, and in others, as the United States, with its neutrality. Such a re course to the secular arm in matters of opinion is to 111 Y judgment to return to the persecuting policy of the dark ages ; for whether we seek to thwart the free exercise of religious faith by the dungeOn and the stake or by the milder penalties of an Ecclesi astical Titles Bill, the principle is the same, modi fied though it be in its action by the spirit of the ale. " With these views strengthened by every day's reflection and experience, I beg to assure you and the respectable body of my fellow-countrymen who have done me the honour to address me, that my humble support play, regardless of consequences t , t myself, be always reckoned upon for emancipating them from every vestige of religiousdisqualification or inequality to which they are unjustly subjected ; and I remain, Sir, yours very sincerely, " R.. COBDEN. "J. Hirst, Esq., Cooper-house, Kirkstal." 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The screw seam-ship Circassian, Captain Powell, sails this afternoon for St. John's, Newfoundland, Halifax, and Portland, with a considerage number of passengers and a full cargo. The steamer only arrived on Sunday morning, and since then has dis charged and taken on board a full cargo—a proof of the facilities this port affords for shipping. The screwsteam-ship City of Manchester Captain Petrie, sails to-morrow forenoon," for New York, with cargo and passengers. She will carry a ship letter-lug, letters for which must be posted at nine a.m., or with late fees before half-past nine a.m. to-morrow. The Royal mail screw steam-ship Anglo-Saxon, Captain M'Master, will also sail to-morrow fore noon for Quebec and Montreal, with the Canadian mails, passengers, and cargo. Letters must be posted before eight a.m., with late fees until nine a.m., and at the landing-stage until ten a.m., to morrow. The weekly mails for the United States and British North American provinces will be carried out by the Niagara, Captain Wickman, on Satur day next. Letters must be posted here before eight a.m., with late fees until nine a.m., and at the landing stage on Saturday morning up to ten o'clock. The next mails from the United States may be ex pected by the screw steam-ship Canadian, c ap t a i u Ballantyne, which would leave Po►tland on the 25th ult. _ . __ • Mails will be made up here on Thursday next, the 7th instant, for Melbourne, for conveyance by the Black Ball clipper Commodore Perry, CAptain Wehb. (It may e added that the Commodore Perry will carry out 650 passengers and 2,000 tons of cargo) A mail wag made up here to-day for Fernanlo Po, for conveyance by the new &crew steam-ship Diy Spring, Capt. Gr.tnt, built at Birkenhead by Mr. Laird, and intended for the Niger expedition. SIR JOHN BOWRING AND THE CHINESE BARBARIANS. (From the Western Times.) At the beginning of this month we published a letter received from Sir J. Bowring by a gentleman in this city. We have since observed the following letter of Sir John's addressed to a gentleman in the Isle of M tn, written several days after the letter above alluded to : " Hong Kong, Feb . 24. "My dear Sir,—l doubt not that it will be a gratification to many friends to hear from the best authority that we are all recovered from the effects of the poison of which several hundred persons par took on the 15th January. About 101bs. of arsenic had been mixed with a batch of bre td issued from the largest Chinese bakery in the colony, and the excess of the quantity led to immediate alarm— application of emetics, and speedy ejection of 'the perilous stuff.' It left its effects for some days in racking headaches, pains in the limbs and bowels, &c. Iu my family, my wife, daughters, 3 guests, my private secretary, and myself, besides several servants, ate of the poisoned bread. Lady Bowring's has been a bad case, as it was thought some of the arsenic had got into the lungs, but danger is now over. This mode of warfare is hard to deal with, and will, I am sur.-t, excite a general sym p a thy and indignation. Large premiums have been offered by the Mandarinsto any one whoshall set fire to our houses, kidnap or murder us, and many unfortunate wretches of all nations (as the hatted of the Chinese is indiscriminating) havebeen seized, decapitated, and their heads have been ex posed on the walls of Canton, their assassins hav ing been largely rewarded ; they have even torn up the bodies of Christian men from their graves, in order to decapitate themandexpose their mittilated skuds to the public gaze. All this sufficiently horrible, but I doubt not the results will be most beneficial, for certainly we small exact indemnities for the past, and obtain securities for the future. We shall not crouch before assassination and in cendiarism, you may be assured. I did all that depended upon me to promote conciliation and establish peace. This was obviously my duty, but every effort I matte was treated with scorn and repulsion. The forbearance with which the Chinese have been treated has been wholly misnnderstood by them, and attributed to our apprehensions of their great power and awe of the majesty of the Son of Heaven.' So they have disrn;ardedthe most solemn engagements oftreaties, and koked upon us as barbarians, who, in a mo ment of success, imposed conditions from which they were to escape, when occasion offered, and when they could, (in their judgment) safely do so. I doubt not that, Government, Parliament, anti public opin;on will go with us in this great s'riggle, and pray that my life may have been preserved for • the real and enduring benefit of my country and mankind.—Ever faithfully yours, JOHN .DOWitING, W. Kelly, Esq., Thnglas, Isle of Man." Sporting Intelligence. CHESTER SPRING MEETING-TUESDAY. The Grosvenor Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 50 added, for 3-yr-oldi and upwards ; certain winners extra. Grosvenor Course (one mils and a quarter). Twelve subs. Mr. T. Walker's Gemma di. Vergy, 3 pre, Est 12Ib _ (Bullock) 1 Mr. Howard's Drumour, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (inc. 51b extra) (Fordham) 2 Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman. 4 yrR, Bit 7lb (Well.) 3 Colt by Touchstone, Vandermeulm, and Melissa also ran. Bettin'-5 to 4on Gemma di Vergy, 7 to 2 aget Fiahernan, 5 to 1 sat Vandermeulin, 10 to 1 agat any other offered. Drumour led, with Gemma di Vergy pulling double second. Opposite the stand the favourite challenged, and won a moat interesting race in by a head. Fisherman, who took third place on' turning into the straight, was beaten half a length from Druinour ; a length between the third and fourth, two lengths be tween the fourth and fifth. Melissa was last from start to finaoh. Immediately alter the race 16 to 1 was hid against Gemina di Vergy, and 1,000 to 30 was taken 'omit Drumour for the Cnester Cup. The Chesterfield Stakes (Handicap) of 10 soya each, with 100 added, for 3-yr-ulds ; the second to receive 25 sows out of the stakes ; winners extra. Once round and a distance. Twenty-seven subs. Mr. J. Merry's Special licence, let 2.b ...(Snowden) 1 Mr. Windsor's Kenerdy, Est (Bray) 2 Lord Wilton'm Ma Mie colt, 7st 1115 ..... —.(Fiatmati) a Mr. Hawkin's Master Bigot, 7st 4lb (Frost) 4 Queen Bess, Red White and Blue, and Oid Torn also ran. Betting—Even on Special Licence, 7 to 1 aget Ma Mie colt, Bto 1 aget Master Bagot. %Von by half a length ; same distance between the second and third ; bad foartb. After the race 1,000 to 20 was taken twice about Spe. cial Licence for the Derby. The Mostyn Stakes of 10 sous each, with 100 added, for two-yr-& l'ls ; salts, 8-t 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31h ; the second to receive 20 soya out of the sta kes ; winners Erra. Three quarters of a mile. 17 subs. Mr. J. Scott's Longrange, Bst 71b (Wells) 1 Mr. Howard's Jack Harrier, B,t 71b (J. Gdati,r) 2 Mr. La Mart's Melita, Bst 31b (Bates) 3 The following also ran—Terrific, Harry Stanley, Mufti, and La(ly Ann. Betting-5 to 2 agst Jack Horner, 4t3 1 each agat Lady Ann, Terrific, and Harry Stanley, 5 to 1 agat Longrange. Won by a length, two lengths between the second and third, a head between the third and fourth ; Harry Stanley and Lady Ann finished close to gether, about two lengths behind Terrific ; Mufti - was beaten off. Sweep takes of 5 Bove each, with 30 added, for three yr-yids and upwards; the winner to be sold for 80 cove, &c. Once round and a di . 4ance. 7 subs. Lord Chesterfield's Schneider, 3 yrs, Get 121 b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Ferguson's Alcyone, 5 yrs, Bst 3P) (E. Sharp) 2 Mr. J. Scott's Thames Darrell, 3 yrs, Gat 1210 (Cresswell) 3 The following also ran—Sorceress, Coal Black Rose, and Salmon. Batting-5 to 2 agst Thames Darrell, 7to 2 each aget Alcyone and Schneider. Won by a head ; two lengths between the second and third ; Sorceress was a bad fourth. The Wynnstay Handicap. Mary Riseber The Martlet Seven ran. Dead heat for second place. Palatine Stakes. • Zaidee . Janet . Five ran. LATEST BETTING.-CLOSE OF IZOOMS LAST NIGHT. CHESTER CUP. sto 1 agst Learni: gton (taken) 9to 1 agst Duicamara Offered) 11 to 1 agst Turbit (taken) 12 to 1 agst Warlock (taken) 100 to 6 aget Mincepie (offered) 30 to 1 agst Drumour (taken) 30 to 1 agst Pretty Boy (taken) 30 to 1 aget Peeping Tom (taken) 30 to 1 agst Riseber (taken) 40 to 1 aget Commotion (taken) 40 to 1 agst Lance (taken) 40 to 1 aget Polestar (taken) 40 to 1 aget Pantomime (taken) 40 to 1 aget Van Duuck (taken) 50 to 1 agst Bay Hilton (offered) 100 to 1 agst Aleppo (taken) The London Racing Indicator, private circular by Chifn.cy, of Saturday next, price thirteenpence, contains probable Winner of the Derby, and summary ; what to back and lay against ; also probable Winners at Shrews bury and Ludlow, Sent four winners at Chester, on Tuesday. Office, 1, Savoy•hill ; Strand, London. ty ; 14 V tf S f. l ) /*/ Naval and IViiiitaty tutemgelice. Yesterday the Chatham division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, consisting of 18 companies, and r the command of Col. Commandant E. A. Parker, were drawn up on Chatham lines, where they were formed into three battalions under the re speetcoln mend of Lieut.-Col. G. Elliot, Lieut.-Col. T. C. C. Moore and Lieut -Col. R. J. M'Killop. The entire division then went through the manoeuvres of a field-day and avarietyof light infantry movements, in which they were exercised by Col. Parker, each man having been supplied with several rounds of ball-cartridge. The whole of the movements were performed in a satisfactory manner. The new system of paying the detachments of Royal Marines on joining their divisions from ser vice on board vessels of war came into operation at Chatham yesterday, when a draught of 46 non commissioned officers and men, whohadd'sembarked from the Boscawen, 70, Capt. W. F. Glanville, on that vessel being paid off, were paid by Captain G. Hookey, paymaster of the division, iminediwely on their lauding. As soon as the non-commissioned officers and men had received their pay leave of ab sence waserentedtothem. Un der this arrangement a great boon is conferred on the men, who will re ceive their pay immediately on joining their divi sion, instead of having to wait several weeks, as formerly. The 7th Fusileers, 88th Regiment, the 3d bat talion of the Rifle Brigade, and another regiment, probably the 3d battalion of the 611th Rifles, will proceed to Indi 1, as soon as tonnage can be procured their conveyance. The MAje-tic, 80 guns, screw steamship, Capt. J. Hope, C. 8., arrived at the Great Nom yesterday at 9.30 a.m., and anchored. The Commander-in- Chief inspected her at the Nore. The Wildfire re turned with the Commander-in-Chief anti his staff at 6 p.m. • The Majestic will come into Sheerness harbour to-day to he paid off. Capt. F. Hutton has been appointed naval officer in charge of stoles, &c., at Bermuda. The following appointments weremade yesterday at the Admiralty : Captains—Frederick Hutton to be Naval Officer in Charge of Stores,.&c., at Bermuda ; Woodford J. Wil liams, to the Royal William, vice Mutton. Commander—Arthur Wilmshurst, to the Racehorse, vice E. K. Barnard, promoted. _ Lieutenant—J. W. Armstrong to the Cyclops. Staff-Surgeon—William Dines to the Boscaa en. AAs;stant-Surgeons—George V. 41‘Donough and John T. B. Torrance, to the Boscawen. THE FISHERIM GONVENTION. The following . dispatches from the Colonial Office have been read in the Newfoundland legis lature, and were received with , marks of approba- on : BEA Livil OP LONDON DTIIi[NO Th 7 E WE EK. . " D °will ng- street, March 20. " Sir,—l have to aknowle Igo your despatches of the numbt , ra and dates specified :—No. 8, 7th of February, 1857 ; No. 11, 3d of March ; No. 12, 4th of March ; No. 13, sth of Marco. When her Majesty's government entered into the convention with that of France, which has formed the occa sion of that correspondence, they did so in the hope of bringing to a satisfactory arrangement th i many complicated and difficulc questions which have arisen between the two countries on the subject of the Newfoundland fisheries. But they did so with the full intention of adhering to two principles which have guided them, and will con tinue to guide them—namely, that the rights at . present enjoyed by the community of Newfound land are not to be ceded or exchanged without their assent, and that the constitutional mode of submitting measures for that assent is by laying them before the colonial legislature. For this reason they pursued the same form of proceeding which had been pursued iu the case of the recipro city convention with the United States, and which was in that case ad ipted and acted upon by the Newfoundland legislature. It was in perfect uni formity with the same precedent that it appeared necessary in the present instance to add a condition respec•ing parliamentary enactment, in order that, if necessary, any existing obstacle to the arrange meat m the series of Imperial statutes might be subsequently removed. The proposals contained in the convention having been now unequivocally refused by the colony, they will, of course, fall to the ground ; and you are authorised to give such assurance as you may think proper that the con sent of the community of Newfoundland is re garded by her Majesty's government as the essen tial preliminary to any modifications of their terri torial or maritime rights.—l have, &c., " Governor Darling, &c." " li. LABOUCHREE." "Confidential. -" Downing-street, March 26. " Sir,—ln connection with my despatch of this day's date, answering yours on the subject of the reception of the fishery otnvention by the legisla ture of Newfoundland, I have to convey to you the full approval of her Majesty's Government of your own conduct in refereme to the measure which they entrusted to your charge. I have marked this despatch confidential,' but you are at liberty to make such use of it as you may yourself deem ex pedient. —I hive, &c. "H. LABOUCHERE." "Governor Darling, &c." UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, M®Y 5. The double cont , st for the Professorships of Poet y and Political Economy which had to be decided to-day attracted large numbers of non-resi dents to Oxford, who began to arrive at n. o'clock. The Vice-Ohancellor and the two Proctors having taken their seats at a few minutes past 12 the poll ing for the Poetry Professorship commenced, and was carried on with great spirit till 2, when there was a very perceptible lull. It is a peculiarity of University elections that the numbers are not an nounced or exhibited un'ill the close, and c,•ajec ture as to the state of the poll was altogether at fault until cl little after 2 o'cl:cit . , when some inqui sitive eyes had discovered that Mr. Arnold was 40 or 50 votes in advance of his ant'gonist. At 3 o'clock the voting for the second Professorship be gan, and there was a considerable crowd, but not equal to that of the earlier part of the day. Soon at er 4 the first announcement was made of an in t-ntion to close, by a summons from the Esquire Bedel in Arts to the Maters to proceed immedi ately to tender their votes. This summons having been twice repeatel, the interesting operation, of burning the voting papers commenced ; after which the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors left the polling table, and, having taken their ordinary seats, amid a breathless silence, declared the results as follows FOR THE POETRY PROFESSORSHIP. Mr. Matthew Arnold Rev. J. E. Bode 278 DYATUB TROM ALL CAUSEB Population Deaths in corr.- Enumerated. sponding week Totals Males Fomales BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. 1,087 Males Females Total •••—•••• Mb 000000000 • ••• . •• • 1,745 Majority FOR THE PROFESSORSHIP OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. Mr. C. Nrate, M.P 197 Rev. J. E. T. Rogers i • l3O Mr. Naskaw Senior Majority of Mr. Neate over Mr. Rogers, 64 ; over Mr. Senior, 66. SI 1 14 Ittiv ti A. N . (Iron the Report of the Registrar-General. ) The deaths registered in London, which in the three previous weeks of April were on the average 1,069, declined in the week that ended on Satur day to 1,038. The present return furnishes very clear indication that the public health is unusually good. In the ten years 1847-56 the average num bar of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,046 ; but as the deaths occurred in an increased re iulation, the aveaage, with a view to comparison, must be raised in Proportion to the increase, in which case it will become 1,151: The deaths now returned were therefore less by 113 than the number which the average rate of mortality at this Season in previous year would have produced. The weather,has lately been very cold ; the mean daily temperature was constantly below the average during the 11 days afer the 21st ult., and fre quently to the extent of eight degrees or more be low it, while at several times the thermorter fell near to, or even below, the freezing point of water. It does not appear, however, that this circum stance has operated so far as to cause any seri ous aggravation of pulmonary complaiut;, for the deaths from diseases of the re.piratory organs, exclusive of phthisis, which had been previously above 200, fell last week to 177 ; and those from bronchitis, which had been above 100, fell to 84. The deaths from phthisis (or consumption) were 150 last week, a number which nearly agrees with the correct-d average of corresponding weeks. Sixty children, all of whom, except three, were sander four years ofi age, died of hooping-cough ; the average of weekly numbers is 54. Four fatal cases occurred in the sub district of Kensington ; also four in that of St. John's, Wes minster. Not a single case of smallpox was registered, although a child died of " varicel•a" in Mile-end. The deaths from measles rose to 36, which occurred pyincipally in the Central and East districts ; except four in the district of Lambeth, there were none on the south side of the river. Typhus was fatal in 36 cases, nearly half of which occurred in the south districts. Five persons are recorded as the victims of intemperance, besides two who died from deli rium tremens. Three nonagenarians are returned, the oldest a man 93 years old, who died in the Shoreditch workhouse. - Last week the births of 896 boys and 849 girls (in all 1,745 children) were registered in London. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1847-56 the average number was 1,565. At the Royal Ob-ervatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.912 in. The barometer rose to 30 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of th week was 41.5 deg., which is 7.5 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). On Sun day, the 26th, the man temperature' was only 37 deg., which is 10.6 deg. below the avet age. The lowest temperature occurred on Wednesday, and was 29.1 deg. ; the highest on Saturday, and was 59 deg. The range of the week was 29.9 deg. The mean dew-point temperstute was 35.0 deg., and the difference between this and the mean tempera ture of the air was 6.5 deg. The wind blew r n 'every day from the north-east till Saturday. No appreciable amount of rain fell in the week, though there were slight showers on several days. Every day is described by the observer as "cold," " very (told," or "intensely cold." MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS NITMBER. OP DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED -- - --- IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 2. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Mood-vessels 3' Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. 4 Malformations .. 6 Premature Birth and Debility 26 . 177 _ &trophy 46 Old Age Sudden lO Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ...... Causes not specified ~ 1,038 Deaths in th• --- 171 - 51: ' of 1856. Week.. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 _ __ East Districts 485,522 222 257 ---- , Eiquth Districts 1,038' 535 503 LAW INIBLLIOR C —Mai/ 5. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. The annual meeting of this society was beld on Friday in the large room, Exeter-hall, which was densely crowded. The Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P. pre sided ; and on the platform we observed the Rev. Dr. Bunting, Mr. T. Farmer, Mr. Chambers, Rev. Dr. Hannah, Rev. Dr. Hole, Rev. R. Young, Rev. T. Jackson, Rev. J. Scott, Rev. R. Osborn, Rev. J. W. Etheridge, Rev. S. W. Chris'onhers, Rev. T. M'Crae, Rev. D. Liefchild, Rev. J. Walker, Rev. G. C. Harvard, Rev. J. Rattenbury, Rev. A. Mason, Rev. E. E. Jenkins, Mr. J. R. Kay, &c. The Rev. R. YOUNG (the President of the Con ference) having opened the proceedings with prayer, The CHAIRMAN addressed the meeting, observing that he felt peculiar aatsfaction in presiding on that, occasion, because it gave him an opportunity of testifying the deep interest which he felt in the succ cess of the missionary work. He congratulated the society on the success which it had pleased God t' grant to its missions,'and trusted that that success would encourage them to go forward in their great and glorious work. He could cordially sympathise with every Christian mission ot every denomina tion. Much as he was attached to the missions of his church, and greatly as they had been honoured and blessed in South India, in New Zealand, in North America, and all parts of the world, yet be should feel ashamed if for moment, taking a view of the countless millions who were perishing for lack of knowledge, and seeing the 'comparatively speaking miserable efforts which had been made to overtake that great and fearful mass of heathenism —he did not warmly sympathise with every mis sionary work. The mission work was no longer an experiment. The result was certain. It was not an antiquated means of doing good, but a means peculiarly adapted to the present age of progress. There was ample independent testimony to satisfy the most scrupulous mind as to the truth of chris tianity and the power of Christian mis-ions, as well as their important effects on the world a.; large. (Cheers.) He trusted that increasing efforts would be made on behalf of the various missionary socie ties, and that men of ability, men of energy, but, above all, men of piety, actuated by.a . love ot soul., and ready to sacrifice them in the cause of Christ, would be induced to come forward and give their assistance in the promotibn of this great cause. (Cheers.) The Rev. JOHN H. JAMES then read the report, which was of considerable length, and which detailed the condition of the various missions under the direction of the Conference in Ireland, Ger many, Spain, Ceylon, the Madras and Mysore dis tricts, China, the Cape of Good Hope district , th e Albany and affraria districts, Kaffraria Proper, the Natal district, Sierra Leone, the Gambia, the Gold Cows., Asnantee and other parts of Guin e a , the Antigua district, the St. Vincent's and Deme rara district, the Jamaica district, Hond u r as, St. Domingo, the Hayti district, France and Switzer land, Canada and Australia. The following state ment shows the present position of the society : Central or principal stations, called c rcuits, 458 ; chapels and other preaching places, 3,624 ; minis ters and assistant missionaries, including thirty supernumeraries, 632 ; other paid agents, as cate chists, interpreters, day-school teachers, &c., 886 ; unpaid agtnts, as Sabbath-school teachers, &c., 9,833; full and accredited church members, 114,428 ; on trial for church membership, 4,337 ; scholars, deducting for those wh o attend both the day and Sabbath schools, 92,619 ; printing estab lishments, 8. • From the financ:al statement it appeared that the funds of the society are in a more favourable position than they have been for many years past. The net receipts for the year ending Dec. 31, 1856, amounted to 119,2051. S. 2d., being a little in ad vance of the preceding year. The expenditure amounted to the same sum, including 6,3971. 10s. ld., the balance of the debt reported at the last annual meeting of the society. Addresses were delivered, and resolutions in ac cordance with the objects of the meeting moved and supported, by Mr. T Chambers, the Rev. J. W. Etheridge, the Rev. R. Young, Pastor Monad. (of Paris), Mr. J. R. Kay, the Rev. J. Calvert (from the Feejre Islands), the Rev. W. Shaw (of Graham's Town, Smith Africa), Rev. Dr. M`Clie, Rev. Dr. Hannah, Rev. S. W. Christopher (of Manchester), Mr. J. Falconar (Newcastle), Reit. J. Walker (Tra lee), Rev. T. Jackson, Mr. R. S. Cook (Liverpool), Rey. J. Scott, and the Rev. Dr. Bunting. TiIE QUEEN V. BARNWELL. -THE LATE DENBIGH ELECTION. Sir F. Thesiger (with whom was Mr. Macaulay and Mr. J. Brawn) showed cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Skinric , r for a criminal information against the Rev. Mr. Barnwell, under the provi s.ons of the sth section the 17th and 18th Vic., cap. 102, the Bribery Act, which enacted—" That every person who shall directly or indirectly by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, make use of, or threaten to make use of, any force, vio lence, or restraiot, or inflict . , or threaten the in fliction by himself, or by or through any other person, or any injury, damage, harm or loss, or in any other manner practise intimidation upon or against any person, in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting, or on account of such person having voted, or refrained from voting at any election, or who shall, by ab duction, duress, or any fraudulent device, impede, prevent, or otherwise interfere with - the free exerctse of the franchise of any voter, or shall thereby compel, induce, or prevail upon any voter, either to give or refrain from giving his vote at any election, shall be deemed ts - ) have committed the offence of undue influence, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour." _ _ Sir F. Thesiger said, he believed the present was the first case that had occurred under the statute, but the words were so vague and general that he feared that. if their lordships were of opinion that the rule ought to be made absolute, it would be . followed by many. In the borough of Den bigh there were two charities called Geoduran's and Felworth's Charity, f,r the distribution of bread, and the voter Treherne, was is the habit of supplying such bread, as also for the borough pri son and the union, and Treherne alleged in his affidavit that he also served Mr. Barnwell's family with tread and flour. Mr. Barnwell, the chairman of Main wariug's committee, called upon Treherne and asked him to • vote for Mr. Mainwariug. Tre herne stated that he had promised to vote for Morris, when Mr. Barnwell threatened to take from him the supply of the church bread and also his own custom, and that he would never notice him any more, and would do all he could against him. Atter this he was visited by Mr. Lewis, one of the churchwardens, who threatened the taking away of the bread ; when Treherne said he became so annoyed at the threats held out that he went and voted for Morris, and since then Mr. Barnwell had taken away his custom from him. Mr. Barnwell now, in his affidavits, made a most positive and distinct denial of the statement of Mr. Treherne. Mr. Barnwell positively deposed that he did not make the threat, hut had withdrawn his custom, which was about 3s. a week, because he was dis gusted with Treherne, who refused to keep a pro mise be had made to vote for Mainwaring ; and with regard to the charity, bread, he bad no power over it. The learned counsel urged that as the statements in the affidavit upon which the rule had bi ea obtained had been so positively denied, the rule ought to be discharged, as, if there hid been any intimidation or threat, it was on the part of the other side. Mr. Macauley and Mr. Brown followed on the same side. Mr. Skinner and Mr. Dowdeswell, in support of the rule, claimed th it the rule ought to be made absolute, as one of the most important allegations in Mr. Treherne's affidavit bad not bean sat•sfac torily answered, and the case ought to be sent for further inquiry. Lord Campbell said, when the rule was moved there could be no doubt a prima facie case held been made out, as there could ,be no doubt that a threat to withdraw custom was .an intimidation, and an offence under the act. The defendant's affidavit was, however, a substantial answer, al though it was not so categorical and satisfactory an answer as it might have been, and it was not suffi cient to say the other side had been to blame. It was still open for the parties to prefer an indict ment, and therefore the rule would be discharged, but without costs. Mr. Justice Erle and Mr. Justice Crompton con curred. Rulo discharged accordingly. THE QUEEN V. THE PROPRIETORS OF THE CHELTEN. HAM JOURNAL.-LIBEL. Mr. Powell moved for a rule calling upon the printer and pnbliiher of the Cheltenham Journnl and Parish Register to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for an article published in that newspaper reflecting upon the character of Mr. Boodle, the geneeman on whose behalf he made the present application. It appeared that Mr. Bi odle had indicted several per ' sons for assaulting him when he was proceeding to record his vote at the election of town commis sioners for the North Ward in Cheltenham, and the accused parties having been acquitted, the writer of the article in ques ion m Lde a strong per sonal attack upon him fur instituting the prosecu tion—speaking of his " debased morality," saying that his friends ought to be utterly ashamed of his companionship, and accused him of having com mitted a flagrant violation of the law in creating 160 votes in one night, by the payment of 6d. each on the part of the voters, adding that, after he had perpetrated this deliberate act of fraud, be had the audacity himself to conduct his dupes to the polling booth in open day. This allusion, it seemed, had reference to the formation by Mr. Boodle of a working men's institute, some of the members of which had become voters. Lord Campbell—lf the article bad been a mere comment on the prosecution we perhaps should not have interfered, but it goes greatly beyond that limit, and assails the conduct and private charac ter of the applicant with respect to matters wholly unconnected with the prosecution. Take a rule. Rule nisi. APPLICATION TO STRIKE AN ATTORNEY OF THE ROLLS. The Court had granted a rule calling upon Mr. Richards to show cause why he should not be struck off the rolls for misconduct. Mr. Sergeant Pigott, in showing cause against the rule, said that Mr. Richards was some time ego tr . ed before the as-isrant judge, at the Westminster Ses sions, for embezzlement, and convicted, the charge against hum having arisen - out of transactions in which he was engaged as long ago as 1854. Lord Campbell—The judgment stand unreversed. Mr. Sergeant Pigott said it was not reversed, but the affidavits entered in detail into all the circum stances of the case. Lord Campbell s‘.id the court could not inquire into those circumstances. The judgment being un rever sed the party could no longer remain au officer of the court. Mr. Sergeant Pigott—This is an appeal to your lordships' discretion. Lord Campbell—lt is a fixed rule that if an at torney is convicted of felony, and the judgment stands unimpeached, he must be struck off the rolls. Mr. Sergeant Pigott apprehended that there was no fixed rule on the subject. Lord Campbell—Then is a felon to be allowed to practise in this court ? Mr. Sergeant Pigott—lt is for your lordship to say whet' or under the circumstances it would be. safe to allow him to remain as an attorney. Lord CAtnplirll.—l think it would not b 9 be coming that any person under such circumstances should be on the roll of attorneys. If there had been anything to induce the Court to interfere, or if a writ of error had been brought, and judgment was reversed, we might then have heard the appli cation ; but the judgment not having been dis turbed, I take it that it is imperative upon us to strike his name off the rolls. The rule for striking Mr. Richards off the rolls was then made absolute. JUDGES' CHAMBERS.—TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Baron Watson.) THE LATE CASE OF ALLEGED ABDUCTION.-THE QUEEN V. CAPTAIN ERLAINI. In this case, which appeared in our paper a few days since, under the head of " Marlborough Police-court," an application was made to admit the defendant, Captain Erlam, of the militia, to bail, he being in Newgate, for the alleged aliluc tiou of Rose Goodman, a girl under 16 years of Mr. Humphries argued in support of the applica tion, and Mr. Lewin, jun., opposed it. At the termination of the argument, Mr. Baron Watson declined to grant the appli cation, seeing that the sessions would so shortly commence. Had the defendant longer to remain, he might have taken bail for his appearance. The application was accordingly refused. THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM. —Thera are more ways of el ud. ing the vigilance of lynx-eyed guardians than by a ladder of ropes from a chamber window, its the sequel will show. About the middle of last week two young ladies and two gentlemen, all apparently in mourning, paid a morning visit to a church in a quiet neig:abourhood in St. Anne's Ward. On their entering the church the door was closed and locked, and the ladies —leaving the gentlemen to disencumber themselves of their overcoats and draw forth their white kid gloves —retired behind the pulpit, whence, having relieved each other of the habiliments of woe, they shortly emerged in full bridal attire. The object 0 1 their visit was now patent, and the clergyman, accom panied by a minor official, appearing from the vestry, they joined the me , amorphosed mourners at the alta-, when the nuptial ceremony was gone through. The get:- gentlemen then resumed their overcoat: ; the ladies again retired to their impromptu obing-room, and, reappearing in their mourning costume, t he happy par:y left the church, looking as demure as thouge their visit , had been for the purpose of inspecting a tablet erec'ed to the memory of a defunct relative.—Liverpool Aff fora. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 5. The trustees of Crane's Charity for the relief of sick scholars have given notice that they intend to meet at St. Catherine's College Lodve on Tuesday, the 19th instant, at 12 o'clock, to noipider and de termine the claims of applicants for the benefit of this charity. N. B.—The applica.ions of scholars mtuit be made by the tutors of their respective colleges ' and contain full particulars both of the medical charges and of the circuinst traces of the applicants. The grants will be confined to such charges as have been incurred during the half-year immediately preced ing the meeting. The select preacher for the present month is Dr. Wordsworth, of Trinity College. ADVNIVIINICIANNT. SPONTSX N AND .TLB/111 OP TII ARMY AND NAVY.--S. and K. Solomons, opticians, 39:-Albe marie-strect, Piccadilly, W. Observe—opposite the York Hotel.—Portability, combined with great power in Pi-ld, Racecourse, Opera, anti general out-door day en: night powerful wai-tcoat pocket Per pective Glasses, weighing only four ou , ites, each contain ng 12 and 18 lenses, con-. strutted of German glass, will snow distinctly a person's countenance two and a halt and three miles. They servo every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are also invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, and yachting. Single ones, the sz 3 of a w dont, rovessiog the same great power. Her .Maje -ty's Coast-Gu rcls are making us of V - ,em as d y and night glasses, in preference o all others; they have also { ecome in general use by gentlemen, of the Army and Navy, and by sportsm.en, gentlemen, game keepers, and tourists. The most powerful and brilli.nt telescopes, passetsing such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half caches , with an war. est onomical eye p ece will show distinct'. Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double Mars; with the same telescope can be seen a per son's countenance three-and-a-half mile , distant •nd an object from 14 to 16 miles. All the above can be had of larger and all powers, and are secured by Majesty's nmnfi Royal i Letters Patent. Newly-invented Spectacle sizes, with increasing Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The va l ua bl e advantage derived from this invention is, that employ th eir ; at the most enabled o ved very aged minute occupation—can see with these lenses of a much v p is erso ion ns beeo are me ena s less magnify ing power--and they do not require the fre quent changes to the dangerous effects of further power assistance. Persons can be suited at the moat remote paw of the world by sondin one of the,glasses out of thei r spectacles in a letter, an d statin g the dist,nce from the eye they can read mall print with ir, and those who have not made use of Spectacles b y stating their age. Deafness.—A newly-invented im.minent fox extreme cases of deafness, called the Sound Magn fier, Organic Vibrator, and !nvislble Voice Conductor. It fits so into the ear as not to be in the least percept, ble; the unpleasant seusadon of singing noises in the head is entirely lerho"fed. It affords instant : relief to the deafest persons, and enables them to hear distinctly at church and at public a.ssemhlieq. 39, Albemarle-street, Picea dilly—oppoeite the York liotot ~~~~ From the Lou of Last Night. TB LATE HORSE GUARDS, S.W., MAY 4 Her Majesty does not require that the officers of the army should wear any other mourning, on the present melancholy occasion of the death of her late Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester, than a black crape round the left arm, with their uniforms. By command of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief, G. A. WETFIERALL, Adj utant-General. ADIIIRALTY, MAT 4. Her Majesty does .not require that the officers of the fleet or Royal Marines should wear any other mourning, on the present melancholy occasion of the death of her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, than a black crape round the left arm, with their uniforms. R. OSBORNE. The Gazelle of this evening states that, the officers and men of the Royal Navy and Marines, who have received her Majesty's permission to wear the French Legion of Honour, must apply for the same to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Whitehall, between the hours of 12 and 4 daily, and for the army to the War Office, Horse Guards at the same time. ' WHITEHALL, MAY 2. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Honourable Robert Montgomery, Lord Belhaven, to be ber Majesty's High Commissioner to the General Assembly for the Church of Scotland. HOME-OFFICE, MAT 4. The Rossie Reformatory School, near Montrose, in the county of Forfar, has been certified by the Secretary of State as fit to be a Reformatory School, under the provi sions of the Statute 17 and 13 Vict., c. 88. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 4. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantatious have received, through the Secretary of S. ate for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Stockholm, enclosing the following translation of a Proclamation which has been issued by the Chamber of Commerce, of that city, relative to the cattle disease. The Royal and State Chamber of Commerce makes known that information having been given to the Board that in certain places in the Grand Duchy of Mecklen burg-Schwerin cases of virulent diseases among horned cattle have appeared, and that the same disease which has been for some time prevalent in the Kingdom of the Netherlands has latterly increased considerably in the Province of Friesland, the Chamber of Commerce now declares the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin infected by disease in horned cattle, and repeats the order formerly published, declaring the following countries infected by the same disease, viz.:—The Nether lands, En;land, Scotland, the Duchy of Holstein, as well as that part of the Duchy of Schleswick which is situated between the River Eider and Huzum in the west and Flensburg in the east ; besides which, The Netherlands, Zeland, Funen, and Jutland are declared infected with glanders in horses. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 4. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, enclosing copy of a French Imperial Decree, temporarily permitting the free importation into France of Arachide seeds (ground nuts), under conditions specified in the de srae. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 4. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Isloy, report ing the re-establishment of the export duty on gold and silver from the ports of Peru • viz. : 4 reels, or Is. 10id. per merle of 8:a. of silver. 2 reels, or llid. per oz of gold. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 4. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch born her Majesty's Consul-General at Lima, enclosing a copy of a decree of the Provisional Pr esident of Peru, of which the following is a translation, declaring certain articles of consumption free of duty. Art. 1. The unlermeutioned provisions of the first ne cessity shall be free of import duly for the term of 18 mouths, viz. : Sugar, rice:cheese, lard, dried beef, butter, tallow, French beans, chick peas, broadbeane, peas, lentils and barley. Art. 2. Wheat only shall be free of duty for the time stated in Art. 1, in the ports of Arica, Iquique, and Payta; and flour shall pay at those ports the half of the duty spe cified by the commercial regulation. Wheat and flour carried or re-shippod from those ports to others of the republic shall always pay the duty accord ing to regulation. Art. 3.. This law shall take effect 30 days after its pro mulgation. Dated 2211 January, 1857. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. Huntingdonshire Militia - George John Rust, Erg., to be Captain, vice David Veasey, deceased. 4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal Lancashire Honner Fitzpatrick, M. 8., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bone, resigned Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—En sign William Plummer to be Lieutenant, vice Stone, re signed. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia — Alfred James Cogdell, Gent., to be Ensign. ' MEDALS FOR THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, April ;10, 1857. Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to signify her comma ds that a medal be granted to all persons, of every rank and class, who have been engaged in the several Expeditiesi to the Arctic Regions, whether of discovery or search;between the yearn 18H and 1835, both inclusive, Notice is hereby given, that all claimants to such medal, notwithstanding any previous application, should apply personally, or by letter, with the words ``Arctic Medal " on the outside, to the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-House. Every applicant must state his rank or rating, and the name of the ship or ships on board which he served ; also, in the case of every petty officer, seaman, or marine, it is indispensable that his application should be accompanied by a certificate of service, except in the case of his being on board one of her Majesty's ships, and the application be made through his commanding officer, in which case the certificate will not be required. In all cases where the parties served on board mere than one ship, or belonged to more than one expedition, such information should be afforded. The following are the names of her Majesty's ships, the officers and crews of which are entitled to the Medal : Name of Ship. Year of Expedition. Isabella Alexander lBlB Trent Dorothea Hecla lBl9 Griper Fury Hecla lB2l Griper . lB''3 Hecla lBt4 Fury Griper Blossom 1826 Heck 1.27 Terror 1836 Erebus Terror . 1845 Plover Enterprise..... Investigator lB4B Herald Enterprise 1849 Invest.ga or North Star 1849 Resolute . 1850 • Assistance Rattlesnake Assistance 1852 Resolute ... 1852 North Star Placenta Pimenix — • . Victory Lady Franklin' lB5O Sophia . • BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Samuel Danford, money scrivener, L o mbArd-street. BANKRUPTS. - - - • • Thomas Harrison, coal merchant, Maidstone, to surren der May 11 and June 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Bennett, Ludgate-hill. Thomas Ward, manufacturer, Bow Churchyard, May 20, at eleven, and June 22 at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, Vficial assignee, Basiughall-street ; Baylis, Re , i cross-street. Thomas Frederick Theed, surgeon, Winchester-street, Waterloo-town, May 12, at half-past eleven, and June 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Jukes, Bridgewater-square. Henry Bateson, apothecary, Waterloo-road, May 12 and June 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ' • Miller, Copthall-court. John Figg, boot and shoe maker, Farnham, Surrey, May 15, at two, and June 1.8, at one at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Hancock, Tokenhouse-yard. Lucy Oakley, draper, Walsall, May 15, znd June 5, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Suckling, Bir mingham. William Sheldon Withers, miller, Mansfield, Notting hamshire, May 19, and June 9, at half-past ten, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Not tingham ; Parson and Son, Mansfield; Bowley and Ash well, Nottingham. William Penny, brewer, Newport, Monmouthshire, May 18, and Juno 15, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Cathcart, New port ; Bevan and Girding, Bristol. David Meyrick, shoemaker, Cardiff, May 18 an d June 15, at eleven, at the Brist.d District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Salmon and Dickinson, Bristol. Kitchingham Gravil, grocer, Halifax, May 25 and June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official , assignee, Leeds ; Holroyd, Son, and Cronhelm, Halifax ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Ebenezer Brookes, spring knife manufacturer, Sheffield, May 16 and June 27, at ten, at the Council Hall, Sheffield. Brewiu, official assignee, Sheffield ; Broadbent, Sheffield. William Swinton Laurie, Liverp ool, May 18 and June 8, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Evans and Son, Liverpool. William Wiliam Jones, ship builder, Carnarvon, May 22 and Jue 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Evans and Son, Liverpool. George Gillett, cabinet maker, Preston, May 19 and Juno 16, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Etty, Liverpool. James Wallwork, cotton spinner, Chorley, Lancashire, May 21 and June 11, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Holton and Brett, Salford. rocer, Durham, June 9 , at one, at the Anderson Stoker, g Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Ne wcastle-upon.Tyne ; Watson, Newcastle-upon- Tyne; Harwood, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Thomas Walsh, wino merchant, Glasgow. David Stewart, shipowner, Dundee, CENTRAL OPTHALMIO HOSPITAL..--Mr. E. C. Hulme, F.R.C.S., has just been appointed one of the surgeons of this excellent institution. r `WYI rJ LUNDIELL, MAT 5: Eight bodies have been exhumed to-day, being the largest ntunb.tr which has been recovered in. 01 e day, and increasiug the total number to 31. Like those previously found none of the bodies were in synth a state as to be personally recognisable, • being very much decompo9ed, but six of them have been identified by, eculiarities of dress. Four of the b ,dies were brought out at 4 o'clock this morn ing, and were shortly identified as those of William Thompson, of West Melton, aged 29 ; James Hunt, of Lundhill, aged 27 ; and Joseph Harrison and William Smith, both of Wombwell, and respec tively 18 and 17. The bodies of William Thou'P son and Harrison, who was his " trammer," were found at the top of the fourth board-gate on the south side of the pit, where they were at work at the time of the explosion ; while those of Hunt and Smith were discovered in a slit between the third and fourth boardgates, having probably at tempted to escape on the occurrence of tie exploson and been arrested by the noxious gas. 'the fifth body was brought out at 8 o'clock this morning, and has not been identified. It was found floating in the water in the dip level to the south, and was in a shockingly decomposed state. The remaining throe bodies making up the eight were brought out at noon to-day, by the men whose shift or turn terminated at 'he time. They were found near the face or end of the north level. Two of them weze at once very• satisfactorily identified as those of John Frost, of West Melton, a married man, 32 years of age, and of Charles elleit, a youth who bad lived at, Wombwell. At 3 o'clock the third body had not been identified, but was expected to I be so, as there wars several peculiarities about the • dies's. A number of the bereaved were present when the three last named bodies were brought out of the pit, and followed them in mournful silence to the rt ception shed where they were placed by the other bodi s. The body of George Dyson, recovered yesterday, has been interred to-day in the churchyard at Wath upon-Dearne. The miners who have undertaken the task of, re st9ring the pit and rec wering the bodies are at present engaged in removing the vast accumulation Ipf debris at the bottom of the ventilating shift. There is no doubt that at the time of the explosion from 20 to 30 persons were congregated in the specs covered by those falls of earth. It has always b:en feared that the remains of those bodies would not be found, as they were exposed to the full vehe mence of the terrific fire which broke out there. The miners carefully examined the earth as they removed it, but have not hitherto been able to dis cover any remains of a single body in that part of the pit. Ait.-r these large falls of earth shall have been re moved, it is expected that the t'odies will be reco vered with much greater rapidity. Country Markets. LIVERPOOL-MAY 5. The corn exchange this morning was well attended, and a good business was transacted in wheat, fair in flour, and moderate in Indian corn. There was a general advance cn Friday's rates, making the week's improvement 2d to 3d per bushel on wheat., is to is Gd per barrel and sack upon flour is Gd per qr on Indian corn, and gd to 9d per load on estates], Barley, beans, and peas fully supported last week's quotations. LEEDS, MIT 5. The weather continues cold and ungenial, with a preva lence of north and east winds. The arrivals of wheat are only moderate, but there is a tolerable show of samples, a few vessels having reached Goole. The market is very firm, and a fair sale for all good fresh qualities at Frieay's extreme rates. Foreign barley plentiful, and is generally held at full prices, which restricts the sale. Beaus in de mand, and valet, continues to improve. Oats and other articles as before. Averige prices of grain—Wheat, 57s 7d ; bailey, 461 101; oats, 263 6d; beans, 43s 2d ; peas, 423 Od ; rye, —B. 01. NEWCASTLE-MAT 5 A small supply of wheat from the interior, quality in ferior, sold readily at fully Saturday's prices. A good demand for tine dry wheat, at 13 per qr. advance upon the rates of Saturday. Oats od per qr. dearer. Barley quiet, but not dearer. HULL- MAT 5. With a moderate supply of English wheat we write this day's market is to 23 dearer, and a good sale for foreign• Barley it tine is ready sale at full prices, but the bulk of the present supply is not of this description. Beans are DI dearer. Oats in fair request at 6d more money. Linseed firm, and cakee,in good demand at quotations: 8 8 1 So 0 • Wheat, English, red BB to 62 Peas, grey and black to --- Ditto white 62 to 68'Linseed, Black Sea.— 66 to 70 Dantzic and Konigs- (Ditto Petersburgh ... 56 to 6 6 berg PommuianandHam• 1 angel burgh I Danish, holstein, and Memel 5O W 56 Friesland Russian and Odessa 50 to 60 Lins.e., Hull 91 Os to 9115 Od Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 26 to 3011 -tape cakes —s Od to 1250 Od Barley, malting Ditto grinding 32 to 36 Ditto foreign Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel. 34 to 36IFlour, per brl 305,, 325• COURSE OF EXCHANGE. -YESTERDAY. ,msterdam . 11 17% Gibraltar . Ditto, three months .. 12 Leghorn .. • • • • 29 57% liotterdam •• •• •• •• 12 Genoa •• •.•• 25 75 Antwerp •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 55 ;Allan •••••••••• •• •• Brussels ....•......... 25 55 Venice................ klamburgh ............ 13 9 Naples .425 A.ttoria •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Palermo .• •• Part 5........ 25 80 I Messina ... 1304 Ditto, three months .. 25 75 Lisbon .. Marseilles 25 75 Oporto 52%, BOUrdOiLUX . Rio Janeiro Fr ankfort-on-lialne .... 119% Buenos Ayres — Berlin ................ New York,6o days' sight -- Vienna • • .... 10 34 Philadelphia Trieste •••• .• •• •• 10 3 5 PRICES OF BULLION, PSI os. Petersburg 37% Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 Madrid 49 Portugal Gold Coin .. 00 0 Cadiz 49% qexican Dollars 0 0 0 Barcelona .• •• •• •..... New Dollars 0 0 0 iliver In bars ...... 00 0 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAT 5. STOCK EXCHANGE. --The market is active to-day, With good business doing at a slight advance on the quotation' . Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 391 4.o—Easte l Counties, 11/. 16s. 3d.—London and North Weston", 105i—Grand Trunk of Canada, 16/. 18s. 9d., 17--Bal Lancashire, 99—Dutch Rhenish, d.—Midland, 83 21 . ", South Eastern, 24 i— Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1021 2 2A 34k—Blackburn, 81. LEEDS, MAT 5. STOCK EXCHANGE. — Mid lands, 831 i—North Eastern' Leeds, 20i—Leeds, 10'4—North Westerns, 8 —Dora* 221- Grand Trunk 16i 17. . . BIRMINGHAM, MAY 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.-- Pricom improved to-day. Birmiac ham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valleys, 9 - Londou tko, North Western, 1.056 6—Ditto Eighths, 3s 9d. die.- 1311" mitigham Fire, 95 x d.—Midland, 83 6 —Crystal Palac ° ' 2/. 6s. 3d. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-L' AziTRUJ RAILWAY.—Traftle I turn for the week ending May 2, 1857 £16,769 8 -Li t Corresponding week last year ". _____----"' Increase in 1857 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAI' / frathe return for the week ending May 2, 4 1857... L orresponding weak last year 13,035 17 0 Total of the half-year to this date, 1857 208,047 3 g Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 202,687 6 „ CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for Vie" / ending May 2, 1857 £3oB b., / C o rresponding week last year 3 03 ° —...s BIRTHS. OF A SON, On the 3(1 inst., at 44, Harley-street, the wife of An''' . Carden, EN. On the inst., at Leamington, the wife of SY . ' °' Palmer Morewood, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER, 9e Itaßll. On the sth inst., at 44, Upper Bedford-place, square, twife Richard Grth, Es ca s, On they th inst o ., f at Bushey, a Hers, the wife of vib Willis, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, barrister-at-law. MARRIED, o • itfe On the 2d inst., at St. James's Church, Piccadilly', 003 jor-General H. Tucker, C. 8., to Harriett Maria, sec daughter of Sir Henry Allen Johnson, Bart. cr o o o, the 2d inst., at St. Pancras Church, Mr.W. D. the of Seymoui -street, Euston-square, to Barbara Olive, daughter of Mr. Robert Bowden, of Heavitree, Dev°ll. DIED. “if 1 On the 3d inst., at 2, Lansdowne-place, Hackney , Joseph Rodrigues Peynado. fo e, On the 4th inst., at the Lo ages, Nicole, Norfolk, "root relict of the Rev. Thomas Whittaker, M.A., of the '-' House, Mendham, in the same county, aged 92. op of On the 4th in s t., J ose ph Alexander Wagstaff, 1 William Wagstaff, Esq., of Balhant aged 29. A d Ou the 3d inst., W. G. Mott, Esq., of Chcapsido, Maniir-house, Gunnersbury. ' A te 13. • On the 4th inst., at 20, Thornhill-terrace, Isbngt° of Canonbuty, Samuel Lincoln,alkin Esq., aged 69. ~,,,,0 0 , 3 99 On the 4th inst., at Captain Francis .10.-v formerly of the 51t Regt., aged 60. clin it4 On the 3d inst., s at Bath, Rachel, wife of B mat ' A Hendir,on. __:.to o f 35, On the 3d inst., Mr. John Peter Fowler, ollyn" Bedfxd-street, Coveut-garden, aged 56. ------- .. r ---- _______ , _ _ ____.--- , 1 1/41 .4 • LONDON : Printed and PnbtiAbed by MIJRPO i t' - '''' s, • of No. 11'2, Strand, Printer, atVte S un ? h ill : * ti 112, Strand, in the Precinet;of the Savoy, in "'".. c°l4ll of 14 , e die 4, z, Wodno .zd y, May 6, 1857. 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