The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET! AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday elo.ed firmly. Prices of Ameri cans were extreme. All other descriptions were unaltered in value. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales. The Railway Share Market cli-sed steadily, but there was only a limited business transacted. The public sale of indigo commenced yesterday under rather unfavourable circumstances. The at tendance of buyers was limited, and the bidding were made with great caution. Some parcels were withdrawn, as previous prices were not offered, and a quantity of old goods was dispcsed of at a decline of 4d. per lb. Subsequently the reduction in values wa increased to 4d. and 6d. per lb. For the new imports of Bengal there was a better en quiry, but at a fall of 3d. per lb. Good Kurpalos reused February rates to 2d. de cline, and ordinary and Madras receded 31 to Gd. The condition of the Parisian money market con tinues very stringent, and considerable attention is therefore paid by all classes to the negotiations in progress for augmenting the power of the Bank of France. We have already published the terms upon which it is believed this gigantic opera tion will be carried out ; but some modifi cations may yet be introduced in order to render it more popular. The full rate of 6 per cent. is still charged for discounts, and a re duction is not expected for some time. The con sequence is that trade remains dull, and the Bourse if 4 depressed. During the last week the stock of coin and bullion in the Bank has declined seven millions of francs ; but, as arrivals were expected, the monthly balance-sheet, to be published on Thutsday, may not show a very material alte ration.. Although an easier feeling is apparent in the money market, and the supply is temporarily abun dant, the p u bli c mus t n o t bs deluded into the be lief that a sudden change from scarcity to plethora, or from high to low rates, is about to be expe rienced. Indeed, if any improvement is approach inn, it must of necessity be verygradual, and a par tial r e l apse w ill no d ou b t occur whenever a . revived demand s p r i ngs u p. T o -day there is a good inquiry, and perhaps some increase of pressure ; but it does not emanate from the commercial public, but from those engaged in specie operations, large purchases of silver being made for transmission to India and China on the 20th. At first it was sup posed the vessel which will then be despatched would not take out more than 30C,000/., but a larger remittance is now expected. Mode rate supplies were coming from the Continent, about 30,0001. being received yesterday, but these transactions are very small compared with those lately concluded. The Foreign Exchanges were firmer yesterday afternoon. About 75,0001. of the gold from America by the steamer Arabia has been sold t ) the Bank, and as steady remittances from the United States are ex pected, this appropriation has given satisfaction to those interested in an improvement in financial affairs. A supply of about 106,0001. in specie has ar rived to-day from Africa, America, and the Brazils. At the annual meeting (this day), of the Legal and Commercial Life Assurance Society," W. C. Venning, Esq., in the chair, a satisfactory report Was read by the actuary and secretary of the insti tution. The quiet and gradual progress of the society, under all circumstances, was a source of gratification to the policy—as well as s hareholders. The premiums received in the past year were 18,9291., and the loss by death, 9,0201., whilst it was only 4,0001. in the Previous year. Still the two (13,0001.) were said to be under the average calculation for two years, and caused f or that reason no alarm. The society Was conducted with every degree of economy, and ou t of the profits the directors now set aside 7,000/. to the reserve fund, and made a dividend of 5 per Cent per annum to the shareholders. A cordial vote of thanks was passed to the directors, and Mr. Parnell, the actuary and secretary of the society. The English funds have undergone no particular variation, as business is dull, and monetary and political influences remain as before. A high point has now been attained, and unless a further favour able movement in the money market ,takes place, it is not likely that prices will go much higher. Consols have been 931 941, and 931 94 for money, and 94'1 for account. The New 3 per Cents. are 92a ; the Reduced, .92i ; the March Exchequer Bate, par t o 3 s. prem. ; the June do., is. . rem. and the Bonds, 98i and India stoc 220. Bank stock is .° 212 to P 214 ;; Foreign Stocks have given rise to few operations this morning, but some of the principal invest ments were dearer. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 937 ; 94i, and they ars 941 4 for the next ac count. The 4 per Cents., 100 i A. Russian 5 per Cents. 1051 to 106, and the 4 per Cents. 96 . Mexican are 23 and Dutch 4 per Cents. 97 : 7. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks ;--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; tlexio in, 2 21 3i; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 77 78 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; ditto 41 per Cents. 97 97 ; 'panish 3 per Cents., 411 2 ; ditto Deferred, 251 ; ditto Certificates, 61 4 ; ditto Passive, 54 6. The Railway Share Market has exhibited symp toms of improvement, and prices generally are looking upwards, now that the settlement of the a_c_count is nearly completed. Caledonian rose ; North Western, 15s. ; Eastern Counties, ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, ss. ; Oxford, Worces ter, and Wolverhampton, 10s. ; South-Restern, 10 8. ; and Norfolk, 11. The Foreign and Colo nial undertakings ruled very quiet ; and the French lines were not dealt in. Great Western of Canada improved about ss. ; East In dian and Great Luxembourg were at steady rates. British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares ex bihited no change of importance. Joint Stock Bank Shares were almost neglected ; London and Westmin'ter declined about 55., and Union of London ss. In the Miscellaneous Shares the only business reported has been in Crystal Palace and London General Omnibus Company, at about previous rates. BILITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) _ • Pusiness done. 212: 1 ; 12 11 ?wt. Stock Pe* 0 -,.at. Reduced Au...tittles 3 Per Ca n t. C onsols A.unsitios 93 4 4 4 3 New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92i. i i Lon; Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1869. . 2 7-16 I ndia Stock Consols for Account • • • .94 lExchequer Bills, 20. March. I June. £ £lOOOO , 0 a11 ' 5 .......... •••• I I- 13 ....................... _ a ......... ........ ... — 1 Ditto Bonds, 1 858, ii per Cent. .. Ditto, 1359 ............ PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexica n 3 per ent.. . Ditto, 44 per Cent. ........ Tlirk:ht, ..olids, ti pc.r cent. . 94 i 4i Ditto for account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. D itto Account . Dividend;On . the . anova otyable tn Loa..cn. Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent., 12 Guilders' Ditto 4 per C ent. Certificates 974 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols money 93 4 Ditto Account 94 It is confidently asserted in some quarters that the present Solicit or -G eneral has actually resigne d his appointment. The Marquis and Marchioness de Vasconcellos have left -the Clarendon Hotel. Mr. T. L. Blane has left the same estallishment for Winkfield, near Windsor. THE REPRESENTATION OF EAST NORFOLK.—On Saturday the h ea d s o f th e Conservative party i n E as t taking Nor folk held a meet i ng i n Norwich for the p ur pose of some steps to r e t r i eve th e i r recen t d e f ea t. It Was determi ne d to revive the Conservative Registrat i on Stciety which formerly existed in the division, and a subscription being entered into for this purpose, 2001. was promptly collected. , MR. COB DEN AND THE BALLOT SOCIETY.—At the iast meeting of the Executive Committee a letter was read from Mr. Cobden to Mr. Thomas Prout, the trea "rer, enclosing his annual subscription of 101., in which Mr. Cobden said :—" Nowis the time for agitating your questiore M r. G rote was accustomed to say be was always well supported in the first session of a new Par liament, for that then the wounds of the electors were fresh and green from the electoral battle-field. I hope You will be able to set up branch societies, and to gather io subscriptions all over the country. lam sure you, Ms. VVhitehurst, and Mr. Wickham, and the rest of the workers, have done your duty and are entitled to the gratitude of the country." REROIC CONDUCT. —On the evening of Thursday last, as the son of Captain Allen was sculling a beat from a ship in Lyme Regis harbour, the boat became un shipped, and he fell overboard into deep water. A Youth. named Thomas Reddie, son of Mr. Retldie, organist and composer, who was in another boat at the tine immediately jumped into the water, dived twice, and succeeded in bringing Allen to the surface. Some person s in another boat held out an oar to Reddie, as ha was swiremieg to shore with his rescued companion, and both were thus safely landed. The youth's coura geous cenduct was witnessed and applauded by a con siderable number of persons. KSIIANK. VG Till; !nerd.) Vt Lorl d° c i li er 064, a 1 3 08.. evious " 0 ,1 7-5 6 tli°A )rrespoo,- the dea t tY DulatioThj ust be r 3 il i ca se it "til t t h e de , t ,,, numbe r rate dui ?DO" ols l fA9. 10 "" •• • %," of 00) , '' .... 011 3 :70 „ 9 ..... -•'” 0. 9 1 ••••• J 4 ...... 4 0 6 , P ej' f ,l re' • IV X 1 1 4 1 00 1, 064 50 e.. •'' f iV sar a Of era° ~ -. r 90 90 .---- ,846 20 20 10 St. 20i! 100 ' 100 14 20 St. 20 100 100 SHARE MARKETS—(This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. ]2l ,Ira d 45 all 100 all 100 100 ioo St. 10 St. St. St. 50 St. St. all all 100 100 all 2? 100' all all 100 100 100 all all 'lOO 3 i 100 100 l'Ambg. Nottn,g. Bost.' dt Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena') Birmng. Wolverh. dzl Stour Valley 1 Birkenhd. Lancsh. 4r; Cheshire Junct I Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. . Chester & Holyhead Cork and. Bandon—. Cork, Black. & Pass I ;Cornwall D. A Do. B Dublin&Belfv.stJunc Dun. P. ezAber.June East Ang.lia,n Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A.stk Do., do. 8........ ) Do. New A East Kent East Lancashire 'East Suffolk ........ Do. !Edinburgh & Glasgow 'Edinb. and Peebles... Edinb. Prth &Dundee Forth and ClydeJunc. ,Furness ........ . ,Glasgow & S.Western IGreat N. of Scotland (Great Northern Do., A. Stock i Do. , B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western. !Do. Str. V. R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Do. New Thirds I Lancash. & Yorkshire I Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lond. Bright. & S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. Eighths London At S. Nreatern • Ludndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.&Linclo. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland ........ Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. i Shares ......... Newcastle &Carlisle Neu Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ••• ••• ••• ••• Do., A Stock !Do., B Stock I N. Eastern - Berwick ;Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn:. North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester Ea Wolverhampton.. 16 Portsn• outh 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abran. St 103 Shropshire Union 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer all South Devon 100 South Eastern all :Do. 4. per c. Shares 100 South Wales 17 S. Yorksh. River Dnn 7 'Do ............... ...... all Staines,Wok.,&,Wok. all !Stockton g: 15 ! Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 1855 16filStockton da Ilartlepl ,100 !Taff Vale 'lOO o. Pref., No. 1., 22 Thames Hay. D. &B all Vale of Neath. ..... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B ' West London Do. First Class , Do. Second Class... Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH PI all 9 all 10i 100 100 2sld lOs all all all all Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. , Do. 'Buffalo & Lake Hur. ;Buff. , Brat. & God ch. '6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72, Do. do., 1 July, '73, Do. do., 1 June, '74' Calcutta and S. East. Central Oudo (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada' Do. 6 p c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable 's7 i Do. do., '76, p. '6o , Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option 'Madras, guar. 4i p.c I Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton.' Do. 3d Ea., g. bp.e. Do. 4th Ex., do 'Conde (Limited) Seinde, guar. 5 per c Do A atwrp & Rotterdam 1 Ardennes. Belgian East. Junet. Be zi ers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ity Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c•P• Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria Mar Ante • ,Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all Northern of France all NorwegianTrnk. Pref all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Reeife do San Fran , (Pernam.) g . 7 p. C 7i Rome an d Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all ')o. 5i per cent. pref all Southern of France all West Flanders all ,Do. 5:4 per c. Prof all I W.& S.W. of Franc( 6 Westera of Austria._ all 'West. of Switzerland all 'Wiesbaden all Do. Bp. cent. pref all I Zeal and JOINT-SToi (all 'Australasia o.Bi Bank of Egypt (50 !Bank of London all I Bri. Col. Bk.& Lu. Co all(British N. American 8 C.Bk.of Ind.Au.&Ch 50 City 25 ( Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond all I Eng. Scot. &Ans.Cht all I Lon. Ch. Bk .of Aust all !Ditto New 20 'London and. County 50 ! Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp 1 10 London Joint Stock 20 jLond.andWestminst 35 !National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 22 National Bank all New South Wales all !Oriental Bank Corp 15 !Ottoman Bank `;5 ! Provincial of Ireland all !Do. New 1 IR.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co. all !South Australia all Union of Australia 2A Do. New 10 - !Union of London . 43 10 lUnity Mutual IWestru Bk.° Loud , Closing Prices yesterday. 54 - 54 8i- 9 66 -68 8i - 9 89 - 91 721 - 72 34 - . . .. --- 4 - 5 - 9.4 18 - 194 11 - 11 52 - 54 351 - 8 - 7 (1 98 - I 6 = GL 32 - ii 95 - 971 8 - 97 - 98 1 88 - 90 122 - 123 102 - 104 - 67 63 Y - 65 , 70 - 74 6 - 81 6 - 8 1. 0 1 - 10 '2 i - i - 6 1101 - ill 105 - 105 - d 100 A 101 4A 43 ••• ••• 821 - 83 534 - 54 ..• ••• 16 -16 A 62 - 64 3i - 311 42. - 43 86 - 84 34 - 3 (f 2i 2i 40 - 41 65 - 66 96 - 99 4i 481 - 10 - 11 - 31+. 7 - 5 105 107 254 261 48 50 2A lid 18 19 75 76 86 86. f - 6 sf' 6 5d 7 42 - ... - . ti. 204 -20 i 44 , -- 4i 7 - 9 2' - 3 53 - 6 ISSESSIONS. i- I P id 1 P 196 98 95 - 97 95 - 97 ••• ''' .i = ii.pl 107 - 109 lap 19, 1 --20 i 64 -- 66 90i -- 91!, 21 -21 f, - 1 rl 233 234, - 2 2' 99 f -- 100 113 -- 117 413 117 106 108 19 20 211 21i1 I d par * P ••• ••• 2 - 7 - 11 - li 2- 3 p 5 - 1 - 314- 32 par p 23 i —2: 7 74 - 5i - sipl ie , il 8 - 81 20 38 - 38. 84 - 94 - 57 - 58 57_ - 59 i d part 17 - -- 19 1 -- cl __ 9 81 -- 8 314 -- 32 4 1 1 -- 5i 94 -- 10 31 -- 32 par -- 1 p BANKS. 87 - 89 21 - 52 - I is 62 - 64 Yit - 17i -17 i; 17 -17 k Business done this dty. rnE FUIN, LONDON, WEDNES DAY .EVENING, MA Y 13, 1857, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.) LINES LESAED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid! Leasing 'Companies Closing* Prices yesterday. I'A'LWAY3. IBuckghamsh IClydesdaleJe. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.c E. Un. H. Sh. !Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Saba I Do. A Shard 1 'Do• ,t Shares I Lon. &Greenw, ;Do.Preference ILon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. , Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdl i. Bradfd. ,Newmarket BuryE.G.spe. N. &E ,t. 5 p. c. Do. 6 yr et Do. sp.c 'Prest. & Wyre Do. :3 SL_ ~ A Roystn.& ;" Staflordsh WearVal.g6pe Do.. Ln.SLN.W. Cal,,don E.U.&E.O Gt. Northu E. Count. Caldonian. Do Westn Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do Ln. &N. W di Midld Midland E. Count Do Do Do L. & N . W Do C ':,.Northu T. Bra sseyl M. MClean! St'z. &Dar Do I Gt. Westti Imitgers.,mrst Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd. at 501.) Bris.&Eic.4 P.C. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares i Caledu. £lO 4 p. c. Ches. (St Ho. 51 p. c. IDo, do. 5 per cent 'Cork k Bandor 5 z D.c DUTl.Perth.&Aber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh ,Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c Do. do. CK C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent ,Do.lo. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent._ East Lanc ash .6 p.cts. York. J. sth: Ellin.&Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed. Prth.&Dun. 4p. c Furness, 5 p. c Glas. 6t 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northu. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. Do. 4.:1 per cent IDo. 5 p.c:, Red. at 5 92 - 94 oa 95 51 - 6 113 - 115 'lO5 - 107 100 - 102 p. c. prem. ...... Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre. Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St.] Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc Do. cou. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per 'ent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0.... Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 'Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do. Do. do. do. 60 -- 62 108 -- 10$ 6i 93 --95 I 83 - 85 81 -- 861 100 -- 101 94 -- *lO 16A -- 17 , 1 10 19 -- 19A1 93 -- 9/ - 111 -14 i 132 -- 134 I Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 ➢o. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lon. & S. W. 7 per ct. 13T - 140 114 - 116 late 3d Shares Lon dy. & Color. 1 , Sh Londy. &Eanis. Sh M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3 1 per cent. Mary L ..)+ Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 42 per cent Do. do. Mid. Conso'. 6p. c. St Do. Coo Br. Bi r. 6 p.c Do. 4i n. c. Pref. St Do. L. &H. Pre. St New.,Aber.. &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct Norfk D eb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 D0.Wv.V.5p...,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N.B. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf Do. do. do 1151 - 156 $ - P 66 - 68 130 - 132 96 - 98 86 - 88 ••• - ••. 11 - 11,f 1101 - 103 91 - 92 1i - 1(1 I Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York 11. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., War. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. do.n p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 41 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh k S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 46 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c Do. do. do. id 211 —22 i 1110 - 112 114 ' - 116 105 - 110 17i -- 181 22i - 23} 98 - 100 si 9i 27 - 28 1 2 --- 3 p 1 iStock. & Hare. g. 5 1 p.c. till July 1, '56 1 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. ••• -- ••• 2a —2/ k 91 - 94 97 - 99 LL - 13 1133 - 135 - 4. 1166 12 —l2l 2i-234 102 101 par ip 88 2i -- 2a p - i P 54 - 56 - 133 8 - 9 9 - 9i 31 k - 324 . 86 - PREFERENCE SHARES. 1108 - 112 108 - 112 API 1 - - 12 - I'4 71i - 72 BRITISH MINES. Alfred Cons. (Philk., British Iron ...... Condurow (Cambrn.) Der. Gt. Crisis. (Tay.) IGreat South Tolgus !G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk. ) Grt.W. Vor (lielstn.), ,Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. MM. Co S. Caradon (St. Cloer IS. Cam Brea (Illogn. S. W. Frances(lllogn. Tam L. Min. Co I T in Croft jUn.Mines (Gwennap) V. of Towey (Camay.) jW. Basset (Illogan) IW. Caradon (Liskrd. ) Wh. Basset (Illogan). i 'Wh. Buller (Rdruth). IWh. Edward(Calstck) ; Wb. Kitty (U. Llantl iWh.Ma. Ann (Menht.l Wh. Trelawney (Lis.; 20 21 7 - 8 160 - 170 .155 - 141 - 154 6i - 7 - , 41 - - 17 - 19 19 - 21 5 - 6 22 - 23 5 - 6 1/ - 2 :330 - 340 6 - 7 290 -- 310 - 4 - 4i .200 - 220 - 1 29 - 31 140 - 150 260 - 270 360 - 380 5 - 54 18 20 45 - 47 23 - 25 FOREIGN Australian Brazilianlmp.(issued , at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Co bre Copper Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Novean Monde Pont. Sil. Ldbf. & Smli Port Philip Santiago de Cuba Louth Australian , Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. Pref United Mexican MISCE: Australian Agricult. Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Canada Do. Go. 6pc. Jan&July Do, 6 p.c.Feb.&Aup. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Duston Iron Ore Eastern 5team........ Electric Telegraph ... Electric Tel. of Irel. En. &Aust.Cop.SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount ... Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. IMexican&S.Americn INat. Discount Do. New Netherlands Land. ,Do. Do. Do.B p e.PLiss.at id.' Do. Do. ' New B. &N. S. Land N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. N. B. Australasian._ Nrth.ofEuropeSteam , Oriental Gas Do. New Shares peelßr. Ld. & Minrl 1 !Peninsular & Oriental Do. New • ) Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral.lnvest IDo. New S. Aus. Coy. 6 p.c.bds. South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trus. LEI. CO, Up. Can Van Dieraen's Laud MINES. 1 2 li - li 18 - 20 id 53 60 10 12 d 14 15 7 7h l ld p *6 - 8• ... - ... 2 - 21 3:1 - 4 19 - 2041 ••• -•••• •• 4 - 5• - 32 - 37 25 - 27 2 - 21 5# - ••• - ••• 92 91 18 par ip 3i 4 P- i if 4 41 44 —4; I p B ar 22 .ip 9 - 10 li - 11 2 - 2i . ..- 22 -ii 6 - 8 59 - 61 li - 1$ 34 - 36 ," - 1 - 1 10* -- 12 Business this day HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.) The SrzAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. Mr. KIRK and the Hon. F. BAP.ING took the oaths and their seats. COMMITTEE OF SELECTION. Colonel W. PATTEN informed the house that owing to the pressure of private business the Committee of Selection would have to abandon the precedent of for mer sessions in requesting members to state what period would be most convenient to them to attend to the Private Bill Committee, but, at the same time, they would be ready to attend to any representation mem bers might wish to make on the subject. (Rear, hear.) THE IVALIN'ORTH MURDERS. OLD COURT. TRIAL OF BACON AND HIS WIFE. (Before Lcrd Campbell, Mr. Justice Cresi,vcll, and Mr. Baron Bramwell.) This morning Thomas Fuller Bacon and Martha Bacon were indicted for the murder of their two children, Edwin Fuller Bacon and Martha Bacon. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clerk appeared for the prosecu tion. Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Poland defended Mrs. Bacon, and Messrs. Metcalfe and Lawrence appeared for Bacon. Mr. Bodkin, in opening the case for the prosecution, said, placed in the pesition in which he then stood it c w u o r u il l s d be tanc es his duty to bri bring o lay ho before horse eto the jury f the prisoners a a t c facts and the barnd c uther charge of murder. The case was one of the most extra ordinary kind that had occurred for some time; and the fact that the prisoners were man and wife, and the victims their children, added to the heinousness of the crime. The learned gentleman then proceeded to detail the facts of the case, which have already appeared in the columns of The Sun, and, in the course of lis observations, said It was his duty to inform the jury that the female prisoner had been confined in a lunatic asylum, and that she only quitted that asylum two months before the commission of the murder, but the version she had given of the murder, namely, that a man had entered the window and killed her chit dren and attempted to cut her throat, was irrational, absurd, and unworthy of belief, for the police had examined the place and found the windows fastened in side, and that the dust and ground abou% the place bad not been disturbed in the slightest manner. Having al luded to Bacon's version of the murder, he said he should olio lay before them evidence to prove its entire falsity, and he would prove that he neither lost a watch, note, nor clothes, on the occasion, and that the whole story about the robbery was a fabrication, and was only in vented to draw off from him the suspicion that attached to him respecting the murder. With respect to blood found on the trousers of the male prisoner, he accounted for it by saying that he cut his finger at dinner on the Sunday previous to the discovery of the murder. That also was untrue. On the Sunday in question, ho should prove that he wore black trousers, and that being the case, if he had cut his finger on that occasion the blood would have been found on the black trousers and not on those worn every day by the prisoner. The jury would take into their consideration the circum stance that the female prisoner had been subject to aber rations of mind; but in order to acqii, her on account of the state of her mind, it must be shown that she was in such a state of mind as to be unable to distinguish be tween right and wrong. The learned gentleman can eluded his remarks by hoping that an all-wise Providence would guide them to a right conclusion. The first witness called was Harriet Monroe. She said—l am cousin to the male prisoner. Oa Sunday, the 28th of December, the female prisoner came to my house and asked me if I would tome and stay with her while her husband stopped at-Reigate. I said I would do so, and it was arranged that I should go to their house in Four-acre-street, Walworth, between the hours of 4 and son the following Monday. Oa the same Sunday evening I saw both prisoners together at her brother-in-law's house. I did not observe his bands that evening. On the Monday when I went to Bacon's house in Four-acre-street, I knocked repeatedly at the door but could get no answer. I listened and waited at the door for about three hours, not getting any answer I returned home, but went to Bacon's house again that evening about half-past 10. On the Tuesday morning, about 1 o'clock, my mother and myself met Mrs. Bacon in Four acre-street, she had a rent book and half a sovereign in her hand. My Mother asked her where she had been, and she said she had been in the house all night. She then said a man had got in at the window during the night and had murdered her two children and cut her throat. She said she was going to pay her rent and tell her land lord of the shocking affair. Mrs. Bacon, my mother, and myself, returned to the house in Fouracre-street, and, on going into the back room on the ground floor, I saw the little boy sitting in a chair by the idle of the fireplace with his throat cut. There was a quantity of blood all round the place, and his face was resting on the table. Mrs. Bacon made no other observation while they were in the room but that " somebody came in at the window and done it." On leaving the house I went to the male prisoner's brother Mr. Edward Bacon's, my mother and Mrs. Bacon (the prisoner), went on to the police-station. I next saw Mr. Bacon after he was brought up from Reigate on the Wednesday morning, but I did not notice how he was dressed. I some ditys after saw the male prisoner in a pair of fustian trousers, but on the Friday the day of the funeral, he did not wear them. I saw the fustian on the day of the funeral at Four-Acre-street, he took them off short'y before the funeral, and I then saw some spots of blood on the legs of the trousers. Two or three days after the murder I saw the spots of blood, and told Bacon of it, but he said the blood came from a cut on his finger. Lord Campbell—What day did you first see the blood on the trousers Witness—On the Tuesday after he returned from Reicate. Examination oontinued—Bacon told me he had cut his finger on the Sunday. Lord Campbell—Did he say on what Sunday ? Witness—On Sunday after Chriatmas day. He said he did it at carving the dinner. A day or two after he said he cut his finger while cutting some wood to light a fire with. He made this remark during a conversa tion that was going on at my mothers. He said the knife slipped and it cut his finger. The first time I saw the cut on his hand was the Friday after the murder, the 2d of January. He did not have a rag on his hand. On the Thursday, as the funeral was on the Friday, Mrs. Hyde showed me a shirt of Bacon's upon which there were stains of blood. She was just going to put it into the tub to wash when she showed me two or three very small spots of blood. One of the spots was on the collar, as if ho had cut himself while shaving ; the other two were on the wristband. I have remarked several pieces of cord and twine throwing about in the back kitchen and front room in the house in Four-acre ! street. I recollect seeing a piece of cord thrown upon the fire with the ashes after the police had left the house. I have known the prisoners ever since their marriage, which took place seven years ago. Mra. Bacon bad been in a lunatic asylum in London, but I cannot tell how long she had been there. My mother and myself took her from the asylum in October of the last year. Cross-fxamined by Mr. Sleigh—From all I know Mrs. Bacon has always been kind and affectionate to her children. By Mr. Metcalfe—On the day ou which Mrs. Bacon asked me to come and stop with her, she wished me to come early in the morning. The reason I was asked to atop with her was that Bacon said he did not like to leave her alone at home the whole of the week, It was from the circumstance of ha. being confined in the lunatic asylum. The blood he had spoken of was on the inside the collar of the shirt, and looked as if it had come from his chin while shaving. ' I have often seen his chin bleed while shaving. I never asked Mrs. Bacon to confess what part she had taken in the murder. By a Juror—She did not say what time it was when the men broke into the house. William Henry Cooke, a police-constable, L 75 — On Tuesday, the 30th of December, I was on duty at the station-house in Kennington-lane, and I remem ber Mrs Bacon coming there about half-past 1 in the afternoon in company with Mrs. Payne. They wished me to come to Four-acre-street, as she said she thought there waq something taken place very serious in the house. I went with them, and on the way Mrp. Bacon said somebody had come in at the window and cut the children's throats and her own as well, but she did not say when it had been done. On getting Fonr-acre-street Mrs. Bacon unlccked the door and we went into the back room, and I there found a little boy with his head on a table with his throat cut and quite dead. There was a goad deal of blood about—on the walls, the furniture, and the floor. I asked Mrs. Payne where the other child was, and she said, "Up stair?," and in the room up stairs I found the infant lying on the floor with its throat cut. There was a child's bed in the room. . There was no blood upon it, but it had the appearance of having been slept in. Both the children bad their night- clothes on. On seeing the children I said, "This is a bad job," and Mrs. Bacon said she did not do it ; a man came in at the window and did it. She did not say what time. She said it was the back parlour win dow. I looked at the window, it was fasteued, but not properly. The hasp of the window was bent, but it was sufficient to hold it down. A person from the outside could not have opened it. After the observation about its being a bad job, we all went into the first floor front room, and I saw a female's night dress lying on the bed, nearly covered with blood. I particularly observed the sleeve, there was a quantity of blood round the neck. There was a quantity of blood on the floor. While I was searching the room, Mrs. Bacon passed me and went to a little box, from which she took out an envelope and said that she must send it to her husband. The envelope was already addressed to " Mr. Bacon, at Mr. Marriage, Ironmonger, Market-place, Reigate." It contained a blank sheet of paper. She said the writing on the envelope was her husband's. I then returned to the station•house and took Mrs. Bacon with me where she was detained. She was taken before the magistrate the same afternoon and was remanded. Before Mrs. Bacon was taken to the police•office I took Mr. Bushel, the surgeon, to see the children. On the table of the room in which I found the little boy I saw the two knives I now produee (they were two common black handled dinner knives). They bore marks of blood, an d one appeared to have been recently sharpened. examined the room on the Wednesday after the discovery of the murder, but there was nothing to lead to the belief that any person had entered the window. The dust about the window had > lot been die turbed, and the ground underneath the wii , dow, which would have easily shown the impression of footmarks, was also undisturbed'. On the Gth of January -I received from a female turnkey of Ilorsemonger-lane • Gaol the chemise which had been worn by Mrs. Baco a, which I now produce. [The chemise was stained wit{ i :blood.] Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—On the Ti tea day that I I first saw Mrs. Bacon I did not think she , -was in a right state of mind. She never manifested the slightest feeling or concern about the children. By Mr. Metcalfe—ln searching the house I found a woman's apron. It had the appearance of a blo , dy knife having been wiped upon it. It had been placed over a pool of blood in the room where the little boy had been murdered. There were some toys on the li;tle table before the murdered chill and several on the floor. On the Tuesday I went to Reigate to bring him back to Landon. I was told not to tell him what had occurred. I went to the address on the envelope, but I did not find him there, and Mr. Mar rige said he did not know him by came. Re-examined by Mr. Bodkin—l found Bacon at the Bell public house at Reigate. I arrived about one o'clock in the morning, he appeared as if he had been in bed, and the first question 1 asked him was whether he had not an aunt of the name of Payne, and he said yes. I was in plain clothes. I told him his aunt had sent for him as his wife was very ill. He wanted to know what was the matter, and said, " What can it be V' I did not tell him what really was the matter, in fact I had but little talk with him the whole of the time we were coming to London. We left Redhill by the mail-train at ten minutes to four in the morning. He never asked me who I was, or made the slightest inquiry. Tnomm Horton, another policeman of the L diviFion, said : I went with the last witness on the Tuesday to Bacon's house in Four Acre-street, and found the articles I now produce (a woman's night-dress and an apron), upon which were large blood stains. The apron was lying on the floor and night-dress on the bed. I also examined the window and found the dust outside undisturbed. Rebecca Longbridge : I am matron of 11orsemonger lane Gaol. I was present when Mrs. Bacon was brought there. I observed marks on her throat, it bad plaister upon it. On the Wedneday I observed a mark on her throat as if a string had been tied tight round it. It was very visible at the back part of the neck. On being questioned about it, she said it had been made with the 'tulle, the same as her throat was cut with. Emilia Oak, the female searcher at Kenningtor-lane Police Court.—On the 30th of December I searched Mrs. Bacon, and, whilst I was doing so, she said a man had come in at the window and murdered her two children, and cut her throat as well. She said " will they lock me up," and I said " no," put on your clothes. There was blood on her chemise but none on the outside dress. The Court then adjourned for a quarter of an hour. On the return of the judges into court, Mr. Charles Moshe!, the surgeon, was called and ex &wined by Mr. Bodkin. I was sent for on the 31st of December from the Kennington-lane police-station to Mrs. Bacon. I saw her, 'and en asking her how she was she said she was very poorly—that a man had got in at the window and cut her throat as also those of her chil dren. I examined her throat and found a cut about three inches in length, it went over the windpipe, and another cut downwards about two inches long, there were also several cuts on the throat, but they were all above the first one. There was no continuous cut, they were all from right to left and from left to right The principal cut was that over the windpipe, but it did not wound that organ. The wounds might have been caused by her own hand. If they had been done by any other person she must have been quite quiet and assenting. I told her the wounds had been done some time, and she said, "Yes, eight o'clock last night." I examined her bands and found the left covered with brown colour as it from stains of blood. I noticed the nails on the hand, the stains were much deeper colour round them. The second finger of the right hand was also partially staine , i. After the interview with Mrs. Bacon I went to Four Acre-street and saw the bodies of three murdered children. I found them with their throats cut, and the wounds were very likely to have been caused by one of the knives produced. As far as lam able to judge the stains on the knives are those of human blood. I was shown a woman's night dress in thefrent room on the first floor. There was blood upon the, night dress. That on the lower part of the dress, but it was quite different from that which had proceeded from the throat. It had the appearance of having been rubbed with something for some time after. I was shown a diem ice and also a pair of fustian trousers, upon which there were appearances of blood on the front. I also saw a waistcoat. There was a spot of blood on the collar. I saw the waistcoat the first time. I wen tto the house, but I did not closely examine it. When I next saw the waistcoat it was in possession of Inspector Young. The witness was then handed ,the trousers, and pointed out spots of blood down the front. Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh.—When I sew the female prisoner on Tuesday my first impression was that she was not quite conscious of the act that had been committed. By Lord Campbell.—By that, do you mean she was not in her right mind ? Witness—l do, my lord. By Mr. Metcalfe.—l was examined on the first occasion, before the man was in custody, and I said it was my impression that the act had been committed be fore the tires sh.. mentioned-8 o'clock. I should be very sorry to pledge that the stains on the trousers are those of blood. There are many things that will produce very similar stains. It is my opinion that the blood on the lower part of the chemise had the appear ance of having spurted on it, and for the blood to bear the appearance it did it must have come from a living person. Dr. Harris, surgeon of Horsemonger•lane Gaol said : I saw Mrs. Bacon for the first time on the 31st of December. I observed wounds on her neck ; they had been dressed with plaister. There was also one as it caused by a cord being tied tightly round if. The mark could not have been produced by hanging, it must have been inflicted lying down—it is so regular all round the throat. The curd must have been tied rather tightly, or see-sawed, to have produced the mark. I asked Mrs. Bacon how the injury was inflicted, and she said a man had come in at the window and tried to cut her throat. I have been shown a piece of rope by the police, and am of opinion that it would cause the marks he had de scribed. Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—When I first saw the female prisoner I was of opinion that she was not a per so❑ of sound mind. By Mr. Metcalfe—lt was my impression when I saw the female prisoner at Horsemonger-lane gaol that she had inflicted the injuries upon her throat herself. Mr. Sergeant, who resided next door to the house no cupied by Bacon, said—l last saw the prisoners on Sur day, the 28th of December. They went out together. I did not see theta again until the murder was discovered. On the Monday following I was sweeping in front of the door, and in doing so accidentally struck Bacon's door and made a noise, and I heard somebody moving inside, as if some person was approaching the door to open it. The door was not opened, and I heard the Founds return. I have frequently beard a child cry in Bacon's house, but on Monday I did not hear any crying. [We shall continue our report of the trial in our late edition.] A VERY TENDEIt CONSCIENCE.—A celebrated liquor importer in Boston, United States, recently had his pocket-book, containing a large sum of money, taken from his pocket while entering church. A few days sub sequently he received the pocket-book through the post (postage unpaid) accompanied with a note, in which the writer stated that after spending the money he discovered to his utter horror that he had been making use of funds obtained in the infamous liquor traffic. He therefore re turned the pocket-book, and would do the same by the money should he be able to lay his hands on it.—New Orleans Delta. DISCOvERY OF GOLD AT GRFAT BUDWORTFI.—In an other part of to-day's impression will be found an ac count of the discovery of gold at Great Budworth. We should have looked upon the story as a hoax had it not been sent us by a highly respectable gentleman, and since confirmed by two other correspondents. The village, we are told, is in the greatest excite ment. The first discovery was made on Friday week by a man named George Littler, who was em ployed to dig the foundation for the new National Schools. On Monday a second quantity was found, and a third on Wednesday. A piece of rock, weighing about 61b., and beautifully spangled, has been found, which the people believe to be gold. The finder has handed it over to Mr. Warburton for safety, refusing 101. for his prize. The gold, or yellow metal, is chiefly found, our correspondents say, in very small grains in a sandy soil. One nugget which had been sent to London for inspec tion had been returned as pure gold. A quantity was found on Friday, and a specimen brought to our office. —Warrington Guardian. THE SILK CROP.—The reports regarding the silk crop continue to be anxiously watched, but it is stillteo early to form any conclusive opinion of its general prosperity. In Spain, which is one of the countries where it is al ways most forward, everything has gone well to the present time, and the impression is that there will be an average supply. This statement is encouraging, since it has been in Spain during the last two or three years that the disease has first manifested itself. From Naples, where also the season is early, there is likewise an ab sence of bad tidings, and the same may be said with re gard to the Levant. In France and Lombardy there are as yet very little means of judging, and, indeed, in any quarter it will be at least ten days or a fortnight be fore the prevailing uncertainty can be removed. Mean while the silk-market remains stagnant, sellers being willing to accept lower prices, and buyers being dis posed to place confidence in the safe progress of the crop, while they also attach importance to the more than usual extent of preparation that was made in sea son to insure an increased production. ENTIRE REBUILDING OF THE GAOL OF NEWGATE.— Yesterday workmen were busily engaged in making the necessary preparations for pulling down and entirely re building the interior of this gaol, and at present it is not known whether the ancient walls which front the Old Bailey will not also give place to new ones. The pre pa.rations were commenced by the erection of hoardings at the north end of the building, where the reconstruc tion, will commence, and if the resistance which the efforts of 'she ancient masons offered to the workmen in their erideavours to breach that part of the place for a door vsay through which they will carry on their operation is allowed to have any influence upon those conducting the matter they will see that there is no cause for their demolition upon the score of decaying strength. The interior is to be completely rebuilt upon the model of the Pentonville Prison and Holloway House of Correction and the separate system en forced. The walls of this part of the building will be raised a sufficient distance within the outer ones to form a passage right round, and the same will be carried out through the four walls from Newgate-street to that past which abuts upon the area facing the old court, but the governor's house will not be touched. In the origi nal plan it was intended to make the entrance for pri soners at the Newgate-street end, but whether that will be done or not there is no certainty. At present the prisoners are confined in one half of the gaol until the other part is ready. PRIVATE BILLS. TEe dropped priv;t7e bills were through their various stages up to that at which they stood prior to the dissolution of Parliament. JUDGMENTS, EXECUTION, &c., BILL. Mr. CRAUFOIID moved the second reading of this bill. He said it had been his misfortune to have this bill under his care for four yearS without being able to carry it through the house. Nevertheless, he was deter mined to proceed with it, and he hoped ultimately to be successful. The hon. and learned gentleman then entered into the details of the bill, which were fully dis cussed last session, the principle of which was to make judgments obtained in one country available in either Digland, Scotland, or Ireland, instead of mak ing it necessary, as now, for a creditor to' sus his debtor only in the country in which he resided. It was high time that such absuniities should be abolished from our laws. 93 I Mr. J. EWART seconded the motion. Pm 55A Colonel FRENCH said the bill was opposed from a belief that it was not a bill to facilitate the recovery of debts, but one to engraft on England and Ireland the "barbarism" of the Sootti.sh laws. He moved the second reading of the bill this day six months. Mr. BLAND seconded the amendment. It was looked upon with suspicion and distrust by the Irish, who considered a harsh use mizht be made of it as against themselves—(hear, hear;)—and al4O that the balance of convenience was against them. (Hear, bear.) One reasonable objection to the bill was that it would tend to centralise all the legal business of Ireland i❑ Dublin. He condemned the bill as uncalled for. 121 12 Mr. AYRTON said it was a remarkaDle thing, that this bill was opposed by ail the Irish members, whilst it seemed by inference that it was not opposed by the Eng: lish members, and the reason he suggested for it was, that gentlemen in Ireland came very much to England, but that Englishmen did not go much to Ireland. He, however, went to Ireland once a year, and he assured the hou-e that he had as much prejudice against the bill as any person who came from Ireland. (Eiear, hear.) He condemned discussing this bill on prejudices, and he proceeded to state that the question was whether this bill was one of real law reform or not. He considered it was not, and in reference to a codifica tion of our laws he thought this a proceeding in the wrong direction. The honourable and learned gentleman then entered into the details of the bill with reference to the mode of procedure under it, and stated his objections to them, expressing a belief that this bill would rather tend to complicate than sim plify the law. Mr. M‘MATION opposed the bill on the ground that it was in direct violation of the established princi ples of law and jurisprudence. The proper course was to assimilate the law of Scotland to England, rather than the law of England to Scotland, as was proposed by this bill, and be proceeded to show the anomalies of the Scotch law which this bill would enforce in England and Ireland. [LEFT SPEAKING.] LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN BE BAILEY AND HARVEY. These bankrupts were described as of Crutched-friars, merchants, and to-day was appointed for consideration of the certificate. Mr. Hughes, from the office of Mr. Linklater, did not oppose. 102 3 / 4 110 A Mr. Pace, for the bankrupt, sail that the latter was quite a young man, and his father, on the faith of Bai ley's respectability, had paid 300/. for his son to join a and bad also lent Bailey 500/. The greatest confidence was reposed in Bailey by almost 'every one, as he had been many years in busine's, but it eventually turned out that he was deficient in the month of January, 1356, to the amount of 2,404/., and he had carefully prevented the bankrupt from ascertaining the state of affairs, but before he left England, he admitted to Mr. Harvey, sea., that he had perfectly swindled him and his son. His Honour said he could not look upon this as en tirely unavoidable loss, but it was unaccountable folly of that kind which became injurious to others; he, therefore, could only award a certificate of the second class. IN RE LEOPOLD REDPATH. His Honour said that in the case of this bankrupt Mr. Pennell, the official assignee, had received a letter from a gentleman, named Rowe, living in the North of Eng land, enchsing 201. and stating that he had applied to Redpath for a subscription towards building a new church, and he sent 201. He, Mr. Rowe, as a clergy. man did not feel himself justified in retaining it, as it was unquestionably the produce of fraud on others. His Honour said that such conduct on the part of Mr. Rowe was highly commendable. SECONDARIES COURT. (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) MATTHEWS Y. THE LONDON AND' COUNTY ASSURANCE COMP.IY. This was an action on a bond given by the company to secure the repayment of a Bum of 5001., borrowed in March, 1856; -by quarterly instalments of 1251. each and interest, but in which default had been made, and a judgment had been recovered in one of the Superior Courts. Evidence was adduced that the company (now being wound up) was duly registered, and that de fault had . been made. The company having allowed judgment to go by default, this was an inquiry to calcu late the debt and interest. The Yarned Secondary said the proceedings were taken under an old statute of Wm. 111. The Jury gate a verdict for the amount claimed. HILL V. THO SAME. This was a similar action, and the like vardict was given. LLOYD'S SKIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, May 13.—Wind this day at noon, W.; light breeze and cloudy. OFF DOVER, May 12.—Arrived—Catherine, from Ant werp for New York. SOUTHAMPTON, May 13.—Sailed—Jura (R.), for Alex andria. OFF SClLLY.—Arrived---Charlotte, from Cagliari for Elsinore ; James Alexander, Demerara. WATERFORD, May 10.—Sailed— Old England, for Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, May 12.- —Wind S.S.E. to S.W.—Sailed —Hamilla Mitchell, for Montreal, via. Portland and Ply mouth. FALMOUTH, May 12.—Wind S.—Sailed—Carl Pate°, for Malina. Hum., May 12.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bee, from Pa lermo. Sailed—Stella, for Havanuah. PLYMOUTH, May 12.--Wind S.W.—Arrived—Melina, from Figneira. ST. PETERSBURG, May 11.—The Ward Jackson, from Hartlepool, which was on shore near the London Chest, May 9, has been got off, and is safe in the harbour ; cargo without damage. The Diadem, for London, bas returned waterlogged, having been cut through by the ice. ABERYSTEATR, Iday 1.2.---Tho - Hibernia, of Cardigan, from Barrow to Cardiff, sprung a leak off Barosea Island, and was abandoned. Wind S. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—British Queen, screw steamer, from Palermo ; Retriever, screw steamer, Hamburg ; Alliance, Norway ; John Linn, New Orleans • Empress, M o bil e . Off—W. M. Rodgers, Vaalbec, Dunrobin. Sailed—Lady Sale, for Maranham ; Advance, Calcutta ; Dannebrog, Revel : Edouard, Ghent ; Speculant, Stettin ; Underwriter, New York; Middleton, St. John's, N.B. ; Ellen Maria, Portsmouth, New Holland. QUEENSTOWN, May 11. Wind S. _ Arrived—Azores, packet, from Smyrna. CROOKHAVEN, May 11. Arrived—Magna Charts, from Scala Nova ; Albion, Alexandria; Hilda, Tarragona. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.48 a.m. Wind W. ; last hour's ebb; cloudy. Arrived, May 12—Eolus, from St. Lucia. Arrived, May 13— Victoria, from Wytlah ; Anna Dros sina, Helsingborg. Sailed, May 13—Lightning, for St. Michael's. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.26 a.m. Wind S.W., moderate. Passed—Her Majesty's ship Dee, from Woolwich, for Devonport ; Anna Mary, London, Algoa Bay ; Superior, London, Gibraltar. Anchored—Agamemnon, from London, for Hong Kong; Ann, London, Sydney. A MAN SHOT BY A CLBRGYMAN.—At an early hour on 1 Wednesday morning, the 6th inst., the Rev. J. F. Green, of Erdington, was aroused from his sleep by hearing a noise beneath his bedroom window. He im mediately arose, and, on looking out of the window, ob served a man moving about in the garden. Mr. Green awoke his servant man and returned to his own room armed with a loaded gun. At this moment be heard a noise at the front door, and again seeing the man in the garden he thrust the muzzle of the g un through the glass and fi red. On proceeding to the spot with his ser vant, Mr. Green found that the man had decamped. The next morning the grounds were examined, when footmarks were traced about the house and garden, and several spots of blood being found it is believed that the shot took effect. The police have not yet been able to obtain any clue to lead . to . the apprehension of the wounded man.—Aris's Btrntogltant Gazette. 19 18.? 108 7A 46 -- 48 40i -41 i 4d -- Par ..• •-• ••• 67 L 9 6 - 7 - **4 _9 .... 7 100 5.1 1456 1113! all 10 all all 112} i SHREWSBURY RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BIENNIAL STAKES. Happy Prince F3ur ran 1 The follow;ng have left here :—Mdan Hero, Corn. panion, Grey'Pirrhus, and Gunboat. The following have gone to Ludlow :—Ephorne, St. Clair, Attorney-General, PAntonlime, Whalebone, Wild Holly, and Oyster Girl. ARRlVED.—Knockburn, Lifeboat, Madame Rioehel, and Lawn. Sporting Intelligence. SHREWSBURY SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY. The Sllopian Biennial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for three-year-olds—colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bat 41b. Certain penblaBs and allowances. The second to receive 10 sovs out of the stakes. One mile and a quarter. 18 subs. Mr. G, Drewe's Tne Dupe, Bat 71b (including 3lb extra) (Bray) 1. Mr. Naylors Laudamis, Bst 41b (in. 31b ex )...(Knott) 2 Mr. Starkey's The Vaulter, Bst 12ib 51b extra) (A. Cowley) 3 Petting-7 to 4on The Dupe. Won very easily by a length ; two lengths between the second and third. The Longer Halt Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 added, for two-year•olds—colts 8 : t 7th ; fillies, Bst 41b. lowancesand pfnaities. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C., six furlongs. 11 subs. Mr. Parker's c. by Fernhill, 8-t 71b ........(Hibbard) 1 Mr. La Iltert's Mamelon, Bst 71b (Yates) 2 Mr. Copeland's Trot, Bst 41b (Knott) 3 L;ncolo Tom, and The Redan Hero also ran No betting. Won by a neck ; bad third ; Lincoln Toni and The Redan Hero were close up with Trot. The Stewards' Cup of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 1 ft ; the second to save his stake ; certain penalties for winners, &e. One mile. 62 subs, 42 of whom declared. Mr. Wilkin's Oakball, 3 yrs, 6it 3lb (Fordbam) 1 Mr. Howard's Strawberry, 3 yrs, sst 1 llb (Bray) 2 Mr. T. Walker'sEsily Bird, 6 yrs, 9st 41b, (in. 71bex.) (Kendall) 3 The following also ram :—Blue Rock, Gmlad, Lady Florence, Assailant, Attorney-General, and Raven. Betting-5 t 0.4 agst Oakball, 4to 1 each agst Straw berry and Early Bird, 8 to 1 agat Attorney-General. Won by half a length ; a length between the second and third. Attorney-General was a bad fourth; Raven fifth; Lady Florence and Assailant were the last two. The - Great Cleveland Handicap of 15 sous each, 3 ft, with 50 added ; the second to receive 20 soya, and the third to save his stake. Winners extra. Horses hav ing run in the Chester Cap this year without being placed allowed 31b. Cleveland Course, about two miles and a quarter. 47 subs, 27 of whom declared. Mr. Howard's Companion, 3 yrs, 54 (Elwards) 1 Mr. Drinkald'e Grey Pyrrhus, 4 yrs, 63t 610 (Dales) 2 Mr. Hawkes's Gunboat, 3 yrs, sst 31b (Pritchard) 3 The following alio ran :—Pantomime, Cockatoo, Moonshine, and Six-and-Eightpence,. Betting-5 to 4 agst Companion, 6to 1 each agst Cockatoo and Six-and-Eightpence, and " any odds" agst Pantomime. Polestar was declarkd not to start at 11.30 a.m. Won by three lengths ; a neck between the second and third ; two lengths between the third and fourth. The Salop Handicap Plate of 50 sous value, certain pe nalties for winnerg, &c. One mile and a half. Mr. Saxon's Tom Thumb, 4 yrs, Est 61b (Dales) 1 Mr. Hawkes's Milk Boy, aged 6st 12Ib ...(Fordhani) 2 Mr. Heywood's Maid of Derwent, 4 yrs, let llb (Snowden) 3 Mr. Denman's Mary Lovell, 5 yrs, sst 91b ..(Ducker) 4 Betting-2 to lon Tom Thumb, 100 to 1 agst Maid of Derwent (offered). Won by four lengths ; three lengths between the second and third. (BY ELECTRIC TBLEGRAPII. Queen's Guineas. Mary . Lance South Western Three ran. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. DEBBY. 7to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) 9to 1 agst M.D. (taken) 10 to 1 agst Saunterer (taken) 10 to 1 agst,Anton (taken) 14 to 1 aget Sydney (taken) 100 to 6 agst Arsenal (taken) 20 to 1 aght Adamas (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn (taken) 20 to 1 agst Strathnaver (taken) 25 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh (taken) 25 to 1 aget Tournament (taken) 1000 to 15 agat Oakball (taken) The London Racing Indicator, private circular, on Saturday next, price thirteenpence, contain Notes and probable Winners of the Somersetshire Stakes ; also at Ihth Meeting, the Oaks, and some important informa tion on the Derby. Sent eight winners at Custer. 1, Savoy-hill, Strand, London. AQUATICS. GREAT BOAT-RACE FOR THE CHAMPION SHIP OF THE THAMES. [The following appeared in our late edition of yesterday evening :1 — The Great Sculling Race for 200 sous. aside, and the championship of the Thames, between Henry Kelly, of Fulham, and James Messenger, of Teddington, which for nearly twelve months has been the subject of speculation amongst all parties connected with aquatic sports, took place yesterday afternoon in the presence of an im mense numbers of spectators, no race for the championship ever having created a greater in terest. It will be in the recollection of most of our readers that Messenger obtained the cham pionship about three years back by defeat ing the renowned Tom Cole, who had twice defeated the celebrated Robert Coombs ; since which time he has had no other challenge until last spring. Kelly, having won the Smilers' Race at the Thames Regatta, and twice defeated. J. Mackenny, immediately challenged the cham pion, which challenge was duly accepted by Mes senger, but, in consequence of pressure of business, was postponed until the present time. Kelly, in the meantime, not wishing to re main. idle, having again won the Smilers' Race at the Great Thames Regatta, accepted the chal lenge of Richard Buttle, of Norwich, to row two races, home and home, for 501. a-side each, both of which he won easily. It is, therefore, not sur prising that his friends should be sanguine on this race, making him the favourite at 5 and 6 to 4. The start took place at seven minutes past four, Kelly having won the toss for choice of stations, choosing the north or Middle=ex side. After a fair start Kelly immediately took the leal, and off Searle's was a clear boats' length a-head. On nearing Craven cottage he had increased the lead to two boats' length, and at the Crab-tree to about three, retaining about that lead to Hammersmith Bridge, which distance he performed in 9 minutes, from this time he gradually increased his lead, reaching Barnes-bridge in 20 minutes, and doing the whole distance, though not all pressed, in 23 minutes and a quarter, beating Messenger by a minute. The winner rowed in a beautiful new boat built for him by Mr. Taylor of Newcastle, and Messenger in one of his own. Mr. J. Salter, of Wandsworth, was umpire for Kelly. Mr. W. Biffen, of Hammersmith, was umpire for Messenger. T. Egan, Esq., was referee. We never recollect seeing so great a number of spectators on any previous occasion. Twelve steam-boats accompanied the race, amongst which were one chartered by the Messrs. Searl , ., the eminent boat-builders, and one by Mr. R. Bain, the well-known oar and scull maker, of Lambeth. The conduct of the captains of the various steam boats was deserving of great praise for the manner in which they steered their boats through the im mense number of small craft of all descriptions which crowded the river. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was well supplied with English wheat. mostly left over from Monday. The attendance of buyers was limited, and the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled heavy, at is to 23 per quarter beneath last Friday's currency. Foreign wheat—the show of which was tolerably good— was very dull, and the quotations were almost nominal. We had a moderate inquiry for barley at full prices ; but malt commanded very little attention. There was a good demand for oats, at fully the late improvement in value. Beans and peas were firm ; but flour ruled heavy. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. English 1,570 910 Irish — Foreign 950 5,110 Oats. 240 Flour. 1,260 2,650 BOROUG: Our market is steady for m, rates are well supported. HOP. , s t kinds of hops, and late WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 3s 2a to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s sa ; lamb, 4$ 8d to 5s 8d ; veal, 33 61 to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 10d to 58 Cki per Sibs., to sink the offal. Trade dull. REINFOLORUENTS FOR INDIA.—It is stated that her Majesty's Government have determined to despatch four more infantry regiments to India. The 7th Fusiliers, the Sth Regiment, and the third battalion of the Rifles, have been warned for this service ; the remaining corps has not yet been named. 'Upon the arrival cf these rein forcements the 10th and 29th regiments will return home.-.-smith, and Co.'s Overland Mail. 20 203 206 LOO 10 20 20 20 10' 20 20 20 40 25 100 40 FOR: IIGN. 1021 $3 2i 211 4k 23k 10 78 471 4 50, 50! 50 25 124 St.i 100 5 100 100 1 1 00 100 00 00 100 100 100 100 100 all 26 13 20 St. all 100 100 100 100 3. H 100 1 100 all 100 100 all all 121 t 2 6/15; 40 12s 6. 11/ 7s; 10 50 100 St. 10 25 15 20 100 St. 16, all all all all