The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-09 00:00:00

NEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'Caock Advices from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market 'yesterday clo , ed quietly but steadily, and prices were without alteration. The sales were 6,000 bales, 500 of which were taken for export and about the same quantity for speculation. The Railway Share Market was quiet, and prices slightly declined. The subjoined information relative to the tea trade is extracted from Messrs. Layton, Hulbert, and Co.'s circular :—" Since the 25th ultimo the market has continued inactive. The trade have been entirely occupied with their clearings, many of the dealers refusing to look at samples. The delivery of tea under the new duty of is. sd. per lb. commenced on the 6th, and the customs paid at . . this port already amount to about 350,0001. The clearances are expected to continue throughout the present week on a most extensive scale. So Boon as the dealers are relieved frsm this pressure We look again for more activity of demand. During the past fortnight common congon haft declined to the extent of id. per lb., it having been sold as low as 11/d. per lb. This fall wits attributable to the rumour that was telegraphed here from Malta on the 28th of the overture on the Part of the Emperor of China to make peace with the English. The letters subsequently delivered not having confirmed the statement the market has since rallied, and common congou is now worth la. Old. per lb , with no sellers. Other kinds of black tea are unchanged ; prices, however, must be eenaidered somewhat nominal. Souchoug is more saleable than it was, and some recently arrived parcels have been selling as high as 2s. sd. and 2s. 6cl. per lb. Flowery Pekoe continues scarce. There is no change in Scented Teas or Oolongs. Greens are Moving off slowly, at high prices. The export de- Inane' for Hyson, under 25., still c on ti nues , but st 16 : grades above this price are difficult of sale. Canton 16 sorts remain as before. There was a small sale 3 held on the 31st ; the Assam sold with spirit at 20 f ull prices ; the China production was mostly rl3 t bought 'i n . Th e t o t a l s t oc k i n t h e U n i ted King- st. dom, on the Ist of Ap r il, i s es ti mate d at 20 9 ',434,000 lbs. 10 The Nimroud has arrived from New South 12 3' Wales with advices to the 6th January. She is '"; 2 not supposed to h ave an y go ld on b oar d. Th e 25 Jura from Al exan d r i a i s announce d off Hurst st. Castle with the remaining portion of the Australian 10 mails for Simla. 10 The general meeting of the Great Western Rail way of Canada was held to-day; R. Gill, Esq., in the chair. The report has already been alluded to in the various journals. It may suffice to say that tha gross revenue of the half-year was 3 93,880/. 125., being an increase over the corre sponding half-year of 62,1181. 15s. 8(1. The net earnings for the half-year, after all deductions, Were 134,8131. 2s. 7d. currency, out of which a div., at the rate of 9 per cent. per annum, was now re commend ed. After this distribution a surplus of 4 , 5 75/. would remain for next account. The Chair- Man said the late fearful accident had arisen from an axle of the truck of the engine having suddenly broken ; and that the average earnings of the line were now 20,0001. weekly currency. The report Was adopted after some discussion. Although the present position of monetary affairs is very unsettled, the late restrictions have for a time proved successful, an d th e Di rec t ors at their meeting to-day adopted no fresh measure. A fear had been pretty generally expreped thatthe Minimum for discounts would be carried to 7 per cent., but; the influx of gold into the establishment during the last day or two, and the less extensive Operations in silver have rendered that movement * unnecessary. It is yet, however, too early to estimate the probable effect of the precautions lately taken, and we notice as an un favourable feature that some of the Continental Money markets are not improving so rapidly as r ecently repo r t e d. I n d ee d at Paris, Leipsic, and one or two other cities the markets are tighter, and this must not' be omitted from consideration. A great deal will depend upon the Australian supplies, and there is reason to believe that these will exert a very beneficial influence. In the meantime, however, full rates are paid for discounts, trade is repressed, and all interests are effected. The next return published by the Bank of England is expected to show some very discouraging features, which will fully account for the restrictive policy lately pursued by the Directors. MA large business is recorded in the English Stock arket, but speculation in Consols continues limited. At first prices drooped, owing to the uncertainty felt regarding the course which the Bank would pursue. Confidence, how ever, increased, and w h en i t became known. that no alteration in the Bank rate bad oc curred, an improvement of 8 1 per cent. took place. Consols have been 921 921 _a for transfer ; for account, 921 93. The present values are 921 and 93 to respectively. The now Threes have been largely dealt in at prices varying from 911 to 91 a , and the Reduced are 91A- to 91i . Bank Stock is 216 to 218, and India Stock 2241. The March Exchequer Bills are 2s. premium., the June ditto Gs. to 2s. discount, and the Bonds 98i I . , In the Foreign Market the transa c ti ons h ave no t been large. Turkish 6 per Cents. have improved hev62 97. S pan i s h 3 per Cents., however, are avy at 41 ; the Def erre d, 242 ; an d the Certifi catee 6a : Portuguese 3 per Cents. are 45 ; Dutch 4 1' per Cents., 641 65 ' • and the 4 per C en t s ., 96-!. The foll ow i ng are the nominal prices of F ore i gn Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Biands, 61 7 ; Mexi eat 11 23 a; Peruvi an , 76 8 ; d o. 3 per C ents., " 16 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 54 ; Russian 5 per Cent s ., 104 6 ; dit to 41 per Cents., 95 7 ; a lanish 3 per Cents., 41 411 ; ditt o D e f erre d , 242 40 ; ditto Certificates, 6g d ; ditto Passive, 5i 6. „The last week's railway receipts., ascertained up this day, are in round figures am under : 18 20 100 . 100 18b7. 1856. Great Western £25,992 £24,779 Nor th-Western Brighton We s t ern 13,790 13,584 adr . igh tm 12,030 11,957 Midland li onth-Ea s t ern 15,162 16,151 Caled on i an - 11,936 10,629 ,?reat N orthern lancashi re and Yorkshire B ristol and Exeter 5,966 6,223 theater an d H o l y h ea d E ast Lancashire 5,092 5,415 .ISancheste r , Sh e ffi e ld, an d Li nco l n 9 , 2 14 8 , 788 No rth Stafford North London Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh 3,841 3,345 i.,Edinburgh and Glasgow v s-'I42 gOW and South-Western Qcottish North-Eastern Gr and Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada... 10,297 12,623 Northern of France The Railway Share Market has been rather active this morning, but prices in the majority of instances show a slight decline upon the official rates of yesterday. Caledonian and Great Western have receded 7s. 6d. to 10s. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North British, North astern (Berwick), North - E astern York ss. , Great Northern and North-Western 10s., and South-Eastern 15s. Grand Trunk of Canada ruled rather firmer, being 6012 61, and Great-Western of Canada and East Indian brought yesterday's rates. France of France were steady, and Southern of declined 10s. In Mining Shares no busine:ls of any importance bas been reported. Cobre Copper brought 61 to 62 , and United Mexican receded to 3;.. Joint Stock Bank Shares have been exceedingly dull • London and Westminster declined ss. Lithe Miscellaneous Shares there is very little change to report. Australian Agricultural, Crystal Niece, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam realised Yesterday's rates. FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (From the Offictal tank St oo k nnon.,.• dime .. 217 13 16 , 4 De' Cent. Reduced Annuities " Per Cent. Consols Annuities , iew 3 per C en t. A nnu iti es 04 g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 18 a 0... Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 2' , Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, :1885 l7 15-16 NiaStock mediaßonds, 1:1000 .......... .•...... ~, Ditto, under £lOOO 1 d par '-onsols for Account ...... .. 93 2/ 34 i tteheciner Bills, 2td. March. I June. £lOl.O WM". . ...., ... 2 p 1 2d .4500. Brasil . •••• - 2d Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3* per Cent. ... ...... 98* i Ditto, 1659 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. hilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lo4' 21 x d G renada New Active, 2i per Cont. Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent 771 I tuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 ,„ D itto 1853, 3 per Cent. 45 "Panish Bouds, 3 per Cent. D] tto New Deferred, 3 per ••• bitto Account 24i cTanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun EA Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Account Ditto Guarauteed, 4 per Cent. D ,)t , Joerri.; oTithe -Araby: in Exchange, 2} per Con ,12 Guilders 65 4i 58 Ditto 4 per Cent. (.'ertificaies 7IIREB O'CLOCK. C9nsois, money 92R 4 Ditto, Acoount (May 7) 93 i 1! SHAT l,Th IYIARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. lILLILWATS. Shz.i Pa 0. 10 St. 50 St. St. 20 20 10 St. KI all 3il all ;t. 1100 0,5 all 5 all Nottng. Bost da Easttn. June...... Belfast.k Ballymena Birmnge:. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey.........'" Birkenihd. Lanesh. 41 , Cheshiire Junet...... Blaeldnurn Blyth k.: Tyne original £25 (itss. at £15).... 'Sit. 100 Bristol t Exeter...... St. 100 Caledonian. it. 100 Chester & Holyhead 50 all (Cork mud Bandon 20 all Cork, Tillack. & Pass n all Cornwall W all Do :, [0 8 Do. lir, 50 45 Dublind&BelfastJunc l 5 all Dun. P. ,ZLA.ber.Junc. t. 100 East Antglian ......... [0 all lEastcrn.. Counties..... it. . 10 0 i EasternMaion,A.stk It. 100 I Do., do.. 8.. ........ ... '5 8a Do. New A............. 5 1 7??.Eut K , Aat ... ......, t. 100 !East Lancashire 20 all !East Suffolk ........ 10 4j Do. St. 100 'Ed inburTh & Glasgow 0 all Edinb. land Peebles 't. ,100 lEdinb.rtrth.diDnndee 0 , all ;Forth anal ClydoJunc. it. 1 100 Furness ....... ....... it. 100 IGlasgowl.7, S.Western LO all Great N.. of Scotland it. 100 IGreat Norrthern t. 100 !Do., A. .Etock it. 1100 IGt. SOL L,-West.(lre.) it. 100 Great Wtegtern. 1. 100 !Do. Str.W.R. gua,.Stl 2 all 'lrish Sourth-Eastern , all ILancaster- &Carlisle. i t 14f Do., Thireds 12 Do. New - Thirds , 100 Lancash. /& - Yorkshire 6 Do., do. IF. £l6 ... i Do., Wst . .. Riding 17n. all Do. Soutiliport. ...... all London d& Blackwall 1100 Loud .BriFght. & S.Cst. 100 London 1r...71. 'Western , all Do. Fifths. , . . all Do. ,161-51h.,M&8...C 1 21 Do. Eighths 1100 London 4.: S. Western! all Lucia clrry:,&Colerainei all Lndndrry.. '& Ennisk. 100 Wanch. Shia f. &Lincln. 1 1 Metropolittan 1 1 Do. J. L.. Ricardo's arrangoment 100 Aidland ...... ........ 100 Do. Birmimr,. dr Derby all Midland G.:West.(lr.) all Do. a Shaires ......... all Newcastle a:Carlisle.. all Newpt.Abwrg,.&Hrfd 9 Newry & muniskillen all Newry, Wiarrenpoint & Rostrowor !100 N0rf01k................., 1 3: 1 : Northn.Colunties Un 1100 - North British 100 iNorth Dermn, Rail. & i Dock 1100 Do., A Stotlik 100 Do., B Stoma ....... 100 Y. Eastern Berwick. 23:-1-IDo. do. Es:tension 16 3 0 do. . 3 G Porch . all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North 31.1 S. stead, andl.City Jn 17i ' , Toith Staffordshire all North Westtern.. all N. &S. Western. June. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhaunpton 16 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Cemtr2.l 100 Scot. N.E..Sardu.St 100 Shropshiro Minion 4 Sitingbournw &Sheer. all South 'lOO South Eastcurn all :Do. 4 per ,c. Shares 100 South Wa 17 S. Yorksh. RtiverDun 7 Do. . all Staines,lVoli>,,&Wok„ all Stockton &IDarling 15 Do. do., 1,*54 3 Do. do., lifss lE Stockton dt,Laiartlepl 100 Taff Vale.... 100 Do. Pref., Mo. 1 22 Thames Harz. D. &R all Vele of Noatth all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all I Waterforcldtaimerick all I West Cornwall all !West End of Loudon j and CrystollaPalacc all I Do. A all Do B all West Londum • all I Do. First Class all I Do. Secondl Class all .IWmbledon&zOroydou BRIVISH Pi all Atlan. and Bic. Law. 9 Bombay, Barroda, and Con. I nd„gmar. 5 p. c. all Do. 10A Buffalo & Laiko Hur I 100 Buff., Brnt.J&Godch. 100 iii p.e.l3ds., 1 ..Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 ;Only, '73 100 Do. do., 1 .oune,'7 , f 2s. Calcutta and 'S. East. 2ed Central Oudu., (Lim.) 10s Ceylon A slnures 1 Do. B. do. ........ ..• 1 , all Demerara . • 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shams all D 0.4 all Do. do. d 0,,, "59, do. all Geelong dr Melbourne guar. 5 per,cent. 100 Gd. Trunk. of? Canada all Do. 6p. c. IDeben all Gt. In. Pen. g: - .5 per c 4 Do. New. gnaw. sp. c all Gt. Westn. offs Canada S Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, ,p.'60...' all jDo. do., '73.. do. all Do. do., '73, without option all IMadras, guar:. 4,i P.C all Do. do., 5 pier C. 10 Do. 4i p. Eaten. 5 Do. 3d Ex.,,.g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th do ss. Oude (Limitwd) 5 iSeincle, guar:. :6 per c all Do FOR . .0 all Intwrp &Roitterdam 9 14 Ardennes alls 0 l 6 B i Belgianrs t o E 6 all Carmeaux&Troulouse Coal Mines 'and Ry. ezarllliSS Janet !CI 12 Dutch Rheniish 10 all Eastern of France 9 all Do. New 9 2s. Euphrates V'alley 10 18 Gt. Central off France 0 17 Great Luxamibourg G 4 Italian Junettion 10 all Lake Coast.. ,& Bale !O all Lierre and Turnhout 9 6 Lombardo-Tenetian 5 all Lucca dr Pisa, . sp. e.p. 9 all Lyons and CAeneva 20 all Lyons & Motiliterran M Do. aria e A W ritPlll" 1.20 J aallll 20 all Namtu. & Lice 20 all Do. do. 6 pa. e. Pref L 6 all Northern oflFranee 1.0 all NorwegianThnak.. Pref 9 all Paris and Livens 20 all Paris and oi4leans 20 7 Reeife 4 Sam Fran , R ao lm yvaiab e lr a eps n waa d nniedi Ffas ti, e e nse ati r (Pernana.) g:. 7 p. C. 2 10 0 all 205 aallll 10 all 'Do. 5i per etent. pref. 20 all Southern of Trance 8i all West Flandears 10 all Do. 5.; per a:. Pref 20 all !W.& N. W. oif France 20 6 iWestern of Istria 20 all West, of Smitzerland 6 all ,Wiesbaden . 6 all i Do. Sp. court. prof 20 all Zealand TOUT-STOI all !Australasia 18i Bank of Egrpt 50 ;Bank of Lout(lon all Mi. Col. Bk. Ln. Co all British N. American 8 IC.Bk.of Ind..Au.&Ch 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial!‘ of Lond all Eng.Scot.itaucCht all Lon. Ch. 8k..0f Aust all Ditto New 20 London anal County 50 Lnd.&E.Bnikng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond.andWastminat 35 National Prro. of Eng 10 Do. New 22 'National Bamk all - !New South Wales ..., all !Oriental Banat Corp '.5 !Ottoman Baulk Provincial ear Ireland all Do. New 1 IR.Aus.B.,VG.Im.Co all Isouth Austaralia all Union of Amstralia 2A ID°. Now ilo Union of Lkondon Unity Mutual Westrn Bk, of Loud Closing Prices this day. 51 -5, 8i -- 9 65 - 67 81 - 9 90 - 92 68 - 69 35 - 36 •.. --- 4 --- .. ---. . - P i 9i - 10 19 - 20 1I - ng 52 - 54 351 - 36 R - 7 98 - 99 56 - 57 ii 3 : ii 71 - 8 96 - 97 86 - 88 121 - 123 LOI - 103 - 67 63 - 65 68 - 72 6 - 8 pl G -- 8 4011 -- 101/ d -- par I hi - 6k 1107 - ]O9 1101 i - 105 id par, 101 1011,1 .iii 7- 55i 813 - 813 . 53 - 54 16 - 161 57 - 59 3 i - 44 - 45 86 87 33 3 d 2t 24 394 403 63 64 96 99 5 4d 7 10 11 29 - 30). 6 - 4- 110 G 108 25 —26 A 48 50 - 24 lid 171 184 74 74 87 - 88 4 d, 4 3 ii = ii 201 -- 24 4t-- 4il 7 - 9 2A - 3 53 - 6 '''''' ••• ••• '.... , SSESSIONS i - ip 1 —13 p 97 99 96 98 96 98 par—gyp 1 - 108 - 110 1 - 2p 211 - 21/1 60 - 62 1 83 - 90 - 21$ - 1 pl 2- 1 3 1 - 99 - 100 1123 - 128 1122 - 127 106 108 19 20 21} —21 i id iP iP iP •• - ••• li -24 p 7 - 7i •• 3 • ••• - - 4p 51 d par 34 - 3,q par IP 23i 64 - :": . d . 51 sip H = 32 81 - 11 21 - 21 8 A' 391 9 - 10 1 62 -62 i 60 - 62 ea— RP 18 20 1 1i 9 9A 81 33j 333 4t 5 93 10 31 32 par 1 p BANKS. 93. - - I:Th -- 1 221 lap ..• --- ... 1 1 id 65 67 ." ". 17 -- 18 18 -- 19 17i 18 Business done this day. •~ - , 68i i 33 j 6 11 1 i i 1031 5 66 101 100/ 1i 6 5i 108 1011 5 101 j 1 81i 80i 1,1 54 43 4i 4 i 50 100 100 20 I 1 , 100 1,3, 46 48 38 39 ; Is d pa: ;41 57 59 58i 6i 7;i12 io d THE SUN, LIONDON, THURSDAY EVENIN G, APRIL 9 it 257, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.) MISS CATHERINE HAYES. The benefit of Miss Hayes on Saturday evening was one of those flattering demonstrations of admiration and respect which exalted genius only has a right to expect, and which, when justly merited, the Dublin public is ever ready to concede. The house was an overflowing bumper, in the fullest sense of the term. The box circles exhibited no break in the thronged assemblage of fashion ables occupying every seat—the pit was filled to incon venience—the middle gallery was equally crowded ; whilst over all the Olympus of the top gallery loomed darkly, with its host of deities enthroned rank above rank, " thick as leaves in Valambrosa," and making the old house ring with song and merriment. The Lord Lieutenant arrived shortly after eight o'clock, ac companied by Lady Fanny Howard and a brilliant suite. On his Excellency being recognised his health was pro posed by the gods and honoured with loud cheering, and the chaunt of " He's a right gay fellow," &c. The programme of the evening's entertainment corn pri-ed a rich melange of opera mnsic, and the ad• ditional treat of two or three ballad melodies by Miss Hayes, whose appearance was tie signal for ore unanimous burst of welcoming cheers. She personated the character of Norina in the opera of "Don Pasquale," the two last acts of which were presented. Our musical friends need not be informed that in these are contained the principal, indeed the only, harmonic gems of the opera. The quartet, " E Rimasto," was well given, Mr. Tennant displaying all his usual taste in the tenor part, with a power and resonance of voice im mensely improved. Signor Badiali aas perfect ; and the beffo part was admirably supported by Signor Meg gioratti. We want words to describe the arch grace and espciglerie of manner which Miss Hayes threw into this part of Norina. We have rarely heard her voice in such perfection. We must mention her singing of the cabaletta " Va, caro Sposino," and her version of the duet with Mr. Tennant, as especially fine. Mr. Tennant succeeded well in the tenor part of the latter, and was deservedly encored in the serenade " Come e Gentil." Between the acts a complimentary address to Miss Hayes was delivered, amidst deep silence, from the upper gallery by one of the "gods," on the part of his fellow-immortals, which was received with general applause. A large white banner, wreathed With laurels and shamrocks, and inscribed with the name of the fair vocalist, was waved from the upper gals lery, and subsequently, on Miss Hayes's appearance, and on her concluding one of the melodies a wreath of flowers and shamrocks, with an address appended by white satin ribbon, was thrown at her feet. The fair cantatrice grace fully acknowledged the compliment amidst thunders of applause, in which the occupants of the pit and box cir cles emphatically joined. After the first operatic piece Miss Hayes was led forward by Mr. Harris, and sang the fine soul stirring melody, "The harp that once," and afterwards the popular English ballad of "Home, sweet home." In consequence of an enthusiastic encore she came forth once more and gave the pretty Scottish song of "Coming through the rye" with inimitable grans and sweetness. We can merely allude to her grand vocalism and acting in the second acts of " Lucia di Lammermoor, which concluded the entertainments. She was beard in the maniac scene in wrapt silence, and as she was borne off the stage the entire house reverberated with peals of plaudits. Signor Volpini and Signor Badiali were splen didly effective as Aston and Edgardo. On Miss Hayes coming forth finally the entire au iience rose and greeted her in the most enthusiastic manner—and thus concluded the present engagement of our gifted countrywoman, which we sincerely trust bas been as satisfactory to the spirited lessee of the theatre as it has been to the admi rers of operatic music.—Dublin Freeman's Journal. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) THE RAILWAY STABBING CASE. William Webb, alias Philip Cohen, 18 years of age, butcher, was charged with feloniously cutting, stabbing, and wounding Alfred Buckler, with intent to murder him. There was a second count charging him with intent to do him some grievous bodily injury. Mr. J. Paine prosecuted. Mr. Sleigh defended the prisoner. Mr. Alfred Buckler deposed that he resided at Poplar, and was a draper's assistant. On Sunday evening, the sth March, about a quarter past eight o'clock, he went to the Poplar station and took a ticket for Hampstead• road. There were several passengers in the carriage, and when they arrived at the Camden Town station they left. Just as the train was going to start again the prisoner looked in, opened the door, and got into the carriage. Prosecutor was sitting in one of the corners, and the prisoner, who was a stranger to bim, sat in the middle of the seat opposite. Prisoner asked the prose cutor the name of the next station, and he replied Hampstead-road. Prisoner said "That's right," and moved directly opposfte the prosecutor, saying, "It's about half-past 8 o'clock, isn't it—:what's the time I" Prosecutor took out his watch, and said it was 25 minutes past, all but a minute, and put the watch back into his pocket and turned his head to look out of the window. He immediately felt a violent blow on the neck, and sprung to his feet, and then he felt himself struck in the arm in the same manner. He grappled with the prisoner and nearly overpowed him, when be saw the blade of a knife in his left hand. Prosecutor caught hold of the knife by the blade with his right band, and he felt blood was flowing from his neck and arm. He caught the prisoner by the right wrist with his left hand, pushed it against his throat, and pressed him up in the corner, and called out murder several times, the train being in motion at the time. Whilst he held the knife by the blade the prisoner attempted to draw it from him, and he felt it cut deeper, but in consequence of the blade near the handle being rather blunt it did not hurt his hand much. The prisoner was unable to get the knife from him, and struggled very much to get away, but the prosecutor held him fast, the speed of the train then becoming slower and slower in consequence of their near approach to the station. When the train stopped he again called out murder several times, and the door was opened immediately by a guard or a porter. The prisoner let go the knife immediately th© door was opened, and said, "The knife is not mine. This gentle. man tried to stab me, and in self defence I stabbed him." Prosecutor gave the knife to. the porter. He did not make any attack on the prisoner before be stabbed him. Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—He had nothing to drink after tea that evening. He did not speak •to the prisoner angrily. By the . Judge—lt was about two minutes from the time he was first struck before the train stopped. William Sandford, porter on the North London Railway, deposed that as he was standing on the evening of the sth March by the signal post, watching the ar rival of the train, he heard, as the train approached, cries of "Murder," and "Help." When the train stopped, he jumped across the buffers and went to the carriage from whence the cries proceeded, and there he saw the prosecutor and prisoner struggling. The pro secutor had hold of the blade, and the prisoner the handle, of a knife. On seeing witness prosecutor said, "This man has been trying to murder me ; take the knife." The prisoner then let go the knife, and prose cutor gave it to witness. The knife was dripping with blood, and blood was oozing out of his neckcloth, and he appeared to be in a fainting state. Witness secured the prisoner till a policeman came up, and he was given into custody. Prisoner said, " The knife don't belong to me, but to the gentleman ; he tried to stab me, and took it away and stabbed him instead." The knife pro duced —a butcher's dressing knife—is the same. Prose cutor said the prisoner's statement was false. He was led away, and attended to by a surgeon. James Webb, police sergeant of the S division, de posed that when the prisoner was brought to the police station in Albany-street, about a quarter past 9 o'clock, he gave the name of William Webb, and that he was a sailor, but be refused to give his address because he did not wish his parents to know that he was in trouble. He said that "the gentleman attempted to stab him, and he took the knife from him and stabbed him in stead." Witness took the prisoner back to the railway station, and the prosecutor identified him as the man who had stabbed him.• On his return with the prisoner to the police-stition he noticed that his hands were covered with blood, and that blood was on his face, but that there were no wounds that corresponded with it. Prisoner said that in 'endeavouring to take the knife from the prosecutor be cut his hand, and pointed to a small wound on the middle finger of the left band and a scratch on the lower part of the thumb. Witness examined them, and said they had not bled. Prisoner made no reply. Witness searched the prisoner, and found on him a duplicate, a few heifer matches, a half penny, and some other trifling things, but no railway ticket. The knife appeared to be new, and was a but cher's dressing-knife. Mr. Stephen Alford, surgeon, of Haverstock-hill, Hampstead, deposed that he attended the prosecutor on Sunday evening, the sth March, at the Station, between 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening. He found him in a fainting state ; his clothes were much saturated with blood, and he had a handkerchief fastened round his neck. On removing the handkerchief he found a wound on the left side of the neck, about two inches from the car. It was about ono inch in length, and the same in depth. The edges were snaootlo, as if they had been made by a sharp instrument such as the knife pro duced. The wound was inflicted by a stab, and was within half an inch of 'the carotid artery. On the out side of the left arm, just below the shoulder, there was a similar wound, but deeper. It was about two inches in depth. Both wounds inclined upwards. On the r!ght side, at the back of the neck, there was a bruise ; and there was also a scratch over the right side of the brow, and also on the right side of the chin. There were two slight cuts between the fore finger and thumb of the right hand. By the Judge—lt required much violence to inflict the wound with the knife produced. The prosecutor produced the clothes he had on when he was stabbed. His shirt and neck-tie were saturated with blood. His neck-tie, which was four times double, and his collar, were cut through. He had on an over coat, and he received four stabs on the collar of the coat, the marks of which . were distinctly visible, and two others on the arm, before he was cut. Mr. David Myers, butcher, of Whitechapel, deposed that the prisoner lived with him about seven months ago, and that his name was Philip Levi. Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—The prisoner was not addicted to intemperance, and he was a kind, humane, well-behaved lad when in his service. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Sleigh, in addressing the jury for the prisoner, called upon them to acquit him of the capital charge of intending to murder, because, if they found him guilty of murder, his life would be forfeited ; but to find him guilty of wounding only if they consider:ed the facts of the case warranted them in so doing. MEMBERS RETURNED.—(This Day.) COUNTY MONAGHAN.—LeEdie and Forster. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day ) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended April 9, 1857, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT BARLEY OATS RYE BEANS I PEAS 54s 8d 47s 3d 23s 6d 37s 8d 395• 8d 39s ld THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS RYE BEANS PEAS 55s 5d 46s 4d 23s 8d 39s 8d 39s 5d 39s 2d ENGLISH GRAIN S Wheat, 85,465; barley, 36,0 a beans, 5,713 ; pea; ,OLD LAST WEEK. )GS; oats, 16,709; ryo, 124; Ls, 997 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of lambs in to-day's market, considering that this was the great show for the season, was only moderate, yet the demand ruled excessively heavy, at from Gs to es 8d per Blbs. Beasts were in short supply - and heavy re• quest, at Monday's decline in value. In sheep very little was doing, at barely stationary prices ; but calves moved off steadily, at an advance of 2d per 81bs. Pigs and cows were exceedingly dull. Per Blbs to sink the offal'. s. d. s. d. 5. d. N e. Interior Beasts... 3 2to 3 41PrimeSouthdown 5 6 510 Second quality-3 6 3 101L,Arge crso. calves 4 4 5 6 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6'Prime small do 5 8 6 0 Prime Scots, dze. 4 8 4 10 Large hogs Inferior Sheep _4 2 4 6 Small porkers 4 4 5 0 Second quality ...4 8 410 Suckling calves 23 0 30 0 Prime crse.-wlled.s 0 5 4 Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 Lamb, 68 oa to 6s Bd. TOTAL SUPPLY: FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 930 Beasts 4O Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 3OO Pigs NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL. Each kind of meat moved off slowly, as follows : For 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, Interior 210 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 Do. prime large 3 10 4 0 Do., do. small 4 2 4 4 Pork, large 3 8 4 2 Lamb, 5s e. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8 Do., middling 3lO 4 4 i Do., prime 4 6 4 8 Veal 3 S 5 0 Pork. small 4 6 5 2 8(1 to Cs 6d. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, April B.—The supplies of stock on sale to day were tolerably extensive, and the trade ruled heavy, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 61 to 4s 8 , 1 ; Mutton, 3s Sd to 5s Sd ; Lamb, Cs 4d to 7s ; Veal, 44 ed to 5s 2d; Pork, 3s 10d to 5s Od per Blbs, to Rink the offal. ROMFORD, April B.—Our market was much less active to-day, and prices were a shade lower than last week. Beef. from 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 103 to 5s 10d; Lamb, I , s Sd to 70 4d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s ; Pcrk, 4s to 4s 10d per Blbs. The learned Judge summed up. It was for the jury to say if they considered the prisoner intended to murder the prosecutor, or to overpower him to rob him of his watch. The jury found the prisoner guilty on the second oount of wounding with intent to de bodily harm. The learned Judge, in sentencing the prisoner, said that the jury had acquitted him of any intention to take away the prosecutor's life, and had found him guilty of wounding with intent to do bodily harm. He must say that in the whole course of his experience that this was by far the worst case of its class that be bad ever met with. The savage attack which the prisoner made on the person of the prosecutor, no doubt to plunder him, was a crime in its nature so heinous and from the time and place and circumstances in which it was committed calculated to create alarm in the public mind. that be (the learned Judge) would be guilty of a great dereliction of duty if he did not sentence him to as severe a punishment as the law allowed, and he therefore sen tenced him to be transported for life. His lordship then addressed the jury, and said that their finding the pri soner guilty on the second count had made no difference in the sentence. Had they found Wm guilty on the first count he should have recommended him to mercy, which would have been commuted to transportation for life, Swanarara By WHOLESALE.—A moustached foreigner, styling himself Captain John Jonsen, a Hungarian, at Birkenhead, has for the past week or so b een or d er i ng goods from every one who would give him temporary credit in that town and Liverpool. On Tuesday Captain Jonsen attended a public sale, and had knocked down to him goods to the value of 411., for which, however, as for everything else he had ordered, he did not pay. After his departure from the sale-room two valuable cups were missed, and he was traced by a detective to his lodgings, Where , on his pockets bein g sea rched, i nvo i ces for goods which bad not thin arrived were found to the amount of about 3001. He was taken before the magistrates yesterday and committed for trial. RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies. Ln.&N.W. Ca E.U.&E.O Gic,.Northn , E. Couut. Caldonian., Do.. Gt.Westa. Y. & N.M Do Do S.Eastorn Do Peto &Co Do Ln. &N. W. dr Midld. E. Count Do Do Do L. & 11 . W Do Gt.N r o a i s i s h4 T. B M. MClean Stk. &Dar. , 'Do ... Ct. NV, IBuckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. g. 6 p.c E. Un. 11. Sh. 'Glas. Barr. & Nells.Direct. Do. New 'Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. t i Shares Do. i Shares Lon. & Greenw IDo.Preference, Lou. Til., &S.' I li)o. Birk. Sh. jManch.Bxton. and Matlock Maid. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. I NAEst.5 p.c. Do. 6 per ct Do. Fixed. sp.e' Prest. & Wyre, Do. Shrs. .4 Roystn. & Hit. Shrews. & Her S. Staffordsh.. WearVaL g 6p c , Do.. Wilts a S orarst i PREFEREY Closing Prices this day. 92 -- 94 98 -- 102 11 -- 13 132 -- 134 3i -- 44 ~107 -- 109 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 103 -- 105 - f P 89 --91 - P 55 --57 1 131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9i 31 -32 i 87 - 89 iE SHARES. 92 - 94 95 98 51 - 6 Business this day. BOROI7GH HOP. Good and useful hops continue in fair request, at full prices, but all other kinds are dull. The imports from abroad are liberal. hid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 10a to 5/ 12s ' • Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 3/ Hs; Sussex, 31 Os to 3/ 12s; year lings, 1/ Hs to 3/ per cwt. HAY MARKETS. SMITHPIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ Os ' • clover do., 31 10s to 5I Os; and straw, 11 4s to 118 s per load. A slow trade. _ CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 123 to 4/ 4s ; clover do., 3/ 10,s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 9s per load. Trade rather dull. WHITECRAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ Os : clover do., 3/ 10s to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 8s per load. A full average supply and a heavy demand. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 9.—Wind this day at noon, S. ; light breeze and cloudy. PLYMOUTH, April B.—Wind S.—Arrived—Elizabeth Exeter, from Quebec, to stop a leak. Sailed.--Idas, for St. John's, Newfoundland ; Navanns, Adelaide, South Australia. _ . FALMOUTH, April B.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Cultinea, from Havana. Lousiana Rita, from Havre de Grace to Havana, put in here 6th inst. very leaky ; is discharging. CARDIFF, April S.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Pere Bouret, for Martinique ; Nord Stymer, Rio Grande ; Louisa and Nestor, Quebec. SCARBOROUGH, April 6.—Wind N.E.--William Mat thew, of this port, from Seaham to London, is discharging for repairs. HuLL, April B.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Nestor, for Quebec ; St. John, ditto, HARTLEPOOL, April B.—Wind N.E.—Hutton Chayter (s. B. ), has received but very slight damage from the explo sion which took place on the 6th inst. FINGAL, March 25.—Wind N.E.—Canvass Back, from Liverpool to Boston, put in here 22d inst. very leaky. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) , LIvERrooL, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived, April B.—Osmond, from Ichabo ; Ganges, Mobile ; General Hoche, Bordeaux ; Adelaide, Bilboa ; Magrico, Lisbon; Speculsnt, Nakaskow ; Italian, screw steamer, Havro ; Daring, Cadiz. Arrived, April B.—Aboram, from Dunkirk ; Maria, Bordeaux • Grutje Koen, Schiedam. Sailed--George Marshall, for Boston ; Gazelle, Rio Janeiro. QUEENSTOWN, April 7. Wind S.W. Arrived—Rydal, from San Sebastian ; Now Orleans, Honduras; Wonder, Demerara; Success, Oporto ; Askao, Galatz ; Dries de Genoa, Uraguay. Off—John Bunyan, from Bombay; Onward, Mobile. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TRLEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10 a.m. Wind S. • tide one hour's flood ; cloudy, and rain. Arrived, B—Fantom, from Jamaica; Kangaroo, Christiansund ; Neptune and Fingal, Mauritius ; Napa rina, Trinidad ; Hoffnung, Carolinesyil ; Premier, Sines; Theodore, Royer • Ab-dul-Medjid, Shanghai ; Marchioness of Ailsea, from Table Bay •, Five Brothers, from Engel holm ; Wigloime, Elsingborg ; Geechurster, Bremen ; Hudazzah, Calcutta. Arrived, April 9.—Bancosse, from Rotterdam ; Annette, c~ein; Betsey and Lama, Odessa. DEAL, Thursday, 9.40 a.m. Wind ~.romE. to S.W.S.W., moderate. Passed hi - tow.—ler Majesty's ship Miranda, fro Malta, for shs 9erness ; Mary Ann, from Adelaide , for London. '.9Ps—AtcP from Hobart Town, to London Avik, for Port PhilV Norman Morrison, for Jamaica ; Fybele Demerara ; jug,' of the Wind, Bombay; Coun tess Malmesbury,f Port Mee: on ; Frederick Leaning, Boston Beverly, Hong gong; ; Zouave, Havre ; Lavania, q, screw steamer, Leith, Odessa—all from London ; Emprea. for Odessa. Sailed—James Shepperd, Pollock, iv....r.'7 Pollock, Zet land, Queen of the Wave, Marchmont, A):re, Symmetry, and all the outward b0wLL,„.—.—........„ __—_. At Lloyd's yesterday a premium of insurance of 20 guineas was paid upon a portion of the gold by the Oneida. rbirb ifibittkin SUN OPPICE, Seven o'clock. TAT:CERSALLS'—(This Evening.) NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 10 to 3 agst Pantomime (offtzed) 7to 2 agst Eloquence (offered) sto 4 agst the two (taken) GREAT NORTHERN. 9to 2 agst Skirmisher (taken) 5 to. 1 agst St. Giles (taken) 12 to. 1 agst Pantomime (taken and offered) 15 to. 1 agst Capt. Barclay (taken TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Vedette (take sto 1) 7to 1 agst Kent (taken and offered) 8 to. 1 agst Schiedam (offered) 100 to, 15 agst Loyola 10 to, 1 agst Sydney (. ffered) 15 to 1 agst Anton (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Bird-in-Hand (offered) 25 to. 1 agst Drumour (offered) 100 to 8 agst Apathy (taken) 20 to, lon twenty (taken) CHESTER CUP. 40 to 1 apt Zig-zag (taken)' BANKRUPTCY COURT—(This Day). (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) THE BO"ZAL BRITISH BANK. -AUDIT MEETING. To-day wars appointed for the audit meeting under this estate, prepaintory to the dividend meeting, which will be held on th e 17th inst. The proceedings were of a formal character, and no accounts were tendered addi• tional to those already published. It is supposed, how ever, that, in'tking allowance for new proofs at the divi dend meeting, the next dividend will amount to 2s. 6d. in the pound. ANGE.- THIS DAY. Gibraltar .......••••• .• Leghorn •••••••••••• •• 29 45 Genoa ..... ...•• ...• •• 25 80 %Than •• •• •••• •• e• •• •• Naples •• • ... .. 4314 Palermo .. 130►4 Xessina .• • . 130 Lisbon ......... ••• b 2 1,6 Oporto ........... 52% Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayre5......... New York,6o days' sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, na oz. Foreign Gold in Bars £0 0 0 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars .....• 0 0 0 Silver in bars .. 0 5 13,4 all ,100 all all 100 5 I all all 2. all St:1100 6 42, - St. 100 all L 24 all L 2. 10j ;t. 100 it. 100 ;t. 100 it. 100 .0 all .o 8 .0 all ;t. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 7 36 it. XlOO 7 Eit !O 13 .2A 9 15 10 !O all it. ,100 it. 100 ali it 'lOO it. 100 ilOO 25 all 10 all .0.6; all 1 100 1.0 all 100 3t. 100 l 0 all 5 all 5 15 .26 all 5 1 all Myth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 50/.) &Ex. 4 p. c. St. IDo. 4 per c. Shares.. 'Caledn. £lO 4i p. c. /Ches. & Ho. 5 -3 2 • p.c. ;Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork &Bandonsip.c. Dnn.Perth.kAber.J. 'E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. 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. IDo. 101. Debentr.Sh, 'Do. do. 4 per cent_ lEa.stLancash.op.ets. E.&W. York. J. sths Edin. & Gl. 5 p, e. Eh. Ed.Prth.kDun.4p.e. Furness, 5 p. c....... Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. _at 10 p. c, prem....l Do, 4i Per cent ...... Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. " Gt.N. of Scot.lst Pre. at. S & w. (Ireland)' Do, 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.lti.( B. &H.Ex.spc Do. con, red. , q P.C. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. .Do. irred. 4 per Sent. Do 5 p. c. red: prof. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0.... Do. Birm. Gna, Stk. Do, Chesh, Gna. Sh. Do. do. do. I N, do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. dr N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... Londy. & Color. 6 Sh. Londy. &Ennis. Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cont. Do, do. do. £6 Do. do. 3,f per cent. Marypt. A Carl. 4 p. c, Do. 4i per cent Do. do. Kid. Consol. 6 P.C. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New.,Aber.. &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Vorfk .Deb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British DD. 71. Preference N.E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848... Do. York H. & S.' Pur. North Staffordshire.., Ox., Wor. & WOlv. 6' p. c. Ist guar, ep. c. 2d guar.,. Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc,N.E Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4A pr cent. S. Eastern (Readin g Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4A per cent DO. Fixed 4A Sb S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 4A p. e S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c do. do. .. ---. .. , Stock. & Hartl..g. 5. p.c. till July 1 '56 Waterftl& Ka. pc. •••• • 1 21a 08 - 110 112 -- 116 105 -- 110 65 -- 70 17i -18 q, 224 -23 i LOO -101 91 - 10, ~ --. ... 27 - 28 2 - 3 ••• 2i - 3 • BRITISH MINES. ... 2/ 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk. .22 23 20 14 British Iron ... 20 'Condurow (Carahrn.) 160 170 10 1 !Dev.Gt. Crisis. (Tay.) 145 465 ... 14s Great South Tolgus )3l 141 ... 1013 G rt. W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 7 8 ... 7 !Grt.W. Vor (11elstn.) .51 6 ... Bs6diady Bertha - i ... 71 N. Frances (Illogan) 16 18 ... . N.W.Basset (Mogan) 25 50 ... Gin North Wheal Crofty . 5 6 ... 1i Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 22 23 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6 ---- 7 7 ... 6s. Sort. Cons, Min. Co 1$ lf ... 2 S. Caradon (St..Cleer 335 345 ... 2S. Cam Brea (Mogi). 6 7 •.. 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 320 330 5 41 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. i 1 10 9 Tin Croft 4i 5i 4f ... 40 Un.Minets (Gwennap) 200 220 ... 12s 6V. of Towey (Camar.) i 1 ... I.i W. Basset (Illogan) 321 —33 i, ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrcl ) 150 160 ... 54 ; Wh. Basset (Illogan) 260 — 7 280 ... 5 IWIL Buller (Rdruth) :350 370 ... 5i iWh. Edward(Calstek 4 4i 4i ... 11 MiliTh. Kitty (U. Llant) 17 19 ... 8 Wit. Ma. Ann (Ivlenht. 44 46 ... 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 24 26 FOREIGN MINES. !Australian Brazilianlmp.(issued i at £5 pm) Do. Cocaos 6c Cuiadal Do. St. John Del Roy' Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo Fortuna General .. Linares .. Lusitanian Mariquita Now Granada INoveau Monde Pont.Sil.LdM.&Sadt Port Philip 6 - - 2i 2 2:1 20 22 60 63 11 13 id 14 15 7 ld p 1 ••• - •• 6 - 8• Santiago do Cuba south Australian Do. Scrip _ _ .2 - 3~ Do. 10 p. c. United Mexican ..• i - 3 ---• .. 1 • 3 3 $ i MISCELLANI:OUS. 5 19 Australian Agricult.V .0 all Australn. Royal Mail' .0 all Berlin Water Work s ., i 0 40 Brit. Aynericail Land )0 322 Canada ;t. 100 Do.Goj4c.Jan&July it. 100 Do. p. c.Feb.&Aug. ;t. 100 1)0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. it. all IComer Min. of Eng. 5 an Pc. Pref, 71 p. cent 5 all Crystal Palace 5 . .,11 Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France 1 B Duston Iron Ore 20 18 Eastern Steam St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. 25 all Gen. Ir. Sc. L 5 14 Gen. Steam Na.vigat. 20 5 London Discount 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig, 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 alI Mexican & S.Americn 5 5 Nat. Discount Co. 5 5 Do. New 10 5 Netherlands Land., 10 all Do, Do. 5 all Do.B p c.Pf. iss.at 1d 5 1 Do. Do, DO 80 New B. &N. S. Land' t. 100 N. S. IV, Gov.s c. D. 1 au N. B. Australasian... 0 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 1 all Oriental Gas ;2, ss. P io. New Shares all IPeelßr, Ld. & Minn 'all Peninsular & Oriental 10 Do. New JO all Rhymney Iron 15 all Do. New 00 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral, Invest 1 all Do. New 't. 100 S.Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds ' all South Austral. Land 1 all Sulunarine Tel. Scrip, J all Do. Registered 120 5 Tru.st&La Co.ll.Can 100 282 Van Diemen's Land t. 100Y.Go,6p.cJap , ifir.TU/X 1124 -- 21 4 1 - 5i fio 7 0 35 - 40 26 - 28 2i -- 5i - 58 93 - 91 "-- P ar tp 1 - it 4-44 - it - 1 i - i - 11 4 par 18 22 ••• --• •. i .- i 11 11 par ip p 6 - 8 •• •oo • ii .... 14 '35 - 37 f”. 1 4 - 1 ••• •.• U --3 ..• - 00 mq 9i 16i. 604 11 1 89 8i 21i 261 'D 15 1 4 211 39 k i l 61i 2 i 16 i i i 556 31 30i 141 13 k 100 all all all all 50 25 122 12i 20 100 5i -25 12i St. 4t. 100 )0 60 102 101 17 91 - 14i 136 .•• .... .. $ - 66 - , • • ... • ;•• L 33 - 135 97 - 98 87 - 89 la :•. ••, •• • :.• -- • 101 - 1 91 - - 103 ;. "estn. 1101 91? a 2 A i 20i 61 2 2 67i 7 COURSE OF EXC. 11 17 Ditto, three in , uiths .. 11 19% notterda:u 11 19% Antwerp 25 50 13/n0e15...............25 50 tlaraburgh ............. 13 8% /Rona .. • • Paris ............... 25 0 Ditto, three rric Dtbs .. 25 72% Marseilles 25 72.; , gourdeaux .. • • .., Frankfort-en-Ma ale .... 120 Berlin •• •• •• •• •••• •• Vienna................ 10 37 Trieste •• • • 414 •• • • • 11.• 19 39 Petersburg ..... 37 Madrid ••• .• •• •• s. 49 Cadiz 49% BareolonP. ...• • • ...... M. ALEXANDRE DUMAS ON THE ELECTIONS. (From Punch ) Mr. Punch, has been favoured with the first novel M. Dumas bas composed on the election; and has pleasure in promoting the good feeling of two great nations by publ:shing the subjoined translation ? GOP,. BY M. ALEXANDRE DUMAS. CHAP. I. " What is Gog ?" " You do not know ?" " Or should not ask." " I pity you." " Tel), and make pity need "Gog is a type." " Of what ?" Of the English." " And they ?" " Are types of God." " I do not understand." " I suppose not." " Will you explain ?" " I cannot. But—" " But what ?" " I will tell you a story." " And then ?" "You shall understand Gog." " Gaucleam2l4." - - less." " Homo trium literanon." " What ? A thief—fur ?" " Not that I ever heard of." " At least a man ?" " Are all men thieves ?" " But what is this Gog ?" " You are impatient." " You make me so." ' When the London Guild'hall was built I cannot tell. Had it never been built at all I do not think that the world would have been much the poorer ; but there it is, and John Bull thinks it the noblest place in the world, for here he elects and dines. Food and freedom, what more needs John ? Entre nous, his food is indigestible, his freedom a policeman; but if he thinks otherwise why disturb his happiness ? Nevertheless, Guildhall is a very ugly building. CHAP. 111. A Scotc-.llman ! A Lord ! A Jew 1 A China Merchant ! Such are the men whom London chooses for her repre sentatives, and such the order in which she selects them. Her reasons are inscrutable, but it was a picturesque sight to see the four, in that ugly Guild'hall, advancing to thank her for her suffrage. The Scut, in his noble costume—kilt, tall black plumes, sword, and bagpipes ; the venerable Jew, with his long white beard, flowing to his waist, blue gown, and delicate lean bands loaded with gews ; the lord in feudal armour, leaning on his ponder ous two-handed sword ; and the merchant, in the full dress of beadle, as ordained by Sir Thomas Gresham when he founded the Exchange—all come forward to gether, and the frantic cries of their supporters ascend in turbid waves of sound. Guild'hall echoes with the shouting. CHAP. IV. They are gone, the Scot to the Scotch Stores, the Jew to his cellar of diamonds, the lord to his House of Lords, the merchant tc. his Dullwitch or Syd nam . Two figures only Unger in the ugly Guildhall. Her head reposes on his bosom, and for a moment they are as still as the sta tues around them. The maiden is the first to speak. " You voted, Tombob, and are ruined." " I gave a ploc.p. Let ruin come. I voted beside the father of Sara. We have wen—What am IV' "A traitor," thut. tiered a third voice. They coon Fee no one, though the lurid light of an English sun streamed in upon the Guild'hall in all direc• tions. " Coward ! thou that lurkest in darkness, you are a liar," cried Tombob, uttering with enthusiasm that taunt cf his nation, " Who are you ? Wilt you box ?" " Ah! for Heaven's sake, be calm," said Sarah, "Should the Queen hear you." "The Queen feasts the citizens at Buckingbam. She will not be here to day, mignonette. And as for that evil scoundrel, whom I think " Honi soit qui mal y pense," said a silver voice, yet full of command ; and a figure glided from behind the statue of Alderman Pickford (who addressed George the Fourth in an unexpected speech worthy Demosthenes), and stood before the lovers. "Her Majesty !" exclaimed both, kneeling. CHAP. V. The Queen contemplated her young subjects for a mo ment, and then said— _ _ "So, Mr. Tombob, you would defy some onel We must see to that—eh ? Nemo me im,pune lacessit. But my silly little maid of honour spoke of ruin. Let us first see to that. Diem et mon Droit." "He voted for M. le Baron de Rothschild, your Majesty." "So have many thousands," said her Majesty, smiling. " But they have not for a father—" "No Popery," thundered the unseen. "I know that voice," said the Queen. Behind the mighty and grotesques image of some savage warrior, bearing a staff to which hangs a ball of spikes, a still more tremendous face looked down. " Mr. Spooner," said the Queen," I am surprised at you. Come down from Gog, and come here." CHAP. VI. Having no sword at band, the Sovereign gently touched the youth with a pair of embroidery scissors. "Rise, Sir Tombob, and ask your father to forgive the plomp wote which has made you his superior. If he refuse, you shall be sent to Maynoots to finish your education. So he relents. Then ask him to your mar riage with Sara, at Windsor Palace, on Thursday. Ah, my dear Prince, you are late with the carriage." Sir Tombob has in every room of his mansion in Pic colodilly, in grateful memory of Guild'hall, a statuette of Gog. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SMITII-EASTEItiIf RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending April 4,1857 £15,162 8 0 Corresponding week last year ,..... 16,151 1 2 Decrease in 1857 ' £9BB 13 2 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending April 4, 1857 £12,030 3 10 Corresponding week last year 11,957 1 4 0 Total of the half-year to this date, 1857 149,843 1 1 Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 1 48 , 049 111 LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending April 6, 1857 £59,019 0 0 Corresponding week last year GREAT NORTHERN RAlL WAY e —TraffiC Tra re fa tu e rn ret f u o rn r the r week ending March 29, 1857 £21,924 6 5 Corresponding week last y ear . 21,826 9 7 CHESTER AND HOLYHE AD RAILWAY,— the week ending April 5, 1857 £5,103 0 0 Corresponding week last year 4,828 0 0 Increase in 1857 ..... ...................... £275 0 0 LANCASHIRE AND .YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Traffio re turn for,the week ending April 5, 1857 £ 21 , 898 4 9 c orres ponding week last year 21,130 17 7 GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAILWAY.—Traffio return for the week epondnidnignAg p w r e il ek s, l l aB B t s7 y £ 807 4 6 Corms ear . 391 14 0 LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffic re turns for the week ending April 5, 1857 £10,919 1 2 THE FRENCH MILITARY WAR MEDAL—A supple. mental list of the non-commissioned officers and soldiers selected to receive the decoration of the French military war medal has been published by command of the Queen. It covers a space of 19 pages, and gives a brief record of the various services performed by the gallant warriors included in the list. FIRE AT BERMONDSEY.—Yesterday morning about 3 o'clock, a fire took place in a budding nearly 100 feet long, belonging to Mr. Bacon, a tanner and felt manu facturer, in the Neckinger-road, Bermondsey. The firemen, however, succeeded in getting the fire confined to the building in which it commenced, the other parts of the factory not receiving any material injury. DEAL'S OF LONDON DURING THE PAST YEAR. (From the Lancet.) At a meeting of the Medical Society of London on the 28th of March a paper of much interest was read by Dr. Webster. According to various statis tical data contained in the author's communication, it appears that London manifested very marked salubrity during the past year. Indeed this favourable condition of the metropolitan popula tion was very different from some previous seasons, and on this and other grounds is worthy the at tention of the profession and the puklic. Whilst during the last year few epidemie r maladies vailed with any unusual severity, many diseases appear to have been less fatal than ordinary ; whereby the total mortality ranged one-twelfth, or 4,720 fatal cases, under that reported in 1855, notwithstanding that year was also considered salubrious. These fact, with other concurrent circumstances, all tend to prove that London now seems by far the most healthy capital' of any coun try, in spite of its enormous population, and the numerous powerful existing causes of disease which still prevail. Several satisfactory features characterising the London population were manifested during last year, which merit, more than a passing .notice : for instance, fewer perso ns are stated to have died from intemperance than in 1855 ; whilst the victim of starvation were also less in number than during any of the previous three years. Nevertheless, to learn that actually twenty-eight human beings lost their lives in the English metro polis, in 1856, through sheer want of food is appal ling ; more especially as some of the above unfor tunate persons were strangers, and even foreigners, without friends or a home to shelter them in misfortune. Numbers likewise died by accidents of various kinds ; and it is remarkable that Lethal casualties of every description usually ex hibit a rather striking uniformity amongst the metropolitan population, one year with an other. This result seems proved when it is found that in 1856 the aggregate deaths through vio lence were 1,631 ; whilst those from similar causes amounted to 1,803 during the previous year. The above coincidences are truly curious, when it is considered how many different collateral yet influential circumstances may appear amongst the busy hive of people congregated together within the great metropolis, and how numerous, varied, aed often dangerous are their occupations. These facts merit the serious notice of statesmen and philanthropists, with a view to insure an efficient remedy, to diminish, wherever possible, such lamentable sacrifice of human life—a sacrifice which always falls with augmented severity upon the labouring and industrious portion of the community. Although an improved state of health, as a whole, prevailed throughout the metropolis during all last year, the mortality varied in particular dis tricts—the western and northern portions having supplied a lower ratio of deaths compared with the eastern ; while WeAtminster, formerly con sidered less salubrious than the more elevated parts of western London, showed a decided de crease of mortality, which satisfactory result has been ascribed, and justly, to measures of sanitary reform recently effected. Contradistinguished to this beneficial change, both Kensington and Isling ton, heretofore esteemed desirable and healthy neighbourhoods for residence, showed a marked increase in the number of deaths. The reported discrepancy in reference to the fatality arising from typhus was likewise very evident in par ticular localities, being highest iu the eastern, where one person died by that disease in nearly every 612 inhabitants ; while, in the west districts, the rate of mortality was only one death by typhus in 1,124 residents, or half the former ate omit, Another interesting, as also peculiar fea ture characterising the satisfactory state of public health recently ebserved, is the small number of fatal cases by all causes recorded amongst the gar rison of London—comprising the three regiments of guards. From that large body of infantry, only 44 deaths were registered during the entire year. Contrasted with the innumerable casulties which occurred to the same battallions, when serving in the Crimean campaign, their recent healthy con dition is most striking, and indicate unmistakably how very different home-quarters and peace prove to trenches and active warfare. While fewer deaths than usual took place amongst the enormous mass of human beings now con gt eg,ate I together in modern London, it is also curious that more births were registered, as com pared with any previous similar period, the total number of children born during last year being 86,833, or exceeding by 30,C47 the whole mortality recorded. Irrespective of the annual nunigration constantly in operation,ana whichadd materially to the aggregate metropolitan population, it becomes thus easy to explain the great increasa in London, and its uniform advancement during recent times. Should events proceed in the same manner as heretofore, in a very short period of time England's already overgrown Bayblon will contain upwards of three millions of inhabitants, cr more residents will be actually assembled within its extensive limits than in some of the European kingdoms, having also crowded cities, at present poiisesq. Such were some of the silient points discussed by Dr. Webster in his valuable communication. Many of the facts narrated and questions investi gated certainly indicate that the. year lately terminated pourtrayed several favourable as peet. But again, it may well be asked, what were the chief causes producing these satisfactory consequences ? Inquiries of this kind, it must be admitted, are exceedingly difficult of satisfactory answer. Indubitably, many will ac knowledge, that the great attention 14tely paid to hygienic science exerted considerable influence. The more plentiful supply of pure water has also had its effect. So has tas greater attention to cleanliness, both personal and domestic, which has of late obtained. The discussions which have of recent years taken place regarding adulterations, and the advantage of having good ' and nutritious food, have also been beneficial. Improved drainage, the removal of filthy accumu lations adjacent to dwellings, with greater attention to ventilation than formerly prevailed, and various others adjuvants of man's physical frame, have all contributed, more or less, towards improving public health. _ Amongst the chief promoters of sanitary science, and even the most ardent labourers towards advan• ciug its practical application, medical practitioners have always stood prominently forward. This conduct on their part appears the more meritori ous, seeing that by promoting proceedings which improve public health, disease is often much diminished, and thereby professional emolument becomes affected and materially curtailed. But worldly considerations like these are never placed in the balance, or weighed in a selfish sense ; the true physician's great mission being, not only to cure maladies when afflicting his fellow mortals, by every means available, but likewise to dedicate his mental energies towards ac complishing their prevention ; in fact, to work as the pioneer of conservative medicine. Several important questions besides those we have noticed were mooted in Dr. Webster's paper, and upon which it was proposed briefly to animadvert. However, respecting the points thus postponed, especially the comparative salubrity of London and Paris, as also the ages, or scale of longevity, which characterise these capitals, we must defer our com ments to another occasion. THE MURDERS AT LIVERPO OL.—The coroner's jury have brought in a verdict of wilful murder" in each case against John Gibbons, who has been committed to trial at the next assizes. The Royal Mail steamer Teviot, which sails for Brazil to-day, will take out 86,6701. in gold. These shipments, it is understood, are not a consequence of the state of the exchange, but of draughts by the Bank of Rio on their agents here to meet a local drain caused by mis. management of their note issues. SCHOOLING FOR COSMOPOLITES.—The Manchester School has been converted into the School of Adversity. It is to be hoped that this change will conduoe to the improvement of the scholars, who in consequence of it will get grounded in a thoroughly English Education. —Punch. PERFECT ON BOTH SIDES..---" What is on the other side of the Victoria medal ?" was asking a young Lion at the French Embassy. "I cannot exactly tell," an• swered Persigny, " but it's my impression that the re verse of Victoria Cross must be Victoria herself."— Punch. A FRENCHMAN'S TOPOGRAPHY.—The London corres pondent of the Moniteur, in reporting the nomination for Middlesex, with the utmost simplicity and faith in the accuracyof his statement, describes the metropolitan county as " eft quelque sorte, un faubourg de Londres.e QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENZ—By the 1 and 2 Vict., c. 48—" An Act to amend the laws relating to the qualification of members to serve in Par liament"—the qualification for a county member is to be not less than 6001. a year, and for a borough member not less than 300/, a year, 64 over and above all incumbrances affecting the same." The provision ex tends to "personal estate" as well as to real pro perty. Every member is to deliver in at the table of the house a statement of his qualification, and the House of Commons is empowered to administer the declaration im e o " as occasion shall be from to every person d u l y d eman di ng t h e same , time a „d subscription time, immediately after such person shall have taken the oath of fidelity, or other oath or oaths required to be taken at the table of the said house, and the said declaration and subscription siial be entered in a parchment roll to be provided for that purpose by the clerk of the said house ; and the said papers, so signed and delivered in to the said clerk, shall be filed and kept by him." The act does not extend to the members of the universities, nor to the eldest sons of peers. vere var. :the into was (the ived rear ton. r. ' OF ►e d IGN. 33 4 96 i 86 39i 631 29 f to 4 ig 31 A 46 it ';•~ ~ . ~ ; 4' .' .~