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The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-17

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Nor. Ii;.
Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erie ag
Justices By's, and Keating.)

HOBBS V. HLTNISIG.—TILE lIETZUU or THE PETEEBOi r.
The Court, otter hearing Mr. Temple in reply, yetterJ,,
took time to consider their judgment

THE POLICE COURTS.

ILLB.LBt?ItODGMTREET.

Mr. Louis Carle, refreshment bowel keeper, No. 1, ;,t,
street, was summoned by the police,uoder the Ilefti.-1.4. ;
Howe and Public-house Closing Act, for uolsefell)
posing refreshments for sale between the boon of 1
and 4 o'clpek in the morning. . . . .

Mr. G. Lewis appeared foTthe defendant,
Poliosaergeant Bentley, C 13, proved that about
on the morning of the Sth inst. be visited the deftll...•
house, the door being open, sod in the house he f0...d,d
persons standing in front of the bar, two having els,
their hands, which he believed contained malt
There were eight or ninegluseson the counkr, some
were partially filled with liquor. The landlord nu I
and he said the reason why they were so into was I
the persons present had had • supper, and he could :.
persuade them to leave before. Three or four of tik 1
sons present were the worse for liquor. He bad iuLuwu
house for four or five months, and had always found it •
conducted. The defendant did not say there 1.41
the presentation of a piece of plate u well as • sum...
Mr. G. Lewis said, in defence, that the house had
been well conducted. There was a German Club held tlere,
and a society called a Swiss Choral Society. TLe so,
wet on the night of the summon. for the pulse,
seating their secretary with a piece of plate. After
some of the company went to the bar and eked for •
refreshments. The defendant refused to serve dive_
the only refreshments that were served were some
and soda-water. There were DO intoxicated persot>
the bar.

Evidence h►ving been called to support this staten.ett.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said, in dealing with such cases, it sr." r...
osesary to look at all the surrounding orcuu.siances.
could hardly say that after a supper party, awl I,LC. 1
bill was settled, where a person asked for a glass of lc:
or soda•water, that this was such as exposure for ad, . •
l►w 000templitted. The act intended to keep pent•!.- fr z,
such houses between the hours of one and four o'clocii.
not to prevent a person leaving the house from partsLti
a glade of lemonade. He must dismiss the stunniow.
London, England, 1864-11-17

TO Tin =MI OP THE EXPRESS.

SlR,—Haviog read in your paper of last evening
(Wednesday) that the premises belonging to me, W. Dean.
Lanif tor, cabinet-maker. were utterly destroyed by fire, I
you will contrsclict as early as possible. The premises
be ong to Mr. Smith, upholsterer, Ice., which is directly
opposite ; bad it not been for the firemen of Wells-street
station, doubtless, the whole range of shops would hare
been destroyed.7l am, ke., W. LEAN, Junior._

At 's•rfd, Henry•street, araryt -road, Nov. 17.

NORTHERN UNION or MECHANICS' IN,TITCTIONE.
—The annual conference of the Northern Union of Me-
&soles Institutions was held on Tuesday, in the large ma-
nufaettiring village of Blaydon-on-the-Tyne. Mr. Joseph
Cowen, see., the chairman of the River Tyne Commis-
sioners presided, and from the annual report of the secre-
tary of the uglier), Mr. Joseph Cowen, jos., it appears that
there are 77 in the counties of Northumberland and Durham
containing 9,157 members. Those societies had last year an
aggregate ipoome of 3,9601. Os. 4441., sod as aggregate ex-
penditure of 3,624/. 19s. 3d. The total number of books
in the libraries is 69,401. In the reading-roods there
are taken in 339 daily and 466 weekly paper, beside
numerous other periodicals. Fifteen institutions possess
rooms of their own, 19 rent rooms. and 43 are allowed to
them by owners of the different collieries or manufactories.
There are 43 classes and two night schools in connexion
with 17 institutions. Sixty ioetitutions, however, have
neither classes nor evening schools in coonexion with them.
There was a very large attendance of delentes at the con.
foresee, and interesting discussions arcs upon various im-
portant subjects counected with the program of education
in the north. It appears from the retinue that most of the
Mechanics' Institutions in the north are in a somewhat
stationary condition. But attempts are being made to
popularise them by cornbinicg recreation with more severe
stxdies. At the public meeting in the eveniog Sir Hed-
worth Wil ' M.P., the Sheriff of Newcastle (Mr.
W. L. Rule), the Bev. J. C. Street, and other gentlemen
spoke.
AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.—Mr. Edwin James, ex-
-31.P., informed n• at the McClellan meeting on
Wednesday. that under Mr. Lincoln "this continent is
on the headlong road to political ruin." This is
modest for a new-born citizen. It is not exactly pleasant to
hear a fugitive Faglislunao mouthing stale phrases about
" the abolition creed" and " the bloody carnival of fanati-
cism."—Nrio York Tribune, Nov. 5.
SOCTH KENSINGTON MESZIAL—During the week
sea* Nov. 12, the visitors have been as follows:—On
Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free da opsn from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 8,140; W y, Thursday,
sad Friday, students' days (admission to the public 6d.),
open from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 1.367 ; total, 9,507. From
the opening of the Mumma, 4,943,602.
London, England, 1864-11-17

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YORK AND
GLASGOW.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 17.
- -

The North German Lloyd's steamer New York,
from New York on the 3:h inst., has arrived. She
brings 104 passengers for this port, Havre, and
Bremen, M 3,000 dollars in specie for England,
Z,400 for France, and 6,800 dollars for Bremen.
On the oth inst. she passed the steamer Glasgow
off Sandy Hook, bound for Liverpool ; aLd on the
9th passed off Cape Race, but the weather was too
thick to communicate. It was not expected that
the Glasgow could communicate either.
The Bremen banme Columbia has arrived at
New York.

QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 17.

The Inman steamer Glasgow, from New York on
the sth inst., arrived here at 8.15 a.m. to-day. She
brings 122 passengers, mails, and 660,000 doll. in
specie. She landed 25 paasengers, and proceeded
at 8.44) &m, ller news has been fully anticipated.

THE BRAZILS.
LISBON, Nov. 13.

The Oneida, with the outward Brazil mail of the
9th ult., arrived at Pernambuco on the 29th ult.
At Rio, on the 24th ult., exchange on Paris was
quoted 332, 360. The arrivals of coffee from the
interior during the fortnight amount to 78,000
bags.
]This telegram hail occupied nearly four days in trans-
miaaion Irma Lisboa.]
London, England, 1864-11-28

CHINA AND JAPAN.

The China papers publish the text of the abort
treaty concluded by Admiral Kuper after the cap-
ture of the forts at the Straits of Shimonoseki. It
is as follows :

1. For the fates* the ships of all antimatter shall, when
paining through the Strata of libintononaki, be treated in a
frieodly manner, and shall be allowed to buy oasis, prowl-
rocs, wood, water, and every other main& Moreover,
as the harbour is frequmtly the se 0(1101110k winds and
currents, no opposition shall be offered to say me anxious
to land daring stress of weather. 2. The forts lately &-
strayed shall not be nooriatructvd, nor shall sew forts be
built, nor guns mounted. 3. Tao town of Shlmomeaki,
which haring first flied as foreign ships might justly ham
been destroyed, has beet maned. A mama shall be paid
for this, mid all the a:proses of the eipedition shall also be
defrayed by the prima, the amount to be decided by the
foreign ministers at Yids,
1 agree to abide by the &obi= of the foreign minister,
at Ye& with regard to the points mentioned in para-
graph 3. This agreement, referring oily to the arnattes
of hostilities on this medal ommice, has nothing what.
soave, to do with my other questions affecting Chaotic
which mg require to be arranged between th• ettlys and
foreign of posed) ppoaloo Bum

Moat Immo.

The China Mail publishes a letter from a private
correspondent who was present at the engagement.
From the tone he adopts it would seem that the
whole affair was viewed by everyone as more
amusing than serious.
The Worth China and Japan Market Report,
under the head of Nagasaki, states that the Japa-
nese are very quiet regarding the action at Shimono-
seki, but business shows much greater animation
both among natives and foreigners. Cotton bad
commenced to arrive in the market, and was being
bought by Chimes. A very large business had
been done in tea. Freights, too were looking
better, and the supply of vessels appeared likely
soon to run short.

~A
sum of 460
dollars has been subscribed as the
Hong Koog contribution toward* seeding home a
prise for the next Whaibiedon rifle meeting, to be
called the China Cap, and to be presented to the
London &sottish corps.
London, England, 1864-11-28

PRUSSIA AND THE DUCHIES.

BEAUX, Nov. 16.
The semi-official Norddeutsche A Ugesteine Zeitsteg
of to-day states that the Prussian troops which
have not yet been withdrawn from the Duchies
have been directed not to quit them until further
orders. The 13th division now concentrated at
Minden will remain there. The 6th division, the
greater part of which has already arrived upon
rrnasian soil, will be conoentrated near Berlin.
Prince Frederick Charles will continue Commander-
in-Chief in the Duchies until the exchange of gar-
risons shall have been completed. It is expected
that the chief command of both the Prussian
and Austrian troops will be entrusted to General
Berwarth von Bittenfeld, but this is not yet
decided.

BERLIN, Not. 27.
The Spenersthe Zeitung of to-day says :—" We
are informed that the orders already given to cer-
tain regiments to leave Prussia to relieve the gar-
risons in the Elbe Duchies are not affected by the
recent governmental order for the Prussian troops
now stationed in the Duchies to remain there."
HANOVE,R, Nov. 26.
_ _ _

In consequence of the agreement arrived at in the
conference at Kiel, one battalion of Hanoverian
and two companies of Saxon troop. will return to
Rendsburg to-morrow. They will be received by
the Prussians with military honours. The Federal
troops will exclusively occupy the central part of
the town under the command of their own general,
independently of the Austrians and Priuniana.

RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
110600 W. Nov. 95.

The Moskaner Zeitung of to-day says :—" The in-
terests of Russia demand that she should support
Austria in the Venetian question, and endeavour to
confine the action of the September Convention to
Rome. Russia must not allow Austria to doubt
her sentimenta, and will thus contribute to the
maintenance of peace."

DENIILLRB.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. Z'S, 9.59 A.Y.

The King of Denmark, accompanied by the
Crown Prince and the Minister of the Interior,
will set out on Monday for Jutland, where they
will remain until the 9th of December next.
London, England, 1864-11-28

M. DE PERSIGNY AND THE PRESS.

?Aitat, ?.ATURD+T Evarptp,.

K Emile de Girardin
Preset, with the express permission of the writer,
the letter of M. de Persigny on the press which the
Emperor condemned in an article published by the
ConatiiutionneL It is as follows :

Chsaksessids (Bda* sad OW), Nov. 2, 1864.

Ity dear M. de Girardio,—l hank sot merely mad the
two long pram to which my agouties was called is the
remarkable book which you h►ve hem kid easeeh 60 mead
me, bin I have read almost the obeli work, sad that with
very great futurist. The west idea, which you develop
with so such °diet, I. worthy of meet onion oosaidees-
tioa, and I eyes thick it eat ultimately triumph. Bat to
be le the right I. not cash ; you must aim have midis
wades cm yaw It.. I think that, like many etber reps-
der Wads which see las tat sod too quickly, you are
in edema of the ego sod of the *aim of
the tirmea You say somewhere that w►a the
world left at. bends' witches they mead to be olea-
ginous. That is may true ; bat although people so
longer behove fa ...eras, they do still believe fa News-
papers- You take great pains to show that the pram bee
ao Marmot ; mad there sofa you are right, so far as re-
gards the climmeseloa of opiaicas ; bat may dewed the ameadel
whisk the pram may eirealsio, sad the peedoes which
nay be steamed fa comequeacer. I far me mead see bow
it would be poadble to paw all as case from the proems
Mate ei t►lap t. that which you propose No doubt the
day whisk will me the preen fres es it is la England, where
the liberty of the preen harts nobody, cad b medal
to everybody—Mat day, I may, will bit the ad of
oar revelation° sad the crowaimg of a regular Mate of
*bp; but however bold the Madam, ei nry iedivideel
meetimeats, I de sot believe that pulls 'plebs Is yd suf.
&neatly prepared I. sesept a NON. Ada would before-
hand alarm every benne& It is opus drie past that I dif-
far Gem yea ; bat I wafer to you that this gumshoe of
the per pesky enrapies ray naiad, arid I should be veal
little diaperd at thin gee af today to meletala the pm-
mat eyeless wiliest embus medilleallema —Amami, km

Piisasarr.

This lease boars out what IL de Girardio has
akeady said, sandy, that M. de Persigoy'strisites
for more liberty of the press yere so bawd round I
with restrictions and reservations as to amount to
nothi+ll. Ths &spawn season of soah a pirate

(TWOPENCE

letter is no doubt a singularly indiscreettact ; but
now that the text is published, it may be fairly a
moot point whether his Majesty moat objects to M.
de Persigny's Platonic liberalism or Lis practical
intolerance. I think, however that at the moment
when the emperor was ill-advised enough to send
to the Constitugionnel the astounding note signed
Iloniface, he could only have seen the concluding
sentence of M. de Persigny'a letter. The hardy
assertion that "public opinion " opposes the liberty
of the press is by far too sound and too charac-
teristic a Napoleonic idea for the Emperor to have
objected to it.
London, England, 1864-11-28

I'ELEGR&PMC INTELLIGENCE

(azvm'e

THE RELATIONS BETWEEN AUSTRIA
AND PRUSSIA.
FRANKFORT, Nov. 26.
The Frankfurter Postzeittutg of to-day publishes
a telegram from Vienna, stating that the Prince of
Hohenzollern has presented to the Emperor of
Austria a letter from the King of Prussia, in which
the latter expresses a hope that a permanent un-
derstanding may be arrived at between the two
powers on the basis of existing relations.
London, England, 1864-11-28

PROVINCIAL SEAM HAMM&

Ernmsobi, NOV. 26.—Great mantes, 44 —Great Western.
171 1 —Luicashlre and Yorkahire, 1191 4—London an I North
Western, 1191 191 5 191—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, 04—Midland, 1374 7—North British, 96—North
Eastern Berwick capital stock, 1141-Bouth &Warn. 8.4—
East Anglian 5 per cent. No. 1 preL, 1051—Buffalo and lake
Huron, 51-111inols Central. 50—Great Luxembourg shares, 514
—Spanish Passives, 31--Contederste Loan, 02 11 i—Esatern Ex-
change Rank ,Limited), 7-16 d—Lirerpoul Finance (timitedi.
1116 11.16 d.— Mercantile and Lechange Bank ;Limited), 11
ton 5 t-te 13. N f 11-16 el —Nfttintial Bank of Limb
pool (Limited), 6 p.—North Western Bank ;Limited', 4 3.16 1 p.
—BATA 141—Ailblow Marine (Limited), 1 141—British and Ifir
reign Marine ;Limited,. 24 pp —Empire Marine , Limitad„ 11 p.—
Maritime Insurance iLinitted;, d.—Mercantile Marine
iL-
mited;, ar—Queen Insuramie, 4 p.—Union Marine iLimitedL
71 5101 p.—British Shipowners. 14 d. salami Steno ;Limited"
S 11 d.—Wed India and Facile Steam, 4 1 1 4 p.
litawniou.sw. No 7. sd.—Patent File shares were mid today
at 1 dia —Worcester (anal shares were offered at It per share—
and Midland Convect at 4 prom. latent Shalt and Axletree
Quota! 44 to 4 perm.—and liirmingham 11 to 15
prem. There were sellers of London and North Western stoa
at 140, and of Midland stock, at 1374—Stour Valley Railway
shared closed at 10 to 14. Market Wring downward.

The Liverpool police arrested, on a charge of
warder, a seaman on Weird the mail steamer Persia. wiles
she arrived in the Mersey on Saturday. It is stated that
this man sailed with a negro no board the ship Raymond,
and when on their voyage from Queenstown to New York,
a quarrel coined between the two. The Deco used a knife
and the prisoner a mar:inapike. with which he killed be
opponent. The seaman was detained at New York and
handed over to the British authorities.
The Lomax Rlrt.c BRIOADE.—The annual die-
taibottoo of prism competed for and woo by the members
of the London Big. Brigade took place on Saturday at the
Crystal Pilate. It is rather curious that this corps, which
especially represents in the volunteer force the peat City of
London, should bold its anneal meeting at a distance of six
mil°, from its head-quartile, while in almost every other
instance the ceremony of distributing prises is performed is
the district to which the particular corps is attached. IS
would seem to be more appropriate to invite the City of
London Rifles to Guildhall rather than compel the Lord
Mayor to meet them on a winter's day at Sydenham. The
(areaway on Saturday took place in front of the Handel
Orchestra, which was handsomely deoorated, aed the forte-
sate lessees received their respective rewards from the
bands at the lady Mayoress.
HOSPITAL FOE DISBASSI Or THE CHEST, VICTOHLA•
Tame.—The sum of 1871. 10• has bees received by this
iastitetion from the Lords Commissioners of hsr Majesty'.
Truantry, being part of a bequest by
, the late Madame As
Lilly to bee Majesty the Queen, for Me poor of Laerket.
London, England, 1864-11-28

LAW INTELLIGENCE

METROPOLITAN conn'T comers
(Bitting days appointed for the present week.)
wierioxern, Bt. Martlifelane.—Monday, Nov. 28: Tura.
eiy2
mAznanon, Margebomeroad.—today, Dec. 2.
Canniciarwsm, Dolton-terrace—Monday, Nov. 28 , Tuesday,
Fa: Wednesday, SO.
Bnonnzaca, Oideneet-road.—Theaday, Nov. . Thursday,
Dec. 1.
Bow. Howeead.—Prlday, Dec. 2.
WHITICHAPEL, Great Preaeoistreet. Wednesday, Nov. 30
Thuraday,Friday, 2.
sotrreinac, Swan-street.—Tneaday, Nov. 29: Thursday, Dec.
1 : Friday, It.
ne> lusaH Camberwell.new-read.—Tiumiday, Nov. 29; Wed-
sday, 90.
Gaiwrics.—Monday, Nov. I&
WoounaL—Tueaday, Nov. 11).
CELT 01 LONDO3. dhall-tadldintia.—Monday, Nov. M.

THE POLICE COURIS.
WORSHIP-STRERT, _

Steph, BasterooLuxijoiiici tieZhao Keys public.
house, in Went,' -street, Spitalhelds, appeared before
Mr. Cuthbert Ellison to answer a mamma preferred against
him at the instance of Alfred Priddes, an officer of the
Excise.

The facie et the whole AM, which compied a very mai-
dwells portion of two days' attention, may be reduced to
this :—A lad, named William Janes, only 12 years old, =-
flayed by defendant, was, in consequence of information
given to the Excise, watched and found serving gin IT4
bottle he carried to workmen at a building not two If
yards from his master's house. He was taken into custody
and remanded upon the charge ; but subsequently that
abase was abandoned and his evidence received against the
premet defendant, from which it was understood that he
received a certain weekly sum for duties performed by him,
and in the course of which be had to supply the men, on the
new building alluded to, with refreshment.
Mr. Marshall, from the office of the solicitor to the Inland
Revenue, now said that he had mentioned the whole matter
to the Commissioners of the Inland Revenue, who did not
feel justified in withdrawing the information against the
defendant, and it mart therefore be left in the magistrate's
hands to deal with. Whatever the fine inflicted it might
be appealed against.
Mr. Ellison, in the course of the hearing, put the follow-
ing question as pertinent to the case :—Am I to under-
stand that if I order at this court six-pennyworth of liquor
to be brought to me, and in °emplane° with such order it
is brought end paid for, the landlord of the house who
furnishes it is liable

Mr. Marshall—Yes, sir; and the servants of publicans
who carry about beer in treys do a wrong, for which their
employers are liable ; it lea hawking ; certainly the Excise
powers are not carried into effect ; it would be unques-
Mesabi a.peat iocouvenience to the publican.
Mr. It is not surprising the contractors should
wish their workmen to be supplied on the premises wherein
they are working, and doubtless muck benefit arises from
that course ; the work is not delayed, and an unneoeseary
expenditure of money is avoided. It is nevertheless quite
clear that an offence under the meeting of the act has been
committed, and I floe the defendant one-fourth of the
penalty, namely, 124 lOs. • at the same time expressing an
opinion that the defendant was unaware of his trans-
gression.
London, England, 1864-11-28

CHINA.

CANTON, Oct. 26.
Tea unaltered. Exchange on London, 4a. 91d.
SHANGHAI, Oct 21.
Tea quiet, Silk, 440 tails. Exchange on Lon-
don, es. Sid. Freights declining.
The above mail arrived at Suez on the 24th
instant.

THE
CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS•

By the arrival of the above mails we have received
advice. from Calcutta to October 22 ; Madru,
October 27 ; Ceylon October 29 ; Hong Kong,
October 15 ; Shanghai, October 8 ; Singapore,
October 20, Ac.
INDIA.

The news by the present mail is only two days
later than that brought by the last.
"In commercial matters," says the Englishman,
" we have really nothing new to say since our
edition of the 20th, except that exchange is stif-
fening. The subscription in aid of the sufferers
by the cyclone is tilling up well, though the
natives, as a rule, are as backward as ever,
and everything is being done to alleviate the
misery that has been brought upon so many.
The river still presents an appearance that can only
be described as ' chaotic' ; dismasted and broken-
hocked ships lying about in all directions. It will
be some time before those even which are slightly
injured can be got ready ice sea, but fresh ships
are arriving daily, and freights, which are still
ruling high, will probably eosin be obtainable at
lower rates, especially as shippers still continue to
hold back in view of the news from home. No
further intelligence has noshed us of the cylone,
and it is much feared that the intelligence regarding
the loss of the Persia is only too true."
Subscriptions for the sufferers by the cyclone are
being raised in Madras.
London, England, 1864-11-28

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, BM

churches for the support of the one which is in the
enjoyment of the national property, he isimailbeims
invites Churchmen to lean upon the beeken reed 11
of Lord DERBY'S party.
It is the fate of this clever man to be always
outwitting himself. He has placed the exclusive
privileges with which the Church is invested in
the most invidious light ho could have chosen—a
service for which Churchmen owe him no thanks,
and by which he will get no corresponding advantage
for his party. His theory that the nationality of
the Church depends not on its endowment by the
State, but on its right to exact tribute from other
denominations, leads straight to the practice of Mr.
HERBY Rosa; who boasts at Church Congresses
how many dissenters he has clapped into prison.
The members of the Free Churches have not con-
, coaled _ the dissatisfaction they have felt of

late with the treatment they got from a Govern-
ment professing to be liberal, and a policy has been
announced, and indeed adopted, of leaving Whig
and Tory to settle their differences at the poll
without the aid of nonconformist Totowa. The
tendency of Mr. DISRAELI'S speech will be to make
these malcontents think that King Log is as good
as King Stork, and its probable effect to give to
Lord PALMERSTON enough votes to carry a dozen
doubtful elections.

CABIN'S Cot-Nem—Summonses have been issued
for a Cabinet Council to-morrow, to meet at the
First Lord of the Treasury's official residence in
Downing-street.

'LATEST INTELLIGENCX.

• (wqrsa's numaLits.)
' THE CAFE OF GOOD HOPE.

PLYMOUTH. NU►. 28.
The Diamond Company's screw steamshipEaatern
Province, from Table Bay on the 24th October,
arrived at Falmouth this morning. Her mails, con-
tained in twelve sacks, were forwarded to London
by this morning's express train.

OUTWARD CANADIAN MAIL.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 27.

The Royal Mail steamship Canada arrived here
at 8 p.m. ; embarked the mails, passengers, and
telegrams ; and proceeded immediately for Halifax
and Boston. All well. She experienced very severe
easterly weather from Liverpool.

THE WEST INDIAN, PACIFIC, AND
MEXICAN MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 28.
The Royal Mail Company's steamship Atrato,
with the above mails, has arrived here. She brings
34 passengers, 2,244,000 dol.. in specie, and 1,711
packages of cargo.

The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company:

THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAIL.
SUEZ, Nov. 26.
The Behar, from Bombay, anchored at 4 p.m.
to-day.
The Norma, from Mauritius, arrived at 1 a.m.
on the 24th Mat.
London, England, 1864-11-28

MINEB.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocK.

There is little business in the mining market
today, apart from that connected with the fort-
nightly settlement, and prices generally are quoted
the same as on Saturday. Great Vor shares
are in request at 34 to 4, while East
Grenville have declined to 5 to 4. East Lovell
are steady at 14S to 15, and East Caradon at 18i i
to 19. No transactions are officially recorded in
the Stock Exchange.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are very
quiet, and quotations without change.
At a solo of sapper owe held at liedruth on the 24th inst.,
3,247 tow were sold for 15,7694 Os. 6d. Average standard,
MI. 16s. ; average produoe, 6 ; average price per ton, 44
17s. 6d.; quantity of fine copper, 196 tons 10 carts. ; average
stendaril last male, lls. The following amounts were
realised by the different mines :

Nines. Toes. Amount,
Clifford Amalgamated ... 561
Wheal Row
South Cared=
Menai:
North Treakerby
Wen Grades 235
Great Wheal Best' ltl9
Boa:awes IOO
Wheal Polmeer !hi ...... 452 17 0
000•41111:111
North Gowns Bl
Holland
South Orionis
FAA Downs 24
East Treskerby
ereegbrawso

3.247 £16,789 0 6
London, England, 1864-04-01

CONSIGNMENT of PLANTS from BELGIUM.
MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by AUCTION,
at his Great Room►, :;s, King4treet, Covent garden, TO-
MORROW, April 2, at half-past 12, 000 very fine CAMELLIAS,
240 Indian azaleas. 100 lobate, MO rhododendrons, yuccas,
conifers, 30011 um lancifnllum rubruni and earelsum, amaryllis,
200 delphiniums, 100 aselepiaa, 50 camas, 120 pyramid pears,
eight standard hay trees, four standard laurustiuus, ..—On
view the morning of sale. and ealalovues had.

THE POPULAR SCIENCE REVIEW.—No.
XI., APRIL, nee. price 21. 6.1 oontains ,—On Printing
Telegraphy, by It. S. tulle'. with page illustration. Herring
Fi‘heries, by the Editor. slicroaropic Fungi, by M. C. Cooke,
with two coloured illuitratlim.. Proper Clothing, by Dr. Lan-
kester, F.R.S. Absorption and Radiation of Heat, by Professor
Debus, F.A.S.. with 2e illustration. Botanical Everette', by
the Rev. G. Renalow.pag. M.A.. F.LO. Prehistoric Dwellings, by
0. E. Roberts, F.A.S.L, with page illustration. Rorie.. of
Bots. Summary of Agriculture, Astronomy, B deny, Chemistry,
Geology, Medical Science*, Metallurgy. ?holography, Physic'.
Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, illustrated by the best
Artists. Quarterly, Ss. ed. Annual, 10a.
London Robert Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1864-04-01

Oeverni;ent debt.. /11,016,1119
Other seewitlea.. . ;eII&MS
Gold oohs end but-

FASTIOAIT.

Silver bunt= ..

:3,410,064

riimmy.
Government Sees-

c5,060,D54

Dead Weight An-
atol:V..l t11,273.114
Use 2:4194.33
Notes
Geld sod Silver
Cola 7:3.4114

841,:76,478) 141,876.478
Ilarch 11, 1864. 1L MARSUALL. Chief Csswer.

THURSDAY Evnavra.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 91) to jj
for the Bth of April, were first marked to-day 911,
and closed at 91,? to 1. For money the last price
was 914 to ;. The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
91g, ; ditto, for account, 91 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 891, ; New Three per
Cents., 89g, ; ; Bank Stock, 2341 ; India
Five per Cent. Stock, 1044, 2 ; ditto Four per
Cent. Debentures, 1960, 992, 4 ; ditto Bonds, 9a.,
dis. ; Five per Cent. " enfaoed" rupee paper,
103 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 112.
Indian government securities were steady. India
Bonds were dealt in at 9s. to 3s. his., and Exche-
quer Bills at Ss. to 3s. dis.
Foreign stocks retain an upward tendency. A
rumour that the difficulties lately interposed to
the departure of the Archduke Maximilian for his
new empire have been obviated, combined with
some large and influential purchases, caused Mexi-
can Bonds to be market at one period as high as
45j. ; the closing quotation-4:4 to illr/1113 g shoes
that of yesterday.
The closing (but in some cases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings are
subjoined, viz. :—Land Securities, 14 to 2
prem. ; Consolidated Discount, 1 dia. to
par ; Financial Discount, 1 to 2 prem. ; Central
Argentine Railway, par to ) prem.; Fore-street
Warehouse, 32 to 44 prem. ; London and Cali-
fornian Bank, 1 to 14 prem.; Smith, Knight, and
Co., 24 to 34 prem. ; Queensland Sheep, 1 to 0)
dis. ; Gellirara, par to 4 prem.; City Offices,
32 to 4 prem. ; Boodle* Telegraph, ) to 1) prem. ;
European Central Railway, 4 to 1) prem. ; Port
Auensta (South Australia)tailway, 4 to 1) prem. ;
Ottoman Financial, par to 4 prem.; National
Financial, 12 to 24 prem. ; and British Colonial
Steam, 1 dia. to par.
The second mortgage bonds of the Atlantic and
Great Western Railway met with numerous trans-
actions at 3 prem., and closed at 34 to 44 poem.

We are requested to state that the meeting
which was to hays been held this day at the Londos
Tsverr, to consider resolutions is connexion with Sir Mows
Mostaßore's recent philaathropie visit to Morocco, is un-
avoidably postponed until Wednesday, the 13th init., at see
o'clock.
London, England, 1864-04-01

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Sawa 31.

The Prussian cruisers have been ordered to inform
all the trading vessels of neutral States they may
meet on the high seas, that no Prussian port of
the Baltic is placed in a state of blockade by Den-
mark.

REVIEW OF THE RUSSIAN GUARD:
ST. PETERSBURG, 11Asca 31.

To-day being the fiftieth anniversary of the entry
of the allies into Paris, a review of the Guard took
place in front of the monument of Alexander 1.
The Incafide Busse, in an article on this subject,
says : " Every nation has its own way of perpe=
tuating glorious reminiscences. In France and
England the monuments, streets, and bridges bear
the names of victories. In Russia the exploits of
our forefathers live in the hearts of the people, and
the anniversaries are celebrated by reviews."
London, England, 1864-04-01

THE REVENUE.

The revenue raised in the year ending yesterday
was 70,2003,9634, being ►bout ♦OO,OOOl. less than the year
preceding. There is • diminution in the customs amount.
ing to 802,0004, the returns being 23,232,0004 this year,
against 24,034,0004 in the last. But the produce of the
facile more than compensates for this loss. It has arisen
from 17,153,0001. to 18.207,0001., an increase of no less
than 1,052,0004 The decrease on the customs was to
be expected from the diminution in the duty on
tea by 3d. a pound, from which Mr. Gladstone
last year anticipated a loss of 1,300,0031. It shows the
elasticity of the revenue that with so large • reduction the
Customs are already in • fair way to recover their former
level, and they will probably justify Mr. Gladstone in pro-
posing • still further relief of the taxpayer. Last year,
as we all know, the income tax was lowered 2d. in
the pound ; consequently the total produce on this year
ought to be considerably lees than on the last. The mitual
figures are 9,084,0004 against 10,567,0004—an amount which
gives a very cheering indication of the national prosperity and
the general wellbeing of the middle class. The ter sow
produces not only a million darling for every penny, as •
few years ago, but nearly • third as much again, and the
willing patriotism with which it has been paid should induce
Mr. Gladstone to relieve still further, if it be possible, the
classes which for twa•nd-twenty years have taken
on themselves those burdens which were necessary
to effect • great financial and commercial revolu-
tion. Stamps count this year for 9,317,0004,
against 8,994,0004 in the year before ; and " Taxes"
have also yielded 3,218,0001., against 3,150,0004 The
total result is that the TOIIOOIIII for the year ending March
31, 1864, is 70,208.9634, against 70,603,5611., for the year
ending March 31, 1863.

When it is home in mind that Mr. Gladstone lowered the
tea duty and the income tax on the supposition that if the
expenditure of the year were 67,749,00 Y. be would have •
surplus of • little more than half • million, the actual results
are mtisfactory indeed. Lent year he gave up in these
two items and in minor reductions considerably more
than three millions sterling, and yet again there is
a large surplus to dispose of. The reductions in expen-
diture for the present year are small, for although we have
got rid of the lonian Islands there has been the unfortunate
war in New Zealand, and the state of Europe forbids any
great retrenchment of our national defences. Yet it seems
that there will be • surplus of about 2,500,000 f., instead of
the 500,000 i. which the Chancellor of the Exchequer ex-
pected. This buoyancy of the revenue is the result of a
prosperity and • commercial activity without precedent.
Tt nta.
London, England, 1864-04-01

FORN OF APPLICATION FOR SakRYA

To the Directors of the Elydels4;ineiring and Iron Ship Building
Company :Limited
..
Gentlemen,—llaving paid into your Bankers the sum of
S , being a deposit of al per Share on Shares in
the alone Company. I hereby request that you .111 allot me that
number and I hereby agree to accept such shares, or any leas
number that may be allotted to me. and I authorise you to place
ray name upon the register of shareholders for the shares so
allotted. I am, Gentlemen,
Name in full
Residence
Prof onion or business
Date

On the let of April. Second Series, No. 5,, price Is ,
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL,
Containing the
^ -

7TRANSACTION' of iirj-fili-lES-I.ACEI:TIC,IT... SOCIETY.

CoNTENTIL—SIedic,I and Pharmaceutical LecisTadianLioUni.
cal Prize for ISES—Ou Orygensesis—On Percolatlon—Special
General Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society—Lectures on
the British Pharmacy la—On the Galenical Processes and
Preparations—On the is Materta Medina of the &Binh
Ptuumacoposis Pharmaceutical Conference —On
Wrightlne An Alkaloid contained in the feeds of Wrlghtia
Antlilyienterics—Tinctures and Wines of the British Pharma-
copoeia compared a ith those of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin
—The State of Pharmacy is Russia—Proposed Legislsth n
attevting Pharmacy-4)u the Removal of stains from stlk—
Pharmacy in Jamaica—Cinchona Cultivation in Jamalca—Cin-
rhona Cultivation in Ccyluu—tlllisation of brine—lion to
Prescribe and bon to Weigh in Grains.

.„_
Volume IV., Second Series, may be had in cloth. u well as the
Twenty-one preceding 'Volumes. price Its. ed.
London John Churchill and 8..111., New Burlingtomstreet ;
Edinburgh: Machu:lilac and Stewart; Lublin: Fannie and Co.
THE ART-JOURNAL for APRIL, price 24. Cxl.,
contains the following Line Engravings .—" The Lesson of
the Pawner," 1,3 F. Heath. after E. H. Corbould " The Fight-
ing Temeraire," by .1. T. Wilimore, A ILA , after J. 31 W.
Turner, R.A. ; "The Holier' Prince Leopold . by I;. J.
Stodart, from the statue by Mrs. Thorny, roft. The literal coo-
tributions include •• Wedgwood and Etruria." ray Liewellynn
Jewitt, illustrated "Exhibition of the Society of Female
Artists .• Unintended Photognsphs," by Charles Tomlinson,
illustrated ; " Portrait Painting in England.' by Peter Cunning-
ham, If S. A : " Government Schools of Art .' " British Artists :
Peary Williams," by James Ustlorne, illustrated •• Almanac of
of the Month," from designs by W. Harvey, illustrated ; "Art-
Work in April," by the Rev. J. G. Wool, NI. A.. .• Parables of our
Lord,' illustrated: "The New Studio ." "tin the Arts employed
in producing the Essential Materials of Clothin,:," by Professor
A rcher, illostrated " William Dyne, R.A..'' History of Cari-
cature and of Grotexiue in Art,' by T. Wright, M.A., F M.A
ills, trate., ; " The Shakespeare Tereentenury Movement,' "Exhi-
bition of the Royal Scottish Academy," Ac.
Loudon: James S. Virtue, 20, Ivy-lane.
London, England, 1864-04-01

lII.—An ACCOUNT SHOWING the REVENUE and OTHER RECEIPTS of the Quarter ended
March 31, 1861, the Application of the same, and the Charge of the Consolidated Fund fur the
said Quarter, together with the Surplus or Deficiency upon such Charge.

Surplus &dance beyond the charge of the Como-
lidated Fund, for the quarter ended Dee. 31,
13113, rte. :
Great Britain
Ireland CW78,219
0978,219

Income received In the Quarter. ended March 31,
1611, as shown in Account I.
Amount raised per Act 26-26 Viet. rap. 73,
account of Forthkatione, eke 200,e00
Amount received In the Quarter ended Marsh 31,
1804, in repayment of Advances for Public
Works, At. 323,160
Slik-
A 20,400,168
Balance, being the De*Nancy no Much 31. 1164,
upon the charge of the Consolidated Fund in Great
Britain, to meet the Dividends, sad other charges,
payable in the Quarter to June 30, 1611, end for
whieh
in that Quarter Kleheoner Bina ;Deficiency, will be issued
7V,330

421M3.1118

Amount applied out of the Income for the r
ended March Cl, 1864, In redemption of Exctgiifeer
Def Money 11111,, for the Quarter ended Dec. 31,
1363, vls. :
Total Deficiency
Deduct—Redeemed by Sinking Fund. 207,289
- £591,768
Amount applied out of the Income to Supply Ser-
vices. in e Quarteniended March 31, 11364 10,620,065
th
Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter
ended Matra 31, 1864, viz. :
Interest of the Permaneet Debt ....45,635,662
Terminable Debt
Prisdpal of Exchequer Bilis
Interest of &chequer RUM
Interest of Deficiency Bills —
The Civil List
Other Clemson Consolidated Fund 579,7410
Advances for Public Works, Sc.
Sinking Fund
- 9,%4,490
Surplus Balance in Ireland beyond the Charge of
the Consolidated Fund Is Ireland, for the Quarter
ended March 31, 1844 637,906

n. 213.318
London, England, 1864-04-01

SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'CLott.
There in not much business in the railway market
to-day, yet the tone is firm, and the tendency of
quotations favourable. Caledonian stock has risen
per cent. ; and London and North Western,
Mulland, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1. Great
Western and South Eastern have receded 1.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
109 i to 1 ; Great Western, 64 to 1, ex div. ;
Mi&and, 1281 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1091 to 110; Caledonian, 1181 to 119; South
Eastern, 911 to 1 ; Great Eastern, 471 to ;
Great Northern, 128 to 129 ; London and South
Western, 971 to 981 ; and Metropolitan, 1131
to 116.

Indian, Canadian, and foreign railway shares are
steady, at previous quotations. Delhi and Bahia
are fires.

ORDINARY SNARES AND STOCIDI.
London, England, 1864-04-01

MINCING LAN.-(THIS DAY.)

SUGAIL —There haa bees more disposition to maim
West India description*, sad a fair business hu been
effected at full prices. Demsran brown to good 41s. 6d. to
44a. • crystallised, 47.. 6d. to 4*. ; other descriptions quiet.
Ifefied continues steady at Ilrm prices.

Gongs.—The colory.fqualities of plantation Ceylon are in
ler active request, and prices for this description are 6d. to
Is. per cwt. lower; common qualities remain steady ; triage
sold, 60a. to 735. 6d. ; low middling and middling. 78s. to
Ms. ; good and fine, Oa to 94a. Native Ceylon, superior,
73e.

COCOA. —Tricidad is in good request ; gray sold at 61a. to
hie.

Tr.s.—Most of the Fareek of new season's green teas (ex
recent arrivals) offered bare been disposed of at extreme
rates.

IticE—Ttie market continual inactive.

Rem. —About 100 puncheons have been disposed of, floe
Jamaica, at prices Dot reported, and Madras, at Is. CA.
Faurr.—The demand generally ia not active, but the
limited business doing is at former prices.
SA Lrrentr—A parcel of refraction 21 sold for cash at
3.1 a. lid., and for arrival 33e. raid for ZiO tons without allow-
ance.

Corrox.-2,000 bales sold at former prices.
JUTZ. —Further business has been effected, about I,ono
bales haviag been sold ou the spot, sod 1,500 bales for
arrival.

TALLOW MARKET. —(TH IS DAY.)
The market is quiet at the subjoined prices :—Town
fallow, 41s. :id. ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 41s. ;
April, 41s. 9d. to 41s. 6d. ; October to December, 454.

HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

LIADINHALL.—Hides : Prices; 561 b. to 641 b.,
to 3d. ; 641bs. to 721b5., 3d. to 30. ; 72115. to gOlbs„
3d. to 4d. ; Mks. to 8810 s., 344. to 44d. ; 10.1114. to
96115., 4d. to 41.1. ; %lbs. to HAlbs., 43d. to 51. Horse
hides, 9s. W. to 10s. fid. Calf skins, light, :le. 6d. to 4s.
BERMONDSZY.—Sheep skins, half-bads. lls. to 14s. ;
downs, 9s. to lb. ; 3s. to 45.; *headings, ls. Id. to
ls.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAT.)
Mews. Pattenden and Smith report rather an improved
demand. Stocks of all descriptions gradually dimiinahing.

COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAT)

Walls tad Stewarts, 19.. ; W►lls Ead Bead Helton,
19s. 6d. ; Walls End Tees, 19a. dd. ; Walls Ead Hartle-
pool, 19s. ; Walls Fad Kelloe, ISs. • Holt 17s. ;
; Taafisld Moor Bates. 141. 6d. ; David-
son's Hartley, 16s. 9d ; Hastiugs Hartley, lei'. 9d.—
Ships at market. 46 ; 35 at sea.
London, England, 1864-04-01

Coowo Courr.—(Before Mr. Justice Cromptoo.)

Collate/4 Alc.cander, McDowell, and Rook, the four
soldiers who were tried yesterday for riot and violent as-
saults, were found Guilty, sad sentenced to three years'
penal servitude.

Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Sims Reeve appeared for the prose-
cution, the ',risotto:es were not defended by counsel.
Edward II !Ale was indicted for feloniously wounding
Thomas Smith.

Mr. Carlos Cooper vas for the prosecution, end Mr.
Drake for the deface*.

The prosecutor was a veterinaryburgeon, sod the prisoner
a brewer, both of them living at Watton. On the evening
of the 24th of December last they were both drinking at
the Grose Mall, at Watton, and a good deal of quarreling
seems to have occurred amongst the party. The prosecu-
tor was turned out of doors by the landlord, and for half
an hoar afterwards occupied himself with knock.
ing and kicking at the door, and calling on the
prisoner for sh explanation of some offensive language used
by him earlier in the evening. Meanwhile a policeman had
*am* into the bowie, and the prisoner, who bad hitherto
been afraid of going home led he should fall into the clutches
of the prosecutor, placed himself cruder the coustable's pro-
tection, and sidled forth. The prosecutor rushed at the
prisoner, as he alleged for a peaceable explanation, but ac.'
cording to the prism:Nies case with • view to "smashing Mr.
Brewer's bead." In the struggle the p for was severely
wounded by • knife, which Wig to one party the
prisoner made • stab with, and according to the other which
the prisoner merely held up in self-defence.
The case was proceeding when our parcel left.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT..-.LIN CRPOOL, MARCH 31.

Neat PRIVS COURT. —(Before Mr. Justice Sties.)

The following ooze was tried yesterday, but too late to
be iecluded in our parcel :
London, England, 1864-04-01

FIELD'S celebrated UNITED SERVICE SOAP
TABLETS, 4J. ant 6A. each, sold b) all chandlers and
throushont the kinedme : but the public should ask
for Yield's, Pteld's, awl see that the seine of J. C. and J. FIELD is
on each packet, hoz, and tablet. Wholefale and for exportation
at the IN orke, UPPER MAlt,ll, LAMBETH, lAMDON. S., where
also may be obtained their Prize Medal Parainnetaindlee.
London, England, 1864-04-01

FRANCE.

PARIS, ILtaca 31.

The Pays of this evening says : "Prince Couza,
wider pressure of the menaces of Austria, has
consented to take measures against the Polish and
Hungarian refugees."
The same journal further says : "The military
organization of Hungary by the revolutionary party
is being proceeded with on the basis of the former
regimental lists of National Guards (Hunveds).
The greater part of the former colonels and majors
of the Honied corps of 1848 have been arrested." i
La France, Pays, and Patrie, believe themselves I
able to state that the difficulties relative to the
departure of the Archduke Maximilian for Mexico!
will not fail to be shortly arranged.
The statutes of the company established by
Messrs. Pinard, Schmeider, and Talabot, on the !
same system as that of the Crtklit Mobilier, were;
approved yesterday by the Council of State.

THE lONIAN FORTS.
OORFII, MARCH 30.
The demolition of Fort Vido was completed
yesterday.
_____

THE SPANISH PASSIVE DEBT.
MADRID, MAC 3L

The usual monthly auction for the sinking fund
of the Passive Debt took place to-day. The prioee
fixed by the government were :—for the first class
internal, 63 ; second, 32; second foreign, 37.25.
Tenders were sent in at from 52.76 to 64 for the
first description, from 3L 98 to 32.39 for the second,
and 40 for the third.
London, England, 1864-04-01

THE CITY OP NEW YOEK.- THIS DA

(BY ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPIL)
QUEENSTOWN. FRIDAT.

Divers report that, with the exception of
hole neer the forward bunker, the City of New York
appears to hays earteined no injury. She site tam Pcd
upright spec the rock.
London, England, 1864-04-01

themselves to be influenced by the antecedents of
this man. The question, then, was, were they so
influenced? It appeared that Mr. Baring used these on-
to justify the opinion of the magistrates, which
0.11:11 rather roughly handled by the Court of Queen's
Bench ;Pend if that was Meuse, and they were only luau-
mad by the evidence which was before them, they were
not liable. But if the magistrates strained the law in order
to convict this man, that would be malice. The question
for the jury wu, whether what was done was maliciously
done ; if not, their verdict must be for the defendants.
With respect to the refusal of the case, that was matter for
their consideration on the question of malice. They had a
discretionary power, but they were bound to exercise that
without malice. It was said they had omitted facts in the
case, but if the jury ware of opinion that the only
question on which the magistrates wished for
the opinion of the court was as to whether
it was necessary to prove that he had been seen on land,
then in his (the learned j
udge's opinion) no material facia
had been omitted. If the plaintiff wanted to reverse the
decision on the facts, the Court of Quarter Sessions wan.
doubtedly the proper tribunal to go to. As to the count
for the imprisonment, he was of opinion that it was justified
by the subsisting conviction. The jury would therefore say
whether there was malice, and whether an unreasonable
time elapsed between the decision of the Court of Queen's
Bench and the imprisonment of the plaintiff.
The Jury, after considering for nearly two hours, returned
a verdict for the plaintiff —damages 40s. —and stated, in
reply to a question from his lordship, that there wu only
MAWS in straining the law at the time of conviction, and
that no unreasonable delay occurred in carrying out the
conviction.
. .

His lordship certified for • special jury, and that it was
• proper case to be tried.

PRATT r. CANNILL.
Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., Mr. Beene, Q.C., and Mr. Cherry
appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Bulwer and Mr. Stephen-
son for the defendant.
This ease involved a question as to the title to a few.,
and was of no intend whatever ezoept to the parties cow.
owned.

verdict for the plaintiff—du:nem L.—wee entered
by consent.
London, England, 1864-04-01

NEWHAM V. MASTERS 15D OTHERS.

In this cue, which was an action for injuries sustained by
the plaintiff from some machinery of the defendants, who
are merchants and millers at King's Lynn, ► verdict was
entered for the plaintiff for 150/. by consent.
Mr. Keane, Q.C., and Mr. D. Brown appeared for the
*hull! ; Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Markby for the
defendants.