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The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-02

COMMERCIAL ARBITRATIONS. I

The following regulations for conducting arbitrer
twin are to be brought before a general meeting of the
Southampton Chamber of Commerce to-morrow for consi-
deration and adoption:—
The directors of the chamber will undertake the settle-
ment of commercial questions and disputes regularly sub-
mitted to its decision, under the following conditions
1. One of the disputants must in all cases be a member of
the Chamber. 2. When a commercial question is seferred
to the Chamber for settlement, the parties shall make an
application to the secretary in writing, specifying the parti-
cular director or directors to whom they are desirous that
the point in dispute should be referred; and if the direc-
tors chosen consent to act, the secretary shall
forthwith inform the parties thereof, naming the
day and hour when the arbitration will be entered upon.
3. That three days at lout before the hearing the parties
shall deliver to the secretary a statement in venting of the
matter in dispute, and shall sign a proper agreement
for arbitration, the oats of which, as also of the award and
arbitration fees, shall be paid as the arbitrators shall deter-
mine. 4. The meetings of the arbitrators shall be held in
the board-room of the Chamber of Commerce, and open to
all members of the chambers, and in all Cella brought before
them for decision the secretary of the chamber for the time
being, or such other person as the directors shall appoint,
shall set as the legal adviser of the arbitrators, and either
or both of the disputants shall be at liberty to appear by
counsel or attorney. 5. That upon every arbitration the
fee of one guinea shall be paid to each arbitrator, and to the
secretary for every sitting not exceeding three hours.
6. Where an award is made it shall be signed by the arbi-
trators or the majority of them, and countersigned by the
secretary, and shall be delivered in payment of the fees and
costs to either of the disputants, a signed copy being re-
Wined by the chamber.
London, England, 1853-05-02

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

(lIT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY Moss's°.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's screw steam-ship Bengal, Captain Powell,
has just arrived here with the heavy portion of the
East Indian, China, and Mediterranean mails, and
dates from Aldxandria April 19; Malta, 23rd; Gib-
raltar, 27th.
She brings 170 passengers, and on freight specie
value 12,0001.; jewellery, value 40,0001.; and a large
cargo of flax, cotton, wool, silk,
Her Majesty's ship Vengeance left Gibraltar on
the 23rd ult. The British freight ship Thomas Ar-
buthnot and Joseph Soames left on the same day, for
Quebec, with the head-quarters of the 26th Regiment.
The screw-steamer Taurus arrived at Gibraltar on
the 27th ult., at noon.
A division of the 76th Regiment, from Malta,
bound to Halifax, arrived at Gibraltar, in the ship
Ann Maria, on the 25th ult.
London, England, 1853-05-02

WE ARREST OF TWO ROMAN CATEIOLIO

BISHOPS.

FRIDAY.—Sint* the arrival of Dr.
tilithorne and Dr. Moore, at Warwick Gaol they have
been visited by many of the catholic gentry and clergy of
the district. The bishop his issued an address to the
clergy under his jurisdiction, in which he explains the cir-
cumstances that led to his and Dr. Moore's arrest. He Lays :
—" During the administration of my predecessor, the late
Right Rev. Dr. Walsh, the late Charles Brown Mostyn,
Esq., was desirous of adding to the endowment of the
mutton at Radford, in the immediate vicinity of his resi-
dence at Kiddingtea, in Osfordehire. For that purpose he
gave BO sham in the Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire
husking Compaay, end tranferred them late the names of
the Itigbt Reverend Dr. Welds, then Vicar Apostolic of the
central district, and the Right Rev. Dr. Wieemin. thee Pre-
sident of St. Mary's College at Oscott, and, by a hosed deed
of trust, he appointed that their successors la these allele,
for the time being, should always be the WINS Sr Ness
snares in trust for the Radford mission. Oa ay @standing
Dr. WaUh as vicar apostolic I also succeeded le the trust,
together with the Rev. Dr. Moors, the suceeedieg presi-
dent of Oscott, but, as is obviau, without talkies try bias-
tidal honest whatever in the shone la crusades ; wed
ekes, acme time afterwards, a call of U. per share ens
made as the shareholders, we were obliged to decline
phyla( it, having no funds for the purpose, and the cler-
gyman of the Ininllol2 himself procured the money, which
amounted to 2101. In the autumn of 1851 the company
her Me bankrupt to a very large amount, for which we
nett liable jointly with the other shareholders. We
had no property of our own, yet after taking counsel of
ter friends we catered into an engagement to pay 1,0001.,
which sum we borrowed for the purpose, and paid is
fuG confidenee, under the representations then made,
that no further claim would be pressed against us. Tbe
affairs have since been brought under the Court of
Chancery, sad the agreement has not been carried out, but
an adamantl call los been made upon us of 601. a share,
amounting to 4,81/01., towards which the 1,0001. already
paid has been considered as part. We thus received notice
to pay 1,8001., but we replied that it was utterly impossible
for at to meet the demand, that the 1,0001. already paid
wus net our own, that we had no means of raising more,
&al that all we could do would be to surrender our few per-
s nil . Bette, such as books, vestments, &c. Of these our
lo mite obtained and presented a valuation, which did not
amount :0 WO/. for both of us together." Dr. Ullathorne
a'kl+ " I ouch: not to omit to state that so soon as I found
the position in which I was thus placed, I tendered the re-
sireavine of twy wend office that I might bear my burl o
of '..al without inconvenience to the diocese. But wy
efPr was declined in a ananner which satierhd me that it was
laT duty to continue my episcopal administration."
It is expected the two gentlemen will be admitted to bail
in lee nye, prior to their appearance before the I:Pol-
ecat Coin.
London, England, 1853-05-02

GERMANY.

A Frankfort journal communicates the substance
of the declaration made in the Federal Diet by the
Prussian pledipotentiary, when the propriety of ad-
dressing complaints to the English government on
the subject of refugees, was under deliberation : it is
to the following effect. However natural it may
be to feel indignant at the crimes ascribed to the
refugees resident in London, there is still wanting
a collection of consistent facts in evidence of those
crimes, without which the Prussian government
would not feel justified in assuming that the British
cabinet is not disposed to do all in its power to pre-
vent revolutionary enterprises on the Continent. The
Prussian government believes that the English
cabinet is resolved both to punish and prevent crime,
and is satisfied, from its knowledge of English pub-
lic opinion, that any manifestation which should give
ground for the suspicion that the action of the British
government was under the influence of foreign
powers, would create new obstacles to the accomplish-
ment of the duties which that government is anxious
to discharge.
'rho Prussian government has thought worthy of
contradiction a paragraph in the Kral.: Zcitung,
affirming that one of the Prussian police who lately
visited London, had proved that the sockets disco-
vered at itotherhithe were ordered by Kossuth. In
its organ the Prussian Gazette, the government
states :—" It is true that a commission of investiga-
: Lion was sent to London relative to certain official

discoveries, but thew discoveries have no connexion
with the Kossuth affair." It was understood in
Berlin that M. Niiener and his associates were sent
to London to make discoveries in connexion with the
late seizures of arms at Berlin and Rostock.
London, England, 1853-05-02

BOLTON.

This committee coVeistedoi Lord Robert Gros-
venor, lion. Charles Stewart Hardinge, Mr. M. Milner,
Mr. T. P. Williams, and Sir F. Pigot. Counsel for the
petitioner were Mr. Sergeant King4ake, Mr. James, sad
Mr. Cross; fur the sitting member, Mr. &edema Wilkins,
Mr. March, and Mr. Tindal Atkinson.
Mr. Serjeant Kierlake opened the cue, and stated that
the allegations contained in the] petition were against the
return of Mr. T. Barnes, and Mr. Joseph Crook, on the
pound of bribery, intimidation, and corruption, and
Mr. George Omahaigb, the unsucceveful candi-
date, shouldibe returned. TM sandidates at the last eleo-
tioa polled as follows :—Beenio, 74.5; Crook, 727; Blair,
717 ; Ainsworth, 346. After enumerating the names of the
agents acting for the sitting member, the 1 d counsel
usingtieed
went on to state various ssoussfiatlaidsti sa sport
voters. Several voters WOO takes IS a IMAM the
Bank of England, sad these detained,
voting. Morley, a voter, mamitred 11 to vote for truiretr
member. Another voted noir a distinct assurance that be
should receive AL, sad smsdisr gave hie vote consequent
upon a promise that ha ahsaldrimeive a situation in a cotton
warehoww. Patrick Modem won kept in demise, and so
plied with drink as to be mast& to vote, and did not re-
corer from the ants of Iles for some days after
the election. The small dealers of the town were
visited by mum saliti thismasirsa se-operative stars shop-
keepers, sad Mid If they did sot vote for the sitting mem-
bers they void be deprived of their custom. A lavish
system of MOW scald be proved to have taken place in
the blis-lmeasm.
Elpuides's rid& was proomdiog when the committee ad-
journed.

TOTNES.
The senimittee in this cue were the Hon. E.
Las -Wles, Mr. Martin Tacker Smith, Captain Rollout,
Sir J. Whittington, and Mr. Henry Whitmore.
The tion, preheated by Mr. Barry Baldwin, of Rock
View, Torquay, sets forth that at the last election the
lion. Edward Adolphus St. Maur, commonly called Lord
Seymour, Thomas Mills, Esq., of Russell-square, and the
petitioner, were candidates. Ilse returning officer de-
clared that Mr. Mills had the majority of votes, whereas the
petitioner would hove bedaub majority, and was entitled
to be returned, had not the managers and agents of Mr.
Mills written sail published in Totnee an " infamous end
wicked " libel upon the petitioner, influencing the voters,
and giving Mr. Mills a colourable majority. Petitioner
had recovered damages of 1501. against Mr. Mills in the
Court of Esehequer for the refusal to divulge the name of
the author. The petitioner also alleged that the legal
agents of Mr. Mills were paid 25 guineas each, and for these
reasons the election ought to be null and void.
It appearing, after some discussion, that the necessary
witnesses were not up is town, the committee adjourned
to this day.
London, England, 1853-05-02

THE AFRICAN COAST.

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY NIGHT.
The Cygnet, 8, Commander R. 1). White, arrived
at Spithead this evening from the coast of Africa.
She left Lagoe on the Ist of March, where were the
Penelope (with the commander-in-chief on board),
the Alecto, the Britomart, and Ferrett. The Ad-

miral was to leave for the South Coast and St.
Helena shortly after the Cygnet's departure.
She called at the Island of Ascension, leaving again
on the 22nd of March. She left there the Poly-
phemus, which was about to sail for Sierra Leone
and the Bight of Benin, and the Tortoise, receiving
ship. The Bloodhound, Plato, Linnet, and Firefly
were on the north coast ; the last-named vessel was
to leave for Ascension and England on the 10th of
May. The Waterwitch, Volcano, Harlequin, Myr-
midon, and Spy were on the south coast.
The Sygnet met H.M.S. Rattlesnake five weeks
since from this date, bound for the Arctic regions,
all well ; and on the same day the I)uteh ship Europa,
which wished to be reported. The following
officers have come home by the Cygnet : Dr. Nelson,
from the Penelope ; Mr. Brown, master, from the
Penelope; Mr. Riccalton, from the Polyphemus;:
and Mr. Snell, chief engineer, from the Alecto.
She reports the slave trade as being nearly extia-
guished, and the health of the Kivadron very good,
with the exception of those engaged in the river service.
Large quantities of palm oil were ready for exporta-
tion, bat there were no vessels to receive it; other-
wise commerce would be very flourishing. There
was also a great inclination on the part of the chiefs
to enter on the cultivation of the cotton plant.
London, England, 1853-05-02

SAMARITAN FREE H

On Saturday the first anniversary festival of this
institution was celebrated at the London Tavern, Bishop-
gatc-street, under the presidency of Lord DUDLEY COUTTO
STUART, M.P. The subscriptions during the evening
amounted to nearly 6001., of which sum upwards of 701.
eensisted of annual subscriptions, and • donation of 20
guineas from the chairman. A large number of ladies
were present on the occasion, and amongst them were many
liberal contributors to the funds.
London, England, 1853-05-05

which the promoters cf the bill Lad been treated by the
government; and said that if the home would not allow
themselves to be mystified by the legal arguments of the
legal gentlemen, who might oppose the mature, they
could nst hut come to a right decision upon the matter.

Mr. RUNE advised the noble viscount to accede to the
humble application of the working climes, and at all events,
to adjourn the debate, in order that the subject might be re-
considered. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. WILSON begged to appeal to the house on behalf of
a bill which stood upon the notice paper—the Exchequer
Bills Bill. Unless they forwarded that bill a stage that
evening they would be obliged to sit on Saturday,Mr. lIUME would, thereßire, mote that the debate be
adjourned.
Mr. °EACH (amidst loud cries of "Divide I declared
himself in favour of the bill. Though an extensive em-
ployer of labour, he thought the working classes were not
allowed their rights, and that they ought to be placed on •
footing of equality with their masters in this respect.
(hear, hear.)
Lord J. RUSSELL would consent to the adjournment on
the grounds mentioned by his hen. friend (Mr. Wilson),
but he could not undertake to support the bill.
Mr. T. BUNCOMBE begged, therefore, that the divi-
sion might be taken on the substantive motion.
Mr. RUME said he was willing to withdraw his motion
for the adjournment of the debate.
Mr. KENDALL (amidst interruption) opposed the bill,
and mentioned cases where the imprisonment or spiriting-
away of the " peaceable persuaders" had restored peace to
districts disturbed by strikes.
The house then divided, as it seemed, upon the question
of adjournment.
Ayes lO2
Noes l2l-19
It was now, however, six o'clock, awl. therefore, the
debate could neither be resumed nor a second division taken.
The house adjourned.
London, England, 1853-05-05

THIS DAY—Two O'CLOCK.

The English stock market is quiet to-day, and ex-
hibits no buoyancy, money continuing in demand in
the house. Consols have been purchased at 1003 for
money, but are now quoted 1001 to 1 for cash, and
to; tow for the 12th inst. The Three per Cents.
Reduced mark 99; to 1001; the Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents., 103 to 3; India Stock, 261; Bank Stock,
2283 ; South Sea Stock, 115; ditto New Anne., 1003 ;
Exchequer Bills, June, ls. to ss. prem.; India Bonds,
325. prem.
In the foreign bond market there have been only
a few scattered transactions, and prices present no
feature, with the exception of a more decided reac-
tion in Greek. Mexican Bonds mark 271 to 1;
Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89; Spanish
Old Three per Cents., 48; ; ditto Deferred, 241; the
Certificates, 61 per cent. ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 651 to 66 ; Greek (Red), 9 ; Granada De-
ferred, 111; Eqnador, 61; Buenos Ayrean, 671;
Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 101.
London, England, 1853-05-05

THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

The anniversary of this society was held yesterday
at Exeter-hall; the Earl of Suarrssavar, the president,
in the chair. The ball was densely crowded ; and on the
platform were, the Marquis of Cholmondeley, the Bishops
of Winchester and Cashel, Bishop ld'llvaine and the Rev.
Dr. Vermilye, delegates from the American Bible Society,
Sir E. N. Buxton, the Rev. D. BrNeile, the 11ev. H.
Stowell, the Hon. and Rev. B. Noel, the Rev. Mr. Malan,
of Geneva, ele. Mrs. Stowo was also present during the
early part of the proceedings, but was not recognised by
the meeting.
The following is a summary of the report:—The receipts
of the year ending March 31, 1853, exclusive of the jubilee
fund, amounted to 109,160/. 10s. Bd., being an increase of
7111.95. 10d. on those of last year. The receipts applicable
to the general purposes of the society amounted to 51,587/.
Ile. 6d., inc:uding 36,5231. lbs. Ild. free contributions
from auxiliary societies, being an increase of 2,4221. 160. 11d.
on this item. The amount received fur Bibles and Testa-
ments was 54,5721. 19s. 2d., being an increase of 2,8071.6 s
bd. The issuee of the society for the year were as follows:.
from the depot at home, 84(0,652; from depots abroad,
328,242; total, 1,168,794, being an increase of 11,152 over
those of last year. The total issues of the society now
amounted to 26,571,103 copies. The expenditure during
the past year amounted to 95,9301. 9i. 10d. The society
was under engagements to the extent of 55,2391. 39. 10.1.
The jubilee fund already exceeded 17,000!.
On the motion of the Marquis of Cholmondeley, seconded
by the Rev. B. Noel, the report was adopted with acclama-
tion. Among the subsequent speakers were Bishop
Wllvaine, the Rae. Dr. M.'Neile, the Rev. T. Disney, and
the Bev. Y. Close.
London, England, 1853-05-05

MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE.

The first festival of this institution, which was
established in 1851, to supply a home, with additional
assistance, to reduced members of the profession and their
necessitous widows, as also a school for the education of the
sons of medical practitioners generally, took plane last
evening (Wednesday) at Freemasons' Hall.
Amongst those present were the Right Hon. the Earl
Heavers, who presided, the Bishop of St. David's, Colonel
Harmer, Sir C. H. Clarke, Bart., Dr. Conolly, H. Pownall,
Esq., H. Cotton, Esq., J. W. Freshfield, Esq., J. Propert,
Esq. (the founder), and several other members of the medi-
cal profession.
The whole of the subscription lists read throughout the
remain exceeded 7,0001.
London, England, 1853-05-05

LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

ACCOallt.
PAWS, liar 4. I Tor -
Mote,. '.opLuing Highest. Lowest.; Closing.
Spa Cents.
44 per Cents., 1895._ I '
per Cents.. 1831_ 103 50 103 90 101.90 101.80 101.90
4 per Cents.
3 pet Cents. New Loan'

Exchange on London: stsight, 25 5; 90 days, 24 871.
831gian, sferCt.ls4o Money Naples Rents — Money.
Do. 4 - Roman 5 per Cents ...
Do. 2
Piedmont 6 p.Ct 99
Do. 5. 1853
Yams, Mar 4.—St. Germain, —; Versailles (right
bank), —; ditto (left bank), 370 • Paris and Orleans, 1,121 25;
Paris and 'louse, 1,1841; Rouen and Havre, 557 50; Marseilles
and Avignon (Converted), ; Strasbourg and Bale, 390;
Northern, 922 .5a ; Paris and Straebourg, 915; Part+ and Lyons,
971 25; Lyons and Mediterranean. 855 ; Ouest, 810 ; Paris and
Cherbourg, 647 50 ; Dijon and Besancon, ; Midi, 640; Mane
tereau and Troyes • Grain and Balers, 520; Dieppe
and Pocamp. 367 50; tirs
Paris and Smug, 270 ; Blesme and St. Dialer
to Gray, 565; Bordeaux and Taste, 32250; Central Suisse, 485;
Mulhouse to Thann, —.
London, England, 1853-05-05

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

There has not been a public sale of Sugar or Coffee to-
day, and the private contract market has not altered quo-
tations.

.....
TEL.—The market continues firm, and the article has
great confidence. Common Coogou, lot to tit; medium
qualities from Is. Id. to Is. 4d., most in request. Greens
also sell freely.
FIXENTO.-600 bags were offered, about one-fourth
bought in ; the remainder sold Gd. to 6jd., which were pre-
vious rates.
Corrom.—About 1,000 bales sold yesterday on 'Change,
at full price..
num.—The demand has improved.
In other articles no material alteration. The Lane has
been thinly attended to-day as the public sales have been
few and unimportant.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports little doing,' at the following
prices :—Prime meadow Ray, 85s. to 925. 6d. ; inferior, 70$.
to 76g.; Rowen, 455. to &is. ; CIOVCT, 931. to 1035.; second
cut, 70s. to 90s. ; Straw, 30s. to 331.

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The market is quiet to-day, with but little business doing.
Town Tallow is quoted 475. nett cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on
the spot, 475. to 475. 3d. ; April and May, 478. ; Oct. to
Dec. (new), 478.3 d.
London, England, 1853-05-05

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.

Yesterday, the annual distribution of prizes to the
successful students at this institution, took place at the
hospital; the Bishsp of OXFOIiD in the chair.
Dr. GOODFELLOW, professor of forensic medicine at the
hospital, read a statement upon the condition and prospects
of the institution, showing that it was never in a more
prosperous condition than at the present moment. The
pupils who had gone through the examination had not only
distinguished themselves by their industry and talent, but
by their moral and gentle conduct; and he wit happy to
say that the prizes had been seriously contested and de-
' servedly woe. He trusted that the collegiate system of
education would ere long be adopted at the institution, and
he was quite sure that if the governors saw a favourable
opportunity of recommending its adoption they would not
hesitate to do so. . .

The Bishop of OXFORD then distributed the prizes in the
order mentioned in the following list :
Medicine: Prise, Mr. J. Burn; Certificate, Mr. E. Ver-
non, Mr. W. Lucy.
Surgery: Prize, Mr. H. C. Rose; Certificate, Mr. R. H.
Bakewell.
Physiology: First prize, Mr. R. H. Bakewell; Second
prize, Mr. H. Edsall ; Certificate, Mr. J. Burn.
Anatomy: Prize, Mr. H. C. Rose; Certificate, Mr. E. 8.
Collins, Mr. C. Hemming, Mr. L. 8. Brame, Mr. R. H.
Bakewell, Mr. L. Herbert.
Practical Anatomy: Prise, Mr. L. S. Bruce; Certificate,
Mr. H. C. Rose. Mr. R. 11. Bakewell; Mr. L. Her-
bert, Mr. C. Hemming, Mr. H. F. Marley, Mr. J. Plaskett.
Chemistry: Prise, Mr. F. W. Clarke; Certificate, Mr.
H. Edell.
Practical Chemistry : Prise, Mr. C. Hemming.
Midwifery : Prize, Mr. L. Herbert ; Certificate, Mr. H.
F. Marley, Mr. W. Deemer.
Materia Medico: let Prise, Mr. W. Deemer; 2nd Prize,
Mr. H. Stear.
Forensic Medicine: Ist Prize. Mr. W. Lucy; 2nd Prize,
Mr. E. Vernon ; Certificate, Mr. C. Hemming ; Prize for
Weekly Examination, Mr. H. C. Rasa.
Botany : rrise, Mr. C. R. C. Vigurs ; Certifizate, Mr. L.
S. Bruce ; Mr. J. Burn.
Prize in Clinical Medicine: Mr. T. Dixon. Prise in
Clinical Surgery: Ist Prise, Mr. H. C. Row; 2nd Prize,
Mr. E. Vernon. Treasurer's Prise: Mr. H. C. Rose.

General Certificatts : Messrs. Robert Hall Bakewell,
Lewis Stanhope Bruce, Joseph Burn, Francis Winter
Clarke, William Deemer, Horatio Bedell, Charles Gray,
Lloyd *Herbert, John Husband, David King, David
Mathias, Joshua Pleakett, Arthur Prince, William Birket
Procter, Henry Cooper Ross, Henry Steer, Edward Ver-
non, Chambre R. C. Vigurs.
The Right Rev. PRELATE then addressed some eon-
gratulatory observations to the company upon the cireum-
stances which had brought them together, and stated that
he thought the suggestion which had been made respecting
the collegiate system of education was worth of all consi-
deration, and any efforts that could be made to secure its
adoption ought to be strongly persevered in.
Thanks were voted to the Bishop of Oxford, and the
proceedings terminated.
London, England, 1853-05-05

SPAIN.

The Lcrsundi cabinet promises to break up befoes
it is fairly constructed. It was on the 14th of April
that M. Lcrsundi presented his list of ministers ; the
department of public works, however, is still vacant,
and it is doubtful if M. Ayllon will accept the port-
folio of foreign affairs. A despatch, dated April 30,
now arrives from Madrid, stating that M. Bermudes
de Castro, Minister of Finance, the most efficient
member of the cabinet, if not the only one who enjoys
the public confidence, is anxious to abandon his col-
leagues, and has offered his resignation to the Queen.
Former Spanish ministers have bequeathed enornras
deficits to their successors and enormously
creased the public debt. M. Bermudez do Castro has
attacked the evil at its root. Since he has been at
the head of the national finance, decrees ltsve rapidly
SLUT., cded each other suppressing useless offices of his
department, as well throughout the provinces as in
11 the c.tpi,al, and otherwise effettting retrenchments of
the mat important character. None of hi, colleague
has imitated his example, and this may be the rea,on
why M. Bermudez de Castro has resigned. At the
date aforementioned the Queen had not accepted his

i
London, England, 1853-05-05

CLERKENWELJ.,.

John Gill, 11 years of age, was charged with having
thrown a stone at a railway train, on the line of the East
and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Rail-
way.
The prisoner was seen to pick up a stone, and throw it at
the train, which was full of passengers, as it was proceeding
along the line, near the Caledonian-road, Islington, when
he was pursued and taken into custody by Thompson, a de-
tective officer.
After hearing the evidence,
Mr. Tyrwbitt suggested that it was most important in
such a case that the directors of the company should be
' consulted, and to have their solicitor present, and for which
be would remand the prisoner, who was remanded for a
week. He was, however, admitted to bail, and in pursu-
ance to which he appeared, when a clerk from Messrs.
Tyrrell, Paine, aid Layton, solicitors to the above company,
attended, and said the directors of the company declined
prosecuting the prisoner in consideration of his youth,
trusting he would be cautious in future.
Mr. fyrwhitt told the prisoner h.: ought to be exceed-
ingly thankful to the railway company, who had shown
mercy to him, and discharged him from custody.
London, England, 1853-05-05

A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

An investigation into the supposed suicide of an
aged female named Sarah Hawle, taken yesterday, before
Mr. G. W. Brent, at the Tied Bull, Islington, disclosed a
fearful iastance of ingratitude on the part of an adopted
son. The deceased, who was a married woman, but lived
separately from her husband, had some years ago adopted a
nephew and brought him up as her own son. Some time
data as established herself with him as a ladies' shoemaker
Ito e• iwmurhood of Barbican, and they took up their
Seeldessimpther. In course of time the adopted sou,
Them moo wee stated by a sister of the deceased to be
Thomas Wens, married, and the presence of his foster-
MOW seder the same roof proving no longer desirable, he
kneed her out and claimed her property as his own.
In despair the poor woman sought her husband, a
wry old man, and with his consent legal proceedings
wine taken with • view to obtain back some portion
of the wife's property. This seems to have proved
nennooessful, and on Friday last the deceased, on
=her nephew, was knocked down by him and other-
treated. This appears to have filled her cup of
slew. She returned to her husband, bade him "Good
bye:rand, proceeding in the direction of her home, entered
aolfwhonse at King's-cross, where she asked if she could
have a bed. Upon being answered in the affirmative, she
asked to have a little warm water and a cup of tea taken up
stairs, and her request having been complied with she re-
tired for the night. As she did not come down at the tonal
hour in the morning her room door was burst open, when
she was found partially undressed lying across the bed, and
quite dead, with a cup containing some grains of oxalic acid
on a chair beside her. The medical evidence proved that
death was caused by irritant poison, and the jury, after as
intimation from the Deputy Coroner, that they had nothing
whatever to do with family matters unless the violence st
soy pergola could be shown to have hastened the death,
found " That the deceased died from the effects of swallow.
ing °attic acid, but whether wilfully or by mistake there
was no evidence to show."

SCREW V. PADDLE.—The Bengal screw steamer
which brought home the lut Indian mail, performed the
distance between Malta and Alexandria, 820 miles, in two
days 20 hours, which is the shortest time t►e voyage was
ever performed in, and she must have averaged 12 mile.
an hour to have done it in the time. There is no doubt
that this steamer, the largest at present in the world, can
run, ander very favourable circumstances, 19 miles an
hour. She has fully answered the most sanguine expecta-
tions concerning her, and has proved the Yankee notion
that length of itself gives speed, because steamers of such
enormous length as the Bengal, which is nearly 320 feet
long, have not to breast every wave. All persons interested
in the screw, and who have watched the performance of
the Bengal, have pronounced that the days of paddle-bsz
steamers arc numbered, and that they will be supplanted
by screw steamers as effectually as the mail coach has been
supplanted by the railroad.
London, England, 1853-05-05

how unfit that bonne was to legislate in such a way by such
bills, on the details of complicated trades. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. NEWDEGATE read • statement of objections to
she bill drawn up by manufacturers, and answered them in
detail ; concluding by saying that if hon. gentlemen met a
bill of this kind, by the parent-like declaration of abstract
doctrines of political economy, they would, in the end, tie
a millstone round their necks which would sink them ; a
result ho should not regret.
Mr. R. GARDNER opposed the bill. The hon. hatonet
(Sir H. Half,;rd) would be directing hie restless philan-
thropy into situ& better thumb' if he would address him-
self to showing the poor people concerned that they ought
to look, or at least to bring up their children to look, to a
better trade than that of hand-loom knitter. The employers
were not alarmed at their bill; they rather regarded it
with contempt ; for they were accustomed, now,
to tho empiricism of the honourable baronet; and
at any rate they knew that such • measure must
of necessity be totally inoperative. He (Mr. Gard-
ner) regretted to hate to oppose the convictions
and to resist the expectations of a numerous portion of his
constituency; but the bill was founded on such a radically
wrong principle, and held out such illusory hopes, that no
other course was open to him.
Lord J. MANNERS found that this bill was met
by the same arguments and the same predic-
tions which the Truck Act, the act for the re-
gulation of employment in mines, and the Ten
Hours Act, bad successively encountered, overcome,
and falsified ; and he trusted that the House of Commons
would not be led away by generalisations of political eco-
nomy, but having a specific evil to deal with, would adopt
a measure of practical legislation, the principle of which
was fully recognised in the Truck Act. (Hear, hear.) At
least he hoped the house would not regard the clue con-
cerned as a "rabble." (Hear, bear.) The right hon.
gentleman (Mr. Strutt) who had used that phrase be-
longed to • family which had risen into wealth
and station by the labours of the working classes;
and he should have been ashamed to speak in the
slighting and insulting language he had used of an induct
, trious and respectable body of his fellow countrymen. The
Wry county members need not shrink from the taunt that
they sympathised with that rabble : and with regard to
r him-elf, he (Lord J. Manners) would never lose an occasion
of showing, both by words and deeds, that he did sympa-
thise with all his heart with the " rabble " artisans of the
, great towns now suffering from the oppressions of capital.
Mr. WHALLEY (amidst great cries of " Divide ") stated
that he would vote against the bill. The bill wits • suicidal
r act. .
London, England, 1853-05-05

BELGIUM.

King Leopold and his eldest son, the Duke of
Brabant, arrived at Cologne on Monday evening,
on their way to Berlin. 'they slept at Deutz, oppo-
site the city, and were to continue their journey on
Tuesday as far as Brunswick.

which in fact had precipitated another
rui.ii.terial crisis.
1.. c mouth of July is appointed fur the meeting of
thc Corti,.
London, England, 1853-05-05

committed by the defendant. but he desisted when he found
the prosecutrix refused compli nice. The defendant pleadtd
guilty to the assault, and deeply regretted that it had oc-
curred. Ile had a great affection fur her, and bad it not
been that he had been drinking, in all probability it would

nut have taken place.
A witness gave the defendant a good moral character.
The Assistant Judge, after conferring with Mr. Witham,
sentenced the defendant to three months' imprisonment.
Ephraim Hill was indicted for having assaulted Sarah
Pew, Susan Price, and William Halsworth.
The defendant went with a prostitute named Price to a
brothel kept by the prosccutris Peto in the Vincgar-ground,
St. Luke's, and having a dispute with her, Mn. Peto intet-
fered, whereupon he assaulted them both with a poker, and
also assaulted Halsworth, a constable, who was called to
the spot.
Mr. Flom addressed the jury for the defendant, and
caned two witnesses, whose evidence went to show that the
defendant was not the aggressor, but really the aggrieved
party.
The jury found the defendant Guilty of the assault on
Peto and the constable, and the court sentenced him to two
months' bard labour.
London, England, 1853-05-05

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
John Whaley, a clerk in the employment of Messrs. But-
cher and Co., of Nos. 115 and 116, Bisbopegate-street,
wholesale confectioners, was brought before the Lord Mayor
charged with having embezzled several sums of money, the
property of that firm.
Tradesmen from different parts of the town proved that
they had paid money to the prisoner on account of his em-
ployers in the year 1852, and evidence was brought forward
to show that none of these sums, the aggregate of which
was stated to be very considerable, had been paid into the
concern. The plan adopted by the prisoner for keeping up
the process of imposition, of which it may be useful to
masters of extensive business to be informed, may be said,
from the evidence of one of.the principals, to be briefly as

follows: _ _ -
There is a book called the till-book in which sums are en-
tered as received, which are carried to the cub-book. The
prisoner had omitted to book entries in either of these
books, but in the ledger he had given credit for the whole
amount received by him, and by such means he had for a
considerable time eluded detection, and it was not until a
full investigation of all the books, which occupied a month,
was made, that the fraud was discovered.
The prisoner, who entered the service of the house in
1850, had tried his fortune in betting-houses, and told the
officer who apprehended him that he had been too extra-
vagant.
Committed for trial.

Frederick Mar Bruck and WilkeNina Bruck, charged
with having stolen a diamond ring in the shop of Messrs.
Williams and Clapham, in the Strand, jewellers, were
brought up for further examination.
The Lord Mayor said the thieves had lately made awful
plunder amongst the jewellers, and expressed a hope that
there would be a full attendance of spectators on Saturday
next, till which day be remanded the prisonen.
London, England, 1853-05-05

41,1IPP4:;0 INTELLIGENG:

CASUALTIES.
Boadicea, Evans (British schooner), from Cardiff to Lrlm.
was abandoned in a sinking state in lat. 46, lon. 10; crew
caved.—Madeira, April 19.
Christine, Warners, twin Alexandria to Falmouth, put is
here, April 21, leaky ; she was surveyed, and ordered to
discharge and be caulked; the cargo was partially
damaged and heated at the top, it is expected she will
soon be able to proceed.—St. Utiles, April 28.
Jean and Mary, of Sunderland, Esdaile, from Newcastle to
Dordr, caught on a ledge of rocks near Sherringliatu in a
tog last night, but floated otf on the tide this morning,
and was put on shore with live het water in her hold ; it
is feared she will become a wrecki—Cromer, May 3.
Jean and Margaret, Anderson, from St. Valery to New-
castle, ran on the North Point of Flamboro' Head this
morning in a fog, and is likely to become a total wreck.
—Bridlington, May 3.
Louisa, Atkinson, hence to London, wan destroyed by fire
about) miles off the bar, March 28 ; crew saved.—Bernice,
April 6.
Miuerve, of Barfleur, Lafait, from Warkworth to Dieppe,
struck on Hasbro' Sand, and sank in deep water ; crew
saved.—Lawestoffe, May 3.
London, England, 1853-07-08

then violently snatched the handkerchief from his neck.
and the cap from his head, and dashed them both on the
ground, they called him a troublesome old fellow and •
great blackguard, and threatened to give him a good whip-
ping if he rang the bell again. lie was again left without
supper in the cell. Ile was so ill in body, so tortured in
mind, and so goaded to desperation by the cries for mercy
of the youth Andrews, who was then undergoing torture,
and who afterwards commi' ted suicide, and fearing the go-
vernor would carry out his threat upon him, that he was
driven to entertain the thought of self-destruction, and he
endeavoured to destroy himself by tying his handkerchief
to one of the iron fastenings in the wall, and tying it around
his neck, he bore all his weight upon it, but the handker-
chief being an old one, gave way just as consciousness was
leaving him, and he fell to the ground; but how long ho
lay it was impossible for him to tell, but he should imagine
it was nearly an hour. Ultimately, he gained strength and
he cried out as loud as he could to alarm the warders,
three of whom came and examined him where he lay,
when one of them charged IMa with attempting to
commit suicide. They then main him stagger to his
old cell, assisted him in making his tied, and put
him to bed. The next morning, ill as he was, the
brought him a bucket of water and some flannel and
made hint scour out his cell. Ho became worse, and the
chaplain coming to visit him, he told him that ho thought I
he was dying. The chaplain brought in two or three
warders, and they made his bed. In the night he was
seized with diarrhcca, and was left all night wallowing in
dirt. Next day he was carried by four men into the in-
firmary where he remained till the period of his imprison-
ment had expired. Ile had been ill ever since, and douhtrd
much whether he should ever recover, as be was over Gi
years of age.
There is no need for us to enter into farther detail
of all the gross cruelties which appear to have
been commonly exercised upon the prisoners. They
are such as can scarcely be imagined to have been
perpetrated out of the walls of the Inquisition. The
visiting justices have published a reply to the re-
port, in which, although they admit the truth
of some of the charges, they endeavour most
strenuously to defend the Governor. This, however,
will surprise no one who is acquainted with the
circumstances of the election of Lieut. AUSTIN. This
so-called election is generally believed in Birmingham
to have been a gross job. Lord PALMERSTON,
who acted with his usual decision iu instituting the 1
inquiry, wills we doubt not, give due attention to the
case, and prove to the public, by his punishment of
the chief offender, that laws which have been enacted
for the express purpose of cleansing our penal juris-
diction from the stain of cruelty, must not be made a
dead letter at the will of those appointed to put them
into execution.
London, England, 1853-07-08

SPAIN.

MADRID, Jana 3.
A telegraphic despatch has been received, an-
nouncing that the court had left Madrid for La
Granja, on the 3rd instant, on which day also the
Qeecu-Mother was to take her departure for Paris.

ITALY .

SENTENCES OF THE EX-MINISTERS OF

TUSCANY.

FLORENCE, JuLT 1.
The Royal Court has to-day given judgment in
the case of Guerazzi and his fellow prisoners. MM.
Guerazzi and Petracchi are sentenced to 15 years'
hard labour (ergastolo). M. Capecehi, a sub-officer,
to 63 months, and M. Montazio, a journalist, to 90
months of the same punishment M. Romanelli, the
ex-Minister of Justice, is the only one of the accused
who is acquitted. Nine of the accused not in custody
have been condemned to hard labour for life by de-
fault. Among these are MM. Montanelli, Mazzoni,
Marmochi, Franchini, and Mordini, all formerly Mi-
nisters of the Grand Duke Leopold. These sentences
have made a moat painful impression in Florence.
It will be remembered that the so-called conspiracy
for which Guerazzi is condemned was not set on foot
till after the flight of the Grand Duke from Flo-
rence, and that the change in the form of govern-
ment following upon that event was unanimously
accepted by the two legislative chambers.
London, England, 1853-07-08

GERMANY.

The Countess Blanche Toleky has been sentenced
to ten years' imprisonment by a military court in
Hungary for having communicated with the political
refugees abroad. Her governess has also been con-
demned to undergo three years' confinement, and a
female servant thirteen months, for the same offence.
The delegates from the different governments com-
posing the Zollverein not having arrived at Berlin,
the conference will be postponed for a few days.
London, England, 1853-07-08

THE NAVY.

Sir J. GRAHAM obtained ]cave to bring in a bill to
prolong the period of the service of seamen Irons five years
to ten years, and otherwise to amend the laws relating to
the navy. The right hon. baronet also brought in a bill to
raise a force of 10,000 naval coast volunteers, to be employed
in eau of need.

Sir J. YOUNG obtained leave to bring in a cab bill for
Dublin.

Mr. IV WILSON brought in a bill for the punishment of
offences in the colonies rcla•lng to coin.
The house rose at 10 minntt, oast 3.

PAIRS.—Mr. Sheridan, for government, with Colonel
North, against. Hon. A. Ponsonby, for government, with
Hon. G. Noel, against, till 11 o'clock. Viscount Scaham,
against Succession Bill, till 11 p.m., with the Marquis of
Stafford, in favour. Mr. Pugh, from 11 o'clock, against
the'clauses in the Succession Tax, with Mr. Oliveira.
London, England, 1853-07-08

GREECE.

The Breslau Ga:ette of the 2nd publishes the fol-
lowing telegraphic despatch :
Greece, Scio, June 27.
The sympathies of the Greeks are manifesting themselves
with great force in favour of Ruuia. The governor-gene•
cal has severely interdicted every description of political
conversation. Piracy continues.
London, England, 1853-07-08

SUCCESSION DC:IY BILL.

The house then went into committee on thiv bill, com-
mencing with the 46:h clatpe.
After a conversation, in which Mr. Henley, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. G.
Butt took part, the clause was tweed to with aomc verbal
amendments._ . .

On clause 48, which empowers tho comrnissiondu to
compel the production of books b 7 accountable rirties,
Mr. WALPOLE took some objection to the extensive na-
ture of the powers there given.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER consented
to a modification.

Mr. MULLINGS moved an amendment excepting title
deeds, muniments, an evidences of title. lie referred to
cases where injury to the proprietor had arisen from title
deeds being produced and defects discovered.
The house divided upon Mr. Mullings's amendment.
My numbers were!

For the amendment
Against
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BETTING• 110 USES.

In answer to Mr. A. PELLATT,

Lord PALMLRSTON said that a bill had been prepared
by the Attorney-Gleneral, which appeared well calculated to
attain the object of suppression betting-houses in the me-
tropolis. Notice would be given of it immediately ; and
he hoped there would be no difficulty in passing it iota a law
this session.
London, England, 1853-07-08

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1853..

prisoner, as he was quite 6atisdied the hammer would not
have been used jibe had nut been intoxicated.
Mr. &adult could not forgive the use of the hammer, at .
the prisoner might hsve killed the complainant.
The witness implored his worship to overlook the violent
conduct of the prisoner, as he did nut know what pruroca-
tion he might have given him before be struck him
with tie hammer. They had travelled together fur some
time, and they had treated each other like children.
The prisoner again solicited his worship's leniency, and
said no person regretted the circumstance more than he
diJ, and that it would not have happened if he had been
I sober.
Mr. Beadon said he would not send the prisoner for trial,
but would treat the case as an assault. The prisoner's con-
duct was very bad, and it was ot cessary to put a stop to the
use of the hammer. lie fined the prisoner 2/. or one
mouth's imprisannient.
The complainant gave the prboner a look of commis-
seration, and as be left the roust said he did not know what
he should do without his companion.
The prisoner was then locked up in default.

THE AMERICAN MISSION TO CHINA.
London, England, 1853-07-08

We have ascertained from indisputable authority
that Robert J. Walker, Mr. Talk's Secretary of the Trea•
eery, has been appointed minister to China, and has signi-
fied his acceptance of the mission. His episcopate will
extend not only to China, but to Japan and other islands in
the Indian seas with which we have commercial or political
relatiene that require looking after. Sanguine expectations
are entertained by the govt rnment, that a more favourable
system of intercourse may be established between the
United States and the easternmost empires of Asia than has
ever yet been enjoyed, if the present political crisis in the
Chinese empire is properly improved. The President has
wisely concluded that no available person could be found
more competent to turn such a crisis to account than Mr.
Walker, and he, in spite of his impaired health, which we
are happy to learn, however, is daily improving, and the
pecuniary sacrifices which absence from the country must
involve, has determined to accept the trust and do what he
cats to accomplish a result, the importanoe of which cannot
easily be realised. The President has made no diplomatic
appointment, thus far, from which we anticipate more aus-
picious rosults.—Nem Yort &cuing Post.

MARKETS.
London, England, 1853-07-08

HOUSE OF COMMONS.- TIIURSDAY, JULY 7.

The Sraaana took the chair at 12 o'clock. At that time
there were only some half-dozen member.' prcaent. lion.
gcutlemen are evidently thoroughly jaded II the excessively
late sod early hours which they have been compelled to
keep of late; nearly half an hour elnpse.l before a sufficient
number could be got together to make a house; and an air
of lassitude seemed to opprees the whole proceedings.
London, England, 1853-07-08

PRIVATE DESINESS.

The following bills were read a third time, and passed
Ambergatc, Nottingham, and Boston and Eastern Junc-
tion Railway (Nottingham, &c.); Baroness de 'Walla.'
Estate; East Anglian Railways (No. 2) ; Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport Railway; Rochdale Improvement
(No. 2) ; Severn Valley Railway; South Wales Railway
(Power to purchase, &c.); Wellington and Severn Junc-
tion Railway;
London, England, 1853-10-13

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

LIVERPOOL, THvaspAv, 10.30 A.M.
Wind E., moderate, and foggy.
Arrived.—William Monv, from Bombay.
DIE— Universe, from gew York; John Davies,
from Callao.

QUEENSTOWN, Orr. 11.

Wind E.N.E.
Arrived.—Joseph Weir, from Callao; Fama, from
Ismael ; Marie Elizabeth, from Galatz.
Sailed.—Coronclia, for London.
DEAL, THURSDAY, 9.40 A.m.
Wind S. E. by S., light, and foggy.
Passed. Raleigh, from Odessa, for London;
Zarah, from Valparaiso, for London ; Arvun, from
Matanzas, for London ; Odessa, from Batavia, tor
London ; H.M. steamer Cyclops, for river.
Remains.—Delfino.
Pealed off Dungeness.—Trithiof, from Oster. •
ieoer, tor Fecatupe; J. H. Moller, Lynriorinse; Louisa •
Charlotte, from Dautzic, fur Havre; Theodore, tt
from Stettin, for Cherbourg.

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