The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-27 00:00:00

THREATENING TO ASSASSINATE LORD JOHN

RUSSELL

Frederick Mandl*, who had the appearance of a military
man, was placed at the bar on the above charge.
Mr. Reynolds, of the Treasury, appeared to prosecute.
Upon the warrant upon which he was charged
being read over, the prisouer, in a loud and taco-
hermit manner, demanded whether Lord V. Russell was
present, and, being answered in the negative, said he ob-
jected to the proceedings altogether. If his lordship were pre-
sent, ho could ask him many questions which would be
highly important. lie had been before the police magistrates
before, and had been most cruelly ill, used, and therefore he
demanded and had a fair right to hare his accuser present.
If his lordship were not there, ho objected to the ease pro-
ceeding.
The magistrate decided that the case must go oa.
Mr. Law, the private secretary to his lordship, said that
on Tuesday last ho received a letter, which he produced,
and which was directed from No. 4, King-street, Port-
man-square, and bore the prisoner's signature. Its
ecatents were of a most violent character, and, in
We opinion, if the writer were not confined or bound
ever to keep the peace, a breach of the law must take
place. The letter asked for justice for some supposed
wrong, and the writer demanded as a public servant, a
fair inquiry into those wron7s . It went on to state that
the writer had been treated with the most brutal malice,
and that if the subject could not obtain justice, be
had a right to appeal to his sovereign for a remedy. ter
going into some other subjects the writer concludes by
would app-ase him if his
stating tissa, " by Crod. nothiag
demand were refused ;" and tile prisoner demanded a fresh
and impartial hearing in the presence of himself.
J. Briton said that he took the prisoner into custody last
night, in Baker-street, and upon s.urching him at the
station-house he found a razor, which the prisoner stated
would do for Lord John Rwisell whenever he pleased.
This the prisoner now denied, and stated that what be
said was this, " That the razor would do for that
Henry the magistrate to commit suicide with. It was all
a vrelzioifenl6es..":l utLby,
charge
e policew u themselves.
Div.
and be
should bind the prisoner over to keep the peace for 12 months,
in the sum of Mi., and two sureties in the sum of 1001.,
each with 48 hours' flake. If these sureties were not

forthcoming he must be imprisoned for that period.
The prisoner was re cored, protecting against the legality
of the proceedings.

AND CLERICAL.

CAMBittoc t:, Dec. 26.—Fittzr. SUBJECT:4, 1832.-
1. For Prince Albert's gold medal, (or the encouragement
of English poetry: "The Arctic expeditions, and the hopes
of recovering the lost adventurers." N.B.—The exercises
are to be sent in to the Vice-Chancellor on or before March
30, 1&52, and are not to exceed 200 lines in length
2. For Marquis Camden's gold medal, for the best
exercise in Latin Hexameter verse: " Themistocles spud
Admetum." N.B.—The exercises are to be sent in to the
Vice-Chases Vor on or before March 30, 1852, and are not
to exceed 100 lines in length. AU undergraduates who
shall have resided riot less than two terms before the day
ou which the exercises must be sent in, or who shall at least
he then in the course of their second term of residence, may
be candidates for this medal.
3. The Representatives in I'oTE:uncut for the University
give annually-1. Two prises, of fifteen guineas each, for the
encouragement of Latin prose composition, to be open to
all Itaehetus of Arts, without distinction of years. who are
not of sufficient standing to take the degree of Master of
Arts. 2. And two other prizes of fifteen guineas each, to
be open to all undergraduates, who shall Lave resided not
less than seven terms at the time when the exercises are to
he sent in. The subjects for the present rear arc :-1. For
the Bachelors, Quidnarn de its scntieniium sit, qui spud
vetores Graces Romanesque se rebus matters esse credide-
riot, set vita so ipsi privarent i" 2. For the Under-
graduates, " Lingu4Latina optimum pr.ebetinstrumemum,
per quod viri docti de rebus ad litcras et scientiam perti-
nentibus inter se communicate possint." N.B.—The exer-
cises are to be sent in on or before April 30, 18.52.
4. Sir William Browne having bequeathed three gold
medals, of the value of fire guineas each, to such resident
undergraduates as shall compose:-1. The best Greek ode
in imitation of Sappho. '2. The best Latin ode in imitation
of Horace. 3. The best Greek epigram after the model of
the Ant hologin ; and the best Latinepigram after the model
of Martial. The subjects for the present year are:-1. Fur
the Greek ale: "Tristis Bapentitio." 2. For the Latin
ode: " Tamesis Fluvius." 3. For the Greek epigram :
Gips Tombs -raven, 1. For the Latin epigram: "Cum
tumid' stimet nova consilia et spec" N.B. The exercises
are to be sent in on or betore April 30, 1832. The Greek
ode is not to exceed twenty-five, nor the Latin ode thirty
stanzas. The Greek ode must be accompanied by a literal
Latin prose version.
5. Ihe Person l'rize is the interest of 4001. stock, to be
annually employed in the purchase of dbe or more Greek
books, to be given to such resident untlergruatiAte as shall
make the best translation of a proposed passage in Shak-
speare, Ben Jenson, Nl:winger, or Beaumont and Fletcher,
into Greek verse. The subject for the present year is
Slakspeare, "Macbeth," act 1, rune 7:—" ibrehigt. if it
were done, when 'tis done—" to the words " How now,
what news ? " N.B. The metre to be Tragieum Troehaicum
Tetrametram Catelecticum. These exercises are to be ac-
centuated, and accompanied by a literal Latin prose version,
and are to be sent in on or before March 30, 1342.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC DURING TIIE PAST WEEK.

Milo aimed.

Name of Ra:.gray.

BAILWAYS.

THIS DAY.
Two o'CLocx.
The railway share market is affected by the influ-
ences in operation in the English stock department.
Business is not extensive, but the feeling is altogether
more buoyant, and an advance in prices has occurred,
extending to nearly all lines. In many instances,
it will be seen from the subjoined list of the morn-
ings sales, the rise is considerable.
E'ranch shares arc steady, with not much doing.

deo to.loy up
to 1 p.m.

MONEY MARKET.
THIS DAY. _

Two o'Ctoes.
In the various departments of the Stock Exchange
a general feeling of buoyancy prevails to-day, owing
to the highly favourable nature of the Bank of
England returns, combined with the intimation that
the directors of that establishment have resolved
upon reducing the rate for advances on government
stocks till the re-opening of the Congo' books from
21 per cent. to 2 per cent., a determination which,
in view of the position and prospects of the money
market, is generally regarded as the precur-
sor of a reduction in the rate of dis-
count. Although prices of all stocks and shares
are strengthened by these considerations, however,
business has received little stimulus, Saturday being
always regarded as an off-day, and the attendance
being further restricted by the holiday season. Next
week will witness the settlement of the foreign stock
and railway share accounts, and but little doubt is
entertained that much more activity will prevail in
the security markets generally.
The first transaction in Consols this morning
was effected at 97,4, and they have since risen
to 971 to ' ex dlr. for the 16th January, being an
advance of ; since yesterday. Very little has been
43110 in this department. The official record of
business includes :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
account, 974 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 97; ; ; New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 98 ; India Stock,

The unfunded securities, as a matter of course, ex-
hibit a rising tendency. Exchequer bills arc quoted ,
at an advance of ls. over the late rise, dealings
having been effected at 525. to 31s. prem. In India
Bonds transaction, are marked at 61s. and 625.
prem.
Firmness is also the characteristic of the foreign
bond market, though little is doing, either for
speculation or otherwise. Holders of th 3 dividend
paving stocks, anticipating an advance, refuse to
sell except at a concession. Spanish sttock still
shows an upward tendency. Sales are thus stated
today: Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 9-li. Chilian
Six per Cents., 101. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., for account, the 31st of December, 39; ;
ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 89i. Peru-
vian Five per Cents., :1849, 91. Russian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., 102;, 3. Sardinian Five per
Cent. Bonds, nil. Spanish Active Five per Cents.,
21; ; ditto for account, 211, ; ditts.) Old Three per
Cents. 414... . .

The market for the new gold shares is very firm,
and several descriptions show a tendency towards
improvement. Nouveau Monde shares are better, at
to prem., and Agua Fritts at 1 to 11 prem.
British .Australian are quoted par to prem.
We havu received the following:
_ VENEZI:EIAN DENT.

Committer of Spanish American Bondholders,
8, Broad-street buildings, Dec. 26,1851.
The above committee received this morning a letter from
Mr. Lord, dat(d Guayra, Nov. 26, 18.31,” apprising
them of the strong representation he hid mule to the
Venezuelan Finance Minister with regard to the irregu-
larity in the last remittance of 7,6001., and at the battle
time urging again the sending of the amount stilt wanting
to make up the dividend of last October. Tho following is
a translation of the minister's answer to Mr. Lord's appli-
estion :

"Caracas, Nov. 21, 1851.
" Sir,—ln answer to your communication of the bth
inst., his Excellency the President desires me to say, for the
information of those gentlemen whose interests you repre-
sent, that orders will immediately be given fur the
funds sent by this government since July, 1850,
to be transferred to the patties named by you,
namely, the provision' commission appointed by the
Venezuelan government, and consisting of James tlib
ligan, Esq., the Venezuelan consul; Baron de tioldstnid,
and John Diston l'owles, Esq., and that the stun still
wantind to make up the entire amount of the dividends fur
the present year to be cantata' the soonest possible.
" I must likewise beg to add, that the cause for so long
delving the transfer of said fund has arisen front the go-
verntnent baying had it in contemplation to appoint a spe-
cial agent for the payment of the dividends to the parties
interested, and for entering into arrangemmts in respect to
the entire foreign debt of Venezuela; but, as this appoint-
ment has nut as yet been made, the government hos not
deliberated an instant in complying with your request.
"I beg to assure you, on the part of this government,
that the most earnest desire clic', religiously to fulfil the
engagements of the dote to tit full extent of the provision
assigned in the present budget.—l remain, &e.,
(Signed) " I'. C. GELLINT:Ar."
The market for foreign exchanges presented no
new feature yesterday, scesremaininbs much the same
as last post. Short Paris was in tolerable demand,
and remained 25.20 to 22k. The foreign houses are
nearly all drawers against French shares, of which a
vast number have been sent to the Paris Bourse for
realisation. Amsterdam was rather offered, and
found no takers; the quotation is on that account
somewhat higher. viz., 11.171 to 18. Frankfort was
in demand, and all that offered was readily taken at
120; to 1. Hamburg remained the same as last poet,
13.94 to 10, although coming lower from the
other side, discount being there 5 per cent.
for short bills. It is a remarkable feature
that the rate of discount generally rises very
high at Hamburg towards the end of the year,.
and that consequently the price for bills on London
is much depressed. Bills on Italy were not much
dealt in, but paper on Spain and Portugal was in re-
quest, and negotiated in favour of sellers. Vienna
and Trieste were done nt 12.20 to 28, but the trans-
actions were scanty, owing to the absence of the
prices by telegraph from Vienna. The rates nego-
tiated are as follows: _ ... .

lime. Priced negotiated.
Prom lo
Anieterdam per S. Short 119. 14 itc. ... 1111. IGiste.
Ditto
Rotierdom
• and Altana .. 13num. IVfehl 13mee. 10ectli.

1!,m!'!"g

v......A......0ita5a1ati5e per 4. 110 „ 12,1 Oir. ...1401IL lir.
Per •T ~ 121. 200 r. ... li.. 24kr.
Trieste
Antwerp
Brawls
Otent I, ~ :of,. 4•le. ... 2.5 fr. 43e
pert'r,. 1.4?°/..5r,.•. !.St• —23. f
-' 4-lc.

Montla2 dr. 37 .e. ... 25h. 4.,
Ram
....... 2512. Vs. 22fr. 45r..
=las. 22fr. 40e. 45e.
Ls&

Genoa .. ..... —........ „ .. ar. 43c. ... 2.51r.1.^4.
IRlltlori •—••••• •c• le „ Suir..3c. ... !bk. 90c.
Staples .............».. par wind " 40i pence ... 0 pence
Palermo pal Vale „ 1191 pence ... 1191 pence
Iteemina
Weilricl Wads, :, 4991 pence ... 49r.
Cadn .. ~ , 49 prne! .. 49 pence
4 pence ... 49 pence
Gibraltar 9 I cure
&rine .„„, „ „ 04 pence ... 4 49i pence
19...rcelona " „ 04 pence ... 49 Knee
Dal au
Lisbon 'II per tu let „ 3-4 pence .. 62 pence
(11.ortn
St. Pettnburg per mule, „ 3sl pence ... S., pence

Australian Banking Company, and other parties
grant bills on place:, in the colonies :
Adelaide
Auckland lO2 11
Bathurst
Geelong
Hobart 'rows lO2
Launceston lO2
Lyttelton lO3
. _
Maitland

102
Melbourne
Portland
Sydney lO2 103
Wellington lO2
In consequence et the gold-dust robbery on the
South Western Railway, the Royal Mail Steam-
packet Company has issued a notice at the ports in
the Pacific, informing shippers that through bills of
lading give them full security for delivery of trea-
sure at the place of destination, and protection
against loss by sea carriage or land carriage. The
charge from Panama, including transit across the
isthmus, is 12 per cent. ; for distant places, more. 6
The railway traffic returns for the last week gene-
rally contrast very well with those for the cern-
vending period of 18,50, though the London and
North %Vestern presents a falling off of 2,831/., and a
few other lines also exhibit a diminution. The de-
crease in the receipts of the first-named
company is satisfactorily explained by the
circumstance that the earringe of materials
for the Crystal Palace was beginning to exercise
a sensible influence at this time last year.
At this period of the season the goods traffic usually
shows a falling off, whilst the passenger traffic expe-
riences an augmentation, owing to the mutual inter-
change of visits between relatives in town and
country. The returns to be published next week
will embrace the Christmas week's traffic, when these
characteristics will be more strikingly observable.
The account of the position of the Bank of Eng-
' land for the week ending the 2nth of December is as
follows :
BANK or ESOL Nl).—A moor,
1441'1Dit
tswAl 234.61'3,2/0

£10,318,230

Propteconv cmq
Ra.t
Public Depxdteilnclu
Kzeteq., t‘r. Itlek
Coto 1.. of >4...,w1
Debt, and I 'IT. Accts.) 9.23423
Other D 4.1 ~lts
devea-Jaiandelbet 1.4112 1,103,768

Dc 24.1G51.

DT.347,7.17

T for the rro.k ending Dc, 2, IFO.
o•l.TVr.vt.
Onvernturat Debt,— £11: 1 .110
JUKE:,.. T Mille ...,,1.•.1
(1.. ; I t7ontrati Mullion 1t.i.;,4. 475
kivor littillon

-'atvu•.

"it;;Ali:l7;AiVit7t7,i
Iptl,r ,;.14s
Note• ...... 12,11:056
Gold sad ally.: Cola .. W:014

£377.
M. MARSUALL, Ott(a o .31
hyr.737

—...------- --....---
Compared with those for the week preceding these
returns exhibit the following changes:
Circulation issue £36,818,250 Increase £538,630
Circulation active 18,676,195 Decrease 213,080
Public depo•its 9,202,522 Increase 663,504
Other dera4its
Oeverntnent securities in _ _

banking department 13,211,220 Decrease 513
Other securit ics in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both

departments
Seven day and other bills 1,998.788 Decrease 53,6Ki5
The Rest
__3,981

The t.eserve.

U:737,369 lncreaPs
.703:656

The continued upward movement of the stock of
coin and bullion forms the chief feature in this re-
turn, to which a peculiar degree of interest attaches
from the fact that the metallic accumulation of the
Rank now stands at a higher figure than at any
period since its establishment. The highest amount
ever before attained was on the 23rd March, 1850,
when it stood at 17,293,67/IL, or 11f1,886/. less than
at present. It must also be borne in mind that the
influx is proceeding with unabated rapidity, both
from the continent and the other side of the Atlantic.
in addition to the new source of supply opened up by
the discovery of the Australian gold fields, the effect of
which is already beginning to be sensibly felt. Under
these circumstances it would seem to be rather
hazardous to express an opinion as to the additional
amount that may find its way into the Bank vaults,
as, although the dividend payments in January., and
other circumstances, may temporarily cheek the
accumulation, the tendency appears very strongly
marked. The increase in the item of public deposits
is much larger this week, as usual towards the ter-
mination of the financial quarter, and the two next
returns will doubtless add a very respectable sum to
the account.

According to the official returns published in the
aactte of last Tuesday, the total note circulation of
all the private banks of England and Wales, during
the week endiuv the 13th of December last, was
3,3*0,23tif.; in the week preceding, the amount was
3,409,210!. There is consequently a decrease of
22,972/.

The note circulation of the joint-stock banks during
the same week was 2,651,803/. • and the previous
week's return being 2,097,1021., tic decrease is shown
to be 13,207/. _ _ _

On taking into consideration the active circulation
of the Bank of England, which in the week in ques-
tion was 18,889,2751. (being 34,7701. more than the
week preceding), we find the aggregate note circula-
tion of England and Wales to be 24,957,408/., which
shows on balance a decrease of 3,409/. as compared
with the returns for the previous week, ending the
6th of December.

As regards the fixed issues, the private hanks were
1,311,8311., and the joint-stock banks 72M,092/. below
the amount authorised to be issued, making a total
of 2,039,920 k below the fixed amount.

ICNOLIriII A:NM—Tun Poe.
Bonk aleck, 411 i If( Long Annular.. Aug
3 per Ct. Itoluerol. 071 4 I ln.lio st..ck, ellut
3 pert t. C 00,01,.. *hat 111 to 1t0n.1,1..W., el.. Me.
31 per Cl. Corral,. fruf f Ezentquer 1ti1t.,.1.0001 514. 51s.
Console for Awe., 94 (

VOSSIO:
• per Ct. Stirlen. 913
5 mt Senallra, 94 ti
4 per Ci Arrii.. • a
4 ter Ct. Ciiiiian.9.• 111
31.2 Ct. I Lilian. a 4
3 par Ct. Danish, 76
29 per Ct. Inneb, '9 41
4 per CI. Pinch. Si La!
1'4..10r. 3 9
1 {KT Cl. U[1:0141.18 11
Sardinian blurt

IN TUNDS.
3 Igt resiTt
6 ter
tettol.l3efo.re4L e. 13
6 per It. Portuge f 43 6
6 per CL 112 14
46 per Ct. Itio,e4to, 1,2 3
61r CL rlpanl43, A eves. 314
3 per Cs. 91. wilt.. 417
1.1 ). Peewee. 6 6
I pfr
.. P efe CLrretl, Venezn 33
uela. 36 7
, P.
Cent., 833 to 844.

COMIORCIAL AND MARKETS.

WEEKLY SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCE
MARKETS.

MINCING-LANE, SATtIDAY MORNING.
In the colonial markets,. this week, there has been very
little doing, consequent upon the holidays. Only a small
quantity of Suttar has changed hands, at a reduction of
Gd. per cwt. The sales of Coffee went off heavily, without
alteration in value. The Tea market is perfectly inactive,
and prices nominal. The markets closed on the 24th inst.,
and will open on the Gth Jan., 1852.

TALLOW MARK ET.—THIS DAI
The markt t is steady to-day The demand continues
good on the spot. Town Tallow is quoted 375. net cash;
Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, new, ,".Gs. 9d. to 375. ; old,
365. 3d. to Gd.; now year (18.32), 3,44. ; January and March,
365. 9d.
3rAltK ET AVIMACIAS.—Town Tallow, 395. Gd. ; fat by
ditto, 2s. Id. ; yellow Russian, 38s. 6d. ; melted stuff, 295. ;
rough ditto, lSs.; Tallow graves, Os. ; good dregs, Ga.

SMITHFIELD HAY ALIHKET.—THIS DAY.
Mem*. Cooper and Davis report a brisk trade. Prices
as follows: Prime Meadow Hay, 70s. to 784. ; interior, GOs.
to 67:4.6.1. Itowen 5.5 n. to 635. Clover, 70s. to xis. ; second
cut, 60s. to 725. Straw, 21s. to 265.