The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-27 00:00:00

THE BYPRIIBS, MONDAY ZVENING, MARCH 27, 1848.

arrived hers to-day, from Lisbon, under eeleantand of Rear-Adm. Sir
C. NOW.
, M CH
PubtesillOCTlf The Havaunah, 22, Capt.
Erskine, arrived at SpithAßead ',lenity rooming from 5h0e,,,,„„,,
The prime Regent, 92, Capt. Martin. will, it it understood, proceed
to ma from Cork, taking with her the St. Vincent, 120. and Canopus,
64, and some smaller vessels and steamers, on a total cruise,ith t widhe
er
the superintendenre of Capt. Martin.—The Vernon, 50 (w
flag of Rear.Adreiral Ingletleldl, and the Cambrian, 38, were at
Bombay Feb. 1. The Vernon, requiring repairs, was about to be
doeked.—The F0x,12, Commodore Sir H. Blackwood, and the Acorn,
s:ow' from Madrat, Jan. 28, for Moulmen.—The Athol, troop
ship, Mr. Yearn commuding, left Colombo for England Feb. 10.—
The Inflexible, steam sloop, Commander Iloccuon, wee at Sydney
Nov. 14.—The Calliope, 21, was et Auckland, N. Z., Nov. 14.
DRVONPORT, MARCH 25. he Wellesley, 72, Capt.
Goldsmith, with the Keg of Vim-Admiral the FArl of Dundonsid
sailed about noon this day for Bermuda.—The Amaeon, 26, Copt'
Stoptord, arrived yosterday from the ktediterr.mean, to be paid otf.
She in expected to come Into harbour on Monday.
WooLWICH, MARCH 25.—The Triton, .team-vessel, was
commlesioned to-day by Lieut. J. Minn.
A deputation from the Lords of the Admiralty, coneeting of the
to-Cape. Milne and 0. Ward, 1.4., M.P., Viited the dockyanl
to-day, and inspected the saw-mine end the steams-factory.
ADMIRALTY, MARC 25.—ArrottermENTS.—Acting chief
Engineer C. K. Renwick, and Asatetant.togineers F. M. Mutton tool
J. Fl. Reeby, to Triton.—Midshipman F. Greer, to Stan—Acting-
Carpenter .1. Prout, toAsincourt.
MILITARY.
THE HUMMER or Thoortir NOW SERVISO IN IMPLANT',
Including artillery, but occlusive of tbe enrolled out-penalonero,
about 31.000 men of all mkt; vit. :-10 regta. of ear:dry, 2 troopa 01
bone artillery. 10 CMlllOi. of artillery, 22 recta. or belts. of the line
(including the 43rd Y., which basket arriced`„ and 11 depots of reale.
of the liae. The 43rd Mogi. w'dl be ',tattooed at Templernore. The
53th Rest. will leave Templemore for Dublui—The Resistance, troop-
thip, will leave Porttmouth in o few durs for Cork,' to convey, an we
before Intimated, the Ist battalion of the 44th heft. to Malta.
PORTSMOUTH, M ARCH 25.—The Royal Marines of this
di vision, after repeated orders and counter-orders, are now in couroc
of removal from this garrison to Gosport. Four conapani, of the
division crowed the harbour, yesterday, for Forum trarruc
il ks, and th
one
remainder of the companice, irith the h.xd-quartece, wl follow
Monday. For the future, Portsmouth will be garrisoned entirely by
troops of the line. The 9th rest, will occupy the barracks vomited by
the Hartnett. The Marine Artillery companies will continuo in their
present quarters on this side of the harbour.
_ _

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
MIDLAND CIRCIJIT.—eOVENTRY, MARCH 24.
The commission for this division of the county of Warwick
was opened to-day. There was one cause, which was an
action for • right of way, of no interest except to the par-
ties. In the calendar there are 87 prisoners. With the ex-
ception of on. e man naanblawilater and one of bigamy 10.
0f100..... watts or ordinsry character.
OANHASS, Maxim 23.
The commission for the county of Rutland was opened
to-day, and busineu proceeded with. There were two
causes, one of which was undefended. There were thirteen
t.risonen in the calendar, one charged with the n.urder of a
child, and antther with rape on a young girl. The bill of
indictment for the n.urder was ignored, and in the case of
rape the prisoner was found Guilty, and transported for
life. The other cases were of an ordinary character.
Not Paws.
BATES r. SIR 11. DILEDEN.—AcTms AGAINST THE
SHElLirr.—This wan un action against the sheriff of North-
amptonshire to recover the proceeds of the sale of some
goods seized under • writ of heti faeias. *lt appeared that
the goods were the property of the plaintin sister-io.law,
and they were alleged to have been taken under an execu-
tion at his suit. It, however, came out that the sale was
not carried on by the authority of the sheriff, and the plain-
tiff was non-suited.

WESTERN Clfore RCU
Mr.lT.Baron Platt.—EXErEli, Mallen 24.
Be
CUASOE Or lool"..)NINO A 111:ARAXP 11t 1110 Wi PE.-
Ex-rtutOitidx Aux TEATtsansV.—Aun Fisher (34), was
charged with having wilfully poisoned Richard Fisher ; and
.Uarp Irodje 6,rhaving aided and as•isted.—Mr. Greenwood,
who opened the c..ese, stated that scarcely three months had
elapsed after the marriage of Ann Fisher to the &wend be-
fore he was in his grave, basing been poisoned by arsenic.
Previously to her marriage with s
deceased he had been mur-
ried to a fernier named Leigh. She married the deceased,
who was 71 years id age, on the 2nd of June, 1847. Some
short time before Fisher's death he made his will, leaving
everything, except a shilling to one or two relations, to his
wife. Has property consisted of about 600?., which he had
saved whilst in the service of a Miss Partridge. The only re
e.
sons living in the house at Stubbon, which was a lonely
term-kouse about 8 miles from 1 iverton, were Mr. and Mrs.
Fisher, a brother of Mrs. Fisher, and a boy named Alfred
Hodge, a son of Mrs. Fisher's sister Mary Hodge, the
other prisoner. On Thursday, the 2Gth of August,
there bad been a haymaking in Fisher's fields, and
Thomas Leech, a man who had paid attention to Mrs.
Finer previous to her marriage, whilst et lisping with
Mrs. Fisher gave her a kiss; this made Mr. Fisher very
angry, and some words ensued between them. He went to
bed, and shortly afterwards the party came in from the
fields, consisting of Mrs. Fisher, her brother W. Hawkey,
Mr. and Mrs. Hodge, W. Hodge, and Alfred Hodge, and
they remained at the house until one or two o'clock in the
morning, when all except Alfred llodge_, including Mrs.
Fisher, went away in a cab. When Mr. Fisher awoke on
the following. morning, and ascertained that his wife had
gone away with Leech, he was exceedingly angry, and went
to Witheridge, about four miles distant, to Misa Partridge's,
and told her with regard to some money that she owed to
him not to give it to his w ife, if she should call and ask for
it ; he returned to Stubbon at shout eight or nine o'clock,
and by that time his wife had returned ; some words spin
ensued between them ; in the course of the afternoon she
gave him some marsh-mallow tea, and on the following
morning (Saturday) he was dead. There was no evidence
as to the particular hour at which he died, as the
only persons present were those accused of the murder.
On the Monday following the 30. h, Mrs. Fisher called
upon Mr. Hayley, a surgeon, who at her request wrote to the
coroner. On the following day, the coroner replied that he
bad already received intimation ,_and intended to bold an in-
quest, and gave authority to Mr. Hayley to make a post
morient examination of the body. On opening it they. re-
moved the contents of the stomach, which were placed in a
bottle sealed, and afterwards aualyeed. Arsenic was de-
Wad In a metallic form, and in such a quantity as was suffi-
cient to cause death.
In support of these statements, Mr. M'Kenzie and Mr.
Hayley, who opened the hotly. ant, with other chemists,
tested the contents of the stomach, were examined ; but the
principal witness was
Joanna Brooks, s'atsd that after she had been in
prison a fortnight, the prisoner, Ann Fisher, whom she had
never seen before, had toad her that Thomas Leech bought
the poison and gave it to her ; that Thomas Leech had
agreed with her before her marriage that she should marry
old Fisher to secure his property, and he would wait until
Fisher was dead ; that when she was married to the old man
she didn't hold any wedding, but when she married young
Thomas Leech she'd have a good roaring wedding. She
told witness that after Leech had kissed her at the harvest
she went out with him, and having returned found Fisher
had gone to bed. In the morning Richard Fisher asked
her pardon Inc basing quarrelled with her for taking tho
kiss frem Leech, and became reconciled. She asked him
whether be would have anything to eat or drink, and he
said " no," but after a bit he said he'd have some marsh-
mallow tea ; thit she then mode the marshmallow
beand put the arienic in into abed gave it to him
drank it and went away to bed ; she then Iccked
up the door and, went away le the harvest field, and
at about 11 o'clock went back again, and went up stairs
and asked Richard Fisher if he would have anythieg
to eat. He said, "No ;" he was an very ill he could neither
eat nor drink anything. She said that her brother William
Game in, and she told him that Fisher was vomiting very
much. He persuaded her to send for the doctor. She said
she would not, for the old rogue was not worth a doctor ;
and alter dinner they went out into the harvest field again
with her brother and her nephew ; and that she did not
come in again until 13.1.wewi five and six, whoa she went up
stairs, and Richard Fisher still went on vomiting. They
then all went to bed, and in the depth of the night Thomas
Leech came and rattled the door, and said, " Is the old
Richard Fisher dead ?" She said " No." Thomas Leech
said, " How is that ? I expected I should hear ke was dead
before now. Did you give him all that poison ?" She said,
" No." He said, " How's that ?" She said that her enter
Mary Hodge persuaded her to part it, because if she had
given him all, he would swell, and it would be found out. She
said that Thomas Leech had stopped as long as he liked ;
she fried him some bacon and eggs, and made
him some egg-flip. The prisoner also told witness
that her brother William went with a horse and
cart for Richard and Mary Hodge, and that Thomas Lerch
went away, and met Mary and Richard Iledge,and returned
with them. 'lacy ell came in and went up stairs, and
Richard Fisher went on Twilight, and Thomas Leech pro-
posed to give aim the rest of the arsenic that was left. Mary
Hodge said they wouldn't, because he would swell, and
they 'el be found out. They then went up stain and put a
feather bed on him, and then she and Thomas Leech, and
Richard and Mary Hodge laid on the top of it. That
Richard Fisher made dreadful groans and noise. They did
not send for the doctor until they had washed up the room.
They burnt rage and things to take the smell out of the
room : that the doctor came, and said that Richard Fi-her
died of his old complaint. The prisoner added that Mr.
Tanner, of Creditor, was her attorney, and he had tried in
London to get her bailed out ; for if she could get bailed out
she did mind no money, for she could get thirty or forty
witnesses to swear fate for money. On another occasion abe
said, laughing, that Mr. Tanner had been to see her, and
that he bad agreed to give Alfred Hodge, her nephew.
301 to swear falsely. The boy was to swear that
he saw old Fisher take the poison himself. If she
was acquitted she should be married to young Thomas
Leech, who hod 2001., and they should live very comfort.
ably ; that several times she had said if she was condemned
to die that Mr. Tanner would go to London to beg the
Queen's pardon ; but she was expecting to get out on bail,
and, if she were, abe would be axle to get plenty of false
witnesses to swear for money.
On being croneexamieed by Mr. Cockburn the witness
said that the other prisoners mast have observed the inti-
macy between the prisoner and the witness ; and that she
told her husband what the prisoner had told her going to
Enrick, where they
_went on Saturday night, and also
whilst they were in bed. That there was a man who slept
in the same room, but he did not go to bed until 3 o'clock in
the morning. She would not swear that she had not
brought five charges of rape, each of which were dismissed;
and that themagistrates at Sanford Courtney always imme-
dismay•dismissedinch charges, when besought by her. She
denied having owed a man of the name of Lane 2/. 10s., and
being rued by him ; but admitted that she and her husband
had brought an action against him for aiminel convolution,
which was discontinued for want of money.—On being
examined by the judge she said that Ann Fisher made a
communication to her about poisoning her husband the first
day she entered the gaol, and they became indmate at once.'
Ellen Chedder Elliott, who was also in the prison at the
same time, spoke to the intimacy that existed between Ann

Fisher and Joanna Bertha; she also said that she had TRAMES.—SDIVOOLINO.—Two Sweeps FINED 2001.-
been told by the prisoner that Mr. Tanner was going to pay Two chimney-sweep, named J. Numming and J. Smith,
a sum of mosey to get two women to personate herself and were again examined on a charge 44 smuggling foreign ma-
her sister, and say that they purchased the poison. This nufactured tobacco. Inspector Falconer, of the Thames
observation was made just after the prisoner Ann Fisher police, on Friday morning seeing the prisoners leave the
had returned (as she said) from seeing Mr. Tanner ; and Princess Victoria, Antwerp steamer, in a boat off St. Ea-
that, on another occasion, when she had seen her attorney tharine's, in which were eight sacks of soot, he suspected—a
Ike ease in and as she seemed cheerful witnete asked her robbery having taken plate on another steamer—that stolen
if she had iood news, and if she was going to get hail. She prperty might be secreted in them. On overhauling them,
said she would communicate with theist by-and-bye bet found seven contained nothing but soot, but ia the
afterwards she said that Mr. Tanner bwl got the eighth he found seven oilskin packages, vrhich, on opening
nephew to swear that he WS Mr. Fichte take were found to contain 461 be. of compreased foreign tobacco.—
the potion himself. There was no one within The priionen asked the magistrate to be merciful tothem ;
hearing at this time. She also spoke of the dieagree- butt he worthy magutrate told-them he had no power to
ment between herself and her husband, and that she bad a mitigate the penalty, and fined the prisoners 1001. each, and
person to assist her in the harvest, named Thomas Leech, sentenced them tobe imprisoned until it was paid.
who had made free with her and kissed her, which caused 0 REENWCII.—IVING FALSE CHAK•Cretia vo
words between between her and her husband, and that she left him, VaNTs.—A female named Need.hant, residing at Greenwich,
and stayed away until the next morning ; she also spoke to was charged with re presenting herself as a Mrs. Mansell,
similar statements having teen mode to her, which the last lee the purpose of affording a fictitious character of her own
witness had swore to.—On being croes-examined she said daughter, to John Geiser, EN., of Greenwich. Mr. Go
er
. that she had beeu twice in prison, and once found guilty ; the deposed that the )ounger Needham applied to him for a situa-
denied hineng said to a constable, George White, that Ann tion as housemaid, saying that she had been sent by Mr.
I Fisher had always prof. ated her innocence, and that if she Vernet, • chtaveinonger. The girl gave • reference to a
gave evidence it would he in her fag me, but that White had Mrs. blausell, at 36, Broad-street, intimating that she had
aid to her that if she knew anything about the murder she lived with that lady two years and a half. Witness went
would be a fool if she did not speak, because she would be the Wine day to Broad-streetand asked for Mrs. Mansell.
paid for it.
Samuel Wood, a chemist, residing at He there saw the defendant, who said that her name was
Tiverton, said that on Mansell, and that Ann Needham had been more than two
the last Tuesday in July or the first Tuesday in August two years in her service, was perfectly honest, and au early
females came to his they and bought half on ounce of white riser. In consequence of this recommendation, "Awns took
When" for rats." One of the females Was Ann Fisher. the girl into his service. She remained three months, but
When witness was before the coroner he was unable to was dismissed in cousrquence cf great neglect, and the lose
swear to Aim Fisher ne being the person who bought the of a favourite dog entrusted to her care. Her master had
arsenic, because when he saw her at the inquest her dress also missed a valuable diamond brooch, and numerous other
was different. He could now swear to her as having bought articles. He had lately seen a letter purporting to have been
the poison. He could not swear to Mary Iluilo. written by the girl, addressed to defendant, now in the hands
We. Nett was here called leeward. Mr. Wood said he ot the pulice.conetable, wherein she acknowledged having
had no doubt she was the woman who accompanied Fisher stolen the braoch ; but denied having made away with the
to his shop. Just before harvest be occasienally bold arsenic log, or any other property belonging to Mr. Geiser.—
Police-constable Carpenter, Si lt, deposed that the defendant
to destroy rats.
A witness, who had been a juryman at the inquest, stat4d admitted to him that she lived in Broad.wreet, and that Ann
that ea he came out Ann Fisher said to him, " What a job Needham was her daughter. —Mr. Jeremy said that exten-
it in! Did you a • that man (meaning Wood)come out from sive roblieties reaulted from giving counterfeit characters;
Tiverton to swear away my lite 1 I could give my life for a the penalty in such cues wee very. heavy, viz., 201. lie
halfpenny when I saw that man come in." should, at the request of the complainant, mitigate the pee
An apprentice to a Mr. Reesiter, a gunsmith at Tiverton,
gaol
to la
prisone , or three months' imlasonmeut in the county
stated that about the latter end of July or
heginning of gaol. The r was committepd.
Augusta woman called at the shop and asked for some ar-
senic to kill rats and mice. She was told that they did not
sell arsenic, but had some Butler's patent vermin hal, e,
...15:A...v..1A ,to as well, but she would nee purchase it, and
he believed Ann Fisher to be the woman. On being ques-
tioned by the learned judge he said that this was on TWA-
day end that another person was with her.
Edward Raeford, superintendent of police at Tiverton, ap-
prehend, d Mrs. Fisher at Stubbon, and brought away a
black bonnet, two black caps, a mantle, and shawls. lie
also saw a bundle of papers, which Ann Fisher said were
money papers, and on going there the following day they
were gone, and the boxes broken open.
Mr. Cockburn submitted th it there WIIS no cue to go to
the jury as regarded Mary Hodge, and therefore she ought
now to be acquitted.—Mr. Buren ?Litt thought otherwiee.—
Mr. Cockburn then requested that he might not he called
upon to address the jury at so late an hour, it being then
helf-past nine o'clock.—The roust therefore adjourned.
Manett 25.—T0-day the defence was opened, and Mr.
Cockburn addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoners, in
a speech remarkable for its eloquence, and the manner in
which he grappled with the facts.—The wanteses were then
examined on behalf of the prisoners.
Thomas Gounitui said he bad known Johanna Breaks nine
years. Me could not believe her upon her eath.—Other
witnesses were about to be called to speak to the same effect,
when Mr. Baron Platt said that there could be no doubt in
the miads of every one in court that Johanna Brooks could
not be believed unless confirmed by circumstances which
could nut have come under her knowledge otherwise than oy
the stat, ment of Ann Fisher.
Mrs. Quinn, the turnkey of the prison, said that she had
never observed any intimacy between Johanna Breoki and
Ann Fidler whilst in prisaon, end had sever observed them
together in conversation,
Charlotte Finch : Had been tried for bigamy, and when
in gaol was in the same division as Johanna Brooks and
Ann Fish• r, and by day all were in the same room. Was
there aboutsix weeks During that time she did not ob-
serve that Johanna Brooks and Ann Fisher were together
more than the other prisoners. On the 23rd October she
heard Brooks say, •• Well, lam going to lie tried to-day ; I
hope I shall not get transported ' • but es for you. Fisher, you
aro as innocent as I am, and will surely be acquitted."
JohnWilmot was at Exwick on Saturday, when Brooke and
his wife went to the Mille is Arms. They came about 10 o'clock.
They were sitting over a pint of eider, and Brooks said " that
he should be up again soon at the einem" lie, his wife,
and her father then went up to bed, and about half an has
after witness went up to the same room and slept there during
the night. Whilst in bed Brooks's wife said that Fisher hail
behaved very well through the time she was in gaol. She
had alweys confessed to her that she had not done the deed.
Brooks also said to his wife that it was a bad job, hut they
would make it up, an he should be up again soon. That a
common man got ss. a day, and he should get a great deal
more being a tradesman.
George White saw the witness Chedder Elliott in the
Castle-yard, and she said to witness "that Fisher always
protested and declared she was innocent, and all that she
could say would be in her favour." This WISIICSI also denied
everything that the witness Elliott had sworn to as having
passed between them.
W. Middleton, a parish officer, Wellington, said he would
not believe the witness Tout on her oath. On crops-exami-
nation it appeared that Me,. Tout had one transaction only
with this witness as parish officer, in which she had told a
falsehood, and be should not like to believe her again.
Several other witnesses, one of whom had known Mrs.
Tout nearly two year', swore they could not believe her on
her oath.
Mn. Mott, wife of John Nott, knew Mrs. Ann Fisher ;
said that she was never in Tiverton with Mrs. Fisher in her
life, and never went with her to purchase arsenic at Mr.
Wood's.
Mr. Nott swore that his wife had not been in Tiverton for
21 years. That he had never beard a word of harm of Mrs.
Fisher in his life.
Mr. Waller said that Mrs. Nett was in the habit of work-
ing fur him, and he, swore that on the last Tuesday in July,
and the first Tuesday in August sue never left his shop.
Thomas Leech lived at Morehead. Is a labourer. First
became acquainted with Ann Fisher six years ago. Did work
for Fisher occasionally. Swore positively that he did not,
in the depth of the night, between Friday evening and
Saturday morning, go to Stubbon, and denied positively
everything that had been alleged with regard to him.
Several witnesses were then called to prove that Thomas
Leech could not have been at Stubbon at the time slat( dby
Mrs. Brooks.
Wm. llawkes, brother of both prisoners, said that he was
in the service of Richard Fisher at the time of his death.
He remembered the morning of his death. He remembered
Friday morning ; he was in the harvest field. Fisher came
into the field about nine. Ile was cutting wheat. He bound
ua some wheat and then sat down, saying he wasvery. pdorly,
and went into the house. He did not cone out again. He
went to bed about nine. Witness went into his room before
going to bed. Ile said he was very poorly. That was at
bed time. lie was called between one and two be Ann
Fisher. She desired him to get up and go with the cart and
ask her sister and brother-in-law to come. lie was also to
go to Witheridgo for Mr. Cuts, the doctor, which he did.
Mary Hodge was not at Stubbon between the Mond ty and
Saturday morning. Nothing was ever said about poisoning
Richard Fisher. Ile did not think his sister, Mary Hodge,
had been to Tiverton since the fith July. The house at
Stubbon was an old house, and the buildings were infested
with rats. He herd Mr. Fialier say he would try to get rid
of them.
Rev. Geerge Sharlthel Cruwys said that Ann Fisher called
upon him hi consult him as to the propriety' of having an in-
quiry es to the cause of her husband's death.—Mr. Lake
gave evidence to the same effect.
Mr. G. Tanner, was the attorney for the prisoners, and
was A/ when Ann Fisher was first committed. Visited her
in gaol many times. Never told her that he had agreed to
give Alfred Hodge 301. to swear that he had seen old Fisher
take the poison himself. Never held out any inducement or
promise to Alfred Hodge to speak upon the subject. Ile
never said a word about paying 301. nor of getting two
women to personate those who bought the poison, hut Mrs.
Fisher asked his advice whether it would not be a good plan
to offer a reward for the persons to come forward who hail
purchased the poison.
This concluded the case for the defence.
Mr. Baron Platt summed up, and did not conclude hie
charge until one o'clock on Sunday mot ning ; when the jury,
after a few mieutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of ac•
quittal of both prisoners.

MONEY MARKET.
SATURDAY EvENINO.
The funds received a check in their forward move-
ment this morning by the discouraging tenor of the
intelligence from. France and other parts of the con-
tinent, not alone politically, but more especially
commercially and financially. The accounts of the
Bank of France, published, as made up, to the 22nd
instant inclusive, testify not only to the extent of the
pressure upon the banking and commercial classes of
that capital, but to the diminishing resources of the
public treasury, and the daily becoming more pre-
carious condition of the bank itself. From Germany,
the advices financially come unfavourable also,
but fortunately no commercial disasters of any magni-
tude are reported. Consols opened with a firm market r
at 8:1 to 1, and advanced to 834, but upon the later t,
accounts from abroad published in the Doily News,
and other morning papers, prices temporarily went s
down so low as 83, but subsequently recovered to, and
left off at, 83 to for time and money. Money
orders tor purchase continue to be the support of the
market, most of them from the continent, but not a
few cn home account. It is within our knowledge
that sums are still waiting in some quarters for in-
vestment, upon the chance of the holders being t
enabled to come in at lower prices, in the hopes of '
which parties are day by day defeated. But for th;s
press of money upon the market for investment,
• which is itself to a great if not to the whole extent
the result of the political circumstances of the times,
the convulsions abroad of every sort must otherwise
have produced a considerable *distrust, and deprecia-
tion of values accordingly. Exchequer Bills left off
295. to 325. premium.
The foreign market was inactive and neglected in
the midst of excitement in the home funds. Prices
may be quoted almost without alteration. Mexican,
141 to 15. New Granada, 13 to 14. Spanish Fives,
12! to 13; the Threes, 221 to 3 ; Passive, 34 to .1.
Portuguese, 14 to 16. Dutch Twoand-a-Half per
Cents, 41 to 3; the Fours, 61 to 3. Russian, 83
to 90. Brazilian, 68 to 72. Peruvian, 21 to 3.
The Spanish American committee have received
an acknowledgment from Lord Palmerston of the
memorial presented to him, setting forth the long-
I continued neglect by the 'government of Peru of the
claims of the bondholders, and requesting his inter-
ference in their behalf, to the effect that his lordship
had "instructed Mr. Pitt Adams, her Majesty's
chafe. d'affaires at Lima, to take an early opportunity
to press the claims of the Peruvian bondholders upon
the Peruvian government," and that such instruction
was forwarded to Lima by the mail of the 17th. It
may be doubted whether mere official representa-
tions will have much effect, and other means of recourse
according to official construction of the responsibility
of a government in respect of loans to foreign states
are not strictly allowable, and not perhaps improperly
so, since it might come to be a grave inconvenience
were the country to be held responsible, even to war,
for enforcing obligations which do not seem to enter
exactly within the category of individual commercial
dealing, and in which parties should be fairly pre-
sumed to embark with a competent knowledge of the
dubious position in which they arc thereby placed.
The government is not, however, in consequence,
whatever the complicated legality of the question in
an international point of view, released from its
obligation of obtaining, full and complete
justice for the subject. There can, however, be no ,
doubt that in the hands of Lord Palmerston the in-
terests of the bondholders are in Ude keeping, for
however else opinions may vary about the policy of
his foreign administration, it is, and will be, admitted
on all hands,that he has ever shown the greatest atten-
tion to the representations of the commercial interests,
and equal assiduity in promoting and pressing their
legitanate reclamations in foreign countries.
the advices from Manchester of the state of trade
there this week are on the whole more favourable,
L and generally more confidence and a better state of
feeling prevailed.
examan
3 per CL Con, am, 331
Long Ann.. 30 years. Exp. *Wan
"MO 7.16
India 'Ron& under 1,0001., 1713
Mouth ego. Stook, lfdt
TOREIOI
51/Irtoliirll7l4
.113 a W..
7"
13f
Ditto n..i
per en nest...til446mi i
I per Coot. Itue4au 13th.,1822 E
SL,
EXCHANOn AND

FUNDS.
Curi.ols, for Acet , i i
Eseb. hills. 2.1.001, 3.1.. 313 U =
Ditto, IWO, .33
1)11W, Small, 3t) Z

FUNDS.
4 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, Ihi
fps
oves:lX:it Unruh!, DM. from
Ditto P. 8.A., 31
3 per Coat 81.11i4h Won's. ni
Irltto ACNINUat. March 31, 22i
31 per Cent.l hltch
4 per Cont. Dutch Certif., lt
STOCKS ABROAD.

POLICE.-SATURDAY.
MANSION-HOUSE. CHAKOE OP FORGING THE
READING BANK NOTES.—IV. Brown and J. Dewey, who
were, on the Ifit nst
h iant chared with having committed
forgeries upon Ihe Reading Bgsuk, were finally examined.
Daniel and John Funester, having heard that the prisoners
were concocting forgeries upon banking.hoircs, watched
them both for sometime, and at last apprehended them with
some of the evidences of their guilt about them. in a public-
house in Poland-street, where they attempted to burn the
spurious notes, but were prevented.—Brown said nothing,
and both prisoners were committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.—AN OLD SWINDLER. 11. A. Green
was finally examined, charged with various acts of
swindling, by obtaining money from several persons, under
pretence of inserting their advertisements in a journal
called the l'arliamentm y Chronicle, of which he repre-
sented that he was the proprietor, and also with obtain•
ing by fraudulent means goods from tradesmen in different
parts or the town. The facts of this case have already ap-
peared.
Fresh evidence having been given to complete the
charges the prisoner was committed for trial.:
LAMBETLI.—A HOPEFUL SON.—W. Kipling, egad
19,
was charged with violently assaulting his father with a
poker.—Constable Johnson said that the preceding evening
the prisoner was given into his custody by his father, but
who was not now in attendance, but had sent Mrs Kipling
to explain the matter.—The prisoner, with much sondes-
ionce, said his father was continually abusing him
ht
h, and
frequently without the slightest cause ; and on the nig
before, while at his tea, he struck him with a kettle on the
head, and stunned him. When he recovered, he would
admit that he had struck his father five or six times, but he
denied using the poker.—Mr. Norton observed that, what-
ever might have been the temper of his father, the acknow-
ledgment of the prisoner that he had struck him five
father
or six
times was very disgraceful to him ; however, as his
had not thought proper to attend, he should discharge the
prisoner.
DOXATION.—Mr. Norton received an order for the pay-
ment of 201., left by the late Mr. Maelew, as a donation to
the poor-box.

Val Dm treesaa.
ennui, M•aca 2; I mg,.
1 OREM.* I lllOO/m. 1.1._..717,..13-: ---V,_
3 per Cams.. - ..., .7 47 i „ 1
3 lie. NemLnaal .. li „ I
S Do. ......1 66 11 66 25 65 20 Aso
4i .., 1
4 Do: ......, EA
":: 1 .7
1
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Unhand* on London .. No transaction.
Belgian 5, 1943.... 04 iloney , Napa,. Wento... „ Money:
Do. 5.1343.... „ .. ,i Roman Loan . , 66 66 „
lion4s. 1 30 36
Do. 25.. ..... „" I. ITiarratrue .. 1 1575 14751
htsuatti, 31/11101 20.—Three per Cents., 221 ?2 paper ; Fire per
Cents., 14 1 t 4 paper ; PRAMRIS, S paprr, cash 41; Coupons, 10 mgr.
Eoeo..oBe on London, 46 5.100 01 50 days.
A/I,IRI/1%. MARAR 24.—Actual Debt Diroandu.llalf per Cents.,
391 money, 411 bills ; 131110, Three per Couto., 4:4 money, 46 hills
Ditto, Four per Cents., 69 mosey. SI b4ll. Esohalitte on London.
at sight, 11 ri, •i,months, 11 7:,; on Ilandsurd. 34 12, 1 mouths. 33 67
on Perla b:i ei , - month*, 55 37.
BICAAI/LA. MARCH 24.—UM or 1840, 69 87: Ditto, 1842, 68; Ditto,
1644.61. Exchange on London, 25 70.
ANTIAIRP, Monte 24.—X:re:lunge on London, 26.
VIRS /A. M ASCU 18..-8100 Per Lente; 0.1; Four per Cents., 7R; Two-
snd a-Half per Dann,. 431.. .
.Isoan, 1634, 141; Ditto, 1)10,14.
lIANDURO. M• 0111 22.—DanInn English Loan. 711; Spanish tlitiolifsl.
Fite per Cents.. 78 71.
1361111%. MARCH 21.—St. &hula Selx, Three.and-tellnif per Cents.,
,131 62g. Exchanges: London, 11., 6.27; Hamburg. Uocn months. 15oi i
l'aria, 300 f., 611.

RAILWAY NEIIS.
Our market was of a generally more favourable
complexion on Saturday, with a tendency to improve-
ment, and greater confidence amongst dealers. It
may be remarked of the last few days that more
orders wire received by the brokers for investment
than usual. The chief improvement on Saturday
was in York and Newcastles, and York and North
Midlands stocks. Eastern Counties, Blackwalls and
Eastern Counties, were also better looked upon.
French shares were decidedly worse.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.—WAREPIELD, l'oNra-
raAcr, AND Goosx.-11e government officer inspected this Use on the
22nd inst., and expressed himself highly pleased with the works. We
understand it is to be opened by the directors on W=ntml, the
lath, and thrown open to the public a day or two
FRENCH RAILWAYS.—Duoarse DCBINO Titsid:VOLE.
rion.—The works on the bridge ed Yam are bet urged cm with
the greatest actisity. Its reasinslin, which is dkeetee with the
greatest care, and on the meld et the Me ore„ may be tarminted by
the middle of April mak The vedni oak! Mae hen lora to tbe
Pariestentomm will be zemeamaret Yonsonn ease In
Ay the Poets et Cherestos. Weeks to the Mallen in it=t
at Neaten, ent et Neon me hew einest mind. The
worts km the remandment the Radom Nes an Mnanneld ea the
lint reties.
thealma ion Mtn OSA mee.
mum teln by meenedm ell_setmhenlatentelL 711 e
same may be esit at the Avigmea a=se• ne "kr'
taken ma the 'theme be the isms betels weNtlbsilms rota We-
d.= to One, eat these tee the etas Mein we' Me
Dunne el ill• Warta et theandlmay to Adam U yampene-
MIA,. The Ileaterese sett Troyes bee ealmillei Mr linhe.
provide( Me edminetratios Its tad( 101•11.1. rob. no
le the feet formality, so that the waft d me Nee mn NOR Wit
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