biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1858-12-06

RABA hi&

COTTON.—LTVBEPOOL, DEC. 4.—The market to-day
has been steady in tone, but unchanged in price. The sales
6,000 bales : 1,000 on speculation and export. 700 Surat, at
60. to 60.; 300 Egyptian, at 70. to 9141.; 60 remain,
at ; 130 Maranham, at 71d. to 1401.; 4,82 D Americas,

COTTOM GOODS.—Matecussrsa, Dxc. 4.—The busi-
ness of the week hunt been inconsiderabie, although there
has been nothing like brtskneu in the market. The stocks
of cloth on hand are generally reported to be light, so that
notwithstanding the extensive production of the mills
over the entire district it is almost wholly taken
ae rapidly as it comes forward. This has been the
character of the market for some time put—a steady
absorption of the supply, with moderate steadiner
in prim. A quietness in the home trade at this time of the
year, and which usually hats until after the Christmas stock-
taking,
affects some descriptions of cloth rather unfavourably,
but most of the fabrics suited to the India and China trade
are in request, whilst many of the makers are under contract
for some time forward. For these markets of late nearly one-
half of the whole of the goods made for export have been
taken. At the same time there has been an Increase in the
exports of cloth during the past month to America and to the
Levant. Most kinds of yarn up to Ws ere tins in price, and
spinners era well supplied with orders. Germany and Hol-
land, which took 42 per cent, of all the yarn exported lad
month (whilst 21 per cent, more found Its way to other parts
of Europe), anmarkets for which there is still a fair demand,
but now that the frost has disappeared it fa charazterleed by
lees urgency. Fine yarns for the home trade are dull.

WOOL.—Lrvettroot., Pie. 4.—Thme is no new feature
to report in wool this week. The demand continues very fair,
and prices exceedingly firm, strengthens& by the satisfactory
result the London pub& sass, which closed cm the 1M Mat,
have given as regards las oolosiaL Imports for the wash
ending Dec. 4 :—Forelgn, 1,267; pesrioad7, 121,122; total,
123,179 Dales

WOOLLEZI.—Lezes, Dec. d.—Thera hes been a good
atteadanes d boyars in the Cloilt-halle AM morning, •12i
the market woe rather Wait. ha improved Maumee has
Deco dome in most desoriptioos of samonehle goods ; adieu?
&the of the Meta dass ham bees MOM dish la them lately.
Priem are firm, as there is no probability of replacing premed
stooks except as • comidersble adveaesda cassequenoe of the
high quotations of wool at the =neat saes.

HARDWARE.—BiastutemAx, Dio. 4.—The trade of
this lowa oontinues steady. Any gnat amount of business
set szpeoted at this period et the year, bet the manufac-
tures an potty employ sad era idcaly to remain so
until the end of the quarter. eik
The Iran brad* of We district
is quiet, but the mills and forges my in full operation.
London, England, 1858-12-06

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1858.

counter a bottle wa found partly full of champagne. There
were tee at twelve proetitutes. The defendant said to his
men, " Urea ever let this man in again I will instantly dies
miss you."
Elisabeth Catherine Hamilton sail she sedated in the de-
fendant's business. Told the last witness the brandy was
for her 11160.1111"11 nee, and net far eels.
This wham, who was very wissisat in her
here eadainsed, " On my oak to brandy was amid, and ;IA
my oath not cue farthing wee pissed mom the counter.
Inspeittor Steer, is answer to Mr. Bingham—. This is the
woman before whose eye, the 2s. wee pawed, and who poured
out from the decanters portions of the contents."
Witeree—" I say on my oath, bares 0—"
Mr. Bingham, interrupting the ejsculatica—" Permit me
to give you this one canon—the next time you ere ailed on
in a court of koalas to give evidence, refrain from unneesseery
appeal, to God; each is more oftem the language of thieves
and perjurers than honest people."
James Baker, • waiter, said the porter fetched half a pint
of brandy from the " Mak Horse" publioshoess about half
an hour before the inspector cisme in. The inspector laid
hold of Mr. Beldam's collar and the decanter wu broken
in the mike. A ratlines; who woo peewit picked up a
plies of the broken glass.
John dbmheans, the peter, eaHed, °unarmed the purchasing
of the loaf-plat of bendy, width be pat upon the counter,
end which, perhaps, stood than some time unnoticed.
Mr. Bodkin said be need not trouble the magistrate with
any lengthy observations in defence. The story told by the
defendant's witnesses was, he submitted, perfealy consistent
with the fact that the brandy was sot for solo, but for the
private we of the defendant.
Mr. Bingham asked if the lIIIMMOIN had been taken out
under the Police Act ?
Impactor Webb said, TM ' • and the present vas not the
first time the defendant had ham eunmeoned—he lad been
fined about eight months age. Hs would also add that he
kept another house in the
Mr. Bingham—l consider this ease thoroughly proved, and
I therefore fine the defendant 61. end costs, against which he
own appeal if he pleases. I also think it right to say Ido not
believe the statement of the lady witness.
There was • woad summons against Mr*. Elisabeth
Harvey, 3, Panton-street, Haymarket, for permitting cham-
pagne to be sold, drunk, and consumed upon the premier,
which was dismissed, there being no proof of sale.
London, England, 1858-12-06

sole, for money, 971, 98; ditto, for account (7th
of December), 97i, 98 ; Three per Cent.
Reduced, 961, }, 1; New Three per Cents., 9131,
1; 30 Years Annuities, expiring in April, 1886,
IS} ; India stock (shut), 9261, cum div.; India*
Four per Cent. Debentures, of the first issue, 991.
The Indian Four per Cent. Debentures of both
lanes were quoted 99} to j.
The March Exchequer Bills declined Is. to-day,
closing at 36e. to 38e. prem. The June Bill
remain quoted 33e. to 36e. prem. India Bonds
were dealt in at lla. to les. prem.
luactivity prevailed in the foreign stock market.

NINES.-THIS DAY.
London, England, 1858-01-12

US PHENOMENA YEAR W
.AZOII3B.

The subjoined deposition and letter, having refer-
ence to a presumed submarine convulsion observed near the
Aimee in November last, have been received at the
Admiralty
'British Vice•Constlate, Terceira, Dee. 21 1867.
" 81r,-1 have the honour to enclose oopy of a document
obtained at my request from Mr. William Cook, master of
the British schooner Estromadurs, of Glasgow. It appears
that he did not think of trying the temperature of the water,
which Is to be regretted, se It might have tended to prove
that the effects observed were those of submarine action. No
shock of earthquake was felt at this island at the time. It
serves, however, to show that mariners never am be too
cautious when approaching these islands, as tram cos day to
another there Ono knotrieg what formation may take
either above water or awash • for instance, the island
rine in 1811, and the danger seen by three onsets proceeding
to lit. Michael's In 1849, about forty miles to the W.N.171.
that island, which gave rise to Mr. Comm' Hunt inducing
the masters of the wools ,Eolus and Prospero to go in
search of it, but without succeso—l have, &c.,
(Signed) "Joan Roan, H.B.M. Comsat
" To the Semstary of the Admiralty.

airosrriox.
"I, the undersignsd, master of the British schooner
Estrensadunt, of Glasgow, whilst on a passage from Troen
to the island of Faye), with • cargo of coals, do hereby
declare that In lat. 39 deg. 67 min. N. long. 26 deg. 60 min.
W., at T p.m. olds* 25th of November last, I observed abaft
the beam what I considered to be a *quail, but which
eventually turned out to be a kind of mist, or warm 'Assts.
It being my watch on deck, I anted the helmsman if be
foetid any difference in the sir, to which be replied, it was
quite warm. I celled the mate up, end he as well as those
on deck felt the same. This lasted for half en hour; than
bed been no fog or mist before. The wind at the time was
N.B. by compass, and continued so throughout without any
alteration in force. We had • following sat previous to
falling in with this mist, but the sea then changed to • kind
of boil or topping Nes, me if surged up from beneath, but
afterwards returned to the former state when we were clear
of the mist. When this phenomenon occurred the Amplimoot
rock, is laid down in the chart, would bear N. by B. by
centhses, distant 140 mile'. I calculate the meal to have
been going at the time from 7 to 7 knots, with a following
see. Sighted Terceira on the 26th, and anchored in Fa*
reeds on the 27th November.
(Signed) " WILLIAM COOIC.
(Countenigned) JOHN READ, CODICIL"
London, England, 1858-01-12

MINES,-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoci.
The market for British mining stocks this morning
is quiet. Great Wheal Vor and Wheal Edward
shares are inquired for, but in other respects dullness
prevails. No transactions are officially reported he
the Stock Exchange.
Foreign rf.liiing shares are also inanimate. Mari-
quite have been dealt in at 16s.
Subjoined is the official list of closing prices in the
Mining Exchange yesterday :

Bast-Gasnislakeaid Booth Belford, 32.. 6d., Us. Great
Allred, 41, 1, 146e11y Bray, 225. 6d. ; lady Bartle,
lee. 6d., 17s. , , 8,81; Peodeen, 3, 83-16; Bort-
ridp Ccosols, 28e., ~ 265., 275. , Vale of Towsy, 16e. 64.,
17s. 6d. ; W..t Granville 4.., 4.. 3d., 4.., 4.. ad., 3.. 9d.,
4s. ; Wheel Oteavilli, 28.. Bd., 30s. ; Wheal Kitty, Laud,
111, 1; Whoa Tielawhey, 281. 1,27, 271, 26!,1, 27.

.
Vice-Chanoellor air W. P. Wood, who is charged with
the winding-up of the Crookhaveat ?lining Company or
Ireland, pprrooppooww on the let February to further settle the-
list of contributories, and to make a all of SI. per share.
A meeting of the adventurer in North Leveret mine Li
called for the 24th February. The agent's report, dated the
Bth instant, states that a communication of the deep edit
level end the angina shafthas been e6scted ; the lode is worth
161. per fathom. The stops, in the back of the deep edit
are worth 81. per fathom. The great object will be to resume
stoking the engine shaft under the deep edit level as quickly
as possible and from the present ep ce of the lode there
some valuable tin ground is expected to be laid open.

MONDAY I'INXIXO,

; In the market for British mining stocks to-day the
feature was a demand for copper mining sb.ares.
Shares in tin mines remain flat. Upon the whole, a
fair amount of badness was done. The following
may be given as some of the closing quotations, viz.:
—Great Wheal Alfred, 41 to f ; Alfred Consols, 121
to 13 ; Par Consols, 17 to 18 ; Wheal Trelawney, 261
to 27k ; Great Wheal Vor, 11; Wheal Mary Ann,
44 to $6; North Frances, 11 to 12; North Crofty,
4}; Yale at Towy 16s. 6d. to 17s. Bd.; West.
Basset, 24 to 25 ; North Basset, 14 to 15; and Sort-
ridge 0:mob, 11 to 11.
London, England, 1858-01-12

COMMERCIAL AND MABILETS.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—THIS DAY.
(IT vuoigirno TILIORAPI.)
&NON OUR OWN 001.11SPONDINT.)
The change in the weedier has affected the price of grain
Let week the frost caused a rise in prices; the mild weather
this week hes created a fall, with a fair attendance and mode-
rato demand. At the Corn Exchange wheat sold at a decline
of a Id. to 2d. per bushel on the weak; dour 6d. per binder
seek; and Indian 00016 d. per gr.
Everything indeed was easier.
London, England, 1858-01-12

MADAGASCAR.

The friends of humanity and religion throughout
England will be shocked, as well as grieved, to learn
that the last mail brings tidings of another fearful
persecution of the Christiana in Madagascar. This
last persecution, which followed the expulsion of a
number of Frenchmen from the capital in July last,
seems to be more severs than any by which it had
been preceded. Thirteen persons had been put to
death ; between 60 and 60 had been subjected to the
ordeal of the tangena, or poison water, under which
eight had died ; nearly 60 were bound in chains, of
whom two had died; while a number more had been
reduced to slavery. The severity of the persecution
rendering communication from the sufferers exceed-
ingly perilous, few particulars have as yet been re-
ceived. The French and other foreign traders have
not been molested in their commercial pursuits on
the coast
London, England, 1858-01-12

BALE OF BLOOD STOCK.

TM Mowing home mere mgd by auction by Marini.
Tampria, yelmwday (Wedgy): _ .

Osiers.
Oakball, 4 years old, by Melbourne oat of Meld of
800
agL , 6 years old, by the Hydra oat of Blue bell
the Davie (foaled 1849), by Young Priam out of
Fair lb aamoni 6B
Lad b
y limes" 6 years old, hy Botterley on&otda Juba 6O
Bay colt, 4 years old, by Fitoilt-a-Ballag ma
dam y
Gladiator
Perseverance, 3 years old, by Joe Lovell out of Egret 20
Stormy Petrel, 4 years old, by repiteriniat onto( Main-
braes
Venison, 6 years old, by Hobert de Gorham out of
Aalelfipe
Patience, 3 years old, by 84 Isaac out of Antelope..., 6

Tutu Raroaw.—At Tattersall' e, yesterday, Admiral
Rana read several prepaid measures for the better regula-
tion of ruing sfigirs. The contemplated alterations in the
misting laws of the Turf were listened to with merited
atteetton by the sabwelbere to the room, and those alters-
time seemed to be in accordance with the wishes of ell per-
ems present. Om of the most important change. in the
present rake will be relative to the covering of bete. It is
said that several awesome Litre recently Wen adopted by the
Jockey Club; amongst them is Lord Derby'. mottle relative
to p. p. bets, and it hes also been decided that the winning
be at Shrewsbury are entitled to be handicapped at all
meetings where the power of the Jockey Clab is recognised.
°cant, &rise tecitagrs. There steeplechase are
appeleted to take place on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb-
rility the 3rd and 4th.

Tilt EXPLOSION AT ST. SCLPICI.—The three
persons who were killed in the explorers st St. Sulpit e, and
whore bodies were taken to the Slrirroe, here been wog-
Bird. One was a 'overarm named Feuronnier, of tie Rae
dim la °rands Mauritian ; the second was Madams Fennel,
a lady of property of the Rue &imparts ; sad the rata was
a dealer in het stippen, named Sautigny, of Ls %Ilk Its.
One of the three persons whose lines were despaired a died
In the night of Saturday; she was a female another, a
young married woman, is in an alarming etre; sad the
third, an Englishwoman, is also in a eerier coadides,
though some hopes are now entertained of hoe recovery.
The lest two renria in the digital of La Charit4L—
Go/somas.
London, England, 1858-01-12

THE INDIA AND CHINA MALLS.

The stram-ship Valetta, with the above mans,
arrived at Marseilles yesterday morning, and left for
London at 10 a.m. yesterday. We learn by electric
telegraph that the mails arrived this day at Dover,
and were forwarded to London by a special train at
2 o'clock this afternoon. Letters and papers will
consequently be delivered this evening.
London, England, 1858-01-12

TSB BHOIDLAOIE BRIGADE IB THB

PIOV.MIIB.

The committee of this infant institution (says the
Neweeer Atirisal) lave every reason to be satisfied with the
result of their expeettosat up to the end of the year. The
drat boy wee taken in at tbe Bing of September, being
an outcast bend le • state of destitution, suffering
from cold,
the side of brick-kihunger, and dirt ; on staircases and by
kilns, works, and factories, for shelter
and ;warmth. Clothed only in • oordproy Jacket and
trowels, bald together by • single button, and showing hie
naked limbs through numerous nate, this poor boy seemed
more like a wild beast than • human treaters. When in.
reeled with the red coat and blue apron of the brigade, and
kneeling at his blackleg block, the tssissassOlssis was so
great that the prowling Arab of the gamete could not be re-
cognised in the dean, smut, end wide-awake looking boy
who saluted with • half military touch of his cap the preere-
by from the railway station. 'another Pariah was picked
up, then two more—washed, clothed, and denied. Pour
others have since been added to their number, but not with-
out some trouble and difficulty. AU street outcasts are not
09sble of being reclaimed, and two lawless, Intractable
bore—the first of whom was named, for his daring and
heroic bravery, after our Indian chid, "Sir Colin Camp-
bell"—have been at different times expelled from " the
farm" With hersend asselnes the MOM at the &pont
of the swatter Moons hemielostt sad edamann7
won wok to the paha whkh heat to tho
bra poniolly ongswipa ta The snuff rem he no Moan
Chore, whore the boys on Iskgsd, though nest Se
who ols, would ma naive Me Witham! two, who have
beet net elsewhere. The boys also don three and four in
=which le wet objectionable. Theoys attend a night
sad have 'heady made mute warm is reading and
=Z(.I With • room of their maths sari ailstt be
home to them. Should the ocoumittue be etled to
asiny the ant cost of the Gulag up the may or law for
the boy; the %WWI= would become as seraly as possible
. T amount of subsortathwo rewired to
Hr he al year to 104 ft 4L, the neon* of the bop'
eamidep is 401.2 a. hi, and the atm onerfsd 041.2 a. dd.
The horn assoust nand by say boy Ina the commenta-
tes* Ism 17s.

CoannaciaL Tnavnxinat ficsoom--Yasterday
=Ye amma bell to behalf Of do Commode! Toe-
11theeht=s at the Leedom Tams. The bell
was mole do d the Lard 11=1
Lob Nememe emd .riamirt yes my telly
mad an the anempmeds woe wassiaily rod. Dubai
wee, as oby be mesa, bop up odd ea elvemed hoer of
Wt.)—OLOWAVII OINTMENT "D
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kr •brims ram • a ilbspok Os.
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Mbele•
a•Tradzaawitb pabrasisaatarirbairrEbir,
sad was r•Thlormadol
MOO M ad. sad la Ws woke Inks a
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MIAMI as aorti ; Prelswer
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46 • amenia;
London, England, 1858-03-20

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(IT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
BRIXWORTII MEETING.-THIS DAY.

BWBBPBTAK ES of 10 worn 1I at barb. Three miles.
Liverpool Boy, Mira Pranks, The Miller The Oldifer,
Arming', Hindoo. Maisons ant Being, Hold Hard, Piessaar,
Huntsman, and Winifred.

WELTER STAKES. 13 at 7lb each. Three Rana
Tallyho. Tha Old Vat, Riadoo, Maia ma oaf Use,
Oaadymoda, Hondblow, and Walteralown.

MURDER IN SOMERSETSUIRE. —A a old man,
named Thomas Pritchard, in his severity -Brat year, • shoe-
, maker, residing at Middituerj, Somerset, has been !murdered
=by his wife, who is sup to lobe under !postal aberra-
tion. The deceased lived with hie wife many yews, end
' bad several children by her one of whom, • daughter, re-
, sided with them. On Wednesday, the 10th leslast, the
daughter left her father, who was very helm end seed two
sticks a. clutches sitting in the chimney emir. Schee-
quently, Mrs Pritchard was in and out at the hew of •
neighbour named Atyell, and the fourth time she rememeled
• woman who -was present to go with bar to bee
own dwelling. fibs looked wild, and her !landsmen tome red
with blood. The woman being alarmed refried to ge, but
one of Ageli's daughters went, socompeoled by bar
brother, and on crossing the threshold the old ma was bond
Z rlL:s.s his back, insensible, and dreadfully halm about
. He lingered till the Sunday nicht, and recovered
wishagy to state that his wife had auddenly attacked him
with the eratch-stirks, knocked him down, and afterwards
peered belling water over ban The woman has been dome
mama is bar hod by Illness. An inquest is to be held
Ws der (ilaturday).—Bristot Memory.
SUMMING DEATH oN THE MIDLAND RII4
WAT.--06 Monday seeming, • omomercial traveller, whore
ammo Is at prom* mikomen, bet who Iliad taken a third-clams
*het ham Leeds le Dab& awe to hie death In a very
siegeder mess. lam the train entered the Clay Creel
tend then was ably • lady and geoilernsa in ens car.
rime. Mee It bed emerged from the tunnel the gentleman
was wilesaOs the snivel of the train at the Stretton eta-
dna geed the guard and station master that a
paged out of the carriage in the taunsl, but
laleaMly wonted to take the name and address of the
Indy. The Wan melee and another man walked through
lb. load to Clay Cress, but they did not find the body. Oa
s tall lbaseab the Memel they found the body laid by the
we
et t 6 opotila, ths heed being completely severed from.
the body, aid lying about three yard. from It, so that It
weld wpm That the deceased nes not lulled by the fell, bat
Swlleitta the SO he had laid his head on the rails, awl that
lb. hem tab, which be doe about that time, bed prod
aver fik r eat it from the body. On searching Ids awake*
tines some letters, and a newspaper, were lid.
lima 'Ye suommaid he was a commercial traveller it tbs
wean Inis ..seeded with Leeds. He had no luggage la
Ow= The body we conveyed to Clay Cross to mesh
am
London, England, 1858-03-20

ALUMBAGH.

FEB. 7, 1858.—Sir Colin Campbell is at Cawn-
pore. The 79th Highlanders and 7th Hussars have crossed
the river on their way here. Orders have come to store a
large quantity of provisions for Europeans and natives.
The plans of the Chief are kept quite secret. There appears
I. be no immediate hurry for en advance on his part. Ac-
counts from the city are still favourable. Desertions are
reported to be moat numerous. The Moulvie is said to be
a prisoner in the hands of the rebels. The Begam is in •
Sr. Mann Sing has gone to Fyr.abad, and is trying to treat
with Jung Bahedoor for protection, which if he does not
succeed in he will fight, and it will perhaps fell to our share
to lick him. We have just heard that Sir Colts Campbell's
force at Futteghur is on its way to Cawnpore and it is said
the Chief is going to Calpee before moving this way. Nous
verrons.—lboiteA Observer, Feb. 20.

ALLAHABAD.

FEB. 11.—The whole force is to be in motion to-
morrow. They have been crooning the river at Cawnpore
for the lied few days, end they talk et the snack commencing
on the 20th. Sir Colin Campbell came here two day. ago,
and had an interview with the governor-general, and left

again the same afternoon. It was concerning Oudo
affairs he came. There is a report here that
a relation of the old king has proclaimed himself king of
India, and has given orders to the insurgents not to try and
tight use but to disperse in bands of forty or fifty, and scour
the roads and kill all the English. I think that is the worst
news we have had yet. Mr. Russell, the Times man, left
this morning on his way to Lucknow.—. Bombay Standard,
Feb 23.
London, England, 1858-03-20

BAST INDIA LOAN BILL.

On the motion foe the third railing of this bill,
Lord MONTEAGLE objected that it did not appear
distinctly for what purpose the loan was raised. It might
be applied to many purposes without violating the principle
of the bill. The extent to which the revenue of England
might be hereafter connected with the revenue of India was
a very important question.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH thought it the Brat
duty of those at the head of Indian affairs to make the
Indian expenditure come within the revenue, so as to pre-
vent any burden falling on this country. This he believed
might be done ; he was resolved to succeed in
making such a reduction, if rumness were possible, even if it
gained him, as at a former period, great unpopularity. This,
to him, would be of small account. He was determined to
make reductions in every direction that would be consistent
with the efficiency of the public service, and particularly in
the military expenditure. Under proper administration he
had the utmoet confidence in the future resources of India.
Earl GRANVILLE denied that the present bill rocog-
aised the principle that England was to be responsible for
the debts of India.
Earl GREY thought such a principle could not be
too strictly guarded against. The Indian revenues alone
mum be pledged for Indian teens, and if properly governed
he believed the security of its revenues a very good one. The
calamity et the mutiny might produce this good, that it
would enable us to reduce the number of the native army,
which had hitherto been disproportionately large.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE believed a reduction
of expenditure wee required in other than the military depart-
ments. The salaries in the civil department of the Indian
government were exorbitant.
The bill was then read a third time and passed, and their
lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY, MARCH 19.

The Bra.txxx tack the chair at the usual hour.

TG Bii;rlla I.;i6;2.7,ThilddianapprsTed at the
bar end presented a petition from the Common Council
(which was afterwards read at the table) in favour of the ad-
mission of Jews to parliament.
The Hove Improvement Bill wee read a second time.
The following bills were considered end ordered to be read
• third Um*: Birmingham end Staffordshire Gas; Edin-
burgh Life Assurance Company; and Whitehaven Harbour
Bills.
London, England, 1858-03-20

UNIFORM LAWS FOR THE COLONIES.

--- -
Mr. HOItSFALL asked the Secretary for the Colonies
whether, seeing the great inconvenience which arises from
the existence of Dutch. Spanish, sad French laws In various
of our colonial possessions, the time has not arrived when
the attempt may be made to assimilate the laws of our oolonies
to thee. of the mother country P
Lord STANLEY said that no doubt there did exist
great variety and great diversity between the laws which
prevailed in various parts of the British empire, and that
that diversity had canoed great 'practical inconvenience. At
the same time he mold not hold out any hopes that an at-
tempt would be made by Imperial authority to modify the
differeot institutions of the colonist, and to establish a uniform
system of law throughout the Britt& empire. Any such
attempt, if made by imperial authority, would create in the
colonies themselves great jealousy and great dissatisfac-
tion. (near, hear.) In most cases, If not In
every case, when a colony formerly in the possession
of a foreign power had come under the British crown, a
pledge had been given to the inhabitant& of that colony that
they should continue to enjoy their own institutions and
their own laws. Though he did not say that • pledge of that
kind made in former times was inviolable, and for ever bind-
ing on this country, still it created a very strong argument
against interferon). of a nature which in soy ease must be
distasteful to those concerned. There had been some lastaneee
of such interference, but, as a general rule, the question had
been left to the various local legislatures. The government
of this country had always felt confident that the lapse of
time, the increase of trade and increased intercourse with
the rest of the British empire, would lead to that gradual 1
adoption, In all parts of the empire, of English habits and
English ideas which had already so largely taken place in
Canada and the Caps, and that the result would be ultimately,
though not at present, to establish a uniformity of lepl
system suSlclent for all practical purposes. No doubt
time would be neemeary for this ; but in the
mean time we were bound to admit that the convenience of
the colonists should be consulted as well as our own, and
that they had a preference for that system of law and those
imilitutions under which they had been brought up , and what-
ever were the advantages, which he did not deny would be
considerable, of a uniform system of law prevailing in the
British empire, those advantages would be dearly obtained
If obtained at the met of the loyalty and good-will of the
colonists. (Hear, bear.)
DELHI MEDALS.
Mr. HINNAIRD asked whether it was intended to 111111111
medals eo commemorate the capture of Delhi to all those en-
gaged In that memorable siege.
General PEEL said it was in contemplation to give decries-
tions ; but he should be able to give a more satisfactOry
answer to the quation in a day or two.
London, England, 1858-03-20

TURKEY.

The Awgsburg Gazette says that France and Eng-
land are agreed upon the following points:--l. The
Porte must repress the insurrection in Bosnia and
Herzegowina. 2. It must faithfully execute the
Hatti Houmayoum. Should these requisitions be
complied with it will not be necessary to consult the
Paris Conference on the subject ; but if otherwise,
the Conference will be formally called upon to settle
the question.
TRIESTE, MARCIE 19.

Constantinople: letters of the 13th state that the
Porte has refused to comply with the demands of
M. de Boateniers note. Barret Effendi, the Coln-
miseary in the Principalities, will be recalled,
Kernel Effendi wee to leave on the 13th for the
Christian provinces, with instructions to maintain
the statu quo.

The Pais Pattie announces that several small
vowels are now arming In different ports, for the purpose
of being emit to China to reinforce Admiral It*Mt de
Genouilly's flotilla.
London, England, 1858-03-20

(2HIB DAT)

(VT SLICTIIIC AIM I. . ZONAL TELEOII/all.)

This morning (Saturday), at eight o'clock, Mandl
Zelephanta, slurs Mantel Balapetsee, and Hanagader
Ale-
tus, alum Panaotis Alepis, who were convicted before Mr.
Baron Bramwell, at Swansea, on the 27th of last month, for
the wilful murder of Atanasion Nietropeni, on the 16th tan
were executed in front of the county geol.
The convicts were Greek rams on board the Greek
beig Penelope, which was lying is SIMMS Herimr, and
the dowiamed was cook in the same west. Hs was found in
the river, sta►bed in a great way places, sad the skull wee
also fractured. The evidence given at the trial clearly
feetened the oommittal of the crime upon the prisoners, and
they were left for execution.

Thin morning the Rev, the Archimandrite and the Rev.
Mr. Squire, together with Mr. Cox, the humane governor of
dr gaol, were early in attendance upon the convicte ; and
the usual preliminaries having taken O the mournful pro-
trusion was formed sad moved to wer& the scaffold. The cul.
prio bore themmelves firmly? and thanked Mr. Cox and theother
medals for the kindness with which they had been treated
&Wag their confinement. Upon arriving on the drop,
whether they had been attended by the Greek minister, they
warmly expressed their obligation to him, and having kissed
W bead with great fervour, Calm& drew the bolt. The
ab wee short.
eam, was witnessed by about 20,000 spectator', who
meditated ibmaselvee in a most orderly manner.
The poisoners died without making say confession.
London, England, 1858-03-20

THE INCUYI3ERED ESTATES COURT AND THE
DUBLIN RIOTS.

Mr. DE VERE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland to
elate the intentions of the government in relation to the In-
cumbered Estates Court; and, especially, whether it wee in-
tended to make permanent the system for sale of incruobersd
estates, and to extend the benefit of that system to unto-
cumbered estates.
The O'DONOOHOE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland,
whether the statement. which had appeared in certain Irish
newspapers, alleging that mobs had paraded the public streets
of the City of Dublin on Saturday last, In some Instances
breaking the windows of police stations sad of other places,
molesting peaceable inhabitants, forming party proosadone,
and oommdting other outrages, were true ; sad whether
any measure had been adopted by the Irish govern-
ment for the punishment of such offenders, and
for the future repression of similar abeam He
most observe that It appeared to him extraordinary that
the authorities should have permitted the pollee to be in-
sulted, threatened, and overawed by large mobs without
affording them that assistance which it was the duty of the
authorities to have provided. (Hear, hear.) Attempts weirs
made to gather from there unfortunate occurrence materials
fgoory
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no foundation for such a supposition. (Hear, hear.)
• Lord NAAS aid that he could only repeat with respect to
London, England, 1858-03-20

MINES-THIS DAY.

The mining market to-day is quiet, but there
have been transactions in the following stocks—
South Cain Brea, Tamar Consols, Great Wheal Alfred,
Vale of Towey, Dale Mines, Wheal Zion, and Kelly
Bray. Prices exhibit little change.
In foreign and colonial mining securities there is
still no business of importance.
Annexed is our usual weekly report of the metal
market :

There is no change to note in the metal market, the absence
of business being, if possible, more confirmed than during the
two previous weeks. Quotations are not materially altered;
but, with the exception of oo r, most metals may be bough,
under the quotations nominally current.

FAIDAT ETZPII46.

In the mining market this week a fair amount of
business has been done in some of the lighter shares,
but there has been little inquiry for the heavier
stocks. The market to-day exhibited some tendency
towards depression, especially as regards shares in
tin mines. Lower prices were current for a number
of stocks, including Great South Tolgus, Great
Wheal Alfred, North Basset, Par Consols, and South
Carn Brea. Subjoined are some of the closing quo-
tations, viz. :—Altred Consols, 111 to 121; Hingston
Downs, 6to 1; East Wheal Russell, 61 to ; -Vale
of Towy, 11 to ; North Roskear, 28 to 32 ; Wheal
Margaret, 471 to 60; Providence Mines, 70 to 76;
North Frances, 91 to ; Wheal Edward, 7,!, to t;
South Frances, 210 to 220; Dale Mines, 1 to 11 ;
Great Wheal Alfred, 61; North Crofty, 41 to 61;
Wheal Zion, 10s. to 12s. Ild.; St. Day United, 16s. ;
Wheal Buller, 300; Virtuous Lady and Wheal Bed-
ford, 1 to 11; Wheal Margery, 101 to I ; and Red-
moor, 6s.

NO list of prioes wu issued to-day from the Mining
Exchange.
Cobra Copper shares were quoted IL lower. Dun
Mountain Copper have also fallen. On the other
hand, Fortuna have advanced to par, and General
Mines (Nova Scotia) continue in demand.
London, England, 1858-03-20

FaiUAY ii,INIMe.

The fends to-day were inanimate but steady. The
closing quotation of Consols was about 1-16th per
cent. above that of yesterday. In addition to the
influential and basil fide purchases noticed during
the last few days, about 100,0001. stock was bought
to-day, for account, it is said, of an eminent discount
firm, who have decided upon accumulating a large
reserve of stock. The government broker also made
another investment. The dulness of the market,
however, is extreme, and these operations produce
little or no direct effect upon prices. Speculators
seem altogether disinclined to operate, owing to the
belief that the Indian loan will be launched next
week.

At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentee
opened at 69.40 for the account, and closed at 69.50,
both for money and the end of March, showing an
improvement of nearly I per cent. The telegram
reports the tendency at the close rather more
favourable.

Console, which closed yesterday at 981 to for the
Bth April, opened this morning at the same quota-
tion, advanced to 961 to 97, and closed at 961,
rather " sellers." For money the last price was
961. The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 981, 981, 961,
t, ; ditto, for account (Bth April), 981, 961
Bank stock, for account, 2251, 2261 ; Three-and-a-
Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in
May, 1859, 1001 ; India Bonds, 28s, 295. prem.
Exchequer Bills were again a little flatter to-day,
at 365. to 40e. prem.
Turkish flu per Cents. closed to-day the same as
yesterday, at 1011 to t. The Guaranteed Four
per Cents were dull, at 103 t to 41. Dutch stocks
continue to meet with inquiry, whilst Buenos Ayres
Bonds are rather offered. The transactions in this
department were altogether limited.
London, England, 1858-03-27

MURDEROUS And ULT UPON .1 SOLI' I R.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, THURSDAY.
A desperate cue of tumult, with " cutting and
weeejing," which was near being fatal, occurred late last
night in this town, and has crested considerable excitement.
Mr. Geo. I.lwllentine Gibson, a solicitor of considerable wealth
he Newcastle, had gone, a few minutes after ten o'clock, to
his °Moe in Mcwley-street, preparatory to starting for the
'oath by the evening train. Mr. Gibson had been engaged
in some law proceedings against a bottle works manufacturer
named Frederick Swan Todd, well known, and not without
respect, in this neighbourhood, who bee long carried on
bottle works in the Close in this town (in addition to similar
works at St. Lawrence, a little down the river), and which
were brought to the hammer lest week. Mr. Todd, accom-
panied by him wife, who remained in an ante-room, entered
the office closely after Mr. Gibson, who milked him to
sit down till he had finished a letter, and went
on writing, when immediately after Mr. Todd came
behind end made a ferocious onslaught upon biro, stabbing
and gritting furiously at his head with a knife, till the
struggle and the outcry made by Mr. Gibson brought as-
sistance, and the desperate man was secured and takes to
the polio, station. Mr. Gibson was conveyed to the surgery
of Sir John Fife, in Hood-street, where it was found that
several wounds had been inflicted on his head—one on the
forehead, two on the crown of the head, and one just behind
the left ear, all shout two inches in length, and cut to the
bone which had fortunately stopped thewespon,andmobsbly
saved Mr. Gibson's life. That behind the ear was the worst,
and may be said to have been within an inch of being fatal.
The instrument with which the wounds had been indicted •
was a small ordinary breakfast table-knife. The case
came before the borough magistatm this day, when medical
evidence of the nature of the injuries was adduced, and Mr.
Gibson being unable to attend, it was remanded to Tuesday.
The affairs of Mr. Todd, who is a person of about 40 year. of
age, has a large family, and resides at Newbiggin.house, near
this town, have for some years been at a low ebb, and long-
continued embarrammext which had at length reached a
crisis, has probably excited him to this rash and dangerous
assault upon Mr. Gibson, whom he seems to connect in some
way or other, it is said, with his misfortunes. Mr. Gibson ie,
happily, by the latest accounts to-day, reported to be going
on favourably.
London, England, 1858-03-27

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1858.

shall be elected by five great commercial cities'
of the United Kingdom respectively, and four
by a constituency to be formed of the holders
of East India stock and of persons who shall
have served or dwelt a certain number of years
in British India. Of the last-named element it is
impossible to speak too highly. It is a step, and
a very decided one, in the right direction. It is
the creation of an Experience Franchise. It is
the first practical attempt to realise what theorists
have so long dreamed and discoursed about—an
Education Franchise; for this is to give a right of
voting to the men who have experimentally had the
opportunity of learning the wants and wishes of
the country whose affairs they are appointed to deal
with. We have here a bar, as far as it goes, to the
perpetuation of those oligarchic jobs for which
there was suc4 unblushing facility given by
Lord PALMERSTON'S Bill. But if we under-
stand Mr. Disitatti's exposition aright, there
are checks of other kinds likewise to be interposed.
Service or residence for a specified number of years
in India is to be made an indispensable qualification
for all the eighteen members of Council. It is
possible that valid objections may be urged to the
exclusion from the Council of ail who have not
actually visited India ; but it is certain that the
whole harpy brood of aristocratic breeding will be
roused to indignation by this unpalatable con-
dition. There is not a pauper or rots/ of quality
who did not feel his plight improved by the prospect
of the PALMERSTON Bill passing int* law. There
is not one of the class who will tot set his evil
tongue in motion against the counter proposition
which is now before us. The country will judge
impartially between the rival plans.
We own we could have wished that some less ap-
parently partial proposition had been devised than
that of conferring the peculiar right of choosing five
members of Council on the citizens of London, Man-
chester, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Belfast. It is easy
to foresee the local jealousies to which any
selection must necessarily give rise. Already
we have evidence of the outbreak of each
feelings. We will not at present enter into the dis-
cussion ; but we are bound to own frankly that the
choice to be made was between alternatives any
one of which would have probably provoked an
equal amount of opposition. Meanwhile we cheer-
fully recognise in the general scope and tendency of
the measure an earnest desire to obey the dictates of
public opinion, and to embody guarantees for its
permanent control.
London, England, 1858-03-27

THE POLICE COMM

MANSION-HOUSE.

.11r. Rickard Tredisnick, late manager of the Carnewas
Mining Company, whose offices are at 8 Gresham-house,
Old Broad-street, again appeared before the Lord Mayor, in
answer to a gammons which charged him with having, in
hie official capacity of manager, =lawfully made, circulated,
and publiahed a certain written statement and account of and
relating to the transactions of the said company, well knowing
the lame to be false in certain material particulars contained
therein, with intent then end there to deceive and defraud
Arthur Robert Oliver, he then and there being a member of
such public oompany."
Mr. Bodkin, instructed by Messrs. Hoppe and Boyle, ap-
peared in support of the prosecution; Mr. Albert Turner at-
tended to watch the proceedings on behalf of the assignees of
the defendant's estate ; Mr. Lewis attended for several share-
holders ; and the defendant was represented by Mr.
Huniphreys, jun.
The Lord Mayor—l do not think that a jury would
convict of an intent to defraud after a full con-
sideration of all the circumstances. It must be remem-

bared that the defendant had not only taken credit for two
items in the general account which were not actually paid,
but he has given credit also for one account which he had not
actually received. There appear to have been debtor and
creditor &counts between the defendant and the Rev. Mr.
Martyn, and also between the defendant and the complain-
ant, covering a considerable period of time, and proving that
a degree of confidence had existed between those parties;
and it is probable that the complainant may have
been subjected to large pecuniary losses, and thus be mote
alive to that which might appear a dereliction of duty on the
part of the defendant. But biking into consideration the
transactions between ell parties, end finding, also, an
entry in the cash-book, in the defendant's writing, that the
two Items were still unpaid, although charged as paid in the
account, I feel called upon to dismiss the summons. I can-
not, however, do so without saying that I think it has been
a very proper inquiry, and that the complainant was per-
fectly justified in having the case thus ppublicly investigated.
The summons was accordingly dismissed.'
London, England, 1858-03-27

THE AVA.

The lel particulars of the lose of the Ave hare now
•seched is Ile was wrecked in the dark, at 9p m. She
track an • vest two MGM from Pigeon Island, otherwise
lickneased "Sober Island" by the English nation station( I
at Trincomalee, bec suss it is where they are sent to when
they get (bleak. Thin island is frequented by thousands of
Ards of the pigeon spe,ies. The Ava went right over one
...et wins sheiks. struck, and in attempting to get her dear
oho treat right apes snot her and • far more dangerous
sat[ Her heel seam have been "tit throughout,
es all the eompartmeste were at once Riled with
water. Her mite were heavy, and placed forward ;
!here was no chance of saving them. The Ara had teas
/stained three days at Cal late for most important despatches
kom Lord Canning. L'ittortuaseely them were lost in the
molt. A number of documents were washed on shore, but
hey were rotten and worthless. The Ave was so heavily
Men that she broke in two soon after she struck. She had
a liege quantity of indigo on board. Captain Howell, of the
liembiya, tisk charge of the boats in which the ladies were
aved. The boats continued rowing all night around the
hip;y Mi. Tomas they kept together and oat of the way
vi the breakers. The baste' crews had to row all night, and •
nag dimemee to Triaemesies is the morning , and long be-
Cr* they reached their destitution, the porn fellows were
neoplotely exhausted. and had to be loud sehore at rein-
weak* by ropes. No other part of the vicinity of the her-
tour of Trincomalee is so dangerous as Pigeon Island, he-
mum then me se reefs about any other pert, and the
make about the Whim ere so precipitous that the boii
would tee* leglire the skip could strike them. The pilots
Mfg very ammrseas alma
Ave.
but unfortnear net
one of them bed come on board the Ave. A piece of rock in
the "rater lambed (meetly like • boat in the dark, nod this
battled the realer.
London, England, 1858-03-27

INCUMBERED ESTATES COURT.

wfitfisTfliiilTy: ,ToitWooiets-inio;;;. to bring
is a bill after Raster to make better provision fur the sale
and transfer of land in Ireland. (Cheers.)

COMMISSIONS IN THE ENGINEERS AND
ARTILLERY.

Mr. MONSELL ga;;;;OticTeofhie intention to WI atten-
tion to the changes made by the minute of December last
in the manner of obtaining commissions in the Royal
Engineers and the Royal Artillery, and which required all
candidates to pars through Sandhurst College. (Rear.)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

Mr. W. EWART asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether any measures were being adopted by the govern-
ment for the estahlishment of a department of justice.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
his hon. friend the Attorney-General had already indicated
the intentions of the government with regard to the course
they intended to pursue in respect to the consolidation of the
law. Her Majesty's government had not had an opportunity
of devoting their attention to the particular proposition referred
to in the notice of the bon. - vtleman.
London, England, 1858-03-27

ENLIeTINO

Mr. G. VANSITTAKT slaked the Secretary for War
whether the project for enlisting Kroomen or others on the
coast of Africa bad been definitively abandoned, or only
deferred; and whether any steps had been taken to ascer-
tain the practicability of enlisting Caffres or other natives in
the Cape or elsewhere for service in India, or other places
where the climate hod proved destructive to the health of
European troops?
Mr. BAILLIE said that a project was intended by her
Majesty's government of employing a oertein number of
Kroomen from the coast of Africa, with a view to their being
employed on the flotillas on the Ganges, as the naval brigade
was found to suffer severely in that service from the effects
of the climate. Bat as it was afterwards found that this
could not be effected without an alteration of the Mutiny
Act, and that act being now pawed, the project
must fall to the ground. With regard to the
other pert of the question relating to the Coffees,
various projects had been submitted to her Majesty's govern-
ment for employing Malays, Chinese, liottentota, and other
men from different parts of the world, but nothing had been
done in them.

Mr. LOWE asked, with reference to the Kroomen,whether
they were to have been employed in the service of her Ma-
jesty or of the East India Company; whether the hon.
gentleman would have any objection to lay on the table a
copy of the instructions given to the officers who were to
have gone out to enlist; and also a copy of the clause in the
Mutiny Art which had been referred to?
Mr. BA ILL'S had not seen or heard of any such instruct-
lions. The tight hon. gentleman bad better repeat his ques-
tion on a future day.

RIGHT OF BARRISTERS TO AUDIENCE IN THE
COURT OF PROBATE.

Mr. WARMERg•venOtceti;Ls&rEaster he would
all attention to a clause of the Probate Act, and to a recent
ruling of the judge, with reference to the right of barristers
to appear in noo•oontentiona Wainer.