The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1861.

modation bills, which are in any case frauds, and when
combined with the cunning contrivance of drawing bills for
sums ending with shillings and pence are frauds ci the
most odious character.

RI WILLATII. —ANOTIIII JUDOMMIT.
The bankrupt Willits, an upholsterer of Finsbary•pave-
meat, had also applied for his certificate.
Hi Honour said—The bankrupt Wilkie asks for Wm
certificate. Two creditors oppose him, one a creditor
for 1,2001. The assignees do not oppose. He
has produced &meta which have realised 9961 ,
but unfortunately the charges spinet those areas
have been so heavy as to reduce the available Mama
to 4491. He has bees in wads many yam and mesa for
some time to have bees slamiglinc with difficulties. Look-
ing at all the cireunitences of this sea I think his pre•
met position is attributable rather to want of management
and misfortum than to any other cause, and i therefore
give him an immediate certificate of the second class.

THE FOLIOS COURTS.
(THDI DAY.)

camas or auesaas.
WlRion Roberts, a hawker, of 3, Whnbometreet, Ho:-
tea ; lobe Harper, a general dealer, of 3, Jan
Carobridge.lwath.roed ; Jo•naf a einedichtm=of
; and James Holden, of 5, ehnoce•treet, Mile
Lod New•town, a labourer, were aimed bekwe Kr. Rufus
with purblind at Islington.
From the initlesios it appeared that a fair has bees going
on for some days at Pocock-kid; bliogeree. Yesterday a
large number of penal' were gambling them, some with
dice, some with ronlette4ablee, and others with eider,
Polimsergeant Gosld, 40N, sod other constables seised the
prisoners in the act, sad took them to the station. The
nuisance to the surrounding neighbourhood is quite in.
tolerable.

The prisoners aid they were not probliss for money,
only for ksives end cocoa ants.
Thie was denied by the police, who stated that they mew
money pm, and the prisoners asked boys end mew to pintas
for mousey.
Mr. Bather considered the evidence whist Kerrymes
end Holden wee not sufficient, and they were discharged ;
the other prisoners be sentenced to 21 days' herd labour is
the Howie of Correction.

The distribution of prime and certificates of merit,
is connexion with the department of the errs( darn of
Hines College, took place on Monday ewers( In the large
haC of the nonage. The Bishop of LoNDON presided, and
was supported by Dr. Jell, the principal the Rev. L
amps Maple* and professor of divinity, and Pro-
forma Daniel, /lorry, Weenl„ Strevaard, Thibaut*
baud, Wee*, Hug Adolph.., he. The ball war
crowded with the sr -ore Madera and their rale
and female relatives and f ries&

Geotootcm. Somers% —Papers to be read May 8,
tiengtoa Home :-1. Demi of two bone cans in
mountswi of Ker, at Masse; t of the Arrive.
By 11. Alfred Fostem. Communicated by M. Z. la
For. Nem 0.8. 2. Nobs on some further dieooverieliCil
dint implements ls the drift ; with some suggestions for
further march. By Joseph Prestwich, ER., FAA, P.G.S.
Rwaintottlig run Bozo? or Wolcurrea.—Woz-
COMM TUMIDAT.—Tosday the ceremony al inehrosiog the
Bishop of Woreseter was performed at the cathedral has.
11 atineeted • large coseessee ol well.drewedmectators,
and there was • large muter of the clergy. The bishop
(Dr. Philpott) we. met at the chapter-boon, by the dean
and sanans, sod a proemial wee formed, the choristers
leading the clergy into the cathedral sod catenating an
appropriate psalm. On reaching the bishop's throw the
mandate of the Archbishop of Canterbury wee read, and the
dean (Dr. Peel) having formally installed the bishop the
corenicay ended. Morning 'prayers ware theta read, the
whole of the large congmmton reinainiag. The bhaeVs
madam will be at Hth—my Castle, weeding to the
&Mica el the ecclesiastical commas' loners, but against
which decision many of the clergy protest on account of the
&stases (ten miles) from Worcester.
CALLS TO THR BAR.—LINCOLN'S INN, APRIL 90.
—The on lermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the
degree of Barrister at Law by the Hon. Society al Lincoln's
lan, viz. •.—William Windsor Parker, Fog., M.A., Wood ;
William Freers Bee, Fag. ; William Remy Deena, Feel.,
8.A., Cambridge ; Walter John Bacon, Esq. 8.A., Oxford
Jeseirm, Es
William Henry Baillie, Em., RA., Cambridge ; George
Began Harding, Jun., Esq., and Henry Diedrich
.
RILL= or LONDON.—The Registrar-General's
Mara dates that in the week that ended lest Saturday
the deaths is Unita declined to 1,152. The average
camber chinned from the airresposebng weeks of
tea years 1861-60, sad corrected far increase of population,
is 1,234. Tb, tree number el diashe retuned for hat week
is therefore I,w thee the -tainted amber by 52. Seventy-
Mae children died In the week from whoopies cough, being
snarly the camber ae those ratinsed is many previous
weeks train that complaint, which still predominates, as
repels spatiality, amongst zrinotic diseases. Six deaths
from whooping cough occurred in Maryleboas, 7 in FU
9 in Isliagton, 4 in the Londomroad subdistrict. OTA
emend by scarlatina, 4 were registered in the seaters
portion of Mile-end Old Town. Thirteen deaths
were from diphtheria ; 3 .f which were in St. Mary,
Paddington, and 2 of these occurred to young children m
ace bowie, 112, Hall-place. Two mesons died from genders;
they are returned as follows :—A cheeseasonger in Chel
aged 36 years, " farciaants from attending • 'hindered
hone, dysentery (7 days) ;" and • meat salesman s clerk in
Bowline-street. aged 16 years, " far
ce ; pericarditis."
Bowline carried off 168 persons in the week, of whom ex-
actly the ball died between the ages of 20 and 40 years.
There were 15 deaths from berating, 2 from jaundice, 10
from dimes of the liver, sad an infant from disease of the
spleen. A men was poisoned by taking arsenic by mistake
for areas of tartar. The widow of • ember pensioner died
at the age (as reported) of 102 years, at 56 Paradise-
street, Lambeth, from injury received by afslL Twu lads
were burnt fatally by the explosion of Inciter-match compo-
sition ; in one ease the injury terminated is tetanus. Three
children of a general labourer were suffocated in a house
which took fire. Lest week the births of MO boys and 928
girls, is all 1,858 children, were registered in London. In
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851-60 the
average somber wee 1,680.
CLWCAL SCANDAL AT CHRITIII. —PAINFUL
Csaw—The Rev. J. Watson, rector el St. Peter's,
Chaster, • married maw but without family, has
disappeared under most painful circumstances. The
widow and family of a late eminent solicitor
were ineenbere of his congregation, Sunda school
lesehen, awl district Ons of the daughters,
twisty-eight men of age, was is the habit of visiting at
tbe Louse air the darsyneaa, and, as • friend and com-
panion of his wife, speeds"( days at • time with ben
About ix weeks age,- much to the astonishment of
her fussily and triads, tie young lady was confined.
Nothing trampired as to who wee the father of the child
until Sunday evening, the Hal April, when Mr. Wawa
ease ehamed with baviag sedneed See woman. At
Ind he denied tie easervilea, but ebrwarde confessed
the paternity, wee the X•abilie wade • letter to
the bidiop aad t shusebwardinoursereing his resigna-
tion of the living. Oa Tteendir he lea Chun* and In
sot publicly bows whither be hoe gar, The deepest sym-
pathy is felt in Mater for the young bdy (who has • for-
tune in her own right) andber widowed needier.—Liserpoof
Mercury.
A Switemiwo Vista. —On Tuesday last, Mr.
William Relpb fisherman, of Allithweite, whilst attending
to his nets on the sands opposite Kents Bank, discovered •
large living viper, which must have takes refuge within
the folds of one of the sets with* being carried
away with the receding tide. It was oboe more
at the mercy of the waves, bowleg been throws into
the channel, bat it ems needs the opposite bank,
where, tempted doubler by the bassos of the day, it lay
to rest, but would have to ma some other port during the
Sowing of the next tide. The nearest mist of land to the
sets is nearly • mile. The mimetic% ef vipers swimming
has long been settled, as they have occasionally been seen
crossing Windermere and ether lakes, but this attempt to
aces • breach of the sea is the flit that has swam to oar
Imewledge.—Crasherisisil Peoria.
FATAL &immix Acettourr.—Thoruas Barton
Illative of Cockermouth, but who hes for many years been
Is the employ of AI r. Neadeld Bobiewn, d Pennth, -bell
hanger, met with his death at the Ohm station, under the
following circumstrinom :—He was intending to take the
wide for l'ennth. A train was waiting at the
station ; • luggage train was also approaching on the
opposite line of rails ; the Impen train bad
given the usual signals by whistling and was
proceeding at a rapid mew Barton, unconscious
Id the near approach of the luggage train, passed the
end of the train that was stead*, with the intention of
' crowing to the opposite side of the line. When he stepped
upon the line on which the Waage train was numb& the
train was close upon, him. He was taught instantly; his
legs were taken off, and also • portion of his head. He
breathed about five minutes and then expired. Recessed
bore an excelleut character sad his left a wife aid three
or four children.— Cerateriand Patriet.
Tug NEW AMERICAN TAstrr. —Under the Now
American tariff it would appear that goods passing through
the tailed States in bead most be appraised, and in order
to do so, every case requires to be opened. Such, at all
Won* is the rule now practised at Portland, and the result
is very great delays in forwarding goods by the Grand
Freak. We am hardly believe that these annoyances were
&sigma by the framers of the bill. The United States
have every reason to desire that the bonding system for
geode in transit to Canada should flourish. A representation
from our government would undoubtedly remove the oh-
strectius. Probably Mr. Gull has already taken the ne-
maw steps—Grand Trunk interest+ being involved.
Tomes Globe.

RNVOLUTION ♦ND CATHOLICIPM. The Monde
says. " Ramie will be revolutionised and revolution►ry if
she doss not return to catholicism." Upon this the Sack
remarks--" Wouldn't one fancy that it is only non-catholic
patinas that are revolutineised and revolutionary ? Is •ain
no longer catholic Have Portugal and Belgium ceased to
have any connexion with the matey ! Is Italy full of a pro-
testant and schismatic population We say nothing of
France ; we know that with the exception of the editors of
the M(4144 that poor country no longer contains any
catholic."

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Ciovw.

This being the day for striking the halt-yearly
y
balance at the Bank of England, the transfer
offices at that establishment are shut, and the
Stock Exchange is likewise closed, according to
Custom.

The tenor of the American letters delivered
yesterday is uniformly gloomy. In some quar-
ters the apprehension is expressed that the
English market may be deluged with American
stocks. Should the Americans make up their
minds to sacrifice them at very low prices, Eng-
lish investors would probably absorb them, and
wait for the result of the present conflict ; but,
under the existing circumstances of doubt, it is

requisite that a great temptation in point of price
should be held out.

War risk, including letters of marque, was taken
yesterday at Lloyd's on a homeward-bound American
ship, at four guineas per cent. This premium may
be considered the current rate for this special risk.
To what extent this new charge will interfere with
the transport of cotton and other American pro-
duce to this country is now becoming a question of
great interest.
The discount market has become less easy. There
was no eagerness to take good bills yesterday below
41 per cent. At the Bank of England, however, the
applications were still upon the languid scale lately
noticed.

In the Stock Exchange, owing partly to some
withdrawals of loans, the demand was brisker, and
4to 5 per cent. wee paid on Government securi-
ties.

The Stock Exchange Committee have passed
the following resolution :—" That all
for the June account in Consols be quoted a'athe
dividend until and including the account day."
Some purchases of the Loan of 1864 have been
effected in anticipation of the drawing for the
sinking fund, which will take place in July.
About 14,0001. in gold was taken from the Bank
yesterday for exportation. 40,0001. arrived from
Constantinople, but will be sent away.
There is not much demand for silver for trans-
mission to Calcutta and China by the steamer of
the 4th of May, and the remittances by that vessel
on mercantile account are expected to be rather
moderate. The importation of silver from the
continent has accordingly slackened, and the
amount required for the following Bombay packet
will be met by the large supply just received from
Mexico. It is not unlikely, therefore, that the
withdrawals of gold from the Bank on this account
may diminish during the next week or two.
The Tine, from Brazil for Southampton, has
reached • lon with 104,0001. in specie.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
' generally firm, except as regards the exchanges on
Austria, which have declined, owing to the im-
provement which has taken place in financial circles
at Vienna. The rate on Hamburg was more
favourable to this country. Subjoined is our usual
list :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.184 to 19 ; ditto 3 days, 11.166
to 17; ReeterMai, 3 mouths, 11.186 to 19 ; Aatweep, 3
mouths, 25.426 to 76 ; Hamburg, ms. beam 3 months,
13.76 to 8 ; Paris, 3 days, 25.15 to 20; ditto, 3 months,
25.476 to 521 ; Prenkfort-m-thaMaine, 3 montilavat4toal;
Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 331 to I ;
80. 3 'meths, 15./5 to 25 ; Triode, eft. Ao., 3 moetha:
15.15 to 25; Madrid, 3 mouths, 484 to 49 ; °Adis, 3 mouths,
49 to I ; Liaison, 3 months, 25.676 to 736 Genoa, 3
maths, 25.626 to 74 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.54 to 7i
Nap/ea, 3 months 396 to 4; Palermo, 3 months, 1176 toll ;
Manus. 3 months, 1176 to 118 ; Limbos, 90 dam CI to ;
Oporto, 90 days, 521 to 536.
It ;s reported in good quarters, although we can
hardly believe it, that one of the objects for which
the Commissioners of the Southern Confederated
States are visiting this country is to endeavour to
raise a loan. An application of this kind would
assuredly meet with no response, for, apart from
the uncertainty which prevails se to the probable
duration of the threatened war, and the extent and
price of future issues of stock, several of the most
prominent members of the Southern Confederation
carry the brand of repudiation.
Although the Liverpool cotton market remains
firm, there is no rise. The sales yesterday amounted
to 10,000 bales.
The rise in Great Western Railway stock yesterday
amounted to nearly 2 per cent., and in West Mid-
land Oxford to 34 per cent. It is stated that an
nt for an amalgamation of the two under-
takingsrienwas signed on Monday, by which the former
is to receive 824 per otint of the net earnings of the
amalgamated concern, and the latter the remaining
174 per cent. There is no doubt that it is by agree-
ment rather than dimension, that railway profits
are to be raised, and the real interests of the public
promoted. It would appear, however, that the
arrangement in the present instance is directed in
some measure against the London and North
Western Railway. Company.
The traffic receipt. of the Great Western Railway
of Canada for the week ending April 12 were
11,1671. sterling, being 1,4721. more than in the
corresponding week of last year.
The London agents of the Illinois Centril Rail-
way Company have this day received the following
despatch :
Mee of the Illinois Central Railroad Company,
New York, Apnl 16.
Gentleman,—We are advised of oontinuous rainy weather
in Illinois, of nearly six millions of bushels of grain at
Chicago awaiting the opening of lake navigation. and a dull
business in traffic the firm half of the month. Today it is
rumoured that the ice is clear at the strait of Mackinaw.
and we hope to report a emotion of the blockade iu a day or
two. Grain lying all over the country will again pour into
Chicago. In our land office the sales a-e increasing ;
nearly 100,000 dole. sold time far this mouth, arid four hun-
dred letters of inquiry have been received from all parts of
the oountry, indicating a large business a math or two
hence.—Youn respectfully,
(Signed) Tem E. WALKER,
Chairman of Executive Committee.

Messrs. Robert Reo;is.Tasd Co., London.
An extraordinary meeting of the Submarine
Telegraph Company is called for the 13th of May,
" for the purpose of electing three directors to
fill vacancies which have occurred from time to
time in the court of directors of the company, and
to consider certain anonymous statements recently
published relative to the affairs of the company."
The Master of the Rolls has made a call of 10s.
per share on the ooutributoriea of the Doposit and
General Life Assurance Company, payable on the
Bth May.
At a meeting yesterday of the creditors of Messrs.
C. A. and T. Ferguson, mast, oar, and block
manufacturerslruoraf Millwall, the liabilities were
stated by Mr. nand, the accountant, to amount
to 21,8841., and e net assets to 9,7181. The
failure has been principally occasioned by losses on
the trading of the ship Herefordshire, belonging to
Mr. C. A. Ferguson. At one time a considerable
profit was made, but her passages during the last
two years, principally between this country and the
East Indies, including her subsequent sale, show a
logs of no less than 20,0001. Tl.e drawings of Mr.
C. A. Ferguson during a period of about
five years amounted to 23,2961., and of
Mr. T. Ferguson to 3,4031. Those in the
former case were made, it was explained, prin-
cipally to meet the heavy losses on the ship. Of
the assets, 8,2301. is represented by stock in trade,
1 which can soon be realised. Proceedings in bank-
ruptcy have already been instituted against the
I firm by a creditor, and will either be completed or
withdrawn to-morrow. A resolution was passed in
favour of winding up the estate under inspection,
but the solicitor who attended for the dissentient
creditor refused to pledge himself that the bank-
ruptcy proceedings shall be stopped.
A meeting of the creditors of Mr. J. Crichton,
Baltic merchant, of London and Dundee, will be
held on Monday next.

TOMCAT Remono.
Console, which closed yesterday at 911 to for
the 9th of May, opened and closed to-day at the
same quotation. For money the price was also
911 to I. The official business report is as follows
Three per Cent. Consuls, for money, 911, 1, ;
ditto, for account (May 9 911, ; Three per
Cent. Reduoed, 901 ; New Three per Cents., 901,
90, 1 ; Bank Stook, 233, 232, 234; ditto for ac-
count, 234; India Stock, 224 ; ditto Ave per Cent.
Stock, 1011, 102, 101} ; ditto Four per Cent. De

bentnres, 1858, 961, 1; ditto, 1859, 963,) ; ditto
Bonds, 175., 12s. dir. ; Five per Cent. " enfaeser
rupee paper, 94 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Geed.,
fialo°7tlre, Indian Five
teperh
The Five
Spartock
Cent.was rather
paper was quoted 931 to 94/ ; the Five-sod-a-=
per Cent., 100 to ; India Bonds, 17s. to 12s.
; and Exchequer Bills, se. to 2s. dia.
In the foreign stock market the transactions were
rather more numerous than of late. There has
been an improvement in New Granada Bomb,
although the committee have not published any
advice. Turkish were also firmer in the afternoon:
the Loan of 1854 closed at 701 to 1, and that of
1858 at 54 to I. Mexican Bonds remain very quiet
at 231 to 241. There was a demand for Spanish
the Old Three per Cents. were marked 501 for the
new account (17th of May).
Bank shares today experienced no change is
price. In the miscellaneous share market them
were inquiries for Peel River Land, Peninsular
and Oriental New, and Scottish Australian Invest-
ment stocks. Great Ship shares were quoted
4s. 6d. to se.

The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Ocean Marine Imo
=rano., Se to 31 prem. ; Thames and Merely
Marine, 1 to 1 prem. ; Universal Maris
Insurance, I to 1 prom. ; London and Provincial
Marino, din. to e prem. ; East India Irrigation.
tot du. ; and Natal Land, it to I prem.