The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-10 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1850.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

The here swim et the above mut wee epees* thM
wakes, W the Right /Us the Lard Mayor, the ihreerdre
tbe usual Clityf
Alarms /111=11oets, aad Cards, the Bhrefilby
The shads ..0 the SSW et 184 primers.
The ass*" is hle Same le the mad jury, said it
=La
aids dim the steads did see preisat lan
. aselty whisk required ids to take
aay leertbeasd remarks S. Seek sad nes et the Waft Pr4o-
- say didiewity psis et kw, but piSidjuily
volved settees of hal, whisk the wad jury Win DetlY
esepeteat Io demi with widest tie animas of the eoart ;
he Soak sot deeds Ohms Isla the perforsaas el their
duties by say obeervaties, whisk enders& airsimeteacts
would b. aaaverwery.
Tbe greed jury thew rocked, sad the sun meads& le
dispose et the batwe el the ematoe.

DUNDEE AND ARBROATH RAILWAY.
The annual meeting of the shareholder, of the
Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company, was held on
Wednesday at Duman. C. Ormuz, Poq , altalsmaa of
the direction, was ogled ea to preside.
The report of the directors dated that, *wording to the
teems of se ilea from the Perth Calamity, ea adjustment
of =Urn had been made, the Arbroath Company
reeedviag pleat to the vabse SAM 10.. id„ and security
for the payment of a balms, of 6,01 W. Oa. 71. A matted
dead el espepaties he, aft legsommed. demnearae•
lenlng the dleeeltetlas d the irrangemeet between the two
companies had been inserted in the Perth Company's ICI
presently before psrlianaest. The keel year of the line
was stated to be equal to the amount in forgoer years, but
there had boa a falling off is the through troffer, caused by
a ourabiastion between the Scottish Midland and Aberdeen
lines, against which the Arbroath Comiany are seeking
redress is parliament. The report concluded by mom-
mending a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. par gamma for
the hail-year ending: 30th April last.
The CHAIRMAN west brii fly over the heads of the
report, and co, gratulated the shareholden on the satisfac-
tory completion of the terms of separation from the Y.rth
Company.
ANDREW LOW, Eq., moved the adoption of the report,
whkh was seconded by Zinnias Coutsa, Esq., Hinton,
and unanimously agreed to.
Mr. DAVID MITCHELL, after referring to what had
been said about the obstruetion caused by the conduct of the
Aberdeen Company, eked if the complaints which were
formerly made as to the conduct of the Erliaburgh and
Northern Company were now obviated, or if the Arbroath
line was still suffering injury from the arrangements of that
ComTpany.
he CHAIRMAN replied that the obstruction still exists,
but the Rite burgh and Northern Railway Company are not
the cilia! of it. It was caused by the Aoerdesn Cempeny,
who refuted to receive through Stints from Edinburgh
to Aberdeen if the parties came by Droughty Ferry and
Arbroath. The same obstacle existed with the conveyance
of goofs from Edinburgh to Aberdeen. The Edinbareb
and Northern Railway, however, was not parties to this
obstruction. SO tar from that, Mr. Ellice, one of their
direetors, had given the Arbresth deputation the
utmest assistance, in endeavouring to compel the Aberdeen
Company to act on a fair priniiple, and he had been
of tne greatest use to them in parliament. Even if this
ermpeny were defeated in parliament on this matter, al-
though he hoped they would be successful, the public would
not long submit to an arrannment by which passengers were
carried oat of their way a cumin el 23 nide..
Mr. Collier corroborated the chairman's statement, and
remarked that, to pre even coming from the south to Dun-
dee, Arbmatb, Forfar, Brenhin, and Moutroo, the route
through Fi'e to Broughty Ferry was by far the most expo.
ditious. He suggested that these towns should take the
matter Op.
A vete of thanks was then given to Mr. Guthrie for his
conduct in the chair, and the meeting 'flowed.

ALARMING FIRE AT A DISTILLERY.—Skortiy after
nine o'clock tt Is morning the neighb iuth iod of L I.
tester-liars was thrown Into a state of considerable
alum in cons tpaence of the su.,din cutbreak of s tire in the
maids brimming to Mears. Rosenberg and Montgomery,
dirillers, 64, Cud t-street. The disaster was aided from
IMO one haviag left the tap reseeded with a vat filled
with spirits, turned on; this allowed the contrnts of the vet
M run over the fl uir4, and eventually to rums in contact
wi:h one of the fires, when the spirits became ignited and
ran about the building like liquid fire. For some short
time the complete destruction ut the property appeared
ineritab'e, but eight canines of the London brigade, with
others of the peril', tame up, and the flames were ex-
tinenA!il. Toe damage deem is very considerable ; it was
dated to the firemen that 360 gallons of over-proof spirits
were destroyed, independent of the damage dens to the
premires end machinery. The firm was insured in the
Hand-in-Heed Fire-cffiee.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE HAMPSTEAD PONDS.-
On Saturday afternoon a melaneh..ly accident occurred in
rine of the ponds situated in the vicinity of the Lower Heath,
Hampstead, which resulted in the death of Mr. Sibley,
schoolmaster at Highgati., and the son of Mr. Barnes, aged
13, of Breeknocti Villa, Camden Town. Mr. &b e,. had left
Highgate with his pupils for the purpose of walking to
Hanirsteal, as was his usual custom on the 8 stonLy after-
noon, and while in the vicinity of the ponds he was
alarmed by the cries of a youth who was bathing, and with-
out removing his coat or hat plunged into the pond, which is
of considerable depth, to rescue the uhfortuente youth. In
the attempt to save the sinking led he betels • so faint
(alstiough a very good swimmer) that he also 'auk. The
body of the unfortunate gentleman was taken out in about
16 minutes, but life was completely eatir.et, although medi-
cal assistance was speedily procured. What throws an ad.
ditional Ikea ',ver this fearful eatistrophe is the fact that
Mrs. Sibley had started from Highgate to mast her husband,
and the melancho`y (vent wu abruptly communicated to
her by the pupil., the sudden shock al i,oat dap • • g her of
reason. The bodies are now ew.iting the coroner's is quest
at the Frefinasou's Arms, Downshiiebill.

A DETECTIVE POLICEMAN COMMITTED TOM Ron
BIZT.—On Friday last, at Norwich Guildhall, Thomas
Davies, a detective officer of the Eastern Counties Railway
Police, was brought up on remand from the previous day,
clamed with stealing a parcel consigned to the cmilwair's
care for delivery in Landon. Mr. J. J. Hizon stated that
he made up a parcel, as usual, en Whit Bonds, evening,
and took it to the E astern Counties Railway station, where
it was hooked, at about ten minutes past seven, by one of
the clerk, who received it, and signed a book in witness's
possemion to that effect. Tree parcel was addressed to a
Mr. Bomtsll, in London, awl contained two account-books.
one a chi ck against the other; a balance-sheet of the goods
mild and the goo& wanted ; a 61. note of the East of Eng-
land Bank, No. 6,820, and dated April 29th, 1848, as now
produced ; three sovereigns, a hattoovereign, two shillings,
a sixpence, twopence in copper, and a pair of Indian rubber
goloshes. The note produced was the one he enclosed in the
parcel. It corresponded with the date and the entry in his
book. Ile always kept a description of the notes. Notice
h*ving been given of the non arrival of the parcel at its
destination, inquiries were sat on foot by the company, and
the 61. note having been traced, was proved to have been
paid to Messrs. Moan and Sou's, in the Minorite, by the
prisoner. Other coofirowory evidence having been given,
the lammed was fully committed for trial.

ATTEMFTID MURDER AND ROBBERY.—On Friday
three mee, named Price, Fagg, and Batty, were brought
before the magistrates at Guildhall, Docesette, charged with
attempting to rob and murder, on the Queen's highway,
Mrs. Mary Listtr, on the night of Wednesday last. It ap-
Enlfrom the evidence of Mn. Liars., who is the wife of
t Lister, Eeq , of Bently, near Doncaster, that en
Wednesday last, as she was returning home, at about 10
o'clock, she was stopped by the three prisoner., who de-
manded her money or her life, at the sense time making
use of the most horrible oaths and imprecations. Mrs. Lister
bravely refused to comply with their r: quest, at the same
time telling the prisoners that they had better be off, as her
husband was coming up. They told her, however, that if
she did not immediately give them her money, they would
e etainly have her life. Mrs. Linn then eadeavoured to
serape, when she was immediately fired at with a brace of
pistols by Price, both of which very providenthlly missed
fire. Some persons coming up at this moment, the prisoners
mode off, only taking with them a hag belonging to Mrs.
Lister. Information having been given to the polioe, the
prisoners were apprehended, and on the prisoner Pries were
found the pistols. The prisinen were all fully committed to
take their trial at the neat mazes.

A Ctistrous EscAPE.—One night list week, when
the mail train from Dander, reached Artvoath, it was found
that too many pueengars had ectered one of the Diontro,•
carriages, crowning it to excess. The guard took a number
out, shut the door, and, after finding room for them in other
carriage', the train started, but while le►ving the platform
the door was again opined by a pumper in quest of a mat.
Not finding room, he closed the door, but did not tura the
meek, and in this state the carriage proceeded, the guard
laver suspecting that anything was wrong. The train had
proceeded about a mile out of Arbroath, an was get.g at
the rate of about 26 miles an h..tte, when a woman belong-
-415 to this place. in allowing her child, a boy two years of
age, to go down from her knee, let go her hold of it that it
might amuse Itself with another child sitting opposite. The
mother bring next the carriage door, the child leaned upon
it—the door opened, and a shriek of horror from her an.
n.unoed that the child was gone. The guard being far
hark among the arraign, the my of the passengers was not
heard for same mintreci, during which the train had pro-
ceeded to the Coniston station. The engine was then un-
coupled and run on to the oth,r line, and proceeded to Ar-
broath without Bodies the child, but it was shortly after-
wards brought to the station, almost uninjured, by two boys
who found it tanning along and crying on the Use.—Mow•
from ;fondant.

MORZY MARKET.

Llateansir IMMO.
mellitus as abaadant moves, and although
tbsn bees
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esthort ma* demandp f
ls oe
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the
tabs t it* humor, mare readily takes on call at
I=l.l.larlax_labilealid&Wacahinidltso=fselallsii=
isf....risa takes Foos at this period, it is not
time money will sosamaad somewhat
171--anas lima an at mond Tho regular
ward' WS kr dismount an the same as last quoted,
lo 23 ppestt soak Ike 3 and 6 months first elms
paper. whist the "'Wads area" do sot hesitate to
la Imams at k, mimes * par mat below the Lom-
biribstrom disamming Ines. Exchequer Bills have
bas steady at ass =Ors price all the weak;
Ida* the somparalivoly slight decline in
Ifse price of Wirt bonds is solely to be
sacidirod to the nodes of a reduction of
the rate of interest from 3k to 3 per aut. per annum;
IS take egad twelve months boom. Ties Bank of
lla‘land return., as published this morning ia the
Dody New, exhibit an imams* in the weekly oirou-
laden, active, of 214,428 J., ;Ladd 76,0061. la the sot**
issued, sinking the tomer item about one million in
sasses of last year. The dowses* during the week
'the is onaddsrablo, being ao Isis
6914411 Val faets fully bsar oat tho view
we have takes of the money marl*, and indicate the
increased requirements for mosey on the part of the
comeseredal public. The ag of the public de-
posits being 7,677,6601. est only 5,640,6191. Islet
year, is in perfect harmony with the Board of Trade
return. published yesterday, and exhibits the general
trade of the country, under the auspices of free trade,
as being in a progressive and flourishing condition.
The following are the extreme prices at which
Consols and Exchequer Bills were transacted each
day daring the week: _

- -
Metal Lowest Closing
Prim. Price. Prig.
kr Nosey .99f N
NI to 9
Tueadsy T
Perrar am
massy ouat (Jump It) .. l6l NI to f
For ammult ......„ ...... 96 ... MN to
Wodamday Tor wort 97
90 to
For moon' 97
Thursday Far mow 96?
Far amt ..... 96
Friday For saemey..... N llB4 96 to
For mama 96 N. 96 to
Saturday Poe wr0wy......... .. . 96,
Ike moot .. .. .V, 964 iit.• to
Elth:1=9111/1a. Mb wet*. Lait week
lUghset. Lowest. MANG lowest.
Wade; ...... —.. 11s. pm. ... Ole. pm. ... 71s. pm. ... 67e. pm.
Toselay -
Reimodor 7la. pm. ... ON pm.... 71.. pm.... 69a. pm.
Tbunduy „_ 7le. pm.... —a. pm. ... 71.. pm.... N.. pm.
Friday ........ 71a. pa. .. 69.. pm. ... 71e. pm... 66.. per
Saturday ......... 71a. pm.... GU. pm.... —a. pm.... Ms. pm.

The official returns of the exports of the melon.
metals from London during the week ending the Gth
inst. show that tie shipments of silver have been un-
asually heavy, and mainly to St. Petersburg, to which
quarter no less than 812,700 cz. have been despatched.
Thu account in detail is es follows :—Gold duet, to
Havre' 74 oz. ; gold bare, to Dunkirk, 1,000 oz.
Silver bars, to St. Petersburg, 432,034 oz. ; to Madras
and Calcutta, 20,001) cz. ; silver coin, to St. Peters.
bars, 380,866 oz. Making a total export for the week
of 1,074 oz. of gold, and 832,700 oz. of silver.

This has been a week of much fluctuation in the
market for ra;lway shares. During the two first
days the advance in prices which had been for some
time past in pre cum of establishment was firmly
maintained, and even higher rates were in many in-
stances ontained ; but on Wednesday and the follow-
ing days rather extensive selling operations were
made on account of speculators desirous of realising
profits, and the consequence has bren, in most in-
stances, a gradurl decline from the rates previously
ruling, more especially in the case of those stocks
which are usually patronised as media of speculation,
the wholly or partially guaranteed descriptions hav-
ing undergone little change. To-day more firmness
was apparent, and the market cloned at a slight im-
provement. As compared with last Satu!dav's
figures the closing prices show a rise of 31. in Great
North of England ' • 11. to 21., in Bristol and Ezeters;
11. in Hnll and Selhys, and Leeds and Bradtords; and
10s. in London and North Westerns. Oa the other
hand there is decline of nearly 11. in Caledonians ;
about 235. per cent. in Great Westerns; 1/. in London
and South Westerns and Midlands., and 10s.
per cent. in Brighton.. The traffic returns
for the last week exhibit a falling off
in the receipts of most of the lines, especially
those which at this season of the year are patronised
by the seekers of pleasure, but the decrease is quite
accounted for by the circumstance. already noticed by
us, that the present returns are for an ordinary week,
whilst last year's receipts, with which they are con-
trasted, are for ti e Whi•sun week. Notwithstanding
this circumstance, however, the receipts on s.veral of
the great lines continue much in advance of last year's;
thus the Caledonian return is 6,3391. against 5,4891.,
in 1849 ; London and North Western, 46,8411. against
45,2271.; B:i.shton, 13,1021. against 10,2131.; South
Eastern, 11,7361. against 10,8291.; Barwick, 14,4731.
against 12,7951. On taking the aggregate of the re-
turns we fired that the sum received for the past Reek
on 5,510 miles of railway was 254,999/., being at the
rate ot 481. 10s. per mile per week ; whilst for the
corresponding week of last year 240,2161. wu re-
ceived on 4,808 miles, or at the rate of 49!. per mile
per week. There is thus an increase this year of
14,7831., and an increase on the mileage ot 702, ac-
compauied with a decrease in the receipts of 2/. 10s.
per mile per week.
The following are the extreme prices at which
business has been done in railway shares dosing the
week:

LOW'S!
Price.

„ 2
ioSO CaledonLin 1:1
20 Eastern (Sounded; 7
SO Edinburgh end Cilangow .... n
100 Great North of England. 222
24 Gnat Northern
100 Gnat Western 6O

30 Ma on My 96
30 Lamar of Outdo 6l
100 Lunseldre and Torii** 42
—0
3 9711
lune end Breaked.
" 41
111 Laden sad llama
100 Inedrit, Befsbisnond South Wu
100 Luanne& Wee& Western lO9l ..... ......... 106
100 Laden salon* Western es _ 61
100 1218156 U ....._..»....... 86
23 North Bride
171 North Stalerdshlre 8 ...».».. 78
23 Used& Central — l3 „ II
3311 Rank liestern
50 Wllts, Sonterste, end Weymouth. 4O
$3 York, Newcastle. and Berwkit. ll
60 York end North 11611 end
The subjoined calculations show the rate per cent.
per annum yielded by the various securities cited
st the average of the prices which ruled this day.
Where the asterisk (6) is placed, it is to be under-
stood that the share rate of dividend is lees the in-
come tax :

Three per Cent. Comte ..average pries 96t yield per cent.= 1 11
Three per Cent. Reduced 95 n 3 7I
lltree.and.a.Quarter per Oents. 97 oo X 4
Bank stock (die. 8 per cent. per sea.). 209 a 3 1 ej
India Stook (dm.N 104 per eent. per ana.)367i n $1 6
Braque Ma ut. 36. per
Rodent Opuntia' Elit.Ndiel . Ismer shday). of . I IS
10/., equal to IS per wet per enaJ 7 n 4 0
Oreat 9/setera• (dlr. at the rate of 4
pee cent. per ann.)
`an owily, and Tarkahlr• 4100
Stook (dlr. at the rate of 3 per cent
pee son.)
London and Tenth Welders. (dlr. at
Nitrate 073) per cent per ane.) BO N. 6 9 3
London and Brighton* (gmb
dead per 1001. nook for
the haINW f year, equal to N. Illa. per
ant. per ann.)
Landon and North Westin* (dlrkked
at the Me of 6 per cent per ann.) 107} so 4 IS 0
'Mimed* (dlr. at the rate of 33 per et,
par son.) 36 oo 6 lb 104
&nth. Itastere• (dlr. at the rate of 3
6 lit 4
per cent. par ann.)

Commercial letters from Havana of the 19th May,
received by the Pacific, mention that notwithstanding
the discouraging accounts from all quarters the sugar
market remained firm. Prices were quoted, for
whites 81 to 10 realF; yellows, 8 to 71 r.; brown, 61
to 61 r. Whites were scam and enquired for. The
freight market was dull, with a declining tendency.
In some instant=s 425. 6d. had been accepted for
St. Petersburg. Exchange on London was quoted
at 10 t.. 101 per cent. pron..