The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-12 00:00:00

SERVIA.

BELGRADE, Auotrer 10.
The estates in Roumania belonging to Prince
Alexander Karageorgewitch have been se-
qiiestered, in execution of the sentence pro-
nounced againt him by the High Court of Justice.

AMERICA.
NEW YORE, At70778r 11.
The Hamburg and American steamship Cimbria
arrived out at 11 p.m. yesterday ; and the Cunard
steamship Russia, at 7 s.m to-day. The Allan
(Glasgow) steamship St. David also arrived out
to-day.
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Closing Prices :—Gold, 148 f. Sterling ex
on London, 109 j. 5-20 United States eitr,
1882, 114/; ditto, 1886, 112} ; 10-40 ditto, 109 f.
Illinois, 149. Cotton, middling Upland, 29f.
Petroleum, standard white, 34g. Flour, extra
State, 9 dole. 20c. to 9 dole. 80c. Corn, old
mixed, 1 dol. Vic.

A memorial, signed by the mayor and about 100
of the moat respectable inhabitants of Cardiff has been
forwarded to Mr. Gathorne Hardy, the Home Secretary,
praying that the verdict of the jury may be set aside in
the cue of John Richards, who was found guilty of the
manslaughter of John Butler, on the let of May last, in
Caroline-street, Cardiff, and was sentenced to seven years'
penal servitude. The jury, it is admitted, cast lots to
decide whether a verdict of guilty or not guilty should be
returned. Alter the verdict had been returned six of the
lottery papers were found on which the words "Not
Guilty" bad been written, thus showing that at least one
hat of the jury were against the conviction.
SERIOUS CHANGE AGAINST THE CHIEF OFFICER
Or THZ ROYAL Lrvu FILENDLY SoCsxrv.—Yesterday
Jno. Atherton appeared at the police-court, Liverpool, in
answer to a summons charging Um with stealing • ledger
belonging to the British Prudential Consolidated Asairanoe
Society. The complainant was Mr. John Bison, the Lan-
cashire superintendent for that society, who stated that
a man named Meek had been in their service as collector,
and that, after embezzling a considerable sum of money
belonging to them, he had transferred his services to the
Royal Liver Society. The ledger in question was the only
means they bad of examining his accounts, and it and
been taken on of by Mr. Atherton, who said he
was enga to audit it as a friend of Meek. The latter
now produced the book, and the bench being of opinion
that a charge of felony had not been made out, dismissed
the case.

ACCOMMODATION BILL TRANSACTIONS.—A ease
was heard at the Liverpool Court of Chancery on Rater-
day, which disclosed some singular transactions with respect
to accommodation bile and cheques on the part of two
Liverpool firms. The case was brought by the Adelphi
Bank to foreclose a security given for 2,000/., and a cross
action was brought to obtain a release of the surety and
the delivery of the security, on the ground that the
bank had not dealt properly by the plaintiff. In 1865,
a Mr. Garmss, since dead, deposited deeds of property
with the bank as security for advances not exceeding
2,000!. to Messrs. Gemini Brothers, a Liverpool Arm, one
of the conditions being that he could withdraw from the
arrangement by giving six months' notice. He gave that
notice, but before it had expired Messrs. Garai= executed
a deed of assignment to their creditors, and at the time
were largely indebted to the bank. Another gentleman
was also security at the bank for Messrs. Gamble for a
sum not exceeding 10,0001. This gentleman was released
by the bank on certain conditions. It was held that he
was a co-surety with Mr. ()amiss, and on that account
his release operated as a release of the other surety.
There were also various other acts on the part of the bank
which it was argued freed the remaining surety from his
obligation ; but his honour, after hearing the arguments,
decided in favour of the bank.

SlinvereTaiLlak.—On Monday an action was
brought at the Bloomsbury county court by a domestic
servant for compensation for being discharged without
notice. Her master pleaded that after the family had
been served for some time with weak tea the woman was
watched, and it was found that she poured out the first
brew into a jug for herself, then watered the remainder,
and took it up stairs. When taxed with the offence she
was abusive, and was at once dismissed. His honour gave
judgment for the master.
[OVAL OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN.—
The suspension of the Bev. M. J. Dwyer from the office
of chaplain to Darlinghnret gaol, for a breach of the regu-
lations, drew forth • long epistle from the gentleman
whose envies. have been dispensed with by the (MOM,
meat. The breach complained of wee conveying from the
gaol a declaration made by the late convict O'Farrell,
and which wee read in the Legigative Amembly by am
minent member of the opposition. Mr. Dwyer subm.
that be had not broken any of the regulation, of the gaol,
but that if he had, it had been " an ttneonscions infraction
on his part of rule. of very dubious application." His
excellency the governor, however, with the advice of thd
executive council, has directed the removal of the Rev.
Mr. Dwyer from the office of Roman catholic chaplain of
the gaol at Darlingkerst..-Bevfmr Mornay Metald,
June 17.
THE PUBLIC lizuzu.—The weekly return of
births and deaths irides that in the week that ended
011 SettirlOY, Ai gue 311 s, 4,122 bathe, and ItZertleaths,
wereregistered in London and in thirteen 1/14*
towns of the United Kingdom. The annual rate of mor.
=liwtaay 80 per 1,000 perms Bring. The annual rate of
last week was 28 pax 1.000 in London, RI in Ban-
burgh, and 23 in Dublin; 24 in Bristol, 37 In gaming
ham, 35 in Liverpool, 40 in Membester, M Salford,
in Sheffield, 33 in Bradford, 41 ip Leech, 38 in Milli 26 in
Newciudle-upon.Tyne, and 38 in Glasgow. The rate in
Vienna was 27 per 1 OM during the week ending the let
Met., when the mean temperature was 1.3 deg. Fahrenheit
higher than in the same week in London, where the rate
was 28. The mortality from diarrhces showed a decline
upon the previous week in each of the
towns, except Manchester and Hull, in which hie
fatal cases had increased ; in none of the
towns, however, was the deerease eo large as in London.
The fire in the Boroush was still smouldering
last night amongst the hope in the two warehouses. More
than a thousand pounds worth of hops have been so far
deittroyed at to be good for nothing bUt manure.