The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1857.

this. At the present dissolution the Treasury
Worms will be made to tell indifferently for Re-
grows or Conservatives provided they be friends of
Lei PALMERSTON, while the whole energies of the
Oggrition will be taxed to augment the Comma-
dm phalanx. The result is likely to be that we
shall have a greater number of Conservativetin the
next House of Commons than we have in the pee-
wit. Now, admitting that Lord PALMERSTON may
be able and willing to make his Conservative
Mends co-operate with his Reforming friends
so long as he holds the reit:. of Govern-
ment, what guarantee can the Reformers
have that in the event of Lord PALMERSTON'S being
removed from the scene of action, his Conservative
friends will not coalesce with those who are of
the same political opinions and sentiments as them-
selves ?
We submit this consideration neither in favour
nor in hostility to Lord PALMERSTON, or any living
political leader. We have again and again declared
that we sec no living reforming statesman capable
of uniting Reformers under his guidance, and
that till such a ono arise all that can be
done is to prevent or heal dissensions in the Liberal
ranks, and scramble on as best we may. This de-
claration we now repeat. When the great meeting
WAS held to concert measures for cretin a mese
meat to bonen Hume, we remising ene mid=
his imperturbable good-nature eel seelebace of
quarrels with Reformers of every leak of opinion.
We then called upon all Reformers te imitate We
example in this respect. The presort crisis is
one that calls upon us to repeat the edgeed.,
tier. The Chinese question has tempi*
divided Reformer* into three classes. lbw
are those who approve of the Mildibig
policy; there are those who disapprove of it, le
who do not regard it as so inconsistent with Asir
principles a.s to call for their voting against Minis-
ters ; and there are those who (like ourselves) mg
convinced that it is too vital a question to admit of
' its being sacrificed to party considerations. The
diversity of action consequent upon these diversities
of opinion has naturally given rise to asperities is
the Liberal ranks. The anger of some of the mote
indiscreet retainers of °armament is vented
in threats to oppose the return of any of the Libe-
rals who voted in the majority. If these threats
are carried into effect they will ensure the exclusion
from the House of Commons of moderate Misigs
like Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR and Sir Fume
BARING, and of independent Liberals like Mr. MI&
auca, Mr. Fox, and Mr. MuLt.. It would beteg
gross ignorance of human nature to imagine tist
the Mends of such men will tamely submit to this
aserschea. Who will interfere to close up this
breach before it widens into danger? The task is
obviously for thase;who entertain the same views
of the Chinese policy which prompted the vote
of the majority, but whose loyalty to party induced
them either to vote against their convictions or to
abstain from voting. They have a right to demand
of the Ministers, to whom they have given so strong
a proof of their attachment, that in the Liberal party
the Ministerial policy in China shall be at least as
open r

.1 question.
We give this advice not that we are ourselves pre.
pared, or that we believe any who entertain our
opinions are prepared. to =anyone word that we or
they have uttered on the Chinese question, or to desist
from seeking to make converts to our views. But
when there are so many objects which all Reformers
are agreed to struggle for, we do not see why, acting
independently on this question, we should not co-
operate cordially on others. This the proscription re-
commended by the intemperate Ministeriali►ts would
reader impossible. We have discharged our duty
is masking this representation; if our warning is
disaaprdad our course is clear. The blame of what-
happens must rest upon the makeliates. To
the best of our power we will resist every attempt to
Istablish a reign of tenor and gag the conscientious
asmonneers of the Canton atrocities.

le Mr. ARTNUR GORDON had put last night to her
NIAJE•ITY.9 Government the question of which he
had given notice, and inquired " respecting the rela-
tions at present existing between the Government of
this country and that of the United Statio," there can
be little doubt of the answer he would have
received. The policy of this country has been
so unequivocally declared to bo one of the
most intimate friendship and hearty alliance with
the United States, that no English Government
il can now vary or alter it. The difficulty in the
case, if difficulty there be, does not rest with the Eng:
lish Government or people; it comes from the other
side of the Atlantic, and arises out of the pecu-
liarities and presumed necessities of parties in the
United States, a,s the treatment of the CLARENDON-
DALLAs Convention in the Senate illustrates.
There is no allegation that, in signing this Con-
vention, Mr. DALLAS at all disregarded his instruc-
tions or exceeded his powers. On the contrary, it
is notorious that the American negotiator considered
at the time—and. we presume, still considers—that
the British negotiator, to settle and finally dispose of
a question which annoyed and irritated the public at
home, made large and valuable conceesions, and took
the sting out of the MThwEn-CLAYTON Convention,
in which the United States was of opinion that Eng-
land had the best. Lord CLARENDON was, of Course,
aware of the comparatively restricted authority pos-
sessed by the American Plenipotentiary, and that
everything he accepted and signed was subject to
the revision and approbation of the United States
Senate. Knowing this, and knowing how strongly
popular feeling ran across the Atlantic, he had every
inducement to make the concessions on the part of
England sufficiently large and comprehensive to carry
the Convention through that body. Mr. DALLAS,
on the other hand, still better acquainted not only
with the general feeling of his country and the state of
parties generally, but also the exact position of the
Senate, had every motive to require for the United
States terms that would finally settle the question,
and by its settlement bring credit on his mission at
the Court of London. That both negotiators acted
in good faith to each other, that they conscien-
tiously endeavoured to agree in an arrangement to
which no fair or reasonable objection could be taken,
and that in signing the Convention they fully be-
, lined that it provided an honourable and useful
solution of all difficulties, and placed the two man-
tries in accord as to one of the most important routes
, of transit between the Atlantic and Pacific, must, we
, i think, be admitted.
The Convention thus concluded was transmitted
by Mr. DALLAS to his Government ; and as by it
the Convention was sent for consideration and ap-
proval to the Senate, it is clear that President PIERCE
and his Cabinet fully accepted and sanctioned the
labours and acts of Mr. DALLAS. Here, then, we
have a powerful weight of the highest authority in
favour of the arrangement. Unfortunately, how-
ever, at the moment President PIERCE sent the Con-
vention to the Senate, he was entirely without power
or influence either in or out of that assembly ; his
Presidency was about to expire ; the presidential
election bad been just decided by a combination in
which what are called Southern influences pre:
railed ; no clear and distinct intimation of his policy
as future President had been uttered by Mr.

BUCHANAN ; and political parties at Washington
were in a elate of suspense and doubt By the
Senate the Oneention was, in the grew, wares of
business, mama to its Onsmittee on /brags Affairs,
widish is wide' sow by Mr. MAW. of ruginia.
After poisessi dissurista, and sensibrable differ-
ems at aphis% Mssow and a mejority of the
Commillse poirallek and the Committee reported
lever Onnoodes. Thereupon the Senate
bolt mitered an its essalirragno. No authorised
oseeoat of the illomulon be boon published, but
thee It, too, was Isai sod velsemsat is known. The
um& was tinfaveerable. Tss Csavention was re-
hired beck to the Committee At amendment and
alteration by a majority so rod as to render the
conclusion inevitable that it did not wholly eon-
' link of Southern Senator'', but that sonic of the anti-
Slavery party in the Senate most on this occasion
have voted with the Democratic party. Be that,
however, as it may, the Committee did, it seems, re-
consider the Treaty—did suggest some alterations
therein, and, having done so, again reported it to the
Senate. These alterations were, of course, made
in the spirit of the previous decision of the
Senate, and aimed at carrying out the views
of the majority which had sent the Convention
back to the Committee. On a second divisios, low
ever, the Senate, by a vote of 25 to 20, refused to
further consider the Convention until after the new
Administration came into power. And so the matter
at present stands.
That the Senate should desire to halo ties new
Administration in power before it sanctioned the
Conveotha appears to be not at all unnatural. Prow
tinily the Convention will, if ratified, have to be
essoisi oat by Mr. Beene:east ; and it seems to be
▪ omeable that the responsibility of its flag
=or rejection should be thrown on that.
Either he approves or disproves el
tin mrangement. If he approves of it, be will, we
poormate, have mfficient influence in tin Senate to
foam its approbation of the Cowman. If he
ampproves, it is much better for be* son tries
dolt ws should know, and, if possible, rows Ms
djsellene. than have to wrangle and dispute with
Ilts saw PIESIDLNT as to acting on its stipulatime.
N Ni. BUCHANAN be determined, as some people
apprehend, to keep open this question ;of Central
America, we have before us, in the CLArrote.
Donuts Convention, evidence and authority that
the conclusion sad final adoption of a treaty will
not avert or frustrate such a determination. Should
he, on the other hand, be animatod, as we hope he
is, by a wiser end a better policy, and be resolved to
illustrate his Presidency by the cordiality of his
relations with England, ho will have a graceful
opportunity of commencing that career by procuring
the sanction of the Senate, and by himself ratifying
this Convention. It is a legacy of good or ill for
him according as he may deal with it.
The objection which is said to have influenced
the vote of Southern Senators is not to any article
in the Ctnarenoe-DALLAS Convention itself,
bet to that provision in the Convention between
I Mersa sad Honduras, by which Honduras binds
itself not to permit slavery to exist in the
Bay Islands. Now, all that England has required
by that provision is, the preservation of the status
re in those islands, just as it has by other provi-
sions secured to the English colonists who have
settled there the enjoyment of those municipal,
fiscal, sad legal rights and immunities which they
possess at present. And as slavery has no existence
in Honduras, that State had no difficulty in entering
into this obligation. Had this Convention been an
arrangement between England and Honduras solely
and entirely, in that case the United States would
have had no pretensions to make objections to any
of its provisions. But as the very object of thit
Convention is declared to be " to secure the neutrality
of the Bay Islands with reference to any railway or
other line of inter-oceanic communication across the
territories of Honduras," by the third article " the
contracting parties agree to communicate the present
Convention to all other maritime powers, and to invite
them to accede to it." This provision at once
brings the stipulation as to slavery under the pur-
view of the Senate, and unhappily at a time when
passions have been roused to their highest pitch in
the States on the subject. Having once inserted the
provision, it is impossible to withdraw it, even though
on its withdrawal the whole question of Central
America should be made hereafter to depend.
So much, however, rests on the policy of Mr.
BUCUANAN, and en the influence he is likely to pos-
sess in the Senate, that all we can now safely do is
to state, as we have done, how the question actually
stands, and to wait for his inaugural address for some
expression of his opinions.

Tim great joint stock company of forgers and
swindlers luos been finally broken up, and every
partner in the fraudulent firm has now found to his
cost that in such cases the principle of unlimited
liability is, very properly, enforced with the ex-
tremest rigour. JAMES Tow:0111ND SAWARD, Es q.,
barrister-at-law, of the Inner Temple, alias " JEN
the Penman," after a protracted course of cautious
and successful villany, has been sentenced to trans-
portation for the residue of his natural life, and the
lama punishment has deservedly been awarded to
his accomplice, ANDERSON, " the sender." It i.
hardly necessary to dwell at afty length on the
sufficiently notorious circumstances of this unpa-
ralleled case. The evidence given at the Old Bailey
added nothing to the facta 'with which the public arc
already familiar. The ',tory of the two accomplices,
ATWELL and HARDWaCK, was entirely unshaken,
and in every important particular corroborated to
the very letter. The two moat remarkable features
of the cue were the business-like combination with
which all the details of the fraud were carried oat,
and the remarkable astuteness with which" Jot the
Penman" had for years succeeded in baffling
all the detective ingenuity of the police, who,

though well aware of the existence of this
colossal association for plunder, had never been able
in any single instance to trace home to its originator
and manager conclusive evidence of complicity in
the crimes of his subordinates. It is also a sin-
gular fact that though this wretched and cowardly
contriver of crime had been the means of leading to
punishment a considerable number of his creatures—
all members of the professional crime class—yet it
was not till a clue to his detection had been obtained
from an accidental source that any one of the num-
ber could be found to come forward and betray him.

It is also singular that though the man moat
for years past have been in the receipt of a
very handsome revenue from the proceeds of his
crimes, yet at the moment of his extremeA need his
fonds were so utterly exhausted that he had not the
means of retaining counsel for his defence. To
have done so, indeed, would only have been a waste
of ill-earned pins. The case against him was
abundantly clear, and the ingenuity of advocacy
though it might have prolonged the investiga-
tion, could not possibly have altered the re-
sult. Another point for observation is offered by
the career of HARDWICK—his friend for three and
twenty years, and now his co-mate in the
dreary sentence of penal banishment, or forced
labour for life. According to this man's evidence,
he, at an early period, " left his country for his

country's good." This was in the palmy days of
the transportation system. Released on a colonial
ticket-of-leave, Mr. HARDWICK soon made his way to
Hobart Town, and, from the first moment of his com-
plete liberation, appears to have been in the constant
habit of revisiting his old pals and his old haunts in
England, for purpoma which the largest charity can
hardly permit us to regard as consistent with
strict morality. Oa the last of those occasions
he came duly provided with a genuine bill for 2001.
accepted by KENNARD and Co., and with several
blank forms of acceptance on the same firm, which
he hastened to got filled up by the experienced
hand of the master forger—his old friend " Um the
Penman." Ono of the most graphic portions of
the evidence at the Central Criminal Court relates
to the presentation of one out of this aeries of forged
bills. " JEN the Penman," emboldened by long im-
punity and uninterrupted success, had tried a more
daring stroke than usual. He had tilled up one
of KENNARD and Co.'s blank bills for no less a
sum than 1,0001. A victim had been provided by
" the sender," ANDERSON, for the purpose of getting
cash for this bill. The stake was large, and the
messenger's honesty was accordingly first tried by
sending him to get change for a 20/. note. This test
having been satisfactorily complied with, ho was
despatched on the more important errand. AT-
WELL redo on the top of the same omnibus that car-
ried him to the City. SAWARD lurked in a neigh-
bouring chop-house. HARDWICK followed him into
the bank. The bill was presented. " I saw," says
HARDWICK," the clerk takeout the notes and gold ; he
was just going to hand them to CLEMENTS (the mes-
senger) whena sudden thought seemed to strike him,
and he looked at the bill again, and returned the
notes to the till, and the messenger and the bill were
detained." The excitement of chicken bawd, the
Derby, or the St. Leger, can hardly beat this.
When the clerk was asked what bad excited his
suspicion, his answer was somewhat disparaging to
" JED the Penman." "The first part of the signs-
ture was very much like the genuine one, but the
latter was not so good. It was also," he went on to
say, "required to be paid in 1001. gold, eight 601.
notes, and' five for 1001., and this struck him as
being rather an extraordinary mode for a pri-
vate person to receive such an amount." HARD-
wick' profited by the lesson. 'When he next went
on a similar errand—and he had the hardihood
very soon to go again—he took care to divert the
attention of the clerk from the cheque which Mr.
ANDERsoN's messenger had just presented, by
making some very particular inquiries of him about
a dishonoured bill. This succeeded, and 410/. were
duly paid in notes and coin across the counter.
; Whatever else may be said of Mr. HARDWICK, it
must bo confessed that his career bears a striking
r testimony to the efficacy of transportation beyond
the seas as a final mode of getting rid of a dangerous
criminal

A singular illustration of the ascendancy of "Jell
the Penman" over his png, and of the means by which
he had obtained and kept it, was supplied by a letter
discovered on HARDWICK, and which was one of
the principal means of securing a conviction against
the arch-forger. HARDWICK bad gone down to Yar-
mouth, under the name of lines RALPH. "Jew the
Penman, in the name of WHITNEY," paid in a forged
bill at BARCLAY'S for 2001., the proceeds to be remitted
to Yarmouth; but he had omitted to add, "to the order
of J. ltALeu." BARCLAY'S, of course, would only
pay the proceeds to the order of : the
only name they knew in the transaction. Here-
upon "Jew the Penman" writes as follows:
Now I eensidenxl the matter seriatim yesterday, and you
must do this Morally, just as I state it. Oo to o.'s
(G miners), see the paying-in noes—.lnd, yen must see it;
state you have written to Mr. Whitney, and be will rectify
it at Mucky's, and you will all upon them spin In a day
or two. Come up directly ; go to B.'s (Barclay's), write a
fresh note for them to send to O.'s, sad then return and you
will get tho malt. l'ray do not more Author in other
matters until this is arranged. I beg of you not to do no.
I eau scs through a brick wall sometimes. I see through
ma now; be guided by me, fur I am generally swum by
caution.

" Generally," but, luckily, not always ; in this
very instance, the act of writing to HARDWICK was
a fatal mistake. HARDWICK was arrested before the
letter reached him ; the letter itself was seized, and,
combined with other pieces of corroborative evidence,
at length put into the hands of the police the means
of proving, by legal evidence, what they had long
known as a matter of fact—the guilt of Jmaes
TOWNSUESD SAWARD, the managing director of the
n j ' t stock company of associated Lrandon forgers.
joint
life, and a sordid doom. Who would live
till 68 in the practice of forgery., in order to spend
the remnant of his days in forced 'tabour as a convict?

The self-denial evinced by the electors of the City
of London, in their struggle for the rights of their
Jewish fellow-subjects, i s most honourable to them.
It is with sincere pleasure, though without the
least surprise, that we learn the determination
of the supporters of Baron Rothschild to bring
him forward as a candidate at the general
election, and their well-grounded confidence
in the certainty of his success. The Baron himself
is resolute to fight the good fight to the last. Such
perseverance is sure ultimately to command victory.
When the just claims of the Jewish community
are recognised by the Legislature—and that event
cannot uow ho far distant—it will be mainly to the
citizens of London that the gratitude of the friends
of civil and religious liberty, for this good service
will be due.

We learn with sincere pleasure that there is a
movement at Bradford, with a view to bringing
General Peyronet Thompson forward at the im-
pending election. The ability, accomplishments,
uncompromising integrity, and approved good err-
vices of the Ocneral,entitle him to the best wishes of
every true reformer, and the active assistance of
every reformer who can do anything to promote his
success.

PRINCE ALBERT'S CAMBRIDGE MEDAL FOR LEGAL
STuDivi.—This modal was yesterday awarded to H. Shield,
M.A., Jefun Core. The examiners were unanimously 01
opinion that E. W. Sleek, 8.C.L., of St. John's College,
ere quitted himself in a meaner deserving of special mamma-
dation.
ATEDIFT To POUION A FaItHER.—A cue which
be embed • god awl of interest in the East Riding of
Yoshihisa WON' Use loud bekes the magistrates at
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the stmelaul a which was directed to him,
sad which Kafiri, • stone bottle, in which
was about half-a-plan of sherry wine. The cork
bowleg been taiga out of the bottle, the par
Nods, tested a lads of the wino, but, to liking it, de twig
it cat sells. Ms ssrleat girl mellowed was of the wins,
sad obit bssime TM, 11, though the almonds rewnwed.
The priseavr, who then resided a fry tithe Idea ad
less a Omer, was argeaed, as about the time in
"moss is sent his shighwe with • Imre to the
lama wilwey etotion. la • week or two eftwweeds the
secami pneslard to give lie &Owl M. se lOW if he
would my dust be (the sksghted) bed set esesellag. It
was estattelasi gee the vies seidied made mid, • doss
of whisk
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until nesalty, whoa be wig spdesheadel el Weak& Th.
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—Nis..

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

TILE ANC]

TREATY.

The Paris correspondent of the Intljpenclance
Beige publishes the following as the chief points of
the Anglo-Persian treaty just signed at Paris:

I. The ',hob of the Persia; territory which is or might be
occupied by the English troops up to the proclamation of
peace is those parts is to be completely evacuated by the
Eagbab.

I. Persia recordins the independence of Affghaniatan—
that is to sty, Perils takes the solemn engagement not to in-
terfere any mew in the affairs of Affghenidan.
111. Rend is restored to its independence. That province
will hineefordi he pruned by its native rulers.
IV. Renewal of the treaty of commerce concluded between
Persia and England. England will henceforth be treated in
the Persian empire on the footing of the most favoured nation;
Persia equally so in the British empire.
V. England renounces henceforth affording protection to
Persists subjects.

VI. Mr. Murray, the British minister who resided at
Teheran berme the war, will return to Teheran, where he
will be received with peat honours by the Persian govern-
meat.

EVACUATION OF GREECE.

Telegraphic advices from Athens, dated this day
week, announce the complete evacuation of Greece
by the English and French troops.

The Constantinople journals publish a wild report
of the arrival of " 3,000 Russians, under Abd-ul-
Nadir," at Tabriz. These troops, it is pretended,
were on their march to the southern province of
Fars, to oppose the British. The Austrian papers
report this movement as the march of an ordinary
brigade of national infantry.

CHINA.

The Monitewr of this day publishes despatches
from Hong Kong to the 14th of January. An in-
surrection at Hong Kong was feared. Sir J. Bow-
ring hod made arrangements with Admiral Guerin,
the French naval commander, and sufficient pre-
cautions had been taken to put down, in case of
need, any such movement.
It seems that this attitude of the French is due to
instructions received by them by the last mail.
France and England had concerted, before
knowing the events of Canton, to obtain from the
Chinese government a recision of the treaties which
are about to expire, and the English and French re-
presentatives received despatches prescribing the
joint and identical conduct which they would observe
to attain this object. They were authorised to lend
each other support and aid in all eventualities.
—Post.

Mora the Maw'weer Guardian of this day.)
We have received information that intelligence,
believed to be authentic, yesterday reached London,
to the effect that the Emperor of China had recalled
Governor Ych from Canton. It is added that the
Emperor had expressed a desire to be on friendly
terms with the English, and had despatched an
otllcer to replace Yeh.
We are unable to vouch for the correctness of
this important intelligence, but we may observe
that credit is attached to it by persons who arc
usually well informed.

UNITED STATES.

TRIC TZLEOILATID.)
01.7THAMPTON, SATURDAY.

The Washington has arrived at Cowes, on her way
to Bremen with the American mails. She left New
York on the 21st ult.

The New York Herald says that General Cass bag
been selected for the state department, and Mr. Cobb
for the treasury ; and that Brown, of Tennessee,
Thompson, of Mississippi, and Floyd, of Virginia,
are to go into the cabinet.
A disunion convention has assembled at Albany.
Great damage has been done by the freshets in
the Missouri State.

The cotton market was firm, owing to telegraphic
aonountis having been received, giving an advance in
New Orleans. _

The Committee on the Corruption in Congress
recommends the dismissal of several members of
Congress.
Indictments had been found against parties impli-
, cand in the Burdell murder.

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Neither the Ericsson nor the Asia steamers, both
due, had arrived at New York on the 21st.
1)r. Moore, of New York, has been acquitted of
the charge of conspiring to take the life of Mr.
Alfred S. Livingston, of Trenton, New York, after a
trial which lasted four days.

FRANCE.

(nom orz owx

PARIS, FEIDAT EVENING.

The Council of State met at the Tuileries to-day,
under the presidency of the Emperor, for the pur-
pose of considering the question relative to the im-
position of a tax on negotiable share property. All
the ministers were present. _ . _

The discussion which the proposal of the Emperor
gave rise to Was eery animated, but as yet the result
is not known.

The Neufchatel conference did not meet to-day,
but the four plenipotentiaries who assisted at the
sitting yesterday, have this morning signed a proto-
col, which has been sent to their respective courts.
It is said that the next meeting of the conference
will take place to-morrow, when the Prussian envoy
will be present for the first time. The Russian envoy
will be present on Monday next, and it is hoped that
the affair will be arranged in the course of the en-
suing week.
Prince Danielo, prince of Montenegro, who ar-
rived to-day at Marseilles, is expected in Paris
to-morrow. . . . .

The Moniteur gives notice that during the
legislative session the Emperor will receive, every
Monday, the ministers, senators, deputies, coun-
cillors of state, mend:ars of the Court of Cassation,
and other high law dignitaries, generals of
division and brigade on active service, the
general commanding the National Guard of
the Seine, the members of the Institute, the Perfects
of the Seine and of Police, and the secretaries and
directors general of the central administration. The
wives of the above-mentioned persons will also be
admitted. The receptions will commence on Mon-
day next, at nine o clock. No invitations will be
sent ; all the gentlemen must be in uniform.
The Paris journals continue to direct their exclu-
sive attention to the check of the Palmerston ad-
ministration ; their remarks however, being chiefly
of a speculative character, have lost their main
interest, since the doubts entertained by them with
respect to a dissolution of parliament have bean
satisfactorily cleared up by the communication made
to the House of Commons by Lord Palmerston.
The Three per Cents. closed to-day on the Paris
Bourse at 70fr. Slc, for the cud of the month, and

the Four-and-a-Ralf per Cents. at 93fr. Orleans
Railway shares, 1,430 fr. ; Great Northern, 970 fr.;
Strasburg, 840 fr. . • ditto New Shares, 770 fr.; Paris
and Lyons, 1,450 R.; Lyons to the 'Mediterranean,
1,885 fr.; Western of France, 833 fr. ' • Bordeaux and
Cette, 797 fr. 50c. ; ditto New Shares, 795 fr. : Great
Central of France, 617 fr. 50c. • Lyons and Geneva,
780 fr.; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 1,390 fr. ; Austrian
Railways, 780 fr.