The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-26 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

5112,—1 beg to announce to you the arrival in London of
Mr. President Benson and Mr. ex-President Roberts from
Liberia, both of whom, I hope, will take part in tho cere-
monial of the opening of the International Exhibition, on
tho Ist of May next.
Most respectfully, your obedient servant,
GERARD RALSTON.
London, April 25, 1862.

The departure of the Crown Prince Frederick
William of Prussia to London, to attend the opening cere-
mony of the International Exhibition, is thus announced
to the country in an official paragraph in the Stern
Zeitung :—" In consequence of the expressed desire of her
Majesty Queen Victoria, his Majesty the King, we learn,
has been pleased to depute his Royal Highness the Crown
Prince to attend the opening of the Internaticnal Exhibi-
tion in London. This resolve, we are certain, will
be greeted with feelings of high satisfaction in England, as
well as in Prussia and Germany at large. The more ma-
nifest the difficulties obstructing the progress of the Inter-
national Exhibition, in consequence of the death of its
illustrious originator, the more desirable it appeared to the
British commissioners to procure the presence, at the open-
ing solemnity, of a Royal guest who is so closely related to
the English dynasty. At the same time German art and
industry could not receive a more brilliant and effective re-
presentative than will bo given in the presence of his Royal
Highness."

The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch will return
to Be'grave-square on Tuesday next from Dalkeith House,
Edinburgh, for the season.

The Duke of Beaufort and Mr. Gilmore passed
through town last evening, on their way to Badminton,
from Newmarket.

The Duchess of Sutherland has issued cards for
an assembly on the Ist of May, at Stafford House.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Donegall and
Lord and Lady Hairiet Ashley come to town to-day from
Brighton for the season.

The Earl of Shrewsbury will arrive in town to-
day from Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire. Her ladyship is
expected in town on Monday.

The Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Moly-
neux left Grosvenor-place yesterday for Paris.
Field-Marshal Viscount mad Viscountess Core-
bermere have arrived in Belgrave-square for the season.

Lord and Lady Chelmsford are expected at their
residence in Eaton-square on Monday for Paris.
The Marquis de Lavalette and the Marquis de
Piennes have left Fenton's Hotel for Paris.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF PEMBROKE.--A tele-
gram was received last night from Paris announcing the
death of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, who ex-
pired at his residence in that capital at noon yesterday,
after a short and severe illness.

DEATH OF A DAUGHTER OF M. KOSSUTH.—A
letter from Turin of the 22d says :—Kossuth has just lost
his second daughter, Guglielmina, 18 years old. He took
her to Neroi, near Genoa, on the borders of the Mediter-
ranean, hoping that the mildness of the climate would
arrest the progress of the chest malady to which she has
succumbed. The genial climate and the tender care of
which she was the object could only delay her death by
a few months.
We understand that Sir John Lefevre is about to
retire from the office of Civil Service Commissioner, and
that the Hon. Edward Twistleton and the Right Hon. Sir
Edmund W. Head, K.C.8., have been appointed Commis-
sioners.

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH—CHAIR OF CIVIL
LAW.—We understand that Professor Campbell Swinton
has resigned the office of Professor of Civil Law in the
University of Ddinburgh, which he has held for twenty
years. The nomination of a successor lies with the Faculty
of Advocates and the University curators.—Scotsman.

We understand that Dr. George Bell has been
appointed Deputy-Commissioner of Lunacy, in room of the
late Dr. Cockburn. Dr. Bell retains his office in connection
with the Registration of births, marriages, and deaths.—
Scotsnzan.

EMIGRATION TO AIISTRALIA.—The White Star
clipper ship Great Australia sailed from Liverpool yester-
lay for Melbourne. Besides a fair amount of valuable
cargo, this fine vessel took out 550 passengers. This is the
greatest number of passengers which has sailed in one ship
since the aailipg of the White Star in June, 1857.

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THE EMILIE ST. PIERRE TESTIMONIAL TO THE
CAPTAIN.—A subscription has been originated on 'Change
for a testimonial to Capt. Wilson, of the Emilie St. Pierre.
The subscribers state that it is to mark their admiration for

.......
Capt. Wilson's gallant conduct and British pluck, evinced
in re-capturing his vessel from a greatly superior force, and
these sums are given without the slightest reference to
Northern or Southern feeling. We understand the amount

already subscribed exceeds £lOO. Yesterday morniug the
crew of the Emilie St. Pierre arrived here from New York

in the steamship Etna. The mate is detained by the British
consul to answer any inquiries as to the ship. On nearing
the great landing-stage about 6 o'clock, the returned crew
were informed of their vessel being in the river, but they
doubted it until assured of the fact by reading it in the
newspapers. On learning the gratifying intelligence their
joy knew no bounds. They broke forth into loud huzzas,

which were repeated again and again with increasing enthu-
siasm. They also sang one or two of our national songs,.
including " Rule Britannia," dwelling with uproarious
effect on the passage, "Britons never shall be slaves."—

Liverpool Mercury.
TIIE RECENT BATTLE AT CORINTII.—The fol-
lowing is a postscript to a letter received in this city from a
gentleman of position at New York :—" The victory at
Corinth is gradually dwindling down, and becoming
small by degrees and beautifully less.' The number
killed, instead of thousands, is now hundreds, and possibly
will be tens ; and the victory, in the course of a short time,
will prove to be a defeat of the Federal forces. Stocks are
falling in New York, and as this, I think, is a better index
than anything else, it means, I think, bad news."

SHOCKING MURDER. KILLARNEY, Friday
Morning.—This morning, at 5 a.m., a shocking murder
was committed by Philip Michael Foley, of Killorglin, who
shot his first cousin, Philip James Foley, of Killarney,
whilst the latter was looking after his fishing weir, situated
near Caragh. It appears deceased was joined with his
cousin in a fishery, and, owing to some dispute arising in
their dealings, the murder was committed. He died a few
minutes after receiving the wound, the gunshot penetratbag
the heart. As soon as a report of the deed was circulated,
the accused fled, and the police are busily engaged in endea-
Touring to bring him into the hands of justice.
THE CONDEMNED PRISONER AT DUMFRIES.--•
The execution of the woman named Mary Ann Reid, or
Temoney, at the conclusion of whose trial for murder at
Dumfries a heartrending scene occurred, is fixed for Tues-
day, the 29th inst. Great exertions have been made to ob-
tain a commutation of the sentence. Two petitions have
been sent from Dumfries on the subject to the Queen—one
signed by 2,107 persons male and female, the other by 3,187
women. The petitioners endeavour to show that the offence
was not of such a coldblooded kind as was at first supposed.
In a declaration made by the prisoner she says that she and
her husband lived happily together till the deceased came
to live near them ; that the influence this woman had ac-
quired over her husband caused many disputes, and that it
was in the course of an affray between her and the deceased

that she took up a mallet, and in a phrenzy of passion dealt
her antagonist such blows as to cause her death. The peti-
tioners think that the statements may be true, and that
there was not conclusive evidence brought forward at the
trial of malice aforethought. A deputation of the ladies of
Dumfries a few nights ago had an audience of Sir George
Grey, at his residence, Falloden4muse, near Alnwick. lle
stated that he took a deep interest in the case, but that he
could not give them an explicit reply until he had received
answers to his inquiries from various quarters. It is under-
stood that he is in communication with the Lord Advocate
of Scotland and the Lord Justice Clerk, and that he will
be greatly guided, though he is not necessarily bound, by
their opinion. The last execution in Dumfries took place
36 years ago.

DISTRESSING DISAPPEARANCE.--A aistressing
event has taken place near Howden during this week, and
has caused a painful sensation in the neighbourhood.
young lady residing at Hook, near. Goole, who had only
been married little more than a fortnight, left home on.
Tuesday morning to spend the day with her mother, who
lives at a village across the river, near Howden. In the
evening, a tradesman from Goole being at her mother's
house with a light cart, kindly offered her a ride, which she
accepted, her mother accompanying her as far as Howden.
After passing through the town, and when within a short
distance of Howden-dyke Ferry, which they had to cross to
get over to Hook, she said she had some business at Skelton,
a village a mile further down the river, and accordingly got
out of the cart and went in that direction. With the excep-
tion of being met on the Howden -road by some parties who
knew her, but whom she passed in silence, nothing mera
has since been seen of the unfortunate lady. Early 03
Wednesday morning, however, a package carefully tied el)
in a shawl, containing her fur, bonnet, mantle, and um-
brella, with a parcel of linen she had brought from her
mother's was found in a garden at the front of a house et
Skelton, near the river, Some linen in the parcel marked
with her name led the persons finding the package to send
to her friends to make inquiries as to her safety. It Nvas
found she had not returned home on Tuesday night, and
there is reason to suppose she has put an end to her exist-
ence by throwing herself into the river, especially as foot-
steps down to the water's brink are traceable near the place
where the bundle was found. The river has been dragged
at intervals, but up to Thursday night the body had not
been discovered. No cause can be assigned for the commit"
tal of so melancholy an act. The friends of the missing
lady, who are nll highly rpgrontablo peojilc, aio ILL great
grief, and deep sympathy is expressed for them on every
hand,—Leeds Jlercury.

FATAL SHlPWRECK.—Particulars have been re-
ceived relative to the total loss of the American ship Thirty-
nine States, which was wrecked a few miles to the south-
ward of Cape Syellero, near Vigo. The ill-fated ship was
on a voyage from Cardiff to Genoa. On the 28th ult. she
encountered a severe gale from the westward, 'which kept
increasing, and carried away most of the sails. Towards
midnight it was discovered that she was making much lee-
way and drifting on shore fast. It was evident that the
ship would strike. There being no room to wear her, Cap-
tain Carleton ordered the forward (long) boat to be lowered,
and it was got under the stern all safe. The commander
then directed the hands to get into th© boat, but they hosi'
tated, fearing she would get stove against the ship's side
by the heavy sea. The captain, by way of showing att
example, then jumped into the boat with a rope, and wag
much hurt. This rope was then secured to the stern, and
several of the men came down by it, but a heavy sea knock-
ing the boat a little to leeward frightened the remainder of
the crew on board, and they refused to let themselves dove'
The steward, who had been endeavouring to obtain some
food, then took to the boat. The captain hailed the rt
roainder to leave, as the ship was then in the breakers, and
there was not a moment to be lost. They could not be in*
duced to come off, and at length the boat was let go, and
in the course of five minutes the ship struck. She soon.
went to pieces, when all on board, 12 in number, perished'
After nearly 12 hours' hard rowing those in the boat
safely landed on one of the Bayona islands. The ship Wag
largely insured.
THE MANASSAS OR TURTLE.—The Manassas or
Turtle is about 100 ft. long and 20 ft. beam, and draws &or.;
9to 12 ft. of water. Her shape above water is nearly that
of half a sharply-pointed eggshell, so that a shot will glane°
from her no matter where it strikes. Her back is formed
of 12-inch oak, covered with 11 -inch bar iron. She has tW°
chimneys, so arranged as to slide down in time of actiott.
The pilothouse is in the stern of the boat. She is worked
by a powerful propeller, but cannot stem a strong current.
She carries only one gun, a 68-pounder, right in her bold'
She is noW at Island No. 10. There is only one entrance t°,
her, through a trapdoor in back. Her porthole is furnished
with a heavily-plated trap, which springs up when th°
gun is ran out, and falls down when it is run back. 13e,
neath the water at her bows her ram is fastened, constructed
of a long iron point, with which she will seek to sink any
object which may interfere to obstruct her passage. She i 5
extremely slow in her movements—if anything, inferior to
our gunboats in speed. Three tugs were required to toy/
her from New Orleans to Columbus. Were her sides abso.
lutely invulnerable, and her speed great, she could defy til°
whole power of our fleet. Fortunately, it is thought that:
well-directed shot striking amidships at the water .line n2als,
certainly pass into her, and that her slow motion would
enable some of our mast active gunboats to sail around her
and choose positions from which she might be attacked iS
her most vulnerable point, or possibly two of them might
grapple her and crowd her ashore. But for the fact that sk.
draws 12 feet of water she would have paid her respects to
Cairo several weeks ago. It is said, with how much truth
we know not, that the Manassas has not recovered from tb°
damage her machinery received in the attern pt to sink the
Richmond, below New Orleans.— _Wm York Tribune-
SUNDAY
SUNDAY BATTLES.—The late terrible struggle
Pittsburg adds another to the long list of Sunday battle'
The facts are so clear in this and numerous other conflictE:
and the results have been so uniform and decisive, that
comment is not only warranted but demanded, alike by
philosophy, patriotism, and piety. The general staternel3,
cannot be gainsaid, that the more important movements 0'
the National forces, in the early stages of the present "Or'
were made on Sunday, and that they were undeoiabl°
failures. Patterson's column was constantly notorious f°r
,
its manoeuvring on Sunday, and for little else. Big Bethel,
Bull Run, and Ball's Bluff were the great blunders and de'
feats of attacking armies on Sunday. All these engage:l
meats, excepting Ball's Bluff, under the now imprisove
Gen. Stone, prec,ded Gen. M'Clellan's noble Sabbath order'
Thenceforward the rebels have made the Sunday assaults:
with invariable loss of the battles thus waged, Mill Spri
opened their of Sunday fighting, which closes with Pittse
burg. The battle of Winchester was begun on Sunday
morning. The first of these battles cost the rebels 11:-e5.
tucky ; the second, the valley of Virginia; and the tbir
the Mississippi Valley. The Metrimac, too, after its der
struetive Saturday's raid, ran amuck against the Monit.„..°
on Sunday, and has spent a month in repairing damages'
New York Times.
of
How VAST IS CRINOLINE.—The production 0
crinoline is going at a flourishing rate in Sheffield. °,13„
firm alone sends out no less than 20 tons weekly of the ',I,
licate material, whilst the total weekly " make of
cutlery capital amounts to no less than 150 tons. 140
rate of manufacture has been maintained throughout 'iv
whole of the past winter, and promises to increase asi,oo
summer advances. Already enough crinoline has Veen
manufactured at Sheffield to encircle the globe again -
again.

Tifig SUN' LONDC
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IL' MONEY MARKET. SHARE MARKET .--THIS DAY. BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Ige
.....---*---- _____,,,______ Closing
-re.
for CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. Price. Business done
-- _
100
lA3otmlau.,Briaer.voLLl..caewnrternede -Eat 05 08
ced An extremely easy tone still pervades the Money - --
Gu. 5 per cent........
Lnd I Closing ) Business stk lOO 1013 1023 102 n2l
Market, notwithstanding the expected negotiation Share! Railways. Paid. Price. I done.
to 205 Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 01 61d 65 $
,
of a heavy loan for Russia. The terms now ac- . 1 203 Do. New - -
ant 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val., all 73 8 10 Do. Preference ..... all 83 9
c ,Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich the cepted by the joint-stock banks and private estab- ro ;Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.k:o.l all 6 7
100 100 83 86
ork lishments range as low as 2 per cent., and the con- ata (Bristol and Exeter, 100 91 93
at (Caledonian ....
I 100 103 109 1095 5 (6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
100 1110. do. July 1, 1873 100 'B2 85
ish sequence is that very few applications are made to 50 Cork and Bandon all - - 100 i Do, do. June I, 11,79 100 81 84
20 Cornwall
ins the Bank of England. 10 Do A A gets no div ) „ll
_____
___ 5 IClculla.&S.Eastn.(l all 5 81
20 I Cape Town & Dock Serii 18 1 1, p
rawl74 (Demerara... all - -
In the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon 10 Do. Bti 11 6Pc'P an.lllB ; all I - ..
been paid lo 13. )
hey stock Eastn. Bengal p,-u. sp. e 100 101 1025 102
the only movement of importance was an advance 50 ,Dublin & Belfast June. all 41 43 stock East Ind-an, gu. sp. c. 100 1014 1046 1033
the 25 I Dun.,Pertli,& Ab. June. all 10 11 20 Do. do. G Ext..... all I 3
heir in the rate on St. Petersburg, owing to the impend- at (East Antlian lOO 122 23 22
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 234 244 243 33
at Eastern Counties....,, 100 573 183 583 71 8
zas, ins loan. at Eastern Union, A stock 100 57 60 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 70 74
100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. all 61 63
hu- About £87,000 in gold was purchased by the -at Do Bdo do 100 37 40 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 40 45 40 1
st East Suffolk - -
igs, Bank authorities yesterday, st Edinburgh & Glasgow , 100 90 92 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 45 48
100 Do. do. 1807 . all 37 10
ions Since Monday last the imports of specie have 30 31
at ,Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 1 1 100 Do. do. 1872 ... all 35 40
t..... st Glasg. and S. Western. 100 102 0
1013 1025 1013 2
been about £300,500, and the exports £25,000. 10 GreatNrthn.of Scotland all 140 145 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.g•ua.sp.c. 100
20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 pr 3 p
fol- On Monday, the 28th inst., a call of £2 per share,
as
tt Great
D o
AN
aotrotchke Northern .... . . .
stock Gt. South.of India (Lim'
at
m s at Gt. S
amouniing to £200,000., becomes due on the EastDo 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 124 121 123
. 13
an Ido
W. of Ireland 100 11044 1051
100 55 58
,- at Indian Railway H Extension shares. at Great Western ... ..c. 100 7.1 201 Do. New
at Do Str Val gua 734 73 5
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opl. all 102 101
i;toli
1113,,Q> The traffic receipts of the Northern of France at Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1063 107 11061 7 100 Do. 53 p. c. do. '77 do all 93 95
100 Do. 1878- all 91 95
Aber Railway for the past week amounted to £47 510 at London and Blackwell 100 58 59
stock Madras guar., sp. c.
' ' at Lon., fright.,& S. Coast 100 122 123
My against £45,158 last year. at Lon, Chat., and Dover 100 444 453 43/ • stook Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 94 96
stock Do. 4; do lOO 91 93
me, st T an. & North Western 100 93 935 931 3 i
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a fair
25at LL'o'elue:rr&y stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds. 100 - -
are)2o Newßrunswick & Canda
amount of business was transacted, and prices were S:EntnlinWiakeisltleernn. 100a11 9893 100311 994__ a
Ldes at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 42 424 425 „ Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7
very firm. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all - - Class A Capital Share
123 Do a shares all - - .. Do. do. Land d 0........
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day 10 Metropolitan all 9 91 95" 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... all 4 8
rder CITY NEWTS—THIS DAY. at Midland
6.4.0 Do New
who st Do firming. & Derby 100 98 100 20 Do. Punjaub .... 4 z 15 3a p
Two O'CLocx. 10 Do. Do. ........ ca t all 204 120;
50 Mid Gt. W. of Ireland all - -
ley, stock i Do. Indus. St. Flo. ge, 100 19 100
The Massalia, sailing on Monday with the Bom- 25 Do. 4 shares - -
ated
bay mails, will take out £130,680 inspecie. 25 Mid Kent - - 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 A 3 d •
i his 10 Do Cray Line - - •
00 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS
gin 1 A further decline of gi per cent. has taken place
Ist Norfolk lOO 67 69 20 Algerian 5 - -
.
few in the English Stock Market to-day, owing to et North British
ting continued sales based upon the impending loan for al Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 - - 20 Ardennes.... ........ .. all - -a
at Do A stk ; A rocs no d 1 20 BahatS.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 163 1 13 173 3
Lted, Russia. Consols have receded to 93-2- ,-7,-, for money till 6 pc. has beenpdßl 100 - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all 314 1
and the Bth prox, des- st Do B stock lOO - - Carmeaux Mine & Rail 3C 11 12
, but are now 93t. The New at Nth. Eastern-Berwick, 100 963 07 284 I 100 Copiapo ................ all - -
Threes and the Reduced are flat at 92 4-; Exchequer 2
sts Do, G.N.E. purchase,l6.l3.4 31 d d 10 Ditto Extension .... all 43 4
3....... Do Leeds i 100 55 153 55 41 20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 16 15 lb 173
I, or I Bills, at 17s. to 20s. prem.; India 5 per Cents. are at Do York llOO 843 85 20 Eastern of France .... all 23 24
at North London llOO 101 104 20 Grand Rue Guar. 6p. c. all - -
rat steady p,.t 1081 z. 10 Do new 5 p 6Pm 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 143 153 15 515 5
nes- Thee dealings in the Foreign Market have been 19.18.4 North Staffordshire
10 N. and S. W. Junction., all 101 111 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all - -
i ob- of a moderate character, and prices have been at Scottish Central I 100 124 126 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 81 il
have st Scot.N. rlOO 4849
B. Aber. stock
depressed. Turkish 8 per Cents. are 80 7,1 ; ditto at Do Scat. Mid. stock 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 20 21
16 Northern of France.... all 41 42
-one 1E4,58, 70 & ; Mexican have receded to 31,1-; Italian mo 106 ion
10 Shrews. and Welchpool
:,187 st Shropshire Union lOO 46 47 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 810
to 674 68 ; Spanish to 537, ; ditto Passive to 19 2-; et South Devon - 100 36 SS 20 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) 13 73 64
enee 25 S. Durham & Lanc.Un all - - 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 443 45
ditto Certificates to 8.-,?, -,1,-; and Venezuelan to 231 i ; st South Eastern
med. 20 Paris & Orleans.., .... all 50 62
Moorislls per Cents. are 91. The New Turkish at South Wales
and at S. York. and River Dun 100 100 102 ( gua. 7_p. ct. lim ...... 19 43 d 153
:.,ame Scrip is 1,-?-, ',l,- prem. ; and the Egyptian, LI- prem. 20 Staines, Wok.,andWok. all 6 7 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... all - -
25 Stockton & Darlington all 375 384 20 Royal Danish - ........ all 13 15
l ac- The preparations for the half-monthly liquids- 25 Do I 13 83 94 a 5 Royal Swedish ...... . all - -
tat it tion occupied the chief attention of the Railway 25 Do New, 1860 , 6 6 64 p 125 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - -
)ased at Taff Vale..
at
ulDatoerPref. No. 1
Share Market to-day, and prices in some instances , 100 - - 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref..... all 91 91
dealt ' all 555 104 20 San Paulo, Bin, g. 7p. c. 8 1 3pmBl 3 I
exhibited more firmness. North Westerns, and
peti- 5 Do 2O 25 35 20 S.Aust &Lomb Venetin 18 3 alp 21 203
that Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln improved ss. ; 12.10 Do - -
st Vale of Neath
t the and Caledonian and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; at Victoria sta. and Pim. 100 130 135
• 8/ West Fiancieru
lea of Emitern Counties, however declined 55.; and Great at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 10 Do. 55 pc. Preference.. all 105 105
20 West Cornwall all 63 63 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 21 22 I
serge Northern, and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. 20 West London - -
Ile 10 Do Ist class - - PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
The Foreign lines are a shade firmer, with the 20 Do 2d class all - - Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate Year. '
st he st W. Hartlepool Har.&R , 100 --•
exception of South Austrian and Lombardo-Vene-
eived at West Midland -Oxford 100 46 48 st ,*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 102 104
tian, which have declined to 204 21; Great Luxem- at Do Newport] 100 43 45 20 ICornwall43 p.c. ga.perp all - - 1
ncler- at Do Here ord 100 88 90 at ,*E. Anglian, Clsß, 6p.c. 100 - -
'ocate bourg improved to 154; Sambre and Meuse to I at 1. Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. 100 - -
e will 114- 11-1-• st ,lEdin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 80 82
_ __ _ - _ at ILond'n, Brig'tn, &c., 44 1

swing
, and
1.

The Colonial undertakings are flat. Grand Trunk
of Canada have receded to 23,3; Great Western of
Canada to 12.4-' ; East Indian are steady at 103 k;
and Great Indian Peninsula to 101-1- 102.
Joint-Stock Bank Shares remain very dull. Lon-
don and South African realise 10Z ; London and
County, 40 ; Bank of Egypt, 23 ; London and West-
minster, 791 ; and Union of London, 32.
The Alliance Bank shares are 41 4 prem.; Im-
perial, 1 prem.; Northern Counties, 3 1 prem;
and British Columbian, 1 prem.
In the Miscellaneous Share Market, Electric
Telegraph shares improved to 100 and 1008; Lon-
don General Omnibus Company brought 1Z 1Q ;
and Van Dieman's Land, 9.1.

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Paid. Leasing Closing Business
Railways. Co. s Price. Done.
.. —_,.....
Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W
Birkenhead .
Buckingh-maCAre.
Chester& Holyhead lOO Do 54 56
Do. 5:4 per cent 100 Do 126 128
Do. 5 „ 100 Do.
Clydesdale Junction no Cledon lO2 104
Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O
E. Lincolnsb. gBpr c. 100 Gt.Nerth. 135 138 1371
E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 4 41
Do. Woodbridge.... 100 .. • • • •
Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct. 100 Cledon
Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West .. ..
Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 110
Do. halves
all Do.
Do. quarters
Lancaster & Carlislei 100 Ln.& N. W 200 203
Lon. and Chat. Ext. Bj
6 per cent
Do. Bromley, 6 per c.' all D 0....... .. ..
D3.New Sh 1861, 4 p.c. all Do . ... 20 22
Do.Wo. Ext. A, 4i pc. I all Do 8 9
London & Greenwich, 100 iS. Eastern 62 64
Do. Preferen , ' 100 !Do.
Lon.,Tilb.&S..-itliend 100 1 l'eto &Co B6 89
Lowestoft gua. 1 p c.. 100 'Norfolk
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rper Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92 k
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 3-16
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent. lo3k
Ditto 5t per Cent lOBl
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 1001,
Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 i I
Consols for Account, May 8
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 2O 17
Ditto £500
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 5 per Cent., 1839 & 1859 991
Italian, 5 per Cent (.llarcrumana. Railway)
Ditto Scrip - -
Mexican, 3 pci: 'Cent
Imperial Moorish Scrip 9l
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 6 per Cent ,1858
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Gu11...
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 671 8
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account

AUSTRIA AND LORD PALMERSTON. Letters
from Vienna assert that the Austrian Government had
thought it due to its own dignity, in consequence of the
effect produced throughout Europe by Lord Palmerston's
late speech, to instruct Count Karolyi, the representative of
Austria in London, to ask for explanations as to the mean-
ing and bearing which the English Cabinet attaches to that
speech, so far as relates to the retention of Venetia by
Austria.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.—The sum received
for the sale of season tickets already exceeds the sum re-
ceived for the corresponding period in 1851. The sale yes-
terday at Exeter-hall exceeded -0,000. Meyerbeer arrived
in London yesterday, and will be present at the opening.

THE POLICE AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBI-
TION.— On the reassembling of the House of Commons on
Alonday the civil estimates will be moved. In the police
estimate an additional sum of £21,521 is required to be
voted to meet the expense of the police employed at the
International Exhibition.

GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—Her Majesty's
Emigration Commissioners chartered yesterday the Rajaf-
tham, of 627 tons, belonging to Mr. T. Teighe, of London,
for the conveyance of emigrants to Brisbane, Moreton
I:lay, Queensland, at the rate of £l4 7s. per statute adult.
This vessel to be ready to sail from Birkenhead any day
the Commissioners may direct between the 12th and 23d
of June next.

People wonder how the fastish M.P. could get
involved, in four years, with a quarter of a million at his
Command. Tho sum, in the case in point, was, we learn,
originally not more than £lOO,OOO ; but we rejoice to learn
that a heavy rent property must come to the absentee ere
long, and let us hope when he is a wi2er man.—Dublin
Freeman.

MEYERBEER AND AUBER.—Her Majesty's Com-
missioners for the International Exhibition of 1862 having
sent special invitations to Meyerbeer and Auber to be pre-
sent at the opening ceremonial on the Ist of May, when the
overture of the former and the march of the latter will be
performed, under Mr. Costa's directions, Meyerbeer has ac-
cepted the invitation, and will arrive in London this day
(Saturday); Auber, who, 60 years ago, was a clerk at a
wine merchant's in the metropolis, has never visited Eng-
land since that period, and being now in his 81st year, is
unable to undertake the fatigues of the journey, and has
been compelled to decline the honour of the invitation.
Meyerbeer, who is in excellent health, will arrive from
_Berlin in time to see his Prophets and Dinorah at the
Royal Italian Opera.

PREFERENCE SHARES.

Share I Railways.

Paid.( Closing I Business
Prices. Done.

Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c.
pref. issued at £5
Bris. & Exet. 4p.c. st 1
Do. shares
Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 21 I
Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. , ,
Cornwall. 5 per ant.
Dun. Perth, & Abez,Jun
Do. Ist Class Pref ... ,
E. Angn. Class Asn. c I
E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 I
Do No. 2 1
Do. new 6 p. c. st 1
Eastern Union, 4 p. c— 1
Do. 5 p. c. guar 1
Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares I
Do. Ip. c. guar. S. & D 1
Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c I
Great NorthOrn, sp. c '
D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm.
Do. 44 p. c. do
Do.sp.c.Redrc.atsp.e.pm '
Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref.
Gf. Sn. & W. (Ireland)
4 per cent
Great West. (Berks and
Rants Ext) 5 per cent
Do. redeem. 44 p. ct :
Do. redeem. 4 p. et '
Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct
Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref.
Do. Birm. guar. stock
Do. Birm. pref. stock
Do. Chester guar. shares
Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs
Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs
Lan. & Carl. 45 p.c. pre(
Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock
Do.Barnsl.st£s 2s 10dpe
Do. (3 p. c. (East Lan.)
Do. 45 p. c. (Blackb. par.
Lon.&Bric;.sp.c.gu. No.l
Do. 5 per cent` do. No 2
Do. 6 per col-C.-do.
Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4
Do. 7 per cent pref. stk,
Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.),
Do. 4p c.st (div. def. lil- 65
Lon.Chat&Dov. sp.c.pf.
Lou. & N. W., Coy. &
Nuneaton, 5 per cent.
Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent.
st., late 3d shares
Londony. & Ennis. 5 shs
Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct.
Do. £6
Do. 35 per cent. ...... ..
Do. redeem. 6 per cent...
Mary-port & Carl. 4 pr. c.
Do. 45 per cent ........
Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk.
Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c.
Do. 45 p.c. pref. st. rdem
Do. 45 p.c. irredeemable
Do. 45 per cent. .... . .
Do.Leic. andllit4per ct
Norflk. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846,
Do. 55 p. c. Pref. st. 18471
Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lB47
Nort British, 5 per cent.,
Do. New gua. 5 per cent
Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs.
N th.Dvn.Rail. &Dck.Co.
N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c.
Do. 45pr. et' redeemable
Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref
Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref.
Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1
Do. do. Quarters, 1848..
Do. York, H. & S. Purch.
North Staffordshire....
Scottish North-Eastern
31 p. c. pref. stock....
Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c
Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock
South Devon, Ann, 10s.
Do. Fixed 45 per cent
South Eastern (Reading
Ann., 1.0.6)
Do. 45 per cent
Do, Fixed 45 per cent,
South Wales, gua. 4 p. c.i
Do. 45 per cent
Do. do. 1859
Do. 5 per cent
S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua.
Do. 5 p. c. gua.
Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c
Do. B 6 p. c
Do. C 6 p. c
Vatrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c.
W. Mid.-Oxf Ist gua stk
Do. 2d ao .
Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf. red.
Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pf. 1866
Do. till 1869

94 96

20 21
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100 105
109 111
10S 110
127 119
81 86

110 112
90 92

1116 118
112 114
104 106
1107 109

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DOUBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT BRISTOL—On
Tuesday afternoon, the train 'which leaves Bristol about
half-past 4 o'clock for Paddington, was brought to a stand-
still near Shrivenham, in consequence of the crank- axle of
he engine breaking. A fresh engine was telegraphed for
from Didcot, and it proceeded with the train till it nearly
reached the Twyford station, where, by a singular coinci-
dence, an accident of a precisely similar character occurred
to the second engine. Great alarm now prevailed amongst
the passengers, the 8 p.m. train being due, but the engine
Was fortunately stopped in time to prevent a collision. Both
trains were then attached to the engine, and arrived in
London about 12 o'clock.

LONGEVITY.--There died a few days ago, on the
estate of Latheronwheell, Caithness, a man named Kenneth
Murray, aged 110 years. He retained the use of all his
_faculties up to the time of his death unimpaired, being able
to read the smallest print without the aid of spectacles. He
bad not a grey hair in his head at the time of his death.—
Scotsnzan.

i dis pall

22 23

A LADY IN DIFFICULTIES.—WhiIe a lady,
"fat, fair, and forty," was rolling down the Morse-market,
a few days ago, with an air majesty peculiar to herself, she
suddenly felt as if becoming

" Small by degrees, and beautifully less ;"
and on casting an eye downwards, what was her conster-
nation on beholding that she had dropped—not anything
very remarkable, gentle reader, but something which has
been a standing joke for years, viz., a full-rigged crinoline,
fully fifteen feet in circumference. A friendly door stood
Open, and the lady darted in—not to order a new dress, nor
even to take a peep at the latest Parisian fashions—but
simply to adjust the immense balloon which had fallen to
the earth much sooner than the lady had anticipated. The
little boys, however, did not witness the catastrophe; and
40 annoyance was experienced.—Kelso Chronicle.

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33 34
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125 127
120 125
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Do. 6p. c. li'eb.-& Auk. 100 ICB 110
Do. .3 p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 108 110
Do. 5 per cent .. .. 1 100 1001 101} 100/
Do. Inscribed stock 100 t 94 1004
Cape G.llope. 8p c,1873j 100 IC9 111
Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 110 112
Do.
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Do. Jan. & July, 1801..' 100 112 114
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st ,*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 102 104
20 ICornwall4l p.c. ga.perp all
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st I * Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. 100
st Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 80 82
st Lond'n, Brig'tn, 44
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st Do. do. 4. per et 1861 100 103 105
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Atlantic Tel. (Limited)
Australian Agricultural
Bahia Steam (Limited).
Berlin Water (Limited)
British American Land
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Do. 8,7n.c.ti111852 (Lim.)
Do. C.
Canada Land
China & Japan Coast &
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Do. Pref. 7i per cent.
Crystal Palace
Do. Pretorence
!Do. e, p et. Perpet. Deb
I E.lndla & Lon. Ship A
Do. B
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Do. New
ErigiiSh & Aus. Copper
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Indian Carrying (Lim.)
Lon. District TeL (Lim.
L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.
Madras Irr. and Canal
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Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim )
Netherlands Land
Do.B p.c.Pret..iss.atl dis
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N.B.Australasian(Lim.)
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STN,'. LONDON, S.A.TURO AY EVENING, APREL 20, 1862.

LAW-THIS PAY.

COURT OF PROBATE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.)

SMETHURST V. TOMLINS AND EANKESe--THE WILL OP

ISABELLA. 13ANKES.
The plaintiff in this case, Thomas Smethurst, propounded
the will of the late Isabella Bankes. The application for
probate was opposed by the defendants, on the ground that
the will was not made in accordance with 1 Vie., cap. 26 ;
that undue influence was exercised ; and that at the time
the will was signed by Miss Isabella Bankes, she was a
person of unsound mind. The property is dispute amounts
to about £l,BOO.
Dr. Phillimore, Dr. Swabey, Mr. Bruce, and Mr. B.
Webster appeared for the plaintiff ; Sergeant Ballantine
and Mr. Merryweather appeared for the defendants, trustees
of the deceased.

[The following concluding portion of Dr. Smethurst's
evidence appeared in the third edition of The Sun of last
evening]

[A. number of letters, written by Dr. Smethurst to Miss
Louisa Bankes and her answers thereto having been read.]
The witness proceeded—l was continually urging her
sister, Louisa, to come down to Richmond to see the in-
valid. On the second occasion, when Louisa Bankes came
to Riehinond,she was alone with her sister for half an hour;
that I swear. She only came to the house twice, and then
she had the opportunity of remaining with her alone
as long as she pleased. I recollect an interview
I had with Miss Louisa Bankes on the 19th
of May. ller sister was in bed and appeared much agitated,
and said, " I shall soon be well." I imagine that, from
the spirit of conversation, Louisa knew of my second mar.
riage. I and Isabella Bankes had had a conversation rela-
tive to the death of my wife. When Isabella Bankes pro-
posed the secret marriage she said such a marriage would
satisfy her conscience. When Isabella Bankes began the
subject of the probable death of my wife she said she was
very aged, and asked how long she was likely to
live. I watched my wife's life with as much care as I did
that of Isabella Bankes'. I had told her my wife's health
was good. I did not wish my first wife should die. I did
intend to marry bliss Bankes in the event of my wife dying
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Then you did wish your wife
to die ?

Witness— No ; I wished my first wife to live.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Then you did not wish to
perform a proper marriage with Miss Bankes P

Witness—Yes I did, when my first wife died.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine —Then you wished her to die P
The Judge Ordinary—The gentleman wished to leave it,
in the one case, to the course of nature, but in the other a
different course is said to have been tried.

Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Did you tell Mr. Senior that
your friend in London had drawn up the will.
Witness—l have no recollection of doing so.
The Judge Ordinary—Try and recollect.
Witness—l did not do so.

Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Did you make a false affidavit ?
Witness--Yes, I did.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Did you know the facts to be
false when you made it ?
Witness—Yes, I did.
Re-examined—l am not aware that Louisa Bankes knew
of the secret marriage with her sister.
The Judge Ordinary—How long was it after the secret
marriage was proposed that it was performed ?
Witness—l cannot recollect.

The Judge Ordinary—Oh yes, you can ; it is almost im-
possible for you to forget such evidence. You have had a
great experience in these matters.

Witness—l cannot recollect, my memory has been very
much taxed during the whole proceedings.
Ihe Judge Ordinary—You say you went to, Doctors'
Commons.

Witness—Yes, she Wished me to go to see her sister's
will.

The Judge Ordinary—For what.
Witness—To satisfy myself that she had some property.
The Judge Ordinary—Why did she do SO,
Wi'ness—l cannot tell.
The Judge Ordinary—Was it after she had proposed to
marry you ?
Witness—After, my lord.
The Judge Ordinary—Was it before you consented ?
Witness—l cannot say.
The Judge Ordinary—Stand down, sir.
This was the case for the plaintiff.
Sergeant Ballantine having opened the case for the de-
fendants, the proceedings were adjourned till to-morrow.

except at Kildare-terrace. , I never kaew they were
living together as man and wife. Smethurst told me
to ask for Mrs. Smethurst, but he did not tell me they were
married. The first time I became aware of an improper
intimacy existing between them was when I went to Alma-
terrace. When I wrote the letter dated tho 30th of April
I suppose I must have known' of the improper intimacy.
In that communication I said, " Rest assured I shallramain
perfectly silent about everything that concerns you."
That referred to the improper intimacy. My sister had
the power of disposing of about £1,809. The money was
left to us that on the death of one sister her money went to
the other. I told her that the amount of her dividend was
the same as mine, and that appeared to satisfy her. I don't
recollect the remark I made to my sister before she said,
"It will bo all right soon." When I mentioned the name
of Dr. Lane, Mr. Bird and Dr. Julius were in attendance.
My sister's business was generally arranged for her by
relatives before she went to the boarding-house. My sister
always paid her own bills and kept her own accounts.
Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—When I
wrcte the letter of the 30th of April I thought my sister
was very ill.
Mr. Jennings Tomlins—l am ono of the plaintiffs in
this cause. Previous to Miss Isabella Bankes going to live
at the boarding house she resided with me. I then con-
ducted her business. I always looked upon her as a lady
with a very weak mind. She knew very well if she had a
bill to pay the amount she had to pay. In other matters
relating to her property I have had the greatest difficulty
to make her understand.
Cross-examined—l don't think Isabella Bankes was at
_ _

all capable of managing the whole of her business affairs
- -

I don't think she had tho power to make a will. She might
have been able if she had a certain sum of money to dispose
of by will to say A B or C is to have so and so, but, as to
putting those directions into the regular form, she certainly
had not the power.
_ _

Dr. Julius, examined by Sergeant Ballantine—l am a
• medical practitioner residing at Richmond. Mr. Bird, at
the time of this particular transaction, was my partner. I
was first called in to see Miss Bankes on the 3d of
April. I found her suffering from diarrhoea and slight
vomiting. I prescribed for her and saw her on the follow-
ing morning, and continued to do so every day till the 18th.
I was unable to make any impression on her disease. She
went to Alma Villas on the 15th. The disease was a
very prostrating one. I desired that my partner Mr. Bird
should see her. We consulted on the matter. After the
18th, I did not see her until, I think, the 21st. Dr. Todd
saw her on the Thursday preceding her death, We were
together at the consultation. She was then suffering from
the same disease. I had a communication with Dr. Alfred
Taylor, and after that an instruction was given to the ma-
gistrate. I only saw her on three occasions, but only once
at Alma Villas. Smethurst was always present. When 1
saw the lady alone at Alma Villas, 1 had seen Smethurst
previously in the town, and then I went and procured an
evacuation for analysis. I got to the house before he re-
turned. When I spoke to Miss Bankes, sho turned her eyes
to Smethurst, who then spoke for her. There was a
look Df intense suffering and agony about her countenance
and a sort of wildness about her eyes.lThere appeared to be
a kind of terror about'her. When I saw her in company
with Dr. Todd I found her very exhausted. She looked
very sallow, exceedingly prostrate, and with a very wild
look. The look of terror was most peculiar that evening.
Smethurst was present all the time we were there. I am
unable to give any natural cause of her death. The medi-
cine I gave was principally of a soothing character. None
of the medicines I ordered would account for the appear-
ances of the lady ; lam certain of that. I saw her in the
afternoon after she had made her will. She never spoke to
me, so I could form no opinion of her mental state. All she
ever said to me was occasionally "Yes" or "No." I always
obtained the nature of her symptoms from Smethurst,
Antimony would most certainly be an improper medicine
to administer to her for what I saw. I most certainly did
not prescribe antimony, It has a very depressing effect on
the constitution,

Cross-examined by Dr. Phillimore—l often prescribe
antimony for patients under certain circumstances. I dont
know anything about the great mistake that was made in
the analysis of the evacuation I sent to Dr. Taylor. I was
a witness at the former trial of Dr. Smethurst. Mr. Bird
went to Australia in November last. I don't know that
Miss Louise Bankes was in the house. The look of terror
is not unusual in persons suffering as Miss Bankes was.
By the Judge—lt was no t a look of anxiety, it was a great
deal more than that.

Dr. Alfred Taylor said a portion of an evacuation was
put into my hands by Dr. Julius. There were two bottles.
I analysed them. I found in one, arsenic, blood, and
mucus, and in the other, bilious matter only. I afterwards
received portions of the intestines from Mr. Barwell, who
conducted the post mortem. I discovered antimony in
them. Antimony has a very lowering effect.
Cross-examined by Dr. Philib:nom—Antimony is occa-
sionally given to patients, but not in diarrhcea. It is given
under certain circumstances in fevers and also in colds. I
made no mistake in the analysis of the evacuation. I say to
this hour I made no mistake in the first bottle I submitted
to analysis. The mistake was made in a bottle which con-
tained medicine, numbered 133. A copper which I used
being dipped into the medicine, a salt in the bottle set free
the arsenic in the copper gauge. Tbis was 4'.`"
euemeiiry up iu rua, time.

This case was resumed this morning. This first witness
sailed was

Miss Louisa Bankes, who was examined by Mr. Sergeant
Ballantine. She said—l am the sister of the lady whose
death has been mentioned. Some time after the death of
our parent we resided together for about four or five years.
My father died about 20 3 ears ego. I remember my sister
going to reside at Mrs. Smith's. I was in the habit of see-
ing her there. I recollect her going to Kildare-terrace. I
visited her there. I noticed an apparent intimacy
between her and Dr. Smethurst. I spoke to her upon
the subject. I told her I did not think it was correct
of her to go on with him, as he was a married man. He
said he was not married. Subsequently to that I heard
i.tv, uuu uo aDOUt a month atter I. re-
ceived a letter dated from " The Grubs," I received a letter
from her in A"ril. In consequence of that I went to Alma-
villas, Richmond, and there I found my sister apparently
living with Dr. Smethurst. He opened the door to me.
He went up to my sister's bedroom before I did. He came
down in a few minutes, and then I accompanied him up
stairs. I found my sister in bed, and she appeared very
dangerously ill. She was very much changed indeed since
I last saw her. I spoke to her first in Smethurst's pre-
sence. I asked her how she did, and she said, very ill. She
then spoke about her money, and said she did not think it
was as much as it ought to have been. She referred to her
dividend. She had made the observation of being all right
soon before that. She said, if you wait a little it will be all
right, she turned round to the doctor and said "Won't it
and he replied "Yes." I remained in the house about
three hours, and during that time I was not with my sister
for more than a minute at a time. Smethurst told me to
come out of the room, as she could not bear my society.
I was not alone with her at all. She did not appear
affected by my presence, on the contrary I thought she
was pleased. Mr. Lowe, an eminent surgeon, is a
relative of ours. I mentioned his name to Smethurst.
I proposed that he should see my sister. He said he thought
it was better that he should not. Smethurst mentioned the
subject of the money. He said he thought it ought to have
been more, and he could not understand why it was not.
He did not mention the sum. I said it was the legacy duty
that affected it. When I left, I asked to come again.
The Judge—Who?

Mr. Robinson—l am the solicitor conducting the suit for
Dr. Smethurst. I also conducted his case when he was
indicted for bigamy. I have the brief I prepared in my
hand.
The brief was here handed to his lordship.

Mr. William Campbell Sleigh—l conducted the defence
of Dr. Smethurst for bigamy. Beyond all doubt I received
other instructions than those contained in my brief. After
reading the brief I thought it would be desirable to plead
guilty. A consultation on the night previous to the trial
took place at my house, at which my junior, Mr. Salter,
Mr. Robinson, the solicitor, and other persons were present.
Dr. Smethurst certainly was not there, I should not have
had him in any house. It was from what was disclosed to
me at the consultation that I altered my opinion, and that
T was induced to raise the defence I did. With the respect
to the allegation that Smethurst had written some notes to
me during the trial as far as I can reeolleot nothing of the
kind took place had it been so I should have thought it
would have been my duty as a counsel to have thrown up
my brief.

There was some attempt at applause in court, but it was
instantly suppressed.

This concluded the evidence.

Mr. Sergeant Ballantine the proceeded to reply on the
part of the defence.

Dr. Phillimore addressed the jury for the plaintiff.
The summing up the evidence by the learned judge fol-
lowed.

The jury had not returned their verdict when we went
to press.

Witness—l said to Smethurst in the presence of my sis-
ter, that I should like to come again, and he said I should
do so.

POLICE-THIS DAY.

Examination continued—l left, and the next day I wrote
to Smethurst. I received an answer ; in consequence of
that communication I did not go. I then received a letter
from Smethurst, dated April 30. When I got down on the
Sunday I found Smethurst there, and my sister in a state
of prostration. She knew me. I was never alone with her.
I only remained a few minutes, because Smethurst told me
to come out of the room. I had no conversation with her
at all. She could not speak to me. I arrived at Richmond
between 12 and I. 1 made a proposal to Smethurst to re-
main and sit up with my sister, but he refused. My sister
was then in a very feeble state. She made an effort to
speak to me, but could not. I did not see her again that
day, I stayed in the room down stairs. Smethurs
remained in the bed room. I did not give her
any medicine. I slept that night at a lodging in the
neighbourhood. I went again to Alma Terrace next morn-
ing about 9. I did not see my sister. Smethurst told me
shO was too ill, and that the room was not arranged. I
saw her in the afternoon between 4 and 6. It was before
Smethurst was taken into custody. I had been sent in the
interval to London for medicine by Smethurst. He said
he wished me to get some medicine made up in Bond-street.
He said it would be better made up there. Dr. Julius was
told of it, but he said he did not think it would
de any good. I made an objection to go to town,
and Dr. Julius said I had better not go. Smethurst
wished me so much to go that I ultimately went.
Smethurst was at home when I returned. I was with my
sister all Monday night as nurse. Smethurst told me he
had been taken into custody, but admitted to bail. My
sister, on the Monday night, was in a very weak state.
She thanked me for being with her, and wished me to re-
main all night, I did so. She slept during the night. I
was with her iust before she died. Excepting on the Mon-
day night, I never had any private communication with her.
I did not know, until after her death, that a will had been
made. My sister was a very nervous excitable person ; her
health had been good.
Cross-examined by Dr. Phillimore—My mother died
previous to my father. There were six in the family when
my father died—four sisters and one brother. One of my
sisters is Mrs. Tomlins, another Mrs. Haffenden, myself,
an elder sister, and and the deceased Isabella. My elder
sister is dead. After the death of
my father I resided at
Brighton. I cannot say positively how long my sister and
I resided together. After we left the former place we went
to Notting-hill to live. Two years elapsed before she went
to live at the boarding-house. During that time she re-
sided with her brother. She assigned no reason for living
apart from me. We never had any quarrel. I went to see
her about three weeks after she went to live at Mrs. Smith's
boarding-house. She was associating more particularly
with Mrs. Firth. I did not find her associating
greatly with Mr. and Mrs. Smethurst. She introduced
me to Smethurst, but not to his wife. A very short time
elapsed previous to ray
going again to the boarding-house.
I saw him on two or three occasions when I went. I think
I went to the boarding. house within a week of her leaving,
and then saw Smethurst. I then thought Smethurst was
paying attention to my sister, but 1 did not notice any great
intimacy. It was about a week after she left Mrs. Smith's
that I saw her at Kildare-terrace. I don't recollect any
conversation taking place between us at that time
other than telling her about going
on with a married
man. I think I mentioned the subject of my seeing
her at Kildare •terrace when I was examined at the cri-
minal trial of Smethurst. I never recollect speaking
to her on the subject of her intimacy with Smethurst

MARLBOROUGH .STREET.

SINGULAR APPLICATION.—SHOOTING A CAT.—A re-
spectable looking female applied to Mr. Knox for his advice
under the following circumstances :

The applicant said she asked to know whether a person
could shoot cats ?

Mr. Knox said it was clear if a cat was caught in a trap
set to catch birds she could have no remedy.
The applicant said the person had shot two cats before.
She was aware that she could not claim anything as
damage.
Mr. Knox asked her where the person was standing, and
the applicant said at a back window, and that the place was
not a thoroughfare but a back yard.
Mr. Knox told the applicant to call again and he would
see what could be done, and this morning she did so, when
Mr. Knox said ho had considered the case since she was a
the court on the former occasion, and he thought if the
person shot the cat dead it would not come within the act
for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
The applicant said the Jerson fired at the cat twice, and
the second time the wtiole charge went into its body.
Mr. Knox said he did not think it could be considered as
an act of cruelty.
The applicant said some glass was broken.

Mr. Knox said there was such a place as Newgato for
that. The Highway Act said—" Any person who shall
wantonly fir© a gun within fifty feet of the centre of the
carriage way."

Sergeant Franklin, G Division, said he measured the
distance, but not to the centre of the carriage way. •
• Mr. Knox said he was afraid, after what the Sergeant
had stated, that it would not be within the fifty feet of the
centre of the carriage way. There was a society called the
Society for• the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and if
they would like to take the case up and fight it, he would
see what could be done.

The Sergeant said he would communicate with the so-
ciety, and the applicant retired.

THAMES.

VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A CHlLD.—Edward Brown, a
clog maker, of No. 218, High-street, Shadwell, was brought
betore Mr. Woolrych, charged with assaulting Annie Willis,
a girl about 11 years of age.
It appeared that the prisoner had been quarrelling with
his wife in the street, and their brawls caused some boys to
assemble, who commenced laughing and shouting. The
wife followed her husband and commenced scolding him.
The urchins followed, and one of them threw a stone. The
prisoner then filled his pockets with stones and began pelt-
ing the boys. One of the stones thrown by the prisoner
struck the girl Willis on the forehead and inflicted a s_vere
wound, which was dressed by Dr. Ross, of High-street,
Shadwell. There was a deep indentation on her forehead,
and she lost a good deal of blood. _ .

Mr. Woolrych commented on the absurdity of the pri-
soner's conduct in making public his domestic brawls, 'and
then indulging in the childish and mischievous practice of
throwing stones.
The prisoner said he had only a few pieces of coke and
charcoal in his pocket, and he was pelted by a mob of dis-
orderly boys. He denied wounding the child.
Mr. Woolrych said several witnesses had sworn the pri-
soner had thrown the stone and wounded the girl. He re-
commended him to make compensation to the parents of the
child, and on his refusal to do so, fined him £2 and., 20s.
Costs, or 21 days' imprisonment, .;