The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-13 00:00:00

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MANCHESTER, MAY 12.
sTocit Exam,ict.—The market has been very inanimate
to-day, end the tendency of prices was downwards. The
transactions were as follow :--Eastern Counties, 7%—Eas,
Lancashire, 16—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 61 lA—South-
Eastern and Dover, 267 •
13IRMLNGHAM, MAY 12.
STOOK EICHANGE. The Railway Market continues un-
satisfictory ; and, so far as London is concerned, it is inferred
that speculation has been considerably damped by the recent
high charges of interest for continuations. To-day business
WaS no better than it has been for some days past. The
market was extremelely baactive. The only transaction we
hesrd of as :effected on 'Change was Midland (Birmingham
anti Derby), 36 ; but other sales were made in private, of
wlich no report was madam_

1 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
William Griffin, a young man of respectable appearance,
surrendered to take his trial upon a charge of assaulting
Maria Palmer
Mr. Huddle rosecution on behalf of
stone conducted the p
the South-Eastern: Railway Company ; Mr. Ballantine and
Mr. Robinson appeared for the defendant.
The Learned COUNSEL, in opening the case, said that the
directors of the South-Eastern Railway had felt it their duty
to institute this prosecution on account of the assault im-
puted to the defendant having been committed upon a person
in humble circumstances, who was at the time a traveller in
one of their trains. They felt that a person in such a posi-
tion was entitled to receive protection from every description
of insult and annoyance; and upon the facts coming to their
knowledge they considered it their duty to take care that the
matter should be investigated y a jury.
The particulars of the case having been given in evidence ,
Mr. BALL NNTI NE, in addressing the jury for the defendant,
said he would not attempt to deny that the company had
only performed their duty in bringing forward the present
charge ; but at the same time he hat great confidence that
the jury would not convict a young man who, he should
show them, had up to this time borne an unimpeachable
character, and for ever destroy his reputation, upon the evi-
dence that had been laid before them.
Several highly respectable witnesses were then examined,
all of whom described the defendant as being entitled to the
character of a well-conducted respectable young man.
The jury stopped the Learned Recorder as he was about to
MOM up, and said they were unanimously of opinion that the
charge had not been made out; and they therefore returned
a verdict of Not Guilty.
The REcortntelt remarked that although the jury had come
to this conclusion, there was no doubt that it was a very
proper matter to be inquired into.
Mr. II UDDLESTONE said that, upon the company being ac-
quainted with the facts, they felt that they had no alternative
bat to institute A prin•ClitiOn.

When made up in From what
PLACES. GeneralPost-oflice port dis- "
duo.
London. patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N, May 16 .. 'Liverpool .• May 20
America (by U.S. pkt.) NlMay 13 .. jLiverpool • . Arrived
America (by U.S. pkt.) MI May 21 Southampt. May 16
Africa (West coast).. Nll4th of the month Plymouth June 3
Alexandria* • ....... Nll9th & 30th of mo., Dover .. May 18
Belgium • . N Daily ;Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. M 9th of the month 'Southampt. May 12
Buenos Ayres • • .. 1419th of the month ISouthampt. May 12
Callfornia(viaChagres) M 17th of month !Southampt. May 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month !Plymouth.. June 3
Constantinople* N 7th 17th 27th of mo 1 Dover .. May 20
Central America • .. Mi2d & 17th of mon. !Southampt. Jane 5
Channel Isles • • .. NIMon., Wed., & Fri.lSouthampt. Ta. Th•S a
Chili .. 31 . 'l7th of the month ISouthampt. May 20
France .. M&N Twice daily .. .. Dover • • Twicedaily
Greece* • • .. N 7th 17th27 th of mo Dover •• May 20
Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday ,London .. Tues. Sat.
Holland .. Wednea. & Satur.lLondon Mox.Thur
Honduras Nll7th of the month Southampt. May 20
Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. ..111olyhead • • Tvricedaily
India (via Southamp.) 31 20th of the month Southampt. May 23
India (via Marseilles) N 7 thBt 24th of month D over • • May 17
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) •• M 20th of the month Southampt. May 23
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) N 7th& 24th ofmonthlDover • • May 17
Mexico 2d of the month.. Southampt. Jane
Madeira 9th of the month Southampt. May 12
N ;7th,l7th,l9tll,27thi} Dover May 18
1 & 30th of month
Naples* N,sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover . • May 12
Papal States* .Nlsllllsth2sthofmo Dover .. May 12
Peninsular.. • • .. 31'711 17th 27th of mo Southampt. I May 16
Peru • • • • 31,17 th of the month Southampt. !May 20
Tuscany* Nss th 15th 25 th of mo Dover .. ; May 12
West Indies .. M 17th of the month Southampt. IMay 20
West Indies (except
v ved by
Havanna & Nassau) Ml2d of the month ..Soii/th.,fun.,.p.t.

The mails to those c ountries thus mark
French packet via Marseilles.
CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and Prom CaWord:
are now despatched and due by every Ameri(

!Southanapt. !June b
Iced (*) are conveyed by

h, via the United States
[can packet.

ST. ALBAN'S BRIBERY COMMISSION.--The Bill for
appointing Commissioners to inquire into the
and existeroughtnce of
bribery in the borough of St. Alban's,"prepared b
in by Mr. Ellice and Mr. IL Stuart, recites that it is expe-
dient to appoint such Commissioners, with a secretary and
clerks, as there is reason to believe that the practice of
bribery at elections of Members to serve in Parliament has
long prevailed in St. Alban's, and that bribery to a great ex-
tent has been systematically committed there at the last
election; that great difficulty has been hitherto experienced
in obtaining complete proof of this system of bribery, by
reason of the contrivances of certain parties, more or less im-
plicated in the same; that it would tend to insure a full
discovery of it if an inquiry were made on the spot by au-
thorized Commissioners. -The Commissioners are to report
guineasp °-
from time to time to Parliament, and are to have power to
send for persons and papers. Persons implicated in bribery
who may be examined, and who make a faithful discove
are to be indemnified from criminal prosecutions. It is pro-
posed posed that each Commissioner shall receive five
day, over and above travelling and other expenses. The
latest accounts concerning the whereabouts of the " ab-
ducted" witnesses Haward, Waggett, Birchmere, and Skeggs,
SCULPTORS --
is to the effect that; they were at Boulogne,
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entertainmenttT Io N.
--T
wilaEs given at Willis's
Rooms to the foreign artists and sculptors
yelistelirclayGeviteEnAinig.
contri-
buted to the Exhibition. About 100 who have
dinner, and Sir C. L. Eastlake, President guests sat down to
Academy, presided. The dinner and of the Royal
by the proprietors of the magnificent wines were provided
banquet took place, after which,
salons in which the
that both were of the most r h is almost needless to the
that crag description.