The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-26 00:00:00

SPAIN.

It seems to be decided that the Conde de Monte-
molin and his brother shall be brought to trial.
There will be no more blood shed.

The opinion gains ground that the Princes will
be tried by the Senate.
The different articles of the treaty of peace have
been sanctioned.

The Madrid journals of the 21st state that
Ortega, when taken before the court-martial at
Tortosa, assumed a somewhat haughty bearing, and
read a well written protest to the effect that he was,
from his rank in the army, entitled to be tried not
by an ordinary court-martial composed of captains,
but by one formed exclusively of generals. He was
however told that the protest could not be admitted,
inasmuch as a royal decree declared that he should
be tried by an ordinary court ; and on that, it is
stated, he jumped up in a passion, and, snatching up
his cap, cried, " I will neither speak nor defend
myself. I will retire !" He was however detained,
and he afterwards in the course of the proceedings
declared that he cared little for life. Several of the
Carlist insurgents arrested in Biscay had been set
at liberty. The Gazette announces the receipt of
more addresses to the Queen, expressing satisfac-
tion at the failure of the Montemolinist insurrec-

tion ; and the greater part of them are from bishops
or chapters. The return of Marshal O'Donnell to
Madrid was expected about the 24th er 25th.

THE IMPERIAL LETTERS PATENT.

A letter from Pesth, dated April2o, says :—The
telegraph will of course have informed you long
before this that the official journal of Vienna has
published Letters Patent of the Emperor Francis
Joseph on the subject of Hungary. These Letters
Patent were announced to us by telegraph as con-
taining very extensive concessions indeed; and no
doubt, seeing that the Viennese Government is
very anxious to . deceive Western Europe as to
the state of this country, they have been presented
in the same light to you. But thus far they
are regarded by all the Hungarian politicians
whom I have had the opportunity of consulting, as
nothing better than " a delusion and a snare' —a
delusion because they contain no real concessions;
snare, because they are made the pretext of exciting
divisions in the patriotic party. So little is thought
of them that the two Hungarian newspapers, the
Pesti Naplo (Pesth Journal), and the Magyar Sajto
(Magyar Press), actually reproduce them this
morning without a single word of comment.
The Letters Patent intimate that the five great
divisions into which Hungary has been parcelled
out since 1849 are to be set aside ; but they do
not say that the provinces which in that year were
wrested from Hungary are to be restored to her,
and consequently the letters fail to do what the
Hungarians have greatly at heart. The letter's
promise, at some future day not specified, the re-
establishment of the Assemblies of the Comitats ;
but Heaven knows when this promise will be rev
lased—according to all Austrian practice, never.
Even if the Comitat system should be re-established,
it would be so organised as to be more Austrian
than Magyar, and would consequently give offence
to the people. The Letters Patent, moreover, say'
that when the organisation of Consitats shall be
completed, measures relative to the enacting of a
Diet shall be prepared; but what is the practical
value of such a promise as this ? Evidently none.
What, indeed, is an undertaking to " prepare meet
sures relative to the meeting of a Diet ?" Who can
tell how many years the preparation will last
What assurance is there that measures will be acted
on when the preparation is completed ? Besides
this, is it not notorious that during the last
years the Viennese Government has made dozens
of promises to Hungary, and has not kept one ?
This is the view taken of the Letters Patent
in this city, and I doubt not that it will be the
same throughout the country. If the Austrian.
Government be really sincere in its desire to pall
this perturbed nation, it must not make sue°
trumpery promises as these, but must at 011,,c0
revive the ancient Constitution and give back,
Hungary her ancient landmarks. Nothing .I_,e0t 4
,
will suffice ; and if it be withheld long the gull
garians will become so exasperated that they voa
not be satisfied even with that, but will deree:ll4
with a voice of thunder a rupture of the ties will'
bind them to the empire of the Hapsburgs.
The Viennese Government has frequently' re d,
its newspaper organs, both at home and aloes. •
deny that it has confiscated the estates Of t_i!,
martyrs of 1849. But the falsity of this denial of:r,
demonstrated a few weeks since by the official u,
vertisement that the estates of the murgered CnLi Poi
Louis Batthyany had passed into the hand tie
Count Zichy, on the payment of a large sum by ent
latter. A new proof of the falsity is at this more
before me in the shape of a judgment of the. Supirtr.
Court of Pesth, authorising, by order of the
nese Government, the sale of the estates of lvflio
signor Horvath, Catholic Bishop of Csana4, i;ter
was condemned to death for having acted as 31111,5h0,
of Worship in the Government of 1848-9, but W
more fortunate than his friend and colleague, U.rof
Louis Batthy any, managed to escape the sangeviu,..ea
clutches of the Austrians. This venerable and ren7
prelate is now living, I believe, at Brussels, a
_u,3t,
lam sure, poor ; and yet the Austrian Governwit_V:vg
after the lapse of twelve years, and after ha ter,
had the barbarity, in spite of his sacred chars'
now put up t„°_,,d....-
tt
tion
nhave e himlettdl.eharneagleaproilPeretffiyg—yit was little luau.
late
he possessed.
e wtheaerisntgeammoerusrnoinng
tfhoer tee!
which he organised are carrying their f10.g5,.°50.
mast high ; and the lions on the magnificenilo be
CoAunlit thsezeneahteinony
pension-bridge at Pesth, which he caused b
Gove
constructed, are decked with crape. The ,tigs'
anent has at last authorized a searching inceod
tion to be made into the mysterious circunns Sell
of of his death. As this death followed very evaroti
ou that of another esteemed patriot,
Josika, the extraordinary belief has g'have
ground among the common people that they /t 10
both fallen victims to Austrian vengeance.. J:..t
alleged, indeed, that they were both poisoned t 5
dinner at Vienna, and that Josika died a_larll_,.,%. re:
mediately after ; but that Szechenyi vf :115, it
covered, was shot in such a way as tc.rusio sot,
appear that he had committed suicide !.el. ,", is .
of course, credit for one moment this tale 2
el,L_ss,
t
absurd as it is monstrous. But,
has created such prejudice against the 1314°1 toth
Government that the latter has been 0
*al orgal"thst
proclaim its falsity in its semi-offici
t n°'
Augsburg Gazette. By the way, mus,_., jade
Government feel that it has fallen very
has to cell
in the estimation of its subjects, when 4:„0
descend to answer such an odious aocust"'"
nev_erthAtilestria
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY NETT'S. AVIARY, AIARKE7.-( TILTS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
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Closing
- Railways. Patd.l Badness done
CITY, Two o'CLocK. , ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I I Price.
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There is rather more inquiry for money for corn- Share- Paid Closing i Badness Share
100 (Atlantic &St Lawrence all 84 86
'' I Railways. • Price. I Done.
L. mercial purposes, but the market is still very quiet
' 12.10Stk I IBox.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 1 100 97 974 975
. 5 percent
[Aalborg., Notting. Boat. .„ „, „ sa
18 bo. Do. B 131 1 d 4 d
the mercantile public being enabled to obtain all and Eastern Junction '' '4 "
e 0 Belfa,4 ,nd Baliymena . all -8 4 201 Buffalo and L ake Huron all 44 aid
i they require on lower terms than those charged at 13.14 ' ''' '•01 1 Do. New all - - by
Bir. Wol., and Str. Voll. all
o the Bank of England. The discount operations of ff't°2k i; B ir....., L a., and Cb. Jane. 10 ' Do. Preference
2Y Blackburn
an 111 124 1,0 Bun to,Brant&Godrich 1100 78 82
that establishment have diminished in consequence, 2g Blyth and Tyne all - - (;6 p. ct. Ms. 1 Aug., 1372 1 M
[
i 10 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 70 75 co
and if the downward movement in the rates should Stuck BOSt.Sield.crt Mid. Coun all f 4 1
--- Bristol and Exeter 103 106 !Do, do. 1 June, 1874 100 68 73
5 ;Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 30. par i p be
continue the directors may at an early date be induced S' 100 101 103
Stook Caledonians
10 20 ,Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 1 - -
. Carmarthen & Cardio•an 9 -ur
20 ,Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 14 11 d
1 to modify their regulations in order to obtain a 50
~ Cork and Bandon h all ---- - 20 Ceylon[ Guaranteed 6p.e. 71 11/ 1 d to
s fair share of the general business of the market. c,„' Cork, Bllrock,&Paostige all - an ' - -
Cornwall all 61 7 171 Demerara
t It remains to be seen, however, what effect will be ie A raves. no div. ( all - -20 (Eastern Bcngal.gu.sp.c sld Od da
Do. A , Stook 'East Indian, gm. ap. c lOO 1015 1011, 1014 1
- produced by the payments due at the end of the 10 intiltlp c per an• j
Do. B 1 • • • all - 20 Do. F Shares Ext. 10 par 1p 18
1 hasbeen pd.toil. 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO par ip
Dublin andßelfast,Tune, all - - an
month, as it is just probable that a temporary 5°
25 all 8 81 lOO , Do. 41 p. c. Debentrs. all 99 100
a Dun.,Perth,& Abr.June.Stockl Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864 all 1001 1011 in
d stimulus will be given to the demand, which will Stock East Anglian
Stock.,, E t C t-
i.,l as ern oun les too 18 19 18
100 541 351 55141 20 Geelong,& Melbourne .. all 201 214 of
1. impart greater firmness to the quotations. ;EasternStockUnion A Stock
100 36 38 Sto. I Geelong Corporation 6, 1 100 - - Jr
Stock . 100 26 28 , per cent. Bonds
a The steamer Delta, which leaves to-morrow, the. I Do. do. B Stock
25 1 Stock Grand Trunk of Canada, 100 34 35 344 i 18
, Do.NAV.A.(Ite.E.U3ds) 84 - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref 1 all 90 92
if 27th, for Bombay, will take out £129,465, viz., 2" (East Suffolk all - -11,
I 10 I - - 100 Do. 6 percent. Debentr.l all 69 71 691 9
, [ Do 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .... i all 82 85 mi
a £8,845 in gold and £120,620 in silver. Stock Edinburg, and Glasgow 100 77 79
Lr The dividends on the Louisiana State Sterling Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee.
10 I 100 311 32 100 Do. do. 1867 .... ! all 68 72 70 M
100 Do. do. 1872 .... all 63 72
all - -
I, iroqh & Clyde Junction StocklGt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e., 100 991 994 991 4
Five per Cent. Bonds, and Quebec City Sterling Stock F„,..„„, - -
A `'took 100 98 100 20 Do. New. gua.s per cent., 6 id 4d 5/ I
~,Glasgow & South Westn.
1, Six per Cent. Bonds, have been advertised for pay-
~" ,IGreat North of Scotland all - 20 Gt.South. of Incl.Lim.-; 110 15 15
al ment. Stock 'Great Northern lOO 114 115 114 131 14 1; guaranteed 5 per cent )
201 guaranteed
of Canada Shares! all 131 131 131 I
Stock Do. do. A Stock , 100 116 118
L- A dividend of 2s. 6d, per share has been declared Stock
Do. do. B Stock 1 100 130 133 132 201 IDo. New ilB 7i 7 d
le by the directors of the Tamar Silver Lead Mining Stock
Stock Gt. South &Wstn (Irela 100 113 114
Great Western . '' 100 88/ 691 004 i 9 100 flDo. Bonds pay.
1 opt. till '6O '76•withl 1 all 97 99
. , 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O
0, Company. ',130,, Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 100 60 65 100 'Do. do. '73 without opt all 97 99
1- 12 Irish South Eastern... all - -Si:
To a call of £5 per share, amounting to s tock, Lancashire & Yorkshire', 100 1041 105 105 100 Do.; 51 p. c. do. '77 do
Ha Stockßlackwell. ' 100 65 70 69 Stock .Madras, guar., 41 p. c lOO 88 90 the
London and Stock 'Do. do. 5 per eent lOO 91 99
£250,000, is due on the East Indian (F) Extension, '
Stocksta
si. Lon., 100 113 115 StocklDo. 44 p. c. Extension lOO 91 93
e- and of £5, or £500,000, on the Jubbulpore Railway 25 Land. Chat. and Dover) all 12 13 0.1 100
Stock London & North Westn,l 100 99 004 "g 2O IDo. Fourth do,
20 Do. 10 1 4 d
do. - - the
)t- shares. A call of £3 per share has also been made 125 Do. Eighths IIOI * d ju(
its by the directors of the Great Southern of India '
Stock London& South-Westn.l 100 911 921 921 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - .
Newßrunswick&Canda. -
26. L'derry & Coleraine all - - 20 i' Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.flpe tin
.v. Railway, payable on or before the Ist of June 2. L'derry & Enniskillen all -, -
a. , all
Class ACapitl.Share.. - 5 7
,_aoc.,, Tan., shpt. &, Lincoln 100 411 42 sue
/1- ~, Do. do. Land do. .
next. 5° Maryport and Carlisle . all - - 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. cal
ag 121
.2 Do. do. }Shares all - - all 5 7
A large amount of business was transacted in the.. Do. do. Land d 0...
a 10 Metropolitan
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and American tock Midland lOO 116/ 1165 Lo 4 20 Oude (Limited) - -
ed Stock Do. ■Birming & Derby% 100 93 95 935 Stock Scinde
ed descriptions were about -1,-d. per lb. dearer. The 50 IT'd. Gt. • I - • 11
1 . west( relandy a - - 20 Do. New r, g all id 1 d rig
Kl, sales amounted to 15,000 bales. In the Railway 2,5 Do. A Shares all - - 20 Do. Punjaub .. ..1 0, 51 1 d
Stock 'Do. Indus. St. Flo. bt:.; 100 94 95 an
25 Mid Kent all - -
he Share Market the transactions were moderate, but 10 Do. (Cray Line) all - - 20 I St. Andrews & Quebec AlB - -
10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 1 14 t in
ho 1.00 Newcastle and Carlisle. all - - _ bpi
quotations were rather firmer. 25 New., Aber., & Herefd; all 104 Ili
Lp- 10 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. be,
There has been very little fluctuation in the Newry & Armagh (at f.) 9 7 6 d
he 20 Newry, warpt, & ttos alt -
English Stock Market to-day, the funds being Stock Norfolk lOO 54 573 544 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 41
ny 50 North. Counties Union 3l 81 1d 20 Ardennes all - - p reE
ald firmly maintained at an advance of i. per cent., Stock (North British lOO 61 611 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. 71 Id
5 ,Belgian East. Junction all I 1 ma
the ' which took place yesterday afternoon: The deal- stocklSTor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - - 20 ,Beziers to Graissessac.. all - - /ICI
Stoek Da.A Stk.-Arec.no div.
the •
pigs, however, have been very limited. Consols are i until 6p.c.hasbeenpdll 100 - - 10 IBuen.Ayres& S. Ferndo 21 :134 t tee
'Old 94i i for money, and 94-1- 95 for account.
Stock Do. .11 Stock - - .. .
Stock North- Eastn.-Berwick 100 956 96 934 1 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 24 21
100 'Copiabo - - fps
ten 25 d 10 Ditto Extension
The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced are steady Do. do. G.N.E.Pureltase 16134 11 11 d 20 Dutch' Rhenish
StockFr
an. Do. Leads lOO 481 191 2O ,Eastern of France ...... all 25 26
at 931 1 ; India New Loan remains at 106 - ; ditto Stcalk [Do. York lOO 791 80 794
the 20 Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c. 6 - - ph
100 106 108 20 i Do. do. .... all - - wi
f a 51
per Cent. Enfaced Paper is firm at 103 Z 104, 20 1
St oCk I North London
[North Staffordshire... 1715 34 31 (it
. 20 Greatl Central of Franc( all - -
t a but the Bonds have receded to 10s. to Bs. dis. ;and 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction al 9 9}
Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 42 44 424 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. ohs., all 6/ 74 die
rior Exchequer Bills to 6s. prem. 10 Peebles all - - 20 Italian Junction . all - -
-* ,-!•" he
- 20 Lake Constance & ualc all - -
20 Portsmouth
In the Foreign Stock Market this morning burl- 20 Lierre and Turnhout_ all -
10 Ithymney all - - et
ness has been rather quiet, and prices show a fur- . stocklScottish Central lOO 115 117 . 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 10 11 lip 111 col
20 ,Lyons and Geneva .... all - -
Stock iScoth.N.E., Aber. Stock 100 361 371 364 2to
ther advance. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 761 to 77 ; Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 88 90 331 Maria Antonia all - -
lie- ditto New, 611 to 611 ; and the 4 per Cents. have stnalShropshire Union lOO 48 50
10 ISittingbourne & Sheer all 4 3el 10 Do. do. New
20 Namur and Liege all - -
all 8 81 reE
ins
improved to 1011; Dutch 4 per Cents to 1011 Stocklsouth Devon lOO 42 14 16 ,Northern of France.... all 38 39
;
*1
- Stock ISouth-Eastern
100 87 871 874 4 20 IDo. do. 6p. c. Pref.._ all 19 191
Fr
Sardinian, to 85; and Venezuelan 3 per Cents., to Stock [ South wales - p wa
Will 261, ; Brazilian Scrip is steady, at 71,- -11- dis. StocklSouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. 100 77 SO
20 IStaines, Wok., & Wok.. all 6 8 10 ;Norwegian Trunk Pref all 8 9
20 'Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 37 871 toy
20 ;Paris and Orleans
The Oaean Marine Insurance Shares are 24 -1- 25 (Stockton & Darlington. all 394 401 'Recife& S. Fran. (Fern ' 1
25 IDo. do.
lave pm. ; the Universal ditto,' 1 pm. ; and the Victoria - Stockton & llartlepool 161 - - i '2O 1111,7,a and Dunaburg....: 10 - - the
Loan, 1051 1061. Stock Taff Vale lOO - - 10 'Rome and Frascati .... all - -
I pa'
Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 100 - - 20 [Royal Danish all 13 15
tat A continued and steady improvement is shown 25 ThamesHarenDk&Rall 22 - - a Royal Swedish - - col
l at •
an the traffic returns of most of the principal lines 25
50 Ulster
Do.
20 11 31 p 4 :Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - -
20 ,Sambre and Disuse..... all 6 61 6 ste
and of railway in the United Kingdom. The augmen- 12 10 Do. ll 1d * p 10 11)4. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 81 81 he,
Stock Vale of Neat!' lOO 58 60 20 San Paulo (lim.) g. 7p. c. 2 1 4 d
;vas, tation compared with the same period of last year 10 Victoria Station & Pim all 10 11 20 'Southern of France .... all 20 21
not is £1,352 on the Great Western ; £8,288 on the Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - -
50 Wate .rford & Limerick all - - 84 West Flanders all 51 54 •
ins, 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference
North Western ; 1146 on the South Western ; 20 West Cornwall
was 20 West London - -
;ted, £2,815 on the Midland ; £437 on the South to Do. Ist Class - - 20 Western of Austria .... 6- -
20 Western of Switzerland all - - tei
20 Do. 2d Class - -
mid Eastern ; £l,BBB on the Great Northern ; £9 020 6 Wiesbaden ' all - - th,
"'' 121 ,Worcester & Hereford 111 3 2 d 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - -
it 18 on the Lancashire and Yorkshire ; £1,565 on the 20 Zealand all - - sh
PREFERENCE SHARES.
up North Eastern ; £642 on the Bristol and Exeter;
Fend i
£333 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow ; £4,334 on sl) are! Railways. Paid Closing Business COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ad
nod, i •I Price. Done. tai
, the Grand Trunk of Canada, and £2,357 on the 1 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.J a. & July 100 113 115
ings i - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&AUg. 100 109 111 th,
25 Blythe and Tyne lc per - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 110 112
the I Great Western of Canada. On the Brighton there c. pref. (Issued at 250 - all - - - Do. 6 per cent. 1575 100 - - su
set is a decrease of £598, and on the Manchester, stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Sto 100 96 98 - Do. 6 per cent. 1879 100 - - 1114 4 to
20 I Do. do. do. Shares l4 - - Do. 6 per cent. 1882 10C - -
)t of Sheffield, and Lincoln, £330. ;Stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 100 102 - Do. do. Scrip.... 26 - - 10.1
d'ac- The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up • Do. •
12 10 Quar. Shares, N 2 all - -
No. ~ - N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 100 107 109 CI
7rec- 81 ,Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. all - - - Do. 6p.c.Ap. &Oct. 100 - - th
to this day, are, in round figures, as under :- 20 (Cornwall, 5 per cent. - - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 99 100 •
hops 65 Dun. Perth ,& Aber..Tun 1 all 51 6 - D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1876 100 994 100 th
it tO 1860. 1859. Stock lE. Anzn. Class A 7 & spc 100 99 101 Do.sp.cen. 1888 and up 100 995 100 194 sit
Great Western ... £32,386 £31,034 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 110 113 - NovaScotriaGov.6 p.c. Sl.
North-Western
South-Western • 17,171 17,025 Stock; E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l 100 110 112 - S.Aus.Gt6pc.Jan&July 100 110 112 trt
r. Brighton
Midland
38,226 35,411
~,,, Stock Do. do
Stock Do. New 8 per ct. Stock
N 0.2 100 109 111
100 124 126
Stock'Ea stern Union, 100 80 82 VI
4 per ct. - Vict'Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - -
- Do. do. April & Oct. ! 100 105 106 1065 II WI
lel
South. Eastern - - MISCELLAAEOUS.
-The Great Northern - -
long Lancashire and Yorkshire
10 Anglo-3 ex can int all 15 16
&D, 100 90 02 •
.. we
L has North-Eastern - Stock lild n 1 erth,& Don. 4 pc.. 100 714 76
36,743 35,1'8 - , •
Bieck r urness, 5 per cent 100 , - - 1000 i Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all - -
25 [Australian Agricultural 19 ,32 83 th
&twig Bristol and Exeter 6,760 6,018 itockG las. &S West.
, "••• 100 1118 120
a. 5 pc.. 10 !Berlin Water Works ... all 1 4/ 5 co
tters Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
100 1117 119 50 [British American Land 40 1 - - no
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 5,031 4,421 rock Do. 5 pc-Redm.,lop.e.pm 100 1110 no 1101 50 'Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A., all ,37 39
con- Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,145 5,812 ',-,ck Do. 4A p. c. do. do.
id no Scottish North Eastern
nt i 5 Grand Trunk of Canada - - 100 'Canada Land 1 321 120 125
m
IS to Great Western of Canada
10,734 8,397 'itcy 1 - lOO 96 98
p. ct. pref. Stock ...I 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim.); all 6 8
Stock 'Cop.Min.of F.n-,••.1k Smltgl all 25 30 PI
ented The dealings in the Railway Share Market have 50 ;Great West. (Serbs and 25 IDo. Preference 71 per ct all 241 251
1 Hants) Ext 5 ct ' 6 - Stock ,Crystal Palace.
they been limited, and chiefly confined to operations in Stuck Do.IRedeemable,'.P. .• • '
45 p et. 100 08 100 5 IDo. Preference al 99 101 th
,cians stook Do.
connection with the settlement. Prices have been ~ , Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 84 90 Stock Do. 6p. C. Perpet. Deb. 100 1103 106 1,1
t-, oc, - , Do. Irredeemable, do 100 90 92 StocklElectrie Telegraph lOO 105 107
lg, as steady. Eastern Counties declined ss. ; and Great ...
'Mock Do. sp. et. Redeem. Pref. ! 100 102 103 25 I Do. New
e' --4 8 Inn. P,h•rn. Prof. Shares all 91 104 5 English & Aust. Copper all 21 21 m
Northern and Great Western, 10s. South-Wes- 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh. all 17 18 15 (Gan. Steam Navigation. 14 - -
)ns; apref I all 181
10 Do do. sp. ct. , . 104 1 [lndian
Ship (Limited).. all li 4 ti
;;sing tern, Midland, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South- Stock [Do. Birming. guar. stock, 100 74 78 20 llndian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. - - hi
aught Eastern, have advanced ss. ; and North-Western, 202, ;Do. Chester guar.shares, all 191 20 5 ,London District Telegr. 21 d m
131 IDo. do. do I all 94 101 20 ;London Discount 5 11 d
1 w
s, the 10s. 20 I Do. do. do.
Saito The Foreign and Colonial markets have been very -
sf acklT an & York 6
~ , P.C.c stock 100 128 140 20
,Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 21, 3 PI
thiSStock 1 Do.Barnsl.St.Es 3slodpc 100 - - 10 llediter. Electric Tcleg.' all - -
inactive. Lombardo-Venetian, however, improved
Stock'Do. 0 per C. (E. Lan) .; 100 - - 10 Died. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 w
great to 114; East Indian have declined to 101-5-
' 1014-.• Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l, 100 115 117
4 , Stock', Do. ,sp. c
Stock
IDo. gm., 6p. ct. No. 21 100 115 117
1 100 184 142 25 National Discount C 0... 5 1 1 d
10 Netherlands Land all - -
5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis all 5 1 F
sl
celled ' Grand Trunk of Canada are 341 34:',1- ; and Great Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4; 100 115 117 100 N.Tlr.&NovaScotiaLand 80 10 15 a
ey do Western of Canada, 131. Stock , Do. Do. 45 per cent. I 100 - - 1 ,N.B.Australasian(Lim.)l all 4
5 IDo do. 41 per c. shares' 21 - - 1 Oriental Gas ' all 1 P
were Joint Stock Bank Shares are flat. Union of Stock D . I
0. 7 percent. Pref. St.' 100 154 157 1 ,Do. New Shares I 15s. i par S
0 her, London have further declined to 23! 241 ; and Stock D 0.6 p.c.do.(W.E.&C.P.)' 100 132 136 10 Orient). In. Steam, A 1 6 - - fi
at the Stock D 0.4 p.c S.(div.dettil'6s), 100 68 70 10 Ditto B 1 6 - -
City Bank to 71Z 72. 25 ,T.ond. Chat. and Dover 1 all 21 22 10 Ditto C I 2s. - - fi
ettero Stock I I Stock Peel River Land & Min 100 49 51 r
In the Miscellaneous Share Market no business 'on.&N.W.Cov.&Nun-,
he re' eaten, sp. ct. , 100 115 117 50 en. & Oriental Steam. all 79 81
itats ; of importance has been transacted. Stock ' Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock,' 100 1511 1571 50 o. New l5 13 14
124 'Londondy & Cole, 4 shs:, all - - 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr l7l 1 d 4 p .il
e rett- ---- 121 11.ondondy.& Ennis 1 sh.l all 12 121 50 Rhymney Iron
never. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK •
Stock
,ITan.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct.l 100 125 127 15 Do. New all 51 64
;shed, 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities (134 i 6 Do. £6
Stock Do. 35 per cent. ; 44 4 11
, 100 68 70 100 oyal Mail Steam ,60 52 54
Stock cotAustrln.lnv.(Lim )1 100 ,1.20 130 t
atrial). 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities - - 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 1 I 1 o
deIICO Anna. 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1880 - 121 Do. 41 per cent... . all - - 1 Do. do Registered all 1 1
!I*, ail Ditto for 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 171 5.16 Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - - 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr.Can SI - - R
all be India Stock - Stock Do.Con.l3ris.&Bir.flp.et".l 100 138 140 100 Van Diemen's Land . 281 'lO 11
• ~. t
;Of CI, Ditto 5 per Cent.
6 I Do. with option tllllB6O 3 4 1 p
tctiCal Ditto Enfaced Paper,l4 per cent - Stock 1)0. Lela. & Ilitpref. st.l 100 94 96 BRITISH MINES.
Ditto 54 per Cent.
none. 1, c ,NewportAber,&c.pret.s 1 aii 9x. 101 - -
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO lO 8 d Ip. a. redeem, at 5 p.c. a in' 1 - •- • Closing f Bnsiness d
Share, Mines. Paid.
me" Consols for Account Play 9)....
ho call India Stock for Account - option till 1866
last ? Ditto Account, 5 per cent. - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.101 24 31
121 Do. do., 2d is. 21 4 1 p 20 Britisfi Iron
acted Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 1}d............ 6 Stock Norrik 6 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB46 101/ - - .... Clifford - 150 290
esideo FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Stock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - -'' Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 1440 450
as tl2 Brazilian 6 per Cent. - Stock D 0.5 wavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - -
Stock North British, 5 percent 100 110 111 - Nast Bassett (Illogan). 10 85 90
- East Caradon
10809 Ditto Scrip, 1860 - E. W'l Basal (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 12 121
Sardinian, 6 per Cent. - 101 Do, Bor. Un. g. pf. she. 1 14p 11 - Gam.&StAub n Gwen y ( .) 544 35 38
9
I . , Ditto Account - - - Great South lolems
~ .... 17s 141 144
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?atellY Spanish 3 per Cent - Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.&Thk.Co.l 100 - -
Stock N-East.Cons. Pref.4p.c.' 100 90 G 2 - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 12.8.9 i i
)e the Ditto Passive - G. Wheal Vor (Helston
- Grenville ) 94 ..!
5.4.6 24 3 I
- 17 Do do. do. - Herod's-Foot 8.12.0 30 32 i
,Striall Turkish 6 per Cent
pacifY Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
_ 26 Do. Leeds, 6p. C. No. 1. 13 - -
121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848' 9 - - Hineston Downs
- Lady Bertha
I such
1.8.6. 11 14
Ditto Account - Margaret ( tiny Lelant). 91 42 45 1
t 011C' Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - North Downs
wk to Venezuelan 3 per Cent - StocklOx.Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. ls•t•g, 100 124 126 124
S 1 ocklDo. Redeem., 2d gua.... 100 - - - North Frances (Mogan) 11 31 41
lest Ditto Account - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) 5 41 51 1
ig , StocklDo. Trredeem., 25 gua. 100 117 119 - North Wheal Crotty._ 7.9.4 8 9
110 Dividends on the above payable in London. 10 Ilthymney Guaranteed. all - ..._ le Par Consols (St. Blazy). 15 121 131
will Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent - 85 'Scottish Central, new pr all - _ - Providence (Uny Lelat) 10.6.7 44 45 1
Y 4 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 128 1 4
enl9•`", 31 per c. pref. stock.... 100 73 75 - SouthCaradon (StCleer) 11 301 310
P
Whic TWO O'CLOCK. Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 - - - South C. Breat Illogan). 3 21 2f 1
Consols, Money 944 95 Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 - - 1 S.Dev. Iran & Gen. Min. all 1/ 11
r tll6l i Ditto Account
10 Do. Fixed 41 percent.j all - - - S.'Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9145 155
- Stray Park 20.18.0 31 33
or - 1.0.6. South Eastern (Readingl 5 Tamar Silver and Lead
hro9 __-____ -
Of the Ann., 10 6) all 231 231 234 3 Mining Co 4l 24 34
0 THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. Stock Do .41 per cent lOO 100 102 10 Tin Croft 9 45 44
al via Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.a. Ist is. 100 100 102 - Vale of Towey (Carm ), 13s 6d 1 1
a.
io. 9 ________,_ Stock South Wales, mta. 4 p.c. 100 89 91 - West Basset (Illog,an) I 24 20 21
t LoNDON, April 26.-Wind this day at noon, N. ; mode- Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 99 101 -W. Caradon (Liskeard). 589 91
COO f Stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 re. gua lOO 84 88 - West Scion
rate breeze and cloudy. - Wheal 23 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p e all 28 29 _ Basset (Illog,an) 6l 145 155
n•LIS ° PORTSMOUTH, April 26.-The Necker, Sunderland to 25
tile Do. B • •all 3 1 331
o. 6 per cent .... • 2 •
..... Wheal Buller (Itedruth)l 5 871 926
by t Hong Kong, has put in here leaky, having struck heavily 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 32 33 Wheal Edward (Cal 5.)..1 64 ~ 11 11
lOW° on Sunderland Bar in coming out. Stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p.c lOO 50 53 - 'Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant 1.7.2 'l6 17
tprelll9 OF? DOVER, April 25.-Arrived-David, from Shields, - Wit'l Mary Ann (Meahe ' 8 201 211
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - Wh'l Trelawney (Liak. 51 30 31
t Vieir. for Havannah.
r goo- TEIGNMOUTII, April 24.-The Wonder, smack, of this
port, sunk this morning •; crew saved by the lifeboat of the --------- - - - - - - ----
Railways. I ! Leasing' Closing Business
, Paid. FOREIGN MINES
, sfil° National Lifeboat Institution. -- Co.'s. Price. Done. 20 &ustralian
- 1 Boa AccordCopper,Lim. 15s i d par
• ter Bediorct anti li
/119 PENZANCE April 26.-The Russian ship Hedroig, from _. . . tetehtey all Ln& N.W .. - 1 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.l 271 - -
it WllOl Newport to St.' Thomas's, foundered on the 11th of April;
istickinghanishire 100 Ln& N.W f 6 98 1
Cheste & H I h •• .•
20 Do.St.Johndelltey,Lim. nl 23 24
t r o y ead.. 100 Do. 5l 5111 5 Do. Land and Mining-Co. all - -
C 09.411 crew landed here by the Jonder Van Stogteien. 1)0. do. 551). ct..... 100 Do. l''4 1i.76 1 Clarendon Cons. Min. Co. j- - e
DUNDEE, April 24.-The Camperdown, steamer, arrived 1)o. do. sp. ct...... 100 Do. ll2 114 " 40 Cobra Copper all 43 45
Uill9jA here from Greenland, reports the following as spoken with, Clyde
sdaleJuncton. 100 Caledonin 'lO3 105 - Copiapo l6 11 13
eVere. all clean:-Lady Franklin, of Aberdeen; Active, Helena, Colchester, Stour Val' all E.U.&E Cl 6 17 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1
A iSi
E Lincolnshire ,-,•
an- t and North of Scotland, of Peterhead ; Vulcan, Melinka, ~ . -.6 p.c 100 Gt. North. '139 142 2 Fortuna
Or, 9. Union,HarwicliShs , all E.Counts.' 41 41 20 General all 23 25
011ie and Enterprise, of Fraserborough ; and Chase, of Hull. 1)o. Woodbridge . I 100 I
hall
•pg ___ GI s.llarr.&Neils,DrCt..' 100 Caled ' -
; onin, - - 15 Kapunda (Limited)..... 1 1 11
ter, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Do. New lOO Do.
xac- I 3 Linares all 101 111
tie‘ SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Gloster& Dean Forest, all Gt. West. I- - 5 Lusitanian
to a Tiartlpool-Dck.&llail. all Yk.N.&Br - 1 Mariquita all 1 1
,1.-, Wind E. 111111 and Selby -
, all 'Yk.N.Md. 110 112 1 N RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 108. id p
des ' Arrived, April 25.-Avon, from Waterford ; Courier, Do. i Shares all 'Do. I
late steamer, from Jersey; Enterprise, from Youghal ; Cicely, Do. 4 Shares...._-.!
all Do. I
1 - 20 Pentgibaud Silver, Lead
Mining and Smelt.... all 5 6
he .- from Sunderland. Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c., 100 ILn & NIW 207 210
" ohe ' 5 Port Philip 1 1 1
)1111 -€1 Sailed, April 26-Teutonia, steamer, for New York ; Lontion&Greenwiell .1 100 IS. East...! 63 65 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s 1 d par
1 •
,s WI ' Alliance, steamer, for Havre; Atalanta, steamer, for .
Do. Preference I 100 , Do.
, Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend.' 100 P t &" 1115 120 28.2.81, United Mexican ...... all 11 21
e o ,0., 96 98 1 ,IWerthing•(Limited).... all
' OW Jersey. Lowestof t, gua. 4p. ct. 100 ,Norfolk '
nt
be - Do. 6 per cent lOO !Do. •- - 1 I Do.
[ 10 (EY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Manc.,lluxtn.&Matk.l all ,LN W&11.1 24 3 3
I'll' JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
irO'Ve GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Mtd.llrad ford Prefer-; I
estig., Wind N.E. ;tide five hours' ebb; weather dull. once Stock I 100 [Midland 95 97 96 100 A gra&UnitedServiceßk, 50 ,75 77
Ce' Newmarkt.,BuryEx 11
;tile
a Arrived-Columbus, from Krageroe. guaranteed 5p.c.5. 5. 6. E.Counte /1 p 40 Australasia ' all 71 74
Sailed-Ateraan Theodore, for Adelaide •, Joseph Hale, .': 25 Bank of Egypt all 211 221
0105 Northn.& Eastn. 5 ' 11 n
p.c R.. -O. 156 68 50 51 53
oil for Port Phillip; British Merchant, for Sydney. Do. do. 6 per cent...., all Do.
13er a 3 - -
23 Bank of Turkey
„ioe DEAL, Thursday Morning. Do. Fixed 5 per cent.' all Do. ;
g" 13 North Western I all Midland .1 141 15 59 British North American! all - _
bar's Wind, N.E. by N. ; strong. I L&N W 1 20 Chtd. Bank of India, Sid all 191 201
'Y s
It 1 Passed-Gipsy, barque, from Shields for Genoa ; Colum Preston and Wyto. il all & _ I ,
1....Yk. ) - -
25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch.l all 31 33
8 bine, from London for Swansea; Mary B. Rich, from Do. 1 Shares A all Do. ' 100 City !5O -- - 72 14
,a at Shields for New York. Roystn Ilitch.,& Shep 100 Gt. North. 135 137 100 ,Colonial . 25 37 38
' are,1131. 20.11 ICom. Bank of Canada ' all - -
as .................... • Shrowabry& Hereford 100 T Brassoy 103 105 100 'Commercial of London l2O 19 21
. Do. Do. 1 1 1 •• • . 1 * 1p 11
Illra 3
I South Staffordshire .. all M'Clcan .1 104 II 20 lEng ,Soot., & Aus. Ch.l all 17 171
301'e Tom Sayers and the Benicia Boy are said to have Wilts and Somerset-1 100 Gt. West 191 93 20 !Gen Bk. of Switzerland), all - -
0 i 20 ILon.C'har.Bk.ofAustral.' all 221 235 221 3/
do 11 met upon the Newmarket racecourse on Monday, and shook Wimbledon& Croydn.l all L.stßrztn 71 8/
• 116 hands at the betting ring, where they were loudly cheered. _-_-__ - -
it 15 •t DOCKS. ' 50 'London Joint Stock ... 10 - - 314
1 THE COLLECTION FOR S.AYERS IN LIVERPOOL.- _ _ ___
leSO9, ~,100 ILondon& Westminster. 20 - -
IP' Sayers communication to the
up to yesterday had sent no - -
ustr Share Docks. Paid
atO gentlemen who in Liverpool have been instrumental in Price. I Done. 20 Do. new lO - -
ige be
t raising a testimonial subscription to the champion. He has
Stock 6O National! Bank
20 !New South Wales - -
all - -
a
ll' t been frequently informed of the course pursued by the gon- itoc! C0mmercia1............ 100
..- 25 ,Orient .13k. Corporation all - --
of ill tlemen at Liverpool, but has never answered any of their ;tool; 004 perCent.Pref . Min. 100 - 20 ;Ottoman Bank all 17 18
iridee • • communications, and it is now proposed to return the money hock East and West India... 100 - 100 Provincial of Ireland - -
Orit ocl, r.on•lon lOO 10 ;Do. New
to C - already collected to those who subscribed it. Under the - all - -
ii oci. St. Katharine ICO -
I present circumstances, it is the only course left open to 25 South Australia - -
1 •St ock Southampton lOO 25 Union of Australia all --46 •
those who were desirous of marking the courage of Sayers
' tO ,Victorla . lOO 100 103 50 ;Union of London l2 "1" "" 24 4534 44
• in a substantial manner. ID? New uteaperasomil 2 -'• lop Toruity Mutual _ _ •, Go -
_ -7

niE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 160.

1 LAW INT.

.(This Day.)

LONDON-AND SOUTH WESTERN RAIL WAY.

NEWMA.RK

VICE-CHANCELLLOR'S COURT.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. T. Kindersley.)
WASON V. WESTMINSTER IMPROVEMENT COMMIS-

SIONERS.

His Honour the Vice-Chancellor said this bill was filed
by Mr. Wason, against the Westminster Improvement
Commissioners, and three other gentlemen, Messrs. Bridges,
Meesen, and Bridges, solicitors, for specific performance of a
contract, dated sth July, 1847, by which the Commissioners
becaiw, bound to purchase the fee simple of certain lands
upon which Victoria-street was formed, and convey them
to the plaintiff by way of mortgage security for £30,000.
And the decree which was asked against the other defer•
dants was to set aside certain mortgages held by them %ince
1854, to enable the Commissioners to execute a free convey-
ance in favour of the plaintiff. His Honour, after deliver-
ing a very searching judgment on the arguments and facts
of the case, came to the conclusion that the agreement of
July, 1847, was superseded by the agreement in Juno,
1856, and therefore could not be specifically enforced. His
Honour dismissed the bill without costs against the Com-
missioners, and with costs against Messrs. Bridges and
Meesons.

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL

SUITS.

(Before Sir C. Cresswell, Mr. Baron Channel', and Mr.
Justice Keating).
SIMONIN (FALSELY CALLED) V. AIALAC.

This was a suit instituted by Mdlle. Valerie Josephine
Simonin for a decree of nullity of marriage contracted with
the respondent under somewhat rather singular circum-
stances. The case, which was not defended, commenced on
the 18th ult., and ba-ring occupied two days, stood over for
judgment.

The parties are natives of France, and in the year 1854
the petitioner was living with her mother at Paris, and
supported herself by her exertions as an actress. She be-
came acquainted with the respondent, M. L. Malac, and on
Jan. 20 of the year in question he induced her to accompany
him under a promise, that if she consented to a mar-
riage in England, he would afterwards marry her in France
according to the laws of that country. They were married
in London on the day after their arrival, a license having
been obtained by a fraudulent representation that they had
been 15 days residing in the metropolis. However, the
petitioner refused to discharge her marital duties until the
respondent fulfilled his promise in reference to the French
marriage, and ho having exhibited some reluctance to
accede to her wishes, she left him and returned to the pro-
tection of her mother, and the practice of her pro-
fession. The reason assigned by the respondent for
refusing to have the marriage ceremony celebrated in
France was, that he was afraid of incurring the dis-
pleasure of his father by contracting a matrimonial alliance
with the petitioner. Subsequent to the separation he ad •
dressed a letter, couched in very affectionate terms, in which
he stated that ho felt himself unable to surmount moral ob-
stacles that existed to their marriage in France ; and in
consequence of that communication the lady had recourse
to a legal tribunal to ascertain her actual social status. The
result was that she obtained a divorce, the Court consider-
ing that the marriage was invalid according to the laws of
France, and the respondent was condemned in costs. After-
wards the conduct of the respondent became very violent
towards the petitioner, for he was in the habit of frequent-
ing the theatre in Paris where she was engaged, and throw-
ing iminortels and other missiles at her while she was on
the stage. She determined to leave France, and, accom-
panied by her mother and sister, came to reside in this
country in 1858, and established herself in business as re-
storer and recoverer of ancient documents, a trade which
her father had followed up to the period of his death.
The following evidence was adduced at the trial :
Madame Simonin, the mother of the petitioner, said that
Mdlle. Simonin is now 28 years of age, and that at the time
of the marriage M. Malec told her he was 29. Her daugh-
ter and Malao asked her consent to the marriage before
they came to England, and she gave it. They asked it, and
she gave it verbally.

Mr. Noel, who formerly practised as a notary public, and
advising counsel at Paris, explained the French law, as con-
tained in the 170th, 63d, 151st, 152 d, and 154th articles of
the Code Napoleon, on the subject of the marriage of French
subjects in foreign countries. If two French subjects went
to a foreign country for the purpose of evading the French
law, and there contracted a marriage without due publi-
cation in France and without consent of parents, and
then returned to France, the French courts would annul
the marriage. But if the consent of the parents was
signified after the marriage it would be held good. When the
parents of parties under a certain age who wished to con-
tract a marriage withheld their consent, the proper course
was to draw up an acte respectueux et formel before a notary,
requesting their consent. The parents might then give
or withhold their consent, and a minute of their decision
would be drawn up by a notary. If the parents consented,
they must either go before the Maire when the marriage was
contracted, or their consent in writing, drawn up by a
notary, must be produced to the Maire. When certain pre •
scribed forms had been observed, and a certain time had
elapsed after the acte respectueux had been presented, the
marriage might take place even without the consent of
parents.

Dr. Phillimore submitted that he had now established
that the parties had a French domicile at the time of the
pretended marriage, and that the marriage was in fraud of
the French law. The want of carcity to contract the
marriage by the law of domicile was, he contended, fatal to
the validity of the contract. lie admitted that Storey, in
his " Conflict of Laws," laid down that contracts of
marriage were governed by the lex loci contractus,
whatever might be the capacity or incapacity of the
parties by the law of domicile ; but that proposition
was not borne out by Pothier, Huber, Savigny,
Felix, and the other jurists whom he cited. If their lord-
ships should be of opinion that there was no precedent for
a case like the present, he hoped they would not lay down a
principle different from that Which guided all other civilised
States, but would give effect to the prohibitory laws of a
foreign country when they found that two subjects of the
foreign country had come to England to enter into a mar-
riage contract for tho mere purpose of evading those laws.
Dr. Swabey followed, and contended that, according to
jurisprudence and national policy, the Court was bound to
declare the marriage null.

There was no defence, arld the learned judges postponed
their decision in consequence of the novelty and importance
of the question sub judice.

Sir C. Cresswell delivered judgment this morning,
and having gone through the authorities cited, decided
that according to international law this country was not
bound to surrender its own peculiar law to that of any other
State, in accordance with which dictum the Court consi-
dered the marriage was a valid contract.
The petition was accordingly dismissed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—.(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A CLERGYMAN CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.—Mr. Chas.
Nisbett, of 66, Belsover-street, described as a clergyman,
was charged before Mr. Bingham with stealing, at 60, Hay.
market, a bottle of eau de cologne, under the following cir.
cumstances :

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING THIS DAY.
A special general meeting of the shareholders in this
company was held this day at the Waterloo station, for the
purpose of approving and consenting to the several bills at
present before Parliament in which the company was inte-
rested—C. Castlemain, Esq., in the chair.
The Secretary having read the list of bills,
The CHAIRMAN said he regretted the absence of Cap-
tain Mangles ; but he did not anticipate that their
proceedings that day would be of long duration, as
the consideration of a number of bills comprised
in the advertised list would have to be postponed,
in consequence of their not being sufficiently advanced to
be submitted to the meeting that day. The bills that
would be submitted to the proprietors would be the exten-
sion to Yeovil Station, the Salisbury Yeovil Junction, the
Chard Branch, and the Tele of Wight Railway.
Mr. BIRCHAM, the solicitor of the company, then read
the title of the first bill to be approved of as follows :
" A. bill for authorising the London and South •Western
Railway Company to make and maintain a railway in
extension of their Exeter Extension Railway, and to
connect that railway with the Bristol and Exeter Rail-
way, and for authorising alterations of the St. David's
Station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway, and the
laying down of rails on the narrow gauge on
divers railways, and the working by the London and South
Western Railway Company over those narrow gauge lines
of railway from their Exeter Extension Railway to Bide-
ford, and for other purposes."

Mr. HEIEPATH complained of the length of the bill, and
of the expense that the extension would entail upon the
company, yet he should not oppose it, as he considered it
would be highly advantageous to tho company.
Several proprietiors objected to any further outlay of
money in extension.

A PROPRIETOR said he thought the shareholders ought
to have confidence in the directors. He thought these
gentlemen would not recklessly expend any considerable
sum of money without they felt certain it would be for the
benefit of the company. (Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN then put the approval of the bill to the
meeting, when it was assented to unanimously.
Mr. BIRCHAM read the head of the next bill for approval
as follows :

" A bill for the alteration at Yeovil of the Salisbury and
Yeovil Railway, leased to the London and South Western
Railway Company; and of the Yeovil and Durston Branch
of the. Bristol and Exeter Railway, and for the making at
Yeovil ora Joint station for the London and South Western
and Bristol and Exeter Railway Companies."
Mr. HEREPATH asked how much money was to be raised
under the act ?
Mr. BIRCHAM said the whole of the authorised sum to be
raised under the act would be £20,000.
The bill was approved of unanimously.
Capt. GIPPARD—AS N0..3 bill, the Kingston-bridge line,
was to be postponed, he should like to know what the di
rectors proposed to do.

The CHAIRMAN said the whole subject was fully consi-
dered at the last meeting. It was then determined to carry
the bridge over the river to Kingston, and that would be the
object of the bill to be submitted to Parliament.
Capt. GIFFARD—Then it is the intention of the directors
to adhere to that plan ?
The CHAIRMAN—Yes, certainly.

Mr. BIRCHAM read the title of the next bill as follows :
" A bill to enable the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Com-
pany to make a deviation from their authorised main line
near Yeovil, and a branch or junction railway in the parish
of YeoTil."
The bill was assented to unanimously.
The following was the head of the next bill submitted for
approval :
- -

" A bill to authorise the construction of a railway from
the authorised line of the London and South Western
Exeter Extension Railway to Chard."
Mr. HERAPATH asked whether there was any capital to
be subscribed.

Mr. BIRCHAM—No capital was to be raised under the
act.

Mr. HERA.PA.TH considered such a matter perfectly satis-
factory.

The last bill to be submitted to the meeting was as
follows :

" A bill for making railways for the purpose of connect-
ing Ryde with Ventnor and the East Coast of the Isle of
Wight."
Mr. HEREPATH asked whether this line was to be
worked by the South Western Company.
The CHAIRMAN said the South Western and the
Brighton would in conjunction work the line, which was
calculated to be much more convenient than if it was
worked by an independent company, because if such was
done it would cause great inconvenience. All the directors
of the South Western Company recommended was to work
the Isle of Wight Railway in conjunction with the Brighton
Company. If any further arrangements were contem-
plated the shareholders would be consulted before any fina
arrangements were concluded. _

Alexander Sevin, waiter, at 60, Haymarket, an hotel; said
at half-past eight the previous night the prisoner came to
the hotel and partook of tea, Scc., at the time he sat down
there being three bottles of eau de cologne on a shelf near
where he sat. Shortly after he (witness) observed that one
of the bottles was gone, and having informed his employer,
Mr. John W. Pacey, he asked the prisoner for payment of
the refreshment he had had. He said he had no money,
and shortly after pulled a bottle of eau de cologne from his
pocket—the one missed. He did not wish to press the
charge, the principal reason for giving him into custody
being to see whether he had any other property on him, as
there were silver spoons about the table where he had been
sitting.

A PROPRIETOR said the bill contained a clause authoris-
ing the company to contribute on guarantee £20,000 toward
the construction of the railway, the Brighton Company
doing the same. He thought it was a very bad arrange-
ment, and he trusted the meeting would refuse to give their
sanction to the bill.

A lady here stepped forward and said the prisoner had
lately been destroying all his religious books, and she
thought he was not quite right in his mind. He lodged
with her, and she was fearful he would set the house on
fire.

The CHAIRMAN said he hoped the meeting would pause
before they adopted the view.: of the hon. proprietor who
had just spoken. The result of the rejection of this bill
would be that the line would then virtually pass into the
hands of the Brighton Railway Company, and the whole
traffic of the Isle of Wight would pass on to that line. He
thought the arrangements made were advantageous to the
South-Western as well as to the Brighton, and he hoped
the meeting would approve of the bill.
The approval of the bill was then put to the meeting,
and carried.

The consideration of several other bills was postponed
until the 31st of May.

A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro-
ceedings.

Mr. Bingham said he would remand him for a few days
that proper inquiries might be made, and in the meantime
he would be taken care of.

In the prisoner's possession was found a communion ser•
vice when taken into custody.

71115 DAYS MARKETS.

PICKING POCKETS AT THE /TOME MISSIONS' MEETING.
—Ellen Taylor, a young woman with a child in her arms,
was charged before Mr. Bingham with attempting to pick
pockets at the Home Missions' meeting at Willis's Rooms,
King-street, St. James's, on the previous afternoon.
Sergeant Cole, 23 C, said that about half-past five the
previous afternoon he was on duty at Willis's Rooms, there
being a meeting of the Home Missions, the Archbishop
of Canterbury in the chair, and several bishops present, and
just as they were leaving the rooms he saw prisoner and an-
other woman, and knowing them a s the companions of thieves,
he kept his eye on them. Shortly after the Bishop of Oxford
and a gentleman left the rooms, followed by three ladies
dressed in black, and he then observed the prisoner go
alongside of the youngest of the three and put her left hand
in her pocket and withdraw it again. She then left the
lady, turned back to the rooms, and then got in the door-
way, just inside, and saw her feel the outsides of the pockets
of every lady's dross on leaving the rooms. Sho then put
her hand into the pocket of another lady, and ho then took
her into custody, she begging to be let go.
Prisoner said she only made one attempt, and admitted
she had been before convicted.

Cole said he saw her at the same rooms on Saturday last,
when six purses were missed, which Mr. Rayne was there

to prove.

Committed for two months with hard laboar.

It is related by Stowe that during the 38 years
of Henry the Eighth's reign no less than 72,000 criminals
were executed ; and we gather from Parliamentary returns
that in the ten years between 1820 and 1830 there were
executed in England alone 797 criminals ; but as our laws
became less bloody, the number of executions proportion-
ately decreased. In the three years ending 1820 the exe-
cutions in England and Wales amounted to 312 ; in the
three years ending 1830 they were reduced to 179 ; and in
the three years ending 180 they had decreased to 62.

PETITIONS.

7118 Dilr).

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS
Pomona
41
Busy Bee
Car'otta

Seven ran.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 15 SOVS.
Neophyte
Error .

2

Nine-ran.
MATCH.
North Lincoln beat Actveon

ONE THOUSAND GLINEAs.—The following have paid
forfeit :—Water Sprite, Urania, Hecate, Her Highness,
Dulcibella, Arethusa, Rope Dancer, Retreat, Amethyst,
Shoulder Knot, Floretta, Rosary filly, Beeswax filly, Grand
Mistress, Mousey, Catawaba, Miss Erskine, Wild Deer,
Carolina, Highden, Lady Falconer, Danae, Polyanthus,
Brown Bess filly, Clarissa filly, Makeless filly, Miss Sarah
filly, Fear filly, and Jessie. ,

£5O HANDICAP PLATE. A.F.—Queen Bee paid forfeit.
TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE.—Folkestone, Caliban, Vags,
Prince Plausible, Little Nell, Archercss,, and Vinca paid
forfeit.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past twelve
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSI HESS,

The following bills were read a second time :—Belfast
and County Down Railway ; Belfast, Holywood, and 13an-
gor Railway; London Hydraulic Power Company; Moray-
shire Railway.
_ _ _

, The report on the Sovereign Life Assurance Company
was brought up and agreed to.

Petitions were presented against the Medical Relief Bill,
against the Wine Licenses Bill, against the Jews Amend-
ment Act, in favour of the Coal Mines Regulation Inspec-
tion, from members of aWesleyan Congregation at Norwich
against the Church Rates Bill, &c.