The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-26 00:00:00

DR. BERNARD AND THE STATE TRIAL.

From 8 o'clock until near midnight on Saturday
evening there was a large muster of people at the
Cafe Chantant, in Leicester-square, it having been
publicly announced, as well in a conspicuous part
of one of the morning papers of that day as by a
placard outside the cafe, that Dr. Bernard, ac-
companied by Mr. Edwin James, his counsel,
would make their appearance in the course of the
evening. On the previous night Mr. James and a
friend had strolled into this place of public enter-
tainment in a casual way as they were passing
through the square. They had hardly entered the
building when the well-known person of the
popular advocate was recognized by several of the
company. He was introduced to the proprietor, a
Frenchman, who expressed himself as flattered by
the visit and showed his guest some civilities. A
few of the people present, and these chiefly French,
approached Mr. James and tendered him their con-
gratulations for the successful efforts he had made
en behalf of their compatriot during the recent
State trial. These he politely acknowledged, and
expressed his admiration of the French nation. By
this time the name of the distinguished visitor had
spread through the room, and thence witil his
departure he became an object of general interest.
Diving his stay, whether by chance or design,
iheMarsellaise Hymn was sung by the professional
vocalists present with great enthusiasm.
For tles benefit of some of our readers it may be
desirable to describe the plies known as the Cafe
Chantant. The name not inaptly designates its
character, and its precise locality does much to
supply what is wanting, to the mind of a Londoner
at least. It is not a place where a man in search
of an evening's recreation may expect to meet the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, or
the Prince Consort ; but it is nevertheless a nighily
place of resort, with others of a kindred type now
scattered over the metropolis, to considerable num-
bers of people of different conditions in life and
of both sexes. In a large, lofty, and well-lighted
apartment, furnished in the French fashion with
mirrors, settees, and an almost endless number of
small marble tables, the vigi,ois, some hundreds in
number, spend their evenitigs in au atmophere of
tobacco smoke, drinking coffee, consuming mutton
chops and Welsh rarebits, with potations of pale
ale, brandy, or gin. Some good music on the piano-
forte, a respec7aele orchestra, and a corps of pro.
fessional vocalists, the greater part of them la ties,
lend additional attractions to the place, which is
not without an air of decorum. Unlike Coger's
hall, or "Discussion Forum"—now known to fame
—no debating, political or otherwise, goes forward.
[t is frequented as much by English as by French
people, and is not so much a haunt of political re-
fugees as other places in its vicinity.
At the Cafe Chantant, then, of all places, the
public were informed that Mr. Edwin James and
Dr. Bernard were to present themselves on Satur-
day evening, and there "the friends of liberty"—
so the announcement went—were to give them an
ovation. At 8 o'clock, the hour they wee ee-
pected, there we re comparatively few people in the
room. Among these, two or three men, having all
the unmistakeable marks of the refugee class, were
distributing handbills invoking "eternal glory on
the 12 jurymen"—naming them—" who upheld the
honour and independence of Old England ;" on
Mr. Jaines who had vindicated the dignity of the
English law, and " lasting shame on the promoters
of the Conspiracy Bill." This document, couched
in indifferent English, purported to emanate from
a " universal printing establishment" in Holborn.
As the evening advanped the audience gradually
increased, until at length between 200 and 300
persons were present. They were, however, dis-
appointed, for neither Mr. James nor Dr. Bernard
made their appearance in the course of the even-
ing. At whose instance the announcement was
made that they were to attend does not appear ;
but that it was not Dr. Bernard's—still less, per-
haps, at Mr. James's—is certain from the fact of
the former leaving expre,sed great displeasure when
he was informed of the matter, adding that he was
not a Nana Sahib or a hippopotamus tear any one
should presume to exhibit. him for money, and that
he had no ambition foe a niche iu the Walthalla of
Madame Tu,saud.
Within the last few days a fact has come out ex-
tremely creditable, we think, to the jury by whom
Bernard was tried. A committee, of whom Mr.
Nicholay, Mr.,E T. Smith, of Drury-lane theatre,
Mr. Beales, of Piccadilly, and others, are members,
has been embodied at Mr, Wyld's newsrooin, iu
Leicester-square, at which for the last few years
Bernard has boon a constant visitor, for the
purpose of arranging a banquet at the Free-
masons' Tavern in the beginning of May to the
jury and the coutisel and solicitors engaged on
the trial for the defence. The jury were a,,lcecl if
they would be disposed to receive such a token of
public approbation ; they met together to consider
tee matter, and the result is that they have respect-
fully declined the intended ovation. They have
stated, through their f re Ilan, ti at on the occasion
in question they sought to discharge the important
duty which devolved upon them to the best of their
ability, and that for the manner in which thoy per-
formed that duty they have the testimony of their
own consciences, than which they desire no higher
ra ward.

DEATH OF A VETERAN.—The Fall irk Herald report,
the death of a veteran—David Richardson, of the 21st
Fusiliers—'o who hal the honour of teaching Sir Colin
Campbell the use cf the sword."
The Tribunal of C.)rrec;.ional PAM° of B;ifort (Haut-
ltidn) last month condemned a we.aver named Jenny t,
three days' imprisonment and 16f. fine, for havi, g in
a.publi^•.house spread the fake news that the Rnperof
was about to retire to a fortress and proclaim the re-
public, in order to pr,vent raatmfacturere from com-
pelling their me❑ to work fourteen hour a-day. Three
days back, be appealed to the Imperial Court of Colmar
against the condemnation, and, as he had done before
the tribunal, he solemnly denied that ho had used the
language ascribed to him, protested that he was not an
enemy of the Emperor, and represented him4elf to he an
indu4strious workman. The court, however, confirmed
the former judgment.

WATER-WORKS. 1
- ]
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid Price
Annum. Share. 1
- - - - 1
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Berlin .. ••• .. ....... 5/. per cnt. 10 0 0 100 -
East London -
Do 4 per Cent. Pref 4/. per cent. 25 0 0 - 25 -
Do. 5 per Cent. Pref 5l. per cent. 25 0 0 - 27 -,
Grand Junction .... • • C. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 71
Do. New ••• • • • - 25 0 0 - -
Kent
- 100 0 0 - -
Lambeth Si. per cnt. 100 0 0 - -
New River Company
Southwark & Vauxhall - 100 0 0 - 92
West Middlesex •• • • - 61 0 0 ' - 105
Do. Do, ... •• • 1141. per cent. 5 I 8 - -
BRIDGES.
•
Dividend Amount
I
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
----- -
£ s. d. £ B. d.
flungerford -..•• • • • • •••• 25 0 0 -6%
Southwark .....• •• • • .... 100 0 0 - -
Ditto New of 7% p.c. 103 per cent. 50 0 0 - -
Waterloo ....... .... • • .... 100 0 0 - -
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. 12s. Od. 60 0 0 - 29
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Rs. Od. 40 0 0 - 24%
Vauxhall .......... • • 28s. 70 10 3 - 17%
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company . per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
,-
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Commercial .• •• •• ..•• 51. pr cent. Stock. Stock. -
Do. Preference If Stock. ~ -
East and West India.. 61. pr cent. Stock. 118%
II
Gland Aurry D. & Canal 41. per cent. 100 0 0 iOO 0 0 64'
Do. Loan Notes .. • • If 100 0 0 00 0 0 -
Do. 5 per cent. Pref. 51. pr cent. 25 0 0 6 0 0 -
London .•••-• • • • • • • ~ Stock. Stock. 103%
St. Katharine -.... .. 4%1. per ent. Stock. ~ -
Southampton ........ 4 per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 6p%
Victoria .. •• .. •..... 5/. Os per c. 20 0 0 20 0 0 -
Ditto New ••••• • • • •• 20 0 0 14 0 0 , -
-
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---- - -
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Albion .... ••.... .. .. 71. per c. 500 0 0 50 0 0 -
L Allian;,E, Bri:. and For. 71. 14s. 6d. 100 0 0 11 0 0 16%
Ditto Marine ... .... ;1. p.c. & be. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Athenaeum. .... ••• • • • - 10 0 al -
Atlas .
krgus Life ......... • • 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
British Commercial .. 7/. 10s. 50 0 0 5 ) o -
Church of England .. 71. 10s. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
City of London .. •• .. 51. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
CiericlAed.B:. Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
County .... -• • ...... IL per share 100 0 0 10 0 0 861/2
Crown ......•• •..... 1/ 18s. 50 0 0 5 0 -
_ Eagle .. -
Equity and Law-- 5% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
European Life l/. 20 0 0 all -
Family Endowment •• V. per cent. 100 0 0 4 0 0
General -
. Globe ....... si. per cent Stock. all 92
Gresham Life - - 47 5 4
Do. Do.. • - 20 0 0 50 0 0
7. Guardian
e Imperial Fire... • •
Imperial Life .. •• 14s. 100 0 0 210 0 1956
LI Indemnity Marine.... 5i .p. et. &bs. 100 0 0 13 0 0 1375¢
i. Law Fire ............ 2s &2S bons 100 0 0 210 0 -
Law Lite.• ••• ........ 2;t. per sh 100 0 0 12 10 0 3778
a Legal and General Life 4s. per share 50 0 0 2 0 0 5 %
London ...... 1/. 25 0 0 12 10 0 39
London & Prov. Law • • 3s. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
Marine ..... .... • • .... 18s. & bs. iOO 0 0 20 0 0 8452
) Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4% per cent 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
e Minerva ............ 51. per cent. 20 0 0 4 0 0 -
Monarch .• ••••• • .. . . 51. per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
a New Equitable -
Pelican ... • • ....•• 5/ p. et.
C'-- - -
Phoenix • • - - 170
g Professiona Life •• • • ~. 5/. per cent 6 5 0 010 0 -
Provident Lire 12% per c. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
10 Rock Life.... ••.. • • -
e Royal Exchange
Sun Fire .......• - IP -
le Ditto Life ..... 1/ 14s. - i -
United Kingdom .... 41. A bonus. 20 0 0 510 0 -
a Universal Life .• • ..... 5/ & bonus. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
)37
Victoria Life • • ...... 51. & bonus - 5 0 0 -
A. JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
I , Dividend Amount
a_ Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
le Annum. Share.
--,--- , -.-
st £ s. d. £ s. d.
, a tustralasia........... 101. per cent. 40 0 0 all 801
'" Bank of Egypt - 25 0 0
5018 105 00 -
211
y Rank of London ...... .......Si. per cent. 100 0 0
t,i .tritish North American 9 per cent 50 0 0 all 56
Ch Bk. Ind. Aust & Ch. 4 per cent 20 .0 0 6 0 0
l'' City
. 100 0 0 50 0 0 -581
st. Colonial .... . , „ „,, 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
„
Commercial Oflondon. 71. p. c. & be. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
It, .
Eng Scot & Aust. Ch. 4,. per cent.) 20 0 0 all 177
Lai Lond.char.Bk. of Aus. 5/. per cent. ,20 0 0 /I 19

s. d.
40 0 0
25 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
20 ,0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
20 0 0
,1 20 0 0
20 0 0
IV. per cent.' 50 0 0
per cent. 100 0 0
28 per cent. 50 0 0
18 . per cent. 100 0 0
16pc.&bs 100 0 0
I 20 0 0
20 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0
25 0 0
20 0 0
100 0 0
10 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0

Do. New ..
London and County ..
Lon & Eastn Bokg. C.
London doint•Stock..•
f.ondn and Westiningr
gat. Provincial of Eng.
Ditto, New .. • . • • • •

Ditto ditto
Natio,44l Bank .... • •
New outil Wales

Orientai Bank Corpora.
Ottoman Bank
Frovinclal of Ireland

Ditto, New.•...
lonian.
south Australia
Union of Australia....

Union of Hamburg....
Union of London....
Unity Mutual .... •• ••
Western Bank Londn.

5/.per cent.
20', per cent.
10/. per cent.l

p. ct.&bs.
Si. per cent.
5!.. per cent.
101. per cent.
111. per cent.

15/. per cent.

LIST OF SCOTTISH CO

Name of Company.

sank of Scotland ....
British Linen Company
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank
Clydesdale Bank ....
C mmercial Bank ..
Eastern 8ank........
Eclinb. as Glasgow....
National Bank
North of Scotland Bank
Royal Bank of 8 cotl.
Union Bank of Scot.
Western Bank • .
alliance Fire and
British Guarantee

Caledonian Fire Insur
City of Glasgow Lite..
Colonial Life .........
Edinburgh Life Insur.
Eng. & Scot, Law Life
Life Assoc. of Scotland
National Fire and Life
North British Insur...
Northern Assurance Co.
Scottish Provincial ....
Scottish Union Insrnc.
Standard Life ...... • •

Dividend
per

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50 0 0
[OO 0 0
[OO 0 0

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100 C 0
100 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
20 0 0
5110 0 0
25 0 0
5 0

100 0 0
20 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
10 0 0
100 0 0
25 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
40 0 0
10 0 0
200 0 0
20 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0
50 0 0

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0
50 0 0
10 0 0
20 0 0
35 0 0
10 0 0
5 0 0
22 10 0

15 .0
0
25 0 0

2 10 0
3 0 0
10 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0

Z s. d.
100 0 0
100 0 0

Price.

80N
21%

Price.

2 10 0
10 +1 0
10 0 0
0000
10 0 0

190/0s
21740 s
Si 16s
8/ 51
12115 s
225/10
114 bs
98/ 5s
184 5s
Si 108
1431 s
854 Os

16110 s
I/ 7s
251 Os
3/ lOs
6/ Os
261 Os

I/ 19 s
37110 s

121 12

1301 Os