The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-12 00:00:00

COURSE OF EXCHANGF.—Tnis DAY.

•• 11 15 Gibraltar ..............
Ditto, three months .. 12 IjCj Leghorn •• •• 29 70
a)tterdata ............ 12 % Genoa • •••• •• •• •• Ib 52%
Antwerp •• •• .. -
Brussels •• •• •• •• s• •• •• 25 55 Venice •• •• •• moo •• •• ••
Ilamburgh •• •• •• •• •••• 13 8% Naples •• •• •••• ••.• •• •• 42%
Alton..•• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • Palermo .••• •••••• •• •• 130
Paris— •• •••• • • .• 25 32?, Messina . 13014
Ditto, three months 25 75 Lisbon ..... .• •• 523 i
Marseilles .•• •••••• •• 25 75 tOporto •••••• •• •• •••• ••
Bourdeaux •• !Rio ,ratleiro ..... .•• .•
Frankfort-on-Alaine •••• 119% ltu cnos Ayres ......
• • !Yew York,6o days'slght
•• •• •• •• •• •• •• 10 24 Philadelphia •••••• •• ••
frieste— •• •• •• •• 10 35 PRICES OF ISIII.LIOK, PER oz.
Petersburg 36% Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9
Madrid ••• .... 49 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
C VUE 49?„0 iSexioan Dynan 11. ate 0 5 1
B werlona .• •• •• •• • • New Dollars 0 0 0
Silver in bars . . 0 b 1%

A letter from Rome states that the Sacred Col-
lege has just concluded with Baron de Rothschild
a new loan of 3,800,000 Roman crowns (about
t wenty millions of francs) intended to be employed
in calling in the copper money.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday the marriage
of the Hon. Miss Fiennes, eldest daughter of Lord Says
and Sele, with Mr. R. F. Webb, eldest son of Mr. R.
Webb, of Donnington Hall, Ledbury, in Herefordshire,
took place at St. George's Church, Hanover-square.
REPRESENTATION OF LISBURN.—The names of candi•
dates mentioned for this borough are Colonel Hogg who
contested it with Mr. Richardson unsuccessfully at the
late election ; Mr. J. J. Richardson, Sir J. M. Higgin-
son, and Mr. J. W. Fulton, J.P.
ELECTION PETITIONS.—The recognisances have been
reported unobjectionable in the case of the petition
against the return for Beverley.
It is computed that the Bank of England must have
purchased between 500,0001. and 600,0001. in gold be-
tween the date to which the last return extended and
Wednesday, and that its total metallic stock conse-
quently now exceeds ten millions and a half sterling.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE MAILCHIONESS OF WEST-
MEATH'S COACHMAN.—Ye,terclay afternoon Benjamin.
Kerson, coachman to the Marchioness of Westmeath,
died in the Charing-cross Hospital, from the effects of
injuries received by being thrown from his box a- few
nights ago in the Strand. It appears that he bad driven
the marchioness to the Royal Italian Opera at the
Lyceum Theatre, and was returning to take up a wait-
ing position, when the horse grew restive, and started
off down Wellington-street, and threw the man from
his box, with some violence, into the street. Notwith-
standing every attention he did not survive more than a
couple of days.
THE IMPROVEMENTS AT PIMLICO.—A. bill has 'been
brought in by Sir B. Hail and Mr. Brand, extending
the time for erat'.ling, the Commissioners of Works to
complete their projected improvements in Pimlico and
in the neighbourhood of Buckingham Pttlace, purchases
of property being limited to a period of two years from.
the 4tn of August, 1857. The schedule of the bill gives
a list of houses and premises situate in Stafford-,Lice
and Stafford-row' and Charlotte-street, in the parishes
of St. Margaret, Westminster, and St. George's, Hano.
ver-,Auare, the refuted property of the Crown.
CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. W.
Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the Rose Tavern,
West-street, Green-street, Bethnal-green, respecting the
death of Thomas Lock, aged 53 years, who committed
self-destruction by hanging himself. A verdict of tem-
porary insanity was returned. Yesterday an inquest
was taken at the London Hospital, on the body of
Elizabeth Butler, aged 26 years, who was found dead in
a low lodging-house, No.l, Cherubim-court, Glasshouse-
yard, Rosemary-lane, Whitecbapel. The man who slept
with the deceased during the night was examined at
length, when the jury agreed to,a verdict of found dead
in bed. Yesterday forenoon Mr. William Baker, the
coroner, issued his warrant for an inquest, which will be
held this afternoon, at the London and St. Katherine
Dock Hotel, Upper East Smithfield, concerning the
death of a gentleman unknown, who was found dead in
tbe River Thames under very suspicious circumstances.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following mem-
bers of the college having undergone the necessary exa-
minations were admitted licentiates in midwifery at the
meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 9th inst.—
Messrs. Jonathan Brayton, Whitehaven ; John O'Reilly,
Ware, Herts ; Herbert James, Merthyr Tydfil ;
Mason M.`Dougal, Guy's Hospital ; Adam Taylor, Nor-
wich ; Lauriston Wioterbotham, Cheltenham ; Robert
Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire ; Isaac Dunlin Ward,
Clifton, near York ; Sam. Frail, Rochester ; J. Edwards
Jones, Dolgelly, Merionethshire ; Win. Goodall Jones,
Birmingham ; John Little Thomas, Carmarthen ; Joseph
John Pope, Hampstead-road ;' Richard Griffiths, Dol.
gelley, Merionethshire ; and Thomas Masters Kendall,
King's Lynn. The following membeis of the college
having previously been balloted for were admitted Fel-
lows at a meeting of the council on the 10th inst. :
Me ars. Isaac John Gilliam, Bath ; Francis. Hastings
Baxter, 6th Enniskillen Dragoons • John Spence, Otley,
Yorkshire ; James George Nash, Isle of Man ; Arthur
O'Brien Jones, Epsom ; William Shillito, Hon. East
India Company's Service, Bengal ; Mired Evans, Wal-
thamstow • James Tuvan, Chesham-street ; Thomas
Cooper Leah, Hyde : and Thomas Madero Kendall.
King's Lynn.
Ot the 210,0001. brought by the Arago from New
York yesterd.ty a portion was on French account, and
the whole of the remainder has been purchased for the
same destination. The commercial advices on this oc-
casion reportaconsiderable recovery in the stock-market,
most of the principal railway. securities having experi-
enced a rise of 2 or 3 per cent. Erie was quoted
361 Reading 80i, New York Central 86 to .
Panama 95 to and Illinois Central 39i to 40
premium—the bonds 99i. Continued ease in the
discount-market, togetter with rather more favour-
able accounts from this side, were the causes of the
improvement. The reports of the progress of the
crops in she interior were likewise more satisfactory than
had been anticipated. From California it is mentioned
that the State Legislature had adjourned after passing
the bill for the recognition of the public debt ; that the
newspapers continued to take the honest side ; and that,
although opinions were much divided, great hopes were
entertained that the vote of the people in September
would confirm the measure. Both agricultural and
mining operations had been impeded by drought, a total
absence of rain having prevailed for two months. The
last steamer from San Francisco had taken 105,0001. on
English account, which will come by the next West
India mail.
THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW MOVEMENT.—The confer-
ence of ministers of religion upon the Maine Liquor
Law movement at Manchester brought its proceedings
to a close yestesday. Tne following resolution was
adopted, on tbe motion of the Rev. J. P. Chown, of
legislative Bradford
Thatthis
of themeeting
is of opinion that the
liquor traffic is the only
effectiml means for the suppression of the drunkenness
of this country."
prohibition
ATTEMPTED MURDER AT PECKnim.--At an earl,
hour yesterday morning. the inhabitants of Cold Har-
bour-lane, Peckham, were thrown into a state of ex-
citement in consequence of an attempt made by a
man named James Reedy, an excavator; aged forty
years, to murder a fellow-workman named James
Pincer, aged 33. The two men were quarrelling,
when Reedy pulled out a knife, and plunged the
pointed weapon into Purc,r's head, dividing the eye.
The sufferer is in Guy's Hsvpiesli gad gte culprit 11%
for the time escaped. .
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