The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-01 00:00:00

LONDON.

The Express says the stock markets have worn a vets
depressed appearance to-day; some impression appearing
to be produced in the house by political complications on
the Continent. The Montenegrin difficulty and the atti•
tude of France towards Austria are referred to with
uneasiness,. the more especially as the French funds ha/0
given way heavily, notwithstanding Government put•
chases.

VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.—GoId has been found upon
the territory of the Van Diemen's Land Company, and
fine specimen of quartz has begin received.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-MONDAY.
THE ACHILLI CASE.

SENTENCE ON DR. NEWMAN.—The court was densel9
crowded. Dr, Newman occupied a seat in front of the
Queen's Council.

Sir F. Thesiger moved the judgment of the court.
A number of affidavits, in mitigation of the sentence,
were handed in and read,—one from Dr. Newman, stafsle,
that he had no personal knowledge of Achilli, and could
not have any personal feeling in the publication of the
alleged libel ; and he denied any knowledge of the article
in the Dublin Review. As Achilli had made statements
strongly affecting the church to which he had formerlc
belonged, he thought it right to inquire into the accusw
tion made in that article regarding Achilli's character'
He then stated his inquiries abroad, with the view of short'
ing that he (Newman) had reasons for setting up the difl
ferent pleas put upon the record.
Sir F. Thesiger objected to these statements, but tbel
court declared them admissable. The affidavit of 111 e,:
Harding, of Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, who collected evidence
abroad, stated he had no instructions but to elicit the
truth. He believed defendant's pleas were capable of heist
proved, if all the witnesses had been in attendance.
Mr. Babington, the medical adviser of Dr. Newmarif
stated that the defendant was in bad health, and impri'
sonment would produce a degree of feebleness, from which
he probably would never recover. Similar affidavits frote
other medical gentlemen were also read.
The Attorney-General addressed the court in mitige'
tion, showing that defendant was not actuated by malice
or ill-will. The counsel on the same side followed.
Sir F. Thesiger was then heard in aggravation of the
punishment, also Sir F. Kelly.

Justice Coleridge sentenced Dr. Newman to pay a fine
of £lOO to the Queen, and to be confined in the Queenl
Bench Prison, in the first class of misdemeanants, untii
the fine be paid. _

The lenient nature of the sentence appeared to oceasioll
considerable sensation.

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET.

Consols lower on speculative sales for account. RailwaY
shares heavy and lower, from the same cause: nothing doing'
French shares were lower in the morning, but recovered 1
little on better prices from Paris. Gold Mines dull and steadP
although a shade lower. Land shares without alteration.

PRICES
Bank Stock
Exact'. Bills, L. & 5.57 6ilo

Spanish Passives
Turkish .
Swedish ....

SHARES.
Great Western
Lanc.and Yorkshire 154
Do. Fifths 77 6
London, Brighton, and ,

South Coast lO4l
London 8: S. Western
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick ...
Do. Extension 6S—ri
Do. Preference
York and N. Midland
Norfolks
Leeds Northern •
North British 53
Do. Preference 34 ,
Shrewsbury, A...
Do. 8...
Caley Preference.

SHARES

B. Australian,
Freehold
Australasian
Colonial '
Mariposa
ARES.
Van Dienian's.
Yuba

ARKET.