The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-04
LATER FROM ENGLAND.
ARRIVAL OF THE BORUSSIA.
ACQUiTTAl OF BERNARD.
CONSOLS 961%@965s.

pers to the evening of Saturday, the i7th
The BorGssia did not leave Southampton until
O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, consequently has made
a remarkably short passage She brings 42S pas
sengers. Capt. Trautman has had favorable weather.
with Southerly winds. While passing the Grand
Banks the weather was foggy. Goth April, Lat. 40.
20; Long. IA, saw ship Sumatra, bound East
April 25th Lat 4l.40, Long. A. 80, passed Hamburg
ship Sir Robert Peel bound East April 26th. Lat,
45.4l, Long. 43.4G, passed French barque Cote
with head of topmasts gone.
The steamship Fulton arrived at Southampton on
the evening of Saturday. April II.
GREAT BRITAIN.
teegraphic dispatch received at southampton
on the evening before the BOrussia sailed, an
nounces that the jury had returned verdict of AC-
QUITTAL in the case of Simon Bernard.
In i1tinn of tho vHry general idea prevalent
IN England that the new passport arrangements In
France threw serious impediments in the way of
Englishmen visiting that country, party of excur-
sionists there write to the London Times that they
met with difficulty and suffered no annovance
Their passport was only looked at when they landed
and when they LETT and the utmost civiity and at
tention was shown them during their stav
The following return, published on the 10th of
April, gives some interesting facts, briefly stated in
relation to the British army:
There are in the Foot Guards 81 leutenants and
DO ensgns IN the Infantry of the Line 092 lieuten
ants and 7SO ensgns; and in the Rifles British es
tabishment only, AZ lieutenants and 80 ensgns-
The ieutenants in the Guards receive IS 4d per diem
and the ens gns 5s. 3d. Sc lieuenants in the Line In
tantry receive Is 3d. and ,O36 6s 3D. per diem. The
ellsSlS III tne Line receive 5S. 80. Ihe eutenantS
in the Rifles 6s. 3D., and the ensigns 5s Sd. There
are % first leutenants in the Royal Marines (divi-
slonal companes) who receive Is 3D., and lis who
receive 6s. 3D.. 10 in the Royal Marines Artillery
company, who receive Is. 1Od. and 2S who re- |
ceive 6s. l0d. There are 20 second eutenants in
the Marine divisional, who receive 5s. 3d. and Is
IN the Artillery companies who receive IS. I'd. In
the Cavalry, "a leutenants in the Household Cav |
airy receive los 4d. per diem, and Il6 in the Cav
airy OF the Line British establishment onlv,) 9s.
while24 cornets in the Household Cavalry receive S
and ll6 in the Line Cavalry, IS. per day. The pay
of these officers varies from eos to flSS year; 50
ensigns have resigned their commissions since the
close of the Crimean war.
The Board of Admiralty have resolved immedi- |
ately to commission a channel fleet, which the
London Times says has caused very general salts
faction through the country. The Government had
In commission the lst of April, 1885, 27S ships,
mounting 4,79S guns, with A ,S04 men, exclusive of
marines at home and those serving on shore in
China.
The following are the terms of the announcement
made in the House of Commons in relation to the
Cagliari affair, previously referred to:
The CHANCELLoR OF THE ExCHEQUER.-In the mat !
ter OF the Cagliari there two questions involved
which are really distinct. One is what may call
the national question: the other the international
question. The first concerns the treatment of our
two countrymen Park and Watt. With respect to
that part Of the question have received the opin
ions OF the crown officers, and their opinions on
that subject are unanimous. They are of opinion
that the detention end Imprisonment of Park and
In consequence of having received that opin-
ion, we have after all that deliberation which
so serious a matter demanded, addressed a dis |
patch to the Minister of the King of Naples; and
the Secretary of State has demanded compensation
for the grievances which have been experienced by
our two countrymen, Park and Watt. loud cries of
'Hear! With respect to the international question:
that as the hon. and learned gentleman well under
stands is question quite distinct and separate from
the other, in which England is only interested as
all other maritime nations are On that we have
not yet received the opinions of the Crown officers
may, in explanation OF what may appear unac-
countable delay, state that, although Saturday
last very important documents were received and
submitted to the Attorney-General and his col
leagues, yet his time has been so absorbed during
the last few days in the State trials that it has not
been possible for him yet to give those documents
all the consideration they require. (1ear, hear
The new customs bill had passed its second read
ing in the House of Lords.
TRIAL OF DR.. BERNARD-VERDICT.
In the London evening papers of Saturday, |
April 17th find the following brief report of the
final proceedings (on that day. in the trial of 81
mon Bernard:
Lord Campbell, Chief Baron Pollock, Mr. Justice |
Erle and Mr.. Justice Crowder, took their seats |
shortly after 10 o'clock. The Court was again much
crowded.
The prisoner appeared to betrav more anxiety |
than he had exhibited during the trial.
Just before the close of the proceedings of the |
trial on Wednesday, gentleman standing in front |
of the dock was observed to hand white pocket |
al
clean pocket handkerchief for you, Mr.. Bernard |
and placed it in his hand. The under-sh |
through Mr.. Weatherhead, the Governor of the gaol
had the handkerchief taken from the prisoner, and
unfolding it, it was found to contain small packet
of tobacco. The authorities at first surprised at
any one handing him such article, the use of to-
bacco not being allowed in the goal; and some
picions were aroused. Yesterday the prisoner ad- |
dressed letter to the under-sheriffs asking permis
sion that he might be allowed to shake hands with
a friend at the close of the days proceedings, which
was refused. This morning some different arrange
ments were made in the body of the Court. No |
one was allowed to stand the front of the !
dock, and several detectives placed in differ
ent parts of the Court watching the movements of
some of the foreigners who were present-this |
precaution being taken in order that the prisoner
might not be provided with the means of destroying
himself.
Lord Campbell then proceeded to sum up. They !
had now approached the conclusion of this solemn
inquiry, and his brother judges and himself had
viewed with great satisfaction the attention the ju
ry had paid to the proceedings. When the life of
man was at stake, nething should be considered a
sacrifice Several points of law had been reserved |
for the consideration of the judges The prisoner
would have full advantage of them, and if any of
them should be held to the prisoners conviction
notwithstanding the verdict might be unfavorable
to him, he would be relieved of the charge which
had been preferred against him. They (the jury) |
the judges of the fact and the important fact
for their consideration was, whether the accused
accompce in the plot to assassinate the En-
peror of the French by the explosion of grenades
He is charged with being accomplice before
the fact to the murder of one Nicholas Batti; and
although the death of Batt was not contemplated,
yet if his death the probable consequence of the
attempt to assassinate the Emperor of the French
then the prisoner was an accomplice to that muir
DER The prisoner was a resident in the United
Kingdom, and to a certain extent subject of
her Majesty. He had asylum in this country
He was protected by the laws of the constitution,
and he owed an obedience to the laws in the same
way as any of her Majesty's subjects; and they
yJIIld hare to- ht.ll ldt
in the United Kingdom which would render him an
accompice in the attempt to take the life of the En-
peror Napoleon.
As he had before stated although they might not
have contemplated the death of Nicholas Batt STILL
if the injury which caused to him and ended in
his death was probable consequence of the at
tempt to assassinate the Emperor of the French,
and if the prisoner conspired with others to make
the attack then the prisoner would be liable for the
consequences as accomplicein causing that death.
He need scarcely remind them that their verdict
must be formed the evidence which had been
laid before them. Topics had been submitted to
them which, he mustsay appeared to him to be irrel
evant; but the Court declined to check their being
urged lest it might be supposed the prisoners coun-
sci had been restrained from advancing such topics
as he thought most serviceable to his client.
That was court of justice, in which they knew
nothing of politics. 1t their duty to confine
themselves to the law and the facts of the case r-
respective of the shattering of Lord Palmerston's
government, the course pursued by Lord Derby's
administration, the discussion in Parliament, and
the statements about foreign dctaton; and he there
fore impored them to act in independent man
ner, and to find their verdict upon the evidence
which had been adduced before them. He would
deem his duty to lay before them the whole of the
evidence which had been given for the purpose of
establishing the prisoners completely in the at
tempt of the 18th of January. His Lordship then
proceeded to read over the evidence, commenting
upon it as he proceeded.
The jury retired at quarter to three to consider
their verdict and at four o'clock returned into court
and pronounced the prisoner not guilty.
From the Times Paris Correspondent.
FRIDAY, April 16th.-Four o'clock this afternoon
the last hour allowed the candidates for the
Legislative corps to sign their electoral bulletins,
and transmit their formal declaration, on oath of
fidelity to the Constitution and the Emperor After
much doubt and hesitation, the three persons who