In the British capital, the Union Bank of London discovered an imbalance of accounts in the amount of £263,000.  The chief cashier of the bank, William George Pullinger, soon admitted that he had embezzled the money in several Stock Exchange schemes.  Pullinger was charged with fraud, found guilty at the Old Bailey, and sentenced to twenty years in prison on May 15, 1860.  (By John Osborne)

In New York City, an afternoon fire broke out in Pell Street and quickly spread to destroy completely two five-story buildings and damaged several others.  Occupants were able to flee safely but one man was injured in the collapse of a wall as firemen fought the blaze. The fire began in the machinery of a textile manufacturing business and damages totaled around $30,000.  (By John Osborne) 

The Charleston and Savannah Railroad finally began service after years of financial and technical delay.  The one hundred mile stretch linked the two great southern commercial centers but crossed bogs, salt marshes, and numerous creeks and rivers; it had been difficult to build and became even more difficult to maintain.  It made little money, was destroyed by General Sherman's troops in 1865, and left almost bankrupt.  (By John Osborne)

The Maryland State Republican Convention was held in Baltimore with around thirty delegates attending.  From the very start the meeting was plagued by disruptions from hostile crowds, despite the best efforts of the police.  Abandoning their original meeting place, the delegate reassembled in a commercial office and chose representatives for the national convention in Chicago before adjourning.  (By John Osborne)