The Express. — London, England, 1863-07-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL• PARLIAMENT. 1:10CSE OF COM IIONS.—(rEns DAY.) the Speaker took the dillr shortly after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. _ The following 1:111;;;;;;;;Iatriird time and passed :- loglerei Central Railway, Dulas Valley Mineral Euta w, iiirhampten and Lolford Junction Railway, King , Christchurch, and Bournemouth Railway, and Wet, R o t and Rickmansworth Railway. FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. The Li it ic went into committee on this bill. Os rlsnan IS, Sir H. RRUCE moved to add to the clause certain words the der. of which would be to provide that after a ve.cancy t h e sew c ommissioner should be of the same profession as :he comniissinner in whore room he was appointed. The A'f TORN EY -G ES ERA L for IRELAND proposed eee thrr amendment with the same object, which wan greed -- to. in reply te In appeal from Sir W. SO VERVIL LIE and Mr. 13,10 , Ei.L. Sir R. PEEL said that the goveroment would be actuated be no other motive in the appoiatmeut of the commissioners than that of deelnog to nominate mon of high character and a r id uo pirtiality to till the (Hear, hear.) Tb„„ c Uuoe, as amended, was agreed to, all were also claims to 27. The el.iuses up to clause 33 had been agreed to when our report left. • - - • -- - - LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BT ZLIOTRIC TELEGRAPH.) I‘ORCESTER MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) WEST 511DLAND STAKES. Highland Mazy beat e by St. hiiebaaL BENTLNCK FUND STAKES. Anatietthis Ledbuzy Little Lady Fravola rmFiro Church Militant Whitehall ... FLY LNG STAKES. G ten. WORCESTER CUP. 4 nn. COVENTRY STAKES. Practitioner ... Vacua* ... _ • • 7 nn. ... i ... z ... 3 LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL CUP. to 1 aget Joey Jones (t) 10 to 1 Cariabrook (t) GOODWOOD STAKES. 8 to 1 apt Knutdord (t) 9 to 1 Anfield (t) 10 to 1 Biondi° (1) ST. LEGER. 4 to 1 apt The Ranger (t) 7 to 1 Queen Bertha (t) 12 to 1 Lord Clifden (t) 12 to 1 Saccharoineter (t) 25 to 1 Onetander (t) COVENTRY STAKES. Five furlongs. Coup d'Etat, Ely, Salviooi, Coeette, c by Mildew. c by Tsddington, The Doctor, Practitioner, Lady Fanny, Caven dish, Alpheus, Verona, Chip of the Old Block, and Green. had are hero. LONDON DOCK COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.) The animal general meeting of the proprietors ma held at 1 o'clock, at the company's new premises in leadenhalletreet ; Mr. Murratru in the chair. The report stated that the number of ships that entered the docks in the half-year ending 31st May, 1863, was 547, measuring 271,840 tons, the number of ships in the corre moulding period of 1862 being 412, measuring 226,255 tons. The minim of the half-year were 242,832/. lie. 4d., egging 246.2911. 18s. Id. in 1862. The expenditure of the half-year, exclusive of debenture interest, vu 163,1634 2s. Ild. mains' 147,699/. 19s. sd. in 1862. The balance of profit was 56,591/. Be. 10d. against 56,321/. 51. 6d. is 1862. The directors recommended the paymeot of a dividend of It. 7a. 6.1. for the half.year, which dividend will absorb 52,482/. fa. 9d. It was added that in recommending as increued dividend the directors were influenced by the Leese in the receipts, which amounted to 16,5411. more than ie the correspoodiog halt of the preceding year. The CHAIRMAN, in replying to questions. observed that the business, the financial position, and the general pro spected the company were much Unproved, and that but for exceptional charges the profit., of the last half-year would have been larger. As regarded competition, be ex pressed a hope that arrangement, would soon be carried out which would enable the various dock comm ittal to obtain • reasonable profit. He then pro ceeded to say that the only prospect of making • sucesufol arrangement with the Victoria Dock Company was through the St. Katharine's Dock Company ; sad with that view the board proposed, with the sanction of the proprietors, to amalgamate with the latter company rum equal terms. The stock of the two companies had stood in the market for a long period at nearly the same Floe ; the public were on the whnle the best judger d the value of the two properties ; and the market prioe was therefore the basis of the amalgamation which would be proposed. No doubt the estate of the London Doak Company was, comparatively speaking, of greater value than that of the St. Katharine's Dock Company, Ineciall as ever sines 1859 the business of the former had Lerad while that of the letter bad been slightly declin ing; but the board thought it desirable, on the whole, that an amalgamation should take place on equal terms. In reply to proprietors, who lurked for more explicit ex planations, The Cnanurade said, what the board contemplated was a perfect onion of the two companiee, so that they would in fact become one company. A proposition for amalrearoation had bees already made to the board of the St. Katharine's Dock Company, subject to the sanction of the proprietors sad subject abate their being enabled to effect an arrange.' Meat with the Victoria Dock Company. A Paorareroe asked what prospect there was of the arrangement referred to being made with the Victoria Dock Company. II The Cianutax believed that the baud of the Victoria ooin piny ware is anxious for an arrangement as the board of that company were. (Hear, hear.) A dimension earned in which one or two proprietors ex. =their desire that the board would continue the nego for amalgamation, and their confidence in the man na in which they would conduct it. The report was then adopted, and a dividend of lt. 7a 6d. for the half year declared, payable on the 14th of July. The proceedings then terminated in the used manner. THE BANK PANIC AT HEREFORD. HEREFORD, Tau inn, On Tuesday morning, when it was announced by in the bank window that the City and County i l m ac k rd had suspended payment, the general impression was that the step had been taken solely under the pret mre of the monetary panic, that the bank was perfectly solvent, and that in a short time it would probably re sume payment. A very different impression, however, now gaining credence, and anxiety as to the actual peel lion of the bank is deepening and widening, the rumours which are afloat leading to the supposition that it will not be able to meet all its liabilities. The extent of the deficiency is indeed reported to be large, but 1111 yet nothing authoritative has been made known. der to the Herefordshire Banking Company, which ens. peoded payment on Saturday, the reports are more en couraging, and there is a growing belief that the credi tors will be paid in fall, and that this consummation will be brought about as speedily as possible. As noticed yesterday, there bee been • g rest run on the savings bank. and as it is ' very difficult to subdue the feeling of fear which hue taken possession of the minds of the depositors of the lower ranks of life—particularly them front the rural districts— it is probable that the withdrawal of deposits will continue for acme time. To counteract the prevalent feeling of in security among this class of depositors. and to macre depositors generally, the trustees have issued a handbill showing the amount of the bank liabilities and the amount of government securities, and that the latter exceeds all the claims, with interest, by upwards of 1,8001. , ex. claire of other assets :nilongiog to the bank. The usfor. Innate panic which has set in here is producing a very de preening effect on trade, and there is reason to fear that Nome of our tradesmen will be seriously inconvenienced by the bank suspension, even if events more disastrous should Not follow.—BiresingAnsa Pat of this day. DEPLORABLE SUICIDE THEOUUH DESTITUTION. last night Mr. Humphreys, coroner, held an inquiry at the Spread Eagle Tavern, Lower Homertoe, respecting the death of Anne Lardent, egad 6G years, who committed laicals under the following eiremostancee:—GeorgeLardent said that declass& was the wife of a surer, living in Oak ford-place, Hackoey. They were in a date of great &Alto bon, and had sold nearly all the furniture they bad to got food. The landlord's collector told them that they should either quit or be put out of their room on Saturday next. This had a great effect upon her mind, as she bad • horror of the workhouse. Witness, who was her son, was himself so poor, earning only 12a. a week at weaving, that could do nothing to assist bra parents. On Tuesday list Ike was Been sitting by the water, evidently contemplating Weide, she looked so 'miserable. On Wednesday morning her body was found Boating in (Upton pond, neer the Claptos•road. The COMM' having remarked upon the sad nature of the use, the jury returned • verdict of " Found drowned im Clop pontoa•d.” The juryho w raised a subscription for the husband of the deceased, was aged and nick, lad appeared to be in • state of extreme want. Wheat. Barley. Italt. Oats Flour. qrs. qrs. gra gm brie. each. Irish lab sad Scotch 720 40 1470 . 670 foreign 5200 5080 .. 13050 22020 1170 Teta 9116 5100 1470 15050 22020 1740 LIVERPOOL COTTON & CORN MARKETS. (ram DAY.) (HT NUM= AND INTIANATIONAL TILEIINAPIL) (FROM OUR Owl COMIDIPONDINT. COTTON. -Market steady, and sales about kbOn balm. Cont.—The market +as thinly attended. Wheat only retail demand, at a decline of Id. and 2d. Flour neglected, at late rates. Indian corn without change. Egyptian beans in better demand. Oats and oatmeal very dull. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1863: MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'Cioci. In the mining market to-day the d eali op are chiefly confined to East Caradon shares, which opened at 264 " buyers," rose to 274, and are now quoted 26,1 to 27. The latter quotation is 128. 6d. higher than that last current yesterday. East Basset are also better at 79 to 81. Wheal Seton, on the other hand, are lower at 223 to 226. West Chiverton are quoted 241 to 20 ; Chiverton, 7 to 4 ; East Caen Brea, Bto ; Tincroft, 21 to ; Great Fortune, 36 to 37 ; Wheal Grylls, 30 to 32 ; Drakewalla, la to ; Crebor, 11 to 2 ; Wheal Ludcott, 44 to ; North Downs, 24 to ; Clifford Amalga mated, 27 to 28ki ; New Martha, 34 to 4 ; Basset and Grylls, 214 to 224 ; and Sithuey and Carnmeal, 51 to P. An advance of 21. 10s. in the standard for copper ores took place at the sale in Cornwall yesterday. . . . . . Foreign and colonial mining shares remain quiet. Yudanamutana have been dealt in at 3# and 31, being firm, and St. John del Rey at 53i, ex div. The directors of the St. John del Rey Mining Company (Limited) have received, by telegram, from Lisbon, the following report, dated Morro Velho, May. Produce 22 days of May, 28,163 oitavas ; yield 11] days of May, 7,325 oitavas per ton ; remittance, 81,815 oitavas. The official report on East Caradon Mine states that the 60 east on taunter is worth 151. ; 60 east, 101. ;70 east, poor ;70 west, full 301. New lode : 60 east, saving work ; 70 east, 6/. ; 70 west, 61. This report is on the whole considered rather more favourable than the private reports. At West Chiverton, the 70 west on William's lode is valued at 301. per fathom ; 70 west on Elizabeth's lode, 301. ; and William's lode, just intersected at the 80, 601. per fathom. ° la la 100 100 100 100 1N 100 100 100 SHARE LIST&-(THIS DAY.) Two o'CLoow. The transactions in the railway market continue 1 8 , upon a restricted smile, and the prime of the leading stocks have not varied to any important extent. Loudon and South Western has improved g r o r cent. ; and London and North Western ; while Great Eastern has receded /. ndon and North Western stock is now quoted si 104 to 103/ ; Great Western, 65/ to 66/ ; Mid- y, land, 128 i to 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire ' 1111 to 1121 ; Caledonian ' 1171 to 1181 ; South Eastern, 1 91/ to 921 ; Great Eastern, 521 to 53 ; Great 1 1 , Northern, 127/ to 1281; and London and South u Western, 1051 to 1061 . Bombay and Baroda, and Great Indian Peninsula t stocks are inquired for. Great Western of Canada shares are rather dull. Foreign lines are inactive. it UAIANAAY A/lADAIS AND STOMA. 11 &AMWAY,. flUta.,WaLealtoarVat. Myth and Taus . . [Vidal and latAat Cott sod Besteititt— DO. • • Mak mtlln • B p.a. la gall la B. Dattkla and BdWl 'O6 Dand.,Partla Abd.ln. CdtabarghaadOlanow Glaagow It S. Western Great diatom Do. lAA Anglian A N00k.... Do. Stk. Ikea/ North ad lko{land 110. 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Ppaisub do— Do. do. do Do.l a. ac.not.a. flp e PAlTllift al 88 184 1O to 1 le pia in pra in ai 8 IR 1 :1 - 1 108 f 166} xn 1.1 tuB in lf 2041 lf xn I lf lm in 74 7d 67 41) 65 61 60 63 44 48 U 27 28 28 22 24 1,7 102 xn 1 2 pan in 1 leym in 108 ,v 7 in I.* 9 db 100 92 I • PeD 106 971 lee 7 ni Enl II 1141 Use in 111 107 j j iii XII Ell 1001 1 in M II 1:1 106 xn 1 1066 xo Pm in 1 11 pm xe 106 166 in, 1023 1663 zu I Pd. ICL prices .. XX 1021 In Iro. ICc I Moms. I Pd. (a prises I Bads. 76.000 11 Cambrian Con. Gold, L 1 4 1 die - 11,900 .. Llidord Amal. nil 27 49 - 1.044 .. Dew. 0. Coo. (Tavistk ) 1 560 560 - 14,800 .. Drakewslls - 611 .. lad Basest altosanl - 60.000 1 Fast Mogan Gold (Um) M. 1 die 4pm - kW .. Seat Camden Ward 16 17 171 0,000 .. East Care Brea 4000 .. L1714.110,mel Radek ) 8.14,5 d 21 81 - 461 .. Odiasike d Bt. Auldia 6B) 8 11 - ▪ 000 - Great loath 'Polkas - 5,905 - O. Wh. Yoe (Ilebitonl 6O 61 7 -. 0,000 - Orsodlls - 1,014 .. Ilerod e-Thot It Illa. 41 43 - emo .. Hippies Downs - 5, Lady Bertha s 11 000 0@ ... . Margaret, Mid Want). 4 4 1 34 3 6 - Berke Valley . 4 New 0 4 14 die - 0▪ 61 Wiryn Bdyeton iron Ore l4 110 1.3 lf Of - . - 1,006 .. North Down. - 700 ~ North Boskear N. Wh. Basset (Illogan, 34.15. 31 - 6,040 .. North Wheal Wally 2.6.9. 4 31 41 $$ 6,600 - Par Cons. NIL Blasey) 1,110 10 Provident:oU. Lelantl. 10.11.2. 42 41 - 700 .. Boskear Noweth .. 4 6 - 611 .. S. Cando* ,111.1Ther) lf ,406 416 - ICON .. 1 Car o Brea (Wows) .6! 84 6d , 11 3 - 190 .. S. W. hands (Megan) 10.110. 1 75 80 - 910 - Stray Park 1 LIU. 16 38 - 9,000 5 Perna, 811dLead iln.C. 41 5 1 - 6,060 .. Tin Croft - 6,000 .. Wed Based (11/sn) ll 12 13 - LOM .. W. Caradon (Thasarf, 600 .. West 8640 n 616 .. it h. Basset (Mogan) - td .. Wk ßaer (Redrtith) 6 60 00 - 4,80 e .. Wheal bawd 2.10.8 81 45 - ' f.A .., W. Van Ann(Aleadarta. 8 11 .4 - Id - Wheal Raton 64 100 130 - 1,041 .. Wh. Trelawney LLW4 ) 7 17 .8 ..- 0,000 .. Wheal Union - YORXIGN I zrrs. No. I 814 I Wad. (Pd (CC prices. I Balsa 35.000 2 • Alamlllos (Limited) .. 11 par ipm - 10, 75,000 006' 1 129 Andra/lan - Boa accord, Limited- all I - 10,000 4 Brea l. Lettll.l".^.(Litn) di 1 1 111 2 - 18,000; 10 Cape Copper (limited) pm - 14000' 3 Capu la Wi r er - 111 0001 40 COR I Copper ail ,29 81 - 10,0001 10 CopLpo (Lim.) . ll6l 7 8 - 100,000) 1 Don Pe Iro,N. Del Bey 11 ipm - 71000 1 Duo Mountain Copper sh 1 - 12,0001 8 fast Del Itey(l.lmited) 1 1 1 1 poi - 36,000 2 Portuna ILlm.l - 19.0001 80 Genera... - 90,0001 G.N.Cip.l3.Anstralla(l. 13 - - r.s. - 1111.0e01 I Kapanda (Um.) 1 (di' par - 16,000 Unarm sll 4 7sd - 10i916 ,Lnaltanian 'llarkintta all 4 1 100,000 I:tailrace 8raz.0.21.(L 431 ' 71 2) - PAM N. ithlneC.or -..,tus 1 1 - dl 14000 di PontgibaudaliverLe .( s L, o all 1 4 6 - 160,000 6 (Port PhiWp 1 , 11 If - I,Santa Barbara Gold II 4 , par Ime - 00,00 0 1 !Scottish A dila. (Um /11 Ms par - 11.000 N) I gt. John tel Roy (Lim IF. : 02 64 zd 84 xd 41.1741 so !VOW Pitedewn. . 141 82 71 - 60,000, 1 IVallansases Gold (L.) 11 5 11pm - .$.0,5•1 1 1 Wort.mele tt.).0.. . . all I 1 W 4 1 - m 1 ilradomatutoas (Lim.). all ,81 31 31 1 JOINT !MOCK BANK!. to lah I Riot C 4. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY,) Two o'Ozoow. The movements in the stock markets today y have not been of special importance, the amount of general business being limited. The funds have scarcely varied, but Consols are quoted for money a trifle better than they closed yesterday. English railways are fairly supported. In the foreign stock market steadiness likewise prevails, but there is no sign of a revival of the spe culative movement of a few days back. The introduction of the new Hudson's Bay project has formed one of the principal features of this morning's business in the Stock Exchange. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 68fr. 55c., being sc. better than yesterday. Consols are now quoted 921 to I, ez div., both for money and the account (July 9). The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Console, for money, 92, I ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 92, 911; New Three per Cents., 911, 92 ; Bank Stock, 236, 2341, 235 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1081, V, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 100 V, d ; Five per Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper, 107 i, 107 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 116} ; and Exchequer Bills, March, 4s. din The variations and the amount of business in the foreign stock market have been of less than usual importance. Mexican Bonds and Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates are all steady. Egyptian stock retains an upward tendency. Greek Bonds are dull, at 341 to 35, and Venezuela Six per Cents. of 1862 rather better at 561 to 571. Scarcely any change is observable in Turkish securities : the Loan of 1854 is quoted 92 to j ; that of 1858, 70 to ; that of 1862, 671 to 68, ex div. ; and the Consolidds, 501 to 1. Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilian, 1839 and 1859, 1001 ; Danish, 1863, 881 ; ditto 100/. Bonds, 89 ; Egyptian, 1011 ; Greek, for account, 341, 35, 341 ; ditto Coupons, 161, ; Italian (Maremmana Railway), 78, ex div. ; Mexican, for account, 361, 1, 37 ; Russian, 1822, 941 ; ditto, 1862, 931, 921 ; Sar dinian, for account, 89 ; Spanish, for account, 541, ex div. ; ditto New Deferred, for account, 481, ex div. ; ditto Passive, 34 ; ditto for account, 331, 1 ; ditto Certificates, 121 ; ditto, for account, 121; Turkish, 1858, for account, 701 ; ditto 1862, 671, 68, ex div. ; ditto, for account, 671, 68, ex div. ; Venezuela, 1862, for account, 57. Confederate Loan scrip is quoted 11 to 01 dis. ; Italian, 21 to 31 prem. ; and Turkish, 1 dis. to 1 . - - The new Hudacn'a Bay project bas been re ceived with much favour, but, sales of the shares having been pressed, the price, which opened at 21 to 3 prem., has receded to 1/ to 2 prem. There has been some excitement in the market, and con siderable transactions have taken place. International Financial shares are lower, at 5i to bye prem.; General Credit and Finance are quoted a to If prem. ; and London Financial, 1/ to 2 prem. The shares of the Egyptian Trading Company are firmer, at j to 1 prem. _ ._ . _ . Foca o'Cwea. Consols remain quoted 92} to }, ex div., both for money and the account. In answer to inquiries made yesterday of Messrs. Matheson and Co. it was intimated that none of the funds arising from the new Venezuelan loan have yet been paid to the Venezuelan government or its agents, and that no such payment will take place until the contractors are assured that the country is pacified. The amount of gold purchased by the Bank yester day was 40,0001. The Aboukir has arrived from Otago, New Zea land, with 122,0001. in gold. The Nova Scotia, from Quebec, has brought 6,0001. The reconstruction of the Hudson's Bay Com pany, which has been looked for for some days past, has been definitively announced by the issue of the prospectus of the new company formed under the auspices of the International Financial Society. The prospectus affords a very clear programme of the new order of things which is to be inaugurated. The capital is fixed at 2,000,0001., to represent which the company ob tains assets of a very extraordinary nature. In the first place, it acquires property which has just been valued, as the result of a special and independent investigation, at the sum of 1,023,5691. This item is composed of furs, stores, ships, steamers, premises in Feuchurch-street, goods on shipboard, and others lying at the different stations in North America, &c., dc. A large portion of these assets of 1,023,5691. are realisable. In the next place the company acquires a cash balance of 370,0001., which will be available for the contemplated extension of its operations. The two items make a total of 1,393,569!., so that the balance—say 600,0001. — completing the capital of 2,000,0001. may almost be regarded as the purchase mozey of the third and what is to be considered by far the greatest item of the company's property—we mean, the immense territory owned in fee simple by the old Hudson's Bay Company, under its ancient royal charter. Some idea may be formed of the capacity of this territory when it is mentioned that it com prises an estimated area of more than 1,400,000 square miles, or upwards of 896,000,000 acres. This is nearly seven times as large as France, and twenty-five times as large as England, while the portion of it which is regarded as susxptible of colonisation is reckoned to be about three times as large as France. The old Hudson's Bay Company has been managed under a very antiquated system, yet has paid dividends of 10 per cent. per annum, a rate which the directors du not seem to have been anxious to exceed. This is unquestion ably one of the most important financial opera tions that Las been brought forward for some years. It is calculated to give great prestige to the Inter national Financial Society and to confer solid benefits on the colonies of Canada, British Colum bia, and Vancouver's Island. The direetors are of high standing, and a special commission in the Company's service id to be given to Mr. Edward Watkin, President of the Grind Trunk Railway, who is now in Canada. The stock is to be issued in certificates of 99/. "ch. Iu the allotment, the old holders of Hudson's Bay stock and the shareholders of the International Financial Society are to enjoy preferential consider ation, but this does not include the general public. The list will be closed on Wednesday the Bth July, at twelve o'clock. The undermentioned companies have made ap plication to the Stock Exchange for the appoint ment of a settling day, viz.: the New Zealand Bank, Copenhagen Railway, Bank of Otago, Com mercial Navigation Company of India, Dunaburg and Witepalc Railway, London Bank of Scotland, Dartford Creek Paper Mills, and Petroleum Trading Company. The Midland Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 2,4E1/. over last year ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an increase of 1,138/. ; the Great Northern a decrease of 1,2341. ; the Great Western a decrease of 1,566!. ; and the Lancashire and Yorkshire an increase of 28101. We learn that the Continental Bank Corporation have taken measures for establishing a branch at Marseilles and have made arrangements for giving an important development to their operations through that branch. The Bank of Wales hu opened a branch at Hereforl. _ . ----- From the annual report of the directors of the Peel River Land and Mineral Company, we extract as follows: TIN sum at the credit of the revenue and expenditure amount amounid, as already stated, to 2,8 4 5 1 . 18s. to which has to be added the estimated vales of the wool dip, 17,0004, nadderetotel of 19,6464 18t. lid. Out of Ilus, the directors recommend that 18,0001 be appropriated for dividend, and that the isms be declared at the rate al 3 per cent., free of biome tax, on the conselekted stock of the company, payable on rad after iat September next. The annual meeting of the Accidental Death Insurance Company was held on Tuesday, when a full and explicit statement of the position of the company was submitted. This tredertaking has now acquired important proportions, having been formed by a union of the following companies, viz., the Railway Assurance Company, Accidental Death Insurance Company, Maritime Passengers' Insurance Company, Travellers' and Marine Insu rance Company, Marine and General Travellers' Insurance Company, and the General Accident Compensation Company. The premium's which have been received from all sources during the past year amount to no less a sum than 65,7761. Ba. 10d., which is largely in axone of former years. The i increase n the company's iscome has been progres sive up to the present time. During the past year claims have been paid to the amount of 34,579/. 48. 7d., which gives a total, since the commence ment, of 215,5791. The report concludes as fol lows : Upon the whole, the year has terminated by a large re duction in the expenses of the company, a large inertias od premiums from all souroca, with emote exceeding those pos sessed by the company at any former period, together witk every prospect of an increasing bushises Under these cir cumataDoes, tail company may be expected to progress and. maintain itself in the first rook of kindred isititutions, to which, as the parent, it is so justly entitled. The annual meeting of the Australian Agricul tural Company is called for the 21st July. Mr. H. J. W. H. Foley, M.P., of Preetwood house, near Stourbridge, has joined the board of the Richmond-hill Hotel Company. The half-yearly dividends are advertised on the Crystal Palace Company's preference and deben ture stocks. Creditors of the Island of Anglege& Coal and Coke Company (Limited) are required to send the particulars of their claims to the liquidators by the Bth inst. The colonial wool sales are fixed to commence on Thursday, the 16th instant. The fresh importa tions up to the present date, since the beginning of last sales, comprise 96,554 bales, viz. :—New South Wales and Queensland, 25,135 bales ; Vic toria, 30,210 ; Van Diemen's Land, 9,060 ; Ade laide, 13,907 ; New Zealand, 9,347 ; Swett River, 120 ; Cape of Good Hope, 8,775; total, 90,554 bales. The return of the Bank of England for ihe week ending Wedneeday, July 1, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes: Circulation issue Circulation active ... Public deposit. 10,356.373 iDOSSOO 77,320 Other deposit' Government securities in bolting department .7 11,050,279 Damage 2 0 1,116 Othernecurition in banking department Coin and bullion in both departments 15,080.277 Increase 54,159 Seven day and other balls 598,606 Increase 59,931 The Rest Notes in reserve Total swerve (notes &coin in banking departaseat). 8,590,121 Decrial* 1,099,007 These changes are of a sufficiently remarkable character. There has been a very heavy pressure for money at the Bank, as is shown by the in crease of nearly four millions in the private secu rities, but that much of the demand was prompted rather by considerations of caution than by actual necessity is indicated by the addition of nearly two millions and a half to the private deposits. These movements are principally due to the arrangements incidental to the close of the half year. The decline in the reserve exceeds a million, but the bullion keeps up. It is evident that a very large portion of the July dividend money will speedily be carried back to the Bank in repayment of advances. BANK OF 11110LAND.--Jus and sib VW.. a. 32. ON WI wee 1, 1883. mat want to the Ad 7th ending on Wednesday, July 11169111 DIPA Notes loaned L13,874,8116 i .ARTNErt. £26.1174,166 - 13;;;e7naleat debt 511,014100 Other securities 4634.900 Odd coin and bOL Hon Maar =Man salmi. DI Proprietors' Capital Z 13 ,4,633,000 Rest Public Deposita (in cluding Excbeq., 8... Banks, Coar =La of National Debt, and Dir. Aorta.) Other Deposit 16,274,799 haven day and .this Bills 6118,018 1.44.9811.636 July 2, 1863. l 128,874,1101 Kkooo too 00,000 l leo stoop , so Am! 40 7,510 40 10,009 1 08 (1010: tm 10000. 100 I 20,000. 70 6,0001 100 60,000 10 moool ao sa.uovi 60 12,600 20 88,800 W 20.0 0 6 25 8 oc4l 100 20000. 100 6,000' 100 10,0001 100 25,000 10 10,0101 100 10,001 100 19,m4.1 lOU 6,000 100 50,000. 0. 10.000! 100 *WO: el' 00.0.301 111 , 10,'k0y 100 10,0001 100 10,00. 6 10,000' 100 koool 100 so OW. 16.000 60 7.0 , 5' too LOOO 100 cow 100 ogc 100 16,000 30 36,000; 40 2_4. .06)1 60 16 ,0W; 14 !Agra wad U. ear. Sans AltiouceLoo.&Llveronol l Aasto Poetugium (Lim I— Do. New (Limited) 'Bank of Egypt I Bank of London Bank of Queensland (12 Beak of Victoria, Austria+, i ßank of Wales (Llai.) 1 • Bank of New Zealand (I ! Brit. and American Ku (L' British N. Americo Char.Bk.Brit. Colitinhis C. Ka. moats Atis.,thdas Chrtrd. AL al India, ekt eity Colonial Contlneatal . Smalls& ant Irish (Lim. )! gag. Soot.&ll.uat. Ours . • lituduan.Chisattlap.(L). :Imperial Bank. Limited Imperial s Brazl (Aspic. And Lon. B. Apra& It. Plate (L ILno. Ch. Battik of Anirtvl • 'London and Colonial (L. I Lvridsia and County .. jinedco Joint Stock .. UAL and Middlesex (L. Lon. and Rather,' (L ; • ; 4 m A ,k , u. 1. ti. • London&S. Americana( L. Loo. & &Western (Lim !Lon. sot Westrninss- , j Mercantile &change (L Metro.Ras.. 0- 1 Do. Reserved %Inßand Bank (Urn.) National of LlverpooßL 'd vru. 4.11 anv2. , . Neal Do' — do.. j Notional Book .. Now &lath Waldo Weans! Bank Oorpner Freebie. of Ireland . • I - Po New !kW.. Punt , & Dal (LI -.out& Atiat!alla _ 144nd.0t Bril.S.Afrioa(L .Unloo Attstnutr ....! ,Un. of Engattrance I TOioll of Ireland Itrolan of Loatro. No. I AO. I 10Ooo1g.v. Lt.iotic ILL Mail t a t' s" la . A S" c 'S' • • • • 873;iiii 'Brit. Americas Lana oB , •tnliad. :British Iron Ogilvie Lead CanarleAgeneyAsso.J ) 'Ceylon Company leop.lll.lgog., Prat.? p.o lOryetel Pillloo DDae.. Preference Do. • p. at. Perp. Deb . LlodlpeottonAgeney,L relatimitel rrer, cee,. Itleeleto Telegraph Rea. mei Anst. nee G.Credit&rtn.of Lou (L lite. nem Die ". Great Ship (Limited) . Do. De per mot. Pro , Indian Parryine L.L.( Internat.Flnan.Soe. (L.) 144 se Irrigatiou Canei D.Do. Bonds Joint Stock Discoimt(L DOWN; Tea (Llmitod)- We. Inetrict Cei Lon. Financial Assn. (L LOS. Bo..Umusibus Madras Deign. & Dana klarlitee. tn. Tel Mai Wel RalL, Car.. &Wan. Natalland&Con.Co.(L) Rational Diecouut Nariiudeaecalttlreall Do. Now IN.Zeoland T.NAL (Us Y •trIL • • Nova Scotia G sad L Urlimiki Owl Do. New Orlen. In. Rm. aini.l• Peg Alm land • 1110 PI/OiS. and Odom Misr Ter b=l;lits Wan Itio Wan. Cim.(l ' Do. do loyal tun Wawa —. loottish Aust. Inreatir S.Atiicau Irriga.lnv.(L bona Australian Laud thibraartna Tat. Scrip T. a 14. oI Art(L)l.l. Trod& aCe. U.Oassal. 'Vika Dimes's Lead— . 10,000 103,000 10,000 41,000 SOSO 6,000 6S/760 10,000 Olean Woos. I es 4 re 7 Ile It? 111 113 110 113 131 134 107 100 96 —rd.! 86 87 116 118 111 113 104 106 107 109 0 iol :41 1(•los id 76 77 77 79 172 176 106 107 116 106 114 117 114 117 US 140 114 117 163 156 132 1/6 61 82 1.0 102 127 129 i 2 Pm 69 08 , I Pu 199 111 183 106 96 97 110 112 107 100 11} 111 22 00 it dig Ipm xdi ! 11 4 234 23} U 102 104 103 104 45 47 110 13i 123 124 103 105 125 126 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS IL! RIE-LANY..—(Tllis DAY.) The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market this morning were limited ; consequently, the show of samples was small. The general quality et the supply, however, was good. The atteradatme of buyers was limited, and the de mand for all kinds of wheat of home produce was in a slug gish Mate, at Monday's currency. There was a fair average quantity of foreign wheat on offer. Good and fine samples were held at full prices, but the inquiry for them was somewhat heavy. To have forced sales of other qualities lower rates must have been sub mitted to. The coetinental demand having wholly gut:aided, floating cargoes of grain off tout were very dull. le prices, how ever, no change of importanoe took place. The show of both English and foreign barley was very moderate. The trade, however, was somewhat heavy on former terms. Malt was in fair supply and steady request at prices equal to Moriday. Good sound oats were somewhat steady ; but heated qua• lithe were very dull at barely late rates. In beans next to nothing was doing ; nevertheless, prices were supported. Peas changed bands slowly, at about last week's currency. Flour sold slowly, at Monday's prices. Linseed and rapeseed maintaioed their previous value, but the inquiry for them wee by no means active. In other seeds, as well as cakes, very little business was doing. CUILILINT P RICK& DORIS& Per gr. WHILT. a a fotex,ltont, red, new 40 to 40 , Ditto, white.. 40 to 61 Norfolk sad Lincoln red Per Cir. - - 40 to 50 BAILIY Malting .. Distilling . Chinding... 30 to 39 Ztt to 89 25 to 27 OATS. a. coteh, potato Irish, white „ black Baex, NoriolB7m . d Suffolk OO to 48 Kingston and Wore 00 to 48 Brown ~. BLIES. Mataiput 3O ton Tick 3O to 31 Harrow Pigeon Ileple White .... '''' iiril Old and new .. 33 to 35 °AA logilah, feed BeOie4 1:d .... 34 to 30 U to 40 .... 37 to 30 19 to 24 13 to 27 19 to 24 Voit Fez Qr. I. IL FLOOL_ I Town made: pet 280 lbs. Household 4O to 41 Country Norfolk and Suffolk, en ship 29 to 30 IPer. Qr. ..-- OAT& O. -- t. Daniali and Swedish 17 to 22 liassiss 1 Danish - . 34 30 37 . 31 to 113 Maple BoAs,s . Rst 3l .. aew 3o INDIAN Coax. Whit. 3O to 33 jy Wow YLIML French, par sack .... 88 to 42 J 6 to 43 American, per beL .. 21 to 23 Canadian, „ 20 to 27 INTO ISINIXIN, BY WATER TO JULY I, INCLUSIVE. amide and Kotwis . - au to Dan ..... Burets^ hard ArnrNicaa, red, 49 to 67 ... 47 to 60 .. 41 to 47 .. 38 to 43 .. 43 to 49 .. 60 to 60 Stil Grinding Malting OATS. 22 20 27 29 to 21 20 to 24 Dutch, brew ---- IS to 24 I . feed ARRIVALS OF GRAIN &o, 1 CARRIAGE, FROM JUNE 2:1 MINCING LAN lc,— (T fl IS HAY.) SUGAR. —The market has been flat during the week, and although prices are not quoted lower, still they are rather in favour of the buyers, crystallised eons being most in request. Reflood : Prices are quoted the mane as last week, but oely a limited business has been transacted. Corm.—Exteusive public sales of Ceylon have been brought forward, and nearly all the parcels offered have found buyers. Grey sorts have sold at prices in favour of the buyers, but small lots of line caloury sorts have brought extreme rates ; triage plantation, 66a. to 755. ; floe ordinary to good middling, 795, to 91s. 6ne, 96e. to 117 s. 6d. ; Native Ceylon, good ordinary to bold, 71s. to 735. 6d. Cocoa has sold at about the former currency. Trinidad, grey, 50a to 55e. 6d. ; ordinary to good red, 575. 6d. to 75e. Tat.—The market continues very quiet. Public sales are declared for Tuesday next, about 30,000 packages will be brought forward. Blom—The market is leas active; and white Bengal is rather cheaper. Ballam steady. SPICIA have gone off without spirit this week, but with out material change in prices. Rat.—Farther sales of Demerara have been effected at la. sd. Co'irmi has bees quiet during the week, and the business transacted at prices in favour of the buyers. JOT; at the public sale, sold steadily at higher prime, end business has been done privately at advanced rates. Her.—Manilla is in good request at higher prices. Rus sian, old, firm, but new is quiet. Samaria is in fair request ; refraction 71 sold at 36e. Commis'. has sold freely at Dome advance on the prices paid at the last public sales. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market b quiet. The present quotations are as follows :—Town tallow, 40e. 3d. nett cash ; Petersburg TO. on the spot, 425. 641. ; July, 424. 6d. • August to September, 435. ; October to December, 455. 3,1 HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) LlCADMALL.—Hidee—Pricas : 561 be. to 6411;e., na. to 3d. ; 64165. to 721 b.., 3d. to 34d. ; 721bs. to 80113 e., 3d. to 31d. ; 8016 e. to 8816 a., 3id. to 4ed. ; Mho. to 9616.., 4d. to 4id. ; Hoe,. hides, 10.. Od. to 12.. Od ; Oaf skins, light, 2s. Od. to 4s. Od. •; full, 7.. Od. Itsam olcuart.—Etheep skim, —s. to —e. —d. ; Dowus. Os. Od. to Os. ; Um* 2.. 9cL to 4s. 3d. ; Sheer lingo, 2.. Od. to 2.. 3d. BOROIJOH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Masers. Pattendeo Auld Smith report • fair coneomptive demand for the better descriptions of last veer's growth at firm rates. The reports from many parte a the plantations are not so favourable, vermin increasing, followed by honeydew. COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Walls End Hutton, 174 3d.; Walls EadLarnbton, 16e. 9d. ; Walls Eod Huwell, 17s. • Walla End South Hutton, 17a. ; Will. End Triindoli H artlepool, 16s. 6d. ; Walla End Hartlepool, le& 6d.; Walls End South Kelloe, 15e. ; Walls Eod Haugh Hall, 15s. ; Walls End Kepler Grange, 1 5a. 3d.; Walls End Caron, 15s. 6d. ; Walls Lad Eden Main, 1544 Walls End Framwellgae, 14a. 9d. ; Walls Bad Whitworth, 154 ; Nixon ' s Darin, 18s. 6d. ; West Hartley, 151.3 d. ; Buddha Hartley, 15.. 3d. ; Nsi& Hartley, 15s. 3d.— 59 ships at nitutet. M. Ronland, as first Vice-President of the French Senate, ?seeTM 60,000 fr. a year, and has a right to an apart ment in the Laserobenrg Palace. Victor Emmanuel lately made hie appearance at the National Rifle meeting. He fired a few oho* borrow lag a rifle from this one and that, and he won a prise. The Sing is a keen hunter and a good shot. Prince Humbert, the heir to the throne, wee three prizes. siciiia Si Pd. Bi. 14, ;10! ,Brlslolttliotertp.c.Stk lealstloolsa guar. Bh.. 'Cork and Bandon 6lp.c ,Gorowall, 6 pas osaa Dosarertkot Absr.Juu . 6dlo, t Glasgow Sp. et. &Ga., Perth, Dan.,a p.a. Ot. Nader; p. . cent., No. 1 Do. do. No. 1 ! I Do. do. 6 percent. pref , Do, F. Anglian A, sp. c ' Do. do. A, 7 per cent— Do. E.O nice, 6p ct. gas Do. do. 6 per cent. gas Do Norf. 6p. C. Zr.. 1646 'Do. Si per Ct. Prof., 11167 'Do. 6 p. ct. Wavouey V. OTOS Northern, 6 p. et IDalbared.64 10p.ekren. Do. 4$ pre cant. I Do.llp.o.redst6 p.o.pm OAK. 'outland, let Prof Cit.WeeL(Derkedliants Do. redeem. p . can Do. redeem 4 p. oen Do. 'modem. 4 p. ct , Do.6p.otsdeemProl ,I Do. Bbm. Dm. "took IW l Do. ISIrnA Fret. iliac ta 100 100 100 1100 100 100 100 100 .100 Do. Chins. Goa. Stock I Do.ChootorPt.St. Elp., Do. do. do. bp. c t0n0.4 Yorks& dp.e.Nt Iss.dtßriglal.S No. Do.Sp.o. do. No • Do. 'Pa. do. . Do.Sso. do. No l a DD.& p.a. do. D0. 75& a. .10. 11 140 4 1 Do.dp.o.do. (W. Lae. Do4p. a. SS(dlv. dot. ti =Abase and Dote . lAN W. Cov.& N un.bp.. LdS.W.7p.a.SL Istoph I...l.d.wderry and Knott lisa.Shet. & Lino p. _441 Do. /4 Sit per cont p.et DODDS Cormtflp.c.lkoe Do.Droa. Be.i 8.6 Do. ti of . PreL Stott , Do. Lola 'ltch= • p.c Norfolk Sp.ct is. Steck North &Utak per owe Do. I t "! " Da Border Onteu N. Nea.—Cooe.e r.e.Prs D. do. de Do. lop& Stack No. I I Do. York h. d Spun. "North Staffordshire.. 'Scottish Own. New Prof. '5001.N.Z.36 p et. het st Dal p. eh Pro p. L Stock IL Devon !lard 4 p. a. Like. (Bead. An. 41.0.11 Do. 4i per coot Do. fiord per caw lWales 4 p. osed 1 Yarkeh4e 6 p. o. gun I Stook& Darlington stp.c j Do. do. B p.c ' Do. do, C 6 p.c Taff Vale Preference ' Wster.dt Itillumany 6 pr. W.laid—troL et 1 Do. do. Sod do Do. Newt). 6p. et. Pref ,Do.daperp. 6 p.ct. Pre TORSION RAILWAYS. It ULM iTi. CI. orlon. I Bates. e f 20 tit dig par le fie 1a eu = B ;rim a T t lig. all belgien lonettem P. - 4. ▪ .B.Ayres G. Boutiern(L. ill Iremiapo, lliseusloo W ,Derneraraip.o.per.pret - IS , Uoteil glieuieh . . ... W . [astern et runes lO all Ltd. Madan gas. 6. p. a - - all Great Laxembourg l4l 141 eh 'ltalian Junction - ▪ , Nam.alleget ro l . the 11 81 on sh No all Do.ram eme.Prt. Belg.gov. 401. 4 . 20 2 14 lon a2lll IN. Rail &Ayres g. 7p. e. NI 101 in all , Nonregtan Trunk Pat. 0 ilO e mllliottoomo'emyrueAblin) - all !Purls, Lyons. end %WU aD :Parls end Owleens all • Portugueselteila,Royel all Recife end 8. Femme. if. ali gigs end Denaborg - all ,loyal Danish I illoyd Swedish MI I De. 7 pee oeut .31 gametes end genes I 10 101 mil Do.gqprceut. PM Ol Io on W l GbabgTpsret • 1 lime xn Do. do. 2l in ell 11.1114.*Lem-Vectetien' ;I 9, U 18.1.0 f Poremesilperet p 01 dls.l .le anthem ad Trance—. 97 28 I Turin and 84.one an Do. do all West fland.ers 1 71 71 I all I De. 6. pet MSC 1./1;f 10 t • WM. • • I. W.al n It pml t° I 34 40e m 34 40 IS} lei 7} • DUCILb. I'd IQ. prier. I dales. . _ tiOl4l St. Cowmanl4 100 164, St Do. 4 p.et. Prot Illa IN %Oak os. East sad Wart India IN 1411 147 0,636,01 St London lOO 64 66 MN. St. St. Katharine IN 64 06 MAN St. 'Southampton 600,000 , St. Victoria 3OO 91 100 id 1 8000 10 i Do No, 40,000 10,000 10,001 1.Xm1." !0.000 hailio.oeo 11.100 tor,o 1 11.000 6 ilm 10,0001 bo,oool 10,000 400. NAM 10,000 17,000 16,01.10 10,000 04,2 0501 iiOC4 100.0P0 10,004 14.20 C ess,loal its , t, so.av 10.0001 prises. I Balm. U. U. ill lid 1 die par 76 77 27 28 128 128 2 I.W 41 42 2 11 dl .ll : 6 6 : 66 I A 62 2" I 1 11 pm I 28 3C 82 84 zdi as 41 I 1 414' 4 a 1123 134 3 1 us 2 6 1 7 , 1;n4 . 1 6 7pr 4 tiprn, 44 I 01.194 1 444 464 364 374 as, If i 1 ,114' 23 26 2 I die II ells par 79 IR i 1 Of die 1 2 M' 2 app Il pat 44 tt pm! 63 t 4 64 5$ WI 90 id, WA Par 31) at =al 166 4 lx4 111 141 a I aL tgib Ob. pCl^B.. tai 11 I Et 24 91 9 dla 24 27 00 66 63 93 17 19 Prni 37 as Itii 114 vil 111 114 zell I rod 1 Of die id I 2 die it 2 Poi pat 1 pia It If 2 pm 22 21ms an i 6 - -lIM - - P.. 41 41 pm I li Pip 14 41 Dm dis 60 67 77 79 17 19 pm 14 1 dls le 22 ei 161 1 , 74 1 14 xd rma 66 67 140 146 On SS LS ■d I I i • tl: t I dla 12 1$ ell 100 MI 30 of Government Been- Titles ixlndin` bead W eight An nulty) Other Securities Notes Gold ead Myst Cote 856,911 /44,981,6:16 MARSHALL. Chief Cashier. THORISDAT E'MNO. Consols,which closed yesterday at 92/ to ex div. for next Thursday's settlement, were first marked to-day 921, and closed at 92/ to 1. For money the last price was 92 to *. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 921, 92, 1 • ditto for account, 921 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911,92; New Three percents., 91/, /, 92; Bank Stock, 234, 236 ; India Five por Cent. Stock, redeemable in 1870, 108* ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1864 or 1866, 1001 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper, 1161, 1 116. Thelndia Five per Cent, stock was quoted 108 to ex div. ; and Exchequer Bills, 4s. dia. to par. There were some purchases of India Bonds at 16s. prem. The foreign stock market, upon the whole, was dull. _ . International Financial shares were steady at 51 to 6 prem. ; General Credit, at 14 to 11 prem. ; and London Financial, at 11 to 2 prem. Rapti= Trading have declined tot to 1 prem. In the market for bank - shares there was a rise in Agra Bank and London and South Western Bank. Imperial Bank, Metropolitan and Provincial, and Provincial Bank of Ireland, were also quoted rather better, while Ottoman, London and South American, and Union Bank of Australia were heavy. There were inquiries for Crystal Palace and Berlin Waterworks shares. Van Diemen's Land continue to decline. Ocean Marine shares ciceed to-day at 9 to 94 prem. ; Universal Marine, 1 to a dia. ; Thames and Mersey, 2/ to 31 prem. ; Commercial Union, 1/ to 21 prem. ; North British and Mercantile In surance, 161 to 174 ; British and Foreign Marine, Ito 1 prem. ; London and Provincial Marine, dia. to prem. ; and Oriental and General Marine, prem. The closing quotations for shares in new undertakings today were as follows :—Canues Hotel, 74 to 81 prem. ; Mediterranean Hotel, to 11 prem. ; Copenhagen Railway, to 11 prem.; London and Paris Hotel, to 1 prem. ; London and Hamburg Bank, par to 1 prem. ; Adelaide Port and Railway, to 1 prem.; Buenos Ayres Northern Railway Deferred Preference shares, to 14 prem. ; Portuguese and Brazilian Bank, 1 to 1 prem. ; Richmond Hill Hotel, I to 4 prem. ; Torquay Hotel, 4 to 14 prem.; aua Hercules Fire and Life, to Fein- The general harvest has commenced in several parts of the department of the Dordogne. A DINNWA Paicrieg AT BERLIN. —lt would be as omission to tall of dinners in Berlin without mention ing one singular custom that prevails—a custom I have met with in Do other part of Germany. awl which I believe to be confined to this capital. or at least to be unknown beyond • very limited district of Pritesift. When, the meal heing at an end, the diners ti. 1.9 from table and pan into another room, they turn to each other and go through a set form of bowing and salutation. Everybody bows to everybody ; the ladies curtsy, as Prunian ladies are apt to curtsy, with an elaborate grace 'and formality, worthy of the days of the minuet; I think I do not err when I say that I have seen SCUDS men shake bands and women even kiss each other ; bat if this took place it probable was only after some re markably good dinner. Occasionally you hear something murmured by the persons lowing to you, but as to whether there be any set feria of speech appropriated to the ceremony, I confess my frwner*. The Intention is doubtless a friendly one ; that. namely, of desiring to you a goad digestioa—wbich really omm•lerion the composition of many Berlin dinners, is no, superfluous wish. —Blockicood's Magri:int for July. P"' 90 91 28 29 34 66 34 36 1321 ,000 100 Y 2D 000' 400 !S 100 0 , 0. U 4 0 00 100 100 6030 . So 1104 167 If It 24 30 i le ;71 11 gli . I , ?fi - 271 79 1 - - 91 351 isles. 19}— 871 7; zd id 67; NU