The Express. — London, England, 1851-03-07 00:00:00

0, • 9 Tttftprt No. 1,414.] LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1851. [THREEPENCE. the University of Cambridge, upon an amasser by the Eastern Counties Company that the line granted to them should be opened for traffic in June neat, and the bill was upon the second reading withdrawn ; and your directors trust the communication by the Great Northern line to Cambridge will ant be delayed beyond that period. With the Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company you directors have been unable to come to any definite terms. Your directors have had under review their relations with when it was considered that the traffic was to be developed, ' not by themselves, but by the Great Northern. (Cheers.) A motion having been made by Mr. PRESTON, that " no person who for a great many years had been accus tomed to speculating in the Stock Exchange . was a fit per son to be one of the directors," it gave rise to some dis cussion, hut was ultimately withdrawn. Mr. WATERS moved that the agreement between the East Anglian and this company be not confirmed. lie re ferred to the report of the East Anglian Railway to show that its receipts had fallen off this year as compared with 1950, and that the transaction would involve a loss to the Great Northern of 15,0001. a-year. lie protested against entering on so vile a concern. Mr. E. HERAPAT/I was aware the board had power to enter on a working contract; but he was at a loss to see what power the board had to give aguarantee. Ile did 'sere oppose the arrangement, but thought a special meeting isuzl* . to be called to consider it. meeting tif shareholders, which the directors are requested to convene for an early day." Mr. MAXWELL seconded the motion, which was car ried, with only one dissentient The CHAIRMAN then moved a dividend after the rate of two per cent. per annum, which was agreed to. Mr. EDMUND HARI'UR, of York, was then elected auditor in the room of Mr. Atkinson, now a member of the board of directors. _ . . _ MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. LATEST FOREIGN IF:XCRANGES. Ibe PAR.IB, Lacs 6. For Aetoost. Ilkory. I Openlog Highest. brew* Duleg. 3 per Ceuta. per rests ... 341 70 96 85 96 OP 56 68 40 70 • per erns. lie* Lona, 93 50 , 3 per Cents. Do . 43 per (rt.. Two o'CLoci. per hee15...... Ps to •per Ceuta Nen Loan; 98 t 4 3 per Cents. Do I . per Coots. gaessons on London : at indetan, 3, 1310 MI Money. Mo. 5. feel— Do. di ..... Resolutions were then agreed to, confirming the for feiture of certain shares not paid up, and empowering the directors to oppose adverse hills in parliament. A special meeting was then held, for the purpose of em powering the directors to lease the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, conjointly with the London and North Western, the Last Lancashire, and the Midland Railway Companies. A resolution to that effect was carried, and, after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting terminated at 8 o'clock. 14 . 100 ' dam - 74 *O. Nooks Roidep — poesy. llamas Loan, I Qso ~, Do. do I 74 Dr. I; 1950 1 Treasury Pond@ Pied*Oat Sp. Cent fa 5 k Shama Bucass.—St. Germain, 416 ; Versailles (leg bank), 166 : Parte and ()aegis.. 485; Paris and Rouen, ft 47 SO . ki ambles and Avignon, Ion; Straebsurg end Pale, 15175; Caren (Venison), 416 26 ; ii0.1 . 0117e and Amiens 23) 23. Orleans and lOrtleaus, 395, North, 47813; Pies and ntralibourg, 367 SO; roars end ' , tante*, 253; Meentereau and Troyes, 95 ; I4eppe and lecansp, 202 : Bordeaux and Tests, 31 26. F mA MACHE and IRON TEA-TRAYS. As overt: .1 Tie Trays and "Mien sludly angrier. 'neon .4 to 'east, variety, frf wlO4, Warm selling by W 11 3. MILTON, at paten resell lower 1.-..4, usual, t mew =or alk tarry recent e .h pirehe44,„ elope Papivr•eihulte Trays, per vat of Woe Moe Us. 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Yesterday the ninth half-`early ordinary general meeting of the promoter, of the. railway was held at the Loudon Tavern, E. R. Destaux, Esq., M.l'., the chairman of the directoe., in the chair. The SEt'RETARY read the report, which contained the following etatements: " The at Mll, ter (ha half-year to lllst December, 1850, which have I,,en her seine day. in the bands of the pro prietors, give a full statement of the receipts and expendi ture la' the compost's capital, of the revenue arising from traffic, of the working expowea, and of the result or net revenue. By thew aveoulet. lions appear. to be a balance on the net Tarnow account, amounting to 52,5521. 17s. 7e1., hat as there is a charge . to the. balance, amounting to 16,1441. 13s. 94., for &rid, nil due to preference share holders to 11$ lien-other last, and 10,9981/. 15s. 4d. fur interest due on mortgage debt to the same period, the available balauee will only amount to 20,41401. lie. Cal., which your directors propose to carry forward to the credit of the current half-year. It has Isvu the earnest endeavour of the directors to econo eipendetun a. Much us pioible—but the require ments of an increasing traffic, suet the necessity of making ample provision for a con,illerable expansion of it in the pri.ent year, hate vaned for AU inunedeate and larger out lay in additional sidings. buildings, and other works, and in roiliug stuck, than was originally contemplated. To pro ved, for this extra expenditure, as well as the deficiency emanated at the last half-yearly meeting, and all future requir, me nes. your din eters 'impose to take powers at the pre ant meeting to raw 7 , 10,000/. of additional sharer:spite]. l'he ,Mare capital ho-lug paid up. the directors recommend the eoll‘rnaoa into stork of the 251. original shares and the A and 11 half-slier.. of 1:11. 10s., to take effect from lit of Slay next, at the rate of four of the original and eight of the half. -hare-, for each 1001. mock of the various denomi nations . trimmers nut to be allowed fora less amount than 101. stuck, sod to b for MAIM only that are equal multiples of 101, except in caws of balance • and as the object has been long More attained, for which the privilege to divide the 251. shares into A and LI half-shares, was created, the directors have divided that such division of shares shall cease on the :hush April neat. The directors re commend the forfeiture of 720 share., on which calls are in arrear, he confirmed—due notice having been gives to the respective proprietors. The works on the Towns line are progremiug satisfactorily; and it will be seen, on reference to the engineer's report annexed, de scribing the state of the works more particularly, that this portion of the line will bo completed and opened for traffic by the cud of this year. In behalf of the body of labourers employed over the enteral contracts on the Towns' line, about sixty miles, the directors recommend a vote of two hundred pounds for their moral and religious instruction. The arrangement with the York and North Midland Com pany, referred to at the last general meeting, has been ratified, under the scals of the respective companies; and the Deem Northern trains have b:en, since August last, Tegalarly working over the York and North Midland line, to and from York. With reference to the traffic from Edinburgh, Newcastle, and other places north of York, the directors have come to an arrangement with the London and North Western. the Midland, the Turk, Newcastle, and Berwick, the North Britith, the Caledonian and the Car lisle Companies, for a disision of this , traffic. With regard also to the traffic from Yorkshire and Lancashire, for which the Cheat Northern Company competes with the Midland and the London and North Western companies, y our directors have ramie a proposition for a divisiou, which is under consideration. The subject of traffic anausiamints with the Eastern Counties Company has been renewed since the last meeting, and a deputation from this eornione Caine to an understanding with a deputa tion from the E eaern Counties Company, upon all the points in which tit, two companies would compete with each other ; and your directors dealt with the question upon • basis which they eon-ielered liberal towards the Eastern Counties t'uospuoy. in the hope that a permanent arrange ment might be Made to secure the harmonious action of both. It is, however, to he regretted that the &mein Comi ties board have nut ratified the arrangements made by their deputation. This company. it will be remembered, the right to work oier the Eastern Counties line,= "a ee e ts Peterborough sod Wisls ,h; and your directors have made arrangements sigh the East Anglian company by which they will work the Est Anglian line from Wisbech to Denham and to Ely, thus enabling this company to cana namicate to and from their main line to the northern parts of Norfolk. This contrast is made upon the terms of pay ing to the East Anglian eompany 40 per cent. of the income derived from the East Anglian line, with a guarantee that the mould thus paid shall not be leas than 15,0001. a year. fining about the net profits earned by the lino for each of the two last years; the per reotage to increase opus an increase of traffic. The traffic of that line has been depressed by the want of free communication to the west sod to the south, which will be furnished by the Great Northern line, and there tan be no doubt of its improve ment under the arrangements with this company. This company having rae'eised from the Royston and Ilitchin Compaq the line froat Hitchin to Royston, has been work ing it since the mouth of October last, and the extension to Shepreth will, it is expected, be ready for traffic in May Mill. Your dinetries, feeling the importance of the cum pietism of the line iota t:sanbridge, deemed it necessary to deposit is parliament a bill for an extension from Shepretle to that tows, awl for a junction then with the Newmarket line; this till was, however, opposed by the members fur the South Yorkshire Railway Company, and, finding the ra arngements connected with the coal traffic involved many constantly recurring matters of difficult adjustment, whilst the limited mileage (about 25 miles) of the South Yorkshire Company, naturally disinclined that hoard to second the extensive arrangements required by the Great Northern traffic, thought it better to make propositions for permanent possession of the South Yorkshire line, and have been en abled to satisfy the South Yorkshire hoard that the mineral traffic ' which forms their chief source of income, may be safely left to the management of the Great Northern Company, upon the basis ultimately agreed upon ; so that your directors will henceforth, provided the arrangement meets with the sanction of the shareholders, take the management of the South Yorkshire line jo work it in conformity with the traffic arrangements on the Great Northern line. The basis agreed upon is, in effect, that the Great Northern Company shall guarantee to the South Yorkshire Company a dividend of 3 per cent., and be en titled to carry 200,000 tom of coals, the present extent of the traffic, to their railway ; and that the dividend shall be increased by one-half per cent. upon every additional 100,000 tons carried, until 800,000 tons shall be carried, and 6 per cent. paid ; any quantity carried beyond this is to he entirely free of charge. The dividend, when it has once reached per cent., is not to recede, but is liable to fluc tuate between 6 sg per cent., according to each half year's traffic. Any South Yorkshire shareholder willing to accept 4 per cent. as a definitive dividend, is to have the option of doing so. The present outlay on the South 1 orkshire Line is about 500,000/., and the Great I Northern Company will henceforth take the management of all further outlay, which may probably amount to 200,0001., or 700,0001. in all. The earnings of the South York shire Company, for the lest half-year, yielded a dividend of I 2i per cent., and the effect of the arrangement agreed to will be that this company will not pay more than 3 per cent., can pt as the traffic in mineral, to the Great Northern line increases ; and the Great Northern shareholders have this s.itieflivtiory security, that for every additional pound paid by them to the South Yorkshire Company they will be earning, upon an average, •at least St. upon their own line. The coal traffic on the Great Northern line, though only in its commencement, is now yielding about 1,2(101. a week, and appearing likely to be a sourer of great and permanent income, it requires very extensive as well as econo mical arrangements in the principal coal field, freed from the embarrassments which would he occasioned by the in ' bills is- terpmdtion of an independent company. The Mo., pro moted in parliament, besides the eztension to Cambridge already alluded to, arc—Bill No. 1, for the increase of ca pital—several small deviations—and for making station ac commodation at Wakefield, Knottingley, and King's Cniss. Bill Nn. 2, to obviate and prevent the recurrence of hind ranecu to the Great Northern trathe inteniosed by the Man cheater, Sheffithl and Lincolnshire Itailuay Company; to provide station accommodation at Sheltield---a curve with that company's railway at Belford, and a short branch at Grimsby. 1 hear bills are mill proeinnling in the Holm of Common,. Your director s also promoted another bill, which was loot upon the second reading, to construct about ten mile. of railway between Misterton and Itosingteen, , u as to connect the loop line with the main line, without the neccunity of using the line of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company. The al-counts of receipts and expenditure have already appeared in the Express. The CHAIRMAN said the director* had endeavoured to embody he their re art all the inftinsatite on any subject that could at all interest the shareholders, or was at all con nected with their railroad, and therefore it would only he his duty to make smut. few passing remarks. The accounts which had been in their hands for the last few clays showed the progress which had been made in the undertaking, par ticularly as regarded the receipts and expenditure. Ile loped it would br satisfactory to them to find that there was, in point of fact, a balance to their credit of 52,5321. Now they must bear in mind that the line was opened from Peterborough to London only in August laat, so that that was a satisfactory sum. As stated in the report, however, there was a charge on this balance amounting to 16,1611. 13s. 941. for dividend due to preference shareholders to 31st December, and 15,8951. for interest due on mortgage debt to the same period, leaving, therefore, only 20,4.491., which was so small a sum that they thought it better for the interest of the shareholders that no dividend whatever should be made now. (Hear, hear.) Passing over the month of September, which was an cxtraordioary month on account of Doncaster races, he found that in October their receipts were 22,11661., is November they were 23,5161., and in December 33,341 L, showing that in point of fact by opening the line from Peterborough to London not only had the weekly receipts been increased from that sourer, but to his surprise that opening had raised the average receipts upon all the northern part of the line. When their engineers told him that additional siding., warehouses, and other works were required, he could not oppose it, and it was on that account he asked the shareholders to give their consent fur them to go to parliament to raise 750,0001. The next point in the report was with regard to the A and B shares. They pro posed to call them in six weeks or two months, and us a matter of fairness he thought it right to advise those who possessed these share undivided to divide them, as by so Being they would do themselves no harm, and they might save theniselves some muney. In the course of time he thought there might be a difference in the value of those shares, and he therefore advised the shareholders to take advantage of the next six weeks to get them divided. A PROPRIETOR asked how that could affect the 251. shares. The CHAIRMAN replied that lie thought it possible that an A and B share in three years from this time might be worth more than 231., and therefore if they had 2.11- shame and did nut divide them, do not blame him. With regard to the labourers employed on the line the directors reameinended a vote of 2001. to be expended in their morel and religious instruction. The money they had before panted for this purpose hail had the best effect, and there fore he could not for a moment doubt that they would grant it. The arrangement with the York and North Mid land company was working satisfactorily, and he did not suppose that they would have any difficulty with them, seeing that it was for the interest of that company to work medially with them. In conjunction with the other directors he had made arrangements fur the divi sion of the traffic between Edinburgh and York. With respect to the Eastern Counties, they had endea voured to make an arrangement with them, but the gentles men who approached them were not so happy as to possess the confidence of the directors; and although they had inside them an offer which they had themselves admitted to be a liberal one, it had not been ratified by their board. A SHAREHOLDER—Let them alone; after a time the 'U come round. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN said he was certainly not disposed to Erout of his way, after the treatment he had received. wers.) He now emu) to a part of the report on whiehl e would probably be some difference of opinion. Th e East Anglian. had been in a very unfortunate posities, for they had hitherto been abut up at both the east and west ends; but by the assistance of this company they might he let out at Peterborough. The arrangement coma to was, that they were to take the working of the line, sad to pay them not less than 13,0001. a year. That sum bad been calculated upon their receipts for the last two or three years; but they were to receive an additional sum provided that the line earned it. For that they would give the Great Northern a communication with the northern parts of Norfolk which the latter could not otherwise get ; mai which it was certainly the interest of the East ern Counties to prevent their ever gaining. (fleas, hear.) By this means they would be able to obtain a large portion of traffic from Norfolk, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, which they would have been prevented from doing but for this agreement; and while thus bonefitpeg their northern lines, they would only be paying the Last Anglians what they earned. The only question was, whe ther they could afford to pay 15,0001. a year, but considering that for that sum they would have turned over to them about 67 miles of railway, he could not but think that it was a pidicious arrangement, and one that would contribute materially to the traffic of their northern lines, and to a certain extent also to those of the south. (Hear, hear.) He thought, therefore, that it was a very wholesome policy to take the railway, and although he could not presume to find fault with any criticism, he was prepared to stand by it. (Cheers.) A BIIABEHOLDER--How long is this arrangement to last? A DIRECTOR --Twenty-one years. The CHAIRMAN observed that with respect to CIIIIO bridge, the company had failed in their attempts to seesse a communication with that town. He was exceedingly bony at that result ; but he had no doubt whatever that they (the Great Northern) would get to Cambridge before long. The line was already open from 'litchi° to Royston, and would soon be open to Shepreth, which was only seven miles from Cambridge ; and Mr. Goulburu had promised that, if the Eastern Counties did not make their line to the last-named place, he would then support the Great Northern, Thus they would soon have a inc from Hitchin to Royston, from Royston to Shepreth, and from Shepreth to Cambridge ; so that the public would have the advantage of travelling to Cambridge by the Great Northern Railway, and the company would have the benefit of carrying them. (Cheers.) With respect to the Manchester, Sheffield, and Li nco lnshire, they had been unable to come to any definite terms with them. As long . as they continued, thus bound by their present contracts with the Midlands sad the Lon don and North Western companies, it would be highly im probable that any satisfactory arrangement would be made with them. The South Yorkshire bad endeavoured to get ea advance upon the six per cent. which they wove to receive when 800,000 . tons should be earned is a year, but he thought that s ix per cent. was quite sufficient Mr. BAXTEIt, the solicitor of the company, stated, as a matter of law, that there was no question of the powers of the directors on the subject. In the course of a discussion on the legal point, which seemed ultimately to be settled in accordance with Mr. Baxter's statement, by the terms of the Companies' Clauses Consolidation Act, sec. 87, some interruption occurred, in consequence of repeated observations and attempts to address the meeting made by Mr. Preston, whom it wai t proposed at last to remove from the meeting; but a share holder having raised a question as to the legality of the pro ceeding, some altercation occurred, and Mr. Preston at last resumed his seat. The proposition of Mr. Waters was negatived, and the agreement with the East Anglian Railway confirmed by a large majority. Mr. WATERS moved, in suceessicm, reaolutions to rescind a resolution passed in August, 1847, authorising the directors to take such steps all they might consider necessary for pro tecting the interests of the Great Northern, by treating with railway companies, or by applications to parliament, or otherwise ; and that all interest and smaller charges should be carried to the debit of the revenue account. Neither resolution, however, was seconded. Resolutions were adopted confirming the forfeiture of 720 shares, and authorising them to he sold or otherwise disposed of, at the discretion of the directors; also, "Thad all the original shares of 25/. each, and all the A and the B half shares of 121. 10s. each, be converted into capital stock, dis tinguished as original, as A and as B stock respectively, at the rate of four of the original and eight of the half-shares for each 1001, stock, to be divided among the proprietors ac cording to their respective interests therein, and that such conversion do take effect on and from the Ist of May next." " That the directors be and arc hereby aut.:prised and em powered, according to their discretion, to expend an addi tional sum, not exceeding 2001., for the moral and religious instruction of the labourers employed on the works of this railway." It was further agreed that Major Amsinck, Mr. C. Chap lin, Colonel Colquboun, Mr. James Meek (Lord Mayor of York), and Mr. T. Wetherell should be re-elected directors; and Mr. J. Cattley one of the auditors; also that the salary of the auditors should be raised from 2.51. to 1001. each. -....—... ..... _ The meeting was then made special, to consider the pro priety of approving of certain bills now before parlia ment, in accordance with the standing orders of the house of Lords. Mr. BAXTER, the solicitor to the company, read the brads of No. 1 Bill, to enable the company to construct stations at Knottingley and Wakefield, to increase the ca pital of the Great Northern Company, to enlarge their Lon don station at King's-ertms, and to make certain deviations. The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution for the apprui al of the bill, which was carried unanimously. Mr. BAXTER then read the heads - of No. 2 Bill, to en able the company to construct works in connexion with the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway; to obviate the recurrence of hindrances to the Great Northern traffic, interposed by that company, by giving power to the Gnat Northern Company to use certain parts of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway; also, to make curves at Itetfunl, and to constrict short lines at Grimsby and at Sheffield, and to raise 60,0001. for the purpose. A resolution, approving of the bill, wan then put and carried. On the motion of Mr. MORGAN, Bet-muted by Kr. WATERS, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the chair man and directors. The meeting then separated. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY, The committee of fifths and other shareholders who ad-1 s 7 journed to agree, if possible, upon the basis of an agree- be ment to prevent further litigation cut stated in yesterday's et.so Express) having returned to the meeting, 23 Mr. H. HOULDSWORTH rose to report the result of 23 the conference amidst much applause. He said this duty i. devolved upon him in consequence of his having been called 91 ss 1 to the chair in the committee-room. He had hoped, from IS the spirit in which they met and the general desire known %. 6 1, I to exist among the proprietary of all dames for an amicable 23 , , arrangement, that they would have been able to bring a 2 n . definite proposition before the meeting, to which sill es could have at once assented. It was with regret that he 20 had now to state that no such conclusion had been arrived l at, though he did think that there was a basis in the terms 6a so for as they had been agreed to, for an arrangement of ; this unpleasant question by the shareholders generally. 2 0 The propositions brought before the committee had re- 20 solved themselves mainly into two, which were not very 10 different in substance, and he would now read to the meet- 50 1 ing what these propositions were, specifying the number of " 3 1. votes which had been given to each in the committee. The 22 first proposition was, . That the committee deeming it highly 8,1 desirable for all classes of shareholders that a settlement of all matters in litigation shall take place, recommend that the amount of paid up capital of the fifths shareholders be re- ge duced from 111. 10s. to 111. That the fifths shareholders take equal dividends with the holders of old stock for the 20 half year ending 31t December, 1850. That from the 31st December last, the fifths shareholders take equal dividends to on the amount of the reduced capital of 111., and on future payments by them. That the calls on the fifths shareholders 50 for the 81. les. yet uncalled, be made not earlier than the limes, and in the amounts, as under:-11. 10x. in September, 1851 ; U. in March, 1852; 11. 10s. in Sept., 1832; IL in 30 March, 18.53; 11. 10s. in Sept., 1853; 11. in March, 1854; and 13 , IL in September, 18-54. That an act of parliament be ap plied fur in the next session to contain all necessary clatters 23 for consolidating the company's acts, and for settling all litigated points with regard to the present capital of the . 5 ? company. That all law proceedings be suspended until r,,, the foregoing propositions can be legally submitted to 1,7 a general meeting of the shareholders, which the directors 11l are requested to convene for an early day." This was the first proposition submitted to the committee, and for it 20 there voted 5 members out of nine. The other scheme 40 proposed that no call should be made upon the fifths , shares for 1831: " that the first call should be one of 11.10 s. on the 25th of March, 1852; that a call of 21. 10s. be made so in 1833, a call of 21. 10s. in 1834, and a call of 2/. in 18.55." 13 The difference of opinion resolved itself into these two pro- _, positions, the one part of the committee supporting the al former, and the other party, consisting of four members, '• I supporting the latter. The gentlemen who supported the se first proposition were: Mr. Lerman, solicitor, York; Mr. J. C. Harter, Manchester; Mr. W. Garnett, Queromore- 61 perk; Mr. Maxwell, of Liverpool; and Mr. Par- 12 sons, solicitor, London. He had himself been pre- „, eluded from voting through being placed in the chair, though he concurred in the same proposition. Though the m committee had failed in this arrangement, he thought there was sufficient in the propositions Laid down for the basis of an arrangement by the proprietors generally, and he hoped I an cipportunity would be taken of calling them together, gi that these terms might be submitted to them. 111 Mr. LEE MAN, of York, said he had been as anxious as 111 soy member of the committee to meet the dissentients to 4 the first proposition, who dissented only with a view to postpone the dates of the various calls ; and al with that view, the committee had called in the , le members of the finance committee of the directors, I IS to know the position of existing mortgages, if possible to , It renew them, and make all fair concessions. The result was • 20 that they found that the money which the holders of the e t fifths shares were bound to provide by the constitution of 121 their shares to pay off mortgage debts with, unless provided ' tit. by September, would have to be borrowed at 4 per cent. Now he saw no reason why they should give 4 per cent. for . N that which these parties were bound to provide at the legal s , per centage or dividend they were now claiming of 2 per la cent. (Hear.) It was upon this point that the committee had 25 been unable to egret.. He much regretted it, hut he 10 did think that the great body of shareholders in the corn- 16t Reny would nut reject these terms, and with that view be , gg proposed now to submit them to the present general meet- , • mg, and afterwards to bring them before a general special , es. meetinit convened to consider the matter. (Hear, hear.) 6 Ile believed the fifths holders,when they heard of what had I taken place, would say these getlemen who objected were I / 6 not their true friends, and he therefore proposed, " That it I , is desirable for a settlement of litigation in the company u that an arrangement should be come to with the fifths holders, and that without prejudice to the rights of the cm- 17 pang, in ease such terms be not agreed to, it be recommended' a to the directors to arrange on the follow ing terms :-let. That the amount of paid-up capital of the fifths shareholders be reduced from 111. 10s. to 111. per share. 2nd. That the fifths holders take equal dividends with the holders of the 7 2 old stock fur the half-year ending 31st Dec. last 3rd. That, ; from the 31st Dec. last the fifths holders take equal diei. 20 dendsi with the holders of other stock on the amount of the 6 reduced capital of 111., and on future payments by them. 5 4th. That the calls on the fifths shareholders for the E 81. 10s. yet uncalled be made not earlier than the times 3 .‘" and the amount-, as under ,-Sept , 18.51, 1/. 10s. per share ; 11 March, 18.52, 1/. ; September, 18.52, U. 10s.; March, 1853, 20 H. ; September, 1853, 11. 10s.; March, 1854, 1/. ; Sep- 10 timber, 18.54, U. 5. That an art of parliament be applied 10 for in the next eession, to contain all necessary clauses for 3 ° consolidating the enmpany's arts, and for settling all 2l liti gated points with regard to the present capital of the cam- 2 0 pony. 6. That all proceedings be suspended until the al foregoing propositions can be legally submitted to a general it RAILWAYS. THIS DAT. Two o'Ctoot. The operations in the share market to-day have been again upon an important scale, and many of the lighter descriptions of shares have come in for a large share of the business concluded. Atten tion has been directed to Aberdeens, Caledonian Preference, Emit Anglians, Vale of Neath, and Waterford and Kilkenny; and in all el these an advance has been established. Generally the market is very well supported, though a few eases exist, including two or three of the heavier I stocks, in which the highest rates of yesterday have not been maintained. bast Lancashires have receded from IS, the opening price, to 17, at which they are last marked. North Staffords and York and north Midlands arc very firm. SHARKS AND NICr*KB UNGUARANTEED RAILWAYS. io . :Abeirdeen „. gOttii„ Basta awl East Juncture. Biren.Woly. &StourValley , tub Mita% and Exeter ... . . SO ' Chester and Holyhead 4S Dahl nand W Iran June. 25 Eut AakhAn (.C3.5 L. E. aad L.& D. . . . . IS I Do. (sul E. se ,Rastans tatuaties Si ,i7;i;;; Cnto., Clar A:: (tau K. U. alal 13 I Do. clue U aad C ate 25 Yamt Lane.tebire iS Minburgb, Perth,Duadi 21P., Exeter end Exmouth . ;Grvat N•rthera 1341 Do. shates.A.Deferiel Di; Do. nhate r oh %UmCt. 30 GI South. mid Wom.t(r.) Ilut2 Great V!e!tera i;i: Do. .. sacookdre YI xi i j 1 .hares Do. Fifths It Do. West Illehnilflion 01/ ILeeds and Thirek ll&Lawton sod Mechem. Do.lllbury h.:tem.:46op 100 lAN, Wight. n, Rn. Cosa toe !Landis sc North-Wentern I 17 Do-do., New shut. U Do. Fifths . I Do.Xlnsh.,M.and N.(e) IMt London k SoutheWssiarn w. , s+o 1 iiill;Weit.,T4;jx., and ligiiina SO I Yawl ,Shcf,,&Linergrols. 4i Po. Man .& Lind. L. T 1 I 13.7.710 Agues ... _ ...... •: 100 Do. liirm. and Derby .. n 'Newmarket . ... . 'Newport, Abergartsay,l arol Hereford.— . Nnr•olk 13 I Do. New i 20... fs ..North o rda,ll I;Ni.rth Stiff ydattire.. I "North/adman Weet.Jund 30 °Mord, Wore., & Waiver 23 ;Om tun Central ... 13 Meottoh Midland 22 ,1 ' Do. New . 13 rilihrawa. a Diem.,; CWa A. I Do., Claes D. 4 ,fibrewebury&llerefortlol.l aD ilirewabury and Ctica.tr, all 1 " mn : !: : : I 20 I Do. °sweaty 01 ; Mtropalare Union 30 1 62uta Devon . I 30 :loud) Eatitern SO South Wales IS ionth YorkalL/ItliirerDuni 94 Taw Vale Extension .. 1$ Vale Waterfordand Kilkenny. SO ;Waterford and Limerick.. 23 i York,ffewcaeile&lferwicki 20 Do. do. Platentiona 9 Do.O.N.E.lltuclowe ; 3u iYork and Noith Midland LINES LEASED AT F l Bala k Hank. Ezt.s per Ct. (lamed to GL Western Bittningham&DalordJune callagulypd.,orwithguar. antes (tea . to tit Nat. Ditto without a guarantee — li;earLlTlAirrliWrWin /Wm., ri'olv., and Dudley eshedulypil.,ozwithgtur (leased to GreatWe.tenk jDiiW wil4out ~~ ---- (leaart to larJt stt to . 4;n'ionS . : N.Wiltern, I sArd to Gt.. Northern] orkdt:ii Do. awes (ditto) ...f shwa (ditto) Lied,* Bradford (Slkl ) ated I sad Oreceiri (lewd Ditto Preform°, (ditto) Lowtotott Guar.4ptreont. (wooed to Nurfalt) Nolttoiro aDistorn J irta (leased to Enet.Onintice Ditto New (date) PrestonaiWyre (kas. to ItN.WeetkLaneanYork I Dino snares (A) (ditto) Need., Guild., and Kelpie (lased 8 - nith Ila.tetn ) lioptca and Hneton (low to Greet Nortiter• Do INeepreth V.eten (ditto Wealth Statfordebire tioweni to ]lr. M'Clsa.. W. sr Valley. 6 p. Ct. rm. !Mod to StoratooltDar. Wilts, &merest, kWeym. ;leased to GM Nesters PREPI 'Aberdeen... _ ... _ti6 Meter ancrii - olybe . ast ..". EutAmillan(32.ltro).ip.a. EafaanCeoxiiits Eaten, la 20 I 2 S No. ps; - & --- Ditto do. No. 1 21 INi. New 6 per peat. 0.63 et FoolUoloa„.eiripeu.66.Cti ORE Nor, hero 3 per tent t Mkt Wietrit(l) 2 *li th e La scsabirelkYorks. V SP Do 6 per Cent. ' , lock . LiedekThirek Duero. , 6 P , ,Loolloo, Reis ot Holub ! Cow,er Ont. Stock, 'll3l,ltoto2Oish.E. , Dtt , oConert. 5 p.C.1., MI ' Ditto New guar. 6 pet Cr. iLootionalittliWietern S. Iden.Bkiett ItL or.. 4611.N0i Do. New Cie ... Ilidletr.Cons.B.lB 8.6 p.Ct Soria& Ettertrios Do. Si per Cent. Gott.! Borth Brute. - brew.bury&Birmu.New Guaranteed ~ IberwatChetteetßee.W. ' Yin. ) 8 per G0t... . . .300!t% POTOO ,York eve..rle,k Berms , Cit.Notth of F.Af.purch l ,Dili? _Ditto 14;713Slidit sad & Parch. ... MARION IL. NI illoologue and Andros . 21 [Central teen (Viermm) II Illuteb Rbeniall l4 gem Indian ••• .. I Great India., PealeaMu. 1 .4 Do. II Luxembourg ... 1$ Maria AutOOM:1: ..... :. 14 * Do. do. New . . ID Ramer arm Lime . . IS IN. r:bera of France $ rims ,ad li , rdeasz .. '2O Pan, tad Weems ... .. 10 Paris sad Rouen ... .. IS Paris sod Otrtsburg .. 20 Room and Mime I 20 and Meuse: IS . and games ... .. Closing prices ,Sesterilay. 31 n din& 10f 111 84 88 ea MT 12i 13f 2 , y 24 22 20 dis ex& 134 134 (44 14 die. 84 83 ;l io I l it fot 101 to dk. 7 71 171 IS S Si es i .! _l9. .1 dh r 6 6 6 i 1 „ 1 20 1 1vas „ 4 $ 4 die„ 4 S are „ SS SI i Si Ala „ "ipui Os 16 es I! 12. dia_. _. I _ fri __ C i D 25 4 27 1 41 die 14 '94 die vt 10 V 314 19 194 PE1 ISt 191 lo 7 41 dim 4 3 die 24 15 II 11 lei dis 2 21 die IR 19 ___ :74 27 33 1 i* "I d 5 die 3 2 die 2 64 222 222 $ 22 die 12 1 al 2e 27 ea dir i I Pas $ 9i pm Id' 7 !pa „ 171 17 U 1 32/ 101 103 sadly 50 . 51.e1d1, ;i 24 9G 4 s7i 141 15/ fa 619 54 56 4 6 pee „ 42 431 6 9pm 211 121 4 et es t II li Pm 24 22 dla 24 23 ~ snAars. ....._-- S PA If i ll I 2 17 6 ef 11 16 lei 111 11 1 pm I du 1331 159 li t 15ips it ne is ~ 130 171 1 17 IS I 6 it 16 17 46 41 14 147 .ILWATS. el 9 Ifil N I 41 di. 1 1 I pa 1 IPa 11 $ 81 15h 15f 41 4 di $5 37 257 287 51 6 di: lo 11 3 3 . Me Males to-day tip to I o'clock. 16 134 16k q 3 41 3 es dv 131 I I 234 4i $4 :i 4i 41 7 7 I M Ist It. It. be so is IS 23 121 61 "I' Amsterdam per E Mott Ditto &anent= 41 IS 17i 1 17 111 36i I i The Rogue . 0 limbos, and Andes . Trim AsWoo Ina& Oben — c a L rt , Ditto 12 ! 44 92 1/ 154 15 lon 10 w i t a 9! 9od a 117 j SI 1 1lsd• mid... NaSOL. ..... Paters, 137 13 ez div MI ex div Xitrei 7, Ili lAeb.rt Ow to St Petersburg... ..... per rebie 9O &d INe.)Mt per dollar li I $5l ti i 5 x d 61 7 ea new li I Id rli 9 1 1 191 IN 4 7 41 did 4 31 dla ill l lB 19 Li 41 5} , Bristol and Exeter Leeds and Think bI3 .... Shropshire Union Manche:Ayr, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction London and Bluckwall The market for the home funds has been very quiet to-day, with a more limited business than usual. Prices, however. are steadily maintained at the last rates of yesterday's market. Speculations as to the period that may elapse before the Kaffir contest is finally 'decided, are freely indulged in, and the next aavices from the Cape arc looked for with much interest; but the estimates made on hazard of the expenses probably attendant on the struggle, though not regarded with indiffer ence, seems nevertheless to be without any effect upon prices, which are operated upon by other in fluences of a reassuring character. The purchase of the government broker, now become usual, is the only feature of the day's business requiring notice. Consols have been stationary all day at the last rate of yesterday. 96! to :4 both for casfi and Tues day next. The . 'Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have touched 991. The prices of business marked in the official list are : Three per Cent. Consols, 96a, ; ditto for account, 96k, ; New Three-and-Quarter per Cents., 991, 99, I . ;' India Stock, 264. Exchequer Bills are steady, at 495. to 525. rem., with little doing. There is not the kust inquiry for India Bonds. _ _ _ The market for foreign bonds is way steady, though with a limited range of business. The only stock to which any amount of attention has been directed, is Peruvian, the active portion of which debt has im proved from 83 to 84, whilst the Deferred Bonds have risen to 38t. Spanish are steady. The prices realised up to the present hour are : Buenos Ayres Six per Cent. Bonds, 541, I. Danish Five per Cents., 101 ex div. Two-and a-Half per Cent. Dutch, 581; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 911, a. Mexican Bonds for the 14th of March, 34a, a. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1819, WO, 83. 84; ditto Deferred, 371, 38!. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cente.,9ll, a. Spanish Active Five per Cents., 191 ; ditto fur account, 191. Venezuela Two-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 311. The following are the rates of exchange this day lime. Moos orgottotio ?moo To Iltt. Instr. ... 116. telotv. ilia t 1',i4... Illi 17 pg.. 111. 17 at.. ... lilt. 17 -tr. 11E. 170 tr. ... 110. 17 Av. Meek 7tochl. 13fato. jack. 1111111. ... E. 1211. 37kr. ... 115. 1211. MIL ... lii. Urn. I.3cts. ... 25free.. 30.4. tio.rre. tads.— 25:rca. 30cts. ntre•.274cts... 251,er. 324 e to. 25frot. Leto— Ittrot. 74ets. tlifrektlteto .. 231tr0..:7; eso. „ 1131reo 33 a... moire. 300 t.. 2.3fr0..23 as .. 71.51irce. 3 , eta. V on ***** 2ifte".23 2Stece. 30eV. ~ 2SfroP.:s eta... &Ude. res. 231 r. de.... 251 r. 30da. pee dont „ 411 penoe 414 penes Pre ounoe 125 ot 121' penes eroe Madrid ........ duller ' „ 494 pence ... 491 p. nee .. 5. i • • ['ChM 49i I ence . 49/ puce 5:;,1 pence . SS( pence 3.3 i pence ... P 34 pence pence ... The amount of bills drawn by the East India Com pany on the respective Presidencies of India from the previous date to the 6th instant, is us follows : Rah: of Exchange. Tiengal £21,925 4 8). Cu Madras Bombay Total The total amount drawn in the two months of the I present year (from the 7th of January to the 6th in stant) is 327,140/. Ss. Id. 'there is now a yet stronger desire manifested among the Spanish bondholders fur the mission of a political agent to Madrid. The apology put forward for the committee is that they have no funds, and that they are not strongly supported by the bond holders. What this has to do with the case we do not well sec. The committee are not expected to put their hands in their pockets, but it may be possi ble for them to devise or approve a scheme for rais ing the necessary funds by the issue of debentures or otherwise. Last week the Daily News made some comments on the new scale for foreign office passports, which have attracted the attention of our commercial men, who moat seriously desire some relief. Gentlemen from Scotland who have the benefit of the passports of the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, have urged that the local authorities here should issue passports. The Lord Provosts, we believe, began the issue of these passports as Vice Admirals of Leith and the Narrow Sells, and have continued the practice to the great benefit of the commercial community. We are in debted to the courtesy of the Right Hon. William Johnston, the Lord Provost, for the accompanying in formation of the present practice: Sir,—ln reply to your note, I beg to state that I and my predecessors in office have long tamed passports, and that they are found to be fully as useful as those of the Foreign office. They arc issued to any oue on application, on payment of u fee of ;is. to the clerk. No previous notice is required, and it is not necessary to give any description of person or persons using my passports. I am, sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) W. JOHNSTON, Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Feb.' 28, 18.51. The Lord Mayor of London is in the habit of giv ing his scal of attestation to documents, which is re ceived with the greatest respect on the continent, and there can be no doubt a passport from him will be equally well received. Nous, Henri, Vicomte Palmerston, Baron Temple," &c., &c., with a coat-of- arms, looks very imposing, but a Lord Mayor's style and titles will do quite as well. Yankee vice-consuls know well enough that a great seal has much effect among petty officials abroad. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh gives his passport without exposing the applicants to unnecessary trouble, and for a fee more moderate than that of Lord Palmerston. If the City records were examined many precedents would be found for the Lord Mayor granting his passport to his fellow-citizens. _ The traffic returns for the past week on the under mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to this day, are as follows: 1851. 1850. London and North Western £41,069 £40,201 Great We tern Midland .... 20,504 London and South Western 8,707 .... 8,088 Lancashire and Yorkshire 11,501 .... 12,090 London and Brighton South Eastern . ...- York, Newcastle ' and Berwick 13,143 .... 11,949 York and North Midland 6,761 .... 6,400 North Staffordshire Manchester, South Junction, and Altrincham 4lO .... Shrewsbury and Chester 1,384 .... Bolton, Blackburn. Clitheme, and West Yorks hire 412 South Devon l,Ol .... 1,484 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 650 .... 376 Eastern Counties and Norfolk 12,638 .... 14,208 Total £161,014 £166,929 . . The total receipts on the above lines being 153,9291., in 1830, and 161,014'. in 1851, it follows that there is an increase of 5,085 1 ., or 3 per cent. The number of miles in 1830 was 3,3201, and in 1831 3.498 showing an increase 0f172 t miles, or 4 i per cent. The return per mile per week was, in 18.30, 461. 17s. 6;d., and in 1831, 461. Os. 51d. KNOLINII 1 , 1:511tc..-1141e bar. Pk flirt& 2146 1,4 r per Ct. lam Am., 93 9 3P e Ci. 5.4. •una. 974 9 nvo Lt.. 9X6 9 3 per CL Cos. Ansa. 944 1 Exchequer htlic.496. to 62*. re itionN VON lin. 5 per Ot. AmKtiaa MM..— 1 per et. Orlon& LLD.. 174 163 41 per l.'s. 14.16.80ra, 91 3 •resoot• Permed 80, 4 3 . tar Cola.. 5 Ins et St e t. Bap. 1%1 4 _ a 'tar Ct. Brazilian Ma.. P 3 4 • ''' '4 pet itt.Prouea , Box 894 3 Pato New. 913 lot ufitea Conrertad 336.44 6 per el Butane Afrea.l3 4 6 pia C. Kim. II u.... 10 la s9r (11. Chaim H. 1,.. 8 1 6 2 ..tilto Souieb id,. 191 i limo Cahoot, Ont. 11.1.., 3 tor C. Shush.% HU.. .:71 $ Colombian Bocaloe lido.. 3/ 4 11, De,,,,d 54., 3 per C. barna. 134. 78 90 I Biwa Pawnee 116..49 i 21 Per ta. Dutch Wis.. 546 9 1 per C. Versusla 1... 313 2 4 per Ci. Data Cam.. 116 2 ifeaexieela Behornal ZOIIJs. 111 121 104 In 64 7 Si 164 221 f 26; i csdiv MI I 284 194 27 29 P 7,1 81 331 redly Si II SSI 44 43 I 6 1 ,111 It i f A i 17 li I. Ilf az dtv 44 110 i 144 II II 14 9 1 i i 3f 31 Si 15i i 31 26 io 3i 11, Eanktn, Mattel( I.—Thrce per Cents., 341 cash ; after Bolsa, 34t cash, 341 paper. }uur per Cents., 131. Five per Cents., 141; after Balsa, 141 cash, 141 paper. Coupons, 81 cash ; a ft er Balsa, 8 9-16 cash, 81 paper. Passives, 51; after Bohm, 6 5-16. Bank of St. - Ferdinand, 101. Ex change on London, 50.60 cash. BPAiLIN, Haven s.—Voluntary Loan, 104. New Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cent., 100}. National Debt, 8b; Commercial Marine Society's Premium, 128. Bank. Shares, 97. __ . lENNA, March 4.—Five per Cent. Metalliquea, Oft; Four-and-a-Half per Cent. ditto, 65. Bank Shure., 1263. Exchange on London, 12.46. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. NIINCINO-LAIiE.-THIS DAY. SUOAR.—The public sales, consisting of 5,500 hogs Mau ritius, 4,000 bags Bengal. and 2,500 hags Madras, are pro gressing heavily ; the Mauritius about sustained me rlons rates, but llengals are rather lower, and importers are buying them in freely. The result of the week is unsatisfactory ; for this article very little done, and prices in many instances a shade lower. Refined dull, at last week's quotations; grocery lumps, 495. to sls. COPFRE.—The market has been stagnant during the week, both buyers and sellers waiting fur the declaration of Ministers as regards the budget. COCHIN EAL.—Thim article has sold irregularly this week, without showing any material alteration in prices. INDIO° continues dull, and sales to any extent could not be made without giving way in prices. TPA.—The market has decidedly increased in firmness, and full amount of badness dune, chiefly at a shade higher prices. Common and medium Congoes have been bought freely the last two days. SA LTPETRR.-1,20d bags were offered in public sale (about half damaged), the good and line qualities of sound at full prices; refraction 5 to 7, 'h a. tid. to RPI RITS.—Rum and Brandy have been dull of sale. Rtca.-1,600 bags common Madras chiefly sold in public sale, at 7s. 6d. to Bs., which was a shade lower. PINIZNTO.-120 Nips Fuld in public Kale, at about prcvioun rates. ln other articles no material alteration ; but it has been a dull and uninteresting week in the markets generally. FRVlT.—Currants: The market has been quiet, but prima arc unaltered. l'atras partly sold in public sale, at Ms. to 375. Valencia Raisins : Prices continue tinn, hut not much business done. Turkey tlgs have been in good demand, at full prices. Muscatel Raisins, dull. TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY. We bare to report a firm market to-day, more disposition being manifested to buy. The following arc the present quotations .—Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 38s. 30. ; March and April, 3Ss. 31. ; lw.t three muntln, 38s. 94 MARK-LANE.-THIS DAY. There was very little English Wheat fresh up for this morning's market, and the foreign arrivals have been but moderate this week. Neither English nor foreign Wheat mild he purchased on easier terms than at th e beginning of the week. Flour was held with a little more firmness, but it was not possible to establish any advance. Barley was in fair request, and brought rather more money than on Monday last. Onte were in moderate supply, and their value was fully supported. Beans and Peas without alteration. A fair amount of business was transacted in Cloversced, at the extreme rates of Monday. Of the recent arrivals off the coast many cargoes have been sold, at 281. to 32.5., cost, freight, and insurance, ac cording to quality. And others have been or d ere d t o Jiff:vont ports on consignment. AttitIVALS 1N11.2 LoNDOI . 4 PROM 3rd MARCH to 7th MARCH. ttrs. Earthed Sooteh. bleb. Peottea. Wbe.d. 6460 &lE.:, 2:20 2600 Oele 260 2360 I 3270 Flour, 1490 wets ; 219012arrels. Lorene tvauvari —Whent, 3%. &I.; Barley, 23e. lid.; Oats ; ;7r. 1.1.; h)e, -A. —d.; Beene, 2r s. ltd.; Pew, 27e. 4d. ./41`kttlAl. IVP.ItAGYK. Whesq Harley i Oat... 1 itto. 1 hesno.l 1..... 3411. iS ..• ... 1 38. Yn- 7.116 7i123. ITi2l3s 4,: 21i 131 1.3. 1 ... ... I s 7. 10a 2ZB 9e.'is, kin. 7d'23, 11126 e 6/ 6 .„ ... '3l. 1416 led 16 6 1 26 Iliz3, 10.! O. 0d 11 .... ... in. 11.8 1 M. 114046 34 23. 18i13s Sit -7. 10d 22 .... Ins te'n. 114'13.. 11116 16023. 14116 Id Moen 1 „. ... 36. 1141 b 7d If. lat U. 44 , 26 3423. 11 ...re am. Aver. lii. 7313 23361'14.i5 2177 d E371..1113:/i num—WYO. lokly.oBo, ItO, You% od rev, 1... _PrIes.HA,IB 23 1 . _413. 1. _Feb.B_. _Feb. IS. PM 713183301. ... i ... 1 ..• 34 o—, .„...... 1 . ....: ..7.1 .... 37 10 .., 3. .- 27 6 „... ... 37 2 j ... .„ ." ... 1 . ,...L .. .. 1771 SMITHFIELD '.MARKET.-THIS DAY. The number of Beasts is very =MI, consequently Mon day's quotations are freely given. The weather being favourable, we have a large attendance of buyer., and a clearance is effected. There is a full average supply of Sheep; trade for them is scarcely no active as on Monday, but prices are no lower. Calves and Pigs are plentiful, and it is with difßculty that late rates arc supported. Our foreign s upply is very in considerable. }tom Scotland we have 40 Beasts ; sod 75 Milch Cows from the Home Counties. Per otos., of Sta. aA. a o i Heft Snoto, Herefords 3 6 3 8 Bost Sburt.togoo escuod quality Beesto 1 6 3 0 thins . 3 4 1 6 Phs . 210 3 8 Host Nu . i lioll-hreih 4 4 4 4 Lame as liana. 63!. Shoup Sim 300. Pea eteste of Rte. a. d... J. Rest Das Ilf. We. SR 0 0 0 Host Ison.sroob.. . 310 4 Do. Jo. Shoes 0 Eines sat emend eIeRARS 3 3 3 Do. do. Shorn ..... 0 0 lambs . 0 0 0 sad Lamb.. 3.31 ; 0011.40. HIDES.—THIS DAY. L100t1N0m.t..—.561b.. to 6Uho., ; 6416 e. to 721b0. ltd. to Id.; 727110. In Nolte, 2d. to 20.; 60Ibo. to ttelbo, to 3d., WOOL to nabs., ?d to hd., ;Aar. to 1011bn. 30. to id. ;Into.. Hideo, 6s. 6d. Caltokloo Hold, le. 6,1. to 35.; t.d, 64. BERMUNDSIIT.—Sheep Skim, polled, 6s. 9d. to 70. Od. ; Ken o, So ed. to 6.. 6.1.; Dal-OmA 3s. Od. to Cs. Od.; Dolma, to. 3d. to 3o Id,; tboarllap, 10d. COAL MARKET.—TiIIs DAY Walls End Haswell, Ida.; Walla End Stewart's, 16E ; Walls Tees,liks. ; Walls End Itiddell,l3l.; Eden Main,13.6i1.; Holywell Main, Ill.; Tantleld Moor, 13s. ; \Vest Hartley, 1/s.—Sbij,, at market, 307. LIVERPOOL, March 6. STOCI-EXCHANGE.-The market opened firm this mora ine, and a od bus.norx bee been done at Improved rates, and the market closed brf-k d the I.U01(ktIOnli -Aberdeen, 133 -Ditto (met. 6 per Gera I, 1.16 p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Ctieshlte (lide (linen end Ilrkenhead), 21/ 3-Ditto (C.i2 *Lams), 33 d.-1116. mii gbs n and Oxford guaranteed, 0( -Bolt Clitherce, and Wtd Yorlehlre, No. r. 63- 'Mtn (B gum 3 per rent.), 192 I-Caledonian, i 3 -1/tro preference shares ) , 63-Chester and Holyhead, 9.-East Lir:maim 161 i73--lautcaelfire end Vorkohirc, 5.-is 13 / (Nth slams), ti 13- 7 6 15-16 d. -Lacea.ter end Presto* (twelfth sham), I-Leeds and Thirtly 17-tacespuul, Crosby and 346 9.-1/04on and Noral Wentern, 1313 / 6, p.-31imcbester. Eike/kid. and Unco. rs ( shams), 17-Midland, 633 j -Intro (I shares), 1S j d.-North ntiMordshire, raj 4 d.--Shresmbary and Birmingham (91. I. Bd. B.), SI -eciath Eastern and hover. 373-York, Newcastle, and 2.1 - Law pretarcma, anpald ep), 13 3 and North Vali hod, 26j j 7. MANCHESTER. March 6. STOCK EXONANON.—There has been a very firm, buoy ant market, and limes have luny recovered the check receive d yester day. A large basica* use door In Fart Lano-ehlr• shares. COM mrecing at and lea dog off at ;1; Lancashire sod Yorkahires. Sri; Leeds 11.tha, improved to. Z db..; London sod North Westerns. 131, IV; a+relrMs, 553; Sluta ins erns, 5711-IL There was • considerable amount or hardness at a general character Iramseeted. LEEDS, March 6. STOCK EEC:UN:in.—The udorhcl calf:inure ee i ttilu ant, sad a con,idtmak azteat bo-iorms lometh pl adetecieg. The !id, the morning were tag laaaaWlre Zat lei, at Ifit . 17e. Al.; Lancashire and York- h im Sat it 4; Lads and Thinks, 2at It f, 161. 15. X., 16i, Midland Meth, 64. 66/, 63;; North Wasterna, Sat 114, • at 111. as. 94 dia ; Atsfergase, 6fottleg. haps, and barns, al. las. 9d. die.; York and North litidlands, 2at ; l est sod Wert Yorkshire, 14; 30i. 31kIlands, 13, 13f. In 3d. din ; Wharfder, 21 is. W. REPRESENTATION OF SOMERSETSIIIRE.— C. A. Moody, Esq., MT., has publicly contradicted the report that he intends to retire from the representation of West Somerset at the next election. • / . \. l- f4 AV ) ; A tts tri 357 1,377 ° !If si 2 6f 1 6 11 2 7* 17 IS $7 11 6 12i 12 43 45