The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-04 00:00:00

count of Messrs. Lockington's action, had been discharged be him. and the proceeds applied Whig own use. Br Mr. Lewis—ln 1547 he purchased a practice in the city for 2,000/., the money being advanced by his father and father-in-law. They both died shortly after, and he was called on to repay the money. He lost 3,0001. by that prac tice. Though he owed to clients at one time 2,0001, he now owed them lees than 2001. In 15 months before his bank ruptcy his business Yielded a gross profit of 7501. and his wife's income was :00/. a year. He had been induced to go on. because a considerable portion of his debts were due to relatives and personal friends. In 20 months weeding his bankruptcy be had received and paid away belonging to clients. Just before Christmas he had a serious ills which incapacitated him from attending to business until his bankruptcy. lie then found that he must either become bankrupt or borrow more money. By Mr. Liolikter—Against pro6te of 7331.. there were expenses of 4681., and 4611. for discounts, half of which wan incurred in raising money for his own purposes. Mr. Hermann used to discount for him his own acceptances as well u those of clients. More than half of the 12.0001. mentioned above would be in respect of the discount of bills. When he borrowed 5001. for a client for three months, he should charge perhaps 10/. That was a remuneration for his profauiooal services, not for becoming liable on the bills. He did put his name ss endorser on some of them . Mr. James Lockington, commission spot, of 45, Cheap side, detailed the circumstance' under which he had employed the bankrupt, and stated that, in January last, the bankrupt told him that the money had not then been received, but that he expected to get it shortly. [Thecae* is proceeding.] (Before Mr. Commissioner Face.) The bankrupt was •onminiasionagent, of Regent-street. Mixed debts about 1,800/. ; liabilities on bilk, 525/. ; no assets. _ _ . Mfr. Sargood and Mr. Doris opposed. Mr. !trough sup ported. The principal pound of opposition was that the cash account rendered by the bankrupt was ex tremely defective, sad that be had rendered no goods account. The bankrupt was examined at considerable length. It was elicited that be had been engaged in obtain. leg orders for military tailors. His answers being very unsatisfactory, His Honour adjourned the examination sine die, directing additional accounts to be furnished. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NATI• GATION COMPARY.-( THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was held at 1 o'clock, at the company's offices, lAadenhall street ; Mr. Minton iiIIDERSON, in the chair. The report said :—" The revenue account shows that the gross revenue or income of the company, from freight, pas sage money, panel servine contracts, charter money, end other sourer, amounted, for the twelve mouths tied lag 30th September last, to 2,296,3031. ea. 3d. That the expenditure and charges on revenue, including kneed on debentures ; with the reserves made for mgr. anal, wear and tear, sad depredithica, for the mime period, ansonoted to 2,080,8191, les., leaving a net peofit of 235,4531. 10a. 3d. ; deduct dividend of 34 per cent., and additional payment at 14 per cent., for the Isalf-year end ing 31st Mar* 105,0001. ; and the half-year's dividend of 34 per cent., now about to be recommended, with an addi- Waal payment of 2 per cent , 115,1001., total, 220,5001., leaving balance of 14,9554 106 3d. 44 Proprietors' Underwriting Account. — The annual cokes a pir cent. ca the estimated value of th e Mal and =y of the company, covering or dinary . sea risks. to this amount, for the year ending September 30, 1863, is 105,0001. ; deduct net value of steamship Colombo, lost on the island of Minicoy, is No- vember, 1802, 72,0004 ; leaving 33,0001. ; payment proposed to be made to the proprietors at the rate of I per cent., 31.500 f. ; balance carried to the general reserve feed, I,sool.—making 33,0001. The General Rower= Fund.—ln the lad annual ace count this fund amounted to 377,7261. 13s. ; add balsam of underwriting account, I,sool.—and it amounts to 379,2261. 13.." "The lees of the Colombo is November, 1862," said the report, " falls upon the proprietors' underwriting account for the financial year included in the present report. After chareog it with this loss (72,0001.), there 11412A4[111 a balance of 13,M01 - and as no other accident has occurred during the year, the directors recommend a payment of 14 per cent. on this account. The balance of 1,5601. has been carried to the general reserve fund." The report concluded as follows The revenue aceouat exhibits a satisfactory result of the year's operations, and the directors are consequently able to recommend the usual dividend of 31 per cent, and as additional pay ment of 2 per coot, leaving a balance of 14,9551. 101.3 d. to be deducted from the capital account for tkpreeie. Moo. In explanation of this addition to the ordinary reserve of 5 per cent. for ,it may be stated that some of the older vessels on the Chien station are not very well suited to the present requirements of the trade, and en not of a clan to command a sale in the local market ; they consequently stand at a higher figure in the books than they would probably realise, and this amount will reduce their nominal to about their actual value. The amounts payable will therefore stand as follows: Dividend, 3; per cent. ; additional payment, 2 per cent. ; underwriting account, 1 per cent. ' • In all, 7 per cent. And these payments will be made free of income tax, in one warrant, an Monday, the 28th of December." The Cnarnius, in moving the adoption of the report, re narked oa the improvement in the revenue by about 70,0001., while the expenditure bad somewhat dammed. The improvement had, he said, arisen from einem which were temporary, more particularly the demand for specie for India, and the demand for Indian cotton in this country—a state of things which could not be expected to continue in the same degree after the termination of the Americas war. The sew trade with Japan bad sot' been ortelooked by the board. A venal had been despatched there; and the company's principal agent in that part of the world was making armagemento for establishing a regular communication in connaxiou with the line to China. After a short dimmed= the report was adopted, and the proceedings terminated in the usual manner. LONDON BANK OP SCOTLAND.-(THIS DAY.) An extraordinary meeting of thie company took place to-day at the London Tavero, Bishopegateetreet, for the purpose of considering the advisability of this company being reconstituted, so sa to embrace further and more ex tensive objecta, and of pawing such resolutions is might be deemed necessary for effecting this purpose ; Sir JOHN BAY, Bart., M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN explained the position and prospects of the company, and proposed a eerie, of resointioos to the effect that it was desirable that the bank should have the power of issuiog beak notes in Scotland, and that the company should b. reconstituted and re-establiebed in such a manner as would enable the company to exercise this power. These resolutions were put and carried without a dine, neat, end • vote of thanks was pawed to the directors whoa the CHAIRMAN observed that the prospects of the couipasy were now so good that when they should obtain the power they sow sought, this beak would doubtless be one of the bust in the country. The agreement for the erection of the Inter national Exhibition building in the Alexandra Park, was torday signed by Messrs. Kelk sad Lucas with the Alex sadra Park Company. On the night of the 24th ult. the Colosseum at Rome was illuminated with Bengal lights, at the expense of Baroness Rothschild, Messrs. Moseley, and • few other subscribers. Only those persons who could obtain the per missies of the French commandant de is place were ed. milted to the enjoyment of this superb spectacle. It is some years since permission has been granted for the illumination of the Colosseum. Tag Kremer OP THE SCHLIBWIG-HOLXTEIN DIV nbeLTT ox Farmers.—The Schliewig•Holetein difikelty Ina mined • sudden and very great advance in the price and freightage of several articles of commerce. Befogs this question arose the freightage paid on grain and seed Ina about 3s. For the past week or two these have been gradaally riving until a day or two ago freights on grain from Danzig and Ko n ig s b erg were quo t e d a t 6 s . to 6.. 6d. Yesterday the quotations from these ports were 7s. per qr. es pais. The freightage of flax has advanced from about 40a. to 80s. per ton. From the same cams there is an 'tenet unheard of demand for coal ; more especially from the ports of Newcastle, Shield.. and Sunderd, and the Prim and freightage has Advanced several pounds per keel.— Zurern Counties Herald MtrkbElt BY • LUNATIC AT YORlL—Yesterday, an louts:et was held at the York Asylum, on the body of Wm. 'eats, who was 31 years old, and a patient in the above edabliahmeot. He and eight or nine others were in the Barroom on Wednesday morning, when then the attendant, ro. Wood, who wen outside the door, hearing a blow struck, ruined into the room and saw the deceased falling. Another patient —an Irishman, named Patrick White—had a rweePingbrush shaft in has band, and be was pickle; up the brush from the floor. Having done so be left the room. It appeared that be 'truck Tate on the right side of the head, A little above the temple, with ihs waning brush, the shaft of which WY broken by the force of the blow. A wound was inflicted on Tate's bead snd Dr. Needham, the medical superintendent of the asylum, was sent for. He attended to the wound, and by his directions the deceased was put to bed. He afterwards became unconscious, and died in six hours after the fatal blow was given. Dr. Needham made • Poet mortem examination of the body, and found that the skull bad been fractured from the seat of the injury to the Nth of the sk u ll. D r. Needham was of opinion that death had been caused by pressers no the brain. The deceased was an inoffensive men, and White was generally quiet and tractable, but he had occasionally on a sadden struck the persons near him. On this occasion he seems to have_. bees influenced by a redden i m p a l e ., an d h a d struc k t h e °wooed. Tbe reason why White had the brash was that be had been in the habit daily of @weeping the room. He end the deceased had had no quarrel. The jury redwood a verdict of " Wilful murder" against White, who was atm mitted for trial et the mein amine. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1863. TOTAL DISTRUCTION OF KILBURN MILLS. - Late yesterday evening a fire broke out in the exteneive windmill belonging to Mr. Charles Hale, a farmer, ha., situate in the Kilburn-road. The building, which wan four floors high, wu 60 feet wide, and was fitted up with most expensive machinery, and at the time of the outbreak contained • large amount of wheat, flour, Inc. Owing to the violence of the wind the tames were driven to right and left throughout the building, and in • short space of time the lofty mill became encircled in flame, and, the premises standing upon the hill, the fire could be seen burning for miles distant. Four parish engines quickly attended, followed by seven of the brigade engines from London, including a land steamer by Shand, Mason, and Co. Unfortunately, s quarter of an hour elapsed before a drop of water could be procured from the mains of the West Middlesex Company's works, and the wind drove the flume into the dwelling hones, she* into a timber building. At , length water was procured, and all bands went to work most actively, but it was quite apparent that the mill and all it contained were doomed to destruction ; the firemen, therefore, exerted themselves in endeavouring to save the lower portion of the dwelling-house, the upper floor, being already in flames, and the fire was rising high into the air through the roof. In that the brigade and parish en gineers were to a certain extent successful ; but the lower part was also extensively damaged, more nerticularly by the welding water falling through tie upper floors upon the valuable furniture. At I ,ugth the firs was subdued, bat the mill and all it con. taped was burned to the ground, and the upper part of the dwelling burned oat. Fortunately the books woman saved, they having been depoeited is one of the Patent Reliance fire-proof safes. As to the origin of the fire, not the least information could be obtained. The loos will amount to a considerable sum, but is partially covered by an insurance in the Hand-in-Hand fire office. Mrs. Hurley. 21414. NAL Flour. on qrs. qrs. in. trio ma& 6 0.4 13 4 h Seolebl NO 3420 1310 4.*3 .. 1190 (fah l2O .. 1140 /only 7470 7010 .. 17710 4200 SOO T 0441 Bl9O 4130 1320 19090 IMO 2790 SHARE LiBTS.-(THIS DAY.) Two oVioow. The railway market is rather firm to-day, and prices exhibit a favourable tendency. Metropolitan and Great Northern stocks have risen it per cent. South Eastern and Lancashire and Yorkshire f. Caledonian has declined QLondon and North Western stock is now uoted 104 to ; Great Western, 63i to ; Midland, 127 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 108 to 1 ; Great Northern, 126 to 127 ; Caledo nian, 116 f to 117;; South Eastern, 951 to I ; Great Eastern, 49 to ; London and Sou Western, 101 to 102 ; and Metropolitan, 113 to 114. East Indian Railway securities are rather dnll, as well as Great Western of Canada shares. Very little business has occured in foreign lines, and prices are without variation. 81t. I N. I imware. W 'Antwerp it lotterdare W 'l3shirs.(L479.e. An 'Belgian I. Inamba 111.ArreeG.Posibern (L) ii Cope a nlt e sies (Uselted) an l Oopl W ' Do. Extension 10 DintsbunitWitepeklae 10 iDtiteh Medal nZ Do _ _ all 'Eastern ot France all Od. Russian gua. 6 aa. WI Ore 4 Luxembourg.. ail 'ltalian Junction. an 'Nant.ELlege t By the all IDo.Sp. e.P Bek. goy all .Northrrn of Franca 16 i Do. New 811. (ha at 211 ) all 11.1011 &gyms'. 7 p.e I all Norwegian 'frank Pre all !Farts. (Satyrnakidin); all Lynns.andlledit all 'Parts and Orleans all ; bolts tt 8. Franclo(L) all Royal Danish . . ... , Royal Sardinian • 'goial Swedish W Do. 7 per cent. W Sambre and Meuse all aS I Do. 6.k per cont. Prat Sao Pude (Lhg.7per al W I Do. do &Aust. ttLotn.Veoetlan 1$ ,Soathliust. of Portugal. W 'Southern of France. ;Tana and Savona. ▪ I Do. do IWeat Flanders _ eD Do. Si per cent Pre& I all West. & .N.W.of France. .1.40,i S.I Ile 12 le prsl 81 li VI 14 A SS 10 lili I nr jMI - Y 9 * llf lie 36 37 XI 38 77 4 76 6 16 16 tl3I • :t M 30 21t Pla le* 36, 1 le $r 6 II dk 16 16 661 14 171 111 Pd 10. prior. I &Am 316 116 16 SO pa SO V pm I 7 1 06 74 76 16 Vpm Ile 111 1 sar MB le 0 6 41111 V 44 4 Sias ,e 71ps 46 34146 pm 46 67 1 11pm LIS V 67 69 ma 107 116 29 41 - 26 t 1 1 1 i 1 -4, 7k - U!l_ Ili I un 17 lie niii Or us _ sr .. 61 - IR - NI IPd I Cl. pekes. ' deka 75,000 3,000. 2,900 1,024 j 12.???1 -- jai 60,000 6,144 6,000 4,000 — ilia' coool COO 6,906 ; I. o k COCO. 6,000; "' - - IN I 9,030 , 4(.10° 612 236 4.1100, 1.026 i 1,0001 GAM BRITISH POMMIONS. Pi. I Pd. I Hal.wArs. I Cl°lll rim I Mel te "a7 p.m. 100 • all , Atlantic! et. Lineage, 00 83 — et 100 i Bow. Bar. &C.ln.g.sp.c. , 1061 1061 10 , 11 I Do. New lpm . 10 I 71i Do. I Mums lpm WI an Buffalo & lake Huroa 0 1 110 an Do. Preference) O5 100 100 Buff., Brint.,&Ooderloh I 11P. c. Bda 1A2.1, 1811 .... 100 100 I Do. do. July 1. 100 .100 , Do. do. June 1.1474 8t 'lOO I Ca/ & &Easters sp.e.g. 1118 105 01 . 100 iCaPs T. & Dock dp. e.g. 101 103 100 all .Menierirea,c.p... _ Bt .100 :list Brpl gu. 5 St. 100 'Bait Indian go. sdo is% lul l. If:0U 71 20 110 Do. II Extension 00 II Do. 11 do 1 1 11 84. ;1110 Chwad Trunk of Canada 289 212 100 1 all Do. Ist peel. Bonds 73 74 731 100 I all Do. do. defined 00 63 100 'an Do. Ind pref. Bonds OO It 100 i all Do. do. deferred 00 53 100 all Do. 3rd pref. stock I 100 all Do. do. deferred 38 42 100 : all Do. 4th pref. Mock 100 I all Do. do. deferred 23 26 8t 100 Great ( Indian Peninsula 1071 1081 108 71 20 112 Do. . I per cent 20 12 Do. January. WM Bt. 100 1 Ifit. 8. of India g. 6p. et. 1046 1 St. 'lOO I Do 41 per cent. — In. I 2 Do 101 all Gt. Western of Caaada 91 10 91 1 201 18 Do. New lOl 101dli 100 I all Do.op.c.Bds. pay. 1673 92 95 100 all D 0.51 do. do. 1877.8 80 88 10 I 8 Indian Branch, Milted 1 Irma 10 1 Do. New St. 100 Madras guar. sp. cent. 1066 1066 di 1100 Do. do. 41 do M. 110/ Do. do. 41 do.— 08 100 90 , 2 Do. Fifth llstenalon 8t .105 Meth. Corp. 6 per c. Bdi 50 ' all Kalb. and Hobson's Bay 57 60 40 • ill N.Brun.&Can.clii.A. & B 3 5 81. 11119 N.LooCan.(lp.e.litp.B. 82 8.4 Bt IMO &dodo ges. 5 per cent. 104 1! 1051 Bt. 10 Do. Delhi do lO4l 1 . 20 2 Do. do. do. — St. 100 Do. PunJaab do.. 81. 100 ' Do. Indesl32l l le4.do. 101 103 DOCK& Mal IL LW and West India lOO 1411 140 kason at Loadon harin lOO 70 72 1. 100.000 Bt. dt. Kat WO 70 72 1100,86,5 i AC Soothampton e lOO 1100, St. Victoria NO 111 100 Is 21 Do. Now - L60,0001 MAL 001 BelelshOoomilp.oL,lB7llloo _ _ _ Do. do. 1888 100 Gov. 6 pe., 11177.84. 'lOO 10$ 106 Do.6poreclob.&A66. ISO 102 104 Do.6pereLllor.ll B 3 WO 100 104 Doi pot et.les.a.l I* 91 93 .100 91 9i 4140• D 01 6 r Do. 11° d.o. 18804 ilOOl 100 111 Do. do. 18004 1 100, 109 111 Do. do. 1891 100 , 112 114 droll, Nov. 1868, 6p.et. 'lOO 101 106 i Do 1878, do.. 100 , 110 112 llimattlos 6 per a., 187'1'1001 106 108 Da 1873 100 100 110 Do. 1881100' 108 110 Motel 000.4 par coot ..11111 107 108 !New Bram Gov. Op et 100 104 106 !17.6. Wake Or. 6p.e.1866161 100 102 I Do. Sp. e. 1871 to 1876 100 101 102 Do. 6p. e. 16618 to 1021191 101 102 'Dow Zealand 6 per coot. l loB 110 112 Vlore 80otla6p. e., 1876,100, 104 106 ,Queetteland Gov. 6p. 111 116 Mut Gov.op. e. Bonds 1001 11! 114 Vle..oo..op.e.Joad.Joly'loo 107 109 I Do. do. 11p.o.Apeil6Oo.110111 106 100 106 107 110 - 1, - 10110 ibelosol :mono! soooon 100,000 too.cal oeepel66.looi 280,0001 75.000! BRITON MINA lOsubliiut Co.. Gold iChlverton 'Clifford Anal. 'Div. O. Coa. s Tavbik )1 plasmas Lit rdii List Ca radon Moat Cam tires R. W. Russell Cravisik ) 1 Gram'ler et st. Ruby!' Great 800th Totes' 10. W. Vor Moistest) 'Grenville Herod's Foot Down ---- I Lady Bertha I=ri v it i g7 Lelant)l Nwrody iron On New Setae North Down. North EaskoF 'TOO' .. 5. 5 5 ‘ 00 0 1 0. 59 . 1 %WI 5 0.000 • . 0,000 .. 1.005, • • 400! .. N. Wk. Bauwag4w) 'North Wheal (Providence (U. LaiaaU Illeakear Nowetk.. 1 tS. Cara4on Mt. Peer) 1 4. W. Frances . . Cro (Magma) Strap Park ITaavrSll.4(ed WAX TIE ft L a .. . want Yaaae6 ( llfoaU) . .1 w. Camden (I.4ksird)l Weal Chlvertoo Wag Sutra WIL Basset allounn) u/b. Buller (Rulrutti) Wheal Ludeoli l Whea Sean Trelawney (111a/s )1 ;wheal Unkma IMMIX MIN. - N;TI - OhT 33,0001 10,008 1 /10 76.0N001 1 M 10,000 10 25' 1 1% 0,0017 100,000. 1 76,000, 1 23.3331 3 irooo Atm' Is 63333 1 13,0001 5 10,0001 103,8151 1 100,000 1 I 00.000 1 10,000 1 10 100,000' 5 130.00 11,0011 II 43074 30 mow 1 10,000 i 10 80,000 1 00,0001 klunillos (Umhid) I Australia . _ _. Ilion Accord Cop.(Liwi Cope Copper (Limited) (apulaSliver (Limited) Cobre Copper ,Copiapo ,Limited) lion Pedro, N. Del 'Rey Da . Mount Cop.. Um ) 'Rant Del Bey , limited) Inman (Limited' Stemma Kapinicla (Limited) !Linares Lusitanian (Lienited)-1 I Iteriquite. ILAureoe Braa.0.11.(1 1 IN. Rhine C.of B.Aut.(Li • Pontgibatiti9liverLeed Port Phillip %lota liarb.Oold Y it ) !Scottish Austral. (Lid) Int. John tel Rey (Lib 'United Mexican ' VallatizascaGold Worthing 00111 !Worthing Limited) I lYndanainutans (tam) No. I OIL I COMPAIUIL I 10,060. 10 Angie-Mexican Mal 60,000 10 Atlantic 11.1 Mail Bt. (1...) 20,000 ti Australian Africa! 47,006 10 BoiloWaterworks 20,0001 6 Bombay Gas (1.1021Mdl 4000 60 Britian American Lead, 634.780 L , SC. B. & 1. Leib Tel (L.l 1;600 20 Britleb Indies Tan (L.) 20,000 20 Brawn Iron 40:000 2yiCanada Agency A.a. (4) 8,915 Canada land ;L) 25,000 20 (Ceylon Company 40,000, 10 C. of kfrltaalier.(4) 12,000 2 • ,Cop. Payg.,Pred.76 p.a. I 10026261' St. 'Crystal Velma 1.40,6201.' St. Co. Preference I 277,0001.. St. Do. 6p. CO. Perp. Deb 1 0 .000 100 DisenuatCorporatlondL' i dr 9 10 Ni 6 16. 59 7.5 It 57 api }lS par SS 7 • 11 1 4i o 14 49 n 4 9 41. if _2 le le 111 It _ _ - if -- i it_ 24 11 1 6 66 43 45 415 416 zd OD 416 St SO ISt 141 10 11 id 111 24 44 64 2116 214 11 1 11 11 1 170 180 ID 21 :di 2 i 11 - 1011 91i; 104 - I CL prices. 1 '• - io 20 xdi 19 21 k 99 811$ 1 .. ii° . 1011 60.000 20 R. India Irrijr7,2 Osuall 10 EgyptlanCons.& 1104 870,175L' St. 'Electric Telegraph 0.000) 6 !Bog. and Ans. Copper., 125,000' 10 :0 eaditetFlo.of Lon.(L 10,000, 10 !Gas. Stearn Navigation 360,0001 I !Grant Ship (Limited) , 100,000! 1 Do. 171 per mph prof 100 000 10 IRudaon'sßay 160,000 10 !Internal. glaso.Mor. (L ) 60,00 , 20 Iltallan ;Om Caw ) 10000001 100 Do. p. c. Ws. r 1070, 4e,000' 25.JomtStock DisoosingLi 4e,000' 16 I Do. New 20,000 'toad. African Trading' 12,000 I Lond.DlstrlotTelsg.(lLl 10,000 60 Loud Mean. Arm. (L)1 176,000: 4 Load. G. Omnibus 1.1.(L)I 60,000 20 liners Irrtip. & )61aall ... 10 1 Do. 12,0 1 01 10 'Moen. Viten. Tel. (1) 1 11,600 10 Nand Land &Cot. C. (L)I 20.0001 16 'National Ola.Coas. (LI 0.000 SO NerbaddaCoal & 1 (L)) &NO; 10 1 Do. New 20,0001 26 iN, 7walaadT.&Loan(L)l 1103.670' 1 N. Reitlsh Austral& (Li, 100 000 1 !Oriental Gas (limits& 60,000 1 ; Do. New 413,000' 10 'Orient 'shod Staaim(L )1 10,030 6 "imams Gas (Lha(tad)l 000.0001 S. Pselltiv.Land& Min. 20.000 60 'Peninsular & 0. Steam ) 10,000 60 I Do. Now 17,000 10 IQuebradal,ll.,&ll.(ll 10,000 60 ,lihyssoey Iron 10,000 11 Do. New 4.130 16 IRio J. City Duprey. (L): 29.750 16 , Ditto ditto 15,000 100 , Royal Mail Stews 200.0001; Mt. !Scottish AuAt. Ins. (L ) 10,000 60 111. Ahicin 20. & In. (L" 11,100 i loaltiisFrOliao laud! 860,0001. Bt. Ilialonarloe Teigropk. • •• • 1 I D0. , ,,r1p lt.i 46, 10 Trot &Aeon. oMAu& I 80,000, 10 IT. et Cu. nt U. Canada 36,000' 6 , United Y.Telex Co. (L. , 10,000 10 'Yea Diemen's were I I el.a ni-I BS U !pal Par IPI 19 si 36 96 116 H 9 116 118 7 1 - 43 71 iipmll lbw M _f i; aim! le 2 Semi 1 4 4, 4§po, =1 I Yool 1 tpai 3 I 11 I 1.; e ar till 1 =pea, le 31 1 4 37 18 1 13 1 11 78 1.3 142 147 32 I f rim 46 66 I 11 ,31 i f pm xd ! di/ imal 11 12 12 A 12 V 1 81 mil it Flf 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Nortberu, Fare per Cent., 116. London, Chatham, al.d Dover, Five per Cent. pref., 97. MONEY MARKET.--(THIS DAY.) Two °Tim& A calmer feeling prevails to-day in commercial circles, and the stock markets generally are steadier in character. In a few instances prices have improved. Consols are quoted 4 per cent. better than they were at four o'clock yes terday. Two or three of the home railway stocks are likewise rather better. In the foreign stock market the agitation has subsided, but there is scarcely any recovery from the late severe specula tive collapse. Greek Bonds have not rallied, and Mexican have again given way. The usual telegrams from the Paris Bourse have not yet arrived. Consols are now quoted 904 to div., for money, and 904 to 91, ex div., for the account (Jan. 7). The official business report is as fol lows :—Three per Cent. Console, for money, 90 4, I, 4, 4 ; ditto for account, 904, 91; Three per Cents. Reduced, 90, 891, 901 ; New Three per Cents., 894, 904, 90 ; India Five per Cent. Stook, 1061, 106 ; ditto, Four per Cent, 1001; ditto, Four per Cent. Debentures, 1864, 994, 4 ; ditto, Bonds, ss. dia., 2s. prem.; and Five-and-a-Half per Cent,. " enfaced " rupee paper, 113. Foreign stocks continue to fluctuate, but are leas agitated than yesterday. Greek Bonds were first marked 261, being considerablybetter, but were then sold as low as 251, and are now quoted 24 to S, being the same as yesterday afternoon. Mexican opened firmly, but are now f per cent. worse than yester day, at 321 to 331. Spanish Passive are also un altered, by comparison with yesterday afternoon's quotation, being called 321 tof, but have fluctuated between 311 and 32#. Turkish Consolidifs are 1 per sent. better, at 40 ; while the Turkish Bonds of 1862 are flat at 64 to 69;• Transactions ara recorded as follows:—Brazilian 1863, scrip, 2,1, dis. ; Buenos Ayres One per Cents. (Deferred Three), 36 ; Egyptian, 97J, Me ; Greek, for account, 261, 251, 1, f ; ditto, Coupons, for account, 11f, 11, 3 ; Italian, 701 ; Mexican, for account, 33, f, 321, 33, 321 ; New Granada, 131, f, ex div. ; Portuguese, 1856, &c., for account, 48, 1, 471 ; ditto Scrip, par, prem. ; Russian, 1850, 88; ditto 1862, 86f, ; Spanish, for account, 53 ; ditto Passive, for account, 32, 311, 321, ; ditto Certificates, for account, 12f, 3 ; Turkish, 1858, 1001. Bonds, 76 ; ditto, 1862, for account, 691, f, 69. The Confederate Loan is scarcely better than yesterday, beiug quoted 49 to 50. International Financial shares are quoted 31 to 4 preen. ; General Credit, 21 to 1 prem. ; Lon don Financial, 8 to I prem. ; Mercantile Credit, 3} to 4 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 3 to 21 ! die. ; Egyptian Trading, If to 11 prem. ; Merchant Banking, 41 to 2 prem. ; Australian Land and Mortgage, par to f prem. ; Mortgage Bank of India, 21 to f prem.; National Steam, 4to 4 pm.; West India and Pacific Steam, 1 to 11 prem.; English and Swedish Bank, 21 to f prem. ; East London Bank, 2 to it prem., and Discount Corporation, 4to prem.. The advance in the Bank rate of discount from 7 to 8 per cent. has not caused any alteration in the terms allowed for deposits by the joint stock banks, a meeting of the representatives of these establishments held yesterday at the London Westminster Bank having resolved to adhere to the pre vious rate of allowance—viz., 5 per cent. It is believed no advance upon this rate will be made, even should a further rise take place in the Bank of England minimum, though in such case there would be the usual meeting of the joint stock banks to settle the point. The terms allowed by the discount firms and companies are likewise unaltered, viz., 5 percent. at call, 5.4 at three days' notice, and 6 per cent. at 14 days' notice. Lodg ments of money for longer periods are subject to special agreement. Telegrams from Paris and other parts yesterday met with considerable delay, the gales having blown down the wires both here and on the Continent ; they were, however, quickly replaced. A further parcel of 165,000 sovereigns, of which 150,000 , vere for account of the Egyptian Commer cial and Trading Company, was taken from the Bank yesterday for transmission to-day to Alex andria by the steamer Ripon, making a total of no less than 345,9551. in gold fur Egypt by that vessel. The Edinburgh has brought 100,0001. in specie from New York, and the Hansa, also from New York, 126,865 dole. The effect of the advance in the value of money I will be to check the transmission of silver to Bom- bay—the cotton port of the east. The silver market yesterday was very fiat, and the pries for bars declined, a general indisposition being shown to make fresh purchases. Advises from Bt. Etienne, in France, announce the failure of Messrs. Maras and Co., in the silk trade, with liabilities to the amount of 40,0001., and assets expected to yield about half that amount. The stoppage appears to have arisen from specula tions unoonnectwl with their business. Considering the turn which the money market has taken, it would appear likely that the item of " rebate" will constitute a large, though of course only temporary deduction from the profits of the banking and discount companies, to be stated at 31st of the present month. The Great Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 4,2951. over last year ; the North Eastern, an increase of 3,1461.; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an in crease of 1,4121. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, au increase of 3,5541. ; and the North Eastern, an increase of 3,5761. It is understood that the Lambeth branch of the London and Westminster Bank is making satisfac tory progress, the inhabitants of the locality show ing a strong wish to afford it every support. This branch bank, it will be remembered, recently formed a part of the establishment of the London and Middlesex, now in course of winding up. The first half-yearly meeting of the Ceylon Com pany is called for the 15th December, when an in terim dividend is to be declared. With reference to the large supply of cotton to be expected front the East next year, the Circular of Messrs. Truman and Rouse, dated the let inst., has the following : As regards the supply from India is ISfrt then is every reason to anticipate a large Mclean, estimates vary mini den*. but few are under 1,500,000 bales. An mtelligeot correspondent in Bombay, to whose lettere we have formerly referred, writes that "Cotton cultivation has everywhere absorbed the attention of the Ryon, so mach so indeed that in iv.aoy places gram end the common necessaries of life an at famine prices." From Chios there is also likely to be a large increase •; under date Shanghai, 9th October. we hare advises that 'f no less then 27 large vessels were on the berth for London and Liverpool, lotting principally with cotton, the shipments of which ere likely to absorb all the available teenage io China." Subjoined is Messrs. Colrerwell, Brooks, and Co.'s report of Wednesday's hide %ski : At the 23rd aerie* of hide sale* for the year there was a fair demand for all descriptions, notwithatandiag the large advance made this day is the rate of discount, WS per cent. Hest India.—Ox Cow.—Celcutte : A fair business was dose in thews hides, a large portion of the quantity offered being sold, but prices generally must be quoted id., and some instances id. per lb. lower. Madras, Pondicherry, tto., were dull of sale, at a decline of id. per lb. upon the portion sold. The analysis of the sales is 134,072 new potash., 8,349 brought forward from former sales. and 15.093 Madras, Bn: —in all 156,419 bides, of which 127,857 were sold. East India.—Buffalo realised about former prices. East India —Leather sold fairly. Australian, only part sold. Salted Hides.—Australian, of which the quantity offered was small, brought about former priers. South American were meetly bought in. Dry and Dryealted hides.—Brazil were mostly sold. West Coast, sooty part sold. Singapore brought late rates. Horse Bidet—Salted South American were all sold. Dry mostly bought in. Miscellaneous.—Bark : Mimosa sold well. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wedneaday, Dec. 2, compared with ti.at for the previous week, shows the following changes armistice be se ar,0134,390 Decrease £244,h86 Circulation active Public deposits 7,734,894 lemmas 144,360 Other deposits Government esenrities in banking department 10,710,330 No change Otheriecarittee in banking department Onin sad balms in both t. 13,018 475 Decrees, 319 857 Th e Ro s t day and other bills 441,107 lacreme 14,088 The Rost Notes in reserve Total r7e;swe Motes is leaking fispersmest). 8,675,650 DOCrfaill 837,272 These changes must be held to explain the ad vance in the Bank rate of discount from 6 to 8 per cent. It will be noticed that the amount of colt and bullion held is still satisfactory, the decrease during the week being limited to 310,8371. As the export demand during the same period is known to have absorbed 331,0001., it is to be inferred that not much coin has flowed back from the internal circulation. There is ground for believing that the item in the Bank accounts which will be principally affected by the present crisis in the money market is not so much the coin and bullion as the re serve. The reserve of notes in the banking department shows the rather serious decrease of 762,2701., owing principally to the heavy addition to the private securities. The movement under this latter heed proves how heavily the public are pressing upon the Bank for aceommodation, and the fact that the increase in the private deposits is only 122,1341. goes to show that the Bank was premed upon because the public had real need of the advances sought. BANK 07 ZNOLLND.III Ac sad Bib Via.. a. ft tor ibi week LW - newsiest to the Aot 7th ending on Wean!' 44, D.C. 2, !Ann:Wt. Government debt C 11,015,110 Other securities 3,11114.100 Odd eels and bat ten Eillver bullion 11.111 M - Notes lamed 127.iii.1101 4117,081.190 Ilsainia frepriseorif Capital 11114141 M lle,olo Bast & Public Deposits an atom baw l ars. Beaks, Oess mks. el IfaUsual 627,Cei,i10 170 - 04. — Iii — IXT. A 0041.1 Other 11004404 12.104.460 Pima dal sad other Nil. 663.1671 133,669,7141 Dee. 3,18 U. h SHOCKING SUICIDE.-(THIS DAY.) A determined act of aelf-deetruction wax com mitted this morning by • reepeceabl -attired middle-aged man, at pressen uniroown. Ties was observed standing oa the barb- dose at the extreme cad of the Grays-ine.troad, opposite the Greta Northern Rail way and at the same time (half-past 10) a macros, laden with about four or five tons of nails, was approaching in the direction of Ring's-cross. As the waggon came tear him the passers by were horrified at easing the unfortunate man drop • bundle, which be carried under his arm, and delibera tel y place his head betimes the wheels, the hind ono passing over sad i crushing him n • frightful manner—completely cutting away hat his face. The sight had such an effect ma the spectatces that it was some time be fore assistance could be rendered ; at length, how ever, • surgeon arrived, but his service's were of course, unavailing. The brains of the deceased, which were scattered in the road, were taken away by the medical gee tlemso, sod the body conveyed to the St. Panama Work house. The deceased was dressed in black. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARS-LAND.—(THIB DAY.) There was aely a limited supply of English wheat ea sale here to-day, but the general quality of the samples was good. Most Ida& conic:leaded • steady sale, sod • clearance of the stands was e ff ected, at prices fully equal to Monday. We ware but moderately supplied with foreign wheat, fresh se well as el-granary. Good and fine qualities moved off freely, at extreme quotatioos, and a fair average busi ness was doing in other kinds at full currencies. Math* canoes of wheat off Falmouth were held for more mosey. The demand for them, however, was not to my active. Barley and other articles maintained their previous value. We have to report a firm market for malting barley, at very full prices. Grinding and distilling sorts, nowever, were somewhat inactive. The malt trade was firm; but no change took place in the quotations. The show of 'empire was poisons* good. There was a steady sale for most kinds of oats, and late Mee were well supported. Really toe samples were some , what scarce. Beans commanded full prices, with a steady inquiry. No quotable change took place in the value at peas. The business doing was only to a moderate extent. Both English and foreign flour was quite es dear as on Monday, with a good consumptive inquiry. The supply of Ammicaa in warehouse is very small. The seed trade, morally, was in a sluggish date, at about Monday's quotations. Oakes ware dell, but not cheaper. C17.1111/112 PRIM Saeamn. Pm Qr. L L lima; Km* red 1941 41 to 44 Ditto. sew el to 44 Dltto,wlo34ol 40 to 47 Ditto now 42 to 49 tatoik mod Liam& red 1616 4l to 46 Dtar= r 41 to 46 Wain( Distilling Grinding lf So ft HAM SUM Norfolk. sad 60 to 88 Lingstea sad Were 67 to 68 &own ? Qr. OMB. Scotch. feed ortr . 17 to TS black BALM n MUMMA 23 to 30 ot 2l/ to 31 Narrow 11 3 003 ____ se 10 41 lUgy -- IS to U ... 1 grft . _ 110 to 38 item 'harm waft. p•• r 280 Oa Nonamlbold *2 to U Cotuatry Norfolk sad &Wolk, 01 skip 27 to 30 Now to U teigUsh. reed - ' IS to SS potato SS to 26 roll Par Qr. wain. I. a, Dantsto sod Roo* bent 47 to 46 Rostock a Ilecklen l'er Qr. 0A63. B. L Dmalsh iad Swedish 16 to 63 , Madam __ 13 to Is D= 43 to 4S Deal& sO to It laptiaa 2s to 311 311 to 46 gusto; bard soft Amteicso, fed „ .M 4 Baum. _ . 14 to 37 _ sa to 17 1 INDIAX CAUL . Milo 29 to it Yellow __ 27 to 29 Grinding gs to is Distilling Malting 0•111. ' YLOOL Iheneb, per mock .... 35 to 87 'Vanish. „ 36 to 36 Askancaa, ptit .. 18 So 13 Canadian. „ 13 to 12 INTO LONDON, BY VAT= 16 TO DEC. 3, INCLIMIVE Dutch, brew IS 1. Is teed AREIVAIR or GRAIN. ata.. CARRIAGE. PROM NOV. ]MINCING LANK.-{THIS DAY.) Boos& —The demand continues quite inactive . for both raw and reined. The parcels advertised for public sale have been withdrawn. Comm.—Tbe parcels of Plantation Ceyloe brought to public tale have sold lees readily, but previous prices are supported. Triage, We. to 695. ; hoe ordinary to good mid dling, 725. to 785.; pietism, 82a. to Ms. Tna.—Themles ace programing rather heavily. Common to fair blackish Company's Coagou at a slight decline ; other aorta without farther Mama. Ricc—The sales are lea extensive; they include Moooghy at 10. ; broken w►ite Bengal, 10s. 6d. ; fine Rangoon, 10a. 6d. Intorr.—A full average business coutinues to be treas ured, and at previous rates. Rota—A parcel of good Demerara sold at Is. 10d. for porielosous, Is. lld. for Mids., sod 2s. for barrels. Carton.—The demand is still very limited, but the few sales reported support about previous prices. Jinn continues doll of sale. Here.—Russian is quiet, at 381. 10. to 40/. 10s. for dean, according to quality ; ManilL sold at 4"i. for roping. SALTPri V_—There is lees tinniness doieg ; Madras sold at 36.., cod Bombay at 345. &Lenore/ has sold at fully lOs. advance. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is steady, at the following prior : Town tallow, 41a; Petersburg V.O. oe t►e spot, 41s. 6d. ; December, 41a. ; Janoary to March, 425. to 425. 3d. ; March, 435. HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) LFILDIMALL.-Hides.-Prices : 581135. to 64114. 2441. to 3d. ; 64165. to 721b5.. 3d. to 3 t tl. ; 721bs. to IL to 4d. ; non. to Mx.. 3 to 41(1. ; 881bs. to 98111 a.. 4d. to 41(1. ; 961bs. to 104 bs., 4d. to sd. ; 1041bs. to 112164., sd. to &I. Horse bid's, 9s. to IL. Oalf d u es, light, 3s. to 4a. ; fall, 7s. 6d. Boutoaten.-81seop skims, polled, 10s. Od. to 12s. Od.; /Costa sod half brads, Bs. Od. to 2s. 6d. ; dowel, ss. Od. to 7s. Bd. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mews. Pattenden and Smith report a steady demand for hope of all descriptions, with a very bare supply of floe Sam pler, which are held for higher prima. Currency : Mid and Bast Hants, 100 s., 140.., 180 e. ; Weald Keats, 84a., ill* 120 s. ; Siessex, 80s., 100 s., 115 s. COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Walls Fad North Hartlepool, .168. ; With 6141 Holy well, 17s. 6d. ; 'Nudeld Moor Bates, 15a. 6d. ; Hebei& Hartley, 165.; Darklson's Hartley, 16s. ; Lambert's Hart ley, 168.-7 ships at market. PROVINCIAL WARR MARKETS. LITIIIIPOOI 4 BIC. 3.—thdell today i—Laneashire and Yorkahlre, 1099 8 B—London and Kneel Western. 1949 4 4 31--Manebee ter, f4hemeld, and Linoninahlre, 479 al —l9ldlaD4 127# (*— North Buten), Berwick capital stock, 1019 - South Eastern. 97 4 41-1111nols. paid-up, 09—Great Laxemboarg shares, 1199 - British and American Exchange Banking Company 6 7 D. —Diwount Corporation. 49 p.—Mercantile and Exchange Bank (Limited), 39 9-16 # 4 9-16 p.—National Hank of Liverpool (Limited), 414 9 p.—Dittri. new, limed at a preen., 69 i p.—Britiah and Foreign Marius Limited). 2 , 9141 9 916 p.—Eraptre Marine (Limited), 1 5.16 ndon and lenceahlre Insurance. 9 Liverpool and London Fire and Lee, 10 94—Mercantile Marine, 7.16 p.--19tieen Inmumwx, 19 p.—Union Marine (Limited), 29 p. 21411 p, ORDINARY MARIS AND STOCKS. 811 . I Pd. I 11411w4171. I wag ° Y I so 1 p.m. 131 an Etinn.,WoL& Roar Val. 8 84 Bs. 100 Blythand Tyne —•— 19 all Doeton,Bleatid.&ll&C 8 84 St. 100 'Bristol and lister._ in 83 62 24. VW 'Caledonian ll7l 1184 1174 60 all Unit and Bandon — 90 all 'Cornwall Ol 7 10 an Do. AiA no dlr. until 6 110 all Do. B(p. c. lipoid to B 60 all Dublin and Belfast June W 40 16 all ,Dondee,Perth,&Abd.in 10 17 8t 100 lidinbargh and Glasgow 96 97 96 Bt. 100 I Glaegow and 8. Waters 107 109 St. 100 Great Eastern Gni 84. 484 491 49 W. 100 1 Do. A Stock 44 46 84 100 1 Do. X Ang.litt, No 2 74 84 84. MO Ekl a z o roeth of Scotland 84. 10 Northern lBl 84 105 Do.ll 1 • roe. moan. ea 1110 131 131 301 M. 100 I Do.B 1 til Op. 4. is paldill 141 136 8t 100 .04 Booth & West. (In.) 90 101 Be. 10 ;Gnat Wasters O2l 41111 en I 84. NW Do. Blow VaLoaa.lll2 Bt. 110 1 Do. South Waits— . 65 67 84 WO Do. W. 11114.—Gawd 60 41 40 100 i Do. Do. Newport 34 30 84 100 I Do. Do. Berelord 102 105 68. 100 Lanciteldre & Yeekshlrel 1074 1084 1041 8 84. 100 ILondon and Blackwall 71 73 86. 100 Lon.,PlOtn.lthOoset 109 111 •-• Ot. 100 Loadoo,ftatton, &Dov.l 44 46 86. 105 . London & North WNW. 1031 1044 1064 84. 1100 Loadon&SouthWeelern 101 101 101 i 84. 'lOO Man..Shet.,& Lincolnah 47 int 474 65 all Maryport and Carlisle 114 all Do. Do. 1 Shirt* 886 100 Metropolitan 1124 1131 1141 4 131 13 10 1 8 Do. New WM Si 80. 1 100 11111 Mad 6004 all Do. New St. KS Do. Wm. & Derby 1 96 98 60 all, Mid. Gt. Wit (Ire)._ 36 sll Do. e Shares .. 16 411411 d Kent 10 all; WM Lent (Cray y Ilse) 84. ,100 'North fit. 'lOO Do. idln.,Parth.Dund 24 26 St. 100 N. larAerb—Dirwtek 25 164 Do. G. N. B. Pare— S , t. 101 Do. Leeds 283 00 8c 'lOO Do. York B4 eel 8 3 4 i St. MO Do. Carlisle — 15 all Do. Stocic&Darling la 371 16 17 Do. do. 186614 5 20 pa 26 8 Do. do. 186001 7l 71 9111 8t IWO North London 10 8 Do. News . 1 2 pm W. 100 North etatrordsitie 77 78 771 T 10 1 all N. &S. Western Joan 11 114 Bt. 100 Boottisli Central ' 124 126 81. WO Scottish N. E Aber. 8411 1 42 44 et. 1104 Scottish Midland , 06 100 10 I all likrewsbwy & WalchpL ' St. 100 'Shropshire Union 6l 62 St. 100 South Devon ll 111 St 100 .South Eastern St. 100 9. Yorksh. & River Don' 90 98 10 an Staines. Wokingkin.dtc 1 10 104 St 100 Tat Vale ; 168 100 IS 8 Do. B I 6 I_4 pm 10 2 Do. C 24 Et 0 11 60 al Uhler — 25 6 551 Do. AP 100 ,Y aleof Neath St. 100 !Victoria OW & }Wino*, 170 176 St. 100 ,Wderkstelt Manny. St 100 1 'Waal Cornwell — St Inv i W.Martlpl. Barb. &AL POSZION RAILWAYS. I Closlag wins. I 1 •II i - :..I W 3 113 RI 101 CL prism I %lea Tra — f lau Ldi l i a . le 28 I si db 11 LI i li db Ij 11 We par W SO IPod II a l 5 mil an - 4 • ii poi, 105 . 107 I t 6 — lf - Ii If 2fpos 22 2 21 Ma MPt.' 3 2 dial 85_ b 7 JOINT STOCK BANKS. ar.a WOOO 100 Agra and U. S. Bank . -,000100. AlnancaLcasALlvaped 10,000 100 Do. New 100,000 20 'Anglo Austrian 22:000 40 rAustralssia 7,600 40 • Do. New. • 10,00 • 25 Bank of Egoist 4.000 100 'Bank of London 25,000 20 'Bank of Otago klanatted); 10,000 100 Bank of Queensland 11. )1 20,050 60 PankolVietosia,Austrlal 6,000 100 Bank of Wale= 1 60,000 10 'Bank of New 60,000 30 'Brazilian/2 11,000 60 'Brit. & Americ an ll2. WON 60 'Brlllak N. AISMITICS 11,600' 60 Char. Bk. Brit. C,olumbla, 32,200 20 C. Ilk. Indla,Aus., China 20,000' 6 5 'ChM& M. of India, dte., 8,000 100 .CIV I do. New 40,000 Sfis ;Com. Bk. of Canada. 2 1 100,000 10 'Consolidated Bank (L); 3,000100 Continental ,L) 14,000 50 Vast, Loudon ,Limited) • 10,000 100 'English and Irish ,LiriLil 115,0001 40 ling•9colitAuslChartMl 40,000 50 ituropean Rank, Limited' 10,000 100 filndusn-Chlna&Jr ii al: 10,000 100 Imperial Bank, u 115,000 te Imperial Ottoman 100,000 10,11 and Morlßk. India (L)! 10,000103 - ILoodoe Bank of Picot. (L' 10,000 100 !London and Brazilian 5,000 100 iton.B ityresit/t.Platel: 60, kOOO 0 0 1 40 'OO L0a. 1.011., MBank of A Bic, &S. Staf f.sist IL ri:), 10,000 100 'Loudon and Colonial (Li 30,000 60 Loudon and County 6,000100 Lan. HarnhisCon.itz. (WI 00,0001 60 Idadoo Joint Stock 10,000100 Lon. and Diddles.: 11), 10,0te 100 Lon. and Northern (L.l 10,000 40 London& !oath African' 6,040 20 Do. Do. New 10000100 foodon&S.American(L 6,000 100 Lou. & S. Western ;Lha 00,000 10 , 'Lon. & Westminster /0,000 60 'Mercantile Ydichanito(L. 7,010 100 kletro. & Pro,. /knit (i. 1,000 100 ' Do. Reserved 6.000 100 'Midland Bali; (Lim) 10,000 100 Natlooal of Liverpool (L 10,006 100 N. Pro. id Unbind 26,000, 20 Do. New SOW 20 Do. Do. 00:000 50 .National Bank 24000 20 i New &milt Wales 11,000 100 :New Zealand !Unified) 50,400 26 Oriental Bank 20,000 100 Prorine. of Ire 11,000 10 Do. _New_ _ 25,000 , 20 Mode, PonI7,4DeUD 14000 U ,South Australia. ...I 10,000 100 Stand. of B. M. Aides . 4 4.50 100 Do. do . 40,000 2S Ua of Zara —.; 10,000 100 ITRinti of Ireland (Lbw) 00,000. 50 'Union of Loudon i I DZBF.NTUILI BTOCI N. i el. 1 NIB 66 6iP66 P6l zi 2 rl 13Ia par 1' 1 1 :: 1 6 1 6 psi Idli parl 11 17 pm' I I 1?.1r.al 1 3 :7 dis 54 }pm6s 36 37 dial Nis ,pi be 21 lells par 97 7 9 ds. ' 4 psi ? . .i r s . 7 8 poi 61 14 I It 1 Mori 67 54 I 91 94 j 1 om' $ s 44:, ii lifinel 10 12 pm 62 56 Ui 3 2 3 4 212 se 40 498,98 • 88, 411.115666. 4 p.c. 1dar.d.559.,190 1091310 Pt 0.111t1uz.,6p.e.Jan.t.1919 1 100 61 0,000 BR O. Ws6s. W.Y. p. et. Jac. & Job , ....100 102 106 419000 80. lanc.etYk.4p.c./anally'loo 98 100 *BOOOO At L 05.161199 p.e.linet.ll9,lor. 98 100 1029113 Bt. I .MN.W.4p.o.jaa.&Julploll 98 100 312,680 96. Do. le p. c.,188.6au1y, NO 86 57 040,770 8t L a5.W.,49.8.189.11813,100 98 100 Itldtan p.a.lawalody 100 00 100 Si. N. Britieb. LP.it D. 8., 1 1: 0 0 1 : 1g , 9co4N.L . 4 p.c.Ap.toa.;loo ■,m' PANISCER. Goverment Fa 7 bead Weight As mtne.sse otisnewisk Notes Gold sad Bihar Cala 614.044 1.118.610.120 MARSHALL, Chief caul. THURSDAY Esumo. Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 to i ex div., for the 7th Jan., were fi rst marked to-day 901; ancl9ol, and closed at 902 to I. For money the last price was 90} to 11, ex div. The " continua tion," up to the close of the settlement, has been per cent. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, , 1, 0 90, 4,4, ex div. ; ditto for account, 190 L 90i 1, ,ex dtv. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 00, 892, ; New Three per Cents., 90, 891 ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885, lig • Bank Stock, 235 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, Id6i, 3 ; ditto Four per Cent., 100} ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1864 or 1866, 99 ; ditto Bonds, ss. prem. ' 4s. die. ; Five per Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper, 103, 104. After the close of the Stock Exchange, Consols were rather firmer, at 94 to 91, ex thy., for the 7th January. The India Five per Cent. stock was slightly flatter. Exchequer Bills were unaltered at 10s. to se. dia. Great excitement has again prevailed in the foreign stock market. Much depression was ob servable at the commencement of business. The advance in the Bank rate to 8 per cent. seemed for the moment to arrest the fall in prices, but sellers subsequently came forward, and a further general decline took place. The speculative stocks were chiefly affected, and Greek continues to suffer most of all. Colonial Government securities were very steady, especially considering the state of the money market. American securities were generally heavy. United States Five per Ceuta. fell 1 per cent., and the Six per Cents. 3 per cent. Anglo-Austrian Bank shares, after declining to 1 to 1 prem., closed at to 1 prem., being 24. Gd. lower than yesterday. The shares of the financial companies were de pressed in the morning, but afterwards recovered. International fell to 31 to 1 prem.; and General Credit to 2to 24 prem., but the final quotations were respectively 31 to 4 prem., and 2 1 1 to 4 prem. London Financial left off 3a. lower than yesterday, at 81 to ag prem., while Mercantile Credit have risen to 31 to * prem., in anticipation of the settle ment on Monday. Hudson's Bay shares were severely depressed at one period, being dealt in as low as 34 die., the closing quotation-4 to 21 die. —was is. 6d. below that of yesterday. Egyptian Trading shares were 2s. Gd. worse, at 1i to 11 prem. Ocean Marine shares were last quoted to-day 121 to 13-1 prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 44 to 4 prem. ; Universal Marine, to prem. ; Commercial Union Assuran, 3 to prem. ; London and Provincial Marine, 1 dia. to ce pm. ; and Oriental and General Marine, 11 to 2 pm. English and Swedish Bank shares were last quoted 21 to 3 prem. ; Land Mortgage Bank of India, 21 to 1 prem. ; Muntz's Metal Company, 1 to # die. ; Gloucestershire Smelting, 1 to 2 prem. ; Constantinople aml Alexandria Hotels, 2to 21 prem. ; National Steam, 31 to 4 prem. ; Merchant Bank, 41 to ! prem. ; Discount Corpora tion, 4to 41 prem. ; Littlehampton Steam, 2 4 prem.; Bedford (Brighton) Hotel, 1 to 1 prem.; Loudon and Caledonian Marine, par to ; prem. ; West India and Pacific {Steam, 1 to 11 prem. ; and Australian Land and Mortgage, 1 to 1 prem. Creditors of the Haytor Granite Company ars required to send the particulars of their cl.dini to the official liquidator by the Bth inst. MINES.-(THIS DA YJ Two o'Cuxm. The mining market is quiet to-day, in the absence of transactions of importance. East Cerwlon and Clifford Amalgamated shares have receded, the former being now quoted 2:1 1 2 to 26, and the latter, 33} to 34. On the other Land, East Russell are rather better, at 4) to 1. New Martha are quoted, 2k to k ; Wheal Crofty, 2) to 3 ; and North Troikerby, 2 1 to 3. No transactions are recorded in the Stook Exchange official list. Foreign and colonial mining shares are steady, at previous quotations. Yudanamutana are dull. At a special meeting of the Neath and Pelenna Colliery Company, yesterday, a resolution was passed authorising the directors to grant a lease of the ironstone under the company a estate, fur which favourable terms have been offered. At West Chiverton there is a further improve ment iu the western levels. At Chiverton good progress is being made with the works. MR. ALDERMAN SA LOMONS, M. P.—Last night Mr. Alderman Sislemons, M.P., addressed a large meeting of kW constituents et the Town.balt, Woolwich. The chair was occupied by Mr. Bassett. At the conclusion of the hon. number's address a resolution expressive of continued con frdeiwe W him as a representative of the borough of Green wich wu unanimously adopted. ENTERYAINNEYri AT COUNTRY Horn'`.—!Co home where entertai..ment in the order of the autumn sod winter months can be kept going with a leer income than 10,0001. a year. The different degrees to which thap are well or ill done depends chiefly upon whether the font or hates (whichever happens to reign) is " understanding" and melons. or the reverse. The scale aimed at eerie.' but little anywhere. Smaller fortunes of, say 4,0001. or :i.001.1‘. a year, simply entertain fewer people, and less often ; but everybody gives the same Dumber of dishes for &men sod ehampazne each day; everywhere there are carriages to drive people oat, keepers in readies... Sc., &a. There are, it is true, anceptional mow, but they are rare. At W—, a bachelor, on going to dress for dinner, beholds himself reflected on every *Am is vest sheets of lookisg.glau, by the light of no fewer than eighteen wat.candles, sad at K-- each married couple has a private sitting-rams, which is brilliantly illuminated both at the fall of day, sad again when the party breaks up at night; editions of the principal newspapers are provided for their special use, and even postage envelopes are On; forgotten ; bat whale's astonish at a place where thirteen days' first-rate cover-shooting can be had without going neer an inch of ground twice !—Coraliell May.,:iise fur Deoetr.ber.