The Express. — London, England, 1868-04-03 00:00:00

r THIRD EDITION. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) CHANCERY CHAIIIIERS. (Before the Chief Clerk.) THE IHRMINGIIADI BANKING COUPAST. in this winding-up cave there were two applications. The creditors have been already paid trio thepoand, and it is anticipate ) that a " • will be made to make mother dend, sad pay them in full, and to meet the expenses of the liquidation. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Din Ociasadaliator Reboyd.) IN CC ItATIN MANN CUMMING. This case was reported yveterday, the bankrupt, late an °deed student, having given notice to apply for his order of release, but through some informality he was not beet:gilt up. He now appeared and renewed his applica tion M . r. Reed, on behalf of the bankrupt, said he was very glad to 'and that there would be no opposition to the order. Mr. Robeson, who appeared yesterday to oppose, said his cliental were willing that the bankrupt should have his release. ray Commissioner—Do all the detaining creditors agree to thst Mr. Reed—Yes. The Commissioner -Are they all for money advanced? lir. Reed mid they were balances of accounts. The Commisaioner—l see the choice of assignees has not taken place. However, on there io no opposition, he will be releaieil. IN &I =WIN THOVAi. The bankrupt. formerly& eorn merchant of Paddington, Dow of the in,: Kent-road s ',plied foe his release. The d. taining creditors were the Great Western Railway Company. The bankrupt had brought an action against them for non-delivery of 2001. worth of goods, At the trial it wag proved that the goods had been inter cepted at Swansea by the bankrupt's wife (who was sepa rated from him), and the verdict, of course, pared for the couspany, who are creditors for casts. The debts altogether amount to 474 F. It appearing that the choice of assignees had not taken place, and the solicitor for the railway company not consenting to the release, His Honour said the applimition must stand over till after the sitting for choice. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITIAL OF TIM SZCIPATARY OF • FONZOTTI2IS - LODOZ FOR 111IBE2ZLEYENT. ItoJa - M Thomas, secretary of Court 1,715 of the Ancient o..ivr of Foresters, held at the house of Mr. Rowlands, the York Minster, Wardour-street. Soho, was brought besore Mr. Knox for final examination, charged with em be -ding several suns of money belonging to the trustees of the lodge. Mr. Harper prosecuted. fir. Wm. Rowlands, of the York Minster, Wardonr street, treasurer of Court 1,715 of the Ancient Order of Forester', proved that the prisoner was appoiated mere t.ry of the court about three months ago, having pre viously acted as sub-secretary ; that on the death of the late secretary a great was made from the funds for the parpoee of defraying the expenses of the funeral; and that Dr. Saunders had contributed a guinea towards the object. which the prisoner had failed to account to him (Dlr. Rowlands) for. Dr. Saunders proved handing the prisoner a guinea for the object above stated, and Sergeant Cole, C division, proved that when he took the prisoner into custody the prisoner said that he was in distressed circumstances, or he would not have done as he had done, and that he intended to make it up. Mr. Harper said be was now prepared to go into other cases against the prisoner. The prisoner in one use bad received a cheque for 121. 9s. 611. from the district trustee, and failed to hand It over to Kr. Rowlands, the treasurer of the lodge, as he should have done, and he had never accounte d for it ; and in other oases the prisoner bad received contributions from members, marked the amount on their cards, but failed to hand it over to the treasureror to account for it in anyway. There were other cases of a more serious nature against the prisoner, in which he had forged the names of widows who were dead, but it was not proposed to go into them. The prisoner said the widows were not dead. Hr. John Farrington Peters, of No. 219, Strand, district trustee, said that the prisoner handed bins nine papers purporting to be received for widows' and orphans' pen sions, and he gave the prisoner a cheque for 121. 91. Oa., and it was the prisoner's duty to repay it back to the trea surer of the court. . . . . . Mr. Rowlands said it was the prisoner's duty to hand over the cheque to him in repayment of money he had previousl paid him. The prisoner had never done so, nor accounted for it to him. Mr. Israel John Siuith, of Regent-square, and Mr. George Brown, of 11, Kenton-street, Brunawiok•equare, provedpaling the prisoner the sums of Is. 4d, and de. 70. remeztirely, and that the prisoner backed the amounts on their curds. Mr. Rowland produced a book in which in which it was the priamer's duty to enter the amounts received from the witnesses, and said they had not been entered in it. Mr. Harper said he was prepared with other cases. Mr. Knox said he thought the eases already gone into sufficient, the more especially so as the prisoner had ad- mitted his guilt. Thy prisoner was committed for trial. THAMES. ATROCIOUS GAROITR ROBBERY. Joh Barrett, aged 19, and 1;11111;I:LTOu, 20 two khOWO and desperate thieves, were brought before Mr. Paget on remand, charged with violently assaulting and robbing Mr. James Beckett, store-keeper, of No. 11, Gillatreet, Limehouie, at nine o ' clockin the even in; of Sunday, the 15th of last month, when he was suddenly attacked by the prisoners in Five Bell-alley, immediately behind Limehouse Church, garotted, and after being plundered of his watch and part of his chain, was dashed on the ground and left there insensible. The attack was so sudden and savage that the prosecutor could not positively identify either of the prisoners, but be recollected seeing Barrett as be en tered the alley on his way home. He is a little elderly man, and could net offer an effectual resistance to the ruffians who assaulted him, He now identified his watch, which was pawned the morn ing aft... the robbery in the Whiteehapel-road. Michael Linder, a boy, who knew the prisoners well said that Barrett was called " Longeoat,” andJacoba was known as " Nicker." He saw both in Five Bell-alley at 9 o'clock cm the 15111 of last month. He heard the screams of " murder." He looked downthe alley. Jacobshadhis hand on the prosecutor's mouth, and Barrett was taking his watch. Jacobs said, " Have you got it yet!" Barrett said " No, " and clapped his hand on the prosecutor's mouth and his arm round hi. neck. The prosecutor was quite eshauated, and Barrett then broke his chain and carried away the watch and part of his chain. They then threw the old man on the ground and left him there. Mr. Beckett, recalled, said in the tint instance one aor , ;lant put his arm round his neck and nearly strangled him, and the hand of the same matt mas placed over his mouth. The, prisoners called two Irishwomen named Margaret She., and Elizabeth Barnet, of the thieves' colony in }lower and Dean-street, Spitsbeds, to prove an alibi. This evidence was very unsatisfactory. Policeuergesnt Briden, No. 4 K, armies Abbott, 3 0 A S. and Sergeant Colenan,6B K, proved former convictions sgunst the prisoners. Mr. P.get fully committed them for trial. WEATHER REPORT. -{THIS DAY.) FRIDAY, APRIL 41, 8 ..■. saw Y. 17 w. ;I V. •••• W. IL Ito I ;1 1 3. .2 . 0. I. sin __. 60.12 49 W. 3 I W. boo 1 1 Aberdeen .. 40.161146 WAIF. 1 S. b 1 =Lae. Vll3lfl4b N.W. r 1 s.'fi. ' arm i GftowAsta;. • .2t f' W.W. 3 N.W. as - Valeatil ... .23/11 8 4 8. • I CaPt 1 Itat .20748 SAIL 4 &X se -- 3 le . eee's 11. . .31f 43, 11.3. 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Weal:we: b.—blue dry; 0 . — . 310 tm1& .4 11 a. ) ; I-- br h —hall: L—hochteh ; m. —tabut7 ; tr.—overcast ta_l ll _. . _. • r --rata ; a.-snow; R—Shotresr. anew re ' 4 " . 44 • 6101 ). dialog Ire la Mem Sea disturbesow itna The uitainution In the Azat a. atmospherical pressure noticed rester de, !La continued at an obAtinas, and readings now in the aerie' u districts are about two-tenths of an Inch lower. Pres scur continue rather high : they ere highest in the south east O f tinicland. Very little change In temperature le observable. I.e sod:ll.east wind which arose yesterday afteeneen continues with iruderate force ia the south west of Ireland and on the CI 1uu.,1 i oast, and shows a teadency to veer to south. The a:6th. r °names tine, but melt ndit le reported on our weat.rn con* sad in the Irish Clunasi. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE BEDFORD MEETING. —(TIlls DAY.) HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE. Fatter (nasty 13t. Jacur 3 nto. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. Albrlghtol .. ... I . . Doctor . . I Kiog Arthur . . 14 ran. Arenay scratched at 1.45. SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLECHASES. Two ram. Patience, Ace of Trumps, Comatose Bob, Storm, mod Ataßats are boom VOLUNTEER CUP. Three miles. Gayband, MaySowor, Cower, Stook, Brush, Joseph, sad Act IL are here. STEWARDS' PLATE. Three miles. T•lly Ha, Savannah, Novice, an.l Colons* are hem BEITING IN LONDON.-(TRIS DAY.) 130 r.r. The attendance not very numerous to-day, and business limited. The principal feature of the day was a certain amount of hostility displayed against itosisrucian for the Two Thousand, one gentleman laying 360 to 100 and 100 to 30 two or three times, the final offer being 300 to 100. Quotations as follows : CHASTER CUP. 10 to 1 apt Dolby tII to 1) 11 to 1 Aboriddio (oft) 100 to 6 SevilU (of, 190 to 1) 25 to 1 The Priest (t and off) 100 to 2 Strodkoke (1) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to I airt 11471iitettoi — st; (of, riier 3so to 100 aad 100 to 30 had bout t) 7 to 1 Forams (off) 9 to 1 Pace (off, tloto 1) 10 to 1 Grata Moses (t) 100 to 6 Bee Saw ;t) 500 to 15 Etaaditto (t) DERBY. 6 to Pace ( 100 to 1 apt Lady Elizabeth (off , t 100 to 15) 6 off, t2O t 4O to 1 Cocas (off, t 1000 to 20) 1000 to 17 Restitution (off, t 1000 to 15) 1000 to 10 Michael de Basco (off) OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. 6 to 4 on Oxford (t) OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. PUTNEY, FRIDAY ArrEssoort. Both crews hare been out this morning, merely paddling, however, and doing no hard work, as usual, the day before the raoe. The Oxonians went out first to the aqueduct and rowed some smart spurts and starts, coached from the bank by Mr. Geo. Morrison. The pace was at times tremendous, the strength in the boat being something remarkable. Their rowing was much admired when, after turning at the Point, they " spurted" down the Surrey side to the boat-house. The Cantabs went out later, their coxswain having been taken over the cause by Mr. T. S. Egan. The men are in fine condition, if anything too line, bat they and their friends are very sanguine, and their rowing certainly is much improved. The start will take place between 11.30 and 12. Betting is still 13 to 8 on Oxford ; and, although the Putney people seem to fancy Cambridge, none are in clined to back them unless at a keg price. PUBLIC MEETINGS.-(THIS DAY.) ITALIAN IRRIGATION (CANAL CAVOUR) COMPAiII". A meeting of the members of the Bondholders' Association only was held at I o'clock, at the Terminus 1 Hotel, Cannon-street ; Mr. Dram in the chair. The CHAIRMAN commenced by referring to a circular aimed to the bondholders, and signed be himself sad Meson. A. Ponsonb J. S. Walker, and Bonarny Dobrte, observing that it su ft eiently explained the object of the meeting. On the 26th of January they were appointed along with others to act as a committee ; and, finding thst they could not act cordially with other members of the committee, they thought it best now to resign. The time had arrived when they felt it to be absolutely neoessary that the bondholders should decide as to the course which they deemed it beat to adopt. After din:undone extend. log over some months the committee found itself equally divided, Lord Eitradbroke and Lord R. Boatmen having never attended the meetings except that Lord Robert attended once to get • vote of censure passed on the chairman. The whole question had sow resolved itself into one of policy. Sir Thomas Batmen and his per.) , were con.scien dowdy opposed to any concordat* or arrangement, while, on the other hand, he (the chairman), and other members of the committee, thought the best course would be to get the canal out of bankruptcy if fair and reasonable terms were offered. He had to propose which be thought met the case, and he the committee to be appointed that day, and the General Agency Compaoy, in whom they had con tinued to have ware oonfidenee—(oheers)—wond be left to carry out that resolution in the manner which they deemed best. Abstains( from any recriminations or personalities, of which they bad had too much already, he would now move :—" Resolved—That it is expedient to adopt • concordat*, provided that one can be obtained which preserves intact all the existing rights and privileges of the bondholders against the Italian government, and secures • oinking fund for redemption of the bonds, at • premium, within a definite period. Mr. BONA= Doman, in seconding the resolution, ob served that although the rights of the company in bank ruptcy were very strong, he thought the course advocated by the chairman was • most desirable one, on the whole, for the bondholders. The grand point was to get the scheme out of bankruptcy as soon a. pond:hie. How that was to be done he could not say, end be believed that till the representatives of all parties assembled round a table that abject would the be secured. la reply to questions with regard to the legal e ff ect of the proposed orserso, Mr. CRalaiWnL, of the General Agency Company, who rose at the chairman's request, referred to a legal opinion which he had obtained in Italy, hem Signor Veined, to the effort that by consenting with the contem plated cotherdato, the bondholder, would not prejudice Muir rights la bankrnscy either against the Italian von:meet or the avatars , provided they at the same time protested. He cited the telegrams and other doom meets relating to the subject at With. Mr. Awns doubted whet o b v er p r Vegesd's opinion was oanclualve as to the law of I with aspect to the effect of a sioncorlido. He the dimension in the committee arose from a differense of opinion as to whether or net seeing for • csancordato would or would not im peril the Ants ei the boodholdems. The CHAIRMAN intimeted that that the not exactly the position of matters. Mr. Auer went ma to esnend that at all events Sir Thomas Batons and his friends advocated the eater sour's. He did net yet despair of the make in the osonsiiithe. The CHAIRMAN mid that Sir Thomas Satessa and his friends had given • lawyer's soaked= of their retire meat, and ender these ciresunateame tie mmst elect a new cerantittee to act with Mr. their appointed agent. If on going to Day they f that entering tabs • ooncordato wend weisager their pasition they would nest enter into one. (Hear, hear.) Bs did art see why the Italian government Assn net take ever die sethritise, but the thinsittes would net mmesne to • eon cordate unless they saw clearly that it send be ems with safety. (Hear, bear.) The Hon. A. PONIIONBY (I member of the semmitees) stated that differences in the committee anise hula Sir Thomas Bane= and his friends .thenring tat ender ao oirewastaness would they consent to • while others thought It idlest to draw such a t Rae. All le dathß was that their regress. should have each grounds se would sad& bier. when be had got to Tula, to treat without say detriment to them. Mr. Gannon urged the importance of Brig con : idersee is the committee thee to be appointed. It was i for the object that thene-fonribe cl i t ali klirs= should agree, and be hoped there would be thadmity is that meeting. Dr. run said tie zeal qvastion was whether= salmi • sissonialse in whom thew might repose (Hear, lassa) • rived deal ef Bamslien mud be in the hands of the semeellese. After some threw the enthe Be resehdian was pet and adopted (an anthimindi thefag ism ahem* na•ai wedded the i=r ai r o idin skro is the mated eat ihr boadholders aa L P = " all their present Hetes sad r ases as bothers the lesselbeithes and Mr endi- The following rthellesees were appointed the new sma- Ninth :—Mr. W.' Dent, Br. B. Wien Mr. J. S. Welker, Eta. A. Persesag, Mr. Damian, Mr. Allen, sad Ma* Cookbwrn, the fear inetaamed patiumn iambi both membere eI tirsiditlis• whisk lad jest eased to edit A Breen reseklion was mates to send a representarr to =eh.. terms it arr•ngemeat in accordance with the resolution previously The e roceedio s s terminated with a vale of thanks to the chairman. LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Carom% rnsawis4 AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Apr= 3. At the sitting of the Lower House of the Reichs rath to-day the Minister of Justice brought in bills for the introduction and establishment of trig! by jury- The Bankruptcy Regulation Bill was read a third time, and the house then proceeded to the special debate upon the bill treating the relations of the various religious sects in Austria. TEE PERSIAN GULF CABLE. BOMBAY, MARCH 14 (rid Malta). The break in the Persian Gulf cable is between Gwadar and Ras Mnssendum. The only ship avail able to effect the necessary repairs is now in dock at Bombay. It is intended to despatch two tugs for the con veyance of telegrams over the interrupted portion. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took hie seat on the Woolsack at half past 10. THE MUTINY BILLS. The Marine Mutiny Bill and the Mutiny Bill were read s third time and passed. The tittle g was then suspended. OPERATION FOR THE SUPPRE,SION OF THE SLAVS TRADE. This morning some interesting parliamentary papers were issued relative to the efforts which have been made during the year ending 18G7 for the suppression of the slave trade, more particularly oil the African coast. The first is a blue-book containing the correspondence with the Britiah commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope, Loando, and New York, together with reports from the British vice-admiralty (sorts, and from British naval officers. The second is also a blue-book, containing the correspondents with British ministers and agents in foreign countries, and foreign ministers in England relating to the same subject ; and the third is a return submitted to parliament on the motion of Colonel Sykes, containing a list of the vessels employed on the West Coast of Africa during the last ten years, the sickness and mortality which have taken plate amongst the crews, and the number of slave captures which have been made in each of the ten years to which the re. tura relates. A cursory review of these important documents enables us, on the whole, to find some satisfaction in the results which have been obtained, and justifies the inference that the decrease which has taken place in this abominable traffic I. due to the vigilance that has been observed by the officers of the squadron on the African coast. There can be no question that they have bad great difficulties to contend with in the performance of this trying and tedious duty. The employment of slowly:steam. ing craft, the discouragement which is the result of monotonous and unsuccessful watching on a dreary coast, with the perpetual motion of • heavy Atlantic roll, and ! the sickness which has so largely prevailed in the coast squadron, have been admirably counterbalanced by the zeal of the officers and crews of the several ships ; and it is also satisfactory to observe that any improper exercise of the authority conferred upon commanding officers has been a very exceptional circumstance of late years. Referring to the blue-book containing the cor respondence with the British commissioners, we learn from the report made to Lord Stanley by Mr. Smith, the acting judge at Sierra Leone, that no captures were made within the waters of the colony during the year, and from the rivers to the north of that settlement Mr. Smith had not beard of a single cargo of slaves shipped, nor even a rumour of slaving operations carried on there. From Havana the report, up to the end of September last, is equally satisfac tory, a circuinstanoe which is, perhaps, largely attri butable to the difficulty which his been interposed by the American is well as our own government in the way of slave, being surreptitiously landed oa the island of Cuba. Mr. John V. Crawford desenbed it as "a re remarkable feature" in the report upon the slave-trade between the coast of Africa and Cuba, that it is unaecom panied by any statement of landings of slaves. It would, however, be unsafe to infer from that fact that the trellis has ceased, or that no negroes have been conveyed from Africa during that period. Mr. Crawford says, and it is an admitted fact that at least one cargo made its appearance off the island in May last, and was re ported to have been landed at La Esperanza, in the Vuelto de Abajo, bat, he significantly adds that, "in the absence of positive and undeniable testimony, it is only just to accept the :assurance of the Spanish authorities that that report was untrue." Several cargoes of African slaves were reported to have been landed at different times and places in Cuba, but the acting-corn minary-judge believes that the reports were untrue. He also recognises the unflinohing seal and greet determine tion which had been exercised for the suppression of the traffic by the late Captain-General Mannino. With respect to these alleged landings in Cuba, however, • correspondence took place between Lord Stanley and the Spanish Minister in London, who animadverted somewhat strongly upon the conduct of Mr. Crawford in denouncing those landings; but the course pursued by the latter in reporting the statements which had come officially to his knowledge is approved by her Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs. Her Majesty's commissioner at the Cape of Good Hope has great hope that the traffic which wu formerly so rife is rapidly approaching extinction, at any rate in the south, although in the north, and particularly on the Borth coast of Madagascar, it is still carried on. He thinks that few European vessels now find it worth their while to run the risk of capture by visiting the met coast, and running the gauntlet of our cruisers for so keg a voyage ; and this happy result he attributes to the vigilance of our naval officers, and the closing of some of the marts to which the slaves were usually taken ; but he fears that the traffic will continue as long as the Arab is the dominant race on the coast, and other Oriental nations maintain their peculiar views and keep their marts open. Her Majesty's commissioner is convinced that the diminution in the traffic is not due to any sense of its moral turpitude on the part of the inhabitants, bat to the exertions of the British force ' and that were its vigilance abated, it would again spring up ; and there can, we think, be little ground for doubting the wisdom of his judgment. From Loomis the report of Mr. E. H. Hewett, her Majesty's oningeommiaaioner, is equally satiehotori, ter while na a single;ttempt is reported to have been made during the past year to ship slave. to Cuba from that part of the coast lying between Cape Lopes and Mossamedes, a great number of the men formerly engaged in the export of negroes are devoting themselves to the more honourable and praiseworthy avocations of regular licit trade. The traffic carried ea in the Mozambique Channel has pissed in the way of the British authorities many serious difficulties. Writing to the commodore of the Indian squadron, Captain liedinifial& of her Ma jades ship Wasp, rye the attempt to put down the slave trade under the present system adopted at Zandbar is simply a faros, and that it was pain. ful to see and hear all that wee going ea there 12 or 14 months ago with the British flag flying in the harbour. Hie letter wee dated December 1, IllS, and Captain Bedingleld rye that " dhows, amused with wretched pogrom, hem Hilwa, ere paraded so that we may see them. Men on shore openly beast of the number 1 that are sent north every year, and of even selling slaves in Bombay I" Even the collector of customs on slaves, who received two dollars a bead, was a British subject, enjoying British preelection, which he had received for many years. The return moved for by Colonel Sykes show, that twenty-five ships were employed upon the African coed during the year 1867 , which was in snow of say number stationed thus eines 1866, when there were also 2.5 vessels oa the coast. &darns from all the ship have not been reedved, so that the stakes's* for 1867 is ineasplete. During the ten no less than 8,3210 dived have been captured, althoug h traffic has been so far effectually suppressed, that abg the last four years oily nine have been talon. -There in, however, we regret to my, no considerable diminution in the rate ofddness and mortality, although the new arrangement of the Admiralty shortening the term of es:- vies ea the cost, it is hoped. will be attended wirb bene ficial result& ~w.~ t ! : , l ' ~i . ' 't APRIL 3, MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ONZ O'CLOCK. The English funds ars dull to-day, and have declined f per cent., although it appears to be generally anticipated that a defeat of the ministry to-night upon the Irish church question which is regarded as certain will not be followed by a dissolution of parlia ment, and its many attendant evils, including a check to trade. Home railway stocks are steady, with two or three exceptions. Foreign bonds are still in request, and show a favourable tendency. Brazilian of 1865 have ex perienced a fresh advance of 3 per cent. upon the very satisfactory news just received from Rio de Janeiro. London and Brazilian Bank share. are also inquired for. Banking and financial descrip tions are still neglected. There is a fair demand for money in connection with the bills maturing to-morrow, the 4th, but some transactions have taken place at 11 per cent., or 3 below the bank minumum. Loans are offered in the Stock Exchange at 14 per cent. Console are quoted 921 to 93 both for money and the new account (May 5), and Throe per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Ceuta., 91g to 4. The changes in railway stocks are evenly balanced. Caledonian has improved 4, and Brighton and Metropolitan 4, while Great Western, Great Eastern, and Lancaahize and Yorkshire are 3 to 1 lower. The quotations are as follows :--Caledonian, 724 to g ; Lon don and North Western, 1141 to f ; Great Western, 491 to ; Midland, 1044 to 105 ; London and South Western, 85 to 86 ; Great Eastern, 334 to I ; Brighton, 501 to 4 ; South Eastern, 724 to 73 ; Metropolitan 1124 to 1134 ; Great Northern, 1021 to 103 ; ditto A, 971 to 4 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 18/ to 19 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1264 to f ; York and North Midland, 92 to 93 ; Berwick, 1004 to 4 ; and North British, 331 to 344. Foreign stocks still meet with inquiry. Brazilian of 1865 and Chilian of 1867 have improved 3 per cent., and the Orel Vitebak Railway Loan, Spanish of 1867, and Turkish of 1866, 4to 4. Subjoined are the prices :—Brazilian of 1865, 744 to 4 ; Chilian of 1867, 891 to 904 ; Egyptian of 1864, 81 to 82 ; ditto Viceroy Loan, 724 to 73; Italian of 1861, 491 1 1 to 4 ; Mexican, 151 to 16 ; Peruvian of 1865, 794 to 7 ; Russian of 1866, 854 to 86 ; ditto Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan, 81 to 3 ; Spanish, new, 36 to 3 ; Turkish of 1858, 594 to 60 ; ditto of 1882, 63} to 644 ; and ditto of 1865, 34 to f. Indian stocks remain quiet. The Five per Cents. are at 1134 to 1141 ; the Four, 1003 to 101 ; the Bonds, 284. to 335. prem. ; and the Five per Cent. Debentures, 105 to 4. Exchequer Bills, 7s. to 12s. prem. In the market for Bank shares, London and Brazilian have risen It. 10s., viz., to 33 to 30 din. ; and Imperial Ottoman are firm at 4 to 14 pram. London and Westminster, 67 to 68 ; Australasia, 55 to 57 ; Oriental, 424 to 4 ; Anglo-Austrian, 41 to 4 prem. ; and Consolidated, tog pram. The shares of the financial companies present no movement. General Credit, 24 to 4 dia. ; Credit Fonder, 74 to 7 dia.; International Financial, 14 to lf) dim. ; and London, 26 to 25 dia. Miscellaneous shares are without variation. National Discount, 51 to 6 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 144 to ; Egyptian Trading, bto 44 dig. ; Tele graph Construction, 134 to I ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 54 to ; and Anglo- American, 22a to 4. American securities are in demand, with the exception of Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, which have declined 4 per cent., viz., to 204 to 274. The 5-20 Bonds are at 724 to ft, being 8 per cent. better. Erie Rail way shares, 49 to 4, showing a rise of ; and Illi nois Central, 90 to 4—an improvement of 4. The Spanish Colonial Loan is firm at 14 to 14 prem. - Metropolitan District Railway debentures, new issue, are quoted 2 to 3 prom ; and the Certifi cates of the Foreign and Colonial Government Trust, i to 1 prem. The Council of India will receive tenders on the 15th inst. for bills on Calcutta and Madras to the amount of 350,000/. Tlie joint traffic return of the Caledonian and North British Railways shows this week an increase of 1,666/. over last year. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The stock markets are generally rather flat. Coosa; remain dull, at the above-mentioned prices. Some of the railway stocks, including Caledonianand Metropolitan, are to per cent. worse. In the foreign market, Italian of 1861, Spanish of 1867, and Turkish of 1805 have declined to per cent. FOUR O'CLOCK. Consols are quoted 93 for money and 93 to 1 for the account, being slightly better than at 1 o'clock. Home railway stooks are without change of im portance. Midland, 1041 to 1051 ; Caledonian, 711 to 721 ; Metropolitan, 1121 to 4 ; London and North Western, 114 to 1 ; Great Western, 481 to 491 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 4 ; and Brighton, 50 to 1. With the exception of a fresh rise of a per cent. in Brazilian of 1865, viz., to 741 to 1, foreign stocks are dull. The Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan is at 801 to 1, being 1 per oent. lower. Italian of 1861, 491 to 11 ; Spanish New, 364 to 36 ; and Turkish of 1866, 341 to 4. About 83,0001. in bar gold has sent into the Bank, while 3,0001. has been withdiswn. The Oneida, from Brazil, has reached Lisbon, with 18,8241. The liquidators of Overend, Gurney, and Com pany (Limited) will begin to issue the promissory notes for the balance owing to the creditors on Monday next. The directors of the Great Western Railway of Canada have issued their half-yearly report, in anticipation of the meeting on Wednesday next. Mention has already been made of the dividend, as recommended, at the rate of 44 per cent. per annum. The loss on the oonveresen ci American funds for the half-year was 116,6111, as 48,2281. for the corresponding half 181T aing . A t resolution is to be submitted modifying the leans agreement with the Grand Trunk Company to this extent—that by six months' notice either party may put an end to it. The net revenue of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway for the year 1867 was 157,9701., which is applicable to interest on bonds, capital expenditure, Detroit sire claims, and other items. With reference to the United Kingdom Electric Telegraph Compauy (Limited) we are officially in formed that the allotment of the new isms sodfl 60,0001. in fl per cent. debentures has been mg% and that the applications for the suss bly exceeded tie amount to be allottedntra tens of allotment and regret were posted U. At* The Imperial Russian Four Ror Cent. Bona., hated o account of the Niocdai (St. Pefinehnig and Moscow) Railway are now ready td be ex changed for scrip, by Baring Brothers and Co., at whose office e dividend due the Ist of May is payable in sterling. The bonds are Dutch and French, as well as English. A quota- 1868. tion has been granted by the committee of the Stock Exchange, and large transactions are taking place daily in the bonds on the Continent. The following is the official return of the cheque and bill. cleared in the Bankers• Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, Aril 1 : - -- - -- ThurasT, Usreh 26 8701000 Pride', March 2T 8,610,000 ntorday, Marsh 28 Monday, March 30 Tuesday, Marsh 31 .......... 23,204,000 Wednerasy, 41pai11 ......... 10,814,000 £72,862,000 GEO. DIEBT/IBIRE, Chief Inspector. Bankers' Clearing-hoona. The comparison with previous periods is disturbed by the payments at the end of the quarter, and in connection with the Stock Exchange settlement on the 31st. The weekly return of the Du& of France shows the following ehangee Cain and bullies Bills diacounted, looms* 669,060 Notes in eirculstion Private deposits .......... „.-....„ Demme 780,000 Advisees .......... ....... Issraess 27,000 Treasury balance The extraordinary aectunalation of ooin and bul lion has at last received a check, but the total held is still no lees than 445,887,600/. There is some in crease in the discounts, as usual at this season. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, April 1, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes : Circulation luaus ...... C34,936_ 293 , Darras A 164,510 Circulation active 24,167906 Increase 832,940 Public deposits 6,910,477 Decrease 376.999 Other deposits Government securities in -- banking gailarianant 13,V1,764 Decrease 408 Other securities la beck* Coidepartm ent bullion 20,698,418 Increase 1,668,580 n and in both depe;tmeeits Eleven day and other Nile_ 521..750 Isamu* 146,237 The Rest 9,627,572 Decrease 7,461 Notes in reserve Total reserve (notes k coin) in banking department— 11,996,307 Deere's. 1,166,911 The demand for money, as tested by the position of the advances on private securities, has been heavy, as usual at the turn of the quarter, while at the same time there have been large withdrawals of government deposits for the payment of salaries, &c. Thus, notwithstanding a considerable increase in the private deposits, the falling-off in the reserve is as much as 1,166,9111. The decrease in the coin and bullion is 333,9711., of which 133,0001. was withdrawn for export, while the balance must have been absorbed in the quarterly payments on government and other accounts. RANK OF 1 V Amount pateasnt to the Act week ending oa Wednesday, news DIPI /NOLAND. 7th sad Bth Vie., c. 84, for the , the let dy c 4 Apr% 186. Now 1.... a .... - aiCigra 710.77niiiins 411,011100 Mae socwitlas. 490411 a) Gold Gala aad ' elhor lake ii 34.614,05 "Aram DI =ristors' Cagdat iwksasmo Ralik Deposits (In- soar,s7.2 Exam lav es . Banks, Ooln , mak ag Naliesal pet* Vail Div. 01.936.296 P• 2 1 .16117. OrlFursot Sera- risier — 113.rnass ores awortum 10.11118,418 Notes Geld sad &Ivor iiiia ... - - -..: 1,1e9,817 loWnsta . ) 6,910.477 Other Deposits 90,291,690 64min day sad 04ble EMI &MM. 444,9011,479 April 11, MIS. GE 644,906,479 /ROE FORBE. 4 , Chat Chahar. MINE-(THII3 DAY.) 'ONE O'CLOCK. The mining market shows a better tendency, owing chiefly to the announcement of an ad vance of 3/. in the standard for copper ore. Prices, however, remain without much alteration. West Chiverton, 65 to 66; West Frances, 40 to 43; Chiverton Valley, 44, to 5; Chivertonbfoor,6 to ; Chiverton, 2f to 3; North Downs, 255. to 274. 6d. ; East Lovell, 81 to 9 • Great North Downs, 31 to Grenville 365. to ifie. ; Prince of Wales, 51s. to ton,s3a. • Wheal Se 77} to 80 ; and New Lovell, 14e. to 16s. Withrespect toforeignandoolonial mining shares, St. John del Rey are offered and have declined viz. to 22 } to 23 ; Don Pedro, 2 to 21 prem. ; Anilo- Brazilian, i dia. to par ' • Pestarena, I to du. ; Chontales, to 01 du. ; Roma Grande, 1-16 dia. to 1-16 prem. ; Anglo- Italian, par to prem. • United Mexican, 1 h to Phillip ; if and BOlivia, to ; Port to i; and Central Amerimin, I dia. to par. RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER SHAKES -(THIS DAY.) [Sales to-day to I p.m] COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 per cent., January and July, 1877.84, 1004. Do., 6 per mt., January and July, 87. Mauritius, 6 per omit., 1882, May 13 and Nov. 15 108. New South Wales Government, 5 par oent., 1888-96, January and July, 964. Now Zealand, 6 per cent., 1891, March and September, 105, 4. nd, 6 per cent., 1891, Jan. and July, 1034. t • t s ittustraliaa Government, 6 per pent., 1878 to 1802, January and July, 109. Victoria Goverment, 8 per cent., April and October, 109 i, 81. 94, ad. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Chledoniaa, 72, 14, 24, 2. Groat ENIOSCA, 4. I. Orsat Northern, 1024. Groat Westart—Origlasl, 494, i, l• Do., South Wales, 49. Lenamblre and Yeekohlre, 125 , t maii Londo Belghten, sail Beath 94. Londo n, n and North Western, 1144, . 5 04, 4, 4 , 50!, Landon and South Western, 854, 6. Mstropelitaa, Midland, Dim aad Derby, 73. North Bastm, wish, 100 i. South Eutaw, 73. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, Eastern Counties 6 pet oast, 87. London and Brighton, 6 pas cent, oar., 110. Do., 5 par ant, No. 4 100. Midland Mosebat ocu t is it per cent. redeentable, 941. North Eastern 41 per sent. redssm.,93i. 811/TISH P06131113810N11. Bombay, to sad Gent. Ind., guar. 5 par et, 1051, 1. East Indian, ausatsed 5 par Nal, 1101, 1. Grand Truk of Canada,ls j Great Indian Palinode., guar. 5 par °sat, 108 j. Groat Western of Canada, 151, 1, . Owls and 11AL:sod (Shares), gas. 5 per rent., 21,1. ' Foastim it*i!;w*YiL Bahia and Ban M1;;;;O 7 per et., 15. Desaiarg cad Wiley& (Limited), guar. 5 per et, 77j. Data Uftiab, 23 Gnat Lasexaburg 1. , 9 5-16. Oltemea aleeproa MAidhal 31. Bade mei Ilea Promemo (Lim) g&. 7 par mat., 9}. 1051BIGN OBLIGATIONS. Iwomdalltem. (Nieelei Bail.) gaa. by Vii , govt., 64, j. Owl Pike* BA, gue. by RIM govt g, 1, OOLONI4=IAL 124 D FOREIGN 12111118. Oslo 04gp(14441), 01, Chadds, ! Ovid wad Myst Mim 10 1. ic (Unshed), 4. Paasliele 04.pur %wow, AI. Pselinas Mika OW (Limited), 2*. N. Jabs id e Payptl), Of, 4, 4, 2, 3. 1731101 Mavis= ). Yailiamarnirs 8. Amin& (Im), 2. JOINT STOCK 2:lB6lhidisicA,l9. --- --.— (Limbed) 111. Aoglo•Aaoltaa r 4. F=24 tf i r r a, i. London, and Chios, 29. LAMA Do'sk J ala admit/4h t• t o o die dt pa... It La 6 a NT , 68, 71. Do. fhpip, imaid at 10/. prem., sou of which has bole Mt 17 OF Loalkaa,, SOL I. 1118CELLANE0178. '''''',.'. te,m,ryd (Limited),(Limited),atitti .' • —, pamms.'t • *DiV ai • . - avos:A.l/1. C • last . • ••, Pti9 pair aliMil' &1 1 011. 1 0 , l rovararmt, • I • , 'A 41114111M6 W Gamma Ora& and 7 ' ... rri;' , "` :'' I, 61 )) r=ea . . - 1. . r . e • .ted),lll-11. mad Oriental Eliasaa, 61.0‘,„.. _ , Rio &Jumbo City Improvements gAIaRW, 171, 18. Royal Kan Steam, 661. Vieviroy of Sept (Mortgage) Lama, 721, 3, 2. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& MARE-LA.N2.-(THI/3 DAY.) Ooestwiss as well as by raill:the »advt. of wheat from Nana and Kest hash up this amain were limited. Them was a moderate &headlines of millers ' and the demand ruled steady at Yondaja quotations. The quality of the produce was tolerably good. Large gum:tides of forage tritest were se the stands. A. fair average business was included in most descriptions, at bite rates. TheitPrime demanded checked soles in floating car ies of w eat. Maize was rather firmer. milling Flee ry arm, at tall qaotations. In other sorts next to sothiat was doing, on former terms. Malt was dull Prima, ho wever, ware supported. The supply of cats warn rather lame aztausive. The inquiry was firmer, and the downwira movement la the quotations eased. Beans were quiet, at late currencies. No cheap took place in the value of peas, for which the inquiry was limited. ' , lour was in fair request, on former terms. Ldraced, [Seed and most agricullcual seeds, moved off slowly. C a kesehanged hands to a moderate extant. ARRIVALS or ORAIN, AA. INTO LONDON NT WATER CARRIAGE FROM MARCH 30 10 AYILIL 5, BOTH IN CLUSIVIL Mr.' 'mega Make. 1.020 qn. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS (T KL9_DAY.) (ir (no= OLIN OWN 00131iNVONDCNT.) Corrox.—The market is very strong, both on the spot and for arrival. Sues between 20,000 and 30,000 bales. CONN.—The market fairly attended. Wheat in moderate demand, at about Tusaday a rata'. Flour sells slowly at forma pricion Beans, peas, oats and oatmeal unaltered. Indian corn doll at 6d. to Is. per qr. decline ; mixed, 41s. to 41a. 6d. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THLS DAY. (sr 1113101 , 4141.) (now ova owx ooaasaroxnaxr.► - . The wheat trade rules gnu, and fresh threshed parcels make Is. more money. Malting barley steady. Other artiolee unaltered. MINCING-LANG.—(IIII3 DAY.) Sri:ay.—The market continues firm at full prices, but the &mend is only moderate. St. Vincent mo ld at 30s. 6d. to 32a ; cloyed Manilla, 295. ; Manumits, 345. 6d. Refined quiet but firm ; the supply continues moderate. Corms.—The public gales of plantation Ceylon hays gone off more steadily at the valuations ; goad and flue fine ordinary, 60s. to 69e. ; low middling to middling bold, 76e. 6d. to 79a. ; good middling, SOs. to 84 a ; Pon' berry, 81.. 6d. to 90m ; Native Cogioa good ord inary, 495. to 505.; fine ordinary, 545. to 545. 6d. TEA.—There is still en active inquiry for Congoua, at ls. 3d. to la. &i. Row.—No sales reported. Corrow.—The demand bas oonsiderably abated, and there are tree sellers at Ws rates. COMA. LIGNEA. —Business has been done at 118 s. Rms.-200 tons of Askoola sold for arrival at 125., landed, and 150 tans Dacca, at Us. 9d. ; a small parcel at 12a. --- BAvrerrar..—The market continue, quiet. COCIII•ZAL.—Busineas has been done at fully Let sales' cnrr,acy. . . INDIGO.—There is a fair general demand at fully pre.loux Pima TALLOW MARILICT.—(rms DAY.) The market is firm. Tows tallow, 495. 6d. ; Peters burg Y.C. ow the spot, 435. 9d. ; April to June, 43e. X: October to December, 44e. 9d. ; December, 46e. 3.1. HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) LLLDINHALL.—Hides t Nibs. to 6411 x., 3d. to 3id. ; 6416 a. to Ma., 30. to 30. ; 721ba. to 801bs., 3id. to 4d.; 801 be. to Man, 4d. to 4fd.; 881 b.. to 961ba.. aid. to 4jd. Hone hides, 9 .. 6d. to 10s. 6d. Calf skins, light, 2a. to 4s. ; full. 7a. Bill(OWD8111'.--Sheepakina : Polled, 10.. to lla. ; boll ixed', 91. to 10s. ; downs, 7s. 6d. to 9s. ; shearlings, la. Id. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Keane Patteaden and Smith report the demand for consumption continues steady at late rates. Stocks of first clam qualities are in an extremely reduced state. COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Will. End South Hatton, 17a. Walla Rad Ties, 17a. ; Walla End East Harthapoel, 16a. 9d. ; • Walla End Har tlepool, 16 s. ; Walls End Braddyls Hatton, 154. 6d.; Walla End Rturradl Helton., 1.5 a. ; Walla End Original Hartlepool, 17.. 6d. Walk End Kell" 158- ; Walls Bad Eden Main, 15a. ; Walls End Tarlatan, 14e. Gd.; Walla Had Hatton Lyons, 14.. 6d. ; Branospeth Omni, 18s. 6d. ; Holywell Mala, 15s. 9d. ; Carway sad Darya Malting 21a. 6d. ; North Polka, 13. 3d. ; Wylant Moor, 15a. Gd. ; West Hartley, les. 9d. j Oowpen Hartley, 16.. 9d.—Ship a 1 market, 40 nt M. INDIA AND MINA (WAVY) 'GSM -MALTA, APRIL 2.—The Kauai& Item at 5 p.m. to-day for South ampton. where oho may he expected ou the 11th Mat. CUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN lIAILIL-3IALTA, APRIL 2.—Tbo Ripon, from liontluirar ton, March 21, arrived on the 3014 at 7 p.m., and loft at midnight for Alozandria. According to the latest advice, from the West Indies alight shocks of earthquakes oratiath to be felt at St. Thomas. The Japanese Ambassador at Paris has informed the French government that in all probability the five porta of Japan will be open to the commerce of all nations ere long. On Thursday last the Rev. W. Wells, clerk, M.A., was instituted to the united rectories of Riddles wortb.with-Gasthorpe, in Norfolk, and Knettishall, la Suffolk, on the presentation of Thomas Thornhill, of Riddlesworth, Esq. We are requested to state (says the Deri:es Ga:tttel that Mr. sad Mrs. Darby GritEth were prevented attending Mr, Dimon teseption an Wednesday evening by a oonoert at haw, far whisk unfortunately their cards were out THE E r SrIT Y. MONDAT VOLUNTEER REVIEW. The total number of volaatssrs who have already made application to be present as the Bader Monday review at Portsmouth is 29000. The regular troops in garrison who are to sake part in the review will be attached in two brigades to the Brat divides, sad are expected to number about 3,000 of all ranks. The entire force engaged will be formed in four divisions. --- P.thrTitar. ERSTRIL —The Lord Bishop of Salis bury (says the Devizes Gazette) has just issued a pastoral letter to his clergy, requesting them to main collection' is aid of " The Curates' Augmentation Fund," the object of the fund being g ive the lkonaml curate while at work • stipend of, if ble, 1001. par amass over and above the stipend which he morivos from ether moms. Ti APPROACHING KILICUSIONS AT MANCHESTER. —The excitement attendant upon an execution began in Salford yesterday morning, whenpreparations were pushed tepidly forward for the event now so closely at band. On Wednesday night the work at potting to the paths for the support of barriers was began in New Baßayertroot, and yesterday the work was nearly comAeled. The lowering of the prison wall for the erection of the scaffold was also completed yesterday. Yesterday, the convict Wiatherffl was visited by his sweetheart, Barak Bell, and by his mother and sister. This is the first it al t Ball has paid to her unhappy lover, mid she was evidently in the deepest &Motion. The mother and later were ales in great grief, but Wintherill himself still maintains • remarkable air of stoicism. The other convist, Faliesiy, was visited on Wednesday by hit mother. an mob, sant, sad asphom—Youtheiter Exatteettee. !WAAL Aromas IN BoortAwn.—The weather is sow as One as the bumf can desire. The ham were kept idle for weeks by the wet weather, and when the Lad is agaig is eatulitioa the shoot degree of activity is rreeqquired to make op for lost time. In the lower disktott of Ayrshire the oat and potato seedthis have come together, end • good deal has M dose boom •Ne to both oropa. On somas ferias the oats am all sown, and more than caolialf the potatoes planted. B a t where diming is messaary tie walk presesda more slowly. In the inland districts cat-sowiag was begun on Monday or Tuesday, and good generally made. The rye/rase sad young pasture tells hire the finest tint of spring, and winter wheat is slaking steady The wheat is as far advemeed as say tamer can ia n arthis period et the seism —.tar Adrettieer. A Pat StiLeat Folio's—William thew Eng _le hart% formerly employed sm a traveller for Mr. Wriedt, Mum merchant, Allem. was taken before the Liverpool mediates with an order upon that 'firm Weaning Nan to wiled :10s. 7d. from Messrs. Ospe KilliblSS, Apr manaketureni g d i v t i n Th e gegefter, freak his eaqapia tones wilkilliii . elate ttlil= lue! the, Messrs. OW day Id welted upon Kin& 1111111 Slat for the amount. The ' seilsel that the dr 'attire was not that of Z l ifilliffl,' Ida to wait • few 'minutia. Me Illoioullottlf to Alma, and remind • it i g e t dist , ye:kelpie woe ace only sot moths limy, bat OM Ito bad bees ; The primal was *trews gilt* Ms eantedr..' It vastly tsaawnited that he het gibe& a logit mist mew wader • similar yre• time frees Msesm ' . Minelnig4aav, *hi, ho , Mbomm qemwrg on that charge As a London detective, aster a, warns, gaol** by the rd Mayor, 1 --- iselej. MIL Os Derr. vs. vs. vs. va rely ri sad /110 1110 720 .. 140) di;.... 26Y:0 1701 E 164 10,:10 100 Taal ..... MOO Lem no tqo Iwo ' lIN I 111 •.7 • • 3