The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) 1 - ;17 OF COMMON PULLS. ~‘ ?rim is Lasdao.—(Bala• Lard Cbid Jurtres Ed* and a Special Jury.) pat I :HAMMOND—OW.III6Bit OW • /WA - NAGEL WIZ su actioo to recover damages upon the ground a the plaintiff had beim dismissed from $ situation of mazer of a wine trade beton the time for which he bad , n en oired bed expired. ~•. appeared for the plxieti ff , and Mr. °mend, 1 Mr. Raker for the def .- a:Want. .1.4,..1ant was in business at Brantford in the beer era ; and being desirous of extending his tram wine he in November last engaged toe plaintiff •e well acquainted with the wine trade. Tbe plan we, that be wee engaged for a year, the saLry ; and a bonus of 304 being promised. Son after ~.cement was entered into the plaintiff was dismissed, I It.. fora month's wages was offered to him. oo the other band, the evidence for the defendant was LI, engagement wAs fore month certain at LW. • month, . I m..t upon something being said about the plaintiff being h in his situation, and upon hie being told that be • le,ve if be wished, and 101. being tendered to him, he '.;.vioed himself. The ,ury booed for the plaintiff—damages, 601. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordiaszy.) TWCLLB C. CLARKS ASD MHOS. Mr. Hint.Pesten. tj.C., and Dr. Wiambey for the plaintiff ; 31r. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Searle for the defeedasta. The plonititf propounded the will of Hester Cooke, late of Fodell-street, St. Giles's, metal broker and the dr fak b o u pleaded that at the time of its alleged execution teetatt:x was not of competent capacity. father of the testatrix wu for many years agent to Emord Mellor Twells, of Birmingham, metal maker. ‘t bii t i-emee he left three daughters, in whose hands Mr. T e en, counted to continuethe y. One of the sisters w ee died. hut [Mother tore the laminae' together fora long period. le 1862 a mooed sister died, leaving the to,:stria. Hester, who only survived her till the 27th of m„ . 1.... t. At that time she was no leas than 80 years of i t , : sod the will in dispute bore date the 28th of November, 1.42. In behalf of the plaintiff it wee averred that the testatrix had drays been on terms of put intimacy with Mr. Twella ft Novernhr, 1862, be called upon her soon after the death her ,Liter `cash, and she informed biro that she had • grog deal of money in the house. He told her that it was L tJes'eable to keep so much coin in • private house cope :,':c in a district like Pt Giles's. and she Mime d,telv went upstairs and fetched down in her amon 1.17 W. 55., which he invested for her in the Three per Cents. A few days after she told him that she bad some etb , r r.,oncy in a box of which she had mislaid the key ; but ste sent for a carpenter, had it broken open, and ex , : out 512/. Its. 10d. This was also invested for her, the two sums purchasing 2,1911. 61. Id., of rock : sod she had already 750/. in dummy. security. , horfly after this Miss Cooke's business letter to Mr.Twell's saddenly ceased, and feeling certain from that circumstance 1 , ..t she most be unwell he wrote to hie son, a clerk in the bank of Messrs Homeraod Attwood.and brother totbe Bishop dtheorange River Free State, desiring him to call upon her. Mr. ruins. pin. (the plaintiff), saw her on the 25th or 26th of November ; and found that she was confined to her bed from the effect of a severe cold. On the 27th he saw her train and she bad • conversation with him en the subject of • will. He recommended her ti seed for an attorney ; but she did not like lawyers. He then told her that he would come end read it over to ber, e that there might be no mistake. She would not consent, Ea she begged him to put down what she wished himself. tie mid oho wished his father to have the two bourse she ill in Eadelletreet, upon a lease of 5,000 yule, and her AtoM3l3. Edward Wells, to have 1,00. Oe being asked chetber she would sot remember her relations. 111111 said tau she knew scarcely aaytdeine about theta, and Mon whom she did know she did not like. She cossetted, however, to give her main William Clarke a few acres of land which she pommel in Gloucestershire, std a legacy of 50/. She bequeathed another legacy of MC to Hanel: Raoul, of Kingsgstretreet, and the residue of der property to Mr. Well', see., whom she appointed her mentor. She also damned • proviso to be inserted stpointing the plaintiff her executor if his father pre &mod ber (as bad proved the case), and divided the re , doe in that event anamerst rub of hi children as were alive at her death. The reason she stated foe this dispositils 1M the fact that she bad made all her money Teells's service. The plaintiff took away the memo. nods be had made, and had a draft will drawn up from them. This was executed in the preemies of Mr. Berry, a wpm. and Mr. Corbett, as attuney's clerk, who ewe the attesting witnesses, At this time she ma math better. She was up sad droned, and she afterwards so far recovered as to be able to rename her I.., , sers. Mr. Twells had ASKS discovered that she bad two other house' in Loodoo, one (freehold) in Gloucester rreet worth 401. or 50/. a rear, cad the other (copyhold) in l'ery. , Ntrest, Tottenham-eourt•road. [Thane w proceed* when we went to prima.] COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Ocunminaioner Pam) SE J. H. HARDT. -FAILORIL IN TB! DONDIIGN.-1112 LONDON INVISTNINT COMPANT. Toe bankrupt had bees a drynalter, in SwanAstrest, Boron h, baying a private reaideoee Cobourg-terrane, 19dKeneroad. Aim wee a woad bankruptcy, and be had been recently opposed and taken off to prison on leaving the court. Mr. Pork sow preempted • mortgagees petition to be glowed ow behalf of the London Isvestmeet Compsay for oils of t h e premises in Sean-street. In Augusts 186 2, the bankrupt required • loan of 2001., which the company spied to lead him, taking as security • bill of mho as his furniture and the lease in the Borough, which was also deposited with them. The money was to be _repaid is two years in eight quarterly instalments of 301. each, Toe bankrupt paid two instalments, and no more. Ha filed his petition in this court in November. 1863. The emotes pes. t h at was the con:espy, sold the furniture wader • bill of mfr. and after paying the oasts and charges, set the Nance against the debt due to them. The company sow claimed to be equitable ametgageen for 1601., end they now asked for an order of sale is the usual domes. They "'mid! applied that as amount might betaken of the unmet d2e to them as principal sad interest. The Commissioner—interest to the company? (A laugh.) Doria—Yes. Mr. Crtess; (instructed by Mr. C. Lewis) appeared far the usigoeee, and paid there were no mesa. . Aa action of e:ectment had been broturbt against the bankrupt sad no rib had been effected. He merely applied that the owls should be paid by the applicants so that if no ale took place the assigcees should not be out of pocket, and on that 000di• non would consent to the prayer of the petition. Mr. bone urged that soon an application was most an imal. They were willing I. take upon themselves the coedoct of the sale and liability for the coat. By such pro ceeding the mate would not be damnified, and he bad only that morning corrected a proof which would smear be Siturday'e print, in which Mr. Commissioner Holroyd held that opinion, allowing the &Mow at the same time to 6: a reserve bidding. The Commissioner said that he thought it was a reasonable offer, but be should fix so reserved bidding. Mr. Doris said that they proposed ha nominate their ova auctioneer. The corepanj had already lost 160/. by the b y apt, oloupt, and wo u ld rather pay 301. than 601. to an auc oteer. The Commissioner mid be should allow the company to bare the conduct of the premedinge. Mr. Doria mid that the mammy were willing to bob' the alliruees harmless against say proceedings takes agaemt them be the lessor of the lwallawm i.Wirteen submitted than Yr. Doris was asking far something ant in the metier of hie petition. The remos.ioner said he should grant the application. M. Kish and Mr. Chidley appeared se the matter. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) SECOND 0017 HT. (Before Yr. Payne.) W i r 'em , es And( rakat, 13, no orteeritlo• Mown Ja•r(r._ 15. labourer: cod Samuel Need, 18 , labourer , were iedicted for feloniously and burglar:stir meted% 9 . , dwelli ng .h ouse of Stephen Morisco, a foreigner, wit& teat to Lemma a felony therein. From the evidence it appeared that the proseentor, Ste phen Monne°, is a foreigner, and lives at No. 8, High-street, otouphill. tin the Veil of January last, about 5 oclock in the morning, he fancied be heard some one by his shop door. He dreeeed himself and went downstairs into the shop. rod he bid himself behind the counter. Directly afterwards the prisoner A ndersoo came in, followed by the two •dber prisooeni. Prosecutor rushed from his place of on reslmentand caught bold of Andersoo, and the other PA' &oilers no away. Prosecutor stated that his shop had been irneen into a fortnight before and property stolen from it.( Police -estimable Henry Broughton. 566 T, deposed to basing taken the prisoner Andereos into oriody from the Pres.entor's shop. Prom what the primmer rid, police-or it.ble &mood. 311 T, apprehended the other primers. Police -constable George Slurred, 311 T. deposed that io couseptence of information he received, be went to a room where he found the other prisoners crowded. He took th.nt isto custody. -Sr. Payee summed up, and Tile jury immediately found the whole of the prisoners serrond, the police-coostable in the car, said that the boy Anderson had suffered several little imprisonment., I.e . .id es some whippiop. He knew nothing of the other Pnrrtra - Mt: Fa . vne, in passim; sentence, said it appeared to bias teat the two eldest prisoners had led the yonager one ieto the crime but it also appeared that the yonder one bad already diatiaeuithed himself bY of the t t 'twit as stealing • candle, • piece soap, little Ruaes o f that sort. He, besides, bad bad • wbiPPinit, but that seemed to take no effect u l'oh him, end the sentence of the court on hien wts that be be taken to the Middlesex Industrial " 10 01 at Felassiza, and be defined there lox the period of THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1864. three years, and th►t an officer of the school come to the court to-morrow and then remove him to the said place. AA to Jasper, he should also send him to a reformatory, and the sentence of the court on him was that he be imprisoned and kept to hard labour fur two months, and then be kept in a reformatory for two years. As to Mead, the sentence on him wee that he be imprisoned and kept to bard labour for nine mouths. The prisoner Mead laughed and scratched his head se be left the dock. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) , . CLERKENWELL DASINIVSOBBERI ISON ILUAWAT VANS AND CAM. Two powerfully-built voting folk;;;. Wl7ollll 7 l.the MONS of Widiam Cod!, sod Owner Atkins. the former describing himself es • hawker, of 13, Union-street, London-rcad, Lambeth, sad the latter es e drover, of the Ooffee-shop, Londeo-rosci, were charged with stealing from the roof of • cab et Roy-street, Clerlosswell, • black bag containing 11 boxes of oombs, 24 paper knives, and other articles, the property of some person unknown. The prisoners were farther charged with steeling e quantity of Mess, the pro perty of Yr. Stephen Borden, of 29, Upper Gowerstreet, Bedford-row. The primmer. are known to the detective of of the Great Northern Railway as moot expert and thieves, aid form portion of a gang who get their L i ve by robbing railway vans. carts, cab.. ltc. The primmer. hays been known to change their dresses once or twine in the omurse of the dos when they have suspected they are being watched,soa appearing as carters front the country, with long smock frocks; at olden as bricklayers, and sometimes as moldier.. On the previous evening Josiah Thorogood and William Thorogood, detective officen of the Great Northern Railway, and Tho mas Jones, constable oi the Midland Rail:ray, saw the prisoners in company with another man, one of them attir ing a large deep basket, such as are used by hawkers. Suspecting that the prisoners had something in the basket that had been stolen the officers followed them, and when in a dark part of Ray-street the prisoner Atkins ran after a cab which had some luggage oa the top. The other prisoner and his companion also followed the tab, and a I abort time afterwards, as one of the °Moen was pasties them be eaw Atkins patting something,m the bagel. As he was going toward. the place where the primmer.. standing one of them said to the other, " Have you sold them, Bill !" and the other said, " No, they are very nice, and I must go and try to get rid of them." Seeing another constable raising Thorogood called upon him for assistance, cod the prisoners were taken hold of, on which they became very violent, fought and kicked in a desperate manner, and it was not without • greet deal of trouble that the two primary could be overpowered and taken to the police-station, as it was the third man managed to recaps. At the polioectation the prisoners pretended In be entire strangers to each other. On searching the basket a black leather bag was found containing the above artieks, which the owner can see oo application to the polies at the Sagoigge-wells station. There was also is the slcet • bundle of Roan that had only a short time pre. vionaly been given to the laundryman. That bag had bean stolen a few minutes before the °Maw saw the prisooen sod watched them. _ Mr. Williams, the superintendent d the Great Nathan' line, asked for a remand. The lame sustained by the &do nut railways by depredations of this character were peth, and there would be little doubt bat that other charges would be brought against the prisoners. The of Radar hie control had been watching the toiletries for some time. The prisceem mid they did aot at present wish to ask any question, mad again repeated th at they did not know each other. Tee magistrate resoamied the prisoners for the polies to make ioquery for ttio osmosis( the Lather bag. XARLBOROUGH,STREET. • 14 17 1 1 all Antwern et Rotterdam , all taildat3. Pm (I. M7P.e. I ell Belgian K J anetioa I B.6yre.O.Sostbars (L) I Ooplarto Copenhagen (Limited.) au , air Do Extension le 'Danaburmt WltepoldrUi It , Datob Rhenish all , Do all Iseteen of has I all Dd. Madam gm. 6 p an Groat Lnumboarg i an ltalian 10net105..... all ' Nam..llero 1 , : ... , the W 1 tDo.llp. c. Pd. Dag. gov all Iferthera ot 16 Do. New the (tas. at SU) all NAM R.Ayres g. 7p. e. 11/} 101 I& Ds. do. do pa 6 II i iski all I Norwegian Trunk p i an 'Ottoman OkayrnaAldl 21 1$ W Parts, Lyons.aad Red& al Ste W Paris mad Orkin's. al 40 all 'wafts& rrandia:ii: 17 Is all Royal II , Royal Danish gardlalsa all'Royal Swedish. a I Do. 7 per east all Sambre sod Ileum . MI I Do. 66 per cool Fri W 6 ,Ilan Taal* 11.1 &We eL , Do. do all &Arai dtlacs. V 111 'bestalleat. of .11 Loathes of Frames I tilde sad Savona. WI ' Do. do I all I West Flanders all Do. 6; par mot. hog all Went. it N. W.ol name, I ipm ad; 1 pu! lee lbi 1. U 14 M r SA U 1 I d I. , to in lot in II SS I 4 14 14 A7l bit 20 U its SO nil 10 Sims.ll 1 Jis pox Ti TT U 2111 p. 111 US I/6 361 sd 1 4 41 At S iMa %Mil 4 . 3541 a 0 11 Mu U 43 Eth - ip-i 27 2 , 21 idis_l2 2l IS n zd zd 11 let &J • id 19 - - Ws 111 zd _id _m U zd 171 Si! W• _m 7ff 14 f a zd Witet I *ld 1 40 .. 90 35, ,000 10400 2 Munilloa (United) LaeWallas 75,000' 1 Bon Accord Cop.(Lini.) 10,000' 6 Drain-La !Leta 16,000 1 10 taps Oozpor 16,00•1 I 12.00111 40 2o 2 V 2 Cou v rer 1:1 2 001 2 2 ,DoCt=a7lt.d) 1., Dal 75.0201 1 Duo Mount. (Elm., 26,0001 3 East Del Say ( 26,000 2 tFortoos (Lladfsd) 31,000 20 General aOOOl 6 Kannadarm (Unified) 000 , Una 10,0001 Lusitenlan (U 0044 103,815, Madura,' 100,000 NL Aurae. 8ru.13.11.134 50,000( Pannicillo Copper (1,1 10,000, 93 .PontebaudSliverlentill 100,000 5 Port TAlltlp 1 1 1 Otanta Barb.Oo)d 31.(1 120,Z doornail doorna Anoka/Ma U, 20 'Said= del Say (Um 43,176 30 Coned Mellon/ 60, 1 VallaansoaGold Um. 10,000 10 Vancouver Coal, te.): woo 1 ' Worthing N 01104 _ 4 9 • 44.0001 3 radanainutana lunt.), Par t I 1 pi 3 SS sol ID IS zd / 9.1 1 kak i :di tMs par Par i 1101 _ld iec 01} 110 _m Id MONEY MARKET.-(TIIIS DAY.) REDUCTION IN THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. Two o'CLocK. The directors of the Bank u; England, at their weekly meeting to-day, have re Nee,' the mitt/won rate of discount from 8 to 7 per cent. This movement having been unexpected, has pro duced a good effect in the stock markets. The funds have risen ito I per cent. An improvement of about I par cent. has also taken place in several of the principal speculative foreign stocks. Home railway securities are firm, without much move ment. There is no animation in any department of the Stock Exchange, but the genzral tendency is stronger. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 66fr.40c., being sc. better than yesterday. Consols are now quoted 904 to 4 for money, and 914 to 4 for the account (March 8). The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 904, 4,4; ditto for account, 91, 4 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 904, 4,4; New Three per Cents., 904, 4,4; Annuities, 1885. 144 ; Bank Stock, 237 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 103 k, 4 ; ditto Four per Cent., 100 ; ditto Bonds, 24., dis. ; and Exchequer Bills, 3a, 9s. din. Foreign stocks, though quiet, are firmer. Mexican and Greek Bonds and Turkish Con solid& have risen 4 per oent. Some of the ' present quotations are annexed :--Turkish, 1858, Loan, 70 to 4 ; ditto, 1862, 674 to 4 ; the Con solidde, 47 to 4 ; Greek, 214 to 4; Mexi can, 364 to 4 ; Confederate, 49 to 62 ; and Spanish Passive, 324 to 4. Trans actions are recorded as follows :—Ezyptian, 1014 ; Mexican, for account, 36k, 4 ; Moorish, 92, ex div. ; New Granada, 13 ; Portuguese, 1856, dm., 474, 4; ditto, for account, 474 ; Russian, 1862, 884, 89 ; Spanish, for account, 52 ; ditto Passive, for account, 324, 4; Turkish, 1854, for account, 894 ; ditto, 1868, for account, 704 ; ditto, 1862, for account, 67 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 674, 4. International Financial shares are now quoted 64 t 0.4 prem.; General Credit, 24 to 4 prem.; London Financial, 114 to 4 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 17 to 4 ; Egyptian Trading, 2 to prem.; Mercantile Credit, 44 to 5 prem. ; Land Securities, 4to 1 prem. ; Anglo-Italian Beak, 4 to 4 prem. ; Consolidated Discount, 2 to 1 din. ; Australian and Eastern Steam, 64 to 7 prem. ; Credit Fonder, 14 to 2 prem. ; Mexican Bank, 4to 6 prem. ; Mauritius Credit Fonder, 14 to 2 prem. ; Contract Corporation, 4 to 14 prem.; and Ottoman Financial, 14 to 24 prem. About 29,0001. in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, making an aggregate of 232,0001. for the week, while the ascertained withdrawals have reached 150,0001., inclusive of 100,0001. for Brazil. The Stock Exchange Committee have formally adopted the annexed salutary resolution with regard to new oompames , as referred to in our im preeeion of yesterday :—" The committee will not recognise transactions inthe shares of any new. company wave one-half of the nominal capital of the company be issued, and at least 10 per cent. paid thereon. The above resolution has been this day passed and confirmed, and will in future form part of the law of the Stock Exchange." It is un derstood that this resolution applies to all com panies which have not yet allotted their shares. The dividend on London and North Western Railway stock is officially announced at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, against for the corre sponding period of 1862. The surplus is 21,0001. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 9,9711. over last year ; the London and South Western an in crease of 1,6131.; the Great Eastern an increase of 2,4431.; the Great Northern an increase of 4,1901.; and the Great Western an increase of 3,4944 A new undertaking is announced this evening under the title of the Ottoman Financial Asso ciation (Limited). The capital is 1,000,0001., in 20,000 shares of 501. each, of which 10,000 shares are to form the first issue, and it is doubtless in compliance with the new rule of the Stock Ex change, referred to above, that the deposit Las been fixed at 11. per share on application and 41. on allotment, making together 10 per oent, on the 501. shares. The direction is composed as follows : Mr. Peter Hermann Berndes, of London ; Mr. John Cheetliam, of Staleybridge and Manchester ; Mr. J. Lewis Farley ; Mr. George F. Holroyd, director of the Mercantile Credit Association ; Mr. George P. Kitson, of Messrs. Guest and 00. ; Mr. Wm. M'Andrew, of Messrs. W. M'Andrew and Sons ; Mr. Michael Nang, of Miners. Abet Brothers ; Mr. Win. M. Neill, of Messrs. Neill Brothers and Co., London and Manchester ; Mr. John Rogerson, of London and Newcastle-on- Tyne ; the lion. Richard Thomas Rowley, DLP. ; Mr. Wm. Tabor, director of the Imperial Bank ; and Mr. Jos. Todhunter, late of the firm of Mews. John Todhunter and Co. The Maritime Insurance Company (Limited) is likewise announced, with a capital of 1,000,004 K, in 100,000 shares of 101, each, of which one-fourth are to be issued in the tint instance. This undertak ing is of Liverpool origin, and is formed to continue the marine insuranoe business, long conducted by Mr. Henry Case, under the iirm of Price and Co. Mr. Cites is to be the manager and underwriter. The board is respectably composed, including the undeementioned mercantile names :—Mr. Francis Boult (of Messrs. Bonit, English, and Brandon), Mr. Alexander Duranty, Mr. William Harrison (of Maars. Harrison& and Latham), Mr. W. H. Haynes, Mr. Patrick Hunter (of Marra. Browne, Hunter, and Co .) , Mr. Georp B. Kerferd, Mr. Peter Maxwell, Mr. P. M. Miller, Mr. William Nicol, Mr. Daniel Powell, Mr. T. H a rrison Ridley, and Mr. J. B. Smith (of Messrs. Houghton, Smith, and Co.) It is promised that "the strictest COO. nomy will be exercised in working, and the preli minary expenses will consist solely of the actual necessary disbursements and legal charges." The annual meeting of the Oriental and General Marie° Insurance Company is to be held on the 26th inst. The report to be issued to the share holders states that after payment of all claims for losses, averages, and all other expenses, to the 31st December last, there remains a b•alanos of 67,2741. 101. on insurance and interest amounts. The directors recommend that 3,3391. ss. be applied in payment of interest on capital, being at the rate of 6/. per cent., leaving 63,9354 ll& to be carried forward. . . We have received the following communication from the Sambre and MeWe Railway Company with reference to the frauds committed by Mr. Chubb, the late secretary : ANNOTLIG TEX PASSLI6ZII24 1 AN 01111111011.-COVVITT AL WITHOUT A TM. Jot* Dennis, potman at the Ship publie.lice.se, Wardens dreet, was charged before Mr. Knox, with assaulting Charles Adkins, the conductor of an omnibus. The cooductor said that about 10 minutes peat 9 o'clock last night the primmer and two others got into his omni bus at King'acrosu The passengers complained to him that the prisoner and his companions were annoying and insulting them and making use of very bad language. kis spoketo them and requested them to be quiet or to leave the omnibus, and the prisoner and hie companions were quiet for • time, but shortly after began their annoyance &rain, and a gentlemen who got out said the ladies in the omnibus were being much annoyed and insulted by them. He again spoke to the prisoner and requested him to keep quiet. using the most conciliatory language towards him so as to pacify him. On the prisoner getting out at the Regent.circus he said, "I should like to give you • punch on the heed , and immediately atter, ea his . (the conductor) persuading him to go away, gave km • violent blow on the mouth and another on the nose. He them telt it his duty, for the protection of hi customers and on amount of the prisoner's offensive language, to give him into custody . . . Mr. Joh; Burnham. of 33, Eilosa►egeare, laid he got into the omnibus of which the complaisant was the 000ductor, aceampaaied by hie wife. The defeadant with some cum. palms aanoyed and grossly insulted the pameagers. The coadactor behaved with peat forbearance, and expostulated with them. sad the primmer threatened to strike a gentle maa who oarapkined of their aoudad. The conductor was very civil throughout, bat on the prisoner getting oat at the Regent-Mama he .trick the conductor in the face is a violent meaner. Polbos-conetable 69 E proved taking the into custody, and said the conductor was byesdaeg profusely from the nose and meth. la answer to Mr. Knox, the constable said the prisoner had been drinking. Prisoner rid he wee quite 'ober and had not interfered with anybody, and that b• struck the conductor in self defence. MT. toot olmerved that he did oat bedtime the prisoner, more especially after the evidence of the mitoses (Mr. Burn ham). It as • vary bad case. The primmer had got into the omnibus, annoyed the . pimen and then &s -mutted the aooducter, mho was amply aichargiag his duly. Ha should commit the primmer for • month without the option of paying • ho.. The prisoner was thee oasninitted. SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) (BY iIIeTINC AID NAGNZTIC LivrarooL, Tarawa,. Arrived : Alabama, Alex andria ; Castor Sewed, Maranhao) ; &aim St. Michael's ; Commodore. Smyrna ; Time Blue, Nelms ; Southern Empire, Havre • AJOI16011.• Union, New York ; Orkney. Halifax ; Milani ' s*, Africa; Henry Wane., Boston Adelaide, for New York, bee pat back ; Bathe,: (se.), off. The Florida, Confederate steamer, sailed from Brest on Tuesday night. The 'choosier Coquette was totally lost off Fernando Po during a squall ; the captain and crew arrived at Far med° Po. QCSINSTOWII, THURSDAY. —AlTiVild Gertrude, AAA:s een ; Omar Headrick, Limerick ; Aries. Hurries. The schooner Camilla west ashore at ()wider Bay, sod is sow fad SU* with this tide. She wen bowed from Gimpy for Limerick. THIII/MAY.—Arrived : Lady Mathews, CreN 46idt ; Mae* Konigsberg : Radiants* Riga ; Koaigsberg. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER.-(THEY DAY.) (ET ZLICTRIC AND WAGNITIC TILDORAPH.) North Western, 1071; Manekester and Sheffield, 25 ; Smith Eastern, WI; Metropolitan, 1051, 1,4; ; Mexican, 361 ; Thames and Matey, 51, 7-16 premium ; British an d Foreign Marine, si Warms. Pirs. 10.—Belsa : London and North Western. 107 1 1 —Manchester, She Meld, and Lincolnshire, 61 L.- 114--bouth listens. WI I—West Barti.pout B and A, 60 —Lanemter and LULL, flr—Oreat Waters of Lambda, 9 7-16 6.16--Sainbre tad Menet le—lianlean Manz Cents.. 3 06—Merimatile and Escheats Beak ;Limited), 1 1 V a i l f , L; Albion Marine (Limited), 11 p.—British and F (Limited), 14 p.—Queen Insurance, 11 p. —Thames and It M. Limited:, 64 p.-1. olon Marine ilimitedj, I 15-16 ad p.—Groat Bblp 174 per anat. pref., la Id. —National Steam Saylleselan Compeer, 341 3-16 p.—West ladle and Pacific Stearn, 1 10-16. lianatesega, PL. 10.—A fair bummer was rare, at rather lower priest Gnat Leamaboerg, 101 Great Western of Canada. ft—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 110—London and North Western, 1071 I—Manchester and Collar/ Bank, 6 p.—lisn cheater. Sheflield, and Lincolnshire, 81J—New Ditto, My ler Cent. Prefe e re a ri d. —Metropolitan. 104 +6 1 $ 1311 1 1 1 3 =Licasa, 116—Neeth AUL. 6 North Lad Easters, sla* 4 41—Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance, SI 6-16 7-16 p.—National Stearn, par p —London, Chatham, and Dover, 40—Union Plate Glass. Set —London and Caledonian Marine, I p.—Oseeral Credit, p.— British and Foreign Marine, I 16-10 p.--Oreat Ship, 3d.—Ditts, Pref., la. 61 —Australiaa Means, 4 p. Blaßinaitali, la 10.—Great Waders Rye per Cent. Pre ference stock clanged hands at 101, Birmingham Guaranteed stack quoted 77 to 771 can div.. Nominalism Preference, 101 101; Midland roar-and-a-Halt per Cent. Irredeemable Pre ference, 105 sellers Birmingham Canal, 9$ sellers . and Mid- Isod Wagon, 904 seines- Leiner sleek. sad Prices IGLUS better. Mantis Metal ekes die barmy having been done at that peke. ovaux, rm. o.—Theta per CeaL Comas, 901—New Three per Cent. Stock 1 4—Ditto for new account. 9th March, 161 I—Hibernian liaeldng Company, 15L paid, 34—National Beak, 101. paid, for account, ele—Natloaal Bask of Liverpool Mated), 101. paid. 16—Dublin and What Jemeikti all paid, 14—Dub 1n and It 100*. paid, 106—Dublin, Wicklow, aed Wex ford, all 10 14—Great Northers and Wastent, all paid, for Lomat, be—Great Southern and Western, lour per Cent perpetual, 100 E paid, 99}—blab Barth Western, live per Caul perpetual, clean A. all paid. 44. In 1852 the tonnage of foreign-going steamers entered inwards at Liverpool wee 188,715 tone ; in 1862 it win 595,339 tons ; and in 1863 it was 756,420 toss. There Sr. now d lines of Atlantic steamers, 6 of which hays mail contracts. ficrew steamers aro fast superseding paddles, The Cuoarder screw mail steamer China consumes 70 tons of wale per day, sad does her work nearly as well as the paddle-wheel Bmtia, whirl consumes 120 toes daily. The improvement is to. constructios of steamers sad the increasing competition will soon enable a person to cross the Atlantic at no more expense than what it costa to stop ten days at a first-class hotel.—lfin York paper. WARS 1.18711.-(THIS DAY.) Two 0 . 01.002. The railway market is not aetive to-day, but the tendency is favourable, owing chiefly to the an nouncement of a reduction in the Bank rate of dis count. Midland, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, South Eastern, and Great Eastern stocks have risen per cent, and Metropolitan is steady, at the closing quotation of yesterday. London and North Western stock is now quoted 1071101; Great Western, 641 to 1 ; Midland, 129 to I ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 110 to ; Cale donian, 120 f to 121 ; South Eastern, 94 to # ; Great Eastern, 49} to ; Great Northern, 128 to 129 ; London and South Western, 102} to 104 ; and Metropolitan, 104 to 105. Indian and Canadian railway stocks exhibit no alteration. Antwerp and Rotterdam and Namur and Liege shares are firm, while Great Luxembourg are dull. OILDINAEY SLUMS AND STOCYS. Bh. I Pit I RinWATIL I %Ver " I Bil le ia "a ' 1 p.m. 101 I all ;Strm.,WoLa - StoarYaL 8 Ile - Bt. IISOan 100 alythaad Tyne -, •-• boaoc e Mead ei 4 ,BristeKl and taete lkll--. r C 84 SS 84 1 84. 1 100 Caledoulan nit Da - 60 all pork and Banda' ... - - 10 all Cornwall 9l TI - 10 all Do. AI A notify. until II -. .. - 10 all Do. II Ip. c.14..e1d tel. •-•- le an iDabltuandliedist.lowt W W - 18 112 IlanalistrertholAba.Da 14 17 - 84. 110 ,Idlabarghand Glasgow 94 90 - 8R 1 00 Glessow and &Western 108 108 - U. 'lOO 'Great Banton Ord. 491 601 40 1 84. 1100 ' Do. A Week IS 49 - SR .100 1 De. B. Ann. Stk., Na PI 81 -. SR .100 Great North of Scotland - - - 1 88. 100 , Great Northern l* 118 - 84. .100 ,Dc..4 I A lea no dlr. na ll4 136 18411 84. 'lOO Do.B i 1110 p. a. is paid B lil 116 - 8R 190 lit South & Wert (Ira) 177 90 - SR 400 Great Western GO ett 041 84. !100 1 D0.940ur Yaleattle - - - 8R 100 Do. South Wales - - et. an I Do. W. utd.-olitil to 40 - 84. .100 I Do. Do. Newport! W 37 -. St 100 Do. Do. Hereford 102 104 - 8R 100 taacashlre .2 Yorkshire' 1001 110 1101 a. 100 'Lando, and Madman 71 72 71 84. ,100 ,Lea.,Brightu, a .Cotuit 14111 106 1011 1 84. 100 tlandoll.Chtthm. a Dor 1 89 41 1% We 40 U. 100 ;London AtNorth Wears. 107 104 107 1 I 1 U. 100 LoodauazlouthWestern 1021 1 1921 fit. 100 Maa,SheLot Lb:coltish 611 Id - rd 60 ail Maryport sad Carlialel - - - 101 all I Do. Do. 1 Warm - - - 84. WO Metropolitan lO3 :06 106 1 4 10 8 I De. lliw 1 die 7 1 1 9 St. IWO all US star all Do. New - pa. 84. 100 Da. arm. & Derby. 00 lOC .- 40 all NI& Gt. Wu. (Ire.) - - - s all Do. 1 Shine .. - -.- W all 'lid Kent - - 10 all 1114 Knot (Cray IJas) - - - SR 100 'North Shiloh al ISO 'Da MM. , rerth.D4o4 W le - 84. 100 'N. Nastero -Berwick W 1 1411 Do. G. N. IL Pare - - -• 410 ft WO Do. Leeds SI 60 - St 1100 Da. Yorh 915 AI 015 St 110 i Do. Carlisle - - - u an! Da Stock.aDerU 18 ng. 39 - II ,17 ! Do. do. 184668. - W !II ! Do. do. 1811041.- 11 81 Pm - 8R IWO 'North Lona= ll4 130 -• 10 I 8 , Do. New l5 21 pm - at. la . tkethattsor Di so - 10 all N. &8. Waders Jana 11 111 - 81 100 'Scottish Central - 84. 100 Scottish N.E. Aber. Wk. 1 43 45 - 84. 100 'Scottish Mldlaad , N 100 - 10 all ahrowatetry a WeldipL - - - SR 100 Shropdire Calm ss 14 - 8R 100 :South Devon IS SI -- 8.. 100 Smith Lateria St. .100 S. York*. a Slyer Dan 118 101 - 10 all Slalom. Woklnglantie. 91 101 - et. 'no Tat Vale - 10 I 8 I Ds. 11 l4 li pra .... 10 ! 8 Do. 0 II Si Pm -• 60 all Maar - - 1 - '1 110 , Do. - - -- 111 be Do. es. 1106 Yale rd Noah St. 100 Victoria eta 4 Pimlico 107 171 I - St I* .Wiliarlard a Meant' - - - St. 10 West Cornwall 1 II 23 i - 'St 100 .W.liartlyt &taxa 111 - - i - St. WO .W.ilartlpl. Barb. & 11.1: 1011NION ItALLMAYL LRWATS. JOINT MCI BAWLS. 10,003 100 Agra and U. Aar. Bask . 00 10,010 140 AB D.. 116 10,000 100 De. New iS 100,000 10 Aaglo Ausirima 22,500 40 Aimiralada AU 7,500 40 Do. lie. 2O 10.000 23 Bank o:= I an 6,000 NM Bank of 20,000 10 Sauk of Otago (I.4miteD , 10,000 100 .11sak et gaseaskuid X) 14 10,0114 GO DarstorVictoriA,Mmien 2,000100 Bank of WAN' (Um.) 50,000 10 Bank of New ragbag I 30.000 10 Brarillan&Portagaem(L I 15,000 50 Silt & American IIM(L 20,000 60 British N. Amer ea aU 11,600 10 Char.lik. Drlt. Celumbk4 IS 10100 20 C. Ilk. China' aB /AO 2? !FAN 56 Chrtra IL el India, se in 8,000 100 l efty ) is 20,000 100 ) Co l a da! 100,000 10 'Consolidated Dank (L) I 4 6,000 NO Oontiaental 2` lo 10,010 100 Meth and Mai (Lim.), 16 11.000 0 Kno.Scot.6Aual-Chmrtiti aa WOO 50 ,English and Swedish ( 5 MOM Oa :European Bank:Lim 10 10,000 100 ,IlindnamebinakJap. ited (L) 16 10,000 100 Imperial Bank. Limited' 10 115.000 10 'lmperial Ottoman lO 100,000 10 Land Mort Bk. India (L) I 10,000 100 London Bank of Root. (L 8 10,000 100 Loudon and Brazilian I 40 5,000 100 Lon. B.A) read It. Plarm:L, 60 10,000 26 ' Do. do. New ' ft 5,0 1 0 100 .Lon., Bir .& S. Stet (L) If 10,000 10 • Inn. MBank or Anent. all 10,000 100 London and Colonial (1. 10 80,000 60 London and Comdr.,. II 6,000 100 Loa. Ilanitapon.bL(L) 8 00,000, 10 ,London Joint Stock lO 10,000 100 [Loo. nod Norther. myie ll i j U 20,000 10 'London& South all 1,000 20 Do. Do. New all! 10,000 100 Intone .68.Amedeen(14 T 5.000 NO ,Lo e. aB. Wealain (Usa. 16 60,000 10' Loa. a Westminster 10,100 100 Merchant Bank ,Llia.), 7,1 20,000 60 Mercantile 42 ExchsaiL 10 10,000 100 Metro. & Pror. Bank (L 10 0.000 100 Midland hank (Um.) 10,000 100 National of Liverpool( NI 10,000 100 N. Pro. of England 6l 26,000 20 Do. hew 20,000 50 National Bank 14000 in New both Wales an 0,000 100 New Zealand (Limited ' 10 50,4416 26 Oriental Bank Corpora ' all 14000 100 .Provinc. of Ireland 10,000 10 Do. New 20,000 10 Scinde, Ponj., a Dahl I 12,500 10 : Do. New 16,000 25 South An/India .. a 10,000 100 Stand. of B. 8. Africa 1,450 106 De. do. .-- -_ . . 40.000 20 DMus of Amaral" aid 10,500 25 Do. New 10,000 100 Unlock of 'reload (Lbs ) 50,000 60 Union of Loudon DEBILNITRI No. •M. I mon& . . 0:m 493.011 , at. 04.1 i 4 p.e.Msar.aosp. , l4o 1004310 It. .1 . 41.03.,4p.e.1ea./.1317 WO 610,000 IL G. &sta.— W.Y. -AK., 1 p. et.. Jim & July. . 100 413 , , It lanc.&llL4p.e..laa&il 101 630. IL Prigh.4p.e..l DC 101433. IP. &N.W.4p.e..14&&10 01 313,1110 IP& De. Se p.e.le&lLl 140 110.7311 06 &S. V. ~4p.e.Jaas.&J PIO ... St ,4p.0..130.04 103 .... . It. N. British. L I'. &D. B. 1 I p. et., Feb. & Aft... 100 O&M , St. N.Lten.,4p.e.l4o&Y GO .... 1 IL N.1.,4p.5.Ap.*134. Irdla. us lia mil 10 43 _6ll _66 I die Kt 221 id 110 .1 2 db. 72 II pmpoi 1i 19,1 22 1 Oddis 4pm 11-!" IS 17_ ii ii fq. .6. xl6 to 41141 77 79 :di 4p 7 a p 104.4pai it 7 111 po le WWIi 10 62 2 1 Ob 19 10 AO 91 1 lipoil SS 41 10 11 pm 13 11 pm 41e 621 I 2 db. WW 1 BILITISH rossialioNts. Ski PL I 1160W08. 1 y Ci t i g am tr s I limbs "47 100 ,an Atimitliatell Lyme* * $1 ft. 100 Bans.DerAC.ln.g.lp.a. 101 108 1020 11 -10 10 11 Do. New par t _ 20 1* Do. I Mures pse ••• 10E sn Buffalo It lake n 60 — 10 ! all Do. Prehrrace 8 9 MO 100 /20,1trestdi 1 11 BilitA -... 1* !SOO D0. p.0. do. J am ]uly 100 100 De. do. June 1,107 8L 100 061.8; B.ltasieen6p.e. 90 101 ... 0 00 Cape T. a Doak*. a 911 101 81. 1 bill all Dansearklp.c.pir. —•— •- KW Br L Day* ra. 6 81. 106 MA lobs& gu. 6do HS 106 a 10111 0 in 19 115 Do. 6 1344100 n li r _ 10 ll Ds. II do o= 1 4 84. 1100 einnd Truck of 101 100 I all Do. Ist pret. Bonds 7! 74 — lOO I all Do. do. def 66 * 100 211 Da tad pref. peat. Bonds c. b. ~.....0 109 all Do. do. deferredi 49 62 —, 10 all Do. Srd stock 1 49 63 We 100 an Do. do. deterred' 38 0 •- 108 all Do. 41h pref. Stook II6 17 23 100 a Do. do. date 10 14 Bt. V* Elreat Indian Venlnsula 103 103 103 10 10 LI Do. lg. 6 per cast a l pot 120 I 21 111 Do. January, WO IL 1100 Ot. 8. *lndia i. 6p. 101 ... IL 1 00 , Do 4* par cent. — 84. 1 a 6ll Alt Western of -.— le 1 Do. new 1 1 11 i.lia. no ; all : 80 .. .t.... b. 8da pay. 1970 111 96 100 1 01 do. do. 187741 j 86 81 10 l V i t ali °. New I I Pla " sal IL 100 Ma dras gust. 6p. tent., 101 Llt n. 11. Do. do. l i d e : : . 6 : 98 98 BC 10 Do. rya 6 do.—' 91 96 20 1 2 f Do. Aftlt I et. •NO : lielb. Ocep. 6 per a2* ... 60 I all IMelb. ana Hobson's I* 14 00 20 , 01 1 11.00'1A Can.olak 4 n 3 6 11l 100 N.B.otean.*.c.lstp.B. 82 ft 0 100 lelade. gue. 5 par cent. 101 103 86 100 Do. Doll! do lOl 103 !0 1 I Do. do. do — 84. •WO Do. Vunjaub do.. —10 1 e 1 1 609 IX MN i De. Indus Ett./f104:d0., V/ 99 WWNIAL GOVZINIUNT SICUI _ £20,000, 8r1t15b,C01m_69.61.,1871 100. 102 106 Can. Gov. 6p.e., 1877.150. 100 160 M. Donperet lftb.tAog. IN 90 101 Do.. pent.. llarAn 1001 109 1® ti 14,806 .. D 0.5 par ct.lsas./.70 'lOO, 60 01 63%80d ' Do. 6 per et los. 100 89 01 100,000 .. CsKof Ollopeop.et.l/r3lOO 106 100 do. 186S-4100j 106 111 Do. do. 1890-1 100 100 111 .. Do. do. 1891 100 107 109 .. 100.000 Ceylon Nov. 1868, 60 et 100 106 106 150,000 .. Do. 1878, do.. 160 100 in wow Manlike. 6 per et. 1878 100 106 117 0/0,000 .. Do. 1678 100 107 109 100,000 ' Do. 18811 100 100 111 165,600 .• , Natal. Gov.. per ant 100, 107 100 105,000' .. 'New Bruno Gov. 6p. et. 'loo' 101 105 N.S. Wenn Gv. 5 p.e.lB® 100 90 100 ...1 Do. 6p. e.. 1871 10 1176 1001 90 100 De. &p. c. lad lo 1801 101 90 100 160,000 .. New laelend•psw es®. 100, 107 109 150,000 .. Nova lloctla 6 p c., 1876 IN 106 106 74000, .. Queensland Gov. 6p. ct 100 j . . 4AasLGov.6 p. c. Hoods 100 106 110 1.. 11600v.15p.01an.17017.100 1 1..1 Dw do.llp.o.Apelllo6 100 IN 110 roman 3111 lg. 001CPLI1011.d. N. o_ T 10,000 ,All6oo.Mszlean KW 20,000 00 tannersllan 20,000 16 ,Ametrabanllth(L 47.000, 10 .11arlSaWaiderworLtif 20.000 1 5 , Bombay Gas 11,1100 IC British Samarium Lead 654,7801. 81. la al. 11 :1•a "t (1 1. i 1 11.500' 111) I Bilge' 1 Tea 1,1 8,016, waned* Company 60,000. 10 , CsasillsaLoaraLao,l ) 16.000. 10 .I.)misa 60,000 10 ,Com. of=er.(l.l l 60000 60 ,Caminerdall:Moollna ' 20.000 60 , Consolkbtad Dia .. (L 40.000 180 :Contrac4Corporatloa( ' 12,000 16 Oap.lll.l=ret7ep.o.' lOoteSll 96. 1008106 U. V al Prokreness . II 277,0001 1 IM. iz to z; 0 p. et. Perp.ilelail 10000,10 nntCorporadoCL 50.000 10 ,Z. lodis brig. m Canal 100.11051 911 'llgypldank Coma Trd.(L ' 879,07111.1 111,. 1111seiric Ilikgrapb 70,000. 6, to and Ana Capper 1 116,000, 10 10.1Welkt}la.olLea.(L! 200611 15 1060. &oars liaviasMo , 100,000, 10 Illodaon's By 150,000 10 ,InternataMan.Sue.: 1 50,010 111 Italia& lerla. (Clam Cay. I 10000001, IN , Do. Op. e. Ws. r. , 40,000; 15 ..Toint9toeklYawmll(L) , 110.0014 15 1 LoadAinde lalka.11.(111 12.000 1 Load.Dlatriet Wain. 10,000 50 LAW. Roan Amo. (L 171,000 A feet G. Omnibus C. 60.000 , U LAWro Pviso. Yana . WBO U Nadir Irriga. a Osasi 11.190 ft Usav'tlas Lam1,16.(1. 11.04 le 'Nada Iblaa TM. (1. 110.001 00 ploresa.Croditasem(l. 11,600 111 1 !Mal LAnd&Col. C. X, • *OW 26 • ,Nattonal 014.2433. EL stommo qtatloor Steam Nov.( 6,08411 1D I Nerbadda Coal t L 11. 0.000 20 Do. New 1411.1174. IN. rltiraustrals. (L) 60.000 I 2 N.144.a110rda.1.6.( 40,000 2.3 Orr Marra trams. 10,000, 20 ,thrratal Carrealul(l 100 0001 1 ;Darrel Or (Ll=loo4 60,000 1 1 1 Do. New 60,0001 10 lOrlast.lallailllme 10,000 , 6 lOLtorra ( 400,000 i 14. ,Perlllclor44l4 10,000 60 Peurau/ar t O. 80aor 10,000 60 i Do. New 10,000 1 50 •111.1%yosey Iron 10,000' 16 ' Do. Now 1 4.200: 26 1101. City hoprov. (1 ) 1 29.754 26 Ditto ditto 16.0001100 Royal Mall 66era 100.0001, St. Scailah Aust. law. 30,03, 20 14e.T.03 - ..tiryt 10,00 N 60 8. African X. 14,100 24 Sour Australia Lord MAO& lobrorloa Trarre ' 1 D 0.600211 106,000 i illsaradA:.7Alll44l lt.„600( 10 ?rut& 60.1. 60,000 20 T. L of WOO& & OdlstllG Tar trlll/. 60,000 . 10 :Velma. Marra lira. mow Aassaires(Lla. 10,000 30 Van Dlemetia loud._ 1 w+e.a 19 21 11 ao o rr Idis 1 6 par " I? 62 zd l 16 SO Sas Wm dpia Kis i Pal OiDdo, 22 " W 114 111 Ili 113 111 3 NM 1 0 2} It I 0 , Imsl I lipet Par ifdo 1 It II 11-ps t. Ps I toPIE 1 1 9 11 E 6 sepal cl9 lll 5 .... td 1 ; 1 1 1 19 21 19114119 i 2 4 poi i l9 11 11 .... " 77 79 _. 9 145 111;tel Id 10 8. a a la 14! 1& 01414 1 pea If Id 46 if t ib il i 1 ::1 Par 1 PEI 11 11 Pin ! to 11 Ili 9 ii a pi te leil 12T z PREFERENCE BEARER 01. Wort.. original Chanter 5 pee oat. pref. steak 102; to No l. 3 rth Rotel% 41 per coat. redeemable, 1031. Waterford and Kr&may, 6 per oast., 441. Dourstic SHRVANTS. —A correspondent of the Dublin Evening Moil gives the substance of • convemelioa which took pion between her sod her housemaid about three years sec :—" Muting the paper, doors, and oven furniture of my home mods injured by the °coolant friction of her hoops, I determined to endeavour to put down the fashion of wearing such ertizlet in-doors. Calling her, I said in future I could not permit hoops to be woes indoors. lib. appeared greatly shocked, surprised, and angry, and replied, that although she had • good place, and Lied the family, she preferred Irving—indeed, would almost rather die than give up her hoops, and left the room in teen. Fortunately far her sad zne this oc curred • few days previous to our beloved Quota', last vied to Ireland. The day attar her liajosty's arrival the limo maid none to me with a letter is her hood, sad said, 'lf you have no objection, ma'am, I have ohaoged my mind about leaving, as I have jus t received this letter from • friend of mice at Kingdom, who closely welch( 1 her Majesty when landing, and she doctors, she neither wore hoop Dar arise liee ; so I em waisted to leave off mine in-doors.' Next morning she appeared with the largest bustle I sew mw in my life ; bat a, this holds a higher position sad memo so injury, I made no remark." LONDON AND BLACLWALL RAILWAT.—The direo tors of this company have dotermined to recommend a dividend for the half-year ending the 31st of December lest at tho rate of 4 per cent per &ovum at the antlaary sleek, carrying forward a below, of 9431. A Pitirrn's Szeos..—A ludicrous blunder ap pears to • Ripon paper, canoed by a line which properly belo pk zied to • mooting report having been ao3idontally between two ansaimairoesta of births. The record and as follows :—" On the 3rd instant, at Ellington, the wife of Kr. Terry, schoolmaster, of • zoo. Ho spoke in distinctly, but was understood to say that, oa the sth le otard, at Mond-pte, Ripoo, the wife of Mr. JoesphLseedsle, tailor, of • daughter. TO TEII EDITOR OP TEI 111.11:68. beile inforinyontli;t ;it; • weld isnaigatios of the acewasie of this company the directors have arrived at the tonalosioe that the defalcatioa of the late secretary amounts to about 7,7501., and of the late inansaer an Bel gians to ;to this mint be addipil 11.2 shares which ham been abstracted from those held by the company. The books will be plead in the beads of a pericosimal amount ask and should any material difference from these amounts be found, which the directors have no mope to suppose will be the cue, it will at coos be made publio.-1 am, he , Osonat SaILWARD. liastbre sad Menge Railway. 61, Moosgateretrest, Loodoe, 10th Feb., 1864. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the London and Booth African Bank will be held on the 10th May, to confirm the resolution recently passed, authorising the directors to apply for • supplemental charter. ♦ general meeting of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company will be held on the 10th March, when • dividend is to be declared. At a meeting of the London and Burton Bottled Beer Company (Limited), held yetterday, the direc tors' report and statement of account* were adopted, and • dividend was declared at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, as well as • bonus of 3s. per share, both free of incc,toe tax, and payable on the 15th instant. It is announced that the applications for the 10,000 shares of the Credit Fonder (Limited) (Great Britain and Ireland) have reached 50,000 shares. The list was closed yesterday. We are requested to mention that the share 'aisit of the Great Er , teru Northam Junction Railway will be closed on Tuesday next. With reference to the market for American seen :ities Mr. E F. Satterthwaite reports as follows : Sinn our last there has been rather more activity in the market in Loudon for American securities ; the tramactiona have been chiefly in Illinois shares sad United States Go vernment bond s of 1074, 1881, sad the 5.20 loan, all of which have been rather freely taken to supply ountieental demand. Therk hes also bees some Wintry f..r Americas Its , lroad bonds, either famed in sterling or being equivalent to sterling, by having interest and piiacipal payable iu Loa der, at fined rata per dollar, but boasts decline walnut; see cesionsions ea present quotation. WEDNESDAY LTINDKA Consols, which closed yesterday at ttoi to fur the Bth March, were first marked to-day 90i, and closed at 01 to 1 For money the last price was 904 to I. The official business report is as follows --Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 94, ; ditto for account, 90i, 91, ; Three per Cents. Iteduced, 90k, ; New Three per Cents., 90k, if, ; Bank Stock, 237 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1031, 104, 103, 104; ditto Four per Cent., 100 ; Five per Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper, 104. The India Five per Cent. Stock was a lit:le more inquired for. The Five per Cent. rupee paper has improved. Exchequer Bills were quoted Is. higher, at 9e. to 3e. din. The foreign stock market was dull in the morn ing, but the speculative securities experienced a slight improvement in the afternoon. The amount of hills on India for which tenders will be received at the Bank of England on the 17th inst. is rupees 30,00,000, or 300,0001. Bank shares were generally firm, with a tendency to improvement. Au advance has taken place in Agra, Alliance, Bank of New Zealand, City, Euro pean, London and Westminster, and Metropolitan and Provincial. Colonial Bank, Oriental Bank, and &dude, Punjaub and Delhi Bank were quoted rather lower. Egyptian Trading shares were firm, at 21 to prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, at 17 to National Discount, Discount Corporation, and Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance sharer were all inquired for, especially the first-named. Royal Mail Steam rose 21. Oriental Commercial, South African Mortgage and Investment, and Canadian Loan and Investment shares were flatter. International Financial shares have recovered to 6j to 63 prem. London Financial were firm, at 111 to 11} prem., and General Credit steady at 211-16 to 13-16 prem. The shares of the Land Securities Company were last quoted I to j prem. ; Mauritius Land Credit, I to f prem. ; Credit Foncier of Mauritius, I to 1 prem . ; Anglo-Italian Bank, jto g prem. ; tile Credit, 41 to 5 prem. ; Contract Cor poration, 1 to 14 prem. • Credit Foncier (Great Britain), lj tD 2 Prem. ; London Mercantile Dis count, 2 to 3 prem. ; London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam, 3 to j dia. ; West India and Pacific Steam, to 2 prem. ; Australian and Eastern Navigation, 53 to 61 pron. ; Mexican Bank, 4 to 5 prem. ; Consolidated Discount, 2 to 1} dia. ; Financial Corporation, 1 to 2 prem. ; Wal lachian Petroleum, 1 to 1} prem. ; and Fairtairn Engineering, 1 to lit prem. MINES.-(THIS DA YJ Two o'CLorm. The mining market is less firm to-day, and prices on the whole are not so strong. East Camden shares have declined 155., the present qnotation being 28 to +. Wheal Seton are also lower at 160 to 165, and Great Fortune at 19 to 26,1 ; Prosper United are quoted 72 to 8 ; and Gammen'', 34 to 4 : Cambrian Gold sharer have been dealt in in the Stock Ere at f and being firm ; Marke Valley, at 7, and Wheal Trelawney at 231. Foreign and colonial mining ,, sha shares are unaltered. The Vigo and Clugau M•oa • g Company have received for the fortnight ending the 6th inst. 3'.32 ounces 9 dwta. and 12 grs. of gold, being the pro duce from 15 cwt. 2 qrs. of ore. The returns from the poor ore for the same period have to be added, bat have not yet been received at the tare. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. IMPERIAL AVERAGE& Wh 012.90 / 30 :•• 0332 I ark. ,N. Pisa Jsa 2 3o* 1011111 11110131 Wags 113 Ns 36 24214 7 Lis "MN. 74443 1311430 34 le i.e 114313 1 104303 02813 74.2 m 14 23 413 2,1123 9.2223 04 333 8.1.103 44 3O Feb. 0 404 4432. sem 42333 44 , 33. pie Avenge 1406 edits lld ISt 241213 4. 4 fl. ld 333 MT.—Wiped, Barley, Ow Rye, bars. slid Pew menugnoss xi so AVOWS MEM Or WELL? MUM Ting MI IMMO MUIR 41 . 41/ 11 Ham In. 2. I Jam 11.45 a. 111 Jam Jam. 10. i Feb. a 3 .. 40 U 40 11 •. . • • • • ~ lI• • •• MARKET. LIVERPOOL ooTroi (TWB DAY, ON NAMED, AND KANT (MON Ma owls Noon. No Anne in market. Sales about 7,000 ; importa,.lo3 ; previously, 8,488. MINCING LANK.—(THIS DAY.) &mix. —The market continues Auk and prises at relish( qualities show a further advance al 64 per cwt. The sales Judo& flee crystallised Demmer*, at 47a ; Mauritius, at 42a. to 45e.; Madras commas Jway, 325. ; llauilla alayed, 39a. 6d. to 40s. ; and Chiba Muscovado. at 42a. to 45a Reined has also add at firmer prima Corm.—The demand for good qualities of *mastics Oeyloo ousting's* firm at full prices, but for common sorts there are not ready buyers at previa"' rate , ; triage sold .1 52e. to 63a. ; middling acid good middling, 78a. so SG. ; fly 935. 6d. ; pea berry, 80a to 89s. Coooa—Orsnroon sorts of Trinidad are is good request, at ls. advance ; grey and mixed red wild at 565. to 595. Tai..—The market contieuse quiet. Rico. Row, and Saurgrail. —No sales reported. firtexs.—There is a fair demand for most descriptions at full p ice., except Omits Lima, which has sold at a slight decline ; third to first prls, 836. to 935. Pepper sold. Pe-. sang, 3ed. to 4d. ; Singapore, 30. ; white Penang, ; pimento, ordinary to good middling, 2id. to 2id. ; nutmeg", mall to:good, la ld. to 2s. 11d. ; Me" good naiddliag to fair, Is. Bd. to %. 9d. ; and dessanon, fourth to first pile., Cyloo. Ia to la 9L 8•00 has ssld at full prima; small marl at 21a. to 23a 64. num.—The demand is inactive, . . . bi;rrOn.-:Fhere is •sattre setha bquiry, and prioes is was ONO are firmer. Yestestisy the total sales were 3,300 tales. Jters.—Yor good qualities ins pions have been paid, bob inferior kinds are still dull of tole and again easier, Lon.moo to good sold at 201. Its. to 30/. ss. Istnoo.—The sake eostieue to prograsa lisaydy at the opening rates. except good Kurpabs, w • have met a fair at last sale's rates, sad dr, hat Xadras at par to 3d. per lb. decline. TALLOW HARKET.—(THIS DAT.) The assriciit is pir st= y t tits sabjabsd prises .—Tmns tallow, 40r. 6d. ; T.O. as So spot, 401. 6d.; flue!,sos. ad. ; April to T.O. 41i. ; Octolkr w thotio. bor. 446. METROPOLITAN OATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) The supply of beasts is not Lupe, yet fully equal te the demand. Trade is dull, and, on the average. prime ere rather lower. The demand for sheep is viei iocoesiderahle, and the few on offer menot be all disposed of. The chokes* deecriptioes meet with purchasers at about Woodsy's rake. Calves are much mom plestiful, and prices are lower. hem Oermany sad Hellen& there are 170 beasts, SOO sheep, and 236 waves ; Span. 1I beasts ; mash cows, 120. 1 Per stow et EU. a4.a d. Per mem et Wm ad.s d. Bud See* Isrslda 4 5 0 Dad Dos! 114-14.11 k 0 • * • NA lbseaSmories 4 4to lea loar-w OOl . •• • 5 I 6 6 Ssosad qua/ Maas 2 4 0 168 46. NY= .—OO 0 48 WPM Ploi 11 4 8 De. de. Misses . ... 0 0 0 • But Das a }ll2-breis 6 6 0, Lobs /Nests st wit* 1,01 . Wasp sad lamlbs. 3.680 : Calves. 216: 1M.12•. 8111THIEILD HAY ItARKIT.--/THD3 DAY.) maim Horny sod lississ most buds doll at lest days Primo meadow bay, 70a. to ;=prior MIS% g ic e. i ro 90a; clove, aid, U. to 110 s ; eseisd cot, Ms. I. 1001; straw, 24.. to 3011. , WI la . 48 9S 96 Wl5ll N 101 N 100 VT SO N 100 II 117 N 1N N 100 IM M K VI ~a . 7'. f ~' ; ~~j Am I