The Express. — London, England, 1866-01-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURTS. (Before the Lord Catimeellor.) CATON V. CATON.-JUDGMENT. This appeal iiOn - i - Vice-Charicellor Stuart was hear] at the sittings after lad term. The Lord Chmiceller now gave judgment, and said that the bill in the suit was filed to obtain relief under a parole contract in consideration of marriage. In the autumn of 1832 the Rev. Richard Caton, being then about the age of SO, slaw deceased, made proposals of marriage to the now plaintiff, then Mrs. Henley, who was about 60 years of age. She was possessed of a life interest in *dates in Ire land, and personal property amounting to over 13,0001. It was proposed that on the marriage the whole of her property should be settled on Mr. Caton for life, subject to a payment of SOL ayear to the wife, with remainder so her, of ell her own existing property and any she might afterwards acquire ; besides a leasehold house and furniture of Mr. Catoe's was to be secured to her. These proportions were rednoed to writing, and a draft of a settlement prepared and approved by the parties ; but afterwards the part re lating to the estates In Ireland was struck out. After. wards Mr. Caton proposed to Mrs. Henley that she should not insiston a settlement on condition that he left her by his will all her own property and the house and furniture, to which she assentedin spite of the remonstrances of her solicitor. The marriage took place, and Mr. Caton duly executed a will in conformity with the agreement. This he subsequently revoked and left the bulk of the acquired by his wife to his eons, the present retra si d t a Y nts. The Vice-Chancellor made a decree in favour of the plaintiff for the performance of the agreement. The defendants, the appellants, denied that the contract was valid under the Statute of Frauds. Now it was clear that no parole contract in consideration of marriage could, ac cording to the Statute of Frauds, be the subject of an action at law ; and by a parity of reasoning could any suit for specific performance of any such contract prevail in this court. It was argued that equitable relief could be given, notwithstanding the statute, where there bad been part per formance of the contract, end that being so the question was whether that rule applied in the present case. Marriage was not part performance of a contract so as to tyke it out of the statute; and the ground of [the ViorChancellor's decision was, that the making of the will in conformity with the parole agreement constituted an adequate part performance to entitle the plaintiff to relief. He (the Lord Chancellor), however, was of opinion that even that act was note sufficient part performance, for • will swarms revocable, and the contract was of such a negative nature, that what had been done oould not be held to be part per formance. He must hold that there was no ground for the decree, which must be reversed, and the bill dismissed with costa BE AGRICULTURIST'S CATTLE INSURANCE COXPAIST EXPARTE STABROPE.—JUDCMENT. This was an appeal from the Master of the Rolls, and was argued at the late matins. The Lord Chancellor now gave judgment. end said that the ease involved the question of an application by en official liquidator to place the name of the executrix of the lice Hon. and Rev. Fitzroy Stanhope on the list of oon tributaries of an insolvent company called the Agricul turists' Cattle lasurance 'Company. The company was formed in 1845, and Mr. Stanhope took 100 shares on which be duly paid the deposit. An order was made in 1861 for the winding up of the company. Mr. Stanhope died in 1864 ; and on a motion to place the name of his execut ri x on the list of contributories, the Master of the Rolls re fitted the application. Several cases of disputed contri bution had arisen under the winding up of this company. The first was that of one Brotherhood, which occurred in Jane, 1862. It appeared that is 1848 many of the share holders were anxious to retire from the company, and at • meeting of the shareholder', which was held at Chippenham, it was discussed how they should be enabled to retire; and an (arrangement, known afterwards as the " Chippenbam arrangement," was come to, by which • call et 31. should be made, and those who wished to retire should not pay it, and their shares be forfeited, while those who remained should only pay 10s. per share of the call. This was confirmed at a subsequent meeting. Brotherhood and others accepted the first terms, and were never afterwards treated as shareholder. In 1862, after the order for winding-rap, a motion was made to place Brotherhoc3 on the list of contributories, but it mu refused by the Master of the Rolls on the ground of hue of time ; and this order was on appeal affirmed by the Lords Justices. Then Caine Spackman's case, who had declined to come into the Chippenham arrangement, and in 1849 presented a petition for the winding-u pof the company, which was refused. Thereupon he and seven other shareholders came to a compromise with the directors, and on payment of 4,000 t. were released, and their shares forfeited. This ar xiogement was never brought before any meeting of the shareholders. In 1864 an application was made to the Master of the Rolls to put Spackman on the list of mufti butories and refused ; but on appeal Lord Westbury ordered his name to be so placed. Then came Lord Bel haven's ease, which stood in a distinct posi tion ; for though his name appeared as vies-pre sident of the company ho never signed the deed, and refused to take any shares, and always repudiated any lia bility, but in the end paid 501. to be released. The Muter of the Rolls, acting in Spaekmsn's ease, put Lord Belhaven on the list, but on appeal the Lords Justices struck it off. Then came the present cue, that of Mr. Stanhope, who had not retired under the Chippenham arrangement, but paid 10a. • share of mill. In the next year Lowsver, he tried to be released, and eventually in August, 1849, on payment of 1001., his shares were declared for feited, and he was never afterwards treated as a share holder. On application to the Master of the Rolls, his lordship refused to place him on the list of cootributories, saying that the decisions in Spackman's and Lord Belhaveu's cases being in conflict he held with the latter. The ease then came on appeal before him (the Lord Chancellor), and it appeared to him that it was impos sible to find any difference between it and that of Speakman. Both refused to come in under the Chippenbam arrange meet, both paid a sum of money to obtain the forfeiture of their shares, and in neither case was the compromise with them submitted to the shareholders. It was clear that if Lord Belhaven's case had not occurred the Muter of the Rolls would have been bound by the decision in that of Spackman ; but the circumstances of Lord Belhaven's were peculiar ; there was no coneealanot—it was a question whether he was ever a shareholder ; and there were good grounds for holding the compromise with him valid. He (the Lord Chancellor) mast be bound by the decision in Sp ec k man ' s c as e ; hut even if it were not for the decision in that ease, his judg ment would be the same, for he was of opinion that Mr. Stanhope could not hive been released from his obliga tions by the act of the directors alone ; but only by the consent of the shareholders. The order of the Muter of the Rolls must be reversed, and the name of Mrs. Stanhope, as executrix of her late husband, placed en the list of contributories. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. T. Kindenley.) BE PREEN AND CO. (LIMITED).—THE COMPANIES ACT or 1862. This wss a petition for winding-up, presented be the largest shareholder of the company, who was one of the directors. It appeared that the company was constituted ID September, 1864, for the purpose of purchasing the property and business of a then existing company of lime and cement manufacturers, known as Freeu and Co. The capital was to consist of 50,0001., in 1,000 shares of 50/. each, but only 419 shares were subscribed for, and in the year and a quarter of its existence the company had con tracted a debt of 1 0001. beyond its ciapisaL There were still two places of business, Frindsbury, Kent, and Abiagdon. street, Westminster. The petition was unopposed and bin Honour granted a decree. Cracknell represented the petitioner. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall.-4 Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special JarY.) . . _ HILL V. FISNET. This was the eighth thy of the hearing of this remark able can. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., sod Dr. Tristram were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., and Mr. Watkin Wil liams were counsel for the defendants. Mr. Coleridge, in replying upon the whole case, said be bad a very anxious and arduous task to perform, because be bad to reply upon a case of the greatest possible im- Portents, end after a most elaborate and powerful speech from one of the most powerful man it h a d b een hi s goo d or . fortune to be opposed to at the English bar. He desired to reinvite their attention as to the real beet of the inquiry, and to draw their minds to what were the two points they would have to decide. But he would first state that this action was not brought for the purpose of vindicating the character at the expense of his late attorney. That was not a fair way or • correct way of stating the grounds or motives upon which this action had been con tested. The action had been brought for this meson, that finding avenue after avenue for that redress which the plaintiff conceived to be a great wrong to be cloud against him, and he baying ascertained that all that had come upon him by the act, as he stated and contended, of bin attorney, it was to him only that he could look for redress for the miserable position in which he was now Plated. The plaintiff made this attack and had brought this action because it was now discovered that owing to the defendant's °cadent he bad been placed in his Present nefortnnate position, sod unless be could tet redress in this form of action the defendant's conduct had prevented his obtaining it in any other fora I le real points he submitted to be discussed in this case wen —first, was the defendant negligent, and did he mks conduct himself in settling and compelling the settlement c 't the judicial separation snit under the circumstances elder which he compelled its settlement ; and, asineadly, was there or was there not • fair sad substantial ground of defence on the part 0t the plaintiff to that suit. They were die beet pain* and it was not necessary lbw they @hada coma to the same conclusion on both. And although case did ant necessarily follow the other, he should contend for both. It was possible they might come to a different coo dftieu on both those points, and therefore he should endeavour to keep them distinct la the observations he should have to make to them. The Lord Chief Justice—l than feel it to be my duty THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1866. to tell the jury that they must find in the affirmative on both points to enable the plaintiff to recover. Mr. Coleridge said he agreed in that. He only meant that they were distinct polo* and for the purpose of clearness it was desirable to consider them as distinct, and as a matter of argument they were to be carefully kept distinct, and they might find the affirmative conclution on the one without necessarily involving the affirmative con clusion on the other. The Lord Chief Justice—l apprehend there are three questions for the jury. The final proposition resolved it. self into two points, viz., did the defen dan t give the advice stated in the declaration ; and if he gave it, was it negli gems on his part as an attorney? Mr. Coleridge said his first point involved the two clues. Lions as suggested by his lordship. What he ventured to put first was, assuming that the advice given by the defendant was what the plaintiff said, the question whether it was or was not negligent or improper advice depended upon what they thought was the state of the case at the time it was before the Divorce Court; because what might have been discovered since, unless it was present at the defendant's mind at that time of comae formed i no pert of the grounds on which the defendant gave that advice, and oould have no effect, favourable orunfavourable, to the defendant. As to the second proposition, as to whether there was or was not a good ground of defence on the part of the plaintiff in the Divorce Court, depended— though, perhaps, in strict reasoning it was hardly so, and be did not Imps or expect impossibilities—it must depend on what they now thought of the case. And the question was whether, after that, they now thought there was or was not a good ground of defence against his wife's suit in the Divorce Court. There were, as he knew, two cases in the Divoroe Court, and although this action had no reference to the suit by the plaintiff foe a divorce, or formed no part of the charge in the declaration, it was important for them to consider whether it was wise or not to press that ease on first for trial, and what had been its effect, because the propriety or impropriety of the alnico the defendant afterwards gave was founded in a great extent on the result of that suit, and its effect on the plaintiff's character. Mr. Kerslake had said that no lawyer in Westminster Hall could doubt it was proper to force re the divorce suit before the judicial separation suit, but in that he begged to differ from his leaned friend for two reasons—one, that it placed the labouring oar immensely on the plaintiff, the evidence of a %Mary being chiefly inferential, and only to be obtained from the cross-examination of the witnesses, as the persons chiefly interested in that suit could not be examined. The evidence in the judicial separation sail was most damning to the plaintiff's cha racter, and he was by the compromise prevented from replying to it in the Divorce Court, and the advice given by the defendant had brought about what was the subject of this action. It was of the greatest possible im portance that his story and everything connected with the case should be before the tribunal that had to decide the case, and as it turned out afterwards without appeal. The cha racter and reputation for life of the plaintiff depended on the suit. The defendant had a knowledge that there was a conclusive answer to the wife's charge, though in this case it had bees somewhat altered. After referring to the evi dence in the case the learned counsel said the team used by the plaintiff that " he had been cajoled into a marriage." had been unfairly pressed. What he meant was that he WAS driven to marry by pressure of circum stances at the time when he for temporary reasons did not want to =airy. [The case was proceeding when our report left.] COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in 13eneo.--(Sdore Lord Chief Justice Erie, end Justices Willes, Keating, and Smith.) BERRY V. DA COSTA.-THE LIAM BREACH OF PROMISE OP ROUTH EASTERN RAILWAY. —6-- NEETING.—(THIS DAY.) This afternoon the adjourned meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the Bridge House Hotel, London bridge, for the porpoise of declaring the result of the poll upon Mr. Bell a amendment as to the Greenwich extension line; the Hon. Mr. BYNG rirdbair. Mr. fileasnEN, one of the scrutineers, addressing the chairman said the scrutineers had been very greatly facilitated in their labours by the orderly and attentive manner in which the proxies had been presented to them by the company, under the direction of Mr. Cox, of the transfer office. . Yr. sYtrpa (the secretary) then read the report of the scrutineers as follows:—For the directors' resolutions —pre sent —proprietors, 76 ; holding stock _477,9301. ; votes. 4,227 ; proxies, 904; holding 2,031,8301. ; votes, 24,764 ; total, 980 proprietors holding 2,609,8301.; total votes, 28,991. For Mr. Bell's amendment :—Proprietore present, 36 holding stock, 40,670/. ; votes, 673 ; proxies, 733 ; stock, 858,2901. ; votes, 14,309. Total proprietors, 769 ; stock, 896,8901; and votes, 14,984. Majority in favour of the directors' resolution, 211; shareholders' stock, 1,610,940/. ; and votes, 14,077. In examining the proxies the scrutineers had not been able to agree to the validity of the following four, Sarah Bayles, Win. Beylea, C. Bell, and James Cedes, making 99 votes. The CHAIRMAN then declared the resolution of the directors in favour of the projected mamma carried. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the proceeding. closed. THE MURDER AT PORTSMOUTH. (PROM OITH OWN RIXORTLII.) PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY MORNING. The borough police have arrested a young man on suspicion of being the murderer of Caroline Shoreland. He is an armourer on board her Majesty's ship Excellent, named Benjamin Eve, and suspicion fell upon him in consequence of his having been seen drinking with the de ceased on the night previous to the murder till half-past 12 o'clock, sad they were afterwards seen together at the corner of Hereford-street. The police de tectives accordingly went on board the ship on Friday afternoon, and on the prisoner's bag being examined a blue serge was found on the wrists of which were spots of what is supposed to be haman blood, with a quantity of what looked like woman's hair attached to it. When it was produced, and without being questioned, the prisoner said—" That is my serge, and I wore it last night." The prisoner was then ordered to pull off his trouser; and on these being examined a quantity of blood, with human hair, was discovered on the in side of both legs ; he also voluntarily admitted that he had worn these trousers on the previous night. He was then charged with wilful murder, and replied, " I know nothing of any murder," bat upon being shown a likeness of the deceased, he at once said, "I think I wee with that woman last night." It appears that when the body of the deceased was seen by the police her bonnet was lying close by, with the remains of both earrings, which had been broken during the struggle. Her pocket was turner out, and near it lay her purse, with a counterfeit shilling in it. The prisoner is only 23 years of of fair complexion, and boyish appearance. He was to be brought before the borough magistrates this (Saturday) morning, and an inquest will be opened to-night. FORTY VESSELS WRECKED. UPWARDS OF ONE•HUNDRED LIVES LOST. (From the Western Times of this day.) We deeply regret to have to record that the effect, of the gale were meet fearful in Torbay, many vessels have been driven ashore, and it is reported that a hundred live' are la.. In the early part of the week there were several large weasels sod numerous trawlers lying in Brixham Roads, having put in for shelter from the south westerly gales. On Wednesday night the wind went round to the east• ward, blowing a hurricane, with a heavy fall of snow. All the vessels in the Roads were exposed to its violence, and several breaking from their moorings drove ashore. Thursday's dawn disclosed the dreadful sight of the wrecked vessels, many of which were on Broadaands. The crews were partly saved, but many were lost. Those who got ashore were in the most shocking plight—half dead with cold and exhaustion. A number of them were Spanish and Dutch, from foreign barques that had foundered. All were taken charge of by the people of the neighbourhood. As the day advanced the gale continued, and the shipping yet afloat was ever moment in the greatest danger. Alto gether forty vessels were driven ashore. The Exeter and Plymouth Ga:ette says it is considered by Mr. Nankivel, seamen's missionary, and others who are likely to form the most accurate estimate, that 150 persons and upwards perished during the gale. The Brixham fishwives did a noble act. In the height of the gale, when the cries of drowning men were mingled with the howling of the wind, they brought out their mattresses and bedding, and made a fire on the quay to indicate to the shipwrecked sailors the entrance to the harbour. The most frantic excitement prevailed throughout the town, and many noble efforts were put forth to save life and property. One noble woman, named Wheaton, wife of a master mariner, saved two lives by throwing a rope from the window of her house, which stands on the rocks overhanging the bay at Furteharn-hill. . . At Biosaaands the Coast guardsmen were engaged in throwing ropes to those on board the wrecked vessels, which were within reach of the shore. Capta;n Jeffery Searle and his two sons, volunteered to swim to the ships in cork jackets, and they succeeded in taking ropes to the ships amid the cheers of the assembled crowd. By this means the crews were safely brought to shore. Mr. Hills, of Churchstowe, rendered similar serAices with regard to a vessel at Elbury. . . . . . The town during the whole of the day was in the greatest state of excitement, and many a widow could be seen weeping at her untimely loss. The ship iosurance com panies at Brixham and Teigamooth are reported to be bossy losers. It is impossible to form en opinion uto the real loss sustained or the whole, but it is thought by some to amount to near a quarter of a million. ANOTHER CAPTURE OF FERIANS IN IRELAND. The Dublin Ereuing Mail of last night contains an account of the seizure of a quantity of bullets, bullet moulds, and some old weapons in a house in North Anne street, Dublin, and arrest of four young men who were on the premises, one of whom had been allowed by the Crown to stand out on bail to take his trial. The priNonersl were brought before the magistrates yesterday and remanded. On the person of one of them the following dotument in print was found : "A PROCLAMATION. "TO THE IRISH PEOPLE. "Citizen Soldiers,—Again we address you on the impor tance of the ouming struggle. To urge upon you the neces sity of prudence we shall not now do, as your put conduct proves you to be men of prudence and discretion. But we shall urge upon you the necessity of earnest preparation. Let all true Irishmen understand one another. In • country where it is • treason' to have a ride it is necessary for you to put your weapons in conceal ment until the day of action. That grand work of libera tion shall soon begin. Soon shall our country have an army of citizen soldiers ; soon shall the Sunburst shine upon our hills. Our perfidious enemy, aware of the power with which she will have to cope, is making every preparation. She is fortifying her strongholds, barring her prisons, arming her • loyal' subjects—amongst the rest ' Orangemen.' She is sending English and Scotch troops to our country. But her strc ngholde shall give way ; her prison doors shall fly open ; her arms and her troops become en instrument against herself. She ban to contend against that mightiest of powers —the outraged but almighty people. The perjured press, in their fear, thunder out against us. They and all Irish foes will have soon canae to regret the day they worked against their country. We cell upon ►ll classes of our countrymen, no matter what creed they protest. to stand forth and be ready to aid in the liberation of Ireland. Ours is no party coax. We embrace Protestants, Catho lics, Dissenters, and all who love Ireland. For Ireland a Republic, for Ireland in freedom we work. A band of patriots, bound together by all ties of amity and patriotism, pledged to one another in the sacred cause of liberty, may ere long commence that glorious struggle for the accomplishment of which so many have sacrificed their lives on the scaffold and in the field. Let all true men hold themselves in readiness. We advise sobriety, preparation, and prudence. Remember Emmet ! Think on your imprisoned countrymen !—By order of the Vizilance Committee. " December 30, 1865." The prisoner O'Keefe was found guilty yesterday, and was sentenced by Mr. Justice Fitzgerald to be kept in penal servitude for ten years. OPEN ComParrrrow.—The vacancy in the class of supplementary clerks in the office of the Civil Service Commimioners will be filled up by au open competition about the middle of February. Applications wi l be re received from candidates between 16 and 20 years of age up to February 1. It is understood that a second funeral of the late President of the Royal Academy will take place in Eng. land, whither his remains h►ve been transported from the English cemetery at Florence. It would seem that some danger exists of the spot where Sir Charles Dudek' wu buried being ultimately built over. The Royal Academy are, it is said, to conduct these second obsequies of their late principal, and the re•interment will take place at Kul -1 eal•green Cemetery on the 18th inst. The General Purposes Committee of the Rochdale Town Council lately sppoiated a deputation, consisting of the Mayor (Mr. S. Stott), Alderman G. L. Ashworth, Alderman Moon, and the Town Clerk, to wait upon Mr. John Bright, and invite him to lay the corner.stooe of the new Towo.hall, which is to cast 40,0001. Mr. Bright can seated, sad the osrw►os' is to take plass as the 24th inst. SHARK LISTS.-(THIS DAY.) Oxis o'CLOCK. The railway market is rather dull to-day, and a decline of k to 1- per cent. has taken place in Metropolitan, Great Western, Midland, South Eastern, and Great Eastern stock,. London and North Western stock is now quoted 125 k to ; Great Western, 581 to k ; Midland, 122 k to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 121 f to 122}; Sout h Eastern, 731 to f ; Great Eastern, 41 to k ; Caledonian, 126 k to 127 k ; Great Northern, 126 k to 127 k ; ditto A, 144 k to 145 ; and Metropolitan, 133 k to 1. HONEY MARKET. -(THIS DAY.) Osz Abaci; The dealings in the stock markets to-day are limited, but the tone generally is not unfavourable. The English funds are unchanged for money, but have improved 1-16 to i per cent, for the account. American securities are in request, and exhibit a rather important rise. Foreign bonds and English railways, however, show flatness, and have declined I to f per cent. in some cases. A slight reduction has also occurred in International Financial and Imperial Mercantile shares. The applications for discount continue moderate, and, with a large supply of money seeking employ ment, good three months' bills are readily taken at 74 to per cent. The rate in the Stock Exchange for advances on English government securities till Monday is 31 to 41 per cent. Coasols are now quoted 87 to 1 for money, and 871 to 4 for the account (February 8). Foreign stocks have been little dealt in, and are dull. Turkish of 1865, Greek, Spanish Certificates, Brazilian scr:p, and Mexican have receded Ito per cent. Some of the present quotations are subjoined, viz.: Greek, 131 to ; Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865, 411 to 421 ; Spanish Passive, 251 to 1; ditto Certificates, 131 to 1 ; Confederate, 6 to 8 ; Brazilian scrip, 1 to 1 prem. ; and Mexican, 22 to 1, ex div. American securities are in demand, and have ad vanced. The 5-20 Bonds are in especial request, and have risen to 651 to I, being per oent, better than yesterday. Erie Railway shares have un proved to 571 to 1, and Illinois to 76 to 1. The remittances of specie from the United States to this country continue very limited, the total by the two steamers which have just arrived being only 1,1801. The following Australian gold ships are now on the way to England, viz. :—The Dover Castle, with 18,163 ounces ; Ben Castle, with 14,044 ounces ; Lady Egida, with 11,133 ounces; Yorkshire, with 15,054 ounces ; Star of Peace, with 11,734 ounces ; Lightning, with 11,094 ounces ; Pride of the Ocean, with 11,361 ounces ; Moravian, with 2,600 ounces ; and the Wellington, with 5,570 ounces. The total is 100,553 ounces, worth 402,0001. International Financial shires are now quoted I to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 11 to 2 prem. ; London Financial, 3} to prem. ; Imperial Mer cantile, 2 1-16 to 3.16 pram. ; Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, n to prem., ex all; Over end, Gurney, and Company, 5g to h prem. A telegram has been received from Malta, dated the 12th inst., announcing the restoration of the Malta and Alexandria telegraph line, which is con sequently reopened for the transmission of messa ges to Egypt, India, Australia, and other places in postal communication with Suez. In the report to be issued to the shareholders of the London Financial Association the directors state that, after a dividend and bonus at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum have been declared, the reserve fund will be increased to 100,0001. by the addition of 14,374/. Is. 3d., and a balance of 60,1071.105. ld. will be carried forward. Two o'CLccx. Consols are now quoted 87 to for money, and 871 to g, for the account, being it per cent. lower in the latter instance, compared with the quotation current at 1 o'clock. No gold operations were reported at the Bank y€ 8 terday, but it is thought that withdrawals for the Continent are not improbable, owing to the flatness of the exchanges, the adverse tendency of which arises chiefly from the magnitude of the shipments of ;ever from Marseilles to the East on English account. The Bombay packet of the 20th inst., from that port, is expected to take a large amount of specie, the whole of which has yet to be paid for from this side; and it is stated that engagements have been made to forward considerable amounts by the following steamers. The America, from New York, has brought 44,5001. in specie. On 'Change yesterday afternoon bills on the Con tinent were again inquired for, and the tendency of the rates was rather unfavourable, though without mach change. The list is subjoined : 4mMoirdso - 1, 3 months, 12.2/ to k; ditto, 3 days, 11.18 to 19 ;Rotterdam. 3 itoot.ol, 12.24 to 4; Anio - orp, 3 !Dontla. 2E.0.47 . 1 to 524 . ; Hamburg, m,. busco, 3 mon9,3s, 13.9# to 1 ; Peru, 3 - days, 25.15 20 ; ditto, 3 moults', 25.471 to 521 ; Frankforlosi.the•Maine, 3 months, 1201 to 1; Petersburg, per rouble, 3 months, 291 to 30 ; Mt. 80., 3 months, 10.85 to 90 ; Trieste, ditto, 3 months, 10.85 to 90 ; Madrid, 3 months, 461 to 1. • Codas, 3 months, 471 to 6 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 30.70 to 721 ; Genoa, 3 months, 30.70 to 721 ; Milan, 3 months, 30.70 to 721 • Naples, 3 months, 30.70 to 721; Palermo. 3 months, 30.70 to 721 ; Marina. 3 maths, 30.70 to 721; Lisbon, 30 days, 511 to 1 ; Oporto, 90 days, 51/ to 1. The weekly return of the Bank of France shows the following changes: Coin and bullion Decrease £BOO,OOO Bills discounted Government deposits )ecresse P I,uoll Notes in circulation increase 250,U011 Private deposits Advances The resources of the Bank of France have di minished as is shown by the continued decrease in the bullion, while the demand for money has caused a considerable increase iu the discounts. Thu International Financial Society (Limited) have just issued the third report of the directors, to be submitted at the general meeting, on Friday, the 26th inst. It is as follows : The directors have the pleasure of submitting herewith, for the consideration of the shareholders, the accounts of the society for the year 1865. The accounts, valuing all the society's securities at the lowest market values on the 31st December, and deducting all current expenditure, show a net profit of 111,933/. 6s. 6d. The directors recommend that this amount be appropriated as follows :-Ist. 37,5001. to payment of interest at 5 per cent. per annum on the called-up capital, whereof one-half (or 2s. fsd. per share) was paid by war of interest on account in July last ; 2nd. 37,5004 to bonus of 5a per share, to make, with the half of the above interest now payable, a total dividend of Ts. 6d. per share, free of income tax, being altogether a payment of 10 per cent. per annum ; 3rd, 5,3511.95. to reserve fund in con formity with clause No. 25 of the articles of association , raising the total amount of this filed to 28,7801. 13s. This, after deducting the amount required for income tax, will leave a balance of 30,693/. 2s. 6d. to be carried forward to new account. In conformity with clause 80 of the articles of association, Messrs. John Frederick Flemmich and Robert Amadeus Heath retire from the direction, but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. Messrs. Robert Palmer Harding and Edwin 11. Galsworthy, the auditors previously appointed, also offer themselves for re-election. The directors of the Imperial Bank (Limited) have issued their seventh report, to be presented at the general meeting on Tuesday, the 16th instant. We extract 11,11 follows : The directors beg to report the result of their operations for the half-year endiog the 30th December, 1865. By the annexed balanosobeet and profit and loss amount it will be seen that the profits amount to 38,874/. 16s. Bd. After paying the current expenses, making provision for bad and doubtful debts. allowing rebate of interest on bills dir counted not yet due, there remains a disposable balance of 23,2721. 2s. 2d. Out of this amount the directors propose to pay a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 8 per cent. par annum, free of income tax ; to write off the balance of the preliminary expenses; to transfer 2,7121. to the' reserve fund. which will then stand as 57,0001.; and carry forward 1,5601. 2a. 3d. to credit of profit and loss new account. The directors of the Merchant Shipping Com pany (Limited) have just issued a circular de claring an interim dividend of 124. 6d. per sharo, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, pay able on the 20th inst. The directors of the Union Bank of Anal:Tali& have resolved upon a dividend of 21. 2s. 6d. per share, being per cent for the half-year. An arrangement of a satisfactory character has been concluded between the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company, and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad for a mutual traffic working. By this means the former company will obtain access to Philadelphia, and the latter will secure a direct communication with the West. We are informed that the Midland and Great Western Junction Railway Bill has been wit►- drawn. FRIDAY' TDTPS Consols, which closed yesteid4itfiiifier the Bth February, opened this morning at 871 to 1 and closed at 87 5-16 to 1. For money the last price was 87 to I. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent Consols, for money, sei, 71; ditto, for account, 871 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 861, I, 7 ; New Three per Cents., 86/, 1, ; Annuities. 1885 13 11-16 ; ditto, Red Sm. Telegraph, 19 13-16 ; hack Stock, 246 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1021, /4 ; ditt• Four per Cent. Debentures, 981; ditto Bomb. 13s. prem. MINIM-071M DAY.) Oari e'thocat; The mining market is dull to-day, with very few transactions. Chiverton Moor shares are now quoted 61 to 7 ; Clifford Amalgamated, 184 to 191 ; Wheal Grenville, 3g to 1 ; Chiverton, si to 21; West Seton, 1771 to 1821; Wheal Elston, 220 to 225; East Caradon, 71 to 8; and Marke Valley, 41to 1. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. TALLOW MARKET.--(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet. Priem quoted as follows :—Tosns tallow, 465. 9d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 475. 31. Ju t 01475. 641. ; January,47s.March, 48s. 6d.; A prll w ne, 48s. 3d.; October, 49a. 6d. MAIKrr Avg:Races. —Towo tallow, 491. 3d. ; fat by ditto, 2.. sd. ; ysliow Ramis, 49a. ; molted stuff, 37a. 6d. ; rough ditto, 21.. ; grooves, 20a. ; good drop, 61. COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.) Notwithstanding the unfavourable change in the w winter greens are dill tolerably well supplied. Of geed apples, both foreign and hornivgrowo, then continues Jobe a *unity. Perm too, are not over abuutlant, the latter consist chiefly of Winter Neils, Ne Plus Molar* and Olen Marceau. Grapes and pineapples an sufficient for Mks demand. Flowers chiefly consist of poinsettia pulcherrime„ orchids, heaths, Chinese primulas, camellias, and roses. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charise James Penton reports trade et the fele lowing prime :—Prime clover, from 1265. to 135 e. ; Weise ditto, 100 r, to 115 s, ; prime hay, 1008„ to 108 e. ; Wader ditto, 90s. to 07s. 6d. ; prime Nosed cut clover, 106 s. he 115 s. ; inferior, 80,. to VOs. ; 365. to 40e. The International Horticultural Exhibition of 1866 will take place on the site of the Galli Exhibition of 1862, the sanction of her Maiseefh First Commissioner of Works having been obtained to apply the central portion of the space oppedhe the southern entrance to the Horticultural Gerdes. to this purpose. The building which it is proposed I. erect (says the Grovh,ri Chronicle) will cover an area et about three acres, which will be laid out in the form al as ornamental garden, the old•fashioaed formal stages and tabling being entirely dispensed with. From this Doi en there will be free access to and from the Horticaltual Garden. Patti arrived in Paris on Wednesday night. At Mtrseilles her reception can only be compared to than which decay Lind met with in America. She sang first ia Lucia and then in the Barbicre, and learnt her part is French in tweatr•four hours, as the rest of the artistes could not pronounce Italian. The last evening a perfect ovation was prepared for her on her quitting the theatre. The new Gonna of the musical world of Paris is Millie. Urso, the celebrated violinistr, whom Sontag, whim travelling in Americo, discovered to be endowed witk artistic genie'. She introduced the child to the Conserva toire, whence, after some years of Wady, she emerged to astonish her native country by her performance. Oa Tuesday a cattle dealer was fined, at Ware ham, in Dometehire, Cl. for removing cattle from or magisterial division to soother. This is the first conviction of the kind that has taken place in that part of de country. _ _ _ A despatch from Toronto, Canada, of the 2nsk, says t :—" Consul Thurston to-day received instructions that the government of the United Staten will not permit say more cattle to enter the United States from Canada. Thin prohibition creates intense feeling, not only among Come dians thus cut out from the American market, and owing United States traders, but Americans now purchasing this market. It is estimated that 40,000 doll. worth et live stock already purchased in this neighbourhood will be thus cut off from the market for white they were intended.' MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC GORSIP.—The Academy of Music, presided over by Mr. H. Leslie, has, we are informed, ceased to exist. The concerts of the Philhar monic Society will commence on the sth of March. Mr. (lye is in treaty with Marine. Nilsson for our Royal Italian Opera. A new opera, "La Cau Diaabstata," composed by Signor 0. Mariotti, is said in the Boedu eini journal, to have been entirely sueeessful at one of the minor theatres of Florence. The On:rrtr Mersfrafe speaks in terms of what muy be called sedate praise of the music of M. Barthel prize opera, "The Bride of Abydos," which has just been produced at the Thi",:ere Lyrique. The l it,., t!" u found incoherent, and affording but imperfect suggestion to the composer. Madame Lemmem-Sherrington and Miss Laura Harriv have " &goad" for the Italian Opera at Madrid. A correspondeot from Germany requests us to anaemic* that the original score of " Die Zsuberfliite," which is at Sadie, is in the market. The sum demanded by its prevent pee. manor, adds our friend, is 2,5110 theism, upwards of 4410 f. English. It may be questioned whether any musical maw script has ever fetched anything like so enormous a sun. At the tenth G I , a nd/arts concert at Leipzig, a new sym phony, by M. Goavy, conducted by the composer (who seems moldy to be beard of at Leipzic, rarely in Paris, sad is utterly uuknown io England), was favourably received.. M. Miele° David is about to visit the Runlet capital, by express imperial invitatioo. —Ain( 'mum DEATH IN THE Rivca.—Yesterday Mr. W. J. Payne, the City cormer, held an adjourned inquest at Me Essex Head, Essex-street, upon the body of a soldier whisk was dredged up by the siod-bag of the dredging barge a little below Waterloo-bridge. The evidence of a great many wit nesses was taken, for at the first it was thought these bad been fool play, as the body bore mark. of violence, which it was believed were inflicted before death. The deceased, George Milton, was a private in the Military Train. at Wool wich. end obtained leave of absence, w hich expired, it seemed, on the 30th ult.; but the deceased told a young woman be should not go in until Monday, the let inst., a course he could adopt by losing his pay. He was seen by the yonag vomits on the Saturday morning in Woolwich. and he said he was going to London. He promised to return at night s but no more was seen of him by her. He was seen. how ever, by others who knew him up to Saturday night, sad late on Monday night or Tuesday morning early. A man answering to his description was noticed wandering abode Waterloo-bridge by the policeman sod toll-bar keeper, and was taken by the former into the Strand. Some 14 home after the body was found as described, but there was so evidence to show how the man came into the river, and verdict of " Found drowned " was returned. THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE COLLIERS.—Terms be tween masters and men bays not yet been concluded at all the pits, but the opposition of the masters so the generally accepted concession of 5 per coot. advance and weekly " pays" is wholly at an sod. A meeting of the Coalownere Association we. bold in Barnsley on Thursday evening, attended by those few employers who, in accordance with the resolution adopted at a recent meeting, had refused I. concede the advance as a permanent one. It was resolved, in the face of the fact that other members of the assocs. tion bad exceeded the terms agreed, that each coalowssr remaining should make his own terms with his men. With respect to the strike at Derlev Main it was, however, agreed that the proprietors should be supported if the rasa held out for unrsameable terms. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS. The traffic reoeipts 0( railways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week ending the 6th of January. on 12,307 mike, to 612.9101., and for the corresponding week of last year, en 11,8.17 miles. to 571.1521., showing an increase of 410 mike, and of 41,7581. The gross receipts on the following fourteen railways amounted in the sggnegate, ea 8,806 miles, to 504,5041., and week of 1865. elf 8,489 miles, increase of 319 miles, and an ineresube on the Caledonian the Great Northern to 7391. • . Western to 323/. ; on the ereat the Lancashire snit Yorkshire t. 1;1;1 North Western to 6,249 t. •, to 2,134/.; on the London sad on the Mw heater, Shef6eld, sod on the Midland to 2,267/. ; re to 2,786/. ; on the North Eutere the Booth Eastern to 1,42 01 . — t0ta1. this moat be deducted 1,5111., Nesters, leaving the increase as sod mineral testae as these tines for th• corfoopoodiog week of . so 'screw of 15,7054 The recoil ha, emoosted 217,33.91., sea Weems, of 16,5411. The angle smaanted, Cu 3,4119 mike, to respoedioi meek of last year, skaserkes so Werra* of 89 miles eslepta. The total receipts of t sew of 54,1951. as eouipared meek, end* the 3011 of Danaher, • : P l. i 1 ; 1 I I I . 1 1 a 1 1 1 ' I I ' t 1 ' 1 1 , I 1 iI ' i „ I i 1 i / r I II i i . . 1 I t , 1 1 i ' t i ll .1 1 i 1 1 1 1 I . ri i I 1 . I t ,l ' 1 1 - i 1 1 4 . ' ' I l ' i t 1 . 11 . I ' , r 1 . i 1 i 1 I ! I xl for the correrpoodig i, to 472,1781., showing ma in Moreau; of 32,3381. The amounted to 2,3091. ; on on the Great Southern sal eat Western to 1,6401. ; oa t 3 5,0201. ' • cm the London oa the Loodon sod Brighton 1 South Western to 1,121. ; sad Liooolnabire, to 2,5051. ; ; oo she North Britink Eastern so 5,113/. ; and an —totsl, 33,8371. But from , the decrease on the Groat as above 32.326/. The goods es amounted to 277,1661., sad A 1865 to 261,3811., show* osipte for r•sessgers, eared% miss% 210,7971., shorn en receipts as 50 other ng. ham ; 108.4061., mod for the ems oo 3,408 miles, to 4 . 98,974 le sad of 9,432 4 is the re- I Ow pest week show a de- -1 with them of the preesawl t mann • I j i 4 • 44 • MAERI&GZ CABL The plaintiff in this are was the daughter of a widow, who carried on the business of a lawmaker at Netting-bill, and the defendant was the eon of a deceased merchant. The action was to recover damages for • breach of promiu of marriage accompanied by seduction. and at the trial before the Lord Chief Justice, in Middlesex, the jury awarded the plaintiff 2,50 X damages. Mr. Muddlestoo. Q.C. (with whom were Mr. D. Beane, Q.C., and Mr. Wrenfordsley), now moved on behalf of the defendant for a rule fora new trial, upon the grounds that the damages were excessive, and that the judge had misdirected the jury. In reference to the first point, the learned counsel detailed the circumstances of the cue, which have already been fully placed before the public, and in particular drew attention to the indiscretion of the plaintiff herself, the little care which her mother Boomed to have bestowed upon her, and also the fact that the defendant's income, as far as the evidence at the trial showed, was only between 6001. and 7001. a year, whilst it was suggested at the trial, but not proved, that be bad received 100,0001. under his father's will He after- wards read an affidavit of the defendant, in which he swore that his actual income from every source did not exceed 7501. a year, of which 6441. terminated with his life. He further stated that he had not seduced the plaintiff. Their acquent mice commenced by the defendant meeting the plaintiff in Oxford-street on the IGth July, 1863, on which oc casion she leeched with hint at his request at a confec tioner's shop at the corner of Marylebons-lane. That she afterwards accompanied him to the shop of ]tears. Orant and Gut, silk merchants in Oxford-street, and he pur chased for her 14 yards of blue glace silk for 41. 151., 15 yards of black lace for 9s. 4d., and a shawl for 10e. 6d., which she accepted from him as present. That on that occasion she made ass of au ex premien which showed that she would not object to a more intimate connexion between them, and that a day or two afterwards he met her by appointment and accom panied her to Cremorne-gardens ; and within a quarter of an hour after their arrival there be had connexion with her at a house of ill fame in the neighbourhood, with out any objection or condition on her 1... rt. Under these circumstance it was contended that the damages were so excessive that the court would interfere to revise the find log. As to the alleged misdirection he (the learned counsel) read the shorthand writer's note of the summing up, sad contended that the effect of it we" to lead the jury to believe that they could give damages, not only for the breach of promise of marriage, but for the desolation which had been brought on her mother's house. Mr. Justice Keating inquired whether imputations had been cast upon the plaintiff in the course of the trial. Mr. Hoddleston— Yes ; and he was prepared to take upon himself the responsibility of so doing. He imputed that she bad been to Cremorne, sad to Evana's ; that the had been living with the defendant at differept places. There were some questions as to her being with a greengrocer's son at the foresters fete at Lord Holland's park ; other questions in reference to a man named Price ; and a Mrs. Beare was cross examined as to whether the plaintiff had not said that Major Gordon had seduced her before she knew the defendant. The statements in hie brief, however, fully justified him in putting the questions he had. Mr. Justice Keating—Such questions might be very appropriate, but if they failed in convincing a jury they might he dangerous. The Lord Chief Justice said that there were also impu tations in reference to the persons in two houses in which the plaintiff had lived. He had fully expected that wit nesses would be called to prove what was suggested, but no such witoceses were called. Mr. Justice Smith—The fact of the learned counsel being instructed to pot such questions only amounted to this— that the client who gave the instruction must take the coo- sequences when it turned out that there was no evidence to prove what had been said. The Court, after some further discumion, refused the rule. Hale refused. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Barons Martin, Chained!, and Pigott. BOUILLON V. VALENTIN. At the @Mica of the court the Lord Chief Btron asked Mr. Bovill, Q.C., one of the counsel for the defendant. whether Madame Valentin desired to have the judgment of the court inthiecaee. Mr. Ravin said he was informed and believed that she did. The Lord Chief Baron—ln the first instance the court declined to give judgment until the other case of " Valentin v. Hall" had been tried, but as the defendant wishes for our judgment, wears bound to give it. Oar j u d gmen t i s th a t in the case of &mitten v. Valentin" the verdict which was found for the defendant shall be set aside, and that there shall be a new trial. When the court orders a new trial it usually does so without making any remark; and we adopt that course on the presentoccarion. Mr. Baron Channel' said the court would reserve the question of costa until after the new trial. Mr. Bovill—As the plaintiff is a foreigner, will your worships call upon him to give security for costa Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., no the part of the plaintiff, hoped that question would be mimed by a separate motioe. The Lord Chief Baron—We cannot deal with that matter now. Mr. Bovill most make it the subject of a separate application. Mr. Bovill also asked their lordships to direct that the property taken from Madame Valentin should be brought into court, but they said this question must also be raised by a distinct motioo. Buie for a new trial made absolute. CAVE I'. FIELDSON. This was an action for assault and battery brought by Mr. Cave, lessee of the Mary Demo° Theatre, against Mr. Fie!duos, the proprietor of a newspaper pnblithed in Mary lebooe, and other persons, and was tried at the sittiogs after Last term before Mr. Baron Martin, when the jury found a verdict for the defendants, . _ Mr. Serjeset Parry now moved for a new trial on the grouoda that the verdict was against the levideece, of mis direction by the learned judge, and of surprise. The alleged assault was is removing the plaintiff from a public dinner given at the Freemason.' T to celebrate the return of Mr. Harvey Lewis and Mr. Chambers (the Common Ser. Josef) for Marylebone, and forcibly ejecting him into the street. The court unanimously refused to grant a rule. Rale refused. In the report to be issued by the London Film_ vial Aseecdatioo the directors state that after a dividend and boors at the rate of 10 per cent. per mum shall have tees declared, the reserve food will be ieereased to 100,0001. by the addition of 14,3741., and that a balance of 130,1074 will be carried forward. ORDINIRT BRIAN AND irocra. eh . I rd . I unman. I Closinipetcoe 1 nins t.,-day yesterday. i to 1 p.m. It. 11.3 8/Idol and ltastes N N - St Bt.. TAO 100 Oaladonbm.. -.. _ _ 12996 N 127 127 Cambrian - 60 all , Dark and Bandon lB 12 - $0 all i Donavan 4l 411 - N. 100 'Dublin andßaltadlanc 68 70 26 all Dondos,Yerth,dtAbd.Jo 70 12 - 100 all lent London Scrip Cori. -, - ... _.. 60 Do. - Bt. IN IGlairow and S. Wader's 111 113 - 8L 109 GINN Esters Ord. N. 41 42 41 1 1 Bt. 100 1 Do. 11. ann. Stk., Nat 71 II - BL 100 Groat Borealis:Aland - -• Bt. Bt. 100 Glies6Bortkarn 1264 1274 - 80. 100 Do.A J • MlO.lllO &YAM- 16112 143 1 WI Bt. 100 Do.B 1 Nitp.o.topald B ,- - Bt. IN Do. Now. iss. at 25 pm -.. ... ... 84. 40 IDo. Ord. Del. Div. Stock ... •-•- 84. 100 Os. Booth i Nast. (Iza.) 91 es BL too eilei Weft's 6B 584 581 8 Bt. 109 Do.atoor VaLGanink - N. 105 Do. Booth Wales. - - - 84. too Do. W. xto.—ozo;k se 40 - Bt. 199 Do. Do. Neaiwport SS 87 - 114. too Do. Do. it 101 KW . ... It. 100 Lancashire &Yorkshire 1211 1 2 2 t 122 at. 106 London sod Blaokwall 80 91 - BL 100 Lem.,Brialitn, (*Leant 109 102 101 1004 Bt. 100 Landon,Chathm. a Dov 116 28 - Bt. 100 ' Do.liet.listen.A6p.o. 48 50 ad - ad N. 100 , London & North Warta 12.5 1254 1251 tf 5 86. 105 'LoutiountloothWastoro 24 06 944 8190 llan.,ilkst.,4linoolneh 62 63 184 61 ON NatropollMn 11134 111 7 Do, Now.. - 119 6 Do. Extension I 100 all 1 Metropolitan Astrid lOO 102 ad 10 6 ad 100 15 1 , N. 160111disul au Shares 12211 f p IC a 9 5 Do, 89 _ - 1 64. NI Do Bina. 4 Derby. 92 St - 26 •11 , 1114 Kant —.. - -•-• N. 100 'North British . . 57 58 674 84. too I Do. Idin,Portli,litia 27 24 - N. IN IN. lentens-Borwiek - 110 111 - N NI I Do. G. N. a. Para, - - -. St. 1110 D. Leeds.. - - 194. 105 Ds. York .... lO4 106 - Bt. 100 Dr. Sarlialo .. - - - - 26 all Do. Itook.nDarßni. 364 374 - IS 16 Da, do. 186041 lO4 114 pm - St. 100 Barth London 123 116 - 10 5 be. do., 1864 .... - 14 2 Dm ... 10 6 Da do 1065 la 2 pm - Bt. 100 , North StatfordsklN 76 77 76 19 all .N. *B. Western Jaas 11 12 - St. 100 Scottish Coons! - St. 100 Scottish N.B. Abir„lnk, 66 68 - S 4. 100 Boottlak lUdland N. 100 libropohlro Union - - - 8L 100 Booth Devon 66 67 614 86. 100 'Bomb Bantam 724 744 761 1 to .11 ow., wootoirtil. - 4Z. 8 9 - 8L 100 TsR Vale - 10 8 1 Do. 0 ... ..... - - BL 100 lasts or Math - 10 2 : Waterloo & Whitehall - - - St. ISO IlFsat Oornwall 49 51 •-• JOINT STOCK BANNS. IPd I CL prices. I Salmi. 56 67 I} %Mil 8 6pa $ 4pa Pm idle # 6 3 di, lb 17 71 12 It 83 lei a% 146 160 26 ledla 7 6db 4$ 46 6} 7 pm lAA an 1# Ms • dla 46 67 44 48 • 136 al 118 113 46 48 re.iftl Bag ca. 50.006. SO 'Agra s Masterman's(L 10,006: 60 'Albion 110,000 100 AllianteLee Alive:pod 10,000 100 Do. Issued at 10 pra 100,006' 10 'Anglo Austrian 60,000 60 Anglo Egyptian (Um.) 22,000 60 Anglo Italian (Limited) noloo, to rmaticßank.Cor.newah 10,000 1 65 Australasia 12.60e1 10 Dinkel BrtlishLoannikla 10,000' 16 bank of 8,000 100 r Bank.of Leadon 16,000 10 Bank of Otago (Walled) 10,000 100 Bank of tansenalaud (L) 10,000, 50 Bank of Vlctoria,Atirmis 50,000' 10 Bank of New Zealand 14000, 60 Barned's Bank tLimited 60.0001 10 BrasillangPortugnermL 10,000, 60 British a Californian (1. 10,000' 60 British N. Anterke 614000' 10 C. Bk. India.Aus., Chins 10,000 25 Chart. Mar. of indla,dic. 10,000 100 • City 10,000 100 Calmat,' 60 . 000 104 Com. Bank of Canada 10,000 26 Worn. Hank of India, go. 110,000: 10 Conatslidated Bank (I ) 6,000 160 'Ointments! 5,000 100 Do. New 10.000 60 Delhi and London 20,000' 60 gut London (Limited 80,0001 1.0 Easters Zschanse(Lim) 10,000 26 English Joint Steck (L.) 10,000] 20 Zag.itcot.daeaLCnarid. *OO6l 60 English and Swedish (I. 46,000' 50 'European Bankaimited 10,000'100 Ilindsso-ChisimkJap.(L) 10,000 100' Do. issued at 1 pia 10,000' HO Do. New 10,000 100 Imperial Bank, Limited 115,000 10 yasperisJ 67,000 20 Du. New, - --•- emu ; t 6 losun. . 04000' 16 Do. New 104000 20 land Moirt.Bk: India (L) 10,000 60 Lon.Bk.ottilesicootc.(L 10,000 100 London and Brardnan 02,000 20 Do. New 6.000‘707 London R River 20,000 20 Do. Now, me. se le pm 50,500 20 Los, MBank of AlLs 80,000" 60 London and County 71000' 60 London Joint N00k... 16,0001 20 London& Muth Akins 4000.100 Lon. & 8. Western (Una. 6,000 100 Do. do. New 6,000 60 LondotatVenezuela 80,0%0 100 Len. & Westminster 10,000 100 Merchant Hank(Lks.) 6,000 100 Do. New 60,000' 60 Merienttle d< SzabainL 13,000 100 Metro. di Fur. bank (L. 4.1fel 100 Do. de, 6,000 100 Midland Beak (Liu . 20,004 5 National of Australula 10.000 100 lueryoot 10.000 100 S.Pris. of Ragland 66,000 20 Do. 2nd and 3rd Issue 40,000 60 Niatlnnsi Bank 37,600 20 Mew South Wales 63.000 10 Now Zealand (lindlod) 60,000 20 /forth Western 10,000 2.6 Oriental Bank Corvorn 20,000 20 Oneut.Com.B.LlateO.o 15,000 20 Do. do. lateN.F. 21,000 20 . Do. do. lateF.C. 10,000 60 Provln.BankiniCorp.O. 7.010. 10 110. do . 20,f 00 . 100 'Torino. of Ireland 10,000 10 Do. do .17,000 20 I kind* Punt. Moidid IL 12,500 20 ; Do. issued at 2pm 24,40025 '4OIIUI Australia 17,161 Itiu I Mend. el B. a. Africa 10,000 104 Do. do. las. at 13Enn 60.000 26 crake of Australia 10,000.100 Union of Ireland (Lm ) 10.000 10 finks ed London 2880 is - Ziera I —.u. 1 :au ithe Dm 16 lra: Me 29 6 Ode 8 *lB 16 18 16 1.1 16 18 - 3 9 pee 2 3 pm id A _2 l pm "16' par' iius .I,r, 17 dill I d Is dls par 12 12 pm 4 -2 4 ;7 V 2 14 GO 62 19 17 r 1 Pa 1d if= Ma par 95 97 1 2pm Mr fpm ;4sl ii i44Te ilk 18L. pie 1 pro 1 21Pr 9 7 9pm 78 80 43 46 odic oar 2 4 4 iPal 60 62.. f edis 1e Oidls 2 1 dis 2i 2 die 2i 2Oh 91 In 1 7 CI $ ue 4 3 41. 4 3 die 35 97 10 9 414 6 4 dile 66 65 6 11 414 62i 531 PREFERENCE SHARES. Midland, Leicester and Hitchio, 4 per cent., 90. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish (161. paid). 22j. Great Luxembourg. 15j, 4. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 9j, j. Sambre and Meuse, Sj. 211 7111 111 14 19k 28} 3. lii j 13 13 8 2 5 ... 96e .... j 1 xd 62 - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bombay, Bar. and '3ent. Ind. gas. 5 percent., 99f. 1. Buff., Brant. and Godetieh 6 per cent.. 1872-3-4, 78. East Indian guaranteed 5 per cent., 101, 1004. Grand Trunk of Canada, 35, 41. Grand Trunk of Canada. 4th preference Stock, 341. Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 par east, (1001. paid), 101. Great South. of 1°66, guar. 5 per cent., 100. Madras guaranteed 5 per cent., 994, 4. Ditto, ditto, 41 percent, 92. MISCELLANEOUS SHARES. City Steam Ship and Labuan Coal (Limited), 2. Credit Fancier and Mobilier of Eng. (Lint), 81, 1. Crystal Palma, 34. East India Irrigation and Cana% Bf. Egyptian Commercial and Trading (Limited), 24. Fore-street Warehouse (Limited), 111. General Credit and Finance of London (Limited% 6,5/. Hudemes Bay. 154. Imperial and Mercantile Credit durociation (Limited), 71, 7, 4- Internatioral Financial Society (Limited), 51, 1. Jqint Stock Discount (Limited). 74, 8. Loudon Financial Association (Limited), 181, 1. Madras Irrigation and Canal (151. paid), 121. Ditto Ditto (all paid), 171. North British Atistralasian (Limited), 54. Overland. Gurney, and Co. (Limited), 201. 4, /. South African Mortgage and Investment (Limited), 2. PRESTON GREAT HORSE FAIR. The great annual horse fair at Preston was begun on Mond►y, and will be concluded today (Saturday). The fair altogether has been the best which has been bold for the past 30 years. Boyers from London, Birmingham, Liverpool. several parts of Yorkshire. Westmoreland, and ether northern counties were in attendant*, and readily bought up all the good animals shown at high prices. DR. BUCBRID6 —Our readers will be glad to bear that the health of Dr. Maobride. the resemble Principal of Magdalen Hall, has somewhat Improved darted the last few days.—Orjord Chronicle. THRovnito ♦ STONE AT ♦ Taint. On Satur day night some person at Topsham was silty of the afro. aloes act of throwing a stows at the teas which Lit the Topsham station at 9.16. The missile passed throeo one of the windows, and struck • lady, on whom it Wided • were wo••d.—Wesleru Times.