The Express. — London, England, 1866-04-13 00:00:00

r other b a n s bad &ewe she? pia & idly ren e V a l drcurnstaaree war asked Is do Htt' of the in met with a of lihilßoeneC • a et his mania r to be eitilei q • rest 1414 4 . * do l it tb e place* were rho,e liv en ire, and the, clawing oaths CO shoat thee, 0 license wee Is told that 11 I be st ta w * yen for done was perfe sad h wct), then tbaa f aceditably ball ed, et sag Utak, Word. arasd counsel nay betwixt' dam, and u p. ethe law. nos, when the rge majority. his wife, were f ? , rdhaged with , * the Red* . rith re &Dr= COMM into lb the woman pet • aed be loved This is • dm I Wear 1 d the man gam .e gave the bad • followed theft alienated Yrs, pro shillings sod y then went to had some drink then went into tension of the watched. thee , hohad some** I in tt was refused to hi oye him a good ranee' told the n with him, and deh be did. The it that palmed* re two distinct pollee fully bare and the order that trkei , youn woman,. a conc g ealing the morning at half :roes-road Polio► cab with another f up for conceal. rtetinis-vineec Dr. Taylor, the he made a ate* . he box that IMO d the dead bolt • brown paper sad nisoner say thst mis taken it up. limner, said that o. T he prisoner in, and from whit g took her to the police-station is ox containingthe honer told Wm o of a c 141 12 was •tau he continued he A she never heard th, and that ohs prisoner Was ins ad, maid she had r for a week, sad e infirmary st 1 — HUSBAND. pOrtAH-SileeS, Eit. with violently U. orough•street, actuated hY Da said that on tkp me after serving hig ziciat,ed. Ile them mething he had la urting one of her own and palled laced). She had to Lent said that An Laid so. When be he had tokol4 but hold of her re t c hed his doctor, and on leer quite sober at* , ow many timed she to the be a me nd her ey e d bin* the prisoner sharp instrnanns. • gle with us his wife, money, and that ith a hook attacked hook he found Vie &at night ar nc r e / e f [wed that re. np Limn* els lig id heard ria• a g b I that straggle brt we a 1 she bad ctly tog to Pri'd ► of the venersble the Speaker of the ation of serving 00 e of by Wyman.' rrites, " well sa • give the Y ear • Till ers ity was born, 7-1 Probably eomewhle eider that he rear on why he an.""' ' ... 11 " Mt their woul d M ro indelicate Leval from his Bench for el" "I"; nd I. there" 1 mas.--On SAW" hunter, was beang t j h i un t e r, entere d lima, when he .ion by one of ems ~ ' P r wit h spe t t it down king the stook 01 rom the lieelP the lion hunter flow at : p e rea ti for heig; sia even Amain 04 s "moony eYb ant( driving ba r ruer ooutglata minutes, l og mensgerte_, , ";Tith Is Avey erroara' and and • torn dreaa THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN CANNON . szgacr. • • THQDMIT.—(THDI DAY.) This morning Mr. W. Payne, coroner for the city of London, opened an investigation, in the vestry- ro ost el the church of filt, Antholin, Watling-street, into the circumstances of the murder of Sarah Hillman, on the pro mises of Messrs, Bevington, in Cannon-street, on last WeinesdeY night. The Coroner, having sworn in the jury, directed them t o pressed to view the body of the demesne& which lay in the deed how of the church of et. Mary Aide:miry. He said that they would perceive the head and face to be cov esed with wounds. He had himself visited the pre mises of the Mews. Bevington, in Cannon-street, and he had mole a sketch which he handed to the jury. The piss in question showed that the body was found in a poe tics el the pump cut off from the outer lobby by a pair o f — niag glee; door and just at the foot of the stein. Yr. aoperinteadeat Foster was preeent to watch the raw ca the part of the City police authorities. The Coroner, upon the return of the jury, inquired whither the police, in searching the boxes of the deg:tamed, bad found anything which could throw any light upon the matter ? Mr. Foster maid that nothing had as yet been found rebating to the matter in question in my way. Elisabeth Loves was then sworn. She said—l am cook to Mr. Bevington, at No. 2, Cannou.street West. The Maws. Bevington are wholeade leather sellers. I have been ten years in their service. Sarah Mlllsonwas in their sondes for the same time. We want there together. She warn housekeeper. I did not know her before she went there. Them were se ether essTante there. The house • Own of !miner—not s reddenee. !As never gave ms • hitter, of herself. Her husbead owes to the pawn with her. The deceased's hiukaud was • warehouseman. He died _ _ --- it rem ago. They lived comfortably while he warn alive. lived with her in the house. Ido not know of any one _ . min his addreseee to her anew her husband', death. she used to receive letters They 1101/18ii131011 came from ha Mem or her sister and sometimes from permits I and not know. She had a desk and a box and a chest of drawers, and a few japanned cameo. She was generally in good spirits. She told me that she had been mar ried to her husband seven years when she first cams. She did not tell me that ohs bad been married before. The time for shafting up the premises was 7 o'clock is the mooing. After that hour the only entrance to the balm woo by the front door in Cannon-Amt. People need very often to oome atter that hour. Mrs. Milton generally opened the door. She generally preferred to do so, tying the people were for her. I have sometimes opened it when she was not well. Miss Cox used to come sod sometimes her mother. I never let in any male person but anon That was three years ago. Ido not blow who he was. I saw him neither before nor sine to my knowledge. He left no name, but as Mrs. Elson was out, he said he would call again. He was a abort stout man. I told Mrs. Milton about him when she mine in, and she seemed to know who he wee, and mid " Oh, very well." She never mentioned him since. On Wed nesday evening she let Mr. Kips, the last person who left the house, out at ten minutes peat 8 o'clock, and she brought up the key, and said to me that they were all gone. I sat talking with her until 20 minutes past 8, when I went into my bedroom. I left her in the dining-room, and I did not go back there till 10 minutes past 9 o'clock. She was not there then. Just before I left my room the bell was rung, and she said, " That's for me," and passed downstairs: There is a lobby inside the street-door, and it is separated from the counting-house by ghee swing doors. To go to the stairs you have to turn to the left after entering the house. There is a large ewe (30 or 40 feet) between the glass doors and the foot of the stairs, and packing cases are about in it. You cannot hear in the dining-room what is going on in the lobby or at the foot of the stairs. I saw nothing and heard nothing until a quarter past 10 o'clock. I then took the candle and went down. When I got two or three stairs from the bottom I saw her lying in the lure space with her feet towards the stairs- I Her feet were about two feet from the stairs, and she was lying on her back. Her head was towards the glass doors. I took hold of her hand, and called her, but she did not answer. I ran to the street door. The swing' doors were shut, and I had to open them to pass through. I found the front door shut and fastened by three spring I fastenings, but the chain was not up. Anyone going oat oould have shut the door after him, and leave it in the date in which I found it. I had seen that there was blood all about the deceased. When I opened the door I found that it was pouring ruin, and a young woman was standing there in the shelter. I asked her to come as there was a person in a fit. She said, "Oh dear, I can't come in," and she ran away directly. I waited there until I saw a policeman, and I called him in. I went back with him to the housekeeper, and he told me to wait till he ran for a doctor. When the doctor came they washed her face, and they took her away. (The witness who had been much affected while giving her evidence here became quite hysterical.) The coroner, after a pause, asked whether the witness knew of anything that could explain the occurrence. I The witness said that she did not. There was no sus- Riede of any robbery. The deceased did not take any light down with her. The gaslight over the door was out when vides' went down. It was left lighted by the man who left at 8 o'clock. It was usually left alight till 10 or 11 o'clock, snd then turned off at the meter. Police-constable Stephenson, 467, said that he was called to Mr. Bevington's last Wednesday night by the last wit nen, at half-past 10 o'clock. He fetched Dr. May to the demised. He saw that the deceased was cut about the hoe The street was dark about Means. Bevington's pre mina There was no indication of a struggle ; the blood was sot splashed about. Police-sergeant Ogden said that be entered the ware dam at twenty minutes to 11 o'clock on the night in question. He saw the deceased lying on her back. He bond seven wounds on the head and face. There was a very deep wound in the skull on the left side of the head, another on the forehead, and four stabs on the face, arm underneath the left eye, one on the right cheek, and me close to the right ear. He could not recollect where the other wounds were. He believed the injuries must have been done with a heavy iron, such as a null crowbar. He considered that the injuries on the bud were done with the heavy blunt end of the instru ment, and the stabs in the face with the sharp end. There vis a crowbar near the deceased, found on the packing-boxes ear the body, but it had neither hair nor blood on it. It vas used for opening cases. Such an instrument was, no doubt, the one with which deceased was killed. The Coroner desired that the crowbar mentioned should te sent for. A Juror—Have you ascertained whether a crowbar is missing! Witness—Yes, air ; one is missing from the premises. One of the firm of Bevington and Son said that the por ters stated that only three out of four crowbars were to be found, but they could not state when they had last seen the four crowbars together. Adam Mefferd, police inspector was then sworn. The Coroner—Now, if you in searching the deceased's boxes, found anythin g that it would be desirable for the ends of justice to keep secret, you can keepitso. I willleave the matter to year own discretion. Witness—There are some things that it will be necessary to inquire into. There is • marriage certificate abowang that Sarah Swan, widow, aged 38 years, was married in Clerkenwell, to Edwin Willson, a commercial clerk, in 1853. A small crowbar was here produced by Sergeant Ogden. It was a very heavy instrument, some 18 inches long, with a' claw "at one end, and • chisel at the other. Such an implement was obviously one that could have produced the wounds found upon the head and face of the deceased. The Coroner recommended that every effort should be made to ascertain whether the fourth and miring crowbar could be traced as having been in use lately. Mr. W. C. May, surgeon, said that he was called in to Messrs. Bevington's at half-past 10 p.m. on Wednesday. He made an examination superficially of deceased and pro nounced her dead. The body was quite warm. The body was removed to the dead-house, and he there examined it more minutely. He found a large number of wounds on the head and forehead. Both eyes were much swollen ; Or: were what might be termed " black eyes ;" and dere was a bruise on the nose. On the left lower eyelid there was a small wound of no great depth, and on the same eyelid a deep wound, an inch in length, sod apparently produced by • sharp instrument. There was another wound between the left eye and the ear, pen.- toting to the bone. There were 12 wounds in aIL There warm wood which penetrated the cartilage of the left ear, • severe wound neariyin the middle of the forehead, and an other of the same size and character, a little further to the left, badbeen i n di c t e d b y a sharp instrument. On the side of the head above the left ear was a veri large jagged, bruised rt i o l d, b4 , :lu a sing fractal . re of the skull, In the some part sages, There was a sharply u 011 euS the top of upwards head with zei sages, std a similar one was nearlyparallel to it. There were two wands with smooth edges above the right ear. The er whorproduced was the sort of instrument that would Mine rah injuries as those described. The heavy end would cluse the brained wounds, the chisel end might pro 'duss tie cut wounds. The injuries could not have seen sof inflicted. The injuries were sufficient to kill three or four people. The deceased lay in a pool if blood, and under her was found her cap, of course sato- THE EXPRESS; FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, i 866: rated in blood. Her clothes were not particularly disor dered. There was no appearance of her having straggled. Some of the wounds, he believed, were inflicted after she fell on the pound. Some of them had no doubt bees inflicted while she was erect. There was a little blood on the leg of s. table in the Owe, but he saw no blood smeared about. Edward Kipp*, warehouseman to Mesas. Bevington, was then examined. He said that he left the premises on Wednesday night at 10 minutes t 8 o'clock. Mrs. Million saw him out as usual U. called her down lf irea whistlint up a pipe . There were two or t gas inners then alight. He was positive that the burner over the door was then alight. He did not see anyone loitering about. He bad gone round the warehouse and noticed nothing. The gaslight over the door could be turned out by means of a tap within I reach of the hand, in the lobby. A stranger would hardly see the tap. But there was a stick there by which a stranger could have turned out the light. He knew nothing about the missing crow-bar. Police-constable Stephenson said that the gee was not alight over the door when he was called by Elizabeth Lowe, but there was a light in the interiorof the building. He did not nutice a light being over the door at 10 o'clock when he first went on duty. The Coroner then adjourned the proceedings for a fort night. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HACKNEY AND STRATFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY. Last evening an alarming accident occurred on et the junction railway connecting the main line d the North t London Railway at Hackney Wick, Victoria-park, with 8 17 the Great Eastern lines at Stratford, by which nearly 20 et. persons were more or less injured. The tragic is carried on by independent trains taking up passengers from the North Ist. London trans at Hackney-wick denim, and is worked by et the North London Railway Company. The five minutes s t ; past 7 o'clock train lea evening left the station for Strat- St. ford with, it is said, some 30 or 40 passengers, the train con St - 'Wing of three carriages. On quitting the station, the St. pointsman proceeded to shunt it on to the down line 84 - St. in accordance with the usual practice ; the engine bad at. passed safely over the points when the signalman unfortu nately let go the lever, but, recovering it, attempted to g t : shunt the carriages also ; it, however, was too late, for the St. Srst carriage, • long composite one with break van attached t to it, had been thrown off the rails, and was ploughing up St. the permanent way, where it shortly fell over on its side, E s t and was dragged a considerable distanoe before Bt the engine-drives could pull up, the buffets of to the engine smashing in • portion of the car is - riage, which was full of passengers, the larger number 10 women and children. The whole of them were thrown in a to heap, and it is needless to add that their state of catering from terror and excitement was most painful. Smythers, S t the guard in the break department of the carriage, st who had • very narrow escape from being crushed St to death, on extricating himself, immediately mounted on to the side of the carriage and exerted himself to St ( 1, -ag out of the window its inmates who were scream- Si ing for help. The noise caused by the accident v attracted the attention of the company's servants at the station, as well se the people residing near the line, who 7 1 ( at once proceeded to the spot, and with the aid of some 1.1 ladders all the passengers were soon extricated. For Si - tunately, none of them had sustained any serious injury, 8. though much bruised and knocked about. One female was removed in an insensible state to the hospital, and it g is doubtful if she will recover from the shock her system 8 has sustained. Owing to the accident the traffic on the line was stopped for the remainder of the evening. 8 ELECTION COMMITTEES.-( THIS DAY.) NOTITNGHAM. The committee appointed to try the merits of the petitions against the return of Sir R. Clifton met again this morning at 11 o'clock ; Mr. Adair in the chair. Mr. Price, Q.C., resumed his address on behalf of Sir R. Clifton. He denied that there had been such violence and disturbance on the day of polling as constituted a riot. If there had really been a riot, and the voters were interfered with in recording their votes, it was the duty of the sheriff to have adjourned the poll The Chairman remarked that there was no evidence of any application having been made to the sheriff for that Pur e. . Price said there wade no doubt that if rioting had been resorted to by Sir It. Clifton's supporters, such an ap plication would at once have been made, seeing that the mayor and magistrates were kept well informed of all that took place, and that they were active partisans of Messrs. Paget and Morley. He contended that all the disturbance which occurred arose from the packing of the polling booths by Paget and Morley's party, and from the exas peration of Sir R. Clifton', supporters at finding themselves thus debarred from exercising their right. [Left speaking.] it 1 100 It 1100 IL 100 It. 1100 It. 1100 It. 1100 It. 100 It. 'llOO SHARE LISTS-(THIS DAY.) Own o'CLocw. There in little demand to-day for British railway securities, and prices generally exhibit a drooping la tendency. Great Western, London and North • Western, Midland, and La ncashire and Yorkshire • stocks have declined I to per cent. South Eastern and Great Eastern,owever, have improved 4. The settlement will be completed this afternoon. London and North Western stock is quoted • 120 to j a ; st l e 3reat Western, b 74 to 58 ; Midland, 1224 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 120-i ta to te l; Great an, 39 7-8 to 404 ; South sa lox 734 to ; Caledonian, 1274 to f, ex div. ; Metropolitan, 1334 to 4; Great Northern, 1204 u to 1214 ; ditto A, 1364 to 1374 ; and London, a Chatham, and Dover, 29 to 30. Grand Think of Canada Railway stock is steady, 11 at 29} to 301, but Great Western of Canada shares • have receded 10e., viz., to 16 to 4. li ORDINARY SHAR,PIS AND STOCKS. l,Ol Sk i Pt I I"WAYB I Cl YVen g C es I 811:171": Brtstol and Exeter Caledonian Gambian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin and Bellaatlanc Dundee, PerthA Abd Jn But London Bo:rip Cart 90 92 127 128 55 65 13 15 3 6 67 70 70 72 ,Great _ 01 1 ::gow and S. Western Great Eastern Ord. St. Do. K. And. Stk., No 2 Northof Scotland Great Northern Do.a . 1 A rec. no div. tut- Do.B 1 Wei). a IspeldS Do. New Ira at 26 pm. Do. Ord. Def. Div. Stock fit South di West (Ire ) Great Watery Do.litottrEal.Onalltk Do. South Wales . Do. W. bfid.—Oxford - 10 lb as 116 117 31 4 40 4 e 7 .. 391 4,7 in in dia l 137 138 Do. Do.E N ewport Do. Do._ _perei 57 59 90 41 $4 36 100 102 1204 121 92 a ea al Laleikshir;& Loa, Brleitp, ok 8. Coast London, i!tltamADo• Do. Meil:tea. Alijaa. London & North Warta LondoniliouthWedern Man. (Mei &Lincoln& Metropolitan 124 121 92 98 ft 64 Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. &St John's•wood Midland l it liitti p 1 11 pm 92 92 1 1 12 1 pail 92 94 Do. & D er by Mid Went North British Do. Edhi.,Perth,Dand. Y. Fastena—Barwick Do. G. N. E. Pure Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock &Darling Do. do., 1216041 North London Do. do., 1964 Do. do., 1865 North Staffordshire N. et & Western Jul Scottish Central Scottish N. 2, Aber. 81k Scottish Midland 671 684 26 27 1081 ice; 71 72 1061 10% 35 9 We 10 11 pm 12! 124 1 ?Pm lb i %Mx 73 76 108 112 150 152 67 09 112 114 49 61 73i 74 1 8 9 140 . 143. 100 l O3 Pral 61 63 - 130 as 7}14 120 i3 110 t 991 1621 Ti 1321; 78} I counflAL 00VIRNMINT .6°.ct,iB. Op.et.,. De. CU. 00y.6 p. e., 187741. ,000 Do. Operet,Feb.dAue. ,000 Do. 6 peretliar.etSei .. Do, 6peret..Jsn.&.l .. Do. 6 wet. Ina. Moe Capeof O Hope6per.lB73 ,808 Do. '10.1960.1900 ,808 Do. do. 188040 Do. do. 180091 Do.6p.c.dp.tOet. Cei o lon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. et. 1878, d 0... 1,000 Do. 1172 d 0... Mauritian 6 par eL, 187 a 1, Do. 1878 1,000 Do. 1882 1,000 Do. 1 5, Nana/ dor. 6 per cont.. D,OOO New BranedovAlpeeen. D,OOO New South Wales Goy.. 5,500 6p. cent., 1871 to 1876 6,000 Do. 6p. c.lBBB to 1802 New Zealand 6per cent. Do. 6per oent ... N o Scotia 6p. c., 187 d 5, Qneendand Gov. 6p. et. D,OOO B.Aast, Gov. 6 p. ct,1868 0.000 Do. 1878 and upwda 5,000 Vie.Gov.6p. c. Jan. July Do. 6p. et. Aptilttoe. 98 98 91 96 91 96 78 80 77 80 101 104 102 106 102 106 102 104 91 93 102 104 106 108 914* 102 104 10$ 106 103 106 106 106 106 102 01 90 100 100 di 100 100 1 100 100 100 100 92 96 87 93 93 96 78 99 97 90 88 100 106 107 101, 108 i WI - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 141 to j. PREYHRENCS SHARKS. Great Western—Original Prefer. 4i per cent., 90. wr cent. Stock irredeemable, 98. North Britt 5 per cent., No. 1 101. North Hutern—West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway, 79 to 81. South Demon Annuities, 10e., 9f. Atlantic TelegralsilEjus.), (mama (m use 8 per east, Australian Mortgage Land and Finance (Limited), Credit Racier and Mobilier e/ Itmesad . Ditto, New, 141. Crpetal Palace, 371, 4. Ebbw Vale, 17. Fore-street . Warebonse (Limited), 121. General Credit and Finance el London (Limited), 4, 1. Imperial Marc. Credit Assoc. (Limited), 2e, I. International Financial Society (Limited), Si, 1. London Financial Association (limited), 15i. Madras Irrigation and Canal (all paid), 17. National Discount Company (Limited) 131 : Overend, Gurney, and Co. (United), 151, 1, 15, I. Warrant Finance (Limited), 5. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Oxa o'Ctoci. The English funds opened this morning at a de cline of 4 per cent., but the present quotation for money is the same as yesterday, while that for the account is only 1-16 worse. Foreign stocks, which were also dull, are now better in sympathy, and the same remark applies to several other depart ments of the Stock Exchange. The amount of business generally, however, is limited, attention being much occupied with the settlement of the fortnightly account, which will be concluded this afternoon. The demand for money to-day has somewhat in creased, but the supply is still very large. The charge for the best paper is 5 7-8 to 6 per cent., with exceptional business at si. The rate for short loans in the Stock Exchange is 4 to 5 per cent. The Bank of France return shows this week a lecrease of 44,0001. in the coin and bullion, and of 160,0001. in the bills discounted. A firm of " jobbers" has stopped payment in the Stock Exchange to-day, owing to considerable losses in foreign stocks. Their existing liabilities, how- ever, are small. Consols are now quoted 86/ to I for money, and 86 5-16 to 7-16 for the account (May 9). In the foreign stock market there is a demand for Turkish Bonds of 1862 and 1866, which have risen I. and 11 per cent. respectively. Mexican have also improved I, and Italian of 1861 are inquired for. The prices are as follows :—Greek, 12i to _l3 ; Mezican, 24 to j ; Spanish Passive 25 718 to 20i ; ditto Certificates, 157-8 tolfik ;Purllib, 1862, 62 to 64 ; ditto, 1865, 331 to ; Brazilian scrip, 3,) to 3 dia., ex div. ; and Italian, 1861, 53, to 5 4. _ _ American securities are lower. 5-20 Bonds are quoted 671 to 68 ; Erie Railway shares, 54 to bt ; and Illinois, 78} to 791. International Financial shares are now quoted /to it dis. ; General Credit, par to prem. ; London Financial, 4} to 41 dis.; Imperial Mercan tile, to 2 7-8 dis. ; Credit Fonder and Mobilier, 17-8 to 2/ prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, to pram. ; and National Discount, 81 to prem. The Champion of the Seas has arrived from Mel bourne, with 64,5001. in gold ; and the Robert Henderson, from New Zealand, with 13,6001. The Master of the Rolls has this morning con- firmed the appointment of Mr. Harding, as official liquidator of the Joint-Stock Discount Company. An appeal was asked for by Mr. Linklater, on behalf of five shareholders, holding 350 shares. The bulk of the quarterly advances made to the discount establishments have now been repaid to the Bank, and the rest vtillbe liquidated during the next few days. The total is understood to be below the average, and, as this means that the discount market, so to speak, was indebted to the Bank in a less amount than is usual at the turn of the quarter, there is a prospect that a proportionately large amount of money will remain available for immediate employment, thus obviating the necessity of borrowing from the Bank. The fall in Turkish stocks yesterday was pro moted by the statement in the Levant Herald that the Commission on the Budget estimates the de ficit at about four-and-a-half millions sterling. The Herald, however, does not give this in a posi tive form. With reference to the Venezuelan Six per Cent. Loan of 1884, the General Credit Company are in receipt of advice. from their agents, Messrs. H. L. Boulton and Co. dated La Guaira, 24th March, of duties collected and remitted on account of this loan, as follows :—Per statement No. 47, from Ciudad Bolivar, 49'2 dols. ; No. 48, 157 dols. 36c. ; No. 49, 10,049 dols. Mc. ; No. 70, from La Guaira, 17,061 dols. 87c. ; No. 71, 13,741 doll. 44c. ; No. 83, from Porto Cabello, 19,751 dols. 62c. ; No. 84, from ditto, 10,887 dols. 27c. ; total, 72,141 dole. 10c. Only a trifling amount of gold, viz., 2,0001., was sent into the Bank yesterday. About 452,5001. in Australian gold is now on the way to England, of which 150,0001. is due. The following are the particulars :—Young England, 51,0001.; Damascus, 54,0001. ; Norfolk, 75,5001.; Chariot of Fame, 34,500/. ; Mediator, 17,0001. ; Suffolk, 78,500/. ; Donald M'Kay, 18,000/. ; Macduff, 119,0001. ; Royal Standard, 4,5001. ; and Swiitsure, 50/. - It has transpired that Mr. Josif Perez, one of the partners in the well-known house of Pinto, Perez, Ashley, and Spanish merchants, who failed on Saturday last, Co.,as obtained advances to a large ex tent on duplicate bills of lading, and has disappeared. A warrant has accordingly been issuedfor his appre hension. It is understood that the liquidation of the estate of this house will be very unfavourable ; according to some estimates, the distribution to the creditors will not be more than ss. in the pound. A private letter from Paris ' after referring to the extreme depression which has latterly prevailed on the Bourse remarks that " a declaration of war between Austria and Prussia would possibly be of service to the Bourse, and after a day or two prices would be better than they are at present." In the matter of the appeal respecting the ap pointment of an official liquidator of the Joint- Stock Discount Company (Limited), the Master of the Rolls has announced that he will give his deci sion to-morrow. The North Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 6,0311 over last year ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire an increase of 6,764/. ; the Great Western an increase of 4,6921. ; the Great Northern an increase of 124/. ; the Great Eastern an increase of 2,5361.; the London and South Western an increase of 1,307/. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an increase of 2,013/. ; the North British an increase of 1,5201. ; the London, Chatham, and Dover, including the Metropolitan Extension and branches, an increase , of 2,334/. ; the Metropolitan Extension an increase of 593/. ; and the Kent Coast an increase of 4401. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Tuesday, the 17th inst., a special settling day in the shares of the following undertakings, viz. : Frederick Symons and Co. (Limited) Metropolitan Railway Ware- }To be marked in the housing Company (Limited) Twice a Week List. Worcester Coffee Company (Lim ) Luckimpore Tea Company of I Not to be mwked. Assam (Limited) Pestarena Gold Mining Company l Consideration of quo (Limited) I tation postponed. A special meeting of the British and Canadian Telegraph (Northern Line) Company is called for the 26th inst., to approve a bill now before parliament for conferring further powers on the company. The annual meeting of proprietors of the National Provincial Bank of England is called for the 10th May. A general meeting of the Singapore Gas Com pany (Limited) is convened for the 27th inst., when a dividend is to be declared. Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales : At the seventh series of hide sales for the year a mode rate inquiry was experienced, but prices were in some cases rather MEWL East India—Ox and Cow—Calcutta : The business transacted was only to a moderate extent, chiefly for the home trade, prises occasionally ruling in favour of buyers. The analysis of the sales is 89,993 Calcutta new parcels, and 19,279 brought forward from former sales, in all 109,722 hides ; of which 87,541 were sold. Feat India— Buffalo realised fully late rates, to an advanoe. Leather — East Indian brought about previous prices. Australian generally receded Id. per lb. Salted Hides—Australian were in fair request, at about last sales' prices. n fx realised late rates. West India brought falryricee. all bought in. Gibraltar t fali• perces. Drysalted Hides—Penang realised late Irsbea ' were chiefly bought hi. Mauritius beeaod. prev . ions prices. ' ltiseeUaneoeep pelts realised hig h Fore. Kart / gareo skins brought advanced rotes. Bark—Mimeos was only partly sold. Valonia bought in. The return of the Bank of England for the week 3 1 ,iaon e ding Wednesday, April 11 compared with that f the previous week, shows the following changes : issue £28,363,140 Decrease $232,696 'on active 22,045,355 Decrease 287,260 the deposits 4,067,018 Decrease 3,636,893 Other deposits Government securities in banking department 10,644,264 Decrease DO" i Other securities in banking department 19,383,831 Demers 2,711,966 '. OMR and bullion in both departments Seven day and other bill 471,824 Increase 27,967 The Rest 3,178,002 Decrease 710,389 , Notes in mom Total reserve (note* & Gain) in banking department 7,188,763 Incense 269,431 This return shows the effect of the payment of the dividends, which commenced on Monday, the 9th. The decrease in the government deposits has been made up by the increase in the private deposits, combined with the repayment to the Bank of c 2,711,9561. of advances on private securities, and the result is an addition of 269,4311. to the reserve notwithstanding the draught for the dividends. t Under the circumstances, this is an unusual they'and satisfactory feature. There is a decrease in coin and bullion to the trilling extent of 17,8291. which sum, together with the equivalent of the 162,0001. of foreign gold sent into the Bank during the week, appears to have been distributed • amongst the receivers of the dividends. BANE OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act ith end Bth Vie., c. $l. for the week ending on Wednesday, the Iltb day of April, Mt Notes tamed .. C 28,363,140 438,363,140 BAILING D 1 Proprietors' Capital 414,563,000 Best Public Deposita (in cluding Ischeti Say. Banks. Com mit of Nstinaal _ . oOvernisent debt 011,015,100 Other securities 3,9134,11110 Gold cola and bsl - 13,11811,10 Lt 3,363,10 Debt, -- and Dit Accoards) 4,067.018 Other Deposits 14,966,004 Seven day and other BIM rAIIIIII/IT. Oovernment (Including Dead Weight An nutty; Other Securities Note Gold mud Silver Cola 437,215,645 /137,21b,848 , W. MILLER, Cbtef Cashier. Tnu RBDAY Evinnta. REIGATE. The committee appointed to try the merits of the peti- i tion of John Newman Harrison and others against the re turn of Mr. Granville Wm. Gresham Leveson Gower, on the ground of bribery, treating, and undue influence, met this morning at eleven o'clock. The committee consists of Mr. Hussey Vivian (chairman), Mr. K Akroyd, the Hon. H. R. Dutton, Mr. E. B. Hartopp, and Mr. John Peel (Tamworth). Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Serjeant Ballantine, Mr. Biron, and Mr. J. Whevritt ; for the sitting mem ber, Mr. Karalake Mr. John Clark, and Mr. H. James. Mr. Serjeant B allantine, in opening the case, said the constituency was a liberal one, and both candidates at the last election were of that party. He sketched the parlia mentary history of the borough, stating that it being felt it was undesirable there should be contests between liberals, some communications took place between the candidates, and Mr. Gower communicated to his agent his intention not to stand again, and at a publicmeeting held in the town on the 29th Sept., 1864, Mr. Gower declared positively his intention never again to stand for the representation of Reigate. In May, 1865, however, Mr. Wilkinson, one of the candidates, died, and then Mr. Gower withdrew from his engagement. His view was that his arrangement was personally with Mr. Wilkinson, and that when that gentleman died he was released from his engagement. This, how ever, was not the general understanding in Reigate, and the consequence was that Mr. Gower could not have se cured his election without undue means. There were 30 public-houses open, and a good deal of treating, but that was not the burden of the case. He should show that the following person., were employed by Mr. Smith, the agent of the sitting member—Job Heath Apted, A. Buckland, Fr .W.k. Joys, Rose, Henry Durrant, and Henry Green. He should show that with the exception of Durrant each of these persons received 501., and Durrant 251. ; this payment being made to them under the guise of paid canvassers. He should also show that a number of men were em ployed nominally to keep the peace, but whom Mr. Smith designated as his " forty-nine roughs." He should likewise show that 150 persons were bribed with sums of money, or promises of certain sums of money. The tariff was not high at Reigate and it did not appear that any larger sum than N. was paid or ' promised. It appeared, however, that in many cases the promises were not fulfilled, and hence there was great die ' satisfaction. The learned counsel then stated two cases in which he said he should be able to prove bribery. The following witnesses were then called. Mr. Clan JamesGrecere,the russixtantof the town clerk of Reigate, said he assisted the returning officer during the election. He produced the poll-books. Mr. Kerslake objected to the documents being received 'from this witness, and contended that they ought to be produced by the returning officer, that being required by the statute. Serjeant Ballantine submitted that all that was re quired was that proof should be given of the identity of the document.. The committee decided that the production of the docu ments by the town clerk acting for the returning officer was sufficient. The witness then produced the account of expenses of the sitting member which had been sent to the returniog officer. They amounted to 1,3561. 9s. Id. John Bailey deposed that he was formerly a publican residing at Reigate. Voted for Mr. Gower. Received nothing for his vote. Thomas Henry Baines did not re , wive anything frau him. [Lett sitting.] Nawamsa Plass Fu nn.—We learn that, in consequence of the celebration of her Majesty's birthday having been fixed for the 26th May, the annual dinner of the Newspaper Press Fund, at which Earl Granville will preside, has been postponed from that day till Saturday, the 9th of June. Mrs. Keble was so ill at Bournemouth when her husband's corpse was about to be taken away for inter ment at Horsley that she pathetically requested that his grave should not be closed until she was laid in it. The new work of M. Renan, " Les Apotree," is announced to be on sale to-day in Paris. It treats of the development of Christianity from the year 33 to 45. Some of the Paris journals contain en treats from the work, which is described to be even superior to the Vie dr Jenu. The hideposdasoe Beige says that the Archbishop of Paris paid a visit to IL de Preseence, the protestant minister, and thanked him for the reply which he published to the latter work. Eros Cou.aos.—The Raster vacation will termi nate on Wednesday next, the 18th inst., with the return of the lower boys. The *4th and sixth forms will follow on Thursday and Friday, the 19th and 20th inst., when the whole of the scholars will have assembled. 81vatshlro Union South Devon South Eastern Stalnes,Wokingham,dc Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford a Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitehall West Cornwall MINEB.-(THIS DAY.) Owe °Timm. In the mining market to-day the dealers are almost exclusively engaged in the settlement of the account, and prices are quoted the same as yester day. Frank Mills are .led 5 5-8 to 7-8 ; West Caradon, Bto 1 ; East Lovell, 8} to ; North Treskerby, 2 7-8 to 3 ; Chiverton Moor, b)2,l' West Chiverton, 74 to 76 ; Bryn Gwiog, to East Grenville, 2 7-8 to 31 ; Bast Caradon, 8/ to I ; and Great Vor, 25 to 26. Chontales shares are flat at 1 7-8 to 2 prem. Frontino and Bolivia are quoted 1 to& prem., being firm. The directors of the Mineral Rights Association have announced that the list of applications will be closed on Saturday, the 14th instant, for London, and on Monday, the 16th, for the country. We are informed that the number of shares applied for already considerably exceeds that for allotment. The price was quoted to I prem. A call of 10s. is to be paid on the shares of the Lusitanian Mining Company (Limited) by the 10th of May. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BY ELDMILIC TELEGRAPH.) EPSOM SPRING MEETING.-(THIS DAY. WATERLOO PLATE. Three-quarters of a mile. King Charming, Bet 121 b ; Warrior, Pat 1011) Godmer sham, 84 21b ; Gnlnare, 84 ; Cadiz, 121 b ; Haphazard, 7st ; Fonder, 6st 121 b ; Hopbine f, Est 91b ; Victoria, 6st 6lb ; Moss Rose, 41b ; Vortigern, bet 21b ; and Thalia, 64. AU are here. NEW TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. T.Y.C. Catherine Hayes f, Viscount, St. Albans, Harradan c, Venison, Vigor, Roneld,lopoponex, and Veruletn are here. PAID FORFNIT.—The Rake. METROPOLITAN STARES. Two miles and • quarter. Sandal, Convent, Lady Florence, Hurrah, Lucifer, The Czar, Treasure Trove, and Eakring are here. PAID Foßrur.—Alerte, Hestrix, Lochiel, and Grape- shot. WALTON STAKES. Three-quarters of a mile. Professor Anderson, Sans Si, Venom, Bolande, and Verulam are here. OTTOMAN RAILWAY FROM SMYRNA TO AIDIN. (THIS DAY.) -•-- A special general meeting of the shareholders was held at noon at the London Tavern, Sir MACDONALD SrErierseos in the chair, for the purpose of sanctioning a proposition of the council for the issue of a limited number of preference shares, or such other financial mea sure as may under the circumstances be deemed neces sary, and to alter the statutes of the company accordingly. The CHAIRMAN said the necessity for what was now pro posed arose from a delay in the completion of the line consequent upon the difficulties attending the tunnelling works. The object of the board was to enable the company to borrow on a deposit of security on much better terms than they otherwise could do the amount required to complete the works, which was under 100,0001. The de bentures coming due on the let of May must be dealt with after the first question had been disposed of. The absurd rumours which had been circulated astothe expiring of the concession throughthe non-fulfilment of the contractrequired scarcely any notice. The line would be opened withinthepre scribed period, the end of June, and the shareholders might rest assured that, even were it not the interest of the Ottoman government to continue their cordial 00-operation, the high sense of justice which had ever been shown by that government would alone suffice to render groundless apprehensions on that account. Moreover, special pro vision was made in the original concession for the protection of the interests of the share holders under the contingency of any delay arising in the tunnel works. He concluded by moving " That the council of administration be empowered to issue preference shares, paying a dividend of six per cent., not exceeding 300,000/." In reply to questions, The CHAIRMAN said the sole object of the board was to use the preference shares as security, and that none would be issued for any other purpose without the proprietors having been consulted. The resolution having been adopted, The CkIAIRYAN, in reply to a question, stated that Mr. Dent had on the previous day sent in his resignation as a director, the resignation being accompanied by an expla natory letter with regard to Mr. Dent's connexion with the Joint Stock Discount Company ;which, in his (the 'chair man's) opinion tended to remove unfavourable Un premien'. A resolution was afterwards passed authorising the board to deal with the debentures falling due on the let of May, in inch manner as they might deem most ad visable. After some conversation it was arranged that the board should convene a meeting of the first debenture holders for that day fortnight, the Chairman adding that the directors would not object to the presence of the other de benture holders. Mr. Billings was elected to supply the vacancy on the board caused by the retirement of Mr. Dent. RESUMPTION OF MILITARY MUSIC AT WINDSOR CASTLE. —Her Majesty has commanded that the band of the Royal Horse Guards shall play on Sunday afternoons, on the East-terrace at Windsor Castle, during the absence of the court from Windsor. EMIGRATION FROM DROGHEDA. DROGHEDA, WEDNISDAY.—Aarthing to equal the numbers which have been leaving this port by the Drogheda steamers for Liverpool, whose destination is the United States, has not been known for thirty years past. The scenes on the steampacket quay on the sailing of each boat would lead • stranger to suppose that the people were filing from some swum*. On Monday night 200 emi grants took shipping, principally young, hardy fellows, and strong rustic lasses. They came from the counties of Meath, Cavan, and Louth. Immediately before I closed this paragraph this evening, I counted 14 emigrant carts, with luggage, kc., coming into Drogheda by the Meath-road, as a steamboat sails to-night for Liverpool. I understand, in most cases, the fares have been paid by their relatives in America.—Norghern Whig. Tag RESPONSIBILITY OF MAYORS.—The Mayor of Cambridge has returned the following reply to an application for the use of the small Assembly Room for • *carve of the Liberation Society :—" April 10, 1866. Dear am exceedingly sorry to be placed in the position at feelng obliged to refuse your request for the use of the Guildhall. I presume from your manna the use of it (there being other rooms in the town equally available), that the object of your society (the Liberation) will in goer views be proaneted by it. The object of the society is, as I understand, to weaken the church in its present relations to the State, and as the Guildhall can only be need by my authority, sf words mesa anything, I should be acting contrary to tle declaration I made on taking rake if I exercised that authority to advance the society in ques tiro, whose clams you advocate. I beg you to believe that , it is only an the full persuasion that I am satins as I con ceive lam bound to do, in refusing its use for your pur pose, and am yours faithfully,—SWA3 HoisALL, Mayor." BRITISH POSSESSIONS. all Atlantic& st. Lawrence 100 Boin. Bar. &&. In. gsp.c. 8 1 Do. P Shares all !Buffalo & Lake Huron all Do. Preference 100 Buff. ,Brant ,&Goderted i 0 per cent. 1872.84 Bt. 100 'Cal &a. Eastern sp. c.g. St. .100 Cape T. & Dock ap. c. g. 100 all Demerara,7p.c. perpref. St. 100 Eget Bengal gu. sdo St. 100 East Indian gu. sdo St. 100 Grand Trunk of Canada 100 ' all Do. Equip. 5L 8.0p.ct.1 100 all ' Do. lit pref. Bonds 100 all I Do. do. deferred 100 all Do. tad pref. Bonds. 100 I all I Do. do. deferred 100 : 20 66 67 1 104 103 i par r 4 I pref. Stock.. I do. deterred' Do. wit Stock.. I do. _de!erred, it Indian Peniniuia tooLcent Do. New it. S. of India g sp. ct, Do. ti per oWat. Western of Canada! Do. New Do i lLltda pay. 187 3, Do. do. do. 1877.8.1 Ind chlLlmited)l Madras guar. 5 p. cent. Do. do. do Do. do. ai do Do. Will Extension IMelb. Corp. apex a. Bd.! Meth and liobson's Bay: Do. 8 p. at., pay. 1899 Do. 5 p. et. pay. 1895' . N. B. of Can Cp. c. latp. B. Ilcinde, ;ma. 5 per cent. l I Do. De do ! 2 Do. do. do 76 80 • 96 96 66 70 100 102 101 102 102 103 29 31 ' 88 90 63 66 56 60 67 69 60 66 42 45 so 44 30 32 29 SI 108 109 1 pm 1 1 pm 1 1 pm. 99 101 91 93 Im lel I 3 $ 4 94 96 86 88 9 4 I 01 61s. 1004 91 93 86 88 $tT 100 si. :too Do. Punjaub d 0..... Do. Indus St. Hot. do. JOINT to. I Sh. I 62 64 100 102 83 85 80 82 99 100 Mb 9 4 9ta'°- BANKS._ Pd I el. prk 1021 1021 1081 - 100 99 I — Siles. - - 1160,000. 60 Agra& nasterman's (L )15 61 63 163 10,0001 60 Albion - 40,000 100 AllianceLonALiverpool 26 14 2}pm Me 100,000 20 ,Anglo Austrian 8 adis par' - 40,000, 50 riglo Egyptian Urn.) - 20,000' 50 Anglo Italian 'Limited 93 1 61 aid's - 11,300 20 AsiaticßankCor.new sh; 10 15 18 - 30,000 40 I Auatralsais I all. 00 71 - 12,500' 20 i ßankof BritishColumbial all 204 214 214 12,500, 20 1 Du. New, lamed 2 pm. 16 - - - 10,000 25 'Bank of 140-pt - 40,000 20 Bank of London - 25,000' 20 Bank of Otagn :,Limited' 10 24 I}dls - 10,000 100 Bank of Queenaland L. , i 25 1 6 6 dis - 51 ,000! 60 Illankof Pictoria,Anstral 25 48 45 - 50,000 10 !Bank of New Zealand. .1 10 8 9pm - 40,000 50 Barnedisliank (Limited , 10 ' 2 1 die - 60000, 20 ,BrazilianAPortuguese t li 19 1 lis - 20.000' 50 'British &Californlan:L , 711 2 4 1 . - 20,000 50 British N. America . .: al 11 47 49 - 75,500 , 20 charteaafette&co. (I , ' 6 - - - 40,500. 20 C. Bk. Indis, Ana., China all ' 2O 21 201 20 30,000, 25 Chart Mer. of India,&c. I 9) all ' 43 45 - 60,000 20 . City - 20,000 100 ,Colonial - 40,000 201 Com. Bank of Canada I all - - - 40,000 25 ICom. Bank of India, &el all ' 23 25 - 210,000 10 Consolidated Bank (1 )/ 4 61 0 pm 91 1 10,000 60 IDelbi and London 125 32 83 - 21,000, 60 'East London ,Llmited,i 5 ldis par - 50,0001 20 'Eastern Exchange,Lim 5 2 1 dla - 30,000 30 'English and American .1 6 Idle par - 80,00 MlEnglish Joint Stock (L.) 10 S 2 dla - 30,000; 20 Eng.Scot.dAusl.Chart4 an 101 201 - 20.0001 60 nudlshsndSwedlsh ,L., 10 7} 6} dla - 45,000: 50 Etiropeanßank(Limited: 15 6 5 dla 9 10,000,100 Hinduso.China&Jap.,L, 25 15 17 - 10000;100 Do. issued ro at 2 p - 20 , ,000100 Do, New • 1 25 14 10 - 20,000' 100 Imperial lank (Limited': 90 8 9pm - 185,000 20 Imperial Ottoman vs 1 pm 101 11 67,500 20 Do. New 6,000 25 Louisa - 6,000, 25 Do. New - 100,00 Co; 80 Land ifort. Bk. IndialL, 4 Idis },pm Si 500,000 100 D0.5p.c.Deb.,1804,30yre all 82 85 - 1630 3 :1 1 5 0 : t o on n . d li o lo a f o ileslco,&c.(L` 15 5 i 1} Otg 161_ id 22.000 20 Do. New 5,0001100 London& ItherPlate k L )40 12 14 pm - ' 20,000; 26 Do. New, W at 14 pm 10 S 34pm - 60,000' 20 Lon. Ch. Bank of Anatrl all 21 22 211 } 30,000 50 London and County 2O 77 78 - ' 72,000 60 London Joint Stock_ 15 40} 47} - ' 25,000' ID London & SonthAfrican all 14 16 - ' 10,0001100 Lon. a SWestern(Lim.) 9) 24 11441 18 6,000 60 'London AVenesuel&L ) 124 2 1 dig; - (10,000100 ,Lo•idon 4 Westminster. 20 95 97 '96 10,000;100 inerchant Bank (Lim) .25 24 25 I - 5,000'100 Do. New - 1 50,0001 60 ,blercantile&Exchan(L) 10 a dist - 17,100 100 m e tro. & Prov. Bank(L. ) 30 5. , - 50000 1 100 Midland Bank (Ifsa.) - ( 20,600 51 National of A 4 i 1} pm! - 20,000,100 ;National of E li i mool. . 10 j 6 Bpm - 1 10,000 100 I N. Pro. of - - - 40,000 50 National Ban - ' 37,500 20 New South Wales an' 44 411 - 00,000 10 New Zealand (Limited). 1 I 441$ _l(pm - . 50,000 20 North Western 2l - ' 60,000 23 Oriental Bank Corpora al 46 48 31481, 1 47 1 • 20,000 20 eat.Cons.B.Llateo.C. 7 S II die! I 25,000 20 Do. do. lateN.F. 4 1} 4491 - 21,00 r 20 De. do. lateF.C. 4 - - dla ' - 27,210 50 ProvhaßanldngCorp.(L) 10 4 3 dli - aOOO 30,000 100 Provhic. of Ireland - f 87,500 29 Scinde,Ptint,dDelbl(L) 10 -- Ms - 12,500 93 Do. boned at 2 put - -49 - I 20, 95 South Australia all 114 80 - 17,061 100 Stand. of & & Africa - ' 10,000 100 Do. do. iss. at 6 pm. 10 7 6 dla - 1 40,000 25 Union of Australia , 10,060 100 Union of Ireland (Lbn )22 6} 41 415 - ` 80,000 60 , Union of London l5 51 63 52 1 ✓ DOCI& No. 18h. I 1)0030. IPdl CL prices. I enies. -2,066,088 i 82 East and West India .10 130 138 - 0 12,000 10 General FloatM4 Deck 6 - - - ; 578.110 St. Landon 964,1(Wiarft. MO 71 74 - " 1,002.500 MO . Do. Deb. 82 4p. eenk all 87 SO - 4 350,805 St. Southampton 100 - - - 887.071 St. Aging Conunaretal lOO - - - 20 . 2 8t 100 20 6 ii. 82 I 2 91111• .11 April 12, 1868. Consols, which closed for the 9th of May, opened and closed to-day at 86 3-8 to 4. For money the last price was 861 to 1. . The official business report is as follows :—Three - per Cent. Consols, for money, 861, 3-8, 1, 3-8 ; ditto, for amount, 86 3-8, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 841. ; New Three per Cents., 84i, 4, 1, ; Bank Stock, 247 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, lon ; ditto Four per Cent., 964 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1014 ; ditto Four per Cent. Bonds, 165., 204., prem. Foreign stocks were decidedly heavy at the corn- - mencement of business ; and though a better feel ing became afterwards apparent, an almost general decline took place in the afternoon, owing to the - receipt of telegrams from Paris announcing a fur ther considerable fall in the French Rentes. Turkish securities were again prominently heavy, and the Bonds of 1868, 1862, and 1865 fell 1 to 2 per cent. Italian of 1861 also receded 2 per cent. ; Egyptian and Brazilian, 1 ; Equador, ; and ' Brazilian scrip, Mexican, Greek Coupons, and Por- . tuguese, Ito 1. On the other hand, Spanish Pas- - sive and Certificates were inquired for, and im- - proved and 1 per cent. respectively. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) We had a very moderate show of English wheat here to day coastwise and by land carriage. lielected samples " were in fair request at prices equal to Monday. inferior kinds moved off heavily, on former terms. Foreign wheat—the supply of which was moderately good—sold slowly ; nevertheless previous rates were sup- , r - poted. Floating cargoes of grain were steady in price. The transactions In them, however, were by no means exten sive. We were well supplied with both English ard foreign barley. Malting qualities were held at full quotations, otherwise the trade was rather heavy. The sale for malt was moderately firm, at late rates. The supply was seasonably good. The transactions in oats were only moderate. Prices, however, were supported. In beans very little was passing, on former terms. The sale for pima was steady, at late rates. Roth English and foreign flour was very ire ctive. In prices no change took place. Agricultural seeds were rather more active. Linseed, rapeseed, and cakes commanded full prices. ARRIVALS OF GRATH, kt., INTO LONDON, EY MAT= CARRIAGE, FROM APRIL 7 TO APRIL 12. INCI.CSIVE. _ _ Wheat, Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour: — qrs. qr.. gra qrs. Uric sacks. Entitalt and ?botch 770 460 I 1320 40 .. Irish Foreign i 8190 12340 I .. 24330 . 440 Total I tom 13810 I 130/ 244110 .. 1090 LIVERPOOL COTTON &CORN MARKETS. (TFIIB DAY.) (BY ILLICTRIC AND INTWATIONAL TELEGRAPH.) (rams OUR OWN COR.BERPONDENT.) CorroN.—Tbe market continues dull. Sides probably about 6,000 bales. CORN.—The market moderately attended. Wheat in fair demand, at about 0. to Id. dearer. Flcrir steady. Indian corn steady ; 28a. 9d. Oats and oatmeal more inquired for at full rates. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (BY ELLCTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TZLEORAPH.) (FILON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wheat trade improved in tone ; best samplmi, old and new, realise ls. advance. Barley, beans, and oats without change. MINCING-LANE.--(THIS DAY.) SUGAR.—The market continues dull, with sell.re at late prices, but few buyers. The private sales include low To bago, kc. at 275. ; Dominica, 2 8 s. lid. • cryst.d li sed De merara, 3:55. 61. to 36a. 6d. ; Mauritius, 32e. to :tae. ; Ma nilla, 28s. ; beetroot, 325. ; refined is quiet at fonner prices. • COFFEE has sold steadily at the valuations. Plantation Ceylonitriage, &e., 48s. to 68a. ; low middling , 78 s. 6 d. to 795. 61. ; middling, 81s. to 88s. ; good and fine middling, 86s. 6d. to 91s. ; peaberry, 755. to 935. ' • native good ordi nary, 655. to b7s. fi d.; and Jamaica good ordinary to mid dling, 66.. 61. to 84s. bd. Cocoa. —Busineas bas been done at steady prices. TZA.—The businesa doing in this article continues limited. Mc& —A parcel of Is;ccransie Arraean sold at lie. Fuca. —Business has been done this week in ccrrants sh firm prioea. Raisins: Valenciaa are scarce, and command very firm rates. Rum.-20 puns. of Leewarda have realised is. 51, and 130 puns. of emerara, Is. 61 SHELLAC has sold at a further decline; native orange, fair pale, 665. 61 to 675. ; livery, 62a. 6d. ; garnet, Gls. to 61s. 6d. ; good dark button, 61.. to 625. SALTPETRE.—NO sales reported. Co —There is more business doing, but at d further mic decline of fd. per lb. Jere.—Business to a limited extent has been transacted at prices on • par with those paid at the last public sale, including 2,000 bales of cuttings, at 6/. ss. TALLOW MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)' The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 48e. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 48s. 34. April, 48s. to 48.. 3d. ; June, 48s. M. to 48e. 98 . ; October to Deeember, 495. tid. HIDE MARKET.—(IBIS DAY.) LEADEMIALL.—Hideo: Mae. to &albs., 2fl. to 3d. ; 6411 m. 121b5., 3d. to 31d. ; 7294. to 80lba., 3d. to 30. ; Wm. to Nabs., 30. to 4d.; 8816 a, to 961b5., 4d. to 40. Hors* hides 9a. to 10s. 6 d. ; Calf skins, light, 2a. to 4e. ; 6a. 64. BlRMONDSZT.—gbeepildne : Half-breds, 12s. to 14s. 6d. ; Downs, 9s. 6d. to 12s. ; lambs, 3a. to 44. 9d. ; Shear- Wigs, la. 10d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report more activity in hope of all descriptions, both foreign and English. at gradually advancing prices. ALLEGED DISAPPEARANCE OF A FENIAN TIC PORKIR.—For some days peat rumours have been rife through the city of the &appearance of a man who was =of having givon information of Fenian pro- The poUce have need their utmost efforts in the investigation of the ease, but up to this no clue has bees obtained to the whereabouts of the individual in question.—Dublin Evening Mal 7. Tii LONDON COLL DITTIES AND THE CITY.— It is antieretood that at yesterday's sitting of the ewe. 'Mateo ea the lesel somnolent and taxation of the metro etsmearesolution wag emoted reotwomending the House d to continue the coal duties in their present ferns for the completion of the Thames Embankment and other improvements instituted by the Board of Works, and like- • \vise the heprovanent el Holborn Valley sad Nevegens- • street, recommended by the corporation. .~ 4 ; a )1 1 dlit4