The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) uF gIEEN'S BENCH. :{ m Ilthen.— inpfore the Lonl and .1 te.t ace. ltl.i..kborn, Mellor, and Lush.) %V. the Lonl I 'hief .1 'Dolce of the l'ourt of .11 ! ' 1..1 .1 , took the mit Fe• t 000rning. in copse , luence • to the bench. Mr. H. T. Cole were this morning called Ow 1.. - as tt•teett's counsel, and tt•uk their seats • ~ 1 ••\ RTC .WARI I AMORE. li r . tt.l toov..d fora rule ... for rairol.o.nie opon iI, orpor.i• ion of Towko.t.my to ntlinit him mhi rof tow n r mini' of that borough. 1.110 term of t on-il and a 1 .0 warrant.). c. ling upon Mr. ...I 1., what authority he exrruisial •- foun councillor for the above borough. Mr. 0 ,1 at the 1,4 eleotion was mayor of the borough I . I —i late for re-election. Mr. Moore KW a opis.itioe: to him, and notio- was given to 1:11“anl that his bi-in 4 the returning officer would !inn: he, however, went to the poll, bad the number of cote.. and returned himself. After the ;rt granted the rule Mr. Moore attended the nest meet. of the council, having given previous notice to the wu deli And C!;littlett to 1.10 admitted, but the council, by re...lotion. ileilined to do until he had obtained a de .. in the Court of kilieetes Bench in his favour. Rule giant, .1. A I %lUANI T. THE THitoNE. A decently-dressed itt.tit, speaking with a northern ..tent. stood up in the body of the court, and holding up I ight kiwi, in which he held a scree of paper, ad s...t the I.endt, tying My lords, my name is •'.uses Derbyshire, and I am authorised to come her,• to prove myself to be the heir of England, des cendellfroto King .famea the Second. The Lon! 11.a./ustiee—ffare you anything further to ay or Any further application to make ? tiph, o.t No . . T( Lool ton f Justice - Very well. That will do. .ti phcant then ,it down and remained in court, criiirtitly taking much interest in the proceedings. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Kano.—(Before Lord Chief Justice and Justices Willes, Keating, and Smith.) is Till: NATTER OP AN ATIONNET. Mr. Mellor moved fur a rule calling upon an attorney of court to show cause why be should not answer the matters stated in some affidavits. The learned counsel said at the end of Nil an action was brought .‘gaiti•t thy, applicant to recover a sum claimed in r,ierruce to setting up a newspaper, and the attorney was attorney for the plaintiff in that action. Judgment was signed for lOW. too much, and the proceedings were con sequently set aside, with coats ; but it was not until 1 . 4i3 that the I WY. which hail been paid was refunded. The attorney then commenced au action aginst the applicant 011 the ground that he had been forced to pay the money under an illegal order. In there two actions considerably more than 2.10 summonscs had been served upon the applicant, many of these at most inconvenient times, and in the second action notice of trial had been given for every assizes since early iu 1 , 04, to the present time, and countermanded. In ised, the applicant sued the attorney for slander, but ilelieered a none proaequi in May, ISO. The attorney, notwithstanding, attempted to proceed, but Mr. Justice Willes set aside the proceedinge with costs. Nothing more was heard of the matter until November, 1.4, when the attorney succeeded in getting some coats, and signed judgment without first giving proper notice. Upon this judgment he issued a ca. sa. and also a ti. fa.; the sheriff refused to execute the ca U. but he ehtered under the fi. fa. on New Year's-day, and he remained in possession until he was ordered to with draw by Mr. Justice Ryles. The learned counsel sub mitted that the circunintanees showing that the attorney hol used the pmcess of the court for the purpose of vexa tion, and added that the present motion was made because it was feared that the system of persecution which had for some time been carried on was not likely to cease. The court granted the rule, and suggested that it should be drawn up in the alternative, to show cause why the at torney should not answer the matters in the affidavit or why lie should not be struck off the rolls. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. IN HE U. A. HOLDEN. This was the cue of the large railway contraetor,whose lhankruptcy was before the court the other day, when it appeared that the liabilities were of the extraordinary amount of 800,000/. At that sitting Mr. Shipway, civil engineer, was chosen assignee; and • resolution was passed for taking the case out of court under the 158 sec tion. Mr. Brandon now applied to the court to confirm the resolution. He stated that it was clearly for the advan tage of the creditors, as the two principal contracts in which Mr. Holden was concerned, the Central European Railway and the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway and branches, would he forfeited by bankrupt c y. Mr. Re!gley, on behalf of the bankrupt, also supported the application. The bankrupt, in examination, stated that he had ob. taintvl concession from the Swiss government for the Cen tral European Railway. His contract with theeompanyfor theconttruction of the railway was for 1,100,000/. He had sublet the contract to Italian contractors for 9110,000/., lea% ing a profit to him of 1.50,0001. Of this amount he had not yet received anything. He had assigned or charged the contract to the Oriental Financial Corporation to secure advancesof 84,000 f., but they held other securities to the amount of 110,0001. From the Carmarthen and Car digan Railway and its branches he anticipated a profit of :0,0001. Roth these contracts would become void in the event of his bankruptcy. His liabilities were about 800.000/. ; creditors for ,aO,OOO/. held security. Mr. Heed, on behalf of Mr. Knight, sub-contractor, of Carnarvon, who claimed to be a creditor for 32,0001., opposed the confirmation of the resolution, and contended that any advantage derivable to the estate from the con tracts would be equally obtainable under the bankruptcy, as the sub-contractors were still bound by their agreement with the bankrupt. His Honour said he had two points to consider— whether the revolution hail been duly carried, and whether it s t erms were reasonable, and such as would benefit the creditors. Of the first there was no doubt. It was shown by the certificate of the registrar. As to the other point it would be a great misfortune to the creditors if the case were not taken out of bankruptcy; in that event they would probably not feceive a dividend of a farthing in the pound. Under a deed of inspection or arrangement the creditors could carry out the contracts and derive the benefit. The resolution would therefore be confirmed. (Before Mr. Registrar Pcpys.) IN RE NAINBY.-LAR6E MERCANTILE FAILURE. The bankrupt, Wm. Nairiby, was a merchant, of Lime.street. The adjudication was made on his own petition. Ifs ascribes his failure to louts on the realisation of produce and through the failure of connections abroad. The debts, as shown by the prelimi nary statement (which is not cast up), appear to exceed .0(0 100., of whi c h u p war d s of tr2,owt. is due to four firms 111 Glasgow. This was the first sitting, and, after a protracted discus sion, assignees were chosen. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL strAttNio RAILWAY GI ARDS . COATS. Wi torgtry, who refused to give his address, and .1“Itn Gr"rge, who gave a false suldreas, were placed at the bar on remand before Alderman W. Lawrence, charged with Icing in the unlawful possession of a great coat and rug, which hail been stolen from a break van at the Euston Station. These two prisoners were seen by Baker and Rowland, two intelligent City detective officers, in Farringslon street, on the evening of Friday, the 24th of December, NW, t)ngley carrying the rug, and wearing the great coat, which had since been identiihd by G eorge L at h am, a guar d on the London and North-Western line, as belonging, the former to himself, and the latter to the railway com pany. On being stopped, George denied all knowledge of Ongley, but they were both taken into custody. Since the , r apprehension George had been identified as having been seen on the platform at the Euston Station shortly before the coat and rug were stolen. Baker said the prisoners had been seen by the warders of Wandsworth, Coldbath.fiehle, and Holloway prisons, and sire not known to either of them. Alderman Lawrence sentenced them each to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. CLERK ENWELL A VI./LENT MOTHER-IN-LAW. Ann Ariinionr, of 197, King's-ernes-road, was x , inmoned before Mr. Barker, on a charge of having tm ixrlislly assaulted and beaten her son-in-law, Mr. Frederick ( *tusk, of 4, Riming 's-buildings, Chapel-street, Clerken tr. on the Ist inst. 11r. I:icketts, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the corn -1.1.41..nt, and stated that if his instructions were correct tar client must have a sorry life of it since his wedding, as ti'." defendant was an habitual drunkard, and when in vs, in the constant habit of paying her son-in tea l'•;t, abusing an.l insulting him. On the night of lit inst. the coniplainant not feeling very well had 'Med ka rixt, awl when he had been asleep but a short h.. aa. isirprised by seeing his door broken open, and .1• foolant the worse for liquor, calling to him that he ',died her chill, and that she would murder him for it. Al th.kt time she hs.l a knife in her hand, and threatened Hui up. When the complainant heard and * this he jumps,' out of bed, and with great ally took the knife from her, and on doing so the '•;lndsi s t very much assaulted him and bit his legs and in sever a l places. (Inc of the lodgers had to go to the ~t anee of the complainant or he would have been nurse than he was. As the defendant had been !''''Y '. l this kind of thing before, and as she endeavoured her slaughter to murder her husband he (Mr. hod to ask the magistrate to inflict such apunisb "" as would show her that she could not commit these -.sot acts with impunity. Witnesses having been called who fully bore out statetueut made by Mr. Ricketts, the complainant sa . :.l that he still had the marks of his mother-in-law's bites on his legs and thighs. She was a very violent woman to L'.ia although he had behaved very kindly to her. The defend►nt denied that she had assaulted her son-'.n- IV in the way described, and asked if it NMI likely tit she should bite his legs when she knew that they were sore. (A laugh.) Mr. Barker said the assault was fully nude out :.n.l ordered the defendant to pay a fine of 'Ms. and the cov , . or in default fourteen day; imprisonment. The ihtendant was locked up in default. AMAAVI,T. .... Fro!. rick Lusclerr, was Plllllll/Onva for awc.r.l:• ing Mrs. Jane Williams, of 7, Ifornsey.nuil, Islington. The complainant said that the defendant UM jeal,a.s of his wife, because she sometimes went to her house and stayed there for a few hours. On this occasion the .le. fen.lant forced his way into her avirtments whilst she was in bed, hit her on the head, and then struck her and her grandfather on the head with a whip. Ile was veiy violent, and nearly pushed a woman down. In answer to Mr. Ricketts ' solicitor for the defendant, the complainant said th a t t h e did not live with her hut ham' because he was away, having stolen a letter from the lieneral Post-office. The whip that she bad alluded to was a child's toy whip, and she had broken that. Mr. Ricketts called a witness that was in the complain. ant's room, who proved that the defendant touched the complainant, and then asked for the dismissal of the summons. Mr. I:sricer dismissed the summons. A V toLIRNT CARPAL. . . ✓„h, Corky, &stout hearty-looking fellow, was charged with assnulting Bolingbroke, gate porter at St. Pancras Workhouse. This morning the defendant went to the workhouse at about I o'clock, and demanded a supper and a bed. He was told that be could not be admitted, on which be became very violent, hit at the porter and struck him in the chest. He was given into custody, and was very violent all the way to the police-station. Riley, one of the warrant officers, proved that the pri soner was yesterday relieved with a loaf and an order for the atone yard. The prisoner was a lazy fellow. Mr. Darker ordered the prisoner to pay a fine of 10s., or in default seven days' hard labour in the House of Correction. WORSHIP-STREET. ' , HARLEM ASSAULT BY A SERVANT. - - - Rirluerel Junars Plumber, Zi, was changed with violently assaulting his muter and mistress. Mr. John Doig, a baker carrying on business in Pittield street, New North-road, stated that the pristiner hail been in his employ as a journeyman, and on the previous even ing having been out for a holiday returned to work the worse for liquor. Witness thought that a few hours' rest would, however, " put him to rights," but when he awoke hint be found that he was quite incapable of carrying out his duties ; nor was this all, for he grossly and violently assaulted him. His wife, hearing the disturbance, pro ceeded to the room, and was served even worse. Mrs. Margaret&lll;orrOl the principal points of her husband's testimony, and added that prisoner struck her with his fist on the forehead, and bit her right hand near the wrist, not so violently as to occasion a wound, but sufficiently so to somewhat alarm her, as the teeth marks were becoming black. His conduct altogether was of such a turbulent and shameful character as to render it com pulsory for them to give him into custody. Springly, N, spoke to the prisoner's drunken condi tion and his general violence. Prisoner said that he had not struck his mistress as alleged. The bruise apparent was caused by her husband hitting her some days past. Mr. Ellison cautioned him that such a line of defence would not serve his interest. Prisoner said he was drunk or should not have mis behaved himself. Mr. Ellison remarked that drunkenness was an aggrava tion, and he should inflict a fine of 51. for the outrage on Mrs. IMig. or two months' imprisonment, and require a surety in 251. for six months in the other case. Prisoner said he should pay the 5/., and ha did so. MARLBOROUGH STREET. THE LOWEST DEPTH OP KUEHL Charrhil Long, 11, Stephen David Long, 10, and Thos. lields,B, were charged before Mr. Knox with begging. Sergeant Runce, C, said that about 8 o'clock yester day evening he saw the boys standing by the door of Mr. Cook's, the confectioner, in Coventry-street, two on one side of the door and one on the other. They seemed to be ne►rly dropping from want, and begging of different ladies for pence. He took the boys to the station and sent for food for them, they stating that they were very hungry. He afterwards went and made inquiries respecting the boys, and found that Fields had no father, and that his mother, who got her living by washing, lived in Crown-street, Soho. The father of the Longs, who lived in Priecees)ourt, Drury lane, was a shoemaker, but in such a bad state of health that he was unable to work, and the mother was hourly expected to die. They appeared to be respectable people. overpowered by illness and poverty. Field's mother (crying bitterly) said that her boy, seeing the distressed state she was in, asked her to let him go out with some fusses to get a few halfpence. She had other children. She went out to work when she could get it, and before the death of her husband never had to do so. Mr. Knox asked the poor woman whether she would like her boy to go to school, and she said she would. The father of the Longs came forward, and he appeared to be in a sad state of health. He said that he had only been a week out of bed, and that he was scarcely able to attend the court that morning, his wife being so ill that he left her senseless when he came away. Mr. Knox ordered the boy Field to be sent to Feltham, and gave the boys Long back to their father, stating that if he would like them to go to school, and would attend again, be would see what could be done. Some temporary Resistance from the poor-box was kindly ordered by Mr. Knox to be given to the poor man, who seemed very grateful for it. THAI'S& JUVENILE DILINV MT -LAMENTABLE STATE OF DISTRESS IN POPLAR AND BROMLEY. Four boys, the eldest 14 years of age, were brought before Mr. Paget this morning charged with felony. Jere miah McCarthy and Daniel Hunt, charged with stealing bread, were discharged, there being no prosecutor. Alfred Hockaday, accused of stealing a large German sausage, value 4a. 6d., was remanded. John Tyson, for stealing 40 pins and two boxes of hairpins from the shop of Mr. Wil liam Clarke, in Bromley, was also remanded. The prosecutor said that many boys were always round his shop, and be had much difficulty in preserving his PrrertY: . . . Inspector Beare, of the K division, maid there were a great number of boys who formerly worked in the iron shipbuilding yards, and whose earnings were from fie. to Hs. per week, now prowling about the streets of Poplar and Bromley every evening. They had no bread to eat, and were in a lamentable state of distress. He had seen them in batches of five and six each, and they took anything they could lay their hands on. He had seen many of those boys who were in the receipt of 9s. and 10s. per week when there was plenty of work starving and half naked about the streets. Mr. Paget—And those boys who were in the receipt of such good wages saved nothing Inspector Beare—Nothing at all air; the destitution of the people at the east end of London is fearful. Mr. Paget—And what did the boys' fathers earn when the iron shipbuilding yards were in full operation. Inspector Beare—From 180. to N. per week. Tyson said he had been out of work five months. Inspector Beare—Yes, that is so. The ship yards are closed. There is no employment for those boys. Mr. Paget—Flow were the boys employed! Inspector Beare—ln carrying nails, bellows blowing, and picking up nails. . _ DIL Paget —And now they are in this condition. It is very painful, very 11111. WANDSWORTH. SWALLOWING EVIDENCE-EXTRAORDINARY CARL 77tomas Leary. Elias Leary, and Henry Palmer were brought before Mr. Dayman on a charge of uttering coun terfeit coin. The facts in the caseare rather singular. In the first in stance the prisoners went to the Waggon and Horses, Wandsworth, where Thomas Leary succeeded in passing a counterfeit florin. They next proceeded to the King's Arms in the High-street, where Palmer pro duced a half-crown, which on being tested was con sidered to be bad. It was returned to Palmer who was afterwards requested to deliver it up, but he re fused, and Leary paid for the rum. They left the house, and on reaching the street they separated. They were, however, all secured, and taken to the police station, where the Leary' denied knowing Palmer. Sergeant Micklejohn saw something in Palmer's mouth, and im mediately seized him by the throat. The prisoner bent his head down, and opened his mouth. A severe struggle then ensued, when the prisoner tripped up the officer. And they both fell to the ground. Something like money was seen in the prisoner's mouth, and the offi cer felt it go down his throat. Mr. Winslow, the divi. sional surgeon, afterwards examined the prisoner's throat, and saw a scar on the back of the palate that had been caused by some hard substance passing. A search was made for the counterfeit half-crown, but it could not be found. Mr. Bellamy, from the office of the Solicitor to the Treasury, submitted to the magistrate whether there was a case for trial. Mr. Hayman thought not, as there was no evidence that the half-crown was bad. He said the circumstances were very suspicious, but at the same time there is no hope of • conviction in the case. Mr. Bellamy said the swallowing of the piece was not proof positive that it was counterfeit, and mentioned a case which was heard before Sir Thomas Henry, at Bow street Police-court, to show how persons may be deceived. The person who at that time was in custody bad swallowed three pieces which were supposed to be coun terfeit. They were traced through his body and found to be perfectly good. He was asked the reason for swal lowing them, when he replied, to prevent the constable having them. Mr. Hayman bed his attention drawn to the first case. when he said one piece would not be sufficient to commit upon. He thought. on the whole, that it would be better to discharge the prisoners. st,di' 10,000 SO , tc o t Maaterman'a (L ) ' U -- dm - 10,000 60 ' II6 8 6 - 40,300 100 ! Alliance Limited 100,000 10 I Anglo Austrian S 4 }pm ad -. ad 40,000 60 , Angio Euptian(Llm.) lO 9 7 dii - 10,000 60 ! Anglo Italian (Limited) lO 9 8 di, 11} 11,300, 20 1 Asiatic Bank Cor.newelt 10 - - -• 10,000 1 40 ' Australasia all 111 66 .- 1000, 20 Bankof BritishColtunbia all 12 14 - 12,500! 20 Do. New, 12=042pm.! 6 6 4 dl. -. 10,0001 26 Bank of Egypt I all SO 31 -- 15,000 10 Bank of Otago (Limited) 10 4 1 - 10,009100 Bank of Queensland (L) 25 13 16 die - I 10,00 0 60 Baikal VW.. mta,Austral l 25 87 39 -- 50,000; 10 , Bank of New Zealand , 10 8 10 pee - 10,009 60 ' British &Californian(L)! r, 2} I}dis - 10,0001 60 1 British N. America , all 145 47 - 60,000,' 20 ,C. Bk. ludic, Ana., China ell 174 18} 18 10,000 16 I Chart. Mer. of Indla,&c all 32 34 ad $4 ad 30,000 10 City 000 - -. 10,000 100 Colonial 60,000 10 Consolidated Bank (L ) 4 } IPm 41 60,000 10 Do. do. New - -Pm - 10,000 60 Delhi and London (L) 26 - - - 10,000 60 East London (Limited) 6 1 IMs - 30,400 10 Baden) Exchange(Lim.) 6 8 1 - 80, 30 English and Americo& . 10 6 4Ws - 60,000 10 Eng. Itankil.deJanelroL 10 1} 01 - 30,000 20 itug.Scot.& Anal. Chartal all 16} 17} - 10,000, 60 Znallehandfiwadish (L) M 12 10 dm - 10,000,100 Luiperial Bank (Limited; 20 6 7pm - 110,509 20 Imperial Ottoman 6,009 U lonian - 6,009 25 Do. New 100,000' 10 Lend Mori Bk. Indla(L) 4 11 1 die If 6000001 100 Do.6p.c-Deb.,1864,30yre all 80 1.3 xin -: in 10,009 60 Lon.Bk.ofMeztoo,&n.(L) 20 9 7us - 13,000 100 London and Brazilian_ 43 13 11 die - 26,000 . 10 Do. New - 6,000 100 Londonk Itlverrtate(L) 40 6 Bpm ad - 10,000 26 De. New, lea at limn 10 14 limn ad -xd .9000 1 26 Do. do. do 7} 1 2pra ad -sd 60,000' 10 Lon. CIL Bank of AIWA sll MI 224 - 37,600' 60 London and County.. - 10 97 99 084 71 71,090 60 London Joint Stook_ 01,000 10 London &SouthAtrican all 13 LS 13 10,000 100 Lon. & & Western (lbw)! 10 3 2 dls - 6,000 60 London & Veneauels(L )1 124 11 968 - 50,000 100 London etweitaingiar.l fo 97 99 97 19000 100 Merchant Bank (Lim.) 1 6 16 16 ... 6.000 100 Do. New - , NAPO 60 Mercantile&lkchan(L)l 114 9 7 di, - 17,169 100 , Metro. & Prov. Bank L) 10 - - di. - 5.000 100 1 Midland Bank (Lim.) '2o 2 1 die 174 4 20,000 6 i National of Australasia. 4 1 2pm - WOOO 100 , National of Liverpool 116 par Ipm - 10,000 100 N. Pro. of ingland - -..- tamo, so I Do. 2nd a led iii.itZ 111 - - - 49,000' 50 , National Bank I 20 , 67 CO - 60,000 10 ! New South Wales all I 41 43 - 59000 1 10 , North Western I 7} , par Ipm - 69000. 25 . Oriental Bank Corporal MP 41 43 - 17,210 50 Proms BankincOorp.(L)l 10 4 6 0 14 4 1 Pm 10,000 100 , vinc. el Irelanal 26 83 83 ad -id 10,000 10 , Do. do. New all , - - - 18,00 u IS South Australia i ad I 10 30 - 17,061 100 Stand. of B. & Apia 'IS 12 10 Ms - 10,000 100. Do. do. ma at 6 pa' . 10 I 7 6 the - 40,000 M Union of Australia - - all' 49 60 50 10,000 100 ' Union of Ireland (Lisa): II ! 9 7 die - 0911661 mi (Union et London 116 , 44 46 44 13; --- DZBENTUBZ STOOLS. NO. liel -49t,0•A St. IOBBSIG, 610,000 St. 618.0001 St. 650,000 St. 1018223 St 612,050 St 210,760 St. •• • • CL Woos. n STOOLS. I Pd OCEstil 4 p.c. Mar.kbep.lloo G. Ntlin.4 p.c. Jan.BJe l y'l4o 10. Wait —W. M. ~HI D. ct., Jan. et July.... 100 Lanc.aYk.4p.c.Jan.ally 100 Len.llclgh.4p.c..lao.Wly . loo L.& N. W.4p. c. Jan.& July 100 Do. *p.c. Jan.& July 100 L.M.W.4p.c. Jul.& July 100 Midlabd,4p.e.jan.&July 100 N. British 15. P. B D.&, 5 p. cL, Feb. & Aug... 100 1 1 .Fetre.,4p.e.lui.tJuly 100 Ileol.N.L,4p.c.Ap.tOct. 100 90 96 id id 91 93[d 91 91:d 01 93 11 - 91 9314 - 92 94 x 4 ...., .1 ,, i m• _DUCILN. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1867. aICUILITIIB. SHARE LIST&-(THIS DAY.) On O'CLOCK. In the railway market to-day the dealers are chivfle eirzufed in the settlement of the fortnightly account, and the amount of other business is not extensive. Metropolitan, South Eastern, Great Eastern, ;ld North British stocks, however, are M demand, and have improved Ito per cent. On the other hand Great Northern has declined 1 to 1. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 130 to ; Great Western, 51ii to i ; London and North Western, 1234 to 124, ; Midland, 1251 to 1213; Lancashire and Yo 131} to 132 ; Cale donian, 123 to 125 ; South 721 to 73 Great Eastern, 33 to 1 ; Great Northern, 11 to 1 . 201 ; ditto A, 1321 to 1331; London, and Dover, 17} to IN ; and North British, 40 to /. The inquiry fur foreign and colonial railway shares is rather moderate, but prices are well main tained. °ADMIT BRANDS AND ITOOIB th. I Pd. I RAILWAYS Closing prices I Wes today yesterday. I to 1 p.m. Bristol and Sister ICambrion Cork and Bandon !Cornwall Dublin and lieltastJ one Dundee l'ertll.&Abdln Rag London Scrip Oart IDo tilsogow and & Weatarn !Ones Eastern Ord. 84. Do. S Aog.Et Oros* North of Seabed Great Northam Do. I A rec. no ay. un-' Do. it till p• cis psktit Do. Onl. Def. Dlr. Stock Gt. South t West. (Lm) Croat Wasters Do.stourVal.Otta SSA Do. South Wales Do. W,ltkL—Oxiordi Do. Do.~Newpert Laucsahire Yorkshire Inn &Kemal Lindoskettathais. Do. Net. Erten Alp.e. Loudon /a North Weetn. Londou&SouthWirt.eru Man. she., Lineolnab Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension 111,irepolitan llakist Do. - do. do. Do. &Si. John'i-wOOO. Da LB Shares , Do. 'firm. & Derby North British Do. Kan , Perth. Mind N. Isstern—Berwick Do. G. N. K. Pure Ds. Leads Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock.&DarUng I Do. do., 180041 North London Do. do., 1004-6 Do. do , 1966 North Staffordshire N. & & Western Jona Scottish Central Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines,Wokinghatooke Tad Vale Do. C Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitehall RAILWAYS. Atlsnric&St Lawrence , Born. Bar. &C. In. g6p.o. Do. F Shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Buffo.D Preference i..BraaL,etOodarksh 6 per rent. 1872441 iCaL &B. Easterubp. ICape T.& Dock 6p. c. Dam =kr :last ra.71;7: Do. do. 6do Cut Indian go. 6 do Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip.M.B.6p.ct. Do. lstpreL Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2nd per. Bonds. Do. do. deferred I Do. IN per. Stook Do. do. deferred I Do. 4th preL Stock Do. do. deferred! Great Indian Peninsula, Do. gun 6 per rank .1 Do. New Do. New S. of India g. 6p. el Do. Do. ei per cent. lOC Western of Cani;ii . New ri ll= 18 1876 Do. Do. do. do. 187746 1 elt(fAmlted)l ILadras guar. 6 p. cent.' I Do. do. di de I Do. do. de do Do. Fifth Ketenalool lladb. sad Robson's Bay' IDo. 6 p. et., pay.lB6B Do. 6 p. et., pay. 1896 N. Can. 6p C. latp. I !kDo. inds, Delhi via. do. 6 per oust. Do. do. do Do. Funjoob do Do. Indus Bt. Rot. do , 71 zln& d. JOINT noes. BAN'S. Bsacs.-TtcfraCi 87 82 113 126 40 46 • 6 Si IS TO 71 116 118 4 6 91i 331 119 121 132 133 M 116 66 666 Mk Ft II 96 1311 132 89 91 17 18 10 20 123; 124 85 87 65 i : 01 4 129 130 10/ 2/ 11 3 1 id pm 1251 1261 11 111 94 96 30 1 40 1 14 IS 1961 1091 ST 88 1031 104 16 16 10 11 pm 110 111 1 2 pa rat 7 32 / 11 5 116 111 148 152 47 49 72 73 9 10 190 165 $ 4 pa 513810N5. 10111 i - xd xd 11OLONIAL 001 isiUORT. DM& Colo. 0p.a.,187i Can. Gov.' p. 187744. Do. Sporck YoattAag Do. 6poret. 31stAfiep. Do, Spar at.J an.etJ Do. 6 per et. los. Stock CaKeIG Hopeepo7.lel3 d 0.18101900 Do. do. 181040 Do. do. 1810-01 _ _ . _ D0:5p.e.AP.10478007 Coylou,Now. 11413,61...4.4 Do. 1878, do.. Do. 1872 d 0... Mauritius I per 22..1878 Do. 1878 Do. 1396 Natal. Gov.l3per amt.. New liranaGov.6peret. New Moth wale• Gov.. I 6p. 0ent.,1871 to 1876 Do. 6 p. e. 1868 to 11103 Do.sp c.r.1967 to DOS New Zealand epee eon. Do. 6 par coat. Do. 6 per cent. 1891 D0.d0.1691 June.% Dee Noes Scotia 6p. 0,1476 Queensland Goy. 6p. ct. 121.11ast.Gov. a p. e.. 87-77 Do. 1878 sad opted& IVlnGov.6p. e. Jan. July Do. 6p. et. April &Go FOREIGN 0131 Mi. I Pd. I RULWAYI. leusinhourg6p.oent. an Do. all •navana and Matanzas 'all Lausanne and Fribourg all Matanzas and &Manilla all Do. Second Issue.. . all North of Francs 3 p et. all Do riateCharL 91p, et all 'Mama rairim,LyonsoklinbpM. all Do. New 39.4. all 'Recife & S. F. (Fern.).. all /Loyal Swedish Sp. et.. lall Sagas InOrande 7p. et. all ,B.Aus. & Lim -Ven.gp.c. fall 18outh Kut.ot Fort.7p.e. glSouthernot Franos3p.s. South Italian, 9 per M. IR.& N. W.of Frs. gp. c. MAGILL OusrAium ICI CM Se 99 rd 98 100 99 100 Mt le rd 19 61 id 101 103 104 196 103 100 101 103 id BS 90 101 103 106 107 100 106 101 106 rd 103 H 6 id 101 106 106 107 99 101 96 971, 90 91 zdl 86 86 rd 92; 183; rd 99 101 rd 86 (16 99 101 97 96 96 97 zd 91 93rd 104 106 xd 104 106 106! 1071 11.1/46. MONEY MARKET.-(TElki DAY.)! thrs o'Owas. The fortnightly settlement has commenced to day, and, as was expected, the supply of stock is limited, thus showing that the public are nut parting with it, notwithstanding the recent great rise in quotations. The " contangts " are consequently light, and in smite cases the speculators fur lower prices ale charged a " backwardation " for the loan of stock to the next settlement. Attention being di verted to the account, the amount of general business is not extensive, yet the advance of yes terday is well supported. Consols and most of the foreign bonds are unchanged, but some of the Bri tish railway securities have further improved. Banking and financial shares are inactive. The demand for money to-day is moderate, and the supply very large. The rate for choice paper is 3 per cent., with a drooping tendency. In the Stock Exchange short advances on English govern ment securities are obtainable at 1* per cent. Consols are now quoted 91*, ex div., for money, and 91* to 1, ex div., for the ith of February. The foreign stock market is quiet, with little business, and the speculative descriptions are quoted the same as yesterday. Spanish Passive and Certificates show firmness. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 53* to 54*, ex div. ; ditto of 1865, 611 to 32 ; Greek, 141 to 1 ; Spanish Passive, 213 to 221; ditto Certificates, 14* to ; Italiaaof 1861, 521 to 33, ex div. ; Mexican, 1i to 18! ; and Rus sian Scrip, 11 to 11 prem. American securities and Atlantic Cable shares are steady, at the closing prices of yesterday. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 721 to 3 : Erie Railway shares, 43 to ; Illinois Central, 80i to 81 ; Anglo- American, 15i1 to j ; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 3i to L. International Financial shares are quoted 2„ to 21 dis. ; London Financial, 17 to 16 clis. ; General Credit, 2 to 11 clis.,ex all ; Credit Fancier, 51 to 5 dia. ; National Discount, 9to 1 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 164 to 2, ei die. We have been requested to publish the follow ing communication : National Discount Company (Limited), 33, Cornhill, E.C., Jan. 12. Dear Sir,-1 am instructed to call your attention to a paragraph in the Economist of this date, in which " The creditors of the National Discount Company (Limited) are required to send in details of their claims to the official liquidator by the 2nd of February, as the oth of February has been fixed for adjudication thereon." With parties well informed as to the position of the National Discount Company this extraordinary announcement will be harmless, but as it may lead the timid and unwary to a needless sacrifice of their property, we shall be obliged if you will cause it to be notified on the Stock Exchange that the paragraph in question is scandalously false as re gards this company.—l am, dear sir, yours faithfully, RICHARD PRICE, Secretary. M. Slaughter, Fiy., Secretary, Stock and Share Department, Stock Exchange. The directors of the Colonial Company (Limited). have declared an ad interim dividend of ss. per share for the half-year ending the 31st ult., being at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Two o'Cut•i . Consols are fractionally lower, at 901 to 91, ex div., for money, and 91 to ex div., for the ac count. At Paris thin morning the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 69fr. 67c., showing no change of im portance. No bullion was sent into or withdrawn from the Bank yesterday. The steamer Masailia will take to-day only 3,3541. in specie, of which 2,0001. is for Aden anti 1,3541. for Bombay. The following Australian gold ships are now on the way to England, with a total of 491,000/. of which, however, only about 70,000/. is due :—The Kosciusko, with 113,500/. ; Chariot of Fame, with 42,0001. ; Giant's Causeway, with 53,500/. ; Sussex, with 117,0001. ; Star of Peace, with 69,300/. ; Sarah Once, with 12,0001. ; Ballarat, with 10,000/. ; and the Suffolk, with 73 , 5 001. The steamer Delta, which is expected at Southampton on Wednesday next, with the heavy portion of the Calcutta, China, and Australian mails, has only 74,000/. on board, the bulk of the amount which reached Point de Gabe by the Australian mail steamer having been diverted to India. The foreign exchangesyesterdayafternoon showed again a somewhat unfavourable tendency, espe cially as regards bills on Holland and Paris. The rates were as follows : Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.184 to 11.19 ; ditto, short, 11.15 to 11.16 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.181 to 11.19 ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.373 to 25.40; Brussels, 3 months, 25.374 to 25.40 ; Hamburg_ and Altona, 3 months, 13.8 to 13.81 ; Berlin, Cologne, &c. 3 months, 6.254 to (1%4; St. Petersburg, 3 months 303 to 303 , Paris, short, 25.10 to 25.20 ; ditto, 3 months 23.324 to 25.374 ; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.35 to 25:40 ; Pra.nkfort-on•the-Maine, 3 months, 1191 to 1193; Vienna, 3 months, 13.35 to 13.40 ' • Trieste, 3 months, 13.35 to 13.40 ; Madrid, 3 months, 473 to 473 ; Santander, 3 months, 48 to 471; Cadiz, 3 months, 483 to ; Seville, 3 months, 483 to 484; Malaga, 3 months. 473 to 471 ; Valencia, 3 months, 484 to 48; Bar. onions, 3 months, 483 to 483 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 473 to 474 ; Samosas, 3 months, 48 to 471 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 27.5 to 27.15; Genoa, 3 months, 27.5 to 27.15 ; Naples, 3 months, 27.5 to 27.15 ; Palermo, 3 months, 27.5 to 27.15 ; Messina, 3 months 27.5 to 27.15; Lisbon, 90 days date, 513 to 511; Opor to, 90 days date, 513 to 511. . _ At Paris the rate of discount in the open mar ket is 21 per cent. ; at Hamburg, Frankfort, and Brussels, 21 ; at Vienna, 5 ; at Turin, G ; at Ber lin, 3 ; and at Amsterdam, 4 per cent. A rumour—which appears to be quite unfounded —was circulated in the Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon that the chairmanship of the Great Eastern Railway Company is likely to be offered to and accepted by a gentleman whose name is honourably identified with the restoration of the finances of India. The directors of the Union Bank of Australia have resolved to pay a dividend of 21. 2s. 6d. per share, being 81 1 per cent. fur the half-year. The following official statement, announcing a proposed dividend on Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway stock at the rate of 3 per cent. per armum for the half-year, was posted yes terday in the Stuck Exchange. The distribution for the corresponding period of 1865 was 3% per cent. per annum, but the stock closed rather better than on Thursda y, the amount being regarded as satisfactory, considering the check to trade caused by the late panic : The directors announce that the total net profit of the past half-year's working is 325,73 rd., to which is added a special item of credit to revenue of 17,860/., making • total available balance of 343,59.5/. After paying all de benture interest and other preference charges a balance of I 78,888/. will be left divisible amongst the ordinary stock holders, and the directors will recommend to the proprie tors at the ensuing meeting to declare a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, and to carry forward • balance of 12,982/. to the next half-year's account. _ At a meeting of the general board of directors of the Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Com pany (Limited), held in London yesterday, it was resolved to recommend a payment of 4s. per share (the same as paid to the 30th June last), being 2s. per share dividend, ur at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and 2s. per share bonus, making in all 20 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital of the company for the year 1866. Mr. William McArthur, of the firm of W. and A. McArthur, has been elected, subject to confirm ation by the shareholders at the general meeting on the 15th inst., to a seat at the board of the City Bank. An extraordinary general meeting of the Egyp tian Commercial and Trading Company (Limited) is called for the Ist February at the London Tavern. The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 901/. The annual meeting of the National Freehold Land Society is called for the Ist February. 100 100 100 100 100 11°° prima I dales. 67 68 100 101 x to P,f T# .-t 70 72 0 55xln i 1014 1024 1011 104 zin 107 108 x In&4 21 22 87 88 6L 63 65 60 62 64 40 43 106 10G In&d Dm lipmrinct4 lipmaneed 68 itlOz In zln . 102 :in 101 92 x In 87: in 100 101 iti ii 82 88218 97 92:18 97_ 98 xln 98 .._ -- I eZlie i iil 97 99 :la, I t 104 1 x la ek d. No_eh t0n.47 St 6,071,110 81. 1.444600 100 31%886 St 1131.071 Bt. Pd I CL pilaw I lidos. • - • Moat and West India . 4OO 131 134 133 London kth Katharla. IS 70 Oft • Do. Dab. St. 4p. oath. all • Southampton 100 • ,SanEr modal 1•0 ••• flAii.i VA,/ 100,( 114 104 i 250, 000 000 0100001 1011000 200,000! 100,000 10,500 042001. 1,136,000 3,671.800 850,000 160,000 1,000,C00 600,000 10.1,000 50,000 1,8 L 60,2110 , 761,600., 850.0001' T. 000,0001 100 100 40 100 ilo. I dli 00,000 10 Anglo•AnstriossiTel.(l.)l 10,000 10 Anglo.llexiout Mint £OOO,OOO At. Atlantic Telegraph £OOO,OOO Bt. Do. 8 per cent. 10,0001 16 Australian Arica! 40,0 N 16 Australian 31.1.A.Fn.(1 I 10,000 1 10 13augparahTes6tateaLi 47,000' 10 Berlui Waterworks (L )I 13,900' 10 ' Do. New 79 1 lb! Hi 19 16 S 2 ST 66 13 70 14 16 18 17 iths 6 4 414 14 144 14 1 lipm Idle Ipsol 4 44 1 Oid — _ SO tS 90 94 44 Se* 70 75 cQ ▪ 1 14 0014, Idle par, 104 z ▪ .(4.1 _ 26:003 100 Bolckow V (L ) 40,000 6 Bombay Una( llsalted)• 10,000 6 Do New 6,000 60 British American Land 144,780 8k B. & I. Mag. TeL (L) 60,000 20 'British Shipowners , 8,916 32 Canada Company 60,000 10 Canadian Loan& 16,000 10 Ceylon Company . 12,000 20 , Ditto A eUrg 27.000 20 Chbuigt.Ship&L.CoalL 10,000 10 City Discount, Limited 26 CityofLondonLPro.(L), 10 City of Milan Impro.(L )1 1 10 Do. 176 City of lloreow Gas (L )! SO City Ofiloss(Lim.) 1 SO . Colonial (Limited) 60 , Do. AO Commercial Unimulnal 10 , Com. of AhicanYer.(l 110 , Continental En.Gaa (L IS 10op.M.Eng.,Pref.76 p.c 15 'C. lone. of England L ) 60' Do.of Mauritius (L ) Bt. ,Crygal Palace 1 Bt. Do. Preference OR 1 Do. 8 . ct. Porp. Deb ' (Limited) 100 Disooun n(I.; 10 Madera Assam Tea , L 60 30 ,E. India & Canal 60 1112)bw Vale 20 I EgyptianCom..tTrd.(L ) 6s. Electric Telegraph — (Lea Eng.&Aus.opper ; 90 Zug and Fo C rminigedit 100 ftg.&ScottishMartn.kL 10 Ygrbairnrtgineering 10 ,Pore.et ( Warehouse (L) 60 !Oeßtrara (Limited) . 10 IGeneral Credit & Dial L.; 16 10en. gleam Navigation 60 :Home &Colonial Aa.(l ) 10 illoagiCong & China fi a 10 Hodson's 10 ,Im.LandZlanellles L • Indian Carrying (Link) 20 Internat. Finan.Soc.(L) 10 I Internal. Land Credit(L) 60 Italian Lend 17i Id 111 101 8 6 Par Par til 41 4 11 . 10 _. 64 du 1 1 3 1 8 37 It. xd 97 101 xd 98 102 x 6 4 12 10 7 6 7 1 8 1 3 4 Mx 144 13} di 4 31.14, 133.187 I . iBl2 8 6 dim 1 die pr e lval 2 lfdls id 116 28 id 100 id - if 8 7 9 161 194 - GI __ iiiiao woo !!42,000 it A 6 3 3_ 11 60.000 1 1,606060 20,000 4 . 000 1 10000 60, , 0001 12,000 40,000 148,6261 :It 'mtg. (Caak.Cay.) I Do. ap. e. Bd.. r. 1870 , Land Securitleialm.).. Lond.Afrkao Trading. 'Lou d Caledon. M. (1..) Loa.Coancyland &11.(L) ',Load. Districtreleg.(l.. , Load. nun. Asso. ) [ Loud. Q. OmnlbolC.(L) 71 63 67 7: • 8_ 6,000 64,600, 60,006 !; ,31;1 lo;ios 12,6001 16,000001 10,01 6!,0001 40,000 1 22,600 130,002 1 1 40,0001 IS 16 dl' II 31 2S_ 21 Ms I FL ii:eia faa7. iriie2Tit, Lund. Provincial Marine Madam Irriga&Canal I Do. (Marine Investment (L ) Mauritius Land, etc. (L; , !Intik. Eaten Tel. (1.). , Merclunt Shipping (LI ' M (Swill F.l4.&Dock(L) I Millwall Iron Worts. • Natal Land & Coi t :Li s j National Din Com. (L Do.New,tseilp. National Pro,. Line( L , National Steam Nay.(L.) ,NerbuddaCoalalroo(L.) Do. New NewConsolldat. Dia.( L ) NewgnebradaL , R., M L I N.Zealand L. &M. Ag.(L. 1 IN.Zealand T.& Loan (L) , Northern Amara Tea (L ), ; Do. B N.Bria. Australasian (L ) N.Brit.&Merean. In.( L) Nowrong Tea ( LWOW 1 Ocean Marine (lama.) Orientalllniall Lim.) Orisotal Gas (Limited) Do. New Orient Inland Steam(L ) !Otago & Sthlaod Invest Ottoman Gas (Limited! , Panama B. M. Stemm(L ) Da do. Facility. Lsod& If In.(L ) 1 Peninsular & o.Bteato Do. do. New I Rhymney Iron ... Do. New RioJ.City Improv. (L ) Itio Janeiro Gas (Um ) ;Royal Mail Steam 'Scot Aware. Invest. (LI 1 Soc. Moan. &Nipple (L I S. African M. & In. (L ) SowthAustrallan Lan d iikibroarine Telegraph I Do Scr T•LOonalroc. ip &Midn(L ) TrnL Do. Do Thialilla Money 1n.1L.) Trinklad Petroleum (I.) stAtAgencr of Ann , Ilia Marine of Liver. L.) United IC Teleg. C0 .1.' Colvin. Merin los. L. liter Assam Tao (Um. Van Dienten's Land (1. ) Vberoyof ikept(Mor. J. Warrant FillanCo (Um . Westlndia&Pacific St I vlis, 11 9}d4 :d 18 19 Bd. _ _ , 10,000 10,000 0,000 0,000 15,0001 17,000 10,0001 10,000 15,0001 - 41 - 4 0 12 1 2 3 11 9414 124 ilia' 10 8 3141 • 3.414! ae g iL - 0 at• pal! 2 isi 14 12 .I cl ls tri , 1 1 poi 40 60 14 17 11,000 I inoooo,ooo 110, 10.000 14,1:00 110,030 i4dli 15 16 pm 10 Ddb 3 47 1 01.114 4 T • Se 85 38 67 60 16 18 pa 24 16 7 8 141 POI id 21 23 106 106 123 128 7 d dlx 4 3'lial 32 14 id 30 OD 1 q.OOO 100.000 701,1 117,.. - 600 10.000 100,000 110,000 10.000 11.??? ii:Oie 10.000, logical 16,0001 80,0001 Te 2 -1 1 C: 1 - $ 8 10 89 TO xd 9 7 &or 9 ddb Si id 16{ TA ad 101 A xd .. itl PREFERENCE SHARES. Caledonian—Aberdeen, 78. Great Western—Original Chester Gua. stock, 75. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 94, Dutch Rhenish (16/. paid), *I id. It is proposed to organise a service of steam gondolas on the canals of Venice. The lovers of the pic tureeque thick this • desecration, and the gondoliers arc equally indignant from less disinterested motives. PRESTON GREAT HORSE FAIR — This annual fa ir, which is one of the most extensive in the north of England, began on Monday last, and will be concluded to-day. The weather at the beginning of the week was greatly against the outdoor exhibition of animals, and the generality of the business was transacted at the stables of the principal inns of the town on Monday and Tuesday. There was • great influx of dealers on Monday, and on the follow ing day gentlemen and agents from London Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and most of the Principal towns of Yorkshire arrived. Carriage and riding horses were principally dealt in on Monday and Tuesday. These classes of animals, both in mgard to number and quality, were very fairly represented, and all the really good ones were speedily bought up. Wednesday was the strongest day, for not only did many fresh horses arrive in the town, but those unsold and previously kept in the stables, owing to the inclemency of the weatlier, were shown in the streets. On Thursday there was • palpable falling off both in the quality and number of the horses exhibited, and although many changed hands, the general business was neither so extensive nor so brisk as on the previous day. Yesterday the fair gave signs of • still further declension, and to-day the " odds and ends," the doubtfu!, broken-winded, and other " sorry" backs, will be exposed for sale. Prices lu t zs e neriMy been good, first-case animals have been de posed of readily at high primal, and the supply of them in several dares has been below the demand. On the whole the fair has been • pretty good one, and although not equal to some, quite as good as that held last year. The great complaint with reference to the fair on the part of the inhabitants of Preston is as to its being held in the prindpal street of the town, which it almost entirely blocks up for • whole week once • year. zd 92 id gai I Id xd id NI II i id id 1011 fi 1061 7 I Moduli pikes. I Base. 31 It ila 17 18 zin 86 80 08 100 86 89 in I 2 I 133 12 lte x In 93 95 I} 2 96 88 81 *I _ _ 12 ue 12 - 124 2121 x In 70 80 FRI PAT EVEXINO. Consols. which closed yesterday at 914, " buyers," for the 7th February. opened and closed to day at 914 to 1. Fur money the last price was 91 to I. The official business report is as foliowa : —Three per Cent. Coneols, for money, 91, 4,1, I ; ditto, for ac‘ount, 911, ; Three per Cents. IWuced. 904, ! ; New Three per Cents., 901, 4, ; Bank Stock , 250 ' • India Stock, 2121, 14, ex div. ; ditto Five per Cent., 107 f , 7, d; ditto Four p er Cent., 93', ; ditto Five per Cent. "en faced rupee paper, 1011, 1, 3 ; ditto Debentures, 102 e, 2 ; ditto Bonda, 305., 255. prom. The India Five per Cont. Stock was rather more inquired for. Exchequer Bills were firm, at Ba. to 12s. prem. The amount of business in foreign stocks was , rather limited, but the tendency of prices was better than yesterday. Spanish Passive Bonds were in active demand. and rose I percent., it being hoped that there is some prospect of a settlement of this debt in coi.nexion with the loan arranged by the Spanish government with Messrs. Fould and Co. of Paris. The Certificates were also g higher. I Tu rkish Bonds of 1863 improved 1 per cent. ; ditto of 1858 and Egyptian Railway debentures, 4 ; and Mexican, g. On the other hand, Danubian de clined 11, and Turkish of 1865 4. MINE&-(THIS DAY.) Oats o'Cioaz. The mining market is active to-day, with a good demand for shares in the following mines at the quotations given :—Prinoe of Wales, 31s. 6d. to 321. 6d. ; West Chivorton, 551 to 54 • East Limon, 10 to • Wheal Uny, 2to 1 ; Great South Tolgus, 18s. to 20a. ; North Crafty, 4i to 5 ; and Wheal Buller, 22 to 24. English tin has been advanced again 31 per ton, making the present price of refined tin, 93/., and common block®, 90:. There are buyers of Straits tin at 861. ; Bane*, in Holland, is quoted 628. The subjoined weekly report upon the metal market is from the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelszen and North : The metal market has been very quiet since our last report, business being confined to consumptive demands, 'peculators keeping still aloof. Iron—Pnces of Welsh bars mast still be quoted 31. 15a. to 61. ss. at the works, with a limited demand. The reduction in Staffordshire iron has not yet brought out increased orders. In Scotch pig iron an average amount of business continues to be done at Ms. 9d. cash. Copper—The market is very quiet. Second-hand parcels of English continue to be offered under smelters' quotations ; orders for manufactured are scarce. The price of Burnt remains at 861. to fin. and Wallaroo, S.W. to s6'. ; Chili bars in Liverpool, 7GI. to 771. Tin—A considerable amount of hominess has been done in Straits at higher prices ; 831. lla. to $6l. ash ; 861. one month prompt: M. 10s. to Kt. for arrival; Banes. 871. English tin firm at official quotations. The Dutch market is firm at 51g., and for delivery at neat sale, 52.1. paid, equal 92/. 10a. Tin Plates—The demand is steady, prices unaltered ; in London, tss. to 30s. for charcoal ; Liverpool, coke, Tin to 246.. Lead—No change to report. 201., common English pig. Spelter—Very little business has transpired since our last. The price for common brands on the spot is about 221. ; specials Mout ports nominally 221. :/5. P.S. English tin officially ad vanced 31. per toe. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (HT RLEITItIO AND INTRINATIONAL TELEGRAPH.) I P RON 00 I OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The market closes with a small tnde in consequence of the snow-balling amongst the gentlemen on 'change. Salsa 5,000 bales. TALLOW MARKET.—(TAD3 DAY.) The market is quiet. Prices are quoted as follows : Town tallow, 445. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. 6d.; January to March., 445. rid. to 444. 3d. ; March, 45a. to 44a. !hl.: April to June, 45a. to 445. 9d. ; October to De es!ber, 455. 9d. Nevin , AVERAGEA.—Town tallow , Ms. fd. ; fat by ditto, 2s. 3,41. ; yellow Russia, 46e. .id. ; melted stun , 31a. ; rough ditto, 16s. lid.; greases, 165.; good dregs. ea: SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles Jams Easton reports trade at the id: lowing prices : —Prime clover frau 100 a. to 115 s. ; in ferior ditto, Ms. to 96e. ; prime second cut clover, 901. to 100.. i inferior ditto, 36a. to 70s. ; prime meadow hay, 80s. to Rm. ; inferior ditto, 535. to 705.; straw, 3M. to 46a. COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.) Pears are now getting very scarce, the only sorts in the market being a few Olou Momenta, Ne Plus Mewls, and Easter Beurre. Trade is dull, and prices are not au good as they have been. Among apples may still be found the kinds mentioned in former reports. Hothouse grapes have not altered since our List quotations. Oranges are both good and cheap. Kent oohs continue to realise fair prices. Broccoli still arrives from the West of England. Portugal onions fetch from Ge. to 12s. per 100. Prices of potatoes are about the same as they were last week. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, Chinese primulas, violets, pelargoniums, mignonette, and roses. FRUIT. Appks, per bushel. Is to Si Chestnuts, per bash . , IM t iss Grapes, per lb 4. to S! Lemons, per UV, Is to •s Melons. foreign, each, as to Is iiita, Kent Cobs, per 100 DA, 70s tons Oranges. per 100, ft 6d to 7t Pears, per doom, 2s to 6s Pine Apples, per lb., Os to Ns rABLES. II ashrooats, p. putt., is to la 11l Mustard & Cress, p. puns., 5d (Mons, per bush., ts to is Parley, per bunch, is Potatoes, York /tweet& p. tom 100$ to 1356 Rocks, do., bras to 1154 Flukes, 11:4 to 1 Ato (Other sorts, 75a to 60s Radishes, p. 12 bun., ls to Led Pea Kale. p. puns., Is to Is Spinach, per bush., Ns to Os Turnips, per Witch, 61 Vir1,11:1 Artichokes, per doe.. ts to ts IMF!, per 4.1112 isto 3 Cablrd4es, per , dor .wr to 3a Carrots. per bunt It, sal to ad Caulitlowers, p . to OS Celen. Pre 111.1111OC. IS to 24 eneurnlwrs, cart,. :$1 to IN Maldive. per score. Is to Is (al Garlic and Shallots, per Ih., Sd lierbs, per barna, Al horse Radish. p. Wool. as to& Leeks, per Lunch. 1.1 Lettuces, pi•r .4 , 1. sto .A 1 Wlnt, per build. I. PROTLYCIAL SHARI MARKET& LffiMirool, JAN. 11.—bales to-day: Great FAstern, 32 1 / 3—.:reat Western. 20—Lancashire and I'orkshire, 131— : London, Chathnin. and Dover, 171—laimion and North Wivtern, 1231 1431 A 1 Manchester, Menai:id, and Lincolnshire, 161—Metropolita:, 1211—Midland. 123/ -North British, 30j 3 —smith Eastern. 71t 1 21 2 1 e 3—Birkenhead, an—Greas Western of Canada, 134 11.16—Atlantic and Great Western sieves per tent. Consolidated Bonds, 40—Illinois Ceetral. At—United States:: 10 1-.02.7*J1- (real I.llcemliourg.l2l3.l6—Liverpooll and Li onion and Globe Fire sod Life, , 1 p.—ktu4al Insurance. p. Th ones and Mersey Marine :Limited:, 31 p.—Atlantic Tel•- graph Fight per C..nt , 111AM41111.1 . 611, JAN. II Market le prenerally heifer. and a good loudness was reported. Ebbw Vale Company Limited), 13, d.-I:riea, 43t —Great Eastern. 324 I—Great L'il3effilitffiffit. 11l - Great Northern A, 131 I f 2 S/ 3—Great Western of eanada. 131 4—Great Western, fall all--Lancashire and York ' alder. 132—Igintlon and North Western, 1234 4—Manchesp.T, Sheffield, aol Lincoln. :till—Metropolitan, 1291 1 I—Mid land. li if 6 -Ditto convertible Cli shares. 2 7.10 p. Norfi ' British, 301 4ii—mmth Eastern, 711 2 3 —Stavelcy coal and Iron Company :Limited', 13 1. —Thames sod Mersey Nl:trine insurance Lingiteii, 3) p. —I l,itd dates Zen, Veers' Winds, 72) 4 Blink burn Inrchne•, ¶ l 3 Unileht,ler and Salford Bank. 31 p. Mite ISOIIAIO JAN 11 The transactions in thls market to day weer bit London and North Western Stipa. at Cc;; 14rmiryt loun Joint sun* Bank. at 34 f : Birmingham 'tanking toinpany Shares (Limited a/ 11 prem.: Shropshire Bank. at 4 : Birming ham toit. Class A, nt ; Birmingham Gan New tirdinan'. at 30 ; and Gloucester Wagon shares, at 12 per share. Closing prioeA .—litattiodotire and Worceatershire Canal sham 1,:100 to 310 Worcester an.) Birmingham Caeal 'Mares. at I! to :1 : Do iley and West Bromwich Batik, at 101 to i 0: Birmingham Finabel/11 at I to 14 ills. ; and Birmingham I lid I Mon Mill shares, nt 4.4 to!. per Allare EARLY LAMM,. —A ewe on the farm of W. H. Wakefield, Est., Wellheads, Sedgwielc, yenned two 6ne healthy Limbs on Wednesday, the 9th the first couple heard of in the neighbourhood this season. — Gcc , tre. RAILWAY TRAFFIC lixt:errrs. —The traff c re ceipts of railways in the 1 7 nited Kingdom amounted, for the seek ending January 5, on 12.734 miles, to 604.5201.. suit iur the corresponding week of List year, on 12,490 miles, to ii 14,6704, shown... , an increase of 236 tulles; and a decrease of 10 , 1 50/. The gross receipts on the following 14 railways amounted, in the aggregate, on ..1,109 miles to 516,474i...10 forthe corresponding week of 1466 on 9,039 miles, to 515,425/., ezowing an increase of 150 !Mho, and Is iLcrease of 9.9511. The decrease on the Caledonian amounted to 8014 ;on the Great Eastern to 1.0694 ; on the Great Northern to 6994 ; on the Great Southern and Western to 1,302/.; on the Great Western to 5,4701. ; on the London and Brightoe, to 2'.; ou the hinder and South Western to 1,2171. ; on the Manclii,ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, to 260/.; on the Midland, to 3.0917.; on the Nortb.E.odern, to 2,231'.; and cn the South-Eastern, to 1,2754 total, 17.50:4. lint from this must be deducted 3,3211., the iucreass on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, 991/. on the London and North-Western and 3,7371. on the North Ilritish, together 7,554/., leaving the decrease as above, 9,9514 The goods and ininend traffic on those lines amounted to 277,r0w., and for the corres ponding week of 1065 to '134,52.34. showing a decresue of 7,0144 The receipts for passengers, parcels, amounted to "x,:5.5/., against 230,902/., showing a &- ensue of 2,9371. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines amounted, on 3,546 miles, to 99,0464, and for the corres ponding week of last year. on 3,459 miles, to 99,245/., showing an increase of $7 miles and a decrease of 1991. The total receipts of the past week sLow a decrease et 71,0184. as compared with these of the preceding week, ending the 29th of December. 31r. iwau Loubt n w $ B has e the P rin. lit en .1 is 33 i 2j 5056 Ist} 41 2 ` 130 MI =Si 6- .... 104 Di 103/ 41 78 I 771 101 l 41 5 - 2 in r xd