The Express. — London, England, 1864-03-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Sir Johnly.) :TON AND OTUCRO P. TSN AOSTRAIAAN AID MAITINN NAVIGATION COMPANT (tditrrzo). The court was crowded this worming with merchants, v rsibers of the Stock Exchange, and column interested in it was an applicetion for an ininnotion to is. .tisin the directors of the Australian and Eastern Nevi. oiton Company (limited), whose dealings are sow nadir _ sa iaveetigation by a committee of the Stock Ex .,:,_a.from applying to the Stock Exchange committee for day is shares is the company, and from allotting j ..:;:muselves or their nominima any shame therein, and daposing of any shares in the company. %Ir. Robinson said he was requested by the Attorney t.erieral (who had been instructed to appear for the c00,,,nv ,,, n v ). to uk for an adjournment of the case until Tuesday. NI:. Selwyn, Q.C., on the part of the plaintiff, mid he ho objection to the Mina red. The Master of the Rolls co the tem to stead over. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Beton the Judge Ordinary.) TRuNYITT V. TRU/MITT AND A. . . . . . . spinks and Dr. Tristram for the petitioner; Dr. i.„ he . C., and Dr. Wambey for the respondent ; the ~,,pondent did not spriest. I n september, 1854, r. Francis Trueiat, a solicitor in al on, married Jane Berridge. At first they went to live ilAlcot-terrace, Primrose-hill, but afterwards at and at Rutland-via,, Muswell.hill, 1113i38 for some years was a very happy one, and there leer two little girls born of it. Opposite Rutland. ,::a there resided a family named Reed, in which there young man named Henry. He did not appear to have occupation in England, but be west from time to time tin his rotors from MN of his voyages lad year he i.c:a , ue very intimate with Mrs. Trnefitt. It was alleged that they were in the habit of signalling to each other from respective windows, and of walking oat together. r. Tiaetitt was in the habit of going to his Wines" by the ,:,:c.hus every morning, and as his wife always made a t , :cc of being home before him, he bad no reason to sus j.ct her of say impropriety of conduct. At length, how he received information which caused him to write her at her brother's, at Wigston, where she bad gone to with her sister-in-law during her confinement. This was The respondent immediately returned with Mr. :,01 Mrs. Berridge. and there was a scene" between the The petitioner, who was said to have been:very violent, .;..Ned her with having been too familiar with Henry but for a long time she denied that she had been of any impropriety. The petitioner told her that it sae would confess, though he would net live with her ;4•.,,t). he would forgive her and would see that she did not w.tt. lie then asked her where it had taken place, .13,1 she replied "in the dining-room." There was e,...lence to show that the respondents were muc h in each others company—that they bad been seen kissing and toying together , and that the co respondent had Leen alone with Mr• Trusfitt in the peti t: tier's house. Three letters were also put in from the re,poodent to the petitioner, containing an admission that rue ~-respondent had twice taken " that liberty" with her but I,4loring forgiveness, and declaring that she could a); !Ise if it was denied her. The petitioner claimed 2,0304 h'ilagell from the co-resposdent, who, it was proved, sry:'l he entitled on the death of his mother, to • sum of i.zuething under a thousand pounds. For the respondent it was contended that the respondent 61 never in terms confessed that she had been guilty of Liitery, and that the expressions in her letters only meant that she had committed what was undoubtedly an indis creti 03 in a married woman—namely, kissing Reed—but en indiscretion falling far short of the crime with which she was charged. Mrs. Truestt had always, since her marriage, been :a the habit of taking long walks, and there L been n.thing whatever remarkable in her being coca siocaltv sett, to the company of the co-respondent, whose li c.clici la not defending the suit, Dr. Deane observed, was nornio:y .0 the extreme, but whose cowardice in running away ought not in the least to prejudice Mrs. Truefitt. It was el ,irged by the learned counsel that the petitioner's se La.l been got up by Field, the detective, the daughter f wh.se partner. a Miss Nicholls—a friend of the reopen. called to prove the terms on which she had lived with t:e petitioner—admitted that she bad herself been engaged te Henri Reed. Miss Nicholls stated, however, that she c•Josentol, at Mrs. Trusfitt's suggestion, to see him o. ifin cue wu not concluded Awn we went to preen) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) lii RE 4TRON3RERG. -APPLICATION FOR MEUSE. The hooluiipt, Ferdinand Philip Fischal Stronaberg, late c .ruected with the Mitre Assurance Company and other societies, renewed his application for Mean from custody. Mr. &trod supported the application. The smugness had been appointed, and the bankrupt bad been in custody nearly three months. Mr. Bagley, for the assignee, stated that he had been nainimously chosen by creditors for 2,7001., and he thought thAt no iolvantage would be gained to the estate by keeping the bankrupt longer in prison. He had been occup4 farm at Vare, in Surrey, of which he had b ee n • teased by the Latticed, the Rev. Mr. Margret e on. he ,eignees were entitled to the value of the growiog crops, and the bankrupt's services would be useful to the estate. They therefore supported hie release. Mr. E. Reed opposed, on behalf of the Metropolitan and rounties General Assurance Company, creditors for about 1,..0).1. They submitted that the application was prema ture ; nothing was yet known of the facts of the cone. All the information desired from the bankrupt would be given by Mr. Brown, the manager of the estate. There could be no difficulty at all about obtuoing a valuation of the farming property. The op prior creditor stood apart from the bankruptcy, and sub ruined that the application ought lot to be entertained heti! the accounts were filed. At present the court did not know who were the creditors • all that wan known was that the debts were between 11,041/. and 12.000/. The proceed. mg+. no doubt, of Mr. Snow. as petitioning creditor an.l assignee, were friendly ; but theopposing creditors bad su.:eeded in getting a manager appointed to the estate. This was no ordinary bankruptcy; the debt' were °nor th us : anti it was hoped that the court would not, at this sh:e of the proceedings, interfere with the common law r:At of the creditors. In the case of Waugh, the Lord Cn..ncellor had laid it down that some great sad paramount ...‘..ntage to the creditors must be shown in order to entitle ':iukrupt to his release. _ _ Mr. Bagley said that the manager of tbeeerate, Mr. Brown, eettrAT concurred is the new expressed by the assigaree, there were other grounds on which it was desirable that L. bankrupt should be released. A gentleman, who said he represented • detaining crelitor, also ru the release. Mr. Reed said be also appeared on behalf of the official nAn4ger of the Mitre General Life Assurance Company, iu course of winding up. who were creditors for upwards of l.' I. ; and they also asked theooart not to interfere at present. Hn Honour said it appeared to him that this case sod that of Waugh were so essentially different that one could not b•• taken to rule the other. He did not understand the lArd Chancellor to say that a paramount advantage to the estate must be shown in every instance to entitle a bankrupt to his release. Here the application bad been deferred for the appointment of assignees • and he saw no roasts to doubt that they were 'acting Loa fide in the 0011110 now taken by them. in which th ey were ; Wined by the manager. It might he the services of buttruist would be useful, and the court thought that the time hal now arrived for his release. lir. heed—Will your Honour require him to give bail? Hi. Honour did Dot QUA that necessary, and the reheat was ordered. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fault.) IN RE CORDEACX AND JULE. The htnkrupts were wine merchants, of BosinghalLetrset. Thu ass the sitting for examination and discharge, bat no accounts had been filpd. Debts of about 3,0004 were proved on the sitting fnr chaos of assignees. An adjournment was taken by comsat until the 23rd of IN RE CLARE. T he btokruPt was an um RICHARD brella manufacturer of Bering. Lill street. The case has been before the court nearly a twelvemonth, and there bare been several adjourtimeste, the accounts out being satisfactory. According to the statement of Mr. Chatteria. the manager. the debts are up state of 7.010/. ; asset. between 400/. and &CC Mr. IL Reed opposed for the assignees. It appeared from Mr. Chattena's report that in the 3 months before the bank ruptcy, the bankrupt's purchases amounted to 5,4041., none f win,ll were for the requirements of his trade, but for the I."e of raising money. In the last nine months of his tr,.ihr he had bought 10,0001. worth of goods, of which i, '" ). • worth had gooe into the bands of the pawnbrokers, 4rJ.I PI. accouot bad been rendered of them. The assignees tow natal fo: ao adjournment sine die, without protection. Ili. Honour adjourned the case sine die, but gave proton too for a month. IX RX CARVER AND CARVER. The hankrupta were hat and cap reaonfacturers, of Soo,- h,.1 Thin waa the sitting for examieation and diacharge, .t m. aocounta had been filed. An adjonressent was or !to the Gird of April. The liabilities are said to be ,Loderable. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERIC EN WELL. cRANCE OP CACALVG Till DIATH Or AN INFANT. El,zet Rorke, aged 38, who said she had no hem. 4 .ecribed herself Se a mantle maker, woe charged with rte manslaughter of het son, William Joseph Roorke, six I,,..ntbs old, at 4, &waster-terrace, Great Peter-etnet, , rto.n. in July, l iK3. \ l r. I:3ekett e , solicitor, of Frederick-street, Gray's•inn r -d, defended. 1 he evidence went to show that the prisoner had a child , mnths old, which wee i very unwell, and was safer. di fr' re diarrhoea . Oo the day in question, sod for some before this, witnesses swore that the prisoner telt the cl,ld for hours, sad got intoxicated. Oa the day that the THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 186 C child died, the witnesses stated that the child had ben left lying on the Boor for fear hours. It was takes to the werkhome sad was baud to be in • miry emaciated state, dirty, sad cowered with filth. An inquest was held on the body of t h e duld, sad • verdict of manslaughter was retansad &plait the primmer, who al>. wooded, sad who bee Masa bean oat at the way until appre hended by Impactor Judge, of the N divider. Mr. Ricketts, for the primmer, said be had • compiete answer to the charge, and instead of the child being neg lected he should be able to show that the child was very kindly sad properly &Waded to. The magistrate remanded the prisoner tor • week. WORSHIP-STREET. BURGLARS CAUGHT. Edwin ArDermali,2l,7l;737lKaiOn. 23, and William Arnold, 30, were charged before Mr. Cooke by Inspector Fyfe, 11 division of police, with attempted buggery sod the possession of housebreaking implements. Hoary Shills. a lightermea, stated that he lodged at a publie.house, situate 132, Loss-alley, Shoreclitch. Shortly after 1 o'clock a.m., he returned home and found a gate by which he usually obtained entrances closed and secured. He cockiest however, to get into a back yard of the house, where he law the forms of three men, bat could not dis tinguish their dress, or features ; they were whisperi ng sod evidently quite U 00060.10011 of his mesas*, t imme diately he inquired their besieges is the yard they made a rapid retreat over the wall, without uttering a ward. Witness followed them towards Finsbury, bat was unable to get a clear view of them, wsd on asesag • polies oonstabh mestioned to him what had occurred. He after wards maw the pperiiesooeaeersn in custody. Mr. Helps% lasdlordof the house in question, said that the premises had been attempted at heat and rear, at shutters sod windows. A City constable deposed—About 2 o'clock (this morning, while on duty neer Finabiryaquans, I observed three men turn out of Eden-meet, in a direction from Long-alley, and crooned towards Liverpool•street, Bialsopepaq in great haste, but not running as they pulsed me—almost instantly afterwards the last witness came up, and pointing in the direction mentioned by me, said he believed that those persons hei tried to break into a house. I could then see the men running, sprang my WAIL and followed coiling "Stop thief." On nearing them I distinctly ob served Erudite. throw from him some article, and after wards a chisel was picked up about that spot M`Dermott —I beg your pardon, sir. It was me who threw away the chisel. Witness—All the prisoners were stopped by polies-con stables, and taken to the station-house, where they were searched carefully. A chisel, two anises, and some silent matches were fared on Rushton, on leDermott a dark lantern, and on Arnold a jemmy. Mr. Inspector Fyfe—This is all the evidence I purpose offering at present, sir, and ask for a remand. Mr. Cooke—Very well. (To prisoners)—Do you wish to ask any questions of the witnesses ! Prisoners—No. Mr. Cooke—Yon stand remanded oa the double charge. [One of these men is believed to be so old hand from the countay. They described themselves oa the polies-sheet u "travellers." and consequently without any fixed residence.] to IY. I ODYPAIIIIII. 11,000 10 iAnglo.llloloo 100 al AMY W .LasSealian Agreed.— 11 14011 II AtedrellemiLL&lst 2 47 ,0001 111 8400WatarerMits an 110001 I &attar One (Lind 4 1,0011 60 'MU& Anearioss Land 0 510780. St, A. II L Wag. Tel. (L. 10 14500 10 'Brltieb Indian Tea ( L. )l 6 8406. 1111Cansda Company 6000; 10 leanadlanLeantlnv.l ) W WAN, W ICeplaa 40,00 10 !Coan.ol=1411(11 1 60,000 60 .CommercialUnion(lna . 6 10,000 , 60 ,Consolidsted Dia.. (1. 1 2 40,000 100 ocausaCorrslion(L, 11 12,000: 15 ,Cop.ll.lins. r0.71)p.a all 10019261 at cl• n i a i pa: m llco 10,8801. 84. 1 Do. P 111101111.20 lOO mow.: St I Do. By. at. 10p. Deb lOO 10.000 100 ,Dieconn 011, 1 li 0,000 20 L India Ire& .11 Canal 5 100,000 60 Com.& Trd.(L 2 879,0761 St. c reiesrapb opper ,100 7400 6 Ins. sad Ana C 116 , 000 10 ,01.0reditt Irin.of 1.0.(L/ all 4 20,000 16 iOan. Steam Navigation] 14 100,000 W •Radson'sl2o all 1 150,000 10 'lntense. Innan.See. ((Ly ) I 12,500 10 Inkir.llllollateam,L.): 7 5610 6 Do. do. 1 all 60,00 60 !Itallanlrrig. (CalCosv )/ 8 11000001.10 1 Do. 6p. c. B.ls. 7.1870, all T. ^OOO 16 JointatockDisooant(L 6 10,00 54 i Land Secarities (Um. 1 2 I 110.000 f 25 LontandOeledon.ll 1 2 17..000 6 ,Lond.Diatrlct Taloa 1. all 1 60 o.ooo' Load. Min. Mao. Lj 14 176,000: 4 Lond.O. Omnibus C. L 1 all 60.000, 10 Lond.Provinclallia 1 2 ' 60,000 20 Madras Drina. et Canal! 1 1 12,500 II llaaritine Landote. , ,L;! 2 I 11.000 1 10 .111010. Liken. Tel. g.); ell 1 20.000. 60 Vercan.Cre,lltAleo.,rl ). 6 21,500 10 , NatallanditOoL C. IL). 6 0,000 00 :Natioani DD. Com. (1 ), I 10,00010 iNsOonal Steam Nay. (L)• 6 5,000 10 !Miranda% Coal et I. (L) 1 5 4000 00 1 Da New ' 1 1 141,670 1 N. Rettisb Austral& (L ) all , 40,000 60 N.Briaddlercan. In.ll : • ll' 80,000 1 .NovaSootis Oolkl&Ld(L' 1 1 44000 26 ,Ocean Marine Laura )1 6 , 10,000 10 OrlentalComrserzialL.' 7 1 10 000 1 Oriental Gas (Limited)' an 1 40 moN 00 10 Orienta ew nlandSteani(L). l al 10,000 6 Ottoman One (Limited; S ! 00,0001 86. reelliv.Land& liln.(L) 110 ! 20,000 60 Peninsular R 0. Steam all 10.000 60 Do. New 'JO ' 17,000 10 Quebrada L , R.. 11.(L! 44: 10,000 60 Rhymer Iron 1 all • 10,000 16 Do. New 4.20 15 Rio J. City Improv. (L ) ' all 1 _... ..._ ...„._ ....._ 20.750 26 Ditto dicto . 16,00c0,100 Royal llallStagessi 100,00 St. Soottlsh Aust. Inv. (L ) KW 10 ioc.Floaa.&l4ypte(L)l 10,000, AO & African & 10. 10,100' 21 South Australian Land 180,0001 fit. Submarine Talegraph i 1 Do. Scrip 100.00 10 Thames& Ilersey 10,600 10 Trout &AgeneyotAuu L 60,000 20 T. & L Co. of U. Canada 110,0001 6 United K. Take. Co. (Li' 20 60,000rnlvess.Marine his. 2.5,000, 10 Upper Assam Tes;Lira. ; 10,000, 30 Van blamen's land ... 10,004 , 60 Westlsulia&PaclecS 10 4 I - 114 114 1041 3 102121 IMI Cl. prices. I Biles. , 130 lti FA, 24 1 2:11; Obi zd -- 51 2 1" 100 m. 2 1 2 pm: 1 2 pin ! erl 7 8 pm. Ipo' 6 1 7 9 01 . Par 1 I l c': 19 20 IS 1414m1, 2 4pm 2 lf If ! 2 81 , 9 21 44 47 79 81 19 2lpm If 11th. 28 2014 8 9 sd t6f 271 4 1 P 63 ! 66 67 189 144 le Ofins al f 11 as pm 46 66 Ipm. 1} If t fd pmls 14 17 10 12 aTi 80} 1} 60} 31 ad sd 87TCi PREFERENCE SHARES. Great West. Original Chester Goa. Stock, 75. Lao. (lath. and Dover 4 par cent. pref., 976. Midland Consolidated Bristol and Birro., 46 per cent. pref. stk., redeemable if so determined by pro., 102! zd. _ . FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidio), (all paid), Ili. Royal Sardinian (3/. paid), 2. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'CuY7r. In the mining market to-day, the dealings are chiefly confined to Great Wheal Vor shares, which are in demand at 37, " buyers," being about 21. 10s. above the last 'nice of yesterday. Wheal Saba are also in request and better at 185 to 190. East Caradon are quoted 301 to 2, being firm, and Gonamena, 44t0 Wheal Gren ville shares have been dealt in in the Stock Ex change at 61 and 7, and Wheal Basset at 91. Very few transactions have occurred in foreign and colonial mining shares, and prices exhibit no alteration. Yudanamutana are inquired for, A further reduction of 51. per ton was announced yesterday in the price of copper. Present quotations are reported as follows by Messrs. Sims, %Villyams, Nevill, and Co.:—Manufactured copper, 1101. per ton ; tough cake and tile, 1031. per ton ; best se lected, 1001. par ton ; yellow metal, 90. per lb. ; sheathing nails, lljd. At the Great Laxey Mining Company's meet;ng yesterday, the aooonnts showed a balance of assets over liabilities of 10,724/. The dividend r: ?om mended by the directors, Gs. per share, was ageetd to. Telegrams just received from the mine state as follows: "The 110 north end is ;mproving, and worth six tons per fathom. South end and rise same as last report ; Dumbells sump, 801. per fathom." THE GREAT OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT OARED RACE. PUTNEY, THURSDAY. The town already presents a more lively ap pearaow than usual, owing to the presence of some of the actors in the forthcoming all engrossing event, the struggle between Oxford and Cambridge. Many persons who had anxiously awaited the arrival of the Oxford crew up to 9 o'clock last night were gratified by their appear ance shortly after, although it bad been feared that the very inclement state of the weather had detei red them from leaving Oxford. They made their appearance at the White Swan Tavern, in a number of cabs, and it was fortunate that an accident did not occur to two of the gentlemen, as they were driven by a drunken cab man so near the open sewer, on the south side of the water, that they were placed in considerable jeopardy. The crew turned oat at 7 this morning, and took a fine run across Barnes Common, the weather being clear and bracing. They returned to breakfast at 9 a.m. They are a fine set of young men, and are in both admirable audition and spirits. They have not taken any practice upon the water this morning, as their boat has not arrived from Oxford, bet is expected this after noon. The traking will take place over the course about 4or 5 o'clock in the afternoon at present, in order to snit the tide. The Cambridge men are palling bard at Ely, and are getting into good condition. A DANGEROUS FREAK. Mary Ann Mamell,22, was charged with beingnotousm Clnuch-street, Shoreditch, at a late hour of the night. Hardy, 412 A reserve, said that he heard a disturbance and saw the defendant lying on the pavement dressed in male attire. He thought she was a man until he perceived a quantity of hair hanging about her shoulders. She was in liquor, and it appeared had insulted some piracy, who, be lieving her at the time to be of Ins own sex, knocked her down with his fist. On recovering from the effects of the blow she became very noisy sod notous. The defendant, a short, thick-set figure, which displayed itself fully beneath trousers that had seemingly turned evidence against and partly split upon her, a sailor's jacket, and a red shirt of flannel, now had a roue of black hair Parted down the middle and uncontrolled behind, carried in one hand a comforter and wide-awake, and with the other made some awkward attempts to conceal the fissure in her rebellious nether garment.. Her statement was this:-Some " friends " had persuaded her to assume the dieguise in question, and go in quest of her husband, who, they assured her, was more attentive out of doors to her sex than was gaits correct, and once having sdopte d the step she became excited under the indusoce of • little liquor. Mr. Cooke reed her a very proper lecture, and fined her Is., the gaoler obliged her with his office for • dressing. room, and when tranentoritied she walked away with • crown's worth of experience. SHOCKING DEATHS BY FIRE. Three shocking deaths from fire formed the sub ject of inquiry before Mr. Ws'thew, the deputy coroner for Middlesex, but night. The first are was that of a man named John Godwin, aged SU years, as inmate of the Ship wrights' Almalsonme in Poplar. Mrs. Rebecca Godwin, 6, pihipwrights'-terrace, said that on Monday abe left deceased smoking hie pipe at his break fast. She returned in a few moments sod found that he had got a fit. He had fallen and dashed bis had upon the grate, driving in his left eye in • shocking manner, and covering himself with blood. The side of his head was dreadfully burnt by the turpentine chips of which the fire was composed. Dr. Baum was called in, but deceased ex red from his injuries. bun.: pry returned a verdict of " Accidental death from The next clue was that of a girl nine years of age, named Mande Gooden, whose parents resided at Tottenham. Elizabeth N'ocles, Waggon and Horse-lane, Tottenham, said that deoeasei on Thursday wee on a visit to her grand- mother in witoma's house. to the evening she went to get a light in a room where there was a fire. The draught caused her dress, which was extended, to go between the hare and she blazed up. She ran into the street, her clothes being one mass of dames. She we' seized by some persons who were near, and with great difficulty the fire was got out. The poor child's shrieks were dreadful. Mr. Hall, surgeon, said that deceased was a remarkably line girl, but her injuries were so great that remedies were without avail. Von " Accidental death by fire." The last CAW was held at the Ship Tavern, Limehouse. The deceased, Edward Walker, aged 49 years, was burnt to death yesterday (Wednesday) morning. Jobe Collins, 4, Brick-lase, Spitalfields, mid that de. ceased was night watchman in the employ of Mr. Abbott, the dust contractor, of Limehouse. Yesterday morning wit ness, upon entering the dust•yard, noticed an overpowering smell of burnt Resit. He entered the abed and found it filled with smoke. The deceased wee lying dead, with the remains of his heed in an iron pan of burning ooke. His head was nearly all consumed. It was sorted that &Teemed had lighted the fire with scraps of fuel e had found in the yard, and while sitting over it no doubt he became overpowed with sleep and fell into the iron pan where the fumes of the coke, or the in tense heat suffocated him before he could rise. A verdict of "Accidental 1);;;b" •n returned by the jury. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE lay ZIXCTRIC TRIZONAPII.) SHREWSBURY MEETING.-(THU3 DAY.) RACING PLATE. About half a mils. Reindeer and Bright Cloud are here, CLEVELAND HANDICAP. About one mile end *rei gniting. Aurelian, Le Narwhal, and Earl of Surrey are here. HERBERT HANDICAP. Three-quarters of a mile. Reindeer and Bright Cloud are here. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. About two miles and a quarter. Avalanche, Worthen, Over the Sea, and Virandiire arm here. COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE. Ralf a mile. Rom of Ductwork is the only horse bars at present. ARRIVED. —Usher. Presalptioo, Effigy, Ailesbury, Cut away, Paroquet, Dreadnought, Mn. Nesbitt, Damascus, David, Daman, PotePor-ri, Jack Ketch, and Japon. SERIOUS FIRE AT ♦ CITY WARRHOUSE.—(T/lIIS DA Y.) —Between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the extensive premises numbered 13 and 14, Rood-lane, in the joint tenure of Meows. Knight sad Charles (dryealters), Messrs. Gilbert and Co. (black ing merchants), Mr. J. llooolson (teabroker) and Messrs. Northcott and Co., dryselters. Is the coarse of a few minutes the society's escapes 'goaded, as well as Captain Shaw, with seversl engines, of the London brigade, including two of Shied and kilmon's land steamers. The fire commenced is the counting-house and sample room of Messrs. Knight sod Charles's deportment, and at one time it was feared that the entire plant would be destroyed. The firemen, however, went to work, and with aid of the portable hand engines, and a good supply of the New River Company's water, managed to get the flames extinguished. That part of the prem t w in which the disaster commenced has, however, ben seriously damaged by fire, and the upper part by sack", and the lower floor by water and dirt. The only person on the premises was the female housekeeper, and she fortunately was aroused is time to effect her escape. A CHAPEL BURN= DOWN AT BRADFORD.—.—YeS terday morning, the Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, built in 1839, in Clayton-lane, Manchester-road, Bradford, arse de stroyed by fire. Two cottages and a school-room formed the ground door of the budding, and about 9 o'clock yesterday morning one of the cottages was discovered to be on Are, which was supposed to have originated from an overheated firm, passing through the lolgieg-room. The flames quickly spread towards the school and the upper part of the building, which was soon wrapped in a sheet of flame. The ire brigades (Corporation, and Leeds sad Yorkshire) made an ineffectual effort to stay the progress of the fire. Nothing but the bare blackened walls remained. The value of the buddies was less than 2,00)1., and it was insured to the extent of 803/. in the Manchester Office. OTTAWA. —The total amount of goods which passed through the Ottawa custom house lag year was 400,533 dollars.—Canada paper. SHARI mara—mus DAY.) Two o'Onoon. The transactions in the railway market continue upon a limited scale, and the variations in Floes to-day are not important Metropolitan stock has improved f per cent., and Midland and South Eastern f, while London and South Western has receded f, Great West ern }, and London and North Western f. London and North Western stook is now quoted 107 to f, ex div. ; Great Western, 64f to Midland, 124 to ex div.; Lancashire and York shire, 109} to f, ex div.; Caledonian, 120} to t; South Eastern, 90f to f, ex div. ; Great Eastern, 46 to 47f, ex drr. ; Great Northern, 126 to 127, ex div. ; London and South Western, 98} to 99} ; and Metropolitan, 108 to f. Foreign railway shares are inactive, and prices unaltered. Royal Sardinian have been dealt in at 1 discount. Indian and Canadian lines are steady. OILDINARY BRA M AND STOCKS. NI. I Law An. I 7 Cbm l ag i ar C" I to 1 p.a. 114 an Illdrra.,Wol.&Booer Vali 8 84. ,100 t elythand Tyne — 10 all ,Bosion.Blistrd,&lld.o 81 9 Bs. 1 100 'Bristol and iza4ar ; n id 84 100 lealedoolsa ' 110 121 10 I all 'Dark and Bandon — 110 l all 'Cornwall 6 10 ell Do. •I• no dlr. mall 10 I all Do. B p. c. ispeid to B. ail Dublin and Bellastinnel 116 118 zd all Psndes,Porth,&Abd..lln' 16 17 U. 'lOO Adinburghand Glaissow., 911 944 Bt. 'lOO IGlassow and & 107 100 zd 84 'l9O 'Gnat Eastern Ord. In. 444 474 id Bt. LOU Do. St 100 Do. L *mg. Stk., N 0.2 7 8 St. 100 Great NortholSootland • 100 !Gnat Northern 126 127 Id Bt. :100 .Do.A Area no dlr. 128 110 Id 81. :100 D 0. 8.1 in 69. cis paid 132 1114 id U. 100 Gt. &nth & Wert. (Ira) 66 9 7 Si ,100 Great Western B 4l 06 1 Bt. 100 Do.Stour VaLOna.Stk. 84 ,100 Do. South Wales ! St. 100 Do. W. 111d.—Oxfordi 38 40 U. 100 Do. Do. Nenort! U 37 St. 100 Do. Do. He'dord, 102 106 81. 100 lencsah/re& Yorkshire, 100 1001 id St. 'lOO ,London and Blackwan; 60 71 id St. ,100 'Los., Brightn, &S.Coest, 101 102 St. 100 ',London.Chathm,&Dov.i 40 42 84. 100 !London &L.Vorth Wean. 107 1071 zd U. 100 ,Lonion&SouthWeeterul 90 100 St. 100 tilan..SheLot Lincolneb, 61 61 rdl pilary port and Carlisle, 17.1 all , Do. Do. Shares' 84 1 100 .llttropolitan lO7l 1661 ad 10 all Do. New St. 100 Midland 1 126 1161 ad MD all Do. New 84 100 Do Itirm. & Darby ; 96 96 ad 60 all Mld. Gt.. Wu. (1.05.) — 25 all, Do. e Shores .. 1 16 all. Mid Bent 10 all 111 d Bent (Cray Line) ' 84 100 North British 84 100 Do. Edin.,Perth.Onsid 24 28 St. 100 N. Pastern—Berwiek 15 161 Do. G. N. IL Pare— Bt. 100. Do. Leeds ast 664 ad 24. 100 ' Do. York Bl4 819 ad St. 100 Da Carlisle 15 all Do. Stock.irDerling 37 38 Id 25 17 Do. do. 1866-58 lolpni id 15 10 Do. do. 186061 7l Sion ad' St. 100 North London 10 5 De. 1 . - ~ ~i - yew ...... 1 Yom id St. 100 North Stadordshlre /Ei 10 all N. &S. Western /uac 102 111 id St. 100 Scottish Central St. 100 Scottish N.B. Aber. Stk , 42 {6 t. 100 Scottish Midland 9B 100 10 all Shrewsbury & WelchpL Bt. 100 lihropshire Union 63 66 St. 100 'South Devon • it 38 idi St. 100 'South Eastern St. 100 S. Yotkoh. & Blear Dun 98 101 id 20 all Stahtea,Wokinghtm&c at SR 100 Taff Vale 10 8 Do. B 6 7 pin id 10 3 Do. C S apm id 60 all Ulster W 20 Do. 124 at Do. St. 100 Vale of Ninth St. 100 Victmia Stn. & Pimlico SR 100 Waterford & Kliksruty. St. 100 West Cornwall 22 24 St. 100 W.Hartlat Barb. &BJ — BRITISH 7088111410,11 i 47 qai zd ile i— zd ha OS if 340 1081 1 id 68 sd 102 11 41 x/ 61; 151 108 I I 8 id 1861 I id 10! IC - 0k id zd 88 8.? id zd 14 91 2 Pd. I RAILWAYS. 14.10 all Atlantic&Bt. Lawrence 60. fit. 100 ,Boro.Ber.&C.ln.g.bi.c. 1 -- 20 II Do. New 20 7 Do. &Shares 20e all Buffalo & Lake Huron! 10 all Do. Preference 7 100 100 Doff., Brant4Oodesich' 6p. C. B4lag. 1, 1670 100 100 DO. do. July 1, 1873. 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 1074 7: 101 100 . Cape T. et Doeledp. c. g.l 101 1E44 I 111 Pni 100 all Denterara,7p prof 104 St. 100 Bast. Bengal gu. sdo 1041 St. 1100 But Indian go. sdo 104 105 . 13 20 15 Do. 0 distension I I ,L p.. , 20 16 ' De. do pal St. 100 Grand Trunk of Canada 191 100 all Do. lat pref. Bends ' 74 78 100 all Do. do. deferred 68 62 100 all . Do. 2nd preL Bonds OO flit 100 all Do. do. deferred. 62 64 100 all Do. !rd prof. Stock I 49 61 100 all Do. ao. deferred. 40 42 100 all Do. 4th pref. Stock , 26 28 100 all Do. do. deferred' 22 16 St. 100 Great Indian Peninsula) 1034 1011 20 12. Do, g. 6 per renL . . 1 Ipm St 100 Gt. 8. of India g. 6p. MI! 103 104 Bt. 'lOO Do 41 per cent. — fit. 2 Do 20/ W 1 all ld GL Do. Neer Western of Canadai Ile A9l 100 all 1M.6p.c.8da.pa7.1873 92 91 i 100 all D 0.41 do. do. 1577-6, 86 8 7 10 2 Indian Branch, Limited . 1 ipm 10 1 Do. New . . .... , . ~ St. 100 Madras guar. 6p. ant loot 104 it. 100 Do do. 4f do 84.. 100 Do. do. 41 do.— 92 96 1 20 2 Do. Fifth gstenalom 8t 100 Mein. Corp. 6 per e. Etd 60 all Ifelb. and 11obson's Bay 66 63 sd. 20 all N.Brun.ft Can clo Ad: S. 8 6 St. 100 N.R.ofCan.flisr.lstp.B. 82 84 St. 100 !triode gua 5 per cent.' 103 104 Bt, 100 Do. Delhi de lO3 106 20 2 Do. do. do i pen St. 100 Do. Punlaub do lO4 1631 SL 100 Do. luaus St )lot do BB 100 i JOINT STOCK BANKS. 77 19 ii paal 16 27 I la 16 3 111' ' e 414 3 44' , 41 63 le 94 10pas' Z 4iPes poz I 4d_ 90 ii - i. pa% 41 44 II .70 11! 118 . 4 .42 - 1 7466 1 le eidlei 16 1 peC ledta l I le l i 6 pas. d 799 slat 71 111pcs idl pm I lipm. e IS 19 ps! 10 10 pm, s Ina 6 {dial 26 2 do i as sa - l4 loos, 40 41 1 :7 14 itt Pu' 16 26 Air "ig pezd ni 6 6 16 66 1 1 as par . 7 8 peal N - ! 1 Ms 62 64 62 22 li ''_l 10 41 101 llepma 101 111 pen 46 64 I 2 disl MI 4.11 I IM In Tai osa I: PO El = Ed * it 67 OS = dais irs I Par Ws dra 6epot et 7. 11 St 33 1 Sti 112 116 112 116 _ dls 104 10P aa , 11. If zd 11 03_ IS zd. 1061 I --:: id 7f! U jr: 6 `3l8 I . 83 86 If 11pai Iff L 2 a GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the A (late Eastern Union) share holders was held at 1 o'clock, at Ridley's Hotel, to consider the terms offered by the Great Eastern for the commuta tion of the A Meek. Mr. CossoLD, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN explained the terms of the offer, viz., 98 per cent. of ordinary Gnat Eastern stock for each IC3/. of the A stock, and gave a history of the aisle, program, and difficulties of the Eastern Union Company, and the circumstances of the amalgainatioa with the &stew Counties (now Great Eastern) Company, for the purpose of justifying the conduct of the Eastern Union directors and proms that the depressed condition to which both the Eastern Union Company and the Eastern Counties Company were teduord was due to the long ooatinued and systematic hostility of the letter in parliament to, and in impeding the traffic of the former company. In con. elusion he recommended that the offer should be sted. conditionally that the Great Eastern should, in bows-theca with the recommendation of the joint committee, which bad arranged the terms. pay 5,0 - 11. for compsesation to the officers of the Eastern Union and payment of law expenses incurred by the latter company. A resolution is accaardamos with such retemsmendation was proposed, and, after some discussion, carried. APPROACHING SALES or SHORTHORNIL—Two great sales of shorthor as will take place tbie mouth—vis., that of Caeca Towseley's had at the Home Park Farm, Dear Burnley, lososabire, turd that of the late Mr. tampion, at Marsden, neer Chipping Norio., Oxon. The Toweeley had, whisk has crown up within the last SO years, has woo a higher reputatioo for its manager and breeder, Mr. Joasph Cnlshaw, than any other herd formed in this errantry within so .hats period. The Mended role will take place ea the 22nd inst. The herd °amide of the demeedents of wall heed cows, purchased many years ago in NorthumberlaDd. Durham, and Yorkshire, sod of other purchase.. within the last 12 years, of rester sole and better families. It numbers upwards of 1C). and steads in the very highest rank for quality sod blood. THE CALAMITIES OF WAIL—AR Austrian countess of eadect nee, who lost four of her anus denim the war in Italy, has Dow been deprived of her fifth and last me, who fall at the battle of °verges. In her deep grief age be 'ought a merehant to undertake the missies of Bodies and Minis( bane the remains of her child, and after some trouble the task ha. beer( aceomplisbed. The body was forted buried with 65 other Austrians, and bas hose WS 'eyed to Visoes. . Vas FLOWERY LAND PIRATE& The grave of the five pirates of the Flowery Laud, In Newton,. Is now indicted by the few mural marks that serve to point out the borial pine., of notorious erimioale. The grave is im mediately on the right of that of the Infamous poisoner, ()ether's. Wilson ; and on the wall near it the initials B. IX L. W., rudely carved is the stoma, with the words "Ship Flowery Land, Feb. 24" mark the spot when the MOMS of Memo, Lopes, Danmark Lyons, sod Watt., are Warted. MONEY MARKET.-(TBIS DAY.) Two o'CLocz. The stock rnarketa,to-day are generally firm. The funds are quoted quite as good as they closed yesterday. A further alight improvement has taken place in several of the principal speculative foreign stocks. As regards home railway securities, scarcely any movement is observable. Business generally is inactive. Consols are now quoted 91 to 1 for money, and 914, "sellers," for the account (April 81. The official business report is as follows :-Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91,1; ditto for account,9lg; Three per Cents. Reduced, 894, 4, it ; New Three per Cents., 894, 4 ; Bank Stock, 238, 240 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1041, 1 ; ditto Bonds, Bs. dia. ; and Exchequer Bills, par, se. dia. Foreign stocks are firmer. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are about 4 per cent. better, at 691 to ; the Consolidda likewise 1 higher, at 504 to 51; and Spanish Passive and Mexican severally * to / per cent. better, at 34/ to 35, and 431 to respcc tively. Greek Bonds are unaltered, at 221 to 4. Transactions are reworded as follows :-Brazilian, 1852, 1858, 1860, 871, 4 ; ditto 1863, 871; Co lombian scrip, 4 dia. ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 64 ; ditto Certificates, 101, 4 ; Egyp tian, 991, ex div. ; Italian, for account, 661 ; ditto Maremmana Railway, 73 ; Mexican, for account, 43/, 44, 434 ; Peruvian, 1862, for account, 86, 851 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c., for acct., 484 ; Russian, 1862, 881,89 ; Spanish Passive, for account, 35, 34/ ; ditto Certificates, for account, 134 ; Turkish, 1858, for account, 681, 4, 68, ex div. ; ditto 1862, for account, 691, 4, 69 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 691, 69. International Financial shares are now quoted 61 to 71 prem.; General Credit, 3 to / prem. London Financial, 91 to 101, ex div. and ex new ; Mercantile Credit, 7 to 8 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 181 to 1 ; and Thames Iron Works and Ship building, 31 to 44 prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 1 to 14 prem.; Imperial Financial (New), 21 to 34 prem. ; Financial Corporation, 11 to 2 prem. ; Credit Foncier (Great Britain and Ireland), 1 to 11 prem.; Queensland Sheep Investment, 4 to 1 prem. ; Australian and Eastern Navigation, 44 to 51 prem. ; South Eastern Bank, par to 1 prem. ; Central Argentine Railway, 1 to 11 prem. ; and National Provincial Marine, 1 to 14 prem. Gold to the amount of 30,0001. was purchased by the Bank yesterday, making a total for the week of 303,0001., while the week's withdrawals have reached 411,0001. in sovereigns for Brazil and Alexandria. The telegrams just to band report that the ship ments of gold from Melbourne to England du'-iug the month reached only 195,0001., being tousi derably below the average. The quotation of exchange received from Bom bay yesterday shows a rise of id., or 2 per cent., and that from Calcutta of id., or i per cent., com pared with the quotations last to hand. The Can ton exchange, ou the other baud, exhibits a fall of lid. , or 2} per cent. The movement in the two former instances is adverse, and in the latter favourable, to this country. The Shanghae exchange is unaltered. The dividend on Great Western Railway stock is officially announced at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, against the same rate for the cor responding period of 1862. That on West Midland (Oxford) is at the rate of lj per cent. per annum against ; Newport, 1} against ; and South Wales, 3 against 3,1. These announcements have been received favourably. The Grand Think Ra;lway Company have an nounced the payment of the half-year's interest due on the 16th inst, on the Atlantic and St. Law rence sterling shares and interest certificates. An important undertaking, which has been looked fur for some time pant, is announced under the auspices of the General Credit and Finance Company and the London Financial Association—a combination which, being the first of its kind, will be regarded with interest. It is entitled the Central Argentine Railway Company (Limited). This line will be no less than 247 miles in length, and will connect Rosario and Cordova, two of the moat important cities iu the Argentine Republic. It will pass through a large tract of fertile country, the development of which is only checked by the want of means of transit. Rossi io stands on the shore of the river Parana, at a point whence a navigation of more than 2,000 miles is available. The Argentine government, in promo tion of this national undertaking, has given a con cession conveying many privileges. Amongst these are the grant of the railway in perpetuity, without any right of pre-emption on the part of the govern- I client ; the free grant of land; timber, &c., under the former head being included a total of 900,03 English acres ; and a guaranteed interest of 7 per cent. per annum for forty years ou an expenditure not exceeding 6,4001.' per mile, taking the working expenses at 45 per cent. The line is to be completed in sections, the government guarantee taking effect from the opening of each section ; and any advances under the guarantee are to be repaid to the govern ment out of subsequent surplus profits. An im portant feature of the enterprise is described as follows: Mr. Thomas Gamey, Mr. George Wytbes, and Mr. Wil liam Wheelwright, in coesideration of receiving in payment one-half of the lands granted, and the sum of 6,400/. per mile--the amount on which the interest guaninteed by the government is calculated—have nodes taken the construc tion of the railway in conformity with the provisions of the ootioessiott—the erection of stations sod other necessary buildings—the supply of rolling stock—the payment of expenses incidental to the formation of the company—and the charges of management. The contractors also under take to pay 7 per coot per annum inte-est in half-yearly payments on the deposit sod calls until the govei.iment geventee comes into force es respects each section ; to work each section from the time of its completion at the rate allowed by the government ; and to maintain end work the entire line foe two your after its oompletion at the same rata; whereby the govetentent gunman '3 of 7 per cent. interest is secured to the ehareholders. The capital is 1,600,0001., of which it is now intended to raise 1,000,0001. in 60,000 shores of 201. each, and it is apparently proposed to issue de bentures to the extent of 600,0004 The names connected with the undertaking are highly re tpectable. Another new project is the tmzinto Plantation and Trading Company of Natal (Limited). The capital is 125,0001., in 5,000 shares of 251. each, of which it is not intended to call up more than 121. per share. The object is to work the Umxinto estates, embracing upwards of 12,000 acres of well selected sugar and coffee lands, and to extend the operations of the existing Colonial Company. It is stated that the experiment of sugar production on these estates has proved a complete success, but additional capital is now required. Of the 5,000 shares to be issued, 1,500 are to be assigned to the colonial shareholders, and of the remainder a large number have already been applied for. The direction is composed as follows :—Mr. John Barry, of the firm of Barry and Nephew, of London and the Cape ; Mr. Wil liam Duthie, of East India-avenue ; Mr. Alfred Jarvis, of the Cape and London ; Mr. Brinsley Nixon, of Queen's Oak-gardens ; Mr. William D. Ryrie, of East India-avenue ; Lieut.-Col. F. A. V. Thurburn ; and Mr. Robert White, of the Cape and Riches-court. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 4,9721. over last year ; the Great Western an increase of 1011. ; the Great Eastern a decrease of 567 L ; the Great Northern an increase of 3,1191. ; and the London and South Western a decrease of 2,052& Mr. W. W. Cargill, M.P., who is intimately con nected with the province of Otago, has joined the board of the Bank of Otago (Limited). The eorew-ateamer Justitia, belonging to the London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam Navigation Company, cleared on Tuesday for Italy with a full cargo. The Italia and Clotilda, belonging to the same company, have both made quick runs out to I Genoa—the former in nine days nine boars, the latter in nine days 22 hours, being, it is believed, the quickest passages on record. The mond call of 21., making 51. called, is to lw paid on the shares in the Neath and Brecon Rail way Company by the 7th of April. It is announced that the share list of the Queens land Sheep Investment Company will be clueed va Tuesday next, the 15th instant. The mails from Calcutta, China, and Auatralia are expected to be distributed in London about the 14th instant. . . ---- --- The following, on the silk market, is fmm the circular of Messrs. Durant and Cu., dated March 8: Still aothing favourable as to silk. Another month Itss passed without any impaovemsot in the position of taw market. The deliveries continue upon the same very limited scale, and buyers act with the greatest caution ea under cambium' apprehension—their difficulty of venter( their manufactured goods bass. we fear, undiminished. la the meantime the accounts of small settlements and @wage exports are more and more confirmed, 14 that importerssee deterred from making any decided eort to force bosisses, and prices remain nominally without change. Japan af the doer sixes is probably more depressed than any edam Our of silk ; the continued absence of Tayseam aka enabling the coarser pinta to maintain a high relative post tics. Bengal silk shares to the full extent is the general* depressed feeling. WZDIMMAT Evomps. Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 to k foe money, and 911 to g for the Bth April, opened and closed to-day at the same quotations. The ofticiat business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91, ; ditto for account, 91( Three per Cents. R ed uced, ; New Three per Cents., fB9g, 1 ; Bank Stock, , ZBi, 240, ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1041, g. The India Five per Cent. Stock remains steady- For Exchequer Bills the quotation is still ss. dis. to par. In the foreign stock market Mexican Bonds continue to attract chief attention. The closing (but, in some cases, merely nominal) quotations for shares in new undertakings are subjoined, viz :--Credit Foncier of Mauritius, f dia to prem. ; Land Securities, 11 to 11 prem. ; Contract Corporation, 3} to prem. ; Credit Foncier (Great Britain), 1 to prem. ; Aus tralian and Eastern Navigation, 41 i to & prem. ; Ottoman Financial, dia. to par ; Consoli dated Discount, 1 dis. to par ; Financial Cor poration, 1/ to 21 prem.; London Gas Meter, 2 to If prem. ; South Eastern Bank, par to >4 prem.; British Colonial Steamship, to 1 p rein. ; Nava/ and Military Bank, Ito 2 prem. ; English, Irish, and Foreign Rolling Stock, to prem. ; In ternational Agency, 21 to 31t prem. ; Financial Discount, 11 to 21 prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 1 to 1} prem. ; Kentish Rotel, 1 to 2 prem.: Queenslaod. Sheep Investment, 2 to 1 prem. ; Thames Iron Works, &c., 3to 4 prem. ; Gellivara Company, to 1 prem. ; Lnulon and Liverpool Hotel, to prem. ; National Provincial Marine, / toll prem.; and Albion Bank, 1 to 2 prem. No. 18i i Bkm(7. 'nova 140 and U. ear. bank . 6u 'O,OOOlOO AlWooalaadlaverpool . 26 10,000 100 Do. New lO 100,000 20 Anglo Anhlr'en no° 20 Arlo lye (Lbaltod)l 6 22,600 60 Awarded& • eAI 7,100 60 Do. New llt 10,000 en Bank of Kap. .4 6,000 100 Bank of London 26,000 20 Bank of Otago ,Limited) - 10,000 100 Bank of Queensland (L., 10 10,000 60 Banked Victoria,Andela 26 6000 100 Rank of Wales (Lisa.) 'll 60,000 10 Bank of New Zeeland 60.000 TO Brazilian& L 11,000 60 Bit. & American Ka. 1.! 11 20.000 60 British N. America I all 12600 20 Char.l36 Brit. Columbia 10 32.200 10 Indla,Aus., China all 2,900 60 _Do. le. 20:000 01 Chrtrd. at 10418. ete 1 811 8,000 100 ielly 20,000 100 Cokotak 100,000 10 Consolidated Bank (L.' 4 5.000 100 ooontbsentsl (L. , lO 12,000 50 Cast London ,Llsoltod . , , 6 10,000 11X:30niltshaisd Isiah (Una; 16 25.000 tt Eng.itcot dAnstChartd.A all 40,600 60 /English and Swedish (U , 6 40.000 SO ;European BankiLlnaltedi 10 10,000 100 Itlltiduan.ChinatJap.(L,. 20 10,000 100 Do. Ne. 10,000 100 Imperial Bank. Limited 20 134000 20 ,Imperial Ottoman lO 100,040 20 'Land ILoetßk. India (L, 2 . 10,000 100 toodon Bank of Scot. (L' 13 10,000 100 Londou and Brazilian x,OOOlOO Loo LAyrosatll.PlaloaL 40 20,000 25 Do. do. New 2l . &ON 100 Lon., BU., &tt SUB. (L), 17 ; 60,000 20 4.011. Ch Bank of Austri. all ' 10.000 100 London and Colonial (L' 10 ! 80,000 50 London and County lO 6,000 rOO (Lon. flarabg.Cora (11, 110,000 10 iLoodon Joint Stack lO 10,000 100 1411. and Nor.hern (L.; U 20,000 20 London & South African, all ' 6,004 10 Do. Do. New 10,000 100 London & S.Atnericar;L ; 6,000 100 Jon. & S. Western (Lim. U 50,000 LOO. & Wastminstar lf i 10,000 100 ;Merchant bank,Um.)l 7/: 10,000 60 Vareantille dr &chow U 10,000 400 & Pros. bank (L. 10 6,000 100 .Midland hank (Lfm.) 10,000 100 National of LI (V, II 30,000 20 ,N.Pro.o/ New. 8 20,000 00 National Bank I 81 25,000 SO New South Wales all 4,000 100 New Zealand (Lsollad), 10 50,400 26 Oriental Bank Caepwi all 26,000,100 Provinc. offrolarW 26,000 20 ,fkinda, Pun)., & Deal ( 2 7 1 1 12,600 20 Do. New 1 7 16.000 26 'South Australia 10,000 100 Bland. of B. 8. AM l7 4,460 120 Ao. 60,000 26 T.Totoo of Andras 10,000 23 Do. New 10,000 100 'Union of Irelsad (Id ) 00,000 60 Midas of Loads& eisTerei - iii: law 1• 'Riot acid Meat Tina ;Groat Floating 3sek Ali II Grew . t.: 4 lC umm at w harlDe s. M. Victoria .... too vt n too vs T 1 ... iui 91 IN i 80 i . lie I , la idetito ' Lif COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. IMPERIAL AVERAGES. Jan. 30 Feu. 6 27 l' 31smb 6 211 weeks' Aggred• gate Average ...f Wlsast. liarley.l Slats. llss. beau. lUt 8.132.3 Id Ib• 11.1 314 Sd 33a 3d 32a lel Ms 44 031 laa 01 2J4 0: :as fai 331 al 40s ad 318 114 Iliss 1.1 291 Id 434 74 331 it ,314 13 32s 0.1 19a 8I 2s. Idd tas Id 32. e 4 6.135 04 I% 4139 s 013:41 14.321 M Itos 1,1 31a 63 ISV. 191.88 dd Sda bit 132 a 154 '405 7.1311 11.1194 3.1 31, 0.. Lis 441 :its 11l MT.—Wheat, Barley. Oats, fl)e, beAna, Awl Pea.. la DIAGRAM Shuaiho TilC FLUCTCATIvSS TIM *VNAUI4II: PU. OP WHI.AT 1 , CM150 THE SIX MEEK% SAVE.I.. Prices. /Jan :W.' Fels G. Teb. Is. ithtt 27. Ilor. ' 41 1 I I •• • • :. D I -- `,~~ 40 0 40 4 40 2 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (ST ILBOTRIO AND INTRRNATIONAL ITLIFORAPR.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDRYT.) The cotton market continues to be eery dull, and price, are quoted id. to id. below the quotations of last Friday ; they will probably foot up 3,003 to 4,000 balm. MINCING LANE.--(THIS DAY.). SCGAR. —The market is much mole active, Lut the limited bminesa transacted bee been at firm prices. Be` hoed : there is a quiet market at fall to rather dearer rates. COPTS- —No public sales have been brousht forward Le da► ; privately plantation Ceylon has been sold at extreme rates. . _ COCOA.-2(0 bags of Bahia sold at 42i. Tra.—Ths business doing is rather more extensive, ma at foil prices. Rice. —2,0d0 bap of Bengal add—Cori Dacca, 10s. 6.1.; good broken white, 9s. 100. Sacra.—Black pepper quiet. White sold at full prima. Singapore and Penang, 54. to 5Ad. ; Pimento steady. Cloves sold at full rake, Z iudbar, 3;1 t, ; and other spices quiet. Rol cootinnes doll of sale. SALTPETRE hoe sold at lower rates. Siegel, refractim 15 to 94t, at 345. fi. to ifs . 94„ CUTCH was sold at Is. advance, 26.. 6d. to 275. 6d. CorroN continues to decline in value; about 700 beam sold. . . . iiEXP. —Russian continues quiet at late prices. J erg.—Prices of good qualities militias the previews value, Let medium low sorts have sold at • decline, the Litter about 10s. per too. common at 161. 10/. to 18!. 15a. ; middling, 20t. 15r. to :al. 1011. ; good middling flee, to 30/. 10s. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet at the armored qootatioos Town t how. 40r. 6d.; Petersbre Y.O. on lib* spot. 41s. 6d.; March, 41s. 6d. , " seller; April to Jame. 41e. "setter. ," Oct ober to December, 445. It. •• seller." METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) _ The number of beaus is about the same u on Thursday list. Trade is very dull ; Monday's quotations are p ee = well maintained but • clearance cannot ha eff There are • few mote sheep, and the demand is analler, onesquinstly prior, oa the average, ate sosroolv an mod Choice calves are scarce and rather dealer. Oae moldy consiete of 425 heists, 1,260 sheep, and 14i calves ; much cows, SO. Par Moo et albs. 6. 4. a. 4. Per dam of Ma 4. d. •4. Bog Boob, Earstdu. 4 8 4 10 11•46Dast lit-bd4llll 4 a 4 re Dot ribect-hors• 4 4 4 8 Bost Long-w 001.... 5 2 6• Sewed gsil. bawds 3 0 3 8 Do. do. Shorn 4 44 6 Oahe 81p Bed • Dos& Hlt-brede 5 6 5 8 Lambe Bomb at market, 1,020; Row mid Lambs. 4.480 ; Calm, 113 Pyle, 160. 81.11THFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY). Messrs. Haney and Poston repot trade at this follows leg prices :—Priow meadow hay. 75a. to Ms. ; a= ditto, Pita to 871. ti d. ; inferior ditto, iioa. to 708. ; old, 90s. to 110 s. : straw. Sta. to 30a. ALARMINe: AevIDENT.—In the midst of the bud. sees at the Rua° }lighter:we petty amino, Cornwall, ea Mood oy, an alorroing accident occurred, bet fortunately was not str eroded with fatal regalia. The magistrates amembled no the °oration were Sir S. Spry, the Hon. and ROT. J. T. P voawee, the Revs. L. M. Peter and S. Symonds, and M. W. F. Gregor. Suddenly the Booting, with the neeptiew of about bit. truricaded off for the use of the bench and officials, gave way, and the whole body of people number ing about 20, were precipitated iota a cellar beneath, • depth of Sit. roe erne was one of the utmost coutusloe, and the women loudly screamed for help, which wow rendered as expeditiously as possible. It was feared that fatal bijury would be sustained in many °astatine', bet happily thews fears were not realised. Many perses", mow ever, were s everely out about the face a= legs, and nowy fainted. The can.. of the accident wan the unusually heavy weight upon the flooring. A WOMAN STAKVIISO HERSELF TO DEATH. —Oa Monday afternoon an adied inquest was held at the Board-room of the Work Kidderminster, before R. Booker, Req., coroner, respecting the death of Priscilla Hill,, a single woman, aged 35.. Mr. ilauoders, clerk to the bowl of g u a rdians, was present at the inquiry. It seemed that the deceased, who had bass leading au immoral life, had been attended at her mother's residence by Mr. Gray, see tens. and, finding her very ill, he ordered her removal he the Union, where she died on the 24th ultimo. An inquest was subeequeutly opened, but adjourned for a medical ea animation into the canes of death. Mr. Gray stated than be had examined the bo iy of the deceased, and that he toned theinternal ores= in • healthy state, with the exception of the stomach. This was osegested, and presorted every appearance of having received some irritant poison within the fortnight previous to death. It had Dot, how ever, proved fatal, and he was of opinion that death had beee caused by inseidoe. The woman would neither speak nor take food. What food she slid have was forcibly administered to her. lie saw her daily. and was of opinion that if she had taken the food provided for her, she would have recovered. Mn. Prlddsy stated that she had had the care of deceased from her admissive to the house up to her death. She would take no feel when it was offered her, and had to be forced to take what she did have. The jury returned as their verdict, " nag the deceased died trim exhaustion from refusing fwd."— Worces:ersitirc Clovnacit. 4 :I Si 14 1 _ ID SU I 14 14e 64 4! ! ii i .... 10} 10 MI 20 19 zd I I