The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-12 00:00:00

I:E(UTIu\ OF GENERAL NI-:LsoN kND LIEUTENANT BRAND. ..1 I;NEJ) \TIoN AT BOW SrIZEET I'oLICE Col wr. (Tills DAY.) Ibo this In ititt.t.e3t in by tile of • o. of 1...1N1A1N SU tying to obtain ...Ind.-sit.. to my teek Li. seat shiirtly lKd,ae twelve t nth 111111 occupying -sAIA 4,11 the A .. ) A0 I At'll Sil .10A/1 , 1. IZ. , AA . awl Mr. 41 . 1'. iicetirt. -tiol Mr. form 1 ,,,„, cutioiJ. in•trui n,l by Me•sia. shun and flow on liehalf of the Lori. Corn , ,•r. the Ailininilty for Lieutenant Ilrait.l and ~;•• fur the War Department, for I N,l•oti. 1I• lat.-tone askid the chief magistrate to allow the 1 ." .1./It. tt. :AMA on the tloor of the court. in. • ' of Is Mg idairial ill tilt dock. to which Sir Thomas 11.. •s ..t once laud. Litt tile defendants declined to Cacio , elves of the prisilege, and remained in the .k iitleinan here cattle f..r%.kr.1 and said it had hem F. t.. 1 in the pats rs that li,• had made some undertaking as t • the attetolanee of Mr. ie. Ili. name was Ruse. So Thomas Henry- Mt. 31r. Rose, your name has not 1"..11 in this court. Mi. 1 have --veil it frequently in the daily papers. sir Thiana+ Ilenry—No such statement ha, been made if. thi. cmtrt. Mi. gose—l simply want to ray that I hoer given the ailarrs-i of Mr. Eyir to the solicitors for the prosecution. sir Thomas Item y —Mr. Eyre is not before the court at Pt cc. fl t. Mr. - I ....II:it , t tottynt to make that htitement. Mr. o-oicioho to dot to power.liol to state the case en behalf of th.- prosecution. lk said—ln opening this important in I, in \ It will b.• fu: uu to trespass for some length oo attentioo in order that the gentlemen who now st i.. 1 at the liar of this rotirt may understand the exact •ut. of the chargi brought against them by the prosecu• to.- lE. this case. 1 . 00 indulged me on the previous occa stea, w hen I appeared before you, with a few words in r. f. Eie•• t.. the ease. ao.l imw I will ask your indulgence to E.. mak.• some brief remarks an to the diameter of tie pr ..... cation. 1 -tat. .1 that the proceedings instituted dont the prisoonei, were of an exceptional kind, :tn.l that its thcrcforo•, .0 ce-mry fur isle to conduct it in an ex c.-mimed 111.1111 ten It is very possible it way have 1...:1 , 11.41, and I have every reason to believe it has hap p. that some of the remarks I made on a previous b a ne l t d to some misconception. I wish, as far to remove that misconception, and to state in a ii...imer and in words upon wlEkh there can Is, no ink ttelii.taieling the precise I.osition of the prosecutors in this case, and the true stature of the charge against the 4entlenicii who are now before the court. It is no ca-y matter in conducting a case of this kind to ad.-twin oil the one hand from speaking with severity. which wool.] he most improper on every ground, :did to prevent ma the other thoso who are not accustomed to the manner of conducting criminal prosecutions frum receiving false impressions as to the position in which the prose cutors stool. It is supposed by some Sir Tlionias Henry— I do not think it is necessmy for you to go into those matter... Mr. Stephen---I have been very much pained to see the eon mely violent opinions which have been expressed on both sides in the di-cosies of this case. Thot.e; Henry -You very properly hte ere d clear of all the t. Mr. Stephen —An impression appears to be entertained by some persons that I treated the case as if I felt that it was not a serious prosecution. With re ference to that opinion I have only to state that those who have undertaken the prosecution have the fullest sense of the responsibility attaching to the crams which they have adopted. Of course in a matter of this kind it is necessary that I should give it as I have given it the name which the law allows it to be called. We all know that legal johnoaca of whatever kind have very little to do with moral guilt. Mony different shade, of moral guilt are exprem,ed ill the same legal phrases. If you take, for bistanee, a case of burglary or manslaughter which may in clude every offence front the most trivial to the highest and gravest known to the law, it will be seen that legal Language in which a charge ta put has very little to do with the moral guilt of the party accused. The case before the court is one which will admit of narrow interpretations as to the extent of moral guilt of those who are charged. It is not my business to say one word as to the moral character of the transaction which forms the ground of the charge in this case. It is my privilege, as well ex my duty to abstain from any observa tion of that This is • legal, not a moral inquiry. With respectto the moral character of the transac tion, it is a matter upon which every person is perfectly free to entertsin whatever opinion he thinks proper— I will not touch upon that question. I propose to treat the came, first as to the legality of the transaction ; and secondly, as to the facts, and in doing so, it is my duty to treat the geutlemen against whom this prosecution is instituted with all the courtesy which is due from one gentleman to another, even though that gentle man should he a barrister engaged in the task of prosecuting • criminal charge against those of whom he has to speak. I have thought it necessary for certain reasons to make these °leers ations to you in introducing the case ; and I now shall pass on to review the law by which the question is to he decided, and to state as con cisely as will be consistent with clearness the facts which rendered these prosecutions necessary. I will only say one word with reference to Mr. Eyre. Sir Thomas Henry—l think you may pass that over. Mr. `Stephen- -I simply desire to state on that point that I believe Mr. Eyre is perfectly justified in adopting any course in reference to this prosecution which he may be advised to take in the matter. With these ob servations I will jormaital to the more imme diate business of the prosecution, and after I have stated the law of the case and adduced the evidence by which the charge is supported, it will be your duty to put the time in train for further investigation. Now, as the general facts with regard to the arrest and execution of Mr. Conlon under martial law, or what I will all martial law for the sake of shortness, it is a matter whirii there can 1.0 no dispute. The question to be considered is a hether he was legally executed. He con tended that the whole proceeding was illegal from the begin ning. Mr. Stephen mass e d his argument chi e fly on th e follow ing points :—F ma that except so far as it was inoilitiol by special and local acts the low of England was the law of Jamaica. Tilsit the Jamaica acts were to be construed by the common law of EnglaniL He should at a proper stage call Mr. Philipps, a distinguished English barrister, versed in the law of Jamaica, to produce • variety of documents, acts, and precedents, to prove that proposi tion. If it 'Mould be made apparent (as he did not think it would) that the intention of the Jamaica acts was to establish a state of things unknown and re pugnant to the law of England, that intention was Inopendive, because it was ultra virus. Martial law was not defined in the Jamaica sets, they seemed rather to treat it a, something the existenoe of which they as sumed. He contended, however, that martial law would only be legal in Jamaica, in whatever sense it was legal in England. That is, that it was a notice to all whom it might concern, of • certain state of (sak, which, in the opinion of the authorities, renders it necessary to resort at once to the most extreme measures— the use of military force for the suppression 14 that state of things. If it were considered that martial law was a setting up of a system or code of law different from the ordinary law, that was a power which did not belong even to the sovereign personally. But he contended that the whole proceedings were tainted with the vice of the original proclamation, which was of itself illegal. The proclamation WAS in effect a declaration of war itgaiint the inhabitants of the county of Surrey, except in the town of Kingston. Now lie contended that the sovereign had not power to declare war against her own subjects, and that even traitors could not be held rut the t/tleriis enemies. " Enemies" in law could only be those alio. were out of allegiance to the Sovereign. It was held that when the King Inch conquered a country he had • legal right to put all the inhabitants to death—to exterminate them. So if this could be done the onicer in command would have absolute power of life and death over her hlajesty's subjects in that locality. The distinction he 'insole as to the legality of tuartid law, was that it was legal for the purpose of sup pression, not for the purposes of punishment, except so far as that punishment was necesaary for suppression. If esen the proclamation WAS effective it could not justify the punishment of Gordon for what he was alleged to have 'lone before the 'late of the proulaniation. There could he only two tootles of defence to this charge—one was that the proceedings were legal, and the second Ti. tLat legal or not it was necessary for the preserva tion /.f the peace. He contended that as to the leadity there aas at least a very grave question, which ho "o sore the 10... th .ol magistrate would not deal with. As bra necessity. he wie6t rest content with saying that alas!. a ...ail was it to, death, the onus of showing that IL a. t woo teem,-,airy or justified was imperative. But it 1 , . aloe of the singular features of this case that they had the motives of the chief actors stated fully, frankly, and ho ed fatly, by themselves. Here Mr. Stephen ria: a kel that he wss only discussing the question as to I. gal Übe, and dial not intend to impute that there aiv- any persoind malice towards Gordon on the part of . ...idler oof these gentlemen. He compared the came •an th.iteof ernor %Vali, in which Chief Karon Macdonald charged the jury that if they considered that the evidence aitmeed a nialicions(which simply meant illegal)intention to kill, or a olisregarol of life, then it was mu r d er . N ow , i n this a w when a nose was sentenced to be hung by the till de. o ol soot that was done there could he no doubt of ;ie. intention to CALI.Ie death. Mr. Stephen then pro- THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1867. cecded to consider the circumstances of the trial to show that there was nu necessity for the execution of Gordon, ari ! that the parties themselves did not think there was, or put it on the ground of necessity. Indeed rieneral Nelson had stated in his memorandum approving of the sentence, that he did not order the execution of :ordon on Sunday because the state of the country ,li , l not render it necessary. And if not necesaary at that time nothing had occurred on the Sunday to render it necessary on the following day. The fact was, that these gentlemen acted, not from any belief that the exe cution of :onion was an act of military necessity, but they had plower to punish him for the use of certain lan guage. awl they considered that he had instigated the rebellion—in short. because he was an agitator. It w.e. one of the most remarkable exertions of power ever known in history, and he contended that it WAR an act fur which the English law had no other name than wilful murder. He used that word in its legal phonic, and not with any intention to use harsh language, or impute any other motives than those of men who thought they were justified in what they did. Dr. Enid..s was then recalled and examined by Mr. Horne Payne. and Mr. Lewis by Mr. Bristowe. Papers were brought from the Colonial-office, and handed in by Mr. Roundell. Mr. Lake, a reporter of .Tamaica.gave evidence, aml the minutes of the proceedings at the court•tuartial were read over. [The proceedings were going on when we went to press.] SHARE LIBTS.-(THIS DAY.) On olhooi. In the railway market to-day the chief feature is a fall of per cent. in Great Western stook. London and North-Western, Midland, Lancashire and Yorkshire, South-Ea'stem, ancibreat Eastern have also declined 1 to 1 ; but London, Chatham, and Dover has improved 1. The settlement has com menced. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1261 to 1273 ; Great Western, 49/ to 4 ; London and North Western, 122/ to t • Mi dland, 123/ to t ; Lan cashire and Yorkshi;e, 128 3 to ; Caledonian, 11Z to 114 ; south &worn, 7113 to i ; Great Eastern, 31 to >i ; Great Northern, 120 to 122 ; ditto A, 127 to 1281 • London, Chatham, and Dover, 18 to ; and Noith British, 37/ to 38k. Foreign an d colonial railway securities are quiet, at tho closing prices of yesterday. omit/4 WILY SHAWN All D grouse. I Pd. I ItamwArs I (2 rWi r Zcsa . I d r, ILVIL3 I I I 'enamor. 1 so • 1...- ft 100 I erkeel and Lister - . ll5 87 -.. el 100 ICatedonlan ...... _ ll5 117 1154 N 100 ,Catabrian . 40 46 • all ;Cork and liando;r _.. - •- 20 all ' Cornwall. . 4 6 - N. 100 ,DueenswilaiiiiWiina IS N N. 100 I Dundee, Perth,&Ahdin 70 71 100 all lon London Snip Cart - - - 100 10 Do N. 100 Minsowaild 8. Wanes 114 116 - el 100 Great lootarn Ord. BR 314 Si 311 4 M. 109 Do. Z. Ans. Mk., No.t 6 8 - el 100 OreatNorthof Socenad - - - el 100 Great Northern - el 100 Do.A J Arse. nettle. lAD- 1274 1261 1271 el 100 Do. 131 1/16p. ala paide - - - ea. 100 Do. Ord. Def. Div. Block - - - el 100 Gt. South & Weal (Ire.) 01 93 - el 140 Great Wedeln . 60 601 501 49 et. 100 Da.etoaavaLciaaiii el 100 Do. Booth Wales . - - - el 100 Do. W. Mid.-O ewp xfOrd or t 82 as M. 100 Do. Do, N 36 - el 100 Lancashire& Yorkshire 1 244 122 1281 981 el 100 L.m. , htn.& &Coast 82 04 - et. 100 Loadoe, &Dor 18 111 18 174 et. 100 1 Do. Met Exten.A6p.e. 13 16 - 8l 100 Loudon & North Wean. 1224 1221 tee 11 1 M. , 100 1 LoadotekionthWeetern 64 66 -• N. 1100 , Maxi. nhef..&Linoolnalt 491 604 id 491 xd et. 100 Metropolitan 1204 1274 12 64 I i to on , Do. New - - pm - 10 all j Do. Extansion - - 100 all Metropolitan Marin_ - - - 10 7 Do. do. do. . . - - - le all Do. &St John'a-wood -•- - M. 100 Midland 1 1234 1101 12 3 i 3 • all IA Shar . 11 - IL 100 1 Do. Do. Bina. & es Dnior. 92 101 94 - 8t 100 'North Leith/ I 64 n i - 8l 100 Do. Edin ,Parth,Dund. 14 :a IR 100 'N. Eastern-Berwlek ' 104 106 1044 N 101 . Do. O. N. L ruzo 1 - - - Pm el 100 De. Leeds -- I 634 441 - SR 1100 Do. York 1 94 100 4 - et I 100 Do. Carlisle I - - - N all Do. Stock. &Darting.l 86 96 - M 90 Do. do., 186041 - , 10 11 pm - el 100 North London - 1• 10 Do. de, 18611-5 ' 11 2 pm -. 111 6 Do. do., 1866 1 11 - M. 100 North Stadordshiro • 72 74 - el 100 N. &S. Western June ! 116 120 - el 100 Scottish Central - 1 148 1112 - It 100 Bhropshire Union - ' - - - 84. 100 Smith Devon • • I 46 48 84. 100 South Lutes I 704 701 704 4 lo all ,etahtea,Wokinghaindn 9 10 - 8l 100 Taff Van , 165 100 - le 4 . Do. C I 3 4pm -. SR 100 Waterford d : tiltiona 1 - - - le I 'Waterloo & Whi 1 .., .101 NT BTOCI. BANNS. lattl Bmici t iltatilt ;Lim.) Affiance Limited Anglo EapAntir isn tlaci m l Anglom.) Anglo Italian (Limied ) Amtralaala Bankof BritlahColumblal Bonk of Egypt 1 Bank of Otago (Limitedr BankolVickela,Auatral Bank of New Zealand British & Calif urnian(L British N. America C. Bk. India, Ans., China Chart. Mar. of India, de City c.°1c44,1. Bt a.)l Do. do. New. Delhi and London (L.). rag London (Limited I fasters lischangiaLim. 'AIWA mod kniseican Eng.Bankli.deJmneiroL tog.gootAt And. Chartd Itillabsndawrdish Imperial Ottoman lonian Do. New Land Mort. Bk. 1nd1241 ) IlOyn Lon. Bk.allexiamto.(L) Loudon 'ad Braillian Da New London& ItiverPlate ) Do. New, laa. at lipm Do. do. do Lon. Ch. Bank of AustrL London and County London Joint Mock... London & South African I Lon. &B.WeaterniLlm. London & London et Weetan. Merchant Bank (Lim.) . Do. New Mereantileditteltan(L ) Metropolitan (limited) Midland Bank (Lira.) National of Australasia National of Lirod N. Pro. of lmgland 20,000' 10 9000.100 9 00, 9000, 0001 100 6 10,000'100 50,000 10 40,000 50 60,000 10 60,000 10 09000 26 27,219 1 50 93,000100 10,000 10 10,000 25 17,0611100 10,0 9!91 09100 49 29 19000 4 100 99 4 :00I 60 !National Bank I New Bon* Wales North Western Onentat Bank Corpora provln.Bankingtoorp.g Proviso. el Ireland-. 1 I Bo Do. othA do. netreas New.... Stand. of B. & Attics .. 1 Do. do. sr .k 6 pa Union of Australia Union of Ireland (Us.) links of London • 4 15.16 6 4 1 1 011A1014 LAE I 114ftwA01.-Tdi ;r1 11;17;aFrs.II.Tg.7p.c. all Belgian E. Junction I all Ayrea,G.S.,g.7p oL all (L) 16tICentral Argentine . 'Coplapo all 1 1 Do. Rrtension J 75 lienalourg & (I ) 16 'Dutch Rhenish all ! Do. all Eastern of Prance I 18 Sunman Central (1) all Great Luxembourg all Imperial Mexican (L) all Lemberg•Crernowits (L) I all INam.dLiege (,8 the all D 0.6 p.c. PrL I Belg. gov all Northern of France J all N. Rall &Ayres 7.p.c • all Do. Deferred all Norwegian Trunk Pref all Ottoman (Smyrna Alan all FOILS, Lyonsoindliedit ' all 'Pada and Orleans .* all .Recife 8. Francis. (L ) 10 Royal Sardinian all 'Royal Swedish . . all' Do. 7 per cent all Sambre and Meuse all , Do. 54paroent.Pref all Su Paulo L) g. 7 per cL all B.Aust.d Lem. Venetian 16 South RasL of Portugal all Southern of France all Turin and Savona I all West /Ganders all ' Do. se per cent. PreL all West& N.W. of France COLONIAL OOVEILNI 10. I B7OOAL IF ss m 14 a 13:16 LWAI 18 8 8 7.114 1 zd l 8 , f I 7 pail 88 SS 12 14 5 4db ' 33 115 I I 6 3 dla ST 38 7 9pm 47 21 49 18 19 34 36 1311 144 id 39 41 It fpm id' 1 pun zd lidls w 3 I dls. I 4 db le 0 4 814 18 19 Ile 194 dis 3 I} 6 pen 14 3 2 Ofd4 22 24 il ( l a 171 id or • 7lb 17 15 dL id I}ths zd 6 Ipm 1 2pm 1 Ipm 421 1 14 ▪ 1 l d r bl 11 9M. 96 96 id 15 16 11 9dU 9 7Ms 7 1 5 1 1 1 Ms id 1 2pm I€lsl par ad a 66 id 46 40 le pm Ed 64 46 6 sas 83 86 2729 12 10 dim 7 6es Id 48 9 7 ths zd id. Hi 661 11 IF 4 2 lb 17 9 8 dls 2 114 2 44p:1 31 33 16 13 111 12 6 0 14 161 1:1 1: I 67 a li Si _ _ , if si PI V N V 9 10 1 II 13 14 16 161 - - 614, 121 1 34 ... 181 341 id xd xd id 9 1.16 20 xd _id :vim 96 1 xd • 181 xd 461 4t of I IS az h P rti PP 6 Pd. 1 CL primp. I &Om WOOD' Bridals Cola. 0p.e.t.,1871 1.00,: Do. 1606 --Can. Gov.' p. c.. 187746. -- Do. Opentklieb.&Avg. Do. °naily tt. lAN, Do. 6perctaan.Z il i 686.808 Do. &wet. Int. Roc iDo. 100,009 CePeo2o Bore reel:: .7...... Do. do. 1880-00 .... Do. do. 189041 Ilk Do.lp.e.Ap.dOct.l9oo 100, Oeylou.Nov. lt4 9,6 p. of sto, Do. 1879, do.. 1,000. Do. 187$ d 0... 100. Katuittne 6 per 00,1873 0001 Do. 1878 WO, Do. 1882 POO, Da 1886 106, !fatal. 006.0 per cent.. 19.000' New flrnae.oov.6prect. 1,136,800 New South Wales Goa, Is. 0ent.,1871 to 1876 3,171,800 Do. 6p. 6.1888 to 1893 860,000 D0.5p.e.r,1967 to 1875 160089/11gew Zeelleed 6 per cent 1,000,000 Do. sper cent. 600,0001, Do. I per cent. 1891 100,0001 D0.de.1691 Jane& Dec 260,009 Nora 'tootle 6p. e.,1876 1,868,200. Queensland Ger. 6 p. Cl. S.Auat.Gov. 6 p. c.. 67-77 761.600 1 De. 1876 sat npwds. 860,000 016.410v.6p. a Jan. July 7,000.000 Do. 09. 02 . April &On BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Fast Indian Guaranteed 5 per cent, likli to 6 a a. Grand Trunk of Canada 4th preference stock, 241. Great Indian Peninsula Guaranteed 5 per cent., 105}. Great Western of Canada, 141. Madras guaranteed 5 per cent., 1004, 4. Scinae —Delhi guaranteed 5 per cent., 98, 71. 100 101 86 97 84 86 101 143 106 107 106 106 108 104 61 93 101 108 NS 146 106 100 101 104 108 106 193 106 106 107 96 100 86 tiff 91 U 86 98 N 96 100 102 imi 851 102 104 1001 1011 97 99 92 ft 99 1 — e zd _ ae 1051 — e6l — 105 107 Mt = 93 1081 - 71 PREFERENCE SHARES. Midland Consolidated Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent., 130. Midland 41 per cent. redeemable, 96. MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph Bper cont., 561. Berlin Waterworks (Limited), 12.. Berlin Water Works, New, (Limited), 51. City of London Real Property (Limited), 4 13 1 6. Credit Fourier of England (Limited), 31, 11.16,13-16, d. Credit Fonder of Mauritiva (Lim.), 6j. Crystal Palace, 281. Ebbw Vale, 101. Egyptian Commercial and Trading (Limited), 3 1-16. General Credit and Discount (Limited), 31, 3-16. Hudson's Bay, 16, 15g. London Financial Association (Limited), 71. National Discount Company (Limited), 131, xd. Ditto New, issued at 5 prem., 11 to be paid, 111. Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 71, 1. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Oil OVLOCZ. The stock markets are dull to-day, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer's speech last night upon refonn being regarded unfavourably, since it shows an evident desire on the part of the government to shirk the responsibility of settling the most im portant political question of the age. The news from Chester of an anticipated Fenian disturbance has also led to sales. Consols have declined 1 per cent., and several of the British railway securities 1 to 1. Great Western stock is still heavy, and has experienced a fresh fall of nearly 1 per cent., it being fully anticipated that a very unsatisfactory dividend will soon be announced by this company. The movements in foreign bonds are not impor tant, but Greek are inquired for. The fortnightly settlement has commenced, and will be completed on Thursday. There is no new feature in the discount market, the supply of money being still very large, while few bills are offering. The rate is 21 to per cent. The charge for short loans in the Stock Exchange is 2 to 2} per cent. Consols are now quoted 901 to for money, and 901 to 91 for the account (March 7). Foreign stocks are quieter, but there is a demand for Greek Bonds, which have risen 1 per cent. Spanish Passive have also improved 1, while Turkish of 1802 have declined 1. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 56 to 57 ; ditto of 1865, 301 to 31 ; Greek, 14 to ; Spanish Passive, 23 to ; ditto Certificates, 15 to ; Italian of 1861, 541 to ; Mexican, 171 to 18 ; Russian Scrip, 21 to 21 pram. ; and Chilian Scrip, 1 to , prem. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced g per cent. ; Erie Railway shares, 1 ; and Illinois Central, 1. The present quotations are :--5-20 Bonds, 73 to ; Erie Railway shares, 397 r to 40 ; and Illinois Central, 81 to Anglo-American Telegraph shares are quoted 15/ to 1 ; and Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. pre ference, 21 to 1, being quiet. International Financial shares are quoted 21 to 2 dia. ; London Financial, 171 to 161 dis. ; General Credit, 21 to 21 dis. ; Credit Foncier, 51 to 51 dia. ; National Discount, 81 to 9 prem., ex div.; and Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16. The advices from Sydney report the failure of Messrs. G. F. Lloyd and Co., and of Messrs. Wilkinson Brothers and Co., with liabilities estimated at 200,0001. and 170,0001., respec tively. At Adelaide Messrs. Younghusband and Co. had stopped payment ; their liabilities reached 65,000/. The accounts from Melbourne, however, are much more satisfactory, the month having passed Without the announcement of any mercantile suspension of importance. Subjoined is a complete list of the gold ships known to be now on the way from Melbourne to England, viz.: The Chariot of Fame, with 42,0001. ; Giant's Causeway, 53,5001.; Sarah Grice, 12,000/. ; Ballarat, 10,0001.; Anglesea, 46,000/. ; Red Rover, 24,000/. ; Bruce, 25,000/. ; and the Essex, with 1,500/. The total is 214,0001.. of which about 117,000/. is due. - HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK. Consols are steady, at 901 to for money, and 94 to 91 for the account. About 8,000 sovereigns from Lisbon have been sent into the Bank. The tenders this afternoon for the Canterbury (New Zealand) Six per Cent. Loan, amounting to 300,0001., reached only 47,550/., of which 3,0001., being at and above the minimum, was accepted. Tenders will be received for the residue up to the 15th inst. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Rental opened at 69fr. 70c., being about 1-16 per cent. better than yesterday. Good securities continue to be slowly absorbed, but those of an inferior character, or involving lia bility in the shape of calls, remain completely neg lected. On the whole, it would appear that though there is a marked absence of those general realisa tions of securities which went on unceasingly during all the latter portion of last year, the public have as yet no general desire to invest. The question as to the channels in which the vast mass of money now accumulated both here and on the Continen is to be absorbed thus aeons to be as far from solu tion as ever. It is certain, however, that, under existing circumstances, legitimate trade is utterly unable to absorb it. Anxiety continues to be expressed for the an nounoement of the dividends of the South Eastern and Great Western companies. The Tanjore will take to-day only 1,1701. in specie for Bombay. The Asia, from Boston, has brought 1,0001. Private letters from New York state that it is supposed that at least 100,000 persons will have the United States for Europe, to visit the Paris Exhibition, and express an anticipation that this will cause a considerable drain of gold. The meeting of the Berlin Waterworks Company was held yesterday. The general revenue account showed a balance for the past half-year of 22,2471., out of which a dividend was declared at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum, free of income tax, leaving 1,8871. to be carried forward. At the meeting yesterday of the Alhambra Com pany (Limited) a dividend was declared at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, making, with the last dividend, a total distribution of 17i per cent. during the first year of the company's operations. The half-yearly meeting of the Dagenham Dock Company is called for the 27th inst. Amongst other business, the company will be called upon " to authorise the issue of the capital empowered to be raised by the company's last act of parliament, obtained in 18f141." A general meeting of the shareholders of the pany of African Merchants (Limited) is called for the 12th inst. _ With regard to the affairs of the London, Chatluun, and Dover Railway Company, a circular has appeared, signed by Mr. E. P. Price and Mr. R. Few, from which we extract the following t" " " • We h ave received a circular addressed to the debenture holders dated the 6th inst., and bearing the signature of Mr. Hodgson as the chairman of the committee, setting forth the scheme proposed by a portion of the committee. and asking our assent thereto. The extraordinary and objectionable character of the scheme suggested at ouce requires that, in compliance with renewed requests ms to do, we should invite a public meeting of all debenture holders, to consider the steps to be taken to protect their tights. We therefore request the favour of your atten dance on Friday next, the 15th inst., at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern. With reference to Virginia Sterling Six per Cent. Bonds, the annexed notice has been issued : Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co, hereby give notice that they have received from the State of Virg inmSterlin; Five per Cent. Bonds, bearing interest from the let of Jan., 1867, and redeemable after the let of Jan., 1887 ; and they are now prepared to receive the coupons due on the old Virginia Sterling Five per Cent. Bonds, of and iron. lot July, 1862, to Ist Jan., 1867, both inclusive, in eichAnge for the above .mentioned bonds. At a meeting yesterday of the Committee of the Stock Exchange, the following resolution, which was passed on the sth inst., was confirmed The Stock Exchange shall in future be cleeed on the Ist of January, Easter Monday. Whit Monday, the 14 of May ! the let of November, and the 26th of December, on. less tt is specially ordered otherwise by the committee for general purposes. When either the Ist of January. the Ist of May, the lot of November, or the 26th of December falls on a Sunday, the house is to be shut on the following dAr the colonial wool sales are fixed to commence on Thursday, the 28th February. The fresh importa tions up to the present date, since the beginning of last sales, comprise 79,802 bales, viz. :—New South Wales and Queensland, 12,683 ; Victoria, 31,206 ; Tasmania, 259 ; South Australia, 5,312 ; West Australia, 805 ; New Zadan4, 670 ; Cape, 28,867 ; total colonial, 79,802 bales. 'Further arrivals are daily expected. With reference to the coining quarterly sale of indigo, Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co. report as under : Tbe February quarterly male will commente on the 12th inst. The sale will be small, and the amortment indif ferent. Of the Bengal there is a scarcity of medium qualities ; the Madras consists chiefly of middling and ordinary sorts, and the Kurpah and Bimlipatam are mostly ordinary. The total quantity to be offered is 7,197 chests, via., 6,172 in Catalogue A, and 1,025 in Catalogue IL own priming the following, viz., 2,298 chests Bengal, Oude, 2,376 Madras, 507 Ktir, 69 Bimlipatam, 19 Pondi cherry, 222 Manila, 79 al fig, 8 Bombay lig. 1 China green indigo 13 samples 12ti 499 u withdrawn 4; i 719, vvarious,, sooond ee handnag. lots wa is re nose spis, sad MONDAY B713111!0. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 911 Tolior the 7th of March, opened this morning at the same quotation, and closed at 91 to 1. For money the last price was 901 to 91. The official business report is as follows ;—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 911, 1,1, 1, 1 ; ditto, for account, 911, 1 ; Three p p e Three err Cents., Cents. Reduced, 901, 4, 90 g, 1, ; Bank St oc 1, k 4, ; New , 2521, 11 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1071, 7,4; ditto Five per Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper, lon, e ; ditto Debentures, 1024. The India Five per Cent, stock was firm, and there were more inquiries for the Five per Cent rupee paper. thviiid to the abundance of money Exchequer Bills wore inquired for, and improved ls., closing at lla. to 15s. prem. The scrip of the new Chilian Loan declined 1- per cent., the settlement to-day showing a larger supply than had been expected. In consequence of this, the rate for carrying over transactions, which was a small " backwardation" on Saturday, changed to-day to 1-32 to 1-16 " oontangur." MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Owl o'CLocri. The mining market is rather quiet to-day, the dealers being engaged in the settlement of the fortnightly account. Subjoined are some of the pre sent quotations :—Wheal Seton, 105 to 110 ; Wheal Buller, 26 to 28 ; Wheal Basset, 65 to 67i ; Prince of Wales, 33a. to 35.5. ; Great Retallack, 475. 6d. to 48a. 6d. ; Redmoor, 10s. to 12s. 6d. ; Great Vor, 17 to I ; East Cam Brea, 34 to ; East Caradon, 5} to ; East Grenville, 11 to 21 ; and East Russell, to LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. After Term Nisi Prius Sittings at Westminster.--(1 efore the Lord Chief Justice and Special Juries.) The heat case in the list unexpectedly went off, the parties having come to terms ; in the second case the re cord had to he withdrawn,the parties not being ready, the Lord Chief Justice observing that attorneys bad no right to speculate on the first case lasting any length of time ; in the third case the record had been withdrawn also, the parties having come to terms ; and the fourth and last case on the list had to share the same fate. His lordship then took common jury cases from the Lail Court. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings at Nisi l'rius in filidilleset.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Itovill and a Special Jury.) HARP r. ROBINSON. The further hearing of thiscase wasresumed this morning. Mr. E. dames, Q.C., Mr. Field, t.j.C., Mr. Matthew., and Mr. Cleave appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Uiffard, Q.C.. and Mr. H. James for the de fendant ; and Mr. Archibald watched the case on hthalf of the trustees of the testator's will. George Smith, who had had been in the employ of Mr. Turner when he resided at Shirley, said that his business was to attend to the horses and work in the garden. He rememberml an occaaiou when he was nicking a straw hod in the field for the horses to exer- cise on. Mr. Turner and Mr. Merrick were there. Mr. Cottrell, the farmer, came up the road, and Mr. Turner said to him, alluding to Mr. Merrick, " This is the man for hay. he comes out of the right country ' this is Mr. Hatitio." 3lr. Merrick went in, :mil then Mr. Turner told witness to „••ct to Mr. Cotterell's for milk and eggs, but he did not in fact go ; Mrs. Turner went. Thin occurred in He once aaw at Mr. Turner's a person whom he now knew to be Mr. Harrison. Mrs. Hamp told him it was Mr. Hamp. Witness remembered Mr. Fletcher, a farmer, coming in a car with Mrs. Hamp to Shirley, and he stayed a night or two. (The photographs of Mr. John Hump were handed to the witness, and he said that he bad never seen that itentleman at Shirley.) In truss-exammation the witness admitted that he bad been in trouble once; and being further questioned he mid it was for shooting a rabbit, and he had to pay IL 14s. The Mr. Merrick who was ittruduced as Mr. Hump was not the Mr. Merrick who was examined here. There were two of them. Mr. Coleridge proposed to read the deposition of Emma Broome, a person who was ill, to prove adultery between Mr. Turner and Mrs. Hamp. Mr. James contended that the evidence was inadmis sible. The question ill the cause was whether Mr. Hemp had accede to his wife, so that he might be the father of plaintiff, and whether the wife had or not committed adultery was quite irrelevant to the issue to be tried. If there were access the law would presume legitimacy. His lordship entertained very serious doubts aa to the admissibility of the evidence, and it was therefore not pressed. [The case was proceeding when our report left.] COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings in llnneo.—(Before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Channell, and Pigott.) The court sat to-day for the purpose of delivering judg ments. ILESTAL r. THE LONDON AND SOUTH WEsTEILY EAILWAT COMPANY. This case, which was isnrut,lb;fore the late Lord Chief Baron retired from the bench, raised a very curious ques tion. The plaintiff had entered into a deed of compoution with his creditors, and his solicitor had it put in a parcel and sent it to a station on the defendants railway for the purpose of being delivered on the same day at his London agent's who bad instructions to register it at the Bankruptcy Court. When the train arrived at the Waterloo Station it was over-looked and found its way back by the train on the return journay. The result was that the parcel was not delivered until the next day, when the time for registering the deed had expired, and consequently the plaintiff lost the benefit of the deed. Thereupon the plaintiff brought his action for damages against the company, and obtained a verdict in his favour, but a rule was subsequently granted and argued to enter a nonsuit. Mr. Baron Martin said the question was whe th er the plain tiff could maintain an action against the defendant.' for the nondelivery of the parcel, and upon that the judges differd in opinion ; but they were all agreed that the damages ought to be nominal, and under those circum stances recommended the parties to agree to a stet pro cessus. If, however, they insisted on havinglthe judgment of the court, they might have it at an early period in next term. But the question was a very nice one, and as it gave rise to a difference of opinion, it was hoped the sug gestion of the court would be adopted. - WARD r. THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPACT. This was an action by the plaintiff for damage he had sustained by the destruction of Saville-house, through the alleged negligence of the defendants' servants, he being at the time o ' the occurrence the occupier of a portion of the premises. At the last trial a verdict passed for the plain tiff, and during last term Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., on the part of the defendants, applied to the court for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence, and upon the affidavits setting out additional facts. The Lord Chief Baron said the court had attentively considered the affidavits, but, inasmuch us it hail been intimated to them that other actions were pending against the same company on precisely the same grounds as this action, they thought it better for the present to forbear pronouncing judgment as to whether they would grant or refuse a rule fora new trial, and they trusted that before they met aguiu another trial would have taken place which might poeMbly throw some light on the real merits of the cam. Judgment deferred. The The court delivered several judgmenta on questions arising upon composition deeds under the Bankruptcy Act. In the first they were equally divided in opinion, and consequently a rule, calling upon the sheriff to withdraw from possession of the defendant's goods, dropped. The other judgments involved no point.* of general interest. The 3fanehe.ster Guardian thinks Mr. Disraeli's preliniinsry statement "is wanting in the tone of self confidence which is a powerful means of inspiring confi dence in others." The Manclyster Examiner suspects that " the forthcoming resolutions will be delusive, inadequate, and inadmissible as a complete programme of reform." To the Leeds Mercury the signs do not look at all favour able to the carrying of • complete and satisfactory METROPOLITAN POOR BILL.—The bill for the establishment in the metropolis of asylums for the sick, insane, and other classes of the poor, and of dispensaries, ke., has been issued this morning. It contains 78 clauses, the general nature of which was explained by Mr. Hardy on introducing the measure in the House of Commons. There are 4 preliminary clauses; 32 relating to the forma tion of district asylums ; 9 on the subject of medical out door relief ; t relating to district and separate schools ; 4 relating to purchase of lands ; 4 to contributions of unions and parishes ; 1 to medial in-door relief ; 1 to the house less poor ; 12 to the metropolitan common poor fund ; 6 to poor relief under local acts ; 1 to the addition to boards of guardians ; and 1 to the appointment of officers. COMMITTEE ON RITUALISM.—The committee of laymen, of which Mr. John Abel Smith is chairman, and Mr. Robert Culling Hanhury honorary secretary, have reported in favour of inviting the leading members, both lay and clerical, of the Church of England, without dis tinction of party, to join in a deputation to the Prime Minister for the purpose of ur;,ing upon the govern ment the necessity of legislation fur amending the rubric which immediately precedes the Order for Morning Prayer, and also amending the Church Discipline Act so as to facilitate the restraining of innovations. They fur ther recommend that the Premier should be requested to advise her Majesty to issue a commission which shall in quire into the propriety of amending the rubric com plained of, and of rendering the enforcement of church discipline in such matters prompt and inexpensive. In the event of non-success in this application, they recom mend recourse to parliament and an add ress from each house to the crown. Prosecutions of ritualists are depre cated, and lastly the committee "cannot too earnestly and emphatically impress upon the conference the im portance of regarding and dealing with this question in such a manner as to carry with them in their proposed solution of the pre-cut difficulty the largest possible num ber of members of the church of England." LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BT ELUTILIO TELILOBAPH.) BIRMINGHAM MEETING.-(THIB DAY.) HUNT CUP. Higbflyer JeseT ••• Albnghton ... 1 'v". 11 ran. 6UTrON HANDICAP. Risk . . ••• ..• ••• Artist ... ... ... Osterley 5 rsn. Twenty minutes bailed time. MAIDEN HUNT PLATE. Three miles. -----.. -- Carbine (sold for 100/.), Violet (SOO, — Ethel, Pelios, Ptcheter, Reveller, Woodpecker, Lawyer, Etasquine, Lady Melbourne, Colleen 11.iwn, and Juliet (for 3 1W. each). AR are here. ERDINCTON PLATE. Three miles. The, sa;i&iiii1:Wia;;;;;;;, c;;;;;;;; Cabin Boy, King of Hearts, Dermot Asthore Sir William, Ace of Trumps, Grace Darling, Cure All, hea King, Jacob, King of Hearts, Charlemagne, Sinking Fund, Dick T Stiff, Albrighton, Reinfrid, Genievre, Omen, Bird oIT:: sage, and Miss Dobson are here. HUNTERS' PLATS. Three miles. Newcastle, Novice, ilthel,ChaWce,Pin;tang, Wood pecker, Swindler, Colleen Sawn, Nina, Sylph, Oakball, Savannah, and Reveller are here. TURNPIKE TRUSTS. DFITTATION TO MR. WALPOLE.-(THIS DAY.) This afternoon a deputation from the Central Chamber of Agriculture had an interview with Mr. Wel. pole, Secretary of State for the Home Department, in Whitehall, to lay before the right hon. gentleman the views of the council of that society in reference to turn pike trusts ,and the management of the turnpike roads and highways of the country. The deputation was in troduced by Mr. George Clive, M. P., and among those present were :—Mr. Neste, M.P., Mr. R. Baggalay, M.P., Mr. C. S. Reade, Mr. E. H. Beach, M.P., Mr. W. D. Fordyce, M.P., Mr. T. B. Potter, M.P., Mr. Whalley, M.P., &c. Mr. Albert Pell (chairman of the Council of the Central Chamber of Agriculture), &c., &c. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) This day the half-yearly general meeting of shareholders was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. TL &VIM in the chair. The report having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, IR proposing its adoption, expressed his pleasure at seeing so large a meeting. The accounts, he be. lieved, were now weeded of all those expedients which in former times, had plunged them in so many difficulties. He congratulated the shareholders on the results of the half-year's working which had been obtained in spite of the cattle plague. They inved some thing like 50,00 W. out of wilful and extravagant re expenditure—(hear, hear)—and be would not have them to go away with the idea that this was the extent of the saving that would be accomplished. (Hear, hear.) Were it not for the high price they had to pay for temporary loans and other adverse circumstances there would have been 50,0001. more to divide amongst the shareholders, after the payment of the interest on the preference shares, He expected an increase of 2,0001. a week when the White chapel coal depot was reedy. They also expected an in crease in the cattle traffic from the Continent. In con sequence of the cattle-plague at home there had been a diminution in the cattle traffic to the extent of 11,500/. He expected a considerable increase in the general traffic from the extension of the line into the City of London. They had been in the habit of keeping about 2.50,000/. locked up in stores. He believed that from 100,0001. to 150,0001. would besufficienttohave invested in stores. There would alsobe a considerable saving by makinga reduction in the contract system, which theyffound very i wastefuL There were negotiations going on which were likely to terminate in bringing the Great Eastern Railway into York shire. (Hear, hear.) The chairman then explained the circumstances under which Mr. Laing was called in to manage the financial department of the company, and expressed his belief that the proposal made in the report with regard to Mr. Laing would be for the benefit of the shareholders. _ _ The re port having been seconded, Mr. gave LEGGE expressed his satisfaction that 50,0001. had been saved, out of an expenditure of 500,000/., and that there was • prospect of a still further saving. Mr. Legge continued at some length to comment on various items on the accounts, and asked for an ex planation of them. Although a candidate for the vacant seat on the board, he bad no wish to compete with Mr. Laing, if the shareholders were of opinion that the finan cial interests of the company would be best promoted by the election of that gentleman. [The meeting was still going on when we went to press.] CO.VPANY OF AFRICAN MERCHANTS ( LIMITED). -(THIS DAY.) The annual meeting of the shareholders was held at noon, at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. Dom in the chair. . . . The report and accounts which bad been previously issued, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting on the conti nued prosperity of the company, as shown by the report. The favourable resulta realised were attributable in a great degree to three directors, Messrs. Tobin, Gruning, and Cutellain, of Liverpool, who were well acquainted with African affairs, and with whom as a sub-com mittee the managing director frequently consulted. The business of the last year, although successful almost beyond expectation, would have been still more so but for an interruption of trade on two of the principal rivers from which they received supplies of oil. The board were enabled to recommend a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. for the last half-year, to raise the reserve fund to 20,0001., and to carry forward 13,000/. Everything was going on in the most satisfactory manner, and there was no reason to expect anything to the con trary. A very large trade in other products besides palm oil bad already sprung up, and the company hail shipped 10,000 tons of those products. lie concluded by moving the adoption of the report and the declaration of a divi. dead of 4s. fid. per share, making, with the interim divi dend of 2s. fid. paid previously, 7s. per share. Lord ALFRED CHURCHILL, after expreeeing his gratifies. tion at the position of the company, said he hoped some thing would be done with the view of reducing the liability of shareholders. The motion was then agreed to, and the retirin directors having been re-elected the proceedings terunnsted in the usual manner. AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held this afternoon at the offices, 10G, Gresham-house, Old Bard-street; Mr. K. Harivrom, ).LP., in the chair. The report which was presented stated that the cash at the bankers in Loudon on the 3lst of December last (in cluding bills since matured) amounted to 9,934 f. ls. out of which the directors were prepared to recommend the appropriation of 7,500 f. to the payment of a dividend of 7s. td, per share, free of income tat. The balance of 2,4341. is. 2d. was retained to pay for rails ordered, insurance of the clip, and wool bales, which were altogether estimated to cost 1,9201., and to keep the bankers' account in credit. _ The CHAIRMAN, Tn;;;;Ig the adoption of the report,said although the progress of the company was not very rapid, it kept moving. During the year ending in February, 1866, they were only able to earn a dividend of 5e- a share ; whereas for last year the dividend wan 175., and 3a. more would have made up 5 per cent. This was a good omen for the future. They had done particularly well in the stock department and in the opal trade. Advicee had been received that day extending up to December, and these entered fully into the question connected with the develop ment of the coal trade. He then cited an agree ment recently entered into by Mr. Merryweather, the company's agent in Australia on its behalf, for the set tlement of the differences between the rival companies on this subject, and said he considered that agree ment a good beginning with a view to a sa tisfactory working of the coal mines. As regarded the export of coal to India, the great dif ficulty was the extreme variation of freight, which to Calcutta had been as low as 5a per ton and as high as %a. The amount of profit realised on. 65,000 tons of coal was Bi per ton, and though that result was unsatisfactory, it was comparatively enco MERRTWEATH BR thought the n i = g for sheep was likely to improve. An abundant season was not that which suited this company best, as they were then enabled to make extraordinary sales. The cattle, he said, were improving fat, and there was not much disease in the herd. The report WAS adopted, and a dividend of 7a. 6d. per share having been declared, the proceeding, terminated in the usual manner. BANKS. IPI Q. 1 I _ B 99 101 . 94 100 ad] COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (n ZLICTILIO AND UfTUNATIONAL TZLIOSAPE.) (Paoli OUR OWN COREENTONDENT.) . . . . . . C,orrow.Tbe market steady. Balaa aboui 8,000 bales. COHN. —The market well attended. Wheat 'in rather better demand at extreme rates of Friday. Flour 6cL per sack dearer. Leans quiet. Oats and oatmeal in fair demand at fonner prices. Indian oorn in moderate demand, at 395. 9d. to 40s. for mixed. MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) SCGAIL—The market ham opened quietly but steadily at last weeks currency. Refined—Previous prices are main tained for dried goods • pieces of common quality sell freely, but the better kinds are dull of sale. Comae—A few sales are reported, at steady rates. Tea.—The public sales of 5,900 packages of Indian tea are progressing without material change in value. Bor.—A small parcel of fine Demerans sold at Is. 91. Parma-200 bags of Singapore sold for cash at 3 3-164. Mem-3,000 bags sold, short prompt, at lls. 44d. Imm:co.—The quarterly public sales of East India have commenced with spirit. Kurpahs are in most request, and are selling at tid. to 94. advance ; Bengali, at 3d. to Id. advance ; and Madras, par to 3d. advance. SALTrrriti.—BUldlidlai has been done, but particulars are kept secret. HEMP.—The market is quiet at 321. 10s. to MI. for clean St. Petersburg. eorrok.—The market has again become dull, and prices generally are lower. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is flat at the annexe! quotations :--Town tallow, 435. 3d. ; Petersburg Y.C., on the spot 435. 6tl ; March, 43e. 3d., sellers; April to June, 435..54., sellers ; June, 435. tI4L, sellers; October to December, 44a., sellers. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow at the fol lowing prices, vis.:—Prime clover, from 100 s. to 1101.; inferior ditto, 801. to 92a. 6d. ; prime second cut clover, 90s. to Ma. ; inferior ditto, 50a. to 70s. ; prime meadow hay, 75a. to 85s. ; inferior ditto, 55e. to 655.; straw, 445. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Ffin. 11.—Males to-day: Caledonian, 1161—Great Diatom, 321 2 11 1--Glsagow and South Western, 1111—Great Western, 511—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 129—London and North Western, 12°1 11 1 11 L I—Manchester, She Meld, and Lincoln, 501 50 ad. - Metropolitan. 1271—North British.32/—Beath East ern, 7111—Lancaster and Carlisle, 41 per cent., 100 ad—Great Indian Peninsula, 1051— Royal insurance, 21 p. —Atlantic Tele graph, 8 per cent, 21—Liverpool &change, 22—National steam Company Limited ' , 14 di. MAIICILLaina, FAB. 11.—The market opened better, but sub sequently declined, closing at the lowest b obit of the day. Anglo-American Telegraph (limited). 151—Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. pref., 571 64--C. Ca mmeil and Cm., 40 d.—treat Fastens. 324 41 21/ I—Great Western, 511 50i,1 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 122—London and North Western, 1221 — Manchester and County Bank :Limited', 4; p.—Manebester, Sheffield, and LhEolnlhire, SO: 88-- Metropolitan, 1271 -Mid land. 1 1 131--North British. 38—South Eastern. 711 I—Thames and !Lowey Marine Insurance Limited), 2415-Id p.—Uaion Bank, 11 p. —Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 271 7—Belgian kastern Junction, BIRMINGHAM, FRB. 11.—The sales to-day were—ln Great Western, Stour Valley Guaranteed Stock s at 73 ; Nletropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon shares at 91 yer li:cre. Closing prices:—Worcester and Birmingham Canal shares, at 110 to 12: Iliriningliain Banking Company (Limited:, slurry, at 2 to 24 prem.—Land Mortgage Bank of India i Lintitol , , at 14 to 1 dis.— Mminghiun Financial shares, at 2 to 1 dn.—Midland, at 11 to 11 die.—British and Foreign Railway Plant, at Bto 7 dli Mid land Contract, at 111 din, veleta ; and Staffordshire Wheel and Agletree shares, at 1 dig. to par. REPRESENTATION or CORE.—The Cork Ilerolci states that Colonel Luke White is a candidate for the county of Cork, and that Mr. Scully will contest the seat with him. The same paper adds that it is likely Mr. Smith Barry will address the electors on independent liberal principles. ANDOVER ELecrios. —Yesterday Sir John Kars lake, the Solicitor-General, was elected to represent this borough in parliament without opposition, in the room of Mr. M . H. Humphrey, who retired to make room for him. SCOTTISII ART.—Our readers will be gratified to learn that her Majesty has graciously signified her intention to confer the honour of knighthood on Mr. George Harvey, president of the Royal Scottish Academy, and on Mr. J. Noel Paton, R.S.A.—Edinbermt Ere Ring Counsel. 'SHE FLOODS IN MONTGOMERYSHIRE AND SHROP- Sl.ax.—Yesterday the Severn had fallen considerably from the height attained during Sunday, and the floods were gradually draining o ff the land adjoining its banks, though many thousands of acres are still under water. The overflow has occurred in a district almost entirely agricultural, and fortunately happening et a time when the land is fallow the damage accruing is not so serious as might have been expected from the iii.ilnitude of the Mood. In Newtown, Welelipool, Shrewsbury, and the ether towns along the Severn hank the worst effects have been the inconvenience to the inhabitants arising from the presence of water in their cellars and kitchens, and in some instances a trifling damage to their furniture. A rather more serious matter is reported iu connexion with the Shrewsbury and North Wales line of railway, which has heel a portion of its embaoliment shifted by the im menec accumulation of water near 3lalverley. The gap made, however, is slight in extent, and the water has now so far disappeared that no further danger is apprehended, and the repair of the line was completed in the soured, of yestenlay afternoon. FIRE AND Lots OF LIFE AT TOOTI NO. —Yester .lay morning, between three and four o'clock, the village of Lower Tooting was thrown into a state of considerable ex citement in consequence of the outbreak of a fire on the preini , ee of Mr. 'B eaver, known as the Rising Sun Tavern, Mitchaireroa.l, Lower Tooting, which has resulted in the destruction of considerable property, amounting to many hundreds of pounds, and the loss of several Beta , . The fire broke out in the lower part of the premise', and was dis covered by the police, who, on passing by, heard a loud cracking of glass, and obsierved smoke issuing from the shutters. An officer raised the alarm, but was unable for some time to arouse the inmates. The fire engines arrived as soon as possible, but not until the premise' , were en tirely gutted. As soon as the ruins were sufficiently cooled, it was found that three lodger's of the name of R. Smith, Richd. Cutler, T. Porter, and a man whose name is at present unknown, were burnt to de:'.S. The search for other missing bodies proceeded, but up to last night no other bodies were discovered. The cause of the tire is at present unknown. PATENT OFFICE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON.— Number of visitors for the week ending Feb. 9, 1,634 ; total number since the opening of the Museum free daily (12th May, 183.9), 1,113,347. I 1 11