The Express. — London, England, 1866-10-18 00:00:00

LAWTFILIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COMM OF BANKRUPTOI'. (B e ton Ur. Conunbdoner Winslow.) as trim —APPLICATION TO WAY PIOCILIIIIOB. b ea kviipt, Wm. Parker Myna, was a bop merchant, 4 Iw o Crownmqure, Southwark. The adjudication rook oso• in November last At the sitting for exambra ti, a b e tecounts showed debts of 5,908 L, with snob of ; sa d at a insetang of creditors on the TM 7 Ao ' s a Wit a resolution was come to for raft ; the ease ou t i f seat ender the 186th motion, on payment et a corn -Ages ls. pound. Fi t - w r on in gs, the on behalf of creditors, now asked the co s to confirm the moieties and suspend the proceedings V i re e rlllitits. who appeared for Messrs. Pawky and Boa, m erchants, Limmetreet, creditors for 11151., opposed sktatioa on the ground that the proposal was not - cu e within the messing of the act. Were the r b i lruptoi allowed to proofed, it was probable that a ranch ligamount of assets would he disclosed. b a nkrupt, in 'rawer to the court, said that be had mods a fall decimetre of his meats and effects. gr. Limnos stated that the deed bad been executed kora creditors, many of them for large amounts. "'gr. Terry, for a creditor, did not oppose the applies, gp Honour said that £he composition proposed was no dosbt a small one ; bat the meditate had had since great to invesUpte the rem, and it appeared that the m itts under the bankruptcy, 'apposing the on proceedings t o g . would not yield near so much as was now offered. Tkgefore, yanking the proposal one for the benefit of Os creditors, he would confirm the resolution, and direct t b.promiedings to be stayed, for six weeks, to give time febrioging in the deed. IN RC H. !OWLS% 'Ss bantrapt, a journeyman bliteimenitli,_ Wands- Te a, employed on the London and Booth -Weetsen Rai!- bad been ens of the executive cossinintse of the Ton dos sad South-Western Railway 00-operadve Society. Hs sought his discharge from delta of 2401. widish he shied le have been wholly incurred on mama of the MchtlSykes appeared for the official &soignee. There was is oopposition, and his Honour granted the order. IT lE DR. LALOE. The beskrupt, Robert David Lam was a doctor of see dless,dl M ee kl an barghetreet. Th is was Om sitting for emeisation and diatoms Debts, 471/. ; no mesh. The b e am* mcgibes his failure to his having brought an sa tire for libel again& Kr. Job Caudwoll, publisher, of the Sued, arid Ming peigireutod atteeding tho .cur t oan occident the verdict went against him, and Mr. Candwall is Dow • creditor for 781. Mr. R. Griffiths opposed for the assigns's Minupt, in examination, stated that he held his diploma from New York Medical College. He was not a somber of any English college or institution. Had preo. tied in Meeldenburghstreet, hiethienburgh-mtiere, as a segaltingvismichn. He sold medicines to patients where b b e ia =lit Summary. The furniture in the house in Heck -dm& baloaged to Mr. Hewitt, of High Holborn, draper and general furnisher, who let him the hems. Ha had boss rim over by en omnibus, and pot after that Ise Ins arrested by his opposing creditor, sad while in whoa he heaters was seised by his landlord for rent, end was begght by Mr. How.tt at the condemned pries. He bad since his release paid 711. for the use of the fur altars. He had kept no banking account. Had ln= sward th e medicines he supplied. He had pub blobs es the treatment of dieser. Some of his debts um in aspect of those publicatioss. He sold the books and received the proceeds. Had sompounded with his traitors in 1864, and paid fa. in the pound on debts of 3081, or His action against the assignee was nn sucesdthrough his being unable to attend. He was strutted without a moment's notice. Commiationer—lt is not usual to give a debtor votive of the intention to serest him. (Laughter.) Mr. Griffiths asked for cash and deloiersoy accounts, and for further information as to the furniture which was said So belong to Mr. Hewitt. An adjournment for that purpose was ordered. APPLICATION TOR LEAVE TO REGISTER A DEED. Mr. Beard mods an application under the following cir camstanoss:—Twe debtors, partners, had executed a deed sgreeing to pay a compontion. The dead had bees exe cuted by the requisite majority of creditors ,• but before the completion of the registration one of the debtors died ; and the chief registrar declined to receive the deed in the absence of an affidavit from each of the debtors. It wee asked that the affidavit of the surviving debtor might be ressived es sufficient. His Honour granted the application. IX RE SHEPHERD EAT. The bankrupt was a saddler and horns-esker, of Grey's. buemed. This wee the sitting for examination and die. ohne. Debts, 1,171/. ; propert held as security, 5201. Mr. Lining opposed for the , and Mr. Beard for a &editor. It was stated that a fortnight before the adjudication the bankrupt had got rid of all his stock in trade and effects by means of a bill of sale, for which he admitted that he had not received any consideration. Further accounts were asked for. His Honour suggested that the best course would be to dismiss the petition, and proceed on a petition presented by a creditor with a t lee to set aside • bill of sale. Mr. Lindue said he should prefer to have a private ex sniinetion of the bankrupt before deciding what course be should take ; and the sitting wee adjourned for that pur ple. (Before Mr. Registrar Murray.) IN BE ANDREW BARRON. The bankrupt was a general merchant and commission agent, of 23, Rood-hne, trading under the firm of " Wm. Raffrey and C 0.," also trading at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, in partnership with W. Laurie and R. Arthur, as " Bar ron, Laurie, and Co." This was the first gifting ; but the adjudication being on a creditor's petition no preliminary statement of accounts has been filed. The liabilities are said to be about 60,0001.; the assets are also considerable, being estimated at near 50,0001. Mr. Slater, of the Fore-street Warehousing Com pay ; Mr. Scotton, of the Shipping Company ; and Mr. Maud, cooper, of Wapping (the petitioning creditor), were chosen trade assignees. IN BE JOHN HOGGE DVPFT.—CABE or A NEWSPAPER PROPRIETOR. The bankrupt, residing at Brixton, was described as a proprietor of newspapers. In his examination before the registrar in prison, he stated that he was the owner of the Church Standard, published at 265, Strand. His deb& were about 1001 . He had no property ; his furniture had been distrained by the landlord. He had the copyright of the Church Standard, but it was at pre sent' m abeyance." This was the first sitting, but no choice took place. rg BE WALIZR.—ANOTHER SMALL NEWSPAPER PROPRIETOR. This bankrupt, Robert Walker, was described as a news pepse proprietor and advertising agent, of Crane-court, Float-street, and living in furnished chambers at 72, Pic cadilly. This was the first sitting. It appeared that the bank rupt was the proprietor of a publication called the Citizen. His debts were about 1,1001. He considered the copyright of his paper worth 1,0001. He had 1,660 shares in the Llemond Slate Quarry Company, of which 6.50 were fully paid-up shares. Assignees were now chosen. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff William BurehelL) PROCIRDINGB IN OUTLAWRY. This was the first county court of ancient jurisdiction from the time of Alfred the Great of the new sheriffs Aldermen Waterlow and Mr. Francis Lycett, and was opened by Mr. Hemp, the veteran officer, who entered upon bis fifty-ninth year of office. There were no oases to be heard, and four persons were collected to represent the suitors and to give legality to the proceedings. The following names were proclaimed in the usual manner for the last time, and will now be removed from the I ;st :—Jas. Rotherford Lumley, at the suit of Richard Walters ; Charles Thos. Wemys, sued as C. G. Wemys, at the suit of Benjamin Woolf ; Charles H. Sibley, at the suit of Joseph Grote and others ; Raffael Monte, at the snit of Daniel Keane ; R. C. C. Graham, at the snit of Julius Calisber ; Thos. H. buncombe, at the suit of the same; and Charles Levison Lane, at the suit of Evan Ortner and others. The next county court was appointed for the 15th November. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) cußKE . Nvrxix. ROBBERY TROY A RAILWAY BOOK STALL—COMMITTAL. George Princip alias George Edinoods, a well-dressed young man, described as a commercial traveller, who refused his address, was charged on remand before Mr. Barker with stealing a number of books from the stall of Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son, at the Sinifs-cross station of the Great Northern Railway. William Thorogood, an officer in the employ of the Great Northern Railway, said that on the evening of te 10th inst ant, at about half past seven be saw the prisonehr on the departure platform and watched him for about half an-hour, and during that time be went several times up to the bookstall and he had one of the books produced in his hand. The last time he took up another book. He then walked about 30 y a rds away from the bookstall with the two books before him. Witness asked him what be was going to do with the two books and he made no reply. He told the prisoner that he was an officer of the company, and th at he should bim Ith stealing the two books, upon wh ich be seichdrge was rely son/. When the was taken into cus tody there were two other boo found upon him, which were afterwards identified as Messrs. Smith's rty. The fourth book, which the prisoner said be bad had not been identified. None of the books that the pri soner bad had been sold by Messrs. Smith's assistant. THE thRESS, THURSDAY 6ENING, OCTOBER 18, 1866. Police-constable Connor, 211 T, said he searched the prisoner, end - feud two bode upon him. These were e = l3,ll , l *P_Art Tonne' t Item M H. H. Smith and Son's book din at Irtnefr-eruse, Men three of the books as the la=of the Armand having been taken from the stall o-osoos. The/ were worth one guinea, and had net bees sold. Mr. Barker Sired It anything was known of the ante cedents of th e ner. The polices that the prisoner's friends were highly respectable, and he had himself been in good situations as a commercial traveller. They had reason to believe that this was the prisoner's first offense. Mr. J. it. EL Taylor said he represented Messrs. Smith and Son, and it was their wish that the case should be settled here, and not sent to the sessions. The prisoner said that he regretted what he had 'done, and he should like the matter settled at once, as he was guilty. It was his first o ff ence, and therefore he hoped the magidad would take a lenient view, and deal rnercifulty with him. e Mr. Barker said that had it not been for the request made by the prosecutors he should have sent the prisoner to the Middlesex seeded for trial. He would deal with the prisoner, but he could not think of passing a light sen tenor, as he was afraid that these robberies were of fre quent occurrence. He then sentenced the prisoner to six month,' imprisonment with bard labour in the House of Corzection. The prisoner, who seemed to feel his position acutely, was then removed. ISARLBOROI7GILSTREET. MIXT OUT TO MO PO2 ♦ LATINO. Catherine Casey, 12, Minsk& Joheaos, 9, and Maraget Joh*aon 14, were charged before Mr. Knox with begging in the Haymarket Lawrence Poole, 305 A, proved seeing the girls, who had a few flowers in their hands, begging of different persons in the Haymarket. In answer to Mr. Knox the constable said the girls were at the sans' piece 'wormiest from 10 till 2 in the morning. Kr. Knox—l suppose they are sent out by their parents to beg. giri Margaret said they had some dower, for sal*, and gust as a gentleman was going to buy some of one of them the constable came up and took them, but they did not beg anybody. Mr. Knox—l wish I could take the two younger girls off the streets. I will have inquiries made to see whether they cannot be taken from their wretched misery. I will remind them for a week, and if it is possible to send them to school and save them I will do so. In the meantime the two younger girls will go to the workhouse. ranc* While, 8, JoAn irCarthy, 13, Win. Gregory, 13, were next with begging. Policele Hawkins, 39 C, saw the boys begging in Coventry-etnset last night. They begged of about 30 per sons, and received money from some of them, while two spent it in puichearing baked potatoes, the other saying his mosey to take to his parade. All the bop had been at the court before. Mr. Knox—lt is not the poor children's fault no doubt. Hawkins said that ens of the boys came from White and the others from Whitecross-street. chapel will remand than far a week and endea vour to save them by sending:: to school. Till next week they can go to the wor The boys seemed quite delighted at the decision. SHOCKING DEATH OP A PREACHER. An inquest was held last night at the Water man's Arms, Poplar, by Mr. Richards, deputy-coroner, relative to the death of Mr. James Sampson, aged 62 years. The deceased, who had been originally a sawyer, had amassed some little property upon which he lived, and he devoted himself to prowling. A few years ago he spent a good dad of money in printing pamphlets on the end of the world, and in travelling over the country to discourse upon that subject. Latterly he lived in Eshott-cottages, Wes t ferry-road, Poplar, and preached in a little Primitive Methodist chapel close by. The on l y person that lived with him was his wife, who has been bedridden for six months past. On last Thursday evening he preached in his chapel as usual, and he was not seen alive after. On Sunday, Mrs. Thnrkettle, living at 5, Eshott-cottages, and other neighbours becom ing apprehensive that something was wrong, broke open the door of Mr. Sampson's house. Upon entering, a astly spectacle presented Itself . Mr. Sampson was Mound dead, the body sitting upright in a chair ; his bed ridden wife within a few feet of it, and delirious, and almost dying from fright and starvation. When asked when she had last seen her husband alive, she answered "Two years ago." Dr. Sargent was called in imme diately. Ife was of opinion that the body of the deoeased had been in its then position on the chair between two and three days. Death resulted from disease of the heart. Mrs. Sampson was perfectly silly and appa rently dying. There was plenty of food about the house, but she bad been unable either to get it or to raise an alarm, and hunger and thirst, as well as the horror of her situation, had upset her sermon. She was immediately removed to the workhouse, where, under treatment, she greatly improved, and she has since been taken to live with her nephew, a potman, who states that she is now rational. The jury returned a verdict of " Natural death from disease of the heart." The last novelty in the way of locomotion is to be among the many wonders of the Great Exhibition. It consists in a mechanical horse, which trots, gallops, o r walks, as may snit the pleasure of the rider. lie even prances after the most approved style, and neighs when that sound is agreeable to its Possessor. This new mode of locomotion cannot be recommended on the score of cheapness, as it costs above b2,ooofr. to oonsti act. At the seminary of Osma (Spain) was a cabinet oontalning an electrical apparatus and a pneumatic appa ratus, which formed the subject of the teaching of a lay professor. On a recent visit of the bishop to this semi nary, the prelate expressed astonishment that physical sciences engaged attention. lie caused all the apparatus to be removed, and sent away the professor, remarking that such teaching was " opposed to religious peleiples and prejudicial to youth." A German journal states that Mr. Murphy, consul-general for the United States at Frankfort-on•the. Main, has just broken his arm by a fall in alighting from his carriage. The chamber of commerce of Verona, as a mark of its joy at the deliverance of Venetia, and as an act of devotedness to Bing Victor Emmanuel, boa voted • sum of 5,000 fr. to be dist r ibuted amongst the wounded soldiersand families of those killed in the campaign of Itaiti. This sum will be banded over to the government the day the Italian army enters Verona. The people of California have paid assessments on twelve mines in Nevada and one in Mexico, to the amount of 4,250,000 dollars. On the Boston and Worcester Railway, in the United States, ministers of religion are allowed to travel at half price. The Earl of Strathmore (says the Dundee Aldrer. titer), since his succession to his estates, has won " golden opinions" in Forfarshire. His lordship has made an ad lowance to each tenant on his property equal to one-half of his lows from cattle plague, which, on account of its extraordinary devastations in Strathmore, involved a large sum. As several farms on the estate were let at a time when agricultural prospects appeared much brighter than they are now, his lordship has himself voluntarily offered to reduce the rents on some of the farms. PROPOSED MONUMENT TO LORD 8Y307.4r.—A movement is being promoted in Nottingham for raising a public monument to Lord Byron, if possible, in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey ; but in the event of this being found not practicable, it is proposed that a bronze statue of the poet should be placed in Market-street, one of the principal thoroughfares of Nottingham. A meet ing of gentlemen favourable to the movement is shortly to be held, at which it is expected that moat of the nota bilities of she neighbourhood will be present. M R . DISRAELI AND THE MALT TAX.—Mr. More, one of the members for South Shropshire, recently stated at an agricultuial meeting at Shrewsbury that Mr. Disraeli has intimated that his course with regard to the malt tax must be guided entirely by the amount of support he islikely to receive from the eountryparty. The right hon. gentleman has complained that that party did not give him the degree of support which he had expected when he proposed the reduction of the tax in 1852 ; but Mr. More seems confident " that if he now brought in a bill propos ing to repeal the tax on malt, and to put it upon beer, there were a sufficient number of liberal members in the House of Commons who would not hesitate to vote with him, and. if necessary, against their own party, in order to ensure the poems of such a measure." GARIBALDI AND THE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY OF Grasnow.—Some months ago the St. Andrew's Society of Glasgow unanimously voted to General Garibaldi the honorary membership of their society, with an address, which was inclosed in a gold-mounted casket, made of wood of the Wallace oak, kindly presented by Captain Spears, M.P., of Slderslie. The box arrived at Caprer a after the general had left to take command of the volun teer army, and the acknowledgment of its receipt was only received on Tuesday by the secretary :—" Caprera, sth October, 1866.—Brothars,—I am very proud to belong to your society, and beg you to accept my gratitude for the distinguished title of honorary member of your society.— To you all, brothers, a salutation from your G. GARP mum. John Wight, Esq., Hon. Sec., St. Andrew's So ciety of Glasgow." The following note was addressed to Mr. M'Teez :—"Caprees., sth October, 1886.—My dear M'Tear,—On my return from the continent I found in my house the precious casket of Wallace's oak, inclosing the address of the St. Andrew's Society, and also the collection of seeds, ku. Be so kind as to thank, for me, all those dear friends and brothers. . &member me also to your dear wife ; and believe me to be, for life, your grateful G. GARIBALDI." LATEST SPO' [GEN CE (sir suer= TZLZOZAPIL ) HEREFORD MEETING.--(THIS DAY.) TRIAL STAKES. One mile. MooLey and the Queen of Trumps are here. LORD BATEMAN'S PLATE. Five furl Queen of Trumps, Huila /leant,. Allow Me, Lute, and Dean SW.ft are here. --- - HEREFORDSHIRE STAKES. One mile and • half. Illonlaey, Moose, Endaleigh, Lively, Edgbaaton, Over tonian, and Colonel are here. WELTER CUP. One mile and a half. Motility, Dean Swift, Jeanie, Loveletter, Brigand, and Drone are here. CITY MEMBERS' PLATE. Half a mile. Queen of Trumps, Rustic Beauty, Steamboat, Ws, Bottoming, and Lute are here. HUNTERS' STAKES. Three nines. Guns, Betsy Copeland, Milford, and Jessie are here. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. One mile and a lulf. Belay Copeland, Dean Swift, Needle Gun, Jessie, Con. trabend, and Albrighton are here. AGRA AND MASTSRMAN'S BANK. (THIS DAY.) At a very numerously-attended meeting of the shareholders and creditors of this bank, held this after noon at the London Tavern, Mr. Taomeos, one of the late directors, in the chair, a resolution was unanimously 7 1 , agreed to expressing hearty approval of the pro- II local for resuscitating the Indian portion of ht. the business of the late bank. It was urged Z.' that the shareholders could not otherwise get rid of their St. liabilities to the creditors of the bank, and thus avoid gals, r , and that there was • certainty of profitable business in es, India, where sympathy with the company was general. IC., A committee was appointed to give effect to the proposal. fA It appeared that the revived bank would begin with et assets amounting probably to 800,0001., and with the irs .. view of raising the total amount to 1,000,0001. shares It. amounting to 122,0001. have been subscribed. ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.-(THIS DAY. I _ _ A general meeting of the shareholders was held at 1 o'zloek, at the London Tavern, Mr. HAR' GROWS 114 . GORDON in the chair, for the declaration of an interim dividend for the ha lf year ending Jane 30. 10 10 The CHIRP MasAoso (Mr. J. C. Fife Stuart read • iso balance-sheet, from which it appeared that the net amount IA of profits in the half year was 111,723/., and a dividend at it the rate of H. 10s. per share would absorb 90,0001.,leaving, et with the balance from the previous half-year, 26,8611. 12s. 9d. to be carried forward. fi The CHAIRMAN observed that his only duty on that oe- EIL clarion was to declare a dividend of M. 10s. per share, st which was at the rate of 12 per oent. per annum. He St congratulated the proprietors on this result, which, MK considering the crisis they had passed through, .. appeared to him very satisfactory. Their losses a• were not serious. They had lost nothing by the Commercial or the Asiatic Bank, and there would be es no loss ultimately by the Agra Bank. The branches were Bt all in good condition. He added that ample provision had It been made for bad and doubtful debts. A SHAREHOLDIR said that there was a report out of st doors that a large amount was owing to the company from e s . ()reread and Gurney's Bank. He wished to know whether St that was true. The CHAIRMAN replied that the bank never had any 1t transaction, either directly or indirectly, with ()reread and is Gurney's Bank. On the motion of Mr. H. L. ANDZRBON, seconded by Mr. J. A. ARBUTHNOT, thanks were voted to the chairman and his colleagues, and the meeting then separated. OVEREND, GURNEY, AND COMPANY (LIMITED).-( THIS DAY.) SHARE L !IS DAY.) On eftect. as The railway market is heavy_ to-day, with a preponderance of sales. Great Northern A stock L i, has cleaned 11- per cent. ; Lancashire and Yorksbive and South Eastern, ; and Metropolitan, Great Western, and Midland, 4. The amount of business generally is small. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1234 to 124; Great Western, 53i to ; London and North Western, 1184 to ; Midland, 1224 to 4 ; Lancashire and Yorkakke, 124 to ; South Eastern, 654 to 66; Great Northern, 116 to 117 ; ditto A, 126 to 127 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 184 to 19 ; Great Eastern, 251 to 264 ; North British, 37 to 38, ex all ; and Caledonian, 122 to 123. Foreign railway shares are inactive, but there is a demand for Lombardo-Venetian which have advanced to 164 to 4. East Indian are inquired for, at 103 to 4. ogDurAsT IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS IN CHANCERY• ii This day twelve shareholders of the company were summoned to show cause why the all of 101. should 100 not be enforced against them. Mr. Geo. Lewis (Lewis and Lewis) appeared for five who St. were members of the Defence Association. 100 Mr. Denton, from the office of Means. Maynard, now appeared for the liquidators, Mr. Harding and Mr. ss. Turquend. ht. Mr. Hale (Young, Jones, and Co.) explaine d that his 100 house, who bad been solicitor. for the company, had re- 100 I signed being solicitors for the liquidators, and Messes. toe 100 May nerd now re presented them. Mr. George Lewis said Mr. Hale bad appeared In feat for lion the Gurneys, and had done so all along. 100 Mr. Hale complained of Mr. Lewis's conduct. 'Co The Chief Clerk asked the urgency of the application. as 100 on the 29th instant the owe would gobeforeVioe-Chancellor Kinderaley. 00 Mr. Denton declared that it was urgent, as he believed 20 parties would get rid of their property, and he knew of se. conveyances to 300,0 0 0 1 . He hoped no " sensational" 94 speech would be made by Mr. Le w is. 9L Mr. George Lewis thought the statement of making 1 1 1 1, away with property was " sensationaL" There was no ; o n affidavit of the allegation. too The cue was discussed until half-past one o'clock. 10 The Chief Clerk made the usual order to enforce the at call, and said Mr. Lewis could apply to the judge. St St Order accordingly. - - ALARMING FIRE IN THE STRAND. —At 7 o'clock 50 this morning a fire broke out at No. 3, Angel-court, a r°,„ Larrow thoroughfare, nearly facing Somerset House. The a building is three stories high, and was let out in at tenements, occupied by six or seven families. At St. the time of the outbreak most of the inmates were le in bed, the neighbours being first alarmed ef t by the screams of children. The flames were soon seen in the second floor. The first task was the preserva tion of !'fe, and the praiseworthy efforts of the neighbours happily resulted in bringing all out in safety. A number - 7 of land steam engines, with Captain Shaw at _ their head, were quick in arriving ; but despite their exertions the house was nearly destroyed, and that next door (No. 4) much damaged. The loss to the poor creatures will be severely felt, the homes of some of the lodgers being entirely sacrificed, and the children escaping with merely their night-dresses. The case of a poor man living on the second floor, where the fire originated, excited much sympathy ; he has recently lost his wife and two children, and is now left without a home and with a Tfamily to support. HE GAS StPPLY OF LONDON.—A public meet ing was held last evening in St. Clement Danes Vestii hall, Strand, for the purpose of adopting measures to wards securing a reduction in the price of gas in the metro polis to two shillings and ninepence per thousand cubic feet, and also the repeal of the Metropolitan Gas Act (1860), which is held to have destroyed competition in gas. Mr. J. Tyler, churchwarden of the parish, occupied the chair, and in opening the proceedings said that the meet ing bad been convened by himself and his fellow-officers on a requisition signed by some 200 persons. The question they had to consider touched their pockets, and therefore must be interesting to them. Every one had a right to dispose of his warts at his own price, and people had equally a right to pay at their own price ; but in the p r esent instance there was a monopoly such as was to be found in no other branch of trade. He was aware that some of the gas companies were started with a view to cheapening the price of gas ; but after a few years amalgamation took place, and the consumers now had to pay for the division of London into three districts—a step taken by the various companies for their own conve nience, and which bad by their own confession saved them an enormous sum of money. Mr. G. Flintoff delivered an address, illustrated by diagrams, on the general subject, and a series of reaolutions in favour of the reduction of gas to 2s. 91. per thousand cubic feet, calling for a repeal of the Metropolitan Gas Act (1860), and pledging the meet ing to support the corporation of London in promoting a bill to improve the quality of gas, and to reduce the price from 4s. to Is., were proposed and adopted. THE CHOLERA IN THE NORTH EASTERN PORTS. —Between Monday and Tuesday nights there were four more fatal cases of cholera in North Shields. William Willis died in Gardiner-street, after an illness of 50 hours ; George Elliott, landlord of the Golden Lion Hotel, Cburchway, died after 36 hours' illness ; Ellen Sadler died after an illness of 30 hours, and a young man named Joseph Wilson, who lived over a butcher and fruiterer's shop, died after an illness of 12 hours ; and there have been four more fatal eases at Sunderland. The cholera has also appeared at Stockton, and in the village of Wolverstone, near to that town, there have been 21 fatal cases since the disease appeared there, a few weeks ago. There has been a fatal case at Newcastle-on• Tyne and another at South Shields. AFFRAY WITH SOLDIERS.—A very alarming affray occurred on Monday evening in Dundalk, between some soldiers of the 10th Hussars, now quartered there, and the inhabitants. A Roman catholic clergyman (the Rev. Mr. Hardy) having met some young women, mem bers of hie congregation, walking with some of the soldiers about 9 o'clock, remonstrated with them on what he considered their unseemly conduct. Their military companions resented the rev. gentleman's interference, and asked him by what right he reprimanded the females. Some bystanders unfortunately immediately spread a repos tto the e ff ect that Mr. Hardy had been assaulted by the soldiers, and a mob collected, who attacked not only the men in question, but all of the same regiment whom they found in the streets. Strong pickets of other regi ments were sent out from the barracke, under whose pro tection the obnoxious Hussars retreated, and in the comae of a couple of hours the town resumed its usual tranquil lity. Two of the soldiers received each injuries that it was found necessary to place them in the hospital. ADVERSZ Invanerra.—While unseen by each other at a Richmond auction-room, husband and wife ran up an article from five to thirteen dollars. The wife won. —datcrican paper. 'OO , &limo& 111141 Suits ....1 71 - 7 In a is 4 66 TI Bs. 111 AO 10aledordan 100 iConsbran all 'Cork and Banda I sE lOarawall 100 IThatinandßeitastJnool 100 IDundee,Yatit,&Abdin all 'Est Landon Scrip CarS 10f Do 100 Glasgowands Western 100 Great Eastern Ord. lit. 100 Do. E. Ang. SW., No 100 lOreatNorthot Scotland 100 Pleat Northern 100 :D0.44 J Area no es. 100 I D 0.87. Wan. e. is paldß 100 ;Do. New la. se IS p. ro 100 I De. Ord. Da Div. Stock 100 .04. Beath* Wad. (Ire ) 100 least Western 100 Do.StonrYalClustitk 100 Do. Soak Wales .. 100 Do. W. Mid.--Oxiord 100 Do. Do. = 100 i luncenhlre&Y 100 1 Lon.,Brichtn. & S.Coast se. 100 Landon.Qadtan,ttDos 100 Du Met /Exten.alp.c. 100 Loudon & North Westn. MO LondonatiouthWestern 100 Man. Shed. A Lacansh, 100 Metropollan Do. Nair all Do. Extension al Metropolitan District_ 10 Do. do. do. all Do. &St John's-wood 100 Midland 7 Do. tfe Shane 100 Do. Bias. & Derby all 'yid Kent 100 'North British 100 I Do. Zan ,Pteth,Dentd. 100 N. Yeatam—Berveck 104 Do. O. N. L Pore_ 100 Do. Lodi 100 Do, York 100 Do. Carlisle' all Do. Stook. &Darting, 20 Do. do., 1060-01 MO 'North LoGaos 9 I Do. du. Ma-6 .. 4 I Do. do.. 18e6 100 ii/Loortilt S. ushStattordahlre 100 N. I Western June 100 Central 100 lakiropshire taloa 100 ISouth Dam 100 South Eastern all Staines,Woldneltantokc 100 'Taff Yale S' Do. C 100 Waterford & inksony 0 WaSestoo & wkistaau — Vs us as is I SS 72 MeIUS 119. ' ii i „I 6 6 ml 90 99 69e 64 215 40 a SS 124 125 85 87 14 19 10 10 114 119 $2 84 84 4 5 124 12 pal 101 1 85 90 wol 1:21 'll 9ro 92 94 SR fii - - uii i 177 39 16 10 i all 103 106 BRITISH POSSESSION& 100 14 ide Par 4 li a 531 i- 19 18i 15 116} b 3 HO \all • Atlantic & St, Lawrence 1 100 ' Born. Bar. &C. In. gbp.o.l 8 I Do. F Shares ' all Buffalo & Lake Huron all I Do. Preference 1100 Buf.,Brant.,&Goderlch 6 per cent 1172-114 it) . CaL &S. Eaaters62s e.g. 10G Cape T. &Dock 6p. e.g. all ,Deese t rara m r,7 .c.pargweL 100 .Baal Bengal 6do 100 Bad gu. sdo tlOO 'Grand Frank of Canada all : Do. Fgalp.M i :Met i I all I Do. latpreL all I Do. do. deterred, 1 all Do. tad pre. Bonds. 1 all . deferred len D Do o. 3rd do. pref. Stock . all Do: do. deferred all . Do. 4th preL Stock ._ 1 all Do. do. deferred) ' 100 'Great Indian peninsulai 18 . Do. 6 Do.gnu 6 per cent . I 2 I Do. New 100 44. S. of India. g. bp. et 100 I Do. 41 per coat. 1 _,, .." 1 Do. a CD. Western of Ca nada' all : Do. New , all Dol.:Bd.. pay. 1823 , all , Do. do. do. lo7"-S.. ' 11 Ind) ranch Lirnaed . ' 1100 iMadra• gaar. .5 p. canal 100 Do. do. 41 do 1 1100 Do. do. 44 de.... 116 Do. Fifth Extension] 100 MIA. Corp. 6 per c. Bd. 1 all .11elb. And floboatis Bay` 1 all I Do. 6 p. et., pay. 188 0; 1 all Do. 6P. et. pat. 1061 ilOO I N.ltolCaa6g: c.litp.K! ,100 I &hide gua. ~ per cent 1100 Do. Delhi do 6 Do. do. do.. 100 Do. ?Indent) do I 1100 Do. Indus Bt. Flog. do. 50 101} 107 60 e 100 102 102} 101} 19 10} 86 8S zd 57 0.014 SO OS 33 to ro. I Bh. 1 NUM. 23 25 Irro . 0,000 • • 00811.0p.6t. 1 1877 ~ Qua Clov,ooo Do. .6 p. 1 86 .. e.,- ~.. Do. Opsroalrob.inag. Do. 6 parct. Mar. L1:806 Do. 6 per ot.Jen.*J3 16,808 Do. bps/ca. Ina. )0,000 Or° Nor per.l: .... 880.1900 .... Do. do. 180). , Do. do. 189041 81:600 D0.110.66p.000t • • 00,006 Oailon.Ncv. 186 8,6 p. 60,000 Do. 1878. do.. 00,0001 Do. 1872 d 0... 100,000 Mauritius 6 per ct., 100,001 Do. 1878 180,000 Do. 1882 100.000 Do. 1816 166,6b6 SataL Oov. 0 per oast.. 164000 New BrunnOov.6perot. ,136,800 Noir South Walt* i p. 0int.,1871 to 1876 ,671,800• Do. 6p. 0.1888 to 1896 160,000 , New Dialand 6 per and. .000,000 \ Do. 6par cent. 110,000 Nova Scotia 6p. c ,1876 .850,200 Queensland Gov. 6 p. 66, —.. &Aust. Gov. 6p. c.,67-77 761,000 Do. 1878 and upwdL $33,000 , Vic. 00v.6y. c. Jan. July 1,000,006 Do. op. ct..kprilebOa. A A 00 b 110 01 70 77 75 77 10$ 100 100 101:d 100 101 zd Is 4, lid Ai mid 106 107 102 106 101 105 100 100 • 106 127 1101 106 02 IA 00 A 91 99 83 9 edi 96 96 79 81 96 98 89 91 ... Tr PREFERENC Great Fratern, E. Counties Lancashire and Yorkshire, i 106 107 ten 1014 Ili 90} login NS MARES. Itxton., No. 1, 84, xa. ridesnable 6 per cent. stock, FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francine (Limited) guar• 7 per at.. 12f South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 161. MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph (Lim.), 151. 1. Atlantic Telsgmph, 51, 2. Do. 8 per cent. 921, 5, 90. City of Moecow Gas (Limited), 16, 151, id. Commercial Union (Inannance), 51, 1. Credit Foncier of England ( Limited ), 1,1, 1. Crystal Palace, 381. Electric Telegraph, 135/. General Credit and Finance of London (Limited), 31, 1. Hudson's Bay. 161. Imperial Land Company of Marseilles (Limited), 21. London Financial Association (Lim.), 9. London General Omnibus Company, 3,1. Mineral" Freehold Land and Dock (Limited), 611 Royal Mail Steam, 112, 1. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Limited) (151. paid), 151, 16. 1 pm' 1 pm' 101 13 si 121 13 sAI ES id 101 60 61 id' 100 108 a 89 81 8 6 98 99 98 9 9 1 O 98 99 JOUST STOCK BLICIS. .1 I'd I el. Agra& Masterman's (L.)i Albion AllianceLem.dllyeepool, 26 Anglo Austrian I Anglo Egyptian ; Ltra.l I 10 Anglo Italian ;Limited 20 I Asi atralana I c Bank Cor.oew oh' all 10 , An iat Bioko( BritieliColambla' ail Do. New, faced s yea , 6 Beak of Egypt I a Bank of London llO I Bank of Otago ;Limited) 16 i Bank of Queenalawl , L. 06 BankolVietoria,Atietral !6I Bonk of Now Zealand. 10 Darned's Bank Limited , 10 Bramiliaa&Portaguese L 10 Britian& Californian ,L ;: I British N. Amelia . an CharlesLafatto &Co. C. Bk. India. Ans., China Clout. Ma. of India, he. City I Colonial iii,ote , 40,000, 20,, Cons. Bank of Canada 40,000 23 Com. Bank et India, &c 160,000 10 i Consolidated Bank (L) 10,006 60 Delhi and London 20,000 50 East London !Limited!' 60,000 90 i Ex Eastern change 00,000! 30 ' English and American 10,090 IS ' Engibes Joint Stock ,L.), 00,000 m I Eng. Scot.& AusL Chartd 90,090! 50 , Engllalt and Swedish :L. 45,000 50' European Bank Lim p ited. 40,000 100 1 Elinduan.Chins&Ja. , ,L: 20,000:100 ! Imperial Bank iLlmited;, I Imperial Ottoman 1 6,000 W I lonian 6,000 1 26 Do. New 106,000. 10 Land Mort. Bk. Indla(Ll 6000001 100 , Do.6p.n Deb.,1854, Sun. 10,000 50 lon.Bk.of.Merleo,&c. 13,000'100 • London and Brazilian I 22000 tO Do. New 5, , 000,100 London& Rivernate r .L '- 110,0001 SS Do New, lax. at 15 pm, 10,0001 IS I Do. do. do 60,000 20 Lou. Ch. Bank of Anstrl. 37,5001 60 ` London and Count 1 72,060, SO London Joint Sto ! 26,000 20 'London & South African 10,000 • 100 I Loa & S, Western lAm.•,! 6,000 60 'London &VenezuelaL% 60,000.140 lLondon & Westminater.j 10,400100 Merchant Bank Jim.) .! 6,000,100 Do. New 10,000 . 60 . MercantUe&BAchan , L ; 17,156.100 Metro. & Prov. Bauk,L !I 6.000 .100 1 Midland Bank (Lim) •1 10,003, 6 National of Anstraluial 10,000.100 'National of Liverpool 1 10,600.100 . N. Pro. of England 66,0001 10 Do. 2nd & 3rd lame ] 40,0001 60 National Bank 60,500 10 , New South Wales 00,0001 10 !New Zealand (Limited) ! 60,060, 20 North Western 00,0001 26 oriental Bank Corporal 20,000 . 20 OriensCom.B.Llate o .C. l 26.0001 20 , Do. do. late N. Y. 21,000! 10 I Do. do. later.C.l 27,210 1 60 Provin.BanldneCorp.lL 10,000100 ! Provinc. et Ireland 1 07,64101 20 , Scizals,Pnnj.,& Delhi 'l2' 11,600 f 0 i Do. Maned at 2 pia ! 20,000 IS !South Australia 17,0611100. Stand. of B. & Africa 10,0001100 40.000, 25 Union of Australis 1 10,000 100 0:Won of Ireland Ulm); 110,0001 60 tram of London 1 No. I Sit Si lEsst rod W eet ladle . ROO 1 100 ls 1;000' 10 peneralPlostart) oci n ! 11711,110 St. .Londonat3t.g. , 60 09 '1,061,660100 Do DA. Si sp. met. all mo,i St. 'Southampton e I 8117, St. ftney Commercial roo 30,000 50 10,003 50 60,300,100 100,000. 10 W,OOOl 60 20,000; 50 11,300 20 12,500 20 12,5001 10 10,000' 25 50,003 20 10,000 100 $0;000; 10 60,000 10 00,000 60 60,000 10 10,000 60 $O,OOO 60 16,500 10 ii:iiiii iO p. 000 rs 34 113 9 10 pm 130 115 1 90a - -p• 72 74 114 114 160 134 40 42 66 67 $ 9 140 120 2 $ 19 90 34 36 14 16 67 59 - I :10 711 1 Si 2.5 DUCH& Pd I 6 I 3 1 2 11 5 i 1 dls 71 , 6 3 dis 14 — 614 4111 17 13 25 13 11 15 15 13 414 25 26 24 dts 1 1 10 3 5 ul 10 11 01d P 14 9 all 22 24 6 3 144 .- 4 2 Id 4 all 42 55 20 9 7 dls 46 10 S 40 9 p lis 4 m : 10 1 3 pep 6 I 2 pal Ell 211 211 20 lei a 61 221 16 41 43 4 all ! 12 14 1 10 3 244, - 124 B 6 dis - 10 i 92 94 . 14 16 - 10' 9 Bdl4l 121 9 7 Ms; - 20' 11 944! - 1D 2 414 162 4 1 2 pla t 110 1 3 pm ; I :1 30 66 - CS all 43 46 1. 1214 24r, • sit 12 16 46 P° ' 44 - —dl. - dls! 7 544 79 91 27 29 12 10 eds. 7 54 4 46 48 ais 8 I 44 43 45 W.* MINES.-(TIIIS DAY.) Ora o'CLoon. The mining market is steady to-day, with a fair demand for some shares, including West Caradon, East Cara Brea, East Lovell, and Prince 1 of Wales. North Treskerby, however, are Satter. Some of the present quotations are as follows :—West Caradon, 151, to 16 ; East Lovell, to 12 ; East Cam Brea, to ; North Treskerby, si to it ; Wheal Chiverton, 4to ; West Chiverton, 69 to 61; Chiverton Moor, 4! to i; and Prince of Wales, 295. to 31s. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (11118 DAY.) (Br ELECTRIC AND ENTEREATIOSAL TELEGRAPH) (PROM OCR OVIE OOREERPONDIENT.) The market is TM f much quieter today than Yesterday, and prices are fully }d . below the quotatious a Tuesday last. The sales foot up about 5,000 bales. MINCING-LINE.--(71119 DAY.) Scotia-The market continues very quiet, the sales being confined to small parcels of British \Vest India, at previous prices ; but to effect sales of any importance lower prices would have to be submitted to ; refined is also quiet- COPFZE.-The public sales of Ceylon have gone off with less spirit at easier prices, common qualities showing a decline of 6d. to Is. per cwt. Plantation Ceylon, low middling and middling, 78s. to 81$. ; peabeiry, 85s. to Ks. Native Ceylon, good ordinary, 655. tkl. Coda.-The market continues very firm, but there is vary little offering for sale ; the stock now being much reduced_ Taii.-The public sales are progressing without spirit, new Kaisow and scented teas selling at prices in favour of buyers. Privately new Dionings are selling at Is. 11A. to 2s. 44. Rum.-The demand is chiefly confined to Demerara, of which a parcel of fair to good quality sold, puncheons at Is. 7d. to Is. Bd, and hogsheads at ls. FKUIT.--Curranto: Holders having accepted easier rates a larger business has been transacted. Raisins : Valencia are selling at firm to rather dearer prices. Currants, low and common, 225. to 255. Raisins Valencia, common to fair, 278. to 355. ; selected, 368. to 465. ; Muscatel layers, 635. to 84s. ; hunch, Iris. to 555. ; Sultana, 445. to 678. Turkey figs, cases, 35e. to 605. ; boxes, 245. to 325. ; very superior, 925. to 945. Spices.-Pepper has sold on rather lower terms. Pimento at moderate rates, other spices without change. Pimento, ordinary to good, 24/1. to 20. Pepper-Bingapore, black, 31d. to 30. ; white, Mid. to 60. Ginger-Jamaica, self ordinary to good, 59e. to 107 s. ; Cochin, small to bold, stts. to 954. ; Bengal, 275. to 28s. Nutmegs, small to middling, le. to 28. 3d. ; bold, 3s. 11d. Cinnamon -Ceylon, fourth to first sort Is. to 18.11 d. RICH continues dull of sale. SAGO.-A parcel of good fair small pearl sold at the easier price of 188. SALTPBTES.-200 tons sold for arrival at 215., usual can ditions. Corrox.-The market is steady, but less active than previously reported. JUTE has sold at about the previous value, but prices were rather irregular ; common, 12/. to 14/. 10,. ; 15/. to 181. 10s. ; good and fine, 19/. to 211. Ns. Irwioo.-There is no further alteration to notice. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is steady. Prices are quoted as follows : • 18( Town tallow, 445. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. 9d. ; - December, 45e.; January to March, 451. 9d.; March, • 465. 3d.; all the year, 445. 6d. METROPOLITAN CATTLE 31ARKET. (THIS DAY.) The number of beasts ix by no means large, yet quite equal to the demand ; indeed several remain unsold. Our top quotation is only realised for choicest qualities. The supply of sheep is only small, but there is scarcely any demand for them. There are very few sold, and at lower rates. Choice calves are still dearer. Our foreign supply consists of 430 beasts, 2,410 sheep, 179 calves, and 280 Per stone of Elba ad.s. d. Per stout of MM. s. d. s d Beat Scots, Iferefda 6 0 5 4 1 Best Dni&llt-bdaSh 0 0 0 0 Best Short-horns 4 8 6 0 Best L ant.nouls.... 6 0 6 4 Second goal beasts S 4 4 4 Do. do. Shorn.... 00 0 0 Calves Piss 0 0 0 Best D ris dlilt-hreds 6 10 6 0 Lamhs Beasts at market, 960 ; sheep and lambs, 5,300; calves, 200 ; pigs, 460 . . SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the fol lowing prices:—Old hay, from 84$. to 905.; inferior, 70s. to 80s.; new hay, 80s. to 905.; inferior, 606. to 701.; old clover, 110 s. to 115 s. ; inferior, 955. to 105 s. ; second cut, 90s. to 100 s. ; new ditto, 00s. to 80s. ; straw, 365. to 44a. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LiwintrOoL, OCT. 17.—liales to-day : .-_Caledonian. 124—crest I : FAstern 26 51 --Gresit Northern, 117—Ditto new, ,liv. deferred, , 106 : 5--- T reat Western. 53f—lAncashire and Yorkshire. 1241 Lonon, Chatham, and Dover. 191—London and North Western„ 1181 11 4 f—Midland, 122—North British. 36 71 I—South I, ' Eartern, 664 I—Buffalo sod Lake Huron, 4 3-16—Grand Trunk , , of Canada, 191—Erie, 50 e--Sambre and Meuse, 71 3.16-11er- , cantile and Exchange Bank, Limited„ 7; d.—lancashire Insurance, 4D• —Royal Insurance, 21 p.—Anglo-Aintricau Telegraph, 151— I ] Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per c ent., 44—National Steam ,Linitted, I : 131 4 14 d MAltengsrint, OCT. 17.—A moderate business was done. 15}-- d l— were steady. Anglo - A merican Teba 11orraph Limited .15 I , Atlantic Telegraph Preference 8 per cent., 971 61—lckow, Vaughan, and Co. Limited. 3 p. Consolidated Bank , 'Limited . , 11 p.—Eries. 493 1' 50c 50 1 3—Great Eastern, ' 25; 1 1 6—Great Luxembourg, 12 11-161--Great Northern A, 1274 I —Great Western of Canada. 121 4-4:teat Western, 543 431 1 — Illinois, 781e.—Lancashire and Yorkshire. 1241 6 M—Loodon and North. Western, 1184--lianchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, 55 43—Dttto. 5 per cent, Preference, 96:-Metropolitan, 1244 4 4 I—Ditto District 1100 paid , 3.4-11idlaud, 123—North British, 384 1 8 73 1 4 1 3 I—North Staffordshire, 724 South Eastern, 661—Tbames and Mersey Marine Insurance Limited . 1 p.—rnited States S-20 Years' Bonds, 68 3 I—Fleetwoods, 7 Fire 101/11111nee i p.—London. Chatham, and Dover, 194. 1111111negaii, OCT. 17.—Baugness d one: North Staffordahlre I IPreference 2 per cent., at 211 —Birmingham Joint Stock Bank i (Limited . 32 —Birmingham Wagon .Limited , 10—and Metroyw,- Man Railway C ar riage and Wagon Limited, third Issue, 1 dis. Closing prices : BiTillinglinto Ftnitnetal Limited', 14 to 13-16 dig. I —Midland Financial Limited'. 14 to 1 din.—Britannta Mill (Limited}, I; to 11 din.—Gloucester Wagon Limited , fourth , issue, Ito 11 pm —ltallway Carriage ;Limited ,Oldbury ,1t to If put —Flenddol Slate and Slab Limited,, 3-16 to 4 din—and Muntz'a Metal 'Limited', 11 to If ab. DCBLDI, OCT. 1 8 74 Cent. Consols , 384 ♦l—New Three per Cent. stock, 874 I—lndia Five pe? Cent. Stock tranderable ' at the Bank of Ireland), 104—National Bank ,L3O paid , 671 National of Liverpool (Limited. :£l.O paid , 111—Boyal Dank (LlO paid„ 32113 —Dublin and Liverpool Steamship-building all paid', 51—Dubin and Glasgow 'all paid , 65—Dublin and Kings town • tlOll paid., 188—Great Southern and Western (LlOO paid:, gol—Midland and Great Western (tlOO paid'. 100 pa 594—Dublin, Wick low, and Weiford Sit p er Cent. perpetual £kil, 113. Greenwich time has been officially adopted on all Italian railways. S OUTHA LL CAM.' MARKET, OCT. 17.—Trade ruled brisk to-day, the weather being favourable for slaughtering. Mutton made from 5.. to 6s. 4d. ; pork, 4s. to ss. per atone of 81 b. , sinking the offal. AND STOCIL mins prism I Bala 116 118 127 U 8 U 67 99 101 41 WI 4 •8 8 1 41s' 6 10 3 Mil 64 64 Hs i 19 OW Om 11 911 s a 6 e's 1 3 63 66 id 11 13 :di 29 30 —di. 5 3 die 30 10 di. $9 41 7 9pm to 10 dii 2 1 dia S 1 dia 46 68 MONEY M. On &Own. The directors of the Bank of England, at their weekly court to-day, have decided to make no change for the present in the rate of die- • count. The official terms, therefore, remain at 41 per cent., although the quotation in the general market is fully 4 per cent. lower. The position of the establishment has been' . weakened by the payment of the divi dends, which en the present occasion have been - retained to a much greater extent than usual in the hands of the public, owing to tie[ moderate total taken by the discount houses and brokers during the quarter in the shape of advances" on bills. At the same time, it is expected that shiset ments of silver to the East, topayfor oetton, will soon.. beeffected on a considerablescale,andthatthe Bank of France rate of discount may be raised shortly, im• consequence of the efflux of gold from that institu- - tion to pay for corn. Very few transactions have occurred to-day in', the discount rual•ket, while the supply of money seeking employment is extremely large. The general rate fur good three months' paper is 4 per cent., but there is still a disposition in some quar ter to effect business at 31. In the Stock Exchange . short advances on English government securities • are obtainable at 21 to 3 per cent. The dealings in public securities to-day consist chiefly of speculative sales, which are induced by the retention of the Bank rate at 44 per cent., and the wretched state of the weather. Consols haver declined 1-16 to 1 per cent., while the reduction in some of the British railway stocks ranges from 1 to 1. A few of the foreign securities are likewise lower, though not to any important extent Consols are enoted 891 to 4 for money, and 89# to 1 for the account (Nov. 8). Foreign stocks are dull, and a decline of Ito per cent. is observable in Turkish of 1865, Greek, and Ita'isn of 1861. Spanish Passive; Bonds, however, have improved 1. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 55 to 56 ; ditto, 1865, 28;? to 1 ; Greek, 121 to 131 ; Spanish Passive, 21} to 1 ; ditto Certificates, 131 to 4 ; Italian el 1861, 541 to 4 ; Mexican, 151 to 4. United States 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central Railway shares are unchanged, at 681 to 4, ex die., and 78 to 79, respectively ; but Erie have ad vanced 1 per cent., sit, to 51 to 52. Atlantic Cable shares are dull. Anglo-Ameri- • can are quoted 151 to / ; and Atlantic Tekgrapk 8 per cent. preference, 4f to 4. International F'eancial shares are quoted 14 Ito 11 die. ; London Financial, 16 to 15 die. ; General Credit, 22 to 2/ die. ; Credit Fonder, 4/ to 41 die. ; National Discount, 81 to 9 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16/ to 17. About 5,000 sovereigns, received from Paris and Malta, were sent into the Bank yesterday. The transactio is repotted during the week have been unimportant, comprising the purchase of 22,0001., and the withdrawal of 80,0001. for export. It is probable, however, that the receivers of the divi dends have taken . onto amount of coin. The Reigate has arrived off Falmouth from Jlelboui ae with 15,000/. in gold. The Esther, from Mazatlan, has brought 30,0001. in bar silver. The silver market remains quiet, although the government bills on India have been allotted at higher rates, but an increased demand is soon ex pected, oeing to the recent important advance is the value of cotton. Bars are quoted Si. Id. per ounce, and Mexican dollars 4s. 1141., showing no change in either case. The bidding. for 32.50.000 ra. (325,0000 in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of Eng land. The proportions allotted were :—To Calcutta, 17.40.000 rs. ; to Madras, 10.000 rs. ; and to Bom bay, 15.00.000 re. Thu minimum price was fixed as before, viz., at Is. 10/(1. on all presidencies. Teeders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. Ind., will receive about 64 per cent. ; and on Bombay at Is. Hid., about 3e, per cent. Above these rates in full. In the fact that the terms paid are 11 per cent. above those given on the 3rd inst., we have evidence that the demand for remittance to the E.st is still increasing. It is e :petted that a dividend of ss. or Gs. in the pound will be paid to the creditors of the Birming ham Banking Company early in December. The Court of Directors of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company have decided to recommend to the propfeiters, at the meeting to be held on the 31st else:Lit, a payment for the half-year ended 30th Jane last of 3!. per share out of the ordinary pre:its, and a bonus of 21. per share from the In surance Fund, both free of income tax. An informal meeting of the shareholders of Smith, Knight, and Company (Limited), was held yesterday, for the purpose of forming a shareholders' defence committee. The chair was occupied by Mr. A. .1. King, who briefly stated the reasons which rendered it advisable why steps should be taken to protect the interests of the shareholder' ; and eventually a resolution was passed, approving of the appointment of such a committee. In the matter of the Blakely Ordnance Com pany (Limited), it appears that a shareholders de fence association is being formed, upon the ground of misrepresentations in the prospectus, and mis management of the funds of the company. In convening an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of Hindustan, China, and Japae (Limited), for the 19th Nov., at the London Tavern, the directors have issued the annexed circular : In handing you the accompanying notice, lam is structol by the Oirectors to inform you that the special resolution passed em the 24th May hut was not baffictently fori.al to pern.it of an ordinary meeting being held is November, and that, therefore, they have resolved upon calling the extraordinary meeting. On that occasion the dire: ors will present a specially audited statement of the reiition of the company, which they believe will be sail*. faeturs to the shareholders. The directors also propose to suliniit for consideration a plan for reconstructing the bviac on a basis which shall reduce the liability upon, and the nominal amount of, the shares. Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Bona:, and Co. have an nounced the payment of the half-yearly dividend, due IA November rent, on the Imperial Russian Three per Cent. stock. A certain " turf prophet" has lately adopted the device of forwarding invitations to gambling en clesed in special and private envelopes to banking officials in the provinces. So liberally are these papers distributed that one manager has received no less than five of them, two being addressed " To the Manager of the Branch of the -- Bank, at —." Bs.nk managers, as a rule, are certainly not likely to be deluded by the " certainti e s" pro mised by this " member of Tattersall's, ' as be styles himself, yet the practice may as well be e74tosed, if only for the sake of presrving unwary subordinates from temptation and loess. WIM:CESDAT EVERIFIL Console, which closed yesterday at 894, " sellers," for the Bth November,Bsened this morning at 892 to 1, and closed at to 4. For money the last price was 89i,. The o cial business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 89 / i, 4, 4 ; ditto, for account, 894 ; Three per Cer.ta. Reduced. 811, 7, 4 ; New Three per Cen ts., 87, ; Bank Stock, 244 ; India Five per Cent. I Stock, 1051, i ; ditto Four per Cent., 93 ; ditto Four per Cent. " enfaced" r u p ee paper, 831 ; ditto I Five per Cent., 101 4. The India Five per Cent. Stock continues to ' meet with inquiry. Owing to the ease of the money market, the inquiries for Exchequer Me have increased somewhat, and the price is par to 4s. prem. The foreign stuck market was fiat, especially se regards the speculative descriptions, most of which declined. Greek Bonds fell f. per cent. ; Italian ' of 1861, 4 ; Turkish of 1865 and Spanish Card irates, ii •; and Pal. Ire, Mexican, Portuguese , a nd ' Greek Coupons. i. :THIS DAY.) r 114 1 4 10+ 1 0 4 I sr - Mt 2} ST; 6 106} i :all