The Express. — London, England, 1866-01-04 00:00:00

pars, &c., of Tatenham-court-road, was charged with 'fig fi ve ladies' hoe collars, value 15a. 1O&. and • tity of drums, shawls, mantles, drapery, hosiery, and • wings, to the value of 1001. and upwards, the property his employers. Mr. Michael Bower, chief clerk at ?Jousts. fiboolbred's, tad that it was the practice of the house that white goods sad paid for in the shop were to be sent home to the utomer, the assistant who had sold them should used the prod into the packing-room with a ticket, written sod signed v him, and giving the address to which the parcel is to be sot. Io the packing room the address is copied oa the mod, and the ticket is filed. The assistant keeps ' dueli sts of this ticket, and files it is the cubist's disk. Yew srday • parcel was sent in with a ticket u follows : ' Mrs. Graham, 26, Lopos-street, Pimlko ; (kni fe, paid." Having some suspicions of the prisoner, Maass went to the cuhier's desk, examined the Ile sad found that there was no duplicate of the facet. He then sent for the prisoner and asked hint bout it. The prisoner said the parcel consisted of a box retaking five ladies' lace collars, price 15s. 10d., which been sold to a lady with other articles, making 10d. ; the lady had paid sad takes the er goods with her. On again referring to the whores foetid a bill (receipted) foe articles meting to 16e. 10d., but they did not include the five collars or any similar item. The prisoner afterwards ' ca t he lady had not beam there at all. Witness gave him dy. Pol i-Zantatable Curzon, F 73, stated that he took the in custody and searched him at theatation•house. He nod on him a gold watch, chain, and pin, and six pawn rakers' duplicatae for drapery and other goods pledged for una amounting to about 201. He a/arched tb. prisoner's )x at Messrs. Shoolbred's, and found in it 43 pain of r Sergeant Franklin, 20 E, stated that having been latructed to investigate the case he called on Mrs. Graham, ;lthe address stated. She stated that she first t the prisoner in the Lowther-arcade with a ady friend." who came from his native place, lemons, and who introduced her to him. She ed her friend, • Mrs. Hogg, at that time lived together e Boyle-street, Savile-row. They bed both far some time *seised the prisoner's visits on the understanding that, bough be bed no money, he could make them presents of Asses, doi. lie said his friend' were very well off and would ay for whatever be wanted. Parcels, both for henelf and gm Hogg, were forwarded by Shoolbled's cart. She gave up quantity of goods, worth about 51., which she had received • " presents " from the prisoner, and also the duplicates if other articles pledged for about 101. He afterwards rent to the lodgings of Mrs. Hoag at Kennel New-town, ad received from her some other articles and duplicates of rhich she gave • similar account. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and had nothing to say. He was remanded for further examination. CLERKENWELL. UNLICENSED CAB-DRIVER. Mr. William Dale, • cab proprietor is an extensive way if bushing at Henrietta-mews, Brunswickequan, was called n to answer • complaint , made 1:7 the COMMill °nen of Police, " for that he being the owner hackney No. 2,150, did, on the 12th December, tithe parish of St. Panne and 'thin the police district, unlawfully an and procure one *min Miles to act as a driver of the said carnage, he having a licen s e so to do, and numbered ticket granted him according to law, and remaining in force contrary the statute, he.," and Benjamin Miles, of 18, Bury eet, Bloomsbury, wee charged with unlawfully acting as driver of the said carriage without a license or a num ticket. . _ Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, of Frederick-street, Gray's-inn , appeared to defend Mr. Dale, and Mr. Inspector fierce of the E division watched the case on behalf of the rumissioners of Police. Mr. Dale pleaded not guilty, and Miles guUty. Police•oooatable Chamberlain, 163 E, said about a qu►rter st 10 in the morning of the 12th of last month he saw the fendant Miles driving•horse and cabin Brunswick•square. be number of the cab was 2,150. He saw him dnvirg the me cab on the previous day. He went and saw Mr. Dale the 13tb, and asked him if he was aware that Miles was 'sing one of his cabs, and that Miles was an unlicensed 13 and had been refused a license. He said he was ware of " all that," but as he knew Miles was a careful d steady driver, and a good man, he would trust him yof hie horses and cabs. On the 12th be saw Mr. Dale Miles out with the horse and cab. Ha maw Mr. Dale p to put the horse into the cab. After hearing further evidence, Mr. Barker fined Mr. Dale 40e. and costs, and Miles 201. d meta. The penalties were paid. MARYLEBONE. INPUTINNT APPLICATION. A tall, well-dressed man made the following application s the magistrate : He said • few sights ago be was at one of the principal tusic•balls at the west•end of London. The Magistrate asked him what he was? Applicant said he was • captain in the merchant mice, and bad also been in her Majesty's service. He ontinued—On the night alluded to he was sitting in the tally, when he took a fancy to one of the principal dancers, ad she to him, so that their choice was mutual. He took . ---.-- -- away from the establishment, and would not allow rto return. He went again to the establishment • night r two after, when the manager asked him to allow her to turn to her duties. He (applicant) said ha would not, pon which the manager told the conductor of the d, if he did not take legal measures to compel her come back to her engagement he would discharge him. pplicant said they might do what they liked, but the aseuse should not return. The manager ordered him out the place and he refused to leave. The manager en called his son to his assistance, and he pplicant) was roughly handled and ejected. He had right to .his treatment, as he bad only just paid for a on ticket. He had spent about 1501. in the place, and thought he ought not to be subjected to such treatment. a wished to know what course he was now to adopt. The magistrate said he really was surprised at the appli. nt coming to make public such a statement as he had of kir elf. As for advice how to act, he should give him ne. If he felt aggrieved he could go to • solicitor for vice. Applicant retired. THAMES. THE POOR AT THE LAST•ZND. In consequence of the numerous and urgent claims for shaf from the poor box fund, sod the necessity of making otne arrangements in relation thereto, Mr. Partridge told not commence the regular business of the court atil 11 o'clock, when be said he had to thowledge the receipt of 51. from 0. P. Q. for the poor and, and he wished it to be publicly stated that the magi'. rites had now sufficient fonds in their bands to meet all egitimate requirement.. The court did not possess the alnisite machinery nor the staff to distribute relief , n the poor on a large scale and there was occasion to send any more money. The loos fund was originally intended for the relief of well leown, peculiar, and immediate cases of distress which came fader the notice of the stipendiary magistrates in the nurse of investigations in open court, and much good bad o done. The operations of the poor fund had been con stably extended, the clerks and officers of the court, who limited in number and whose official duties were erwholming, had no time to devote to inquiries into the ims for relief, and whether the parties applying were rving objects or not. The flow of public benevolence the poor-box fond might for the present be stayed. re was no very pressing necessity this winter, which been one of great mildness. There was plenty of trk in the district, and although provisions were b, wages were high. Poor in large numbers there ways would be, and he hoped they would be eared for by affluent, by the various philanthropic and &me t emetics, and the guardians of the poor, t without a relieving staff in the establishment the requisite machinery it was impossible to do ice to both givers and receivers. Last winter • was distributed from the poor-box and labour was immevee. The Houssless Poor • wise and beneficent measure, ought to relieve the .gistrates of the police -courts in a great measure from op tions for relief. Every really destitute person could in a nigh►'s lodging and some food in the casual wards. Mr. Pier, the chief clerk of the court, agreed in all that fallen from the magistrate. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKAI7PTCY. (Bofors Mr. Commielona Window.) rpooi 101 HOPKI2IB.—APPLICATION TO NIMOVE PEOCIMIONOO. The bankrupt was a merchant, leg out baldness at 'moo! and other plume. A trader de suromoas had sate* out in this court. whereupon the bankrupt filed petition and obtained adjudication spinet himself in ; and on the same day a petitioujor adjudication presented by a creditor in this court. Application Dow made to his Honour, in the exercise of i tt: ca tZ • 'dim, to make an order removing the to this court, on the usual ground of the majority of the 'tors oloidin within the district, and affidavits in pport of the motion had bean filed. Counter efidsvits also been filed, but not in time for the preempt ruing. d his Honour held that they could not be seed, and the pplication was ordered to stand over. Mr. Itnaltbroot, on behalf of the London creditors, then • for an ceder to stay proceedings usila the Liverpool indication, the choice of assignees being, fixed for to- R. Reed opposed the application. Hi Honour was of opinion that under the 88th section of le act of 1861 he had on power to make swat as order, or interfere in any way with the bankruptcy, unless he had reriotedy ordered the proosedinp to be transferred. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. ==TI MM ROBUST AT MEWL& SHOOLARICOL Thomas! Couiooa,moistoot to Mears. Shoolbred lod Co., WANDSWORTH. ♦ !DU LE FIUENDLI' IpAtrr DI • Samuel Cole, who bee has acting am secretary to the Female Friendly Swisty, held at the Old Swan, Battersea, wee summoned by iii Foster, one et timelines, for snlawfully debasing three books. Hr. Dimmest., at the oommencement of the bearing, ex pressed an opinioa that he had no *Windom, inasmuch as the mociegza s i at ot enrolled. The sem • who was accompanied by seural o th er members, stated the defendest was not a member. He had bees their paid secretary, and they wanted the books to form another nosiety. A malrenly.looking woman Mapped forward and com plained of the defeadeat not paying their doctor math the day before, so that if say of the mbers had hem tau ill they could not have demanded ha attendance. They did not wish to be hard with the defendant, though he had Not treated them well. The defendant said he had served them wall. His defence wee that the members had not acted wording to their roles in dismissieg him. One of the females said they held a general meeting on the sharing night at Cinielenas to damns him. Ur. Dimes@ reed the rules, and mid the defendant meld be dismissed only by a majority et the members at a public' meeting allied for the purpose. A member mid the meeting was held, but the defendant would not appear. Shy however, admitted that notice had sot been seat to the members. _ Mr. Dayman pointed out to them the way to proceed. They mut seed a mike to every member for a general mertieg, and decide upon his dismissal. The meeting must be sidled for that pursue, and if they dismissed him be would be no longer their nut. A member wished to know bow they were to proceed to recover their mosey the defendant &Weed from them. Mr. Dayman said they had better consult some solicitor. If them wee a disputed claim between them they must take proceedings in the aunty court. They could bring the defendant to &epaulet for their mosey without waiting for hie dismissal. The summons was them dismissed. itIHARB LISTS.-{THIS DAY.) ONI o'Clioax. The railway market is flatter, and a decline of per cent. has occurred in Metropolitan, Great Western, and Great Northern stocks,} in London and North Western, and fin Sou th Eastern. Caledonian, however, has improved per cent. London and North Western stock is now quoted 125} toe ; Great Western, 571 to 58f ; Midland, 1231 to I ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 122# to ; South Eastern, 73# to 74 ; Great Eastern, 421 to # ; Caledonian, 129 to 130 ; Great Northern, 126 to 127 ; ditto A, 144 to i•I FIRING AT AN ENGINE DRIVER IN IRELAND. We regret to state that an outrage of a very grave character was attempted this morning on the Midland Great Western Railway. The train which conveyed the Lord Lieutenant and Tidy Wadehoese to Oarriek-oe. Shannon was "hauled" by an engine sot having the protec tion of a " hood" for the driver and 'taker. On the return journey this engine brought the mail train as tar as Athlone, but an accident having occurred on the way by the bursting of a feed-pipe it became necessary to exchange it for another locomotive. As the event turned out this exchange was most fortunate. The engine substituted had a hood, and when the train emerged from the tunnel between Osetietewn and Mellinger, a shot was fired at it, the missile striking the hood. Had the driver been unprotected there is no doubt his life would have been sacrificed. No clue has as yet been ob tained as to the perpetrator of the outrage, but it is to be hoped that ke will not long remain undiscovered. It is worthy of remark that the place from which the shot was fired is contiguous to the spit when a rail was removed during the past summer, causing the running off the line of a mail trade. By this act a Mr. Kelly, of Athlone, was seriously injured, and at this moment the Midland Great Western Railway Company have a claim on account of it against the county of Westmeath for 2,0001, for malicious outrage.—Dublin Seeming Mail. DEATH FROM F♦LLING DOWN ♦ WILL 136 Farr Due.—An Mcleod wee held on Monday afternoon at the Windmill Inn, Dyke road, on the body of John "Worn, 32 years old, who was in the employ of Messrs. Easton end Amos, contractors for the works in connexion with the extension of the Brighton Water Works, being erected at Goldatoce bottom. Deceased was foreman of the well.siekers, and on Saturday afternoon be went down the well to ascertain the depth of water in it, and had been drawn to the top, when the rope of the " horse" on which he bad descended broke, and he was pre cipitated to the bottom, a depth of 136 ft. 4 in. A man named Hall went down the wall immediately, but could see nothing of deceased, there being upwards of 14 feet of water. Some grappling hooks were obtained, and deceased was drawn to the surface and was then quits dead, death having been caused by drowning, not a bone in his body having bean broken. The " horse" was produced at the inquest, and an examination of it showed that the rope had rotted at the point where it passed through the wood. In answer to the Coroner, Mr. Dawney, the contractor's resident en gineer, explained that it was the duty of the deceased to examine the whole of the tackle. A verdict of " Accidental death " was returned.—Wed Sussex Gazette. CHASING A RAILWAY ENGINE FOR SIXTEEN MILZI. —A remarkable circumstance took place yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon on the North Eastern Railway, and it is a natter for sincere thankfulness that it was not attended with very serious consequences. Between 2 and 3 o'clock an engiee and tender were at Learnsids Junction, standing on the main line of rails, both the engineman and fireman being off them at the time. The fireman observed a goods train approaching on the same rads, and at once jumped on to the foot-board to r,move his engine out of the way. Before he had succeeded in doing more thin giving it a start, however, the goods train had run into the engine, the collision knocking the fireman off the board. The engine, thus set at liberty, went off towards Newcastle at a fearful rate, some esti mating the pace at above sixty miles an hour. The greatest alarm was in the first instance caused among the offioials at Leamaide station, who saw that the occurrence might prove most fatal and destructive. They immediately tele graphed what had taken place to all the stations along the line, instructing the officials at Washington to despatch an engine after the runaway. The greatest excitement was caused at each station as it flew pest, with no one to regulate its speed. Au engine was gut ready as soon as possible and started in pursuit of the runaway. But the latter having got the start of about a mile, few expected that it would be overtaken before it rushed into Newcastle Central Station or bad done great havoc elsewhere. Oo reaching Fell Station, however, it fortunately slackened its pace, the steam having blowo off faster then it was generated, and it was come up with at Wash-house-lane. near Gateshead, after a run of about 16 miles., and one of the men jumped on to the engine and turned off the steam. No one can say what damage it might not have done bad it not been overtaken ; and, indeed, it seems marvellous that it should have run so far and so fast without outesioniog some casualty. It passed Pelaw Maio Station only a few minutes before the arrival of a passenger train from Sunderland and South Shields. Glad or everyone must be that the event, unprecedented io many respects, was not accompanied with fatal results, it im a matter calliog for searching inveatigaticio, which it will, no doubt, receive.- -Northern Express. DILATII AT A WEDDING-PARTY.—On Monday eveniog, Mr. Leonard Dufour, of Alfred-terrace, Bromp ton, gave a party on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter, and about 9 o'clock Mrs. Dufour was waltzing with the bridegroom, when she was observed to laugh in an hysterical manner, and made for an ante-room, the entrance to which she had just gained when she fell lifeless into the arms of her daughter. Her deaths attributed to disease of the heart. _ _ AN Acritviss'a Rsronv.—An interchange of rather sharp letters bag lately taken place between Mdlle. Colotn. bier, the French actress, and some others of the female per formers in Paris. A correspondent of the Nord gives the following version of the matter:—" Mdlle. Colombier, • former pupil of the Conservatoire, who makes a large income, apparently by playing the part of innocent young girls, possesses two strong cerebral organs—that of soci ability and that of combativeness. The first induced her to give • delicious ball, as all the guests called it, whilst the second instigated her to make war against pretty women like Madame Madeleine Brohan and Madlle. Schneider. Some of the accounts given of the fete mentioned the presence of those ladies, but they at once wrote to the journals to pro test against the imputation. Madlle. Columbier thus replies to Madlle. Schnei der :—` Several persons to whom I did not send invitations announce in the journals that then were not present at the ball which I lately gave to a few Meads. Mdlle. Schneider, in particular, makes her protest with the bitterness which so peculiarly belongs to her, and of which all about her feel the streets. Although the eancan of La Belle BelNe is io great favour with the public, it may very well alarm the mistress of a house who lives in • very limited circle ; besides which I made a point to have only young people at my party.—Accept, &c., Mentz COLONBIER.'—What do you think of this last bit ?" Tag DRIMMAKING COMPANY.—About a year I ago the ladies of London established • Dressmaking oast petty ; and, as ladies are not expected to know much of , the maxims of political economy, it is not to be wondered at that this truly worshipful company was not based on the ' principle of buying in the cheapest and selling in the' dearest market. It is, in fact, a company after Mr. Ruskin's own heart (by the way, his name is on the com mittee, and we hope he is consulted in the cutting -out de partment, and that we may soon have the mode a la Buskin). One is bound to acknowledge that the lovely subjects of Queen Victoria who patronise the company, whatever pries they pay for their garments. may say in one i sense with plain masculine meaning, without the halo of feminine creative pains with which they they usually in vest the phrase, that they cost " absolutely nothing." , The company, whose employfes number 50, undertook to furnish the nicest of dresses and sweetest of bonnets with. I out murdering a few milliners and dressmakers in their manufacture, just in the crush of " the season," of nouns The girls were to have airy rooms ani moderate hours, and their evenings for study and recreation. These fine promisee have been amply fulfilled. Perhaps in another year they may go in for the competitive examinations now proceed. ing briskly at the venous " centres" under the grave 'napkin of the University of Cambridge, and to which an alarming number of young ladies have betaken themselves. la the meantime they have been entertaining their friends at • contort organised by their music -master, and assisted by a few privileged m a. musicians. Very pretty the bevy of angers looked in their costume of black and white (court mourning for the Sing of the Belgian.). The singing testi ! fled at ono, to the excellent condition of their hinge and the good use of their leisure, and proved that the products of their taste and industry wet " absolutely nothing" is the I shape of Mumma suffering.—The Argosy for January. ORDINA&Y ARAM AND groom Bh. I Pd. I 11411.W47& I CkleingPticim lialea " yesterday. I 10 1 PA& N IN Bridal and fasts N N 93 1 81. 100 Oaledoolan..... _ _ 129 13/ - Bt. IN Cambrian N N -. N all .oast and Beatles l2 16 - N all Ocesoall N. um I Debitn sad Mimi Jass 0 8 70 - 26 all iDondes49.4ll.&AbLio 70 12 -, 100 all 'BiatLoanton Scrip Cart -.- - _. 60 Do. N. 100 I , &Isogon and & Western 112 114 - - N. 100 rare& &Mem Ord. N. ES 43 421 i i Bt. 110 Do. & Ang.Bol.. No.l 71 9 2 - N. IN Areal Wortholleolland - .- - N. 100 ililnatlorthans 127 128 84. 100 Dm& • me. ao dlr. an 144 146 143 1 N. MO Do.B 1 J 1110 p. e. &veld B •.. -.- 81. NO Do. New. Ise. at 26 pm .... - - 81. 40 :Do. Ort DeL Dlr. Nock -.- 84 101 lOC. South* West. (Iro.) 91 02 ... N. IN Greg 10400100 631 681 662 a U. 100 Do./66049 VsLilunikk - - - 88. 1115 Do. Soma wales - - 13t. 11110 Do. W. Mld.-411dami 33 40 - 84 100 Do. Do. If eort 33 37 - Bs. 145 Do. Do. Heedord It 3 106 - 81. 150 lenembire &Yorkshire 1221 114 1224 1 Bt. 1N 'London and Blanterail 90 92 - 3t 190 Lae.. &B.Coaat 102 lot - 84 100 , &Dor 17 /9 - 100 1 D ig l i tetlatten.A6p.e. - - ad - 31. 100 Imodon&Nortis Mesta. 1251 1261 1291 1 81. 100 I London&NothWeetens 05 96 95 Si. 105 111an.,111142.,& Uneolnab 02 Mt - St. 100 Motropolltan 136 115 MI 1 1 1 1 i lo 71 Do. New 3 31 pro 10 6 i Do. Seension MO all !Metropolitan District lOl 113 ad - ad 100 10 ) Do. do. do. - - P. - N. 100 .Midland :231 124 lin 1 9 5 I Do. 49 Shares .- - Bs. 100 Do arm. 4 Derby - so 411 I Mid [eat ... . - - -.- 2 3, 11115 1 North Bettis\ - - 67 69 63 11. 100 , Do. Idla,Per th .Dand. 27 29 - 94. 100 M. Bostens-Berwiek llOl 1111 1101 11 N 101 Do. G. N. S. Paso.- - - - lit, 111 Da. Ueda.. - - os. 105 1:05. V .ork . ” lO4l 1061 - 8t 1411 De. Oartisle . - - - N aD Do. Noetc&ll47linii se 37 16 16 Do. do. 180041 lO 11 pm - 94 104 North London 196 138 - 10 6 no. do., 18e4 - 10 6 Di. tlO. MISS 2 24 pm - et 100 North Staffordahbo 76 77 - 10 all N. &B. Waters Joao ll 12 11 SS 150 Illeettialt Central - 34 100 %NUM N.S. Aber..lll9 66 08 - 84 100 ' IMMO& Midland ..- - 112 114 - N. 1 80 Ilthrepahlre Coke - - - 184 100 .Sooth Devon 65 67 - Bt. 100 loath Eastern 90 all I Mamas, vi•icinim so 8 9 - 84. DM iTst Vide - 10 II I Do. 0 . .-- ... - R. 100 Vale of Math - 10 2 Waterloo & Whitehall - - - Bt 100 Mai Cornwall I 49 61 - BRITISH 1.01112111035. iti.l Pd. I RAILWAYS. Albano& 84, Lawrence !Bon).Bar. & C. In. 8.68.4. I Do. Irdbaroi 1 .--.- - I Dattaio 4 two Huron] Do. Preference dud.. Branco% Oalark* Ler rent. 1 err-S-4 CaLAtl.6,aelorn 6p. o. g 'Cape T. & Dock Op. e. g Deoloreas,7 p.a.per.pret ;E t. Drool go. 6 do I liad Indian gm. do . _ tillsi,;n 7. : : Grand Trunk of tam& ..0. agony. IL B.,ep.ct Do. 1 pent. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred Do. Ind pr•L. Bonds.. Do. do. deterred Do Ord prof. litock Do. do. _ defor_rod Do. Mb post. Stock Do. do. &shored Orsa► Indian Pentiouls Do. gua. 6 per wet • New do 96. 9. of India g. 6 p. et Do 63 per oust. I 1/ e C L Wooten. et Caosais IDo. New . .... i D 0.65 do. do. 1877-8 Indian Bnulott. Limited Madras gam. 6 p. amt. AM. do. dt do Do. no. do.— Do. PUBs litaadoa corp. o per a. bd lietb. sad Hobsoa's By N.B.oteaa.Sp.a.lat p. B. Mande, ea► 6 par amt. Do. DalL d 0... Do. do. do. Do. Paulus) do Do. Was BL/Bot. do 1 100 1100 I 100 100 I Closing prme. I Was. 48 SO 99 100 id, itlis par ad ei 19 11 76 80 I 6 98 id 66 70 100 102 99i 100 e 101 192 id par Ipm id 86 SO 87 83 87 09 67 62 62 80 62 67 47 60 42 46 1108 4 14 1 6 .1 302 zd par ipso xd , Jdis .m 93 lOO id 91 96 id 100 994 id xd Ed 351 5 671 101} i ; xd 1 84 i i xd xd 1 14 I'2! tts " 84 88 1 Oecus Id 99 100 id 91 99 14 87 84 adl 63 66 82 id 98 1 x 98i JOINT STOCK BANKS. ra I dl. prices. I "alas. b 7 66 1 ella par 4 6p. Sy 46pn f 11P0 i 1 Po , 6 341• 16 16 71 73 216 226 296 106 14. 162 26 1611. 7 6 dia 48 66 ei 71P 131 601. ,ra Idia gar 21 Ifdla 46 48 236 246 46 44 id 108 111 44 46 291 451 30 31 it eixal —gal 83 S 8 Ok i ...i.p.ml 1+ O d 20 Is 43 - 4 dl, iia6 16 18 16 1 , 4 16 18 - 4 ii P" 2 3}.•n id i 6 t 7 Idle par Par kirr lie - • -- -..— 8 4pm par 4)m 12 13 pm 2 o SIP • tti 23} 79 Fl 60 62 10 17} p.r 1 pm idas }pm 1 Ms par 26 96 1) 21Pr 0 1 I 4 the i as I di, pm le illna 7 9pm 79 81 4346 V1161;m Si Sip. 51_ 62 Idls If l Oldie 2 1 dis ▪ 2es • 2 d/s 4 641 s $6 37 10 941. 6 4414 64 65 4 1 dla 64 9 44i No. I as. I tg).4lW, 0.1 Agra & Slasterumai 10,0061 60 ;Albion 110,000,100 •Wancoloandllvarpool 10,000'100 Do. Mooed at 20 pm 100,00 CI 20 Anglo Analcian 10,000 60 Anglo Agyptian (1.1 m.) 20,000 66 .Anglo Italian , lAmita6 11.300 20 Aidatießank.Cor.newab 30.000 60 Anatralmia.. . 1t:600' io !Santa BritlahGoinnabla 11,000 26 flank of Lunt 8,000 100 Bank of Landon 11,000 10 Bank of Otago (Limited), 10,000 100 Bank of Queensland (L ) 2),000 60 Rank oflf ictoria,Anstrla 10,000 10 Bank of New Zealand I 61,000 b 0 Barned's Bank (Limited 50.000' 20 Brasilism&Portuguess , ,L 20,000' 60 liritish Caliterulan 20.000: 50 British N. America 60,000' 10 C. Bk. India, ans., China 20,000 26 Chart. Mee. of india,tko. 11,900 100 City 10,000 100 Colonial 60,000 101 ,Com. Bank of Canada 60,000 16 . ow. Bank of India, .tc i 100,000' 10 Consolidated Bank (L) 6 , 000 100 Continental 1,000 100 Ito. New 10 . 000 ; 60 Delhi and London 20.0001 SO anal to .ton Limited, 10,000, 20 Eastern Exchange( Ltin) 10,000 26 English Joint Stock (L.) 10,000. 20 Eng.ScoL&Ausl.Chart4L 10,000 60 I. ngHsh and Swedish (L 46,000 SO Fnropean Hank , Limtted 10 . 000 ' 100 10 , 000 100 Do. issued at 2 pin 90.000 100 New . . 20,000.100 126,000 SO 4000, 25 6,000 26 100,000 le 20,0001 60 10,0-0 100 22,000 •;.0 6,000 100 20,000' 26 $O,OOOl SO " 6° 71 0001 60 26,000 90 4000 100 6,000 100 6,000 60 60,0.0.100 10.000,100 I%ooo'loo Imperial Bent, Limited 1011111.11.. ' Do New Land Ifort.Bk: India (L) Lon.BlLoiNleste..de.;L Landon and Braaillan Do. New Lot don & River Plato L Do. New. 1t... 4t le pm lon. MBank et Anotrl. London and London Joint Nock._ London& South African Lou. & a. Western (Lim. Do. do. New Loudon& Veneruela (L ) Len. & Westminster erehant Flank __Do. _New_ _ - - - 68,000 00 mOOO, toe 4166 100 6.000' 100 20,000 6 "480 . 100 10,000;100 66,000. 20 40,000 : 60 67,600 1 10 81,000 i 10 60,000 10 40,0001 16 10,000 20 16,000 20 11,000 20 "000 50 7.210 1 CO MarmotD.3 Izehant I Metro. & Pros. bank L Do. de. Rank •11m I National of Australasia .f I.lvoryou, at lloglead Do. fad and and lease National Bank New Booth Wales New Zealand (Malted) North Western Oriental Rank enrDnriv Orient . Com. B. Llateo. C N., do. lateN. Ir. Do. do. latelr.D. Provin.Banitlngt;urp.iL Do. do. Provino. of Ireland 90,000 100 10,000' 10 Do. do 87,0001 93 lotado.Puni., & Delhi (L 110.0001 96 South ansiralla 11,211 100 104sarl. ad 51. S. Atria& 10,000'10 Do. do. I. at Opm {MOO 25 Union of Australia tO.OOO'lOC !Milan of Ireland 82.0401 60 Mirka al Load°, No. I sh. I 191,043111 t. 4.88316 1 8 t. 510,000 Bt. U 9,000 Bt 1130,001 Bt. le18:111. st. MOO Bt. 1119,710 Bt. 1112.4311 DEBENTURE S rqo tel. Gt. Wm. p.e. lifar.&Bep. G.N p.e.Jan.&J el G. Wetn.—W. W. —01.,41 p. et.. Jan. & July.... • Long.& Plc.. p.e.Jan&lly Lon, Brlgh.4 p.e.Jankily L.&N.W.4p.e.lan.&JoG Da p. c.Jan.&J al,: Lae. W., ip.e.Jan.&July, N. &WA, IL P. & D. ft,' 6p. et., Feb. & p.e.J an&T uly Gat&N.L.49.e.A1p.&061.1 IPd I 01. pylon. 1 dues. Pi 98 xd l WI 99 id Ili 46 id N 94 id 94 N K bid 94 46 ad in in kg sd EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1866. 111.111111 L MONEY MA.BILBT.-(TE18 DAY.) FRESH RISE IN THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. ONE o'Owal. Much to the surprise of the mercantile commu nity, the directors of the Bank of England Lave to day raised the rate of discount from 7 to 8 per cent. Their object is, it is presumed, to check the flow of gold from the Bank. The publication this evening of the Bank return made up to last night is awaited with some anxiety. The demand for money in the open market is limited, while the supply is large, but the charge for the best paper is 8 per cent., owing to the movement by the Bank. In the Stock Exchange loans on government securities till to-morrow are obtainable at 5 per cent. The discount establishments have not altered their terms for money " at call," but the rats for money at seven days' notice has been raised from 511 to 6 per oent., and at fourteen days' notice from 6to 7. The joint stock banks now allow 5 per cent. for deposits, except that the London and Westminster give only 4 per cent. for sums below 500/. No. I IX TS,11:1 %KO LOU U._ Olio 4 . 000 P°6 12,600 LOGO 0).000 iiiii 4.°0!1 9,000 40,000 foi 4000 6.640 1,000 LP° "us 6.1811 I Pd. la. wins 9 10 20 21 215.690 18 20. 54 134 141 id 21 St 5 7 20 21 " at 4 88 34 xd 34 • U.S 61 6 7 4 28 (IL 16 17 I 87 92 620 440 2 21 20 26 10 12 19 10 4 6 8 4 9 11 82 85 126 196 96 100 1.1 85 3 216 320 lee ne id ti.p I 2.14. 1 6 It 114.0 &LI - 131:0 L0L17.6 14‘.66 161.19.6 60 LILO 1 6L106. 6.16.6 13.17.6 6.146 ta 4.4.0 11.11.0 - 1.1. i 10.6, 7 8.2.0 18.18.9 86.11.11 ell Cambrian an. 0014. L Clavernon IGllfford Anna INT. G. Con. (Toorlie ) Drawnlla limn Beret (Illapa) Rest Camden Irma am Brea I But Grenville Fast Guumirdake But Lovell 'L W. Russell (MAAR) IGtambler & I. aubyu Greut Limey (Limited) lereat UW111'010(6 Great Wheal Busy G. W. Vet (Holston) 12"4".ti1. 'Herod a loot taltlPton Dowse timarat at Want) Valley llwyndy Iron Ore New Beton North Roekeer N. Wt. Bonet (Mogan, North Wheal Crotty Proetoer Untied Providence (11. Want) S. Caradon (Steiner) South Condorrow la. W. Frances (Clow ) Stray Park Tin Prott Vigra and Ma; Wu West Pasant (n). W. Cared= (r teoo rd) , West Chiverion Workiieton Wh. Bueet (Mogen) Wh. Buller (Ledraili) W.MaryAnn (Ilonhea ) W. Seton Wh. ?Mammy (Llsk 1 FOREIGN 081 R tic wsrs. ICI 60 al 4.l.62otaboarg6p.oont 20 411 i Do • 100 all • Havana and Matanzas / 100 'aR Lausanne and Fribourg' 100 all Matanzas and Sabanillsl 100 , all Do. Second linue.... 111 all North of France S p.et.l 20 all ' Do. ilateChail.3lp.et.l 100 all Ottoman (Smyrna, do.)I 40 all ParinLyons,&lln6p.e6.l 20 all , Do. New ....E p. et. 100 all Recife &S. F. (Pero) all Royal Swedish 6p. et. 100 all Sava In Grande 7 p.et.' 20 all S. Ans&Lont-Von.llp.e.l 100 all Bouth2nat.of Port.7p.o. 20 gall ,Southernot Irrancellp.e. 20 all .South Italian, S per et. 20 all 'W.&N.W.itt fra. p. e. MISCYLL No. 181 i 1 Ceramic 1 Pd. I Cl. _ I Sass. 0,160 t 0,03 01 110,000 , 10,000, WOOD 10,000 3,000 16,000 Y,r° Anglo-Ecapt. Rat. (L), I ,glo-yeatf:an MUM io:000l 6,000 111471101. 12.50?, — C9I6 60,000 lb,ooo 12,600 20,600 16,041, Aitanuc Tel. saaep-ct 4:060 16.000 10,000 10,000 10,1100 20,000 17,000 *l,OOO 10.000 100,000 100,000 01= 160,00/A. 111,0001 7.600 10.000 18,uuu to,otro 10,000 110.001) 100.000! @Tom.' 79.000 111),Ots , 10,00 n 16,000 4,uou 110,0•: 10,000 260,00. fie,oool b),(1001 6:060 IMAM 10,001.1 1011,WO 68,0041 60,000 i IMAGO' SOO.OOO, 30,004/ ______ i aanaragan Apical— suatrailankLLAYnAL Taallatated., ta:Erf: h terworka ( . I t .j. 'Bolckow Vaughan (L. ' Bombay Gaa (Lind Loooo , au 90.001 ' Do. 11rd Jamie , Brlttab American Lana , ,B. I I. Man. T. (L.) , British Indlaa Tea (L.) 1 ,Canada Co 'esnadianto ca (L ) Ceylon Company ' Ditto A shares 'City of Londonit.Prol 'City of Man Dope*. (L i I D° City of Moscow Gas (L) lefty Oflidats (Lbw, Coramereialtrnionff as ' Com. of African Myr. 141 u Consolidated (L) IContlaenuu :C.ontraosCorooratlon,L iCop.lLEng.,Pref.7o.c. c. me.dt Ana of taw. Do.lacat pm. (11..t0 pay) 4:666' 110,00 D !SM?! *' 664 14026 Do. ot lerystal Palace Do. Preference • Do. 6 p. ct. Porp.Deb , Darjeeling (Lumped) DlacounWmpondon(Ll Wren Assam Tee(L) ludlaLand.C.&Fin L. C. India Irrig. & Donal libber Vale =Gom.&llrd. (L Telegraph Cog. and A.os. Copper Cog.and Fore Credit Ailcottleh (L Ita ling irbairn Engineering. Financial Dumont (L.) Fore-m. Warehouse (L. Gallivan (limited) G.Credltet Fin.ol Len. (L (Mn. (Ream Navigation Home& Ae. (L.) (long Hong &China Cui andace's Bay !Winner Iron Worke(l4 torp..lMer.Odt. as& (I. 11 (warn Carting (Lim)! International Contract, Interim& liasalloc. (4), I nternat. Land cremilL I Italian Land. Italian brig. (Oen. Car: Do. 6 p. c. We. r. 1670' Jointatooklliscount(L.; Land liecuritlea (Lini.) ! Lond. African Trading Lon& andcaled on. M.(1. , Lon.Conntyland&B. (L. Load. Mated Tele& IL Lon& linan. Len. IL.), Load. G. Omnibus C.IL . 1 Luu.l.&olaag.ltrig.Co(L Lund., Italian, etc Una Loud. Mar. Divot nt(L) I Lond.Prorlocialltarine 11(adras Irriga. & Dual fr;4oo.i l 10,604, 6,001. 66.600 60,000 10,000 16 1%600 10 12.060 10 10,000 60 26,000 10 . all 1 Marine In vestment(L ) • 631 Mauritius LandAc4l ) 2 Medlt. &sten. TeL (L) all , Merchant Shipping 1.) , 15 ' 14 illwailF.Ld.silockL ' 10 I tilliwall Iron Storks. 6 !Natal land & CoL O. (I.:I . 6 lational Dis. Wm. IL] I NattonalPror.Martnea, se Nationalities's Nas (Li 60 Nerbuddaooal & L 'L. 6 ' IM. New 1 3 1 IN. Zealand LA M.Ag. L , se , I.Zealaud 2.&Losu(L ; I , NorthernassounTeML), If Do. B I N .Bri LA witralaslau(L) .100 V.Brit.&Mermui. lo.'L 63 Nowgoog Trail/mite& 2 wean Marine MIMI'. I 6 Oriental Irinancial(Lim 10 Oriental Gas (Waited)! all Do. New ! 1 •rrientinlandliteam)Lh all biaa • & Yin Mild I Weal. I g I Ottoman Company (I ) 2 Ottoroau Pluatietal • 29 'Ott oma n ass tumited)' all 'Overend,Gurney,Co (1 1 15 I ...thunall,_ M. Aiwa:OlL , 9 Do. do. .. .. au 'Peel Biv.Land& Min. )L).100 Peninsular & O. Steam all Do. do. sew B6 Ousbrads L. It.. m.g I si ,Rbymney Iron i al IBM 2. City Improv. (1 , ' all Ditto ditto.... , 10 Rio Janeiro Gas (Lim.) all lEeyal Mail Steam ..... MD .Scut.Austra. lureek (L.)100 insith, It night. &Co. (L. 10 'ioe.Fluan .I'l , ,,y , te'' , 10 S. African IL & In. (L) 5 'lentil Australian Lead al/ Submarine Telegraph — l lOO Do, Scrip ; all rel.Construc.&Maln (L? 12 Thexoes&Mersey 1 1.. I a Prinidsd Petroleum (L) 4 Trust&AgeneyolAns.L.' 1 T. & L Co. Or li. raeLads I 5 itn.Marine of Uver.l . L. 2 I ' Gaited C. Tele,. On. a.) all Unlverallarlne Ins.(L. d Upper Alava Tes(lAm i de, Ditto Van Dlemen's Land I el ' WIIITOt•It I , lr•vvwftlm ' 10 Ved India&Pardee.(l,. I 20 10,090 50 MAW 10 120,000 St 10,000: 26 16 11 2 3 21 24 so oou 6,000' 4000 10,000 11u:uw 16,000 15,000 187,176 e 40.000. 111.904 40,000' 10,0001 go,uo 30,u00i 10 WO , 26,0001 14.50(?, io.000! ii.ooo 100, (0u 62.500 - 1 1 - tot I o t °LP° Li 214 poyoui 90,000 10,000 17,00 v 10.00 0 10.000 i 5.83 91 20,161 s'i:‘_.:t2 I 16.000 800,,0001. 1,0, 000 1 Pal 10 26 78 88 78 I 2 xi =,:~i iis6l 100.00 a 100.00 t 7,500 17,6001 ),000 100,000 i ANL 1%000, *OOO 10.0% 119,00( 110,00. ! • - 2 1 die 21 xd l! apm pm xd 11 Ofdls 11 Ofdta 4 $ din 14 I a 1 !dial2 pm 1 Inj 8 4 di P sl 141 s pm 14 16 I marl $4 $6 110 113 zd, 110 113 id 4 2 dial 1 8 Ws 1 %di.' 31 214141 • dls zd 11 Lees' 133 11l 11 If 3 az 11 0141 s 1.141p6111 14 ra Si SiPm • 12 10 dial ifp6 i - 041 14 22piai 15J 162 id! 17 16 cu.i si sism , 5 - 4 dl. llara' 2 (Ps par id . 12 0211. , 10 12 id' 79 1.1 id: 12 1 as 24 1414 7 6 2 41.1 dig paz 2f , 4 4ipm, i S b 641. l 10 7 dla 11 9de 21 171 lea la Oa dal ads par •aM 7 541. • Pd 4 adla par • ladb lit 12aawat I 1 0141. 2 1.14 II sat. 2a IP^• . . ILA _Coidta 10 60 10 20 2 122121 19 20 0,1 9 7d4 62 bl per }pm , lids par P f "T. 31 4 6 1 6 69 10 7 b 4 6 46 49 71 74 16 . 17 . pf 19 . 31. 214 224 xd 4 3 xi 4 le peal 109 112 125 1 29 I 15 1?.. dA 5 4 414 3 2dl. 30 32 60 40 I • 3 die • dipsc' gfr l pm 1 lips id!. par 11 pm/ 1 1416, dip: 1* prs. is 16 10 1! zd id zd 101 id 79 id 9 til 1 4 - 1 I xd 16; 17i MI i i n i 110 9 1130 ifit 14014 liPai l •-• •PBEFEBENCB SHARES. Great Northern. 5 per mat., Mi. Ditto, 5 per cent., rsdln. at 5 per cent. prem., 1563. London and North Western, Coy. asd Nun. 5 per omit., 104. North Eastern Stock and Dad. B 6 per sent. FOREIGN RAILWAY. Great Luxembourg, 15k, 16. PROVINCIAL SHARE HAREEM LMRPOOL. JAN. 3.-Sala today: Caledonian, 1261 -Lanes *lire and Yorkshire, 1221 4-London and North Western, 1251 1 4-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 6214 -Metropolitan, 1354 1 84 4Hi 51-Midland. 1 9 .34 3 34-Ditto new 181 shares, 1 15-16 p. -North Eastern, Berwick, 111-South Eastern 74- Commercial Bmk, 184-Mercantile and Exchange Ban k, 44 d. 74- - North Western 41 -Empire Marine, 11-16 p-Live and London and Globe. 99-16 p -Union Marine, I 11.161} feeds and Liverpool Canal, 4624-National Steam Navigation Co p- mpany, 11 li 1 1-16 It 1 1-16 It 13-16 d. BIRMINOHAN, JAN. 3.-The transactions reported to-day were as follow :-Birmingham Joint-Stock Bank, at 38 ; Lloyd's Bank. at 94 prem. : Staffordshire Joint-Stock Bank, at 94 prom ; and Leeswood Cannel and Gas Coal, at 4 die. Birmingham Bank closed 30 to 31 British and Foreign Railway Plant, 6to 3 dia. : Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wag.n Third lane, 4to 1 dia. ; Bendel Slate and Slab, par tot prem. ; and Steam Cooper age and Caak, par to 1-16 prem. sisteffileffiffia. JAN. 1.-There was a moderate business, tout generally at lower mice& Buffalo and Lake Huron, 64 13-16- Consolidated Bank (Limited;, 61 p.—Eriee, 674 4 7 61 Great Eastern, 421-Great Northern A. 144 4-Orand Trunk of Canada. 36 61 6 41 5 4 1-rlreat Western of Canada Great Western, 681 4-Illinois, 78-Lancashire and Y 1114-London and North Western, 13 2 0 1 , -- Mancheder , . and Lincolnshire. 621 4-New di 6 per cent. p_ eh ril e t il . l l l S paid), d. -Metropolitan, LW: 16 SI fie 61 1-Iffidiand. 123 4-South Eastern, 74 4 4-Thames and Mersey Marine Insu rance (Malted), use -16 p. -United States 540 Years' Bonds, OH -Innesatike Lanoe is-Sambre and Men" le. The stock markets are all somewhat lower, in consequent* of the fresh advance in the value of money. Consols have receded * per cent., and some foreign bonds to The reduction in several of the British railways amounts to *per cent. Consols are now quoted 87 to it, ex div., for money, and 874 to for the account (Jan. 9). Foreign stocks are flat, and a decline of per cent. has occurred in Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, and Brazilian scrip ; and in Spanish Certificates. Mexican Bonds have improved 4. Some of the present quotations are subjoined, viz. :—Greek, 141 to 1.14 ; Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865, 42 to ; Spanish Passive, 274 to 1 ; ditto Certificates, 141 to 15 ; Confederate, 6to 8 ; Brazilian scrip, 1 to 1* prem. ; and Mexican, 221 to 23, ex div. United States 5-20 Bonds are slightly firmer, at 654 to it, but Erie Railway shares have declined to 564 to I, and Illinois to 71 to 2. International Financial shares are now quoted 1 to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 2 to 1 prem. ; London Financial, 4i toil prem. ; Impe rial Mercantile, 21 to prem. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 3i to ft prem., ex all; Overensi, Gurney, and Company, 61 to prem. The shares of Charles Lafitte and Co. are quoted 22 to 3/ prem. ; English and American Bank 1 to I/ prem. ; and London Steam Towing, 1i to 2 prem. A large amount of loans have to be repaid to the Bank between Tuesday, the 9th inst. (when the payment of the dividends will commence), and the 17th, and in this way a good deal of the divi dend money will be absorbed. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have just issued the prospectus of the expected loan for the Argentine Republic. The amount is 2,500,0001., but only one-half of this is to be issued at present. The loan is iu a 6 per cent, stock, to be issued at 75 per cent., with a sinking fund of 1 per cent. per annum. The dividends are payable in London and Amsterdam. The list is to be closed on Tuesday, the 9th inst. No deposit is required on application. The proceeds of this loan are of course to be applied to the expenses of the war against Paraguay, and the subscription will be filled the more readily owing to the prospect that the faithful adherence of the Argeutine Re public to the alliance with Brazil seems likely to bring this struggle to a speedy close. Moreover, the holders of the existing debt of Buenos Ayres are not likely to overlook the punctuality with which the funds for the dividends and sinking fund have been provided since the settlement made with the government. About 50,000 sovereigns were taken from the Bank yesterday for Alexandria, making a total of 160,0001. withdrawn for exportation during the week. The City of Boston, from New York, has brought 19,0001. in specie. The steamer Manilla, which will leave South ampton to-day, will take 115.180/. in specie for China and the Straits, the whole of which is silver, except 6001. The silver market remains dull, with few transac- tions, although the government bills on India were disposed of yesterday at somewhat higher rates. The quotation for bare is ss. litd. per ounce. The bidding++ for 35,00,000 rupees in bide on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were :—To Calcutta, 22,73,000 rupees ; to Madras, 2,27,000 rupees ; and to Bombay, 10,00,000 rupees. The minimum price was as before viz., Is. 114 d. on Calcutta and Madras, and is. I lid. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras, at Is. 114+1., will receive about 24 per cent. ; and on Bombay, at 2s. 110., about 27 per cent. Above these prices in full. The Midland Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 6,9801. over last year; the London and North Western an increase of 6,1701. ; the Great Eastern au increase of 2,1441. ; the Great Northern a decrease of 3491. ; awl the Great Western an increase of 1,7271. After the close of the Stock Exchange, yesterday, the publication of the traffic return of the London and North Western Railway caused the stock to decline to 125 k to The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, just received, shows an increase of 3,1681. over last year. At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Colonial Bank, held yesterday, the net profit was stated at 45,6251., and the ordinary dividend of 6 per cent. for the six months was declared, in addition to an "extraordinary" dividend of 2 per cent. The directors in their report draw attention to the favourable position of the bank, and state that, according to their latest advicea, the operations of the branches were proceeding satisfactorily, except in Jamaica, where business bad been temporarily interrupted by the disturbances, but was gradually resumiag its accustomed course. The prospectus of the Galatz Candle Company (Limited) is issued. The capital is fixed at 100,0001., iu 20,000 shares of 5/. each, with a first issue of 2,000 shares, or 60,0001. The object is to purchase and extend the candle and soap works of Messrs. Faulquier, Blanc, and Co., at Galatz, and which are now in full working order. The purchase , money for the lauds, buildings, plant, good-will, d:c. is 38,0001. It is mentioned that " a minimum dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum for three years on the present capital of the company— , viz., 60,0001.—wi1l be paid half-tear', by the Imperial Bank (Limited), upon presentation to them of the coupons which will be attached to the share certificates." The prospectus also gives the assurance tbat " unless the whole of the present issue is subscribed, no allotment will be made, and the deposit will be at once returned in full" The ordinary general meeting of the National Discount Company (Limited) is convened for the 24th instant. The first drawing of the Ottoman Railway Corn ?any% Debentures of 1863 took place on the let instant, and the numbers of the drawn bonds are published. The St. James's Hotel Company (Limited) have paid an interim dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum to the 31st ultimo. With reference to the market for American secu rities, Mesas. E. F. Sattertbwaite and Co. re p ort as follows : Naos our last the Londoo market for American securities bus, as is usually the came at this time of year been very inactive. On bigher quotations from New York, Vetted ! States 8.20 Bonds have improved Dearly 1 dollar. closing 651 tog. Illinois shares are so w quoted (ex dividend) 771 to 78, equivalent to an advance of ball per cent., but Erie., &her improving 1 dollar, close Sat at half per cent. under last weak's prices, viz., 561 to 7. In the market for bank shares Bank of Lon don continue in demand, and have experienced a fresh rise of about 21. 10s. Albion, Bank of Egypt, Hindustan, Loudon and River Plate, and Standard of British South Africa (101. paid), also improved. Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, Imperial, Midland, and National of Australia, were dealt in at lower quotations, and Consolidated showed dulness. There were inqui ries for Anglo-Italian Bank shares, which closed at 44 to 31 dis. Imperial Ottoman Bank remain flat, the old being quoted 21 to 31 prem., and the new 11 to 21 prem. The shares of the financial companies were ra ther dull, and a slight decline occurred in General Credit and Imperial Mercantile. London Financial receded about 5.. in the morning, but closed a trifle better than yesterday. The closing quota tions were as follows :—lnternational Financial, 15-16 to 1 1-16 prem. ; General Credit, 2 1-16 to 3.16 prem. ; Loudon Financial, 4/ to prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 21 to prem. ; Credit Fonder and Mobilier, 31 to prem., ex div. and new. National Discount shares were last quoted to 121 prem.; Joint Stock Discount, 11 to 1 die.; Overend, Guruev, and Co., 6/ to 1 prem., show ing a decline of 2s. 6d. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16/, ex div., being ss. lower ; and Ottoman SocieitoS Gthutsrale, 31 to 4 prem. Miscellaneous shares were dull, awl the general course of prices was unfavourable. City Offices, Commercial Onion Insurance, Discount Corporation, E gy ptian Com mercial and Trading, International Land Credit, Marine luvestineut, Nerbudda Coal, North British. and Mercantile Insurance, Socidt4 Financiers d'Egypte, and Thames and Mersey Marine Insu rance, all declined. Fore-street Warehouse, Italian Irrigation, Loudon and Provincial Marine, and Panama Steam (fully paid), however, improved. The shares of Hewett and Co. were quoted I. to 11 prem. The great fire has to-day caused a fall of about 21 per cent. iu St. Katherine Dock stock. The shares of some of the tire insurance companies were also rather weaker. The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota tions for shares in new undertakings were as follow : London Steam Towing, 1 to 2 prem. ; Charles Lattitte and Co., 21 to 3 prem. ; English and American Bank, 1 to 11 prem. ; and. Anglo- Romano Water, to 21 prem. United States 5.20 BowNand Atlantic and Great Western Railway debentures, were steady, but Erie and Illinois Central Railway shares showed flatness, and declined 1 and I per cent. respectively. The following were the latest prices, viz.:- 5.20 Bonds, 63 tog ; Erie Railway shares, 561 to 57 ; Illinois Central, 77i to 78, ex div. ; Atlantis and Great Western Railway Debentures, 84 to 85 ; ditto small. 85 to 86 ; ditto Consolidated Sterling Mortgage Bonds, paid up, 80 to 81 ; ditto scrip, f to I/ preen. Cap and Mauritius government debentures were dull, and a decline of about 1 per cent. took place, but New South Wales Five per Cents., 1871 to 1n76, improved per cent. MINES.-(71118 DAY.) ONE o'Czooi. The amount of business in the mining market to-day ii small, but prices generally show steadiuess. North Treskerby shares are quoted to ; Clifford Amalgamated, 10} to 2001 ; Wheal Sewo, 220 to 230 Great Vor, 33 to 34 ; Wheal Boller, 34) to 32 ; East Lovell, 13} to 14} ; Lady Bertha, 11e. to 131. ; Chivertun Moor, 6i to ; Wheal Granville, 3k to k ; and Chirerton, 9} to 10. 13 I zd _'4 33 id I posing Waft. SI 31 id 14 19 zd 91 ft N 98 el OS 1 2 ill 12 he 96 96 19 2 118 91 89 9 id 92 96 129 69 Ili 6 12 1! I WWI. Bales. zd 92 116 $ The particulars are published of various bonds of both issues of the Egyptian Government Loan of 1862, which were drawn on the 11st inst., and are to be paid off at par on the Ist of March. The numbers are also published of 111 bonds representing 18,300/. of the Danubian Principalities Loan of 1864, which were drawn on the Ist inst. for payment at par on the lst March. WEDNESDAY Livonia. Consols, which closed yesterday at 871 to ex div. for next Tuesday's settlement, opened this morning at the same quotation, and closed at 871 to 0. For money the last price was 871 to 1. official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 87, 1; ditto, for account, 871, 0, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 86i, 1 • New Three per Cents., 86,i, 1, ; Annuities, 1885: 13 11-16 ; Bank of England stock, 245 ; India Five Per Cent, stock, 104„o, ; ditto Four per Cent Bonds, 19s. prem. Indian Government securities were steady. Ex chequer Bills remain at 6s. to 2s. die. Fureign stocks. were in demand, and a good amount of busines was reported. The variations in prices were rather numerous, and all in an up ward direction. Russian Bonds of 1850 rose 1 per cent., those of 1822, 1859, an d 1862, Egyptian of the rst and sec,,i, i issue, and Turkish of 1862, per cent. : Turkish of 1865 and Greek, ; and Mexican Three per Cents., }. Mexican Bonds of 1864 were also inquired for. _ _ COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (NT ELECTIIIO *NV INTRRNATIONAL TILLORAPH.) (FROM OCR OWR CORRESPONDENT.) 51.rket for cotton steady. Sales about 8,000 or 10,000 bake. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) SUGAR —No public sales were brought forward today. and the demand privately is very hunted, the sales bmiig coufioed to British West India. Trinidad, good brown and gray, 335. to 345. Refined, only limited sales are re ported at previous prices. CorrEL—The market privately continues inactive. COCOA is held for extreme prices. Tea. —Only limited sales are reputed. including black leaf at and Canton scented at 2s. Forte. —A fair business is doing for thesesson at steady prices. Item.-70 puncheons of Demerara sold at le. Sd., And 9) poncLeons of Berbice at Is. 744. lace.—The market cootinuee inactive. SPICEN.-3CO cams of cassia ligosa has been sold at for second pile, and at 925. for third ; also 50) bags of black pepper, Penang, at 34d. ; Singspore, for cash, 30. SALTPETRE.-I`o sales reported. COCHINEAL has sold at fully previous priers, the demand continuing active. Teneriffs silver, 3s. 4d. to 3a. sd. ; black, 3.. Gl. to :It. 81. Honduras silver, low pasty to good clean, 2.. 2d. to 3s. sd. Mexican, 2e. 10d. to 3s. 3d. SHELLAC.—Business has been dons; Garnet at 90s. ; wooed blood button, 925. 6d. Corron.—There is a continued good demand, prices foe tie week showing an advance of Id. perms Jcrg.—There are buyers at fully prev prices, but no sellers. HENP.—SL Petersburg clean, firm at 361. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet, at the following prices :—Tiara tallow, 414.. 3d. ; Petersburg Y.C. oo the spot, 48s. 3d. ; J4nuary, 48r. to 3d. ; Mardi, 495. to 3d.; April to Jane, 49c, sellers ; October to December, 50e. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) We hue to-day a ' large supply ' of beasts, but choice qualities are by no means plentiful. Prices are well main tdued for best descriptions, bat some middling qualities re main unsold. Tee number of sheep is small. Trade lase:iv* at fully Monday's quotations. Good calves are in demand. and readily disposed of at a small advance. Onr foreign supply consists of 410 beasts, 2,260 sheep, 230 calves, and C 3 pigs. per stone of 81ba. a. 4. s. d. I Per Mow of 61ba. s. d. S. Best Scots, Heralds. 5 6 4 Post Dina Iff-bdssh 0 0 0 • Bolt Short-boras 4lO 5 2 Pest Long-w 0015.... 610 6 locoed owl beasts 3 0 4 0 Do. do. nosy .... 0 0 0 • Calves rags 11(.4 Dust ITIf-breAs 6. 6 8 Lash. Beasts at market. 1,780: sheep and lambs, 4,210 ; calves, 255 pigs, 65.: attleh cows, 40. SMITHFIELD HAY MAREET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles armee Fastoe reports trade et the fol lowing prime :—Prime clover, from 1265. to 1355. ; taferioe ditto, 100 s. to 115..: prime hey, 100 s. to 108 a. ; lefiniow ditto, 90s. to 975. 6d. • prim. mood cut clone, 100 s. to 115 s. ; inferior, KN. to 90s. ; straw, 36e. to MX SWIPEL—Soipes are unusually plentiful in Corn wall this ammo. and many exoolleat bap have already boa made. A soak of at lout 200 Napes dew over Truro ea Sunday lad. 10/ 7f IY 23 411 -. 71 Ili - 141 &WA 1 [GATIOI