The Express. — London, England, 1864-03-28 00:00:00

N 77-EFDAT. " and • w : ,quily, uu s: W c.lrnil E‘.fER MONDAY VOLUNTEER REVIEW. .F.PARTCRE FROM LONDON THIS MORNING. the evident satisfaction of our citizen soldiers • .• morning dawned fine, cold, and clear, giving every pro of a day exactly Baited to the intended operations ; ,r .“ the morning advanced, the sky became overcast, toward, uoon;those who remained in London were pa apprehensive of rain. As early as half-past :dock a considerable crowd had assambled on London. Ise, and on the incline leading to the South Eastern . fic l y station, to witness the arrival of the different corps. [trot volunteer trains having been announced to leave I oat 10 minutes before 6 the first oorpemadeita appear ... r on the bridge ; this was, as moral, the Inns of Court. Ti:. crack corps presented a fine appearance, and i . loudly cheered ; but it did not turn out any t,L,hr stronglenumber as usual, owing to many of its „,,,.I.ers being engaged on circuit. About 200 s the number present. Immediately following came the . r a Middlesex Artillery 267 strong, followed by the L 'silos, 136 ; !the 3rd London, or Working Men's .de, WO; and the Hon. Artillery Company, 370, ac , ohipanied by its mounted company, 30, and two &pounders, neld battery, 43, and four 6-pounders. These corps ,v mg been paraded in front of the station, where ii re y presented a very fine appearance, they marched int , the station in the :above order, preceded by their binds, and having taken (their places in the trains without tic s::;litest confusion, were started on their jourcey pone, tc,:lr to time. While the above corps were being started, the 2od Middlesex Artillery, 92; let London ditto, 138 ; London Engineers, 140 ; 26th Middlesex, 114 ; ditto, 256 and 39th ditto, 335, all arrived. were drawn up in parade order on the in. ,Ime, in their turn marched into the station, and with . same order and celerity despatched at 6.33. Nearly th. whole of the'corps that were to depart from the South sstern station had nowlarrived, the last on the ground lein,r the lst City.of London, 600 strong. Coming up in parade order, they:completely filled the incline, and ex. tended for some distance up the Borough and New South wark-street, and with the variety of uniforms, and :roc the martial k strains of the bands and gleams of sunshine, presented a most pleasing spectacle. These corps, amongst, whom were the Ist Administrative Battalion Tower Hamlets, 737; the Essex Rifles, 4.50; the London Irish, 450; the Havelock*, or Temperance Arps ; the 4th l.oodon,'or Foresters' Corps, ke., were goyi m:). marched intol the station and despatched without the sb„;htest confusion, notwithstanding the comparatively .rained area of Itho;, platform. The third train left at the fourth at 7.15, the fifth at 7.35, sad the I:th and last at 7.55, after which hour tie trains for the general public commenced running, carr:ing an immense number of visitors to the scene of military operations, and not a few volunteers who, not Seeping military time, had arrived too late to proceed with ;La corps. The order to come provided with great costs barresacks appeared to have been very generally obeyed ; the latter were, moreover, evidently well filled. Tie crowd at the Waterloo Station was nothing like so ~r4e ,ts that at London-brigs, owing to the fact that each corA as it arrived, was at once marched into the extensive area of ;rotted within the gates of the station, from which the public, except passenger, on the line, were rigidly ,-dusted. Here also the first train was despatched at carrying thejl9th Middlesex, 460; 9th ditto, 220 ; Ilth ditto 4:eorge's) ands nod, 450 ; the second train, taking the 29th Pliddlesex, 352; 46th ditto, 330; and lit Engineer'. 300. Trains followed at 6.55, 7.15, and and amongst the principal corps taken by these trains were the South Middlesex, 437 ; the Queen's Westmioster, ; the London ;Soottish, 300; the Civil Service, 300; the V ,ctorras, 113 ; lit Surrey, 32fi, ke. Nearly the whole of the surrey and Wert-end corps proceeded by this route, the to: d cumber being about 6,000. Great coats and well-filled harresciss were here also the order of the day, and there certmly appeared to be enough provision.' carried down to sustain a siege of several days. As at the London-bridge -titian, the trains:were despatched with regularity and without confusion. The artillery and segineer =rpm mustered more strongly fnn on ally previousWarter Monday ; and it would appear Litt this important arm of the volunteer service is becoming r_ re popular than before with recruits. THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. To-day has been, if possible, a more marked 1. Aiday, notwithstanding the unusually early occurreace of Later, than almost any preceding one of the same kind. ...deed it may be mid that bunneee has been to very large extent suspended in all trades and :.Mop dependent on the millian for their support prosecution. The sky bee been, on the whole, railer lowering ; but the menaced showers have not prv ,,ctol the MIS from wending their way to accustomed ones of pleasure and recreation. The streets were at an ..rly hour tbroeged with shoals of pumas of both srte.. bent on making the day a thorough holiday. The running of numerous excursion trains to a greater or less distnneo from the metropolis at very low hula tempted numbers to quit London ; and after the despatch of the volunteer army, noticed elsewhere, the vicinity of London. bride, and of Waterloo-road in particular, swarmed with parties on their way toi the train. The river wee rather too — 7)7d for plasure ; bat nevertheless the steamboats desti3el for Greenwich and other localities down nod up the river were well-freighted. Blackheath, Hampstead treth. the Zoological Garden', the Parka, the British Museum, South Kensington Museum, and other peat I resorts were docked to by eager multitudes, and ail Le customary methods of obtaining amusement were called i:to WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MoNDAT, MAWR U. S Lk. , 6. & u. 19. 1. L. y. ; 1. ; K. & ——— 1.41 th 11!.1341 0 N.W. 4 4 32 ;re 0.09 3 . 9,9 risan 29.21 41 2 . 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WHIPPING AND TYPRIDON7II6 ♦ HOT TOR SOBBDIO TM INPLOTIL Milian Bose)lade, egad 13, a aam boy, residing at 23, Norfolk-street Mrtm, was with stealing, at 5, Pereival•dreet,Clerkenwell, 104 Irgc r E, the monies of his employer, Mr. J. Thompson, watch manufacturer. _ _ The primmer had been in the employ of the promontor for a short time, and a few days aloes he was mat with ten sovereigns to get changed for silver. He decamped with the money, and although information was given to the police, nothing was heard of him for some days afterwards, when he was found at a suburban railway station on his way to Woolwich. In addition to the money, the prosecutor had lost a silver watch case, but he could not undertake to say that the prisoner had taken it, allover he had very little doubt but that be bad done so. Police constable William Kempeon, 3Df R, said he was on the Lewisham 'station platform when he saw the pri soner standing in front of him. The prisoner was in the act of putting some money into a purse, when, seeing that there was in it three or four so and that the pri soner behaved in a suspicions manner, be caught hold of him and asked him how he became possessed of it The prisoner gave him two or three versions of the affair, and then he took him to the police-station, and found that he answered the descriptioo that the police had cir culated of his appearance. The prisoner at Snit denied that his name was Rosablade, and that he knew anything of ClerkeowelL On searching him 51. is. od., a pistol, two boxes of percussion caps, some powder, and a bullet mould were found on him. To account for the possession of them the prisoner made the fol te l:w i in e l extraordinary statement : He said he had been entrap away from his home by the gipaies, who had three to murder him if he did not implicitly obey all their com mands. At first be did not like their manner of living, but being taken much notice of by the lieutenant of the gang, that officer was desired to take him and keep him. One day they left on a marauding expedition, and being unsuccessful they travelled u fares Woking , Common. There the lieutenant had stopped several gentlemen, had demanded their money or their lives, and had robbed them, but had never ill-used them if they did not make a noise and at once complied with his wishes. If they were violent his (the prisoner'.) duty was to shoot them, and that he had done several times with the pistols he then had in his possession. He bad also been engaged in the commission of several burglaries, had terrified the inhabitants, and had carried off a regular f swag of booty." He was now getting tired of being a highwayman and a burglar, and he wanted to get to see, so that he would be • pirate and a bold buccaneer, and sweep the peas, and be his , own master and for ever free. The magistrate asked if the officer had inquired if there had been any burglaries committed. as the prisoner bad de scribed. The officer replied that there was no truth in the pri soiter's story. He had, he understood, been reeding cheap novels, and had got all this " stuff " into his head. He had been told that the prisoner had robbed his previous employer. The prosecutor said that was eo, but he did not know it until aftei the prisoner had decamped. The magistrate asked the prisoner what novels he bed been reading. The prisoner. who treated the matter with the greatest indifference, said he had " Dick Turpin," "The Gentleman Highwayman," and " Tales of the Daring and Bravery of Pirates, and he liked them. _ The mother of the prisoner, a respectable, hard-working looking woman, said that she was very sorry to see her youngest sou standing in each a distressful position, and he waa the first of the family that had ever dishonoured their name. He had been brought up religiously and respect ably. The prisoner was in the employ of Mr. Thompson when his father ascertained what had occurred at his pre vious situation. He then spoke to the prisoner about the wickedness of his act, and believing that the boy was peni tent and would Dot repeat the act, he did not take him away from his work or tell his employer, both of which he now regretted he had not done. The prisoner, in an imPacleat tone, said be did not wish to say anything ia defence. They °odd do as they liked w him. The mother trusted that the magistrate would put the prisoner into a reformatory. He was bat yourg, and he mig yet turn out a bright man. The prisoner said he did not wish at all to go there. The magistrate, in very feeling terms, pointed out to the primmer the wickedness and folly be had been guilty of. Although he had read about the denim way that robberies had formerly been committed, and had wished to emulate the example of those that had committed them, still, how. ever daring the manner in which the robberies were cam. mated, the parties who did them would be pucished. He then sentenced the prisoner to be kept in the House of Correction, with hard labour, for one calendar month, and whilst there to reasini twelve lashes with the birch. The prisoner was removed apparentlyinweece reel MARLBOROUGH-STREET. RODBUIT DT A DeTLDB. . . Charles Blair, butler to it;44II;IL ire. Georgians Boyle , . of No. 25, Greer miovstreet. wee charged before Mr. - whitt with dealing a bottle of wine, some wax needles, and other articles. the property of his mistress. Hobbina, 91 C, said that about a quarter past 11 on Saturday sight, while in Hanover-square, he saw • female with • carpet-bag and • parcel wrapped in a piece of staff peas him in a hurried manner. Thu excited his sus picion, and he went after her and stopped her, when she said that ehe had oaly got some pictures in the parcel for the children, but on his examining the perml he found under a copy of the Illustrated Nora, • bottle of wine, about a dozen wax candles, and the remains de dessert. On aakiog the female where she got the articles from, she said from No. 25, Grosvenor-street, where her husband was butler. He took the female back to the house, when she said to the prisoner," This policeman has stopped me with this," at the same time holding the bag towards him. The prisoner replied, " Oh, it's all right, it's only the woman with my washing," at the same time seizing the bag and running down the kitchen stairs. After a struggle the prisoner picked up the hag and the bottle of wise which had rolled out, and threw them under a bed in the pantry. The prisoner was then given into his custody, but the female escaped. Sergeast Fdwards, 2 C, said the prisoner told him that he gave the thins to the female, who was his wife, and that he bad three children. - The Hoe. Mn. Georgia's' Boyle identified the article, as her property, sad said the prisoner, who had only been in her service a month, came to her well raconimeadei The prisoner said be was • married man and had three chikhsin to salvor', but had nothing to do it with. He was sorry for what he had done. Is answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the pr i soner pleaded guilty. Yr. Tyrwhitt said it wee one o those cases which were now so common that it was dangerous to take pertain into houses. He believed that amongst servants there existed • feeling that they had • right to take what they liked, and their employees had no right to complain. He did not look with compaesiou on butlers and servants, for no persona were better off ' fed, lodged, and cared for if they took care of themselves, than the upper servants in families, as was well kllol/13 to everyone who had had any experience. He should commit the prisoner for two months, with hard labour. NEw LICILVREiI IN TUE CITY.—The following is a copy of a rneenerial creosoted to the liorosiog magistrates at Guildhall oo the 26th by the City of London Temperance Association :—To the Worshipful the Justices of the City of London in petty sessions assembled. The memorial of the president, vice-presateets, committee, and officers of the City of Leedom Temperance Association respectfully sheweth,—That your memorialists' attention had been drawn to the fact that there are seventeen applications for new licenses upon which you will be called to adjudicate oo the 26th instant, and which in the interest of temperance morality, and good order, they submit should not be granted , from the conviction that the public-houses in this City are already far too numerous, that the evils flowing from these houses are not confined to the victims themeelves, but that the burdens of taxation induced by the sale of intoxicating liquor@ affect all classes directly or indirectly, and any in comes in their number would provide more nurseries for profligacy, pauperism, crime, and destitution. That such houses retard social, elucational, moral, and religions pro gress, and it is therefore highly desirable that the number mould be reduced whenever it is practicable to do so. Your memorialists therefore humbly pray that the subject may receive the serious consideration of your worshipful body at the adjourned hemming meeting to be holden on Saturday next. And your memorialists will ever pray. Benjamin Scott, President ; Samuel Morley, George Cruilohaek, artist; J. A. Homer, F.R.S. 1.. and F.S.S. ; Harper Twelvetrese, M.A. • and Robert Maguire, M. A., locombent of ClerkenwelL T hen follow the signatures of the com mittee sod officers. Thomas Jones and Jamey Vincent, Hon. Secretaries. - - - RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT BOWDEN.—OD Saturday erasing au inquest was held by Mr. Dunstan, coroner of Knutaford, oo the body of Agnes Sinclair, aged 20. De ceased had taken a ticket on the previous evening to go from Bowden to Manchester by the Altrincham line. The day being Good Friday, and a east number of people having gone to Bowden as excureioniets. the return platform was crowded, and there was not a sufficient staff of servants to restrain the people. The conseqnence was that the =for tunate girl, ea the train was backed into the station, was boric along by the weight of the crowd, and losing her footing was forced down between the platform and car riages till she got under the wheels. When the train stopped, ow of the carriage wheels was noting on her Dread. She only breathed about tee minutes afterwards. Verdict—Accidental death. A STCRGEON esronT AT ROTITERHITHE.-00 Saturday morning. about half•put air, as a man named Peroeval r the foreman of the labourers at Acorn Wharf, Sotharhithe, was at wort on one of the bargee lying off the wharf, his attention was drawn to the dorsal fin of some large fish which was above the surface of the water. A boat book was at head, and with the assistance of that and a rope, together with the crate on the wharf, be sneeseded in leading what turned out to be a very fine sturgeon. It measured seven fest two Melee, and weighed a hundred weight and a hal , . In the coarse of the day it WII4 takes to the Mansion-house and presented to the Lxl Mayor. W. R. W. to N. N. W., strong to fresh, show. cry. W 114730. strong to moder►te, with show- OR t" . SoOTWEBIL W.S.W. to N N.W. • ram N.N.L, strung to fresh. Lorna. As next above. A rain 14: tiM, , S'rth ra=sicotland. W =lreland. Walla. add ad ...lib =ltaittlah CSVW sad Maw 3q. Madera England and Heligoland. - I. %. EFI'L OUTRAGE AT ERITH.—On SAdtITdIT some 24 young moo, chiefly employed at a .krmeaml, in as organised body paraded the • , meTeral persona, entered the shops of whom they intimidated, and in one instance— .. '•-•- . t . • 01np—the party threw a quantity of flour behind the counter, and then supplied • • v. , with paper bags oontainisg Hour, with which • • thrin.elves and those with whom they oame ' t. At the railway station the party committed • ammatdt upon a barge-owner. A. the number in the village is limited to three, Police c.,x telegraphed to Woolwich for assistance, non ; and ultimately eight of the offenders, • . VIII. C,ae. John Case. Wm. Kimber, Wm. Smith. • Hill. Eliu Harrington, sod William •.•'. w.-re apprebv:ided and conveyed to the Woolwich n. Three of the offenders were also appre t F.rith, to answer the charge at the Woolwich t dew. T• • 1 I I CoNATABULART.—.Another fault has with the Irish eoestabulary—they wear beards. at the close of a casein which a coostable bad - • ,•-• maid he had no reason to complain of the . . . • ' of the form, but he thought it wee very • permit them to wear beerda se the hirsute co . ' ' ”i.. Impeded the free 001111Si011 of the voice end - ' th.:m lodistauct to the witmes-box. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1864: LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE 1111 ZIACTSIO DURHAM MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) TRIAL STAKES. Six furlongs. Little Duchess, Madame Patti, Chiquot the Jester, Tartalan, and Lady Louisa are hers. THE ELEMORE STAKES. T.Y.O. ____ ________ ________. East Lynne, Paraffins, Black Duchess, Club Qum King Arthur, and Wenaley ars here. DURHAM HANDICAP. One mile and a half. Honest John, Mantrap, Theobalda, Wensley colt, and Wisdom are here. H LINT PLATE. Two toffee. Cramp, Little Thought Of, The Queen, Golden Drop, The Jew, Young Tollertoo, Maid Marian, White Locks, Golden Engle, Skipjack, Midge, Gay Lass, Raby, Duchess, Sir Charles, Silver Star, Sawdust, Little Pet, Clifford, Little Tom, Gipsy, Roguish Lawyer, Sir William Armstrong, Lady Collingwood, Columbine, Fly by Night. N early all are in the DeighbourhoocL ARAM:D.—Sweet Jessie, Nothing More, Stiff, Alma f, Bola, Traritta, Bramble, Lisette, Hypennoestra, Gaily, Little Hannah filly, Side Wind, Betsey Copeland, Warwick filly, 3 yrs. Paraffins is not here. NORTHAMPTON.—MoNDAv. ARRlVlLD.—Wingrave, Evelio*, Dollar, Breeze. Amber, Aurora, Reindeer, Tailor, Attach, Iselin., Touch and Go, Siva, Perseverance, Fanfreluche, Iphigena, Orpheus, Auda cious., Lapidiat, Edward the Confaseor. Brown Bread, Turn of Luck, Cateuns, Lord &ilea, Tippler, Attraction, Crytheis. Redcap, Lady Egidia, Dispute, Shnpnell, Bion di!), Glendusk, Costa, and Cantata. SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN CANTERBURY. ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A LOVER, AND DES PERATE SUICIDE. CANTERBURY, MONDAY MORNMO. Last night, between 7 and 8 o'clock, a shocking tragedy was enacted in this city. A young man made a deliberate attempt to murder a young woman, with whom be has been keeping company about three years, and afterwards committed suicide in a most determined manner. The parties belong to the humbler walks of life, but the dreadful event his created greet excitement in this city. The young woman, Esther Cullen, is 21 years of age, end is a domestic in the service of Mr. Higdon, of Castle street, end Horton, who wee years of age, was a labourer in the employ of Mr Small, builder. Horton had been keeping company with the girl for up wards of three years; but his conduct towards her was occasionally very violent. Two years ago she summoned h 4 in before the magistrates, and he wee bound over to keep the peace. Since that time the girl is said to have fre quently expreesed her intention of breaking off the ac quaintance altogether. On Friday, however, she went with him on an excursion to the Crystal Palace, and Yes terday afternoon they were out for • walk together. It is said that they bad • quarrel oo Friday, but we have not been able to ascertain whether there is any truth in the rumour. Last night Mr. Higdon and his family went to church, leaving the girl Esther Cullen and her sister, who is about 12 years of age, in the house. Between 7 and 8 o'clock Horton knocked at the front door, and on its being opened by the sister he walked in. The sister invited him into the parlour, but instead of following her, he walked straight into the kitchen. What transpired is not exactly known, but in a few seconds the little girl heard the report of a pistol, and Esther Cullen rushed into the street, exclaiming that she was shot. She , was bleeding from • wound in the face. An alarm was raised, but some time elapsed before anyone ventured to enter the kitchen, and when at length Mr. Devise, superintendent of police, did so, he found the room filled with the smoke of powder. He heard • gurgling noise, and on looking round discovered Horton lying on the floor io • pool of blood, with • large wound on his right temple and another in his throat. Beside hint were two pistols, both of which had been recently discharged, and • knife. One of the pistols and the knife were marked with blood. It is coojectured that after his intended victim left the kitchen, Horton first stabbed himself in the throat with the knife, and afterwards & the pistol at his bead. A surgeon was sent for, and r. Tustin's assistant was promptly on the spot, but his services were of no avail, es death ensued in a few minutes. An examination showed that either the wound in the neck or that on the temple wee sufficient to cause death. The injury sustained by the girl was, fortunately, not of • very serious cha racter. The pistols were of the ordinary description, but evidently quite new, and io one of the deceased's pockets • ball was found. It is difficult to account for the super ficial nature of the girl's wounds, as the *pistol was dis charged almost full in her face. Bat it may be that, having been hurriedly and unskilfully loaded, the hall had rolled out into the pocket of the deceased while he wee on his way to the house of his intended victim. DREADFUL BOILER EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE. At about a quarter to 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon the inhabit me of the centre of Greenock were startled by • lend explosion, whichwas soon found to pro ceed from the bunting of a boiler on board the iron screw steam lighter Ruby, of Renfrew, lying at the Mid Quiy. The following are the particulars :—The Ruby had a high pressure engine of about 8-bone power, which was supplied with steam by a common fine boiler placed perpendicularly. She belongs to Messrs. Henderson and Ooldburn, Renfrew. Shortly before 3 o'clock she arrived in the West. harbour, laden with coals, and having on board William Crombie, the master, Richard Line, the mate, both be longing to Glasgow, Robert Gilchrist, et:gum-keeper, belonging to Kilayth, and • number of labourers who had oome down for the purpose of discharging the cargo. When the Ruby came into the harbour she passed up the west side of the Mid Quay, outside of a lighter named the Brownie, belonging to D. Nicoll, coal agent here, which in the early part of the day had been discharging coals on board the ship Margaret Kerr, at the West Quay, but when partially discharged had shifted alongside of a brig lying in the same harbour. The Ruby ran against the Brownie, the Ruby's anchor piercing the hull of the Brownie under water on the starboard side about the waist, making a hole in her. The Brownie began to fill with water, and it was immediately deemed advisable that she should be run round to the bank opposite to the Tar Pots, on the east side of the Mid Quay. Accordingly, for this purpose, the Brownie's warps were thrown off, and the Ruby, with her anchor still sticking in her aide, took her in tow, and both were run round Pear to the Tar Pots. There the Brownie began to settle down, and her crew were hurrying to get on shore, collecting together their clothing for this purpose. Just an the men of the sinking Brownie were about to step oo board the Ruby, the boiler of the latter burst with a fearful explosion. sending up • clued of steam which for • few minutes ocaceeled the real position of affairs in immediate proximity to the accident. When it bad cleared away men were running from the place suffering from injuries. It was found that Robert Gilchrist, the engineman of the Ruby, had been cut about the head, and that David Hooter, the mate of the BreArnie, was missing. He bad last been seen standing aft on board hie vessel, about to get into the Ruby, and it is supposed that he had beep struck by a portion of the boiler and knocked into the water. The after-part of the Ruby had been blown out ; she had filled with water and settled down oo the ground, the water reaching to about the deck. It was high water at the time. The top portion of the boiler, weighing about three hundredweights, had been pro. jected over a number of high buildings, alighting on the pave ment at thenorth-west corner of W illiamatreet and Dalrym ple-street. A second portion of the boiler, not quite so large, fell on the Breast, between the weighing machine and the corner of William-street. A third portion of the boiler was blown out into the harbour. A steam pipe was blown through one of the wooed-floor windows of Mr. Warren's boarding.honse. The man-hole door was projected over the houses at the Breast, alighting in Shaw-street, at the foot of Longwell Close. The engine grating was thrown over a tenement, alighting on the top of some cellars ; and a man's coat or jacket was thrown on the roof of a high house. A large portion of the lighter's deck alighted at the East Quay-lane. The most of the wisdom of the houses and shop. in the district, extending from opposite to the Fish Market oo the west, to about Shannon's-close on the east, were completely demolished by the concussion. Kane daily were the panes of plate glass in shops along the Breast, up a portion of William street, and in Shaer-street, some of them very large, completely swished. Shop keepers were running to their doors to look on the ruin which had soddenly overtaken them, without being able to sewing for the cause of it, and great consternation pre vailed, some attributing the devastation to the shock of an earthquake. The streets were strewed with broken glue, and several persons were injured by fragments of it falling on them.—Grecnock Telegraph. LIFEBOAT SERVICE. SCARBOROUGH, SCNIDAT Nrcrrr. The lifeboat of the National institution stationed at this port was the means, this morning, of rescuing one man from the stranded smack Howard, of Grimsby, J. Cooper, muter, fitted for the Iceland fishery. The smack wu at anchor just outside the outer buoy, when about 11.45 a.m. she began to drag her anchor, owing to the surf that wu breaking round her. A few minutes afterwards she struck, and knocked her rudder off. It seems that the muter and all the erew, with the ezmMon of one man, were on shore. The lifeboat was punned and launched, and took off the man. The smack is now covered with water, and will probably become a complete wreck. The out of this lifeboat was the gift to the National lull tattoo of Mm. C....1in-At. of Serrberoneh. . .. . The last rumbaing of the Coentiggiwreek Association; viz., that in Loi-olosiure, has resolved oo tinkling itself to the Natioaal Lifeboat Institutioa. Alexander Bay, Eng., of Mayo.. has decided on presenting to the National lasti totios 44304, to pay the cost of a lifeboat and transporting carriage, to bs stationed at Oirran, os the Ayrishire rout. ,~ Stock oa band this day ....cull 41.118 Density bit week l,BBO Ditto from let June 105,171 Arrival last week Ditto from lit Jane • 49,525 Trice Y.C.no tbespot this day ewt 4Ba Od. Ditto Town last Friday sie. 6,1. 44.496 1.574 09,611 412 75.928 434 AL 454 9.1. 64,622 1,261 16,666 200 8'2,247 411. 41k. 4d. Arrival for the week ending th April last year 75 masks, and delivery 943 casks. The arrival Mat week comprised YOO casks from Anstrails. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) The supply of bassi; is much - s'aueller than for some months past ; it beieg holiday week, however, the demand is smaller. Trade is hr no mean brisk. bat prices on the avenge are decidedly better. The number of sheep also is smaller, but quite equal to the demand, and prices eanoot be quoted higher. Lambs are not quite lodger as as Thursday, sod calves rather dearer. From Germany and Holland there are 580 besets. 1,770 @beep. sod ff.lcelves ; Scotland. 270 beasts ; Inland 78 ; and 1,760 from Norfolk and Suffolk. ." — Maol44Of 8104. a el. a. 4. Par diced Ma. d 4. LA. Dad Beal. Heralds. 4 8 5 0 Beat Dna & 1if.041.30 4 6 4 10 Beat Short-bore 4 6 4 10 344 t Lcdag.aroola.... 0 0 0 0 rowed qua beasts 3 4 4 0 . Do. do. Shona .—. 4 4 4 6 Calm 4 0 5 101 Iwo & weed goal 0 0 0 0 Piga Bedlam& Eilf.breda 0 0 0 0 Larthe _-_ .. . __ .... — Beasts at market, 3,020; sheep and lambs, 17,670; calves, 9 6 Piss 43). BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattendeo rid Smith report the market in the ume state u for some time put. the demand being limited to the wants of cionsumers. Good hops wen sauce led prior firm. MINE&-(THIS DAY.) In the absence of the members of the Stock Exchange and Mining Exchange, no business has occurred to-day in mining shares. The annual meeting of the Luaitanian Mining Company will be held on the 6th of April. At sale of copper ore, held at Redruth on the 24th lurk, 3,806 tom were sold for 18,2391. 3s. 6d. Avenge standard, 125418 a ; avenge produce, 6} ; avenge pries per ton, 51. Is. ; quantity of copper , 223 to 12 cants. ; avenge standard lad isle, 1311. 15s. The following [amounts were realised by the different mines: Minn. Tons. MAmounts. Great Wheal Bury 5OO .... £1,522 6 South Condon Phcerdz 445 .... 1,473 18 Clifford Amalgamated West Cando° 320 .... 2,322 18 North Trtekerby 3lO .... 1,421 16 Wheal Rose 3OO .... 1,829 13 Glugew Condon North Downs 142 .... 782 18 Wheal Parma. 132 .... 927 14 St. Day United Craddock Moor lO3 .... 641 7 Bomewen 94 .... al 9 Coalmen& South Crinnis 62 10 Wheal Prudence 4B 3 Trent/ma's Precipitate 3 .... 124 10 Jenkins's Precipitate 2 .... 37 0 1 Paynter's Precipitate 3,606 1:18,2:39 3 6 At Redruth, on the 7th of April, 1,872 tons will be offered for rte—viz. : West 13emet, 339 toes—Prospm United, 321—Cern Brea, 296—Fist Cern Brae, 143—Per Consols, 112—Rmewilue Consols, 109—Copper Hill, 99- Pendertn Consols, 86—Charlotte United, 82—Greet South Tolgus, 75—Rosewurne United, 63—Wheal Bailer, 54 New Itomwerae, 33—South Dolcoeth, 21—South Cern Brat, 23--Camborne Console, 10—sod Pembroke, 2 tons. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MA RH-LAX —(THIB DAY. ) The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to-day were only moderate ; but the general quality of the supply was good. Owing chiefl to the holidays, very few buyers were in at tendance, an d the demand for both red and white qualities was in a sluggish state. Compared with Monday lad, how ever, no change took place in the quotations. With foreign wheat we ware tolerably well but not to any heavily supplied. Even the Boast parcels moved off slowly ; nevertheless, we have no alteration to notice in prices. There was a moderate sae for barley at full currencies ; but grinding sod distilling sorts were dull, at the late lecline in value. The malt foie was in a most inactive, state, at barely stationary prices. Oats, the show of which was moderate, were a dull inquiry, at barely last week's currency. There was a slight improvement in the inquiry for beans, and, in some instances, prices bad an upward tendency. In peas, the supply of which was rather limited, very little was gaming on former terms. The flour trade was in a sluggish state, at teat week's prices. The stock of foreign flour is very limited. The arrivals of floating cargos., off coast have been con- fined to seven, viz.:—Four wheat, two maize, and one linseed. The demand for wheat bas been in a most inactive state, and there an now very few buyers for forward shipment. American has realised 40a. 6cl. • Saida, Ks. per quarter. In maize very little has iieen passing, and the quotations bare given way Is. per quarter. Wallachian, 27e. rid. per 480 tbs. So little has been doing in barley that prices bare ruled almost nominal. Odessa may be quoted at 22a. 3d. to 225. 6d. Tagumw, 22a. 6d. ; Danubian, V.s. 3d. to 235. ; Egyptian 21s. W. to 22a. per 400Ibe. Beans have been very dull ; Egyptian Snide, 30s. to 31s. ; and Heber*. 295. to 30s. per - 4801bs. Milletased may be quoted at 21s. 6d. to 22a; and Syrian Dari 28s. to 295. per quarter. Linseed sod rapeseed, as well as cottonseed and cakes, have maintained previous quotations ; but the inquiry for those articles has been much restricted. Agricultural seeds have changed hands slowly, at about last week's currency. Austral. or Sawa.—English : Linseed, 230; rapeseed, 154 ; and sundry. 529 qrs. Foreign : Tares, 545; linseed, 2,389 ; rapeseed, 1,242 ; and sundry, 352 qrs. Zarorrs.—Oilssed, 161 qrs. CURRENT PRIM ENOLL7I. Per Qr. Wan,. a. s. lies; rent, red JOSS 39 to 41 1:44.1vidte,1843 40 to 47 ttarf•lk and Lincoln Per Qr. red, 1333 39 to 41 8.49L1T Matting Dtatilltog - 2 e23 20 to to Ortadlog .._ , 0611. a_ a Scott+ potato Irish, "Hato „ black __ l6 to 20 .11ALV. ynR, 110110—UE.--.nd 60 to 11l Ilingstop and Wire 60 $ 661 Brown RTL Bauri. Hunan 2B to 28 Tick 23 to 30 Harrow Pliwe 35 to 38 ....._ IS to SO • Mat _ S4 to 115 SO So 17 New _ 80 to 81 aant. Initlek feed l7 to 12 notate SO to 231 Boatel. tied pow Per Qr. WEL?. a. a. Eaudzie and Yonlp berg 67 to 63 Modena & Macklin- hOOR. Town made: per 180 lbs. Household III lo 113 Connery Norfolk sad !droll, 61414 TT So 111 = D auks"; hard $8 to t 3 molt Amen..;. " ‘.!. 1 !" . .L1• • ie to 49 mgr. Ong. a. NW/0 wad Swedish 17 to 20 &maim ... So 20 _ _ Dada --- NCTPOSO PLS &Wing 2l to ti Distilling 282 s Malin _._ 24 to Franck per Sack Et to I 3 M. . . : . to AS Data --- , brew - ... I SS 9 to 2.6 .. feed ARRIVAID or GRAIN, &C.. INTO LONDON, NY LAND AND WATRIt CARRIAGE, FRAM MARCH 18 TO MARCH 20,1864, INCLUSI V E. Wheat. Bvl are. qrs. . gra I gra I gra gra! in"r seina English ... 9839 3179 20430 1 9843 ! 413 156 .. '14170 Irish .... l 4l 1430, . • Foreign .. 4703 0 745 / .... 129436 — .93 33 1 io ' iis T0ta1.... 8696 I 53211 114463 1 70444 it-4-1110;i7-302—T0 11 to SI 241 to 111 SO was to 34 IMAM Coat. Whit* >y to at Yellow hoot OATS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) ILICTIIIO AND DffIRNATIONAL TYLIORAPIL) FELON OUR OWN I.O4IIOAPONDIAT. The several tone of the cotton market continues steady, but without material alteration in quotations. The sales will probably foot up 6,000 bales. MINCING LANE,-(THIS DAT.) The public markets are closed for the Easter holidays, and will reopen on Wednesday next. Privately only a limited basin/ails doing. St•ums. —No sales reported in raw. For relined rather easier prices have been accepted for some descriptions, but brown lumps are not to be had under Ms. Cot•rox.—About 800 bales sold, 'about change in mica. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The Stock Exchange is closed to-day by order of the committee, and consequently no business is going forward in public securities. At the Bank of England on Saturday the appli cations were large, and in the general discount market very little business took place below 5 to 6 per cent. In the Stock Exchange loans were in active demand at 5 to 6 per cent. No bullion transactions took place at the Bank on Saturday. The steamer Great Victoria has arrived from Melbourne with 72,5001. in gold ; and the Etna, from New York, with 23,000 f. The amount of specie transmitted by the steamer Ellora yesterday was 411,0001., of which 307,0001. was silver and 83,0001. gold for Bombay, and 21,0001. gold for Alexandria. The correspcnd ing packet on the 12th wet. took 185,3101., so that the present remittance shows a large increase, as was anticipated, cm ing to the rise in the Bombay exchange. A circular, of which the following is a copy, has been forwarded to the shareholders of the Austra lian and Eastern Navigation Company (Limited) : Sir,—l am desired by the directors to enclose you a copy of the statement laid by them before the committee of the London Stock Exchange in support of their application to have the company placed on the official list ; also of the supplementary statement of the bye directors who had purchased shares, and a oopy of the resolution of the com mittee of the Stock Exchange declining to fix a settling day. The directory, while regretting the resolution of the corn. mittee, which they feel to be unjust towards the company, see no reason to alter their opinion as to its stability and value as a large commercial undertaking ; but, before de ciding as to the course to be panned, they are desirous of sacerutiniog the wishes of the shareholders, and I am re quested to ask you whether yon would prefer to retain Your interest in the company or to receive back your deposit of 2!. per share. I bays therefore to request that von will be so good uto forward to me, by return of post, one or other of the enclosed forms, duly signed by you.-1 am, sir lee., JAMES KEYWORTHY , Secretary. Liverpool, March 24, 1864. The directors of this company have just addressed to the Stock Exchange committee the following re joinder to the committee's resolution refusing a settlement in the shares. So far, however, as the Stock Exchange is concerned, this matter is now settled : 1,. North John-Barest, Liverpool, 24th March. Sir,—The directors of this company instruct rue to reply to the resolution of your committee, dated the :arid inst., sod to answer seriatim& the various reasons assigned therein for refusing • settling day to it. 1. They deny that the allotment was objectionable or contrary to the usual system. 2. No shares were reserved for Australia, if you mean that any so remained the property of the company. Every share was allotted, and the allotteee are liable thereon. But the directors ask on what grouods the speculators of the Stock Exchange based calculations on • full issue, when your rule. only demanded the distribution of two-thirds of the shares, and our deed of association (open to iuspee tion of the public) permitted a retention of part, if deemed desirable _ _ _ 3. The evidence u to the defence purchases needed no proof; it was volunteered by the five directors interested therein. The board of directors admit that the allotment was under their control and unknown to the public ; but they ask how this differs from the mode of procedure in the formation of any company? 4. The directors cannot state what number of share were bought by partners of directors. This board can only be held re ible for its own acts. 5. The director, deny what is implied by your state meat that on the final day of allotment 13,124 shares (in cluding what you call reserved shares) were appropriated to them. Allotments to directors were made on the 2tith January, at the first meeting, and before other applications were considered. The maximum was fixed at 300 shares for each. Those ietanded for the colonies were disposed of (as noted in the defence) on a subsequent day. The official re cord of the whole 13,124 shares was, sir usual, entered on the mutates, 6th February, when the proceedings termi nated, and is this was fully expla ined to your committee, the directors consider your clause 5 most unfair, and calcu lated to mislead the public. 6th. You state that up to the day of investigation the offer of the said reserved shares had not been sect out to the colony. lam authorised to deny this statement. The 'Loiters of such informed their representatives in Mel bourne some time since that shares would be forwarded for distribution in due course, and these would have gone out by the February mail had not objections been previously raised to a settling day for the ofimyeay. ‘. La econlosioe, raasi requested to ninth the directors note it was after discussion though before division, that such members of your committee as were directly interested in stopping a settlement retired.—l am, &c., (Signed) J. KIXWORTHT, Secretor). To the Chairman of the Committee of the Stock Exchange, London. The Merchant Banking Company of London have made a call of 51. per share, payable on the 25th April. The North-Western Bank (Limited) is the title of a very respectable undertaking which has just been formed at Liverpool, with a proposed capital of 2,000,0001., in 100,000 shares of 201. each, of which 50,000 shares are to be issued in the first instance. This is not altogether a new scheme, because it is formed upon the basis of an absorption, with the view to extension, of the business of the private bank of Messrs. MOSS and Co. It is mentioned that "the arrangements made with Messrs. Moss and Co. completely identify their interests with those of the new bank, securing their aid in the conduct of its affairs, and include the retention by those gentlemen of 20,000 shares at par, of which 16,000 will be included in the first issue, and 4,000 shares will be allotted at a future time ;" and it is further pointed out that "the undertaking is not charged with any payment of good , will, promotion money, or stipulated remonera tion to directors." The direction is composed of the following well known and practical tisanes, viz. :—Mr. Thomas Edwards-Moss (chairman), Mr. Samuel James Arnold (late of Messrs. Arnold, Leete, Roscoe, and Co.), Mr. Henry Cox (of Messrs. Cox Brothers), Mr. Kirkman Finlay (of Messrs. Thomson, Finlay, and Co.), Mr. Hannlton B. Gil mour (of Messrs. Finlay, Campbell, and Co.), Mr. Thomas Haigh (late of Messrs. Thomas Haigh and Co.), Mr. Gilbert W. Moss (of Messrs. 'Mss and Co.), Mr. C. W. H. Pickering (of Messrs. J. H. Schroder and Co.), and Mr. J. Aspinall Tobin (of Messrs. Thomas Tobin and Son). Another new undertaking is the Port Augusta and Northern Railway Company of South Aus tralia (Limited). This company is formed under au act of the legislature of South Australia, as sented to in her Majesty's name on the 21st (et°. ber ' 1862. The object is to construct a cheap rail or tramway, adapted either to horse-power or loco motive engines, from Port Augusta, in Spencer's Gulf, for a distance of not less than 100 miles into the mineral and pastoral districts northwards. For the utilisation of the resources of this district, easy communication with a shipping port is indispensable, and with this object the legislature has granted a special encou ragement to railway enterprise, offering to any company willing to undertake the construction of the hue a grant of the land traversed by the said railway for a breadth of two chains ; and further, grants of blocks of land equal to two square miles for every mile in length traversed by the said rail way, selected on either side of the said railway ; such blocks of land not to exceed twenty square miles in area." It is pointed out that this grant is equivalent to an area of 128,000 acres for a length of 100 miles of rail, irrespective of the land required for the rail itself ; and the prospectus adds that it is contemplated to propose an extension of the line upon an increased grant of land. During the con struction of the line it is intended to sell, from thee to time, for payment of dividends, a portion of the 128,000 acres which will be the property of the company. As the mineral district commences at a point about 40 miles beyond Port Augusta, and thence extends for about 160 miles, the prospect is held out that the minerals on the company's land may hereafter produce a considerable profit. The government engineer says he has little doubt that a line of the description required may be con structed for the very moderate sum of 2,000 1 . per mile. The capital is 300,0001., in 60,000 shares of fd. each, with a first issue of 30,000 shares. The direction is identified with that of the Yudanainu tana Copper Mining Company. The following circular has been addressed to the customers of the Bank of Messrs. Challis and Son : Dear Sir,—We heei to inform ►ou that we have this day coecleded as arraopmeat to merge oar establialieneut in the Albioa Bask. It is proposed that this arraegewieut shall be carried into effect on the 15th of May next. Public opinion has of late been most decidedly pronounced is favour et jointotock baskr. kleat men mew to prefer the annual, ascertained security of a definite published capital, and de praetors duelist° share in the profit arising from the tramp action of their bushier*. The general management of the company will be confided to our Mr. T. M. Mollie, sod we therefore venture to hope that the new undertaking wet receive your approval and support. We enclose a proem:hos of the Albion Banking Company (Limited). Should you be disposed to become a shareholder we shall be happy to take charge of your application.—We are, &c., CHALLin and Sow. 16, West Smithfield, London, Barchiikiii. — The meeting of tae Atlantic Royal Mail Steams Company, called fur the 31st inst., is to be held merely pro for-Imi and adjourned. A general meeting of the shareholder' of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China is convened for the 13th of April. The first half-yearly meeting of the London and Paris Hotel Company (Limited) i called for the 30th inst. The share certificates of the British aml Ca3ifor nian Banking Company (Limited) are now ready for delivery, in exchange for the letters of allotment and bankers' receipts. The share certificates of the Imperial Financial Company (Limited) will be ready for delivery on Wednesday. The share list of the Liverpool Financial A-so elation (Limit( d) i. to be closed on Thursday, the 31st inst. Notice is giveh that the share list of the London and Liverpool lfutil Cutupaxy will be closed on Saturday next. The applicatiohs for the shares iu " Smith, Knight, and Co. (Limited)" have already reached more than donh;e the amount of the entire capi . . . . . . . It is intimate.' that the number of shares in the Sabloniere Foreign Hotel Company (Limited) already applied for be subscribers in this country, France and Gerii o is sufficient to ensure the establishment of the undertaking. The shares of the Cmzinto Plantation Company of Natal were allotted on Thursday. The following is from the ind(lietulasee Pc/j.• : The Pabli.l Works Credit Company of London and Kai (Limited) having the negotiations of the shares of the railway from Landen to Huy and Buy to Namur by the valley of the }Joyous, and the British and Foreign 1:,54 say Plant Company hying treated with the contractor, Mr. Langllis, for furnishing the plant and rolling stock, the royal decree, granting the concession of this line, was signed on the 15.11 instant, nod is published in the Mona. The Public Works Credo Company is the same company, three of whose directou obtained, only a few days ago, the conces sion of the Tirlemont and 'hest Railway, and we besr that they are studying several other importeot affairs in Belgians. With reference to the coming Budget and the sugar question, the circular of Messrs, .1. Travers and Sons remark.; ai follows : The fact of the New Zealand war having been brought to a close, coupled with the improved prospects of the mainte nance of peace in Eu•ol.e, have, during the past fortnight, strengthened the expectation of the Chanecllor of tLe Es au itter being aisle to propose some reduction of iesation ; in which case, in consequence of his distinct promise of last year, the sugar question cannot fail to be prominently' treated. With regard to the maintenance of the present discriminative duties, nothing has transpired since tLe free trade aide of the contest received the fresh impulse imp-rted to it by the course slotted by the alarmed protectioensts at the recent meeting at the London Tavern. In relation to the expediency of ad valorem duties, apart from the ques tion of any incidental influence they may have in conferring protection as in the present case, it will be a curious consi deration for parliament that, should Mr. Gladstone resolve to maintain them in their application to sugar, he will be boned, if he wishes our heal system to have any appearance of consistency, to apply them in the instances of tea, fruit, wine, tobacco, sod all the other articles that embrace ea immense variety of qualities, and are at present charged with a uniform rate. &Tolima Everrinc. Consols, which closed on Thursday at 91. , to for the Bth of April, were marked to-day 911, and closed at 012 "sellers." For money the last price was 914 to t. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 914, ti ; ditto for account, 91 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 89:f, I ; New Three per Cents., 891, ; Annuities, 1885, 14A ; Bank Stock, shut ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1041, 4 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. "enfaoed "rupee paper, 112. The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady. The Five-and-a-Half per Cent, rupee paper has receded. Exchequer Bills remain at Ba. to 3s. dia. Foreign stocks were firm, with an upward ten dency. Mexican Bonds opened at 45 to I, being Thursday's final quotation ; and closed at 45i to 1. It is argued that the terms of arrangement lately put forward are, in the interest of the bondholders, the lowest that will be proposed, and that au modification of them must be in the sense of an improvement : hence to-day's advance. Greek Bonds, Spanish Three per Cents., and Turkish and Venezuela Bonds of 1862 have risen per cent., and Italian and Spanish Passive Bonds and Certi ficates 4. There was also an increased demand for Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for account of persons whose bonds will be paid off on the Ist of April. In the market for bank shares there was en im provement in Alliance, London and Westminster, Oriental, and Bank of New South Wales, but Bank of Hindustan and Loudon and Brazilian Bank have slightly receded. Anglo-Austrian Bank were firmer, at to prem., and Anglo-Italian Bank steady at to prem. Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 191 to 19, and Egyptian Trading 31 to 1 prem. Contract Corporation and National Discount shares were inquired for, especially the new shares of the latter company, in which the rise amounted to 11. 10s. per share. Electric Telegraph stock was quoted about 2 per cent. lower. As regards the financial companies' share-i, the variations consisted of an improvement in General Credit and London Financial, and a alight reduction in Mercantile Credit. The closing quotations are annexed, viz.: —International, 61 to 7 prem. cx div. ; General Credit, 41 to to prem. ; London Financial, 111 to 3 prem. ; Imperial Financial, 41 to 54 prem. ; Mercantile Credit, 7} to 84 preen. ; Credit Mobilier, 3 to 3} prem. ; and Credit Fon cier, 41 to 51 prem. The closing (but in some cases merely nominal) quotations for shares in new undertakings are subjoined, viz :—Land Securities, 14 to 2 prem. : Consolidated Discount, 1 dia. to rar ; Financial Discount, Ito 2 prem. ; National Provincial Marino, to 1 prem. ; Central Argen tine Riilway, to I prem.; Mexican Bank, Ito j prem. ; West of England Woollen, to 14 prem.; Fore-street Warehouse, 44 to 3 prem. Clondos Commercial Hotel, i to 1 prom. ; British Columbia and Vancouver Investment, 4 to f prem. ; Silver's Indiarubber Works, to 14 prem.; London and Californian Bank, 13 to 24 prem.; Bonelli's Tele graph, 4 to 1 prem. ; Smith, Knight, and Co., 24 to 34 prem.; Sabloniere Hotel, If to 11 prem ; North Australian Company, 11 to 12 prem. ; Queensland Sheep, 2 to f dia. ; Mauritius Credit Foucier, 4 dis. to par ; Gellivara, par to 4 prem. The scrip for the new issue of bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway was inquired for, and was quoted 1 to 3 prem. TALLOW MARKET. : -(THIS DAY.) The market is steads. Tows Wow is quoted 4 . 15. MA cash ; Petersburg Y.C. oo the spot, 421. ; April, 42e. ; October to December, 445. Gd. to 445. 9d. PARTICULARS OF TALLOW. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. TAY POOL MAant 26 —halm todlay:--Oreat Western. 64 — Loudon and North Western, 1061-51aacheater, Hlta std, and L•ooln•hire, 33i 6—South Eastern, Pik--Greek• til—fterhaus S per Dent., 45t, y—apaniah Pumices, 361—British and American titivate Backlog Company I imiteA, 3—Me-motile and Tr champ hank r OP.—Ditto new shares, 4i p.—British and Foretell Marine alladied;. S 1-16 S p.—Yercaatlia Merit" 16.11 ad p. tuaistaowaik Maim 16.—This day was • holiday oaths Stock Exchange here. RAILWAYS-(THIS DAY.) The Stock Exchange being closed to-day, w hare no report to make under this head. FOREWN FL:VIT.—It appears that the imports of enemata last year amounted to 933,442 cwt., against 873.529 cwt. in 1862, 832.757 ewt. in 1861, 755,415cet. in 11,60, 557.8610 wt. in 1859, 582.3800 wt. in 33.1,842 cwt. in 1857, 311.7250 rt., in 1856, 163,72901 m.. in 1855, 120,253cet, in 1831, 2ii7,26sciirt. in 1853. 347.085:wt. is 18.12, 721,119wirt. in 1851. 429,6070 wt. in 1830, 457,7 , 92 cwt. in 1849, 402.267ci5t. in 1848. The imparts of raisins last year ware 421,791iewt.. against 2714,750cet. is 1862, 390.084 ewt. in 1861, 242.770 cwt. in 1860, 421,friicst. in 1859, 357,485c5it. in 1856, 326,852414. in 1857, 266.59:k.c. is 181$. 301,284mrt. in 1811. 2 , 01.8570 rt. in 1854. 446,9070wr. in 1853. 348.275cet. in 1352,261,815 cwt. in 1851, 275 689 cwt. in 1800, 20.1.1800 wt. in 1844, and a l ,669scrt. is 1848. On the whole, the imparts appear so have considerably iocremed during the 15 years, a circumstance affording a farther indiwition of the reopens made by Um' English public in the enj.yment of boroely creature comforts. CURIOUS ALTEILICATIvIL —AU amusing "breach of promise" case was beard at Kilkenny on Thursday hist. The plaintiff was 27, and the defendant had just rompleteil his 70th year. He pleaded that he newer refund to marry the plaintiff. sad was still reedy to do so. The ens. wan compromisei on the terms of hie either fulfilling his pre mise, or paying the plaintiff 1701. within a fortnight. i