The Express. — London, England, 1867-05-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 110UsE of CoMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) The Syc took the chair at a (metier past 12 o'clock. m i . GIZAVES pre,ented a petition, signed by 142,252 I . in favour of the Public Houses Re'ulatiou BiIL . requested lino to " bring it np," bat f . *As ro easy 'natter. The petition, which I pl.iced on the front bench below the gangway, „• ,`, .t the size of a woolpack, and the hon. member • „.th gre:tt difficulty, but could not carry it. Ho, toppled it over on to the pound, and rolled It the clerk :it the table. r . tiLwAy (GrA NIU RDS ATI G AND PASSEN L GERS) CO3I NICN BIL. Th. If. I:. 'II ERIDAN moved the second reading of this ,:1 . Th o r, a he stated, already a means of commtinica , the guard and the driver by means of a wire I. 'I. awl the object of the bill was to require that a ~..11" which in the opinion of the of Trek should be eflicient, should be established •a- , n tle. p .4sengers and guard. There was no dill! e , .P% dda firing effected. It was already done on some fortati railways. and he read an account of an experiment which lie! Is-en recently made, and which showed that it was ta effect this object. As showing the necessity for 0. 1.11, he related several instances of fires having oc . aired in traina which had gone on for sonie time in some patting the whole train in peril, the passengers I. leg analile to draw the attention of the guard to the onedance.. In other cases a cania,ge had run off the much damage had been caused and danger in cur...l thereby. rA E said he should offer no objection to the 1. - 0 , 111. 1 reading of the bill, reserving to himself the right of doing so at a future stage, unless amendments were a dopted which he considered requisite. He could not con wilt to the bill in its present shape. Experiments to effect the object were still being carried on, and no plan had Inuit fixed upon which was unobjectionable. No doubt accidents did occur from want of such communication. riptain Tyler had presented a report on the means used .1 the continent and in this country. The mode commonly a.lptisl on the continent was the use of the outside step, but th:.t WAS dangerous ' and besides could not be adopted to English railways because the carriages were too wide and the tunnels too narrow to allow of the outside step. Several modes were adopted in this country, but there were objections of different kinds to all of them. Ile thought there ought to be a penalty on any passenger causing needless alarm. The report of the royal commission on the whole question of railways would be out this week, and he thought he ought to reserve his opinion till be had seen that report ; and he suggested that the committee on the bill should be put off for some time, in order that members might have the opportunity of considering the report. The bill was then read a second time. TURNPIKE TRUSTS BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, Mr. WALPOLE suggested that the bill be referred to a select committee. [Left speaking.] GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) This day a special meeting of proprietors was held in the London Tavern for the purpose of considering, and, if thought proper, of approving the following bills: An act to constitute certain railways authorised to be nuole by the (beat Eastern Railway Company in and near the metropolis, and to extend the time hunted for pur chase of lands and completion of works with respect to certain of such railways. An act to extend the powers of the ;nut Eastern Company with respect to the use of steam revels between Harwich and certain foreign ports: an act for the better sewering of the city of Norwich and the applying of the sewage to the irrigation of land and for the making of the Trowse-road, and for other purposes. Mr. C. H. TURNER was in the chair. The CHAIKMAN said he hoped the meeting would listen patiently and calmly to the statement he was about to make, when perhaps they might know who were the real friends of the company. (Hear, hear.) It was im possible for him to receive the number of letters he did daily from shareholders without feeling sympathy with their position. (Hear, hear.) He was told by the solicitor that he could not go out of the subjects mentioned in the notice calling the meeting, but a pamphlet had been issued to which he felt bound to allude. In the first place he wished to ask by whom the pamphlet was issued If Mr. Thomas Wars was in the room he wished to ask whether be had issued the pan.phlet? Mr. WARE said it was issued with the sanction of the committee of associated shareholders. The CHAIRMAN asked who were present at the meeting. Mr. Warm —The names are on the back of the pamphlet. The CHAIRMAN—Who were present? A PROPRIEToR observed that it was Winnel to begin • meeting by catechising. The CHAIRMAN wanted to elicit the truth because if the statements in the pamphlet were true then the board were unfit to occupy their present position. He then proceeded to give a plump denial to the statement that there was hill for raising capital for steamboats. It was said that the board did nothing for the IS months they were in authority. They kept the company out of Chancery and got rid of fictitious accounts and dividends, They agreed in the heads of an arrangement with the Great Northern Railway, by which they would get into the northern districts at much more satis factory terms than under the old arrangement. Instead of paying to the Great Northern Railway 60,00 W. a year, they would p a y th e first year 10,000/. the second year 15,000/. ; third year, 20,000; fourth year, 25,000/. • and so on to the seve n th year; and when they bes ame half owners they would pay 60,000!. (Rear, hear.) He believed that 1,000,00 W. of money had been saved to the Great Eastern by that arrangement. Then they would not be bound by the rate of freight and fares charged by the Great Northern at Don carter. The Great Eastern would be entirely free in that respect. They would not be compelled to use the Great Northern lines if they wished to go to Leeds or Halifax. The Great Northern were not to come into their district, but were to confine themselves to King's Lynn. The Cambridge traffic was to be divided between the two companies. This was aomething to have done in 15 months. He had no doubt whatever of the success of the Great Eastern property, if in termeldlers did not come in to stop what they were doing. (Hear, hear.) The chairman then proceeded to give a denial toe statement made in the Daily Tele amyl, with respect to the amount of the salaries of the officers of the company. The general manager had not 3,000/. a year, but half that amount. The secretary had not 2,500. ; be had little more than half. The resident engineer had not 1,50 W. a year, but 7501. ; the locomotive engineer had not 1,500/., but 750/. ; and the chairman had no private secretary. H e h o p e d h e h a d g i ven a complete and satisfactory refutation to the charges which had been nude. (Cheers.) Mr. BAXTER then read the heads of the first bill, on which the shareholders were called on to pass an opinion, which gave rise to a series of questions and a clisensaion, which had not terminated when we went to press. BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. (THIS DAY.) The annual meeting of this society was held to day at Exeter Hall, the large room of which was filled. The chair was taken at II by the president of the society, the Earl of Swirresnuar. Among those on the platform were —Lord Charles Russell, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, the Dean of Carlisle, the Bishop of Carlisle, the Rev. D. Miller, Mr. George Moore, kc. The receipts from ordinary sources for the year ending March 30, 1867, have reached the sum of 171,9231. 12s. Bd., To in thislo94l. 17s. 54. in advance of the previous year. must be added 4:41. 14s. 10d. received for the China fund ; 61t. 9s. 6d. for the special fund for India; 14,0961. 15e. I Id. further contribu tions to the building fund ; and 972 f. 45. ML for the Paris Exhibition fund ; making a grand total of 187,508/. 17s. 7d. The sum applicable to the general purposes of the society is 67,760/. 16e., being 7,ZZ/. 4a. 10d. more than was received under thin lama in the preceding year ; the receipts for bibles and testaments have reached' the sum of 84,162 f. 16s. Bd., showing an increase of 2,R591. 14s. 3d. The ordinary payments have amounted to 196.2.18/. 13a. 3ii. • and adding the sum paid on amount of theJubiles, China , and India Funds, the total has reached 202,318 f. ss..being 19,91 Cd. Is. 73. in advance of the previous year. If to this sum be added 14,127/.12a. paid on account of the moiety's new premises, it will be seen that the total expenditure of the year has amounted to 216,1451. 17s. The society is under engagements to the extent of 109,1024 14a. 10,1. The issues of the society for the year are as fol hum: —From the dep6t at home, 1,393,976; from demlts abroad, 9 W. 0 ,404-2,3K3,340 copi es . Th e total issues of the society n ow amount to 52,660,089 copies. Pratte EnreartoN.—A parliamentary return, boned this morning, on the subject of education. given the sums granted for the building, enlarging, or improving elementary day schools in Great Britain, in each year, from 1 8 .19 to 186 ii. The amount in the former year was 134,1219. Ge. lid., sines which time the grant has gradually decreased until 11185, when it was 18,882/. 18e. ; in NO; it was 24,22 V. 2a. The number of schools in 1859 waati.ruiii, and in 1886 they had inereaaed to 8,753 ; the Dandier of scholars in average attendance in 1859, was inil.4ol, and in 1886, 1,(09,183. The New York letters state that the accounts filen Cuba give an unfavourable description of the condi tion of that island. The crops are alleged to have been MAUy injured by drought, so that the planters do not expect under the best circumstances more than a two third. crop. " A great many wealthy planters and mer- chants have failed, and, as usual, political discontent follows social and commercial disaster. Crime is very rife. and suicides and murders are increasing with frightful wet of ty die wit ra low 60,1 the it yea le wh. et (HI re bee Tho to fan 3 cu is in to to to to 7 to: .0 bet dot the et ter we ▪ to off 00 COl • ea no P ma It wh a wh wh • 71r tin we De a Mr 7 . 0 fOl tie Fa lit • tin the • the SUI 14i the leo the eei Th. 14. loe at, loe ua sum ele fro ono in; Ra was 310 1 Viol tot Re, cep this the foil rife n, TEE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1867. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Justices Blackburn, Shec, and Lush.) ROBBING (APPELLANT) r. WRENCH (RESPONDENT). Mr. Wills said this was an appeal against a decision of the justices of Coventry under the Master. and Servants Act. The respondent was a miller in the appellant's employment. It appeared that the respondent left his work on two occasions in one week, the last time on Thursday middle day, and did not return until the following morning after time. It was shown that he was seen in a public.house drinking. When he returned on the Friday morning he was dismissed, the appellant refusing to"pay his wag" for the time he had worked. The respondent summoned his master before the justices its' 11. Is. 'ld., for rit day's work, and after hearing the case the justices said they were of opinion the absence was merely temporary, and not a wilful dis obedience, and that he had not so departed from the service as amounted to a repudiation of the same, or to justify his dismissal without his wages, and they accordingly ordered the payment of the amount claimed. The learned counsel contended that as the ap pellant was gre►tly inconvenienced by the respondent's absence, he was justified in discharging him without pay ing his wages. Mr. Justice Blackburn said the magistrate had acted under a misapprehension. They appeared to think that a man leaving his work with the intention of returning could claim his wages, and the question was whether under the circumstances the master had acted legally in dis missing him without paying his wages. The respondent having twice neglected his work in one week divested the m►ster's conduct of any harshness. The master was per ' fectly right in dismissing the respondent without notice and refusing to pay him his wages. They had to decide what was justly due for wages according to law, and not what was fair and equitable. The decision must be quashed. Mr. Justice Shoe concurred. The man left his work in the middle of the day, causing serious Ices and inconve nience to the master. The decision was wrong. Mr. Just ice Lush concurred. Judgment reversed. BRUCE r. !HINT. _ _ Mr. Hopwood said this was an appeal from a decision of the justices of Essex under the Cattle Plague Act. The only question raised was whether the inspector's appoint ment was legally made. The appointment was signed by two justices only ; whereas it was contended it should be signed by all the justices of the division. The court held that the appointment was legal. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) SMITH AND SMITH r. TEBBITT AND OTHEMS.-IMPORTANT CANE. Sir R. Palmer, Q.C., Serjeant Salentine, Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey, for the plaintiffs ; the Queen's Advocate, Mr. Edward James, Q.C., and Dr. Tristram for Mrs. Tebbitt, the principal defendant ; the Solicitor- General, Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr.Searle for the others. This case (which has already been fully reported) was reaurneil from Saturday last. It relates to the will of Mrs. Ann Thwaytes, late of Charmandean, near Worthing, and 17, Hydepark.gardens, who died last year, leaving property to the amount of shout 400,000 f. Of this she left about half to two brothen named Smith. One of them, Mr. John Simon Smith, bad been her medical at tendant, and had, as she believed, saved her life ; and the other, Mr. Samuel Smith, though unfortunate on the Stock Exchange, had been taken into her house as a kind of steward, with a salary of 4001. a year. Besides these handsome legacies she had presented the son of John Smith with 10,0001. on his being called to the bar, and to each of the two daughters of Samuel a marriage portion of 20,000/. She had settled a house at Clapham and:3o,oooi. on her sister. Mrs. Tebbitt, and her children, and she had left them 45,0001. She had also given a like sum to the nephews and nieces of her late husband, and she h..d disposed of the remainder of her estate in iraeous legacies and charitable bequests. The general outline of the case, it will be remembered, was as follows:—She was the widow of a tea grocer in Fenchureb-street, and was once a person without education. Her husband had been a deist, but after his death she became in her way very religious. She was an enthusiastic believer in the near approach of the rnillenium. Her will is opposed, so far as bas yet appeared, upon alleged delusions growing out of this ides. In support of the will, however, it is urged that though her notions might be unusual, they were not of a nature to invalidate the will. It was also alleged that her peculiar ideas—whatever they were—had not continued to the date of the will, and that she bad had good reasons for not giving her family more of her money, seeing that every one of them had given her good cause for displeasure. This morning additional evidence in support of the will -. Mrs, Thivis, a daughter of Mr. Samuel Smith, and widow of the late Chief-Justice of Hong Kong, stated the deoesaeel was a woman of unusual shrewdness. When witness was a child eight years old she taught her to repeat the Pater Neater. She was fond of reciting passages of poetry. On cross-examination, the witness admitted (as her father had done) that her conversation on the subject of religion was peculiar. She used, for instance, to say that when she was converted she had received a new body. She said that electric sparks came from her body ; but she never said that she was the cause of the thunder. Heard her speak of cholera and other epidemics as arising out of sympathy with creation. If anybody complained of sick ness she would say, " Ah well, I feel it too." Re-examined—What I have spoken refers to the most remote periods of my childish recollections. Since I have been married I have never heard her speak in any other terms of religion than might have been expected of any aged and pious person who was expecting her death. Mr. John Simon Smith, of Croydon, was formerly a surgeon in practice in Trinity-square. He had attended the whole of Mr. Thwsytes' household. Mr. Thwaytes was about 80 when he died. Attended Mrs. Thwaytes ►bout two years before his death. After then she re quested witness to give up his practice and manage her affairs for her. At that time be was earning about 2,0001. a year, and she agreed to give him that sum. Never lived in her house unless she was seriously ill. She was very charitable, and gave away more than 2,0001. in that way. She had once said that her husband had tried to poison her both in mind and body. She explained that by saying that he had put Toni Paine's works into her hand, and had by the advice of one of his clerks given her mercurial pills which had seriously affected her health. She had undoubtedly suffered from mercurials. She had not good health. She was intemperate in her eating and could not be per suaded to take sufficient exercise. Her peculiar notions of religion had of l►te years entirely ceased. Had never advised her about her will, and was entirely ignorant of its character till after her death. _ _ Cross-examined—Had no security from Mrs. Thwaytes for the payment of the 2,00 W. • year. Was married at the time and had children ; but was content to take her word. Might have had doubts as to the prudence of giving up his practice on her bare word • but alit promised to remember his family in her will. If she had charged her husband with putting poison into her food witness would have thought it a delusion. She met witness's brother two or three years after her husband's death at witness's house. Mr. Thwaytes died worth about 700,0001., and left about 500,0001. to his widow ; or per haps not so much. Witness had nothing to do but to re ceive the testator's dividends and to pay her accounts. There was no landed property to manage. [The case was proceeding when our report left.] COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE ARTHUR CASE. The bankrupt was a paraffin oil merchant, of 20, Alex ander-terrace, Peckham. He renewed an application for release from custody which had been adjourned until after the sitting for choice of assignees. Mr. F. Kent opposed on behalf of Mr. Branaby, an up. bolsterer, in the Kent-road, from whom the bankrupt had obtained furniture to the amount of 201., for which be failed to pay. He was arrested, and it afterwards tran spired that he had pledged the furniture. The bankrupt made no attempt to deny the statement ; and. . . . . . ...... His Honour said it was not a case in which he should interfere. and he dismissed the application. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The jury found her a mi.ley. Warder Reeves, of the House of Correction, Coldbatli fields, proved several former convictions against him. Mr. Payne sentenced him to seven years' penal servitude. THE POLICE COURTS. (TH.I3 DAY.) BOWSCREET. ANAMHING A PAWNBROKER'S WINDOW. linen Anne Wontlyear was brought up on remand charged with wilfully breaking a pane of glass in the shop window of Mr. Attenborough, pawnbroker, at the corner of Villiers-street, in the Strand. . . . Mr. Henry RiChard Daniels, assistant to Mr. Atten. borough, stated that he was in the shop at about a quarter. past 6 o'clock on the evening of Monday week, when be saw the prisoner outside. She deliberately threw a stone through the window, breaking a pane of glass which was valued at 41, 10a. He hurried into the street and found her in custody of Sergeant Monckton. The prisoner said she was very sorry. Some boys had been teasing her and pulling her dress about. This so provoked her that she threw a stone at one of the boys but it missed him and went through the window. In answer to Mr. Flowers Sergeant Monckton said that there were no boys there, and added that when the pri soner was taken in custody she said she would do it again when she came out. . . . . . -u Mr. Flowers said if the amount had been over 5/. be should have sent the prisoner for trial, and if that evi dence bad been given before a jury and taken down by the judge she would most probably have been sentenced to a term of penal servitude. He should sentence her to two months' imprisonment with bard labour. CLERKENWELL. A POLICE-CONSTABLE PINED FOR NEGLECTING HIS DUTY. Gomm Whitmore, 153 Y, of the metropolitan police, was brought up on a warrant by Police-sergeant Older, Y, to answer the following complaint :—" For that he on the of April, being a constable belonging to the me tropolitan police force, did unlawfully withdraw himself from the duties thereof without being allowed to do so in writing by the superintendent under whom he was placed, and without giving to the said superintendent one Wender month's notice of his intention to leave, contrary to the statute." Inspector Gray, of the Y Division, said that the defen dant was attached to the Somers-town division, and did duty there. He ought to have paraded for duty on Friday night last, at a quarter to 10 ; he did not do so, and has been absent ever since. Mr. Superintendent James Webb, of the Y said that on the 24th ult. the defendant tendered his re signation, and he was then told that it would not be laid before the commissioner; until the following Monday. He returned to his duty, and on the day in question he ab sconded from his duty. He had no permission from the commissioners to resign, and the defendant had not behaved well during the short time he had been in the service. The defendant said that he left his duty because he thought that if he stayed until the Monday he should have been discharged without pay, and then he should have been in debt, and would not have been able to pay. The Magistrate ordered the defendant to pay a fine of 20a., and also ordered him to forfeit his back pay. THE MURDER IN LAMBETH. LATEST PARTICULARS.-(THIS DAY.) This morning the young married woman Elizabeth Belcher, who murdered her child yesterday afternoon and then attempted to commit suicide, was visited at the Westmihster Hospital by her husband. She appeared to be very weak, and after kissing his hand said, "Where is my child?" The affair is a very sad one, for the young woman,who is 23 Tears of age, has only been married 12 month.. The marriage took place at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, and shortly after the event the young couple went to live in Someractehire. Eleven weeks ago the deceased child was born, and the mother became very ill, and the child had to be brought up by hand. The mother's illness is stated to have been milk fever. About a fortnight ago the husband, who is • working man, brought his wife up to London, and went to live in lodgings at No. 26, Royal-street , The wife got better after she came to London, and therefore the occurrence of yesterday was quite unexpected by the husband. When Mr. Goff, tho surgeon, was called into the lodgings yesterday, the unhappy woman said to him, " The baby has gone to heaven." He then found that a fearful gash had been inflicted upon the child's throat, and that it had nearly penetrated to the back of the neck. The mother had also cut her own throat with the same razor, but it is thought the iniuriea, although severe, will not prove fatal. She is now in the custody of a policeman at the Westminster Hospital. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE Om rzunaArs.) CHESTER MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) BELG RAVE STAKES. Lady Barbara ... ... Aahtead ... ... ... Paleface ... ... ... DEE STAND CUP. Seven furlongs. Miss Williams, Danrohin, Tyndale, Bedford, and Dandies) f are here. CHESTER CUP. Two miles and a quarter. Lecturer, Rama, Harry BraiWord, Tormentor, Monkey, Arkansas, Archimedes, Skirmish, Lucifer, Endsleigh, Beeswing, Uncas, Miss Havelock, Holstein, Mille. Cleo patra Foresight, Helen, Black Prince, Amanda c, Leases, Lion King, Newland, The Rescue, Arundel, Harrogate, Fan, Mendicant, Weather Star, and Leap Year are here. PAID FORFEIT.—DaIby, Gomera, Bracken, Contrail, Conundrum, No, Minster, Dubiety, Stokeley, King's Daughter, Sophie, Caithness, Sea Mew, Chepstow, Hol stein, and Harrogate. STAND STAKES. Five furlongs. Candor, Radcliffe, TravMta, and Gentian (sold for 301. each). All are here. FLYING HANDICAP. Five furlongs. Pantaloon, Queen of Trumps, Honesty, Miss Williams, Sylph, Thalassius, Contract, lJncas, Columbine, Prelate, Archness f, Anchorite, and Diamond are here. CITY MEMBERS' PLATE. Six furlongs. Queen of Trumps, Volunteer, Lecturer, and Prelate are here. GREAT CHESTER PRODUCE STAKES. Half a mile. Helvellyn and Corporal are here. CUP. sto 1 apt Lecturer (off) 6 to I Archimedes (t) 10 to 1 Musa Havelock (t) 12 to 1 Lucifer (t) 100 to 8 Moulsey (t) 100 to 8 Rama (t) 100 to 8 Beeswing (t) 15 to 1 Rescue (t) 20 to 1 Weather Star (t) 25 to 1 Mr. Brayley's lot (t) 7 to 1 Bar one. ARRlVED.—Spendthrift, Diadem, Augusta c, and MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ffirs o'Ctool. As usual on the Ist of May, the Stock Exchange is closed, and we have no transactions to report in public securities. The applications for discount to-day are to a good extent, and the quotation for choice bills is firm, at 2i to 3 per cent. At Paris this morning the Three perCen:. Renta l opened at 67fr. 85c., showing an advance of nearly g per cent. The following notification has been issued by the Bank of England : Notice is hereby given, that in order to prepare the dividends due on the sth July, 1867, the balances of the several account* in the following funds will be struck on the night of Saturday, the Ist June, 1867, viz. :- 3/. per Cent. Consolidated Annuities ; new W. per Cent. Annuities; new 31. 18s. per Cent. Annuities, 1654 ; new il. 10s. per Cent. Annuities ; Annuities for terms of years; India 51. per Cent. Stock. On Monday, the 3rd of June, the above-named funds will be transferable without the dividend due on the sth of July next. East India Stock.—Shut, Thursday, 13th June, 1867. Open, Saturday, 6th July, 1867. May 1, 1867. The amount of gold taken out of the Bank yes terday for the continent was 50,000/. The steamer Seine has arrived at Lisbon from Brazil with 52,4561. in specie. The bar silver and Mexican dollars by the West India packet were sold yesterday for the continent at Fis. Old. and 4s. 111 d. per ounce respectively, being about the same as the prices recently current. On 'Change yesterday afternoon the rates for bills on Frankfort and for short drafts on Paris were quoted rather worse for this country. With the prospect of peace, the exchanges with Russia, Austria, and Italy are likewise better for those places. The usual list is subjoined : Amsterdam 3 months, 11.19 to 11.191 ; ditto, sho r t, 11.161 to 11.173; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.191; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.371 to 25.421; Brussels, 3 months, 25.371 to 25.421; Hamburg and Altona, 3 months, 13.81 to 13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, ke., 3 months, 6.25 to 6.254; St. Petersburg, 3 months, 30g to 30; Paris, short, 25.10 t 0.25.721 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.32 A to 25.371; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.321 to 25.371 • itranklort-on-thaMaine, 3 months, 1191 to 114 ; Vienna, 3 months , 13.45 to 13.55 ; Trieste, 3 mons, 13.43 to 13.55 ; Madrid, 3 months, 481 to 481; Santander, 3 months, 481 to 48} ; Cadiz, 3 months, 491 to 49; Seville, 3 months, 494 to 49; Malaga, 3 months, 481 to 481; Valencia, 3 months, 481 to 484 ; Bar. °elms, 3 months, 484 to 481; Bilbao, 3 months, 481 to 48 4 &rive«, 3 months, 481 to 484 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 27.80 to 28.0 ; Genoa, 3 months, 27.80 to 28.0 ; Naples, 3 months, 27.80 to 28.0 ; Palermo, 3 months, 27.80 to 28.0 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.80 to 28.0; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 521 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 521 to 52. The Board of Trade returns for the month of March have been issued. The following shows the declared value of the exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures for the month of March in the last three years : March, 1865 - £13,770,154 „ 1866 1867 It wil l be seen that the exports are upon a larger scale than in the eorresponding period of 1865, but materially below that witnessed last year, when the mutterings of the coming storm had as yet scarcely begun to disturb the financial atmosphere. Similar results are presented upon comparing the exports for the first three months of the year,which are statea as follows : First quarter, 1865 „ 1866 1867 The import trade has fluctuated in a similar manner. The computed value of the principal im ports in February (the last month reported upon as regards values) is given as under : February, 1866 £12,854,779 „ 1866 16,610,159 1887 14,828 ,2 89 While as regards the first two months of the year the comparison of value of imports stands thin : Two months, 1865 £19,253,701 1866 26,457,773 1867 14,281,048 Most of the railway traffic returns to be pub lished this week will include the traffic of if.aster week, against an ordinary week of last year. The South Eastern Railway return shows an increase of 5,0651. over last year (including the re ceipts of the volunteer review) ; the Metropolitan' an increase of 8541.; and the Glasgow and South Western, a decrease of 1,270/. The meeting of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company (Limited) was held yester day, when the directors' report, which has already been published, was adopted. The dividend de clared was at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, making a total payment of 10 per cent. for the year, free of income tax. The half-yearly meeting of the Singapore Gas Company was held yesterday. The profits fur the half-year are 9901. 7s. 9d., which, together with 1251. 84. Bd., the unappropriated profit of the preceding hal f-year, makes the available balance 1,015/. 16s. sd. O ut of this sum the directors de clared a dividend at the rate of 71 per cent. per annum, less income tax, on the [reference capital, and a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent . per an num on the amounts paid up on t e original capital, free from income tax, the balance of 511. 9s. to be carried forward to the credit of next half-year. At the meeting yesterday of the Bahia Gas Com pany (Limited) the available balance was stated at 2,0761., and a dividend was declared on the prefe rence capital at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. A special general meeting of the London and South Western Railway Company is called for the 16th of May, to consider three bills now pending in parliament. Sir R. W. Carden and Messrs. G. Brown and F. Whinny, the liquidators of the European Bank (Limited), have Just issued the annexed circular : The liquidators beg to declare a dividend of la. 6d., making, with the previous distribution, • total of ss. in the pound. By a reference to the annexed statement it will be seen that the liabilities of the bank, including endorsements upon bills, amounted at the time of the suspension, 19th May, 1560, t 02,637,820/. • these have been now reduced to 432,4751. • the present dividend amounts to 42,0621., leaving 390,3 931. And it is expected that acceptances to the extent of 113,974/. will ultimately be retired by other parties, thereby further reducing the liabilities liy that amount. The liquidators desire to call attention to the fact that this was • foreign bank, carrying on business at various places on the Continent, with more than the whole of its capital locked up abroad. They wish to point out that as no order pronounced by the Court of Chancery in England has any effect in restrain ing the action of creditors abroad, each branch might have been made bankrupt. If this had happened, the liquidators have no hesitation in saying that the remits, to the shareholders, would have been most disantrous, involving in all probability a call of 20/. per share. The liquidators were, however, enabled to make such arrangements abroad as induced the foreign creditors to wait until sufficient assets, at the foreign branches, could be realised to pay them, and they have now the satisfaction of stating that almost the only foreign creditor remaining unpaid is the Bank of France for 12,0001. ;this amount is coveredby, security, and is expected to be paid off within the next two months. At the ex piration of that time the liquidators believe that they will be able to proceed with the realisation of the foreign assets, entirely for the benefit of the English creditors. It is probable well known that large sums, about 240,0001., are due to the bank, which are partially secured by build ing land, situate at Feria and St. Nature. Strenuous en deavours have been made for the last four months to ren der some portion of these loans available, and it is believed that this will be accomplished almost immediately. By a reference to the annexed statement it will be seen that the amount expected to be rea lised from the outstanding assets is 414,443/. 16e. 7d. This estimate is the result of a careful examination made as accurately as possible considering the great difficulty there is in dealing with property and assets situate as these are. An extraordinary general meeting of the share holders of the Industrial Company of Central Italy (Limited), is called for the 17th of May, to pass resolutions for a voluntary winding up. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, water works, and canal shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : Insurance—North British and Mercantile, In ; Ocean Marine, 19. Gas Light and Coke—City 'of Moscow Gas, 151, ex int. • Surrey Consumers, 121, cx div. Docks—Easa and W est India, 124 ; London and St. Katherine. ssi, 60 ; Southampton, 119 4 .. Water Works—Berlin, 10t. 11 1 . ; ditto New, M. 5; Chelsea, 110; Lambeth, 100, I. Canals—Grand Junction, 741, 3. 8 --; The annexe,i memorandum is from the London Stock and Share Company (Limited) : At to-day's *union, amongst the safes made were tir following : Anglo-Brazilian Gold Company (10a. paid), at Ile, per share ; Bedford Pantechnicon (7/. paid), at 31. ; BombaOu(ii/. prd), at 2/. 6a. ; Dutch Company fo t i work, (a Spain (21/. 41. paid), at 11. 6s. 641. ; Frminitwe Tavern (5/. paid), at da. ea ; Great Eastern Railway GAU L Five per Cent. Bond, redeemable in August, 1868, et 91 per cent. ; Guildhall Tavern (10/. paid), at I'. to 61.2c4J.; Imperial Land of Marseilles Debentures el W., at 101,10 s. to 10/. 12s. 6d. each ; ditto Shares OIL 10s. paid), at je. to 34. lid. ; India Rubber Works (401. paid), at 01. sa. ; later naticsal Hotel (SI. paid), at 14a. to Ms.; Chatham and Dover Railway, 1,300/. Preference B Stock, at 26) to 97 per cent. ; National Provincial Marine (2/.loa. paid). ela per share ; Novara and Lake Orta Railway (la paidk at 2a. lid. to L. ; ditto Bonds of 500/., :and class, at. 114. to 38e. per cent. ; Queensland Sheep Investment (11L. paid), at 1/. N. per 'Lire ; Veatern Insurance Company 01. paidi, "1. to 2a. The freehold premises in the occupation of the English Joint Stock Bank (Limited) now in course of liquidation, in Clement'a-lane, Lombard-street, which cost 100,0001., were sold yesterday for 27,01/og. The oormepondenoe which has taken place be tween the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Company (Limited) and the fireat Indian Peninsula Railway Company has just been published in the form of a pamphlet (printed by John King and Company (Limited), queen-street, E.C.). TUESDAT EVENURG. Consols', which closed yesterday at 91 toil for.the 9th of May, opened this morning at 914 to 1, and closed at 91 to 4. For money the last price was 901 to 914, and for the June settlement 911 to 1. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 891 to a. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91, 4,1, 1 ; ditto, for amount, 911, 1 4 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 894, a ; New Three per Cents., 890, 1, 4 ; Bank Stock, 2524, 1, 3 ; India Stock, 219, 17 ; ditto Five per Cent., 110/, 10, 1; ditto Four per Cent., 94.; ; ditto Five per Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper, 1024 ; diito Five-and-a-Ralf per Cent., 10'70; ditto Bonds, 525. prem. The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady. Exchequer Bills remain at 20s. to 255. prem. There was less business in the foreign stock market, but the closing prices, though not the best of the day, were in several cases higher than yes terday. Turkish of 1858, 1863, and 1865 (Six per Cents.) left off at an advance of Iper cent ; Chihan scrip, Greek (including the Coupons), Russian snip, and Turkish of IStis (Five par Cents.), 1 ; and Mexican, Spanish Certificates, and Italian of 1861, *. The latter were 1 per cent. better at one pe riod. Chilian B stock was 4 worse. Very few dealings were recorded in Bank shares, and the only changes were a rise of 10s. in Anglo- Egyptian. and a reduction of 1/. in London Bank of Mexico. The shares of the financial companies were in animate, and prices closed the same as yesterday, being as follows :—lnternational Financial, to dis. ' • General Credit, 3 to 2j dis. ; London Fi nancial, 234 to 224 dia. ; and Credit Funcier of England, G q to ;?, _ . With the exception of a decline of 10a. in Telegraph Construction, viz., to 21 to It die. ; Atlantic Cable shares showed no movement of im portance. Angle-American were last quoted ISt to I, and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. preference, 4 9-16 to 11-16. Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 16 to 4, being less firm, and National Discount, to 74. prem., showing no change. The variations in miscellaneous shares were rather more numerous. British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph rose 21.; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 11. ; Colonial and Rio Improvements, 10s. ; Bombay Gas (old), and United Kingdom Telegraph, 55.; and Fore-street Warehouse, 2s. 6d. On the other hand, Berlin Wrterworks, Bombay Gas (new), and Otago In vestment declined as., and Australian Mortgage, 2s. Gd. Colonial government securities were dealt int to a moderate extent, and prices were steady. The amount of business in American securities was rather limited, but the 5.20 Bonds and Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures improved and per cent. respectively. Prices closed as follows :-5-20 Bonds, 711 to 4, or div. • Erie Railway shares, 40/ to 41; Illinois Centr al, 75 to 76/ ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway De bentures, 314 to 324 ; Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 214 to 224. MINES.-(THIS DAT.) OWE O'CLOCI, - - In the mining market to-day there is a demand for West Chiverton and North Grotty shares, at 71* to 72} and 4r, to LI, respectively. Great Retal lack are also inquired for, at 31 to 4. Prince of Wales are quoted 325. to ; Chiverton Moor, bg to f ; South CAnidurrow, 11s. 3d. to 13a. Dd ; and Stray Park, 81 to 9}. The great singer Garcia has lost a young married daughter, Madame Crepet, at the early age of twenty-five. She was niece of Malibran and of Viardot, and inherited a large share of the musical talent of her family. ELY CATHLDLAL. --A new stone pulpit has been brought into use iu Ely Cathedral. The restoration of the great western entrance has been commenced. Dean Good win, it will be seen. is worthily continuing the week so well begun by Dean Pescooke. THE CHAMPIONSHIP FIASCO. —The Sporting Life says that "a meeting is convened for to-morrow (Thurs day). at '2 o'clock, by the Corinthian patrons of the ring, to call upon the custodian of the • belt' to reverse the decision of the referee, as be ing , in opposition to all hitherto acknowledged mica.' The Sporting Life commenting upon the case says :—" Either Baldwin Diver intended to put in an appearance, or he has been made a scapegoat by his party, who, on the face of it, wanted their man to lose. We can corns to no other conclusion than this, and the public will expect more light upon the sub ject than hes been at present afforded." Ma. SPriti:EoN AND THE CATliaell BALLADS, Our next hero is Mr. Spurgeon, who for the last few years has probably preached more sermons, in better English, in spite of their slang, with a mightier voice, to a greater number of thousands, in a larger Rotunda, than any other young man of his age. All ages, ranks, and classes, have been fouud among his audience, from the days of the front rows and half-guinea reserved seats at the Surrey Music Hall, to the present free seats at the Tabernacle; attic,, embryo orators, profound admirers, and ungodly scoffers, ladies of fashion, unbelievers, and Christians of every known shade, have all " sat under" hint. So great is his eloquence, that in the words of our poet lie can please the duke, the lord, the squire, And ladles with 'olden locket., He can make the very sovereigns Jump Out of old %%omen's pockets. So mighty is the thunder of his eloquence that ff spneteon went Into St. Paul's re, sure he'd not dissemble. His v..Nt woukt make the dome to rive, And x. Paul . , church for to tremble. So winning arl his persuasive powers, as to make guineas fly from the closest of "buttoned peekete ;" to rouse his hearers to the heights of "kingdom come," or sink them to the depths of troubled anxiety about " their poor souls," or as our poet again expresses it, Aid he the see to harrars? In the great days of his Exeter-hall performances, when the Tabernacle was not yet built. Mr. Spurgeon is said— though the story is probably mythical- to hare delighted and amazed his great band of admiring disciples by sliding down the balusters of the rostrum (from which he preaches). from the top to the bottom, to illusf rate the fatal ease with which nan slides into the pit of destrue tion, while "sliding up again" was to symbolize the diffi culty of winning his way back to the path of virtue. Action, gesticulation, and frantic ejaculations of the freest kind, were among the favourite weapons of these orato rical displays. and it is probably to some well-known and favourite resort of this kind that the bard alludes when be says, He can look above and look below, He eau deeply nigh and gran. ' He can shake the rock+ and swallow the whale. He's a greater man than Josiah. No wonder, therefore, that Thus wonderful mall surprises the Imo!. Parson, lawyer. AUTIMITI, Inn, every ',lace they rem a race the wonderful Nall At the bead of this ballad there is a facetious woodcut. which to Mr. Spurgeon must have been •bitterness "beyond that of aloes itself. - For, if there be anything in this life which Mr. Spurgeon hates, despises, and bolds in pious abhorrence—it is a bishop ; and here be is at the top of this half sheet, arrayed in full episcopal robes, in all - the atrocious splendour of a full.bottomml wig, crowned with a mitre, lawn sleeves. a pastoral-staff in his right band, and a bag of .;O,,Vh.W. in his left. —Que.rti rdn Rericx, new number. CONVICTION O► A GANG OF SHOPLIFTERS. Mary Burro, Is, Mary &moron, 17, Ann Sweeney, 16, and Kate Carney were indicted for shoplifting and stealing 9 yards of printed octton, value 6e. 11d., the property ot Samuel Davis, of 72, Tottenham-court-road. The prosecutor is a draper, and on the 29th of March ha was in his shop when the prisoners came in and made an excuse that they wanted to buy something. After talking together for a little while, they went out, and as they were passing the door, the prisoner Carney took a piece of print front the door and gave it to Burns. They ran away and prosecutor ran after them, and gave them into custody. The prisoners were all found Guilty. During the trial Carney laughed, and the other prisoners cried loudly. Mrs. Howe proved a former conviction against Carney. Prisoner Carney—Oh, pray my lord, don't give me a long time. Kr. Payne sentenced Burns to 6 months, Donovan and Sweeney to 12 months, and Carney to 2 years' imprison ment, with hard labour. Prisoner Carney—Thank you, Mr. Payne, I will do that and come back again. ROBBERY FR O M THE CREBORNE LUNCHEON BOOMS: John O'Donnell, 45, desonbed as a clerk, was indicted for stealing a spoon and other articles, value 255., the pro perty of Mr. M. T. Smith. The prisoner was found in the kitchen of the Cremorne Luncheon-rooms, and when .eked what he wanted, be said he came for some broken victuals. Upon his person was found a fish-knife and fork and table-spoon concealed under his coat. RISE IN RAILWAY FARES.-{THIS DAY.) This morning a new eoelo of fares for daily pas sengers came into operation on the Metropolitan Extension line of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. The rise is most felt by the passengers who used the stations between the Loughborough-road and Ludgate-hill. The third-clan return tickets from Camberwell to the City, which used to be 4d. were to-day raised to 6d. There are no longer any third.class 2d. tickets issued between the Walworth-road and Farringdon.rtreet. They have been increased to 3d. Numbers of the passengers were quite surprised at the sudden and unexpected rise. There has been no rise in the charge for season tickets, and if passengers wish to save the extra charge they can do so by becoming season ticket holders. To-day a new station was opened on the line at Batter seispark. It is called the Batteries-park and York-road Station. MAY DAY AND THE SWEEPS.—According to an nual custom the London sweeps took their holiday to.day, and here and there in the metropolis might be seen a Jack in-the-green of a type which was familiar many years ago, but which Ramoneur societies and the sweeping of chimneys by machinery have done very much to destroy. The old race of sweeps has almost gone, and some of those who exhibited themselves to-day were not im postors, who of the new rue of London sweeps, but who relied for what they could get upon what the public remembered of days gone by. There were few demonstra tions, and these that were so be seen were of the feeblest possible kind. WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 30.—The announce ment in the Gazette of the 3rd of March, 1866, of the ap pointment of Lieutenant-General the Hon. Charles Grey, and of Major-General Sir Thomas Myddleton Bidduiph, K.C.8., to be Joint Keepers of her Majesty's Privy Purse, is corrected as follows :—The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-General the Hon. Charles Grey, one of her Majesty's Equemes in Ordinary, to be PPrivateSe cretary to her Majesty ; and Major-General Sir Thomas Myddleton Biddulph, K.C.8., to be Keeper of her Ma jesty's Privy Purse.—Oarette. A MAHOMEDAN CALLED TO THE BAR. —Last evening there was a call to the bar at the Inns of Court. At the Middle Temple one of the students called is a Ma homedan—Budroodeen Tyabjee. He is the first person of that persuasion who has been called to the English bar. The oaths of allegiance, lee., were administered to him in the usual terms, hnt he was sworn on the Koran. We understand he intends to practice at the bar in Bombay. In that province there are easels who are mussulmans, but Budroodeen Tyabjee will be the first member of the bar in India who is a disciple of the prophet. SINGULAR RAILWAY AMIDES T. —A goods train on the Scottish Central Railway met on Monday night with a remarkable accident. While the train was crossing the bridge over the river Carron en axle of one of the tracks broke. The consequence was that the train separated into two parts—the engine and the foremost part passing on in safety, while the binderpart, leaving the rails, knocked down the parapet of the bridge, and was hurled into the river that ran fifty to sixty feet below. The guard of the train, the conductor, and a cattle dealer, were carried over, but by good fortune, that seems almost incredible, they were little the worse for the fall. A number of cattle filled the precipitated trucks, and the slaughter of these is said to have been vary great. RAILWAY AND OTH KR BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT. —Yesterday in the House of Lords (Room B). Mr. Pal. grave, one of the examiners upon standing orders proofs, proceeded with the consideration of. and declared the st anding orders to have been complied with in the cases of the North Metropolitan Railway Bill and the Wells (Somerset) Gas Bill. In the House of Commons Mr. Palgrave took into consideration the standing order proofs of the following unopposed bills. The standing orders were de clared to have been complied with in the cases of the Kil kenny Junction Railway (Abandonment of Kilpurcell Branch) Bill, and the Great Grimsby Gas Bill. No fur ther standing orders were applicable in the case of the Wandsworth Bridge Bill. The Abertillary Gas and Water Bill, was postponed until the 21st May • and the Rises and Pontymister` Gas Bill and the post poned Richmond Gas Bill were adjourned until the 7th of May. Lake Superior is the largest body of fresh water in the world. It has an area of 32,000 square miles, and • mean depth of 1,000 feet. It is apparently fed by a few insignificant streams, the largest of which are the St. Louis and the Ontonagon. Lake Michigan has an area of 24,000 miles and a mean depth of 900 feet. This lake only receives a few small streams, and yet Lake Michigan furnishes • large proportion of the current that flows over the Niagara and thence down the St. Lawrence into the ocean. These great lakes must get supplied from sub terranean *Duryea. It is well known that large rivers on the western plains suddenly disappear through fissures and chasms never again to reappear on the surface.—Cana. dia. paper. . CN.IIw —The Bulletin says that according to latest advice., a greater breadth of land will be put under cultivation in the state this year than ever before. Some interesting experiments will be tried with new crops and new varieties of seeds, the results of which will be of great importance. A large amount of real estate has changed hands in the city since the commencement of the new year. The transactions at the land-office have also been very large. There is a strong movement of popul►- tion towards the grating region■ of the coast counties, and some large tracts of land have been taken up. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) Coastwise, as well as by 'rail, the quantity of wheat received from Essex and Kent was limited ; nevertheless. the demand was inactive ; but prices ruled firm. The quality of the supply was middling. There was a good show of foreign wheat on the stands. The transactions were of a retail character, at Monday's improvement in value. For floating cargoes of grain the trade was steady, and the late advance was supported. The supply of barley, which was good, was chiefly com posed of foreign samples. All descriptions were held at full currencies, but the demand was by no means active. Malt was steady in value, although the inquiry was limited. Good sound oats realised full prices, with a moderate sale. Heated and inferior parcels were neglected. The supply of oats was tolerably good. The show of beans was very moderate. The trade ruled firm ►t full quotations. In peas a moderate tinniness was passing at late rates. The flour trade was steady. The top mice of town•made qualities is now 60.. per •LHUlbs. Linseed ruled Erm, but rapeseed met a slow sale ; on the whole the trade for agricultural weds ruled steady. PRICES t..THRILNIT. MULL Per Qr. WEIL?. s. s. Lam Yank red, old SO to n Pa Pr. 'new 59 so 71 „ LO. white, old 66 to 76 , new 610 to 71 Medic and iinculn red, new BAntr. _ ___. On& c & Sookh potato Irish, black 22 to 24 white IS to 30 ..__ Malti Wng ng - 33 to 30 Disti Grinding 22 to 34 Norfolk, S Bra; uffolk and Oa to Tll Kingston and Wars ait to 73 Brown at to gt Kit „ BILNII. lfiuspa Tick 66 to ST HMTOW MVOS .._._ 41 40 46 --- Nov U to V .oAls. Grey -- 211 to 40 HapN 4l to 44 WMt• 4O to 42 Boers Roglisb, teed --- SS to $1 potato loaoh, 1.4 Iron] Per 40. Wwliat. • Dents:Maud Konigs ber 74 Rostoc g 62 to k & Mecklen- - Towa =aft: — l4 - 1110 lbs. Household 63 to 66 Country Norfolk snd Suffolk, ax ship 43 to 47 11 SO to 02 Russian, hard eon Am:Acad. red — to „ whit* Per Qr. OJT& S. Danish and Swedish 24 to 30 Bunt= 24 to SO Ramis _ . . _ n.w.e -- pvvw•o .. Grinding ---- 8• lio *I Distilling linking ...._ Dil to 88 :7.. as to 43 38 to 33 OATt Math brewl47 TA to feeding ARRIVALS OF GRAIN de., CARRiAOR ' 37 to 89 38 to 41 Drvux Coll. _ _ Whit* SI to 41 Ysllow Stout. _ _ Trench, perii;3li7... 44 to 62 Spanish .... 46 to 62 American, Pew brl .. 27 to 114 Canadian .. 27 to 35 , INTO LONDON BY WATER THIS WREK. WLaat Barley. Malt. Data flour. qrs. gra. in. I qrs. tack. ark. Itaal lablrlah sad 1420 aso 1250 .. 460 radio 17410 6100 , 45010 600 Total Maize, 4650 qrs. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BY rozaurn.) (nom OUR OWN ooamarommarr.) The market continues steady, and the sales are reported at about 10,000 bales, at yesterday's current rates. MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) BCC/AFL—The market has becOme quiet, and although no alteration in prices can be quoted, they are with diffi culty supported. The private Wes include common Madras jaggery, at T3s., and Havana molasses sugar, 30s. fid. Re fined continues steady. Cones—No public sales were held to-day, privately a good business is doing at the late advance. Tu.—The public sales of Indian teas are progressing rather irregularly ; good qualities at the previous value, medium at a slight decline. China teas remain quiet. Rics.—About 150 tons of White Bengal sold at 18e. 3d., and for arrival at 17s. to 17s. tid. _ _ Run. —5O puns. of Jamaica told at steady prices ; also 150 puns. of Demerara, at Is. 60. to Is. 70. PlCPPER.—Business has been done at 20. cash for Penang, and 3 3-16.3. for Singapore. Carrot' Las again become quiet, and prices rule in buyers favour. Herr.—St. Petersburg clean steady, at 331. to 341. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is steady at the following prises: —Town tallow, 445. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. 3d. ; April to Jane, 445. 3d. ; June, 445. 3d. to ; October to De cember, 445. lid. to 445. 9d. BOftOIJOH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report a decidedly better tone in the market; the continued wet weather, com bined with shortness of stock, has given rise to a few speculative purchases. A good deal of vermin is making its ce upon early vegetation, which is a usual coinci ence after wet seasons ; and it is feared that the hop plant will have to undergo a severe ordeal of blight from the same cause. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LITIRPOOL, Arlin 20.—fialos to4ay : Caledonian. 1091—Great Eastern, 274—Great Northern, A, 112—Great Western. 404 Inneaddre and Yorkshire, 14/I 4—Lonclon and North Weems'', 1144 114 4—Manchester, Shefficld, and I.incolnshire. 461 4 Metropolitan, 1161—South Eastern. 654—Great Western of Canada, 131—Erie, 41—bolted States 0-30 Bonds, 1862, 711 4 Great Latenshurg shares, 9 1-113 / 118 1 1.16 11 1.16 9—Mari time Insurance Limited , 4 d.—Anglo-Ainarican Telegraph, 144 —National Steam Limited), 170 StAltelUnefita, Arai% 30.—A moderate business was done, at lower prices generally. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited', 169-16—Ebbw Vale Company (Limited', 16c. d.—Eris, 414 —Great Luxemburg, 11 I.lB—Great Northern. a, 113 121 1 l 1 It 4 12 114 1 11 1 I—Grand Trunk of Canada, 174 :re Western, 404—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1224 lc—Loodon and North 1% Mem, 1141 4 4 4—Manchester, dlsenteld, and lAncoln shire, 46 54 6 1 I—Metropolitan, 1164 1. 4-Midland. 1104 North British, 3714 4 4—South Eastern, 60 4—Thams and Mersey Marine insurance (Limited 2 13-16 p.—Coited Mates 5 -2 0 Tosrs' Bonds, 714 4—Ashton and Oldham / anal. 140—London, Brighton, and South Coast, 56—London, Chatham, and Dover, 14—Peak Forest Canal, 78. Brainionsn, Arm 30.—The transactions were—ln South Staffordshire Railway stock, at 85 bind:yell:nu and Stafford shire Gas £2O shares, at 39 and Birmingham Alliance Fire Insurance sham, at 1.16 db. Closing prices Birmingham Financial shares, at 1 7-16 to 14 die Birmingham Wagon shares, at 114 to Il J: Railway Carriage ,Oldisuy', at 11 prem.. sellers ; Henddol Slat* and Slab shares, at 1 to 1 dis. ; )(mites Metal shares, at 24 to 21 dia. and Patent Shaft and Axletree new shares, at 1 to 14 prem. Dunlaw, Aratf.29.—Three per Cent. Consols 901 —New Three W. (ent. Stock, 891 4—Ditto. for account, 9th May, 891 Ditto. for new account, SDI 4—lndia Five per Cent. stock, 1084 —Bank of Ireland :4100 paid), Val—Hibernian Bank 1453 Sal—National of Liverpool (Limited (Al 5 paid., 191—Proval Bank :t5 paid', 84—Royal Bank (410 paid:, 911 —Great Southern and Western :ClOO paid', 904—Midland Great NYestern (4100 paid . Wk.klow, and Wexford Five per Cents. (420 paid), rd., 47—Alliance and Consumers' Gas, Five per Cents., 1014—Ballast ()Mee Debentures, C 92 6a 9d., SI. \% 1