The Express. — London, England, 1866-02-22 00:00:00

via ordered for additional seemats. It wen dated that t y b ea krapt had bees baateeipb twice bdees, aced bad air pod throe deed. of arrangemeat _ AI 111! J. W. &MEL _ The bankrupt, fonnoly a merchant in the City, sad ' hav ing a house at New Yost, was now inspector of spa. a im to an insurance ogles Kingetreet, St. Jamey's. This wa g the sitting for .exoninellina and dieeitarge. Dells, DO IMPOU. r"awned% for the essipeee, stated that the ass gal caw of misfortune, and eared no oppositioe. ted. o r der gran sl BILANDOL-2113 COMMEICIAL aaooz Wl2ll noun= (Ln_117134. The barthrapt, Raphael Breadon, was an architect, of s wa st-street Weak also a director of the Oonitnereial Wiese Company. The award.) liabilities 23,001., of which 20, 8 061. are in respect of debts of the ( ospany. Some of the areditoys hold security to the @alma of 4301. ply. J. R. Miller, for the sodomise, o ff ered no opposition. * T . gergood raorted. The bankrupt, cc examination, stated that be became sae d the directors of the company in 1864, twos the inst. adion of the manager and secretary. The company was saw being wound up. At that time his prospects were ex *solely rood. Re had incurred liabilities at the request of gas manager, who said the capital was required to carry ns the busineesof the company, and that there was plenty of sine in the allays to meet the liabilities. The order was greeted. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. POST-071101 BOBBUIZ• 111 • POLIC11111•It. George Boxall, late polioe-orostable at Usk, Monmouth. shire, who stood committed for trial as the charge ci stealing • bank poet bar [tor 1501. from • letter in the pceteleoe at 17sk, was brought up on remand co the further charge of " stealing from and oat of the post, a letter addressed to Edward Lister. Esq., Cefn Dd. Usk, containing • beaker's draft for 231. 3e. 2d., forging Mr. Lister' . name thereon, and uttering the urns, mowing it to be forged." Mr. Pocock spin attended to prosecute for the But. authorities. It will be renumbered that two days after the letter in potion was lost in the poeteillee the prisoner was at where he purchased • watch for 6/. 65., paying for it with the cheque in question, and receiving 161. I7s. 2d. In change. Some additional evidence was given, and the prisoner was committed for trial on this case also. OLIRKENWKLL. °Laura HI rcm.-'as_na • POLICE-COS. WAWA% LPL Marta Roberta, aged 18, a boot-closer, of Tottenham place, Tottenham-oourt.road, and Isaac Masked!, aged 18, a labourer, having no home, were charged with stealing been 6, St. Amenities's-road, Oamden-town, 6 table cloths, 1 table napkin 1 shirt, sad other articles. the pro petty of Hr. Wm. Being/ord. They were further charged with violently assaulting police-constable Shaw and break leg his leg on the sth ult. , Inspector Frazer, 'Y division, watched the case on behalf of the Commissioneas of Polio ; and Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, of Frederick-street, Gray's-ieui-road, defended Haskell. Poliocooestabbi Joseph Shaw, who walked late end as watcher, and who was allowed to be seated whilst giving his evideace, said—On the cumin of the sth alt., about a quarter peat 7, I was on duty in Suffolk-sheet, St. Pancrss.road. I saw the prisoner Roberts, exam ponied by another, each caza a handle of white and wet clothes. They me, and turned into Aahleyetreet, the prisoner being behind. I went after him, and taking him by the left arm said, " What have you got there? He said, " What I picked up." mid " Then you must go with me, and satisfy me that you did." The prissier then pointed to the other and said "There's he as well." I said "I woe% go after you mast go ;" and he said " Thee I shan't." 1 maid " Yon will have to go, you had better go quietly." He turned round towards me, threw his arms round me, and we scuf fled and both fell. I got up again, still having hold of the prisoner, and he then threw both his legs round my left leg sad we fell. Ia falling towards the kerb my foot caught against it and my leg was broken. I got up again still having bold of the prisoner, struggled with him across the road to the opposite pavement, when I swain fell, pulling the prisoner down with me. The prisoner then began striking at my face, but having hold of him by the collar my arm was in the way, and the blows fell on my arm and chest. I thee celled to several persons round to lend me assistance, but nose would do ea. There was a crowd of men and women. Several constables came and took me to the hospital. I kept passessiond the bundle of lime that the prisoner was ° V I". After hearing othu evidence, showing the owner of the Proer ty, P p revious oonvictions for housebreaking were proved by MeapWte HIM Audi and and the magistrate committed primonere to the Kiddie/ex Session for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SCANDALOUS TILIATKINT OF ♦ VALIUM/ HORS& T A;;;;; Roney, b isr oaa in the employ of Mr. John Clough, horse dealer, of No. 13, Downatreet, was shared before Mr. Hoox with being drunk, and riolently flogging • horse, the property of his master. Mr. Clough said that on the previous afternoon he told the prissier to drive • pa o r of horses in a break. and be did DO ; but on being called on to stop he refused to do so ; ha was drank, and flogged one of the haves, a valuable ani mal, shockingly and unnecessarily. He never saw a hors* bearing the marks of severer punishment in his life. Yr. Knox, having heard other witnesses, said it woe sworn that the prisoner was drunk and used the horse in a 'hooking manner, and it appeared from the evidence of the witnesses that there was no occasion for it, and the sergeant said the horse was covered with weals. The law of Rnglaod did sot permit him (Mr. Knox) to punish the prisoner is a similar manner, which be deserved, but he should commit him fora month with hard labour with out the option of a fine. The prisoner asked to be fined, but Mr. Knox refused. WANDSWORTH. BLOWING • BOW. - - - George Stephens, a young mss drowsed u a soldier, who us described se a musician, was brought up on remand eharged with blowing a horn in the High-street, Wands on Saturday night lent, whereby he created a dis turbines. It appeared from the evidence of Police-constable 64 V, list about a quarter to 9 o'clock he 'commenced blowing • hors, which caused a large crowd of persons to assemble, sad he told them that he was a discharged soldier, and he MS in distrees. He offered papers for sale, consisting of "a soldier's catechism " and a soldier's prayer." In reply to the magistrate the prisoner said his discharge was at home. He also said that he had been brought up is the army as • bugler, and he did not know that he was doing wrong by blowing the horn. On Wog told that he would be remanded for him to pro duce his discharge, he then said that he had lost it. He mu however, remanded, to ascertain whether he had been s soldier. It now appeared that he was a discharged soldier, and .the magistrate liberated him with a caution, telling Mtn at the same time that he was liable to a penalty of 40s. emu ACCURATION. A respectable looking man named James Durnore, who mid he had no home, was charged, on his own confession, with having deserted from the 40th Regiment of Foot, while in Melbourne in 1859. %Vt Wakefield saki the prisoner gave himself up at eda s worth poliapetation. He told witness that after kia desertion he came to England, sod then want out to Brea He again returned to England, and finding that he could not maintain himself ea respectably as he could wish, he resolved to give himself up. The prisoner, who had an impediment in his speech, was then remanded until Saturday, to ascertain the truth of his statement. GREENWICH. ARSAULT ON • COUNTY COURT 0/11CNit Zahn Markeridge, of Oow-lane, Rotherhithe, appeared to a anemone charging him with assaulting William Wau kee*, an officer of the Southwark county-oonzt, while in the execution of Lis duty. It nonsked that the complainant bad been put into seseion at the house of defendant's father, to respect of • judgment obtained in the above court for • debt, the war rant of distraint being signed by Mr. Theodore Sharland, the sub-bailitf. The father of the defendant left I the house expressing his intention of seeing the person at who* suit the distraint was levied, and of cominji to some arrangement by which the same might be with drawn. Toe defendant shortly afterwards made his =nee and inquired of complainant by what 0 wan in the house, as the goods be longed to him and not to his father. The complainant produced his warrant, upon whick defendant pulled off his coat and challenged him to fight. The complainant declined fighting, and the defendant then touttasnoed pushing him about, forcing his knee into the complainant'. hack, and having succeeded in getting himont of the house, remarked " If I catch any of your crew In bare agile. I will murder you." Mr. Maud e observ e d that the defendant had been guilty of a violent wank upon complainant, who was performing &public duty in helping to carry out the law. The defendant was than ordared to pay a fine of 2/. 10e. and costa, or one month's imprisonment with hard labour. Mom/errs or TROOPS. —Yesterday the let Battalion of Coldstream Guards embarked on board the Oily of Dublin Company's steamers Windsor and Trafalgar at Liverpool for Dublin. The battalion consisted of 20 of - nem and 513 rook and Efilse., sod they were accompanied by 15 soldiers' wives, 21 chlldno, end two hones. The bat. bake_ wse unler the command of Colonel the Hon. Dudley Carleton. The 85th Regiment, collected from Manchester, Oster, Newcastle, and Troemouth, also entered Liverpool 'eaten* and embarked on board the City of Dublin Coin eaTb y's stemovre St. Columbia and Iron Dub for Dnblio. e regiment mustered 24 officers and 743 rank and file, aid v ► satwommanied bT three officers' wires, three of cers' &alms, 67 soldiers vine, 95 soldiers' chil dren, and serge do . The re g iment was un de r the command nes man'd of MO rr APPlesrd. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, Me. 1117 ABB LISTS,r-(THIS DAY.) Oxa o'OLooz. The railway market is inactive to-day, and most of the principal lines are unchanged, notwithstand ing the decline in the value of money. Great Wes tern stock continues heavy, and shows a fresh fall of per cent. On the other hand, Great Eastern stock has risen I per cent., and Lancashire and Yorkshire 1. London and North Western stook is quoted 1261 to 1274; Great Western, 594 to 604 ;Mid la nd , 127 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, MI to 123 ; Great Eastern, 382 to 39i ; South Eastern, 74 to 77k ; Caledonian, 131 to 132 ; metropolitan, 134 i to 135, ex div. ; Great Northern, 129 to 130 ; ditto A, 148 to 149. Grand Trunk of Canada Railway stook is quoted 41 to 42, showing a further fall of 1 percent. Great Western of Canada shares are without change at 17 to 4. ea. I Pd. I ZAIIMATII. I Cloatagprtese I Wes tads; ; yeataday. to 1 Pm. Pi Alit* BiSal..• • Isis I (id ow- •=- ra r c...k..1)...1......... A Clorswail 11/0 Dula Delbst.Tuac all iD an Ont. 10 Da 1•10 Illimpar mid L Wallow 106 Demi Dram Orel. N. IN Do. =Lag. Mk., No.: 1611 ribsos XarikaillooMpad OmMicathans Do.A • ram ao Mo. am Do.D 1 6116 p. &boil B 100 Do. Nov. la at 26 pm OS De. Ord.Dol. Dlv. nook ill ii:l;47lliiriF 0 1 0 lab Grog Rohn ill Dolibor VoLGasilti 100 Do. Booth WIN IN Do. WLIOI-oziato 100 Do. Do. LIF 100 Do. Do. 100 I.oaosa&ko &Yorkaltee 110 LoaMoa and Blookwall 100 Lou., MAUI. & Woos. 100 L 00000.0 11 16 1) " 100 Do. Wollitas.A6p.o laftolos&Nceds Week, 100 Losdooddloasbiroolorp ;a lla — asilltel. Tjao7 - leii; lee Metropolitin I Do. New II Do. Extend= an Metropolitan Diartee le Do. do. do. Is i i i mii " l l).. s; Bk.. ::, itiibj [ill& Kea{ ....... lie Nadia:Mb IN Ds iv! li: 1 2 — l.7.7Tii..N.l.iiii:: Da. lama-- ...... IN Do. Ta e _ _. . ..... lei Ds. Oaralie . a Do. IporactliZll4 . le DL Vie. 166641 um Nor& loafing 6 Da. dr., 1864 .... 6 Do. 60. 1E65 160 Itorikaaoldialse.. 100 aIN WDottre l oMoro lass iloottlob 100 loottlah 11. L Abor.Mi. 100 I looSilek 110 ihroplibe ISO Month Doom 100 on Bialsio.Woklogboxao. 100 T.l Vida M se 131 ISI OS TO 13 11 a I OS TO TO TS -- i Do. 0 ISO Vale of loath I WSiltfille it Whitehall 110 Wad Ooeswall I rd. I *AMWAY.. 115 UT al SD Ti ri 128 ISO 148 148 00 Sa 601 003 59 61 41 44 SI 36 101 166 Itle In SO 91 97 92 16 le 45 WI na5a1hy..1C.18.6.59.0 I Do. 7 Amon an Banalo lalup Karoo in Do. Weetsrane• 00 NADIA 0•606011 0 yew vent. 18724-4 OD OIL 1111.1asbarallp.s. g. 00 T. is DookOp. a 6. en Dessr, ami T a raper. cio go. 0 00 &NI Mks go. I do CO allol Truk d et an uo. &pap. an Do. pro. an Do. da. dawn on Da, lad. aD Do. r dl Do *I r. Woo/ al Do. an Do. sn Do. 100 Greg loam Psalms le Do. atm S per oast. Do. New de It of India g. Ip. LOS Do 40 Prifil act. I Do on at. Woolowa et 0117,6 i 18 Do. New ...... an Do.t ta aßela pay. Da aD Do. 60. do. 1877• I fodlaam oh, Lbw" Madras goo. 11 . 11 . 14 07 ar N zu 66 341 136 66 i 96 81 am id 1 11 ime 97 90 127 127 e 2 2i pa 96 96 II 6‘ 114 ill} los Ila it() Thi . 100 pos. f p. 110 Ado. do. d d 0... 10 Do. as. di dz.— & Do. litth raisesios. MS Moth. Oarp. 6 pis o. an Moth. sad Notocoth .. Do. Sp. 'et., pay. 1850 Do. 5 p. ct.. pay. 1105 IN 15./..otthalp.s3tp.). lM Siodo b i ent oo. r on* 100 Ds Do. do. do—. . 100 Do. ?waw) do.— fa) Do. lados St.llot do. sn 111 001 n. -- -__ 8 62 76 77 zd 11 ll§ 168 160 ea 11 112 116 U 88 78! 7Ti IM 148 bei 110 100 IGI Sal Poz e l IS u 74 78 08 118 80i aGi ai Mar a it 100 101 100 101 LOS 1611 42 &I 87 SO 67 60 60 66 61 63 U 114 48 61 64 47 17 $0 36 SI 101 10 fps t Fa 99 100 91 93 !!!i 1 ID :a 6 6 -• ztl - imi 981 9 101 102 f 42 40e 1041 6 lT 17# ai SOU 94 96 96 66 1 Oidle 90e leOe 20 IS IT to 81 06 160 In U 86 80 U Ha Sei 96_ _6O 2f 161 17 ISI 1,11; 90 NH 9_ Aussie' amis. KIM. A,,, • I 100. 1 10,'' I 12, , II lb, , , 2 PO. a 7 3 . " 40 ID, IN 100, • 1 16,' , , I 25, • , 2 20,000 I 2 0 . ' 10 66 .' 1 2 15. 2 10,000 I 1011,215 1 as. ^ 6 10. 20 100. ' 6 100,:' 1 11,000 10 4%174 00 SO, , 2 00,000 1 10, ,, 10 6,000 10 10, , , , 6 10, 6 80, 1 75 1 42.000 2 Alma.), i =.L&M : ), as - - - ,sispo ton Cors t .... DA ley OUR= oetz e r s =6 ;ii then - - F 16 IS 11 6 4 Ps , '4l I Ms 1) si'm 111 S idi' Idb tar (11m11.4) JY.eJudea (lAaileed) Pennlelllo Copper (LI PontebandfltherLesd Port Phillip .aiel _ _— .. -- . - t. te; i falold ti. (r. ) 1 inbAoslasLaim.) John del Bay (lian) l United Yerlcan Pea.) Val Anticoria Gold VallainaacaGold(llia. , Vancouver Coalpeao Val Sarnia ([lnched) Waahocaold(llealtadl Do. D o. rorthlsll_,. l Yale ruoTinal ik - a.)l e 66 66 1 low S I an II 6 & 141 all 1111 1 I aI i Dis FORRIGN RAILWAYS. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidie), 81. South Austrian and Lombardo•Vesettan, 151. PIUIYBRENCB BLURB& Great Fasten; Bast Aoglien B 6 per cent. pref., 118. Great Western, West Midland,, 6 per cent, opt. till 1889, 11A Midland Consolidated Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent., 1291. 1138 BHAB.IIB. Ceylon Company (Limited), 91. City of London Beal Property (Limited), 4. Commercial Union (Insuranori, 71. Credit Fourier and Mobilier of Woad (Limited), 81, 1. Crystal , 36. Porastres P alace t Warehouse (Lim' Bed), 101, 1. General Credit sad Amato of London (Limited), 6, zd. Home and Colonial Assurances 3i, j,l. Hudsoe's Bay, 171, 1, 1. Imperial sod Mercania. Credit Association (Limited), 61, 6. Joint Stock Discount (Limited), 41, 1. Merchant Shipping (Limited), 121. National Discount Company (Limited), 14j, za Northern Amain Tea (Limited), B. 41. ()reread, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), 191, 1. Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 70f. Thames and Mersey Insurance (Limited), 71, id. WRATH= REPORT. -(T; 211171PATOLT„ TUMMY IN, $ 4.1 L DAY.) D. 1. IL. S. B.W. r. 4 6 S. W.l cb 2 Na l m 29 . 6641 Abeadesu 29.61:27 &W. 2 B B. ob 3 Leith 50.703 W. S 7 8.8. W. re 0.07 3 Airdrome 29.711144 lf.W. 471 8.8. W. rb 9. 6 Greencastle . 19.3 S W.N.W. 8 4 N.W. re 0. ifelentle —l - - - Liverpool Cape CLar 29.92 B.W. 4 4 B.W. m 6.0 Holyhead 29.9347 W.S.W. 6 1 N. N.W. se 0.1 Pommes 30.21 . 46 W.S. W. 4 6 .N.B. co 0.416 Brest L'Orkett 30.34 34 N. 6 6 N. oe Roehefort 00.1867 N.I. 4 6 N.I. 0 Plymouth iite=uth oath . 20.27 37 8.8. W. 3 4 N.N.E. co London 30.3466 &W. 4 1 R.N.& bo - 1f eyetooth -. 60.8166 B.W. 6 4 R.N.& bo 2 Scarborough. 29.86 B.S.W. 7 1 N.N.Z. eo o.o'. 4 Shields 29.84 66 N.W. 6 1 N.I. r 0.15 4 Helder — - - - TRORLDLS. MIDST. OR Norm= SATURDAY. W.N.W. to S.S.W., Comics. S.W. to 9.K, debug, troth to strong„ with squally, unsettled. squalls, rain. As above. WhiMS. Southerly and westerly, strong to • sale, rain Similar to above. Similar. at tin7en. 80trflaiiii. As next above. EASTIBS. Similar. --- Northern=Sootland. Wennern=Lrelsad. Waal, sad &Oa, oracles. Sonthern=lingUalt Channel and Bay of Biscay , faatern.rentward Begasnd sad North Bera HEALTH or Tide BISHOP 01 LONDON.—Tbe Bishop of London, who has bees unwell for some days past and unable to attend to his episcopal duties, was so far recovered as to be able to holds coofirmstion yesterday, in the parish of St. George's-in-the-East. Tffit SPILIER'S Durum—The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his third parliamentary full-dress dinner last evening to the following noblemen and gentlemen, viz. Viscount Cranbores, itight Hon. Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Hotham, Right Hoe. E. P. Bouvet* Right Hen. Sir David Dundee, Right Hon. E. Honman, Right Hoe. Robert Lowe Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., 13.0.8., Right Hon. tEr William Hutt, Hoe. Admiral Ihmoombe,Sir William Heethaate, Admiral Walcott, Mr. Thos. Baring, Mr. Edward Egerton, Mr. Hastings Russell, Mr. Clive, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Charles Forster, Mr. Le troy, Mr. Seholefield, Mr. Ingham, Mr. Woodd, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. William Evert, Mr. Batter, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Gilpin, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Leveson Gower, Mr. Henke'', Mr. Milan Gaskell, Mr. Bagwell, Major Cumming Brace, Hu. Charles Merivale (chaplain), Mr. Alfred Denison (private secretary). ASSOCIATED CHAMBIBS OP COMUL'ECE. terlay the members wan met, when a resolution hostile to the abolition of patents was unanimously adopted, and a discussion as to the points to be attended to in remodelling the patent laws followed. Resolutions and amendments were proposed, and it ultimately appeared that the meeting was unfavourable to a formal preliminary inquiry as to whether a prima facie ease had been male out for granting letters patent, favourable to the absolute right of the in soaker over the use of his invention, and it was considered deeireble that a judge trying questions of infringements of patents should be assisted by scientific assessor'. ARRESTS IN BELFAST.—The suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act has been the means of ridding Belfast of a great number of suspected people. Oa Monday and yesterday many who were known to have no business what ever in England or Scotland were seen to leave the quays by the cross-channel steamers. Several of the meet-rates, and three or four of the sergeants of the constabulary. at tended at the quays for the purpose of seeing who left the town, but they did not consider it their duty to pre vent the escape of those who thus departed. There were four men arrested in Belfast yesterday, and taken before Mr. Orme, R. 51., who signed the warrants for their atm mittsl to prison under the Helmut Corpus Act. Their names are :—Frank O'Neill, publican, Lodge.road and Peter's-hill; William Harbisoo, sergeant of the Antrim Militia, arrested In O'Neill's public-house ; Jobs pensioner, Milldeld ; and Patrick Hassan, North Queen street, lately an officer in the Federal army. It is gene rally stated that this is only the beginning of the exercise of magisterial power in this town under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act.—Northern Whig. THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN SuartsT.—This morning (Thursday) several new cases of cattle plague were reported in this county. The diocese in a virulent form has re-ap peared in oattle-shede which were visited at the first out break of the cattle plague. Suouitua Accroarrt —On Sunday evening some six or eaves lads were together in Habberley-lane, Kidder mioster, a little after 5 oa that evening., and one of them, named Budge, bad a loaded pistol with him. Amongst the other lade present were two named John Branford and Herbert Morris. Two unsuccessful attempts hod been made to fire this pistol, and it was then proposed to fi re it by means of a match. Branford was at this time holding the pistol in hie band, and the others were standing around, Morris being opposite Branford, and within a foot or two of him. Just at this time the pistol did go off, whether from its hanging fire or a match being applied does not seem quite clear. Poor Morris received the charge in his right breast, and his nearness to the murals of the pistol caused his cloth ing to take fire. Brasford was taken into custody the same evening, and, as the dying boy expressed a wish to see him, Superintendent Gifford went with him to the infirmary. Morris kissed Branford, and said be forgave him for being the cause of his death, and that it was quite an accident. The scene was a very painful one. Morris, notwithstanding the nature of his wound, lingered till between 6 and 7, when death put a period to his agony. The boy knew he was dying. The bench have remanded Branford till Thum day, but they consented to take two sureties of 501. for his appearance. The dammed was 13 years old. Branford is 17, but looks much younger. The country to the south of Ararat, extending towards Skipton, never in any former season exhibited such a plenitude of came. The plains are described by the Ad vertiser as being literally overrun with flocks of wild turkeys.—Melbourne (Australian) paper. The following is a return showing the number of letters, newspapers, and packets, received at and de spatched from Victoria, per Peninsular and Oriental Mail Steam ships during the month of November, 1865 :—Re ceived per Mhos, 48,750 letters, 123,375 newspapers, and 1,783 packets ; despatched per Bombay, 39,497 letters, 60,642 newspapers. and 474 packets; making a total of 88,247 letters, 181,017 newspapers, 2,257 packets.—Mel bourne Age. We now hear that the first steamer of the new line between Panama eel Australia will leave Sydney in June next, and from a schedule I have scan published it appears that we are to have two steamers a month. Tahiti will be the 'topping place on the route, and the line will receive a subsidy from the Fres& Rosenblatt for the service. Passage money, from Sydney to Panama, will be . 3M dollars for first close and 200 dollars for second clam ; from Wellington , New Zealand, to Panama, 275 dollars first class, and 170 second class. Time from Panama to Welling ton will be about twisty-seven days. There is no doubt but this line will main extensive patronage, and in time -beemee of very groat imprisaes.—Nam Yost Herald. lONEY MARKHZ-alllti DAY.) REDUCTION IN THE BANK RATE OF DISOOUNT. Offs (Mums. The directors of the Bank of England have to-day reduced the minimum rat* of discount from 8 to 7 per cent., owing chiefly to the rapid influx of gold, A very favourable Bank return is looked for to. night, and the public will then be better able to judge how much farther the fall in the value of . - money is likely to proceed. 1 The discount market is quiet, but an increased demand is expected this afternoon and to morrow, owing to the extent to which 1 bills have been kept back on the pros- pect of the decline in the Bank minimum just announced. The quotation for good bills is 61 per cent., or i below the reduced charge at the Bank. In the Stock Exchange short loans are obtainable at 6 per cent. • The discount establishments have lowered their rate for money at call from 5} to 5 per cent., for , money at seven days' notice from to sit, and at fourteen days' notice from 7to 8. The joint stock banks now allow 5 per cent for money on deposit, with the exception that the London and Westmin ster give only 4 for sums below 5001. The alteration at the Bank, having been fully an ticipated, has not given any stimulus to the stock markets. The prices of nearly all classes of public securities, including Consols, are quoted the same as yesterday afternoon. As regards English railways, the only changes of im portance are an improvement of per cent. in Great Eastern stock, and a further decline of i in Great Western. Foreign stocks, on the whole, are slightly firmer. The shares of the Joint Stook Discount Company and those of the other financial and credit com panies are quiet. The government broker has bought to-day 15,0001. New Three per Cents, for the sinking fund. Consols are now quoted 871 to I for money, and 871 to 1 for the account (March 8). In the foreign stock market there is a slight demand for Turkish Bonds of 1865, Spanish Passive, Italian of 1861, and Bra zilian scrip, which have improved per cent. The other speculative securities are steady, at the closing quotations of yesterday. The quota tions are as follows :—Greek, 14 to ; Mexican, 221 to 23; Spanish Passive, 271 to 1 ; ditto Cer tificates, 151 to 16 ; Turkish, 1865, 381 to * ; Brazilian scrip, 1 to 21 prem. ; Egyptian scrip, 1 to 11 prem. ; and Italian, 1864 601 to 1. United States 5-20 Bonds oontinue in demand, and have risen 1 per cent., being now quoted 69 to I ; Erie Railway shares are i better, at 531 to 1 ; and Illinois Central are steady, at 761 to 1. International Financial shares are now quoted to prem., ex div. ; General Credit, Ito 1 pram., ex div. ; London Financial, 2 to 11 dia., ex div. ; Imperial Mercantile, 1 to 1 prem., ex div. ; Credit Fonder and Mobilier, 3to i prem. ; Overeni, Gurney, and Company, 41 to 1 prem. ; and Joint Stock Discount, 51 to 5} dis. The shares of Charles Laffitte and Co. are nominally quoted n to h prem., and Mont Comb Railway, Ito prem. HALy-rAnT Timm o'CLoci. Console are per cent. lower, at 87i to 2 for money, and 87 to j for the account. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at G9fr. 17c., showing a rise of sc. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of discount from 42 to 4 per cent. About 45,000& in gold has been sent into the Bank. Owing to the large exports front the United States to England, especially of cotton, and to the consequent flatness of the exchange, au apprehen sion has lately arisen that there is a prospect of gold being sent from this side. It appears, however, that the rate of exchange must yet experienoe a re duction of as much salt or 2 per oent. before remit tanoes of gold can be made from here at a profit. But the fact that it should be necessary to discuss such a contingency as this speaks volumes in dis proof of the alarmist statements put forward by a leading journal a few weeks ago, according to which we were insanely allowing America to get into debt to us to an amount far beyond her power to liquidate. flow America is paying for the goods sent her from this country we have repeatedly shown, and the evidence of the solid facts and figures which we adduced is merely confirmed by the movement of the exchange against England to which attention has lately begun to be directed. The bidding, for bills on India took place yes terday at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were :—To Calcutta, 24,72,000r5. ; to Madras, 32,000r5. ; and to Bombay, 10,00,000r5. The minimum price was as before, viz.: is. 114 d. on Calcutta and Madras, and la 111 d. on Bom bay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at 2s. will receive about 80 per cent.; and on Bombay at 2a. Old., about 13 per cent. ; above these prices in fall. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Monday, the 26th inst., a special settling day in the shares of the MatteUa Coffee Estates Company of Ceylon (Limited), which are not to be marked. The committee have also ordered the issue of 500,0001. Thirty Years Five per Cent. Debentures, of 1864, of the Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), to be quoted in the official lista. The dividend on the Vale of Neath Railway stuck was officially announced yesterday at the rate of 54 per cent. per annum, against 4 for the corre sponding period of 1864 The annual meeting of the Atlantic Telegraph Company is called for the Bth March, and will be made extraordinary, "for the purpose of receiving from the board a communication with reference to their arrangements for completing telegraphic com munication with America during the present year, and an explanation of the agreements entered into with the contractors and others in respect thereto." The annexed memorandum is from the Rio de Janeiro City Improvements Company (limited) : The Rio de Janeiro Oity Itoprovemetsts Company coo tinue to receive most satisfactory accounts of the working of their system of drainage, as represented in the district completed nearly two years ago, and for which the com pany have jut received go from the Braziliangovernment the third half-yearly payment, amounting to 7,646 i. 2a. led- The works in the remaining districts have made each pro- gress as to lead to the expectation that, within two month', on the opening of the outlet-works, nearly three times the present number of bowel drained will be at ones brought into charge, in additive to oa wh ich the present pay ment is made. The directors of the Russian (Vyksounsky) Iron Works Company (Limited) have just announced a call of 21. 10a. per share, payable as follows, viz. : 11. 55. per share on the 21st of April next, and 11. sa. on the 21st of May. With reference to the market for American secu rities, Messrs. Satterthwaite and Co. report this evening as follows : The business in the London market for American securi ties has been on a limited scale, but with a tendency to improved quotations, espesially in United States 5.20 Bonds, which close 64 to 69. For Illinois and Erie sham there has sot been any great demand, but where buyers come forward hither prices are demanded, and they berth leave off at an advance over last week, Illinois being lut quoted 76/ to 1 ; and Dies, 53 to The low quotations for Atlantis and Great Western Wads have brought in in some buyers, and we have to note an improvemeat of 1 dol: Peonsylvania Section First and New York Second Mort ' PIP. - - Wiesecur Terse. Consols, which closed yesterday at 871 to j, for the Bth of March, opened this morning at 871, and after declining to 871 to f, closed as 87f, "buyers." For money the last price was 87} to f. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Gent. Consols, for money, 87f, f ; ditto, for account, 87f, f; Three per Ceuta. induced, 87f, ; New Three per Mute., 871, A; Annuities, f 1885, 13 1341, 11-18; India Five per Cent. Stook, 1021, I, I ; ditto Four per Gent " enticed'' rupee paper, 87 ; ditto Four per Oent. Bonds, 10e. TEE BANK OF FRANCS. (mai% tizamax.) Fics. 22. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 4; to 4 per eent. LATEST SPORTING} INTELLIGENCE (sr Zdt7nuo rzisaws.) HZ DON MEETING.--(THIS DAY.) MAIDEN HUNT STEEPLECHASE. Melrose, Bloodily Seam Rosebud, Harlow, MidisUwe, Doubtful, Little Jerry, and Omar ere berm LESSEFS PLATE. Two miles. Express, 501. ; White Stookinie, 301. ; SpatoMork, SOL ; Pantaloon, 804; Smote, 301. ; 801. ; sad Con& dance, 50k All are here. METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE. Oldmhasisr, Fairplay, Omer, sad Bes Nevi' an here. Several others expected. HENDON HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Moot°, Melrose, White Stealas . gs, and Doubt - fat are here. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. MEETING OF THE COMMON 001flitilL. (THIS DAY.) At a Court of Common Connell holden this morning at Guildhall, under the presidency of the LORD MAYOII, the Town Clerk (Mr. Woodthorpe), reed a own municatice from Sir G. Grey, addressed to the Lord Mayor, et informing him that a hill for the preventiou of live cattle 14 ... puke *rough the metropolis had ponied both Homes a of Parliament, and that this would neosseitate • • much larger supply of dead meat for the ag. use of the public. He therefore requested that * the corpora** would take such steps by Ne e*. let ing additional markets sod say other means mew eery to afford a regular supply of food far the me of the inhabitants of the metropolis. Mr. Hoak* the chairman of the Markets Improvement Chen. at. mitts% stoned that SW comumnioation be referred et. N the Markets Committee, which motion was agreed to. es• Deputy Snelling said be should be glad if the chairman of the Meeks*, Committee would inform him whether any ad. es. ditioaal accommodation had been provided, or whether asy ea ameromodation at all existed for the abingliter of foreign at. live antis either at Blechman or Thames Haven. He also St. whhed to blow whether each cattle, under the new ...St , act of parliament. weld be brought from either of the Z . places he had rosatioacid to London. Mr. Rudkiu said ee , that there wee ao accommodation for slaughtering 86, *Ole, and they eartainly could not be brought at. by railway. He added that by one of the claw* at. of Mr. Hunt's bill upon the nib** of the cattle ilk plague, no cattle could be moved aloeg a publie highway for • greater dictums than 600 yards. Strenuous M . effort., be believed, would, however, be made to ebta* se. some modification of this clause so as to enable it foreign cattle to be brought from Blackwall to London to le be slaughtered, and if this were permitted under the exist- el„, lug state of things it would undoubtedly be a great boos 174 to the public. The subjoin thee dropped. st THE LION BEZWEBY COMPANY (LIMITED). I 7, (THIS DAY.) 5 This morning the Slat ordinary general meeting waa held_ at _the Nyeatminater Palace Hotel; Mr. HENRY Btu Tnowss in the chair. tat The report stated that the net pinata realised from tt the general trade of the company had amounted to U 38,3221. le. lid. After payment of interest on beano' of $ purobase4nooey, current and deposit noon* and also the • interim dividend paid to Jane 30, at the rate of 6 per 1 , 1 cent. per annum from the Ist January on the preference a 1 shares, and 10 per oast per annum oa the °Winn shares, Is from the let January, and after writing eff 5,6731. Oa. 6d. 8t for depresiation, and a portioa of the expenses incident to ?t• the transfer of the business, titers remained a balsam of 9 5631. 6s. 11d., which the dine- ;Z . tooss advised should be appropriated as follows, via : 86. I. To pay dividend (less income tax) for the half-year ea to the 6 per esat piefereaos shame, 2,5171. Se. Bd.. 2. To pay Bt a dividesd (less income tax) oa the ordinary share capital 1 8 for the pest half year at the rate of 10 per osat. pa/annum, . 3,7801. 18s. 4d. • total, 6,2981. 4a. This will leave 3,2551. at 2a. lid. to be (tinted to the credit of the new profit and loss account. The CHAIRMAN, in moviog the adoption of the report, Awned that the directors in their operatiooe had been rated by desire to push the home trade rather than enter ' 2 ` ato competition for govenunent coat:lets. The increase in r the malt conimmed for this purpose was eomethieg like 7 0 20 per oent. over that of 1864, white the mortgagee en public- 'pi bonne) had advanced as the 31st of December last from to 18,8001. to very nearly 53,0001., and on the whole the erode 100 of 1866 showed an improvement of 6 per cant. over 1864. Since the 31st of Deeember, when the accounts were made „," up, there bad been a further increase, and compared with 1 7 0 ' kid year the returnexhibited a nee of 25 per east. The malt and hope, however, of 1866 were not only deficient is qua- ft thy sod Interior in quality to the produce of 1864, bat were tn. greatly enhanced in pries; and it should be remembered that 100 79,501 , which had been borrowed etflper cent., would have 10 2, to be paid off this year, thereby increasing the capital 11 that would have to share in the next dividend. The up directors made no promisee for the future, but despite we these drawbacks they were full of hope that the dividend 106 would be maintaieed. LOS The report was adopted and the dividend declared , tee ea. NATAL ACCIDENT ON THE METROPOLITAN 86 6 . RAILWAY DURING THE FOG. n• An inquiry was held by Mr. James Bird, the n West Middlesex coroner, last night, at the West London t ie Hospital, Broadway, Hammaremith, touching the death of too Inspector Joseph Baker, aged 26, who lost his life on the 10 Metropolitan Railway. St. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was one kt of the irtatn inspectors at the Hammersmith station of the Metropolitan Beltway. Oe but Tuesday morning, after gt,3o the departure of the 6.20 train for London, the deceased or- to dared the driverof an menet° take some third olasecarriagee out of • siding and attach them to an up train that was 1110 standing at the west platform. The deceased then walked a s t down the line to tell the signal man to put on the danger tx signal, when the train from Farringdon-strese approached. et The morning was very foggy, and the deceased was not A. seen alive after be walked down the line. IL Charles Webber, fieman of the engine in question, said that as the engine was crossing the points he felt a hard substance grate against the break. The engine was stopped as quickly as possible, and upon witness gob's book to see what was the matter he found the deceased lying in subteen. slide state noon the metals and covered with blood. He had been dragged a distance of 50 yards by the engine. The de. ceased had evidently been knocked down by the engine, but it was impossible for the engine driver to have seen him on amount of the dense fog. The deceased was removed to the hospital, where he died the same day. His right foot wu cut off, his left leg broken, and his head wu injured. He had received dreadful injuries all over the body. Wm. Thorne, engine driver, corroborated the evidence of the last witness, end said that the fog was so great on the morning of the fatal occurrenee that he could hardly see two yards in front of the engine. The Coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death through having been rue over by a certain engine on the Metropolitan lleilwey.• The deceased was much respected by the numerous par singers on the line for his uniform courtesy. THE Qtrzares IJsrvasarrY AND Qrsis's Cox, LIGIS tx lan..urp.—To-morrow Sir R. Peel will move in the House of Commons that an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty graciously to withhold her consent from aoy change she may be advised to make in the charter and constitution of the Queen's University and:Queen's Colleges in Ireland, until thishouse has had an opportunity of expressing its opinion whether such change is desirable to be made. _ The Civil Service estimates this year include an estimate of 20,0001. required during the coming yeas towards the expeases of erecting a building for the use of the University of London. The total estimate for the work is 6.5,0001. This is a new estimate. Another new estimate is one of 7,0001., towards the restorytion of the Chapter•house at Westminster, the total estimate for the work being 25,0001. The sum of 50,000!. is asked towards erecting a Naturist History Museum, and 7,0001. for the purchase or erection of buildings for the Queen's University in Inland, leaving a further estimate for com pleting of 3,0001. The total number of visitors to Kew-gardens last year was 55,934 in excess of that of 1864. There were 260,040 visitor on Sundays, and 269,201 on week-jays. The smallest week-day attendance was on October 26, when there were only nine visitors. On the previous Sunday there were only 17. On the sth of June—a week dsy—as many as 19,849 visited the tardens in one day ; and on a Sunday in July there were 16,842. 61,090/. is required to defray expenses connected with the houses of parliament in the coming year, of which sum 21.4201. is for " completing the Cloak Tows: and for works in New Palace-yard and its approaches,' sad 4,8001. for various works of ark The eum required to defray the expenses for the coming year of the royal parka sad pleuare-gardens adder this management of her Idajeety's Commiseionm of Works 96,7691. Of this sum Kew Gardens take 20,2161., sad $k James, Green, and H►de Parks, 26,6391. The Times animadverts very strongly upon some recent proceedings of the Meadimity Society towards their officials. Mr. (lye telegraphs from Berlin that the cloning of the Covent-garden Theatre is in so way attributable to the state of ace lusts tetwesu the company and their lemor. "The Opera Oompaoy," be says, "are simply my tuna's. They are is my debt about 5001., bet as they will at the eni of their season have a daimon motor about 3001., I have not pressed them for the bainsee." - i 4 sio 1111 IN 61 63 swami POlllll6lllOlB. JOINT STOCK BANKS. No. lIL I Sun. les I CI. prams. I Saba. ; 10: . , 04 4 4 : =1 aladirsiairs{l :: 6:4 n ai l 664_ 40,000 1011 alUasioLaa.aLlvorpool IS 34 444 ma 1 38 4 100, II Anglo Samaria& 450,000 N Anglo Napalm (LW.) ll4 els 4 pal 114 WOOS SO Anil lialma (halted) 20 8 4 dio 11 11,1011 118 aidailogasit.Oor.aawak 10 18 111 - 60,1111 IS Autralsda all 71 13 - 10,500 le Daskondlialddluabla au 61 is - 11,60:1j til I Do. Naw,tasumel,,l pm. 6 - - - 11,01. l is Sauk of = 4 .... - 8.1110,100 'Dusk of 116,4001 10 Doak of Otago (Umatamd) 10 24 1441 a - A:100 'Mak of Qumonaland IL) 16 7 5 dim 19 4 UAW 40 ,Beakettilatotia.Aosirla N 4 45 - 10, 10 Dank of Now Zealand - ChM', 60 Bernad's,Baak (Limited 10 441. 4 ...as d -sd DOOM 10 Drallasdaortaguoso(L 10 j lds par - *6,1 Ire ,BMialt l i t s. Californian (L 21 4 11 ji lie 7 N. N :1). Mt. Indla,Aas., OW= all 134 344 - 50, U !Cbart. liar. of Isetia,Br. all is 50 48 58, VI 'City de, N. 140 Oakalal 904 'Coos.liank of Canada all - - - 40, N I Cosi. hank of toes. to. all 27 23 - 184000 10 OoasoildaSad Doak (L) 6 64 almaa 94 4 10, 60 .Doild and Loudon l6 u es - N. 60 lama Loadoo (thxdird• I jam 41 4 1: 64 60,000 10 Wager% Exchanger Lim. 1 1.4 44 33. JD Englfah and Amelia= . 6 4 pen •-• 10, 16 nnedlan Joint Moak a.) MO bin rem zd 94 nd SO. ID 144.110otakaaLeaorad. aN 104 10 •-• 11, SO !Sa6ll& sad Baobab (L 1111 60 4411. .... 46. 50 Serape's Baoltalmaitad U /14 14411 lli MOO& 100 Illadus.aatoadJap.(L) II 18 20 - MOW 140 j Do. Matted al l pm 26 18 27 .... ..0! Do. New - 11. IA !Imperial Bank. UMW 111 o 1) - 166, le DopidolOalooems lO 21 84 ,a - 47,:i 10 Do. New, lO 14 21pin %NO -SI lowa.. ad 16 27 8, N Do. Now 0 141. gar - 144,403 1 se Lad lloetßkaall•34 0 par itsa di 1 10,11101 60 ILon.l3l.ollialllockdo.A. U idle par les : ilea . (404012 and 1000 lO 411 ois 48 2 N, 10 IM. New .. . - & kV London 0 sturinuci au 12 14 pm - le. N, Do. New, lea.at 14 pm 10 3 34) - GO. 10 Loa. Ch.Baok 41 Amid I. all 11 4 II - ie. SO Loudon and County lO 77 79 1,11 774 ad 71 U London Jobal Kook.. 16, 10 Imam& loath African all 164 174 -4 6. 104 Lon. &11. Western , Com. 10 14414 Oy 14, 181 zd A 60 J Loadoo&V•aersola (L) 114 14 6415. - KM 1011 1 / 4 5. a framiallooldt 10011,100 Merchant Hank (l dra.) 26 1 Ipa - 6,040400 . Do. Now - 50 .004 50 Ilaramstile Je Szahaarl.. 11 44 3.1 dm 8 17,1 Joe mama PVT. Soak (L. M 4. 30014 - &Moe 'lllkUand 841.8 (1/m ' . 1111 OM IFM 10001101 11 National of Auardada • 14 11pm - 10,1011 1 100 N &atonal ,f Umrooo lll 6 8 4.4 10.800,100 lf.Pu. al bulaad AI - -.- 66. N i Do. 2nd and rdWan 12 - - - A II , National Bank 17, IS 'W. Mosta Wass •11 44 16 mi l - 00 10 lrow Dmimaol (Idadlod) 1 4 dta 4 - Ilk IS Maeda Wears n s 4 11 ., 41111, 10 :Orkabil Bank (broom lll 62 66 0 31 le, 30 Orlent.Coca.B.llatao.o 7 14 teem - 15.100. 10 . Da. do. 1at011.4. 6 ii eicils - 11.105 10 ' Do. de. latol.C. 4 - - die - ii,not 68 'Provln.Mattkingeorp.(L 10 114 *Da zd -• 24 10,000 1110 Provrao. of Imam! - (14 87,8011 1 SO Saiaddlosi..llDeDA IL 10 4 11 414 0 * 12,600' 26 Do. loud at 2pa 1 4 II dM. -4 mess 26 'Somali dasirsda. all 14 84 ..4 L es 17,061 1 101 Mori al D. I. Aldo& 10.1101'111 Do. de. Le. Mira lO 6 4 di. - 80.800( U Oaks of Australia all 68 68 - men lee Imam of Dotted ( 1:1S; ) U 0 4 64412 - 1110.008 10 al Wades ls fa . . . . , _ It . re Are aod West Lel HI ;696 13$ 8P9.11 81. 168616e10kg As. NO 7 8 7$ 1,081. UM Dex Dsk IL Ap. OMR ill 87 80 SOL 11. lostkaopros ISO OM 111. rte Osalmoralig —WI .. .... I lib. O&DINLIY aEAR AND ROMS. MINE&-(THIS DATJ The mining market is rather acivetO-day, With a demand for Clifford Amalgamated, East Caradon, Ohiverton Moor, South Darren, and East Lovell shares. Some of the present quotations are as follows :—Clifford Amalgamated, 174 to 18 ; East Oartdon, 74 to 8 ; Ohiverton Moor, 611 to 7 ; East Lovell, 104 to 11}; South Darren, 21 to Si North Treakerby, 4 to k; West Chiverton, 76 to 78, ex I div. ; Hollybush Colliery, par to i prem. ; and Great North Laxey, 2* to 4. An extraordinary general meeting of the West 1 Wheal Friendship Copper Mining Company (Limited) will be held on the 27th inst., " for the purpose of receiving a report of the present pros pects of the mine, and the position of the company, and of coming to such resolutions thereon as may be then deemed expedient." COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (in Lamm Aim nmsavATtour, Tnzaws.) (smolt Aux OWN 001NISPONININT.) The market ocuttisaaa quid, anal prima Are rather In favour of purchasers. Balm about 7,000 or 8,0120 balm. MINCING-LANK.-(THIS DAY.) SUOMI. -There is a steady &mead, at the meat improve. meat of 6d. per cwt The sales are chiefly 000llised to British West India, St Hitts, at 33.. ; IDemersra, 30a. 6d. to 325., and Mauritius grainy, 365. ; soft yellow, 345. Refined steady at the previous value. Corm-There eoutinues to be a steady demand at firm prices. Floatation Osyloo, Wage, 495. to 66.. ; fine fins ordinary, 78.. to 79.. ; low middling sod middling, 80.. 6 d. to 851. ; Poston', 765. to 86a. ; 810 Oapitania, 53e. 6d. ; washed, 775. 0000 A. -Hadar. is doing at firm pries. Trinidad gray, 655. to 705.; ordinary to fins red, 73a. to 90e. ; Grenada, 60a. to 64a. dd. Tae..-There Is a steady demand for most descriptions at firm prices. Ruit.-No sass reported. paint.-There is only a limited business doing. Prices of currants are rather cheaper. Other article. are on. altered. Rios is in limited request ; a parcel of Neoranzie sold for rusk at 11s. SAGO has sold at easier prices ; fine bright small 20s. to 20. 6d. Sacs.-Pepper has sold at a slight advancer. Penang, good, 31d. to 30. ; Singapore, 3ed. to 31d. ; white Penang, pimento at steady prima, 20. to 2}d . ; nutmegs continue firm, at the rate savanna Macre sold at advanced rates-ls. Bd. to 3s. Id. Other spices sold at the previous vales. Osesla Ilium, first pile, 1.00 s.; Cinna. mon, fourth to Is. fins sort, Is. Bd. M 2a. 11d. ; cloves, Zanzibar, ; ditto 'talks, 2id. Corros.-The market °Patinae. dull ; prices show a further deolins al Id. per pound. ' .1 ova has sold without spirit, at the previous value, very ammo° to fins, 164101, to 2W, TALLOW MARKET.—{THIS DAY.) The market ia stead,. Prima are quoted al follows : Town tallow, 46s Potenburg Y.C., on the spot, 475. od.; March, 475. 6d. ; April to Jana, 475. 9d. to 48s. ; October to Deoember, 50a bd. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MAREILL (THIS DAT.) We have • larger supply d beads, and • slow trade. Priers on the average sae about the same es en Holiday last. but • clearance cannot be effected. The °umber of sheep is quite equal to the demand, and late quotations are barely maintained. Trade is slow for oared; yet choice qualities are not lower is prices. Prom Germany and HoUsed there are 608 beasts, 3,680 sheep, 155 calves, and 125 pigs ; loaf" 39 boots ; sad Spas, 106 beasts. Per suns •4 sibs. a. 4. a. 4. Par lama 44 alba. a. 4. s. last /cola, llarattla 410 6 0 isatlimia lit.edsini 0 0 0 list akserlions •B4 10 Did Loorwoob.... 65 6 Sorma4 book f 8 d 0 Do. do. /4a• •• • • 0 0 0 Odes $ 8 0 0 Bus t 100001 qua. 3 8 6 Pip Best Dast Illf-breds 6 4 6 6 lambs Seasta at raarlial, 1,290 sheep sad lambs, 6.8/0: salves, 101: Piss. IP. SMITHFIELD HAT MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Cherie. Jaime Eaton raped. trade as follows ; Prime sinner, from 126 e. to 132 e. 6d. ; inferior. no.. to 120 s. ; prim* 'mond eat, 90e. to 118.. ; mime bay, 100 s. to 110 s.; inferior, 90.. to 95 e.; strew. 311 e. to 42.. A huge placard which appears on the walls of the Hotel Drouot, Paris, informs the public that the bronze and marble statues collected by Prince Napoleon, and which adorned his Boman house, Avenue Montaigne, are to be sold by auction is a few days, together with the Roman curiosities and Odds d'art with which this sisgular habitation was f Resided. SERIOUS TRADE DUIPUTI AT SHENTIIILD.••••There is every probability of a disastrous strike and lock-oat in the 61e trade in Sheffield. A number of the He grinders ere now oe strike, and unless an arrangement is effected by the end of next week the whole will be tin. employed, sad the file cutters will be locked out. Some time no, when the revival of the American demand im parted great animation to nearly all branches of Sheffield trade, the flle grinders mat sad demanded an advance, which the masters said would be equal to 334 per cent. on the prices they were paying. The advance was re fused, and the grinders then sought the assistance of the powerful " Filennithe Uoion." Several stormy meetings have been held, and at one of them nearly the whole strength of that union (four thousand men) was present. The motors, upon receiving notice from the grinders, gave notice to the whole of the forgers and hardener., in rosier that they might not have them upon their hands when the griaders are out. The !Nesmith* have determined to support the grioders, who are backed up by the Association of Organised Trades of Slid field. The file-grinders say that their funds will sup port them in a mike for three months ; but the mei is different with the smiths, who have 20,000 pinions—men and their wives end families, spmentices, /ie.—involved in the struggle. The mutat' say that if they were to grant the advances asked they would be unable to send glee to America, when they are at present subjected to a sharp competition. Other trades in the town ere seriously dis turbed, the moo demanding Imp advances, which the manufacturers have, is a few mess, greed to give. STRANGE DISCOVERY. —Ltbotwers bare for some time been employed in getting gravel upon the farm at Milveroote, neer Stratford-on-Avon, occupied by Mr. J. 0. Adkins, and they have just discovered en immense number of skeletons of mem in an excellent state of preservation. At present not the slightest clue has been found to account for them, Ent their appearenin suggests that a great battle mast have been fought upoo or near the spot in some re mote age. The bodies were laid in pretty regular order, with the heeds in one direetioe, end it is calculated that the mound oontaios upward+ of 3,000 of them. The spot his been visited daily by greet numbers of persons from all the surrounding districts, and much speculation is indulged in. The idea that a battle took place seer the spot is much dreagthened by the fact that all the skeletons are males. and mostly young men, the teeth sot showieg the least decay.—Worcatershire Chronicle. WINTER ON THE SUMMIT Or THE ALIM.--.A. letter from Berne says :—" It may be remembered that at the beginning of the present winter M. Delius enraged three men to pass the semen upon the peak of St. Theodule. in the canton of Wallis, a mountain 10,241 feet shove the level of the sea, to make meteorological observations of the weather in that ioo!ement mica. Herr Seiler, of Brim the owner of two hotels at Zermatt, recently amended th e mountain, in company with the guide Tang welder, to visit the adventurous party. He says : ' I left Zermatt at 3 p.m., accompanied by Peter Tangwalder, jun. The ordinary path being im passable in winter for fear of avalanches, we shaped our course up towards the Hermeidja till below the Black Lake, sod thence over the Parka glacier to the sandy armed." Here we took our Brat rest, and demolished a hearty breakfast. We set out refieshed ; thence took the usual course, and reached the summit of St. Theodule at eight minutes past 9. The joy of the three men was great when they saw us. We were feasted with some good mutton, rice, bread, and exoelleut Italian wins. Impieties° , the re gister they had kept of the weather showed the following results :—On the 12th of December, 1865, the thermometer stood at 17 deg. of cold, on the 13th at 19, and on the 14th l at 2L During the remainder of the mouth the tempora -1 tare varied from 12 to 16 of cold. Upon J on t 5, 1866, warmth is the son rose at noon to 12 deg. on the 13th the cold was at 21 deg. At noon on the 16th warmth rose as high as 16 deg., while two hears later the thermo meter was again at 2 deg. Durisg the rest of the month the temperature mild from 12 de& to 16 deg. below sero. The weather was so mageffirmat that I behove we could have seconded the Beckham without danger. The pro. sped was glorious—the splendid deep bille hewed+ above, and the greed, majestic heights in their glittering whit* dress. The Matterhorn aloes was draped in mist— mourn*/ one might most fancy for its victims of last yam,,, U ~1 1~ 4 I i ~1 0 b. ik el Wl' WI SW WA Oh •0 1 obi We