The Express. — London, England, 1866-12-21 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.' dr" ---- FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFL-(THIS DAY.) This morning, about 5 o'clock, a fire, attended with the loss of two lives, broke out in a private house, No. 21, Francis-terrace. Bt. Leonard's.road, Bromley. The premises were occupied by Robert Osment, o carpenter and joiner, his wife and family, and by seine other persons, in all nine in number. The lower part of the house was in flames when the bimetal were aroused, and the screams and cr i es of the poor creatures suddenly aroused from their sleep were quite appalling. A few things were pa yed by ()crowd, who was severely burnt about the face and hands. The Poplar engine of the Metropolitan Board o f Works, followed by the fire escape and the land steam e ngine, were soon opposite the scene of the conflagration, At that time the house was in a blew from top to bottom, tee children were then missing, and piteous cries for help vote heard within the house. Various energetic at tempts were made to save the children, but with out mar. The children, both girls, one mo d seven, the other nine years, perished. One was the daughter, the other the grand-daughter of °smut. They were in back room when the fire was list discovered, and in the confusion were forgotten by the other inmates until it was too late to egg them. Their shamed remains were afterwards dug oat of the mina. The house was gutted. The exertions of the AMMO prevented the Are spreading to the adjoining buildings. A large force of police, under the control of Inspector Beers, of the K division, 'rendered valuable eastelence. The lose of the poor children is much rtplored, and it is reported that they wouldhere beep ,gagskif the grown up persons bad been reisa 14w% alb riaspig life than preserving fueaiWre The um thuhla siffst -ia the back kitchen, and had gidnedvo mubh'fsc& when it was he body of hits II discovered that it is'a roiraciegldle,hyague yam not an mere METRO- )ner for th e wiliolomewlt he cloaks at 4 Johnson the soeideeit rests= HAIL lite-street to great deal et Ivy was Lk le hearhai of l'Adtatt of the urobell, NW. )litan Rai lwo, ;0 friends of tobini, /ell* , on ; and M r . the deceased cltiMr. Fenton, , the resident the Corpora. ii ter the bodies ‘1 given : I , header...gum issuance Mee. Wks Daniel led. Eie would Ad been an ia. eutonn, red. 7itilled the body ho wee a *dew, I%th. Her lab nd had Hoed al - . TIM cIVIO 114ILDNOTES. ELECTION OF COMMON COUNCTLMEN. (THIS DAY.) The various civic wards have been busy this morning in electing their representatives th in the COMIIIOII Council for the ensuing year, this being e peculiar way In which St. Thonasee Day is observed there. There was very little of the excitement which has chatecthrised the meeturge on some previous yeare,tnasmuch as there are sot present any questions of pressing importance to re copy the minds of the retinas. There are no threats of any bills on the part of she govern ment for a reform of the corporation, the great dead meat market question has been set at rest, the gas difficulty has been pretty well eolvert„ sad the only matters Common Councilmen have now to think of are bow they 'hall best regulate the internal affairs of the City end maintain the dignity of its corporation. In the Ward of ymingdon Within the alderman, Sir Benjamin Phillips, late Lord Mayor, received a perfect ovation. A storm of delight Must forth on his appearance in the hall, and the stiffest of laudatory resolutions were pared in oonnexionwith his name. Vintry Ward Alderman Gabriel, the present Lord Mayor, wee warmly received, and by r esolution the inhabitants exprueed their belief that he would pane through his year of office with dignity and credit. In Li mee treet Ward Alderman Cotton presided for the trot time at a St. Thomas's wardmote, and was warmly congratulated on his accession to the magisterial bench. There was little or nothing worthy of record gonnected with the electors in the various wards, and Very few changes. The newly-elected members will be presented sad will take their seats in Common Council on Plough- Monday. 3 St. Bath°lo. 3 were brought on Wednesday, was in a stabs I *ins a tractand nnises about the -ibuted the death ty wu brought in is and lep wets ten minutes, the es received. lino .b compound has. Liten neck, sad a le head. She had of the nose was aeons. Kent, was next .4 the time of the Ent of the second , sur the hut one cl r ere in the middle Ilan being in front lore were about mix I rat intimation he outdone crash on the ..ea of the carriage his most he raw >or of the cordage, taken out from un he falling of the agora were eqoally The twenty-third ordinary general meeting of the eoDrleton was held at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern ; luNings taking the chair (in the unavoidable absence d the new chairman of the board, Mr. Anderson, from in- ,c when he got out .:kle of the girder. hioh the in= wan iammerstaith and which the accident The train eon• 1., and the engine. (1• manner in which places occupied by train, was next ei• I:upied was at the train stopped after where the girders e accident until 'e went to the rood Mrs. Johnson lad into eight ore& s the guard's break was left untouched ,'er lying across the the rails. The trial I hour at the time h,s from Aldersgate rain, Baia the engine .ney being in front. rite !Action, they hid f which he could. not . _ led his attention wan immediately shut off He went to the Ana Mrs. Johnson one, of the engine 44 the train wan going he had not sees the the train was Pao* ractiee to put them ha wills. to get some evideam .stent wituesa iv of an inTeetioa of ;aid he had his fellow eviaenct after banns Intl them. opportunity would be homes Ironworks Com• the accident happeard the new market which away. The flooring upon girders resting iron ran from Long- There was a second awl about :10 feet for from the wall was and witiOst l The cross-girder wlkk hcen side by side with feet from it and 21 feet m at the top of it which acted with an engine. steam-engine drew ths is. When the gilder ,g to regulate the pace et the " shear legs," swung n named Chant the had charge of , the me of the accidient. • lifted and put in its e running of the tsahis. show a flag wben a train ear Farringdomatrest. I the rape wh dich an dre d nod the ove r the girers, 'aid if there was mon wou ld pass the Dello. :ybat it dial do. ,tate of the rope slier how the rope got dIM girdeis put up wham the man stand who had tbe e the men and the engirt. ,tighed with a printed table which the Wins ree! irricd fora week. The report, which appeared in the txpress of Friday lark having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. Re commenced by referring to the groat leas sustained by the company in the death of the late oh•irman, to whose administrative capacities and urbanity as a director he paid a high tribute. Adverting to the successful working of the past year, he observed that the season just terminated would be a favourable comparison with any preceding one since the company's formation. Previously the bad bad great difficulty in earning a dividend of 2 per cent. ; whereas the dividend of 2i per cent. now to be declared would leave a handsome sur plus to be carried over to the ensuing year. This improvement was owing in a great degree to special attrectime, which were necessary to maintain public in terest, and which bad in this instance proved very remunerative. There had been a great increase in the wean tickets, owing to the same cause, and that was a department of great importance to the revenue. The directors bad given their earnest consi deration to the question of the chairmanship and of the filling up of the vacancies generally in the direction, and they now thought that the former question as well as the latter should be postponed till June next. He then referred to the subject of Rockhills and the question how that property might be turned to the best account ; remarking that one scheme was to build en betel; but that that required grave consideration lest it should in one way tend to diminish the compiny's income, and adding that another idea was that of placing the pro jected hotel in the hands of the contractor for refreshments, the arrangements with whom would terminate in March next. Mr. Davin Pater seconded the motion. Mr. PUNCHER differed from the Chairman as to the satisfactory position of the company. Beyond earning a pod deal of money, there was no satisfactory result. (Ire noel cries of " Hear, hear.") The board was persist ing in • policy of extravagance. After sonic discussion, and a reply from the Chairmen, the report was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of *.!. per cent. per annum declared. The meeting was afterwards made special to consider a motion of Mr. James Girillestoue, the object of which was to rescind a resolution passed at the last meeting on the motion of Mr. Ilexter Langley in favour of opening the Palace on Sunday afternoons. From the master of advocates end opponents of the views of the Sunday League it seemed probable that the discussion would List for a considerable period and be of in animated character. inder of the fourth mill. l u st addressed to the eldsis s orders s circular 'Aka :salon among the youtirt ::its. lie writes A l ss oode ;'l9.t I have remarked 1.0 number, or nearly al, : . r omenadcs , or other put& f or m they wear b y opestisi • 'E. —Some further gifiLt° by the benevolent ai m % • di d era tood to hive de. We h e London ho let as oe n lending to th i s inn . gentleman in question!i; io n, and succeeded retrulq I'. for a pensioner of the 011; t a condition that, in thou *et apart 25,000/. for his 41d place in his hands Is. Both conditions, ire elves and, reusenkbericg l ulled have been squat • tr ee Tig, a cure. r ather thao to admire the prudence WO" iritisa Medical Jouraal. A very numerously attended meeting was held at Enniskillen on Wednesday, for the purpose of protest. Ist against Fenianism. The High Sherif occupied the chair. The Earl of Enniskillen and the Earl of Eme ed. dressed the meeting, and both denied that there were growth for the extreme alarm which some people appeared to feel on the subject of Fenianism. The Rev. Mr. Porter said that if the Queen treated Ireland as she does Scot land by making frequent visits to it nothing more would be heard. of Fezdatism in the country. Mr. Maguire, the only Roman catholic magistrate in the county, said he be- lieved that, if an outbreak should occur, the majority of the people would assist the government in the attempts which might be made to suppress it. Resolutions were passed condemning the conspiracy, and expressing confi dence in the government, and in its ability suppress any insurrection. A portion of the large Exhibition building in the Champs Elystes is now occupied with an extensive com petition show of fat poultry, cheese, butter, and imple ments of husbandry for producing lactarious substances. The exhibition is under the patronage of the Minister of Agriculture, and gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded. Foreign produce is invited, but hitherto the farmers of other countries have not contributed to any great extent. All the agricultural districts of the French empire have sent some fat fowl, or cheese, or butter, under the guardianship of country friends, who stroll about the Exhibition in a wondering mood, and looking so unlike the Paris population. There are hundreds of overgrown tur keys, geese, capons, pigeons, the whole class of domestic fowl of France. The great object appears to be exag gerated fatness, for most instances the anatomy of the animal is lost in a snowy white casing, the produce of over feeding. A fresh case of refusal to take an oath has just occurred in Brussels. In the present instance a compo sitor declared in the Court of Correctional Police that his conscience did not permit him to repeat the usual for. mule. He was, in consequence, condemned to pay 100 fr. fine, or a fortnight's imprisonment. " Garibaldi," says the Tempo of Venice, " has just informed an inhabitant of this city, M. Zecchini, who had offered the general the accommodation of an apar'ment on the Piazza San Marco, that he has not as yet come to any decision respecting a visit to Venice." " A wheelwright at Offay (Seine-Infdrieure)," "Ts the Vioie dc Dieppe," returning bowie two evenings back somewhat fatigued, asked his wife to make him a cup of coffee, and on her refusal he ascended to his bedroom i and hanged himself. The wife, wondering what he was doing so long alone, went upstairs and, seeing his pad tion, cut him down. He escaped with only a severe braise en the head made iu falling, and the next morning resumed his work as usual." In addition to a coloured plate executed in better style than ordinary, the Christmas number of the Illus trated London News gives two extra sheets, over which are scattered engravings, grave, romantic, and gay. The literary part contains seasonable contributions by well known public writers. . _ • ...._--- FLU AND LOSS OF Lint —(2111 -- , 0-- METRO. This morning, about 5 o'clock, a f with the logs of two lives, broke out in a Ne. 21, Francis-terrace. St. Leonard's./ The premises were occupied by Ro vier for the carpenter and joiner, his wife ant rtholomeses ay some other persons, in all airs is denths of The lowerpart of the house was i Johnson the isol a tes were aroused, and the the midden; ci tes of the poor creatures suddenly 'astern Roil choir sleep were quite appa ll ing. A fe W.stmet ie sa ved — by Cement, who was severely burnt V" . 4841 It an d bands. The Poplar engine of th • Mel weal Lk o f Works, followed by the fire escape and e hearing of wine, were soon opposite the scene of ti At that time the house was in a bleats from 'ielsalf of tko two children were then missing, and piths reboil, solids were heard within the house. Verb:it litan 'Wiwi' tem pts were made to save the child .) friends d ou t suooesa. The children, hot °bine, sell* go d seven, the other nine years, , on ; and Mr, was the daughter, the other the En the deceased Osment. They were ima back room vs t Mr. Fontes, Irst discovered, and in the confiuion e , the resident the other inmates until it was too late to charred remains were afterwards dug the Corpora. The house was gutted. The eucertions ter the bodies prevented the fire spreading to the ad) 1 given : • large force of police, under the 004 , te ht erwi j Beare, of the K division, 'rendered vat The lose of the poor children is math it swarms Mos. hicks Dmiei reposied that they wouldlanel beep vs ed. He would np persons had been sea .ii.ent alit pesereing fUTIIIMITO. . The isa Watt . Ail been an ice. kitchen, and bad gatnedvo ambit; Oval a body et hi o discovered that it la's miracle MPS + 14 • • .- &Mord. (11 1 / I tOMlll, Ittel. ..) 1 . TOR CIVIC! IthADMOI ladled the body ho wee a widew, ELECTION OF COMMON COL THIS DAY.) Atli. Her has. The various civic wards have ad bad lived at morning in electing their representative Council for the ensuing year, this beim I at. Bertkoie , in which St. Thomas's Day is observed a were brewed very little of the excitement which hat 0 , \vs . :lanai. nsettuage on some previous years,lnamni was in • stale i l e t;;: ad thr y mtril i of a the Pr6 : ll4 ii *ins a hectored threats of any bills on the part mimes ahem the meat for a reform of the corpse ibuted the death deed meat market question has been didiculty has been pretty well laved, 0 y was brought in Common Councilmen have now to thin :cc and legs were shall best regulate the internal affair ten minutes, the maintain the dignity of Re oorporatio es received. Mrs. Foring don Within the alderman, Sir late Lord Mayor, received a perfect ov A compound free. d e li g ht burst forth on his appeeranos ken neck, and a stiffest of laudatory resolutions were par e head. She had his name. In Vinery Ward Alderman I of the nose was Lord Mayor, was warmly received, and aeons. inhabitants expressed their bend I through his year of office with digni ,l, Kent, was auk Lime•etreet Ward Alderman Cons ..t the time of the Met time at a St. Thomas's wardmc rat of the second c ongratulated on his accession to the A. the lest one cif ere in the middle There was little or nothing worthy lass being in front with the electors in the various WSJ changes. The newly-elected member ~re were about de sad will take their seats in Common rst intimation he - fidous crash on this Monday. es of the carriage -- - -- his seat he saw CRYSTAL PALACE COMPAN rof the carriage. The twenty-third ordinary gent taken out from on. he falling of the prop / p r i or s was held at I o'clock, at t Br. Imams taking the chair (in the 1 ngers were eqaally d the new chairman of the board, Mr c when he got out Mspodtion). .:kle of the girder. The report, which appeared in tb hich the train was lath, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. iammersmith and referring to the groat loss nautili which the accident in the death of the late chairman, to i. The train eon. capacities and urbanity as a direct , and the engine. tribute. Adverting to the successfu f• manner in w hich year, he observed that the season ju places occupied by hear a favourable comparison s one since the company's formation train, was next ex. bad had greet ilifticulty in s :upied was at the of 2 per cent. ; whereas the divid un i o wow .t w ee • now to be declared would lest where the girders plus to be carried over to the e accident until improvement was owing in a gre 'e went to the attractions, which were necessary tc m 4 Mrs . j o h ee „ ' tenet, and which hail in this i oil into eight cool. remunerative. There had been i s the guard's break the season tickets, owing to was left untouched and that was a department of gee ;er lying serves the revenue. The directors bad given the rails. The train detation to the question of the cha A hour at the time filling up of the vacancies generally , e from Ahlemete . they now thought that the former the latter should be postponed :rain, said the engine then referred to the subject of vie y being in front. question how that property might lite station, they led account • ' remarking that one ache i f which he could not hotel ; but that that required gray led his attention was should in one way tend to diminish immediately shut off and adding that another idea was 11 a. He went to the jacket hotel in the hands of the front Awl Mrs. Johnson the arrangements with whom woul nue, of the engine did nut. the train was going Mr. DAVID PRICE seconded the r Mr. PUNCHER differed from th he had not sees the satisfactory position of the compel the train wth pus. poi deal of money, there was reactive to put them in (Ir. nical cries of " Hoar, hear.") Mg in a policy of extravagance. trains. g et some evidsom After sonic disenssion, and a rent to the report We adopted, end a die- ,tent witness. yof an inspection of per cent. per annum declared. foist he and his fellow The meeting was afterwards ma ! evidence after having motion of Mr. James Girdlestou was to rescind a resolution passe. nil them. opportunity would be the motion of Mr. 110..xter Langley Palace on Sunday afternoons. blames Ironworks Com. From the muster of advocates t he accident h a ppened views of the Sunday League it • dissuasion would last for a canal ' the new market which an animated character. away. The flo orin g upon ginlers resting iron ran from LOUP A very numerously attende There was a eecond at Enniskillen on Wednesday, for at, and about 30 fest dreg against Fenianism. The Hig l e r from the wall was . d chair. The Earl of Enniskillen a wile, and weiOa The cross-girder whwh &sued the meeting, and both I been side by side with grounds for the extreme alarm wl feet from it awl 21 feet to feel on the subject of Fenianisi no. at the top of it which said that if the Queen treated In acted with an engine. s tea Wm-engine drew the land by making frequent visits I re. hen the girder be heard of Ferdwism in the coo gto regulate thoapeoe of only Roman c a tholic magistrate i the " shear legs , swung hared that, if an outbreak shoal n named. Chamelif the t h e the people would assist the rive had charge of we of the accidents which might be made to suppres lifted and put in lie passed condemning the conspinu o running of the trett,' deuce in the government, and is show a flag when a train any insurrection. ear I the rope Farrinwhich drewgdowstrest. the A portion of the large Ex . over the girders, and bad Champs Elys.les is now occupi petition show of fat poultry, c said if there was mere meets of husbandry for prude e would pass the below+ The exhibition is under the pr Agriculture, and gold, silver , that it did do . awarded. Foreign produce it Lite of the rope after the farmers of other countries li great extent. All the agricult di h o w the rope got me ' empire have sent some fat fowl the guardianship of country fri Exhibition in a wondering moo girders put UP when*. Paris population. won There are keys, geese, capons, pigeons, man stand who had the fowl of France. The great I e the men and the eng prated fatness, for most ion fished with a P 7nted teer animal is lost in a snowy white ire at which the wane rms. feeding. A fresh ease of refusal ti mad fora week. occurred in Brussels. In the sitor declared in the Court of inder of the fourth Milt • =coo ience did not permit hie!' !net addressed to the 01 , 13 1: mule. He wags, in consequen :s orders a circular 177. fine, or a fortnight's imprison :salon among th , e Yeeir. " Garibaldi," says the its. lie write s f hee...7. just informed an inhabitant o fa t I have remarked Mr had offered the general the act - e number, or nearly far b c on the Piazza San Marco, tl • .romenadcs, or other 1 4 fforin they wear b y w eldig any decision respecting a visi " A wheelwright at I says the Vine de Dieppe," 1.E.-Some fart her al er n °ta d . e% back somewhat fatigued, ask by the benevo lent of coffee, and on her refuse • inderstood to h it set iva rro los London hospals. 0 .... e t and hanged himself. The need leading to this:lent:7o doing so long alone, went u t o gentleman in 1 _ re u et tf le tion, cut him down. Ho est ion, and sueoreden 7 en the head made iu falling, . for a pensioner of tt i :eine f ; t a condition that, i ”! . .. or his work as usual." In addition to a colour set apart 25,000/2 tLee,VO, ild place in his h ags o!_fj o ar style than ordinary, the Cb t , Roth conditions, r aw o fne Stated London News gives I and, remem bering ° a wes are scattered engravings, gr ulna have been I"l"ny t erlsgs literary pert contains seam a cum , ra ther that' ":tbs known public writers. to admire the prodel7 rgidi Medical Joarluv- MIMIC COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.--(THIS DAY.) Our market to-day was very scantily supplied with English wheat for which the demand was in a slucgish state. Monday's prioes, however, were freely suppe-ted. The show of foreign wheat was only moderate. Russian parcels moved of freely, other kinds slowly at full quo- tations. Floating cargoes of grain off Falmouth and Queenstown were steady. There was a alight improvement in the sale for barley, but no advance took place in prices. The malt trade was tolerably firm at extreme rates. The supply of malt was good. V'e have no change to notice in the value of fine oats, but inferior parcels were dull, and rather cheaper. Beans commanded very little attention, at Monday's decline. In peas next to nothing was doing, yet prime were un altered. Both English and foreign flour was held at full quo- tations. Seeds pascrally were inactive on former terms. Cakes sold at full currencies. The new Corn Exchange will be opened for business on Monday next, but the old market will be closed. The for mer will not be open on Wednesday next. CUARYST MGM ENOLUUL Per Qr. MTh! a U. loos; Lent, red, old OS to 66 new 50 to 64 'be. Irbil, old 38 to 72 now 32 to di Norte& and UllO/11111 red, now BLUM Malting 89 to 44 Grinding 3120 116 HILL. Emu, Norfolk, and Suffolk 7l to 78 Elogston and Were 72 to 78 Brown 5B to 08 sill New drOOKS. 1 0000 arlttalt Oolin. 69.03,1839 109, Do. 1866 Can. Gov. 6 p. e.,1877-86. .. Do. eipwcFeb.rtAng. Do. 6 peret. M a r. aziej i 4,211,808 Do. 6 perct.J an.&J 000 \ 686,808 Do. 6per ct. Int. Stoc 100,000 Coped 0 Hope6per.lB73 .... Do. do.lBoo-1900 .... Do. do. 1880.90 .... Do. do. 1890-91 134, D0.6p.0.11p.tt00t. 1900 100,000, Cetylon.N oV. 186 8,8 p. ct 160,000' Do. 1878. do.. 1,000,000 Da 1871 d 0... 200, Mauritius <I per et., 1873 100,000 Do. 1878 900, Do. 1882 300. Do. 1896 166, Natal. Go!. 8 per cent.. lee. New Itruns.flov.6perct. 1,136,800 too l New Booth Wales Gov_ II p. cont., 1871 to 1876 3,071, Do. 6 9. 0. 1888 to 1893 830.000 D0.6p.c.r,1967 to 1876 160,000 New Zealand Spec cent. 1,000,C001 Ito. Spec cent 600,000 Do. 6 per cent. 1891 104,000. Do de.1091 AM k Dee 250,000 Nova Bootle 6p. a. 1876 1,860,100 Queensland Gov. op. ot. -- - &Ansi Oov. 6 p.e.,67-77 73 . 1,000. Do. 1878 and upwda. LSO, ... 171c.G0w.9p. c. Jan. July 7,000, . Do. Op. of ADM& Oa Per Qr. OM a. 4. 00 Sootek b rr 3O to 36 10 21 to 25 90 . N . whits l2 to 31 34, 100 llanalan BIAS& 40 to 44 100 Tick 4l to 44 s k Narrow Pii•on 44 W 45 0 .. 40 to 62 at. PILL ft. Om ST to 40 st. = t, 30 to 43 s 41 to 45 00 . Bolkirs nous. 8k Town nod% yer MI 14. lbo Nososboid 47 10 60 R. Country Norfolk and uffolk, at, Ks r 4s to 63 84, 84. DIBENTURE 492.0 M St Gt.latn 4 p.c. Mar.agap.• 100 1000314‘ St. G.Nthn.4 p.c. Jan.&July.loo 610,000 St CkWetn.—W. I p. 42., Jan. & July .... 100 618.000 St. Lasc.&YL4p.a.Jaa&JlJ 100 00.000 St lan.Brlgh.4p.c.JanAJly 100 I Matt St. Lit.N.W.4p.c.Jan.& July 100 312,00 St. Do. %p.a. Jared: July 100 119,730 St. L.M.W.4p.c. Jan.& July 100 .. • tit Mldland.4p.c.Jan.&Ju l 7 100 SR N. BMWs, E. P. & 6p. et. Tab. & Aug . 100 144111 I.l.7.atzn.,4p.a.Jan.daful7 100 . BR ,g00t.N.E..4 p.u.Ap.1041.. 100 -- 1201811. hod 32 to 80 eajoh.= 2B to 31 $4 to 31 lox Per qt. a. S. Per Qr. BE OM ... g. SO Danish and Swedish 11 to 30 el Umlaut NUNS. ilk Danish rends& MR 100 = 30 to al se DINAR Oonn. Whits SO to 40 9 Yellow FLoo3. 34. Trench, per sack 44 to 60 99 Spanish , Americn, Per bd. 27 .to 33 is tnnadlan a ~ INTO LONDON, BY WAX6I2 dt. ,7 TO DEC. 20. INCLUSIVE. 34. 6 Malt. Oats. !lour. .. qrs. era. Deis. sacks. .• 1340 10 .. 223,0 7 to .. 45700 :: 4740 es. 1144T17370 1 46720 . .. DM r i. ;RPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. L (THIS DAY.) 0 On ILBLTRIO AND INTERNATIONAL TRIZORAPH.) S (FRONt OUR OWN COORROZONDENT.) (11 Corrox.—The market steady but quiet. Sales about 1 1 12,000 bales. ' Conti.—The market thinly attended. Wheat a alow sale at about late rates. Flour dull and unaltered. Beans, oats, and oatmeal in favour of purchasers. Indian earn in moderate demand. wasar. Dentate and You**. bus 6l to 74 Rostock & Itecklon- D= ES to 66 64 to 00 R4I4IIIAN, hard suet ATlalkolo. red — to ~ whits liaaLai Grinding Dlitilling Natio( 6O W 42 OM _____ Dot& browl;g RI to St I Swung SI to 1/ ARRIVALS Of GRAIN, Re.. CARRIACIR FROM DSC. I' Mllah sad Scotch' 1 5 .1wat. qm 320 36i90 - n: - rliy7 Yanks Total 35700 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET•—(THIS DAY.) (1! 111.10 TRIO AND INTUNATIONAL TZLZGLAPH.) (FROM 001 OWN CORIOSPONDINT.) Wheat trade steady at our last quotations. Barley in better request, but value unaltered. Beans and oats as before. - MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) SUGAR.—There continues to be a good inquiry at extreme rates. The private sales include British West India, at 29a. 6a. to 32e. ; low, 275. ; Porto Rico, 325. Gd.; as. Refined remains firm. Corritx.—llueiness has been transacted at firm prices. TILL—A few sales are reported on former terms. Ries.—The market is firm but quiet. Rom AND SALITETIUL—NO sales reported. Corros.—Tbe market is less active, but the business done has been at the previous value. The colonial markets will close to-day for the Christmas holidays, and will re-open on Wednesday, 2nd January. TALLOW MARKET.—(TAIS DAY.) The market is firm at the following prices :—Town tal- low, 43e. 3il. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the op* 445. ; Jruary to March, 445. to 445. 91. ; March, 45a. to II IDE M ARKET. --(THIS DAY.) LZADENFIALI..—Hides: Tailba. to 641ba., 21.1. to 2id.; to 7211 A., 21d. to 3d. ; 721ba. to 801 La., 3d. to 3jd. ; 8011 A. to 831ba., 3d. to :qd. ; 88lbs. to 911b3., 34d. to 3;0. ; 043ba. to 104114., ktd. to 4d. ; 10411 a. to 1121 b.., 4d. to -lid. ,• 1121ba, to 1200 A., 41. to 3d. Hums hides, to. to 10a. lid. WI skins, light, 21. 01. to 4a.; full, 7a. IssioioNnseY.—Sheepskins : Polled, 10a. to 121. ; Kent. and na.lf-breda, Ba. Od. to Os. 3d. ; downs, 6a. od. to 7.. 3d. _ _ • . - BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. rattenden and Smith report that the trade remains steady, with a very short supply of choice de scriptions, prices ruling tine. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY, DKCIAMBIR 81, 8 A.M. ______ B. it W. lit) IK`r"c" . IW. 8.. lSe a. i 1 12 P. D. 19. Nairn -.... 20.5 1 Si;S.W. ;A lO 1 S.W. cb - 12 - Aberdeen ..29 , 0 4 491 S.S.W. 141 1 ! W.s.W. be - 1 L • ith - 1 1 Ardrossail 30.otin/ &S W. s: 9 1 &W. co I- 14 Greencastle )- 1- - -; - I - - - - Valentla 1 - I - - i-' - 1 - _I - I _ Uverpool 30...7 481 S. 112 1 , S. o!- 1 2 Holyhead Penzance 30.3151 S. S 5 ! S. o• - S Brest .. - ! 6 [orient 30._+41 - 8.P.. 1 2 3 ; K bo •- 14 Rochefort 30..z 37 K ' 4 4 E.N.I. hi : - 2 Plymouth 30.1547 IE.S.E. . 1 3 S.& • • 2 1 • Weymouth - Portamouth 30. 3 .: 42 S. . 2 3 S.H. Ifu. - . 1 Loudon - 1 - Yarmouth... 3.1:1?, 34 W.& W. 2 2 W. I 1 - 1 Scarborough. 30. - .:.1 44 W .S.W. 1 2 S. W. 'co - 8 Sinclas - 2 Italder -- REMARKS. Barometers have fallen slowly. :oid are lowest In the north of Scotland. Temperatures generally have risen. Fresh southerly winds prevail ou our northern and western coasts, and light variable winds elsewhere. The sky generally Is clear in Scotland and overcast in England. Fot was prevalent on our southern cos.As yesterday, anti in London it was very thick. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKRTS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 1.e.-Sales to-day: Great %Astern, 274 17 1 }-Great Northern A, 12,1-tireat Western, 511 211 11- ILancashire and Yorkshire, 124 7 61 7 01 1-London, Chatham, and Dover, 164-London and North Western, 1181 1 11 1 f 1 4 4 1 1--Manchester, Slicilleld, and Liu, olnshire, 434 f}tii 9} 4 —M e tropolitan, 12.14 4 1-Midland, 1211 14 1-North British, 361 64-North 'Eastern, Berwick capital stock, 106-South Eastern, 631 61 51- 4 1 6 651 1 -Buffalo and Lake Huron, 4 1-161 1-16-Grand Trunk of Canada, 84 - Great Western of Canada, 12 1-16-tuited States 5-20156 . 2, 711 4 1- Ditto, 1805, 701-- Eastern Exchange Bank „Limited , 2 d. - Mercantile and Exchange lkink 8 p.-Royal In surance, 24 p.-Thames and ?Jersey Maritime Lindteil), 31 p. - Anglo-American Telegraph, 104 1 1 4-Atlantic Telegraph, 42- Ditto 8 per emit., 3 13-10 4-British Shipowners, 31 -Liverpool litaehange, NIANCIIESTNR, DEC. 20.-The market opened Arm with prices generally better, hut subsequently declined. After sonic fluc tuation prices n::-.in advanced, and closed strong. Anglo-Ameri can Telegraph ,Limited• 101 7-16 - Consolidated Bank Li mited , p.-Erns. 431' 1-Great Eastern 27 11 1 1-Great Northern A, It", 8 Yorkshi re-Oreat Western, 52 If 14 1 2 11 1 - and 124 64-Louden and North We.tern, 1181 1 1 1-Manchester. She ffi eld, and Lincoln, 4811 . 1 1 1 1 119 1 1 9Bl 9 1 j-Metro politan, 124 4 4 1 -Midland, 1211 }Nor t h ^ British, 38 8 s{-North tern, Bereleks 1051--. - South Eastern, 054 1 } 5 411 5 44 a 1 11 1 1 1-Thames and Mersey Marine insu- Iranee ;Limited , 3/ 1 15-16 15-16 p.-Cuited States 6-20 Year 'Muds, 711-Whitehaven Junction, 394 c.-St Helen's, 41 per cent. D. 93-Whitehaven and AMAMI, 311-Turkish Five per Cents., 321-Unkm Bank, 3 p. DIRMIN6II•I4, Dsc. 2 a—The sales to-day were in Birmingham Banking Company shares at par: Lloyd's Bank ;Limited , ut S prem.: Birmingham Gas New Ordinary ,1866:, at ?..; prem.: and Metropolitan R a ilway Carriage and Wagon share s at 91 per share. Closing prices: Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, 48, sellers; South Eastern Railway, 65, sellers South staffordehire Railway, 835, sellers; Birmingham Joint Stock Bank iLimited., 33 to 34: Birmingham and M id- Lund Bauk, 143 buyers; and Midland Financial % Limited If to 11 dis The further examination of Lionel Holdaworth, Charles Williatu Lee Webb, Thomas Berwick, and Joseph Stansfield Dean alerts Algol), charged with conspiracy to defraud certain underwriters by destroying at sea the ship Severn, was resumed yesterday morning, at the Mansion house, before Mr. Alderman Finnic , and adjourned for a i week. PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. —The following are the names of candidates who passed the major examination December 19, 1868, as phis. maceutical chemists : Robert Leman Churchyard, Bunpy ; Jules Moussempea Biarritz; Thomaa Boolton Allkins, Tasnworth ; Richard ' Bayly Cornelius, C=; Edward Beets Ford, Hereford ; Edwin Eli J • Nottingham. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1866. CLprlose. 40,000 I 10 l Anglo-AniericanTel(L) , 90,0001 10 anglo-Maxican Mint 1 600,000 St. Atlantic Telegraph I .1330,00 1 3 1 ! It. Do. 8 per cent. 9000 25 Australian Agrica 0, , 0001 15 Ansfaißan M.L&FuiL. 10,00 10 !BaurparalsTeeletateaL• 47,000. 10 'Berlin Waterworks (1.)1 13,000. 10 ' Do. New 26,900 100 • Boickow Vaughan (L)! 0,000 , IBombay_ Gas (Limited) I 10,030 1 6 , Do New 6,000. SO Illrittels American Land. 4 534,780 St. •B. & 1. Malt. Tel. (L) 60,000 SO 'British Shipownars 8,0 16 324 Canada Company 60,000. 10 iCanadianLoan& Inv(1) I 25,0013 1 20 Ceylon Company 1 1 12,000 20 i Ditto A shares 1 117,000' 'ChineSallhi 30,000 i 20 10 .City Discount, Limited.' Limited.' 1 10,000, 25 CityolLondonit.Pro.iL 16,041 30 City of Milan linpro.(L) 4,069. 30' Do. 86,000; 25 ICU, of Moscow Claa (L )1 al 1000 1 50 'City (glees (Lim.) l4 90,000 . 60 .Colonial (Limited) 10,000 ; 60 1 Do. 50,000; 60 ,Commercialllnionllns ) I , B I 10,000, 10 ,Coin. of AhicanMer.(l )1 17,500( 20 'Continental lin.Gaa k L 12,00; 2s Cop.lLErig.,Fra.74 p.c. al 50,000 lO C. Fonc. of England ; •L) I 60,0001 60 Do.olMatuitius ) ll 1202511 St. iCrvatal ?slam 60,820 St. bo. Pretension 77,000 St. Do. cf. Perp. De b. 101 7,600 26 , 'Darjeelin p. g (Limited) 10,000 100 1./iscountCorporation(Ll 100 18,000 10 ;Eastern Amain Tea IL; I 20,000 60 Ih.lndiaLand,C.&Fln(L) 11 50,000 20 R. India bvig. & Canal 11 80,000 60 Ebbw val. •13,813 20 ,IlgyptianCons.&Trd.(L) I 0,976 St. 'Electric Telegraph - . 104 70,000 3 ling&Aus.Copper (LBW 1 20,000 60 F.ng. and Foreum Credit 10,000 100 Eng.& ScottishMarin.(L I 0,000 10 FairbairnEugineming.. 10,000 20 Foreet (Warehouse (I ) r 10,000, 50 1 0ellivara (Limited) 150,000 i 20 10.CrediktFin.of Lon.(4 90,000 15 ,Gen. Steam Navigation 0,000, 50 , Nome &Colonial As.(L ) 6,030' 10 111ongEonit & China 0 11 4 6 100,000 20 !Undson's Bay 80,000 20 11m.leaniCo.Slarseilles L 1 60,000 2 !Indian Carrying (Lm.; 160,000! 20 Internat. Finan.Soc.(L ) 900,000! 20 Inturnat Land Credit(L) 10,000, 60 (Italian Land 60,000! 26 lrrig. (Can. Cay `, al .000000 1 100 1 Do. 6p. c. Bds. r. 1870 a 20,0001 60 :Land Securities(Lhis.l 4,000 26 ,Lond.African Trading- 1 20,000! 25 ,Lon. & Caledon. M. (L) 60,000 , 10 ILon.oountylLarni&B.(L)l 12,000; 6 ,Lond. DistrietTeleg.(L 40,000 50 Lund. Final'. Ass.. ii. ) 148,6161 4 'Loud. 0. Omnibus 5,000 60 Ilend.&olasg.fte.Co.( 1 25 64,500 1 20 Load. Provincial Marine 60,000. 20 'Madras Drtga.&Canal.. 1641 ; 20 ! Do. 10,000 ;25 M ar l o n Investment (L I 64 12,500: 20 'llatuitlusLand, &c. (L.); 2 12,000! 10 ' Medit. Eaten. Tel. (L,‘ .1 all 10,000 60 'Merchant Shipping IL' 20 26,000 • 20 ]lillwall F. Ld.&Doek(L' 17 40,000 • 50 Millwall Iron Works. ' V,500 . 10 Natal Land & Col.C. (4)1 1.),000' IS National Die. Com. (L 40,00 1 3 26 Do. New,iss !Sp./it...Mend' 20,000 ..15 National Prov. Marine L 90,000 100 NationalStemn Nay.; L.)' 6,0014 20 NerbuddsCoal&lron(o 6,000 20 Do. New 15,000 • 10 NewConsolidat.ois. (L 20,000 25 N :Zealand L& V. At , L . 20,000 • 25 N. Zealand T.& Loan IL). 11,000 10 Northern AssataTea 10' 26,000 10 Do. B 4187.17 6 St. N.Rris.Australtudan ;L.) 60,000 54) •N. Brit.& Newnan. In.( L ) 14,000 10 • Nowgoug Tea ,Liniited 40,000 55 ; Occan 51araue (Insura." 10,00 2 60' OrientalFinanclallLim.); 30,000 6 Cliental Gus (Limited) ' 1 10,600' 5 1 Do. New 40,000 10 Orient•lnland Stearn'l 26,000 10 01a2o & Sthlaud Invest; 30,000. 6 Ottoman Call (Limited,. 62,600 10 Panama R. IL Steam L 10,214 6 to. do. 4000,000. St. Peel Riv.lAndk) ll4l .(L 20,000' 60 Peninsular & o.Steam 1 26,000 60 I Do. do. New 1 17,000 10 Quebrada L, R., M. kL 10,000. 60 Ithyruney Iron 10,000 15 Do. New 10,434' 25 RioJ.City Improv.(L 1 1 15,000' 25 Do. do 90,000 20 Rio Janeiro Gas (11m' 1 15.000'100 Royal Mail Steam 1 LlOO,OOO St. Scot Austra. Invest. (L 50,000. 5) . Soc.Finan. d'Egypte (L ) 20,000 60 S. Anion' M. & L. I 14,200. 25 SmithlustrallauLand.. 4290,000 St. 'Submarine Telegraph .. ... 1 1 Do Scrip 1 •Tel.Cmistruc.& ll ain(L 37,500 20 Do. Do. 100,000 20 . Thames& Mersey In.(L 1 1 7,500; 20 ;Trinidad Petroleum (0 67,5001 10 ;Trust& Agency of Aus.,l , 60,000 ' 20 ;T. & L. Co. of C. Canada! 100,000 60 • Cn.lf aline of Liver. (L ' 80,000 6 United K. Teleg. 60,000 20 'Culvert. Marine lns.(L1 I I 755,000; 10Cpper Assam Tea ;Um ) 25,000 10 I Do 10000 1 , 30 , Van Diemen's Land (I 1 1030001'100 'Vlceroyof F.gypt(Mor. (L. 20,900 60 !Warrant Finance 'Llm.)! 'l,OOO 1 60 Westlndla&PacincSt. (1,1 66 4 6 .—(THIS DAY.) of the warning conveyed in the recently p -0-- letters of Lord Redesdale, have lodged in .... The English funds were in strong demand at the Private Bill Office the clauses of their bill to be commencement of business this morning, at an ire- over the heads of the present debent ur e h olders _ Offs olltassi. brought forward next session to borrow 1,500,0001. It would therefore appear that the settlement of the affairs of this unfortunate undertaking must be provement of t per cent., but have since expe- as far o ff as ever. rieneed a reaction. Nevertheless, the present prices The Great Western Railway traffic return shows are 1 above those last current yesterday. The this week =increase of 9501. over the corresponding ' transactions show au increased number of p eriod of 1865 e the London and South estern, bond fide purchases, owing chiefly to the an increase of 2/. • the Great Eastern, a decrease W very low rates now allowed. by the joint- of 1,477/. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, an in stock banks and discount establishments c e r f ear s7 ;sf ; 417 e Ld th t e North rth Eas an tern, a decreas e ; for money on deposit. The inquiry for British 4,483'. ; the Manchester, c Sheffield, an in d Lincoln railway securities has diminished, but the recent shire, an increase of 1,1471. • the North British, Dover, including the Metropolitan Extenaion and important advance is maintains in most cases. an increase of 1,119/. ; the L ondon, ' Chatham, and London and North Western stock exhibits a fresh rise. United States 5-20 Bonds are inquired for, branches, an increase of 5881• ' the Metropolitan * to 1 w en u th ;and the Kent the advices from New York reporting a reduction C o Extension,airt, aec a deervaße of 1001. of 124'1. are rather inactive. In the market for financial Credit e an u d nd F e i rtak nan i ce ng Co an m d pan red y u o ct f of 3 par cent, in the price of gold. Foreign bonds At a numerously attended meeting of the General i lso on n o d f on th ( e Limi liabili tedl t ; shares London Financial have improved 10s. I held yesterday, the resolution for the reconstruction There is a somewhat increased demand for cu e sh.are ed whic i h th w o lla nl Palifed money to-day, but the best bills are taken at six business of the concern w w ) ill . , therefore, henceforth • The t per cent. below the Bank minimum. Aeon - on the 27th ult., • siderable amount of Indian and Brazilian paper be carried on under the name of the General Credit ___, Company took of the assets of 21. per share, free of income tax, lace yesterday, when a division out p has just arrived at maturity. The rate i n the and Discount Company (Limited). Stock Exchange, for advances from day to day on The half-yearly meeting of the Canada (Land) English government securities, is 21 to 3 pes cent. was declared. Consols are now quoted 891 to 1, ex div., for i To prevent any possible misapprehension, it may I change will be closed on Monday, the 24th inst., money, and 891 to 90, ex div., for the account Ibe useful to state precisely that the Old Corn Re but open on Wednesday, the 26th ; and that the (January 10). The foreign stock market is quiet, and the only New Corn Exchange will be open on the Monday movements in the speculative descriptions area rise and closed on the Wednesday. - of t per cent. in Turkish of 1865, and a reduction Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and to the like extent in Mexican. Ru s s ian scrip is Co.'s report of yesterd ay's hide sales: _ steady, at 1 to It prem. Turkish Bonds of At the twenty-fourth and last series of bide sales foe 1862 are quoted 59 to 60; ditto of 1865, 33 the year there Irma fair attenibince of buyers, and for EaM to I ; Greek, 131 to 14; Spanish Passive , 20 India ..Ehillescaotamsedantmwewer:e. obtain. .. ood dr;a requ est, at to i ; ditto Certificates, 131 to 1; Italian of 1861, almoet general advance of id. per th rb. ; the .u tioms tura 78=1 Calcutta new parcels, and 26,30 7 brought forward w fro ere m former sal e'. e7 era in t°r all 104 T , h 53 6 8 "ja h a s il , d ol. w t hi he ch alle. BB,2oo ll 66 1. T to nited s6 ; Sta an t c e l a M s- e 2 x o ican ßOn i d Bi s he ti) ! advanced 1 per I to }, Wog moll lowe se r pri p e r t ites wiZethee—pitt.se Indian—For * the Partian cent., viz., to 72 to I. Erie and Illinois Central Is u are .l 7 , l " l - East India--Buffalo found bursa at fully was railway shares have also improved mostly quoted 48f to 491 and 781 to 791, respectively. bought in. Salted Hides—Awdralian were dull of sale. Anglo-American Telegraph shares are unaltered, I;: t i t a i l ie thougl t i er the quantity ti b ly d brought forw t arl was te sr a nt sd at 161 tog, but Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cont. made not being up to last aale's prices. Cap's only part preference have receded 2a. e m e to be th e presen t sold. Gibraltar all boht is. Falkland Island, all price being 31 to 1. pawed. Horse Hides -S outh American—None sold. Drysalted—Mauritius sold fairly. Mogadore all passed. 21 Bark—Mimosa was in but moderate request , the g reaser International Financial shares a r e q uoted portion of the quantity offered being bought in. to 2 din ; London Financial, 19 to 18 dis. ; The return of the Bank of England for the week General Credit, If to 11 dis. ; Credit Fonder, e riding Wednesdav, December 19, compared with a/ to 41 dig. ; National Discount, 9} to i Prom. ; that fur the previous week, shows the following and Hudson's Bay, 161 to 1. changes : An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of Circulation Wine £32,en9,545 Increase £ 2 01,845 I the Mercantile and Exchange Bank is convened for 9.ircaan°° a S tie 22,100,485 Increase 6,690 Public deposits 8,070,235 Increase 681,944 the 3rd inst., " forthe purp ose of considerin g astate- Other deposits meat which will then be submitted to them, ahowine Government securities in thepositionof the bank on the 31st da y of December, ot r eT king department te in banking 1866, with a balance-sheet duly audited by the pro- department on Got p la t i tuc ti te lli in both 19,825,202 Increase 188,461 fp7arpmeionail ofau driteceoritovinagreincefonnnt dataiteon. as s Also to , th f e or res t u h l e t se, Seven day and other bills ... 490,feN Decrease :941 of the circulars issued to the shareholders on the The Rest 3,256,495 Increase 9,856 Notes in reserve 10 ' 599 ' 050 Increase 195,1 5 5 sth and 21st November las t, and of considering the Total reserve (notes & coin) dis course to be adopted with reference to the future of in banking department... 11,715,229 Increase 257,553 the bank." The increase in the reserve is chiefly due to the influx of government deposits usual at this season, The fourth ordinary general meeting of the Para Gas Company will be held on the 28th inst., itz fur l T el I I nionnfeacev, as f s se he me atigh t t h i e ncreaae the d deina has .. additionul when the directors' report will be submitted and to the advances on "-other" - securities. The addi a dividend declared. tion to the stock of the precious metals must have The directors of the South Australian Company arisen almost exclusively from the return of coin of from the provincial circulation , the amount g ained announce a half-yearly dividen d at the rate by the Bank on the import and export transao -8 per cent, per annum, fre e of income tax, pay dons .1 the week being only about 12,0001. able on the 15th of January next. We are informed that the first division of the BANK OF ENGLAND. engineering staff of the Nicaragua Railway was " A w c t ' ifttrgatur,tv,%dttry. 7 ,1: la:Lhd sea rte., V o r" e l ,31:". for ths despatched last Monday by Mr. Collinson, the pees Mrrionr. Notes issued 4.344APJ,AS Government debt.. L 11,015.1011 engineer, per the West India steamer,to commence other securities ._. messes the works. Captain Pim and Mr. Collinson go out Cold coin and bul lion 17,899.545 silver bunion viii New York to-morrow. It is announced that the Right Hon. Viscount Bury, whose interest in Belgian matters is well known, has joined the Board of the " Belgian Public Works Company." The shares are quoted Ito 1 prem. We are requested to state that the share list will be closed for London on Friday, the 28th instant, and fur the country on Saturday, the 29th. During the final fortnight of the old and the first week of the new year an active demand for money is sure to prevail, and it was ima gined that the Bank directors would have given themselves the benefit of this, more ea pecially as they will be called upon within the next few days to disburse a sum of 800,000/. en account of the dividend of 4s. in the £ to the credi tors of Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), just authorised by the Court of Chancery. Moreover. the Bank's unemployed resources have increased to a much less extent this week than they did last week, when the Bank refrained from lowering the rate. Thus the augmentation in the reserve in last night's return is onl y a quarter of a million, whereas last week it was close upon one million, and the present increase is exclusively caused by the influx of 681,9941. of government deposits, which of course constitutes a considerable addition to the banking liabilities. It is inferred that, in taking action yesterday, the Bank directors have been influenced to sonic extent by a belief that were a reduction in the rate to be deferred until after the turn of the year, the plethora of unemployed money would be so excessive that a fall to 3 per cent. would probably be rendered necessary. The numbers are published of 72 New Granada Active Bonds, representing 12,7001., and of 84 Deferred Bonds, representing 11,9001., which have been purchased by tender and cancelled. The sum applicable to this redemption was 2.5881. 'is. ed., so that at present prices the republic has the satis faction at a small outlay of cancelling a large amount of debt. About 19,0001. in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The Fire Queen, from New Orleans , has brought about 20,000/. in silver. At a meeting yesterday afternoon of the creditors of Messrs. James Barber and Co., East India mer chants, whose suspension was announced a few days ago, the balance-sheet showed assets which are reckoned good amounting to 72,1001., although a debt of 36,00 a, owing by the Calcutta agents of the firm, Messrs. Gordon, Stuart, and Co., who caused the stoppage, is herein treated as a total loss. The unsecured liabilities reach 60,390/, thus showing a surplus of 11,7701. The following letter has been addressed to the creditors of Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co.: 65, Lombard-street, London, E.C., Dec. 19, 1866. Dear Sir, -1 have the pleasure to inform you that his Honour the Vice-Chancellor Malin, yesterday, upon my possible moment. I e Also, that arm ee ngements should I e made for investing the Arel DENT TO THE JOHN WILLIAMS.—Our Sydney application, ditorec::djaiee iv:i t : s ee m % of 4s. in the pound to balance of the money in band until further distribution, correspondent, writing on the 23rd of October, says to prevent further loss of interest. The Vice-Chancellor "The mission barque, John Williams, to the surprised also gave directions for bringing before the court early all, rn retued to Sydney on the Bth . inst. in company with n ext sittings in January the q uestions raised by the the Dayspring. It appears that wh il e the John Williams dissentient shareholders, so as to prevent the continued was bestir* up the harbour at Aneiteum, she ran un a delay which has been so dreaded. I trust to be able to coral reef and speedily began to let in water. The na tives report to you wan the favourable termination of the liti- on the island, especially those belonging to the Christian titian, and the prospects of further substantial distribu- church there, at once came off to render what aid they Lions I am, oc your E s truly, C HA IUSA OPPRIFIZIII. co uld. Fortunately the 'schooner, the Damming, was am due time the, Williams was got off the reef, and her Wednesday, the 26th inst. , a s p ecial settling daysufficiently repaired to enable her to return 4s D xat the island and able to render valuable amistanos. la The Stock Exchange Committee ha ve a pp ointed in the scrip and bonds of the Queensland Govern- Sydney. The Dayspring was kindly allowed to accompany her to render prompt assistance if required. Several natives, too, came on booed to work the pampa, deeming meatthe it o Cent . Loan, which are to be markedin Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, undo - , ? T i tre ron ariss ha Williamsn, now on the slip, and will soon be ffinSpcilpiaelarsPelristihat the directors of the London, it a pleasere i te ut re; t i r de . .ny ai r ! to the Geseel d s i ?. All the terred by the rejection of their scheme by the large as as ever and able to continue ber glorious work: — body of debenture holders, and equally unmindful pairi.t. 1.32.600,54 5 nahatao Oroprietorf Capitnia:l4.: , .3,o oo Kest inildic Deposita in cluding Ercheq., Sac. hanks. l'oni tnia. of Natiot.al IR lit, and Inv ice lutes Other lacpoaita 18,1b1,u06 Seven day and other 490.915 £41,551,653 Dec. 20, :Kt 1:31,0%0,5U Gueernment Seen ritiea Dead Weight Aa• natty; Other Seetuities - tt - ,,,Xt Notes Gold sad tither Gain £44.:.51,M F. MAY. Deputy Cuchiur. THVRSDAT Ece+lWW• Consols, which closed yesterday at 891 to A, ex div., for the 10th January, opened this morning at the same quotation, and dosed at 891 . to ;. For money the last price was 89R to 1. The official , business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. I Consols, for motley, 899, a, 4 , ; ditto, for account, 8911, ; Three per Cents. P.uced, 881, ; New Three per Cents., 881, I, ; Annuities, 1885, 13 ; Bank Stock, 250, 48, 50 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 107 g, 2, }, 1, ; ditto Four per Cent. " enlaced" rupee paper, 841 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1001, 1, A ; ditto Four per Cent. Bonds, 20s. prem. The India Five per Cent. stock was firm at the late improvement. There were also inquiries for the Five per Cent. rupee paper. The demand for Exchequer Bills continues, and the price was again Is. dearer to-day, closing at ss. to los. prem. There was an increased demand for foreign secu rities, and the general course of prices was favour able. Turkish Bonds of 1858 rose 11 per cent. ; ditto of 1862, 1863, and 1865 (Six per Cents.), as well as Brazilian ()Id Five per Cents., Danubian, and Italian of 1865, 1 ; some of the Egyptian Bonds, 1 ; Portuguese and Mexican, ; and Spa nish Certificates and Turkish of 180, 1. Spanish Passives were exceptiona ll y dull, and 1 lower. This was settling day in the scrip of the New i Russian Loan, which was in demand, and rose per cent., closing at 1 to If prem. 79i 9 .... 105 MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Oxs o'Ctocs. The mining market is steady to-day, without much alteration in prices. Prince of Wales, North Crofty, Prosper United, and Clifford Amalgamated shares are in good demand. Some of the present quotations are as follows :—Prince of Wales, 255. to 275. ; North Crotty, 2i to 3i ; Prosper United, 24 to r ; Clifford Amalgamate d, si to ; Great Vor, 14k to 15 ; Wheal B u ller, 17i to 18i ; East Basset, 2011 to 21i ; and Chontales, 2:1 to 1. The Mining Exchange will be closed on Monday next, the 24th instant, by order of the committee. We arc informed that a requisition to the direc tors of the Mineral Rights Association, asking them to convene a meeting for the purpose of passing a resolution in favour of the undertaking being wound up voluntarily, has been numerously signed by the shareholders. SHARE L, 'IS DAY.) ONE olhooz. There is less demand to-day for British railway securities, but prices, on the whole, are well main tained. London and North Western stock is in request, and has risen per cent. Great Eastern has also iruprovod 1, and Great Western tt, but Great Northern has declined and Metropolitan, 11. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 124 to • Great Western, 51i to 52} ; London and North Western, 114 to 1194 ; Midland, 121 i to 1221 ; 1 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 12 6 t to 127 ; Caledonian, 119 to 120; South Eastern, 6541 to I ; Great Eastern, 2 7 a to ; Great Northern, 116 to 117 ; ditto A, 127} to 1281 • London, Chatham, and Dover, 16 to ; and Nor:th British, 5.51 to 361. East Indian Railway shares are firm, at 106 to ; but Lombardo-Venetian have declined 2a. 6d., viz., to 15 to I. Grand Trunk of Canada are un changed, at 18} to 19. ORDINARY SHARD AND STOCKS. AL (% I RACIMAYS I CZILZ°II to I I Mkt 1 0 - 48 .1 p.m. MO IMAM and Suter 1 100 ;Caledonian ...... 100 ;Cambrian .. all Keck and Hendon all Cornwall 160 DnklinandßelLrtJm6 1100 Dund..,PeetT.&AhdJD all Feat Loudon kelp Cert I 1 Do 1 100 0 w and& Western 100 Sasiern Ord. St. ' 100 Da L Aok. Stk.. No 2 1100 Great Northot Scotland MO Gnat Northers 100 D 0.4. j AMC. DO (STAID -100 Doat p.e.b paidß 100 Do. Ord. Del. Dir. Stock 100 Gt. South i West (Ira) 100 Great Western 100 Do.StourVal.Ona.Stk 100 Do. South Wake 100 Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 100 Do. Do. Newport 100 lanes/hired; Y 100 Lon.,lhrigtln.h ... ttkust 100 Inodon,C+ &Dor 100 Do. Met Krt.:LAST,. e. 100 London di North Wraps 1100 LondonaSouthWeetern 1100 Man. Sher., & Llucolush 100 Metropolitan Se Do. New all Do. ltstenslon all Metropolitan Dharka 1 4 Do do. do. all Do. .t St. Johes-Wood 100 Midland 7 Do. Le Shares 100 Do. Hirm. Daly 100 North British 100 Do. Edlis ,Yerth.Dand. 100 N. kaatorn—Berwick lig Do. O. N. S. Pura -140 Da Leeds 100 Do. York ...... 1001 Do. Carlisle all ; Do. Stock.dDarling. 70 I Do. do.. 1800411 —1 100 North London 9 I Do. do.. 1804-6 85 97 118 120 50 45 4 6 44 N re 71 _ Ms 114 116 14 271 6 • 90 03 bl i 12 so 35 SO SS 1161 117 84 87 14 161 10 10 1181 1181 81 a 44 4 1131 2 8 0, 101 1 83 85 ltil in} it ii pin 110 $2 SS 86 14 18 106 1011 65 SC 97i 54 VI gi. iii Ti et Ti r a 11 ; I Do. aiski; lies 100 North Staffordshire 100 N. * & Western Juno 100 Scottish Central — , 100 Shropshire Voice i 100 12 :s t aib uth ‘zareamo Devoo .a ,;1 100 iTall Vale S I Do. C i 100 Waterford * Ifilkednil II 'Waterloo & Whitened 11191E4 lflt 114 81 le 4 41 14 vs) 11 $ 7 119 1 Ipal —987 71 73 114 118 148 102 a 5 45 54 56 4 160 US it 4 pm In}} es 16} 161 BRITISH POOSESSIONE. Mi r MI ii a Si 104 —, Pen On 94 9 100 ell Atlantk &St.Lawrenoe St 1100 'Dont Bar. &C. In. g6p.o. 20 10 Do. 7 Shares 10e all i Buffalo & Lake Hurts& 14 all I Do. Preference 100 .100 Buff.„Brantoldioderlah 6 per 0)01.1372-3-1 it 100 Cal. &S. Eutern6p. e.g it 10C leap* T. & Dock 6p.c. R. 100. all Denterara,7p.c. perpreL ,100 East Bengal gu. 6do 20 ; 6 Do. do. sdo St. .100 East Indian go. sdo St. ,100 .Orand Trunk of Catualai 100 ' all • Do. Equip. 11.6.6p.et. 100 ' all I Do. let pref. Bonds 100 all 1 Do. do. deferred 100 1 all Do. sod pref. Bands. 100 , all Dw do. deferred 100 . all Do. gad pref. Stock 100 all Do. do. deferred 100 all Do. 4th pre( Stack.. 100 all Do. do. deferred St. 'lOO Great Indian Peninsula 20 , all I Do. gua. 6 par cent. 110 4 I Dao. New d 0..... DNew 90. ;100 ;13t S. of India g. 6p. et St ),Ou ; Do. « per cont. At I I Do. 201 all 'ln Western of Canada We all l Do. New 100 all I D di or a ls , pay.l 100 all 1 Do 110. ,to. 1077-b. 10 3 .In ;Limited) 4 . t. 100 Madras guar. sp. cent. st. 100 Do. do. 11 de St. 100 j Do. do. 4 do 20 all Do. Fifth iStenliOn 50 all Meth. and llobson's Bay' 61 100 , all Do. 6p. et., pay. 13.30 100 100 all I Do. 6 p. ct , pal. 1596: SI St, 100 .N.& of Can.Cp c.latplt, 82 24 100 schale, gua. 5 per cent. 90 St. 10.1 I Do. Delhi do 97 20 5 Do. do. do St. 100 Do. Punjanb do. 1 it. .100 Do. Indus St Plot. do — 106 I 181 :11.11s1 10 ' ) 1 166 I No:lSb. 60,. 000' 60 ; A Albiongra& Masternsau's (L) , 26 000' 50 ; 40,300 100 ' Alliance Limited 126 100,006 20 Anglo Austrian 6 40,000! 60 Anglo linyptianlLlns.l 6O 10,000, 60 Anglo Italian (Limited) lO 11,300 20 Asiatic Ralik Cor. now ali , 10 30,000 ; 40 Australasia 12,500. 20 Bankof BritishColandsla all 12.600 20 ; Do. New, issued S pm. I 5 10,000 25 Bank of EgYPI 26,000. 'lO Bank of Otago (Ideate& . 10 10,000.100 , Bank of Queensland ,L C 25 10,000 ; 60 liankof tetoria,Auatral 26 50,0001 10 Bank of New Zealand • 10 60,000; 20 Br azilian&PortuguesaiL 10 10,000 50 . British& Califuniian,L 1' 7 60,006 British N. America •; al 40 , 000 1 C. Bk. India, Aua., China' al 10,000; 25 - Chart Mar. of India, dal al 60,00 ; 00 City I if 20,000100 Colonial 50,000 1 10 ' Consolidated Bank IL ) I 60,000, 10' Do. do. New I 10,006. 50 ' Delhi and London ,L' , 2 51,000; 60 But London ( I .lm ited , l I 60,000, 20 Eastern Exclutuge,Lim.; j 30,000, 90 . English and American . 1 , 10,000, 20 , Eng. Scot.& Anal. Charted l a 10,000 60 • English and Swedish 2 10,000100 Imperial Bank (Limitsid; 2 102,500' 20' Ininerial Ottoman 1,000 25Ionian 6,000. 25 1 Do. Now 100,060 20 Land Mort. Bk. India,L) 5000061 100 1 D0.5p.e.Dch.,1964,30yrs I 20,060 60 I Lon.Bk.ofMerico,&c.(l.) 1 13,000 100 London slid Brazilian 1 22.000 20 Do. New 6,000 100 1 London& ItiverPlateiLll 4 10,000 25 I Do. New, is& at le pm 1 4,000 25 i Do. do. do 50,000 M : Lon. Lit Bank of AustrL 27,500 60 I London and County 12.000 60 London Joint Stock ' 25,000 20 London & South Andean' 10,006 100 f Lon. & S. Western,Llm.; I 6,000 50 I London & Veuezuela:L • 60,000 14.10 i London & Westminster. , 10,00 100 Merchant Bank (Lint) .1 6,000 100 Do. New 60,000 50' Mercantile &Exchan;Ll 17,156 100 Metro. & Pros. Bank;L',. 1,000 100 ; Midland Bank ;Lim.' . : 20,000 6' National of Anatralastal 20,000 100. National of Liverpool ; 10,000 100 N. Pro. of England 66,000 26 • Do. ?rid & Srd 40,000 60 National Bank 50,000. 20 • New South Wales I 60,000 20 North Western 60,000 25 Oriental Bank Corporn ; 27,211 60 Provin.lianloingOirp.); 10,000 100 Provinc. at Ireland 10,000 10 Do. do. New 20.000 25 South Auatralla 17,061 100 . Stand. of B. S. Africa I 10,000 100 Do. do. sm. at 6pm • , 50000 26 Union of Australia 10,000 100' Union of Ireland (1116.), 1,000. NI 'Union of London FOREIGN OBLI4 - -- • lall 'G. Lazembourg6 P. cent :1 1 1 ; .Havitna and Matanzas all ' fonotnne and Fribonrg all Matanzas and Sabanilla all : Do. Second lame.. . all North of France 3 p et. fall I Do late Charl. Sip, ct. all Ottoman (Smyrna, de.) all ;Farls,Lyons,d 3 ln s p.ct . 'all Do. New Sp.ct. `all Radio & 3. F. (Porn.).. all Royal Swedish 6p. ct . all Segue IA Grande 7P. it. ( all &Ann &Lom-Ven.3p.c. 1 ;all South East.of Port ;p.a. mall BS:nothernotFrance3p.c. I tall th Dalian, S per et. 1 101 l w.str.w.arrs.sp.s. si Si IA 18; 84 87 lin 97 100 86 } 68 ill 12 13 70 80 12 12 22 94 le 2 84 in Se 9 In 16t 6 6 In 1$ UUCLL .0, I yea. , __ _ 4 01,6010 U. tied sad West India .00 111 134 871,11 B ILoodcaStAatetio.lloo OS Oa 6i 001, 100 .110. Deb. St 4p. cent. all -- -- 1- - - Bt. Bouthamptua ........ .100 17,071 tit. Burro Common:Li .. 190 -- —. .— ;t all :lidn ea 72 45 66 101} 102} 102 10$ 10ti 104 3 19 86 87 56 68 50 64 60 62 _ - 37 40 22 24 1064 100. -- - - Pul l i 1 pull 1 pall 100 102 1 12 121 111 121 ed Wit 81 84 It 1} UL 102 103 Pt OA 96 90 JOINT STOCK BANIS. CL B 4t . 408 11 9 dial 74 6i.118 IS i ip.l 10 8 .lls 10 9 dial 11 es f 5 111 14 29 31 4 dial 20 16 clll 37 39 7 SI pa 2 2 W 1 s, 3 2 eli.l 66 49 xd 16 16 I Si 33 14 16 141 37 39 298,', 2} lois! 4 2 Ws. 6 3414. 14 16 I 12 10 414 2 Opus' 1} 61.11 ts 91 22 23 2 1 414 ' If lids; 21 8a 1 11 9 dial 1S 13 as !} 2 411 1 7 9pm 1} 3 0 01 1 1 2 pm. 20 21 2 , 1 63 ' 421 de 43 64 1 3i 2/ 31 12 13 3 2 415! 10 7 a , 94 96 55 1 5 14 16 j 11 9 clis 9 7 61 41 le 9 dig 3 2 1 2pm par 2 pull 70 1 48 I 44i le pm 1 • 43 i 1 42 1 s CUB ' • 83 1 • 2622 14 12 as 7 6 61' 49 60 41 10 Bdll 43 44 41 116 117 116 126 tN i I I 1 - 1 I 11 68 44 4 ali a 7 83 161 . 1 111;1 4 air ielip a 57 511, 3 11P 1* Of 10 181.11* -- 3 3 45 20 die }dla 1 I ' 4 6 {dl• !} OFIO 10 Bdh lie 11441, 10 8 114 4 3 11 1 C gi rn . 3 4fp l , -- 2 2 dlc 111 13_11 , 2 .1 7 dl 53 6 • l 6 T 6 4 - 9 I 04 4 014 Pm '— 23 Ms —* le, 3 5 3 I 3 5 I P etTr --- 00 9 1 1 01 7 46 3 6 0136 3 0 ,11: , 14 16 pru 10 8 5 iF -- 53 6 1 par ion 1 03414 2 7 8 71 7 1 53 4 37 40 64 Inl tek 10 14 pro id' 3 1 25 27 7 8 14 20 133 7 6 als 20 21 94 97 120 125 7 d 431131 33 53 35 60 -- 3 EA 10 6 100 all t 10.1 Is} 1 peat - - die P m ' 1 Oldis Pm' 14 tills 2 1 I Pe 4 74 76 741 9 7dl4' 6 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. South Eastern, 4l per cent., 90. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81. Great Luxembourg, 111. Royal Swedish, 4. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, ISt. EtorrAmrr.—On Tuesday morning last a dea' of excitement was rife among the residents of a rather inferior locality, called Long-acre-row, Bingham, by the fact of a young chimney-sweep, about 21 years of age, having eloped with a gushing matron of 45, twice widowed, and with eight living children. It appeared that the mother of the youth, being aware, as she alleges, of the designs of the widow, did all in her power to discourage the connexion, pointing out to bins the consequences of his infatuation, and latterly kept a strict survey over his movements, and especially did she guard his Sunday clothes. All this was to no purpose, however; for very early on the morning above stated, the young fellow contrived to elude his mother's vigilance, and, securing his Sunday suit, silently left his home. At an untimely hour two figures were observed moving towards Nottingham. A faint attempt at a chase was tried upon their fight being discovered, but too late to be of any avail. The happy couple got clear off to Nottingham, where, by a prearranged plan, they were married at the regis trar's office. As it was conjectured that they would return to Bingham at the close of the ceremony, num bers collected at the railway to await their arrival by the 1145 train. The spectators were not disap pointed ; the bridal party alighted at that time amidst quite an ovation, hat wishing to avoid the publicity of Station-street and the central part of the town, the party walked upon the railway to the Chapel-lane crossing, and thence by Fairfield-street and Long-acre to their home. About the White Lion they wery noisily greeted, which was continued till they disappeared. The mother of the bridegroom was wisely locked - in the house while the pro- cession passed, but she appeared at a bedroom window, and there delivered exceedingly strong bitter, but useless! - invectives against her now venerabl; daughter-in-law.- - Nottinghan.Tournal. THE BOMBAY MAIL. —ll•3Bln.LEs, DEC. 2 0 . The Delta arrived at midnight )esterday. She waa delayed by terrific gales , b us aU is wall. ThS millraces for Lmdon at 11. V a.m. 391 9 HONEY N. N 86 93 83 93 86 77 80 78 78 101 108 103 106 102 186 106 100 88 90 101 103 105 107 104 108 104 106 106 107 103 106 104 106 98 100 94 98 90 92 894 94 9 994 4 97 90 84 82 97 99 96 207 44 if 99 91 911 10x6; 108. 10 t 103} 100 i 7182 9998 91 94 9296 9214 9294 911 114 all 1:: nt "" 00 SS 40 00 75 60 60 10i IT 113 5 It 4 -- all 114 1+ 3 1 — M 1 : 11 ii: -- 3 1 10 , 2 1 2 16 1 11 106 11 8 , 11L IC n i l 7d I— did id dts 1 4 I d 84 4 i 1 1° - S- ri S 1 Ws i 0 6 121 6 4OM 6 10 8 5 OM. 311 10 6 4&a 10 103 88 DO 107 110 DO 107 110 14 0 4 DO 15 13 — Be I 641 tO 74 l 6 6 3dl 9 13 4 ; 133 138 Til i 1 _ 6 9 7 2 Id 9 1 iPal 12 1 11 le• 41 - '1 27 • *Lk 10 !RI 701, A' 9% 8 96 51 f xd 111 1 105} 10431 - fi 4! 4 Xll 10 It. 131 ❑lI I, 1 IL4