The Express. — London, England, 1866-01-17 00:00:00

r L pa t of the stolen property that he pledged, 1 g '.% the shop of Mr. Atteaborough, of 34, 4r - il ia. fed 30S. which he handed to Morris , who gave him 6,. out a the money. It was about that case which the , „ fict mid that the prisoner threatened to tell ~,,ad the housekeeper if he did not aid him in the '-- ,as he wanted. r. ispnan havieg expressed his intention of committing m ammy for trial in both cases, Mr. Bradbury refrained " - ii n i ng witareass whom he had present to rebut Shaw's t. 1 ris INUNDATION IN THE VALLEY OF THE THAMES. wiNDson, WEDNESDAY. D ur ing the night the waters nave slightly risen t hi s district, and in some places the flood in consequence yerNsdedstill further on the flat land around Windsor ; d Ei, A , Luckily, at the present moment the wind has wand there is now no noticeable upward nt. Rain, however, occasionally falls, and oontinuous, must greatly swell the vast body o der now lying upon the face of the court -. The inundation has played great havoc among ; um , bodges, and shrubs for miles, and yesterday s igsitieent elm whose roots had been sapped and rom i ne d by the flood fell in the Home-park with is i g hty crash, the noise of which could be heard for some wo e, Although the country enclosing the Thames o . ' o Staines and Taplow is nothing bet • sac ell of lakes the inhabitants of Windsor and o i De s can recollect the time when the same dia od was inundated to a still far greater extent g o o is is at the presentmement. Oa the day of the Duke tvgliodton's funeral in the metropolis, some years back, is water round Windsor, it is stated, rose much higher, rd intended to a far greater distance, the inhabitaiata at p or , b e ing put to a great inconvenience by the heavy BANK OF LONDON.-(THIS DAY). The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was 0 at D ew, at'the London Tavern ; Sir J. V. SHE LEY is nai report and baranowsheet were as follows : "The directors have the pleasure of submitting the an stetement of account made up to the 30th of De wy, 1865, showing a balanoe of profit amounting to 4a. 4d. After payment of current expenses, in ,jig fall provision for all bad or doubtful debts, and eing for rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet • se, there remains for disposal the sum of 12,0871. Os. 9d. •e directors declare a dividend at the rate of 01. per cut. per annum, and a bonus of 21. 10s. thara, amounting together to 20 per amt. per a rum, free of income tax. The balance, 2,0871. Oe. is 'ed to reserve fund, which now amounts to 304,41 U. 58.11 d. The directors have to aneounce that, subject to repletion' to be passed at two suooesaive extraordinary general muting', one of which will be held immediately atter this ordinary general meeting, they are prepared to alert a divnion of the present 1001. shares in the bank, into shared of 201. each, with 101. paid thereon ; the neces sary consent oft the Board of Trade to sub eublivielon of the share upital having been obtained. The dividend aid lure will be payable on and after Wednesday, Jan. 24. "Liabilities and Amato, December 30, 1865.-Dr. • To capital paid up, 400,0001. ; to reserve fund, 302;3244 he, 1. ; to amount doe by the bank on current, deposit, and o ther accounts, 4,335,877/. Os. 9d. ; to profit and loss account after payment of 31,6134 lle. 3d. to customers for interest on their balances, I 69,4081. 4s. 4d. ; total, 5,107,6991. 10e. 33. I Cr.: By investment., vie., in government securities, India I Beads, be. 2!7,1661.11.. 2d.; ditto in freehold prernissesin Threadeeedlcrstrest, let at a rental yielding 41 per cent., 40,0001.; by freehold premises in the occupation of the bask, 35,0004; together, 75,0 7 A1.; by bills discounted, loses, be., 3.985,0361. Oe. 101; by cash in hand, and at y 111,0,4964 18s. 3d.-total, 5,107,69 W. 10e. 3d. 'Profit and Loss Account. -For the half-year ending Dec. 30, 1865.-Dr. : To half a year's current expenses at heed office and Charing-cross branch, bad and doubtful debts, directors remuneration, &c., 16,85.51. Os, 2d. • to relate of interest on bills discounted not yet due, car ried to profit and lose new account, 10,5564 34.5 d. ; to dividend for the half-year at the rate of 10/. per cent. per smut 20,0001. ; to bonus at the rate of 10 per out. perineum, or 21. 10a. per share, 20,0001. ; to balance carried to reserve fund, 2,087/. Os. 91 ; total, 69,4981. b. id- Cr.: By balance of profit for ourrent half-year, 611.498/. 4i. 4.1. ; total, 69,4081. td. " Reserve Fund Account.-Dr. To balance, 304,4111. ss. 111 Cr. By amount from last half year, 302,3241. 5a 2d. ; by addition brou3ht down, 2,087/. Os. 91-304,4111. Is. 11d." The CHLIRRAN, in moving the adoption of the report and account; assured the meeting that the business Ind pro gressed satisfactorily daring the lest half year. The balances bad not increased, but it was matter of congratu lation under all the circumstances that they had been enabled to maintain their position in that respect. The profit of the last six months amounted to 65,0001., which was an increase of more than 10,000/., over that of the previous half-year, and the dividend was still at the rate of 20 per root. per annum. Many proprietors had suggested the reduction of the nominal amount of the shares from 1001. to 201., and the directors, believing that that alteration would be advantageous, would now submit it to the proprietors. Doling the lost half-year two vacancies had occurred at the board, and they bad been filled up, eubji•ct to the approval of the meeting, by gentlemen of high commercial standing. A PROPRIETOR objected to the proposed addition of 2,0i , 71. to the reserve fund, which, in his opinion, wan already large enough, amounting as it did to 300,0001. After some discussion and a brief reply from the chair men, the report was adopted, and the meeting terminated in the moat manner. An extraordinary meeting was afterwards held, and a resolution passed for reducing tae 1001. shares to 201. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANE. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held at half-past 1, at the Bank, Lothbury ; Alderman ::3:.cetoNs, M.P., in the chair. The following report and balance-sheet were presented. "The directors have to report that after making pro vision for all bad and doubtful debts, paying the income tax, setting apart 2,0001. towards the buildings of the bank, lad presenting gratuities on their salaries to all the officers of the establishment, the net profits of the bank for the last half-year amount t 3 182,3481. 15s. 3d., this sum added to '22.601. 9.. Id., the unappropriated balance of the Preceding half-year, will amount to '204,954/. 4s. 4d. Oat, of this amount interest on the rest or surplus fund at the rate of ii per cent. per annum (8,455/. 55.) has been added to inch fund, which now amounts to 346,706/. ss. The directors now declare a dividend to the shareholders at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and by way of further dividend out of the profits, a bonus of 14 per cant, on the paid up capital. After these payments are made, there will remain 26,497/. 14s 4d , which the directors have appropriated as follows :- 10,01A.1. towards the alterations and improvements of the buildings of the bank, and thelluilatice 16,497/. 19s. 4d. to the iirmit and low account for the current year. The di rectors who retire by rotation are Charlie 'Free man, Esq., Joseph Esdale, Esq., and Frederick : , fa3Ph F.allmann, Esq., all of whom being eli gible for re-election, offer themselves accordingly. " &dance-sheet, Dec. 30, 1865.—Dr.: To proprietors for Paid-up capital, 1,000,000/. ;to amount due by the bank oa deposits, circular notes, sod other monies payable on demand (this sum does not include acceptances, 1,554,730/. la. 1.1.), 19,224,5711. 2s, 4d. ; to rest or surplus fund. 3:1,2504 ; to balance of profit and loss account, 30th Jane, IoG3, 22,605/. Os. 3d . ; to net profits of the peat half-year. 152,3481. 15s. 3d. ; total, 20,767,775/. 1.4. Cr. : By government stock, r.xchequer.bills, and India beads, 2,480,4121. 95.; by bills discounted, lams to cus tomers, and other securities, 16,500,522/. 45. lid.; by cash in hand, 1,677,840/. 121. 9d.; total, 20,767,775/. fis. Bd. " Profit and Lox.—Dr.: To total expenditure of the eight establishments, including rout, taxes, salaries, sta tionery, firs, with gratuities on their salaries to the officers of the establishment, 62,723/. 12s. 7d. ; to amount set apart towards the buildings of the bank, 2,0004 ; to amount skied to test or surplus fund, by interest thereon at tire per cent. per annum, 8,4561. ss. ; to pay meat of the dividend tow declared, at the rate of sin Per cent. per annum, for the last half-year, on the Paid-rap capital of 1,000,000/., 30,0001. ; to bonus of fourteen per cent. on the capital, 140,000/. ; to amount sot apart towsnls the alterations and improvements of the buildings of the bank, 10,000/. ; to balance of profit and lan account, 16,4971. 19s. 4d. ; total, 263,677/. 164. 11d. Cr.: try balance of profit and loss account, 30th June, 1865, 2 /.603/. Os. ld. ; by gross profits of the last half-year, after niyieg the income tax, and making provision for all bad led doubtful debts, 217,072/. is. 10.1. ; total, 269,6771. 111. " Rest or Surplus Fund.—Dr.: Present amount, sa —total, 346,706/. 5.1. Cr.: Amount on the Ist 'air, 1865, 33i,2 - 501. ; by interest on ditto, at 5 per omit. Per ,4 11111101. ss. ;:total, 346,7061. sa. The dividend and bonus (without deduction of income tax, which is paid by the bank) will be payable on Monday the 22nd inst." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report ad accounts, observed that at no period in the history of the bank had a more satisfactory report been presented. Ate deposits of the last year had ranged between eighteen id nineteen millions, and the net profit for the half-year which bad just terminated uses 182.0004 The dividend of the last year was the same as that of the preceding Year. namely 30 per cent. After some discussion the report was adopted, and the Proceeding' terminated with the usual totes of thanks. Yesterday morning ten Feniane, convicted at I h .! Wend commiuion, were conveyed by railway to "4 1 teen, to be transported to England, their destination Doug either Pentouvillo or Dartmoor. At the annual meeting of the Castle Howard Reformatory, held yesterday, at Yak. the report stated that, lisps its inwitntiou in 1856, 143 boys had passed through the school, and that of then 106 were reported to be doing well. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET.S. SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.) [0,0001.. MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Fresh up to oar market to-day the arrivals of Foglig% wheat were very moderate, and, oo the whole, in middling condition. The trade for both red and white parcels was decidedly quiet, at prices equal to Monday. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat, the demand for which was inactive on former terms. ONE o'Owei. IBrttisheolm.ep.c6.,l679 ,108 Cao. Gov. Bp.c., 1E1140.400 Do.flper ct.leb.dang. 100 Do.6perct.Marnt t1ep.,106 D 0.6 per crt.Jan.kJnly l loo Do. 6 per ct. Ina. 3tocklloo 01:19110pe0p.ct.1.73 100 do. IE9O-1900 100 Do. do. 14040'100 1 Do. go. lbao-01'100 Do.6p.c.Ap.ctOct,l9oo 10(1 Coo. ov. 0 p.ct. 100 1879. d0..,100 1 I Maarl o. tlas epee at, 1873 100; D PO. 16781001 IPO2. 100, The operations in the railway market to-day are not numerous, but prices generally exhibit steadi ness. There is a slight demand for Midland and Great Eastern stocks, which have improved per cent. On the other hand, Lancashire and York shire and South Eastern have receded. The other leading lines are quoted the same as yesterday. London and North Western stock is now quoted 125 E! to ; Great Western, 58i to ; Midland, 1231 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1221 to 123 ; South Eastern, 7311 to 74 ; Great Eastern 41 to f ; Caledonian, 1201 to 127 i ; Great Northern, 127 to 128 ; ditto A, 145 to ; and Metropolitan, 133} to 1. Canadian railway securities have been dealt in to a moderate extent, at the prices of yesterday. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, at about late rake. There was a fair show of barley on the stand,. Fine malting parcels were firm in prices, but the inquiry for them was by no means active. In grinding and distilling sorts, very few transactions took place. Malt moved off slowly, at previous quotations. Oats, the supply of which was but moderate, fully sop. ported late rates, with a steady clamant In beans , sales promised slowly at Monday's currency. I iii: ii;ii,, ilia' Natal Gov.ll pot oont...1100: New Brans. Goy. 6 p.ct. UK , N.B.WalesOv. 5 p.c.1805'100 Do. 6 p. c. 1971 to 1876 ; 100 Do. 5 p. c. 1889 to 1800 100 Now Zealand 8 per cent. 'lOO I Do. 6 per aut. !IOC! Nova Scotts 6 p. 0., 1876.1001 Quoonaland Gov. 6 p. ct. , 100 LAtud.Gov. 6 p. 0., 1878 ,100 1 7113.0ov.6p.c.Jon.&Jidy 100 I Do. do. 6 p.c.Aprilftoc.' 100 Peas ware a dull sale at late nice. The flour trade ruled quiet. Prime, however, were sup. ported. Linseed and rapeseed moved off slowly, but at unaltered currencies. In agricultural seeds very little business was passing. Cake. were steady cultitEST num. amazaz. er WM?. I. Qr. s.. Eases, Kept, red, old 44 to 52 „ now 96 to 46 „ De. white, old 63 to 69 oam U. 2. Scotch potato 1A214 white „ black new 41 to 51 Nada& and Lincoln red, old BaninT Mangan (1865) 32 to 36 Tick 33 to 33 Harrow PiStou 39 to 42 Malting Distilling Grinding 25 to 28 MANt Sassx, Norfolk, and Suffolk 66 to 65 Singleton and Wars 68 48 to 67 63 Brown _BTL Grey • sB to 12 we a 22 to tS sour::::: -to TUNIS. Now 01126. Town wads; per 360 lbs. Household ST to 89 Country Norfolk and &Wolk, es ship 32 to 31 Sodlib, testi — 2l to 26 potato 26 to 30 food •osl Per Qr. Mtn?. I. S. Dante and Kolas*. . OA2II. S. i. Daakk sad Swedish 22 to 26 Road= 2l to 27 67 to 60 Itostoes 4 Mecklior 64 lo 66 Danish 95 to 99 D;niaTi 4B to 44 &mein. hard , soft A111111;l010, red 46 to 69 ~ whit* • _ _ i673 316 n 37 to 40 it: PUB. 86. MMII. B6 to 38 94. Bodlan 3B to 61 10 _ _ DIMAS Cell. white fl to us I jv Grinding --- sa to te' MOWN; 11311,10 3 _._ 31 to 34 Yellow $1 to OA. FLOCS. 11 Freeckpar sack .... 23 to 86 i Spanish, . .. 28 to 36 si American. PM MC .. 26 to 21 B Canadian. .. .. 241 to 3. ai INTO LONDON. BY WATKB si I. TO JAN. 15. INCLIIBIYI. Bl Dutch brewing - 7. . 21 to 26 feeding .... °I to 44 ARRIVALB OP (MAIN. &0., CAREUAGY, PROS JAN.I9 Wheat. Barley. Malt. , Osts. Floor. 1 1, qrs. qrs. qrs. qrs. brit. 'mixt& 1 81 Irish leash andlleoteß 220 490 1320 2010 610 .. 450 Foreign I 860 323 .. 2490 Total I 1080 810 1320 6010 .. I 530 COMPARATIPS QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN, r, Wok THE WSZY LIMO I POE TUB COIII.IEPONDIIIO WEER s A. ti. 13, .804. IN 1866. ll Qrs. Average. Qrs. Average. 9 Wheat 51,964 .. l&B. Id. Wheat 84,286 .. Ws. 7d. a Barley 59,612.. S. 6d. Barley 79,907 .. 28s. Od. 9 Oats 7,986 .. 225. Bd. We 8,616 .. 19e. od. 9 MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Sal/X.—The demand continues extremely limited, and the Waimea& done is at prices in favour of buyers. ~ The private sales ihclude a landed cargo of white Bahia, at Li! 35e. 6d. Refined—Previous prices are unaltered, but the ; demand continues extremely limited. Corms.—The parcels of Ceylon brought to auction have gone off with more spirit at full prices to 6d. advance. Plantation Ceylon, low mixed to middling pale, 725. to 775. ; colory, 78s. Gd. to 83s. Native good and fine ordinary, 68e. to 68e. 6d. Mocha short berry, 108 s. ; long berry. WJa. to 100.. About 1,900 begs of Rio have been sold at 555. Tu.—The public sales are going off without spirit and at prices in favour of buyers ; common to fair red leaf Congon, Is. 00. to Is. 30.; common to fair black, Is„ 00. to la. 20. gj Itier.—The market privately is steady for Bengal and I t Madras, but dull for soft grain. 8i ItIM-500 cask. of Mauritius sold at ls, 60. to Is. 78. di proof. SI Ssurrritr..-600 bags of Bengal sold at 235. 9d. for re- r j fraction 9. 11 COTTON continues extremely dull. tt HESIP.—St. Petersburg closed firm at 361., at which bug. it nen bas been done. 11 TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) is The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 46e. lid. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 475. 6d. ; January, 475. 13d. to 475. lid. ; March, 48s. 3d. ; April to June, 48s. 3d. 5 to 43a. Gd. ; July to September, 495. ; October to De. Si cember, 49a. 6d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Meagre. Pattenden and Smith report price, very firm for all daecriptions of hops, with a tendency to advanced rates for the few fine and good hops left on hand. The great excess of rain daring the lest few months ought not to be lost sight of in any anticipations of the English crop of 18116. UTE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANI7ARY (.1/LONIAL GOVZJIN !SANT SiOVBITLIN. 13 95 93 98 93 98 77 73 77 79 101 103 104 NO 184 106 101 103 90 02 100 100 104 101 101 103 1( 2 104 102 104 103 105 98 100 1 93 IA 1.E4 - 906 1186,908 100,000 ITO;000 I 150,000 100000: 200,000! 200,000' 600,000 166,600 100,000 LOOO 000' 280,0430. 1110,000 i No. I Oh. I, ,sool ,soo 6111 .144. ,000 i . y 000 i .. .. ' 906 1 1.000 480 1 .. 6001 1.0001 .. i.llOB 1. L. 0911 1 0001 .. 1.000 THE LONDON DISTRICT TELEGRAPH. TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPRESS, SIR,—In consequence of the telegraphic commu nication on the principal provincial lines having been re stored, I shall be much obliged by your stating that this company are cow able to receive messages accordingly for the provinces and Continent, as well as for our own stations,—l am, &c., CHARLES CURTYS, Secretary and Manager. London District Telegraph Company (Limited), Chief Office, 90, Cannon-street, Loudon, Jan. 17. Mr. Goachen is the youngest of the cabinet ministers ,he is 34. Earl de Grey and Ripon is 38 ; the Duke of Argyle, 42; Earl Granville, 50 ; Mr. Cardwell, 52 ; Mr. Gladstone, 36 ; Mr. Gibson, 58. In the new House of Commons there are forty members under 30 years of age. The youngest is the Earl of Tyrone, who is only 21. Of the others, the Hon. F. De Grey, Lord C. J. Hamilton, and Hon. C. R. Carrington, are 22 ; the Hon. V. Dawson, 23; Capt. Stanley and Mr. A. Greville, 24. Nine members stand at 25 ; the rest of the forty vary from 26 to 2'J. The oldest member of the house is SirW.Verner, who is 83 ; the next is Mr. W. H. Barrow, who is 81. WARRANT FINANCE COMPANY.—THIS DAY.) — At an ordinary general meeting of this company held this day at the London Tardy, Mr. W. M'Andrew in the chair, a dividend of 10s. per share, free of income tax, making. with the ad interim dividend, 71. 10s. per cent, for the year, was declared. THE DEATHS AT BETHNAL-GREEN WORKHOUSE.— .. - - POOR-LAW 114QUIRT.—(THIS DAT.)—This forenoon Mr. Faroell, inspector under the Poor-law Board, resumed an inquiry into the treatment of paupers at the Bethnal-green Workhouse. The case of Robert Scully, a hawker, aged 60 years, who was found dead in his ward, was entered into. DKSTRCCTION OF THE ANGEL AND CROWN TAVERN, FINSBURT.—(Tros Dar.)—About 3 a.m. • fire of • rapidly destructive character, broke out in the build ing termed the Angel and Crown Tavern, Taber nacle-square, Finsbury, the property of Mr. G. Mediu. lbe inmates finding themselves unable to descend by the staircases made for the windows and other outlets, and happily effected their escape in safety. The tavern being built principally of timber the flames extended with more than usual rapidity, and suddenly the build ing fell with • tremendous crash. The firemen were enabled to scatter the water by a thousand gallons per minute upon the horning spirits, the furniture, and walls, and by 9 o'clock the fire was extinguished. The building, containing 10 rooms, was entirely destroyed. The loss is heavy, and will fall upon the Liverpool and London and Globe fire offices , . Dr. Letheby, the Medical Officer of Health to the City of London, yesterday presented his annual report to the Commissioners of Sewers. The report went at great length into the subject of the cattle plague, tracing its his tory and progrese, commenting on the measures taken by government for its suppression, end stating the regulation. which exist in foreign countries for the sale of meat, the inspection of cattle, and the management of markets sad slaughter-houses, which are generally far more stringent and precise than in this metropolis ; and the learned doctor expenses a hope that the experience gained by the present outbreak of disease will lead to reformation in most of these A MR. MR. JOHN BRIGHT AND THE ROCHDALE NEW Tows-usu.—At the request of the Gement' Parposes Com mittee of the Rochdale Town Council, Mr. John Bright has deferred his visit for the purpose of laying the corner stone of the new Town-ball. which wu arranged to take place on the 24th inst., to the 31st of Much, on account of the un propitious state of the weather. SHOCKING DEATH OF A GAMEICEEFER.—A game keeper, named Henry Thirkell, in the service of Lord Wbarndiffe, at Wortley, near Sheffield, was killed in • very dreadful , yesterday. It seems that on Monday night, after going his rounds, he went to several public-houses in the village, and at a late hoar in the evening be was very drank. At three in the morn ing he was found on the road leading to his hones, by a policeman and • neighbour, and they helped him o•. He carried • dooble- barrelled gun , and his completes. had no reason to suppose that it was loaded. After they had gone • short distance, Thirkell stumbled against • will, the hammer of one of the barrels fell, there was a load report. and when the policeman and the other man reco- vered from the shock they saw Thirkell on the road, with Dearly the whole of hie fans blown away. Death was almost instantaneous. iitUTISII MINI IIIIIIIS. I Pd. Lb 21 4 1.14,11 if 2110 8.3.4 11.9.0 '101.17.6 91 Si 871 881 100 100 81 84 97 99 991 1001 198 166 104 105 Cambrian Con. Bold, L Chtverton Clifford Amal NV. G. Con. (Tarlstk ', I Drakewalls IRAS Basset (11logan) • Rest Caradon Fast Cara Brea ilie,st Grenville Fast GnlnniaLtke 1 Fast Lovell IR. W. Russell (Tavistk.)' Grumbler & L Aubyn Orel& Lacey (Limited) Great South Volga& ,Great Wheal Busy G. W. Vor (Uelstoa) Grenville !Herod a Foot Illnallton Downs Margaret (tiny Lelant) 'Marko Valley iliwyady Iron Ore (New Solon INorth Roakear , N. Wb. Ramat (mogan, ' illorth Wheal Crotty 1 Prosper United Providence ill. Lelant,, S. Caradou (St.Cleer) Routh Condurrow W. Frances (Mogan, ,Stray Park !Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, Lim I, West Basset (Illogaa). ' IW. Caradon (Liskeard)l West Chiverton West Baton I Wh. Basset Illogan) 1 `‘Vb. Buller ;liedrutii) W.MaryAnn (Reuben ) Wheal Baton iWn. Tralawney (Lisle FOREIGN' OBLIGATIOI BLILW•Ta. I ctosti 40 all IG.Luxensbourgsp.cent.l 20 all I Do. 100 all • Havana and Matanzas; 160 'all Lausanne and Fribourg 100 all !Matanzas andBabanilla 100 all , Do. Second Issue.. . I 20 'all ;North of France 3 p.c . a. 20 'all I Do. (lateCharl.Blp.ct. I 100 all Ottoman (Smyrna, &c.) 40 all Paris,Lyous,&Mnsp.ct. I 20 all Do. New ....S p. ct. 100 'all 'Recife &S. F. Tern.) all Royal Swedish 6p. ct. 100 all Sagua Is Grande 7 Is.ct 20 all 18. Ana&Loni-Veu.3p.c. 100 all South Naito( Port.7r.c.i 90 all Southernof FranceSp.c.' 20 all Soutb Italian, S per ct. 20 all WAN. W.el lira. Bp. c.I 91 93 99 100 MIRCY-LLJUI IWO. OILDINAAY MARIE AND IliOCK& Per Qt. anti Exeter ;Cambrian Dort an4Bandon....— 93 66 127 128 66 96 13 16 4 11 4 08 70 70 72 ' OOrn _ Dublin and Belfast lune Dandee. Porth,&Abd.Jo Bra Loudon Berip Cert. I Do. ' Glasgow said W adorn Rteas Bastsenprfl t &S. 111 113 40i ili If 8i - WO:lsTATiiii.ini:Tia• I Groat North of Scotland OrealNovaltaili A rea. sock,. tua .Do.B I ill Op. e. braid B Do. New. lea at 25 pm 'Do. Ord. Dec Div. Stock I at. South & West. (111,1 'lkea& Western Do.llloar ValOsiallta Do. South Wales Do. W.2dld.—Oxiord 127 1t 146 146 91 OS 591 69 Per Qr. D. Do. Newport Do. Do. Hanford Lancashire &Yorkshire London and Blackwell Lon., MAW. & &Coast liagan.alashis. at Doe . Do. Met. Etten.AB p.c. Load= & North Rasta . Lonion&iouthWestern Kan. abet & Lluoolash 33 40 34 81 101 103 1221 int 80 91 100 192 85 37 48 60 1261 126 Di 96 02 68 1831 1841 2 1 2 1 1 10m pmi 1 100 102 YDtroyouta Do. Now Do. Extension Metropolitan fristriet Do. do. do. mamma De. £9 Shares .... Do , Mira. it Derby. . rad Eine ...... Ilieeth British i Do. lkUa,Perth.Dand. E. Ilaeiern—Borwlek - - Ow 121 IS4 1 2 9121 92 Di 67 N 27 21 114 ule II I jilt It. 100 10e .it. I! Da. Leda.. ..... D Tott i fix"' 11l Do. Stost&Darilni. 10 Ds. do. 180041 100 North London 6 Do. do., 1814 6 DL do. 106$ 100 North Staffordahlie all N. & S. Western Jame 1100 I Ileoatish Central 100 Scottish N. 13. Aber.atla 100 Scottish Midland !100 'Shropshire Union 'lOO South Devon 1100 South &oakum all litanies. Woldsighm.&o 100 nit Vale 1 II I Do. ........ 100 Vale of Meath 2 Waterloo & Whitehall 1100 Nest Uornwall Int 4 101 1 1453 0 91 it 1831 I 123 k i m+ I Clodogpricea didds td-da7 Bb. I Pd. I RAILWAYS. yesterday. I t o 1 p.m. 40 1 11 1 ll° 72 73 106 106 fa Fit vm 123 133 P. li 2 pm 76 77 11 12 1415 148 66 62 112 114 66 67 73 76 - 1 - 3 - - i1 147 190 - a — 4 ma 101 If 3 49 it BIL"T1 R /01111181110311. 18 00 88 100 idle par fli 6i 10 11 75 80 be 98 50 70 100 102 991 :001 100 i 1815 $5 751 87 89 07 09 67 62 67 69 62 67 66 69 42 RI 34 80 87 83 Ibol 1015 par 2%c6 I dis awn 9S 100 91 93 161 161 4g 4.its 92 94 94 96 1 Wu 99 100 90 92 86 88 63 06 108 104 83 88 80 82 94 991 98 -1 It 98 93 Closing prior. I 101 1 1001 35 1 41 1011 1 9 % I 1001 W St. NO 0 r& )1) iv* I SA[uwira. litlantto& SS. Lawrence Do. F Sheave BuSalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff., Braut,& Galeria dyer rent. 1e73-3-4 Cal &Ittastern6p.c.g. • Cape T. & Dock 6p. e. RR Dernewa,7 p.o.per.prei &eat Bengal kit 5 do Neat Indian v. 6 do Grand Trunk of tAkaads I o. St.B..Sp.ct Do. Id pref. Bonds Do. do. deferrer'; Do. bid pi et Bonds Do. do. doferred Do lid pref. Stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th pref. neck Do. do. deferred Great Indian Peninsula Do.tro.k. 6 per cent. Do. New do Gt. d. of Indio fi. 6 p. et Do if per coot. Gt. Woatorn of Canals Do. ---- --- 1 terb ' Do.bfr do. do. 1877-C Didion Bratkoh. Unlit* , I Moans guar. 6 p. cent , 00. do. 1a d 0... Do. no. do r 1 ZZUM per 0. II . 8 7,1 Corp. Kalb. and Hoboon's Bay I Do. 6 p. ct., pay. 18;0 Do. 6 p. ct., pay. N.D.otean.Op.a.lot Sclnde, Va. 6 Per rent. Do. Data d 0....... Do. do. do. Do. Poniattn d 0..... Do. Indus at Plot. do. JOINT 141roCK BANKS. H%v•. 00,0061 60 'Agra & Idaaterman's(L i 10,0901 60 AJblon 20,000100 AllianceLets&Lirerpool l 10,0001i00 I Do. Issued at 20 pm • 11:0,00X1 10 'Anglo Austrian 60,0ial 60 Anglo Egyptian (Lim.) ' 10,000 60 Anglo Italian lialini lBo l 11,1001 20 Anatictiank.Cor.newsh 80,0kh 60 AustraLuila 1240( 20 Danko! BritdshLolnmela 10,000 1 16 !Bank of Easy pt 8,000 10C Bank of Landon 16,000, 20 Bank of Otago (Limited)l 10,000,100 Bank of Queensland (L.)) 20,000. AO Bank of Victoria,Auttria, 60,000 10 Bank of New Zealand 61,000 60 Burners Bank (limited 60,000' 10 Bratillan&Portuguenall: 20,000, 60 lintlah , Californian (L 10,000 60 British N. America 60,009 10 C. Bk. lndia,Aus., Cktu 10,000 16 Chart. liar. of Diclia,&c.l 10,900 100 City 91,000 100 Colonial 60,000' 10i Com. Bank of Canada 60,0001 26 I 'Dm Hank of 1041$, &c. 190,000: 10 ,Consolldatrad Bank iL ) 6,000 190 Oonttnantal 6.000,100 r Do. New 10.00 J, SO Delhi and London 10.000 1 60 East Loudon , Limited 10,000 20 Eastern Exchange 'Lim) 10,000 26 English Joint Stock 50,000 20 ling.BcoL&AuaLCuartd. 20,0001 60 !English and [Swedish (L 66,00UEuropean liank.Limited 10,000 100 Hinduluching&Jap.(L; 10,000 100 Do. usual at 2pm 20,000100' Do. Now 10,000 100 Imperial Bank, Limited 116,000, 10 imperial 87,000 20 Do. New, dtiev, Ye lonian 8,000, 26 Do. New 100,000 20 Lead Mort. ilk: India (L)1 10,0110; 60 Lou. Bk.utll czico,,tr. .L 10.010'100 London and Brazilian 11,000 . 20 Do. New 6,000'100 London & River Platej 50,000. 26 Do. New, its. at 14 pm 50,000 1 20 Loa. MBank et AnstrL 30,000 50 London mud County 72 WO 50 London Joint Stock 36,000' 00 London& South African 6,000 100 Lon. A 8. Western (Lin. 5.000 100 '• Do. do. New 6,000, 60 • London&Venernela 60,000 100 Len. & Westrabartee 10,000.100 .Merchant Itaak(lla J,. 6,000' 100 Do. New MOM' 60 Mercantile A facbsina 1 15,000'100 Metro. & Prov. hank (L 4,166.100 , Do. de. 6,000 100 Midlawi Bank film I _ 20,000' 6 National of duatralaida 90,000 100 rsaLlourt of Liverpool_ 10,000,100 N.Pro. of Inglaad. . 66,000 20 I Do. 2nd and 3rd 6szie 60,0001 60 National Sank 57,500 SO New South Wales 60,000 10 New Zealand (Llzaltea) 64000. 20 North Western 60,000 i 26 Oriental Rank Coroner 10,000 20 UrientCom.B.Llateo.o. 55,000 20 . Do. do. lateN.Y. 21,000 Do. do. latelr.C. 10,000' 60 Provin.buskingUorp.(L 1.310' 60 Do. do. 20,000 100 Yrovinc. of Ireland 10,000; 10 Do. do 67,600: 10 &Ando. hint. Is Dahl (L 12,500 20 Do. Issued at 2pm 20.000' 25 tomtit austrana 17,061'100 ilsad. ad 8.0. Attica 140001105 Do. do. Da. at 6pas. 640001 Usladi of Maria' 14040,100 Milos ad le6lsal (1/26 ) KM SI 170602 al-Load:a No. ICI N. and Woof India . 100 10 Osearalrloatlait Mot f mato ea. LondantB4.B.4Barla IN 74 81 1,002,600'100 I Do. Deb. Bt. 4p. coat all 87 90 see.esil at ~ soittbamipsos 107.078 Cosamerelal r-L O. prices. 60 67 16 06116 ; 2 3 pin 2 3pm 6 I pm zd par 4 pis 6 3 Mt 20 24 71 72 21 22 296 414 145 160 us id 7 4161 43 45 79 pm id 16 Oidli 3 241+ 46 67 24 236 41 46 104 111 43 44 401 2880 53 -iii S 3 g 5 idle Um o*.h. I liPrc 19* SOy 17 1%1 17 19 17 19 73 9 pm 21 31 , ' , le 2ipm s 9. 47 idli p.r dis exit 2 1 die id' ipmx l Fll jpm x 1 10 12 pm rt.l 23j tIE t 3 60 61 pl 17. ml e d,.. . pm 1 Ws par 95 97 pm par 1 pm 6 416 24 14clis 24 1411. par 1 pm 1 4 2 1Pra 7 9 pm, 77 79 62 6b xd dls par Se 4 22 ,0 60 62. -- -- iclls 11 Wt. 1 1 4 clklal co 44141 4 3 dia l 34 36 xi, 11 9 4111 6 4 dial 61 IS id 6 Sm.! Se U id 100 51} :4 111 I 01. prior. I Wm ... 88 105 CL Floss I lam ge 9 6 19 21 670_690. Is 20. -ii t ii 4 s Ile i 3 124 2 - . ii ii 5 7 A 41 24 r ! o bdi. AO 13 lb I h ST 39 600 426 2 21 16 22 9 11 19 10 4 6 3 4 8 10 79 62 145 196 90 95 31 36 S I) 216 220 I 101 171 prices. I Ulm 313 Iff 98 98 le 9 es 92 Eg 92 SS Ilf et 001tWAIUBS. I Pd. I Cl. Price& I Balsa 20 Anglo-Egypt. Nay. (L.). au 10 'Anglo-Stemma Mint all 6 Atlantic TeL gun.Bp.ct all U 'Australian AgriouL-, 0 0 4 ,AustralianU.L&Vn.(L • 6 10 BaugparahTeantatesL 3 10 •BertinWaterworks (L.) all 100 Bolckow Vaughan IL) 174 6 Bombay Gas (limited all ,- 6 Do. Srd Issue 6,001 60 British At,..rican Land 44 634,7100. 11l B. di L Mag. TcL (L) 12,t00; 20 British ItidlAta Tea a.) l6 11,9111 014 Canada Compiny all 60,001• 10 'oanadianinan&lnv(Li ' 66,000 90 Ceylon Company 7 12,500 20 ' 1)110) A shares , , 2 27,000 20 ChinaSt.Ship&L.CoalL 9 20,000 26 'City of Loiniona.Pro.(L 6 16,0 , 1 SO 'City of Milan Impro.(l 4,030 30 Do all 35,000 16 .City of Moscow Geda (L) 74 20,000 60 'City 0.11, es 60,000 60 rommerciallTulon(lns ; 60,000 10 'Cc= nt African Sler.lL 1 10,000 60 Coutolidsted 17,500 10 CoutinsuLi u.Gaa,L. 10 Kee° Ivo ; Coutra'r r•,nrpnrritln nth 10 12,000 16 Cop.ll.Eug.,Pret.766.c. all 104),•01 20 F 0.C.0,1100 01 .. . ,e 100,000 20 Do.D.s.at pm. ;IL to pay ) ) 164' ••.• 10,1.010 141 uo. 01 aiatuttlus .L., 10 I 24 ledis 100202.61 It. 'Crystal Palace 100,8204.1 It. I Do. Prater( nee lOO I 110 113 177 4 0000 Do. op. ct. I'erp.lieb.,loo 110 113 7,500, 20 'Darjeeling 'Limited) 8 I 4 2 dls 10,000'100 'DiscountCoeporation(L' 20 11 9Ws 18,000 10 Eastern Assam Tea)L.) 24 2 1 dill 20.000 60 !E.ludiaLand,C.&lin L 10 I 4 3 di. 50,000 20 .11. India brig. 6 Canal' 12 1 4 S dial 60,0061 60 Vale 3O ' 2 16dD I 100.000 20 :EgypOlaneom.&Trd.(l ; 6 1 11 16.111 979071 L, Bt. • Elictaic raise/mph 70,000 1 6 Eng. and Ans. Copper ; all I 1 14 01,0001 60 Kng.and Forrigneredit ! 7, 84 2411 s 10,00 u 100 itng.MicottistiMarin. ;I. 6 11 0 4 08 16,000 10 • Falioairn Engiusering. l 6 I I 11pm I 0,000 60 !Financial Discount (LI, 10 I 1,111 Ipllll WOO 90 IForant. Warehouse (L. 8 3 3400,1 10,000, 60 ;Gallivant (Limited) ... . 15 i 12 10 dl, 250,000; 20 :(I.Credit4tilii.of Loa.il , 4 11 2 pa 99,000 1 Di 'Oen. Steam Navigation' , 26 2 9 I 60,000' 60 i Home.: As.IL.) ' 14 1 Ms! 6,000' 10 'Hong Kong & China Gas' all 14 0.410. id' 100,000; 10 Hadaaa's Bay 20,000 110 Dumber Iron Worlts(l... 20 , 18 16 dia 100,0001 6C Imp.&ller.ooLAss. (1.4. 2 :Ors 60,000, 2 • Incien Carryli4 'Lim.) i,. - 40.000 1 60 llnten.ntio:,al C,,ctract 10 5 4 dial 160,000 Se ,Intaraaarnan.ooc.(L) I i pml 1103,000 , 10 Interlat.Land Credl4l, 21 I 6 die par; 30,0001 60 :Italian Land. lO i 14 01 4 11.1 60,000, SO Italian brig. (Can. Cay.• all 9 11 1,000000 100 I Do. .3 p. c. 11.11. r. 1870 all j 77 80.800; 23 ;JointBtookDleotrant(L.)' le , 2 16d14 10,000. 60 ;Land Securlttel (Linn.), 6 , 94 ledis; 4,000! 16 • Lond. African Trading 10 : 7 6 &LI 90,000 16 11.06(1.an,..Cat0r101.8.1 6 I dlt Tut, 50,000 . 10 7.,on.Countyland&B.(L. 1 - -pro' 11,0001 6 .Lond.lEstaiet Teleg.it.. all ; 1 0 I 40,000 30 Lend. Finan. Sue. IL.; 16 ai 4 0 . 1 148,625 I Lond.O. Omnibus C. • L aU 36 64 6,009 60 ; i.,..4l•!..ktihtsg.au4.CoX 20 , 9 7 di. 10,000 60 (mad., Stan. 15 , 10 7 dl, 6.00 60 ; Mar. Dtscot n4L, 10 ! 11 9 *5OO. 11 Lon& Provinciallfarine 2 I 1 1 ;pa 60,000 ' Madras Irriga. & Canal 16 ! 2 4 lOU •.. • 20 Do. 10,000 26 Marine Investinant:Lo 6; , 2 1 dlo 17,500 10 ,11anrItlus Lanl&c. I , 2 , 6dis tar 12 M 0 10 'edlt. Eaten. TeL 3 4 10,000 60 Merchant Shipping L.; 15 7 6 di. 25,000 10 Ld.a DockL 10 1 44 2041 40,000 66 Millw ail Iron %Gras 6 I 1 Otrtla *6OO 10 Natal Land& Col. C. (LI 6 24 lifis xdl 190,000 Si ostiousl Dls. Corn. IL.) 6 • 114 ;1100. 111.400 e 26 NationatProv.Marina.L 24 1 Oidh 1.5,000103 National Steam Nay. 80 ' 2 1 Ala, 6,000• 20 NerbuddeCoal & 'L. 6 3 2 di. 6,000 20 I Do, New 20,000 26 N. Zealand L&II.Ag. L 241 # 49 0, 1 10.000 26 • o.7.ealandT &L" n. 4 2 L ipm 15,0001 10 ~ i orthenuissamlsaiL.) 14 14 04dis, 25, , 00 10 !' Do. B 137.1760. St. N.Brit.A nstralasianit • jou • tO 60 I 60,000' 60 O, Brit.& Sierran. 10.'1 61 1F 20 18,000: 10 'Nowgoug Tea ;Limited , 2 2 Ildls • 40,000 U 51,rine • ilialtra. ' 6 18 19 10.000 1 60 OrtontallrinancudiLlm 10 I 9 7 dls 10,000) 6 0E201141 Gas (1.104 12 • a) all I 6 1 6 4 80,000 6 Do. New ll par 111: 0 10.000' 10 'Orient.lnlandSteare:Li all , 1 2 26.000, 10 ..itas• a othlan.iluvset. 2 6411 par 1;5001 20 Ottoman Company (L.) 2 13 1 1 }Pm 10.000; 60 Ottoman Financial IL.• 20 9 7 die 10,000' 6 ottoman Gas 34 4 100.000 . 50 Overend,Gurney,Co.(L 15 64 51, 605 00 ! 10 o susivass.'.).Bterin(L , ' in 9 7 6 10,214; 6 Do. do. 1 all 4 5 600.0 0 0 Si Peel Div.Land.tllin.,l ; .00 45 49 10,000 1 60 Peninsular &0. (eam *0 ' 71 is 20.000: 50 Do. do. New B6 15 17 4 in , 17,0001 19 'Doehrada T... R., 11141 i 94 64 4.11. 1.0 1 000; 60 Rhpuney Iron al la 10 10.000? 16 Do. New .......... . all 8 9 16,6 . 9' 16 Biol. Llty Improv. .... all 21 224 17.331: 26 Ditto ditto 13 34 In 31,000' 20 Rio Janeiro Gas (Lim.) . all 6_ 11 0 111. 16,000:100 Royal Mail Steam ~. 00 100 109 800.0001.' 6k ScuLAustra. lowest. (L.-100 126 '3l • 400 0 160 Smith. [night, &C.0.(1., 13 15 13 dl. 90,000 Ito Soc. Floan.eo Cvyntml ‘lO 6 4 di; 20,000' 00 S. African 51. & In. 6 3 2dh 1004 U ;ooutti Australian Lan ail 60 12 110,0001.166. 'Submarine Talegraph 1100 60 60 Scrip aU I 13.1 TeLConstrucAlfaln.(ll 12 3+ 3 dls 10 Thamas&Maresyln.(l.l 66 54P111 20 Trinidad Petroleum (LI, 6 - I 10 ITrustatAgencyotAttaL , 1 1 14M' 10 'T. & L Do. of D. ears& I 5 I ;di. 110 ',rn.Marine of liverFl 1 2 pan :17altedILTelat.0a. lan t if Es 00 I Univara Marine Ina L! 6 I 1 WY 10 'l7pper Ala un Tea( Ll= ' aOl 6; 111 16 Itgan le Ditto 80 Van Dtirmen's Land- I NM , 10 12 I 50 Warrant FlasnealLlvei.o 10 I 3 2 dla 68 Westlisdis&Paciect.(Ll SO par 1 pa' 10 17 2 i 2 1 21 24 il 3 It I tlia rn 101 111 6 peo l ti 80 iPml 26 78 Frl 78 12 I 2 Idb 2 fpx: Pm' 7 6 dis II 0 1 ,8 .1 11 Ot , lis 4 8 din 4,11 ledisl 3e 3 SW 2 Rpo) DIL 'di' per, —413 13 15 3} 3101131 ii.ioo 100,0001 7.6 00 1 r,6061 1 0. 00. - 080 00 CH 10.000 11,000 1 21,000 WOK. 16. 111.000 t 00.1 FOREIGN' RAILWAYS. Aatimrp and Rotterdam, Ilf. Bahia and Sao Francisco (Lisn.j, daa. 7 per oast, 14. Recife aad Sam Francisco (Lim.). san. 7 per Mitt I St Sao Pardo (Lim), gaa. 7 pm cent., 16f. 8,460 10,000 110,000 10,000 14,8001 1%000 17,0001 16,001 20,000 10,000 10 17 xd 6 Os 17, 1866. &(OYEY MARE RT -(71116 DAY.) ONE o'Cioct. The stock markets are dull to-day, owing partly to the introduction of the new Egyptian Railway loan. Consols and British railways are steady, tut foreign bonds show flatness, _ especially Spanish Passive and Mexican. Banking and financial shares are inactive, and mostly quoted the same as yesterday. The high level of money continues to check speculation iu every department of the Stock Exchange. The transactions in the discount market continue moderate, and the rate for the best bills is still 7 to 71 per cent. Consols are now quoted 861 to for money, and 871 to for the account (February 8). The scrip of the New Egyptian Loan is quoted 1 to 1 prem. Foreign stocks are flat, and the general course of prices is unfavourable. Spanish Passive and Mexican Bonds have declined 1 percent. ; Turkish of 1865 and Spanish Certificates, 1; andßrazilian scrip, t. Some of the present quotations are subjoined, viz.: Greek, 131 to 1 ; Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865, 39f; to 1, ex div. ; Spanish Passive, 251 to 26 ; ditto Certificates, 14 ton ; Confederate, 6 to 7 ; Brazilian scrip, to 1 prem. ; and Mexican, 21a to I, ex div. American securities are steady. 5-20 Bonds are now quoted 65 to 661 ; Erie Railway shares, 57. i to ; and Illinois Central, 761 to 1. International Financial shares are now quoted to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 1} to 2 prem. ; I London Financial, 31 to 1 prem. ; Imperial Mer cantile, 2to k prem. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 31 ton prem., ex all; Overeni, Gur ney, and Company, 51 to 1 prem. The shares of the English and American Bank are now quoted 1 to prem. ; London Steam Towing, le to 2 prem. ; Charles Lafitte and Co., 21 to 1 prem. ; and Galatz Candle, to prem. Two O'CLOcR. The scrip of the new Egyptian Loan is in demand, and has improved to Ito prem. The prospectus of the Egyptian Government Railways Debenture Loan for 3,000,0001. sterling, in bonds of 1001. each, was issued last evening by Messrs. Fnililing and Goachen. This is a 7 per cent, loan, divided into six series of 500,000/. each, distinguished by the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F. The price of issue is 92/. per 1001., payable by instalments as follows, viz. :-5/. on application, 10/. on allotment, 10/. on Ist March, 10/. ou 2nd April, 151. on let May, 101, on Ist June, 101. on 2nd July, less 31. 10s. coupon, 10/. on Ist August, and 12/. on Ist September ; 8 per cent. discount is allowed on prepayment. As the advan tage arising from the deferred instalments repre- Bente 2 per cent., and as the allowance on the January coupon is worth about 16s. Bd. per cent. in addition, the net price becomes about 89! per cent. There is a strong disposition on the part of the English monied public to discourage the system of habitual borrowing by foreign governments, on the ground that it is opposed to the interests of the original lenders, but in the present case there are several distinctive features which combine to place the present operation in an exceptional position. I u the first place, the loan is to be paid off in the short space of 8 years, so that, taking the entire period of its currency. it shows a net return of about 9 1 ; per ceut. per annum. Secondly, the money is re quired for a useful and reproductive purpose, namely, for the further development of the existiug railway system, comprising the line from Alexan dria to Suez, which, it is mentioned, " by rapidly ircreasing home and transit traffic, has become insufficient for the requirementa both of passengers and goods." Moreover, from the fact that the receipts and revenues of all the Egyptian govern ment railways are assigned for the payment of the capital and interest of these bonds, and the Egyp tian government is directly liable in case of any deficiency, it must be obvious that, whether as re gards the general or the special security offered, this loan possesses the strongest basis that Egypt can possibly give. The receipts derived by the railway from the Peninsular and Oriental Company and the Messageries lmperiales, for the overland transit through Egypt, represent of themselves a large and increasing revenue, and during the last few years the uctwork of railways in Egypt has been greatly increased. Finally, the effect of this loan upon our money market will be greatly dino- Dished by the fact that the proceeds are to be applied almost exclusively, as we are enured, to piyinenti forrailway materials, rolling stock, kc.; partuf these fall due this year, while, as regards further orders, some are now in process of execution, and others have yet to be given out. The prospect of remittances of gold to Egypt on account of this loan is thus almost removed. A rumour from Paris has recently been circulated to the effect that the French government has nomi uated a commission to examine the accounts of the Credit Mobilier Society, with a view to ascertain whether the dividend, of 25fr. per share, aunotzueed on the Ist inst., was really earned. We have the best authority for affirming that this statement is wholly without foundation. It has probably origi nated in the fact that the Austrian government has recently interdicted the payment of any dividend by the Credit-Anstalt Company of Vienna, having ascertained that securities to a very large amount had been valued in this company's accounts at par, whereas they were heavily depreciated and prac tically unsaleable. This remark applies especially to the securities of the Theiss Railway. At the half-monthly settlement in the Stock Exchange yesterday the failure was announced of a member, a broker, who is said to have a large number of transactions open in the shares of tone of the financial companies, and of Overend, Gurney, and Co. Amongst other shares he is sail to have bought a great number of those of the Imperial Mercantile Credit Association, at or about 3 prem. The amount of his deficiency, however, is believed to be unimportant. The bar silver by the West India packet was sold yesterday at ss. 11d. per ounce, allowing a rise of id., compared with the price obtained for the last supply. The advance is caused by a slight increase in the demand for the East. On 'Change yesterday afternoon the demand for bills on the Continent was moderate, and the rates in most cases were quoted about the same as ou Fri day, being as follows : Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.2 to 1 ; ditto, 3 days, 11.1 to 19 ; Rotterdam. 3 months, 12.2 to 1 ; Antwerp. 3 months, 25.471 to '2l ; Hamburg, bane°, 3 months, 13.98 to ; Pars, 3 days, 25.121 to 171; ditto, 3 months, 25.471 to 521 ; Frankfort-me-the-Maine, 3.month., 12pt to ; Petersburg, per rouble. 3 months, 29 1 to 30 ; Vienna, eff. fie., 3 months, 10.80 to 85 ; Trieste, ditto, 3 months, 10.80 to 85 ; Madrid, 3 months, 46( to 1 ; months, 471 to I . Leghorn, 3 months, 25.671 to 721 ; Demos, 3 months, 25.671 to 721 ; Milan, 3 month', 25.671 to 72, ; Naples, 3 months, 25.671 to 721; Palermo. s mcnths, 25.671 to 721 ; Messina, 3 mouths, 25.671 to 721; Lisbon, 30 days, 511 to ; Oporto, 90 days, 511 to a. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1,404/. over the correspond ing week of last year. Below we give the fifth half-yearly report of the directors of the London Financial Assoc i ation (Limited), to be presented at the general meeting on Monday, the 22nd inst. : The directors beg to submit to the shareholders the annexed statement of accounts for the half-year elidin e g the 31st December, 1 865 . It will be seen tbstafter payment of all expenses, and after deducting rebate of interest at per conk per annum, there remains a balance of 103,0821 . Pa. bd. at the credit of pro fi t and loss. Th is sum includes 62,6601. le. (11., brought forward from the last half-year. From the above amount (in addition to 2.1401. 12e. 10d., Icing half-year's interest at 5 per cent), the directors have traeszomerstfoimredtssiodillamaoo23,ooolaB+iit.hsdThee.ratotadimetholetorezeet. dotrafornd,pnmedrhitileapsnuomyw: with a bosom at the same rate, being together Me. per _ share, free of income-Mx. This parsers will absorb 30,000 L, Mario; 60,1071. 10s. Id. to be carried forward to the seat half-year. I s conformity with the articles of ameociatioe, two direetem, Jot" Hackblock and Williams Tsmeanei, Ram., retire by rotation at thui . meet ing ; bat being eligible, offer theueselr . es for . ree-elen. mos. A Twang hartng oceoned in the &swum, Charles Butler, 781 .... 20; 19j 6.17.0 22ri 2ori 104 6 - d 711 I E:l., h apt o'n'ed by the board, in accordance with clues ci ti:e ti,•ies ut risrociation. The board having come to the conclusion that the addition of another director to their present nun.b3r would bin desirable, beg to recom mend P. C. ROB, for election at this meeting. and that gentleman, bein; duly epilified, offers hirneelf ac cordingly. It will be pore tv2 I that Mr. Charles Butler, a director of the Mereb:,ut Banking Company, bag joined the board, and that Mr. P. C. Rail, a director of the Ittlerial Bank, is proposed as as addition to the ure:ent number. The third ordinary general meeting of the share holders of the Ewtiisli Joint-Stock Bank will be hell Cu tho 2n.: Pebruary. The transfer books will be closed from the ]9th inst. until the 2nd I I February. An extraordinary general meeting of the share holders iu the Foieign Laud and Mineral Rights Company (Limit, d) is convened for the 25th inst., to confirm the conditional agreement with the Chou tales Gold awl Silver Mining Company (Limited). The first ordinary general meeting of share holders iu Simpson's (Limited) is called for the 23rd inst., to declare a dividend. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas. dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : Insurance.—Alliance British and Foreign, Ili ; Com mercial Colon, 71 to el , ; Guardian, 474 to d ; London. 47d to d ; London and Provincial Law, 4 to tto; ()Cell] Marine, 23 to ; ; Phe:nix, 131 to 3 ; Union Marine. Liverpool (Limited), to Garli.,ht and Coae.-:-Ttritish Provincial, 291 ; Brighton. 28; ; Crystal Palace District 7 pee Cent, Id ; Equitable (Nee), .374 to 8; Imperial Continental, 'Ail to 6to ; London, 73 •, United General, 294 to 30. Docks.—London and St. Katharine, 79. Weterworks.—Berlio. 10; ; Lambeth, 1094 to 10. The British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Com pany have notified that their lines are now iu direct communication from the office in Threadneedle street to all stations in England north and west of London, and to the whole of Ireland and Scotland. TULSDAT EVENCtO. Consols, which closed yesterday at 87g, "buyers," for the Bth February, opened this morning at 871 to and closed at 87e to j. For money the last price was 862 to T. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols for money, 87, GI ; ditto, for account, 87g, ; Three pee Ceuta. R educed,e 87 i. bj ; New Three per Cents., 81, 6i, j ; Bank Stock, 246, 7 ; India Stock, 210; : ditto Five per Cent., 1021, ; ditto Fear per Cent., 96,1 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent. • eufaced " rupee paper, 1072; ditto Four pee Cent. Bonds, 75., 144. prem. Indian government securities were steady. Ex chequer Bills were rather more offered, and declined Is. to 25., closing at 6s. to 2e. die. Foreign stocks were firm, and quotations in many cases were better. Egyptian Bonds rose bto 1 per cent., and Turkish, to Moorish and Peruvian Cribarren also improved 1 per cent. ; Brazilian of 1852, 1858, 1860, and 1863, and Spanish New De ferred, i ; and the Committee's Certificate: and PaFsive, /. °red: Bonds and Coupons, however, declined per cent. National Discount shares were last quoted 11} to / prem. ; Joint Stock Discount, 2 to 12 dis., showing a relapse of ss. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co., 54 to 2 prem., being 10s. lower; General Ottoman ' vj to lc . prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16, a decline of 7d. lid. The shares of the Humber Ironwork: Company declined 11., viz., to 18/. to 16f. with 20/. paid. English and Aus ' trilian Copper and Warrant Finance aiso gave way, while Ebbw Vale improved. The shares of the English and American Bank were nominally quoted 1 to 11 pron. ; Loudon Steam Towing, 11; to 2 prem. ; Charles Lifitte and Co., 21 to 2 prem. ; Hercules lusurauc!, to I prom ; and Galati Caudle, to 1 prem. RINEB.-(THIS DAY.) ONE o'C:.rcir. The market for British mining sectiriti. , in active to-day, and pries generally exhibit n, altera tion, compared uitli those last current yesterday. Attention is still chiefly directed to the shares in gold mines, in ullich the transactions continue With reference to the Cliontales CAI Mining Cotni.any, we are officially informed that the report of Captain Franci-4, who was specially ,ent to the mines iu Septe•mber last, has been roceive. l , awl is very satisfactory, quite confirming Captain l'a , il's statements awl views. PROVI.VCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LITET4POOI.. JAN. W.—Sales to-day:— Furness, new 1. shares, 1a;-1i to 154.11, -Great Eastern, 41 11 —laandoe um( N•rti 1351—M..11 , •.p. , :atan, 1311 1 —llll.llaud, I•!..ii 4 —lritt..l , l. :hat .4. 3 p .—N orth I.:A4t , th. Berivick. 111-11u1154. awl Lake Huron G .1-lO—ainend 1 auk of Canada, 35 A—lire:at Boatels- Imonr, lb-4.34111.re tool Nit ox,lll—Alliance Bank, 31 p.—Bart..•o's tauki: Company„' p. —Eastern Exchange Bank, 11 10 3 d.— Boy al, ::01. ehares, ad.—Albion Mariam, 11 IL—Let - pool and Loodan and 141..1., 33 p. —ll34l4lrue Insurance, i d.—Natiagral Steam NavMat:o7) I ..it,,!..,1.y, 1 !.16 1! /1. .41ANCIIESTER. JAN. 15.—A moderate businexs may wax done, and prtcoe were !oat , r. Allleneo Bank (limited, 21 p.- 4'..tafederam I:ries, 57i—Great Eastern. 41 1 . ;: 434 P; 1-IG—Ceentl Trunk of Canada, ;114 S? Great Weatet al 41 Canada, 10!—Greet Wt.,l.eru, 0.1 .4- 1,1;;I..11 and Nollo 1274 elattelteeter vitt! o.aitty 14.;u14 , 5 5 p 7:4114!...5ter, Shenleld, and Lincolnshire, 02, S— Isar ' .lal 5 per neut. pref., lu—Metropolitan, 734 -,;.; j 4 31—South 1. - ,(41;•, 73/ / }—Thantee and Messy 31:dine nsutanee ,Lindte.l 'J-117 p.—United States a 2.4 'fear? 1; .11.1 r, .I!N7IINt;IIANt, JAN.:IG. —The sales beday Included Stratford upon. c• 01 P ile - ly, .. t; Liriethethael Bank, :A 31 . Ifirmeng barn .101 et stoch ..t 40: Birmingham Financial, al 2 pm.; Credit Enlleir.r st,•ldl!er, at 31 prem. ; and Steam Co..peraz• end Cask, at 7, dm 1.1 , d .:'s Hank were inquired illr at N. 111,111. ; , tatf01 , 11111: 3.011,1 lank, at ui prem.: and Foreign Ital.way ('lntl. At 4 : slldiatill Contract, at par :and Patent Shaft cad .1‘ . .t.11 . 0.., at ai prem. 111:111.1N, JAN. 1 . .. -1 . 11 - ,N Icr Ceut. Consols, S7—New Three per Cent. Stool, -'," —Ditto for account. S• 0 it laalary, 8;.! /- 1'11 , 1414131 hank 1,11.1 ts 3 —Great S.;uthent and Wester* '1 0 9!, pan! , •Le account, 92 1.111 , 1ia1, tt i klow, and Wt-xfortl, 1; p• r p..rp..Letil 1004. pal.] : 1 - .':f—(Croat eutitherel an I **'utter 4 1 , 44 cent. pyrpetual ;1001. 90j. THE STOLM AND THE APPLE TREES. TiVert , Ml and the neiglaboui :, , >ed the destruction of trees has been very great, and fre,di Leans to the sea-coast the apple orchards have suff.ned severely. At ilalte•rton a great many apple trees have suffered. Mr. Chu. Prat:, at Tale Farm Lower house. l'aybembury, lost 21 apple trees. and Mr. !leery Pratt, of a neighbouring farm, 21. Mr. 1 tymond„ of Clyst William raini, Plymtice, lust 71 trees al! in one orchard, and Mr. Sprouse, a farmer close be, lost • very large number, quite one-third of all the apple trees oa his farm. 'Fbe orchards round the little village of 'fallatoa have suffered tenably, a large number of trees being uprooted, end id some instances literally blown to pieces. glite a patio prevails. in fact, amongst the farmers as to the loss of their apple trees, the great proportion of them destroyed being has large old trees, the younger ones, in most instances, fanng batter. and escaping destruction. As this was the tract of country over which the blight that was so fatal to the apples, and prospects of cyder-waking, extended in the early summer of last year, we way Venture to auk our naturalist friends if the one hail any probable connexion with the other s whether the szorchinig blight might not possibly have sapped the vit dity of the trees it attacked. and thus rendered them more brittle and susceptible of deatructiost- Judgiag from the acc .unts we have received from various resneztable sourcev, we believe that through this great apple-growing part of the country nearly or quite one fourth of all apple trees are destroyed.— Tioe,lon THe SMALL PEOPLE OF IVF.STEECS EQCATOKIAL AFRICA.—From his "original note-book" Chains gives the following further information of the small and peculiar tribe of uativ, a which he met with in the mono taios of Western Equatorial Africa. between I deg. and 2 deg. south latitude end about 12 deg. emit longitude. "These little people, termed 'Obongo,' may be coraidered the epees of the region. They are of migratory habits. and change their temporary shelter wider trees from one puce to another. They gain their livelihood by trappie; game, which they exchange with the settled villagers far food, and, like some European gipsies, if this method fails. they steal and decamp. While the inhabitants of this mountain region are lighter in colour than those of the seashore, these Obongo are still lees dark. They have only abort tufts of hair upon their heads, and are thus strikin;ly distinguished from the settled iahabitants, who wear large turrets of hair npoo their heads. They hams wild, anxious, and timorous expression in their eyes, sad although I gave many beads to entice some of them to re main, and was brought to them stealthily by the natives, all the men except a young adult disappeared, leaving a few women behind. It would appear that my visit alarmed them. for, although I staved a week in the adja cent the Oboogo were no more to be heard of. The following are the measurements I was enabled to wake : —The ealy adult male measured 4ft. 6in., but as one of the women readied bft. Old. (she being considered extraordinarily tall). I have no doubt that some of the men ere quail! tall sea sense perhaps taller. The other women Ime red had tie following heights:—oft big., 4ft. 7jin., 4ft. bin., sad tag emallost 4ft. 4lie. I thought, after looking at the whelp group of the adult women, that their avenge height we from 411. Si., to Oft big. The smallest woman had the 1 largest head—viz., lft. 101.5 in. in eircumfereoce ; tie smallest was lit. 9in. round. 1 , I I I, , t 1 27;1 3 274 id I r '