The Express. — London, England, 1866-04-11 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS: —(THIS DAY.) The Dr.PurT firgagsg took the chair at noon. NEW MEMBER. Mr. Dowdeswell took the oaths and his seat after his e lation fes West Worcestershire. POSTMAETER.OILNIKRAL BILL. Mr DARBY-GRIFFITH moved the second reading of t hy Mil, the object of which is to enable members of the House of Commons to be postmaster-general. Mr. CHILDERS observed that the department of the itetefloe was sufficiently represented in the House of Commons by the Secretary of the Treasury. He admitted that the oSice should not be confined to peers, and on the of government he consented to a second reading. Aiter some observations from Mr. D. GRIFFITH, Mc. HUNT said he thought the Postmaster-General 'hip was a mere sinecure, and might be abolished. Yr. GRIDLEY concurred in this opinion. me. W. LIkiLIE would be glad to see the Postmaster- Gomel in the House of Commons. Mr. HADFIELD eulogised the manner in which the Winos of that department was conducted, and expressed his eatisfaction that the government accepted the ;Im o). of the bill. Sir C. JERVOISE said it had been distinctly under go:ol that no revenue should be sought for out of the r ind service. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not understand the introducer of the bill to contend that no one but a member of the other house should hold the once of Postmaster•GeneraL He could not admit that parliament had no right to obtain revenue from the postal service. In his opinion money obtained in that way was a very proper substitute for taxation. EARL GROSVENOR AND THE REFORM QUESTION. Earl GROSVENOR said he wished to say a few words on an important subject. The DEPUTY-SPEAKER—Order, order. Earl GROSVENOR continued. He did not know whether he was in order, but he would place himself in the hands of the house. Er. CHILDERS rose and made some remark which was inaudible in the Reporters' Gallery, and the house then passed to the next order of the day. PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a second time. VALUATION OF LANDS AND HERITAGES (SCOT LAND) BILL. Mr. DUNLOP then moved the second reading of this bill The honourable member explained the object of the bill to be to have the ordinary deductions on gross valuations which, were now made in an irregular manner, made by a public assessor. The LORD ADVOCATE opposed the bill, on the ground that there was no substantial grievance under the present system. [Left sitting.) ANNOUNCEMENTS OP "THE OWL." We believe we are correct in stating that the Hen. John H. T. Manners-Sutton, at present Governor of Trinidad, has been offered the vacancy caused by the mall of Sir Charles Darling from Victoria. A government messenger has been despatched to order Mr. Baleen W. Rawson, at present Governor of the Bahama Islands, to assume the administration of the government of Jamaica on the return of Sir Henry Storks to Europe. Unlike Mr. Gladstone'■ usual habit, there will be no surprises in this year's Budget, but like his former efforta it will oontain several small but progressive changes, sweep' lag away certain minor Customs duties. As is already known, the timber duties will be dealt with as well as the duty on wine in bottles ; but, in addition, the anomalous taxation on locomotion by railway and hackney coaches respectively will be brought to a uniform level. The in come tax will, for this year, be continued at its present amount. _ " " The following gentlemen have been appointed to form the Commission on the Consolidation of Public Offices, to which we referred in our first number for this season : Kr. Goinhen, M.P., Mr. Cowper, M.P., Mr. Childers, M.P., Sir J. F. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Sir Charles Trevelyan, K.C.8., Mr. Stephenson (chairman of the Inland Revenue Board), and Captain A. Clarke, R.E. Various incorrect statements having appeared in the papers, we may state that another attempt will be made on Monday to launch the Northumberland. Beyond applying four additional camels at her stern, and an increase of the hydraulic power at the bow, no change in the means for getting off are proposed, the high tide being mainly depended upon to float her. We understand that the company are sanguine as to the success of their arrangements ; but the best authorities are inclined to think that they will yet have to do what ought to have been done after the first failure, that is, to relay the launching ways at the usual inclination. A marriage is arranged between MissTenison, only child of Mr. and Lady Louisa Tenison, and the Hon. John Dor mer, eldest son of Lord and Lady Dormer; also between Miss Canning, daughter of Madame de Biome, and Mr. Pope Hennessy, late member for King's county. A cabinet has been held to consider the revived question of an exchange by Austria of Venetia for the Danubian Principalities. It has long been a favourite idea with some of the leading members of our government, and we believe that the proposal, hitherto turned aside, now meets with a more kindly reception from Austria. The difficulties in which she is placed would find half their solution were she advantageously rid of Venice ; and though she would undoubtedly at first be as much hated on the Lower Danube as she is on the Po, she may hope in time to win over the Roumans to be content with her away, while even she must now despair of Italians. Italy would make some money compensation which would be handed over to Turkey, but how Russia is to be recon cited does not yet appear. The report of the committee on the meteorological department of the Board of Tradu, which will shortly be made public, states that the daily forecasts of weather published in the newarapers are neither correct nor useful ; and that of the storm warnings 25 per cent. prove to he wrong as regards the force, and 62 per cent. la regards the direction, of the wind. The committee recommend that the system of telegraph ing the actual state of the weather at different points, and also the system of storm warnings, should be con tinued, with certain specified extensions and improve ments ; that the meteorological department should be strengthened and developed to an extent which will in crease its annual cost from 6,460/. to 10,450 i., and that the daily forecasts should be abandoned altogether. The following reasons were assigned by the government for their mode of procedure by more than one bill on the subject of reform, to set at rest certain objections enter tained by a few members whose support they had a right to count upon from their position :-1. That statistical information as to the redistribution of seats could not be obtained in time. E That. if it could have been procured, the weight and details of the measure would be too much for consideration this session. 3. That by keeping the bills separate, the joint opposition of two sections was avoided —First, those who looked with suspicion on the extension of the franchise ; secondly, of those who dreaded that by redistribution the balance of the various interests would be deranged. The cost of the Nottingham Election petition is at the rate of about 3001. a day, or 11. a minute. WEATHER REPORT.-THIS DAY.) WIIMICIDAY, A►RIL 11, 8 A.M. F. • Extreme. i ' 'Sea. B. T. W. .Ito ,-----,----.,' W. B. :1 to I F.112. D. I I 1 9 . ; . Nairn Aberdeen Leith '29.67 45 E.S.E. 12 I 2 I N.E. ,ro 0.05 2 Ardroman ;29.61 401 E. 3 3 E. o 0.06 1 2 tireentaitle 29.58 4.41 E. 2 ! Valentia 2fl 33 49 . 5. 1 4 B.S.E, rli 0.09 2 , iipe (Am 29.38.461 B.E. 4 7 S.E. int 0.10 3 Liverpool 29.63 47 1 S.E. 3I 4 S.E. or 0.01 2 Holyhead - S.S.E. cr 3 Penrance.....29.42 49 , WE. 813 S. r 0.32 6 Brat 29.41'521 B.S.E. 5! 6 8.8. W. r 6 'Arlen - 29.53'52.. S. 5, 6 S. Cr 0.08 3 Rochefort._ 91.7352 S. 4I 2 S.S.W. co 2 Plymouth 29.49 S.E. 3I 7 B.E. or 0.16 2 Weymouth 29.59 49 S. E. 4I 0 Z. or 0.06 4 Portsmouth 29.65:48 S.E S: 2 , N. cr 2 NE. ht London .73 47 E.S E. 3! 4 ' o - 41 Yarmouth 29.8246 , S.E. 4! 2 1 N.N.W. c— 3 Scarborough 29.76 48' S. 2 2 • N.N.E. mo 0.13. S Shields 29.7047' S.E. 2, 2 i N.H. lom —1 3 Helder SFIL'R.SDAT. E. to S. and S.W., strong to a gale, some rain. Southerly and westerly, strong to a gale, with rain at times. As next above. /*Rosaßut ON N OSMIUM:I /MOAT. COASTS. S.E. to S.W., strong, squally, unsettled. Wssrrau. B.W. to N.W., strong, squally, with show en. 8001111 RA. Cldelly southerly and westerly, strung to fresh. As next above. B.E. to S.W. and back, Morgan. hash to strong, un settled. _ _ ---- Nerthern--Sentland. Western—lreland, Wales, and adja meta. Southern—English Channel and Bay of Biscay. Eastern—Eastward England and North Sea. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1866. NOTTINGHAM ELECTION. COMMITTER. (THIS DAY.) The Committee appointed to try . the merits of the petitions against the return for Nottingham met again this morning at 11 o'clock, Mr. ADAIR in the chair. Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Mundell and Mr. Cave ; for Sir It. Clifton, Mr. Rodwell, Q.C., Ms. Price, Q.C. , and Mr. Pope Hennes) , ; for Mr. Morley, Mr. Fltajames Stephen. Thomas Rowley examined by Mr. Rodwell-1 recollect the last election, and know a man named Towles, a cur rier. In consequence of what Towles said to roe I went to a person named George Hudson, a voter. On the day I saw Holroyd I also saw Hudson, and had a conversation with him, and in consequence went to see a man of the name of Beecroft, at the High Pavement com mittee-room. I called Mr. Beecroft on one side, and told him Hudson wanted to know how much he would give him for his vote, and Beecroft replied, " Fourteen days' pay -31. 10s." I afterwards introduced Mr. Hudson to Mr. Bee croft, who told him to go and poll, and he wo uld ace him right. Hudson did go and poll, and afterwards I went with him to Mr. Beecroft's who gave us a card, which we took to lawyer Heath's office, but did not get paid. Upon this we ;threatened to go to Messrs. Paget and Morley about the matter, and Mr. Beecroft gave us a letter.to Mr. Heath, but Hudson has not yet received the money. I was to have bad part of the money. When Mr. Beecroft wrote the note he remarked that it was a very critical time, and we had better let the matter stand over. s The Chairman remarked that this witness was evidently s. one of a numerous clam in Nottingham who acted as bro kers of votes at elections. St In crass-examination, witness stated that Mr. Beecroft ec made no hesitation about pa Hudson when first seen, a . and proposed the fourteen days' pay for the vote, nothing s t. whatever being said about canvassing. Bt. George Hudson was next called, and, in answer to Mr. St. Rodwell, said—l live in Bed - Lion - street , Nottingham, and St at the last election voted for Paget and Morley. On the t• morning _of the election I saw Rowley, and we went toge ther to tar. Beeeroft. I said I was going to vote for Msy st. and Paget, and Mr. Beecroft replied, " "Well, go and do so, I will see you right." e alao said I sit was to have a fortnight's pay. There were about 24. • dozen people in the room at the time. I se t went and voted, leaving Rowley in the st reet whilst Z. I did so. I joined him afterwards, and we again went to 8 1. the committee-room, and saw Mr. Beecroft, who said , St. " Yon will want a trtaight's pay." I said ' Yes," and St. he replied, " I will see you all right." On the foll ow i ng Bt. Saturday I went with Rowley, and saw Beecroft at his own r reeidenee. I told him M. Palmer told me he had gt paid his men, and that Mr. Beecroft said he had io forgotten to put down my name so that I to might get my money. He then gave me :card to take to 100 Mr. Heath. I went to Mr. Heath's office, but only saw the mo clerk, upon which I returned to Mr. Beecroft, and he then r t. gave me a letter to Mr. Heath. I took th a t letter and 9 delivered it to Heath's clerk, who took it upstairs, RAUL St. brought me down one for Mr. Beecroft. I again went to ti Mr. Beecroft with the letter, and he said it was a very ex- St. cited time and the matter must stand over. I ha v e not yet St. at. been paid. [Left sitting.] COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. I 15 5 St. MARK-LANE.—gras DAY.) to The market was scantily supplied with English wheat, 94 in very middling condition. The few fine samples on offer s t. changed hands at quite late rates ; but in inferior produce St. the transactions were on a limited scale. Compared with St. Monday, however, no chakte took place in the quotations. Si. There was a moderate quantit y . of foreign wheat ou the ~ 4t. stands. Most descriptions were in fair request, on former t i terms. Floating cargoes of grain commanded a fair amount of is attention at about stationary currencies. St. The show of herby was tolerably good. All kinds moved St off slowly at the recent decline in the quotations. to Sc The demand for malt was inactive; nevertheless, late rates were well supported. Very little business was piecing in oats, the supply of which was large, on former terms. The inquiry for beans was limited, at Monday's fall in prices. In peas, sales progressed slowly, at about late cur rencies. All kinds of flour supported last week's quotations ; but the demand was by no means active. Linseed and rapeseed were firm in price ; but agricul tural seeds met a slow sale. Cakes were unaltered in value. CURRENT PRICE& ENGLISH. Per Qr. Per Qr. wear. Ere:, Kent, ieT4,old 44 to , to 50 news „ 'Do. white, old 3 :72 to 56 „ new 38 to 50 Norio& had Lincoln red, old BAXL37 OATS. Seotch potato Utah, white „ black -to .. BIANS. Musson 3866; 32 to 34 Tick 34 to 31 liarmw Pigeon 32 to 42 Slatting Distilling Grinding MALT ES tu 42 23 to al 26 to 58 Grey Maple White Boilers Barer. Norfolk,and Suffolk 56 to 66 Kingston and Ware 58 to 67 Brown 46 to 53 -__ noUL ETZ tit to 28 35 to 37 33 to 42 38 to 43 tu Town made, per 280 lbs. Household 37 to 39 Country 'Norfolk and Suffolk, ex skip 32 to 34 OAT& fe:l to soAch,Wed . .. 21 to 27 .. 28 to 32 , 25 to 27 Foz Per Qr. - I WHISAT. L L Dant.tie and Konigs berg 4 4 tO 58 Robt..ck & Meoldon- .. .. Per Qr. OATS I. I. Danish and Swedish. 22 t. 26 KUMLIII burg Danish Rtlaandl, hard sett American, red „ white DA.ataT. 44 to sa 42 to 47 I 44 to 44 43 to 47 48 to 48 49 to 54 BEANS. D4nlsh 143Ptian Maple . Boilers . 3t0% .. 36 to 33 a DUN CORN. White 3l t. , 3 36 Yellow Grinding Uietilliug Malting . 22 to 27 22 to 37 32 to 34 FuiciA French, per stick 33 to 3G Spanish „ 33 to 3G American, per brL .. 26 to 30 Carnahan „ 20 to 30 INTO LONDON, BY WATER TO APRIL 10. INCLUSIVE. 6Aft Dutch 28 to 281 feuding ARRIVALs OF GRAIN, icc., CARRIAGE, FROM APRIL 7 Malt. Outs. flour. qrs. qrs. brls. Racks. 330 30 .. 750 .. 170 .. .. .. 2050 .. 150 -- --- 830 1 2240 I .. I 010 _ AND PRICES OF GRAIN. FOR THE C`ORRE. , PON DING WEEK Viheat. i ilarley. (ire. English Ina Scotch 330 Irish Foreign 2450 COMPARATIVE QUANTITI PoR THE REFS ENDING APRIL 7, 1806. Qrs. Average. 50,006 .. 44e. 9d. Wbeat 22,901 .. 37e. 2d. Bayley 5,203 .. 24a. 641. Oats.. T , tal 13 1365. Qrs ... 75,137 ... 31,291 Wheat Barley oats... Average. VS. 81i. Ns. sd, 21a. IA LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.) (PROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The market very dull. Sales about 4,000 or 5,000 bales, at falling prices. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) St:GAIL—The market continues in the same dull state as previously reported, only moderate sales being effected, at a decline of 6d. per cwt. on last week's prices, including 1,000 bags of grainy Mauritius, at 36a., and 2,900 bats of clayed Manilla (imported in 186 4, at 235. 3d. Refined : Pieces of dried goods/ have been sold on rather easier terms ; the demand for all qualities continues limited. COFFEE.—The parcels of Ceylon brought to public sale have cold rather irregularly but at the previous value. Plantation triage, 625. 6d. to 725. ; gray, 745. to 75e. ; I low to good middling colory,7Bs. to 88s.; fine, 100 s. to 101 s.; native ordinary to good ordinary, 655. to 68a. 6d. ; ditto in casks, 625. to 655. TEA.—There is a fair demand, at steady prices ; the better qualities of reddish leaf are most in request. Rice.—The market continues inactive. Re 9.-100 puncheons of Demerara sold at ls. 6.1., and 40 puncheons of Jamaica, at 3s. ld. CorroN.—The market continues very dull, prices show a • further decline of id. to id. per lb. SHELLAC has sold at 98s. 6d. to 995. 6d. for fine D. C. orange, being a further decline of sa. per cwt. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is steady ; prices are quoted as follows : Town tallow, 465. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 49e. ; April to June, 488. ; October to December, 495. 3d. to 495. 6d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report the market healthy, a steady demand for consumption, with a short supply of - Lualitiss. good qi alto Tar Drltialleolzo.op.a.,l,Blll , caiL Do G° . Do 6peret, i..6 P. F e eb 1 . 87 2: 19 194 1. ,000 Do. 13pera liar.laiej i rewm ... capot i)° Do . 5 6 Per G pe i r opre ct. j l an e:Stoc art i, Do. d 0.1890- i,BOB Do. do. 1880-90 1,000 Do. do. 1990-91 D2.5p . .Ap.8r.0ct.190 , 01 Wou,Nov. IS6B, Op. et. Do. 1878. d 0... 1872 d 0... ,000 l ,000 Mauritius 6 per et., 187 ,000 Do. 1671 ,000 Do. 1882 ,000 Do. 1805 ,000 Natal. Goy. 6 per cent.. ,000 New Knusa.Goy.6perct .000 New South Wales Gov.. ~500 6p. cent.,lB7l to 1876 As) Do. sp. c.lBBB to 1892 . New Zealand 6per cent. Do. sper cent Nova Booth 6 P. 0.,1876 ,OJO Queensland Ger. 6 p. ct. .003 S.Aust.Gov. 6 p. ct.,1868 ,000 Do. isu and upwda. ,000 c. Jan. July, Do. 8 p. ct. April&Oc.' FOREIGN _MI No. I Sh.. - 25, - - ". - --- 2 100,000 1 20,000 20 10,000 6 15,000 10 25, 2 30,0001 5 12,000 40 10,000 20 100,000, 1 25,0001 2 25,0001 2 60,000, 2 20,0001 20 63,000 If 15,000 1 , II 10.0001 5 105,8151 1 50,0001 4 10,000 20 100,000 6 Alamillos Limited; .. .Anglo.Braz.Gold jam.: ..... z Cape Copper (Limited Caplan Silver (Limited, Chuutaleso. k 9.111 n. ,L Cobre Copper ICoplapo (Limited", ,Don Pedro, N. Del Rey 'Feat Del Rey (Limited: 'Fortuna (Ilmited, Prontino & BolivieGold Menem] _ . 98 96 91 94 91 94 78 80 77 80 In 106 102 10‘ . 'Kapunda (Limited) Unarm (Limited) I Lyn Haitian (Limtted) I Mariquite Panulcillo Copper Pontgibaud Silver Laid !Port Phillip 'Saute Barb. Gold kt 'Scottish Austral.:Lim.! ISt. John del Rey )Llm.? ;United Mexican (Lim.) !Val Antigorla Gold ,VallanzaseaGoki(Licu Nauconver Coal ,Lim, Val Return ;Limited, Waaboe Gold ;Limited: Do. Do. ' Worthing ( limited) 1 Yorke Peninsula ( ; iYudanamnisua tLiza.) 102 lei : 102 104 91 93 10! 104 106 108 120,000' 1 11,000 30 43,174 80 80,000 3 50,000 1 10,000, 10 0,000 10 10,000 . 5 10,000' 5 30,000' 1 75,000 1 46,000, 102 104 103 105 103 106 102 104 100 102 90 93 100,000 51 62,100 11 10,214 £BOO,OOO SI 40:0001 ii:001 10 10,000 50 10,000 15 10,0001 11 17,:t11 30,0001 20 10,0001100 £300,0!01 St. W.ONII ;o • lli 20,000 14.200 C2:20.000 92 95 87 88 96 96 78 80 97 99 98 100 105 107 um 104 xell 1031 It id - - PM I lipm: 6 8 1 I 1 dig 62 64 I _ _ ipm, ISPrni S %dial Ii 4 4} l , T:I 1 i , SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY:), ONZ O'CLOCK. There is little business in the railway market to- 5o day, apart from that connected with the settlement, I°°. and the general tendency of prices is downwards. •• London and North-Western stock has declined } tsi . 4 per cent.; Great Western and Midland, 3-8 ; South rg Eastern, } ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1. • London and North Western stock is quoted 1201 to 2 ; Great Western, 581 to 59 ; Midland, sit 1221 to 123; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1202 to 25 7-8 ; Great Eastern, 401 to 3-8 ; South Eastern, Loc 731 to 74 ; Caledonian, 127} to 2, ex div. ; Metropolitan, 1331 to 134; Great Northern, 121} n to 122 ; ditto A, 1381 to 2. ri Canadian railway securities exhibit no variation. l i Grand Trunk of Canada stock is quoted3ol to 31. • • ORDINARY SNARES AND STOCKS. Sh. I Pd. I R•II.WATB I C.l " l " 3 yeue m A y PriC4ll . I ati t o eil l " p.M lY . 1' 90 02 127 12:3 id 66 66 13 lb 3 6 87 70 70 72 100 Bristol and Exeter 1 100 Caledonian 100 Cambrian all Cork and Bandon all Cornwall 100 Dublin and E3lfsatJune. 100 Dundee Perth, & AbdJn all Etat London Scrip Cert.( 100 Do 100 Glasgow and S. Western' 100 Great Easton Ord. 81.1 100 Do. E. Ang. Stk., No.r 100 Great North of Scotland' 100 [Great Northern 100 .Do. A j A rec. no dia. un -100 Do. B c. paidlll 100 Do. New las. at 15 pm. 60 Do. Ord. Def. Div. Stock 100 Cit South & West. (Ire ) 100 Great Western 100 Do.StourVal.Ona. Bo t l 100 Do. South Wales 1 100 Do. W. Mid—Oxford, 100 1)0. Do. Newport' 100 Do. Do. Hereford' 100 La nc ashire &Yorkshire 100 , &S. Court' 100 London,Chatham,&Dov 100 Do. M et. Exten. A 8 p. c. 100 London &North Wester 100 London62!outhWestern 100 Man. Shef., & Lincolnsh 100 Metropolitan 7 Do. New 8 Do. Extension . all Metropolitan District 10 Do. do. do. 8 Do. &St. John's-wood! 100 Midland I 5 Do. £9 Shares 100 I Do. Eirm. & De rby. all 1111 d Kent - xd - 20 15 dla 115 117 30 30} 60 e 6 7 ~ lib 110 139 139 59 501 67 69 39 41 34 36 100 102 13)1 121 94 96 31 34 121 12 9 4 92} 62 64 11 134 2 3 pm 1 II pm 94 96 b} 123 1} 11 im 92 94 -- 1100 North British 100 Do. Edin.,Perth,Dund 1100 N. Eastern—Demi k 'lOl Do. 13. N. E. Pu c ;100 Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 1100 Do. Carlisle all Do. Stock..kDar lug. 15 Do. do., 1880-61 'lOO North Loudon I 7 Do. do., 1864 7 Do. do., 1885 100 , North Staffordshire 1100 IN. & S. Western Jana loo ,Scottish Central ;100 'Scottish N E. Aber. Mk 100 'Sc o ttish Nlidland ;100 !Shropshire Union 100 !South Devon 571 55} xd 25 27 xd 104 1091 71 72 104 1001 Booth Eastern all Stainet,Wokingltamoke 1100 'Taff Vale 3 Do. C 'lOO Vale of Neath 100 Waterford & Kilkenny I 2 ' Waterloo & Whitehall 100 ,West Cornwall 5984 Sei 10 11 pril 122 124 im 11 2M O it 2pm xn 72 75 108 112 150 152 67 69 112 114 1201 1 1. (13 13 3 1 1 4 1 1 9 1 i 94 31 1M 121 ni 1 - xd —• Id 109} :3 - TM 50 52 73e 74¢ 8 140 . 143. _ 731 4 Dal 100 103 51 63 2 5 PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LiviRPOOL, APRIL 10.—bales to-day : Great Eastern, 40—Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 120 I—London and North Western, 1201 1— I Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 621 3—Metropolitan, 134 — Midland, 123—South Eastern, 74—Birkenhead, 84—Buffalo and Lake Huron, 6 5 15.16—Grand Trunk of Canada, 34 30—Erie, 541 I—United States Five-Twenty Bonds, 721 1---Great Luxem bourg, 15 141—Mercantile and Exchange Bank, 4 15-16 5 4 IS-16d. —Queen Insurance, 1 p.—Uniou Marine, 1 7-16 p —African Mer chants Company, p.—British and American Steam Navigation, p.—National Steam, S 3 1-16 d. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 10 —Badnem done:—Gnat Western. Stour Valley Guaranteed, at 731 Birmingham Canal, at 851 and 86: Nottingham Joint Stock Bank. at 15. Bd.rem.:p and Gloucester Wagon (limited', at 121 per share. Closing prices : London and North Western Railway, 121, buyers: North Staffordshire Railway, 74, buyers ; Great Western, Birmingham Guaranteed Three-and-a-Half per Cent., 72, buyers: ham Bank, 23 to 261 : Lloyd's Bank, 101 prem., sellers ; 11 1 miniducit `• Limited), to 1 prem. ; and Patent Shaft and Axistree (Limited), 610 7 prem. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Own o'CLoen. The dealings in the Stock Exchange are limited, owing partly to the fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign stocks, which has just com menced, and prices are dull. In connexion with this arrangement, the failure is announced of a firm of " jobbers," but the liabilities are under stood not to exceed 12,0001. Their difficulties are stated to have been caused by recent large tran saction in the shares of the Joint Stock Discount Company. The funds have declined 1-16 per cent. and British railways and foreign stocks, I to Amongst the latter Italian bonds of 1861 and Turkish of 1865 are especially heavy. Financial and discount shares are mostly quoted the same as yesterday. The dividend money continues to find its way to the discount market, and the amount seeking employment to-clay is accordingly very large, while the supply of bills is comparatively limited. An increased number of transactions have, there fore, been effected at 52 per cent., or below the Bank minimum. In the Stock Exchange the rate for loans from day to day on English Govern ment securities has declined to 3 to 4 per cont., owing to the extent of the capital on offer. Consols are now quoted 801 to 3-8 for money, and 861 1 to a for the account (May 9). Turkish of 1865, Greek, Spanish Passive, and Italian Bonds of 1861 are flat, and have declined to it per cent. Brazilian and Mexican are steady. The prices are as follows :—Greek, 121 to 13} ; Mexican, 20 to 1; Spanish Passive, 261 ( to 3-8; ditto Certificates, 16 to ; Turkish, 1862, 66} to 67 ; ditto, 1865, 34 5-8 to 7-8 ; Brazilian scrip, 3 to 2} die., ex div. ; and Italian, 1861, to 551 to 561. _ United States 5-20 Bonds, and Erie Railway shares have receded to per cent., being quoted 71} to 72 and 541 1 to 55, respectively. Illinois Central are steady, at 8071 to 81. International Financial shares are now quoted to 3-8 dis. ; General Credit, 1-to 3-8 prem. ; _ _ _ . . „ - London Financial, 41 to 3/ dis.; Imperial Mercan tile, 2 3-8 to 4 dia. ; Credit Fonder and Mobilier, 21 to 3-8 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 11 to 1 3-8 prem. ; and National Discount, 81 to / prem. In home railways yesterday the chief movement was a reduction of 4 per cent. in London, Chat ham, and Dover Railway stock, caused by the offer, through influential brokers, of 2,207,300!. of stock at 271 per cent. The steamer Mandnigo, from the West Coast of Africa, has brought 8,000!. in specie. The tendency of the foreign exchanges is still unfavourable. The rates were quoted in most cases yesterday afternoon rather lower than on Friday, being as follows : Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.04 to 1 ; ditto, 3 days, ILI7 to 18 ; Ftotterilam, 3 months, 12.04 to 1 ; Antwerp, :3 months, 25.50 to 55 ; Hamburg, ins. hanco, 3 months, 13.91 to $ ; Paris, 3 days, 25.15 to 224 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.40 to 45 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months, 1201 to ; Petersburg per rouble, 3 months, 281 to 9 ; Vienna, eff. flu., 3 months, 10.90 to 11 ; Trieste, ditto. 3 months, 10.90 to 11 ; Madrid, 3 months, 46i to $ ; Cadiz, 3 months, 47$ to it ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.65 to 70 ; Genoa, 3 months, 25.65 to 70 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.65 to 70 : Naples, months, 25.65 to 70 ; Palermo, 3 months, 25.65 to 70 ; Messina, 3 months, 25.65 to 70 ; Lisbon, 90 days , 51 $ to 4; Oporto, 514 to I. The amount of government bills on India for which tenders will be received at the Bank of England on the 18th inst. is rupees 35,00,000 (350,0001.) The chief clerk of the Master of the Rolls to-day appointed Mr. R. P. Harding, of the firm of Hard ing, Pullein. and Co. ' official liquidator of the Joint Stock Discount Company. An appeal against this decision, on behalf of the candidates for the post, is to be hoard before the Master of the Rolls to-morrow. The appointment, being a very lucra tive one, has been keenly contested. At a meeting yesterday of the creditors of Messrs. Puget, Bainbridges, and Cu., private bankers, of St. Paul's-ehurchyard, who stopped payment nn the 15th ult., a balance-sheet was presented by Messrs. Coleman, Ter nand, Youngs and Co., the accountants, showing liabilities to unsecured cre ditors to the amount of 171,026/. ; and to creditors holding security, 5,000!. The asseteare represented by cash in hand and bills, 8,0831. 198. 3d., stocks and shares, 4,500/., and good debtors, 23,8711. ss. 3d., of which 15,7081. has been received since the date of the failure. The total of reliable assets thus reach only 36,455/. 4s. 61. ; while the doubt ful debtors rank for 16,561/. 3s. ; and the following items are represented in the ledgers by the amounts as under :-Westininster Improvement mortgage and bonds, 12,7951. 16s. Oil. ; less claim thereon, 5,000/. ; further amount due for interest on this mortgage about, 8,000!. ; Pantslrainiog Quarry, 40,416!. 17s. 4d. ; lease of house St. Paul's-church yard, 4791. 2s. Id. It is intimated that the claims on the several separate estates of the partners will absorb their separate assets. It will be seen that upwards of 40,0001. has been sunk in a slate quarry, but it is stated that it has not been worked iiism a proper system, and there is some hope that it may be disposed of. The difficulties of the firm have been caused by this speculation, and by a 'gradual decline in their business. During the discussion which occurred, it was suggested that the partners should be requested to sign a declaration of in solvency, and that a committee of six should be ap pointed to investigate, but the general feeling of the creditors appeared to be in favour of winding up under inspection, and thus save what little re mains in the shape of assets. A resolution to that effect was accordingly passed. The sum of 3s. in the pound will be paid to the creditors at once, and an additional Is. 641. before long, making together 4s. Gd. in the pound. There may be a further slight distribution, but this is quite uncertain. Messrs. James Capel and Co. and Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite announce that they are authorised to dispose of 2,207,3 0 01. paid-up ordinary stock of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com pany at the low price of 271. 10s. per cent. It Ls must not be imagined that this represents a ills I new issue of stock by t he com p an y . The ex planation given is that " this stock is at pre sent deposited by the owners for advances, and it is offered at this low price in order to secure its immediate realization." 31. 10s. per cent. is to ' be paid on application, 41. on allotment, 10!. on the Bth of May, and 10!. on the Bth of June next. Upon the completion of the payment on the stock allotted, it will be transferred, free of expense, into the name of the purchaser or his nominee. Pend ing the completion of the purchase, provisional scrip is to be issued, representing 100!. and multi-1 ples of 1001. stock. With reference to the position and prospects of this great railway, there is at- tached to the prospectus a report made in Novem- ber, 1864, by Mr. Forbes, the general manager, from a summary of which it appears that the pro spective net earnings in 1868 are estimated as likely to be sufficient to meet all preference charges, an to give a dividend on the ordinary stock of 3,000,000/. of 2 per cent., 21 per cent. in 1869, and 3 per cent. in 1870. Stress is also laid upon the results anticipated from the link line, now coin pleted, connecting the London, Chatham, and Dover Company's system with the Metropolitan and Great Northern Railways, and from the ar rangementforth e vri d th ivia th io e South n Easternfoontintalßatraimilwacy Com pany , has received the sanct ion of parliament. which Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1,336/. over last year. At a court of proprietors of the Bank of England, held yesterday, Mr. K. L. Holland was re-elect ed governor, and Mr. Thomas Hunt deputy governor, for the year ensuing. This is in the usual course, it being customary for the governor and deputy governor to hold office for two years. n the9 of l9th h e iu t k ge o n f eßrarlitimitheetongiumobisf the share csiled hol f de or inst. when a dividend will be recommended. The fi fth ordinary general meeting of the BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bb. I Pd. I RAILWAYS. I Closing prices. 100 , all Atlantic&St. Lawrence, 65 57 St 100 Bum. Bar. &C. In. 85p.c., 102 103 20 8 I Do. 1r Shares I Par n iPnll 20i all • Buff ale & Lake Huron C 10 all • Do. Preference 100 100 'Buff.,Brant.,&Gederich l 9.1 14 6 per cent.l672-3-4 ! 76 , St. 100 CaL &S. Easternsp. cg. I 96 St. 100 Cape T.& Dock 6p. c. g.: 65 100 all Demerara.7p. c. perpref.' 100 St. •100 pant Bengal gu. sdo ! 101 St. 100 East Indian rn 5 102 I St. 100 Grand Trunk of Canada 30 100 all Do. Equip.lLli.bp.ct.• 83 1100 all Do. Ist pref. Bonds 1111000( ond all Do. dio.ref.de:nds. 55 rred 5 100 all 1/o. do. deferred 50 100 all i Do. 3rd pret. Stock , 44 100 all Do. do. deterred. 42 100 , all Do 4th pref. Stuck 3O 100 all Do. do deferred 29 St. 100 Gnat Indian Peninsula 103 20 'l6 I Du. gua. 5 per cent.. 1 20 6 Do. New do. .... 1 20 2 Do. New , 1 St. 100 Gt S. of India. g sp. ct 99 SL 100 I Do. 41 per cent. 9l St. 2 lb). ;: • 20i all Gt. Western of Canad a 14, } 20 3 / 4 la Do. New luo all Do.6p.c pay. 1873 93 100 all 1)0.54 In. do 1677-6. 66 10 . 2 indianßrauchlamited, St. 100 ,Iladraa guar. sp. cent. 9111 St. 100 D... do. 4: do 9l St. 100 , Do. do. 4i do B6 20 10 Do. Fifth Exton.lon St. 100 'Melt). Corp 6 per c. Bd. 60 all Bell). and Holuoit's Bay 62 100 .. Du. 6p. et., pay. lab° 100 100 .. Do. sp.cL , pay. 1695 83 St. .100 'N.R.of Can.6p.e. letp.B. • 80 St. 100 Scinde. gaL 5 per cent. 99 St. 100 ; Du. Delhi do 93i 20 2 Do. do. do St. 100 I Do. Punjaub ilo. gt St. .100 I DJ. Indus St. Flat. do. 1001 101 - 161 'l4 sots o die 1004 sKi 102 i i ut dis• JOINT STOCK BANKS. Sh. I BANKS. 60,000, 50 Agradt Nlaisterunw's 10,000 50 Albion 40,000 100 AllianceLon.&Liverpool 26 100,000; al Anglo Austrian 6 40,000, 50 Auglo E;aptian Lim.' l2 20,000, 50 • Angio Italian Limited . 20 11.300 20 Asiatic Bank Cor.new eh' 10 30,000' 40 Australasia • al 1-1.r.00 70 Bankof Britisheolumiiim al 12,500 20 , Do. New. issued 3pm I 5 10,000 25 Bank of Egypt 40.000 20 Bank of Loudon 2 1 ,000 20 Bank of ()tam , Liniited , 14 10,000 100. Batik of Queenidand L. 1 22 20.000 50 Danko( Victoria. Austral, 22 50,000' 10 Bank of New Zealand 1 If 40.004 - 50 Barned's Bank Limited 14 50.0901 20 .Braziliamel'ortuguese 20,000, 50 . British&Californian,L ~ 20,000 50 Bi iti4h N. America .. . al V.. 500; 20 ,Charle4Liflitte&Co. • L -1 10,500. 20 C. Bk India, Ana.. China' a 30.000 25 ,Chart. Nfer. of India, ,tc.l a 50,000 . 20 ,City _1.000 . 100 Colonial 40,000 Itoi Coin. Bank of Canada •!, a 40,000 25 Corn. Bank of India, tte., a 200,000 10 ,Consolidated Bank • L • 10,000 50 ( Delhi and Loudon ,1 20,000 50 :East London Limited 50,000 211 ,Eastern Exchange Lint . 30,(00 30 'Englioh and American .; 20,000 , English Joint Stock 1 30,000, 2) il)w.Se.ot.,C Ausl. Chart." a 20,000; 50 , Englishaud Swedish L . 45,000 50 ,Furopean Bank Limited. 1 • 10,000;100 • Hinduan.Cilina&Jap.,L; 2 10,000,100 1 Do. honed at 2Ku 2 24,000.100 Do, New 20.000 100 .Imperial Bank Limited I las,oool Imperial Ottoman .... 1 07,500 6.1 Do. New 6,000 2; • lonian 0,000 Si Do. New 105,000 20 Land )fort. Bk India L 500.000 100 ;Do 5p c. Deb. .1 304, 30111 20.0001 50 • Lon.BlLotMexico.fic. LI 13.000,101 ,London and Brazilian • 22,000 j 20, 1)o. New 5,000100 London& River Plate L I • 20,0001 25 1 Do. New, iss, at 50,000, 20 , Lon, Ch. Bank of Austrl. 30,000! 50 ;London and County 72,0001 50 , London Joint Stock 2 5,000 :Loudon ct. South African 10,000 100 .Lon. & &Western - Lim. 6,000 50 .London &Venezuela L 50,000,100 ; London & Westminster. 10,000 , 100 'Merchant Bank Urn.: . 6,000;100; Do. New 50,0001 50 15fereantile.k&chan'L . 17,100,100 ,Metro. fi Prov.llank,L, 50000,100 ..MitiLind Bank . 20,000, 6 National of Australasia 20,000,100 'National of Liverpool . 10,000 1 100 N. Pro. of England .... 40,000 50 ;National Bank 37,500 20 'New South Wales 60,000 10 New Zealand kLimited) 50,000 20 ,Borth Western 60,000 25 .onental Bank ('orporn 20,000 20 ,Orient.Com.B.LlateO.C. 25,000 20 ! Do. do. lateN. F. 21,000 201 Do. do. lateF. C. 27,210 50 .Provin.Bankingeorp.(l.l 20,0001 100 ; Provinc. of Ireland 37, 20 ;Seinde,Pnnj.,&Delki l ,L) 12,500, 20 1 Do. Issued at 2pm 20,000; 25 'South Australia 17,0511100 ;Stand. of B. S. Africa • 10,000 100 Do. do. Ise. at 6 pm. 40,000, 2.5 ,Union of Australia - . 10,000100 1 Union of Ireland 11,1 m 1 130,000 1 50 :Union of London 2.066,6881 nt. 1 , a+t and Wen India .1100 MO 113 12,000, 10 Ktenetal ?Making Do kl 6 671,110'i St ILondou&SLlCthar n. 100 72 Ta 1,062,600 100 D o . Deb. It Op. cent: all 8 7 90 700,0661 St. Southampton 100 227,0 Th IL Dorm Consaaralsl 'loo -- —. Bales. 1081 8 1 8 Pd. I Cl. prices. I Y 7 all 7 118 s eim hti, 1 2 41 4iptia: 1 01dls' 13 31 16 2 1 Pull 2 4 ipra , 3 Pig 1 19_ 21. COMPANIZ.Q. cLue,Am, Anglo-Mexican Mint all Atlantie TeLgua. Op.a all Australian Agricul 204 Australian M.L&Pu.'L 5 Baugparah Tea EstatiaL S Berlin Waterworks (L all Bolekow Vaughan (LI 17 Bombay Gu (Limited), al Do 3rd lame 1 ! Do New :British American Land' 4 'B & L. Mag. Tel. 4..)...1( Iliritlah Indian Tea (L. ),I 1 Canada L Company CanadianLoanis Inv., Ceylon Company Ditto A shares I ChinaSt Ship&L.CoalL., ' CitycifLondonß.Pro. , L. 9 City of Milan Impro.(L.) i Do. City of Moscow Gas (L '. ', City Offices 'Lim.; lt Colonial Limited) Commercial Union'lns.' i Com. of AfricauMer.(L . 1 I Consolidated DM. (1... 1.. 11 Continental Un.Gas , L. : li .-- ContractCorporatiow,L, 10 die Cop.M.Eng.,Pre.f.7l P.c. all 12 14 C. Pone. & Mob. of hug S 21 21pml Do New 5 It If pm Do. of SI auritius ;L. ! lO S 2 . Crystal Palace lOO 37 Si Do. Preference lOO 108 112 Do. 6p. ct. Perp. Deb. l loo 108 112 Darjeeling k Llmited; ;11 0 4 014 Dis c ouutCorporation L'' 20 12 10 dls Eastern Amain Tea L." 31 31 3 dis xd E.lndiaLand.C.& Yin L'. 10 61 51dis E. India Irrig. & Canal , 131 5 4 din libbw Vale lal ll 2 . EayptianCom.&Trd..L I 6 21 2 dis Electric Telegraph Lee 133 138 Eng. and Aus. Copper all 1 14 Eng and Foreign Credit 74 4 3dl Fauck ScattiehtdarinA 5 S 2 d FairbainiEnghseering 5 fll pm Pore-st (Warehouse ;L `lO 21; Bpm Gellivara (Limited) G.Credit&lin.of Lon. 11; 4 4 _I Idn Gen. Steam Navigation 14 20 28 Home &Colonial Al 'L 5 If lels lionaKong & China Ufa all 2 die par Hudson's ilay all 111 16f Humber Iron Works • L 2O 80 19 die Imp & Mer.Cdt.Ass. L 5 24 2 dis Indian Carrying Lim lj —di International Contract Internat. Finan.Soc. L 5 L. '''' Ilitelliat.l.lll , l ere,lit L 6 1 Italian Land lO It 1 dig 11-Minn Intr. Can.C.ay ) . all 8 10 Do. 6p. c. lids. r. 1370, all 79 81 'JointStockDb.count L., 10 —dl Land Securities; Lim.: 5 2 1 dis Lond. African Trading lO 7 5 Itil Lon. & Caleckm. M. L ' 5 2 1 L on. C oun tyLand&B L 1 — pail 'Lona. DiArietTeice I all 11 14 Lund. Pinan. Aaao. L,l 20 4 34d1s. 'Loud. G. OmnibiniC. L all 3 31 Loud &01a!g.Eag.Co LI 20 11 941 a 'Lona.. Italian, &c. Stm.l 17 4 15 12 dig ILona.Mer. Discount 'L. 10 11 Willa Lona Provincialldarine 2 I Ipml Madras IrrigaitCanal l5 4 31 20611 ; all 101 1 I 61 3 2 dis • 1 dis i ill 3 4 6 1 - 15 4 2 d 124 6 SMA7I 7 5 24 ltdis 5 21 Ifdis 5 8 8 pm, 134 111 24 pm , , 4 2 1 clis - 31 2 is' - 5 3 2 dice' - S 2; 10%1 • 24 Pm , 2 1 1 !pm in 31 1 24dis } oidis 43 45 181 194 24 alis 151 161 pm 10 8 dlin ft 51 I dlil Par 1 2 l 1 PAT, fills '' Id 21 18 i 8 L 7 2 12 1 " db 10 10e 6 7pm 4 .1 41 11 4 Pm 2 t dL pm -- 14, I 22 )0 es I 85 90 2 1 1 9 4 9 8 7 dt, 5 1 01 dl3l 6 6 $ dial ill 10 6 dial 74. 4 3 tlia, 0 I 6 4 dig zdl 5 dlis 1 lk pm }pm Li ii e 1 LO I 1 dls Do. 'Marine Investment L. . Mauritiu, Land. &e. 'L. ; Medic. Eaten. Tel. L • ..1 al Merchant Shipping L. i V Millwall F.1.4.&D0ck,L . 1: Millwall fronWorks.... ; Natal Land & CAC. .L. ; ,National Dia. Com. L. I IJ. Ne wise. sp.Sttobeibll "National Prov.Marinej." a, Nat ional steam Nay. L. 30 Nerbitd,laroaktlron L. ' r 110. New I N.Zealand L. &M. An. L I N.Zealand T.& Loan L Northern Assam Tea .L :: 1, Do. li . 7 N.Bris.Awdralasian L 100 N. Bri t.4't Nieman. In. L• • 61 INowienin Tea 'Limited - • 3 'Ocean Marine Inaura.' , 5 J OrientalFinandal Um. • 10 6 Orientaltias Limited : I all 5 Do. Sew I 1 10 Orient Inland Steam L'' all 1 Otago &:4thland Invest.; 2 Ottoman Company L - ; ; 2 .. OttomauFinandal L, ; 00 6 Ottoman Caa Limited ; all it) Overend,Ourney,Co.- L 1 15 10 Panama It 11. Steam L all 5 Do. do. 't. Peelltiv.Land& Min. ' L 'lOO O Peninsular& o.Bteam 1 all 1 Do. do. New 135 Quebrada L., It., M. tL ', 0 i itlivmney Iron , all Do. New all FtloJ.Citvlmprov.•L ' Rio Janeiro (:as , Lim '; all • ,Royal Mall Steam , 6o Scot Auqtra. Invest. IL. 100 ) Smtth, KnightotCo..L.,l 13 O Soc.Finan d'Egypte -L. 10 4 i, African NI & In. , L ` 1 6 IS .SouthAnstralian Land ) all M. 'Submarine Telegraph loo 1 Do Scrip all 20 'Tel Con.true &Main L. all 20 Thames& Mersey In. L 2 20 iTrintdad Petroleum . L i ] 5 10 ;Trust&Ageney of Alla ' 1 20 IT. kL. Co. of r. Canada. 5 20 IlTn. Marine of Liver. iL. ••1 2 5 'United K. Teleg. C0.•1...1 al 1 'Univers. Marine lm., L. " 5 Upper Assam Tea ;Lim.' 5 is - is "cit.' et 7 16 4 84lipmI 166 6 4 5 40 45 72 74 15 17 pm 0 5 dig 26 28 21 } 2 2 } 4 3 dls Pm I 114 117 117 120 125 15 13 dig 5 4 die 4 3 dig 29 31 60 60 I si sir 4 3_ k 50,0001 25,0001 10 25,0001 10 10,000. 90 20,0001 50 30,000 50 A Ivan Diemen's Lan !Warrant ?Manx 'Lim '! IWestlndlastPatttla. 6 6 Mel ifr Oidisl, FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 14g. Sambre and Meuse, Si, x d. San Paulo (Limited), guaranteed 7 per cent., 14. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern 5 per cent., 109. London and North Western, Coventry and Nuneaton 5 er cent., 105. -=- --- Yesterday morning a marriage took place at St. I Paul's, Knightsbridge, between Lieutenant Ernest Vii- I lien, of the 43rd Regiment, aide-de-camp to General Sir Hugh Rose, G.C.8., only son of the late Hon. E. Ernest Villiers, and nephew of the Earl of Clarendon, and Eliza beth, eldest daughter of Mr. C. Alexander Wood. To-morrow Mr. Hibbert will ask the President of the Poor Law Board whether, having in view the recent legal derision as to the rating ofi public buildings, be will bring in a bill to exempt school buildings, need solely for the education of the poorer classes, from liability to assess ment for poor and other rates. A LION AT LUIGI:. —A panic occurred last week, on a market day, in the streets of Macon (Ssone-et-Loire), in mahoganies of the escape of a young lion from a mena gerie. The people all fled in every direction, but tbe impale succeeded in recapturing the animal at a moment wises it bad sprung on a cow sad was sheet to tear it. - No. I SiT 20,0001 10 120,001, 5 20,000' 25 40,0001 25 10.000 10 47,0001 10 25,000 . 100 90,000 6 10,000, 6 10,000 5 6,000 50 1534,730 HO. 12,6001 20 , 2.915] 3241 60.000 10 I 5,000; tO 12,000 20 27,1 20 20, 25 15,041 30 " 30 35, 25 20, 50 30, 50 40, 50 40, 10 20, 60 17.500 20 20, 100 12,000, 25 100,0001 20 100,000 , 20 10021d511 R.160,8M £277, 7.11 10,000 16.60? i E579,460i I ISt. /11. St. 311 100 PI 10 52 53 33 3 , 11 npn2 His l ]dl3 spm 15 01dis: 51 45dis! 18 2) 69 71 26 1 I 7O 21:1) 215 31 33 31} 2+3 Yi - 2} - 7 5 314 43 45 ! - 9 pm' 10e 2 1 its 2 1 dis I - 3} *Ee l • 47 49 I 21 1 , 191 46 . pm! 9 3a Idle par, $ Idl In2o. ids . -i! - 1h 1 8 71 74 15 17 Si 411 151- i d 41‘113 10 15 17 15 1 15 17 - 8 ti? pm 10 28 1 ipm • 101 . 28 par' iptolas_ tik 14 Tisi 131 Ms pm pmi 12 14 pml 177} 77 7d • 1• 7 6 4 111 2 1 di' 2 1 U 1 9; 9 G 24 23 xd 24 I: is d 5 Ma; ' 151 Is par, 241)m , 6 Bpm jail - )Pin; 4 tPm 47 49 w S i 21 10%1 diS , 4 s (us; 83 84 -- -jll-41 3 4 36 11 Os I 7 5 dis 50 62 5? 6i4disil 1,61Xwoo; 20,000 50,000 5,0001 10,(X101 5,044 64,:A?"21 12,000 W,OOO 5 20,0001 25 40,000 100 6,000 20 6,000 20 20,000 25 20,000 25 15,000 10 I 4.'.,0001 10 L 107,175 14t. 40,000: 50 38,0001 10 40,0001 25 10,000 5P 30,000 30,010 40,010, 1, io:o001 co lockoool 3 , ) 000 i 21 44 19 44 75 77 4446 6i id 1 1 I I at 151 16 31 1 itizl 2 144!41 l i I I - i g-1 9 1 9 ]1 Standard Bank of British South Africa (Limited) will be held on the 30th inst. The half-yearly meeting of the Bahia Gas Com pany (Limited) is convened for the 24th inst. The following is from the report of the directors of the Metropolitan Railway Warehousing Com pany (Limited), to be presented at the first half yearly meeting yesterday (Wednesday) : The statement of accounts appended to this report shows that 15,101 shares have been subscribed for, and the deposit of 2/. per share paid thereon. This amount of capital being considered sufficient for the immediate pro secution of the undertaking, the Metropolitan Railway Company were requested to take the necessary measures to obtain posseuion of the land required for the erection of their station, which is to form the basement of the ware houses, and your directors have reason to hope that within a short period they will be in a position to commence building. In the meanwhile the attention of the engineer 1 has been devoted to the preparation of the , phi* for the I warehouses. The directors of the Freehold Land and Brick Making Company (Limited) have announced a dividend of 15 per cent., as now payable for the last quarter. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : Insuranoe.—Alliance British and Foreign, 141, 1 ; ditto Marine, 321 ; Commercial Union, 61 ; Guardimg, 481, i Imperial Life, 201 ; Indemnity Marine, 12t, 3 ; Liverpoo ; and London and Globe (11. annuit.), 204, A ; lAverpoo and London Fire and Life, 94 ; London and Caledonian Marine (Limited), 3); Ocean Marine, 21 ; Sun Life, 63 ; Union Marine Liverpool (Limited), 3, t, 4. Gaslight and Coke.—Continental Union (Limited), 9; European, 121, 4 ; Ditto New, 64 ; Great Central, 13, t ; elm ria.1,74, 4 ; Imperial Continental, 964, 74, 7 ; Phenix. 23 f 7 ; Surrey Consumers, 141 ; Westminster Chartered, 43 ; Ditto New, 1.5, 144. Vaterworks.—Berlin, 101, 1, 10 ; Chelsea, 284, 9 ; Ewa London, 1251, 4 ; West Middlesex, 111. Docks—East and West India, 131 ; London and St. Katherine, 731. TUESDAY Eyrwca: Consols, which closed yesterday at to g for the 9th of May, opened this morning at 80, and after rising to 86i to 7-S, closed at 86;2, or 86 9-16 to 11-16. For money the last price was 864 to The official business report is as follows : Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 86 3-8, 4, ; ditto, for account, 80, 7-8. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 641, /, 3-8 ; New Three per Cents., 841, 4, 3-8, I ; Annuities, 1885, 13 3-8; India Five per Cent., 101, ,/, 7-8; ditto Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 1021. Foreign stocks were better in some cask in the earlier part of the day, but a reaction occurred towards the close. Compared with yesterday's prices, New Granada Deferred Bonds show a fall of 1 per cent. ; Brazilian of 1865 and Turkish of 185 S, I ; Greek Bonds and Coupons, 1 to 4 ; and Turkish of 1865, 1. Brazilian Scrip was also flat, but Turkish Bonds of 1862 and Spanish Certificates were firm, and the latter rose e to 1 per cent. Bank shares continue heavy, and the variations in prices to-day, although not numerous, were again mostly unfavourable. Anglo-Austrian, Char tered Mercantile of India, London and China, European, London Bank of Mexico, and London Joint Stock declined, but English and Scottish, and Australian Chartered were inquired for. Al liance closed at 1 to 21 prem. ; Anglo-Austrian, at / dis. to I prem. ; and Imperial Ottoman, at 1 to 14 prem. The shares of the financial companies were rather firmer in the morning, and transactions took place in London Financial at 3} dis., in Imperial Mer cantile at 2 dis., and in Credit Foncicr and Mo biller at 2 3-8 prem. The market, however, after wards became flatter, in sympathy with the other departments of the Stock Exchange, and the last quotations, compared with those of yesterday, show a reduction ranging from Is. 3d. to 55., in International Financial, General Credit, Imperial Mercantile, and London Financial. Prices closed as follows: --International Financial, / to 3-8 dis. ; General Credit, 3-1 G to 5-16 preni. Lond.ai Fi nancial, 4/ to :3 7-8 die. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 2 5-16 to 3-113 dis. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier, 2 3-16 to 5-16 prem. National Discount shares were last quoted 8/ to 3-8 prem., being ss. lower ; Overend, Gurney, and Co., 1 3-16 to 5-16 prem., being steady; Gene ral Ottoman, 3i to 4 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16 3-8 to ;4,. In the miscellaneous market the chief change was a reduction of 8 to 10 per cent. in North British Austrahusian stock. Atlantic Telegraph, City of Milan improvements, Italian irrigation (Bonds), National Steam, Ottoman, Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance, and Union M:irine In ! surunce of Liverpool shares also gave way, while Peninsular and Oriental improved. Marseilles Land shares were quoted lip to 11 dis. American securities closed firmly, withstand ing the depression of most other seciii ities. The 5-'2O Bonds improved / per cent., and Erie Railway shares 4. There was also an a dvance in Illinois Central Bonds, and in those of the Panama Rail way ; but Virginia Six per Cents. declined I per cent. The last prices are subjoined :--5.20 Bonds, j 71 7-8 to 72/ ; Erie Railway shares, &Li to 5.54; Illinois Central, 804 to 81: Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, large, 77 to 78 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 79 to 80 ; ditto Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 68 to 70. MINES.-(THIS DII Y.) ONE o'CLocir. In the mining market to-day attention is chiefly directed to the settlement of the fortnightly ac count, and little other business is going forward. West Seton shares are heavy, and have declined to 135 to 140. West Chiverto:i are quoted 74 to 76 ; East Caradon, fi:! to 0 ; West Caradon, 8k to / • Great Vor, 26 ; South Darren, 3, 1 . to 3-8 ; Easi Grenville, 3to k ; Frank Mills, 5?, ; and Wheal Solon, 205 to 210. Frontino and Bolivia shares continue in request, and have experienced a fresh advance, being quoted to k prem. Chontales are (inn, at 2 3-8 to prem., and Mineral Rights at li,to 1 prem. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CREWKERNE MEETING.-{THIS DAY.) WADDON STAKES. About three miles. Baronet, Gay Lad, Bou-Mavt, Abbatt, Lady in Red are here. CREWKERNE STAKES. About thre.• miles. Tut Tin, heir Walton. The Planter, Fnreoee, Honest Bob, Lady Dawson, Ethelred, Skirmisher, Peter, and Nim. rod are here. GREAT SOMERSET HANDICAP. About four miles. Alcibiades.lanund, Mount Gaon!, Hornet, Donllloon, Old Oswestry, er Bristles. Daisy, Rosalie, and Rogue are here. PAW FORFElT.—Turnham-gmn. STEWARDS' GOLD CUP. About three mile, and • half. Bolingbroke. Mount Gifford, Forester, OW Oawettry, The Tar, and Drake arc here. CHELMSFORD MEETING. —(Til is DAY.) BOREHAM PLATE. Five furlongs. Resoled, L a Sorrentino , Musgwatha, Ambition, sad Bounceaway are here. ROPING STAKF k . About seven Home er • furlong% shere.traight. Veracity, Kingmaer, and Sweet ESSEX STAKES. About seven f arlonp. Sharper and Confederate are here. SPRINGFIELD SELIJNG STAKES. Half a mile. Viper's dam f, Usher, and Laura. All are here. FAIRLANDS HANDICAP. Three quarters of a mile. Confederate. Kingmaker, El Ole, and quarters of a mile. Confederate. Kingmaker, El Ole, and R..i*l de Minuit are here. STAND PLATE HANDICAP. Half a mile. Dolphin, Confusion, Venturesome. Chip of Old Block, Maid of Usk, Ethelred, Lydia, Warwick, Gold Pen, Miller's Maid, and Adamanthes are here. LIFEBOAT SEETICE.-WILEFORD, IRCogbIan,ELAND, APRIL 9. —I have much pleasure (says W. Fag., col lector of customs) in stating that the Wexford lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution has just been the means of saving the crew of six men of the smack Shamrock, which had gone on the north end of the Dogger Bank, and is likely to become a total wreck. The life boat, observing the smack's signals of distress, put off through a nasty short sea, and soon brought the shipwrecked crew safely to land. :w. :.irto bi d es" ,r. II coo" si agog youg I dealt Le Ring bout 1 the e m s PI er b si. ha s ZS: ke is • Loa° ~i: ; a~ ~M ~, ~.~; !I