The Express. — London, England, 1868-03-02 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. THE NEW LOR HIS D CHANCELLOR TAKING SRAT. - Although the announcement only appeared in the morn. j,,,g papers that the new Lord Chancellor (Lord Cairns) would for the first time take his seat this morning in the Lord Chanoellor's Court, there was an extremely numerous crowd of barristers, solicitors, and the general public, surrounding the small folding doors leading to that court at half-past 10 .'cloak, the hour appointed for bis lordship to take his seat. When these doors were thrown open, a little before that time, the rush ' D .Je was tremendous, and in a very few seconds every available seat and standing position wee occupied. Precisely at half-past 10 o'clock Lard Cairns entered, accompanied by Lord Romilly, the Master of the Rolls, and Lord Justice Selwyn. The mace and other insignia of the high office of keeper of the great seal , were borne before their lordships and deposited on the' table in front of the bench. The usual oaths were ad ministered to Lord Cairns by Lord Romilly, sod immediately after the latter noble lord with drew, Lord Cairns then took the central chair so Lori Chancellor, and on his right Lord Justice Selwyn took the chair appropriated to the senior Lord Jus tice of the Court of Chancery Appeal. The chair on the left remained vacant, the future junior Lord justice Wood not having as yet been formally installed into that office, which, to the great gratifica tion of the professional public and suitors, be baa accepted. When the new Lord Chancellor had taken his scat he proceeded to deliver a lengthened judgment in the first case on the paper, which possessed no public juts rest, and as rapidly as possible the spectators then ,merged from the densely crowded court. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE PITO, BLITM, AND CRAMPTON. This wan a sitting specially appointed for the considera tion of a claim made on behalf of the Landon, Chatham, ia..llbirtr Railway against the estate of these bankrupts f.,, no less a sum than 6,661,9411. 19s. ld., which is made up .s follows : HR. 3 ,:.•h from the contractors to the company, p.onents made by the contractors on out ..f the company 12,171,336 18 7 certificates of the company's engb 8303,264 14 3 • iced from the public for Metropolitan .1, el, stock, and debentures taken by the i,ir,b,rn • 4,171,430 0 0 .1 due by the contzaetere, excludes of tkrtat £10,907,993 11 1 I R. I ~ 1.10 tom the company to the contractors, ..,4 pa) meats made by the company Cu •411111 4,1 the contractors 14,403,442 11 1 •:. • 1.• and •lebenturts taken or realised by t.n omtraelors Li 5.1107,993 11 1 • Linklater, who appeared on behalf of the London, t lum, and Dover Railway, said his Honour was aware to.day had been fixed for the consideration of the ittade by the company for the sum of 6,661,9411. Id. against the estate of the bankrupts. Sir Horton t.• had been summoned to attend, and would be ...slue .1. II t- Honour said he would like to know something of ssue raised. • I.iitklater said the account bad been filed with the t lira s. • Li ranee, as representing the bankrupts (who were :II et attendance), said they were desirous of giving every ...Ammo to the court. They bad filed accounts giving a 'tut result to that an laud at by the railway company, ..al a riuisicery suit was still pending. Mt. Imklater pointed out that the question at issue taunt the parties was as to the shares and debentures a i lilted been handed to the bankrupts for works done I.) tlnau mover contracts, and to that question which had 1.016,114 to do with the Chancery suit, the investigation I e sonfinial. nctou lbto deposed—l was for some years before ti • hada uptcy in partnership with Mr. Betts, and for .•.t.o, works I carried on a joint business with 'Setts l'rAmpton. Our first contract with the London, Chat and Lover Railway was the Western Extension. Ti.. “atttact produced, dated 18th August, 1858, is the t• for the Western Extension. We bad to perform t— ...rk at scheduled prime to be paid in shares and i••ntun mid not in cash. Haring raped to that fact I . 1.110: Wall a fair one. The Metropolitan Estee , .‘..t au passed in August, 180. I might have .4..0.d1y attended before the comxpittee of the ~ of Commons upon the bill. I was anxious that the ...1.1 I expected to have the contiact. I was that the company had power to raise 1,00,000/. I i 1 ,lwres :t.',0,01.10f. upon debentures so soon as the ..f the new share capital was subscribed and one : ,'• p.,.1 op. Ido nut recollect ever having read the set, • . I c.,nnot say that I was aware that the company was t,.1 from paying dividends out of the money raised • :end debentures. I believe it is customary for a of this character to be inserted in railway bills. In . 1:40, a prospectus was issued relative to the issue : Metropolitan Ex tension shares. I was consulted during •,t .tion of that pro.pectus by Messrs. FreeLtleld and the company's solicitors, and Messrs. Knight and the company's brokers. On the 7th September, ..ent a letter to the directors of the company. With ...t I. tter I also sent a statement. They contained toy for the Metropolitan Extension works. At of of the letter I recognise the signature of Lord I' • -. I had told the company's engineer the terms of , Messrs. Cubitt and Turner were the coa t ,i.uincers. My partner, Mr. Betts, managed those • I cannot believe that the communication was to the directors without its being made known to „invers. lam not aware that Mr. Cubitt denies Messrs. Freshieliand Newman were alone em .v..l I considered them to be our solicitors in ' 1. u.bcr, I+6o. There was no public competitioo in. •d 11 the company for the Metropolitan Extension fit•. Linklater here read the offer of the bankrupts to • ..napalay, which contained the contract for the works, the tea as upon which they should be carried out. It • • both that the bankrupts would final capital to carry on • .t•ndon works, and would also place the shares, for a hey were to have a premium of 2.5 per cent. a tlnrt.,n Peto—l observe that certain word, in the ..• „re interlined the interlineation is not in my a mug. 1 received a communication from the p•lay's secretary in which the company's acceptance I ...a otter was notified pursuant to the resolution of the t• r.. Our proposal being accepted, we considered • •••• hes bound by it. At the time the proposal was ''• '• I had no amens of knowing whether the capital I was sufficient for the completion of the works In a.,,,t• baplation, sal had no estimates. I cannot say whether 11. :ieved or did not believe it. I had caused an estimate • 1. , made before the offer was made either as to the " rks or as to land. I had no means of knowing • liar the capital was insufficient. I de• ~• to give any other answer, because I could truthfully do so. I first became aware that the wl was insufficient for the works upon the production , the estimates. I believe that was three or four months r our offer. This was not my department, but Mr. 1- :ta's. I cannot say wh►t was my department ; I attended •re particularly to financial matters. Mr. lAwrenoe—But you got the contract! , tr Morton Peto—Certainly. Linklater—Did you seek the contract! 'at Morton Peto—Not more than Iwu sought. I De ,. ca.ated the contract& The prospectus was betted with m r•.tin• concession. It was issued before October, and I • *at before it was circulated to the public. I think "oa true. Let me see it. I will not answer without I• • ang it. At the time the prospectus was issued 82,500 were subscribed for, but not taken, except in the aa-e I have given. They were net taken. The pros- P rtes is untrue. The shares were taken by our firm, and that sense the prospectus is true. I cannot tell what IL. public would suppose by the statement in the pros tut. The public would believe that the shares were eat e n. but I cannot say who the public would suppose had r.l.raa them. I.;:ran es objected to this line of examination. Linklater said he should show that the prospectus ta,t prepared with the consent of the company. • hlurton l'eto—lt was prepared by the soliciton of company and acquiesced in by the directors. It was th.ot the B shares had been applied for by the public ' l "'•figh their brokers and at par. Ido not know whether zutr:,ntee from us to pays dividend of 6 per cent. as rent* dividen4 was signed when the prospectus was I believe a guarantee was signed. It was con ; that we should pay the dividend when we took of the stock at 26 per cent. I meant that 25 t, at. was to include the 6 per cent. agreed to be paid " - y the company for guaranteeing the dividend, not ""wending the 159th clause of the act of parliament. • ,1,,..c•0rs and solicitors were perfectly aware of the nces. I knew that the 1,650,0001. was raised b 7 of new share*, resolved as a public meeting. The .t for works was prepared by the company's @dia. " h the knowledge and consent of the company. Linklater then examined the bankrupt as to the " r 'og.h.ents for carrying on the works, and the case was -ending when our report left. Mr. Thomas Rigby and Mr. A. B. Walker, the ingest public•house proprietors in Livsel, have, 1 ' 0 7.4 Alion) understood, commencedo ing their H 'er's on Sundays, the new rigible porta:Dalian 'ester- THE EXPRESS, . MONDAY ...knriNING. MARCH 2, 1868 • ;• • 1•:: Is 1.11 ktf • 1 1 - A • • 0:a ~•-a-afk. • m= smasiorts. (THIS DAY.) t3O T.* The Marsh generalissimo al the pesos for the meaty of Middlesex commended this mooning at the Bessione Mouse, Clorkonwell, snip.. Sir William Bodkin, Ambient. Judge, Joseph Papas, Req., Deputy Amistent-Jodge ; and the following justices of the pesos for the scanty :—Dr. Jere* Mr. Baxter, Mr. Henry Edwards, H.P., Mr. Wooly Mr. Prunes, Mr. Twentyinan, Mr. T. E. Baker, Mr. Bodkin, Kr. P. Northall Laurie. Another very bony morning --the Lienditild Grand National being betted upon with .xtrsos spirit. The tavenriMis at Saturday romalnad mita tiff ' same to-day, and the only remarkable feature ems the I knocking out ot Tennyson and Hornet. Fan looked a little bettor se far as the offers were ooneerned, but she was not basked. Priem as follows : LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 7 to 1 apt The Lamb (t and off) 100 to 12 Chimney Swoop (t) 9 to 1 Moose (t and off) 100 to 8 Delay (off) 16 he 1 Turoalatkus (t and off) 100 to 6 Alaibiado (t and off) 100 to 6 Pearl Direr (off, t3oto 1) 109 to 6 Pam (orI) 20 to 1 Despatch (t and off) 26 to 1 Clansman (t and off) 25 to 1 Astrolabe (t) 2.1 to 1 The Nun (t) 25 to 1 Htuatmnan'a Daughter (t and off) 30 to 1 Garua (t) 30 to 1 Thalmodua (t) 150 to 1 Trauma (8) 200 to 1 Hornet (off) 11 to 1 Mr. Studdh lot (t) 100 to 8 Mr. Barber', lot (of) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 apt Viridis (t) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 10 to 1 apt Typhoeus (off) 2600 to 100 Bahian (t) DERBY. 11 to 2 apt Lady Elisabeth (off, t6to 1) 30 to 1 &bloats (t) TEARFUL SCENE AT A FIRE.—(THIS DAY.) This (Monday) morning, at a quarter before 3 o'clock, a fire happened in the premises known as the Anti-Gallican and Star Tavern, Tooley-street, Southwark. The discovery was made by a police constable of the M division who observed smoke 'issuing from the lower part of the building. At that time the whole of the inmates were saleep. The officer raised an alarm, and succeeded in making the residents sensible of their danger, but not until the fire had made it way up the staircase, thereby cutting off all means of retreat by the re gular way. The ,inmates therefore made for the win dows, and Miss Susannah Lowther, aged 19 years, in order to g escap e out of the boning apartment in which she was, jum out of window, sad was badly injured. An infant seven months, canted Kate Lowther, was thrown by one of the residents out of window so as to avoid being suffocated. The fire-escape promptly attended, as well as numerous engines, including three or four land steamers, and the other rents were rescued from the burning building, having received no inj4u beyond being nearly stifled with smoke. engines were set to work, but in spite of the most strenuous exertions of the firemen and Aa London Salvage Corps the flamed oculd not be extinguished until they . had done fearful havoc in every room, and were just r ising through the roof when the great weight of water thrown by the steam engines quickly extinguished them. The loss is considerable, and will fall upon the Royal Fite Moe. SINGULAR DISCOVERIES OA EXTENSIVE ROB. BERMS AT YORK. A few days ago we reported the apprehension at Poppleton, a village in the neighbourhood of York, of three men, named respectively Ingram, William, and Geo. Bilborough (the former being the father of the two latter, and all having earned an unenviable notoriety as poacher.), on the charge of robbing the granary of Mr. Thomas Kirk, • farmer, of the same village. The robberies from the same place had been carried on in • systematic manner for some time, and it was only after • three weeks' watch by the police authorities that the men were caught. Their resistance to the police-oflicer (whose name is Smith) was excessively violent, his head being cut in such a manner, and the violence inflicted on him so great, that be was obliged to let the man go, and their apprehension was subsequently effected. In the search which was made of the house occupied by the elder prisoner, considerable property was found belonging to Mr. Kirk ; but an unexpected discovery was also made of a vast number of articles belonging to the North-Eastern Railway Coin , consisting mainly of cloth, b bushes, brass handles, braes dles, nails, screws, kc. The possession of the property by Ingram is traced through his sons,several of whom have been in the employ of the company whilst • traction engine found in the course of construction, on Ingram's pre mises, is presumed also to torn, part of the property of the same company. On Saturday the prisoners were brought ta ie at , before York the West Riding n.agistrates, on the of robbing Mr. Kirk, and for the assault on the policeofticer, but, by request, the case was adjourned until next Saturday, when the number of charges against the men, it is anticipated, will have been materially in creased. Before the bench opposition was offered by Superintendent-constable Kane to the prisoner signing • deed of gift of his property to a relative, on the ground that the property so assigned might, to sonic extent, have been stolen, and that if • conviction were obtaimd that which had not been would revert to the crown. The bench ruled that the prisoners could sign anything they chose until after their conviction. Through the same apprehen sion another case of delinquency by one of the servants of the company has been discovered, and unfortunately several other persons who remain in its employ are likely to become implicated. FRAUDS nit Brio PPPPP Kn.—According to • sup plementary return published this morning, the number of persons convicted between the Ist of January and Ist July, 1867, for the use of false weights and measures was, in the Finsbury division, 58 ;in the Marylebone division, 20 ; in the 81. Pancraa division, 30 ; and in the Westminster, 111. The large majority of offenders in the Westminster district, Sr. to be found amongst the licensed victuallers. The flues paid amount in the aggregate to 1581.55. NARROW ESCAPE or • FAMILY FROM FIRE.— On Friday morning, shortly before 6 o'clock, it was re ported at the Police-office at Belfast, that • fire had broken out in the hay and straw store of James Forsythe, Shank hill-road. It appears that Mr. Forsythe keeps stabling for horses in the rear of the straw store, and that, early in the morning, a person came to the stable and took away his horse. By some misadventure on the part of Mr. Forsythe or the owner of the horse • lighted candle was afterwards allowed to remain in the ;tore, and, corning in contact with the straw, in less than 10 minutes the place was in flames. The family, consisting of Mr. For sythe, his wife, and three children were all on the pre mises at the time—the mother and her children being in bed in the upper storey. The appearance of the dm attracted to the plane several of the residents of the neigh bourhood and • number of the police. When it be came known that the family were on the premises, and that there was every probability of their being suffocated, the consternation of those seeembled outride was very great A cart was procured, which was placed underneath the window, and Sub-constable Andrew Miller succeeded in reaching the window of the upper storey, when he made his way through the smoke, which at the time was very dense, to the place where the children were. He then carried one of the children to the win dow, and lowered it down into the street. Aided by the other policemen and • number of civilians, the whole of the children where rescued from their perilous position, and plaoed in safety. Mrs. For. by the *airtime of hie husband, aided by r. George Lamour, wea also rescued from the burning premises. Mr. Lamour during the course of bia exem plary exertions, received a severe wound in the head by • falling brick. Mr. Forsythe was burned severely on the head, legs, and breast, and remains in • somewhat precarious condition. A horse which was in the stable M the time, and which belongs to • resident in the vicinity, was burned to death. The premises were uninsured, and Mr. Forsythe and his family have by the occurrence been left in • destitute oondition.—/tortAern WAig. THZ RATEPAYING CLAUSE OP THE REFORM Aar. —We mentioned a few days ago that, promoted by the Reform League, a requisition to the mayor, calling upon him to convene a town's meeting to con sider the propriety of petitioning parliament to repeal the rate paying clause, was In course of signature. We have now to state that the requisition, with nearly 2,500 rlgriat has been presented to his worship, and that be has fixed upon the llth inst. as the day on which the meeting shall be held. Being a town'emeeting it will, of course, be held in the town hall, and the mayor will preside.—Birasing. haw Poe. _ _ MINOR Mitnitist. —He compared these miseries to the crumbs in the bed of a tick man, who is too ill to rise 1 1 for his meals. The poor wretch, he said, does what he can to brush them away ; thinks, after great labour, and many' painful twisting. and turnings, for he can hardly move, that he ha• accomplished it ; but when be settles down aloe more, there he is sure to and three detestable crumbs molesting him again, and be never gets rid of them till he is taken out of bed—pertain for the last time. It is one of the homeliest of similes, possibly the homeliest that was ever made ; but it is really a vary tolerable one, and it certainly car not he said to be far-fetched. You should have beard him dilate upon it is his grandiloquent way. " The man who lives bet on applause ands ever, in his bard costa, the crumbs of an unmanned vanity molesting him. The jealous, sensitive man may by away at these unpleasant Migmmis ever so diligently, bat some of tiara (the bard little daily &Barnum estinsii.hl over-craving affection, or by a Ware misunderstood, as her pleased Ito call it) remain to places him. And to every man these reline of his Moomplet• and misspent life return to torment him, let him be named ever so sedulously." Now, ad yea ever haar u sed a minas as that T—Minsefflaa's Masada,: far Mrs _ ....MURAL PALLOR. DALP-A-CZOWN MT.-- SATURDAY. Frs. 1111.-Idmisises so payment. 1,006; ditto by moos tads*, 4,457 ; 1061 visitors, SA& Them was NANDIlimg D .:-Mlng aft:: only • very sisierato •11/1/ et Magna wheat, hat thesamples gsmersky were in fair dike Iheallqus ' Mks the aMerned redid ankercely inst4os. and although I really lei Siege esenmanded kit wealth eiressako, to elect salin inferior have been produce rather lees mess! mad la foreign wheats, of which the show was good, a small retail todelsem was concl u d e d, a t drooping ourresoiso far second-rate weak. Barley was steady in value sad deemed, for both mat * aad grinding qualities. No skimp ry inek place is the price of malt, b u t th e de mand was ve Oata were in mlimited. oderate "apply, and good monad corn moved off steadily at very falf quotations. Boum were dull, but no change took plane in prices. Peas were ie little remit, bat late rates were, oa the whole, supported. Bye was the turn dearer with • fair iagairy. Mai= was 6d. to Is lower than on Monday last. Linseed was dull mad drooping, the sup* being some what in MOOS of the demand. Rapeseed was quiet, ea previous Wass. Chewy unaltered. Trefoils and lams changed bands on wevious terms. No alteration in clover. Other ffeglish see& dull The flew trade wa bet the top prise of town made I. without &Iteration. Country narks and foreign deeoriptkes were rather easier. American banal. were Who droopier ia price. Tim Seating grain cargo trade has bleu lees active, not withsturlins the large number of arrived cargoes on offer. Wheat hue barn in good supply, but the demand has con siderably fallen off, and prices ahoy • decline of IL to 10. GA In caress, on passage, however, there was • good trade psanng at the beginning of the week, at fully previous curreacies. We quote :-Bardianaki, arrived, (sem. N. to 70e. 7d. ; Okra, 635. to 70s. ; Yeisk, 62• ; Banat, 665. ed to 67• pml92lba. Danubian, 50s. to 61a. ; Wallaohien 00a. as 6k. 3d.; ; 62e. 6d. to 63a. ; Sable, 56a. to 575. par 4801101.; Polish, on pomace, 70s. 3d. to 724. ; Deaubian, 59e. 93. to tha. par 4801 he ; Bardiattaki, lies. to GIL 6d. ; Ihkeisampoli, 65,. 6d. ; Azov, 65e. per 4921 be. Barley has beam in good demand, and the late advance has been steadily maintained. Egyptian, arrived, Lae changed heads at 345. ; Yeuk 34e. 6d. to 35a. ; liustandie, 34e. Od. ; 13•Ioniaa, 35a. ; Danubian on Mr34a. ; Amoy, to be shipped, 325. ; Black l per 4001 be. Maize has inquired after, salsa could only be effected at a red ac ti on o f l e. in values. Venetian, arrived, has realised 46e. 6d. ; Italian, On Passage, 435. 3d. per 4801 be. Rye has sold on fully previous terms, 11 to • slight ••111100. Cargoes on passage, however, have been neglected. We quote Bereanaki, arrived, 555. ; Azov, 54a, per 4801ba. Been have been somewhat scarce, end, with • fair dement!, the quotation s h ave a d vance d 6d., Seidi, !arrived, having sold at 42a. to 43, 6d. ; dito, shippieg, C.a. to 41s. ML per 480Iba. Linseed afloat has berm dull, and rather lower prices here bees aecepeed. Rapeseed has been also very quiet. Aaarvii, Or Sines.-English; . liassed, 42 rapeseed, 100; sad maadry, 364 gm. Foreign :-Teres, 2,850; raps seed, 10,700; mans, 5,512 ; and sundry, 145 pa. EXPOIML-Wheat, 2,350 ; barley . 5 ; oats, 30; rye, 37 ; pass, 1,120; linseed, 250 ;oilseed, 4,923 ; make, 150 ; and sundry, 5 qrs. PRIM. Pee Qr . . " WILT. Mum, Zest, rod, •, " 7) itorfoti and Dim% 141 T 8 id - Gs In 75 Mb to 47 71144illing (Wading to air MALT. _ .. Pra Qr Oa a a Scoteb potato ai!rk :hN. Uk,U Nom, Norfolk, and &Wolk 6l to 09 Citation and Ware 62 to 09 Bryan 6O to 67 RY New 43 to 43 Bail& .... ... Moon Tick 4O to 43 HOZTOW 11 8. 6 . ..._ ?SAIL __ _ Om 4l So 44 Mit 46 to 47 Bolton 46 to 46 ___ OATS snow taw -- st le vs 30 to VI a it Town nada: _ ISO lbs. SO Se ft Household 1.4 to ISt Country and Suffolk, 50 to 52 Norfolk ex Alp OS to 49 P. lir: WIMP. II IL Mateo and Konigs berg 73 to 87 Rostock 41 Mieekles- por Qr. OM Mullah and Brecllo4 IT to 31 AWE 37 to 31 Dan a IR Os 72 aalaa, bora oft AroZkos. rod white O7 So n 3&ILZT. Danish —.... 42 to 42 112441144 a _ _ 42 to 43 4 . t: g Grinding DiatiMug Welting 11Xial Col while Yaw _ OATS. beswlni - 7 se 10 Is Dula Ned's, SI le IS ARRIVALS OF ORCN, WATER CARRLSOR FROM INCLUSTYK - a be a 44 ID 48 /mak 0r4;41 -. .... AI to 14 ipso p So 38 AIMUM, par Let .. 10 to 39 ConodLon .. 10 to 38 VTO LONDON BY LAND AND FEB. 24 TO FKB. 19, BOTH Wheat. Earley. MA OO4O. ams, Poo I.loar gra gra I gra Ts. 1 gra I Ma leg* Ingtlds .. 3723 2411 ' 1922 S M 12 9 277 I .. 20280 Fordo .. 34715 UN . .... 13107 10091 400 500 1182 -;'--- -.--I-1- - - T09a1.. 38443 , 11847 10223 10003 11331, 077 3..0 22171 With the exception of a decline of 2s. 6d. in General Credit, viz., to 21 to ft dia., financial I shares are unchanged. Credit Foncier, 7to 61 dii. ; International Financial, 2; to II dis. ; and London, 28 to 24 dis. Miscellaneous shares are inactive. National Discount, 6to prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 14 to 3 ; Egyptian Trading, 41 to dia. ; Telegraph Con struction, 12} to 13} ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 51 to k ; and Anglo-Ameri can, 191 to I. _ _ LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (IT 'I/M*2IIAM.) (7NO* 001 OWN OOLNIMPONDI/fT.) Thu pueral tope of market quiet at Saturday's rates. Sales ►bout MOO bales. MINCING-LANZ.—(THIS DAY.) Strong.—The market was steady, but quiet. Refined pions are to be bad at easier rates. Dried goods continue very firm. Corres.—Only liinikd sales are reported, at the prii viens value. United Stites 5-20 Bonds are unaltered, at 71i to ; Illinois Central Railway shares are quoted 84 to Bt, being per cent. better ; and Erie, 44 to 4, showing a dec li ne of f. The issue of the last million of additional share capital of the Madras Railway Company has been completed, and the sum of 657,644/. has been paid in to this date to the credit of the Secretary of State for India in Council on this account. The arrival of 212,1501. in specie is announced to-day. The Atrato, from the West Indies, has brought 162,000/. ; the Maria Pia, from Lisbon, 42,510/. ; and the Mandingo, from Africa, 8,5001. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Consols are firm, at the above-mentioned rise, but most of the railway stocks show a fresh decline of g to g per cent. Some of the foreign bonds, including Spanish New Three per Cents., Turkish of 1865, and Peruvian of 1865, are also rather worse. FOUR O'CLOCK. The English funds are flatter, in consequence of unfavourable rumours with respect to American affairs and to the state of the Emperor Napoleon's health. Consols are now at 93 to 1, being i per cent. lower than at 1 o'clock. - iirrii. — LAbout 1,000 bags sold. Penang, 3,td. cash ; iliogapore, 3td. short prompt. Rocs.—A mall parcel of Rangoon sold for cash at 1:b. 3d. for good quality. ROY.—No sales are reported, but there appear to be more navy buyers at the previous value. SALTrrnte.-600 bags of Bengal sold at its, and lin. lid. for refraction 15i and $ to 7. CarroN.—A fair huskier has been done, but prices are again Id. per lb. lower. JUTE. —Buainees hu been done on the spot at steady prices but for arrival rather, lower prices have been w oe Vr e g i Lio.—The quarterly public salee of 8,000 serons of Guatemala are progressing with spirit at la. per lb. ad. Vance. In the railway market the principal feature is a fall of 1 per cent. in Caledonian, viz., to 801 to 811. Metropolitan is at 1114 to 111; Brighton, 461 to I ; Midland, 1061 to 107 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 1261; London and North-Western, 116 to I ; and Great Western, 451 to f. Foreign bonds are inactive. Italian of 1861, 45 to I ; New Spanish, 3151 to 1 ; and Orel-Vitebsk Railway Company, 78/1 to I. No bullion operations have occurred at the Bank. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 691 r. 25c. fur the account, showing no change. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIB DAY.) The market is steady. Tows tallow, 41s. 3d. ; Peters burg Y.C. on the spet, 425. 6d.; Manb,42s. 6d.; October to Deounber, 441. ; Member, 445. 6d. PA.ETICLMAIIA OF TALLOW. I vs& ass& lila. I ism 1— stock ow hand this day..l 44,410 17.140 Km . 80 . 077 Denver, led week use Las L oo s I 1.600 Me teem Ist Jaws ton as,ss sms I woes Aided WA wee WM 111,34 i k 1 In 1408 10 DIM Dom la& hue 14. 71,118 18111 , 74,478 a d. el. .a / L ad. a/ ad. 4, Mee Y.C.°rivet Me day 6O 8040 0 ,tt I 41 41 Ditto 'nem taut Tridey 4B 0 50 0 44 S 48 0 74,9 4. io 4. ,4I • N 9 Arrival tor the week 11 th Verdi led year 11l ono and delivery, 1, 7 e 1 ode. arrival lad west oappriewt to South America. METROPOLITAN cur= MARKS?. (THIS DAY.) The number of bomb le the isms as on Monday last Trade is by no means brisk ; but that day's quotstims am pretty well maintained. The suppl sheep is sliest the Ise as last week ; the d has, however, im proved, mid on the avenge prices are bettor. Calms us net quite so dear as they have latedi m be r s:::: foridipt supply consists et 820 bouts, 1,300 ,92 ealat A nd i, 30 pip. From Scotland there sre 381 110 il'iorfolk and Suffolk, 1,500; and 579 ter the NoAhees and Midland counties. Per same or DM a t a el. Pm stens at Oa a 4. a t DM kale, Heralds. 4 10 Best Des& lif-bdsli 10 Pest 9oe4borns 4 4 8 lest Doesireele.... 4 45 I Sewed qua bores 2 3 4 Do. do. Ohara.— o • 0 Gives Pip sal Des 1112-brede 5 6 4 imam • • 0 Barr pt. pi" 410. at market, IMO . sheep AM kasha. 16 00; ?tree. BOROI7OII HOP MARBLEP,—(THIS DAY.) Kim& Pattasden and Smith ripen a easadg deassad fir fine eamplee, pion exhibiting • draw tiding. COAL MARKET.—(TELLS DAY.) wail's(' Hottes t 17.. 6d. ; W.. lad Zed 17..6d. ; Was Mid lb. 3d.; W.= Hall ,16e. 3d. ; Tar Eden Was, life. ed. ; gay norm ; Walk Ea Bottom Lytle', Ik. ; Was find rundda,lsB. 3d. ; Hill, 15a. 64.; 'O lga., 160. 6d. ; Weld Radio, 15s. IL —36 alp markat, 96 66 ses. CHILICTSZY CAMS FAIR. --anus DAT. )—The Lent fair of Charboy, ma of be bat (ebb warkota of be par, in tha Goat, a Barmy, was hold to-day. It woo won .01= iis sad an actin damson] ruled for horned dog ; cows told at 151. to 211.; sad ditto, down rabic 111. 14/. ; weLl4wad storm 111. to lb. ; steak blew% 81. to 101. ; and snub, Si. to 61. ; aid fat boats, 161. to /21. swab. In th e Urn thew, god monad entomb wad body, sort koala 90 ta 311 piano ; light karma horn, 16 to 94 piano ; riding mak 15 to 20 (abeam ; sad bream ponies, 4 to pima& Tho drop fair bid • linfted Of, and bag. non isaativa Than arra pod bow of eidalt iamb low OE . vb., fat hap, 3a. 4d. to par_oloso; and don pip, lb. to No. a bad ; ema 1314, par ifto. • The directors of the East Indian Railway Com pany announce that having received authority from the Secretary of State for India to borrow the sum of 450,0001. sterling on debentures, not con vertible into shares, they are prepared to receive applications for debentures at par to the above ex tent, bearing interest at the rate of 44 per cent. per annum. The payment of the principal and interest is guaranteed by the Secretary of State for India in Council. The bonds will be for five, 'even, or ten years, at the option of the applicant, from the 19th March, 1868, transferable by endorsement under the provisions of the 16th and 17th Victoria, cap. 69, without stamp. Subjoined is a copy of the official circular, dated the 27th inst., from the Brighton Railway Com pany, relating to the issue of 215,405/. of ordinary stock at 46 per cent. : I am desired to band yo a the subjoined resolution peed at the last gassed meeting of the company, sad to inform yea that in pumas, thereof the directors have decided upon hub( pro rut to the proprietors, se on a recent soleska, seek to the amount of 215,4051. at the pries of 481. per 1601, payable NI tenure : Deposit of an orbiters the Std Mara, 1888 ; first instalment of 181. se or Wen the Bth April, 1888 ; wooed instalment of W. an or before the Bth May, 1888—total, 45/. I herewith hand yea a leiter of allotment for the prepares dee to yew _heiatg, and es some luge prowling= here feliseted a &&• to take np any a the dmik ame ankedbed, beg to Inform you Out the sweat el epee* met be paid to the credit of the company at the Deka Beek of Loudon, Princes-street, E. 0., es err Were the Mb of March, and the iartraments ss the fall des, heft whisk, the stack or all payments made isrepsel reed will be liable to forfeiture. For the seenelasse d puspriehes who may desire to pay I. fekrepteseent et the ineleinents wig/ be asespsed w ith the dopes& Ate the Ilk of May, when the Anal instal met is the beakers' rin mast be 'antedated at the with the eseain a ranying form (duly sons ilinat ia l* thir libilig neame tile stock to be " t e en stook aereleshe will be prepared sad imseXin " . " ... exalZge. The following is forwarded to us as a copy of the substantive motion passed at the swede( of mort gagees of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way on Friday last : That, while argentin al the priselpie at • wedding tulips with , the Leaden and Brightia end Neva Liners this nesting memo its Add el ended = llt eri el the eareapnient mired e bid t enable the doliesure bidden to feel tamed that their rights are net IV " resolution was moved by Mr. C. Harrison, seconded by Mr. Hodgson. • mortgage director, and supported by Mr. Dixon, Mr. owen, sad Major Sharp, the three other snortgar, areetors. mointr MARKET.--(171118 DAL) I Th e ii an id ator . o f .4 4, A maa r era , _ Hank (Limited) have declared • divi _of 51. Oil O'CLOCIL per share, payab le on and aft er th e 2rid of murk. Owing to the approach of the monthly fixlabloa:ll:l2emtrotilf of the Casa" Company it met, and to a were* of stook to the merhett An ezt rdinary• e: "-" eral meeting of the United luti(4lll The re Pameci port o oll f thothene tdhirecto26theof3zl:::6"7:Areflricotnuatil'astra-nas }Console are in request to day, and have risen Kingdom Electric Telegrat arc ? i empany (Limited) is per cent. A similar movement has taken to be held on the 17th of ,to confirm the rem. paws in the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents . This is the last day I for dealing in the latter securities with the ll Ccin l mn ti c ( Lim ited) , to be presented at the hal-yearly dividend attached to them. Rail- ledirideonir at rate per a 3 :num, way stocks are flatter. Caledonian dear of income tar, which p i e r r iu ab sor b 9004, has . been freely sold, and has declined 21 per I leaving 2,7451. to be carried forward to the neli sent. Foreign bonds are somewhat better. Other account. securities exhibit no change worthy of notice, the I At the meeting on Saturday of the Daftenhare ) Dock Company, the report was adopted. amount of business being very limited. iT h n & te n n e tioned that the directors have signed a con- There is a good demand for money to-day, w ork for putting th e j e t ty, ra il way, t t e sidsly in connection with the payment of the rail- working order, and that the works are now in , ante actual, way dividends. The quotation for choice bills is progress. very firm, at 1} per cent. Short loans on English At a meeting on Saturday of the Alhambra Com pany (Limited), the ac coun t s s h owe d a b alance government securities are not obtainabl e i n th e of Stock Exchange under 1} t o 2 p er oen t . 5,2481., and a dividend was d ec l are d at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum for the half-year free Ce Consols are quoted 931 to 1 for money and the income tax, leaving 9001, to the credit of the next account (March 5), and the Three per Cents. Re- account. dueled and New Three per Cents., 93} to I. A half-yearly dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. The railway market is flat, and most of the prim- per annum is to be payable on the scrip of the Sub marine Telegraph Company on an d after the Ist eipal stacks have give n wa y. Caledonian has been premed for sale, sad has fallen 21 per oent., of March ' Use present price being 81* to The reduction in the other lines ranges from 1 to 1. The prices are as follows : London and North Western, 1161 to 1, ex ; Great Western, 451 to 1 ; Midland, 1061 to 1071, ex div. ; London and South Western, 85 to 87, ex div. ; Great Eastern, 291 to 1; Brighton, 461 to 1 ; South Eastern, 72* to 1, ex div.; Metropolitan, 1101 to 1, ex div.; Great Northern A, 1041 to 1061, ex div. ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 18 to ; York and North Midland, 95i to 96, ex die. ; Berwick, 102} to 103, ex div. ; North British, 341 to 351 ; and Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 1261, ex div. The foreign stock market is slightly firmer, and a rise of Ito per cent has occurred in some of the speculative descriptions. Chilian, of 1867, are quoted 871 to 88} ; Egyptian of 1864, 86} to 871 ; Italian, of 1861, 45/ to 1; Mexican, Isl to i ; Peruvian of 1865, 761 to 1 ; Russian of 1866, 86 to 87 ; Spanish New Three per Cents., 351 to 36 ; Turkish of 1858, 61} to 621; ditto of 1862, 601 to 611; and ditto of 1865, 321 to 33 ; and the Viceroy of Egypt's Loan, 74 to 1. Indian government stocks are without altera tion. The Five per Cents. are at 112 to 1 ; the Four, 102 to 1; the Bonds, 33a. to 38e. prem. ; and the Debentures, 105 to 1. Bank Stock, 249 to 251, and Exchequer Bills, 10e. to 15s. prem. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The mining market is moderately active to-day, with a good demand for Prince of Wales shares, which are scarce for delivery. The present pries, are annexed :—Great Vor,lB to 19; Princeof Wales, 595. to 61s. ; Wheel Beton, 85 to 90; North Treskerby 28s. to 30s. ; Wheal Chiverton, 624 t o W 6 being flatter ; Wheal Grenville, 29 5 . t o 31 8. ; Cluvertoa Moor, bi to 6 ; West Caradon, 9fi to 144 ; East Caradon, 44 to 4 ; and West Francis, 30 t o 324. Subjoined are the quotations for foreign and co lonial mining shares, viz.:-Bt. John del Rey, 174 to 184; Don Pedro, 2,1 to 4 prom. ; Anglo-Bra zilian, par tot prem. ; Pestaren a , tl to dis. • Chontales, 14 to dig . ; Rosso Grande, par to prem. ; Anglo-Italian, par to prem. ; ti Mexican, 11 to 24; Frontino and Bolivia, 4 to 4 ; Port Phillip, 1 3-16 to 7-16 ; and Anglo-Argentine, 4to4prem. A telegram received from Lisbon by Meson. J.' Bromley Moore and Co., the agents at Liverpool of the Don Pedro North del Rey Gold Mining Company, states—" 21,000 oitavas on board the Tasmanian." Of this 3,028 oitavas are under stood to be the balance of the„November produce, 10,189 the produce for December, and 7,783 the produce to about January 26. An extraordinary general meeting of the Otos Copper Mining Company (Limited) is called for the 11th March, when it is proposed to empower the liquidators " to transfer or sell the whole property and liabilities " of the company " to any company which may be formed for the purpose of purchasing , the property and developing the mine held by the Otea Copper Mining Company (Limited), and to receive in return for such transfer or sale, as full os part compensation, shares wholly or partially pia up in such new company." Creditors of the Caenowydd Colliery Company (Limited) are required to send tho particulars ad their drum to Mr. Charles Warwick, of Bucklers- bury, one of the liquidators, by the 21st March, the 18th of April having been appointed by Vies- Chancellor Malins for adjudicating upon them. BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS-(TDIS DAY.) This morning the Bowl of Trade returns for the month ending Jan. 31 were issued. The following shows the declared value of the exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures for the month of January in the last three years : January,llß4l6 ~: 1867 1668 , 12,W,61:41 It will be observed that the present returns show a continued decrease, the fall as compared with the amount in the oorrespooding period laat yemt being more than half a million. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) w [Sales today to 1 p.m.] COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 per sent., January and Joky, 1877.84, 894, 4, A. New Brunswick Government, 6 per cent., January cad July, 99. New South Wales Government, 5 per cent., 1888-90. January and July, 954. Queensland, 6 per cent., 1891, 103. Victoria Government, 6 per cent., 1891, January and July, 1101. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKI3. • Bristol and Exeter, r-I, xd. Caledonian, 83, }, 24, f, 14, 2. Great Eastern, 29i, 4, f. Great Northern, 1044, xd. Do. A. (A receives no dividend until 6 par croak imp been paid to B), 105, xd. Great Western— Original, 454, 5. Lane-ashes and Yorkshire, 1261, ad. and xn. London, Brighton, and South Coast, 464, an. London, Chatham , Dover, and lB. London and North Western, 1 104, e, 4,4, ad. Metropolitan, I 1 1 , ), 11. Midland 1074, 7, I, 64, ad. Do.—Birosusgham and Derby, 774, ad. North British, North Eastern—Berwick, 104, 3, ad. Do.—York, 954, 5, ad. South Eastern, 73, ad. Staines, Wokinghm, and Woking, 94, ad. PREFERENCE SMARMS. South Eastern (Reading Annuities, V. Os. 6d.), 222. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bombay, Bar., and Cent. India gun. 5 p. a., 103.). East Indian, Guaraateed 5 per cent., 1094, Great Indian Peninsula, gun. 5 per omit , 109, 4. Great South. of India, guts. 5 per cent., 1034. Great Western of Canada, 16. Madras, guaranteed 41 par cent, 974. Eloinde, 1014, 1. Do., Delhi, gear. 5 per eat., 100. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish (New), 5, 4. Great Luxembourg, 94,946. OBLIGATIONS. Great Luxembourg, 5 per osn i t i . 4. 2 Orel Vitebsk ItaIL BRI , gaa. by MIN .1 govt., 764, 7. ES. Great Laney (Limited)T ',lSH 171. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES. Cheetahs Geld and Silver Mining (Limited), 34. Don Pedro, North del Rey, 24, 4. St. John ad Rey (Limited), IN. 4,18. United Mexican (Limited), 1 en-16. JOINT STOCK BANKS. I Alliance (Limited), 111, 12. t h ng a l te -= Ranking (Limited), IN. of India, London, and China, 29, I Consolidated (limited), 4 9-IG, 7-18. Imperial Ottoman, 94. London and County, 524 j I. London Joint Stook, 33, . London and Westminster, 684, 8. Ditto Scrip, issued at 101, pm., none of which had bees paid, 47, /. Oriental Bank Corporation, 424. MISCELLANEOUS. Angle-Anode= Atlanti Telegraph (Li m it e d), 192, 4 . c „ . Do. do. Bpm cent.. 1 14. City Discount (Limited), 10. City of Memsest Gas (Limited), 94. Credit Fender et England (Limited), 3 1.16, 3. 11=0 pm seat. Viceroy Loan 891, 91. and International Talwalli, 170. Feessedreet Warehouse (Limited), 11. General Credit and Discount (Limited) 5. Lanese Financial Association (Limited). Nadesal Dismount Company (Limited), U Panama, New Zealand, and Aus tr alian Itoy - aII.WAR (Limited), 4 7-16. Pesinsuiar and Oriental Steam. 661. Rio de Janeiro City Improvement' (Limited), 17i, d Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 7.3 i, 4. 3f. Luzon, Malmol. :-Tbe Royal Mail Steam Packet Compsayn ship Tammidaa. from Brasil, whisk arrived bore at 11 a.m. yesterday, Lift for Southampton id 7 ►m. 60-day, with 30 peaseagers ; speedo, 38,0001. ; yps bop of 'offer ; 831 rolls of Mimeos, and 162 packages d merbfea. CALCUTTA AID CHINA (HEAVY) Nuys, (}_____n, Max= L —The Ripon INNo Nday me 9 am. AM NU. flate =Ay N expeoN4 sa Belielmpels to IN "NNW of No ON iiiN i!re c azwpaa. Thu calendar, eoneTiering the short time that has elapsed sines the conclusion of the previous sessions, is very heavy. It contain the names of 109 prisoners for trial ; besides which there are about a dozen more who are out on baiL Of this number thirteen me com mitted for misdemeanour end the remainder for felony. The offences are of a serious mature. Steeling horse provender, robberies of gold watches from the person , con spiring to obtain money by false pretences, stealing pigeons, embezzlement, b urglary , assaults , indecent **- studio, maliciously wounding and receiving a large quan tity of watches from Birmingham, at the same time know ing them to be stolen. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) BOW-STREIT. -CHALLZPGI/O1 TAMENOIBB TO FIGHT AT TKO CHA3IIO- CROSS STATION. Jomph Smart, a sailor, belonging to her Majesty's ship Vivid, wee charged with being drunk and dis ord erly st the Charing-erces terminus of the South &stem Railway, refusing to leave the premises, end sisaulting Sergeant Moacktou, the detective °Meer attached to the station, and Wm. Ellis, henry Hubbard, and Joseph Sanderson, were charged with being drunk and attempting to rescue Smart. Mr. Abrams defended Hubbard. _ _ ieigs7anilifonClit;;;i•Tecltliai on Saturday night at about a quarter to 8 o'clock he was on duty on the plat form of the station, and saw the prisoner Smart turned out of the restaurant, where it seemed he had been chal lenging one of the passengers to fight. Ellis was with him, and as he was much more sober than Smart witness told him be had better get his friend away quietly. Ellis said," What is that to you? mind your own business." Wit ness replied that he was • police-sergeant, and if Smart did not go away he should be obliged to take him is custody. They then went away, but about five minutes afterwards be found them again on the platform in front of the in spector's office, challenging all the passengers to fight. He then ordered them out. Smart refused to go, sad witness took him in custody. Ellis said, " Let us wait for my friend." Sanderson then joined them, when the three set upon him (Smart trying to get away and the others assisting him), and in the struggle he was thrown heavily on the ground and his finger injured. The finger was cut and much swollen. He obtained the as sistance of two constables, Onis of the railway police and one of the metropolitan fore., and proceeded to remove Smart to the station-hour. On the way Ellis and Sander. son again tried to get him away, and were taken into custody. After they were locked up Hubbard was brought in by special constable, who charged him with assisting in the attempted rescue. Cross-examined by Mr. Abrams—Witness had seen Hub bard in the crowd at the station, where he got between witness and Smart, but could not swear that be took any active part in it. He was at this time under the impression that Hubbard was assisting, and of course, he was confirmed in that view by the statement of the special constable. The latter was not here, but bed signed the charge sheet, and bad given his address. Mr. Flowers said it was quite clear that the sergeant ' was not overstating the case, if indeed he was not under- stating it. In answer to further questions, Monekton said he did not know anything of Hu bb ard, who however had staled that he was the son of • police-constable. The prisoner Smart said he had only just come home from sea, and unfortunately had got drunk. He was very sorry for that, and still more to lean, that he bad in limn. ducted himse lf, of which he had not the slightest recollec- tion. _ _ Ellis and Sanderson also said they should not have acted so it they were sober. Mr. Abrams observed that there was no evidence at all ageAnst his client... - hfr. Flowers quite believed that the prisoners, especially Smart,would not have miscooducted th e ms e l ves if th e y h a d been sober. Still such scenes at a railway station were dan gerous to the offenders as well as others, and if bloncition had not kept his temper admirably, as indeed he 4eue rally did, the consequences might have been serious. Smart, Sanderson, and Ellis must pay fines of 10e. each. Hubbard was discharged. The lines were paid. CLICRKENIVELL SMILING TWELVIIi LAMM% James Billy, of I:l3;ifrol:ca.tiri, iirealSaffron-hill, St. Aedreves, a drover, badge 1,311, was charged before Mr. Cooke with stealing from a stable in Pewter Platter-yard, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, 12 half-bred lambs, the property of Mr. Rimer, of the value of 201. Police-sergeant Joseph Rowe, '.24 A reserve, said—On Friday morning, a few minute 2 past 6 o'clock, I saw the prisoner driving 12 lambs from Bath-street down the King's Cross-road, and I noticed that they were marked across the ribs. At night I heard that 12 lambs had been stolen from the prosecutor's yard, and that they were marked ammo the ribs. The prisoner is the man that was driving the lambs. Mr. Henry William Elmer of 81 Grove-road, Holloway, a meat-salesman, said-1 h,o on Thursday 58 lambs in my stable in Pewter Platter-yard, St. John-street, amongst them were 19 half-bred lambs. They were marked across the loins. I gave them to my drover to take to my stables, but I have never seen them in the stable. The prisoner is in the employ of my drover. The prisoner said he was innocent of the charge, and knew nothing of the robbery of the lambs except what had been told him. Mr. Cooke remanded the prisoner, and refused bail. MUNDLIIOI.I% AFFRAY IN ST. LULLI. Marls At' Donald was chaqed with oommittinL a mur derous assault on Ellen Lilley, at Nag's Head-court, St. Luke's. The parties have been quarrelling for some time, and on Saturday night the defendant got through a window into a room in which the complainant was. The defendant hit the complainant over the head with a poker or a knife, and cut her so badly that she was rendered insensible. When found by the police-constable the complainant was amethered in blood, and was in • very bad state. Mr. Cooke remanded the defendant. MA RLBOROUGH-STREET. TUC l'.4Z OF THE KNITS. George Jackson 11,414, described as a labourer, of No. 35, Foley-street, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with cutting and wounding his wife, Frederica Hobbs, with • knife. The wife, whose or m wee bandaged, said—The prisoner is toy husband, and he is • very good one, and also • good father, and nothing of the kind has ever occurrd before. He has been out of work for ten weeks, and had got work to go to this morning. On Saturday • subscription was got up for him, and about 5 o'clock in the afternoon he struck me on the arm, but I don't wish to go on with the charge, as I can use m hand. It was all through his being in distress, and having had a little to drink. If you will discharge him for the sake of my children I shall be so happy. Mr. Mansfield discharged the prisoner. The wife—l am very thankful for 'our kindness. He will never do anything of the kind again. It appears that the prisoner bad been drinking, and, some words taking piece between him and his wite,ls out her arm with a clasp knife. WESTMINSTER. EINOULAR APPLICATION VNDEN THE NI CAVIIIS A very respeotable-lookiniwornan between 50 and 60 yurs of age, came before Mr. bighssO, and solicited pro. *action agaiiist her husband under these circumstances •. She said that on last Saturday week in the afternoon she went out fora walk with her husband, and they proceeded to Shoreditch. After going into a house there he requested her to wait a little while for him in the street and be would soon return. She waited for a very long time, and he did not come back, nor had she seen anything of him since. _ _ Mr. Ingham—Have you heard of him ? Applicant—Yes • he called at a relation'athe next day. Mr. Ingham—Had . you bad any quarrel with him? Applicant—Not the least. Mr. Ingham—How do you acoount for his absence ? Applicant—He got a cheque Imbed at ithoreditcb, while I was waiting, and went away to spend the money. I now want protection from him against be returns. Mr. Ingham—Why? Applicant—Because he has told one of the men we employ that when be had spent the money he bed got be would come back and sell up the home. We are in business, and although I am left very much io debt, I might get over it it you would be kind enough to grant me protection for the business. Mr. Ingham—l can't protect the business ;it is your husband's. Applicant—What can your worship protect? Mr. Ingham—l can proteet all the damning, you lna7 make by your personal industry while he ia away. 1 cannot interfere with his business, which he may return and carry on. I can give you an order: to protect anything you may acquire during his abeam and that isall. Applioant —I shall be much obliged to you for that. My husband is a very good man when sober, but he does not know what he does when be drinks. Applicant then took the order. The Times is requested to state that the Dean of Westminster's Address on the oonaezion of church and state at Sion College will be shortly published, and that meanwhile the reports of it which bare appeared are toe imperfect and interred to admit of any inferences or ntatemots being founded upon them. The WWII' LONDON HOSPITAL, HANIMENITH, W.-. Tic Danaher of patients under treatment at this hospital during the past week amounted to ON, of which 962 wan new mos. )