The Express. — London, England, 1864-12-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Wood.) CEIINMA I' I. TIM MARCEIpHISS Of ELT. ,is eve came ou upon a point which his Honour re -1 when giving judgment on the hearing, as reported some weeks since. The point reserved was • : .,.e .4. not the plaintiff was entitled to damages by n „f t b, bielch of the Marchioness of Ely of her agree : to sell her house. Ileuour said ha had considered the question, sod I intii the authorities, and he came to the conclusion • uo special damage was made out, there ought to aireages snarled io addition to the relief already COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. "•er Term Sittings at Nisi Prins at Guild/30.-03(40ra Cie Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) .e court did not sit this morning until U 1466411 -• ,cs in consequence of the Lord Chief Justice having to At Westminster to deliver judgments. HORNER r. N‘, t case was called on the learned counsel on both • Lula 101.1 g conference with themselves, and afterwards thc.r rapeive c4111:1?, when _ screen{ Parry (with'whom was Sir George Ropy - sail he wee happy to inform his lordship that atni bad agreed that the record in this be withdrawn on terms which it was : publicly to state. The defendant in the action, • he appeared, felt in reference to the lady, the tint she had been seriously ill-used by parties v it he represented, and some of whom had absconded, the circumstances they had come to a satisfactory r.eseni tit. The learned counsel on the other side would ;: !•drie all imputations upon the defendant. Mr. set .ea nt Simon (with whom was Mr. Philbrict) said • client. Linder the circumstances, was willing to with .mputatioci of fraud or misconduct on the part dortidAnt. The lady believed that through his , la:: sLe had been seriously injured, but as he had come !s•ird in • very becoming manner, and made atonement, ,S W.LS wan.: to accept the terms offered. . . irr lury were than discharged without giving • verdict. lue f the day was occupied in trying an action of t.r• -3:ht by Messrs. Doniton, of Lambeth, against 1 Chandler, to recover possession of cer t a i n tu Lambeth. LnTON wrzway a this ctee, which was au action to recover compensative • t h e of the services of the plaintiff's daughter, who • .I:i:.:e4tally killed by being struck on the head with the • the defendant's oats, and reported in our imwes f Nlooday, the jury returned a verdict for the Plain t.- for the funeral expenses, but nothing for the plea t :•rr :is, of the child. The Lord Chief Justice has since the verdict to be entered for the defendant, with .ve il.tiotiff to move the court whether in point of L, 1, entitled to retain the verdict for that amount. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SECOND COURT. !:.:ticT,s at Nisi Prima in Londou.—(Before Mr. Justice Wines sad a Commas Jure.) {7- It AND ANOTHER r. HARRIS.-ADVEBTI3LEL: N NEW CLUB. plaintiffs in this ease were advertising agents in Fleet ther sued to recover a balance due for adver t.. n; the 1; eAdeatial Club Company (Limited). 1). Keane, V.C., and Mr. Cole appeared for the ~,titfe, and Mr. Matthews for the defendant. . . appeared that the defendant, Mr. Harris, and also Cetig. the late governor of the Model Prison, were in the proposed club, and had applied to the to advertise it. The plaintiffs, however, required t be guaranteed, and • document was consequently rd by Mr. Harris and Captain Craig, in which y Said that in consideration of the plaintiffs advertising tb to an amount not exceeding 2.X.Y., as directed by l!sn is, of Bell-yard, Doetors'-oommons, they wader : <to pay them in two mouths. After this the defendant re his written orders for advertisements, 90 that the cot amounted to 2327. The affair did not turn .t to be prosperous, and when the plaintiffs applied payment it was arranged that they should take Captain hills for the amount. In this way some portion of claim was paid, but these remained unpaid 170/. 4s. 3d., snich was now sued for. The question in the cause was ',tether Captain Craig'■ 11n had or not been taken in lien and discharge of the :wanton, and upon this question there was conflicting :ridence. lEe ;ury toned fat the plaintiffs for the amount claimed. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Winslow, as Commissioner.) IN RE G. D. lioDtills. The bankrupt was demribed as a secretary, of Leadeuhall :.reet, and North Brixton. Debt., 1,284 t. Mr. &rimed oppmed, for creditors. The bankrupt bad '-turned hie debts in the first instance at %11. ; he -.1 since included other debts, nialdur a total of nearly I.3JY. One of those was • debt alleged to be due to Mr. 1 Lick, in respect of goods supplied to a company. called o,t London and Scottish Fire Insurance Company, of which the bankrupt was secretary. Mr. Tuck did not claim to be t;relitor of the bankruptcy, bat was suing a Mr. Green t.r the amount. bankrupt examined, said that be wu the secretary of tl.e London and Scottish Insneancie COMpany, of which he wu ;so promoter along with a Mr. Hooter. Mr. Green, who .z.ipied part of the same premises, wu manager of a • cancial company. Mr. Tuck's goods were delivered on those premises by mistake, but the bill for 1501. was made cat to the other company. Mr. Sargood asked that the bankrupt should make an entry in his balance-sheet to the effect that Mr. Tack had cot!laimed that amount of him. Ilr..F4ley, Kr thebaninV, consented to this being done. Ali. Aldridge, for the official assignee, offered no oppoei- Len ; end cne order Was granted. IN RE A. MAILLARD. The bankrupt was a boot and shoemaker, of Lisle-street, Lidoesterequare. The accounts, prepared by Messrs. Ilart Brothers, showed a most favourable state of affairs—against debts of :!,.;Td., there being *mete of 2,790/. This was the sitting for examination mad discharge. Mr. Brough, for the amigos**, stated that 1,0001. bad tlreidy been realised, and a further amount was expected ; so that the creditors would receive a very good dividend. Mr. Sorgood appeared for the bankrupt. His Honour passed the examinatiou, and granted the ardor of discharge, observing that the estate was an un usually good one. IN LE F. MUIRIIEAD.—"TRI LONDON BLACKING COSIPANY." TL, bankrupt was described as a commission ageat, of ..!•Imstreet, and of Wilsosiatreet, Gray's-inn-road. He come before the court with debts of 4,2 , 0., of which MOM, is :Li:A to be due to Messrs. Gilbert and Co.. of Roodbusq as ility on a deed of contract between " The London Plackin; C•minany (Limited)" and Messrs. Gilbert. The oinkrapt attributes his failure to his connexion with this i . .aipany, and alleges that it was brought about by mins rro,ectation. Mr. Aldridge, for the official assignee, examined the bankrupt al to the liability to Messrs. Gilbert. He said that be •71. nlh!Oae one of the promoters of the company. Mr. Sargood, on behalf of the bankrupt, stated that the king company had originated with three I:•eri, Neville, rind another, who bad carried oo P rrZ business in Noble-street, end who conceived the hriezt idea of obtaining 4,01)/. from the public nr their secret of making blackleg. (Laughter.) The bankrupt. a printer, was promised some ad. v . ,..tatte from joining the company, and beside. .•.. e s and the other torn promoters, the company consisted i•f an army d .!9r. a iprerenieot cleric, and • commission ens.. who were all made liable to Gilbert acid Co.. on the hood for 4.00.1/. Tni. was an instance of the absurd rage whi c h evi.ted for getting up joint stock conspatiiet. -;ai for the tauVript being duped in this way he might e Tiii.l on is own business succesafully. Has 11,Lettr gritted the order. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Before the Recorder.) A " 1 Pa':. 22, pleaded guilty to several iodiet _tA ,!..irging him with steeling 37 printed forms for • , •,y rders, the property of the Postmaster-Ginersl. and 411 d utteriog P.! money orders for the payment .! I . . PacL , with intent to defraud. 'rented. •.- I risoner woe sentenced to bye Imam' penal servitude. Al LF,EI, ET 111TH VIOLENCE. • And A ;yr, (brothers) were indicted with violence sod steeling from the person of —. • one can and one handkerchief, his property. prosecuted, and Mr. Moore defended the .• .ic•ear , d that about 12 o'zlock on the night of the :4.1 last the pmsecntor, who is • boiler-maker, was al-o 4 Marehalf•street. MiHeal!, when he was d I.y the two prisoner@ (both of whom be pass-1 with two prostitutes), knocked down. • a:ck e d with violence while on the ground, and ha- lk..ichief were taken away. A mob asseru- I the 0ri.....e0s made their escape, bnt were 'rime and ideut;:-..1 by the prosecutor five days after " i Toe pr.oincutor, at the time of the robbery, had ' •:• •,( an l 2/. in his trousers pocket, which h.. ' throwin,r himself ori his stomach when he bad • ked down. A lad named Smith. to whom the were well known. identified them as being who hot attacked the proaecutor. -try nAurned a verdict of Goc'y against both the - :.lv the , ourt, •ray. 2.4 K. the officer who had aPwrehewieci the • • • that (row iafornsation be had swoertained 4 ;sest , -.12.1v bore* the character of industrious, • .*. .n l ‘sell.c.ndu-ted Foltei men. ler s..i I that but for the cllaracter be bad r I t.. senteu,:e w 0.11.1 have been a severe one. It • ...at from the evidence that they were practical THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVMING, DECEMBER 13, 1864. thieves, and therefore the sentence was that they be imprisowed with bard labour is the liaise of Consetioe for the term at Urea Woods: mouths. SHARE LIST&--(THIS DAY.) Two o'Citocw. The railway market is dull to-day, and some of the principal lines have again declined. Great Northern stock has receded 1 per cent., Caledonian}, and London and North Western and Midland f. The fortnightly settlement occupies attention. London and North Western stock is now quoted 1181 to Great Western, 784 to I ; Midland, 136} to ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 115 to f ; Caledonian, 139,1t0 131 ; South Eastern, 85 to } ; Great Eastern, 47f to 48 ; Great Northern, 133 to 134 ; London and Boat h Western, 97 to 99 ; and Metropolitan. 120 to 121. Very few transactions have taken place in foreign and colonial railway shares, and prices are un altered. Great Luxembourg are rather flat. Pd 10. pilaw I Silos. 130 1u 0 1 419 1 I le 19 36 Its Y 7 . die t i 1 ' 66161' 46.6 70 61 61 11 2V al pm 133 160 IdIs; si 2014 id 37 39 • !AY 1 1 Pesl dis 65 50 I 66 16 60 62 124 122 42 44 6 1 744.44 4 41.11 s 11 2 m' ldis ga t I 204 2.1 • I 1114, Y; I id, 4 spm 3 4pm 31 2}4lu 13 15 pm It 14 pint 6 7 130. • ek liTrcl Ida par 6 3 dif • 6 7pm 13 16 pm! 6i 11 4 oPm' 54 77 74 S 644 43 60 i Isl. lu ao 12 a die; all 211 pool 2 0 93 98 221 1 B 77A 10 1 1 01414 10 11 1 414' 061 ldis rat 10 ! 71 81p101 41 -- 12 -- 10 IS an I 46 47 Par -- f ' xi 4lpm gag ' 16 6.9 t IWs 88_ so Ws 23 ,61 1 36 87 I 2 pml 211. parld, 3 1 dlud 64 . 16 ... I 317 Oh si T ": i a{ 161 1 4 1 I 7 :-;a 491 I Set t 1 S; 9- -. 17 - 4416 . 66 66 I 10 1 - i _id _id 2 5 &We. OOLONIAL GOVZRNMLN f lIRCI7ILITINS. No. I 870061. I Pd. I CI. pekes. 18.1 es Y 0,400.. BitilehOolstip.d..lll7Blll - -• ... -.. .. Cos. Gov. i11p.e.,1817-86..100 08 99 - -.. .. Do.flpetat Feb.&Ater.lloo 97 90 ... ... .. Do.a peretMar.& B 3 100 07 90 - 1,24.808 .. D 0.6 per et.Jas.ll 1100 87 F 9 - 006.008 .. D 0.6 peed. In. 1100 86 89 - .. 180,000 .. Car Gliofrollp.d.ls7o 100 103 106 id -• .... do. 18804.100 106 107 -.. .... .. Do. do. 1890.1,100 106 108 - .__ .. Do. do. 1891'160 1 109 111 - 1 . 00;000 Otyloo.Nov.lBlll,llp.et.lloo 102 104 -. 260,010 1. . ..1 Do. 1875, do. . ,100 108 111 - 990.000.. 1 143161111 I pee 64088'100 106 107 - 1N,010.. Do. , 1878140 108 109 -• 1882,100 106 MS .- 100,000 .. Do. 166,660.. Natal o3V.4l par test- AN 104 106 - 166,000 .. Now Bross. Clov. 6 p.ct.lloo 98 101 - .... 1.. ' N.S. Wales Ov. 6 p.e.1880 140 91 100 - •• • • .I Do. 6p. e. 1871 to 1870 100 96 9/ -- ".. 1 . Do. 6p. 0. 1698 to PM 100 96 06 - 140,000 . New Zealand 6 pee cent 'lOOl 106 107 - 1000,000 ..I Do. 6 per cent. 100 89 91 391 160,000 .. Nova Scotia 6p. c., 1876,100. 99 101 -. 76,000 .. Qseeneland Goy. ap. MAIO 108 106 104} .... .18.Aset.Oev.0p. a Bonds 100' - - - .. .. 9 1c.0ov.ep.e.Iss.&Isly.1.1101 - - - .. .. Do. do. Op.o.Apelleue.iloo, 1064 107} 101 61 a D615ECT1711.1117710111.5. No. I SO. I 4tvols . IPdI Cl prices. I boles. 492,020 St. 9trieta.tp.e.Nter.&Sei.loo te 01 - 1086818 St. 0.Nth0.,41p.0.J5u.&,, 00 -. 1 - - 610,000, St 0. Wsta.-W.11.-01. 1 I p. et., Jas. & Jail.... 100 97 00 618.000 IL lenc.&YkAp.e./an&J17100 96 Id - 1190.000 St. Goo • Brlsta.4p.c.Jesetlly 100 96 98 - lowa . St L&N.W.4p.e.ho,&laly 100 96 96 - 812,610 11l I Do. 8} p.o.Jes.E.Jely'loo 84 864 ... 269,700 8$ L&3.W.,6p.o.hut&Juleloo 95 94 - ' .... 18t 21141686.4p.c.Jan.9.701y 100 96 98 - .... i St N. British. IC P. &D. &,1 6p. et, Feb. & 6%.... 100 106 107 ... 82,431' 81. N.Estro.,4p.e.Jes&lalyllllll 98 98 .... I St. . 3 e01N.16.,4p.c.Ap.&00... 100 -.- - MIDULLLDINOWL No. 1 Oa. I OOIIP/OVIS . I rd. i a. Wei 111 Aegio-Mensan.Myst *OW 11 FAirlitarlisrAirbia... 14000 16 lAastrallaniLLlegniii 117,000 10 ifierUnWaterworks ( ; 10,000 6 ' Bombay Oae (Limited 4000 60 British American Lead 514.71101.1 St. R. & 1. Mae. Tel. (LW. 12,500 20 Brithb Indi an Tea (L.l 1 4915' 524 Canada Company 60,0001 10 eanadlanLoandUnv(L ) 26,000 ID • Ceylon 20,0001 25 City of L a Tre7l.Prop,L 20,000 60 City Offlees (Lim.) ~. 60,000 10 'Cam. of Atricantler.(L4 60,000 10 'Commere)aiGnioo(lns.: 20,0001 60 Cassolldated (L) 17,6001 10 Continental Un.OastLi 40,000 100 iCostractCorporation,L 12,000 25 iCop.IL 100,000 20 C. utrtiob. onto:. 100,000. 201 Do ° 10,0001 60 I Do. of Mauritius (L ; 100102641 K repeal Palace 100,tilke.Do. Pratereoce 277,0001.1 ft Do. 6p. vl. Porn. Deb 10.000 100 IDlNooant , Corporatlor.l 60.000; uo 'E. India Irrigation. &c 100.000 20 Eorpolaocoattrr4.(L 1179.11761.1 hlectric Telegraph . 70,000 6 Eng. and Ana Copper 20.000! 60 Eng.and Foreignereoill 10,0001100 aug&ScottlahMarin.iL 75,000 20 'Financial Corporation 4000 60 :Financial Discount IL; 20,000 20 Forest. Ware. ,uae J 10,000 60 lilellivara (Limited).— 155,000 20 ; 1 3.Credit&FinotLon.(L 10,000 1 18 10en. Steam Navigation 20,000 1 60 'Nome& Ailoislaillg.(l , 100,000 20 i ndson'ePor 1%1,000 60 ,litnp.&iter.Cdt.Ass. (L ) 1 50,e00 2 ;Indian Carrying (Lim, 40,000 60 'lnternational Contract 160,000 10 'lntermit Vinso.Soc.ll.l 100,000. 10 Internal Land Creditit 60,0011 Itallanlrrig. (Cen.Cay.; 10gie00 1100 Do. Ip. c. ftls. r. le7ll' e0,00:1. SS Jointfiteck Disconnt,L; 20,000 60 'Lan.) Securities (Lise.l 20,00)' 25 Land. African Trading 10.0001 25 fond andesiedon.m.l. moo 10 ILoo.CountylLandetHit:- 12,000. Lood.thatrict Trivia ( L, 20,0001 50 Lowl flows. Aiwa (L) IDOOOI AO Do. New 175,000; Lond.o.omnibasC.(L) 10,0001 60 Lond., Italian , haStin. 10. 6, 000 000( 2020 ILond.Mer. , lond.Provinctial.Marine 60,000 10 iMadras Irrhp. it Camel *OOOl 20 . Do. 10,000 25 Marine Investment:4; 12,600, 20 Mauritius Lan..l,&c.,L, 12,004! 10 , Walla Zatea. Tel. (L) 40.000' 50 111111 wall Iron Works. 12,600, 10 Natal lend&CoL C. LI 110,0001 PI National ois.Cona (L. 10,400. 50 National Financial (Li 20,000' 0.5 , Nal iousiltnv.ll /0.004100 , National Steens N r at i liC 4000, 20 NerbuddsCoal & LOOM 10 j Do. New !0.000.26 IN.reslasid T.&Loori(L 187,176 a St ** .Drit. A astralasian(Li' 04010. 60 • N.Heit.&Mercan.lll.(l- 310,000 2 , NowaScotiao.andl. .L) 50,044' 2 I Do. do. 40.600 25 Oosan Marine luaus 10.000' 20 lOriental vommerm,,i L 10,000 60 Oriental SloanelA 101600 1 1 0etental Gee (I.ladtoo,' 10.0001 1 Do. Now 40,006 10 'Orteellnlendfdeeen ( ) VOW 10 Otago& Sthlan4lnvest 1 10,000 60 ,Ottoman ktneuesel 10,000 6 Ottoman Gee ((Limited 11.100 10 !Panama& IL St•am u L 6,500 6 Do. do 87,500 10 1 Do. New.. 003,0001 et, Peelittv.Lattda 10,000 O.) Penhuntlar M O. 10,000 60 Do. do. New 1 17,000 10 'Qat:brads L, It., 61.; 1 10,1100' 60 Ithymuey Iron 10,000 IS Go. New 4,560 SS ItIoJ. City Impeov. (1 20.710 si, Dittoditto ..... mow too , Royal StallSteara. 100 000 i. St. Au.tra. Invest. ,"1 koo° ao &Wet. 002.11. 110.006 so soc.Vican.ii 1 4 1 20 00 (L1 10.000 60 & African M. & in. (L 16,200 01 -.oath Aust. &Ilan Laud 21660004 M. Submarine Telegraph.. 1 . Do. Scrip 117,50.. 20 Tel.Construc.R‘talo.:L' 10000 10 Thatoradlterary la(Lp 11500 10 Truat&Agenc)otAua. L Canada' 20 20, ,000 1M 2 Vapid/L. Tam. Co. (L.) 60.000 10 Calvet& Marano Ina ,L.) 25,000 10 tpper Aiwa Tesg.llo.l 25.0 W 10 Ditto 10.000 rail Diemen's T. 10,000 50 Warrant Finance Um. 40.000 60 Mipatind , a CPscalca L' Si 7ifde I 7 1 Poi lit 7 Oli 84_ 81) . I 1 Oidis . idls paz idts ,I vol j • f 4fs fiats f fiPLI par 1 pei SO ill's ,iom! (.7 O I 1 " 9.1 1 P.,11 • 1 ! 0 7 fra d 1. 1 IZI par Ai 06 ipso; 1919 18 19 .1. 2 gls Par 2 - 11103 1 I E I 3 414' 1 1 3 Paz 1 Wu 3 Ws; ; 6 7 44 41 xd , 11 yedis 41 42 82 84 19 21pm 31 21114 27 29 8 9 141 26 ldis par 91 91 120 123 211413 4 Was., Ohs ben 3,11 31 33 45 zd sd H ldi 8 1 i _din q 2 r 4-6 ei — zd _l4 - 21 32 1 11 Oldie I bigus ft 4 pa: 17 YU 1) ldla par par 1 pa. _td FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 114 4. S-ui Paulo (Limited) true. 7 per cent. (111/. paid), 144. South Austrian sod Lombardo-Femetinn, 904. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'Ciaos. In the Stock Exchange to-day attention is almost exclusively occupied with preparations for Thurs day's settlement in shares and foreign stocks and, in the absence of fresh business of importance, nearly all classes of securities, including the English and foreign funds, are quoted the same as yester day. Home railway stock's, in some cases, are rather weaker. The demand for money continues moderate, and the supply large. The rate for good three months , bills is 64 per cent. In the Stock Exchange the charge for loans from day:to day on English govern ment securities is 4 per cent. At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Iteuter's tele gram, the Three per Cent. Rental; were quoted 66fr. 05c., being the same as yesterday. Consols are now quoted 894 to 4, ex div., for money, and 894 to 1 1, ex div., for the account (10th January). The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 891, 89, 4, 89 ; ditto for account, 893, 5 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, sag, 4 ; New Three per Cents., 881, 4 ; Bank Stock, 2374 ; India Five per Cent Stock, 1034, 102 1 ; ditto Bonds, ss. prem. ; and Exchequer Bills, Is. dis. As regards foreign stocks, scarcely even a frac tional variation has occurred, business being very languid. Mexican Bonds have declined per cent. Some of the present quotations are as follows, viz. :—Greek, 221 to 23; Mexican, 294 to ; Confederate, 59 to 61; Spanish Passive, 31/ to 4 ; the Certificates, 14 to 4 ; Turkish Bonds of 1838, 704 to 4 ; ditto 1862, 71 to 4 ; and the Cousolidjs, 46; to 474, ex dir. Transactions are recorded as follows :—Dutch Certificates, 974 ; Egyptian, 951 ; ditto second issue, 951 ; ditto 100/. Bonds, 96 ; ditto 1864, actin, 4. 4 prem. ; Greek Coupons, 94 ; Mexican, 294 ; ditto 1864, 271 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c., 471 ; Russian, 1850, 861 ; Spanish New Deferred, 414, 1, 4 ; ditto Passive, 311, 1; ditto Certifimstes, 145 ; Turkish, 1862, 711 ; ditto 100/. Bonds, 7 1 1 i 4. Egyptian Loan scrip is quoted to 4 prem. ; Danubian, I dis. to par ; Monte Video, 1 to 2 prem. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, 3 to 1 prem. Internaticnal Financial shares are now quoted 21 to 4 prem. ; London Financial, 9 to prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 3 prem. ; Imperial and Mercantile Credit, 3 to 4 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 161 to 4 ; Ottoman Socidt4 Gatirale, 24 to 5 pram ; and Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 1 dis. to par. The number of bills offering is so limited as to induce an impression in some quarters that the commercial public are holding back in the expectation of a reduction in the Bank mini mum on Thursday next. An alteration on that day, however, is not looked for by the majority of persona practically engaged in finan cial business. It must not be forgotten that during the present month the heavy payments on account of the revenue always give the Bank great control over the general money market, and, although the directors are doubtless indisposed to lay themselves open to the imputation of exacting, au unduly high rate from the public for the use of 1 the public's own money, they may well find justifi cation for a delay in reducing the rate in the pros pect that such a step would stimulate the demand both for silver for the East and for gold for the Continent Our general financial position, though far more satisfactory and hopeful than it was a few months ago, is still sufficiently uncertain to render it desirable that the utmost caution should be observed. Heavy engagements have to be met at the turn of the year, when the money mar -1 ket is ordinarily disturbed to • greater l or less extent. Important interests would suffer were the Batik, by • precipitate movement, to cause such an action upon the foreign exchanges as to stimulate the efflux of bullion, and thus bring into view the contingency of a rerewed rise in the value of money. Thus far, the fall in the rates Las beeu steady and progressive, and it is to be hoped that the administration of the Bank will persevere in their prudent and cautious policy, the beneficial results of which have caused it to be regarded with satisfaction by all sober-minded persons. During the last four weeks the coin and bullion in the Bank of France have experienced au in crease of no less than 3,130,0001., and the total was stated in the last return at equal to no less than 14,225,0001. against 13,840,694/. in the Bank of England. It is believed, however, that consi derable draughts will soon begin to L.; made on the bullion in the French bank, for payment for cotton, &c.. and the latest advices state that specie is also being withdrawn for export to Spain—perhaps in connexion with the temporary loan which the M.M. Pereire are said to have made to the Spanish Government. As, in addition, the French com mercial settlement at the end of the year is very heavy, it is believed that the bullion in the Bank of France will be found to have reached neatly, if not quite, its highest point in the last return. The particulars are published of bonds, repre senting 66,0001. of the Turkish Loan of 1838, wh'ch wen" drawn ou Saturday, and will be pad off at par (100) on the Ist of March nest. The fortnightly settlement in sharea and foreign stocks will begin to-day (Tuesday) and end on Thursday. The sum of 64,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank yesterday ; no withdrawals were reported. The steamer Athenian, from the West Coast of Africa, has brought 11,500/. in specie. It is satisfactory to Sad that preparations are being made in every quarter to render 31onday, the 26th inst.(the day after Christmas-day), as complete a holiday as possible. The Stuck Exchange will be closed, and every other place of business resort will be either entirely shut, or opeu for only an hour or so in the morning, for the reception of cor respondence, &c. At the various batik% unfortu nately for those engaged there, the present anoma lous condition of the law renders it necessary that some attendance should be given, but it will be merely nominal. Throughout the metropolis and provinces the day will practically be observed as a general holiday in business circ les. _ _ A meeting of brokers of the Stock Exchange, in reference to the present proceedings of the corpora tion of London against persons acting as brokers without their license, was held yesterday and nume rously attended. A committee was appointed to act as the circumstances may require, consisting of Messrs. F. Banbury, W. Hartridge, S. Lawrence, H. R. Price, Samuel Sheppard, Davis Sims, and H. Waite, with power to add to their number. The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1,476/. over last year, and the Smith Eastern an increase of 3431. The final call of 4/. is to be pail on the shares of the San Paulo (Brazilian) Railway Company (Limited) by the IGtb January. At the meeting yesterday of the London and Liverpool Hotel Company, a dividend was de clared at the rate of 1U percent. per annum for the half-year. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Scottish and Universal Finance Bank (Limited), is convened for the 23rd inst., " to receive a report and statement of accounts from the directors. Also to adopt, if deemed expedient, a proposal fur au amalgamation." A general meeting of the Nova Scotia Land, Gold Crushing, and A inal4aniatin4 Company (Limited) is called for the 29th inst. ' We are requested to state that the share list oi the Imperial Austrian Gas Company will be closed on the 19th inst. for London, and on the 20th for the country. The Manchester Examiner of yesterday contains the following : . . . . We underetand that Messrs J. M. and J. Stanley, of the Midland Works, Sheffield, have found it necessary to mill their creditors together. The liabilities are considerable— rumour says about 40,0001.—and it is not. expected tL,t the statement of assets will reveal • very favour..ble state of affairs. The firm Mu been distinguished for haraig made the largest castings in the world. An attempt w..s some time ago, to carry on the concern under litnited company, but it was unsuccessful. There will be a nesting of auditors in • day or two. IioNDAT Eriztoo. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 89g to 4 cx div. for the 10th Jan.,opened this morning at 895, and, after falling to 895, closed at 895 to For money the last price was 895 to I. The 'Alicia( business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Console, for money, 89, }, 881 • ditto for account, 895, 5 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 881 }, 1, ; New Three per Cents., 881, 1, g, ; Ba nk Stock, 239 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 103}, 4, 1025, 103}, g ; ditto Bonds, par ; Five per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper, 1015, 101. The India Five per Cent. stuck met with numerous transactions between 102/ and 1031. The Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper was a little more offered. India Bonds were dealt in at par. Ex chequer Bills remain at 6s. to le. dis. Foreign stocks were dull in the morning and firmer in the afternoon. Spanish Passive itouds opened flatly, and declined to about 311, on the announcement of the resignation of Senor Llor.onte, the Minister of State, but the speculators after wards becoming doubtful whether this event .s to be regarded as favourable or unfavourable to the prospects of the creditors, and consols having im proved, an advance ensued : the closing yiumtion was . 1 better than that of Saturday. Confederate Bonds and Danish Bonds of 1864 improved 1 per cent., Greek 5, and Mexican and Turkish Con solid&e per cent. Turkish Bonds of 11KM, on tho contrary, declined } per cent. Bank shares continue to show dulness. A reduc tion was quoted to-day in Chartered Bane ~ f India, Australia, and China, British and Californian, Bank of Hirdustan, London Bank of Scotland. Loudon, Hamburg and Continental Exchange Bank, Union Bank of London and Standard Bank of Africa new shares. International Bank shares were slightly firmer. Auglo-Egyptian Bank were lusted dis. to Fix. Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 16 3 to being rather flatter ; Egyptian Trading. 7 , to prem.; National Discount, 10} to / prem. ; au Joint Stock Discount, Ito 4 dia. A rather decided fall took place in the shares of the Canada Com pany. Commercial Union Insurance, Italian Irri gation, North British arid Mercantile Insurance, Ocean Marine, and Universal Marine Insurance we-e all flatter. International LaL,l Credit have improved to 1 to } prem. There we r , • a:so in ,nines for Contract Corporation, Cit' Office., Upper Assam Tea, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam shares. Ottoman Sociik6 Gsim!rale shares were last quoted 2} to 25 prem. The shares of the financial companies wer• rather weaker, owing partly to the absence of b,:-meas. London Financial and Imperial Mercantile Credit declined ss. The closing quotations are annexed, viz.: —International, 25 to 2 prem.: General Credit. 2 13-16 to 15-16 prem. ; London Fivaucial. 9, 1 ; to prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit. 3 1-'l6 to 3.16 prem. ; and Credit Foncier and Meta err, 3to } prem. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'CLocK. The dealings in the mining mare: to-day are upon a very restricted scale, and prices iu most instances are unchang.4l. Atten tion is partly diverted to the fortnightly settlement. Lady Bertha shares are in exceptio nal request, at an advance, owing to an iu,..r.vement iu the mine : the pre-ent quotation i 4 17.. 6d. to 225. 641. Great Vor shares are called ::51 to 3i ; East Wheal Vor, 2to ; East Lovell, 14 to 15 ; East Russell, sto ; East Cara/ion, 191 to East Grenville, sto ; cud East Basset, 48 to 7, •I. Great Laxey are officially marked 19. Port Phillip shares are steady ; tray -actions are recorded at 11 and 11. United Mex:..:.iu exhibit flatness. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN NIA MEET. (THIS DAY.) (BT ILICTIIC AND INTERNATIONAL MAGNATE.) (FROM 01111 OWE CORILL.SPONDENT.) . _ Cotsox.—The market for cotton Sita4, an 1 the ialea will probably foot up 7,000 hales. Coax.—Market fairly atteeded. Wheat is mnlerat• demand at prices of Friday. Flour quiet and unzbAnged :a value. ladian corn 3d. lower for DaaulAnn, will fair are. Beans, oats, and oatmeal slow end unaltered. TUN POLIO& COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. RAPID DRIVING. Alfred Earl, a driver lately in the service of the London Parcels Delivery Company, appeared to answer hie bail on s charge, adjourned from Satnnily, Nov. 19, of being drunk and drivint l fzio tj u l aly in the Strand o n th e 18th, causing injury to Ann Seymour and Jane Johnson, aid da magingthei! ifie w r evideme had been heard, Mr. Rigby, who appeared for the complainants, said it was much to be regretted that the company had not made any overture. There was no desire on the part of the com plainants to press the matter unduly. It was not a cue which he could treat civilly. Mr. Vaughan said bill only doubt was whether be ought not to send the prisoner for trial. The offence was a mis demeanour, for which at the sessions he might be sentenced to two years' imprisonment. At all events he should pose the full penalty in his power, which was 405., or one month's imprisonment. That was for the public offence. The complainants must seek compensation for the injuries they had sustained in a court of law. SOUTHWARK. BI3GOLAR COMPLAINT AGAINST THE BRIGHTON RAILWAT COMPANY. Mr. J,seph. • pawnbroker, of Bermondsey, attended before Mr. Woolrych, to prefer a complaint against the London. Brighton and South Coast Railway Company for refusing to pay 601., for taxed costs in an action decided against them in the Sheriff's Court of Surrey, for com pensation. It appeared that for the extension of the Brighton line of railway near the Loodon•bridge Terminus, a vest deal of property has lately been clear e d awa y on e ach side as far as New-cross. The defendant carries on business adjoining the line at Bermondsey, and although his premises were sot required, they were much damaged and the stock interfered with oa account of the builduig materials flying about. As the company refused to compensate him he brought an sc. tion in the Sheriffs' Court for 7501. damages, and after fair trial the jury awarded him 401., which carried costs. A dispute afterwards arose as to the ability of the plaintiff to sae in the Sheriffs' Court, but it was contended that the taxed costs, amounting to 601., must be paid. Application was made to the railway company in the usual way, and as they refused to pay the complainant now came before his worship, under the Lend Clauses Act, for a dis tress warrant on the company's goods and chattels for that amount. A barrister who attended for the complainant aid that the costa were taxed on the 31st of August, and on the 9th of September a written demand was made on the company. Another application was made to the com pany on the 16th of November, but they refused to pay either the compensation awarded or the taxed coats. A clerk from the office of Messrs. Faithful, solicitors to company, said the company had nothing to do with the complainant's demand. If anything the contractor was the party that ought to have been sued for compensation. The railway extension certainly passed the street near coin. plaioant's place, but they avoided his premises. lie was, therefore, not entitled to more than five shillings from them which they had offered him. The claimant had lately lamed a writ against the company to recover the money ; therefore, nothing oould be done until the isms was tried. The barrister said that had nothing to do with it. The sheriff's jury bad awarded his client 401. as compensation ; therefore, the railway company were bound to pay the caste. He referred his worship to " Turnham v. the Metro politan Railway Company," Law Journal reports, as a case to point /kr. Wootry& was of opinion that the complainant had no locus standi against the company for the costa, as sup posing the company had a good plea in the action now being brought against them Use costa in question could not be en forced. The barrister said It sash was the ease sheriffs' powers would beslroost melees. Mr. Woobleb adjourned his decision for three weeks, but observed that he thought it must be in favour of the railway company. PAINFUL DEATH IROH LEAD POISONING. EcQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) At noon, to-day, an inquiry was held by Mr. Richards, deputy-coroner, ►t the Bricklayer's Arms Tavern, Collingwood-street, Bethnal-green, reepecting the death of Henry Roes, aged 42 years. Mary Ross, 4, Essex-street, said that she was the widow of the deceased. He worked at Messrs. Grace's white lead factory. At the time of his death he workel at Messrs. Edmoeson's lead smelting works, Fox-street. Bethnal-green. He only worked at the latter place three weeks. Messrs. Grace's factory was in Holy bush-place, Bethnal-green. He worked there from June. He was a healthy man at the beginning of the year. He Dever bad a fit till be worked at the lead factory. He began to complain three weeks after be went to work there. He got pains in his stomach, had slight choking fits, and his limbs became contracted. A doctor told him that there was no danger in that, " it was only the lead." Coroner—When he got ill why did he not leave the factory ? Witness said that she begged of him to give up the work. but ht said that there was no other work, and if he gave it up he did not know what the family would do. He had been a dock labourer. He speedily got mach worse. He went to a doctor, who said that be bad as much lead in him as would poieon twenty men. He got tita front time to time very bad. He was • most temperate man. On Thursday last he got • dreadful fit, and mitoses took him to the London Hospital, where they seemed to think he was drunk, and they said it was not • use for them. She got an order for br. Daffier to attend him. He died in convulsions on Saturday. Mary Butler, 11, Fittetreok a young girl, and that the was employed at the Fox-street Lead Smelting Works. She saw the deceased at 6 o'clock last Thursday morning. Wit. nen wag told by her mistress to ask him if he felt well enough to work. He said, "Quite well for work, thank you." Io ten minutes he fall m • lit. He Ina sent home insensible. Mr. Joseph George Dairies. If.R.C.S., said that be was called to the deceased on Thursday laat. Ile wu insensible and tremulous and was suffering from paralysis. Ile died on Saturday. The poet-mortem examination showed that the brain was congested and there war scrum effused in the ventricles. There was a general effusions( serum in the dlr. (erect organs. There bad been extensive inflammation of the per itooeum, a membrane enclosing stomach and intestines. That would give rise to great colic and bad been caused by inhalation of lead poison. The cause of death was paralysis from lead poisoning. He did not appear to have been • drunkard. Mrs. Edmonson said that the deceased bad been only at work for three or tour days each week at the smelting fac tory, on account of illness. He said that his bead had been affected : he had been 21 years at sea, and bad to leave it because his bead was affected. It was through charity and at hie own request that he was employed by witness. He gave witness the idea that he had been • gay liver, and had been given to drink. He said that he ha; lost nine children. The Coroner said that the medical testimony negatived the idea of intemperance. Mrs. Roes recalled, said that deceased had been • sailor, but be gave up the sea , merely because witness wished it. He was an habitual drinker until eight years ago. He had never been paralysed formerly, but he had had the rheumatic fever. Mr. Erato said that the deemed was last employed— for one day only—in his factory on the 12th November. Some of his workpeople had been employed there forty ye Sri. Nevertheless the bustnedi was unhealthy. but. • great deal depended on the employ's themselves. If they were cleanly, washed carefully, and took opening medicine. which was provided for them, they could to • great extent obviate the effects of the lead. Deceased had applied for work at first at another hr snub of the work; but he was deemed too weak and would w.t be taken on. Ti.. Coroner hens summed up. The jury returned • verdict of " Death from paralysis, from lead poisoning acting upon a weak constitution." THE BRITICH 31USECNI. —The trustees of the British Museum, in consequeoce of Gh r i s tmaaday this year falling on Sunday, have granted the to4pl-pe's in that Institution a holiday on Mond sy, the 2nd of deanery, is ' stead of Monde,v , the Nib inst. By this arrangement the public will not be deprived of the opportunity of visiting the museum. On the last occasion of Cbristmas-day falling on Sunday the persons who visited the museum on the day following exceeded 20,0 W. Two FARM Lr.—o u Saturday night last, Mr. Henry. Kirkby, of Uodrrbarroe, sod Mr. Robert Lucre, of Leth, left Kendal to return home, after attend. iug the market. Both resided at a distance of four or five miles from Kendal, on the other side of the steep limestone ridge known as Scout Sear end Cunavrick Scar, which arPa• rates Kendal from the valley of Croathwaite, Lytb, awl Underbarrow. They were well to do farmers, living oft their own estates. The night ..01 dark and stormy, and floods were out in all directions on the low lying lands below the Scar. Mr. Kirkby, however, never reached that point. He was found on Sunday morning lying deed near a limekiln not many bun. deed yards distant from KeodaL Apparently he had fallen from the top of the limekiln, and so been killed. The kiln was not burning, bat some lime where be had fallen had bad sufficient heat to burn his clothes in some places. It is sup posed that the deceased and his companion had been taking I • short cut from the cud of the town into the tinclerber- row-road. This path traverses the imarries, and the ground where the limekilos are situated, and it is probable that Mr. Kirkby mistook his way in the darkness, I and so fell over in trout of the kilo. Mr. Nave appears to have been heard of lest at the Punch Bowl Inn. Coder barrow, about s mile and • half from his own house. He stated there that be had lust Mr. Kirkby, be did not know bow, and was urged not to go forward, es the mosses, across which a portion of his way lay, were flooded. He however declined this advice, and has not sums been beard of. There can be little doubt that the unfortunate man was drowned on the moss, and his body would perhaps be carried by the swollen stream of the roderbarrow Pool and River Gilpiu past his own house to the sea at Mdalhorps Sands, menbe Bay. —North Beirut, Stu it. ORDINARY BRARJRAND STOCRIL I 1 8h. 1 Pd. i ILAn.wirt. all Diswa.,WoLet Blow 1100 Dlpthand Tyne I an ' B 0000 0. 11 01fra.&11d.C 1110 ,Brietol and llaster 100 Caledonian all ,Oork and Bandon all Cornwall all Do. A JA no dlr. unti l all Do. N p. eAspald to B. W Dublin and Belfast Jane all DundenPerth,ttAbd.Jo 100 Ndinburghaud (Meadow 100 Glasgow and d. Weston 100 ' Great Lamm Ord. st. ;100 I Do. A Stock IWO Do. Z. Ann. Stk., No.! VW Great North otioodand 100 OrestNoriharn 100 IDo.A • rect. no mu lti(' j B o. pidd B 1100 Gt. South & West. (les ; 100 'Greet Western 1 100 Donlan VaLettnink IWO Do. South Wales 100 Do. W. 11141.—Oxford 100 Do. Do. Newport ST 89 noi 131; si; I Ilea Do. Do. Hereford 100. Lambing & Yorkshire !100 Loudon and Blackwell ;100 Lon., larlyhtn, & S.Coast 100 london,Chattua,& Doe . 100 London& North Wenn. 100 LooloodznouthWeetern 100 Lincolush liaryport and Carlisle Do. Do. Share -100 . IletropoUtan 2 W. hew 100 .Midland W o Do. New ,100 Do Biros. & Derby all MU Gt. Wo. (ire.) ell Do. y Mares I ay lgld Nod _ _ _ 10 all Mid Kent (Cry SS 100 INorth Britlsh U. 1100 I Do. 1402.,Perth.Dust St. 100 N. liestem—Berwlek SS MS Do. O. N. Z. Parc.— St. 100 Do. Ueda.. St. 100 Do. York Sa • 100 De. Carlisle a.ll Do. litock.dDsrliiii 00 21 i Do. do. 1806-00 U 12 Do. do. 10116411 St. 100 North London 10 I n Do. New ...... St. .100 'North Staffordehbe 10 i all N. &S. Western Jake 100 •Soottish Central St. 140 'Scottish N.E. Aber. est St. 100 Scottish Midland 10 all Shrewsbury & WelchieL St. 100 Shromhlre Colon St. 100 South Demo St. 100 South Eastern St. 'lOO S. Yerksh. t River Dun to all stunes,WoMmtlimotc. St. 100 Taff Vale 10 S Do C St. 100 Vole of Neath St. 'lOO Victoria Sta. et Pimlico Si. 1100 Waterford t [Skew. St. 100 West Cornwall IC 1 100 , W.lLetlps LIS L. A , 34 36 1.1 17 Al 92 106 198 47 68 71 81 133 134 154; as; 130 182 90 91 The Tei ST Sio 67 69 64 48 100 102 116 1164 82 84 10611 1061 ST 39 1194 119 snl 97 9i 08 81 121 12 1341 IS7* 106 103 116 i V It V 113 114 88 32 11 12 pm 9 10 00 120 1!5 it pm 79 8 0 101 11} US 142 68 60 40 42 8$ 04 11 9 163 168 Se 4 1 VD 108 110 .1 98 40 .1 74 77 - 1551 7a: ib a 652 ni 9- ~2~8 BAIT= 2 . 08814910246. ilia Pa. I RumArs. i Closing pekes. 100 J all Allantk& Lowest* 68 OD U. 100 1t0ui.8ir.&C.1a.6.6p.c.1 1034 103} 10 J 2 , Do. 1 aihares I par }pm all Buffalo & Lake Huron. I 5} 10 all Do. Preference 9l Pe i 100 100 'Bud., Brank&Godatich , J I sp. c. INa. A06.1,1072' WI 100 Do. do. July 1, 1876 76 00 100 100. Do. do. Jane 1. 1674. it. 100 C.l. &11.10atern5p.e. O. 86 100 it 100 Cape T. 6 Dockep c. 6 ., 100 all u..:nerara, gs' 1 p.c.per.prof, do lo2} 103} It. 100 L,at Indian gu. 6do I 103} 104 20 6 Do. J Letenaloa Ol 100 Grand Trunk of Owen; 21 21 100 all Do.ltntup. 11.11.5p.ct! 89 91 100 all Do. La prat. Bondi 7O 72 WO ell Jo. deferred' el 14 100 all Do. 2nd pre. Bonds OS 08 100 .an Do. do. deferred. 66 68 100 all Do 3rd pref. Stock 103 all j Do. do. defined. 67 60 100 .11 Dv. 01.3 prof. Stock 100 , rLL Do. do. deterred 28 30 it. 100 Great Indian Petnnsula 113} 1061 so 12 Do. gua. 6 per cent! } }On 03 2 Do. New do. 307 tqa it •10, o. of India g. 6 p. et lOl 103 0. It. 100 Do 4} pit Cent. Do 7.3} all Gt. Western of Canada, 0 23} 15 Do. New ll4 100 all Do.uk c. on. 101 l 91 IWO all Do.b} do. do. 187.8 $0 10 2 Indus Draw* Loaned 10 j 1 Do. New U. 1 100 ,Madras guar. 6 p. cent lo2} it. lt.o Do. do. I ta d ri o i . k . ) 9O it. .103 Do. An. do.— 91 20 Do. PUth u at 'lOO Melt,. Corp. 6 per c. Bd IA all Meth. and flotsam's Bay 59 61 90 all N.ttrna.&Can.cla.•&B a 6 at 100 N.SooCan.6p.c.latp.B.; SP U 51. 100 Scln4e. Ifums i pm' co 102 103 $O. 'lOO Do. Do. do Delhi au lo2} 1034 20 2 do. llO it 100 Do. Paulson d_ ..o. , 1034 103} St. .100 Do.lndus ft./lc& do 96 01 Isl Oisiel 1091 103 2; 104 102 j - Clomog prices dales to-Chi, yesterday. I to 1 P•al. 115 i 15 I 114 '" PM I Saks. 7t 73 103 101 JOINT NIOCIL DL KS. ta.mrca lOW 100 Agra tt Masteromu's.4) 2%030 60 DO. New, W. 311 pen. 20,000 60 1)0. 16611,1 as 30 pm. 10,000. 60 A Nos 10,000 100 AlllasceLoe.*Llverpooll MON 100 Do. New 10,00 u 10) I.a.c lamed at 20 pm tuo,ooo 20 Anclo Austrian 20,000 60 Aoul• !tattoo (I.Losit00)1 1tt,640 40 Auetroatata 7 500 60 Do. New 12:50e en. Bankot Dittialt‘oltualital 10.04? 25 Wok of giorpt CWO 1?? !Sank Of - .on . . 26,00 u 20 Bank of Otago (Limited, 10,000 100 Bank of iiurensland (I.` tu,lasi 60 Busk of V zetortaolimirial 2,000 100 Bank of Wale= 00,000 4) Rank °View 60.01 u 20 lira&hankrortiiknmslil le,Ouu ISO 4ritish & Californian (1. Ilkooo 60 British N. Amadei' —.. 40,000 20 C. 130. Ltella,Aua., Miss • 20,C00 t:S Chart.. lier.ot Intlia,kr 10,000 100 City 20,M 100 Colnnial 10,000 46 Com. Batik of India, tlc &AGIN 10 Cows... Mated Bank (J, kik& 190 ContiacinSsi ktako W. New 20,010 SO C.: Loudou ;Limit, 1 60,000 40 /Astern kashmir, Lim; 61000 20 bitgtleokerAnaLl3tart.L I bil Eugliah anti Swedish ,L 66,40 60 Lutopean bank Limited' 16,00 u 1, Ilinsinso.Chlnatiaap. 14000 1t) Do. imued at 4pm 40,000 100 Do. New, ix at ti pm ' 12,000 100 Imperial Mint, Wasted 13,0 w New t!ii,1:;)0 io poperlalOtic;a.. 26,000 60 I to r ..rnationel Bank 14,1 lOo,uoo I 0 Lend Mort.bk. In4l 1 20,N.) .7.0 Lon. Bk.of 16,00- 100 Lon. Hank of fc.tlaud I&Osu IN Loudon and Bratills• &Wm ItO Lon.B.Ayres&l.PlatolL 110,uuu 26 Do. New, Ws. at la pia. attoo lou Lon., bar.. &y. ntati. kL.,' 50,00 • 20 Loa. MBank et AuatrL I ny),n 50 btudon and County . _..1 6,00 u Lou. 00.000 50 Loudon Joint Stmt ! smum 6J Do. N evr,iss. at 3Oytai 16,ta1l 110 Lou. sot .N oritiern 2.5,000 20 London, South African! 1,00, lOU & S. Weatern (Lisa.: 60,060 106 Loc. & Westminster • 10,000 100 Merchant liank:Lltn.; I 20.000 60 Mercantile & techan:Ll 20,tain 60 Do. New 10:00u ltru Metm. & Pray. blink 5.000 14 Sll.llmd Hank Um.) . 10.000 14 N otal Liverpuol. : I 1:,04 100 N. Pm. of brztarad 16.004) 20 -- Do. -- New 20,000 20 Do. do. do. 20,0uu SU Na• tonal B.tii k, New I 214,000 20 Neweouth Wwws 40;000 LI New Zealand llAra/tadh 60,006 •0 North Western 40.40) r. 5 UrieniZ Book Corpora.' ai.ooo b 0 Provin.Bankim...Corp.,L, 19,000 lea Pronto... of Ireland 2;,SUe 20 Scin.le, tv South Atuaralla 10.000 2S south Eastern ;Lam.) 10.000 lOU Stand. 01 B. 8. Attics 4.460 100 D o. do. .... 4t1.010.0 LS Vatoo of 11.ti,-irttgi: 10:606 160 Uwon of Inland (Lira) , NOOO N Mum of Loadoe 60 6 1 20 26 1 90 ' u 110Llib. No. I SIL I Metz IPO 10. piton 2966,0011 St. East sod West LAU. 100 i Lid lii Itooo 10 7enerslPl99tt Jock 6 6,10..110 9L ,Lottdoet.B4.ll fa IN I 71 7$ 1106,011 SC Southamptuu 109 — M 0.40 0; 8t Victoria 1.010 110 I Do , New I I I ... PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL. Dlr. It-Caledonian, 1361-Great Eastern, 471- Great Western, 781-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1151-London an I North be ester:, 1194 151 id lel 19 18f 19 an-Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 884-34bIlami, 13 3-Noah Eastern, Ber wick capital stock, 1134-Ditto, York. 1033-south Eastern, 854 -Great !astern S per .rut. scrip, 94-Bulfalo and Lake Huron, 5-Demerara 7 per cent., 180- Great Western of Canada, 9 d.- Illinois Central, 501-Dutch-Rhenish, 5j p. -Great Luxembourg Guam., 11 13-18-Sambre and ilense. 81- Spanish CertiPcates. ls --Confederate Loan, en 1-Eastern Exchange bank Lindtad;, 14. -Liverpool nuance Limited:. I d.-31creanttle and Ex Bank ..Limite.C. 3 13-It:J.-National Bank of Liverpool Lifal h =, bj 1 p -North and scouth Wales, 451-North WeWern Bank 'Llinifed;, 4 p.-Itritish and Foreign Marine 'Limited), 4}15-16p. -Empire Marine . United, I 3-lop -Liverpool and London and CI Eire and Life, 91 p.--Maritime Insurance Limited`, 5-Md.-Mercantile Marine Limited). 1-18 d.-Queen Insurance, 9-18 p.-Royal lnatiriusee, 51 p.-Thames and Berkey Menne ,Limited , 51 p.-Colon Marine :Limited', 31 p.-National Steam 'Limited , 7 13-16 8 7 15-18 d.-West India and Bacitic Steam, p. -Liverpool Corn Exchange, 11)0. MANCkgsfllt, OW. 12.-Pries were steady, and a god busi ness was done. C. Cantina and Co., p.-Gesat Eastern, 474- Great. Luxembourg. llf -Great Northern A, 158 Si 5-Great Western of Canada 91-Great Western, 784-111Inoii Central, paid op. 501-John Brown and Co., 17 p.-Lancashire and York shire. 1-London and North Western, 119151--Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 661 -New ditto 5 per cent, Pref.. all paid. 9 13-16-Mhb.aid, 1371-Berwick, 1154-Los M b 72--Bouth Eastern, 56; 5-Ditto S per caul .1871), 10.'-Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance, Sj p -London and Caledonian Manse, 1.16 p -London New. 1151 I-Confederate Loan, 591 ell-Union Piste Glass, 3.4-Great Northern New, 3 p.-Union Bank, 5 p. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICIL SOCIETY. Yesterday 'Teeing an ordinary meeting of this society was held in Burlington House; Sir Roderick Murchison, the president, in the chair. Before the commeucement of the regular business Sir Roderick Murchison directed attention t 3 a magoificeut volume on the table, which had beau presented to the society by the Emperor of Brazil, who bad been elected as honorary fellow. Mr. Fletcher, through whose instrumentality the work bed been brought, stated that the work gave a description. with numerous maps, of the river San Francisco, in South America. The river is 1,200 miles loeg, but foe 400 miler seer the sea it is not navigable. For SOO nail, however, it is navigable for large vessels, and it is istanded to construct a wad to tap the upper waters of the river, which will open the communication with an enemies and richly fertile region, where cotton is cultivated by free labour, and may be obtained in abun dance. Be eulog!sed ire high terms the present Emperor, who possesses an szteorive knowledge of science and litera ture, and takes so lively an interest in geographical and . scientific pursuits that be attends twice every month the meetings of the Institute at Rio de Janeiro, and site at the right band of the president. He concluded by saying that the Emperor of Brazil is " inch a king,* and that there are six feet four inches of him. Tim Esersts FISHEILIIK—The herring fishery is considered virtually at an end at Great Yarmouth. The season has been one of the most successful on record. At Lowestoft also the smaller bouts are "making up" for the meson and counting their gains ; few of them have naiad len Chas AIX, and some of them have fish producing as much as 0101. per boat. It is thought that the voyage will result in ea avenge return of 'SW. per boat ; 250 f. per boat will ewer egpenses. The larger broth connected with the port et Lowestoft are still at Ha. MINCING-LANE.-(THIS - - Srcan.—The market continues very dull, irrl altbotigh there is some inquiry for refining and export Inalitiew, the offers are mostly below those ruling last wont. 1:r....n5d,, both dried goods and pieces are in more demand at steady one's. COFFEE. —The market generally is steady ; 11, few lots of Rio have brought 63a. TE 1. —The market is quiet ; the public salts of Assam an portpoeed to Thursday nest. Rem.--^_o puncheons of Jamaica sold at f prises, and 20 puncheons of ordinary Demerara at 1•. !,' Curren. —The market has again become et, and prices are barely supported. GAMBIZE.—A parcel of good quality sold t 2is. yid. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAT.) The searks4 is steady. Tows tallow is quoted 41 . 5. 3d. ; Pater bare F.U. OS the Rot. 41e. ; Jastutry, 41.. td. ; March, 42.. tid.; April to June, 42,. 9d.; October to December. 43a. 9d. SMTTHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(TE IS DIY.) Mew& Harvey and Eutoo report tnute plow at the fol lowing Prim :—Prime mead 'trim, Ma. ow hay. 9:4. to 104. ; clover. old, 110 a. to Mk.; to 301. PFILUMATIC DINPAIVIL —Yesterday the entire road traffic between Chancery-lase and the to:. Gray's inn-lane was stopped and diverted round by I: 04's-ro.id and Hatton-garden on the one hand, sod Chat ert-l.inc and Castle-street, liolborn, on the other, to enable the contrac tors and their workmen to excavate the roadway for the laving down of the pneumatic tubes, in continuation of the line front Euston-square. The operations for this purpJse are being carried on day and night, with a view to the pro. posed completion of tie line and its o:ening fog traffic to the Post-office before the end of January. The requisite parliannota7 powers having been ob. tsioed last sesaloo, it n not intended to wait, as was at Erst thought desirable, for the co isitruction of the Holborn.valley viaduct, by which means the poen -1 matic tube would have been carried continuously on a level, hut to sink the tube under the wanly from Holism' to Snow-hill, it befog perfectly practicable by the atmospheric system to work any ordinary Lad up or down th e se i n . clines. From Snow-hill the lice will pan under Newrate. street iota the Post-office yard, in St. Martin's-le-Grand, where the Car station win be established, the site having bees granted by the Post-olEce authorities. The work, will be carried forward with as much rapidity as possible, so that the publics traffic may be interfered with and suspended as little as possible. Telegraphic wires are to be laid down simultaneously with the tube, for its safe working from ter minus to tern:lions, sod there is to be an intermediate sta. tics adjacent to the Immo( Court Hotel, now constructing, is Holborn.— T. nes. THE WEATHER ON THE TY:CR.—The Mena, Leith and London steamship, put into the Tyne yesterday after. noon between 3 and 4 o'clock through strew of weather, She sailed from Leith on Saturday night, but had to put beck under the shelter of the land on Sunday night. She left the roadstead yesterday morning about 4 o'clock. In passing the Fero Islands the vessel shipped several nts. which nearly Cie! the cabin, endaugereil the ship, a n d greatly alarmed the passeogers. She is all right, however, and passengers and cargo are safe. She had on board sol diers belonging to the Hoots Grays, the and 14th Regiments. Tiny have landed at Shields, sod will probable proceed to the south by railway. Some sailing vestiels and • large steamer likes troopship have come into Shields. COTTON ON THE PARA NA.—A newspaper from rtrana states that within a few leagues of that city there were planted in 1863 shout thirty acres of cotton, and that is 1864 there were planted move than three hundred acne. The product of 1864 is intimated at 3.200 pounds. From this it appears that this year's product must only be an introduetioo to the future wealth in cotton, for the same district planted in 1864 over 3,•.100 pounds of seed. It is planted to hills two yards apart, with two or three seeds in a hill. Most of the plantation are on the banks of the Yarns River, where embarkation would be a very trifling espouse. i f