The Express. — London, England, 1868-11-27 00:00:00

11111:H1LENEA R COLLIERY E WIGAN X PLOSION' . I "'S F IFTY-SEVEN WIGAN. TM:IOWA Niaar. ei ; :ltt this morning an explosion 1 . at the Arley mine, at the oolltery of • ' ; loft tol.tl CO. (Limited), Handley . • Mtgati. Fifty-sewn lives have been • ..1 t. tt ether persons hive been seriously At six 0'41....* the firemen tuade an in 1. Ind reported that all was safe. Both the .. +. s ee Lein killed. The workings extend east . t n the east side 130 men worked. and west CO .* ;0. All on the east side t ,arly all on the west side were killed. ~ •• txplosion was mused is not known. r-01,. escaped with burns. A few rile , ,le datup,..att# ADO was restored by • • , . 1 , • Alen, but ou were suffocated, and .1, emcee his burns. The extremity of the of reached till six hours after the . „., n , I'.l!v-four of the bodies lie in the i, gee t:, nr ti e pit. Mr. Higson, the pweru kr, has been down the pit since noon. • Trem the Xp.theister Frem:ntr.) • ad tidings of the disaster spread far and I. a ill Mit) with which mil news alone commu iteelf, mol we. tren magnified by rumour. .Lord) after the explosion the friends and rahs of an tedeer. begnn to pour in from the seigh r ve hg, s, .no of them mile* distant. filled with stiewglisig with a hope that oley kept 31.-1 Nero women. wires and matrons, •.1 1.1.t1 119, having them only three n, 1.1 h, Et and hope, were now in the • st.e.ly was to them • pit of dertructien. • • it..l..teg and wringing their hands." as husbands are overcome by the r 1 .•.-elous toil, but as a rule, their 1., t,:el heroic in • surprising ilel.froe. ••• • LI e aressiun in awed silence ; its , i. the %et,- eNtent and greatness of ap) (arid merely stupefied, or . wattle their loss. It was start . . .•• %el .I.tolgh the crowd in the course of the • • ! t : Leanly every person among the ) 1.• 11., le to whom one addresmd him . .4. invari.bly one of the bereaved. a :-011. a brother, or • nephew; or hustand; in some painful instances • •.• e • r.lst:v • tad been killed—one half • house. it iie” at obe fell -troop. Following the almlst r re le s..ridents, a very large pro • of the ki'.:rd wsre young men, only two or •.• !ring mere t‘ !Tin old. Out of the 47 1 hsd teru I eight, near ly 30 , in. g tide Lothing whatever is known • ~1 ther -tiangt!y enough several are Ss this usiteg ay see youths and boys. Seven . • t!.• r , ..l:ng men, were married, . • Lantls-r leave families. Roth the 7 , w. rit at the time of the explosion, .7.i. 1. As mintt:tos, in the case of Joseph : • r.:tn . .ah. the children counting ten. painful. It is proper to • s lit Las been made for the tam : • 's•tsated. the proprietors of the col • M: Scoweroft, having acted y ; : trttitUdO. • ' I • : - :nrod of Hindley, and Dr. Bibby, 11.• gr.:,und after the accident, and : assistance to tha sufferers. .; 7 :.t:• . %s'e also the Was of the dead . • : d :he bodies laid out in the work : ry to the painful work of identi t... it N. •shold. vicar of Hindley. and his * . t.s Rev. Mr. Lewis, a Wesleyan .::y a• tive in rendering assistance and in comforting their tl.e. most active among those s a M- • :t.worth. the manager of the - .1.- • in giving his aid. Many vupany were present during ! .1.. y Thirty-seven bodies lie in the .• • • been identified. •:y suriace. which was that of ~s , . d Itm taken home by his al., was psrson named James A. •. A 3 , A.th i,:au• 4 11::1.! , •:. son of a person _ fy, w ws t.tn•: 1...2.y injured, and he _.rd a very r!d•rt trut. ;•• •:i.puedthat t' , r ^ Ito be named Beasley nt.:- a, are pull .n t?.e r:t. it having been stated • r.• • f th• - •,e wt. ••• 1..3•c re...vied that they were •••• .n the •I:te t • the shaft, and, by another : - •st to had Lea: •.i men calling out that they were r •• "-6 large cavity filled e,• r hr. the 1,6t:,)M cf the shaft. The dib-hole" s . t•-.:as. in order to test the truth of ••:. tt 1. , re if possible, the miming bodies. • • I.• •• r• missing. 1.1. i IF THE BAROMETER AND THE .WERT CATASTROPHE. TT It OP 21IE EX.PPE6II. • - I • s.i with much interest your remarks •1...1.!;•11•• r. the 14th instant, in reference to the 1. , ..ght of the barometer. Now, please to your attention to the variations of the atmo .l here whath Lave taken place since that time. From the ti. the Nth we had a slight fall of about three : t.the of en inch. which left the mercury stani -4 at *le. wI4,L would be still very high. kering the Sol:owing f rty.eight hours--viz., from 'Lc to the there was • sudden fall of ne and bele.arsez of mercury, which Was zeal grrstor than the fel. which took place at the :.me et ti... at the Oaks and other collieries °IP d 'e artA. . and bad the managers of col cauLon and acted upon it, by care --! w ' hug 'hiring the " neat few days after • we tle.:•.:d not. in all probability, have to "-. 1 " • atmtrqi.e re , arded in this morning's papers. •• $ ; h time that something should be done, and let it be compulsory; the widows and victims demand it. I should have pre ....ozne one else had taken up the subject, for •x.polltd to ,sy something which perhaps may • 1, savouring of the shop, or of • puff, and I • • •r° written anonymoualy, were it not i 'one persons may look upon ,rue slight authority in this matter. mcteorologioal observations ought to be taken :,,o; experience proves it in this case, as it has , :moat every other. At every mine there •t.. J.. at least one barometer. The late Admiral ‘ • •item spoke t•) me on the subject, and lived I doubt not but he woZild have meters at er. ry coal mine for the guidance of ' •• iic did in all the fishing villages for the benefit of •• True, he was laughed at at first, and by the ` 7 4he interultd to sate, but how is it now ':' • t never put to Me when the barometer ' , fele , . they should not. It would be with the miners; let there be a hero ; at the mouth of the pit, let there be and directions printed in large type close to 0 4.1,5 will soon understand it, and we should soon :•-• .eisp-trimming, lamp-opening, and pipe-innok ? "' 0.4. I ieneltifle these remarks by begging ":• 1 1 , l•liev. that I wish to recommend any 44 em , tit , d Messrs. Negretti and 7Ambra. I i NI and sincerity that anything will " • 41.7 i sodott.r, made by any maker, I care not, ; but for Heaven's mike have • T,u ' 4 " I.ta IL., matter in more forcible .• ds t & a we d you w ill deserve the re" • f ell. I • 11, .. H. T. NRGICETTI. EXPIAP,I42! Nit All TRURO. --•• A tro .ll'eron occurred at 4 o'clock yesterday after- M. Allen gunpowder worka s three miles from 11,r.. .holm followed each other in rapid MN. kLu :mei, excitement in Truro where the ' " *Waken as if by an earthquake. The sulphur • 1,- pnoise of winding, end when the lam,* - eta 14 workmen had time to escape. Four build • t. " destroyed. The magazine. .:4 ry ge ittuAr of gunpowder, ciskes was shout frum the scen e of the sot. Nu "'l.• lost. Isid.t AND CIUNA MAI/A.—MALTA, OA: a .2 7 i Th.! Peninsular and Oriental Company's ra from Mouthempton on the 14th instant. „ • asa 'at ad. at Cr a.m., aad left at midnight fo r i? tr` :Tarr THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1861 THIRD EDITION. LAW INTELLIGENOIL-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF QURRN'B BENOIT. After Term Nisi Prins Sittings at Weetminster.;Before the Lord Chief Juslissand special juries). geezer v. wafture —icrruoantx•ne CUI4IIIIII winter ♦ Cr LVOTICAX. Tkis was an action for slimier. The declaration con taiaed eight counts. The defeadant not galley to two of them, and a justiaadicia to & d estining six. Mr. Colendigh mo d, Mr. Mr. Serjesat Sleigh were counsel for the plain tiff sad Mr. Serjeant Ballantine and Mr. lietadb far the deinedmat Mr. Oolaridge o ia opening the pialatfra tees, ~ a id 'lbis ie aa astem for elandet coatainino eight count and I have the impleasent duty et eapimaing to you what thews slanders are, and swat • d I knew any way' by which this iavestigatioa 'prevented, and the inquiry into these most dirotestiag slander, could b e removed from a public mat of no effort on my part should be wanting, and ao laiasnoe I could our piss withheld, to prevent what I unmet but think, whatever the remit might be of this sue, bpildie sosalal ant • public member. but as the Lead QM Justice who site on the bench has so choke he the oases he has to try, and you will have so chilies to the oases you will wit eu—so an advocate in the discharge of his duty has uo .trice. and if I must ore this case to you I will do it as smartly as I can. This is an sobs. brought by a clergy. 'Len of the established church, and the bourn 1 int of Staley Stratford, in the diocese of Oxford, f. r • series of libels of the filthiest, most dia i.ingaig. and most revolting nature that one herein I ring can make a nst another. Nothing has ben nulling on the tiro part, short of cowardice or an abeolute from ea breetigation to put of, ar avoid and delay. if pomade, a nth° ii.seetigation of this kind. Nevertheless it is **- mental to a gentleman in the plaintiff's position that such charges as have bees made against him, it they are neither withdrawn, explained. or apologised tor, should be gone into, because such char ' se 'Mike at the very Tort of any 1 rafessional use —I hardly like to use that word—a clergyman can be in the exercise of in his tamed calling. The charges you will have to in vestigate are of au unnatural, filthy, and beastly nature, dehb rately made and persisted in, and made not to one or two persona, but to six or sues different individuals in the peitch .1 Stony Stratford and extending over • series of year". The defendant is, I believe, a plumber, re siding at Stony Stratford, and so far as 1 know, a re erectable man, and one of the plaintid's parishioners. The plaintiff was appointed to the living in 1838. It had been, I believe, • very neglected p lace, and there was II great deal for an activ e intellige n t c lergyman to do, and I believe no one will deny that in the discharge of his sacred duets Mr. Sankey had spared neither his pine me his person in the active administration of the abase of his pod,. He freely spared of the sibstanee God has given him for the benefit of those whom lie had been called on to preside over. In No vember, 1866, the plaintiff brought his action, and it stood for trial in June. 1867, but a material witness being ebscut the plaintiff withdrew the record. He then hop ed the di fendant would be induced to withdraw the charges and apologise, and that they would be left to sleep in the ileci.nty from which they ought never to have been drugged, but the defendant, instead of doing xi, entered the case for hearing by proviso, by which the defendant can make the plaintiff proceed and force him to try the case, whither he wishes it or not. The plaintiff has, there fot e, come into court with this case, and it is for you to say aft. r hearing the evidence whether there was the slightest shadow ut a foundation for the imputations made against the plaintiff. Se vela' witnesses were called, who deposed to the state ments made by the defendant of the plaintiff's conduct towards him. The circumstances were said to have occurred on Sunday nights after church service. The defendant was striet in his attendance at church, and fre quently communicated. He was also a married man with a family, and had done considerable work for the plain tiff. There were ruinous also about Franklin. plaintiff's coachman, and • boy who was also in his employment. ILe I:ev. Mr. Sankey deposed—l first went to Stony. Sti rtford early in 18.)9. I was presented to the liv:ng by the Bishop of Oxford. The defendant, Wright, was one of my congregation. I gave him work after he com menced on his own account. The charges made against me are without the slightest foundation. lam • married man with a family. Immediately I heard of the charge, I applied to the churchwardens and asked them what they would wish me to do. and I put myself in communication with my solicitor, and wrote to the bishop to say I wanted to see him. Cross-esamined—l always heard reports prejudicial to site, but not culminating in this. I undertook it with that impression. The bishop told me it was the blaskest spot in his diocese, and I must expect to bare them made against me. Certainly not of this character. I first heard of these in October, 1866, from Dr. WlCay. That was the first report I ever heard of charges of indecency in relation to boys or men. A boy named Morton was in my service. Ile kit in 1861. He is now a steward on board a Penin sular and Oriental steamer. I received • letter from him in May. Franklin, my coachman and gardener, has been in my service seven veers. He never made any charge to me personally about Morton. He never made a charge definitely to me about Morton. Franklin complained to me of Morton's bad language, and I termed him off. Franklin said Morton had spoken im properly of things in the house, and I discharged him. I did not ask Franklin what Morton had said. I did not think it necessary to make inquiries into the subject. I cannot say if I gave him a good character to his next 'place. I cannot remember if I have seen him since, and 1 have only received one communication from him in ans wer to a letter from me. I saw Franklin last in June—for a few minutes two days ago. I have not seen him to-day. I understand he is sub renaed for me. I saw him about nothing at all. He re ported himrelf to me. I en , as a witness I Lever heard th at Franklin circulated reporta about me. I have conversed with him on this subject. In Nov. 1866. I wrote to him the following letter: " Dear Franklin,—l was quite Winded with your de nial, and es was my London lawyer, but Walpole and Worthing both think your singeing the other side will reside me to drop further proceedings. Everything Henry Wright has said will be proved to be untrue. At present a writ is out for 1% right in London, but I am quite willing to drop it if every other thing is settled." There was also written on the top of the Letter:—" It does not require any witness. Sign it and put it into the pod" Mr. Serjesnt Ballantine (handing plaintiff • paper)—l think theme are the terms enclosed tcerranklin. Plaintiff—So far an I can remember. They are like the words. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine —Can you have any doubt about it ? It is • copy. Plaintiff—Copies may be made for a pupate. Ido not Delius it to be • cepy. I hays no remembrance of the exact terms of the original, but it is the substance. I will accept it u a copy. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine—l'hen there have been other charges made against you besides this? Plaintiff—Others have been circulated. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine—You see a lady's name is mentioned in this paper ? 1 laintiff—No. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine read the paper, which was to the effect that Franklin had denied that he had ever told Wright that the plaintiff had been caught in the act of adultery, or that he ever told him that the plaintiff had taken any improper liberties with him. I laintiff—l first heard of that charge when investigat ing the others. The Bishop of Oxford, when he ap pointed me to the living, wrote to me that be had " sent me there because it was a centre of darkness and he hoped I should make it a centre of light." These rumours and charges are intensely disagreeable, and I have not charged my mind with every step in the annoy &DOM I know the lady referred to in the charge of adul tery. She was staying at my house at the time referred to. I can't ray from whom I heard of it. I beard of it about the time of the rumours under inquiry. I think the churchwardens firth informed me of the charge of adul tery. To the best of my belief I don't think I heard of it twelvemonths before I heard of the de fendant's charges. I bad heard of the rumour before the lady left my house. I did not commu nicate it to her. I don't know that the rumour was circulated on Morton's authority did not enter into the charge of adultery with because I had i heard it was not an actionable charge. wanted some thing tangible on which to found an action, in order to clear my character. I had a conversation with Franklin about Menton, and he said the latter wu a foul-mouthed boy. Ile told me that Morton had said I had behaved badly, but that he was • little lieu and had sicken badly of the young ladies. He had made no against me, but bad spoken in a gthwal way. did not say that Morton had ma& • foul charge against me. I understood from Franklin's manner that Morton had made a foul charge against me, but I did not like to go into such filthy matters. In consequence of the learned eerjeant pressing the plaintiff upon this point, A juryman rose and said he wished to protect the wit- The Lord Chief Justice informed him there was no occa sion for his interference whatever. Plaintiff—l gathered from what Franklin said there was something filthy in the charge. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine—l ask you whether Franklin did not leave your service in cionsequeoce of his wife's re preaching him for remaining with you after the charge Morton had made against you of indecencies of the worst kind? Plaintiff—Certainly not. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine—Nothing of the hind? Plaintiff—Certainly not. I never said to Franklin in any conversation with reference to these rumours, " See what happens when one has • hadaitenple set to ono in youth—habits grow on one so." Franklin was • sort of confidential servant. He never said to me, " Little James told me you behaved in a very curious way the other night" Plaintiff appealed to the Lord Chief Justice if theses questions were to be put to him. The lord Chid Justice replisd—Oestainly. You have oballessei ihs I'laintiff denied Mat Le ever did anything of the Mad imputral to him. Frankliiileft sae Whin*, INC Ha MOW told melds wife niched him to leavens. she lea strange woman. rather excitable, and nuiny of her family hare died in a lunatic, asylum. Blastulas to the stables one day and said to heft husband." You shan't stay here any longer in this wicked place." 1 took no notice of it. I wai not yoiug to ooadeareed to do so. I settled it with him afterwards, and gave him notice. The charges are an entire fahrioatioa. I never employed any one to ere the defendant and mats oveitures to him relative to this case. I would accept nothing but a eon phate retractatios of the charges and as ample apology. Re-examined— fiunday nights after the ohuur have ablated practising they sad the mirage and frioads go into my homes with me.to supper without revitatioa. The husband of the lady referred to mated is with bar. The was the plaintiffs owe. Mr. Berjt. Bellantine then &Lizard the jury fur the defendant. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) /IIZOIInaLO S. .111111:111•Lb. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. ()Ward, Q. 0., and Dr. flwabey the responde for the petitioner; Dr. Elpinko, Q. 0., and Mr. /Marie fer nt Th. petitioner in this cam waa the wife of Colonel Tito =l• and in ISIS she instituted pretending. for • os the ground of adultery and desertion. The ores was hied by a veMl Jury, and resulted in the gal lant colikeer's aapalMia kiis wire now sued him agala for a sew series of matrimonial offeaoss, to which he bad not pleaded, mi d the appearance of his counsel was therefore merely forat The marriage had taken place in 1869, there bad bees sae child. Th e union had never and been a Nippy one, and the parties separated as early as 1811. Witimete were called, who proved that the respondent hap heed an immoral life since he had left his wife. As regarded the charge of desertion, Mrs. Fitzgerald berm& gave evidence. la October, 1169, she told her husband that 'he expected to become a mother, whercupon he went into a greet patsien, sad said he would take care it should never kappa' nestle. From that date he withdrew from cohabitatein ; mai about July, 1861, he left her altogether. At that time tboy were residing at Bradou Hall, in Wiltshire, and one morning Le said 1%43 should seek separate ledginp, for he would tic% er live with Ler again. A few hours afterwards he went away, and be had kept his word. lie had never contributed anything to her support. rlbe case was pueciediug when our report left.] CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (TIM DAY.) CIILIIO2 os SURNING wren Payers/ 60, was charged with feloniously and maliciously casting and throwing upon Alice O'Neill • large quantity of corrosive Cult!, namely, oil of v.triol, with intent to maim and disfigure her, and to do her pierces bodily harm. Mr. Poynter prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Straight. The charge against the pruloner appeared to be one of • very serious diameter. e poems:atria. who was very much younger than the prisoner, appeared to have lived with him for several yearn, and there did not appear to be any doubt, notwithstand ing the act imputed to him, that he was very much attached to her. She seemed to have left him on one or two occasions, and each time the priaoner brought her back again, and threatened that he would kill her if she went to live with anyone else. On the 27th of October the prosecutrix went to Deptford to visit one of her sullen, and about 5 o'clock in the afternoon she was walking along the street on her way to the house of another sister when she met the prisoner. They proceeded together for some distance, and when they got close to the house where the prosecutrix was going the prisoner took off the probecutries bonnet, and also her boots, and he then poured • quantity of oil of vitriol upon her face. Before be did this, he made use of the expression, " I have got you now, and I will do for you ; " and the re sult of pouring the liquid was to burn off • great portion of her hair, and also to burn her face and neck severely. After the prisoner had committed the act he ran away, but the screams of the prosecutrix created an alarm, and he was pursued and taken into custody. 'lie jury almost immediately found the prisoner Guilty upon the third count, alleging his intent to disfigure the prosecutrix. 'I be prisoner was sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for live years. MIDDLESEX SESSION. (THIS DAY.) (Before the Ameistant Judge.) SOLE STREW Jaren drbor, 46, and John Dario, 60, were indicted for stealing a watch and chain from the rayon of a man whose manse is unknown. This was one of the common type of street robberies, the property having been stolen by a woman and handed to the male prisoners, who were detected in the act by SeriAt Ackrell. t i Tory found both the prisoners Guilty. Sergeant Ackrell mid he had known the prisoners for years as associates of the went of thieves, and some of their companions were serring.lo years' penal servitude. They always committed these offences in company with women. Samuel Hatherly, 98 L, said he had known Davis for three years as an associate of the word characters in the Waterloo-road. He was in custody about twelvemonths ago for an assault. He knew the other prisoner as the associate of thieves, but had never seen him in trouble. His companions were card-sharpers. Herbert Beeves, warder st Coldbath-fields, said that Davis was charged in the City a short time ago with uttering counterfeit coin. but he was discharged as only one piece was found upon him. The Assiotant-Judge said the court was determined, as far as it lay in its power, to put down theme street rob beries, for • pawn could now hardly walk the streets at any time with safety. The sentence was that each of the pruners be kept in penal servitude for five years. He said be should order Sergeant Achrell to receive • reward of 11. for, as far as his experience went, he was one of the most active and intelligent oeicen in the force. THE GENERAL ELECTION. Ow =mimes.) POLLING.—(THIS DAY.) SUFFOLK (E1182).-11,i0 o'CLoam Adair (Ly Wedeln ad 1317 Major (C) Comoro (C) 2 co'Ciaai. Major am (C) NU (0) UN - w ..—...." (-Im* Wad Adair (L) _ 0011 K COUNTY.- •10.10 °Twit _ In s em is _ _ _ La o'Cuva. BarrY (L)_ Dowiniki (L) Boy/o (L) DEVONSHIRE (80UTH).—I o'Onoot. (Grote poll so tar fir known.) 2011 = (o) wick n Amberloy (L) 2 o'OLoon. 2324 1412 2437 e 8 liegelll (P) Amberley (L) YORKSHIRE (EAST RIDINO).-11 01:44ax. Sykes (C) Browne, (0) Haworth (L) WICK DIETRATT.-12 o'Ou)08. Toth - 642 Laing ( 1 4 CAUDIOANBIIII4II. CLOON. Majority for Richards (L), 134. Elliot aumbers aot yet know a. NOMINATION.—(THIS DAY.) ORKNEY AND SHETLAND. bowls' end Diddle. foil denissiled. WEATHER REPORT.-(TITIS DAY.) Frarmv, NOT 17, d A.M. The iweeame ol alletelkerual prawn b weliwied M abort It our eoatenkr. la the seek el Was& bow ver, a LURIA diminution has keened etas tat evegru o ll as k nudiak le throe &hulk are meatball, ealfecn. =ae argon to be in the kWh of Treace. Tem tare ham wed nusidtrably ia the north a trek ; slsewh s awe lage dame. At our meters stations a Whit art-omeady I rem meads ; but in other park the wad W bum. very I p tlead variable. Thu weather la cloudy, with kg and Wet la Dar.: owl Cr OLOOX. In tie stock markets the dealers are almost ex death ely cligaged in completing the fortnightly alinement, and very little frebh business is reported. The tendency of prices generally is un favourable, owing to the expected issue this evening of another Russian loan, and to the increased demand for gold for exportation to thu Continent. The government &ads are dull at the closing prices of yesterday. A few of the home railway stocks have been sold at lower quotations. Metropolitan has again given way, transactions being recorded as low se 10Ik. The prisoipal movement in foreign bonds is a reduction :of I per omit. in those of the Orel Vitebsk Railway. Mexican are inquired for, it being hoped that some arrangement may soon be oarr zed out with the government for a cattlemen of the claims of the bondholders. There is not much &markt for money, but the inquiry is oweted to increase later in the day, in connection with the Stook Exchange settlement. The rate for the best paper is 2) to 2) per cent. Consols are at 94} to ) for money and tho let of December, and the Three per Carta. Reduced and the New Three per Cents., V2t to I. As regards railway stocks Metropolitan by , ' declined I rev per cent., and Brighton, 1, but lAcdon, Ch them, and Dovor hay improved 3. Prime are quoted as follows:—London and North Western, 1121 to 1 ; Greet Wastes, 49 to 1; Midland, 1123 to 1; London and South Western, IN to 881 ; Great Eastern, 421 to 1 ; Brighton, 48 to 1; South Eastern, 791 to 1; Metropoli tan, IC4I to 1 ; • Great Northern, 106 to 1 ; ditto A, 1134 to 106 ; Caledonian, 74 to ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 17 to 1; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 3 ; and Mancher tr r and Sheffield, 471 to 48. The transactions in foreign securities are rather limited, and tiro market is dull. The Orul Vitobvk Railway Loan has declined per cent., viz., to 89: to t. Egyptian Bends of 1868 are 1 lower, at 74 to, 1; while Mezioan have Unproved to 1, the present price being 153 to 16. Bra zihan of 1865, 771 to 781; Chillier of 1867, 961 to 1 ; Egyptian of 1864, 82 to ; Italian of 1861, 56 1-16 to 3-16 ; ditto of 1868, 3 to 1 prem. ; Peruvian of 1863, 811 to 821: Russian of 1866, 891 to 1 ; ditto Nioolai, 651 to 1 ; ditto Moscow-Jaroslaw, 811 to 821; Spanish of 1867, 34: to I; Turkish of 1839, 671 to 68 ; ditto of 1882, 67 to 68; and ditto of 1865, 411 to 42. Indian government securities are inquired for. The Five per Cents. are at 110* to 1, showing a rise of ; the Ten-and-a-Half, 218 to 221 ; the Four, 102* to 103 ; the Bonds, 10s. to 10.. prem. ; and the Debentures, 10. to t ; Bank Stock, 244 to 246 ; and Exchequer Bills, 14s. to 186. prem. In the market for bank shares, Anglo-Austrian are in request, at 8 to 1 prom . ; Imperial Otto man, 1 : to a ; City, 111 to 121 ; Imperial, 171 to 181 ; London and County, Mt to 1 ; London Joint Stock, 331 to ; London and Westmincer, 671 to 681 ; and Union of London, 361 to 371. No alteration is apparent in miscellaneous shares. General Credit, 2 to 13 dia. ; International Financial, 13 to 13 din. ; Hudson's Bay, 141 to 3 ; Telegraph Construction, 131 to 1; National Dis count, 111 to 121; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 31 to 4 ; and Anglo-American, 221 to t. American securities are rather inactive, but the 3-20 Bonds show a rise of to / per cent., viz., to 741 to 1. Erie Railesy shares, 26 to 271 ; Illinois Central, 931 to 961 ; Atlantic and Great Western debentures, 38j to 2; and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, 381 to 392. A general meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of England will be held on the 2nd of De cember, for the election of a director for the re mainder of the year, in the room of Mr. Sheffield Neave, deceased. Mr. George Lyall is recom mended by the court to fill the vacancy. A general meeting of the proprietors of the London Joint Stock Bank is called for the 21st of Jan lary, to receive the report of the directors and announcement of dividend. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Chartered Bank of Australia is convened for the 11th of December, for the declaration of a dividend. A petition for the winding-up of the North West of England China Stone and Clay Company (Limited) ia to be heard before the Mader of the Rolla on the sth of Doemnber. The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and North British railways shows this week an increase of 2,661/. over last year. TWO O'CLOCK. The English funds have declined per cent., viz., to 94 to k. _ POUR O'CLOCK. Console remain dull. at 94 to I, both for money and the account. Home railway stocks have declined 4 to 4 per cent., the chief fall being in Metropolitan and Midland. The present prices are as follows: Caledonian, 74 to 1; Brighton, 481 to 4 ; Metro politan, 1034 to 104 ; South Eastern, 79 to 4 ; Midland, 1114 to 4 ; Great Eastern, 414 to 42; London and North Western, 1124 to f ; and Great Western, 484 to 49. Foreign bonds are 1 to 4 per cent. - lower. Italian of 1861, 354 to 56; Peruvian of 1863, 814 to 82; Turkish of 1863, 414 to 1 ; and Spanish of 1867, 344 to 4. No bullion operations have occurred at the Bank to-day. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Rental opened at 71fr. 75c. for the account, showing no change. The prospectus of the now Russian Railway Loan has just been issued. Messrs. Rothschild, as agents for the Brazilian government, have given notice that the outstand ing bonds of the Brazilian Five per Cent. Loan of 1839, amounting to 277,9001., will be paid off at par on the tat of April next. Holders of these bonds will also be entitled to a dividend of 21 per mut. thereon, which will be 'd at the same time. It seems to be expected that the new Spanish Cortes will be enabled to meet some time next month, but the exact date must yet be uncertain. Of course the now loan of 4,000,00 W. which has been contracted for by Mesas. Rothschild with the government cannot be introduced here until the formal unction of the Constituent Assembly shall have been obtained. It appears from statensenta in the Paris papers that some of the holders of the Turkish 6 per cent. General Debt consider themselves aggrieved by, and manifest a disposition to challenge, the assignment by the Porte of certain revenues to the Pans Societe Generale as security for the proposed new loan of 6,000,0001. contracted for by that company. The General Debt holders seek to make out that the revenues in question have already been assigned to them. About 30,000 soviwei were withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for 'The large supplies of bullies just reported are expected to be seat to the continent, the demand for that quarter having iaereued. 3 A meeting of the Oritfithl des C0M11417 t...Li ntited)was held yesterday, when a dividing 10[6 ornt. wee declared, free of income tax, with the iatteire payment of 4 per cent. m Jur last, a total distrtion of 10 per oent. foe dm year. Tie meeting of shareholders of tlio Notional Sant:, (onvened by the directors for the pur pose of removing Sir J. N. Wlresse front th. of (f director, is fixed for the ltlth December. The report of the direeton of the Gresham Life Office for eleven menthe ending the 30th dune last was made to the shareholders at their twentieth annual meeting, held yesterday afternoon. The report stated that 3,693 policies had been leaned during the eleven months, for assiering 1,438,1481.; that the new premiums were 41,422/. lbs. 3d. • and that the income has sow increased to 320,0001. per annum. _ _ Wo aro requested to state that the list of appli cations for shares in the Britannic Fire Association will be dosed for London on Monday, the instant, and for the country on Wednemray, the 2nd Deomnber. The following is the official return of the cheques sod lAN cleared in the Bankees' Clearing-hoes• foe the week ending Wednesday, Nov. 23 : - Thursday, Nov. 111 03,337,000 Tslduak:tov. 20 8,909.010 , Nov. 21 11,232,000 hloods4y, Nov 23 9,330.0411 Tuesday, Nov. 24 1,706,001 Wedossday, Nov. 25 516,677 ,000 Goo. Thatotagnia, Chiof Inorotoo. Bankets' Cleariag-bouso, Noy. 26. For the corresponding week of last year the total waa only 48.620,0001. The inrro.o.oo of eight millions now shown warrants • moro en couraging view of the condition of businos• The wrekly return of the Bank of Prance shown the following changes (tbo exchange being takes at 2lifr. to the pound) : _ . Coin sad bullion Dowager .040,0011 bins discounted Notes in eueelaties Private deposits Traiwury balance lnenwes 74000 Advances There is a further moderato decline in the coin and bullion, and an increase in the discounts. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, Nov. 23, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changtv . . Circulation issue Z 2,137,315 Decrease 556,206 Circulation active I üblic deposits 6,421,696 Increase 397,06/ Other deposits IB,I‘3,UOS Decrease 669,6i9 Garerinnevt securities in banking department . 14,074,874 Decrease 22C.,6* Other. arthog to bank ing detartment Coin and bullion in both departments 18 , 2 . 5 4(1 37 Decrease 100,022 Seven day and other Dills 672,283 Demon 3 . 1 . 0,10 The heat Notes in reserve Totalrfterve (notes& coin) in banking depaitment 10,013,382 Increase 10,825 The influx of government deposits hail been numbs more than counterbalanced by withdrawals of jail ate deposits, but as both the government and private securities have fallen off the reserve shows a net increase of 143,823/. The amount of the decrease-100,022/.—in the coin and bullion is boa by about CO,OOO/. than the sum withdrawn from the Bank for export during the week. The info ?ince is not only that full provision has been msda for the election expenses, but that coin is now beginning to flow back. BAN! OP Au Arcot-Fr, pursuant to the teethe week ending us 1 IMO■ DWI ENGLAND. Mt Itlt sad Sib Vidor* cap. 11. Vedstaday, Not. xi. 1804. Not. issued tit,743-10 1iat,U1.366 li;;;;;;Ast Debt —MUM* Otbee Seeevitae' Geld Waned Bolibm.ll, Bible Haim. s&icnia Di Peopristore Cagad-sivekooo Itewt Pubbr DMZ; deft. =Witestaki PaiIIINNT. •.W.l3t.iL diMie — Ziat Scale- NMIWNW Debtor! DividisdAecieuals) SATAN Oehler Dapaiiis Irma Day ard Mbar Bar .....—... 141,730,05 -- Ittorksra Other Elsemitiss 16 . 4M1N1 Nolan b,494. lie Odd sad Siker Om 1.1194111 Dated the 16th day of 14475..411a lIANZ May, Deputy Osage/. r. tee RAILWAY, _MINING. AND OTHER SHARES.-(THIS DAY.) Posner pnoes tot pan..l COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SZOURITIES. Canada, 6 per cent. Jan. and July, 95g. New South Wales, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1088 In 1896, 1001. New Zealand, 6 per cent., Jan., April, July, and Oct, NI. Do., 6 per Net.. Mardi and Sept., 1891. 1081. Queensland, 6 per cent., Jan. and - July, 1882.6, 1081, 9. Victoria, 6 per cent., April and Oct.. 109 0. I. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. MUSE= BY ♦ NAILWAT UIIVAWI . losses TAompoes, a youth in the employ of the Midland Railway Company, wee placed at &ober before Alderman Wilson charged with stealing several bundles of wax candles and twenty-one lead pencils out of a case that was in the railway van. Benjamin Parker, a van driver, in the employ of the Midland Railway Company, said that he drew up his van in Falcon-square behind that in which the prisoner was, and while waiting there he saw him stoop down wend times, and then put his hand into his pocket. He could not see what he bad in his hand so he communicated with the carman of the veil and he had the prisoner taken into the superintendent's office. John Saunders, foreman of the Faloon-square depot of the Midland Railway, said he was present when the prisoner was accused of tampering with a case, and was asked if he had anything about him. He produced a number of carpenters' black lead pencils from his pocket, and on wanes, searching him he found several bundles of small wax candles. He then examined the case which had been taken out of the van, and found that it contained similar articles. The case had been opened at the corner sufficient to admit of a hand being inserted. He said he bad purchased the candles in the City-road for Christmas, and the pencils be was going to take to his father. Mr. Ralph, the superintendent of the yard, said that, when the prisoner was accused of stealing the articles, he denied it, but, when similar geode were produced from the case, he admitted that he had taken them from there. He bad a good character with him. Alderman Wilson sentenced him to 14 days' imprison ment with hard labour. TER FORGERY OF . BILLS OP EXCILI.VOR IN riieiri. EXAMINATION.-(TMB DAY.) At the justice-room of the Mansion-house to day the three foreigners---Strierner, Stoves, and Henske— were brought up before Aldermen Allen and Carleton for further summation on the charge of forging and uttering numerous bilk of exchange, and of being in the unlawful possession of 64 dies or stamps of different firms. The engravers whet made the stamps were now called, and it appeared that the first order was given to them in the year 1884, when 20 or 30 were made for &rimer, and the second order in bar. 1866, on which oesesion 10 more stamps were and the whole of these were found at the office in Nicholas-lane, where the ed. ebb gave evidence as to inquiries he bad made at Minefield, Sheffield, I.lvapo and Wolverhampton with reference to the drawers and weep ton of some of the bilk, and deposed that he had been unable to find any such persons as those whose names ap peared on the bills. The prisoners were again remanded for a week on the e=on of Mr. Poland, barrister, who baa been in to conduct the pmeseution, the City solicitor being unable to attend through indisposition. The London, Belgium, Brazil and River Plate Royal Mail Steamship Cempany's Mesmer (My of Brame* Captain Haddock, arrived at St. Visitant at noon on th e 12th November. Mild days and • half from Fahnontk. INDIA CNINA, AND AIIMALIAN (111KAITT) MUM—ZAMA* Nov. 27.—The Tanjore left at 11 p.m. yeMerday kw lieutkaneptink whore she may be look*** about NW Mk presinse. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& MASX-LiNIC.-(T1118 DAY.I Fresh up_ this morning the receipts of wheat from Esse: and Kent were limited. The transactions in both red and white parcels were on a very moderate seals, at Monday's decline in the quotations. With foreign wheat the market was well surt?liel. For all qualities, the demand was inactive at about late rates. Floating cargoes of wheat met a slow sale. Other atticlee afloat were tolerably firm in value. fete was • moderate supply of barley on the stands. in all descriptions sales progressed slowly, at previous quotations. Malt sold slowly, on former terms. For oats the demand was only to a moderate extent, at Mondays currtrcy. teens were dull, at drooping prices. Peas met • fair sale, and the quotations ruled firm. Flour commanded but little attention, at about sta tionary currencies. Lin Med was quiet, but mewed and most agricultural seeds (hanged hands to • fair extent. Cakes mortal off slowly. ARRIVALS OF ORATN, INTO LONDON BY WATER CARRIAGE FROM NOV. t 3 TO NOY. 16, BOTR Cf. CLUSIVE. llVlnei•bralay. Yak Usti. Brae Ras. Row. R P.sp4. ye. ipi. qrs. lorls.,•soks. 145141‘ 800t4h... 770 11100 480 ... ... Yarsiga.. tin° IMO .. 1 9880 .„ 1150 230 Total wee 1501 I 3sso • s usci coo 31•440.3880 qrs. . I.° LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKET. (TIM DAY.) (ay rics.aoacrn.) (neon ova own 0011.11SPOYDRIM) Corrow.—The market steady, mire probably about 10,000 bales. Coan.--Fair attendance at market. Wheat plow sale, at 2d. to 3d. per cental lower than Tuesday Flour almost unsaleable, at Ia per sack reduction. Deans and oatmeal steady. Oata ld. per bushel lower. Indian corn in limited r eq uest and 3d. per qr. chesi.rr ; Danubian, 375. ; mined, still scarce, and sells at 395. to 395. 3d. par 480Ibs. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—{THIS DAY.) (mow ois omit omuumionsiorr.) Vilest and barley sell in retail only, at a reduction of Is. per yr. Other. articles as before. CORK BIIITER MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (By TXIXGRAPH.) (nom ma OWN coassepoirmarr.) Ordinary. 131 n., 122 e., 1205., 118 a, 117 c, 100 e. , 1,1/50 &kips. Mild cured, 141.., 129. ., 1245. ; 21 arkias. MINCING-LANR.-(THIB DAT.) Suosa.-Business in this article continues to a fair ax. tent, at g full prices ; St. Vincent, at 30s. 6d. to 325. 6d. ; e Jamaica, 325. to 325. 6d. ; Havannah, ra, 375. &i t° Refined is in better request, at full rates. Corm.-The public sales continue to go off with = i t, at extreme rates, and pale kinds at higher prices. tenon Ceylon ordinary to bold grey, 665. to 09s. • good and fine ordinary colory, 61s. to 675. ; low middling to good middling, 695. to 795. 6d. • peaberry, 775. 6d. to 83s. 6d. ; Native Ceylon, sma ll , Cie. - 6d. ; fine ordinary, 60s. to 61s. • colory east, 69e. to 89s. ; native, 635. to 645. Tex.-The market ia steady, but continues quiet. Rica continues dull of sale. Perrzw.-300 bags Singapore sold for web at 3 11-16 d. to 31d. SA(IO.-A parcel of anall pearl sold, for arrival, at 18.. &I. to 19a, ;pa pearl, on the spot, at 19.. Rum.-A small of Denserara, at 2a. fismisrai.- bags of refraction 41 sold at 225. 9d. full prompt. Carron.-The whet has become very quiet, but pre vious prices are about maintained. Jura.-1,000 balesacid at 161.65. and 201. TALLOW ILARKET.-(THIS DAT.) The market is steady. Town tallow, 60s. 3d.; Petersburg T.O. en the spot, 61s; December, 60s. 9d to as. ; January, 61s. 6d. ; Marc, 62.. RIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) d 2 Lessuremur..-Hides.--661bs. to 641 be., 31d. to 3 d.; 641 be. to nibs., 3)d. ; 721 be. to 801ba., 30. to 3 . ; 80th.. to 881 be., 3f d. to 4d. ; 881 be. to 961b5., 4d. to 4 . ; 96Ibs. to 1041 be., to. to 41d. ; 10411 n. to llabe., 4 to 41d. Horse hide', 9s. 6d. to 10.. 6d.; calf skins, • ht, 2s. to 4s. ; full, 76.6 d. Bwaxownery.--Sbeep skim-Polled. 6e. 6d. to 7s. 6d. ; half-brads, 6e. to 6s. Bd. ; downs, 3s. 9d. to 4s. 6d. BOROUGH HOP MARICHT.-(THIS DAT.) Yews. Pattenden and Smith report the demand for all drecriptions continua steady at late rates. Tins samples are remarkably warm, and may be quoted the turn dearer. COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAT.) Walls End Reties, 19e. ; Walls End Lambton, 16s. Id. ; Walls End Haswell, 18s. 9d. ; Walls End South Helton, 19s. 9d. ; Walla End Tees, 19s. 6d. ; Walls End Hartle pool, 19s. 3d. ; Walls End Braddyls Helton . 17s. ; Wane End Russell Hettm, 16s. ; Walls End Heusi Hall, 18e. ; Walls End arwliff 16s. ; Walls End Godorth, 16s. 9d.; Walls End Trimdun Thornily, 16e. 9d. ; Walls End Barton, 169. sd. ; Walls End Helton Lions. 16s. 3d.i New Belmont, 16s. 6d. ; Bast besi Hartley, 15s.6d.—Nuips at market, 46; at sea, 16. Ftoooiwa aknorigns.—Two young men, named William Furze and Charles Pain, who were convicted at the October session of the Central Criminal Court, of what is generally known as a garotte rob bery, and who were sentenced to four years' penal esrvituds, and to receive forty stripes from • cat-o'-nine tails, underwent the last portion of their sentence this morning. Yr. Sheriff Bottom and Mr. Tinder-Sheriff Croak/ were present, and the permsbmant was inflicted by Wain,. The sentence was carried out in one of the old wards of the gnol of Newgate, so that if the culprits had shrieked or MAO any noise, it would not ban boss heard Molds the prison. They, however, bore the psinkimassi with groat fineness, anti did not utter a single cry, although the exe cutioaer who is a powerful man, seemed to strike the blows with very good will. MUREERODS ATTACK BY • 1.1111•TIO.---OK Wed nesday, at Hochdalei oa r ta nt. in Wood was Mooed up as charge of minion. Davies ate s& that, cm Tow day evening a number of ponies brought tho prima to the policc.onice with his hands bleeding. s 'lalft that be had killed his brother. Ha (Omplaia Davis) west Wm (lately to the house whorls tho - psioomar lived, la Bops. street, and found Jabots Wood out about the Mai sad arms, sad the mother ma ia the was. the wee la a dabs of ikaalsmasos. The primmer. it opysarat hag dabbed W ?mew mid his mother with a Willa lie bat was ea laimarlous sad respectable ma, mai be slate e d 111•4 the primer was inseam. The mogiskoho iosfdd Oa MA the priscime to the Indiana% so that io b• Wood by a dodos.. aad wsorwarp be oat te as asylum osorrimor 841E8 AND srociii. Great jaatela, 1, 11. —.- -- Great Northern A (A receives no dividend until 6 per ant. has been paid to B), 108. Great Western—Original, 491. 9. Landon, Brighton, and South Coest, 46, 71. London, Chatham and Dover. 17. London and North Western. 1144 Manchester, &afield, and Linoonwhire. 471. LOS. tan, 106, 1, 41. 1. 1, 0 1. Do. on (div. Sm. t 6 per end.h7l Jaa., 11110), idland, 1121, North Eastern ( 7 Y 9l ork), 9s?, South Easter.,, PREFERENCE SMARM Great Eastern (East Anglian. Ne. 1), b pee east., 1011. Great Western, Joint Rent Charge 6 per oast., 102 k. BAITIHH PO6BEBBIOi4B. Barn., Bar. and Cent. India, gun. 6 per rt., 10tI. Eastern Be ngal, ruff. 6 per cent, Mil. East Indian, guar.S per cent, 1091, I. Great Indian var. 6 per cent., 106. & Basle (I'unjaub), guar. 6 per cent., 101. FOREIGN Buenos Ayres, lit. South. (Lisa.), gas. at., IM. Lemberg- oftamowits, gas. 7 per seat. (Um.), 14f. Recife lead Sus Fre:NM= (Lim.), guar. 7 p. ct, 121, I. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS, Illoecow-Jamenew, gun by Buena Govt.* 8 2 i. lo Orellfitebek, guar. by Banana Government, iparamal.. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin). 6 per cent., Qt. South Auutnan and Lanbanlo-Venetian, * per cent., I. BRITISH MINES. akivertoo, 4 9.16. COLONIAL AND POPZIGN 111N118. ChoateTlie — dad7n - driiy — wiEngii:l2.7iVl6. DOCKS. - London and St. Katharine. 64. JOINT STOCK WM. Angla-Anarian, 16f. Australesia, 621. Dank at Zwywt, it. Chartered of India, Australia, and China, M. Chartered Mercantile of Inas, London, and China, /104. City, 121. Consebdated (Limited), 41. Beet e, and Australian Chartered, 16t. Oaleuro, Leaden and Canty, Alt Liffidell Joist BMeI, MI, Laden and Wnsresr, De., Sezs, tuned at Is. prea, nose of which hen Inglead Paid), 10$. New South Wale% Angle-American Telegraph ), Commercial Unica (Amaranoe), (Limited 7-12. 221. Credit loftier of Eadeed (Limited). N. Per GaiL Tistro7.llno• b 7 MIUP". ge" lia * Fairtairn Engineering, BlilidOE'S Say, 14 1. Lanka Plaancral Amociation (Linit•d), 6 1,1. traion Marine Liverpool (lagodbml). 'Timmy of Same (Yoriga(e) Lean, 761. lilitii&-(1 711 8 DAT.) o= . OVILOOL The mining market is very quiet to-day, the aw es being mimed with the emapletioe el the taillsaira. Prince ef Wales, Ms. to Us. ; t ea . I, call pmd ; 4Use Chivalries Moor, If to West Odesstow. 62 to 64 ; West Betee. 1110 es 190 ; Beloe. 60 to $2l; Provides," 26 to Groot 191 to 26/ ; Grist Toe, 10 to 11 ; s 4 ft COWWTOW. / 04 . W na. ea.