The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-20 00:00:00

LA W INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) ::QCITY st - r).T. (P.• W. Wood.) it I. IioTEL • • • C'• , t.-y was iue.upvmaed on the 1:011 July. 1463. g.- h.; oei •hsmoraniluni ztssociation . • sole::••••••• :he arc of aitiele:wen.regis• • • • la Fe hr uary of the following year.(lathe loth of July, Messrs. Eikington rnteae.l into all agreeminit ' h--t• with Mr. oil,. of the pi omoters, • were to take 1:0 shares upon the terms • • -.p:•!ying g•sels to the hotel allow • g 20 is I ceiit. iliseiu.n: on the price, and being p :.ieti• than 10s. a share in respect of In the 1 . 2;b of July !lodges wrote to )1. Eik,ngton, approving the agreement, with • - • that M. .-.s. Elkingtun were to ',ay 10s. • iii• ie, ~pplieation and on allotinent and no more.. bah of 3 ols lessrs. Elkington their •:• ;•• s and on the 11th of November the score • '.•••, nifia!iy wrote to Messrs. Elkington. referring .- le! ti ref the loth of July.anci requesting theirattenil • . h.- .i.,1 meetnig havt day. Messrs. Elkingtoti scot to :itti ii : the meeting on the 12th, when, as they i:ended. the eiaifraet be tweet! themselves 011 lioatrt , W:.• and it was resolved that • - should lie accepted, with the further ion that if the ord, r for plate and cutlery 4. - •11114.1 10)1101V 61.01 .%0010/., Elkingtons were to take shares. Mu-sr.,. Elkiligton paid their iillotenent :a-fury on the 2WI of November No goods were user but the shares were registered in Elkingtons' /,am, !subsequently calls were made. but Elkingtons wi re never f-Aled to pay. Notices were, however. continuously scot to them. The seinding-up was in Isiah Mu. Karst:A.. Mr. W. W. Karslake, for the 0.,..1 liypii•list•ir, who hail summoned the Messrs. Elking toP.n fo Allot,' and .how cause why they shoul•I not he put upon the list of coot rilnitories, contended, find, that until the 12th of Noveaiber there wsui no contract. because :he agreement with Hoilgi • before the incorporation was sul•so,uently confirmed ; and secondly. that if there teas a contract. that part of it which purported to ie.pt Elkingtun from the payment of future c 'ls. sva , and could nut he enforced as against erclittors. Mr. 1k (ea. t/.('., and Mr. Calilecott, for Messrs. El kington, disputa-it tii! proposition that the company were :nit hound by the airs of Hodges but if the contract contain...l an illeg d stipulation, then it was void in toto. y asked that they should be registered either as condi t iivial shareholders, or not at all. Mr. Kandak, . in reply. Vice-( hancellor (having resolved judgment since the Irau pve de-vision this morning. He said the only was, whether Messrs. Elkington had agreed to shares, or whether the agreement was conditional only on the company ordering and taking goods for them. His Lore au-cart:fit Ily reviewed the correspondence, and said tl.vt though no doubt the payment of the allotment nary in November was an awkward fact in Messrs. Elkin.:ton's ease, he nevertheless thought they did so, only on the faith of the contract, which was that goods were to be supplied, and to be paid for in shares. If more ssls were required, more shares would have to be taken, if less. Upon the whole he thought that as in pat no goods were supplied, it mine to the same thing as if Messrs. Elkington's name hail never beenon the register sr all. They must therefore be removed from the list of ciaaributories, and from the list of members of the coin. piny, and they and the official liquidator would both have their costs out of the estate. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. S.ittings at Nisi Mini in Lonilnn.—(BcfnreLo rd Chief Justict I. ovill anti a Special Jury.) EIRE' AND ANoTHER THE CoMMEHCIAL ONION • ts. , CR• %NCI: COMPANY. The plaintiff.; in this case were executors of the late Mr. John Gibbc, ;old they sued to recover 2,0001., the ..n.ount of a policy of insurance against fire effected upon sonic hags deposited at Thames Tunnel-wharf, and which were burned on the 16th January, 1866. There was a second action of a similar kind, and the whole amount of was 11 (01/. _ _ Mr. Brut, Q.C. Mr. J. I:rownelQ.C., and Mr. Griffit s appeared for the plaintiff, and Sir Geo. flonyman, Q.C., said Mr. W. Williams for the defendant. The ewe for the plaintiffs was that Messrs. Levy and Davis carrie.l on the business of bag manufacturers at Thames Tunnel-a harf, and that for some years Mr. Gibbs bad made advances of money to be employed in this busi ness. As security for these advances he had a lien upon the goods purchased ; he also had an underlesse of the wharf, and he from time to time effected policies of insurance upon the goods. In May, 18.11:;, it became necessary that the superior land lonl should grant a new lease of the wharf ; and it was verbally arranged that a new under lease should be granted to Mr. Gibbs ; but this agreement did not appear to have been carried out. The tire was believed to have been wil fully causal by a person who was arrested on the night of the fire, who vas charged with setting fire to • abed in the neighbourhood, and was convicted of arson. The learned counsel said he believed that the main question was whether Mr. Gibbs haul an insurable interest in the goals, and this would depend principally upon whether the jury should be satisfied that there was an agreement that Mr. Gibbs should have • lien upon the goals and an under lease of the wharf. Another question would be as to the quantity of goods upon the wharf at the time of the fire ; but upon this part of the ton he should show that there was at least property to the extent of ILION. there, and indeed the 'mirage after the fire fetched 1,3641._ _ _ Sir George Honyman, in answer to his lordship, said that he should dispute the alleged lien, and also the plaintiff's right to recover to nny extent beyond the amount of the lien as trustee for Messrs. Levy and Davis. He showed a further dispute to the amount of the loan, and upon this point he might mention that the defendants had seen the hooks of the firm. A que.tion would also be raised upon a condition in the policy, that the insurance should be sub ject to average. The witnesses' were onlered out of court, and the number of gentlemen who retired upon thin order evidently excited sonic alarm in the minds of those who had to try the cause at its prol,ahle duration. Brett, however, said that if it should be found neceseary to go at length into the question of the amount of loss, he should be willing to refer that matter to some gentleman out of court, and the other questions, he be lieved, could be dispose.' of within a reasonable time. [The case wan proceeding when our report left.] COURT Ft R DI FORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CASES. (before the Judge OnUnary.) F tt, I. P 11a HEARD.) Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey for the petitioner ; Dr. Spinks, for the respondent. In this =SC, which was begun on Saturday, and of which an outline hex already appeared in our columns, it will be remembered that the wife of a shipowner soul for a judicial separation on the ground of cruelty. Path the parties had been married previous to form ing the present connexion. The petitioner had a. for tune of 100/. a year and 2,0001. in ready money, 1.000/. of which she hail settled upon herself. Her second marriage wax in June, 1864, and she resided with the rinpondent at Shirley, near South ampton. Her acco^.st of her conjugal troubles was that her husband wanted to get her 1,000/. from her, and that on her refusing to let him hare it he ill-used her. This went on till about a year ago, when be broke some of her ribs, and she then left him. On cross-examination, however, she admitted that besides the money question the respondent hail quarrelled with her about a certain Captain Hartnal, but she said his jealousy was a mere hallucination. For the defence, the respondent stated that in 10:16.7 he had lodged for 18 months with the petitioner, who was the wife of a captain. Then he lost sight of her till shortly before the marriage, when aim hailed him on the course at Southampton r.icea. At that time he bad a brig; he was worth about 1,400/. or 1,6001., and was making abouta hundred a year. As to the allegations he utterly denied the acts attributed to him. He protested that never hail man loved woman as he bad loved hie wife, and he wished he could only forget her now. He charged her, however, with violence of conduct towards him • and with continuing her acquaintance with Hartnal after he had expresses, disapproval of it. He stated that, while on a visit to Mililleaborongh, a daughter of Hartnal came to him and made certain dia. closures to hint. When he told his wife of them, she made a great outcry, and in holding her still his thumb might have pressed somewhat heavily on her cheek bone,and giv e n her what she had described in her evidence as a black. eve. The boys of Shirley, it was stated, bad a custom of •• tin-kettling" people that went astray ; and they paid the petitioner this attention. However, he made up the affair as well as he could. He admitted that he had once thrown hi. trousers at her while be was dressing ; but that w.... only in play. They often played together, and on such csasions she would sometimes " towel" him. (Laughter.) (The witness was under examination when our report ha.] COURT OF JUSTICE COMPENSATION. (lkfore H. Scott Turner, High Bailiff of Westminster, and a Jury.) REEVI:4 'AND rrasEr. r. THE NATAL COMSHEIStoNERS.— ‘I F. OF PROPERTY IN THE STRANP.—THE NEW LAW Thisw.ts a compensation claim by Messrs. Reeves and Tiriv.r, the booksellers in the Strand, adjoining Temple } 1. or their leasehold premises, and loss consequent on the it removal. The claim exceeded 6,00 W. Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Kenealy appeared for the claimants ; Mr. Hawkin g , Q.C., an d M r . M`Mahon were for the royal comet i ssion era. The case was commenced on the Ifith nit. and re n.“l to•dsty. It was represented as one of great hard "hip. as Messrs. Reeves and Turner had established a prnfitable business, which had been increasing for rears. The position was described as ad - We for a second-band bookseller, and "casual" eastonie a from the legal profession were very great. As to the land compensation, some remarkable evidence was given. Land and houses in the Strand Mid greatly increased in value, and the present rental was worth 420 f. a year. Mr. Archer , a tobacconist, had t.tken some premixes at the corner of Surrey - stet, and property had so much risen iu value that he had given a pi valiant at a rental of 310/., which, with 8,0001. to be expended in rebuilding, would make the rental about 7501. a The claimants could get no premises in the Strand to .Itit them, and a removal from Temple-bar, which was " trade mark." would do them serious damage. Th- evidence was concluded, and the royal commissioners no witnesses. ;The ase was proceedin; when our report wa4 de. sp ‘tche,tl IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) Th * 4 Pi - . tIiER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. Tin Denbigh, Ruthin. and Conran and Mold and Den bigh Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill was read a second time. The Central Cornwall Railway (So 1) till and the Dl,Oll :lad Cornwall Railway Bill were also read a accent! time. ANNI'ITY TAX ABOLITION (EDINBURGH, PARISH OF CANONGATE) BILL. Mr. MLA HEN, after presenting • petition from the Lord Provo.t and c o rp o r a ti on o f Edinburgh in favour of the bill, moved that it be read a second time. He fei-rine'' to previous legislation. he said he admitted that the act of 1860 effected in some respects • bemficial settlement. But there were certain objection :Oilc features, including the exemption of the law bodies, :lied the imposition of a tax of a penny in the pound on p a rishes which were before exempt. It was to remove such grievances that the present hill was brought forward. The bill had three objects. The first was to abolish the tax in the parish of Canongate, the inhabitants of which a . c1 . 0 very poor, and where the tax had only produced, on an average, in the last live years, 2201. a year for each minister. It was now proposed to give the ministers 2:OY. a year for their lives, and their successors 3501. a year. The second object was to abolish the tax of Id. in the parishes of Caucingate and St. Cuthbert, the abolition being postponed for five years, when other sources of income would arise. A majority of the cor pia:alma, 21 to 1:i, hail declared in favour of this arrange ment. The third and most important object was the abolition of the tax of 3d. in the pound in the city parishes, and it was believed that free-will offerings would be a sufficient substitute. With an annuity of 2,00 W. a year which was surrendered by the corporation some time since there would be alto gether 6,000/. a year, and that endowment would ade quately provide for the 10 clergymen whom it was pro posed to continue, it being contemplated that three out of the 13 now acting should cease to act. There were 53 churches in Edinburgh in addition to the 21 established, and they were by far the best attended, and raised the largest amount of money for various purposes. It might he objected that a compact was made in 1860, but he asserted that there was none to which the corporation or the inhabitinta of Edinburgh were parties. Sir J. FERGUMMON said the opposition to the tax was confined to a small portion of the citizens of Edinburgh. There WWI no wide-spread agitation, and no real caused com plaint The matter wasdiscussed in the house for many years prior to 1860, and the parliament of that period, on the motion of the Lord Advocate, jlassed without a division a hill which he believed WM &taw Nettlement of the question. The number of clergy was then reduced to 13, and the income of each fixed at 601 W. while the area of taxation was extended by the consent of the parties concerned, and the tax thus reduced from tit. to 3d. in the pound. The reduction of the ministers was assented to on the under standing that peace would thus be established; and yet it was now proposed further to diminish the number of the clergy from thirteen to ten, and at thee. mine time to reduce the security for the stipends. If the majority of the inhabitants had been coerced into paying this tax he should confess that it was a bad tax; but, considering that the number of persons who refused to pay was so small, be thought there was no real hardship or injustice. To the honour of the free church it had never joined in the attacks on eccle siastical endowments. He deprecated the pre posed application of money collected at the doors of the churches to the purpose of providing for the ministers, money given in that way being designed for charitable purposes. The hon. member concluded by moving that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. BAXTER, without blaming the authors of the act of 1860, denied that it was stamper( with the character of finality • nor could he agree with the hon. member who had just sat down that it had worked satisfactorily. The evils which existed before 1860 had rather increased than diminished. _ _ [Left sitting.] METROPOLITAN AND ST. JOHIVS-WOOD RAIL- WAY COMPANY.-(THIS DA Y.) The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was hel.l at 11 o'clock, at the offices, 3, Old Mr. W. AI.:4TIN in the chair. _ _ _ The following report of the directors was presented : " The directors hage to report that considerable pro gress hiss been made in the execution of the works since the last half.yearly meeting. In consequence, however, of the limited extent to which the preference shares were taken up by the proprietors, it was deemed prudent to slacken the pross of the works during the winter months. The directors thought it advisable in the somewhat difficult circumstances in which they were placed, to make application to the board of the Metro politan Railway for assistance, and they are happy to be able to state that their application was entertained in the most cordial and handsome manner. The Metropolitan ,board expressed themselves fully sensible of the great advantages which must result to the Metropolitan Rail way from the opening of the St. John's-wood line, and it havg been found after a careful investigation that the sum o of 150,0001. in addition to the balance of the amount the company are authorised to borrow on debenture, would be sufficient to complete and open the line and stations as far as the Swiss Cottage, they resolved to recommend their shareholders, on obtaining parliamentary powers, to subscribe for 100,000/. of the preference shares of St. John's-wood Company, provided that arrangements could be made for raising the remaining 50,000/. These arrangements having been made and the shareholders of the Metropolitan Railway Company having at their recent general meeting approved the policy of their board in relation to the subscription of 100,0001. of the preference shares, the directors hope to be in a position very speedily to enable the contractors to urge on the works with renewed vigour and to complete and open the line early in the ensuing autumn. A consi derable amount of the U. per cent. preference shares will still remain at the disposal of the board, and in the allot ment thereof a preference will be given to any of the shareholders who may make an early application to the secretary." The following is the report of the engineer to theßoard of Directors :—" The progress of the works during the last chaff-year has been less than was contemplated at the meeting in July, in consequence of your instructions and with the concurrence of the contractors. Four-fifths of the railway in length is now completed, and the arrangements for the completion of the remainder of the railway works and stations, and for the working of the traffic, are satin. factorily concluded, and I hope in the early autumn of this year the line will be open and through trains to the City regularly running." The CHAIRMAN in moving the adoption of the report, said latterly the company had suffered in its progress from those causes which had ruined so many companies during the past year. In spite of all obstacles, however, considerable advance bad been made in the works during the last six months. The disappointment which had arisen from the nonpayment of the debentures of various companies bad thrown a certain discredit upon securities which in ordinary times were considered unquestionable, and that had affected their own position. This was the reason why they bad not proceeded faster. The 5 per cent. preference shared had not been taken up by the public as rapidly as was expected. Under these circum stances the board applied to the Metropolitan Railway Company, who had come forward with assistance, as stated in the report, and with this assistance they would be enabled to complete the line. He might congratulate the proprietors that they had such R powerful parent as the Metropolitan Railway Company to aid them. Moreover, the fact of their doing so was the best indication of the real value of the line, as the Metropolitan Company well knew what amount of traffic was likely to arise from this extension. The line was now in a very forward condition. The tunnel was finished for four-fifths of the distance ; some of the stations were com pleted, and others were in an advanced state. Land had been acquired for the doubling of the line throughout, and there would be a large quantity of surplus land to be disposed of, which would relieve the company financially. The 100,0001. to be received from the Metropolitan Company would enable the board to complete the line by next autumn. As regarded their prospects, he believed the business would be of unexampled extent, even in metropolitan traffic. The traffic of the Metropolitan Railway was more than double that of any other existing line, and the traffic of this extension could not hut be of extraordinary amount. The report having been adopted, a vote of thanks was given to the directors, and the meeting separated. A very curious statue of the god Vishnoo has just arrived at Bordeaux, brought from India by Captain Tailbades, of the Guipure...eon°. The image is a monolith in granite of a very fine grain, and measures more than St feet in length. It is in perfect preservation and of a remarkable finish in the smallest details. The Indian god is represented erect, with all his appropriate insignia, viz., the tiara, the cordon of Brahma, and the four arms, two of which bear a lotus-Hower. The Hindoo Trinity is com posed of three gods : Brahma, the creator ; Vishnoo, the preserver ; and Siva, the destroyer. The second perionage is represented under more than twenty different firms ; but the most common is that of a Mindanao youth with four hands. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1867. SHARE msTa—(THIS DAY.) thrs o'CLooz. The railway market is fiat, and a reduction of k to 0 per cent. has occurred in Metropolitan, Great We tern, London and North Western, Midland, Lancashire and Yorkshire, South Eastern, Great Eastern, and London Chatham, and Dover stocks. Great Northern Ais lower. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 125 to 1, ex div. ; Great Western, 50 to I ; London and North Western, 122 i to ; Midland, 123 to 124 ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 126/ to 1271 ; South East ern, 681 to 69; Great Eastern, 31 to ; Great Northern, 120 k to 1211 ; ditto A, 128 } to 129 ; London, Chatham , and Dover, 180 to h ; and North British, 37i to 38. 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A nA.& Loci. venetian 16 ' South &AC of Portugal all Southern of Franco all Turin and Savona all , West Flanders all Do. 61 per cent. Pret all • West6.ls.W. of France li le 18 2 16 17 9 8 Ms 121 1 ir lb 13 Mt 11l 111 6 6 141 V 171 16 471 1 31 31 z detwari 21 Si $6 117 16 ST 9 111 - 921 105 f 10 Si i ill 2 PREFERENCI North Eastern, West Hartle - 9 1 i 7 L# 7 9 1 IS 14 lq lq 22 3 12 4 - 3 b !E BRARIS. lepool Harboar and Rail., 83 Anglo-American Telegraph (Lim.), 151, 4. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., 574, 5. Berlin Waterworks (limited), 124, ad. Ceylon Company (Limited) A shares, la, 4. Commercial Union (Assurance), 34. Credit Fonder of England (Limited), 31, I. Electric Telegraph, 132, ad. General Credit and Discount (Limited), 5. Hudson's Bay, 164, 4. Imperial Land Company of Marseilles (Lim.), 1, 04, 14. International Financial Society (Limited), 21, 13.16. London General Omnibus Company (Lim.), 3 3-16. London and Provincial Marine, la, ad. Madras Irrigation and Canal, 5 per cent. guar. by Indian government, 191. Merchant Shipping (Limited), 124. A. National Discount Company (Limited), 134. Ocean Marine Invuranoe, 194, 4, ad. Treat and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 31. Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 724. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LINCOLN DIEETING.-(THIS DAY.) BROCKLEBBY STAKES. Ninny Veda Suffolk Volunteer Delimn 17 ran. SCURRY HANDICAP. 6 ran. CITY HANDICAP. Six furlong.. Sallie*, Pantaloon, Special, Copcnhag;n, Treasure Trove. Confederate, Historian, Indian Star, Her Lady ship. Gulnara, Thalaasiva, Quarina, Bismarck, Killarney, Gretna, Problem. Black Prince, John Halifax, Lady Pam, Thermometer, Charles 11., Rua in IJrbe, Vice Versa, Leases, and Miss Middleton are here. GRAND STEEPLECHASE. Four Meanwood, Lincoln, }]sham, Phantom, Foxholes, Gul nara, Pensioner, Bold Houghton, and Havelock are here. Entries for other races were not closed up to midnight. DEATH FROM THE FALL OF A BALCONY. An inquiry was held by Mr. Humphreys, Coroner, at the Royal Charlie Tavern, Poplar, last evening, relative to the fall of • balcony at the house of Mr. Julius Natorff, surgeon, by which Maria Turin, aged 13 years, was killed. Frederica Istnew, a little girl, mid that on last Thurs day afternoon, while opposite Mr. Natorfrs house, No. 3, High-street, Poplar, she saw deceased, who had been cleaning the windows on the Scat floor, lean against the balcony railing. She seemed to overbalance herself and fall over. She seized hold of the balcowhen falling and the balcony gave way and fell wit her on to the pavement. Mr. Julius Natorff said that the deceased was sent by his wife to clean the windows, and she stood on the balcony for that purpose. The balcony had been put up by witness 14 years ago, and he thought that it was quite safe. It had not been examined, but it had been painted • fortnight before the accident happened. The deceased died from her injuries in • few hours. After some other evidence had been heard, The jury returned a verdict that deceased was killed by the falling of • balcony, improperly and insecurely fastened. FATAL LARKING ON TAR OLD SWAN PIER.-TWO LIVES LOST. Last evening an inquiry was held at the canteen, in the Tower of London, before Mr. Ratcliffe, the coroner for the liberty, respecting the death of John Reagan, ned 22, a lighterman, who with a young woman named Elen Harney was drowned by falling off a bare alongside the Old Swan-pier London-bridge, on the night of Sunday, the 27th ult. The body was found off the Tower yester day morning. John Connor, a lad living in Jacob-street, Dockhead, said that on the evening of the Sunday in question he went with the deceased and • young man named Cal laghan, and two young girls of the name of Harney and and Roach, for a walk. They met each other in Shad Thames. They . went over London-bridge, and accom panied by the girls and Callaghan, they p roceedeA on Old Swan Pier. Thu, wan about half-past 1 or 12 o'clock on the Sunday night. The deceased man Reagan, and nen Harney and Callaghan, then walked down the pier and went on board a barge which was lying alongside the dummy. He saw Reagan and Harney on the gunwale of the ham., and he then noticed them fall in the weer. The girl fell first, and then the deceased immediately afterwards. They soon disappeared under the water. Cal laghan was in the cabin. The deceased and Harney were close together when they fell into the river. Reagan had had some drink. Mary Roach, a young Irishwoman, said she was single, and lived in Mary's-buildings, Rotherhithe. She knew the deceased and the young woman Harney. She went with them for a walk on the Sunday night. After walking over London-bridge they went on the Old Swan Pier. Reagan put his arm round Ellen Marney's nook, and asked her to go with him on board the barge. Witness aid she would not, and remained on the pier. Reagan then went on the barge, and Marney followed him. They sat down on the aide of the barge, and she noticed Reagan put hie arm again round blarney's neck, and then they both fell into the water. . _ Coroner—Could you see what they were doing? Witness—They were larking and playing together— not quarrelling. It was explained to the Coroner that the deceased lighter man, Bengali, bad to take the barge .ivray on the following morning. He was in the employ of Dodds and Bethel, of Graoechureh-street. The body of the girl had not been found. . . . The Coroner said it was clear that the deceased bad lost his life by accident, although it was imprudent of him to have acted as unhappily he had. The foreman trusted that this sad affair would operate as a warning to the young woman Roach, and the jury accordingly returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Captain Cornwell, captain of the American armour-plated monitor Miantonomob, died suddenly at Toulon, a few nights back, from a stroke of apoplexy. Hi s funer.d obsequies were celebrated three days after with all the ceremonial wed in France for a superior other dying on board a ship of war. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Oil o'Oracc. The stock markets are flat to-day, owing to the anticipated introduction of fresh foreign loans, the knowledge that several of our chief railway com panies now require a large amount of additional capital, and the drooping tendency of the foreign exchanges, which leads to the belief that, in the absence of supplies from Australia and other quarters, some moderato amounts of gold may be taken from the Bank for Paris. Some large sales of English government secu rities have been made, and Consols have experienoed a further fall of about 1 per cent. Home railway stocks have declined ; to /. As regards foreign bonds, the principal feature is a reduction in Chilian and Danubian scrim Mis cellaneous shares are quiet, but a slight improve ment has taken place in Hudson's Bay. The demand for money has slightly increased to day, but the supply is still large. The rate for choice paper is 21 to 24 per cent., and for advances on stock for a few days 2. Consols are now quoted 901 to ; for money, and 90; to 91 for the account (March 7). In the foreign stock market Chilian and Danu bian scrips are offered, and have fallen 1 and ; per cent., respectively. Russian scrip is also lower, but Spanish Passive and Certificates have improved ~ Turkish Bonds of 1865 are quoted 30i to ; Greek, 15; to / ; Spanish Passive, 22/ to ; ; ditto Certificates, 14} to ; Italian of 1861, 53 to ; Mexican, 17/ to ; ; Russian Scrip, 21 to ; prem. ; Chilian Scrip, 11 to 0/ dis ; and Danubian Scrip, ; to 2 prem. United States 5-20 Bond. have improved per cent., while Erie Railway shares have declined to the same extent. Illinois Central are unchanged The present quotations are :—The 5-20 Bonds, 74 to ; Erie Railway shares, 372 to 381 ; and Illinois Central, 77/ to 781. Anglo-American Telegraph shares are quoted 151 to being rather firm ; and Atlantic Tele- I graph 8 per cent. Preference, 21 to I, showing no change. _ _ International Financial shares are quoted 2,1 to 21 dis. ; London Financial, 18 to 17i dis. ; General Credit, 21 to 24 dis. ; Credit Foncier, 51 to 5k die. ; National Discount, 13; to prem., ex div.; and Hudson's Bay, 16 to 1. The rumour of a coining Portuguese loan is still circulated. No bullion operations took place at the Bank yesterday. There was an increased demand, how ever, for bar gold for the Continent, and it is thought that, in the absence of supplies from Austra lia and New York, some moderate amounts may be taken from the Bank during the next few days. The City of Paris, from New York, has brought . . 13,0001. in specie. The steamer Delta will take to-day 25,2821. in specie, of which the greater portion is for China and the Straits. On 'Change yesterday afternoon the rates for short drafts on Holland and Paris, as well as for bills on Vienna, were quoted less favourably for this country. The list is subjoined: 3 months, 11.185 to 1L18'; ditto, short, 11.16 to 11.1 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.185 to 11.181 ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.373 to 25.40; Brussels, 3 months, 25.375 to 25.40 ; Hamburg and Altona, 3 months, 13.854. 1 13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, ke., 3 months, 6.25 to 6.26; St. Petersburg, 3 months, 315 to 315 , Paris, short, 25.10 to 25.20 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.325 to 25.375 ; Yemenite, 3 months, 25.U5 to 25.375 ; Frankfort-on-the• Maine, 3 months, 120 to 1205 Vienna, 3 months, 12.90 to 13 ; Trieste, 3 months, 12.90 to 13 . • Madrid, 3 months, 48 to 474 ; Santander, 3 months, 48 to 474; Clad* 3 months, 49 to 485; Seville, 3 months, 49 to 484 ; Malaga, 3 months, 48 to 474 • Valencia, 3 months, 484 to 48; Bar celona, 3 months:4Bs to 485 ; Billion, 3 months, 48 to 474 ; &wagons, 3 months, 48 to 475 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 2b.90 to 27 ; Genoa, 3 months, 26.90 to 27 ; Naples. 3 months, 26.90 to 27 ; Palermo, 3 months, 26.90 to 27 ; Messina. 3 month., 28.90 to 27 ; Lisbon, 90 days date, 521 to 52; Oporto, 90 day. date, 525 to 52. The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 3,022/. compared with the corresponding period of 1866 ; the London, Brighton and South Coast, an increase of 1,921/. ; the Met ropolitan, an increase of 556/. ; and the Glasgow and South Western, a decrease of 37/. The meeting of the English and Foreign Credit Company (Limited)was held yesterday. The report, which was adopted, stated the balance to credit of profit and loss at 7,3561. actually earned ; but a conaiderablo portion of this had not yet been re ceived in cash. It was accordingly agreed to divide only so much as has been paid, viz., 3s. 9d. per share, free of income tax, being equal to 5 per cent. per annum. The amount left to be carried over, to be subsequently dealt with, is 5,1131. At a meeting yesterday of the Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour) Company (Limited), resolutions were passed by the bond and share holders to the effect that they heard with surprise and regret the state ments made in the Chamber of Deputies, on the 24th January last, in relation to the company, as re !lards the refusal to acknowledge the grand canal to be in operation, when it was formally opened on the 12th April, 1866, and the unjustifiable postpone ment of the guarantee. A resolution was also passed to request the directors to urge with addi tional vigour their just claims on the Italian go vernment to obtain the following objects:- Ist, The acknowledgment of the guarantee, as solemnly promised ; 2nd, the fulfilment of the pledge to bring the Sella Convention before the legislature of Italy ; 3rd, the payment of the over•due cou pons ; and, 4th, compensation for delay. The directors were authorised to take such proceedings as they might deem expedient in order to enforce the rights of the bond and share holders. The United Kingdom Electric Telegraph Com pany (Limited) have declared the following divi dends for the half-year ending December, 1866, viz. :—At the rate of 10 per cent. per annum on the 6,515/. of first 10 per cent. preference shares ; r.t the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on the 7,735/. of 6 per cent. preference shares ; and at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum on the new 10 per cent. preference shares. The directors' report shows ' that, after payment of these dividends, there will be a balance of 2,229/. undivided, but they think it would be imprudent on the present occa sion to declare any dividend on the ordinary shares. At the same time they express satisfaction at a diminution of working expenses and an in crease of receipts. Creditors of the "New Club Company (Limited)" are required to send the particulars of their claims to Mr. William Turquand, the voluntary liqui dator, by the 15th March, the 28th of that month having been appointed by the Master of the Rolls for adjudicating upon them. Subjoined arc the quotations of insurance, gas, and other shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : . . _ Insurance-Commercial Union, 41, 31, 4 ; London, 45, ; Rock Life, 71,1 ; Royal Exchange, :V l 3 ; Union, 275 ; Thames and Mersey Marine (Limited), 5, 1. Gas Light and Coke-Bombay (Limited), ; European, New, 6), cx div. ; Great Central, 12 ; Imperial, ; ditto, Debentures, 173 ; rhornix, 241 ; Surrey Consumers, 131 ; Western, 13), 1. Docks-Loadon and St. Katharine, 61, 1, 601, ex div. Waterworks-Berlin, 12, ), 12, 1, ex div. ; East London, New, 201 ; Lambeth, 101, 1. The subjoined is from the London Stock and Share Company (Limited) : At the weekly auction yesterday, the prices realised for securities of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway were as follows:-Consolidated mortgage bonds, 234 to 241 per oent. ; certificates, 2114 ; • share guaranteed " debentures of 1,000/. each, 81 to 10 per cent. ; overdue coupons, 4a 6d. to 31s. each. - Amongst other sales were Belgian pub li c works, 51. paid, at 3/. sa. per share ; Ceylon Coffee Estates, (101. paid), at 21. 10s. ; General Credit (71. 10s. paid), at Ed. ; Great North Laxey, at ss. 6d. pre mium ; Tavern (101. paid), at W. ; Imperial Land of Marseilles (101. paid), 17s. fsL to 21s. ; Inter national Financial (51. paial, at 2/. 17s. ; Renter's Tele gram Company (201. paid), 14 /. ; Smyrna an d Cassaba Milroy hauls, due May, 1877, at 501. per cent. ; Specie Buis Mining bonds of 100 dots. each, 4/. 11s. to 41. 12s. 6d. per bond ; Varna Railway shares, 31. Ire. to 41. per share ; I West Africa Company (101. paid), 21. 4s. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. foe 100 1100 1 100 164 100 100 100 100 100 100 1100 W,ooostscoo 000 l Itooo 100 6,000 00 60,000 100 10A% 100 6,0001100 611.0•01 60 10,000. 10 40001100 20,000 6 10.000 100 10,000 100 66,000 10 40,000 60 60.000 10 60.000 10 00,000 16 17,210 60 10,000 100 10,1: 0 01 25 10 1!0611100 11 0 01100 04. 111 10,000 100 00,006 60 No. I sh. I 26,000 2 100,000 1 MOOG 10 16,000, 10 260001 30, , 000 1 6 10,000. 10 MAO I 46,000 I 'cowl 50,000 2 20,000. 20 woo(' If 16,1530 I 1,112 C scam I 4 30,000 6 10,000 20 100000 6 12,000 60 1 120.1 U, WV 03 10, 2 50, 1 10, 10 11, 10 10, I 80, 1 18, 1 I WON di If all W i I an 1 de W an an an al si 1, 17 xd 43 i 21 id 9 0 - ..- pm :1 11 1 li 19 11 -, i. t 1 1 i ar 7 . k Tc. a r u sk. wir 6 Sir TIYINDAT Evzsours. Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 for the 7th of March were to-day alternately " buyers " and "seller ; ' at 91, and dosed at 91 exactly. For money the last price was 901 to 91. The official business report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 001, li, 1 ; ditto, for account, 911, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 90A, ; New Three per Cents., 90i, , ; Bank Stock, 252, 3 ; India Stock, 216, 15 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1078, ; ditto Four per Cent., 94 ; ditto Five per Cent. enfaced" rupee paper, 102}. The India Five per Cent. Stock was firm. Exchequer Bill; were well supported at 13s. to 17s. prem. The foreign stock market was steady. Danubian old bonds and Turkish of 1854 were in request, and rose 1 per cent. Russian of 1822 and 1854 also unproved # ; Greek and Russian of 1866, ; and Mexican, Spanish Passive, and Certificates, „. On the other hand, Turkish of 1862, Egyptian of 1864 (1001.), Italian of 1866, and CUiaa s c rip, fell per cent. ; Italian of 1861, • and New Grenadian, " ex all," and Turkish of 1866, f. The scrip of the United Danubian Principalities Loan was little dealt in, but was last quoted 1 to 14 prem. It is stated that the applications are already considerable. MINES-(THIS DAT.) Oms o'CLooi. The mining market is exceedingly quiet and prices generally are unaltered. West Chive r ton shares are quoted 61 to 63 ; Wheal Basset, 64 to 66 ; Prince of Wales, 34a. to 366. ; Neith Treskerby, 2k to 4 ; Great Retallack, 525. 6d. to hos. ; Chiverton Moor, qto 7 ; Clifford, 6 to ; and Wheal Seaton, 100 to 106. At an extraordinary meeting yesterday of the General Mining Association, the directors were authorised to increase the capital by the issue of 2,500 new shares, of 201. each. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY. ) The fresh receipts of Englisk wheat, although small, were, with the supply remaining unsold from Monday, more than adequate to meet the wants of millers. In both red and white parcels, sales were not concladed witho,t difficulty, but no actual reduction took place in the cur rencies. The condition of the produce was only middling. Business in foreign wheat was of a retail nature at about the rates previously current. The quantity on offer was good. ' In floating cargoes of grain the transactions were on a limited scale, at previous quotations. Fine malting barley wu in request, at full priors for grinding and distilling sorts. The market was quiet. Malt moved off slowly, on former terms. The supply of oats was only moderate. The trade rule d firm, and full prices were realised. Beans were m moderate request, at late rates. Peas changed hands steadily at Monday's currency. Flour ruled firm, on former terms. Agricultural seeds were more sought after, but line" t and rapeseed were dull. No improvement took place 'a the demand fo: cakes. ARRIVALS OF GRAIN be., INTO LONDON, BY WATER CARRIAGE, THIS WEEK. WheaL Barley. Melt I Oita I Flow. era. qrs. era ors. bets. sacks. Enatialisodikotch 660 180 2060 ' 40 , .. 10h0 Dish Foreign 3560 tSIO .. I 850 610 6CO Total 09SIPARATIVE I- Q 444a ITANT I- 1T 3 % A . ,72°D.P:T - (81143 OffFeirlLU' 2640 h. /Oa Till Will Ingle Vol lii OoßeirsroaDlNG WrZIE 113. 16, 1861. a UNA Qrs. Average We. Average. /Meat 42.767.. 594. lud. Wheat 67..66 45e. 'ld. Barley 42,049.. 43a. 9d. Barley 63.:4.. 130. 0at5........ 9.718 .. 49a. tt,L Oats 9.844 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, (THIS DAY.) (it ^E^!lO AND INTIRNATIONAL ITLIGRAPM.) (FROM OUR OWN OORRIZPONDINT.) Market open, quiet but steady. Wes clout 7,000 bales MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) RUGAR.—The market continues quiet, the few alles reported are at barely the s value but to quotable re 4 oction can be noticed. Tobago sold at .10s. 6d. to Gd. ; Berbice, ; Jamaica, Ma. lid. Reined, the better kinds of dried goods have been sold at a conside rable reduction. Common at a slight reduction, pieces are also lower ; medium quality Gd. per cwt. COFFEE. —The parcels of plantation Ceylon brought to auction have sold at full prices; fine Eno e-dinary to middling, 75a Gd. to Vs. id. ; tine, 111/s. ; native Ceylon, small, Ms. 6d. Tv.—The public sales are progressing rather heavily, but at about the previous value. Rem.-40 casks of Demerara sold at Is. 7iid. to Is. Rid. CASSIA LIGWEA.-150 boxes sold at 115 s. Rim—LOW bags of Rangoon sold at 12s. Corrox.—There is a more steady inquiry at previous prices. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet, at the following prices:—Tows tallow 42a. 6d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 425. 9d. ; March, 42a. 6d. • April to June, 42a. Bd. to 451. 9d. ; October to Dece mber, 43a. 6d. to 43a. 9d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) mews. Pattenden and Smith report that the market remains firm, at late quotations. PROVINCIAL SMARR MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, 1418, 10.-Sall today: Great Eastern, 31: I Li e l-Great, Western, 604- Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1274 a d .-London and North Western, 1234 3 24c. j- M r, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6044 I 4- bland, 124 -. North British, 374 4--South Eastern, 00 ,-Birkenhead, bOir -Great Wcetern of Canada, 14-kkie, 381-Dutch Rhenish. 34 p. -Great Luxenilmurg 'hares, 1111-16 13-16-Maritime losuran o ;Limited:, 13-16 -Themes and Mersey Marine I hinted`, 3 5-16 p. -Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent.. 2 13-1&-National Steam (Limited), 15:4 / 4 d.-Pacilic Sinai, 904. 11AMMIMITS, FEB. lA.-There was a li,tter market, with a good business. Anglo-American Telegraph Limited Consolidated Bank Limied„ I p.-Ebbw Vale Company U. flitted), 15 d.-Erin, 38-Gnat Eastern, 314 4-Great Luxem bourg, 114 13-16 1--Great Northern A, 130 201-Granil Train Canada, 21--Oreat Western of Canada, 144 - Creeks, I -Great Western, 601 1 c. 501 - Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1274 p 4 - London and Caledoalaa iterate Insurance :Limited , 4 d. - London and North Western, 1234 3-Manchester, IllieMeld, and Linoolioshire, 204: I ;-,-Me trotioUtan, 1211 e. 54 -Midland, 1241 ; Ditto, New Spar cent. Convertible, 413.16 I p.-North Ifrithh, 361 0-Werth Eastern, 4 4 4 0 4 1 4 4 1-Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance (llmfted), 34 5.10 p.- Caked States 5.30 Years' Bonds, 74- Gilkes, 4 d. BtalsigOßAß, FEB. 13.-The sales to-slay were In Crest West ern. Stour Valley Guaranteed dock, nt 73 Birmingham and Midland Bank shares, at 150. Birmingham Wagon shares Li mited., at 114: and sletropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon shares, at 01. Closing pricec -London and North Western Railway stock. at Mt to 1234 ; South staffordshire Rails Li shares, at 934, buyer% ; llreddol Slate and slab shares IlLwto at 7.16 to 5-16 dB ; limitz's Metal shares, Fellers, at 14 dia.. aLtl Staffordshire Wheel and Axletree shares, at 1 to 1 Ms We read in a letter from Rome :—" No foreign representative is so frequently clv in Rome as the Spanish Ambassador, and consequently the solemn public receptions which inaugurate the mission of each new minister arc more frequent at the Palazzo di Spagoa tlmn elsewhere. There was a ceremony of this kind last night to celebrate the presentation of credentials effected at the Vatican in the morning by his Excellency Signor D. Luigi Giuseppe Sertorius y Tapia, Conte di San Luis, Viacom° di Priego. All the mimeses to the Piazza di Spagna were guarded by dragoons, while the piazza itself was filled with the carriages of foreign and indigenous visitors, wh o crowded the saloons of the ambassador in every variety of costume, diplomatic and ecclesiastical, military and civilian, while the of pofloi contented themselves with standing outside to stare at the fine dresses of those who went in, and listening to the unceasing strains of the bandsmen stationed in two lofty orchestras opposite the palace. Such amusements are practicable and enjoyable in a climate like this, where, under a cloudless sky, and with the atmosphere of April. the outdoor participators in the festival have better times than the struggling, pushing, panting crowds within." Tits KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER,—Yesterday Sir C. G. Young, Garter Principal King of Arms. tad his assistants, were occupied for some time in re-arranging the anus, banners, and escocheons of the Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter above the stall* within the choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The banner of his Royal Highness Pnnoe Christian, the husband of Prin cess Helena, together with the sword and regalia, were placed above the seventh stall on the Princes' aide of the choir. An ormolu plate was affixed to the stall itself, bearing the following inscription :—" Du tree bent, tree puissant, et trim excellent Prince Frkderie Christien Charles Auguste, Due de Schleevig-Holstein, &c. Dispensi des ceremonies d'installation par lettres patentee detets da 9me jour de Juillet, MDCCCLXVI." Three banners of deceased Knights, those of the Marquis of Camden, Marquis of Exeter, and the Marquis of Lansdowne, were removed from the choir. I i loo;ial 40,0001 hi "•!"?? *! p,cegi ii,- - - O,COIIO MON WOO 10,000 180,C001 60,000. i:Oii , I 90,000 &two! lo,aso 93,000 90,000 100, 0 0 061 00000011 W4OOOl 11.0001 11 • 46. 1 6,00011 10,000' MI - 1011 f I l it 1 1 iIP _id - FM