The Express. — London, England, 1866-11-22 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice, and Justices Jlel h and Lush.) • At the sitting of the court this morning the Right Hon. S. H. Walpole took the oath of allegiance as one of Her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, and the RightHou. Mr. Waddington also took the same oath on his becoming 'member of the Privy Council. • This was the first of the last four days of term, and the wart was occupied a considerable time iu disposing of rules, sad hearing of motions relative to points of practice, and the taxation of costs. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Wings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erle, and Justices Willes and Keating.) SMITH r. THE. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This ease was argued yesterday. The plaintiff, a young *moan, was bitten by a dog when getting into a train at la-bridge station on the night of last Whit Monday, and Ilte sued for damages and recovered a verdict for 50f. The esedion now was whether a rule to enter a nonsuit should le made absolute. The Lord Chief Justice said ho was of opinion that such /vie should be made absolute. The plaintiff charged the de fendants with negligence. and alleged that they had 104 taken sufficient care to keep their station free from a dog that it was known would bite. It an- Peered that the dog hail shown signs of a dangerous rotare at 9 on the same evening, and a servant of the corn- PutY turned it off the premises. What then became of the dog was unknown, but at half-past 10 it suddenly re- Waxed and flew at a cat in the signal-house, and the Porter kicked it out, and it ran among the crowd of people a the platform and bit the plaintiff. The question was Whether the defendants left undone anything that persona exercising reasonable care could have done ; and he thought that they had not. They turned the dog off as soon as he showed aims of bitimr, and the station had a public way through it, mot the return of the dog could not have been Presented without au amount of exclusion and of watching that would he an unreasonable burden upon the company. Ur. Justice Keating said that if the company had not taken proper means to get rid of the clog he should have held that there was evidence to support the verdict, but they had done all that they could be required to do. Rule absolute for a nonsuit. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinury.l 3ARC}.tSr v. MARCHANT. Mr. Searle for the petitioner ; Dr. Wambey for the re opeadent. This was rtther a aingular case. The petitioner, who was the wife of a dieainker, prayed for a judicial separation 01 the ground of cruelty. According to her evidence sad that of her mother, the respondent had introduced himself to theta as " a Christian young man," sad a preacher. After a courtship of four years, the "'Mint took place in M a y, ; but on the eleventh Sight t ere was a violent quarrel, and in seven weeks tie rs was a separation. The petitioner alleged that her husband had A habit of mingling his caresses tad his curses in a most perplexing manner, and that E iss.gh he had never struck liter, his threats were so fre (Peat and so violent, that her health was greatly affected, and she was obliged to leave. On one occasion he told her to read a chapter of Isaiah to him. She did so, but he aid she had omitted n verse. She read it a second time sad he nude a similar complaint. She read it a third time ; and then he got on swore at her tearfully, kissed his mother, and left the house, d s 4 sting that he would drown himself. After the separa tion a considerable correspondence took place, in the acne of which the petitioner expressed a doubt whether the would live, and a hope that if she did not, her spirit atight be permitted to haunt him. She told him that he si • id ass, ley ( 10 „ . ." is for u• s Dior 6 it. " 6 sad, id * minis * 'ad tM the Pt eb 4 scoot*, of cues s voIIL steow riendll luso es Ls, °ai r t a• ° id of• 44# w" -- • 17: As sad re THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1866. jW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS ILLY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. T. /lindenley). BE °MEND, GURNEY, AND CO. (UNITID). The Attorney General (Sir J. Rolt) appeared for the shareholders who sought to h►ve their names removed y e n, the list of contributories to the liquidation now is regrew In the first case, the motion was to re- , e we the name of Mr. Richard Oakes from the list; that no call should be made in respect of any shares aw e d to be held by him in the company ; that all pro „kliegs to enforce the call should be stayed ; and that she court should make such order in the matter as it should Mink fit. The application was based upon the fact that this person was induced to take shares upon the representa tions of the prospectus that the concern was a growing and s w ishing one, and that assets equal to the liabilities s ere to be handed over, whereas at the time of the formation of the new company, the old Arm was in a state of bankruptcy. Mr. Oakes was an accepted allottee of Ora in the limited company, which was formed for t h e purpose of purchasing and carving on the sexiness of Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Com posy, bill brokers and money lenders. Toe am ;doles d association were dated 12th of July, 1865. The partners shetfirm of Overend, Gurney, and Co. at the time of the transfer were Samuel Gurney, Henry Edmund Gmaey, D. W. Chapman, and Robert Birkbeck, but there was also a Norwich firm of bankers, consisting of Daniel Gurney, John Henry Gurney, H. Birkbeck, F. A. Gurney, and W. Birkbeck, who were interested in me profits of the other concern. The first directors of the limited company were H. E. Gurney, G. H. Gurney, gat. Birkbeck, and Messrs. Barclay, Gibbs, and Gordon, s ad H. E. Gurney and Robt. Birkbeck were appointed managing directors. The prospectus was Maned contempo raneously with the memorandam and articles of association. Os the 27th of July, 1865, two deeds were executed he compleelg the transfer of the business to the new scapany. The first of these was between the partners in the old firm of the first part, the five gentleman of the Nor ggh banking firm of the second part, and the limited coca say of the third part, and re:erred to the sale of the Wines for 500,000/., of which 253,000/. was to be brought into the account as between the vendors and purchasers, sad the remaining moiety was to be pros :ded for by the Saud 16,666 shares of 501. each, on which 151. a share gas to be treated as paid up. The vendors guaranteed the sew company that, irrespective of any value attributed to Me goodwill of the business of Overend, Gur ley, and Co., the assets should, after deduct ing all losses and expenses on realising them, fie equal in amount to the aggregate sum to be paid by the raw company, and they further guaranteed that all debts die and payable to the old firm and taken over as part of the assets were good and recoverable, and that any deficiency in this respect should be made good by the vendors. The deed also empowered the old firm to continue for the purpose of winding-up certain excepted accounts, and the other deed, which was con temporaneous with the first mentioned, stated what these excepted accounts were, and required them to be kept on the premises of the new company, in a book to be called the " Old Firm Ledger." The total amount of these accounts was to form pm:, of the assets handed over to the limited company, but they were rotten accounts, and in order to make them good a suspense and guarantee account was to be provided, in which the old firm were to he debited with the amount. The total of the assets handed over was 15,281,6411., which amount included en item of 4,213,8061. suspense and guarantee, or, in other words, the excepted ac counts, and upon the other side of the account a sum of 1,653,7151., set down as" Private Ledger," was intro duced to make up the balance. Then the liabilities of the old firm were thrown upon the new company to an amount exactly corresponding with the assets, but the tribune was obtained by carrying to the private ledger account of the members of the old firm the surplus of the assets over the liabilities. If the old firm had possessed assets to the amount stated, and had handed over liabilities amounting only to 14,000,0001., there would be to the benefit of the old firm 1,053,715/. and the account would be correctly stated. ' But the fact was that there was upon the exceptional ac counts a deficiency of two or three millions, against which there were only the guarantees of the partners in the old firm. It appeared, therefore, that liabili ties were handed over exceeding by millions the amount of the assets, the firm was insolvent at the time of the transfer, and these facts must have been well known to the directors of the new company who were parties to tbe keeping back of thesecond deed. The second applicant, Mr. Peek, was the holder of 2,000 dares, in respect of which the liquidators demand WOOL, but against this he claimed 26,0001. which stood to his credit with the bank at the time it stopped p..y rout. The shares in this case were purchased in the market, but he contended were equally entitled with the allotted shares to be freed from liabilities on the former misrepresentation. Mr. Bailey, Q.C., and Mr. Swanston appeared on the ems aide ; Sir H. Palmer, Mr. Mellish, and Mr. Box laugh were for the official liquidators ; and Mr. Cole sal Mr. Locock Webb for creditors. [The case was proceeding when our report left.] aho would have some day to lie on his death-bed, and re- Minded him of the heavenly manta) , " Whose holy gates for ever bar Pollution, sin, and shame." _ . She also said, " Your mother has parted us in this world, and I fear in the next." On the other hand, the respondent stated that he had never used a harsh or unkind expression to his wife, and that he was wholly unaddicted to the use of bad language. In fact, he said that he had lived on the most affectionate terms with her ; and that the whole mischief had been caused by his remonstrating with her mother on her habit of sponging upon him, he being a young man with an income of only Ns. a week. He added that he had once found his wife in a fainting fit, and that the explanation she had given him was that his father's ghost had appeared to her. The re spondent intimated that her account of the quarrels which were supposed to have taken place was equally itnaginuy. for in fact they had never quarrelled at all. When excited she would use bad language, and she would sometimes recite obscene riddles. (The case was not finished when we went to press.] CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) SERIOUS ASSAULT ON A PRISON WARDZS. Frederick Iltrizel was indicted for having, on the 11th October, feloniously wounded John Batten, with intent to murder him, and in a second count the intent was said to be to inflict some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Poland conducted the prosecution, and the evi dence d'sclosed that the prosecutor was one of the warden at the House of Coinction, Coldbath-fields, in which gaol the prisoner was serving • term under • conviction for felony, and was occupied there in the tailor's shop, of which the prosecutor was one of the warders in charge, and on the day in question he had occasion to report the prisoner to the governor for misconduct. For this the prisoner was simply admonished, hut after that he made use of such s:olent and abusive language that the governor ordered him to be kept on bread and water for one day. On his return to the tailor's shop, the prisoner sprung upon the prosecutor and struck him. A struggle ensued between them, in the course of which the prisoner stabbed him with a pair of tailor's scissors, which he took from his breast, and the result was a severe wound on the left side in the region of the heart, near the fifth list, which bad turned off the points of the scissors, or the wound might have been fatal. Another prisoner named Driffield ran to the es sistance of the prosecutor, and in his effort to secure the scissors was also stabbed by the prisoner in the hand, which had been seriously injured. This evidence was cor roborated by Driffield and by Golding, another warder. The surgeon of the prisoner proved the extent of the injuries the prosecutor had sustained, and that his system had been so shaken that he had been under his care ever since, and was still wholly unfit for duty. The pi:soner made a rambling statement in his defence, alleging that he had been worried and treated worse than a dog by all the officers. Mr. Baron Bramwell summed up the evidence to the jut', remarking that the entire question was for them as to which of the count. of the indictment they thought the evidence applied. The least they could do would be to cont:ct the prisoner of unlawfully wounding. The jury, after a shm t deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty of unlawfully wounding. They at the same time expressed an opinion that the witness Driffield had behaved veif well, and that his conduct ought to be taken into con sideration in the proper quarter. Mr. Poland said he had no doubt the recommendation of the jury would be attended to. lie then informed the court that the prisoner had been before convicted of as saulting a police-constable and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. The prisoner, who conducted himself very s :olently, de clared that he had not been justly treated, and seemed to think he was justified in what he had dine. Baron Bramwell told the prisoner that if he Oid not control his temper the result would probably be that he would lose hie life on the scaffold. He then ordered to be kept in penal servitude for five years. (Before the Recorder.) The trio of the police-constable, Matthew Hayes, who is charged with wilful and corrupt perju-y, was resumed this morning. The Recorder proceeded to sum up the case to the jury. He called their attention to all the material facts of the case, and said that the principal question for the jury to de cide was whether the two young men, Dye and Pearce, were apprehended in Gloucester-crescent, or whether this state ment was entirely false, and that they were, as was repre sented on behalf of the prosecution, actually apprehended iu Eversholt-street, and had nothing whatever to do with the offence that was alleged against them. lie then went very carefully over the evidence on both aides, and con cluded by leaving the case in the hands of the jail. The jury retired at 2 minutes past 11 todeliberate upon their verdict. The jury returned into court a few minutes before 1 o'clock, and gave a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Williams said he did not propose to offer any evi dence upon the charge of conspiracy. Mr. Cooper said he should elect to be heard upon that charge, and the matter stood over to consider what further steps should be taken. In the tue.lutime sentence was deferred. (Before the Common Serjeant.) Edgar Brooks. a gun manufacturer at Birmingham, sur rendered to take his trial for misdemeanour. This prosecution was instituted by the Birmingham Cun Proofing-house, and the offence imputed to the defendant was that he had disposed of certain gun-barrels that had not been duly proved according to the requirements of the act. Tlio defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. Gifford, Q.C., who was instructed to prosecute, said that the only object of the prosecution was to vindicate the law and to protect the public, and he did not press for any punishment. The defendant was therefore discharged upon his enter ing into a recognisance of 1001. to appear and receive judz ment if he should be required to do so. THE CASE OF MR. VON HOOTEN. _ _ . cab, worth 7W., the property of Mr. John King, cab pro prietor, New - street , Kennington - parts-mad. Charles Waring, a cab driver, badge No. 9,224, said he was is the employ of Mr. King ; and on Thursday evening, about 7 o'clock, he left his horse and cab on the stand in Southwark-street while he went into a coffee-house to partake of his supper. He had not been there more than a minute before another cabman came run ning into the place and asked him if he had autho risedany one to drive his cab away. He replied that he had not, and hurriedly left the shop, and finding hie hone and cab were gone, he proceeded to several of the stands in search of them, and not being able to find them he gave information to the police and the different station houses. On the following morning, at eight o'clock, be found that they had been taken to his master's stables by the police, and the prisoner, of whom he knew nothing, was in custody on the charge of stealing them. Gordon, police-constable 25 E, said that about 12 o'clock on the night of Thursday, the 15th, he was on duty in Portland-place, Regent's-park, when be received informa tion that a horse and cab had been stolen ,rom the rank in Southwark-street, Borough. He proceeded in that direction, and as soon as he approached the horse and cab, the prisoner jumped off the seat and ran off. Has :ng mom .eined that the number of the cab corresponded with the one stolen from Southwark street, he pursued the prisoner, calling out " Stop thief," and he was ar:ested by another constable, and they took him to the station-house. By direction of the inspector, the horse and cab were conveyed to Mr. King's premises and identified by him as his propel Police-constable 161 E, said he was on date in Portland-- street at the time in question, when he heard cries of " Stop thief " proceed from the direction of the Longhorn Hotel, and saw the prisoner running towards him, fol lowed by last witness. He according) y stopped him, and when he was told the charge against him he said he was starving and wanted &little money. Mr. King said that the horse had been so badly used that it would be some time before he should be able to send it out again. This was the third horse and cab that hail been stolen from him in a similar manner. The pr'soner, who declined saying anything to the olisige, was fully committed for trial. TURIN AND SAVONA RAILWAY.--(THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of shareholders was held at noon, at 169, Gresham Mouae, Mr. H. Kimura in the chair, to consider communications from the Council of Administration at Turin involving the existence of the company. Thu Cnatastali said the meeting arose from the receipt of a despatch from Turin, dated the 7th instant. Nothing was done at Turin for some months previously in consequence of the action of the contractors (Messrs. Guests,Us) and the course pursued by the Italian govern ment with regard to en advance of 40,000 f. to be charged against the company. The letter from the Turin Council charged the Loudon committee with having abandoned their duty ; but he (the chairman) denied the justice of that charge. 80 late as September last the English board prepared a memorial to the Italian govern ment, setting forth the rights of the shareholders. He then read at length a proposed convention or agreement between the company and the contractors ; observing in passing that, while under the arrangement thus pro. posed by the contractors everything was to be handed over to them by the company there was no provision for a government guarantee, that Guestalla and Co.'s (the contractors') private property was not pledged in any war, and that the proposal was not to take effect unless the Italian government advanced 240,0001—an ad vance with which the company could no doubt proceed very well without the aid of the contractors. lleprooeeded to ray that, each being the proposal of Messrs. Guestalla and Co.upany, the alternative put by those gentlemen was bankruptcy. On that point he would observe that they owed the contractors 80,000/., which was now increased to nearly 113,000/., and that, failing payment, Messrs. Guestalla and Co. might no doubt proceed against them in the Italian courts, the action of which was, he presumed, somewhat similar to that of our own courts in such matters ; but he could not believe that the Italian government would allow the proper Sy of English shareholders who had ad vanced their money for Italian railway works to be forfeited in consequence of events over which they had no control. (Hear, hear.) He then read the memorial be fore referred to, praying for a restoration of the 5,000,000 francs of government subvention, together with the guarantee of 2,200,000 francs per annum, to come into operation immediately, the company in that case un dertaking to complete the rile witb'n two years. The line had been so far well made; and it world be a cruel th'ng if, after 600,000/. had been spent, the unsaleableneas of Italian securities placed at their disposal by the govern ment at an adequate price should lead to forfeiture. In reply to a question, The CHAIRMAN said the board had secured the assist ance as regarded the memorial of English representatives in Italy of the highest influence and consideration, adding that the very same cause which bad benefitted the Italian nation, namely : the late glorious war, tied rendered the securities of too government unavailable for the purpose for which they were intended. They had, he said, private advice' that the proposals of Messrs. Guestalla and Co. would be entertained by the Italian government ; but never theless it was desirable that the memo' ial shoul cl be presented. It was a favourable irulication that last spring the Its `an government almost ordered the contractors not to proceed to an act of bankruptcy against the company ; and though about the same time the government advanced 40,000 f. for the works, and that was an act of forfeiture, he could not think that any forfeiture was really contemplated. A SHAREHOLDER thought the beet course would be for the Italian government to buy the shares at par. (Laughter.) Mr. CON VBEARE considered that the company owed its position in a great degree to mismanagement on the part of the directors. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, referred to the history of the company and showed that its difficulties were owing mainly to the depreciation of the shares following succes sive calls. The company was based on the anonyme system. Mr. HARTRIDOR testified, from personal observation, to the great value of the services of the chairman. He also referred to the claims of Mr. Murray, which, he °beet ved, were quite distinct from those of the contractors. [The meeting was proceeding when our report left.] MONEY M ARKET.-(THIS DAY. ONII O'CLOCK. In the Stock Exchange, attention is chiefly di rected to the scrip of the new Russian Loan, which has been dealt in to a large extent. The price this morning rose to 21 to i prem. upon some large purchases to cover previous speculative sales, but has since relapsed to 1/ to 2/. This quotation, how ever, is 1 per cent. better than that last current yesterday. There is very little business in other securities, and English railway stocks and foreign bonds present no variation of impot Lance. The funds are flat, and have experienced a fresh! reduction of 1 per cent. As WAS expected, the directors of the Bank of England have made no change to-day in the rate of discount. The supply of money in the discount market is not extensive, and the rate for good bills is firm, at 32 to 4 per cent. In the Stock Exchange short loans on English government securities are obtain able at 3 to 31 per cent. Consols are now quoted 89/ to 90, cure div., for money, and ssi to ; , ex div., for the account (Gth December). Mexican Bonds and Spanish Certificates are dull, and have declined 1 to k per cent., but the other speculative descriptions are unchanged, in the ab sence of business. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted GO to 61 ; ditto, 1865, 341 to # ; Greek, 131 to 141 ; Spanish Passive, 21/ to 1; ditto Certificates, 14 to f ; Italian of 1861, 55 to / ; Mexican, 18 to k. American securities are without variation. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 70/ to # ; Erie Railway shares, 50 to / ; and Illinois Central, 74 to 79. Anglo-American Telegraph shares are called 15 to 1, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Pre ference 31 to 4/, showing no movement in either case. International Financial shares are quoted 2 to 12 die. ; London Financial, 16} to 15; die. ; General Credit, 11 to la die. ; Credit Fonder, 5i to 41 dis. ; National Discount, 9.1 to 10 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 162 to 17. It is understood that the applications yesterday for the new Russian loan were again large. In addi tion to the considerations referred to yesterday, the prospect of our stock of bullion being reduced through the operation of this loan will be further diminished if the current rumour is true, that a large amount—according to some accounts about two millions sterling—has already been drawn fur in advance in bills front St. Petersburg. It is fur thermore believed that the bulk of the new stock will be absorbed on the continent. About 75,000/. in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, making 401,0001. fur the week ; while in the same period no withdrawals for exportation have been reported. The steamer Deutschland has ita:ived from New York with 81,5001. in specie for England. The biddings for bills on India took place yester day at the Bank of England. The proportions al lotted were—to Calcutta, 12,52,000 rs. ; to Madras, 1,30,000 rs. ; and to Bombay, 2,51,500 rs. The minimum price was fixed as before, at Is. 11.1 d. on all the Presidencies. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. ilia., and on Bombay at Is. 112 d., will receive in full. These results show that the demand fur remittance to India has somewhat subsided. The Midland Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 3,0051. over the corresponding week of last year, and the London and North Western an increase of 1,655/. The traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great Western Railway for the fourth week in October were 135,326 dole., against 164,841 doh. in the period of last year, showing a decrease of 29,515 dolt. The receipts from the Ist January to the 31st October amounted. to 4,652,528 doll., against 4,386,919 dolt. last year, showing an increase of 295,609 dole. The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, for the week ending the 3rd inst., were 30,391!., being 1,327/. more than in the corre sponding week of last year. The receipts of the Northern Railway Company of Buenos Ayres for the four weeks ending the lit October were 2,3821., against 1,760/. for the corres ponding period of last year. A general meeting of the Indian Branch Rail way Compfuly (Limited) is called for the 39th inst., and the half-yearly meeting of the Calcutta and South Eastern Railway Company (Limited) for the 29th. The half-yearly meeting of the African Steam ship Company is fixed for te sth December. A half-year's interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum is now being paid on the shares of the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway Company. A meeting of the creditors and contributories of the London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam Naviga tion Company (Limited) is convened, pursuant to the directions of the Master of the Rolls, for the 28th inst., at the London Tavern, " for the pur pose of ascertaining the wishes of the creditors and contributories of the company in the matter of the sate of the six steamships of the company,with refe rence either to the confirmation by the court of a contract pr)visionally entered into by the liqui dators, or to the adoption of such other course for the sale thereof as the meeting may think fit to re commend." The adjourned extraordinary general meeting of the Grand International Alliance Hotels Company (Limited) is to be held on the 28th inst. to confirm the resolution passed on the 3rd September. Annexed is the report of the directors of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, to be presented at the general meeting on the 30th inst.: The following report and statement of accounts for the six months ending the 30th of September of the current year is submitted to the proprietors. The net profits during this period amount to 12,0i4/. 17s. 3d., which, o t added the sum brouht forward from March, gives a balance at credit of rev e nue of 12,224 f. is. 41. The direc tors recommend that out of this balance a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, less income tax, be declared on the paid-up capital stock of the company : that one half of the surplus profits over 6 per cent, per annum, and the usual charge for interest, amounting together to 2,963/. 12s. Ild., be carried to the reserve fund, in accord ance with the provisions of the Royal Charter of Incorpo ration ; and that 250/. be applied to the redemption of preliminary expenses. There will then remain the sum of 260/. 14s. lid. to the credit of the next half year's account. During the period embraced by these accounts the reserve fund Las been charged with the sum of 234/. 4s. 5,1. for losses or. realization of securities in default. The amount carried to its credit out of the last half-year's profits bas been 3,696!. ls. liL instead of 3,946/. ls. Id. as recommended in the last report, the VIOL set apart for preliminary expenses having been erroneously included in the latter sum. The balance at credit of this fund. after adding the 2,963 r. 12s. 111 above referred to, will be 70,462/. 91. 4d. The continued cautions policy rendered necessary by the recent financial crisis in this country has unavoidably influenced the business of the company in Canada, and diminished the amount available for distribu tion amongst the shareholders on this occasion. The direc tors have, however, the satisfaction of stating that, in view of the improvement which is gradually taking place here, and to meet the existing demands for loans in Canada, they have felt themselves warranted in resuming active operations, and they confidently anticipate that the whole of the funds at their disposal will shortly be absorbed by secure and profitable investments. WEDNESDAY EVENING. Consols, which closed yesterday at 88i to ex div., for the 6th December, opened and closed to day at the same quotation. For money the last price was 90 to i t , with dir. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 901, 894., 90i, 90 ; ditto, for account, 88k., ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 87i, ; New Three' per Cents., 87' ; Bank Stock, 25 ' 0 ; India Five per Cent. Stoc k , 106 i, ; ditto Four per Cent. l'enfaced" rupee paper, 84. The India Five per Cent. stock was steady. Exchequer Bills remain quoted Is. to ss. prem. In the foreign stock market, apart from the dealings in Russian scrip, the principal feature was an active demand for Mexican, which ruse per cent. The purchases appear to be chiefly liased upon a hope that good will accrue to the bond holders' cause from the species of protectorate which the United States can scarcely help main taining over Mexico should Marianlian quit the country. Danubian Principalities Bonds also im proved 1 per cent., Italian of 1861, +, and Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865, ; but, with these ex ceptions, the foreign stock market was drill. There was a reduction of about 1 per cent. in Turkish of 1858, and Peruvian, and 4 in Spanish Deferred. Russian Bonds of 1650 and the Three per Cents. of 1859 have again suffered to the extent of 1 per cent., through the competition of the new loan. The shares of the Bank of British North Ame rica met with in q uiry, but otherwise bank shares w2re dull. Merchant, Mercantile and Exchange. South Australian, Union of London, and Char tered Bank of India, Australia, and China were quoted rather lower. Anglo-American Telegraph shares were again inquired for, and improved 2s. Gd. to 55., closing at 15 to 1 ; but Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference and Telegraph Construction were un changed, at 3 15-16 to 4 1-16, and die. to par, respectively. The shares of the financial companies remain quite without alteration. Prices closed as follows : —lnternational Financial, 11 to If die. ; General Credit, 11 to dis. : London Financial, 14 to I 1511 die. ; and Credit Fonder of England, 51 to 4} dia. ORPHAN WORKINGSCHOOL.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Mayor presided at a special meeting of the governors and subscribers of this charity held at noon at the London Tavern, for the purpose of electing ten orphans whose parents have diet of cholera. The repot t of the committee of management stated that that body at their first meeting after the outbreak of cholera in the cast of London, upon mature consideration, deemed it to be their duty as the managers of an orphan asylum at once to offer aid and assistance in order to miti gate, as far as they possibly could, the distress of the buffering and bereaved poor, by admitting at a special and extra election ten orphans whose parents, or father only, ma y have died of cholera. The circumstances at once called for prompt action, and although very little had been attempted in the way of appeal, yet a sum ex. needing 3001., or about a fourth part of the sum required, bad bceu contributed towards the expense of maintaining those ten additional orphans. The committee require the 511 m of 1,2:00. to meet the expenses attendant upon the admission of these ten orphans, and they therefore appeal for an additional I,OOW. to defray the charges upon the general income of the charity, which this special effort will involve. The I. dan Mxviir expressed the pleasure he felt in pre siding at the meeting, which was the first he had attended since his appointment to the civic chair. He considered one could hardly he present without being impressed with the great value of such institutions as the Orphan Asylum, especially at the present time, when society was scarcely recovered from the shock occasioned by the visitation of cholera, which left many children father less or motherless or orphans completely. He was forcibly struck by the fact that last July 40 children were elected to the benefits of the charity, and that next year 40 more will he received, so that with the 10 children who are to be elected at present the charity would have taken 90 children in twelve months, and augmented the number of inmates to 400. A large demand would he consequently made on the funds of the charity, and lie was sure the public would not allow a deficiency in funds when they saw the vast amount of good which was being done. The institution conferred great benefits on society by taking under its sheltering care children who if left neglected would in all probability become victims to every species of vice. The H-y. JoHN PArrnsoN, M.A., moved and Mr. JAMES WAI.TrIt seconded a resolution, thanking the committee for what they had done, rind commended the charity to the cordial support of the public. A cordial vote of thanks was given to the Lord Mayor for his kindness in presiding. The polling then commenced. REMARKS. Licht westerly winds prevail over the British Isles. with rather higher temperature. The sky is overcast w;tli some fn,; ou the southern coasts. To the southward of this country an easterly current of whirl coati owe to prevail with low temperance. Barometric pressure is high and nearly uniform. but in the west it is dwereasing. The Times advocates " official life peerages"— life peerages, that is, attached to certain offices, as, fur instance, to those of Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas, and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, to the Lord Justiceehip of Appeal in Chancery, and, perhaps, to the Mastership of the Rolls. The Lord Chancellor himself might still be an hereditary peer, nor would the privilege of the crown to grant hereditary peerages to distinguished lawyers, as well as to thstin guished soldiers, be in any respect curtailed, while the judicial reputation of the House of Lords, the Times ASHBU RN HAM-HOUSE. The solicitor of Mr. argues, would be vastly increased. Mr. George Shaw Lefevre, M.P. for Reading, Simpson, the freeholder of the grounds of Ashbumbani hou,e Chelsea writes to say that he has given notice and a Junior Lord of the Admiralty in the late go vern- to the general s ecretary of the trades' societies that the ment, has returned to England from America, where he reform demonstration sill not be allowed to take place had been on a tour for several weeks. there. Mr. E. T. Smith, the occupier of the premises, Mr. Henry Vincent is at New York, and at the sa y s that the placards announcing the gathering were issued without his sanction or authority. last dates was about to speak at the Cooper Institute, on RI:PRESENTATION OF TII 1: COI: NTY OF WATER "The late great American Conflict and the Friends and i Foßl..—There are rumours of the probable appearance of a Enemies of America in England." conservative candidate for the representation of the county Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was a candi- I of W.,terforil ; but the only person who appears to have as date for Congress in the Eighth District of New York. yi , t ri reb , i l rlie , ‘ , l l. the electors is Mr. De la Poer—hublia received the total of eight votes, her radical opponent I Piltot Rost:- ti mt.. —Yesterdav, a joint deputation receiving 9,196, and her conservative opponent 13,113. from the parishes of St. )I:trylel...lie and St. Pancras Mrs. Stanton is not daunted by this failure. She announces waited upon Lord John Manners, First Commissioner of her determination never to lower the flag of " Equal her Majesty's Works, to draw his attention to the dia- Rights." gr..ceful condition of Prinirme-hill at bight time, and to ask him to cause the lull to be lighted. It wan stated that The physicians to whom was confided the case of after nightfall the principal paths, the most frequented of M. de la Garza, the Mexican who fired a pistol in the lobby which was that from Chalk-farm to St. John's-wood, were of the Italian Opera, Paris, have come to the conclusion infested by the worst characters of both sexes, and that it that he is completely out of his mind. NV,tts inmate for respectable people to travel them. This would be to a great i:tettt remedied if these paths were The Marquis de la Rochejarquelein, chairman of lighted. The parishes of St. Pancras and Marylebone the board of directors of the Vendee Railway, lately I hail agreed upon a plan which would, in their opinion, be brought an action for defamation against M. Guedon• a the best meaes of carrying out this object, and which barrister of Rochefort, the alleged objectionable words . T o o l u il l i a l m a e n e n t e t , views of the parishioners generally. Lord 1 i s 'e said he must decline giving a direct answer being spoken by the former in court while pleading in is to the ie.luest of the deputution, but he would take into case against the Vendee Company. The Tribunal of corisider.:tion the statements they had made, and if they Napoleoin'Vendee, before which the action was tried, non- I would leave the plan lie would give his attention to it. suited M. de la Rochejaquelein, with costs. A meeting of the Oaths Inquiry Commissioners A letter from St. Petersburg of the 18th says : yesterday. Nov. 21, at 2, Victorimatreet, West Duke of Richmond. Lord Lvveden, 771, a shtenelr'.l " The report of the Cesarevna's health is very satisfactory. the Bishop of Oxford, the Dean of St. Paul's, the Right She was able to get up yesterday for the first timt. since . Hon. H. Waddington, and Mr. J. H. Patteson, Secretary the commencement of her indisposition, and to-day she is •to the Commission. FESETBAL L. —CH ARTERHOUSE v. W ESTM IN S TER . much better. It appears that, being unused to the climate This match was played yesterday at Vincent-square, and of St. Petersburg, she did not take sufficient precaution resulted in a victory fur the Carthusian by one goal, when she left the Winter Palace on Friday evening. The kicked by Watford. diadem that she wore at the ballpreventeitherfrom putting M It. CYRUS \V. FIELD. —We hope we do not violate anything on her head when she entered her carriage, and confidence in stating a fact to the honour of a New York this is enough to account for the severe cold she caught, m w erchant, hich, though a private transaction, ought to as and which h disturbed all the arrangements foe the lie known Our fellow citizen, Mr Cyrus W. Field — whose name will always he connected with the Atlantic week." Telegraph—has twice nearly ruined himself by his devotion We read in Gafignoni :—" Lieutenant Bonnin to that enterprise. Though a man of independent fortune of the French navy, and orderly officer to the Minister of when he began, he embarked in it sn f la fi.. n rg i whole . t \\ of . cail a re n t i. s e n n early to a Marine, had the honour the day before yesterday gaged m the ke ex s pe hip ditio e n k oz leo, , w a financial stor m m exhibiting to their Majesties at Compiegne his new plan . swept over this country, and his house suspended, but of a breech-loader. These carbines excited c onsiderable on his return he asked only for time, and paid all curiosity as much by the rapidity of their fire as by the in full with interest. But the stoppage was a heavy simplicity of their mechanism. The Emperor kept the in- ' blow, and being followed by a fire in 1859, which venter to breakfast and ordered General Lebinuf to have burned his store to the ground, and by the panic of December, 1860, just before the breaking out an official trial of the weapon." I of the war, he was finally obliged to compromise with THE EMPRESS Or MEXICO'S HEALTH. The ' his creditors. Thus released, he devoted himself to the Lffierle says :—" Private letters, which we have received ' work of his life, which he has at Last carried through. I The success of the Atlantic Telegraph, we are happy to from an excellent source, give a deplorable account of the I learn, has brought back a portion of his lost wealth, and state of the E-npreas Charlotte's health. The august , his first earn has been to make good all losses to others. sufferer has totally lost her reason, and is in a dreadful He has addressed a letter to every creditor who sufferend a d by date of agitation. She tears her clothes, obstinately I th e failure of the house in 1860, requesting him to se refuses all food and drink, and is in terror of every human stateine.d of the amount compromised , ad din g the interest for nearly lux years, and as fast as presented returns a SOUTHWARK. being who approaches her.' 1 cheque in full. The whole amount will be about 200,000 doh. IMPFTENT ROBBERY Or A HORSE AND CAB. Nine horses were burnt to death by a fire yes- • Such known however he may wish to keep it secret, ought William Weston, described as a groom, was brought up terday on the premises of the Liverpool Road and Railway Ito be to his honour, and to the honour of the mer for final examination, charged with stealing a haw and Omnibus Company. I chants of New York.—Nete York Evening Post. Philip Christiqn Von Hoorin, a gentlemanly-looking young man, surrendered to take his trial upon a charge of semimg a threatening letter, demanding money, to Mr. Hope. There was another indictment against the defendant, charging him with sending a letter with a view to incite the prosecutor to fight a duel. The defendant pleaded guilty to the last-mentioned charge. Mr. Cliflard, Q.C., who was instructed to prosecute, said that he was perfectly satisfied with this, and he should not press the other charge. The defendant was then ordered to enter into recogni muses in 1,0001. with two sureties in 5001. each, to keep the peace fur six months. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERK EN WELL. DRIVING CATTLE ON MUNDATS, John Richards, of 14, Arthur-street, Goswell-road, drover, was summoned at the instance of Inspector Odell, with driving sheep in the parish of Islington between the hours of 1 o'clock on Saturday night and 12 o'clock on Sunday night. police-constable Loveday, 142 Y, said that on Sunday, the 11th inst., he was on duty in the Sevenasisten—road, when he saw the defendant driving 250 sheep. It was about half-past 8 o'clock on the Sunday evening. The sheep were taken to the lairs belonging to Mr. Guerrier, a distance of about 200 yards, in the parish of Islink,.on. Mr. Ricketts, who appeared to defend, said that this was a very hard case, and one that ought never to have been hi ought before the court. The short facts were these : The steamer Mars, from Antwerp, arrived at Gravesend on the 10th inst., at 11 a.m., but owing to the dense fog could not get to Blackwall until 3 p.m., when it was too late for the inspector of cattle to pass the ship, consequently the whole cargo had to remain on the wharf without food till Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m., the orders of the police preventing them being driven through the streets at that time. These sheep could not be driven to any lairs without coming into the parish of Islington, and to take them to the market Lairs they would have to travel through the crowded streets for more than a mile. To avoid that nuisance, Mr. Guerrier, the defendant's em ployer, had them driven on the outskirts, and through a toll to his own lain, and the whole of the distance that the sheep actually travelled on the roads of the parish of Islington was not actually more than 200 yards. The wharf where the sheep were landed has no accommo dation for feeding, consequently it was only common hu manity to take the animals to some place to feed them. The carrying out of the Islington Act was a heavy toll on the persons engaged in the cattle trade, and it was against the necessities of the case. Mr. D'Eyncourt said that he was of opinion that a line ought to be drawn, and he had mentioned to the police that he thought some inquiry should be made before so many summonses should be taken out. As the defen dant had only gone a little distance in the parish he should only enter him to pay the costs. Mr. Ricketts said that the police should be more careful in taking out summonses. All that the defendant had done was in the cause of humanity, and he did not think that the defendant should be called on to pay the costs. This question was of very great importance, not only to the cattle salesmen, hat to the community at large, as if the cattle arrived at the wharves late, and they could not be taken to the lairs without the parties being fined every time they went through the parish of Islington, the price of meat would always be mimed to meet that contingency. He hoped that the magistrate would dismiss the summons. Mr. D'Eyncourt said that the act of parliament did seem against the necessities of the awe, and dismissed the summons. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BT ELECTRIC TELECIB.LPII.) WARWICK MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) WELTER HANDICAP. Cadiz Plover Custard Castle SHORTS! HANDICAP. Lute Zisea Mimi Fanny ... Half an hor-I.;te. 9 ran. GREAT MIDLAND COUNTIES HANDICAP. Two Moulsey, Pearl Diver, Sandal, Doctor Syntax, Pintail, Belmont, Reesvring, Shakapear , Brimstone, Cedric, Vigo rous, Helen, Valiant, Monitresa, Marco Spada, Forester, Douro, and Nailor are here. - - - - - ACCEPTANCI FOR THE THIRD NURSERY HAN DICAP. Two miles. La Muta,Bat 10lb; Canard, Bst Glb ; King's Cross, Bst 6113 ; Columbine, list 21b; Python, B.t 21b; Mouchoir, But; Lady Clinton, Bst ; Prima Donna, Tat 111 b ; Vice Versa, ist 9)b ; Angelica, 7st 01b ; Lady Craven, 7st 41b. ; Calot c. All are here. The rest paid forfeit. ENTRIEn FOR SCURRY HANDICAP. Five furlongs. Ziaca, list 71b ; Custard Castle, list tilb ; Cadiz, list 4th ; Dermot Asthore, Ilat ; Quoen of the Isles, lust I'2lb ; Orel lOst 71b ; Troubadour, lust Gib ; ' Nukuheva lOst ; Risk, 9st 41b ; Purity, 93t. 41b ; La Muta, gat 41b ; Topsail e, get ; Cromwell, Bst 12th; Tem pest, Bst 10lb ; Laura, Bst Mb. All are here. ENTRIES FOR HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Half a mile. Paris, Bst 10Ib ; Ld Sophy, tist Mb Deceiver (late Naiad), Siit ; Sylph, 7st 12Ib • Shrapnel!, ist 11th ; Isis, 7st 7lb ; Puritan, 7st ; Columbine, 6st 41b ; Hidiotrupe, fiat; Bravura, sst 121 b; Pr'ma Donna, Ist lUlb ; Ada, bet 71b. All are here. AERlVED.—Patience, Sutton, Eagbaston, and Steamboat• WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TrICRSDAY, NOVEMBER V., 8 All. E I Yalreme. Sea. B. T. W. 140 . ...---- ^ --. W. B. Ito 12. F. ' D. 9. . - Nairn .......130.04141 W.S.W. 1 ,, 1 W.O,W. c —I 1 Aberdeen ..,30.03.10. W.N.W. 1 1 1 N.N.W. mc —I 1 Leith Ardroseau _130.13'401 W. 3 4 N.W. be 2 Greeomdle 30.1s 42 W.S.W. 2 8 N.W. n, 0.02 1 Valentia '30.11'45 , E. 3 E. 1 1 S.W. be I 1 Cape Clear , I—l - Liverpool 30.21 4 - ,', W.N.W. 1 I N.W. 0 0.02 1 Holyhead 30.20 44 W.S.W. i 1 3 N.N.W.o 1 2 d Penzance 30.2; i E.N.E. 2 0 Z. I o I 2 Bred .. 30.24 43 S.E. 4 3 S. 0, 4 Lorient .30.24 39 1 E. 2 2 N.E. or , 2 Rochefort 10 24 34! E. 4 4 E.N.E. I. 1 2 Plymouth 30.27 40 7.. 0 2 N. of ' 1 Weymouth Portamouth 30.24 42' N. N. W. 2 3 N.N.W. , cf 1 London - Yarmouth_ 30.14 40 N.W. 2 3 N. XW.: cf 1 Scarborough. 30.1344 N.W. 1. 8 N.N.W. I c 006 2 S•lielde 30.1443 N.W. 2. 2 S. Ico 2 Helder - MINES.-(THIS DAY.) - - Oars o'Ctoca. The mining market is quiet to-day, but Princeof Wales -and East l.r&•nville shares are inquired fur. Subjoined are sQineof the present prices :—Princed Wales, 265. to 275. ; East Grenville, 21 to ; Chiverton, SI to ; Wheal Agar, 275. 6d. to 325. 6d. ; Great N - or, 16/ to 17j ; East Russell, 3to d ; North trolty, 375. lid. to 425. 64.; Tin croft, 9 to 10 ; Wheal Seton, 147 i to 152. A : and Chontales, 21 to !. RAILWAYS.-(THIS DA Y.) thrs o'CLooi, The railway market is inactive, and the prin cipal stocks are unaltered, with the exception of a reduction of 3 per cent. in Great Northern A. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 125 to # • Great Western, 53 to ; London and North Western, 117 F! 'Midland, 1231 to 124 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 123 i to 124 ; Caledonian, 1211 to 1221; South Eastern, 631 tof, ; Great Eastern, 261 to x ; Great Northern, 1154 to 116 • ditto A, 126 to ; Landon, Chatham, and ° Dover, 18 to I ; and North British, 37 to 1. Foreign and colonial railway securities have been dealt in to a moderate extent, at the quotations of yesterday. L For t , ,4lla)', , hAre Lit see page 4.1 COMMERCIAL AND MARKET'S. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BT ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TETAGRAPII.) (YROM OUR owN CORRESPONDENT.) The market Taller i•nprovel, and sales about 12,000 bales. MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) SEGAIL-There continues to be a good demand for re fining sorts, at fully previous rates. The private sales include Havannal. at 29,. to 325. fid. ; low brown Java, at 235. lid. to 245. ca.; brown and grey Mauritias, 275. lid. to 31e. Refined lirnt, but quiet. COFFEE hall sold with Ices spirit, nt p ices rather in buyers favour. Plantation Ceylon fine ordinary to low middlinit grey, 71s. to 755. Gl. ; fine ordinary to middling colory, ins. to sln. Cocoa is dull of sale. at the previous currency. TEA.-The mat ket continues quiet. FRUIT.--Curnint4 are in limited request, and the par eels offered by auction were withdrawn. Habana Valencia continue to sell readily at full price.. Very low to fair, 'pis. to:kis. ; selected, 375. to 515.: 3litscatels, low to fine, layers, 44a. to 10. m. ; Sultanas, 445. to 55a. Turkey figs, _as. to 595. ; Spanish, Ws. to 245. Valencia almonds, R:Ol. Melees. -Nutmegs of common quality have realised firmer prices, hut bold sorts are rather cheats r. Other articles sold without ciiange in value. Pepra-r Penang, Id. Siugapore. to id. l'iruento, common to good, middlingg 2,;.1. to 2 - ,;.1. Nutmegs, small to 11d. to 2s. 3d.; boa, ;it. 101. to -Is. 21. Mace, ordinary to middling, la. 41. to Is. lid. ; good pale, 2s. Gd. tu 2s. 7d. Cinnamon, Ceylon, first sort, it,. 10.1. to 20. Id. ; second, Is. 8,1. to ls. 101.; third. I. to IN. 71.; fourth, Is. 4d. mice.-About 20,000 hags of soft grain sold at firnt prices. Necranzie Arracan , 1 ls. ;AL; Maisaeiti, 1241.; and Rangoon, 12.. to 12s. :141. SALTPETRE. -No sales reported. C. rrroN.-Bus"iess is doing at steady prices. JCIT..-There is an improved demand at lila, per ton ad vance ; rejections awl common, 10/. to 12/. 111.. ; good ditto and middling, 1:1/. 108. to 17/. ss. ; good and fine, 19/. 10s. to 211. 11F.31 - 313nilla sold at SOT. to 511. for fair roping, and St. Petersburg clean at :t3/. 10s. to 34/. COVHINEAL.-SGO bags has been disposed of at !,.1. to Id. per lb. decline for Terieriffe silver, at 3s. 3.1. to 3a. 7d.; bLack,ils. id. to 3s. 101; Honduras silver, 3 s. 41 . to 3 s. lid. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is stAdy. Town tallow is quoted. 435. 3d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. ; December, 44a. ; January to March, 445. 6d.: March, 4:is. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) The number of heists is considerably larger than c Thursday last. Trade is dull, and Monliy's advance can not be maintained. There is very little business doing. Sheep are also more plentiful, and there are very few buyers. A very large proportion remains unsold. Prices are lower for the few that are disposed of. Choice calves are scarce, and realise high prices. Our foreign supply consists of 730 beasts, 2,1e51 sheep, 143 calves, and 16!, pigs. I Per stone of albs. a4.s. d. Per stone of Whs. s. d. a 4. Best Scots, lierefds. 6 0 6 2 Pest Ibisallf I.llSh 0 0 0 • Best Shorthorns 4lO 5 0 nest bola-wools.— 5 0 6 4 Socond quaL beasts 3 4 4 4 Do. do. Shorn.... 00 I I Calves Pigs 00 0 0 best (Mak 1111.1.nsIs :7. 10 5 2 . Lambs Beasts at market, 1,770; sheep and lambs, 0,5110; calves, 160; pigs, 210. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—{THIS DAY.) Mr. Charley , James Easton muerte trade very slow at the foPovring prices :—Pi ium clover, from looa. to 1155.; inferior ditto, Wl'. to 955. ; prime second cat clover, 90s. to 1002. ; inferior ditto, 314. to 70s. ' • prime meadow hay, 80s. to 85s. ; inferior ditto, s:"*. to iOll. ; straw, 365. to 445. PROVINCIAL SHARE mensErs. LITZIPOOL. Nov. 21.—Sales today: Great Eastern. We— Lancarthire and Yorkshire, 124 1 —Loudon and North Western. 1171 /—Manchester, Sheffield, nod Liucolwshire, 491 Cal-- Metropolitan, -Great Eas 123:—Nortth } r i te per s'tish. 37?ent. 4—South Eastern, 011 34 a +. tcrn Fi. 57 Atlantic and Great Western 7 per cent. Consolidated lvossis, 44e —Mexican Three PT cent., 111--Itritish and Foregr.n • Marine Limited , par—Empire Marine Limited ,1?, d American 'lelegraph, Tels zraph 8 per cent., 4—British Ship owners, 3l —Pacine Steam :,es shares, 3f, p. 31ANCloorrrit. Nur. 21.—A tioslende busily. , was done and prices were steady. Imlcko w, Vaughan and i o Limited , ¢ d.— ConsolisLded Batik Limited - , 1:e10 1 p.--Great tag. n. 904 Great Lusembour-t —Great -I ra It , l Trunk of. Canada,lB?—Ditto 4t itcf., 1.21 —G real Western of I Win WA North Western, Ils—Aligw heater and County Bank • Limited , Op—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, UM 4--Metropulitao, 13.•,1 I—Slexiean, I—Mtd land. 1231—Hitt , pew to shares, 2 p.—Norili British. 274 1— North Staffordshire, 73; —South Eastern, 63 1 I 1- I hames and Mersey Marine Insurance Lirulted,, 31 p. BOOtisnlian. Nor. 21.—Busine dome: Oxford Cen;.l at 130 e per share. Closing priees itratford-upow.Armi Railway, 131, buyers: South Staffordstire Leased, 5-2. sellers: Birmingham Town and District Bank. ve to 104: Birmingham Financial • Limited , 11 to le din.: Birmingham Wave' 'Limited'. CO to 10; General Steam Navization. _d. buyers; Mantis Metal limited., 11 die, buyers; Patent Nut and Bolt shares Limited , 1; ells., sellers. , Nor. V.—Three per Cent. Consols, 89 ' -- New Three per Cent. Stock. n 7?. t—ltntto. for new account, 13th Dec_ Ire indift rive per Cent Stock transferable nt the hank of Ireland , 1041 —Bank of Ireland , ElOO paid . tli—Miternian Banking Company 4.23 paid .371—National Bank ,f. 30 OP National of Liverpool Limited £l3 paid , for account, DM — Royal Bank 4:10 paid 321 • Imblin and Droghoda i Isso paid . Great Southern and Western 'floe paid', of - Midland Great Western 'CIOO paid', 5U - Waterford and I.WEek, 5 per cent. redeemable all paid , THE LOCK-OtT IN THE POTTERIES. — We learn by telegraph that a conference of masters and men took place yesterday, when the union delegates pledged their honour that no advance of wages should be asked during the year if the masters would agree to the month's notice system instead of an annual hiring. The masters accepted this pledge, and the lock-oat is over. A strange claim was made yesterday in the Roch dale County Court. A man, who described himself as as agent, had undertaken to provide a woman with a husband worth 501. on condition that he received five per cent. per annum on that sum. Having performed his undertaking. he sued the husband so found for the amonst, but the judge decided that the contract was illegal, and dumi seed the case. ig hi to ills rod Op ier liIIINII kg *. 4 Oa DO O. impda its moths Po" t h• thalik I with bile* tarad MMIN. I