The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-24 00:00:00

LAW INTEIA,IGENVI. , (This DAY.) 'JUDGES' CH ANTHERS. LAST DAT OF THZ HITTING& This w s a busy day at chambers, being the last before th, liristmas recess. Mr. Justice Lush attended in the Q u een's Leech, Mr. Justice Ryles at the Common Pleas, an d Mr. Baron Martin in the Exchequer. There were zu „,,, us applications. The chambers will be closed from rO.,L,c until Monday morning ; but no judge will be in ntwil:!auce till the Ist or 2nd January. On the Ist J.in.tiry the new rules under the recent act for "the dopitili of business at the chambers of the inferior courts" id li effect, and one of the masters of each court will att. 1, 1 mid dispose of matters now taken by the judges. coun. , l sill attend before the masters, and applications m.tV bt• referred to their lordships, or an swul made by t ar lawns, when the matter will be reheard. CHANCERY CHAMBERS. Vice.Cbancellor Matins' chambers were the only c h.,wbers opened to-day, the others having closed yes ter,lay kr the vacation, which will end on the 6th January, 1 ,1 huvocas will be resumed on the following morning. The chambers of the vacation judge (Sir R. Malin) will b e e paml on certain days during the recess. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) TA RE ToOMEY — APPLICATION FOB RELEASE. The bankrupt was a cab proprietor, of Upper Holloway. He applied for his release from custody. The debts are staked at lAN. He thus describes the cause of his failure : -- I bare had a deal of bail luck in horses, having lost no less than six horses since last May." Mr. Lucas opposed. The bankrupt, examined, stated that he had sold hi s two cabs and horses for 30f. three weeks before ho was arreste. He had kept his wife and family with the mo ney. He bad given • bill of sale to ldr. Dancer, a tailor, to whom he owed 581. for clothes for himself and children. He had not been working the cabs sines he sold them. Two years since he bought a house at Holloway for 25N., and bad mortgaged it to the Planet Building Society for 200/. With that money he went into the "general line," at Bow, and lost the whole. He then became it cab proprietor. His Honour mid he must file a twelve months' cash &moat, and an account of his property, before he could be released. IN RE JOHN TOUGH. This was another application for release . The bankrupt was a civil engineer and contractor, late of fit. Mary-axe, since of Downham.road, of Victoria-park, and other places. The debts are 1,5001. Causes of failure—" Badness of business, and pressure by creditors." Mr. Dobie supported. There was no opposition, and his Honour granted the rekae. Eeing the day before Christmas-day, there were several other applications for release, but none presenting any feature of interest. (Before Mr. Registrar Roche.) IN RE THOS. HOLLIS. The bankrupt, late secretary to the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company, was described as of 5, West rabuter•chambers, Great George-street, and since of Wandsworth. This was the first sitting. The adjudica tion having been made on a creditor's petition there is no preliminary statement of affairs ; but the liabilities are stated at about 80,0001., the bankrupt having had the misfortune to hold shares in the Imperial Mercantile Company, the International Contract Company, Barned's Bank, and several other concerns which have come to grief. SOlllO small debts were proved, and Mr. H. B. Bird, accountant, Gresham-buildings, was chosen assignee. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) SOUTHWARK. TM WZ!GHT OP COALS. Charles Fox, a carman in the employ of Mews. Parry sad Co., coal merchants, was placed at the bar for final examination charged with stealing two sacks of coals weighing 2 cwt. each, entrusted with him to deliver to a customer. Ann Montcairn, residing in Church-street, Blackfriare, said that in the early part of the month she ordered a ton of coals from Messrs. Parry, and on the 17th in the even the prisoner brought them. Being busily engaged she asked one of her lodgers to see that they were delivered right. A short time after that she received information that the prisoner had only delivered eight sacks, when ahe told him of it. He said, " It's all right. I would not smug you." She, however, called a constable and gave him into custody. John Jones, a young man lodging in the house, said that at the request of last witness he watched the pri soner delivering the coals, and he only put down eight sacks instead of ten sacks. He told the prisoner of it, when he said that he had delivered the ton all right, and asked witness to count the racks. Witness replied that be had no occasion to count the empty sacks, as be bad counted the full ones as he delivered them. William Lane, 385 A, said that he took the prisoner Into custody, and since the last examination he had weighed the coals and there were 4 cwt. short of a ton. The prisoner said he was very sorry, and he did not know bow he came to do it. Ile had bad an accident with the wagon, and got so excited that he did not know what he was ahout. One of the prisoner's roavters here came forward and said he had been in his employ twelve months, but he had known him from • boy, and he had hitherto borne a go o d character. He believed that the prisoner had been in duced to commit this dishonest act by some men who fol- lowed the carman, under the pretence of helping him to unload. He was so satisfied as to the prisoner's honesty, that be would take him into his service directly, and try him again, if his worship discharged him. Mr. Lurcham convicted the prisoner of the felony ; but, owing to his good character, ordered him to enter into recognisance to come up for judgment when called upon. _ • WANDSWORTH. RZATOES ASSAULT UPON A nrracrivs. John Watkins and William Carter, both respectably dressed men, were charged with committing a serious assault upon Police-constable Roger, 202 V division. The constable, who held his handkerchief to his eye, stated that he was on duty in Battersea-gelds in plain clothes, when it became necessary for him to enter the Park Tercrn, Ho stood in front of the bar and called for a glass of ale. Carter area pushed against him, but as he thought it was acci dental, he took no notice of him. Witness was pushed back a second time, nearly upon two females. He was pushed a third time, end on that occasion he saw Watkins push Carter against him. The two female, then rose from their seats and left the bowie. Witness asked Watkins why he pushed Carter against him, when he struck him a violent blow on the eye. Mr. Ingham—He gave you that black eye? Witness—Yes, sir, and I believe the ball of the eye le Injured. In answer to further questions the "Rates said he told the prisoner that he had assaulted him seriously, and that he should send for a constable in uniform. He also told him that he belonged to the force. While taking the prisoner into custody Carter caught hold of him from behind, and in the struggle he struck witness. Watkins knocked witness's hat off and damaged it. The prisoner Watkins said he was a stranger to the parties, and did not interfere with anyone. The witness came to him with his hands up, and he struck him in self defence. The constable denied that he offered to strike the pri soner, and in that statement he was corroborated by the two females. itr. Ingham acquitted Watkins of having any knowledge that the complainant Wall • constable, but he pointed out to him that the charge was a serious one. By a recent statute if a man committed an assault which mused anions bodily harm, he was liable to be indicted for a Misdemeanour. He could not dispose of the case until be bad ascertained whether the sight of the detective was injured or not. He remanded him until next Tuesday on bail, sod with regard to Carter be fined him 10a., with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment. SHlPwltaci.—A DRUNEIN CAPTATYL—Werr- ZERN, NEAR 811111ERLAND, DEC. n-S of distress were shown early yesterday morning from a vessel on shore off this place (reports Captain Duff, R.N., of her Majesty's ship D ur h am ). Th e lif e b oa t, Th omas Wilson, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, was handled, hot on arriving close to, found the long boat had been hoisted out, and receiving no &newer to repeated hailing and the sea being too heavy t risk the boat's going alongside, except to save life, the men pulled out to sea to look for the IhiVo boat, and not finding her they returned to the shore. The lifeboat tried to get the vessel off, but could not succeed in doing so. Subsequently a messenger arrived from Sunderland to say that the crew of the brig John of Hartlepool had arrived there in their boat, having left the master on bard the stranded ship intoxicated. The lifeboat again went off to this vessel and rescued the esptain, who was found drunk and asleep in bis cabin, with the water washing all round him. The brig is likely to break up. H4dLeti YO DEATH.—A horrible affair came before the Liverpool Coroner yesterday. John WGisire, 19 lean of age, was employed at the chemical works of ot sm.Snape, Blackstock-street, and on Sunday morning, w hen partially intoxicated, he fell into a large cauldron of hoibog caustic liquor. Though the body was got out almost immediately afterwards it presented a sickening Spectacle, the clothes being all burnt off and a greet por ton of the flesh removed from the limbs. A verdict in impedance with the circumstances was returned. A cattle train from Limerick Junction ran into • Pods train at Newbridge station, at 3 o'clock on Tuesday rooming. Only one animal was killed. The men escaped with scratches, and the line was soon cleared. The Faerie Queen, bound from the Mersey to the West Coast of Africa, has become a total wreck on the galtee rock. The vessel left the Nene, on the 20th Ma, TEE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1867. THE EXECUTION OF BAKER, THE ALTON MURDERER.-(THIS DAY.) (BP TELEGRAPH.) WINORMTER, TUESDAY. The Alton murderer, Baker, was hung at 8 o'clock at Winchester gaol, in the presence of 5,000 people. He displayed great firmness. He was pinioned without be traying the least emotion, and walked to the drop un aided. After Ca'craft had put the cap on him and adjusted the rope, the prayers were prolonged for two minutes, during which Baker's knees began to tremble and his hands were clutched. When the drop fell he struggled slightly for a minute. He oonfewied to the chaplain that he murdered the child, but said he did not violate her. He stated that he mutilated the body with his small knife, and then care fully washed and oiled it. The crowd at the execution wail very orderly. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION IN MAN CHESTER. SIX LIVES LOST. Yesterday afternoon, a few minutes after one o'clock, • terrific boiler explosion took place on the pre mises of Messrs. Chapman ►nd Holland, dyers and finishers, Bromley-street, Ashley-lane, which caused loos of life to six individuals, injuries more or less severe to four others, and the entire destruction of the works. The boiler which exploded was of Cornish construction—single fined and internally fired. It was 18ft. long., lift. in diameter, has been in use about ten years, and worked at • pressure of 251 b. The engine was at work at the time of the explosion, which is the consequence of corrosion of the shell plates (owing to dampness) where they were in contact with the mid feather on which the boiler rested. The plates had origi nally been of an inch in thickness, but bad been worn to less than 1-16th of an inch. The boiler was blown into two parts. The rent commenced at about six feet from the front end at the bottom of the shell ; it ran round its circumference and stripped off a length of about two plates in width. The rent also extended to the back end of the boiler along the keel or centre line of the shell. Owing to the explosion taking place in the dinner hour, it was not known how many men were in the buildings, and, therefore, the work of removal was rapidly pushed on. During their first hour's work eight men were taken out, three of whom were apparently dead. As each was brought out, he was placed in some vehicle and removed to the Royal Infirmary, where the medical staff at once attended to the sufferings of those who were alive. The work of removing the heap of ruins occupied several hours. A boy who was killed was the son of one of the firm. The poor child's head was horribly sh►ttered, and the upper portion of it was brought to the Royal Infirmary after his body. THE PROTECTION OF THE GOVERNMENT POWDER MAGAZINES AT MARCH WOOD. (ST ITLZGRAPH.) )N, TUESDAY, NOON. The F.A. sub-division of the second battalion of the 60th Rifles have plat passed through here from Win chester, on their way to guard the government powder magazines at ilarobwood. ANTI•FENIAN MEETING AT NORWICH. NORWICH, TIMSDAY. A town's meeting was held at Norwich to-day to express abhorrence of the Clerkenwell outrage and to support the government in the matter, WRATHER RIPORT.-(THIS DAY.) 71:1113DAY. DICIXIZI U, 8 A.m. F. Extreenn me. R. W. Ito ~.-....--.., W I. Ito 12 1. D. 9. ..-.... —....—.... ..- _ Nairn _ 87.71 1 . &W. 1 W.N.W. oc - 2 Aberdeen I aas • • B. 1 W.S.W. bo - 2 Lelth N. 7 .3t 8. 2 Z. Ardromen- V.BO t 8.8. W. 2 8.13. o 610 5 Ginameamtle. 8+.001 • kW. 6 8. re 0.03 - Valentin mar • WOW. 8 8. TO 0.21 2 Cape • 19.78 • . L 4 LW. ma 0.21 2 Roche's Pt 20.784 • . B.W. 7 8. o 0.54 6 UM I• . B.E. 3 B.L c - 11 ri v e= -•• .80t •• 8.8.2. 6 8.8. L r 0.21 - Penance -.90 • &LW. 6 S.W. mro 0.30 5 Brea __ 36.04 • &&L 6 88. W. rtm 0.16 6 Loden'. 510.0a • B.N. 3 8.1. tr 0.08 3 Rochefort -p a llet Z. 9 B.L m- 3 Plymouth .041 . 8. 4 8. or 040 , 3 Weymouth 36101 • 8. 3 B.E. om 603 4 Weymouth Portsmouth 12 1 7 &S.W. 3 8. ro - 2 London IS && W. 1 W.N. W. tbo - - Yermouth 17 1 1 8. 6 N.W. o - 3 CO , LLW. 3 LW. tom 0.06 4 maim WI .1 LW. 2 LW. o- 1 2 Helder l6 I 8.8. W. - - Barometer corrected and reduced to 33 deg. at ma levet The letters r 121414 r, f (Wither), • (steady), indicate direction of motion of the mereurywithle last 12 hours. Thermometer exposed is shade, lixtreme fares, with he direction during last 24 boars. Z.—calm. Weather: b.—blue sly; c.— clouds (detached ) ; fog : h.—hall; t.—lightning; m. mtsty (ray); o.—o. eras' (dull); r —rain ; s,—enow a—thunder. Bain.fall, snow ur hall ( melted:, during bst 24 hours. 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Lhat.l!l 1 1 Pay *pm; lAglo-BrlAGold(l.lin ) utralian I ° 4 . = rnirt a s a i ClarnilaiG.lt 8. Dila., • ,„ le az. ~ , 1 ICoPlaPo (Lingtall • ••• • D°D . Ped . m . N:Pw.Fqi Cut We i is ) : Lmla Fortuna (Limited) .. Preetinoetßetivislk iha' 21 Ma II 13- 16-16 i 13_ 16. _. I t Minds (Limited) I (Limited) • Lusitanisa (Limited) 4 Nan i° Come (L ) Putman& Gold verLied (Lim.) PentgibmidEill 5 ,Part Phillip Ooltr• Omer 1 100.1.,ciff", Ilia s sar is pat 9 11 1 1 LI I 11444014kAastr•L; 11, 9 0 94 JAR Esi Rey UM. 43,17 M 1741191 Modem 40,009 2 ValAallgarla Go (L. 1 10, 10 Tassouvir Coal (Um 4 10 Val illailin ablated 114 11 Wai's Gellgiattal 210. 1 ort,Mmi p ="l : 74, 1 Yorks 41.000 $ Ya4aasautaaa 1174. 7-16 9-16 le 97 68 xd 1 19 8 9 Ws 4 8 44db id td &I 21 pm xd iIIbeELLLNWOL uultruroa NI 19* le* 48 48 88 91. 1 1-1. I soma Bif Pi it ltf 1 1 o 1 31 11 117,5 a 4 ,447. n 21 116 120 116 08 2 1.411 a _ I .... ... NS I lidts efclis zd 16 10 (Us 109 119 196 166,14 9 799 11 01315 12 16 13 16 - 6 i 1011 106 11 104 e Z 22 a i l: U In 106 106 111 _Ws I 3-16 6 1-16 7 5 4381 1 on 4 3 . 6 71 1 Idl. 2 oidt, 101 103 itl.ll 1 011 6 441 9 8 ttuk 83 89 141 161 16 16 pa 10 . 6_41. - 4 14 li'"' id 9dr li 2k 2 4i 21 33 36 66 67 i 1 pn. 11 le 6 6 12 19 21 12 01 62 120 . 124 . _. - I 11-16 MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL) On o'ol.ooB. The English funds are fiat to-day, and have declined 1-16th to per cent., owing to the resignation of the Italian ministry, and to the semi-official announcement that French troops are about to be sent from Toulon to Rome. Foreign bonds are also dull upon the same news. Italian of 1861 are offered at a moderate reduction. Railway securities, however, are firmer, a further amount of stock having been bought to cover recent sales for a fall. Banking, financial, and miscellaneous shares are inactive and unchanged. There is no change in the discount market, but the rate for short loans in the Stock Exchange is rather firmer at per cent. - - Consols are quoted 928 to 4, ex div., for money, and 924 to ft, ex div., for the account (January 7). The Three per Cent& Reduced and New Three per Cents. are at 921 to 4. In the railway market the principal change is rise of 4 per cent. in Caledonian stock. About half-a-dozen of the other lines have also ad vanced 8 to 4. The tone of the market generally is firm. Subjoined are the prices : Metropolitan, 1164 to I • Great Western, 444 to ; London and North Western, 1131 to i; Midland, 1024 to R ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1214 to I ; Caledonian, 730 to i; South Eastern, 67 to 4; Great Eastern, 314 to 4; Great Northern, 108 to 109; ditto A, 1104 to 4; London, Chatham, and Dover, 184 to 19 ; North British, 334 to 34 ; Brighton, 50 to ; Berwick, 99 to ; and York and North Midland, 91 to 92. Foreign stocks are dull, but the only alteration in the speculative descriptions is a decline of k per cent. in Italian Bonds of 1861, the present price being 441 to 45. Turkish of 1862 are at 60i to 61} ; ditto of 1865, 34 to • Greek, 12} to 13 ; Spanish Passive, 26 to ; ditto New Three per Cents., 36 to I ; Egyptian of 1864, 84 to 86 ; and Mexican, 151 to f. The scrip of the new Portuguese loan is I per cent. lower, at t to 1 prem. United States 5-20 Bonds have improved per cent., viz., to 72 1 to but Erie and Illinois Central Railway shares have declined to , the present prices being 484 to 49, and 871 to 881, re spectively. Atlantic Cable shares are steady. Anglo- American are quoted 18/ to 191, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 41 to f. A few transactions have been recorded in bank shares, at yesterday's prices. London and West minster are at 68 to 69 ; Union of London, 35} to 36} ; Alliance, 14 to 10} dis. ; Imperial Otto man, 1 to 01 dis. ; London and County, 54 to 55 ; and Oriental Corporation, 42 to 43. The shares of the financial companies present no movement. International Financial, 21 to 2 dia. ; London, 23 to 22 din. ; General Credit, 21 to 21 dis. ; and Credit Foncier, 61 to 6# dis. The Secretary of State for India in Council notifies that the rate of interest on East Indian Bonds will be reduced from 4 to 3 per cent. per annum on and after the let of January, 1889. The directors of the Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company (Limited) have issued the fol lowing report, in anticipation of the meeting of the shareholders called for the 30th inst. : The directors elected at the adjourned general meeting ot the company on the 13th of May last now report to the proprietors the progress they have made eines that date in the liquidation of the company's affairs, and submit herewith a statement of the amounts made up to the 30th ultimo, and duly audited. In addition to the usual stagnation in business in Egypt during the summer months, the management has encoun tered the utmost difficulty in effecting settlements, owing to the very great depression of trade, the scarcity of money, the consequent high rate of interest, andthe unsatisfactory returns obtained by cultivators for the bulk of their pro duce. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, the amount of assets that has been recovered in cash and government securities is 105,0001. In effecting these settlements, how ever, a loss of about 9 per cent. on the valuations in the last balance-sheet had to be sustained. The directors join in the opinion of the Alexandria man agement (from whom they h►ve received, as requested, a full and detailed report upon the company's assets) that, in consequence of the present serious depreciation in the value of land and general properties in Egypt,a further reduction must be made from the estimate submitted to the last meeting. They have accordingly written off an additional sum of 60,0001. Should, however, the general condition of affairs in the East improve, the difficulties of the liqui dation will, it is hoped, be materially lessened, and the ultimate realisation prove more favourable than at present shown. Since the date of the last balance-sheet, 11. per &art, amounting to 113,1331., has been repaid to the share holders ; and, as directed by the extraordinary general meeting of the Bth of April, 1867, the purchase (for extin guishment) of 13,481 shares, amounting to 33,702/. 10s., has been made. The liabilities have also been reduced by 78,0001. The directors are applyingjithemselves earnestly to the further reductionlof the I company's liabilities and the realisation of the assets, which, as received, will be avail able for distribution amongst the shareholders as they may determine. HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK. The stock markets are generally dull, owing to a preponderance of sales. Consols are at 922 to 1, ex div., for money, and 924, ex div., for the ac count, being slightly worse in the latter case com pared with the price current at 1 o'clock. Home railway stocks are lower, sales having been made upon the announcement of a decrease of 10,0001. in the London and North Western traffic, compared with the corresponding period of 1866. London and North Western stock is quoted 1132 to 2 ; Midland,lol2 to 1022 ; Metropolitan, 1151 to 116; and Caledonian, 722 to 732. Foreign bonds are rather flat, but prices show no change of import ance in the abeence of business. _ . . About 15,000 sovereigns from South America have been sent into the Bank. The demand for money at that establishment has somewhat in creased. _ . _ It will be seen from the subjoined summary of the financial requirements of five of the principal companies, that in spite of the hopes entertained by railway reformers, of checking ad ditions to railway capital, there rarely has been a time when such large sums were being asked for ; and even allowing for the delay that may occur before the whole of these amounts will be called up, the prospect is a serious one for this class of property, especially if account be taken of those companies which have not yet had courage enough to step forward with a statement of their financial needs. Midland £5,000,000 Caledonian . Brighton, 500,0001. cash in stock. say 1,000,000 Metrotr a n ru District 2,000,000 100,000 Gnat ,sty An extraordinary general meeting of the Mann ' tins Land Credit and Agency Company (Limited) will be held on the 6th of January. The traffic receipts of the Cape Railway Com pany for the month of October were 3,5781., against 3,3481. in October last year. Creditors of the London Discount Company (Limited) are required, by the 18th Jan., to send the particulars of their claims to the liquidators, Vice-Chancellor Malins having appointed the 31st Jan. for adjudicating upon them. A petition for the winding up of the London Chemical Company (Limited) is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Stuart on the 17th Jan. Share certificates deposited at the office of the Anglo-Mexican Mint Company will be ready for re-delivery, in exchange for the deposit receipt, on Friday next. The third drawing of debentures of the Ottoman Railway Company is to take place on the Ist January. In addition to the dividend due the let of January on the Ottoman Loan of 1863, the Impe rial Ottoman Bank have announced that on the Ottoman Six per Cent. Loan of 1865. MONDAY EVIII7IIIO. Consols, which closed on Sati7rciayiit92ls;l. ex div., for the 7th January, were to-day alter nately buyers and sellers at 923, and at the close were offered at that price. For money the final quotation was 921 to i The Three per Cents. Re duced and New 'Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 92f to I. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 924, 3,e: div.; ditto, for account, 921, 1, ex div. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921, 4; New Three per Cents., 92 3 , 1, f, ; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cent., 751, ex div. ; Bank Stock, 240; India Stock, shut ; ditto Five per Cent., 1111, 4, 12, ex div. ; ditto Four per Cent., 1004, ; ditto Five per Cent. " enlaced ' rupee paper ' 108 f ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 108+, ; ditto Five per Cent. Rupee Debentures, 1872, 102} ; ditto 1882, 1031, 4 ; ditto Bonds, 535. prem. The India Five per Cent. Stock, after being marked as low as 1114, came into better demand, and was last dealt in at 11.2. There were also more inquiries for Exchequer Bills, which were quoted 255. to 295. prem. Foreign stocks showed dulness. Italian were offered, owing to the announcement this morning of the defeat of the ministry : the bonds of 1861 declined g per cent. ; those of the Maremmana Railway, 1 ; and those of 1865, 4. Egyptian, in cluding the Viceroy's Loan, fell to 1 ; Chili= of 1867, ; and Mexican, 4. Spanish Passive, how ever, rose g per cent. ; Brazilian of 1863, 1 ; Spanish Deferred and Peruvian of 1865, ; and Portu- Tse, 4. he Egyptian Nine per Cent. Loan scrip was last quoted f to 11 prem. ; ditto, paid up, 964 to 91; the Honduras Government Railway Loan, 11 to 2 prem. ; and Portuguese scrip, 4 to 14 prem. REMARKS. The barometrical pressures reported this morning show a diminution over the whole of the British Isles since yesierday, except at Valencia ; the decreer amounts to three-tenths of an Inch at OreeiscaNtle, whilst at Helder a rise of a tenth is shown. Temperatures have risen geeerally. Winds this zuornlng are southerly—moderate to fresh In Orr and light In the south of Ireland, where !Ley lave aocrensed since yesterday. On the west Coast of Prance they are southeasterly and mode -1 ate. The weather eyeliser evereer Bale has been general in the west, but fog is less prevalent than it was yesterday. THE OUTRAGE AT WARRINGTON.—The four men employed at the gasworks, who were arrested yesterday, were brought before the magistrates. There can be little doubt that the withdrawal of the plug was a deliberate act on the part of some person or persons, but the bench did not consider the evidence laid before them sufficient to justify them in directing the prisoners to be detained in custody. The four men were, therefore, discharged. It may be stated that warning had been given of an alleged design to blow up the gasworks, and special mea sures had been taken to protect the premises. The mayor received a message last evening from the Home-office stating that mischief was intended by the Fenian in the neighbourhood of Warrington, and warning the authorities to be on their guard. A meeting of magistrates was called, and a large number of special constables have been sworn in. The proceedings at the police-court yesterday have caused great excitement in the town, and a feeling of un easiness pervades the public mind. Today's Warrington Guardian announces that a post-mortem examination on the watch-dog near the gas works shows it had been poisoned. Fourteen Irishmen have been discharged from the gas works. Special constables are being sworn in. EDUCATIONAL Movissitsre IN BIRMINOHADL—A new educational movement has been commenced at kir mingham. It is estimated that there are 20,000 children ' in the town entirely without education, and to meet this want its proposed to raise a fund to be called "King Edward the Sixth's Memorial School Fund." Schools are to be erected in the most destitute districts of the town, and it is urged that fifty new schools will not be too many to meet present edncational requirements. Ammar& the religions constitution of the schools, it is proposed to place them in connection with the churl of England, but to carry out the same system of toleration and perfect equality which has beer, adopted in King Edward's schools, where children of all religious denominations are admitted with out distinction, and without any sacrifice of religious prin ciple. VIOLET ETTINGHAN.—She was small, with light crispy hair, which seemed to be ever on the flutter round her brows, and which yet was never a hair astray. She had sweet, soft grey eyes, which never looked at you long, —hardly for a moment,—but which yet, in that half moment, nearly killed you by the power of their sweetness. Her cheek was the softest thing in nature, and the colour of it, when its colour was fixed enough to be told, was • shade of pink so faint and creamy that you would hardly dare to call it by its name. Her mouth was perfect, not small enough to give that expression of silliness which IA so common, but almost divine, with the temptation of its full, rich, ruby lips. Her teeth, which she but seldom showed were very even and very white, and there rested on her Chin the dearest dimple that ever acted as a !road ster to men's eyes. The fault of her face, if it had a fault, was in her noes, which was a little too sharp, and perhaps too enialL A woman who wanted to depreciate Violet Effingham had once called her • pug-nosed puppet : but I, as her chronicler, deny that she wee pug nosed,—tad the world who knew her soon came to understand that she wee no puppet. In figure she was small, but not so small as she looked to be. Her feet and hands were delicately fine, and there was a softness about her whole person, an apparent compressibility, which seemed to indicate that the might go into very small compass. Into what cooper and how eompremed time were very many men who held very different —" Phinees Finn," in fit, Peel's Magazine for December. O&DINA&Y SRAlidi AND NTOCKB. RAILWAIII isbad mid Aie Csleclontaa Calatetsa Oorawall Nada:toad BeitastJuse Daadee,Perthotabdia East London Do. aorta Masada sad S. Western treat Yans% Ord. al Do. Z. A. St k., No.II Great ?Sprit% ot Scotland Gnat Nortbin Do.L J,.ad oddly. ar. Do .B 11116 p. 0. is paldß Do. Ord. Dot Div. nook Ol Beath • Wast. (Iro.) Do.StourValqad.B4 nw eoa_e_w~ ~ Do. ii.ini=ol73ii Do. Do. Lsnosaldre di Lon Briahto 18. Coast lasloa,MatDo• Do. Met. itzten.A6p. Lotz4on Norp Wepta. ~w:.i=-I tiTs7. 11;1. 1 - 11 - OtTorao - ; Niotropotitan Do. satoution,-.dlyi datidep. ot. till 1870 luiropoltlia Do. _ do. do. ! ii.;:&6.-....hii::;;il Do. Dim.* Darby. North British Da Dna ,Pino.Dood N. Sholoro—Boririck _ Do. Ls. Toro. iii: siocri: Da do.. 1116041 - loth ',pada! - - _ .... Do. do., UN- - SforMilftSordadie- S. I. Widen Js.. !=stro . Unloa . - Oluddia,Sokiagiar4 -- - • al U 72i 75 20 D 3 I 4 70 79 fai Tai 95 97 1111 811 7 8 IS 18 107 108 1091 110 i 113 1116 96 96 K 461 25 SO 29 31 121 in :1 1.54 1131 114 76 77 43 4bf 1161 116 104 IN 104 10! 70 70 8 3 4 38 4 - - 88 4 Ph 69 61 90 92 IN In L! Ili. - I . - if 69 61 110 111 IS 17 42 44 es} aii „r 1 - P.I Tiff vale BRITISH POSSIBBIONS. is 14 an an 100 Atianaeatt Boa. as. ea In. Pp.& De. P lames— dale 16 Lake Horn. Do. Psolsroaco 1.11.,D00t • por Not 187144 al s& TaaldenSp. us °ape T. a Dock (11:t. Cisessrara, 7p. Ina Bengal g0.Ta.7.; Do. do. 6do Zak Indian go. 6 do Do. L Shares.. brand Trunk of auras Do. Iqulp.lLß.ep.cd. . prat Boods Do. Do 2n Ist d pref. Bonds. Do. ad pref. Stock Do. 6th pref. Nock_ Groot Indian Peninsula Do. goo. 6 per cent. Do. Row do. Des 11.1 DL Lot Indi► B. bp. el Do. Sf per sena fit. Ratan of Quack D0.V . .8dap5y 13 .1671 Do do. do. 1877-. Indian algLimitect: Waft's gut. 6 go. oast Do. de. 41 do Do. do. do. Do. 111th Slab. and liobsoo's Ila Do. 6 p. ea. pay.lB6C Do. 6p al, pay. Int !Mot Can.ap eassp.B. Oudraßohillnmd.g. Do. Shares do Do. Nolhates Sande, er coot Do. do. do.— Do. Punjanb do. _ Do. lidos BC Mot do. 100 11 6 100 6 100 63 66 163 166 s i 49 66 6 6 40 60 163 100 106 awl ni its 16 14 PD TS BO •0 45 St 14 I ii 29 ii ii mei 1(64 pm 1 lepro 1 f pm 1001 104 , lei " 104 i 105}411 94 Sb 60 61 90 101 93 85 79 81 104 106. 6 102 64 1 87 817 Dar 103 101 JOLICI Brous. BANK& Agra Bank (Lba.)4l. - be B. Albion Alßanco Limited Anglo Arminian.. - - Anglo Iggpalati(Llnal b -j. Aisle Itailen (Linaltad). Anitialula I Banker BrittihCokun 130.if;;;,Tm aOttTM Bank of otagol4) Bank at Now =: C. Bk. lad* los., CkarL Igor. ot Ikea. ao. ° °l ° l 4/4 t• r us% ndon Lo (lin.) flinalled) Eastern Ifinhangs Zoirlish and Asmara A. Eng. Bank& deJanstroL Enit.Eloot. & Anal. (%utd RpngEtni&Shan.Com Do: tirw - 1 Imperial Baciii6iisai piarriia Ottoman lola = ..„, Do. New Lad Yoe& Blz. India(L) Do.ip. Deb.,1864,110 Lon.Bnolllenoz,Ra.(L, London and Brazilian— Loodoo& Rivfollatf(L) Do. do. do Loa. Clo Dank of Amid Loads. ood County A Do. Now Los. at fop. = bpd load Joist Stook—. Do. Iffrirlia.lolp.oonopd Loudon & Omit &Mono la. • • RolOontadoop Load°. • V =l Loudon • 0.1 00 IN 100 100 60 10 Do. l sa. lol .p.mimsPilii Merchant Bank (Una) Mereantilealticaan(L.)' Metropolitan ilAnttedy Midland Bank (Lim. ..) I National cti ani tr alsetel itWO/2Z of N. Pro. of Do. toct Srsi losTrr. Notional Suit New South W 0105........ North Wooten - Orlostal Bonk CcrWiro /torts Proviso. vt rp haatingeo.( —4): - 1;137do. ii;;7. 7. Math Australis - Blend. of B. & _ Do. do. Lad 6 pro. l Doke of Aosindla ilatoo of Inland (1.4.) Usks of Loudon if 10 10 2 10 11 4 Ili i.eil e 4 a a 10 12 4 3 112 N. 411. {7 ▪ 14 id 17} 16} ID 31 11} 19} 8698 Pm Os ▪ 11999 4 Ma 4 2Os 161 11 Dm 1 17 111 - -• Ili 25 .- 1 4 1 Ms q 31 nu. II 3Oa $1 le do si 0 1) . I Bpa i 7.3 lir. 23 24 14 14 9 10 4 141. 10 70Y IV 411 17 211 ➢a 10 7UM I 7 dbi 4 7 Idla par, - - ilTi 46 47 FOREIGN LAIL WAI aattnwp s Rotterdam Hablakarre.(LM.Ty.e. Belem L) too“oa La,yres,G.R.4.7pdt.(L) Oustral Argeutime -- Intrteadoa ib .. DsaiboalWlSPlE Dash imam d ir;;;or; &tropism Central (L).. Gres . B Laternboon.—, iirgiatuopt B 7 g. the lifor e ttern e. of Vranos iev .. .11/11.11.Ajzis Do. 7po. INceweldan Trunk Prot. Oilman (Smyrna Aldln Paris, o naand *edit. Paris and °donna .. B.ltranals.(L) loyal Sardudan Boat !Swedish _ T per anni aid Do 14 par mot Prot. Sao Paolaj.) g 7 pro of flAnatALom.Vollo6l•ll Aosta lad. of Poriogal Osolkorn of nonce_ 'Marfa and Sumas _ I Wag 'louden _ Do. par cant. Pint Wog Ss N. W. of "ADM a U} li! i ti IS 10 MAI 1: Sr i i 24 II 18 II dls Ili 180 r 14:1 19 1 444 47 8 4 Se 3i it e 36e 10 S 4 SO •ouINN 6011LIGATIWIL RAILWITeI. 1 a n O.Liszomboarg6p.eest. II 411 I Do. 100 Norms and liatumai 100 loosanno sod Fribourg 100 all llstrusr and Sabsoilla 100 I Do llooood Irouo 10 Nora. al Naomi p 44 10 I Do (LaNCluarL 30 Act. IN ONosaa (Smyrna, dm.) Do. Ipouodo brood a 4 71 10 llialip.d. 100 di 0. i s (Fonk.) 4 yid Solidi® I p. 61 IN 14441raado 7 p. et. 10 au a Loo-Foi. Sp.o. 100 ila LAN of Port. 7p. a. 10 holismollesnoolp.o IND , II per et 20 .iiii.W.otles.l4.e. 161 17 16 e 116 64 Ell 16 100 IMI St xol 1111 ISt 40 93 24 23 if 12 Si 96 ii 2 911 la Be Si 114 13 It 13fie Anglo-AmarisanTel.(L. I Austo.Manisan KIM 1 Atlantic Telegraph I 80. 8 par awl Australian Australian A ida &Vii..(Ll MEVTea latalsal) atarworks (L.l Do. New Bobikow Vaughan (1 ) Bombay lies (Lulled) Do .....LandNew. British * B. & I. Mag. Tel. (L.) (Canada d Inv(L ). Company Canadlanlnan lCeylon () Ditto rat a" ChinaliaShip&LCOZE. City Discount, Limited. CityofLondonft.Pro ) City of Milan Impro.(4) Do. City of ilomeow Gas (L ) City (Alice/ (Lim.) Colonial (Lmited) Do. Commercial Union( Ins ) Om& of Atrkanlfer.(L ) Ouriseatal IMAM§ (4, D 0..... . . Cop. 11.14/..;Fra C. of Len. Bd. If& 7 lip. c. Do. do. lie, do. C. lone. of England (4) De.of Mauritius (L.) C r Proforma Palen , D i lg. ,g cst. Per,. Deb (LWitid i i Assam Tea (L. !It IndiaLand,C.allinL Z. India Int. & Canal Ebbw Var 1 i liiiiiiiiairkla.ll.', T 1 m at 1121411* Telegraph lOO 10 De. New 1 ItAaa.CopperAlun: 24 , IS aad Tom* *Wadi' 1 'lOO ,W as lro gi ttlehllarin (I. 8 , 10 20 igo , nose(wareprat L'i 1$ 10 noyalCr ) 74 116 Gan. *lam Na o. 16 ;60 lim.*Colonial (L I 10 Nosallong di China Ga all 10 Hudson's Bar all * tra.landCo. Barnet* l 114 , 1 Didion Carrylog (Lim. If N lateruat. /Inaa.B*.(4 5 fl laternat.land CredieL 1 50 Italian Land I .10 Italian twig. (Can. Cay an 101 Do. II p. a. Bda. r. 187 all IS land BeearleadLen.) 6 N land.AlrleanTradlas lO IN Loa. .3 Caledon. X. (L ) I 15 lae.Countylandall.(L t I Load. DiaziATelar IL. i all 1 Do. Pref..lo per cent. all lill Lon& eionn. AMMO. ,L. 60 4 Lead. G. OmalloasC.(l, ) an se &Gime. trig. Co. (1 16 I a l widna rrovinsiaimart I 6p. elaby IndlanGoy. 100 10 Maaritiusland, &c. (L 1 10 *edit. irten. Tel (L ) all IS Ilercbaut Mapping (L , all el ltillwall P.Ld.diDoela L 100 50 Millirall IzonWoute •:0 116 atal Lind & Col.C. (L j 7 U National Dia Cow (j ' e 166 *Waal Proy.ltarlae(l 1 4 It National Ate= 110'1, jell I * arboddaCcalairoa?L I 6 15 eirconeolldalDia.(L ; II I I New UneSrada, Umftal .1111 LOD , N.ZealankAnekland`, 6 p.c.Ln,ldlueries,l3oo all U N.l.elinkou Lail.a. 1. ' 24 26 N.Lealaud T.& Lou ?lot I 110 .Northern Mum Tea Li 4 10 Do. B all BC N.Brie.duairalselan (Lll6O 4 60 1 1 0 1:lila Memo. In.(1 ll4 15 Ocean Marine (Imam) II 40 entalFthandalfUm 11 I 5 ,OdemaiGee(Umlbed) all • 11 ' Di gi t ~ ..New I NI &Selland layout 1 IL Gas (Limited all llama 1111. liteaanL; all ' 5 De. do. Ile. Posillly. Land& IfIn.(1 ) 100 111 Paalawalara o.Btosia all ll* Do. do. New UM 5 ' r. a r a" N l e r r ( 1111 ltioJ.Citylmprov.(L) all I N ,1130 Janeiro Om (Inc on . 10 !Royal Mall Steam IN 111. 'Soot. duatra. inveet. Lerp66 (L) 105 I le Man. d' 10 IMI African K. dIa.(L) 21 netralianlarl (14) , ak, Ta lOl7llOO I 1 Da Serie ! all j N Oonalres.*Nala(Ll all N *eye* la.(L.), 2 r: 81 ot o =l 1 tol e ll 5 IN Wallach* of Liye o r ;, (i.l 11 15 United DtseotintC 6 5 palled K. Telag. Co.( , all 11 Do. 10 pr prat( all N Ualvere. Ina(L)1 5 ' 10 Upper *ma Tau ion N Vaa Illerean's Lead (Lll ilai 1 100 visareystitapipmr.N. au liis) Wawa* Mario (lama), U NI Weilladialla***lDEL' 11l 1 rd I LI MINEB.-(THIS DAY.) ONE 0'01.0014 The mining market is inanimate and prices are without variation. West Chiverton shares are quoted 65 to 67 ; Chiverton Moor, 51 ,0t0 to North Downs, 15s. to 16s. ; Clifford, 5 6 Wheal Mary Ann, 19 to 20 ; East ve ll , 8 to 1, ex liv. ; Wheal Beton, 871 to 90 ; Great Vor, 17 to 4, ex div. ; North Chiverton, 41 to ; East Rosewarne, se. to 7s. 6d. ; West Drakewalls, ss. to 7s. 6d. ; Cain Brea, 20 to 221 ; and Prince of Wales, 495. to 51s. With the exception of a rise of 2s. Gd. in Don Pedro, viz., to 24 to prem., foreign and colonial mining shares are unaltered : Bt. John del Rey are quoted, 57 to 59 ; Anglo-Brazilian, par to 1 prem. ; Pestarena, h o :l a i a s. to par; Chontales, 11 to 1 dia. ; Grande, Ito ; Anglo-Italian, par to prem. ; United Mexican, 14 to la Frontino and Bolivia, 13-16 to 15-16 ; Port Phillip, 14 to 11 ; Central American, I to 1 dis. ; and Anglo- Artine, to 1 preen. The Mining Exchange will be closed on Thurs day, the 26th inst., as well 48 the Block Exchange. A general meeting of the Brazilian Land and Mining Company (Limited) will be held on tho 31st inst. An extraordinary meeting is convened for tl , e same day, for the purpose of increasing the nominal capital of the undertaking from 50,0001. to 55,0001., by the creation of 1,000 new shares of 51. each, bearing a fixed preferentialdividend of 10 per cent. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETF. (THIS DAY.) (BY TILEOIitAPH.) (nom con ows coasserommrr.) Corrow.—The market unchanged In tone or price. Sales about 8,000 or 10,000 bales. Coax.—The market thinly attended. Wheat in mode- rate demand at about Friday's rates for all description►. Flour nominally unaltered. Beans, peas, and oatmeal sell in retail at late rates. Indian corn : Prices for immediate delivery are the same as last market day; mixed, 40e. to 465. Cs& LEEDS CORN MARKET.—{THIS DAY.) (IT TRLZOkAIB.) (non oul OWN COMMIIPOWDZICT) Meat neglected, but prices not lower. Barley in good demand, at late rates. Other articles unaltered. MINCING-LAN E. —(THIS DAY.) SVGAIL—The market continues very quiet for raw, but for refined • moderate business has been done at steady prices. Sacrreras. —A parcel of Bengal sold at 10s. W. for re fractions 4 to g Rocs.—Only scanty sales are reported, including Ran goon, at 12s. 3d. Jots.—About 400 bales sold, common at 1 4 ;/. Carrox.—A fair business has been done, but prices rule is buyers' favour. In other articles no males are reported. TALLOW MAKKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet. Town tallow, 41s. 91. ; Peters. Y.C. on the spot, 435. to 4.1 e. 31; December, 43e.; print, 435. 61. ; March, 445. SMITHFIELD HAY MARK T.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow at the fal lowing prises, viz. :—Prime clover, 105 s. ; inferior ditto, 70a to 90s. ; prime hay, 81a. ; inferior ditto, 5.4. to 70s. ; straw, 30s. to 36e. PROVINCIAL BEARS MARKET& LiezerooL. Dec M.—Salsa to-day : Cele.lonlan. 72 If !}-- Groat ilaateru. 311--Great Northern, 1061.--Clireat Western. 441 LlWCfailtre and Yorkshire. 121 f—London, Mahlon, and South Cosst,so -London and NorthWostern, 113 t 13 1111 1 1— Metre/Altars, 113 f 11141 1 16 1 5 f 16 i 16-11idiand, 1011 CIS I Ditto , XII convertible, p.—Sonth Eastern. tiOf 7i-Gr ad Indian Pentimuis, 1081—Great Western of Canada, lb 11-16 f 13-16—Minois Central, 66}—Gaited States 5-20 (1664!, May I to Nov. I, 741 --Spanish Passives, 26—Union, 21—Liver and London and Globe Fire and Life, 5 p.—Maritime Insurance (Limited% 9.16 I—British and Irish Baguette Tele graph Association (Limited), 11a 20. liaserrearee. DEC Lt.—Market opened lnwer. but has sines Improved, with a fair amount of Igraine.. dning .bolekow, Vaughan, and Co. (Limited), 1 —eale,lonistti. 711{21511f 31 3 21-41 rest Bagmen, 31}—Great Luxembourg, 61 1646 f Great Northern (A), 1101—Grand Trunk of Canadarest Western of Canada. II 113-161—Illinois. 83 Sf—lancasldn S and Yorkshire. 121 11f 11 —London and North Western, 113 I—Manchester. sh . and Linco l nshire, 4.6.1 I 6—Metropo tan, 116 if elf+ f 116 151 16 11 . 1 1,4 1 „ 1 . 6 15f 16-11idland, 101115 ff2ff ff 11114321 ff 11—Ditto, .213Conver -1 p —North British, South 67—Thames and Mersey Marine inenrance,Lintitel, 2 1 Drum.- 1 : 1111 mi 6 tets 2 6 • 20 Yearn Brads, 721 1--Atrlcan Merchants. Par. BIaXIXOHLX, Dee. 23.—The tranmetiouts to-day were fn Mr mingham I.‘nal shares at WI, and Leawood Cannel and Bas Cost shares at Os. per share. Closing wires : Severn Valley Rs= share*, sellers. at 154 Staffordsh and Worcestershire shares, at 1100: 84adordshire Joint-stock Bank shares, at 201, sellers Midland Financial, at 1 11-16 to 11 die: Britannia Mills, at 11 die, buyers: Blom:ester Wagon shares, fourth Issue, at 21 to 21 prem., South Rtaffordshire Waters orka, at bf, buivra and Patent Nut and Bolt shares, at 3 dia. sellers. 131.141.000 I THE COLLISION BETWEEN Two STEAMERS on As previously stated, the Stock Exchange will LIVERPOOL.—The entrance to the port of Liverpool has be closed on Thursday next, the day after Christ- within the last week or two been e reordered rathr o r n e e ril . outt circles generally the , Tnorhoc.3thrretosLmit:afr:mottecovre6ristkldingtany. m a sb f o w i rn P ing bein in g co i n n naeo .i n i r ion ce Maattendancea There .dily ; warsanwildn'tOienahtilionlessoperations at the Bank yesterday. the p ort has been sadly blocked up. In order to guard with the Belfast steamer Magnetic , the main channel to New fork telegrams announce the shipment against mishaps, that part of the channel where the Swan of a further sum of 200,0001. in gold to Eng - ra sank bas ov tien b b uoted,..until such tame as the hull is land, making the total on the way hither from that .either .°: Tnenon. Cl r ipta r in Jortii O'Grady, son of the late I port b 150,000/. Including 725,0001. coming from Chief Baron, Lord Guillamore, died suddenly on Saturday ! Australia, the aggregate is raised to 1 , 2 7 5 , 0001 ., evening, whilst reading a newspaper in the clubhoum, of which a portion is likely to be sent into the , Ennis, °minty of Clare. Bank of England. ! Lb! a le 1 86 3$ Gl_ 7$ ut IL 2 2 i 2 rap:a.l . . ___ I4Tli 41 11 1 tal ere by st ing Ini, on ronl Dor the !..ii siouni I* j 1 2.2 KM "440 SAO 11101 sties .:.«a ii.iii 1= 16.4" I 1111 ISO i W - I II TB Ttl 11 10 1 8 61 1 i .~