The Express. — London, England, 1862-11-28 00:00:00

GREAT SHIP COMPANY (LIMITED). (THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the proprietors was held at noon, at the London Tavern, Mr. W. Baum in the chair, "to receive a report from the board of dine. tors, and to take such steps in reference thereto as may be deemed expedient, and for such other purpose; as may occur." - The report of the directors said : " Your directors reported at the special general meeting of the company, held on the pith o f June last, their pro ceedings up to that period, and on the reignite of the voyage of the Great Fastens from Milford to New York and back to Liverpool, which terminated on the 11th of that month. They have now to report on the events which have subse- ' quently occurred. The ship was despatched from Liverpool to New York on the Ist July. Her run to that port was very satisfactory, and she left on a return voyage on the 26th of that month, with a large list both of passengers and freight. The groin receipts of the voyage* made this year show a steady increase in the amount of earnings on each successive trip, as indicative of the growing appreciation by the public of the peculiar ad- I vantages offered by the ship, both as regards passenger and freight. The return of the several voyages made this year were, according to the respective dates of sailing, as follows :—May 7, outwards, 1,3734 Is. 11d. ; inwards, 10,513/. 15s. 7d. ; total, 11,8861.175. fid. July 1, outwards, 3,7901. Os. lid.; inwards, 18,6761.15 e.; total, 20,4661. 151. Aug. 16, outwards, 12,1551. 15s. 3d.; total, 12.1551. 15e. 3d. It should be remarked, however, that owing to a • strike ' existing amongst the stevedores in New York, at the date of the last return voyage, the cost of shipping the cargo at that port was very considerably enhanced , and the apparent ' advantage reaped from such a eight materially diminished. Your directors believe, however, that this drawback will not again occur, and that an arrangement to load the ship by contract on advantageous terms will be concluded by the agents at that port. It will be seen from the above state- , meet, that the ship left Liverpool for New York on the 16th of August. The trip, notwithstanding very boisterous weather, was satisfactorily accomplished, until she arrivedat the entrance of Long island Sou nd, when your directors regret to report she touched upon some sunken rocks, about two miles to the north-east of Mordent Point, and about 100 miles from New York. Your directors will feel it their duty, on'the return of the ship, to hold a strict inquiry into the circum stances attending this unfortunate occurrence ; in the mean time they are not in a position to express any opinion, but they may state that the rocks on which the ship is said to have struck do not appear to be laid down in the charts. The letters of the captain and agents reporting this disaster led your directors to believe that the injury to the bottom of the ship did not exceed a fracture of about four feet, in the outer skin, and that in the opinion of eminent engineers, who were consulted by the agents, and in which the captain concurred, the damage would be re paired in a very short space of time, by means of a caisson or cofferdam, made to fit over that portion of the bottom ; subsequent explorations, however, by the divers, discovered that the fixture extended for nearly 80 feet, besides, a smaller dings in the forward part of the ship ; the plan of repair, in which the agents and captain bad every confidence, was still adhered to by the engi neers , so d after repeated delays, stated to be unavoidable, the cofferdam was at length got into place and appeared to fit well, but on the attempt being made to pump it dry it was found, notwith standing the enormous pumping power brought to bear suit, that the water therein did not diminish. The divers were again sent down, and with the aid of marine lamps added to the force upon the water exercised by the suction into the vessel when the pumps were in full operation, discovered and re ported, for the first time, several additional minor fractures in the outer skin, through which it was evident the water found its way to the cofferdam. Each successive communi cation from the agents and captain led your directors to expect that the repairs would be efficiently and speedily effected at New York, but on the receipt of a letter from the agents, dated the 21st ult., it appeared that a farther consi derable time might be occupied. They thereupon determined to order the ship home, and instructions to that effect were sent out by the mail of the Bth inst. Since the des patch of these orders, a letter has been received from the captain, dated the 31st ult., in which he states that he be lieves the whole of these newly-discovered fractures could be repaired from the inside of the ship, but that having in view the difficulty of getting the necessary iron plates into the tubes for this purpose, he bad come to the conclusion that the time which would thereby be occupied would be too great to justify his attempting it, and that the better plan would be to stop the leaks in the outer akin temporarily, sou to enable him to repair the large fracture, sod then to bring the ship home. Letters just to hand state that the cofferdam had been pumped dry, so that the captain had been enabled to enter and walk through it. This successful result, however, had been again marred by an accident to the pump shaft, which it would probably take some days to remedy. The proprietors will, no doubt, re member that the bottom of the ship is constructed on the cellular principle, and that there are, in fact, two complete bottoms; the outer one alone is injured, so that the ship, even in her damaged state, is as safe marry vesseloonstructed on the ordinary principle. Your directors, however much they may deplore this accident, have satisfaction in re porting that, notwithstanding the fracture in the outer skin of the ship, she delivered her cargo in admirable order, thereby proving incontestably her supe riority over ships of the usual construction. The financial results to the company consequent on this disaster are most serious, and it becomes the duty of your directors urgently to press the subject upon the attention of the pro prietors. our directors stated in their last report that the working capital of the company, assuming the amount then asked for to be raised, would not be placed on such a satisfactory footing as prudence would dictate, but they hoped, from the favourable prospects before them, to be enabled to extricate the company from the difficulties which at one time appeared insurmountable; these antici pations they confidently believe would have been more than realised, had the ship completed the voyages then designed for her, and that, at the end of the year, the welk in account would have shown a very large balance to the credit. The account of disbursements in New York, pertaining to the present voyage, has not yet been received, but it roust of necessity be heavy ; the wages and victualling of the crew will oleo form a very large item. The liabilities may be estimated at this date as under :—On bills payable, and open accounts, about 9,00 d/. ; interest on 35.Cd0/. mortgage debt, due 30th inst., 1,750/. ; ditto on 25,000/., due Ist January, I,2'X/1.- 12,0004 ; add four months' wages to crew, less ad vances, 7,ooo4—total, 19,0001., exclusive of the mortgage debt, the claim of Mr. Towle. Mr. Parry, dm The assets msy be taken st about 6,0001., almost the whole of which consists of freight and passage money re ceived in New Yore, and there held against disbursements and contingent liabilities alluded to above. The mortgage debt amounts to 60,00 u/., of which 25,003/. is repayable on the let of January next, and the balance on the 31st of May next. In considering the question of finance, your direc tors think it necessary that iu any arrangement made the above mortgages should be absorbed ; they are also of opinion having in view the present state of the money market, and the security offered, that the amount required for this purpose, and to provide fur the other liabilities of the com pany, including the repair and outfit of the ship, should be obtained at 8 per cent. per annum, and your directors therefore recommend that they should he authorised to issue, on inch terms and conditions as they may think fit, a mortgage stock for ica,oc,cw., repayable io three years, and to bear 8 per cent, interest, payable by coupon attached to the bonds, and to be secured by a mortgage of the ship. given to the three trustees, with power of sale in case of default, either in payment of the interest or principal ; the company to insure the amount, or, at the option of the bead holder, to pay the premium of insurance to him, he thereby becoming his own underwriter, sod having no claim on the company in case of lose Your directors, bearing in mind the length of time which has elapsed without the proprietors reaping any advantage from their investment are very unwillint to further burden the coin. puny, but the exigencies of the case admit of no alternag live, sod they believe that in making this proposal they are I best serving the interests both of the proprietors of the preferential and ordinary shares ; it is specially their duty to press upon the proprietors the paramount im. portanee of immediate decision, either to raise the 'necessary foods or to submit to a sale of the ship ;in the latter event under present circumstances it is much to be feared this the proprietors of ordinary shares would lose the whole of their capital, whilst if the amount be raised there is now every ground to hops that the pro perty must necessarily resume at least its original value. The ship has been proved a success in every particular, and your directors confidently appeal to each individual pro prietor to subscribe his quota towards the amount required, failing which the inevitable but painful consequence will be, that the ship must pass into other hands forthwith." The report baring been taken as read, The CitaremArr, in moving its receptioo, said it was imperative that some action should be taken on that day. The statement with regard to the earnings of the ship showed that her capacity for earning money was almost unlimited, depending only on the patronage of the public. The disbursements had been greatly increased by the strike in New York, the agents considering it absolutely necessary to keep time. Such a drawback was, it appeared, tot likely to occur again ; 2.. a too for load ing and Is. 3d. for dischargicg would always secure suffi !tent assistance. Everything pointed to a successful result, if they could but keep clear of accident'. There appeared to have been hitherto a fatality hanging over the ship in that respect ; and he feared that if they did not now raise money to bring her house she would very soon pass out of the company's hands. Since the report was drawn up, information bad been received from the agents at New York to the effect that 5,0001. was treated to release the ship. While that information was on its way to this country, a letter was sent out ordering that she should be brought home. Whether that order would be complied with under the circumstances he could not say. Mr. Gooch 'wooded the motion. At the request of a Shareholder, The SHCRNTAKT read all the correspondence relating to the last accident, and the means adopted for repairing it. Mr. Scorn Itoelact wished to know what instructions were soot out by the board after they first learnt the acci diet : also whether any iostnictioes wore given to the oeS• tam before the vessel left England as to the channel by which be was to enter New York. The CHAIRMAN said it was quite out of the power of the board to send nut instructions ; they were obliged to leave the matter to their agents, who had commenced operations. Mr. scorr Russru.—No instructions whatever were sent out? The CHATRWAN—No • we had reason t o behove that before any instrocilees c ould arrive the vessel would be us THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1862. her we home. (Cheers.) As regarded the other queetiow, the ceptein went out with instructions to enter by Long lakand Sound. Kr: *EMBER thought the meeting ought not to allow Wall to be diverted from the practical question before it, namely, how to raise 100,0301. (Rem, hear.) The prospects of the vase' were by no means gloomy. She had already earned 45,0001. in 111 days, and in a short time longer she would have earned 20,000/. more. (Hear, hear.) He should deeply regret the vessel's passing into other hands. The Great Britain was once in an equally low con dition ; she was now exceedingly prosperous in her 18th year. All they wanted in addition to the 60,0001. already was the small sum of 40,0001.—a mere b considering the recent earnings of the ship. (Cheer:r ell. Mr. OMR entirely concurred with the last speaker. The Rev. Mr. Mammon took the same view, and er .Maisa wish know how many shares were held by Mr. t ft to uasell—(No, no)—adding that he believed it was twenty shares. Mr. Scorr RUMMELL deprecated the notion that he had any wish to damage the vessel, which waa, be remarked, his own child. They need be under no alarm about her ; she was quite strong enough to be brought home. When the vessel arrived in New York she had a stronger bottom than the Warrior. She was, in fact, built so as to be able to bear just mach an acci dent as had occurred. By returning home at once she would have obtained the greatest triumph, showing that, notwithstanding the injury done to the outer akin, the inner one was quite sufficient. All the money advanced to the board hitherto had been spent on repairs, not in working the ship for trading purposes, and if the course pursued hitherto should be persisted in any further advance would issue in the same moult. He then censured the board for their geoeral management, observing that they knew nothing practically of steam navigation, and had not entrusted their ship to captains of the right kind. The CHAIRMAN contended that Mr. Russell's remarks were beside the question. The Rev. Mr. NICHOL9ON begged to inform the meeting that Mr. Remelt bad not held bus shares for three months, and had, therefore, no right to speak. (Cheers.) The meeting, on being appealed to, decided by a show of hands that Mr. Russell should be heard. Mr. SCOTT RUKSZLL hoped that in future the directors would not appoint anyone captain who bad not large ex perience of steam vessels, and was not well acquainted with the channels to be passed through. The two most successful steamboat companies, the Peninsular and Oriental Company and the Canard Company owed their swear to persistence in that course of policy. Such laminae' could not be managed properly by amateurs. The board bad by their own personal ignorance and want of management caused every accident that had occurred. The CHAIMILN defended the board from the charges of Mr. Russell. As regarded the late accident, he for one would not have undertaken to order her home, when it was reported that her inner skin was full of water, and that she had sunk eve feet. (Hear ' hear.) The immediate question was, whether they should send out 5,0001. to bring the ship home. The agents bad asked for that sum, and the board had not got it. Moreover, a mortgage of 1,7501. was due on the following day, and if it were not paid the vessel would owe to be theirs. Mr. PROWSa moved, as an amendment, that 8,000/. be raised, not specifying any rate of interest. The motion haring been seconded, la Mr. PTLFINCEI moved, as a second amendment, that 50000/. be raised as a third mortgage at 12 per cent., repay able in three years. After some discussion, the amendments were both with drawn. It was afterwards resolved, "That the report now read be received, and that the directors be authorised to borrow any further sum or sums of money not exceeding 100,000/., at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and in such manner as they shall think fit, but that no bonds shall be issued below par.; TRUST AND LOAN COMPANY OP UPPER CANADA.-(THIS DAY.) This day an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders was held at the company r s office*, Moo street, for the purpose of declaring a dividend ; Mr. P. BOUVIER!! in the The report stated that the net profits of the half-year ending the 30th of September amounted to 14,8621. 9e. fuL, which, added to the balance of last year, gave an amount available for dividend of 14.705/. 3s. I Id., out of which the directors proy.sed to make a dividend at the rate of 84 per cent. per annum, less income tax. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the most salient point of the report was that the dividend was reduced from 84 to 84 per cent., but this arose from the fact that the directors thought it prudent to retain at command a larger sum than would otherwise have been necessary in cones queues of the state of things in America. Mr. CHAPMAN seconded the report, which after a brief discussion was adopted. WARWICK MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) (BT ZLECTIIIO TELZGRAPFI.) WELTER CUP. One mile. Twilight, Libellous, Rockily, Corouet, Gleam, and Bar ham lass are here. No steeple or hurdle racing to-day. THE POLITE. FORCE. AND THE STREET ROBBERIES, —Lord Robert Montagu thinks that the numerous street robberies in the metropolis are due 1.) the smallness of the police force and of their pay. " Without the pl. sistance of parliament, however, it is imposaib e to remedy these defects. The pay of the police force is by law limited to std. in the pound. Of this sum tel. is levi:l in parochial rates; the other quarter is paid by the Treasury —that is to say, it is voted by the house ; but the propor tion has always to be preserved. The lsw, by restricting the fund, limits the number of constables and stints their pay. Yet this is not all. When this law was passed it was never contemplated that the superannuation and retina; allow ances would come in, and still further reduce the niggardly fund. These alone amount to upwards of 50,000/. per annum. If, therefore, this appallin; evil is to be removed, or if the rapid iocrease of the mischief is to be checked, it must be by the interference of parliament. As soon as parliament meets a committee of inquiry ' into the condition of the police force and the police requirements of the metropolis' should be moved for, unless her Majesty's government should previously state their intention to bring in • bill to remedy the evil!' NARROW ESCAPE OP A HALL FROM DESTRUCTION HT Flat—During the trials of the prisoners at the ad journed sassier), on Tuesday last, in the Shire.hall, a smell of sulphur was perceived in the courts, which caused an apprehmssion that there was something wrong connected with the Hues. Mr. T. M. Gepp and other geutletueu im mediately prcoeeded below to the furnace, and the cease of alarm was at once apparent. Several hundred weight of coke had been carelessly placed upon the flues at the Lack of the furnace, the heat from which bad ignited the coke, and it was almost a mass of fire, the top of the pile being within two feet of the ceiling. Mr. Wood, Jun., and several of his men were sent for and promptly attended, quickly dispersing the burping heap, and puttin g out the tire with buckets of water . The dang e r was hap v soon over, but had timely discovery not been made it is feared that the consequences would have been very serious.—Chchaaford Chronicle. A LEAP IN THE DARK.—A few evenings since a young man bailing from Great Hale, and suffering from the effects of strong ale, left the Red Cow lon, Bargate, on his road to the Queen's Head, Skirbeck, and feeling re markably light in his head and heels ran and jumped over a fence near the house of Mr. Slight, builder. Unfortunately for him the fence served as the boundary between the read rod 'laud-foster drain, and instead of alighting on the ground he was horrified to find himself liouoderiug in the waters of the drain, surrounded on all sides by high brick walls. His cries were hand by some men on Bargate bridge, who ran to his assistance, and with sane little difficulty succeeded DI rescuing him from his perilous position. He Was much sobered by his sudden immersion. and vowed never more to take • leap in the dark.—Scam. ford iferrurn. • BIOOTRY IN TASTE.—Art and science have also their intolerance. Hear the orthodox pbysican talk of his innovating brother. Nn coarser libels have been written than those in scientific journals against • professor of science. In art an artist forms his theories and his school, and has an entbusiast'e faith in their indubitable supe riority ; the artiste( • different school he regards as a Gotb. One of the mildest poets I ever knew, who had nurtured his own harmless muse in the meek Helicon of Wordsworth, never could hear Lord Byron praised, nor even quoted, without transports of anger. I once nearly lost one of the dearest friends I posses, by indiscreetly observing that the delinea tion of passion was essential to the highest order of poets, simply because he had formed • notion, in the rectitude of which be had the strongest good faith, that perfect poetry should be perfectly passionless. I am not sure, indeed whether there be oot, nowadays, • m ore ve h ement bi gots ; in matters of taste than in those of opinion. F or so muc h has been said and written about toleration as regards opi nion, that in that respect the fear of not seeming enlight ened preserves many from being uncharitable. But; on the contrary so much is every day said and written which favoursintolerance in matters of taste, that it seems en lightened to libel the whole mental and moral composition of the men whose taste is opposed to your own. I have known language applied to • difference of taste on the merits of a poet, a novelist, nay, seep an actor, which the Bishop of Exeter would not venture to apply to Tom Paine. —sir E. B. Lytton, in Blackwoo.fsilagarine for December. COUNTERFEIT MONEY.—It IS stated that from 70,003,0C3 dole. to 130.00,000 doh of counterfeit Confede rate roomy is in circulation in the South. The Charleston banks have six or seven millions of the stuff received as good money. —American paper. The following is a remedy much used in the Federal army for the cure of amp diarrheas :—To one ounce of alcohol (or brandy) thickened with wheat flour Edda teaspoonful of balsam of fir ; shake well together ; take • teaspoonful in a spoonful of water or milk every four hours. SHARE LJST&-(THIS DAY) Two o'Oloos In the railway market the operations are chiefly in connexion with the fortnightly settlement, which will be concluded to-day. Prices are con sequently in most instances without change. The tendency of the market, however, is still good, and where any movement has occurred in the quotations of the principal lines it is iu the upward direction. London and North Western and Caledonian stocks have im proved per cent., and South Eastern, . London and North Western stock is now quote it d 96} to 97 ; Great Western, 651 to 66 ; Mid land, 128 to *; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 109 to * ; Caledonian, 115 to * ; South Eastern, 89 to * ; Great Eastern, 46 to ; Great Northern, 124 to 125 ; and London and South Western, 101* to 102*. Lombardo Venetian Railway shares are quoted 3} to prem. Sambre and Meuse have improved. As regards Indian lines, Madras Five per Cents. are flatter. Canadian railway shares are steady. WIDINAZY NUMB AIM KOCTIL eat. IPd I ILAILWATI. all os. Solloar VaL la Blrk.,lAn.,dlObas..dine all 'Blackburn all ,Illgiti and Was all Boston,Meaird,i Itch 105 Bridal and Inds 105 Calodonlan all Cork and Bandon— aD 1 00rawall— ... all 'Do. A j • no 4 dlv.snal 'rad l I l 0.0.i0 B. all Dub Do• li ß n and 84, TOO. all Dund.,Pertb, dAbdin. 155 Edinburgh and Glasgow all Worth and Clyde Jur. 11111 Glasgow *S. Wotan 155 Great Eastern 155 Do. A Stock 105 Do. East Anglian Stk 100 Groat Bald cd lloolland od Great 1011 Do,A 1 . Ares. no div.sm -100 100. B j pakl 100 Ot. doe Waft, (Ira ) 100 'Grad Western 10 0 I Do.ltoezVaLllua.llo 100 Lussealdred Yorkildr - 100 'Loudon 'Loudon and Blackwell 100 Lon.. °oast 100 London, &Dor. 100 London & North eats. au Do. Eighths 100 London&SouthWaisal. all LoodonderridiOolorrln. 100 Do. and Enniskllle 100 lian.,SheLALlnoolnah al Do. New 100 Do. dim d Deady all bid. Gt. Wa. (Ira.) all 1114 Cent all Nam:cape and Carlisle & Arrasebolor... Nowry,Warroop. &Zoo Norfolk ..... ... Ncetb Delilah Do.Ndln.,l'orik. NW. North Devon Sall. &D. N. Losforn—Borwlok Do. O.NAPoro. North Lond-o ........ Do. Now North Biadordshlre Ncetb&S.Wootonanac Control Scottish N. Z. Abor.Stk kettlat Midland ihrogehlnt OnioS nhown Illitinsbotteno&t South Beatern South Wales S. Yorksh. & River Dun Ittalnes.Wokinglua.,&o Stockton et Darlington Ditto ditto Toll Vole - Ivo: .... -..-- -.. : : ... ''' '''''' '' vuudaeth.4 : . : ll.o.o. :: moat . Waal Cornwall W. West =, DIU° HI 4t tit 86 86 1166 115 6 1 Si 41 4ILS 1$ 14 44 $6 115 i 10i 101 4 4 4 4 41 63 2 4 24 124 OS 116 127 126 127 166 106 661 06E 66 67 1081 Lon 69 70 119 120 16 69 22 1 962 10:i 1024 as 4o 4 Ulf Istit _Figa sw dial 64 2 5 4 26 26 99 994 66 67 48 884 105 107 •41 t dls 104 11 118 120 48 49 103 106 48 48 :ad 94i 99 69 70 98 100 7 8 39 40 9 i 10 } 1 116 146 149 t 1 9 1119 en 17 89 140 146 99 34 43 45 36 17 941 91 PRESCRE4OII SHARES. 1241 lt7f 8 4 t 3 0: 141 --. 84 9 I Ci gr:rC si — I Saiss."47 to 1 p.m 661 109 } 70 1 28 93 19} f 9611 9 102} 1} Pa di, BRITISH TOMINSIONL __ _........ l inirdi Lamm I (i=glY I ose Ma 10- € 1 p.m. 4 111 all illeanint •On lo 64 60 n. /A Nam. Ihmalllagip.o. 11111 106 1061 0 1 Do. New — 01 4 Ilat aloggetioliaraalll 1 U 19 al Da. Peedirmoto . 7 1 no WS 11411..lkaak.&04dasil; Sp.., Ma, Aug. 1. 1872 OaNumilloglid.h,Lll. 76 ID IN 140 Do. Jelp KIIS. 4140 74 78 196 101 Donis* 11184.411110 TI 76 .-. Ilt 100 OakmMa Is &alien - 104 106 8 100 OapiTADaakllp.a.gya. 11/ Ha 100 lbalma Bowl 1 l * 100 lad I• am pa. 6p. it lO7 1 16 6 Do. 0. Intaaelan 2 1 11 pee IL ID 2. Da. do l2 "I IN. 100 Grand Trunk al . 100 all Do. IpmA. M. - 641 68 100 all Dollor-Protg asel.llo. 17 09 116 all Do. I par ca. &Ha- 84 WO all Do. Ipm all. lin- 1 St 43 66 100 all Do. do. NM- - 112 84 160, all De. de. Up ~.. n 84 t.lOO Now Grad Indian Pimimiala 1* *I 1041 11 Do. a 11 pm 1D 4 Do. January, 1802 It 100 Gt. B. at India m6p. at lO4 106 1041 141 all 411.11•00anado Mem I* 121 121 901 111 Do. Now Bl 8 •us 10 I* all Da.gp.ollds.parl,w.op 96 98 971 860 all Das/ p.01.144.pay.te 40 el 19 2 Indian Brawn 161444 1 IMs IL 100 Madras Gam Of par at. 94 96 U. 106 Do. do. 11 pie al. 104 105 101 81 IN. NO Da. 41 peal Mos._ . 96 100 114. I* Nolb.OarpAlp. alMaode 60 all Melb. and Hobson Bay. 61 *3 60 all X.Bronawlak I Warts aims • SO all Do. do. B op. do. 8 6 100 N./. at Goads 6p. a. 88 16 al 100 ficlodo. gun 6 per cent 199699f66661jjj 1001 8t 100 Do. Delhl do 1 100 Bt. I Do. do. do I P 10 111 Do. Paolaub, do — St all Do. do. do lO4 104 a\ 100 Do.lnd.B4.Flong.6p e 100 102 102 MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Two dew= There is still no variation in the funds, which remain very steady, at yesterday's quotations. English railway stocks are firm, and a further advance haa taken place in London and North- Western and Caledonian. Foreign stocks are not very active, this being the fortnightly settling day, but in this department also firmness prevails, with an especial demand for Turkish eegarities, the rise in which goes on steadily. Consols are now quoted tog to 1, cum div, for money, and 921 to 1, ex div., for the socouno (Deo t) The official business report is as follows : Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 931, 1 ; ditto for amount, 921, 1 ; Three per. Cents. Reduced, 92, 1; New Three per Cents., 92, 1 ; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 761; Thirty Years' Annuities, 1885, 10 ; Bank Stock, 235, 237 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1091, 1, ; ditto for account, 1071, ex div.; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 1001 ; ditto Bonds, 28s. prem. ; Exchequer Bills, June, 125., 104., 145., prem. ; ditto March, 125., 10s. prem. . _ In the foreign stock market to-day, Turkish Consolidds and the Loan of 1858 have improved 9 to 9 per cent., being now quoted re spectively 391 to and 711 to 9. The Loan of 1854 is steady at 831 to 849, and the scrip of 1862 at 21 to 29 prem. Venezue lan scrip is quoted 2* to 2 die., ex div. ; Russian Scrip, to dia., ex div. ; and Portuguese Scrip, 31 to 9 prem., being firmer. Greek Bonds are leas inquired for, but New Grenadian, Spanish Passive, and Italian Five per Cents. aro in request. Transactions are re corded as follows :—Brazilian, Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 96 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 66 ; Greek, 171, 1 ; Italian, 711 ; ditto Maremmana Railway, 721 ; New Granada Land Warrants, 5 ; ditto ex overdue Cou pons and Hectares, 129 ; Peruvian scrip, 19 dis. ; Portuguese, 1853, for account, 48 ; ditto 1862, 461, 479 ; Russian Five per Cents., 969, ; ditto 1862, paid up scrip, 93C ; Spanish Passive, 239, 9, 9 ; ditto Certificates, 91 ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 84* ; ditto, 1858, for account, 71, 4 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, ; ditto 1862, scrip, 2/ prem. ; ditto paid-np, 709, 4, 9 ; Venezuela scrip, 21, die. The Midland Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 941. compared with the corre sponding week of last year ; the Great Western an increase of 1,9931. ; the North Eastern an increase of 1,0061. the Great Northern an increase of 2731. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire a decrease of 6481. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire an increase of 511. ; and the Great Eastern an increase of 931. Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart., has been elected deputy chairman of the Ocean Marine Insurance Com pany, in the room of Mr. Charles Bell, resigned. A meeting of the proprietors of the Imperial Continental Gas Association was held at the office of the company, on the 26th inst., when a very satisfactory report of the proceedings of the associa tion was presented. Considerable discussion took place, it being urged by several speakers that some change in the division of profits is needful, and that if new works, or extensions of those in existence, require further capital, it should be provided by means of new shares, to be called up as require d, and not by miry the income of the company for this purpose. These objections certainly appear to be well founded, and deserve the attention of directors and proprietors. At the eighth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Law Union Fire and Life In surance Company ? held yesterday (Mr. Henry Mason presiding, in the absence of the chairman, Sir William Foster, Bart., from ill health), the directors reported that during the year ended the 30th September last, 2,137 fire policies bad been issued, insuring 1,453,7571., and yielding 1,9561. 7a. sd. of new premiums k and in the life depart ment 223 policies, insuring 137,106/., the pre miums upon which amounted to 5,036/. 16s. 6d., showing an excess of new business over that of any previous year. After payment of all claims and expenses the balance of income over expendi ture for the year was 17,466/. 6e. tki., increasing the assets of the company to 125,952/. 10.. 9d. The report having been adopted, and the retiring directors re-elected, a dividend and bonus were de clared at the rate of 7 per cent per annum free of income tax. A special meeting of the Liverpool and London Insurance Company is called for the 10th of De cember, at Liverpool, to invest the directors with the requisite powers for the amalgamation with the Globe Insurance Company. A supplemental deed of settlement will then be submitted, "embodying the resolutions of the annual and special meetings of February and March, 1859, converting the capital of the compa into stock, restoring to the company the unpa id portion of the capital of 2,000,0901., and defining the powers of the board of directors in reference to the issue thereof ;" and for other purposes. It is notified that the drawing of bonds of the South Austrian, Lombardo-Venetian and Central Italian Railway Company for redemption will take place at Vienna on the 15th December. It is announced that Mr. Thomas Vance, of the firm of Vance and Beers, and Mr. William Foot, of Lundy Foot and Co., have been elected on the board of the English and Irish Bank, and to act as a local board for the management of the affairs in Ireland. The closing of the share list is announced as follows :—" For London, ou Tuesday, Dec. 2 ; for the country, Thursday, Dec. 4 ; and for Ire land, Dec. 9. Mr. P. G. Vander Byl, of the firm of Vander Byl and Co., South African merchants, has joined the board of the West Africa Company (Limited). We are requested to state that all applications for the reserved shares in the Canadian Native Oil Company (Limited) must be sent in on or before Monday next, the Ist of December. The Bonnie Lassie has arrived from China with 431,763 1 b5. of tea. The Emigration Commirtioners have taken np the ship Clara for the conveyance of passengers from Birkenhead to Melbourne. _ . The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, Nov. 26, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes : Circulation lame Circulation active . Public deposits 7,390,865 Increase 36,475 Other deposits Government securities ht banking department Othersecurities in banking department Coin and bunion is both departments 15,018,993 Decrammt 145,578 Seven day and other bins 792,b09 Increase 24,967 The Rest Notes in reserve ...... 73 . ,849,745 Increase 254,(Ki5 Total reserve Motes toxin is banking department). 9,793,858 Increase 983,617 The decrease in the bullion is of very moderate amount, while the reserve has increased. The Bank directors saw therefore no reason to raise the rate of discount to -day. BANK OP INOLAND.—Ass aM OA Vic, e. 121, for the i 26, 188 L _ ant pursuant to the Ad 7th ending on We.lamely, Nor. Not« Lama tti,iii,siT Tic;;;;lnent debt 111,015,100 Other securities.. 46114,000 Gold coin end bul lion &liver bullion a 18.712.850 WIWI° DI =ekes' Capital £14, 4 564000 106,489 Pitttic Dewitt! (In cluding Itobeg., Bay. Banks, Om ids. el Natant Debt, wad M Ac Other ciL lwilts. 14,378,780 Item day wad otiiii MU 791,800 I R18,7V4890 PAITIMIT. Goverment Seen- ~rttlee Including Dead weight An nuity) Other SeentOlde Noted Gold sad NUM Cola OKII3 140,220,443 I 00,210.443 Nov. 27, 181 T. W. MILLIN., Deputy Gabler. TBUIIXDAY Summa. Consols, which closed yesterday 921 to lez div. for the 4th December, opened and closed today at the same quotation. For money the last price was 931 to with div. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Coneols, for money, 931, 1 • ditto for account, 921; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921, 92, 1 92 ; New Three per Cents., 921, 1, 92 ; Bank Stock, 235, 237 ' • India Stock, 231, 2291 ; ditto Five per Cent. St ock, 109/, 1 ; ditto, for account, 1071, ex div. ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1001, it; ditto Bonds, 2 5 e., 28s. prem. ; Five per Cent. enlaced" rupee paper, 104 i, 1051 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per cent., 112. The India Five per Cent. stock was quoted 1091 to 1 lndia Bonds, 25a. to 28s. prem. ; and Exchequer Bills, both March and June, Bs. to 12s. prem. MINE&--(THIS DAY.) Two o'CLoar.. The attention of the dealers in the mining market is almost exclusively occupied with the fortnightly settlement, which will be completed to-day. East Caradon shares are dull at 35 " buyers" and "sellers." Marke Valley, on the other hand, are in demand, and have improved to 9* to 10. No transactions are recorded in the Stock Exchange official list. . . Foreign and colonial mining shares; are without change. Bon Accord have been dealt in at i ; Mariquita at ; and Bt. John del Rey at 62 and 61 The half-yearly meeting of the st. Jobn del Rey Mining Company is convened for the 12th Dec., when a dividend is to be declared. OOLONIAL GOVIIINKINT 11110011T1 Pd. t rus.Gov.6 p.c., 187748 .1 Do. 6 per lrob.etAng. Do. 6 pea ct.Mar.dBop. Do. 6 per omit. Do. 6parcent.ln. Rock Ocic 01 0 Hopeep.ct.lB73 do. 1880 Do. do 18= Do. do 1891 Natal Gov. 6 per cent Now Brunow.ilov.6p. CO S. 8. Wales ev.V. c. 1866 Do. 6p. a. 1871 to 197 116427 : New Lwow 6 pee Den t. Nova Moils I p. 00875 Quoins/and Gov.6p.cent 8. AttaaGov. 6 p.o. Bondal Vle.Oov.6p.c.Jan.dauly d0.6p.0. • 1114 kr. BRITISH MINE. 1071 1081 103 107 101 107 08 99 97 08 111 112 111 113 112 114 113 116 108 110 1044 1074 101 102 101 102 100 e 1014 111 113 1071 1094 109 111 110 112 10711081 Q fiord Dew. a. Cos Rue Swat ,Li hW loaen) lad Camden 1 Seel Corn Brea &Wk. Bawl (Teelieli ) Gremble& & BL Alibis Greet South Toline a. Wk. Vor (Heleton) Grenville Herod ... I lady Bertha L aire v tair Meat). =IX:: Ore N. Propose ( N. we. Baiset li Veleil North Wheal Crotty Par Conk Mt. 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IL., dim Dlowe's WA !Ta67lils. It 6 .. ..ii.. ... 42116. 21.17 a Lt.*. 11 Mt T. 1 le MUSA 1 . 11.:414. Lill LOA 2.10.8 .~i: to 181 - COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) There has been a change in the weather sioce our last report. The wind has veered round to the south, and it is now much milder with a moisture in the atmosphere, although fine. The English suppl of wheat and flour since last market is not much in Barley and malt rather improved in quantity, but oats, beans, and peas short. No fresh Scotch or Irish. Supplies of foreign wheat, moderate ; a few small parcels of "'mania and Swedish. Raley, very little in addition. Oats a fair arrival, though much lees than lately ; Swedish, Danish, and Prussian. AB other grain and seeds very limited. The trade in English wheat to-day is not brisk, but quo- tations maintained. Foreign hardly so easy to purchase, especially American, which is the turn dearer than on Monday. Flour trade quiet. Barley.-Fine parcels quite as dear, inferior rather cheaper. Oats.-Fine corn support prices ; other descriptions and out of oondition selling at irregular prices. Beans steady. Peas fully as dear. Seeds.-Linseed fully as dear ; rapeseed steady ; clover seed tending upwards in value ; trefoil firm. FLOATING CARGOES. -Trade very quiet. WILKAT.-English : Essex and Kent, white, new, 425. to 475.; ditto, fine oW, -a. to -e.: ditto, red, new, 395. to 465.; ditto, fine old, -8. to -IL ; Norfolk, An, floe old, -e. to -s.; red, new, to -a Foreign : Dantsic, 51s. to 525.; fine, 525. to 54a.; extra, 55e. to 595.; Konigshimr, 50a. to Ms.; ditto, extra, 50s. to 548.; Rostock, 475. to 495.; ditto, extra, 535. to 558.; Mecklenburg, Wa to first ; Uckermario ditto, --s. ; American white, 475. to 50a.; ditto, red, 45e. to 475.•, Canadian, 46a. to 50a. Banter.-English malting. 31s. to 33e.: floe, 375.; grinding, 23a. to 245.; and distilling, 260. to 27e. per qr. ; foreign grinding, 21a. to 258.; ditto distilling, 255. to 30a. Nam-English, Besse and Norfolk, 50s. to 63a. ; Inn, 635. to 67‘ ; Kinpton and Ware, 655. to 681.; beano, 50s. to 511 s. °Ali-English feed, 20s. Od. to 22.. Od. ; noted:, 245. to Ms. ; foreign, 21s. to 25e. Baum-English tick, Nis. to 401. ; harrow, 398. to 435. ; pigeon, 38s. to :Oa ; foreign, 325. to 36.. ; tick, 36a. to 375. ; Konigsberg, 388. to 39.. ; .an, 321. to 34e. Peas.-English boilers, 40s. to 41a.; w to and blue, 40‘ to 43a ; maple, -s. to grey, Mk to 384.; hog, 38s. to 40a ; foreign. 34.. to Me. Finun.-English town, 30. i. to 40a; ditto fine. 475. to -s.; eountry, 38s. to 395. ; Norfolk and Suffolk, 345. to 35e.; French, 40s. to 41s. pet sack ; U.& sweet. 275. to 28a.; Cliorodim 27.. to 35 1 . Bosnia. 411. to 42i. INDIAN Cos.-% rite. 30a. to 33. ; yellow, 28e. to 308. FLOATING Carson, al 0. F. and L-Wheat Berdis • anski and Mariano*, per 4921ba, 445. to 48a ; Ohirka, 44a. to 478. ; Polish Odessa . per 4801 be., 425. to 445. ; white, 48s. to 60a. ; Danube and Galati, 395. to 425. ; r 325. to 345. Barley: Ewptian and Syrian, per 4 = 4 , 245. to 255. ; Odessa and Danube, do., 24e. to 25a. Beans 13,,,ptian, per 480168.,308. to 335. Maus : Odessa and Galata. per 4021b5., 31s. Od. to 325. ; Ibrail and Bulgarian, per 4800 n., 31s. Oil. to 325. ; French, do., -s. to -s. ; American, do.. 29a to 30s. ; Elyptisn, -a. to --a. 11111t2171111 INTO LONDON FioNE NOV. 24 TO NOV. 26. English and Rooted Irish. Foreign. Wind I 1.110 .... I 11.160 Ha* 1,210 7,140 W* s Mali Flour, English, PO maks ; foreign, 620 sacks: !Aft MINCING LANK.—( THIS DAY.) . .. . _ _ 520 sacks: 2,020 brig. SUGAIL—Than is a decidedly improved demand for all qualities, and at firmer prices, refining aorta being mast in request. Brown West India sold at 31s. to 34e. ; Cuba Muscovado middling to good blown, 33.. to 34 ; fine brown to good yellow, 34.. tid. to 365.; Porto Rico brown. 345. to 33a. 3d.; low to superior grocery. 365. to 455.; Havana% No. 12, 375. Pd.; No. 13k, at 39e. Refined continues steady at previous prices. Corns—There is a fair demand for Rio, and a good business has been transacted. Colonial sorts andull of sale, and no sake of importance have been effected. TR.( continues very quiet. Public sides will be held next week, when Lugs quantities will be offered for sale. a good portion without reserve. Rica and SALTPETRE. —NO salsa of importance reported. Faurr ban sold without spirit. and prices of old currants and muscatel raisins have scarcely been supported. COTTON continues to decline in value. $OO bales told. Hne. —Manilla, middling to good roping, sold at 241. to 241. 10a. B.nunan steady. TALLOW MARKET.—(THDI DAY.) The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted Os. 31.,, net mak ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot. 455. Bd. ; ell the year, 45a. 3d. to 455. &I. December, 455. &L ; Jassory to Ilsrob, 465. ; March, 465. Gd. HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY:). 5610 e. 21d; to 3d. ; 641bs. to 721b5., 3d. to 30. ; nibs. to 801 be.,, Nibs., 31d. to 40. ; 86lbs. 961 be., 31a. to sd. ; 9611 n. to 1041 6 e., 41.1. tobid; 10411 n. to 1121b5., 40. to 51d. Eons hider', 8.. 6d. to 108.16 d. Calf skin., light. 2s. 6d. to 4s. ; full, 61. BIEBIONDBNT. —Sheen skins. polled. 8.. W. to 10s. K..t. and haf.breds, 7.. to Sa. 3d.; Downs, 5.. to 6.. 3d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattanden and Smith report a fair demand for both English sod foreign at firm rate*. Low and inferior descriptions us more inquired for by the London brewers at the redaction in prices. COAL MA RICZT.—(THIS DAY. ) Walla Hod liettos,l9a. ; Wall. Lad Lambtoa, Ms. 9d. ; Walla Eod Haswell. 19a. ; Walls End SW/arta, 18a. 9d. Walls End South Hatton, 19s. ; Walls End South Kolbe, 18.. 3d. ; Walls End Hough Hall. Ids. ; Walls End Onstorth, 17s. 9d. ; Walls End South Durham, Ms. ; West Hartley, lb. 6d. ; Betskle Hartley, 11a. 6d. ; David. eon's Hartley, 15.. 6d. ; Mafia", Hartley, 150. od. ; Lam bert's Hartley, 15a. 6d.-70 ship at market. PROVINCIAL BHA RR MARK MT. Ltrraroot, Nov. 27.—Sales "to-day :—Lancashire a- ,! York. ,Mrs, 1901—London airl North Western, 961—Loudon and Booth Western, 101—Mandsmitar. Sheffield, and Lineolnalitre, kW. Booth Baden and Dover, 08 1. BUULDIGNAII. Nov. S7.—South Stafford' were soli at IQ-- Britannia Mills. O. M. dia.—and General Steam Ns% iipgka at 47—Blrininghsm Canals wen sellers at 931—Bleminchsea Gan (Ai, 145 likliand Bank. 144—Dudley Gas, 411—and Cirminghant ?he. 110. Markets firm. London and North We , :eru Moth claims 951 to 01 On Wednesday last the Rev. Thomas Allbntt, M.A., was iestituted to the rectory of Boulge with Debach, in the county of Suffolk. oe the presentation of the Rev. Samuel Pryer Field. of Dewsbury in the county of Poet, clerk. On the same day the Rev. Frederick COOlOlOll, 8.A., was licensed to the perpetual cursor of the chapelry dirtrict in Stowuplaod, is the same county, on the pre sentetioe of the Rev. Henry Iwwia, clerk, vicar of Stow market with Blowuplaud. A correspondent of the Freeman's Journal, writing from Raven, in the county of Meath, says:—'• 1 have just heard of a most disholioal and novel attempt to destroy the BM of a herd of Mr. &Marshy, named John Robot', sod his wife, residing near Oldoutle, in this county. It appears that about ten o'clock on the night of the Bled instant a projectile was throws in through the bedroom window where Roberta sad his wife were no. drawing previous to retiring for the night. ft imme diately exploded with a loud report, and at the same time setting the to the clothes of Roberts and his wife, as well as those of the bed, and wounding them severely about the bead and body. They are also frightfully burned. The doors sod windows of the house and part of the roof were completely blows away. The mike, when informed of the oceurrease, repaired to the hones, sad on examining thoraces they foiled an oblong tin cams, burst, with • piece of wood inside, also part of a Mose." )0c 31y was Red ire !res ▪ c▪ i piag Rato , d W • a• go" r atigY 28 82 9d 9S iska.)l 76.?t_l i ..Foil 41:S101 f.isile. 1,11. kiii 10,000 0,000 LOU 100 No I No. I 55;ii 1&I IC 4-7 1001 - LOS rn i 35 ii 12 13 3 31 14 . 16 •a 47. - 0 - 1* 0* 1* 60 41 96 9 jrz 6 995 2f at It If 4j 6 6 4 40 42 I i P 3 40 4 974 i 43 * 1 13 13f U 14 Si 3/ 390 300 1124 179 60 92 19 a S 9 10, 119 19 It 17 .s i 11 If .4..1 19 1 2S; IR - so 4 91 80 1*i 24 [2l 34 21 31 8 1 1 VD 82 le