The Express. — London, England, 1867-03-21 00:00:00

THE tiI I IESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1867. 11..:.VETROPOLITAN IMPIturE.VENT BILL. THE 1,1 HERAT, •liiitithlLlWEW THE HOUSE OF (AMMONS AND THE REFORM BILL. • )I.!ic meeting of the citizens and rated inha :, of the City of London, convened by the Lord •. ta compliance with a requiiition from a number of i..dy. was hell yestenlo in the Guildhall, for the ..f considering the provisions of the Local Taxation Ight into the House of Cummone by Mr. Ayrton ‘l , lit.•, at the instance of the Metropolitan Board There wa a very numerous attendance, the tally three-fourths occupied, and the LORD sitletl. I' , , the gentlemen on the platform were Mr. Crawford, M.P.. Alderman Lawrence, Earl N.l'.. and sir Geo lkiwyer, M.l'. I opening the proceedings, said he T ., u.„. In. duty to ply with the prayer of the oise the provisions of the bill they were kilt unjustly with the inhabitants of the , ~,.I,ou . It proposed to give the Mani of Works I. s .t charge of 4.1. in the pound as an improve !..t•' T on pioperty within the jurisdiction of that !. 110. !wol,. of the City of London thought that ~c, are tits were more required within the City than in case a .h.trict .4 the metropolis. Its streets and were of more importance than those of the • of 1...t01en. oiriog to the vast numbers of persons who , a ithin the City for business, and whose time . . on ntly of more value than perhaps that of any • pen ties, of the inhabitants of the metropolis. (Hear, •. Ile therefore thought the rates raised within the he expended upon the improvements necessary • its own boutelarime, especially as it possessed an :ant municipality that had always shown itself to be competent fur the supervision of such works. hear.) Ge M.P.. having informed the meeting ..s rouned -shoed by his colleague, Mr. Goschen, • %pl.'', • t,4: n•ason for his_abacnce was his desire to • ~ • is,rt 111 the debate on the Church Rate Bill, said with • ~r4l o. th.• hill they had met to consider, that so far as Isett able to form an opinion upon it, be thought that they were perfectly justified in resisting. .1. har.) The position of the Board of Works at this somewhat peculiar. Established some years 1.. the purpose of carrying outa complete and effective of druuuage, it had become by degrees a sort of all rung power of the public functions of the metropolis. • A 01.4 becoming, as it was supposed at first it would . small by decrees and beautifully less," it had re .ed the poet's idea. It began by being a small body, : it had ever since that time beer. day by day and year Near assuming larger proportions, and it was a question whether that was a state of • . a 'itch ought to continue, and for par , cot to consider whether the Board of Works , .t present constituted represented the interests and feel . of the taxpayers. (Fleur, hear.) Certainly so far as 'ay of London was concerned it did not do so, as an most universal feeling prevailed (that it was not justly u . sided at the board. (Hear, hear.) But the whole of metropolitan government was now under the of a committee of the House of Commons, .0, I it was not for him to say in what form or shape the ~annietolation of that committee might issue, but this could promise, that when it did come forth he would it Lis careful attention. He should, however, be pre ,red to contend, in the event of parliament determining • continua. the Board of Works as at present constituted, I . A the City of I.onelon • considering the large and extend interests embraced within its limits, mien he thoroughly .o, I adequately represented. (Hear.) One pleasing feature in connexion with this agitation was that the City did not ut :done in its antagonism to the Board of \Yorks; for the inhabitants of many other districts of the metropolis had shown their desire to resist the provisions of this bill; and, in conclusion, he would say that the meeting might rely also upon his giving it all the legitimate opposition in L, power. (Hear, hear.) rho honourable gentleman then withdrew, with Earl Grsvenor, amidst loud cheers. Mr. Liwtee, Common Councilman, proposed the first resolution, as follows —" That taxation of the subject without adequate representation is tyranny; that this eecting is consequently of opinion that the time has ar med when it becomes necessary for the ratepayers of this city, as well as those of the entire metropolis, to demand EA no further powers of local taxation be conceded, tither to the Metropolitan Board of Works, or to anybody thin the inetropolis,lunless accompanied by full and direct n i.resentation of the parties taxed." Mr.Lawley condemned ti.e feeling in favour of centralisation which appeared to irilnenee both sides of the House of Commons, and re a.ueleel the meeting that England owed much of her great and prosperity to the principle of local self-govern nat. He insisted that the ratepayers generally had no control whatever over their representatives at the Board of Works, who were elected in some cases by ballot, and in al for periods of four years. The City did not re c. ice any adequate return for what it paid to Ge hoard. Last year it contributed 268,559/. and received in return the miserable sum of 87,06611 To iila-trate the injustice under which the City laboured be would make some comparisons with other districts, Every vote of the member for Paddington represented a rental of 75a,344/. ; every vote of a City member, 70(1,045/.; and every vote of a member for Woolwich, &3,000 f. The one was nine times the amount of the other, yet their votes were equal. The rateable property of the City was eight fold that of Limehouse : ten-fold that of Holborn, Bother !lithe. St. Olave, or St. George's-in-the-East ; 11-fold that of Mile-end 01.1-town, or bit. Luke, or Bethnal-green ; !Mold that of St. Saviour; 14-fold that of Hampstead. or Ilemiondsey, or St. (;eorge, Southwark ; 25-fold that of Woolwich. The aggregate rateable value of the whole of the 11 districts was 2,W40,51r2/. ; that of the City of Lon don, 2,Prt,..03.1/. The lesser amount of taxable property, viz., that in the 12 distticts was represented at the board If 12 members ; and the greater, viz., in the City, by three inembers only. (Hear, hear.) Alderneui LAWRENCE, Seconded the resolution, and oh sen•ed that the ratepayers of the City had been willing to submit to a tax of 6cl. in the pound for their lan improvements, but the measure was opposed by eensel at the instance of the Board of Works, and the committee came to the decision by 6to 4 that neither the I' ty of London nor any other local authority ought to be allowed to levy rates for improvements within its own tea until Mr. Ayrton'a committee on the local govern tent of the metropolis had made its report. That com bater had already sat two sessions ; it had been re stritted this session, and although he was a member of it be could see no prospect of any speedy conclusion being erived at, (Hear, hear.) He found no fault with the I:aril of Works itself ; no doubt the board haul done its Isst to discharge the functions entrusted to it, but hid the City improvements which the board had in hand been left to the corporation far greater progress would have been made with them. (Hear, heir.) He objected to the City king placed in the position of a parish vestry, and he view e d this bill as the first step in that direction. Like his colleague who preceded him, he thought the constitu tion of the hoard rested upon a vicious principle, and he should rejoice to see it amended. (Cheers.) Mr. ALFRED WALKER, a liveryman, wished to move an amendment, but, as he was not a City ratepayer, The LORD MAYOR ruled that he could not do so, and the . . naolution wu put to the vote and carried unanimously. Mr. MrIMUN, r 1;01TITIO11 councilman, ;Imposed the second 1 ' , solution, viz. :—"That the Metropolitan Board of Works ; rat feebly and inadequately represents the interests, 1 t dinp, and wishes of the inhabitants of this metropolis, including the City of London ; and'that dna meeting is of ' , pinion that the proposed ' Improvement Rate Bill 'should he rejected, and every kindred measure postponed, until paliarnent in its wisdom shall have conferred municipal 1 institutions upon the unentranchised districts of the t.etropolis.” He advocated the partition of the metro p,d,s into municipalities to form a confederation, with the City at their head. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Foivi.r.g seconded the resolution, which was put hum the chair. and carried unanimously ; an was also. on tie motion of Mr. RICMARDMON. C.C., seconded by Mr. CUIVER, a third, viz.:—" That the proposed bill, while in tijedient as it regards the metropolis, is particularly ob r• lions to the inhabitants of this City, upon whom it Propoles to inflict taxation, hut would withhold from their ....t . -etly elected representatives the control hitherto exer t.-1 over the expenditure of their rates—a power which i‘.njoyed by every other city and town in the kingdom ; and this meeting protests against the indignity which is ' 4 re.l to this tity—the fint in the empire—by this attetnid to deprive it of powers, beneficially exercised for t heories, placing it in this respect in a position inferior t, the humblest incorporated town." Mts. H. OTTLEV propmed, and Mr. 11I'Gmmenit seconded e••• prnimmitioll, that the spirit of the foregoing resolutions 'wad he embodied in a petition for presentation to the 11 ,, t.e of Commons. which was also unanimously passed. oil the motion of Sir G. BowvEle, 11. P., seconded by Md. nnan Anat.,: a cordial vote of thanks was given to the 10.r4 Mayor: end Hi. L.KI.HIP having briefly returned thanks, the treting disrolved. Ditr.Ai.ruL RAILWAY ACCIDZNT IN RusorA.— T e recent accident on the railway from Moscow to Wizen v• of a terrific character. As has been stated, a carriage ..tf the rails, and, dragging several others after it, 1-• l over en embankment thirty-five feet deep. In one carriage seven persons were killed. The t contained a case filled with telegraphic apparatus muse two hundred and fifty pounds, which seems have been hurled with crushing effect on the unhappy The bodies were so frightfully mutilated that It. ....et. from the neighbouring villages, who hurried tie...eene of the disaster, were for some time afraid to 1 ' 1 ) tnetn. A priest rendered valuable and essential and many of the peasants behaved well. Others, v. er. plundered the wounded, like camp followers on a id .4 battle, and thus, many persons who bad sustained " ries found. on returning to consciousness, that they : 'I I ^. n deprived of their watchesand purses. Much luggage, h . ,st, and the window-blinds of one of the second . ••• amages were torn away by a thief. The number of amounts to nearly 100, of whom 11 are injured • tieven passengers were killed on the spot, date.' Amer. and one wounded man died soon after •i t". 6.4 to the hospital. The accident is attributed to rrest rapidity of the pace. and the two stokers mid t o have b een both drunk. The night of upwards levi . dead and wounded passengers lying bleeding on the ow il..enb e d by a correspondent of the Moscow 14 as s. laning. MEETING AT 31:11. GLADSTONE'S RESIDENCE. • (THIS DAY.) This afternoon, in accordance with a special invitation, another large gathering of liberal members of the Lower House took place at the private residence of Mr. Gladstone, Cariton-house-terrace, the object of the meeting being to consider what course should be pur sued by the liberal party in relation to the government Reform Bill. The formal proceedings did not commence till half-past 2. Among the members who arrived early were the following:—Dr. Brady, Mr. John Fildes, Mr. R. W. Crawford, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. K Baines, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Davey, Mr. Moffatt, Mr. J. S. Mill, Mr. T. Hankey, Mr. I)enu,an, Mr. Ifeadlam, Mr. Padmore, Mr. Gilpin, Mr. Otway, Mr. Bidduiph, Mr. S. Laing, Mr. Bright (who wa4loually cheered outside), Sir J. Ogilvy, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Torreon, Mr. White, Mr. \V. Ewart, Mr. C. P. Villiers, Sir George Grey, Mr. Cogan, Mr. W. Martin, Mr. P. Vanderbyl, Mr. Bergman, Mr. B. Osborne, Mr. Stone, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Layard, Mr. Fawcett, the Marquis of Hartington, Sir J. Johnstone, Mr. Brand, Mr. Kinnaird, About 30 or GO persons were assembled as spectators. THE FENIAN MOVEMENT. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Everything is perfectly quiet in the recently disturbed districts. Six men were arrested by the Tipperary constabulary last night, at Emly, charged with being I,l' the party who attacked the police barracks at that place on the sth inst. The Hungarian magnates at Pesth have taken into consideration the subject of a coronation present for the King• Emperor. Baron Bela Szechenyi proposed • magnificent gift of three iron-clad vessels, for the benefit of the whole empire —these vessels to bear the names of Hungaria, Franz Joseph, and Elizabeth. This patriotic proposal was received with great favour, and Count Szechenyi informed his illustrious compatriots of a com munication he bad received from a large English house engaging to build the three vessels, the payment for them being made in six annual instalments. It is expected, however, that in case of the project being adopted the order will be given to Austrian establishments. THE ROYAL HI NUNS SOClETY.—Yesterday a meeting of this society was held ai the offices, Trafalgar. square, and awards were made to persons who had risked their lives to save the lives of others. The silver medallion of the society was voted to the Rev. C. Cobb, rector of Dymchurch, Kent, for his services in saving a Dieppe fish erman. The silver medallion was also awarded to Miss A. E. Wright for trying to save Mr. G. Aylmer, who fell through the ice at Stredsett lake, Norfolk, this winter. The lady showed the greatest courage, supporting the unfortunategentleinen, who was subsequentlydrowoed, in the water for some time, until, in fact, she became im mersed herself, and would have lost her Melted not timely assistance been rendered. The other recipients of the silver medal were Mr. Streder, who saved a person who broke through the ice on Bedford river, Wisbech, and Mr. T. Abbiston. Mr. Stre.ler bad received the bronze medal of the society for saving life before. The bronze medal was awarded to Mr. J. H. Somerville for saving the wife of a labourer at Bloxwich ; to Charles Best, a boy eleven years of age, for saving a child out of the River Wey, Godalming ; to Henry Douglas, for saving a person from the Thames off Allhallows ; and to G. Belli, for saving Barbara Starr, who fell into the River Thames at Irongate-wharf. Thanks on vellum were given to Jere Barlow, for saving Ellis Welsh, who fell into the reservoir at Artley-bridge, Bolton-le-Moms ; and rewards in money were given to several persons. Mr. Lembton Young, the secretary, reported that the late Mr. Silver bad left the society a legacy of WO/. ' • that Messrs. Hedges and Butler, Mrs. Lydia Brown, and Mrs. Watson had been elected life governors, and that a donation had been presented by the society to the widow of Henry Smith, one of the icemen who had acted with courage at the calamity in Regent's park. A Yorwo BARONET MISSING.—The death of Sir Hew Cranfurd Pollok, Bart., of Pollok Castle, Renfrew shire, was announced a fortnight ago, at the age of 79, and it was stated that his son Hew would succeed him. This gentleman was lately a lieutenant in the Renfrew shire Militia. About May, 18.55, Mr. Hew Pollok disap- gare, and has not since been heard of. l d was hoped that the announcement of the death of his father would have the effect of discovering him, but up to this day no tidings have reached his friends, who are naturally in a most painful state of anxiety. Mr. l'ollok was well known in Cheltenham for his love of hunting and steeplechasing. and it will be the source of great regret if it should turn out, as is feared to be the case, that he ha■ met with his death. When he was last heard of be had roc on his person, and was going over to France. No reason can be given for his silence and absence, except that he is no longer living.—Cheltenlines Exassiaer. REOPENING • ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.—Yea terday morning there was an imposing ceremony in Leopard's-court, lialdvries-ganlens, in connection with the reopening of the Roman catholic church in that district. The church, which is dedicated to St. Bridget, is a very unpretending structure, without any claims to architec tural deeign ; indeed it is only a temporary buil ding, . rented until • more appropriate structure can be ere cted. It is situate within a few yards of the well known church of St. Allan's, the members of each church claiming to be the catholic church of the district. There was a very at tentive congregation. High mess was sung by the Very Rev. Dr. Doyle, and &simple practical sermon waspreached by Archbishop Manning. In the evening there was another service, with a sermon by the Rev. A. W. Doll. man, M.A., who has been placed in charge of the district. COUGHING IN CHURCH.—On Sunday morning, before reading the opening lesson in St. David's Church, Dundee, Mr. Hart took occasion to challenge some of the members of his congregation for keeping up an incessant coughing during the prayer. He thought that • good deal of that coughing might be done away with ; at least, parties might bold down their heads, which would not be so annoying. The coughing in the church reminded him of nothing but • park of artillery. During the utterance of these remarks very little coughing was heard, except one of the guns going off at intervals ; but immediately after the conclusion of Mr. Hart's remarks, as if showing de fiance, a perfect salvo was delivered, which was the occa sion of a good deal of smiling.—Dsndre Courier. POSTAGE TO THE UNITED STATES.—The official correspondence on this subject has been laid before parlia ment. The result is that the Post-office of each country is to make its own arrangements for the despatch of its mails to the other and receive the postagis, the other country making no charge for delivery ; and after this year, the Cunard contract then expiring by notice given to that e ff ect, the entire postage on a single international letter is to be rsl. if despatched from the United Kingdom, 12c. from the United States. It is proposed that the charge for through territorial transit in closed mails be one-tenth of a penny per oz. of letters, and per lOos. of newspapers, books, or patterns, for every 19 miles travelled ; of single letters, 1,1. or 2e. for transit through either country. It was agreed to fix an earlier date than next New Year's-day for a reduction of the rates charged on printed matter and patterns, and the territorial transit charged on closed mails. A PARROT STORY. —" You ace," said the old dm-key, "dis parrot belonged to a baker in Richmond. Now each baker is lowed to make a certain number of loaves of bread ebery day, and no more, cause if they do they will be serving out stale bread to the customers. Well, dis baker had baked more than his share one day, an' bid de surplusnm under de counter. De parrot was hanging in his cage and seed it all. Binieby in comes de inspector, an' finds de bread all right, an' I. goin' out again satisfied when de parrot cocks his eye at him and sings out, 'Dere's more bread under de counter" So de inspector grabs it, 'cording to law, and carries it off. Well den, de baker goes to de parrot werry mad, an' takes him by de head, an fetches him a twitch or two an' flings him in de gutter for dead, longside • pig just dead ob de measles. Blineby de parrot begins to crawl about, his feathers sticking out, an' his bead lopped on one side, an' den stops and looks at de pig, werry pitiful, an' Did you say anything about de bread r "—Nero York Son. A CHARACTER IN OUR PARISH.—Cheap Jack lives at the other end of the pariah, on the edge of the moorland. He is • general dealer, as I have said—you may get a pound of sugar, or a cut of bacon, or a packet of tracts, or a pair of boots, or • box of percussion caps, or an ounce of Cavendish, from him, at a pinch, and you will get value for your money. One is pretty sure to find a farmer or two within or in front of his shop. Jack is not very popular, but he is • handy neighbour, and his shoe is the sole place of public resort in that part of the parch. Jack, indeed, has not produced a favourable impression on the agricultural mind : he holds his nose in tho air—the better to enable him to speak through it, perhaps ; be is voluble, arrogant, and densely conceited ; he is • reil-hot republican. He tells the laird that the game laws are • relic of the feudal state ; be lays down the law to the attorney ; he puts the parson right about the atonement, and the farmer about his deep drains. The man is not without parts, indeed : he is well read, well informed— in • way (he was meant for the Kirk in his youth, before be emigrated temporarily to the States, and threw his theo logy overboard) ; bat even when on the right side, as will sometimes happen, he is still profoundly in the wrong : that is to say, he accidentally reaches a true conclusion by a road—narrowly logical, superficially symmetrical— which, if followed out a little further, would lead him to the most monstrous results. The worm of this class of men is that they have no humour. In French revolutions and the like they develop into bilious, sea-green Robes pierres—the cruel slaves of pitiless formulas. Meantime, however, while this rotten old monarchy bolds on, Cheap Jack continues to extol his sugar and his whiskey.— Fraser's Magazine for March. LAW INTELIACIENOZ. (THIS DAY.) CHANCERY CHAMBERS. (Before Mr. Church, Chief Clerk.) BARNWR RANKING CONPANT.-APPLICATION ON MR PART Or PUTT MHAREHOLDERS TO STAY THE CALL.-EN• PORTANT PROCZEDINGM. The application by Mr. Joel Emanuel on the part of some fifty alleged contributories to stay the call of 401., payable on the Ist proximo, mentioned yesterday, was specially appointed to be discussed to-day. Mr. Emanuel founded his application on his own affidavit, that the par ties had good defences ; that the company wasnot properly constituted ; that it was net legally reentered ; and, further, on the !general ground of fraud. He quoted from the judgment of Lord Jus tice Turner given in the *ante case, ordering the call to be made; that although it was made it was no reason why it should be enforced. The chief clerk suggested that the call might be paid into court pending the proceedings. Mr. Emanuel objected either to pay the call into court or to the official liquidators until the ques tion he intended to raise on the ground of non-liability was decided. He wished to go fully into the case, and had various authorities to cite in support of his applica tion to stay the proceedings in respect to the call which would be payable in a few days. The chief clerk aid not think he could go into the merit of the case ; the call having been ordered by the Lords Justices, he could not reverse their order by staying it. He was willing to let the matter go before the blaster of the Rolls to-morrow. Mr. Emanuel declined to go into court, on account of the expense, and objected to pay the call. There had been delay in getting up the evidence. Mr. Handson (Freshheld and Newman) denied that there had been any inlay on the part of the official liquidators. The matter was ordered to stand over, with liberty to apply on any proceedings to enforce payment of the call against the parties. Tho call of RC is due on Monday next. EQUITY COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Biz W. Page Wood.) FARINA V. CATHERY. This was a suit by the celebrated manufacturer of eau de Cologne, Johann Marie Farina, of the Julichs Plats, Cologne, to restrain the use of the plainti ff 's name and address on any bottles of the defendant's manufacture. The defence to the suit was understood to be that the law of Frauds did not permit any such restriction to be granted, inasmuch as the defendants had obtained by pur chase from anther Johann Marie Farina, of the Joseph's Plats, the right to use the name in question. The present application was made on behalf of a foreign defendant, M. Si. H. J. Decker, who had put in an ap pearance only a few days ago, and now asked to be allowed to have time to answer. Mr. Willcock, Q.e., and Mr. Brooksbank supported the application ; Mr. Daniel, Q.C., Mr. Deuce, Q.C., and Mr. Markham Law opposed ; Mr. Willcock in reply. It appeared that when the original motion for an injunc tion was made some three years ago, Decker (whose Eng lish agents the original defendants Lathery and Carmarche were), made an affidavit, in consequence of which he was made a defendant. Since then he had remained abroad, the plaintiffs being unable to find where to serve him, and had made no sign whatever until a few days since, when the letter came from his solicitor, putting in an appearance on his behalf. The Vice-Chancellor after hearing the grounds of the application, observed that the facts of the case to be tried appeared to lie in the smallest possible compass, and re fused the application with costs. COURT OF DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSE& -- --- (Before the Judge Ordinary.) BAKER V. BAKER ABU GRIGG. This case, which is a petition by Captain biker, of Plymouth, for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, was resumed this morning. The wife's adultery is not contended, but she alleges adultery, cruelty, and habitual drunkenness on the part of her husband, and yesterday evidence was called to prove this. To.day, rebutting evidence has been called on the part of the petitioner, and the case is still proceeding. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner HolroyiL) IN LE FISHY& I The bankrupt was ii7lioeni;dvictualler, of Sutherland street, Walworth-road. Debts, 2,6001. ; assets, about 50/. This was the sitting for examination and discharge. ' Mr. R. Griffiths and Mr. Michael opposed for the assig nees and creditors ; Mr. Reed supported. The bankrupt, it appeared, in addition to his business at the beer-shop, had had a contract for the supply of re freshments to the students at Bing's College and the clerks in Somerset-house; and having taken it, as MY alleged, on too low terms, and provisions advancing in price, it had turned out unprofitable. Under those circumstances when be knew that be was in a deficiency he had given bills of sales to Messrs. Bass and another creditor ; and this coming to the knowledge of the creditors generally, he had been brought to this court. The bankrupt admitted that he had been twice bankrupt before, owing on the first occasion 2,0001., and on the second 3,000/. ; no dividend being paid under either bankruptcy. It was urged that the bankrupt had been carrying on a losing business for two years, and must have contracted debts without probable means of payment. On his bankruptcy it was alleged that he had given the bills of sale in pursuance of a previous undertaking, and that he had vainly sought to obtain an alteration in the terms of his contracts. His Honour did not think the case was one in which the court ought to suspend the order. The creditors must have known that the bank• rupt had been twice in that p os iti on b e f ore ; but still they chose to give him credit. They must also have known that persons in the bankrupt's trade were generally called on to give a charge on their property to a brewer or distiller. It did not appear that there had been any mis representation on the part of the bankrupt. He might have been too confident, but it could not be said that he had contracted debts without'probable means of payment, and the order would therefore be granted. (Before Mr. Commissioner CsO.IIbUTIL) IN RE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DICKSON. • This was a renewed application for release, after the choice of assignees. The bankrupt is described as a lieu tenant-colonel in the Royal Limerick County Regiment of Militia, and formerly member of parliament for the county of Limerick, now a prisoner for debt. Mr. Bagley opposed for the detaining creditor. He first took objection to the form of the three days' state ment, which did not set out the amount of the mortgage property held by the secured creditors, one of whom had a mortgage for 35,000/., another for 5,000/., and others for large amounts. The bankrupt, examined, stated that be had hail a resi dence in Ireland until 1865, when he gave it up. Mr. Reed, in support of the application, contended that the inaccuracy of the three days' account had nothing to do with the question of the bankrupt's release. His Honour was of a different opinion. He should not think of releasing a man who had omitted from his state ment creditors for upwards of 50,000/. Mr. Bagley said there was a further objection. The bankrupt bad omitted from his description his residence in Ireland, where there were several creditors. _ _ The bankrupt said that all those creditors had proved at the sitting for choice. His Honour said it was doubtful whether the tt ree days' statement could be amended after so long a period had elapsed. Those accounts were always got up in a hurry, when the bankrupt s were in extrema, so to speak ; and the result was that they were often grossly inaccurate. Perhaps the best course would be to dismiss the petition and allow a fresh one to be filed, but that was for the consideration of those who advised the bankrupt. Mr. Heed stated that at the sitting for choice a revolu tion had been passed for taking the case out of court on payment of 2e. fid. in the pound ; and he now asked the court to confirm it. _ - Mr. lfaglcy id that the dilsenting creditor' had not had notice. His Honour said he should not confirm the resolution at the present stage of the proceedings. The bankrupt war then removed in custody. The unse cured debts, as stated in the three days' account, are be tween 11,0001. and 12,0001. The bankrupt attributes his failure to " insufficiency of income, heavy losses through failure of others, and heavy electioneering expenses." (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE C. R. NICHOLLS. _ ..... The bankrupt was described as a hanker, formerly of the Adelphi. The adjudication took place T 3 years ago, and the bankrupt never passed his examination. Having be come bankrupt again recently, he was required by the court to complete the proceedings under his former bank ruptcy, and this was a sitting for that purpose. His liabi lities under the first bankruptcy amounted to about 13,00 W., on which no dividend has been paid. Captain Aaron Smith, the assignee under the first bankruptcy opposed, and elicited from the bankrupt that he had purchased house property 'knee his adjournment sine die under the first bankruptcy, and had afterwards raised money on it by mortgaging it. He bad not given the assignee any account of this property. Upon this Captain Smith asked for a cash account. After hearing Mr. l'hidley for the bankrupt, hie Mono= directed an adjournment for further inquiry. DEATH OP MR. Loy', THE POLTTHONIET.—The death is announced this morning of Mr. William Edward Lure, the polyphonist, after a lengthened illness. For many years Mr. Love was a most successful caterer for the public amusement. His conceptions were always shrewd and skilfully carried out, while his happy delineations of character, and his extraordinary rapidity of change were perhaps unequalled. His London Sraaon,the most successful of his entertainments, was witnessed in almost every part of the kingdom. Nine years ago he was struck down with paralysis and fell into poverty, but through the kind exer tions of the Rev. R. H. Killick, rector of St. Clement's Danes, in whose parish Mr. Love lodged, his case was brought ander public notice through the columns of the newspaper press, and a house was secured for him in Arundel.street, by means of which he and his family were enabled to obtain a decent subsistence. He bad reached I his 63rd year. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) HARLBOROUGH•STREET. SCANDALOUS DISENTION d Thos. Day, plate-glass silverer, of No. 7, Great Warner street, Clerkenwell, was brought before Mr. Knox by Farce, one of the warrant officers. on a warrant, charged with deserting his child, Elisabeth Day, aged 8 years, on Zird October, 18412, and leaving her chargeable to the parish of St. Martin's.in-the-fields. Mr. Bowman, relieving officer of St. filartin's.in-the fields, said that on the 2:ird October, 184i2, the child be came chargeable to the parish. In answer to Mr. Knox, the witness stated that the child was brought to the workhouse by the prisoner's sister, who had been keeping the child, the prisoner having absconded. The prisoner was in work and well able to support the child. The prisoner said that he had been out of work some time, and he paid his sister for keeping the child when he could. Mr. Bowman said the prisoner, who was a widower at the time of deserting the child, had since married again. Mr. Knox said that after leaving the child with a female relative, the prisoner had absconded, and the child was taken to the workhouse. In the meantime the prisoner got married, and was quite capable of keeping the child ; but instead of doing so he left the parish to do it. He considered the prisoner's conduct scandalous, and should commit him for amonth, with hard labour. WSTMTNSTE.R. ATTEMPT TO ARSAULT A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. A very extraordinary mast of rap and filth passing by the name of Arthur Conlan was charged with a aeries of assaults.. Mrs. Mary Ann Burrows, the wife of a gentleman's Den vant, said that at 7 last evening she was returning home when she saw the defendant approaching on the narrow pavement near Chester-mews, and stepped on one side to avoid him. Defendant followed, and made a grab at her, and she fell heavily upon her head. Mr. Rigby said that he witnessed the defendant's conduct, and seeing its result, followed him. When he got into Halltin-street be found himself suddenly attacked by defendant, who gave him a violent blow on the mouth, and afterwards kicked him. Mr. Herbert, M.P., 31, Eeeleston-square, said he was coming down Halkin-street when he was informed of de fendant's conduct to the woman and its consequeece. De fendant then pushed violently against him, and assaulted a gentleman behind him. After this he rushed towards complainant and made a blow at him. He then turned round and struck another person. Complainant and the others followed until they could see a policeman to give him in charge, when defendant, taking up a large stone, swore be would dash his brains out, and then again at tempted to strike him. Immediately after this be rushed upon another gentleman and kicked him in the groin. They pursued the defendant into the Green-park, near Hyde-park-corner, where he was taken in charge. The defendant said that he had been ill-used by other people, and was being followed by a great number when be merely took his own part. Mr. Digby said that there was no one following when be aseaultwl Mrs. Burrows. _ Mr. Herbert said there were only four persons in all following when he wan guilty of the conduct he had de verified. Mr. Arnold sail he did not believe a word of defen dant's awry, and should commit him for two month, and required bum to find bail for four months more. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE NT TILIGIPAPII.) WARWICK MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) STAND PLATE. Salamanca Feodor Gordian Knot. 7 ran. WILLOUGHBY HANDICAP. One mile. Beadle, Buckfoot, Stockinger, Indigestion, Plover, Pin- tail, Brick, Nukuheva, John Halifax, and Black Prince are here. SWEEPSTAKES OF VS SOVS. Three furlong.. Lady Barbara, EMI de Vie, L'Africaine, and Wings of a Dove f are here. HANDICAP PLATE. Five furlongs. Volunteer, Queen of Trumps, Ulphus, Gordian Knot, Bessie, Paris, Blackbird, Elegance, Canard, Contract, Adaruanthea, Amour Propre, Chibisa, and Mouchoir are here. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Two miles. Shakespeare, Helen, Fortunatus, Pearl Diver, Sea King, Bing Arthur, Chimney Sweep, Tennyson, Nutrition, Nukuheva, Forester, and Watchbox are here. FARMERS' PLATE. Two miles. Conscript, Annie Lisle, Maid of the Mill, Imogene, Lady Sandford, and Mischief. All are here. ARKlVELL—Philosopher, Peggy, Monitress, and Hall Court. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (ST TELEGRAPH.) (PROM OUR OWN OORRISPONDENT.) The market dull, and with but small demand. Sake about 5,000 or 6,000 bales. MINCING- LANE .—( THIS DAY.) Suass.—The market continues quiet, at previous prices; the sales are confined to small parcels of British West India. Refined dried goods are dull of sale, at previous rates ; pieces rather lower. Curve& —No public sales were brought forward to-day ; privately business is doing at firm rates. COCOA is dull of sale at previous rates ; a small parcel of Trinidad sold at Ms., and Grenada at 655. TEA.—The public sale concluded with rather more spirit, at the opening rates. Ruii.—A small parcel of Jamaica sold at 2a. 101 Rica sun SALTPCT RE. —No sales. . Faurr7ibe72;rliet continues quiet, at previous Tea. brices.—The value of Pimento has further slightly declined. Other spices sold at steady prices. Ma bar pepper sold, fair heavy, 4td. ; Cochin , 3jd. ; Singapore ,31d. ; Pimento, lid. to 2d. ; nutmegs, small, Ild. to 1.. 2d. ; mid dling, ls. 7d. to 25.; bold, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 7d. Jamie., ginger, 535. to 56a. Cinnamon, Ceylon, fourth to first, ls. 3dto 21. Id. borroic.-6nly a limited business doing at the previous value. Jt : rs has sold readily at 10s. per ton advance ; common to fine. 131. ss. to 251. Haw—Bllainini is doing in Manilla at 491. 10a. to 501. TALLOW MARKET.—(TIIIB DAY.) The market u quiet, at the following prices:—Town tallow, 42a. td. net ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 435. 9d.; March, 433. 6d. to 9d. ; April to June, 432. tid. to 9d. ; October to December, 44e. to 444.3 d. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) We have a few more beasts than on Thursday last, and trade generally is dull. Monday's quotations are realised for choicest kinds, but in other kinds there is a small reduction. Sheep are more plentiful, and trade for them is worse than on Monday. Several remain unsold, although our quotations are lower. Good calves are very scarce, and meet with a ready sale at advanced rates. Our foreign supply consists et 175 beasts. 1,670 sheep, 68 calves, and 00 pigs. Per atone of Saba a d. ad. Per dons of Saba ad. a d. Best Scuts, Ilerada 6 0 6 2 l Best DosalltbdsSh 0 0 0 • Hest Short-bores 4 8 3 0 Best Lung-w 0015.... 6 4 6 6 Second qua/ brats 3 0 3 6 Do. do. Thom._ 0 00 0 Calves 30 4 4 Best Dne&lllsbreda 5 10 6 0 Beasts at market, &40 ; shee plgs, 130. I DO. do. 0 o 0 0 , lambs p and lambs, 4,850 ; calves, 103; SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the fol- lowing prices, vis.:—Prime clover, from 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to ; prime second cut clover, 90s. to 95a. ; inferior ditto, 50s. to 70s. ; best green bay, 84s. to 90s. ; prime meadow bay, 75a. to 83s. ; inferior ditto, 555. to 655.; straw, 40s. to 46a. ENGLISH AND FRENCH PERVERSIONS OF TRUTH. " I have remarked," said Monsieur Berthier, mildly, "that the conception of truth among Englishwomen is quite pecu liar to themselves ; and I must own that it appears to me very often to answer the exact purpose that falsehood does with other people. For example, suppose that an English woman has happened to go to some place or other, and that she has her own reasons for not wishing it known that she has been there—(such a thing might oocur, might it not?)—she comes back, and sonic one asks her where she has been? She immediately answers, To this place—to that place—to the other place, and thinks that so long as sbe doer not positively deny the having been to the on. important spot she is scrupulously truthful. For has she, after all, not indeed been to all these place.? More than this, she is even capable of deliberately planning to go to all these places, expressly in order that she may be able with what she regards with perfect truth to enumerate them, and behind them to conceal what she wishes con cealed. When I have said what I thought upon the sub ject—which was that this male of action appeared to me to be very much like pressing truth into the service of falsehood—l have been received with indignant surprise. The Englishwoman thought she had, on the contrary, evinced a conscientious adherence to truth. Now a French woman is, for the most part, quite incapable of that sort of thing ; if she is in a difficulty she will lie like a trooper, but it will be a direct lie, born out of an immediate danger —not that elaborate perversion of the truth in which the Englishwoman permits herself to indulge with so much astuteness and self-complacency."—Cornhill Ma9azine for ' March MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) UNI OVLOCI. The amount of business in public securities to day is exceedingly small, and prices exhibit few changes. The transactions are chiefly confined to the dealers, and consist, to a great extent, of operations by telegram between one market and another, the difference in price affording in many cases a good profit. The increased demand for the government bills on India, and the consequent prospect of larger shipments of silver from this country, are regarded as unfavourable features ; but the few sales recorded have proved insufficient to have any appreciable effect upon quotations. Consols are steady, while a few of the home railway stocks have given way. Great Western, however, is inquired for, it being again stated that this company has obtained funds to pay the interest in cash on their preference stocks. Foreign bonds remain inactive. The demand for money is moderate, but it is thought that the inquiry will increase later in the day. The directors of the Bank of England have made no change in the rate of dia -1 count, and it is probable that no alteration will be announced at present. After the paymunt of the dividends on the 9th of April, a reduction from 3 to 21i per cent. may be reported, especially if the influx of gold to the Bank continues upon a somewhat extensive scale, as is anticipated. The charge for the best bills is still 21 to I per cent. The quotation for short loans in the Stock Ex change is firm, at 2i to 3 per cent. Consols are now quoted 91 to ft for money, and 91} to for the 10th of April, and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 891 ex div. The government broker has bought to-day 34,0001. Three per Cents. Reduced, at 89i, ex div. Foreign stocks are still neglected. The varia tions comprise a rise of fi per cent. in Turkish of 1865 and Russian scrip, and a reduction off. in Greek. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 30i to ; Greek, 15?, to ; Spanish Passive, 22} to j ; ditto Certificates, 14} to ; Italian of 1861, 53i to ; Mexican, 171 to 18 ; Russian Scrip, 2i to prem.; Chilian Scrip, l to 1?, dia. ; and Danu bian Scrip, to 1 dis. American securities have declined. The 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central Railway shares have receded per cent., and Erie #. The present quo tations are as follows :—The 5-20 Bonds, 741 to ; Erie Railway shares, 39i to 40 ; and Illinois Cen tral, 783 to Anglo-American Telegraph shares are steady, at 151 to 16 ; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, at 3ft to ft. International Financial shares we quoted 21 to # dis. ; London Financial, 18} to I7i dis. ; General Credit, 3to 21 dis. ; Credit Foncier, 6 3-16 to 1.-16 du. ; National Discount, 71 to 8 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 161 to ft. The directors of the lonian Bank have declared a dividend for the half year ending 31st December last, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, in addi tion to a bonus at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, together 10 per cent., payable on the 10th April next. The second annual meeting of the Rio de Janeiro Gas Company is called for the 29th inst., " To re ceive and confirm the directors' report and balance sheet for tho year ending the 31st December last, and to declare a dividend." An instalment of 10 per cent. fell due yesterday on the last Danubian loan. A meeting of the bondholders of the Seven per Cent. Confederate Cotton Loan was held yesterday. The report of the committee, detailing the mea sures which they had deemed it expedient to take for the protection of the bondholders' interests, was read. The committee stated that, from the opinions obtained from eminent counsel, they "had no doubt whatever that if proper steps were imme diately resorted to, all the property of the late Confederate States in England, which is now sought to be recovered by the United States government, will be held by the Court of Chancery, to be charged with the payment of the debt dile to the bondholders, in which event the bonds, which of late have been as low as 61. per 1001., with two years' overdue interest, would be worth at least ten times that amount." The report was adopted, as was also a resolution authorising the committee to issue notice of counter claims on be half of the bondholders in all cases in which the United States government institute proceedings for the recovery of the property of the Confede rate States in this country. It was further agreed that a sum of 1-16th per cent. be charged on each bond, to meet the expenditure incurred by the committee, and that the Stock Exchange be recommended to deal in no bonds which did not bear the stamp of the committee, showing that this amount had been paid. A further resolution was passed, declaring it a violation of international law, and fatal to the honour and financial credit of the United States, to arrive at any decision pre judicial to the rights of the bondholders. No transactions in bullion were reported at the Bank yesterday. Since the last return 130,0001. has been sent in from abroad, and 17,0001. with drawn for export. The Mexican dollars by the French steamer were sold yesterday at 4s. 11 d. per ounce, showing no change. The bidding' for 30.00.000 Ra. in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted were :—ToCalcutta,l9.6o.ooo Ra. ; to Madras, 40000 Rs.; and to Bombay,lo.oo.oooßa. The minimum price was fixed at Is. I Id. per rupee on all the Presidencies. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. Hid. will receive about 54 per cent. , and on Bombay at Is. 110., about 11 per cent. Those above these prices will receive in full. It appears that the government have not persisted in the prohibitory advance of 2 to 3 per cent. in the rates which they fixed on the last occasion, but, on the other hand, the demand for the bills has in creased so much that merchants have been found willing to pay an advance of 4 to 2 per cent. over the rates current a month ago, and even at these enhanced terms many of the applications have been only partially complied with. Altogether there is evidence of a sensible increase in the demand fur the means of remittance to India. Messrs. W. Turquand and R. P. Harding, the liquidators of Overend, Gurney, and Co.(Limited), have intimated that the further dividend of 2s. in the pound just declared by Vice-Chancellor Matins will be payable to the creditors on the 25th, 26th, and 27th inst. A fourth dividend of 2s. in the pound is to be payable to the creditors of the London and Eastern Banking Corporation on the 27th inst. In the Court of Chancery yesterday there were some proceedings before Mr. Church, the chief clerk to the Master of the Rolls, in connexion with a re newed application to stay the call of 401. on the shares of Banned'' Banking Company, which is now ordered to be paid by the lit proximo. After some discussion, the chief clerk specially appointed a sitting for the hearing of the application. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1,1371., com pared with the corresponding period of 1866 ; the Midland, a decrease of 1,437/. ; the Great Eastern, a decrease of 3211. ; the Great Northern, an in crease of 255/. ; and the London and South Western, a decrease of 1,0161. The Grand Trunk of Canada Railway traffic return for the week ending Feb. 23 shows an increase of 1,0411. ; and the Great Western, for the week end ing March 1, an increase of 6011. The Great Luxembourg Railway Company have declared &dividend of 6s. per share for the half year At a general court of the London Assurance Cor- poration, held yesterday, it was resolved that " the dividend for the half-year ending at Lady-day, 18137, be aus. per share, free of income tax." The subjoined report on the market for Ameri- 41 can securities is from the circular of Messrs. Sat terthwaite and Ca. A moderate amount of business has been transacted in American securities on the London market dluting the paat week. but without any materiel change in quotations. United States 5-20 have been steady, with hut slight variations, leavin; orf 744 to d. For Illinois Central shame there him been some demand on both American and home account, the Litter being stimulated by rumours that the fortlicomini annual report would prove very favourable ,• they have hens taken to-day as high as 7 9 . tries have been firm at about 40 ; they close 404 to g, the best price of the week. In Atlantic and Great Western securities the debenture , have been in request at from 32 to 34, while the Consolidated Bonds remain steady at 241 to si. Pennsylvania Railroad Second Mortgage Sterling Bonds continue in good demand for investment at 92 to 94, thus establishing an advance of 10 per cent. during the last three months. For Virginia Sixes there are nu merous inquiries, at an improved quotation of nearly 2 per cent., the last price being 444 to 44i. It is notified that the coupons of the Egyptian Government Loan •of 1864, due lst of Apr 1, and the bonds drawn for redemption, will be paid at the office of Messrs. Entitling and Goschen, on and after that date. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have advertised the dividends due the Ist April on the Russian Anglo-Dutch Fit... , per Cent. Loan of 1864, as well as on Boston City Sterling Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds, and New Brunswick Six per Cent. Bonds. WRDIIISDAT EvEnxo. Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 to 1 foe money, and 911 to 1 for the 10th of April, opened and .sed to-day at the same quotations. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were unaltered, at 891 to ex div. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91, 1, 90/ ; ditto, for ao °punt, 911, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, 1, ex div. ; 'New Three per Cents., 89j, 1, ex div. ; Annuities, 1885, 121, 9-16, ex div. ; Bank Stock, shut : India Stock, 2154, 17 ; ditto Five per Cents., 1091, 1,9; ditto Five per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper, 103 ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 1031 ; ditto, Bonds, 445. to 455. preen. Indian government securities were firm. Exchequer Bills remain at 14a. to 18a. prem. ' The foreign stock market was inactive. Chili= B and Egyptian of 1884 (100/. bonds) and Railway Debentures, however, improved to 1 per cent. Mexican Bonds were a. better, a - bile Portuguese declined 1, and Turkish of 1865, 4. In the market for bank shares there was a de mand for London and County and Midland, which rose 10s., but Oriental declined to the same extent. llmperial Ottoman were 55. lower. The amount of business in financial shares was exceedingly small, and prices closed the same as yesterday, as follows :—lnternational Finan cial, 2 9-16 to 7-1'; die.; General Credit, 3 to dis. ; London Financial, 181 to 171 dis. ; and Cre dit Foncier of England, 6/ to 6 iris. Atlantic Cable shares declined 2s. 6d. to 5e., the late rise having induced some realisations. Anglo- American left off at 151 to ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, at 3 7-16 to 9-16 ; and Telegraph Construction, at If to 01 dis. Hudson's Bay shares closed at 161 to 4, being se. better ; National Discount, at 71 to 8 prem., showing a decline of 2s. 6d. ; and General Ottoman at par to 1 prem. Peel River Land, Peninsular and Oriental Steam, and South Australian Land shares were fiat, and declined It. United Discount Corporation were 10s. lower, but New Consolidated Discount improved ss. MINES.--(THIS DAY.) Os: o'Cioat. The mining market is moderately active to-day, shares in tin mines being in fair request. some of the present quotations are as fol lows :—North Treskerby, 21 to • Chiverton Moor, 8 to 4 ; Chiverton, 7 to *; ' West Chiverton , 60 to 61 ; Prince of Wales, 561. to 565.; Tin a^ 15 to 16 ; Great Vor, 21 to 22 ; Wheal Seton, 102* to 1074 ; East Grenville 2/ to *; Wheal Gren ville, Vb. 6d. to 255.; E ast Lovell, 10 to 1 ; Pro vidence, 33 to 35; Great Retallack, 31 to ; and East Russell, 3/ to I. The meetings of the Alamillos, Fortuna, and Linares mining companies are called fur the 29th instant. _ . The Scottish Australian Mining Company (Limited) notify that the dividend at the rate of 7 i per cent. per annum is now payable. RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.) Oars o'CLocni. The railway market is dull to-day, with few transactions. Metropolitan, South Eastern, Great Eastern, and Lond. et, Chatham, and Dover stocks have declined to g per cent. On the other hand, Great Western is in request, and has improved Metropolitan stock is now quoted 120/ to 121 ; Great Western, 410 . to 3 ; London sad North Western, 117 to ; Midland, 1151 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 125 to / ; Caledonian, 112 to 113 ; South Eastern, 661 to 67 ; Great Eastern, 28 to ; Great Northern, 1151 to 116 i ; ditto A, 122 to I ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 16 to 17/ ; and North British, 32 to 33. Foreign and colonial railway shares are steady. East Indian are quoted 1073 to 1081 ; Iwmrhardo- Venetian, 163 to ; and Grand Trunk of Canada, 194 to [For to-day's Share List see page 4.] PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPoOt, MARCH 20.-fidm today: Great Eastern, 27/ 8 1 i 14-Great Western, 401 Z 11-Lancathire and Yorkshire, Mt -Loudon and North Weatern, 1161 1 17-Manchester, Stial Id, and Lincolnshire. 40-Midland, 115-Ditto £2.1 wu rertllde. I P.-North Britialt 32f 3-Bouth Eastern, 661 7 a 1 Izd. -Midland, new ,ale 5 per cent. immix, 1.16 go .-Crawl Trunk of Canada, ei), -Minds Central, 784-fireat Luzon hours shares, 10 7.16 9-16- Eastern Exchange Bank 'Limited , . 2id d.-Mereantile and Exchange Bank Limited), 7 15-16 c. d. -North Western Bank -Limited'. par-Liverpool and Loudon and (lobe Fire and Life. 5 4 15.16 p.-Maritime .nsuriune Limited., 13-16 d. Queen Insurance, 1 fl -Anglo American Telegraph, 16 1.16-Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cud , 3 0-16 11 16 11-16-Liverpool United Gas. 303 Masegligria, 31 _them 26 -The market has been better, hut closes quiet. Atlantic Telegraph Preference ape*. real .724 14 70- District Bank, IT p. -Eries, 401-Great Eastern .1 1 1 a i l u til L s 8 1 1-Great Luxembourg, 105-Grand Trunk o 19 161 19-Great Neaten of Canada, 13-Great Western, 1 0 1 1 1 I 4-Illinois, ;Al-Lancashire and Yorkfldre rei = London and North Western, 117 17 5 17-Manchester, and Lincolnshire. 4S-Mercantile Bank (Unities', d.-Metro politan, 121-Midland. 115-Ditto New Five per (*tit. Con vertible, 1 p.-North British, .12 3 21-South Eastern, 67 4- Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance -I.lruiteti•. 3 p - United States 520 Years' Bonds, 744-London, (*habitat, and Dover, 175 -Glasgow and South Western, 106. 110111180HAX, MARCH 20. - 'Anneal, done --South Wefford shire Railway. at 811: Great Western Birmingham Gvaranteul 34 per cent., at 65 : Midland: Bristol: and 111rmlnettam Railway per at 1911: Birmingham Joint Stock Bank (Limited). at 301 Lloyd's Bank Limited at 74 prem . Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon , third issue. atl dk . and Patent Shaft and Attetree 'Limited), at 31 peel . Dentin, MARCH 19.-New Three per tent. stock. 891.1- ditto fur account. 16th April, 894-India, Five per Cent. Stock transferable at the Bank of Ireland,. 1661 4-Bank of Ireland glue paid', tit -Hibernian Banking Company (125 peel). try- National Bank :EV paid' 644-ditto for account, 1141-Itoyal Bank 8.10 paid,. 335 4_Du b lin and Belfast Junction (Eta° paid). 701-hallo and Drogheda (glen paid'. 774-Dublin. Wl c now and Weston) etoo paid:, 40-Great Southern and Weelen; ,e.lOO paid), ani. In committee on Representation of the Peoplo Bill, Mr. Moffatt, in clause 6, will move to lease oat the words entitling depositors in savings' banks to the Irma chise. THE NEW CAVE OF ADrLLAM.—The cave to which tories dissatisfied with their government's Reform Bill are beginning to betake thennelves, premises, we un derstand. to have a good many occupants. From 25 to 30 are already named aa its denizens.—Star. THE CArrLE PLAGUE.—EIeven attacks of cattle plague are reported as having occurred in Great Britain danng the week ending 16th March ; this is a decrease of five on the previous return. The disease prevailed on three farms, two of which furnish instances of fresh out breaks. Seven healthy cattle were slaughtered during the week from having been in contact with diseased animals. The attacks reported are for the following two petty ses sional divisions of England—via,(Yorkahire,Fast Riding), South Holdernem, three steers and sewn calves; and (Cumberland) Eskolale, one cow. Ten of the animals were killed and one died. The aggregate number of cattle re ported to have been attack in Great Britain since the commencement is 213,601, and 52,07 animals have beers slaughtered healthy to prevent the spread of the disease. lloweil