The Express. — London, England, 1868-04-07 00:00:00

TIIIRD EDITION. I LXW INTELLIGENCE. -(THIS DAY.) CO'Cla OF BANKRUPTCY. kßefore Mr. Commissioner Hetroyd.) IN as:: TIIO NIA ....irb 11.—L0.1.1. 41 ON THE war. e- • renewed application for release from custody nal.. li. X by tb , s„,o, r upt. who ts described am a Duke-street, flt. snieis late of the Oroseener Hotel, Park•street, Grime- E-0-,.;•sAre. f artuerly of U. Victoria-road, Kati m d „ ' ..rroner for debt is Whiteeross- street n, n - 7 .:f .uvoinee. The debts are over 2,COX, the .:,,,,, , t i n _ a ttributed by the bankrupt to the 1 1 . j ,„ 1 1 him of loge interest on . borrowed and tors` on :Le turf. He li.cl been a as the salt of . r fu,r. En ow el, the jeweller. and a former application f ^ or !....", • ..is ordered to :land over until after the sitting fa . ~...,i .• of woOgneee. That meeting has sines taken D I., ! :.0 3 4-ignee was appointed. • Na.iu: El:. r o ppolition was now acted, and the beak • -• i,•:,-, 5.14 :ranted. r g V: ~... so 4 .peared for the ban;crapt. IT 11. CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) 'Ettore the Roomkr.) TB:: crittorsi as \KY raoc F.ZDIKIS BY A BARRIATZJL At the situp; of the court, dr. Briarly, the barrister Kea czmonitted for contempt of court, and had T riage ...a in Newgate during the night, was brought up. Re xtill appeared in a very excited state. The Rezorder, addreidng hire, said that he bad received a communication from the grand jury. to the effect that al that they required was an assarance that they should be protected from further annoyance, and he inquired if h e was willing to give such an assurance. Mr. Briarly, in an excited manner, declared that he bad ce. e ntertained the slightest intention to commit any • personal violence. He considered that they had 3 e t Ni roost unjustly in throwing out the bill he had pre ra.,:d, and he should always be of that opinion. ..,e !:ecorder told him he was quite as liberty to form wh ixeser opinion be pleased upon the matter, but the g rand jury meat be protected from suck a proceeding as he guilty of. Mr. Rriarly said be was quite ready to undertake never so Teak to the grand jury again in reference to the ▪ Recorder said that upon this assurance he had the sati.if,etion of ordering him to be released from custody. Mr. Briarly thanked his lordship, but said he felt so sr-Ja.;ly that he had been unjustly dealt with by the grand ▪ that he should certainly prefer another bill before • , w ; cry at the May session. IA laugh.) The Recorder said he could do as he pleased in the mat. te: bet he must not interfere with or threaten the grand Mr. Briarly then retired. ----- • -- frRGINU A BAPTIf.MAL CETTITICLTK. Phillips, 38, a respectable-looking man, was eh ,:,;en with feloniously forging and uttering a baptismal ce:tia,ste of one Mary Seidel, well knowing the same to be fsis^. Mi. Poland and Mr. Besley prosecuted on behalf of the TN.131:1"). This c.,sP was one of a very extraordinary character. It Appeared that a tradesman named Smith, residing at Chelmsford, in Essex, was entitled to some money under a sill, but it wan necessary that he should obtain the cer tificates of the baptism and death of certain parties before he cauhl get possession of it, and in order to obtain these documents he inserted an advertisement in the news papers in April last year. In consequence of thm the prisoner called upon him and produced two certificates of the baptism of a certain Wil li= and Thomas Bowtell, and asked him if they wne worth 31. Mr. Smith said they were, if they were genuine, and the prisoner assured him that they were, and that he was in an office where they could trace everything of the kind for the last three hundred years. The prosecutor then said that he should require the certificate of bap tism of a Mary Bowtell. and the prisoner said he could procure it, acid a few days afterwards the prisoner went to Chelmsford and produced what appeared to be the certificate of baptism of Mary Bowtell, at the pari& church of Great Staunton, in Middlesex, on the 27th of January, 176 5 . This certi fi cate puportedtobeaigned by the Rev. Mr. Atkin son, per pe tual curate, and the prisoner assured Mr. Smith that he 4d compared the document with the original. and that it was quite correct, and he actually made a statutory declaration to that effect. When the prosecutor attempted to make use of the documents furnished by the prisoner, it was discovered that they were fictitious in every respect, and that a moet gross fraud had been com mitted by the prisoner. It was stated that the prisoner was the son of a registrar of births. de., and that he had thus an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the nirnre of these transactions, and knew how to obtain we.,im , of the forms of baptismal and other certificates. :Se only answer that was [aide by the prisoner to the charge that he was not the men who had given the forged certificates to the prosecutor. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. There were two other similar indictments against the p-iconer. In one of there he appeared to have produced a tihmte of the death of a person named O'Halloran, and caaacd considerable pain to his relatives, and it turned ore that the person referred to was alive and in Australia The prisoner was sentenced to eighteen months' hard Likrs: (Before the Common Serjeant.) FORGE/OM DT A BOOKIL66P/Li. Merridan Goodman, a respectably dressed young c. 4.4. pleaded guilty to several acts of forgery. Yr grain and Mr. Poniter conducted the prosecution, v... Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prisoner. Js prisoner had been a bookkeeper in the employment c' the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway Com pany :Limited), and in the course of last :sear by means coupons and other documents , to which he had f•rT,Ol the names of the directors and the secretary n: the company, he obtained several sums of mey amounting to 5271. 2s. 3d., drawn from the iaLerret and construction account. Knowing that t!,,v leticiency would be discovered at the annual audit or the amounts he forged a request to Messrs. Glyn, Mills. and Co., the company's bankers, desiring them to t. mister a similar amount from the general to the interest and construction account, :tad with the view of providing a voucher for the entry he forged a cheque for 5271. 2a. :3d. porting to he drawn by Messrs. John Seipp and Co., and blotted the en t r y in the bank-book so as to conceal the nature of the words, leaving the figures only legible. Some s'aapaclon aro.e in reference to the cheque, and ultimately for rm...ner trade a full confession of his guilt. Mr. Metcalfe made an appeal to the judge on the pri s...ner s bchllf , and pleaded the great temptation that had been placed in his way s.t a very early age. In :-.entence was deferred.. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the Assistant Judge.) qr ICI DOMED , AIM TH1.:14 VICTIM , . A.,..ed Holding, 21, paper.maker, Julia Cantpbdl, 40, quack doctor, and Almond. 47, quack doctor, were severally indicted, Alfred Holding f or stealing two reams and tan quires of paper, value 145., the rePertY of Edward Lloyd, the proprietor of Ll.,yel's Wectly.fresesptsper. and James Campbell and William Almond far reosoviag one ream and sixteen quires of paper, well knowing them to hate been stolen. Mr. Cooper appeared for the prosecution. Holding p:r..rd guilty ; the other prisoners plead not guilty, sad were undefended. The Assistwatvhdge said their ablest, no doubt Zs to extort u muds as possible, regardlees of ill eons.- gunners. As raprd Holding, he was in the receipt of very good vragee—abort Ms. a week—and he had no right to take the paper, and no doubt had he made the statement be had that day offered at the polioe-eillse the proamation would have made him a witness. The sentenos upon him was that he be imprisoned and kept to hard labour lot twelve months. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. THI FIRST CONVICTION LINDEN THE NEW STREETS TRAFFIC Samuel Junes, in the employ o 1 Mr. John Maurice Rowe, of New Bridge-street, Blankfriare, was summoned before Alderman Hale for breaking the regulations laid down by the Metropolitan Streets Act, 1867, by delivering coals at 2 o'clock in the of ternoon. . . Mr. Rowe said that he must plead guilty, but it was entirely an inadvertence on his part. Heave the order to doses to take a ton of coals not remembering that New Bridge street was within the special limits. The man was there only a few minutes and did not obstruct the traffic. Alderman Hale said it must have taken some time to deliver 10 sacks of coals, and should therefore fine him ss. and coats. _ tr. Rowe paid the fine and costa. ROHRER? FUOM THE FIRST CLAIM WAITING-COON OF THE GREAT NoRTHIRN RAILWAY. Maths Sheered, aged 62, a commercial traveller, residing at 5 Barelay-streek Somers-town, was charged before Mr. Cooke, on remand with stealing from the first class waiting room of the Great Northern Railway, one silk umbrella, the property of the company. Mr. Wontner, jun., solictor, prosecuted. William Thorogood, one of the detectives of the com pany, saw the prisoner sitting in the first-clue waiting room, and, suspecting him, watched, and when he bad been there about an boar saw him take up en umbrella which had been left on the table by one of the passengers and walk off with it. When the prisoner bad got into the St. Penns-road, the officer stopped him, and the prisoner then acid that he bad taken the umbrella by mistake, and asked for forgiveness. At the prisoner's lodgings over 40 duplicates relating to different articles of property were found. Mr. Wontner said that since the remand inquiries had been made, and it was found that the prisoner had up to this transaction borne a good character. If the prisoner pleaded guilty, the company had no desire to have the ease sent to the meiotic The prisoner pleaded guilty, and said that be was prompted to commit the offence by hunger, not having been able to obtain employment. He wan committed to prison for two menthe. ORRINWICIL In:BGLARB IN A BEDROOM. Geyer' , Kittey arid James Mason, giving en address at a lodgintlionse in Mint-street, Southwark, were brought up on remand, before Mr. Mande, charged with burglarionsly breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Robert Snook, of Victoria-terrace, Rotherbithe, and stealing various articles. It appeared that at half-pest 6in the morning a son of the prosecutor on awaking saw the prisoners is his bed. room, and they immediately made o ff , closing the door in his face. It was afterwards discovered that an en trance to the house had been effected by forcing the fastening of a back-room window, and that various articles had been taken away. Information was given to the po lioe,andWelsh, a plain clothes constable of the M division, remembered seeing the prisoners par him about a quarter to 7 on the morning in question from the direction of the prosecutor's house, and meeting them again two days afterwards he took them into custody, when the prosecutor's son picked them out of several other per sons at the Rotberhithe police station as the persons whom he saw in hi. bedroom. Inspector Warren said that there bad been two house robberies in Rotherhithe on evenings previous to the prisoners' apprehension, and inneighbourhoods where they had been seen. Mr. Maude committed them for trial. SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF ROUGH PLAY. An inquiry was held at Horton-house Lunatic Asylum, Heaton, last evening, by Mr. Richards, deputy. coroner, respecting the death of an inmate named Joseph Williams, aged 29 years. The principal witness In this case was Jonah Williams, a veteran who had fought under fair John Moore, in the Peninsular campaign. He rid that hie son's malady bad lie origin in the rough sport of his playfel lows, who, when be was lei: years of age, kept turning him round rapidly one day until he became insensible. He afterwards bad a series of fits which affected him brain for several years. He recovered to a certain extent when 18, and at 24 he married. Four months after his marriage he went mad. Ultimately he had to be met to the asylum. When under restraint he was so violent that be had to be placed at night in • room by himself lest he should injure the other patients. On last Friday morning he was found hanging out of bed with his head on the floor. He was quite dead. He had apparently worked himself into that position in a fit. The jury returned a verdict of " Found dead from the effect. of a fit." PROPOSED REDUCTION IN PUDDLERS" WAGES. DETERMINATION OF THE MENTORESLST. Yesterday afternoon, a meeting of del tee from the various ironworks in South Staffordshire, laao.ahire. North Staffordshire, and the North of England, was held at the of of the Associated Ironworkers of Great Britain, Brierly Hill, to discuss the reduction proposed by the imam:stem at the last preliminary meeting in Bit. mingham. The representatives laid before the meeting • statement of the affairs at the various works where they were employed for consideration by the assembly. After • long discussion, the following resolution was unanimously:—" That this meet*, after having beard and Srerately considered the statements given in and read by the several delegates, is of opinion that the notice given for a reduction in prams is both unjust and unwarrantable, and it has therefore absolutely arrived at a similar deci sion to that which the members at each yaks have, that is to strenuously op the reduction in the event of the employers attem to micros the same at the expira tion of the notice. ' It is expected (says the Birutisghavi Post) that • con ference of the ironworker` representatives for the whole United Kingdom will be held during the week, to discuss the above question. The notice terminates on Saturday next. The generally expressed opinion in the district is that the stri k e will not continue many week,, but the men seem confident that they shall succeed. Yesterday • numerous meeting of the forge and mill men employed in the Easton district was held at the Bull's Need, High-street, in that town. After a lengthy discussion upon the proposed reduction of wages, for the I oonsideration of which the meeting was oonvened, the fol lowing resolution was adopted:—' That this meeting enters its protest against any attempt to reduce the wages of the ironworkers of Minton and the surrounding die tries' ; and we are of opinion that it is unconstitutional and uncalled for on the part of the masters. Therefore, we pledge ourselves to resist this redaction to the very aasaao ". GOVERNMENT INSURANCES AND ANNUITIES. — According to an amount published this mornii.g, it ap pears that the number of contraeta entered into with the Postmaster-General for immediate annuities from the commencement of business in April, 1865, to the 31st December, 1867. was 561, representing a total amount of 12,390 L 17s. 2d. The number at deferred annuities and This was a very peculiar case. From the opening state- ----,,----- trent of Mr. C ooper it appeared that the prisoner Holding mealmT allowances with meg not Mumble w a s K r `a. at the employ of Mr. Lloyd, the proprietor of Lloyd's the amount being 1,125 t. De. • and of annuttine sod ir., ~, : ner, at hat paper mills, at Bow, and be &filleted allowances with th e massy retunashie, 101, representing medicine •oms Bite. we, he went to Campbell, who ras SUM of 1,9171. Hs. The contracts for "Ma payable at , at 6, Back Church-lane, Whitechspel, for advice, dos* wen 1,532, the total sum i nsure d b e i ng : ..,, La there saw the other prisoner Almond, who acted 2 -• bi- asestant. He was afterwards sent to a man named 1 14 . 9001 - 4 e• Td• The ("Mee for management wit " the Duke- of 162. Brick-lane, Spitalfields, who performed same period amounted to 2,9111. A. Id-, and fees had ...ese operation upon him. From matters which came to been received on the grant of certain annuities amounting thZ:v• Edward Cable, a police-constable, 240 E. went m 7311. 12 e . rd. to ':anipbell'a place. and there found • quantity of a - v.l.as which were identified b y Mr. Lloyd as his ROYAL laarTerriO3 OF GIULLT BRIT-UN. —At the P , P , rte. and which had been stolen from laim. He teneral monthly meeting reterdeT,Polonel P. J. Yorke. .*: round paper at Dukes' house, and on these pinions F .R. Vies-President , in the emu', Mr. Blebsrd„,Mel -1).114 Taeshoned as to their poseeerio of the peps. they villa Beasolsoroft. Mr. Histthsw poulton, Mrs. Clusiel, ...l Holding had made them a present 4 of it. After Cam. Mr. Seceeff e r ,us 9n. Mr. William Millar, Mr. Chu. H. ia-.! ti ,d told the policeman that he had given up the =l i tr. d NSA Mr. Charles Pentberean i AM whoit of the paper he had. 16 quires were found, also the d Gilchrist Potter, Sir George B. Preseettaßart., I , :iserty of Hr. Lloyd. and Sir Henry Thompson, F. 8.0.5., were 'leased members. • rde- his lordship's direction the jury returned • rev TH. B "TE LAN O ABEIRI ° °1 • 1 • 111zif Briulz " — .4" NA Guilty. Campbell then asked his lordship to Tim DINTOILBANCZB terra WlOSN.—Yesterday, at the b. Alowed to question Holding as to his knowing nothing Wigan borough police court, before the mayor mad other ~e tt the paper being stolen, and complained of the ob. megliatrates, 30 of the colliers on strike were charged with x:r.stiosa that h a d a pp eare d i n the public press in re- ormamitting breaches of the peace in Whalley, on the :; , :i to hi. conduct, meant occasion when attempts were made to asevent the The Assistant-Judge said be thought he bad better leave knobstloks descending the Lindsey pit. Mr. , as tit , ' ca.: 46 it was • as he was then discharged. behalf of the Wigan ooal and Iron Company, prosecuted, ...The prisoner Holding then said he wished to make • Mr. Forshaw, of Preston, defended. She leas batch of ''t". 'et. T he p • ll ner Cam undertook to cure him defendants mustered 16. For the defence Mr. Fershaw „: •': -thin sum of money, hut after going on some time urged that the men were per f e ctl y justified in going in - '"'••: totting worse every day ,• Campbell then numbers to the pit to endeavour to induce their fellow. '`:•cled mother guinea. He told hind that he had not got workman to join them ; they had as mash right to ~..4 1' , Ihe would give him ten shillinp. He told Sy to pomade the men not to work as the „ -- '',„• l •' it that he wee a paper maker, and worked masters had to induce them to work. Even if the .L. °"`" and that if he would take some paper magistrates thought the 1111111111 proved, he thought it '•',t d ould make it up. On that he gave - him would be rafileient if the defendants, through him, pew. 1- of paper, but he gradually got worse under his mined that ihee would not on say tease ownekes sr tuteest. When be afterwards went to ••reviler s eeable far ends a purpose. Mr. Mayhew thought the sawn he told him that he had been treated altogether best preventive maw= was to bled the men over to km, ...° ll 4, and if be bad been • week or two looser under the poses, and Our ow or two wieraemes hod been asUed C.aabell he would have loft his life. As it was, his for the dehmes. lie =for ouwame d that the him ' h had cvnatitotton had bee c ompletely ruined by the way in decided to bind over two of the defendant* who had w iuch he had been treat ed n by CaaspbelL taken the mese prominen t = is the proceedings to keep Mr. a., themselves in 501- ~ Per said these men were well known as quacks, the ha 12 months, :_''' ihtl were not only quacka but dangerous ones. The and two others in 951. each, or in SU ZZ. Gee month's hia -"'"Gei bad often warned people against them, but fools S. The rtgaliaing fourteen were directed to viers dwaya to be found to go to them. sureties to • similar amount for six months. EXPRESS, TR3pAy Ev!lkrTct ? APR!, 7, 1868. PUBLIC MEETINGS.-(11110' DAY.) MOM The total withdrawals dace the formation et the society (1852) to Lady-day, 1868, are 316,1621. la id. ; the total sale of land for the same period is 645,7771. 7m. 61. ; the reserve fund to Lady-day, 1868, is 12.064/. 7s. 7d. The register of rights, Lung the rotation for the selection of plots on the society's estates when offered for allotment, stands as follows:--completed, 7,188; drawn, 3,366; seniority, 1,808 • total, 12,352 ; deduct rights exercised on estates, ho ., 9,504 ; unexaeimal right', 2,848. The last share number on the register of rights by seniority of membership la No. 18,988. The last share number issued Ito Lady-day, 1863, was No. 29142. The estates allotted since the last report were :—Plaohley estate, Middlesex, Zed portion, 26th March, 1868 ; Ipswich estate, Suffolk (east), 2nd portion, 26th Masa, 1 ; Baadown estate, Isle of Wight, Zsti portion, 26th Mar B6B * 1888. As might have been expected from a popular loaibty in North London like Finchlsy, the sales of the land on the society's estate have been large, and the few remaining plots on this eligible bn e taroperty are not likely to remain long on heed, y as the new station ma the Edgware, Highs** and Railway at Finobley is now open. The next allotment of land will be on Wednesday, April 29, on which day the sale wiU be oemmenoed of the first portion of the Clapham Jew:idea estate, wall known as Bolingbroke Park, with fine frontages to Battersea-rise lad aeon o:. The proximity of this =Sy to two shakos, and the increasing demand for Pr piety in the southern district of the metroclis a jus ipu t the anticipations of the committee that Junction estate willprove one of the most valu able building hitherto aequired for the society. Three new purchases of estates have been recmitly made : the fast at Northampton ; the awed at Holloway (York.road, Kentimh.town) ; and the third at Red-hill, Surrey (the Waterslads estate). soon as the legal formalities have bees eimpbl4 them three valuable properties will be allotted. The various °entracte for the works at the Putney Estate. No. 6 (clams to the Cedars), on the East London Notate Forest Gate, Noe. 1 and 2, and !!endows Estate, No. 2, are is The roads on the Flashier Estate, No. 2, will re c i=with esssmasood, and the advertimosents for the leads, to mosepises the roads on the fourth parties ot the Bend Hill Estate, Brighton. aad far the /rd por tico of the Clapham Janstloa Mats, will be soon issued. The isclisatiosis of active betiding operations this spring en the various estaten(in canalise) are very satisfactory. At the wad assolseg last December the mambos present unanimously pasted • resolution folly approving of the formed= of a land ocompaey (limited) to Do-operate with the Conesrentive Load Sadly,blown...big • new system et smiled sedan, whereby the operatises in lead may be esssidy actoaded amid thus prove nada ally basedidL` The eneestive esisse thirster* lensed a drondar to tha thaashalden, semosapanied with the pre: MIKL IP Pli e = 110 4 1. 7 1"411111. 4110:111.1.121 the Ualbid " er a for shares, thereby samba the pledge the members of the wetly - Amla In the first lastanes be offered the shores of the sow oesimany. It is with musk matistaelime that the anomalies emainditso are enabled to announee, that the remationas to the do older hays been quits sansfadorr, and the appilastivaa for shares ha the ratted to Company (Litsited),_ ll l l to the present period have been me nammosia as to justify the first director thereof in skein the asmemendam. so& register the same together with tie se al aloadhema framed wider the advice of eassed. The Hailed Lend Company abilbsigh is now ineerpermied loader the Cons- L pasta Acts et MS and 1867, to owegasala lath the Osa servative Lead Beelety, mooned maller • and 7 Willem IV., esp. 32, as the Conservative BANK Sealy. • The executive committee in ceesindsn mind the ohm : holders that it is entirely at their option to tag shams the United Land Company (Limited) • they may be fa vvelpoes In both society and minas, if' they Wyk it, and t a both awes the liability is Waited to the mead et the shares takes." gat siding.] WORKBOX'S limuarAnomas. larmistrioN, 1969. —The Right Has. Log Job MONAMO dt ICP.I _ma salted to become vier patios* of abbbichli- The ol samostaro bat boa Maul lee Dab a Mull, Sir i.e Obe Wastage* DlllO &irk ILP., Heagare, tits Bight Hos. Sir William Hato lLP., the t lion. Load Joan Kaman, MP., sad Ka W. H. 9 Kr. lisailtoo HOMO coateibstee to the fund for preliminary "wank MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Cent. Leans of 1862, 1858, 1880, and 1883, were deposited in the Bank of En?land by Senhcr Aragon and Messrs. Rothschild, m the pretence of a notary pul lic, antOantflig to no less than 506,6001. Those purchases date from the Ist of April, 1866, to Ist October, 1867. The annual sum appropriated for their amortization bythe contracts on which the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Loam were raised is 184,6751., which is, however, increased by the aocumulation of the interest on the bonds re deemed, which, by the terms of the contracts, is squally applicable to sinking fund purposes. Under the operation of the low values of the Four-and-a-hall per Cent. Loans, their redemp tion is now going on much more rapidly than wall contemplated at the time of issue. Should the price continue as at present, they would be redeemed as follows :—Vhe loan of 1852 in 19 years (1887) ; the loan of 1868 in 14 years (1882) ; the loan ut 1860 in 18 years (1888); and the Joan of 18n3 in 214 years (1884). The annual Isinking fund on the Five per ()ant. Loans of 1839 and 1859 amounts to 21,2401., plus the interest on the redeemed bonds; and on the Five per Cent. Loan of 1865, which is redeemable at par, to 73,2001., plus the same interest. The capital sum now due on the former Five per Cent. Loans is only 919,2001. • and that on the latter Five per Cent. Loan, 6, 963,6001. The committee of the Stock Exchange have appointed Thursday, the 9th inst., • special settling day in the Four por Cent. Preference (Convertible) stock of the Caledonian Railway Company, which is to be marked in the official list. ONE OTWOL. There is an increaaed amount of business in the - Stock Exchange to-day, and the general tendency of prices is upwards. Purchases have been induced by the circumstance that the dividends will be paid to-morrow, as well as by the announce ment that 1,300,0001. in Australian gold is now on the way to England, a large portion of which is likely to be retained here. The fine weather has also had sonic favourable in fluence. Consols are still in demand, and have experienced s fresh rise of k per cent. A similar movement has taken place in the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. Foreign stocks are to I better, and are likely, according to the present tone of the market, to improve still further during the day. Railways likewise meet with inquiry. In anticipation of the payment of the dividends to-morrow, the supply of money in the discount market has further increased, and choice bills are taken at to per cent. below the Bank of Eng land minimum. Loans are obtainable in the Stock Exchange at I} per cent. Consols are quoted 931 to for money, and 931 to if for the account (May 5), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 92 to The railway market is rather firm, but prices are unchanged at present, with the exception of • rise of 1 per cent. in Caledonian stook, viz., to 701 to . 2. London and North Western, 1144 to 1; Great Western, 491 to 501 ; Midland, 106 to ; London and South Western, 85 to 87 ; Great Eastern, 341 to ; ; Brighton, 501 to ; ; South Eastern, 721 to 731 ; Metropolitan, 1121 to 1131 ; Great Northern, 102 to 103 ; ditto A, 971 to 1 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 182 to 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 126 ; York and North Midland, 92 to 93 ; Berwick, 1001 to 101 ; and North British, 341 to 34. The foreign stock market shows strength, and a rise of 1 to 4 per cent. is apparent in the Viceroy of Egypt's Loan, Mexican, Peruvian of 1865. Spanish of 1867, and Turkish of 1865. An nexed are the prices : Brazilian of 1865, 741 to 751 ; Chilian of 1867, 891 to 901; Euptian of 1864, 81 to 82 ; ditto, Viceroy Loan, 73 to 1 ; Italian of 1881, 491 to A ; Mexi can, 132 to 16 ; Peruvian of 1865, 80 to 1 ; Russian of 1866, 851 to 86; ditto Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan, 80; to ; Spanish, new, 353 to 36 ; Turkish of 1858, 591 to 60 ; ditto of 1862, 631 to 64 ; and ditto of 1865, 341 to 1. The only change in Indian Securities is a reduc tion of Is. in the Four per Cent. Bonds, viz., to 275. to 32e. prem. The Five per Cents are at 1131 to 1144 ; the Four, 100 i to 101; and the Five 5 per Cent. Debentures, 105 to 1. Exchequer Bills have risen 25., the present price being 9s. to 14s. prem., but Bank Stock is fiat at 244 to 246. Only a few dealings have been recorded in bank shares, but Anglo-Austrian are in request, at 41 to 4 prem. London and Westminister are quoted 671 to 681 ; Australasia, 551 to 561; Oriental, 424 to ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 28 dia. ; Imperial Ottoman, 3 to 1 prem. ; and Consolidated, 1 to ft prem. With reference to the affairs of the Great Eastern Railway, we have received a copy of a cir cular proposi=ng &scheme for the readjustment of the company's financial position. This plan pro poem i. The construction of the metropolitan branches as a separate undertaking, to be leased on completion by the Great Bunters Company. 2. Pro viding for the other Boating liabilities of the com pany by the issue of 1,715,0001. of ordinary stock at 35 per cent., so as to obtain 600,0001. in cash. 3. A concession by the preference holders, the r.a tnre of which is described in the annexed para graph : In conaidenttion of the payment of all arrears of diei• dead warrants in cash, and securing almost with certainty their airldenda is focor? 7 thus immediately increas i ng enormously the value of their stiacks—abio in Consideration of the additional security of somnahmoney being raised be hind them, instead of la priority a. authorised by parlia ment and by themselves, it I. only a s ked that the pre• ferenoe stockholders sho uld' allow the profita of the cur rent half-year to be expended on extra renewals on the lino and rolling stock, either at once or to be put ins re served fund for that purpose. and afterwards expended gradually. The piofits of the second half of 1868, not to il i eztl e eet to any arrears from classes o:hsehirstolliff, but rs to be , order. This would give a reserve fund for extra revenue °barges of shout 200,0001.. and would relieve shareholders from anxiety on this bead. The parties to the circular invite shareholders to communicate their views to the board without delay. ----- MIYES.-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. Owing to the upward tendency of the metal market there is au increased demand to-day for British mining shares, and the general course of prices is favourable. Prince of Wales, 525. to 54a. ; North Treskerby, 235. to 25e. ; East Grenville, 35a. to 375. ; Wheal Grenville, 35e. to 375. ; West Chiverton, 64 t.) 65 ; Chiverton Moor, 6, 1 , tot ; Clifford, al to 61 ; West Prince of Kale', 9a. to Us. ; West Beton, 2024 to 2074 ; Tincroft, 144 to 154 ; Providence, 28 to 2i ; East Caradon, 34 to ; West Frances, 424 to 474 ; Emily Henrietta, to 24 , and arst Lorell, 84 to 9. Financial shame are unchanged. General Credit, 2i to 11 die. ; Credit Foncier, 71 to 7 die. ; Inter- national Financial, I/ to I dia. ; and London, 26 to 25 dia. Miscellaneous shares are inactive. National Discount, at to 8 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 141 to ; Egyptian Trading, 5 to 4}, dia. ; Telegraph Construction, 131 to 141 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, sto ; and Anglo-Ameri can, 221 to 1. The Spanish Colonial Right per Cent. Loan is at 11 to prom. United Stamm 5-20 Bonds have improved per cent., viz., to 721 to 1; but Erie and Illinois Cen tral Railway shares are unchanged, at 48} to 1 and 931 to f, respectively. A meeting of the Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company (Limited) will be held on the 22nd inst., when a dividend will be declared. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The: stock markets remain firm, with a good amount of business, consisting chiefly of pur chases. Consols and foreign stocks are strong, at the above-mentioned prices. In the railway market, Great Western and Great Eastern stocks have risen tog per cent., while Great Northern A and Caledonian have declined to I. The latter is quoted 691 to 1. St. John del Rey shares are still offered, and show a fresh fall of 1/., the pre sent price being 2O to 211. Don Pedro, 2 to 21 prem. ; Anglo. Brazilian, 3-16 to 1-16 dis. ; Peatarena, a to a dis. ; Chontales, 1 to O dia. ; Roma Grande, 1-16 dia. to 1-16 prem. ; Anglo-Italian, par to 1 prem. ; United Mexican, 1 to ; ; Prontino and Bolivia, 7-16 to 9-16 ; Port Phillip, 11 to II: and Anglo. Argentine, 1. to it, prem. RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER SHARES.-(THIS DAY.) [Salem today to 1 p.m.] COLONIAL OOVERNIKENT fiRDI7B/1 . 1. Canada Government, 6 per cent., January and Joly, 187741, 1001, 2. Do. 5 per at., January and July, BQ, 7. New South Wake Government, 5 per oent., 1888-96, Jaanary and July, 95j, Nova Scotia Government, 6 per cent. sterL, 1E475, 1.008. Do., 0 per mat., 1966, 100. =nd, 6 per cent., 1891. Jan. and July, 103 f, A. Government, 6 per cent.. April and October, 109, N, 9j. zd. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Caledonian, 704, 4, 614, 70. Great Eastern, 344, & Greet Northern, 1024. Do.. A(A receives no dividend until 6 per cent. has beau paid to B), 97j, 4. Groat Western—Onginal, 494, 50;,. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 124, London and North Western, 1144, 4. Loudon and South Western, 864, 6. Metropolitan, 1134. Ditto P./tension dir. lam, to 6 per nest. till jaaiiary 1870, 1064] Metropolitan District, 75. North Eastern, Berwick, 1004. Ditto, Stockton and Darlington, 130 North Staffordshire, 574, 7. South Devon, 44. South Eastern, 721.34. _ _ FOUR, O'CLOCK. The English funds remain firm, at 94 to 1 for money, and 931 to I for the account. In the railway market Caledonian stock has risen per cent., viz., to 691 to 701, and Metro politan and Great Eastern are 1 better at 113 to a and 341 to 351. On the other hand, Brighton has declined I, the present price being 501 to South Eastern, 721 to 731, and Midland, 105 to Foreign bonds are dull, and a decline oft to per cent. has occurred in some of the speculative descriptions. The Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan is quoted 801 to I ; Turkish of 1885, 34 to 1 ; Spanish New, 35/ to / ; and Italian of 1861, 49 to I. No gold has been sent into or withdrawn from the Bank. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 69fr. 27c. for the acoonnt, showing no change. With reference to the Spanish Colonial Eight per Cant. Loan, we have received a communication, from fibich it appears that the list was closed last evening, and that the " applications are satiable tosy, both in number and amount." It appears that considerable competition is still going on, both amongst English and foreign capitalist:, for the privilege of ministering to the pecuniary needs of the Viceroy of Egypt. Assuming the complete failure of the loamand consolidation contract, to which attention has previously been directed, it would seem that no long period will be suffered to elapse before the matter will be arranged afresh, the position of the Western money markets being propitious, and the Viceroy's requirements being sufficiently urgent to render it advisable to ob tain an advance on account of the proposed new loan with all reasonable speed. According to one rumour, however, the amount of the impending operation will not exceed 4,000,0001. to 6,000,0001. of stock, instead of the much larger sum previously spoken of. Special revenues will probably be airigned to the new stock, but it is not easy to see what is the pracias value of such hypothecations, nukes they be accompanied by a :a ar shal ganisatlaa ems a the mi onll= the t re ven ues , Wrs and their punctual application to the stipu l ate{ In this respect the various classes of ptian bondholders have been far too remiss. As another safeguard, before say new loan is granted to the Voter/ he ought to Mai himself not to bring forward another in the luropean market until after the expiration of a fixed period. Considering the heavy expenditare of Reath in the war in the River Place it is satidactory to notice with what fi delity the Brazilian rr fulfils the stipulations (sr to its nation contained in the contracts by which various loans were raised in London. On the 3101 at March last the halves of 4,273 bonds purchsesell for the sinking fords of the Pour-and-aaallper Wit; MARIE. North Staffordshire, 204. Emus POSSICSBIONS. Bombay, Bar., and Cent. Ind., gear. 5 per et.. Pr), .. Eastern Bengal, guaranteed 5 per eent.,lo6l, 4. East Indian, guaranteed 5 per ant., 1101. Great Indian Poniards, guar. 5 per cent, Great Smith. of India, guar. 5 mint. 1031. Great Western of Canada, 151. per Nadram, guaranteed 5 per mat., 1031, 21. Gude and Bohlleand, guar. 5 per eent.,lo3l Salad*, Delhi, guaranteed 5 per cent, 1014. FOREIGN R.M.WAYI3. Bahia and San Francisca (Lim.). guar. 7 /per et., 151. Dlinalsurg and Witopek (Limited), guar. 5 per et. , 771. Great Luxemburg, 91. Paris, Lyons, and Neditecramesn, FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS. bimodal Rom. (Nicola' Rail.) guar. by Rum govt., 641., Northern of France, 131. Owl Vitebsk Rail., igra i li g mlovt., 801, 4. BR Devon Great Camels (Twirls:hi, 445, 71 West Cuadra (Liskesrd), 71. West Chivorton, 68, 41. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINIS. Cape Copper (Limited), IL St. John del Rey ( Lim ited), 21, 201, 11, 1. Yudanamntana of 8. Australia (Lim.) 24. JOINT STOOL BANCii. Agra (Limited), B, 71, 8. Anglo-1470ms Braiding (Limited), 191. Australasia, 551, xd. Ba c z io k c i =ro (lAraited) 45. (Limited), 44. English and Rio da Janeiro (Usaiked), 7, 4. Imperial Ottoman, U, 101. Leaden and an (Limitad), 17. Loadoa Joint Stook, 314,2. Lands. and Wasaniaster, 684, 71. 17aion at Angia•American Telegraph ry. At/antic Telegraph, 8 per sent, Ifit 14. Bombay Gas (Lted), 4 946. Commercial Union (Anstramie), 51, sa. OrynMl Palace 13. East hills Irrigation and Canal, 171. • 9 per seat. a nal Loma, guraliked bar JON. to• Credit aad Dbl••=t (Umfired), 5146. Huilimeab Bay 141, 4. Pembroke ask OdiWal Steam, Nye. IM7~ 10j,11. le.* Geastritelisa nal Kaisismaes 1d),13j. Th Te alia@ sad leida• Mmiseass (Limited umMe ), 41. Viceroy a 4016 Limn. 734, & Tax Wiarits rx Toidarma.—The weather te so fins that knows Earths mosso is ire math la &d -i „ no . o f poosidit sad primes aro sigmas growth, wheelie la wow pima the tenor, sod ars sowhisw trallesevoring the groesi samswa_lt shop, however, sr* IR taialps *Mind sad firma art w o ws Adds am la go=or._ le moo oases be bare their twelve to St e ad plot. la as maim The phstiful mpg, of ret ziawhdag end Ow pose geesho of MO garbs together tail to reed Issa sank in sad alert for sows Who I: detesad WerftMag is farm and paha 1 LATEST iFJP6WrI LTA irfttl off tusawiLl BROMLEY MIZZING.—{'PSIS DAT.) NORWOOD PLATL ate. BICKLEW STAKES. Mjstoat Bolls of Kars Moe Stook 5 ran. BROMLEY SPRING HANDICAP. Residuary Legatee • ... Ruby .. Triads . 11 ran. STEEPLECHASE PLATE. Two miles. Helioe, Vigilant, Vindicator Toro Coke. Gorsehawk, King of Spade", Cimino, Wedding Peal, awl Order are time. BECKILYHAII PLATE. Five farlsegs. Wild Bee, Fosterer, Tin■. Admiral Fitzroy, Kismet, Heckler, baby, Bumboat, Truce, Bose Stock, Gluey, Oteetaaa, Lady Oleaaor►, Inheritance, and Chore et Belle see here. HANDICAP PLATE. SU furlongs. Diamond, Residuary Legatee, Mont Blanc, Ada, Proteo tion, Vicios, Poleaxe, Lona'.le, Vitriol; and email= are bens. mom OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Three miles. Helios, Robber, King Alfred, Vindicator, Roving Maid, Hennas, Plying Hone, and Knight of Dowse are here. SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Kismet, Quirisa, Whip, Atidasta, Order, Ads, The misto, Love-In-a-Mist, Nvedsk, Pistons, WWI Dove, Battler, Chipney, end The Nan see Lee. BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.) A great deal of business was transacted this morning on the three great events now being speculated on. For the Cheater Cup the old favourites, Dalby, Viridia. and Seville were well supported, while Caithness, Dwain Glyndwr, and Goodwood were introduced. There was no particular change in the Two Thousand. but for the Derby Harvester was in good request. and the Earl went decidedly better. Quotations as follows: CHESTER CUP. 100 to 9 to I 6 apt DAberalby p (off ldie, 10 to 1 t and w) (off ) 15 to 1 Seville (t and off ) 1000 to 60 Viridis (t) 20 to 1 Beauty (t) 20 to 1 Caithness (t) 25 to 1 Paul Joan (t) 25 to 1 Owain Glyndwr (t) 25 to 1 Contempt (off) 30 to 1 Soo Saw (t) 1000 to 20 Goodwood (t) 100 to 15 Dolby, with a start (t) ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 5 to 2 on the Field (off) 5 to 1 apt Franchise (t) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 5 to 2 apt Rosicruciaa (off) 15 to 2 Forma* (t and off) 100 to 12 Typhoeus (off, 9tol t) 100 to 9 Green Sleeve (off) 13 to 1 Vale Royal (of) 100 to 7 Noe (off, after 100 to 9 had been t) 100 to 7 See Saw toff) 40 1000 to 60 1 Suddu Clads's (t)th& (off) to 40 to 1 Blue Gown (off) 50 to 1 Deamaster (off) 300 to 100 Face 12 3 (t) DERBY. 11 to 2 apt Lad 7 Brushed' (t 600 to 100) 7to 1 Rosterwrian (t) 100 to 8 Speculum (off, t 100 to 7) 1000 to 60 Harvester (off, El to It 5% 25 to 1 Pace (off) 25 to 1 Orals (of) 40 to 1 The Earl (t and off) 50 to 1 Bartitution (t) 1000 to 15 Franchise (ti 1000 to 15 Chelsea (off) 1000 to 10 Rabican (off) 5000 to 200 The Earl with Biennial won (t 1 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND OORN MARKET (THIS DAY.) rizsaaArn.) (nor ovi ovrir coutzerOvoisv.) Carrox.—The market quiet, but steady. Sales about 10,000 bales. Corr.—The market fairly attended. Wheat in mode rate demand. White and red sell at Friday's decline. Flour quiet and nominally undamped in value. Beans, peas, oats, and oatmeal held fee full rates. Indian cora slow mle, at !Id. per qr. decline. LEEDS CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) (PT .I:mutant.) Most ova wear 001111111FOND121%) The market was thinly attended. Wheat held for Fri. day's priosu, but only a limited Waimea doing. Spring oorn steady. MINODG-LANK.—(TEUB DAY.) SUGAR—Mu demand for brown qualities mahatma satire, chiefly for Manila, at firmer prices. 12,000 bap mid, *Lye& at 29a. lid. to 29a. 9d. ; superior, 31u. 3d. ; relined unaltered. Oorrm.—Thera is a fair inquiry for most deacriptions, at steady rates. Tza.—For black loaf *mous at Is. 3d. to Is. lid. there is still an motive *airy at very full rates. RICZ.—The market is quiet but firm. Rea.—No sales reported. Oordai n.-400 balsa sold at the full pries of 171. 3d. COTTON.—The demand is much Isis active, and the late advances is barely supported. Jura.-1,000 bales sold oaths spot, part at 191. 10a to to 191. 12s. fid. ; and 1,000 bales for arr ival , at 117. 10e and 19/. 16a. TALLOW MARKET. —(TIMB DAY.) The market is Arm. Town tallow, 42a. ; Peters burg T.O. as the spot, 445. 6d. ; Aprifto Jane , 445. 6d. ; October to Demobse, 43e. 3d. ; Dimpenbor, 466. 6d. lIMITEITIELD HAY MARKET. —(THIS DAY.) Mr. Modem James Teske' reports trade iris at the followin prima, via. Prime miaow hay, 75e. to Ma. ; inferior ditto 56e. to 703 e. ; slaver, old, Ms. to 100 s. ; in tsriar ditto, 70a. to KM ; Mau. 36a. to 351‘ Foireem. or rits EARL or CARDIGAN. —The fune ral of the late Lord Cardigan took plod at Dane, ia North amptoeshire, on Monday afternoon, at lead 4,000 specie ton were present. The promotion was formed in the court of the manias at 2 o'clock, and loft for Doom Church shortly afterwards. The pall-bearers were Major Cathcart sad Colonel' Douglas, GaierallLawrea eon and General Bereaford. Immatiately after the coMn came the chestnut charger of the lad seri, which he rode at the memorable dame at Bela klava, led by two groom. Thsa mime the chid mourners, namely Viseount Can and Lad Blegbasi, Captsia the Hon. F. Corson and heat.-Celesiel the Han Charles Baring, followed by other relatives sad friends of the deceased, and the domestics of the late esars honer hold. The tenantry on the Iforthamptombire, Leicester shire, and Norfolk aides also formed pert el the proem lion. The funeral service we reed by the Bon J. H. Holdich and the Bev. Mr. Bylveder. After the osiansay most of those in the funeral party entered the mall to see the earl's remain' deposited in their last reding _plass, sad when the Maids sad sermate of the deemed had left the slouch the publie were permitted to enter the rank DLit' OF 2112 Bar. DE. KItATCHIOLL. — e The Pan Wyndham lasbaboll, A.D., aid. at the mm hetesth, au Beaday sterideg, at an anced SOL deocasad had Akdaglai, end Wadden The two former are vaint es le elferant in the gift et the archbishop, sad the tr is n the gift of the Lord Clmar collar. Dr. Endeltball wee prastated to Wesilide in 1811, and to Abliallemeenolkalistli in 1825. The three lian o r d i l ill now he sepseated. Dr. Xnaimhbell left sat/ as a Ain, masted to Osage radiates L. Carter, at teredeglea Ea Jerrold. DILTH OF 1111. H. WIDDIC0112.—Pilly(012211111 hear with regret of the bath this yoga. esseallest, who after ea Meide ileadisi, whisk a mi allsir ic ed li tsr alittle begs to b e of antaideed s of is red. say. At the Blum Theatre Mr. Him Widdisanb was faa coedderable paha na established ItireaWie, mad at the Priaere's and Steeds Thirties Is men Whited was whithfeßy ldni le he M oa t as • of dlellegniehed abilZ a M 6 H. was tie son it the fender so is saw (dated with Astierele the days of Dostow. He hal hese Ottly ameetal with the London siege fee the eTty-ids yea; sad was about Afty-four at the li e. of his decode. TEX TEAMS Zireassagirr.—The Metropelites Board of Works rotorday received teadra for the of the footways sad the enielka of fends en the ihabankeseat earth, Wined Wlleinbidetiiiidp rid the Tielliolc, The twill varied ben WON to 7MM., sad the rowed, that of MOBIL .7. Light and Cu, el Wie. erold.wro acesplal. gmAymg, Aria 7, 1.13 r.a. —The Lan* demurer City of Wild," from Now York ea the 10th • ia now mein Bros/bead signal dation. en rade ter Queeestown. AOIL4 BANK (LIMITED). The thirty-fourth annual general rasainag of the shareholders wee held at 1 o'clock at the Ludes Tavern ; Kr. J. niobium( is the chail. . . . . . The report, which was tested some time before, baying been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He said if the shatehoiders were pleased to meet the board on that oar sion, be could enure them that the feel* was one of entire reciprocity. Generally speaking, dir•den were regarded by shareholders with dislike, but he hoped that day was passing sway. When they met this time List year, though much had been done, there was still an onerous lath before them. There was still required care ful management to enable the board to fulfil their engage* mints. It had been no light task to gather in front snob iamb as they had to deal with 4,000,0001., is order to meet the claims upon them; Let them claims had been fully met, and he was happy to say that both at the Indian branch and in England they were prepared to meet the last instalment,whith would tail doe en the 15th of Juli s tr t t. se (flear.) Rotten referred to ths items in the balance- and in doing so he stated that the whole of the calls on "A " capital had been paid, except 3,0001. Nose of the investments, he remarked, wens of • dubious character. There was • net profit of 24,8811. It was an honest profit and properly belonged to the "A" capital. The expenses of the bank had been divided, as arranged at the last meeting, between the two classes of shareholders. As regarded the appropriation of the net balance, he observed that it was made, contrary to rule, beforehand, in order to satisfy shareholders who were anxious in reference to the profits, sad the board trusted the meeting would give them an indemnity for distrait taw the amount when they did. (Cheers.) Had they not pursued that course there would have been • delay of six weeks, and they now claimed fergivenem for the irregn- larity. There had been written off all the preliminary expenses which belonged to the "A" shareholders-- 5 , M. That would not affect the claims of that cisme of shareholders in any doges. He was not aware of a single bad debt since the bank was re-opened, for though the " A " shareholders bad received for the peat year only 7 per cent., they would be entitled to 1 0001 . more. He hoped the management would not be judged of by the amount of profit. By attempting to tone profit beyond the legiti mate point they would invite speculation, and the board did not intend to enter upon any business which was not legitimate, or to seek exceptional profits by exceptional operations. (Cheers.) The board were determined that whatever profits were made they should be honest profits ; but, on the ether hand, the shareholders must support the board by not insisting upon • higher dividend than could be safely earned. (Cheers.) Such sentiments were ex- CNOtby him long sgoas 1858, and the lapse of time as ertainly not led to any change. The balance sheet now represented. be had found, business is excess of that which existed in 1855, and with prudent management they might confidently look forward to • bright and ppmromixing future. He then alluded to the " B " sharsbolders, and the realisation of the assets belonged to them, which be said had been dia. posed of at the best market price. The interest payable to ereditors bad proved a gigantic item—no lees than 300,0001. ; sod the expenses of uidation, irrespective of what might be given to the liq ui dator, and of his sob altar's charges, so 100,0001. It was difficult at present to form a correct estimate of the result of the liquidation ; but be feared that there would be &considerable deficiency. The einfretPte of the realisation at the bead Delos would. he behoved, come within • few thousand pounds of the original 'donate ; but he regretted to say that in India the result was not so satisfactory. As regarded Cht the depressed state of commercial affairs at S and Hongkong bad acted prejudicially ; 20V001. had, however, been set aside to meet such contingencies. Part of the premises in St. Nicholas-lane had been sold for 60,000 i. end 40,0001. had been obtained in Calcutta by a sale to the government. In conclusion he referred to the guard= of the amount of Mr. Caiman's resumes tam as liquidator, which he said was still unsettled, and must turn on the question of work to be done, adding that it must be lett to the shareholders on that occasion to say what would be • just and equitable amount. General RANSAT took exception to the removal of Mr. Balfour, the former manager of the bank, and the subeti tail= of Mr. Thomson as managing director, and con- eluded by moving a resolution to the effect that Mr. Balfour should be reappointed. Colonel Iit'QUEEN inquired whether General Ramsay was one of the directors of the old bank. il;e7.liimtwiti replied in the affirmative. Colonel lirtlesc.v would say no more after that reply. (laughter.) (The meeting was proceeding when our report left. I THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. The quarterly meeting took place at the office, Norfolk-street, Viscount RAWELAGN in the chair. Kr. Gammen:, the secretary, having read the adver tisement convening the meeting, the following report of the executive committee was presented "The executive committee aneex the following returns for the two last quarters of the @arrest financial year : Quarters eating Marta . hi . I Shares coo- p Mares.id 100011:40. I istol. ! a n L& 610 rr• 719 KIN 9 8 05 175 679 60.9118 4 I $54 1, 91 105,117 3 0 MIN 11,786 1,100,903 7 9 5,751 19,143 1,105,330 10 9 Dec. 25,1867 March 1.5,18011 1 1--- 1,0116 : 12,1110 ADD Totals to Michaelttiati,l lOts7 Grand totals to day, 1S foe Ike I. D• P▪ i. Or: