The Express. — London, England, 1868-02-29 00:00:00

- 7"":. s l igPf je• „ e 1105,:ir#11,.1.2.4.... g- •4.0-4)."":" SECOND EDITION. OPENINO OP A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN HYDE-PARK BY THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.-(THIS DAY.) This morning a ceremony of considerable in terest in relation to our India* empire, sad in connexion with a movement which has now attained great U 0013211 in this country, took place in Hyde-park. On the north side of the park, close to Stanhope-place-gate, and a little west of the Marbisarch, a handsome drinking fountain, probably the most imposing structure of the kind yet erected, was opened in the presence of the Duke of Cam bridge, and formally transferred to his royal highness se the representative of the Queen. This fountain was erected for the use of the public by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, at the entire mat of the Hon. Maharajah Mums Vijeram Gujaputty Raj Munca Sooltan Itahadoor of Vixitmagram, a prince who has long been renowned in his own land for seta of benevolence and public utility. Amongst these acts may be enumerated the endowment of dispensaries at Vizampatam and Betimes, the maintenance of a dispen sary and hospital at Visianagram, the establishment of wheals in every chief town on his estates, the foundation of a scholarship for the best English scholar in the Government College at Benares, and the expenditure of upwards of 26,0001. on roadsand irrigation. With respect to one of these roads, which was constructed to open out the cotton-growing district of Nagpore, the Secretary of State for India, in a despatch dated Aug. 14, 1862, says :—" The importance, both political and commercial, of such a line of road has long been recognised, and the home govern ment fully share in the appreciation of the liberality and public aphis evinced by the Rajah on this and on former occasions." Lord Harris, when governor of Madras, was able to estimate the value of the insistence received from the lilaharsjah luring the troubled times of 1857-58, and, ass token of friendship and approbation, presented him with a valuable ring bearing the motto " Ever Loyal," which motto the M.sharajah immediately adopted, and which has been inscribed on this fountain. Not satisfied with these many efforts to ameliorate and improve the con dition of the people of his own country, the Maharajah, at the commencement of 1866, turned his eyes towards Eng land, with a wish that he could there also in some way show his hearty appreciation of the benefits which it had conferred upon India, and through Mr. Shakespeare, Commissioner of the Benares Division, and agent of the Oovernor-General, be communicated with the committee of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, and offered to defray the entire cost of a handsome drinking fountain for the use of the public in the metropolis. A de- , ;;n was prepared by Mr. Robert Keirle, the architect of the asiseiation, which having been forwarded to India and obtained the approval of the Maharajah, was then submitted to and approved by her Majesty, who graciously eliminated her interest in the princely liberality of her distint subject, by granting this site for its erection under the royal sign manual, and in accordance with the terms of her royal warrant. AN regards the general character and architectural feature.. of the fountain it may be stated that it is about feet s. p nre at the base and 47 feet high—an elevation •Lich renders it ► conspicuous object in the locality, while its . !isnoe has evoked general admiration. The style is early gothic, freely treated, and the form is quadrangular. 7.11. ornaments are generally symbolical. There are four bowls and four jets. On two sides of the fountain are the portrait and arms of the Maharajah, and on the two other sides the portrait and arm■ of her Meje aty. The top b. surmounted by a conventional crown. The tn..ttri.tl used is box ground atone, the columns being blue ].Tenant. and the bowls polished granite. The entire cost is :0,0011.2001. The inauguration of such an interesting addition to the metmpolitan fountains naturally attracted a cond. number of persons either as actors or spec tators. His Royal Highness the Doke of Cam .irived shortly before 12, as did also his Grace tio. Alcl.l.ishop of Canterbury. There were also present I or ' formerly °overlain. of Madras ; Sir Stafford Northente, Secretary of State for India ; hird John tIIIICIII, M.P. ; the Right Hon. W. Cowper, M.P. ; Mr. S. gurney. M.P., chairman of the society; the Hon. A. M.l'. ; Sir C. Trirrelyan, Mr. Joseph Somas, The presence of several Hind*e gentlemen increased 21 at, rt- , t of the scene. Tile chhishop of CANTERBURY, standing on the steps of the fountain, opened the proceedings by reading two or -bort prayers, concluding with the Lord's Prayer. S. 11;i RNET, M.P., as chairman of the society, 1... ally limoled over the property in the fountain to the Dar. of Cambridge. tin Holat. HIGHNESS, in accepting the transfer on 1:s e.df of her Majesty, spoke as follows : I must say V •• I think our hearty thanks are due, both to the to whom the metropolis is indebted for this a.e fountain, and to those who have carried out his v As regards the object itself, I may observe that : •. our of those social advantages which have been ! • LL desirable and necessary in recent years ; and the I .. at large, particularly in the large towns of the !dry and in the metropolis, must be much gratified at . • row and trouble bestowed on the erection of this . It is certainly one of the handsomest fountains e have seen, and the erection of it must tend ly to the social benefit of our poorer fellow.country , If there be one vice more terrible than another in t • • .0,1 it is that of drunkenness. I do not say that •ti of fountains will put a stop to that vice, but I ,Inly think that the tendency of such structures is ,t.gate the evil, and anything which does Lit t be a great public benefit. There is ; erhaps that has produced greater disaster to our and the lessening of such an evil by presenting •,. Ode spectacles as that before no is a cause fur ! nyoicing. (Cheers.) . WARMS Baia he was deputed by the Midiarajah to Lis royal highness fur the honour which be had , !,h•ilty opening that fountain. He could aSsUrs his highness from personal knowledge that there was not :i note deserving prince than the IlLahajarah to be I in India. lie had done his utmost for the improve ‘,f his tenantry and dependents, and when Faeland was sorely tried in relation to India 1.. .lowed himself most loyal to British rule. The oh-scene:on of his royal highness in opening that foun t uvula, he might add, produce an excellent effect _ _ • • the natives of India. \h. KIN:CURD, M.P, u Vice-President of the society erected the fountain, said he wished to thank his .y al highness for his presence, and foe the encourage ., nt which he had gives by his words to the object in blew. Ma royal highness then walked up to the fountain and taking a draught of the water declared the opening cow- Thia terminated the oeremony, which occupied about 20 t mute.. Cu tt•EL ROYAL, SA voY. —The preachers for at are as follows.—March 1. The Very Rev. the Dean 4 lily. March 8. Rec. G. F. Maclean. Head Master of College Grammar School and Preacher in the 1. mph . March 15. Rev. Dr. Monsell, Vicar of Egham. Rev. Stopford Brooke, Chaplain in Ordinary to :I , 4!tacen. March 29. Rev. Henry Trails, Head Master of 6,1 mdolphin Grammar School, Hammersmith. April Itt %. Dr. Homey, Head Master of Merchant Taylors' mol, and Preacher to the How. Society of Gray's-inn. _ _ •far: EAST= MONDAY Ravi EW. —Yesterday Nanelagh, Truro, sal Bury, with Colonel I)u I'Lit • and Colonel Ward, accompanied by Serjeant ' M.P., and Mr. Scott, of the South-Western v, visited the proposed review ground at Portadown d Southsea-common, Portsmouth. A favourable was expressed both as to the elegibility of the site railway facilities. Their lordships and party after. "used with the Mayor, being met by Admiral Pasley, ...s Woodhaui, R.A., Haddon, R.E., and local coui- - •• 1% , ENT-sQU•RE HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY . W••NEN AND CHILDRE3L—This charity, which since ' le, admitted and relieved over 10,000 poor women and 0 .101-• n, is lin want of funds. Besides its speci.d as a hospital, this institution deserves the warm ,eit of all who are interested i n th e amelioration of Y .I,,iition of the poor of Westminster. Contributions Ise forwarded to the secretary, treasurer, Major ' . ~t . Royal Military stores, Pimlico, or to Dr. Ds -er °SIM, physician to the hospital, 9, Lupus- St. George's-square, Pimlico, S.W. N I. 'NAL LIPS AusintAuca.— At Use annual of the Notional Life Assurance Society, held at i r °Woes, 2, King William-street, on Wednesday last, the . uution in members' premiums for the year eons u.e:,,,;:z at lody-day, 181.0..., was declared to be at the rate ' a. Mier mot. I ..,,, Wiff. l4 !mTi ; ,TgE opX4 LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DA.) 104171 TY COURTS. (Before air W. Page Weod.) tlI RE THE LIVERPOOL FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, LIMITED AND IIDUCXD. This .aa a petition for the redaction of the capital of the company from 500.000/. to 250,0001., and of the amount of each share from 201. to 101. Mr. W. M. Jame', Q.C., and Mr. Woodroffe supported the petition, which was unopposed. The Vice-Chancellor made an order that, lutvieg regard to the general orders proposed to be issued, all that could be done now was to direct advertisements in the London Gazette (of a date to be fired), and in the Liverpool papers to be named in the order of the petition for confirming the reduction of capital which had been presented and was now pending, end that it was proposed to settle the list of contributories on a day (the date to be left in blank), that day to be • day which would allow a calendar month after the insertion of the advertisementa in the Gazetie, the registrar to fix the daye accordingly. IN RE " BARNES'S " SCHOLARSHIP. CAMBRIDGE Mr. Druce, Q.C., appeared in support of this petition, the object of which was to amend some recent regula tions which have been made affecting the Bell's Scholar. ship, at Cambridge, and from which Barnes's Scholarship was omitted by mistake. Under the old system under. graduates were always admitted in Easter term. Now their period of residence has been ordered to commence in Michaelmas term. The examinations are always held in the Lent term, and the result is that men of two terms standing are frequently brought into competition with others of Ave terms standing, which has been found highly inconvenient. The object of the peti tion is to bring into competition only such candidates for the scholarship as are of the same standing. Another object of the petition was to make the electors chosen, instead of officiaL The Vice-Chancellor having been satisfied that he had jurisdiction order Lord Komilly's Act, made the order as prayed. (Before Viee-Chaneellor Sir R. Malin.) LkNOTON r..w.urs. 7 pAss ON NUAD.NA. In this case, which was fully argued on Mond►y and Tuesday last, his Honour gave judgment this morning. Mr. Cotton and Mr. Morris were counsel for the plain tiff ; and Mr. J. Pearson and Mr. Currey for the de fendant. In December, 1865, the plaintiff, Charles Langton, being the holder of 22,000/. of the stock of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, and being desirous of borrowing 6,0001, applied to the defendant for the purpose, and after some negotiation an advance was effected for three months at 74 per cent. per annum, the railway stock being transferred to the defendant as security. About the middle of February, 1866, the plaintiff sold the 22,0001. stock so pledged at 42 per cent., and to enable him to complete the transaction he applied, through his agents, to the stockbrokers acting for the defendant to be allowed to pay off the 6.0001. with interest for the whole period for which the money had been borrowed. The defendant, however, refused to re-transfer the stock before the expiration of three months, and the plaintiff, in consequence, was obliged to pay to the purchaser the difference between the price at which he agreed to »11 end the price at which the same amount of stock was subsequently bought by the pur chaser, the amount of the difference being 8.90/. In pur suance of his contract Mr. Langton repaid the 6,0007. acrd interest on the 28th of March, and thereupon the 22,000/. stock was re-transferred to his name ; but subsequently, on discovering that defendant bad on the 14th and 13th of February sohl his stook at 46, and had afterwards replaced it at a much lower rate, making, as it was alleged, a profit of 3,0001., this suit was instituted to en force the plaintiff's claim to the profit so trade. The de mand was resisted by the defendant on the grounds, first, that the contract was with Messrs. Price and Pott, the stockbrokers, and not with Mr. Langton ; secondly, that the sale end repurchase of the stock was right in itself and in accordance with the contract - and thirdly, that it was in accordance with the custom o f the Stock Exchange, which enabled the lender of money on the security of stock to deal with such stock in soy way he thought fit dunng the period of the loan. unless there was an express stipulation to the contrary. The Viee-Chancellor said the law was clearly nettled that a principal might sue on a contract entered into on his behalf by an agent though his name was wholly concealed at the time of the transaction, and in this case the parties ow both sides being brokers the defendant must have known that Messrs. Price were only agents for the borrower. But if there had been any doubt upon the subject it must have been removed by the production of the transfer executed by the plaintiff. The second ground of defence also failed, the law being that in the absence of express contract, the pawnee of property octild not sell it till the debt for which it was pledged became payable. Then as to the custom of the Stock Exchange, which WY the point mainly relied on. a custom which gave the lender of money on security power to sell the security whenever he thought proper would be manifestly unjust, because it would place the borrower completely at the mercy of the lender, who might con vert the security, appropriate the proceeds to his own use, andat the expiration of the loan be unable to band over to the borrower that which belonged to him. And the evident*, including that of the deputy chairman of the committee of the Stock Exchange, went to show that there wee no rule or custom authorising the sale of stock deposited as security. There was no dispute u to the right to transfer the pledge to another person, and it would be very hard upon the lender if he were not permitted to do so ; but with regard to any power of selling the security, the 64th rule of the Stock Ex change was eooclusive, the words being, " In all cases of loans on the deposit of securities, the lender is bound to return the identical »entities depoei ted, unless it is otherwise stipulated at the time of making the loan." The defendant had therefore no right to sell the stook, and if it had not been fur that wrongful sale he would no doubt have been reedy in the middle of February to »transfer the security to the plaintiff, who would have been saved the loss incurred by him on the sale of the stock. There mom be a declaration that the defendant was not entitled to sell the :(2,000/. stock, and an account taken of the proceeds of the sale, the amount so found to be handed over to the plaintiff. The coats of the suit must be paid by the defendant. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) rearm% AND NUKE r. WWI AND LOWI, MOORE _I NTt RVINING. Dr. Spin Pia, Q.C., Mr. ticeiirg,;n - 41 Mr. Finney for the plaintiffs ; Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Inderwiek for the defendant. ; Mr. Muddleeton, Q.C., and Mr. Will for the intervener. The case on behalf of the plaintiffs was concluded. Mr. Peake, one of the plaintiffs and partner of the testator; Mr. Holdicb, the attorney who had been concerned in drawing the will; Mr. Nisbet-Hamilton, M.P. ; Archdea con Trollope,the residuary legatee ; Miss Peaoock, and other friends of the deceased gave very contident evidence in favour of his perfect capacity. It appeared, however, that in July, ItYlti, the month before the execution of the will, his medical Attendants, Dr. Boot and Dr. Bissell, bad made affidavits, with the sanction of Mr. I'eake, to the effect that the testator was of unsound mind. The explanation which theme gentlemen gave of the transaction was that the deceased was perfectly unlit to manage the business of a trust which de volved upon him, and that the affidavits were neces sary to support an application to the Court of Chancery to relieve him from it—that his mind was really unsound as compared with what it had been, and yet that he was not in the least degree insane. Mr. Petite, as has been already stated, believed him to be unable to wake his will till the day before its execution. He had, in fact, discouraged him from attempting Any testamentary settlement of his estate, and is consequence the testator had gone to Mr. Holdich. After this he renewed the subject, and showed so complete a knowledge of his affairs and such complete capacity that Mr. Peaks entirely altered his opinion, and forwarded the making of the will. Dr. Deane, in opening the ease for the defendants, said that not the smallest imputation was cast upon the integrity of the plaintiffs ; it was only intended that the evidence already given negatived the idea of the te s t a tor's ability to attend Ito business when the will was executed. Before any evidence was given. however, negotiations for a compromise were begun ; and the suit was ultimately settled. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) FERIOEI DENTINE AND INJEZING THEE! CHILDREN. 7 - • Thomas Bisholson, • costannonger, of 8, John s-place, Old Kent-road, was charged with furiously riding • horse in Southampton-street Pentonvi ll e, to the danger of pas sengers, and farther with injuring three children. Police-constable John Bowles, 78S A reserve, said yester terday afternoon, exert twenty minutes to 4, he saw the defendant coming from the Metropolitan Cattle Ilarket, riding a horse at • furious pace. He called to the defendant to stop, but he did not take any notice, and kept galloping down the Caledonian-road. He (witness) was mounted, and gave chase, but could not come up with the defendant, till he got to Southampton-street, Pentonville, a distance of about half a mile from where be first saw the defendant. The streets were crowded with people at the time, and persons were crossing and re-croesing the streets. He had heard that the defendant bad knocked down three children, but they were not in attendance. Mr. John William Croy, of 73, Cornwall-read, Lambeth, said he was driving his horse and cart along the Cale donian-road, when the defendant rode past him at a very furious pace. He, thinking that the pace was dangerous, rode after the defendant in the hope of him, but before he could come up with him the ,I:f t = 1 1 had knocked down three tittle children who a., e crossing the road. He met th • mounted officer, and told him what he had sees, and he went after the defendant. The road was crowded with people. The defendant said the horse he was ridir3 could not go at • furious pace. The horse was examined by Turner, the gaoler, who repeated to the magistrate that the horse appeared to be a spirited ease, and ftaa in; alo The magistrate remanded the ease to aeorrtala if the three children were hart, and soggested to take one surety in the earn 0 10/. for his appearance at this court on Friday next. The master of the defendant having become surety for him, he was at once liberated. MAELBOROUGH4ntErr. ON! RUNDIND AND FIFTY KRUM !0_ PICK POCKETS. Joh* Aetna and Joh* Pointy, two lads, were chLiiied before Mr. Knox with loitering in Regent.ateroet, for the purpose of picking pockets. Police-constable Henry Dawson, 122 C, said that on the previous afternoon he was in Regent -street with Shrives, 82 C, both in plain clothes, when he saw the prisoners close by Mr. Cremer's toy-shop. Jackson stood on the kerb looking about, and Poweey went up to a lady looking in Mr. Cremer's window, and felt her dress, and then returned to Jackson. Powsey then re turned to the window, and made about a dozen attempts to pick ladies' pockets, and the prisoners then walked down Regent-street, as far as the London Stereoscopic Company establishment, making altogether not fewer than 150 at tempts to pick persona' pockets, and with the assistance of Shrives, be then took the prisoner* into custody. He told Powsey what he had seen when he denied having attempted to pick any pockets, and said that he had just come out of the hospital, and was looking round the houses ; and on searching him a ticket fur King's College Hospital, but in the name of Smith, was found upon him, Jackson gave an un•atisfactory account of where be bad been working. Philip Shrives, 82 C, r ave similar evidenoe. Jackson said that as Powsey had jest come out of the hospital be took him for a walk, and while looking at •" a wheel of Tito" in • shop window, they were taken into custody. Mr. Shelley, employed in • telegraph office. said that Jackson had worked on end otf for some time, and he was surprised to find last night that he had got into a " little trouble." Mr. Knox told the witness that it was not a little trouble, but • very great one, as the officer said he had seen 1.50 attempts. He should remand the prisoners for further inquiry. WANDSWORTE. 11111R0013 1110111111 LIES 07 HOLM AND CARTS. Robert Plant, Thomas Plan;, iforid 11ant, s 1;1 Benja min Addison, were charged with being concerned in steal ing several horses and carts. The evidence in four cases was produced to the court. On the 9th of January lest, Mr. Watson, see., a grocer, of Upper Tooting, loft bill horse and cart by the side of the common while he waited upon some customers. When be returned the horse and cart had disappeared. On the same day Mr. Bye, the landlord of the Prince Albert, Claploun, saw the horse and cart at the Fig's Marsh, Mitcham. The prisoner Thomas Plant was in the cart with another man, and he was driving. The horse, cart, and harness were sold by auction at Residing, and ultimately the whole of the property was res. The prisoners were not apprehended until a few days since, when they were charged with the robbery, and also in three other cases at Peckham. David said they bad the one from Tooting, but they knew nothing of those at Peckham. Thomas also mid he went to Read where be was left behind, and he had to walk to London. Robert stated that he went with them, hut be had none of the money. On David being searched a bunch of keys was found upon him, and one of the keys opened • abed at the back of the Monteagle beer. chop in Walworth New Town. On that abed being examined the police discovered a quantity of bolta, screws, tools, and pieces of wood, the Owe presenting all the appearance of a number of carts having been broken up there. Some of the pieces of wood proved to be the remains of carts belonging to Messrs. Acres and Co., grocers, of Forest-hill, and Mr. James Press, an upholsterer, of Peckham-rye. In the case of Messrs. Acres and Co., their horse and cart were stolen from Lordship-lane, Dulwich, where their man had left it, on the and inst., while be was delivering goods. The horse was afterwards found in a greenysrd in Lambeth, it having been found strsying. le the other case, the cart was taken from the premises of Mr. Press on the night of the 20th inst. It also appeared that the father of the Planta held a lease of the beershop and shed. The beershop was in the occupation of another man, and the shed was used by the father and his eons. In the fourth ease Mr. Joseph Piper, of Cotter Farm, Old Kent-road, loot • horse and cart on the I.,th inst., at Peckhain-rye he having left them out side • gate. The harness hail been found pledged in tile Borough-road. Mr. Dayman remanded the prisoners with the exeeption of Addison, whom he discharged, there being no evidence against him, except that of minpanionship. I GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. This morning the reFort of the above company was issued. The annexed statement of the revenue accounts of the company, for the half-year ending the 31st Januery last, when compared with the accounts fur the half-year ending the 31st January, 18117, presents the follow ing results :—Receipts, 1807, 1,940,8037. ; 188 d, 1,986,918/. ; showing ao increase of 46,62.51. Expenditure, 1807, 969,036 f. ; 1868, 965,9061. There in thus an in crease in the receipts of 44,1047., while, at the same time, the traffic expenses have been reduced. After making provision for all fixed and preference charges, the balance of 143,6731. 9s. Bd. would, if divided, be sufficient to admit of the of the following dividends on the etdsnary Per cent. Per cent On Great Western (Wale of Neagh per ann. per ann. consolidated Mock at the retool ea 0 oas against a:5 o o for mending half y ea , On South Wales ditto 36 0 d corre itto 6 6 do. On Great Western ditto 1 10 0 ditto 1 0 0 do. On Wed Midland ,Newport` ditto 016 0 ditto u 7 e do. On West Midland Worn ditto 0 12 a ditto 05 0 do. leaving to he 'serried forward • balance of 17,678 r. fie. 4d. The directors regret that under the present circumstances of the company it is not yet possible to resume the payment of dividends in cosh. The anticipations of a restoration of confidence in railway securities which were indulged in nearly twelve months ago have not been fully realised, while the ditliculties of the company have been exoep tionally increased by the recent proceedings in Chancery. These proceedings (continues the report), while they can be attended with no advantage to the plaintiff or to the holders of the stock in which be is interested, have Un questionably poetponed the period at which the payment of dividends in cash might otherwise have taken place. In addition to the doubt and uncertainty which must exist while a chancery suit of this character is pending, the is• junction which has been granted has, to • considerable extent, prevented the acceptance of stock in lieu of divi• lend by many proprietors who were desirous of taking the same, and there is thus left outstanding • sum of 165,5. W. in respect of these dividends. The directors have also het n obliged to use a portion of the revenue I in redeniption of terminable debenture., and in reduc tion of the temporary loan debt, of which • sum of 114,0001. has been paid off during the half-year. Iln these circumstances the directors have introduced • bill into parliament to authorise the issue of stock in lieu of dividend to those proprietors who may be willing to accept it, and at the same time to set •at rest the doubts , which have been raised as to the stack which has Deem already so issued. It is not intended to make the accept ance of stock compulsory on any proprietor, and in order that the power to o ff er it may not be lightly sanctioned, land only under circumstances of great emergency, pro vision is made that a meeting must be specially convened for the purpose of authorising its issue, and the course proposed to be adopted must be then sanctioned by • majority of three-fourths of the proprietors af fected thereby, including the holders of preference storks and shares, to whom the tight of voting upon this matter is proposed to be given. The bill will be pressed forward as rapidly as the forms of parliament will allow, but some week,. must, under any circumstances, elapse before it can become law, and the directors are of opinion that in the meantime no resolution should be passed in reference to the declaration of divi dends, and that, after disposing of the other business, the meeting should stand adjourned. It is not intended by this bill to raise additional capital, bat where, ea has recently been the case, revenue has necessarily been appro- priated to meet the debts due by capital, and canape therefore be applied in payment of dividends in cash, power is sought to enable a proprietor, if he be so disposed, to accept capital stock to the extent of hie dividend. This mane has met with the concurrence of the shareholders' committee of consultation. The expenditure on capital ao count during the half.year has amounted to 146,5284 17e. lid. The final report of the committee of consultation is cir culated with the repoet. It shows that the temporary loan debt, which amounted on the lee July, 1866, to 1,2811,000/. bad been reduced on the :flat January last to to 17;000f. Concurring entirely in the observations of the committee as to the necessity of gradually miming the present Boating debenture debt by the issue of a perms nest debenture stock, the directors earnestly urge the matterupon the attention of the proprietors, and propose to offer to every etor the opportunity of taking, in pro portion to his hoWiug, an allotment of debenture stock hearing interest in perpetuity at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The proprietors will have the option either to pay up the whole amount, which they may accept at once, or by instalments extending over • period of twelve months, as each may prefer. The directors who retire at this period are Richard Bas set, Esq. Lewis L Dillwyn, Esq., M.P., William Charles King, Esq.. Edward Wiusklyn, &q., who have given the necessary notices, and being duly qualified, are eligible for re-election. Charles T. Murdock, Esq., and Charles Wlietham, Esq., Lamella given notice of their Intention to become candidates. An English company is being formed for the astreetion of a railway along the Moselle from Tri.ree to Cobboats. The German re - identa in Paris have resolved upon founding a German heepital in the French capital. MIL S,'ZIKB AT THE THEATRE.—OH Thursday evening the Rev. Mr. Spoke, accompanied by Mr. Mur doch, occupied a private bos at Drury-lane Theatre. 'ltie comedy of Th e &oel for Scondol he seemed to enjoy heartily ; and the Pantomime, with its scenery of Ootn wall, evidently afforded the distingulahed visitor, Ate was unconsciously the object of considerable euriodty„ a vast amount of enjoyment.—Zru. ',SS ) , SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 29, 1868 f --r "7 J 41 • 1 .7* . • 1868 . ..4 • . I ^HE GRAND MA 'RS OF ORANGE_ ASSOCIATION 81INTENCKD O DI. PRISONMENT. PUBLIC EXCITEMENT. (sr raxacasre.) DUBLIN, S►TVIDAT. Mr. William Johnston, the Grand Master of the County Down Orangemen, and Grand Secretary for Ireland, has been sentenced to one month's imprisonment for attending an Orange pro cession, and ordered to End bail for 1,0001., or be further imprisoned fur one mouth. The case is causing great excitement in the north. BETTING IN LONDON. -(THIS DAY.) 2.30 Z.Y. A large amount of btuineas was transacted to-day, and the investments on the horses in the front rank were extremely heavy. The Lamb, Chimney Sweep, and Moose were about equal favourites. Fan had some large outlays made in her favour, sod kept very steady at 100 to 7 ; Tennyson, on the other hand, retired to 40 to 1. Quota tions as follows LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL 9 to 1 opt The torah (t) to 1 Chimney Sweep (t) 10 to 1 Moose (4) 11 to 1 Daisy (t and off) 105 to 7 Fan (t & oft) 100 to 7 Tuscalasom (off) 100 to 7 Aleibiade (off) 100 to 6 Pearl Direr (t) 33 to 1 Astrolabe (t) 33 to 1 Huntsman's Daughter (t and off) 33 to 1 The Nan (t) 40 to 1 Gam (t and off) 40 to 1 ffinsurood (off) 50 to 1 Booth* (t) TO to 1 Hornet (t) 50 to 1 Hall Court (t) 50 to 1 Lawracee (t) 00 to 1 Helmet (t and off) 100 to 1 Bea Sind (0 and off) `ONi rARKET.---(THLS PAL) ONE O'CLOCK. Public securities have been very little dealt in to-day, and prices generally show no movement. Consols are steady, at the alight improvement which occurred yesterday. Railway stocks are un changed with the exception of a moderate reduc tion in Metropolitan. Foreign bonds exhibit dulness. Colonial government debentures, u well as banking, financial, and miscellaneous shares. are extremely inactive. The discount market is quieter to-day, while the supply of money has increased. The rate for the best paper, however, is maintained at li per cent. Consols are quoted 93 to I for money and the account (March 5), and the Three per Cents. Re duced and New Three per Cents., 934 to 4. The only change in railway stocks is a decline of per cent. in Metropolitan, viz., to 1101 to 1111, ex div. Caledonian is at 834 to ; ; London and North West ern, 116 i to I, ex div. ; Great Western, 434 to 46 ; Midland, 106,1 to 4, ex div. ; London and South Western, FS to 67, ex div. ; Great Eastern, 291 to 30; ; Brighton, 46 to 4; South Eastern, 72; to 734, or div.; Great Northern A, 104 to 4, ex div. ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 1801 to 19 ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 126 to ex div. Foreign stocks are unaltered, apart from • decline of 1 per cent. in Brazilian of 1865, the present price being 731 to 741; Chilian, of 1867, are quoted 871 to 881; Russian, of 1864, 861 to 871 ; Italian, of 1861, 441 to 45/ ; Mexican, 151 to 1; Peruvianof 1865, 76 to 1; Russian of 1866, 84 to 871 ; Spanish New Three per Center., 351 to 36 ; Turkish of 1858, 611 to 621; ditto of 1862, 601 to 611 ; and ditto of 1865, 323 to 1. Indian government stocks are quiet. The Five per Cents, are at 112 to A ; the Four, 102 to k ; the Bonds, 335. to 38s. prem. ; and the Five per Cent. Debentures, 105 to Bank Stock, 249 to 251, and Exchequer Bills, los. t.. 15s. prem. The market for bank shares is inanimate. Anglo-Austrian, 3j to 4k preni. ; Imperial Otto man, to dis. ; and Consolidated, too prem. The shares of the financial companies are quoted as follows :—Oeneral Credit, 21 to # dia. ; Credit Fonder, 7 to 61 dis. ; International Financial, 2b to lk dis. ; and London, 25 to 23 dia. With respect to miscellaneous shares, National Discount are 2s. Gd. better, at 6 to 4 prem., but Hudson's Bay and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference have receded 2s. Gd., the present prices being 14 to and 51 to g, respectively. Egyptian Trading, 41 to die. ; Telegraph Constructicn, 121 to g ; and Anglo- American, 19,i to I. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The stock markets remain inactive. Consols and foreign bonds are unaltered. As regards railway stocks, South Eastern and Metropolitan have im proved I per cent., while Midland and Great Eastern have receded 1 to R. United States 5-20 Bonds are 1 per cent. lower, at 71 to 1. Erie Railway shares are at 441 to 1, being steady ; and Illinois Central, 88 to showing a rise of 1 per cent. In connection with the fortnightly settlement, the failure is announced of two members of the Stock Exchange, but the liabilities in each case are understood to be limited. Their difficulties have been caused by some extensive speculations in railway stocks, chiefly Caledonian and Metropo litan. The steamer Bangalore will take to-day 173,1801. in specie, of which 160,1001. is gold for Alexandria, 12,805/. silver for Shanghai, and 275/. silver for Point de Galle. Adrices from Melbourne announce the shipment of 93,000/. in gold for England, but it is believed that there is some mistake in these figures, and that a much larger amount was despatched. On 'Change yesterday afternoon the rates for bills on Belgium and Hamburg, and for three months' drafts on Paris, were slightly less favour able for this country. The list is subjoined : Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.194 to 12.0 ; ditto, short, 11.18 to 11.19; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 f to 1'2.0, Antwerp, 3 months, 25.324 to 25.374 ; Broneela, 3 months, 95.321 to 25.374 ; Hamburg and Altoita, 3 montim, 13.94 to 13.10 ; Bertha, Cologne, Ask, 3 months, 6.264 to 6.27 St. Petersburg, 3 months, 324 to 32f ; Paris, short, 5.10 to 25.20; ditto, 3 months, 25.274 to 5.324 • Marseilles, 3 months 25.30 to 25.35 ; Frankfort-on-the -Maine, 3 mouths , 1204 to 1204 ; Vienna, 3 months, !LSO to 11.85 • Trieste, 3 months, 11.80 to 11.145 ; Madrid , 3 month's, 410 to 48t;llantaudw, 3 months, 484 so 484; S months, 44 to 4 ; Seville, 3 months, 494 to 4141; Malaga, 3 months, 484 to 414 i ; Valencia, 3 months, 484 be 484 ; Bar. felons, 5 months, 484 to 4034 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 481 to 484 ; Bongoes% 3 months, 484 to 484 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 29.25 to 29.30 ; Goma, 3 months, 29.25 to 20.30 ; Naples, 3 months, 29.25 to 29.30 ; Palermo, months, 29.25 to 29.30 ; Memina, 3 months, 29.25 to 19.30 • 90 days' date, 514 to all ; Oporto, 90 days' du.. hie to 511. At Paris the rate of discount in the open market is now I/ per cent. ; at Hamburg and Brussels, 2 ; at Frankfort, 2/ : at Amsterdam and Berlin, 3 ; at Vienna, 4 ; at Turin, 5 ; and at St. Petersburg, 8 per cent. Wolverhampton advices report the suspension of Messrs. Murcott, Wright, and Co., of Lanesfield Iron Works, Spring Vale. The liabilities are stated at 27 , 000!. , and the &meta at 11,000 i. " • • The annual meeting of the Indiarubber, Gotta Perch*, and Telegraph Works Company was held yesterday, when the report of the directors and the statement of accounts were adopted, and, at the request of the chairman, three shareholders were appointed to confer with the board with the view of re-arranging the capital of the undertaking, and reducing the number of directors. The twelfth annual meeting of the British Land Company was held last evening, when a dividend of 5 per cent. and a bonus of 10 per oent. were declared, making, with the interim dividend of 5 per oent. already paid, 20 per cent. for the year. The half-yearly meeting of the Gas Products Uti lizing Company (Limited) was held yesterday, when a dividend was declared at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, leaving the reserve fund at 2,9811. It was resolved that the title of the oompany be hence forth changed to the Alum and Ammonia Company (Limited). At the adjourned meeting yesterday of the Brazi lian Land and Mining Company, the report and ac counts were received and adopted, and the extra ordinary meeting was adjourned sine die. At a meeting of Grays Chalk Quarries Con (Limited), held yesterday, a dividend was declared at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, free of in come tax. A special meeting of shareholders in the New Quebrada Company (Limited) has been called for the 10th of March, on the requisition of share holders representing 78,1601. stock out of 360,0001., the total capital of the company, to consider the propriety of appointing • committee " to inquire into the present position and future prospects of the company." The Anglo-Austriaa Bank have given notice that, on and after the 2nd March, the letters of allotment of shares in the Anglo-Hungarian Bank, issued in London, accompanied by the bankers receipt, may be exchanged for provisional share certificates. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock Exchange lint of last evening: Instusaos—Allisaos Marla*, 1141 y e t 9A ; Com inersiel 1 : 7 4 011 . _5l 4; Geardlso, 47 • 1m The ; Liverpool sad LsWoa Fire sad Life, 1 ; North British and Mercantile, 181 ; Thanes sad Kersey biariaa ( Limited), a cid t sad Ooko—City of Moscow (ha, 9j f; Coa tings Uaisa (Liailtrd), 141 ; Groat Central, 131; SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH BRITISH RAILIVAV. - On Thursday morning, about 3 o'clock, a collision took place on the Waverley route of the North British Railway, whereby three men, named Robert Weir, John Brown, and Geo. Wood, servante of the company, lost their lives, and a large amount of property was destroyed. The aoeident took place at a point of the line nearly eepppposattte the Arnistun Collieries, a little to the north of G ridge station where a siding has been con s t r u c t e d f or th e convenience of the works. At this and the neighbour ing collieries the coal from the muses is put into trucks during the day ; and at night, when the line is clear of presenter traffic, the waggons are conveyed to • general depot at " The Summit, near Gorebridge. It appears that on Thursday morning, shortly before :1 e'clock, an engine, with a break-van attached, was despatched from Felahill for the purpose of bringing up one of these trains from Arniston. There were four men in charge of the train—the engine driver, stoker, and two guards. It reached Arniston in safety, and one of the guards had just stepped down from the van when the goods train from Newcastle canie sweeping round the curve at full speed, and dashed right into the etationary train. The van of the coal train was shivered to splinters, and the two engines came into violent collision. The fore most engine was driven forward several yards, but the engrue of the goods train was thrown off the petals by the shock of the collision, and the impetus which bad been attained on the steep incline caused the first part of the train to bound on the top of the engine, while a number of the waggons f o ll ow i ng were piled all over the line, • roams of ruins. The driver and fireman of the goods train and one of the guards of the coal train were killed ketantaneously. The driver and Molter of the cal train were dashed violently sgatnst the tender of their engine, the guard of the roods train, who was in the last van, was auto thrown down—but, happily, none of them were seriously injured. The guard, who had just left the van of the coal train, seems to have had • most providential eseape. The cause of the accident cannot be ascertained. The goods train is said to have been fol lowing very closely on the cord train ; and as the night was very stormy. it seems probable that the driver failed to observe the danger signal until it was too late to avert the catastrophe. Immediately ea the occur ' renoe of the accident information was sent to the neigh bouring stations, and a large band of workmen were speedily collecte d. Attention was first directed to the rescuing of the men who were buried among the broken =, but this was a work of no small diMeulty, and a tile time elapsed ere they were recovered. The bodies were all considerably bruised and mutilated, end there seemed little doubt that in the ease of all death bad been instantaneous. The damage to rolling stock is ve ry extenelve. The engine of the goods train is greatly the funnel being knocked off, and the beams of the buffers broken. Twelve or fourteen of the waggon have been sompletely smashed, and their contents, consisting of general merchandise, destroyed. Both lines were bledred for about four bouts, and the passengers by the morning trains had to change carriages at the scene of the accideut and considerable delay was occasioned in con sequence. By ten o'clock the up-line was cleared, and the truffle way carried on over it. and by eight o'clock Lest night both lines were open. Weir, the engine-driver, was • native of, and resided in Newcastle. He has left a wife and one child. Brown, the stoker, was a young man, un married, and belonged to Yorkshire ; and Wood, the goods guard, belonged to Portsoy, in Banffshire. Another and ' dent took place between Nirriemuir and Porter, where • man who had lost the train was walking along the Cale donian line, was overtaken by as advancing train, and fearfully mangled. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (ET TELEGRAPH.) (FROM 017 E OWN 0013111PO1'DRWL) The market quiet, but steady. Sales about $,OOO bales. TALLOW BLARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 41r. 3d. net ; Petersburg Y.C. cm the spot, ett. 6d.; Mank,42B.6d. October to December, 435. 9d. to 44a. ; December, Us- 6d.; MARKET AVER/Welk—Town tallow, 435. 9a. ; fat by ditto, :S. lid. ; yellow Burma, new, ets Od : melted stuff, 325. ; rough ditto, 17e. 3d. ; graves, ISa. ; good dregs, to. Import, for the week amount to 591 rusks. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THLS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton report. trade very slow at Um following rives. vii, : meadow hay, 7.1 e. to 80e. ; inferior ditto, :his. to 70s. • clover, old, Iris. to 100 a. ; inferior ditto,7oe. to 90a. ; straw, :10a. to 3t.. COVENT GARDEN.--(THIS DAY.) Tho demand for 'wedgies of beat quality is slightly im proving, and the supply being fairly kept up, still further improvement is expected. French imports are heavy. Pine-apples are in better demand than they way lastweek, and hothouse grapes continua good=innaist of Lady Downes', Ilarbaroosa, and Foster's . Strawberries continue to maks their appearance. panish chest nuts for planting realise about 10s. and Spanish basal nuts for planting ltis. per bushel. Potatoes have not altered in price sloes our lass report. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, cychunens, Chines* pnimulss, polargociums, mignonette, early tulips, hyacinths, poin settia pulcherrims, and ruses. Mr. Charles O'Connor and Mr. Brady, the two eminent members of the American bar mentioned by our New York correspondent as about to be sent to England by the government of the United States, in connection with the trial of American citisens for Fenianiani, are now in this country. NoTHINIi WASTZD BUT TiiT MIND. —Mr. F. T. Petra,e write. in Mantillas for Marsh :—" Mr. Buckle ones told me that Talfourd possessed a letter at Charles launli4—not published, however, in the ' Life '—in which lamb narrded some critidems ade upon Shakespeare by Wordsworth : —That Shakespeare was a great poet, • very able genius. indeed; that much of his merit, how ever, lay in his style, and a peculiar manner he had, which Wordsworth thought other people could imitate . . . in fact, that be could write like Shakespeare, if he had a nisei to ir. Su you see; Lamb ended, nests feeding bat the ',awl.'" OUTRA" Es BY TRADES UNIONISTS. —At the Liver pool polies -court yesterday two boilermakers. named John Unman and William HMI* were charged with being emscerned in unsold:lg • number of workmen In the em ploy of Messrs. George Forrester and Co., proprietors of the Vaarball Foundry. Some week" since • portion of the sere employed by Yam. Forrester and 00. turned sot on strike, but by the aid of the Free Lamm Amok tics the firm replaced them by • number of men frets the DM of Dogs, London. Yesterday morning eight el the latter re romeding alo Rent-road on their to do som awork at the Cana ug da D .-g ale, when they were way m oaned by a body of men, about 100 in number. Six of the new-comers were knocked down and kicked In • meet brutal manner, one of theta being also wounded by Dome sharp lootrumeat, while two Where were violently 44 away." The pri- mama, who took an active part in g re t :o d wardly outrage, were ressamled. HALIFAX, Fin. 28.—The Inman Royal steamer Sim arrived here lasi night AU Ina. er4 4 i Igrommu e~~ WV, WWI! 1 Imper;al, 6.% ei ; I",perig QO/11:huatal, 911 SI; • Muth rrilatitAker Clarke: ad, 4. Docks—Daiewha. Thames, 1; London and Bt. Kathe rine. 80 1; Bunny CoearnereiaL 1091. Waterworks—Berlin, 14 j ; West Middlesex, 108. • MINES. -(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. Mining shares are inactive to-day, with few transactions. There is rather more intittivy, however, for some of the tin mines, owing to the firmness of the market for that metal. Great Vor are quoted 18 to 4 ; East Lovell, 81 to 9 ; N ew Lovell, 10s. to 12s. W. ; West brakewalls, 11s. to 13a. • Wheal Beton, 85 to 90 ; Cern B ros , 20 to 21 ; fast Cara don, 4to 4 ; North Treskerby, 28s. to 30a. ; Wheal Trviawit4Y, 7 to 8 ; Drakewalls, 12s. to 14s. ; North Crofty, 2f to 3; and Prince of Wales, 58e. to 605., ex div. FOreign and colonial mining &harem are quoted as follows :-Bf. John del Rev, 17 to 181; Don Pedro, 21 to prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, par to / rem. ; eestarena, #to dia. ; Mould's, 11 to dia. ; Roma Grande, per to prem. ; Anglo talian, far to prem. ; United Mexican, 11 to 21; }rontin o an d Bolivia, to ; and Port 11 to 1. SHARE MARKETe.—;THIS DAY.) [Sales to day to 1 p.m.) COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SEM - ATTIE& New Brunswick Government, 8 per cent., January and July, 99. New South Wales Government, 5 per east., 1886.96, January and July, 951. • New Zealand (Province of Auckland), 6 per cent., Ist and tad series, 1896, 1054. Nova Scot* 6 per cent. sterlinr. 1785, 99. Queensland, 6 per cent., 1901, 103. 6 per cent., 1011. Victoria Government, 6 per cent., 1'491, January and July, 1101. Do., April and October, 112. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS, Caledonian, 84, 34. Great Eastern, 291, 30. Great Northern A, 1041, 1044, 51, ad. Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 96, ad. Great Western—Griginal, 454, 1. latiouhire and Yorkshire, 1261, 6, ad. and an. . London, Brighton, and South Coast, 461, •4, an. London, Chatham, and Dover, 181. London and North Western, 1164, ad. London and South Western. 86, 5. Metropolitan. 1111, 4. Midland, 1064, 7/, 7, ad. North British, 351. North Eastern—Berwick, 1021, ad. . Ditto—Stockton and Darlimiton, 131, ad. South Eastern. 734, 1, ad. BRITISH POSSIISSIONS. Bombay, Bar., and Cent India Qua. 5 p. e., 1031, j. Eastern Bengal, Guaranteed 5 per cent., IUS, j. East Indian, Guaranteed 5 per cent., BA. Great South. of India, 5 per cent., DN. Great Western of ranadit, Bit, 4, M. Ditto I; per Lxist. Bonds, payable 1573. 97. Madras, guaranteed 5 per cent, MI, 21. Oude and Rohilcund, guar . 5 per cent., 1051. Scinde—Delhi, guar.. per gent , iiru;, FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9. LemberipUzernowitz ' gun. 7 per cent. (Lim.), 114. Ottoman tsulyrna to Aiding, Sara Paulo (Limited), guaranteed 7 per cent., 1/11. OBLIGATIONS. ^ • • • Orel Vitebsk Rail., pa. by Russian govt., 714, 3, j, South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, Si. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN Clienteles Gold sad Silver Mining (Limited), 3 1-16. Testaretta United Gold (Limited), 21, St. John del Rey (Limited), JOINT STOCK BANKS. Apt (Limited) A, 10f, j. Do. Si. Alliance (Limited), 12. Anglo.Auatrian, Rank of South Australia. 241, I. Chartered of India, Australia. and China, If. Consolidated (Limited), 4f. A. London Chartered of Australia, Zl, London awl South African, Ini, 11, Lundou and Westminster, GSj, S. National Provincial of England, 2nd and :ILI lame, 3s. _ ____ MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 19j, Atlantic Telegraph, 55. 3 Do. do. 8 per cent.. 110, i. 6l, Australiaa Mort., Load, and Finance (Limited), 4j. Berlin Water Work. (Limited), 144. City of Moscow Os. (Limited), 9.. 10. Commercial Union (Assurance). 54. Credit Foncier of 'England (Limited). 31.16, Egyptian, !I per cent. Viceroy Loan, 894. Electric and International Telegraph, 170. Forestreet Warehouse (Limited), 10k. General Credit and Discount (Limited), 44. Hudson's Bay, 14). International Financial Society (Limit.), 2 15-18. Italian Irrigation, 6 p.r cent bond., redeemable 1870, lamed at 90, 37. Madras Inig. and (`anal gun. 5 per et. by Ind. goy., 10.4. National Discount only:ing (Limited). 11). l'eniusuhr and I hiental Steasiu. rot, 1. Ditto New, le( )7, li. Babalariue Telegraph, 70. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Limited), 13. WlLl'Ffift RUPORT.-(THIS DAY.) 9Arraut nsaitaly TO, • Lit tr. lidnaka. .._ s p W. a1.,17......, __ „,, w. a u to , -- F.......:1_.._ . Sala .. 29.10 &W. 1 I &W. ,et - 1 Abrades 124.26P. &&W. t 1 & • bO. 2 Leith 1 20.331 W. i 2 NIL , iii 0. - Artiromaa ,28.Z.417 ' 8.8. W. 2 8.8. W. ,re 0.2 it Greencastle '29287 W S.W. 4 W.& W . ro 0. - trident* ... '29.43144 W. , 4 W.S.W. lotr,O. 3 Cape Cleargo 131 S.W. 8 &W. m 10.4 g Itache's P 4 1244311111 ri.W. 4 &W. re 0 4 Liverpool -1845017, W.N.W. 3 W. ;er 0 2 tlolylasad 1 19.11116, B.PIW. •8 I 8 oc 0. - Pmmatios MAI 21 8.1. W. , 7 B.&W. ow 0. 7 iras 4 !swami.-!swami.--29.0121 & ' 4 B.&W. '0 - 6 goalmfort 20.04s .XX . 2 &W. .lb - g Plymouth •249414111 &W. it &W. 'or 11. 4 Werrooeth '18701,491 8.8. W. 2 4 W.B.W. oo - 4 Porismooth 20.731114 &W. 3 S.W. : 0 _ • Loodoo '19.73( '1 7' &W. 111 S.W. boo - - Yarmoutb 21172 ,46 &LW. 4 W.B W. 1 o - 3 Searborgagisl94lo l 4B &&W. , 6 &W. ! a 0 4 Miele" 120811 1 46 kW. I 6 &W. lom - 2 Raids ...• I 19.10 1 44 LW. • - - 1 Brussels._ ..9.93 4111 & 8. I : : I t. -__ : Paris Strasbourg - 11 1 W.S.W. ; - - Lyme, '30.3 11 8. 1 - - 11 earCsCoe ,211.22 a 8. 14 i s.s.sr. so 0.64, 4 Barometer eorreeted and redeced Wft deg. at sea lava The letters r ertehm , , I (Ulnae), s (steady), indicate dlrestke ot motlonot the mercury within last It hews. Thermometer exposed la shade. Extreme taros, with It. direction during last et hoar& L—catra. Weather: b. -blue sky :e. - clouds (detached); L— k,: B- -- B 811 ; ; 111 .—seleir (busy) ; e—overeast hdull) ; r —rata ; s—enon ; —thunder. saudtall. meow or ail , wetted), denim last t boars. we dletarbesme. .I[RMABYB. During the last twenty-four hours there bas been a general and considerable diminution In barometzimil prune M all ia exceeding three tenths of an inch In southern pooltlont e :i these islands whilst In the north the decrease has been greater, and pressure: are now generally vert a leir the north of Scotland. Temperature le still comparatively except at Nairn and Aber deen. Lad night a south west gale at the entrance of the English Channel and also In the Irish Channel ; it still continues to blow heavily l the south of England. On the west coed of Ireland the wind is fresh from the southwestward Heavy rain is re ported from Penzance. The tall has also been considerable in the south of Ireland and in the Irish Channel. The weather has been misty in the west of Ireland. It is cloudy wt. h rain at se veral of our stations. In France the weather la fine. Warnings issued. Marne Baryons. —Tke traffic receipts of rail ways is the United Kingdom amounted, for the week rad* February 22, on 13,146 miles, to 668,693/., and for the earresponding week of last year on 12,849 miles to 661,0061., showing an incomes of 29 7 miles and of 7,6871. The gross receipts on the following 14 railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 9,497 miles, to 561,84 1 ., and f or th e corresponding week of 1867. on 9,260 miles, to 557,0181., showing an increase of 237 miles sad of 4,8271. The Morose* on the Great Eastern amounted to 1.5651.: on the Great Northern to 501. ; on the Great Western to 501/.; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 2,7151- ; on the London am i North-Western to 5671.- on the London, Brighton, and South Coast to 7631. ;on t it s Loudon and South-Western to 1881. ; on the Midland to 1,207/. ; on the North Eastern to 23*1!. ; and on the South Eastern to 281.—. Deal, 7,910/. ; but from this must be deducted 4041., the &cream on the Calerioniso and North British, 752/. on the Groat Soothers and Wasters, and 1,9271. on the Manchester, She Meld, and Lineolnatdre, leaving the increase, as above, 4,8271. The goods and mineral Wale on than lines amounted to 345,6831., and for the corresponding week of 1867 to 342,5211., showing an Jimmie of 3,142/. The for pmeengers, panel, ke., amounted to 217, c 1 e r, against 214,471/., showing an increase of 6851. The trifle receipts on 52 other lines emanated, an 3,649 miles, to 106,1148/., and for Um ceneeponding week of last year, on 3,580 tor 103,9081., showing an in c were of 80 miles sod of 2,8601. She total It the past week show as issue, of 12.425 t. Mime ef the pemedlng wok, aiding Ilw sip kik— I , rl , F7ql/