The Express. — London, England, 1866-05-22 00:00:00

..--•--___ DITOYFORT ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.) _E his iod lb. Per ass as TIUGILAPIL) SIATI Or THVPOLL AT 9 o'CLocir. Eliot (Liberal/ Clambers (Liberal) Abbott (Conservative) 276 &hikes (Conservative) 12 o'OLocg. Eliot (Liberal Chambers (Liberal) Abbott (Conservative) Bakst (Conservative) 838 840 910 911 ROYAL AGRICULTUR AL SOCIETY. (THI _AY.) Tye half-yearly meeting of this society took at noon, in Hanover-square ; the President , Lord ' AR, in the chair. Among those present wore Earl , s kort, Lords Faversham and Walsingham, Sir Walter ii ii sk s g, Sir J. Heron Maxwell, General Hood, Colonel cooler, Professor Voelcker, &c. /kg SiscßsrAßY (Mr. Hall Dare) read the report, which opi that sinoe last December the society has lost by des * and resignations 1 governor and 308 members, y k l is 1 life governor and 57 members have during the same pe rd been enrolled on its list, which is now constituted is follows! : 79 life governors, 84 annual go „ors, 1 395 life members, 4,049 %muted mem bo, 15 honorary members, making a total of 5,622. o at half-yearly statement of accounts to the 31st Dec., 18p}, has been examined and approved by the auditors and os sintants of the society, and, together with the balanoe sket for the whole year 1865 and a statement of the w astry meeting account for Plymouth, has been published i s tie last number of the Journal. The funded capital k seeds st 19,0271. 19s. 6d. in tho New Three per Cents., and the cash balance in the hands of the bankers on the istinst. was 1,424/. Is. 9d. Since the last general meet s* the council, impressed with the necessity of con sikung their exertions in promoting measures calculated too-rest the progress of the cattle plague, resolved heal into& loading committee, and their proceedings are stated in g e o i d in the report. The application of steam to the eativation of the soil his received the careful consideration eiihe council , and they consider that the time has now arrived seen an attempt should be made to arrive at the results 'lnch have been obtained by its use on different soils and i t different localities. With thiscect they have sp rinted a central committee com posedof members of the coined from every district in Eng land to conduct a corn \este inquiry. Inspection committees will visit such farms a see central committee may select for inspection. To assist them in their investigations, paid secretaries ill be attached to each inspection committee. A sum of ref, has been voted for the purpose of carrying _out the i ket stigation. The country meeting at Bury St. Edmunds h i eing been postponed to 1867 in consequence of the pre alma, of the cattle plague, a meeting will be held in the Ast glibourhood of London, merely pro forma, in accord- L ee with the provisions of the royal charter, and will be dilly advertised. On the question of the adoption of the report, Mr. ARKELL complained of a want of promptness and eau on the part of the council in the earlier stages of the cattle plague, and contended that parliament ought to lure been convened for the purpose of dealing with the erestion. Lord Faversham, Sir Walter Stirling, and other gentle mtbeen defended the council, observi nt di dng in effect that both council and the governme all they could to en force stringent measures, and that it was a long time before either farmers or the public generally admitted the necessity for the restrictive course ultimately pursued. The report having been adopted, Mr. Harry Stephen Thompson was elected president for the ensuing year, and the proceedings terminated in the naval manner. NSW ZEALAND BA ISD NKING CORPORATION. (THAY.) This day a special meeting of shareholders was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. H. A. HAMMY in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said that they called the shareholders together in consequence of the extraordinary state of cir cumstances under which they found themselves. He need not tell them what these circumstance were and how they arose, as almost every person whom he knew in the City was acquainted with them. In consequence of the stoppage of the discount houses, they found themselves suddenly called on to find 30,0001. or 40,0001. within a few hours. The directors did all in their power to find the money. They were ready to pledge their own personal security for it. (Hear, hear.) Their bankers treated them very fairly, and the money was ready by 4 o'clock on that eventful day in the t 'ity, but the advance of the money was coupled with a condition with which it was impossible for them to comply. The next they applied to was the Bank of Eng land, accompanied by Alderman Hale, to whom the share holders were much indebted for his exertions in the matter ; but they came too late, and the Bank of England could not assist them. The directors held themselves a sixth part of the property of the bank. Arrangements were now being made by third parties in this country to retire their acceptances, which were the main portion of their liabilities, and if these arrange ments were made, the liabilities at the bank would be reduced to a small anti reasonable amount. (Hear, hear.) Whether some other establishment would take up the business anti liabilities he was not in a position to state, but there was some hope of that, and in any case he believed that the assets were sufficient, if time were stowed, to meet all, or very nearly all, their liabilities. (Hear, hear.) Ir. COOPER, of the firm of Johnstone, Cooper, and Co., said he went over the accounts with great care, anti the following were the results :—There was a paid-up capital el 80,0001. ; the debts and liabilities of the bank were 1:10,0001., making together 216,0001. The assets °misting of cash in hand at the bank, bills recoverable, lee., were estimated at :(00,914i/. There was a balance sf 4,000!. of assets beyond the capital. These assets were estimated at the amount advanced upon them. Whe ther they would realise that sum, would, of course, very lust depend on the time allowed for realising them. If oley were fixed on the market by a compulsory liquida nen, they would no doubt be depreciated ; if, on the other s and, the affairs of the bank were wound up under a vo 4ntary liquidation and the assets realised in a careful !Ay, he believed the bank would be able to pay all its abilities without making any call. All that was wanted ass forbearance on the part of the creditors. (Hear.) Mr. M`K ENZIE Said he went also into the accounts, and he believed that the assets were sufficient to meet all lia bilities. There were negotiations going on with another establishment, with a view of taking over the business, which, he hoped, would be successful. With regard to the creditors whom he represented they were disposed to show every forbearance. He suggested that the shareholders Mould, if necessary, make a loan on the security of the assets. He concluded by moving that the meeting be adjourned for a fortnight anti that the directors should be empowered to continue the negotiations and to avoid earthing like a compulsory winding-up. Mr. Dumas( expressed his entire confidence in the directors and was ready to increase his liabilities if neces- INV. (Loud cheers.) Mr. KIMBER, the solicitor, said that as the next mail would take out the account of the disaster, it was desirable that the same mail should carry out the account of the proceedings adopted by the board and the shareholders here. (Hear, hear.) After some further discussion, the motion for the kljournment and for meeting within a fortnight was adopted. A grand review of volunteers took place yester day at Cambridge, in presence of a large and brilliant field of spectators, including a considerable number of ladies. The evolutions were performed with admirable precision, and a most agreeable day was the result. THE BISHOP OF BATH AND WELLS. —The health of Lord Auckland, Bishop of Bath and Wells, is such as to occasion much anxiety to his friends. His episcopal duties will be performed for the present by the Right Rev. Dr. Anderson, incumbent of Clifton, formerly Bishop of Rupert's Land. THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY' FOR PROMOTING TR! ENLARGEMENT, BC ILI 'LNG, AND REPAIRING OP CHI . ECIL Es AND CHAPELN.—This society held its usual monthly meeting yesterday at the society's house, No. 7, Whitehall, S.W. ; the Lord Bishop of Rochester in the chair. There were also present—The Lord Bishop of Ely; the Recs. John Antrot,us, Henry Howarth, and Robert Tritton ; Messrs. John Boodle, George Cowburn, Arthur Powell, William llivington, and Rev. George Ainslie, M.A., secretary. Grants of money, amounting to 1,3101., were made in aid of the following objects :—Building new churches at Coshaniside, in the pariah of Cosham, near Chippeubam ; Eddington, in the parish of Hungerford ; lepton, in the parish of Kirkheaton, York ; Newtown, in the parish of St. Mary, Leeds ; and St. Peter's, Birken kftd (the whole of the sittings in these churches are to be free and unappropriated) ; rebuilding the churches at Ballow, near Worcester ; MaylaEd, near Maldon ; Pits ..f,Td near Northampton ; Snitterby, near Kirton ndsay, Lincoln ; and Stroud, Gloucestershire ; en i ,la ning or otherwie increasing the accommoda tion in the churches at Ashby-de-la-Zouch (Holy Truntyl, Bedford St. Paul, Danbury, near Chelmsford ; lisaleton, near Cheltenham ; Haverhill, Suffolk ; Ileyford Warren, near Deddington, Oxon ; Oving near Aylesbury ; Paddlehinton, near Dorchester ,• Samford Spiney, near ,Plymouth ; St. Ann's, Soho, London • Weston-under nnYard, near Roes ; Woodham Walter, near Malden ; &14 Woolaton, near Southampton. The grants formerly node towards enlarging and restoring the churches at trixworth, near Northampton ; Pontblydyn, near Mold ; yd Wool, n ear Wareham, were each increased. A grant !ix also made from the School Churches and Mission louse Fund towards building a school church at Horbur7, /ear Wakefield. Thi s l a tt er f un d i s now aga i n e ntirely exhausted, although several applications for aid from it are already known to be impending. The annual general court of the society will be held at No. 7, Whitehall, S.W., cs Thursday afternoon, the 24th May ; the chair to be token by his Grace the President, at two o'clock. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1866. SHARE LIST&-(THIS DAY.) Oars O'CLOCK. 15, ' The railway market is inactive to-day, and 1! prices generally have not varied. The only change • m the principal stocks is a decline of per cent. in South Eastern. London and North-Western stock may be quoted 1151 to 116 ; Metropolitan, to 1251; Great Western, 521 1241 to 53 ; Midland, 1201 to 121; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 1191 to ; South-Eastern, 701 to 711 ; Great Northern, 122 to 123 ; ditto A, I 131 to 132 ; Caledonian, 125 to 127 ; London, I.! Chatham, and Dover, 24i to 251 ; and. Great East ern, 37 to 38. Canadian railway securities are dull, at the re duction of yesterday. Grand Trunk of Canada stock is now quoted 19,1 to 20. ORDINARY 8111RJOS AND STOCKS. Sh. 1 Pd. - RAILWAYS Clo I sing prima Ito es to-do I 1 Yesterds. t 1 p.m. II 1 Bristol and Baster Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin and Bellastlene Dundee, Pertb,dtAbd But London Scrip Cart I Do ! 56 U LS 15 $ $ 67 70 70 72 'Glasgow and S. Western; :Great Eastern Ord. St.; De. E. Ang. Stk., No. Great North of Scotland 'Great NorLhern Do. A A rec. no die. un- I Do. B I Wee. c. paldßl Do. New W. a' 2.5 pus. ,De. Ord. Def. Div. Btoc 04 South & West. (Ira ) ,Gintat Western 53 15 di 119 114 3 7 1 38 1 6 7 a fbo - 7StourVal.qua.Stki D 0.873,70.; Do. W. mid. —odOiri Do. Do. N Lancashire az Yorks Lon., Wightn, S. Coast 'London,ChatbamotDov Do 31 et. Exten. A 6 p. c. London & North Wolin. Loodon&SouthWestern Man. She, &Lincolnsh IM!tr"°llYQl New Extension INIAL 00' ,0900 I 1 British ClAra. Op. cL,I 10,000 _ Da _ 1 Can. d 0:. e p. c.,187746. Do. Sperct,Yeb.ttAug Do. 6perct.Kar. ~11011 Do. 6perct.Jan.i.J ,806 Do. Sparc". Ins. ,000 CriGHope6per.lB73 d 0.1890-1 .. Do. do. 188040 Do. do. 1890.91 400 Do.6p.e.Ap.dOct.l 1,000 Ceykon,Nor.lBBB,6p.ct 1,000 Do. 1878, d 0... 1,000 Do. 18711 d 0... 1,000 Mauritian a per ct., 1878 1,000 Do. 1878 1,000 Do. 1882 1,000 Do. 1665 1,600 Natal. Gov. Sper cent.. 1,000 New Ernne.Gov.6perct. .. New South Wales Goy.. 6 p. cent.,lB7l to 1876 .• Do. 5 p. c.lBBB to 1892 1,000 New Zealand 'pet cent. 1,000 Do. "per cent 1,000 Nova Scotia 6p. c., 1876 1,000 Queensland Goy. 6p. ct. S.Aust.Gov. 6p. et. ,1868 .. Do. 1878 and upwds. Vic.Gov.6p. s. Jan. July .. Do. 6p. ct. iprilboc. 91 fa if i i 70 79 102 104 102 106 102 106 102 104 93 * 100 102 zd 106 107 zd 102 104 103 106 101 103 id 104 106 97 100 id 90 le 91 96 SI 88 96 96 70 TS 96 99 98 100 104 106 100 101 FOItNICIN I Pd. I Cl. prices. I Wee. Bat ePul par 1 2 pm 1 Ipm 12 14 I 2 IttPra l , 19 il k Ws 11 dis' ljpnl , 6 8 I MONEY MA. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (By =scrim saszArs.) WEST DRAYTON MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) MEMBERS' PLATE. Mee fgr Wild Thyme, Little Gentleman, Blu l e m tantla, Lac, Shrapnell, Verbena,Beesie, Tom Coke, Chalmaford,Tellow Girl, Mosa Rose, Bunch, Actor, Brown c, Countess 8010, Northhill, Vampire, Colona,Star Cross, Little Jess, Master Shutt, Leah, Fair Lady, Black Tulip, and Lady Margaret are here. RAILWAY STASES. Five furlongs. Brown c, Roarer, Gambler, Opposition, Star Cross, Bunch, Hopvine, Actor, Approver, and Ingratitude. All to be sold for 3W. each. AU are here. WEST DRAYTON HANDICAP. Mile and a half. Erin-go-Bragh, Grapeshot, Guildhall, Love Letter, Tom Coke, Comet, Hurrah, Discretion, Contraband, Moss Rose, and Colons are here. HUNTERS' STAKES. Two miles. Fair Flay, Castle Hill, Doeford, Wild Duchess, Oscar, I Si Light of Other Days, Comet, and Devotee are here. Si Several others trained in the neighbourhood. Si fs SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE. Mile and a half. Fa Serious Case, list 121 b ; Wizard, lest 101 b ; Jack's 81 Alive, lest 101 b ; Chelmsford, lOst 81b ; Roarer, lOst 611 r; 84 , Oldbury 10st ; Devotee, 9st 121 b ; Amelia Anne, 9st 121 b ; gI Equinox, 9st 101 b ; Chirp, 9st lelb ; Lucretia, 9st 81 b ; gI Shayalie, 9st 41b. All are here. 81 EXTRAORDINARY CASE OP ATTEMPTED MURDER. WA.NDE3WORTH POLICE COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Jane Cushion, of 2, College-street, Wandsworth lane, Putney, was charged with attempting to murder her husband, Henry Cushion, by cutting his throat with a razor. ' ' The following is a oopy of the declaration made by the injured man, in the presence of the Hon. E. B.Wrottesley, St one of the justices of the peace for the county of Surrey, r t and the prisoner, at the Wandsworth police-station, this 81 morning :—" I, Henry Cushion, of No. 2,Collcge-street, 8 4 Putney, declare that about 11 o'clock, p.m., I wer t home, ic and found the door locked, and I got in at the window, and 11 lay down on the bed, and went to sleep, and I ( when I awoke I was bound with both hands and 8 feet and my throat cut. I saw my wife standing over , me. I found a nasty cut in my throat, and my wife said, ' Make it up, my dear, and lock me up and transport me.' I said, ` I won't ; I want to get out of your sight.' The woman present is my wife. She did it, so help me God. 1. (Signed) HEN KV CUSHION." 8 81 1 The case excited considerable interest, the court and 81 the yard leading to it being crowded with persons from the 2 neighbourhood. 81 Albert Charles Tuck, a young man, living at Point-plea- 11 sant, Wandsworth, said he was returning from Putney about 12 o'clock last night when he was told that a man had gone along with his throat cut. Witness walked on and saw a man and woman lying in the middle of the road. The prisoner was the female, and she was on , 8 the top of him. The man was bleeding from the throat, al the prisoner was crying. Witness asked what was the Et matter, and the man said his throat was cut, and that I 7 t , his wife had done it, and that the woman was his wife. SI The prisoner made no answer. Witness picked him up tti and brought him to the station as well as he could. fit. 1100 , Mr. Ingham—ls the man able to attend Inspector Usher—No, sir. He is in the infirmary at siL pd. I 11.4iLWairs. the Wandsworth Workhouse, and not expected to live. 10 6 - 1 - 0 1",t§t:/...,,,,i The inspector was then sworn, and stated as follows : St. 'luo [Dom. gar. &C. In. gsp.c. I Between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning I was sent for 2 2 4 all :13u p tilu c F i ShShares Lake Hume. to the station. On arriving there I found the in- to all Do. Preference jured man in the reserve-room with his throat cut. 100 ;100 ,Buff.,Brant.,&Goderich Dr. Winslow, the police divisional surgeon, who had been St. 100 'Cl P Z4 . . c &s " Vrii ".2 i - p 3 : 4 c.g. previously sent for, was attending him. The Hon. Mr. St. .100 :Cape T. A: Mick. Sp. c. e. I Wrottesley soon afterwards attended and took the injured ~t 0 I lt •== a 7 su ' e ! 3 ra' o re . t . man's declaration. The magistrate was sent for by the ad- st. .100 East Indian gu. sdo tit. 100 C ) t , :d j i r u u i nk t i l if Canada vice of the surgeon. The man was not sworn, but he made the statement, and it was afterwards read over to him. 100 all Do. let jet. Boils I The prisoner cried and sobbed bitterly. I cli,trgetl 100 all Do. do. deferred her with attempting to murder her husband by 1100% all a Intl d P o r . ei d eß?en rred ds ' I cutting his throat with a razor. After a pause she said 1100 all Do. 3rd pref. Stock " Yes." She gave me the latch key of the street-door, and 100 Do ;4th d p o i r e l. d g o e 71 1 said I should find the razor on the top of two boxes in the 100 all Do. do deterred; bedroom. She asked me to fetch a dress and several St. toe Great Indian Peninsula, other articles, which I did. I went to the place and found 14 10 Doi 'T L w 5 Pe , r i o !' ent-1 the razor as described. It was covered with blood. 20 0 Do. New St. 100 ;Di S. of India g. 6p.et • Mr. Ingham—Was it wet ? !if., Do. 41 per cent. Inspector Usher—No, sir. The blood was dry, as I St. 2 • Do. found the razor two hours after the occurrence. I found a i l s l Gt. Do Western of Canada' the bed covered with blood. I also found a rope tied 1001 all I Dole. 11i15.pay.1373, across the bed two or three times. This is the rope ( pro- 100 'Do 5 do. do. 187 T-8. ducing it). It is steeped in blood. I traced blood on the 10 4 Ir i nl , l l l , uL h • 5 111 p a i. 1 .ent ) . 1 handles of the locks of the doors, and also on the way from St. 100 1 Do. do. 4/ do ; at. ;100 ' Do. do. 4 i do I'utney to Wandsworth. 20 10 I Do. Fifth Extension. Mr. Ingham (to the prisoner)—Have you any questions St. .100 Melb. Corp. Oper c. Bd.' 50 ! all !Men,. and Hobson's Say to put to the officer? 100 ' Do. p. ct., pay. late, Prisoner (who was crying)—No, sir. 100 1 .. I Do. sp. et., pay. 1805: Mr. Ingham then ordered the prisoner to be put back for SI 100 :N.R of Can. Op. c.istp. a' him to go to the infirmary to take her husband's de - St :1 1 t 0 0 'Selnde, L & , A. srr cent. I 201 2 Do. do. do St. 100 1 Do. Punjaub do. . . _ St. 1100 I Do. Indus at. }lot. do Met;opoliGrnDlSt;f4 - .: Do. do. do. Do. &Si. John's-wood Midland I Do. 49 Shares Do. &rm. di Derby Mid Kent North British Do. Edin ,Perth,Dand N. Eastern—Berwick Do. G. N. E. Pure Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock &Darling. Do. do., 1880-61 North London St. 1 10 i St. • 100 St. 100 105 Bt. 100 Do do 1984 do., 1865. 100 at. 100 Bt. L lOO St. 100 I North Staffordshire N. & S. Weatem June Scottish Central IScottish S E. Aber. Stk Scottish Midland L ' 100 L. 100 t. 100 South Devon jSoutß East e rn i g;nee.Wukinghamoti: Tiff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath 1,% merlon' & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitehall Wed Cornwall BRITISH CHARGE AGAINST A FRENCH BANKER UNDER THE EXTRADITION ACT. BANKS: BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) This afternoon, Victor \Vidensann, 35,waa brought up by warrant, in the custody of Inspector Williamson, of the detectivepolice, and charged before Sir Thomas Henry, chief magistrate of Row-street, with being a fraudu lent banker, and having absconded from France with a large amount of money, securities, &c., belonging to his cus tomers, the aggregate amount being upwards of 120.000 f. The prosecution was conducted by a French advocate (M. Albert, interpreter), and the prisoner (who was appre hended at Peckham) was represented by Mr. 'Montagu Williams, instructed by Mr. W. A. Kilby, Fenchurch street. [The case was proceeding when our report left] THE FATHER OF CONSTANCE KENT. (BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) EDINBURGH, TUESDAY. At the Court of Session to-day, when the ease of Kent (father of Constance Kent) and Mrs. Kent against the Edinburgh Dully Berieto for alleged libel was called, Lord Baron')le discharged the order for trial, the case not being ready. It is understood that the parties are effect ing a settlement. The inquest arising out of the gas explosion at Mr. Gambart's, Regent's-park, was resumed yesterday, and again adjourned. The evidence chiefly related to the mode in which gutta percha tubes were laid down for lighting the additional rooms required for the fete about to be held ; but nothing was shown by which blame could be fixed upon anyone concerned. Malden Island, in the South Pacific Ocean, has been found rich in animal deposits, and promises to be the scene of active operations in the guano trade. Ships ari trading there now from Melbourne. The island is situated in lat. 3 deg. 58 min. 30 sec. S., and long. 135 deg. W.— Melbourne paper. A CONVIVIAL CLERGYMAN.—Another clerical song-writer worthy of some passing notice is the Rev. Alexander Webster, D.D. He was born in Edinburgh in 1707, educated for the church, and appointed successor to his father, the once highly popular minister of the Tol booth church. He was trained in the strictest principles of religion, which he professed to the last, though they seem to have had little influence over his life. His ready and winning eloquence secured for him the honour of being recognised as leader of the evangelical party of the church, while his convivial habits led him to associate much with the fast men of the age, who esteemed hint ex cellent company, and bestowed on him the name of Dr. Magnum Ronum. He was a five-bottle man, and in his younger days could lay the hardest drinker beneath the table. Drinking was so universal at this period among all classes in Scotland, that Webster's prowess at the wine cup detracted nothing from his professional reputation. In the earlier part of his life his constitution enabled him to stand almost any amount of liquor ; but latterly he occasionally gave way to excess, without, however, for feiting the esteem of his party, or the popularity he en joyed among his own congregation. The doctor seems to have been fully aware of this fact, if we may judge by the following anecdote. On one occasion he had spent the greater part of the night in conviviality ; on issuing into the open air he soon discovered that the days were past when he could indulge in his five bottles with impunity. The even tenour of his way soon became uneven ; his re cusant limbs refused to obey his will ; the doctor gave it up in despair, and fell prostrate in the gutter. A friend, who happened to be .anng, raised him from his recum bent position, and assisted him to his home, on reaching which he began to remonstrate with him. "Oh ! doctor, what would the Tolbooth folk say if I were to tell them that I picked you up drank in the gutter r The doctor's reply was prompt and decisive. " Man," they would say, " you are a liar." He knew his strength, and counted on it.—Prastr's Magazise for May. 83 102 86 82 100 118 0 13 se JOINT STOCK BANKS. 60,000 60 Agra 51asterman's (L , 25 ' 10,000 50 Albion 40,000 100 AllianceLon.&Llverpool 25 100.000' 20 Anglo Austrian 1 40,000 50 Auglo Egyptian 12.4 20,000 50 !Anglo Italian "Limited'.' 20 11,300; 20 'Asiatic Bank Cor.now shl 10 30,000 40 Australasia 1 all ; 12,500. 20 ,Banli.of BritishColumbis. all 12,r.00: 20 ; Do. New, issued 2 pm. 6 10,000 2; 'Bank of Egypt 40,000 20 'Bank of London 25,000 2(I :Bank of Otago ;Limited) 10 10,00) 100 Bank of Queensland (L.) 25 20,000, 50 Bunko( Victoria,Austral 25 50.000 10 Bank of New Zealand ! 10 40,000 50 ItartietEsßank Limited, 10 50,0901 20 Brarilhui&Poriuguese , I/ 10 20,000 00 'British &CalifornianlL )1 74 20,000' 50 'British N America . 70,500 20 ;CharlesLattitte &Co. (1 ) 1 1 6 40,000 '2O ;C. Bk. India, Aim, China' all 80,000 55 Chart. Mer. of India, clec.' all 50,000 20 ,City 20,000 100 'Colonial ! 26 40,000 204'Com. Bulk of Canada 1 all 40,0001 25 ;Com. Bank of India, &c.l all 200,000; 10 'Consolidated Bank (L ) 4 10,0001 50 ,Delhi and London 25 20,0501 50 'East London (Limited). 6 50,000 1 20 ;Eastern Exchange'Llm.o 5 30,000' 30 'English and American . 20,000' 25 'English Joint Stock :L. , ' 10 30,0001 20 !Eng Scot.& AuslChartd all 20,000, 50 IFaiglishaudSwedish (L.), 20 45,000, 50 European Bauk:Lirnitedi 15 10,000 100 ,Ilindusn.Cbina&JaP.(L ' 25 10,090 100 1 Do. issued at 2 prn • 1 .1 25 20,000,1001 Do. New 20,000'100 !Imperial Bank (Limited'. 20 135,000: 20 'lmperial Ottoman 1 10 b 7,500, 201 Do. New •10 6,000! 25 !lonian 6,000' 25 Do. New 100,000. 20 Land Mort. Bk. India(L" 4 500,000 100 iDo.opc flel.. ,11164,30yr5, all 20,000' 50 Lon. Bk ofMenco,&c.(L)l 15 12000 100 I Loilon and Bradlian 22,000 1 201 Do. Ncw 5,0:'0 1 100 London& ItiverPlate(L 44t 20,000 1 251 Do. New, Isis. at limn' 10 60,000 20 Lon. Ch. Bank of Austri. all 30,000, 50 , London and County 2O 72,000. 50 . London Joint Stock..... 15 25,0001 21 london & South African' all 10,000 100 'Din. k 8 Western Lini.)l 20 6,000 1 50 'Landon &Venesnelar,L;, 12 50,000 100 .London & Westminster.' 20 10,000 100 , Merchant Bank (Lim.) . 25 5,0001001 Do. New 50,000; 50 'Mercantile &Exchan'L ) 10 17.156 100 .Metru. Prov. Bank,L) 20 5,000 100 'Midland Bank ;Lint) 20,000) 5 'National of Australasia 4 20,000100 'National of Liverpool lO 10,000;100 N. Pro. of England 40,000 1 50 ,National Bank 37,5001 20 „New South Wales al 00,000, 10 'New Zealand (Limited). I 50,000, 20 .North Western 60,0001 25 Oriental Bank Corporn. al 20,000 1 20 'Orient.Cora.B.Llateo.C. 1 25,000 20 Do. do. lateN.F. I 21,000 20 Do. dn. lateY.C. 27,210 60 Pros in.BankingCorp.(L) 1( 20,000 100 Provinc. of Ireland t 37,500 20 Scinde,Plusj.,&Delhi(L) II 12,500 20 , Do. leaned at 2 pm_ 1 20,000 25 .South Australia 17,051'100 Stand, of B. S. Africa 10,000 100 1 Do. do. sea at 6pm 1 40,000' 25 , Union of Australia - a 10,0001100 :Union of Ireland (Lisa) 2 80,0001 60 ; Union of London 1 DEBENTURE X 023 4098316 610,000 ~Po. Sh. STOOLS. I Pd _ St. Gt.tortn 4 p.c. Mar. . 100 ' 1 St. G. Nthn.4 p.a. Jan.& July 100 St. G.Wetn.—W. M.-01., I ' p. et., Jan. & July •100 618,000 St. I Lanc.&Yk.4p.e.Jan.6oly 100 630.600 St. ; L•n.Brigh.4p.c.Jan.&Jly 100 1028203 St. L&N.W.4p.c.Jan.& July 100 312,830 St. Do. 34p.c. Jan.& July 100 269,710 St. LiB.W.4p.e. Jan.& July 100 Bt. Midland,4p.e.Jan.&July 100 St. N. Math, E. P. & D.8.,1 bp. et., Feb. & Aug .. 110 St. N.Matrn.,4p.e.JanAtiulY 100 St. Scat.N.E.,4p.c.Ap.&Det. 100 8%431: DTI 192 12A 182 194 - M 38 84 1191 94 24 la! 114 59 61 124 11 2 1 p 9 m 7 65 90 1211 1211 1} If pm 91 St 64 56 24 26 108 110 TO n 108 110 36 1 88i 10 11 pm 120 124 1 2 pm 1 2 pm 73 76 108 112 148 150 88 88 46 49 70 72 7 3 140 143 1 $ pm 100 103 62 64 Closing prices. I 64 fig 100 101 idis , 4r -7} 8 ao 66 100 102 100 101 101 102 19 21 85 87 00 63 65 60 65 67 60 65 42 45 -- lipm fpm 1 pm 1111 sidie 93 td' oiclls ' 102 1 prices. 22 24 5 3 dlsl 12 10 dls 11 01(114I 12 10 Mei 10 8 dial 2 4 68 70 18 19 28 31 12 14 4 2 die 18 13 clic' 6 8 pml 20 10 dis lidis, 4 3 all 47 49 3 4pm 80 32 2 1 dis 4 2 die 2 die par 15 12 Ws 19 20 12 10 dui 15 13 dls 2 4 2 4 2 i 6 pnil 1 Ofdis 11 lidib; 24 26 I - 3 - 1 dis! 12kolis 83 86 8 6 dls 10dis par, 2 1 Ms, 9 11 pm' 2}pm 21 t 74 76 48 47 14 16 5 3 ells, 6 4 411 94 98 17 19 5 4 li 9 &el 10 8 dis, 3 2}dis li npm I 2 4 pra, 70 75 43 45 par 1 S pm,' 43 45 T _6 1113; 6 d dlr dial 5 4 die 83 85 die 80 83 14 12 dis 7 5 di, 49 51 - 660161 4 60 61 I 106 107 91 01 t IdJ; . .i f dim par par 1 pm, 3 2 dial 16.5 1.( 99 ti Mirrs. IF SIONS. No.~ No. j Sh. 0001 1 55, 2 Alamillos Limited) 100,000 1 ,Anglo.Bras.Gold(Lim ) 20,000 20 .Australian 10,000 6 Brazil. Let M.Co. (Lim 15,000 10 'Cape Copper (Limited 25,000 2 ,CapulaSilver [Limited 1 30,000 6 ,CliontalesG.(4B.ll,ln., 12,000 40 Cobra Copper 10,000, 93 Copiapo (Limited) 100,000 1 1 'Don Pedro, N. Del * Rey 25,000, S at Del Rey (LimitM) 25,0001 2 !Fortnna (Limited) 50,000 2 :Prontinott Bolivia Gold 20,000 20 General 68,000, 1* Kapunda (Limited) 15,000 S Linares !Limited) 10,000. 5 .Lusltanian (Limited) 103,015 1 152ariquita 50,000. 4 'Panulcillo Copper kL , 10,000 20 • PottM baud Silver Lead 100,000 5 .Port Phillip .. . 1 'Santa Barb. Gold M. , L ) 120,000 1 Scottish Austral.,Llm ) 11,000 90 I St. John del Rey 'Lim ) 43,174 30 .United Mexican .Lim ) 30,000 2 ,Val Anti.goria Gold 50,000 1 .VallanzascaGold Lim ) 10,000 10 Vancouver Conl . Lim. 0,000 10 iVal Salaam !Limited) 10,000 6 Washoe Gold Limited; 90,000 1 Worthing 'United) 75,000 1 Yorke Peninsula ,Lim.) 45,000 I YUClikutanutant ..Lim.) 16 14s. Ind 6 - 6 all all 1 all 124 4 132 i 2 33 1 3 1151 16] I 92 60 1 1241 5; 5 1 4 i 86 IM 111 FOREIGN OBLIGATI( Ma. I Pd. I RAILWAYS. Closing prises. I Sales. 4ntl G. Luxembourg 5 p.cent 1 20 all ; Do .00 f all 'Havana and Matanzas 1.00 alt Lausanne and Fribourg 100 all Matanzas and Sabanilla 100 all ! Do. Second Issue 20 all North of France 3 p M 20 all Do 'late Chart Sip. et. 100 all Ottoman (Smyrna, &c.) 40 all .Fazis,Lyons,&Mn sp. ct. 20 all I Do. New 3p et. 10 , J all !Recife &S. F. tFern.l 4 ;all Royal Swedish sp. ct.. 100 ;all 'Savia La Grande 7 p. ct. 20 411 'S. Aug & Lom-Ven. 3p.c. 100 South East .of Port. 7p. c. 20 all Southern of France 3p.c. 20 it South Italian, 3 per ct. 20 ;W.&N. W. of Fra. 3p. c. No. 1 811 1 20,0001 10 120,0001 5 20,0001 25 40,000 25 10,000 10 47,000 10 25,000 100 50,000 5 10.000 5 ,71 18 88 91 96 98 88 90 lit lg 98 92 111 12 94 98 11 2 83 86 71 8 90 14 111 12 1 31 6 14 12 l ISCELLANEO US, COYPANIkSTTh Pd I Q. Oft/. I WM. Angln.Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel.gua. 8 p.ct ustralian Agricul (Australian M.L. &Fn.( L Dannarali Tea EstatesL Berlin Waterworks (L. A llMlckow Vaughan (L ' ! Bombay Gaa (Limited,' Do Brd issue all' 1:4 18. 2 ag i j 2i • 18 22 6 ; 1 %Ws, 4 I 8 2 211 1 j 14 4 1711 6#Pm dis par dia par 27 82 es 19:600 6 • Do New 6,000 50 British American Land. 4 4 634,760 St. 'll. & L. Mag. Tel. (L.) lOO 12,500 20 .British Indian Tea (L.) lO 8,915 1r24 l'anacia Company . a 50,000 10 Canadianfrau& Inv 4 l !. 25,000, 20 'Ceylon Company 12.000: 20 I Ditto A shares 27,000 20 !ChimiSt.Ship&L.Coal L , ! ! 20,000. 25 Cityofiandoolt. Pro. L , 5 15,0411 30 'City of Milan impro.,L.l ! '- 4,059 i 30 1 1)0. •1 35,000 1 25 'City of Moscow Gas (L 1 1 20,0001 50 !City offices, Lim. ) lt 30,0001 50 ',Colonial , Limited) 1 ' 50,0001 60 'Commercial Union; Ins s! 40,000 10 Con. of African Mar. , Lll 00,6001 60 Consolidated Dia (L.) 1 17,500 20 .00Iiiineittal I:u.Gas ,L , ... 20,000 'OO I C•ntract Corporation.L 10 - - . 12,0101 25 ;Cop. M Eng., Pref. 74 p.e.l all 10 12 200,0001 20 IC. Font'. &M „ h. of Eng. 5 n 34dis 10,000 50 Doc,f Mauritius' J..; llO 5 3 dis 100202511 St. Crystal Palace .lOO 36 38 8160,8201 St. Do. Preference •100 108 112 £277,000 ! St. Do. 6p. ct Pcrp. 1hh..100 108 112 7,(00 2O ,Darjeeling Limited) ,ll , it 4 die 10,000'100 Insrountrorporation'L' 20 ' 15 1 13 die 18,0001 10 'l.:astern Assam Tea f T,, ' 341 4 3 d 20.000 10 !E. IndiaLand,CA Fin Li. 10 9 7 (1 1 4 50,000; 20 IE. India lrrig. & Canal, 134' 5 4di 80,000! 50 Ebbw Vale l2O 5 4 di:l 10(1.000' 20 !FAG ptianCont&Tril.!L , 6 64 544114 E87J,975, St.. Electric Telegraph . 70,000" S ! Eng.&Aus.Copper 'Lim 124 1 20,000' 50 'Eng. and Foreign Credit 7 4 4 4 34d1s 10,(001100 lEng.&. ScottishNiarin.ll. 5 3 2 dis 25,0001 10 I Fairbairu Engineering 5 kids par 30,0001 20 .Fore-st ,Warehouse (L 110 II 2ipra 10,060 50 iGellivara .Limited) .... 20 16 14 dit 250,000 20 10.Credit&Pin.of Lon.:l. • 4 31 34dis 20.000 15 Gen. Steam Navigation' 14 26 % 20,000 60 'Home &Colonial AsCL., 5 2 4 2 dia 6,0.10 10 lii•ngKong & China Gas , all 2 die par 100,600 20 ;Hudson's Slay 1 all 15 16 20,000 50 'lluttilrer IroliWorks L 2U 20 19 dis t 80,000 20 11tii 1:04.14'0 NI arseilles 1. 5 7 5 (Us 100600 50 imp. &51 er.('•lt. Ass. (L.I 5 104 Oldis 50,000 2 "Indian carrying Lint. : 1; - - die! 40,000 50 ;International Contract. 10 7 6 din. 150,000 20 'lnternat. Finan.Soc.lL'; 6 21, 2.4disl 300,000 20 Internal , Land Credit,l;', 6 - - 30,000 50 ',ltalian Land - 1 10 14 - 60.000 20 'ltalian irrig ,Can. Cay !, all 1,000000 MO I)0. 6p. c. l'als. r. 1570 all 20,000 50 'Land Securitiesjam.! - 5 4,000 25 Ilmud.African Trading 1' 20,000. 25 'Loo. & l'alcdoa. 51. L 50,000 10 :Lon.CountyLandfill.,L„ 12,000 5 !Lond. DistrictTele,g.'L. 40,000 50 'Lund. Finan. Asso. ;L . 148,525 4 Load. G. OnmilanC.,L. I. 5,000; 50 .1.06 I k Glasg.Eng.Co.(i l 2 10,0001 50 IPSO.. Italian, &c . Stm ' 17, 5,000, 50 , I. ond.liler. Discount .L. 10 64,500 ! 20 .I.ond.Provincialliariue 2 50,000 20 'Madras Irriga.&Canal I 161 • ... 20 1 Do. I all 10,000 25 Marine Investment (L :, 6, 12,500 20 ,Manritius Land, &c. (L '; 2 12,000 10 ' s ledit Eaten Tel. f L.) 1 all . 10,000 50 !Merchant Shippinz , L.' 15 25,000 20 51illwall F.Ld.&Doek,L . 12 40,000 50 151illwallIzonWorka. I 1 22,500 10 !Natal Land &Col.C. ,L , I 120,000 25 ',National Ins. Com. ,L 1 1 40,000 25 :Do.New.iss..sp.3ltobepd! I 20,000 25 I National Prov. Marine• L 1 20,000 100 IN at lona' Steam Na v. , L.*: ! 8 6,000 20 iNerbuddaCoaldaron L.`; 6,000 20 ' Do. New 20,000 25 jN. Zealand L.& M. Ag. , L , 20,000, 25 'l4.7eaLuidT & Loan L'.' 15,000. 10 'Northern Assam Tea .1 ) ! 25,000: 10 , Do. B 4137,175 1 St. IN.Bris.Australaslan L "1( 40,0001 50 IN.Brit.d:Sfercan.ln.L ' , 18,0001 10 ; Novrgong Tea , Limited , 40,000 25 !fkean Nl•unne • Instaa.' 10,000 1 50 lOriental Financial' Lim.'. 30.000 5 , Oriental Gas Limited) ; 30.000 51 Do. N ew 40,000' 10 Orient. Inland Steam L'l 1 10 Otago &Sthland Invest. Idls p.... ldis par 10,000 50 ,OttomanFinanciarL ) : 16 13 die 1 25 2, ° 5: I 20 Ottoman CompLay:L ) 10,000 5 !Ottoman GM 'Limited ill 3 4 100,000 50 ! Overend,Gurney,Co. L!' 15 1 8 16 dla (12,500 10 'Panama P. 51. Steam; L„, all 8 84 10,214 5 I Do. do. 1 all 4 6 A 600,000 St. Peelßir.Land& 511 n.( L 1100 40 45 20,000 50 Peninsular & u.steam j all 71 74 20,000 50 Do. do. New ! 35 13 15 pm 10,000 50 R OOO 10 Quelwa d hymney Tr a L., 01l 1 R., M. (L !, all 911 26 28 74 6idis 10,000 15 Do. New ' all 74 84 ! 16,10.0 25 Rio J. City l rnprov. (L. ) ' all 29 22 17,331 25 Do. do 1 16 44 Ildis 30,000 20 Rio Janeiro Gas (Lim )' all 1 2pm 15,000 100 Royal Mail Stearn 160 103 111 4300,000 St. Scot, Amara. Invest. IL: 100 120 125 40,000 50 Smith, Knight,&Co.,L. t l 13 17 15 di 50,000 20 ISoc.Flnan. d'Egypte 'L. 10 6 441 20,000 50 IS. AfricantA. & In. L 1 1 6 44 34d1 cat 14,200 25 lionthAustralianLand 1 all 30 32 £280,000 St. bmarine Telegraph _llOO 50 60 1 Do Scrip ' all 4 . .„ i TeLConstrue.&Main(L!• all ''' i Do. Do l`.' 0 Thames& Mersey In.iL ," 10 Ttinidad Petroleum (L ` 10 Trust& Agency of Aus.:L BO T. & L. Co. of IT. Canada 10 Cu. Marine of Liver. (L , 5 United K. Teleg. CO. X) 10 Culver*. Mftrinelns.;L; 10 Upper Assam Tea ;Lim.. 17,500 100,000 7,500 37,500 11 50,000 2 100,000 2 20,000 60,000 2 26,000 1, 25,000 1 10.000 3 10036001 10 20,000 5 30,000 5 kll 75 $5 al 2 :18 m l 1 r 1 1 dilt; 8 dIM l2p 6 4 tlis 10, 9 7 die, 5 lipml 3 idis par s 121, 9 7di , 2 dis p!F 1 Wel lee I 5 3 .2 die' 6 dial 1 di9' Pm If 5 dl& 31 1C 15 11 - 9 16 14 dial 11 9111! 1 4 5 1014 lh 3 4 6 4 614 9 7 dts 8 6 dial S 2 .11% 64 , ,6tpfim 1 pm: 2 1 its 10 9_ dial 8 2My 101,1 -ym! (Us i;l I t 1 6-" I T 4 S_clis; Loo 1 40 50 NI 17 18 3 I 3 _dls 5 15 17 pm, 11 I 10 8 - dia l In 4~ b} dL I I 5 d 2le Ipmxdi s I 44141 1 ILip.l 9 T 7 9 0 1 10 15 1 2 10 9 } 7 die pa 2 0 4 iVcil a a. cp Van Lnemen's Land... Viceroy of Rgypt(slt.)Lnl Warrant Finance (Lim. 1 11 WestlndlartPacifleS.L) PREFERENCE SHARES. Midland Cons. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 131. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 14 Bahia and San Francisco (Lim.) , gua. 7 per oent., Great Luxembourg. 12. San Paulo (Limited) guaranteed 7 per cent., 14. . South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 11j. 71} 1 Sales. 1011 1 20i 191 1071 6 100/ - 1 251i45i5 141 13 15 11} 12 10 'HIS DAY.) al; 90 Si 100} 1} - - pm - 1 liti(l2l se 111 9 6 61 Ws 11 1 15* i i die die I 1 11 31 16 17 lls dis zd Owe o'CLocg. The tendency of some of the stock markets is rather better to-day, upon rumours that the nego tiations for a congress are making satisfactory progress. Console are in good demand, and have recovered the fall of 1 per cent. which took place yesterday. British railway stocks exhibit no change of importance, but London and North Western remains dull, owing to the accident upon this company's line. A few of the foreign bonds have advanced, as well as the shares of some of the financial companies, but the movements are not important. Bank shares are flat, and Bank of London have been dealt in as low at 11i, or 13 prem. American securities have improved. The demand for money to-day is moderate, and the supply large. The rate for the best paper, how ever, is maintained at 10 per cent., the bank minimum. In the Stock Exchange short loans on English government securities are obtainable at 7 to 8 per cent. Consols are now quoted 861 to 87, with div., for money, and 85 to it, ex div., for the account (June 6). The dealings in the foreign stock market are not numerous, but there is a demand for Mexi can, Turkish of 1865, and Greek Bonds, which have risen 1 to i per cent. On the other hand, Italian of 1861 have declined .Is. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are now quoted 59 to 61 ; ditto of 1865, 301 to I ; Greek, 10 to 11 ; Spanish Passive, 20 to i ; ditto Certificates, 14g to i; Italian of 1861, 371 to 381 ; Brazilian scrip, 9 to 8 die. ; and Mexican, 10 to 17. United States 5-20 Bonds are in request, and have risen i per cent., viz., to 641 1 to 1. Erie and Illinois Central Railway shares have also improved i per cent., being now quoted 42 to 43 and 76 to i, respectively. International Financial shares are now quoted 21 to 2 die. ; London Financial, 16 to 14 die.; General Credit, 31 to 3 dis. ; Imperial Mercantile, 10 to 9 dis. ; Credit Foncier, 31 to 2i dis. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co., 17 to 15 dis. ; and National Discount, 6 to i prem. It is a somewhat important feature that the de mand at the Bank discount office has now become quiet. The fact is, few bills are now offered, the I mercantile community having borrowed at the Bank during the last ten days to an extent suffi cient to cover their requirements for some time forward unless fresh cause of distrust should arise. For similar reasons the general mar ket yesterday was inactive, and well supplied with money. Nevertheless, though six months bank bills were taken at 9 to 0 per cent., the rate for the beat three months paper was scarcely below 10 per cent., the Bank minimum. In view of the continued flow of gold from the Bank, there is a lingering fear that the directors, actuated by a fervent desire to save the Act of 1844 from abso lute infraction, may possibly think of raising the rate of discount again. Such a measure would be viewed with great regret, as likely to excite re newed distrust. The peculiarity of the present drain of gold is that it arises, not, so far as can be judged, from any adverse balance of trade, but from the unwillingness of perfume who have remit tances to make to the continent to take bills in the present uncertain condition of mercantile credit. We recently published the report of the commission of the Spanish Cortes, proposing cer tain terms of settlement of the Passive Debt. These terms do not meet the views of the Committee of Passive Bondholders here. Messrs. Gellatley, Hankey, and Sewell, an ex tensive mercantile and shipping house, ,x-copying a respectable position, have arranged to liquidate their affairs under inspection. The liabilities are large, but, according to an examination of their books just made by Messrs. Kemp, Cannan, Ford, and Co., the accountants, the assets show a surplus of upwards of 50,0001., subject to realisation. The partners—who had offers of assistance, but resolved not to part with any of their assets, owing to the present exceptionally adverse state of the times— have made satisfactory arrangements to carry on their shipping business without any interruption or prejudice to the interests of the parties concerned. The circular announcing a call of 31. per share, snaking 91. paid, on the shares of the Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company, was sent out on Saturday evening, and contains the following explanatory paragraph : The directors think it right to explain that this call has been made in consequence of their being unable in the present exceptional times to count on sufficient remit tances from Egypt to meet immediately pressing liabilities, nor can they rely on the realization of securities they hold, which, although perfectly unexceptionable, anti in ordinary times easily convertible into money, are at pre sent unavailable. A special general meeting of the London and North Western Railway Company is called for the 6th of June, for the purpose of creating new capi tal, not exceeding 1,118,0001., in pursuance of the powers contained in various acts. The report of the directors of the Eastern Ben gal Railway Company, to be submitted on the 23rd inst., shows an increase of 221 per cent. in the general traffic of the last half-year ' compared with that for the corresponding half of 1864. The mer chandise traffic by itself shows an increase of 52 per cent. The following is from the report of the directors of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, to be submitted at the annual meeting on the 31st inst. : The following report and statement of accounts for the six months ending the 31st March of the current year is submitted to the proprietors. The net profits during this period amount to 13,621/. 13s. 6d., which, added to the sum brought forward from September, gives a balance at credit of revenue of 13,7a3/. Is. 2d. The directors recom mend that out of this balance a dividend at the rate of 71 per cent. per annum, less income tax, be declared on the pail-up capital stock of the company ; that one-half of the surplus profits over 6 per cent. per annum, and the usual charge for interest, amounting together to 3,946/. Is. Id., be carried to the reserve fund, in accordance with the provisions of the royal charter of incorporation; and that 2501. be applied to time redemption of preliminary expenses. There will then rem-tin the sum of 1491. 10s. ld. to the credit of the next half-year's accounts. During the period embraced by these accounts the reserve fund has been charged with the sum of 3091. is. for losses on realisation of securities in default. The amount standing to the credit of this fund, after adding the 3,946/. Is. ld. above referred to, will be 66,043/. Os. 101. The restrictive policy adopted by the directors with reference to the company's investments in Canada has led to a considerable accumula tion of funds both in that orovince and in this country ; these are kept available for immediate and profitable employment as soon as circumstances in Canada enable the company to resume active operations. The London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway traffic return shows this week the large increase of 12,4961., owing to the Ep som races, and the South Eastern an increase of 3,0931. The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail way of Canada for the week ending May 4 were 14,4301., being 8831. more than in the correspond ing week of last year. The traffic receipts of the Cape Town Railway and Dock Company for the month of March were 3,708/. A third call of 21. 10s. is to be paid on the shares of the Mercantile and Exchange Bank (Limited), in equal instalments, on the 11th of June and 11th of j lgeneral meeting of the British India Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will be held on the 30th inst., when a dividend will be declared. A petition for the winding . up of the Alliance Financial Company (Limited) is to be heard before the Master of the Rolls on the 28th inst. With reference to New Granada Bonds, Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have notified the pay ment of the dividend, due the Ist of June, on the Two per Cent. Bonds and on the Old Active Bonds at Bs. E.l : per 1001. ; and an the Bonds at 2s. 3id. per 1001. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have likewise announced the dividends due the Ist of Jtme on Chilian Four-and-s-Half per Cents. and Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents of 1860. The Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited) have announced that the second drawing, on ac count of the issue of 1864, of 500,0001. Five per Cent. Debentures of this bank, redeemable at par within 30 years by half-yearly drawings, will take place on the 25th inst. We are requested to state that from this date (the 22nd inst.), the London agents of Mears. Gruggen, Dcndy, and Co., of the Chichester Bank, are Messrs. Barnett', Howes, Hanburys, and Lloyd, of Lombard-street. MONDAY EVENING. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 851 to I, ex div., for the 6th of June, opened this morning at 85* to /, and closed at 8511 to 3. For money the last price was 863 to f , with div. The official busi ness report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 87, 6/, 7, 63, I, f , 7' • ditto, for account, 85g, f, 3 ; Th ree per Cents. Re duced, 84/, 51, '4l ; gew Three per Cents., 843, 51, 43, ; Bank Stock, 242 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 105 f, 5,3; ditto Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 101. Amid the depression of other securities, the India Five per Cent. stock remains very st eady. There was again no change in Exchequer Bilis, the , March beino quoted 20s. to 10s. dis., and the June, 10s. to 3s. dis. The transactions in foreign stocks consisted chiefly of sales, and a decided fall occurred in prices. Turkish Bonds of 1863 declined 4 per cent., and those of 1868 and 1862, 2 and 1 per cent. respectively. The reduction in the Bonds of 1865 amounted to 1 per cent. Danubian also de clined 3 per cent. ; Italian of 1862, 2 ; Egyptian and Brazilian, 1 to 1/ ; Chilian scrip, New Grena dian Two per Cents., and Spanish Three per Cents., 1 ; Mexican of 1864 and New Grenadian Deferred, ; and Spanish Passive, #. Italian Bonds of 1861 aeclined at one period to 37 to but the closing price was 4 better than on Saturday. Spanish Cer tificates were also higher. Bank shares were pressed for sale, and an im portant reduction took place in some cases. Agra and Masterinan's fell 51. 10s. ; Bank of London, 31. ; Oriental, 2/. 10s. ; _Chance, 21. ; London and County and Oriental Commercial, 1/. 10s. ; London Bank of Mexico. London and River Plate, and London and Westminster ' 1/. ; and Imperial Ottoman, to. National of Liverpool, however , were fin request, and rose 11. 10s. Alliance left off at to II dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, at 11 to 01 dia.; and Imperial Ottoman, at 1 to oi dis. In the market for financial shares, the business was largest in Credit Foncier and Mobilier, which experienced some fluctuation : transactions took place at one period at 4k die., being about 11. lower than on Saturday, but the closing uotation was only 21. 6d. worse. London Financial fell 11. 10s. ; International Financial 7e. 61. ; and Genend Credit ss. Prices were last quitted as follows :—hit?rnational Financial, 2# to 2k dis. ; General Credit, 3 1 `, to 3k die. ; London Finan cial, 16 to 14 dis. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 10 to 9 dis. ; Credit Fourier and Mobilier, 3if to 3k dia. National Discount shares were last quoted & to 61 prem., show nu; a decline of 103. ; Overend, Gurney. and Co., 18 to 16 dis. ; General Ottoman, par to 2 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 15 to 151, being 10s. lower. The transactions in miscella neous sl:ares !were limited, and the tendency of prices was downwards. Berlin Waterworks, Dis count Corperation, East India Land, Northern Assam B, Telegraph Construction and Maude nane., and Trust and Loan of Upper Canada, de clined. North British Australasian stock fell about 5 per cent. American securities were extremely depressed. 5.20 Bonds fell 1 per cent. ; Erie Railway shares, 21 ; and Illinois Central, 14. Prices closed as fol lows :-5.20 ' 631 to C 4 ; Erie Railway shares, 41'. to 42!, ; Illinois Central, 751 to 76. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) ONE o'CLom in the minim; market to-day there is a demand for East (.!aradon, Clifford Amalgamated, Prince of Wales, flan:hones Venn, and Stray Park sham. Sonic .f the present quotations are as follows : East Caradon, to 64-; Clifford Ainalgiunated, 84 to 0 ; Prince of Wales, 7s. Gd. to Bs. 6d. ; Camborne Veen, 204. to 225. Gd. ; Stray Park, 2?, to 3 ; West t;:iverton, 68 to 70 ; Chiverton. Afoot, 54 to ; Chi .orton, 6to ; and Great 'or, 164 to The Anglo-Brazilian Gold Company have re ceived the fol:.-wing :ulvices from Captain Thomas Tre loar :—" The r,.1,1 return for March amounts to 1,491. oitavas (equal to 172 ounces troy). This is au increase on the Luit month's (February) raising, of MO oitavaa, and is the highest produce, by LIZ uitavas, yet obtained. " COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THD4 DAY.) (11T ELF.CTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TWIG RAPTI. ) F ft , )11 OCR OWN CORRERPON DEN T.) COTTI tN. --The market continues depressed, and the sales font up about 5,001) kles. The I:tarket thinly attended. Wheat ant flour slow 4.de at rat;-+. Indian corn steady ; mixed :10a. umilore.l. Oats and oatmeal from scarcity bring full prices. MINCING-LASE.—(THIS DAY.) s•-r:A rt. —The bii,iness done in both raw and refined is too trifling to give quotations. C .FII.E.- About 2,001 bags of native Ceylon have been so'd at G is. to cots. u 1. for good ordinary. TEA, ItGal, AND Ill( r.. —No sales repo:tel. Corr( N.--The market continues very niet, and the few sales reported show a decline of id. per lb. JUTE.—About 1,000 bales sold at 17/. 10s. to 201. 10s. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The in aket is Qat at the following prices:— Town tallow, 435. 3d. ; Petersburg Y.C., on the spot, 445. to 43 5. 91 . ; June, 435. 9 d. to 435. lid. ; July to September, 445. 31. to 445. ; October to December, Nis. 3d. to 445. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow, with a dowu ward tendency, at last day's prices. Prime meadow hay, from 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto. 80s. to 95e. • rowers, 001. to MOO. ; clover, old, 120 s. to 13.55. ; scoonti cut, 90s. to 120 s. ; straw. 38s. to 442. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. • -- - LTVitttro-d., MAY 21 --Sidra to-dar:- ( 'rest Pastern, 371 §- Great VCe*tern. 537,- Lancashire and Yorkshire, 120) 101 1 4 -. Lord... Chatham, and D-rcer, 24; -London and North Western, 1181 6 1:.; 171 Is 17/ 1 1-Midland. 1921-North Eastern i Berwick ~ 10e-'snnth East , n . n. 711 I- Buffalo and Lake Huron, 4 3-16 } 1 3-16 ;-G t•and Trunk of t :any's, 20-11xem b1inoia, 761 l' 1.0 41-Ditch iLlieuish, 31 p-t:reat Luourg, 12 3-16 I 1-lo It -Eastern Esehange /tank 3 1.16 3 it-British and Foreign Bailee, I 5-16 k p-Lirerpool and London and Globe, 0 p-titieen In rill.m.-e, ; p ~.iverpool Vaned Gas, 200- . .iverpool Exchange BuilOi.r. , . 261-National Steam Comt.any, 16: d-Pacific Steam Navigation 4 . 4 i. h.", NIANCII7,-Telt. MAY 21. -Prices were generally lower, but a an -Ifai bueines4 was done. Alliance Bank ;Valhi,'it-Buffalo , I La k e ll a m a . 44 l_xonsolldated Bank Illuiited•, Si 1 p.- Fries. 44 31--I;nat Luxembourg, 121 1 12-Great Northern A, 1321 1 1- Great Wesiern, 54 31 e--1111noii;. 77-John Brown and i Co. Limited'. par-laneashire and Yorkshire. 1291 1 20 MI- London and North Western, 119 181 1 1 19 171 1 1-Ilaneheeter and County Bank •Limite '. , 21 Ditto. Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 61 601 Itl I- Five per rent. Pref., 971- lietropolitan. 126 51 541 1--Midland, 1214 11-North British, 54-south Eastern, 71 1 701 1-United States 5.29 Years' Bonds, 641 -Credit Fancier, . d. , Binnixonait SWAT 21.- The sales to-day were in Midland Railway (convertible', at 2 6.16 prem. ; ditto, Birmingham and Derby stock, at 931 ; Birmingham Canal, at 86 ; Birmingham Joint Stock Bank, at 37 to 371 ; Birmingham Financial, at par ; Birmingham and Staffordshire Das, E2B shares, at 51 prim. ; 1 Birmingham 01.1 Mills, at S}; Birmingham Wagon, at 11: Gloucester Wagon, at 1 2 21; and Patent Shaft and A=intree shares. at 6 preen. Amongst the closing prices were : London and North Western stock. At 117 to 1171 ; and North Stafford shire Railway stock, at 73 to 74 per share. STRIKES AND INTIMIDATION IN LIVERPOOL. — Messrs. Wirer (of the Cunard Compa p i e thave o ff ered 1001. r reward for the discovery of the pe tors of an outrage upon some men who had signa artidee at the company" wages for the Persia and other steamers. The firemen and sailors, urged on by the band of crimps and boarding hoime keepers, who are really at the bottom of this strike, still r emain out. Messrs. M'lver are determined, how ever, to protect all men who engage with them, and have instructed their solicitor to obtain evidence for convictions. It appears that the bakers of Live are organising a strike. Aj I IS SO 37 40 IS 20 45 47 pr — r — kes. 77 81 94 98 96 100 93 06 90 96 96 96 CS 18 dis 18! 17 33 18 • - 17} 7 6} 94 96 99 96 I ..1