The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-17 00:00:00

:.. •:e •:n •tope :0 tecovcr kir. k. gle7.Mr. nt earkeil on the e t : tirrsons bein g stock ad,• cly.ir rteil with a view Id to , wCUIe 16.1. t the h • court must uider ay to tom. street, CaLiden- t!•:0110. court • t.. tastia., .ut.l But bvt. , re ca•ive.l 473/. from • a re•latord wished tt.CtoUt.t. •'.r of the City 1 ,1 I ter/ nm,d9ol..inre h, it that lit tisii,a e,l having ever re s..id that nv th yvar a. IA laugh.) ,•:iry and an.end. RTS. %Ir. Tyrwl.itt I that on the plixollri 4114 ai hilui•street. and mt. •• Here comes fter going a short ise of a disgusting . I. • lresse•street. he an as..oel a t e Of ct WAS Ire. inently congregating and an one a :Sunday ul the ISlSsers by, k few days ago vcooles shop, :mil ew them into Om Percy Chapel haul her, but the other ly thing to .n.-e a She Was going tine her rge,l with stealing in Featherstone. my auction-mews, t. Yeeterdey tho oner, who w.o had to 1110V1.1 t other articles. and he de. ;lock he was taken :-house, about HA .city war found to re statiou•house ho ; a rough sketch of I presume. What In you say to the lt there and left it, Ikea freak. What iquor, tliMit . from its ap , so you must pay ek. ITH AN AXE. orougbt before Mr. wounding William ly after I o'clock in n Granby-strreet, outside a public the prisoner and them, and ordered they left. A few round the corner, cer with a basket un the end of an him, when the pri seizing the ate end, and he fell took the prisoner station-house, and strapped up. ,phtitiftig party was er his head wag men him since. round was indicted used the flat part than a eat. _ _ . .mint struck him public-house, and 'hen the constable Lihlered his basket ran after him and ion he took up the ny intention of in- ;istrate, said be be• ry dangerous umng 1. The man might runner until Mon- •lATION.—At a "right in the chair, r Mr. Alderman !ruble Archdeacon • That this meet. two propositions borough fnui of personal pAY israeli is calculated ,chile to the nom least :10*.,000 °mu ds opportunity to lied confidence in it, and the liberal day morning btt. exertion to amend lay an inquest ntage-road, beforo division of Berk .oon, a contractor, londay afternoon -1..1 held the post 'died it recently, rile labour required loon he had charge neautiously led it the express which at full speed, the ge-road. The en struck c l own with one of the corn the horse, We , in' turned a verdict Of young man, of e name was stated brought up before Dublin, on Mom the Fenian move e of John .10 , cPb as serving as a lieu • lard, and that he part at various Fe aces. He was aloe an meeting held in which most of the object the consoli• on for immediate • ca taro in the 1 and brought over At the commission. e offering them' srincipal of then° tly is said to he ie of the American —Yesterday the was a goad fie ld away in the!lirtn ,until pointing rito.TER AND CHINA. EP RANK ()F L.VLIA, S T/ AL /A, : 1 THIS DA 1 {) ST The thirtvoith ordinary genera l meeting of the r. b.dden May held at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern ; T. A. AiITeIIELL, M.P., in the chair. v... following n•port and accounts were presented : r:, , •directors have to lay before the shareholders the halance sheet of the bank, made up to the 31st last. which shows a net profit on the ..p aliens of the year, amounting to W,O'N. 17a. 10d, tesult the directors deem satisfactory, con • 0,, the long continuance of the late crisis with its d• • •• influence on every branch of Eastern bust- Th:.t crisis not only led to more failures, but • ,„„ y prejudiced the realisation of the b an k' s c l a i ms t•.•• estates of firms which had previously suspended 1 .. ceo ut, especially those connected with Bombay. these circumstances the directors, after instituting fresh careful revision of all had and doubtful debts, ear culate.l ap to the present time, have considered it their duty 10 write oif the sum of 68,:t121. 14s. Bd. from r rent a ii.l loss account, to be met in great part by 0 , ramifies of the year, but necessitating the f :rther transfer of 10,000/. from the reserve fund, xl 1.11 sow Oily stands at as much more. The directors 1.;., se that the crisis in the East is now at an end, and hi ..waig the excellent position of the bank, and that its quite intact, have no hesitation in recommend .• • the shareholders to declare a dividend for the year endol on the 31st of December last, at ti.. rate of five per cent, per annum, free o f im,0:•••• tax, which will leave the sum of 1,134/. 18s. 9d. to caried forward. In reference to the increased amount • doe at the debit of bank premises, the directors can vaigritulate the shareholders oil now possessing in Loudon a new and most convenient freehold building. T. A. Mitchell, M.P., and Mr. John Jones, are the c,t4oing directors on the present occasion, and being both duly iepdified and re-eligible, offer themselves again to ti •• choice of the shareholders. The auditors, Mr. Alder- Dakin and Mr. Jonathan Thorp, now complete their ),.,r of office, and present themselves for reelection. •', .'bartered Danko( India,australia and Chins.—Liabili ties and Assets, Dec. 31, 1866.—Dr.: Tucapital paid up in full, S)I,INMM. ; reserved surplus fund, 20,M01. ; leatw in.' to profit and loss account, 10,000/., leaving 10,000/. • to amount due by the bank, including bills payable, note; in circulation, deposits, and current accounts, 2,387,680/. 13s. sil. ;to p rofit: and loss, balance of this account, after piyinent of an interim dividend, providing for bed and doubtful debts, and paying all current charges, income tax. &c., 21,134/. Dts. 94. ; total, 3,218,7'.6/. 12s. sd. cr.: B e v cash and bullion at the head office and agencies, Liii2,o9:d. 12e. ;by government securities, 30,2421. Gs.; he other securities, including bills receivable and loans, 2.077,143/. 19s. 7d. ; by bank premises and furniture, at the head office and agencies, 99,313/. 14s. 24—total, 3,218.795/. 12s. rid. . "Profit and Loss Account.—Dr.: Oct. 17, 1868.—T0 fifteenth dividend declared this , lay, being an interim dividend for the half-year to : 10t h June last, at the ,„,,,. o f 5 per cent. per annum, 20,000/. • Dec. 31, Nos, —To amount now written off to meet had and doubtful debts 68, 33 21. 14a. Bd. ; to b a l ance a t d a t e , proposed to be dealt with as follows :—Dividend 6itteenth) for the last half-year, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, 20,9001. ; to be carried to profit and loss new account, 1,1:W. 18e. 93. —together 21,1341. 18e. 9d. —total, 109,4417 f. 13s. sd. Cr.: 1845. Dec. 31. By b.L,nce brought from last account, 2,4381. 15a. 7d. ; IW. Pee. 31. By amount transferred from reserved surplus fund, 10,0091. • by net profits on the operations for th e year ending t his day, 97,02 W. 17s 10kl.—total, 109,4671. 5d." The CHAIRMAN, in morinir the adoption of the report, congratulated the sharehol ers that notwithstanding the :averse circumstances there was an excess of 25 per cent. in the profits over those made in the corresponding period of last year. The crisis began much earlier in the East than in this country. It commenced there nearly three year, ago, and the main origin of it was a spirit of insane gambling in Bombay, which was encouraged and stimu lated by sonic commercial houses. During the year Paid twenty-one bunks connected with India were either suspended or brought into a course of liquidation, the paid up capital of those banks being in the . to 13,005,000/. He was happy to say the paid-up cam of that bank was intact. ((heers.) The report did not give the net profits, after deducting bad debts, but gave the net profits independently of the bail debts, which were given sepa rately and deducted. The bad debts amounted in the course of three years to 203,00 W. A great many of them were old ones, and were already liquidated, and the board be lieved the estimate of loss which they had given was correct. The credit of the bank in India was perfectly unimpaired, and unquestionably the banks which remained were in a better position in consequence of the removal of so many competitors. The manager of that bank was of opinion that it was never in such a good position before. The banks still in existence bad agreed together to reduce the credit which they gave on bills at sight from six months to four months. In reply to a question, The CHAIRMAN repeated that the estimate of bad debts included all the losses that bad been sustained ; and added that had the directors not believed that they would not have recommended the declaration of any dividend at all. (Cheers.) . The report and accounts were then adopted, and a divi dend at the rata of 5 per oent. per annum was declared. The health of the Bishop of Hereford has much improved. The brother of the late Rev. John Keble writes to the Guardian :—" It has just come to my knowledge that a statement is being circulated in certain quarters to the effect following, viz., `That Mr. Reble, shortly before his death, sent for Dr. Manning (or Dr. Newman) in order to be received into the Roman church ; but death overtook him.' I will not delay to Amore such of your readers as may be either troubled or gratified by such an announcement, that it is utterly without foundation ; se I have the best means of knowing, having been constantly with my brother during the whole of his last illness, and for many weeks previously.—Too. KEEL& —Risley, Gloucestershire, Palm Sunday, 1867." During the Easter recess many constituencies are likely to receive explanations from their representatives. Stockport has been the first favoured in this way. Mr. Watkin and Mr. J. B. Smith addressed a meeting in that town last night. The meeting was called as a conference to consider the present position of the reform question. and the addresses of the two members were almost en tirely confined to that topic. A vote of confidence in Mr. Watkin and Mr. Smith—who voted for Mr. Gladstone's amendment—was passed. THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRUSSIA V. PRINCE FREDERICK Ceaat.e.s.—Prince Frederick Charles pursued his way with extraordinary eirmunspection, following the tactics of a wary general, anxious for the security of his flanks, driving the enemy quietly before him, but leaving little to chance ; doing his work cleanly but too slowly for the attainment of the combined plans. Thanks to this dilatoriness, Benedek was enabled to keep four corps at the months of the Bohemian paws ; the Crown Prince with three corps had to beat font corps of the enemy ; he suffered one serious check. and his good generalship alone, aided by the energy and foresight of his staff and of Gene ral Steinmetz, saved the Prussian army from a disaster. It is in sonic respects to be regretted that Lieutenant Holier, the Times dent, followed the march of Prince Frederic Charles instead of joining the army of the Crown Prince. The cor respondent conveyed an erroneous impression as to the relative importance of the various engagements, because, in reading the picturesque yet scientific accounts given of the affairs at Lthbenau, Po&l, Henerwarer, and Githehin, we were not aware that the Prussian army of 140,000 men was fighting against only 60,000 Austrians and Saxons the retreating and constantly diminishing corps of Clam Gallas and the Crown Prince of Saxony. But when we look down from the vantage ground afforded by fuller and more general descriptions of the war, we are surprised that the victories of P r i nce Frederick Charles should have been won with such loss of time. It was in the nature of the prince to be leisurely. As one of the historians of the war has said, " In his operations, as well as in battle, he was always concentrated, and moved frontwise, whereas the Crown Prince generally took up a broad front, threat ening and attacking the enemy in flank, forgetting his own line of retreat, but looking sharply after that of his opponent. The method of Prince Frederick Charles is correct according to the systematic teaching of the school of Archduke Charles. That of the Crown Prince reminds more surely of the masterly enterprise of renowned cap- Lint —Edinburgh Reties'', new number. Acnensrior. —Aldershot, a few years ago, was o .e of the most secluded and innocent of English villages. It has . grown, and is growing from day to day, into a town, wherein all that is worst and most offensive in vice and manners abounds. From the associations which it presses men our men, who would not, at almost any sacrifice, de sire to extricate them? Ewen the permanent barracks there we regard as a most expensive blunder ; but the tend! The best thing to be wished for them is, that a hurricane would come, which, sparing men and hones, and all that is worth preserving, nearand far away, would sweep them from the fax of the earth. Let us, however, take comfort. They are rotting away, we believe, as fast a* they can--as fast as, if not faster than, the kindred abominations at Shorncliffe; and we shall be very much Wirerieed indeed if the House of Commons ever vote one biUiugto keep them in repair. —Blackwood'. Magazine for April. THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.—This territo r y was originally #20,800 square miles. By the pur el,ace of Louisiana that area was doubled. By the a .ui- Intim, of Florida 66,800 square miles were added ; by that of Tem., 310,000; of Oregon, 308,052 • and of other Mexican territory, 550,455. Russian America measures I , ewarda of 400,000 square miles. The whole will make tLesrea of the United States territory million square wales, with 24,000 miles of sea coast. The population of 11 "sim America is 60,000, of whom 50 000 are Esquimaux. Th« an nua l exports are 10,000 seal, 1,000 sea otter, 12,000 2,500 land otter, fox, and marten skins, and 20,000 w , ..horse teeth, ROOM, THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1867. WARE LIST&-(THIS DAY.) I 03111 OVLOON. The dealings in British railway stocks to-day are upon a limited scale, and the market is dull. Lon don, Chatham, and Dover, and London, Brighton, and South Coast have declined k per cent. ; Great Western, I ; and London and North-Western and Midland, Metropolitan and Great Eastern are exceptionally firm, and have improved k. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 116} to I • Great Western, 401 to 411 ; London and North Western, 115 to • Midla nd, 111 to 1; Lan =shire and Yorkshire, 1221 to 123; Caledonian, 108} to ION! ; South Eastern, 654 to 66} ; Great Eastern, 28 to ./ ; Great Northern 111} to 112} ; ditto A, 117 to 118 ; London, Ohatham, and Dover, 16 to ; North British, 33 to 34 ; and Brighton, 59 to 60. 04 98 N 9S N N 83 95 83 85 103 105 103 105 xd 108 104 xd 105 108 80 91 ut 192 102 157 100 106 107 108 101 104 100 106 107 104 106 95 97 xd N 88 94 N i r 101 . 104. 91 901 xd 1 96 1 6 401 0 98 91 P 2 105 NT 106 100 104 f 106} lATK. - 96 71 971 7 flbr 106 b 4 G COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& MARK-LANE. -(THIS DAY.) Compared with Monday, the general aspect of the trade was without material alteration. The fresh receipts of wheat from Essex and Kent, coastwise as well as by rail, were limited. The advance o bt a i ne d on M on d ay was we ll supported, although the transactions were quite of a retail character. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. For all descriptions the trade ruled firm at the recent enhancement in the quotations. Floating cargoes of grain commanded full prices, with a healthy demand. Very little English or foreign barley was on sale. The trade, consequently, was steady, at full currencies. Malt supported previous quotations, but the demand was by no means active. In oats, sales progressed steadily, on former terms. Beans were in moderate supply and sluggish request, at late rates. Peas were difficult to sell, at previous quotations. The dour trade was steady, and price, ruled fine. Linseed and rapeseed were firm. Agricultural seeds were in moderate request, Par Qr. OM a. a Scotch potato bLack „ white 22 to 22 Mangan Tick SS to 39 Harrow Plipou 42 to 46 P 149. Orgy 4M: Boners ..., 36 to 37 39 to 40 40 to 41 to Town made: ;WIMP 104 Hotwebold l5 to 1.6 Country Norfolk and Suffolk oldp 42 40 44 Per Qr. OM I ■ Danish and Swedish 22 to 29 &maim) BLUM Danish - 38 to 42 rOPtiso PLL _ _ 01DlifAILY eILUtIS AND STOCKS. Sh. I Yd. I ItAlm62o I Cl ;l l.6ioss 1 85104 1 0 - 01 7 . 1 to 1 p.m. Y. 100 IBrisiol sod Smiler —.. 75 80 y 84. 100 , Caledonian .. __ _ _ 104 110 St. 100 'Cambrian ——..— 40 66 20 all Oceuwall .. —..— 4 11 —. IS 100 DubUnand lialfeat I tux 06 118 N. 100 Dundee, Perth,t2Abd ID 70 72 130 all last Loudon Snip Carl —•— 100 10 Do — — — 84. 100 Glasgow sad& Western 105 107 St 100 Great Masters Ord. 8t 28 481 231 1 8 1 at. 100 Do. Z. Ans. Stk., N 0.2 5 T Bt 100 Gnat North of Scotland es. 100 Great Northern et. 100 Do.A J Aram Teo dlr. un- 117 119 118 171 N. 100 Do. B A tile p. als psldß 4t 100 Do. Ord. DM. Div. Stock —.— 8t 100 Git Souther West. (Ire.) 30 91 -- 80. 100 Great Western 4l 411 zd 401 11 1 zd IS. 100 DoittourValGua. Berk —.— 8t 100 Do. South Wale. . St 100 Do. W. NUL—Oxford 24 27 zd zd 80. 100 Do. Do. Newport 26 27 zd IN. 100 Lancashire &Yorkshire 123 1231 1221 21 21 IL 100 _ ,Loo. MiOtaotS.Coast 00 02 60 e5O Gut N. 100 Losilesi,MaiNtm,&Dov le 11 St. 100 Do. Met Exten.A6 p.c. 8 12 9t 100 Lauda) & North Wenn. 1151 110 1161 ; 1 1 N. 100 LondomtflouthWeetern 77 79 731 St. 100 Man. Slid., &Lincoln& 47 48 471 17 1 55. 100 Ustropolltan..—.* le St 100 Do. Szosloo, divi dend op. ct. till 1370 106 107 105 4 100 all Meiropolitem Matelot 10 10 Do. do. do. _ —, 10 all Do. &St Jolliest/OW 56. 100 Midland llll 111 1111 1 1 5 all I Do. 129 Shares 96. 100 Do. Bina. & Derby BO 82 Si 100 North British 33 35 9t los I Do.z.us.,pasti;jilina: U. 100 N. Isamu—Berwick U IQ Do. G. N. L Port — 54 U. 150 Do. Leeds 169 ill 00 N. 105 Do. York i 91 93 021 80. , 100 Do. Carlisle — 25 i on I Do. Stook &Darling , 191 84 75 ,20 Do. do.. 1400-01 3 9 pm N. ' 100. North Loudest ll2 115 10 1 6 Do. do., LOB i li Pill U. 100 Northinallardelino..— 08 TO N. 100 N. & 8. Wailers Jam. 1111 116 St 1100 lloottloh Coated _ sass Bt ,100 Shropshire Unliza — 8t 1100 South Demo 64 46 :54 8t 100 South Eastern 00 all atalins,WokingiiMTate - 4 si 8 1 84. 100 ,TaII Vale i 168 158 10 4I Do. C I ... .—• • . 81 85 pm —. 9t 100 Watorforti . .1 litikomuly .. , 15 5 1/56685100 & Whitehall ... —. MAY& QouWapner. I salsa. all Atlantic & Bt. Lawrence 100 Boon. Bar. &C. la. gSp.e. 12 Do. IV Sham all Buffalo et Lake Duos all 1 Do. Prediredoe 100 ,Bon.,Drant.ottiodadelk I 0 pre ceut..l2ll-34 100 Valli& daslarnsgL a.g. 100 I CV , T. At Dock Op. a all '13.a7.400 1 0 T c.P.7074 100 Lai go. Do. do. bdo 100 Lai WW2 ga. 6do 1100 Gnal Trunk cleaned& Do. 1ga1p.1L8.00.45. all Do. latpraL Bonds all Do. do. deferred all Do. lad prat Bondi. all Do. do. deferred all Do. fad pnt Stook all Do. do. deterred I Da 4th peg Stook all Do. do. dalerred 1100 lariat ladlas Padaadla Do gam 5 per amt. Do. Now do Do. Now It 8. a[ India. m 6 p. at Do. 41 pot amt. Do. It Woolens of Nall; Do do. Do. do. do. 1877-11. Limited) 1114Anogor. p. cool Dp. Do. do. 'I Do. NM Notossio• Moth sod Notion's Bay Do. 4 p. oL, pay. IMP Do. II p at, pay. fad N.ll.olOsmep 01444.11. flobideg ai oa. err oat. Do. do. d 0... Do. Posjoab .... Dm Wu N. Flo& do. hdle Ive a U TO 45 SO fie 101 101 101 Ir/ 1O 18 19 88 80 67 00 46 48 ST 60 21 25 107 los 1 lipm 1 lepas' 08 100 I ISI 131 Ed 134 13114 92 96 al 33 14 1 as' 191 102 I 91 es 114 BS 9 01 90 100 It 14 I! U 90 100 99 100 i 4 41 s SO 100 108 7I 1011 92 JOUR STOCK BANKS. UM I ?di a. -1-7 el 4pA Doak Wm) A 1 amea 4 1 4 11 e, 'MOW I — PsWis fair=i): kramileds Flkaakogleljioshelabla, I Do. New, laud Ipa Bank or In* Bank at Otago (Llettled , Hanka Victoria.. I Bank of New Lsalsad I British etCalifurelsh(L) i British N. Asarries C. Bk. hull*, Ans., Chart Mar . of INA* ie. C° l °Dl l . . Consolidated Bank (L.) Do. do. New .. Delhi mid Loudon (1..). Let London (Llagted Erase' lathange(Um. L ash sad Ammo= . Isea.DwailLdalanairoL Beg.lisoCitkeeL Charld laullansdawedialt (L.) laqatisl Bask (Lbalted) I=ial Ottamm Do. New Land Mort. Bk. Indis(1)1 Do.fae.Deb..lB44 Kips Lea.Bk.otlialco,&e.(L)' London sad Brad Lisa Do. New Loadon&BlverYisto(l) Do. New, la at ley. Do. do. do Lon. CL Bank ot Asa& London sad County Do. do. New Loudon Joint Stock.— Loudon & South African 1.;" eTenTLi ) London it Venente . i . la L ) Leaden W.sunt Merchant Bank (Lim). Do. New MercantUo3Ezaun(L) Metropolitan (Limited) , Midland Bank (Lim.) National Avairaliudal National of Liverpool N. Pro. of England Do. Did & 3rd lure National Bank New South Wales North Western Ortontal Bank Oorpors , Previa. laakingOorp.(4l Proviso. wf Irektsd • • • • Da do. New—. South Australia Nand. of B. a Africa Dada ua at pos Delos of Australia Unica of Inland (Lb s.) Vales et Leedom 79 %awl 11_ 9 disl i2S 9I 12 1 la 7 dells SI 113 9 11 4 4Ms SS 26 4 1 SiOle SO U id 8 9 pee te 7 0 14 60 62 16 17 SO SI 12 12 86 27 4 112 111 10 8415 1 2 22 I 21 14 lidb 1 3 2Ma 2i 11,115 MO 83 U 901. sel 19 t 7 Ms 1 1 te 4ll 2 4pm par 1 pm par 1 pm II 13 1 66 68 41 42 111 121 Id 4 10 d 9 93 94 16 10 id 11 lidia ad 9 7 7 8 1 1 0 1 814 1 2 psi j 3 1 dial 112 64 45 46 idls 4 14 lj ea l Iti • •• 411 441 _ _. ii i U 43 St. 'naat and Wert India BL London &St Yatharin. 'lOll 100 Do. Hob. St •p. or& all St Southampton poe St. Barmy Comniamial —lOO [Ohl. 41 42 _ . 7 _6 ;el a a OOLONIAL OOVKRNMEYT IN di% IldilikCoiss.Op.ct.,lll7l Do. len .. G0a. 0 0v.6 p. e.. 1877- 8 6. - Do. Iporoklrob.d.Aog. Do.6portt.llsz.n ;MANI Do.Sporct..latt.&J 886,808 Do. Swot. 100 **ooo CocdQHopo6por.lB73 d 0.1890-1900 -_ Do. do. 1880-90 -.- Do. do. 1890401 114. D0.6p.0.Ap..teat.1600 1 ....... i. Oskon.Nov.ll 3 6S, 6µ a 1878. do.. 1.06111.900 Do. 1871 d 0... NUtiCMatuttles 8 per 0f.,1278 1878 MAN Do. Do. 1889 960.989 Do. len 189.8801fatolCiov.6p.c. Ap.doc 116.981N0w Brons.oov.6pwct. on.uo 1.196.7190 l Now Booth Wide@ Gov.. 6p. coot., 18 7 1 to 1876 I. Do. S p. 0.1988 to 1893 IMMO D0.6p.c.r.1867 to 1875 IMMO Now foolsad 6p. mot. I .Nd.:s Do. Spar coot. 198. Do. 6 per cent 1691 861.0001 D0.d0.1d91 JunedDoc IMMO Nova floods 6p. e.,1876 1.819.900 Quesoalsod Goo. 6p. CO. I a. Austflov. 6 p. 0-.67-77 726,600 Do. 1878 sad upords. 660.000 VloGovAlp. c. Jan. Jolt' LONA& Do. 6p. et. Awn &Oo 10ItZION - 1L • ILA/LWATIL • Anewilm & Rotterdam sll Pra (1..)g.7p.a all Belgian R. Jmetion all RArree,G.R.g.7p ct(L) 2 Central Argentina an itr &tension Dwaabi Dutch lattrtpkl ) le Batchan Do. 211 laatern of Prawn .• 18 European Central (L) all Groat Luxembourg all l lmperlel llarlean (L) an Lemberg.Csonsowita (L) an INani.&Llogs By the all Do. Bp. a PrL I Dag• goy an .Northern of Prance anN.Rall.B. De ßy er r:t7.p.o lan Do. 01l Norwegian Trunk Pref. an Ottoman (Bmyrnaaldin an Parls,Lyonaandifodit, all ;Patio and Orleans 10 loyal Sardinian an 'Royal Fthedish all Do 7 per cent. all Sambre and Melilla all Da liporoent.Pref all Sea Paulo(L) g 7 per et all ILAuslitLow Venetian 16 South East of Portugal all Southern of Francs all hen and Savona all Wed Flaaden all ' Do. 14 per cent Prat an Wadi& IL W. of Franco 110111.10:4 sin's. 1 1 9 1124 :d 2 14 16 2 A 412 .. .. .—.- 1 2 pis 21 22 20 22 16 . 13.40 st 34 36 33 85 • 9 10 ids 1 61 9 15 16 154 15 1 - -'4116 21 12 . 4 6 : II 22 MINIIS. pa l 115., Ith gal I s t 11. IP db 1 Z. A u... I 1 IN 46 2 24 idt.i cu. Por 4 11 dls MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Oxa o'Cwai. The reduction which took place yesterday in the French funds, and the announcement that subscrip tions have been opened in Berlin for a new Prus sian loan, have caused some sensitiveness in the stock markets, and prices are flat. The amount of general business, however, is but moderate, owing partly to the approach of the Easter holidays, which, as regards many of the members of the Stuck Exchange, will extend over three or four days. In the present state of political affairs, the dealers do not like to be long away from the City with large transactions open. Coneds are without variation, but some of the British railways and foreign bonds have given way. London Financial shares show no recovery from the fall of yesterday. The discount market is quieter to-day, and the supply of money has increased. The general rate for good bills, however, is maintained at 21 per cent. Advances for a few days on English govern ment securities are obtainable at lf per cent. Consols are now quoted 801 to 1, both for money and the account (May 9), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 891 to R. Turkish Bonds of 1865 are flat, and have declined it per cent. Spanish Passive have receded„ while the Committee's Certificates, Italian of 1861, and Mexican have risen to 1. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 26& to 274 ; Greek, 121 to 131 ; Spanish Passive, 20! to g ; ditto Certificates, 12 1 to 131; Italian of 1861, 481 to ; Mexican, 151 to & ; Russian Scrip, 11 to 11 dia., ex div. ; Chilian Scrip, 4/ to 41 dia. ; and Danubian Scrip, GI to 54 die. United States 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central Railway shares have declined to per cent., the present quotations being 714 to I, ex div., and 764 to 77 respectively. Erie are unchanged, at 374 to 38. Atlantic Cable shares show no change of im portance. Anglo-American are quoted 18} to 1, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference 4 9.16 to 11-16. International Financial shares are quoted 2,; to g dii. ; London Financial, 25 to 24 dia. ; General Credit, 31 to 2i die. ; Credit Fonder, 69-16 to 7-16 du. ; National Discount, 71 to prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16 to I. The fourth ordinary general meeting of the Lind Mortgage Bank of India will be held on the 26th inst., to receive the directors' report and stat.thent of accounts to the 31st of December last, and to declare a dividend. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland is called for the 16th of May. A further sum of 60,0001. in bar gold was bought by the Bank yesterday. The City of Paris, from New York, has brought 3,600/. in specie. The Douro, for the West Indies, will take to-day only 5,0001. in silver. On Change yesterday afternoon the rates for foreign bills showed no alteration of importance, with the exception of a movement in favour of Italy. The usual list is subjoined : 3 months, .181 to ; ditto, short, 111 to 5 ; Rotterdam ll , 3 mon 11.19111 .181 to 11.19 f ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.375 to 25.425 ; llrumel, 3 months, 25.374 to 25.425; Hamburg and Alton, 3 months, 13.85 to 13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, &a., 3 months 6.255 to 6.26 A; St. Petersburg, 3 months, 305 to 305, Paris, short, 25.12 to 25.25 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Prankforton.the-Maine, 3 months, 120 to 1205 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.35 to 13.45 ; Trieste 3 months, 13.35 to 13.45 ; Madrid, 3 mouths, 48 to 4714 Santander, 3 months, 48 to 474 ; Cadiz, 3 months, 49 to I; Seville, 3 mouths, 49 to 481; Malaga, 3 months, 485 to 485; Valencia, 3 months, 485 to 485 ; Bar. oelona, months, 481 to 485 ; Bilbao. 3 months, 48t to 48 ; Samara, 3 months, 48t to 48 ; Lmhorti, 3 months, 27.90 to 28.10; Genes, j 3 months, 27.9.1 to 28.10 ; Naples, 3 months, 27.90 to 28.10 ; Palermo, 3 months, 27.90 to 28.10 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.90 to 28.10; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 525 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 625 to 52. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 4221. over the corres ponding period of 1866, and the Glasgow and South Western a decrease of 1,085/. A meeting of the shareholders of the Agra Bank (Limited) was held yesterday, when the report submitted was unanimously adopted.. Mr. James Thompson, the chairman, entered very fully into the details of the progress of the bank, and con gratulated the proprietors on the great success which has attended the resuscitation. He stated that the current and deposit accounta have in creased in a most satisfactory manner, and that the resuscitation has received the most cordial support, especially in India. He also said that the directors considered the amount claimed by Mr. Cannel*, the liquidator, as excessive. VOW/ of thanks were passed to the chairman and directors. The directors of the London Financial As sociation have made a call of 51. per share, of which 21. is payable on the 15th of May, 11. 10s. on the 15th of July, and 11. 10s. on the 15th of August. I Accompanying the call letter, the subjoined official circular has been issued : In forwarding to you the accompanying notice, I am requested by my directors to state they have made every effort to meet the engagements of the association, as they mature, without calling up fresh capital. Their hopes of . being able to teatime a sufficient portion of the securities held by them have been, however, entirely . frustrated by the continued and increased depression in the value of railway property, and the discredit into which it has . fallen. They regret, that under these circumstances, a call has become absolutely neotassrv. You will observe that it is made payable by three instalments—viz., 21. on the 15th May, 11. 10s. on the 15th July, and 11. 10s. on the 15th August ; but the whole may be paid at once under discount, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. I am directed to add that the large amount of property belonging to the association is receiving the anxious care of the board, and they continue under the conviction that time and management only are required to make your securities available. Railway property has through periods of trial before, and many of the passed which now stand deservedly well were formerly very low in public estimation. The board confine their atten' tion to protecting and improving the various properties of which the association is possessed, avoiding all new busi ness requiring employment of fresh capital, or involving any risk. The liabilities of the auociaaon, which stood at 456,0001. on the 31st December last, arc now 422,0001., and the contingent liabilities, which werethen:4,6oo/..are now 40,0001., making a total reduction of 44,0001. Apart from the general distrust of railway securities the position of the association remains as at the last half-yearly meet ing of proprietors, with the exception of the reduction of the liabilities above-mentioned. A special general meeting of the Great Eastern Railway Company is called for the Ist of May, to consider and approve three bills now pending in parliament, the object of one of which is to constitute certain railways authorised to be made by the Great Eastern Railway Company in and'near the metropolis a separate underta ki ng, and to ex tend the tune limited for purchase of lands and completion of works with respect to certain of such railways," eve. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : Insurance—Commercial Union, 44 ; London and Pro vincial Marine, 14 ; Universal Marine (Limited), 2 7-16. Gas Light and Coke—City of Moscow Gas, 15, 4, cc ; Imperial Continental, 94, j ; United General, a ; Western, C, 6. Waterworks—East London, 106. _ _ _ The annexed memorandum is from the London Stock and Share Company (Limited): At to-day's auction, amongst the sales made, were— Albert Life Assurance (N. paid). at Js. per share ; Alex andra Hotel (10/. paid), at 41. to 4/..54. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway, 1,000/. share guaranteed deben ture, at int per cent. ; Ceylon Caen Estates (10/. paid), at Zia per share ; City of Milan Improvements (30/. paid), at 12/. to 13/. ; Cotton Plantation of Natal ( 10 /. paid), at 1 . 2 s .6d.; Don Pedro del Rey Mining (14s. paid), at 220-01; Dutch Company for Gas Works in Spain (211. 4s. paid). at 4/. 10e. to 57. ss. ; Freemasons' Tavern (51. paid), at Hi. ; Grosvenor Hotel (10/. paid), at 27. 10s. ; Imperial Land of Marseilles (11/. 10.. paid), at 6'. to tic Ditto 1 907. paid), at 81.; international 'Hotel (N. paid). at Ils. W. to 10s. 61.; ' Jamaica Cotton (101. paid), at 10s. ; LaJght.in Hotel (10). PRICES CURRENT. EAOLLIIH. Per Qr. WNW , . I 9. Ere; Kent, red. old 94 to 69 „ Dew 58 to 70 0 bo. wit*, old 64 to 74 ew 68 tO /9 Melo& and Lincoln ted, new BAJuzy. Malting .. . t 3 to 52 ... SA to 43 80 to SS MALT. Essex, Norfolk, and kultolk 7B to 75 Kingston and Wu* 70 to 76 Brown 66 to 64 New Si to 38 English, feed lt to 10 1 potato loath, feed FON Per Qr. WIMAT. 11 I. Dantsic and Konigs berg 62 to 74 Rostock & Mecklen- _ _ _ Du b 69 to 62 Zdsalsa, hard salt American, red — to ~ white . BAtuz riouz. Maple 3O to 113 Boilers DINAR 006 11. ---- White 36 to 39 Ortndlow DistUllag Malting VI to 39 French. per mat—. 46 to 112 0623. Epaulsh „ . .. 46 to 62 Dutch brewing feedbag APJLITALS 01 OWN, te.. INTO LONDON BY WATER CAJUMAGE THIS WEEK. Must. Son ay:: Vs. qn , MILS sad US SO Fondopi 7300 10750 Total ..... LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (111 T 111.10111141.) (mon oup own 001111IMPONDINT.) The market quiet. Sales about 6,000 or 7,000 bales. Y 4.19. Osta. Moor. rqrs. sacks. bels. 00 q lO 49:10 120 1290 4640 990 .. MINCING-LAN K.-(THIS DAY.) SUGAR.—The market is steady, but quiet. Dominica sold at 28s. lid. to 31a.; Jamaica, 325.; St. Kitt's,32•Cd. to 335. ; Berhice and Demerara, 295. lid. to 315.; and clayed Manila, 28s. Refined continues firm in all positions. GO/TEL—The good qualities of plantation Ceylon have sold at a slight advance ; other qualities at steady prices ; triage, 58a. to 665. ; fine and fine fine ordinary, 70s. to to 735. 6.L ; low to good middling, 76e. Gd. to 83s. ; pea berry, 89s. to 914.6 d. TEA. —The public males of China teas are progressing steadily, at prices fully equal to private contract prices. Rica.-100 tour of fine white Bengsl sold at 18s. 61 landed, and 17s. 6d. for arrival. Rem.-110 puncheons of Jamaica sold at 3.. to 3.. 2d. ; and 150 puncleons of Demerara, at 1.. lid. to la. 9d. for common to fine. SALTPITHE continue) quiet. licoloo.-80 chests of East India sold at full prices. Corros.—A fair amount of business has been done at firm rates. TALLOW MARICET.—(THIS DAT.) The market is steady :—Town tallow is quoted 445. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 44a. 3d. ; April to June, 44a. 3d. ; June, 445. 6d. ; October to December, 44.. 9d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report no alteration in the state of the market since Monday, a good steady demand for consumption still continuing at firm rates. PROVINCIAL SHARE mAiurars. LreIMPOOL, Aran. 16.—bilim to-day : Cairdanian, 110—Great Pastern, 28 81—Glasgow and South Western. 107{—Great Northern A. 118—Great Western, elf gill I xd. —Lamm eltire and Yorkshire, 123i--Lontion, Matham, and Dover, 14 — London and North Wain, 116 16 161 16 1611: t—Man chester,itheffield, and Lincolnshire, 481 i ig 2 Metropolitan, 118 17$ e—Midland, 11 If 64 4-Bouth Ifttemn, 662 fl i t I—Whiteharen and Furness, pref., 82—Manchester, Shale , and Lincolnshire, gti pref. per cent., 6 7-16—GrandTrunk of Canada, 184—Oreat IYesternot Canada, 131 xd —Erie, 381—United States 5-5381862,72 1 xd.--Great Luxembourg shares, 8 16-16 81 id —Bank of Liver pool, 23 -Atlantic Telegraph B per cent., 4 11-16 in.—National Steam (Ilmited'., 17 d. Yancniern, APIUL It —A very fair business was done, and prices showed an improvement generally. Anglo-American Tasp. (Limited), 18}—C o roll Bank (Limited, new, I p.—Mgrict Beak, 17 p. —Ebbw Vale Company (Limited) 16 d. —Oreat lantern, 2E4 I 6 4—Great Luxembourg, 9 1-10 it — Greet Northern A, 118 17}—Grand Trunk of Canada, 181 — Great Western of Canada, In 7-16 4—Great Western, 41} 2 =e, 16.1 eywood, H . North t 11 (limi ted '6 115; 1; 6 and lsi —lfenckseter, Sheffield, and Unoolnahlre, 484,11 I r t i 8 8 73—Ditto, CU Preference, d;—Metro pontin 118 17 17—Midland , 1114—ditto new, £l2 shares, p.— orth , ffiltish, 34 14—North Staffordshire, 684—South Eiden., 67 61 j. —Lotted States 6-20 Years' Honda 72—Atlantic Tel , 60 14 I—Lancaster and Culla., 206—London, ISrfghn, and South Cosa, 614—Preston and Wyre Haloes, 211—Atlantic and Great Wotan% Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 221. BIRMINGH•N, APRIL 16. —1 n this market today Nottingham Jointdtock Bank shares were sold at CZ 3a 6d. dia.—R ai lway Company ( Oldbury !, at 1 1.16 prem.—and Midland Con tract ,at 5 dia Closing prices: Birmingham and Stour Valley Shares, sellers, at 10-South Eastern Railway stock, at 66 to 061—South Staffordshire Railway stock, buyers, at) 821 Staffordshire Joint Stock Bank (Malted% at 21 to n prem. Birmingham Financial shares, at 11 to 1 dia—Mkßand Financial, at II to 11 dia—and South Staffordshire Water Works, at 51 to 6 per share. Ormni, Rent. 15.—Three per Cent. Consols, 90 139/ 90—New Three per Cent. Stock, 7191, 89—Ditto, for account, 9th May, 39 1497,--India Flee per Cent. Mock !transferable at the Bank of Ire land , 1084—Bank of Ireland ,RlOO paid), 234t—lilhendan Bank 0001P1m7 '4 16 paid), SR—National Balk 4.30 paid , 827 a 63 —Royal Bank (RIO paid), 32 34—Dublin and Belfast Junction it 00 Will, 711—Great Southern and Western ;4:100 paid ; , 90 901— Belfast and Northern Counties 4 per cent. perp. pref. all 89—Itiah North-Western 5 per cent. perp. pref., Class A, 24. " BLackwoon's " Fonsoairr.— And now, before laying aside the pen for the present, let us entreat our friends in and out of parliament to look the situation fairly in the face, and not, on the impulse of possible dis appointment and annoyance, to make shipwreck of the constitution. Take what line they may, a franchise founded on household suffrage is now inevitable. In the measure proposed by the government there are provisions which might very much reconcile the staunchest of toriesto the necessity. Such we hold to be the residential datum ; the clauses which provide that by mere change of occu pancy a voter shall not forfeit the franchise ; and the clause allowing the use of polling-papers. Possibly, also, a further safeguard against democracy might be estab lished, if, in the clause which confers the right of voting on all persons who pay, in direct taxes, 20s. yearly, special reference were made to the lodger classes. This latter, however, is a point of very secondary considers- tion, for the clause as it stands is obvious enough in its meaning. Now, it surely does not become tories to throw away these palpable gains, even if the government yield— s& we honestly confess that we hope it will—on most if not all of what are called the fancy franchises. For no matter yet in the future can be more sure than this, that if the government be defeated and resign, the only pros pect before us is in ruin. Mr. Gladstone cannot hope to achieve a victory except by underbidding his rivals in everything. He objects to the payment of rates ;he ob jects to a two-year's residence , he objects to requiring that in any shape compound householders shall be re quired to put themselves on • level with other house holders ; and he demands a lodger franchise without restriction, without qualification, without conditions. Where will all this carry us except to manhood suffrage ? and with manhood suffrage and the ballot—for the ballot will follow, as • matter of course—we are Americanised at a stroke. Farewell, after that, to the legitimate infinence of intellect, property, rank, character, at elections. Farewell to all hope that the gentry of the country will be allowed, even if they care, to take any part in its government. We have • chance now of hold ing our own—of maintaining the throne, the House of Lords, the church, and the organisation of society which hangs upon them. But let us miss the chance—let the opportunity escape—and woe he to us ! A breach in the conservative party would at this moment be • calamity for which no triumph of either section. no gathering of a new ppaarrtty round 3 new nucleus, could make amends.— looter Maga.:Ane for April. POILLIGN OBLICIATII arena and 11tetanus sod Fri Magus's end Do. &mead Issue Worth of Prance 3 p et Do (late Chart 36 p r e& Ottoman (Smyrna, ie.) Do t . do. %sued at 72 Pmrt iVrlt i t aSP f t Swedish 6 p. at Ls Grande 7 p. et as &Loro-Ven. ',p.c. tit I..ast.of Port. 7p.e. Unroof Freatoe3p.e. Italian. S per et. I W.tN.W.cars. 3p. e. 31 II 18 17 88 le 97 99 98 89 181 ISt 65 65 20 26 18 121 90 91 14 2 84 27 8i 61 is 14 • • 12 12i N. 19a. 26,000! illandllos Limited) 100,000 1 Anglo-BrauGold(Lini.), 10,000 20 AWILIWian 16,000. 16 Cape Copper 'Limited) I MAO% 2 CapulaSilmr (Limited i MOW I Clionteleeo.4lS.Min., 10.0001 SI Ooplapo (Limited) 100,600. 1 Don Pedro, N. Del Rey 16,000 S East Del Rey (Limited) *MR , Fortuna (Limited) 60,000 2 ;Frontino&BoUvlaGokl 10,000 10 General 011,000 li ;Kaput& (limited) 11,000 3 Linares (Limited) 1, 0p 617 6 ILuattanian (Limited).Copper(L) P sl 4 anuldllo 10,000 6 Praia:ens Gold (Lim.). 10, 20 PontglhandffilverLoad 100,..E 6 Port PhUilp 11,000 50 Royal Cobra 120,000 1 Scottish Austral. Co ;.) 11,000 20 St. John del Rey Lba. 4%74 SO United Merl= , 00, 2 Val Auditoria Go (L I , I 1 VallanaaniaGold(lim.) 10 Vancouver Coal (Um. 10 'Val &arm (Limited; 111, 1 ,Wuhoe Gold (Limited', el, 1 'Worthing (Limited) 111, 1 Yorke Peniraula(l.lna' 46.000) 1 Yudanamatana (Lim.) i • 416 p 00WANDIB. izaria, AngtonamarkanToL(Lr Anoo-Illezimm Mint , Atlantic Telegraph I Do m = cent. , utralian Itt i l al 1 a listateaL Water Te works (L; Do. New Boleitow Vaughan (1) Monday Use ( lamited) 3 Do New Brig& American Lend ,B. & I. Msg. TeL (L) British British Shipowners Csnadlaracen& Inr(L ) e rtro A s=e CltinsBt.lship&LCoalL City Discount, Limited. Clips:London& Pro.(L cig o ot Milan Impro.(L City oi Moecow Gas (L.) — lty Mims (Lint.) dada (Limited) 18 9 414 60 56 9096 17 19 idle Um 6 Ms 111 llf a pm t ttMs 16 193 xd II IM di Sias n It 01 1 2 12 21 Utte 8 6 t4l la la dla 12 10 elle 10,000 SO I_ Do. _ I 50,000 60 lanisedaltrnion(Dse. 45,000 10 boas. of Atrteennes.(l. c.,5c... HAM 10 Continental Co. Gas (Li MOW 16 .11.12. k....... Pre1. 71 p.e 100,000 10 C. d (L) 10.000 60 Do.olllaneWs - (L) 10010261 ft. espial Palace 8100,810 at Do. Treks/ace 41177,000 at Dli t t ig et. Tarpte. d) Deb 7,600 ft (Limi 18,000 10 6uteen Assam Tea (L 10,000 ft ILInMaliC.& Fin(L . 60,010 10 in. India . I Canal 00,000 60 Ebbw Vale . . 113,611 10 RyptlenCenVeilitill 41711,151 SC =setae Telewapt, 11,000! 10 Do. New 70,000 3 .o.4m.im 19,000 15 En nag g. and F Copper orsum Cr (L edit 10,0001100 n b ot il iar e ngagin ottiabALuin.(l. ::::: 10 pone* (Warebrvire n k, WOO SO t . Tara (Limltad) 100.000 10 t - eralCreditaLfsE2 10,000 11 t . Steam Na 10,000 ft Home* ColonialMT, 1,000 10 nongllongt 4 Claina 10 eat 100,000 Madames KM ft Iss.LandCo. amass I WOO 1 ladlaa Carrying (111a' /AM 110 . Finan.lloe.(le) NOW ft lateenallend sfteM(L KOMI ft I talian lead. 41 1 , 11:11 0 91 U.S.. . a. & . brig. (Can. Cay. 100 Do. II pI r 1114501 ft lend Secnrlfteglftz) SAN i ft Leed.AtrieanTreting WWII ft Lan. I Welkin M. (L) ft M,41111 IsenCoantyleml4ll.(L IL4IOI 5 UM. DietriotTeleg. L MOOS M laud. Moan. Aso. {t.) 1491115 4 0. Ornnilem C. , 1,010 SO &Glam. Eng.Ow(L NAN ft Trorbielalllarbe 1111.445 ft Madras Drige. It Canal, Sp. ct.g.bylndimaGsre KOS 111 Dada* Investment (h.) AM ft Mauritius land, no. a.) lam 15 Dube Erten. 1. 1. (L) ISMS ft Maulant F.Ld. ablp&a.) 5119/0N Ilt. .. I *Oft 1111 11111wanlroaireeka...: KM 15 Natal Lend 1tC0L0.11.4 mum ft National DM Coat L.', 91,490( s Do. New, issus a l b ip. 911,1911 SS National Prov.ll 1.) %SWIM Nalionalliteam Nay.( 1 11,10111 10 I • - IresiL.' W 05115 IhrwOmelideLDle(L) SIMI, 5 New Ilaeleada, Limited 1194001 16 N.TealsadLetl4.ll . ,) , 100100 IS N.feabind T.* Loan , 1140001 10 Nairn Arenas* L.) 91,400 10 Da. B 4.115,175 ft Itftlanastralaim (LIM iaca .ilinaueinazi. MAO; 60 N.79ll.4kMerama.ln.H.; 41 44400 16 Oman Marino lama.) I 10,000 ft ) 11 10,000 5 OrlastelOsa(Umdiedl) an 110,0 W 1 Do. New 1 60,000 1 ft Inland Ilteam(L 1 an 11,500' 10 a Sibland Invest. 1 19000 6 Gm (Limited all Shift 10 Panama IL IL Steam L ) all 10,114 ' 5 Do. do. DllO,OOO 52 Teellite. Lend& Min.(l. : NO 39405: se renthsalarn o.steam all WIWI 911 Do. do. New all 191100 10 nhymney Iron 10,000 15 . Do. New lan 16,004 9 nio,LCltylniprov.(L ) I all 0,400 50 itlo Jumbo Gas (14m ) an 14.000 100 'Royal Mali Steam 4O MU* ft Scot Alleles. Invest. (1 1 100 WOO 9) DoelinanTF,orplo(L) 15 10,000 00 A. AhicsAll. &IL (L) 4 L 14,930 IS thAnatranan lead all LISO,OOO' Se benarine Telegraph 10111 1 Do &lip an 1 Consirae.etbialftle! an 1 " .. . 1e t Do. Do IS 104,00 11 Manley In.(L 1 y r/ 91/ Tftrolema (L ) ft 110,0111 1 11 0 1 1 : 14 .8 ef il l 1. 170. of °i . Cts= 1 11 MAO SO On. Marine of Lie tc 4 5 /MOO 16 United Discoon 6 DIAN 1 l United 1. Teleg. Co. all 91,5011 6 I Do. 10 per cent prat. all *Oft SO Cohen. Marine , I Via Dloasses Led M.) Ilft 16= 10 100 Vbxworillippo(llce. ZL all 101500 ft arrant Flamm (Llm.)l 10 Weft ft WeetlndianTatilleft(L ft • 101 171 17.) 15 0 875 915 081 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, Original 44 per cent., 70. Ditto, South Wales, guaranteed 44 per mint., 70. 1 i dt 33 16 6 6as 8 13 - iidt• 4 3 die . 24 _26 IE4 1456 106 108 6 6Me I 6 dls 81 ledis 2 dl. 1 • 133 136 2 5 1 4 214 9 7411 2 IMs *PO , 31 44111 le SI 344 8 10 161 llt 1 1 5 7 si so 4 6 m. I 6 4ps 11 Ofil; 1 1 18 24 di. 2 1 Si 22 19 414 1• 7 lee lo ofaik 11 7 } 414 10 40 61 4141. 71pai 11 21paa 11 2 ells 18 18 dip 141. psi W ii 2 an SS 100. 6 6 SO 6 S .110471 - 14 21 lidls Oh PIZ i el= 4 11 7 1 4 0 11 40 45 U 14 14 15 pa 10 Bdl, 5 1 5 Um i Tar I Sr a 7 SS 38 66 18 I‘l 68 U 86 ai 1 96 100 110 116 7 II 6 Ift 112 84 V 70 I f 31 tidb if 3 po l i OM I li I t- T; r 09 7 0 ff 71 7 6 db I II 9 10 : 4. 123 ltd , • 68 tIO 1 501 $ an 1 , e 6 all all an all I paid), at 4 1 . ; Royal Swediall Railw ,v 1 . 4. paidl, at i, e . ; South Esateni Railway, 41 per cent. conauhdated stock (No. 2of 1859), at 70 per oeot. ; Star and Garter Hotel (la. paid), at V. 12a. Gd. ; Varna Railway (20f. pail), at 21. 1111 a. to N. 7e. 6d. ; Waterloo-bridge Company (1001. paid), at 71. 16a. TV CADA Y EVENING. The applications at the Bank discount office to day were moderate. In the general market there was a fair demand, but chiefly in connection with the Stock Exchange settlement. The rate for good bills remains at 21 per cent. In the Stock Ex change the chief demand had reference to the share and foreign stock settlement. The rate for short loans on English government securities was only per cent. Oesiols, which closed yesterday at 91 to A, both for money and the 9th of May, touched this morning 91A to I, and closed at 90A to A for cash, and 904, "sellers," for the May account. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. left off at 699 to ,";. The official business report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consuls, for money, 91, f, A • ditto, for account, 914, 1, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced , 8 94 , A • New Three per Cents. 89g, ; Bank Stock, 251, 3,1, or div. ; I ndia atZ t e.k, 217 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1091,1, 10 ; ditto Four per Cent., 94 ; ditto Five and-a-Ualf per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 1081; ditto Bonds, 525. prem. The India Five per Cent. Stock was in renewed demand, and advanced, the last transactions re corded being at 110. Exchequer Bills remain at 16s. to 20s. prem. The foreign stock market was firm during the greater part of the day, and prices improved in several cases, but towards the close most of the speculative descriptions were offered, upon the receipt of lower prices from Paris. Chilian Scrip, Ortek, Italian of 1861, Mexican, Spanish Certi ficates, Russian of 1864, and Turkish of 1865 left off Ito iper cent. worse than yesterday. Spanish Passive Bonds were also A lower. On the other hand, some of the Egyptian and Chilian, as well as Italian of 1865, one 1 per cent., and Peruvian of 1866, Russian of 1862, Spanish New Deferred, and ' Turkish of 1854, 1858, and 1862, Bank shares were not much dealt in, but the tone of the marketwas rather firm. British North American improved V. • City, English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered, and Oriental, 10s. ; and Imperial Ottoman, 5.5. . . . London Financial shares showed renewed heavi ness, and fell V. 103. owing to the announcement of a call of 5!. Tran sactions were recorded at 251. discount, with 251. paid. The other financial com panies were quoted about the same as yesterday, in the absence of dealings of importance. Prices closed as follows :—lnternational Financial, ;24 to 4 dis. ; General Credit, 31 to 24 die. •, London Financial. 25 to 24 dia. ; and Credit Foncier of England, 6i to 4 dia. Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference shares were 2s. 61. to os. lower, at 18 to 4 and 44 to 4 respectively, while Telegraph Construction showed no change, at 21 to dis. Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 161 to 4, and National Discount, 74 to 4 prem., showing a rise of se. Very few dealings were reported in miscellaneous shares, but British American Land fell 21., North British and Mercantile Insurance, 11. and Fairbairn Engineering 10s. Colonial government securities were inactive, but New South Wales, 1867 to 1875, rose 4 per cent. In the market for American securities Virginia Six per Cents. rase per cent., and Illinois Cen tral Railway shares I, but Erie declined 4. Prices dosed as follows :-5-20 Bonds, 711 to ; Erie Railway shares, 37/ 2 to 38 ; Illinois Central, 702 to 77f ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, 31 to 32 ; Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 22 to 4. The following were de traffic returns of the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway for the five weeks ending the 21st Feb.:—For week ending 24th Jan., 1867, 2,3441. ; corresponding week in 1866, 2,196/. ; Jan. 31, 186', 2,1771. ; cnF responding week in 1866, 2,9071. ; Feb. 7, 1867, 3,700/. ; corresponding week in 1866, 2,8061. ; Fob. 14, 1867, 2,258!. ; corresponding week in 1806. 2,240/. ; Feb. 21, 1867, 2,409/. ; corresponding week in 1866, 2,354/. The Colonial Company (Limited) have advertised the half-yearly interest on Segue La Grande Rail way Seven per Cent. Bonds, due the Ist May. The annual drawine of 4.8001. of this loan will take place on the 24th inst. M12111.9.-(171I8 DAY.) Oxi o'CLocs. The mining market is quiet to-day, but West Chiverton, Prince of Wales, and Chiverton Moor shares are inquired for. West Seton are quoted 135 to 140 ; Wheal Setae, 974 to 1024 ; Chive's ton Moor, 5 to = ; West Chiverton 714 to 734 ; Wheal Basset, 60 to 65 ; Prince of Wales, 51s. 6d. to 535. 6d. ; Wheal Grenville, 20s. to 225. 6d. ; North Crafty, 4; to I • Great Retallack, to g ; East Russell, 2 to 31 ; Wheal Mary Ann, 13 to 14 ; Clifford, 4i to 51; Great North Downs, 31 to 4 ; and Marke Valley, 41 to 4. The annexed memorandum relates to the Cobre Mining Company :—"With reference to the royal copper mines of Cobre, we learn that the latest advice; are of a satisfactory character, the works on the reduced scale being still carried on, and a fair profit for February having been made, while the produce for March was expected to be equally favourable. The Hampshire had been despatched with a good cargo of 746 tons on the 20th March, and the loading of the next ship, the Gitanilla, was being proceeded with." An extraordinary general meeting of the Chon tales Gold and Silver Mining Company (Limited), is called for the 30th inst., to receive a report from the directors. BUILDING, ENLARGEMENT, AN') REPAIRING or CHI'ItCHDI ANI) CHAFELK.—The Incurponited Society far Promoting the Enlargement, Building, and Repairing of Churches awl Chapels, held its usual monthly meeting on Monday, the Ifith inst., at the Society's House, No. 7. Whitehall. S.W., the Right Rev. the Lord Lisbon. of Lichfield iu the chair. There were :ilso present the Rey. Canon Jennings, Rev. A. Bornulaile, Mr. John Boodle, Mr. George Cowburn. Mr. J. F. France, Mr. E. Hussey, Rev. George Ainslie. M.A., secretary, and the Rev. C. 1.1. Itc id. M.A., ursistiant secretary. Grants of money were made in aid of the following objects:—Building new churches at Howdon•Pans, in the parish of WallsencL Northumberland ; Killingwort.h, in the pariah of Long Benton, near Newcastle-on-Tyne ; and Perry-street. in the parish of Northdeet, near Gravesend ; rebuilding the church at Wendy, near Cambridge; enlarging and restoring the churches at Wanetead (Christ Church), Essex. and Westhamjinett, near Chicheater marranging the seats and restoring the churches at Bletehley, Bucks ; Normairby. near Market Kasen, Lincoln ; Stapleton, near Shrewsbury; and Wrexham, Denbighshire. A grant was also made from the mission and school church fund towards building a mission church in the new district of Dartumet, in the parish of Lydford, Devon. The society's income to the 3lst Match last was less by 1.501 T. Ils. 3d. than in the previous year, though during the twelve month. just ended it expended more in grants by 1,410'. than in the year pre ceding. His grace the president has appointed Friday, the 24th of May, for the annual general court,to be Leld at the Society's House 7, Whiteh a ll &W., at 2 p.m. GEORGE 111.—There is no doubt that the King hail not, as be himself quaintly regrets, " the powers of oratory of a Demosthenes, or the pen of an Addison." There is a striking contrast between the dulness and narrowness, and extreme of commonpLice, in whites be generally expresses himself respecting matters of poli tical interest—the " twaddle." to speak irreverently. to which he treats Lord North—the truism., which one would be temptel to call Joseph Surface like, were it not for the transparent honesty of the writer, respecting the beauties of the British constitution, and the preference due to virtue over vice, with which he is wont to preface the intimation of ',erne ands- Gioia act of autocracy-end the resolute, able, -,,0p d'e if with which he sometimes seizes a merely prac tical question. Obstinate he was to the extreme extent of that quality, obstinate in adherence to what he deemed principles, obstinate in achieving his will for minor pur poses ; hut between these two classes of subjects, there was another on which his good sense overcame his obstinacy. No one seems to have known better than he, at times, when to change his front in face of any enemy, when to seek to obtain by a dank movement what he had missed in a dash. It was not without truth, in this sense, that Lord Grenville observed in one of his private letters bra quoted by Lord Russell) that "George the Third always knew when he must give way. - -Quarfe lk. .c, new wimber. 4076,111 MIKIA M - .... 12e _ Si 8 1-16 8 272 24 42 In 39 i n - U 1 16 19 44 46 1 4 SI B 11 i 16 15 - 1;: ! 7 1 al I I 1 4 . 1 i 1 I id 1 1.1-16 22 1 2 1 I I• = 50 11 2 t 'lf _the 15 1 — Kin 6i 3 1-16 4 7-16 dli