The Express. — London, England, 1867-03-19 00:00:00

Since yesterd may orningREMARKS. pressure has d on st snot, and slightly elsewhere. Temperature ea ha se s altered but little. Thew Inds are chiefly south-easteriy, light In Scotland, fmderate in Ireland. fresh In England. Rain has fallen at Va. knins, oil the south of England , and on the west tot France, where the wind is south-westerly, moderate. The death is announced of Lord Rivers, which took place on Friday last at Torquay. The youthful lord, who had been in delicate health for some years past, was born in April, 1849, and succeeded his father, George Pitt Risers, fourth baron, in April last. He is snooeeded in tie title by his uncle, the Hon. Horace Pitt, who was for merly lieutenant-colonel of the Royal Horse Guards. The first convoy of officers from Mexico reached the Gore de FOuest, St. Jagare station, Paris, in the after. teapot Saturday. The station was literally crowded by the relatives of the expected officers. Among the first re. cognised were Generals Castelnau and Potier. With them was M. Leopold Magnan, son of the late marshal, who won his epaulettes of clef cteetearon by his brilliant conduct a Orizaba. His wife lost her child of a few hours' cholera on the morning of the day when she was compelled to start for Mexico in order to attend upon her wounded husband. Lieutenant Ileeckeren, on two crutches and in a most suffering state, excited much sympathy. His de. fence of a fort against an overwhelming force has made his name conspicuous. Some birds of the martin species were observed at Lanett. near Southampton, on Sunday, the fint of the kind that have been noticed in the neighbourhood thi, year. Them birds retura to this country later than the swallow, and do not ocuniussee nest building until May. THE ROVAL GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND,—Mr. F. B. Chatterton has kindly given the free use of his theatre NI a grand morning performance on Thursday text in aid of the Royal General Theatrical Fund, of which the queen is patroness and the Prince of Wales patron. On this occasion there will be an extraordinary concentration of stage celebrities, who have one and a ll generously vol un t eere d th e i r services. Almost every west end company will furuish a contingent of performers. The play-bill is a piece of dramatic mosaic, composed of selec tions from The Willow Cosae, The Alas of the World , Oars, L'Afrieai o e, Tw e lfth Sight, Blark-Bital Susan, The Streets of Loads, The Long Strike, and Boots at the Swan. Thus, besides the satisfaction of contributing to a most deserving charity, the spectators will have the pleasure of seeing many of the best London actors in some of their most popular characters. Mr. J. H. Tully will act as musical director, and Mr. Edward Stirling a • stage manager. _ _ DEATH IN THE SNOW.—At 4 o'clock yesterday morning a man named John Hammond, in the en. 1. 1, of Messr.. Filo.rr and Mason, ironfounders. of Guildford, was found by the policeman on ditty lying in an ex posed place near the railway station. The policeman at twee obtained the assistance of a brother constable, and at. tempted to convey him to the Railway Arms adjoining, but before they could succeed in doing so the unfortunate man expired. The body was, however, conveyed to the inn, and a medical man was sent for, who almost in s t an tly arrived, but only to pronounce that life was extinct. The night was bitterly cold, and a high east wind prevailed, accompanied by a heavy fall of snow, and it is feared that deceased was exposed to the merciless weather all night. It is said that the body was discovered through the instinct of a dog, who directed the police to the spot. Hammond leaves a widow and two young children, and the body now awaits a coroner's inquest. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. • (IWUTKII..4 TRLEGRANCI FBENCII LEGISLATIVE BODY. PARIS, MARC!! 19. st crtlay evetiin4's sitting of the •' .4 ,‘,. 15..,1y M. Ittnilier, replyingto I. •-. on the subj.et 4.f Itsly, staled that • had informed the Popo that she was • • open negotiations for the distribution , of the Roman debt among all the _..‘,.r,itlients of Europe in order to free li•.li Father from all liability. . :..t I licr aditt it ted that the Roman question !,..• %ct "...Wed, but added that it was placed t !:c solicitude of France. H U NG ARY. PESTII, Mato! 19. .ra.• m,,,;•.ters 1131...8 v.Bl Bengt, Lkscke, Wullers ;' atui sditilZ•r, have arrived in this city. The ‘Ltrihal Prince von Hohenlohe-Schilling r-1 i , tArvkled here in order, it is stated, to • the tavce.sary preparations for the coronation !t, Etaimas.r as King of Hungary. llaynalil will be appointed Archbishop of CROATIA. "piiti-n is becoming more favourable to ~,.vriu between Hungary and Croatia. ITALY. FLORENCE, MARCH 19. Th • NOL: Prussia has scut the insignia of the Eagle to I'rinci Humbert and Prince I lie results 44 the elections are not yet fully PORTUGAL. LISBON, MARCH The Chamber of Deputies have voted the new • cs proposed by the government by WO against THE WAR IN THE BRAZILS. ARRIVAL OF THE GUIENNE. RIO DE JANEIRO, FED. 24. President Mitre has returned to Buenos Ayres w:ch a third of his contingent. LTrquiza is hostile the revolutionists in that state. The Brazilian squadron has passed. Campaity, au.l is exploring the upper affluents of the Parana. Exchange on London, 23. to 23i ; on Paris, 36 t., 405. Coiltie—Good first, 0.500 to 6.700. Total shipment since the departure of the last mad, 75,463 bags, of which 12,875 are for the n..rth of Europe, and 5,120 for the Mediterra bean. Sales, 93,840 bags. Stock, 2,000 bags. BAHIA, FEB. 29. Exchange on London, 231 to 241. Sugar, whites, .71No t o 3.190 rein ; browns, 2.300 to 2.500 rids. (Sutton, 14.300 to 14.500 refs. PERNAMBUCO, MAacti 1. _ _ Exchange on London, 24 to 24i. Sugar, whites, 4._00 to 4.500 ruin ; browns, 2.550 to 2.700 rein. Cotton, 14.2 W. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Esteems dime was at St. Vincent on the Gth of March, and the Royal Mail Company's steamer Shannon, at Pcriuunbuco on the Ist. AMERICA. QuEENSTOWN, MARCH 19. The royal mail steamship Java, from New York in the 6th, arrived here at 7 a.m. to-day with 61 rastengers. She lauded all the Muhl, consisting of 126 sacks and five passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool immediately ; all well. She experienced very bevere easterly gales all the passage. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) 3Ltacif 19, 9 1.11. •ie3. o;v11s, Nairn Alierdreu 29.77 3.1 E. Leith Ardromati aJI. iis :44 E t.M3 36 E. /9.32 40 'LE. Cave 29.55 35 E.S.E. Holyhead YruLum 29.29 9J E. Meat Linen, 29.17 44 S.S.W. Em Retort 29.2950 Z. 11)m.,lith te24 36 E.S.E. Weymouth 21x.3135 N.H. Portemouth 8132 35 E.S.K. Ledon t)4. 34 K Yarmouth 29.6136 2..6 34 K Shields 29 Gs 36 B.E. Heider I SILL 8.1. E.S.E. Ina; Istroota. yes. B. T. l • , w. Ito W . 714 to , jl2 P. D. 9. E.S. X B.W. 8. S.W. 18.8. 18 X X. EB.E. B.L B.E ro O 43' _ !L me I 1 me 7 e 0.06 0 re CU 6 co 0.30 4 to 2 or 0.14 4 mr 0.13 4 Q 0.04 so 0.12 - o - co • 7 LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSE& (Before the Judge Ordinary.) HANCOCK r. TEM. His lordahip delivered a long and important judgment in this case this morning, and it will be remembered as a suit by the guardian of Mrs. Peaty to dissolve her mar riage with Mr. Penity, a clerk in the Rank of England, on the ground that she was insane at the time of the mar riage. His lonlship said after the evidence which had been adduced there could be no doubt that the lady was suffering front insane delusions at the time of marriage, but he did not believe that the husband was aware of the fact, and therefore he had been hardly treated by the lady's family, who allowed him to marry a young lady who was not of sound mind. Before the court would pronounce a decree for the disso lution of the marriage it must be satisfied that the lady Wait at present insane, and therefore until that question was 'waled one way or the other the matter would bo further adjourned. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Conunissioner Winslow.) IN RE D. E. HEM& This was an adjourned hitting for e%amination and dis charge. The Faulk nipt described himself as of 43, Ludgate hill, general dealer. The premises where he carried on huhini ss have since been occupied by persons who kept a mock auction, and who, it may he remembered, were recently prosecuted, but were acquitt,il upon technical grounds. The bankrupt's debts are 516/. ; assets of trilling amount. Mr. Bagley opposed for the assignees. The bankrupt had renilen:il cash and goods accounts, from which it appeared that while his purchases had exceeded 1,400 f., his returns were only about 7W., and a Nigher sum of money loud not been accounted for. Mr. Reed, for the bankrupt, stated that the large less was refentlile to the system of forced sales which had been resorted to, and which was excusable on the part of a foreigner, ignorant of the practices of the English market. Ultimately an adjournment was ordered for amended accounts. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) THE BRUTALITY OF A FATHER TA HIFI RON. William Foot, aged a tall man with white hair, was placed at the bar charged with gross brutality to his son, William Foot, by heating him and Alumnie him with a hot poker upon the chest, neck, and fac e , and kicking him acriwii the eye with his boot. This was really 14 sad awe, and caused a thrilling venaa tion in court. William Foot, a diminitive boy, whose bead scarcely reached the top of the witness-box, said he was nearly 12 years of age. The prisoner was his father. On Wednes day night he came home, and swore at him because the kettle was not boiling. lie beat him, and kicked him, and he was so afraid of him that be got under the bed stead out of his way. The prisoner said to him, "You little vagabond, I will pay you for the old and the new tricks." Ills father put the poker into the fire. After waiting sonic time for the poker to be heated, ho struck at him under the bed, and burned him on the the-.t, on his neck, and on his arms. (Sensation.) At the time this occurred he had no jacket on. The Assistaht-Judge—Did he do anything more to you? The witness—On the Saturday following when I got up the burns hurt me so much that I could not bold my head up, and bent it on my chest. My father then said, " Stand up you little —," and kicked nie over the eye, causing this place (the witness put his hand to his fore head). The Assistant-Judge—Have you got any brothers and sisters? Witness—One brother and one sister. I have got no mother • she is a second mother and uses me very kindly. My father was sober when he did this. When he burnt me he had just come home to have his tea, and because the water was not boiling he burnt me. The Assistant-Judge (to the prisoner)—Have you any thing to say for yourself The prisoner said he was very sorry for what he bad done. He was in ap...ssion at the time. The AsaistantJudie—Has he ever charged you with doing anything wrong ? The witness—Yes, sir ; he charged me with taking a sixpence. I did take it off the table to buy some bread, but when I sat down to tie my shoestring I loot it. My stepmother was at work when this occurred ; and when she is at home she gives me bread when my father would not. The Assistant-Judge—ls the surgeon hers Mr. William Francis Fuller, M.It.C.S., and surgeon to St. Marylebone Workhouse, was sworn—He described the injuries the little boy bad received. He had a large wound over the right temple as though it had been a kick. There were burns round the corners of the mouth as though something hot like a poker bad been thrust into his mouth. (Sensation.) The instrument was not red hot, but must have caused a deal of pain at the time. There were several burns in the neck, chest, sod arms, caused by blows or the application of some hot instrument. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. The Assistant-Judge said he was at a loss to understand how a man could treat his own flesh and blood in such a way as the prisoner bad done, the only provocation or aggravation being that of his not fading the water boiling when he came home. It was astonishing to see such an extent of brutality practised. The court had very great doubts whether they ought not to send thesoner away to penal servitude. A person who would injure his own son as he had done was a dis grace . Should the prisoner, when his imprisonment had expired, be guilty of any act of cruelty to his son, he would be brought before the court and severely dealt with. The sentence of the court was that he he imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 1$ calendar months. The Assistant-Judge—By whore was this prosecution instituted ? Mr. Tubbe, assistant overseer, said the matter was taken up by the parish authorities of St. Marylebone, and pro secuted by them. Mr. Mansfield, the magistrate who sent the case for trial, had received numerous letters from humane people offering pecuniary assistance. Amongst those, the Marquis of Towimbend and Mr. Drummond, the banker, had volunteered to permanently provide for the boy. The Assistant-Judge said it was very creditable to all the parties, particularly the ,parish authorities, for taking the matter up. The matter then ended, and the prisoner was taken to the cells below, looking very much astonished at the result of the case. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) ROW•STREET. PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE RAKERA ACT. Mr. Mewl, baker, of 25, St. Andrew's-street, Seven Dials, appeared to a summons, charging bum, under the act Gth and 7th William I V. , c. sec. 14, known as the " Bakers Act," with delivering baking' after half-past one o'clock on Sunday, March 10th inst. Mr. Abrams appeared for the prosecution on behalf of the Arnalgamtited Journeymen 'bikers, and stated that the defendant had been in the habit for some time past of sending out bakings considerably after the legal hour much to the injury of other bakers in the neighbourhood, win., by complying with the law lost the custom of thoee who preferred getting their dinners at a later hour. Mr. Abrams pointed out that the magistrate had power to in flict a penalty of 10s. for the first offence, 20.. for the second, and 40a. for the third, to be enforced by distress, or, if there were not sufficient goods to distrain on, by imprisonment. Two journeymen bakers, named Timbler and Diamond, proved that on the 10th inst. they watched the defendant's shop, and saw more than a dozen bakings serval out. To make sure they asked leave of several of the customers to raise the corners in order to see what they had there. In one case it was a leg of pork, and in another a loin of pork. The defendant pleaded guilty, and Mr. Vaughan fined him 10s., this being the first offence, observing that if it were repeated be would impose the increased penalty. The fine was paid. WANDSWORTH. POLICE VISITS AT BEERMHOPR. Mr. Thomas Magg, a beershop keeper in Spring-place, South Lambeth, was summoned for refusing to admit In r Abrook, of the W division, into his house, on Sun ;line 7e7e in nslll l : e ariTd t he ini mtde it a practice never to open his house on a Sunday morning to any person. The inspector stated that he first oommenced knocking at the door at a quarter to 12 o'clock on the morning in question. He went to visit the house as he was informed that business was carried on at the back, and that persons were allowed to pass through adjoining shops to be served. He continued knocking at intervals until 2.5 minutes to 1 o'clock. During that tune a L iowd o f 100 persons h a t collected outside the hot"... 'Witness heard some person come to the door, but it was not opened. He also heard some person cleaning the bar while he was knocking at the door. . . In reply to the magistrate the witness maid he called " Police," and other persons called " police." He a/ so said that there was a great noise outside the house. He was in uniform, and also a sergeant who was with him. The defendant, in answer to the complaint, said he heard persons knocking at the door, but he did not open it, as he had determined not to do any business at all on a Sunday morning. The inspector begged to say that his men had visited the bonne on former occasions, and had been admitted. come up to the door. Ile told him that he would not ob. tain auy admission as the defendant never opened his door to any person. Mr. Ingham raid the defendant was bound at all reason able times to admit the pollee, but he would be quite jus tified in refusing any . person who was in plain clothes. Thu act was passed to gave the police facilities to visit such houses ; otherwise a huge trade might be carried on. lie then tool the defendant N. tid. and N. costs. The defendant said he never knew before that he was bound to admit the polite. He thought it was very hard that ho should be fined when ho haul never drawn a glass of ale for any person. The defendant called Mr. Hedger, who keeps s shop near to his own, and he stated that he saw the inspector THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1867. THE GOVERNMENT REFORM BILL. The second reading of the government Reform Bill is fixed for Monday next. Notices of amendments have already been placed on the order book. Mr. Buxton leads off with an amendment. that "in any redistribution of seats the second seat should be taken from all boroughs with two members the pepul►tion of which, by the census of 1431, was below 10,000; and that the seats thus taken, together with those obtained by the disfranchisement of any exist• ing boroughs, should, after providing one seat apiece fo r the proposed thirteen new constituencies, be allotted a s third seats to the largest boroughs and counties now having two members ; and that in these, and also in the eight constituencies now represented by three members, every elector should be at liberty to distribute or accumulate his votes, at his own discretion." Mr. Pease will move, " That the municipal borough of Hartlepool, the township of Hart, the township of Throe ton, and the parish of Stranton shall constitute the borough of the Hartlepools. That one member be given to the borough of Stockton, and that the said parliamentary borough do consist of the municipal borough of Stockton upon-Tees, the parish of Norton, and the parish of Tharaaby." MAURITIUS LAND CREDIT AND AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.) - An extraordinary general meeting of the pro prietors was held at noon, at the company's offices, 2a, Fenchurch-street, General BURN in the chair, for the declaration of an interim dividend. The statement of accounts, which had been previously published, hav;ng been taken as read, The ettmaifax observed that it showed a sound and healthy state of affairs. The company passed through the last half-year without a single loss, and the board were now enabled to recommend a dividend of 10 per cent. per annum. The available balance would admit of a dividend of 15 per cent., but there was still a large debt to be paid off before more than 10 per cent. could be divided. On the motion of the Citarair.tx, seoonded by Mr. Lrefr, a dividend at the rate o f 10 p er cent. per annum March inst declared, ant. payable, free of income tax, on th e 25th of The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and his colleagues. MERCHANT BANKING COMPANY OF LONDON (LIMITED).—( THIS DAY.) The fourth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders was held at 1 o'clock at the London Tavern, Mr. I{naxtsov WArsos in the chair. The report, after expressing the regret of the directors at some losses, said the gross profits amounted to 69,709/. lie. 7d., and the net balance to 57,465/. Ise. 10d., which the directors recommended to be appropriated as follows: —Preliminary expenses—in extinction of that account, 1,000/. ; reserved as provision for bad and doubtful debta, 35,000/. ; interim dividend to June 30, 7,500/ 4 dividen d now recommended, 7,7661. Is. Cal., being at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, together 15,280/. la. lid. ; reserve fund—increasing that account to 20,0004, 2,0001. ; balance carried forward, 4,139/. 17s. 4d. ; total, 57,405 r. Isa. 10d. The directors regretted that in the absence of any legisla tion and having due regard to the interest. of the bank, they found it impossible for the present to reduce the liability on the shares. It may be added that a dividend of 12s. Gal. per share on the first issue and Is. 21. on the second issue would be payable on the 23rd instant. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the meeting on the position of the bank. The general business of the company continued to increase, the credit of the company was unimpaired, and the loves were amply provided for out of the year's earnings, without in any way interfering wish the reserve fund. The amount of profits had progressed steadily, being at the rate of 8 per cent. from the commencement, and they were 4ustified in looking forward to a prosperous future. The directors were enabled to postpone the pay ment of the call of 5/. per share till the Ist of July next. The report was adopted, and a dividend in accordance with it was declared. On reading the order of the day for going into committee on the Teats Abolition (Oxford) Bill, Mr. Faw cett will move, " That it be an instruction to the commit tee that they have power to extend the provisions of the bill to the University of Cambridge." Mr. Dfonsell proposes to move on the let of April a bill to amend the law which regulates the burials of persons in Ireland not belonging to the established church. On Friday Sir Morton Peto will move " that a select committee be appointed to inquire into the means adopted by the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company for raising the share capita and exercising their borrowing powers under the various acts of parliament authorising the construction of the main line and its extensions and branches." The Emperor and Empress of the French on Saturday afternoon visited the Trocadero, where a number of mines were to be blasted to remove various large masses of rock and esr..h. The workmen had erected a triumphal arch, and the whole of the ground was ornamented with flags. Baron Hausmann, Prefect of the Seine, and several members of the muni cipal council, received their Majesties at the en trance of a tent erected for the occasion. The workmen then filed off before the entrance. Afterwards took place the firing of not less than 1,800 mines, all of which went off without accident. On leav , ug, the Emperor left 2,000 fr for the workmen. Their Majesties in the evening went to the Gyinna-e Theatre to 'Siting"' the first repre sentation of Les !dies tie Madame Astray, by M. Alex andre Dumas, jun. . - DEATH OF Ma. E. T. WAY. —We regret to hoar of the death of this gentleman, the well-known station master on the South Eastern Railway, at Dover. Mr. Way, who had been suffering for some time, was in his nOth year. His great attention to the duties of his poet, and his unvarying courtesy, had made him a favourite with the groups of distinguished personages who are successively passing to and from the continent, and their appreciation of his qualities was recognised on several occasions by valuable souvenirs. By the nu merous employes of the line, and all, in fact, with whom his duties brought him into contact, Mr. Way was equally popular, and his death is deeply lamented at Dover, where he was so well known. DEATH OE MR. W. J. FFENNELL.— This gentle man, one of the salmon fishery inspectors, and long and favourably known in all the three kingdoms in connexion with fishery questions, died in London last week after • short illness. He wu a man of great natural powers, quick, sagacious, and abounding in humour of the Irish typs. Mr. Ffennell, besides being an Irishman, was originally a member of the Society of Friends, and the mixture of his national and his ecclesiastical characteristics was sometimes rather striking. Few men knew more or did more regarding salmon natural history and legislation than Mr. Ffennell ; and all that ever co-operated with him have to mourn a skilful and energetic fellow-labourer, pleasant companion, and a warm-hearted friend.— Sortsinea. ORDINATION IN CHESTER CATHEDRAL, SUNDAY, MARCH 17.—Deaoons—Edward Alfred Brown, M.A., Caine College, Cambridge, licensed to Bebington ; Charles lCarey de Jamey, Queen s College, Birmingham, licensed to Trinity Church, Southport ; John Denby Harrison, Queen's College, Birmingham, licensed to St. John's, Tox ' teth-park ; Edmund Vincent Pigott, 8.A., Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. licensed to Malpas, Higher Mediety ; Frederic William Willis,B.A., Corpus Christi College, Oxford, licensed to Alderley ; Thomas Worthington, St. Aidan's College, licensed to Newchurch. By Letter Di missory from the Bishop of Lichfield : Henry Collins, St. Aidan's College; Arthur Henry Crwys, Lichfield Theo. Coll. ; Charles Ganilen, 8.A., Wadhani College, Oxford ; Charles Omborae Gordon, 8.A., Exeter College. Oxford, ; Joseph Wm. Hodgson, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge ; Arthur Warcup Malin, St. Aidan's College ; Arthur Rich ardson Mewrant, St. Aidan's College; Wm. Alexander Osborne, Brasenose College, Oxford ; Thos. Pym William son, 8.A., Jesus College, Cambridge. By Letters Dimis sory from the Bishop of Sodor and Man : Alexander Mel bourne Donaldson, literate ; Albert Meeres, literate. Priests—By Letters Dimissory from the Bishop of Lich field : Arthur Frederic Martindale, literate. By Letters Dimissory from the Bishop of Sudo,. and Man : George Paton, literate. In the morning service the Gospel was read by the Rev. E. A. Brown, newly ordained deacon. A man named Willis, who was in charge of a cart in Levenshulme, was tabbed in the neck on Fridsy night by an Irishman n a med M a carthy, who, it is alleged, is a Fenian. Willis was taken to the 51 mchester Infir mary, and was visited by a magistrate on tiatunlay for the purpose of taking his deposition, but he was too ill to be disturbed, and he died on Sunday morning. Macarthy, who is in custody, will be taken before the magistrates to day, on a charge of wilful murder. SNOW STATIATIPL—A Detroit paper g ives the following statistics of a recent snow storm in t • United States. The storm extended over a district 1,500 miles long and 300 miles wide, and the average depth of the snow was 1 foot. It estimates the weight at 5 tons to the acre, or 3,200 to to the square mile, or a grand total of 1,410,000,000 tons of snow which is 10 times the weight of all the wheat grown in Hie United States since the discovery of America, and this weight of snow, says the paper, fell in one storm, one vast cloud, and wi thin a period of four days only. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Oitz o'Cwoi. In the Stock Exchange to-day Consols are. tiered, and have declined per cent., owing to the very unsatisfactory nature of the ministerial proposals for a settlement of the reform question, combined with the unpropitious weather. The New Three per Cents. and Three per Cents. Reduced, how ever, are maintained at the closing prices of yesterday, these securities being rela tively cheaper than Consols, in addition to which support is deived from the continued purchases on account of tho sinking fund. The amount taken by the government broker to-day is 34,0001. New Three per Cents., at 8911 . , ex div. The railway market opened firmly, but has since re ceded upon a renewal of speculative sales. The transactions in the other departments are unim portant, and prices exhibit no variation worthy of notice. The discount market is quiet today, with a good supply of money and few bills offering. The general rate is 21 to 21 per cent. Short loans on English government securities are obtainable in the Stock Exchange at 2 per cent. _ . _ . Consols are now quoted Ng to 91 for money, and 91 to i for the 10th of April, and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Celits., 89i to i, ex div. Foreign stocks are inactive, but there is a slight demand for Turkish of 1865 and Greek, which have risen / per cent. Spanish Passive, how ever, have declined 1. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 301, to ; Greek, 151 to 16 ; Spanish Passive, 211 to 221 ; ditto Certificates, 141 to 4 , ; Italian of 1861, 534 to / ; Mexican, 171 to / ; Rus sian Scrip, 2/ to j prem.; Chilian Scrip, 2 to 1/ dis. ; and Danubian Scrip, 1/ to 1 dis. American securities are steady. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 741 to 1 ; Erie Railway shares, 39 to 401 ; and Illinois Central, 78 to /. Anglo-American Telegraph shares are called 1Z to 16, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 31 to 1, showing no change. International Financial shares are quoted 21 to 1 dis. ; London Financial, 18/ to 171 dia. ; General Credit, 3 to 2/ dis. ; Credit Foncier, 61 to 61 dis. ; National Discount, 71 to 81 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 15. to 16. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have appointed Friday, the 22nd of March, a settling day in the obligations of the Dutch Indian Rail way Comp-ny, which are to be marked in the The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of 584/. 19e. on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador. The following relates to the Venezuelan Six per Cent. Loan o: 1864 : The General Credit and Discount Company(Limited)are in receipt of advice from their agents, Messrs. IL L. Boulton and Co., dated La Guaira, February 25, of duties collected and remitted on account of the above loan, as follows:—Per statement No 7, from Puerto Cabello, 5,701.03 dole.; ditto No. t from Puerto Cabello, 6,959.06 dole.; ditto No. 10, from La Guaira, 9,9234.24 dole.; ditto No. 11, from La Guaira, 3,613.63 dole.; ditto No. 12, from La Guaira, 4,524.61 doles—total 30,722,59 dols. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. The Douro, from the West Indies, has brought 170,0001. in specie (104,0001. silver and 06,0001. gold), and the Mississippi, from New York, 96,0001. _ _ _ Advice's from Leeds announce the failure of Messrs. Wilkinson and Co., flax spinners, of H.mslet, an old-established and respectable tinn. The liabilities are not stated, but are understood tube rather large, although they have diminished during the last year or two. The liquidation, it is thought, will result in the payment to the creditors of about 15s. in the pound. The difficulties of the house have chiefly arisen from their connexion with the Leeds Banking Company, in which one of the partners was a large shareholder. . _ It appears that no applications were sent in for tl-e 50,0001. of Durban Corporation (Natal) Eight per Cent. Debentures, and that the question of re arranging the loan, and of advertising the minimum, is now under the consideration of thu board of the London and South African Bank. The Board of Trade returns for the month of January have been at last issued. The following shows the declared value of the exports o: British and Irish proddes and manufactures for the month of January in the last three years : January, 1865 210.489,339 „ 1866 14,354,748 1867 12,786,842 The returns of a single month do not afford much material for trustworthy comparison. It will be seen that the month's exports were less by 1,567,9064 than in January last year, but more by 2,297,503/. than in January, 1865. Similar varis - tions extend through most of the principal articles of export. Thus the figures as regards cotton piece goods for the month are as under : January, 1866 13,625,592 „ 1866 4,224:09 1067 3,996,191 And as regards woollen and worsted manufac tures : January, yrol El 153 :113 „ • 1866 4015,450 „ 1887 1,686,511 Another large item is linens, the manufactures of which were shipped as follows during the month —viz. : January, 1/46.5 1881; 1867 _ _ _ Er k 7,866 983,306 670,ZA12 The present series of tables are perhaps chiefly interesting because they give the computed value of the principal imports for the whole of the past year. The subjoined large figures are pre , vented, viz. : Whole year, 1804 £226,161,840 IS 1865 91 , 1860 The enlarged scale of expenditure in foreign commodities denoted by these figures, however, applied chiefly to the first six months of the year, in nearly every one of which the imports were largely in excess of those for the corresponding month of 1865. On the other hand, it is a remark able fact that in each of the last six months the receipts of foreign produce represented a less value than in the corresponding month of the previous year, and in the month of December—the latest date to which these returns of values extend—the total was less by eleven and three-quarters millions than in Dec., 1865. It is easy to perceiN e that the economy which was forced upon us by the panic, and its attendant prostration, contributed mate rially to the turn in the foreign exchanges, and to the great accumulation of gold in this country, which has been going on for some months past. It transpired in connexion with the proceed ings of the committee of the Defence Association in the matter of 0 verend , Gurney, and Co. (Limited), that a bill in Chancery has been filetl against Messrs. H. F. Barclay, S. G. Buxton, H. G. Gor don, and W. Rennie, as also against the executors of the late Mr. T. A. Gibb, at the instance of the committee, to establish the right of their consti tuents to recover the whole of the money which they have already paid, or may ultimately lose, through the misrepresentations to which the five gentlemen in question are alleged to have been parties. The active partners in the old firm of Overend, Gurney, and Co. are also defenda:its. The Londoi., Brighton, and South Coast Rail way traffic return shows this week a decrease of 4091. compared with the corresponding week of last year ; and the South Eastern a decrease of 1701. The annual meeting of shareholders in the Oriental Bank Corporation is called for the 18th of April. The Master of the Rolls has appointed Mr. John Walker Ford, accountant, of Walbrook, to be official liquidator of the Stowe Iron Ore Company (Limited). Creditors are required to send the twir -1 ticulars of their claims to the liquidator by the LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE (st raaaa►ra.) WARWICK MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) TRIAL STAJCIO3. One mile. Sacebarometer, Uneaa, and Volunteer are here. STAND HANDICAP. One mile. Under-the-Cloud, Salamanca, Mouehoir, and Feodor are here. WILLOUGHBY HANDICAP. One mile. Beadle, Buckfuot, Steckinger, lndigeatiun, Plover, Brick, Nukuheva, and Black Prince are here. SWEEPSTAKES OF 23 SOB'S. Three furlongs. Lady Barbara, Eau do Vie, Africaine, and Wino of a Dove are here. HANDICAP PLATE. Five furlongs. Volunteer, Clphwi, Blackbird, Causal, Adiunanthea, Chibisa, and Mouchuir are here. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Two miles. Shidopeare, Fortunatus, Pearl Diver, flea King, King Arthur, Nukuhevs, Forester, and Watchbox. FARMERS' PLATE. Two miles. Lady .Sandford, Surveyor, Dlalceshift, Maid of the Mill, Annie Lisle, Conscript, mid Imogene are here. ARRIVED.—SIyfox, Huntsman, Regalia, Clatford, Fund, Knave of Trumps, Violent, and Variation. GARIBALDI AT LEGNAGO.—A journal of Legnano cites a curious scene of which Garibaldi has been the hero in that town. He was called out several times by an im mense crowd, and in reply to repeated cries of " Long live Garibaldi, Son of God !" he said—" You give me a name which would serve the priests to calumniate me. The title of Son of God does not suit me. lam the eon of the people, ready to match up a sword or a gun. No other title suits me. (Applause.) I am not of the religion of the Pope. ( Voices : " Nor arc we.") The priests condemn eight tenths of the hum in family to helL I am not with the priests. I am with the gospel of God, which loves all men.' _ - . The itaiirt of Naples has received from Castro_ Retie-Barcelona a despatch announcing that the Bishop of Lipari excommunicated the electors who last week voted for 31. Setteuibrini against Baron il'Ondea Reggio. TIIE CABINET AND THE REFORM BlLL—Not lealistantling the apparent solidarity of the cabinet, con segment upon the expulsion of the three obstructive., we have reason to believe that its m e mb ers are not frater nally agreed upon the most novel and most objectionable part of their plan, viz., the sch eme f or dual voting. Lord Derby is said to be personally opposed to it. We shall not be surprised at witnessing further transformations.—Man. thrum EXtthliner. RE-ManitianEs.—The Registrar-General has ad dressed a letter to the Rev. J. Carne, vicar of 3ferther, Cornwall, requesting that its contents be made public in order to remove mischievous and erroneous impressions concerning the marriage law. It appear s th a t four per sons, who were married at the register-otee at Truro in 1862 were persuaded, in order to have all doubt removed as to the legality of their contracts, to be re-married in Jlerther Church on Christmas-day last, by the vicar of the parish. The ceremony was accordingly gone through, and the matter was brought before the notice of the Truro Board of Guardians a week ago, when payment for the certified copied of the second marriages was objected to. The Registrar• General was, in consequence, communicated with, and he 111111 written to the vicar requesting him to lose no time in making it distinctly understood that the reading of the marriage service in the church on Christ mas-day was altogether unnecessary, and that the only legal entries of the marriages in question are in the regis ter of the registrar who married the parties at Truro ; the vicar is referred to the Act 19 and 20 Victoria, cap. 119, which expressly declares that the reading over the mar riage service in one of the churches of the establishment does not supersede or invalidate prior marriage in the re gister-office. .. — MELANCHOLY CASE OF SUICIDE AT HASTINGS.— Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Saturday morning last Mrs. Barton, an aged and well-known resident, com mitted suicide by hanging himself at East Beach-street. It appears that the servant of the deceased, who had been with her during the morning, was absent from the house for a short time, and during that time the deceased went upstairs to her bedroom, and there committed the rash act. When the servant returned she found the door locked. One of the eons of deceased was called in, and upon the door being broken open the poor old lady was found suspended from a water-pipe at the upper part of the wall, by a piece of cord which was fastened around her neck. Life was then extinct. The melancholy event created much painful excitement in the neighbourhood.— Bus,ex Adrerhaer._ SeIIoLASTIG REGISTRATION ASSOCIATION.—The Rev. William Haig•Brown, LLD. head master of Char terhouse, has been elected president of this association. which will be made the basis of a periodical educational congress. i'ELLovr FEvea.—During the last twenty-seven years 1,524 persons have died from yellow fever in the island of St. Thomas, in the West Indies ; 2,435 from cholera, 3 5 from small-pox, and 12,193 from other dis eases. Cholera first made its appearance in the island in 18,13. It chiefly rages amongst the black and coloured population. The resident population of the island is 12.500, and the floating population who touch at the island annually is 30,000. 20 of the largest steamers in the world often enter the harbour of St. Thomas in one I day. The average number of ships which visit St. Thomas's in the course of the year is 2,184, the tonnage of which is 451,600. THE CANARY TRADE.—The German steamers which touch at Southampton import into New York an nually about 20,000 canaries, valued at 80,000 dollars. They are bred by the poor miners in the Hartz Mountains. About 30 per cent, die on the voyage. They are impel ted in the winter, as they lose their voice and plumage in warm weather, and would not be saleable. At a canary store in New York 2,000 of these feathered musicians may be seen and beard. Many of these are prima donnas, and very valuable. They sing from dawn until dark. (~ABRAOE VOTES AT TOTNES.—As the subject of electoral qualifications is at the present moment an im portant one, and as parliamenta7 agents and their familiars must even now have begun to speculate on the practical working of the a sensed tax franchise of If. annual payment, it may be as well to point out how such a process as the creation of votes has been carried on at Totnes even under the difficulties of the present law. The power of creating votes was largely increased in this borough by the quantity of meadow land brought within its limits by the Reform Act. Sheds of a better and more expensive character than had hitherto existed were erected on the ,lifferent fields, and a manu factured 10/. qualification for " buildings with land" was thus obtained. In 1863 a new method of manufacturing votes on altogether fictitious occupations sprang up. The account of this, as given by the commissioners, is so interesting, the process at once so simple and so ingenious, that we cannot refrain from quoting the description in full. It must be premised, in justice to the neighbouring borough of Ashburton, that the ex pedient was first adopted there, and, having been found to answer, was quickly transferred to Totnes. "It can not be better illustrated," says the report, "than by the following example:--Six persons of Wend politics living at Dartmouth, had their names placed on the rate-book of the parish of Berry, as the occupiers of some fields rented and occupied by the landlady of the Seymour Hotel. A resident in Totnes, the liberal registration. agent, was named manager, and prepared from time to time an account, in which were set out the earnings from the fields by the depaaturing of cattle, horses, &c., thereon. As a matter of fact, all the cattle and horses were the property of the landlady, and the six voters never even went there themselves or placed any animals of their own on the land. On the annual settlement of the accounts • dinner was given ; after which dinner some one of the party was accustomed to go and cut a cabbage rowing in a piece of garden which forms a portion of the property, as an assertion of the joint occupation of the six voters. This system of manufacturing votes was tried by both parties, and by both parties successfully, until the over-anxiety of the Conservative party to fabri cate votes in the end led to their own discomfiture. A company was formed the object of which was to induce the surrounding clergy of Conservative politics to allow themselves to be made voters in the way above-mentioned; but, as they did not substan tiate on oath the qualification set up on their behalf, their names were struck off the list by the Revising Bar rister." Thus it will be seen what devices will be imagined and what difficulties encountered in • small borough with parties somewhat equally divided in order to gam the victory, or at least to encourage rich can didates to • contest. How much was habitually spent by the candidates themselves of late years we can hardly tell, but a Mr. John Yabbicom who has been for nia.rly thirty years connected with banks at Totnes, told the commission that for the last fourteen years ke had, in opposition to his ordinary practice, purposely omitted to take the numbers of notes paid out of or into his bank at the time of an election, in order to prevent the notes being traced, should it turn out that they had been used for the purpose of bribery.—Times. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALIDONIAN-ROAD, Iscritorow.—Number of patients for the week ending March 16, 1,006, of which 189 were new cases. loth ( , 1 April, the 25th having been appointed for adjudicating upon them. MONDAY lerryiv Console, which closed on Saturday at 914 to - for the 10th April, opened and closed to-day at the same quotation, and at 91 to for money. The Three per Cents. Reduoed and New Three per Cents. closed the same as on Saturday, at 894 ex div. The official business report is as follows : Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91, b ; ditto, for account, 911, Three per Center. Reduced, 4, ex div. ; New Three per Cents., 894, *, ex div. ; ditto Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 96* ; Bank Stock, shut ; India Bonds, 425. prem. Indian Government securities were very quiet. The March Exchequer Bills were firm at 14s. to 18s. prem. In the foreign stock market Turkish securities were flat, upon the statements that Aastria, France, and Ramie have agreed to simultaneously recom mend the Porte to cede Candia to Greece ; and that " the deniands of the Viceroy of Egypt have met with a favourable reception from the Sultan, who does not consider them as infringing upon his so Jere'gn rights." The Bonds of 1858 declined * per cent., and those of 1865, 4. Russian were I lower, and Italian of 1861, r ; but Spanish Pan site rose 4. tither descriptions were quiet, with little business. Very few bargain, were reported in bank shares, and the only variation was a decline of 10s. in Alliance and London and South African. Financial shares showed no alteration, with the exception of an advance d 2s. 6d. in Credit Foamier. Prices closed as follows :—lnternatioed Maenad. 2 9-16 to 7-10 dia.; General Credit, 3 to 2; dim. ; London Financial, 18% to 17% dia.; and Credit Fon der of England, 61 to Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference shares were in good demand, and rise las., dosing_ at 151 to 16, and 3 7-16 to 9-16, respectively. Telegraph Construction were ss. higher, at 14 to 01 dis. Hudson's Bay shares closed at 151 to 16k, being 2s. 6d. better; National Discount, at 71 ,to 81 prem. ; and General Ottoman, at par to 1 prem. Rio Gas shares were inquired for, and rose 10s. Berlin Waterworks and Home and Colonial Assu rance were fat. better, while Fore-street Warehouse declined 2a. 6d. Colonial government securities were quiet, but Mauritius (11195) rose 1 per cent. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Ors o'CLooz. There is not much business in the mining miir ket to-day, but prices are steady. Great Vor, Chiverton Moor, Caldbeck Fells, Great North Laxey, and North Crofty shares are in demand. S. me of the prelent prices are as follows :—Great Vor, 20 to 21 ; Chiverton M. 8$ to ; North Crotty, bi to ; Caldbeck Fells, 12s. 6d. to 155.; Great North Laxey, to ; Prosper United, aft to ; North Treakerbv, 24 to ; Wheal Greville, 14 to ; Prince of Wales, 51s. to 535.; and West Drakewalls, Bs. to 10s. We have received the following memorandum front the Choutales Gold and Silver Mining Com pany (Limited): The directors have received, per Douro, 271 oats. of gold- The water power is at present low. Efficient machinery is expected to he in running order by the next wet seams. Tie revolution is entirely suppressed, and as many natives as required have returned to the mules. The works are pr.-Tessing favourably, and the general prospects aro RAILWAY&-(THIS DAY.) Oirs o'CLoot. The railway market is flat, and prices have given way. South Eastern stock shows chief de pression, and has declined „ 5 per cent. Lancashire and Yorkshire has receded #, and most of the other leading lines to 1. The amount of blueness is limited. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 120} to 4 ex div.; Great Western, 391 to 40 ; London and N orth Western, 116; to g, ex div. ' • Midland. 114 to it, ex div. and n. ; Lanceshim and Yorkshire, 124/ to 125, ex div. ; Caledonian ' 112 to 113 ; South Eastern, G6l to 1, ex div. ; Great Eastern, 271 to / ; Great Isorthern, 115} to 114 ; ex div. ; ditto A, 1211 to 122, ex div.; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 171; and North British, 311 to 321. Foreign and colonial railway shares are quiet, at the clueing prices of yester d ay. (For to-klare Mare Lab S.. pip 4.] COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (BY lILLZGRAPH.) (nom (Kis ovag ocutzakormarr.) Carrox.—The market °walnut-a very strong. Sakv about 8,000 or 10,000 bales. COM—The market well attended. Wheat in good demand, at extreme rates. Flour firm, at late rates. Beans and barley unaltered. Oats a shade dearer. Oatmeal lA. per load higher ; demand smalL Indian corn C.I. per yr. dearer ; demand good ; mixed, 41s. 6d. MINCING-LANE.-(TylfipAy.) Sri:AL—The market has opened quietly, but steadily, the demand being chiefly for brown qualities ; claye y Manilla .old at 29a. fkl. to 30s. ; unclayed, Refined, quiet at previous prices. CorreL.—The market is firm, bat as there is little of desirable quality offering, not much business has been transacted. I'LL—The public sales of 18,000 packages are progressing quietly without change in value. Rice.-1,000 bags of Rangoon sold at I Is. 10, , l. to 12s. ARROWROOT. —A parcel of s t. Vincent in tins sold at 40. Pe-rm.-200 bags of Penang sold ; common, Vd. ; fair, - 3d _ fialmrsnts.—No sales reported. Corrox.—The demand continues very active, chi. fly for parcels to sr.ive, at a further advance of Ad. to 1.1. per lb. JUTZ.—No sales of importance to report. TALLOW MARKET.—{THIS DAY.) . . The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted, 4Es. U. Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 4 1 s. ; March, 435. N . to 445. ; October to December, 445. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the fol. llowing prices, viz.:—Prime clover, from 100 s. to 1106. ; inferior ditto, *h. to Ws. ; prime second cut clover. 90s. to Ms. ; inferior ditto, hOs. to 70s. ; best green hay. Ms. to 90s. ; prime meadow hay, 755. to Krs. ; laterite ditto, 555, to 01..; straw. 40s. t0444W. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. TATIMPOOL, MARCO 18.-sales today: Great Pastern, 2711 1 8 718-Great Western. Xlll 40 ed I-Lancashire cud York "hire, 151 5-Lotilou and North Western, 1184 "•• init 1 Man c he s ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 471 8-111•11 in d ., North British, Yl;'-South Buten% AO j 7-iniftalo on,l Lake lium, 3 If.-16 -F.rie 381-crest Luxembourg 2' i:arr., 104- BODO' and Foreign Marine (Limited,, par-Atlantic felegraph 8 per ant. 3 1-1.. 3-10 * I 1 7-16 4. MARCUM/Mk MARCH 18.-The market wa - Ts iinTP7ws generally lower. Atlantic Telegraph Pretax-nee 8 ter amt.. i. 21 5 Of -11.4ckow. Vaughan. and Co. Jamited . 7 .1. -Great Eastern. VI 7 I 674 8-Great Northme A, ISI-(neat Westeru of Canada.. 1_ at Western, 364 If f If /10 ! • 140 - Illinois, 781-Lancashlre and Yorkshire, 151-London and North Western. 1164 4-Winchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire. 474 4 B—Dltto. , 61-Ditto redeem.. 1 131 saf 1151-North British, 31 4 I 1 2 11---`bath Kasten", 67. MAP.CII 18.-Bellness dons:-Sowth Stffiterd shire Water W.•rks. at 15-It per share. Closing prime:- Mouth wtaffordshire Itaitway. al to 811 : Birmingluun Town :mil District. Rank, 114 to 111 . Lloyd's Bank 'Limited ,74t0 8 prem. General Credit and Discount Limited', 74 die, seller*: Birmingham Wagon ;Limited , friend Issue, par to prem Metng, o liun Railway carriage and Wagon ' LIMAR(V. 61. seller": ditto. 6 eimed issue, Ito ; ditto, third issue, 1 to X dim ; an.l latent Nut and Bolt .I..balted!. 7 die. senora. Nnw STREET FROM BLACKYETERI-BRIDEE To THE Matemme-norag.—The following is the answer to the ques tion of Mr. nu, M.P., to the architect of the Metropoli tan Board on the progress made with this improt resent, as it is given in the minutes of the board of the sth init.; "The superintending architect, in reply to a question by Mr. The M.P., stated that directions had bees given to the board's auctioneers to sell the materials of 120 houses in the first portion of the new street to the Mansion-house, between Earl-street, Blackfriars, and Cannon-street, with a view to their demolition, and that he thought. dining the ensuing simmer, the ground between these points, with the exception of the will depository in Doctors Com mons and the Equitable Insurance Company's building, at the corner of Kiri-street, would probably be cleared; and that, as to the Ni.tainder of the line from Cannon-street to the Mansion-house, the negotiations for purchasing the unsettled interests were being proceeded with as rapidly as possible, in order to clear the ground." 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