The Express. — London, England, 1864-01-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. sittings of Nisi Prins is Ididdlsesx.—(Bstore Kr. Jodie. By's, sad • Comm Jury.) This WY SE edam to recover a sum of money for 0001. cannon upon pampering en offer of mousy to be advanced upon mortinge, and alio a further sum for wort dace sad expiatesincurred. Mr. Bovill, Q.C.. and Mr. Quin appeared for the ; and Mr. Temple, Q.C.. and Sir. Kemple) , for the defendant : . . . . The plaintiff wee a 'armor and valuer, in business at Manchester end the deteodent was a coatas ..ginner, at I Earnley. n 1861 the plaintiff wan &ikons of boreal,* 000/. or 10,000/. upon IMO mill property, and he put himself in oonimunioation with ths plaintiff. After= I nod nsgotiieaoee the plaintiff, in August,lB63, was to say that he had a party who was reedy to advance 8,0001. at lii per cont., and this offer was accepted, and the soaker pawed into the hands of the lawyers. In the cornea of investi gating the title, some objections were takes by the lender's solicitor s, which the defendant could not meet, and the proposed loan was never made, in consequence of theme °Nachos& The plaintiff ccetteaded that he had done everythneg on his part to entitle hint to his commission, and under tide head be claimed to recover lAN., being a commission of w cent. upon the 8,0001. ; and there was also 201. for valuing the property, sad about V. 10s. forth' expellee of some journeys. After some discussion it wu imaged that the matter should be amicably settled ; and a verdict was taken by consent for the plaintiff for 751. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Ede, and Justices Williams, Willie, and Keating") NORGAZ BIOTEMIS V. IMIGHT.-1111011 Tbe plaintiffs in this ewe were iagoes' of . teakrupt named laight, sad they sued in borer to recover the value of soros goods which it yam alleged that the bankrupt had improperly beaded to hi me. The Lord Chief JIMA* in delivering judgment, mid that role had been psalm! to rot aside the verdict for the defendant, and eater awe for the plaintiffs for 10(ii. ladle these rinrunclasere :—Ths bankrupt wee already an anew - tilleated baalnypt at the 11.. If the applioition under which the pisialiffs beam miaow ; and. therefore, it was 'aid that the mesa somaisisa was veld, and so rights under it were vested in the eisolveni. It appeared that after the first bankruptey the bankrupt had traded, and in the cause el that trading had obtained the goods in respect of which this actioe yea brought. The assignees under the first baskroptcy had sot interfered in any manner in the matter ; and it seensd wader the cir cumstances unequitable and mareseemible that the defend ant should be allowed to set up the right of the assignees under the first bankruptcy in bar to this action. Altar re viewing a cumber of decided noes, hie lordship said that there were several authorities for holding the second bank ruptcy void ; but, in the opinion of the court, the authori ties for holding it valid appeared to be the strongest ; and therefore the .f the court was that the plaintiffs were assignees under a valid bankruptcy, and the rule would be made absolute to enter a verdict fer them for 1004 gale absolute. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary, Mr. Justice Keating, and Mr. Bann ChanselL) 'mammy * TZILTYAN.-APPIAL. •••• -- The petitioaar, Mr. fiatsTai, a barrister (who appeared in puma), bad sought a divorce on the ground of ha wife's alleged adultery, at Karlsruhe, with a parson who wee mid to have been the Prince of Hohealeho. The respondent had pleaded not guilty and aspiration without just canes, and the Jury had found is her favour. Mr. Yeatman then applied for a new trial, bat the rola nisi was discharged by the Judge Ordinary, from whom decision the preempt appeal was brought. Sir J. Wilds having read the evidence, which has been fully reported. contended that the cam of adultery had been fully proved. It was a probable story ; it bad been supported by unimpeachable ad unimpeachatt witagems ; and it had not been eentredieted in the menallest chime. He maintained, therefor*, ea the authority of " Davis v. Hardy" (6 Barna wall sad Cromwell, 226), that their cre dibility was not a quatioe for the jury at all. If the jury under such rirewnstuioes had chow to had against the whams', he (the petitioner) was entitled. as a matter of right, to a new trial. The Judge Ordinary called the learned gentleman's attec tics to the fact which had been so strongly dwelt upon by ghostlier side, namely, that the rtepoodent was represented on the night Were the commission of the adultery as having been dodrona of conesaling her intrigue, whereas on the next morning she was dated to bare acted in the most open and &bandaged 11112121/.__ Mr. Ysatnian said that there had previously been an inquiry into the reepostient's mental condition ; and her conduct had been so suspicious that nothing could torn on her inconsistency, eves it her behaviour had , really bees unnatural. Bet in truth, the simple fact of her receiving a stranger alone, sad staying with him for two or three hours is her private apartments, was an act irreconoilesble with an intention at any time to conceal her intrigue. He contended also that there had been misdirection as to the &oration, and that that misdirection had had an important bearing on the verdict which the jury had found on the issue of adultery. (The learned counsel was proceeding with his argument when we went to press). COURT OF BANIEItUPTCT. (Before Yr. Oresarirrioese CooThera.) NEW ORDIR A TO OFFICIAL A/MGM& His liciirOtir etatai that a very -- important order had been recently made by the Lord Chancellor and two of the Com. missionere, with respect to the duties of official is signeee, which he hoped would facilitate the payment of dividends to creditors. He would also remark that such payment would be mach facilitatedt attorneys rendering their bins of costs at the earliest p He bad recently goo. through the accounts of several m utes, sad found that the dividends had been delayed from this cause. He hoped that the new order would have a manta/7 effect. The following is a copy of the order referred to by hie Honour : " The Bankruptcy Ant, 186 L" 24 and 25 Tic., c. 134.. e. 45. " Monday, Jan. 18, 1954. " Whereas by number 154 of the general rules and orders in bankruptcy, made on the 19th day of October, 1852, it is ordered that all dividend lemmata under any bankrupt's estate which shall have been delivered to say official assignee by the accountant in bankruptcy for more than twelve calendar months, the same having been previously stamped by such accountant, bat which shall sot have been de livered to any creditorof each estate,shall forthwith &Berths expiration of such twelve menthe be brought or sent by such official assignee, together with two lists thereof, under each bankrupt's estate, to the said accountant, who shall thereuponcompare the warrants with such lige and eased such warrants, and that owe el web lists shall be certified by the mid accountant and retained to the official assignee, who shall file such list with the promsdinp of the respective bankruptcies, and the other of such lists be retained by the said accountant. And whereas irregularities and delays have arisen in the filing at the deemed lista. Now it is hereby ordered that if hereafter any official assignee shall not within one month from the lams of twelve months from the day of the declaration of say dividend under any bankrupt's estate, of which he shall have bees appointed the official assignee, bring or seed to the accountant in bankruptcy the divi dend warrants which shall have remained unclaimed for a period of twelve months, together with the lists thereof, es directed by the aforesaid rules and orders, or shall not duly file such lista in manner therein mentioned, every official assignee so offending shall be liable to dismissal from his office, And it is ordered that every list so to be brought or sent and filed as aforesaid, shall not only bear the mom of the estate to which it re lates, but shall also show the date of the declaration of the dividend, and the day on which such list is filed, and that upon the unclaimed dividend warrente being brought or sent to the scenuotant and manned as aforesaid, it shell be the duty of the acoonetant forthwith to obtain an order from a commissioner of the court for the treader of the amount of such unclaimed warrante from the general account of bankrupt's estate to the credit of the account intituled " The unclaimed Dividend Account," and to see that each transfer is made accordingly. And that from sad after the date of this general order oo dividend which shall have remained unclaimed for twelve months from the day of the declaration of dividend, shall be raid to any creditor or other person applying for pay ment of the nine, except on an order of a commission of the Court of Bsakruptcy, made on affidavit of the facts. And it is lastly hereby ordered that all dividends on bankrupts' estates payable in London, shall on and after the first day of February next be paid at the Bank of England. " WESTBCRT. C. " EDWARD HOLROTD. "EDWARD COIMBRA-N." IN HE BRACII6II.. The bankrupt recently kept the Talbot Hotel. Richmond. This was the sitting for examination and discharge. The bankrupt owes to unsecured madders 6151. ; assets re turned at 521. Mr. George asked for as adjournment, the assignees de siring to make inquiry as to certain property which was alleged to have bora removed from the hotel. Ad j.mrued seeriediogly. (Wore Mr. Comminioser Fine.) 13 RE THE CEIIBEILAND BLACK LEAD MLNING COXPAST (uurritu). This was adjourned sitting for settling the list of contri butories. The case has been nearly two years before the court, the wiuding-up order bawls( been made in March, 1A62. The company wan incorporated is 1858, for the pur pose of working some lead mines in Cumberland. Its nominal capital was 20,0001., in 4,000 shame dbl. each, of which 3,:rsi bad been subscribed for by about CO share holders. The company had ceased to carry on Ingham is and subsequently is resolution was pared fee a volun tary winding-op ; but the liquidator bebg unable to obtain payment of the call of 41. made cm the sLarebolders, resort was had to the compulsory powers of this court. At a former sitting a list of about sixty permits was settled, sod fire additional now were now proposed. he liabilities of the company are trifling, about I,lCOf, or ME EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, MC, LIM. It wee dated inoicisstally that the mine which the =Yproposed to work Tao Ike original Mask load mine u mobs& had for penoila far a munbar of years, and ban new ravened to thetrais of silse OWINML In the demos of lir. Roxburgh, the matter woo ordered to stand over. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGHSTRZET. PABOMILIALmourns or or. 'Emmons. MaimTs Moody war Ws;;;II;;Ice; Mr. Fyriviiii with base desk and dieorderiy at St. Matta'. Workhouse. Headell, the seeroporest as the goorkhosme, mid that dont 4 that monis( the primmer come to the workhouse and nags the hell and demended admission, Wag deck at the tiros. Ha told the releaser that he could eat admit him es the tonal ward was fall, and he this blame very absolve end &orderly, and et last he was oompaid to give waiteb. Th a g him g e kW oner mid he west to the workhouse and mired for a for Idmesif and two child:ea when he was told that he could walk the streets till 9 o'clock, and a it wee Taiping Laid at the tiros Ito could sot do Kr and are they re fused to let in his children he was Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the gate ether the primmer bed two children with him ; and the potter said ha had. Mr. Tyrwhitt said they might have admitted the children if they did not the man. The porter said the casual ward would only bold 16. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then I say it is e &grace to the pariah to limit it to such a number. We are, alter all, the only remake who OM stand up for the poor ; and although I do rudest far popularity, I Wink it time to do so. With repd to the man, iftb , be wis druak they IMO right In keep it him out, tinted, a ~is pooch! burg : o rith raped to sa t mh The grist perish at St. Martin's re ksep Wes art , sp fuses to admit poor children in the night time, and ogy has a ward to hold 16 poor poisons. It is dipeostaL I have had to do with the St Martin's people before, sad Maw their prectices. I shell discharge the prisoner. It was slated that the prisoner had only jest come into town, and was the efore unable to apply for admission to the workhouse at an earlier hour. SHARI 1418T13.-(THIB DAY.) Two o'OLoos. The railway market is heavy to-day, and most of the leading lines present an important reduc tion. Metropolitan stook exhibits chief de pression, and has fallen If per cent. Midland has also declined 1 per cent. ; London and North Western, 1; Great Western, ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, ; and London and South Western, 1. Caledonian, South East ern, Great Eastern, and Great Northern are steady, at previous quotations North Western stock is now Awned 1051 to 106 ; Great Western, 641 ; 127 to t ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1091 . to 110 ; Greet Northern, 127 to 128 ; Gibdonian, 124 to 1211 ; South Eastern, 944 to 95 ; Great Eastern, 49[ to 50 ; Metropolitan, 1024 to 1034 ; and London and South Western, 1011 to 1021. Pernambuco shares are better, while Sambre and Meuse Five-and-a-Half per Cent. Preference are dull. Indian lines show an adverse tendency. ORDINARY WARM AND IffOCRIL Sk. I Pd. I RULWAYS. I C 1,2 1 .4 " :1 Mas k) p.i°4lln. : Bleni.,WoLli Stour Vs/ 131yth a Tyne Boaton,Bi nd satrd4lld.C Bristol and lbxtor Si Si Si SO 1111+ lili no; Cort and Banclos Cornwall Do. • I A no div. =DI 'Do.Blpo.Up I of Della sad I~h= Daorks,Portl,t•bL.To Idlaborstioad lasogow and &W Gross Eastern ON. IL Ilio Do. • DNA. . aTI all all all 100 la 100 _ _ BO: &Asks. Groat North ciaooliosii ,Grast Northers Do.A I • roo. no thy. ow Gt. Do.B outh West an. S tli6p. D ) throstWootorp._ 'no sio.c viii 170. — ioTiti Fa: iii..Tati:-7oz-1;41 !Dm lazikaahlre Yorkalth London sad Bbdcwa 400 1on.,1014k8.0 1 o k r: 'lOO .UsChatim& . 10 0 : t w or a rli ws.a ceiWoula. I 100 IIaa..IIMLA Linde& Maapirt e rifirible 100 •- a Few.. Do New Lt Do. Dlim. dt Darby. M I NH. Ot. Ws. (4a) all Do. i Shwa all Mid [sot all Yid Kent ((Cry noe) 100 North British 100 Do. Edln.,Porth,Ould 100 N. Eaotoro—Dannsit i Do. G. N. IL Ate 100 I Do. load' 100 Do. Tort 100 Do. Carlisle all Do. tdoolcaDarthli ' 17 Do. do. 1850-18 10 Do. Go. 111111114 R 100 North Loudon 6 6Z New 'lOO Noe Staffordakin. 100 Swell& Central 'lOO Scottish ?L H. Aber. Mk 100 ;Scottish Midland all Shrewsbury & Welebs& -100 Shropshire Union 100 South Devon 100 South Eastern .100, & yorts& ,11Ter Dwn. Itaa - aa — FroldlTLlCO2. — dia - 9 RIO Taff Vale Do. B Do. C Do. b 2o e Do. L Vab of North_ St. 100 St. 100 St 100 St. 100 Vletista Ma s Maud Waterford I 22kiasy Wed Cornwall W.HartipL Zarb. t 2/ tii 109 4 .1 We 47 49 n Ili IST 1211 134 lag LSI LIS rt ge ad ifi IS OS ID 41 36 37 102 104 110} 111 72 73 106 106 4$ 44 1 12 1 1 1 60 61 106 107 I.L r le 12 4 117 fa Sti In II IS 10114 10f l i ti Pa gla 118 118 1 St pm 17 10 11 1111 121 MS 43 45 SI 100 • 36 94 1 06 IS 100 10 131 1• 100_ pis! It si ta2i BRITISH POSSIDISIONB - Si _ 117 Udi i 0y as lat 1 1 10 n 1N i ages! M We 50 104 1 3 1 it;, - ; .1. P 1051 8 —1 dl. 1 411 7: 7oBl itmasji.l ballaWaireselm m ai Nombay Gm RINI& AlMiele UM & 16 L Nis(Ll 1 &MD Lim Tea ow Death bar aeriml AD 0 1 Marla Lai tut Oallon Coma ot=ter.(L) Ocnuesniall7alentlaa) Copia. las,PretTip.o. Da. Preintamt xe lt imo ta c i f t Con. lfieldDTrd.(L. n e ag h Ana Itimit ° =4, tea. litama Naafiplikei 'sibs 1 latanal/taanitoo.:} l Itallanlrelg. pa Cm r. claiDocit I.la. Discoani(L), Da Now Load. Afrioaa L ood.Blatrlat Telis 7 2. , Land. G. Omani' CIE &Dina Luisa. It . so ' Neat &Da Sal. k Nail LAM aOa c. a. National Dk.OcaL R. National Mean Nay. IhrbaddsOoll It I. I__Do. New 10.000 U N.T0a1andT.,11.44.11 1684761 1 N. ReltishAnolenia. a. I 40.0001 N.NrlLetllarosa.ln.ll4l 40, Oman Marino Isom 10, 000 0001 1 16 0 Or (L ) 100 001 1 Or6ndal Gas atm** 60.010. 1 Do. New 40,00 f 10 060intlnind80son(L)1 10,0001 6 100kmis Ons ( 110,0001 41at. 11•116.14Badt= " 4' Imp* 60 Peolnialar 10. MOM 20,000' SO Do. Now 17,000, 10 11.0111.06 10,400 , 60 lion 10,000' 16 , DDoo. New 4.260 26 110.1. City Itoprov. (L) 26.760 26 Ditto ditto 15.000 100 loyal MallStaois 200.000/ Si. ScoUlah Aut. Inv. (L) 10,000 BO 11. MAI= IL la (L` 14,00 26 ,Oontli Mukalla Lod 100.0004., 24. , Sabernlne 1 , Ds. kel p i p ooo 10 ' ThsainktY In.(L) 600 10 Mut 60,000 20 T. &L. Co. ot .Csanda' 30,000 6 Unliedll. Taw Co. (I 1 60,000 JO Uolvies.linthaelni.(l. 10 'Upper AnnoTos(l334. 1 10,000, 30 Tan Diemen's 18 14 _ If 11. dm it is I.__ 1 11 , ii 0 ? li! tr: ii ill 112 115 111 115 1 1 ICI 2 palM 111? 1 1. 17 In It ftl i i ii 2 e l = *P.! I a s r 11 i 101 1 18 10 14 15 pm • Ipm 11 411 21. 78 80 17 111561 111 SO S. 18 If 78 . Bd 143 148 l is le rill 46 11.6 — Pga pal It IT 14 - PREPISSOINCK SHARES. Great Western, Origins' Pref. 4i per mot., 98. Great Western, Original 5 per cent. redeem. pref., 101 t. MONEY MARKErr-(THIS DAY) RISE IN THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. Two oioLooz. The Directors of the Bank of England, without waiting for the weekly Court to-morrow, have this day raised the minimum rate of discount from 7 to 8 per eent. In consequence of the continued outflow of bullion, this measure had been generally looked for, and it has therefore produced no sensation. Nevertheless, public securities have given way. The funds have fallen per cent., and most of the speculative foreign stocks, to }. Home railway stooks have likewise declined. _ At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three peioent. Bente. were quoted 666. 500., being 4 per cent.. lower than yesterday. Consols are now quoted 904 to 4 for money, and 904 to 4 for the account (Feb. 4). The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 904, 4, 4 ; ditto for account, 904, 4 ; Three per Cents. Re duced, 904, 4 ; New Three per Ceuta., 904 ; Annuities, 1886, 141 ; Red Sea Telegraph, 204, 7-16; Bank Stock, 237 ; India Stock, 216; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1051, 4 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1866, 994 ; and Exchequer Bills, 65., Is. die. There is an average reduction of 4 to 4 per cent. in the principal speculative foreign stooks. Greek, however, forming an exception, and present. ing a rise of 4. Mexican Bonds are now quoted 344 to 4 ; Spanish Passive, 334 to 4 ; Greek, 214 to 4 ; Turkish Bonds of 1864, 89 to VJ ; ditto 1862, 664 to ; and the Consolid4s, 46 to 4. Trans actions are recorded as follows:—Brazilian, 1863, 864 ; ditto, scrip, 14, 4 du ; Egyptian, 1001 ; Greek, for account, 214, 4, 4 ; ditto Coupons, for acoount, 94; Italian, for account, 674, 4 ; Mexican, for account, 344, 1,4, 1,4, 4 ; Peruvian, 1862, for account, 84 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c., for ac count, 474, 4 ; Russian, 1860, 854 ; ditto, 1862, 884, 88 ; Spanish Passive, for account, 334, 33, 4 ; ditto, Certificates, for account, 131, 4. Turk ish, 1854, for account, 894, 4 ; ditto, 1858, for account, 70 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 74 ; ditto 1862, for account, 664, 67 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 67 ; Venezuela, 234 ; ditto, 1862, for account, 544. International Financial shares are quoted 54 to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 24 to 3 prem. ; Lon don Financial, 101 to 1 prem. ; Egyptian Trading, 14 to 14 prem. ; Merchant Banking, 31 to 4 prem. ; Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11 to 2 prem. ; Eng lish and Swedish Bank, 1 to 14 prem. ; Consolidated Discount Company, 4 to 9 prem. ; West India and Pacific Steam, 14 to 11 prem. ; Mauritius Land Credit and Mortgage, 4 to 1 prem. ; Dis count Corporation, 31 to 44 prem. ; Contract Cor poration, 2 to 4 prem. ; Anglo-Italian Bank, 4 to 9 prem. ; Australian and Eastern Steam, 21 to 3 prem. ; London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam, 14 to 2 prem.; and Land Securities, 4 to 1 prem. It is instructive to remark that, notwithstand ing the continued draughts upon our stock of bul lion—partly for the relief of the Bank of France, which, pending the influx of the new resources expected from the Government Loan is severely pressed upon---confidence remains unimpaired. It is recognized that the present drain of bullion is of an exceptional character, and means no diminution of the wealth of the country. We pay gold for cotton because cotton is now only to be procured from countries which do not take our goods in return. Instead of exporting our capital, as we have done on former occasions, for foreign bonds, or railway or similar commitments, we are exporting it chiefly in payment for a commodity which more than any other has hitherto contributed to the accumulation of oar wealth. If it be true, as is generally ad mitted, that an extension of the cotton trade cigni fies a large increase in our profits, another very measuring consideration is involved in the vast stimulus given by the present exorbitant prices to the cultivation of cotton in nearly every part of the world, and which can scarcely fail to redound hereafter to our signal advantage. About 370,0001. in gold was taken from the Bank yesterday for exportation. Of this total, 200,0001 will be sent to one of the Spanish banks, and it is understood to be for coining purposes; 160,0001. to the Bank of France ; and 20,000/. to Alexandria The 142,000/. Australian gold by the Prince of Wales, which will reach London to-day, has also been bought foe Paris. A further considerable mm is expected to be soon withdrawn from the I Bank of England, a large portion of the 2,000,0001. in gold, for which the Bank of France recently contracted with firms here, having yet to be pro sided. Any amounts that may come to hand from America and Australia will at once be despatched to France, and will so far mitigate the drain upon the Bank of Ragland. The total amount of gold known to have been bought from the Bank of England since the date of the last weekly rata= is 611,0301. The steamer Ripon, which left Southampton yes ' day, took about 256,0001. in specie for the East, including 62.000/. in gold for Alexandria. The French steamer from • es yesterday, with mails for Calcutta and China, took a large amount of silver, and the English boat from that port to-day, with a mail for Bombay, will take a further considerable total. The supplies by the two latter vessels have been provided on the Con tinent, on orders from this side. The heavy amount required for transmission to the East by the outgoing steamers from Southamp ton and Marseilles having been provided, the silver market is sow flatter, and the price for bars has receded to ss. 2d. to se. 24d. per ounce, being 4 to below the highest rate recently attained. There was a good demand yesterday for bills on the Continent, but the rates generally varied but little from those:of Friday. The Vienna exchange continues to move against Austria. Subjoined is our usual list : Asterdam, 3 meths, 11.19 to Mt* 3 dap, 64 to 174 ; Rotterdam, 3 moetlia, 1L194 to Aatwely, 3 asea th e,2s.624 te 74; Umber* an bamojtkres matt* 13.7 to 3 : Par* 3 days, 25.221 to 74 ; ditto. 3 =nabs, 25.70 to 75 ; Freaktort-00-tlte-Mairos, 3 meths, 119 to St. Petersburg (per rouble), 3 meths, 33 to ; Paean* el. So.. 3 months, 12.25 to 70 ; Trieste. str. do., 3 mouths, 1165 to 70 ; Madrid, 3 meals; 474 to 3 ; Obeli; 3 motstbo, 474 to ; Leghorn. 3 mouths, 25 . 80 to 85 ; Gem* 3 swaths, 25.80 to 85 ; Mike, 3 mouths, 25.80 to 83 ; Naples, 3 meetka, 25. 80 to 85 ; Uwe*, 3 mouths, 25.80 to 85 ; Maria* 3 mouths, nao to 83 ; Lisbon, 90 days, 524 to f ; Oporto, 90 dap, 524 to 4. At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the London and South Western Bank the directors' report, which was adopted, stated the available sum at 1,9101., which it was resolved to carry forward to the next half-year's account. The chairman re marked that the report presented a very favourable aspect. Eighty-two new accounts were opened in the last fortnight at the head office and the branches, which are transacting a good business, especially that at BristoL A private meeting of shareholders in the Unity and London and Middlesex Banks took place yester day at the Guildhall Hotel, to discuss the necessary steps to get the directors to convene a general meeting, and generally with a view to extract addi tional information respecting the position of the affairs of those concerns now in course of winding up. It was resolved, " That as the directors of the Unity Bank have so long and uunecessarily delayed the publication of its affairs and the distri bution of the assets, a public meeting be convened on the 2nd February next at this house, and that coffee be given to the directors to produce the sepa- $ rate ledger of the Unity Bank, which is stated be contain all the transactions since the London and IGlWlesisB Bask bas been acting as the Unity's bankers ; and also any further information they may passers respecting the bank and its affairs " The discussion had also reference to the loans which the directors of the London and Middlesex Bank are stated to have had, and to other large and irre gular transactions. At an extraordinary general • of share holders of the Oil Wells Company of held yesterday at the London Tavern, Sir Henry ke, M.P., presiding, it was unanimously determined that the company should be dissolved in accordance with the recommendation of the board, and the proprietors passed a resolution that the directors we entitled to the wannest acknowledgements of the shareholders for the careful and judicious manner in which they have conducted and brought to a conclusion the affairs of the company. The Brighton Railway tra ffi c returns show this week a decrease of 1,483 1., compared with last year; and the South Eastern an increase of 5451. The receipts of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway for the month of December were 200,W6 dollars, with 302 miles open, against 164,748 in the previous month, when 252 miles were open, and 50,794 dollars in December, 1862, when the number of miles open was 127. The Great Western Railway Company of Canada have intimated that " the loss on exchange by the conversion of American money received for the carriage of through traffic from the commencement of the current half year to Jan. 2, 1864, amounted to the sum of 29,647/. lls. 10d., and at that date there was a further sum of American funds still remaining to be converted of 23,002 dole. 110. Creditors of the Adelphi Hotel Company (lA muted) are required to send the particulars of their claims to Mr. William Turquand, the official liqui dator, by the 2nd Feb., the 16th Feb. having bee& appointed by the Master of the Rolle for adjudi cating upon them. We 'are requested to state that the subscription list of the London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam Navi gation Company will be closed on Saturday next, the 23rd inst. . . Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : Ineareaos.—Alliasoe British sad F ' , 151 ; Argue Life, 30 to 1; Ooensairoial Unita, 9 to 81; 84 to 34; Eagle, 81; Indemnity Marine, 145 ; London. 48 001 1 a Maris*, 19! 1 1 f 90; Fbaslx, 150; Rock Life, 33: Thames sad Haney Marine (Limited), 71 1 1 ; Cal vinist Narias (Limited/. 54 t Gaslight sad Coke.—Bahis tLimissa), 191 to 20 ; ditto Ten per Cent. Pretereace (Limited), 21; Brighton sea Hove, 281 ; European, Neer, 51 ; Imperial, 65, ex Apia div. ; Nem ditto, 72, ex April die. ; Imperial Continuant, 881; London, 86 ; Italia sad lieditermassa(Limited), 44; Plinelx, 124 to 1 ; Barmy Oosenasers, 171 to 18 ; Waters. 17 16117. Dodm.fit. Eat/miss, 711; Bonthamptim, 664 to 5. Waterworks.—Berlia, 9, 1 9 ; Chelsea, 261 ex die. Grand innobos, 75 ex div. Canal—Birmingham (par. 41. per cent. London sod North Western), 96. We have received the following letter from Mr. 3. P. Moll, whose failure was referred to yesterday: K sr ve us U 111 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARL-LANI.-(T1148 DAY.) There win about in average supply ofor= wheat om maie in our market to-day ; bat a large o wu composed of Monday ' s unsold samples middling wadi tioa. The 'agendum' of buyers was rather limited, and the demand for both rid and white parcels was very inac tive, at unaltered curreneisa We were fairly supplied with foreign wheat. Good and dos qualities moved off slowly, on former terms ; but, to here forced sales of ivies-kw kinds, lower rates must have been submitted to. _ . The minutes tn floating cargoes of grain were much re stricted, and, is some iestaoces, prime were rather wader. Mailing barley was held at full currencies ; but grinding and distilling sorts wares dull inquiry. There was a fair ale for most description, of malt—the show of which was good —on former Wier Oats ruled about stationary, and the inquiry for them was inactive. No change took place in the value of beans. Peas supported previous rates, with a moderate demand. The flour trade was much lees active than last week ; nevertheless the quotations were teiersbly firm. Clover and canary seeds were steady in pries, with a fair demand. All other seeds moved off slowly, at late WAIL CINIRKIT P&1 a/WM Par Qr. WNW. a. isrsx. Kruk rrd UN 42 00 44 131110, now 4O to 41 Delloorbitiold 41 to 48 DM*, dm 42 to 49 Norfolk add I/amid red 1801 4O 1043 ea/ii 11 .4 1t. .g ! Or. . OM a. s. stocb, lad l9 to It to 27 Ida, wL b k „ bloat MAI& Sr to In Grinding Si On A YAM lania. Norfolk, and Buffo& 0 no 1111 Kingston and War* 64 to N Brown _ maga — la to a Mot 29 to 21 RSITOW Pigeon Mil 85 to 42 erry thole Mato _ 36 to 96 a to 98 New Town made, plata tea Household U to U Coto:try Norfolk •ad Suffolk, ex ship IS to 31 FOR lON iiLilLwAys. Bahia and San PrancelCo Lim., gam. 7 per Cash, 17g. Banos Ayres Great Southern (Lim.), 3j. 0111111 i Luxembourg, 114. Namur and Liege gear. 6 per Cent. Pref., 19t. 111610 and flan Premium(Pernambuco) Guaranteed 7 (Limite per east. d), Sambre and Mame, 64 per met. Preform" 94. San Paulo (Limited), guaranteed 7 per amt. (all paid), 20. Pam: or BREAD.—The prices of wheaten bread is the metropolis ere from 60. to id. ; of household ditto 50. to 6d. Bosse bakers are selling from 40. to sd. per 41b kef, weighed oa delivery. wall Ali • Soucrross' BEszvoiam Ameocumnr. The fourth annual public festival of this assoolMion will take plea at the Freemasons' Tavern, London, on Tuesday the 7th of June next, metier the preeidency of the Right Hoe. Lord Chief Justice Cockburn. This useful society for the amistance of decayed solicitors and their widows and families is favotuably program*. Mn. CONINGIIAM '8 RITriIIMENT FROM PARLIA MENT. —Mr. Cogiagtiain Weems his oreditmeste by a very respectful letter that he is shoot reluctantly to resign the representation of this borough. For some time it has been karma that he contemplated re tirement, and it is now six weeks since we made such an announcement. Hat rely when be met his committee on Thursday mem* did he avow his intention to resign hie seat at ones. His own health imperatively requires his retirement from parliament, end be be haves that the liberal interest in the borough will be best served by that takings piece imme diately, —so avoiding t h e protracted excitement of an election indefinitely delayed. Oa making hi iatention known to his committee, they passed • resolution expressing a high sense of his Mile:ibis integrity and pewter* assuidity in the climber's of his parliamen. lazy duties; of his uniform urbanity and attention to his ocestitneata, and his readiness and anxiety at all times to promote their Were& and further expressing their deep and unfeigned regret at the announosassat now made by him ci his Weeded withdrawal from the representation of the borough.—Brighton Guardian. Tile RIGHT HON. J. R. MINISON AT MANSFIELD. —Led evening the Right Hoe. J. E. Desire, Esq., ILP., Spiker of the Hones of Commons, presided at • ronrersazione of the Mechanics Institute in the Town Hall, Mansfield. The chairman, Sir Roderick Musehison, Earl Danvers, and Mr. E. J. Lowe, delivered 'dames in the course of the evening. Mr. Denims dwelt in his speech on the advantages of mechanics' institutes and the varions facilities for mental improvement gee& rally found in coonerion with them. A oresideasbi• por tion of his speech had Merger* to the abundance and ex cellence of the newspapers at the present day, and he m graean opinion that se agents public instructice sod oraMtl i on they afford advantages at the petted weight cr and ise the g a s tortance. Awarding too a retmurnrs of the Peter mber which through the post nu last year of was 73 mullions, and that ilga paned m enormous as it was by no means represented the total distribution of papers. He then went on to contrast the condition of the press in this country with its condition in Frame, pointing out as he went on the vest superiority of the English system, especially in respect of parliamentary reporting. After some further remarks the right boa. gentleman concluded by introducing Sir ItodeUr Mur chison, who delivered an interesting address on the cod de posits in Nottingliamhire. At the termination of the pro ceediop yoke of thanks were passed to the chairman and the visitors. ST. J.uraa'a PALAC; JAL 19.—Her Royal High s.. flag Dadaism of Cambridge bat bioll aimed to appoint Capt a i n Arthur Ell* of tlao Gronatliar Gam*. to be orno of law royal hialmos's .quanta..--Garette. . . THE LATE MURDER AT WOOLIVICEL—The whole of the 13th Brigade Garrison Artillery, in eisenesead of Col. Buchanan. was yesterday paraded at Woolwich, is order to promote the identification of certain pereme onuseeted with the death by violence of • pensioner of the Royal Artil lery, who was severely injtue4 a few evenings ago at the "Gan,' • licensed public-house apposite the north arch, leading to the barracks of the Royal Artillery. It appears that this hones has for some time past been frequented by parties of @oldie= foe gambling purposes. The deceased joined use of these parties, and on theism's= alluded to a donuts took plain which resulted is a SOL The deceased wee severely Juju= in the bead, and dkid moon after hie removal to his owe home. One of the party only was arrested, namely, ll'Ontre, • =nose of the 13th Brigade. who wet sworn to by the landlord and his pitman as one of the men whom he bad seen maltreatieg the deceased. The remainder of the party were =mooed to 14"fto the same brigade, coesequently the of the s • was yesterday drawn oat cm the epee parade, and the landlord and his potmae, aeotimpiaied by &civilian who happened to be at the hems when the otunneneo teak place, attended. After walking down the line. sad usk• sing the features of each man, they stated that they could not recognise any one of the corps _as being postai ea the evening in question, and the briga de was dismissed to quarters. I WASHINGTON IRVING AND THE EMPRESS EUGENIE —ln the fourth and last volume of the " Life sad Letters of Washington Irving," just issued, is • letter, in which Irving writes : Louis Napolen sad Euenie Moatijk Emperor and Empress of Fraca ! n —one of whom I have bad • guest at my cottage on the Hodson ; the other whom, when a chi* I have had en my knee at Cruel& ! It seems to cap the climax of the strange dramas of which Paris has been the theatre during my lifetime. The last I eser of Eugenie Mootijo she was one of the reign- log belles of Madrid, and she and her giddy chile bad swept away my charming young friend, the beautiful sad accomplished into their career of fashionable diesipa tioa. Now Eugenie is upon a throne, and is a volt's. tory recluse la • convent of one of the meat rigorous orders. Poor—! Perhaps, however, her fate may ultimately be the happiest of tee two. The storm' with her •is o'er and she's at rest,' but the other is lausched from • return. lees shore on • dangerous sea infamous for its tremendous shipwrecks." WORKING MEN'S INSTITUTE, PARIE-1116 Rev. Edward Forbes, M.A., of the English Church, Ras d'Agnesseau, delivered on Saturday evening • lector* = " Volcanoes and the Ruins of Pompeii" to a routieg of the members of the Working Men's Institute ad their [Heeds at the British Free Schools, 119, Rae do Faubourg St. Honore. The rev. lecturer baring visited Naples and the stirronading country won able to describe the wonders of that used charming region in • highly graphic and barest* inamiser. frequently eliciting the applause of his =dim= The ex hibition of • series of large phi/tamales of Poe,* Van* Tine, ko., lately takes by =nee= professes; added greatly to the later= of the euphuistic= &ea AMa of drab to the lecturer was nuanisawady adopted by the members ef the Institute. We learn that dad= the sew= other eminent gentlemen have volunteered their aid fa • dinner manner, and Earl Cowley US kindly preemed UPI watbarleatios for the meetings of the Institute, sew to w fatence for twelve months with Use beetneults.—Ciedignassi. 101} 104 pis 104 102 BANJUL IPd I CI. prkma I dam. 112 115 a so pm! D 20 pit f 5 U IS pa 22 27 162 170 1)42M IT U 123 41 43 4 41. ' h e rs a a 1 22 i arall IS 67 :di 1!0 10( • 41 zd I. 7 Om I . 1 44: 4 4r_al 1 41m1 7 8 pmi •p 7 7 1 2 2 14 ISpuil l • I 18gmal 11 sal Ne In 4 S dims U Plm PR Ift al a PM art IS pm Ipm ISI 1446 II I ape, uls psr • II ppm. 60 64 xd I 1 Oa a a .1 Ili i i al a 42=1 sash lit I = la 14 id I I Mel 41 44 z4+ Q wen. 1 1.1114 - ra TO TT zd a ii NI 10! an .. to U OATS. loglleh, feed IS to IS „ potato 2t to 26 WEILL a. Antsle ltd L 47 te me 64stack a Mackin- Ds= IbistMß. bard 42 soft 44 Az6616006. Tott 17 10 ? " 20 60 Balltai. 7 Grinding Distills( 116111 mi OM _ _ _ _ _ Dutch, pier -- " lt to U Pet Qr. Oast I. a. Danlah and Swedish 18 to 111 Road= lB to It Danish 11714 1 •••• • • .. 33 to 17 .. 30 to U aeon upon LIMAN 00M11. White ——2 O Yellow _ _ 27 to SO 11Fronch, re a - a — ok - 7. - ... 14 to 37 Swish, .. 34 to 37 Linerlain, per M... 19 to 27 Canadian, ~ .. al to le INTO LONDON, EY WATS,. le TOJAN.I9. INCL2IIIIM. feed ARRIVALS OF OWN, SO., 1 CARRIAGIL FROM JAN. 11 Moll Darin. NAIL OaSs Nom qrs. qrs. ors InMIL seeks =ll Soda -. NO Ile 1411 SO .. 5m 1570 Imago SSW U2Ol .. 7471 2120 1650 Total ew 111112 1410 OMNI 1150 LIVERPOOL COTTON IEAREET. ITEM DAY.) Da ILBOIII3O AND INTSMILTWILL twanAru.) (nom oci owN 0013.111PONDE1T.) Market nibs, quiet, sadiron somewhat'rregular. The traumatizes will probable foot up about 2,000 or 3,000 ham IaiINCING LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Illecus.—Tbe market ematinuai dull. sad the limited bestows tramseted is at a daoliee of Bd. to Is. per owt. llsuritius has sold at Xs. for brows, up to 44. far yellow, sod doe at 48s. Reined : Far dried goods there Is a fair amend at previous prices, but pima are in less request. OMSK—The pereels of Oeyloa brought to public sale have sold at about the former vales, but there is • lase sainiated deemed. Montanan trip sold at 46a. 6d. to 66.. Id. ; Gas and fine ordinary. 72e. 6d. to 741. ; middling and good middling. 75. to 85s. ; pseberry, 791. to 84. ; lashes Ceylon, good sad Ise ordisery, 68. 62. to 70e. 68. —The public sales are progressing with fair spirit, at fell prier. Itics.—Ner Wes reported. li•vmoras.—l,ooo begs of Siegal have been sold at Vs. 9d., for retraction 6 per amt. Bar.--The market mahatma quiet. INDlOO.—The declarations for the next quarterly sales sow amount to about 8,000 cheat. The market is quiet, bat steady. 200 woes of Oustessela at suction were pertly cola at the valuations. OMM—A few males way are reported, and at a deelise lel. to id. per lb. JLI2 ES dull al sale, and prior are spin caner. TALLOW MARICAT.—(THD3 DAY.) The market is quiet at the mooed prior : Town tallow, 413,6 d. nett reel ; Petersburg Y.O. oo the spot, 42a. ; January, 41a. 9d. ; Marra, Ote. 9& ; April to June. 4.1 e. 9d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Known Patteedmi and Smith report a good demand far all descriptions d both English and lonic' at fully the lata advance is prier. COAL MARKET.—{THIS DAY.) Will. Fad Unbars, Els. ; Walla Fad Hasvell, feL Walker Primal% 17e. ed. ; Carpal Hartley, 18s. 9d. Hartlepool Wed Hartley, lac ; Luobert's Hadley, 184.- 14 skips at market. FIRE AT BIALMONDSZY.—(THIS DAY.)—This fore noon a fire, involving a serious destruction of valuable pro- Ctcommenced in the immense block of brick and tim ildings belonging to Mews. Kindoo and Palmer. table covet japanners and patent cloth manufacturers, Queen street, next to the Jolly Minoan Tavern, Queen-street, Bermondsey New-mad. l'he flames at coos rose so high as to spread confusion is all directions, and the neighbours began removing their furniture and effects. The powerful landsteamer,bylloberteandSon,ofMillwall,quicklystsioded, widest the command of Mr.lienderess, the chief officer of the district. Engineer Medealf sad several sauna brigade en gines of the London Brigade also arrived is rapid sueoes riot, as well as Marryweethar's " Torrent " from Hodges distillery. Whilst t h e firemen were et work the heat of the burning varnish forced cue of the back walls into the West, endangering the lives of the firemen. The remaining parties of the will was palled down, which afforded the Imp& fall scope. By 1 o'clock this afternoon, although all danger was at en end, the land steamer wee still working most vigoronal The property destroyed is cossierabla ;in fact, the • nearly 200 feet long. am all goo& The property is understood to be uninsured. The fire was caused, it is stated, by the boiling over of a apPCof varnish. 1 MOADER Is LEITRIM. —MOHILL, J Alf. 18.-- The inquest cm the body of Michael if'Dsrmott was held this da , when the following verdict was returned by the eawe~s jury :—" We fled that the deceased. 'behest itlisentott, clams by his death es the 16th of January inst., tress the effects of a blow on the side of the breed, felo niously end nialicionsly Widest with some blunt instrument, at Shasaragh, in this ocanty, os the 14th Mat. ; and we aye teasile e,YMu.', M 8t Lo ot sad Wein sa farther of opinion that said blow was indicted by Edward et. LOMA, .... Sanford, pensioner, of Shaneegh, in the wok of Yohiß, wow et g os ea s ameme end county of Leitrim." Al we have already stated, Edward faO,Ne es. Victims Stanford is in custody. MOO Se Do. New No. ICI Pd. I iLAILWATIL 100 all Atlaotfed:et Lawrence.' 00 BL 100 80u5.f10r.&C.10.g.6p.c.! 104 20 11 Do .Nan 20 ri Do. it &area 204 all Buffalo & Lone Hanel 1.1 10 on Do. Preference 100 100 Buff., BrantotOodarleb' Op. C. Aug. 1.10121 100 100 Do. do. July 1, 100 100 Do. do. Jane 1, len IL 100 Ca/ &ILEaelaulipe.g. 102 11l 100 Cape T. & Bookie.. a. g. 101 100 all Denrears,l pe-per.pref Bt. 100 East. Baapl go. Ide lO6 St. 100 Beet lodleo go. fdo lO4 10 10 . Do. O Ifiteodon I I 20 16 Do. H do Bt. .100 :Oren& Trunk of (leodn l pt 100 all D o . IA pre. Bodo 23 100 an i Do. do. &awed 49 100 ill • Do. and pref. Bands B6 100 aG i Do. do. deferred Id 100 , Do. 3rd pref. Stock 100 all Do. uo. deferred 40 100 an • Do. 4th pref. Stock SS 100 all , Do. do. deferred St Ss. 100 Omni Indian Pei:Jowls as so 12 , Do.d. 6 per owl— 1 10 12 Do. January. 1 1 11l 100 4:44. IL of India o. Ip. el, IN BL 100: Do 4t par onet. aGIL Welters al Canada! 9/ MI 18 Do. New ll 100 all' Do.elp e. Bda. pay. 1873 93 100 all D 0.84 do. do. 13714. 118 10 2 luaus Branch. Limited , 10 1 Do. New U. 100 Nadia -6 p rot 1034 ___.oos guar. 6 p. egos dt. 100 Do. do. do Si. 100 . Do , do. do.— Si 20 2 I Do. Mk /IL 1M Melb. Corp. 6 per e. Bd 66 311 Mont sad Hobson's Boy' 67 10 ' 311 N.BranAtCsaclLA dB 11 K. 100 N.Lolgan.6p.e.latp.7l.' SY U. 100 Sande. gar. 5 par cent. 103.} et. 10 100 2 Do. d 110 Delohi. do. do lO3 _ . es: leo Dv. Puojoub do 04. 100 i Do. ludas JourfISTOC No. I BIL I 20,000 WO Apt and 11. .Ber Bast 5O 20400 100 ,amoalaissnlaverpoel. IS 10,000 100 Do. Maw 'l* 100,000 20 Anglo Austrian , a 12,600 40 Australria 10U 40 Do. Nor fo 2 Bank of= I all 100 Bank al 20 Batik ot Otago illollad), 1 100 Bank al Quo:ender& (L), 10 60 BaakotVlctorla,Asafti 55 100 Batik of Wales (1.1 m.) 10 Book of New Zaaird 11 20 lirszWas&Portaguat(L 60 13,11. d America& k. If 60 British N. Anberks 20 Cliar.lllc. Bet. cohniiii 10 20 C. Bk. ladla,Aaa, Mae , all 20 • Do. Bate I g 26 ChM* lL of Lda. gia 1 all - 8,070 1170 &Ty - - - II - 20,000 100 Coionlal 1 26 100,000 10 Consolldated Bo& (4)1 4 1 5,000 100 Contthental (L) . IS 10,000 100 Eng li sh and Uldi (Unt ) 1 10 26.400 B. EneSoot&A*L all 40,. 00 50 Baldish and Swedlth (L. 3 i 40000 DO European Bank(Umliodi 10 ! 10,000 100 If induan.China&Tap.(L) 26 i 10,000 100 Imperial Bank, Lae 70 165,000 20 Imperial Ottoman 1 10 100,000 10 land Mort*. radio (L 2 I 10.000 100 London Bonk of Scot. (L II 10,000 100 London and Brazilian all i 6,000 100 Loo.R.Ayreo&B.PlataN ; 40 , 20,000 26 Do. do. New 1 2 , 5,0 0 100 Lon., Biz., &S. Stan. (L) 17 ; 50.000 10 Lon. Cb. Bank cd &markt all 10,000 100 Loudon and Colonial (1.1 10 1 00.000 60 London and County IIO j 5,000 100 Len. BarnbuCon.6x.(L), 0 60,000 50 [Arida Joint Stock_ ~ DI 10,000 1 100 Lou. and Northern (L)I 15 20.000 20 Loudon& South African' an i 5,000 20 Do. Do. New all 10,000 100 London& &Americang 7 6,000 100 Lou. & S. **lent (Um 15 60,000 101 Lon. & WiletilMillt ID 10,000 100 Merchant Bank(Lin.) fl, 20,000 60 Mareantile I isoboall 101 7,000 100 Metro. & Pro". Bank (L 10 I,OOOIW Do. ithaerved •MI 6,000 100 Midland !lank (Lim.) ~; 10 10,000 100 National cd+7 OOI ILI 10 10,000 100 N. Pro. cd 15,000 9:1 Do. ow 30,000 20 , Do. do 1 5 25,000 20 New @oath Wales 1 an 0,000140 New Zealand (lamitod). 10 WOO 26 Oriental Bank Corporal an WOW MO Prortou of Ireland 10,000 10i Do. (1 New 70,000 20 500 20 . Do. New Delhi lchtdo, hat,* 12, 11 I 16,000 25 South Australis an 10,000 100 Stand. of IL b. Aldan 4,450 100 Do. do. 45,000 25 Union of Australis - ' an *OOO 100 Union of Ireland (Usk), *GOO 60 Union of London I llf3 DOCKS. BAIIL TO THZ EDITOR OF THZ man& Sir,—ln reference to your notice ci say stepentios, and the otexag terms you make use of in announcing the same, I would request you and your radon to stipend year judg ment until the statement of my accountant—Mr. Chastens —has been laid before the meeting of creditors. My liabi lities are 54,0001., and not 80,0001., of which 45,000/. ere fully secured. The creditors for the balance will receive a divitleed, the amount of which is soininally 5a.9d. per pound, oubliette the realisation of the siesta. Nose of the cre ditors have threateeed proceedings in bankruptcy. Mr: Chatterie, my accountant, is from home. It falls, there fore, upon me to ask you to give speed to the above is your City article.—l am, he., J. Pram Mou. P.S.—The suspeotion of Mere. Wm. Chappell sod Senor Coventry, to which you allude as haviog been owed by mine, has been brought about, as their circular dates, by the unexpected insolvency of one of their largest debtor and from a previoas accumulation of lama. I myself owe them under 4,0001.—J. P. M. X', Old Broadetreet, Jan 19. TUESDAY EVIINOKL Consols, which closed yesterday at 901 to d for the 4th February ' were fi rst marked to-day sol, and closed at' 01 to 1. For money the last price was 90} to 2. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent Consols, for money, 901, 4,4, ; ditto, for Account, 94 a; Three per Cents. Reduced, 904, 1, ; New Three per Cents., 901, 1, ; Bank Stock, 236, 236 ; India Stock, 218 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1051, 4, 106 ; ditto Four per Cent., 1001 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures , 1866, 9 9; Red Sea Tele graph, 20 7-16, ex div. ; Five per Cent. " eni.teed " rupee paper, 1041. The India Five per Cent. Stock was again rather flat. Exchequer Bills remain at 6s. to la dis. — The foreign stook market was heavy, and a further reduction has taken place in most of the speculative securities. A call of 21. is to be paid on the shares in the Mercantile Credit Association by the 16th Feb. A call of 21. is to be paid on the shares of the Richmond-hill Hotel Company (Limited) by the 18th Feb. In the market for bank shares an improvement occurred in Bank of British North America, Chartered Bank of British Columbia, Midland, and National Bank of Liverpool ; while Bank of Hin dustan, Imperial, Chartered Bank of India, Ana trellis and China, and Metropolitan and Provincial have slightly receded. Alliance Bank shares were rather firmer. Anglo-Austrian Bank were quiet at i t #to prem. Anglo-Italian Bank have declined to if to prem. Hudson's Bay shares have improved to 17 to #ex div. Commercial Union Assurance, Joint Stock Discount. Mercantile Credit, and Lon don General Omnibus shares, weie all better. National Discount, National Steam, Thames and Mersey Marine Inanranoe , and South African Muetgage and Investment were flat. International Financial shares were again rather firmer, at 54 to 54 prem. ; while General Credit were 2s. 6d. lower, at 24 to 2f prem. London Financial fell 15s:, closing at 104 to 11 prem. The shares of the Land Securities Company were last quoted 4 to 4 prem. ; Mauritius Land Credit, ito 14 prem. ; West In d ia and Pacific Steam, 1# to 2 prem. ; Anglo-Italian Bank, .k I to 4 prem. Mercantile Credit, 3# to 44 m. ; ustralian and Eastern Nasigation, 2 to 2 prem. • Contract Cor pceation, 24 to i prem. • Consolidated Discount, per to # prem. ; Mercantile Discount, # to 1 prem. ; Financial Corp oration, 1 to 2 prem. ; Littleluimp ton Steam, 5 to 6 prem. ; London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam, 1 to 14 prem. • International Racecourse, 1# to 2 4 prem. ; and L o ndon Chemical Company, # to 1# prem. MINE&-(THIS DAY.) Two o'Chola. The mining market is steady to-day, with a fair amount of business. The principal feature is a strong demand for Nangiles shares, which hare advanced V., the present quotation being 314 to 32f. East Caradon and Marks Valley have receded, tho former to 27 to 4, and the latter to 6} , to I. Wheal toy aro quoted 6} to f. Kapunsla, Monte, Anreos, and St. John del Rey shares are dull, other colonial and foreign descrip tions being steady. HORRIBLE ATTEMPT AT MI7II.DZIL —A moat hor rible attempt to murder a woman was made on Monday night ha • held at Boner ' about three miles distant from Leominster. It appearsthat at about 11 o'clock, as a maa la {begonia of Confab' Stephens, of Eimer, was praceedicg acmes • meadow he found a woman named Watkins, who reales at Hamad& with her three children, lying io • posi of blood. Re directly told Captain Stephen", who bad her oonvied to Leominster Cation. where she was at owe attended to by Mr. E. Goddard, surgeon. As [ she was carried upstairs portions of the brain fell about heir clothes and on the stairs. lb. Goddard found her laseasible, with • severe fracture on the back part of the oneaseted by two large wowed', each about 6 inches beg. Be r of opinion that they were inflicted with some heavy, sharp histrurnent from behind some boons before the memo was found. She is not expected to live one I beam and the polies are in active search for the husbasd, who bra &ramped, and upon whom suspicion mote. The iwoman has been separated some time from her huabsod, who leads • disre putable life. The horrible a ff oir hs created quite • painful senvation throughout the town sod neighbourhood. .. 100 . 100 .. 100 .. 100 ..' I la 1 pm 1 pm i ~:i 107 106 1 pin 1 pal 104 3f if iii I to i l i ' ioG 1 iiitui' I* 1 ipal 444 4i 11 14 "i - 26 in 1:1 I xi iSi $ siiii 111 17 tin 7 all Igii - 60 ... a - 111 '4 94 - fa 41 i n 21 Ad ni 11111 - i ..