The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-31 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THUS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. ilk.fore Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN NE BENNETT BARNCIT. 1..1nkl 1:0 Was a pi ture dealer and restorer,canying • 1....•••tu -& .It •,, - r , Piccadilly, and residing at Hydrpark ,, The debts are No. an application for release. Mr. Lucas opposed f Wetherell, who was the landlord of the Iby the bankrupt at Hyde-park•gate. Mr. aui was in respect of rent and dilapidation. ~t had been bankrupt before, and there was no .s.a•ting the release, the sitting for choice of ~et 6ea ing yet taken place. supported, and said that the bankrupt s,. wend.* in prison. He had no intention of m.elf from the sittings of the court if his granted. He had already been discharged by ,tsar from one detainer. c el iattivsioner—ls there anything for the creditors? TI., ~,;rupt answered in the negative. He said that , .„ tug away as fir as it would go before his it ,„ Il m .r said it did not appear that the creditors :my benefit from the release of the bankrupt, npl the application would stand over until after the Lhoice bad taken place. (Before Mr. Registrar Murray.) IN RE GENN.IRO FARRAR!. T • ' .krupt was a merchant, of Clewent ' s-lane, Lom t. -•, This was the first sitting. The adjudication , ..... reditor's petition ; consequently no accounts ' tiled, but the liabilities are estimated at 17,000/. ant of assets is not yet ascertained. Mr. Alfred • ,•].. of Jewin-srreet. a representative of the Preston , • r,mpany, was chosen trade assignee ; and Mr. Ic dl ku..tecountant. Cheapside, was appointed manager e , the estate. Messrs. Ashurst and Co. are the solicitors ..udLi the estate. TSB POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. MUItDERAI. ATTAt I: ON A CONSTABLE WITH A HATCHET 03131117t1L.FoR_TRIAL. _ TG..., ; ., a chairmaker, residing at No. it, rpi k .r kthbone.place, was charged before Hr. Tyrwhitt, with ben.; tii,onlvrly and violently assaulting Police-con stable W Liter Griphy, 66 E, by striking him on the head with a ktclic!. Grigsby sal —About 3 o'clock this morning I was on duty in Upt!or Itithbone-place, and saw the prisoner standing oat Ins door abusing his wife who was In the str et. The wife said she bad been in the street all night, and was afraid to go indoors. She asked me if I would protect her and I said I would. I spoke to the prisoner, and tried to get them to go in together. The prisoner went indoors and again came out into the street, and began again making use of very bad language. I told him that I should t ke him up, and went up to him to take him into custody, when I received a blow from a hatchet,which tame on tho brim of my helmet, and cut it through, and cut my forehead just over the left temple. He then dropped the hatchet and ran away through the passage into the yard. I then broke the door open, and pulled him out, and took him to the station, and hail my bead dressed. Mr. Tyrwhitt—bid he say anything to you Grigsby—He was offended with me for interfering with him, and mid be would kill his wife if he was hanged for it. Had it not been for the hatchet taking a slanting direction I should have been seriously injured. Alexander Sim, of Francis-street, Tottenhameourt road, said—l was returning home this morning frun, a ball when I heard a disturbance in Upper Rathbone-place, the prisoner using had language towards his wife from the first Moor window. The prisoner then comedown to the door, and went in again, and came to the door a second time and struck at the constable with something, but I cannot say with what, saying something at the same time, but I was not near enough to hear what. The prisoner's wife wise in the street at the time. The constable told me that the prisoner had struck him with a hatchet, and the constable had blood running down his face. I afterwards saw the hatchet in the constable's hand. Thomas Austin, residing in the Name house, said—l live in the same house u the prisoner. Some person in the house told me that they had heard the prisoner say that he would hare his wife's life if he was hanged for it. The prisoner made a great disturbance ; my wife was confined while it was going on, and my wife's nurse heard the pri soner threaten to kill his wife. I saw nothing of the assault, but thought it to be my duty to come forward and state what I have done. Mr. Tyrwhit:::Tou have done q uite right. Mr. Charles P. Skrimshire, assistant to Dr. Roma, of No. I, Hart-street, Bloomsbury, the medical officer of the E division of police, said—l was called this morn ing to the police-station to see the constable and found he had a wound two inches in length on the left temple, and it was such • wound as might have been indicted with the hatchet produced. I attended to the wound, which was not a very deep one. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Do you, prisoner, wish to say anything? You can do so or not, lust as you please ; but what you say will be taken down, and may be used in evidence against you. - prisoner—The policeman hit me first, and knocked me down twice before I struck him. Mr. Tyrwhitt —Did you do so crigeby—No, sir, I knocked him down after he struck me. Committed for triaL MARYLEBONE. tt.ILANT SPECIAL CONSTABLE. Three lads named Page, Diggene, and Conway, were charged with stealing a quantity of wet linen, and a man named Srert-nr charged with receiving • sheet, well know ing it to be stolen. \William Simpkins ' residing at 146, Carlton-road, Kentish tow n , a gardener and a special constable, pro duced a quantity of linen, and said last night he was looking in a t the window of the Mitre public how, Carlton-road, when he saw th e p r i soner Di ggens and donway drying some linen by the tire. Thinking something wa, wr.4l.t, he went in and asked where they got the things from? They said they belonged to Conway's mother, and she had sent them to pawn them. Page then brought in a pot of beer and some to bacco. Witness, thinking • robbery had been com mitted, add he would take them into custody, at the same time telling them he was a special constable. Page askel him for his authority. He told the landlord to detain theia till be got assistance. They were all then taken. Rachel noel., servant to Mrs. Parisot, 17, Upper Park road, Ifaveretock-hill, said all the bundle of linen pro duced was her mistress's, and was missed from the back garden. Andrew,, 193 S, said he was called by Simpkins into the tap-room. Conway said his mother gave them to him to pawn ; and Diggena said as he was older he was going to do it. Page said he only went in to give them some beer. Martin, 331 S, said he was on duty at the station when the first three prisoners were brought in. Page said they were stolen from No. 17, Park-road, and that he had said Stevens a sheet for IA He went and apprehended Stevens, and found the sheet at his lodgings. It wax wet, and worth 9s. He also found some more wet linen under the grate in the public house. This officer proved five former convictions against Page. and previot, convictions against the others. They were committed for trial. WANDSWORTH. THE .rri ,- 4 . 4 ASSAULT UPoN A DETECTIVE. John War.;.,, surrendered to his hail to further answer the charge of violently assaulting police-constable Roger,, 202 V, by striking him in the eye with his fist and also with destroying Ina hat. The assault took place in the Park Town Hotel, Battersea, and not the Park Tavern, as previously reported, and the case was adjourned to ewer tun whether there was any permanent injury to the coostabit's eye. It will be recollected that the constable way in plain clothes, and his duty called him into the pubh. , howte. The prisoner pushed another man against the constAle, who asked him the reason for doing so. He made no st,,wer, but struck the constable a violent blow in the , ye. When before the magistrate the con stable's eye ap , eareel to be seriously injured. The constaLl, now stated that his eye was quite well. l'ir• 31 '1 0 now lefended the prisoner, and produced a written character from the clerk of the works in the erec tion of the 11.,p and 3141 t Exchange. He also urged upon the magi•drate th:,t it was a Saturday evening disturbance, the prisoner not kn ow i ng th a t be was a constable, and therefore he hoped that he would take a lenient view of the cane. Mr. Ingham believed that it was an accidental public. house row. Inspector E non informed the magistrate that the conitAl e v.. tl,rre by direction of Sir Richard Mayne. Mr. Mayo said his client believed the constable wee going to hit, and he struck him, for which be was very sorry. `r. Ingham said it was a most unwarrantable assault. flowerer, itto consideration prisoner's previous goo character, he should only fine him 405., or 14 days' earl labour. The Conte.,bl o as k ed to be paid the amount of damage to to. hat. li e est i mated the damage at ss. Mr. inzhat o thin ordered that amount to be paid in addition to the tae. TILE ACCII.ENT TO THI RIGHT How. W. E. (4 ..‘1 ,, r0pt, 3f.P.—We are very happy in being able to state. on the hest authority, that the injury to the right h.m. member for South Lancashire is not so serious as wee at Mat feare.l. The accident Longed contusion and abrasion of the Cornea : for a time the elate of the organ gave cease for ~harm to Mr. Gladstone end his friends, and even his kedieal attendant, Dr. )(offal, of 11111,11rditill, was not without doubts am to the consequences. Yesterday, how ever, the right hon. !gentleman was free from pain, was found that the functions of the eye were unimpaired, and WP uivivretand that the eye ie now se =ad " it was before the accident. —Manchester Guardian. I.llli IVESI/AX magmata bi-, DEUtallitilS 31, 1107. EAST INDIAN RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) r : The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was held. a 1 - (Mock at the London Tavern, Mr. R. W. CRAWFORD, M.P., in the chair. • The report, which .wes Isausd . going time ago, having been taken as read, - The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He said it contained nearly all that had to be c o m mun i ca t e d . It was very gratifying to have a substantial surplus warranting the de claration of a surplus dividend of half per cent. per annum, (Cheers.) There was a reserve of 18,000/. to cover doubt ful debts, and ample provision had been made for losses from fire. The working of the last half-year was fully examined by the consulting engineer, Mr. Rendel, before his departure for India, and the result was satisfactory. The traffic had been worked for 44 per oent. against 41 per cent., in the pre ceding half-year; but the causes of tha increase etre fully explained in the report. Everything to which depreciation attached had been brought to the debit of the maintenance of the half-year. (Hear, hear.) The only part of the undertaking now under construction was what was called the Chord line, and two years remained for the completion of the works. By arrangements made in India passengers could now proceed from Cal cutta to Bombay without interruption, the break of rail being only 180 miles. He then proceeded to allude to the objects for which Mr. Rendel had been sent out to India. New circumstances and exigen cies having arisen it was thought desirable to as certain what amount would be required to fulfil the expectations of the government. Among the items of expenditure set down by the Indian government was 400,0001. to provide houses for the company's officers. Ekplanation was sought, and It appeared that the object was reasonable, and that the outlay was to extend over ten years. Even in this country railway companies had been compelled to provide such accommodation for their servants, and in India the necessity was still greater. A considerable part of this large expenditure would come hack to the company in the shape of rent. That was one of the subjects to which Mr. Rendel would give his attention. Their system of railway when completed would comprise 1,487 miles. They were under engage ment to the government to construct the Chord line as a double line; when that was completed there would be 562 miles of double line, leaving 934 i miles single, and beyond that they had no engagements with the government. Mr. Rendel was, by his instructions, to consult with the chief officer, of the company in India as to whether any works could be postponed, the board being determined to put a stop to any works which were not actuallynecessary. (Cheers.) For that purpose Mr. Rendell would visit the whole of the works. Having read the whole of the instructions given to Mr. Rendel, he said he hoped they would satisfy all the shareholders that the board were determined that no expenditure should be incurred which was not absolutely essential to the interest of the company. (Cheers.) The board had received many letters of inquiry. Anxiety was natural under the circumstances, but it would be unfortunate for the company if it were to degenerate into suspicion. One gentleman—Mr. Henry Hill, of Cannon-street—had suggested that the surplus profits should be applied in paying off the debentures ; but he (the chairman) would rather have an extra half or one per cent. in Dia own pocket than resign it for the benefit of posterity. Another suggestion was that a fund should be set aside for the replacement of the line. Their line was one for all time, its construction being, by the admission of every one, perfect ; whereas tho construction of the Great Indian Peninsular line was admitted to be faulty. He concluded by stating that after Mr. Renders return from India his report would be fully considered, and the result be submitted to the annual meeting in Juno next. The motion having been seconded, Mr. Wiping, who said he represented 100,000/. in the concern, expressed his satisfaction at the course which was being pursued with regard to expenditure. [The meeting was proceeding when our report left] 10, 11,000 0001 10,600 50,000 50,050 6,000 5,100 10,000 0.000 SHARE LISTS-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY MLR.= AND STOCK& Rt. I Pd. I ItAn.irAn I Cleda l plater tirlaanl and Suers I Caledonian .. _ , Cambrian Cornwall 'Dublin and Natant.; nod Dander% rerthAA bd Jo LA London O Do. &zip sad & Westerm to#ana Ord. St. --- Do. Z. Ang. Stk., No.r Greet Norther Bootleoci, Greet Northern _ Do.A j A roe. no dlr. sa-1 DO. tt triter). e. le jeldß Do. Ord. Dot Div. Block OS. South t Week. are ) Great NV esters Do.etertyal.Dualliki Do. South Files .7.71 Do. Do. N t =t lancaaldro & Yo RAO to, & S. 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Tele,. Co. (L.) . en 66.600 I I Do. 10 per cent prat' an 10,4100 160 I Uolvere. Umbel la s.(L.) 26,600 Upper Amen Tea— •• all wee as .Oas Dleseal Land Go EN IM $l, 100 Tlearopellegypglier.X. an -50 iWaeraat nu m* Pia.) 11 66 000 SO Weelladia4PaolaoliarL • Can panding. PREFERENCE ERA Gt. Eastern, N. Counties Extends I i 14_ 16_ 2 slaw; 1 ow, st: l s s as' S I gm Si I 1 Oi le 4 e Tie :if dll• 0 as 6 par ... Par i i 1 j ~ 84 JIONET MA RKET.—(THIS Ddy. Uri o'Cimaz. Owing to a continuance of sales, partly on orders from abroad, the English funds remain flat, at the reduction which occurred yesterday after the official hours. Foreign bonds are also dull. The speech of the Emperor Napoleon to-morrow is awaited with some anxiety, and, in the existing uncertainty as to what its tenor may be, few of the speculators are disposed to enter into fresh transactions, es pecially as the Stock Exchange will be closed to-morrow. Home railway shares are better, upon purchases to cover recent sales for a fall. Other securities are quiet, with few dealings. The year now closing has not been a good one for the Stock Exchange, the losses of the public in the many new companies now in course of winding up having greatly tended to restrict business. Hopes are entertained that in 1868 there will be a revival of confidence and an increase of Genii iiilf business, especially as many stocks are now quoted at prices below their real value. The discount market is very active, while the supply of money for the moment is extremely small, owing partly to the fact that the joint stock banks are slow to lend to-day, as they wish to show large balances in their half-yearly statements to be made up to-night. Choice bills are taken at 2 per cent., and in exceptional instances at 1&. The charge in the Stock Exchange for loans till Thursday is fully 2 per cent. Consols are quoted 911 to 92, ex div., both for money and the account (January 71. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. are dull, at 911 to 92. The railway market is firm, and most of the lead ing lines are better. Lancashire and Yorkshire stock has advanced 11 per cent. ; Midland, and Caledonian, 3 ; Great Northern (A), and York and North Midland, 1 ; Metropolitan, Great Western, and Brighton, 3 ; London and North Western, and South Eastern, 1 ; and Great Eastern, 1. Annexed are the prices : Metropolitan, 1151 to 1161 ; Great Western, 441 to 3 ; London and North Western, 1131 to ; Midland, 103 to 1 ; Lancashire and York shire, 123 to 1 ; Caledonian, 711 to 721 ; South Eastern, 663 to ; Great Eastern, 31 to ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 1091 to ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to 18 ; North British, 331 to 344 ; Brighton, 491 to ; Berwick, 981 to 3 ; and York and North Midland, 915 to 921. The foreign stock market is flat, but there is no alteration of importance in prices. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are at 591 to 601 ; ditto of 1865, 321 to 1 ; Greek, 111 to 121; Spanish Passive, 25 to 1 ; ditto New Three per Cents., 331 to 34, ex div. Egyptian of 1864, 841 to 851 ; Mexican, 151 to 3 ; Portuguese scrip, 3 to 4 prem. ; and Italian of 1861, 441 to 4. There is a slight inquiry for United States 5-20 bonds, which have risen 1 per cent., the present price being 721 to 3. Erie Railway shares are quoted 484 to 49, showing a decline of 1, and Illi nois Central, 89/ to 1, being 1 higher. Atlantic Cable shares are firm. Anglo- American are at 181 to 5, ex div., and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference at 41 to 1. Bank shares are steady. London and West minster are at 68 to 69 ; Union of London, 36 to 37 , Alliance, 114 to 144 dis. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 01 die. ; London and County, 54 to 55 ; and Oriental Corporation, 411 to 421. Financial shares are without change. Interna tional, 21 to 2 din. ; London, 23 to 22 dia. ; General Credit, 21 to 24 dis. ; and Credit Foncier, ei to 6/ dis. The speculation for a fall in Metropolitan stock has been met by some organised purchases, and a large amount of stock is stated to have passed into the names of the officers of five joint stock banks, two located in London, one in Yorkshire, and two in Scotland. It must be obvious, however, that stock " pawned" in this way forms an additional element of uncer tainty in the railway market, since it must come back upon it sooner or later, and these are not times when bankers are disposed to enter very ex tensively into operations of this nature. Specu lation for a rise, no more than speculation for a fall, can permanently influence the price of any stock, which must ultimately be determined by the balance of bona fide transactions. With reference to the New Granada Debt, Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. announce that they have this day received for account of New Granada dividends, 3381., from the custom-house of Cartagena. It may be useful to repeat that the Styck Ex change will be closed to-morrow (" Sew Year ') About 12,000 sovereigns, received from Oporto, were sent into the Bank yesterday. The 336,000/. brought by the Lincolnshire has been bought for exportation, but of the large amount remaining to be disposed of, which includes 209,0301. reported on Saturday by the Anglesea, a portion is expected to be taken to the Bank. The advicea from Australia and America an nounce further shipmate - al — gold to England am.mnting to 672,5001., raising the aggregate on the way to 1,300,000/., after deducting the arri vals just reported from those quarters. The Board of Trade returns for the month of November were issued yesterday. The following shows the declared value of the exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures fur the month of November in the last three years : Nov.. 18G5 „ 18a; 1a57 This return shows, for the first time this year, a distinct falling off in the export trade, by compari son with the corresronding month of the two pre vious years. The decrease, compared with November, 1866, is only 200,691 r., but by com parison with the same mouth of 1865 it is 688,0031. The decrease is scarcely apparent in cotton piece goods, but shows itself in linens, woollens, machinery, iron, haberdashery, and other items. The exports of coal have increased owing to the Abyssinian expedition. Below we give astatemont of the exports for the first eleven mouths of the last three years : Eleven months, 1865 £150,14:32,344 1801 173,913,t-1 • 1567 167,931,37s The comparison with last year shows a decrease 5,981,g44/., but, as compared with 1865, there is an increase of 17,009,034/. _ _ The " computed real value" of imports for Oc tober was likewise less than in the same month of the two previous years, the figures being ea under : October, 1, ,, ;5 £423,8(14.880 1844 19,5.10,4842 ~ 1867 19,406„564 Both the import and export trade are therefore diminishing. The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South Wales was held at Sydney on the 30th of October. The report showed the divisible profits for the half-year ending the 30th of September to amount to 91,504/. 4s. 33., which was disposed of as follows :-75,000/. for a 15 per cent. dividend ; 12,5001. for a 2} per cent. bonus, making in all 17i per cent. per annum, and leaving 4,0041. 4s. 3d. to be carried forward to the new account. Notwith standing the extreme dulness of trade, the direc tors' report was in every way satisfactory. The dividend on the shares on the London register will be payable on the 3rd of January. SUPPOSED CHILD MURDER NEAR CHELMS FORD. Considerable excitement was caused in the county town on Sunday as the congregations were leaving the various places of worship by the report that the body of an infant had just been found in the horse-pond, Springfield-lane, in such • condition as to leave little doubt that it had been mur dered under circumstances of great brutality. Upon inquiry the report as to finding the body proved to be too true ; and there can also, we think, be little doubt that foul play has been practised, though it yet remains to be seen whether the evidence to be adduced at the inquest, which will take place at the Duke's Head, at 2 o'clock to-morrow (Wednesday), will be sufficient to justify a charge of murder. It appears that at half-past 12 on Sunday noon a man living on the wharf, named Benjamin Mead, in the employ of Mr. Samuel Turner, basket soaker, observed something floating in the pond, which, on closer inspection, he believed to be the dead body of • child. He at once acquainted the police with what be bad seen, and Sergeant Peagrain, with other o ffi cers, was soon on the spot, and the body having been got out was found to be that of a newly-born female child quite naked, except for a piece of sacking fastened by a cord round the waist, and in which were a brick and a bait brick, evidently intended to sink the body. The head was frightfully crushed, but the police think that this may perhaps have been caused by a cart or waggon wheel passing over it as it lay at the bottom of the pond, it being the frequent custom to drive through the pond in order to "water" horses. In the presence of a crowd which had speedily congregated, the body was removed to the Duke's Head inn, and Mr. 0. Copland was sent for, who, on attending, gave it as his opinion that the body had been in the water three or four days, and we understand he will snake • post mortem ex amination prior to the inquest to-morrow (Wednesday).— latex Herald. The Sport says that the sale of the Grand Hotel and the Hotel du Louvre to an English company has not been effected, owing to the conditions of payment failing to be accepted. The English offered 21 millions of francs in cash and the balance in shares of a French company. The failure of the treaty is due to the rejection of the latter stipulation. The Paris committee of the Voltaire statue have decided by a majority to have an enlarged reproduc tion of the one by Hoodoo, the chef d'reurre which is placed at the entrance of the Comedie.Francaise. Messrs. Money Wigram and Son's ship Lincoln shire, Captain Henry Skinner, from Melbourne October that has passed through the Downs for London, brings 84,538 ounces of gold, 82 passengers, and a full general cargo, principally wool, wheat, and tobacco. She rounded Cape Horn November 8, and crossed the equator De oember 2. A ---- THE WRECK OF THE COLOMBTAN.—Advioes from St. Thomas up to the 14th instant report that the West India and Pacific Company's steamship Colombian still lay in deep water,but that 2000 packages of the cargo had been raised. e steamship Darien haft arrived out, with the necessary appliances for raising the hull, and elides,. yours would at once be made to raise both the vessel and the remainder of the cargo. BLOWN OUT TO SEA.—On the 27th Nov. a Maltese fishing-boat, with nine men in it was blown out to sea in a gale which suddenly sprung up. Nothing having been heard of them for a fortnight they were supposed to have perished, and a fund is being raised for their widows and orphans. A telegram received on Tuesday last, the pith inst., states that a Maltese fishing-boat, with nine or twelve bands on board (number uncertain), had been driven ashore about 30 miles east of Tripoli, and that assist ance had been immediately sent to them from the town ; but we regret to say some doubt has been thrown on the truth of this assertion. We understand that the naval commander.in.chief, with that kind and humane spirit which is known to animate him, on hearing the report that the missing Maltese fishermen had been cast on thecoastof Tripoli, immediate'yoffeied to send H.M.S. Psyche to their assistance. Subsequent enquiry, however, showed that grave doubts existed as to the truth of the statement. The Consul-General at Tripoli despatched two manoeuvre to the place indicated, hut no tidings of the missing boat or fishermen were obtained. -Malta Times, Dec. 19. .. . . , • RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—AII acc ident, which might have been attended with considerable loss of life, occurret: at the Norton•bridge railw.ty stain', late on Saturday afternoon. It seems that on arriving at this place the train which leaves Stoke for Stafford at 5.27 was—whether by mistake or otherwise we cannot positively say—turned upon the siding, instead of being kept upon the main line. In consequence of this the engine ran with terrific violence against the stops, and was thrown off the line and upset. Happily the carriages remained on the rails; but the shock was sufficiently heavy to jerk the passengers from their sesta and against each other. For the moment the greatest confusion prevailed, and this was increased by the shouts of passengers anxious to be let out of the car riages, and by their attempts to get through the windows. The doors were unlm ked as quickly se possible, and it was found, though several persons had been somewhat severely shaken and slightly bruised, no serious injuries had been sustained. The engine -driv e r and fireman appear to have es caped unhurt. Shortly after the accident the passengers were taken forward by the 6'41 train from Stoke.—Bir. minoham Daily Post. DEFECTIVE LisraNeas.—The first of these varieties fails occasionally, it is true, to laugh when your crisis comes ; but even that is better than laughing before it has arrived at some anticipated denouement, which pro bably la not the real one. This is a very defective kind of listener, and is unfortunately largely represented among the ladies of creation. They are so anxious to prove their quickness of perception, that they assume to know what you are going to say before you have completed your collo quial arrangements in your own mind ; and will put an interpretation upon a sentence which you have only just begun, or furnish a crisis to a story when it is still in an early stags, in a manner which is the more inconvenient bemuse it commonly happens that, in both eases, the termination thus gratuitously supplied is a wrong one. It May generally be observed, by the way, that when • lady has tid a story for you in this fashion, she never seems to appreciate the real authentic conclusion of the anecdote when at last rot' do succeed in publishing Hi.— Cornhill Magazine for January. I Pat I Q. pries. No. I Sk. WilllL PS, IR! 36,0001 1 iAlamillos Lathed) all 100,000; 1 I A nglo-Bras. Gold (Lb ) t 10,000 10 !Australian 15,000 111 ICape Cogger (thnitedl 7 I 16,000 1 Capalagilver (Limited) 11. 10,000 6 Chontaleso.&B.llln.,L 4i' 10,000 70 Copiapo (Limited) 76,162 1 Don Pedro. N. Del Rey 14a. 16,000 1 Lid Rey (lAmeitlilll, ft 00,000 2 Fatima (Limited) 60,000, 1 froutino&BotiviaGol, 11 20, 00e . 10 General all , 6d,000 11 Rapancla (limited) 66,000 3 :Unarm (Limited) 7,141 6 ', Lillian lan Lil ted) 10.000. 4 ;Panulcillo r (L) $ 80,000 3 Pestsrena Go %Um.) 10,000 10 PootilhaudallverLead 100,006 5 Port Nolllp 1 12,000 60 Royal Cotta Copper— 431 15,205 1 Roma Grande lb. 120,000 1 Boottleh Austral. Unt all 11,000 90 St. John del Rey I.lro 1 114 43,174 80 United Mexican Um ' 11111 10,000 1 Val Antiguria Go 0(L: 1 10,000' 10 Vancouver Coal (Um I 0.000 10 Val &seam I limited 7 10,000 $ Washne 0010(11mila:I all 60,000 1 Worthing (Limited) 16.000 1 Yorke Peuinsula;Lirs all 45,000 3 Yndanantutans , Llat an lIISCJI.LLSIIOO9. sox i all 1 tinizatua 1 ft ) I/ 1t 1 499 1 t 21 Sk9l9' edis a 1-1 15-19 1 13 16 4 i fs *dh 2 Me id's vir 9 11 If It 57 1 t: 1 14 I II dim ti nu. BRMSH POSSESSIONS. B.ArLwAy& 1 Atiaatio&St. LAI .00 I Bon. Bar. a 17.12. Ow*. 14 Do. 10 Shares— al Hotted° et lAdro Harm Do. Prolerence HO thalL,Drastkeodwdel I per osat. 187244 100 Coil& lloatonibp. 441 100 Caps .& Dock 60. 0.1 all Doloorara,Tp.opeovrs iOO Mod laagal iv. IS do. 12i Do. do. I do. Lou tut 63 56 101 100 zdl s i ile" Si 11 1 6 6 Indian sn. 6 d0... 1 fBll4 Trunk olCanads Do. Equip.M.B.dp.ol. Do. losproL Bonds .. Do. 2nd prat Bonds. Do. Ind prod. Stook.. Do. akicog• Meek.. 100 100 100 100 100 hr - oia Do. no. I per owl . Do. Now do. 40 40 98 100 I(2f 144 id 109 f 109 id If 15 lf ;mid 15f 75 90 40 45 SI 34 27 29 18 18 108 f 107 id —p". 1 I+om id , 1 llpin xd, 101 102 id 93 95 id 18, 14f 96 100 90 92 , 21.1 102 103 id ; 96 97 xd, 92 04 id: cite:of Lndl. 7 . Cp: at Do. ti par wok 9C Waiters of tnnado Do.L.Bla.pay.tot Do. do. do. 1077-b. lodise (Lantitad' Madras gnat. b p. cont. Do. do. do Do. do. 41 do. Do. Fifth Intonotot Vein and Itobootet Ito) Do. 0 p. at„ pay.lB9l Do. 6 p. ot„ pay.lo9l g.R.otron.oo c. it Oade&Robilkund,g. Do. Shares do Po. Sulhatoo +Wae, plc 6 permit Do. Do. do. do.— Do. Pc:daub do. _ Do. lades 64.1f10t.d0. o,eao 60.000 1 49 61 L 9 101 P 3 85 79 81 102 103 zd' par jpm 100 142 100 10a id par ipra ad 100 101 ad 87 89 id Claims prime. I tai,, !! lon F 1031 xd 109 81 I id 107 isik i rd 101 e xd 102 i id JOINT OIDUL BANK& Usu. Ird I CI. Woos. 1 Mr. /fORCON AA IL WA' ZAILWATS. £w{wvp • I;11 - 11adaReL iraii476.e. , all I Wan N J l2o, °° IRR.7 1 • 1 0. 11 ,11.71. oLto, ' lall Canna Argentine e elolaalliirliioO -00 Denabarg a WlipkTl:j *A Data likanish all Do. - . - - all Amiens of Insisea -16 i iaroprul Orotral all am" Da =oVa ... all 'Umber, 1.) all [Merman LI ( all INain.allel Ely the ' all ,Do.6p.o.Prf. goy all ,Nort..en. 'ranee .. all 1 N.Ra11.R1y Da. 72.7.p.a all Do. all Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 10Ikenan (BirsyrissAidin all Parks. Lyonksod llediL all 'Parts and Orleans .. all ilteeffe 6.Pransdall..) 10 Royal Sardinian all Royal &relish ........ l all Do. 7 per owl -.. all emote. and Moue .. - mlll Do. Se perosat.PreL all Ban Pau10(1.)6.7 per of an ILAnet.aLoss. Venetian 16 loch Kass. of Portugal all inlander% or !ranee_ .. all Tarts and Savona all Reel /Flanders aD Do. it par oenClref. I all Ned& N. W. of Vrsows • Call pi I Closing prism ja it 3 134 14 14 1 13 10 Ms 31 4 pm 3 4 1 33 18 10 dls 8 st 1 1 :1 1 4 I A. g 46 47 II 6 i a si as 8.3 IS SS 9 11) A A turner OBLWAIIeh& ALUMATI. 4 all 10.1044robourg5p.amit. lb 011 I Do. 100 Havana 014 Ilataaaaa I 100 Jousrano sal Fribourg 100 all Namur' rad BabiliMi 100 I Do &mud Woo Fr W art/, of Franco $ p at If I ID° ( stoCluiri. IQ mt. 104 Ottoman playa. be.) us Do. L ao. iair . marL idays ii IgaioAills :pil 1 4 Swedish 5 p. A HI La Ono& p. el IS *Loa-Vm. Sp.a. 10 lootallorli.lo4. 10 otrissorfp.o. Fr ItoDso. 5 per St SS AIL Wallin. Spa. Kling. 16 IT zd 86 81 1111 188 Is I It, 13} M SO 16 U Ilf IS OS 16 If 1 SS SO Si Si . i, 4 le 11 LS I : 41. i le 11 The annual meeting of the North Britishquadrat- Asian Compftny (Limited) is timid for the 14th January, when • dividend s to b declared. A general meeiiii4 of the Westminster Brewery Company (Limited) is called for the 11th January, " to elect directors and an auditor, and generally to transact such other business as may be brought before the netting." . During the year now closing there have been only three changes in the Bank rate of discount ; there were thirtt.en in 1866 ; sixteen in 1865 ; and fifteen in 1864. Changes in Bank rate for 1847 : January 3rd, ;.:1 cent. ; February, 3 per cent. ; May 30th, 21 t per cent. ; July 25th, 2 per cent. This is the aluar,est number of changes that have occurred since 1554. The Produe , .31.•e1. , •te Review gives the following comparison of ti.o present position of the Hank, and the price of Consols for the week ending Satur day, December 26, IN', with the corresponding periods of the two previous years Bask Million Kama a mote. .. Nunes to eirailatit.ss Hate of dbcouut t...Alsola for ruuu4 1317. 11 .•141.1147 e 19,147,889 11,V4.516 .1.5,3012..5ta 21,u7.1,366 p,r grout. .. 31 per cent. .. 901 lent £13.403.111 4677.1N0 90.461,636 7 per tent MONDAY EVItt!TNO. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 921 to fl ex div., for the 7th January, opened this morning at 924, and closed at 92 to 1, which was likewise the final quotation for money. After the recog nised hours the price descended to 91i to 92. The Three per Cent,. I:educed and New Three per Cents. were qu.,ted at 3 o'clock 911 to f'2. The official business report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for mousy, 924, 2, er div. ; ditto, for account, 92.... 4, ex div. ' • Three per Cents. Re duced, 92L 4, IL n • New Three per Cents., 921, 14; Bank Stock, 23'9, 404 ; India Stock, shut ; ditto Four per Cent., 1001, ; ditto Four per Cent. "enfaced " rupee paper, 87 •, ditto Five-and-a- Half per Cent., 108, 4 ; ditto Five per Cent. Rupee Debentures, 1877, 1034 ; ditto Bonds, 40s. prem. Indian goveniment securities were quiet. Exchequer Bills were fiat, on sales, and were quoted 23e. to 283. prem. The foreign stick market showed increased de press;on, and the general course of prose was un favourable owing to a vague feeling of distrust with respect to Continental politics. Spanish Passive and Deferred Three per Cents. declined 4 per cent.; the Now Three per Cents., as well as Portuguese and Greek, ; Radian of 1861, ; Peruvian of 1865, 14 ; Turkish of 1862, 1863, and 1865 (Six per Cents.), 1 ; and Brazilian of 1865, Chili= of 1867, the Viceroy of Egypt's Loan, and Russian of 1&,9, 4. The Egyptian Nine per Cent. Scrip was last quoted Ito 1 prem. ; .Portuguese Scrip, to prem. ; and the Honuras Government Railway Loan, 14 to 1 prem. Very few dealings were recorded in financial shares, and prices were unchanged, dosing as fol lows :—lnternational Financial, 24 to 2 dia. ; General Credit, 2i to 24 dis. ; London Financial, 23 to 22 dia. ; and Credit Foncier, 64 to 60 dia. Atlantic Cable shares were in good demand, at an improvement. Anglo-American closed at In to to 4, showing a rise of 10a. ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, at 4# to 4, being 3a. better ; and Telegraph Construction, at 144 to f— an advance of 103. Hudson's Bay shares closed at 141 to ex div., and National Discount at ok to prem. Few changes occurred in miscellaneous shares. United Kingdom Preference improved : Egyp tian Trading and London District Preference, 2s. Gd. ; and London General Omnibus, is. Sd. ; while Upper Asnen Tea declined 10s., and New Quebrada, is. 6d. In the market for colonial government debem tures, some of the New South Wales and New Zealand rose i per cent., while Queensland and Canadian of 1877-S4 declined 4. MINES.--(THIS DAY.) Oia o'CLoot. The mining market is quiet to-day, hut shares in the following mules are inquired for at the prices given, viz. :—West Chiverton, 65 to 67 ; ton Moor, 5? to I ; Wheal Beton, 85 to 9(1 ; Prince of Wales, 495. to 51s. ; East Lovell, 8} to J; Caen Brea, 22 to 24 ; Wheal Grenville, 27a. 6d. to 30s. ; East Caradon, 41 toy ; West Caradon, 10 to 11 ; and North Chivertoo, 4 to 4. Very few transactions have been recorded in foreign and colonial mining shares, but Chontales are 2s. ca. better, idle to dia. St. John del Rey are quoted 57 to 59 ; Don Pedro, 2i to 34 prcm.; Anglo ilrazilian, par to prem. ; Pestarena, dis. to par ; Roasa Grande, # to ; Anglo-ltahan, to it prem. ; United Mexican, 3 to 14 ; Frontino a nd Bolivia, 16s. to 18s. ; Port Phillip, 14 : Argentine, # to 4r prem. The Mining Exchange, as well as the Stock Exchange, will be closed to-morrow (New Year COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& _ LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (131' TZLEORAPH.) (r:mx ou• owN coarnaroxnerr.) COTTON. — The market continues steady, sales ft boat 12,000 ; stool: of cotton on band, 447.4.0. being . .0 0 0 b.des below the estimate, there is an increase of '.,n00 bales in American ; u ,I,.^.resso of 13,090 hales in Sure . . Cotts.—The market well attended. There haa been • large business done in wheat, at an advance of id. to dd. per oental since Friday on all description.. Flour, Is. per sack mid barrel dearer, with rather more doing. Beans, Cd. per quarter higher ; Saida, t's. irL rem Is. dearer, and slow sale. .n. 47a Oats and oatmeal unchanged. Indian corn in fair request, at an advance of to, to la. per qr. ; mixed, its. LEEDS CORN MARKET.—(TIIIS DAY.) TinsonArm.) (TROY aim .)WY. oonsitsPONDWierl There was a good laminae doing at market to-d. y, and wheat of brat quality was ls. to 2s. per qr. higl.tr. I;.‘rley dull. MINCING-LAN H.—(TITIS DAY.) Sri:att.—Scarcely any inquiries have been made for raw, and no esles ore reported ; reflood, only scanty aa!:•, are reported but full prices are paid. Incr. —A p act l of Balboa sold at 105. ex sbir. Cor7o3.—There ie a morn active inquiry an., previous prices are maintair.ed. Herr.—BUsilli,S lists recently been done in it. Peters burg clean at 381., but there are now no fin :It& sellers under 38/. 10s. In other articles no alteration. businesa generally con tinuing quiet, owing to the holidays. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIR DAY.) The market i■ quiet. Town tallow, 41s. W. ; P..tees. bar,: Y.C. on the spot, 43e. ; December, 42e. 9cL ; gprint, 4114. ; Meech, 4.15. 6d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THI DAY.) Mr. Charles .fames Easton reports trade slow at the fsl loain; prices, : Prime clover, 10:;, ; ,i”r ditto, 70s to nOs. ; hay, 844. ; inferior ditto, 704, ; straw, 30s. to 364. PROVINCIAL DRARR MARIIRTP. LIVIIMPOO3, Dt:c. 3).-Bales to-day Cal•sionlan, 71 Cnl ; Inncashireand Yorkshire, 121} -Lontion, Voutitam. ao I '.4•rer, 181—London and North Western, 1131 4 —Mont! , 4. 2 4„1- field. and Lin...dui/are, 4A—lletropoldtl, 1:444.1. 102‘ 1 3—North Y.s4cru, Berwick capital stock, s , :4—Fnroess Whttettaveu ant -I.ottesnihire and 1..4 . Five per Cent., 110-4;reat lartendo.ours shares. 1-144141, 40 Lirer 03—geithh and Forehm Ilsrino ~2 I. °- surface, 24 p —.l44•2l•••Ainerisnu Tclegrdph, ln, —BrI4 aid brush Marnetic T. It traph Associat ion imatetl , I 24-. I.i , i5...1 Exchange, '2ll at mod Steam Ship Company , 431-- Bombay and Baroda, 102 ad. Ilseenis rem, lit.' —Msrliet quiet. Prices 44 1 1'.04 . / 'du r. Anglo-Amoricin • Ti: t.rdph Untitro . lan it I /44. - raph prat. a per n•to . •I , t 7 , ' e I ,• • V......•.. 31} 1 340}--Great Ltiselubougg, 911-16 I —Great Northern (A), Blob 94—Gran! Trunk of eadada, 10--lime %t tnotero flu c.mada. 161 11-16—Heywood. IL, a., and Co. Limit, .1 , .1 -• I. 01. -141 V and Yorkshire, 1911' ) 3--London, 8rig1ihm.a.141 4 ...• 0 .1 roar!, 49} 9 81—London and North Western, 113} f—Manchtster, Ilhegteld, and lAnc..lnshire. 45_1Nito Ni , „., Ditto Le preference, 64—Metropolitan, 1154 1 1 1 1 I—Mid land, 102} 1 1 !.-National meantwhip ..1,411.... . 4•••uth Eastern, 66} 3—United States 5-20 Years ilonds, inks Bank, 24 p.—Sheephridge, 45 d. BIEXISOnaIt. Dsc. 35.—This market Is extremely .11142 Bir mingham OR Mill shirrs wen . don•• st 2.4 per •1...• • • . 1....14r prices: South Statfordahlre Belbray shame, at 11S4 to 86; Worcen ter and Binningo.on t at IV Leo II Lioyo ~ earra. Wins, at 64 Kern. ; arsainghato Yitutncial shut,. at Ito Ala ; Dudley Qua shamus, at 451, sellers ittrining••.nn .tiliance Life Inaurante, at ♦ to I din : hlrmineha•44 14.1. ,I, mood Issas, at prem. ; Metropolitan Wagon 411.41..t.5.v0nd } Ms. to par . Birmingham Waterworks slier. , borers. ; and Btrntingham Exchange Buildings, at 14 to 17 per dors. 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