The Express. — London, England, 1868-02-18 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION. EXPRZSE MUM, Tuesday, 4 o'Clock. GREAT FIRE AT THE CIIARING-CROSS RAILWAY STATION.-(THIS DAY.) This afternoon at 2 o'clock a fire broke out at t he Custom-hones Department of the Charing-cross R a ilway Station, which, at the moment of writing this account, threatened the destruction of the greater portion of the station. The dames were first noticed in the rea ll office at the end of the waiting-room of the riming-house, which is a large building, some 300 h e t long and 50 bread, at the twat side of station. The fire developed itself with astonishing rig idity. The flames ran along the floor of the ' , r asing room and adjoining rooms, setting the goods front the continent, which were awaiting sten:analog, in a blase. The roof was soon ignited, and the whole of the inside of the station, which is con tiguous to the clearing house, became filled with dense smoke and excessively hot. The oompany's engine we e got into play in the 00111.110 of a few minutes, but it hada) effectwhatever in stopping theprogresa of the t ee . The engines of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, i n cluding some of the principal land steamers,were brought up from the various City and Wert End Stations at the gallop. As they dialled along the streets the excite ment in the Strand and about Charing-cross became very Large crowds ran to the station, and there being hardly any force of police on the spot they got in to the station, though at considerable risk. Police subsequently arrived in bodies, and restored order. The flames shot up into the air within a very minutes of the outbreak of the bre, and could be seen by the crowds which gathered on the various bridges. The cause of the fire is at present unknown. Nearly all the goods in the clearing-house were of a very dry and inflammable nature. It is feared that the great iron roof of the station will be destroyed by the expansion and contraction of the iron girders under the influence of the excessive heat. FURTHER PARTICULARS. Mr. Cockburn, the superintendent of the station, aid Mr. Richardson , the station-master, wereboth promptly on the spot, and exerted themselves energetically, in unison with the firemen, for the purpose of extinguishing the tro•les. The former of these gentlemen dates that the fire broke out in the ladies' waiting-room, whence it rapidly voire.ii to the Customs' searehing-room and the roof of the station, the baggage warehouse, the lamp- room, and the store-room. Great damage has been done. At half•past 2 o'clock the flames assumed fearful aspect, and crowds were stationed on the ot reml bridges witnessing the work of destruction. The rapidity of the fire was astonishing consi dering the great number of land steam-engines at work. The wind drifted the flames in the direction of the plat. force of the railway station, and having caught the fl,unework of the roof the glass began to fall, inflicting severe injuries on several of the company's servants and others. In many inotencea the wounds were found to be of a serious nature, and cabs were procured to convey the sufferers to Charing-cross Hospital. The vast glass roof of the station was completely riddled. The station was still on fire in one corner at 3 o'clock. The truffle of the railway was, of courts, entirely sus pended, and the booking-offices were closed. LATEST PARTICULARS. SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. At 4 o'clock the fire, which raged from 2 o'clock, was viitually extinguished by the combined force of the land and water steam-engines. The extent of damage done was considerable, but fortunately was much less than was at one moment anticipated. The clearing-house, which was partly built on the iron bridge, and was above the river, has been completely destroyed. This was the prin cipal scene of the fire. The vast roof of the station ban been damaged, great quantities of the glass have been destroyed, and the zinc of the sides of the roof hes been in places melted, but, as a whole, the station itself is intact. The fire never approached the hotel. Two firemen, John Shepherd, of Chandoeortreet station, and James George Sergeant, of George-yard fire-station, were struck by pieces of glass of considerable size, and had to he taken to the Charing-crass Hospital. When one of these firemen wee disabled, Stephen Martin, a railway porter, ran forward and seized the hose to direct it on the toe, which at that moment was spreading. More glass fell from the roof, and his head was cut. He, too, had to be carried to the hospital. At a . t uarter past 3 o'clock the fire began to make en in , idions progress along the south-west pert of the station icf, but in the course of a few minutes the large hose flew the steam float was brought on share, and such a voltam,• of water was thrown on the menaced part of the roc!, tig.3 the fire was declared to be at an end. ts.o..ic Shaw directed the operation; of the firemen in pir MAL THE FENIAN PROSECUTIONS. DISCHARGE OF ALLEN. DOW-STREST.-(TEIS DAY.) This morning the chief magistrate, Sir Thomas llr•nry again sat specially at the Police-court, Bow-sheet, to protecd with the examination of William Desmond, Touothy Desmond, Nicholas English, James O'Neill, John l>'Kn•fe, Jeremiah Allen, Michael Barrett, and Anne Jos the charge of wilful murder of the persons killed by Ito clerkenwell explosion. The ordinary business of Mi....se r t was conducted at the police-station opposite beton• Mr. Flowers. After the prisoners had been placed at the her, Mr. Gilfard, on the part of the crown, said the evidence Rae complete as against some of the prisoners, whom he ehuuld ask the magistrate to commit for trial • but with regard to Allen there were certain fact ; upon which he had to ask for Sir Thomas Henry's jndg. meet. In the statement which Allen had made to the police, and which would be corroborated by the evidence of Inspector Thomson, Allen did not say, what , never theless, was the truth, that he had previously been in communication with the police, and had mentioned to them something about a plot to rescue the prisoners Burke and Casey, by attacking the van on its way from the police court to the prison, in fact, somewhat after the Manchester model. In this statement there were • variety of circumstances fraught with suspicion. First of all, though • stranger, he was in such intimate communication with Anne Justice that she stated to him what, if else did so, it would be his duty to men tion to the police, namely, that Casey had told Mr to in form her brother that the authorities were probably aware of what they intended to do, as they would not let the prisoners leave the cell for exercise. It seemed almost inconceivable that he should not at once have communicated that fact to the police. Further, when the explosion took place, he was found flying with Anne Justice, and not as _might have been ex pected, seizing and detaining her, ana saying " This is one of the persons who was concerned in it. However, he (Mr. tAtfard) could well understand that from the nature of the catastrophe it might throw a man off his balance, and he could not, therefore, ask the magistrate to send Allen for trial on this charge, The evidence of Inspector Thomson was then taken, after which, Nir Thomas Henry said he thought the prisoner Allen ought not to be put upon his trial. Allen was then set at liberty. As he left the dock Anne Justice, who had been as usual accommodated with a :•vat, and who appeared more ailing and feeble than on former occasions, roe* from her seat with sudden energy, anti cried, " Let me speak to you, sir. All that man says is lies." Sir Thomas Henry—You will have an opportunity hereafter. Ur. Oil Yard said that the ease for the crown was now complete, and he wee ready to ask for a committal ; but he had a letter from Mr. Lewis, who wished fora remand, to give him an opportunity of calling witnesses for O'Neill. The prisoners were again remanded. We find in the Corriere of Cremona an account of a demonstration provoked in that city by the news that Te Dews was to be chanted for the victory of Mentana. About fifty young men, mostly students, entered the church of St. Agatha. The cure met them, and calmly ..ssured them that no ceremony of the kind was in oon templation. The young men, being convinced that he `Poke the truth, went quietly away. Shortly afterwards another assemblage entered shouting " Long live the King !" "Long live Garibaldi !" " Down with the tem ' .4-41 power !" but withdrew on the order of • carbiasse. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Beton Sir W. Page Wood.) Sant= V. SHILLIT. The question in this special ore eau epos tie will of Yrs. Helen Parker, late of Bath, tevidew, who died in Kay. UK, haying bequeathed as falba§ t—" I give my best 1 "1 stiof Fowl estKa g ni . beneelete with diamond oyes, end pearl sad enrwillalli ma all my rings with peark , and emeralds mixed, and all the red of mg pearls and emeralds, and my diamond and emeWil bird solitaire, also my walk set with Kames earl my complete est of dia monds. sennistig el se, earrings, breeds* waist beside, wlessfaer Eris. and small sprig ter the heir cc bum, to my nephew, John Shelley, to go sad be held u bar-looms by him, and by hie eldest son, as his demises ; end to go and descend to the eldest eon of sash eldest son, and so en, to the eldest sea of his descondente as far as P rules of law or equity will wait" By codicil abe gavequantity of o th er jewe whisk she described,' to nieabet6 , wife of John Shelley, end other members of the family, and then gave the rest as an heirloom, to go in the manner she had directed by her will. John Shelley died in 1869, having bequeathed all the jewel= the will of his aunt, Yrs. Parker, to his widow, Shelley, absolutely. He bad fire children, of whom three —Edward, John, and Inizabetle—were born in Kra. Parker's lifetime ; and two—Charles and George Ernest—were born after her death. John and Elisabeth were dead with out Josue ; Charlie and George Ernest had at- Mined 21. Edward Shelley claimed the jewel, on the geoaod that if they bad been settled like land he would have been entitled to them, as being the owner of the first estate of inheritance. Kra. Shelley, on the other hand, claimed them under her husband's will The ques tion was whether John Shelley was entitled to the jewels absolutely, or for life only, with remainder to her eldest DM. . Mr. W. M. James, Q.C., Mr. J. Hinde Palmer, Q.C., and Mr. G. Miller, appeared for the plaintiff, Edward Shelley. Sir R. Palmer, Q.C., and Mr. Vaughan Hawkins ap peared for the d efendants, litre. Shelley and Charles, the second son. The oue was argued on the 29th of January and 7th of February, and his Honour had reserved judgment till to-day. The Vies-Chancellor, after an elaborate review of the cases, made a declara ti on that John Shelley sou bound, and Mrs. Shelley, as his widow and executrix, was now bound to execute the trust directed by Mrs. Parker's will, to be carried into effect with reference to the jewels, and that under such trust the late John Shelley wu entitled to the enyment of them for his life, and that the plain- tiff waa also entitled to a like enjoyment for his life ; and that, after his death, they are to be held for the plaintiff's eldest son if living at his death, when he shall attain 21, but if he shall die in plaintiff's lifetime, or after his death, under 21, leaving an eldest son born in the plaintiff's life time, then in trust for such last mentioned eldest son to be vested in him when he shall attain 21. Beyond that hie Honour said he could not go. ?Reit E huhu left la the seek peeing itr a rirds toward. the ear. it em tie appears/me et I have moat I shaeld may &it lie remind Afteeeda. I think, neat the appeareskee et Ile the ft we = by mow ether pane% 6,10 it is no t as sea baying does It khomdf. After 1110.11 ether evidenee had been tam, Mr. Mae remanded the primmer for s week, aid re fused is take bail. SOUTHWARK. 1:1•1111G •1111•014. LaD 1110111111Z7 II • TEZ•SIII. Miami If Kay, lb conneeded with a t, gang of name and thieves infecting the Now-ce wee pijed " 2 the her charged with being conorraed with oilers nee in oritedy is earealtiog Homy Grey, and robbing idea of his hat, handkerchief, and mosey. as the pike,. Mahe of the 'Victoria Thistle. The TXMosster, asespestshis-leshing leol, mid he was a groom, and en the peesiess *la le vent to the Viekein Theatre. Whys dews lir !pally Mahe at the emelation el the be wee cured by a number of ming meg* maid his bet wee kneshad While salleaventhog lie maze it he wee knocked down, and these of them hal him down. 7lmi pilaw then ever him and turned hit poetises inside out, beedna his clothes and striking - him en the face. Om ei his pothole was completely ten dr, end he het his hand le money, end has. In the *Name caught held of the prisoner to detain bientslift essetable mine, bet he managed to get away with his lone. About balf-an-hour afterwards they were up Webberstreet, where he saw the prisoner, and him out to the dicer, and he was Mikan Into osetedy. Peilee-eonstable lbg L said he received information of the robbery, end knowing the thieves well, he went with the prosecutor and raw the primp'r running along Web bet...inset. He punned him and took him into esetody, when he denied all knowledge of the . Witness asked for a remand to enable him to apprehend the others, who were well known to the pollee. The prisoner admitted being on the gallery slake, but said he had no bend in the amain end robbery. He wee remanded fora week. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE LINCOLN MEETING.-(THIS DAY. TRIAL STAXML Sp►eulnm C►tion Blaeekin 6 rari. BROM/LIBBY TRIAL India* Star Sir Oliver ... ••• ... Problem • 17 ran. LINCOLNSHIRR HANDICAP. Lady Zetland Artesian 24 ran. Rini hail U. bear Ufa INNKEEPERS' STAN 718. Buckingham d t ... 2 LINCOLN HANDICAP. 8 to 1 apt Purveyor (t) 100 to 8 Malley (t) HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Two maim Nu, Musketeer, Scheldt, nearly's, Sweet Willis, Risk, Orne, Roving Maid, and Spurgeon are here. GONE AWAY PLATE. Two mike. Bit of Gold, Rosette, and Look Out sr here. The others are trained in the neighbourhood SUICIDE OP AN UhPAIIIIPUL WIPE. INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.) This. morning Mr. John Humphreys coroner, held an inquiry at the Vestry-hall, St. Oeoege ' s in-the East, relative to the suicide of Mn. Eaphenia Howie, aged 37 years. James Howie, 118, Pennington-onset, St. George's-in. the-East, said that the deceased was hie wife. He was • mariner, and the deceased, while he was away at see, had formed the acquaintance of certain parties, and he believed she was druid of bim on that account. On Friday net be told her that he would go to Green's Home on business. It appeared there was • ship'. carpenter there, who knew the man that she was in the habit of meeting, end no doubt she was afraid that he would learn all about the affair. She had herself told him that there was something wrong, for be would do her the jus tice to say she was a woman incapable of telling a lie. When he came back from Green's Sailors' Home, 'bout half-past 12 o'clock he found her in peat suffering and cramped up on the bed. There was • smell of some poisonous substance in the room, and upon going over to the deceased be noticed the same odour in her breath. He sent for Dr. Morrison, and everything passible was done to save her life. He had no doubt that she poisoned herself for fear of his bearing all about her infidelity at the Sailors' Home. The whole room was in great disorder ; everything was overturned. There was • glass and • bottle in the room, with the re mains of the poison in them. Alice Meld, 124, Pennington-street, said that the deceased called upon her at 10 o'clock on Thursday night in a state of pest distress of mind, and gave her three duplicates to keep. She walked backwards and forwards and seemed to be almost desperate about something that troubled her. The next morning witness wee called in by the husband , and told that she had poisoned herself. Mr. John Morrisoo, surgeon, proved that deceased bad taken a very large quantity of sulphuric acid, and had so poisoned herself. She must have taken the poison some three hours before she was found dying by her husband. The jury returned • verdict of " Suicide while in a state of unsound mind." MID-WALES RAILWAY.-(THIS DA Y.) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held at 1 o'clock, at the offices, 73, 'the%raga-house, Bishopigate-street ; Mr. G. B. SKSPPAJID in the chair. The report, after reminding the shareholders that a receiver of the earn r tgs had been appointed by the Court of Chanairy, stated that the balsam of the receiver% find account had been paid into the Court of Chancery, and amounted to 3,0031. 19s. bd. The traffic arrangement entered into with the Brecon and Merthyr and Cambrian railway companies had been in operation during the lad half-year ; but the directors regretted that the former company saw fit to terminate the agreement on the lid February, Under these oireumdancee the directors had made o th er arrangemants that they traded would madam to the benefit of tM company. The CHAIDWAN ' in moving the adoption of the report, referred at some length to the difficulties and expenses arising from the Chancery proceedings, and expressed a hope that an improvement would sots hike place in the position of the company. The report was adopted. THZ LONDON 'lima ADDLING TO Tan QUILIN.— lir. Digby Seymour has received the following communi cation from the Home Steretary:—" Whitehall, Feb. 15, Is6s. Sir,—l have had great satisfaction in laying before the Queen the loyal and dutiful address of her Majesty's Irish subjects residing is London end its vicinity, whisk you, aosampanied by a large deputation, placed in my hands. And I have the honour to inform you that her Majesty has been pleased to receive the same most gre ciously.—l am, air, your obedient servant, GiTHOU3 HARDY. W. Rigby Seymour, Esq., Q.C." - - _ CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELZETION.--CAILBRIDOB MONDAY NIGHT. —The yir-Ch!acellor >W repeivfd through the 'swam of the Vioe.Chaseeller et Ox. ford the following notice, which wee edswalsial la the University of Oxford at the general sheen of 1.11161 " The Viee-Chancellor hem received the foilleering apiwiew from the Attorney-General : ' I think the &Wanda* re quired from the proxy who linden the voting mud be made aloud, and aped at the time el tendmaiag the voting paper, and that it is not enough to sign aloes, and that the signature cannot lawfully be affixed at any other time.'—Exeter College , July 7, 1865." The Viol-Chan senor has appointed the Arts School as a polling place for the reception of votes by voting papers, and that cards from members of the senate voting in peace will be re ceived by him in the senate-home. EXTRAORDINARY SuIcIDL.—A sad occurrence in reported from OornwalL On Friday night Sergeant New combe, of the county police, called at the bows of • labourer named Tinny, who lives near Lostwitidak and charged the eldest daughter, Elisabeth Timq, wish ilia ha • large plies of lama from • Mrs. Burn, for Aim she had been working in the eftersooe. All the lausir of the house were in bed when the eoestable arrived, aid the aimed toms down, partly dreamed, and let bin in. She denied the charge, but V. ewoombe found a larp ghee el bases on a shelf, and said that she must dram Mari sad go with him. In the same room were the team seelkse, sad two children in bed. The girl said " I essig* ems Ware you," and the sergeant then went ORM* MO deer. Is lets 'Asa • minute afterwards he heardemallisg MIN s shwa Cl water evang es the floor, and basolaseselhse erg "lis.Tlniss., seri lin her up." The hake mad ai m k in g au the giel had out her throat attn 4 us e d jen . Sr throat in • large stream. lie aa apes wee the wound until a medical min siAB aid, however, was useless, he tr i et girl died in lees than a quarter of an been. • covered with blood, was found by bee The mother said the deceased had brought the boost bow, elating that it had been given to her by Yrs. Bars. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings stiisiPrius inLondo;iliefore Lord Chief Justice Bovill and S pecial Jury.) SPICES AND ANOTHEII v. WILDER! AND ANOTHER. This was an action to recover damages for libel Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., mid that the plainti ff s, Marra Bpieer and Grcieff, were ship-brokers in the City, and the defendants, Messrs. Belden and Linden, were also in the same line of business. The libel was contained in a letter written or rather eon toted by Mr. Linden, and addressed to one of the correspondents of that house, and which letter made a charge upon the solvency of the plaintiffs' firm. They had therefore been obliged to bring the notion, but he learned from the detain danta' counsel that the statement had been made under some mistake or misapprehension, and that be was prepared to withdraw all imputation and express his clients' regret for what bad occurred. Mr. Gifford, Q.C., for the defendants, said that very soon after the letter was written the defendants discovered that they bad made a grievous mistake and ever since then they hail been desirous of withdrawing the imputa tion and expressing their regret at having made it. He now did so on their behalf, and wished to state that the retraetation was full, ample, and complete, and that there weep° thought of inainctati4 anything at all against the *Miffs. A verdict was taken by consent for the plaintiff for 40s. COURT OF ADMIRALTY. (Before the Right lion. Sir Robert Phillimorsi.) TUC GMAT ZAWMIX.--JUDGMENT. This ease, which was reported in our paper on Wednes daat, was now decided. It was the first action for re and equipment against the unfortunate Great rn, and the question raised was most important. It was, whether the Steamship Company (Limited) were liable, or M. Jules Despecher, a French gentleman, who had char tered the vessel on account of the French Exhibition was. The speculation failed, and the ship returned to Liverpool. Messrs. Morten and Clint, ship chandlers, had painted the vessel at Liverpool, whilst on a gridiron, en the order of Sir James Anderson, the master. Further paint had been ordered as stores by Mr. Yates, who was secretary to the Steamship Company, and also for M. Jules Deapecher. The vowed had been let to the Telegraph Company, and char tered to Jules Ike her. It had been employed in laying down the cables, and afterwards chartered to the French company. The liability of the limited company was denied, and the question was one of public importance. His lordship in pronouncing judgment reviewed the facts given in evidence and said he had to apply the principles to be derived from the cases of " Frost v. Oliver," and " Mitchener v. Oliver," to be found in the sth Ellis and Blackburn. The question he had to decide in this case was whether the owner had with possession to the charterer, and whether the parted with Sir James Anderson had held himself out as muter of the owners. After referring to the evidence of Sir James Anderson, who had stated that he had acted as agent for both, and also to that of Mr. Yates, who was aleosgentforbotb, be was of opinion that Sir James Ander son had held himself out as the master of the owners, and that the limited oompanl not by the charter parted with possession to Jules her. As to the stores the claim wee abandoned as ordered by Mr. Yates, for the French company, and he therefore found for the plaintiffs for 1884 ll*. 2d., and east*. On the question being asked whether the court would order the ship to be sold for 188/., Mr. Butt pro tested against such an order, and it wee not made. The Solicitor-General and Mr. as were for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Mellish, Q. 0., and Mr. Butt for the ship. Judgment accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN HZ JOHN ILLIIDON WOICISTIR The bankrupt was described as late of Lloyd's, since of Cannon-street, shipowner and underwriter, and of Upper Belgrare-pleos, Pimlico, shipownsr and merchant's assistant. He ascribes his failure to that of Hallett, °minima, and 00., who had guaranteed dividends of 10 to 12 per cent, on ammo= shares in coffee companies held by the beakrapt, and their oonsegcnt depreciation in the market. The aosounta, pre- MT;, Messrs. Johnstone and Co., show en mpegete lie. of 107,0751., with assets and peaoertyheld as security of 27 6941. The liabilities comprise 87721. on shares in the Marine Investment Company (Limited), sad 7,6501. on shares in the New Zealand &mina Oorporatioo, sad 2001. on the Corporation of the Hall of Arts and itaieneen This was the sitting for examination and dis There was no opposition, sad the bankrupt obtaine g M order. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY. GUILDHALL. ♦ COlOllBBlOlll.lll 111 TROIID.I. Richard Young, a 00111misionaire, 339, wee placed at the bar before Alderman Tlllll/11, having been apprehended on a warrant under rather peculiar circumstances, for committing an unprovoked assault on Major Thomas Brown The assault was committed on Wednesday morning last, when the prisoner asserted that be had witnesses who could prove the complainant struck him first, and the cane was adjourned till Saturday last for him to being his witnesses forward. The defendant came to the court on Saturday. but before it came to his tarn to be beard be left the court, declaring that he would commit salside. The complainant now stated that on Wednesday bat he was coming down Angel-court, Tbregmortonoteset, when the prisoner ran against him and butted him with his bead, knocking him down an his back. He got up and went into No. 1, Angel-court, bat the prisoner ran in after him, dragged him out, and &pin mantled him. He then tried to walk away from hint, but the prisoner followed him along Old Broad-street to Leadoss-wall, when he again smutted him. ♦ polfe►eanstable then coming in sight, the primmer ran down one of the smarts, and fell on his face, injuring his DONS very much. He was so drunk that he fell three or four times. He never struck the prisoner at all, nor said anything to him. The prisoner admitted he was drunk, but persisted in the statement that the complainant snook him first. He, however, was not prepared to call the witnesses, who, he said, could prove that assertion. An *Sleet Irani the posnu#si ? Dain mar said the Ooomer had owe before beep diamimod for intemperance, bat Cattalo Walter had gine him anodise dunce to re cover kw position and character. He would now be die mimed the service. The primmer was fined 20e. or fourteen days' imprison. meet. TEE ALLLOII) ATTEMPT TO MURDER A HOBBAID AT g a mk ffratocs, aged 57, was placed at the bar before Mr. Cooke for re-examination on a charge of baying feloniously wounded her husband, George - Britton, with intent to commit murder. Mr. Christopher Jeafferson, senior booed-surgeon, Royal Free Hospital, said—On the 10th I examined the in jured man, and found an honied wound three or tour iffi rj akfr & R P P g XllO 48. sia li cir Lo D DWT MOPS: lord ihisiors end Dr. 1 - 7 - 11hrieft holm hi: "t:.; ley yeetsiday. The Hes. F. Mosley. X.P., end lob. CatboatMs* are stay* at ZnoWeby wt& IN gad. and winstess. Whew lis Sere el Osaseer oiparsiod, at belf-past °Week leaf night, no Wages. had bees raesimsd there bees Knowsley. sod mos bad been stieived at the honey; bat a detateh wbdd arrived in town at twelve &drab eastyed the thews*a that a favourable drags bad takes plea. lobed, when tha telegram we, seat at, lord Derby was Arida( gash progress that all sane, fur naeeelneeo was eassidered to be disappearing. - . TEI UMW. LIVERPOOL. TUMMY. 2 P.M. latelligluee fro. =as.dq state; flat the - Prosier. though vary mash preelreled, bad elebdsed Do farther Mapes, and Tes pregreselag as favourably as mold be expected. MARBIAOI IN HIGH LITZ.-(THIS DAT.) This morning was celebrated at St. George's Chum Hwy-saw, the marriage of Prederiok de* Earl Deasebsesp, mad Lady Mary Staahope, only daughter el the Merl and Omahas Stushops. • annoorms eengregatien Mesemied at the shank as spew team en the heserilies sensien. The noble babe -1 poem, amentrand by Lard Mot, 31. P., arrived at the eirma at half-pad eleven o'clock, by whisk time the whale a/ the wedding party had asses bled. The belies sums with her mother, Ms Oconless Stanhope, aai, was rewired at the esteem* of the church by the Eml embers ad the tanneries youthful ladies, who eilkilated as bridesmaids:— lady Label Cecil, Hoe. Kin Prisarese, lies. Mies Henniker, Hoe. Mho Hanbery, Miss Bread, sod Mies Peter by ; and preemehd along the centre Male to the altar, before which her numerous relatives and Mends had _nestled. The Right Rev. the Lad Biebsp el azfeed perfoneed the religious aremeny ambled by the Bin. G. S. Main, rester of Madreefield. Among the roembees of both families Area were the Dashers of Cleveland. Lard and Lady Henniker and ace. Mils liermiker, Lard and Lady Baimaen, Has, and Rev. Mr. end Lady Lenin Peariaby, Hes. Gerald and lady Mae la Ponsenley, Has. Major Heauiker. M.P., and Lady Arse Hasusikee, Vitestat Mahea, Hoe. Edward Stanhope, Ben Philip Snabsva, Lord !Malan, Dossier Countess c/ Lsegford. Hen. Hwy Slanhope, &a. At the meelesien et the eereencey the bride and bride groom and trim& west to the vestry, where the marriage was registered, ride- leaving the ohnroh the wedding party adjeursed to the maidenee of the Berl and Countess Stea ler, is Gresvener.plant, where a sumptuous breakfast was presided foe 150 memo. At half-put 10 o'clock the newly-wedded couple left by special train from the Great Western Railway for Madnalield Court, the Earl Bina slump's seat, near Great Malvern. Avaarßit—rwirrm Y. On Man. oramegnemas ef the mom Einem of L;ed Iheby sad the emfaveurable character of the abides from the United States with respect to the Alamos °lame, the markets for public securities remain flat, and prices in many oases have experienced $ fresh re duction. Consols have declined k per cent. and show a further drooping tendeney. A similar movement has ooeurred in the New Three per Cent& and Three per Cents. Reduced. With regard to foreign bonds, the principal feature is a fall of about 1 per cent. in Egyptian, in anticipa tion of the issue of the new loan. Russian securities are dull, upon sales by parties who propose subscribing for the Otel-Vitebsk Railway loan, owing to its relative cheapness. Railwaystocks present no movement of importance, speculators being disposed to await the decision of the Lord Chancellor to-morrow in the cue of the Metropolitan line. The demand for money is rather good, and the rat i for the beet paper are firm, at 1# to # per omit. Consols are quoted 921 to I for money and the account (March 5), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 93 to 1. The railway market is quiet, and prices gene rally present no change. Brighton stock has de clined 1 per cent., viz., to 451 to 461, while Great Northern A has improved to the same extent, the present price being 1091 to 110. Caledonian is at 78f to 79, being firm ; London and North Western, 1181 to 119 ; Great Western, 46 to ; Midand, 1071 to ; London and South Western, 85 to 87 ; Great Eastern, 291 to 301 ; South Eastern, 73 to 1 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 191 to f ; and Great Northern, 1071 to 108. The foreign stock market still shows de pression. Egyptian of 1864 and the Peebles Loan have declined about 1 per cent., the present prices being 87 to and 731 to 741, respec tively. Turkish Five per Cents. of 1866 are quoted 32f to f, showing a reduction of / per cent. ; ditto Six per Cents., 531 to I, being lower; ditto of 1858, 621 to 631; ditto of 1862, 61 to 62 ; Brazilian of 1865, 74 to 3 ; Chilian of 1867, 871 to 88 ; Italian of 1861, 433 to 44 ; Mexican, 15f to 16; Peruvian of 1865, 75 to f ; Russian of 1866, 89 to 90 ; Spanish New Three per Ceuta., 36 to ; and Portuguese Scrip, to 11 prem. The market for American securities is rather inactive. The 5-20 Bonds are unaltered, at 711 to 1. Erie Railway shares are called 491 to 501, showing a rise of per cent. ; and Illinois Central, 881 to 89, being steady. Indian Government stooks have been bought at steady quotations. The Five per Cents. are at 1111 to 1121; the Four, 1011 to ; the Deben tures, 106 to 1 ; and the Bonds 361. to 40s. prem. Exchequer Bills remain fiat, at 15e. to 20s. prem. Bank Stock, 248 to 260. There is a moderate inquiry for bank shares. Anglo-Austrian are at 31 to 4} prem. ; Imperial Ottoman, to 1 dis. ; an l Consolidated, 1 to 1 prem. The shares of the financial companies are quoted as follows :—General Credit, n to 1 dis. ; Credit Fonder, 7 to 61 dia. ; International Financial, 2 to 11 ills. ; and London, 24 to 22 dis. Miscellaneous shares are quiet. National Dis count, 6to 1 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, to to ft ; Egyptian Trading, 41 to 1 dis. ; Telegraph Con- I Etruction, 121 to Ist ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 6 to 1 ; and Anglo- American, 191 to 1. The scrip of the new Orel-Vitebsk Railway loan is called 1 to 1 prem. HALF-PAST ONE OVIAN K. The English funds exhibit a fresh reduc-1 tion of I per cent., the present price being ' 921 to #. Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, South Eastern, Great Eastern, and Great Northern A stocks are 4 to per cent. worse, but Caledonian has improved The Viceroy of Egypt's loan has declined to 721 to 73 ; and Peruvian Five per Cents. are I lower, at 741 to 75. FOUR O'CLOCK. Cormla are j per cent. better, at 921 to 1, for money and the account. Foreign stooks remain heavy, especially Egyp tian. The Nine per Cents. have declined to 871 to 881, and the Viceroy's loan to 721 to 1. Spa nish New Three per Cents. are at 351 to 36. Railway stooks are dull, owing to a prepon derance of sales. South Eastern has fallen 1 per cent., viz, to 711 to 72, upon the announcement of the fire at the Charing-cross station. Caledonian is at 791 to 80 ; Metropolitan, looi to not ; Brighton, 46 to 1; Midland, 107} to 1 ; London and North Western, 1181 to f ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to fj. About 74,0001. in gold has been taken from the Bank for exportation. The Lord Chancellor's decision on the Metro politan Railway one is awaited with great interest, and pending these lengthened legal proceedings, the dealers still decline to transact business in the stock ex the dividend, though the price is quoted ex div. in the official list, and the money has ac tually been paid. In completion of the Orel-Vitebsk Railway Loan of 4,500,0001., Mews. Thomson, Boner and Co. have just issued a prospectus inviting ap plications for the remaining amount—i.e., for 2,500,0001. stock at 75 per cent. This is a% per cent. loan, with the interest payable half-yeirly on the 17th April and 17th October, either in Lon don, Berlin, Frankfort, or Amsterdam, and there is "an annual sinking fund of 1-12 per cent. of the entire nominal amount to be applied by annual drawings at par, which are to begin not later than is 187 L" Interest commences on the 17th April next. A deposit of 4 per cant. is to precede every application. The requisite forms can be obtained of kisses. Thomson, Boner and Co., Mama. P. Casenove end Co., a nd Mears. J. Hutchinson and Son. It is a distinctive feature of this railway lons,rhat it pommies the absolute and unoondi- Vaal guarantee of the Imperial Rani= Govern * as unequivocally expressed in the subjoined AIM declaration : _ _ _ tc Immix GOVOCIMIMS brrity hods sod n a Vgasholookirrisisr4. and =iely, woke gegemed el. ties obey. bgagreat en vermsas se tbs reigoetive Forbids; sad in warm abarremalhard, and the repayment =shern, lia rrei ga ti :I S ilat ' b iank anl VLE with mow, arsifel brads hr Ile aforesaid. St, Petersburg, 27 Dmembee, 0.5., Jan. 8, 1888. IA Midden dm lbsains, Searitaini Mat, Pmsmad , Signature of Egsmial Isegesial Government el Bern. (Signed) C. DB Sidssmu. It has always struck us se owe of the engirding et the stark markets that this Meek, lb Iselmod, .bud Mead at a price so muck below pot the other itturian Government loam. About 66,0001. in bar gold me taken haw the Be l a yesterday for the Continent. Thq Australian has arrived from Melbourne with, 104,5001. in gold, the J. M. Jahn. With 21,600 0 , and the Lightning with 18,6001. The steamer Ler Plata, from the West India, bas also brought 124,0001., of which 102,0001 Is silver and 22,0001. ABANDONMENT OP THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. We regret to receive from Oxford this morning information which eoefirms the statement made in yeete; day's Express, relative to the abandonment, this year, of the &aquatic content between the two great English universities. Mr. Wallin, the president of the Oxford Club, received this morning an °Zabel notice of the decision of the Cambridge Club to withdraw the challenge, in comae quonm of the death of Mr. Gordon. and a meeting on the subject was to be held to-day. The Oxonians are said to be much disappointed. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETE. (THIS DAY.), (raom ocri Owir 0011/11iliONDZI17.) COTTON. —The market continuos eau excited, and the sales foist up about 20,000 bales. Coax.—The market wall attended. Wheat only moderate buaintir doing at about Friday's rates for red; at ld. to 2d. per rental advance on white. Flour dull and unchanged. Beans 6d. dearer ; Sahli, Ma. 6d. Oats and oatmeal without alteration. Indian corn in fair demand at full rates of last market ; mired, Mn 611. LEEDS CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (non oun own 00111,16 P , OSDIZT.) Wheat in limited demand at last week's prime. Barley stead,y, ether articles unaltered. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Scoan—There is a good demand for brown qualities. 11,600 bags 0011112011 'lard Manilla sold at 28e. 6d. ; and 7,600 bags geod, at 29e. 3d., being rather firmer pliers. Refined—A limited Walser only doing at last weak. cur. ~ Correa is steady with a fair amount of business doing including 700 bags Rio at the previous value. Tan.—Thera is a eoutiemed good demand for all quail. ties at very full prima. Bice —Ballam continues in request ; 3,000 bags sold at 9.. 3d. to 9s. 7ed. ROll.-70 emulates of Demerara sold at ls. 10d. to la. 11d. SALTPWrii—No mine reported. Cirrou.—Baainase has been dew in Ilse Pogue at 555. Claws are firmer. 100 arm of Ohina sold at Ma., and 500 owes Japan at 51a. to 62a 6d. Oorrox.—Then is a very active demand at a further advance of Id. per lb. Jos— Business has been done at fall prime, caddy pareela to arrive. TALLOW MARKET.--(TH18 DAY.) nig market is quiet Town bellow, as. 3d. ; Peden. Y. O. on the spot, 42*.'; Mirth, Cis. ; Ostober to December, 435. 3d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKILT.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports hods Mow at the fol lowing prime, viz. :—Prims meadow hay, 75a. to 80s. ; inferior ditto, 535. to 70e.• Mower, old, 9e o . to 100 s. ; inferior ditto, 70s. to 90s. ; Maw, ZlOs. to 3ds. The Australian man which has just arrived had no New Soaked mail, the LAIN woe having arrived at Sydney when the mail whet left that poet. The New Zealand mall miming liens of the middle of December. The sent New Zealand mail will be the one ef the be • of January, via Panama, and will teach Plymouth, the Utter end of *him mouth. Coon NRIPPERG AND MR HUNGARIAN Hos wgre.—We mentioned • few days ago that a bitter feeling was eroded in Memory by the Moult which was mak deed to be cared to the natias on the mouton of Ida being invited to a subscription bail in sapped of the families of the iscemda—the Hanged= sdlill —who freight ie the fasted with Amick in 1849. It is new stated that the count has been removed from Freeburg and • Croatia older appointed is Ida stead. The President el the Rowed Society of Pe lb. M. Bela de trdvarsoky, sent a shelling, to Oeunt /hipper& whisk the latter tempted. It is said that other Hungarian hones& will appeal to the gams method of argument, bat the meat will be entitled to reply non die Cs idea. BUILDING AND ENLARGING CHURCIISI AND ORAINLIL—The lonApoisted Society for Promoting the =lent, Building, end Repairing of Chemises end held ite tuned monthly seesaw yesterday at theeety's hones, No. 7, Whiletrill„ LW., the Rg ht Bev. the L or d Bishop of !Janda! in the ebair. There, ewe also pressat lb. Right Hen. the Berl of Ramsey, Sir Walter C. James, Bart., Venerable Archdeacon W ade- Werth, Ben. Canon Neilsen, A. liceradalle, Wilbant Bever Comm, and Henry Howarth ; Keen. John Norge Oovharn, J. F. Frame, Edward Homey, Arthur Powell, F. S. Powell, M.P., William ti=ton, sad Rev. George A., of merry, amounting to 440 L, were mo de is the Mow ing eirpree • , aeg new churches, viz., Allstate, in the perish of St. Peter's, Comatut ri l t l Souls, in the wish of Holy Trinity. ; Ostry ; , the of ef Frodshans, Cheshire and WIWIhM the pariah of Oalmetry, near Leeds ; rebuilding the ' Ihurelate at Um. palls, Mar Newcastle Beam Carmarthen, end Swinton, user HancheMer ; esdarging or otharwise hemming the mesensodation in the churches at Ashwell, war Baldoek. Harts ; Whom, near Cheadle, Stafford. shire ; Farnboroagh, near Berk' !tram*, nose Hereford ; St. Weedent, near Holston, (foes sad St. Wenn, near Bothnia. The greats formerly made towards building a cdrareh at Ouches, in the pariah of I !Aloe, near Ferry Hill, Durham, end clench at Normanby, sear Heckel Reran, were each ismemed. The sodety likewise meepted the of suns of messy es repair feeds for the elsereisse at Tynerconith Be. Peter's • =trey in the pada of 0111Inglean, Dorset ; Oardill, A ll Salute ; awl BL Philip's, Leeds. At this teeellog • deputation !rem Oki Lando by ana= cur& A....646. 11ea Dietelede, ILP., and at TlM. bl e ille tile l , and • sub sods=r " RoZsey is ard r si =eF e letl= by the depubilie, ad semi to the beard whether it is theirable te alter fie Uwe and ie any way te wry out the ekisub segeselei by 3 gold; the Tanjore, from Alexandria, 83,0004; alai the Macgregor Laird, from the West Coast ad Africa, 8001. The total of the day's arrival! is 369,0001., the whole of which will be sent ahem& The only ships known to be now at see fres Australia are the Sarah Once with 14,6001., the Somereetehire with 30,0001., and the Superb with 72,0001. Paris letters meat that the French loan will be introduced early in March, after the close of tie February settlement on the Bourse, and before the detashment of the quarterly coupon on the Rentals, which is 75c. It is added that the amount will be than that originally fixed, which was 1 11,6 11 00,0001. According to some statements the total will be 23,000,0001. or 94,000,0001. sterling. M. Magna is being urged to propose a large amount. because in the present abundance of capital a loan can be easily negotiated. The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an inseam of 3391. over last yaw, and the Brighton an increase of 8491. The report of the directors of the United King dom Electric Telegraph Company (Limited) recom mends the payment of th e half-yearly divides* in due course on the Pint Redeemable Ten pew Cent. Preference shares, the Six per Cent. Prefe rence shares, and the New Ten per Cent. Prefe rence, leaving a Waste of 3071. to be carried for-. ward. In connection with the proposed submarine able between this ommtry and Denmark, for which this company are to become exclusive car riers in Great Britain, it has to establish direct communications from London to New castle. To do this, and to provide for the redemption of the first 10 per cent. preference shares, and for the payment of the 6 and 7i pas cent. debentures and loans as they fall due, the directors recommend the imam of 60,0001. 6 per cent. debentures, for the term of 99 years, but the principal of which is to be repayable at the option of the holder at the expiration of 10 years, subject to six months' notice. These debentures are now offered to the company's present proprietary. The annual meeting of the London General Omnibus Company (Limited) will be held on the 3rd of March. MINER. -(TlllB DAY.) Olri o'01.00z; There is little business in the mining market to. day ; prices in most cases are nominally quoted the same as yesterday. West Caradon shares are at 10 to 101; Prince of Wales, 3 to 31; West Drakewalls, lls. to 13s. ' • New Lovell, 10s. to 15 3 . ' • North Tres , kerhy, 295. to 31a. ; East Russell, 225. 6d. to 265. ; Great Vor, 19s. to os. • Wheal Beton, 86 to 90; Clifford, 50 to ; ; East tarn area, 11 to 2 ; Bad Lovell, 81 to ; Trelawney, 6to 7 ; and Welt IFrancis, 30 to 3u. Foreign and colonial mining shares are quoted as follows ;—St. John Del Rev, 20 to 22 ; Don Pedro, 21 to prem. ; Anglo-Braziliak, par to 1 prem. ; Pestarena, die. to par Chontales, 1} to 1 die. ; Roses Grande, parl e i Fem. ; Anglo-Italian re par to 1 pm. ; IT • Mexican, 141 to 1 ; Frontino and Bolivia, 11-16 to 13-16 ; Port Phillip, 1g to ; and Central American, die. to par. The directore of the Cape Copper Mining Com pany (Limited) have declared an interim divi dend of 10s. per share, free of income tax, payable on the 28th inst. SHARE MARICET&-( T'HIS DAY.) [Sales to-day to 1 p.m.] COLONIAL GOVERNMNe iT SECURMES. Canada Government, 8 per cent., January and July, 1877444,99. Ditto, 5 per met, January and July, 864, 51. Cape of Good Hops, 6 per tent., December, 1873, 1031. Do., 6 per oent., April and October, 1890 to 1900, 1081. New Brunswick Government, 8 per cent., January asst Ju17,99. hew South Wales Government, 5 per cent., 1888-98, January and July, 951, 4, 6. Do., 5 per cent., red. by ann. draws. Iran 1867 to 1876, 1001. New Zealand, 6 per cent, 1891, June and December, 107. Nova Scotia Government, 6 per cent., 1959, 99. Queensland, 6 per cent , 1884.5, January and July, 1031. Do., 6 per cent., 1891,1031, 4, 1. Taamanian, 6 per oant., Victoria Government, 6pe July, 1104. r Cent, 1891, January and Do., 6 per cent., 1991, April and October, 1111, 121. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Bristol and Exeter, 87. Caledonian, 784, 4, 1 1 5 Great Eutern, 294, • 291. Great Northern, 1071, Ditto A (A receives no div. until 6 per cent has been paid to B),109, By, 94. Great Western—Original, 451, 4. leneashire and Yorkshire, 1271, 4. London, Brighton, and South Comet, 461, 51. London, Chatham, and Dover, 191, 4. Do. Metropolitan Extension A 13. London and North Western, 1181, 1. London and South Western, 854. ad. Manchester, Sheffield, and Linoolnshire, 43, rd. Metropolitan, 1071, 4,1, a interim d. Do. Eaten. to 6 per ot. till Jan., 18701,1091. Midland, 1071, 4. North Eastern—Stockton end Darlington, 135, 4. South Eastern, 721, 1. BRITISH POSSEBSIONS. Bombay, Bar. and Cent. India 5 p. es., 1031, 4. Eastern Bengal gun. 5 p. e., 105 4. Zed Indian, guaranteed 5 per cent, 1094. Do. L Shares, 64. Grand Trunk of Canada, 4th Preference Stock, 174. Great Indian Peninsula, gas. 5 per cent, 1093, 1. Great Western of Canada.lsl,l6. De. 51 p. Bonds pabe 1877-8, 92. Madras guaranteed 5 per cent, 103 1, 2 4. Wade, guaranteed 6 per cent., 1004. Do. (Delhi), 1001. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Lim.), gun 7 p. et, 151, 4. Dutch Rhenish, 211. Do. New. 5. Lemberg-Cxernowitz, gua. 7 p. c. (Lim.), 151, 1. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidinl, 2 13-18, 4. San Paulo (Limited) gunanteed 7 per oast., 181. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 15, 141. OBLIGATIONS. Orel Vitebsk Rail., gas. by Burden gov., 751. South Austrian and Lonna:de-Venetian, 81. BRITI9II MINES. Prince of Wales, 3. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES. Chonteles Gold and Silver Mining (Lim), 34, 546, 1. Des Pedro, North del Rey, 2i pm. Prentiss and Bolivia Gold (Lim.), 4. Pert a 1 7-16. Bt. Jobs del , Rey (Limited), 21, 1, 11. Yedenammana of S. Australia (Um.), 1 4, 9-16 , DOCKS. London and St Katherine, 51,50. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Agra (Limited) A, 111, 5,11. Do. B, Comolideted (Limited), 4 7.18. • Imperial Ottoman, 94. London and County, 511, 2, ad. London Joint Stook 341. Landon and Weeleniener, 038 4. Ditto Snip, lamed at 101. pm., none of which has been paid, 465. Anglo-American Telegraph roi, Atlantic Telegraph 8 per ant., 1024, 5. Australian Note. Land and Finance (Limited), 4i. Credit Fannin of England (Limited), 3 116. D gen (Limited), 109. Ifi per cent. Viewer Loan, 891, 81, 9, 64. =n Commercial and Trading (Limited), 11. and International Talipa&, New, 134, ad. , Smash and Australian Copper Onnnnal Credit and Discount (Limited), 51. lay, 144. ' 14enbrDisomerny (limited), 114, .acla s) 3-1 G 5-16. reskosehir end Steam, New, 1867, 54. 14d Mail Snail. 67f. VW" , d PIM Loan, 744,1, 3, 4. The telegraphic service to China, via St. Peters burg and Janata, re-opens to-day for the maim The tire oolispied in the tessismissisaboSbeaghal was a►sat twenty to twenty -11 v, days last aseson, and as extra orezisen have luta part en it is new expiated to be missed to siglitein days. The sgsasy is at the case of Go Laming sod Chios Were" 2 Oinsper'reanzi. amid& A writer in an Ansteissn paper ocenplains of the s ineeessi ia allowiag a Gut salve Admiral Am oft teal* Weeps ea a Osman trip. The wens ideas that* allseri sad isea were eattded to a holiday tom, bat he tidaks that they ought to lave had a " raft " pow sided for them by shish they amid have enjoyed thus. mem " &Wm rep sad Ewa the llbsissippi.* I '