The Express. — London, England, 1866-01-19 00:00:00

an d on her return saw the prisoner coming out of the house with two chairs on his head. She went up and told him th e y were her chairs, when the prisoner —she having a b i bi in her arms at the time--struck her on the head with the a i gre in a violent manner, knocking her down, and she had to so the hospital to have her head dressed . ' The prisoner 61 threatened to siorder them, and although they gave him a share of everything they had he treated them very James Dawson, a porter, residing at 21, Betaerton•street, codonian.road, said he saw the prisoner knock the witness gown in a violent MMODV/1". A constable proved taking the prisoner into custody, and Haring him threaten at the station to do for his father. Knox said he had seldom heard anything whieh sled him with more disgust and horror than the present aw s. It was a case to be dealt with with eeveriri, and he &mild commit the prisoner for six months, with hard labour. DESTRUCTION OP UNWHOLESOME FISH. X L James Morgan, inspector of unissmoss, from St. Jamey s, attended before Mr. Knox, accompanied by • g man in the fish trade, residing at No. 4, Peter-street, t.James's. Mr. Morgan said that in consequence of information taught to him be went to No. 4, Peter-street, and there saw a pad of fish quite unfit for consumption. He ordered his fish to be brought to the court, and had now to ask for sa order to have it destroyed. The young man said he bought the fish at Billingsgate sad gave Si. 6d. for it. His attention having been called to it ar being bad, he gave it to the Inspector of Nuisances, as he whited the salesman by that means to know that h had been destroyed. Mr. Knox said he hoped the inspector (Mr. Morgan) would communicate with the City inspector to see whether some g r i ps could not be taken against the salesman. The person w h o bought the fish of the salesman could sue him for the amount if he did not repay him. Mr. Morgan said the young man did give him notice. Mr. Knox said he thought the young man had acted very properly. After satisfying himself as to the unfitness of the fish for MOM consumption, Mr. Knox ordered it to be destroyed. LAMBETH. HEARTLESS ROBBERY. Josiah Payne, a carman in the service of Mr. Reed,ia master carman and contractor, was finally examined before the Roo. G. C. Norton with stealing a quantity of horse food, and overly starving a valuable horse placed under his auto From the statement of Mr. Reed it appeared that the primer and others of his carmen were engaged in removing a quantity of broken stones from a barge in the Thames at Whitefriars, and his instruction to the t om was that they should take a sack of pro reader every morning on board the barge to feed the horses with. The prisoner had been observed t o take several nosebags full of provender with him, and his horse being found in such a state of debility and weakness sa to be scarcely able to walk, inquiries were made which ldt no doubt that he sold the provender and nearly starved the poor horse placed under his charge. A cowkeeper, named Torrington, residing in John-street, Old Kent-road, admitted that on the day before the pri soner was apprehended he brought two nose-bags full of provender belonging to Mr. Reed, and emptied them into a manger on his premises, and borrowed a shilling from him. This witness admitted that he wee aware that the prisoner was in the employment of Mr. Reed, yet he gave no infor mation to his master of the prisoner having brought provender to his place. Mr. Cherry, the veterinary surgeon to the police force, mid he examined the horse that had been in the prisoner's Marge. and could affirm that its state was owing to a want of food. . . . . . . . Evidence was also given of the fact of the prisoner having been before convicted of a similar offence, and the evidence lithe present cue being conclusive of his guilt, he was My committed for trial. THAMES. REVIVAL OF AN OLD OFFENCE. George Brown, a tall, well dressed man, 53 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with carrying on illicit distillation in an unentered place. At one time private stills were plentiful in the district, and the revenue was extensively defrauded. Scarcely • week pawed for several years without • case of this kind. The officer who bad charge of this cue •aired eleven stills in the metropolis in • fort night, sad the people working them were all convicted. There have not been more than eleven cases in the metro- polis for the last two years. There has not been a case of the kind at this court for eighteen months. The use of mythilated spirits licensed by law, by hatters, dyers, fur niture polishers, and others, and the increased vigilance of the excise officers has almost extinguished illicit distillation. Mr. Frederick Pargiter, an officer of inland Revenue, stated that he proceeded to the house No. 8, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, Stepney, this morning, in company with Mr. Vanstone, another officer, and upon going down stairs into the back kitchen he saw • copper still set in brickwork, with the head and arm off. They fitted the bead and arm to the still and made it complete. There were 20 gallons of molasses wash in a state of fermentation in tubs, • half gallon of raw spirits, the produce of the still, a worm, yeast, and all the necessary implements and ingredients for carrying ou illicit distil lation. There wan a woman in the kitchen, who said "This is his affair, not mine, it don't belong to me," and also mid that the m►n who was owner of it was upstairs, and that he took the kitchen in November last, at 3s. 6d. per week, and she thought it was for the manufacture of chemicals. He found the prisoner in the house, and he said he was alone responsible for the still, and had been working it ever since it was erected. The prisoner said that what the officer had stated was perfectly right. lie was out of work, and was told if he was detected he would not be imprisoned, and that only the still and utensils would be seized. Mr. Pargiter was recalled, and said the spirit seized had bees manufactured from molasses wash. The stuff was hawked about the sea coast and inland towns and villages as smuggled brandy. It was not rectified. Mr. Paget said he had no alternative but to fine the pri soner MI., and in default to be imprisoned for three months sod kept to hard labour. WANDSWORTH. LORD RANELAOII AND SMOKING IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES. This morning was fixed for bearing two summonses, ono against Lord Ittuelagh and the other against Mr. Tucker of No. 3, Berkeley-square, issued at the instance of Mr. T. Best, the superintendent of police on the South-Western Railway, for unlawfully smoking certain tobacco in a first chos carriage belooging to the company, in the pariah of Manlike ' on the 10th of December last. Mr. J. Crombie, the law clerk of the company, attended in support of thesummonses. Ou the defendants being . asked whether they pleaded guilty or not guilty, Lord Ranelagh said, "Oh, yes, mire tainly I smoked." Mr. Tucker also said he smoked. Henry Fenton 'aid he was the of the 8.20 train from Kingston, and at Mortlake he had an occasion to open a ant class carriage door to let a lady and gentleman in, and be discovered the two gentlemen smoking. He asked them to desist, and they refused. Lord Ranelagh—L.d I not say I bad the consent of the passengers in the carriage to smoke? Witness—Yon may have done so. I told you the rom pity did not allow the smoking if the passengers did. They said, "The passengers do not object, and we shall smoke as long as we like." 1 436.idcier—I did uk you to desist smoking. In answer to the case Lord Ronelagh said that he came to bow to the magistrate's authority, and with the fine in his pocket, and, at the sime time, he wished to call public attention to a matter of interest to a large number of the community, lle spoke within bounds when he stated that on the Richmond line 70 per cent, of the gentlemen passen gers were smokers, and smoked in the carriages, and when they had obtained the consent of their fellow passengers be thought it was a great hardship not to be allowed to de so. Daytnan thought 20 per cent. of the passengers were smokers. The evil of smoking in a carriage was that it left the smell of stale tobacco which was abominable. So long as the company did not provide smoking carriages they most keep up the rules for the benefit of the public at large. As the passengers did not object ha should only impose a small penalty, namely, 10s. each, with costs. FUNERAL OF THE LATE WILLIAM HARVEY...." Yesterday, on the same day and about the same hour when the remains of his old friend and quondam co-worker, Sir Charles Eastlake, were being committed to English soil, the body of William Harvey, the well-known artist and draughtsman on wood, was Rd , ' in the grave at Richmond Cemetery, in the presence of many sorrowing friends. Among those present were the Rev. Mr. Pridham (his son. in-law), Mr. Charles Knight, Major Hall, Mr. Birket Rimer, Mr. Wainwright, Mr. E. Dalziel, Mr. G. Dalziel, Mr. T. Dalziel, Mr. Mason Jackson, Mr. T. Hood, Dr. Sally, and Mr. Jennings. THE LATE MR. GUSTAVUS VAUGHAN BROOKE-- la the list of passengers by the ship London foundered at sea, that was published in our impression veeterday, appear the names of "Mr. Vaughan and Miss Vaughan." These were really Mr. Gustavus Vaughan Brooke and his sister. The tragedian had, when taking his passage, omitted part of his name, in order to obtain privacy and that repose daring the voyage which was necessary to recruit hie health and vigour before commencing a long mitegernent which he bad undertaken with Mr. Coppin, of Melbourne. How he went down with the ship, in which his sister also perished, is described in another column. Mr. Brooke was 48 years of age, and was born at Dublin, the son of a gentleman of property. He was educated for the bar, but neglected this profession for that of the stage. GEORGE HARRY PALMER, Esq., M.A.—The buns of Mr. Palmer, the editor of the Law Review, is among the last on board the London. Mr. Palmer was bora in the Principality, and originally studied for the Christian ministry. Incipient pulmonary affection sod °thee circumstances induced him to abandon his original Aga and to study for the bar. He w as called to the bar by the Honourable Society of Gray'isinn, on June 6, 1861, lad pined the Western circuit. He became the Secretary of the Lew Amendment Society, and ultimately the editor of the Law Review. Battering during the recent &Edam from pulmonary weakness, his physicians advised bhn to 'Lee a long sea voyage. The voyage to Melbourne was *Wad, and it was his intention to return in about s year lad resume his professional duties. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1866. PORR•STREET WAREHOUSE COMPANY. (LIMITED).—(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was beld at 1 o'olock at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. Small in the chair. SHARE .LISTS.-(THIS DAY.) Osz o'CLoca. The report stated that the net profits of the company from the 14th of July to the 31st of December, 1885, the period covered by the account., after payment of interest, income tax, and every other expense, and making allowance for bad and doubtful debt., amounted to 33,7221. fe. 4d., which, with the balance brought forward from 14th July, 431. 15,. Bd., made a total of 33,7661. 2s. It was recommended that this should be appropriated as under :—To Mr. Slater, in conformity with his agreement, 5,5811. 12e, 3d. ; to the payment of a dividend (free of income tax) of 10 per cent per annum on the entire subscribed capital, less interest at 5 per cent on the portion uncalled, say at the net rate of 13e. 6d. per share, 20,2501. ; to the payment of , interest at 5 per omit on the sums paid in anticipa tion of calls, 231. 11a. 11d. ; to carry forward to the next account, ;9104 17s. 10d. ; total, 33,7661. 2e. The board having decoded on taking stock at the end of De- I camber, instead of as hitherto in January, the half-yearly I amounts would heocelorward be made up on the 30th June and the 31st December, respectively. The directors were happy to be able to report the continued con6deom of the several correspondents and customers of the company. The dividend, warrants would be issued to the shareholders on the 30th instant. The dealings in the railwaymarket to-day are not numerous, yet the tone is firm. Metropolitan, Lon don and North Western, Midland, Great Western, and Great Eastern stocks are in demand, and have improved * to g per cent. London and North Western stock is now quoted 1264 to ; Great Western, 59} to 60 ; Midland, 124 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 123 to # ; South Eastern, 744 to ; Great Eastern, 41i to ; Caledonian, 1284 to 1294 ; Great Northern, 127 to 128 ; ditto A, 145 to 4.! and Metropolitan, 135 i to'. Canadian and Indian Railway securities show no alteration. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and aocounts, oongratulated the proprietors oa the improved state of affairs. Not only IMO they enabled to declare the usual dividend, but the stook of goods was lower than it bad ever been, and the trade liabilities were considerably reduced. The daily sales considerably exceeded those of the pre vious year ; the dirsoton saw in every departmentsymptoms of improvement and increase ; and there was no reason to doubt that large aa the basins= was, and complicated as it was in its details, it could be as well managed es any private 001100114 in reply to a qnsstiln, The CHAIIIXAN said the increase of profits arose not from a rise of prices, but from the general business throughout the house. In reply to another question, The CHAIRMAN said the making of calls mast depend on the rate at which money could be borrowed on debentures to pay Mr. Morrison. The report was adopted, and the proosedinp terminated in the usnal manner. dn. I Pd. I BUIWItY9. Ns. ICI DOOC& I Pct lOL prior. I Sales. %Oak ne. 1082, 11 600 ii tas.ois 1117.9111 Past and West LBW& . 100 10 Owned PloatlngDoet 6 9t Lea4na.1414.11 tbar 4,6 100 74 81 100 Do. Deb. St 4p. emit all 11/ 90 111.. I ioutbaa4olo* lOO IL Barry Cenuserdall 109 •-• ••• Wheat..l Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. gra qrs. qrs. qrs. brls. sacks. gnash aadScotch no no 1390 2 0 10 .. 850 Irish Foreign 2;70 320 53.10 3930 823 Total The Dover Castle has arrived from Melbourne, with 72,000/. in gold. The mail steamer ilhone,for Brazil, with 130,0001. in specie on board, respecting the safety of which some anxiety prevailed, has arrived at Lisbon from Southampton ; she has had four boats washed over board and has sustained damage to her screw. The prospects of the now Egyptian Government Railways Debenture Loan are strengthened by the fact that, with a view to exchanging into it, anti cipatory sales have for some time past been made by the holders of the earlier issues of Egyptian stock. The new Loan is evidently regarded with growing favour by the public, on account of the high rate of interest it yields, the well-defined nature of the arrangements for its early repayment at par, and the moderate amount of the debt of the Egyptian Government, iu relation to its income and resources. A meeting of the holders of the 7 per cent. bonds of the Confederate cotton loan took place, by adjournment, yesterday, Admiral Wallis presiding. The meeting was but thinly attended. A committee was appointed to take measures for obtaining a satisfactory settlement of the claims of the bond holders, and it was agreed that as soon as such settlement could be effected, 5 per cent. on the nominal amount of the existing bonds should be deducted therefrom for the compensation of the committee, and the persons acting in conjunction with them. The Mangolia, from Alexandria, has brought 20,7711. in specie, and the City of Washington, from New York, 16,500/. The failure is announced of a member of the Stock Exchange, a broker, who, it appears, has been speculating for a rise in Greek bonds. His liabili ties are not large. The Great Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 891., as compared with last year ; the Great Northeru, a decrease of 98/. ; the Great Western, an increase of 794/. ; the London and North Westeru, an increase of 3,000/. ; the London and South Western, a decrease of 872/. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 2,118/. ; the Midland, an increase of 1,9931. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, an increase of 5,072/. ; the North Eastern, an increase of 3,3071. ; the North British, an increase of 1,8271. ; the London, Chatham, and Dover, including the Me tropolitan Extension and branches, au increase of 5191. ; the Metropolitan Extension, au increase of 300/. ; and the . Kent Coast, an increase of 1401. At a meeting held yesterday of the directors of the London and Provincial Marine Insurance Company, it was resolved to recommend at the ensuing gene ral meeting a payment of a bonus of 5 per cent. upon the paid-up capital of the company, in addition to the payment of interest for the half-year ending 31st December, 1865, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and to iucrease the reserve fund to 25,0001. The annual meeting of proprietors of the London and County Bank will be held on the Ist February. The report of the directors of the London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Com pany (Limited), to be submitted at the meeting on the 25th inst., recommends the payment of an interim dividend, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, payable on the 3rd proximo, and states that the coming meeting will be made extraordinary "to take into considera tion alterations in the articles of association re commended in the report of a special committee, and approved of by the board." We notice that a private meeting of shareholders in the Hudson's Bay Company is invited for Wed nesday, the 24th inst., at the London Tavern, to hear a lecture on the subject of the company's territory and resources by Mr. James Dodds, par liamentary agent. The half-yearly meeting of the Londonderry and Euniskillen Railway Company will be held on the 6th February ; that of the Metropolitan Railway Company on the 7th February ; that of the Edg ware, Highgate. and London Railway Company on the Bth February ; and that of the Watford and Edgware Junction Railway Company on the Bth' February. A general meeting of the London and Burton Bottled Beer Company (Limited) is called for the 26th instant, to declare a dividend. Vice-Chancellor Kindersley has appointed Mr. Frederick Maynard official liquidator to the "Free Trade Benefit Building Society," creditors of which are required to send in the particulars of their claims by the 12th February, the 3rd of March having been appointed for adjudicating upon them. The share certificates of Charles Laffitte and Co. will be ready to be exchanged for the bankers' raceipts on Thursday, the let February. The drawing took place yesterday, at the office of Messrs. E. F. Satterthwatte and Co., in the pre sence of Mr. Grain, the notary, of four per cent. ,of the entire amount of the Pennsylvania First 1 Mortgage Bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway. One hundred and eighty-four bonds s were drawn, consisting of eighty of 1,000 dole., twenty-four of 500 dole., and eighty of 100 dole. each. Holders of scrip of the Italian State Domain Loan ! are requested by the General Credit Company to send it without delay to be exchanged for Definitive Bonds. ffONEY MARKET.-(THIS DA F.) , The half-yearly interest on Havana and Marianas . - . Railway Seven per Cent. Bonds, due February 1, Ost 490100471 * will be paid 1 y the Colonial Company (Limited). Business in the stock mar k e t s to-day is not Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, B roo k s ancl active, but the tendency remains rather favourable, Co.'s report ( f yesterday's hide sales : consequent upon the abundance of money and the d ema nd At th e r fir e tr ie er d ue of hide sale? for th e . i year an irregular cessation of gold withdrawals from the Bank. 'er, which may ' b r e 'n aTrib w ir e te ni ci to the Consols have improved 1-16 p e r cen t, f or now ruling. East India—Ox and Cow—Calcutta—The cash, but are without alteration f or th e sc . l i r o ln e ex i s d done od w; ,. ..l e c s hi, e Bl for the perienced fohro me xport e trade p ; only in count. The changes in British railways many instances, tended in favour of buyers, except for and foreign bonds are all upwards, although they w ere w tl l e t a, c and th te or f inu ot lati a le n for our od own e ta s n err: , Ti r e% are not important. Amongst the financial shares, • ; a d zes . k r ., o w ' e n ie e mther lower . The analysis of the sales a slight advance has taken place in London Fi nan - is 101.306 Calcutta new parcels. 30,054 brought forward : from former sales, and 14,206 Madras, Pondicherry, &c. in cial and Imperial Mercantile. ' all 145,556 hides, of which 106,700 were mold. East Judie— ' h There is rather more demand for discount to-day, ' Buffalo were chit tly bought in, holders not being disposed some bills which had been kept back, in the i to w. ac t e n et r the pureertrutestst;alffe inn Lesthy Lr ai —East S al tedd hope that the Bank rate would be reduced, , Hides—At.7/%lnm did not meet with as amiss demand, being now brought forward, and in addi tion a large amount of paper matures to- ut : tr o i were rather lower. Cape slightly . Ind ia I. value Dry h an A a ni g ) mtt can oenlyllides part i lfrican alt For rlio l s n e ca sol y d so ld. ate morrow. The supply of money, however, is rates were obtained. 31aulitins brought fair prices. South still very large, and transactions continue to take I American were only pert sold. Horse Hides —South me place at 1 to* per cent. below the Bank minimum. w Aell.rican were mostly bought in. Bart — Mimosa sold The charge in the Stock Exchange for advances The ship Wansfell has been taken up for the con till to-morrow on English government securities is veyance of emigrants to Brisbane. The return of the Bank of England for the week 5 per cent. ending Wednesday, Jan. 17, compared with that The Bank of France return shows this week an for the previous week, shows the following changes : increase of 48,0007. in the bills discounted, and a Circulation issue furtherdecrease of 440,0001. in the coin and bullion. Circulation active Publics deposits Consols are now quoted 87 to * for money, Other deposits 14,355,209 Decreeml,S46,3s3 and 871 tog for the account (February 8). Government securities in banking department Foreign stocks are fi rm with transactions to a fair other securities in b sn ki n " ' extent. Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, the department Committee's Certificates, Brazilian scrip, and Mexi- Com and departments 'on in both 13,031,&34 Increase 144,005 can have improved i per cent. Some of Seven day and other bills 434,759 Derresos 20.056 the present quotations are subjoined, viz.: N h o e tes in -vs 5,427,750 Increase 149,505 Greek, 131 to 141 ; Turkish Five per Cents. Total reserve (notes & coin) of 1865, 391 to 40, ex div. ; Spanish Passive, 26 in banking department to 1; ditto Certificates, 14* to I ; Confederate, 6 The effect of the Bank's exorbitant rate of discount in checking _business is seen in the further decrease 21 to 22, ex div. to 7 ; Brazilian scrip, * to 1k prem. ; and Mexican, of 2, 331 ? 59a/• in the private securities, following / the diminution of 2,400,4931. shown in the previous The scrip of the new Egyptian Loan continues return, but as the private deposits have diminished firm, at ii to 12 prem. 1,846,3531., and the public deposits 373.143 1 ., the American securities exhibit no change, with the ne. increase in the reserve is only 184,3501. The exception of a reduction of 1 per cent, in Erie d d ecline iile consequent lnpetkield"o"nitesofintheost tisf a ils: f t e h a_ e Railway shares, which arc now quoted 571 to 1. d ivide n d in n this return is the inc in " of 144,007 ) ;/. in Illinois Central are called. 76 to *, and 5•20 Bonds, the coin and bullion, in face of the fact that the 651 to 661. Bank parted with about 15,0001. in gold for export International Financial shares are now quoted daring the week referred to. 11-16 to 13-16 prem. ; General Credit, 1* to 2 prem. ; London Financial, 31,- to 4* prem. ; Imperial Mer cantile, 2* to 1 prem. ; Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 3! to I prem., ex all; Overenl, Gur ney, and Company, 53 to * prem. The shares of the English and American Bank are now quoted 1 to 11 prem. ; London Steam Towing, 4 to 2 prem. ; Charles Laffitte and Co., 21 to I prem.; and Galatz Candle, if to 1 prem. rax K OR ENGLAND.—An Account pursuant to the Act 7tk and -th Vic c. 32, for the week endlug on WedruattaN January 17, 18.10. TEPLRllltarr. Notes Issued Other securities .... 3,034, WO Gold coin and bul lion Silver bullion 1'2,181,004 e.-A .834 ,w 0 METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. (THIS DAY.) . The ordinary weekly meeting of the members of this board was held this day in the Board Room, Spring gardens ; Sir JOHN THWAITES in the chair. FINANCE. The cash statement showed that the balances in the hands of the treasurer were:—On current amounts. 193,9171. Us. 7d. ; and on depoeit amounts, 118,0371. 13e. sd. OPEN SPACES ROUND THE METEOPOLIEL Mr. Doerrog, M.P., called the attention of the board to the report of the committee of the House of Commons on open spaces, and moved that it be referred to the streets committee to obtain an interview with the Home Secretary for the purpose of ascertaining the views of her Majesty's government in reference to that question, and in doing so he said that when the question was before that oommitt,ee there were two classes of persons who put forward their views before it. One thought that the subject of open spaces around the metropolis should be placed in the hands of a special commission, while the others thought that it ought to be oonfided to the Board of Works as the natural guardians of the rights of the metropolis. The latter class were sanguine enough to believe that the lords of the manors would give up their rights to the Board of Works without compensation, but he did not believe that they would give up any of their rights without receiving compensation for what they surrendered. The time had arrived when some step moat be taken to obtain parliamentary powers to secure those open spaces, or in a few years they would be entirely enclosed, and become private property. The board in obtaining such powers might purchase the whole of the open spaces, and after securing a sufficient quantity for the recreation of the public, sell the remainder for building purposes, by which the absolute cost of the land would be greatly reduced. Mr. CkItIIINLEL emended the motion, and concurred in the views of Mr. Doulton. . A discussion followed of a very unanimous character, and ultimately the motion was unanimously agreed to. PRESENTATION TO Mica. COBDEN.—A large and beautiful needlework portrait of the late Richard Cobden by Miss Roach, of Wakefield, which was exhibited hi the Industrial and Fine Arts Exhibition in that town during the past autumn, has been purchased by subscription, and presented to Mrs. Cobden. The portrait is worked on a white ground with black silk. The resemblance is perfect, the lines of the face are minute and delicate, and altogether the portrait, which is valued at 701., is a work bespeaking oonsiderable taste and skill. In acknow ledging the gift, Mrs. Cobden says :—" The presentation of dear Mr. Cobden's purtrait, which you kindly announced to me on the 30th of last mouth, has been safely received here, and it is, as regards needlework, the most beautiful piece of art I have ever seen. By me and my children it is regarded as a precious ornament to the memory of one who wu to our hearts above all price ; and I am sure the names of all the subscribers will for ever be remembered with affection in our family. I beg most kindly to present my thanks to Miss Roach for her devotion to soy beloved husband's memory." A ROUGH VOYAGE ACROSS TEE ATLANTIC.— The steamship Atlanta, Captain Archer, which arrived on Wednesday night from London, report s having experienced a succession of terrific gales throughout the passage. Dec. 22, lat. 48.38, long. 39.44, encountered a tremendous gale from the south-west, accompanied with rain, during which Mr. Watson, a seaman, was thrown from the wheel, breaking two °Mix ribs. William Dunn, quartermaster, was also struck by the wheel, breaking one rib. Dec. 23, the gale still increasieg with very heavy sea ; 10 a.m., main topsail blew away, shipped a heavy sea, smashing skids and unshipping davits of the starboard lifeboat, letting it down on the deck immediately ; after shipped another sea, smashing lifeboat, washing away after-hatch companion, breaking engiaeroom sky li ght and knocking in the fore part of afterhouse, destroying books, papers, &c. Several attempts were made to get the after hatch battened down, men being washed away repeatedly, with hammers, nails, ire. It was nearly an hour before the hatch was secured, the boatswain receiving injuries in the back which incanacitated him. 1 p.m.—Gale furious, all hands t adeathariag to secure foretrysail, which was blowing away, wren a tremendous sea struck the ship on the starboard bow, sweeping decks fore and aft, washing overboard Charles Dymn, fourth officer, William Collins, quartermaster, John Munday, ordinary seaman ; washing sway all bulwarks on port side and part on starboard, water casks, oil casks, port bow lifeboat, and davits ; smashing skids and unshipping the davits of all the other hosts ; stove in front of tore deck home. carrying away mess room, carpenter's berth, baker's room, lamp room, and water-closet, destroying lamps and oil tanks, carrying away rail from buckets, binnacle, and com pass of the bridge, starting anchor, which wee lashed on deck, breaking foretopsail boom, which struck Mr. Mitchell, first officer, on the shoulder, breaking his collarbone, besides severely injuring several others. The same sea carried away brace of foreyard, which was afterwards secured with great difficulty ; started the whole of the fore house, and caused a leak in transom locker, which keeps one man cm tinually bailing ; washed overboard everything movable, such as ladders, harness-casks, tackle, ropes, night glasses, &c. The remainder of the passage experienced strong gales and disagreeable weather generally.— New Yon( Times. Jan. 6. SECRETARY SEWARD'S LITTLE TRIP. — Secretary Seward Ins gone away in a steamer, and the purposes of his trip and his destination are alike shrouded in profound, solemn and almost awful mystery. Whither can he be gone? What is he to ? Curiosity stands on tiptoe everywhere. The newspapers guess in a vague, wild way at what may be in the wind, and pass before the public eye • panorama of possibilities in which Mexico and Maximilian do tremendous duty. The telegraph contradicts itself every half boor. Every one wonders just as men did at Balkier's, just as they did when Marlborough, the prince of commanders, had gone to the war in Flanders ; just as they always do when an occurrence of the grandest importance may be snnounesd at any moment, sod a stroke of vast statesman ship may dazzle us like • comet. Meanwhile the secretary goes on quietly in his little trip, hold his tongue very hard, and will enjoy the amazement with which the country watches his movements. His little triple a success already. Mr. Seward has not had any good opportunity lately to figure very largely before the people. His occupa tion is not absolutely gone, bat the end of the war has belittled it sadly. He felt that he was playing • minor part. He was overslaughed in the great topic of recon struction between Congress and the President. People were no longer willing to read his ten column letter, and he saw that ID the Senate there were other ideas on foreign affairs beside the Seward ideas. He resolved, like the boy in the thunder storm, that something must be done. But what? That was the grand question ; and while his brain laboured at the programme for a sensation why should he not take • little rest? And how could he take it better than in a govern ment steamer on a voyage to the tropical slimmer? That would do, and the steamer was made reedy, and, behold, this little trip answers the very purpose. It awakens curi osity, it excites interest, it keeps the secretary's name in every mouth, and the papers are fall of Seward, Seward, Seward. There is • great sensation and the Secretary is once more the great man of the hour. Reconstruction is for gotten, Grant passes out of sight. Does any one vadat:* an attempt to draw from the secretary the secret of his voyage, how wisely he will shake his bead and abut hie month, as if to put a double guard on his tongue. How oracularly he will give out scraps of wise nonsense and shrug hie shoulders ! For even secretaries can sometimes be of that Dort of men . th . at • entertain With purpose to be dressed In en opinion Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit. He can be s,s wise es anyone when saying nothing is a satisfactory evidence of wisdom. The secretary will sip hie sherry here and there in the Gulf —msyhap at Van Cruz. perbepe even at St. Thomas with Santa Anna. And he will enjoy that sherry all the more when he considers the vast surmise that his little trip has had before the Ameri cas people. Bat he will still be " roosted wise," foe be will soy nothing.—llets York Herald. URDI NARY SHAM AND NOM. ea t . I Pd. I RAILWAY!. rlosingsterday. to prices I Sales to-day ye R. 110 , Bristol sad Eider 96 95 - 81 . 100 00 'Oakidoidaa.. -- - 1221 1291 i Cambrian 9l - 1 Stl6 - 60 all 'Oork and Bandon.. .. - 18 16 - $0 aLlloornwall 4l 61 - 8R 100 114hibiln and Belfast June 68 70 - 26 all Diusdes,Parthotabd..7n 70 72 - 100 all East Loudon Scrip Cert. ... -•-• .. 60 Do. db - St. 109 Glasgow and &West's's 112 114 - at. 169 16real Isatern Ord. Bt. 401 414 414 4 i 81. 100 Do. IL dm. Stk., No.! 74 8 - 8R 100 I Great Northof Soolland -, ... - St. 100 ItheatNorthum 127 118 - St. 100 Do.A J A rec. ao div. an. 146 146 - St. 100 Do.Bl %Map. &lipoid 8 •-•- Bt. 100 Do. New. las. at 25 pm -. ... - St. 69 Do. Ord. Del, Div. Stock ... - - 81. 100 Qt. South & West. (ire.) 91 09 - St. 140 ' Eiress Western 59 691 591 60 591 80 Bt. 100 Do.o4our Valatia.la - - - BR 109 Ow South Wales - - St. UM Do. W. Mid... Oxford 38 40 - St. 100 Do. Do. Newport 34 ET - St. 100 Do. Do. Hereford 101 103 - 84. 100 • Lancashire &Yorkshire 1121 1231 - Bt. 100 ' Loo., and kliaokwail 89 91 - St. 100 1.0., htn,*S.Coast 101 103 1011 2 St. 100 Lomat" &Dov 25 87 - SR 1001 Do. Met. Exten.A6p.o. 48 60 - St. 100 London& North Westn. 1254 1261 126 1 1 1 St. 'lOO .London&Sout&W esters 031 941 - SR 'llOO . Man.,Sbef.,& Ilneolnsb 62 63 - St. 100 Illetropotitaa 135 186 125 67 4 i i D 7 7I Do. New 2 i 3 1 pm - 10 6 Do. Extension - 100 all , Metropolitan District lOO 102 101 1 100 10 Do. do. do. - - pm - Bt. 100 111dland 124 1244 1243 544 9 6 DO. k;11 Shares .. . 14 2 pm - St. 100 Do Wm.& Inabi. 93 96 - a 6 all Mid Heat - - . - - - St. PM North British . - 67 68 - SR 100 . Do. Edln.,oerthiaa4. 27 2i - St. 100 .N. Nastarn-Berwick llOl 1111 1114 1 14 111 8$ 1: Do. P. N. Z. Pura- -.- - pm St. 1 Da. Leeds.. - . 72 73 -. St. 100 D. York .... . 105 106 106 51 St. 100 Ds. Carlisle -- . - - - li all Do. Itock.&Darllng. 384 371 - 26 16 ' D:.:. do. 190041 lOl Ilk pm - SR 100 'North Louden 10 6 De. do., 1884 .... - 1i 2 po , - 10 6 Da. do. MS l4 2 pm - SR 100 North Staffordshire.. - l 0 I all N. &8. Western Jam 11 12 - SR 1100 Scottish Central - a 4. 1100 'Scottish N.H. Aber. Ink. 66 68 - St. 100 Scottish Midland - SR 'lOO Shropshire Union.. - _ - - - SR 1100, South Devon 65 67 - St. 100 'Booth Neatens . - 20 all. Staines, W oklaghm,de 8 9 - St. 100 Tad Yale - 10 111 Do. 0 ..... - at. re vas a 24:tr - 16 10 2 1 stark as * Whitehall ' -.- - SR 190 IWsst Cornwall 1 49 61 - IiItITIBLi POOIISBIOBI &Slant & St. Lawrence C.I n.g.bp.o. Do. F ethanol Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Bud., Brink& Goderlab t.er ent. 1872-3-a Cal. & S.F.aatornsp.o. g Cape T. & Dock op. o. g Dasnorara,7 p.c.nor. prof /Wt. Bengal gu. 6 do at Indian au. 5 do Grand 1 f nuk of unada Du. t i n! y. 8.,0 prof. ctiot Do. Do . do. deform , Do. tad prof. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do led prat. Block Do. do. deforrad Do: la pint. Steck .. 1 Do. do. deism(' Great Indian Peninsula bo. gun. 6 per cent . Do. New do Gt. X. of Indl• R. 6 p. el Do Of per cont. GC Western of Como& Do. Now, ... Do.fip.e.yos..pay . .l lei! BOA . - 6.10 - . - 18 ; 174 Indian Branch. Limited Madras guar. 6 p. cant. £lO. do. 44 d 0... Do, atl, do.— Do. FMB Extanslor Moll). Corp. 6 per c. Bd Pleb. and Robson's Bay Do. 6 p. ct., pay.lo3o Do.. p. ct , pay. 1095 N. LotOas.dp.c.l46P.B. nolndo. Va. 6 p 61 °eat ' Do. Dead Do. do. d 0...... Do. Ponjaab d 0...... Do. Indus 61.710 t. do. 68 641 99 100 Idle par 11 61 et lu 76 80 te 98 65 70 100 102 991 1001 1004 1911 341 351 87 ba 67 69 67 62 67 69 62 67 48 49 42 46 34 36 39 AS 1 , 01 1011 Par 19m 194 am 100 91 93 64 66 102 104 83 86 80 82 93 99 98_ 99 --t bil. 98 99 I Closing priest. I 11411111. 161 181 4ik 92 94 ta 84 88 I 08. 80 100 90 92 86 88 61 I 4 f 1011 ; 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 pee cent., 51 }. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Ile to lOa to IL Bshia and San Francisco (Lim.), pa. 7 per cent.,l4l to Namur and Li4e gam p.an. by the Belg. got., 9. Recite and San Francisco (Linn) gua. 7 pas cent., IN. Sambre and Meuse, 5i per cent. preference, 9i. San Paulo (Lim.), guaranteed 7 per cent., 16C. MISCELLANEOUS SHARES. Atlantic Telegraph, guar. 8 per cent. (Limited), 24. Berlin Water Works (Limited), 11. Bombay Gas (Limited), 51. Ceylon Company (Limited), 91. Commercial Union (Insurance). Credit Fowler and Mobilier of England (Limited), BL, 1. Electric Telegraph, 133, G. Fore.street Warehouse (Limited), Ili. General Credit and Finance of London (Limited), 6. Hudson's Bay, 16d, 1. Imperial Marc. Credit Association (Limited). 71, d. International Financial Society (Limited), si. Joint Stock Discount (Limited), 71, i. London Financial Association (Limited), 18i, 19. London and Provincial Marine, 21. Madras Irrigation and Canal (all paid), 18. Millwall Freehold Land and Dock (Limited), 6. &reread. Gurney, and Co. (Limited), 201. Royal Mail Steam, 105, 7. Thames and Mersey Marine Laurance (Limited), 71, i. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) The arrivals of English wheat fresh up today, coastwise and by land-carriage, were on a very moderate scale, and in middling condition. The few tine samples on the stands were disposed of at Monday's currency. Other kinds moved off heavily ; but no quotable change took place in prices. With foreign wheat we were but moderately supplied ; nevertheless, sales progressed slowly, at about previous rates. The transactions in floating cargoes of wheat were only moderate at late quotations. There was a fair inquiry for malting barley, at last week's prices ; bat grinding and distilling sorts were very inactive. Malt was in full average supply, and sluggish request. In prices uo change took place. Oats were quite as dear as on Monday, with • fair, though not to say active, inquiry. The sale for beans was heavy at the late decline in value. The show of samples was by no means extensive. Peas commanded rather more attention, and prices were fairly supported. The flour trade was very quiet, on former terms. All agricultural seeds were dulL Linseed and rapeseed were firm in prices, but cakes commanded very little attention. ARRIVALS OF GRAIN, ie., INTO LONDON, BY WATKR CARRIAGE, FROM JAN.I3. TO JAN. 17, INCLUSIVE. MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) SCGAR.—The market °outlaw's inthe same dull state as previously reported, the sales being chiefly confined to small parcels of British West India, at prices in favour of buyers. Refined rem►ins dull and inactive. . . COFFEE.—There is a good demand for bath plantation and satire Ceylon, at full prices to 6d. advanoe on last week's rates. Plantation sold, triage and ordinary, 575. 6d. to 73e. ; low middling grey, 745. to 755. Gd. ; middling to fine coloury, 80s. 61. to 95a. ; peaberry, 884. ; native Ceylon, good and fine ordinary, 67e. t 0692.641. ; moan, 643. Tee.—The market is quiet, but steady. Ilu tf. —l5O packages of good De has realised Is. W. Inez—About 12,0J0 bags of soft grain has been disposed of, Necranzie at lls. 6d.; low, 10a. 70.; old Bassein, lls. 3d., short prompt. SALTI'ETRE.-400 bags of Bengal sold at 245. short prompt for refraction 8 per cent. CurroB.—The market remains quiet, and prima for arrival show a slight decline. HEMP.—St. Petersburg sound clean remains steady at 361. A large parcel of damaged at the late fire at St. Katharioe's Dock sold at 321. 15s. to 341. 15s. for slight. TALLOW AIARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is steady; Town tallow is quoted 465. 9d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 475. 9d. ; January, 475. Gd. ; March, 48s. 3d.; April to June, 484. 3d.; July to Septem ber, 495. ; October to December, 491. 3d. to Gd. HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) LUDENHALL. —Hided; : Prices: fitilbs. to 6411 7 a5., 244. to 3d.; 61144. to 721b5., 3d. to 31d.; 721bei. to 801b4., to 3.1 d. ; 801 be. to &Wm, did. to 41; ISblbs, to 961b4., 4d. to 41d. ; 961bs. to 1041b4., 4d. to 40. ; Horse hides, Sh. to 10s. ; Calf skins, light, 2s. to 44. ; full, 64. hd. lintmospsEY.--Sheepskins : Polled, GiL to 14s. ; half breds, 10s. to I.ls. lid ; Downs, 7s, to 9s. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) . . Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that daring the week trade has continued without material alteration, the 11w ted nature of stock causing prices to rule firm. TUE PEEL RIVER LAND COMPANY.--(THIS DAY.) —This afternoon at the half-yearly general meeting of the I'eel River Land and Mineral Company, which was held at the offices, Moorgatestreet-buildings. Mr. H. Hughes in the chair, the report of the directors was unanimously adopted, and a dividend of 1 per cent. declared, making, with the interim dividend declared at the last half yearly meeting, 2; per cent. per annum. There was a reform gathering at Oldham yester day, to ailebrate the return of Messrs. Hibbert and Platt as members for the borough, and a vast assembly met in the Co-operative Hall to hear the speeches which were delivered after tea, whilst a ball held at the Town Hall at night lent a v►riety to the proceedings, which ap. geared to be appreciated by a large number of persons. According to the Fatrie it was an exaggerated sentiment of military honour which drove Admiral Pareja to pelf-destruction. It is stated that on learn ing that the Chilian corvette Esmeralda bad taken the Spanish schooner Covadonga, he was seized with such a fit of despair that nothing could calm his mind. In vain did the officers of his staff urge that the loss was insignificant, that the Spanish vessel had but two guns, whilst the corvette had 18 ; moreover that the Covadonga had been taken by sur prise—nothing produced any effect. He considered himself as a dishonoured man. General Palmer, the military commander in Kentucky, addressed an open air assemblage of about four thousand coloured people at Louisville on New Year's Day, congratulating them on the abolition of slavery through- out the country, paying a tribute to the kindness generally shown by the Kentuckians towards their late slaves, and prrpheaying a happy future for the negroes, and an early recognition of their civil rights by the white people of the South. ----- The Paris correspondent of the Independence Bcfge,writiog on the l9th, say► :—" It is stated to-day that the French government on the demand of the Holy Father has consented to the organisation at Rome of a battalion of a thousand men, in which will be incorporated French officers and soldiers. This decision, if it be confirmed, seems to be an indirect reply to the appeal of Cardinal Antonelli demanding of the French government moral or material guarantees, which, after the departure of our corps of occupation, should protect temporal papacy." On retiring from the gubernatorial chair, Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts, has to idressed the legisl►ture at some length, giving his views on the subject of reconstruct Lion. He thinks the admission of the States lately in rebel lion should depend on the following five conditions :—Their guaranteeing such civil rights to the coloured populatien as shall establish their equality with the whites ; in the elec tive franchise laws makieg no distinctions based on race or colour ; annulling the ordinance of secession ; disaffirming the rebel debt ; ratifying the anti-slavery amendment. SERIOUS FIR ES.—(TIIIS DAY.)—A fire broke out this morning in the extrueive range of premises belonging to the Patent Leather Cloth Company, Abbey-lane, West Ham. The drying-room*, coosistiog of two floors each, are about 100 feet long by 30 feet wide, and one :0 by 30, and another building of three floors, need as drying•colour machine-rooms, 90 or 100 feet long, being all in a blaze, and the principal parts of the im mense establishment were destroyed. Several other fires took place during the morning. ore on the Great Northern Railway, another in Judd-street, Brunswick-square, at which the premises were Foetal damaged. DISTRMIYO DEATH. —On Tuesday afternoon, a young lady, aged 18, the daughter of Mr. J. Fisher, bank agent, Crostbweite, Keswick, being at Penritb, whither she had travelled with some friends to visit a relative sear, hired a cab to proceed to her destination. She was alone. When the vehicle cern° to that part of the road where it crosses the river Lowther at a ford, the driver endeavoured to take the stream as usual ; but by reason of the late rains and snow, the • was coming dows nearly a Good. When the cab had been driven into the water partway it became apparent that the crossing was not possible. The cabman endeavoured to torn his vehicle back, but as the horse came round the water was too powerful, and it swept the vehicle over. Miss Fisher endeavoured to escape from the cab, but was not able, and it doss not appear that the driver was able to rescue her. Is a few minutes the water dosed over her, and she was lark JOINT STOCK BANKS. 111. I 60,00 Ci 60 10,0061 60 60,0 0 :1100 10, 100 K 1,00( 10 60,001 60 20,01 X 60 11,50( I 10 60,000 60 14,601! 20 10,000. 26 8,000 100 11,000 20 10,000 100 10,000 60 50,000' 10 1.1,000 60 (Am 20 10,000 60 10,000' 60 60,000 , 10 10,000 96 10,000 100 klast4. I Agra & klaaterman'sll Allston AllianceLea.dLiverpool Do. Issued a. 90 pm Anglo Austrian Anglo Egyptian (Lim.) Anglo Its (Limited; . Asiaticßank.Cor.newsli Australasia BankofßritistiGolambia l Bank of ag,ypt 'Bank of London Bank of Otago !Limited) / Rank of Queensland (L, Bank of Victoria, Austrial Bank of Ness Zealand I;srued's,Bank !Limited; BratillandPortuguese‘L' Itritloi At Cal tf..rioan (L British N. America C. Bk. lnrils, Ans., China Chart. /der. of Ludia.etc. City 51,000,100 Colonial 40,000 20e , Com. Hank of Canadt 60,000! 26 !Isom. Hank of India, &c 600,000 10 ;Consolldnted Bank (L ) 6,000 100 Oonttnentel 11,000 100 . I k ,. New 10,0001 60 Delhi and London 24000, 50 East Lood Li ..0 ,mited 60,0001 60 'Eastern Exchange' Lim) 10,0601 26 English Joint Stock ( ) 20,000' 20 Itug.Scot.&AuaLCuarkL 60,0001 60 'English and Swedish 114006, SO 'European Rank (Limited 10,000 100 HLsdaso.ChlawtJap.(L) 18,000,100 I Do. issued at 2 ptn 20,000 100 I Do. Now 10,000'100 Dupe:lel Beak, Limited 16 4 000 20 Imperial 67,000 20 Do. New. 2,,50u! Si lowan. ti, 25 Do. New 100. 00 0001 0: 20 Land Mort.Bk: India (L) 20,000 60 ,Lon. Bk.otSl e c. 10,000 100 London and Bras Wan 22,000 ' New ..... . 1,1100100 Lon don & River Plate; 10,0001 lb ! Do. New, la. at Livia 60,000 20 Ina. as.Benk et AustrL 30,000 60 Laudon and County—. 72 WO! 60 London Joint Stook 26,0001 20 London& South African 6,000,100 Lon. & S. Western (Lim. 6,000100, Do. do. New , 6,000 60 London.tVenemela (L ) 60,0001100 'Lon. & Westminster 10,000100 Merchant Hank(Lina.) 6,000.100 Do. New 60,000; 60 Mercantile & Zzottana 13,000 100 Metro. & Pros. hank (L. 4,1561100 • Do. de. 6,000 100 Midland Reek ITim 20,000 ! 6 National of Australasia 20,000,100 hetb.uw, of Liverpool 10,000,100 N.Pre. of England 66,000 20 Do. 2nd and led lease 40,0001 60 National Bank 17,600 10 'New Smith Wales 61,0001 10 New Zealand (Untied) 03,000 10 North Western eO,OOOl 26 Oriente) Rank Oorpern. 20,000 20 Orient.Com.B.Llateo.C. 26,060 20 Do. do. late:S.F. 21,000 20 1 Do. do. lateF.C. 20,000 50 Provin.Ranklngeorp.(L 7,1101 10 I Do. do. 20,000,100 I ?ravine. of Ireland 10,000' 10 - 27,6001 110 12,500, 20 20,060 _25 :toutn Australia ii;i' im Oi eo' wool )moo smosi Pm;1:. Doltd or, I Do. issued at 2 pm... 'lOl Dead. od B. 0. Africa 'lOl Do. do. lac ►tepm 1 II Oaks al Aturtralls 100 goks cd Indand (140) 1 00 ITaks el Lark* troulub. ira i CL prices. I 31106 56 67 15 05116! 25 siosv 23 3 1Poll 1 pm zd Dor IPo 6 tilii SO 21 71 72 21 22 29 5 50 4 145 150 , lea,. 7 b 4$ 66 6 8 pin id par l 5 Hu 15 04d15 x jL 45 47 23 24 44 46 10) 101 48 44 idi 23 3 - 61 ? to 8316 iths Oplts e 19; 20i 4 Me - 21,11 - 6 17 19 17 19 17 19 S 9 pm 21 SP.. 11 21pm 96 27 I idli pa i dig ipm 2 1 die par fpm xd par ipcn 13 10 . 12 pm 71i 2 IX Bxd zd 101 3 --: zd ... 101 .... 14 I9i 12i 12 46 sip' 81 49 61 14 17 apm 11i ii di. apm .114 par 16 93 1 2pm FF. 1 .P.T 9Th ledl , I* 21pm I 9pm 77 79 65 63 id. Si i, Seimpar 60_ 62 fdls Oldie 24 sae 2 dul ... 152 k 45 71 di 4418 i 4 3 did 94 96 11 11 9au 6 4 di. 50 52 id, 5 i at. 1 91 $2 id ... ilk - :4 ill Id V 26, .34.000 BANICIICO DSPARTIIIIIII% Proprietors' Capital L 14,553.000 Rest 11,502,1inG Rtbllc I)eposita (in cluding Excheq., Say. Banks. Com mis. of National Debt, and Div Accounts, Othyr Seven Is) and other Government Secn rities (Includths Dead Weight An nuity) Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver Coin 3,270,405 14,1;z-i,2,19 -- - ---- - 434.759 C;;..',14t;,169 JAIL 19, 1603. b 17,b34 C3i,140,159 W. mum, 'mkt - THURSDAY EVENTNO. Consols, which closed yesterday at 81 to g foe the Bth February, opened and closed to-day at the same quotation. For money the last price was 87. The official business report is as fol lows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 87!, 61 ' 71 1 ; ditto, for account, 87.1 ; Three pee Conte. Reduced, 87, 67, 7 ; New Three p . ..r Cents., 86. c, 7 ; Bank Stock, 245, 7; India Stock, 208 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1021, ; ditto Five and-a-Half per Cent. "eufaced" rupee paper, 108 i; ditto Four per Cent. Bonds, 15s. prem. lulian Government securities were steady. Ex chequer Bills were quoted ss. to la. dis. Foreign stocks continue dull, and prices again gave way in several instances. Turkish of 1863 and Danubian Bonds declined 1 pee sect. ; Egyp tian, + to 1 ; Mexican, g ; Brazilian scrip, f ; and Italian of 1861, Spanish Passive, and Turkish of 1865, On the other hand, Colombian Bonds improved 1 per cent. ; Russian of 1/350, i ; and Turkish of 1862 and `...;reek, In the market for bank shams the chief change was a fall of 41. in City Bank. London and County, Loudon Joint Stock, and Union of Australia were rather flatter, but l'amed's Chartered of India, Australia, and China, and Midland improved. The shares of the financial companies were quiet, and prices showed no change of importance, being quoted as fuliows ;—lnternational Financial, g to prem. ; General Credit, 14 to 2 prem. ; Loudon Financial, 3j to 4 prem. ; imperial Mer-antile Credit, 24 to preni. ; Credit Funkier and Mobi- Her, 3g to ; prem. National Discount shares were last quoted 116 to prem., being 2s. 6d. lower ; Joint Stuck Dis count, 24 to 2i ilk., showing a decline of 10a. to 12s. 6d. ; Overend, Gurney, and Cu., 5 9-16 to 11-16 prem., a reduction of ss. to: 7s. tkl. ; General Ottoman, 3to 34 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16} to +, being 7,. 6.1. better. Miscellaneous shares %vele flat, and a decline occurred in Eastern Assain Tea, East India Irrigation, Londou and Caledonian Marine, Thames and Mersey Marine, Universal Marine, Upper Assam Tea, and West India and Paelic Steam. The stocks of the Crystal Palace Coinpauy also receded. The shares of the English and American Bank were nominally - quoted 1 to 14 prem. ; L.mdoit Steam Towing, 1; to 2 prem. ; Charles Lall.:te and. Co., 21 to •1 prem. • Hercules Insurance, +to 1 prem.; and Galatz Candle, g ton prem. American securities were quiet, but a slight ad vancetook place in 5.20 Bonds. Central Rail way shares showed dulness. The following were the latest prices, viz.:-3.20 Bonds, 65, 7 , to C!;; ; Erie Railway shares, 57.17 to 58 ; Illinois Central, 76 to +, ex dir. ; Atlantic and Great Western ILiilway Debentures, 84 to ; ditto small, 85 to t 3.; ; ditto Consolidated Sterling Mortgage Bonds, pi - dd up, 784 to 7'4, ex coupon ; ditto scrip, + to 1 prem. Natal Government Six per Cent. Debentures improved 1 per cent. MINES.-(7' 1 1 VAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. There is rather more business in the mining market to-day. \Vest Caradou and Great Laxey shares are in chief demand, at 10 to 11 and 19i to 20k respectively. East Lovell are quoted 121 to 13k; North Treskei by, 3 1 . 3s. 9d. to'3/. os. 3d. ; South Condurrow, 38s. to 40s. ; Great Vor, 311. t to 32 ; Tincroft, 194 to 20 ; South Francis, 21 to 22 ; and. Chiverton Moor, t to R. Two large cargoes of fine copper ore per Pedro Ferren and Hampshire, consigned to the Cobre Copper Cuturany, arrived yesterday at Swansea. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. luwenroor„ .ese. la.-Sales today:-Great Eastern, 411 1- , Great Western, rtir 4 4-London and North West-rn, 1201 6 i Slii and Lincoln, 621-Metropolitan, 155- Midland. IN 1-North Eastern Berwick, capital stock, Ill :south Eastern, 731 4 - Buffalo and Lake Iluron O 11-16 .:-Griand Trunk of 6-Erie, 571-Cur.ted States .r.-20 Coa 65--Great Luviirniioun..; ' , hares. 10-Alliance Bank, London and Liverpool (Limited . 1 p. -Bank of Liverpool, 241 d-Bar ned's Banking I .in i 4 1 p.-Easzern Exchange Bank ,Limited,. :il.-Altdon Marine Limited), 14 ti- - EmPiral Marine !Limited . 3.16 p -Lancashire Insurance, 13-16 ex dlr. p.-Liverpool sod London and Globe Fire and Life. 9 7-16 4 p.— Maritime lusuraii:e .Liniiteil , 4 d. -triton Marine Limited!, ii p -National Steam ;Limited, 11 d.-Wert India and I'acibai Steam, 4 r. MANCH/31XL, JA2f. 19.-.% moderate business was done, and prices were steady. Great Eastern, 401 1 1-Great Northern, A. Deferred, 146 51 6-Great Western, 591 3 1 4 1-Lancashire said, Yorkshire, 1221-London and North Western, 12411-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 624 1 111 1 1 -Metropolitan. 155 1 6 14 41-Midland, 1244 1 1 1-N. Eastern, Berwick. 111-S. Eastern, 744-Furness Six per Cent. Perpetual, 124-M1 imposter, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire 6 per cent. ,late LIO„ 1253-Caned States 5-20 years, 66 -Illinois Central, 761-Erie, 574 b7l 3 1 Confederate Loan, r4-Greek 5 per cent. x. c. orig. attd., 14- Mexican S per cent., 211-Grand Trunk of Canada, 351 5 41- Alliance, 341p.-Thames and Mersey Marine ,Undted, 51316 p. -fitaveley Cad and Iron Company !,Limitedi, 181 p. BlalulionAx, fut. 18.-Birnfingbaan. Wolverhampton, Ina Stour Valley were sold today at lOL 18a 17.1.-114rmin4dnua Canal. at 69-Birmingham Joint Stock Bank, at 401-British and Foreign Railway Plant, at 4 dia-Blrednehani Weston Prefer ence Bin per Cent., at 1-141 dbl.-and Birmingham Watenvorks, class B, st 31 preen. Stratford upon •run Railway offered an 144 - Nottingham Joint littock Bank, at 1 prem.-Itirmingtmsa and Staffordshire Gem, SOL, at 96-end Patent Nat and Bolt, ea 14 prem. l' 11 ) I . 11 I I it I ' I I I I 1 ' I 1 i i 1) , , 1 1 I I I I . 1' i ' I Ii I l I 'l' I I . I 1 I I , II I 1 i 1 1 . i / I I 1 i II I I 1 1 11 I t I I ' 1 ll y I .I ' i II , I I i i I i t i '' ,~ .. ~'~ ~~r 1