The Express. — London, England, 1867-03-08 00:00:00

'rlIE FENIAN LATEST PARTICULARS. ~21•T1,L• 111 rc,chca the Homo-..fliee :rt her distttrlctittcs having nectirreil in I . rewspapvr teli•gram dated Limerick nwrititv4, says : ..; ~.tc I attack .41 Tipperary last night . • Iliir•••• artillery and cavalry • ! i'i•• 1•••vil. The insurg,ents last night • .:.•:t •.1 K thcely tlice barracks.- r 'I ~t•-t. • l'idt,loaia (CD), Hag of Ad , 'I 1 , 11, the S..tuid this ia..riting at •-• ! ItOyal • , t11::.0.1 of C.4oticl l'ickar.i. The I: /1111/..,s atid lliml sailcd last t.volitlg. ,t.v,l that there has been tin :..• ..1 any importance at which ...! the Irish .p , vermilent have ill .t Isvn . and it is added that the chief council of went it in London, within two miles of Parliament. - - t Ir.! .1 sive - die will Le issued t Le trial -f Fenian prisoners. . . . . !“. il,. nn Cork.,latk d ccstcrday. state that 1 .1, the titii,ll., r are still "II the . he en( werebr..kenttp. Several 1., the cite, atnl the rest were assil . fat iia is wtl t ia..iititains .I••ct,, nu% 4011,2. on at Clirk h. ve been pr.i -i b , r The raik ay bee•i hat lay mail had barn sent t a ear Stt .1111er. AIM C.etitLplardSlllell were pri i•• the Fetirtns. t.II Larr tel,.zraia sas that many Fenians .1. ith three ila‘6 . provisions, hail left 1 the e .,u n tr y t..‘m its with havtrsaeks and ~•i—:mat carts. .6.1 that Mr. R , mrur, the manager of the wh., is still living, was shot bee: vise I given information leading a.Test ~f the lerail centre .if 6ihuull: ch. Clonmel on Wednesday night about 300 1 •::s Were attacked by a company of the 31st f • ;tli a party of eon-daluilary. Several rebels IS made prisoners, 31141 150 stand of aptiired. In Wednesday :tit yesterday, at Templenn a • fliiirles, there were considerable withdrawals ; osits. and demands for gold by the pa pie. 'f trist.rents called at the houses of uuoat of the r. .1, lit ::, , ntry, and forced them to give lip their lb.—, artillery and cavalry have been despa-. bed t Ti , 01 Tipt.i.rary, which is suppose. i .• 11... i ).% COO 1.0K.k. • ot itimirmtits are dead in Dublin I. v.rather tiTy severe in Dublin, ..I,leut have taken place. :,re is idmitly headed by Yankee mti• f bin shot with his own hand on T... t 11-tier for disobedience of orders. sett, in Wicklow, at his iin at, has been garrisoned. Limerick, C.irk, and other southern I.ww• with insurrmits. lit rice of a warning letter, military rii:d• litre bi placed on the bridge and in the of %% A .4r ura l t,,ok place at Dublin Castle last np.:llt. 111.1.• .irrangeinents have been made for d efend in.; Dublin CaAle in the event of any surprise being attempted. The side gates were closed, and the platiligs, with musket embrasures, altich some time ago werd provided in the expec tation of an outbreak, were placed in readiness to t. be adjusted in a moment, should occasion n•rdre. Detachments of the 13th Brigade Royal Artillery lure been distributed throughout the different hirracks in Dublin for the purpose of working the prrison guns placed in them, and the Royal Horse Arillery at Portobello have instructions to keep their Armstrong field guns ready for use at each entrance. The Royal 3lagazine Fort, Phoenix park, has been rciuforeed by artillerymen from Beggar's-bush barracks to a number amply suffi cient to 111:01 all the cannon in that fort. A trill of the Scots Greys has been sent to the Castle to ref l:Lee the troop of lancers sent there on Ti•wla) night. These two corps will take this duty on alternate days, until further orders. LATEST. ELECTRIc FEU:CRAPE.) (FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDIM`F.) LIMERICK JUNCTION, TIWI:SMAY NIGHT, 10 o'CLoca. Major Creene, commanding forces at the Lime rick Junction, has been out with cavalry, horse artil ler, mid infantry since dusk holding the roads, en the south-east or Limerick side of the station, apprehending an attack. Receiving information that the real attack designed by the Fenians in the mountains was to be on the town of Tipperary on the Water ford side of the junction, he despatched hone artillery, and a squadron of cavalry said infantry to reinforce the garrison at Tipperary, trusting to hold the roads before mentioned, and the junction with his infantry and cavalry. Since 8 o'clock the telegraphic com munication between the Limerick Junction and Tipperary has been found to be stopped. The rebels are suppaa:d to number 1,500. A despatch from Limerick this day Bays a large force of insurgents are reported to be sasembled at Kilteely, beyond New Pallas. They had taken possession of a vacated police barrack at Kilteely, and were moving on New Pallas. All was quiet in the city of Limerick on Thurs day. The Fenian were seen assembling in con siderable numbers on the mountains close to Devil's Bit, Tipperary, and the military were sent to dis lodge them. A detachment of the 31st Regiment and a troop of Carbineers had an engagement on Wednesday with a body of insurgents encamped in an old Danish fort, Ballyhurat, near the town of Tippe rary, the Fenian were charged at point of bayonet in gallant style, and fle.l, leaving an immense quantity of arms after them ; sixty pikes wer e The Dirgin Ereming Mull ham the following : A number of constables have been stationed at Thomas. town I astle, the seat of the Count de Jarnac, in anticipa h 1u sup posed , .of an intended attack by th e re b e l s la , t night. No assault was made, but a body of Fenian. vimed early this morning the residence of his gamekeeper, Pdrirk Moloney, and demanded whatever firearms he 41. They took his son prisoner, and proceeded in the direction of Cashel. A body of sonic hundred' of men attacked another house la the neighbourhood, and succeeded in carrying away a Ai Gret nfields, near Cappaghwhite, this morning, • body of Fenian, twenty in number, went to the house of ('ol. P" , eroY's gamekeeper, to plunder it of firearms. He and his family had removed from the place the night before, so! tke rebels went off. They neat visited the house of Coloud Parefoy's caretaker, a man named James Madden. Th.". foun•l Cie family inside, but the place waaharricaded 12 .- Madden gave them out a pistol and gun, after which lc, rebels left. The residence of Charles W. Massy. Esq., J.P., at Criatstow n , near Tipperary. was also attacked, and Mr. 11( "'Y soy. Actually taken prisoner and kept in custody th , • house was being searched. He was afterwards liter ,i.d. The re,: knee of Mr. Michael Manning, of Ballinarre, "a' .6. , visited, and some guns were carried off. The , ftermirds succeeded in arresting two of this party, and convey.. , l them in custody to Tipperary Bridewell. reshknce of Charles Moore. KN.. LP, Mw'reaf"t , wki st attached ;we have not heard that any arms were Lk, n. The national Hungarian costume was worn without *v.ption by the members at the meeting the other day of th.. bi..t. A long irk frock coat, more or leas embroidered. anti tight.litting pantaloons and high boots, is the cos tal.. now tmiverselly adopted in Hungary, both for morn dress. Out of doors—in the house all were high cap of lambs wool, without a shade, is tir usual substitute for a hat. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) woof T. %l. inn MO , nTnisu an. The court was occupied thin nioruir4; with the sp.., ches of counsel. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner flolroyd.) IN HE MATTHEW.. The bankrupt was a china and glass dealer, late of Finsbury-place. Debts, 1,170/. Mr. R. t:riththil opposed the order of discharge. The bankrupt, in examination, stated that he had re cently lass n in partnership with his father, but the business wLIS not then successful, and they must have failed but fur their 'woollies le•ing taken by the Metropolitan Railway. whu paid them a compensation of 2.6110/. Of this the bankrupt gut 3001. as his share, not in money, but in goods. In his trading of ten months he had incurred a deficiency of tnlii/. Hi+ Honour did not think the ease one for ru•penoion, and granted the order. IN HE HENRI' PRE:ICI - Mr. The bankrupt, who is rut undergraduate of the Ifni sersity of Oxford, was described na late of the l'alace Hotel, hickingham-gate, Against debts of the assets are returned at i 4//., anal the property held as se curity at 2:41f. The creditors are numerutut, anal, with a few exceptions, are Oxford tradespeople. This was an adjourned sitting for examination anal dis charge. At the Lost sitting the bankrupt was directed to amend his accounts, and to supply particulars of the articles which he had pledged. Mr. Sargood appeared for the assignees and several creditors, anal Mr. El. Reed fur flit, bankrupt. Mr. Sargoaal said that amended accounts had been filed, and the assignees did not ask for a further adjournment On that account. [The case w.in proceeding when our report left. 1 THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKENWELL ATITMPTKI) MURDER t.F A our. Jetpn.., Itriii,:ageti 38, a morose•leoking fellow, described as a beer-shop-keeper, of 2s, Howard-road, Hornney New Town, was charged before Mr. Barker with feloniously cutting and wounding kin wife Harriet Reid. Mr. If. Allen, prosecuting officer of the Associate Insti tnte for Improving and Enforcing the Laws of the Pro tection of Women, watched the case. Police-sergeant Crimp, 3 N, said that the prisoner had before been in custody on a charge of aavaulting the police and beating his wife. He then handed in the following medical certificate:—" 17, Spencer-road, Stoke Newing ton, March 8, Pli7. This is to certify that lam attending to Mrs. Reid, who in suffering from two flesh wounds in the back, supposed to be caused by her husband, and she is now unable to leave her bed.—H. W. Lows, M.R.C.S. England, Ac." .• 1 3 ;:lice:eonStable Sawanl, 15.1 N, said—Last night, about a quarter to 10 o'clock, I was called to 20, Howard-road, and was informed that a man had stabbed his wife. I went there, and saw the prisoner, who came out of the parlour and :said to me,' I shall give myself up." When we got outside I said to Lim, " Where is the knife ?" Mr. Marker —Had you told him what he was charged with, or bad he said anything to you about the charge ? Witness—No. The prisoner then oat his hands into his pockets and took out the knife produced. lie said, " I have done it, and it can't be helped." The prisoner -1 never said :anything of the sort. Mr. Barker—Had you said anything to him about the charge then? _ _ Witness—No. I then took him to the police.station, and after that I went back to the house, and found doctor there attending to the prisoner's wife, and dressing her wounds. One of the wounds was in her aide, and the knife had gone through her stays, and the other was close to her hbelebone. I have seen the woman this morning, and the surgeon said that although the wounds were not d.ingerous, she would not be able to attend for a week. The prisoner —Did you caution me that what I might say to you would be used against me here? Witness—No . Mr. Laker (to the prisoner)—Hare you got anything to say about the charge? The prisoner (in a sullen tone)—l shall decline to say anything .t present. Mr. IlArker remanded the prisoner to the House of De tention for a week, and refused to take bail. HARLBOROI'GH.STREET. . _ A HARM 1:17 lIARt.ELI WI ni ROBBING - HIS EMPLOYER.— BM) CA%E. John Teiyfor, barman, in the employ of Mr. Wm. Thompson, of the Black Horse Tavern, Haymarket, was charged with robbing his employer. The prisoner had only been in Mr. Thompson's employ about a fortnight, and being suspected of robbing his em ployer, some money was marked by Mr. Thompson and Police-constable Butcher, 137 C, and this led to the prisoner's detection, some of the marked money being found upon him. The prisoner afterwards naked Mr. Thompson to forgive him, but he declined to do so. In answer to Mr. Knox, prosecutor stated that he gave the prisoner 10s. a week and board and lodging, giving hini more wages than he asked with the view of keeping him honest. The prisoner said he was guilty. Mr. Thompson said he gave to each of his barmen every morning .Y. worth of silver, which they kept in glasses to give change for gold, so that no change for gold should be taken from the till. On the previous day the prisoner took a pound's worth of silver from the glass, and, instead of putting in its place a sovereign, he put in a shilli ng . Mr. Knox said it was • very had case, the prisoner having begun to rob his employer as soon as he entered his service. The prisoner had good pay, and bad no right to commit a crime of that description. Committed for six months with hard labour. TRADES UNION CONIPERERCE.-(THIS DAY.) FOCRTII D.V.V The conference resumed its sittings this day. On the minutes beim; read for confirmation, Mr. DRON nicn wished to ask the chairman for a further explanation on Mr. Neate•s bill. His impression was that the bill, if adopted, would answer all the requirements of the conference. Mr. hi'DonsLn explained that he had from Mr. Neste's own lips that trades' societies--simply trades' societies— would not he included in the provisions of this bilL (Hear.) Mr. DRONFTILI) expressed himself satisfied. Some discussion then took place as to the rumour that the inquiry of the royal commission was to be conducted with closed doors. Mr. 111`noNati, said that if the inquiry was a secret one, the trades unionists would refuse to give any evidence be fore it, and enter their protest against the whole proceed ing*. (Cheers.) The question was ultimately referred to the conference committee. Mr. Woon moved the following resolution :—" That with a view to the adoption by the legislative of the bill, a draft of which has been approved by the delegates, it is recommended by this conference that public meetings be convened by all trades' organisations in the country for the promotion of such measure, and that petitions in favour thereof be prepared and forwarded for presentation to parliament." Mr. Leg seconded the resolution, which was adopted. Mr. Aeirrm then moved the following resolution : "That the expenses of the committee appointed to take charge of the business connected with the royal commisaion, be met by a levy of one farthing piv bead by those repre sented at the conference, and th.t the committee be em powered to make additional levies up to the amount of ld. per head." Mr. Houros seconded the resolution. Mr. KANE moved that the levy be raised by a levy per 100 members. Mr. CANNON seconded the resolution. After some discussion, it was eventually resolved, " That no steps be taken to levy the trades for the ex penses of the committee until the probable expense of such committee be ascertained." The conference then proceeded to consider the amount per day to be paid to the committee. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 8 A.M. Y. I Etreme. I 6 ••• B. T. W. Tto IL 122 I . 12, Y. D. I_ l _ L 9. soUTH NHROPSDIRE ELECTION.—(THIS DAY.) (BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SHREWSBURY, Plural'. The Hon. P. Herbert was elected for South Shrop shire to-day. In returning thanks, he spoke at length upon the subject of reform. He will support Lord Derby's bill, which he trusts will be sufficiently liberal to leave no excuse for further agitation. Nairn Aberdeen 30.01 37 E.N.Z. 3 8 E. Loth Ardroasan 28.91 38 Z. N. E. 416 11. N. Z. Greencastle 29.95 38 IL N.IL 618 Z. Valeatia 29.6636 14. , 6 7 B. Cap. Clear 29.6635 LY.L . 6 4 Z. 29.74 36 IL 1 1 2 Z.N.Z. Holyhead Petulance 29.54 34 Z. N. C. 5'9 Z. Brest 29.3732 EMIL 6 3: L. 8.8. Lorient 39.2933 N.E. 5' 4 E. N.Z.. Roehefort MI LN.B. 4 4 • N.E. Plymouth Weymouth . 4 f) 113 E. N r.. 6 8 E. Portsmouth 29.58 33 E.N.P. 4 6 B.Z. Lowbm Yarmouth 29.6435 Y. • 4 8 E.N.Z. Scarborough 29.77 35 ICW.IL . 7 8 Z. Shblids 20.9338 8.8.8. 8 8 8.9.8. Holder — - - e I I •h 0.14 • h 0.16 6 c I $ co I 4 sb .0.03 2 bs 23 5 oc 2 nn 4 sO 6 I co 4 I or *OB 2 cab 0.07 1 cab 0.01 • sc 0.01 3 s 012 - s 0.18 6 ha 0.07 6 • 0.0! THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1867. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) my o'OsooK. The tendency of the share markets is still un favourable, in consequence of the troubles in Ireland and the doubtful aspect of the Eastern question. The return of the Bank of England is also considered less satisfactory, but several of the changes are incidental to this period of the quarter. The transactions, which are not numerous, consist mostly of speculative sales. The reduction in Consols does not exceed 1-16 per cent., but some of the English railway stocks and foreign bonds have declined tl to f . North British stock is lower. American securities, however, have im- proved, upon the announcement of a fall in the premium on gold at New York. The discount market is quiet, but the demand is expected to increase in the afternoon, Friday being usually a busy day. The rate for choice three months' bills is 21 to 2i per cent. The charge for loans for a few days, on English Government Se curities, is 2 per cent. Consols are now quoted 90 to for money, and 90 13-16 to 15-16, or 901, for the 10th of April. The amount of business in foreign stocks is limited and the market is flat. Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certificates, and Mexican have declined 1 to 1 per cent. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 301 to # ; Greek, 16 to E ; Spanish Passive, 22 to 4 ; ditto Certificates, 144 to b ; Italian of 1861, sag tog ; Mexican, 171 to 4 ; Russian Scrip, 21 tog prem. ; Chilian Scrip, 2 to 11 dia. ; and Danubian Scrip, 2 to 11 dia. American securities are in request, at an advance. The 5-20 Bonds have improved # per oent. ; Erie Railway shares, 11, and Illinois Central, 1. Sub_ joined are the present quotations :—The 5-20 Bonds 74/ to # ; Erie Railway, 36 to 1, and Illinois Cen tral, 77/ to 4. Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference shares are unaltered, at 151 to 1 and 2i to ;1, respectively. International Financial shares are quoted 2 7-16 to 5-16 die. ; London Financial, 18 to 17 dis. ; General Credit, 21 to 24 dis. ; Credit Fonder, 61 to 6 dis. ; National Discount, 7.4 to prem., ex div.; and Hudson's Bay, 151 to 161. The directors of the Bank of England made no alteration yesterday in the rate of discount, nor was any expected, but it was remarked that the discus sion was longer than usual, and in some quarters this was attributed to a question arising out of the doubtful position of a huge railway company. We are officially informed that the Secretary of State for India has been pleased to grant to the Indian Branch Railway Company a guarantee of interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for their railways in the provinces of Oudh and Rohilkund. At a private meeting of the bondholders of the 7 per cent. Confederate Cotton Loan, held on the 6th inst., the second report of the committee was adopted, and a resolution unanimously passed, ad vising the bondholders to send subscriptions to the committee, to enable them to take what further proceedings may be necessary to obtain the settle ment of the bonds, and the meeting was further adjourned to a public one at the London Tavern, at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, the 20th inst. About 5,0001. in bar gold was sent into the Bank yesterday, while 50,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for Ireland, in addition to 50,000 on Wednesday. Further amounts may be taken during the next few days, owing to the desire of the banks to keep themselves extraordinarily strong while the Fenian agitation lasts. Sensible persons, however, can scarcely fail to perceive that, at a tune when disorder and lawlessness prevail, their money must be safer in the banks than in their own houses. The Hermann, from New York, has brought 44,2831. in specie for England. At the meeting :of the proprietors of the Bank of England, to be held on the 9th of April, Mr. Thomas Newman Hunt, the present deputy governor, is expected to be elected governor for the year ensuing, and Mr. Robert Wigram Craw ford, M.P., will be recommended as deputy governor. The liabilities of the London and Colonial Com pany (Limited) are estimated at about 200,000/., but it is stated that both the shareholders and creditors will eventually be paid in full. The company did a large export trade, and the losses are understood to have arisen chiefly on shipments of beer from this country to Australia. The third ordinary general meeting of the East India Land, Credit, and Finance Company was held yesterday. The report stated that the net profits amounted to 12,826/. ls. 10d., making, with the 2,1181. ss. 3d. brought forward from last account, 14,9441.70. Id., but the directors had determined to postpone the division of profit for the present, hoping by this means to strengthen the position of the undertaking. The chairman stated, that in consequence of the commercial crisis, the realisa tion of certain assets would be attended with loss, but at the outside they hoped it would not exceed 22,000/., against which they had the balance of 14,944/. odd, mentioned above, to the credit of profit and loss. A rather longdiscussion took place in reference to the present position of the under taking, several of the shareholders expressing a doubt whether there is a profitable field in India for its operations. Eventually a committee of investigation was appointedtoriort to a future meeting. The directors exp ressed their unabated confidence in the future prospects of the company. The Lancashire and Yorkshire railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 2,5271. compared with the corresponding period of 1866 ; the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 1,324/. ; the North Eastern, an increase of 3,0261.; the North British, an increase of 1,0941. ; the London, Chatham, and Dover, including the Metropolitan Extension and Branches, an increase of 7471. ; and the Metropolitan Extension, an in crease of 1531. The traffic return of the Grand Think Railway of Canada, for the week ending Feb. 16, shows an increase of 1,912/. over last year. The half-yearly meeting of the Caledonia Rail way Company is called fur the 27th instant at Glasgow. A general meeting of the Belgian Eastern Junc tion Railway Company is called for the 26th inst. in London, and for the 30th in Brussels. The half-yearly meeting of the Metropolitan District Railway Company is called for the 28th instant. Creditors of the undermentioned companies are required to send the particulars of their claims to the official liquidators as follows, viz., Eastern AMID Company (Limited) to Mr. Frederick Whin ney, by the lst April ; Nowgong Tea Company of Assam (Limited) to Mr. S. L. Price, by the 4th April ; and Bridport Old Brewery Company (Limited) to Mr. S. L. Price, by the 21.c1 April. The light portion of the mails from Calcutta, China, and Australia, rid Marseilles, is expected to be distributed in London on the 14th or 15th inst. -- ---- -- _ The weekly return of the Bank of France shows the following changes : Coin and bullion lnman 2733,500 Bills discounted Government deposits Decrease 4,000 Notes in ciroulation Private deposits Dierialle 120,000 Advances Decrease 90,000 The extraordinary increase in the coin and bullion continues, while the enormous decrease in the discounts and circulation shows how general is the falling off in the business of the country. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, March 6, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following c . Circulation Issue £13,391,075 Decreaes hAn E,2lo Circulation active 22,497,230 lamas, 121,395 Public deposit' 7,246,0W Increase 511,064 Other deposits Government securities in banking department 13,111,068 No change. Other securities to banking department 18,653,232 Increase 607,433 REMARK'. Atinmphetical pressure 'ISA continued to decrease. hut more In the south than In the north. and thereby the relative 41d. termite of pressure has become greater. Winds are still north easterly, fresh to strung: sod. ,esterday, were very strong gene rally. Temperatures have not altered much. snow has fallen on the east and south of lingliuld, and im the south of Ireland . Hail Is report.' trout Leith end stsrborough. The sea is rough us the east west. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) The half-)early general meeting of the share holder, of thin company was held at the Paddington sta tion this day. Sir DANIEL Gooch, Bart., in the chair. The meeting wan numerously attended. On the directors entering the room they were greeted by cheers, which were immediately o.erpowereil by hires. The report, which has already been published, was taken us read. The Una iRMAN said it was with great regret that he was not able to offer them a report of a more prosperous cha racter. He had yesterday the opportunity of discussing with some fifty large shareholders the course to be adopted, and he agreed with them in a proposition that the meeting should be adjourned to the 29th instant, when they would be able to go more fully into the financial affairs of the company. The company had been brought into its present condition by the con. duct of other companies, by the want of confidence of the public in debentures, and by the decision of Sir Hugh Cairns on the law relating to deben tures. This company owed a great amount in tempo rary loans, and he h►d foreseen and told them at a former meeting that when a change took place in the money market they wouldget into difficultim, but he did not ex pect those difficulties would come so soon. Hail the 6 per cent. preference stock been taken to the ex tent that he had expected, they would now have been in au easy financial position. They had, however, been able to reduce the temporary loan from 1,300,00 W. to 800,000/. There was an excellent security for the deben• tures, and he could, if he had time, show that their revenue must be a paying one. Looking forward to the future, their liabilities for lines not yet corn• plend would not amount to more than 125,0007., and as their revenue was increasing at the rate of 1.4,000/., he could not but look on the future with hope. But the matter immediately before them—the dif ficulty with regard to temporary loans—must be got rid of, sod that could be effected only by the Six per Cent- Preference stock. With regard to debentures, as they became due, more had to be paid off than had been renewed since the decision of Sir Hugh Cairns. But they roust meet these difficulties in a manly way. He, therefore, proposed, that there should be no discussion today, but that they should adjourn till the 29th of March, and negotiations would be continued. It would depend very much on these nego tiations whether they would be able to pay the preference dividends in each. He moved that the meeting be ad journed till the 29th. • Mr. T.tv Lon said, if they adjourned their meeting they adjourned their difficulties. The best way was to meet their .lifficulties in the face at first. He saw the announce ment in the report with sorrow, but not with surprise. It was quite better to make a present sacrifice than to con tinue the dodge of temporary loans. Mr. Taylor was pro ceeding to addrem the meeting on the subject of recon struction, when he was met by loud cries of " Time." He suggested that the services of the consulting engineer might be dispensed with, seeing that they had deter mined to make no new lines. [The hon. proprietor was still speaking when our report left.) ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. A collision between • passenger train belonging to the Great Western Railway Company and a Metro politan passenger train occurred yesterday (Thursday), close to the Green-lane-bridge, Paddington. A train for Hammersmith left Bishop's-road station three minutes beyond its time, and seeing the danger signal up at Green-lane-bridge, the driver inuuediately reversed his engine and stopped the train, which two minutes after wards was dashed into by a train which had been de. spatched from the Paddington terminus, and which was bound for Birmingham, the result being that twelve per sons were more or less injured, but none of them very seriously. Two of them were taken to St. Mary's Hos pital, and after having had their wounds dressed were sent to their home. Mr. Superintendent Durdle, with a staff of men, soon cleared the line, and then the ordinary traffic was resumed. The accident originated through the breaking albs wire at Green-lane-bridge, which prevented the danger signal being taken off, and the driver of the Great Western engine was unable to am another danger signal, which was near the Paddington station because of the snow, which was falling heavily at the time. FATAL COLLISION IN A TUNNEL OF THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. Yesterday a dreadful accident occurred in the Bowling Tunnel on the Laniashire and Yorkshire Railway. The tunnel is a short distance beyond the junction of the Great Northern line from Leeds to Halifax, and little better than • mile out of Bradford. Yesterday the 1.15 p.m. train from Bradford to Huddersfield left the Lanca shire and Yorkshire station, with twenty-one passengers, and probably a few more who had return tickets, and proceeded all right until about half-way through the Bowling Tunnel, when something went wrong with one of the valves of the engine, and the train was brought to • standstill. The passengers became much alarmed, as it was known that two other trains were due from Bradford in 15 minutes, but their fears were much allayed from the knowledge that the signalman had strict orders not to allow a second train to enter the tunnel until he received word from the other end that the tunnel was clear. Ca fortunately in this instance these specific instructions were disregarded by the signalman at the Bradford end, • man of the name of J. Macquillen, and while the tunnel I was filled with steam, and darkness reigned around, • Leeds train for Halifax entered the tunnel, dashing into and smashing up the Bradford train. The crash was fearful. The engine -driver of the Bradford train, Charles Goderich, had gone under the engine to endeavour to ascertain the cause of the stoppage, and was so engaged when the collision ensued. The poor fellow I was so much injured that he died while being con. veyed from the scene of the disaster. Ten or twelve passengers in the Bradford train were severely injured, I and many of them were shockingly mutilated. The engine of the Leeds train was smashed, and the two trains were so wedged together that there was considerable difficulty in getting the carriages asunder and clearing the line. Mr. Harrison, the Bradford station muter, who had occa sion to leave Bradford by the 1.30 p.m. train, arrived on the scene of the disaster soon after it occurred, and at once took active measures to have the sufferers removed and cared for. Mr. Rawson, surgeon, of Lowmoor, was at the station when the news of the calamity arrived, and at once went forward with the clerk in charge, and attended to several of the injured people. Mr. Lodge, surgeon, also was sent for and rendered valuable aid. The scene in the tunnel is described by one of the passengers as being fearful, and for some time after the accident neither light nor signal, guard, nor any of the officials could be seen or communicated with. All the 1 while the piercing cries and wailings of the injured were hard. The steam gradually subsided, and the passengers began to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. They left the carriages and walked—some to the Low moor station, others to Bradford. At both those places great excitement had been caused by the news of the accident. Some four or five of the injured persona were assisted to reach the Lowmoor Station, and subsequently were forwarded to their places of residence. Among these were Mr. Eli Wilkinson, oil merchant, Lindley, Hudders field ; Mrs. Hardaker, Moody-street, Bowling; Mrs. Mor. ton, of Cleckheaton ; and Mrs. Booth, of Hollingworth- All traffic on the line was stopped for at least an hour and a half, owing to the dibris strewed upon the line. The only fatal result of the accident, so far, has been to the engine driver of the Huddersfield train, who was injured in the manner described above, and who died while being removed to Bradford.— Leeds Mercury. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 7.—A P POl NTM 'NM —Sub- Lieutenant A. W. Hamilton, to the Wyvern ; Assistant- Paymaster R. H. Hansen, supernumerary. to the Fisgard ; Assistant Surgeon Dr. H. M'Laurin, to the Im pregnable. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE DT =Amaze szlacura.) LIVERPOOL MEETDIG.—(THIS DAY.) HANDICAP PLATE OF £BO. The Rock . . • - • ... Merry Harp . . . . ... •.• Peggy • . _ 7 ran. eIIALLINGIC Cur. Three miles. Lincoln, Remedy, Cienievre, Shakespeare, and Dermot Asthore are here. HANDICAP PLATE OF 40 SON'S. Six furlongs. Despair, Mst 101 b ; Malvern. 7st 12Ib ; Musa, 7st 51b ; Lady Pain. 7st ; queen Mary, List 12Ib ; Wellesley, 6st 41b; King Charles, !ist 716. All ais here. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SON'S. Three miles. Scrub, Bolingbroke g, Falcon, King Arthur, Pixie, Cxrotter, Newcastle. Cardinal, and Bird of Passage are here. GRAND MILITARY HURDLE. One mile and a half. King Arthur, Sorcerees, and Newcastle are here. ARRIVED.—The Wave. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to our market to-day was very moderate. There was a want of animation in the demand for both red and white parcels. Nevertheless, the value of all descriptions was supported. The market was well, but not heavily, supplied with foreign wheat, the transactions in which were on a limited scale at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain generally met a steady sale at full currencies. The supply of foreign barley was good, of English small. For all descriptions the trade was heavy, at Monday's reduction in value. Malt moved off slowly, on former terms. Oats were in good supply, and limited request, at barely previous quotations. Deans commanded but little attention. In prices, how ever, no change took place. Peas moved off slowly at about stationary prices. The flour trade was very quiet on former terms. Linseed, rapeseed, and agricultural seeds met a slow sale at late rates. Cakes were dull. CURRENT PItICDS PerE6o4 ma. Qr. Wen?. a a Palma, Kent, red, old 60 to 64 , new 64 u) et „ Do. white, old 60 to 88 new 64 to 63 Norfolk and Lincoln red, new ... 33 to 53 .. 39 to 43 30 to 33 roe Qr. . 51 to 63 _ 03151. a. S. Scotch potato Irish, Wick „ wlute ___ 2l to 26 Malting - Distilling Diinding HALT Ewes. Nortilic.d 8c•99. Mazagen Tick 26 to 46 Harrow Noun 24 k) 37 Sad ILlngttoo and Ware 70 to 75 &own bG to 04 .. 112 to 38 Grey 37 to 38 M tole 39 to 40 White 4O to 41 Boilers FLoO9. O English, feed - 24 to 30 potato Scotch, Iced Post Per Qr. WHEAT. I O. Danthe and Konigs berg 49 to 70 Rostock & heckles- __ Town made, poii 290 lbs. Household 65 to 14 Country Norfolk and Suffolk es ship 43 to 48 bur --- --- 66 to 65 Danish Russian, hard soft American, red „ white _ .. OAKUM Pere 012‘ ► Danish and Swedish 23 to 29 Rood= BaLis. Danish .. 4/DU= °midi's* Distilling Malting . .. 29 to 31 .. 34 to 35 JS to 39 OATS. ua s:. .. 3$ to 4! .. tow .. 36 to to .. 27 to 32 INDUS! 001 N. White as to MI Ye/low ?WM _ _ Preach, parmirlC... 45 to 52 Spanish „ PI to at American, per W 1... 26 to 33 Canadian „ 27 to INTO LONDON, BY WATS:a 4 TO MARCH 7, BOTH IN- Dutch brewing n to 31 fiedius 3l to 27 ♦RRIVAL`i OF GRAIN, atc., I CARRIAGE, FROM MARCH C LUSI YE. MU* sad Scotch foreign nest.' Barley. Malt. 0444. riOILT. 1 qrs. qr.. qrs. qn. brill. Baas 1120 680 1910 .. .. 470 2290 * 2920 .. 43420 .. 1740 • - , - 1 1910 i 41270 .. 2110 Total 1 3670 LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS I)AY.) (et iumentic AND DMIRNATIONAL TZLIONAPH.) 'PROM 001 OWN OORNIEWONDINT.) COTTON. —The market rather quiet. Sales about 7,000 or 8,000 bales. CORN. —The market fairly attended. Wheat in mode rate demand at former prices. Flour quiet, and un changed in value. Beans steady. Oats and oatmeal in kir demand, at a shade better prkes. Indian corn, very little offering, and prices of Tuesday barely supported. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(TRIS DAY.) (IT ILICTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL ?MIGRATE.) (FROK OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Best samples of wheat in good demand, at foll prices ; other descnptions neglected. Burley slow sale. Beans and oats steady. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) • 80111 R.—The market continues steady, but is less active at the previous currency. Jamaica sold at 33. to 335. lid.; Demerara, 325. 6d. to 335.; St. Kitt., 335. 6d.; Havannah, 32e. 6d. to 355. 6d. ; unclayed Manilla, 2 5 5. 6d. Refined —There is a more active demand for both dried goods and pieces at the former value. Corrry..—The public sales of plantation Ceylon con- tinue to go off readily at firm prices; triage, 37.. to 63e. ; fine ordinszy to middling greyish, 76e. 6d. to 79.1.; pea berry, 78e. to 89s. TEA.—The sales are confined to small parcels for imme diate wants. . . . . to a government contract being adver tised for the 10th March, there is a more active demand ; about 300 puns. sold—pale Leeward', ls. sd. ; Berbioe, ls. fid. ; Demerara, ls. 64d. to ls. 7d. ; and Jamaica, 2s. 9d. Bt.tCss.—Recently about 4,000 bap of Bengal ginger sold at about 265. 6d. to 275. ; and C,OO bap of black pep. per, Penang, 2 15-16 d. ; Singapore, 30. to 30. Rtes.—The market continuett inactive. Corm.—A limited business is doing at about the pre vious value. SALTPETR6-1,800 hags of refraction 6 sold at 18s. 63., short prompt. Innioo. —The rublie sales of Guatemala are progressing at about the previous value. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAT.) The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 41s. 9d. ; spot, 425. 9d. ; March, 425. 9d. ; April to Jane, 42a. 9d.; October to December, 435. 6d. to 435. 9d. HIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) LILADINHALL.—Hides : sfilbs. to 641b5., 2id. ; 44Ibs. to 721b5., 20. to 3d.; 72Ibs. to 80Ibo., 3d. to 31d. ; 80 1 bs. to 88Ibs., 31d. to 4.1. ; 1481bs. to 961 6 5.. 4d. to 4id. Hors hides, Oa. to 10s. Od. Calf skins, light, 21. to 4s. ; full, 6s. 61. BERKONDRET.—Sheepakins : Polled, 10.. 6d. to 123. ; liall-breds, 9s. to 10.. lid. ; downs, 73. to 8.. 641. ; shear linp, Is. lid. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report no alteration in the market during the week, prices remaining firm athionday's quotations. THE PRINCESS Op WALES.—The severe rheu matic affection from which her royal highness has been suffering has happily passel away. There remains a troublesome acute inflammation of the knee-joint, with its concomitants of pain, effusion. and stiffness. This must of necessity require time to run its course, and no skill or care can avoid that necessity. In other respects her royal highness and the infant princess continue to pro gress favourably. —British Medical Journal. THE ENOINE-DRIVEBA' COMBINATION.—There is evidently an impending struggle between the engine. drivers and firemen and the managers of some of the largest lines of railway. It is understood the North- Eastern men have sent in proposals to the board for ac ceptance, of which the chief features are a considerable advance of wages, giving to first-class drivers as far as 7s. 6d. per day, or 25 per cent. advanoe, and the reduction of the day's labour to ten hours, every two hours of over- time to count as • quarter of a day. There are some other demands as to the settlements of disputes by the board instead of its officers. The effects of these alterations, if granted, would about double the wages on some lines where fifteen hours a day are run, and it is estimated the extra cost would be equal to more than • half per cent. dividend. The North-Eastern men are awaiting the result of • similar movement on the Crest Northern. If an arrangement is not made, it is expected there will be • general strike.—Times. A NARROW ESCAPE.—The Manilla, with the Bombay mail, arrived in Nonthampton Dock last night at 11 o'clock. A gentleman named Johnson, 70 years of age, who was stopping at itadley's Hotel, went into the dock to meet his daughter, who was • passenger in the Massilia. He walked right over the quay and fell • height of about 20 feet into the dock, where there was about 30 feet of water. Fortunately he was a good swimmer. A cry was raised of " A man overboard,"and after some short time he was picked up by a man who was lowered into the dock by • rope. The water was intensely cold, and it was a wonder that the gentleman was not drowned. He was carried to his hotel, where he was put into • warm bath, and he soon recovered from his visit to Cold Bath Fields, as the dock is called. 3 Coin and bullion in both departments Seven day and other bills 423,722 Decrease 66,741 The Rest 3,834,338 Increase 288,417 Notes in reserve Total reserve (notes ft oohs) in banking department 11,A76,735 Decrease 137,742 While 263,0491. of private deposits have been with drawn, the Bank has received nearly twice that sum as Government deposits, but, owing to the revival of the demand for money, as indicated by the increase in the private securities, there is a diminution of 137,742/. in the reserve. During the week about 100,000/. in gold was taken out of the Bank, against only 7,0001. sent in from abroad, yet the decrease in the coin and bullion is only 16,3471. BANK OF . An Account pursuant to the Act week ending on Wednesday. nous Din Notts tamed S-15,41.075 L33.*1,075 BANKING td :Ireton' Capital 214,5.53,000 3,03t,11311 Public Deposita (in cluding Excheq Bay. Banta, Com mis. of National Debt, and Div. _ Acenunta) . ... ,246.023 Other Deposita _ 17,583,971 Seven day sad other SUL 413.7!! L41,641,0'4 Mal al 7. 1867. ENGLAND. 7th sad Bth Vie., e. st. for the the eth day of March, LeB7. Goi eminent dett . 011.016.100 Other securities . SAHA* Gold coin and bul lion fill%er bullion 18,391,075 M 3,391,076 PARTlntier. _ . Government !leen- Titles fincindlng Dead Weight An nuity: Other Securities Notes _ . _ Gold and Silver • Coln L 43,441,045 Y. MAY, Deputy (Uhler. TIit'RBDAY EV/MING. Consols, which closed yesterday — at9sl — te --- 91 for the lOth April, opened this morning at 903 to 1, and closed at 904, " buyers." For money the last price was 90k. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols for money, sol, ditto, for amount, 901 11 1! Three per Cents. Reduced, 881, ; New per Cents., 88, 1,1, ex div.; ditto, Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 721 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1071, I,a ; ditto, Four per Cent., "enlaced" rupee paper, 841 ; ditto Five per Cent., 102/ ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1071, 1 ; ditto Bonds, 315., 355. prem. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three Per Cents. were steady, at 881 to 3 ex div. A further rise took place to-day in the India Five per Cent. Stock, which was last officially marked 107/. Exchequer Bills were quoted 12s. to 17s. prem. The transactions in foreign stocks were upon a moderate scale. Brazilian of 1852, &c., Danubian (old), and New Grenadian, "ex all," were inquired for, and rose to 1 per cent. New Grenadian De ferred were likewise / higher, while Egyptian (100/. Bonds) fell 2 ; Turkish of 1862, 1 ; ditto of 1865, ; and Chili= and Danubian Scrips, J. MINES.-(TEL9 DAY.) Oirs o'CLooz. The mining market is rather active to-day, and prices show firmness. The demand is chiefly for shares in the following mines, at the prices given : —Princeof Wales, 525. lid. to ohs. ; East Lovell, 10 to 11 ; East Basset, 22 to 24 ; North Crofty, 5 to ; West Drakewalls, 7s. 6d. to 10s. ; Prosper United, 34 to ; Great Vor, 19 to 20 ; and Great North Leroy, 17s. 61. to 225. 6d. The half-yearly meeting of the Great Laxey Mining Company (Limited) is called for the 13th inst. Trewetha Mine sold yesterday 18 tons of silver lead ore, at 221. 14s. per ton ; and six tons at 11/. 4s. 81. RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.) Oirs o'OiooK. The railway market remains heavy, and prices have experienced a fresh reduction in some cases. North British stock shows chief depression, and has declined 1 per cent. South Eastern, Great Eastern, Great Northern A, and London, Chat ham, and Dover have also receded to ; while London and North Western has improved 1. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1211 tot , ex div.; Great Western, 41# to 41,t; London and orth Western, 118 to 1, ex div. ; Midland, 117 k to 118 k, ex div. and n. ; lAnosahir• and Yorkshire, 1252 to 126, ex div.; Caledonian, 116 to 117; South Eastern, 67a to ; Great Eastern, 22e to 1 ; Great Northern, 117 to 118, ex div. ; ditto A, 1222 to 2, ex div.; London, Chatham, and Dover, 17 to ; and North British, 331, to 34. Foreign and colonial railway shares are quiet. East Indian are quoted 1061 to 1071 ; Lombardo- Venetian, 161 to 1 ; and Grand Trunk of Canada, 201 to Mar to-daja Share Usta ass page a.) Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte is at this moment in the Bare Navarre, for the wpm, of studying the various dialects of the province. He is accompanied by the Abbe Inchausse, and the Abbe Casenove, of Beyrie. A communication from Nice states that a violent tempest has been raging in the Gulf of Genoa since the Ist. The coasts of Liguria are lashed by furious waves. Vessels are obliged to Ay before the rough weather, and any coasting barques that venture out of the porta or creeks in which they have taken refuge are sure to be in danger. The wind is blowing from the south-east, which leads to the belief that the shores of Italy are affected by the gala No arrival from that quarter had taken place for some slays. The Liberal Association demonstration in favour of household suffrage and a 10/. county franchise is fixed to take place at Liverpool, in the Amphitheatre, on Mon day evening. Mr. J. C'. Ewsrt will preside. It is believed that the speakers will be for the most part local wen. • NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND.—Lord Houghton pre sided yesterday at the monthly meeting of the Newspaper Press Fund committee of management. A letter wise read from the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., expressing his intention of accepting the chairmanship at the society's festival early in June. CHOLERA AT PORT GLAIR:I/W.—lt may be re membered that at the beginning of the year a sudden out break of cholera, resulting in a good ninny deaths, took place at Port Glasgow. After the lapseof nearly two months the diaease has spin appeared within the last few days, and four deaths have occurred, the victims being three young persons and an adult. The medical officer. report considemble prevalence of choleriac diarrhea. It would seem that in a sanitary point of view certain portions of the town are still in an unsatisfactory state. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—An amateur dramatic performance will be given this evening by the Wandering Thespians. at the Polygraphic Hall, on behalf of the funds of this institution. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.—A young man named Robert Symons was walking across an engine-room at Cam borne, Cornwall, on Tuesday evening, when one of his feet slipped, and he became entangled in the machinery. and in an instant the top part of his head was cut completely off, and fell to the ground. Htinigti ALIVE. —A painful event has just oc curred at Murvine (Moselle). The cure had performed the funeral ceremony over the body of is Madame Jean, who had died the previous night at the age of 71. and the men had partially tilled up the grave, when all at once they heard a dull sound, apparently arising from the coffin. They fetched at once the person who lived nearest the cemetery, and he in his tarn heard the same noise. The mayor was sent for and gave orders for the exhumation. The coffin was opened and the body was found to be warm but no other sign of life was to be perceived. A medical examination fixed the moment of actual decease at the time at which the exhumation was being made. DINING IN GERMANY.-1 think it is Thackeray who somewhere tells a story of his having felt himself obliged to cut a friend dead during the apace of four years (although the man once saved his life and lent him 1,7000 because he saw bin. eating peas with his knife. Hail one been disposed to take offence at any feats of jugglery with that dangerous weapon at L— there would have been ample field for such exception. I remember on one occa sion (when it was my inestimable privilege to sup at the serene table--an honour to which only twelve could be admitted, because we fed o ff geld, and the service was only made for a dozen)—l remember, I say, on that august ocelsion nearly fainting with horror 11111' dismay when I beheld an old man in • gorgeous suit of clothes (painted, padded, dyed, and polished rarir, and scin tillating with orders), drinking gravy off a knife. A serene highness is, I suppose, pledged to remain serene under any provocation. Our serene highness watched the juggling feat of this old gentleman with perfect placidity, but he ate his own supper after another fashion.—CornAill Ato9a zine for March. LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED.) —The tridlic receipts for the week ending March 3 were 10,0971. 3e. 3d. 1 _. ii 4