The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-08 00:00:00

, IXE.I V EATENsiux rELEI:n !PH r'rrIIPAN Y ( LIMITED).- (THIS DA Y.) ~• half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was • ,rt. noon ~t the London Taven,, Sir JAME... • report was presented ---" The directors•, ~ ..,11i,• in lymo tin • that, notwithstanding • .! I - I'lll , oll 04 7,1,11 a and Aleyarolria lin,•. • • ,r mr,_:•.• of tit.• company during the half-year just • been about espial tot hose of the prevtous half s rloo•froi resent mewl the payment of the ...Lille • • ~1 at the rate, ii., eight and three per ,•t is r•ly on the preference and original shares, • ..• .1 owo, I , l#. Gs. tips, he carried to the The id, W.lrralit4 sill not 1.1114 , Iriit I I .11:11 have been made by th e ~.,,trnyot. 11'0111 .1 nothing has been received 0..u.,-, over sine, March, 1:4111, while for the - to tbot !Loy I,ayment has 'wen made al ol b•. where•hv aconsiderible .• , .nro•reney has man suffered by the' coints,ny. 1,.1 • rmse remormtnite , l against this tiros are mov "tiling to recover the • • ••• %111 continue to exert themselves to • ..113's relation , .itlt the Italian government ISLICT,I v footing. The sum taken from the -dat , •.l t7st report lias laen replaced, I' k /Ids :wt . Eu i tr.; on the remainder of that fund in :. 1 nth,. presort month have base lweitinvested. • . w,tl, th e submarine Telegr iph Vont , • , i, reed to in the .11111 . report, have not been carried ,•. •!. ,•,orsoillitict. of the Fryneh government having at -t :unman wit 1,1“.1,1 ;I eNpc•Ctlll COMMIt. but thedi ^lsoseth,,t the ob l ert they had in view will still .1. Ali interruption occurred oni the l'orfu and • • Imo on the lift 11 of 1,4 month, lint the directors it exµdaast to atttliipt its repair during the ti ‘N. in wuvin tar adoption of the report, a•t he thmight that, under all the circumstances, the divi . i,•I of the last half-year must be considered satisfactory. hoped that by laying down a strong cable to Alexandria they would lie enabled to avoid future interruptions. The French wernr n ent haul settled with the Italian government op t., .1 one, I •;14 . .. :ma he hoped that the remainder would c, recd in time to :ohnit of the 'ailment uf the dividend within a month or six weeks. The improvements in Italy, financially and politically, warranted the company io looking forward to the future with confidence. Their p..ition with the Italian government was such that he I. id no doubt as to their receiving what they were en t:tld to. After a short discussion, the report was adopted, and the meeting terminated in the usual manner. or RAMA AY:, acv (ioVERNMENT.—MY. Dar an estimated the present value of the Irish railways '_'),unease e. sterling. If government created a :IA per cent. railway clock, it might he issued at par. The annual interest upon it world be • i'o,ooof. The net receipts of the Irish riilways, after payment of working expenses in le:. were tec.filei/. This would leave government a of 14,1efie. per minute. The amalgamation of the Irish railways into one concern would cause a liege j corking expenses, and goveneuent might calcu late on b..c ing 3111.01.101. per annum et its dispmed for the ttensioe ..f the railway system and the reduction of - North, nn Whig. TIIE OuTilltEAK OF C.tTTLE PLAGUE IN ISLINO- T..y. The fresh outbreak of settle plague in Layeock's dais. farm, Islington, the property of Mrs. Nicholls, must b 5 taken as a proof that, although the plague sr, ms to have been brought effectually under control in the country, the .m 1,411 mnrl,i still abounds, and may heroine active anywhere. The cow first attacked in this instance was one of a number of English cows fought by Nicholls upwards of two months since, on Nov.:solar I:.. They were kept in the quarantine shed until .I.n. :".!, when they were removed into the regular shed. (in January •27 they were attacked with the disease and were manifestly ill. The next day other cows, showing signs of illness, were destroyed. The whole heal, as a matter of safety, has since been killed. There can be no doubt that this umbreak has had its origin on the premises %dialler in the quariuitine shad or the regular shed Las not yet been quite satisfactorily made out. We have been informed by Mr. Nichols, jun.. that effective disinfecting iora.ures loot been taken, but this may well be doubteL Chloride of lime was chiefly relied on. We would sugge-t that thorough and scientific trial should be made of carbonic acid or sulphurous acid gas under the authority of the Privy Council. Mrs. Nicholls is supply ing her cit , tomers now with milk from the country, and ia not likely to bring another herd into the sheds at present. Rut they afford an admirable locality for an experiment of ,disinfection, which we trust will be tried at the national expense, as the question of disinfection is one of great national impurtiuice.— blued. TEA CULTIVATIoN IN INDIA.—The questions re kiting to the tea districts are engaging much attention. Several merchant.; and capitalists interested in ten in As a m and Cacher had held a meeting in Calcutta, at which a committee was nppointed to consider what steps should be taken to save the tea interests from utter ruin, an.l the government have apiminted a commission to in quire into the mortality amongst labourers proceeding to the tea districts. The commission will consist of M e ssrs, H. Cockrell, civil service, J. R. Mullen Smith, of Jardine Skinner and Co., and Dr. D. It. Smith. The first object of the conimieeion will be to ascertain the causes of the mor tality amongst the emigrants to Sylhet, Amain. and Cachar. Inquiry will also be netde into the causes of nice- Way amongst the coolie., after their arrival in the tea districts. In the conduct of the investigation entrusted to them, the commission has been instructed to place themselves in communication with the Land holders' and Commerchil Association, the several protectors of coolie', and superintendent of labour transport. They may also invite au expression of opinion from all persons interested in tea cultivation, or who may be well ac quainted with the system of labour transport in the tea districts. In order, also, to assist the commission, the deputy commissioner of Nowgong, in conjunction with the civil surgeon of that station, and Dr. J. Meredith have been directed to gather what information they can on the subject, and to place it at the disposal of the commission. Mr. Maim, • coffee-planter, has been sent to Northern India by the Ceylon government, with a view of report ing on the introduction of the tea plant into that colony. Ile. Notice has been occupied in obtaining all available information in Calcutta, and will immediately leave for Cachet and Assam. After inspecting the tea plantations there, he proposes to visit Kaman, Debra Dam, and Kangra, before returning to Ceylon. His report will settle the much disputed question whether tea can be grown at a commercial profit in the tropics. —Honinearil Mail. Feb. 7. THE STUDY or Cam: levity. —There is, however, a vague idea, not only among the ignorant, but among people fairly acquainted with what passes in the world, that this once famous science of casuistry is rather to be accounted among the things that have passed by, and that, whether for goal or evil, a freer, less formal, and technical style of thought has now introduced itself into devotion a l Practice and literature. There cannot be a greater mis take. One half the world never knows what the other half is about. The old confessorial system, and the manuals which teach it, are quite as much in vogue with those for whom they are intended as ever they were. The great mass of ordinary readers—in catholic as well as protestant countries—learn no more about them than they .to about the narratives of miracles and religious prodigies or works of necromancy and conjuring which cir culate so extensively in France and other countries m the great body of the people. While Vi c t or ling a o:i n i Michelet, and the author of " Le Maudit," count their cimuLation by tens of thousands, the " Homo Apostolicus." or " Epitome of Moral Theology" of St. Alfonso Liguori, and his voluminous "Manual for Confessors," are probably multiplied far more numerously. The readers respectively of the t wo classes of books form separate nations, though speaking the aline language and living under the same laws. - Preis r's Afagazi He for Febniarb Tows Boys AND COUNTRY Boys.—As far as me experience goes, town girls and country boys love nature most. I have known town girls love her as pas sionately as country boys. Town boys have too many books and pictures. They see nature in mirrors—invalu able privilege after they know herself, not before. They have greater opportunity of observing of human nature ; but here also the books are too many and various. They are cleverer than country boys, but they are less pro found ; their observation may be quicker ; their percep tion icings. They know better what to do on an emer gency ; they know worse how to order theirwaye. Of course, n this, as in a thousand other matters. Nature will burst out laughing in the face of the would-be philosopher, and bringing forward her town boy, will say, " Look here' " For the town boys are Natures boys after all, at least so Ion.; a, doctrines of self-preservation and ambition have not turned them from children of the kingdom into dirt worms. Rut I must atop, for lam getting op to the ne c k in a bog of discrimina t ion. As if I lid not know the t , A.ility of some townspeople, compered with the of some countryfolk I give it up. We are all good ba.l. Cod mend all.--7%' Aefeiev for February. Tt P. Ku AND (i REEKS. —lf a speculatively-inclined diplomat, curious to see what political monstrosity could P'"'ihlv be produced by artificial means, should have taken 4 of the highest nervous organisation and keenest pAiticsl activity, full of the instincts of democracy, and limb a force of religious sentiment verging on the fanatical ; if h., , ! , Dull have inserted into the midst of this people • r.vernnent drawn from another people, or class of a oide. in every quality and instinct despotic and arro. iof organisation ponderous and brutal, and in religious flier :sore fanatical and intolerant than their subjects the creeds of the two being at the same time anta,,an''tic; . and if then he should have left the ruling element .' hum all exterial control, and irresponsible to any a‘t oc law of right and wrong: in such a case the wmild have been exactly what the island of sad to • certain extent all Christian Tur rY. haveshown f or th e l as t hundred years, although, exceptional circumstances, more strikingly in that mei for the past few years. And yet precisely to ‘!c , fi absurd political fabric did the joint diplomacy o f f : l ristendom lend itself in IMO, when, after a breath of Treeloi n won by nine years' incessant fighting against devastation, slavery, brutalities to Christendom proselytism of the sword and pistol, Crete * '`rvdelivered t o th e Mussulman 'rents whom she had at1e!!...1 m • tar as her gates.—Meessillan's Ma9arine for t any atml 1,..y ~~.k. n or bat they he :,hte. and into cos• tli.• la.ly caution. w , r, at thou CO decea,.l tn. The It. itrutrc. tho t• eG that liONin flung off lu of Lii WAll izlrfidly I ht.s• neci.lvnt, 11...1 dc• Si.,. .1111 I• Allot pill it WI ;he WWI V of I , or "II LIM If tumuli to bruakg, the till,, 6.1,1, but E NT. rul p..rl .u• Which Thu .11.1 thAt uct•olings .OTIIO • I orturnt. n.•nt to .•. and 1 , n•. 111...11:tuy tli!s vtli :nttb. the cow Dublin Wiled is '11•t0111. V present lioness of er of die. i5- -fin of being veiling in the police s-n house other bout the eriugharn leue,l by nd stnick r brought ugainA up by her the most binughter prisoner on.lwartl. 1 showea the fall. intoxica: poor old afore the r, and won 'II ELL F.T. r, held an e• circuni litleet, by lilalll and in A b.elies of r. Charles ; several .? elicited. ce of any cot. they econlingly iuest on opened at .11. . din Shoo. are es low C. Iwo ing be nenst. the the hod)? n inl then ,f the tie blood wen had e ever r. .eked WittldCrlng ie UnfOrtU . c rime. A le women, rut of the .ntten.lea. tie' court. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1867. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Th e quantity of English wheat on sale here to-slay w.a limited...n.l in hut tiling condition, The demand fax even she finest wastes was heavy, and, in some inst owes priee• were rather lower titan on Monday. We wen. tolerably well, but not to my heavily, supplied with fore , gts wheat. Millers operated cautiously, mei tlo quotations were with difficulty supported. Floating cargoes of grain were held at previous mt.:, however. progressed slowly. The show of both English and foreign barley was niode• rite. No actual change took place in price., but the trade was in a sluggish state. Melt loosed otf heavily, and the quotations had a ward tendency. The supply was seasonably goad. oat, we..., in slaw inquiry, but nut cheaper. Beans cuisine:intim! a fair amount of attention, at Mote depression. Peas were tolerably firm in price, although the 11( . 111411d was far from active. The flour to to was heavy, at slightly depressed rate.. Linseed was in fair request, at full quotations. seeds were inactive. In sakes very little was passing. CURRENT PKIC2i. ErinLtail. Per Qr. t Glee, Keut, red, old M to 66 uew 62 to 64 „ lb. white, old 60 to 71 new M to 66 Norfolk and Lincoln red, new OATS. Scotch potato Irish, black white . Per Qr. 2. 1. . ril to V. . t. :.;.) . 51 to &4 BAULKY. ltintt Uintilling Gtititting. 35 to 53 52 to 36 30 to 34 Mangan Tick Mu,,w Pig .n.. Grey... Maple . %lute . Boilers BEAMS. l'ilLS. FLoUR. .. 41 In an to !V.l IA) 44 37 to MI to 4 40 to 41 W Town wade, per 4eo Its Household 55 to So; country a to 50 Norfolk sad Suffolk, ex ship 43 to 45 Pa Qr 0A29. I. -; Daatah and Swedish !4 to 29 Russian Danish ... F4ZPtinsi . BEANS. SHARE LIST&-(THIS DAY.) Oita o'OLoor. British railway stocks are still pressed for sale, and a fresh reduction is observable in prices. Great Western and I:neat Northern are prominently heavy, and have fallen about 1 per cent. Great Eastern and south Eastern have also declined g ; London and North Western, d ; Midland, ; and Metropolitan and Lancashire and Yorkshire, A. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 127 i to ; Great Western, 52;i ; London and North Western, 1214 to 122, ; Midland, 123 to ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 128.; to ; Caledonian, 117 to 119 : South Eastern, 70g to ; Great Eastern, 331 to g ; Great Northern, 119 to 120 ; ditto A, 128/ to 1294 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 18! to 194 ; and North British, 38 to 39. Very few transactions are reported in foreign id colonial railway securities, and prices are toted the sante as s eaterday. MOON AMY SHAM AND STOCKS. _ Pd. I itAtt.wers I (4ttirt.s -1-6 i° I p... 100 1 DrYtol and Luise 100 !Caledonian ...... 1100 ClUMbriall all Cork and Bandon all : Cornwall 100 Dublin and Itedastitine 1100 Dtuidee,rerth,nibdin all haat London norioCert • 10 Do 100 ielainow and S. Western ! .100 ,Oreat Eastern Dr& at.' 100 Do. E. Ang. 100 ,Orea'. N"rtl. of Scotland 100 preat Northern ! 100 ; Do. A A rec. soda. on.; 100 'llO ti til 0p c is pakILII 100 ! Do. OnL Lit Ott iltocki 100 Ot South & West (Ire ) 100 Oreat We item I DuStourValOuussk • South WO.• ao.Mour , Do &mit' wadi 86 88 118 1S• 40 46 4 • Of SS TO 72 116 118 $34 3t 6 s 119 191 1311 130 Si 93 631 63 Id 25 33 36 1.241 1291 No StS 10 191 10 20 1221 123 Bs 87 61 56 id. 1271 128/ 101 111 ii pnil Itt I -_2 pm I} 74 120 162 iii 10 15.4 4 pm 67 60 100 101 zs' fdls irszai 4k 6 1 a 70 73 65 60 1014 1024 102 102 10bi 106 e xn 21 22 116 SO 66 ST 66 63 OT •4 11 4 164 100 104 - -pm I I'm 1 ➢m YH 100 19 19 19 .19 93' 90' 88 89 3 100 101 el 93 I 119 88 I 61 03 100 101 83 86 62 66 08 100 97 68 gr i 98 1419 331 4 31 : 7 1201 ID 53 2; I 129 bf 918; 181 1 191 le] 122 f lf 21 2 61 601 sd 128 4 !RS f i lui 1041 lbw 701 1 - 2 2 1061 6 101} 5} - •} 90 1 0-16 1001 - 96 2 i 97; - 8 — 6 (1 4 1:1 111 Tidis 8} TAI 0668 13 15 dial 311 I - S ST SD 47 49 181 191 $4 36 131 141 id 39 41 1 pri id f Ipw id - 11114 id 3 1 ells i dTB le oedis 18 19 121 1114111 8 .4 Pllnd. - I i - (71 U,'' i_ahil i► iNTSI SO as .. dlsl 16 14 dm zd, lidls 7 8 ps i 2 ps i . r 4 nk 1.7 421 43} '3 15 "i "i mel 11 9 dbl 94 96 : 16 16 11 9 dtaal xd 61+a} 4S xd Xli xd - xd zd LI 15.16 31 - _ld ad i de . 8 .1 On i - xi 91! 6 ml It lidis zd 1 t pin Idli Ipak id -- za 39) 63 65 xel l I li xd 44 44 pm I 44 45 6 5Ms IS 66 1719 11 10 die 7 6 rila 40 48 • 7 dia xd. 461 47 451 - lONS. Sales. - 3 11.16 - 81516 No. 16h I 00111tAltl0. 00,000 10.000 1100,000 £OOO,OOO WOW WAX* 10.0001 0,000 13,000 16,0001 100 183 84 W 83 M 109 184 106 147 104 106 102 104 91 M 101 103 198 100 104 198 101 104 103 100 103 106 106 107 98 100 ft 91 a,aoo i, ii,iii 4000 6 ! 4 . 71 / 1 ? 1 8,915 110,0001 25,000' 12,000' 27,000 30,000 91 OS 111 SS 96 66 100 101 BO b 1 is 104 100} 101 e 97 99 91 99 , 104 116 1044 1044 107 106 UT& Sii . as ' 1041 1 4.969 1 ss. so° I 20,0004 30,000 10,000 60,0001 40 0001 i7;cool is,oso m,000! 10,000, 10020261 6100,820! 5277,000 7,200' 10,000 10000 i 20,000 85,805 I 113,813 , 11879,9721 70.0001 20,000 10,000 25,000' 10,000 10,080 200,000, so. 000! 6,1130 100,000 m; - 921 1061 101} 8 I Chang priors. I &Alfa fp,000! i45:666 I 160.0001 100•000 I ?MOO i iO:aiO' toomoo 10,000 4.0001 10,000 WWI 12.000 60,000 148.0/10 1 3,0001 44,6001 60,000 10,000 1244)0 1 11,00u 1 10.000, 00.000 M~OOO isiai 110.0 00 40. 000 ti gt 12_ u 10,000 11,000 11,000 15,000 1 61,000 110,000 MO?? li i is 17 o Bd4 ii: .-?i_,l it * it2' 15 13 ll 12 S 6 I S 4I 1 171 18 67 48 Si 33,0001 1107.1761 4,0)00 40,000, 10,000 30,000 90,0001 q,ooo~ i SO 2 I SO $7 IS $7 9 10 7 7 81 eel 1$ 18 161 clisi vi 13 e S 6 .11 A 221 10000 110,000 01,600 10,114. 1000,0 00 10,000 1 10,000; 10,000 10,000 64,000, 00.200 _ Ilf 1 Pd. I Cl. prloes. I Sale.. IA "im 1 2 1 1 PAI Ws: 1 2 , 1 1 19 21 id: ,E _p It it lis " par 4 SIC ,I 1 iri. Do 10 Anglo-AinerleaaTeL(L) 10 Anglo-Mesican Mint I St Atlantic Telegraph St. Do. 8 per cent 25 Anierallan 25 Australian IM I. LlPo . (i 10 grirfa h Vajnriorks (I ) 10 Do. New 100 Bolckow Vaughan (L) 6 Bombay Gas (Limited) Do New 60 British American lead St. B. & 1. Mag. TeL (L.) 20 British Shipowners 82 Canada Company 10 Canadian Loan& Inv(L) 20 Ceylon Company 20 Ditto Athena 10 Chinalt.Shlp&LCoalL 10 .City Discount, Limited 25 CityofLondonit.Pro.(L) 30 City et Milan impro.(L) 30 Do. 12 'Clty of Moscow Or (L ) 60 City OMosi(Uni.) 60 la:ocelot (1.66) •••• 60 Do. 60 'Commercial Union(lna 10 'Com. of Afrleariller.(L 10 Continental Un.Gas (L 'Cop.M.Eng.,Pref.7i p.a. 10 C. Fonc. of iragland (L.) SO Do.oi liauriMus (L) St. Crystal Palace St.. , Do. Preference .. St. ' Ds. ili. B c ono t. Pere. Deb. 10 Darjoel (Limited) 100 .IMICOMI ration(L) , 10 ;Eastern Aram Tea (L) 60 ,bandiaLand,C.&FZl . ll. 10 India Irrig. I 60 iKbbw Vale 10 EgyptianCom.&'Tni.(L) 1 St. Electric Telegraph —. I 3 iling.&Ans.Copper(Lim) 60 Eng. and Foreign Credit 100 ling.& Scottish Marin.( 10 FairbalrnEugineerlag 20 i lfore-st (Warshaw (I ) SO 10eUlvara (Limited) 10 ,GeneralCrelit& Dit(L 1 %len. Steam Navigation I 60 :Boma &Colonial Aa(L; 10 iliongllonvitaina Gee 10 Hudson's - 20 , Ini.landCo. I 2 'lndian Carrying (Lila.) 20 [internal. 10 Internat.LandCreditiLl 50 [ltalian land. , 22 Italian Irrig. (Can. Cay.) 100 , Do. Bp. c. r. 1870 SO land Securlties(Lim.) 211 ILond.Atrican Trading 26 'Lon. & Cale,lon. M. (L) 10 ILon.CounsylLand&B.(L) 6 !Load. bistricaeleg.(L., SO 'Loud. Finan. Aro. 4 !Loud. O. OnituhußC.(L 1 Se !Lond,tolasg. 10 .Lund. Provincial Marini 10 111a4ras Dries. A Creak iii:iii ammo so,csoo. all .1 au , CO • 10 1., •• • 151 161 ul 14 lid 19 16 22 27 44 a N 19 11 Par 6 4 4b' dui 12 11 i rtp-1 _— 1914 fpial 4 1 o dial r 16 I n N 4i lb • 72 * I 1 lift par' las part 103 *WI 1 1 414 — 14411 a a dial . 7 _ 17i 121 --- 1 12 11 412 II 7 diN 03,000 who.ooo edbl Pi Par ir" 6 4Ms 110 , 1 4 - Ir, .1 07,00 0 100,000 7,600 li a 20 . 1 102 104 104 107 11 1 1 Ns 614 7 4MI 7 6 $ 4 d l4l 131 Ul7 16 14 dls 4 31814 6 1 1 11 8 6Ms 1 dim 1 12 86 zd II l. fts 16 _ .. I -- 1 410141 151 14 f 0"13 l 1 I I"W I dia 11441 45 52 S 11112 2 4 die 41s 17& to 211 m ,40 WI Dm I Op. et.x.bylndLan(ior. al I IS Marine investment (L) 20 .11 auritinanod. dm. (L) I 10 Medd. Eaten. Tel. (L ) a ll 60 erchant Shipping (L )20 ' 20 'SidlwW F.Ld.&DocXL) all SO .11111waillronWorka.._ 10 , NataJ Land d Col.C. (L ) I 26 ' National Dl.. Com (1 .1 26 NaUonal IS Do.New,in Prowl p.ZoiDeibtord L ft' 100 INationalStcom Nov.( ; SO 20 NerbmidaCoaldflron:L) 110 I Do. Now 10 I NewComolidat. Dd. IL I it New tmenrada, Limited.S. , 26 N."Maland Lh M. Ag.) Li 211 N.Zealand T.& Lnan (L 10 'Northern Imam Toa(L 3 10 Do. It St. N. lino. Australwd an ( I 100 60 ,N.BritAtllercan.lo.(l.) 16 ,Ocean Marne ( Immo. ) 60 OrieutalFluancial(Lim.) 11 6 Oriel:1410as( limited) all I 6I Do. New 10 Orient Inland Saeasi(L) all I 10 ;0150 &Aland Invest. I !6 .Ottoman Om (Limited) all 10 (Panama It. fl. SteangL; en . 1 Do. do. It. Peetßiv.Landt Min.(L )100 I SO I/bah:molar& o.Bteam I all 601 Do. do. New I all • 60 lthytaney Iron 16 I Do. New all U Itiol.l)ltylnaprov.(L) 1 all • 20 KM Janeiro Zan (Llm 11 all 100 Idnyal Mail Steam GO U. ficot.Auatra. Invest. (L FIN • 20 'Soo.Ftnan. crFgypte (LI 10 60 S. African M. dI o. (L) itlonclutuffitraliso Lead all St l . flahroaria• Telegraph lOO Do Scrip to aConstrne.aMaligL !I all f Do. Do II ID Thames& Money In.(1 1 ft Trinidad Petrolatum (L Se 10 TruatdAgancy ot Ana( 1 20 T. & L Co. of V. Cam*" SO 1111.11arina of Liver. r I United K. Taos. 00. ' 10 Utiivan.lbutteloa. L I I I SO Van Dianatra Land Lll 100 IVlteroyaliggpl(Kor.(L, 60 Mamma Finance (Um), II 10 19 n I q d i l i t J n n 41. I. e. 4.1 I -i t - * i ll 3 . 1 7..1 ' 2e 201 Is IS .11. Eti Ipm , ~ 171dis i id! 017 I .rakl kd 4 i S ttls 0 1 41, 40 4v 14 1414 10 6pm 61 Par irfist I t *ib :I 3 36 651 15 18 pail SI 56 - 7 I ISt 20i II 73 los los its Its I 7 616:, 11640111, 13 66 0 it ii;s:o 100.000, 10.000 W,~OO SI 71-1 S 7 1! lid 11 f 2 15-12 Id 21431 .1 If 3 pa Ms{ i I ~l' Willi 1091001 alloo 91000 Ms id 111 id xd 70 71 • las t II MOYEI MARKET.-(T1116 LAP.; thrz o'CLuoz. In the Stock Exchange tk -day the principal feature is the continued depressaion in British rail way securities, consequent upon the unfavourable dividends announced by must of the chief under takings for the lest six months. Both the public and speculators bed been led to expect larger dis tributions than those for the corresponding period of 1865, but it appears that the increased earnings during the last half-year have been exceeded in several cases by increased charges. The result is a fresh reduction in prices, the most important movement being in Great Western, South Eudern, Great Eastern, and Great Northern stocks. Some of the foreign bonds exhibit a slight reaction, the rise during the last two days having brought forward sellers. The funds opened this morning at a decline of per cent., but have since recovered to the last quotations of yes terday. There is an increased demand f..r money to-day, but the supply is large, and good three months' bills are still taken at 2Z per cent., or below the Bank wiaionani. The rate for short advances in the Stock Exchange, on English Government Securi ties, is 2 per cent. Consols are now quoted 90: to j for money, and 914 to 91 for the account (March 7). There is less inquiry for foreign stocks, and a relapse of per cent. has taken place in Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certificates, Italian of 1891, and blexican. On the other hand Russian and Chili= scrips show a fresh rise of 1, to Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 56 to ; ditto of 18657' 31A to ; Greek, in to 14 ; Spanish Passive, 24 to 2n; ditto (Certificates, 14; to I; Italian of 1861, 541 to g ; Mexican, 17i to ; Russian Scrip, 21, to prem. ; and Chili= Scrip, to 1/ prem. United Stites 5.20 Bonds arc I per cent. better, at 72a to j, but Erie and Illinois Central railway shares are without change, at 40 to Is and 804 to 81, respntively. Atlantic Cable shares are dull. Anglo-American are quoted 15h to R. Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, S to R. International Financial sham are quoted 2 to dis. ; London Financial, 174 to 165 dia. ; General Credit, 21 to 2 dis. ; Credit Fonder, 5A to 44 die. ; National Discount, Si to 9 ',rein., ex div.; and Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16. At the meeting of the Leicestershire Banking Company, held on the 6th inst., the directors' report, of which the substanc.: is given below, was adopted : After making provision for ba 1 and doubtful debts, aad paying the income tat, the net profit of the bank for the past year amounts to 20,60 K/. 7a. 6d. This stun, added to 2,22:4 17s. 4d., the un appropriated balance of the preceding year, makes a total of 28,834/. 4s. 10.1., in which amount is included 1,500/. Ks. 7.1., for interest on the Guarantee Fund. The directors paid a dividend of 1/. 15s. per share fur the half year ending the 30th of June, amounting to 8,750 f., and they now recommend that the dividend for the half year ending the 31st of December last be 1/. 15e per share, being 10 per cent on the paid-up capital. After the payment of these dividends and the appropria tion of the interest on the guarantee fund as above, a balance of profit amounting to 0,534. 16a. 3d. will remain ; out of this amount the directors further maim mend the payment of a bonus of 1/. per sharc ; also, that 2,00(W. be transferred to the guarantee fund, and that the balance of 281331. 16s. 3d. be carried forward to the current year. The ordinary general meeting of the English and Foreign Credit Company (Limited) will be held on the 19th inst. The present minimum rate of discount, 3 per cent., is the lowest point known since the 15th of June, 1855, when 3 per cent. was likewise touched by way of reaction from the 9 per cent. rate attained on the Bth Sept., 1864. A 3 per cent. rate has prevailed at the Bank only three times since 1860, and only four times since 1853. This movement had been very generally antici pated, it having become evident that the Bank could not much longer remain practically excluded from the discount market without attempting to I retrieve its position. Week after week the returns have pointed to a diminution in the Bank's busi ness, and consequently in its profits. The falling off in its loan and discount transactions is clearly shown in the annexed statement of tho total ad- i vanes on " other securities" iii each week since the beginning of the year : January 2 " other " securities £22,816,503 91 9 99 /0 o 16 „ . 23„ „ 30 9 • „ February 6 „ 16,716,418 9f Moreover, while the Bank's interest-bearing funds have thus been thrown back upon it, the commercial public have latterly been engaged in withdrawing the deposits which they had lodged in the Bank without interest during the recent period of distrust. Thus last week the decrease in the private deposits was as much as 994,4171., and this week 375,834/. In relation to its liabilities the position of the Bank conseluently shows a con stant accession of strength. It has further to be , remarked that the accumulation idle money is ; not confined to this country, but is going en nearly I all over Europe. Yesterday's reduction merely places the Bank of England rate on a par with that of the Bank of France, and a reduction in the charge of the Bank of Holland to 3!. per cent. was notified as recently as last Tuesday. These facts, combined with the further enormous accumulation of unemployed means in the Bank of France, render it improbable that the exchanges will be affected by the present decline in the rates here. The tendency of opinion with regard to the future course of our money market is indicated by the fact that in some cases bank bills having six months to run were discounted yesterday at 22 per cent. What will become of the vast stores of money which are now being piled up is a deeply interesting question. At present it is impossible to say whether it will be absorbed by a revival of legitimate trade, or be dissipated in an outburst of speculation in some new quarter. Fifty thousand sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for exportation to Buenos Ayres by the packet leaving on the oth inst. The dividend just announced by the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company is at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. against 5 for the corresponding period of 1865. The Bristol and Exeter Railway dividend is 41 per cent. per annum, against 51 : 1,1011. was brought into the account, and 2,474/. is to be carried forward. The proposed dividend on Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Ordinary shares is 7 per cent. per annum for the six months, leaving 3,500!. to be carried forward. The North Staffordshire Railway dividend is 4 per cent. per annum, against 4 for the corres ponding period of 1865. The Great Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 2,0161. over the corres ponding period of 1866 ; the Great Northern an increase of 3,4351. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire an increase of 2,707/. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire a decrease of 1,4311. • the North Eastern a decrease of 1,768 1 . ; the G reat Eastern a decrease of 1,0211. ; the London and South Western a decrease of 1,8981. ; the North British an increase of 2631. ; the London, Chatham, and Dover, including the Metropolitan Extension and branches, an increase of 5791. ; the Metropolitan iliereuxi: of 32,i. ; and the Kent Coast a decrease of The tuilf-yearly meeting of the London and North Western Railway Company is (*Rod fur the 22nd inst. An e:t•.. r 4e n e nd meeting of theshars hol lore :tos A.illo-Egyptian Bank (Limited) is called - 4 I it!i ;list., to " consider propositions for the re..,:.:4;tictioa of the company on the basis of the cir. .I: , r letter of the secretary to the sham holden Ott* of the 21st day of December, 1866." meet. - ; 0: the British Colonial Steamship Company n called for the 25th inst., and d Reuter's re . :;r:11:1 Company for the 27th inst. A petit:o., i'or the winding up of the Metropo litan eArlbotising Company (Limited), If to be beard I, , fore the Master of the Rolls on the 16th Februry The Mastor of the Rolls has appointed the 13th inst. to make a call of 4s. per share on the contri butories f the Dining Halls Company (Limited). Mr. Price. of the tirm of Price, Holyland;and Waterhous. his been appointed by the Master the Rolls gal liquidator of the Bridport Brewery a. patty I Limited). It appear, c:•at the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian lt , val Mail Company have decided to have a reser.e ....sling station at one the ishoids in the Pact n ease of any of the steamers per funning tan. .• 9,..r% ice between Panama and Wei lington running short of fuel from latress of west:Ler or any other cause. The island selected is car..:.l oparu, or Raps, and is in the direct course of the mail vessels. It has been ascertained nvio reliable sources that it posse.ses one of the laiest harbours in the world, and the population corsists of about 500 friendly natives. The compar.y's vessels having made ten successful!, voyages across the Pacific without touching at any port whatever to coal after lea Panama and Wellington, there will, under ordinary circum stances, be uo rceessity for the steamers to call at Oparu. Shredd it be decided eventually to con nect Tahiti with this service; it could be arranged for them co touch at Oparu every voyage for that purpose, and the mails for Tahiti could be for warded to the latter island by a branch vessel from the former. In this way it is believed a large trade would be opened up with the various islands in the centre of the Pacific. • The weekly niturn of the Bank of France shows the following changes : Coin and bullion — Bills discounted Govenintent deposits Notes in circulation Private deposit. Advances Increase D 148,000 Decrease 3,610,000 Decrease 712,000 Dterease Increaee 1,060,000 No change. An enormoas increase in the resources of the French Bank is shown by the above figures, whicts argue a great plethora of money and stagnation of trade. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wedtesday, Feb. 6, compared with that foe the previous week, shows the following changes : Circulation issue CA,094,940 Increase £177,8110 Circulation active 23,024,170 Increase 216,886 Public deposits 5,997,437 Decrease 164,106 Other deposits Government securities in 13411,068 No change. banking department Other securities in banking department Coin aad bullion in both departments Seven day and other bills 450,4:$ Decrease 41,799 The Rest 3,569.041 Increase 23,65:0 Notes in reserve Total reserve (notes k coin) is banking department... 11,000,023 Decrease 143,1114 The repayment to the Bank of 473,9651. of its advances on private securities would of course have caused a considerable increase in the reserve, had it not been for the continued withdrawals of de posits. The result is a decrease of 83,1141. in the reserve, but, as the total is still eleven millions, the Bank directors have considered themselves warranted in reducing the rate of discount to 3 per cent. The specie movement continues favourable, for though the Bank, during the week urder notice, parted with 60,0001. in gold fox exportation, the present return shows an increase of 133,;71/., owing to the continued return of coin from the internal circulation. IXOLONI AL GIOT ERN NI ENT BritledsColat 0.ca,1872 100,000 Do. 1806 ICan. Gov. 6 p. e., 187746. Do, 6paret,lreb.&64ll. Do. Operct,llar.BB 3.110,8061 Do. 6per et Jen.BJ 185,808 Do. opera. Ina.9a 100,000. Capeote Hope6per.lB73 ' Do. d 0.18004000 Do. do. 188080 Do. do. 180041 2114,000 Do.sp.a.Ap.Boct.looo 100,000 Ptloo,Now. 1069,6 D. et I 260.000 i bo. urre, do.. 1.000,000 Do. 1872 d 0... 108,008 Ilawitha II pee et.,11173 200,000, Do. 1878 100,008 Do. 188! /030,000 Do. 11816 166,600 Natal. Gov. 'per cent.. 186,000 New 11,1101.00,.6P4f0i. 1,155,1100 New Booth Wales Gov.. I p. cont., 1871 to 1876 3,671,900; Do. 6p. e.lBBB to 18811 850,000, D0.5p.e.r,1987 to 1875 160,000 New Zealand Oyer nest 1,000,008 Do. 6 per cent. I 600,000, Do. 6 per cent. DOI 104,000' Dodo. met June&Dee 250,000. Nova Ilcotla e p. 00876 I 1,860,200 Queundaud Gov. Op. I 9. Auat.Oor. p. 047-771 761,000 De. 1878 mad spade. 860,000 Vle.Gov.Op. e.Jan. July 7,000,006 Do. Op. et. Anelldtoe FOREIGN RAELW. LULWATI all !Antwerp & Rotterdam all IBithiaM.. Pra.7p.e all I Belgian E. J an all .8.A.yre5,(1.8.,g.7p et(L) 30 111130 all 18i,Ce 0 ntral Argentine all Extension ro Da ilibar g a IL.) 18 Dutch Rhenish itpk all Do. all Eastern of Prance 18 , European Central (L) all ;Great Luxembourg an ilmperial Mexican (L 1 all iLembervezernowits (L) all INamALlege I By the all , Do. 6p. c. Prf. Belg. gov all 'Northern of Priam all N. Rail. B. Ayres g. 7. p. c. all Do. Deferred all ,Norwegian Trunk Prat all Ottoman (Smyrna Aldhi all Parl s, Lyon s ,and N MIL all ;Park and Orleans all I Recife & S. Franck (L ) 10 ' Royal Sardinian all Royal Swedish an I Do. 7 per cent. an !Sambre and Meuse 1 - 6;:6Tper all Son Paulo Ll g. 7 per et. all &Aust.& Wm. Venetian 16 South East. of Portugal all Southern of ?Yana, an Turin and Savona all West Flanders all Do. 61 per cent. Pref. all West &N. W. of Frame No. I Sh. I 36.000 2 !Alm!llos Limited) . 100,000, 1 Anglo-Braz.Gold,Lim )! 20,000 20 !Australian 16,000 10 'Cape Copper (limiteid)l 05.000 2 Capula Silver (Limited) 30,000 6 ChontaleiO.&S. ttin.,L 10,000 20 ,Copiapo (Limited) 100.000 1 Don Pedro, N. Del Nei 15,007 2 Iltast Del Rey (Limited) 26,600 2 Fortuna (Limited) 60,006 2 Proatino&Bolivialleld 20,000 20 . 'Genera! 68 : 0) if IlEaPtodajLlFl ted) • 16,000 3 ,Linaree (Limited) • 7,927' 6 I Lultanlan (I.tited) 60,000 4 Pannicillo Copper L 30,000 6 ,Pintarena Gold (U ..) 10,000 20 sPoatehaudSllyerLted 100,000 5 Port Phillip 12,000 60 Royal Cobra 120,000 1 Scottish Austra l . e 10;1 11,000 20 St. John del Rey Net 63,170 30 Milted Mexican (1,11 a.) 30,000 2 Val Antlgoria Gold 60,000 1 VallanzascaGold( Lim ) 10,000 , 10 Vancouver Coal ;Lim ) 6,000 10 Val Swam (Limited) 20,000 6 Washoe Rohl (Limited) 80,000 1 Worthing (Limited) 75,000 1 Yorke Peninsula(Lima ) 50 .000 3 Yudanatantana I Lim ) ' 15-10 1 1- all all all -16. 99 100 97 _9D191 FOREIGN 11L'il21. MINE A. Cl. prices. INDIA!, COILS. MaOs boilers White . Yellow PIAS. 3' to 40 I% to MI 37 to 10 3b to SI 35 to 40 35 to 33 lhous. Preach, per sack.... 4.' to 62 Spanish .. 47 to 62 American, Pst RTC.. 27 to 3i Canadian „ to , INTO LONDON, BY WATER TO IEI3. 7, 130TII INCLIAI VE. rley. l Walt Oats I flour. rs. qrs. qrs. ROLL accts 410 M l O 900 .. 970 840 1 4500 sno I 1830 I 4:40 1911 LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (By ELECTING AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.) (FROIII OUR OWN .CORRISPONIW24I%) Corrox.—The market quiet, but steady. Sales about 8,000 bales. . . . . . . .l'oaN.—Molerate attendance at market. Wheat and flour sell slowly at Tuesday'■ rates. Beans la. lower. Oata and oatmeal firm. Indian corn retail demand at 40s. for mixed. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) (BY ILECTIUO AND LTMINATIONAL YILEGRAPH.) (FROX OUR OWN COURBBPONDBIIT. ) Rather more doing in wheat at last Friday's rates. Good malt and barley in fair request, sail beans and oats the turn chcaper. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) &mak.— The market continues extremely firm, with a more active demand. The private sales include Jamaica and Barbadoes at 345. Cal. to re. 6d. ; Demerara, 33e. to 345. ; Dominica, 325. to 33a. • Penang, to 345. ; grainy Mauritius, 365. ; unc layed Manilla, %a. to 3ls. 3d. Refined : The demand for dried goods is not active, but as the quality offering is limited, prices are well supported. COPFKE. —The parcels of Ceylon offered by suction have consisted of grey qualities, which sold at previous prices ; plantation Ceylon, triage, 53e. to 545. 6d. ; fine ordinary to low middling, 745. Gd. to Ms. &L ; peaberry, 71e. to 79e. TEA. —Only a moderate amount of business has been transacted, at steady prices. Rea.—About 100 puncheons of Demerara sold at Is. 61d. to le. 7d. ; fine at Is. 91. SPlClLY.—Business has been done in cassia lignea, at 107 s. 6d. ; and Penang black pepper, good west mast, at 2 15-16 d. Ritz.:-3,700 bag' of Rangoon sold at lls. 3d.; 5,000 bags of Necranzie, sound, at 11 43d.; chiefly damaged at the relative value, and a small parcel of white Bengal at 17s. 6d. filAurrrnir continues dull of sale. Corruu.- The market has again become dull, and prices show a slight decline. Jurr.-3,000 bales sold at steady prices. Herr.-A small parcel of St. Petersburg clean sold at the reduced price of 311. 11.. to 321. 10s. TALLOW MARICET.-(I I HD3 . DAY.). The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 445. ; PetereburgY.C., en the spot, 435. 9d. ; March, 435. lid. to 435. 9d. ; April to June, 445.; June, 46. 3d. ; Oetober to December, 43a., aspen. HIDE MARKET.-(THIS D A Y.) LEADENHALL.—Hidee : 56165. to 64165., na. G4lbig. to 721ba., 21d. toad. ; 7216 a. to 801bs., 3d. to 3}d. ; 80113 s. to 8e165., 3jd. to 34d. ; 8816 s. to 9616 e.. 31d. to 4.1. Horse hides, 9.. to 10e. la Calf skins, light, 2.. Od. to 4e. ; full, 7e. BzitiormazY.--Sheepmkins: Polled, 100. 6d. to 13. &L Kent. and boll-bred', 9s. to 100. 6d. ; downs, 6.. 6d. to 7s. 6d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mesas. Pattenden and Smith report that the trade during the week has been quiet, but owing to the ex tremely limited nature of the stook on hand, late prices are well maintained. MINE& -{THIS - DAY.) Oxa O'CLOCK. The mining market is rather quiet to-day, and prices generally are unchanged. Wheal Basset shares are quoted 65 to 67 ; Wheal Buller, 26 to 28 ; Great Retallack, 475. to 48s. ; Prince of Wales, 31s. to 325. ; Wheal Seton, 105 to 110 ; Clifford, Of to 7 ; East Gunnialake, 24 to ; Cam Cambome, 22a. to 245. ; Drakewalls, 21s. to 235. ; North Crofty, 51 to • Chiverton, to ; West Chiverton, 64 to 65 ; Cook's Kitchen, 11 to 12 ; Providence, 27 to 29 ; and Great Vor, 17 too. At the sale of copper ore, held yesterday in Corn wall, a rise of 1 took place in the standard. The general meeting of the Prosper United Mining Company is to be held on the 26th instant, when a dividend of at least ss. per share will, we are informed, be paid. PROVINCIAL SMARR MARKETS. LreffitrOOL, FRB. 7.—ealse coder: Great Eastern, 331 / 4 34 4 I—Londan and North Western, 123 21 3 1 3—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln. 52 11 id.- Midland,l23l $ 1 I—South Eastern. 711 e 1 1 1 I—Whitehaven and Fmness, 311 — Lancaster and carlisle, 215—Fzie, 40 s te rUnlted States 5405. Ibtit 721—Great Luxembourg shares. 11 1 13.16 I—Alliance Hank of London and Urerpool (Ling 71 id. d.—British and Foreign Marlin Limited, 1 id. p. Empire Marine Limited , 3ds. 4.-13re:riga and Loudon and Globe Fire and Life, RI p.—Maritime Insurance Limited , . 13.16 id. d. Queen Insurance.: .I—Union Marine 'Limited', p.—Birken head Aluabamated brewery (Limited , 11 J.—BMW' and Frith Magnetic Telegraph, 02— ILirerpool Exchange, 101 — Faclfc Steam, 100. Si ANCHISTISR. FIB. 7. —The market wu quiet, with but little business. Anglo-American Telegraph ‘Lintitedi, 14—Atlantle Telegraph Prel. $ per cent , 621—Er1es, 4o; k—Oreat Eastern, SZQ 4 --timid Luxembourg, 111 11-Id—Great Northern A, 12111 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, ?ll—Great Western of Canada, 144 — Great West.rn, 434—Lan,ushire and Yorkshire, 1231—Loudon and North Western, 123; 313—Manchester and County Bank ;Limited , . 44 p - Manchester, Sheffield, and laneolosXre, %II 2 11 I —Metropolitan, 12.1. - Midland. 123 I—North British, Ul— Eastern, 711 I—rieaveley Coal and Iron Company, New, 34 p.-Thames +tad Money Marine Insurance iUmited , , 3 215-16 rx -131149130 MAX, FEB. 7.—Bminesa done:—Great Western, Bir mingham preferemo 6 per cent., at 115 ; Birmingham Bank 'Limited', at :t prow * • IJoy•l's Bank ,Limited , at 9 prem. : Birmingham Gus. New Ordinary, at 54; Birmingham Alliance lire Insurance Limit44l , at Is. dis.; Birmingham Wagon Limited , Preference 0 per Cent., at 645 dls. ; Metropolitan Hallway Carriage and Wagon (Limited., at It I : Birmingham Water Works, at 33 ; titalfonishire Wheel sod Azle :Limited, at edia DUBLIN, Tn. IC—Three per ('ent. Consols, 901—New Three per Cent. Stock, toy 09 681 — Ditto for account, 7th March, B 9 - India 5 per tent. stork tramdemble at the Bank of Ireland', 1071—Bank of Ireland "2100 paid', 231—National Bank ,Zso paid), BA 64 641—National of Liverpool f,lAmited - gl5 paid , 14LI—Provincial !tank r.lspalk eel—Royal Bank 210 paid , kland Great Western ICIOO p 1, ClOCork and Bandon, 54 per cent perpetual all paid„6j—Wate,Corl and Limerick, 5 per cent. redeemable aB paML 451. General von Pritwitz, a septuagenarian in Prussia, has been sentenced by a court martial to a year's imprisonment in • fortress for publishing an anonymous article against the policy and injunctions of his govern ment. MALT. Ester, Norfolk, and sutfolk 7l to 70 klunaton and Waro 71 to 76 Brum, 67 to 66 OATS. gogUskteee. p Scotch, teed 32 to 98 24 to 30 27 to 36 24 to 30, Puts Per qr. WIMAT. a. Dintsle and Konigs- ..., be 69 to TS 111?st4wk k Alecklen- Danish ' Russian, hard soft .. atine;ican, red .. „ white Grinding Distilling 11 siting . 67 to 68 .. 66 to 61 f 2 to 68 56 to GI to to 29 to 31 34 to 36 NS to 39 - MT, Dutch brewing fl to $1 feeding ARRIVAL+ OF GRAIN. etc., CARRIAGE, FROM VER. 4 T I WheaLl Bart VI- V 1210 ISt Email& sad Scotell Irlia Pardo I Tel 180 I Do. W. 31161.—Oxford, -uo N' It I ito be. cashlreat Y= 100 _ ,Loa. Itrightn,et &Conti 100 !loadoiNchfthametDowl 100 Lowion it North Wain nYeet~ol ilia jlT.a Sher. Llneeinals. 100 Metropolitan alll Do. New all . Do. Yatendon all If stropolitan District 7 ' Do. do. do. all I Do..t St John's-wood. ,100 'Midland l23k all • Do. /49 Shares 101 1 100 Do. Wm.* Derby.' 92 100 N. , rth Belisle ' ES 100 Do. Sao ,Perth,Thutd ' 14 100 •N. Eadero—Berwick lO4l 16; Do. GI. N. E. Pure._ 100 Do. Leeds 100 Do. York lOO 100 Do. Carlisle all Do. Stock ~2 Darling ss 20 Do. do., 1860-61 ' 10 100 North London 10 Do. do., 1864-5 5 Do. do., 1866.-- 1 100 North Starfordalgre 72 100 N. & S. Western June ll6 100 Scottish Central 108 100 Shropshire Union 100 South Devon 47 100 South Eastern all Stainse,Wokingbansoke 9 100 Tad Vale Do. C [ lOO Waterford & Kilketuiy Waterloo & Whitehall BRITISH !OBSESSIONS. Cloidng prior. I bales. 1001 RAIL 100 all Atlantic& St. Lawrence , it. 100 Bora. Bar. !C. In. gip... 20 12 Do. Ir . 10j all Buffalo! Lake M oro] fs " .. 16 ill Do. Preference ...... 100 ,100 BaY.l3l;llt7dfloderleTh . I • • , 6 per cent 1872-34 .. it 106 . R it 100 Caper.&Dock6 pi ti n t t. it .1 100 8 01 te a rl r i ani. eassZu. c 0... i 20 Do. do. 6 d 0... it. 100 East Indian go. I d 0... A. 100 Grand Trunk of Canada 100 all Do. Equip. it.ll.op.et. I 1110 I all Do. let pref. Bmai 100 all Do. do. deferred 100 , all I Do. tad pref. Hoods. 100 , all Dw do. deferred 100 all Do. aril pret. Stook.. 100 all Do. do. deferred 101 l all • Do. 4tlt pref. Stock.. 100 all Do. do. deferred it 100 Ore* ladle° Peninsula * an ; Do. gut 6 per cent.. 20 , 6 • Do. New do. .... 90 ! 4 it. 'lOO 'Gt. S. of Indli.. g. Sp. ct. 4. 100 I Do 41 per cont.. .... • it. 2 i Do. WI all 113 t Western od Canada 20* all I Do. New LOO 1 01 l D0t.11.1apay.1272 I 100 all Do. do. do. 1d77-0,1 10 1 Indian di, Limited) it. 'lOO Madras (mar. 6p. cant. it 1100 Do. do. 41 do I it 100 Do. do. 41 do , 10 all Do. Fifth aztonalon' 60 all Yelb. and Hobson's Bay toe all' Do.. p. et., par.lBBo 100 all I Do. 6y. et., pay. like it. 100 .N.B.otCantip it. 100 !Salado, gua. 6 permit it 1 100 Do. Delhi do 10 10 Do. do. do it . 11 00 Do. PnaJaub do. 1 4. .100 Do. Indus St not do JOINT STOOL BANES. =Bank (Lim.) • • Alliance Limited Anglo Austrian Anglo Faintlan (Llnt.) Anglo Italian (Limited) Austrilsals ,13ankofftiritistreoltunbln Do. New, 2 paiTl Bank of Egypt Bank of Otago (Waited) Bankof Vlctotia.AulOal Bank of New Zealand British & ) BMA N. America C. Bk. India, Ans., China, Chart. Mee. of Ind* de City Colonial Coosolidated Bank (4)1 Deihl and London (L) East London (Limited; Eastern Exchange( Lim.) English and American . Eng. Bankft.dalasseiroL Eng.fleol & Anal Charld English andBwedish (L.) Imperial Bank (Limited) Imperial Ottoman lonian Do. Now Land Mort. BL lodlo(L D0.bp. , ...DA)..1864,30yrs Loo.Bkofilexuw,ctc.(L; London end Brosillon 1 London& ltiveePlata(L ) Do. New, Ise at lapin Do. do. do LAO. Bank of Austrl Lo talo m n Joint Stock 'Loudon & South Atricas Loa. & & Western (Una: I London &Veneau•la(l.) London & Westminster. Merchant Book (Lina.). Do. New Mertantile&Exchan(L) Metropolitan II hutted ) Midland Bank I National of Austra/aala Natioual of Liverpool 1 N. Pro. of England 7374715 " tie : National Bank New South Wales North Western Oriental BAIA Corporn ProvistbanklniCorp.(4 l Pr vine. of Ireland -- Do. do. New South Australia Stand. of B. S. Africa Union of Australia Union of Loucks ...... IPORNIGN OBLICIATII Sh. f Pd. I ELATLWAY& 4 Tall G.Lozembovrgbp.cia2.l . 20 el I_Do. • -- iii ja ' :;4 1 - if 17 18 87 89 99 100 100 all ,lansanne and Fribourg 100 all 'Matanzas and Pla 100 all I Do. Second Wee.. . 20 all North of France S p et. 20 all Do (lateCharl. 31p, ct, 100 all Ottoman (Smyrna, ke.l all I Do. do. lauod at 72 20 all !Parts,Lyonak Sp.ct. 100 all limit. 8. F. (Pern.).. all Royal Swedish 6p. ct.. 100 all Mara La Grande 7p. et, 20 t E. us. RLom. Van. Sp.e. 100 Euth Kast.of Port.7p.e. 20 uthernot France3p.a. 20 laLl _rith Malian, 11 per et 110 all rW.*N. W. of Fn. SIX C. 81 90 12} 12) 65 75 12 12 93 96 le I 95 118 81 9 12 124 6 0 12 1211 IIOCIOL .C. 1 .0 111 St. 6,078,11 St 1,101,6001100 3d0.8061 St. e 17,0711 81. East aad Wont India ~100 lad 111 a .11 Londoo Lathartn. 100 41 61 ad Do. Dab. St. 4p. mat all Southampton 100 •-• Senn Oanuoirdal BANK OF ENGLAND._ An Aerostat pnrsuant to the Act 7th and Bth Vie .1. SS, for t wcet sada.: ...11 Wednesday, the Bth day of Fen., 1887. IMMO DIPARTIWIT. Notes bawl a 5,094,940 Government debt.. L11,016,101l Other securities .. 3,954,111 IJ 1/ Gold coin and bul lion 1 400 4. 1 10 Silver bullion da1.734.940 rucua DI Proprietors' Capital ‘14,55:;,000 nest Public Deposits (In cluding Mieheo., Bar. banks, car mels. oil National Dab, and DIV. L. 13,091.9.4 Government Sea,- Wks 'lncluding Dead Weight An. L 13,111.06 Other Se, unties /totes Gold and Wove Coln Actinide 5,907.137 Other Deposita . 15,1.67,6u5 Berea day and other 450,436 j42,b27,609 £42,827,;109 F. SLAY, Deputy Feb.:. IN:. TN t. RMTIAT EVENINO. Consols, which closed yesterday at 90 to 4, for the 7th of March, opened this morning at the same quotation, and closed at 901, " buyers." For money tho last price was 903, " buyer's." The official business report is as follows ;---Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 90; ; ditto, Ter account, 9tg, 1 ; Three per C ents. Reduced, 90, 89}, got ; New Three per Cents., 90, 89/, 901 ; Bank Stork, 249; ; India Stock, 214 ; ditto, Five per Cents., 107,}, 7; ditto Four per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper, 84 ; ditto Five-and-a -' Half per Cent., 107 ; ditto Five per Cent. Deben tures, 1021, Indian government securities were steady. Exchequer Bills were unaltered, at 10s. to 14a. ; prem. The foreign stock market was active, with a large amount of business. Spanish Passive Bonds were in strong request late in the afternoon, and rose 1 ' per cent., upon large purchases stated to be on account of a leading Hebrew firm. The Com mittee's Certificates were .1- better. Danubian also improved 2 per cent. ; Brazilian 1865, 1 ; Equadur, Egyptian, Turkish of 1858 and 1862, Milian B. and sonic of the Russian Bonds, ; to 1 ; Russian of 1866, and ; and Italian of 1861, Russian scrip, Greek. and Mexican, 4. Turkish of 1885 advanced !, per cent. at one period of the day, but afterward; relaieed to the last price of yesterday. Russian of 1862 and Chili= Six per Cents. de : dined 11 and 1 respectively. The scrip of the New Chilian Loan closed at 1 to prem., showing an improvement of .1 since yesterday. I In the market for bank shares British North American and English and America , were inquired for, and rose 11. London and County likewise im proved 10s., while Union of Australia declined 11., and Metropolitan, 10s. International Financial were in demand, and improved 2s. 6d. to Si. but other financial shares were quiet, in the absence of trareections of importance. Prices closed as follows :—lnter. national Financial, 2 to 11 dig. ; General Credit. 2 3 16 to 2 1.16 dia. ; London Financial, ni to 161 dia. ; and Credit Fonder of England, to 5 dis. Atlantic Cable shares were flat, and Anglo- Amerikan and Atlantic Telegraph ti per cent. pre ference declined about 2s. 6d., closing at 15 3-16 co 6-16 . ex div., and 3to I, respectively. Tele graph Construction were quoted 22 to 21 dig., showing no movement. Hudson's Bay shares closed at 152 to 16 ; National Discount, at 81 to ; prem., ex div. - and General Ottoman, at par to ; prem. Peel River Land and Mineral shares were heavy, and fell 11. 10a. Van Diemen's Land also declined 10s. ; City of London Real Property, Imperial Land of Marseilles, and Ocean Marine Insurance, ha. ; and Thames and Mersey Insurance, 2s. Gd. On the other hand, British and lriah Magnetic Telegraph unproved 1/. ; Rio Improvements, 10s. ; and Fore street Warehouse, se. The shares of the British and American Telegraph Company were quoted 1} to 11 prem. I a , i 1 , i 1 111 I L ~s 'C~i ~. 1111: 'rho The .the • .n.l to • ❑. .ie 1. lI ' •I 1.% oly t hi. . . uuo 1,, pro% i•.l plisuLtt I - .! lit .i, 1,11: . Ld nut 111.,. Ala IWI. .1 1110 STEILY I he l ; TeAt yniri at of thcir at L.^ 1