The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-28 00:00:00

1 V THE. POLICE COURTS. (TIIIS DAY.) roW sTIZEET. p AIN,T A I; \F T. F , I .4 runnaii_tlit•phice, Rays s, • / of Notfolk.simare, were lief-, Sir fienry, the chief magistrate, t : • th.. a.tt ion-master at the South E, tern t• a., Chat ing-cross, stated that a little • • I.t•. %ci••11,.. his attention was called to the 1 .• .•• :lee. IA in. 311 e I.ly ht'Ull several times rot • • tia• •t .. per•i•teil in coming hack. She MaS • ter liquor. Ile told her he could not allow her co. I lo 'r wit, re she waiittil to go, and .•• il.• t for her. At first •he would .• :,• • 1,1•1. I. it ..t Lot .he was waiting fort frienil. l• r•: • :,•••i: !!“ h- :le :!: foelaitt came into the station. •!• • 7 ill 11.• t„ hit, threw her arms round his fleck, itiol lion tl, it with, had insulted her. The nude pri• •• m •.'s• .1 Inn n hot he meant by insulting the holy. %Vita: • I: !i• .1 th h.lll not done-o. The Itti,VIKT !h• I liar I a and :idled, "l ho you I I .I,in Sir l'hatles (',note ; e r 'iv It' -• 11, the station•maister. mid if tit, de f. 'el tr.t Oil , into witness. ottice he would give ha,: : id titttll. lie refused to do so, awl :,gain tt Ca, es 11 1,1 a ',taking the lady. and swore at rine. Ku::, .1, II alt - ti till - lady, upon a lin. In Sin ~.tr•ak him in th.• chest. Witness then in. , lion in c1,ar,;... to In•pector Parker. P.ll k,'r. :111,4 tof the Sitlttli Eastern Railway it..l t1,..1 his attentiou was first called to the th prison. r •ils oft an hour previously. She was theft r • WI tlttit flat litrattl . , .4101 Was tliStaltillt r ; Witll a Cabal:111 ti L,a It ni }Owl - 411i L.r itt `t 1 •• 14.11i011. Ile was i• :nient of las far. , and also for two wittilows which she h a d broken. sine . 4 .ine the cabman vt•reign which Inc W I take. 11 , 1 1 4111",, Nllltillttf it Wait a good ei n e. K itriets told hint it mots Australian sovereign w 1,41: in,. ‘ wmild gis •• him change:lt the booking-141M, The calmi..n ts: it for the change :old •sitiless waited to :•••i.iw gite it ro t Ise :t1 isoncr, only deducting what he a• entitl..l to, she then a u nt aw a y but r e tur ne d i n !.. ad In minutes. Witness advised h e r to go away quietly :.tol oth r, 'I to calla cal, She then balled it Hansom C.O. awl proceeded to throw her umbrella into it -missing the first time but succeeding on a second attempt. She dill n. t got into the cab but walked urn and tloa a the .tell t a very Ulibtatlilltilig manner, staggering ml throwing her tire, about. The cabman was dr in in.: otf when witness s t o pp e d him, took the molirella mint of his cab, and deposited it in the el...nk•laklllll, ail she was incapable of taking r ire of it. Silo then went away in another cab v.,th a woman dressed :is a widow, and in about ten s iet timed, when witness called the attention ..f the tti.oetnititet to her. Jlr, l'arker then went on et:mils:tate 'Mr. Richardson's evidence, and added that a• 111 It lilt, itl ; sir l'hartes from the platform the utotata t, uck him several times. He put them both into a cal, to rernmee them to the station, and she again struck him from within the cob, It appal, that the woman that got into the cab with the• fena..h• da feriulant was recognised as a thief by the pet issiiian en ditty in the Strand, who hinted to her that he should ...tell or. suspecting that she meant to rob the lady. Upon this she got out of the cab. The lady's rose was art.-mania found in the cab by a gentleman, an M.P.. who hind it to go down to the house, and who on at the king -street Police-station left the purse there. It was sithsopiently returned to the prisoner. Sir tliarles Coot, admitted the assault ; hut said he was provoked to it, believing that the lady hail been insulted. Ile did not think she was intoxicated, though she might have taco lit tie excited. She was a very sober woman. In fact, he had u.•ver seen her the worse for liquor during the six Yeats they had lived together in Pans. He had ;•r ~l to take her over to Folkestone, and, not having a I:raulshaw. they mull not tell the hour at which the train started. She thought it was four o'clock, and arriving at that time had to wait till six. Our. ing the interval no doubt she bad some refreshment, including some sherry, which perhaps did not agree with her, as clue aas lust accustomed to it, being only in the haluit of ilrinkiiez light French wines. All this would nut have happened if they had known the correct time, and be must say it showed the danger of a lady going anywhere alone in London; she might have waited two hours at any station in Paris without the least chance of being insulted. There were several other witnesses, but Sir Thoinais Henry thought it unnecessary to call them, being satisfied with the evidence of Mr. Richardson and Inspector Parker. It was quite clear the female prisoner was drunk, and that the station-master hail acted with great forbearance towards her. lie thought Sir Charles haul acted in a raid, 141111 hasty manner, and had come to the conclusion that the woman had been insulted without suffi cient ground-. At all events he was not justified in using such offensive language. He must pay 5/. for the assault, and V. for the abusive language; anul the female must toy !W. for the assault on Mr. Richardson, or three weeks' imprisonment each. _ The fines of Clllllln . were paid. CLERKENWELL. THE LVIC REM AT MT. PANCHAM.—nECAVERT Or A roittloN OF STOLEN PiIoPERTT. aged 4 , 4, who wail described as a laundress having no holm, was charged with being in the possession of a Loge quantity of clothing belonging to the directors of the poor of the parish of St. Pancras. From the evidence of Riley, one of the constables of the pariah, it iippeared that the prisoner had beenan inmate of the workhouse for two years, but last week she left, and WAS supplied with scone clothes, and half-a-crown. From information he received be went ton house in Kentish town and found that the prisoner was lodging there with her son. He searched the place and found 3 1 / a rticles of wearing apparel.consist ing of new ahawls,night.dresses, linen sheets, linen pillow-case,., and other things, all bearing theparish mark, and all of whi c h h a d b een stolen from the work house. He also found some pawnbrokers' duplicates, and on going to the shop of Mr. John Mills, pawnbroker, he found a new dress and a new petticoat, with the parish mark on it. He nest went to the shop of Mr. Tomlinson, pawnbroker, and there found three articles belonging to the parish. At night the prisoner applied to be admitted to the casual ward. and then Riley took her into custody, and when he toll her the charge she said that she knew nothing of it. He had no doubt if a remand was granted that he should he able to find more property. Mrs. Jane Eli za b e th Fry said that the prisoner was her mother-in-how. tine day last week the prisoner brought home a large bundle of clothing, which she said she had stolen from the workhouse. She told the prisoner that she had done very wrong, as the parish had behaved very kindly to her on which the prisoner said she had worked long enough for the parish, and as they had not paid her she hail paid herself. When Mr. Riley came to her house and naked for the property, she at once gave itup to him. The prisoner said she ;lid not wish to ask him any questions or to mike any defence, and was remanded. WANDSWORTH. FA LSE WEIGHT& Jam,. Refdlnwl, a baker, carrying on business in Wanda wortfilane. Potful, appeared before Mr. Ingham to an swer a summons charging him with using, in hia shop, an incorrect weighing machine. Mr. Dart, the impector of weights and measures for the Wandawortli .iial l'roydon districts, stated that he went into the defendant's shop on the day named in the sum. mon.. and on potting hi-, hand on the scale he immediately found it was incorrect. On examining the scale to ascer tain the cause he found two penny pieces placed on the cross bars, causing it to weigh two ounces against every purchaser. Thedelendant's answer to the ease was that his wife placed the penny.piece,i on the scale to deceive him with regard to tie: w.•ighing of milt. He denied all know ledge of the poloty•piecee being placed on the scale. Mr. Ingham o.iid that whenever there was an evident intention to commit fraud he tined the full penalty of rd. The defendant ,aid that not an atom was served to a customer with the scde. Mr. Ingham then orderl him to pay Si. and 2s. costa. The defendmt, in paying the money, complained of the excessive nature of the sentence. CASES OF NEGLIGENCE. Mr. Dart had s number of other summonses against shopkeepers in the district for harieg incorrect measures, weights, and machines; but inasmuch as there had been no fmml committed in either case, but only negligence. small tines with costs were imposed. CAUTION TO U. NEKCHANTB. Mr. Cleuunt,, a coal merchant, of Putney, and hie car man, a rll.lll naoml W ,, Clh , g, were also summoned by Mr. Dart for sending out end delivering coals without pro vidir; the carts with a weighing machine and weights. Mr. Clement, the coals were delivered close to his preuli‘es, and the machine and weights were ready in case they were Mr. Ingham did not attribute any fraud to him, if he did he sh ou ld have lined him the full penalty as he had in the cn' of thi• ii,ker. It was a case of negligence, and he tined him and 2s. costs, and his carman ls. and 2s. costs. AeI•II,F.ST %I. PtIf , ONINO.—On Saturday last an labl before W. S. Hughes, Esq., county coroner, at the Wheaalleal Inn, Droitwich, on the body of Mr. W. E. Allen. groeer, who died from the effects of he had accidentally taken. It appeared from the er ldenee adduced that the deceased was in the habit of taking sal volatile, :mil on the above night be went into las shop fur the purpose of taking sonic, and after. waid. went op.dairs. 11)n getting to the top of the at m. he called out to his daughter, " I am a deal man, send for Dr. Rodeo." The daughter asked her father what w.s., the matter, but he only said again " Send for Dr. 1: , .1en," and she did so. When Dr. Roden arrived, in about twenty minute., he ascertained that the deceased had taken kona• oil of almonds. Every means were taken to get th e dee round, but all efforts were futile, and die.l in alarit an hour. The bottle containing the sal volatile was on a shelf neat to a bottle of oil of almonds. v-rdict isa. recorded that the deceased died from the vffeet. of poison supposed to have been taken by mistake.— ...... L "T WIN Gy.NERAL s 011NIBI - S1 COMPANY (LIMITED.) tr abt- receipt,* for the week ending Feb. 24 were 10,1;72/. 10s. lid. DINt:EROUS ILLNESS OF ARTEMUS WARD. We regret to learn by a telegram from our ".:ontbalortun correspondent to-day, that an unfavourable change has taken place in the illness of Mr. Brown— " Art, mil:- Ward "—and that no hope is entertained of I.is recovi y. Nothing that physicians or kind friends can think of to mitigate his suffering has been left untried. THE FIRE AND LOSS OF TIMER LIVES IN nonouu" iNvvEsT. : ants DAY.) At noon t,e.lay Mr. W.. 1. Payne, the ilepnt coroner. t o nm inquiry at /lily's Hospital, respecting the of a tired No. 19, White-street, Borough • by which Mrs. Mary Anne Toomey aged years, Michael Toomey, ag, lo years, and Elizabeth Toomey, aged 3, lost their The jury haying been sworn, proceeded to view the hiolies of the deceased persons. They saw that the bodies of the two children were frightfully charred; that of Mrs. Toomey was only slightly injured by tire. It was stated she had lost her life in consequence of leaping from one of till' windows, with it child in Ler arms, while the house wan in dames. The first witness called was Charles W. Honeyball, who said that he lived at No. 7, Winchester-street, Bermond. y. ttn Monday morning he bean! a policeman in Long• lane calling out " Fire, tire :•' and a woman was screw ii iff g. Witness till% ran to Whitmstreet, Borough, and he saw smoke proceeding from the house No. 19, in that street. Witness was the first person un the spot, and it was then a few minutes after 4 o'clock. Witness then saw the back pail of the house., and it was in one body of dame. ‘Vitness then saw a Man standing in his shirt :it a fire escape. Witness then roused the people in the shop next door told them to get out and save their lives, and ho palled four ci,ildten out of that house. When he came out into the street he saw a woman in the middle of the roadway. Witrisa saw Mr. Toomey in the street, and he said, " For 17ml'a sake, save my eldest son." The enginom then arrived, and played upon the blazing house, which looked " like a red furnace tire." By the light of the fire witness Mow a woman in her nightdress seated on a box at the corner of thp street, shivering with cold. Wit liras said to her, " Will none of the neighbours let you in •:" but he himself was unable to attend to her, as he was saving life at the time. Ile saw Mrs. Toomey after she hail leaped from the window, and she said, " Look at the state I am, in." Fire,scape Conductor Wheatley said that when he was called to the fire Mr. Toomey was dressed in his shirt, anal he said, " For Cod's sake save my wife and children." The whole house was in a blaze. While witness was coining up the street with his e he saw a woman drop from the second-floor window of the burning house into the street. She had an infant in her arms, anal the window front which she leaped wan, sur rounded by flames. The woman and child fell on the pave ment. It was then impossible to save life by means of the escape. If a Boren people had been in the house they must all have perished. William Burrows said that he bad been a lodger in the burnt house. Mr. French was the landlord, anal he kept a general grocery shop. Mr. French anal his wife occu pied the room at the back of the shop, and they slept in the room over that one. The stairs were in the centre of the house, and underneath the stairs there was a large cupboard, in which there was a ton of coals anal at quantity of firewood. There were 18 people in the house at the time of the lire. Witness was awakened by the smoke anal sparks in his room. He rushed to his window, and burst it open. He then went to the door, anal saw the fire rushing up the staircase. Witness then called to Mr. Toomey, and ho went back again to the window, and he called out to the man who lived in the room underneath his. Witness then got out of his window, and lowered himself from his window, which ass on the second door, on to the sill of the first Moor window. Viney, the man living in the first Moor mono, assisted him to take a child from wit ness's wife, and handed it down into the yard. Witness clung to the window sill, for that was the only way he had of saving his wife and two children, from perishing by fire. Witness got down from the win dow after he saved his youngest child. A ladder wasthen got, and Mrs. Burrows and the eldest child were then got out of the house by means of it. The window was 30 feet from the ground. After other evidence had been heard, The Coroner said that while he was holding the court he had received a letter making a charge against a certain person. It would, therefore, be necessary to examine the writer of that letter on oath, anal inquire fully into the charge made. The charge was a very serious one, and he should fully investigate it. The court was then adjourned. DEATII OF MR. JOHN PHILLIP, R.A.—While vet iia the prune of life and in the height of his faine, Mr. Phillip has been sudden! taken away. About live weeks ago he su ff ered from low fever, from which, notwithstand ing his gloomy fears, he gradually recovered, and there seemed every probability of his enjoying a long career of health and prosperity. Unfortunately his inatinct was inure true than the hopes and wishes of his friends. On Tuesday, the 19th inst., while on a visit to Mr. Frith, he was suddenly seized with paralysis, and was removed home half senseless and speechless. From that moment his con stitution, never strong, gradually gave way, and yesterday at 5 p.m. he died. Mr. Phillip was born in Aberdeen in the early part of 1817. Like many other celebrated artists he commenced his career as a house-painter. Dur ing his apprenticeship he painted some studies of heads in his leisure hour., which attracted the notice of the late Lord Panmure, by whose liberality he was enabled to prosecute his studies in London. He entered the Royal Academy as • student in 1837, and astonished his fellow-labourers by his amazing dex terity, especially with the brush. From that day to the present he has been a constant contributor to the exhibitions of the Royal Academy. But, however skil ful and dextrous was his work, Mr. Phillip never became famous until a happy thought led him to Spain, and the influence of Velasquez and the habits and costumes if the people amustal his latent powers. His first Spanish picture, " The Letter Writer ,' in the possession of her Majesty, at once placed him in a conspicuous position, which his subsequent works enhanced. He was made an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1857, and two years after he attained the full honour. This is not the time to enumerate his works nor to discuss their special merits • suffice it to say, that as • painter he was justly respecte d and admired. Of the many works he had in hand, two, at least, are sufficiently finished to allow of their being placed in the forthcoming exhibition of the Royal Ac.uletny. They will show that his powers, so far fro-n being impaired, were in greater force than ever, and make us the more regret the loss art has sustained through his untimely death.— Tioies. EXPLORATION OF PALESTINE. —A meeting in aid of the Palestine Exploration Fund was held in the Shel donian Theatre, Oxford, yesterday afternoon, which was well attended by lima of houses and other uni versity authorities, a large number of ladies being also present. The Rev. the Vice-Chancellor presided, and after a few well chosen remarks introduced the Rev. Dean Stanley, who dwelt at some length on the necossity of thoroughly excavating the city of Jerusalem, which, having been destroyed no less than seventeen times, was now one vast accumulation of ruins, and as it now stood it was perfectly impossible for any one to make efforts at all satisfactory to themselves as to the exploration of the surface, because of the knowledge that travellers coming after them would by dint of further research discover more interesting relics of anterior date. Having alluded to the great and interesting explorations at Athens and Rome, the rev. gentleman jointed out the vast field that presented itself for similar works throughout the land of Palestine. Sir H. C. Rawlinson, also strongly advocated the claims of the society, and was followed by the Rev. 11. R. Tristram, who gave an inte resting description of his travels in the Holy Land ; anal a vote of thanks having been awarded to the various speakers, the proceedings terminated. MERCERS' COMPANY.—Laat evening the Master and Wardens of the Mercers' Company entertained the Earl of Kimberley, late Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, end a number of gentlemen, at dinner, at their hall in Cheap- side, on the occasion of the completion of the audit of the Irish estates of the company. The noble earl, who was very cordially received, in responding to the toast of " The House of Lords," proposed by the Master (Mr. Watson), said whatever changes might be desirable in the House of Commons, he believ e d it wou ld b e a d m i t t e d t h at t h e House of lads performed the duties devolving upon them with judgment and patriotism. In his capacity as Loral-Lieutenant of Ireland it had fallen to his lot to carry out what might have been considered harsh and re vere measures. It had been his fate to imprison many persona charged with participatiou in Fenianisni anal con spiracy, but he believed on his conscience that none of those persons were innocent of the charges imputed to thew. He was of opinion that the measures taken by the late anal the present government were thoroughly justifi able, and that they had effectually defeated a movement which, taken altogether, was one of the greatest possible folly, anal which never could have been expected by any reasonable person to have even a momentary success. Mr. R. P. Dawson, M.P., responded on behalf of the House of Commons, anal after a number of complimentary toasts the company separated at an early hour. A RAILWAY CARRIAGE ON FIRE.—An alarming fire occurred on Wednesday afternoon to the express train which leaves York at 12 40 p.m. Soon after leasing the Newark station it was discovered that a second claws car riage about the centre of the train was on fire. The atten tion of the driver was immediately summoned by aid of the rope communication, anal the train as soon as possible brought to a stand. t ;ear& anal passengers immediately vied with each other in their energetic endeavours to ex tinguish the flames, anal although the supply of water was very limited, they having to procure it from the engine and ditches along the line, success crowned their efforts, but not before the whole of the luggage on the roof, to gether with the carriage straps and part of the carriage roof, was destroyed. The passengers in the carriage, it is reported, escaped unburnt. The origin of the tire is sup- posed to have been a spark from the engine. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1867. REMARKS. A gradual increase of atmospherical pressure has taken place over the British isles since yesterday morning, the pressure being greatest on the north and east coasts. The winds this mondim are chiefly southeasterly, strong in the Channel, moderate to light elsewhere. Temperature has changed but little. Bain has fallen in the southwest, and hail Is reported from Plymouth. Fug has been prevalent at Valenti& Lord Belper has purchased the West Leake estate in Nottinghamshire, formerly Lord bliddleton's property, for the sum of 85,0001. It is 1,600 acres in ex. tent, and I. adjacent to Lord Belper's property, near Kegworth. A young man, holding a passenger's ticket for America under the name of Kavanagh. was to sail yester day afternoon from Cork by the Cunard steamer Hecla. He was arrested on his arrival at Queenstown, and identi fied as Timothy Connell, one of the leaders in the Fenian raid at Cahirciveen, and believed to be the man who shot the mounted policeman and robbed him of his despatches. Last year the church of Smittlhythe, in Kent, was made a district church, and last week the first mar riage took place in it. It was licensed for funerals by Archbishop Wareham in 1514, 350 years ago. Last week large flocks of wild fowl were seen on the Sussex coast, migrating eastward, a sure sign of the advent of spring. _ _ PLYMOUTH, FEB. 28. The Lowestoft sloop General Lee has been picked up at sea abandoned, and brought into Plymouth to-day. She has been in collision with some other vessel that has left her figure-head and headgear on board the sloop. The crew of the sloop are supposed to be on board the other vessel. RRPRFARNTATION OF BEDFORD.—A meeting of the conservatives was held on Tuesday evening last at the George Hotel, Mr. Frederick Howard in the chair, when it was formally announced that Colonel Stuart, M.P. for the borough, would retire from the representation at the next election. The meeting then agreed to support Cap tain Polhill-Turner, of Howbury-hal, in his stead. It was also agreed that a second conservative candidate should be brought forward, who would be named as quickly ea pos sible, and submitted for the approbation of the electors at a subsequent meeting. REPRRIMNTATION OF NORTH SHROPHHIRE.--It has been finally determined that Lord Newport, eldest son of the Earl of Bradford, is to be returned us the conserva tive representative of North Shropshire, in the place of the Hon. A. Cust, who has become Earl Brownlow. The names of Viscount Newry and Mr. Sainsbury Mainwaring were mentioned at one time as candidates on the conserva tive side, and the liberals have been holding meetings to consider whether they should contest the seat, Mr. R. Geo. Jebb, of the Lyth, being named as their probable nominee. They have decided that the chances against them are not favourable enough to make a contest advis able, and that it is better to wait for a dissolution. The prospective member, Lord Newport (whose father for nierly represented the southern division of the county) came of age in February last, and has just entered upon his twenty-third year. Nre Leasee be holds a commission in the Ist Life Guards. PARLIAII6NTARY AID TO ART IN SCOTLAND We learn that a vote will be inserted in the forthcoming estimates for the first time for the purchase of works of art for the National Gallery of Scotland. The amount will, we believe, be 1,0001., but it will only be paid con ditionally on a similar sum being raised by subscription or otherwise for the mine object. It is the purpose of govern ment to propose a similar vote every second year, the 1,0001. to be given in the alternate years to the National Gallery of Ireland, and to be payable on similar conditions of an equal sum being raised in Ireland. We believe, also , that a sum will be proposed to be voted for the necessary expense of making the experimental garden available as a portion of the Botanic Garden. and for maintaining that most useful institution in full efficiency. The purchase of the experi mental garden was effected some years ago, but from a deficiency of fundshae hitherto been left in &comparatively useless condition. A vote of 500(., also, will, we believe, be proposed for enabling the Soci e ty o f Antiquaries to pur chase the valuable collection of antiquities by Mr. Bell, with a view to its being added to the National Museum of Antiquities in the Institution-buildings. Edinburgh Courant. THE FIRE AT HENHAN-HALL, SUTFOLR.—OH Tuesday, Henbatn-ball, the residence of the Earl of Strad broke, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Su ff olk, was, as already reported, the scene of a fire, by which the prin cipal portion of the ball was consumed, and furniture and decorations, whose costliness was famed throughout the east of England, were totally destroyed. At about 2 o'clock in the morning the Countess of Stradbroke, who had undergone her aceouebement but three weeks pre viously, rang for her waiting-maid and informed her that she detected a smell of fire. The butler was then aroused, and he and the sweep discovered a flame burning up through the floor of a room adjoining her ladyship's bedroom. A copious stream of water was poured upon the flamen,which appeared near the hearthstone, and it was believed that the fire had originated from the grate, and had been extinguished. Soon afterwards, however, it was ascertained that the smoke did not abate, and that the mansion was on fire from smouldering within the walls, from the billiard-room on the ground floor up past the drawing-room to the sleeping apartmenta above. For three hours the servants battled with the fire, which soon made itself manifest, after which several fire engines arrived. Lady Stradbroke and her family were removed in a carriage to the house of the Rev. Mr. Edge'', rector of IS ball. Lord Stradbroke, who was staying with Mr. P. R. Burrell, Stoke-park, !peevish, arrived by special train when the fire was in full blaze. The flames had then destroyed the costly tapestries for which the mansion was renowned, and the old china, whose destruction has occasioeed an irreparable loss. The east wing of the building is gutted almost en tirely. One room contained furniture and decorations whia cost nearly 10,0001. within the last twelve months. The total loss is not under 20,0001., which is hut partially covered by insurance. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) OM 0U4.001. There is little fresh business in the stock markets to-day, owing chiefly to the fortnightly settlement, which is now in course of completion. The dispo sition of the speculators is to offer most se curities, in the absence of any extensive in vestments on account of the public, and the result is a decline in many cases. Consols are unaltered for money and the ith of March, but are slightly lower for the April account. As regards home rail way stocks, the principal feature is an important fall in Great Western and Caledonian, the dividends just announced by these companies having caused much disappointment. Foreign bonds are dull, especially Chiba!' and Danubian scrips, which have again given way. The flatness of these securities is calculated to deter the introduction of fresh foreign loans—a result which, looking at the de pression prevailing in all departments of business, must be regarded as satisfactory. The demand for money to-day has increased, owing partly to the Stock Exchange settlement. The rate for good bills is 21 to 21 per cent., and for short advances on English government 1113C11 titles, 2. Consols are now quoted 91 to i both for money and the 7th inst., and 911 tot for the April settlement. The dealings in foreign stocks show a preponde rance of sales, and the market exhibits a drooping tendency. Spanish Passive, the Committee's Cer tificates, Italian of 1861, and Chilian and Danubian scrips have declined 1 to 1 per cent., but Turkish of 1865 and Russian scrip have improved M. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 301 to 311 ; Greek, 151 to 16 ; Spanish Passive, 211 to 221 ; ditto Certificates, 141 to 1 ; Italian of 1861, 54 to ; Mexican, 171 to 1; Russian Scrip, 21 to 3 prem. ; Chilian Scrip, 3} to 3 dia. ; and Danubian Scrip, 11 to 1 dis. American securities and Atlantic Cable shares are without variation. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 73 to ; Erie Railway shares, 36i to 3 ; Illinois Central, 74 to 3 ; Anglo-American, 154 to ; and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. Preference, 24 to 1. International Financial shares are quoted 2i to dis. ; London Financial, 184 to 174 dis. ; General Credit, 3 to 21 dis. ; Credit Fonder, 51 to die. ; National Discount, 84 to prem., ex div.; and Hudson's Bay, 14 to 4. There were no transactions in bullion at the Bank yesterday. During the week no gold has been sent in, while 30,000/. has been withdrawn for exportation. The tenders for the Queensland Government Six per Cent. Loan for 550,0001. were opened yesterday at the Union Bank of Australia, and tenders for about 110,000/. were accepted at the advertised minimum of 911. per 100/. bond. The residue will remain on sale for a few days, The proposed half-yearly dividend on Great Western Railway stock is officially announced at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum, against 2 per cent. per annum for the corresponding period of 1865 ;on West Midland (Oxford) stock at per cent. per annum, against 18s. 6d. ; ditto (Newport), per cent. per annum, against 17a. 6d. ; South Wales, 3 1 per cent. per annum, against 31 ; and Vale of Neath, 5 per cent. per annum, against 54. The announcement was not made until after the close of business on the Stock Exchange. The Caledonian Railway dividend is at the rate of 64 per cent. per annum, against 74 for the cor responding period of 1865. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 3,1191. over last year ; and the Midland, an increase of 2,1771. At the meeting of the Dagenham (Thames) Dock Company held yesterday . the report was adopted. It is proposed to raise privately amongst the share holders a sufficient sum to resume and carry on the works, and the directors propose to take the first favourable opportunity of going to the public for the necessary additional capital. The beard consi der that the comparatively limited cost of these docks must enable them to compete successfully with the existing companies, and result in a profit able return to the proprietors on the outlay. The meeting of the West London Wharves and Warehouses Com y was held yesterday, when the report was to. It mentioned that the lia bilities, whit consist principally of engagements under land purchase agreements, have constantly engaged the anxious attention of the directors. At the meeting yesterday of the Estates Com pany, a dividend of ss. per share was declared. The subjoined report on the market for Ameri can securities is from the circular of Messrs. Sat terthwaite and Co. : We have to note a limited business in Ainerican securi ties in the London market during the pest week. Tele graphic edifices from New York, reporting an advance in the premium on gold, has had a depressing effect on the market, and at the close 5-20's at 71 to i for the 1852 Bonds, and 711 to 4 for those of 1865, show a decline of 1 per cent. There was but little demand for either Illinois Central or Erie Shares; the former are last quoted 764 to 774, and the latter 361 to 37. or 1 dot, lower. Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Bonds and Certificates of Debenture have fluctuated considerably during the week; the Consolidated Bonds, after having advanced from 214 to 26, leave off 214 to 22), and the Debentures, which were at one time taken at 31, have relapsed to 26 to 30. WILDIIISPAY Eviamrs. Console, which dosed yesterday at 91 to * both for money and the 7th March, opened and closed to-day at the same quotation. For the April set tlement the last price was 91f. The official busi ness report is as follows:—Thm per Cent. Con sols, for money, 91, k • ditto, for account, 91k • Three per Cents. Reduo;ed, 901, 3, k ; New Three per Cents., 901, 11 • ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 72 ; Indi a S tock, 215 ; ditto Five per Cents., 1071, 7, k ; ditto Four per Cents., 931 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent. enfaced " rupee paper 1071 ; ditto Bonds, 355. prem. Indian government securities showed no change. The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 7s. to 12s. prem., and the June, 12s. to 17s. prem. The foreign stock market was dull, with little business. Chilian scrip was again offered, and ex perienced a further fall of per cent. Turkish Six per Cents. and Peruvian of 1865 also declined 1 ; Mexican of 1864, 4 ; and Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865, 3. Russian scrip and Italian of 1861, however, met with inquiry, and improved k per cent. Russian Bonds of 1859 were k better. The scrip of the new Danubian Loan closed at 13 to 03 dia., being 3 per cent. lower than yes terday. Very few transactions were recorded in bank shares, and, with the exception of a fall of 1/. in London Bank of Mexico and 10e. in London and South African, prices closed the same as yesterday. The shares of the financial companies showed n o movement of importance. International were rather firmer, while General Credit experienced a slight decline. Prices closed as follows :—lnter national Financial, 2 7-16 to 5-16 dis. ; General Credit, 3 to ; London Financial, 183 to ln dia. ; ,and Credit Fonder of England, 53 to dis. - Anglo-American Telegraph shares were inquired for, and improved 2s. lid., viz., to 153 to 1, but Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent. Preference de dined 1-16, clos'ng at 2 9-16 to 11-16. Telegraph Construction were unaltered, at 23 to 2 dis. Hudson's Bay shares closed at 16!, to 3: : National Discount, at 81 to k prem. ; and General Ottoman, at par to 1 prem. Miscellaneous shares i were ina ctive, and the only variation was a rise of 2s. 6d in Thames and Mersey Insurance. Electric Telegraph stock was 1 per cent. better. American securities were fiat. The 5-20 Bonds declined 4 per cent. ; Erie and Illinois Central Railway ;hares, 3 ; and'Atlantic and Great Western Debentures and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 2. Prices closed as follows :-5-20 Bonds, 73 to I • Erie Railway shares, 34 to 3 ; Illinois Centel, 76} to 3ex div. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, 28 to 30 ; ditto Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 213 to 223. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Ou ceCtocz. This being settling day, there is not much gene ral business doing, but Prince of Wales, Chiverton Moor, West Drakewalls, North Crofty, and Wheal Scum shares are in good demand. West Chivertnsi are quoted 59 to iil, ex div. ; Chiverton Moot, 7 to 71 ; West Draimwalls, ss. to 7s. 6d. ; North Crofty, 5 to u 1 ; Wheal Beton, 1074 to 110: West Carailon, 10 to 11, call paid ; Chives.- ton, 7 to 71 : Great Retallack, 3} to 4 ; East Rus sell 31 to 2 1 . ; Prince of Wales, 2 1-16 to :1-16; and Bryn 6whigs, 15 to 174. RAILIVAYS.-4THIS DAY.) ONZ O'CLOCK. The railway market is dull to-day, and prices have given way. Great Western and Caledonian stocks are heavy, and have declined 1 to If per cent. Lancashire :mid Yorkshire has receded A, and London and North Western, South Eastern, and Great Eastern, The settlement will be COD chided this attenioon. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 123 i to ex div. ; Great Western, 47 to 3 ; London and North Western. 1194 to 120, ex div.; Midland,ll9} to 120 ex div.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1261 tot Caledonian, 1111 to 117 ; South Eastern, ilthi to ; Great Eastern, 31 to j ; Great Northern, 117 to 119, div. ; ditto A, 124 to i, ex div. ; London, Chatham, and Dover, lag to ;!; and North British, 361 to I. Grand Truhk of Canada Railway stock has de clined I per cent., the present prices being 204 to 21. Other colonial, as well as foreign lines, are 'inactive. For tn-lay's Abate Lista see pyre 4 J SoUTH.EASTERN RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held at noon, at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge ; Mr. E. \V. T,:IN, M.P., in the chair. . . . The report. which was issued some time ago, having been taken an read, The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He said he felt on I that occasion under an unusual sense of responsibility, on account of the difficulties of the last six months, through which, however, they had passed successfully. At the last fleeting he mated that it would require an increase of 7131. of traffic to enable them in the past half-year to pay the saute rate of dividend as was paid in 1865. Instead of paying the same rate of dividend they were only enabled to pay 3 per cent. Instead of NU increase of 20,0001. there had been a decrease of 10,0001.; and, on the other hand, the working e x .en-ses and other charges exhibited an increase of 16.001., a Lich was owing partly to the blocking up of the line with snow and partly to increased assessments. 43,000/. was charged for interest on the unproductive works. Sonar shareholders thought this unfair ; and, considering the circumstance-a under which the Cannon-street station was 5,vi; r, n,...1,.it t there i so i c: e nrol firs to t month besoma the numberfouldationf that s i pws sengera booked on the extension was only 46,000, last month it was 162,000. (Hear, hear.) He had never cotter des! his opinion that two or three years were re. s i n iresl for the development of the new extensions. If this concern were his own, he would not have a single shilling of interest on unproductive lines carried forward—Omar, - but there were many Pr. - prietora to whom an immediate return was a matter of i importance. The directors bad taken a severe course with regard to revenue, but it was a prudent course, and he was glad that they slid not go further in that direction on account of the interest of a large number of proprietors. The traffic of that line had, of course., suffered from the depression of trade. It was em phatically a line for passenger traffic, and as traffic of that chias was more sensitive and fluctuating than traffic in goods and minerals, it was not surprising that there had been a diminution. There had been a serious falling off in the continental traffic. For the first time in the history of this railway it had suffered from a North American winter twice within about ten days ; and the effect of that was in the month of Ja nuary a decrease of 6,8!51. ; added to which the extra ex perms arising from the same source caused a loss of not leas than 20,0001. In the month. The cholera at Boulogne and Calais caused a comparative reduction of receipts from 26,i Mi. to 16,000 J. The stations which had been so costly had already shown satisfactory results. On the 18th Feb., 31,3-r• passengers alighted at Charing-cross, Cannon-street, and London-bridge station., and probably, therefore, from 62,000 to 63,000 were on that slay taken iu and out of those stations. In his own opinion it would have been better to delay the opening of Cannon-street station until it was more complete. The number of trains daily ar riving at or departing from Cannon-street station was 525. As regarded the effect of the extension of the system on the general traffic, it had already increased the traffic to Hastings by 6,0001. a year. He had never supposed that the extensions were to be viewed alone ; their importance arose from their development and protection of the general system of the company. As regarded the Paris Exhibition, he anticipated a very large traffic and adequate arrangements had been made. Arrangements had been made for booking pas senger% for Paris over 4,060 miles of English railway. The second-class fare to and from Paris was to be 365., and the return third-class fare 215.; and he thought that those fares would enable almost every man who desired to do so to see the forthcoming exhibition. (Cheers.) Allard lug to the London, Chatham,and Dover Railway, he dwelt on the injury done to the company by parliament in I authorising the construction of that line. When the I directors of the Brighton Company were contemplating a reduction of fares, the South Eastern board remonstrated, on the ground that it was unnecessary. Notwith standing this, the reduction was made ; but the South Eastern directors resolved not to follow the ex , amide, and the result showed that that course was a wise one, as they would have lost more by a reduction than they had done by competition. As to the capital account, 14.1,5651. would close it. A bill was in parliament which would, he hoped, relieve the company from the difficulty of having temporary loans, and leave nothing owing except in debentures. There was 1,070,0001. of surplus property belonging to that company which might be realiscal. Of that amount, 650,0001. might then Ibe employed in constructing the new lines, leaving the remainder to clear off temporary loans ; and when the whole system was completed, the total amount of capital would be 19,700,0001. He had hoped that the London and Brighton Company and the South Eastern Company might combine to work the London and Chatham line in the interest of the public and in the interest of railway companies, for it was against the interest of the latter that the London and Chatham line should remain poisoning the railway atmos phere. (Cheers.) As Lord Harris and his colleagues well knew, he had expressed his readiness over and aver again to sit down with them and see whether an end could not be put to it's difficulties. (Cheers.) He now turned with pleasure to the relations of that company with the Brighton Company. As regarded the second line to Brighton, he declined for some months to allow his name to be placed on the board. He then told Mr. Schuster that the question to be considered was whether they should not look ahead, and not wait till people were silly again and came in to make a new line to Brighton, and possibly also to Lover ; but Mr. Schuster did notooncurin his view. He had had several most pleasant interviews with Mr. I Northell Laurie, and the result was the agreement scheduled in the report. (Cheers.) The boo. member then referred to a recent correspondence referring to a proposal of his own to Mr. Laurie, that there should be a fusion of the net receiptsi of the two companies resembling that effected, as be said, with such eminent suocese, in the case of the North Eastern Railway, and that something should at the same time be done to secure a new Brighton line. He I then alluded to a rumour on the Manchester Stock Ex change in December, that he had failed, and the punish ' ment which he wished to inflict on the author. As to his means, he hail, he said, accumulated not a large fortune, but one sufficient for his wants. He acquitted Mr. Grisewood, front whose office the tele gram came, of any participation in the statement or report, which he believed was directed_ against him as chairman of that company. The rumour had been traced to a Mr. Hall, who could give no account of the matter, except that he had heard it in the ring. What the ring was he (the chairman) did not know, the only ring of which he was aware being the prize-ring. (Laughter.) He bad commenced an action against this Mr. Hall, and in due course that action would be tried. He then re ferred to the bill of the company before parliament, by which the right of voting is given to preference share holders, though only in the proportion of 2,000 f. of pre ference stock to 1,0001. of ordinary stock. [The meeting was proceeding when our report left] THE IMPERIAL LAND COMPANY OP MAR- SEILLES.-(THIS DAY.) The first half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders was held in the large room of Exeter-hall this day, Mr. A. GRANT, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, entered at great detail into the statements contained in it, showing that the property of the company at Marseilles was most valuable, and that the land was rapidly increasing in price, but even if it were nut the sum at which the com pany had acquired it was openly stated in the prospectus, and they were bound to carry out their obligations. The value of most of their land, however, was vastly greater than the original price given for it, and the moment the concession had been obtained from the Emperor to rase Fort Nicholas and construct the Port Catalan, the value of the land would be raised to more than double the original amount. He then referred to the circulars sent out with a view of &Imaging their property, characterising the attempts made by those who issued them as wicked, and tending to the ruin of the company. He i m pl o red the shareholders to rally round the directors. The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN seconded the motion. Mr. CARPENTER moved the appointment of a committee of investigation of five members, and that no calls should be made until that committee had reported. He made no reference to the mortgages on the property at the time of the purchase, and that the statements contained in it were untrue. He charged the promoters and directors with the moot profligate waste of money in the initiation of the scheme. [The discussion was proceeding when our report left.] LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY. an Dar.)—The general public meeting of the deben ture holders in this undertaking, convened for noon to day, at the London Tavern, Bishonagate-street, was ad journed, without transacting any Dimness, until Monday next, at the same place. There was a numerous attend ance, and some disappointment was felt at the result, as sever.il of the debenture holders said they had come up from the count expressly to attend the mee ti ng . BANK OF H INDOSTA N.--THIS DAY.)—at a meet ing of shareholders, held this day at the London Tavern, Mr. Ouseley in the chair, a committee of five shareholders was appointed to inquire into the feasibility of reorgan ising the bank, and reporting the result of the inquiry to a future meeting of all the shareholders. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 27. APPOINTMENTR.—Staff Commander G. Williams, to the Royal Adelaide. Sub• Lieutenants L. Napier and J. H. Rainier, to the Vestal, as supernumeraries. Masters J. T. C. Webb. to the Ter ror; and W. H. Haysrinq (additional), to the Indus, for the Dryad. Second Master S. Lilburn, to the Himalaya. Assistant Surgeon. G. Mair, to the Nereus ; and W. Har vey, to the Formidable (additional), for service in the Lizard. _ TNL ROYAL INFIRMARY, CITY-ROAD.--Rinoe the foundation of this hospital for all chest diseases, 70,402 canes have been admitted. The number under treatment last week was 902. Acute cases are received for in-door treatment without any letter of admission. Public bene volence alone can help the hospital to keep pace with the claims on tea resources. The church of St. Michael, Lant-street, Bo rough, less consecrated yesterday , by the Bishop of Win. cheater. It is a handsome building in the Gothic style, composed of Kentish rag atone, with ordinary stone facings. Aberdeen 3O .... -4, o. Leith 30.3038 8.9. K Ardrosaan 30.32 34' K. it manic 30.19 37 E.M.E. Val. ntla 99.1N. 49 N.W. l'ape lieu 30.06 45 K Liverpool . 30.23 37 S.E. Holyhead 30.13 39 E. Penzance.— 30.04 47. KICK Br oat 3O 00 52 &W. Lenient 29.00 52 KW. Itothetort 30.12 54 W. Plymouth Weymouth Portsmouth 30.18 20 E.S.K. L.661t0n Vermouth_ 30.32 38 Kq E. nearborough. 30.31 33, N.W. Shlvlda 30.31 34, N.W. Helder — 8e B. 1w - I - 2 B. T. W. AS SI. S.E. 30 S.A.W. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (137 ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DERBY MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) DERWENT STAKES. Vice Versa Knight of Doan .. Authority ... DERRY. 9 to 1 apt The Rake (t to 400/.) HARRINGTON }STAKES. Half a mile. Canoe, I-imam:nue Jack , Traviata , Eau de Vie, Alarmist, Cork Jacket, Pyrenees, and Substance are here. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Six furlongs. Queen of Trumps, Pantaloon, Confederate, Landlord, and Vice Versa are here. GREAT MIDLAND STEEPLECHASE. Three miles awl a half. Marble Hill, Elsharn, Sprite, Patience, Chimney Sweep, Geuievre, and Snarleyow are here. HURDLE RACE. Two miles. Lord Burleigh, Brahma, Charlemagne, Dean Swift, Chimney Sweep, Goldylocks, Nukuh e v a , a nd Queen of Trumps are here. Aunirri).- Varna colt, Oppressor, Beadle, Fan, titer, Helen. Barnabo, Jack o• Trumps, Anchorite, St. Clair, and Lady Diana. BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.) HALF-PAST Two o'CLocc. Attendance fairly numerous and an evident desire to speculate. Shalcapeare in great force for the Crand National, 9 to I being accepted freely; Astrolabe also in great request. Two Thousand and Derby horses in touch the same position as yesterday. Quotations as follow : LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 9to 1 agat Shakapeare (t freely) 100 to 7 Dermot Aathore (off) 25 to 1 Astrolabe (t freely) 1000 to 30 Little Frank (t) 100 to 3 Shangarry (t) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 apt Plaudit (t) 64 to 1 Julius (off, t6to 1) 11 to 1 Hermit (otf) 1200 to 100 Vauban (t) DERBY. 100 to 12 apt D'Estouniel (off) WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) THURSDAY, FIDRUARY 2d, a La. lair ! mt. F. , D. s.ifw. E 3. E. WAN/. E.S.E. E.N.F.. N.W. Nairn COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BY "LIMN° AND DITZENATIONAL TTLKORAIII.) (raw' oua oww coaararowoarr.) The market in rather improved demand, but prices remain unchanged. Sales about 10,000 or 12,000 bales. MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) Srosa.—There is still very little disposition to pur chase at the late decline, and only moderate sake of British West India hues been effected, including grey Demerara at 3.3a.—Refined : The sales in this market are too trilling to give quotations. COFFEE.—A fair but not an active business is doing at firm prices. The sales included 300 bags of Rio at 495. Cocoa Is dull of sale at the previous value. Tee.—The public sales of Indian teas are progressing steadily at the opening rates. Rua, lure, an.l SaLTrETRE.—No males reported. SAGO. —A parcel of small pearl sold at 17s. to 17s. fid. SPlCES.—Pepper is in moderate request at steady prices ; 1,600 lisgs of columns Penang sold at zid. ; COO taiga of greyish Singapore at 30. to ;3;d. ; I,soo bags of pimento at 2d. to tad. ; :30 cases of Penang nutmegs at Is. Id. to Is. 7d. • 11 cases Java at Is. 11. to Is. 2d. ; 200 cases of cassia ligea, second pile, 115 s. to 116 s. ; 250 cases of Cochin ginger, Ms. to l Ms . ; 400 bap of Bengal, 275. to 27.. lid. • and 300 bags of African at 35e. . . . FRUIT:—The dvin:ll for all articles is still limited, but the value is stes,lily maintained. COCHINEAI.—The public sale. of 1,300 begs went off flatly, and at Id. to 2d. per lb. decline for Honduris silver; id to Id. per lb. decline for Tem•rilfe silver ; and at previous prices for black ; Honduras silver, 31. Id. to :4. 9d. ; Tenerife silver, 3e. 3d. to 3s. 61. ; black, 3s. to 4s. 6d. ; blesican silver, 3s. bd. Corrox.—There it a more active demand, rather lowa prices having been accepted. JUTE is dull of sale, and Ai. per ton lower ; common to fine sold at 121. to 22!. se. TALLOWMARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Tbo market i. flat ; prices are' quoted as follows: Town tallow, 4:.b. tEL ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 425. 3d. ; March, 425. 3d. ; April to June, 425. 3d. ; October to December, 435. 3d. METROPOLITAN emu MARKET. (TILLS DAY.) We have but very few beasts on sale today—they are readily disposed of at rather higher rates than on Monday last There are a few more sheep than on Thursday last, the demand is, however, good, anal late quotations are rea lised without difficulty ; but trade is blow. Good calves are still vety scarce and very dear. Our foreign supply consists of 3 0 0 beasts ; 2,350 sheep ; and 120 calves. Per stone of alba a d. ad. Per some of alba a .t. a. 1. Best Scutt, Horatio. 6 4 6 6 Best Dna& Rt.hdeSh 0 0 0• Beat /port-horns 5 0 4 Ikea L00g.w0015.... 5 ti 5 10 /Wood qual. beasts 20 4 2 Do. ,to Sheen.... 0 0 0 Calves ligs ao 4 4 Do. do. Shorn.— ! Best Dna& Mtbre.h 6 0 6 I-ti 0000 Beasts at market, 770 sheep 6,T.0; calm, 1141; plp, 30. HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Futon reports trade at the fol lowing prices, viz:—Prime clover. from 100 a. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to Y 3. 6d. ; prime second cut clover, 90s. to 96a. ; inferior ditto, 565. to 708. ; prime meadow hay, 75a. to 85a. ; inferior ditto, 55a. to 654.; straw, 44a. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. UTIIRPOO4 FRB. 67.-6•510 to-day: Great Esstern. 30j ; 1 1- - Great Western, 4i. le --Lancashire and Yorke/dm 121.4--Low.ioa and North Western, 1194 f 1 f f I flu ad.—Midland, 1114 xd south Eastern, 09 I 4 I—London and North Western White haven Almelo.° , 404 id.—Buffalo end Lake Hams, 41—Great Western of iknada, IS I. 16—F.astern Exchange Bank (Limitini; If d.—Mercantile asst Exchange Bank , Linaltedx 8 d —AtlanuZ Telegraph Light per Otet., I 11-16—National steam (Limited', lb! 4 d. IIO66IIRSITIL, FIB. V.—The market was better in tone, hut there was not much business. Atlantic Telegraph Preferenxo light per Cent , Canine] and Co. (Limited), 37 n. d consolidated Bank, New ;Limited , I c. p.—Credit Ponder of kt England ,Limite. S 6-113 d. —District Bank, 17 p.—Ebbw Vale Company Limited, 1',4 ,I.—Erles, 37—Great Casters, 314 i— t:rest Luxemhourg, 11 Ltlis c.—Great Western, 484 f 4-111InIns, 77—Lancashire and Yorkshire, IMf I London and North Western, 123 can dire, 11sf 211 rd.—Manchester, 4 bellield, and Linenhishire, 491: ditto, 5 per cent. pref., 93—Mett opolftan, 1•2111 —Midland New 6 per cent Convertible, 14s. p—'forth 36 4 1-3nuth Eastern, to n., 94 f —Thames and Mersey Marine insurance (Limited', 34 p., a. all—United states M Yews' Bonds. 734—Cambrian Five per Cent. IBM, 30—Manchester Commercial Buildings. 4 p., rum new. BIRWINOIIIII, FRS. 27.:-The sales to-day were-In Birmingham renal Shares, at 10 . Birmingham Waterworks, at 32 ; Metal shares, lj die. Cloning prices :—Strrifordwo-Avon Rail way shares. 14 to 14 . Worcester end Birmingham eacul Marys. lli to 12 Birmingham Town and District hanks, sellers, at 12 ; Lloyd's Bank shares to 81 prem. ; Notticethanc Jolla-se ck Bank Mares (Limited , at,3 to 2 dk.; Birneic ham Financial sharte, at to li die.; Birmingham Gas, New 12011, 31 to 4 prem. --- DOWN, MB. 16—Three per Cent. Consols, 9011—New Three per Cent. Stock, Set—lndia nee per Cent. Stock traesteraide at the Bank of Ireland. 1061—Munster Dank Limited . p.m! 4t_ltintional Dank W 64 O path, —N- , — , ional of tivem ell flitiltedl ',615 wild% 14i 15--Great Southeni and Western paid , not—Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford 6 per cent. pert paid , iii Great Southern and Western 4 per cent. per,. ,4100 paid . At the Society of Arts last evening, a paper rott the economy of telegraphy as part of a public system of postal communication was read by Mr. Edwin Chad wick, C.B. The greatest number of successful candidates from any one school at the late Cambridge Local Examine tionwas from the Devon CountySchool,Westßuckland, which for three years in succession has primed a greater number than any other school. GREAT WESTER!! RAILWAY.—It appears that the net balance as shown by the accounts of this company available for dividend for the six months ending the 314 of January hut is 122,000/., admitting of the payment at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum on Great Western original ordinary stock ; at the r,te of lie. per cent. per annum on the West Midland (Oxford) stock ; at the rate of 7s. lid. per cent. per annum on the West Midland. (Newport) stock ;ut the rate of sa. per cent per annum on the South Wales ordinary dock ; and at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the Vale of Heath ordimuy stock, niraing forward a balance of about 21.0001. YENIANIsIII AT CARLISLE. —Having failed at Chester, the Feniana (or some hoaxer in their name, have turned their eyes upon the stock of arms in Carlisle Castle. The following letter wee on Tuesday taken to the authorities by ~eorgc Partinson, joiner, Bridge-street, Caldewgate. who mid he received it from a boy, who told him be found it on the West Walls when coming from school Carlisle. Feb. 10, 1867,—Dear James,-- Hoping all you jolly fellows are quite well, and that you may get all Ireland before next year. We made a try at Chester, but could not get it. We are going to make a try at Carlisle ksome] night when they are not thinking about it. Their are a great many arms, and we will rush in and get them at the castle. I have meat this letter by J. Kirk. He is going to Ireland to day. I am. yours truly, Stephen O'Connor. To James Kerry." We need scarcely say that the thing is a joke, and only a poor one. We do not know whether the same plan is intended to be carried out by the Feniana at Car lisle as was attempted at Cheater, but it is no secret that within the Last few days a very remarkable and perplexing discovery has been made at the City Waterworks, which has resulted in the suspension of sonic of the workmen, and by which the efficiency of some of the works has been intentionally impaired by the most remarkable means. and the supply of water to the town considerably curtailed.— . Owaseerfarett Panful.