The Express. — London, England, 1868-05-07 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION. TAW INTELLIGENCE.-{THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before vice-Chancellor Gifford.) IN RE THE 01PORD AND CANTERBURY HALL CONPANT (LIMITED). Ibis petition, which is presented by a creditor for the compulsory winding up of the company, °eine on again to- Mr. Kay, Q.C., and Mr. J. N. Higgins appeared for the etitioner. Mr. Ince, for several shareholders, asked for a meeting under section 149, enabling • meeting of shareholders to be held, in order to seo whether the general l•ody of contributories were not in favour of a voluit tay winding up under supervision. Mr. Swaaaton, Q.C., Mr. Prue, Q.C., and Mr. W. F. Etibinson, for shareholders and some creditors, also asked that the matter might stand over. The Vice-Chanaillor held that where • proposal to wind up a company voluntarily under supervision was opposed by any creditor it was almost ex debito justithe that there should be a compulsory order, and that u in thus case the winding up under supervision was opposed, there must be the common order. Ordered accordingly. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Winnen.) The Lord Chief Justice was absent this morning from indisposition, and in consequence the Bail Court did not s bane°. THE QUEEN T. THE MAYOR, &C. , OF ABER...VON. In this ciao a rule had been obtained calling upon the mayor, &c., of Aberavon to show cause why a man ...mu should nut issue commanding them to ',aka and levy • borough rate for the payment of two rums, viz., 3121. Rs. 9d. and 1771. Bs. tid., bills of ants due to Mr. David Randall, an attorney, for obtaining charter of incorporation for the borough. The first bill • •ta incurred in iNild, when the petition for a charter was refused ; and the second in 18.59, when the application was granted. On the second occasion much of what had been done on the first application was made use of. The cor poration doubted their liability for the first bill, but they were willing and ready to levy a borough rate for the pay ment of the second amount. _ _ _ blr. itiell ab, Q.('., showed cause against the rule, sad Mr. Qusin. Q.c., supported it, and it was ultimately re ferred to the Master for him to state what portion of each amount should be paid to the applicant. Rule absolute accordingly. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco.(liefore Lord Chief Justice Banll and Justices kyles, 'Coating, and Smith.) II I, INBE 17. YIDS lIIIIMTOL 3IAILINZ INHURANCE COMPANY. The Solicitor• General said that this was an action 1.1.0 n • policy effected upon the ship Smyrna rt voyage from Smyrna to Hull, with • cargo ef litoevil. On the voyage the cargo shifted, and the ship listed over to such an extent that the crew ::h.mdotel her, and she was afterwards taken by two .lam steamers into a port in Holland, and ~he and her cargo were sent on to Hull. In the place the ship was valued at 36,000 L, and the lii,ooo/. Au action upon one of the policies was ti.•.. 1 et the last Kingston wires, and the trial occupied • days and attracted a great deal of attention. The raised was whether there was a constructive total or only a partial loss; and the jury found that loss waa but partial, and there had bent no attempt to .soon this guiding. The present action was brought r the broker who effected the policy sued on at King ••n, and he was indeed only a nominally different plain t .At the trial the Lord Chief Justice Cockburn regretted the else was to he determined before the amount of d • has been awarded in the Admiralty Court ; because ti.. question whether there was a constructive total 1 • very much c.epended upon what this amount be. The present application was a rule for t.... plaintiff to show cause why proceedings should not be -• ,)e.l until judgment should have been given in the salty Court. .—. . - . ll Lord Chief Justice said that the matter was one of , ..rtduce, and the question was worthy of considera- I:de granted. coUla OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) I,nl e: inirstmus, connerr, AND ovlr r. . . Ih• spaiks, Q.C., and Mr. inderwiek for the petitioner; 1 , . I N-nne, Q.C., and Mr. Searle, for the respondent ; Mr. , ( s ki and Mr. Butt for Corbett; Mr. Staveley . uud Mr. Willis for Cane. _ _ _ hi% i.,rt•besrd CAW was resumed this morning, and ad • . evidence was given in support of the petition, but Mill going on when our report _left. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Hoboyd.) IN RE CLEMENT GIBBS. li.inkrupt was a merchant, of Cannon-street. The ~ .nts, prepared by Messrs. Honey, show a large . • eof indebtedness, upwards of 32,0001., but the . • t , ,re estimated at 22,0001. There aro further of .:9. 1 / 1 01., but they are not expected to rank against t. state. A dividend of Cs. tkl. in the pound has been and further dividends will shortly be made. isthesitting for examination and discharge. 31,. F. Knight, frii• the assignees, said the estate was a I tt. r on, than was commonly seen in the court ; but the - .aces .Issited some information as to the bankrupt'. o. • tryrship transactions in the house of Corah and Co., of and for this purpose it was proposed to have a IT,r at. sitting. Mt. N.,. I (solicitor) appeared for the bankrupt, and • .1 it was to be regretted that an adjournment should be lin a case where there was so large an estate. He • 1.1...14ge5t that the examination should be passed, and 1 . • ..rder of .lischarge only adjourned. The bankrupt had all in his power to assist the assignees. Honour said that, as the accounts were satisfactory, ii.ttikriiiit ought topes. upon them • the inquiry as to p.ittier-Itiii transactions might be made in the interval ..t.• the sitting fox discharge. o order accordingly. -. • IN St L. A. CRNCIONT. Tn. I..initrupt - dement's-late. The otnt , prepared by Messrs. Hut Brothers show debts '. with property held ss security of 7001. The is heing only just filed, an adjournment of the ez ...11...1i0n Hitting wu ordered. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice Wiles.) SINGULAR CHARGE OF MANKLAI,GIITER, it'd/lam Harman, 47, labourer, was charged upon an mdictment, and also by the coreser's inquisition with the • ,, cm.laughter of William Bagley. Mr Cunningham conducted the prosecution. The circumstances under which this charge was preferred • , gainst the prisoner were rather peculiar. The prisoner was a pauper attendant at the Lambeth Workhouse, and the deceased, it appeared, was taken to that esta blishment on the 3rd of April, suffering from partial peralycis , and he was placed in • ward which the prisoner had the charge, but his only duties were to wash and dress such patients as ' , ere unable to perform those offices for themselves, he was not permitted to give them medicine, a t.niale officer having this task allotted to her under the of the medical officer, Dr. Sullen. After he wee ..dinitted and placed in bed the deceased was very uneasy, .nd partly delirious, and he kept getting out of bed, and would not remain quiet, and pulled oft the bed clothes, ..nd it was with great difficulty that be could be kept in bed. The prisoner appeared to be very angry and annoyed at the conduct of the deceased, and after he hail placed him in bed upon one occasion it was alleged that he held the deceased down with great forte, and ~ .ised his arm in a threatening manner, and • ihl that he would give him something that would keep him quiet. According to the case for lb.• prosecution, immediately after saying this the , i‘oner took &bottle of morphine that was kept in the 0.d.1 for the purpose of being administered as night doses u, -lel. patients as required it, under the direction of the .e h.. 1 men. but which was not intended for the deceased, ndminiatered a large dose to the deceased. e following morning he was in an unconscious state, all..•diedcbortlyafterwarda,iuconaequence,aa was alleged, the qu a ntity o f mor phi ne th a t h a d b een a d m i n istered to b ) the prisoner. Upon the medical officer, Dr. 1, •lb I!, finding what had occurred he made some :id it was stated in the presence of the 1., .qi.er that he had given the deceased four or five td.'.e.spoona full of morphine on the previous evening. it transpired in the course of the inquiry that not '"ay morphine but a great quantity of other medicines a• le kept upon a shelf in the ward, where anyone could , •ily obt !in access to them, and that when any medicine given to a patient the order was given by word of tL and not in writing. The bottle that contained the o , orphine was a 14 ounce bottle, and it was labelled, and the ' ' , dente went to show that although the prisoner was .I .. l liter:denim, be could read sufficiently to be enabled t know what the bottle contained. Accordance to the .''"bigot of a man named Smith, who saw the morphine •e l unnutered, the prisoner poured the MOT into a tea cup, and when he handed 't to the deceased, he said, " Dere, here is a !ace drop of port wine for you," and the deceased took n , Nod drank it off, and immediately afterwards he r.l'e. , :ed to be almost stilled. The prisoner then said to ' You have got it in your guts now," and went •".1, and the deceased became unconscious shortly It rwardt and remained in that state until his death oPtantred that when the prisoner was questioned oPoo the subject he admitted that he had given the de. :abed a dose of morphine, and that he had done so with u'itt r e 7 . l. and he at the same time said that was very violent and dehnous, ' THE EXPREI3B, TtitrliffiAr EVLONIN'6, MAY 'l, 180. and he gave him • dose to quiet him, but he declared that he bad not given him so much u was represented by the witness Smith. Dr. Bullet, the medical officer who made a post mortem examination of the deceased stated that his brain was softened, and exhibited Indications of serious disease, such as might have occasioned his death at any moment, and, although be had arrived at the:eonelusion that his death was occasloned,or at all events accelerated by the dose of morphine that was administered to him, he said he should not have arrived at this result if it had not been for the statement of the man Smith, and in the absence of that statement he should have ascribed the death of the deceased to a. fresh access of the disease under which he was suffering. The jury found the prisoner Nut Guilty. (Before Mr. Baron ChanneL) THIC MAN , LAUGHTER OF LIZUTENAKT BULLOCK. James Brooks, a labourer, who was yesterday convicted of the manslaughter of Lieutenant Bullock at Fulham, was brought up for judgment. The learned judge said he had deferred pasting sentence in order that ho might consider what would be the proper punishment to pass upon him, and be did him the justice to believe that he did not intend the corn sequences that ensued ' • but upon very slight provocation he struck Lieutenant B ullock a blow that knocked him to the ground, and the consequence of the fall was that the skull of the deceased wag fractured in two parts, and he WAS shown to have been sensible afterwards. Had the case stopped there, he might have tweed a lighter sentence than ho was about to do; but it appeared from the evidenne that, unconscious of the consequi nee of the act be had committed, he treated the unfortunate man in a most shocking manner. Under all the circumstances, and taking lob consideration the slight provocation be received, he felt it his duty to pass a sentence of penal servitude for seven years. - ALLEGED INSIMIAErrr Ar HACZEST THITON. DEATH AT THE WORKHOUSE-GATE. INQUINIT.—(TRIO DAY.) This morning Mr. Richards, Deputy Coroner, held an inquiry at the Three Cranes Tavern, Church street, Hackney, relative to the death of Mertes Savory, aged 09 years, who expired in the swot after having been natured admission to the local workhouse. Mr. Staunton, clerk to the Hackney Board of Guardian', watched the cue on behalf of that body. The deceased, according to the statement of his son, had been a collector of herbs, but had become destitute and went into the Hackney Union, being a sufferer at that time from disease of the heart. The evidence of the police was to the effect that on Thursday night they found the deceased lying on the pathway near the workhouse. He was very excited and asked for beer, and the pollee thought he was drunk, although there was no odour of it from his breath. When one of the oonet.ibles asked him what he was doing there, be replied, " They won't take me in," and on being asked where he lived be said " At 24, London.lane." He was raised and tell twice, and died soon after the second fall. This witness was informed by the master of the workhouse that the deceased had been discharged that day, and that he went to the Spread Eagle public house, where he had been drinking. George Austin, I Brooksby-vralk, a carman, said that on Thursday night he was in the Spread Eagle public. house, and he saw the deceased there very ill. Ile was gasping for breath, he was bent double, and his eyes were very dull. Witness said to the landlord, "We had better carry this man to the workhouse for he is dying." With the assistance of • young man witness then carried the deceased to the workhouse gate. Atter ringing the hell three times the gatekeeper answered them. Witness asked to see the niaster, and Mr. Johnson, the master, came down to the gate in his shirt sleeves. Witness said to him, " This man is in • dying state, and I believe you must take him in." Hr. Johnson answered, "It you don't take him away from the gate I will give you both in charge to-morrow morning." The workhouse door was then slammed in their faces. _ . Ily a juror—The deceased was not the worse for drink. He complained of pain. The master did not examine him before refusing him admission. By Mr. Staunton—The master said "We shan't talcs him in. Yon must take him to the house where be has been all day." He also paid, "He has had two shillings and a loaf of bread, and he has spent it." Mr. Charles Aveling, M.R.C.S., said that he was called to the deceased, and ho found him dead on the pathway outside the workhouse. The death arose from disease of the heart. _ _ _ . _ Dr. 0. Millar, medical officer of the Hackney Work house, Raid that deceased had been under his care since Faster last. Witness placed him in the imbecile ward, as be was suffering from senile imbecility. He had a habit of getting tip at night and taking the clotheaof otherpaupers. He frequently applied to witneastolet him leave thz. house, but witness did not acquiesce. He was placed on fall diet, as he suffered from general debility. Further evidence was given to show that the deceased was not drunk, but that when in the public-house he was very ill. One of the witnesses stated that when the deceased was lying upon the ground a policeman said to the *meant that the man was charged with being drunk and incapable, but that the man could walk as well as the sergeant, only he was too obstinate. Sergeant Faden took the officer's bull's-eye and, turning it on the man's face, said, " If he is not dead, I never saw a man dead." Tne police were very kind to the deceased. Corroborative evidence having been given with respect to the refusal to admit the deceased to the workhouse, Mr. G. 0. Johnson, the master of the union, was next examined. He confirmed the evidence of Dr. iner as to the treatment of the deceased in the house. He received meat and beer daily. When patients were ill , friends were allowed to visit at other than the regular time.. Otherwise they could only be visited twice a month. The deceased was not in the infirmary. Witness would have allowed his son to see him if application had been made to him. The deceased discharged himself of his owa accord. He applied for his discharge on Friday week, saying that he was going to his daughter's, but as he admitted she was not in • position to keep him, witness advised hint to wait till Wednesday and apply to the board for out-door relief. He did so, and the board gave him an allowance of 25., • loaf, 2oz. of tea, and alb. of sugar. He was discharged the next moroing. Ho was tottering, but he was rather improved since the time of his admission. On the Wednesday wit ness advised him not to go out, but be was determined to go. . . I.7oroner—lf a man discharges himself have you any power to admit him again' Witness—Not it he is drunk ; and, besilea, I could not take him in after reoeivini 2a. that day. When he was brought there at night, I firmly believed he was tho worse for drink. 1 did not examine him, for I had heard of the case 20 minutes previously from the police, who said the man had been in the Eagle all day. I said I had nothing to do with drunken men. A juror —If the man was drunk why did the police go to you about him ' _ . Witness—l suppose they thought I would take him in. After Austin and Nevett took deceased away. Nevett re. turned and said, " I Lope you will not say anything to us for bringing Charley here drunk." The Coroner having summed up, The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from disease of the heart from natural causes, and the jurors consider that a discretionary power should be given ; and that it be incumbent on the master of the workhouse, in the case of a pauper discharging himself with out-door relief in a known state of ill-health, and being brought back on the same day or night in • dying or drunken state, either to admit him at once or call in medical aid forth. with. SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A WOMAN IN THE CITY. INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.) At noon to-day, Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy coroner, held an inquest at the Skinners' Arms Tavern, Skinner-street, Bishopsgate-street, respecting the death of Miry M'Carthy, aged 70 years, who was alleged to have expired from the effects of severe kicks inflicted upon her after she had been thrown down a flight of stairs. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased died suddenly, and that upon the examination of her body several bruises were discovered. It was proved by a daughter of the deceased that she bad been subject to habitual ill-treatment from her husband but it was not shown that these injuries had any connection with the woman's death. The statement of the husband was to the effect that the deceased had fallen out of bed when in a state of drunken ness. The jury found that the deceased woman died from the mortal effect. of effusion on the brain, and that her death was caused and accelerated by cer tain injuries Inflicted upon bee person ; but that there was not sufficient evidence to prove how these injuries were canoed. WEATHER REPORT.-(11118 DAY.) THURSDAY, MAY 7, $ &N. MINE&-(TI118 DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The mining market is rather more active to-day. Prices are quoted as follows :—Prince of Wales, 51s. 6d. to 52a. 6d. ; Chiverton Moor, 61 to 61 ; West Chiverton, 631 to 641 ; Great Vor, 17 to 18 ; North Crotty, 21 t o 21 ; Wheal Trelswny, Bto 9 ; Wheal Mary Ann, 21 to 221 ; Henrietta, 371 to 40 •, Cli ff ord, 61 to 5g ; East Car a d on , 41 to 1 ; • North Treskerby, 18s. to 293. ; Grenville, Ws. to 375. 61. ; and Retal lack, 2to 21. There is no c hange of importance in foreign and colonial mining shares. St. John del Rev, 19 to 20; Don Pedro, 11 to 2 prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, to prem. ; Pestarena, to 1 die. ; Chontales, 21 to ; Rossa Grande par to 4 prem.; Anglo-Italian, par to prem. ; United Mexican, 11 to 1 ; Frontino and Bolivia, 1 to 1 ; and Port Phillip, 11 to 1. At the meeting yesterday, of the United Mexican Mining Company (Limited), the directors' report was adopted. At a special meeting, held subse quently, a call of 2s. 6d. per share was unanimously agreed The half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Anatra lien Mining Company (Limited) is fixed for the 15th inst., when a dividend is to be declared. The meeting will then be made special, and a resolution will be proposed to increase the com pany's capital. The first ordinary general meeting of the Anglo- Italian Mining Company (Limited) is convtixed for the 14th inst. RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER SHARES. -(THIS DAY.) lSales today to I p.m.l COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURMES. Canada lloversunent, 6 per cent., January and J uly, 1477 to 1884,103} 1. New Zealand, 6 per cent., len, June and Dec., 112. Victoria Government, 6 per 1891, April and Oc tober, 1101. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Caledonian, 751. 6). 4. Great Eastern, 341, 4. Great Northern, 103, 21, 1. Do., A(A receives no dividend until 6 per ant has been paid to 13), 97. . Great Western, Original, 54„', 31, 44. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 121, 71. London, Brighton, and South Coast, 534, 4. Loudon, Chatham, and Dover, 184, 1. London 11.12.1 North Western, 1i54, 4. Metropolitan, 1)24, 4. Do., Extension (div. limited to 6 per cent. till Jan., 1870), 106. Midland, 1G74. North Eastern, Leeds, 39. Shropshire Union. 57. South Eastern, 741. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern—Eastern Counties eaten. No. 2, 83), 5. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland, 3 per cent., optional to convert to ordinary stock, Sept. 1, 1869, 164. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 5 per cent., 1124. Vale of Neath, 951. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, guar. 5 per neut.. 1044. Eastern Bengal, guar. 5 per cent., 1064, 6. Bast Indian, g uaranteed 5 per cent., 1114. Great Indian Penin,ula , guar . 5 per cent., 1094, Great Wester n of Canada, 144, 4. Madras, c r. S per cent., 1041. Da, 4 per cent., 99. Sande ( njaub), 1024. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 94. Bahia and San Francisco (Limited), guar. 7 per cent., 15, 1. Dunabarg and Witepsk (Limited), guaranteed 5 per cent.. 761, South Austrian and LornbardaVenetian, 141, 4, ad. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. Orel Vitebsk, guaranteed by Russian Government, 5 per Gent., 791. South-Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 84. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro North del Rey, 1 15-16 pm. St. John del Rey (Limited), 20. United Mexican (Limited), 14. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia, 531. Chartered of India, Australis, and China, 171, Nd . City, 12. Consolidated (Limited), 41. Imperial Ottoman, 101. London and Westminster, 691. Do., scrip, issued at 101. prem., none of which has been paid, 471. 61. New South Wales, 45. Oriental Bank Corporation, 42, ad. Union of Australia, 48. Union of London, 341, 0. MISCELLANEOUS. • Atlantic Telegraph, 581, 9. Bombay Gas (Limited), 43. City of Moscow Gas (Limited), 5, 4 East India Irrigation and Canal, 17 Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy Loan, guaranteed by Euptian government, 90, 89. Hudson's Bay, 151, 15, 1 National Steam Ship (Lim.), 9. Oriental Gas (Lira.), 6 15-16. Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 584. Telegraph Construction and Munterrance(Lim.),l4l. Viceroy of Eqpt (Mortgage) Loan, 701, 4. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL IXTRAORDIMARY TREATMENT OF POOR PtOPLL A poor man, named John Hale. residing at Little Peter street, Westminster, applied to Mr. Alderman Causton for his advise and assistance under the followingeircumstances: —He had formerly been a member of the Loyal Grosvenor Lodge of Old Friends, which had since amalgamated with the Provincial Union Assurance Company, 4, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. His wife's life was insured for 51. and his own for 101 . About three months ago his wife died and he applied fur payment of the 51. to the PrOvincial Union Asanrance Company. He was directed to leave his policy, book, register of death, and other mere for examination, which be did, and from that time Le had never Leen able to get either his money or his papers. Mr. Alderman Caneton asked him if he had demanded his policy back from the company ? Hale s.id be had just come from there, and had asked for his policy, as be could not get his money ; but they re fused to give it to 1 . He did not see Mr. Miller, the secretary, for he never could be seen. Mr. Alderman CAuston asked Hale when be ought to have been paid Hale sai'd the policy stated that immediate payment would be made, but the company had had his policy for ten weeks. Mr. Martin (chief clerk) vras afraid that the money could only he recovered in the County Court, as it was not a friendly society. Mr. Alderman Camtan observed that they had no right to detain his papers unless they paid him his money. It was very cruel treatment of poor people. The applicant, he thought, might have a summons against Mr. Miller for detaining his policy and papers. The summons was accordingly issued. WICSTMI NEMER. ItErIANISM 11: THE ARMY. Wm. Grams, • private in the 2nd battalion Grena. ier Guards, was charged with violently assaulting Janet Diamore, an unfortunate woman. Prosecutrix, who was evidently very weak, and whose bead was enveloped in surgical bandages, said, between 12 and 1 this morning she was in York-street intoxicated. and the prisoner accosted her. Because she would not go home with Lim he knocked her about with his stick, cut her head open, kicked her about the bead and body, and loosened all her teeth. Prisoner said she and her companion were drinking together with him, and one of them stole his money. He asked her for it, and she said she hadn't got it, and then he hit her with the back of his hand. Police-constable Audsley, 231 B, said be saw the pri soner cress the road and speak to the prosecutrix. She said she wanted to have nothing to do with bim, and walked away ; be followed her, knocked her down, and then kicked her while on the ground. The prosecutrix denied with being with a woman or the prisoner. The magistrate, who could Lind no circumstances of palliation in the case, sentenced the prisoner to the full term of six months' imprisonment with bard labour. LORD WHARNCLIPFE AND BROADHEAD, OF SHEFFIELD. Lord Wharncliffe sends to the Slajfield Daily Tdeyraph the oopy of a letter which he had received from the man Broadhead, whom ho had publicly designated " a cowardly scoundrel." The noble lord says :—" It appears to be even impossible to men tion pitch without being defiled—for the receipt of a communication from a sneaking assassin is abhorred by any honest man." The letter is u follows: King William Inn, Holly-street, Sheffield, May 1, 1868. Dly Lord,—You called me a cowardly sonundrel at the Cutlers' Hall. You are not called a coward, but a noble man; and you strike a man when he is down. But I don't think you would have done so if I had been at the meeting. what is the right name for valour like this of yours !—Your humble servant, WM. BKOAD lIMAD. To the Right Hon. Lord Wharucliffe. LONDON AND SOUTH AFRICAN BANK. tTHIS DAY.) The seventh ordinary annual meeting of the shareholders was held at noon at the City Terminus Hotel, Colonel .7 AYES HOLLANI) . , deputy - chairman , presiding. The report which was issued some time before having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN in moving its adoption reiterated the regret expressed in the report at the state of trade in the oolony. The board had continued the policy of recruiting business, and diminishing expenses. A considerable por tion of the losses had been recovered. The profits were larger than they seemed-5,0001. was put in the interest suspense account, but the directors believed that it would all come in. It was impossible that the bad times could List. Reaction had begun in London, and was sure to extend to Africa. The low price of wool was owing to the depressed state of the markets of Europe. The business remaining in South Africa wee sound, and there was reason to hope for im provement. Adverting to a rumour that • winding up was contemplated, the chairman added that such an act would be little short of insanity, and that there was not the slightest intention of adopting such a course, the capital of the bank being in a sound . . . . Atter a short discussion the report was adopted, and the proceedings terminated in the tumal manner. Tug Co? to MICHAZL BARRETT. —ln reference to the alibi set up in this convict's behalf, it is said that the prisoner's solicitors have this morning received a large number of affidavits from their managing clerk who pro oeeded to Glasgow some days since for the purpose of making inquiries, and that these affidavits testify to the fact of Barrett's having been hi Scotland prior to, at the time of, and subsequent to the Clerkenwell explcaion. The affi davits have been forwarded to the Hove-offioe. _ JUMPINO FROM A TRAIN AT SPEAD.-011 Sunday morning last an old man named Pittway had taken a rail way ticket to go from Droitwich to Stoke Works. He took his seat in the proper train, but, when it had nearly acquired full speed, he imagined be had got into the Great Western train, and, opening the carriage door jumped out. He was precipitated with considerable force on to the ground, where be lay insensible until assistance arrived. It is as miraculous as fortunate that the stupid old man escaped with his life, the only injury he sustained being a few bruises and a sound shaking.— Woreesterskire Chronicle. SOMNAMBULISM EXTRAORDINARY.-012 Thursday morning Mr. W. Sharp, who resides in Trinity-street, Hull, was awakened at a very early hour by hearing some person moaning. He got up, and on looking out of a back win dow saw his servant girl lying on the asphalted walk in the garden. He went to her assistance, and found that she was asleep. The girl had risen from bed, dressed her self, opened the bedroom window, and fallen out of it, without any knowledge of her own movements beyond a dreamy sort of an idea that she bad had a fall. She was not much injured, and it is supposed that her fall was broken by the branches of a pear tree, which comes close up to the house.—Eastern Counties Herald. A SIXTY-YEARB . COURTSHIP. -A marriace has recently been solemnised at Mark between an old gentle man (a widower) of 80 and • widow of 78. The circum stances are very peculiar. In 1812, the old lady now mar ried gave birth to a daughter. At that time her present husband promised her marriage. About the year 1818 she gave birth to two more daughters, and en action was then commenced for breach of promise, and resulted in defen dant's being imprirooed to Ilchester gaol for several months. At length the matter was compromised. After this the two parties separated, married, each having long family, who are all living in foreign countries and doing well. About nine Tears ago they beams widow and widower, and from that time upp to the present the latter has been paying his constant addrrsee to the former, and at lut he has made her his happy partner in life after a courtship (" off and cm ") of over sixty years.—Bristol LONDON GENIRAL 01‘2112111 COMPANY (Lnirna —Traffic receipts for week ending May 3, 11,3651. us. 111. W. Ur W. K 1 M a Y. 24. ft . II Mrs - . 20.03 f W.LW. 7 1 . 711.8.W . Cl 0.11 1146. 1 &Imams 29.90,1 4 && W. 1 1 & re - 1 Leib 30.00f N.W. I 2 14. E. nu 060 - ardrossan 30.011 8.8. W. 1 1 11 W. rm 0.04 1 G:seucaatle V. 971 8. 1 3 8.8. W. rat 0.03 - Valontia 3•031 8. 2 5 8. nio - 2 Cape Clear .001 & 1 2 8. c - I lioolle'sPl ' .00f 11. 2 6 8.&& cb - 2 Liverpool -30 061 6 && 3 2 148. E. c- 1 ; Holybaati 30.06 &&W. 2 1 N.N.W. o - - Peozance - .01f 6111 Z. 0 5 E. 8.1. b - 2 Brea .-- .96f 5, NAL 4 a 14.1. of - 4 Loriaa OO 92 (51' N.& 2 3 XL c - 2 Loebellerg 49.00s 66, Z. 1 6 KN.& om 1 - 1 Biarritz 2O.lCr 67, W. 3 3 W. m 0.04 3 Plymouth .041 62 if. 1 5 K 8.3. bin - 1 Weymouth .040,62 & 2 3 1&& be - S Portmentia .031 41 I. 4 0 N. c- S Wades 07t al ii.& 2 a I - - Yarmouth._ 80.00149 1.8.1. 6 a 111.2. e -- II .171 : 67) L&W. 1 4 83. bo - 2 Meeks 40.10160 B.W. 2 2 LB. co - 2 kutoromik. Nobles - - 90.11 47 Eli& 6 - -- - - 3 Bruseels 130.02 144 N.E. 3 - Paris 19114 41 N.& 2 - - c - - Lyons :30.04 'Ol 8. 3 - -, r - - Heart's Con 30.19 f 36 I.E. 1 1 I 8.1. u- 1 Barometer corrected and reduced to VI dig. at ma ler& Tim letter r (raine), I (falling) a (steady), indicate direction of motionof themercarywitliln Let 14 boors. Thermometer unwed Barometer eareeted sad redated to 82 deg. at use leveL The letters r (rfslog), I (talling), s (steady), indicate (Undies al mottonet thesnerctup within WI 14 hours. Thermometer saposed in shade. Bitterne tome, with Re direction dude last 24 hours. Z. —cake. Weather: b.—blue sky ; c..—aleuds ( ) log : h.—ball; ; m.—misty (hasp) ; 0.--overceit (dull) ; —rale ; I—enow ; t.—thunder. soew or had (melted). darter last 24 hours. lea distarbsece. REMARK& The decrease in pressures noticed yesterday has been con tinous at.d general over the British Isles since lest evening. Readings In Scotland are now three-tenths of an Inch less than those reported yesterday. In the south a smaller change Is observable. Weather Is winner this morn' Winds yesterday were variable and moderate—south on the Channel coast and southerly on the coot of Ireland. To-day they are very light and variable. A little rein has fallen in the north but elsewhere weather is dry. The sky is cloudy, and mist Is reported from the west coast. THE LATE Horr. THOXAB D'Ancy Mc(IRE.—We are pleased to learn that &petition to the government is now in course of signature among the Iriahmemben of the Howe of Commons, praying that a vote of money may be made out of the Royal Bout) Fund to the surviving sister of the late Mr. McGee. By the assassination of her brother—who was her sole support for years past—she hu been rendered entirely destitute, and as it will be a graestid act on the part of the government to make the grantors have no doubt that a favourable answer will at once be returned to the petition. We believe the amount will be 1001. per annurn.—Csitadian Pew, May 7. FIRE AT FORD'S WHARF, ROTHEXHITHI-WALL. —(Tuis Dxr.)—This morning a fi re broke out in the pommy of Mr. Wells, at Ford's Wharf, Retberbithawsn, and . , 2nte of the exertions of the fire brigade it was not ex ed until the granaz7 and stabling were des. troy and two valuable bon en burned to death. The Wallow is considerable. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE CHESTER RECTING.-(THIS DAY.) STAMFORD WELTER. Disk 'Pupil . ; Aiaslay Cw 4 raa. TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE. Five furlongs. Gipsy, La Rose, Redpole f, Perfume, Good Hope, Beautiful Bird, and Albert are hers. THE MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER'S PLATE. One mile and a quarter. Cerporal,Moat, Thalia, Conundrum. Minster Bell, Weather Isle, and Scotahman's Pride are here. CEBTRIAN HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Roane, Viridis, Goojerat, Indian Star, Mistletoe, Rejoinder, Graod Duke, Freemason, Deen, Conundrum, Sell,lfillW, fitroeco, Rhine Wine, Lady Reashill, Returned, Haminerton, Pride of Erin, end Curfew Bell are here. BEAUFORT STAKES. One mile and a h►lf. Viridie, Sumer, Rococo, Abergeldie, Priest, and Thalia are here. QUEEN'S PLATE. Two miles. Prince Regent, Goodwood, Purveyor Knight of the Garter Macaroon, Clara, Beauty, Viridl4 Mandrake, and Corporal' are here. DEE STAKES. One mile and a quarter. Papillon, Mali', and untie we hers. ARRTVED.—AinsIey, Ruedan Bear, Dick Ttupin, Paxton, Jove, Brighteye, Tarquin, and Affection. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 1 to 1 *get Blinkoolte (t) sto 1 Beauty (t) I; to 1 Paul Jonee(t) 7 to 1 Weatwiek (t) 7 to 1 Portant° (t) 12 to 1 Landscape (t) DERBY. a to I &get Lady Elizabeth (t) 9600 to 1000 Romerucian (t) 9to 1 Speculum (t to 5000 12 to 1 Paul Jones (t) 12 to 1 Blue Gown (t) 100 to 6 Orion (t) 25 to I Suffolk (t) " NO THOROUGHFARE" AND " MONTE CHRIHTO." SINCE Mr. CHARLES DICKENS'S return from America he has doubtless met with many gratify ing proofs of the esteem in which be is held in public and private, but nothing has probably given him more pleasure than the fact that the prolonged popularity of No Thoroughfare at the Adelphi Theatre has enabled him to witness a performance in which he takes more than the ordinary interest of an author. Though he almost began his literary career as a writer for the theatre ; though his stories are full of dramatic effects, and many of them have been adapted to the English stage, his success in that particular walk of art has been far from equal to his success as a novelist. Like most men, his ambition is not satisfied with doing one thing well, and in addition to this his love for the theatre almost amounts, it is said, to a passion. It is not, perhaps, going too far to say that if the public taste had rejected the Adelphi drams with which his name, in conjunction with that of Mr. WILKIE Commis, is asso ciated, the disappointment would almost have counterbalanced the pleasure he must feel at the magnificence and generosity of his American reception. The drama was produced during his absence in America ; the news of its success was telegraphed to him through the Atlantic cable, and he has returned to find it still living. When No Thoroughfare has run its allotted time, its place, we believe, will be taken by an English version of Monte Christo, in which Mr. FECIITER will sustain the chief character. It is some years since this piece was represented at Drury-lane Theatre by the company of comedians belonging to M. ALEXANDER Dumas's " Thatre "Historique,",andreceived in a spirit notvery credi table to the British public. An outcry was raised against French actors and French plays, which led to something like a riot, the leader of the mal contents being a deceased comic singer, and the chief defender of the foreigners being the late Mr. ALBERT Swim. We have given up some, if not all, of our protectionist prejudices since that time, and there is no reason to fear that Monte Christo and Mr. FECHTER will meet with any opposition. ABYSSINIAN DESPATCHES. A despatch WAS received by the Secretary of State for India, on the 4th inst., from Sir Robert Napier, enclosing reports on the several departments working under the Quartermaster• General's department of the Abyssinian field force, together with a distribution map, showing the disposition on April 1 of the several corps in Abpsinia. These reports (which were issued from the India-office this morning) are, of course, of but little in. tenet now the result of the expedition is known. A general meeting of the trade department of the Social Science Association was held last evening at the Association Rooms, Adam-street, Ailelphi, for the purpose of hearing a paper read by Mr. A. Briggs, of the Whitwood Collienes, akefield, on the advantages of the system of industri al partnership, as practised in those oollieries. Professor Fawcett, M.P., occupied the chair, and amongst the numerous visitors present were Mr. Roe buck, M.P.; Mr. W. Morrison, M.P., Mr. F. Harrison, Mr. G. Hastings, Messrs. Macdonald and Pickard, the president and treasurer of the Miners' Union, Mr. Guilo, secretary of the Ironfounders' Union, Mr. Newton, mana ger of the Gilder,' Co-operative Society, and a lar ge num ber of gentlemen interested in the eapital and labour question. SOUTH LONDON WORKING MEN'S COLLIGE.- - On Monday Dr. Cobbold, F.R.S., F.L.S., he., gave a lecture on the structure and development of ferns, for the purpose of inaugurating a botany class at the college. The class will meet for the first time on Wednesday next. On Monday next, the 11th inn., Mr. Moamar. D. Conway will deliver a lecture on "The coeducation of men and women." On this occasion the Principal of the College, Professor Huxley, F.R.S., do., will take the chair. SOUTH KENAINGTON MORZUM.—ViIIitOII during the week ending May 2 :—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 9,215 ; on Wed needay Thursday, and Friday, admission 6d., from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., 2,232 ; National Portrait Exhibition by payment, 2,930 ; total, 14,397 ; average of corresponding week in former years, 12,096 ; total from the opening of the museum, 3.3:4,472. A SINGULAR DiguOV CRY. —Sheep draw from the land on which they graze a considerable quantity of potash much of which is ultimately excreted from the skin with the sweat. It was pointed out by Chevreul that this peculiar potash compound ("saint") forma no less than one-third of the weight of raw merino wool ; while, of ordinary wools, it constitutes about 15 per cent, of the weight of the fresh fleece. As the " suint" may be extracted by mere immersion in cold water, it is easy for the wool manufacturers to produce more or less concentrated solu tions from which the potash may be recovered by appro priate treatment. The development of the new industry is principally due to MM. Maumene and B.ogelet, and their process is probably in operation at most of the greet seats of the wool manufacture in France. The plan adopted by these gentlemen is a very simple one. They evapo- rate the solutions which are sent to them until a perfectly dry and somewhat charred residue has been obtained. This is planed in retorts and distilled, very much in the same manner that coal is distilled at gas-works ; and the result is that, while much gas is evolved, which can be used for illuminating the factory, and much ammonia is expelled, which can be collected and utilised in many ways, there remain; • residue, which chiefly consists of carbonate, sulphate, and chloride of potassium. These three salts are separated by the usual method, and then pan into commerce. Curiously enough, they are remarkably free from soda. The wool manufacturers of Rheims, Elbmuf, and Four miss annually wash the fleeces of 6,750,000 s he ep ; and the amount of potash, reamed as carbonate , which these fleeces would yield, if all subjected to the new pr, represearepresentsa value of 80,000 f. But MM. lleamen6 e = Regent calculate that there are seven times as many sheep in France as are included in the above eidanale ; and this will enable us to judge of the enonnens leas in constituents which the soil of en agricultural has to Bator. The practical and very obvious moral supplied by these facts dose not yet appear to have penetrated the mind of the British fiouter.—Quaelertg row, new number. ~A great variety of durable and decorative floor aomeinee, cestaiding of Yaaapanneok Comment NM/1m Ibm Mesa, China Matting', Floor Cloths, tc , ea,y be son and thair comparative meta ascertained at Treloar's Wartionint, La dnata-bBL —f Advertisement. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL airroN ALLRKET. (THIS DAY.) (BY TEIIOBAPH.) (not[ ooa ows CONJUISPOIMINT.) The market is very quiet, and prices favour purchasers. Sales about 5,000 or 6,000 balm. MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) SCGAIL -There is leas disposition to purchase, but the business done is at the full previous currency. Jamaica sold at 345. 6d. to 36a. ; Nevis, 34a. to 38s. 6d. ; St. Vin cent, 345. (id. ; clayed Manilla, 35. to 32a. 9d. ; anclayed, 28s. 9d. to 295. Refined is also less active, but priess of dried goods remain very firm. COFFEE. -The demand for superior qualities of planta tion Ceylon continues very active at extreme prices. Common qualities are in less request, and prices rule rather in buyers' favour. Ordinary small and grey,62s. to 695. 6d. low middling to middling notary, 70s. 6d. to 795. 6d.; good and fine middling, 80s. td . to 86a. 6d.; superior, 925. 6d. to 975.; native Ceylon, fine ordinary, 525. to tits. 6d.; bold, 511.,• amall, 445. lid. TEA.-The market continues quiet. Rom.-A small parcel St. Kitts sold at Is. Ild. Fuca.-The recent active demand for currants has sub dded, and all kinds are now very quiet. Brea-There is an active inquiry for soft grain and cleaned, and prices have an upward tendency. SPICES are generally quiet, but without change in prices, except common qualities of Jamaica ginger which are pin lower. Tallieherry pepper sold at to 31d. Natal Cayenne, 3d. to 60. Pimento, 24d. Cloves: Zan , zibar low middling sad middling, 31d. to 3sd.; dark, 34d.; middling Penang, 9id. Mace, red, la. 6d. t o la 9 J.• low, la 3d. Nu tm eg, small, Is. 3d. to la 4d. Ginger, Ja maica, common, 35a. to 445. ; common Cochin, 46a. to 52e. Carron.-The market continues dell and to effect sales a decline of jd. pea lb. has to be submitted to. JCTIS.-There is only a limited demand, but previous prices were maintained oa the limited business dons. Common sold at 17/. to 171.105. ; medium to fine, 17/. 15s. to 211. 15e. TALLOW MARKET.—(TRIB DAY.) The market is quiet. Town talky, 41i. 9d. ; Petra burg Y.O. ea the spot, 43e. 9d.; Aprii to June, 435. 6d.; October to December, 445. ; Dees, 44e. 6d. METROPOIXI'AN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) We have a large supply of lamas, and trade is very dull. Consequently although we retain Moody'. quotations for beet qualities they are barely maintained throughout. Ma* is a fair supply of sheep, and a moderate demand. Monday's prices are pre* readily obtained. Lamb trade is not brisk, but prices are not altered. Choice calves are still dear. Oar foreign supply consists of 198 beasts, 2,290 sheep, and 220 calves. ter moos at ITha. a 4. d- Dar Waseca has. ad.a d. leetoeote. Nand& 4 8 6 0 Bast Daaltnt-bdalli 4 0 610 Dud biros— a a a I DIM Daag-tr0015.... 0 0 0 0 lead yea bomb •0 9 6 Do. do. Mora.. 4 4 4 6 Calm • 4 6 6 Zees& sewed pale 0 • 0 PIP - 4 6 Ds. S 6 IMO DaailDl-brods 00 0 lambi Dods at market, 770 ; atop sad bobs, 10,780; calm, . et RHUHPIXIAD HAY NA.RIEET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Bastes reports trade es follows: First ant clovers end good meadow hay in demand. Irda riot fodder slow trade. Aims meadow by t PDe. to ; inferior ditto, 83e, to 750. ; dom. old t __ 9 °.• to 100 a ; Woad oat, TOL 90a. ; gleam 30e. to 31/4 Mrs. S. A. Allan's World's Hair Restorar or fer ans to quickly radon or gray Wad lisdr le ha ly= Dev odour awl hes aer. It will cause hair to grew ea bad rt y lig e relote !.:sleet growth. Ysgs brat hawm- Tila hair derbies& Haldane presmieL It sager the bat rich, soil sal gleam. It tallerl• an esligngl. It contains wither sar d rit eat eat sea edge emakto. Is large bogies—prim dr Sell 1p meg dogleg lad =era Earoseew &Pat— RIO /*PAM idirblift— MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ONX O'CLOCR. The 'English funds are in request; and have im proved per cent., owing chiefly to the announcement that no alteration has been made is the Bank of England rate of discount. Railway stock', however, show dulness, some spe culative sales for a fall having been made upon the important decrease in the traffic of the Londoa and North Western. Caledonian is exceptionally higher. The changes in the foreign market are confined to a few securities ; United States 5-20 Bonds are in request. Banking, financial, and miscellaneous shares have been little dealt in. The charge for bills in the discount market is 2 to 2 per cent. Consols are quoted 94 to i, with div., for money, and 94 to I, ex div., for the account (June 4), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 944 to Home railway stocks are rather flat, and a re duction of i to i per cent. is apparent in London and North Western, Great Western, Midland, and Metropolitan. Caledonian, however, is 4 better, at 761 to „ ; London and North Western, 115 ; Great Western, 53a to ; Midland, lA/ tot ; Lon don and South Western, 90 to 92 ; Great Eastern, 341 to 4 ; Brighton, 534 to 4 ; South Eastern 741 to r ; Metropolitan, 1124 to 1 ; Great Northern, 1024 to 1034 ; ditto A, 97 to ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 184 to 4 ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 1274 to 1281 ; York and North Midland, 941 to 95 ; Berwick, 103 to 4 ; and North British, 33% to 34. Foreign stocks exhibit few changes. Italian of 1861, Spanish of 1867, and Turkish of 1865 have improved 4 per cer.t., while Turkish of 1858 have docactl 4, and Nicolai Rail way Bonds The prices are as follows : Brazilian of 1865, 751 to 1 ; Chilli= of 1867, 961 to 4 ; Egyptian of 1867, 761 to 4 ; Italian of 1861, 484 to 1 ; Mexican, 151 to 16 ; Peruvian of 1865, 834 to 84 ; Russian of 1866, 86% to 87 ; ditto Orel Vitebsk, 794 to ; ditto Nicolsi, 641 to 4 ; Spanish of 1867, 354 to 1 ; Turkish of 1868, 59 to 50 ; ditto of 1862, 62 to 63, ex di v. ; and ditto of 1865, 341 to 35. A few transactions have occurred in Indian stocks, at yesterday's prices. The Five per Cents are at 1151 to 1161; the Four, 1011 to 102 ; the bonds, 22a. to 245. prem.; and the debentures, 105 to It. Exchequer bills are Is. lower, at lls. to 16.5. prem. Bank Stock, 244 to 240. There is leas inquired for bank shares. London and Westminster, 69/ to 1 ; Union of London, 33/ to 341 ; Oriental, 411 to 42/ ; Anglo-Austrian, 41 to 5 prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 dis ; Imperial Ottoman, ?t to 1 prem. ; and Con solidated, to 1 prem. - - - Miscellaneous shares are without variation. National Discount, 54 to / prem. ; General Credit, 2 to / dis. ; CreditFoncier, 7/ to 7 dis. ; International Financial, 2to 11 dia. ; London, 23 to 21 dia. ; Hudson's Bay, 141 to 154; Egyptian Trading, 5 to 44 dis. ; Telegraph Construction, 14 to # ; At lantic Telegraph 8 per cent. Preference, 51 to ; and Anglo-American, 23/ to 4. The only alteration in American securities is a rise of a per cent. in the 5-20 Bonds, viz., to 70„ to /. Erie Railway shares are at 46 to * ; Illinois Central, 95 to ¢ ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 29 to ; and th• Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 324 to 33. The Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan, fully paid up, is at 91 to 914, and the scrip 2 to I} dis. With reference to the West Flanders Railways, it is notified that the Dividend Conpon, No. 38, at the rate of ss. 3d., or 61r. 56ic. per share for the half year ending the 31st December last. and the coupon; No. 31, on the preference shares, at the rate of ss. 6d., or 6fr. 87ic., will be payable on and after the 15th inst. The yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of British North America will be held on the 2nd of June. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Consols show no further alteration. With re spect to railway stocks, Caledonian, Great Eastern, and Brighton have receded I to i per cent., white Great Western and Metropolitan have improved k. The only variation in foreign bonds is a decline of } in Italian of 1861 and Turkish of 1865. FOUR O'CLOCK. Consols are unchanged, at 94 to 1, with div., for money, and 92i to I, ex div., for the account. The railway market is inactive, and prices geno rally are without variation. Caledonian, 751 to 764 ; Metropolitan, 112 to 4 ; South Eastern, 74i to 5 ; Brighton, 531 to 1 ; Midland, 107 to 1; London and North Western, 1151 to ; (heat Western, 53/ to 54 ; and L►ncashire and Y, rk shire, 127/ to 1281. Very few dealings are going forward in foreign bonds. Italian of 1861, 481 to 1 ; Turkish of 1865, 34,t to ; Spanish of 1867, 351 to ;%, ; Orel Vitebsk, 791 to 1 ; and Nioolai, 641 to 1. About 21,000/. in gold has been sent into the Bank, and 75,000/. withdrawn. The latter is in sovereigns, for South America. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. R.iu tea opened at 69ir. 30e. for the account, being un altered. The application for the grant of an official ( I uGla tion to the Spanish New Three per Cent. Bonds ut 1867 came yesterday before the Stock Exchange Cow mittee, who decided on adjourning the matter for a fortnight, pending the receipt of furthei informa tion with regard to the statement in regent Madrid telegrams that the Finance Minister has brought in a bill to " order that all the debts of the state that should not be converted within a given time should be declared lapsed." Explanations upon this matter will probably be invited from the head of the Spanish Financial Commission in London. The City of London has arrived from New 'fork with 35,0001. in specie. The amount of gold known to be on the way from Australia to England is 1,600,000/. In addi tion, upwards of 400,0001. is in course of transmis sion from New York to Europe, nearly the whole of which is probably destined for this country. Further large remittances from the United State, are exped. The biddings for bills on India took place yester day at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted were—to Calcutta, 31.74.000 re., and to Madras, 3.26.000 rs. The minimum price was Szed at Is. Ild. on both presidencies, and tenders at that price will receive about 48 per cent. ; those above will be allotted in full. No tenders on Bombay were invited. These results indicate some dimi nution in the demand for the means of remittance to the East, the government terms having bean fazed about I per cent, lower than on the last occasion. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 8,6451., com pared with the corresponding period of lad year; the Midland an increase of 2,4681. ; and the Great Northern a decrease of 8611. An extraordinary general meeting of the Austra lian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company (Limited) is convened for the 13th inst., to confirm the resolutions passed on the 22nd ult. The annual meeting of the Moyer Coffee Com pany (Limited) is called for the ma inst., to re ceive the directors' report and the statement of accounts. 1 4