The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

for St. Petersburg. The bill was not paid when Dad never asked Pearson to land him any money, or cr ao acceptance for his aocommodation. If anyoo• had so it was wholly untrue. Had never goo* to Pearson sod he was very hard up, and asked for the Irma of Tb.,t was wholly untrue. Did not say he wan very : i t money and must have the bankrupt's aecaptemoa Ms. Lewis—lt was aa ordinary haziness transaction ~ere respect. Had put an execution into Pearson's hut the bankruptcy stopped it. Shortly after getting • from Pearson, on the 26th April, witness seat it to Memrs. Martini, Gassiest, and Co. Did sot • ,be sent it the same night. Had not brought hia . I, o k, though he bad had notice to produce it. He . the bill came from Pearson by pant. 1 his each-book ,etipt of the bill was entered,ibut it did not show what with it, except by an entry _of 4/. for discount. a those entries was on the 28t h, the Other on the lle would now admit that he sent the bill to 1.11 on the same day as he got it from the bankrupt ; h.. certainly never said that he was short of money wanted Yearsoo's acceptance. The warrant. for the *ere nut delivered tall the 22nd of May, nearly a _ after; but Mr. Pearson could have had the wine • r if be bad wanted it. It was the usual of bounces for a wine-merchant to take bills before • ~'lveiv-orilers were banded over. Would swear that , I door that frequently. It was the course with ma n y .:Aerehauts. He would swear it was the course with s •_•.- merchants generally—not the usual course, but it frequeutly done. It was the usual mums with him at orate. The wine would have been delivered as soon as v t'earson sent for the orders. Had witness failed during •. • .JUtt, bankrupt could have got the wine, because it 'we posed to him in witness's books. Did not know • Pearson did not part with the 1601111 until September rti:e bill was due. They were ultimately sold in wit ... p:ace, and he bought them. Had no reason to doubt earsou wanted them for . exportation. •, Mr. liagley—Had the w ines base shipped there would eon no no:amity for warrants at all. • ..,ukrupt, re-examined by Mr. Lewis, deposed—l did • to buy any wine of Mr. Brodrick before giving MU. He said he particularly wanted some money, 1. to real to London that night. He came to me • 4 o'clock. said that his bankers were pressing •and that he must have en acceptanceor 20014 ' , ill was brought to me shout half-past 5 o'clock in • , rifing when I was attending a meeting, and I accepted I never agreed to take any wets of Mr. Brodriek. He fre,uently premed rite to dose, After giving him the I agreed to take the wine. He said he must the acceptance that evening as he was going to Lon. . I did not get the delivery order of the wine until the :of Mir. I received the invoice on the 27th of April. NI L lmgley—After agreeing to give the bill for 240 f., • I that he might as well let me have wise to that Int to make the transaction perfectly regular. Will •7 that nit.iplee were not sent me on the 24th of April. e were sent about a math before that. What Dr drier has sworn about not asking me to lead :limey is positively untros. It is true that I daded one of his father's veinal; and we had oorreL He had not asked me to lend him money l• • re. lout has often said that Its was by hankers, and has urged me to bay win e of emed him. : : .re done so, but it masons , the left I mean I made . by it. It is quite untrue what has been said about sine being sent to St. Petersburg. I did tell Mr. • .e that my bills were not accommodation bills, and that no pertain in my steamers. I have no distinct :i v -,.brance of stating that Briggs's bills were Aramaic.- , . . .,n paper, but it is just possible I may have • so. as I considered that Briggs was fully ,rod. He declined to register the intereolonial .•, became he thought there might be a farther call :osta of the shares was about 13,00 W., bat we both ..:lured them worth 20,000 k, as the company had paid a ...end of 71 per cent. At one time Briggs held security 7 :I.e ..r.tount of 33,C101. It warn Mae that I had no part, my steam-yawls, except as to 3 out of T. E. obasou, a clerk of the bankrupt's, was sea - nrl to show that the bill was given to Brodrlck on a ••• tualav evening, and that the delivery orders were not :rreireci toll the 22nd of May. Mr. Er.ktric?c., recalled, stated that the body of the bill v it) his son s handwriting. 1 . !.o further bearing was then adjourned, his Hooper 4r, iog that the case was a very painful one—two persons a respectable position having directly called (lad to wit. to -s to a state of fact, in direct opposition. He natively t-ivinbered a case where the was such a direct con tra 11:tion. .111 ourned to the sth of March. (Before Mr. Commissioner Bolroyd.) IN RI tevocrwr. The bankrupt was a grocer, of Bedford-street, Covent i.-,rarn. The case has been before the court nearly 4 years, .11 , 1 the bankrupt now applied fora certtficate cooler the old act. Mr. Sergood opposed ; Yr. lletrrough supported. The rbuge agaiust the bankrupt was that be had lost money by •• time tamales "is Torkish Buds. His Honour held that this was not such a description of security as wu contem rlated by the petal clauses of the act of 1649, and granted the certificate. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLE,BXE_NWELL. cossicnos OF ♦ PAWNBROKER FOR TAXING ILLIOAL InICUST. Mr. John GrePla, carrying on business at No. 3, Oisu'don-street, Somers-town, as a pawnbroker, was charged before Mr. VEyeeourt. on the information of James Fox, of 5, Martin's-row, High-street, Peckham, as follows : " For that you, on the Bth of February, 1864, being a person exercising the business of a pawnbroker in the ranch of St. Pancras, did unlawfully receive and take of and from the said James Fox, offering to redeem certain articles, to wit--one stuff gown and ass velvet cape, before then pledged with you, ot he r and greater interest for the sum lent on =eh gown sod tape than is a:lowed by law, colitraryto the statute." Mr. D'Eyncourt, after bearing the evidence, said it was clear that the manager bad charged too mach, and he must fine him. He might have thought it waa a mistake had he been swine se to the practice of the shop. The manager did sot like to be sworn as to the practice, bat had be on oath said that be bad made a mistake be might bays taken that into his consideration. The witness bad stated that it was not the practice to take more than 'helm's' interne, but be could not help doubting that. Had be thought it cal as accident he might Dot have fi end at all, but he wee maid that it was not as widest. He did not wish the manager to le swore without he pleased. The manager said he would be rworn, and be then said— It is our custom sad practice to charge 20 par cent. We usually charge eld. for the loan of Se. for 'even months. He could not my that he bad not charged more. Mr. D'Eynoourt said he should now only inflict a fine of 20s. and 7s. coda, and had he thought it a regular practice he should have fined him 10/. If such a ass@ came under his notice again he should be more KRIM WORSHIP-STREET. EVADMO PAYMENT OF ♦ RAILWAY FARM Harris wax charged Wore Mr. Cooke with the following freed epee the directors of the Great Easters Hallway Company. Superintimt Kent, who es attached to the line of rail in question, stated that on the previous evening, from some thing told to him, he directed the prisoner to be taken into custody for evading payment of his fare from Chelmsford. The prisoner was quite sober, and offered the money then, at the same time admitting that he was well aware he had dope wrong—an observation quite none. misery, u he was well keens to the servants of the com pany from tbe fact of his frequently travelling on the line. How often a similar fraud had been committed it was there fore quit* impresible to coojeenne, more partienlarly the method exercised in carrying it oat was novel and very likely to be sneettedul. James Stacey, a police-constable in the employ of the ttomparr, was then sworn. He deposed that while retuning to London in a snood-class carriage of she &45 p.m. train from Norwich, and being in private clothes at the time, prisoner, who was in the same compartment, got under one of the seats of the carriage soon after the Ilford station had been paned. Witness immediately surmised that the set was purpoerd for avoiding payment of the fare or delivering the ticket, and eoneequeetly permitted him to remained there enscoesed unnoticed. On arriving at Strat ford the tickets were as usual collected, prisoner escaped notice as a pameoger an be lay in his coecealinent and strangely enough other persona is the compartment whose legs prevented his from being seen took no notice of it or mentioned the circumstances to the collector. On wiring at the Shoredikh station prisoner alighted and was leaving the platform, when wittier charged him with the fraud. He said that he had not any ticket. wan worY.warY for bit misconduct, and offered to pay te, lOd., the mooed clan fare. Runner, who described himself as a general disbar in Rosodsditch, received a savers reprimand from the magis trate. and paid ► fiso of IA., in lien of being imprisoned for 11 days,. Tug PREVALENCI or CHILD MCILDER.—An in quiry was held by M r . Humphreys, coroner, at the Grave Maurice T avern, gt. Leopard i-read, Bromley, last night, ten-bloc the death of a child foetid in spaniel on the North London Railway. Police-constable Lovett, 34S K. said that on Mooday afternoon the deceased child was found ender some metals piled on an embankment of the North London Railway at Devon's-road, Bromley. The body was in a brown paper parcel. To reader it FumPtct and " shapely" the body deface being pieced in the paper had been forcibly bound or bandaged round with • quantity of slate-coloured gown lining. The parcel could not have been long on the railway ad he had therefore some hopes of discovering the parents. Re had already discovered the parentarin three similar eases. br. Germs. said that the deceased wee a fine female child. It had lived, but be could not say whether the death bed been mind by violence or not. Verdi*, "Found deed oa the North London Railway, but whether death was caused linlfully or not, there was as evidence to peeve." A similar Inquiry was held by Mr. Humphrey+, at Poplar, touching the death of a very tee full grown female arid, found totting naked down the Themes pest Dreintia's iron-yard, Yillwall on Roeder &Stamen. Owisg to its staled de composition Dr. Ride was unable to state the eau . of death. Verdict," Found dead in the Thames." Wheat. B‘riey. hall DIM. Flow% Rue& and Scotch' q 9 1 1 .0 ar to To b I r e 4o l Foreign 7790 12110 2330 0404 ATY I 8700 13070 19..:0 . T 4740 900 4390 LIVERPOOL COTTON & CORN MARKETS. 1111111 DAI.) (sr =Ammo AND nrrizzurioNAL rural (raoN oes OWN coßaserwromer.) Corrod quiet bat steady. Sales probably :I,CNO or s,cn balea. Coal.—The market is fairly attended. Moderate !bald ness in wheat, at Tuesday'? rates. in slow demand ; quotations quite nominal Indian corn steady ; mixed, 295. Egyptian beams, oats, and oatmeal dull and =changed. MINCING LANK—(THIS DAY.) Boos.—Then castings, to be only a limited demand, and the few transactions reported barely support previous prioes. Refined is also dull of sale at former rates. Oorru.—For plantation Ceylon of good quality there is an active donned at extreme rates ; other sorts are steady. Tue.—The public sales have gone off with rather more firmness at previous view ; new black leaf Congou at Is. sd. Rim—About 2,03 begs of white Bengal sold at 10a. 6d. to 10a. 9d. FRUIT.—A limited business is doing in most descriptions, at previous prises. Ring.—Basiocas has been transacted in parcels in second. heads at prioss in favour of les/ers. SALTPITIM CORtinital dull of Nile. COCHIPIAL—Sins the public sales about 100 bags have been disposed of at full prices. Oorrom—The market is quiet, but needy ; yesterday the ease mess about 1,500 balm. Remr.—Madill is firm, but no further sales are reported. EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1964. SHAER 14187'8.-(THIS DAY.) Two olhooz. The transactions in the railway market to-day are upon a limited Kale, and prices generally ex.Mbit • no alteration, compared with those current at 4 o'clock yesterday. London and North Western stook is now quoted 1104 to 111 ; Great Western, 85 to ; Midland, LM to 131; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 111 to ; Caledonian 121 to 4 ; South Eastern, 954 to 96e ; Great Eastern, 494 to 50; Great Northern, 104 to 1304 ; London and South Western, 100 to 101; and Metropolitan, 1044 to 1054. The dealings in foreign railway shares have been very moderate, and quotations are without change. Indian and Canadian lines are steady. 100 all Atlantic& St LIII•Telle• SO Ilt. 100 HouLlior.ll.7.ln.g.bp.e. 10 f 0 . 11 Do. New 110 , 71 Do. 1 Shams 101 10 Buffalo & Lake Boni sll % 10 Do. Preforms 100 'OO Butt, Brant.* Goderiabl 1 ... 1 ,op.c. M ' Aug.t 6 1372 —. 1111 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871' I'o 100 Do. do. Jana 1, 1/17: ft 1 . 1 100 1 041.& 9.Ematera We. g. 100 St 1100 .CDs T. If DockGp. e. 19 100 WI Demerara,7 p.c.par.344 90. 11 30 8446 Bono' gu. 5 do 1 , 105 81. 100 East Indian gu. 6 do 1 ' 1 10 15 I Do. 3 I:tension 1 20 ' 15 Do. H do 39 100 Grand Trunk of Caudal 100 1 all ' Do. Li Heel. Bonds 7l 100 ' all Do. do. deferred; 5$ 10e lau 1 Do. fad pref. Bonds O3 100 1 all Do. do. deferred' 60 100 • mll I Do. ird prof. Mock ; 49 100 , all Do. uo. deferred! 38 100 1 alll Do. {49 prof. Mock .., 10 100 IMI Do. do. deferred 11 Ss. 'OO ;Groat Indian Pentsou 103 V ' 12 1 Do. E. 5 par coot. 10 112 Do. January. UM St. 'OO IGO S. of India 4. sp. et I 84. 100 IDo 41 par eta ' ft. 1 1 Do n 1:1,... Wr i trn of Caudal I 4 100 •111 D 0.40.4. Wm. pay. Wei 92 1110 1 all Dab} do. do. 18774 96 10 I 2 Didion Branch. Una par (10 , 1 Do. New .... . _ . 81. 'lOO Madras soar. 6 P. cool' 1021 56 1 15 S Do. do. 41 do 1 86 94. 100 Do. do. 4+ do.—, 99 90 1 1 1 Do. llftk Km:anion 8l 1100 ,11.415. Corp. 6 per c. DP— -60 1 all Yak and Hobson's flay; U 10 I all l l7.ltran.* °melt A & 11,1 3 36 'lOO N.1.0fCan.09.4.144.9.1 U 86 'lOO 844346 1113. 5 For rola . 101 1 ft 1100 i Do. 11.1111 uo. , 1 101 11 Do. do. do. , 96 ,140 ; Do. Punjaub do : 1 U. ;100, Do. Indus 9t. Plot. do ' 97 JOINT 'roc' 4 I I°3 I 1041 MI lii al pm ze! fug-i 1. 441 104 104 Igo 103 i 1 VD i .1E BAIIILS. ten IN _ MI i ion i - 7021 Na I 814. 1 BAN 44. IPd 1 CL priamkt Balm 20,000 liar Agra anti U. Bar. Bank 6O • 126 130 20.000 I - 100 AillanoeLonALlverpoel 26 1 22 23 pm 471 7 10,00 100 Do. New 1 10 ft 23 pm - MAO 20 Anglo Austrian I I 1 dis pM I - 2'1,600 40 Auatraissia all I 76 71 751 7,600 40 Do. New - 10.000 26 Bank ME= an MI 161 id 261 6 id 5000 100 Bank of - 2d,400 so Bank of Maio altaltedl, 3 par 4.1 1711 3 4 10,000 100 Bank of Queensland 110' 1 5 11 Of dis - 20,000 50 BanLotVintorhs,Amtrka 26 41 43 I - 6,000 100 Bank of Wales (Um.) - 40,000 10 Bank of New Znaland -I G 11 r - MOM 50 BratillandtPortamees(L 6 2 pm - 15000 SO brit. & Maerican Irma, 1.. 1 pm 19/ 10.000 60 British N. A 01414011 , all ad 60 - 1',500 20 Lhar.Bk. Brit. Colombia' 10 14 lipas 114 58200 20 C. Bk. India,Ana, China all 66 47 46 7,000 10 ! Do. New 'IS - - 311 110,000 25 Chrtrd- M. of India, Am all es 72 - 5,000 100 OM . ! Do. New - - - 20,000100 Cabala 900,000 10 Coasolidated Bank (L ) 4 411 Sims 10/ 4 6,000'00 Continental 'Li lO 1 1 dl, - 10,000 100 English and Irish Ma )15 3 2 dial - 25.000 24 Log 9 cot.RAasl.omild all 211 !z1 - 40, 0 00 60 English and Swed.sk CL s I 11ps. - 40 000 53 European BankcUmited 10 Id's par - 10,060100 liindinn.Chload J uLp . 11.1 26 6 6 MI 10,000 1% . I.4nperial Bank, 10 a opa as 135,000 20 ,imperial Ottoman , 10 94 84pen 131 4 100,000 20 Land Mort. Bk. India (L) , 2 I 2pm 4 10,000 100 London Bank of Seel. (LI II 1 0/24, - 10,000 100 London and Bradian .' ‘ l .O I To so sou - et/L 8.050 'OO Lon.B.AynnP/Moi„1.1 41 SlO pm - MOO IS . Do. do. New ll 2 21pna 61 0,200 100 Lan, Mr.. & 8.9007. IL)! 17 6 3dß - 10,000 20 Lon. Ch. Bank of Austri.! Ml 26 27 - 10,000 103 London sod Colonial 11 ' II 3l 21dis rid & m 30.000 50 Loudon and County." 1 SS 1411 40 iddanl 11454 001 6,000 100 Loa. Hambi.Conii.(l)l II I par Ipnt - 00,000 50 London Joint Stock 1 10 I 37 39 261 0 10,1101 MO Lon. and Northern (14 11 16 1 1.114 e psi Ike 144 KOOS 10 Loudon& Boa* Atrlems' 01 27 15 - 0,010 M Do. Do. New a" IS 27 , - 10.000'00 Londond&AiserboaML 7 1 1 pm, 9 4000 ICO Lon. et S. Weak% (Um. .1 Is ts; - 50,000 10" Lon. & Westininstar ~ SO 79 50 1 80 79 601 10,000 100 Merchant LtankUm.) ; TS 31 4 pm+ 111 1 L I 29,000 60 Mercantile a Stchan:L. 10 St pa 16 10.000 100 Metro.* Prov. Bank (L. , 44 6 ion 26 1 5 6.000 100 Midland Bark 11.4%) - 10,000 100 'National of pi ped( 10 pm - 10,000 100 N. Pro. of - - - 1 1 0001 10 0 D D ew 1 15 1 - - - , Do. do. - - - MOSS 69 National Bank so - - 116,000 20 New Sank Wales I all SO 52 , - SAM 11111 New Zealand ;United' 10 2 1 dk - 10,400 25 Oriental Bank Corporal alli 414 SS 1 061 20,000 100 Prorinc. of !rebind . „ 26 90 52 191 Me 26,000 20 &tilde, Pant,* Delhi (L: 1 1 14 21pm1 71 17 12,500 10 Do. New - 10.000 BS Both Australia 1 all 30 61 I 1101 1 10 OM 100 Aland. of B. S. Afrim 4,460 MO ! Do. do. ll5 13 II pat' - 20,000 25 Union of Australia_ ' 4411 15 54 ' 644 10,090 100 Union of Ireland (Um ) it 1 I 1 dis - 10.000, 00 Union of London ILS 1 611 MI 1 411 SI 31 DEBENTI7I62 ISTOCICIL So. 1 si. 1 arum. IPd ICI. prices. 4 %les. 492. 01 4 fn. 411 Sta. 4 p.c. Mar. dt.1109 03 IA - 1055315 94. 41.511114.,4p.aJa5.41 100 fld 100 - 610.0m1 M. o.Watm-W.M. -. M., p. et., Jaw d July l5O 100 102 - 41500015 k InfactYk.4p.c.Jaatilp 00 26 100 - 6950000 In. 114410.4.4p.e. 100 07 IS - 102822J' at. &N.W.4o.e.Jam4U 40 94 100 - MOO 56. Do. Se p.s.Jaa.lJ 00 116 57 - 195730 1 55 45.5.W.,4p.e.Jan.tJ 100 94 100 - .... I 14. 1•641,46 sJaa.da GO SS 100 -4 .... IM. N. British. R. r. ac D. li. It p. et., re). a Aag... 100 110 ad - /11,431 51. 17.Diten._ ,46.e.JMA.7.1 15 97 .4. ....400 SeetateApeetApebeee - - - 111,000 1 110,0001 15 'Australia 20,000, 116 Anstratiant i tt a a 47,006 10 I BertlaWsierutelm 20,000 6 Bombay Oesi ( I 6,000 60 Banal American Laid 1, 666,760 L 84. & I. oat Tel. 11,600, 20 'Bath& Indian Tea (L)I 8,915' 81i 'Canada Company 60,000 10 'CanadianLoom&lnr,L) *OOO 20 t Ceylon 00,000 10 Oom. ot ° 2=er.(l.l 60,000, 60 ConunerdalCialon(lia 10,000! 60 t Consolidated Din (L 40,000,100 ,Contract,Corporatlonl 12,0001 15 'Copll.l=re2.7ip.6l 100902511 K 160,8201. Bt. I C r l Yrefereace 977,000&, at I Di lLo z == ce t. Deb ! 10.000 100 (/,, 60.000, 20 I L India Ent. & Canal 100.000 20 EgyptianCoinAt ltd.(L 879,971& llt 'Electric Telegraph I 70,000! 11 Ent. and Am. Copper ' 191,0901 90 .G. 'Ueda& Yin.ofLota(L 20,000 16 Gen. Mess Navigation 100,000 93 'Hudson's Bed 150,000! 20 Interest Ythan.Soc. 60,000, 20 .Itananlrrlg. Tan. Cm. I 10000001'100 Do. ap. e. Ws. F. 1 40,000' 26 . Jantatochlaseosintkil 10.000 26 , Lono.aedealedon.h..(Li 12,0001 6 .Lood.District Teleg.(L 93,000, 60 Lind. rime. Aro. (LI, 175,000. 4 Lon& 0. Omnibus C. (L ; 60.000 10 Lond.Provincialtfarfte 60.000 20 • Madnia Inlet et Car 11 11,600 10 illanr(tens Ludo**. ff.) 11,00 10 Maths. Maids. Tel. iLli I 20.000, 60 Yerom.Creditteso.(L), 1 ,900 10 , NASAL Laud& CoL C (L), 60,000 26 National Dia Com. X., 10,000 100 National Steam Nat. , 6.000 10 'Nerbodda Coal & L (LP 0.000 20 I Do. New 180,676 1 N. Rritish Austral*. IL )1 40,000 2 N.Br,t. &Marian. le.(L 40,000 15 ,Ocean Marine Inman) 10,000 10 :Oriental Commerzial(L 100 000 1 'Oriental Oaa (Limited)' 60,000 1 1 ' Do. New 40,006 10 Orient.lidand 6teaslL ) 10,0001 6 Ottoman Ors (Ihmited 000,0001 61. .Peelll.lv.land&Min.(L), 20,000 50 Peninsular A 0. Steam, 50 000 60 I Do. New 10,000 10,000 ti.7sv Ithymeney Iron ' Do. New Ina J. City lisprov. (L Ditto dub f5:41166 M),/1401.. 31%00id I%ooo' aor:i»allSalua Scottish Aust. Inv. (L ). .Soc. Floau.(lT4yp.e( 9. Aflicsa N. a In. 14,t00 IEO,OOOI. •S•outh Australian Lind Submarine Telegraph 1 .... D0. scrip 160:000 % 12500 10 60,000 20 30,noci 50,000 20 2.5 000 10 ' 10 10.000 20 &JAW 60 llamas& 10. (L, Tout drAgeocyo(Aua. L 1 ,T. d L Co. of U. Oinalal Crated R. Tag On. (L) ['Myers. Marine Inc ), ' Upper Assen t Tes(L' sm. ) I IF SO - a • • pa • if '2 Va el f 3 fe w. i/. e, idU Dar 4Pal ,inn Dienbau'a Land... Weatlndla&PacitleS L. 22 24 U U 112 112 112 -- i - *Ro ti} 0 dil l 1l I 10M 1 , II fba zd I 2 171 1 8 7 7i pm 6 Bths M el 11 llps .%Pml ,11 1I pmad ti 21 I Ipoi rcti 1 . syml 11 44 rim- Si 11P 711 711 par r 1 1 pea "r i 20 • 21 13 14pm rd 1 2 4 pal 1 1h 1 2 124 a i Om 42 42 17 79 1 17 lfl la l o c i tie IPCO 85 87 138 143 3111 l - Fiji; I 1 i Pra 31 39 id 46 66 I 6 Pea f f Lip.",' l Par * Inn p apm 14 17 10 11 10 Ti 1 . Id II 78 87+16 1 12 iii 1 188 — ) 18 I ei a I let xn tek i 14 3 id 21 ) 12k Itizn sd PREFERENCE SHARE& Great Northern 5 per wet., 116. Great Western. original 5 per mot. redeem. pref. 103. London and Brighton 5 per cent. guareateed stook, No. I, 102} ex div. Midland Consolidated 6 per cent. stock, 135}. FOREIGN RAILWAY& - Antwerp and Rotterdam. 91. Bahia and Sea Freacmoo (Lim.) gear. 7 per Nat., 17. MONEY MARKET.-(711.18 DAY.) Two o'Cwcx. The stock markets to-day are quieter, and within the last hour realisations have been pressed, causing in some instances a reaction in prices. The funds have declined i per cent. As regards foreign stocks the principal movement is a partial relapse in Mexican. Home railway securities are com paratively steady. Consols are now quoted 911 to for money, and 911 to 4 for the account (March 8). The official business report is as follows :—Tbree per Cent. Con sols, for money, 914, 4,1, ; ditto for account, 914, 1; Three per Cents. Reduced, 914, 1, ; New Three per Cents., 914, t, 1 ; Annuities, 1886, 14 15-16 ; R 4 d Sea Telegraph, 201 ; Bank Stock, 237 ; India Stock, 219; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1044, 101 ; ditto for account, 1044 ; ditto Bonds, 95., 2s. dia. ; end Exchequer Bills, 75., 25., L. dia. Mexican Bonds are more offered, at their ad vanced prices, and have accordingly fallen a per cent., being now quoted 41 to 1. Turkish COllBO - on the other hand. are 1 higher than yesterday, at 491 to 501. Greek Bonds, after im proving, have returned to yesterday's final quotation of 231 to 24. Other foreign stocks have not moved much. Transactions are recorded as follows:—Brazi- Han, 1863, 861, 87 ; ditto scrip, 1 die. ;Egyptian, 104 ; Greek, for account, 241, 24, 1, 231, 241 ; ditto Coupons, for account, 11k, 1, 11 ; Mexican, for account, 42, 411, 421, 41/, 1,1, 11, ; New Granada, 141; ditto De ferred, 91; Portuguese, 1856, &c., 471; Russian, 1859, 56 ; ditto 1862, 89, ; Sardi nian, for account, 831 ; Spanish, for account, 521; ditto New Deferred, for account, 48 ; ditto Passive, for account, 3/11, 1,1, 331 ; ditto Certificates, for account, 141, j, 14, f, 13/ ; Turkish 1858, for account, 711 ; ditto 1862, for account, 69 ; ditto 100/. Bonds, 691. International Financial shares are now quoted if to prem.; General Credit, 3-1 to a prem.; London Financial, 10/ to 111, ex div. and ex new ; Hudson's Bay, 18 to 1 ; Egyptian Trading, 2/ to prem. ; Credit Foncier, 1 to 11 prem. ; and British Colonial Steamship, 1 to 2 prem. The gold operations at the Bank yesterday cow ' prised the purchase of 16,0001. and the withdrawal of 12,0001. for Alexandria. The Ripon, from Alexandria, has brought 42,8931. in specie. The market fur bar silver remains exceedingly dull, at be. Ifd. per ounce. The supply in London, exclusive of the amount just received by the steamer Seine, is considerable, and buyers are by no mews anxious to operate in the face of the late decline in the Indian exchanges. A report is current, however, that the Secretary of State for India intends still further to reduce the monthly drawing of bills on the three presidencies, and in this case some degree of firmness would be imparted to the silver market. The dividends on Scottish North Eastern Rail way stock will be proposed m follows, viz.:— Aberdeen stock, 1 per cent. per annum, against ; and Scottish Midland 41 against the same rate. The report of the directors of the North Devon Railway and Dock Company, to be submitted on the 24th instant, recommends the payment of a dividend, free of income tax, at the rate of 36e. per cent. per annum on the Ordinary Stock ;18a. percent. per annum on the A stock, and 725. per cent. per annum on the B stock, leaving a balance of 14/. 4e. sd. to be carried forward. The port of London being totally unprovided with steam communication with Canada, and being there fore entirely dependent on the steam lines working rid Liverpool and Glasgow—a route which imposes on London shippers much inconvenience and addi tional expense—a number of London merchants and dry goods houses have combined to organise • British Colonial Steamship Company (Limited), with a capital of 250,0001., in 5,000 shares of 501. each. This company will establish a regular lino of steamships between Montreal and Quebec and the Unit td Kingdom, particularly London, and will also accommodate the trade of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, as occasion may offer. It is not intended to apply for any postal subsidy, as the company does not wish to subject itself to government control. The I import and export trade of Montreal has nearly doubled in the space of seven years. The direction is highly respectable, comprising the un dermentioned names, viz.: Mr. Robert Brooks, M.P., Mr. Robert Gillespie (of Mears. Gillespie', Moffatt, and Co.), Captain Henry Carr Glyn, RN., Mr. Eden Colvile (Director of the Hudson's Bay Company, and of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company), Mr. John Temperley (of Messrs. Tem perleys, Carter, and Darke), and Mr. John Walter Douglas. The brokers are Molars. Seymour and Co. One thousand shares are reserved for sub scribers in the colonies. The undermentioned gentlemen have joined the direction of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, viz : bloom. Xenophon Haiti, J. G. Homers, and Michael Zarifi. The North Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 4,0181. over last year; the Midland an increase of 3,8471. ; the Lanca shire and Yorkshire an increase of 3,5071. ; and the Manchester, She ffi eld, and Linoolnabi re an increase of 1,2251. At the meeting of the Berlin Waterworks Com pany, held yesterday, the amount available for dis tribution was stated at 9,8381., out of which a dividend of 4s. per share, fres of income-tax, was declared, leaving 5361. at the credit of revenue account. The undertaking continues to make satis factory program. At the annual meeting of the Scottish Provident Institution on Wednesday it was stated that the new business completed in 1863 consisted of 880 pro posals for sums amounting to 455,4931. The pre miums on these amounted to 17.100 L, of which 3,1071. was received in "single" payments. A further sum of 3,5281. was received to purchase of annuities. The claims of the year, with bonus additions, amounted to 59,650/. ; the gross receipts of the year to 163,122/.; the assurances subsiding to 4,479,4021. ; and the realised fund, accumulated entirely from the premiums received, to 938,9621. The annual meeting of the London General Omnibus Company (Limited) is called for the 16th March, when a dividend is to be declared. It is announced that the share list of the British and Californian Bank will be closed for Londou to morrow, the 20th, and for the ()pantry on Monday, tie 22nd inst. The directors have notified that they will not require the 30s. i per share on allot ment before the 21. 10a. per share s due, and that the whole 41. will have to be paid in oue sum by the 11th March. We are informed that the applica tions are already largely in excess of the number of shares to be allotted. - - _ - Arrangements have been made by "the South Eastern Banking Company," introduced a few days since by the London Financial Association, to take over the business of the " West Surrey Bank" and its branches, as mentioned in the prospectus. Captain Mangles has joined the board of directors, and the services of Mr. S. G. Finney, who for 28 years has managed the business of the West Surrey Bank, are to be retained in the same capacity. Annexed is a copy of the circular which has been issued by Messrs. Mangles, of the West Surrey Bank : tbst poblie opinioa his takes a strong We is favour of joist stock basks, we hers rewired to sees/ sa admistageous offer which hes bees made to us to salt. the West Emmy Book with the Beath &ekes Smiths( Company (Limited), which hes remedy bore brought before the pablie by the Landes Piesseial Assooistkis. As our Mr. Merles Wangles bee Milted the direatios of the South Easters Deakin Compaq, we mepeetfuliv soli it sa is. Session to that estsblisbusest of the maddest(' sad support for which en heartily thask you : sad it would greatly add to our eatisfsetioa if you should thick proper to }eta as is assiathsg as to mooed as isetitatios of mesa st which N eat/dais so doubt. A prospectus of the Beath Easters &adds. Campsey (Limited) is enclosed, sod applialloas 3 for shares evil be received at all our bvsaehea—We ressaik yours faithfully MAIIGLIB BILOTHIRL Guildford, Fib. IL The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, Feb. 17, compared with that fee the previous week, snows the following changes : Circulation irate Circulation active 20,147,980 Decreeme 13,940 Public deposit. 7,079,789 Decease. 174,893 Gdier deposit. Government mantles in banking department 11,124,584 No change Otberseourities in banking department Coin and bullion in both _ _ departments Seven day and other bills StS.l92 Increase 1,999 ma Rost 3,579,846 Increase Z 9,079 Notes in reserve 1'13,880 Total reserve (notes It coin in tanking department) . 8,085,655 Increase 125,301 The private securities have somewhat inenssed, and the government deposits have likewise fallen but, as the private deposits have increased as much as 423,9301., there is an addition of 125,3041. to the reserve, which now stands at the satisfactory total of 8,085 ; 655/. The movement in the coin and bullion, though not of large amount, is likewise in a favourable direction. BANE OP 10TOLAND.—Aa Aa etsd sth Vie., A AA for the week 1184. i_az Dif4 Notes Issued L.:7.L13,12.5 £t7,513.115 ' I DA/11110 DI P►opNaLmY Capital aIIXI,OOO Rest Public Deposita an eluding tlicbaq, Buy. Banks, .9°m: mount purenent to the Aet 7th ending= Wednesday. Feb. 17. Govenaent debt C 11,014106 Other secarltles 3,43{.1+•6 Oold osla sad bat hos LZ.7,613,126 PAW . Government efts- o — i — RTaic;o — a bead welsh!. Am enity) Other SeeurtMei 1w,h604744 soles Gold . aad Sam Aorta) 7,079,753 Other Deposits l3,5^G, 156 Neves day and other dtlh 145,19.2 C n ---- t3:1,0 4 3t1,9811 Feb. 111. 1844. 7 20 .3 1 . MARSHALL. Cblel .....Aurr. THUIISDAY ETINDIG. Consols, which closed yesterday at 911 t, g for the Bth March, were first marked to-day 91g, and closed at 911 to 1. For money the last price was 911. The official business report is as follows; —Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91, 1 ., 91, j, 1 ; ditto for account, 911, 1, , ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 91, ; New - Three per Cents., 91, j, 1 ; Bank Stock, 239 ; India Fire per Cent. Stock, 104/, 103 k, 104, 1; ditto for account, 1041 ; ditto Four per Cent., 100 ; ditto Bonds, 10s. dia., par. The India Fire per Cent. Stock was again in quired for. India Bonds were dealt in at IN. die. to par. Exchequer Bills were firm, at Be. to 3s. dis. A demand has sprung up to-day for Colonial government debentures, and an advance has takes place in Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Mauritius, New Zealand, South Australia, and Victoria. The demand for bank shares continues, and a fresh rise has taken place to-day in Imperial, Lon don and Westminster, Metropolitan and Provin cial, Oriental, National Bank of Liverpool, and Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. Imperial Ottoman Bank shares have likewise risen this afternoon to to 4 prem. English and Irish banks have re ceded. Commercial Union Insurance shares have improved to 64 to prem. Hudson's Bay shares were in active demand, and rose 174. fkL, leaving off at 17& to 184, or 2 discount. This movement involves an increase of nearly 17,0001. in the investment of the International Financial Society ou this company's shares. An improve ment also occurred in Joint-stock Discount, London and Provincial Marine, London and Cale donian Marine, Royal Mail Steam, Oriental Inland Steam, and Trust and Agency of Australasia. Thames and Mersey Marine shares were flat. Ecyptian Trading were firm at 21 to 24 prem. Victoria, Dock stock was heavy. The shares of the financial companies were again in request to-day. International have risen to 7# to prem. General Credit were last quoted 3i to 3f pram., but rose after the recognised hours to a 3 to 3 1 ex div. London Financial were fi rmer, at 11 to ji prem., ex div. and ex the new shares ; Mercantile Credit at 5 to 8 prem. The shares of the Credit Fonder of Mauritius were last quoted 4to 4 prem. ; Land Securities Company, 14 to 2 prem. ; Anglo-Italian Bank, f to # pram.; Mercantile Credit, 5 to 8 prem. ; Con tract Corporation, 14 to 2 pram. ; Credit Fonder (Great Britain), lf to If prem. ; London Mercan tile Discount, 2 to 2} prem. ; Australian and Eastern Navigation, Of to 7 prem. ; Ottoman Financial Association, 4 to 4 prem. ; Consoli dated Discount, 1 dia. to par ; Mexican Bank, 11 to 13 prem. ; Littlebamptou Steam, 6 to 4 prem. ; Financial Corporation, 1 to lf prem.; Wallachisa Petroleum, 4 to 1 prem. ; London Gas Meter, to 14 prem. ; and Buenos Ayres Bonded Wharf, f to 1 prom. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS MA MC-LANK-4TM DAT.) The show of bomogrown wheat is oar market toolay was very moderate, sad most of the samples were in raid & °militia". The &tallithim* of buyers wan small, and the demand for both red end whits qualities was in a slag gish sir* at about Monday's currency. The show of foreign wheat was seasonably good. Se lected samples commanded fall prices ; but the inquiry km them was by no means active. Low sad damp pars were very dull, and the quotation were almost nominal. In floating cargoes off Falmouth and Queenstown, the tranmotioos were on a very moderate scale, at about pre 'ions rates. The supply of both English and foreign barley was good. Malting parcels moved off somewhat freely, at full prices. in other kinds very little was doing, at barely late rates. Malt, the show of which was moderate, changed hands to a fair @stint on former terms. There was a fair sale for at fell prices. The 'apply was limited, though equal to the demand. In beans very little was pawing ; nevertheless, no quo table change took place in prices. The sale for peas was heavy, at barely previous rates. Moat kinds of flour were dull, but not cheaper. The demand for seeds was in a sluggish state, compared with some previous weeks. In cakes veiy little was doing. C LIAR ENt PRIM. 1111013311. Per Qr. wimaT. L L raga; Lent, rid 1864 40 to 43 Ditto, 1883.. 19 to 43 „ Ditto,whlto'62 40 to 47 Dit 1863. 42 to 49 NO;foik and LincOiii rod UM 4O to 43 „ Ditto 1&Z knit: linking 27 to 30 arindl o f t 23 to 26 Per Qr. I. a. Icotels. feed OM. 19 to IS potato 2l to 25 Lriaa, welt* „ oNick Bums. Yampa 2ll 16 31 SI Tick le to Harrow Ptitima 36 to 42 PV! __ ILA tr. lass; Norfolk, sod Suffolk SO to 66 Kingston sud Ware 64 to 66 Brown G" ". 30 to 31 Napo 35 to 38 White . 30 to as !LOVIL Town made: Treiien , 1 - - IliaT ---. '-- 17 to 40 tioutolv , 4 36 to 36 Coutry Nor ,n olk and Suffolk, a Alp 27 10 30 Per Qr. 01111. 1. I. Donlab wad Bwedlolt 18 to 21 Madan _ 18 to 21 Dant* Ilz&n P 149. A(ayk Bo:lrs ... to 14 ... 29 to 31 . ft to 36 .. 33 to 37 11CDIAA Cmar. White ft to n Yollow _ FLOOR. French. per aack tt to 37 SPanisb. .... 34 to 87 Ameertn, per Mi... 19 to 37 Canadian. .. 19 to le INTO LONDON. BY WATTS FEW 19. • NCLIINIVIL Am' Now $2 So ZS OATS. lase* feed lB to 73 „ potato lf So 26 rO.ll Pee Qr. WEZAT. S. I. Dantdo sad Komp berg 67 to 56 Rostock & Morldos N 0 3 48 42 to 46 &maim, hard 38 to 44 loft Amehosa. rod .. 42 to 66 white 42 to 50 B6aurr. _ _ Grinding 22 to 24 DLittWag Malt*/ Data. 1 :oolr l7 to *t ~ feed •3RIVAEB AV GRAIN, &C., I CARRIAGE. FROM FEB. 13 TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) . - The raarks4 is quiet at the amazed pr ices :—Town tallow, 40a. 6d. ; Petembarg Y.O. oat the spot, 40a. 6d. ; March, 40s. 3d. ; April to June, 40a. 9d. to 40s. 6d. , October to December, 43e. to 43a. 3d. HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) LtADINBU.4-11kles : Prier ; Nibs. to 64165.. 21d. to 3d. ; 64th.. to 72b5., 3d. to o sit. ; 7 , 11b5. to 80th.., 3d. to ; 80th.. to %Ms., 3 to 4d. ; %lbs. to %lbs., 30. to 4fd. ; 96Ihi, to 1 4d. to 4jd. Horse hides, 9s. 6d. to 10s. 6d. Call skins, light, 2s. 6d. to 4s. full, 7s. BERMONDISET.—Sbeep skins, polled, 10s. to 14s. ; Beats and half heeds, 9s. Od. tolls. Od. ; downs, 7s. Od. to 9s. 6d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs Pattendes and Smith report the demand for con sumption steady at Arm prices, and stores were never is e more reduced date then at this period. THZ L.•TZ ENG•GRIIMPT IN NZW ZIL&L•HD.— The London Gazelc of this evening states the casualties in the capture of the native fort at Ran gariri as follows :—Officere killed, 2; wounded, 13. Men killed, 37; wounded, S 0; making • total in killed and wounded of 1311 The despatches of Lieutenant- General Cameron, in chief command of the Queen's troops, are also published. Tim NEw Gam)! Acv.—A case illustrative of the working of the New Game Act came before Mr. Woriledge ' and • jury, at the Mildeaball County Court, • few days ago, in the feria of an victim for damages by Richard Hunt, • warmer . against George Payee, • constable in the West Suffolk pollee, far unlawfully searching his cart and seizing , • sack a hare, and • rabbit. The damages were laid at 5/. , 1 The plaintiff deposed that be hired some land to kill rab ' bits on ; that he bad been to inspects his traps ; that the hare in question got into one of them. and he intended to take it on the following morning to the coarser of the lead. He had been upon no land except that which he had hired. ' and oe the defendant stepping his horse he at ones told bins that be bad a hare in his poessesion. The learned judge said is this case the police did not carry oat the provisions of the act. al they did not summon the plaintiff after seizing the sack and its contents. He said moreover that the suspicion upon which the march was made mart be twofold—first that he came from land where he had been unlawfully in pursuit of game, and second, that he had game unlawfully obtained in his possession. The legislature had throws an arduous d uty on the police; there was another cam of this kind at the Bury County Court, and he thought it would be • public calamity if the County Court was made the vehicle for bringing an action against every policeman who made • alight blunder in carrying out an act of parliaineet which it woe very difficult to understand. The jury then retired to consult, and, after an atomic* of twenty mieittes, gave • verdict for the plaintiff, with 31. damage', and sa. 6d. for one sack, hare, and rabbit. THR FiTLL BOILRB EXPLOSION AT THE ABER. •VON IRON WORKS, GL•110110•11SHI/B.—A terrible catas trophe, by whisks several saga and boys have been killed and many ethane seriosely injured, occurred on Wed nesday afternoon, at the Aberavoo Iron Works, belonging to Crewel:lay Bailey Esq., M.P., of the Naetyglo and Beaufort Works. The machinery of the works is carried on by means of colossal steam engines, and at about half-put o'clock in the afternoon, as the works were proceeding ha the usual manner, and without any indication of the ap prosehisg rielemity, one of the huge boilers suddenly ex ploded, producing the utmost consternation end alarm, and spreading death and desolation all around. The pecuniary coosequences of the exploami can hardly fell short of 10.0001- besides which the greater part of the inhabitants of the place will, se they were engaged at the Iron works, be for a time thrown out of employment. Nor is the money merifice that will be occasioned the saddest part of the beadiest. The sodding water, fragment. of iron, steam, ha, blies scattered with terrible force all around many al the Mph** were sadly injured, and five or six Irilkid. Amongst the injured is the manager's son, Mr. Nearnyth, obis is so badly hurt that be is Dot expected recover. The catastrophe altogether is one of the most me lancholy description. A Max DR•OJED FOUR MILES BY • RAILWAY ENOINB.-0a Saturday evening, the 1314 instant, a man named Watts. • servant at Hillend, Fordyce, had left the , 6.59 passenger train at Rothiemay station, and 1/11 walk. log westward along the bee, but had sot got many yards when the goods train came upon him, and, owing to a very high wind, be did not hear it until it way close on him. When be did perceive it, he gave • spring, and threw out his arms, when was of them providentially encircled the draw-boelt of the engine. His body went in below it, sod be was dragged until the train stopped at Grange station with his feet on the ground. His feet were very badly torn, bet set so bad ea might have been expected, owing to the soft mew en the ground. The goods trala did not nee stop at Rothiemay, and therefore was at full speed 111411M1 it came on him, which makes the occurrence the mere astociaieg, as one can scarcely conceive how he conld have escaped beta( killed on the spot. He was cared fer daring the sight at the Grange Hotel, and was removed to his trigyrk, to Head! and 4111.—BanfAirt Journal. ORDINARY SNARES AND alien. ab. I pd . I ' Latina. I yam:par l es to -day ales 13. all Bina., Mob/ Stour VALI 8 di St. .100 Blythand Tyne — 10 . all Boston,Bled,&llld.C B} 9 et. 100 Bristol and Exermr 1 el ID 86} 6 1 Bt. .100 Caledonian l9o} ID} 60 all Cork and Bandon — 110 all Cornwall 6} 7} 10 all, Do. Al Ano dlr. until C 10 all Do. Brp c. toad to B.! 60 all inibtin and Belbstionc. 37 so 26 : all Dumee,Porth,wAbdao, 16 17 Bt. 1100 Eduaburgliand Glasgow. 96} 95} at 1100 ,Glaegow aisd &Western. 106 /OS Ilt. .100 ,Great Hagan Ord. et. 49 60 In i 81 .100 Do. A Stock 47 48 el .107 Do. B. Air elk., No.l 7$ 8} 71 St. 'lOO Great Komi a/Scotland Bt. INN Great Northern llO 131 84. 'lOO . Do.A j • rec. so dlr. no -I 136 137 137} 7 et 100 , Do.B till6p c. is paid B 138 136 SL 100 Gt.. South & West. (Ire.l. 95 97 ad zd St. 100 Greg Western . a G a SL 100 . Do. Stour VatOna.Stk Bt. 100 I Do. South Wales — tit. tlOO j Do. W. Mid.—Ozleoil 311 60 St. 'lOO I Do. Do. Newport! 35 $7 81. 1100 Do. Do. Hereford. 102 104 ft. 'lOO Lancashire .2 York Attire 110$ 1111 1111 54. 100 Londot and Biac k wall 72 74 73 Bt. 'lOO .lAu ~ Brightnot&Cosst! 106 108 xcl l 107 zd et MO Loodon,Chatlun, A Dor. 60 42 I et. 100 LondonerNcwth WrMa.l 110} 110} 110 i 1 81. 'lOO LondoodrzionthWcatern 100 101 ad 10di ad St. 100 Ittan.,SheLot Unoolnalf 62 63 —. 60 all Ilftryport and Carlisle' 12} all Do. Do. } Shares, St. 'lOO !Me N 10 '8 ! Dtropolitanew I 104} 1061 104} 6 o. I dls par 84. 100 Midland • 134 131 Oita all. Do. New St. 100 ' Do Bina. A Derby , 99 101 60 ' all led. Gt. We. (Irs). 25 1 all Do. { Shares .. I 25 , all Mid Kent 10 ' all 514.1 Kent (Cray Lim) — Bt. 100 North British 0. 100 Do. Idin.,Terth, °nod ln 16 84. 100 N. Eastern—Berwick 15 10$ ' Do. G. N. IL Pare — dis St 100 , Do. Leeds — St. 100 Do. Yost I 114 ri St. 100 j Do. Carlisle! — 16 all ! o. Do. Mock_ &Darling. 38 39 26 17 Do. do. 1865-68 9 18 pm —. 26 .10 ' Do. do. 180041 I 7 8 pm d< 100 'Nara London 10 6 ' De. New ls —. 24 pm St. 100 North Staffordtidra 77} r :a 10 ' all' N. 18. Marten% Junc 1 11 11 81. 100 Scottish Central j 123 126 1 84. 100 Scottish N.E. Aber. Stk.. 42 44 St. 100 Scottish 511.Uand I 98 100 10 .an Shrewsbury & WolobpLl I St. 100 Shropshire Colon I 6.1} 64} St. 100 South Devon U 14 81 100 Smith Eastern 91. 100 S. Vorlub. A: Mier Don• At 101 20 all m.aines,Wetuighnioltc. 8} 91 a. 100 Taff Vida 10 8 I Do. B • el pm to 1a I Do. C 3s di PCII .- 60 all Mater — 26 163 Do. 12} ba Do. St. 100 Vale of Death ' 18 92 1 St. 100 Victoria iltn. & 71naltoo. scil sd ..._ ;Fe viao;i:eire pinshoo, 100 Waterford & Kalman, 100 West Cornwall 190 W.111'1141 Barb. &BL 23 26 BRITL9II POISIMBIONS. RAILWAYS. - PROVI-VCIAL SHARE MARKETS. Mint/004 FEB. totlay : Burner New 101. Shares, 51 p.—Laneashir., and Yorkshire, 111i—London and North Western, 110$ 11 I—Manchester. Sheld, and Linoolnahlre, 121 —South kastern, 96$ i I—threat Lazombourg, 11 10 16-16 Illinois Central, 19, (I.— Orteks, 211 23 3j—ltexlesn 3 per Cent., 40 391 41 If 1 If 2k 2—Spani s h /Witless, 331 i—Brtlash mad, American fachange Bank, 4e p —Marciantlis and Ere/Anse Bank, 51 $ 13-1 d 1 p.—National Bank, fik k p.—Ditto new, Word at 6 prem., 9 raj p —F.mpire Marlin, 2 7 16 p.—London and Lancashire., 946 p.—Mercantile, 16-16 p.—Queen Insurance, 914 p.—Thanass 11134 /Jerky, 6 746 p.—rnion Marine, 21 p. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held ►t coon at the Easton Station ; Mr. MCRAE]) Moos in the chair. The report and accounts, which have been published in the Express, having been taken as read, The Outsmart moved their adoption. He said the ac counts did not contain a comparative statement of the last half-year's expenses and those of the corresponding half of 1562 ; bat in future that deficiency would, be hoped, be sup plied. He would now compare the general state of things at present with that which existed two years ago, when he was appointed chairman of the board. In August, 1861, they paid • dividend of 3 1 per cent., and bad • surplus of 11.8001. On that day the board recommended • dividend of 6 per cent., and there was a urplus of above 20.0001. (Chem.) The dividend thee prop o sed was in fact the highest dividend that had been paid since 1819, and it had been paid on two occasions ouly in the interval. Moreover, they were now paying interest out of revenue on a capital of 900,0001. which was in yet unproductive. The increase of traffic from December 31, 1860, to )soember 31, 1863, was 450,0001. —280,0001. from goods, and 170,0001. from passeemes. Daring that period the increase in the expenses was only 147,0004 ; sad it must be borne in mind that, while an in crease in the number of pasesegen involved only one or two calla carriages in a train, any large incream in the goods department unavoidably involved a large outlay CO addi tional waggons. The whole of the locomotive department was now in the best possible condition. In the renewal of the permanent way there was a redaction of expense to the extent of 35,0001. In the last half...a abut 15,0001. bad been spent on the recomarection of brid ges , iron and done having been sub. @sleeted for timber. steel rails had now been doers at some of the stations for a couple of years, and the mulls were such as the board anticipated. Steel rails had been found equal in working to tea facings of iron. The expenses of the locomotive department in the second half of 1861 were 334,0001., while thorns of the last half year were only 328,0601., notwithstanding thereat increase of traffic. That that decrease had not bees effected at the expense of the stook was evident from the foot that in the last two years there bad been an addition to it of 59 new engines, 250 new carriage% and 590 new waggons. All the new machinery, except indeed new workshops, was charged to revenue. Further, in the last two years the arrears of the law and parliamentary expenses had been re duced by the sum of 35,000 f., by mounts made on aeoeunt to meet the bills when they were preeented. As mouthed ' compensations for railway accidents be bad almost given op all hops of any improvemeet in the law. They bore sad grumbled, and he did not know what more they could do. Ha was happy to say that thi company was on Milne of amity with all ite neigh bours. As regarded the visions new railway schemes, he did not believe that any of them scarcely were pen posed on their own merits ; sad as respected the me tropolis especially he hoped the joint committee of the Homes of Lords and Daemons which was sow sitting would take a fair view of the whole question. (Cheers.) The board had invited the board of the Midland company to loin this company in its lease of the Lousier and Oarlisle ham instead of seeki g to obtain • separate route to Scotland, and be Mdeved snob an amassment would prove best for both companies. He would not vaster, on any prediction with respect to future dividends. The divided of that railway must fluctuate with the prosperity of the country ; and all he asked of the shareholdeis was coefideene in the hoard. He had now been a member of the board for eleven years, and during that period there bad been tweety.six new directors elected, come quietly the shareholders had had plenty of opportunities of pietism:leg the course of management. With the view of ascertaining whether anything useful was to be learnt from the French io railway management, he had recently paid a visit to Femme, in company with some of his cal and the traffic manage!. They found the= melees of tournament in that cosntsy centralised to the last degree. Great oars was taken of the small towns, but nothing was done for the large ones. Toe management was far more despotic than their own, and everything emanated from one central authority, which was controlled by • board like their own. Hs believed the plea of management existing in this eonetry was far room suitable to its requirement& Mr. WEIOLZT expremed his satidardiera with the is creme of divideed, which be said was the largest that the proprietors bad received for twelve years. He saw no ne 'amity for visiting Francis to examine its system of railway management ; what the board should do was to avoid the repetition of pest evils. He particularly deprecated further extensions sod *Minims to cap;taL After entering into an elaborate defence of the Manchester Association of sham holders and complaining that the ececemta of the directors were fallacious. be coateeded that without sectioeal man. eßement tbe line would *ever be mainged in the most ffectual manner. Until that ammo-seem principle was adopted the London and North Western Railway would wet yield what it was capable of yielding in the form of divided. . . . CHAISSAN is reply, adverting to documents signed by Mr. Stewart, as secretary of the board, referring to statemeete of Mr. Wrigley with regard to the accouote, dialed that the acooonte were fallacious or delusive, and sp. to She meeting to support the board when attacked. M l earnestly besought Mr. Wrigley not to persist in a course which was founded oe erroemos views, sod could set Wad to benefit the company. (Cheers.) Mr. Watcttr *spewed • bops that from this time all persooslitee like those just referred to would cease. (Cheers.) He had upwards of 20,000& ievested is that concern, sad We whole life showed his deep interest is it. Mr. /dictum eongmtalsed the meeting on the 'reproved position of the minpany's affairs, much of which wee, he believed, dee in • great degree to the adoption of the policy of developing their own resources instead of en gyring in territorial aggremion on other undertakings (Hear, leer.) After some further discussion the report wee adopted and • disliked at the rate of 6 per cent per annum &clued. Closing PT*,ea *b. I P 4 MINER.-(TBI8 DAY.) Two &Clem The mining market is firm to-day with trans actions to a considerable extent. Vert Chiverton and East Caradon shares continue in de mand, and have experienced a further advance. The former are now quoted 67 to 69, and the latter 291 to 30. Chiverton are also firmer at 13 to 1, and Wheal Grenville at to 1. Clifford Amalgamated are quoted 374 to Great Wheal Vor shares are officially marked 20 and 201. Cape Copper shares are still inquired for, and have again advanced. United Mexican and Yuda namutana are also in request. Cobre Copper, on the other hand, are dulL Gold mining operations in Wales seem likely to attract increased attention. The Vigra and Clog= Company have received, astbeproduoeof last week's working, 2960r5. 19dwts. lOgra. of gold, yielded from the surprisingly small quantity of lOcirts. 3qm. 231bs. of quartz.. At Wheal Trelawney meeting yesterday a diii dend of 16s. per share wadi declared, leaviir• en un divided balance of profit of 981. to be added" to the reserve fund, increasing it to 1,100/. The ore from East Caradon Mine realised yester day, at the sale in Cornwall, 3,452 L AUSTRALIAN PORTRAITS OP THE PRISON , : ALEX mrDRA.—The following is an extract from • private letter, which arrived yesterday :—" H. and I went • few days age to see the Whin Swan Hotel, in Chandosetreet, kept by • Jim Heller, who has a pretty deciliter. As soon as H. new the latter, she said,' Bless me. how bke you are to the Princess Alexandra.' Yes,' said the young lady, laughing. 'I believe so." lodged yen coetineed H.; ' haa no body ever told you so ? 'Oh, yea; replied the other, lan.- iog again ; end then added in an under tone.' t, tell yogi the truth I have stood for a portrait of the Princess, sad many hundreds of my Unions have been sold for here? Than she explained that • photographic artist, who fre quented the boos, bad asked her to obligoisha by ' stand. log' for the purpose, and for the fan of the thing elm bed commuted, and that in the way in which some of the mast Mummer of the Princeton have been produced."—BotAard Times, Nov. 19,1963. FIRE AT COLT'S REVOLTER MAITUTACTORY. half of Colt's America's Imams factory at Hartford, ia Coaseetiest, has been destroyed by hrs. no lose is ostrmated at 400,0001., and 900 mss haws been thrown out of employ ment by the era. The betiding' where the United States governmeat rifles are media were saved. SAD Anal:Harr AT SEA.—An American gentle man gained Leonard, the bunion agent at Paris of the wealthy boom of A. T. Stewart sad Co.. of New York, was ea his way to New York in the Australasia., on the 201 k alt. At • quarter past 11 et night be left the saloon, re- Temkin that he should take a mouthful of fresh air before gofeg to bed. He immediately weak to the quarterdeck, and is a few minutes the ship lurched, and be was thrown against the rail, and hie heeds being encumbered io his cloak M fell headlong into the see. The ship was stopped, and a boat lamed, sad onsy effort was made to saws him I. RAILWAY AND PUNLIO CoIIPANIES iN PARLIA ERET.—TeMenky, before the examlaera, the following la s were wlthdrawo—Brighten Tramwa , Preetatya eel Cwm Railways sad Tramways, sod BMport Harbour, way, and Pier. ORTSTAL PALACE. -- ONE BIIILLIIiG DAY. -- na lg.—Abandon as payment, 996 ; ditto by name Whets. M 3 ; total, 1,96 L CRYSTAL PALACIL—The great bird show will be inatiesed through Ibis day, bat will holly close this 1 - y V c 1 1 is i~ ~ ~ i I'