The Express. — London, England, 1862-02-21 00:00:00

I'.•lice•.crgeant Reeves asked f••r a rearm!, übe wu afraid that there were other persous injured. Mr. I) ncourt said it was a very @tenons matter, and ren,Andml the prisoner for a week. The prisoner, who treated the matter with the greatest todlitfel ewe, asked to be admitted to bail, but that was re. fused. WA N THE CAAE OF NITCHCMATT AT WIMBLEDON. Mr. Mutt,. the Superintrodent of the Wandsworth or V ammo° of police, waited upon Mr. Dayman with We nner to the case of N. /VIM Steti , h, the young gipery ...man, who stsuils remanded on the charge of obtaining • ou.l some nioney from Mrs. King and her two sir .aida, at Wimbledon, under the preteoce of telling Oasis fortunes- It appears that the bottle of "stuff " which the pneemer offered Mrs. King for MM. three drops of which were to be put in every cup of tea drunk be that lady's husband, sad whom the primer stated would the at the end 0111180 Mal, was taken be /Sergeant Davis to Professor Taylor. of (hie Hospital, to analyse, but he had refused tatil Ls we assured that hi•teciaalars would le paid. A letter from Prufeavor Taylor was handed to Mr. Day non. is which hr aimed that the fee for the mark would be tier guimma, and another lee of hero piens for attending to give hie evidence, besides other orgasm he might pot to. 11.- complained of fees in other earn not having )..en paid, awl thought it mu time that they were properly defined. The niamatmtee had refused to . pay Inner fete only became they bad no fund at their dower', Mr. Mutt said that if his worship pee an order for the b ,ail t. le analyavd he should have to apply to Sir Richard hr. and be minld hare to inbuilt it to the Secrete!) , of Mn, Daimon thought that the liquid contained nothing of a fatal character. Mr. Butt said that was the general inipreirion. The pri soner had offered to drink a bottle fun of it. Mn. Daytime said they could not allow her to drink any of it. for in cam she were poisoned they would be acces sorise to bar committing seiride. He was under the tm pre.eus when be reerteded the prisoner that Mr. King ...old base tam the duty of analysing the liquid. Mr. Butt miggestod est the matter should stand over unit the primer was neenemimid. Mn. Daytime observed that the ordinary course is each a rose. in whisk It wee stated that three drops of a liquid ...ea to Iw Omni. end the brashead would die in a mouth, to have it analysed, hat be thought that if they went to that ',trove, they would dad nothing in the liquid to Is fix gumbos of airbag; the liquid warn allowed to stand es,r. LoNDOS AND NORTH trisgrzity RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The half lead? . meeting of the. shareholders was ball at woo. at Luster Stairs: Mr. RICHAILU Moos in the cl.a. The report sal accounts, which had bona previotudy pub. litho'. hiving been taken ma reed, The riiAlitVes moved their silo . gion. He maid them was a sew triter. to the scants. The revenue amounts had bona 1.1,1 oto two puts. which would aid the proprierin in fortutmg pla.:IIIEOL The brat division' showed what hod bees earliest the word showed the duper! of all that had bore rvcane,l . end be sad him odic...goes regretted that the result wee sot a lir,:er dividend than 41 per cent. The working *spear bed been inerraaol by various Paseo Is the locomotive power the board had sand bottoms 10,1;l01. ad 12,0;.W. The 4um la. ell roe I materially effected that item. h essighheur did we think it desirable to reduce the speed, awl se theirs was, generally speakrog, the sboartemt route, the' root sot he the firth to Tooke any diminutive. The asevelaados trait" - hal iocreasal to the intent of 13,0 a. no the lot 44 January they took into their coo beads the working o(Can, ins sultans, sod othetstatioos which had berm Imbed. , worked by caritas agent., and that would so doubt pros a. seemoralsol change. He then spoke of the mare pressure en railway companies of the law with re prd to railway occideato. sod maid the directors were ming with ether boards to obtain a satisfactory chatty. la the prasset sessloo there were so Imes than lot m bilb applied bie which 'fleeted the interest, of the Louden mid North Waiters Company. It was almost Ito pemble for them to avoid the aapeaditani of large sums of =to their owe defeoca, but be hoped that • check be. gives to composite,. DAMN% by enemy of the promo ters berm left to pay cars without Isaviag attaiool thew object. He the. entered into details with regard to several of the bills referred to, enotendian that they were quite oneecerary for the politic. The board had aueeladed as eposweat with the Lanarhir• sod Yortakire Cempaay, who. b would at the same time secure proper acceenmo&tion to the p.b ie, sod sere the two companies is foetus from needthes espouse while! they had hitherto bees obliged to isms. Mr. Iltirsut tveasidered that the divides'', although with one oe tweetseptiose the smallest the proprietors had ever owerved, was he. essatiefactiny than many asticipe ted. (Hear.) A very bugs portion of the Wainer was worked at unremosenitive rates, mod it was sot thepaucitio: b 00..., Ist the want of • right principle of miteagsmot, which mole the result so umatiefactory He was inclined to that that • hags arnunst of the mineral and cosl trade was catriol oe at an actual lose lie admitted that it was ditticult to avoid that in all cases ; but a foibles per ton per mile for coals could hardly pail the expense of Inlitioating the wheels. (Hear, lessr.) As regarded the proposed augmentation of capita l, hi then& the tune had arrived when the opinion of the peepriskes should be takes ois that subject. With • line ohs& was the very backbone of they wets coatianally he* asked to go into •.4120 remote district. (Hear, brise.) two iris came. of &preemies were the wain of proportion between proem awl melee sal the cassias, aussiestatios of capital, mid be heossl the atteation d the proprietors soski be directed to ;bow subj.:Pi. Mr. WaIt:LET was out satisfied with the explanations gives by the hoard, front time to time, of the want of an silequate raters. /4.4netinies It was • frost, sometimes a war, or something else. There was always mosso speci a l me son why the hope. .4 the proprietors ba d been diesppointed. He was sot one of those who laid down a dogged rule that the tweets' should sever he Mermaid, bat be believed it bed bees angenented utioemoseily. Within the last fee years the mei-ease of capital was equal to Jot per met. • the diatiursemeote bad within the lame period increased 124 per cent. The effect of all this was that they gave 1i.,400.1., the money increase in the espenees, to earn ?..W040., the gross mosey immune in the receipts. The grim charges between December, 1656, awl December, lvi i. bad risen from fat to 79 per cent. The traffic increased faster thus the capital but, unfortu nately for them, the esiemes increased in • ratio fearfully greater they caber capital or traffic. (Hear, bear.) He believed there was no mss more anxious than the chair. non to bring about a thir.TrOt state of thiep—(cheers)— bet then was no chalice of that being done while the pre nest principle of Otatsa,:toteut coutiaual in operation. Nees were 1,117) miles of railiciy, and the directors weaned utterly Unable to grasp or comprehend that huge machine. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H Atte complai lied of the dismissal, or rather the false ✓eeignat)es, of Mr. M s ooticil, locomotive superintendent, and said he lielievol there were differences on that ae well as other onestioen—.ono of which had been decided be the casting vote of the chairman. lie mei:grated that there should be • con. imitative committee worm the director. might consult with on questions upou which the directors were almost equally divided. _ _ Teo. or rhreo SHABEHOLDERM contended that areater atteutioos *honld Ire dovotod to the development of third. atm trollk. titer some remarks from the CItAtELKAS joreply, the report was adlopterl. FLikAING IN THE AIINV AN L. 11ituri.t.—A par lianwutarr return lamed this morning shows Mut in the year PIM, % perecom wen, flogged in the infastry, receiving 4.647 lashes arnompit them. Forty-owe were flogged in revelry, the total number of lashes being 1,971. In the I:syal Artillery 41 islsous wore flogged, receiving between tiwet I,9solasbes. In the Royal Engineers one man re ceived 2.3 lashes for desertion. No ease of flogging in the militia is repined. to cavalry, the Military Thin sal the I Ith Hower, show tie most eases ; in the infantry, as many 24 Cr perlitin wore ti.,.. z4e d in the 11th Foot alone. " in being given as the offence in most of the in•lalocrs. 1 . ..81 8, 1t PI'BIBIIIIVIIT. —This morning a re tare I. parliament, cou4oting of 1110 rage% woo issued d •• all eaorie In whit corporal punishmeat by whipping hos I.e-n lolliet..l ULMitt the authority of the act. of the 10th sail 11th year. of V.l..rin, chapter 82; and the 1316 0..4 14th years of Victoria, chapter 37, or either et tie , ni. sal the Jr. of each portion pasiallied, (non the 14 day of January, 18:84„ to the bill day of Jassary. 1.4 ; operating the porticalar o ff ences fee which. aad roan 01 the l oilticer by WON • LIA eta of them bed ei teen onniari y actitea the date of eta coasoirtne sail puoiobiaeat, the mohair et beim la _sieve ea. owe, soil by what ladeemeekssoll slam o f aerie' woo pelmet wheal the pro sieliwese was islieed.' The talal onniher of mem in obeli this peeiskatest wee 10111sisd harm; the term merlin..a eras 1,746. They were divided . B .B.tst the iliffereot • ouatiee, au follows o—Seleford o— hrithirii, 7 ; ; Bucks. 2; Cambridge, 11; laic d 1.1., 'beater. $; losehy, 18; Dims. ws; I,erhs,,„ ; Ewes, 20; a bater 10; Ileref ea. 2 ; thwart!, 4 ; LibarlY et 88 . si 2; Warmer& 4; Kent, 114; Line tic. 3MI; Wrote; • I.; ; Middlesex. 3011; Nerawearth. 21; Niel- 4k. ; Northareptoe. 4; Liberty elf Mere,. 18 .04 3, Noothuatlierleiml. 77• Notesetwai, el ; 9; ffialop, 7 ; Somerset. 30; deelliesapiss, 113; .. tarbeel. 61 ; rtuffolk, 2; *lam, 160; Soars. lic.rwick, 44 ; Weetneirsbtad, 2; WM, 8; W BloloBlB '. llo l 4.ea. 14.3 -4044 1,712. W1..:--ereses. 1 ; Qrdlpa,l y tareereea, 1 ; laraherh. ; Olsterk 19 Pholhowkw. Total. t:sidaad mad she. 1. f4& II etetre C..LLICKY Rsuir FUND.—TM total &yeast oehocriheel op to bat essolgs, is aid if the ad by the late aeridest at the Bat* Oollisey, • Is, low.. which about 400. we received during Wedeasilay sad yestardsy. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1€ 62. - - SERIOUS FIRE IN THE NEW KENT ROAD. (THIS DAY.) Tlto morning, • tire broke out in the premium belonging to Mews. Buckley and Co., saw-mill and planing. mill proprietors, and timber merchants. The premises had a (rootage in the Now Kent.road, end stretched u far back as Lock'sfields, the whole covering nearly • quarter of a mile of ground. Upon this space stood the boiler houses, the engine house, spacious workshops, and other buildings, the latter being at least 200 feet long. These structures were fitted up with steam apparatus and machinery. The open yard and the shed building thereon were stored with many thousands of deals, pine, and other planks— the majority of thorn standing perpendicularly in immense ataxia. On • fire breaking out in rote premises, surrounded by numbers of private houses, the inhabitants naturally became greatly excited. At one period nothing short of the entire destruction of the whole range of buildings near, as well as the stock standing in the yore and shads could be expected, •nd the neighbours rushed out into the open read in estate bordering upon frenzy. For tunately good supplies of water were obtained from the Lam beth and Southwark Company's mains, and copious streams of water were scattered upon the burning premises. The first thing sought to be accomplished by the firemen wag, if pos sible, to cut off the spread of the dame in the direction of the piles of timber; but, although they were partially suc misfit!, several lengths of heavy timber became ignited. Six of the ram nearly lost their lives, for whilst standing at the side, of the boiler and engine holm, the roofs fell in, the walls creaked, then bulged, and finally fell amongst the men with • fearful crash. The firemen were unable to get the confiagratiou entirely subdued until past o'clock this morning, and sot until the boiler hoarse with two boilers, the engine -houses, and an enormous amount of machinery had been destroyed, and the workshops, stores, and stock in the yard seriously damaged. The origin of the disaster is at present unknown. The firm was partially insured in the Monis Firrollisr. 311111111 KULWATS. yeller= *YAM • lIIL idki 67 70 100 101 ice: Fa issmasygis )., - 7riere — s --- ses — Illasif!*‘#°94.lBo•l Spa lits, X liti s. EatlLa Da Jab L 1174 Da Jowl. 1874 dblo. Oalealla • 5. &Mum . Oit•TADeatip.o.r".l "u caiiiitat Ibil Lass . _ Do. J ip i rr i Debeek.. Ds. p. 4e. . De. do. do, /I‘l4. Do. du. dd laM7l Grand Thank at Pads Do. Spot et. Prod .. Do.dedltdoLit eb etio. Ds. per ad Ds. T par el UM.... De. do. 1M. ... Do. do. WM Gread Lam l'airak 1 - " Do. None - 4 OR fl of= . 6 el (*.Weil Do. II gi0...17 Mks!. N Do. do. X itZSdi v. . Do. I peed 40. g e Da ItONDAD p N.or 01. 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Vals a (Cara) IL. 6A. 9 . - - - 0.090 .. Wool limos% _ 11 121 134 - L 40.. W. Camden ) 6 39 41 661 -id .. West Moe - 511117: 4 (11116 pa) 1145 .. WIL beam Lestr to z o ilk , • IV 76 - 6,034 .. 11 . 1. Id 74 11 2 - L 066 .. WIL OW (Oa. Waal) 1.1.6. 104 Ile - 1,010 - W. Nary Ais(Jisales.) 4 16 66 - Lem - WI. Welawany tn.., 7 16 10 x.l, - 901111161 N 111MI2. No. I 110. 1 19561110.4 01. pitess.alos. 10,0011 SO - 79,6001 1 Boa Aswed. latallet.. l . 1 1 1 - 10,000 1 Ilisallaa Kande Ina. ! • Os. (Limited) +an 14 If - 1111,1101 1 0403 a. Wm OIL Jew I - -•- 2. 4/6 Coen Cowie Capper fin SSI U - 0,010 000 - p ls rir - OO 1 eamlia ier( 18 - 000 3 East Del Lhalted) a 1 1l 1 4 4pm - 16,000 11 Velem (Lbs.) 19,099 1 W. Neighs= all. Amlsona= 1 4 dls Ipm - 11100 II Loomis (Llm.) 1 1 ls pm - 100 0 00 5 Unarm a 9 Irmitealas Mut. 1 N a =l: i s all I 1 I - 111,000 1 IL of a imilrana,M) .- 4 4 4 416. - 10,000 W IMMObaselNiserl4•6l 611 1 4 - 180,000 6 Port ..., 1 a - Ka, 1 IlsoUlsb Aasila. (ILIeL) Ha. If 1. pm - U.OOO 99 91.Jailta del Illey (Llsa.) 16 13 es eai 60.176 WWI nailed Mim. all 84 II 54 10,640 1 Wertisfas (Lh0.1.... .si 4 I - ... M 19 IN I 444 mi 8180 .... gt i ea 'sr 1•11 - MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAI.) Two o'CLoca. The funds are stronger to-day, a better demand being experienced. Consols have risen per cent. Some kinds of foreign stocks are likewise rather higher. In English railways the principal feature is a fresh rise of k per cent. in South Eastern stock. Generally, prices of public securities are firm, though busicees is very slack. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Reutes were quoted 70fr. 45c., being rather more than i per cent. better than yesterday. Consols are officially marked 9n and 93k for money, and 93i for the account. The present quotation is 93i to , both for money and the 1 6th of March. The official business report is as follows :—Bank Stock, 243, 242 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 94, ; New Three per Cents., 931, ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885, 14 ; India Stock, 225 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1063, 107 ; ditto for account, 107 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 100 ; ditto 1864, 100 ; Five per Cent. " educed" rupee paper, 1021 ; ditto Five-and-a- Half per Cant., 103, 3 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 165., 17a, 145., 18a. prem. ; ditto June, 165., 18s., 19a, 20s. pltem. Foreign stocks are firm, though business is more inactive then for some time past. Mexican Bonds have improved, being last marked 343. Italian Five per Cents. are likewise more inquired for, and higher. Turkish Bonds have risen about it per cent, the Loan of 1854 being now quoted 843 to 85, and that of 1858, 75 to i t . Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 1860, 92 ; Chilian Four and-a-Half per Cents., 85; Equador New Con solidated, 18i; French Three per Cent. Renter, 701 r. (exchange 25fr.) ; Italian Five per Ceuta., 68, (exchange 25fr.) ; Moorish Scrip, 51 pram. ; Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 34f, it, ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1853, 463 ; Spanish Passive, 201 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for account, 843 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858, for aooount, 74, 75 ; Venezuela Three per Cents., 253 ; ditto for account, 24, 1. The scrip of the Moorish Loan is firmer, at to 5} prem. The London India Rubber Company (Limited), has been very favourably received on the market, owing to its bowl Mc commercial character, and the dealers are to-day bidding prem. for the shares. The French government has announced a fresh reduction in the interest on Treasury Bonds, to 2i, 3, and 3} per cent., according to their time of falling due. As a matter of course, while the con version scheme is pending, no measure likely to influence the market will be omitted. Gold, chiefly French coin, to the amount of 32,0001. was bought from the Bauk yesterday for the Continent. The bar silver by the West India packet was sold yesterday for India at be. 10. per ounce, being id. below the price obtained for the previous arrival. It appears from the American telegrams that the statement that the legal tender clause in the Treasury Note Bill had been rejected was quite incor rect, the bill, with the legal tender clause, having been passed by a large majority. Public securities had accordingly risen • bus, as a natural consequent*, the exchange on L ondon had likewise advanced to 114} to 115, and was very firm. Gold was quoted 31 per cent. premium. The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was very firm, with sales to the extent of 12,000 bales. Satisfactory intelligence has been received re specting the progress of the operations which are being carried out by Messrs. Glass, Elliott, and Co., for account of the new Telegraph to India Company. The line from Alexandria to Suez by land is now in good working order, and a sub marine line has been completed from Suez to Chad win Island, being a distance of 150 miles down the Red Sea. The tests are so satisfactory that it is anticipated this section may be opened for public traffic within a mouth or two. There will then be an unbroken telegraphic communication between London and Chadwin Island, and India will be brought nearer to this country by a day and a half. The dividend on Eastern Counties Railway stock is officially announced at the rate of 6a. on every 201., being equal to 3 per oent. per annum, against 4s. 9d. on every 201., cr 2g per cunt. per annum, at the corresponding period of 1860. The stock rose 1 per cent. on the announcement. The Midland Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 1,9341. ; the Great Northern a dec-ease of 1,9311. ; the Ma nchester, Sheffield, and Linoolnshire • decrease of 1,365/. ; the North Eastern a decrease of 2,7861. ; the Great Western an increase of 351. ; the London and South Western, an increase of 6871. ; and the Eastern Counties, a decrease of 7471. A special general meeting of the Mercantile Fire Insurance Company will be held on Monday, the 3nl March, for deciding on a proposal for an union of this company with the North British Insurance Company. The following is from Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co's. report of yesterday's hide Sales : At the fourth series of hide sales for the year there was • good attendance of both the home trade and export buyers. and a fair demand was experienced for East India and salted hides at late rates. East India.—Ox and Cow—Calcutta were in fair request, and • good proportion of the quantity offered was sold. The home trade were the chief buyers. Former prices were in most instances obtained, except for heavy averages, which were neglected and sold in some instances at • slight decline. Bombay, tie., realised former prices. The analysis of the sake is 11 2 , 698 Calcutta new petrels, 24,502 brought forward from former sales. Red 12,666 Bombay, do., in all 149,886 hides, of which 109,234 were sold. East India.—Buffalo were in limited request, being chiefly bought in, and upon some descriptions a 'light de cline took place. Leather—Fast Indian sold well, at former prices. Ans. Malian was only part sold. Salted Hides.—Australian—For the portion sold previous rates were realised. The demand was chiefly confined to the home trade. Cape brought full prices. South American were nearly all bought in, the few sold were at late rates. Dry Hides.—River Mate were mostly pared. West Coast, only part sold. Home Ilidea—Both salted and dry were in good request, the greater portion of the quantity offered being sold at full prices, for the quality. The result of the public sales of silk is noticed as follows in Messrs. Durant and Co.'s circular of yesterday : The periodical public sales commenced yesterday, and 11141 concluded. The quantity printed was about pan 2,ooo d bales Bengal milk, 6,000 bales China, 500 hales Ja, an 600 bales Chinese thrown. The buoyancy of feeling mentioned in our circular of the 7th lust. continues, and fair business has been doing daily b 1 private contract. Thus the chief portion of the more available parcels of China silk that were to the hands of parties disposed to accept market quota tions were sold prior to the commencement of the public sale and withdrawn from the catalogues—probably to the extent of 2,000 hales—and in the room there was rather less than the usual disinclination to bid. In Bengal silk, too, there appears • growing business. The deliveries continue on an improved scale. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Feb. 19, compared with that for the pre vious week, shows the following changes : Circulation issue Circulation active Public deposits 5,397,144 Increase 512,155 Other deposits 15,083,843 Decrease 440,411 Government securities in banking department Othersecurittes in banking department Coin and bullion in both departments 15,894,405 Decrease 148,544 Seven day and other bills 643,216 Decrease 68,456 The Rost Notes la reserve Total reserve (noteskeola) in banking department 10,414.895 Increase 246,586 The movements in the deposits nearly balance each other, and, as the private securities have run off, the reserve has somewhat increased. There is a decline in the bullion, but not to any important extent. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LAIR-4MS . DAY:I The weather yesterday was reelable during the early part of the day, bat afterwards became mare settled ; and to. day it is very fti& with the wind from the SAL The supply of boms.grown wheat °outlaws very short. Flour more liberal. Barley lee than last week. Malt • good supply. O&M a bberal quantity of English and Scotch, but few of link. The foreign arrivals of elitist &revery contracted since teat market ; ow parcel of American and one from Han Francisco. Flour,mood supply of American barrels, and a parcel of sacks from lea Francisco. Barley, a moderate quantity, Medina mesa and Belgium. O&M, none worthy of notios. A cargo of beans hem Dunkirk, nod one of linseed, Dud Indian. The wheat trade cos:bouts darn-seed, from the further good supply of American. The quotations are somleaUy the same, p 1 pretty and foreign. The well-conditioeed 'na samples of l' are pretty well disposed of, but damp pareen es hatid. Flaw rarrd say change in value sod very dull trade. Barley Misis ir ples for malting sell steadily at late mesa, sad er sad distilling without change u vane. t Inds vy . Osea—Bead ores fetches full prime : inferior slow of sal*. Beene and pus slow trade, and boiling qualities rather cheaper. Seeds.—Linessd and rapeseed Arm. Tares in rather better demand. Canary and mustard dull. Cloverseed, more inquiry than el late. FLOATING CALOOW4.—Few on male, and trade generally dull. K - : BRAT.-11agliah : Essex sad Kent, white, new, 56e. 4 0 63e.; ditto, las old, —s. to —a.: ditto, red, new, 52.. to 60a; ditto, floe old, —s. to —e. ; Norfolk, floe old. --e. to —a; red, sew, —a to —a !amigo : Dantaic, 62.. to 66e.; Gee, 66.. to 705.; extra, 70s. to 74.; Konigsberg, 575. to 6Js.; ditto, sates, 545. to 68s. ; Rostock.. extra, 60s. to 66e.; Mecklenburg rod, dm to 86e.; Uckermark ditto, —s. ; Americas white, Ws. to 61..; ditto, red, 565. to 565.; (hoe - dies, 56.. to 57e. Berdsr.—English =hi 36e. to 375. ; Us, 40s. ; grindin, 245. to 305.; sad • • , 31s. to 335. per qr. ; foreign - gruidiq,: a . to 305.; ditto distilling, 30e. to 32.. Maur.— set., Ulla sad Norfolk, 58e. to tas. ; flue 82.. totals. ; sad Warm 645. to G 514 brown, 49e. to 575. F)An.lioglioh toed. 20e. Od. to 235. OA. ; potato. 24a. to 2st. 21z. to 260. Kr; 355. to 341 Brun& —Englials tick, 33e. to 365. ; harrow, 39i. to 40s. ; lase" 395. to 40s. ; foreign, Maannie, 31s. to 33a. ; tick, 3.1. to ; Konigsberg, Vs. to 40s. ; Egyptian, 331. to 345. Plas.—Kaglish boilers, 38.. to 39a.; whits sad blue, 38s. to 41s. ; wisp* —a. t. —a.; groy, 345. to 36..; hog, 38e. to 38s. ; foreipi. Ns. to 37e. Itocik—Kaglith towis.49i. to 50a ; ditto Ilse, Kb. t0136a.; country, 45.. to 465. ; Norfolk awl Suffolk, 40.. to 431.; French, —a. to —a. psi mock; U.S. sweet, 29e. to na., Onrdisa. 29, to 32a. Spaaish, —a. to —s. .- . - I taus COAL-White. 330. to 35a ; yellow, 311. to 330. FLOATING Cowries, all C. F. and 1.-Wheat Berth. NMI and Marianciplo, per 4921ba., 531. to 66.. ;I.lllOrka, 50a. to 56e. ; Polish Odessa, per 4601b5., mod, 471, to 61.. ; whit*, - ; Danube and Galata, 43.. to 40a. ; Egyptiea. 41a. to 43a. Earley: Egyptian and Byrom, par 40011 n, 23a. to 240. ; Odom. sad Luau* do,, 240. to W. Beano : Egyptiao, per Melba to :as. math :Qum and Gelato, per 42211 a., 33a. Od. to 345. ; lbrad sad Baidaria, PST 40101ba., 320. Od. to 330. ; Freach, do., -a. to -s. ; rnennui, do., 31a. to 324. ; Egyptian, -a. to -a. 5U.01.-Oaaary seed, per qr. 40m. to 50a. ; b Hz i z saad . par qr., 46.. to 50a. ll ; uitard awed, par who, I:.e, to • ' brown, 7a. to 10a. ; Lionnol, per qr., 4Ci, b 631,; Limed taboo, English, per two, W. Oa. to 111.10. ; American, thin, is brie.. per to 121.0. be 121. 10a.; do., is Ings,ll/. 0.. to 111. 10a.; &We, 01. to 01. Oa ; Mammals, 10'. to 1111. 10a: Rape askew, 61. Oat° 71.; Tares, per bombe!, winter, 50. to sa. 6d. ; Rape. used, pairqr., 56e. to 60. 1;92IDO!4 PROM Plgi. 17 TO FIR 21. I TIO i Input _ bake Usk, kat _ roar. 60" 1110 6doi ; 3770 isaci km, loom iiiTeu. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) (nom owl owl oosanwoirourr.) (lIT MUMS AID MINI WAONCTIO TIMICOILLPIL) There wu a limited &Mesdames at to-day's market. Wheat WIN rather slow of rule at Tuesday's rates. Flour limited business, sad prime is favour of buyers. bodies cora ttrady, mixed Ws. to :10s. 3d. Egyptian beans moderate deru Baklis, 4a Oats sod *stoical slow side. MINCING LANZ. 7 (THIS DAY.) • sui:an.- -The market opened quietly, but firmly ; the demand Mace has become more actives, particularly for brown and good "Mom: refining qualities; muss for these are now 6d. dearer than at the dose of hat week; privately, brown Mauritius sold at 31a. to 34a • rimed Manilla, 3 4u. ; Surinam, Xis. to 395. ; Havanuah: Ms. to 40s. Relined—no market coatiousa to he barely supplied with grinds. Prices have an upward ten dency ; brown lumps, 49a„ ; wet humps. 465. lid. to 4de. 6d. Corms—Plantation Ceylon has ag.iin been im steady re rest at firm prima ; brie ordinary to good middling sold at lR nd. to Kta. • peaberry, ; Indira Ceylon odd rather 1 cheaper, good o rdinary, 611.. to tills, ('ocoa is steak but not active. TEA. —The mahet ie quiet, but firm. Ittu.— Demerara, od fair to good quality, alga at la. 80. to Is 91 RICT, —Theynarket is dull and inactive. ft it:metal has declined tid., at which there is a quiet market. scii . E.4.— Pepper is quiet et previous orioes. Pimento was bought in to prevent a decline. Macs and nutmeg are steady. Furry.—For low priced currants *ere is some demand at previous prices. Holders are now asking higher prices. C.)rius. —The market is firm-1,000 bales sold. TALLOW HARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market Is pilot. Town tallow is quoted 44, net ; Petersburg Y.C.. on the mint, ; Msreb, " sellers r April - to June, 44.: October to December, 444. HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) trADISIIALL —Hid's.- Price.: 56110. to 1141 b.. 2jd. to 3d. • dabs. to 7216.., 3d. to 30. ; =tie to Nibs., 3jd, to ; ; 11016‘. to SAW., 3itL to tet. ; Mho to %the , 41 to 4k/ • 96Th.. to 101114., 41d. to 40. H em s hides, As. to 10s. Calf skins, Wit, 3.. Od. to ; fall, 6.. BIMMOXIMIT.--Sbeip skins : Polled . 9a. t. Ils. ; Koala 'E d ba.booda, Na to 9a. &L ; downs, 6s. to 7s. 6d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) !leer► Pattesiden and Smith report an improved dams& foe bops of all descriptioes, and late prices fully main. taloa ; Large quantities of old hops continue to to at• COAL MARKET.---(THIS DAY.) Wails led Haiku. 165.• Walls Bad HaatreU, ; W.l Zed Ilse& Hstan, Ids.; Walls Fad Hartlepool. Ire‘ 6d.; Walls Bad Mat Eallso, 14s. ; Walls Fad Kellen. ULU.; Oldsielite, 13s. 3d. ; wait Wylain, 13s. ; %%afield Kw Masa. Oa id.; Babel& Hastlry, —lO ships .$ aark 14s. 6d. ; Davidasa'a Hsailsy. 14s. dd.ia. PsuimACIVTIO•L Boawr OP BIUTAII. Nemo el ?hater wbo weed die major erandsogies. lebawary as pirwwwwwelrel ebeirdate : - Edwin ,41- gee% Illeadteod-oe•Awes ; Oeorp Frederick Strewing, Olio, bone s Jobs Tusk Trowbridge ; Mimed W. Weimer. tor. SHARE L1528.-(THIS DAYJ Two e'Croor. The railway market to-day is generally quiet. There is a rise of it per cent. in South Eastern stock, and g in Caledonian and Eastern Counties, but a decline of g in London and North Western and Midland. In other lines not much change has occurred. London and North Western stook is now quoted 951 to 961 ; Great Western, 701 to 71 ; Welland, 131# to 132 ; Lancaahire and York @hire, 107 to t ; Caledonian, 104 to 107 ; South Eastern, 841 to 85 ; Eastern Counties, 571 to 68} ; and Great Northern, 118 to 119. Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares remain quoted 11 to 4 prem. Grand Trunk of Canada are a little more offered, while Great TAixembourg remain firm, at the late rise. OIL at IPd I Bui.wers. Wee to4y to 1 p.a. 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Dad do. Do. Nswp. 6 p. et. Pref. +Do.do.perp. 46.0. wet. VOLDIGN DALWAYS. 93 Si IS SI • Si 119 lel 109 111 109 111 165 ISS St SS 111 114 119 111 115 115 106 168 110 112 00 100 80 01 90 VI 107 100 17 04 13 4 77 . 79 lit zill llb eal I pal i fp. 126 188 IVS lob 114 114 11l 111 109 141 1 9 It Plu les par x 1 ► dis i VI 3I sA A US 140 10 11 of IS 101 104 101 IIS 67 90 WI 44 II ft $1 U 42 44 112 110 1111 111 114 146 44 141 ULWAYII. lAns Ai n tan erp usiarsisal Ardennes "lisktatiUrrolL Two L I to Conneaut Inns I Ail ilearlaenslas ei I Pia I 1 Pa. 11 11 'Dutch Ethentsb - 411 41 Pea Mil IS SI Affiatern of hexes iltuaddaa rm. p. c GI. Centre/ a Volum OS. Luissig.Oomat. Italian leaden Like 0.32•1110011 & Bale pine esti 'Mahout lot II iWorii: 1 Igins_AMlNgs ;I 0 II • 41 SiamL Ila s 1 1 6 4. • ? : Da. Sew ems _..,1 .= Tart lad. 011anaaffitspasAlpala) _ lopstaaillladla fl 10 -. 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L11,016,1N Other securities . 3,634,10111 Gold coin and bul- Sliver bullion .. PARTNER. Government Seen- Mies ;Including Dead Weight An nuity) ... £11,1(0.801 Other Securities 17.673,-111 Notes Gold mid Silver Cots— /.30.00,701 MAIIIIIALL. Chief C.lliklet. THURSDAY :vmmiva„ Consols, which closed yesterday at 924 to 93 both for money and the 6th March, opened this morning at the same price, and closed without alteration. The official business report is as fol lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 94, 93 ; ditto, for account (March 6), 921 ; Bank Stock, 2421, 242 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 931, ; New Three per Ceuta. 931, 4, ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1865, 151 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1061, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 991 ; ditto, 1864 or 1886, 991 ; ditto Bonds, Cent. 28s. prem. ; Five per " e n nced" rupee paper, 101/ • ditto Five-and-a-Ralf per Cent., 1071, - • • • The India Five per Cent. Stock remains steady, at 1061 to{ The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 13e. to 16s. prem., and the dune, lbs. to 19s. prem. India Bonds were marked 28s. prem. The rupee paper retains an upward tendency. The supply in the market here is extremely scanty, and the price is further strengthened by the ten dency to improvement in the Indian markets, which are influenced by the prospect of large purchases of the government local loans, to serve as a basis for the new note circulation. The Five per Cent. closed to-day at 1011 to 1021, and the Five-and-a-Half, at 1071 to 1. In Foreign Stocks the principal transactions were in Mexican, which, after being marked 33/, left off kor higher than yesterday, at 34k to 1. Bank shares remain very firm. There was an improvement to-day in Agra, Bank of Egypt, and Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. East and West India Dock and Crystal Palace shares were inquired for. The closing quotations for shares in new under takings were as follows :—Ooean Marine, 7{ to 8 prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 2to k prem. ; Universal Marine, 11 to In din. ; London and Provincial Marine, 1-16 dis. to 1-16 prem. ; Mer cantile Fire, 'to 1 prem. • Commercial Union, 1-16 dia. to 1-16 prem. ; and City of Rio Improve ments Company, 5-16 to 7-16 prem. A rise of 3 per cent. took place to-day in Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Bonds. The new Victoria Loan remains firm at 104 to }. Canada Five per Cents. were in demand, and rose about per cent. The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 26th inst. for the supply of 15,000 gallons of vinegar, 1,000 gallons of sherry, 150 tons of cocoa, 50 tons of raisins, and 50 tons of tobacco. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'Ciocx. There is a good demand for moat deacriptions of mining shares to-day, and prices in most cases are well maintained. East Caradon shares are quoted 30 to 3 ; Wheal Grenville, 2 to Wheal Ludoott, 3 to i ; Marke Valley, 10 to 1 ; Berodsfoot, 37 to ; Wheal Mar garet, 42 to 43 ; Tincroft, to t 7 ; East Devon Great Consols, If to 2; Wheal Buller, 72} to 77i; and Cook's Kitchen, 30 to it. Foreign and colouial mining shares arc steady, with limited transactions. The Don Pedro North del Rey Gold Mining Company (Limited) is announced, with a capital. of 100,000& in shares of 11. each. The object is to work some gold mines situated in the Brazilian province of Minas Genes, close to the mines of the celebrated St. John del Rey Company. A iavour able feature of this undertaking consists ill the manner in which the purchase-money has been arranged. The company, upon taking pos,o.zion, are to pay down 3,0001 for the plant, stamping ma chinery, and buildings, which include houses for the residence of the manager and mining stair. 8,000/. is to be taken in shares ; and to show their confidence in the concern, the owners have agreed to take this amount iu 16.000 sharee with 10e. paid, thus making themselves responsible for any calls beyond 10s. per share. The remainder of the purchase-money, namely, 13,0001., is not to be handed over until the shareholders have received a dividend of 10 per cent. ou the paid-up capital. The property is about 7 miles lung by 3 broad. It is anticipated that the works already commenced "can be made profitably prodnctive in a few months." Reports from various competent authorities speak very highly of the capabilities of the property. Messrs. Moore and Co., the corm spondenta of Messrs. Bramley-Moore and Co., of Liverpool, are the agents of the company iu Brazil. THE LONDON DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COMPANY. The directors' report and statement of ac counts for the half-year ended December last show by comparison a net increase of 1,5:W. 16s. fi , f. over the re ceipts for the correspond* period of last year, sad 4561. 14s. 3d. over the past half-year . "In making this latter com wiener," says the report, it should be borne in lilted that the usual vacation months have intervened, and commercial enterprise his been unusually languid for the greater portion of the period. The gross receipts, which include the provincial and continental messages, show a still more favourable comparison. The general working expenses have remained about the same. although fifteen new offices have been opened. The principal Marmite occurs in the engineering maintenance, but this subject is now receiving the anxious consideration of the directors, and they hope to he able to effectsome reductions in this iternofexpenditure. Thedireo tors regret there is still a considerable deficiency ,which, they have every reason to hope, may be overcome by the Ko mar of the nudertikieg ; and they are glad to state. that a proposal is now before the directors of the Magnete Tele graph Company, which, if adopted, will ensure a coesideme We reduction in the general working expenses, and an increased profit for collecting provincial mes sages. Ou previous occasions the directors have mired the attention of the shareholders to the desirability of entering into contracts for providing and maintaiuing private telegraphs. The present income from this source amounts to about 1.0004 per annum, the mum meats being for definite periods. These contract, hare hitherto been chiefly provided for by existing wires, to that, although uo provision was made in the first instan e, the outlay for works, up to the present time, has not materially exceeded the original estimates. As, however, several very de sirable contracts have been proposed, andfthe greater portico of the present wires are fully occupied, the directors recom mend to the shareholders that they should be authorised to exercise the borrowing power' pro% ided by the articles d association, in order to undertake any new contracts that may appear desirable, as well as to provide for the require ments end efficiency of our own mom immediate business. The year 1882 offers every encourage ment to ,this company, and if the same proportion of Increase be continued as during the year 1861, there is no reason to fear the ultimate success of the undertaking. Pursuant to the articles of association, three of the directors, Mr. Alderman Rose. Mr. George Sheward, and Mr. Robert Taylor, retire from the board, but being eligible. offer themselves for reelection. The auditors, Mr. Moms r shubb and Mr. Edward Sandell, likewise retire, and offer them selves for re-election." WRECK AND LOEB or LIFL—A shipwreck, with the loss of nine lives, has occurred off the Arkin., cost. The Portia, a barque, 290 tons register, Captain rarne, which left Liverpool on Saturday for Pernambuco, struck on the Blaokwater Bank, and, becoming • total wreck, went down. The crew, 14 in number, fortunately had sufficient time to take to the boats, of which there were two, but in making the land at Mises Head they were both csugbt in • heavy surf and upset, moulting in the lose of nine men. Five out of the 14 were borne on the waves and Imbed on .4he shore, and eventually succeeded in reaching the house of a farmer awned Doyle, where they received the succour and restoratives they needed. The captain, who was ammonia numble of the saved, remain■ at Arkiow to watch the week. which was washed ashore near the place. It is stated that the vessel was insured. Two fires of a very destructive character, one at Dewsbury sod the other at Biddulph, are recorded to-day. The Dewsbury are resulted in the destruetion of a large cotton rainufaetocy, the damage done being estimated at 6,0001. ; and that at Etieldnlph swept away the Hint lam, where the silk throwing business we. carried on. Roc! rty. ikad I del WA- odio Del •+•s A, tba hos ass ,u. 1