The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-03 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (T II IS DAY.) COURT oF BANKRUPTCY. (Refore Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN BE HENKE HUGH MCKIM bankrupt, who was a solicitor, of lduorgate.street, •.. appiied. by adjournment, for an order of release custody. Ile applied to the court upon his own ,i,on in consequence of his arrest at the suit of an in . . d cr. ditor. %IL i ioyie appeared in support of the application, and N cook,: opposed it fur the assignees. i ;•iie bankrupt, who bail been in practice for several Is, 0 s as a sidicitor• had been required to file au ac as of what hail ben done with certain bills of !,.iii. , ,e, a lease, and other documents, which were I. his business premises shortly before the date . • the bankruptcy. Further information had been ,•. n • but the assignees were still dissatisfied. Since the . ....al heating the bankrupt's wife had 4110, and her u. could not be interred until the bankrupt was ,i. Ili. Honour, after some consideration, allowed the 'c.o.s.. leaving the opposing creditors to their opposition : I!ke sitting for examination. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKENWELL. THE WEATHER AND CRIME. hfr. Barker took his seat on the bench at half-put 10, w which time there were only one applicant and six night charges—one,from the E division, of felony, and the others from omerstown and Kingsland, of drunk and slumnlerly. The great falling off in the drunken cues is attributed by the force to the inclement state of the weather. The charges were taken at a quarter to 11. F.. 1 R C I• 431 OF CRCELTY. J“1, m Parr a drover, of Memel-street. St. Luke's ..3..unimoned for u nlawfully and cruelly besting and toe: turiug a bullock. at Islington. Sheehy, of 4, Claremont-square, said that on Mon , the 3rd of September, he was passing by a butcher's iAop at Islington and saw the defendant endeavouring t. get a bullock into a shop. The defendant ,r very violent, and hit the animal a heavy 11.,w on the front of the face and made both nostrils After that the defendant hit the animal over the and the legs, and the animal seemed to suffer Itioni the effects of the blows. He asked the defendant f, t• his flame and number, and instead of having it at once given to him the defendant was very abusive, and did all h. could to make his escape. When he got his - ouber lie went to the clerk of the Metropolitan Cittle Market, and there they gave him the address of the defendant, which turned out to be false, and when he :,4ain went to the officials they said they could not help it, as that was the address the defendant gave, and that Walt all they knew about it, and they took no further notice. lle then communicated with Mr. W. Love, the chief constable of the Royal Society fur the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, who made some inquiries, and ulti mately found the defendant's address. The siolence used by the defendant was quite uncalled for. The defendant said he was very sorry for what he had il e ac, and regretted that he had struck the bullock when 1., had lost his temper. The magistrate said that cases of cruelty to animals Fa : Titled to be very prevalent in this neighbourhood, and people seemed to think that animals had no feeling. In addition to the cruelty, the defendant bad been abusive to the complainant The defendant would have to pay a pe 4alty of tom. and the costs, or in default of payment suffer one calendar month's imprisonment in the House of Correc- The defendant was locked up in default. Miriam. Lees, aged 20, a coal-dealer, of 11, New Nor folk.street, Islington, was charged with cruelty to a horse in the King's-cross-ruod. The ease was proved by two officers of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, who town, the defendant working a poor, worn-out, old bone. On examining it they found that it had several old wounds on its shoulders and back, and the saddle was pres,ing into one of the wounds. When he was taken into custody, he said that it was his intention to have the horse destroyed the day previously ; that he did not do so because he had not money enough to purchase another, and he thought it was no harm to work it for a day or so. Since the defendant was apprehended he had had the horse destroyed. The defendant said he was sorry for what had occurred, but he would take care not to offend again. The magistrate said as the defendant bad hail the bone destroyed he should only fine him 2a. 61, or in default three days' imprisonment. The fine was paid. lieuryc Pound, a cab driver, badge 251, residing at 34, Kenton-street, Brunswick-square, was charged with cruelty toe horse. The defendant was seen to whip the home in question without the least provocation, and he struck it so hard that he broke his whip, and when he was remonstrated with instead of desisting ho kicked the hone in a most brutal manner, and was very abuaive to the parties who interfered to protect the animal from further violence. The defendant said that the hone was fat and lazy, and he only whipped it because it was n The magistrate said that the case ece wa la s a 7ully made out, and ordered the defendant to pay a fine of Me. and the costa, or in default of payment 14 days• hard labour in the house of Correction. The fine was paid. Job, P.M*, a horsekeeper. of 7, White's-cottages, Wil low-walk, Shorediteh, was charged with working a horse in an unfit state in the Cattle-market, and the case having been made out by two officers of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the defendant was re manded for a week, the magistrate agreeing to accept one surety in the sum of 51. for his appearance. LAMBETH. THE SEVERITY OP THE WEATHER. The state of the weather seemed to have in one respect a good effect in this district, for, notwithstanding its extreme extent, there were only two charges brought be fore Mr. Elliott this morning. The first was that of a wratched-looking woman, with a squalid child of about 15 months old in her arms, and who pre the name of Sophia Dolloway, who was charged with being drunk and creating a disturbanoe at Newington workhouse. From the evidence it appeared that on the evening before the prisoner made application at Newington work house for admission as a casual pauper,but the porter, per ceiving that she was drunk, refused to admit her, as his doing so would be contrary to the general order of the guardian.. The prisoner at once commenced a volley of abuse, not only on the porter, but the master, and every person connected with the establishment, and it was ulti mately found necessary to send her to the station-house. The porter said it was not the wish of the master to press the charge, and the prisoner was discharged with a severe admonition, and a recommendation to keep sober. The other charge was one testiest John Briery., a jolly looking fellow, who was picked up in the snow to Wa'worth-road, at 2 o' c l o ck this morning, so drunk as not to be able to know where be was. In reply to the charge the prisoner said it was so cold on the night *fore that he had taken sundry drops of ruts to keep it out, and the last drop he supposed had overcome him. Mr. Elliott thought he h►d suffered sufficient for his indiscretion and at once discharged him. THAMF. A , SATLT OS THE TOME. Four Scotchmen, named Andrew Graham, also called Captain Graham, John AiAim, Archibald Shirt, and HugA Perryton were brought before Mr. P a rt r id ge , c h arge d with being drunk and disorderly this morning at 2 o'clock in Broad-street, Rateliff, and with violently assaulting three police constables, named Slingeby, Shearing, and Webster, of the K division. It appeared that the prisoners were intoxicated and making a noise in Broad-street, and were desired by Slingaby to go home. They refused to do so, and he attempted to remove them. They made a violent resist ance and Shire struck the, constable on th e mout h , and caused it to bleed. Graham, who was the ringleader, insti gated Aitk in and Shire to attack thepoliceman, and they did so. Slingshy threw off his cape, and pursued Shire who ran some distance and was overtaken at the bottom of Goold's.hill, Shadwell, where he threw the constable. Another constable named Shearing came to the aid of Slingsby, and was knocked down by Ferguson. An up-and down fight took place between Shearing and Ferguson. The ficotchman need his fists and legs pretty freely, and knocked down the constable three times. Shear ing returned the blows with his staff, and broke Ferguson's head. (There was a large surgical plaster on Fergnson's head. There was no doubt he had suffered inuch.l Webster, 44I'K, saw Ferguson and Shearing rolling in the snow, the former under, and they looked very much like ghosts when they were separated. Robert Nash, watchman at a coal wharf in Ratcliff, went to the assistance of the police, and the prisoners were all captured. Nash was asked by the magistrate if sne police had need any unnecessary violence, and be swered in the negative. The police constables were iTT,Tiy beaten by three of the prisoners. Mr. Partridge—What are these men? Inspector Griffin, K division—They are all seamen, I believe, and have been recently paid off. Mr. Partridge had no doubt about this case, and he Idamild make no distinction with the prisoners. Graham ' a a captain. and aiding and the others and '•stigating them to beat the police. to Ferguson. he r•1i ,, P41 all he had received he richly deserved. He fined the prisoners !.l, each. The penalties were paid. CoLLISION IN TUN CHANNIL.—The crew of the •' lO of the West, St. Ives fishing sloop, were landed at I V 7 nouth, on Wednesday, their vessel having sunk is the cannel, through having been in collision with a Penmree l'hise sloop. The whole of the Star of the West's crew ser• reamed, but they lost everything, having but time iMugh barely to get on board the other sloop. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1867. THE WEATHER.-(THIS DAY.) No snow has fallen since yesterday, but that which descended they is still very apparent. The housetops remain covered, and the roads present formidable impediments to all kinds of traffic, whilst great danger has to be encountered by pedestrians. The weather last night is registered Al 19 degrees below freezing, and at 1 o'clock to-day the glass indicated a rise of 15 degrees, the wind being north east. The London General Omnibus Company have very wisely taken nearly the whole of their vehicles elf the road, in order to escape the manifest risk of danger to horses. The journey up Holborn-hill by omnibuses belonging to private individuals has been painful to witness ; and in the ease of pub lic omnibuses plying between that point and Paddington, the ordinary charge, '2.1. all the way," has had substituted for it a minimum fare of 6d. At all the railway . stations the railway trains this morning were late in arriving, and there has been great delay in the deliveries of the London Parcels Delivery Company. It may be added that the authorised " fares for hackney carriages " have been totally disregarded by the owners of cabs, who make their own charge on " taking up" a fare. The bad condi tions of the streets has occasioned loud complaints among shopkeepers, and it is stated that at the West-end several houses were yesterday closed. SHARE LIST&-(THIS DAY.) Om o'OLooc. The railway market is fiat, and several of the leading lines have receded. Metropolitan, London and North Western, and Great Northern stocks have declined f_per cent. ; South Eastern, ; and Mid land, 0. The transactions are not numerous, but consist mostly of sales. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1261 to 1271; Great Western, 13 to f ; London and North Western, 1211 to 122 ; Midland, 1230 to f ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 130 to #; Caledonian, 123} to 124 1 ; South Eastern, 690 to ; Great Eastern, 291 to 1 ; Great Northern , 119 to 120 ; ditto A, 130 to f • London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to and Noilth British, 38 to 39. There is lees inquiry for foreign and colonial railway shares, but prices generally are maintained. Grand Trunk of Canada are quoted 191 to 201, being firm. LDINAZY MUM ' Bk. I Pd. I JWITATS I Sales 1 to-day to p.m. , Atlantic & Bt. Lorraine Bon. Bar. &C. In. Qap.a Do. I Sharon Buffalo & Lan Huron Do. Preference ,Brant. AtOodarlah I aion centa - 0724.4 100 Cal aB.Eastern6n e.g. 100 Caps T.*Dock2..L.i. an 'Deu l r l ua'9o l o2". 100 last riTE:7: I Do. do. 5 d 0... 100 :Bast Indian nu. 6 d 0... 100 Grand Trunk of Canada all Do. liquip.ll.B.Op.d. all Do. lat pref. Bonds .. all Do. do. deterred ! all I Do. and pref. Bond'. all De do. deterred all I Do. krd pref. Stock.. all , Do. do. deterred all , Do. 4th pref. Block.. all ' Do. do. deferred 100 Great, Indian Peninsula Da 6 pt wot. Do. New do Do. New 4.8. e lu4& g. 6 p. et. Do. 41 per coot .... Do. It Western of CoeLli all Do. New all D a ..Bds.pay.lB73 all D do. do. 1877-8. *Lad 100 'Madras var. 6 p. ca led nt. ) 100 Do. do. 41 do 100 Do. do. de do all Do. Fifth F.:Wake all lialb and Hobson's By Do. 6 p. et., ply. MD' Do. 6p et., pay. 1855 N.R.of Goal) e. letp.B. &dude, gust. b wool. Do. Delhi do. Do. do. do. Do. ruoloub .... Do. ludas di. 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PM 100, Do. 1896 166, Nola Gov. 8 per 0404.. um, New Breins.Gov.6paret. 1,136,800 New Booth Wales Oov.. 6 p. osat,lB7l to 1878 3,671,800 Do. 6p. a 1888 to 18101 864,000 D0.6p.c.r,1887 to 1876 I 168,000 Now Zealand 6per mat. 1,000, Do. 6 per east. 690,000 Do. 8 par cent. 1891 104,000 Do. de.1491 Juna&Dee I 250,000 Nova Scotia Op. a., 1876 I 1,860, Queensland Gov. 41 p. et. .... ILAtud.Gov. 6p. a,67.77 741, Do. 1878 and upwds. 860, , . Vta.Gov.op. a Jan. July 7,000, . . Do. bp. et April &Oa BRITISH MIN: CUC ton hl E vu ord Amal. Div. °. Coo. (Tarlatan ) Drakewalls Haat Basset (Mogan) East Camden East Cara Brea &at Grenville East Lovell IL W. Hassell (Tarlatk ) °rambler & Bt. Sabra, Great Lary/ (Ltretted)l Booth Tolson I O. W. Vor (Relates) Grenville }tread's Foot 0.,..., eV ilou I l ltraretif e ;7 Lelaat)l Ilwyndy Iron Ore New 96ton North Roakear North Wheal Crotty United demo, (t. Want) S. Caradon (St. Clear)l 1.12 Condwrow i & W. 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Talon Co. ( L ) Unites. Marine Ins. L Ulm? Ammo Tea (Lim.) Van Di men's Land (L) W ' ` Finance ReffsktfOr.X. Warrant (Wall Weatlndia&Pacilc lit. (L ft 27 T B 16 19 zd; 7 6dla id 10 21 96 99 120 126 7 •Ma 6} 40161 12 96 GO 60_ I It ipts! 31 Rpm i 1 tr ' 2el3' 1 8 10 fie ism. A dis - XII .... 14j 15 es} 501 8 lae xd _a PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western.—Orig. Pref. per cent., 82, id. London and Brighton, 5 per et . via. stock, No. 1, 101. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Lim.), gas. 7 per cent., 13. Great Luxembourg, 121. San Paulo (Limited) guaranteed 4 per rent., 13h, xd w. Sonia Anotrian and Lombardo-Venetian, DI, h. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) thrs o'Cwoz. The directors of the Bank of England have not made any alteration to-day in the rate of discount, nor was any expected, although it is said that the weekly return, to be published this evening, will be fa vourable. The stock marketaare dull, salesbeing still pressed to realise profits. The weather continues to impede business. The result is a reduction in some of the British railway securities and foreign bonds, but the English funds are maintained at the closing prices of yesterday. Amongst the financial shares, Credit Fonder have again de clined. The supply of money to-day is extremely large, while few bills are offered for discount. The general rate for choice paper is 11 to I per cent. below the minimum at the Bank. Provision has already been made for the bills maturing to-morrow, the 4th of the month. The charge for short loans on English government securities in the Stock Exchange is 2} to 3 per cent. Consols are now quoted 901 to f, ex div., both for money and the 10th inst., and 901; to f, ex ]iv., for the February account. The foreign stock market is dull, and a decline of to per cent. has occurred in Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certificates, and Italian of 1861. Turkish of 1865, however, have improved f. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 523 to 531, ex div. ; ditto of 1865, 32 to 1 ; Greek, 141 to 15 ; Spanish Passive, 21 to 1 ; ditto Certificates, 14 to 1 ; Italian of 1861, 521 to 1, ex div. ; Mexican, 17f to 181 ; and Russian Scrip, fto 1 prem. - tinted States 5-20 Bonds are inquired for, and have risen f per cent., viz., to 73 to I ; Erie Rail way shams are quoted 46 to ; and Illinois Central, 82 to showing no change. Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. preference shares are without variation, at 151 to 16 and 311 to I, respectively. International Financial shares are quoted 2i to 21 dis. ; London Financial, 16 to 15 dis. ; General Credit, 2to 11 dis., ex all ; Credit Foncier, 51 to 51 dis. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16+ top, ex div. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, for the half-year ending Dec. 31, on the shares of the Metropolis Sewage and Essex Reclamation Com pany, will be paid on the 12th inst. An extraordinary meeting of the Russian (Vykaounaky) Iron Works Company will be held on the 11th inst., " for the purpose of considering and approving of the arrangements which have been entered into for settling disputes between the company and shareholders, and incident thereto." An extraordinary meeting of the Gilvach Coal Company is convened for the 18th inst., to con sider a resolution in favour of the undertaking being wound up voluntarily. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. During the week 147,0001. has been sent In, while there have been no withdrawals for ex portation, though a good deal of coin has doubtless been temporarily absorbed in the government and other payments usual at the turn of the year. The Mexican dollars by the last packet were sold yesterday, partly for the Continent and partly for refining, at 4s. no, per ounce, showing no change. The shipments of gold from Melbourne during the month of November reached 799,500/. of which 448,000/. was for England, and 351,500/. for Point de Galls. The bidding* for bills on India took place yester• day at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were :—To Calcutta, Rs. 19,80,300 ; to Madras, Rs. 13.700 ; and to Bombay, Rs. 15,38,500. The minimum price was fixed at Is. wid. on all the presidencies. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. lop. will receive about 05 per cent. ; those above in full ; and on Bom bay at ls. 10id. and upwards in full. It appears from this that in consequence of the go vernment having lowered theirterms by Id., or my 11 per cent., as compared with those fixed on the last occasion, the whole amount of hills offered have been s old. Hopes are expressed that the City authorities on the present occasion will not require to be stirred up by public remonstrance, but will take prompt and effectual measures to cleanse all the City thoroughfares from the snow. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 4,6171. over last year ; the Midland a decrease of 1,8061. ; the Great Western an increase of 1,4261. ; the Great Eastern an increase of 2,5021. ; the Great Northern an increase of 2,3571. ; and the Lon don and South Western an increase of 3,6011. The extraordinary general meeting of the East India Cotton Agency Company (Limited), convened for yesterday, was adjourned, there not being a sufficient number of shareholders present to form a quorum, owing to the severe weather, and to the difficulty of locomotion. Creditors of the Central Railway Company of Venezuela (Limited) are required to send the par ticulars of their claims to Mr. George Whit En, one of the liquidators, by the 25th inst. Creditors of the Quebraiia Land, Railway, and Mining Company (Limited) are required to send the particulars of their claims to the voluntary liquidators by the 2nd February. A petition for the winding up of the Aldborough Hotel Company (Limited) is to be heard before the Master of the Rolls on the 12th inst. The subjoined report on the market for American securities is from the circular of Messrs. Satter thwaite and Co. : During the pest week there has been • fair amount of business in the London market for American securities, with • steadily rising tendency for government securities ; 5-20's of 1862 issue closing 724 to 34. and the 186.5 issue 716 to 72k. Illinois Central shares have also been in request, and show an advance of more than 3 per cent., being last quoted 82 to 4. Erie* have been neglected and dull, and show little alteration from last week. The dis position to invest in mortgage bonds of first class American railways continues, and offering are readily taken. Atlantic and Great Western consolidated bonds and certi ficates of debenture have been more offered, and close at lower rates. _ The light portion of the mails from Calcutta, China, and Australia, rid Marseilles, is expected to be distributed in London on the 12th inst. Wxnxrsnsr Evieniro. Consols, which closed yesterday at 901 to ex div. for the 10th inst., opened this morning at 901, and closed at 901 to 4. For money the last price was 901 and for the February settlement, 904 to g. The official business report is as follows Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 901, # ; ditto, for account, 901, ft, 1, ; Three per Cent& Re duced, 891, 4, ; New Three per Cents., 891, 1, 1 ; Bank Stock, 248, 50 ; India Five per Cont. Stock, 1071, 4, 7 ; ditto Four per Cent., 941; ditto Bonds, 255. prem. The closing (3 o'clock) quotation for the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. was 891, being higher than yesterday. The India Five per Cent, stock was a little more offered. Exchequer Bills remain at 7s. to Ils. prem. The amount of business in foreign stocks was small, and the only variations were a rise of 1 per cent. in Spanish 'three per Cents, and Italian of 1861, and a reduction of 1 to 1. in Russian scrip, Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certificates, and Turkish of 1865. FATAL Gun Am-inn:cr.—A farmer'■ son, named Alfred Hotton, of Newlyn, West Cornwall, met with • shocking accident while out on a shooting expedition on Monday. Within a couple of hours of the unfortunate young man leaving his home he was found a corpse, his three degs sitting close to the body. It is believed that the deceased had got out of what is known u a " shale pit," where he had been biding from the birds. and was in the act of reaching up the gun with the barrel towards him, when the triggers caught by some means and the fatal accident happened. The charge had entered his mouth, taking an upward course, and lodged in the bead. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Oirs o'CLooz. The transactions in the mining market to-day are numerous, and the tendency is firm. Shares in the following mines are in chief re quest, at the quotations given :—West Chives , • ton 54 to 55 ; North Crofty, 4 to 1'; East Lovell, 9 to 10 ; Wheal Buller, 25e. to 30s. ; Prince of Wales, 275. to 28s. • Frank Mills, 355. to 40s. ; Wheal Grenville, 30e. to 355. ; Caldbeck Fells, 15s. to 17s. 6d. • Wheal Uny , 355. to 0.6. ; Drakewalls, 10s. to 15s. ; Wheal Seton, 137} to 140 ; and East Providence, 20s. to 255. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING-LANE.—(rms DAT.) SCGAIL—The market continues finn, and prices in some eases in favour of sellers ; the private sales include Barba does at 355. Some Granada and Antigua, 30s. to 3le. 6d. ; vod Demerara, 325. 3d. ; and Porto Rico, 325. to 3.35. GsL Refined Is quiet but film. . . . Comr.. l No public sales were hnkl to-day ; privately, the market continues very firm. Tr.A.—For medium kinds of Congou there is a fair demand at steady prices. Ries—A parcel of white Bengal sold at Its. 9d. SPICEB.-400 begs of Penang black pepper sold at 3d. to ; 200 bags of Singapore, at 311. to ; 200 bags of Singapore white, at ojcl., and a small parcel of common Bengal, at rm. 6d. laa:-70 puns. of Jamaica sold, past common, at 2s. 91, and a small parcel of good Demerara, at is. 'Jd. SALTPTTRZ continues dun of sale. COCHISZAL.—The public sales have gone off 'tenthly ; Tentniffe at previous prices to a slight advance ; the few Honduras offered at extreme rates. Honduras silver, good and fine, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 10s. • Teneriffe silver, 3s. Id. to 30. 6d. ; black, to 4s. 7d. Corrox.—The demand continues very steady ; prices now show an advance of id. per lb. for the week. JETE.—About 3,000 bales sold at steady prices. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The nuirkst is steady; prices are quoted as follows: Town tallow, 435. 3d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. 6(1.; January to March, 44a. 3d. to 44e. 6d. ; March, 445. 9d. to 455. ; April to June, 445. 9d.; October to December, 455. 6d. to 435. 9d. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THLS DAY.) We have a larger supply of besets, and, although the weather is favourable, trade is worse on the average. Some choicest kinds make nearly as much se on Monday, but • clearance cannot be effected. The number of sheep is small, but exceeds a Thursday's de mand at this time of year. There are very few buyers it attendance. Prices are lower. Coed calves are scarce and dear. Our foreign supply consists of 720 beasts, 110 sheep, 57 calves, and 70 pigs. _ _ _ Per stooe of 81M. s, d. sTd7 Per stow* of Blbs. sd. Best Scots, Herehts. S 6 5 8 Beat Dos& Ill.bds3h 0 0 0 I Best Short-hums 5 2 6 4 Best long•wools.... 5 4 5 6 &mood pug. beasts 3 8 4 4 Do. do. 8b0v0.... 0 Calves PIP Bost Dos& HU -brads 6 0 6 lambs 0 0 0 0 Besets at market, 1,190; sheep sad lambs, 3,510 , eaves. 77 ; SR 230. _ SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade better for good clover and meadow hay. Supply short. The follow ing are the priees :—Prinutelover, from 100 s. to 115 e. ; in ferior ditto, 00e. to 95e. ; prime second cut clover, 906. to 100 s. ; inferior ditto, 365. to 70s. ; prime meadow hay, 80s. to 'JON.; inferior ditto, 55a. to 705.; straw, Me. to 44a. THE FATAL GAS EXPLOSION IN ST. ANDREW'S. ADJOURNED INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) At noon Dr. Lankeater held the adjourned in quiry into the circumstances attending the deaths of Giuseppe Villa, Pietro Basini, and William Cole, who lost their lives by the gas explosion which took place in Sum mers•street, Leather-lane, on the =lid ult. Mr. Compton Smith, solicitor, of Lincoln's-inn-fields, appeared for Mr. Bruton, the owner of the houses in which the explosion occurred ; Mr. Humphreys (Humphreys and Morgan) for the Chartered Gas Company ; Mr. Merriman (Merriman and Buckland), Cheapside, for Mrs. Cole ; and Blr. Hawkins, of Chancery-lane, for the uncle of the boy Evidence was adduced on the last occasion as to the identification of the bodies, and the inquiry was ad journed, for the purpose of enabling the jury to inspect the scene of the explosion. The question involved is, whether the explosion was caused by the neglect of the persor who receded in the houses or by a defect in the gas main of the Chartered Gas Company. Doniinioo Villa, the husband of the deceased Giuseppe Villa, was examined. He said his wife died at 1 o'clock on the day that the explosion. Before her death she told him she was ironing in the house when she heard the explo sion, and on her endeavouring to get out she found that the door was blocked up. The boy Batumi and the man &arisen, at present in the hospital, were in the house at the time. There was no gas laid in any part of the house but on the ground door, where his deceased wife was when the explo• sion took place. Luigi Basini the uncle of the deceased lad Pietro Basini, and propriet or of the house, paid for the The witness, in reply to Mr. Humphreys, said his wife was perfectly sensible when he spoke to her before her death. _ _ llir. Frederick Hatwood, house-surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital, said the deceased was brought to the hospital at a quarter to 6 o'clock on the day of the explosion. She was quite senaible. She was suffering from severe burns in the abdomen and lower textremities. She died about 3 o'clock next day. Cole was brought to the hospital shortly after 6 o'clock in a state of insensibility. His skull fractured, and blood was flowing from his ears and mouth. He died a few hours after his admission. Luigi Basini. the uncle of the boy Besini, was next examined. jfe mid there was only one burner in the house which he occupied. The gas was supplied from the Char tered Gas Company's works, in Brick-lane. The gm was conveyed through pipes, which were laid in the cellar of the house. The Coroner asked if the witness had formed an opinion as to the cause of the explosion. The witness, through his interpreter, replied that the street in which his house was situated was broken up by the gas company for the purpose of laying downs new main instead of the old one, and he believed that in the process of connecting the new main with the system a large quantity of gas got into his cellar, and that caused the explosion. He kept the cellar locked and no one had been in it for a month before the accident. He lighted the gas himself, but when business kept him from home, the woman Villa lighted it. He was in his house between 2 and 3 o'clock on the day of the explosion, and the deemed persons Giuseppa Villaand Pietro Basini were there at the time. He smelt gas before he left. In reply to Mr. Humphreys, he said he did not see a man go into the house about 2 o'clock, speak to his nephew, and test the gas. In answer to Mr. Merriman, he said he knew nothing about the meter, nor did be see any person take it away. lie was certain he turned off the gas on the night before the explosion. The door of the cellar was locked when the explosion occurred. [The inquiry was proceeding when our report left.] WESTMINSTER BREWERY COMPANY (LIMITED).---f THIS DAY.) The sixth ordinary general meeting of share holders was held to-day at the Westminster Palace Hotel ; Mr. W. E. RENDLE (chairman of the company) presiding. The following report was taken as read. " The directors of the company have much pleasure in submitting the annexed balanoe•steet, showing the result of the working of the brewery for the past twelve months. It will be seen that the net profit of the busines.s for the last year has aniounted to the sum of 7,835/. lls., which with 12.11.—the premiums received on shares—makes the total profit 7,9601. 11s. This amount, added to 2,%41. 14s. 9d., being the balance of the profit and loss account brought forward from the former year, gives a total, 10,9251. ss. 9d. The directors have paid an interim dividend in July last, amounting to 3,6651. 18e., leaving a balance of 7,239/. 7s. 9cL to be dealt with. The directors therefore propose to write off for depreciation of plant, promisee, and for reserve fund, fic., for the past year, the sum of 2,547/. 18s. 7d., to pay a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent per annum, free of income tax, amount ing to about 3,G50/., leaving a balance of 1,061/. 9e. 2d. to be carried forward to the next account." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said it was satisfactory to the directors, after • severe financial crisis, and when they had seen companies wrecked on all sides, to be able to recommend • dividend of ti per cent. (Hear, hear.) Of course the company bad not al together escaped from the difficulties of the time, bat they had got through them exceedingly well The cattle plague had interfered with them in a certain degree more than the financial cries, be cause the owners of cattle were afraid to give grains to their beasts ; and instead, therefore, of the company re ceiving a large sum for grains, something like 1,4001. or 1,5001., they had had actually to pay money for taking them away. This was comparatively • trifling matter with them, but in some of the large breweries it came to a very serious item indeed. Mr. J. HANNAH seconded the motion. kir. Benin, while very much pleased with the posi tion of the company, wished to know how it was that, having made 1001. more this year than last, the directors recommended a dividend of one per cent . leas? He also desired some explanation with regard to the 2,5001. written off for depreciation, which he thought excessive. When malt was again reduced in price something ought to be done to increase their business, and in his opinion, in five or ten years, it might be increased by one-half its present amount. IteoHAIRMAN stated that the amount written off for depreciation was left entirely to the auditors but he thought 2,5001. a very large sum, see i ng th at their plant and premises were in • much better condition now than when the company first took them. It mi g ht b e p resume d that money would range at low figures for the next three or four years, and in that case they might expect a great improvement in their business. Mr. GODFREY (auditor) said it had been determined to write off two per cent. on their plant and premises as a fair allowance for depreciation, and the accuracy of th e calculation was proved by the ct that the plant and pre mises now stood at 85,700f.,0r • trifle more than when they took the business. In comparing the results of the years 1865 and 1866, Mr. Baylis had taken for the former year not the profit on trading but the balance after paying the interim dividend, and hence his statement of increased profits this year was incorrect. The report was adopted, and the dividend was declared at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, payable on and after the 9th inst. Mr. Handle and Mr. Hannah. the retiring directors, and Mr. Godfrey, the retiring auditor, were re-elected, after which vot es o f thanks were passed to the directors, Mr. Thorne, the managing director, Mr. Leith, and the other officers of the company, and the proceedings terminated. An equestrian statue of the Queen is to be erected in front of St. George's Hall, Liverpool, at a cost to the corporation of 5,000 i. This statue will correspond with that of the late Prince Consort, which also cost the town of Liverpool 1,000/. The selection of Mr. Thornyeroft met the approbation of Her 51ajesty, who wss highly pleased with that of " Albert the good. ST. PHILIP'S BETHNAL-OREEN. —The third of a series of Christmas dinners was given last evening in this district by the incumbent. About 250 of the poorest people in the district sat down to roast beef and plum mid. dm/. The total thus feasted is 700. FATAL &MIK EXPLOSION AT EVLL. Yester day, a self-feeding boiler, in the house of Major C,onstahle, Hull, exploded , killing a ch arwoman name d B ar l ow, and severely Injuring the cook. F ros t i s assigned as the cane of the accident. The kitchen was destroyed sad the ad joining houses were seriously damaged. STOCK OF GRAIN LIVERPOOL. —By accounta mode up to the :fist Deciember last it appears that the following is the of report of the stock of grain in Liverpool :—Wheat, 109,076 qrs. ; barley, 36,314 qrs. ; oats, 40,264 ers.; peas, 10,405 qrs.: Indian corn, 13,501 qrs.; beans, 33.780 qrs. • oatmeal, 8,178 loads ; ry e , 950 qrs. ; lour, 8,642 barre l.; ditto, 108,937 sacks. ORDINARY eau. AND STOCK& Bk. I Ps. I zsawsrs I c3 =4" . I 1 811 0 81 1 6 7.1. 17 3 • St 100 Bristol and Itzetat 86 Itt 101 7 St. 100 Caledonian _ ll3 126 134 86 100 Oanitaian . .. 40 66 SO all Cork sad Bandon _ — 20 all Cornwall.._...._ 4 II 96. 100 Dublin anlsne es es 14 100 Dundee, Perth,&Abdln 70 71 100 all East London iteripOort. —, 100 10 Do et. 100 Illargowand& Western 116 118 St. 100 Great Emmen Ord. St. 28} 291 29 1 I 1 ISO et. 100 Do. E. Ang. Stk., N 0.2 6 41 et 100 OreatNorth of Scotland ,L 100 Oreat Northern ea 100 Do.A J A rec.no div. un- 130 131 130 } BL 100 Do.Bl til 6p.c. la paithl —•— BL 100 Do. Ord. Det Div. .... et. 100 Ot South & West. (Ire) 90 OP et. 100 Cheat Waster' . 551 56 65 1 0L 100 Do.StonrYal.Otta.Uk ... St 100 Do. Beath Wale' . llt. 100 Do. W. Mkt —0:6;;t1 $4 37 ,L 100 Do. Do. Newport 32 36 a. 100 lencaahlre&YorkaWie 1303 130} 130 I el 100 Lon.,Brightn,dt6Coaat 87 89 88 7 ss. 100 London,Chathain,&Dov 16 17 164 et. 100 Do. Met Erten. A6p. e. 10 20 1L 100 London& North Wenn. 112} 1221 11112} St. 100 Loodon&SouthW 83 e 6 el 100 Ilan. Shet.,&l.lneolnalt 631 34 41 St. 100 11etr0p011ien.......... 127 118 A 7 1 1 10 all Do New.......... 21 21 Pt. 10 all Do.. lntend —on 101 10f ad ad 100 all Metropolitan Dlatatet .. ad 10 7 Do. do. do. .._ —.—. 10 all Do.*St. Jolufserood 06. 100 Midland 1961 1144 124 1 9 all , Do. BO Shares . St. 100 , Do. Birm. & Derby 93 95 ILIOO 'North British 100 ; Do. &En ,Perth,Dund l4 10 8L 100 If. Eastern—Berwick loB} 1091 ti IN I Do. G. N. L Porn 8t 100 Do. Leeds SL 100 Do. York lol} 102} 0L 100 Do. Carlisle — U all Do. Stock.&Dartlng B4 96} 113 10 Do. do., 180041 St 100 North London 136 120 10 91 Do. do., 1864-6 ll lagan 10 • Do. do., 1893 1 11 Is. 100 NorthStaffordahlre 73 76 7 3 1 St 100 N. &8. Western June ll4 118 9L 100 Scottish Central Is. 100 ilhropeldre Union . , St 100 South Devon .• • I 47 49 9L 100 (Booth Eastern I 001 70} 094 1 1 10 sa ,staiw k wokinie:;l;:a , 9 10 es lo 3 . 100 Taff Val* I Do. C 1 3 Ift. 100 (waterlo o & KlMenny, —• II 0 & Whitehall! .... BLITDIII P01391113810N1L 6 0 0 . 1,110 612 6,116 406 1 1 tis 5. i: 009 6 1 Litiil 4000. lai • 100 II 100 4 all tom 100 all 100 all 100 all 100 all 10m _ _ .. JOINT STOCL BANKS. 40,000 50 10,000 60 40,300 100 100,000 10 60,000 60 10,000 Oa 11,1C* 10 10,000 40 11,600 10 12,600 10 10,000 16 16,000 10 10,000 100 91,000 60 50,000 10 00,000 10 10,400 60 20,000 NI 60,000 20 10,000 26 60,000 10 10,000 100 60,000 10 60,000 10 10,000 60 10,000 50 tza lbw Alliance Limited AvglolidriaD Anglo Irapptian (Lm. Aagio Italian (Limited). Asiatic Bank Cm new& Bankoqtrit4bCotomlia Beak of Egypt Bank of Otago (tamitad) Beak ot Quctorle ,teensland BankolVleetrel Beek of New faelatel &Mott& talttornian(l ) British N. Americo Cita.. lad* Atm, Ml= CM& Nor. of lotla,•a Oty . . Cdot4l . Consolidated Bank (L) Do. do. New .. Delhi and London (L )..) Bari London (Limited Eastern Exobange(Lim.) English and Almeria= . *Scot a Au& Chand English andBwednit (L.) Imperial Bank (Limited) Imperial Ottoman .... lonian _ Do. Now Land Most. Bk. India(L) Do. bp. Deb.,lB6e, 30 pre Lon.BLotllariao,&c.(L) London and Brazilian Do. New London& RivorPlate(L ) Do. New, lr at lips Do. do. do Lon. tit Bank of AIWA London and County.. London Joint Stock.. London & South Atrium Western (Um.) London & Vene e. =) & London W Merchant Bank (lAns.). Do. New Mercantoe&Exchan(L)j Metro. & Pros. Ripka.) Midland Bank (Lim) I National of Australasia National of Liverpool 24. Pro. of Boland Do. ind & krd National Bank New Booth Wales North Western . Oriental Bank Carport. Prost& &mid .p.(L) Pension. of I South Austral& ikaad. of & & Africa 401.05 S St. SOSSSIIII 810,000 SI. 81 0 : 1 1 St. 510, St. 1 St. 11S.1011IL 110,7111 St. ea ea MUM St ISt. at 6 pa! Union of Australia .... ' Union of Ireland (1.1 m.): 'Union of Leaks —.. —1 16 11 9 16 61 lledis 191 6 par fpm xd 30 9 6 dls 111 SI 9 Ids —• 10 all 63 46 - all 12 14 5 6 4 dts • an 19 $1 10 4 16 1 6 16 Ms IS 87 39 10 8 10 pm UT 46 10 11 71 21 48d1s all 16 17 an 83 16 id 10 14 16 16 89 41 6 1 bra 2 dls . I 6 21 11d1s 1 3 Idd 10 6 441. an 16 17 161 17 IS 11 9dm 10 os 10 11 ld 7 ls p at 81 1 ad an stft 23 6 2 1 dts 11 1161 s all 50 631 to 20 10 Bdm 46 13 21 11 dla 71 1131 s 40 5 7pra ad, 10 1 Ipm zdi 71 1 lepas xd an 10 01 10 63 65 16 43 45 all 11 13 10 3 gds 121 10 7 Ms 10 97 99 16 16 16 IS 11 9 dts ile 9 7dl. 10 di. 10 3 241. 4 par Ipm 16 I par 2pm DEBINTITRZ 67 OD rdiraPra 0 0 fi sudis 8! 84 id 2628 12 20 I 6 49 SO 9 7 42 46 1 l a a, 2 146 zin - of xd _'4 U ii Moss. j Pd Olkisia I p.e. Mar. 100 G.Nala.4 p.o. Jaa.&J 1100 ' G. Wata.—W. p. et., Jan. & July .... 100 Laac..tYlcap.c.Jaa.2.llp,loo Loa. 501gb.4p.e..1aa.&.11y 100 L.&N.W.4p.e.Jaa.& July 100 Do. %p.a. Jaa.& July 100 L&S.W.ap.e. Jaa.& July 100 Midlaad,ap.e.Jaa.&Jaly 100 N. British, Z. P. & D. 8., 6p. et., Feb. & Aug. .. 100 N. listra.,4p.e.latt.&Jaly 100 p.e.Ap.&001.. 100 113 - i 42 77 __ •2 90 96 xd 91 93 id 91 93 rd 91 93 ill 91 93rd 04 _id al_ 45 4 1 bi _ ___ No. ISk I IDoors. IPdI CL mesa I /Isles %MAW ea past and West India . pOO 171 114 — 47; 5110 01. London &Sainthartu 1011 07 OD 1,067.600 100 Do. Deb. St. 4p. mina ell 310, St. Southampton llO3 I 1117, at Surrey Omemsrolal M —. O — PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKED!. Lin t:U.OOU JAN. t —Balm to-day: Furness, new, 1867. 1 p.— Great, Eastern 504 1 11 141140 tr—Great Western, all 6 6—Dimmable and Yo 1 1 301 1 I ;—London and North Western, IE4 it: 4 ' 4 1 1 1 I—Maw:hada, Bheeleld. and Lincolnshire, bt 6 1-11etiopolitan„, 11E4 B—Midland, 126 64 Idland. ERtunnthant tlB one rertible, p.—North British, 381 1 1 4—North Eastern Emrich aspitalatock, 100-80ath Eastern, 704 1 krl 794 e9l 704 —Buffalo and Lake limos, 44 6-16 7-16 1 7.l6—Grand Think of Canada, 191 20 1 20191—Great extern of Canada, 121 —Ede, 664-111Inols Central, 811 2—Vnited States 5.i 0 Bonds, 1967, 72f—ditto 1863, 724—Deitch Rhenish. paid up, 244 ad_— Great Luxembourg shares, 121—AnglmAnserkan TelegraM Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., 5911-10 I—Natkutal t. Steam (Limited), 134 d. - - llastettneria, JAN. t—A good deal of business was dose, but at pekes about 1 per cent. lower than yesterday. Alliance Bank ;Limited G d.—Buffalo and Lake Huron, 4 546—Great Eastern, 301 3 1 / 1 30 2511 to Si 1 1 1 I—Great Luzern 13 4.16 111.16 1 13-16—Great Northern A. 1311 2a01 m 1:1 —Dread Trunk of Canada, 20—Great Western of 1 13-16 I—Oreat Western, 561 1 5111inuts. 814 2—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1311 1 1 tof I—London1 — Lo ndon and North Western, 1224 &lei 4.—umehoter, slieflield, and Lincoln, 51) 1 5 4/ j 1 1 11 4—Metropolitau, I_Ja 1 8-111d lam.% 1241 1 — North British, 381 I—South &stun. 70! 1 1 70 1 1 1 70 1 I 70—Surreley Goal and Iron Company Limited). 121 p.—Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance (limited ,34 15-16 1 p.—United States 520 Years Bonds, 73 1 3. BIRIMUIRAN. JAS. -Bnabeea done:—Binningiunt One, New Ordinary, at 50; and Patent Shaft and Auld's* United), at 61 prem. Closing prices :— Birmingham Joist Stock Bank Limited), 53; to 41 ; Birmingham Town and District Hank, 91 to 41 . Birmingham and Midland Bank, 141. buyer, : etro politan Railway Carriage and Wagon (thiliteir. Third lean, to din.: South Staffordshire Waterwuelo, 6to6} : British and Poreignßailway Plant Shares (WIWI , 10 tuto dia.; and Patent Nut and Bolt tLimited:, 11 dk, sailers. DOBL/N. JAN. I.—Three pm Cent COMM*, lint/iew Three per Cent. Mock, 834 i—Dltto for aneteutt, 81 . 1 2 1 tt,, for saw account, 94 —hank of Inland (Via - Slwwter Bank Limited) (Si 41—National Bank ttSO pal , n7l Wicklow, and Wexford ,SlOO paid`, for account, t33.-Gr ad Southern and We , tern 'LIOO paid', 9S 9111—Slidland lire* Wederu. (Elan paid . 614—Oreat Southern and Wes:, ni, 4 per cent. perpetual, ,4:.1)0 paid, 94. FATAL EFFECTS OF DRINIC.—A respectable young man, named George Crouch, aged sixteen, living with his parents at Lisson-grove, met with his death yesterday morning under the following circumstances : —The do ceased, who was for some time past a member of the Marylebone Temperance Society, went on Monday with some companions to Drury-lane Theatre. After the per. formance the party adjourned to a public.houee, and whilst there deceased was prevailed upon to take some beer and spirits. Subsequently they went to several other public-houses, and ultimately arrived at a hairdresser's shop at Great James-street, Marylebone, kept by a man named Bryant, and here deceased got so drunk thlt his companions were afre.id to send him home, so they put him in a back room and locked the door. Half an hour after this (at three o'clock yesterday morning) a loud crash was heard which proceeded from the rear of the house, and on the party going there, they found that (ht.-eased had opened the back window and thrown himself on to the pavement below, thus severely fracturing his skull. He was at once taken to St. Mary's Hospital, when it was found that be was quite dead. At the same hospital lies the dead body of a man named John Worrell, aged twenty-three, who lived at 54, Great Carlisle-street, Marylebone. On Christmas night deceased and a woman with whom he cohabited were drunk and quarrelling in a narrow court in the Harrow-road. Shortly after the man was found insensible and bleeding profusely from a wound in the chest, and on his being taken to St. Mary's Hos pital it was ascertained that he had been stabbed with a knife which bad penetrated the region of the heart. He lingered until Monday evening last, when he died from the effects of the stab. BEIGAN UA AND "POLITICS." Three British officers, aterompanied by a somewhat celebrated and superior dragoman, " all proper," am the heralds say, were on their way back to Athens after a very pleasant expe dition to Penteliems, when they found themselves sud denly performing in the well-known tableau of a party surprised by brigands, who present guns at every button of their waistcoats. Resistance was useless ; and the British lion, thus caught in a net, submitted to have his claws cut. The country gentlemen took the rings, purses, and watches of the officers, and then politely al lowed them to return to the city. There they made in dignant complaints to the English minister, who at onto applied to the Greek government. Profuse were the apologies, and eager ware the essurances of speedy resti tution. A few days afterwards a distinguishol member of the Greek cabinet himself called at the British Lega tion to express his gratification et being enabled to an nounce the fact that the brigands had been discovered, and induced to disgorge their prey. It had been all • mistake, a sad mistake. Saying which, the amiable minister with his own hands produced the spoiL It was all right, with the exception of a single ring. This was a sad blot upon the general happiness. The brigands were perfectly grieved at having unfortunately lost that ring; but they were rich, and would gladly pay its value if has excellency would would only condescend to declare it ! There was a courierge at the British Legation, an elderly Greek. of singularly handsome form and counte nance. There he was, erect in his picturesque national costume, end it was really pleasant to see the native dignity with which he performed the duties of his office. He looked as if he could on the shortest notice play the part of Ulysses or Agamemnon with equal ea,' and suc cess. Unfortunately, though I believe his own conduct was in every way excellent, he bad rather a ma 1,048 skirt for • son. It was discovered that this son had been sae of the party who robbed the officers on their way from Pentelicus ; and the good old father, when informed of this by his master, replied in en sy of grief, "(1h ! your excellency, have I not always beaed and entreated him to abstain from pulitica r—Prauer's Nera:ine for Januar Theclerks and employ& of the U. S. Post-office Department have not beea well paid for the services they have performed. The 'salaries of clerks in the Post .office Department during the four years of war were not in creased, while all the expenses of living were more than doubled. The salaries were fixed in times of peace and low priees. They were not raised when war raised prices. United States Postausefer Gemertsts &port. , 1 1, : • 1 1 1 ' I 1 1 4 1;11 lY , 41 ° hay 3 rho 000 ingt en