The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-17 00:00:00

."i • I'l I', I' II:A 1., i. is nix.. broken in to.. Lag, extent, and souse do, ne ef :tii sui.loyeil in e..rtitt,t it away. Availing tlastrs.di 3 i f !h.- , pact• topW 013,11. the SOCiety'S vu n.ire ; with n drag whirl, oink. with a swet 1. etx fiss • t's the southern raid .f the broad water to the s• !. .1: r eichlent is worth reconling. A large Ness( d. I n slog • which is. conipanieil its mate r I -It the e o n. I to get hack shore. Since Tr.,-..lay :,. dog has never .iiiitted the grounsl skit:nig e..r have tlis• police been able to ,hive 't y. :••• • i• 7 Ni i1..0 11. has on three occasions bon;Lt fotAl •!.: , :t the poor slog has refuse.' it. othi r Ir lies (unidentiii.Al) li.tve just !wen iur.cd t• :!. ro found drioodted at wine ‘11.:11 unicr t!..t• ,itenwitt nitylelkokke Workhouse continto on .l. kk‘.l thi< morning st vend hunklrekl per•kkk, Lave .01111ittlI. about 3i of whom oil they cam , in ,-..tch I , f ....king r,-lvtives and frienkl, who were known to base bk. :I kok the iev at the time the catastrophe oceurre.l. 1..e.t. night skiikl ttoklay. 211 out of the :13 identitirkt bodies has, ikevo removed from the dead-house to the homes of tie kr rkkpkketive friends. _ _ Th,- ! . ..11..wiaq; is a correct list of the bodies brought thi- :Homing : ! North, ngetl 11, of Wil,teael!strect, t•omcrr town. A lerhte.ninplexione,l man. about 27 years of :tge. clad in blue trous,rs and vest, block and red pleitl woollen -hirt, and side spring boots. This holy has just been identified as that of Frederick Tssel. a paper-hanger, in husiness ,it Itoniarnroati, LuNDoX ✓VIXT STUCK BA NA". —( THIS DAY.) The annual meeting of the shareholders was held at noon. at the Rank, Prince -street, Mr. J. F. JoURDAIN in the chair. The following report and balance-sheet were presented : " The directors have much pleasure in p 1 icing before the shareholders the annexed statement of accounts of the bank for the half-year ending the alot ultimo, by which it will be seen that after providing for rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet due, and crediting the guarantee fund with the usual interest, the hank has made a net profit of 183,055/. 3s. Ti!., including 24;,571/. 2s. 11.1. brought forward from the aOth June. of this amount the director have appropriated the sum of 13-5,0110/. fur the payment of the usual dividend at the rat, of 12'. per centum per annum, with a bonus of lfls. !hi. per share, together with I/. 17s. fkl. per share, equivalent to 25 per centum per AMIIIIII, and have carried 5,055/. as. 7d. to the guarantee fund, now amounting to a2.slii/. 10.. 9d.. leaving a balance of 40,01XW., which the directors have placed to special reserve. in view of ac counts not yet closed, resulting from the recent severe crisis, and they trust the course they brave adopted will be conlially approved by the shareholders. The following directors retire by rotation under the provisions of the deed of settlememt, viz.: Philip William Fowler, Esq., John George Maclean, Esq., George Garden Nicol, Esq., and George Tayler, Esq., who, being eligible, offer them selves for re-election. The meeting will be made an extra ordinary general meeting for the election of a director to all the vacancy at the hoard created by the lamented death of John T. Oxley, Esq. The dividend and bonus, free from income-tax, will be payable on and after Friday the 25th inst. THE WEATIIKI:.-'THIS DAV.) DETENTR.N TliF: HIREIGN 'MAILS. AND : , 1',.1•1•At;F: .IF TILE RAILWAY TRAITIc To L. iVEIL .1 heavy fall of snow has taken place since yester day morning between Ashford and Dover—the effects of which have linen most f.•lt near Shorncliffe. At the hit place tb' snow lies more than a foot deep, and the railway traffic Isgweet: that point and Dover is There have been no trains from London to hover since ycsti•rday morning .isliford being the farthest sta tion to which the South Eastern Company could di TA, h the trains. The railway authorities have tim.l..)el a II It mber of soldiers from the camp at slim nvl.ire, others to clear the snow from the lines, but :t removed than the wind drifts it back. A tult.grapit received at the Cannon-street terminus this (tom the company's engineer, states that it is Out liko ly the traffic will be resumed to-day. ;kERIf,I rm ILWAY COLLISI(N AT GUILDFORD. (THIS DAY.) IFA. very serimis collishin is reported to have c.cciirr,d this ne.rning near the Guildford railway station, which h., ic•illted in injury to a number of pusengers. Acconhiut to the brief particulars that as yet have been receive.' in town, it appears that a South Eastern train. dur. to I,,iidon, Mal ru❑ into by a train of the South Wt,tcrn rompany. The shock is described to have been very mover,. mol sever4l injured passengers were left be hind at WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) 1 11l i , DAY, .1 Ast'Ar.Y 17, 8 LX. 14 I T.I W. i , Ito ,-- 12 F. 1-- 0. 1 Balm 2l, w., 1, 1 N.H.E. ' 27 Aberdeen .. .77 21 N. W. I 2 3 I N. Leith Ardroinan 29 30 23 N : 3 3 N.E. Greencastle 23 24 W.S. W. 1 2 3 K N.E. Cape Clear 23 3S 27 N.E. :4 1 4 I N.E. Liverpool 29 N. N.B. ; 1 1 N.N.E. Holyhead 01.74 30 N.N W. 2 4 : N.E Brest L o e,, a t ; ; :3 27. N. 1 3 3 N.W. Baebetoti . 2.1 •!O 9Y 7.. , 0 2 N. E. I Plymouth Weymouth 23.71 27 N. 3 4 N. N.E. Portsmouth 2 l, G 4 . 27 N. N. E. 4 0 N. E. Landon 27 N. 4 7 N. Yarmouth 2l 11 N.N. E. 110 EN. E. Scarborough 29.6.; 32 N. F:. 7 e E. N.E. Shields Helder — - - 011xl 2 co 2 i z W I to 5 ' e ° 2 4 s ch 0.04 I b bm 1 I se 3 4., 003 4 w, lul a 0.7.! 7 ho 097 REMARKS. Barometric pressure has MA:hauled considerably over the British Isles. Teiola•ratures generally have changed hut little. Yesterday it st gale from the eastward on the east C0a1.4. of England. and the winds are still very strong there and the sea high. on Maur northern coasts the winds are light and variable, and .ot our west coasts chiefly northerly, light to rinslenite. A large amount of snow nag again fallen at Yarmouth. AIVI !PENT To LORD LEIGH.—Last Thursday afternoon Lord Leigh, the Lord-Lieutenant of Warwick shire, met with an accident whilst hunting with the South Warwickshire bounds on the Stoneleigh estate. In leaping a high and broad , Itiickset hedge, his lordship was thrown from his borne and fell heavily to the ground. The horse entangled its feet in the reins, and in struggling placed one of his hoofs upon the back of his lordship's head, but fortunately he escaped without sustaining any serious injury, although he was severely shaken by the fall. Winvvatcrsh.r, Chronick. THE itEf ;IINTs:I:A . CALAMITY.-110W A FATHMt Axo Two CmiLlittEx WENS SAVEtt.—Mr. J. Bunton, of Frederick-street, Hampstead-road, writes to a contemporary :—" As some wonder has been expressed at my two little ones being saved from the shocking calamity in Regent's-park, perhaps my account of the accident may interest your readers. I was just making my way to shore, holding them by the hand, when the lee broke. One of them was a little girl 7 years of age, and the other to boy of 11. We were then about 70 yards from the hank. Without a second's warning, the ice seemed to glide from under us, leaving us in water q uit e b feet d e ep. Th e t wo little ones sank to the bottom, but rose again directly. I made a grasp at each of them, and was tattle to seize them by the shoulders, at the same time holding on to the ico with my left hand. When I lad them thus far safe I had time to look round. Such a sight I hope never to see again. Quite 110 per sons were struggling for life. Heads and arms were to he seen all around amongst the broken masses of ice. Two yards from me a little boy was drowning, and I could not render him any help ; presently nothing but his cap was visible above water. He floated in this way for some time.. I stood in this position for nearly half an hour, tanking down in the mud deeper every minute, until the water re ached my chin. I held my children as high as possible above water until I felt my legs being cramped with the cold. I said to the eldest, "Is there any help coming, Feet? Wave my walking-stick, for lam sinking down in the loud." Presently the boy said, " Father, a man is swimming to us, an d we shall be saved." On looking round I taw a brave young fellow lunging ro thugh the toward me. The y ounges t c hil l would not let go her hold of me at first ; but ultimately I got her on thin young Man's bee:. Ho swam o ff w ith h er t o • boat that was now making its way towards us. When the boat came near enough I helped the boy in, and seized the side of the skiff, fearing if I got in that it might go over with me. I hell on in this manner till we got to the han'n. Numbers of them had sunk out of eight long before. In tendering my grateful thanks to those per.ons who rendered ire assistance, I do not in clude that one of the Royal Humane Society's men who, although provided with a rope and corks, refused to attempt our resale, declaring. in answer to the appeals that were en ds to him, that 'he could do no good for its.'" FROM TtIF: Tor tip THE COL Dr CZANT.—Under an unclouded sky of deep Italian blue, in range over range, an Alpine world of snowy peaks, precipices, and glaciers Close beside us was Mont Blanc, still tower ing four thousand six hundred feet above us, anal with hattresses of .latk, bare rock ou the south—altogether different hoe the northern snowy aspect, from which he derives hi. 1131111 e. Here, as seen from the Col, he rises precipitously from the valley. and seems especially de sering of bin title of " monarch." On the south we have the finest :I , most perpendicular view of the alpine world, ORCeptin g — a4 SUIIIIIOIOO we must—that one fearful look down from the summit of the Wetterhorn to the green stores of the Grindetwalit, so well described by Mr. Wilk Here we gaze from the snow-field of the Col, eight thoeund feet down to green slopes and the hamlets about Coantive:,r. and so steep in the declivity that we see nothing of the ridges and precipices by which we must descend int , , the valley. It seems. exactly as other Alpine climbers have observed here, as if you might cast a stone 'loan upon the church at Courmayeur. At this filet look down I had some misgivings respecting the practicability of a tale descent, especially as I remembered that it was owl thin declivity of the Courmayeur side that three ba;lish travellers, with one of their guides, went down is an avalattelle of the snow to which they trusted them mken. " Reel; to the rocks !" is the one safe rule in de fecating on this side, though you may be tempted by fatigue to take a shorter and more rapid passage by way mf glissade on the snow. If it elide away, remember, litr e is no re.t for you till you reach the green slopes so f•r below , on the rooks, though fearfully steep, there " 1 , 0 real danger while we were tied together ; but so P , it wan the necessity of caution, that the descent passed in these few lines occupied, in fact, five hours.— etre , ne fur January. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1867. "Liabilities and assets, I>ec.:il,lBol.—Dr.: To capital paid up, viz., 72,000 shares at 15/. each, 1,080,000/. ; to amount due by the bank on current accounts, depredt receipts, cir cular notes and acceptances, 15,300,23 d.; to amount of the guarantee fund, June 10, 1806, 319,991/. 9s. $4. ; to six months' interest on ditto, at :lper cent. per annum, 4,7991. 17s. 41.; together, 324,791/. is. 21.; to rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet due, carried to new account, 19,444 sic.; to amount of net profit for the half. year ending 31st of December, including 20,571/. 11.1. balance of profit and loss account, 10th June, 183,0:NW. :;s. 7.1. ; total, 16,913,4831. 188. ('r.: By government stock, valued in accordance with the resolution loomed by the general meeting of shareholders, on the 19th January, Pais, viz.,-1,200,00/. consols, New Three per Cents. and Reduced at 100, 1,080,0091. ; by cash, 1,707,053/. 184. 4.1. ; by hills discounted, loans, and other securities, 14,1117,1 1 491. 3s. 2d.; by buildings, furniture, &c., at head-office and branches, 45,4801. Is. 3d. ; total, 10,913,453/. 10is. 94. " Profit and Loss Account —Dr. : To current expenses, proportion of building expenses, directors' remuneration, bad debts, income tax, &c., 41,1154/. Its. W.; to rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet due carried to new ac. count, 19,400/. Mi.; to six months' interest on the guarantee I fund , at N. per cent. per annum, 4,7:1.11. 17s. od. ; toge ther, 05,398/. 15s. ; to Ilividentl account, for the payment of half a year's dividend, at the rate of 121 per cent. per annum, upon 1,0.80,000/., amount of paid-up capital upon , 72,000 shares, c 7.501/.; to ditto for the payment of a bonus of 18s. 9.1. per share, 67,5001. ; to special reserve, 40,000/. ; to amount carried to the guarantee fund, 8,0.1. - v. 34. 74. ; total, 24+4,453/. 18a. 7.1. Cr.: By amount of gross profit for the half-year ending 31st December, inclufang 20,571/. I 2.5. Ild. balance of profit and loss account, :loth June, 248,4 W. 18s. 7d. "Guarantee Fund Account. —Dr. : Present amount, 332,840/. 10s. lid. Cr.: Amount on the :10th June, 319,991/. 91. ; by interest on ditto to 31st December, Vita:, at :3. per cent. per annum. 4.799/. UP. ; by balance of undivided profit, 8,0551. 3.. 7d.— total, 332.5113. 10s. 911." . _ The CHAIRSIAN in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said the directors felt great satisfaction in meeting their brother shareholders on account of the proof afforded of the continued prosperity of the bank, which had now entered on the 31st year of its existence, and which, notwithstanding the increased capital, was paying nearly the largest average of any five years since it commenced operations. (Cheers.) When they last met the commercial world was still suffer ing from the crisis, but that crisis had now passed away, and while it lasted that bank was enabled to meet all the demand, made upon it. Although the board did not anticipate any losses they had felt bound to make a large reserve. They fully anticipated that the amount would remain intact, and he was happy to say they had no contractor' debts. The difference in the deposits as compared with the amount at the time of the last meeting erase solely from the contraction of the foreign business of the bank, the general business having materially increased. The report was adopted amid cheers, without any pre vious discussion. The retiring directors having been re-elected, and a di. vidend of I2i per cent. per annum and a bonus of Its. 9d. per share having been declared, On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, Mr. J. S. Oxley was unanimously chosen to fill the vacancy in the board caused by the death of Mr. John T. Oxley. Thanks were then voted to the directors, managers, and officers, and the meeting separated. ALLIANCE BANII.-(THIS DA E) This day the half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. CHarms In the chair. The report and statement of accounts, which has already appealed in the Express, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, expressed his regret that he had not a snore favourable statement of ac counts to present to them, as a large dividend was apt to make up for any deficiency on the part of the chairman. The directors had received letters from different share holders calling attention to several points which made it necessary for him to state what the exact position of the bank was, and in order to do this it was necessary to go back to the year 1864, when the bank reached its highest point. At this period the current and de. ' posit account amounted to 3,000,0001., and the acceptances were over 3,000,0001. Owing to circumstances which he need not now recall, as they were already familiar with them, they sustained losses, and the credit of the bank was so depreciated in the month of May last that he heard even the little boys in the streets may, " Whatever other bank may not, the Alliance Bank is sure to fail." They did not fail, but manfully rode out that storm. (Cheers.) But the effect of the pressure of that period was further to depreciate the credit of the bank, and they lost much valuable business, which they had never recovered. But the amount of current account and acceptances had increased from the lowest point in May last by 250,0001. That was satisfactory. The chairman then ex plained why the law charges and the amount of bad debts written off were so large as they appeared in the accounts. With regard to the future, be reminded them that credit was a thing of slow growth, and was not easily recovered when once lost. But the whole statement was before then, and nothing was kept back from the shareholders. There was no chance of any loss from the acoount with the Bank of Hindostan. With regard to the directors they were desirous to strengthen their posi tion by the introduction of men who were practically acquainted with banking, for much of their previous loss had been incurred, not from any want of honesty on the part of his predecessors, but from bad management. He could assure them that the price of their shares on the Stock Exchange was no test of the daily transactions of the bank. They originate) in a different set of circumstances altogether—from time bar gains and other irregular transactions of that kind. (Hear.) In conclusion he called on them to ascertain for theta ' selves the position of the bank and to bring to it their accounts. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ATKINMIIN seconded the report. In reply to Colonel MURRAY and other shareholders, The CHAIRMAN stated that • branch at the West-end might be desirable, but at present they did not wish to increase their expenses. The branch in Southwark war doing well. With regard to the item of 70,00 W. for expenses, a considerable portion of it WI for bad debts, and it must be recollected that they had four different managements to keep up. The ! debt in Australia was under consideration. The Birken head branch was paying its expenses at 'present. The report was adopted, as was the declaration of divi dend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ! ceedings. On Tuesday afternoon the conservatives of the county of Durham assembled at • banquet given in the Town-hall, in the city of Durham, for the purpose of celebrating the accession to office of a conservative government, and to compliment the Right Hon. J. It l'ilowbniy, the conservative member for the city, on his re appointment as Judge Advocate General. The chair was taken by Earl Vane, and amongst the speakers were : The Duke of Marlborough, Mr. Mowbray, M.P. ; Lord Ravensworth, Sir Matthew White Ridley, Captain Sut tees, : Mr. H. E. Suttees, M.P. ; Mr. NS . Hender son, I.:c. The Duke of Marlborough, who fills the great household office of Lord Steward, said the country de manded " quiet and repose," and he believed that if the government should resolve to " pass over the Reform question for the present," "in order to give that fair and ample time which i.e requisite for the consideration of a successful measure," their action would be fully endorsed by_public opinion. TILL MANCHESTER CHAMBER OP COMMERCE AND Ma. GALT.—The interview between the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Hon. Mr. Galt, of Canada, which was fixed for to-morrow (Friday), has been post poned sine die. The reason of this postponement is ex plained by the following letter :—" London, Jan. 14. My dear air,—l find on my arrival in town that my engage ments in connection with the negotiation with the Im perial government, relative to the confederation of British North America, will render it impossible fur me to be absent for some time; and I must, therefore, beg you kindly to permit me to postpone to some future day the plasmas of meeting the Chamber of Commerce. I hope this will not cause you inconvenience ; but you will perceive that while eating as a delegate I am not master of W. own time.— Believe me, my dear sir, yours very truly, GALT. M. Ross. Req." SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.) Oing o'OLocrz. The railway market is rather firm to-day, and a rise of / to jf per cent. has occurred in London and North Western, Great Eastern, and Great Northern A stocks. Caledonian, however, has declined 1. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1311 to 132 ; Great Western, 541 to 55 ; London and North Western, 124 t to 4 ; Midland, 1254 to „ ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 132 to 1 ; Caledonian, 1214 to 1221 ; South Eastern, 731 to 1 ; Great Eastern, 341 to 1 ; Great Northern, 1211 to 122 i ditto A, 133/ to 1341 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to ; and North British, 391 to. Grand Trunk of Canada Railway stock is fiat, and has declined per cent., viz., to 201 to 211. East Indian is quoted 1071 to 1081 ; and Lom bardo-Venetian, 151 to 2, showing no change. ORDINARY SHARED AND STOCKS. SR I Pd. I RAILWAYS I dales So-Say to 1 .m. - - COLONIAL GO, - 8 - 1 4 1 C - ITS .- 00. 00.000 DrlttaltColin.op.cl„,lB7l 100, Do. 1806 —.. Can. Gov. 6 p. e., 11177414. .• Do. Swot, Feb.etAns. • Do. 6parot.Mar. ;!1{,616D0. 5 per ctJan.ra 886,808 Do. Swot. Ins. 100.000 Prater° Hoped par. 1873 • • Do. d 0.1390.1900 .... Do. do. 188040 .... Do. do. 1890411 184,0001 Do.Bp.c.ApAtOct.l9oo 100,000. Carlon, Nov. 1,0 S, 6 p.ct 160,009 Do. 1878, do.. 1,000,000 i Do. 1871 d 0... MO, Mauritius 6 par ct.,1873 100. Do, 1878 100, Do. 18111 SOO, Do. 1886 166, NataL Gov. 6 per cont.. 108,0011 Now 11rnonflov.tlperct. I,Ll6,BOO l New South Wales Om. 6 p. °int, 1871 to 1870 3,671,800 Do. 6p. 01888 to 18031 850.000 Do.sp c.r,1867 to 1875 160,000, New Zealand 6par cent. 1,000,000 , Do. sper cent 5410,0:1 Do. 0 per cent. 1861' 100, Do.de.ld9lJune3Dec 160,000, Nova Booth' 6 p. 0,1876 I,B6o,3ooQuesnaland Goa. 6 p. et. .. 3..kmat Gov. 6 p.6.,67-77 751,000. Do. 1875 and wards. 850, Wle•Gov.6p. c. Jan. Jab 7,000, . . Da. 6p. el Aprlllloc BRITISH MIN ro. 18h. Mixes. 4,906 1,04 11,900 4 1 000 0 4 0 1 0 1 .. 1,906 .. 4,0001 .. 12,6001 6,908 1 .. 1,0'24 .. , Chlverton Clifford Aural Dew. G. Con. ( Ta y'Mak) Drakewalls East Basset (Illogan) East Carsdon East earn Brea East Grenville East Lovell K. W. Russell (Taviatk )' Grumbler & St. Aubyn' Great Levey (Lltnited). Great South Tolgus 0. W. Vor (Rolston) Grenville Rerod's Foot Ilingston Downs Margaret 'tiny Leland Media Valley Mwyndy Iron Ore 'New Seton North Roekear.. North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence (V. Latent 5. Cando,' (rit. ekes) South Condurrow S. W. Frances ,Illogan, Stray Palk Tin Croft West Basset jW. car don (Llskeard) !West Chiverton West Aetor l*b. &wet iVh. Buller (ltedrulte: IV,!klaryAlto;lleolien I Wheal Seten Wt. Trelavoev COMPANL23. SECURMIII. I Pd. I CLpelows. I Sam 98 100 IN 101 90 101 81 03 80 82 101 103 100 106 103 106 101 103 00 92 101 103 106 107 103 106 103 108 103 106 103 106 106 107 96 100 96 97 90 93 34} 9 4 93 lit 100 102 83 84xd 100 102 98 99 98 98 92 93 104 106 100 106 k 107 108 THE BANK OF FRANCE. (REUTER'S TZLEGRAW.) PARLS, JAN. 17. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day shows the following changes com pared with that of last week : INCREASE. I BiUs discounted .. . fr. 39,666,000 2 i Advances Notes Cash in hand . Treasury balance Private accounts 999. IL 1w 9. eh ' I Pd. I RAILWAYS I Cifting tZ °" I "las 1 "" y este . to p.M. 86 100 'Bristol and limier 57 80 Bt. 100 Caledonian St 100 Cambrian SO all Cork and Bandon 20 all Cornwall 4 I Bt. 100 Dublinand BeffastJune 116 MI 5L 100 Dundee, ParthotAbd In 79 72 100 an ism London SaipCiel 100 10 Do — 81. 100 Glaagouranda Western 117 119 SL 100 Great Eastern Ord. St MI 344 35 46 7 M. 100 Do. K. Ang. Stk.. N 0.2 4 4 St. 100 Great North otSootlandl -- ft. 100 Great Northern M. 100 Do. d 1 A rec. Ito dlr. un- 133 134 et 100 Do. Bltil6p. e. le paidli 1271 St. 100 Do. Ord. Def. Dir. Mock 8L 100 Cit South & Wrist. (Ira) 90 99 St 160 Great Western 551 64 651 4; 5 el 100 Do.StonrVaLGua. Mk M. 100 Do. South Wales al 100 Do. W. MN.—Oxford 84 37 SL 100 Do. Do. Newport 33 26 SL 100 Lancashire &Yorkshire 132 1371 132 11l 100 Lon.. Brightn, & 8 Coast 89 91 01 90 89 St 100 London,Chatham,&Doy Id 11 8L 100 Du. Met. Kite u. A 6 p. c. 10 20 d 4. 1510 London & North Wenn 1931 1211 104; 4 Bt. 100 Londoikt4outbWeateru 87 .9 ,q 1 24. 100 11.91. slid., ift Lineolnsh 541 561 55 41 St. 100 Metropolitan l3ll 1321 131 3 43 3 2 10 all 1 Do. New 2l 3pm 10 all Do. F.Mension 100 all Metropolitan DLetriel — 20 7 Do. do. do. MI all Do. aM. John's-Wool St. 100 111Idliand 1261 1251 MI 6 all Do. L 9 Shares M. 106 Do. Bins. & Derby I 94 94 St. 100 North British St. 100 1 Do. Min .Perth,Dund , 14 18 St. 100 N. Eastern—Berwick 1 100: 1.91 10 1 31 4 1111 MI 1 Do. Cl. N. IL Parc , SL 100 1 De. lands I 671 486 0L 1 100 ; Do. York , MA 1146 1034 St. . 1001 Do. Carlisle . ... . : 1 ' all : Do. Stock &Darling., lit 26 ti 20 ' Do. do., 186041 SL 100 North London , 119 191 II 10 Do. do., 1864-5 ' 17 2Wu 10 5 1 Do. do., 1806 1 14 1 1pia es. 1100 North fitadordahire ' 74 6 M. 100 1 N. it & Western Jane.; 114 l i d 84. 'lOO 'SeottJah Central _ 8L 1100 . Miro pehir e Union .. . 86 100 South Devon 1 44 50 86 100 South Eastern j 73 74 7 3 4 7i 1 7 121 all Maine6Woldnilmmde 9 10 St. 100 ITaff Vale 14 4 1 Do. St. 100 Water f ord & Kilkenny 2 4 110 6 IWaterloo It Whitehall FIUME POSSESSIONS. RAILWAYS. I Closing prices. I 541ds. Atiantic&St. Lawrence, Bom. Rar. &C. lu. gbp.c. Do. r Shares Buffalo & Lake Huron ' Do. Preference Baff.,Brant,dooderich j 6 per creL. 1e172-3-4 CeL RB. Lestersa6p. c.g. CapeT.&D.ek6p. e.g. Deoserars,7p.c.perpref. Eart Bengal rt. 6 d 0... Do. - 707 - 6 d 0... East Indian go. 6 d 0... Grand Trunk utCanatts Do. Equip. M. 8.0. ct. I Do. Ist pref. hoods Do. do. deferred' Do. tad pref. hoods. Do. do. deterred Do. Sid Itret. Stock..l I Do. do. deterred, Do. 4th pref. Stock.. Do. do. deterred) Groat lodtan Peninsula _ _...___ Do. 5 par coot_ Do. New t Walt g. 5 p. et Do ti per clot. ot. Western of Canltin i Do. New _ I Dodo. c. WU. pay. 1673, Do.S. do. do. 1577-6 Indlanßranch,Limitoti 'Madras guar. 6 p. cent., Do. do. di •do Do. do. do Do. Fifth rstaindon; Yolb. and Uoloon'a Kay Do. 6 p. ct.. pay. 1630; Do. 6 p. et, pay. 110X5' MIL of Oin.6p c.lstp. B Undo, gua. 5 per cont ' Do. Delhi do I Do. do. do. Do. Panjanb Do. Indus bi. Plot. do JOINT STOCK BRIMS. BaxlS. I I'd I CI. =Bank (Lim .) Alliance Milted Anglo Austrian Anglo Egyptian (Maj Anglo Italian (Limited) ' Asiatic BankCor.new ab Hanka BritlahColumbla , Do. New, issued S pm 1 Bank of Egypt Bank of Otago (Mated) Bankof Victoria„Auelzal , Bank of New Zealand British & Califorulan(L ) British N. America C. Bk. India, Ana., China' Chart. Mar. of India, de i Mr • Colonial ' Consolidated Bank L ) Do. do. New Delhi and London , L ) East London (Lindted' Eastern Exchange' Lhn.i English and American . Eng. Bank it.deJaneiroL Eng.deut.dt Aust. Chartd Eng' ish and Swe I ish ;L. Imperial Bank (Limited, • Imperial Ottoman lonian Do. New Laud Mort. Bk. Indla(1 ) D0.6p.e..Deb..1864.30yre Loo Bk.oillexwo.kc. London and Brazilian Do. Nes. London&ltiverPlat(L) Do. New, las. M U pm Do. do. do Lou. Ch. Bank of AustrL London and County London Joint Loudon £ South African 'Lou. & & Western (Lim.; London & VenesuelmL ) London & Westminster. Merchant Bank (Lim) . Do. New Mercantile&Fachan‘L ) Metro. & Pros. BankiL) Midland Bank (Lim.) National of Australasia National of Liverpool , N. Pro. of England I Do. 2nd & Mt! twine- Nstioual Bank New South Wales ; North Western Omuta! Bank Corpora , PrOVISI. Sestkingeorp.(l4' Prorinc. fr Ireland flout& Australia !Saud. ?.t ft a Africa I • ' Onion of Australia • Valois of Ireland (Um ; i Unica 04 Loudon 101111 SIGN OBLIOATI4 I RAILWAY& ,O.Losembourgsp.cent. Do. ',Havana and Matanzas ILatzsanne and Fribourg [Matanzas and Maintains Do. &wood Issue.. North of France 3 p et Do (late CharL 31p. et ,Ottoman (3anyrna, So ) iPartal)onatt Mn sp.ct Do. New 3p.cB. Unite* S. F. (Peru ).. Royal Swediab 3 p. ct.. Segue I C u n a a i t et; :Ve e n 7 . 1 :1 P c . c t .. South &tato? Port. 7p, c. Southernof France3p.c. th Italian, 3 per ct. 11.1 N. W.o/Fra. 3p. c. 13 12} 93 96 4 1 85 88 81 II if 1211 6 6 1111 13e 1 1 ..... ii rt. etar iv. = c: i i. i n -_, 1,4 ~.., 100 iDo. Deb. et 4p. dots all •••• 3 4.1,3 b! Bs. , 3.lttuaupta ■ 'IGO .• 517,07. St. 'Surrey CM Maeda lOO 1 101 4; il - In 181 18 I Par 4 1 ! Pm , f 4 zurears l TO 72 4% 65 101{ 102} 104 101} 1071 10$ 20} 21 h 7 80 100 Ic6k 14 141 14 14 ii foe I FS E 6 .2 1 ....i.116i 101 108 . ill V 3 86 Si 61 62 100 102 111 84 82 85 97 91 93 95 95 99 — dial 8 6 es' 64.111 s *Pm 9 6 .114 8 di. 63 65 13 15 5 4dl 39 St 4 3 414 ST 39 T Y 194 :d 45 46 } 1}8.14 18 19 32 31 13 IS 37 39 id ' 1 1 po4Pml 21 11484 1 9 1 dls i 8 4511 17 ; 19 01 12 le dis , 8 7 pm, 11 Ojdls . 22 23 . I 2 dal 11 151.' 80 S 9 • 7 418 13 11 (11. 2i 11114 l 8 pall e 218811 1 2 poi 22 S 5 67 69 42 45 13 15 2 1 1114 12 9 94 93 16i 181 11 9 cll. 9 7 di. du S 2 814 1 2pm par 2pm 67 99 42 a id pa. 1 pal 42 44 1 6 5 dls 84 96 27 29 i d it 10 7 6 dl. 47 49 :LI, 9 7 dist 42 44 :d i lONS. 17 18 86 89 86 100 Is 89 121 121 70 80 - 4 - id 20 au 100 all 100 all 100 all 100 all 20 iall ho II 100 114! go. 18h 17,500' 10,000 10.000 ROJ,OOO 10.000' 80 . ,080 6,010 100,000 80,000 60,000 150,000' 800.000 80,000, ii,atio 1 1,0000001 10,000 4,000 110,000 1 10,000 ! !!•211? 148.5251 1,0001.600 10,0001 10,000' 12,600 12,000 10,000 26,000 4°.???I LW) 120,000 40,000 20,000 10,000 6,000 6,000 22,400 17,000 20,000 10,000 15,000 10 Anglo•AnwrlcanTeL (L.) 10 Angio-Mailean St. Atlantic Telegraph Bt. Do. 8 par coot. 26 Awtallan Agncul 26 Australian M.L. 10 Bangparah Tea EstatoaL 10 Berlin Waterworks (L.; 10 Do. New 1100 Bolckow Vaughan (4) 6 . .Bombay Gas (Limited) 6 Do Yew , 60 Brkish ' American Laud ! St. B. & I. Nan. Tel. (L.) 30 British Shi powners sti CASIMAX Company 10 CanadlauLoan& SO Ceylon Cons= 20 : Ditto A 20 China3t.Shipa L.CoaI L 10 City Discount, Limited 26 CityotLoodonit.Pro.Xl 30 City of Milan Inipeo.(k) 160.D0. _ _ ii City ot Moscow Oaa (L 50 City Mose (Lim.) 50 Colotdal (Limited) 50 Do. 60 Commercial Union( bin ) 10 Com. of AtricanMer.(L. ) Continental Un.Clae (L., 25 C . 91.Eug.,Pref. 7} p.c. 10 C. Ponc. of England (L 50 Do.ot Mauritius (L.) 94. Crystal Palace .. , Do. Preference St. Di l i, : Perp. Deb. 20 (Limited) . 100 Diaconnttorporatim(l., 10 Eastern Assam Tea ;1, ' 60 I L IndiaLand.C.it 20 IL ladle irrig. & Canal , 60 Ebbw Vale ' 20 :EgypthinCom.&Tril.(L) St. 'Electric Telegraph . I Ing.&Ana.Copper (Limi; 50 !Eng. and Foreign Credit 100 !Enc.& Scottish Malin. (L 10 I FairbalrnEagineering 50 'Fore-et ;Warehouse (L 60 Gellirara (Limited) I 10 Gentraleredit&Dia.lll-; ' 'Oen. Steam Navigation 60 I Home &Colonial As.(L. 10 ;Hongkong & China Gas 20 'Hudson's Bay.. . . 20 • Ini.LandCo.!daraellles LI 2 Indian Carrying ;Linz.). 20 'lrittrnat. Finan.Boe.(L 10 Internat. land Credit.; L 60 Italian Land 26 Italian Irrlg. (Can. Cay ) lOU 1 Do. 6p. e. ttda. r. 1871 60 . Land 3ec al tie* Llm.)• • 05 Lond.AirleanTradlng. • 25 Lon. d Caledon. 11. (L. 1 10 , Loo.ConntyLand&l3.(L) 6 Load. DlstrlctTelegiL. 60 , 4.nd. num. Alan (I 1 4 ILond.O. OtnntbooC.(L 1 60 Lond.dOlars. East Co.(LI 20 Load. Provincial Marine ,000 50 15,206 26 SISO.OOO at. -_ 1 Sp. ct.g.bylndlanGov. Marine Investment ({4' Mswitinsland, &c. ( L IMedit Erten. Tel. (L I Merchant Shipping (L/ Mlltwall F. Ll&Dock; ' Mill wall IronWorka Natal Land &Col.C. 'National DN. Corn. (L Do. New.lm6p.titoberel National Prov.MMine, L National Steam Nev.( L ; .NerbuddaCoaLtlron,L' Do. New 'NewConsolidat.Dis.(L) N eirQuebrodaL K., M L N. Zealand L.& M. An.' L' N.Zraland T.& Lean ( L ' ; Northern Aim= Tea( L ) Do. B ' N. Br is.Anstraladan N.Brit.& Sierran. In.( L ' ,Ocean Marine (Insure.' OrientsiVinancial Lim.) Orin:dal au( Limitad) Do. New Orient Inland Steam; L ) Iltap t Sthlami Invest. Ottoman Gas (Limited Panama B.M. Stearn; L • Do. do Poellttv.lsuid& ` ; Peninsular & o.Btwent Do. do. New Rhymney Iron • BloJ. City !roomy. . Rio Janeiro Ou (Lim) Royal Mail Steam "Scot Amin. Invest. (L ;1: Soc.Finan. d'Esypte (L S. Ahican M. & In. L) I Month Anstrallan Land I SuMnarine Telegraph ! Do Scrip ITM-Conetnic.et Main:4 'I Do. Do Thames& Mersey Trinidad Petroleum L. , Trust&A genes , of L T. & L Co. of V. Camels' Un. Marine of Liver. ( United K. Tales. Co.(L Univers. Marine Dm( L.ll Tan Dlernen's Land (I.lt Z; "P rAn gY arl t e ( e M l r fi ) 2 l 7): Wostlndia&Pacific St (1.• 22,000 20! 200,000 20 7,600 20 eijoo 10 50,000 10 100,000 60 30,000 I scow 10 10,000 10 Lwow 100 1 skew se 20,000 SS PREFERENCES North British 5 per cent., No. 1. FOREIGN RAIL Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9i. Dutch Rhenish i DV. paid), 9n. Recite and San Francisco (Lim.) PROVINCIAL SHARI MARKETS. LIAICRPOOL. JAN. 16.-Balle to-day: Great Eastern, 33 /4/ ±7 ; 1/ 3 I ;`, a—Great Western. 55/ I—Lanca shire and Yornshlre, 132—London, Chatham, and Doer, 16 13-16 London and North Western, 124} I$ 6 I I—Manchester, Shef field. and Lincolnshire, IV, 41 6 5415 4/ 1 {-11etropolltan. 132 ll—South Eastern, 731 I 6 snuth }:aln 4/ per cent„ 92—Rhicenhead, Ss ad.—dread Trunk of Canada, 214—North Neaten Beak, 1/ #—Brlttah and trceelan Marino./ P.—Maratiabe Insurance, d.—Royal Insurance, 3 7-16 p.—Lfterpool Edged Gas, 403—Runcorn Soap and Alkaline. 3 p. • • • • - MANCHIPTIR, JAN. id—The market opened beer, bat rob atonality recovered, and closed steady. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 4 9 lO—Great Phodern, 3.31 3fIII 14 e I kit s ! fif I 4 4 I 4—Great Luxembourg 11—Orand Trunk of fl Ditto Flat Bonds Prof , 64—Oreat Westien of Canada. 1 Great Western, 66! f f 16—La acrabiro Inausnoe, fp , cum . —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 132—Louden mad North Western, Me a f—Manchester, Sheikeid, an I Lincoln, 54, f f f e Ltilt u t , Viatl I—Metropolitan, In} i 11—Midliubd, 111 If ,MI 1 I ft! I 1 f—nammi and Hersey Marine Inutranne ( Limited l, 31 p —United States 610 Years' Bonds, 74f—Arrican Merchants, 1-16 c. p.--Great Eastern Five per Cent. 111M70. The demand for money is moderate, but an in creased inquiry will probably prevail later in the day, bills having been kept back to sonic extent on the prospect of a change in the Bank rate. The charge for choice paper is 3 per cent. Loans are obtainable in the Stock Exchange at 1 per cent. Consols are now quoted 90,? to I, ex div., both for money and the account (February 7). In the foreign stock market a decline of to to percent. is observable in Turkish of 1865, Italian of 1861, Russian Scrip, and Mexican. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 54 to 55, ex div.; ditto of 1865, 29 to 1, ex div.; Greek, 14 1 , to f ; Spanish Passive, 21; to / ; ditto Certifi cates, 14,1 ; Italian of 1861, 53} to f, ex div. ; Mexican, lif to 18 ; and Russian Scrip, 11 to prem. The scrip of the new Chili= Loan opened firmly at VI to 11 prem., but is now slightly lower, at 10 to I r prem., upon speculative sales. United States 5-20 Bonds have receded per cent., Erie Railway shares It, and Illinois Central The present quotations are :—The 5-20 Bonds, 72g to 4 ; Erie Railway shares, 431 to 1 ; and Illinois Central, soi to 81. International Financial shares are quoted 22 to 24 dis. ; London Financial, 19 to 18 dia. ; General Credit, 2 to 11 din. ; Credit Foncier, 61 to 5 die. ; National Discount, 91 to preen. ; and Hudson's Hay, 16} to I, ex div. The fifth ordinary general meeting of the Mill wall Freehold Land and Docks Company is called for the sth of February, to receive the directors report and statement of accounts. A resolution will also be submitted to the shareholders to con vert paid up shares of the undertaking into capital stock. HLLIF-PAST THRZE O'CLOCK, Consols are quoted 90i to f for money, and 901 for the account, being slightly better in the former case compared with the price current at 1 o'clock. About 41,000!. in gold has been withdrawn from the Bank for the Continent. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 69fr. 45c., being sc. lower than yes . terday. The prospectus of the expected Chilian Six per Cent. Sterling Government Loan was issued late last evening. The nominal amount is 2,000,000/. The loan is authorised by act of Congress, and is brought out by Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co. The price of issue is 855 per 100!. Bond, or 811. 10s. if the subscribers avail themselves of the option which is given them of paying up in full on allotment. The payment of the instalments extends up to the 15th Nov. next. The security for the loan, as regards both interest and sinking fund, is a special hypothecation of the customs dues of Chili, which, according to the last annual report of the Minister of Finance to the Congress, are equal to 1,000,0001. per annum, or 840,0001. more than sufficient to provide the annuity of 160,000/. required to provide for the ir.terest and sinking fund of this loan. Taking the loan at 811.10 s. per 1001., with the advantage of the sinking fund of 2 per cent. (by means of which the loan will be repaid in 23 years), the return to the in vestor is equal to about 9 per cent. per annum. The annual drawings are to commence on the Ist January next. It appears that the government of Chili engages that a sufficient amount of the pro ceeds of the customs dues shall be remitted to London, to Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co., " so as to be in their hands at least one month previous to the periods respectively fixed for the payment of interest, and drawing and payment off of bonds." A portion of the present loan will be applied in paying off the Chilian Six per Cent. Government Loan for 450,000/. sterling issued in London in 1866 ; and bonds of that loan which fall due in March next will be received (with the half-year's interest coupon detached) in payment, at 1001. cash per 100/. bond, for the three first instalments of the present loan. No applications will be re ceived after 4 p.m. on Monday, the 21st inst. Chili occupies a high position on account of the fidelity with which she has met her financial obli gations, and, considering the existing plethora of money here, no doubt can be entertained that this loan will be quickly taken up. Our market, however, cannot be inconvenienced by it, the in stalments being spread over a long term, and a portion of the proceeds, as already stated, being applicable to the redemption of the loan issued in London last year. The biddings for bills on India took place yester day at the Bank of England. The proportions al lotted were to Calcutta 19.01.348 Its. ; to Madras, 99.652 Rs.; and to Bombay, 15.00.090 Rs. The price was fixed as before, at Is. 102 d. on all the Presidencies. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. 10/d. will receive about 39 per cent., and on Bombay at Is. 10/d. about 09 per cent.; all above these prices will receive in full. The terms are precisely the same as before, and it ap pears that, as on the last occasion, the demand for remittance has been sufficient to absorb the whole of the 350,000/. of bills offered. The committee of the Stock Exchange have this day appointed Monday, the 21st inst., a special settling day in the following companies, viz.:— Gas Products Utilizing Company (Limited) New Shares, and the Royal Copper Mines of Cobre (Limited), both of which are to be marked. The committee have also ordered the fifth instalment of the New Zealand Government Six per Cent. Loan (250,000/.) to be officially quoted. The official liquidator of the Commercial Bank Corporation of India has announced his intention of paying . a dividend of Os. Bd. in the pound out of the funds in his hands on an early date next month, thus discharging a third of the liabilities of the bank. It is stated that be entertains the hope of .. The debentures are a first charge on the property of the company. The price of issue is par, with interest from the Ist inst. Interest and principal—the latter due in July, 1880—are pay able either in London or Melbourne. The list is to be closed at 1 p.m. on Saturday, the 20th inst. The transfer books of the Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company (Limited) will be closed from the 25th to the 31st instant, both inclusive, in order to prepare the warrants for the return of 21. per share about to be made, in pursuance of the resolution of the general meeting, held on the 31st ult. The half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Austra lian Investment Company (Limited) is fixed for the Ist Feb. ; that of the Electric and Interna tional Telegraph Company for the Gth Feb. ; the annual meeting of the Indian Carrying Company (Limited) for the 23rd inst. ; and a meeting of the British Shipowners' Company (Limited) for the 24th inst. The half-yearly meeting of the Waterloo and Whitehall Railway Company is called for the lit of February. _ _ Aneril meeting of the London Tavern Com panyge (Limited) is called for the 4th Feb., when a dividend is to be declared. The liquidators of the Accidental and Marke Insurance Corporation (Limited) prop we on toe '..*ith inst., to make a call of N. per share on the contributories. Creditors of the Lisbon Oil Mills Company (Limited) are required to send the particulars of their claims to Mr. William Cooper, the liquida tor, by the 28th February. With reference to the market for American secu rities, Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Co. report as follows : There has been a general inactivity in the London mar ket for American securities during the past week. On im proved quotation, from New York prices slightly strength ened, but have not maintained the full advance, United. States 5.20's closing 72. to t, Illinois Central shares Ml to both being a small advance on this day week ; but Brigs have declined 1 per cent., the last quotation being 44 to 4:".. Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Bonds leave off to ex coupon, or about equivalent to last week's quotations. The debentures are 51 to 52. WEDNESDAY EVENING. Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 to A, both for money and the 7th February, opened this morning at about 91, and closed at 903 The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consuls, for money, 90k, 1, 903, ; ditto, for account, 91, 901 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 901, k, A, 90 ; New Three per Cents., 90„, k, d , 90; Bank Stock, 249 k, 50; India Stock, 2121, ex div. ; ditto Five per Cent., 107, A, 61 ; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 941 ; ditto De bentures, 102 i ; ditto Bonds, 265. prom. MINES-(THIS DAY.) ONI O'CLOCK. The mining market is 6rm, with a good demand for shares in thefollowing mines, at the quotations given :—North Crotty, 4 to 5 ; West Chiverton, 56 to 58 ; Wheal Uny, 2 to 3 ; Crest Retallack, 38s. to 40s. ; Drakewalls 17s. 61. to 20s. ; East Lovell, 10 to ; Tincroft , 141 to ; and Prince of Wales, 325. Ga. to 355. WI 140 20,800,000 DECREASE. . . . fr. 2,666,000 . . . . 500,000 . . . . 32,000,000 MOSEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Oars o'Cwcz. The stock markets are flat to-day, owing chiefly to the announcement that no alteration has been made in the Bank of England rate of discount. A reduc tion to 3 per cent. was at one period expected, but the subsequent revival in the demand for gold for ex portation to the Continent, leading to the purchase of all the arrivals, and the withdrawal of 30,000!. from the Bank yesterday, removed this impression. The introduction of the new Chilian Loan has also led to some speculative sales. Consols are still offered, and have experienced a fresh decline of per cent. Some of the foreign stocks have also re ceded to I ; and banking and financial shares are dull. London Financial are 3!. lower than yester day. British railway securities, however, have improved in a few cases. 10tf 6 lOn I T 1 I CI. pekes I Bolas. as 40.3415 CI. pries. Hi Fli 14 . 16 32 37 76 75 19 21 Par 4 die elm 6 n 121 1 1043 ldls fpm 4 Cl_ 1 Oit 10 26 90 94 gedis TO 75 1 cllo 1444 psi i ars par 111 at 8 8 &aid 1 1 10181$ 4 Ms 31.1 Wit ivm D•r • •as • 10 ♦ 3 dls 211 30 100 104 100 106 4 4Mt 12 10 dl, 7 6dl+ am• 8 8 41- 1 Ala pa: 1 fpm 2 lidisl fa 22 Zs PI7 49 11 ft 4.114 1 01114 21 WI-. 2 1.41•1 i ei 7 60 55 gm. 7 11 di& 4 SAI. _ . 31 - 123 21 Ms 101 1 9}t I I 1 11. 11 • 9 41. 124 114 11-10 10 a .11- 4 3 di, id O2t• 40111 14 12 .11. 1 9 r ,,, m , 1 . 01,114, 7 i till 40 80 101 101 151 101 pm 10 8 di. 81 6i Per ipm 1 t 11 Adb I 4 T . if . 4 Li 98 id, 60 71 18 90 pm 34 10 7 d t'S 10.1 110 I — I ... IS Als' 14 4}ll, 114 60 . 40_ ii 3 201* 2 :;1881 81 n , 4141 1 1 pal ▪ I 1.111. 4 1 pak , 2U I} • S. 2181:. 1182 8 10 all 89 70 10 8 7do le 4 We rut. 7 per cent., 10. 121 12 MARES. MAYS. paying, within a reasonable period, another divi dend of the same amount ; there will then only remain a further 6s. Bd. to complete the diocharge of the bank's liabilities. The liquidator has esti mated in his report that a surplus will be left after paying the creditors in full. Under these cirounatnricee there is a strong feeling in favour of resuscitating the bank, and it is understood that a number of the leading shareholders will shortly meet together to discuss the proposal. Letters from Bombay show that this course would also be regarded with great favour there. A special meeting of the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company (Limited) was held yesterday at the offices, New Broad-street, when an interim divi dend at the rate of 10 per cent. was declared. The chairman spoke in favourable terms of the present position and future prospects of the com pany• The directors of the London and St. Katharine Docks Company will recommend to their proprie tors at the approaching general meeting the pay ment of a dividend on the company's ordinary stock of one pound ten shillings per cent. for the half year, free of income tax—making, with the dividend declared in July last, per cent. for the year— end carrying a surplus of 12,6191. to the rest account The Colonial Bank of Australasia are inviting subscriptions for 50,0001. of Six per Cent. Deben tures of the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company, a concern which has been re cently formed - by the amalgamation of the " Mel bourne and Hobson's Bay," the " Melbourne," and the " St. Kilda and Brighton" Railway Companies. It is explained that the paid-up share capital of the united companies is 534,7001., on which dividends at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum have been de clared as the result of the first year's working since the amalgamation. The total amount borrowed on debenture bonds, including the above-mentioned sum of 50,0001., is 385,0001., and the railway com pany have power to issue a urther sum of 80,300/., making a total share and debenture capital of 000/ COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (Tills DAY.) (BY LLECTKIC AND INTNJLNATIOBAL TELFORAPH.) (FROM °us OWN coßarsroxmyr.) The market mealy. Sales about 12,000 bales. mrsciso-LANE. —anis DAY.). SVGAII.— The market continues active, and prices now mostly show an advance of fa per cwt. over those at the close of last week. St. Vincent, Me.; St. Kitts. Sls.; Demerara. 31s. to 32a.; brown Jamaica, 324. 641.; unclayed _Cis. Refine . shows a slight advance ; brown lumps, .13s. to 4.15. Gd. Cower_ — The small parcels brought to public sale have gone MI well. Native Ceylon, good ordinary, G . A.; plan tation full prices to Is. advance ; fine and fine fine or dinary, 714. to 755. ; widdling , Ws. to 811. Cwt. ; privately, business has been done on similar terms. TEA is steady but rather quiet. NICE AND SALTEETUE. —No males reported. SA , :o has sold at the previous value. Small and medium pearl, 17s. lid. to Ma. ; fair large, 16s. Flour, good llorueo, 16a. IL . . . . . . . . . - ... SPICEN. —A fair business bas been done at steady prices. Pepper : black Penang, 3d. ; fair to good Singapore, 3id. to 34d. ; ditto white, Sid. ; pimento, common to good, 91 to 91.1. ; mace, Is. 7d. ; middling, Is. 111. to 2s. Nut megs, small and middling. Is. 2d. to 2s. 3.1. ; bold, 4s. Fat IT. —There is a fair demand for both currants and raising and prices are well supported ; other articles quiet. eflcHl NEAL. —The public sales have gone off with good competition. Honduras and Mexican, at full prices. Teneriffe at Id. fur silver, and Id. per lb. advance for black ; Honduras silver. 2s. 6d. to 3a. 10.1. ; black, A. ld. to 44. 1101 ; Teneriffe silver, 3s. Id. to .is. lid. ; black, 3a. 3d. to 45. 7d.; Mexican silver, 3e. 4d. to 3s. ; black is. 4,1. to 3e. Curl ON. —Tiler° is an improved demand for this article at steady prim a. J t rs:las sold at 10s. to 20s. per ton advance; common to flue, 12t. 10s. to 221. 10s. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The m.trket is steady. Spot. 445. ; January to M.srcb. 415.. March, 41s. • April to June, 445. ; October to December, Cr. 6d. to 455. 9d. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) . . . We have a few more beasts than on Thursday Lint ; yet the number is not large. Trade is exceedingly dull, and a clemailee cannot be eifecte•L Prices for business transacted are the acne as on Monday. The supply of sheep also exceeds the demand, and Monday's quotations are lairely maintained. Good calves are scarce and in demand. Our foreign supply consists of 320 beasts, 2,560 sheep, 50 calves, sod 20 pigs. Per of ann a d. ad. Per stone of MM. s. d. P. d. Beat . ate, !brads. 5 I? 5 4 Best DamtllftalsS/i 0 0 u 0 Best Abort-hors 4 10 5 Best Lsgt•s„ds.... 5 o 6 14.0 med qua. besets 3 4 4 0 Do. do. Shure.. 0 0 0 0 Calved Igga !kat 1 neßllll-breds 5 b 5 10 i Lambs Duet, at market, :a0; sheep and lambs. &alO, calves, 04; pigs, 40. SMITHFIELD HAY 3IARKET.—(THIS DAY.) 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