The Express. — London, England, 1867-03-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (TILTS DAY.) COURT OF BA.NKRUPTCY. (itefere Mr. Commicsioner IN RE T. n.RTI'Nr. krapt wax a wine and spirit merchant, of Mark- The accounts, prepared by Mears. p • • • 'how nn aggregate liability . of 34.2.35 t.; ,••., property held as security, 10,8171. 1:a_;• ,tati.4l that the assignees had wade full circnal.tances un.ler which security hail to certain creditors, anti the bankrupt's ex• quite satisfactory. No oppuaition, there s.i 1,IN•rvol. la dds, th, official assignee, stated that 3,7004 +n ralised. and a further sum would be got in. I• 11. Linklater. for the bankrupt, stated that letters • a u addressed to all the creditors, and none of them to oppose. I lon,•iir granted the order. IN tie P. e. NFT.S4I7i. rikrllpt was dowrille.l as a shipowner and shipping .see broker, of Rotolph.lane and old Kent-road, ut.r ttading as " Thu United Steam Towing Com ,. This was the sitting for examination and discharge. nee has not been filed ; but the preliminary ant- ,Low ittiso.turol debts of 8,017 f. It appeared • - , tit was pending in the Admiralty Court with ro the bankrupt's interest in a vessel called the ii,d an adjournment was ordered. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) ICOW-STHEET. ntsrrreu EVII.ENCE. .11,qtkitt, a porter at the Cower-street station ►letmpolitw Railway, appeared to a numinous ~in, him with ansaultingMani Showcross, of the !ylehone-road, builder. I\lr. Ahnthams appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Lew is for the defence. that on the night of the 15th inst. ~ at to the I:nwer.ittreet station to take a train, and on . long the platform he heard a deg howling, and saw the .1 f. tt.l.tnt. kicking it in a very cruel manner. Witness re. .n.tr.iteil with , and Kahl he might not to do it. De. ..hook his hand in witness's face in a threatening T. after some further parley struck him aviolent ..a 11l tile eye. _ _ em.s•exaniine.l by Mr. L. Lewis—l am not the pro in. tor of a " penny gait." I had two friends with me-- , a lady. she was not drunk. She did not strike the Wawa. We were all sober. I did not cndl the defend : a "in uel beast." I did not say I was a shareholder the company and une of his masters. I said I was c0n ....1 with the company. I bold n lease under 7,111. may have said I WWI a leaseholder. I did -tiny the company's servants were the scum of the earth. We not been at the p enn y gall . We had been at 1:1-don 11.11. — Annie Thomas, who described herself as the wife of a ' the mica " corroborattaL They had come from the Ruston 11.11 tegetlier. It was cot a " penny gaff." The prices of nee 241. ansl:l4l. Witness was in th e habit of :a•llig hy the l'oders;round Railway, and complainant took rltom the Hall to the station every night. She had 5... a psi ded fr.'s' her husband about seven month's and sae 10.11, a singer at the Huston H a ll, b u t the complainant notliiug to do with that. of Lever...treet, St. Luke's, upholsterer, .01 Franci. Gore, 2.. gt S„corroborated. Mr. 1.. Lewis set np, in defence, that the whole party sere drunk, and improperly interfered with the ranter, ch. was only doing his fluty by turning a stray dog off the ;I atoll, which he did without unnecessary violence. That mower,,-5 was very abusive, called defendant " a cruel I.t:' h./1.1 he was a shareholder, and would show that Was defendant's master, and that all the railway ser i ads were the scum of the earth. He also struck defen 4:,ut. who merely acted in self-defence. Mrs. Thomas also ktmck defendant. Seeend witnesses gave evidence to this effect. bnt the magistrate summed up favourably to the complainant, ioi s.ts about to itapo4c a tine on defendant, when Mr. L. Loris requested that the case might be sent for the &t -uition of a jury. Defendant was accordingly committed for trial. CLERKENWELL. RIOT .tNI FIGHTING ON THE MIIiI.ANI) RAILWAT WORKS AT BOMENS-TOWN. " " Hums( y, aged 17, Williams Merchant, aged 20, ilbirrix, aged 17,_larme Roefrtt, aged 34, J o h n aged 15, and •filAir Woohlry, aged 19, were tilarged with being drunk and fighting in the St. Pancras wcul ; and, further, with asaanltang the police at the same tune and place. According to the evidence of police-onnstable William Sutton, Y, he was on duty in the St. Pancrarroal, where he saw Hussey an d W oo l sey fi g h t i ng, and there waa such a mob assembled that the traffic vas for a considerable period auspendeiL The police interfered, and then a regular metre ensued. Hussey said he would stab the police, and twice attempted to kick witness. Milner, 184 Y, took bold of Morris, and was then bit a violent blow between the eyes by him. Rowlett endeavoured to rescue Morns, and at that time brickbats anti stones were being thrown at the police from every direction. Philpot, 1?2. Y took Harvey into custody, and on the way to the police-station Harvey kicked him on the leg and bit his hand. Stroud, 207 Y, with Police-sergeant Hocking, 3 Y. assisted by others, took Husey to the police-station, and Hussey kicked hiss sevanl times and bit him. All the defendants were the worse for liquor, and Woolsey was very much bruised and knocked shout by the man with whom he was fighting. The defendant Howlett said that what he dill was to endeavour to prevent the light ; and the others said that they had no defence to make. The magistrate tined Hussey 20e., or in default 14 days imprisonment ; Merchant fin., or three days •, Morris 203., or 14 days ; Harvey 20 e ., or 14 d ays ; and the other two he discharged. The money was paid. MARLBOROUGH.STREET. TIIIIF-VTILTING A WITNESS IN COURT. Dux Wilaws, alias Ikaussont, was charged before Mr. Knox with hein; drunk and behaving in a disorderly man ner, and also with assaulting Henry Chive,., of No. 15, Air-street, Piccadilly. Police -constable Weeks, 330 A, proved seeing the pri soner, who was drunk, behaving in a very disorderly man ner in Brewer-street and he then took her into custody. He understood the prisoner was a married woman and separated from her husband who allowed her 11. per week. Mr. Knox supposed it was because of the prisoner's drunken habits that her husband had separated from her. The prisoner said it was for nothing of the kind. Remy Chivers stated that he saw the prisoner, who was drank, throwing the playbill boards outside of the shop of a tobacconist into the street, and on going to the tobacco nist's assistance the prisoner tried to throw a bottle of brandy at him, but not succeeding in doing so, she seized his hand and bit it pretty sharply. The prisoner said that she knocked over the boards by accident, and the witness was impertinent to her. Mr. Knox said the prisoner was a drunken, violent woman. He should order her to pay 20e, or 14 days. As the prisoner was leaving the dock, she said (address ing the witness Uhivers), ' You sweep, when I come out, see if I don't give you something." Mr. Knox ordered the prisoner to be brought back, and told her that she would also have to enter into bail to keep the peace for three months. A meeting of mining engineers was held in Nor mutton yesterday for the purpose of consulting as to the steps to be taken in reopening the Oaks Pit, and recover ing the bodies of those killed by the successive explosions in December last. It was decided that the safest and most effectual plan would be to sink • new abaft. The work will occupy about two years. THE THREATENED STRIKE ON THE NORTH EASTEIL'i RAlLWAT. — Yesterday it was stated that the 970 men of the North-Eastern, who sent in their notices last Saturday, had resolved to follow the example of the trighton men, and cease work at 8 a.m. on the 30th of April. All concessions made by men or the directors are tow deemed off, and the men intend to go for the whole of their demands, pure and simple, presented in the first raernori-d. Letters have been received from the delegates of the Stockton and Darlington, intimating the intention of the men of that section to stand by those of the North- Ev , tern proper, and to give their fortnight's notice to end Lt the same time. The Midland men are also preparing to act in concert with the North-Eastern. It is, however, requisite to state that the whole of the men employed are MA in the union, and some of the older hands—men with families dependent on their earnings, refuse to join the HOVrelent. THE ROYAL AORICTLTURAL MErmin.—Prepara tions for thin meeting are now in active progress. The Great Eastern Company have about 50 men at work, laying down additional sidings and providing other accosamoda al°o- A large portion of the fence which separated the railway from the show ground has been removed, and rails have beet laid on each side of the main line from • point near the junction with the Sudbury line to the three-arch Intended to provide standing room for the large numb er of extra carriages and trucks that will necessarily be employed in conducting the traffic during the week of the show. For the goods traffic two other lines will be laid, for which the necessary excavations are now going on. and • loading dock is to be provided on the ground adjoining the railway, so that cattle, implements, MY be delivered upon the show-field. N e ar th e cen t re the ground, and along the line of the former footpath lea ding to the railway, the erection of a line of buildings hal already been commenced. These buildings comprise the offices of the directors, the council, and the stewards ; alai the veterinary office, and accommodation for the men h aving charge of stock, who are required to sleep upon the g r oninh—Bury and ZforrieA Past. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1867. FENIAXISM.-MORE ARRESTS. Advices from Cork say :—" The residents in the town of MiUstreet, between Mallow and Killarney, have given important informatiun to the police. Four men, charged as Feninns, were recently bailed, and re-arrested to-day (Wedne•lay) with 15 more. The police and troops are searching the country. More persons have been warned at 51acroom. To-day Colonel Oakes, with detachments of the fiuth Bides and 12th Lancers, marched out for special services in the districts around Millatreet, which are much agitat..l by the arrests. Large numbers of young men continue to leave the country districts by every steamer to America. Upwards of :MO have been reported to have left the districts round Cork within the last few days. James A. O'Brien, manager of a commercial establish ment in this city, who is charged with being a head centre, sail with leading • Fenian attack on Itallynockin Police. st.stion, has been committed for trial for high treason. Ile is shown to have been in correspondence with Stephens." GREAT INUNDATION AT WINDSOR. Yesterday the outskirts of Windsor and Eton were visited with such an inundation as is rarely' witnessed in the month of March. By morning the river had risen about five inches, and the flood covered the low-lying land on each side of the stream. Eton and the college on the north bank of the Thames were almost isolated, for the waters spread rapidly over the fields known as th e "B rooms " am! South Meadow, stretching away to the Rev. S. Havrtrey's Ma thematical School, thus f orm i ng a vas t sliest of water, hounded on the east by the town and college, and on the west by the viaduct of the Great Western ItAilway. On the east side of Eton College matters were just as had, for nearly the whole of the well-known " playing fields" was covered with water, which washed with much force across the grounds, and then back into the river. The south hank of the river, on which Windsor Castle and the town are situated, suffered quite as much as the northern. In a few hours the waters flooded the " Gowen's" meadows, on the west of the royal borough, and encroached upon the grounds at the hack of the houses on Themes-street-hill. The Windsor gasworks were sur rounded. and a solitary cottage some distance from tl.e natural bank of the river could not be approached other wise than by the aid of boat or punt. A largo block of cottage property, known as Cambridge-terrace, and re cently purchased by Colonel Richardson-Gardener, was also partly surrounded, and the inhabitants were obliged to use punts in order to reach or leave their dwellings, and in this manner the bakers and other tradesmen were obliged to deliver their goods, although the place is seve ral hundred yards from the river's usual course. A large quantity of land in the vicinity of Chewer and Bray was also inundated, while the water was spreading on every side. The Home-park on the west of the royal borough, and fronting the north terrace of Windsor Castle, was much under water, and the greater part of the land at Dicchet and Wrayebury adjacent to the river was flooded, Staines-moor being in a similar condition. MOYTHEI ACCOUNT. WINDSOR, Tiiritsoar Mrimercu. In the course of last night the floods increased rapidly upon the land in the suburbs of Windsor and Eton, and the country on the western outskirts of the royal borough and its sister town of Eton has been converted into one vast lake quite a mile in breadth. The scene presented by the inundation is extremely curious, the two towns resembling a miniature Venice, locomotion on the western outskirts being assisted by punts and boats. The sun is shining brightly and the weather is all that can be desired, but the large tract of land under water must be a serious matter for the farmers of the district. In many of the houses in Cambridge -terrace the water has penetrated, and now lies some depth on the lower rooms, and the flood is only kept from invading the interior of the other houses in the district by the boundary wall of the garden. It is lucky for Windsor that the greater portion of the town and Castle are situated on higher ground than that now under water, as the whole site would have been inundated. From the Round Tower or Keep of the Castle a singular spectacle is revealed. The spectator sees water almost on every side of him. The town of Eton and the college look like a narrow *trip of land and houses surrounded by a lake, while the flood rolls steadily over its new territory. Away westward, the country near the course of the Thames is nothing but a chain of lakes. From Reading, Cookham, Maiden- head, and other places serious accounts reach us of the invasion of the country by the water, while the land in the D•tchet and Wraysbnry district is in a similar con dition. Even supposing that the weather should remain fine, it must be days before so great an extent of country as that now inundated can be cleared of the flood; conse quently farming operations will have to be greatly delayed. A TRAGEDY IN DENBIGHSHIRE. A ad affair took place at Pentrevoelas, about 20 miles from Denbigh, on Tuesday morning. A woman, named Jane Jones, had been on terms of intimacy with a man named Pierce Jones, a farm labourer, but this connec tion appears to have been broken off, and the woman was to have been married, on Saturday next, to a butcher living at Llansannan. On Tuesday morning, about half-past 6 o'clock, the discarded sweetheart went to the farm of her parents, with whom she resided, and attacked h er with a knife which he carried with him in his pocket. Having overpowered her, he cut her throat in a frightful way, killing her almost immediately. He then went to the farm at which he was employed, and, after washing himself, asked his master for his wages, which were paid to him. He informed his master of what he had done, and walked coolly towards the residence of the police con 'noble. In the meantime, the constable got intelligence of the murder, and proceeded to the house of the murdered woman, whom he found lying on the floor dead, her aged parents standing by, struck dumb with horror at the sad occurrence. The handles of the door of the house were marked on the inside and the outside with blood. The officer proceeded, by means of footmarks and other indications, to trace the murderer—the indications leading ultimately to the police officer's own house, where he found the murderer coolly awaiting his arrival with the intention of delivering him self up. Jones was taken to Ruthin. The murderer, Pierce Jones, is the son of William Pierce, shepherd and bailiff to Mr. Wright, of Tyn-y-Celyn, near Denbigh. The difference in the surname of the father and son will readily be understood by those who are familiar with the custom of the upper country, where the son usually assumes the Chris tian name of his father as his surname, and frequently ' some other, as the name of a favourite relative, friend, &c. The murdered woman was 31 years of age. The murderer , was, some time since, a keeper at the North Wales County Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh. He appears to have gone on Monday night to a neighbouring farm ? situated between where he lived and the residence of his unfortunate vic tim, to sleep, apparently to enable him to meet her on her first appearance in the morning. During the time he was a keeper at the asylum he was considered to be a person of weak intellect, and exhibited many peculiarities indicating a tendency towards insanity, which it was hoped would disappear upon his return to his accustomed employment in the open air of the upper country. Jane Jones was the only daughter of her parents, and was a person of very prepossessing appearance. We read in the City article of the Times:—" With regard to the Great Western Railway Company, it is understood an arrangement is being made with the Bank of England to open an account there, to which will be paid from time to time out of the weekly traffic receipts • sum sufficient to meet the interest on debentures and de benture stains." In the City article of another con temporary we read :—" It is understood that at the meeting on Friday • suggestion will be put forward by a large body of the preference shareholders to pay all divi , donde in deferred debenture bonds carrying 4 per cent. interest, thus setting free the net revenue of the line to the payment of debentures, matured and maturing, and so reduce the ultimate debt charge." A meeting of a number of the leading share holders of the Great Eastern Railway Company was held yesterday in the boardroom. Their attendance had been requested by the directors to hear a statement from Mr. Laing as to the present position of their property and the measures that are considered absolutely necessary for its immediate protection. These measures comprised plans for preventing any adverse interference by creditors with the working of the line, the framing of an application to parliament for general powers to enable the company to raise sufficient funds for discharging all liabilities, and a resolution to abandon as far as possible all projected works and extensions. The meeting appeared unanimously to concur with the suggestion made, and the same views were subsequently brought before another meeting at the West. minster Palace Hotel, so that action might be taken upon them without delay. The Paris correspondence of the Independance Beige contains the following telegraph :—" You know that we have in Paris an equestrian statue of Bing William of Prussia, which stands opposite the facade of the Exhibition building. This morning the workmen engaged in the Champ de Mars and the visitors who came early to the place were surprised at finding th►t a luxuriant laurel crown had been placed on the head of the conqueror of Sadowa during the night. The head commissioners, en learning the fact,did not appear to be much pleased, for by their orders some workmen got upon the statue and removed the crown. The incident caused much laughter amongst the bystanders." The North German Lloyd Mail Steam-packet Company, whose ships run between Bremen and New York, have supplied each of their ships with about 800 oork jackets for the use of the passengers and crews in ease of diameter. THE PROSECUTION OF MR. EYRE. (THIS DAY.) (NT Tazoam.) MARKET DRAYTON, THURSDAY. The court resumed at 10 o'clock this morning, and have been engaged in hearing read Mr. Eyre's evidence before the royal aunmission. Mr. Eyre was blued on leaving last night, by the people outside. DEATH OF MR. ALPRED MELLON. (THIS HAY.) With deep regret we have to chronicle the death of Mr. Alfred Mellon, which occurred this (Thurs day) morning at 1 o'clock. Mr. Mellon, who must have been about 50 years of age at the time of his death, had been ailing for some time, suffering under a dropsical attack and a serious derangement of the liver. He began his musical career in the orchestra of the Birmingham Theatre, and soon came to London as musical director of the Adelphi Theatre under the suc cessive managements of Mr. Yates and Mr. Webster. While holding this position, he married Miss Woolgar— then, as now, the popular favourite of that theatre. His talent as a musical conductor (a special gift that may exist without any power as a composer or musical executant) soon became known, and when he left the Adelphi he took his seat as second conductor at the Italian Opera tinder Mr. Costa. His popularity was very great throughout the country, particularly at the great musical festivals, and also in London, where he organised several successful series of promenade concerts. He conducted the English Opera under the Pyne and Harrison management, and latterly was the lessee of Covent.garden during the winter season. At the time of his death ho was surrounded by Mr. Edward Murray, Mr. Harris, and many attached friends. It is needless to say that he was much respected in private life. SERIOUS EXPLOSION.-SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED. Last night a serious explosion took place in the premises of Mr. Laidlaw, Chinese firework maker, High street, Stepney, by which six unfortunate persons were seriously burned, via., Jane Webster, aged 47 ; Samuel Webster, aged 19; Charles Wilson, jun., aged 8; Charles Wilson, aged 3.5; Matilda Wilson, aged 31 ; and Matilda Pain, age not known. The whole of these were fixed in between the debris, and their cries for help were piteous. They were all removed to the hospital, and this afternoon it was stated that three were dying. CITY OFFICES COMPANY (LIMITED). (THIS DAY.) A general meeting of the directors was held at 1 o'clock at Palmerston-buildings, a new building belonging to the company, Old Broad-street, Mr. E. Ma , - TERMAN in the chair. The report said the directors in submitting their fourth report to the shareholders, with batince.sheet made up to the 315t11ec.,1866, have much pleasure in stating that not withstanding the unprecedented monetary panic which has taken place during the year, the company has progressed rapidly towards the completion of its works, while the revenue derivable from rents has steadily inc reased,: and now amounts to about 26,0001. a year. These rents arise from the portions already let of the following properties. viz.:—St. Clement's Horse; 63, Great Tower-street; 17 and 18 , Cornbill ; 27, Lemlenhall-etreet ; Palmerston-build logs. The directors have to report the completion of the company's important premises extending from Old Broad street to Bishopsgate-street, called Palmerston-buildings, containing upwards of 200 rooms, and also the free hold building in Nag's Head-court, Gracee.hurch-street, adjoining St. Cleme.ut's-house, which will be ready for occupation in a few weeks. A satisfactory rental may confidently be expected from both these properties. The only uncompleted property of the company will then be the extensive building at the corner of Lombard street and Gracechurch-street, which is being rapidly proceeded with, and will, it is expected, be finiabed by next Michaelmas. Both for situation and the extent of the ground floor area, without intervening walls, this building promises to stand unrivalled. The frontage in Lombard-street is upwards of 120 feet, and in Gracechurch-street 80 feet. The value of this estate will be materially increased by the open space occasioned by the removal of St. Bent's Church. The completion of these premises will terminate all building operation, and the capital account will then be practically closed. The directors feel confident that the collective properties of the company will prove a safe and remunerative invest ment. The directors have had under their consideration the reduction of the nominal amount of the shares of the company, but as they are advised that this could only be effected by a reconstruction, which would be attended with much difficulty and expense, they are of opinion it would not be desirable to take any steps for that purpose. The amount standing to the credit of the leasehold re demption fund is 9951. Os. 9d. It is the intention of the directors to invest this fund in satisf h r i to g. securities, when all the building °entracte are discharg ed The directors recommend that the amount of 3,8991. la. 74., standing to the credit of profit and loss, be carried forward to the next account. The directors who retire from office are J. C. Pickersgill-Cunliffe, Esq., and K Warner, Es' q., M.P. who, being eligible, o ff er them selves for re-election. The auditors appointed at the last meeting, viz., Frederick Maynard, Freq., Breadmtreet, and S. Lowell Price, Esq., Gresham-street, retire, but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. The Ocoee/It said, although the notice did not con tain an announcement of a dividend, there was no cause for despondency •, on the contrary, a close exami nation led the board to anticipate success. The rental of 26,0001. was obtained under unfavourable circum stances, and from a small portion of the company's pro perty. Throughout the late disastrous state of things all the old completed buildings bad continued full at satisfactory rents. The hurricane of last year had seriously affected the company, retarding the progress of the buildings and hindering the borrow ing of money ; but the board bad kept two objecta steadily in view, namely, the completion of the buildings and the closing of the capital account as early as pos- I Bible. Although the course adopted as to calls in volved inconvenience, he believed it was sound, and would conduce to beneficial results. The money of the proprietors had been judiciously employed, and as regarded the building in which they were resembled, the hoard were thoroughly satisfied with the manner in which the con tractors had performed their task. The financial petition of the company, though not as good as the directors could desire, was an improving one. In conse quence of the difficulty of obtaining money on mortgage the directors had had to make two calls of 5/., and he was happy to say that out of the large number of 29,000 shwa only 2,767 had been forfeited. Of the last call only 19,0001. remained unpaid. The temporary loans had been reduced in the aggregate from 108,0001. to 67,000/. Another call in the summer would enable the board to get ridof that liability, but, bearing in mind the character of the times, the direc tors would exhaust every meatus of borrowing on good security rather than resort to another call. (Cheers.) It was hoped that the Lombard-street pro perty would be completed by Michaelmas, and then all the company's properties would stand in the same position. The directors had devoted their best attention to the question of reconstructing the compare wi th a view to • reduction of liability ; but there were difficulties in the way, and the expense" would have been very great. The legal difficulties were connected witn the 300,000/. of debentures which were out ; and the directors had thought it best on the whole to abandon the scheme. The dread of liability, however, could only extend to 25/. per share. As regarded the future, the board saw no reason to doubt the animates which had been placed before the shareholders. Last year it was stated that the capital account would be closed at 750,0001., but he regretted to say that the amount would be 777,6001. After payment of the debenture interest and all expenses, there would be, he believed, ultimately a dividend of 6 or 7 per cent, for the shareholders. He regretted that, in consequence of absurd rumours, many shareholders were throwing away their property just when land was in sight. A depreciation of 250,0001- in capital was quite unwarranted. The lion. J. S. Worrnir seconded the motion. A SNIAXIIIOLIMIL moved an amendment to the effect that no further purchases of real estate--(cheers)—or calls be I made without the consent of the shareholders ; and that meetings be held henceforth half-yearly, instead of once a Tear : . . . . . The CHAIRMAN appealed to the honourable proprietor before the amendment was seconded to withdraw it. (" No, no.") There was not the learnt desire on the part of the directors to make any further purchase; they had been too much bitten already. As to calls, he bad expressed the views of the directors in the strongest manner that he 000ld. He had no objection to the holding of half•yearly meetings. (Cheers.) Mr. CONTBISARE objected to the directors being deprived of their legitimate power se regarded calls. [The meeting was proceeding when our report left.] THE REPRESENTATION OP GLOCCESTER.—We have heard it whispered, on very leasable authority, that Sir S. Baker, the African explorer, is likely to be salted to stand for Gloucester in the conservative interest, in the event of • general election. Notwithstanding the nature of our authority, we repeat the whisper as to be taken cum gram =tic Flowerer great the personal respect for the worthy knight's achievements may be, the liberal majority in Gloucester is almost unassailable, and we can hardly believe that the conservative party would presume upon Sir Samuel's long absence from the country and possible ignorance of the real state of matters to ask him to lead their very forlorn hope. The position of Messrs. Price and Monk in relation to their constituents was never, we believe, more assured than at present. —Earner* anodise Herald. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (NT micaliAra.) LEWES MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) TOWN PLATE. Seven furlongs. Progmore, Puebla, Honied, Pevensey, Maid of Erin, Maiden, Blush Rose, Mimulue, and Lavern& aro here. WELTER CUP. Mile and e half. Frogmore, Jevington, Forenter, Olivia, &deo, Cateline, Nimble, Bedouin, Gentle Gale, Littleport, and Knight of Down are here. SELLING STAKES. Haven furlongs. Lord Waldegrave, Monk (sold for SW. each), Coxcomb, and Watchbox (3W. each). All are here. TWO-YR-OLD STAKES. Half a mile. Mexico, The Dupe, Forest King, Sb airock, Ml6B Gladiateur, and Achilles c are here. ACCEPTANCES FOR CRAVEN HANDICAP. T.Y.C. Mr. Pitt, tist 1211) ; Puebla, ;at 511) ; Lucy Long, 84 Sib ; Hopleaf, Ast ,• Antra, 7st 10I1) ,• Cata li ne, ist 1011); Goodfellow, 7st Mb ; F ec my, 7 s t Mb ; Veni, Gs t 121 b ; and Bonnie Doon, 6st 51b. All are here. ARILIVED.—Florican, Star Cross, Foresight, and Veda. Sir L. Newman's are trained in the neighbourhood. OLD WINDSOR STZEPLECHASER.—These races, fixed to come off to-morrow (Friday) and Saturday, cannot take place, the ground being under water. TIPPERARY ELECTION COMMITTEE. (ThIS DAY.) The select committee appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the petition against the return of the Hon. C. White for the county of Tipperary, in Oc tober laid, met for the first time this morning ; Sir Philip Grey Egerton in the chair. The other members of the rommittee are Lieutenant-Colonel Hogg, Mr. Moyer, Mr. Morrison, and Mr. Arthur Rites/IL The counsel for the petitioner were Mr. Ryan, Q.C., Mr. Macuamara and Mr. Cunningham ; agents, Messrs. Holmes —and for the sitting member, Mr. Serjeaut Ballantine and Mr. W. H. Hackett, of the Irish bar ; agent, Mr. P. Sharkey. _ _ Originally there were three petitions—one from Mr. Waldron, the defeated candidate, another from William Pennefather, J.P. and John Dreyer O'Ryan, and a third from Luke Walsh. The petitions of Mr. Waldron and Mr. Walsh were withdrawn, and the one proceeded with is that from Meows. Pennefather and O'ltyan, which alleges bribery, treating, undue influ ence, riots, intimidation, violence, menaces, outrages, ab duction, and al m ost every charge that has ever been in cluded in au election petition. It further prays that the nest may be awarded to Mr. Waldron, who was the un successful candidate at the last election. Mr. O'Ryan, Q.C., of the Irish bar, opened the case. He stated that the election complained of took place on the 20th of October last. There were two candidates, the Hon. Charles White and Mr. Waldron, and at the close of the poll Mr. White was declared elected by a majority of 554: the numbers being—for Mr. White 3,419, and for Mr. Waldron 2,865. It was alleged by the petitioners that this result was attributable to bribery, intimidation, and violence, and also to the undue influeuce used in con trolling the choice of the electors by the Roman catholic clergy. He believed he should be able to show that at the last election Dr. Leahy, the Archbishop of the diocese, and his clergy, arrogated to themselves, in a great measure, the right of dictating to the laity of the county of Tippe rary, as to the choice of their representatives, and it was in a great measure owing to their unconstitutional in terference that the state of things complained of by the petitioners was brought about. Mr. Wal dron was • Roman catholic gentleman who pos sessed • considerable estate in the county of Tipperary. In 1857, in conjunction with the O'Donoghne, he was re turned as member for the county. At that time there was only a mere show of opposition, and at the general election, in 1859, Mr. Waldron was again returned. But in 1860 Mr. Waldron accepted a seat at the board of na tional education in Ireland. The step gave greet offence to Archbishop Leahy and the clergy of his diocese, and the feeling against Mr. Waldron became so strong that in 1865 he declined to contest the seat, Mr. Alderman Dillon being returned in his place. In the autumn of 1866 a vacancy occurred in the representation by the death of Mr. Dillon, and Mr. Waldron, believing that the antipathy of the clergy to him might have sub sided daring his absence from parliament, issued an ad dress to the electors on the 25th of September announcing his intention of coming forward. The moment the address was issued Archbishop Leahy and the clergy resolved to oppose him, and the first step they took was to call a meeting on the 4th of October at Thurles, which was the seat of ecclesiastical authority in the south of Ireland. The meeting, which was called for the pur pose of selecting a candidate to oppose Mr. Waldron, was held in a room 15 feet wmare, and although it was paraded afterwards as most influential, the only gentle man of position present was Mr. Bagwell. The main body of persons who attended it were Roman catholic clergy men ; and after the mockery of pretending to discuss the merits of particular individuals, the lice. Mr. Scanlan pro posed Mr. White as the priests' candidate. Mr. Power, a solicitor, was appointed conducting ag ent , and initiated his acceptance of the office by an extraolinary declaration on the 15th that he was prepared to resort to every species of intimidation to carry the election assigning as his reason that before a petition could be hea rd there would be a ge neral election. Having resolved to support CaptainWhitc, Dr. Power. the Bishop of Rillaloe, and the clergy of the Roman catholic archdiocese of Cashel, issued a cir cular announcing to the electors that they had pledged themselves to use their moat strenuous efforts in their respective parishes to secure Cap tain White's return. A similar resolution was come to on the 13th at a meeting at Thurles convened by Archbishop Leahy, and the moult was that on the follow ing day (Sunday) the Roman catholic clergy after masa and before the congr eg ation dispersed delivered harangues from the altar in praise of Captain White and abuse of Mr. Waldron. At Nenagh the Rev. Mr. Oleeson spoke of Mr. Waldron as "an old turncoat," and said that anyone who voted for him ought to be ducked in the river. He added that those voters who had promised to vote for Mr. Waldron were not bound to keep their promise ; that even if they had pledged their solemn oath they were at liberty to break it, and that if they voted for him they would be voting against their country, their conscience, and their creed. These and similar harangues at other catholic chapels had an immense effect upon the congregations, and simulta neously agents were sent in different parts of the country to preach the necessity of resorting to_physical force and intimidation. At Mullinabonc, Mr. Thomas Strange, a solicitor of Waterford, pointed out bow the intimidation was to be exercised. He said, "cut the traces, smash the car-boys, and if that does not stop them you know what will." (Left eitting.) WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) THURSDAY, iLLICII VI, • A.Y. W. 1 . B_ ..... I LI W. 1 • Lidgeas. I W.l ILltoo. 1 to 11 F. D. L ---..-- —..--. Nairn , 20 .14 40 B.W. 1 I W. eh 1 Aberdeen 20.18 41 B.W. 1 W.&W. b 1 Leith 129.19 42 B. 1 & co 1 Ardronsit ,20.111 4 8. W. c 2 Greencastle 29.144 2 W.O.W. 2 W.N.W. lac ,0.26 1 Valenti& 20.42 391 N. 2 N.N.W. re 10.14 4 Cape Clear 1— — 1 -1-. i - Uverpool 29.31 42 8. 8.8. E. 4 11.481 florybeed 29.2743' &W. W.&W. cI -. Permince f 29.48 44 W.N.W. N.W. re , 0.10 Brett 29.63 43 N. W. W.N.W. rtc '0.04 Lorient '2949 39 N.W. W. of 0.02 Rochefort '22.23 67; &W. B.W. r 0.32 Plymouth 29.44 44 Z. W. of 0.07 W 9 7 970 u8h 29.48 41 W. Y. W. W. eb , 0.01 Portemosth 29.42 43 N.W. B.W. c I Loadon 29.42 41. W. B.W. cb — I - _ . Yermonth. 20.1846 W.N.W. b.S.W. rh 0.00 I bearborough 29.31 40 &W. B.R. Icb , 0.11 II Shields 20.2 747 W.O.W. I I W.S.W. ci— I I Balder - I I - Atmospherical pressure has increased slightly. but ts gun low at all the statlooa Temperature is lees than It was pewter day morning at most of the stations. The winds are chiefly southwesterly in the north and northwesterly In the south. light to moderate. Fog prevails in the soath-week but generally the weather is dna A little rain has fallen in the south told west. " A BARAD/tar Missixo."—Sir Hew Pollok, by an error of our printers, was stated in our het number to have disappeared in May, 18:k ; we should have said " 1885." L'p to yesterday no information about him bad reached his friends, although advertisements bad been inserted in the London daily papers as well as in the con- tinental press. Lady Pollok has determined to send a gentleman to the continent to institute inquiries respect inther son, and in the meantime we believe the estate will be placed under the maragement of a receiver, until witidactory proof be procured of the missing gentleman's life or death.—CAeitemtass Examiner. COCK-FIGHTING AT NEWMARKET. —The patrons of cock-fighting hay* been much harassed of late by the police of the town, who were constantly on the alert, and everywhere to be met, armed with authority to prevent and put down the " sport " of cock-fighting. During the last week the usual force of the town was reinforced from the surrounding district, and the continued manoeuvring of the owners of the cocks and others connected with them to dodge the police, and throw them it possible off the scent, and the increased activity and vigilance of the ofileers, who were repeatedly thwarted, created no little amusement and excitement. Every cock-fighting ren dezvous and other likely places of resort were closely watched by the police till the patience of the admirers of the sport was exhausted, and they finally determined to maks one desperate attempt at all hazards, and, having ensconced themselves in %building at the rear of the pre• raises of one of the principal trainers, securely locked in from the intrusion of officers of the law, the fighting took place in the preeenos of a privileged few.—Bury and Nor wich Post. MONEY MARKET. -(THIS DAY.) Oira o'OLUCI. The stock markets are firmer to-day,the second reading of the Reform Bill having given rise to a hope that, with large amendments in committee, a measure may be passed that will prove acceptable to moat parties. The steady influx of gold to the Bank, and an anticipation that the rate of dis count is likely to be reduced after the payuknt of the dividends on the 9th of April, have also tended to encourage investment. The result is a rise of per cent. in Consols. English railways are better, upon purchases to cover previous speculative sales. Foreign bonds remain rather dull, and Spanish Passive have given way. In the market for miscellaneous shares there was a good demand this morning for Hudson's Bay, which were dealt in at 161. A reaction has since taken place, but the present price is 55. higher than yesterday. It is thought that a portion of this company's territory will shortly be purchased by the Canadian government. The discount market is quieter, but the supply of money is limited, and the rate for choice bills is maintained at 2i per cent. In the Stock Ex charge the charge for short loans on government securities is 2 to 2} per oent. _ _ Consols are now quoted 911 tog for money, and 91g to l for the 10th of April, and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 89i to ex div. Tho India Five per Cent. stock is quoted 1091 to 110. Spanish Passive Bonds are flat, and have de clined it per cent. Italian of 1861 are lower ; but Turkish of 1865 and Greek have improved 1 to 1. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 30 to ; Greek, 15 to ; Spanish Paaaive, 21 to ; ditto Certi ficates, 13 to ; Italian of 1861, 531 to w Mexican, 17 to j ; Russian Scrip, 2g to j prem. ; and Chilian Scrip, 2 to 11 die. American securities and Atlantic Cable shares are steady. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 74,i to 1, Erie Railway shares, 381 to 39 ; Illinois Central, 781 to 79 ; Anglo-American Telegraph, 15Z to 161 ; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 3f to International Financial shares are quo t e d nto die. ; London Financial, 181 to nit die. ; General Credit, 3} to 3 die.; Credit Fon cier, 61 to 6!, dis. ; National Discount, 71 to 8 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 161 to }. The engine drivers and firemen employed on the Great Eastern Railway have sent a memorial to the directors, requiring an increase of their wages to the same scale as that just agreed to by the Brighton board. The matter, it is understood, will be taken into consideration at once by the directors, and it is anticipated that their decision will be satisfactory to the men. The firemen ask that, when promoted to be drivers, they shall rise to the highest position at the end of three years, and not at the end of twelve months, as in the case of the Brighton Railway employis. An advertisement has been issued inviting the divisional bondholders in the Atlantic and Great Western Railway to meet at the London Tavern on the 2nd of April. At the general Meeting of the Reliance Mutual Life Assurance Society, held this day, it was reported that during the past year 682 new policies were issued, assuring 221,675/. and producing 7,3481. in annual premiums. The income of the year from premiums and interest was 60,779/. Si. 6d., and the accumulated fund was 204,7141. The Sarah Grice has arrived from Melbourne with 12,0001. in gold. The government broker has bought to-day 34,0001. New Three per Cents., at 8912, ex div. The holders of Confederate Cotton Bonds, in public meeting, having lately passed a resolution levying a contribution of 1-16th, or Is. 3d. per 100/., in order to strengthen the hands of their com mittee, the dealers in the bonds in the Stock Exchange, in furtherance of the same object, have subscribed to the subjoined declaration :—" The undersigned, dealers in Confederate Cotton Bonds, give notice that all transactions with them in the above stock, after the 29th March. must he for bonds bearing the committee's stamp of 1-16th per cent. " About 37,0001. in bar gold was purchased by the Bank yesterday, making a total of 105,000/. for the week, while only 6,0001. has been withdrawn in the same period for exportation. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 4,793/. compared with the corresponding period of last year ; and the Midland • decrease of 6701. The receipts of the Northern Railway of Buenos Ayres, for the four weeks ending the 4th February (the tramway being closed), were 3,1371., against 3,377/. for the same period of last year. The preparations yesterday for to-morrow's settle ment in the railway market showed generally a very limited supply of stock, so much so that in some cases " backwariations " were paid for the loan of it, the obvious inference being that the bulk of the recent sales have been merely speculative. The following shows the rates current yesterday upon a number of the principal securities : CTONTAtiGOR. °Penn* Ong. Anglo-American Telegraph 9d. to 1-16. .. even to 6d. Atlantic 3 per cent. Pref 3d. to6d. .. 3 to 6d. Great itestern...... ..... even to 1-16 .. even Great Western l-16 bk. to 1.10.c0n. 1 hk. to even Great Northern A l-16 to 3-16 .. 1.16 to 3-16 London and North-Western i to a .. even to 1 London, ChM.. and Dover 1.34 to 3-32 .. even to 1-16 Lancaeldre and Yorkshire 3-16 to 6-16 .. 316 to 616 blanch. :Theft, and Lincoln even to .. even to Metropolitan 1 to .. 6-16 to 7-16 Midland Dover. l - lebk.tol-16en. .. I bkto even Luxembourg Illinois Srle United States 5.26 Bonds 2to4p.c. p. a. .. 2 434 p. e. p. a. Grand Tema of Canada 9d. to 1.16 .. 9d. to 1.16 °rest Western of Canada 4d. to 9d. .. 4d. to 9d. With reference to the market for American securities, Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Co. report as follows : Notwithstanding the inactivity in the London market for American securities, prices generally have been well maintained. United States 5-B) Bonds show no altera tion from the quotations of this day week. In railroad shares, Illinois Central have remained firm, closing 781 to 79, but Erie have given way on the cessation of demand for American account, and leave off 38 to 39, one and a half per oent. under the price of this day week. Atlantic and Great Western Debentures and Consolidated Bonds are about one per cent, lower. With regard to the Consolidated Peruvian Five per Cent. Loan of 1865, Messrs. Thomson, Boner, and Co., notify that the bonds representing 269,200 i. drawn on the 4th of January last, for the fcurth half-yearly sinking fund, will be payable at par, on and after the Ist of April. It is notified that the third drawing of the Vice roy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan will take place at the office of the Anglo-Egyptian Banking Company (Limited) on the 23rd of April. The half-yearly dividend, due the 10th of April, on the Turkish Six per Cent. Loan of 18M is an nounced for payment in due course by Messrs. Dent, Palmer, and Co. With reference to Norwegian Trunk Railway preference shares, the directors announce that, having determined to terminate the financial year on the 31st December, instead of the 31st August, as hitherto, four months' dividend, at the rate of 5 percent. per annum, will be payable on and after the 2nd April. It is notified that the debenture coupons of the East India Land, Credit, and Finance Company, due the 30th of March, will be paid on and after that date at the London and Westminster Bank. We have received the following statement, which gives a summary of the proceedings of the Queens land EnUgmti,n Department in England, from January 9, 1861, to December 31, 1866 : Income raised by agent-general front free and assisted plan, during font years, from Jan. 1, 1863, to Doe. 31, 1•2.1. 51. Number of vessels despatched under direction of agent-general, 86 ; souls, 35,725 ; full paying passengers, 12,463 ; assisted passengers paying Si. or 41. per bead, 6,702 ; free passenger", selected ender agent-general's direction, 10,306; remittance emigrants despatched by agent aineedune 20, 1P•66, when this class was first vent under direction of Queensland office, 180; navvies selected by railway contractors and their agents withent the usual form with certificates of the Queensland govern ment office, 4,293 ; deaths on board the ships up to the last reported in England as arrived in colony, 616 (being 2'31 in every hundred) ; vessel, having met with any serious disaster in conveying passengers to the colony, I—the Netberby—in which case no if, was lost ; lectures delivered throughout the greater part of England,Bcotland, and Wales, 1'92; persons addressed'estimated at 161.200. Amount of commission paid upon 17,008 free and assisted passengers, average of 3s. 1041. per head. Revenue to the Queensland government from working assisted and fns plan of emigration, exceeding the whole cost or emigra tion department in Great Britain, commission to egrets and ship-kits, ~,.. income over working expenses, 17,0061- lls. Id. WZDNESDAY EVINING. Consols, which closed yesterday at 91* to 4 the 10th of April, opened this morning at the same quotation, and closed at 914 to 4. Fur money the last twice was 914 to 4. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. wore inquired fur, and rose A 4 per cent., via., to 8914 to 4, ex div. The official Wsinsss report is Si fol lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91, 4,1, 4. ; ditto, for account, 914, 4 ; Three per Cents. Rucei 894, 4, i t , ex div. ; New Three per Cents., 4,4, 4, ex div. ; Bank Stock, bhut ; India ve per Cent. Stock, 1094, 104, 94, ; ditto Four per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 86 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1031, ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1084 ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 103 ; ditto Bonds, 445. pram. The India Five per Cent Stock was a little mere offered, being last marked 1094 and 1094, but the rupee paper was steady. Exchequer Bills remain at 14a. to 18s. prem. There was little business in foreign stocks, and the tendency of the market was rather dull. Creek Bonds and Coupons declined 4 to 4 per cent, ' Spanish Passive, 4, and the Committee's Cer tificates and Turkish of 1865, 4. Italian of 1861, and Chilian Scrip, however, improved 4. MINE&-(T1118 DAY.) ON. o'CLooz. The mining market is steady to-day, but the settlement tends to restrict fresh business. Prince of Wales and West Chiverton shares are firmer— the former at 565. to 585., and the latter at 64 to 4;4;. Great Vor are quoted 20 to 21 ; North Chiver ton, 41 to 4 ; East Grenville,2l to 3; North Crotty, 54 to ; Great North Downs, 31 to 4 ; North Tres kerby, 2 1 1 to ; ; and Chiverton Moor, 6 to 4. A call of 2s. 6d. is to be paid on the shares of the Roses Grande Gold Mining Company (Limited) by the 24th of April. . . . A petition for the winding up of the Penhale and Lomax Consolidated Silver Lead Mining Com pany (Limited) is to be heard before the Vice- Warden of the Stannaries on the 4th April. RAILWAY&-(THIS DAY.) 0111 0.01.00 Z. The railway market is firmer to-day, and a rise to per cent. has occurred in Great Western, Midland, South Eastern, Great Eastern, and Lon don, Chatham, and Dover stocks. On the other han;l Metropolitan is lower. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1171 to 118} • Great Western, 40 ; London and North West ern, 115 k to ; Midland, 111 to 1 ; Lancashire and YorkshMs, 123 i to ; Caledonian, 106} 'to 109 i • South &Mau, 66k to ; Great Eastern, 264 to 27,; Great Northern, 114 to 115 ; ditto A, 120} to 121 i ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 14 to 1; ; and North British, 32 to 33. Foreign and colonial railway shares are in active. [For to-day's :altars List see 'page 4.] COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THD3 DAY.) • (WY TiLCORAPIL) (1110 W Oils OWN COKRZRPONDENT.) The market rather quiet. Sales about 8,000 bales. MINCING-LANE.—{THIS DAY.) SIVAS. —The market continues dull, with scarcely say business of importance doing. Refined—rather easier priem have becu accepted fur both dried goods and pieces, fair falters, 435. fief. Corn:K.—The public sale of plantation Ceylon con tinues to go off at steady prices • triage, 435. to Ms. ; tine ordinary small to fine fine ordisUry, 745. to 78s. ; middling to good middling, '9s. MI. to 84s. tid. COCOA. has sold heavily, Trinidad at 2.. decline; mid cluing to superior red, Ma. to 87a. ; Grenada, at 61. de cline ; common to fine, Ms. to 735. Tea.—The market remains quiet. Re n.--300 puns. of Demerara sold at la. 14, to 7d. Rice am) SAM PETRIL. —No sales re il ported. Faure.— Currants continue to a at previous prises, and other articles much as before. The stock of Valencia raisins is now much reduced. fi•oo.-10U bags of tine ►mall sold ►t its. to IS► lid. Seism—At previous prices 240 bags of white pewee sold at Md. to bid. ; 8 casesof good Penang cloves, ILL to II id. ; 6bo bag+ of pimento, lld. to 2Ad. ; and a few cases of nutmegs, at ls. Id. to la. .3d. Corros.—The sales are limited to small parcels at pre vious prices. Juvr.-3,700 boles have been sold at irregular and lower prices, at 141. 10s. fur couunon up to 721. for tine ; rejec tions, 121. COCHINEAL has sold at about previous prices. Tenerilie silver, de. 3d. to je. yid. ; black, 3s. 31. to 3s. I Id. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Th. market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 42a. 63.; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 44.. ; March, 44...43.; April to June, 44.. 3d.; October to Deweraber, 44.. tiL to 9d. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) The supply of beasts is good, but there is scarcely any demand for them. Only a few of the choicest qualities can be sold. The supply of sheep also very much exceeds the demand. Choice calves are still in request at fully late rates. Many of the sheep are now shorn, and there ia a good supply of lambs. but trade is very bad for them. Our foreign supply consists of 146 beasts, 1,220 sheep, 11l calves, and 70 pip. Per atom of slim a. d. ad. Per stows of Blba ad. s. Best Scots, Ilerelda 414 6 0 Bast Dos& -bdallk 6 0 5 Best Short-bore 4 6 4 10 Host Low-wools._ 6 4 6 &wood qua beads 2 8 3 4 Do. do. Shorn.... 4 6 410 Calves 4 4 6 6 Iwo & wood qual. 4 d 4 4 3 0 4 4 Do. do. Shorn.... 00 0 0 Beat Dos&Hlf-IreM6 8 6 01 lambs Beasts at market, 690. sheep sod lambs, 4,810 , calves, 168; 160. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charlie James Easton report, trade 'km st the following prices, vie.:—Prime clover, from 100.. to 110 a. ; inferior ditto, ms. to 91a. ; prime second out clover, 90s. to 955. ; inferior ditto, 50s. to 70s. ; best green hay, NU. to 90a. ; prime meadow hay, 75e. to 58s. ; inferior ditto, 555. to 61..; straw. 40e. to 46e. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. Ltrgitroot, lLaaca 27.-isles today( Great Eastern, 274 ditto, new account, VI 4 1i 17-Gnat Western, 404 i 1-Lema shire and Yorkshire, 124 2 41 ; ditto, sew account. 1631 4 1 4-. London, Brighton. and Mouth Comet, 71-London sod Yoe& Western. 1164 I 6 16 ditto new account. 1161 lit 4, d.-31inchater, IthellleM, and Uncelnettre, dif ; new account, 436 6-Midland, 111 104: ditto new amount. 111; 4-North British. new aocount, uth Esatern, 664 . ditto, new account, 664. x d.-direst W of Canada, 13 1316 : ditto. new account, 12 5-16 4- United States 640, 1862, 744.-GresB Luxembourg shares, 10-North Western Bank (Limited), par- Mercantile Mullin I Limited?.. 14 d.-Allantic Telegraph 8 per cent, 3 5-16 7-19-National Steam LimiteC new account, 164 4 d.-Pacific steam, 99. dancumermr. Manch rt—A fair badness was done, the larger portion of which was for the sew account, but prices were generally lower. Atlantic Telegraph Prof. 8 par cent., 674--. ow. Vaughan, and Co. (Limited), next &cooing, isd. W. -Grant Eastern, 274 ditto, mut account, 274 6 ; °meg Luxembourg, next account, 10-Great Northern next account, 1104 11-Grand Trunk of Canada, 1116---! b rat Western of Canada, 13 7-16 ; ditto, next account., 184 6-Grea6 Western, 404 1 ; ditto, next account, 40; 1 40} 40-1111nois. 78; - Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1141- London and North Western, 1164 16 ditto, next account, 110 166-Manchestor. flidineld. and Wicoladdre,436 4 ; ditto, nest account, 40 41 -Ditto, a 1,6 Tref, , 61-Metropolitan, 120; ditto, next ae count, 110$ 6-Midland, 1114 ditto, next account, 1114 I 4 II 106 I-Noeth British, 124 ; ditto, next account, 52,6 4-. North Staffordshire, 70-lioath Easters, 664; ditto, next as count, WAtlantic and Great Western Coned. Bonds, 24-. London, Brighton, and South Coast, next account, 704. BIRIMIGHAX, ILIZCH V.-Business done: Midland Ittll an wz LL' Convertible Wm per Cent., at; prem. Birmingham at 88; Dudley Gas at 46; Birmingham Wfton (Limited), at 11 : Monies hotel (Limited). at 24 die. ; and Patent Shaft and Allegro) shares ((Limited . , at 4 prem. Closing prices : Birming ham Financial (limited), at 14 to 14 dia. ; Midland lifinnnciat (limited), at 1 11-16 to 14 die: and Staffordshire Mancha (Limited), at 24 du , buyers. 71 ~~~ 1 ~~