The Express. — London, England, 1866-04-19 00:00:00

Po''''"" LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. B en eo.Before the Lord Chief Justin, and Eits4l. —Justices Blackburn, Shea, and Lush.) Mon tr. HOWARD. Q.C., said this was an action tried at the Mr. ; ,..-L eicester before Mr. Baron Martin, when last o •7 4or sed a verdict for the defendant. The action the to ws aniati4 • lit of way over certain was of the • . The learned coun sel - Mid for a new trial on the ground of mil morvi* el I &WO iid. Rake * n fr. THI MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. QC., said this was an action tried at a j ar , Mr . . Justice Lush, when the jury returned ThrtTorthe d efendant. He moved for a rule nisi to ,• in et why the verdict should not be set aside and a ••• •( ,.ai had, on the ground principally of the discovery new t r ial of very important evidence. The the time . was an engineer of South Shields, an d w ooed of serious injuries sustained by him on the defendants' line from 1 • 1111 „,..i n a l Plaretouth Shields. The accident occurred near 14 " ... " --- war MalbOTOllich. The train was at W iese ,sd, and the plsintiff was in an old Pi cs.l i r c iag le ir w hen :et °armed. Evidence only was given sufficient to siU ~a d wee an the defendants to enterold on their case, when it r carriage which Oaf ""' - "i ricrot . :d from the London and North they Ra il w ay Company j but they admitted it•••"' weie h a w it could be shown that any Shay nae we ld he attributed to them. The accident they yi d oiiini d t h rou gh • latent defect in the welding of the w eep of the tire of the wheeL A broken wheel was brought * to Derby bat so evidence was given to show that it wee the vied i n ques tm, but engineers were called by the com- Aro da t e d ghat the defect might have existed without OR the part of the maker . Upon that the •'"tirg: said he did not think the defend or sere liable, and the jury returned a ver ;LA, the defendant. Since the trial and its Mt:T a was in the newspapers, Mrs. Sharpe, widow s a me, who was travelling in the same car „aaa e tch a Mr. Bowman, bad communicated to the ;Val list in London she complained of the state of e nrisges. At Trent station the wheel was in h e t ea fire, land water was thrown on it, o ld,* produced an enormous quantity of smoke and fi re, g Os train a lmost immediately after again started with i o Nara car riage, and at a very high rate of speed, be mega as Ammo informed. the defendanta were competing enithe Great Northern Railway. It appeared that Mr. 3se brought an action against the defendants, which weird st Liverpool, and on Mrs. Sharpc's evidence the di/s t a te settled the action by paying Mr. Bow . • I,OOOL Up to the trial of the plaintiff's action lr ess induced to believe, from the negotia no that puled between him and the company, that only pouit in dispute was the amount of the da mp& The learned counsel also moved en the point that o h m ', carriage started on its journey there was an im- D b.a warranty that it was roadworthy, and that • latent defect in any port of it was no answer for any injuries that eight result from it. Ths Cowl entertained considerable doubt with reference to the second point, but granted a rule generally. Bak granted aocordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RS 3. PERCIVAL WAITE. The bankrupt was a merchant of Mincing-lane. The darn amount to 73,5421. At the last sitting, a resolution was pawed for winding-up the estate under a deed, and an adjournment was taken for that purpose. The sitting was now farther adjourned to the 2 5 th of May, to give time for the registration of the deed. IN RE CAPTAIN CPR/MIMS/. The bankrupt had been a captain in the Military Train, at Weibrich. He came before the court with debts of 5,107/ At the last sitting a proposal was made for annul big the bankruptcy on the payment of a composition of 3a in the pound ; but this not having been carried out, a father adjournment was ordered. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulbtun.) IN RE HENRY DRESSER. The bankrupt was a merchant, of Great St. Helen's, trading as Henry Dresser and Co. The bankruptcy oc curred nearly two years ago, in June, 1862. The accounts filed at different periods since show an aggregate liability of 157,H11., with assets and property held of about 99,425 f. The 'soignee' made certain requisitions to the bankrupt, the sewed to which were only tiled about a week ago. Mr. Bagley, for the assignees, said that the bankrupt's answers were not satisfactory. Mr. Reed, on behalf of a creditor for upwards of 20,0001., required further explanation of an item in the accounts of 53,157 f., and which was said to represent acceptances for the firm of Lawrence and Fry beyond the amount for which value had been received. If this were so, there were accommodation acceptances to that amount, although it was alleged thattimberhad heen bought to the full amount, and that a large portion of the bills had never been put in circulation. If the bankrupt's statement were correct as to the timber being actually purchased, the assignees were entitled to have it delivered for the benefit of the estate. Mr. Linklater, for the bankrupt, contended that the assignees being satisfied, no further adjournment was necessary, but the bankrupt himself was quite willing that another adjournment should take place if there was any prospect of the assets being thereby increased. Hu Honour said he thought it was a case for further in quiry, and suggested that the facts should be investigated at a pirate sitting. Adjourned for a month. SHERIFF'S' COURT, RED-LION-SQUARE. PSOCUDINGS IN A WRIT OF " RLEGIT" AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY. Thu day an unusual proceeding against a railway com pany was heard before Mr. Under-Sheriff Burchell and a lacy at the Sheriffs' Court, Red-lion-square. A writ of slept was issued by the Court of Common Pleas in the case of "Scott v. the Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Rail way," to ascertain what goods, chattels, and lands were held by the company in the county of Middlesex. Mr. C. W. Wood appeared as counsel on the part of the plaintiff. He stated that Mr. Scott was the registered public officer of the Union Bank of London, and last Marsh a judgment was obtained against the Uxbridge and Riekmansworth Railway Company for 1,1152/. 14s. M. The object of the inquisition was to ascertain the pro- Piny possessed in the county of Middlesex. He should all before the jury the secretary of the company as well as the engineer, and they would state whether there was any property in the county. Mr. 1 °rhea stated that he was secretary of the company sad they had some office furniture at No. 5, Westminster Chambers. It was worth from WI. to 100/. The cora- Puy had no land in Middlesex. Mr. Pearce, the engineer of the company, said they had to had in Middlesex. The office furniture was not within his knowledge. Mr. Under-Sheriff Burchell told the jury that they would fad the value of the office furniture acco • to the evi. !knee ; they would also find that the company had no land is the county of Middlesex. The jury asked whether they were to find the value of the furniture? Mr. Under-Sheriff {Burchell said they were bound to do so. The jury gave a verdict in accordance with the evidence. THE POLICE COURTS, (THIS DAY.) WORSHIP-STREET. A AINGCLAR AND SAD CASE. Frederick Frazer, described as a labourer, was charged 1 with stealing one pound and • half of handbills, value 4n. 1 Mr. Geo. Rhodes, a draper, at 8, Romsey-terrace, South Hackney mid—l gave these bills (producing about 500 handbills\ advertising my intention to open a shop in the I line and at the place mentioned, to deliver round the neighbourhood. Some hours afterwards they were brought back to me by a person who said he had purchased them of the prisoner, who was then in my shop. I consequently gave him into custody. Alfred Appleton—l am a broker in business at Water lane, Homerton. Yesterday the prisoner came and asked me if I purchased waste paper. I said " Yes." He threw down this bundle of bills. I weighed them, told him they came to a penny, put that money down, and he walked away with it. Some time afterwards I noticed the cha racter of the bills and gave information to the prosecutor. Mr. Ellison—Was the prisoner in your employ regularly, /dr. Rhodes? Prosecutor—Oh no, sir he came to the shop two or three days last week, and importuned me to give him • Sob, if only to deliver bills, and I did so, believing it to be an act of charity. Mr. Ellison—Do you wish to ask the witnesses any question' Prisoner—No, sir. Mr. Ellison—Do you wish to my any thing answering this charge! Prisoner—No, sir. (These negatives were uttered in • awl tone by the prisoner, who looked pallid and appeared Teti much depressed.) Mr. Ellison—ls he known! Police-constable N 553—1 know that he did lodge at 49, Queen's -road, Deleton. He used to be a street tumbler, but met with an accident, I believe. Prisoner —No, not an accident—an affliction. I became Paralysed. Until then I had engagements regularly at theatres. ?lir:Ellison—Where are your parenta ? Prisoner—ln Scotland. Mr. Ellison—And how long have you been in London ? Prisoner—Eight years. Mr. Ellison—Well, you are charged with stealing these bills. Now, do you wish to have the case disposed of here, or will you go before a jury ? Prisoner—Just as your worship chose'. Mr. Ellison—Not so ; it is for you decide. Prisoner—Here then, sir, if you please. his morn. iittee sops d brethrea • over tits Inexpeeted me or two he exercise to proceed begged to r,said that, of present, of the way other side. >er maim. I M preeeni immittoo to whose votes In , Poll. and i it was also make* had to be duly hen the evi. )eeded with, auctioneer c an active, W [e hired d been made ntleman had of the ccen- The witnate f 11. r. Gone mtlemaix bad that circular, r heard from the else- Mr.Weetropp the gave turn iot a farthing or any other Mr. Vase, •or t z i canvass; rer preeetra when any dity of Mali ow no took Hamm stated opp'e election, milers relat. elar recoils°. romittee, and am aa also Golden Lion. I. did not tember of the He received " Mr. Lilly,— made right. for Westropp. ald not swear ttee, but did premed sr to r, said it coos rs, who were in Led no import. ail the money ter, said that [r. Smith, sea, man declined, enough. 3[r. fives. Witness [3 , , whom he met d he answered, ea liberal." He a canvass, and a. The cirinlar never saw till he was oter. 11 B:Talta ladies named derent wubjecte would not bribe "doubt take LO(. 11 buy them a made no offa aro, a mariner, and also his iuld do anything e no money, and II his employers." Jones said he L, Kinglake and L can't.' ry at 11 o'clock; Mr. S. Hill, q• Ballantine, Q.C. , Appeared for the given e election a Mr. the blues. He After the electioF : bin I 5 . for hie !wk. canesesed by Mr. I not made ue o: biii m , said, " , t me know it, out to be bribed. anllaw and Bell. not for my vote. rapport of the pet• ad not trouble the cl in the first in• , and stated that atement made or 401., or a' mu vledge, one shillhlg Lce to the election _ rim DEATH ON AM.) eld by Ms. Rich vern Uni.: 0411 1 141 ', ng i i ;g, of Willbula soreditoh, said that • weaver by trade' fit, and her father tie used to sit in Ma tot talk to ahleet n Monday last, am here he used to sit cn hi bi g him She quite m a• doctor came A that the deo,"' m• d, from Vl° at in to the a ec.l.4 f or several hours. Pir if a piece of twine legal resulted frig a the end natal* a ' Suicide whae in • ••••••• ling in the countiell a a large party of ow apleting the Owl"( unday l a et," write& cpen denee," the Pops f the Minerva to eels' ation. Strangers who nust have been nava a Pontiff seated in* surrounded bi l a mes, and &plat ions c ourt. Many oi , :lexical Paper, believe on, that he is reduced ready to take retail ill he is • monarch 14 0 lth and power. Mee` with great pomp. the is—priests and lofty' to enjoyed the private he 846, who, this year e Annunsiato • deer/. • ) btain husbands or le ,neat. The Pope ell e and respect ; and eel/ raised by the stades* nest the church, It, of the eovsteign :nth." THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1866. Prosecutor—l should prefer having it disposed of here. I have another badness, and can ill spare the time. Kr. Ellison—l am going to do so. (To prisoner)—You have committed a vary dishonest act The tradesman en trusts you with the bills to deliver, a matter of importance to him with regard to his business, and you sell them as waste paper for the merest trifle. You must go to prison for three days, and I trust that I shall never HO you here MARIABOROUGH-STREET. 71111 NANO'S TOWNSTILND AND Till BIGOABS. Harriett Calleplusn wail charged before Mr. Knox with igging of the Marquis Townshend, in Chariesetreet, St. James's. The Marquis Townshend said that, about 12 o'clock last night, the prisoner begged of him the whole length of Cbarlasetreet ; her excuse for doing so being that she had • daughter 14 years of age in great distress. As the prisoner would not cease to beg of him he gave her into custody, and then found that the alleged daughter was 16 years, and, as well as the prisoner, was the worse for drink, so that there had been an attempt to impose upon Peakett, 143 C, said that on taking the prisoner into custody he found her, as well as the girl, under the in fluence of drink. The prisoner said that some one had given her and her daughter some ale and it had affected her, and she was trying to get her daughter home by coaxing her, but could not. Mr. Knox said he considered there was something hor rible in the prisoner going about with her daughter beg ging, and both of them being drunk. The streets must be kept clear of such a thing, and he should commit the pri soner for • month, with hard labour. - BURGLARY. John Brown was charged with being concerned with others, not in custody, in breaking and entering the shop of Mr. Cornelius Collins, bootmaker, 42, Dudley-street, and stealing a quantity of boots. The prisoner was seen by Firth, 156 V, on the steps of the door helping another man wrap up boots. The prisoner and his companion managed to get away, the prisoner in his flight dropping a bundle of boots. The prosecutor having proved properly securing his place, and having identified the boots produced, John Dowdell, 173 F, said he apprehended the prisoner, and on telling him the charge, he said "All right, you have got it up well for me ; why don't you get the others '^ The pnaoner was committed for trial. SOUTHWARK. ATTEMPT TO BREAK INTO A CHURCH. Thema Casey,l4, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bureham, charged with being concerned with other lads not in custody in attempting to break into St. Thomas's Church, Borough. John Broderick, 210 M, said that about 10 o'clock this morning he was on duty near Guy's Hospital, in St. Thomas's-street, London-b , when he saw a number of boys on the other side of a fence surrounding the church and the private property belonging to the railway com pany. Witness ran round and saw the prisoner pulling down some boards which bad been fixed against the doors of St. Thomas's Church. The panel had &leo been broken large enough to allow a lad like the prisoner to pass into the building. Witness secured the prisoner, but his com panions made their escape.. Mr. Burcham was of opinion that the prisoner and his companions bad no intention of committing sacrilege. They were mischievous lads, and most likely they pulled down the wood to take either to their homes, or sell it. Broderick informed his worship that on the previous night some of them had broken the windows and made an aperture large enough for them to pas s through. The lead had been stolen also from the windows. John Barwell, • messenger of St. Thomas's Hospital, said he had charge of the church, and for some time pset thieves bad endeavoured to break into the church. That morning the panel of one of the doors had been broken sufficiently for a lad to pass through, and no doubt had not the policeman been on the spot, great damage would have been done to the sacred building. Mr. Burcham thought that it was very unlikely that boys like the prisoner intended to commit sacrilege. They no doubt did a great deal of damage in pulling down the old wood. He asked if anything was known of the prisoner. Broderick stated that the prisoner had been in custody on a charge of stealing rags, but was liberated on the pro mise of his father to keep him out of the streets. He, however, was chiefly in the company of a gang of young thieves, who were • terror to small tradesmen in the Borough. Mr. Burcham said he should remand him for • few days, so that further inquiries might be made about him. At the same time his parents should be communicated with. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (ay zu(raw TICLLORIPH.) NEWMARKET MEETING.--(THIS DAY.) PLATE OF 100 SOVS. R.M. Christmas Carol, Ackworth, Ischia Corsair , Sealskin, Saccharometer, and BreadAlbane. Allan here. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Bretb' Stakes Course. Warrior, Bet 121 h ; Brick, 9st 91b ; Love Apple, Bst 61b ; Glendusk, Tat 101 b; The Raven, 7st 71b ; Bertie, 7st 41b. All are here. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. D.M. Ischia, Pamunkey, Cotillon, Penelope Plotwell, Re pulse, Sic to Minnie, Maid of Masham f, Vagabonde, Bayonette, Mane. de Varaville, Ahrens, Lady Bank, Lass o'Gowrie f, Myrrhina, and Gong are here. The following are left on the card, all others but those arrived have paid:—Tight Fit f, Mayonaiee f, Giralda, Golden Hair, Mistletoe f, Mazurka, Lafitte, Bounty, and Nine of Diamonds. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 15 SOVS. T.Y.C. Genuna, Bst 131 b ; Idler, 7st 71b ; Usher, let 51b ; Dol phin, Ist 41b ; Plutus, Est 61b ; Thalia, Sat 121 b. All are here. - SWEEPSTAKES OF 25 SOT'S. T.Y.C. Blackthorn and Sis to Valentine are here. SELLING STAKES. T.Y.C. Dolphin, Sharper, and Raven are here. HANDICAP PLATE. A.F. Ackworth, Bst 121 b ; The Giant, 7st 71b ; Le Beams* 7st 7lb ; Forester, 7st 31b ; Guardsman, 7st Sib ; Young Melbourne f, let ; Sealskin, list 131 b ; Chapel Royal, 6st 121 b ; Duke of York, 6st 121 b ; Corsair, 6st 121 b Chronometer, list 71b; Fortunatus, 6st 71b ; Diego f, 6st. All are here. MAIDEN PLATE OF 50 SOVS. Lest half of R.M. Halcyon f, Outpost f, Itoseleaf, Challenge, Serino pstarn, and Cromwell (to be sold for 3001. each) ; Needle c, Will o' the Wisp, Bonne Fortune, Knitcht Teinplar, Glacier, Odin, Lady Bull's-eye, and Henrietta Temple (1001. each). All are here. On Monday Mr. Brand will move for a new writ for Heston. It has already been determined to raise a memo rial fund in honour of the late Mr. Henry Hoare, whose death w.is announced on Tuesday, and the scheme has received the full approval of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It has not been decided to what specific object the fund to be raised shall be applied, but the proposal which at pre sent finds most favour is a suggestion that scholarships shall be founded for encouraging young men to devote their attention to those ecclesiastical and religious subjects which the deceased gentleman had so much at heart. Mr. Hoare was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1827, when he was fifteenth wrangler. Mr. Hoare was married in 1836 to Lady Mary, the daughter of the second Earl of Romney. CRICKET.—M.ARYLEBONE CLUB. —The following notice has been issued to the members of this leading club by the hon. secretary :—" A special general meeting of the members of the Marylebone Cricket Club will be held on Wednesday, May 2, at 5 p.m., in the Tennis-court, Lord's ground, when certain terms under which the freehold of Lord's-ground may be secured to the club will be laid before the meeting. The anniversary dinner will be held in the Pavilion at 7.30 on the same day, Lord Ebury, the presi dent, in the chair. Tickets, one guinea each, to be ob tained of Mr. Day, at the tavern, Lord's-ground, or on application to the hon. secretary, on or before April 25. By order of the committee, R. A. Frrzoraio, Hon. Sec. M.C.C. 20, Garrick-street, W.C." A FENIAN CIRCULAR.—The New York papers publish the following:—" Headquarters Fenian Brother hood, New York, April 5, 1866.—T0 the Fenian Brother hood,—Brothers, it is my duty to announce to you the arrival in Paris of James Stephens, C.E.1.R., and to prepare you for his corning to the United States. Four days previous to his leaving Ireland he despatched a special envoy to me, your head centre, with instructions to publish the following facts as soon as it became oer trin that he had reached the French capital in safety :- 1. He informs the American and Irish-American public, through me, that he left the organisation in Ire/ and in as good • condition as it hag been since the re cent Fenian scandals had begun in America and had cast • gloom over the hopes of all true lovers of free dom ; and that he had placed the reins of his govern ment in the hands of competent, devoted, andlwell tried leaders, to direct it during his temporary absence. 2. That he went to Paris on most important business con nected with the present struggle for Irish nationality, and not because be had been forced thereto by the enemy. 3. He is now coming to the United States for the p of restoring harmonious counsel and well con action among all true friends of Ireland on the American con tinent, to reconcile all discordant elements, and to make a last appeal for his suffering country to all liberty -loving men throughout the world. His stay will be bet short In our midst. Let Qs receive his advent to these shores as his patriotic devotedness, his high talents, and stern fidelity deserve. May dire discords and hateful jealousies vanish from among us at his ap proach. Kay they come thenceforth and forever to be the fell and constantly recurring destroyers of our hopes for national rearms:Aim—l remain, in fraternity, your faith ful servant, Joint Olfauoirr, H.C.F.8." SD C OM PANY OF BARRED'S BANKING ( LIMITED ) , LIVERPOOL.- ( THIS DAY.) (sr macrriuc rmaaaArn.) (nom oxia OWN 00111128PONDIST. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. The following notice of suspension has just been posted at the banking house of Barned's Banking Company (Limited), Liverpool :—" The directors state with regret, that owing to the withdrawal of facilities by our London agenta, we are compelled temporarily to suspend payment." The following appears in the City article of the Tines:—" Very serious embarrassments have been an nounced this afternoon in connexion with Liverpool, The drafts of Barned's Banking Company have been returned by their London agent. This com pany was formed only in June last, with a capital of 2,000,0001., to take over the business of Messrs. Bernell and Co., which bad existed in Liverpool for more than half a century. The shares are of 501. each, with 101. paid, and within the past few days, since the disastrous fall in cotton, they have touched 7 discount. It is feared t that the commitments are large, and that they have si. been extended very much in speculative directions, the 20 managers having for some time been warned by their Lon- tit don agents on the necessity of contraction. The direction St. comprise' persons of great respectability, and as the num- gr. Der of shareholders is between 600 and 700, it may be pre- St. slimed the creditors are safe." st. _ . St. ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION—(THIS DAY.) at . --••• The annual meeting of thriietors was held S L R this afternoon, at the bank ) , Threadn eedle - street ; Mr. St. HARRY GEORGE GORDON in the chair. St. The following report was presented : et " The directors beg to submit to their co-proprietors the St. general statement of the oorporation's affairs and balance St sheet for the year 1865. The net profit for that period, St . including 4,1391. 18s. 4d. from last account, after defrry;ng current expenses, and providing for bad and douhtfut at debts, amounts to 155,1371. 13s. Bd. Out of this amount fit. a half-yearly dividend of 75,0001. has already been paid in St. November last, and it is now proposed to divide a like St. sum of 75,0001 ., being at the rate of 10 per cent. p er annum. St- After provicung for the present dividen d of 1/. se. per ISA: share, there will be 5,137/. 13s. Bd. to carry forward to the credit of the next account. The directors regret that the 10 operations of 1865 have not proved so successful as on 100 former occasions. The commercial crisis in the East, 10 100 whilst diminishing the profits, has also rendered necessary 10 a larger than ordinary provision for losses, and thus a re- t,' daction of the dividend became unavoidable." St The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, 25 after declaring a dividend in accordance with it, reiterated St the regret of the directors at the falling off in the St. dividend. Losses had occurred in the usual course of E. business, partly from failures in local banking concerns and partly from mercantile failures. Moreover, the board gt had, owing to such causes as those, been obliged to keep st large reserves abroad at a time when they could not be pro- 25 Stably employed. The bank was, however, never in • 25 sounder position than it was at present. He had received letters from several proprietors asking for informs- " tion, and he would now reply to them. One question at put in the letters was whether the company was involved St. with any banksin Bombay or finance companies in thiscoun- St. try or elsewhere. The answer to that was in the negative. St. Another question was whether the comp an y had invested 1,441 in land in China, the answer to which was that they g t had not invested further than was necessary St. for their own purposes as a bank. The question 20 why the shares had fallen in the market was St. more difficult to answer—llaughterl—but he might ob- 10 serve that they stood better in the market than those of ,S,'„ti almost any other bank of a similar kind. In answer to to other questions, he observed that none of the managers at had been either dismissed or suspended for disobedience of orders, and that all oues and bad debts were written off prior to the issuing of the report. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know what was the total amount of losses last year. The amount of notes and bills discounted last year was 15,000,0001., or larger than it had ever been before, and, regarding that as an indication of the business done, he could not understand the diminution of dividend. The CHAIRMAN, in replying, said it was not usual to state the total amount of losses, but if the meeting wished it he would do so. (Cries of " Yes," and " No.") He would answer the question if the meeting pleased, but it would be better,' he thought, if the information were given pri vately. (Cheers.) He added that there was reason to be lieve that the competition from which eastern banks had suffered so much would now be diminished. The report was then adopted, and the meeting termi nated in the usual manner. LAND MORTGAGE BANS OF INDIA. (THIS DAY.) This day the third ordinary general meeting of shareholders was held at the London Tavern. Mr. H. NELSON in the chair. It appeared from the report that the operations of the Bank for the year 1865 had been of • very satisfactory and progressive character. The income from interest, which 'had been steadily in creasing, month by month, during the year 1865, was yielding on the 31st March, 1866, • gross return equal to nearly 90,0001. per annum, an increase on the quarter of 36 per cent. The accounts up to 31st December, 1865, showed a net profit of 24,3991. 16. 2d., after deducting er. penses of management in London and India, interest on debentures, and after writing off the proportions of the sink ing funds, exchange accountoindpreluninary expenses. This sum provided a dividend for the year of 6 per cent., leaving 3991. 16s. 2d. to be carried forward. Two per cent. of this dividend was paid to the proprietors in April last, and a further 2) per cent. in October, leaving a balance of 1 ) per cent. for present distribution. The directors recommended a further present payment of 2) per cent., as a first interim dividend for the current year. They trustedalso to be able, as in last year, to pay a further interim dividend in October next. The directors, therefore, proposed that a dividend of 3s. 3d. per share (free of income tax) be now declared, payable on and after the 23rd inst. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, referred with regret to the resignation of Mr. Laing, M.P., from the chairmanship of the company, and of Mr. Fitz william from the position of managing director. He con gratulated the shareholders on the success of the company, and pointed to the sale of debentures last year to the amount of 368,000/. as an almost unprecedented fact This proved the confidence of the public in the bank. The debentures were taken up to a small extent in India ; they had now obtained an official quotation on the Stock Ex change, and without violating any confidence he might say that they had the support of Mr. Massey, the financial minister of India. (Hear, hear.) The money invested in India amounted to 607,0001. They had applica tions for 2,339,000/. worth of loans out of which they granted 967,0001. It should be recollected that they were not a trading but an investing company, and that it took to realise all the profits of the business. The whole of their expenses in India w • 9,0001., which he considered to be moderate, but if the business increased the expenses would not increase in the same ratio. _ _ . Mr. LAURIE seconded the motion. In reply to questions put, The Cusiftusi; said there was not the slightest intention of making a call at present. The in terest they obtained in India had been brought up to 10 per cent., and by putting on the screw they might bring up the average rate to 11 per cent. But everything must h►ve an end, and there was such a thing as overstepping the mark. The money lent was on the most unexceptionable security. The expenses in London were 7,0001., but they really could not live for less. (Laughter.) The report, with the proposed dividend, was agreed to. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. itIIRPOOL, APRIL 18.-Bales today: Great Eastern, 401 — Great Western, 584 B—Lancuhlre and Yorkshire, 121—London and North Western. 1211 I—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 621 I—Metropolitan,1—Metropolitan, 134—North Eastern, Carlisle, 139—South Eastern. 75 41 54—London and North Western, St. Hanna A, 106—Bu ff alo sad Lake Heron, 511-16—Grand Trunk of Canada, 541—Illinois Central, 80 I—United States 5-20 Bonds, 691,1 coupon—Great Luxembourg shares, 141 ad.—Sarobre and Meuse, 71—Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Limited . , td. —Barnecl's Banking Company (Limited;, 41 111 d—Eastern Exchange Bank Limited', 1 15-16 d.—Mercantile and Exchange Bank' , Limited;. 51 11-1613-166 3.16 d.—National Bank of Liver pool i Limited'. 6 p. —Overend, Gurney and Company !Limited ) , lc_ 41d — floral, 7 per cent., 1 13 1 — British and Foreig n Marine I • Limited., 24 p.—lancaaltire Insurance, 1 p.—Thames and ! Mersey Marine :Limited. 5 9-16 p.—Union Marine (Limitedl, 1 5-16 p.—Liverpool Exchange, 2711—National Steam ;Limited', 3 2 15-16 32131 21 15-16 d.—Runcorn Soap and Mk. (Limited). I 4p.—West India and Pacific Steam, 11 d. A WORKING MAN'S REPRESENTATIVE. —There is one other feet which we wish to put on record. As a philo sopher, Mr. Mill enjoys a world-wide fame, but as mem ber of parliament he represents the working men of Westminster. They sought him out in his retirement ; they offered to take him on his own terms, to dis pense with all canvassing and speeches, to wave all pledges. and return him free of expense. Of course, electors of every class voted for Mr. Mill, but we are correct in claim ing for the working men of Westminster the honour of having given him the first and the heartiest irappat Well, what in the course which this working man's ean&date tars in the House of Commons!? To preach revolutionary doctrines, refine away the rights of property, and levy war against the fundholders ? If he had done this it would have been in strict accordance with th:= gramme laid down by Lord Cranborne for all r reformers. We need not say what he has done, beyond describing it as an appeal to the honesty of the nation each as has not been haird in the 'loam of Commons for half a century.—Manchester testacificr. SHARE L, 'HIS DAY.) 'IS DAY.) d i Clo prima I Bair. 7 1 ill 16 II n 12 - : i I- = ill 94 104 - , 6 7pm - SOA - 2 461 a spm Z 28 1 4 ) 1 81 a 81 - 16 - - - al 86 130 - 2 1 - 1 3• - 24 4 - 987 • - 5 1 • - 6 6 3Ms - all 8 4Ws - 74 4 &Wain - 7 rll .*T" I - 1 - l2+ P I 1 Pc' . 1 lo 2 dla parxin - 10 - - - al 12 14 - 6 3 31 ) " 4 * " 10 3 2. - D 0 37 39 - DO 168 112 - DO 1013 112 - 11 6 4 - 20 12 10 di - 34 34 3 dls - 10 6 5 • - 134 6 4 d - to n 2 . !.7 4 4 6 24 2 a DO 133 138 - 1 14 1 1 7 4 3d - 632 • - :t o 21 11 pon , 64 15 16 14 dm - • 4 par *P 4 1 14 26 28 - - atl 1 1 116 1 - all 16 161 16 4 1 90 20 19 di - 6 34 i ills 21 14 - - - 1 7 4 016 41 6 6 - 10 lr i l dla - all 10 - all 79 81 93 10 - - d - 5 34 14 d - l 0 7 b d - b2l • - 1 - -im - 20 1 1 4 1 4 1 c116 161 lie d. al 3 - 10 11 9 - 174 15 12 - 10 11 9 - IS : HP° : 411 1 1 - 64 3 2 - 2 - -die - 'I 3 4 I - 4 2 dla - 4.44_11.121 i 0031.1%111•11. 10,000 i 10 Mexican Mint . Osrn o'CLoon. Ix+o,ooo l 5 lAMantic TeLpta. 8 p.ct. 4 ,,, r .Ln the railway market to-day there is a alight " 0 " ) " "' ilia° Agricul 40, 16 m.Lessi.(L demand for South Eastern and Great Easte rn 10 , 00 1 so BaugparahTea FetateaL s tocks, which have risen a and a per cent. respec- 47,000 10 Merlin Waterworks' 1' a 26000'100 Bolckow Vaughan 1L )1 1 1 , tively. On the other hand, Metropolitan has 00,0001 5 ' Bombay Om ( Limited ). .1 declined a • and London, Chatham, and Dover, a. sikooo 6I Do Ird Law I 4 10 000 6 1 Do New 1 The other lines are steady, at the dosing prices of 6:000 60 'British - American Land' 44 yester d ay. 681,780 Bt. B. &L. S lag. Tel. (L. ) 101, London and North Western stock is quo t e d 12,5001 20 British Indian Tea ;1..).1 1 8,016; 221 Canada Company 121} to a ; Great Western, 68 } to / ; Midland, 00000 1 10 ica „, d wa,,,,,,,t i n vty )1 al 123 a to a ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 121{ to a ; tz,ooo so 'Capon Co:npany 1 Great Eastern 401 to 41 ; South Eastern, ir ° r o I ch i l i n t t A: t ai l : s c.' L. 75a to 76 } • Eastern, 12/ to a ; Metro- 20, 25 ICityolLendonß.Pro.f,L., politan 134 to 134; Great Northern 121 a 15,041 30 City of lillanlmpro.',L) to 1221; ditto A, 1 38 a to 139; and L ondon,' 05 4 : 000 W u City o r 11 0 . ~,,, ca., (L' al ' Chatham, and Dover, 29 to 30. Grand Trunk of C anada Railway stock is hen i 20, so City Offices (Lim.) 30,000 60 Colonial ;I Mated) •• • • , 60, 60 Commercial Cuton;lns. I and has declined 1 per cent.-viz., to 27a to . 40, 10 Coro. of AfricauMer.(l) I Great Western of Canada shares are steady, at 1 no. 50 Consolidated Dia ~ LI. 11 t o f. 17,500 20 Continental Iln.this (1 ) 11 20, 100 Contract CorporatiomL) 1( 12, 25 Cop.M.Eng.,Pref.7l p.c. al 4.ly•uu 100, 20 C. Yonc. & Mob. of Lag. I 100,000 20 Do New f • 10, 60 Pool Mauritius (L.) .1( 1002 26 I St. Palace 2.160, St. Do. Preference L 277, St. Do. 6p. ct. Perp. Deb. 101 7, 20 Darjeeling ,Limited) . 11 10, 100 IDis c ountCorporatioutL; B 18. 10 Eastern Assam Tea X) I 20, 60 lE.lndia 2 and,C.4l MIL' 1 1 60, 20 113. India Err*. & Cana 11 80, 50 (Ebbw Vale l2l 100, f , 20 lEityptianCom.etTrd.(L) 4 g 879,97 St. !Electric Telegraph lOl 70, x, f 3 ,EngstkAus.Copper (Lim; I 10,000 50 'Eng. and Foreign Credit 1 10,000 100 Fag & Scottish Maria( 1 25,, , , 10 FairbairnEngineering I 30,000 20 Fore-st ;Warehouse (L : 11 10,. f , 50 Gellivara (Limited) ll 250, , ' 1 20 G.Credit&Fin.of Lon.(L, 20, . 1 15 One, Steam Navigation 1. 20,0110 50 Home &Colonial M.(L ', , 6,0 . 10 Hong Kong & China Gas a 100, , , 90 Hudson's Bay a 20, .f , 60 Bomber Iron Works ;1 1 . 21 100, f . 50 bnp.& lier.Cdt. Ma. (1 ' 1 boo n 2 Indian Carrying (Lim ". 40,' f. 50 International Contract. 11 150,000 20 Internat. Finan.Soc. (L 1 I 300,'' 1 20 Ibiternat.lsuid Credit,L 1 30, 1 . 1 50 . [Lin= Land. ll 60,000 20 Italian Irrig. ;Can_C v., al 1,0 f ... 100 Do. op. c. Etds. r. 1.7 al 80, 25 Jointiitock Discount,L.) 1 1 20, 50 Land Securities , Lim 1 ( 4, 25 Lond.African Trading ll 20, 1 25 Lou. & emission. M. (L.' I 60, 10 iLonAkfuntyLand&B.,L) 12, 5 Lon& DistrictTeleg.,L'. s 40, 60 ,Lond. Finals. Mao. (L' 1 148,5251 4 'Loud. CI. OmnibusC.(L. • 6,0001 60 Londs&Olarg.Eng.eo.( 10,0001 50 Lond.. Italian, &c. Stm. 6,000 50 ,fond. Mar. Dream: 4(W 64,500 20 • Lend. Provincialliarine 60,000 20 / Madraslrriga.&Canal.. 90 ... Do. 10,01 25 Marine Investment ( L) 12,b00120 Mauritius Land, dc. (L.) '. 12,000, 10 Meant. lExten. Tel. ,L ).. AL 10,000) 50 Merchant Shipping (L.' 15 25,0001 20 Millwall F.Ld.&Dock,Ll 121 10,000' 50 1 Millwall Iron Works.... 1 tirs„ l 2 ..,500 10 'Natal Land & Col.C. (L.', 6 1 dial :00 \ V, 25 National Dia. Com. (L; 6 8 tm. 131 0,000 25 Do.New,las.sp.3itolsepd 14 21 pml 61 0, 25 National Prue . arias 21 2 1 el 0,0001100 IN atiotualiteun liar. L.; 80 4 3 dit. - 6,0001 20 (NerbuddaCoaLtlron,L., 5 3 2 dim - 6,000) 20 Do. New 3,0001 25 N.Ze,aland L.& If Ag..*L, 4 - - pin - 3,0001 25 N. Zealand T.& Loan '.I 1 2 11 pm 5,0001 10 Northern Assam Tea f,L ' 11 11 o,d 5,0001 10 Do. B 7 34 es - f,176; St. N.Bris.Australasian (L 1100 4 6 - 1,000, 50 N.BriL&Mercsn.ln.(L ' 61 17 161 ad - 1,0001 10 Nowgong Tea (Limited. 3 2 :NU - ,000 25 Ocean Marine (Insure 1 6 1 161 pm - ,000 50 10rientalFimuicialfLirn. •11 10 8 dls - ,000. 6 'OrientalGas,Limited ; all 2 5 1 0001 6 1 Do. New 1 1 a psr - 000 10 Orient, Inland Steam.L , all 1 2 - 000 10 lOtago & Sthland Invest. 2 Idis par - 500 20 Ottoman Company . L 1 2 1,115 par - 000 50 ( . IttonianYinancial I. ) 2O 10 13 dis - 5 Ottoman Gas (Limited' all S 4 - 60 10verend,Ourney,Co.(1 , )16 t 4 1 4 } i 10 IPanama IL M. Steam, L) all 74 84 - 214 5 Do do. ail 6 - 300 St. Peelltiv.Land& Min:J., 100 40 6 5 - 100 50 I Peninsular& o.Steam .. all 72 74 73 400 50 Do. do. New.. 35 15 17 pm - 10 Quebrada L.. R., M. (L.: 01 6 6 - 60 Ithymney Iron 1 all 26 28 - 00 15 Do. New 1 all 71 61 - 80 25 RioJ.Citylmprov.(L 1 1 all 21 2.2 - 31 25 Do. do 116 4 S d - )0 20 Rio Janeiro One ,Lim;' all 1 2pm - 10 100 Royal Mail Steam 160 112 116 1131 St. Scot Austra. Invest. IL 100 120 125 - 10 60 Smith, Knight,&Co.(l! IS 16 12 dl - *2° Fiala. d'ETPIOIII 10 6 4 d ..4,,,.. 050 S. African M. &n.,L ) 6 4 S O 25 mouthAustmlian Land all SID 31 0 St. Submarine Telegraph lOO 60 60 1 Do Scrip all 4 4 320 Tel.Construc.&stainfLl. all - 20 Thames! Mersey In. tL ) ' 20 Trinidad Petroleum (L i ll f 10 Trust& Agency of Aus 20 T. & L. Co. of If. Canada 20 Un. Marine of Liver. (L 5 United K. Teleg. Co. f L ) 20 Univers. Marine Ins.iL) i 10 I Cpper Assam Tea , Lim. ,! 10 Do. 30 ' Van Diemen's Land ..... 50 'Warrant Finance Lim.)' II 60 IWestlndia&Paci6ei.',Vi ' OB.DINAILY saAsis AND STOCK& Sh. i Pd. RAILWAYS I Bala to-day to 1 p.m. 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian 100 lambrian all Cork and Bandon all Cornwall _ .. .. 89 91 127} 114 66 65 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 100 Dublin and BellastJunci 100 Dwalse,Perth,&Abd Jo, all East London Scrip Cert ' 100 Do SD 16 di 114 316 44 4 4 6 1 lie Glasgow and S. Western l 100 Groat Eastern Ord. St. 100 Do. Z. A. Stk., No. 100 Great North of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 Do. A I A rec. no &iv. un -100 Do. B 1 til.B p. e. Is paitlß 100 Do. New las. a' 25 pm. 00 Do. Ord. Def. IMv. Stock 100 Gt. South & West. (Ire ) 100 Great Western 100 Do.StourVal.Gun Stk 100 Do. South Wales . 100 Do. W. wid.—orb;iyil 100 Do. Do. Newport 100 Do. Do. Hereford 100 lauscaahire & Yorkshire 100 ,Lon.,BriAtn, & &Coast 100 , London,Chatham,stDor 100 Do. Met. Erten. AS p. c. 100 London &North Wean. 100 London&SouthWeatern 100 Man. Sher. ,&Lineolnah 100 Metropolltan 41ke 1 a lin 2t IZI 123 Isn nal 67 60 so 41 34 06 100 102 131 124 96 97 29 11 } 5 9 :i ; 1 3o 121; r 111 121 f 92 le 61 63 7 Do.. New -- 8 Do. Extension all Metropolitan District 10 Do. do. do. 8 Do. & St. John's-wood 100 Midland 5 Do. E 9 Shares_ ._. • . 100 Do. liirm. & Derby. 1 all bild Kent . .. in : t ; is4} pm it 3. s 1 92 99 1341 W 10 U - 1231 124 143 pai l 94 44 Iciil 131C;fii British 1100 Do. Min. ,Perth,Dund 110000 00 N.R o a o stern.. York uou —Berwick 168 Do. O. N. K. Pure 100 Do. Carlisle all Do. Stock. &Dfuihig. 1$ Do. do., 188041 1100 North London 7 Do. do., 1884 1 7 Do. do., 188 5 ,100 North Staffordshire . ;100 N. & S. Western June. 1100 Scottish Central 1 100 Scottish N E. Aber. Stk. 100 Scottish Midland 1100 Shropshire Union .100 South Devon 100 South Eastern I all Stainte,Woldngham,ttc 1100 Taff Vale 1 3 Do. C 100 Vale of Neath ,100 Waterford & Kilkenny 4 Waterloo & Whitehall , . ;100 West Cornwall 9/ 68 96 97 109 110 1001 r 3 5 e 361 pmt 10 11 In 1M 1 gym 1 88 01 74 76 106 112 149 151 66 68 id 40 61 74 74 6 9 140 . 145. £lB7, - 101 4 ;ta li "1 61 61 Barron 3KBSIONB. B.LILWAY& Lifting prices. —6c--67 Saki 100 aU at. 100 20 8 20i all 10 all 100 100 AtlanticiSt7l.7airreacel [Bony Bar. &C. In gbp.c. Du. Y Shares [Buffalo &Lake Huron par }1 66 9 4 6 66 1011 76 80 I 96 96 65 79 Do. Preference Buft.,Brant.,ktiodesichl 1 6 per cent.lB72-3-4 Cat ttS. Eastern 5 p. e.g.; 'Cape T. & D.ek 6p. c. g. • Detnerara n p. perpref. East Be gu. 6 do. • • East Ind ian iL gu. 5 do. 'Grand Trunk of Canada ', Do. Equip. M. B.6p.ct. , Do. let pref. Bonds 1 Do. do. deferred, Do. 2nd pret . Bonds .1 Do. do. deferred', Do. grd pref. Stock ..1 Do. do. deferred , Do. Stlt pref. Stock.. Do. do. deferred; Great Indian Peninsula; I Do. gua. 5 per mat { Do. few do. , I St 100 . 1 St 100 100 all • St 100 St. 10 0 St 100 • 100 all , 100 all 100 an 100 all 100 all 100 all 100 all 100 all 100 all St 100 20 10 20 8 20 2 St 100 St 100 St. 2 i I 1021 - 10 . 0 102 101 102 102 103 29 81 86 87 xd, 83 66 55 60 57 60 60 6 6 42 46 40 44 20 31 10 2 : 1 81 I ° I pm I 11 Ipm 1 33 2 pm 1 99 101 91 93 1031 21 I WO. New 104 3. of India. If 6 P. cf pO. 4 per tent. YOl all zal la 100 all 100 all 10 2 st 100 St. 100 St 100 20 10 St 100 50 all 100 . ; Gt. Western of Canada, Do Do . .6 c New . Dds•PaY• lB7s ! D 0.51 do. do. 1877-8.1 Indian ranch:Limitedd , Madras guar. 5 p. cent. , D o. d o . 41 do ! ,• Do. do. 4i Do. Fifth Extemaioni Melb. Corp. 6 per c. Bd.! Sielb. and Hobsoa's Bay Do. 6 p. rt., pay. 1880' Do. 5 p. et, pal. 1696 ' N.Y. of Can. 6p. c. istp.ll 'Sclnde, gun. 5 per cent.' Do. Delhi do Do. do. do Do. Taoism') do I Do. Indus St. Flot. do. 15.1 16 x 4 6 4idle id 94 96 83i 0 86 3dis xd 1 99 100 91 fa 86 88 1081 91 I lop, 60, 161 ad I 26 , ad 25, 62 64 100 102 83 85 80 82 99 100 98 0 9 ge idlß l 97 i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 20 St. 100 St. 1100 Pd et Prh 99! 100 I t I 51 I P d a l 1 1 I i P Z , 2 1 4WD 911 2 y 6 2b 1 J 1' Via 24 9 11 i! .{d 6 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish (161. paid), 201. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 151. PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 88. Great Eastern, Eastern Counties Extension, No. 1, 991 to Groat Northern 5 per cent. redeemable, at 10 per cent. prem., 108. Ditto 5 per cent. redeemable, at 5 per cent prem., 105. Midland 4i per cent. stock, redeemable, 98. JOINT 91 'lllAl4".A.gAAllinbigaii°o.ndt,aceLLouurianasnit.3nnaniandLivue.:poul :11 l A A . Baidi ti ng ud s uo is i tH o ic is i ltan an ßeriwitib, k ba l : o uco lj r ed . m i n wn e i t t w v ed ti sh i : „. 1 1 '111BanBrazilam Br nn it kkkkkk l i sh ed:0000:niffil d :titagnimQE4":86k C ae al i T aP:;:k f nsianriti& orn 7:juguililindArami i w an de*el:•kral i.. i emricclici,hrituartytis.h.lmmiAmNa.i.,A.:mAtioredtpria Chlnal a,co ca . Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Corn. Bank of India, de Consolidated Bank (L Delhi and London East London k Lingted E a stern Exchange, Lim.; English and American . English Joint Stock Eng.Seot.d Ana Chartd English and Swedish L. I European Bank kintited Hindusn.ChinadJai. I Do. issued at 2 pm Do. e w Imperial Bank Limited;l Imperial Ottoman Do. New lonian Do. New Land Mort. Bt. Do.sp.c. Deb.. 1864. 307 n Lon. Bk. ofliezicoAs. (V London and Brazilian Do. New London & ItlverPlate Do. New, lea at le pin Lon. Ch. Bank of Swart. London and Ccaustr ilundon Joint ;Ruck.. ,London des South African ILon. & S. Western (Lim. London & Veneznela',L ; (London & Westminster. Merchant Bank (Lim) . I — Do. N - ew . Mercantile&Exellian'L Metro. & Prov. Bank(l ] Midland bank lam) National of Ansieslags National of Liverpool N. Pro. of England National Bank ; yew gruth Wales 10 New Zealand (limited) 10 ;North Western itt pleats' Bank Corpora 10 Orient.Cons.B.Llato o .C 10 Do. do. lateN. F In Do. do. lateF.C. 50 00 ProrMPrevin ßank c. of 1=7.(4 10 adnde, 01 Deihl (2.) 10 Do. lamed at t poi -15 South Australia 00 Stand. of B. EL Africa LOU Do. do. um at 6pm 26 Union of Australia . 100 Colon of Ireland (Urn) 60 Union of Landon D73 — aci - • St. Loot sad West India .1 10 jOanmalnoaDttl ar ) in. otk Bt. .London ttait.Ke 100 .Do. Deb. St. 4 p. cent St. 'Southampton St. ,Surrey commercial COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. - - LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BT ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIoNAL TELEGRAPH.) (}RUM OUR OWN CoRREmPoNDENT.) The market is very fiat, and the rumours that several houses will be in difficulties in consequence of the stoppage of Banters Bank, hos sent prices down id. per lb. Sales about 5,000 bales. MINCLNG-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Stuart—There is rather more disposition to purchase at the reduction previously reported. The sales include Antigua at 295. 6d. to 305., and jaggery Madras at 24e. 6d.; refined is quiet at previous prices. COFFEE—The public sales of plantation Ceylon have gone off at the full valuations, low middling and middling Vh. to ASa. ; good middling, 87s. • fine middling, 89s. 6d. to 90e. tai. ; peaberry, 88a. to '3os. ; native .old at 6d. ' decline; small and ordinary, 645. to 65e. 6 d. ; good ordi nary, 665. to GBs. 6d. ; fine, 725. to 72e. 6 d. COCOA.—Good and fine qualities of Trinidad have sold at very firm prices ; common sorts dull of sale • middling red, 75e. to 7 9 5. ; good to superior red, 85s. to 109 s. rms.—The public sales are progressing rather heavily, but the opening rates are about supported. Rum.—A parcel of fine Demerara sold at Is. 70. to Is. 9id. RICE.—A parcel of old Rangoon sold at 10s. 3d., being a slight decline. 'PlCES.—repper is held for l prices. Pimento sold at firm rates ; ordinary to good, 2 1 d. to 3.1. Ginger: Jamaica at rather easier rates, common to good middling, 675. to 955. FIWIT.—The market is quiet, but steady. SaLrPrraz.-1,2 00 bags sold, refraction 5, at 235. short prompt. CarroN.—The market has again become dull and prices are barely supported. id Jura.—Business has been done at full prices for new crop, but a slight decline for old parcels. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is fiat. Town tallow is quoted 46.. net cash; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 465. 9d. to 475. ; to June, 465. 6d. to 465. ; June, 475. to 417 1 3d. ; October to December. 48s. to 48s. 3d. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) There are a few more beasts than on Thursday last. Trade is s'' dull, and Monday's quotations cannot be fully radii - Middling qualities are especially unsale able. The number of sheep and lambs is by no means large ; yet trade is slow. Prices on the average are rather lower ; but good qualities St:Pur chasers. Choice lambs and calves are readily dis posed of at full r ates. From France and ot her countries ere are 185 beasts, 3185 sheep, 19 calves, and 310 pigs. Per stone N e reid. ad.a d. Per stone et alba a4.a d. Best Scots, Nereids. 410 6 Best Dna& lif.bdsalt 50 6 4 Nest hort-horns 4B 6 Best Long-woob. .. 00 0 0 Second qual. beasts 30 3 Do. do .Shorn.... 410 6 0 Calves Pigs Beat Dasilili-breds 00 0 lambs Hearts at market, 760: sheep and lambs, 7,130 ; colvss,so ; pip, CO- SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade Arm, at last day's prime. Prime meadow hay, from 100 s. to 11 0 s. ; inf oe. twWr ditto, 80 1 . to 931. . ; rowan, 60e. to We. ; clover, old, 1.2 to 1360. ; second cat, 901. to 1201. ; Arty, Me. to 445. 13017111 ALL CAME MARKET, Ars= 19.—We had o a fair demand to-day, and sellers made a thormiiph clear ance. Mutton, sborn, wide from 4s. 10d. to be. 6d.• lamb, 7a. &I. to 9d.; pork, 4. 4d. to sa. per atone of 8112., kin►ing the offal. 21 72 109 110 s:ie~ 48 60 ; Idll. - 1 Ws par . 22 idts par - Y 1 die; 11 6 6 41s' - 11 14 - 70 71 70 20e 21i I 31x3 27 28 24 li(1181 15 10 dls I 8 9 pint 6 •d 0 2 1 dls 89 21d11 47 40 191 214 20 1 1 1 43 2 . 9 1 :I 1 i 18 22 6, 6 pm 9 I i 82 38 1114 par - 5 24 - 1 3 Idb - ) 24 1 1 615 194 _- ) 6 dla I r 4 5 4 44u• 9 5 14 16 15 5 14 16 S 14 16 8 9 pm - D D 11 26 28 - 6 1411 par - }dim irn 4 ill 82 8 - 6 3 2dls zd - 1 - o i dol 14 pm : O 3 Sip= - ill 21 22 77 78 77 0 5 46 47 Of 11 14 16 - p 2 1 ells - 4 4 2 diss i - O 95 97 a T 3 ui .0 8 9 10 6 54= di. p 4 k dL %Pal ' 10 6 Bpmi : 74 44 46 146 2 - edla 1901 ' - le *fil l - .4 64 1 47 8 2as 4 24 4sd.l - ii 87 —di - 12 10 ins - 7 5 dl . ! 61 ss MI Si 61 6 3 611 INI I Cl. rice'. I Baba Ilan I no 11* 6- - - In 41 7 :0 71_ 190 - - - - No. 1 ft. 2 14,066, 1111 Mg; 1,042.60 0 WO, 107,07 MONEY M. Ores o'Ciegra. The funds are steady to-day, at the improve ment of yesterday, further investments having been made on account of the public. The quotations of foreign bonds and British railways are also , maintained, with the exception of Metropolitan and London, Chatham, and Dover stocks, which have experienced a reduction. Bank shares are heavy, and have declined in several cases, owing to the announcement that the drafts of Barned's Banking Company were returned yesterday. Alli ance are quoted 24 to 2 discount, being 21. lower. The shares of Overend, Gurney, and Co., and of one or two of the financial companies have also given way, as well as Grand Trunk of Canada Rail way stock. The applications for discount to-day are mode rate, while the supply of money is large. The rate for the best paper is si to 6 per cent. The directors of the Bank of England have not made any alteration to-day in the rate of discount. Consols are now quoted 864 to 87 for money, and 87 to 1 for the account (May 9). The foreign stock market is steady, and the im proved quotations of yesterday are in most cases maintained. Turkish Bonds of 1865 continue in de mand, and have further advanced 4 per sent. On the other hand, Spanish Certifi cates have declined 4. The prices are as follows Greek, 134 to / ; Mexican, 204 to 214 ; Spanish Passive, 251 to 26 ; ditto Certificates, 154 to 4 ; Turkish, 1862, 641 to 651; ditto, 1865, 34/ to 1 ; Brazilian scrip, 2i to 21 dia., ex div. ; and Italian, 1861, 531 to a . The announcement that the drafts of Darned's Banking Company were returned yesterday by their London agents has caused some sensation in City circles. The liabilities are understood to be very large ; but it is stated that attempts are being made to carry out certain arrangements, with a view to the bulginess being continued. It is feared, however, that these efforts will not prove successful. The shares of the undertaking (with 101. paid) are now unsaleable in the Stock Exchange. United States 5-20 Bonds are slightly firmer, while Illinois Central Railway shares have declined per cent. Erie are steady. The present quota tions are as follows :-5-20 Bonds, 694 to 704 ; Erie Railwayshares, 541 to 4 ; and Blinoiscentral, 80f to 4. London, Chatham, and Dover Railway scrip has declined to par to 1 prem. International Financial shares are now quoted 4 to 4 dis. ; General Credit, 1 to 1 prem. ; London Financial, 41 to 31 die. ; Imperial Mercantile, 2i to 2.1 die ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier, 14 to 21 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 11 to 04 die. ; and National Discount, 81 to 4 prem. The fall which has lately taken place in the Impe rial Ottoman Bank proves how ill-advised were those shareholders who insisted on having the new issue allotted to them at par. A large number of holders, who were unwilling or unable to increase their stake in the undertaking, hastened to realise the premium ; the result being that the market was over-weighted, and thus rendered peculiarly liable to suffer from any general news of an unfavourable character. The rumour of a deficit of four and a half millions sterling in the Turkish Budget doubt less promoted the recent fall, though why it should have done so is not by any means clear, inas much as the financial straits of the Turkish Trea sury would only have the effect of rendering it de pendent in a still greater degree upon financial establishments like this bank. It would appear that many persons who have been rendered dis trustful by the fall in foreign bonds and financial and miscellaneous shares are investing more freely than usual in railway stocks, which unquestionably rank next after the funds in the list of solid home investments. The biddings for 35,00,000 Re in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were :—To Calcutta, 24,55,000 Its. ; to Mediae, 45,000 Re. ; and to Bombay, 10,00,000 Re. The minimum price was as before, viz., Is. 114 d. on Calcutta and Madras, and ls. 111 d. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. 11101. will receive about 41 per cent. ; and on Bombay at 25., about 57 per cent. Above these prices in full. These results indicate less demand for the means of remittance to India. The failure of Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Balguy, sugar refiners (the firm referred to on Tuesday) has been officially announced. As already stated, their liabilities amount to about 150,0001. The liquida tion will be very unfavourable, the assets reaching only about 30,0001., or 4s. in the £. The firm has beenestablished about ten years, and has held a respectable position. It appears that the advances fraudulently ob tained, chiefly on duplicate bills of lading, by Mr. Jose Perez, of the firm of Pinto, Perez, Ashley, and Co., reach about 80,0001., and that the total liabilities of the house range from 400,0001. to 500,0001. The assets are estimated at only about 40,0001., but thin is irrespective of a large ..mount of securities held by some of the creditors. Mr, Perez is said to be now in Spain, where he cannot be made answerable for offences oonunitted in this country. The steamer City of Washington left New York for Liverpool on the 31st of March, and has not since been heard of. Twenty guineas premium have accoedingly been paidat Lloyd's to effect fresh insurances. Most of the traffic returns published this week compare with those for the week preceding Easter last year. Tho London and North Western re turn shows an increase of 2,0881. over last year ; the Great Western an increase of 1,483/. ; the Great Northern an increase of 3,3221. ; the Great Eastern a decrease of 1,621/. ; and the Mid land a decrease of 1,2321. The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland will be held on the 17th of May. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The mining market continues inactive, with limited transactions, and prices exhibit very few variations. Some of the present quotations are as follows :—Chiverton Moor, 51 to 6 ; South Darren, 2 to ; West Chiverton, 721 to 741 ; Great Laxey, 211 to 1 ; Great North Laxey 2 to 1 ; East Caradon, 71 to 81 ; and East Grenville, 21 to 3. Chontales Gold shares are stead y at 11. Bs. 9d. to 11. 11s. 3d., and Fiontino and Bolivia at 13 to 11. Mineral Rights are quoted to 1 prem. The directors of the St. John del Rey Mining Company (Limited) have received, per " Estrsma dure" the following report, dated Morro Velho, March 17 :—Produce for February, 46,588 oitavas ; cost for ditto, 10,8421. ; profit for ditto, 7,1041. produce 11 days of March, 18,887 oitavaa ; yield, 10.287 oitavaa per ton. The half-yearly meeting of the United Mexican Mining Company (Limited) is convened for the 9th of May. On the second reading of the Commons (Metro polis) Bill, Mr. Ayrton will move that it be read a sexed time that day six months. It appears from a parliamentary returm issued to-day, that of 8,681 men who completed their limited service in the army in the year 1864, 4,711 were discharged. end 3,7411 re-enlisted without previous discharge, and 4,228 I after discharge. Li r.) 20,000:11 10,000 11 40,000 l ! ii:6461 i2:00; 1 21,000 1 27,21 ! 20,000 11 ii:ieOl 5,13ii11i ] 0,000 1! io;fool 10,000 if