The Express. — London, England, 1867-03-27 00:00:00

1".1Y111A1 I'.II:I.IANIENT. ri 01111)N?:.- {THIS D %Y.) . t ...k tl.. 4:1..0 41 • • t 4.4 14 4.4 124 • 11E1.11 I.II.EI'TIO IN 1 111%11N11111 1 .F.. ~ .14 1 alottutt thy .ittuoz..f this i• I: .N 1:0:111IITTEE. 1. , table, :rod was iw.rn. sNlo 'Ala 81' i 11.1.1. 5. IIWELLINits 1:111.L. w. •r.• fr. - .1 iu favour of this lod. lls •••• tul or.oolite,.. II when • .t. 71, I• '1 he -tat.L.l th.ot it o•••, e his fir th parti. is! or loot a 4h...a ol,s odeu • e. ;hit ot io•- •. .• . aid the prie.elot 1.11 I,:ft the -elect 1' I .1 •11,4 t• of , sp. • ea I • •.. I 1.• ...looittosl 1., :1, • a., • ss,.• 1, of ..,,• .• , otp.o.ite • • 1 '1 , 111.1:1V .1 ...pt . it.. if. 5.11,1 , t • 1. CI. 11111. :.lane .. ,111111 ,. . , . •'. • . a l a i r helot and no • • "1. i••. t • 17. L ." but he did nut um , • •.,.. to Clll Cr..a of fever • • kit. :. 1: ry lean who ati !aided too j• aas t tly Tl,lllllfk that such .. 11.1 K 1,,, they had not the memos of , ....fort ; that house was eteemotable if, • , at its flietsfeal. it did t., A., • (Ilear. hear.) l'empetition ....ist.sl I l ...I not 6:v that ; lout the force of emetic , ~.•,1 loy what h.• oono;:lit to remose. .- all sety b u t whew. the sense of donee it weld.' he for n o value. As I ' •• ••1. : , eti..o that the hill would throw an afbli• 1 1, on toe • Istggeil :0 say • withdraw it ye if it could be :I. .1•1 a malletllf arithmetic it would .1.1 ieu. oft et. (Item., hear.) Every mall • - • ...Tr ted be I.l', , entdole disease WAS a4-retain ;•.tal witholmu II loon the national stealth ; . • .i• matter of 11 14111111..tte, he believed the bill ..1.1 to the incidence of the noting. tine clause •aos bled that who 1.• a local authority thought . • , :liar piece of should be clearest of the I, it and no fre.li site was foam', the • • • he subp•eted to such gluten only as this h. , . .l if the dwellings haul not Intl removed. w... a provision in the Public Health Act to that t.lont that was tonavailable,beciuse the local Indi:orifice the task of wholesale eviction. If the pre : wire removed without any others being ....p e would, of course, have no refuge but . 11. hail no uhjectifon to public improvements ~ hut when the ploughshare of public ion -7 1..111 swept away the !mime of the poor, he had • to offer them meter existing circionistancex. .o f.ict no remedy for that state of things , The • ' • thee refeired to instanc es o f har dship by .• IL...tritium The great thing, lie said, to be 1...1 it. t:.is country was not the recurrence of cholera. .•r remes and goof, but typhus never goes, and by 1., -.ought to ciefoloat it. Referring to the oppori .. t• ...oporitiou of :ilanclicster, he cited statistics , • :•,.• fearful extent of the evil in that city. alluded to opposition of the same la • Is, anol met it in a similar manner. ..ief portial character empowering the local anthori • up awl pull down hail worked eaceedingly wet theee who were meet infavourof it anxiously de the 1. of this bill. In this last hour of the old -, se , . arise system let parliament show the poorer •,••• that it would do as well for them as they could do h,:o.c:N v% when they had acquired the franchise. 1 11. It. J. SELWYN considered the house under great ;steels to the hon. member for Finsbury for the man ia, which he had dealt with this iniportaut (Cheers.) The bill was, ho contended, .• ly ',otiose:try to meet the evil. Were power .. n to purchase haul ou n larger scale the rate of inte l• .1, :is e,i from new buildings would, lie believed, be in .• ...ell. He cited statistics connected with new buildings -• sod by different societies to show the benefits already • ..:en ed. nor bum member then argued in favour of a •imient guarantee of 4 per cent., which he said would • perfectly teat., the rite of interest already realieeil being . • while if the object were carried out on a larger scale, letta reture might be expected. Sir ol.olleltVOlSE criticised the seventh clause, relating contr.:ions dileame, a clause which he considered the ta•eloce of the bill Mr. tilt N I.: alluded to the lamentable deficiency of ae ...neslatien in the cottages of agricultural labourers, and s.•• 1 he :I:th:ilia : to' indirect lenient iu that quarter from t:•• Ile gave the hill his hearty support. Mr. Al tiTI/N regretted that the bill did cot extend to ti- real districts, where the squalor of the reaidenose :!,.t whieb existei in Loielon. lie was glad, I...sever. that its character was essential and practical. Ai it stood, the bill did not deal with overcrowding, but empty with the case of houses which, from one CAW/ or feller, were iu themselves outfit for human habitation. [Left sitting.] • • THE WATERFORD ELECTION PETITION. (THIS DAY.) The connuittet. to inquire into this petition met toil, this morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Abnileioi Coates, agent to Earl Strsdbroke, was the witness called. He said—The Earl of Stradbroke has shut 7 , 4 ten n.t. at Hallmusic:wherry, who are voters. On tat. •_^ , tii of December I went to meet a number of s,ters, for Ow purpose of taking them to Thingarvan on an. I accompani the cars in the direction of Dungarvan Lem Lallanno.arberry. There were about 40 vehicles in our r,,rty. We were accompanied by a number of lancets, te! about 12 or VI policemen. Mr. Pendergrasa, an agent ti Captain Talbot, and Mr. Warburton, a resident magis rt.de, were with us. When we arrived at Railey's-croes the lancers galloped very quickly down a side road, and I great numb e r of -tones were thrown at them by a mob that was asseuible.l in the field,. The crowd then crossed tie fie:ds and placed themselves in front of the cars which they t .• pelt, a nd th e voters; wereilispersed. When the lancer', went down the road the mob was very small, but it afte:wards inercased wonderfully. There were about 41n altogetlo, - men, women, and children, the women r:stherin; stones in their aprons, and the men throwing them, ttie inumi had a large " wattle " (stick) in his land. :old he waved it over his head, saying •• By this, hat. and the ..ther, if you COWL , a step farther I will have Sour life. - - the tenants of Turd Strialbroke, who &moons -0.i,1 •aorning, were going with the intention of ' rtu . for r.tpt.tiu T.4lhot. I had not coerced them in any r+/. They .lid not vote, but returned to their own come.. by Mr. Waters--I have always taken l i part in the Wat,rfonl election, on the conservative side, ocemlii:g to toy principles. I am quite sure, front the astral r in which Lord Strailbroke's tenants ere ir ,, ted. that not nne of them would wish to vote against Lan. 1t,r.1. There was no passage in a letter from Lad ritradbio; a tort:stetting the tenants with eviction if refused to vote. I never said I was diret.ted t , evict n0vi....1y who would not vote for Captain Tdbot. I Low a person named I)wan, a tenant of Lord Sti.albroke s, and also of Mr. Peer, tie sitting inunilar. I did not go to him and ask him to vote for Captain Talbot. Ile came tome and I read to him a letter I had n ceived front Loral Strailbroke wishing his tenants to s ote for Captain Talbot. Dwati remarked that L• was also a taint of Mr. De Is Poer, and I advised hint to .tay at home. ! said he had a lease at a fair occupation th ti when the farm was to be let I should be dia. po a d to let it to one of my own political feeling, and " Tak- rare that Lord Stradbroke may not have tee atine IM;." I cannot say whether I meant Va. a, ati ....1 or not. Divan's lease has *bout eight to tato. I know Patrick Coffey, a tenant of stradi..•.ks's. I had • conversation with him. He di,l not riditiee to vote for Captain Talbot, but " . id if is. dill so he should be afraid of his ~ ' 6 . N. 4 a word was said to him at the time about his not all the tenants on the estate are Roman . • ;• a::, with one exception. Coffey has a 1 " t years. He ilia not vote at the election. 'ate , tr..r.i t Idle and said I hoped ho would pay t... 2 , tla of March. [Left sitting.] The elle! , tit dinner of the London Coffee and K‘cpers' Ecneeolent Astociation will take l l " • on the 15th of next month; Cap. Lit! , Nt.T., in the chair. T • ' t:• : • • Covviers.—Mr. Dickens, who took ' . a tirday morning to Holyhead in the mail •-• • ian.l great interest in twelve Fenian ' 'one boat, under escort of a body of t d ~• route to English prisons. A scene • • •: • e taken place on the embarkation of the • ' • • •Ie almost precipitating herself into the .• :o 'peak to one of them, and, when dies's. fervently a book which she drew from her ti• amer moved away.—Dahlia Evening Nail. I ' , I kk . , • ; or THE EA EL or DEBLI N. —Tho t . :. Earl of Dublin on the rocks near Bally- Z ' ' • asgril. Workmen were busily engaged tlu •-k of yesterday in taking the cargo from 1 greater portion of the cargo will, it is vol.—Non/urn Whig. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1867. 1,.1w INTELL:GENCE. (THIS DAY..) et )1:la OF lI.‘N Kat ITC Y (11. f we Mr. Conunissione! , G , Julborn.) IN MC b. G. noun. Th. bao,krupt was :at engin aud e.ur tractor, of Grove 11;41, Nore.o.e.•t. Kent. Agitinvt ono vurr.l debts of ti:N. asset" were returned at 1,1471., but way HAS/. bad been realised. Mr. 8r4.11.,h, on behalf of the did not oppose. Hi, 11..n..ar raid it was reniarkabre that in nearly every awe the :1,x•1'4 were returned at about ten thaitu , what they realised. It waa difficult to believe that fraud was not intended ,itch The h nkiapt explained that something furthez would be recover.l. Order i.:raute.L IN HE WHITEHEAII. The• hankront Irmo a tailor, of 20. l'lnin;e-alley,Conthill. I'l l , m d t. 4 ret•amed at 11114 Mr. 11. tor awl Mi. link.• opponed. on the groom' that Ow I Ankmid had contracted dents without probable of 1.1) want, :aid had ilabligt i extravagaut exioao dam,. Ili. I!: ~,, it the latter troun.l. saspeteled the order of .li•ch. • e for -ix month., hot gave protection. I ' , •re Jlr. liegistr tr IN Id: :Alt I:. ii. I, w., uat:iwA for cimice of :imignees under a 1.13,1 Li liptt y. the firs/ I • in, atilt pelaolitig. The bankrupt t. d.•w:ribml as <•f :::t. Somerset-street, Port al:tit-sit:are. formerly of Bittlen.l:atlt•::, and other places on the C.:at:lle:lt, a nomtrader. He ascribes hi. ilitre to Ili- not sileCeellilig iu e../ions q..xula t:.,a ( - mu attieh he bad expect...l to rveviv. I.tr6e ••• ~ The preliminary accounts show debts of about S: • • •'. The largest ctetlitora are the mai:mates of .1. Tn•iu.:tot, smelt and share broker. :1 bankrupt. whow c hi t " The itrocetalitipt were purely formal. Ico vt-aigsee we • elat-eit, anal the nett t. >ittiuo was appointed fur the lith of 311 y. SOINDE, PUN. 1.41111. AND DELHI BANK. (1111 S DAY.) - This day a special meeting of shareholders was held at the London Tavern, to receive the report of Messrs. Young, Hewett, and Norman, the liquidators appointed to wind up this corporation. Mr. F. W. Itesseu., M.P., was voted to the chair, and Laving briefly introduced the business, called on the liquidators to give such explanations as might be necessary. Mr. 'YOUNG remarked that but for the losses on the premise. in India and London, and theconinii:nion allowed to the National Bank of India, the estimated assets would have been realised. As it was there was a difference of only I.l, o Waii. The outst a ndi ng asse t s amounte d to 14,nn0r., Mid it was possible that more might he realised. Me. ECLINTON laloV,l and Mr. CoNV MAIO: seconded a resolution approsing and adopting the official liquidators' report. In reply to questeons from shareholders, Mr. VIOUNI that the further loss mentioned in the account of past due bills and loans. arose out of a list of :_x10.9 00t. therefore it was by no nu-nits excessive. It was likely that in twine instances further sums would be recownviL The depreciation of premises in Loadun a.lTiVtd id by the valuation of DebenhAll/ :1 , 1. 1 . Teason. The COtlllili‘llloll allowed to the Nation.! r‘k of India for in was an arrangement heaell,ial to the , harehol.le-a. n.tving a pense. The , olieitorh tal been instruct t.• take procce.ling% against Liu: Noretia-s to the ilefatiltiii4 manager in India The resolution was corrie.l uttanhuowily. I Ihe cent. upon the :1.141.A:4 already recovered, rind 5 Tier cont. on any fortlev that might be retween. was voted as reintua rat on to the 611'W:darn. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MA CU 8 A.M. F.l Extreme. , Sea L. T. W. 110 W. P. 1 to is ~ r. Nairn I:. W. 9 I rel• 0.03 1 Aberdeen 4l W.S.W. I I . 1 W. h 0.12 Leith 4 a.11 44 h. . 1 2 W.S. W. 414: •••• 1 Ardroexan 29.01 4r. S. •4 ; 5 N.W. 0 0.07 Greencastle (H 43 W.S.W. 2I 1 N.W. re 0.24 1 51.3045 N.W. ; 6 ;10 N.W. re 0.22 5 Liverpool *lO In t:. 8 SE. I ; 7 R.W. ne Holyhead 99.1v 45 M.N.W. 310 s.S. W. er 15:11/412 23.31/ 49 W. 13 I 8 ; W.S. W. cb Breat I,rient E1.41 :;•.! S. I4' 6 ; S.W. c Rochefort t/.57 FL W. I 3 j 4 S.W. c Plymouth 29.44 4.1 Weymouth . W. 4 8 • W.S.W. c Portsmouth 5/.3a 47 S.W. 13 8 rr London Vermouth 9.43 M.N.W. 310 11.4 W, •learborough a1.25:41 j 1 14. W 21.3346 S.W. j 4 2 I B.W, Weller 0.01 1 0.03 3 (1.1.61 3 1 0.2, 6 0.42 0.07, 4 0.01, 3 o.ol' 2 LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BY nu:Guam) EPSOM MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) SPRING CUP. Pinchbeck ... Annie Laurie Midwife 1? ran. TWO-YR-OLD STAKES. Suffolk Cork Jacket .. Souguer I I ran. METROPOLITAN STAKES. Enilsleigh Jezebel Lord of the Dales .. 19 ran. METItOI'OLITAN. 6 to 1 opt Touraoalin it) 10 to 1 l'luserpine (t) 10 to 1 .lexabil (t) PRINCE OP WALES's STAKES. (inc mile. Ostreger, King I'h:inning, Mount Palatinn, Overture. Long . .lown.. I !ran m o r e . l'realtant Trovo. Ahem 42tlirmst, Little Rover, 311+ s'cia la, C.ttheriue Itaye., I, Novice, Nia••;, Lra,:es, Tumbler, and Pyrrhic are here. WALT/ NSTAKES. Three quarter+ of a mile. _ •. • - • Ailtbbury, John of Orlingbury, apij Limner nre here. Ault' veu.—Mr. Pitt. COMMERCIAL A Yll .1 LiIIKETS. (THIS DAY.) The quantity s. ton sale here, to-day, was very molar..: !: • t es, samples were in but middling condition. '•• tr a ,l o w as i n a auggi s sh state, at prices about eqUa! ;.‘). Ist foreign wheat 0.0 tnsusactions were limited, yet holsters were very fins in their demands. Flo sting cargoes of grain were quite as dear as last week. English burley was taken off slowly, on former terms ; hut, owing to a large influx from the continent, inferior foreign was rather cheaper. Thu malt trade was heavy; but no quotable change took place in prices. The supply of malt was good. Oats moved off steadily at extreme rates. We had a slow sale for beans and peas, on former terms. The flour trade was very quiet. Agricultural and most other seeds were firm in prise. Cakes were held at extreme quotations. PitleVieL BRENT. EN6unli. Per Qr. WHEAT. a Ineer, Kent, rod, old 62 to on new 55 to 64 Do. white, old 62 to 7i , new 65 to 67 Norfolk and Lincoln red, new Per Qr. 52 to G 4 BAJWIT. pot OAT& 47 Sc otch at o rtaA. 1.44.4 i e 24 „ white 2O to 21) Mang= Tkk Harrow Malting .. Diatithog 33 to a 39 to 43 30 to 33 MALT. Essex, Norfalr:lffid Suffolk 7O to 75 gluiltoft and Wars 70 to 71 Brown saw 64 _ _ ATE. ... 35 to 39 ... 35 to 91 ... 3* 10 43 ... 11 to 44 SS to . 22 to Z 5 . to 33 . 72 to 30 You Per 14r. Wunar. a a Dantrle and Konigs berg 59 to 71 Rust.ck Jc Meckien- Grey Map% PVto Plus. 9a to $7 Saw 40 4$ to 41 lriotit OM English, feed Town made, itei69o lb& Household 65 to 66 Country Norfolk and Suffolk, es ship 43 to 46 Per Qr okra ; Daabdt sad Swedish to SS Yucatan Mass burg Dist' em 64 to 60 Russian, bard soft A1:114;411111, red — to white . to 31 . 34 to 35 6 to 39 OLT& Datohtweering --- 22 to 30 feeding ARRIVALS OF GRAIN AND MARCH 23 TO MAI . lio a g e rs : 18010 .. 22 to 42 . 39 Co 40 36 to 38 37 to 39 - 35 to 38 3i 10 37 MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Oirs oVitroz. In the Stock Exchange to-day attention is directed to preparations for the fortnightly settle ment on Friday, and very few bargains have been mi.:wiled. The arrangements show a limited supply of stock, and consequently, most of the resent sales must have been speculative. There is a alight inquiry for Consols, which are 1-16 per cent. better than yesterday. British rail ways are quiet, but there is a demand for London, Brighton, and South Coast stock at a recovery of 1 per cent. Other securities remain inactive, with very few transactions. The applications for discount continue upon an extem; ye scale, and the supply of money is limited. The rote for the best Layer is 24 per cent. Conanlaare now quoted 91 1-16 to 3-16 for money, and 91 3-16 to 5-16 for the 10th of April, and the Three pl. Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents ex thy. The government broker has bought to-day 31,016'., Titre:: per Ceuta. Reduced, at 99;, es dir. Forei , .pi stocks are dull, and a decline 01 pa cont. has taken place in Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, and the C , unmittec's Certificates. Turkish of 1865 arc cp:oted 314 ; Greek, 15 to 5 ; Spanish Passive, 21} to ; ditto Certi ficates, 13." to & ; Italian of 1861, 53g to ; Mexican, 17 to ; Russian Scrip, 2g to „ prem. ; Milian Scrip, 2d to 11 dia. ; and Danubian Scrip, 1} to 1 dia. American securities and Atlantic Cable shares are steady. The 5-20 Ronda are quoted 74g to „ , Erie Railway shares, 38.: to 391 ; Illinois Central, 781 to 79 ; Anglo-Anamican Telegraph, 16 to ; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cont. Preference, 3.,1- to it. International Financial shares are quoted .li . ; ton die. ; London Financial, 18} to dia. ; General Credit, 3; to 3 dia.; Credit Fon der, 6 to 6 dis. ; National Discount, it to 8 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 15 to 161. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the English and Swedish Bank will be held on the 11th of April, for the purpose of taking into consideration the dissolution of the company and for providing that the winding up shall be effected by the directors. HALF-PAST TIMEX O'CLOCK. Consols are again fractionally better, at 911 to I for money, and 91} to 2 for the account. About 37,090/. in bar gold has been sent into the Bank. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Routes opened at 681 r. 85c., being 1-16 per cent. lower than yesterday. The Stock Exchanqo Committee have just ap appointed Monday, the Ist April, a special settling day in the scrip of the United Danubian Princi palities 8 per Cent. Loan, which is to be officially marked. About 29,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank yesterday, including 7,0001. from Paris. The influx will continue. The steamer with the Bombay mail, which will leave Southanipton to day, will not take any specie. Thu foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were steady at the late improvement. The rates for bills on Vienna were slightly higher. The usual list is subjoined : Amsterdam 3 months 11.19} to 11.191 • ditto, short, 11.17 to 11.11} ; itottesilam, 3 month., 11.194 to 11.194 ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.40 to 25.45; Brussels, 3 months, 25.40 to 25.45 ; Hamburg and Altana, 3 months, 13.9 to 13.9} ; Berlin, Cologne, ko., 3 months, 6.25} to 6.264; St. P'etersburg, 3 mont h ., 31 8 to 304 ; Paris, short, 25.15 to 25.25 • ditto, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Marseilles, 3 months, 23.35 to '5 . 1.401 Prankfort-onthe-Maine, 3 months, 120 to 1204 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.17 8 to 13:221 • Trieste, 3 months, 13.17} to 13.24 ; 3 months, 48 8 to 48; Santander, 3 months, 481 to 48; 3 months, 49} to 49; Seville, 3 months, 491 to 49 ; Malaga, 3 months, 48} to 48} ; Valencia, 3 months, 48} to 48} ; Bar. *dons, 3 months, 483 to 483 ; Bilboa, 3 months, 48} to 48 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 48} to 48 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 26.95 to 27.0 ; Genoa, 3 months, 96.95 to 27.0; Hapliw, 3 months, 26.95 to 27.0 ; Palermo, 3 months, 26.95 to 27.0 ; bieseins, 3 months, 26.95 to 27.0; Lithon, 90 days' date, 52} to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 525 to 52. . . . A memorandum from the secretary of the Great Western Railway of Canada informs us that "from the accounts of the half-year ended 31st January last the board have decided upon recommending a dividend at the rate of 3} per cent, per annum, free of income tax, leaving a balance of 1,1281. las. 941. to be carried over, which includes the surplus of the previous half-year." The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week au increase of 1061., compared with the corresponding period of 1866, and the Glasgow and South Western a decrease of 1,6431. The receipts of the Cape Town Railway and Dock Company for the month of January were 4,0291., against 3,708/. in January last year. A meeting of the Mutual Tontine (Westminster Chambers) Association (Limited), was held yester day pro foram and adjourned to the 23rd of April. At the adjo urned meeting of the London Tavern Company (Limited), held yesterday, the directors' report wag adopted, and a call of 11. per share authorised. At the meeting yesterday of the London and County Land and Building Company (Limited) the directors' report was adopted. It mentioned that " during the past year it has been almost impos sible to tind purchasers for properties at anything approaching fair prices ; consequently, sales have not been effected, and such profits realised as would hustify the payment of a dividend." It was stated, owever, that the capital of the undertaking and the reserve fund remaui intact, and that a balance of 5,0981. is left to be carried forward to the next account. At a preliminary meeting of the " Western Railways Shareholders Association," held at Exeter on Friday last, and adjourned to the 27th inst., the following resolution was adopted :—" That an association of the shareholders in the Great Western, London and South Western, Bristol and Exeter, South Devon and Cornwal l be formed, to devise some measures to advance the interests of the shareholders in those companies in the present crisis." The directors of the Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin) Railway Company have this day issued their report in anticipation of the half-yearly meeting called for the 29th inst., and we extract all the material passages as below. •• • • In their last report the directors announced the opening of the section from Ayasaluk to Aidin on the let July pm ceding ; and they have now to report the acceptance by the imperial government of the whole line undertaken by the company from Smyrna to Aidin, which has been worked regularly since the above date. The directors are disappointed in the traffic returns for the past half-year. As will be seen by the accounts, the cost of working and maintenance has more than absorbed the receipts. The directors, however, have effected further reductions in the working expenses since the Ist January, and it must be borne in mind that there have been exceptional circum stances, in a bad harvest and commercial difficulties, which have injuriously affected the revenue. It will be remem bered that a special general meeting of shareholders last April sanctioned the issue of 300,0001. preference shares, which, with the 301,0001. reserved debentures, it was con sidered would amply provide for the principal and interest of the zo,ooof. debentureadue on May 1, Itirifi, as well as for the general liabilities of the company. It was not, how ever, till October last that the approval of the imperial government to the issue of preference shares was ob tained, and at that time the state of the money market and the general want of confidence rendered the ne gotiation of either class of securities totally impossible. Two committees, nominated by 'the first and second de benture holders, have for months past been in earnest consultation with the directors in the hope of solving the existing financial difficulties in a spirit of conciliation and mutual forbearance, and the result of their delibera tions will be found in the statement accompanying this re port. The directors fully concur in the proposal of the committees, and strongly recommend the shareholders to confirm the same. It would leave the directors free to make use of the securities of 604,0001. in hand, should a favourable opportunity occur,when the shareholders would at once come into receipt of interest, or, should this be impracticable, they would, by the reduction of capital consequent on the discharge of the 250,000 f. debenturrer ultinuttely receive a larger rate of interest than 6 per cent. The reimbursement of the debentures out of revenue will in effect provide an accumulated fund for the future benefit of the shareholders. This arrangement is, of course, dependent upon the regular and punctual pay ment of the guarantee of 112,0001. a year, which has been recognised by the government as dating from Ist July last, as will be seen by the annexed copy of the late con vention, dated Ist October, 1566. The bawd have commis sioned one of their number to proceed to Constantinople to urge upon the government the advirability 'of making some special provision for its regular payment, as well as to press for the arrears so long overdue. The directors cannot conclude this report without bring- M , to the favourable notice of the share and debenture holden the exertions of their officers, Messrs. Cooke, Pur ser and Charlton, who became personally responsible to the extent of 6,0001. for the completion of the unfinished stations, and thus rendered a service to the company which can scarcely be overrated. The hoard have, with the approval of the committees of the debenture holders, constituted these payments n prior charge on the guaran teed int:rest, hut they ,anuot permit an act of this nature, which has so materially advrenoxsd the interests of all con cerned, to pass without special acknowledgment. In reply to inquiries it is stated that the deben ture holders ore expected to attend the general ineetini. and that the " statement" referred to in the report "iv ill be submitted at, or, if pomade, circulated below the meeting." The third annual meeting of the London Rank of Mexico and South America (Limited) will be held on the 9th of April. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, canal, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : Insurance—Commercial Union 4„;, 4 ; Equity and Law, 7 ; London and Provincial Marine, 11, A. (lea Light and Coke—Bombay (Limited), 4; Imperial, 664 ; Phuuix, 251,5; Surrey Consumers!, new, 71. Locks—East and West India, 125 ; London and St. Katharine, 60, 59/, and 584, for money. Canal—Regent's (or London), 20:;. Waterworks—Berlin, 12i ; ditto, New, 5, A. The subjoined memorandum is from the London Stock and Share Company (Limited) : At to-day's auction amongst the sale; made were:- Albert Life Assurance (31. paid), at ss. per ahare ; Agra Bank (A shares) (3/. paid), at 2/. 15s. ; Brighton Hotel (1/. .paid), at 17s. and 18s. ; Central Snailbeach )(hung Company W. paid), at 18a. ; Ceylon Coffee }hate; (10/. paid), at 30s. ; China Steam (12/. paid), at 2 - 4. ; Clarence Hotel (10/. paid), sit U. 164., U. 17a. to 2/.; Copispo Extension Railway (10/. paid), at 23a. • Credit Fonder iO/. raiid), at 2/. 15s. • ' Day and Son (71. Ido. paid). at Ins. ; Don Pedro North Del Hey Gold Mining (14s. paid), at 235. ' • Empire Assurance (u. paid), at' s. ; Gros venor Hotel (MW. paid), at 3/. 10.. ; Guildhall Taverns (10/. paid), at 6/. to 6/. 7s. lid. ; International Hotel (5/. paid), at 13a. to dia. ; International Life Assurance (71. Paid), ut lase. ; Brighton and South Coast Railway Five per Cent. Preference Stock of 1845, at 90 per cent. ; Lind Mortgage Bank of India (4/. paid), at 21. L. Gd. ; London Flour Company (4/. 10s. paid), at 15a. to 161. ; London Tavern (41. paid), at 3/. ; Norfolk Hotel 110/. paid), at to 31s. ; Port Phillip and Colonial Cold (1/. paid), at 1 3.. • Varna Railway (*.Mt. paid), at 3/.175. lid. to 4/. New tiuebrada Lind and Mining Company (X. 6s. Bd. paid), at Bs., &c. The Anglo-Italian Bank, as bankers to the Italian Land Company (Limited), notify that the half-yearly interest due on the Italian State Domain Five per Cent. Loan of 1865 on the Ist of April, and also the drawn bonds (series C), will be paid at their offices on and after that date. The dividends due the Ist April on Pennsylvania Central Railroad Six percent. Convertible Sterling Bonds and on Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Six per Cent. Sterling Bonds are advertised for pay ment in duo course by Messrs. T. Wi'.4lll and Co. TCESDAT EN'llYnta. Consols, which dosed yesterday at 91 to 1 for money, and 91, 1 , to 1 for the 10th of April, opened mid closed to-day at the same uotations. Thu Three per Cents. Reduced and Now Throe per Cents. showed no variation, at 891 to g, ox div. The official business report is as follows : Three per Cent. Commis, for money, 91, 1,1, ; ditto, for account, 91, 1 - ; Three per Cents. Re duced, 891 ' g, ex div. • New Three per Cents., 891, I, ex do/. ' • Bank Stock shut ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1091, 101 ; ditto Four per Cent., 93, ex div. ; ditto Five per Ceut. " enflced "- rupee paper, 103} ; ditto Bonds, 471., 435., 455., 473. prem. Indian government securities were steady. India Bonds continue in demand, and were dealt in as high as 475. prem. Exchequer Bills remain at 14s. to 18a. prem. Foreign stocks were dull, and a reduction, rang ing from to g per cent., occurred in ltakan of 1801, Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certifi cates, Chili/in Scrip, Greek, Mexican, and Turkish of 1885. Mexican Bonds of 1864 were A worse. The transactions in bank shares showed a pre ponderancy of sales, and prices were dull. Char tered Mercantile of India fell 21. ; Colonial, 1/, ; National of Liverpool, 17s. lid. • and Merchant, North Western, and Oriental, 111 x. Anglo-Austrian, however, were in request, and rose ss. London Financial shares were offered, and closed at a fall of 10s. ; International and General Credit were also 1-16 lower. Prices were quoted as fol lows :—lnternational Financial, 2 9-10 to 7-16 die. ; General Credit, 3A to 3 dia. ; London Financial, 19 to 18 dia.; and Credit Fonder of England, 6/ to 6 dis. Atlantic Cable shares were inactive, and prioes showed no variation of importance. Anglo-Ameri can left off at 16 to A ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. preference, at 3 5-16 to 7-16 ; and Telegraph Construction, at 21 to 2 dis. Cape of Good Hope Government Debentures were in demand, and advanced 1 per cent. New South Wales Five per Cents., 1888 to 1893, were i better. MINES.-(TI118 DAY.) Oxs o'CLoox. The mining market is quiet to-day, owing chiefly to the intervention of the settlement, and prices generally are unchanged. West Chiverton shares are quoted 61} to ; Prince of Wales, 555. to 575. lid. ; Chiverton Moor, 6k to 1 ; Great Vor a 20} to 214 ; North Chiverton, 4f to 4}; South Con durrow, 17 s. (id. to 20s. ; East Grenville, 21 to 3 Caldbeck Fells, 15s. to 17s. ; East L o vell, 10 k to 3 ; North Crofty, 51 1 to 1. The following is from the report of the Governor and Company of Copper Miners in England, to bo presented at the annual meeting on the 3r2:l%pril • The profits for the year ending 19th January, 1867, after deducting everything chargeable against the same, amount to 17,8794. 165., and when from that sum is taken t h u debtor balance of 11,56 , V. ris. 6.1. brought over from the previous year, there remains 6,311 f. Os. 61, as shown by the prinked abstract of accounts, available for a dividend upon the preference shares. . . . The court of assist ants recommend, that out of the divisible profit. , of the put year, a dividend at the rate of 2 per cent. upon the pm. ference shares be declared and be payable, u prescribed by the company's act, one-half in Aped and the other half in October neat. When this shall have been paid, the arrear of dividend upon thepreference shares up to: h September next, will amount to 45 per cent., or 131,l&1. 2a. rid. , pay able out of future profits. • The following . is from the Cape Copper Mining Company : The Cape Copper Mining Company have received de. 'patches per Bnton (a.) to sth February. A further de ' tachinent of 50 convicts had been sent to Namaqualand. The boiler at the reduction works had been coiupleted, and the operations satisfactorily resumed a few days before the despatch of the advice& No discoveries had taken place at Nababeep ant Koperberg, and the staff employed at the former mine were about to be removed to other trials. At Ookiep mine nu material change had occurred— the ex traction for the th of January was 430 tons. Although the ordinary carrying season had not yet commenced, 108 tons of ore had been despatched from the mines. The present mail steamer brings 110 ton., and during the pest month the ;arrivals at Swansea have been the Ocean King, William Graham, Glenavon, and Fearless, bringing to gether 1,580 tom of ore and 50 tons of regulus and metal. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS BEFORE PARLIA- Nrcr.—ln the Howie of Lords' committee yeetenlay. that presided over by Lord Redondale passed the Sidmoutb. Railway and Harbour Bill. In Sir F. Goblemid's com mittee (group 4), the preamble of the Midland and Eastern (Norwich and Spalding, fix.) hallway Bill wee proved, end the clauses settled. In group 6 (Mr. Scholar. the committee plowed the West Riding and Grimsby Railway Bill. In Mr. W. 0. Stanley's com mittee, in group 10, the following bills were further con ' sidered :--Caledonian (Forfarshire Works, &c.) Railway; the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway ; the Caledonian; the Great North of Scotland Railway ; and the North British (Cern.% Deviation, lie.) Railway. The Solway Junction Railway Bill, being unopposed, was filtered to the chairman of conmattem. rs. Enalllll and q NO Itiab Foreign MO Total IN RE CrIIRIC NURSE. The bankrupt was a coach builder. of 11R, New Bond strert. and I:.erawfontatreet, ltryanstone-square. He was adiudieate.l bankrupt on his own petition on the I.:th Novtadaa , P41:0;, and on the lth December a.nsiiptees were chosen ; hut on a petition haviug been presented to the court praying that a ort.litor's petition might he sub. stitutml ha that of the bankrupt, an order was made in conformity wit .1 the prayer of the petition, and this day was ums.iiittal for the new choice of asdgneea. From the statement of accounts prep .1.01 by Messrs. Hart lindliers and Co., it appears the liabilities are 5,4:t2/.. and the assets given up .‘mount to 3,4'371. DI. itl. Mr. Fuxley was chosen assignee. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. 11611LERY AT THE KEY2KM MEETTNG. Fherbh r. a coarse-looking youVii -• man, very raggedly ,In-ssed, was plaessl at the her charged with stealing a breastpin from the person of Mr. James Moore, and also with assaulting two constables while in the exe cution of their duty. William James Moore, Zt, Great Ormond-street, states' that about to o'clock last evening he had occasion to go through Queen's-square. There was a reform meeting there, and in passing the outskirts of the crowd the prisoner came in front of him, and placed both arms on his (witness's) shoulders. He shook the prisoner otf several times, and finally mimed his pin. It was a gold pin with a turquoise bead, value about 2/. The prisoner ran away . immediately, but was pursued by witness, who gave him into custody. On the way to the station the prisoner was very violent, and tried to bite witness, and although he failed to do that he succeeded in kicking him and the constables very severely several times. William Chandlers. E 163, deposed that while on duty last night in plain clothes he heard the last witness call for aasistauce, saying he hod been robbed. On taking him into custody the prisoner said, " Leave go, I don't care who you are." and then kicked witness so violent') in the leg that he could still hardly stand. At the at ,tion be made no anawer to the charge ; oa being ',earthed a piece of iron, ground very sharp at the eelt, , e, was found in one of his pockets. l'olice-cuostable, E 146, who assisted in taking the pri• lamer into custody, proved that he was very violent and kicked all the parties on the way to the station. Wtn. Ackrill, of the F division, deposed that he had known the Icisoner for years, and amongst other convic tions, he had one sentence of four year's' penal servitude for highway rubbery. lie was now on ticket of leave. lie was co - liiii tteil for trial. CLERKENIVELL. TIIE nonsEia or FOUR .BULLOCK3.—COMMITTAL. Fran,.lo Tydrr, aged 24, a alaughtenuan, of 7s, George's road, Holloway, and John Reid, of 2, Balmoral-grove, Caledonian-road, a drover , Image 00, ware charged before Mr. Cooke, on remand, with stealing four bullocks of the value of rAf. the property of Mr. Joseph Renew, of $, Ch.ales-stret t, Caledonian-road. Mr. lle.•nl appcnred for the prosecution, and Mr. John Wakeling, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Wontner appeared for the other parties interested. The facts of the case have already appeared in our columns. Mr. Cooke said that the case against the prisoner Reid was very weak, and he would thmtfore be discharged. Tyler would be committed to the Middlesex. Sessions for WORSHIP-STREET. sERIOUA CHARGE.—AIININInTERING PERNICIOUS DRCOS. 0, ~rye Afars was charged with unlawfully and know ingly administering certain drup to one Mary Jane Baker, with intent to procure untimely birth. The prosecutrix is • servant in the family of Mr. King, a butcher, in High-street,Hackney, and the prisoner is foreman in that business. Evidence went to show that at his request she had taken a decoction of savin ; he prepared the liquid, and she partook of it from the early mut of February until the 23rd instant when she became so exceedingly ill as to render mention of the position she was in to her mistress imperative, and prisoner was taken into custody yesterday, when he said he should not have given her the medicine had she not begged him to do so. He was intoxi cated when he made the statement. Prosecutrix, when questioned , swore that prisoner was the father. Prisoner offered no defence, and ho was remanded with- out bail. WESTMINSTER. THE. NAHUM TOWNAHEND AND THE BEGGAR& Sean n CI 'Pawa, the elder, and Simone/Won, the younger, were charged with begging. The elder prisoner has been a professional beggar for years, and has been convicted at this court on more than One occasion. The Marquis Townbhend said he was in Westbourne street, Pimlico, on the precious evening, and saw the elder prisoner bitting on • door step. He saw a passer by give her some money and went away to get • constable ; when lie retunied to give her into custody he found the girl hail joined her. He gave her in custody in November last, and she was sentenced to 14 days' labour by Mr. Selfe, and told if she came again she should be severely punished. She was then charged with sending this same girl to beg. Prisoner denied the charge and said she was afflicted with a bad cold and sat down to rest. She received no alms. - - ho money was found on either of them. The marquis said he could produce the person who re lieved the prisoner—he lived in Westbourne-street. Prisoner aas remanded till to-morrow, and the girl sent to the workhouse. SOUTHWARK. sixarun CHARGX OV ISURCLUIT, 11'rU;CrTig, • breaking and entering the premises of Mr. Samuel Martin, wine mer chant, Three Chown-square, Borough. Sergeant Barker, 11 M, said that on Sunday night, between 10 and It), he was on duty in Three-mown-square, proceeding from Wellington-street towards the Borough market, when he was surprised to see the cellar flap of the prosecutor's premises move. He stood there a short time and then it opened again, and the prisoner emerged from the cellar and looked round. Witness immediately pounced upon him and asked him what he was doing there, when he replied that a man put him down, and he was looking for him. Witness accordingly took hint into custody, and communicated with the prosecutor. William Stevens, in the employ of Mr. Martin, said that on Saturday afternoon at half-past 1, he fastened np the premises securely, leaving the outer door locked with a padlock and the cellar flap bolted. On Sunday night about half past 11 the constable came to his house at Walworth, and told him his master's pre inises had been broken into. He immediately accompanied him to the Borough, and found that the place had been entered by Magna of a false key. On examina tion he found that nothing had been disturbed except the cellar-flap. On further search he picked up near the latter a key winch unlocked the padlock, and which he myste riously lost about six months ago. He, however, did not know anything of the prisoner. . . . In answer to the chilrge the prisoner said that on Satur day evening he was passing through Three Crown-square when a man opened the cellar flap and told him to go down and help him to do come work, and he would pay him. The man put him down and told him he would follow him, but finding he did not come be opened the dap and got out, when the constable seized him. The officer asked for a further remand, which was ac cordingly granted. THE EASTER VOLUNTEER REVIEW,—TiIe Secre tary of State for War has approved of the review of Volunteer taking place at Dover on Easter Monday, April 22. Applications from corps desirous of attending this review must be made in a prescribed form, through the lords lieutenant of their respective counties, and delivered at the War-office on or before Thursday, April 11, after which date no further applications will he received. It is, however, particularly requested that commanding officers will make their applicstions as early a. possible before the above date, as their doing so will greatly facilitate railway sad other interments. !tEMARK:4. ..... This mondng barometrical columns are fulling In the south ; elsewhere, the pressure is greater than it was )esterday amen tag. The winds are chiefly suth-westerly. moderate : yester day they were strong to a gale over England, and at Vali:tabs, where the direction was north-west. Rain has fallen in the south-west, and a little also in Maitland. A meeting of the Paris tailors to the number of nearly three thousand was held on Sunday last at the Elysce Montmartre for the purpose of drawing up a claim for increased wages. The proceedings resulted in • com mittee of eleven workmen being appointed to confer with a similar number of masters. An inspector of police and several constables were present. but they tuerelylooked on, as the utmost order prevailed. The speakers, it is stated, were scrupulously moderate in their language, and care fully avoided all remarks that might be supposed to have a political burring. In the course of the proceedings one of the persons present announced that his watch had been stolen. At this there was much agitation, the meeting appearing to look upon itself as responsible for the honesty of all who were taking part in its deliberations. Ulti mately it was discovered that the owner of the watch, in taking out his handkerchief too rapidly, had himself un consciously been the thief. \VAR-OFFICE Aisnen 23.—The Queen has be en graciously pleased to give orders for tho appointment of Captain Cowper Phipps Coles, of the Royal Navy, em ployed by the Board of Admiralty in superintending the construction of turret ships of war, and James William Murray Ashby, Ea 1.. Paymaster in the Royal Navy, to be ordinary members of the civil division of the third class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. —Oa:4 tie. FIRE AT SIR H. PARKER'R RID4IIIRNCE, JAPAN. —On the 25th of January, at half-past 6 o'clock, p.m., a fire broke out in the roof of the house, No. 16, the resi dence of Sir Harry Parkes, the llritiah Minister, at Yoko haulm. The roof ignited either from the overheating of the tine from one of the doves, or from sparks falling on the roof and driving in under the tiles, and the flames spread rftpitlly through the whole building. Lady Parkes calmly gave directions as to the children being placed in safety, and only when shefound that nothing could be done, did she leave the burning house. Much help being at hand, a good deal of the furniture was got out, and Sir Harry saved the more valuable of his papers, &c. Several engines were quickly upon the spot and with them every thing possible was done, but their greatest use was in keeping the fronts of opposite buildings wet so that the showers of sparksfellharmlessly. Muchactivity was shown by the soldiers of the 9th Regiment, of which a detach ment arrived very promptly on the scene, accompanied by Colonel Knox and other officers. Several naval o ffi cers and sailors were also present. The governor of Kanagawa ar rived very early, as did also M. Leon Roches, the French Minister. They expressed their sympathy with Sir Harry and Lady Parkes, a sentiment that is most heartily shared by every person in the settlement. The fire occurred just when all the family were occupied in preparations for an evening tarty, to which a very large number of guests had been invited.—Japan Herald. THE LATE MINISTER FOR INDIA.—The proverb that " ill news flies fast," is illustrated by the celerity with which the people of India were informed that they had lost their already popular Secretary of State. The telegram dated March 4, announcing the resignation of Lord Cranbome and two other members of the ministry, was received in Bombay early on the sth. Entering on the all but matured plena of his predecessors, in regard to redress of army grievances, and the construction of irrigational woe out of loans instead of revenue, his lordship has earned due praise to himself by the zeal and heirtineu with which he has given effect to the measures placed in his hands. By his promptitude in directing unstinted outlay for relief poses when once the government of India Lunt be fore him the facts relating to the famine, LOlll Cranbonie displayed his fitness for a high executive post. It is still snore fortunate for him that he should have had op portunity to make a name for himself as a statesman, by refusing to carry out the annexation of Mysore, so strongly desired by the Calcutta Foreign-office. By that conspicuous act during his short tenure of the Secretaryship of India, Lord Cranherne has Men• tified his name with that principle of political rectitude and generosity, which is the strongest band in the bonds which hold India to the British empire. In losing Lord Cranborne for the present, the people of India feel satisfaction that another prominent English politician has acquired an abiding interest in Indian affairs. The name of Sir Stationl Northcote as Secretary of State for India, as stated in the telegram, appears so unlikely, not to say absurd, that it is presumed such an arrangement can only be an interim one.—Bom'ey Times, March 6. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 26. —A rPOlNSMlNTri.—Licu tenants—A. C. S. Blackett, additional, to the Dauntless, for service in tender ; M. Bytes ' to the Excellent, addi tional, for study. Surgeons -- L H. I. Mayne, M.D., to the Jumna ;S. A. Willis, M.D., to the Euphrates • T. ('oghian, M.D., to the Malabar. Masters' Assistant — F. Haslewood, supernumerary of the Sylvia. Engineer. D. Leitch to the Himalaya. . . _ ST. 'MARTIN'S-HAIL. —A series of entertainments are now being given at the above hall, consisting of the exhibition of some admirably-executed views of interest ing places. These are, it is stated, to be followed by scientific demonstmtions,illustrated by a new apparatus for producing phantasmagoria effects, that of astronomy being in preparation for Passion-week. The Aztecs are also exhibited, and the musical Albinos (brother and sister) give performances on the violin. SHOCKING DEATH OF AN IDIOT ON THE NORTH KENT RAILWAT.—Last evening Mr. Wm. Payne, the City coroner, held an inquiry at Guy's Hospital touching the death of Edward Off wood, aged 20 years. Joseph Monk, an inspector on the South Eastern Railway, said that at 12 o'clock last Thursday he felt a carriage in which he was seated " jump " near the Spa-road station. The body of the deceased was afterwards found near that spot on the North Kent down line. The trunk of the body lay be tween the metals,and the head, legs, and arms, which had been cut o ff , were found 12 yards down the line. The de ceased had nut been a passenger. Witness did not knowbow he goton the line. John Watson, an engine -driver, said that the deceased was killed bythe 12.25 p.m. North Kent down train. There was blood on the ashpan of witness's engine. The line was constructed on arches. Thomas Southey guard of the train, said that eight carriages had over the deceased's body. Alfred Off wood, No. IF-Bri tannia-street, City-road, a cooper, said that the deceased was hit brother. He had never been able to do any busi ness, in consequence of not being right in his mind. His friends supported him. He left the house on Thursday last. He was always weak minded. The brother in-law ' of the deceased said that be could not account for the de ' ceased being found on the railway. He had always been strange in his mind, and he otten did not know where he was going. Mr. Stephen Bushell, surgeon, described the injuries, and gave it as his opinion that they had caused death. A post mortem examination of the stomach proved that he had baen drinking. The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased was killed by a railway train, but under what circumstam:s them is no evidence to show." lIIDIAZ CORN. Grinding Muffling Malting . White . Yellow ftous. French, per seek 45 to Si Swish „ . to 62 Ateer!ean, per bd.... 96 to 32 Canadian .. 27 to :2 FLOM INTO LONDON Fir.oll RCII 2d, I NiLl'4lV E. ley. MAIL Oros. rityr io - iii i i; brim. imam. 030 20040 160 900 I 20100 .. 3270 I qrs. I I qrs. 340 9vo 150 iigio LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (ST TILEORAPR.) - (PION OUR OWN OORILLBPONDENT.) The market rather quiet. Sales about 8,000 bales. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Snows.—The market continues quiet at the previous value ; the private sales include Berbice, brown, Vs. Ga. • Jamaica, Ms. to 345. ; Cuba mnacovad7, 31a. lid. Refined quiet at previous price.. CoFFEr..—The market has become (Inlet at the previous value. Plantation Ceylon, triage, 4.e. to 64e. ; fine fine ordinary, 76a. to 77a. 641. ; middling and good middling, 80a. to s6s. • peaberry, um to 925. ; native small, Ws. to 64.. 6d. ;bold, 69e. _ _ the public sales of Indian teas medium yuali• tics have sold at a abght decline, other aorta at steady prices• Seicia.-2,000 bags of Zanzibar cloves sold at 3id. BlM—The market is firm, but lees active. Rangoon sold at 12s. 3d. ; Bengal, for arrival, at 14s. 911. to Ris. 3d. Rou.—A parcel of Barbie° sold at Is. Cal. SAGO FEDI' It. —5OO bogs at 155. 3d. COMM.—The market continues quiet. Hare.—Russian has become quiet. Manilla sold at 521. for tine roping. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is iirm ; prima are quoted as follows: Town tallow, 425. 6cl. net ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. CA. ; March, 445. ; April to June, 44a IA; October to December, 445. ;Al. to 4:"*. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Means. Pattenden and Smith report that there la no alteration in the state of the market since Monday lad. COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Walls End Eden Main, Isl. 9d. ; Walls End Harton, 18s. 3d. ; Walls End Hatton Lyons, 18s. fid. ; Holywell, 17s. 3d.; West Hartley,l7s. ed.; Hastings Hartley, 17s. lid. —Ships at market, 21; at sea, 55. RAILWAYS-(THIS' DAY.) 03111 OVLOOL There is little business in the railway markeito day apart from that connected with the settlement, and prices generally are unchanged. London, Brighton, and South Coast stock has improved 1 per cent. The other changes comprise a rise of i in Sonth Eastern and Great Eastern, and a reduc tion to the same extent in Great Wes tern and Lan cashire and Yorkshire. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 12071 to I" • Great Western, 40„ to 0 ; London and North ) Western, 116 k to t • Midland, 111 to 112 k ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 124 k to ; Caledonian, 108 to 110 ; South Eastern, 66 to 67 ; Great Eastern, 274 to 4; Great Northern, 115 to 116 ; ditto A, 121 to 4 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 164 to 17 ; North British, 32& to 334 ; and London, Brighton, and South Coast, - 71 to 73. Grand Trunk of Canada Railway stock is inquired for, and has improved 4 per cent., viz., to 19 to 4. Other colonial, as well as foreign lines, are steady. [For to-day's Share List see page 4.] PROVINCIAL SMARR MARKETS. LITTAPOOL, Maactl 28.--nalsa today: Furness, 1967. 1 p - Great Baotou, 27/ a 1I i 1-Grest Western, 4011140 WO- Lancashire and Ywhahlre, 1144 f-London and North Western, 1161 $• 1 4I 4-Manchester, /Await:W. and lenceinshbv, 474 7 1 61 1 1a 4 1-Mkllaud, 1171 11 111 1 11 4-Birmingham and Derby g convertible. 9.16 pt-North British, Se-North Staffordshire, 701-MbHand (her; al, 5 per cent. lawn., 1-16 p. -Lancaster and (airline, 207-Butralo and Lake Huron, 4 S 13-16-illinols Central, 781-Gnsat Luxembourg shares, 10 1-16 10 9 16.16 10 LW- Bank of Liverpool, la-queen In surance, 4 1-Union Marine 01mIted , 1 p.-Natioual Steam Glandted`, 161 mienwria, MARCH HI-A good amount of business was done, but the market was generally lower. Atlantic 'fel Frei 8 per rent , 674-11olekow, Vaughan, and Co. 'Liir aPh ted), 61 d.-District Bank, 17 p.-Erles, Msl 1-Grest Batters, 271 I Itl e-Grest Luxembourg, 7 0 4 10 91:.16101-16- Unit Northmn .1. 101 l 1 1- Grand Trunk of Canada, 19-- 4 reat Western 401 40 394 40 f 1 40-London and North Western 1161 I-Mancheeter. antacid, and Lincolnshire, 474 1 7 44 1 I Iy 6 k-Metropolltan, 1914 4-Malawi, 1131 4 13 1s i 12 11 4 4 1-North British, Sit-South Faster., My-United States 0-40 Years Bonds, 744-Athuttle and Great Western OmsoL Mort gage Bondi, 24-Blacklown Purchase, 1,10-New Grenada, Li- London, Brighton, and South coast, 74. BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 26.-There was little business doing In this market to-day. ltirminaham Joint Stock Bank closed at 304 I to 30 ; Lloyd's Limited , at 71 to 74 prem. ; Shropshire Bank, at 4. sellers-Birmingham Financial shares, at 14 to 14 dl.. Midland Financial, at 11 dis. ; Midland Contract shires, at 44 to db. Muntx'a Metal shares, at 21 to 2 Ws. A meeting of the &horde Inquiry Commission RSA held at 2, Victoria-street, yesterday, present Lord Taunton (the chairman), Lora l L yttelton, Dr. Temple, Stec. A. W. Tborold, Mr. Antitakn M.P., and Dr. Stoner. The secretary, Mr, Roby, attended the meeting. 1