The Express. — London, England, 1868-03-27 00:00:00

I LAW INTELLMENen THIRD EDITION. prBLIC MEETINGS.-(THIS DAY.) MEXICAN BONDS. A public meeting of the holders of these secttri fice was held at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern, Mr. H. i'iIERIDA-X, ILE, in the chair, " To receive the report she provisional oommittee, to appoint a permanent tom. .. tee c oil to adopt measures to further and secure the intends of the bondholders." The report of the provisional committee, which had h en previously published, having been taken as read, The CILURVAN moved its adoption. In doing so he A wned that he was urgently requested by several persons krgely interested in the bonds to accept the office of chairman of the provisional committee. The first t hi n g which must have struck all of them in reading the retor t was the resignation of the Messrs. Baring. They h i d probably all felt that those gentlemen must some time ago have made up their minds to pursue that course. Whether or not the part taken by them in negotiating the Imperial loan or some other cause had led them to r ain, there could be no doubt that they were actuated by honourable motives. During the last four years the bond holders had had little communication with each ether, and no dividends. Disputes had arisen with re gard to the funds in hand, and be believed there me to be a suit to settle that question. The securities hypothecated were no longer at their disposal, and nothing could be more unsatisfactory than their position. It seemed to him that the best thing that could be done under such ceirmimatanoss was to appoint a permanent committee. (Hear, hear.) An office was required which would be absolutely devoted to the interests of the bond holders. An aggregate debt of 13,000,0001., with annually accruing dividen amounting t 0450,000/., required constant watching ; and a committee might be the guardians of all the interests concerned. He had no doubt whatever that if they approached President Juarez the result would be most satisfactory. The Mexican debthad been pronounced hr one of the first English statesmen, Earl Russell, one of international obligation and to suppose th at the present market value repregenied anything like the real value would be an absurdity. Of mune it would be necessary t o obtain the aid of some financial house in the City, and a gentleman of the highest eminence in that department had toll him that his firm were prepared to send out a coin mieion on the understanding that their payment was to &pond on the result. Commerce and enterprise were iii ring up their heads. He was informed too, on good autho rity, that the President had been totally misunderstood, that he was a man of the highest and noblest character, and that his sole aim was to promote the prosperity of the rocutry. A Spanish general would, if the offer of the firm in question were accepted, send out with a member of the committee an attaché who was a friend of his own, and intimately acquainted with the President. That morn ing he asked Lord Stanley in the lobby of the Hone* of Commons on what day he would receive a deputation at the Home-office, and his lordship replied that be would he • Indy to retire them on any day. (Cheers.) Mr. C. CAPPER, M.P., seconded the motion. . . The motion wai then put and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then moved the following resolution: "That a permanent committee be appointed, with power to superintend and manage the interests of the bond. holden; in this country and In Merino, such power to in. elude authority to negotiate terms of settlement of out. 'tending claims, subject to the approval of the bond holders, as well as authority to appoi nt or remove agents, and to fix the remuneration of seine. Yr GrEPALLA, in seconding the resolution, remarked that there were two years arrears or six per cent, of interest accumulated on the Three per Cent. Bonds. At th. present moment, in spite of all that was read in the American papers, it appeared from his own letters on the llth of February that the Republic was in a state of pro found peace. Mexico was one of the finest countries in the world, having a population of 8,000,000, and the mel.test mineral and other resources. There were three rn four firms which had speculated in the bonds now negotiating with the Melissa government on Voir own account, and that was an additional ground for what was now proposed. The protection of British interests was now confined to the American consul. The finance minister of Mexico, M. Romero, acknowledged the , leht of 51,000,000 dole, to be a good debt, while he »- blued in any way to recognise the French debt. Whatever dispute there might be about dividends, the capital seemed from that acknowledgment to be intact. There could be no doubt that Mexico was in want of financial assist. once, and this could not be obtained without justice being done to the bondholders. (Hear, hear.) A debt of 1'..000,000 1 . sterling was one which such a country as Merle° might muily_desd with. Mr. t '. CAPPER, M.P., in seconding the resolution, ob. ol.served that there was no Mlle on record in which deal in.;. with a foreign government in mitten of that kind h... 1 been carried on without a permanent committee, (Hear, hear.) Mr. traces thought the sole question was whether, ring regard to the occurrences of the last two or three yeas, the President was in a humour to receive any over Supposing he were in the right humour the number :..d composition of the committee required careful COOlll. &rat ion. He entirely approved of the position occupied by I.lr. Sheridan, who would no doubt do his utmost to pro mote the interests of the bondholders. The payment of tine committee should, he thought, come out of the first , utidend received as that would spur them on. (Hear, 1"r.) . . . Mr. T. G. TAYLOR said the committee should be in struck-A not to mix themselves up in any way with any debt incurred by the Emperor Maximilian. He, for one, was entirely opposed to the interference in Mexioo, and he hoped no power would be given to the committee to re vre-,ut anything but the Mexican debt pure and simple. lie was satisfied that if that evil were avoided they would t %bat was due to them. Mr. WRIGHT could testify from personal knowledge that uaters in Mexico were mending. After some remarks from the CHAIRMAN in reply, the twolution was adopted with only one dissentient. The following gentlemen were afterwards appointed to t as,. permanent committee : —H. B. Sheridan, M.P. rbinuan, It. B. Barrow, H. Brounoker, C. Capper, H. .....dalla, J. C. Irving, and Admiral La Provo Wallis. A resolution was passed inviting Mr. M'Garel and Mr. Gerstenherg to join the committee, and else resolutions insvkling for the payment of the committee's expenses. THE BUILDERS' STRIKE me Gierara.—We learn flow the Geneva journal* of the 25th that the threatened httike to which we referred in yesterday's Express has talon place. " Calculating," says the Journal de , • , "at only 1,500 the number of work •u on strike, and at 2401. per day the amount of wages received by them, 6,0101. are withdrawn from caculation and therefore from the general wealth every moth. For those who live from day to day without •••••% tags to fall back upon, this means misery and hunger ; hr others it is the ruin of their dearest hopes ; tot it is the diminution of prosperity combined with and the dangers of idleness. The workmen on strike must not interfere with the liberty of others. It is upon the observance of this condition alone that their proceedings may not have consequences as serious politi cally as they will inevitably have economically.: ADMINISTRATIVE Raroina.—The inland revenue, to the officers of which department has been delegated the duty of collecting the new dog-tax, have received payment on no lees than 400,000 dogs more than the old parochial collectors. This success is a lint step in the direction of committing the general collection of taxation to the officers of the crown instead of the nominees of the parish. —Post. _ _ Akostomilwr To FARADAY.—OD Tuesday a meeting was held in the library of the Royal Society with a view of memorialising government to erect a statue to the late Professor Faraday in Westminster Abbey at the national expanse. LONDON COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE KEEPERS' BENEVOLENT ARSOCIATION.—Mr. William Smalley boa kindly consented to predate at the thirty-Brat anniversary dinner of the above association, on Thursday, May 7, at the London Taves, itishopegateetreeta FATAL OCCURRENCE AT EMl.—The body of Mr. Edmund Rignell, coal merchant, High-street, Erith, was found last evening by the railway crossing near Erith Church with his neck dimted. The deceased was last ,en alive in a vehicle at the crossing, and when the body found, the horse and vehicle were proceeding un attended in the direction of Lessnees-heath. Nothing certain can at present be positively stated es to how he came by his death. ATTEMPTED MURDER AT Dxviztta.—A shocking attempt by a labouring man, about 40 years of age, nem William Bailey, to murder his wife by cutting her threat, oacerred at Roundway, near this town, between 12 and 1 o'clock on Monday night. For many years pas* the poor !omen appears tohaveleda life of absolute misery, owingto toe cruelty and ill usage which were practised upon her by her husband. Some time after their marriage (about 18 years ago) he enlisted as a soldier, and for three she was left to sunule as beet she could for a livelihood for her aelf and childrm. Sinop his return, his conduct has been more brutal than ever. He seamed to have taken an utter aversion to her—for no reason whatever, so far as we can learn ; for a better disposed, or a more respectably rem inded woman, it is maid, could not be. They had more oter seven children, six of whom (the eldest only 14) lived with them in the oottsge which they occupied on the Roundway-road ; and so far as his home was concerned , it appears to have been everything which a labouring man could desire. His wife's peat anxiety now is about her hoshand, whom she says she hearsily forgives, and only prays that be may not be for the rash and cruel act he has committed. Tka natural and most merciful construction which can be put upon his conduct is that the man is insane, and some of his antecedents would seem to point to this coualusiew. lie else Ise have been point to this oovoinsio. lie spume, else to have been tlttUed with a sort of morbid raltgbae seatineeatelityl and his chief o ccu p a ti on on S un d a y s was preaohing and the thktribution of traete.—Derims Gszette. DAY.) I CHANCERY °HAMNER. TIC 11BOANZ r. MOIITTIL-7.IIIIIMWMUM IBAZOWETCT. In this ease an applioattes was inn& ea the part of the claimant to Kr.Leman, the d‘st clerk, for the prodnotion and BEng of documents in the leoord-oillee, in the poses. Mon or tinder the control of the Hoc. W. Stourton, as one of the guardians of the infant, made a defendant by the amended hill. The other panics were not before the Chief Clerk. A elUit6.im the office of Mr. Holmes, solicitor for the alaiment, said it was the usual application for the Siva of documents in the possession of the defendant. On the part of Messrs. Dobinson and Gear, solicitors for the How. Mr. Stoutoo, it was said the summons asked for the deposit of the documents with the Clerk of the Record and Writs, which wu objected to on the part of the defendant, Mr. Stourton. The Chief Clerk made an order for the inspection of documents by the plaintiff at the office of Messrs. Doblm. son tad Gear. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Hr. Commissioaer Goalbuni.) CHARLES miqra. _ The bankrupt was rlieensed rieiu;ll;;, of the Colleen Bairn public-house, Blue Anchor-road, Bermondaey, His tuna seured debts are 3,788 i. ; emote, uncertain. The as are prepared by Mews. Johnetone and Co. Mr. Reed opposed for the meioses ; Mr. Pooh sup ported; Mr. Miller appeared for a creditor. In the course of the discussion it was stated that the lease of the Col leen Bawn was worth 3,0004, and that the bankrupt was interested in other public-houses. His Honour directed an adjournment for further ac. counts. IR RC MONTAGUE DODD. ' The bankrupt,fuTrres;ii;oolll;;;;;ll agent of Fen ohurch-street, was described as of Nunhead-lane, Peck ham, oat of Wilmr. Debts, 5281. This was a sitting for examination and disehar4" Mr. Weeks, fort the , did not oppose. Mr. R Jones opposed or • creditor. The bankrupt s par-book was moon ; be alleged that it bad been Lett on the premises in Fenchuroh-street when he pre them up; but this was distinctly denied in a letter from the person who had charge of the office. She stated that Mr. Dodd cleared out the drawers, packed up all his books and papers in a parcel, and took it away with him. It was asked that he should be required to amount for those books and papers. Some addition al accounts had been filed only yesterday ; and time would be repaired foe their exuninatioe. diter hearing Mr. Rooks for the bankrupt, His Honour directed an adjournment. IN RE BENJAMIN PARCEL This wu an application for leave to Issue execution, notwithstanding a deed bad been executed and registered purporting to be under the 192nd section. The debtor was described as an agent, of the Clapham-road. His Honour said the debtor had executed what by a very bold fiction he called a composition deed. A creditor asked for leave to issue execution ; sod he ug ht to have it, for there wu no doubt the deed was fraudulent, and conoocted for the mare purposes of the debtor. IN as Luc( TziAkr-cotorin DICKSON. _ _._..___... The beakrupt, Samuel A. Dickson, was a lieutenant colonel in the militia, of Wellington.squau, Chelsea, and formerly member of parliament for Limeric k. The case has been frequently noticed. The debts are about 80,0001., against which large securities are held. He now app li ed for his order of discharge, which wu granted unopposed. Mr. Lucas, Mr. Griffiths, and Mr. Chidley appeared in the case, POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) ARSON MID L'ISIDIPID SUICIDE. Eti:abea (Whion, seed woman, who gam bar address, 17, Warrington-street, Oakley square, and dmoribed banalf aa halving no occupation, was charged with attempting to commit suice by cutting her throat wi th s kaffe, sad further with N id UM( fire to the furniture in her room on Sunday last. Inspector Gray, Y division, watched the cam on behalf of the Commiarionon of Police. -- j - t -- apPir7iii - tie - e - v - iiince of Mr. John Williams of 11, Hayh e;red T am-etreet, Camden Town, that as be was pass , ing through Warrington-street, he saw the prisoner stead ing at her window, and smoke issuing out. He knocked at the door, and in answer to his inquiry the woman said she was a prisoner, and could not get out, but she imme diately afterwards dropped from the front-room window to the pavement beneath, and then Mr. Williams observed that she wu bleeding from the arm and neck. She confessed that ahe had attempted to destroy herself because the people of the house bad endeavoured to put her away, on the ground that she was insane. She wail taken to the surgeon at St. Pancras Workhouse, who, in his evidence before the magistrate, expressed his opinion that the prisoner was insane. The prisoner was committed for trial at the Middle's: Sessions fo- the attempt to commit suicide. WANDSWORTH EITRAOIIIDINANT CHASOZ OF AASAULT. . . . . Athearat Chambers, an elderly man, who had lost an eye, was charged with assaulting Emily Louisa Kllward, aged 13 years, living with her father at 33, Camilla-street, Wandsworth•rosd. • The oomplainant stated that on the preceding day the prisoner was put in possession for rent. About 6 e'clock in the evening she was sitting on the bed, when he kissed her, and said," Poor motherless child." Her two brothers, aged eight and six years, were present. About half-past 9 o'clock she was lilting by the are, when he said, " What bad boots yon have." He then took up her leg, and in decently ussulted her. Her brothers were asleep in the room. She ran up stain to the lodger's room, where she remained until her father returned home, when he gave the prisoner in charlte. In crorsexamination by Mr. Mayo, who defended, the girl stated that she let the prisoner in about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. There were not goods enough to pay his claim. He went and looked at the lodgers' goods and said As you have not enough I must seise the lodgers' thims. 4 Mn. Hunt, the lodger, did not tell her to charge him. lars. Hunt did not seem annoyed at his going to her room. Witness said nothing when he limed bar. Mn. Hunt's sister and another lodger sent down when she complained. They did not say, " That is a capital way to get him out." Mrs. Hunt did not tell Isar to say that the prisoner had indecently assaulted her. Mrs. Sarah Hunt said she lodged in the same house. The girl ran up Into her room and complained of the prisoner. She then hunt into tears. By Mr. Mayo—The prisoner had p reviously looked into her room and told her that her Shifts would be taken even if she did sot owe any rent. She said nothing to the girl about making any charge. Mr. Mayo, for the defence, &aid that any assault had been committed, and attempted to show that the charge had been got up to get the prieoner out of possession. Mr. Dayman committed the prisoner for trial but ad mitted him to bail. MURDER AT BELVEDERS. INQUIET.-(THIS DAT.) An inquest was held this morning at the Union Workhouse, Dartford, before Mr. Q. J. Cartier, corsets for West Kent, oa the body of Elisabeth Taylor, who died frost the e ff ects of injuries inflicted in • most brutal manner by a aim salad James Eastwood. It appeared that the deceased cohabited with Eastwood, sad lived in • tent pitched in a field in the oecrupatics of Mr. Fleury Sweep, at Limns th, near Belvedere. A quarrel enured between Ya suood and the decreased, is whisk the firmer seised • hammer need in breaking stones co the reed and stanch her two violent blows which felled bar to the LesndW and covered her with blood, of shish be and hes sot bees seen since. The assessed female was conveyed to the Dartford Workhouse, when she was awfully attended to by Dr. Hatton, and, on his recoursiendatiou, a make wee asst for to take her dying deposition. F. Y Lewis, Beet.. of Halfway•Mest, gliiman, was th erefore communicated with, and at nee mounted his horse and rode over to Dartford, and with Mr. Hayward, the clerk of the justices, proceeded to the bedside of the injured woman. As soon, however, as they *Dammed taking the deviations she beanie inseesSole, and did not rally, but shortly of expired. It was stated by I the polka at the .inquest that they hail hopes of speedily capturing Eastwood, who is well known, and belongs to a rich and desperate tribe of gneiss, who have fora long time been • terror to the neighbourhood, three of whom, including Eastwood's brother„ having recena y bz a n with attacking sad breakiag the leg of • Of har g i meteed, named Adams, who Mid for several weeks at Guy's Hospital in a precarious state from the effects of the violence inflicted. Pendzz . i. a • arrest of Eastwood, the coroner's inquiry needs IMPORTANT HAis or HamerNorm. —The entire herd of shorthorned cattle, known as " The Miloote Herd," the property of Mr. J. C. Adkins, of Mika* near Stratforcl•on-Avon, was brought to the hamper an Wednesday last. There is no herd al shod. horns is the Midland counties which has pos sessed so high a reputation as the killed@ herd, and as a consequence the male attracted buyers from all parks of the kingdom. Among the numerous cerapany as sembled was Mr. Tait, from her Majesty's Home Farm, at Windsor. All the animals were in splendid condition, and they were all put up without any smarm Mr. Staf ford, of Lmdon, was the auctioneer. We append some of the pekes realised for the beet beads, with the names of the purchased :—{Sows and heifers :—Prinosse, SOL Mr. Cheney, Ledoestershire ; 1801. Mr. Lawry ; rathy, 126 1 ., Mr. Fawcett ; Hareba , , Oaptain • &I;; Disia„ 1201., Mr. Fawcett ; Oenekaney, ROL, Mr. Fawcett ; Scesgstred, 1101., Mr. Sartori' ; Ooneerd, 901., °alma Townley ; Harsoony, Mi., Mr. Davis; Silence, 901., Mr. ,• Hopsfal, 891., Mr. Sloe ; Xaryload, 901., Mr. Looney; Heartsease, 861.,112. Adesch • Headky, SU., Mr. Tait (foe her Majesty thAqi 16 9010 a, Mr. Tait; Sweetheart, TOL, Mr. • Bag,— aka, 1701, Mr. Tracey ; Pampa, 1001., . Oarkete. All the other beads fetched extraordinarily good Flom LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENI (IT TuaGaArx.) piccznikk.--(THIS DAY,) UNITED HUNTERS' STAKES. Nebeworth 1 Roe Deer 2 Bird's Eye 3 Winner ebiaatad HEWLETT'S PLATE. 4 ran. GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. Capt. Crawl:a; 5 ran. SELLING OTERPLECHABE. Tao Balder, Legerdemain, Slim, Prima Deana, Fader the Oland, Gorriehawk, Wedding Peal, Forest Lem, Wave, Whip, Bonne Fortune, Baron, The Bride, and Harry are hare. CROXTON-PARK MEETING.--(THIS DAY.) FAREEREI . PLATE. (lit Heat) Football ... . . Emma .. . . . . Hesse-Caani _ . 12 rem. SCURRY HANDICAP. . Knight of Si. Ming ... . . Ratty . . Iran, BILLESDON COPLOW STANK& Rector Wilford ... GRANBY HANDICAP. Belmont Want dee Batailles • . . Minute Gun . . Bran. DEWING IN LONDON. -(THIS DAY.) 2.39 r.K. The main incidents of to-day's speculation were as follows : For the Northamptonshire Blueskin and Lord Hastings were in good demand at 5 to 1 and 8 to 1 respec tively. Fee the Earl of Spencer's Plate libtlacepe was backed at 8 to 1, while Leonie was a good deal Inquired after, but layers declined to offer a prim. T►e Two Thousand and Derby betting presented no particular change beyond Blue Omen being backed foe a little for both events, and Green Sleeve coming into favour for the firstmanied rase. Clewing quotations: wornumpfoksiaßE STAKES. sto 1 apt Nankin It and off) 6 to 1 Leed Hastinge It and. off) 100 to 8 Wobey (t and off) 20 to 1 Christmas Carol (t) 20 to 1 Roquefort (off) EARL SPENCER bthorpe 'S PLATE. 8 to 1 apt Ti (t) 8 to 1 Sysee (MI, 10 to 1t) 20 to 1 Ironmeater (t) ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 2 to 1 apt Green Sleeve (off) 100 to 30 Formosa (off) Bto 1 Lod, Coventry (1) 10 to 1 Virtue (off) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 apt Amiens:dm (off, 4tol w) 7 to 1 Pace (off, tBto 1) 7to 1 Forman (off, tBto 1) 10 to 1 Green Sleeve (t and 0E) 20 to 1 See Saw (t and off) 20 to 1 Rabkan (off, t2sto 1) 25 to 1 Bluegown (off, after 20 to 1 had bees taken) 21 to 1 &nett° (off) 1000 to 30 Michael de Basso (off) 40 to 1 Chelsea (off) 1000 to 200 Green Sleeve with a start (t) DERBY. 11 to 2 apt Lady Elisabeth (off, 6tol w) 10 to 1 Green Sleeve () 13 to 1 Speculum (off, 15 to 1) 20 to 1 Blue Gown (t atter 100 to 6 had been taken) 1000 to 30 See Saw (off) 1000 to 20 Mum (oM 1000 to 1 Chelsea (off) DEATH IN THE HUNTING-FIELD. We learn by a telegram from Dublin that Mr. Them a Bodkin, meter of the Roooollll*oll County har riers, died suddenly yesterday while leading the hounds. THE MURDER OP SERGEANT BRETT. COMMUTATION OF SHNTIINCE. The capital sentence on Thompson and Mnllady, the Maneheeter Fenian convicts, has been eeenniuted to penal servitude for life. THE AUSTRIAN CIVIL McRRIAOu BILL.—The catholic Monde bewails as follows the adoption of the Civil Marrieges Bill :—" The operatkas of the reedit tkeety party are visible in all this. Nome shopkeepers and others of the middle class at Vienna have taken into their head to invent the religion of the future, and they lad ministers and parliaments to aid them. Do not let it be imagined that the people are swim plies. ; they are Inert and destitute of means of action. The so-celled popular assembly which has Nal broken • solemn treaty does not repreeent the tenth part of the population, for the suffrage is exceedingly restricted. This is not • ease of • people gene astray ; bet that of • wily and corrupted middle-claes which is proceeding resolutely towards schism. The diactissiens in the Chamber breathe • sentiment of hatred and con tempt for all that is catholic and monarchi cal. The bishops have been spurned. The Emperor, overwhelmed by misfortanes, is abandoning himsslf, bound bead and foot, to the revolution. And we lad that those who *oiled at the defeat of &doers are sow the ministhes and the deputies under that onestilistional re gime. Baron de Beath, as fatal as IL Beaker, Ina already broken with all the traditions of the mph*, and the menerehy is disappearing, shred by shred. That einem 'Mass has, in fast, suggested the saying that the King of Prom& has toreaccollent ministers, Bars. dellimarek and Bares de Boost." DU= or Tea OLDIST CIIIIIGYXAN IN ENG LAND.-71als mining is annonneed the death ot the Rev. Jelin Hisitay Bromby, the father of the Pitimp of Tasmania and th e oldest in lie wail educated at Sidney Beam whet eat hie MA. degree, in 1793, when he wee 17th Dr. Maltby, the late of Durham ; Dr. late Mishap et ; sad Dr. late Bishop op (anther et the " Doctrine et the Articles 1, having taken mathentatisal honours at the ma ideas that lir. Brushy wee ordained. He wee ordained demon in 1793 by Dr. Markham, Archbishop of York, and priest Ia 1797 by Dr. Porteous, Mao et London. In 1797 he was presented to the Viemege et Bt. Mary, Hull, which he held for the long period .1 70 yeah, having only mesa* resigned it. BROTHIR IGNATIUS IN LAMM& —Time wee • dense crowd hat sight at the aura el AX Saints', Lambeth, of whisk the Bev. Dr. F. G. Lae, the editor of the welAsewn Diratoritme Anplicsams, is the incumbent, to hear a senasa ßss = 3. L. Lyme —" Brother Ignativie—ot the late at Norwich, and now the " impeder of a eI:LT= tion, at Lsleham, in the diems.. it Leaden. Mr. Lyrae I delivered an animated disown,, the hordes st whith wee " Mary." At the aim of the senses Dr. Lee said the es akding prayers ; and whew the reeking preestrien of atm rtrlprtests and choristers wise termed them was load and maniac from the bath of the church, with a shoat of " traitors." There was se further distuneses in the thumb, bat there wee a geed deal of rioting is the Area as the eistreplies lett. Till Tiara Piria.—We are happy to any we have ne further death from term to ripen this week. Therm base been no heat ma, and the di awe ere pea greasing eathfactoril7.—Chchneford Chronicle. SAD AGUIDINT TO • LADY IN TES HUNTING Fran.—On Friday last the " meet" with Mr. Nun's heads yea io Boderd-dreet, and it being a dam day breeAt together • 1111111WOUS field. gamest the lefts was lath Ames Tiffin, who was amested sa a vz bandsaremblommkkag hare, bat the animal was Nati would sot take the femme. A friend is the Mandy proffered his ken, width being adapted .11 seemed to go an well, until having toned a fox, end tha ken* gag rat • dapping pima_ , via sear Oallialreet. ent a a sada Wm Wiles teat diped has time she fell with peat hew ash_ bar hip as 11=X and we regret to earthen she bruin her With beim near the hip joint. T. G. Gulden, it". was seen la wen = sum and Mooed ate freshers, sad hla hoped a. win 4% .—Chelosiferd Duammorr - wear *am Nowa, SS, Giuv Meammoneoeimmar,RlGlNT-011111T, W.—Ose Maimed and eindreme lading, won relieved it this dlemany doting the week ending Ml* it Consols are quoted 93 to 4 both for money and the account (April 2), and Three per Cents. Re duced and New Three per Cents., 911 to 92. In the railway market the chief change is a fresh fall of 14 per cent. in Caledonian, viz., to 751 to /. On the other hand, Brighton, Metropolitan, Great Northern A, and South Eastern haven improved 4 to f. The prices are as follows :- 1 I London and North Western, 1141 to 4 ; Great Western, 47 to ; Midland, 1054 to 4 ; London and South Western, 85 to 86 ; Great Eastern, 321 1 to 4 ; Brighton, 491 to 4 ; South Eastern, 721 to 4 ; Metropolitan, 1141 to 4; Greet Northern, 1034 I to 1041; ditto A, 991 to 100; London, Chatham, I I and Dover, 181 to 4 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1 1 1251 to 126 ; York and North Midland, 92 to 93 ; I Berwick, 1004 to 1; and North British, 331 to 341. Foreign stocks meet with a moderate inquiry, and a rise of 1 per cent is observable in Italian of 1861, Peruvian of 1865, and the Orel Vitebsk Railway loan. The Viceroy of Egypt's Loan, however, is 1 worse, at 724 to 4. Subjoined is the quotations :—Brazilian of 1886, 711 to 721 ; Chilian of 1867, 89 to 90 ; Egyptian of 1864, 87 to 4 ; Italian of 1861, 471 to 1 ; Mexican, 151 to 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 781 to 1 ; Russian of 1886, 87 to 4 ; the Orel Vitebsk Railway Com pany, 791 to 4 ; Spanish New, 351 to 1 ; Turkish of 1868, 59 to 60 ; ditto of 1862, 63 to 64 ; and ditto of 1865, 331 to 1. The only change in Indian government stocks is a reduction of 2s. in the Four per Cent. Bonds, viz., to 28a. to 33a. prem. The Five per Cent& are quoted 1131 to 1141; the Four, 1001 to 101, ex div. ; and the Five per Cent. Debentures, 106 to 4. Exchequer Bills, Ba. to 13a. prem. With respect to Bank shares, Imperial Ottoman are inquired for, and show a alight advance, at par to 1 prem. London and Westminster, 67 to 68 ; Union of London, 314 to 321; Australasia, 591 I to 601; Anglo-Austrian, 31to 4 prem. ; London and Brazilian, 34 to 32 dia. ; and Consolidated, 4 to prem. The shares of the financial companies are quoted as follows :—General Credit, 24 to 1 dia. ; Credit Fonder, 71 to 61 die. ; International F inancial, 1/ to If die. ; and London, 26 to 25 dia. In the market for miscellaneous shares, Tele graph Construction have declined 10a., the present price being 121 to 1. National Discount are also 2s. 6d. lower at 51 to 6 prem. Hudson's Bay, 141 to 1 ; Egyptian Trading, 41 to 1 die.; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 51 to f ; and Anglo-American, 211 to 22. The Certificates of the Foreign and Colonial Trust are at 1 to 14 prem., and Metropolitan District Railway Debentures, new issue, 2 to 3 prem. The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and North British Railways shows this week an increase of 3,631/. over last year. American securities have been dealt in to a fair extent. The 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central Railway shares are unchanged at 72 to and 8911 to 90, respectively ; but Erie have improved per cent., viz., to 46 to I. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. There is little change in the stock markets. The English funds are without variation, at the above mentioned prices. Railway docks are firm, and a rime of i to f per cent. has taken place in Great Easieri2, Brighton, and Metropolitan. Great Northern A, however, in lower. Calodoniania still quoted 74 to Foreigh bonds are inactive. POUR O'CLOCK. The English funds remain steady, at 93 to 1, both for money and the account. Railway stocks are without change of importance. Caledonian, 75# to f ; Midland, 105 to 1 ; Lance, I shire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 128 ; Metropolitan, 1.131 to 1141 ; South Eastern, 721 to 73 ; and I Brighton, 491 to 50. The foreign stock market is rather firm. Italian of 1881 and the Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan have risen 1 to I per cent., .is., to 471 to f and 714 to f, respectively. Spanish New Three per Cents., 353 to i ; and Turkish of 1866, 31111 to Q. About 8,0001. in gold baa bean taken from the Bank for exportation. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Bantam opened at 89fr. for the account, showing no change. , juargy juggisr.L.{nrot AMID taltibegadrenewing the rolling stock is put down it only train mile, instead of Bd. or ripwaide, as it to be. It appears, moreover, from ORB O'CLOCk. the report, that the sneers of nib. The transactions in publie malllll6 Ilkley are rim, wen, dbe applicable to the period prior not numerous, but the tone of the midriists to the Slit July, 1866, and amounting to ar is slightly firmer. Consols are without eerie- a sum than 112,4311 ., have been charged* digital tin Proceeding each se these Send toms. ; with very few denting°, whit some firm all that has been charged t this of the foreign and railway stoats have advanced. pany's finance, and a determination is racnt= Caledonian is exceptionally heavy and exhibits on the part of certain of the shareholders torepply a further fall of per cent., the diree- for the intervention of the Scotch womb, to mo tors' report having caused much disappoint- strain the paymen t dividend • meat. Egyptian bonds are rather dull, upon A me tg a l 7 7,7 I ,77 ° lther a r i talllav aaav of exhibit a net profit of 9,6641., making the rivalkirs a vague rumour that a new loan is likely to be soon introduoed here. The circumstance that the surplus 9,7341., including the balance of the pw fortnightly settlement will commence to-morrow . vious twelve months. A dividend was declared el ' tends to check fresh business. I 74 per cent., free of income tax, of which 3f, or 7s. Bd. per share, has greedy been paid to the The discount market is firm, and the lowest shareholders in the form an interi m dividend rate for bills is 2 per cent. The charge for loans for the first half of the year. The amount left to in the Stock Exchange is 14 to 2. Ibe carried forward is 2,2M1. The directors' report, which wee agreed to, congratulated the proprietors upon the continued steady progress of the under taking. At the meeting of the City Offices Company (Li mited), held yesterday, the • ' report, will& has already been published, was adopted. The chairman referred hopefully to the future prospects of the undertaking, and said that the board have not the slightest grounds for anticipating that there will be any necessity for another cell. - At the meeting of Price's Patent Candle Com pany, held yesterdsy,dividends were declared at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on the preference, and 2} on the ordinary shares. From the report of the directors of the British American Land Company, to be submitted at the annualmeeting on the 30th inst., we extract the following : The rem& result of the year's business is exhibited by the " Prelt and Len Amount," which shows the set mo ats of the year from all manes, after deductions for bad debts, and of saaaseement la Canada (the latter Obelow those of the previous year), to have been f. 15e. 10d. carried to the credit of surplus at:monk &yokes recommend the payment of a diridead of 17s. ed. per Aare, being 24. 6d. more gum eitAer of the two preceding and which (enliudys of Meows tax) ward will abaorb 5,2512., leaving 6415, 10a. 10d. to carry for Rath reference to the Foreign and Colonial Go vernment Trust we have received the following memorandum : It is satiated that cash investor in the Foreign and Colonial Government Trust shall be furnished with a list of not only the amount, but also the awoken of the heeds is each emus* neck absorbed is the Trust, so that sash header of eestilleats shall know, whoa the respective &sw ine teke lan, what numbers belong to the trust in whin be Is isteresteeL I At e preliminary meeting of the iron trade, held yesterday at Birmingham, after three hours' disco- 1 eon, the price of iron was reduced 10s. per tea, and wages in proportion. Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks and Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales : At the sixth series of hide sales for the year a fin de. nand was experienced, full prism bsir i kenerafly realised. lan India.—Ox and sow sold well, of good= bdnOeg late rates, while common dreoriptions mg mike= pekes. Of 30,169 hides offered 29,170 sold. Best India.—Buffalo were in improved request, and Iminght fatly late rates. Leather.—East Indian was in fate Australian was dull of male, at Id. per lb. lower. Bal led Hides.—Australisa were la geed request, at tall to slightly advanced rates. Caps nalised about termer pekes. Tangiers only part sold. Gibraltar realised extreme rates. Dry and Dryeslted Hides. rosined Ms rates. Tampers •. The quantity offered was large, and &lolly bought in, the demand being very limited ; for then sold lower rates had to be accepted. )(amnia" fair prises. Horse Mdse.—Kann were chiefly beeibt in. Berk.—Miniosa was la moderate request. The following is the official return of the cheques and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, March 25 : Thursday, March 19 0 Friday, March 20 9,364,000 esturday, Yarn 21 10,546,000 Nenday, Marsh 23 9,104,009 Wm/ma'am, Marsh 7,443.000 063,730,000 JOHN C. Nowa, Deputy Inspector. Bulks& Glowing-Loess, Marsh 2& The total is much less than in the previous week, I there having been no special circumstances to raise it. The return of the Bank of England for the week endingWednesday,klarch2s,compered witlithat for the previous week, shows the following changes : Circulation issue 155,099,905 Increase 1105,205 Circulation active 23,334,885 harems 307,240 Publis deposits 7,287,476 Increase 1,380,252 Other deposits Government sommities in --"Zking Other semi ri=l4 in 71;nankitng 13,272,162 No change. 00ill departmen bullion In both 19,039,838 homes 1,262,391 wad departmental Bevea day sad °timer WU 2l, 437,513 Demme 30,332 The lien 3,835,0173 laceesee 17,382 Noise la reweave Tote! morn (weft k oda) la bookie. deperhaaat 13,103,218 Damage 150,584 The chief feature is a large influx of the revenue as usual at the doss of the quarter, and this hal: naturally been aocompanied by an =tram of cor responding amount in the loans sought from the Bank on private securities, and by some with drawals of private deposits. The result is a dimi nution of 1505841. in the reserve. During the week the Bank parted with 12,0001. in gold for expm-t more than it received from abroad, yet the reflux of coin from the provinces has caused an increase of 156,6861. in the coin and bullion. BANK 07 1 I As Mona cower west S lib tall Kb s. 111. foe the tsdi dmg el March, ItWa mom isr Nola lased • . Orramiest MM,. 4110:11A,1M Mar asoarttlso. WNW. OM aft bd. _ tires — so,sakew am Wks A WOK WWII II =Wee NMI 1114,1111.010 SAWN. hblie DownNs (la sled*: Itialisq *iv. Boat^ Om waki. ol la Nasal P si * ti !‘ MI L -_ - Oomuni6ll Mew — Was — I"dAdl Oar daeuraiss 4ll. laillkala Nola G. sad sad Mar tows Assomidso — 7,117,4f11 01Yr 'topsoils . 1 9 ,1•11.03 SWIM ft sal alba Eft WAS /AMAMI Mara 111. UAL The half-monthly settlement in shares and foreign stocks will begin to-morrow ("continuation day"), and end on Tuesday. Transactions were reported yesterday in Mexican dollars at 4a. 11}d. per ounce, showing a decline of id. There was no boaineas in bar silver, bat any sales would also have been at • reduction of id., viz., at sa. op. A further severe fall was caused yesterday in the stock of the Oaledonian Railway ppaarrny by a publication of the report of the to be submitted at the half-yearly meeting at Glasgow on the 31st instant. The dividend, which was at the rate of six per amt. per annum for the oorresponding period of last year, has now dwindled down to 2} per cent.' per annum. Rut use this does not represent the extent of the collapse of this company's finance. The per cent. dividend now recommended can not, as it seems to us, be depended upon ; and this for many reasons. The amount of the Caledonian sedinarystock being 4,734,4311., it is evident that t. pay 1 I.percent. (ores the rate of 2percent. per annum) on the whole of this would require a sum of 41,3401, whereas the total sum set forth by the directon as available, after paying the dividends on the preference stocks, is but 61,1071., and they apply to the per cent dividend only 415,8051„ the residue being made up from that very enselien.l able suave, the premium amount. By thew MINI the directors manage to show a balance of 14,3011. after pa yment of 2} per cent dividend, and this, remark, " is smftant for an additional divid at the tate of 1 per cent per annum ; but it is thought better not to divide it until the sanction of the legislature shall have been ob tained, in the bill now before parliament, to , tar s to capital the extmiordinary expeditors I COAL MARRA.' Scottish North Eastern Section." Bat Walls Mid Mao, 18s • Wang Ind lisswell, 184 • while these are the sums set forth as available wan. iat s ad a truki.„,.. ire e d. , W a s Rid na. ; .dividiadt 14 0 amount chwPd to tsPi sal during was sad orlishoriiisikogooil ; was am the sum ban-year is no lem than 421,21‘11., read. pal, Ms. ; Walls Red Bredikts HIM" I ft imp paella of this expenditure has bun Mae _lre Sod_ Ora2 B . Venn** 15L 311.; Ng ken. No perhamentery • whatever Mr wi.,0 5 .17. ir s : . 1 Ca: wy ri me i th i rl i t 114111 &MIM to revenue and mein- fle7Mhe lie. — Mr—illsides at market, 3i at sea. 404,4111,21 1. MAT, Daps* Orld 11isr. MINE&-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. In the mining market to-day, shares in most of the following mines are inquired for, at the quo tations given, via.:—Writ Chiverton, 64 to 66 ; Chiverton Valley, to ; Chiverton Moor, 61 to ; Marks Valiey, to 1 ; Prince of Wales, 535. to Mk. ; Wheal 'venom, 2f to 3} ; Clif ford, bl to 6 ; West Trances, 33 to 36 ; West Baton, 900 to 210 ; Baton, 86 to 871 ; Wheal Buller, 12 to 14 ; North Downs, 213 e. to 28s. ; Wheal tiny 32e. 6d. to 365. ; and Wheal Gran vine 325. 6d. to 36a. With respect to foreign and colonial mining shares, St. John dal Rey are in request at 20 to 22. Don Pedro, 2 to 21 prem. ; Anglo. Braolian, Ur;to par,; Pe demos, fto 1 die. ; Chon -1 to Of dis. ; Roma Grande, 1-16 die. to 1-16 prem. ; Anglo-Italian, per to , * prem. ; United Morison, 1T to ; Frosting, and Bolivia, 9-16 to 11-16 ; Port Phillip, 11 to I ; and , Central American, dia. to par. At the Linares Lead Mine meeting, yesterdsy, I the swamis skewed • profit oI 4984/ for the peat •dr Months. At the Akmillos Mine casting, the accounts showed a prof* during the UR year of 3,0001., making the pelt realised during the year 0161. At the lr nmetink e tt a esocounts for tire half year showed a peofit of DAY.) . RAILWAY, MINING AND ROA REB.-(VILty PAY.) , . (Sales 60-day to 1 pa.] COLONIAL OOVERNIEBNY INlonuirncs. Otands Gevestasmi, 6 per mat., Jewanary bat July, laPB4. le* Do., 5 per seat., lainary sad July, 871. Cape of Good Hope, 6 waist., Aril and October, 1890 to 1900, 1046. New Soule Wales Gemeormat, 5 per out., 1868-96, Joanne, and July, 96, 4, 4. New Zealand, 6 per cent., 1891, June and December, 107, 61. Nora Scotia Ooverassent, 6 per cent. sterling, 1875,100. Queensland, 6 per cent., INI, Jam and July, 103, 4. Victoria Omeransent, 1101. pr neat, Jamary and Jul,, Do., 6 per cent., 1891, April and Oet., 114 114, 124. ORDINARY SEAR= AND MICR& Bristol and Rooter, 1121. Caledonian, 761.6 1 , 61 - . 51, XII. Omit Maatesm, MA 4. Groat Bertima, 11116 i. Do. A(A roams no dividend until 6 per oent. has hum pakl to B), 9114 Groat Weston, Nu, 471, 7. loacashire and Yor shire, IZI, 1, 1. Lemke Brighton, and Smith Owl, 491, 1. Londe., , Chatham, and Dover, 181. London sad North Woolen, 1141, 4. Manchasem, Strelleid, and Linsonshire, 43. Metropolitan, 114, 134, 141. Do., Extension, dlr. limited to 6 per amt. till Jas., 1870, 1071, 84. Mi Metrop ol dland, 10 it an5, Dis l. trict. 74. North Britian, 331. North Eastern, Berwick, 1001, 4. South Eastern, 721, 4. PRE - PERENCE SHARES. London and Brighton, 6 per rent. guar., 111. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bombay, Bar., and Cent. Ind., guar. 5 per et., 1024, 34. Rasters Besot, Guaranteed 5 per cent., 1054. Best Indian, Guaranteed 5 per cent., 110, 4. Do., L Shares, Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 per cent , 1084, 3. Madras, guaranteed 5 per cent., 1024, 34, 3. Blinds, Delhi guaranteed 5 per cent., lOU, 4, 4. FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Bahia and San Francium (Lim.) gear. 7 per et., 15, 144. Great Laxembourg Diumburg and Witepak (Lim.), guar. 5 per 01741, 4. , 94. San Paulo (Limited), guaranteed 7 per ant., 17 South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 15, 141. FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS, Great Luxembourg, 5 per omit., 34. Orel Vitebsk Rail., fur. by Russian govt., 794, 4,4, 4. BRITISH MINES. Menton, 24. Great Laney (Limited), 174 xd. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, North del Roy, 2 3-16, pm. Postmen& United Gold (Limit e d), 24, 9-16. St. John del Rey (Limited ), 214, 204 Yudanammana of S. Australia (Lim-), 2. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Agra (Limited), A 10, ad. Angle-Anserian, i 4. Anglo-Egyptian Banking (Limited), 19L Ancembuda, 59. Consolidated (Limited), 44. Imperial Ottoman, 10, 4. land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), 1 1-16. London mad County, New, issued at SUL pm., 121. paid, 34 Landon Joint Stock, 31. London and South African, 10f. London and Westminster, 67f, 8. Do., Scrip, issued at 10(. prem., none of which has been paid 47, f ir ti ndi Provincial of 89. Union of Landes, 31 , 2. Atlantic Telegraph, 55. Credit Foncier of England (Limited), 3. Credit Fowler of Mauritius (Limited), 7, I. Cry Mal Pals, =4, 3. Eaat India Irrigation sad Canal, In. v a. ..m_tisn, 9 per Mkt Viceroy Loan, gnamnttial by gomeranten n ttLi. —s irerzie and lute ph, 1032. Forastrest Warehouse (UsaiTelsX9f. Hudson's 8ay,144. Madras Irrig. and Canal gem. 6 per at. by Ind. goy., 103. Upper Assam Tea, 411. Viceroy of Egypt (Mortipge) Loan, 72 3 , a. 27 1868. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& MARIC-LANX.-(TH18 DAY.) The attendance of milk* was moderate. Fresh up to Mark-lane, this morning, the arrivals of home-grown wheat wore limited, but won nevertheless in excess of the denisad. Both red and white parcels moved off slowly, at about Monday's quotation* There was • good show of foreign whist au the *ands. The traumatic*, were oft • very moderate scale, but no dunce took place in th e quo t a ti ons. Floating cargoes of wheat were more sought after, and prices ruled firm. Maim sod most other kinds of pro duce, thost, tsars dell of gal* Malting barley commanded a fair share of attention, at steady rates ; otherwise, the trade was heavy, and prices favoured purchasers. Malt was qelet, bat at fail currencies. Increased =Wits of oats were on offer. Sakai pro. peered slowly, and, in order to .seclude Munn% lower rafts were sometimes accepted. Mai The transactions in beans were on a li m it e d seal., 'The quotations, however, were supported. Peas were tolerably firm in value, although the Inquiry for them was much restricted. demand for flour was inactive on farmer terms. linseed and rapeseed were quiet. Most wieultural seeds wee is sluggish request. No change took place in the vales of sakes. ARRIVALS OF ORAIN to.. irro LONDON NY WAN= CARILLON FROM MARCH II TO MARCH IR DOM IN CLOBLVIL 440 ea LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN ILiRKIII4 (THUS DAY,) (sr 211111101APIL) Wan ons owa ooanamroanser.) Oorren.—The nark*, less &des probably woo se 15,000 bales. Conn.—The attendance at market good. fair bushtebadgerdrug in both rod sad wh it to 3d. per email @dosage datum Tossmisy, nog, Mee graham MOTS of MIMI treaty at esteems nem Be W sad pan Arm Oats sad astneall, slow gas at Tuesday's rates. Indian an badmen ebsolosd saws et Imelda making 04. rmer qr. &drum ; mirsd, to 42a 6d. ; white, 41s. to els. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THD3 DAY, lR ZNINOWN. (noir oas Off oasswoonsoor.) Wliosi is ha hider rewhial, sad prim me naked Qua Poe scare* elpiumblo lad week. Emig sad other &Mar unaltered. MINOING-LAN.II.—(THICB DAY.) Sao As. —The &mad is ea but sensing to Ulu off the suelerele opeanillisseisthi se fall Jimmie% 31a. ed. to 18/1. ; Deeaeeeft. Id. heady prism aro paid for all desarfplicsa, widel l e sralis inquiry. Oorrin—Tie market mellesiss Arra at tie MI view value. Plestalini iganil6, 72• &L 11: 6.. 7131. s t a Nathe urs. o °lfill eAle, dhe use sc r a t 'airweli ppeep op & laa —IL market is steadp, bat Trial. Faorr.—All description are WI of ode, prioes without Asap. firicza.-100 boxes of Dila& tiger sold at the tram pekes et 117 s. N a ll?s. bd mesa pit& 400 Imp African 11%,d. 9OO b illiopore bassi pepper, at llicn.--8,000 baps of Siam. sold at 1L• 3d. market oontinaas active at late rata, Bor. Mao, la. 10e. ; Demerara, la. 10d. to is. 11d. ; otannicat Janalos, ito H. to Sararerna.—A parcel el Bengal moid for cub, MM. M., rebeedes 4. _ 001R011 continua in fair ragas at fall rates. Jun.—Common qualitke are ingnfird for at steady rater. TALLOW MAILKITT.--(TBUl DAY.) The sachet ia quiet. Town tallow, dta i l r iL ; petty- Y.O. as the s pot. 435. 9d. • , Apnl 4a. IA; Oateler Anambra, 445. 6d. ; prierahrr. HIDE MARRIT.—(THIS DAY.) Lacwwozom..—Htilas alba to ftlbo._Vd. to Who. to MIL, 30. to St Ma& to Imo. to 4d.; 1101ka to Nibs., Q. .• alba to Mo.. 4 to 4fa, 114444N1a5. "LAD 61 OW glow, tti tokilw, t !Owl, ilk ed. toll& lab bro 4 ita 64. to 81. ; *radii; 14.14. BOROUGH HOP 11ARK17.--MBIB DAY.) Xmas rassedis sad rapid mem. at b doing, low pdogA Ade omega hre tuall rah dardi tes. lesalle if Neert i billtir I.A. C . 4921 OA' Wiwi. Wig. Yak Oak lkar. Dell& sad bootdi 10t0 'l a rl.l l ll .2. 60 1.114 1660 Mk Weirdo tore lapili : awl iii. 170 wt.,, ,•— •',117,.., 1110 sane l6lO 2110 , -~