The Express. — London, England, 1868-01-28 00:00:00

IKNOL :QUER. ,rd Chid Baran, yid annell.) OTELIIL tin CAM, whieb :t wu an action for tin improvement. in ind at the trial before jury found a verdict de was obtained for a lerahie length ont o * inion that no good ri.d, and discharged Ir. Baron Bramwell ..) 'he defendant pleaded brick were counsel for the defendant. Ted the service of the es, Dishopsgate, with it. a year, with board i the defendant pv e ehen he had p ee the defendant for that occasion the sea language to Shia haracter ; he is a --_ the biggest thief that sidant added that his barmaid 3 till one morning, In atilt said he had been wore positively that ha l that he became dis e broke glasses and de to have been used to They had no quarrel lelslng. What he said t he could not give the careless in his &ince, tt on two occasions she p counter in the morn , Then I supremo yen ed that be could only uld a verdict for th. :RUPTCY. er Halroyd.) obloei. agent, of Church-pF ly a warehousemen, ef ; property bad as whole of the debt's. c..onexion with other a 11 his mother-in-law. ful reel five clays beta* 1 as a creditor for 3001. ii.klaitics had beam ha lo other. Oo hie required him to Det pn-ented the liabilities further accounts. er \Vinelow.) OI,JUN. ,rine.grove, Hostati,out :r of the firm of Balfour atti, merchants and mal,ring Lewis Balfour, nuion. lie came to on the 11ith October. Teciation in the value of ,all and Co., of Leaden , torn ,pondents of the • The bankrupt states ir to ill health, and while o. occurred, which Lott... &thin .a discharge. Tho mailing enormous. The of which about at :ma Co., the London 'lie oartered Bank of e creditors for 20,0001.; n'e Bank, for 12,1301. I at 1tC.,7:4f.; doubt. .!1/.; property sorrow• prop rty the value of ,ticiency of 123,6121. Of in liabilities and assets of vears to have no separate it the official iuraignee (to ntol), st.iteil the vWunt• he ustileratona that the had olittini 41 their ilia communicate with Indi• done. There 111.• not • left India in Deosmbsr, him, stated that but fer • country 11, would have hi , . other partners. ine lino, and the estate ✓ovishmal assignee of the he ; ,,,,ts were very ]ai r t known . Probably . folu.o pal he wanted frOM g of this 1 youthful spa. Niue , M ty, I:4Z. From en ads not to go bask ourt. ssii.l that the teak a copy of the schedule of sai.l that his drawing 1.2. lot. or 1,300/. in In i. lids. He bad me aal or in etoeetation. avoold he to take • hot the creditors in India I.y lett. r or advertise. oey had taken plane e to lx given at the WIZ* gmat ecpenae Would be that he would consider ontl, ordered. i \ll.l l'Ontrlctor, of Upper *et,. at upwards al P, stated that the above re. ; it scot not likely the* ,ul.l .Vet be realised. The am. lel:oent. This bad bens 'pc 113.1 u.glectcd to males anent .in.• die wag asked. 8 a debt of 1 ;200/., which be Lajouroment eine die, midi IINAL COURT. DAY.) Itecaleler.) 1 . 1 %11.. ph: ele.l guilty Co an .iin in. ith • tv.g a quantity . it , the iirut....aty of Usury nao re proseeutrerr. er of vitae. :kthl had been for nt of the prosecutors, who iter I factor in.; stiversurithe at NO. th Jrritu.rty Mr. Holland rht.. enturrir raid Stores, and tau' !II It forrita to bear his orra ...1 through the hands of the discovered that the epees* rrbroker in Sloane-street for retleertred had beensed or property were also found eh lentAied as having belonged to premises A bad Leen removed months' hard labour. I.TH MURDER. r that at the bat stesMn of OS lan named Thomas Clerk wee the child of a woman with mbeth, by straw.talation with • the dreadful act he gave MO. uld the constable what be bat uniauely instrut ted Mr. Sloildn t when he w..% idteed at the bag illy, and although Mr. Jollier , DO presided, strenuously WWI 41 have the facts proved, he Ns was reeor led, but Mr. Judie' , e in order that inquiries of his mind. It agipsearie has elapsed the Prisooer bet not the slightest indiciado Ow ued in him. He seems to AC has pleaded guilty to, ema he crime, and is aware that n being the ruse the sentence madly passed upon the primmer UN DISIASZS, 65, Gala saisr-sracrr,W.—Oas handsel__ s were relieved at this Nor puling Jut. 25. - -- TILE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) THAMES. •r. FpniTEßs AFLOAT.—ArranPT TO DZOWII A MAIMS POLICE insPIrTOIL li,Aart Gannon, the well-known pugilist, of Griffin . 4, Caledonian -road, f or Sit before Mr. Benson, warrant by Inspector Silverton, of the (II division e l with moulting and attempting to drown !or. on inspector of the Thames division of police. Weanestiay last prize fight earns o ff in Long Reach, t'a pugilists and other members of the fancy were cvid there in a steamboat, which started from the ~,..ler Pier, and called at other piers to take in ••-crr. Upon the arrival of the steamer at the . l pi e r, Wapping, Inspector Taylor, acoompanied bow l r. onicers of th ey. Thames-police, rushed on . warned the captain that he had prize fighters thieves on board, and that be was *mist n an illegal act. Inspector Taylor was in uniform. A cry was raised by several of the of Drown the —; throw them overboard," •, Taylor was su rrounded by the rimier and others, it 'ea. said made an attempt to throw him into deep .. T. some distance st ream the pier and while • large • mar waQgoing up the head against tide. The •.: tit, and a prizefighter interfered when Inspector Tay. was partially over the rail and his legs in the air. The outdes d of the Ammer. lu a moccr to Mr. Benson, the inspector said be was 'iter.,llc thrown out of the steamer after the attempt wade t tl re";ll'.:,lo‘erhoarl The steamer war going ahead h e w. 1 thisg .4 tin over the rail, and if he had fallen why ta t o f ht- uld have been cut to pieces by the ideate sai gives, from which it appeared that otlor r Inch d Mayer had given instructions to stop the j,t , mot that Inspector Taylor had received o I trucnohe !it the Tait moment to go on board the steamer proceed tc the place of meeting. Last night Inspector !voice, of the t` division, went to a publics-house in ra street, where there was a dog show, and captured the onfier. ..r Canaan, of the Themes police, corroborated the , of Invectors Taylor and Si',erten. 1;011.n wud that an attempt had been made to mar. dire ~tteer, and that the case was a very serious k remanded the prisoner for a. week. IF: FENIAN PROSECUTIONS. 311ILANY AN APPROVER. I'.oW-STREET.—(IIIIB DAY.) c..llovlticnco of the increased number of the ~,(hlrge4l with complicity in the Fenian outrage real, it had been found on the last occasion a a r estremely difficult to place them all In the r. On the present occasion arrangements had to obviate the difficulty by erecting an iron rail .1, tbv attorney's table and the dock, forming a L..r in front of the ordinary dock, and somewhat Tower level. owzli very little interest was shown in the matter who usually form crowds in the street, the court eveoted even a larger assemblage of spectators o former occasions. been expected that the prisoner Clancy, who is with attempting to murder Sergeant Chown and Chamberlain, would be brought up first, and Lhargel with the Clerkenwell outrage afterwards. ,rpriqe was created when, upon Sir Thomas Henry hisseat, it was announce:l thatthe prisoners charged the latter offence would he examined first. This a.. was increased when only eight prisoners were lit into court. In the upper dock were placed the usnemds, English, Barrett, and Anne Justice. At bar, O'Neill, O'Keefe, and Allen. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr. Poland again conducted osecution ; Mr. Harper appeared, as before, for the h.,,uonds and English ; Mr. Lewis now appeared for ,tt and O'Neill, as well as for O'Keefe, Masai, I Alum Justice. .re surprise than before wits excited, and apparently one more than in Mr. Lewis, when Mr. fliffard el "Patrick Mtillany," end the man hitherto • •mcr tinder the name of John Mulkey, or John Mullany, was brought into court, and pieced the witness box. He glanced nervously at theyrisoners, ,1 appeared much agitated. He gave his evidence in so is a tone of voice as to be frequently inaudible, and it as found necessary to make him repeat his answers. He ; 0 % none is Patrick Mullany : I am desirous of being ',bed as witness for the crown. I have been a member t,.. Fenian Brotherhood, the object of which was to este a republic In Ireland, and to overturn British rule in I held the position of a centre. I was sworn in • at Barclay's, in Pollen-street. I was sworn by James Kelly. He is not the man known Kelly. I have been introduced to ~,ran officers by the prisoner English. I was t...hicoil to General Halpin, Colonel Healey, and • I Burke, now a convict (he was convicted in Ire ., Or. Morrison, and others whose mimes I do not • r. I saw l'aptain Dreafferty. I was introduced I.y English. He was a decent sort of fellow, and shut the raising in Ireland with him. Before the render I was out of work. The strike took place April, and after that time I had not much to The Litter end of November a bag was left at my ' it was taken away by English. I saw revolvers oe bag, and powder flasks and small flasks of It was taken away the day of the explosion, • • .lay or two before. I remember the meeting I lellaam somewhere about Little Queen-street. was present, and I think William Desmond, but I was nut. That was about a week before the ex- T.,11,,,1 about raising money to carry out an . • m v ow. o one man said they must have money, no they got it. Some volunteered to get 11., 'ii. I NI., I or Ifls. Powder was to be bought with the 5. I' ich wan was to get powder in small quan mad, as they could get. They were then to a.t. t • the American stores in Oxford-street to see if tie y ; 4.4 enough powder, and to see how they were la_ T hey could not settle then. English said be could m house in Castle-market. I went there with It would not do, so we tried another place in •. •,, dihourhood. When we got there they related how a on alt tla w y ier Th o er n e e was m only anw one u giving man o who b raers and ..."ti., would not receive them, and it terminated in • o se. ..f quarrel. I attended William Desmonds house ruellay or Wednesday before the explosion. English • I It,rrett attended that meeting. William Desmond was •.• himself. I saw one man very pale in the face, a hole 1., coat, on the left shoulder, penetrating his waistcoat . 1 • hirt. I saw Barrett, who I knew by the name of Jackson, opposite, with a revolver in his hand, which :"aged to English, a breech loader. They were discussing e merits of it, and said it was no good. I saw five or more revolvers in the room. I saw another pistol I ..led and given to another man. A man had got • barrel another was to get • tnndiah, which was to be put in t end of the barrel, to carry the light to barrel. They asked for a truck, and I ,uk it was O'Neill who said he could get • from 3lannooks. A man was sent out to tok after the truck, and returned in a short time saying it was " All right." I know the place where the truck was .• pt. He had gone just about the right time to get there sal hack. They were to meet next day at 12 o'clock .t Will. Desmond'a house. I told him I was too busy (multi not come. I heard that Jackson bad been up the House of Detention to see the place a day or so It fore. I did not get to the meeting on the Thursday, but I sow Jackson and another man that night. He told me tl..t it had failed, and they would try it to-morrow and ttnil it to h—. I next saw Jackson on Friday night, the ,lay of the explosion. I noticed that his whiskers were off and another man's coat on hut. I began to chaff him about his whiskers, and Le toll me that he took them off ; that it was him that lit the fuse, and that he was afraid he would be identi. 1.e.1 if be kept them on. I asked him who was with him '4 , 1 he told me. The other man I noticed bad his ear tt, but that man was not with him when he said he lit the fuse; he was in my workshop, and that was it the patine house. He said he was going away at I would hear from him. I did not see him 1 4 ,, in. till he was brought into this court on Monday week. 1 ' 44, the explosion I knew that Barrett and another Lan rime to this court at the time that a man named trorn, or Burke was examine I here. He had two loaded "Avers with him. I saw hi nin the 'ate Tart of the day • he sad be and the tthe- roan had brought tle m to shoot Corydon, lot they could not do • they cold I not get in, and so they could tot d o it here. The next thy Jackson (Barrett) told me that they remained there all day to shoot Corydon, and .4 t third day Barrett cam down by himself ; the other THE Etitatc! SDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28; MA could not come. I bsard iwoothirtg from Hoglialt about Greek fire on two ocosidorui. Which do you mean, the first or the last? Sir Thomas Henry (to MT. Gifferd)—Yea had better get both. THE NATIONAL B4JZ.-.(THIS DAY.) The annual meeting of She shareholders was held at 1 o'oloek, et the *Sae, IS, Old Broed.idreet ; Sir 3. N. WlEmma. hI.P., to the chair. The report said :-" In July last the directors sub mitted to the proprietors their repot for the half-year ending the 30th June ; their present statement inoorpo rated the profit and loss account for the two half years of 18b7, agreeably with precedent heretofore observed. The dividends and extra dividends payable for the year 1867 have beendeslared at the same retinas thaws paid for 1866. The following amounts in the meal form exhibit the elate' of the company's affairs at the aloes of 1867 : " Assets and Liabilities, 31st December, 1867.-Amets: Gold and silver coin at branebes, (560,6251. 12a. Bd. ; cash on band and at the Bank of England, 630,5221. 9e. 10d. ; Advanced on securities at all, 751,2731. Ba. 10d. ; Government Funds , Exchequer BM, Exchequer Bonds and Debentures, 333,1281. 35. 7d. ; Ditto advanced, Parliamentary and other deposits, 12,5051. advances on securities at sundry dates, and current so counts, 2,342,240 1 . 18e. sd. ; bills disooanted, 3,612,3191. 3a. 91. ; hankers' guarantees and securities held against acceptances per contra, 188,1841. ; beak premises in Lon don, Dublin, and branches, freehold and leasehold, 185,1971. 2s. 2d. ; total, 8,615,9931. 19e. 3d. Liabili ties.-Notes in circulation, 1,099,4241. ; due by the bank oa deposits and current amounts, 5,284,4961. sa. 6d. ; acceptances to bankers' draft and on security , 188,1841. ; capital paid up, 1,500,000/. ; rest or undivided profits at this date, 543,8891. 134. n-2,043,8891. 13s. 9d. Total, 8,615,9931. 19s. 3d. " Profit and Loss Account -1867--Jan.-Half-year's di vidend at 8 per cent. per annum, 60,0001.; with extra di vidend, 16e. per share, 40,0001.; together, 100,000/. July- Half-year's dividend at 8 per cent per annum, 60,0001.; with extra dividend, 16s. per share, 40,0001.; together, 100,0001. Dec. 31-To balance, being the amount of rest at this date, 543,8801. 13a. 9d.; total, 743,8891. 13s. 9d. Rest or undivided profits at December, 1866, 560,2541. 2s. I ld. ; net profit for the half-year to 30th June last, 101,3381. 10a. sd. ; net profit for the half-year to list December, 1867, after writing o ff ell bad and providing for all doubtful debts, 93,0451. Os. 5d.; leas rebate of interest on bills not due, 10,7481., 82,2971. Os. sd. together, 183,63'4. 10s. 10d. ; total. 743,889/. 1 3 a. 9d.; Since these account were made up, a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital of the bank, and an extra dividend of 16.. per share, together 2/. a share, have been declared on 50,000 shares which ! constitute the company's capital ; and the same are now payable at the head offices and branches of the company. The dividend and extra divi dend now payable for the half - year ending 31st Decem ber, 1867, amount together to 100,0001. The direct*" desire to state that the demean in the profits of the half-year is solely doe to the low rates which have prevailed for money, particularly on counts and advances on securities in the City of London. The deposits and creditor balances of customers have increased in the year by 115,4631., and the circulation is also slightly in excess of the amount at close of 1866, chew ing that, notwithstanding the general stagnation of busi nem, there is actual progress to record in some of the most Important departments of the hairiness of the bank. As ' the rest,' which is, available to +tame able extent to equalise dividends, has been considerably augmented on the average of the last four years, the directors, in view of the exceptionally low rates of interest which have prevailed for the pest half-year, do not con sider it advisable to vary the ordinary dividend and extra dividend. In conclusion the report states that since the close of the year the directors have determined on opening at Rotting-hill, their sixth metropolitan branch, at the request of some of the most influential inhabitants of the district." The CHAIRMAN. in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, commenced by referring to the unparalleled character of the years 1806 and 1867. The year 1860 was one of financial panic and embarrassment ; the year 1867 was one of depression and exhaustion. Bankers could not expect to escape the fluctuations of finance end commerce. All that they could expect was by means of foresight and good management to escape any positive reverse. To this extent, as the re cent reports showed, the managers of thatbank bad sue exerted. The profits realised during the last three years had averaged 200,000/. a year, and these results had been attained with a larger amount of cash in proportion to the liabilities than was found in any other bank except the Bank of England. (Hear, hear.) The great object of the directors at first was to place the bank on • solid foundation, and in that object they had not failed. As regarded the next three years, he hoped the results of the last three would be maintained. He then entered into an examination and cam p.rrison of figures to show that this hope was warranted by the position of the Hank. He did not be lieve that the value of money would long continue at 1) per cent., and with the return of the ordinary market rate, viz., 5 or 6 per cent , the profits of that bank would expand accordingly. Whatever might be the state of the nioneyl market, however, the board would continue, the careful system of management which had brought the bank to its present position. After some discussion the report and accounts were adopted, and the proceedings terminated in the usual manner. Mr. Giffard—When was the first? Witiems—About 12 months since I knew a man to be mixing it in English's place. The man came to ask Esti ll& if be could get him a piece to mix it in, and he said he wanted money as much as anyone, and they could do it in his place. After it was done he wanted me to have some in my plum to keep it, but I refused it. I had known him to have phosphorus in his place before. The Greek fire was kept in black bottles. with cape to keep the lir out. I had some of them in my hand. It was about a month before that be showed me some tin awe, width he said was to mix with other ooze bustibke that I don't know for the purpose of making Greek fire. He wanted me to take some of that to take care of ; but I would not. I first knew Brown, under the name of Winslow, in the early part of last summer. He was int roduced to me by • man of the name of Burnett. He was a friend of English. I have been them together. Brown or Winslow is the same man who was afterwards in custody ander the name of Burke in this court. The evidence having been read over by Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk of the court, The witness said—l know a great deal more about the CU*. Sir Thomas Henry—Yes, but I don't know that yea are asked that at present. Mr.Giffard—No, sir, I have no more to ask at must But take down what he says—that he does know mere. (This was done.) Mr. Lewis—lf the witness is to be reemlled, I should wish to defer my cross-examination. Sir Thomas Henry—Mr. Gifford bee not said that he Is to be re-called. Mr. Gifford—Not in this case. Mr. Lewis—ln any case I should wish to defer the examination on behalf of Barrett. We are completely taken by surprise wheni a person hitherto a prisoner, is put in the box, end makes such statements. In justice to Barrett I must have an portunity of consulting him. Sir Thomas Henry Yo u may have that opportunity here. Mr. Lewis—There can be no difficulty in bringing him here again. He must be under the surveillance of the police. Mr. Giffard—l must ask to have the cross-examination to-day, in order that I may make use of the depositions in any ease. But I have no objection to call other witnesses now, and recall Mullany for cross-examination at the close of the day. Mr. Le wis—Then I must decline cross-examination on behalf of Barrett, as I could not do him justice without consultation, but on behalf of O'Neill I will ask him one question. (To the witness)—Do you know O'Neill ? Witness—No, I never saw him before to my knowledge. Mr. Giffard—l must ask for Mullany's remand on the charge of treason felony. Martha. Kensley—l live at R, Pulteney-ootirt, which is the house kept by Mr. Martin. I lodge there. I saw one of the prisoners before the explosion. I saw Barrett. I have seen him several times going into the shop, and like wise at the private door. I have seen him with Mr. Martin. I saw him the Monday night before the explosion between eight awl nine in the evening. I saw him quite two months before that. I never saw him without a carpet bag which he carries. There is a great change in bim. I have seen him in the hat he has now, but never in that coat, but a lighter one. His whiskers are not the seine. He had no beard but long whiskers at each side, and very little moustache, if any. I saw him in • tall hat on • Sunday night. That was the Sunday night before the explosion. Mary Ann rage, wife of Mules Page, 1, Pulteney-court, painter—The house where we live is straight opposite Mrs. Martin. Before the explosion took place at Clerkenwell I have seen the prisoner English at Mrs. Martin'm several times, standing at the dour. It was about • week, or perhaps less than • week before the explosion. I fancy I have also seen a man Noinething like Barrett, only he had only whiskers under his chin, and that was very full here (putting her hands on each ride of the chin below her jaws). It was of a sandy colour. That was the man I saw go in with the omen that brought the barrel. I did not know what was in the berreL I have seen several other men there frequently. The day of the barrel being brought there were several men con tinually going in and out. I did not notice Ent; that day. I have seen those me n s p eak to lish. They were there the greeter part of the day, and while the barre was being taken in. English used to be there morning, l afternoon, and at all times. I have not seen so many of them there line, the explosion as before. Clarisse Depoix —I am the wife of Antone Depoix (a Frenchmen), a collector of advertisements for the French newspapers, and live at 1, Pulteney-oourt. Before the explosion at Clerkenwell I have seen English at Mrs. Martin's with several other men —more frequently from five or six weeks before the explosion ; but some of them used to coins ever since Mrs. Martin first came there. I noticed English chiefly because he stood outside the door so much. There have not been so limey since the explosion. I have seen English talking to Mrs. Martin and also to the other men. They gene rally spoke altogether. I have seen the middle gentlemen (O'Keefe) 110111CWiltrt. lam not sure where. O'Keefe—l live in the same street—in Windmill-street —that the court runs into. Mr. Gitfarl—Do you know any of the others? Witness (after looking at thein)—l don't recognise them. Elizabeth Butters, wife of Charles Butters, a smith, living at 2, l'ulteney-court—l know Mrs. Martin's shop, which is nearly opposite to ours. Before the explosion, I have seen men come there. To the best my belief, I vecogniee the prisoner English. The witness's examination was continued for some INTERN A TIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY. (THIS DAY.) This day the fifth general meeting of shareholders was held at the Cannon-stroet Terminus Hotel, Mr. R. A. HEATH in the chair. It appeared from the report that the net profits of the year were 45,1161., out of which the directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, carrying forward a balance of 6,6541. to the next account, after pro viding the necessary amount for the reserve fund. The directors also recommended the reduction of the capital to 1,500,0,10/. in 150,000 shares of 10/. each, with if. paid thereon. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that commercial interests had, as they well knew, suffered severely during the year 1567. He could not, therefore, but congratulate them on the satisfactoryresnits of the company as shown by the reports. The receipts really amounted to 96,00 W. (Hear, hear.) Of this sum 60,6001. appeared in the amounts, the differeace, 36,0001., was kept for different securities and engagements with a view of re ducing them to such a level as that they could not suffer any loss. The result of the operations on the grounds of the Metropolitan Sewage Company were very satisfactory. Seven crops of rye gram were taken from the land, at an average of 63 or 64 tons per acre. Some of the land was tilled for corn crops. On one plot of unsewaged land the produce was 3 quarters and a bushels of corn, and 31 loads of straw per are; on the sewaged land the produce (Hearloads of straw and 5 quarters and 3 bushels of corn. hear.) On !19 acres tilled by ordinary manure for mangold mural the produce was 20 tom ( per acre on sewaged land it was 52) tone per acre. Ha, hear.) These were facts, and they were satisfactory. He would request of shareholders not to inquire too curiously into the nature of the securities they held. He would only remark that whilst some of their investments might be regarded as of a permanent character others could be realised at a moment's notice- After a short discussion the report was adopted, and a dividend of 2s. 6d. per share was declared. The retiring directors and auditors were re-elected. A resolution carrying out the reduction of capital, as recommended in the report, was adopted. time. The witness named Kier,ley, who lives in Pulteney court, was examined, and afterwards a woman named Smithey', who keeps a beer-shop in Southampton-row. The evidence cbii fly related to the visits of the prisoners to Mrs. 3lartio's. rhe examination was proceeding when our reporter left.) The Right Hon. J. R. Mowbray, judge-advo cate.general. addressed a crowded assemblage of his conati tuenta in the Town-hall last evening. He was cordially received, and • vote of confidence in him was passed. Last evening Mr. Roebuck addressed an immense audience of working men in the Temperance H.U. Sheffield, on the subject of capital and labour. He waa listened to on the whole with patient attention, but • motion for a vote of thanks to him for his &dares' was defeated by • large majority, and on leaving the hall he was followed by • great crowd who hooted him. At a conference yesterday of members of the various committees, eight in number, now distributing relief in the twat end, it was agreed by all the represents , tires, except Mr. Baxter, on behalf of the East London Mission and Relief Committee, to unite to form one central committee and a central executive. Mr. Baxter declared that his committee could not give up its organisa tion, its avowed object being to bring spiritual instruction as well as temporal aid to the poor. The Rev. T. J. Rowse% hon. sec. of the Metropolitan District Visiting Association, the Rev. S. Hansard, of Bethnal green, and other gentlemen expressed themselves strongly against the principle of mixing up spiritual instruction and temporal relief in one organisation. Mr. ltowaell said he ; knew • case in which a certain relief society wrote to Roman catholic, informing them that it would give them relief, but not without telling them " the truth." Miss I Burdett Contis sent a letter urging the appointment of a I central executive, to which she would at once contribute ) 100 t. The new central committee will have an area ein i bracing the Poplar, Stepney. and Hackney unions, and the t pariahs. of Bethnal-green and the hamlet of Mile-end Old- CALCUTTA AND CHINA itlcleavv) MAILS. GIBRALTAR, JAN. 2i.—The Langelore leaves at about 9 p.m. this evening. She may be expected at South ampton about the Ist proximo. Mr. Butler-Johnstone, M.P., writes to the Post on the subject of Ireland. Ile does not think that country is ever likely to be prosperous, for the Celtic rtes is want ing in the habits which conduce to material prosperity, though they have many good and noble qualines. Ped dling measures of tenantaeompensation, waken+, clergy endowments, catholic university charters, will never cure the present evils i and for the British parliament to legislate for Ireland " according to Irish ideas " seems to him about the most impracticable scheme that ever entered into the imagination of politician'. Among other incidental observation., Mr. Johnstone rya he would hang every Irish-American filibuster be could catch, " despite all the Sewer& in the world." He also describes the hon. member for Cork city (Mr. Maguire) as declaiming on the wrongs of Ireland before a cold, list less, wondering Saxon assembly. " They stare at bim ea if he were a strange beast out of the Zoological Gardens, and they vote arunrthim." SUPPER TO THE " UNDRROSCHINDS. "— Yesterday evening a supper was given to a large number of the " uni form stair of the Metropolitan Railway, in the " under round hall" attached to the general manager's office at Gower-street station. Mr. Myles Fentoo, general manage!, presided, and was supported by Mr. Burnett, resident engi neer, Mr. Fisher, and other ofilcials of the line. Mews. Spine and Pond were the caterers, and provided an excel lent repast for the goats, who, lodging front their stowed in& healthy appearance, would seem to thrive amazingly in their unileigroand employmelit,notwithetanding the resent outcry about the atmosphere of the tunneL Their appetites were excellent, and the men highly enjoyed the good things placed before them. After the usual loyal toasts the chairman gave " Success to the Metropolitan Rollaway," which was received with deafening abeam Mr. Myles Fenton, in a neat speech, said that In the five yews whisk had elapsed since the opening of thellue they bad had many difficulties to surmount. He stated that the line had com menced with carrying 10,000,000 pawners in the bet year. Lad year they bad conveyed 72,000,000, end this year he hoped they would carry 90,000,000 passengers. Altogether 750,000 trains had pawed over the railway. There were three words be wished to impress upon the staff of the Metropolitan Railway : They were " Signals, Safety, sad Civility.' After some well- tim ed observations with reference to the Mir of the stall, sod impressing upon them the value of civility sad attention to the sem& public, the chairman concluded amid much applause. Mr. F.M.,,nvalli.tl=o:,uPropota.:ll:l health of th throe time. lOzir rises. town. Early in February Mr. Dickens gives four read ings in Washington, where the price of seats is fixed at 5 dollars each. In the leading cities of the west he is alms announced, and his present intention is to return to Eng land in the Cuba on the 22nd of April. Mr. H. F. Cowen, a young English pianist at present in Berlin, bad the other clay the honour of per forming before the Crown Prince's in the palace. Mr. Cowen's talents, ea a performer and composer, which are said to give fair promise of future celebrity, met with much approval on the part of her royal highness and court. The theatres and other places of amusement in New York and Brooklyn enjoyed a profitable season dur ing the year 1867, their aggregate receipts being 3,163,374 dol.. Niblo's Winter Garden, where the Nod Crook was the attraction, is far ahead of any other, reporting an in come of 503,864 dole. Wallack's Theatre reports 246,327 dole. ; the Olympia, 216,099 doles ; the New York Circus, 186,Z.10 dole. ; Broadway Theatre, 174,101 dots. ; the Academy of Musks, 165,089 dole. ; Steinway Hall, 148,000 dole. ; and New York Theatre, 127,100 dell. The condition of the Russian army in the pad year is made the subject of en interesting article in the nuclide. After a lengthy introduction to the effect that the Csar, though he has kept an unselfish watch over the peace of the Continent for ever so long, wal, perhaps, be obliged by his nearest interests to adopt a different policy la the future, the writer pruned' to oak himself whether the Ruaha forces will be competent to fulfil the task likely to devolve Kea them. The question is answered in the BETTING 121 .LONDOlL—(rlils DAY.) 2.30 P .Y. The muster at the club was very small to-day, and unreal, aaythieg wee done. Shakespeare and Fan were again inquired after a good deal for the Grand National, the firseseined was backed for a little at 100 to 6, and Mr. Barber's mare would have found ready support at 90 to 1; at 25 to 1 Tusculanum would also have found Mends. Nothing was done on any other event. Prices as follow': LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 6 met Shakespeare (t) 100 to 6 Fan (off, t9oto 1) 90 to 1 Tuaculanum (off, t23to 1) 28 to 1 Thalusius (off, t to I) 50 to 1 Reporter (off) DERBY. 13 to 2 sgst Roderuoian (off, t 100 to 15) 17 to 1 The Earl (off, t2oto 1) 40 to 1 Banditto (off) 50 to 1 Ses-Saw (off, t 1000 to 15) St? 111011111' MAISIEST.—( THIS DAY.) pool, the direetors determine upon extending the open time of tht and ea earn WIIS Ova 0.01.00 gs opened st 28, treat Alta the I st 311 "wr hug, under the superintendenoe and mean ri The Kee& hinds are without alteration today, min Manama, a gentleman wise hag sew we e position of but the tendency ad prices is upwards The con - ° de w Saaithesnagrirrir.4l:: the alarm, show . ay s % * Da cha !: tinental advises are still regarded as eneoureg in gs Willis, of the firm of newien ti .Perbes sad Co., of Bombay while the great plethora of money has led to fur- and London, has dirseleo . been toned to a eel at tlh_e____ A, :boald a t td o thei investment, both on banking and private the f or " Ze m ,o2 as plsars I ss ses i dAsss. The account. Foreign bonds have again improved ; who retire this year by rotation. and. bona eli but railway stocks are fiat, the disclosures just Cel,:r.thLree:lre; fee reelecti on , n huJ ohaßesrealas s ia t i an d' made with regard to the financial position Esq . . The retirilli auditors , * George Pennon, Pm. anti of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Mauna. Wolfen, Ls+, also offer themselves for melee and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln- I Stee ' The Credit Fonder of Russia, under statutes shire Companies having caused fresh sales of approved by imperial ukase in November and De these securities. Nevertheless, it is anticipated , comber last, has obtained power to issue bonds to that the supply of stock at the fortnightly settle- I the amount of ten millions of silver roubles,bearing ment, which will commence to-morrow, will be . 5 per cent. interest, and made out to bearer, the again small, and that heavy premiums will be in January and charged in several cases for the loan of stock to the cent following account. Banking, financial, and miscel- I Jnterulyre. of the Continent. In the first instance only in London as well as m pa a yable u the great financial imit of which is to be five millions silver rouble s are issued in bonds of laneoua shares have been little dealt in. 100 silver roubles each. The security is the floating The discount market presents no new feature, eapital of the c om p an y , its reserve, its special and the rate for loans in the Stock Exchange is ' capital and the guarantee of all the property still nominal, at 1 per cent. hypothecated to it. The bonds, as well as the Consols are quoted 934 to }for money and ' coupons, are printed in five la nguages—Russian , German, French, Dutch, and En g lish. The sub the account (6th February), and the Three I scription opens on Thursday ne xt, and the price of per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 1 issue is fixed at i5l per cent. for Russia, 75 4 -sth 931 to 1. per cent. for H olland, 76 per cent. for Belg i um, yp b ortizatio are Railway sticks are fi at, but prices in most in - and 761 per cent . for other places. The stances are unchanged, the amount of bu siness ; rite b rat Lsowffinagtdartakienpstee in M ay next. 11, being moderate. Great Western and Brighton per cent, the present prigs being Creditors of the Whitehall Engi neerin g Company have declined (Limited), are required to se nd the particulars of 451 to 461 and 451 to 46 , respectively. Metro- the i r claims to the li q uidators at Leeds by the politan, however, is higher, at 1161 to 1. 15th February. Annexed are the quotations : —London and North Creditors of the Oriental Insurance Company, Western, 117$ to $ ; Midland, 104$ to o ; Lance, an incorporated joint-stock company, formerly shire and Yorkshire, 1251 to f ; Calednian, 76 carr Y in g ness in Botabay,tobuset nndowtitine of liqui b dation are required to 1 ; South Eastern, 68 to ; Great Eastern, 30$ to $ ; Sheffield, 43 to 1 ; Great Northern, 107 to e"" tictil of their Claims to the liquidators at Ciubay by the Ist May. 108 ; ditto A, 1081 to ; London and South The time for receiving applications for the 10 Western, 79 to 81 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, I per cent. preferential stoc been k of endthe Atl to the antic Tele -18 to ; North British, 35 to 1 ; Brighton, , graph Company has atted 24th 471 to $ ; Berwick, 104 to 1 ; and York and North I February inclusive. We understand that a larger num ber of p ee Midland, 95 to 96. I Dangers than usual are proceed i ng to New Zealand - Foreign stocks are in request , and show firm- an d A us t r alia, rid Panama, by the steamer lea vin g nese. Spanish New Three per Cents. are at 301 ' Southampton on Monday the 3rd February. to 1, showing a rise of I per cent. ; Mexican, 15 / Telegrams front 3ladeira, yid Lisbon, state that to 1 being }better ; Turkish of 1862, 581 to 591 ; ditto, of 1865, 311 to 1 ; Greek, 124 to 13 ; the screw-steamer Kalfrans, with the Cape mails and passengers had arrived, and proceeded on the 13th January. Portuguese scrip, 21 to $ prem. ; Italian of 1861, 42$ to / ; Peruvian of 1563, 74; to ; and Egyp tian of 1864, 891 to 901. Transactions to a fair extent have occurred in American securities. The 5-20 Bonds are at 711 to 72, showings decline of 1 ; Erie Railway shares, 491 to 501, being 1 better ; and Illinois Central, 861 to 871, a rise of 1. Anglo-American Telegraph shares are steady at 201 to f; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference at 4 15-16 to 5 1-16. As regards financial shares London have declined 10s., viz. to 221 to 21} dig., but the other com panies are without variation. International, 21-16 to 1 15-16 din. ; General Credit, 2$ to 1 dig ; and Credit Foneier, 3 to a per share. Bank shares are inactive, at yesterday's quota tions. The fortnightly settlement will begin to-morrow and end on Friday, and the speculators show con siderable anxiety as to the way in which it will pass over. The following relates to the New Granada Debt : " Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co. have this day received a remittance on account of New Granada dividends, of 6971. Bs. 11d. from the custom-house of Cartagena, London, January 27th, 1808." The Douro, from the West Indies, bas brought 296,0001. in specie, of which 906,0601. is silver, and 88,0001. gold • and the America, from New York, 8,000/. The Briton, for the Cape of Good Hope, has taken 10,0001. iu gold. The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 2,6211. over last year. Much attention sae directed yesterday to the auditors report attached to the accounts of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company. It states that the dividend of 2 per eeut. per annum, proposed by the directors, ` is bond gar due thereon after charging the revenue of the half-year with all expenses which in accord ance with our judgment and experience belong thereto, subject to tee Ph:trill o re: and, after premising this important saving clause, the auditors go on to say that : In the capital account a sum has been charged far in terest on money e pendol on unproductive works amounting to 1,201!. upon the 51ancliester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire proper, and 3,4 1:11. 13s. upon the South Yorkshire. Under the head of law and parliamentary expenses a sun of 3,67'21. 175. 9,1. has been charged sgsinst capital for the cost of opposing bills promoted by other parties ; it is a question whether the whole or a portion of this amount may not properly form a charge against revenue. No depreciation food has been established with respect to the sea-going steamers, but the whole of the omit of insurance, repairs, and such parts of them which have requited renewing, have been charged against revenue. The whole of the rolling stock, stores, and plant remain in the books at their original cost. The income for the month of December has been estimated as usual, as the exact figures cannot be ascertained until about the middle of February,wirsa the clearing-house returns for Decem ber are usually made, but we have no reason to suppose that it has been estimated at too large an amount. It would appear that much more decided objection ought to have been taken to the arrangement whereby the rolling stock, stores. and plant re main valued at their original cost, and to the ab sence of any depreciation fund in respect of the sea-going steamers. Another objectionable feature is the charging to capital of a sum of 81,5001. for new locomotives. It is evident that railway audi tors do not yet fully appreciate the extended powers and responsibilities assigned to them by a recent act of parliament. The traffic receipts of the Erie Railway Company for the month of December were 1,041,646 don., being 531 dole. more than in Dec., 1866. At the meeting yesterday of the London Financial Association (Limited) the airectors' report, which has already been published, was adopted. Some questions were asked with regard to the securities held by the company, but the chairman stated that the board have decided not to give any information on the subject, since it would be injurious to the interests; of the concern. A meeting was held yesterday of the shareholders of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank. when a dividend was declared at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum for the half-year. Subjoined is the report of the directors of the London and Provincial Marine Insurance Company to be prtaented at the general meeting on the 4th February : The directors have the pleasure to submit to the share holden the annual statement of the amounts of the rarin:tan9dWyPho3diryTemubdeir. 1867i7•111hbleave seen bete then amounts thatthe net the a uditors. of insurancesfor the /ear, after deducting the usual charges for brokerage, dieooont, returns. and re-Insurances, amount to 141,6131. 12s. sd. This sum, together with the balance, 51,999 f. 14a. sd. brought down from the last amount, and interest accruing from investments, gives • total of 200,364/.55. Id. The other side of the amount shows that aftcrthe payment of all lams sad claims rsisting to the part and previous years, to the extent of 108,5471. 17s. Id., the working expenses of the company, end intend amounti ti l an t 10,11061. ;aid to the shareholders, there remains • la oddities to the capital sad reserve. The directors, with sawed ea behalf of this young woman amount to 11W. to the aedit of Income sad expenditure of 68,358!. 141. 3d., MATILDA Gaolos.—The moneys we have re fa the esasaffellell of sadness, ea matter of precaution. 16e. 4c1., and after deducting the claim which was paid tidier it lenient to preside against any depreciation ia order to Mr moo ism prsixt, there remains in the mime fai investments, end titerefere propose to charge hand a=el M. lb. 4d. Th ' tom we propose to the someenta with the saw of d 5,000 r. for this purpose. deal with. for her bomb, in the manner following — we la with satisfeetion the directors eon shall, with neneimien t pine the totals in the keeping of It report nest the dam of the bedlam far the two of the ,tom athag_ pari sh , requesting them yew MI hes bee. highly satisfactory sad at es& • ohs pay hates many *Magi ea may be needful to meter se to seeable theta io to the meeting the sa6t her nielateamee for the present. sad oe her Wag payment d Wired for the hell viz, at the rate cif 10 pec reepeetsbly ia We — as, for example, by marriage— mat. pee ems. Meet insane sm. After sonatina to y over to her the remainder, whatever it may be. — with away of the leading merchants sad ahem, at liver. MosoAy Immo. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 9n to 93, both for money and the oth February, opened this morning at the same q uotation ' and clotted at 931 to i. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 931 to i. The oflicial business report is as &Rows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 921, 31 i ; ditto for account, 93, i, 1; Three per Ceuta: Reduced, 93, 1 ; New Three per Cents., NI, 3, f, i, f ; ditto Two-and..a-Half per Ceuta., 751 2 ; Bank Stock, 240, 4} ; India Five per Cent. Stuck, 1121, 12 ; ditto Four per Cent., 101 ; ditto Four per Cent. " enfaoed " rupee paper, 81, ti ; ditto Five per Cent., 103, 4 . 4 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Ce nt., _ _ HA' Indian government securities were steady. Exchequer Bills remain at 'Me. to 275. prem. The foreign stock market was firm, with a good amount of business, consisting chiefly of purchases. The Viceroy of Egypt's Loan and Danubian Bonds of 1867 were in active request, and advanced If per cent. ; Turkish of 1854, 1863, and 1865 (Six per Cents.) ruse I per cent. ; Turkish of 1862, Danubian (old), and Equador, 1 ; Greek and Spanish New Three per Cents., 1 ; and Italian of 1861, 1. Mexican, however, declined 1. The changes in bank shares were almost evenly balanced. Australasia and Standard of British South Africa rose D. ; and City, Earl London, and London Joint Stock, Ns. ; while Bank of Egypt, London and Westminster, Merchant, and Union of London, declined 11. The market for financial shares was inanimate. Prices closed as follows :—lnteniational Financial, 2 1-16 to 1 15-16 dia. ; General Credit, 21 to 1. din ; London Financial, 22 to 21 die. ; and Credit Fon cier 314 to i per share. Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference shares were inquired for, and rose 1-16 to 1, closing at 20? to 1 and 4 15-16 to 5 1-16, respectively. Tho Ten per Cent., Pre ference showed no change at par to 1 prem. Telegraph Construction were q u o ted 131 "to 141, being steady. A memorandum from the Guardian Assurance Office corrects what appears to have been a printers' error the other day, and quotes t he d ic e of this company'. shares at 48. Hudson's Bay shares closed at 141 to 15, showing a decline of 2s. 63., and National Discount at 6/ to f prem., being steady. Some of the miscellaneous shares met with inquiry. United Kingdom Tele graph preference rose 15a. ; Ebbw Vale, Itts. ; Berlin Waterworks, 2s. lid. to ss. ; and Oriental Gas, Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance, and United Kingdom Telegraph (original), 2s. 6a. London and St. Katharine Dock stock was 1 per cent. better. Colonial Government securities were without alteration. A moderate amount of business was reported in American securities. The .5-t..0 Bonds were un altered, but Illinois Central Bailwav shares rose i per cent., and Atlantic and Great Western deben tures I. The Consolidated Mortgage Bonds of the latter company, however, fell ;/ per cent. Massa chusetts Five per Cents. were I lower. Prices closed as follows :-5-20 Bonds, 1882, 71f to 721 ; Erie Railway shares, 491 to 50 ; Illinois Central, i 861 to 1 ex div. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway 'Debentures, 24 to 25 ; and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 224 to 23. The position of the market for public securities is noticed as follows in thecircular of Messrs. Seymour i and Elwyn : MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Uxa o'Ctooi. Home mining shares are in demand to-day, and the general tendency of the market is firm. Great Vor and North Crotty are in good request, at 20 to 22, and 31 to respectively. Prince of Wales are quoted Ms. to 60 a. , being firm ; West Great Work, 3} to ; West Drakewalls, Es. to 10s.; New Lovell, to ; North Downs, 225. 6d. to 255. ; W es t Frances, 40 to 45; Wheal Seton, 874 to 924 • Chivcrton Moor. 6 to # ; Drakewalls, 12s. 6d. to 16e. ; Clifford, ti to 6 ; and Tincroft, 131 to 144. With the exception of a fall of 11. in St. John del Ho —viz., to 32 to 34, foreign, as well am oolonial mining shares show no change. Don ' Pedro are at 21 to 3 prem.; Anglo-Brazilian, par to prem. Peetarena„ dia. to par ; Chontales, ; to 1 dis. ; Rosaa Grande, par to 1 . prem. ; Anglo . Italian, par to prem. ; 'United ' Mexican, 11 to 14 ; Frontino and Bolivia, 1 to 1 ; Port Phillip, 1 7-16 to 9-16 ; Central American, dia. to par ; and Anglo-Argentine, 4to prem. The second ordinary gene ral meeting of the Lucy Phillips Gold and Silver Mining Company (Limited) is called for the 3rd February. The adiourned general meeting of t he V ancouver Coal Mining and Lend Company (imited) is to take place on the 4th February. [For toolay's Share list see page 4.1 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. ERPOOL COTTON AND CORNMARKETE. (TIDE DAY.) . (BY TILZGIAPH.) --.....ww.g. 1 (mos ois ows oossamioicosirr.) Corrow.—The market continues quiet. Sales 8,000 or 10,000 hales. COWL—The market well atended. Wheat in moderate consumptive demand for white at late rates. Beans, peas, and oatmeal slow sale. Indian corn 6cL per qr. cheaper, with little doing. Mixed, 455. 6d. ZEDS CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (11T 1711011APH.) . _ (nod oui tong aousaromparra There was very little business passing to-day in either wheat or barley; prices unchanged. Other articles as before. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) SUCAL—There is still very little business doing in raw, and the refined market is also dull of gale at the late redaction. Count—There is a steady inquiry for plantation Cey lon, and bought in parcels, ex resent auctions, have been placed et firm rates. iF.A.—For common qualities there is a more active inquiry at firm rates, and the finer kinds r emain steady. R 1711.-120 puns. of Demerara Bold at easier prices, at to 2s. ld. proof. CINSAMON.—The quarterly sales commenced heavily, but the demand improved as they proceeded, closing at about 24. per lb. reduction, the finer kinds showing the greatest decline. 2,770 belie Ceylon were nearly all dis pose,' of at and after the auctions. First sold is. lld. to *A. 6d.; second, is. 6d. to 2s. 34..; third, la td. to 2e. 21., and fourth, is. 24. to la. 6d. CASSIA LlGNlA.—Further sales of second pile have been made, at ills . cub. Cutch—Fine Pegu is held for higher prices. S ixrerritr.—A pared of Bengal sold at 1 9a. 64 . for refractions ti to 31. Corrux.—The market is steady but quiet, at previous prices. JUTE.—The demand is still limited. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet. Town tallow. 41s. 9d.; Peters burg Y. C. on the spot, 43e. 3d. ; January to March, 43a. 3d.; March, 43a. lid. ; October to December, 44a. 3d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow at the fol lowing prices, vin.:—Prime meadow hey, 7:a. to Wts. ; inferior ditto, Tais. to 70s. ; clover, old, 974. to 10.55. ; inferior ditto, als. to 00s. ; straw, 308. to 365. PROV)1101AL BRARE ILLRENTS. L73IIIPOOT, JAI. 27.-Batirs to-day : Caledonian, 76} 7 61 1 1 1 1 I—Great Eastern, 304 1 1 I—Great Western, 161—Lan aaldre and Yorkshire. 1251—London and North Waters, 1171 LW —Manchester. Shefheld, and Lincolnshire, 441 1 431 f 1 I_l 1 2j 32j 31-31etropolltan. 117 1 1 1 117 161 1 kllsod,lo6l 16 41 I—Birmingham1—Birmingham and Derby Et! convertMlo, 1 p.—North British, 38 1 I—South Eastern, 651 18 —Blrkeahmil 914 1 id.—Grand Trunk of Canada, 16—Great Western of Cinada, 161—Atlantic and Great Western 7 percent. Consolidated Beads, TA—UMW Males 9-20 Bends 13821, Ist May to Ist November, 711—Dutch Rbentsh,3 1.18 p.—Livermsd Fi nancial AranclaUon iUmited„ 21 d.—British and Yurehm Marine ;Limited:, 1 p. --Liverpool and London and Globe Fire and We, a 1 p. —Atlantic Telegratill a per cent, Elnli dom Telegraph Company, 10 put cent. Pref., 71—loath Esetern el per cent. S and 3.85. HASCILISTSI, r• 6. 27.—Market lower, a fair amount of bushier going. Anglo-American Telegraph Limited), 1104 — Caledonian, 700 I—Coamlidated Bask. 7-16 p.—Mies. 1111111 MI— Great 10,11, 300 I—Great Luxembourg, O}—Great Northern A, IoM) 511—Grist - taken of Canada, l6l—Oreat Western. e 6/ 561 I—Loadon, Brighton, and South Coast, 47 —Man cheater, Maki& and thitolaahlre. 441.1}1 43 111M 0 1 • I—listopolitan. 1171 1 117j11 17 16j 1 1 land, 1034 1 Northfl 6—Ditto, era ,ca sham p —North 35 0 — Staffordshire, 634-Beuth Eastern, OM / Thames and Mersey Marina insurance !Limited,. 2 7 -10 P. — Dover Five per Cent. (1866', irll—lialtiah and Foreign Marina. I p. B e 27..—Bustows continues on a mislerate scale in this mutat. Itiriningliam Wagon Mix per Cent Prefer ence Shares were sold at 10 ; Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon Shares, 101 ; and Railway Carriage (Oldburyl, at 1 pm. Closing prices Birmingham Banking Company Shares, at 11 pm : Birmingham Joint Stock Bank. at 30 to 201: ham tlas New Ordinary tihares, at 411 to ea: Meth ritITZ : shire Waterworks' Shares. at 6 1. 6): and General Steam Nail . gallon Company Shares, 274, buyers. The town of Ipswich will this week be given up to gaiety, in celebration of the opening of the new Town• ball, a very handsome building, which has oost the town, exclusive of the value of the site, about 113,0001. The hall stands upon the south side of the Cornhill, • large open square in the centre of the town. THE Drf RICK SHErHEEn. Hogg knew or affected to know every ballad that was ever bung and every story that was ever told on the Soottish border. He was exceedingly adroit likewise in filling op blanks and supplying sometimes a head and sometimes • tail-piece, just as it was wanted. Scott did his best to serve him also, but failed. Hogg could not manage his own affairs yet was for ever urgent to be allowed to manage the affain of others. He was to his employer—if we may so speak of Scott —alternately obsequious, ridiculous ' and insolent. Take, for example, Lockhart's amount of the Shepherd's Brat dinner with Scott :—" When Hogg altered the drawing.romn, Mrs. Scott, being at the time in • delicate state of health, was reclining on a sofa. The Shepherd, after being presented and making his best bow, forthwith took possession of another sofa placed opposite to hers, and stretched himself thereupon at all him - length ; for, as be said afterward., 'I thought I could never do wrong to copy the lady of the house.' As his dress at this period was precisely that in which any ordinary herdsman attends cattle to the market, and as his hands, moreover, bore most legible marks of a recent sheepemearing, the lady of the house did not observe with perfect equanimity the novel usage to which her chintz was exposed. Ttte Shepherd, however, remarked nothing of all this — dine d heartily and drank freely, and, by jest, anecdote, and song, afforded plentiful merriment to the more civilised part of the com pany. As the liquor operated, him familiarity increased and atrengtheeed ; from ' Mr. Scott,' he advanced to Sberra,' and thence to ' Scott," Walter,' and ' Wattle,' until at supper he fairly convulsed the whole party by ad dressing Mrs. Scott as ' Charlotte.' " Poor Howe had all the elements of a poet about him, and " Kilmeny " may compare with any story of the ' kind in the language. But how was it possible eeeentially to serve • man who was always asking, always mimesdisg what be got, and withal sr touchy as to address - to his beefeater, who hod s omehow offended him, a letter which began " D—d sir," and ended "Noun with diegust."!—Quarterlyßerier, new number. Live Oversits.—" Oysters," says old Fuller, " are the only meat which men at alive and yet account it no cruelty. The idea of eating any creature whilst still alive does, it must be 0012100 ed, savour • little of ferocity, and, as Bing James was watt to my, " he was • very valiant man who first ventured on sating el oysters ;" or as the pat Gay has sung of the first raw-oyster eater in the well-known Tina : The man had sure a palate covered o'er With Areas or steel that es the rocky shore First broke the oozy metes pearly coat. And risked the thing morsel down„ throat. The popular idea with regard to eating w eyelets is that the animal is killed as soon as The (tamers knife the gaping shall cowards. And the melt liquor stream between ler %soda But this is • mistake ; if the oyster is net dead before H is opened, it is undoubtedly swallowed aliva—Bdissberpt kr•-•., new number. "SHIRKING" AT ETON.—The abolition of this strange usage is, we believe, the only one al the numerous recommendations of the commission, that has beau, yet, e gemtvely carried out. Although Most, it Oho re oording, as a specimen of what Mon boys sad mast= no, once thought " right and honourable." 'Mums; shiritmg —if • boy was seen by • master out of bounds, or ifaiisto any prohibited pines, or doing any prohibited sot, be, g eeing the masterdiug, avoided him, if only in the watifel fashiohi his bead behind• bersrbush or p ot of while his lags were all the • white viable —he shirked" the master, and the latter by a legal Action did net " see" the boy ; and what was per- Ups, still more amusing (if it is anstatag at all) was that if the boy honestly and went forward to meet the master, he get dimmest I The seater would my, " What yea Ira bY this tisence in not shirking ese"l"tacift redo is that you have • eight to de mom why dsn't yen moil yourself of It?" One dthe waders gam it ae tits delta rate testimony that this practise was "at the Wins if a greet deal of evil at Eton," taammeh es " • bey mien t a 0 what wee wroog, bat halt Am waged In omele be his being found ant."—Brills Quarto* Mei" new number. w : 4 . 4 ~ i~