The Express. — London, England, 1855-01-11 00:00:00

- .... . - Ayr " .._ -........- . . -.......4.---..- . . . . ... .. • • _ ..___ z....4e-e.-,./ 4 . 0 c.• .. • : , . . . • . . . ..."I" . •'' ' CADY ....'.. . . .. . 1 . /----•,......_./ t • •• : t' 71.(It."nlii 17 ,?; , ..-1 ;Terri MIT • A ' ( 4 • • t - c i-,- •. L ., tp , ~ .• • ...... .._ 4...... „., t . . - . . . . . . . , . . . [THREEPENCE. MONEY MARKET. must before long recover from their prawn extreme dee premien. The earnings for November were as follows: 1653. 1864. dole. do h. New York Central Railroad 456,276 50 563,876 41 Erie Railroad 461,263 00 491.492 00 Michigan Central Railroad 139,271 57 232,845 71 Michigan Southern and North ern Indiana Railroad The receipts of gold from California; for the fortnight, amount to 838,706 doll., and the disbursements from the sub•treasury have been large. In view of there facts, and the absence of all demand for specie for foreign export, it waa expected that the amount held by the banks would have been largely increased during the last week; but the drain from eastern and southern cities, and the withdrawal of deposits to some extent, from savings' batiks, have absorbed nearly the whole amount received. Since the reports were made, 1,461,646 dols, more in gold have been received from California. The curtailment of loans is impended, end after the new year an easier state of money effeirsis looked for, although the want of confidence will still render the nego tiation of all but leading securities very difficult, and the rates of discount ea paper, not strictly first class, may con tinue to range at high figures. During the lest ten daps a Inge amount of government stocks have been forwarded to the treasury department for redemption. The proposals of the Secretary of the Treasury for their purchase expire on 31st inst. It is not expected that they will be imme diately renewed. A bill passed by the mate, at the last session of Congress, is now hefore the House of Representa tives, appropriating 8,300,000 doll. to the payment of the Texas debt, in lieu of the 5,000,000 dols. of 5 per cent. bonds, due In 1865, heretofore set aside for that purpose, but not accepted by the state. Should this appropriation be made, it will absorb a large portion of the surplus at present in the treasury. THIS DAY—Two O'CLOCK. The English stock market to-day is quieter, and some tendency towards reaction has been shown. Prices are now quoted to : per cent. lower than they closed yesterday. Consols for the Bth February have ranged between 924 and 92:, and are now quoted 924 to:. For money transactions have taken place at 91: to 924, and the present quotation is 91: to 924. The Three per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 91: to 924; the New Th ree p er C ents . at 921 to 921 ; Bank Stock at 2083; Exchequer Bonds at 99 to 4 ; and Exchequer Bills at 55. to 7e. prem. Foreign stocks are generally steady, but Turkish, after marking as high a s 774, h as d ec li ne d to 7 6 : to 4. Russian Five per Cents. are quoted 100 to 102; Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 183 to 19; and Mexican, 21 to 4. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents, have been dealt in at 904 to 92 ex div ; Sardinian at 85; and Peruvian Four-and-a-11.0f per I Cents, at 704. - - _ _._ • - .est E. . - _-:- , ce-,,,..40 019 z. ... 4 ‘.. 4 ;,,d.... c ., ..• r o 9Vessie , ' • • 0 i.,„..,,..„,/,..._,,,,,.. ,____ , tilt • - 1 li. ( l ' allii 17 9 . " e irl ' 4l • .... . ...,..., 4 : 4 SUC.. ( . . . • : • .; : 1 : ..,. L . 33rti ... ....•.: 1 t... C . . • • . - : No. 2,619.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1955. c NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. WAR MEETING IN WESTMINSTER. ANIL of DEPOSIT, NATIONAL ASSURANCE -e- SHARE LIST& FOREIGN RAILWAY.. ass Wenn= ASSOCIATION, No. 8. Pall-Mall lut a A m Yesterday evening a public meeting d the inha- -0- is 1e ammo ma Reteardro 61 7 6 edges resetaa noose 11 11 W ent 111111111141. 91 6 maws is Oratemsc .. - - die T ummy ler tee 1111, -Tailux lIITZIUM " 11111 217 ° bftiato of th• loziall of B t. "tot Welinalubro tivenual Compared with the movement in Com* the 1 ° illo et 0 wo .mimaz en Pel.sElt aa Aussnlne 82 um Dowliers in somiquates of a aumerously avid unable= arldremed railway there market is quiet , but the character of L I 3 " . 0 :„...... : ,.. 1114.6 „,,,_ e l l " A: i d; • Manta this department is nevertheless ovule 20, "'"'n popga meWhbst, =fee Dkeeter , to the churchwarden, wee held It the Vestry-hall, Dna. erteadolols al Inwidm g allse as T a i l renew to rr i tar s i os the "nolo foo t h e PorPolo of ooProoolo4l their deep 1 7 11 1w 2 h7 dewy of quotations decidedly upwards. Prim closed " " Dm 77 "' Same ef WPM& with the brave arm now being sacrificed in the Crimes, Mse Ram Win_ ~.. q 2 pm 111 at an average admix. of t to t good, an t d the par te e n- d el guano a s l lam a _is as pa of tent keg ea applerdes. per 0113 ,OM ID 2 Do. Enserake ---- Igm 4 wad of petitioniug her Majesty to Menses the eficiesey of with the deal range of y esterd ay. tos ell 41pAlbIs i pAS I eseresel - - IiAMBERS.-To be LET, elegant and coo - various heads of departments. ---__ lOO all Ds la sel ware - - C;sr le erred saran amass - liazimi■t.i.:aaraetts. tor r r= u pft of thel=_lneceiau In Mr. 3. °warm the Chnrchwudu, presided, sad is 10 6 Me 25 1 GSTrmitelOanedsAtemei 71 111 11. l i mi t:eg o the servants' a 2 24 to opening the pronedinp remarked that the public feeling The railway THIS DAY.-Two o'CLeek. share market to-day exhibits an 011- tee se D i , 0 22 2, 8 1 D a s so s olaa IS : Den. lace Atl. ism 5 7 Ms oehrems 22 4 ewers. had been strongly nested by the Reid/eta the g 00000 ment and the indifference of thou p l ace d in authority with re- fav ourable reaction, following the decline in Consols. 100 _ Deaupy:lllp.eada 10 II die 91 90 4 1 1 C " ISTMAS PRESENTS. m omit mint M Fame 111 a an gard testis war, and sa one of the matt. the present Prices are generally quoted lower than yesterday. I Omahas , ramisimis :;: i i Pi pet 56 wiled. That mu should fall is especially for the heavier stocks. London and • ...ladi m"..t tisa mil"" to as ime ltromill'a diniale a lb le tat elawas " hmall atiz...- a BB.4 lt ilr itle ha w d as be rf Do. New 2 per seeL - - - ii , -- : eses ma he sem seenedds than Wahl*, bet in the North - W es t ern stock is quoted 101 e to / ; Great 1 "„„ " ~. ' ' war now waging they had Men nekin B • l 7 "critic" Western, 881 to 891; Midland, 69 to i ; Lancashire sit as ot. - wootThams.. ' . il l si ts 3 I 4 ROWLAND:a' MAC.AMIAR on, imozd a. aur aim . irsaaacasostlostrs to 'Maar, and sustednial it la to culpable neglect, and that the British people would 15 I aeon tolerate. ( Chem .) He bed so hesitation in uz? „„ . and Yorkshire, 73 to 1; Great Northern*, 221: lee Ni Dultat..psrer.an - - ROWLANDS' 11ALYDOILr 103 all Do. co. 112. dm .: - - lag his °plain, that the government wee not in earnest la 1 1 S ou th - E astern, , 171 to 1 ; and Caledonians, ama a Di. di. 34 ; 44 . 2 di . I pii mad memo le }parses ranee Mem to the am°. lad 1 " Sw F sarry io g on the war, and tha t , aftereash boundless re- to 31. Wawa aree. sad N'ele: andlo3 all Do. do. 73.withontep. Si 100 - ROw LANDO ODONTO. ow PEARL DENTIFIGC; MIMS were offered to them, they bad sever iateaded that French shares are rather lower. Northern. are 214 all Guiles end Tomato .. I die nee IlMaeeii, d „ r isk $ peort.like whined.% sad resins Ike Bras* it should be serried ea with rigger. The wu • WA/ ceased 100 all Do. 8 per Cast. ..... ...... W 100 ouoted 341 to 1; Eastern., 311 to 321; and Paris is le I,yeee am Nam wen se:Wm _ by the voice of the 'fogad upon the government by - a amity armload Demo , t heir 181 W the peals , mite the gthenmeent to embark in it; and Lyons, 211 to 1 pram. is 111 tits Medltenmese - - 30 1 l ii i ii. =.lllollllllo widwriaoan w " .•277 711 " 7 " 18.6 sad 25 lisighitmemenetwissimi mit ths war in an unworthy ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Z - Deilleer - - 41 22 hal g r =e1=r11111k1116 mormissolellmi,gm 1 1 1011111 4 11110 1 4 4thiggildMAS amthighthths Smeater had sees- • t OlmlegreMis Mats **thy all ft , at 11141/0111% 21= . 111110 7 1 7 1 w Mg posed In them. (Hear, beer.) If they wen not prepared Ms Pd. Zottwave. yeenday. le 2 p.m. 16 16 Nombre et CUMIN' thyme et Spurious Imltetkew to conductit es vigareeely as the giggle demanded, they --, should surrender their but to more Meat and more eel- st- I °° .toloaos - ..- 20 IN ChM,* & espreltass) 121 13 -....".. Tf:SKAR, - Protected by Royal Letters cleat bends. (Hear, hear.) The pies., government was 121 44 As = 72l /bia' llastin eula . • 10 all Iltenesolen TM* Pram b Vf Ml 4 Panetta rz i ........... 21 12 pm 1, m e w eed bulks Seek et the Ikea as a maw of ineongruity, and the sppelatment of the Doke 131 a ll H i m w almasammail 1 : 6 PIMA if SO 20 Pads awl 6 r a d i li t i Zillik.lllllMlllll II !111.0% 16 1 1111 a• of Newcastle to the office of Minister of War 11 291 airkek.Lan.,kChewhell. 13 12 dis. 30 00 Paden/ D00m....... 39 41 poomme s Ite. 1. Is a MAIO Ilm__loll llol ave ~ ..„._._„...._„,_ _._.•n was a monstrous wrong to the eonatry . Of the MI all DeChsakßkkJo(&2si.C. 16 IT le 10 Path, Oise, A Cba . V . P - - el Me theeth ___Timmt_. _,"4„,,,....'"imm•t i r,'''' '', Earl of Aberdeen there could not be two opinions. 11 19 De. Es. de Mt- II 7 dice M all tame wail thwe iiiiii resesti b owoolow asidis a` 4 7 - ' l . 4 b m - is om phs7, o - m oo s a a - _His was sat la earnest, for his feeling of friendship for the 12 - 77 . 8271 vd NM loin a the peogetka. user was far more strong than his love for the English pm. le a . ano 62 621 toms Ms stale Meth 111 8 . 4180 ::1 1111 °. . beta et. IN aildl."*. keyhamd Pw s. racism iiimwry to um dm of pie . Either the government must be tbs moat isa • that so ai o a t su o gy m 9lt 61/ ' Va. ugglopbbiteo4 Bleb gbielLial_ MOB trith ever existed, or the meet dishonest. He had no desire to 50 43 Dube' sal Ildtew Jane 4 5 es, 411 2 30 20 Rigel Diwiii 3 3 loyal Smash 30 all iesstre sei Mates fdufrt ad 21 1 di 10 all DiuNge o r on oent. Peeks 8 - - 8 " 4 61 all Mee :A=ft Me lames to N 0 • 88 ,_ ..._ ii B7 11718 Vmmin!.. 2771 . 717 %, embarrass the government, but the government had evinced 23 all DuadolVes.sad eberd.J. 61 /I 81 1 10 10 De. $4 per OM. Prater - Me sh the 0,91 0 0,101 m ""'""'"'"'""' over/ desire to embarrass the people. The Cheacellor of a t. 188 gam .0. sea 1.0. end s, ere With amid et awe er =Ul st er all 10 IS Western ot Ilwitnirlsad - - Weidagob the lacquer proposed to pay for the war year by year, as in" all i _.__Dialt i rtra is aad IL . t . i. no .-. 0.47 4,.. noonoi. ono A. ) . .... 2 - 8 11 o rl s l seellese. They may Rem the MOM alblll 10 30 Zealand l7 16 Paid la tie mee k _at Ile. ma; lase kg perk la. the expense accrued-a course adopted with the evident ee l esowa dun es thmentheeen IT libigthilOal• intention of embarrassing the country, and disgusting it is s i ri i , nil, 11712. udi..).. - - MINES. / - Des. DA-lh he id. 'bibs* mid rotas _,_, _,___ . . lll lam% a with the war. And then again with regard to the Foreign et. 100 ' Dmikes II 22 31 32 14 If _ ss,esnawirmsery ma co.. 8 11 . 4 n" . ..........‘............... ; Enlistment Bill. That measure was obviously introduced 11- 100 Ean Leesselehe . No. Shires Mons. Paid pekes deers IM I TIA III / 4 0 • 111 . 111 " L.,," IL b a 11i ftp,. 1 „,,,.. L e11egia1 'u.,....... sp let. for the purpose of damping the engrain of our brave men, 2 5:: Kt ___.______ 24 Euluvili 304_,Clasirlp • 56 28 yestenky. 10day. limmo"' ko ." --- ' 1 oo g y oiro g. -- -- ippeiimr -- ,;13; who would - 7 di. pun 100 Edlabmide,PerfisDandee 194 204 so - 100,000 I Aeon Fria all i 1 : i kisells.t. foreign mercenaries. (" Hear," and cheers.) The people SS 100 Otatsew a Nam Western 66 75 30,000 1 +Aiterio Atotrallan Gold all - - of this country had consented to pay for the M. 100 Great Nankeen . 904 914 1101 14 101,005 10s. 'Anglo Californian Tis HE DAILY NEWS: LONDON MORNING war-they had consented to a doubled income tee St. 100 Do. A, Steak PAPER, pries 3d. they had pinched themselves to subscribe !therally 61 100 Do. B, Meek 123 114 M. 110 Gt. Newham! West. (Ire.) Ofl 12 Mani !semi, the advesateof tree 001111110 , 04 and to the Patriotic Fund, the Crimean Army Fond, and other a .• leo 0 ov 69f 10 I :4 i o.son 10 satiatralastan 20,005 20 +Australian - it s It canoe 1 Austnlian Cordillera.- all - - demi! ~.. awocistions. They had submitted to many privations for " Bt. 100 Do. BtoeuVelleyGe.SUL 36 62 100,00 1 Ausuallioanehuld lithellieg old "be li g ft. g r w ni all.l-111 the meullie t .1 "' the purpose of supplying to our taupe that which the 50 i n Liiiiiiti , end c i di ali .. 74 yg 40,00( 1 Ave Marls - - bw wile eel In Ss mined mermatlle sad sometarald Warms. government ought to have supplied, and they would M 0,009 1 British Australian Goki all - - b et iiimi i." ll.l" th.liti. niiiir "' 184 1.4"." artkke-thi. PaPir consent that all these efforts should be rendered abortive by 161 4 Do. t:ew Thirds - AL CORROPONDENTS AT rGE SEAT OF WAR. the mismanagement of the governmeat. (Hear, hear.) tp, 11 i : Lim p :Wm and Yolvannn 73 78 4 78 i i 10,00( 33 +Brae lisp.Oes.st3Spea. 234 If 2 fif 6Ws 10$ IFORZION NEWS Id RELIABLE AND IMPARTIAL. Adverting to the proposed peace , the chairman expressed is 41,0/15 30 Do. Comm and Came. all 1 141 Do. West Riding Union - - MOW 20 Do. St. Jobs Dal Rey IS 30 82 As sethiteetr OW/ "Fvet a 44 .2 111 8 io the 104115 5018 ..IP' his opinion that it had been patched up between the Czar il l 1 1 1 wad ., aiia Biiii „, di 2 oi Se 210,00 C 1 Carson's Creek I 4 Jim pay DIN every Overland Mall. It eciatabes and Lord Aberdeen ; end added that if it were not a fair ei. In Len., &Ulnae, & &Coet 106 les lie THE ONLY DAM :2 MINING REPORT, 110,0P0 1 eata.Coriabtle.Co.,Jars. IMs par and honest peace, the government might rely upon it that St 100 Loud and North Mestere 101 f 1034 101 f 311 12.09 t 40 Doke er I 49 51 Oh &11w_ Do. foe Wen - ty giosuDlSl ALL (=man ADV 12111221121475. the people would resent it. (Cheers.) 100,000 5 +Colonial Gold ~ I I i I die ter .., Colnale l6 13 17 kb 1021Mmr21 11 /6 8011 thileh i ierrsew by IBM thee vier Mr. J. J. Roma proposed 0e first resolution, declaring L I 1 : Do. 11 o•r io.1. 01,0 j undß. , C. , 510,000 bt. +Copper Mixon of Ens. all SO 35 pese Om IRV it thiroafamsash 1 0 11 9, _,_____ 11 .wt_17_,.,_govikahm 0 9 that the meeting , in expressing its sympathy for the brave 121 2 Di. i „ iti . t / 1 dis ci .% mind/ htheitahheallihillaw ONE •••••••• salad'" set army now being sacrificed in the Crimes, could not help se ice Lindii - r, 2 ,,,, d , Westin , 24 Bi n 541 844 Ass 23 tDo. Pref. 74 per Cent. all par 2nm 70,000 3 tling.kAustnelianCoppr all 1 14 UMW Meth if 74 Me A ofioom o o f wh o a, at aromoo . k l b, kinds.; or i s ascribing most of their sufferings, disease, and death, to the 39 421 Do. E3O . Wahl Illmet.s: Lam delays and inisrusagement on the part of the government, 40 34 Do. £4O 6 7, „ 23 all &Enniskillen - - 100,001. 1 Great Nugget V.ln Beg. ill 1 1 p.g. u2bairg he ethetheeed is thig the paper kg swig and the neglect and indifference of those pieced in settles- 30,009 20 +General St. 100 S i tt e ., " l.slk *Laraine& 34 211 72;00( Grand Duchy of lades all I f pea is a nisei Om the pahlisher ertd. ow weptiseden. ramble the Mr, 23 all Do. f Shares, No. 1 7 8i 11,009 Great Polgooth all - - Nem M swweeleme 1001 T 0 3 Mel/ its at MAW Pan tlllartay. Pa kr. 11. ORLXT seconded the resoluticos, which was put to Si. In Midland 69 70 Ole II ! moos Liberty - - hedgers W Pretelles ceder. the unting and unanimously adopted. St. 100 Do. Biros sad Derby .. 41 421 10,05( +Linares all 74 114 Mr. CLI.MENT OZOROZ proposed that a petition embody- 30 an kid. G. West. (Ire.) - - 10,00• Lusikotan 1 1 1 di. Y NEWS FORWARDED to the COUNTRY i.. - - ...g the foregone(' resolution be presented to her Majesty, g u t 2 . 2 11 4 Ne t . ti o tt ootk o Itali e :a carreeme .. _ .... 1= 65 Ift im ad'lmii praying that she will cause such changes to be made in the A E VEN ING IADI 10, U Alt Ifs tg a t'e . Pu l k. °"""'"' g overnment and those in authority, that confidence may be IV 1 91 ;f e e w= " k t erti ßur l ii E : re t r o t o dil , P:irs pm 103015 60,0 9 60,000 tnariquita New Granada +N.Linarea Min. Sm.Cs all - - el NM, AMC restored and a belief creates that every effort will be made to 3 Newry and Enaiskitel - 2 24 290,000 Nouveau Monde 10,000 20 Pontetband Silver Lead all 14 15 to preserve the remainder of the British army from de- 30 all NewryWarreepoint &Row - - 100,004 Pon Phillip Y NEWS LENT TO READ, from 8 a.m. atruction. led' 8 P.la lo at IL per week; =POW In town or cannlv 7 4 42 Mr. WatONT seoonded the motion, which was carried s.as., foe id. per yor Itte. ldco os uxrti w; by NU. WALTERS. set a*. die. r . 4 ...N0n01k S De. New 49 51 au 1 31 Northern Counties Unite 31 111 Ms 60,00 Cleans Rock Mole 00 lithymney km 10.000 IS +Do. New all I 7 sees Agent. le, The proceedings terminated after a tote of thanks had St. 100 North Beni& 16 16 North Devoe. No. 1 II 10 it; f row , SO sutler) de Cubs lll S 31 S 50,00- 1 South Austral/an all 1 If .--- been awarded to the churchwarden for calling the meeting. s all De. S A Deferred lf lf 6,00 t 10 nu Croft DAILY NEWS LENT TO READ, in Loudon, s 8 Do. 4 B Gmnateed.. if if 43,174 20.2,61 +United Maxima Vi t t 2 1 1 1 et th. per qeartar.-SENT by MORNING MAIL, MCI 125.4 d. St, 100 N. Nesters-Berwick 120 DO., Ills. Id. pre v.-11. ADAMS, 9, Parilmaitetweet, 23 20 Do. Estenston_ ... 111 51 die ' J.,000 I West Maripom ell tinahmer, Dews Aiwa. CORPORATION OF LONDON REFORM. 26 19 DD G.N.E. Pun 4 3 die 30 all Do. Leeds ..-... 12 13 123 . - . .. . . . . . 11 I: l wiferr 100 31 North British Northern Caustic' Unice 16 North Devoe. No. 1 all Ds. A Deferred • Do. 1B Gouvatted 11611 I. Easters—Berm& 1111 Do. Estonian U Do. G.N.E. Pan. an Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 10 North London S Do. New 101. Shares 171 North btalfordibite.. ah Nhnh Writers 10 North &IlloothWert. Jona 100 °atom, Wore., & Wolver 180 Sooldati Central HO floottish Midland $ bony and Hereford 166 dkropshire Union. SO %nth Devon 100 ?earth Eastern So iouth Woks 5 loath Torkah.&ll.lrerDon all iteketoa sod Doll 21i rhaimesnarsa alt Vale of Neath all Waterford and Mike's . all Waterford and all West London 13 Wait Otrawall 3 el Loa& Cristia 9 . 3 Ma 4 3 ells 12 13 63 34 32 44 ;f via 4/ Ido 3 6* r ' 97 4 99 91 GS 31 93 47 12 14 t Treasferabie by 601 26 39 die 19 36 1:1 41 34 94 13 f 36 se MAR RS. 9$ 101 90 91 95 97 No. Sh. Benue. Pd. Pr iaise iors Business don yesterday. to-lay. ---- 12,500 40 tustralania all TB SO 40 lirit.CoLitank&Loan Co. all 20,100 50 Britlah North American all 40,000 25 Chartered Bank of Ash 5 I 04 die 40,000 20 Chart. Bank of Ind* Australia, and China 2 din 20,001 100 Colonial 23,000 lOW Coloreerelal of London_ 20 25,000 20 Ing.,toot.,&Aost.Cluut. 16 81 RI dls 23,000 20 Lon.Chart.liank of Aust 2O 21 22 10,0001 50 London and County 2O WAS 60 London ',lnt Stork lO 60,000100 London and Weetenhaster 20 464 14,0001100 Nat. Pros. of England 33 10,001 20 Do. New .. . ........» lO 50,000 50 National of IreW 20,00P' 20 New Reath Oahe 4ll 24 18 33,8.3 23 °dui arkOmpaskis• all SS 28 666 20,000'100 Prowlwelelef WWI. 23 540, 4,0001 10 Do. New all 000 6 Royal Australian Bank. ing and Gold imp. Co. 1 tom 25 South Auatralla 23 39 41 sd 82,0601 26 union of Australia 00, 6,000 ... ' Do. New 2i 11 10 0001 30 Onion of Loudon DAYBWATER.-DAILY NEWS LENT TO I) 114 D; owl =Wirt Is the acestry by ',min poet, at Mil. fatrist, ;aid Is duos% M. BUIIBICE. Grove-tertass. Woe. 2111184.111‘ Just rblistmul, glee Is.. In els* THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH: Was it Invented by Professor Wheatontons? BY WILLIAM FOTHISOILL Lou.l KN. 13.4 d ly W. B. Bonk and Boa. 136 and 137. &mad, London. In On pan,lia we ml.. Ulustrated by sansarom plan" 10(TMENTS MATING to ine IN VONTION of the YLECTRIO TILLOILIFIL SAW by WtLunn TOTWIGILI Cools. limb TlErClMSY mad of b Mi a irlafrelot beim .bbd Paramardwarks the mot prodder srd hard Mr kir, Trerdsort ddr Mom& Id P. Z. = . 4. INN.. d tie Oddro d FOrdolorr Ido doorot Ildordor so do , kr Irkrarr fee DlNlMlllialp ha Akir br dr war . pros ilk 118, i TIZATISS or AIDTIMA DI II Yr IMAM. Loser : Lamm odd Or SAILORS' BOMBS INSTITUTION. At a meeting held at the office of the Sailors' limes lasittattee, Craven-street, Strand; Montagne GM bit, le the simir, a resolution was passed, inviting ibeworat Mew to afford aid to the widows, wives, and Mies of sailors, soldiers, and marines involved in the war, also to the wounded and sick who may require rest when peming through any town where Mee are established. It was also shown, that the pre lims glves hyped ammo in general to sailors' homes, Mfint tithe /Is plasm re which they were compelled to gm Wire boom were established, was very much on SlMMiese. That the homes at Portsmouth and Devon- Pa 11010 of .very great benefit to our men-of-war's la Very gratifying accounts have also been received Ms Dahlia, Cork, Queenstown, and Belfast; at the 11111 s4 ,is consequence of two shipwrecks, 27 men Ilmilefiged in the home, and private lodgings obtained bellow, sad their committee have received 1,7001. to il* blidiegAnew home. At Dover, 61 shipwrecked siosisse MN received into the home during the year ; Ltriessa Ise do been subscribed for the purpose of s Was, sad the harbour eommissionen have emteplese of greend for the site. At Cardiff, a megnl- me_ Mem bellt at the sole ezpense of the trustees of the midi of Bates estate, is nearly complete, and will be risk Ist the reception of inmates in course of a few weeks, Mithellunevolent masehiouess will build a church for the lade, hese, at her sole espense. At Sunderland, 1,264 us. eta nesse, have been inmates of that home during floc IROXMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING. TIM Waal quarterly meetings of the irontuasters of ikaillielst for the current quarter commenced at Walsall Mlllllt he lhe second meeting was held here this after was a thinner attendance than anal, and INAIMIS basin's' was transacted. The trade is in a "11111106, there are no orders in from America, and as Sto palm of manolacturod iron the resolution IS the preliminary meeting has been abandoned; _as II a general concurrence ea the part of the trade ell ale ham 40'. per ton on the last quarter-day's prime, tie ether descriptions of iron being ' in proportion. *abode is in • depressed state cannot be concealed ; ...on lb bast informed members of it 'gram that therein rase for despondency. There are no stoeas of iron eYid OD hied, for unlike former periods of languor, bwpl the last quarter the mills and forges were kept eftmot man than half time ; and the opinion is very eatartained that another two months will bring a change for the bettor in American cosauserdal a cireunistance which would instantly impart re vital_ ity to the iron trade, especially as the States, not Ma Importing Iron during the last three aanthe, alltelmors ivy have been exhausting. Prior to the public ill aWY treday a my Important meeting of the pig %Ins was held at the Swan Hotel. The object was to Vale the expediency of reducing the make et pig:: A'" seat. during the present quarter. About fter furnaces of the district were represented, sad las Sisihoontient voice only it was agreed that to redoes nenate to the extent proposed would tend greatly to mho tits trade to a healthy state ; but before coming to r a fennel decision on the subject, it was agreed to adjourn _,lleetiag for a we e k i n o r d e r that the opinions of such of ▪ .11 1 nalses as were absent might be toast. The present 1 price of hot-blast mane pig' of Staffordshire make M iet cold-bleat, five guineas per too. Ironstone nem 18s. to 20s , and coal fully maintains its price, h to wine extent attributable to the feet that ▪ Malty raised is very much lessened by mama of the 1 , - -, experienced in getting the mintre to work; on "tur they will not work more than three days a „ 4 ii , la seine of the pits ere almost at a stand. Up to i'Lfessent time the wages paid to the mill end fergemea L' beta kept up to the same standard as when el descrip k72l.ras aufactured iron was at least 21. a toahi.ther than .:72' 4 i the Present scale cannot, however, any longer be - Ltals: ed, and it was intimated to-day that • general -17"'s is otd ii take b place . immediately . TuhaertedreTasysd thefir :41, Pierce price l i s " 32 s t . 1 6 4 1 . it to w 3l. ° n per las t box, delivered at Wo LI TM Y aks alta Times states that upwards of 100, 000 have been ordered st M'W Malts for the ore of the Meek SIB FARRINGDON-WITHOUT WARD.—A meeting of the inhabitants, crineedad by the alderman of the ward, was held at the Sessions-house, Old Bailey, yesterday, to take into consideration the report of the Consolidated Com mittee to the Court of Common Council, on the recommen dations contained in the report of the commissioners ap pointed to inquire into the state of the Corporation of London. Alderman Sir James Duke took the chair at the time specified, 2 o'clock, but besides some seven or eight common councillors who accompanied him when he came into the court, there were not more than a dozen persons present. Alter waiting for half an hour, Sir James Duke said, in consequence of the meeting being so thinly at tended he should adjourn the meeting. Some conversation ensued, lathe worse of which Mr.Herapeth observed that as the report deo Committee of the Court of Common Council had bees dresdated among the inhabitants, and as they were not present Mopposeit,it was to be inferred that they approved of it. Mr. Smith said the report in question had het even been received by the Common Council, and he attended for the purpoee of supporting another most which was re ceived and adopted by the Common Council on the 24th of February. The Alderman said any resolution that meeting might come to, there being so few persons present, would have little weight, and be therefore felt it his duty to ad journ the meeting, and he would co another when he thought that circumstances required that he should do so. The meeting then adjourned accordingly. LAM:MOURN WAnD.—ln compliance with a re quisition presented to him, Mr. Alderman Cubitt convened a meeting of this ward to be held at Oa, rsway's Coffee house yesterday. At the hour appointed there were not more than twenty persons present, including the alderman, deputy, sad majority of the common council men of the ward. Mr. Alderman Cubitt in taking the chair, said that he had convened the meeting in conse quence of a requisition presented to him, but as there were so few present he thought it would be well to consider whe ther they would be acting wisely in then discussing so important a question as the reform of their corporation. Mr. Medwin considered that from the thinness of the meeting they might take it for granted that the ward was satisfied to leave the discussion of the question in the hands of the Common Council. As there was not a fair represen tation of the ward present he thought they ought to ad journ. Mr. Smith moved that "the meeting be adjourned until after the printing of the parliamentary bill for the reform of the corporation of the City of London." The resolution was seconded by Mr. Finlay, and, after a short conversation, carried unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. The half-yearly general wart of this society was held yesterday, at the caws, Trafalgar-equate; B. 130•1:0 Cauzzili, Esq., M.P., in the chair. Mr. J. CH•nzinn, the secretary, read the minutes of the proceedings of the committee for the last six months. It appeared that the operations of the society had extended to the following cases :—No less than 177 persons had been under the care of the society, of whom 169 had been re stored to life, and 18 were beyond recovery. 33 of the eases were attempted suicides. During the year there had been awarded to different persons 18 silver medals, 16 bronze medals, 11 votes of thanks on vellum, and 127 pecuniary rewards. The number of bathers in the Serpentine was about 200,000. The casualties in Hyde park bad been 31, of which four were attempted suicides, and only one of the cues had been fatal. The following eases of persons saving life were read, and silver medals awarded to them: Mr. William Dixon, accountant , saved Thos. C. Clinton and John Wills., 6th June, 1864, Douglas Harbour, Isle of Mau; Mr. A. C. Hallowes. architect's pupil, aged 19, waved William Merritt, tailor, 10th July, 1864, River Thames, Waterloo-bridge, being the third life he has saved Su ; Mr. Thos. Nickelh saved three pereons 2nd July, 1854,Surrey Canal ; Henry Atkins, her Majesty's ship Waterloo, A. 8., saved James Blyh, Private 'Royal Marines, and Edward Balkman, boy, her Majesty's ship Waterloo, on the 18th June and 7th July, 1864, River Thames, Sheerness; Lieut. Marcus Lowther, R.N., her Majesty's ship Illustrious, saved Robert Schofield, boy, her Majesty's ship Illustrious; Mr. John Duckworth, landlord of an inn at Radcliffe, saved a boy named Lomax and John Holding, police. con stable, lth August, 1854, River few.% near Manchestt r : Ensign Robert Doran, 60th Regiment, saved Ensign Charles Fitzgerald, 49th Regiment, 16th September, 1864, Blackwater River, Fermoy ; Mr. Edward Thomas, master printmaker, saved Joseph Pearls', 83, superannuated sailor, 22nd September, 1864, Fowey, Cornwall; Rev. ft. P. Clesuenger, M.A., minister of Agar-town, saved Edward Barker, 7, 21st November , 1864, Regent's-canal, Agar town. The dill: rent officers of the society were re-appointed, end votes of thanks passed to B. Hawes, Esq., the treasurer, he committee, trustees, chaplains, auditors, medical men, and StClretall. The balance•shect showed that the income during the past ear was 2.0331. 16s. 6d., and the expenditure 1,8931.165. 2d., leaving a botany) of 1401. Is. 4d. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. — WAlt ATTIRE. --The Gazette de Lyons Niys :--" An Roglish firm has given orders for the imperilment of printing IS representations of the exploits of the allied armies on ram mar sbawh. If the experiment should succeed as well as it has done for pocket handkerchiefs , En g lish and French is ladies will he attired with representations of the taking el R. &WOO and the battle of laketvaawl." [1 . 0? i Maim 110 Da. No. 2, 7 per Ct too Oaleinim £lO 13 Meier and Holyhead . all Clerk awl Bowdon all Desawiez isa tit, aod 11•01•Rass Clue • 13b 100 Da ie. Clase lt s • per Ct. 10* Do. do. Owe / per Ct. Of net. Coe. Lob., pe,No 61 Ditto do. Nag 10 Do. 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I.—ln the Twelfth District Court a petition was filed for a writ of habeas corpus to bring before Judge Norton three Russian prisoners, alleged to be held Illegally as prisoners of war by the English prise crew on board the Sitks, now lying in ear harbour. The illegality of their present omen/ meet is based on the fact set forth that they were brought out of British possessions into the state of California, and cannot, by reason of such removal, be longer held lawfully in British custody. A writ of habeas corpus was issued, returnable before this court on Monday last, bat early on the morning of the Sabbath the ship quietly hoisted her anchors and put to sea. TUSCANY.—From a report presented to the Grind Duke of Tuscany, It appears that the budget for 1855 is fixed as follows :—Receipts, 31,340,333 fr.; emsenditure, 31,288,916 f., leaving a surplus of 61,417 fr. This Is exclu sive of the expense which may be required for the main tenance of foreign troops; but the report states that the reorganisation of the Tuscan army hes bleu successfully completed. MARINE DISASTERS. — LIVERPOOL , WEDNESDAY. —The Helen, Hamilton, from this port to Savannah, has put into BClllllllaill Bay, with loss of bowsprit and cut water, and with bow stove, having been in collision with the Prisons Royal, from Liverpool to Mannheim, off Bardoly, when the latter lost foremast, wino, sad main topmast, and was towed into Holyhead this forenoon by the steamer Hercules.—The Bather, Captain Osborne, from this port to Beirout, put into Kingstown this forenoon, with loss of bowsprit and cutwater, having been is collision, date not mentioned, with the Lightning, hence for Melbourne. We have sot beard that the Lightning was damaged.—The Pacific steamer, in coming up the river last night, ran down the brig Corinthian, for Algoa Bay, which sunk shortly after the collision. The crew, 12 in number, were reeened by the Pacific's boats. A copper mine is abent to be opened and work ed in the ldlirtseher range, on the frontier between the Swiss cantons of Glares a nd St. Gallon, ander the •k•stioa of Dr. IL Mum and alb. 805 fer, • &Mil& 1 Busbies &se to- ay. 107 i id SS Se 31 Si I ift 1.4 rsificil i si 17 1$ H 7 zd I li le II 1 .1 i il • ' PN s7i 1 1 NU 1 . 71 f1 _l] WIDNUDAY BMWS. The English funds experienced considerable Lino l:nada& to-day, the arrangements in connexion with dw final settlement of the monthly account in Oman rendering the market very sensitive. The general tendency, however, was decidedly up ' wards, and prices closed 1 to 4 per cent. higher than yesterday. The rise seems to have been in a great measure due to unconfirmed rumours pointing to great successes before Sebastopol ; but statements that the Russian army in the Crimea is reduced to a very bad condition had also influence. Pending the receipt of official confirmation of the recent pacific news from Vienna, the insincere character of Russian diplomacy occasions caution, but, on the other hand, it is argued that the silence of the Moniteur on the subject of the Vienna negotiatiois is readily to be accounted for by the reluctance of the government to encourage hopes of peace until the scope of the Russian conces sions shall have been clearly defined. In well- Informed quarters an impression prevails that the immediate prospect of affairs, both at Vienna and Sebastopol, is favourable, and by this feeling tke buoyancy of the funds is chiefly encouraged. The closing quotations of the Paris bourse to-day presented no essential variation from those of yester iv. The tendency of all the other continental stock markets is strongly upwards. At Vienna the Aus trian funds show a fresh rise of 1 to 2 per cent., whilst the exchange on London has fallen from 12.13 to 12.04. At Frankfort Austrian stock has attained a further rise of 24 per cent. in one day. At Berlin Russian stocks have again riven no less than 2 to 24 per cent., at Amsterdam 4 per cent., and at Hamburg 4 per cent. Consols opened at 911 to 92 for the new account of the Bth February, rose rapidly to 921 to 1, and, after relapsing to 924 to 1, stood at 4 o'clock at 921 to 1. After regular hours the price was 921, "rather sellers." The " coating° " for the new ac count declined from 5-16 to 346 per cent. on the completion of the settlement, stock proving rather less plentiful towards the close. For money the extreme variation wits between 911 to 924, and the closing quotation may be given at 924. The official business report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Console, for money, 91 1 , 924, 1,4, 4 ; ditto, for account, Bth February, 92, 911, 921„ 924. Three per Cent. Reduced, 914, 924, 92, 921. New Three per Cents., 911, 92, 911, 921, 921, 024. Long Annuities, *expiring in 1860, 4 5-16, 44. Bank Stock, 2084. India Bonds, 141. prem. Exchequer Bills remain quoted 4s. to is. prem., and Exchequer Bonds, 991 toe. Foreign stocks continue strong, and several de scriptions attained a further rise, including Russian, Dutch, Peruvian, and Turkish. Turkish strip touched 771 (equal to 24 die.), and closed at 764 to 771. This department remains generally good. At 4 o'clock Russian Five per Cents. were quoted 100 to 102 ; ditto Four and a-Half per Cents., 90 to 92 ex div. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 61 to 62 ex div.; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 92 to 94. Sardinian, 84 to 86. Peruvian Four-and a-Half per Cents., 701 to 711. Mexican, 21 to 4. Spanish Deferred Three per Cents.,lBl to 19. Salta are recorded as follows : Brazilian Old Five pee Cent. Small Bonds, 994. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents., 611 ex div. ' • ditto Four per Cent. Car. tit's., 92. Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 16th Jan., 21;, 1, 4. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 71. Russian Five per Cents., 102 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents, 90, 92, 901 ex div. Spanish Old Three per Cents., for account, 16th Jan., ' 38; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 184, 19 ex div. The Committee's Certifs., 5 per cent. Turkish Six per Cent. Scrip (paid in full), for account, 16th Jan., 76, 771, 764 774. Venezuela Deferred Bonds (Mackintosh's) of 1844, 16. The scrip of the new French loan continues in favour, and closed at 24 to 34 prem. Further parcels of gold were to-day withdrawn from the Bank for exportation to the continent. Russian produce continues very heavy, owing to the more pacific character of the news from Vienna. Of tallow there were sellers this afternoon at 60s. Hemp has experienced a great fall, no buyers being found above 501. per ton. The exchange at St. Petersburg on London has risen to 361 to 361 d. In the absence of buyers to any amount, quotations in the corn market to-day were little more than nominal. Such small business as is going forward is at rather lower prices. In the notice put forward a few days ago by the Committee of Anglo-Peruvian Bondholders, con • vening a general meeting of their constituents for the 11th inst. (to-morrow), it was stated that the report would be issued a few days prior to the meet • jog. No such report, however, has yet made its appearance, but rumours of dissension in the commit tee are rife. Tenders will be received at the Admiralty to-morrow (Thursday) fur the hire of sailing vessels of from 400 to 600 tons each, for the conveyance of huts, &c., to the Crimea. At Paris yesterday (Tuesday) the exchange on London was quoted 23f. short ; at Amsterdam, 11.75, short ; at Hamburg, 13.3 ; and at Berlin, 6.141. We are informed that the overdue call has already been paid upon at least three-fourths of the shares of the Great Luxembourg Company recently announced as in arresr. This disposition of the shareholders to respond to the appeal made to them by the new directors may be expected to exercise a beneficial influence upon the future progress of the under taking. The directors of the Union Bank of London have declared a dividend and bonus at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum for the six months ending 31tt Dec., payable on the 20th inst. The receipts of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending the 15th Dec. were 6,1691. sterling ; and for the week ending the 22nd item, 5,3981. ; making a total of 125,6901. received since the let Ang. The half•yearly meeting of the Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire Railway Company is to be held on the 2nd Feb. The annual meeting of the Anglo-French Flax Company is to be held on the 31st inst. at Paris. The dividends for 1831 are to be payable on the stock of the Equity and Law Life Assurance Society on the 16th inst. In Land shares to-day the only variation worth recording was a slight advance in those of the Ans. tralian Agricultural Company. The shares of the London Chartered Bank of Australia and Union Bank of Australia were better, other bank stocks showing steadiness. Crystal Palace shares closed at 2 16-16 to 3 1-16. London Dock stock has been dealt in at 103 ex div , and St. Katharine Dock at 90. The New York advices received per Pacific report the market for foreign exchange. more active, bat the supply of bills was large, and the rates continued heavy, with a general downward tendency. The quotation fur sterling is reported at 1071 to 1081. Messrs. Cammann end Co. report as follows, under date the 26th ult. The annexed quotations show but little change from those contained in our circular of 12th inst. Frequent fluctuations have taken place during the fortnight, but they have been unimportant, and from the general aspect of the market it would appear that a further depreciation of price' is hardly probable. As usual at the close of the year, the demand for money is quite active. The preparation for the payment of the large amount of interest, ltc., due on let prox., locks up temporarily considerable capital, the distmenement of which will, after that date, add materially to the amount seeking investment. The supply of first class securities does not exceed the demand at present rates, and several descriptions of state stocks are comparatively scarce. There iti generally speaking, no disposition to force sales of railroad stock' and bonds, as the improved system of seassissmost, sad the ooattiosed large receipts of the toad ies lizes, load to the belief ea the part of holden that they MINES. WEDNESDAY EVENING. There has been a fair general business in home mining stocks to-day. The inquiries have been chiefly for shares in West Alfred Consols, Great Wheal Alfred, Wheal Trefusis, Bryntail, and East Tamar. The sales reported comprise :—South Wheal France 3, 300, 320; North Basset, 18, 3 ; West Provi dence, 23; South Tamar, i ; Bedford United, 8/, ; Wheal Ucey, 51, ; Trefusis, 4/, 51; East Gunnia Lake, 13, 2; Sortridge Consols, 11, 1; West Wheal Jane, 1, 1 ; Vale of Towy, Bs. 6d. to 9s. 611. The gold mining shares, and other foreign and Colonial stocks, were quiet. THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx. The gold mining shares continue to meet with very little inquiry, and are nominally unchanged in price. Agna Fria shares are quoted 3-16 to 1-143 die.; Nouveau Monde, 4s. to ss. per share; and Co lonial Gold and Nouveau Monde the same as yes terday. Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 35 to 36 ; Peel River, 2!, to 2; ; Scottish Australian Invest ment, to prem.; and North British Australasian, Ito dia. Santiago de Cuba shares!have been dealt in at 3. In other foreign mining stocks business is very sluggish. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING•LANE.—THIS DAY. SI:MAR.—The public sales are going well, and the fine grocery qualities of l'orto !tie° are in good demand. The refined market steady; brown lumps, 435.; grocery, 43a. ed. to 481. ed. Corrl4ll.—The public sales 0(550 euks Plantation Ceylon ere progressing steadily. Native sold by private contract at 455. to 455. 61. TRA.—The.trade see buying steadily ; fi ns h as b ecome rather scarce. and higher prices asked. Rica continues dull and drooping. SALTPETRE.— Refraction 6 and under maintain previous rates; other sorts very difficult of sale. Russian produce is affected by political reports, aril prices must be considered partly nominal. Rur—The demand continues very limited, and sales to any extent could not be made without giving way in prices. In other article. no *material alteration. Markets gene rally dull. TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY. The tallow market has reacted considerably. Yestereay evening forced sales were made at 58e. Early this morning 59e. was paid, and subsequently 595. 6d., whereat there are buyers for all periods. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.--THIS DAY. Mr. E. J. Davis reports the trade without alteration. Prime meadow bay, 70s. to 80c; superior, 84s. to 905.; in ferior, 50s. to 603.; rowan, 60s. to 755.; clover, 90s. to 116. ; second cut, 80/. to 100 o.; straw, 225. to 270. I THE MANCHESTER GAS WORKS.—Adeording to n statement made by Mr. Alderman Shuttleworth, chair man •f the gas committee, in the Manchester town council, yesterday, the Manchester Gas Work., first established in 1817, but for which an act of par liament was not obtained until 1824, have had to un dergo alteration within the last ten years almost amounting to a total reconstruction. Up to 1824 the works were al leged to have cost about 40,000/. The cost to the present time exceeds 400,0001. The total length of the mains at the present time is estimated at between 170 and 180 miles, and the number of meters fixed is about 39,000. The increase of business last year over the previous one was about 10 per cent., and it goes on at an increasing ratio. The present production of gas in the works is, in round numbers, 600,000,000 feet, and the capacity of the ground now pos sessed by the corporation, and which the committee are gradually filling with apparatus, will enable them to pro duce 1,200,000,000 cubic feet per annum. The price of gas to consumers is on a graduated scale of 41. to Si. per thou sand feet. Out of the profits of these works the committee are able to pay over for public purposes between 35,0001. and 40,000/ per annum ; one half of which sum goes to the making of public improvements in the City, and the other half to diminish the water-rate to the public. MILITARY PASTIME.—On Christmas-day last twin privates belonging to the depot of the 99th Regiment, and named J. Gibson and Thomas Oallougher, entered the bar rack-room during the time, the troops were at chapel or away, sad, after expending their military ardour in ward., proceeded to take the barrack-room table, on which they roughly sketched a figure to represent the Emperor Nicholas, placing the table on end against the well, the figure serving as a target. They now exhibited their in tense hatred of the autocrat by loading their mte.ke.s and firing several rounds at the figure ' their military enthlt slum being only stopped by some of their comrades coming in, attracted by the reports. On examining the table, it was found to be perforated in several places, the bu:lets having lodged in the wall behind. A district court-martial assembled in the general court-martial room at Chatham barracks last week for the trial of the two men, on a charge of having fited away a quantity of their ammunition, which is deemed an offence according to the Articles of War. The • prisoners did not offer a word in their defence. The finding and sentence of the court will not be made known till we. proved at the Horse Guards. It is to be holed that tte poor fellows may not be dealt so hardly with as to make them less anxious . than before to raise a musket against the Czar. A banker's clerk was on his way to Winchester • day or two since, with 5001 . in the breast-pocket of his coat. He sat so that the pocket in which his money was carried was close to the window. At Bishopetoke, about a quarter of an hour's distance from Winchester, four men got into the same compartment of the carriage, and with him were its only occupants. As soon as the four gn in, they commenced playing cards, and soon asked the young man to take a hand, but the offer was declined. One of the men complained of a headache, and asked the clerk to allow him to sit near the window, to enjoy the fresh air. This request was, however, not complied with. Soon after the clerk lett the train he found that his trousers had been cut open, and his purse, containing 255., extracted from 1%11 et. CRYSTAL PALACK, JAN. 10.—SBILLING DAY.— 168; total. Maki= at the doses, 1,091; admission by stem liskets. 1,242. Se Ms li dai 978 1