The Express. — London, England, 1861-03-06 00:00:00

INTELLIGENCE. HIS DAY.) Ill' C. II RT. t . h.,.., 11. 4 Su' W. I'. W...q.) . ..1 I .%?,-••• %- ••• , VrIVWIIOI slr MT . U.. r. nn: tII %O W.. i W., KAILI%AIf tr.! m...... 1 'I. vi.•• . .., in thin %nit to .1.. 11. rtiltt 6t ' , or to, . fr om 1,„k0. 4 .1 , .. , ......, 4.4 juts I. ••••••• t h e •.dly. .8,1•1 1.11 . 1..... • fot liitii ot A nini,,,, ,d N.J. .641....1,1 1.• the rai lway ter n.l,.. 1. 1 ,.• .1..• . t .4 this on,u os invin,,:...l ••( II I 11.41664 -erts•dt 1:„J- It mica. r. I . t' l'.• 1... 1 AA , 0 ,1 . 0 11v...A t- 1,.p• ~. 1-40•41 .4 Om 14m1 uul• ..... tlo. ...,, 1..0s 4,..u1.1 Lk. this N. to.' 11. 6t 11, • ••b•l•666ty h.. 4 ..itt'es 1,.. i • ..tor ti.. I. •oot 4 t . trrtt ftt4 the i l o I ....I j•rr mt.'s. *agate tlir I ••i•LI .1 14-I..trty. rime •.of to r. .• s • • ••••tt.t44• lb.liee • no. tin lb •1• •.1 Ti... prutertv. The 14.13 f• .irto I 4111•44 . r 14 , 111 •••1•• t 4t . t n 4. if the ti. .t 411. LI. don. Ihe ....•11..11 , ham! • 1 .411. 4•11 ti.. n....,te. e• 10 II .1 .I.l..itiott, ,teems t,. I a 114 , • • I 11r.• than 5, % Tare nni ,fit 111. s.. .4 I t , th• ,1.,• .4 .1,. It* :••••11111, hrr.l. Mr I:, ..14 Mr. Ma.. 11 %11.11,r% 1 1. tni le I ...•ott• -to It. ot Ler ....le e..ntrtelel • Ter ...rote.. .11..1 111. I v.. r• . 1 t•• to eteltry I lute I • T., I, Lel t.. give en cront...l .1.. o. .s• %sot. u•u4l3 I/ the OF DANKIO•PTVY. 11..1r0yd.) tv .‘l, a • r, .%b rat. -TNT GUtT It. .1: 4. %I • I till 5 „. 1 .4 i.,• 01•Iiverin4 11.turttme. firii.kr. froth. r MAi% -rurro. Ati.l ~ WO .4 lb. bib 4 . 1,. tt, Lin.: sillily,. The borril, n. to hohalf r 1 , 114/.1. te4 1111 , k11.1 Isr Mr. W. %%Wiwi., oil Joist M Mink ati.l lb. lima of Itlatot. 1.11..11.{ Miran. I..irtalof 4. Mr I...irraiwii.l.4rmik4 the 'unli t' F. lows. Mir dler fatilinipt.. the It it kalf 1..4 II at Out WIN .1.11.1.4 y that 14.1: , nent ./..re. ►t an I %If 44 01,11.1.1..erui110w et.at4 1.211arm14 elalulanz an the .TOll.l at ma, Irmo 4a • onq, sad .4 th.• Joirultr.l nu inv.iin.l the 14.n.1.1. re r.• .4 n04.4...hie piper. No . lout ~ !nigher Volo 14.1 regotolorr.l mac'', Ws of .....tutu. • (.4 trulo LA oslaiels could sot he lowore.l in o ~) II the ..41..m T.. .4 thw Imo., . , p ID .r.,etnt. .i.l Of 10 'SW .1. 1.. tv tel I. en r. 1.0.11 . 1.41 uperniaie .4 .11.• ryttwtto. rw.l wh.lt w.i; the t ,i 4 ; then were .4 reel Tel te. w the ...mown , . it wealth of the the .I.inJ.roe .4 sisl.s.y is the the c..tni...titwa in teak, had un from lb,' aboleenume peso. khl h wimp- or ro-1..e.• I by a well-lisolra of drawssi ace . aassoillatia• bin.. ..wci ruieltig rn.oey. was most .1.0,1,4t,1. 111.441. The system at 111011.1111 oirCob...•ll•l4tiUll. WY most ILlhillt• hero: thereby credal. , 1•1 1•44,7.• tt, oi I .411.•,110011 OWN ti.o of ilviwino and ni.drawiag effort no hanker. was mint pry er.," ...mewl.. CATiral OA for yid" ill pointed •eit lie Adam Smith. The of ileto etin, when the lefties dieeount open t•. them, atol varied and aceelitor..4 th.- lolls. The fire light an e‘tetli‘e .e.tem•.f accent. .Luce of the faeilities .•f credit, orvinally !minded on the trade and their eu.dooiers. After citing •• History .4 Itinkom," los 1100.1 f dsagero for.. 1 %..k t • discount thca nul lrp•r, in the latter caws e arrept•n. to loolt to while 1111/1 only un• , pent.° ti meet the e, and the ...IL.. .es of deter wero ties of piriaelicil cud +unity Was Is:- tirallital .1, t.. who wore the real ess► on loan. there wac greater limit was rotcl.li.leel. !Accounting ionic thin. .01 lioein t►e bill ; if t . ...1,. W Ala a war- L , s .... • pure vie. Es ery bill no reresee.l. owl II n eeprolnellt tit , l term.. Tive..Jl the words httk neer. than the oplioary [ of aev. rel .Ireueistenre. whi, h ON NIL It a pereet undo A t, the ...nivel enter. - 1 into on h.) mai.) to hr frool..ntly °b etel.. .11. tit: zht he toy deeds aa hy ...el. that in, by ',Web ought S.. 1. oat. , 1. Wheys 1161114 L .11.11 the trawl/me know Übe ~ , 1•1•• ..nob .4 that fret WWI ray w.. fro uirleot in law. either Ige of the filet. If a party pre* a 1011, ker.wikr ..r tuna...Ain,: that ...t Reirt it. it was both a He *eight unteint to meet t tkie tanker ought to know wall a- the ..4•rompotol..ility 1 la well that lookup: ampullae 4.1.•m.g ..manta. /•• "ail. awl -Oar prawn e• r..e eosl.l c.m.1 , 14in that )4,1111,f is tIl• halo" 4 , 11. mei ...Idles •1 threw.* I.aor avnith. ha the fer• poreux in ..r for the 14 111.11 , 4100 A thrall. Ir.. Mai lag •1 1 1.411111 • 11•11 141 resai~r nr -• Dot are 06111. Wag • h•rie•-•• 414 linia•tihalsi• 4.101••• S.. I. I I•MPA 11104 .t..., 5455 , , .101 .J 4414 .6 the as ir Oar.. Th.• the tw•it taltias 14114 1.. r • •••••• • I/•.•. 1.11. ',Awe at moo .00 •• 'Thi• •••t. In had I!. -• . • e 1.,. 1,..r &ivies 5.1 Illli 5 . 44 1.11. 11.611 aboard L. -oat-. • tilvann. 1.011 to I: Arno lor tk. 1..41.1.4, 1 N•O6 aer.olanws ► 11: owl 'Jorge /4..1 ••• • ...%•st Owl Ilt•lwyt •»I n.. 1•••• .4 tip.. tram. It•••er hat arooersted is I. to* , .5 the tow. Ow • 64,11 oat . • I a I S.. +•b..1.4 Mats ko4 lowa sewed IM I.e•- loom 110 ▪ 6 . 1 /••••• fr. ..M •, ..0 kftr. .4 ~sear IHI 1.11 th e . Wien far ••••••• pea W 1.04'. Ow Looks *pie 4 .4 10111.4140 1, .. I 1 . .,.111 1.• J•lll,bory se, ...taw., 111. Lir flap*" 11", 1""*"10.6...4 tio. tosirshowto is .. ....• ..1: •eiii, r.► orrron. •Nd 1..•..1 h.. .. ; .4 Or Li..rp.al SW . ...1 4* 11. 1.01.4 brraros r••• 1 the r • IrAte d tifin• h•r ...re .....14 Ow LI I►d 14. 1 .0.1••••• per lirsYl&i i i-rhto :• l•rmarr. 71v1 1.. Id .4 ~...0.. ...i ....r. elleorawl . 1 1 4.1 , ••••••••••11hoorrIrr• t art relli 1.a1.. pre% kola* of I irre•r. Ow, re l / 4 1.1 love c.•• 9,4 t►.. irl ►.na.d st 3 rot I. awl 3 1•e ..at. comilthillies 1 , oig thi. ibev well ..I rN prwab , ..... .hirli kleihml soly le .a. I. •.. dwrvaYr *A SW I t. Um 1.4.1 boo= is mom • ox times their capital. Ifni the debt. of Omni • been good, the loukrupt.. capital at the beginning p, - .7 would bare been upwards of 100,01 AW. In the ei• t odd , 'rue of the tens several of the failed mud the Loudon house of the bankrupt were in, hest at the beginning of 1n.17. Their °Ply legitimate •1...4 carryiu,; kismet. then sae by ceasing to grist •tlier surplice to the failed homes. Indeed of this they Ivl erreausl the debt in every case. Leonine admitted .1 in lalit he knew .4 the insolvency of Smith, Petient. Smith, and .1. 11. smith and Co. Was it ounsi.tent , 0, th e interests of trade that persons should goon mincing le stin's and obtaiuing discounts on baud' of tree issolveot Reference had been node to the case r 4 T. H. tb.rtilnore, meetly before the t'ourt of Appal; and it • meteuleil that if be was justified in going mso were et. lsoikruote. But the Latter case involved a pare from which T. H. Mortimon, was exempt la the ' , its and a half preceihug the failure the avenge , •.,1 the lookrupte had bees 130,000 f. in ti..• London Irene, and 57,000/. ha the Liver 1 • se-. The trwle tratosictions in that peried ' t rmeointel 1 .' 04 .. 1011 .W., of which 2741110.. was with awl houw, a, to the Lemke house ; and as to the Liver p." home* the everage annual trananteins were st..l with failed homes. This showed that the I.nerpool house had narrowest its translations with the lames The loans lead gone m inertia...log. In the lost three years and a half the advances to Smith, Patient, sal Smith, had leen an average of :IMMO— yeah, to Herbert Smith, 2110,011nt ; and to T. 11. Mortb more, 131,0111 it. The regular trade transactions in the' Led dj ymni Lot lees lame and pa... M olar ; but the ileid• imp with the failed firms hal been to the extent of up. wards of eight millions on one side, cal 7,f 1 C0.0•1 , . no the other. These amounts included the renewals .4 bills. The avenge amount .4 bills in circulation at the bankruptcy was upwards id fsllktisti. The amount then owing by the failed firms had more than doliblesl. having Mamas' from 3 6 7. 10 10 f. to 7 7 4.544 1 /. Part this iodehtedoese cooeisted el interest and comedown no leo than 150.000 1 . The debt. of the Ox firm. due 4. the Lingual house had increase! sine , 1.‹.7. from 4.1,001.1/. to It:f..t•W. Thu. the Lesbos hours had credit t o y.,/.-.1 fi rms to by e times lt ea aweisat .4 its 1.4 r 4. 41 e..p.tal ID the threeendselmlf years 1.4.. we the failure, eiel the Liverpool homer hod gives credit t.. twire than amount. Looking lathe eadepude premises I r Lol the whole of the capital at have bests beg ago. (hie of the witneines, Mr. Tbousil had Gis t. au exaggerated view of the private property the passer.. hut ruder this, however l a rge it might h.ie hien, hail lives brought into the firm, the firm woe 1.g..11r iseolvest. The portion of the house new ...noel to be tho Praxis oa the London estate, .1 whs.+ 4411ih11an. were Oa acceptance' of the failed bowies; spet..l to be malie...L 1.04,1110. Proof. on the Li. eq..' • I:ss,IRSII., .4 which I.lo,otrui. were on acceptances .4 the Wed homes ; amount expected to be realised, Visini the private estates a surples et about toile.. was ea pt...teal. The divider" on the Louden redd be about ate. ed. is the proud • on the Liverpool house. 4.. ffsl. The asempis d r y of ilia of the inns trusted by the Leedom her was few tam the count .4 the lamer emir' they bad kel . • Smith and Pasent's 4.44 a l oe , was 11kt,0001., and that..4J. H. neeith„, 110,010 It would have prevented nieh ran if the Isaakrupte superb.(payment in 11457 ; hol they dere an it would have lees much better for the cielitoea la the astrama f 18. - f7 came the tunic, when endat received a wren shock. The Lau krupts were called 4. mist soma t 4 the failed houses, with some of whom su e were TAM& There was Do objectors to a factor noting adValiCee on reds to hie principals ; but to *sable the bankrupt.' to make there advancer, they had resorted to o .”tere d diecoust awl rediscount, which must 'Mewl ruin far awl wide. The Leedom Joint-dock Honk had both edi....ant and a entTelli ariallat with the bankrupt. ; Ley. beef anal Outline se n d is the esme potation to the Liverpool bsi-e. The diwount houses badgeat reason to complained Are Laumece. Ile was in high repute ' and bad teolered to them balls fur discount which had every appearaoce of representing trade tramactions. NO blame shaelled to the honkers. Thaw discount trainme n.. hol leen pen{ re for yean. and thus the ("mildews, a the iliscrunters establiehed. The bills of the failed lotus* tied been distributed amiespd 29 teaks and diseestet houses, animating in the eggerfate to tr.l. 1.0001. far the Lorton house, ao.I il),onow, or the Liver 00l hews. Of them bills 00 les. an anemia than 40,1X110f. had UM weepiest for the aceommodation of the two Mama Noche of the acaepton were in a position to take op them bilk and the bankrupts' knew this All thew bills had bees alaseuented is Iwo, several vets shortly before the haakreptcy, sal Wan so late as the ',kith of Joao (the faders being on the :eel of July), secluding weepier:to of J. H. Smith. Gib.' • Barton. Smith awl Patisek sad R. and J. Clarke. The Isonlou Joist-Mock Bank the Bask of Lon. the National Ineemat Company, and Messrs. Levies(' • wet Sullins, bad all proved for barge amount. on accep tances of the failed houses. Only four days after the best dist-met of balls in Leodoe, on the 30th of Jana, Mersa. Turynond east Thomas prepared a state meal of .'fain, showing a deficiency of lioo,oolf. and jest before that time luarewee wrote to iskwdr saying he knew not what might hap. pre hoes day to day. Laurence had stated in his esagnimilen that he believed himself solvent up to lb , el d 111 1 stoppage; but no rational man couhl have be lieved that. It had been argued that renewals were net reeemesuheies bills ; but whether or not, they we,* a awe of area. When Lemnos obtoined the later le knew of the failure of Gibson end Deaper, sod the inability of other houses ho meet their envommata. kfortimore was acquaints,' with the genewl treessetioas of the bowie ; he took an active part is and selling, and was consulted on certain matters relatieg to the finance of the home. la the middle of June be had been informed by Leuresee of the difficulty of obtaining diaconate, and be had himself obtaiseal the last docouut from the Beek of &gloat The conduct et Lunar. In hleisterekrw with Mr. Marshall. with reformism to the position cif J. H. Smith was a allipfessioveri, if ant a falai. Lawmen sail Mortimer. must have well keen the pertice of the Liverpool house, and Schroder owl in relied us their abilities tourist Its engagement. The inidenee of the beakers mad discounters was not sufficient to prove fraud in any particular transaction ; the rspnsentatione were too general. Thee* had been nothieg kneel a general representation of peat wealth . • but Lau rence well Imew that the of many of the relating Gilson. Smith, sa d were irresponsible bilis, aad Medusa. This must be treated as a fraud on the beares where the bills had hero indorsed by the Loudon house. The trumetions with Leybual sad Bullies did net apc to involve heal in any perticular transaction. trust .4 *header in the Loudon home was sot a Judith:s tun of the cause be had pursued. Other aireumataaom In the case more partiodsrlv affected Laurence, as the ficti tieus transfer of 50.0Uef. from one account to another (of which Mr. Mortimore knew nothing), ale. the alterations in the hooks of the amounts to drawn for -the loan of 10.011/. temtracted with the City Kink, sal a ken of Al,OUtlf. from trveremi, I :UrINT, and t'o. on the deposit of securities, which were thereby withdrawn from the bull of the creditors. Takeo altegether thew circumstances were very blameable. With the exeeptiou of the instances referral to, the hawk. had hero well kept. The rlnwitimi el the hook tepee hail Dot been Caere....... The post nuptial settlement, nada by Schrader, had bees done in the ordinary course, sal with the u.ual precautious as to advency. Ifortinewe bad withdrawn no portion of his estate from the creditors. All the bankrupts bad since the bankruptcy given all the. Resistance in their power to the siniguees. to the first instance the bankrupt Laurence appeared to have been led away by the prospect of raceme, large iaterest on advances. Against Mortise"... there was no direct evidence of fraud, but he meat have shut hie eyes to what era' going °a. The court was .4 opium that ll...charge of reek's.s trading of theniost nowhievoin kind had Imes setaldidied straiten all the bask rept', sal that the charge of wilful miereprauentation sad kr rieeni twit been established against Laurence. iii. eortoct Is obtaimag discount of the bills of the f tiled homes eleeely approached to oblate- ' lag nemey by fah. pretence.. His offence was much stalemated by the high position in which he had , etool selowler's cooluct in the tranautioes with Leelasil aid Rollie was extremely blameable. The court was hoOnd to eassider the whole of the cornet of a lookrupe, before reed after the bankrepte7, • ha. 404 when into coesideratioe the diffenot degrease/ eiliaMlity et the bankrupt., the court ordered Ant rat .. 'wiener of the terokropt La :era, ahoitel 0 4 int fried ; that ,: ertOtneer of .Vortooort to ...annuli./ 1., onir area fro. Orr/ Jae of henna ! , sad that of Sehosafer fer tiro • re loom the raw permit As to Pupil...mutest 'serener would he at liberty to apply for protectine after he b a d h em in priors fee as riuntlis ; Marmon would ken protraction ; sehrsder might apOy to the mart for ' issceetion after he Tel bee without it for three The eertifestes of Merresons awl Schrader, ek es zeserel, would he of tie third era Hie Homer c001...1ed by some remarks es the hupolicy of private wrampsenda in came of this eaten. tawnier* asked the .out to withhold the issue' of a H A eertiltinitil for 21 days. Hr. Meerm, Mr. I Tarte, aad Mr. Lisklater did sot ob. act to IL.. roam being permed. Ho Hems granted the embodies. Hr. Linklater asked for the code of the opposing troldoes M. Mum, 41.1.1 to tMM swim Mat allowed. amid Inint.s• eight mad ewer. It ana• ....reseed that tM queitima mlmmakt M disclaimed at a Laura *sit*. TEI POLICE COURT& ruin DAY.) ILMILLIOROUGHATRICET. 141 %IMO TUE TLIDGIL - 4 nuatAttx ts.. ROT I. Jaw News. • 1.1 was charred with tlarreteninz to . 10 ^4e hie Mime awl metier. *eel *leo with violently 11.....• eh ste Palm. ,os.t hlw I Umbers, 72 I. chamber.' mid he gem nillerl he the father mod 'anther et Ow primmer to their helium" is Ihmllerwtreet, the pre. mot, and there fut••l ttw prtemer mml drunk and • ••o . rtAVOCINT He had et the time a violin hie hand, " 1, • tither wave him in rharue, for semoiltiog all threat. • 'bonier him an.! hie wife. The in thane-moil h r, winch be bell veer fun. in • defiant WM. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1861. ner, and said he would have his life. On the way to the station the preioner was very violent, struck him twice, and kicked him severely on the legs, causing great pain. The father and mother were not present. Prisoner --I've leen a teetotaller fur about 16 weeks, but yesterday got a drop 11 drink in me. Mr. Bandon-- Why did you strike your father and mother? Prisoner (impudently) Pin not charged with that. They are not here. liek/41011 But you did it notwithstanding, and then itaimulted the eonstahle. If your father and mother had Ltn lo h: I .h. 4111 Lave mule you tool very heavy hail. Chambers -lilt Cl.nolurt Wan very lad, your worship, and it was a frequent aveurritive. Mr. Heailott, alter a strung caution, fined the prisoner 205., or 10 days. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COHHONS.-(TH►x DAv.) The tircuria took the chair at 12 o'clock. NEW ZEALAND. Air J. TRELAWNY gave aotice that is the house pang into committee of supply be would all attention to the Mete al New Zealand. SUPERANNUATION (OFFICERS OF PRISONS) BILL Mr. M. MILNE'S, in --- moving the woad reading of this bill, said he would first my a word with regard to the pnrient position of them officer.. By the ith and gth Vic., sec. 30, it was provided that in MAC they became disabled an allowance might be made on a scale Dot exceeding that provided by the 4th and sth Wil liani IV. The object of the present bill was to assimilate the superannuation of these persons to that of other offi cers as arranged by more record leyislatiuo , and which was more advantageous than the scale under which they were at present retired. He hardly *unnamed that the principle of this hill would be unp ugited. or that it would be thought advisable to keep any class of public offi.ers on a more disadvantageous scale than other own in a sander position. The time had lung gone by when gaoler. and per...es in similar poetics, were objects of horror to the other menders of the community, or when they were reg-anled as typos of everything that was vicious and abominable. kiolera were now selected for their intelligence and moral character, and gaols were ordered as leniently iu their internal ecorunnyas was possible onesiffi ring the toitei.eilents of the inmates. A great com bination of requisites was now required in the governors of primes, and for such men it would be a palpable injustioe to award as inferior class of retiring allowance. He need oely cite the case of Mr. Clay, for whom, notwithstanding his valuable menaces, a. adequate retiring pension could in muss mews of the state of the law be allowed. He would ask what objection there could be to this lull. Petitions had been swot iu its favour from all parts of the country, and them I would bno objection to the naves-cry change in the local 1 1 taxation, only that the ratepayers thought that the initia -1 tire should be takes by pirliament. He did not apprehend, however, that there would be any increased demand for local taxation, whilst the bill would relieve the local magistracy from the invidious task of weighing every man in a particular scale. He intealed in committee to prop we that the officers*/ local prisms throughout the country should be placed oa the woe fooling with respect to superannuation as the officers of the government prisons of Pentonville and Parkhurst. At present the omoers of prisons were placed in a painful position . So imperfect were the super annuals.° arrangenieuts that they were loth to re tire eves after time and natural decay had warned them that the best of their life had pained. They dal not west tie lees of men's lives, and yet they must make up their minds to be contented with them antes they pee men each a retiring allowance as they considered to be • fair provides for their old age. One thing should be realembered, and that was, that the average of mortality emeapt diem at prisons was double that of the prattlers maimed to then. After *nine further observations the heaourelde member artaluded by moving the wood reading of the hill. Mr. HENLEY opposed the wood reading of the bill, being of opinice that no hardahip occurred under the pro. mut system. hir U. C. LEWIS mid that the spirit of his hon. friend would have led aayooe to think that the preset law allotted no superannuatine to prison officers. Suck was not the case, as the 5 mid fi Vie., c. $9, provided far inch aupenuinuation. He thought his boa. friend had failed to make out • sum- Gigot use for the ‘econd reeding of this bill. After a diCUMIIOII in which Mr. PACES moved the rejec tion of the bill, the house divided. when there appeared For the amendment For the second reading 6l-79 QUALIFICATION FOR OMCES BILL. The home then went into conmittee on this NIL SHARE L1278.-(THIS DAYJ Two o'CLooz. Thu railway share market to-day is firm. An advance of per oent. has taken place in several of the heavier stocks. Business is inactive. London and North Western stock is now quoted 964 to I, ex div. ; Great Western, 691 to f, ex div. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 110 to t, ex div. ; Midland, 127 to t, ex.div. ; South Eastern, 861 to 861 ; Caledonian , 921 to ; Eastern Counties, 491 to I,ex ; and Great Northern, 108} to 109, ex div. Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares remain quoted 11 to li dia. G rea t L uxem b ourg ar e in demand, and Great Western of Canada dull. Id 881 25i 104 91 x 4 ad ad zd 1101 I 101 Rd 111 i 14 1 iii i id .... 91i i Id 26 2 41 2 127 62 lid xd zd 1001 I dls 10e id zd id IS ad BIM= POSIMIKOIIII. 476. IPd I ILAILWATL I CkuthW i regor4v O rk " I . lialie s . i p. t. n t a l 100 ali Atlantic BM Latium 73 75 - 116. HO Dcm. Bar. &C.104.1..a 16 02 OE 921 II all Do. do. . - 201 all larlaloalakeßv D irealL 44 161 417 - 10 all Do. Preference 6 7 1.00 100 Buff.,Brant,.& ag. Ooderlch 6p.e. Bda.. A 1 1672 endoraedbyliall..ll. 75 SO - 100 100 Do. Ju1y1,1873, ditto 66 70 140 100 Do. June 1, 1874 dß* 6l 70 - 6 all Calcutta &5. Diatom 47 6 .- IS 8 Cope TADock6p.e.gua ll 1 Ala •-• SO 16 U 71 Cute Ceylo = Bon, gut g ajoer mt. ; 411 par •••• 11 11 die - et 100 Bast Indian - 10 all Do. Jubbulpore - - - 100 all Do. 41 p. et. DeWitt 674 98 4 - 100 all Do. sp. CO. do. 100 ell Do. do. do. 150640 11 01 Ma - 1• all Geelong & Melbourne - - - 8t 100 Grad Trmk of llamado 114 211 - WO all Do. 6 per et. Pr*. - 100 an Dalfec.Pret.6p.etBe GO IS 1110 ell Do. 6 per et. Debent 4l 43 42 100 all Do. 7 per et. 1862 6O 16 - 100 all Do. do. 1867 4O 65 - 100 all Do. do. 1872 4O 63 - St. 100 Great Indian Peninsula 961 961 95 1 10 8 Do. New ll 1 Ws - Bt. 100 Oa S. of India g. 6p. et - - - 11 18 Do. Do 7I 1/ dB - 111 all 04.WaSICanoda. Shares 11 111 111 911 18 Do. now 9 9 46 000 all Do6p.cßdapay7l4w.op OS 100 - 100 all Do. 54 do.. 77.w1t.0p OO 92 - 100 ell Do. do. 78 wlthoutop 96 92 100 all Dal; p.a.ndAmay.77 - - -• 116. 100 Idsdraa Gum 4 par el 82 84 - 81.. 110 Do. do. I par et 616 024 - ea Do. par cf. ,ah B5 •-• 11 all Do. 6 per cent. do. - 80. 100 llelb.Corp.6 . ct.Beede .... 10 all N.lttaoawlek a C•noda chin • 1 . eh. 11 A Do. do. cap Land do I P - 90 ill Do. do. B cap. do 6 T 19 all Do. do. laud de 9 7 * N. Cade (butted) - - - U. 100 &Ando 9 67 97 1 - 10 15 Do. Punlaub 2 3 0, st 1 Doind.St.Plot.s. Swot 90 - le 1 03 Trladdad.Uadtod.kr4 I I - Oostranti I Pd I Q. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (lIY 11./CII7IIC TELEGRAM) NOTTINGHAM MEETINO.-(THIS DAY.) FOREST PLATE. Conlon°. ... 5 ram LITTLE JOHN STAKES. Stangtit half-tnile. Horiiimer, Wanly, Paradox, IYOnay, Lan o' Cowrie, Cowboy, f by Plattatcher, and lbw Swift an here.i ANNUAL HURDLE RACE. Two wiles and a bait. Boontales, Romeo, The Tumbler, The DIIIIO, Norman, Parkin. aad legenre are hen. PAW Yoarcer.—Brine, Harry, sad Manlike. HUNT CUP. Two vain and a quarter. Claybses, Chenwood, Crank Heads or Tails, Honiara, Keinkle Dense, Nell D Topsy, Pactolus, Violet, sad Spiteful luck saw bus.. EXCITING SCENE AT A EXEL-(THIS DAY.) TM+ (Wedneßday) mond% about seven o'clock, the neighbourhood of Brick-in% Inglechapel, was the some of a destructive fire. The remiss belonged to Mr. W. Corke, situate at 10, in the aeon La*. At the time of the outbreak there were seven passes in the house, including three children. 1 'pen the alarm being given two of the inmates managed to effect a retreat, but the others were not so for %mate, and instant death appeared inevitable. Samuel Wood, the hero of the Royal Society's escape, Whitochapel, arrived in a very few minutes, although his escape was sta tioned 400 yards distant. Having placed his machine against the building, he ascended and rescued a young sae, who was sleeping in the back room emend floor. He next laid hold of a young woman named Julia Alley, whom be also brought down from the same floor. He was then informed that a child was still remainiag. Having applied his respi rator to his mouth he again entered that floor to search for the child, but was unable to proceed further than three feet, owing to the density of the smoke and ere, when he was called and told that the child was safe, as it bad been dropped from the first floor before his arrival. Before the firemen could extinguish the flames the house was burnt through. Conductor Wood was loudly applauded by the bystanders. SHOCKING MURDER NEAR WISBECH. A shocking tracedy occurred on Saturday last, about 8 o'clock in the evening, at the small village of Par soadrore, acres miles from Wisbech. A Mr. Augusta. Hilton, occupying a small farm there, drove his wife to Wislisch!Art, dining together, and leaving for home be tween 0.; and 7 o'clock, the husband being at the time the worse of liquor. On arriving home words ensued (which has base warty a constant practice during the two years they ►ave ►ses married) ; the wife said she would leave bbn sad go to hie father's. rides then left the table where the tea wee ready, sod west spetaint. Her husband followed her sod cut her threat, nearly severing the heed from the holy, and csusing instant death. He then drove to his father's, a respectable farmer at Geileey Hill, about three miles ,►iataoce, and told them that he had lied as good a wife.. ever walked, bat he had cut her throat. In a few minutes he was in the hands of the police, sod was instantly conveyed to Wished gaol. On Monday earning he wee privately taken before a magistrate, sad remanded until the ant day to await the ilecisioti of the coroner's inquest. Tbe friends of both munlerer and victim are very reepectabby the murdered woman being an only daughter, sad within six weeks of her coulleetnent. Her father is a railway contractor, sail is at this time 150 miles from home. Tats JoirltNirirlitEt BAKEItA.—At a meeting of &legate. from the various eretn>oolltan branches of the Journeymen Bakers' Association or promoting the redac tion of the boon of labour soil the abolition of the present system unlimited been of labour, held at the Central Committee/4mm., a petition to parliament proving for legislative interferrsom was unaninsouily adopted. The petitain eets forth that the journeymen acd other wpm' employed in the baking trade are suffering liana-ea. airy privation , . (Tool brie; rienpelled to work ,luring the ni.rht, and from their having no recognieeit hours of hileeir, the time being unlimited, and in many cams extending to lb. Is. and 20 hours out of the 24, and in wane Mope to tom entire days m succession. The physical ethaustion caused by them long hours prevents the majority of lb* men from attembog any place of worship, or from participating in the advantazee of the.. institutions of edu cation sad inatmetim which an available to the other por tions of the working elegem. The petition further Mateo that both 'resters nod men are anxious for. pnictivAile and coonment reform is their trade, but that tin, require leg's. lane* interference to carry it out. UDDINAILY DRAMAS AND wrocas. aIIiWAYL atm.. Wel. &Bear val ltirk.,leen.ltanJane MAW= an d Ty oke ne Boston, Bristol and Slater Caledonian Cork and Bandon ,Cornwall Do. A j A no die. until It Do. Blp.aispaldbl Dublin and Bethare Jae. Dunaj's/SA, Abd.Ja last Beslaen "ll =ial liesiern Voles. Meek • De. neck 11. 3 , 4 Polk" 100 B.llnbargb and Gbegeir 100 I Perth, Demise rosin end Clyde Jana 100 .01aegow d 8. Western Great North of Scotland 11001Greei 00 De. !Scribers • @Web Do. - 11 SW* Ot. South* Wool ark) Greet Waders Do.DroweVaLChmelk Loaceshirese Yorkshire Loudon mei Miiiikwall lloy. Loylas II I = ll,lli Wars. : a ss a .. _ Wesems D ias it "6l"l =sed lle.,lllaLaiLlaortirk liu Mt m gelliim Do. N. • ''''' ••.•* • DS. Stru.aDerby Mkt Ol Ws. (Ire.) Ind god ITaa' ifirwry -- Arraag*ast. Sectry,WairsupAtkos Neck& Nara Hritiat Sank Drum SAL 4D -- 9 - iii;. ise." iiii t is — 7 Teak Kota labia NatbilWalwalubs Noah Obilseddia llablbinalbaasidlo Its• 'Pommes* itkofilhiMain! aoolabill. & ii - bar.atk accede li Ilhilmad bkropides llit sou = Dates st Wanes lonalt Imam aoath W.Y. L Tali it River Dun absinsa.Woldartua.,ani Ileocktaa di Darlington Dttni ditto Tad vas Ibto_sig I De. 1 LVIN D.. st Nadi 1*« - $... - =..1 1- .1 lii. l'ati':,Nitll 6WAn. ,aolodoolod. =. lt a po Mot. Jime omit / OA w, Ds. Ya C. B op et. od. P. I. Ono. PA, Spda( 0.1 Do. do. No.! Do. Now 0 p• et. d 4. • intro Union, 4 p. et. 1Y .& Gloom p. el 4. I.lPit. grad 6., Norlitoos, , p. p.a. et. DoiatoLs4lop.et.peo. Do. 46 pot cent. Do.6p.ared.st 6 p.e. i m Of. W. Itoodood. Ist et.W4•64loeltollimio Do. p. oat Do. rodowa ip. coot Do. 1mr0414611. 4 p. et. Do.dp.et.roslown Pref. Do. Mrm. Prof. Shone Do.ChesterPt.66.6p.o. Do. do. do. 6p. o. Do. llts. Gus. Stack Do. (boot. Goa. 81torso so. M. w io - 47. "47 -- Do. do. do Lassg.tt Yorksh. 6 p.e.84 lashAßri4ht..6p °Aim Bi No. 1 Dwipe. do. No.! Do. Op.& do. .... Doti. do. No. 4 Do. p.e. do. .... Do. p.o.prtsh d 0... Do. 7p.0. Prot Stook.. D0.1ik0.d0.(W.11.4tC.P.) D0..&2. (ay. dd. lora. 7 4Nera sod lI III VIoL Eff rUoadp. Do. DI A ts: sbis awit t c& IlishiCens.ep c. oak DO.Oesii Dr.& B 6p.e. Dwiep.o. Prat Sleek lALAMOun 4 p.e. Sea Div. * &D. dila. Stook IlferlD 11~1 per not De. New Ous.6p. al Do.Deeller Union N.Pase.-Dsrw.4 9.0. Da_ BO: Loeb • ' Ai. No. 11 Ltalralt. Lyon. 11 - WridilfrelirTratii deoLlf.lLiepol Trial DD g0.d0.. p. al PP p. & Doc& P. Doves lbrod pa $. (lead. As. 411.0.44 Do. 4 per coot Do. lead 44 pre coot IL Woks gas. p. Do. oar '& T.. um 4 paw . 94011 .40or&odiee 6 Pel. Do. do. 66p.e. Do. . 6.0. Waios.llll[ do llkoony C dp p .o. W.14141-011.1orpia rt. Do. do. d do. Do. Nom. p. In De. Dwollapsup.llp.ot. prat I* 100 100 100 111 ZAIWATL - 111 Ilt a tep.e ' =St Orthessesel: ' Maws: Miss• LA I j ° triziwodca . . I. DaaTul-enTsi all &astern of Prance 10 fld. Russian Rua. &p. W CIL Central of Prance idl CIL Luzembg. Cont. IL all Italian Junction W lake Constance Bale all LIMO and lambast all Lyons aid amass all Marla Astoria au WN D°. ortan cg 16 Do. New Mune all Norwegian Trask Pre& all Paris, Lyons. and Iledb all Pails and Orleans 16 Bede and A. Promisee , i — a tariabisiA s p.a., Id ' sad Da all Imo sad P . ... al al `lid Daalab Swedish IPM , Da 7 par cad. an Maoalloo rd Mora . Da plit o r coal Proe an u 4 amaPa keporal 14 B.Ausi rt Varna. W Anutheru of Imam— all Weal Irlaadan an Do. se par end Prod all Watt I. Ir.ol 1 Iwo I Weans ad Andela 1 all Wlsaladua IL st zul N to We 98 Si Si 41 64 al 9 111 14 94 49 SO *1 19 N 91 K la isk 16i 111 U 6 108 100 100 101 5..1 119 LK id 100_ 110 . 14 Tat 68 es 14 1001 110} 80 11 id 114 118 48 40 We Set FA 91 91 zd 19; 11 48 nall4 die 1174 Hi rig It 14 Ne PI o 7 wi t an 0 M zd 111 10* id if 73 75 id if die id 114 us A 1111 86. Ise MP A 39 u, 1114 00 91 i 7 4 7 IS 11 pm 4.9 10 10.1 811 Ile 111 4 K MI 40 4$ 70 U nurisaxas lIMAZIL IN N II 1011 Al 112 II& 104% IN no 106 IN 12$ 7$ N 11.2 114 113 115 110 112 102 106 U 06 00 100 00 01 00 OS 100 100 0 9 lei Id 17 111 ad 10 4 9 Id 70 i id id / 90 11 . sd lo 1 1 - ;ill IS 16 id 111 111 113 111 US 1k 137 111 113 101 1011 160 11$ 12.6 111 70 73 87 era Ut 14 0 121 1111 s. ire i fp. 104 IN 100 11111 N N 111 . 134. -i, 4 - iii 11 OS xdl IS 100 it is" 17 m ne dl u is 111 is .1 121 id In 100 id in in id MAIM. Clubs pekes. . ..Z 41/ pail 1 It li —, it 11 a ti tail 3* Oa 1 14 1 DIMINII7I2 ROCKS. M.. Seam Walarwaria.. BM. Amain Lad .. Britt Irtalo64. Tel. A D B 7 d• Per SIU 18112 Do. iftaads_Lnd „ Islands TeL (L) ato.ftof Zsgaltemelt. PraL per cent. V.."reterawee Do. 6p. el Pap. Deb tastlndlalrris.ck Canal likeetrie Telegraph Do. New and Aust. Cop. Wain Navigation 13h1p (Limited) Do. 17; per cent. Pref Len. Ditet TaL (L.) London Discount (L.) WO. Oat. Omnibus Oe Madre. Inlets. dt CMOS Medlterraneanliee.TeL Norther. Kr. 7,4 (lan.) National Monne Co NerbuddaCoelafroa(L) Netherlands ,111_ x. Zama. ds x. !Mot Id. N..110t, Autialaidao.. w+.nia 0.. - Do. '• New !hues' reiii. re ii.fliii.) . . Peg bu et Ma r Lad Nola. sad Oda. Slam v., - Do. X.: -----" ---- I.d --- Rsd II& & lad. T.I. 4{ t..slarLeys. by Da Clov Ina =fier Royal Mi ll Mesa Scottish dud. Inman South Australlsa land Submarine TeL &sip Do. do. lleilseetod Do. do. & la. Ow Up. Can von Otemea's land I za 1 II 7 zd 10 11 RECIFE AND sr. FRANCISCO RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) - - This day a special general meeting of shareholders was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. BENSON in the ......7d chair • for the purpose of confirming the following resolution , , at the meeting of the company, held on the 30th Jan. a— ^ "That the directors should pay as heretofore to the share holders (out of the capital or income of the company) in terest upon the amount of calls paid during the construction of the line aster the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, such in terest to be calculated from the day of payment of the re spective calla. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the resolution, said that the object of it was well known to the shareholders, as a circu lar, with a report of the last meeting, had been sent to each one. It was only neoessary for him therefore to move that it be confirmed. Major-General Ta passed unanimously. seconded the motion, which THE DEAN OF CARLISLE ON REVIVALS.—In hia sermon at the cathedral, on sorrow for sin, on Sunday after noon, the Dean of Carlisle warned his hearers against those ebullition of fanaticism and enthusiasm which characterime the so-called religious revivals of the present day. He con demned " revivals," as shallow and superficial, andexpressed his regret that they had been the means of sending several persons to the madhouse. He could not tell why they were celled " reeivals ;' they were conversions, attended with great excitement and terror. lie thought they should pray that their emotions might be restrained within the bounds of Christian sobriety. For these rapid conversions he saw no models in the Scriptures ; for this passing at once from the frantic terrors of hell and plunging at once into happi ness, peace, and joy, and going to convert others, he found no precedents there, anises they were exceptional, and they must not draw an ordinary practice from practices which were very few and extraordinary. God forbid that he should say a word to check wholesome real ; as he had often said, he feared not at what pane they travelled so that they kept to the rail of God's word, but if they left that the conaequenoes were terrible and fatal—Curriberfaad Parquet. INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF LICENSED VICTUAL LERs.—At a special meeting of the committee of the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers, held yes terday, at the School House, Kennington-lace, Mr. John Cathie, the Governor, in the chair, Mr. Robert Jones, of the Boar's Head, Cennon-street, City, was unanimously elected Governor of the Society for the ensuing year. Of the two other trustees to whom, with Mr. Jones, the election was restricted, Mr. Shepherd haviug become ineligible in consequence of his retiring from business, the choice of the committee lay between Mr. Jones and Mr. Schooling. A ballot was taken, in pur ulence of the directions of the 10th section of the Rules, Ordinances, and Bye-laws; but the proceeding was purely of a formal nature, Mr. Schooling having de clined to serve. The election of Mr. Jones is all the more gratifying from the fact of Mr. Shepherd's having previously declared that, if he had not been disqualified by his retirement, he should not have contested the election with him. At the conclusion of the proceedings, Mr. Jones was cordially congratulated upon the event by all his col leagues. Mr. Schooling foremost in the number, and several of the lest officers who were present, including the oldest pod trustee. Mr. Vousley, to all of whom he briefly ex pressed his thanks, and pledged himself to exert his utmost energies, during his year of office, to promote the important interest, which had that day been committed to his charge. —Advertiser. STRIKE OF MAI4ONA AT BATII.—.A. dispute has arisen between the masters and the working masons at Bath, which resulted in • large number of the latter re fusing to resume work on Monday morning last. It seems that six months ago the workmen made a demand upon the employers for an additional sum of 4d. per day, and to mese work at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoons instead of at 6. One or two of the masters acquiesced in these terms ; some pro posed to give the extra pay, but not the time, and some I suggested i o'clock instead of 4 ; but all wished the men to wait until the Ist of March before the new arrangement commenced, so as to give them six months' notice. To th the men agreed, and last week a meeting of the trade vs held, when it was unanimously resolved—" That this meet ing is determined to stand by the purport of the memorial issued six months since to the master builders of this cite, and the slightest deviation in any respect from it will be met by a determined refusal." It was also agreed that • deputation should wait upon all the master builders, and in all cases of refuel' to accede to the term. the men should be withdrawn from their employment on Monday, March 4. The result was that some of the masters acquiesced, but others refused the terms either wholly or in part, and • Large number of men are consequeutly now out on strike. SALE. OP RARE AND VALUABLE BOOKA RELATING TO AVERICA.—A three.days' book sale of unusual interest isommenees this morning, at the rooms of Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, in Leiceeter-square. The books to be dis posed of consist of a large and valuable collection of works wholly relating to the history and literature of America and the Indies. These works were collected seeend years since by Mr. Henry Stevens, literary agent in this country for the New York Smithsonian Insti tution. They were collected mainly for the pur pose of being used in the completion of Mr. Stevens's elaborate work on American Bibliography. The collection embraces all voyages and travels relating to America, with almost every fragment that has appeared in print that touches on its early history and literiture. As a collection of works on a speciid department of natural and literary his tory it is perhaps unrivalled. and Maori. Puttick and sinips"u base prepared and published a catalogue worthy of the collection. N 4 1 Zdl 14 Ile 11 111 1111 iiil 11 iit mil 1 20 It JO _ii li2 - lai 1110 100 100 1 100 i► iia - 9 - 1 tie " di* Si Kid I I I lk Ii 11 IMO 11 I 4 It 11l die ile 441 1 1 It dia per 44 114 dia 47 60 68 70 10 11 pa IS 1 13 17f o v. " hit iill ll_ Ilt MONEY MARKB2.-(THI8 DAY.) Two o'Cwoc The funds to-day are very quiet, the business being chiefly in connexion with the settlement. Prices are quoted the same as at 4 o'clock yesterday. Throughout the Stock Exchange the transactions have been upon a limited scale. Bri tish railway stocks, however, in some instances present an improvement of about I per cent. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rental opened at G7fr. Mc., being bc. lower than yesterday. The scrip of the new Indian loan is steady, at 1004 to Consols are officially marked 91,:!' and for money, and 911 for the present account. The present quotations are 91* to 1 for money and to-morrow, and 921, exactly, for the 10th of April. The official business report is as follows:—Bank Stock, 232 t, 233; Three per Cents. Reduced, 91*, ; New Three per Cents., 91*, 1 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1001, 100, ; ditto for account, 100 ; Exchequer Bills, 25., 68., dis. Mexican Bonds remain fiat. Other foreign stocks have scarcely varied. The Turkish Loan of 1854 is quoted 691 to 701 ; and that of 1858, 511 Ito 52 ex div. Sales are recorded as follows : Dutch Two and-a-Ralf per Cents., 64 (exchange 126.) ; Equador New Consolidated, 111 ; Mexican Three per Cents., 231; ditto for account, 231; New Granada Active, 16 ; Por tuguese Three per Cents., 1853, 461 ; ditto Three per Cents., 1856, 1857, and 1859, for account, 461 ; Sardinian Five per Cents., for account, 82* ; Spanish New Deferred Three per Cents., for account, 41 ; the Committee's Certi ficates, 6 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for account, 701; ditto Six per Cents., 1858 (1001. Bonds.) 53. In the Stock Exchange loans from day to day on English government securities were obtainable yes terday at 5 to 51 per cent., but it was freely offered up to the April settlement by influential brokers, who are understood to act for the banking interest. This is interpreted as evidence that bankers look for the maintenance of the present high rates. About 52,0001. in gold was bought by thellank yes terday, but 250,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for exportation to New York by the steamers Vigo and Arago, which will leave Liverpool and South ampton respectively to-day. A further consi derable sum will probably be sent by these vessels. As mentioned yesterday, the bulk of these remit tances are for banks in the Southern States, which are pressed upon for specie. The Thames, with 47,000/. in Australian gold, has now been at sea 91 days ; the Zdale, with 23,0001., 89 days ; the Monarch, with 90,000 t, 77 days ; and the Ocean Chief, with 92,000 t, 77 days. The exchange at Vienna has risen from 147.25 to 148.50. _ This movement indicates distrust The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex perienced no alteration of importance, with the exception of an advance in the rates on Vienna. The late general improvement in the exchanges is firmly supported. Subjoined is our usual list : Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.0 i to 1 ; ditto 3 days, 11.18 to 19; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.04 to 1; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.65 to 70; Hamburg, ms.hanco, 3months, 13.2! to 10; Paris, 3 days sight, 25.40 to 2O ; ditto 3 months, 25.75 to 80 ; FisaMort•on-the-Heine, 3 months, 110 k to I ; Petersburg (par rouble), 3 months, 34 to I ; Vienna, eff. flo., 3 months, 15.40 to 60 ; Priest*, ett. So., 3 months, 15.40 to 60 ; Madrid, 3 months, 480 to ; Cadiz, 3 months, 481 to Leghorn, 3 months, 25970 to 26.24 ; Genoa, 3 months, 15.85 to 95 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.85 to 95 ; Naples, 3 months, 394 to I ; 'Palermo, 3 months, 117 to ; Messina, 3 month', 53t00. 117 to ; Lisbon, 90 days, 52f to ; Oporto, 90 days, The stoppage wan announced yesterday of M. Javier de Bustamante, commission merchant, of London, but the extent of his liabilities and assets is not known. His operations were in connexion with Spain, Vera Cruz, and Cuba, and the failure of houses at the latter place is understood to be the immediate cause of his difficulties. Mr. Stephen Reggio, Levant merchant, has also suspended payment, with liabilities estimated at 40,16./01., and assets to nearly a like amount, mostly due from Constantinople and Smyrna. A New Orleans correspondent of the Boston Traveller says : Messrs. W. and D. Urquhart, wealthy Jews engaged in the commission business, failed a few days ago for 1,000,000 dole. During the crisis of 1857 their firm was considered the most solid in this part of the Union. The Bombay and Mauritius mails reached Malta on the 2nd instant, and are expected in Lon don iu two or three days. A private telegram states that freights at Bombay had advanced, and quotes the exchange 2s. 10. The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was very firm, and dearer. The sales reached 15,000 bales. The forthcoming dividend on North British Rail way stock was officially announced yesterday, at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum, with a balance of about I,oook, against 3 per cent. per annum at the corresponding period of last year. The stock rose i t per cent. yesterday. The half-yearly meeting of the Crystal Palace District Gas Company is called for the 19th inst. to declare a dividend, and will be made special to increase the capital by an issue of preferential 6 per cent. shares to the amount of 50,0001. The half-yearly meeting of the British Gas Com pany is called for the 27th inst., to declare a dividend. American journals state that the newly dis covered petroleum, or rock oil, has been used for the tanniug of leather with great success. It is feared that extreme anxiety will be caused on the other side of the Atlantic by the non-arrival of the Australasian which, after being 14 days at sea, has just put back. Subjoined is au extract of a private letter from one of the reu4sengtrs : On board the Australasian, Feb. N. Ere this reaches you you will surely have beard of the return of the Auetralassran, owing to damage to her ewe. On Wednesday, four days out, running 71 knots per hour, in a heavy gale and head sea from S.W., a pitch of the ship brought the screw out of water, and as the screw fell again upon the wave I beard the two flanges break just as two metes of glass would break. The remaining flange was worth about three knots per hour in smooth water, but the captain determined to put her through under canvass. The first three days we made six degrees, the second three days we had continued gales, and seeing the futility of codes vouring to get to the westward, be then wisely determined to make a fair wind of it sod return to England. We have now a chance of meeting the Arabia at Queenstown on Sun day, but it will be a tight squeeze. One thing alone concerns rue now—the an wish and dis tress of our friends in New York, who will be so many days without tidings of the ship ; and I know not really what hope they will have to fall back upon, except the lief one of our return to England, and their confidence in the Cunard line, which has never yet lost a Fesenger. My lies of time, and personal inconvenience, and everything rise, indeed, are but as dust in the balance compauchl with the dreadful suspense to which will be a prey until I sin heard from. The following suggestive remarks relative to the new footing upon which Exchequer Bills are about to be placed, are from Mr. J. A. Franklin, the pro fessional auditor : The new am which is about to be inaugurated for Ex chequer Bills foreahadows the following results : 1. They will become a constituent of the currency for bane purposes, e.p. those for which bullion is not essential. (The note i/1111011 of Scotch banks have long been, in fact, based upon Exchequer Bills.) 2. They will be available for foreign exchanges within the limits to which inferior state bonds and coupons are now employed. 3. They will afford to capitalists in foreign markets. when interest is low, a higher class of negotiable secunties than has heretofore been made acceptable for their permanent investments. _ . 4. They will be availatle for Poetofflee savings bank in• vestments, with minimum risk of depreciation. Differences of opinion exist as to whether the rate of in terest should be expressed per annum or per diem. Bankers prefer annual rate. ; smaller holders prefer the more simple index of accumulation. Both parties might be xecommo dated by printing on the back of every bill a table which has been devised for any rate of interest . And seeing that the 'rate of interest may vary from time to time, while the bill ccnvine , current, the table facilitatts s.uiatinns of the rate either by decimal or any other fractional progression. TOZSDAT Enarnia. Consols, wbiclt were quoted at 4 o'clock yesterday 911 to j for money and next Thursday opened and closed to-day at the same quotation. For the 10th of April the last price was 92 3-16 to 4. The "continuation" was 4to A per cent. The official business report is as follows : Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 911, g ; ditto, for account (March 7), 91 4 , ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 91 1, j; Ilew Three per Cents., 914, *, g ; Thirty Years Annuities, expiring in April, 1885, 164 ; Bank Stock, 2324, 231 ; Ind a Stock, 222, j, 2214 ; ditto Fiv e p er C en t . S toc k, 1004, 100, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858, 95g. The scrip of the New Indian Loan was firm, at 1004 to 4 for the account. The 5 per cent. rupee paper was quoted 94 to 95, and the 54 per cent., 100 to 101. Exchequer Bills were quiet, at Gs. to 2s. dia. The transfer hooks for the Reduced Three per Cents. and Annuities for 30 years (1886) will be shut for the dividends on Thursday, and those for Bank Stock and the New Three per Cents. on Friday. Mexican Bonds were weaker to-day, and declined I to g per cent. ; the closing quotation was 234 to g. The Turkish Loan of 1864 was firm, at 70 to I, and that of 1868 at 511 to 52t ex div. Bank shares to-day were steady. London and County Bank were rather more offered. In the miscellaneous share market the only alteration was au improvement in Crystal Palace Preference Stook. The closing quotations for shares in new urder takings to-day were as follow :—Ocean Marin- In surance, 2e to I prem. ; Thames and M .rsey Marine, Ib-16 to 1 1-16 prem. ; Universal M.irine Insurance, lj to 1} prem. ; London and Prov.ncial Marine, par to I prem. ; East India Irrigation, I to 11 dia. ; East India and London Shipping, por to prem. ; Trust and Agency of Australasia, eto prem. ; and Central American Piers, it to 1 prem. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'Culow. The mining market to-day is steady, and dealings to a fair extent are reported. Several transactions will be found recorded in the Stock ExchaPge official list, given in another column. Shares in North Basset, East Basset, Providence, East earn Brea, Lady Bertha, Wheal Ludoott, East Cara ,n, Wheal Agar, and South Frances have met with chief attention. Foreign and colonial mining shams remain without any alteration of importance. St. John del Rey have been dealt in at 31f. The St. John del Rey Mining Company have re ceived advices frori Morro Vello, per telegram front Lisbon, to the following effect :—Produce for December, 40,202 oitavaa ; ditto, 18 days, Jan., 19,434 oitavas ; cost for December, 9,0631. ; pro fit for December, 6,0931. The following are reported to us from the Stock Exchange as last evening's closing priers : Alfred Consols, 31 to 4 ; =borne Vean. 3t031 ; Car goll, 16 to 18 ; Devon Great Consols, 350 to 60 ; Fast Basset, 95 to 100 ; East Car don, 154 to 154 ; East Cara Brea, 74 to 71 ; East &well. 5 1 to 61; Herodsfoot, 35 to 30 ; Humston Down, 2 to 21 ; Marks Valley, 6 to 6 2 1 ; New Setae, 43 to 50; North Dorms, 31 Ito 3 , 4; North Treskerhy, 291 to 30/ ; Provi&nce Mines, 39 to 41 ; Roamer's. United, 20 to 221 ; South Caradon, 300 to 310 ; South Francis, 180 to 185 ; South Tolgus, 48 to 50; St. Ives Whe I Allen, 51 to 61; Stray Park, 401 to 411 ; Treloweth, 34 to 4 ; West Basset, to 171 ; West Cambia, 80 to 81 ; Writ Roes Down, 5 to 6 ; Wheal Basset, 1021 to 1071 ; W Neal Buller, 115 to 125 ; Wheal Cli ff ord, 175 to 185 ; Wiled Edward. 2 to 2; Wheal Grenville, 24 to 2j ; Wheel Lndcott, 31 to j ; Wheal Margaret, 45 to 471 ; Wheal Seton, 85 to 90; Wboal Tre lawney, 13 to 134 ; Wheal Unity, 10e. to 12s. 6d. The Bielefied, from Port Augusta (South Aus tralia), has arrived in the London Docks, with 40 tons of copper ore, per account of the Great Northern Copper Mining Company. At South Lady Bertha Mine meeting yesterday, the ac counts showed a debit balanoe of 238/. A call of 2a. 6tL per share was made. At Greet Wheal Vor United Mines meeting yesterday the number of shares was reduced to 5,908. It was resolved that the Carleen sett should be given up, thus circum scribing the company's operations to the development of Wheal Metal, which is looking very well. At the meeting to be held in a few days the accounts will, it was stated. show that the actual profits will admit of a dividend being declared. 111 1111 100 111 la xi a 100 •1 a 0 1 1 par •-• tai. ispel 4 7 71 71 N IND 37/ Sie iri . 1 47 se $6 $7 3 31 Ms q i i li 1t 1 41: r" iial Sle ne • - - • -- I et . . 04. North-10.1., pos 911 90.936, 94. Norfolks p.s.lfar.es6 ,1•0 941 911 U. 43 1 1 St N. Kw& 4p.d. Jan &July rue se ifs St NeettlA N. Rut. 6D. Cl. I WO 91 96 1 ' 77767, 11. W.3L.llaodOzt.-64pct. ,105 a,iti.sieosoil V& 8.161 iPtt ~~+l reo,ooo Itoo gnus sio 110, 10,:::1 "?.V. moo OO 18R W OOO L 90,000 ii.ooO wow so,ooo so,oeo H. -6 .ilial 1101 p, - Ziii 1111,0710 000 sici:A3 l 20,000 10,0 w 40,000 10,000 10,000 16,000 100,000 14,21 76,030 11.0.000 1".11o.000 ni i COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.-(THpil There baa been fine open weather since Monday, and to-day the wind is S.W., with a strong breeze and cloudy. Supplies of home-grown corn of all descriptions ; of Sour this week very limited ; not any Scotch worth notice, and a very moderate supply of Irish oats. The foreign arrivals of wheat for this week are rattle. more liberal, consisting of Black Sea, American. and anotNer large cargo from Cali fornia. American barrels of doer, a good quantity. Barley liberal from the Black Sea prig, with a few cargoes of Mediterranean, Dutch, and Ft imbarg. Oats.—Only one cargo of Hanoverian reported this week. The trade in English WIiCAT to-day continues slow; in foreign there is a rather improved tone at Monday's prices. Several country markets yesterday rather dearer. BARLEY trade dull to-day, without change in value. Oyu in better tone, and a little doing, at full rates. BEAKS said PEAS unaltered. . . TAILEIS slow at Is. less money than last week. Clover said unsteady, a large quantity on offer, top price OA. Ft/mt.—Trade improved ; prices obtained today which could out on Monday for American barrels. English slow sale. FLOATING CARGOEM.-A few truisartions reported at full rates ; holders higher in their demands for all descriptions. WHIAT.-English : Essex and Kent, white, new, 40s. so 58s. ; ditto, fine old, 654. to 685.; ditto red, new, 37e. to 545.; ditto, fine, old, 624. to 635. ; Norfolk, k.c., floe, old, MM. to 675.; red, new. 41 to 575. Foreign : Dantzir, 645. to 675. ; fine, 74.. to 765. ; Konigsbem, 595. to 625. • ditto, extra, 6.55. to 725.; Rostock, 645. to 675. ; fine, old, .6145. to 71a. ; American white. to 675. ; ditto red, 60s. to 624. ; Canadian, to 665. SAM/T.-ED:OIA malting, 410. to 46a. ; fi ne, 475.; grinding, Ds. to 315.; and distilling, 31s. to 2s. per qr. ; foreign grindin,r, 245. to 32i.; ditto distilling, 311.. to 37a.; malting, 40.. to 435. Maix.-Englisli, Essex awl Norfolk. 60s. to 625.: fine, 665. to 745. ; Kingston and Ware, fine, 675. to 7:18.; brown, - . oarsar-English feed. 23e. Od. to 20s. Od. ; potato, 26.. to 30.. ; foreign, 225. O.L to 264. NUNS. —Engl!.ll tick, 31.. to 35e. ; barrow, 351. to 39e. ; pigeon, 355. to : foreign, Xiszegoo. 26e. to 325. ; tick, 33.. to 40..: 'berg, 39a. to 46e. ; Fuptitu, 36e. to 38e. PEAlL—Eueisli ?)oilers, 40s. to 445.: white end blue, 40.. to 445. • maple, 425. to 44a; grey, 36e. to 405.; foreign, tki. to 465. _ _ FLOUIL—Eoglah town, M. to 51s. ; ditto fine, 55i. to 575.; country, 4.16. to 50u ; households, —e. to —e. ; Norfolk an 1 auffolk. 38s. to :Vs. ; French, 41;s. to 475. per sack; An.aican, 30s. to 325.; Canadian, 31s. to 325. ; Spanish, 41;s. to 445. itt11.19.1.14 LNTO LONDON FROM MARCH 4 TO MAR('II b. Lag Deb and Scotch. Irish. Farequi Wheat Barley Oats Malt FAA& Flour. 2.. D sacks ; Foreign. 40 auks, and 5100 hand'. MINCING LAND.-(THIS DAY.) SCOAR.—The small public seas 'are et fully yesterday's pricos, an 1 a allude better than those of last week. Itednoil steady. Correr.—There has not been • public sale to-day, bat the market is firm. TILL —TWa tasticat Las a steady appearance. RUN continues dull of sale. PIPPIR Bahl io public sale at stianit hot week's currency. NUTMEGS and Mace sold at previous rate-. ecrrron. —This artic:e has a steady appearance. Markets generally ate steady but not active to day. TALLOW MARKET.--(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet. Petersbuig Y. C. ou the spot is quoted We. ; all the month. 11th ; April to June. .'l6e. ; July to Krpt4niber..s.;.. 6d. to Nis. ; October to December, Ws. dd. to ro.s. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Yams. Pattenden nod Smith report that the market is in a quiet et rte. but os the hop duty question appears now to be settled far so ire time to come, it is expected by many that the hop Cade will shortly revive considerably. Amor.lin; to the original draught the new Atomics:l Tariff Bill wag to oome into operation on the let of October, bat it is believed to have been fixed by a sub sequent a^tendment for the Ist of next month. The bill having prov:onsly passer' the House of Representatives, nothing but the sin •lion of Mr. Buchanan, the President, would be requisite after its approval by the Senate ; and as this could not have been given later than the 4th iset., the probability seems to be that the sy>tem may hate alrewly become law. I I I ;.. - ..gid xi ... - [z4 id - pm xd ... Si 7 1 'I " .