The Express. — London, England, 1865-03-16 00:00:00

IL—An was beld Editerd en of th• Stop ;71 1 :d e 07d Aitor • to climatal.. rhich was thotototo, I parilliag istrict oil Alton 1104 ce to his •I." His y , and r o o d the Aloock tea on • reehoidats tants Wan nt7 ; tbem by which lb° faar sasa• wttetber ons h lost. oder. Oa oot sta W at a /ass ombabists aniog tar was tined. Lny sbaket FIRZ INSURANCE DUTY. eIIBLIC XIINTING AT TILE GUILDHALL. (THIS DAY.) " A publ ic meeting of beakers, merohants, and o wes was held at the GeildbaLl this &Remote, at 2 o'olooh, a k g tW porpoise of amiss upon the legislature the della bow et b i t e ndin to all descriptions of insurable property 'gm rediatinn of the duty to is. 6d. per cent., u made upon .A....le:trede in the last semion of parliament." er a s wam was coavesed by the Association for the Alwailiis or Reduction of the Duty oa Fin Insurances. The c hair wm tabs by the Right Boa. the LORD MAYOR, use platform were—Mr. R. W. Ckawford, M.P., Mx. M.P., LosktieLl:i.ilalgr. H. Lewis. M.P., Alderman J. Law man, Maley, Alderman Gibbose, Mr. Geo. ig a see, end several gentlemen representing insurance own. rse egsfastair, in opening the promedinp, expressed bb cell oonsurnam .in the object of the meeting, which be ereadered very important. Vat numbers of pasces bibs City were interested in this question, and it appeared to him that the duty es all lacerates§ ought to be rafted b„ Ad. The tax was one on prudence, and os that posed it ought to be kept as low as pewit& Alderman GIBROSS moved the fleet reedutioo ' 64 nibis the opinion of this mee tin g the duty chargeable a Si. isinumess amounts to • tax span amasses. That it I , rem t g to.urance, and ought to be forthwith materially rior wholly repealed." g large number of persons were now prevented free war* in totisequaim of the pressure of the ts x, and that .1m a Wan in favour of the reduction now proposed. t ottelon of the duty to Is. 6d. in the pound was ass in/Unwed Asps that parliament mold take. ""K r . F AG AN, late mayor of Rochdale, in seconding the aseeleasidbe was glad that the Lord Yaps had felt it hie idea leithe a lading part in a gelation is which the eons imenegasrelly we so deeply istensted. The question was ! a m . no, se much for parliament as for the people. One •ebject of legislation should be to encourage the s ad preservation of property, and the ranee duty era opposed to that end. The beery prism* of the tax at present led numbers a pawns to become their own insurers, and thus they eared risk without the revenue being benefitted. lbs detection between stock-in-trails and household Wolters was utterly indefensible on principle, sal he felt certain that if the reduction had been universal, the revenue would have been recouped. In the whole range of taxation there was co greater anomaly than a duty et 200 per cent on fire loamy tete. ;WAWA% had a prior claim even to incomes. (Cheers.) Hr. ft. W. CRAWFORD, M.P., in supporting the motion, said the votes which he had given in parliament showed that betas in favour of the principle of reducing the duty on fire iaeuraces, but he wished to avoid pledg ing himself to any particular course till he had heard die budget. (Hear, hear.) He should give all the propositions of the Chancellor of the Exchegner his full consideration, and he hoped the right hoe. gentle. man would be enabled to islands the insurance duty. The resolution was then pot and carried unanimously. Lease were read from the following members of par liament; expressing their cononerem, in the object • IL Gurney, Lord Stanley, Joseph Solna, T. Barnes, Gangs Hadfield, John J. Rogers, B. T.Woodd,and H. B. Sberidia. Mr. CRAWFORD, M.P., said that Mr. Goschen, M.P., lad rogneeted him to express his concurrence in the object, and his regret that he could not ahead. The second resolution was proposed by Alderman Haw, " That this meeting, whilst it thank! ally acknowledges the vein of the redaction made last session in the duty payable on the insurance of stock-in-trade, believe that if that reduction had been made to apply to all de eeriptions of insurable property, it would sot only have given greater satisfaction to the public, but would have yielded a larger return to the revenue." The following resolution was also proposed : "That in the opinion of this meeting, the resolutions already passed in the House of Common, point to and re quire a larger and more general reduction of this duty than has yet been made. And that a petition be signed by the chairman, urging upon the legislature the desirability of extending to all descriptions of insurable property the reduction of the duty to Is. 6d. per cent., as made upon stock in trade in the last merlon of parliament." [The meeting was proceeding when our report loft.] BANE OF ENGLAND.-(THIS DAY.) --e A general oottrt of the governor and company of the Bank of England was held at the Bank at noon, "to consider of a dividend." The chair was taken by Mr. HOLLASD, deputy governor, in the absence of the governor, Mr. Kirkman Hodgson, who was prevented from attending *ill health. The CHAIRMAN rid—l have to acquaint the court that • this is one of the half-yearly general courts appointed by the 12th bye law for the making of dividends ; that the net profits of the bait-year ending the 28th February last were 807,3171. 13s. 2a., making the amount of rest on that day 3,830,064/. 7s. lid., and that after providing a dividend of Si. 10s. per cent. the rest would be 3,029,6691. Ts. 101 The court of directors, therefore, propose, " That a half 's/Ws dividend of interest sad profits be made on the sth of April next of U. 10s. per cent., without deduction on account of income tax." The motion was agreed to, and it was aanounced that a dividend would be payable on Thursday, the oth of April. Mr. CLARKE moved • vote of thanks to the governor, deputy-governor, and the directors, and in doing no I:- praised hie regret at the indisposition of the governor. The motion having been seconded, Mr. POOLE said he wished to call attention to • loan which had been recently made to the Bank of Spain, and in reality to the government of Spain. He believed that • that loan was made by some well-known commercial herr, • partner in one of which was a director of that laritutioci, and he hoped the chairman would be able to tell them that the Bank directors as • body did nut approve of inch conduct. Most of she proprietors most be aware of the comae pursued by the Stock Exchange committee to wards the Spanish government in consequence of its con duct with respect to the Passive Bonds and Certificates. A rule was passed that no dealings should be allowed in any new stook issued by • foreign country which bad not kept faith with its creditors with regard to the payment of interest ; and it had also been determined that if any public company should contra vene, directly or indirectly, the spirit of that rale, its name should be sunlit off the official list of the Stock Exchange. That was the severest punishment the committee could pos sibly inflict. It was the only way off puttiog • pressure on Spoon with regard to the money which was due from her; and if it went forth to the world that • directo r of the Bank of England bad been conoeroed in . the lending of money to the Spanish government, the Spanish nation would believe that the loan was made by the Bank of England, and would say that the institution which governed the commerce of this metropolis was at lone with the Stock Exehaoge Committee on that subject. . He hoped, therefore, that some explanation would be given from the chair. Alderman SaLOYONS said he did not know to what transaction the hr. proprietor alluded, but he thought that such an important question, involving censure on a director of the tank, ought not to have been introduced without notice. He considered it desirable that there should be nothing to weaken the expression of approval of the manner in which the bank had been conducted during the last half year. So long as the Bank of England was well moored they . need be afraid of a panic, &tidbit believed everybody felt that the course lately pursued by the directors amid the ' commercial disasters of the last few months bad been a greet element of safety, and an excellent example to other bodies. (Hear, beer.) Mr. JLEICE MCRAE observed that the question intro duced by Mr. Poole was raised at the last meeting. In his opiniou, when gentlemen were concerned in loan trans . Nations which were condemoed by the commercial world, they ought not to remain in the direction of the Bank, thus bringing • stigma on the whole court. (Hear, hear.) The Chateaux said he had no hesitation in assuring the Prot:orris that the bank directors as a body had nothing to de 'with the traasaetiou which had been referred to. (Rear.) That be could state in the most positive manner. The motion was then carried unanimously, and them* • bff serrated. FALL OF A PAm MILL AND LOS'S OF Lin. — We Iwo, from oor Greesocic oorrespowdent, that cm Tom ' !ley oftersoms, the three doom of the Overton Paper•ralll t# with a terrine wish. The two lower floors WWII Idled with maohieery, sod the upper woe owed sea Moro, mad all fell, Wow* the w aj o an d ro d e t io di m A shi who bed been in the mill at the time of lbw ow:idlest wee crashed to deatb.—Searnen. THE EXPRESS, TiiuitSDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1865. WARE LlSl3—math DAY.) Two °Thom. In the railway market to-day there is very little s_ business, apart from that connected with the settle mont. The tendency, nevertheless, is favourable. %j Metropolitan and London and South Western stocks have improved * per cent. ; Lancashire and York shire, j ; and Great Eastern, 1. Great Northern IN stock is heavy, and has declined per cent. Great spa Western also shows a slight reduction, after allow- es. ing for the deduction of the half-yearly dividend. r , London and North Western stock is now quoted so. 118/ to f, ex div. ; Great Western, 72 to * * ex div. ; Midland, 1311 to 132/, ex div. and t o new ; L a ncashire and Yorkshire , 114# to I, ex tie div. ; South Eastern, 83/ to 1, div.• Great t a w Eastern, 452 to 461 ; Great Northern, 128 to 129, too ex div. ; Caledonian, 130* to 131 ; London and is South Western, 96 to 96, ex div. ; and Metro- r o l, politan. 122 to ex div. and ex new. toe East Indian Railway stock has advanced, and et, Great Indian Peninsula is inquired for. Canadian s o and foreign lines are quiet. es. ORDINARY oNAIINN AND MONA l Ul grer.Z. "4 I to 11.111. - 11000 rd. I un.wan. ~~ TO - i i.-11. 0110Wilk! losmins.lo./54.16.0 I &mu WI BMWs Woo Ems all Do. WS OWL, Fi lkott=doridi 6p. Dig Avg. 1, URI US Do. do. Adi 1. UM ISO Do. do. Joao 1. 11/4 100 OM. I S.looloom OWLS. 100 Cope T. t Deady. 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Now ~,,,, rn ' : sai teo I North soasioraahli• ell , N. * a. wearers Jana 100 ElOntla Central 100 ',oloottlsh NAL Aber Bit 100 !Iloottlsb SWUM all Shrewsbury & Wekhpl 100 i gklusspahLre Unlea 100 South Devon 100 I lioalh Easters alliSlelasaWeldaShmar -100 'TAN Vale iI- Do e ..... 100, vas. 01 Nest; lon . Victoria atm & Pimltoo 100 West Comm& I 100 W. Harlin& IL &IL . A aoutt inoci 164161 &Ana& Agra It Maatormea's,L 1 Do. New, Ina SO pm. bawd at SO pm. Do: Albloa klllimostea4Liesepooll Do. issued at 20 pm :Anglo Aoitrlaa Angie Iciptian (MIL),I Angle Molten (lune* Lusty,.hula Do. New Domed British‘olawabla Bank of gent Bank of Bank of Landon Otago (Llmited)l Bank of Queensland OW BatikolVietoria.Aaalela Dank of Walearj. Bank of New Drartna3Portnusseg,"l BritDh & Californian (LI British N. America O. Bic inAom, Man Chart. bier. dia, of Ind* *c City Colonial Coes.Bank of Canada Com. beak of End* esc I Dotss.attOpre.,lopald: Do. Da. s 4 par I ,ConsoUdated Back (L ) Contnisatel I Do. 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Coo. intistk.) l tut Band (Illogoo) Lot Condon WI 1 1 1 SW . 590. I;i i . :it: 2 --- * It 174 j• I 3 4 10 11, 4 4} 5 7 19 51 19* 31.* 3 24 8 a — l6 96 si 4 "- 6 7 li 4* 04 Os .- 16 19 36 45 East Carr. Brea Wait Grenville East L0ve11..... ... II W. Russell (Tavistk ). °rambler & sc. Attain. Greet Wes (Ltinitel)l Great &oath 'Coigns 1 IG. W. Vor (H•laton) • ;Grenville Herod's Foot :.• ;WNW= Downs I I Margaret (Oa, WYE • Ill i s a e n ed;al n r2 Ore • INaagilts • NewS•ion :. .2i4;tl Downs ftc. :: l i 'PWll.. rals e r(lllogan) .. North Wheal Crony ew United ii proMenee (U. talent) . 'S. Camden (nt.Clesti .. I S. W. 'rands (Inman, .. Stray Park 10 12 s I 2 1 n 4 $ 1 IS Id 1,20 240 10 04 11 14 1 14 11 4 It ti •4 a en 1s• we 100 100 IWog Boot (111000 W. Coadou (Lialteard) Wed Chiverto Rot Slim W. Boot ( Moon) Wb. BOW (Itadroh) WOO Ludoli . . W.MaryA m (limo b) 800 lib. Trelonto (Usk ) WboolOsim - 1 — 1 ti is' us Ins In t It II 4 * 1 _ . 1, 8 1103 St l id sad Mai In 4110 1.31 Gearralreafte3e4lo I MU loodont9l.lattamis 1100 a 0 levihimelos 'RONNY MAKILIIL-(TRIG DAL) Two &Owe& The stock markets retain a favourable tendency. 1 The funds have to-day experienced a fresh rise of k to k per cent. The government broker has bought 20,0001. Reduced and 16,0001. New Three per Cent. Stock. Home railways, in several cases, are better. The demand extends to Spanish Pensive Bonds and Certificates. A further considerable rise has taken place in Metro politan District Railway shares. The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign stocks is to-day in course of oompletion. The discount market is rather quiet to-day, but no transactions are reported in the best bills be low 44 per cent. A good deal of business is now carried to the Bank, as usual at this period of the quarter. There is a strong demand for abort loans in the Stock Exchange, chiefly in connexion with the settlement, and, the supply of money being small, the charge is 4 to 44 per cent. At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rental opened at 67, ax coupon, being sc. better than yesterday, after allowing for the deduction of the quarterly dividend. . . Consols are now quoted 881 to 891 for money, and 891 to for the account (April 6). The official business report is as follows :—Thres per Cent. Consols, for mousy , 88 1 , 891; ditto, for account, 891, 89 ; Three per Cents. Bednoed, 87, ; New Three per Cents., 87, ; Annuities, 1885, 14 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1041, 1; ditto Bonds, 15e. prem.; and Exchequer Bills, 65., 3a., 75., prem. Foreign stocks are firm. Spanish Certificates have again risen 1 per cent., and the Pas sive and Turkish Coneolid6a I. As re gards other stocks, there is little change. Some of the present quotations are annexed, viz. Greek Bonds, 211 to ; Mexican, 261 to 1 ; Confederate, 36 to 38 ; Spanish Passive, 321 to 33 ; the Certificates, 171 tot ;Turkish, of 1888. 701 to I, ex div.; ditto 1862, 721 to 73 ; and the Consolidia, 53/ to 1. Transactions are recorded as follows : Brazilian, 1852, 1868, 1860, 811 ; Dutch Two and-a-Half per Ceuta., 63 ; Egyptian, 1864, ; Greek, for account, 211, 1 ; Italian, 1865, 74 ; ditto scrip, 31, dis. ; Mexican, for account, 261; ditto 1864, 251; Monte Videan scrip, 101 prem ; Portuguese, 1856, dc., for ac count, 471; Russian, 1862, 89 ; ditto, 1864, 911, 901 ; Spanish Passive, for account, 331 ; ditto Certificates, for account, 171, 18, 171; Turkish, 1858, 1001. Bonds, 75, ex div. ; ditto 1862, 721 ; ditto for account, 73, 721 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 721, 73 ; Venezuela, 1864, 42, 41/, 1. International rinanoial &bares are now quoted 11 to 1 prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 2} to 1 prem., ex div.; London Financial, 6 to f prem., ex div. ; Imperial Mercantile, la to prem., ex div. ; Hudson's Bay, 15 to i ; Otto man Sooidt4 Gitfribrale, 2 to f prem. The quotations for the shares of some of the new companies are subjoined :—Metropoli tan District Railways, 8 to 10 prem. ; China Steamship and Labuan Coal,ll to 01 dis. ; Rio Janeiro Gas, to prem. ; West London Docks and Warehouses, /to dia. ; Varna Railway, 31 to 4} prem. ; South African Laud and Finance, If to 1 pram. ; Atlantic Railway Debenture scrip, 6 to 7 prem. The steamer Tasmanian, from the West Indies, has brought 248,0001. in specie. Foes o'Cuicx. Consols are I per cent. lower, at 881 to 89 for money, and 89 to k for the account. It is believed that the cautions endeavours of some of the country bankers to strengthen their balances, in consequence of the stoppage of Messrs. Attwoode, Spooner, and Co., has caused some with drawals of money from London. It appears that the sum for which the Italian Minister of Finance asks the authority of the Chamber of Deputies to contract a loan is 425,000,000 francs, or about 17,000,0001. sterling. Rumours are afloat that the government of India will find it difficult to avoid coming for another loan in this country. In Turkey, Mr. Laing, as the head of the General Credit Company of London, has been recently elaborating a project which, if carried out, will involve a further issue of Turkish government stock here. Finally, if the indications presented by the continued rise in Spanish Cer tificates are to be regarded as trustworthy, Spain is about to take a financial step to which she can be only impelled by the hope of obtaining a new loan from the London market. It seems evident, therefore, that investors will have no lack of securities to choose from, and it is to be hoped that they will exercise due discrimination. The amount of Australian gold known to be now on the way to England is 259,000/. The White Star has 16,0001. on freight ; Scottish Chief, 19,0001. ; Asiatic. 35,0001. ; Koeciusko, 55,500/. ; Anglesea, 84,0001. ; Great Victoria, 58,0001. ; I Mediator, 8.0001. ; and the Yorkshire, 33,5001. About 70,0001. is nearly due. The biddings for 30,00,000 rupees (300,0001.) in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were—To Cal cutta, 17,26,000 rupees; to Bombay, 10,24,000 rupees ; and to Madras, 2,50,000 rupees. The minimum price was asp ore, viz., Is. 111. on Calcutta and Madras, ls. 111 , 1. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at ls. 111 d will receive about 13 per cent., and on Bombay at Is. 111 d. in full. Above there prices in full. The London and South Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 3,3421. over last year ; the London and North Western, an in crease of 6,1101. ; the Midland, an increase of 2,1371. ; the Great Western, an increase of 2,2551. ; the Great Eastern, an increase of 2.4891. ; and the Great Northern, an increase of 3,2271. The third annual report of the directors of the Universal Private Telegraph Company, to be pre sented on the 22nd inst., states that the business of the company shows a steady progress, and that the public are gradually appreciating Professor Wheatstone's valuable patents. The balance to the credit of revenue at 31st December last amounts to 4,2121. 9a. ld. Out of this sum the directors re commend that a dividend at the rate of 6/. per cent. per annum, for the half-year ending 31st December, be paid, and that 1,0001. be carried to • reserve fund, and there will stall remain a balance of 8921. 9s. Id. to carry forward to the socoqut of the cur rent half-year. The second annual meeting of the Cotton Plan tation Company of Natal (Limited) was held at the London Tavern on Monday, Captain W. Hornby, R.N., in the ch air. It appears that the advisability of continuing the cultivation of cotton is still • moot question, but the directors state that the com pany's estates are every year rising in value. Con siderable advantage is anticipated from the construc tion of railways. The directors' and auditors' re ports were unanimously adopted, and the board were empowered to issue debentures. A general meeting of the Southampton Imperial Hotel Company (Limited) is called for the 30th instant. The second ordinary general meeting of the In dian Tea Company of Darjeeling (Limited) is called for the 25th inst. A general meeting of the Lucca and Piaci& Railway Company is convened for the 6th of April, at Lutes, to ?wive the final result of the liquids , tion of the company. THE ATTWOOD AND SPOONERS FAILURE. (11T SWIM USARRAPI.) (mon ova own ocannsresmsam) BTRAINGRAM, THURSDAY, 230 rw. At the meeting to-day a resolution was pasetd to tabs VW atone est el the Beakraptcy Court. FA, DISNEN S LAND COMPANY.--(TDIS DAY.) This afternoon the fortieth yearly general meet ing of the shareholders wee held at the offices of the com pany, 6, Great Winchester-street. The chair was taken by Mr. Bluth Bum. The report said that the advice' received from the colony showed a gradual tendency to improvement in she oom pany's property. The new wharf and jetty at Emu Bay bad been completed, and increased facilities for bringing pro duce down for shipment were likely to be afforded by the constmetice of • tramway intended to connect the wharf with the agricultural districts in the interior. The remittances from the colony very much exceeded those of the preceding year, sad the financial paid= of the company was eouesquently improved. There was a con- Womble diminution In the arrears for land. The re-lettings had been completed, and • few new ones added, by which the estimate of the rental for 1863 was brought up to above 3,9001.—en increase ever the former amount, which led the directors eoefideetly to expect, at the uotuil period, • dividend at least equal to that of lad year. gg The CHArRNAN moved the adoption of the report and as- 10 counts, without making any remarks. A diseurion ensued with regard to the expenditure in St. London, which some proprietor oonsidered too large. us Mr. ENTOUT, a director, said the rumuneration of the 1116 ... direetors, 10 in number, a m only 300/. or 301. each, and g the total expenses of management in this country were only is The report was adopted, and the proceedings terminated II in the usual manner. 111. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE It (BY SLIM= TTLEGILPIL) rk. BIRMINGHAM MBRTING.-{THIS DAY.) i HUNTERS' STAKES. Thee miles. a Fidelities, Thicalihrig, Oliquot, Fig, Rischeyed Satan, II Ma Fanny, sad Wises= a» Isere. SI. M. FARMERS' STEEPLECHASE. Three miles. M. Mary Am Bitie•eied Sous, Cotswold, Jessie Brown, M. Black Oat, Little Gipsy, sod Leah. All ars here. St. St. SIITTO N STEEPLECHASE. Two miles. ili." Screw, Redwing, Monrovia, and Corsica are here. Se. ne. HUNT CUP. Three mike. ne. Sunbury, Hall Court, Old Squire, Rem, Little Lady IL , ne, /black-eyed Saran, Arena, Nil Deeperanduen, Enderby, and King of Hearts are hem. R ERDLNOTON PLATE. Three miles. rianow, Rom, Old Squint, Overton, Church Militant, I E Vivandiare, and Shaninink-ao•Oreen a ars hers. CHERTSEY MEETING.-{THIS DAY.) lg. WOBURN PARK PLATE. Sir Bobby 13ollyeasey 6 ri a . . . -- GUARDS' CUP. Threw miles. he nt. Cannibal, lottery, Seneca* Bryan, Little Nell, Johan* and Swaim All ere here. et. WINDSOR DRAG HUNT CUP. Three lain. ill N. Sir Charles Napier, Jack Hinton, Travista, Leamington, s and Antelope are here. et SELLING BLOB. Two miles. It si. Remuserstor, White Stockings, Moscow, Bonthdown, is Fanny Kaye, &Ate, and Amelia Ann are here. in. OFFICER,' CUP. Three miles. N. N. Irish Lam, Swindler, Rejected, and Confederate are here. s it Di 10 W *1 14 100 a COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (sr arcraio AND 11113 NATIONAL 111.101APIL) (71011 001 OWN COEIWIPONDENT.) MALW*I dons very steady at later rates. Sales 8,000 speoelatioa wad export, 3,000 Wee. KINOING-LANE.-(TgB DAY.) Sucima. 7 -'Pte;:riet aonthries 'dull, and prima are now in lame ones &I. per cwt. below those riding last week. The private sales laalude 2,000 bap of brown date Bengal at 28a. 6d. to 29a.; sad 400 kegs of Natal as 30.. ad. to 31e. &L 80/Wed remains firm, with a fair aranuat of bust ntaidoing. OM= -No public ads. of Ceylon have been held to day ; privately, tbe market is firm. Native Ceylaa sold, ordinary and good ordinary, 661.6 d. to 70s. 6d. ; 640 ordi nary and superior, 71s. to 735. Tl/..-The market continues dull. Rua.-About 300 puncheons sold, chiefly Demerara, at Is. 7d. Rita-The market is firm, but quiet. SPICIX -There is Ism disposition to Purchase uPer at previous prices, a few lots of white ;Singa pore, sold at bid. being cheaper. Cloves, Zanzi bar sold freely at 3id. to aid. for ordinary. and 30. to 31d., for middling to good. Pimento add at tad. to Yid Nutmep at previous prices; small, 10d. to Is. Id. ; middling, Is. sa. ; good, 2s. sd. ; floe, 3s. 741. ; email limed, &L to 7d. Maas : Penang, lid. to Is. 4d. Cinnamon Ceylon, at barely last sales' prices, fourth and third pile, Is. 3d. to ls. 6d. ; wooed and fint, Is. sd. to Is. Ild. Oar& Menai at the previous value ; midclhog to fair, 78s. to au Ginger, Bengal at the low price of 'l3a. FROM-TM market generally is not active, but currants tare brought full prices ; sound common '.da. to 23.. per cwt Semerse.-209 hags of fine quality sold at 30.. 6d. cash. CoCutleLL haa sold flatly ; Honduran silver, at 35., show ing a decline of ld. per lb. Other sorts without change. Corm. -The demand continues active ; prices are again id. to id. per lb. dearer. Bengal sold, 51d. to 7id. Japan, 10d. ; Ttanivelly, 10d. to lid. ; Scrods, bid. to lid. ; Western, Sid. to 13id. Juts is doll of sale, prima are In some oases rather &saner ; common to fair, sold at 131. 10c. to 196.10.; low, 91. 15a.; reiections, 61. 15s. to 91. 10s. ; cuttings, 61. 3s. to 61. 15e. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is Arm at the sneezed quotations : Town tallow, 41s. 3d. net cash ; Petersbarg Y.C. on the spot, 40s. 6d. ; all the month, 49.. 6d. ; June, 41a. 3d. ; October to December, 42e. 3d. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THLS DAY.) We have a larger supply of beasts, but a large proportion are foreign. Clinics qualities are readily disposed of. Prices are about the same as on Monday. There is also a larger supply of foreign sheep. English are not very plentifuL Monday's quotations are fully maintained, although trade is not very brisk. Good calves are in demand. Our foreign supply conaista of 610 boasts. 2,170 sheep, 15 4 calves, and 216 pigs. Per swag et Bibs. a. d. a. d. I Per stow dBlbs. s. el. s. d. Oast Scots. Heralds. 6 0 6 2 Peat Inn&HlNlds 81% 0 0 Best Shcetrbarus 4lO 6 0 Past Lookwoota.... 6 6 1 escond qua. bomb 30 4 0 Do. do. Shan 0 0 Calm 44 6 0 Ines & second q . uaL 4 5 34 4 8 Do. dr. Man .... 0 0 it Brtle's& Mt-breds 60 6 4 Limbs Beasts at market, 1,360: sheep and iambi, 5,1.11; calves, 221: Dip, 270: much cows, 130. SMITHFIELD HAY BrLkEICILT.--(THIS DAY.) llama perwel and Beaton report trade slow at the fol lowing prior Prune hay from 95e. to 105 s. Prime mover, old, 110 e. to 1264. Straw, Ma. to 33a. PROVINCIAL SHARI MARKETS. MIWPM; MARCH 16.—Baler to-day :—Great 'Eastern. 45} : 6 444—London and North Western, 1 16—Manchester. Sheffield, andl.M.ailashire. 694 }—hildland, 1314 I—Grest Eastern E C. 6 per cent. IL 1024—Boffalo and lake Huron, 4 1-161-16 c 4 Antwerp sad Rotterdam, lo—Confitclarate Loan. 374 f—Athance Rank London and Liverpool, —Fasting Eachangs hank, 1148 d.—Liverpool Financial dine, d.—Mercantile and Ischange Bank. 21 d.— Albion Marine, d.—Britl Ai and Foreign Marine, 24 p.-31 aritime Insurance„ 7-10 d.—Queen Insurance, p.—Union Marine. p.—Nattonal Masai, 74c 1 4. — Masi India and Pacific Steam, I d. Binnataiwt, Masai 16.—Prices were a GUIs Omar today, but without much doing. Sales took place in Groat Weston'. West Midland, Stratford Rent Charges, at tai South Stafford shire, at 104 said Wellington rod deem% Junction. at 104 per share. Metropolitan Railway Carting. and Wagon were offered at 12; ditto, second issue, at 14 pm. ; and dbW, third lame. at 1 4 pm. MIRTH THROUGH CRINOLINX.—An inquiry Wan held by Mr. Payne, carouse. at Gs 's HospiteJ, last night, respecting the death of Sarah , aged 17. Mrs. Ellen Dobson, 31, Florsoce-row, New-cross, said that de ceased was servant to her father. On Friday morning last, while in the kitchea, she had commies to torn round near the fire. Bet dress, which win dideoded by alarge crino line and projected mach, west in apes the bars of the gest*. It caught fire iostantly. She became terrified and ran out of the room, and thee risked about the hums in a mass of Game. The witness ran after bet with a mat, but could not pat out the fire. Mr. Dobson, in trying to pat out the blaze, was so much burnt that he had to keep his bed from his injuries. Ultimately a polies constable came is sod extinguished the flames. and the deceased was owls 1 to she hospital, wham she died almost immediately, 11r. Mkticloy, house-sargeoa, said that doesemed was so mach burnt oar the whole body that she had not the = chines of life. The jury returned s verdict of "A &ash by Am* NOILIIGN OBLIGAI lAZLVATI. li.LuietubourgSp.cout. - - - - I maw Masons! L Fribourg' Ilatanaul and t4sbaullisi Do. &cOa4IM S.. NoTilt - orliis — no — ei - P . .ei: Do. (lateCharl.3lp.ot., Ottoman ;Smyrna. Am) I Parts,Lyeso.Rßll i. Do. New ....Sp. ot. Emile S. IL(Pern.) Royal Swedish 6p. oh. Signe La Grande 7 p.ct. 8. Am &Lom.Ven.4.a. I SouthEast.of Port.7p.o. tioutbernot Francelp.o. South Italian, S per ot.. W.RN.W.of Ira. p.c. lONS. Cloidog prima. fs,uWi 10,0_0(1 :o;uaI ii;a6Ol :1 , , , iel i4."«1 uL 1 4411 a9u~ 14 91 lb/ 14/ 9.6 99 97 100 96 99 96 99 19/ 124 -••• 90 94 119 19 94 97 II I 91 94 91 10 9! 94 11 1! r s lie 1!i misczcLeizous. KA * ?• 6 _ 6 4Y 0,0 - 11, 14 17 17 Is 10 Par I v Sr i '• 0 3 51 .. Om - . Angiawman . lAiebal e.l las . Autrilau'il.L. ecfs.(L. 10 DangparahTeaEatateaL Le teruwiVaterwee=. I Bombay Ou ( O Do. New N British M Mag. arina laaa la . 111 British Tel. Tes (L.I. WL D; Canada 11 daaa .IlaaLo C°e =tli . X. se ii le o M 0 1 d. 4 14Is r z 1 4 . lepindy IClty of =Pro.(i Cnty of *Mau lipro,(L 1 D° My Num (Um.) . Cm of Africanblar.X ) ConnuerctslUolon(lon 111.. al Couthmooll , ContractOorporatios(L IC.. p a C. of Zug. 1 C. Fonc Do. New I IDo. of lisoritins (L ) .Crysta) Moos L , Do. Preference I. I Do.. p. et. Peep. Deb O DtscountCorp i o n r23. 0 • Eastern Assam T ) O East ludas F L CO M. Dulls Irvin. & Canal 10 Ebbw Vale 10 IlayptianCoss.diTyd.(L It. thiamin Teissraph 6 Dog. and Ans. Copper 50 Ena.arld Fore i =r i e n dr L 10 EnaitScott 10 Fairborn Ilninneerlng 10 /financial Corporation 50 Financial Discount (L) 50 Forest. Visrelioo* 1L 50 Gallivant (1Iolted).. . W 9.uomut fla.orLoo.(i DI Gen. Siam Navisation 50 Goats& Zolonial Al (L j 10 liudson'sßar I 50 Humber Iron Works(L) 10 Implailer.C.ll.l.sa. ii., 2 Indian Carrylo• !Limo ;0 International Contract 1 il InternalFisan.eoe. IL) 9 interuatLand Crettit, ltallan Land. 1 Italian Ifni. (C,an. inv.; 1 Do. Op. c. &Is. r. MO s JolntikoekDbooant(L, 1 Land nectiritise (Lim.)ing Land. African Trad Lond.andCaledon.ll.4l. 1 0 Lon.oountpLanditaLt 6 LanLDistriot Teen. ; • 50 Load. Roan. Aro. 1 1 • Lon& O. Omnibus C.IL , a 10 Losid.&lllasg,Eng.Co(L 1 50 Loud., Donau, ac.Stin. 11 SO Lond.ller. Dlscount(L) 1( * lond.Producialblartne 10 Madras Inter. a Cana 10 Do. 1.5 Marine Investm i, ent (L) 10 naorttlos lainmaiL. 10 Med*. Ulan. Ts/ (L, , al 50 Millman Iron Works 10 Nagaland& Co/ C. (I 10 . National Dia Cos. (L 9 INational 1./011IIC151 (L 1 ; NationalProvalsrinkl. Nationotilksaatiay.(ls W I Nerbild,taCoal &1. 'L. : I o. New N.2ealand T.iLoao(L I NortissenAraamTes(L) 1 N.Nrli. a astralasian(L) 100 • Y.BriLdtilweas. In.(1. G 2 Novseconabl.nialL .4) sil 9 Do. do. Ocean Marion awns 6 4 Oriental CoannarotaliL I 1,0 R a m on Flownnal(fAso. 10 1 tal Gas (LWOW) all 1 De. New all 10 Orlennlnienditiont(L) ill 10 Olason Stblaridlovest. 2 00 lOttoman Financial kl ) 10 6 Ottoman Gas (Lintliol 6 10 Panatnail./LaiiiawkL) T O Do. do. all 10 Do. New 6 4. Feolltiv.Landallia.(ll 100 10 Peninsular it O. Mean a 50 Do. do. New.. 1111 IC. . , Quebrada 1... L. 1141.. 2 Upon Iran 1,5 Do. New .... ... 15 110.1. City lizaprov. (L , all * Ditto dltte . .. 04 &qui wmismiis iit w. mootanatraloveiL t 100 50 Ontitb, Knight. *Co. L. 0 le loslitiaa A' gap* ) le * L Aldnan M. a Inc. a: 6 10 Do. 80001151.11115 5 15 i 045.11 A.lll/1515 land el', 11. bumble Telsainge 1 Do, Scrip OO II Inl.constraoAllahs.(L 111 10 Tbanmotlistrely La.(L., 2 MI trnst&AnsitcrolAna.L. 1 W T. éL. 03. of r c.a.& s 10 Un.blarlos of Ltver.(L I II Coiled IL Tider.Co.(L)l an IS Cniwass.ilarinelns.(L) 6 10 Opp* Amain Tes'Llin `, s p 10 Ditto 1 Vsa Dismais land IS *arrant Finance(Lia le i lVintludlnkraddaS L. U PREFERKNOE SHAM. Groat F.sotoro, Fasters Oossem Extrmoira, No. 3,104. North East= COOOOkL Prot 4 per mat., 89. 4.959 ~~i i 0,090 I 60,000 I 37 90,090 ' 1 I ae,bodu 12.0301 1 po.ooo l 1 iiyi:iii looms! 277,00 a 10 4 4 n. ft.; 18,000 944000 to 60,000 I 03,000 1004006 r 11/1).•761.1 el tow I *mu Am 10.000 181 26.080 11 1n,093 11 0,000 0 B , s:Ziil _l!.ouo_i uIo 11,4001 11 _WAN! 131 tow to,ooo' lue,toool Loom! leoouu 600,006 30,02 60,600 100000011 60,004 l 10,000 000 10, 6. 000 IS 60,00 11 1 2 . 00 . 1 *M I 76,0001 0 60,004, b 10,1201 6 6,000' b 60,0001 1 60,000 •66.000 1 16,001 12500 2 19,000 6:0 04 100 61 AM II 2 10,0(0 6 NOW 26 20,000j100 1‘) e , an; 10,000 1 13,000 1 1 , 1.87,1161. , Bo 60:0'1 10,009 30,000 1 60. 06 10,40 00 01 -- 10,000 100. 60,000 60,000 21,000 10,000 10,000 12.500 17,G06 00,,(001 Ki,oool 10,000 11,000 10.111 10.011 0.100 IRMO SAW I 1100,0111. *WO 10,001 10,000 10,000 1 10,910. 1$0,000L! id!. par if4T4 8 4 6 4 d d b - 1 1Put - I 1 Wit .4. 16 14 - 41 41491 91 ai lbw 7 - 1m 16 - 10Y 114 - 109 114 - 7 6Oa llj 4} lido P i = - 1 191 110 . 114 - 11 - 6, 606, - 419991 10 9 dl9! 2 1 di I to 98 t l"ar I idi db 1~ loos 6 I 1 Ma A iloal 4 9d9 9 Par T • die .- 80 119 z k kdle - I t I -=1 61 01981 211 98 81 tu 8 51 die - 4 I <Us T f dim - - it 041 s -• 1111 19‘ It 01991 •-• 2 6 8Pill pm i9m ▪ Ologa 14. tj 7.dia 14 Oldie 8 7 ala •- ldia par gpm 0 18 PILT 4 pm 85 17a 18 4 1 18 19 pm 219 itis W B l ▪ dial 1 2 3 1 •-• 2 1 6 7 .m. 4 6 li I 16 40 ... 66 21 91 19 13 poi 661 i 14 Ma. /6 13 24 lit 14 Ilus 96 4 97 901 120 116 ii li 4 b S i t m. - a = 211 — ID 41 1. m. nazi 1 1 w ar S 6! O I II . 2 14Is au wr.s« imago 12.000 00,000 100,000 00,000 40,000 16,000 L 5,0001 11 iiiiiit okosoi mow, FOREIGN RAILWAYS Habig wad Baa Friarlies (Limited), iguana. 7 et. 111. Daiah Rbenizia (161. paid), 214. San Paulo (Limited), guarantied 7 gar esti, 17C li ili 11 0 In 111 — IS 16 1/ 6z89 lot 100 66 66 HS 140 141 142 143 131 es 00 71 74 64 63 48 61 48 49 102 104 1114 /14 66 97 108 106 37 34 114 0 114 96 66 61e 690 in tel St i dis P i ar pm 121 1114 100 104 11 la 26 Id 103 108 ea 64 In 461 sr ss is u poi 9 19 &p 1111 110 ye 1 77'i emi lil t 141 Ile 44 46 83 00 6 :1 It lu 183 $ 4 pra' 108 110 I ii ii IIL WILL $8 0 - 6,4601 so,oooi to,ooo so,ooo so,ooo 10.9‘00 ii.Voil /1000 - S,OOO 1,900 I,oti c u %SOO attl cow sovol 4 rl "jail 6,0 1,600 00 6,906 u. 1,024 O,FOi 80,000 1,014 .00 4.02 i 24 0- 201 &fa 6,000 1,110 61 if moo' 6,000; 1,024 1,0t4 sae 1,400, Iris. a I 7.11.411 ULM I als. sit SAILS ILL. T.L. ILT 1 e l l s KILO 129 142 } 72 i 1.1411 - Ma ; 17 591 } MI } 99 f IS2I f 1 If 2 106} c —PI3I Na I AMMO, 1185,M 100,000, 14240001 220,0001 200,00 Q 100,0001 sco,oocri iskeoo tessaoi 1000,000 , 960000 11.000 fti at In xd 7i 81 161 -. 41 81 71i i - 22 - 11 3 2 ilt _$ DII 62 'of . = 621 i 69 19 sass Uili r 64 1 I 101 e 87 89 E 6 88 86 88 74 76 73 76 103 IN 106 107 107 100 106 107 101 104 106 111 106 104 106 107 107 109 100 107 68 91 98 100 90 94 90 92 104 106 87 90 88 91 102 104 106 107 HO Me 88e - Ter 1011 LooT $ The annual meeting of the Tonrnay to Jorbfae and Leaden to Smash Railway Company is ogled for the Tith in t. at Brweels. - The annual meethsg of the Diwyndy Iron Ore Company (Limited) is called foe the 29th inst. The share certificates of the Trinidad Petroleum Company (Limited) are to be ready for delivery, in exchange for the bankers' receipts, on the 20th inat. - At the annual meeting of the Standard Life Assurance Company on Tuesday, at Edinburgh, the report stated the number of pohaas for the year to have been 1,428, for a total of 806,9801., yielding in new premiums 26,8961., and thatthesecumulated fund is 2, 620,71/21., and the annual revenue 487,3801. The following aborts the receipts of the Mel bourne and Robson's Bay Railway for the four weeks ending the 19th Jan. :—For the week ending 29th Dec., 1861, 1,6911.; corresponding week, 1863, 1,6951. ; for week ending 6th Jae., 1866, 2,2431. • corresponding week 1864, 2 , 0 7 61 . ; for wee k endin g n., 1866, 1,6941.; corresponding week 1864, 1,306/. ; for week ending 19th Jan., 1866, 1,621/.; corresponding week 1884,1,6841. We are requested to state that the list of appli cations for the preference shares of the Wallachtan Petroleum Company (Limited) will be closed on Wednesday, the 2 met, for London, and on Thursday, the 23rd, for the country. With reference to the market for AlDatiollll se curities, Mr. K F. Satterthwaite reports as f ol- lows : At the latter end of last week there was a good market in London for American securities at full rates, some large lines of United States 5.20 Bonds being takes at speculative Ibooollllt ;on the arrival of the Euro however, with infer rarities that the Secretary of the was seeking authority to contract a further loan of 600 • of dol lars, the price gave vvsy from 55 to 521. and the cc Dental mutat appesmag WIG NIT saPplied, mat shit:" meals of beada have noz found ready buyers, eveu at the reduced quotations. Illinois and Erie ahem Tare also de clined 1 dollar from the highest point touched, the fOrtnef closing 531 to 51, the latter to ; Atlantic' and Great Western Debenture scrip elegem 61 to 7i premium, for pre. mut settlement. Coupons of the English series (K) of the Five per Cent. Debentures of the Dutch Mortgage Bank falling due on let April, will be paid at the rate of 1/. ss. each on that date by Mesas. G. and A. Worms. Messrs. Rothschild and Sons have announced the dividends due at the end of the month •on Brazilian Bonds and Danish Three per Cents. of 1825. The subjoined on the bullion market, is from the circular of Messrs. Sharps and Wilkins : Brines continues exceedingly limited in the market for bar silver, and, judging from the last Indian salvia's, but little improvement can be saticipated for gorse time to come. The slight demand for mecca of remittance to the Feet appears to be amply supplied by the mutant melee of Indian government bills. At the provost price of Is. Id. per oz. standard shipments to the continent are not practicable. Mexican dollars remain without change at ss. per oz. The letters from China to.dsy report no in crease in the inquiry for these coins, and were sales to be preened, we fear some reductios in price would take . The stock in hand is however by no means large, and p la ter the most part in the hands of firm holders- The varchasee of gold for France and Belgium have for the present and all arrivals are likely to be taken to the Bank of England. WZDVISDAT Emmet Consols, which closed yesterday at 88# to for the 6th of April, opened this morning at 88#, and closed at 89 to k. For money the last price was 881 to k. The official business report zs as fol lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 88.1, 1, ft, ; ditto for account, 881, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 86#, 87 ; New Three per Cents.. 881, #, 87, 136 k, 87 ; India Stock, 248 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stuck, 104, k ; Five per Cent. " an iseed" rupee paper, 101; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent, 109. The India Five per Cent. Stock and the Five per Cent. rupee paper met with more inquiries. Exchequer Bills were quoted 3s. to 78. prem. Foreign mocks shared in the improvement ob servable in the other markets. Greek Bonds were in prominent demand, and rose 1 per cent., the Coupons at the same time advancing k. Spanish Certificates rose 1; Turkish of 1862, 1 ; ditto, of 1854 and 1858, and the Guaranteed Four per Cents. l; Montevidean Scrip,l ; and Mexican Old Bonds, per cent Turkish Consolides closed scarcely igher than yesterday. Italian stock fell f, and the scrip of the last loan 1 per oent. Very few changes occurred in the market for bank shares, prices generally being steady. Char tered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, and Bank of Hindustan New shares , were q uoted rather lower. Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted to day 151 to I, being rather better ; Egyptian Trading, / prem., being also firmer ; National runt, 9k to ft prem., being 2s. 6d. higher ; Joint Stock Discount, za to din. ; Ottoman Sociit4 G6udrale, 2 to 21 prem. ; and City of Milan Improvements, 41 to k prem. Discount Corporation and Union Marine Insurance of Liverpool were quoted rather better. The shares of the financial companies were in good demand, and a general advance of 2e. 6d. to se. per share took place. London financial shares were in especial request, and rose nearly It. The closing quotations are annexed, viz.:—lnter national Financial, 11 to lf prem. ; General Credit, 21 to # prem. ; London Financial, 6 to 6 1 prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, lk to II preen. ; and Credit Fonder and Mobilier (old shares), 41 to 4k prom. Tim closing (but in some cases nominal) quota tions for shares in new undertakings are subjoined : —Metropolitan District Railways, 7 to 74 prem., showing a fresh rise ; Varna Railway, 3r to k prem. ; Rio de Janeiro Gas, to 1 prem. ; West London Docks, 11 to 01 din. ; South African Laud and Finanoe, 1 to lk prem. ; and Continental Gas and Water, to k prem. Since the recent debate in the House of Com mons there have been more inquiries for Canada Government Debentures, which have to-day reco vered k per cent.. Victoria Debentures were also firmer. United States 5.20 Bonds were steady at 521 to 531. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debenture scrip was quoted 8 to 9 prem. for money, and 6k to 7 prem. for the new amount MINIIB.---( TR Itfl OA YJ Two 0:Mom In the mining market to-day the dealers are almost exclusively engaged in the settlement of the fortnightly account, and prices generally are un changed. Rut Lovell shares are quoted 11 to ; Clifford Amalgamated, 294 to 30 ; East Russell, 4 to i; Great Vor, 32} to 33t ; Great Leroy, 19 to ; East Grenville, 4to 4 ; Great North Laxey, 3to ; Wheal Seton, 193 to 209 ; North Bassi 10s. to Us. 6d. ; and Great South Tolgus, 2 to . Foreign and colonial mining shares are inactive. A general meeting of the Don Pedro North Del Rey Gold Mining Company (Limited) is called fur the 23rd inst. A Curer FRAVD.—At the Mayo seeizes Dr. Barrett, a graduate of the Dublin University and as 11. D., registrar of births and deaths to the Castlebar Poo.law U/00111, lass pleaded guilty to a charge of extraordinary (mad- He literally drew upon big ismagiosticro for his records, wed, in order to increase his fees, entered in the register a number of births and deaths that had never mires plaoe. The crown did not pros; for pnnishment ; but allowed Dr. Barrett to go ont on his own reoignisanes, for the followieg reasons ' It was the first offence of the kind in Ireland ; he had not seeds a false entry el any actual birth or death, be was a married man with several children depending on him for support, be had loft all his sit/maws, and had been in prism for six mouths. Judge Christian, without as sinning the responsibility of this lenient comma gave It his emotion. Ho thought the crown had exercised a Mee dis cretioes, because the fabrication would not affect the legi timacy of children or the honour of families. "It rather appeals," be said, "to be a caws in whirls, is an nafortn. nate merueet et temptatioe, when, perhess, pressed br want, he adopted this clumsy, trumped-up fraud, is which I there is certainly not the name culpability as if it bad beam a forgery of the same , of persons who had wailed. The object in such mese es this is not so much that of ptivith• meet as of prevention. It is an offence of as ezoepeionel kind, not likely to mar stain." CANADIANS Is Tux PIMPIMAL Asicr.—A Canadi&n asses, on Information which It hits mason to believe ' . tr i me% that the /somber of Canadians who have enlisted ' I I. the United States army since the hastening of the war is • 48,000. Of this number 35,000 were French °mullein', no ism than 14,000 of whom have died on the bettle4eld. i ... i 1 : ' i i P I I I 1 ) 1 I i i i 1 I i I i t [ ! f , 3 1 3 II . ) 1 ;i1 Jed "Pm 4 ,1 Pro- reeh to N.W , 17„ rau mod e. Ana L ad* Blow. mann, crnety, ch pro ,. grand ns ob etitions singer, "they Petin gime of end the 'e have bare on , lately I fon his I South ascertain works from be FOleer, 1 II letter Embank advanced proPouu intil you rly um.