The Express. — London, England, 1865-03-25 00:00:00

------------1-4 " I LO INT GENCE. (THIS DAY.) :o‘ COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. *se g r . ReeisTrar Winslow, as Ooniodmicaer.) IN al SALONS /TIMM. u a re pn was the widow of • captain in the Madras , w ans • poi= of 1701. • yew, out at Ow fatal rand. A twelvemooth ego she obtained ~,* r d disehare ea (*Takla' of **Wag aside 401. • N o rd kw no!". pgeble by <lumber!) instalments ; ..„ re,,,molied stews beep made. 71).1,4, ( e tweditors, •ow mked thot the order of ; mkt be ionnd but o• referees* to the • e lm sod* I Match het, it appeared that the lo mat ow gyrated to be made is " Wank next^ bi d s . yr. 11,. Rod, for the 110106134114.5 ad Mr. ke the to sow task time to consider the point. Of Id OODD AND LONIUMIN. i „..k r epin were cork taareissato, of Olosnhownelard, .--- -ad Crutohed-trims. This wee the sitting --imlina sent dialog*. Debts, 1.969. ; mete Sr' V iaWallfor Ttreselmdgp=a rats: At i i t a s aged, hal executed two s Peetwupteel settl r d hiol May last, at a tune wheel he was fowl swell before that time he _ &d potthaw Bffido. !worthde ia ' 7 d s e em end idels yak farther goods to the Taloa of 80 1 . were . y a k Wog furnished shortly Were thu beak . o . d o m . goods were included in the settlement, s ottelavetesai or thooming seseeela,but Ws was not og dm , ps is were still oo Loreinser's premier, in . ' Aim " dosset'sperk. There fade ha eels imp. 10 WI 00100de of the ersiopmes. who west laine to aped Ow settlement. They irked that Lor orsueatice *meld tes adjourned dee die. woer, io eradiation, admitted that he had put SOON lowa Smolareihrooda into the settlement heft,u the, m oony adhered. The swede delivered alter 2 , 4 o f April wire still in die house ; no pee . a them bad been sold duo his laskrustey. woad settlement in Nay wee raseat to o be h i ge old to rso omitted from the flesh Seam ad the fami lia g ore to the weeehease of the Arm aad had been by the snipers. Aft , kering Yr. IL Griffiths sad Mr. Brough for the ir „ mated Codd's order of discharge, and ade the sesteleelion of Lorimer roe die. TSB FOLIOS COURTS. (THIS DAY.) !lowans:cr. "Doretyro" a owl ootticrou. oft Hyfrad appeared to answer a summons sharing pi with ausultisg Mr. William Rinsed Walpole, c al l ow( g the Linda Gas Conipens, sad Mr. Walpole, to wooer aea rammer at the instance of Cerullo* Hyland, the l ois of Albert Hylesd. Ir. Ammo_ who essidnend the cue as the part of the Mr. Walpole, stated that on the 15th inst. Mr. din at Mrs. Hyland in the neighbourhood of Clare . acid send her for her hothead's address, as he owed empasy an 'amount for gas burnt is two homes seated bit to Earle-strest,. „ and let is lodgings. She refused flab out him Me edam" and be said he would fellow be where she lived. She re " Thee I will lead you a pretty dams. mil go to a frie3d's tea, and I will stop late, perhaps ell sight.' (A laugh.) He, however, id her for some time. She west veto a sho p Might some bend, tea, Sce., sod a ho d use in Desiall-street, when her ses was mil ashing. to make tea and with Mr. u ietly waited alpole q t rtilka whitewthe till Mrs. Hyland came out, aeoompaand by sea, and Mr. Walpole still followed them. The dates wddeoi upon him, and asked " Ars you • me?" Mr. Walpo le replied, No ‘ I am • your mother." The defendant said, I will your had o ff ." Mr. Walpole celled to assistance a man named Newtoo, who keeps ng shop la Hollestereet (when they had tins time =rind), rod who mime up jun omoment that tbe d e fendant bad laid one n Mr. Walpole's nouldar, and was about to tim with the other hand. Newton intsef end, sad ted the defendant from strikieg Mr. Walpole , . Mrs. then came up, mid mid she would give Mr. Wel ber address if he would give her his card. He gave : kis cerd, sad she pee him an address which on win found to be fan Walpole sod the manse store dealer NOWiall to these facts. TM complaisant in the second summons, Mrs. nylon, • Mr hasten was a traveller in the leather trade, and Low oat of town. Mr. Walpole met her on the in question a dsaid he had an mount against Witold. She said, "I refuse to pay it, es it • reputed." She alleged that a sharps had been mode fee days ou which no lOW bed been burnt. Mr. Walpole M wadi follow her to see when she lived. She told M had so right to do so. He called her a swindler and eat toed enough for pesters-by to bear. Mr. Walpole der having used any such expression. She then went Is I 'liked and told her son who same oat with her, Mr. Walpole repeated th ose expression in hie pew He was about ten yards off at the time. She ad that she gave Mr. Walpole • false address in order ha might not "annoy" her husband. She denied thee me touched Mr. Walpole. .Albert H lard, the defendant in the original summons, • his mother's statement, but said he was 30 from Mr. Walpole whoa the latter need the words "Mat" and " swindler." The Magistrate had great doubt whether he could have I •it at that distases. At all mots the gammon Mr. Walpole must be dismissed, as se whit had moved or attempted to be proved. He mast that Hrs. Hyland had sot gives • snider. My mama for gins; a false address. At the same time weld hardly be sad that to follow a woman through Monet was • discreet mode of India; out her address. limn° doubt an annoying thing to be so followed. Iliad maim a fine of ss. for the assault. WSSI'MINSTER. • 11• ED CARL - - - Jaw Doris,. poor emaciated looking yoneg man, wan ess bregght before Mr. Arnold, charged with unlawfully brain goods without a Llama Moe-constable Thomas Rowe, 113 13, Raid at batt led 8 o'clock last *Teeing he heard that the derma wahegozcinto hed him for *tor ha tim:lt:opt s t o o m oi ll i had got some cards of shirt betties, and *slot a like description. He went to the door` f Mrs. lateld, 15, ging's.plece, King's-road, Chelsea, d she tomtit some buttons of him, and paid him. Be bad first mated herby asking it she wooled to buy some buttons, nd she had about a dozen and a half. Witness then went IS tad asked him whether he bad a lioness, and upon We cling be had not witness took him into custody. Sr. Arnold—Did he sell to other persons . . Witoess—To several ; but I did not know what passed. lfr. Arnold (to defendant)—What have yon to say' Dersodeot-1 have been laid up, very ill, and I was sell -41 these thiop to pt me a living. I did not know I was Meg toy harm. Ir. Arnold (on looking at the stntates)—The law says A ere not allowed to hawk unless you have a license, and Its entity is 101., which I have no power to reduce. How ill did you tee him, constable? itness—l watched him twenty minutes. Arnold—Have you had any direction from the !m -anse matters of this sort? ht" - eorteent—None from the Excise, bat from the Oreamistioseniof Police, in consequence of hawkers sok; inn areas my often, and committing robberies. Ir. Arnold—lt is difficult to say where the line is to be 61,1 0. Cbddren who go about se ll i ng Inciter matches are istkers. Ha ve y ou an y friends, defendant' Dsfeedent—None. Mr. Arnold—l must require you to god one bail in 21. for Yew sopsersoce oo Thursday, when some owe must attend tke Excise. WANDSWORTH. MUM DRIVING AND INJCBING A CRILD, arr . Ge orge Hipyi.a , superioterident of the South Wee liefues, &athwart-bridge-road, was charged ' nth Weedy driving a horse and chaise. to the common danger d=t..and seriously injuriag • child. ble Goodacre, V division, mid that about a Llano to 5 o'clock on Friday evening, be waa on. duty in I .looa-lasse, when he saw the prisoner driving a hone !Idris from one side of the road to the other. The amo was galloppioe as fast is it was .be.. When the saw siestas be slackened the paw a little, but after th rd passed be whipped the hone again. Witness Meted him and took his name and address. Afterwards *OM wines) was called back by a signalman, lad he Shia Mad a child betwees four and five years of age Wog bf title side of the mad, having been kooaed down and iejured /film horse sad shake. Witness retarded, and toned the /Maar driving towards Morton. When he Ent saw him tr was driviag towards Kingston. The prisoner's wife lei family were at the White Hart pablic•boam. He tdi witness that he did not me the !smut Foster, pointeman at the Wimbledon jountiols. sit hs saw the primmer driving M • terrific speed. The was walking on some pus at the side of the reed ‘‘ l, the prisoner in turning the bans round suddenly lamked it down. The prisoner had passed to and fro, and ky toroed his hone round several times. York Talbot, a gardener, living at Cottenitain.perk, said ar was the father of the child, who had received were Meads in the forehead and the Mot of the head. orisoser said the occurrence wss rarely seeidestal. left his family at the White Hart to have some tea, Mfie he drove he little boy, deaf and dumb, to Merton Malt aad aloes the Isar. He did not know the child had k meted dews. Derma mid it all arose from the prisosee's seoldess 'mom lithe child died theft', would les a very embus le s Mriott him He remanded him fora week, and mid he Meld accept two mantas for his appears:tee. bgli" n to sown to her the WS , and the deb they entre of cured, to rower of THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 25 18E5. SHARE LISTB.--(THIS DLX.) Two &CUM There is not much business in the rail way market to-day, yet the tone is rather firm, and prices have improved in a few instances. Great Eastern stock has risen per cent.; Metropolitan, 1 ; and Midland, 1. -Lon don and North Western stook is now quoted 117 to ; Great Western, 721 to 731, ex dir.; Midland, 131/ to ; Lancashire and-York shir, 115 to ; South Eastern, 831 to 84 • Great &stern, 47 1 to 48; Great Northern , 12 4 to 1291, ex div. • Caledonian, 128 to 1, ex el and London and B 29 arth Western, 95 to 96 ; Metropolitan, 125/ to I, ex div. and ex new. Indian, Canadian, and fo • railway securities are quiet, and prices u WIDMANN MAIM AND STOCKS. Mtr Meal 1.1%. I susarsva. • I y el t a l,6 wei r I io I p.n. - IS le 86 DT ai 111 17 86 id 1.9 id 871 T 8 $ - 14 4 Va Iti no U ae 72‘ The a e 6 961 60 62 id 60 xel 1110 Ivi 88 116} 6162 IR 98 106 190 S7l Ste 117 1176 ars 96 80 wale& 672 68 to2 lii) 1 It pro too 0 10 pm 1)1k 1111 i 100 101 at; SS; fa le IA 107 a 66 67 98 99 L . " vi 1 38.0 I V. Itei 143; 3 ni -- zd 106 61 UTf 7 f TISI 6 6 * * ST Kt 10 II pm si 9 1 9-1 116 It.) j 1i pm 11 77 11 lli id 140 Idd M U 12 1 1 te 101 e $ ion ti ii 66 i 98t 91 $ll.Ol NiMA 67 50 :di ea eo 14' WI ea si y xd tie 11$ id UI Hu 1 2 18 171 65! 6 fi ido Si t 100 i F , I ili.l Cliamima. 1 le allisamses MO 111 r ilaul sotralleattl i tili: 10 DaugpairebTesisisteiL SSsettuNsturvorl o. : i ti Bombay Gee 6 Do. New 911 044 Avaeriata Lead IL B. • L Um. TeL (L) 1 N DrliJah Indian Tes (L.) npowisda Company 4 6 10 IllasidisaLoen&luv(L) • IS 1041204 Mummy O 16 ICII4 ol ixudonlL.Pro.(L al II illyot Milan impro.(l 4 SO i Do a 6 0 % I lOoso. "")th olAtri csull algL er ) A") 0 SO Commerclealelootlos ' I SO Oonotidatal DU... U ) 11 s SI lgo o ntinental Uftooi(L L 11 C0;1 6 . 14 4:t0 a 111 rooc.o of iNg. 0. Dolt liouriUss (1 11 bate It. Pel66reea• ll ft Do. 4 et. Deb III 140 1 . 10 iseters Amos f SO lost ladle I /10 a Ladle Ung, i Csoel 1 SO Ober Vale 1 10 10101440602.411041.(L 161. 111. liiitets Teiverstilt NO 4 ND& sad keL • • a 001.1 511 sad 1 t 000 100 il. NO It Zogloarlag. KO SI liirosiel Corporstioo. NO 60 Mom' (L) 1 000 110 forsof. Warebottas ti. 000 S Oeilvers (I.lmited) _. I 400 1 5 Oredifallia.eilLoo (L 000 U Steam Nse l l6 4lloo I WO SO liocued:olowsl As.(Ll MO SO Budeou's Bay el 000 60 Humber Iron Worlts(L) 11 000 SO Imp.ttller.Odt.Ass.iL.l 000 4 iudiso Carrying (U 44.1 006 60 luternatiolial custard D NO! to Intsrustlfloaa.Soc. (I. i moo to interast.lood Credit(L 4 000 SO Hansa Lad. l4 oos ft Maim brig, (Ow Om) ii 000 10e Do. is p. c. 6.16 r. 114 0 al 000 26 JotntlitockDisonot(Li It AN 60 Land Securities (Um.) 1 Apn as Loud. Africa. Trading 10 MG 16 Lood.andesistlee. o 4 l . 1 0 00 10 Lon.Countyloadd) l . ..- 1 ' ,Orb 6: Loud. linen. Aare. ILI 1 11 4.40 ,000 a Loud. G. Omnibus O. L 000 60 Lond.4ol.ssg Bag.Co(l. 111 000 to Loud., Itellso. dio.ollo. 21 ,000 se Lood.llor. 4 •• • 14 2 . IS Land. • 000 111 Madera lifts. a AO t • . 1 4 # at..2, - ';tl - ! - Pai ;all iiii iii al aot faooo ___ MN& WO sd I 10 , 41 sd i MI Ss Icits i I 1 Par iPakPs 10 4) lA_ iel 'iiiiedl xd I U., -- a l'il I hal 6 16 16 p 1 11 , _ink i tt 3 ; Is $ 23.13 zd. 4 I 2 tau 1 il 3 1 1 Us DO 119 4 811 It 83 48 2 ) r 2 sW piTh I 2 Idi 16 28 -2 4 14 :11 es 6 te' • 30 its s S 1 dial • 2 WWI 6 4 6 16 c olt A 29 6 • A I A66 61 1 1--1 I. idt 12:1 2 t .2.. 2 10• 2 •r 9 A 9 10 2 126 i lk %Ai 16 IS Marine InvesUaant (Li 10 Ilaarities basks& (Li 10 liadit. Adm. TY. v., N illlbiell Doe Woke. 10 lialiGlitaitOoLO.r) N Nsi.suctal Dia. Um. L. g 10 National Innassial L N SatiooalProv.i 100 Natloitallltaaatrd* N NerbuddsCoil 11. N Do. New N 11.ZaalasidT.&Loan(L 10 NorthernAsiallasi(L) BC I N.Brit. A uslislastakt.) 1, SO I !4.2lit.&ltareau. la.(L 2 ,Novadootiaa.auilL ,L) a 2 Do. do. 111 , *own Marlin Gomm N lOrtaitaleoatatarcdai(L. AO Mental MillumaklDD. 1 1 'Dalmatia Gas (United) 6 1 Do. Nair 10 Orieolledoadeteusi(L) I 10 Ot a go & Nthlandlottat. N'Ottoman iiieaocial ILI 10 0 'ottoman Gas (s.tiolted I iPaaaisa K. l Staim(L.) Do. do. al 10 Do. New IL I PeelAtv.LandildlA(L) 10 eo tetimaier et O. Nem I 00 I Do. dm. New 3 Is ,Que besda L. IL. 11.(L 1 10 , Simmer ices 1 10 ' Do ty alew Ili I &to J. O Imigov. (L) , U Ditto ditto .. * Ile loyal Nail Bo aCii U. Ilt. 60044Asetra.law01 1 6 i 1 SO 00 Imith, limlight.loll. 00 10 docutiosa.,2llalipaii( ) 300 NI I.•frfaia IL & la. (L.` 000 00 Do. Sesiesitiosse Ine N kuslnfts e Uw NI. llabawilas Tilungl.. 1 Da. &MN _ WO U 111.0nestrea.Stials.(L 0,000 ID Thataseillarrifla.(L) MN TnatitAatasypdtApa.L, SMOG 00 T. & 1... Co. of U. Camila $O,OOO 10 17n.Uarbas of Over. (L. 10.001 r Oattell. Ditoli. oo .(L)' I *NO 10 Usivaas.llartostamL4l WON 10 Upper AammaTaa(Ltea., 26.000 /0 Ditto 10,000 DO Via Dlissan'slood I 11 10,000 SO Warms& lissoce(llm , 10 80.000 50 W•itlndlotPaclolo.l L ' 15 I PREFERENCE SHARPS. Great Northera, 5 per cent, redeem. at 10 pea oust. pees, 108. Great Western, Origins' preferesee 4 i per cent., 981 I. Great Weston Origins' 5 pr mat redeemable pretenses, 1.3 11 4. idland Consolidated Bristol and Birmingbam 6 pr sent UN. FOREIGN RAILWAYS Central Aqestiee, guaranteed 7 pm Omit, 3. Weis Flandere (all paid), 8. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE NT I=l%lo ISLIGIUML) RUGBY KEKTING.-(THIS DAY.) CRiLLLENOE CUP. Throe Ponds* Tom, Itamody, Boum*, Motiataia Boy, Jeru salem, and Lady Douglass, ars hero RIIOBY OPEN STEEPLEOR&SE. Four miles• Rook the Clardsuer, The Ohl Squint, Charity Boy, Ilkaplotos, Dewdrop, Deoeptios, Grey Rooms, Blaokrook, sad lodbreak Loss aro here. FARMERS' PLATE Three tones. The Mooney, Sober Robia, Fogleman, parkas, and Jeremy Diddler are ham SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOPS. Three miles. Merrimac, Bravo, Palermo, Simpleton, Belmar, Who dare ley 800, Perfect Can, and Contralto 1111) ben. WELTER STAKES. Three miles. Remedy, Canisas Bey, Kale, pick, Winifred, and &aim re here. •- • • AltlVlD.—Oreolo. SOokbridso, sad Aladdin. EIPIOTICM—Biaak Rook. THE COLENSO CASE AND THE COLONIAL lit is BISHOPS. - On Monday next Mr. Dunlop will ask the : Secretary of State for the Colors, whether, looking to gt; the recent decreer of the 'earl Committee of the ,ile Privy Council in the case of Bishop Oolesso, by ht which, with reference to colonies with representative he legislatures, or in which the church of England has not r i , . been established by law, patents for the erection of ems- Si om , copal seem therein, purporting to confer ecolsens- : kcal jurisdictios, are pronounced to be omakery 84 as to law, it is the intrition of the government 10 advise her Majeity to abstain henceforth from t hewing any more such patents for colootee to situated, and et. also from nominating any enamors under the existing il- let legal patents to bishops who may die or resign, leaving the se, voluntary associations of which such bishops were the chief Lit Writers, to provide succorer' according to the rules and sk. moose they have adopted or may adopt for the government $ of their own non-established communions ; and particn- all larly whether this course will be recommended io reference to to Canada, where, by act of the Canadian Legislature to T o which the royal assent was duly given, all connection be- mk. tween church and Mate has been expressly abolished. ir _ el The hon. member will also ask the Attorney-General , r so what extent and effects, if any, patents erecting 45 episcopal sees in colonies having representative a: lurk/atom, or in which the Church of Ragland ea has not been previously by luw established, and l i t purporting to confer ecclesiastical jurisdiction, are ds. valid and operative ; and also to inquire under what ffs statutory or other authority the Queen , a s soverei g n of 111 the United li ingdom. issues pateata for the erection of 45 episcopal sees, in accordance with the religious eye- l i t tern established by law is ooly one pert of the United is Kingdom—England—in colonies which never were, at soy 1* time, colonies of fleeted, but have been, from UNIT GOON : British colonies. e.. BS THE TRAGEDY AT HACKNEY.—DEATH OF THE MURDERESS. The wretched wretched woman, Elizabeth Carmichael, who Ito was in custody, on the charge of murdering her nephew, 3 Beery Joseph Smith, on last Friday three weeks, died in the ft German Heepital,Dalston, the day before yesterday from the at effect of the fearful wounds she inflicted upon her throat St after she had committed the murder. She appeared to be et progreming favourably until the previous afterwooa, when she began to sink rapidly, and the hospital authorities informed Inspector Motels that if the Bb_. police wished to get her to make any statement before she T A — , died there we, no time to be loot. The inspector, however, et. 9 declined to mike the attempt, on the ground that it would :0 I be illegal to induce her to criminate herself. She was in ast charge of a poiire•oonstabk, who remained in the hospital ... 1 . night and day, se there was e ver y ex p ectation of her recto- ''' very. I/0 .....------------". tas --(THIS DAY.) let to a. K 26. I AX. 1.1 a. 1 & . la rassztaistoorva. a sLI IMO. Belffitol_ and Istiar.... . . Klerk and I. to i iiir nITZ all Ho. • I Amodio. win 0 i t Do. 1110 . ...t=r H. all DoadoortethAAhd.Jo Di ldlnioughowl 100 Gimpy owl IL= 1011 Groat Isatorn Ord. M. WO Do. • Stook 101 Do. b. Ow* WaL. No i WS Groot Norma Sodloott 155 Onattioetiroo 100 Do.b J • no. so OW. so ha Daß 1 we'. ats pad B 105 Ot booth k Womb (Wol 110 boost Wiil 155 Do. Moor VaLeso.llth 105 MO. booth welt 105 Do. W. Mid.—Oshod 100 Do. Do. /1= 1110 Do. Do. It WO lowooldro & Tooblbr! IM Loo6os awl = o. BrlCatillout 100 100 Larks &North WNW. 100 LasclookSoathW okra is lism,ol•o4,‘ Duals& aid a Da gy m _ ow «. I mir iicct ! - a llatraDlaLPro.litatpC. 10 Do. do. do. •• • • 100 likiaall 100 1/ l 0. Wow 100 Do Ans. & Derby all 1114. 00. WIL Ora.) all Do. S Muria .. DaribErelba 1 10 00 Do. Idla.,Partklatatt WO N. Lulara—Senrtak 2 Do. O. N. S. Pura.— Do. Ueda.. 100 De. York ...... VW Da MAUD all Do. InackADarllag. 11 14 Do. ila. 1110641 100 Kalb Loaders all Do. New s De. ei tt. 6. ;. 40k. 904, 100 Wm* m l ue sli sacmdai t e. . : m il W c.m artsra ittbir Joac. sa 100 ilsottlak Allgood ell Slutunibtu7 £ Walsh* union 1 2 ill= ir e ;co 100 math Bram mu ma" Wokulihmato -100 r ., v.. , Do 0 ........ U. 100 Vats of Sesta 100 Victoria Bin. a Malan 100 Wart Donavan, 100 Iw. iiirtipl. H. & it. 10" . I-4! as 97 118 IS 1,11 4 I - - 1 i PRI 11/8 1W 47 6 9 74 77 0111 T Ma POSSIIIISIONS. SU Atillll3llCit at. IAWTODOS 100 lloal.Ww.dilla&OP•o• 4 Do. lr eases all Bad et Lake Huron all Dot Preference 100 laff.,Erant,diGoderlob Op. a. luta A.& 4 1 sli 106 Do. do. Jul, le 1611 10 Do. do. Jana 1, 1676 10 Oa •11.1salera6p.a.g. 100 Cape T. et Doet6p. & 1.• M a I=l=ll49.rra 10 1106 Inas& go. 6 do we is Do. J 01000 M. 10 Grand Trunk et Gonads WO all Do.tp.i 100 all Do. la6 eettl pod. 11. :Z 100 aU Do. do. 010 ot o[l 10 all Do. lad pod. Dada.. 100 all Do. do. deemed 100 all Do Ord pref. Mork .. 10 an Do. do. deferred NO all Do. 4th ;wet. Stock . 100 all Do. do. delarrod is. 100 Groat Indian Pollillatlla 0 11 Do. gua. pa 0 al 1 Do. Naw do IL SO 06. B. 0 lncUs g. 6p. ca 00 100 Dodd per 00 sk. I Do 166 a/1 Gt. Waite= 0 Canada 110 to Do. New all Me Do.llp.a.Bda pay. UM 10 all Do.o do. do. 1074 i $ 1 Dothan Branch, Lunited SO 1 Do. New 11. He lladras gear. 6p. 00 1 0 105 Do. do. LI .J 105 Do. ren. do.- 1 Do. 7110 100 delb. Oorp. • per a. Ed all Mit. sa4lllooosly all 11.Bran.diCsisela.& 41 10 I.R.otCan.gps.ls 6 p. ll . 10 Wade. gua. I per Gent. UM Do Do.. Dahl 0• • 1 do. do. 100 Do. Punleo do LS Do. Ludas 0710 do 116.11111.1 SAMS. 11k$M1 IR _pp. Do. Now —it— (7-4 ld' i totf +924 I Par on 4 ttse as 70 Log 104 Ts es 100 104 100 LOI Lull 1521 — in 166 sr GO 66 6 6 66 67 67 60 12 66 67 GO 64 44 26 GO 1$ SG IN IN par ID` par a Yin Vie 10.4 - { 6 f 12 111114 82 90 74 78 1 2114 - - 100 101 BS 96 E 9 11 a 66 $ I a IA 1001 1 01 9 100 101 9 110 100 lOl 96 si JOINT noes. DANL. iF ii: 111 65 It sa I: V i t as MI el 56 in 116 is Ile dle Se l 6 p s i 57 in 6 dla fi II 'idle per 14 10 86 tipss 10 I lipm it 15 dial 5 - it fri: Ald. 1.1 iii IF* Ili - i - i - mil "T IPA f' - 14ITA. IPll M 112 . 11 7 --i - i - 71 1 4 as 6 Idlll .• 6 li 2 II 1 11. I. 6 6 dis 6 Si 0 10 15 10 10 6 els -- -- 14 i sr is eche rat alibi 19. e i d t s 1 I _ . Um, 29.1 dial pu T 1 • an 22 2eh Sil!!1 1 tila -IT' I_ I. 4 ti i 9 dli I i mp. 7 1 If A 1,1 lit 1 h 0 dis II Per 4 de , I \ II Obi Il i i OW Pol 1 00 1 0 Pm 10 1 4_446 1i the Mauritius. The prevent object is to earned the company's operations. The espetel is 1,41110,10111. in foO,OW shares of 201 . each, wait a fret hews of 25,000 shares, but 10,000 shame are gloomily re served for France. The prospectus has been issued of the Leedom and Provincial Starch Company (Limited), with a capital of 50,000/. in 5,000 shares at 101. era. The object, as implied by the title, is to sanufae ture starch, a business which has base hitherto almost exclusively in limed by stew fi rma, who are stated to have made foe sumo. The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1,373 f. over lastyear. The following is the report of th e directors of the Bank of British Columbia, to be submitted at the general meeting on the 4th of April : The directors, in submitting their resisse. lave to tulate the shareholders on the seems that bra even= stteod the transactions of the beak. From the sizomploy tog staterosot of sccouots it will tenes that. after es= correct expeoses sod te of *slowest es no te du e the amount of profit at the ecodurisa el the ban- year, ended 31st December last, ins 13,61031.1 301 ., which tbe dectors propose to apprete as fellows, vb. : 8,3331. 61. Sd. in payment of a diPd at the rte 111 per cent. per annum (being far mix booths on 125,0001, and for four months oo 62,5001., paid Ist Seenobbor yet 7,000/. to be added to reserve fond. whisk will be increased to 13,0006. ; leaving 3,341 f. ss. b d. to be forward to the current half-year. The antlers vibe mere by rotatios we Mr. Mechem* Mr. Hay, and Mr. dedemm. bet, being eligible, they offer themselves for rmiestiee. We are requested by Mr. J. H. Crawford (late of the Bengal Civil Service) to notify the feet of his having rriiined the board of the Oriental Financial Corporation ; and the directors at the same time desire as to intimate that the connection of Mr. W. C. Brown with the corporation has maned. PROVINCIAL SHARI NANXITIL Lrvaroos. Maws 84.-110 today :—Ore at Resters, 47 i — Orsei Western, 73 rd.—loadeneind North Western, 1 1 7 17—Manchester, and Lincoln, 67} 7 8 I—Newry,1—Newry , W. and Regina. 3—North Eastern, Berwick mplial stock, 107 Birkenhead, 88—Illinois Central, 56 —Dutrh Rhenish, 61 p. Great Luxembourg shares, In ad- Spanish I' oar 1 11 17 B tr and Exchange illlal=tedads)t.steltd.— Lean Boyl 11.--EenrapirS Marine (limited). 11.10.116—laacaMiro Insurance.; p —Queen Insurance. alit 9-18 p.—Thames mad Mersey Marine (limited). p.—Union Marine (limited), $ Is Steam Company, I 7 15-16 8 d.—Pacific Steam, 104—Wed India and Esc Lc Steam d. BuuilmoiLta. VAS= IL —Birmingham Bank shares changed hands at 33 ; Birmingham Wsgon, at 10111 x. ; and Patent Nut and Bolt, at 1 1 . 8 s al. prem.. Binolughem,Wolvorhamplan and Stour Valley closed at 101 101 . Birmingham Joint stock Bank, at 86 304. Birmingham and Midland Bank, 169 161 ; Wol verhampton and Staffordshire Bank. 134 141 Birmingham Old Union Mill, Isieminghssa New Union Mill, a 9s. to 11. 12a. Od.. mod fluntes Metal s& 11 1i din Markets dulL Tics SUNDAY TRAIN QIINITION IN SCOTLAND, A oorreapondence has been published hotness members of the Sabbath Alliance and Kr. Hodpoo, chairman of the North British Railway Company. The chairman closes the oorrespoodeDoe with a letter in which be says :—" The directors do not believe it to be their duty to tome that por tion of the public who from inclination or necessity desire to leave their homes, or to regain their homes, on a Snobs', to conform to the bidding of others who think it sinful to do so. On the contrary, while they do not hold out extra ladsconents to Sunday travelling by means of frrpent or excorrion trains at low farm, they coneider that limited ger vies by morning sad evening trans Is doe to the public, especially the humbler domes, who cannot, except by rail way, move at all. With regard to goods trains, the objec tions sod suggestions contained in the document you have transmitted to me are founded in simple ignorance of the matter under dismission. If every pods train which paws by necessity (and there is sot one which, in a praotioal sense, nom trots any other motive) on the North British Railway were taken off the Use, the net profit of the *mow would not be diminished ; bat the hoecnrity and iooonvesisses d to the community would daring the week days be largely increamd." BANNON AND Me Blieneha.—On board the river steamers is the States titer feed you for a moderate outlay (75 orate. a meal) very waniptsoludy, but tie por ticos supplied are tonally of miarosoopio dimmable. Barnum had taken poems by one of these stately Noah's arks, say, from Albany to New York. He =lied, at tea " time, for a beefsteak. The negro brooght him the total little. shrivelled mite of broiled limb, certainly not safileismt for more than two mouthfuls. Barnum moiled the morsel 1 on hie fork, scanned it critically. as though it were a maniple of steak submitted to him inspection, and then returned it to the waiter. saying, "Yes; that's what I mean. Bring me some of it."—/Userrered London Nam Taarric }Lamm. The traffic reoeipta of railways in the limited Kingdom smooched, for the week ending the 18th of March, or. 11.841 miles, to 666,8691., and for the sowespoodiog week of last year, on 11,488 miles, to 570,3751., showing an bermes of 353 miles, and of 26,4941. in the reosipta. The grow receipts ea the following 14 railways amounted in the aggregate. on 8,334 miles, to 484,5321., and for the eorrespondlog week of 1864, on 8,057 miles, to 462,4011., showing an increase of 277 miles, and 22.1 311 . is the Ittalia6l - increase on the Caledonian amounted to 1,3741. ; on the Great Eastern to 1,705/. ; on the Great Northern to 3,8801. ; on the Great flogithern sod Womb= to 5571. ; en the Great Western to 2.0 4 3/. ;on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to WM ; om the Lodes and North Waders te 3,958/. ; on the Load= and Brighten to 3161. ; at the Leaden and South Wester, to 1,6211. ; on the Kid land to 1,5811.; on the Worth British to 1.872 1 . ; en the North Rotors to 3,9451. ; and on the South Easters to 1,1001. —total, 24,584/. ; b ut from this must be &dueled 2,4531., the decrease= the lbatheetsr, Sheffield, sad Ligroin shire, leaving the increase es above, 22.1311. The web and mineral traffics on those lines amounted to 216.4171., and for the correspondin week of 1864 to 371,8281.. I showing au increase of 24.3191. The reedpes for Parcels, farr., amounted to 1111.685 L. mgaisetlT,lT. showing a deersess of 11,18111. The Iris reeelpie es SI other Uses amended, os 1,806 idles, to 112.3371.. sod for the ommepoodiss week of last year. en 3,431 miles, 8! 1 171 9741., =owl= se teem= of 72 idles sad of 4,M I. is I. onside. The told nesipm of the past week doer wagof 9.4841. se GOISpBIIII with these d the pre wish =ding the Utk met. WEATHER REPORT. Nikes —671 4 1-1 Aberdeen 1164, 4 51 1.41411 Ardruma 11447 41 Onsearells — Cap Mar — I Ur 117517 „ 110171/444 hallwolui an. 1 hossmos ono. .-- vortost ,Ime m s all 4441141/4"1 "LW 14 41forolli —*Lag ta.mariratiossih UrTio Itorleorosih. 29.71 43 addds ma 241 N. N. Z. Z. 3 W. 2 N. 2 - • &&w. 2 W.F.W. 6 • W.W. I 3 N.M. W. I $ N.N.W. ' I Z. I 4 Z. 0 W.N W. 3 31.3. W. I A.N.W. I LW. 1 LW. up 0.1 2 • 0.20 • br 1 o 1 MWDAy. N.W. N.N.W. Icy. . s rain strong to rale. with y.w. x.x.s. cs 1 0.02' 2 IR 12.19. $ N.N.E. 11.11. W. N. N.W. r.l. W. Li MILL N.N.W. foc o I S cb I ob I IS 1.11 1 rob $ 1 Al—i se 7 ha i 2 a 1 PROUBTAL IP ON NOSTRUM 11011D1T. IS ODASIS. S.W. to N.W. and N.. N. einialY. & N thin plows. N IrIIOTERN. As above. IL MW. W.S.W. to N.N.W.„ .. varying from mode rate to a gale, showers. As nest above. Itagring. As nest above. Nostbern=toottand. Weetente.liveland, Walls, and aMs• Nadia S on thern=logltsb Channel and Bay d MOW. MO. Instinct and Sera Bea. an;W: As above. N. N . w . to W. and B.W stromequally, In places a gale. FOUZION-OTVICS, }lnnen 15. The Queen las 4 24 been gracaorely pawed to appoint David Liviogeteee , Esq ., re , D.C.L.. lately her Ifsfortf s Cassel at Quillicoanii, to be 7.1 her Majesty's Consul in the territories of all African Kings Kt sod Chiefs in the interior of Africa, not subject to the au- Ittlfhtt shortly of the Ring of Postage', or of the Sing of Abyesiala, it( or of tie Vies-Roy of ZarPt.- o ozctfc. 10,C FORZION-OFFION Manes 23.—The Quee n bag ,--- been pleased to approve of Senor Federico H. Hemming as Corral in London for the Uoitad Stake of Venezuela. — Gazette. Tun Erentarns Coliurrrea.—Their lortlehipe re- ilk io .j asesarbied yesterday morning, when the Lord Chancellor eo,f pee ',Mance. The members of the committee were all r 0 .4 10.1 present. Ai W OR KING MereB COLLEGS, 45, GRIAT ORMOND- A( erstarr.—Tbis evening (Saturday), lfr.W. Travers. F. R.C.S., p. resident medical officer, Charlogeross Hospital, will deliver first t 0,.. the rst of a course of lectures on physiolniii- " Mt Tat LATE MR. EirOOWILIL —How little did men kc tot imagine, when they saw him march into the house lunching go:1 and chatting, always apparently in good spirits, what a grim 110,5 skeleton he had in his dark driest! It is surprising that Kt this dreadful merit did sot prematurely destroy his life. How icti often, io his solitary chamber in llanohestar-baildiep, must 5: the horrible thought, "I o w e a q uarter of a million more R, than I can pay," hare startled him like a spectre! No me wonder that he always stopped in the house till the last, MA and then seemed loath to leave. Solitude moat have been 10. 1 dreadful to him ; and yet, as I have said, he always seemed OM cheerful. Even whom he was bliod bie spirits seemingly 11 never Sagged. He onsht, no doubt, to have clamed the tem beak in 1843 ; bat he was 'tress• if not yonog, then • sad MA he determined to wrestle with the monstrous Python 'of • le r debt end destroy it ; and if he had semeeded, a chorus a 14.1 applause would have greeted his snows. But he failed. kt Year after year the monster enfolded him more closely. In 11 1 . 1 1860 he lost his wife, with whom he had lived 56 years. lo.( This was a sad blow to him. He was now left to bear his *4 eorrows aloes. But, alas ! another trial was awaiting . 1 After thetas of his wife, his eyes, in which oatarsets hit. had f t' made their appearance, gradually closed up, and eventually If he became quite blind.—flitistrotof Tinter. LOCOMOTIVES ox TriNellrlC Roarni.—The bill fast introduced by Mr. Holland, 2LP., into the Hones of , Common, repeal or certain teatime of the Locomotives Act, 1861, under which the Secretary of State has acted in the Haut order he has issued. declares that every locomo tive propelled by SWIM or any other than animal power. to or bY ii be used by the owner thereof ei ther in his own person his servants, on say turnpike road or public highway, shall • be worked according to the following rules and repletion' : —" (1). At least throe perms' shall be employed to drive or conduct snob locomotive, sod if more than two 'reggae or carriages be attached thereto, an additiooal pence shall be employed who shall take charge of such or carriage.. 12). One of each persona shall pre =itch locomotive, and Opal the driver of such loco- motive when it shell be mammary to stop or slacken the , speed thereof, he. (3). Thor drivers shall keep noon the off I s side of the road, sad give as mach spas as possible for the ji, peep( of other tome. (4). The whistle shall not be l e, rounded for say purpose whatever : sad oo stress shall I T, blow off when the locomotive is nom the road. 15). Every le each locomotive shell be instantly stopped on any other al perso n with a twee ' or carriage potting up his baud requir- 1, fag it. No locomoti v e is to be drives more thee four miles an boor along any public highway, or mere thee two miles ea boor throaph any tows or village. penalties op to Si. ' ' and 101. are levied for infraction of the set. Existiog re- I striettons es le the nee el steam sexism withie ff 6 yard@ of . roads are not to apply to locomotives used for ploughing PgirsBe. !HI CL I Ida sd II lEd al :d . 2 I s i Mot 8 4 1 I I I 1 18 83 -* vm RD II 2 dla ; 2 0 3 = 2 2pa 171 at SO I 2 148 142 4J ti e 4,tti 40 62 . 6 4 41. i l l iirial 6} 4 46 tl 13 013111os ,1N IN A I AlllancolnaNlAvorpooll ' Do. ma t 16 pm NI nglo A N Amito &option (L3m.) AO &neje Dawns (lamliod, 0 AusandooM O Do. Now N i lkookolat Nauk of W i. 1101 Back of Ili l N IBM* of Otago 110 Bank of Queen= 1 O I Baokoff latorbs.Amiria IN :Beak of Wane (Lloo.) 10 ' Bank of Now NNW •• B II NBranlMlNPoNligion o M . Bratsk & Califonalan (L N Brig& N. 911119104 N C. Bk. ladla,Loa..6klaa I N Chart. Mar.& Indloi.&s f IN 10 City Coloodal 10; CooLliank of Canada 16 Lom. Haut of Dona, &o 0 DolmallOpm.lOpoldi so N Do. in. at par 10 Comacoldinod Bank (L)' 4 61 illom MO ConinewMal i 111 8 8 lis 100 Do. Now a last London (WINN) 6 I limo MI lodes lionang&Llia) 6 I; Oldlo 10 Ing&aoltAtiaLl3oartd. all le 80 10 60 Meek end Swedish (LI 16 16 21,110 id • 0 Smarm Bank(LlmUoid, 1.6 lldisid 10 MO Hlndson.aMaiaP4ll IS p e ar 2om - 100 Do. laded at 2pm 2B itma - IN Do. Now .1 IN Imperial BalMo /NAM 1 0 10 1110 m - 0 'lmporbl ottoman lO 7 71em 171 - JO 25 ' lonian .. lonian.. 00 NV Do. New I 6 par Ipm - 2101 10 , Land Iloaslik. India A 4 1 Ilmo - 000 1 60 ILoo.Bk.ofNe itleo,&c. (LI 10 2 Lilo id - ,000 100 Lan. Muskat Soot/asd L‘ 18 6 sde - 'OO 100 , Logos and Bragliaa l6O $6 pm 61; 1100 Loa.B.Ayrowt&PlM&L 40 7 9pm - N I Do. Now, ha. at Ipm 10 I; 11 on 12 11 4S ,LooL, BM, && Mag. (L.)) 22 10 BNo - II 'Los. 12$16$k of AnotrL all * 141 - 0 'London sod Unaty., lO 71 72 - IN I Lon. BasIg.00 15 . 11 (&) 12 16 13 die 30 BO 'London John Noce.— 1111 40 07; MI I 10 'London& &Mk atil/9/I all II; Me NIP 'lna. & & Walton iLlm. N par 1 Pol - IN London&Vaneznefa (L) 10 7 oo s _ NO 'Lou. & Wommuntor 100 &embalm BanlOLlza.) 36 4 fd; 100;• - 2 40 511044911156115 lk6ouoiL. 111 3 2 dla ni IN bletro. 6 Pew. bank (L MI 2 1 dia 18; MO I - Midland Bork (Um) i 100 Mama! of Unwpool IS 4 Teeni &001100 N.Pno. I nd 10 Do. lam ll 60 lewtonal Book lll 60 1 Do. New . . 10 Now lionlk Wide; l6 .40 10 Now pislaad Xl+4 l ANI Si NorM Mamoru 5 oos N woo.' aro Cimpoom as 00 161 Do. Now. Ma a$ =pa. all ;ON 60 Provlsa.BeoklaoOoro.lo. 0 lAN leo ' rrovoio. or hound ..• . N I.NO so Idneki. Punt, a Dow it. l on o kw 111 el o wtk Amines moo Is \ nostb batons (Min.) MOD 10 Non& of S.ll. ildos .. N FAN,OO IN Do. do IIN Do do. la Napa 10 1.1131 * : U do s a donisala .... MI 1100 WO Raise at teviss4 (Um) U 00 Mimi si Loner 0 15001 76001 _2-- if# l IPI 7,iiil 0r5.1401 iiiiel ;1.:001 Oki ~~. i_iiiel F?:iiil 44",!r1 11.« , 1 13P 1 !el A' 36X) Si 39 I- *0O!) ii,icol ~~i 96 OS 01 1 A is P g 4:: -- se ST IS 5 le 1 5 010 II ST e ape m 1 SS SS - idls 0.0 1 Ms 10 1 - 1 1 111 - 16 4 00, - 556 assls 4 II - It 511 INi RI 0. i ... • - _ 20008 N. 'INN me wool In liN .IN Ass Is csalogromassases 11 i -. .... k .... font.no 0 ,LcoaNalllgiameta. iN 0 0 N. illeeNsooNo oil _ al I I i 11.1 - MONEY MARERZ-(THIS DAYJ .me in in f id 1 ici ,_ a ?II 71 41 SI .. is s, UT —. zd Ii i I Two o'Cloew. The transactions in the stook and share markets are upon a rather restricted scale, as usual on Si turday. The tone, nevertheless, is firm, and the variations in prices are in a favourable direction, owing chiefly to the satisfactory returns of the Banks of England and France. Consols have advanced 1 per cent., and a few British railway stooks Ito 4. Foreign securities have been little dealt in. The shares of the financial compaoies are quoted about the same as yesterday. The discount market eontinues quiet, with.* good supply of money, and few bills offering. The rate for the best paper is 41 to 1 per cent. In 4e Stock Exchange loans from day to day on Englishlovern went securities are obtainable at 4 to 411ier cent. At Paris to-day, according to Mre Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renteilipened at 67fr. 32e., being about 1-16 per minc e better than yesterday. i Console are now quoted 894 to 4 f 8 money, and 891 to 1 for the account (April 67 1 : The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 891, 4 ; ditto for account, 891, 4 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 874 ; New Three per Cents., 874,1, 1 ; New Two and-a-Half per Cents., 721; Bank Stock, shut India Five per Cent. Stock, 1011, 10154 ; and Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 1014. The foreign stook market is inactive, and, with the exception of a rise of 1 per mot. 'in Cassolichis and Spanish Certificates, and a decline of 1 to 1 in Greek and the Turkish Loans of 1858 and 1862, prices exhibit no variation. Some of the present quotations are annexed, viz. : Greek Bonds, 214 to 1 ; Mexican, 261 to 4 ; Confederate, 354 to 361; Spanish Passive, 321 to 4 the Certificates, 1 71 to 4 ; Turkish, of /858, 701 to 71, ex div. ; ditto 1862, 73 to 4 ; and the Consoli dds, 531 to 4. Transactions are recorded so follows :--Dannbian scrip, 31 din, ex div. ; Egyptian, 941, ex div. ; ditto second issue, 1001. bonds, 931 ; ditto 1864, 961 ; Greek, for account, 211 ; ditto Coupons, for account, 81 ; Italian (Marenimana Railway), 681 . Mexican, for account , 264; ditto, Anglo-French , 511; ; Russian, 1882, 891 ; ditto 1864, 91 ; Spanish, for mama, 48 ; ditto Passive, for account, 321 ; ditto Certificates, for account, 171 ; Turkish, 1858, 1001. bonds, 75, ex div. ; ditto, 1862, for account, 731, 4 ; ditto 1001. bonds, 731,1, 74 ; Venezuela, for account, 18/ ; ditto 1864, 41. Intonational Financial shares are now quoted 13.16 to 5-16 prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 21 to 1 prem., ex div.; Loudon Financial, bit to 61 prem., ex div. ; Imperial Mercantile, 11 to 1 prem., ex div. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 1 ; Otto man Societe Gendrale, 21 to i prem. The quotations for the shares of some of ,the new companies a re subjoined :—lietropoli tan District Railways, 9 to 10 prem. ; China Steamship and Labuan Coal, 1 die. to par ; Rio ' Janeiro Gm, 1 to 11 prem. ; West Loudon Docks and Warehouses, 1 to 04 die. ; Varna Rail way, 51 to 1 prem. ; South African Land and 1 Finance, 14 to 4 prem. ; A tlantic Railway Deben ture scrip, 8 to 9 prem. Hair-rase Two o'Cwcx. Consols have declined 1 per cent., the present quotations being 891 to 4 for money, and 894 to 1 for the account. The reduction is understood to have been caused by a large sale of stock on account of an insurance company. A meeting of holders of Venezuela Bondsof 1862, was held at the London Tavern yesterday afternoon, Mr. D. Robertson, M.P., in the chair, "To take into consideration a prop osal of the government of Venezuela to substitute an assignment of 15 per cent. of import duties in all the ports in lien of the existing assignment of 55 per cent. of the import duties of La Guayra and Puerto Cabello." A long discussion took place, and it was decided to appoint a committee to act with Messrs. Baring' in the interests of the bondholders, and to report the result of their proceedings at an adjourned meeting. Mears. Glyn, Mills, Carrie, and Co. have an nounced the dividend due the let of April on the An to French Mexican Loan of 1864. The exact amount of sperie. brought by the steamer Ripon from Alexandria (including 11,4001. lin silver from India) is 26,6501., and not 129,0001., lee previously reported. The telegrams from Melbourne, just received, report that 205,0001. in gold had been shipped for Ragland during the month. This mail will not be due in London till nearly the middle of April. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon under went no alteration of importance, but the ten deny is still in favour of this count ry. Subjoined lie our usual list : Amsterdam, 3 months. 11.194 to 4 ; ditto, 3 days, 11.17 to 11.174 ; Rotterdam, S maiths,ll.l9j to 1 ; Ant werp, 3 months, 25.50 to 55; Hamburg, ma. tenon. 3 months, 13.9 to 4 ; Paris, 3 days, Z.=4 to . 274 ; ditto, 3 mouth', 2 5 . 45 to 50; nallhfort- on -the-Melne 3 twontlia 1204 to 4 ; Si. Petersburg (per roublel, 3lnollths, 314 to 4 ; Vierma, eft 60.. 9 swaths, ILSO to 53 ; Triode A. do., 3 months, 11.50 to 56: Madrid, 3 months, 474 to 4; Osdis, 3 months. 474 to 4 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 26.574 to 624; Genoa, 1 month', 35.574 to 624 ; Milan, 3 months, 7.5.574 to 624 ,• Naples, 3 months, 25.574 to 624 ; Nieves, 3 month& 25.574 to 624 ; Messina, 3 seesthe, 25.574 to 624 ; Lisbon. 90 drys. 514 to I ; Oporto, 10 days, 514 to 1. ' The failure of Messrs. Smith, Douglas, and Co., of London and Messrs. James Smith and Co., lof LiverpOoL forming vole establishment, is an t nounoed, with liabilities to the amount of be tween 300,0001. and 400,0001., principally in con nection with the produce market. This house is connected with that of Messrs. Grant, Smith, and Co., of Calcutta, but the latter firm, according to the subjoined circular which has been issued o the creditors, will Dot be affected by the suspension now referred to. With regard to the question of assets little is known at present : 5, Lime street, London, March 24. Dear Sim —Heavy losses which we have recoatly ear Woe& have, we deeply regret to Worm you., ooespeiled se to saspeed payment. Messrs. Grant. Smith, and Co., of Osloatta, in which firm we have as interest, will in no way be affected by oar suspension. Our books, with the ore °armee of the principal creditors, are in the hands of News. Hemp, Canaan, Fold, sod Co., who will prepare a "Weepiest which they will plate haw you as early ea possible. Meanwhile, solivitioe your forbserame, we are, dear sirs, yours faithfully, 831.1111, Dorozsa, sad Co., Leaden. J. MOTU sad Co., Liverpool. A meeting of the creditors of Mr. Thomas Stirling Begbie, who suspended payment on the 13th inst., was held yesterday at the offices of Messrs. Quilter, Ball, and Co., under the presidency of Mr. Jmvh Hoare, when a statement of his affairs was sub witted, showing liabilities to the extent of 350,0091., by far the greater portion of which is eecured or otherwise provided for. It is estimated that under the most unfavourable circumstances the unsecured creditors will receive a dividend of at least 10a. in the pound, and in certain contingencies the figures show a surplus a ft er payment of all creditors in full. The chairman and the creditors generally ennead a high opinion of Mr. Begbie's integrity and ability, and their full reliance upon his exertions to secure a favourable result for his ceeditors. It was unani-1 mously resolved that the estate be wound up under tbs inspection of Mr. Joseph Hoare and Mr. Peter Denny. A new undertaking called the Financial Insu rance Company (Limited) is announced. This company was established last year for the porpoise art carrying on life, fire, and guarantee busi ness in Great Britain, on the omit:i nset, in India, the colonies, and elsewhere. 1 It appears that the company has already done a 1 considerable amount of business, having received 1,272 proposals, for ensuring 1,034,431 L, and that boards have been formed in Paris, Florence, and Pamir Evasirso. Consols, which closed yesterday at 89} to i for the 6th April, opened and closed to-day at 89} to For money the last price was 89* to The official busine-s report is as follows :.--Thies per Cent. Consols, for money, 891, e, ditto, for account, 891 ; Three per Cents. Redound, 871, ; New Three per Cents., 87i, ; Bank Stock, for account, 2421, ex div. ; India Stock, 214 ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1014 10if ; ditto Bonds, 15e. prem. The India Five per Cent. stock TM steady. India Bonds were purchased at 15a. prem. rachequer Bills were quoted 3e. to 6s. prem. The late rise in Spanish Certificates has beam followed by realisations, and the price bas to-day experienced a relapse of 1 per ewe. The Passive Debt, as well as Turkish Consolidds, Mexican Bonds, and Italian stock, declined 4, and Greek Bonds and Coupons 1. Venezuela Old Bonds were heavy, but the Six per Cents. of 1964 have improved 4 per cent. upon the announcement of the dividend. There was also an advance of 14 per cent, in Confederate, 1 to 1 in Montevidean scrip, and 1 in Turkish Bonds of 1862. In the market for bank shares an improvemeat was quoted in Agra and Masterrean's, Bank of Otago, Loudon Chartered Bank of Australia, and Imperial Ottoman Bank. The latter have risen to 71 to 1 prem., on a rumour that this bank may possibly share in the project for remodelling the Turkish home debt. As regard Standard Bank of Africa, National Bank, Provincial Banking Cor poration, and European Bank shares, somewhat lower prices were quoted. Hudson's Bay 'bares were last quoted to-day 151 to 4, being firm; Kgyptian Trading, 4 o! em. • National Discount, 9 4 to 1 p rom. ; Joint Stool; Disemint, 24 to 11 dis., being slightly firmer ; Ottoman Socidt4 Geindrale, 2 to I l ium. ; and City of Milan Improvements, 4# to prem. The re were inquiries for Australian ortgage, Berlin Waterworks, Peel River Land, and Trust and Loan of Upper Canada shares, while London and. St. Katharine Dock declined 1 per cent. There were inquiries for China Steam and Labium Coal shares, which have improved to close upon par. The shares of the financial companies have scarcely moved to-day. National Financia/ were heavy. The Glaring Quotations are s al were viz. :—lnternational linsacia, 14 to 4 rem. • General Credit, 21 to 1 prem._ i Imams Financial, 6 to 61 prem. • Imperial Mercantile Credit, 14 to 11 prem. ; a nd Credit lowlier and Mobilier (old shares), 54 to i prem. The closing (bat in some eases nominall i z n eo e ta- a Lions for shares in new undertakings are en . —Metropolitan District Railways, 9 to 10 prem.; Varna Railway, 41 to 54 prem.; Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 to 14 prem. ; West Laudon Docks, 1 to 01 die. ; South African Land and Finance, 1 to 11 prem. ; and Rhos Hall Iron, 14 to 11 prem. M1N138.-(THIS DAY.) Two Otters. The mining market is firm to-day, with a good amount of business. Attention is chiefly directed to East Lovell and Whe al Buller shares, which have further advanced ; the forum are now quoted In to 13k, and the latter, 26 to 27k. Clifford Amal gamated are called 304 to 31. Wheal Grenville 4 to ; East Grenville, 31 to k ; Great Vor, 31k to ex div.; Great Lamy, 144 to 191, Great North Tian Laxey, 3to t ; East Cain Brea, 6. to I and croft, 141 to 15. The transactions in foreign and colonial mining shares continue upon • very limited scale, and quotations exhibit DO variation. The subjoined weekly report on the metal market is from the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelszen and North : The instal market is extremely quiet, sad liminess is noel curtailed ; prices, however, with few exespstees. havehiss fairly maistained. Iron—Welehbusersia better deemed, pneestendingis sellers' favour. Bails are she very firm. The whole iron trade in Staffordshire sad the North of wed is paralysed through hey s and the look-est, aad it ie feared it will spread over the whole of Stothted. Pige love in consequence advanced to 50a 911. soh, mid Ma • moeth. Copper is decidedly firmer. Xasefeetered. • ; teal' AN. ; best select, 901. to 91/. Fassige is aka is proaod demand. We quote Bl. ; Balm 911. to 191. a Wallareo, 891. to 901. ; Chili le Liver pool was pid with 82/. 10a to *rive. Tie his further given way in value, sad Omit, has cheesed bands to considerable extent at 881.10 s. sod 861. wok mad MI. afloat. nem are D ow sellen of Bases at WM Reglad' times dull of sale ; prices unaltered. To _labs: coke is i m p r oved demand; charcoal, Omissive. esetiweee dell, with s downward tendency. Speller The sorbet has hese quiet, and little business d oin g . We quote spit. 1111. 7s. ; forward, 191.10 a. to 191. 12s. Gil. "seders." Hell poode. 191. 15s. far special breads. The directors of the Dev onshire Great Consoli dated Copper Mining Company, at tbeir board meeting, held yesterday, declared a dividend of 9,2161., being 91. per share, arising from profits on copper ores sampled in the maids, of November and December last. A fter payment of the same there remains in hand a betimes of 21,1481. Is. 10 d. in cash, ore bills not at maturity, and reserved fund. 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