The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

TiII - 0 NE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. ( 11'Y, TWELVE O'CLOCK The Ovro , thd tor money continues Tattier active at the current quotations. About £5u,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterd,ty. Tne Tam .nian has arrived from the West Indies with £816,704. A new Turkish loan, amounting to £6,000,000 in a 6 per cent. stock, amply secured, is to be issued by the Credit Mobilier and the Imperial Bank of Tur Bey in Paris in bonds of 500 francs or £2O each. It will be remembered that of the £16,000,000 which M. Mires was authorised to raise, only £2,000 000 was actually obtained, and as -ith of the duties as signed to that debt is sufficient for the interest on its partial issue, the remaining -Z,:hs are now assigned, logetner with other securities, for the operation now contemplated. The traffic receipts on the Bengal division of the East Indian Railway for the week ending 4rh Jan. were £12,012 against £7,446 in 1862. On the North-West Provinces division they were £4,774, against £5,355 last year. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days, there has been very little animation, and most of the principal staples, such as tea, sugar, coffee, rice, and tallow have remained at about previous prices, P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 445. to 445. 3d., and last three months' deli very, 465, 6d. per cwt. At the annual meeting to day of the London General Omnibus Company, the directors proposed to declare a dividend of 3s. per share, free of in come tax. Tnis dividend will absorb £22,278 155., leaving £506 Os. 7d. to be carried to the general reserve fund, out of which the income tax will have to be provided for. A lengthy discussion en sued, which was not concluded when this report left. At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the Union Steam Ship Company the repurt stated that the Postmaster• General had accepted the company's tender for a new contract for carrying on the Cape of Good Hope postal service for a period of seven years. The operations for the past year had b. , en highly satisfactory, and the earnings enabled the directors to recommend a half-year's dividend of 20s. per share. The report was unanimously car ried, and the dividend declared payabie on and after the 4th April next. Two o'CLoc K. A` Paris this day, according to Rueter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69f. to 691. sc. Inani mate and unsettled. S >on after the c nr:rimencement of business in the Evish Sock 111,rket to-day Consols improved per cent., viz , 92a tor tr4nsfer, and 921 -4 fur May, but less buoyancy has since resulted rum few sties, and the present quotations are 94 and 92a1respectively. The de--lings have- been ex tremely limited. Business has been reeotded in the New Threes and the Reduced Annuities at 9il 91, showing a slight decline. Exchequer Bills are very heavy, at ss. to 4s. discount. India 5 per Cent. S=ock is 1.082 and the Enfaced 5-1 per Cents. 113.1, - 7 - Business in the Foreign Market has been quiet and prices have slightly tended downwards. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, have receded to 681, but those of 1862 have improved to 70 1, while the Consolides have declined to 481. Greek Bonds have receded to 261 27; ditto Coupons, to 11 4. Mexican e 32/ 33/ ; Peruvian, 87 ; Portuguese, 474 ; Spa nish Passive, 271 28 ; and the Confederate Loan 1 11 prem. The shares of the New Theatre Company (Limited) have been this day dealt in at 1 prem. In the Railway Share Market there has been little change or importance as regards prices. S tuth Wales have improved about 55., and Great N irtherns, 10s. ; while North Westerns and South Westerns have declined 53. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continua inactive, Great Luxemburg tieing quoted 151- ; Great Western of Canada, 12H 121; and Bombay and B iroda have declined to 104. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re mained steady at about previous quotations. Joint- Stock realised BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto-Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. —3 Ditto 5% per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto) Aug. 1864 or 66 100/ Ditto Bonds tl.O. )u Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account. April 8 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 4 5 die Ditto £SOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ms 27/ Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 331 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent P i o z. , n 4i per Cent. Ditto 4' per Cent ~1862 ....... ..... Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 atto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £3O paid.... - Pm Ru,sian 5 per Cent., .822, £ St • Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto I'neitve Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 i tit to Account, Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 i 2 Di'to Account 7Ol 70 Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1852 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 64i Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — oat° Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money i)itto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, March 31. Steady. No change. Sales, 5,000 ; import, 5,088. MARKETS—This Day. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 108; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. Supply moderate—trade dull. t MitERLAND.--MearloW Lay, £2 Os to £4 Os; cloves do., £3 108 to £5 108 ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per toad. A slow demand. tk. 11 IIECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to Os; clove! do., £3 10s to 1.5 lOs and straw, tl, 10+ to LI 15s per load. Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA—Only a limited amount of business has been trans acted at about the rates previously current. SUGAR—The market has continued inactive, and the few bargains entered into have been chiefly for exportation at previous quotations. Refined descrip ions, however, have irm iniainLd full prices. CorEai-.—Holders of Plantation and Native Ceylon hive eemaucted tub prices, which has in some measure cheat(' operations. Other descriptions continue without chango in _LUCE.— There has been rather more inquiry for East India, but without much business being entered into, prices being fully supported SALTPETRE.—The speculations have brim limited to a few tra, suctions tor home consumption. and there is no clianze of fin ; ortanca to record in values. TALLOW —The market has been rather dull, but prices have remained steady for both present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot being, quoted 4-Is to 44e 3d, and last three months 46s Gd per cwt I‘.IA“KET . rfucs of Coal per Toil at the cluic of the ~,nrke, s. d. BUddle'sWcsf Hartley lb 0 Eit•osidt• ,Vesl Walls End d (1. Ha5we11...... • l6 6 .... ....15 0 Hetton l6 6 Gt r w.iy and Pulrtyn t,a,eut 0 Malting - .. , l9 6 Riddell ... ........ 13 9 Lambert's \Vest Hart- Hartlepool.. ......... 16 3 iey 15 0 South Hartlepool.... •. 15 0 Davison's West Hart- I South Heti on ......... 16 6 l e y 14 9 , 13r. - ddy' I's Hetton ..... 15 3 l'anfield Moor 12 0 t Fratowellgate l4 1' I oilfield Moor Butes _l2 0,, What nebffe 13 9 ‘• ad lter I'6lld - use 14 0 11013-Nell l5 6. .•.(i, a , :Main .. .. 14 6 K elloe • • i• 01,4 14;11,1 Itussel's Hettou 15 0 Hough URI) .14 6 South Kelloe 6111pe at market, 135; bold, 74. L,ewi 6 3t he r prde', uct °` it6 ,o " SHARE MARKETS—This Day• -~ . ::BARE' AND STOu.f. ti:t i I K'A}'r. Bir.. 1V 01., and Str. iiiyilie ana 1 yne. itost.,Sleat.,anadid.Co lßristol aua Exeter I ( Caledonian or, and Han 101 l 8 81 7 8 65 87 115 Jl6 all all all ) all 6 7 COI - 11 , 7 , 1 .. l•tS HO o ijk D'. A t• , ll* r n•hi Do. B "P ''P a • ''l been paid to B. Dublin 46 Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. !Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stoe lc .. , Ditto East Anglian std GreatNorthof Scotland 'Great Northern... Do A stock Do LS do ..... t. S. an W. of Ireland (Great Western IDo Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire .London and tilackwal Lon., firight.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Metropolitan 1 Midland Do New Do Binning. Az Derby Mid, Gt. W. of Ireland, Do. 4 shares Mid Kent _ . Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, it Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwich Do, G.N.E. purchase, Do Lecds Do York Do North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern ,South Wales York. and River Dun I:ftaines,Wok.,andWok.' (Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. • Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R , West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 40 12 13 14 86 88 1(15 108 49i 50i 47 49 244 1:54 120} 1211 . 120 122 ' 134 136 101 103 66 (6i 1681 1.81 74 7'• 113 115 394 40i 971 0 10(1 14 45 451 13 11 122} i23} li 16, 91 93 50 52 24 26 981 9q 43 41 36 69 99 101 49 I 121} 140 i 97' 1001 Closing liusines: Price. , done. BRITISR R Kai lwßvb tiantie & St Imwrene , Ic,na.,Barodact.Cent Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New Do. E. Shares... Suriatu d 11 Lithe II ur.o Do. Preterunce cu flat°, Bran t,ALGodriel 1). et. bds. Aug. 1,1 , l/o. do. July 1. 1 , 7 tti i 41wIl ilerozal 4m. 6 i,. a.t p4 - u. , sp. do. do. G Ext Do. do. II do. . Grand Trunk of canad. Ist r . Bonds Do. Lo. deferred -- .u. •ii Pre! Bon. 8.. D do d fer ed...... 00. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. d ierr d.... Do. 4th l'ref. s o k... 1)o. du def Gt.lndiat'eniu.gua.sp.c Do. New gma. sy. e... Do. January, 1 862 Gt. South.of india(Litt, ,tuaranteed 5 per cent. tit. W. of Canada Sharer. Do. New . Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. )o. 55 F. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited nadras guar., 5 p. c. Do. i p. 0. !ctenaiot 1)o. 4y do.• • • -- • • Do. Fifth Extension. ►l, ibworD. n p. c. rind Nlelb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p.c. ilortg. Bds. \Jew Br unswick a Carb Class A rn t B Y.ll.l.C'da6 pc lst pt bds Scinde .......... Do_ Delhi Do. do Du. Punjaub .... Do. Do. A. . Do. indus.St. Flo.) 55 66 86 87 116 118 1 16 I( 114 le 110 122 42 44 100 102 48 tO 32 24 COI 91} 67 69 09 101 - 7 8 37 38 9 10 71 7 1 HO 151 4 5 3 3i p 79 81 150 160 28 30 SESSIONS. Clositi2 Price. 62 L 4 1 5i 106 k 1p 1 3 gk bk 71 8 1 , 4 - '6 9i 1 on, 7 107 !Of4 1 14p tP 40 It 64 66 61 5i 57 43 5 40 44 31 33 25 27 21 23 iON 101 1 1 104 105 121 3 7; 3 10{i 1(2 93 .5 II 'IP 104 lus 97 £8 £4 6 47 49 3 5 81 3 tc6i io7t 4i 1O j 4.P . 1-1) tO4j 1(5, 9S lOU stock ICli all 100 1100 ' 2 leo ()LONIAL GOVF,RNMENI &Jai+ - 1877-S1 - Do. 6 I).c. Feb. & Ale 100 1 , 5 +7 - D - 6p. c.Mar.& Selo 100 ++s 1( 7 - Do. Ip. c. 10(: 1 , 7 98 934 74 - I Do. 6 Inscribed stoct 100 06 08 - ape G. Hope, 6p 0,1871 100 109 111 - ' Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 113 115 Jan. & Jul "9. 100 114 116 - Do. J 5 , , 1891. 109 112 114 - :Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p t 10:. - thus t per cent .. (00 111 112 - Na.a G.v.B per cont.. 1)0 (11 112 N.l-4.60v.6 a.&J 100 i 064 1 1 44 - I Lio. 6p. c.Ap. & oe, 100 - - N. S.W. G ov. p t.,18 10( 101 102 - Do. sp. c.,list •to 1 10( 1004 1011 - I Do. d0.,1888 &upwci• 100 1008 161 WO; 1 1004 - New Zealand 6 p zent. 100 (10 112 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - ster;inv, 1875. lOO 1065 1075 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 '1 113 - 8. Aus G(5p.c.1878.& up. 10 1, 11l 113 - Vic-Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 108 110 - Do. nn A 8.&.0nt.. 100 1114 lll 4 FIRTTISH NIINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 • 4 id - ;talon: Amalgamated.. - o 0 22 - !Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.. 1 525 835 - !East Bassett (Mogan ~. 30 75 80 1 !East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. id 4p I East Caradon ..... 114. 10 81 421 1 - East Carn Brea.... - W'l Russel (Tavistk 17.19.0 44 5 - Gam.&St.AuhyniGweit ; i 7; 14 16 - , Ireat South Tolgus l7s 5 54 - 1. Wheal Voralelstoli +0 65 7 - 1 ' t i l r e ' r nvl s- i I' l4'oot ....... 64 6 46 od 18 - Ingston Downs 4. 7.0 2 25 Lady Bertha - .rgaret (Uny Lelah . 34 35 - %I ark e Valley.. 4 ivndv Iron Ore (Lim - New Seton .. 19 ID) 140 -••• N orth Downs 25 3 _ h ( 110 1.17 41 4 - orth ‘Vh.cal Crotty . 2.41 . 54 5 54 - : 'sr Consols (St. Blazes 6 /0 ! rovidence(Uny Lein! 1t.,. 2 i 4 - South Caradon(St.Clee , t 1405 415 - 13. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15 . I 3 4 _ •:. %V heal Fran. (1110v..1, 18.1 .8 874 024 - Stray Park 6 'raniarSilv.& Lead Min. 48 I i 0 rin Croit + 22 23 - I Nest Basset (Illov,an) l5 124 135 W Caradon (Liskear+l 5 32 34 - 'Vest Seton .• •.• 47P tts 275 -i% heal Basset (Illogah 4 75 SO -1%.• heal Buller(Redruth. (0 65 - l \ a a a . L ,3 1 1 ( 7 17. 1 : d t r t , ya Y o " j un e . n i : ( l ( l lL a ci ' n l . l ) : 11 1 2 2 .. 7 ! 0 0. 6 t+ - 6 75 1 5 - 11 7 804 - - 'Wheal Seton . 584 21 5 255 - I Wheal Union J 3.17 5 54 PREFERENCE SHARES. Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock, 136 London, Chatham, and Dover per cent. pref., 100 .. . LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlis:e, 2064 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 90 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 15i N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., (2i), 3i FOREIGN MINES. Fortuna (lim.), 63 United Mexican (litn.), JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Jim.), 231 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 23 City, 93i Continental, Eng., Sco ~ and Australian Chartered, 261 London and Colonial (Rm.!, 31 London and Comity, 41 21 London Joint Stock, 34 London and South African, 261 Provincial of Ireland, 89 Union of London, 34 4 MISCELLANEOUS. Peninsula and 0 lental Steam, 77 8 SHIPPING—This Day. SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived— Bremen, steamer, from Bremen ; s teamer, from Carentan ; Aliance and Atalanta, steara,-rs , from Havre. Sailed—Edward, for Dundee; Fla.h, for Briton Ferry; John Watson, for Shields ; Richard and Elizabeth, for Sunderland , Anna Dixon, for Cardiff. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Albert the Good and George Washington, from New York; Emma Concordia, Marshall, Louisa, Albion, H ro, Humility, Jane 4nd Esther, and Mary, from Guern sey; Gustave, from Baltimore; Ascendan', from Singa pore; Parsee, from Penang; Adelaide, from Calcutta; Pansenn Louisse, from Atgoa Bay ; Nonclue, from Madras; Llngsl..fr, from Port Na al. Sailed—Golden Land, ta• Geelong. A KceligsbPrg letter in tiae Cologne Gazette A I.wt-uit of some interest ou the subject of the copyright in a piece of music has just been heard be fore the tribunal of this city. The march eomposed by Meyerbeer for the coronation festival was taken down from ear by a lady, who then a.ranged it for the piano and had it lithographed. A music-seller at Berlin. named Schlesin ger, who had purchased the copyright of the march from M. Meyrrbeer, prosecuted for piracy the lady, the litho grapher, and the music-sellers who had sold copies of the Fanotorte arrangement. The tribunal would not, however, admit tat taking down a work on a simple hearing con sti , uted an in ringement of a publisher's tights, and gave a verdict in favour of the defendants. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holrojrd.) IN RE FALCONER. Mr. E. Reed said he applied to his Honour for an exten sion of time for Mr. Falconi,r to file the accounts direct-d by the Court Notice of the intended application had been given to Mr. Keene, the solicitor to the opposing creditor, and he was now present. The learned counsel said that his application was supported by an affidavit by Mr. Fal coner that immediately after the order made by the Court on the 19th of February last, he, with his treasurer, Mr, Foster, had proceeded to make out tee accounts, which, how eve , were of such an intricate and peculiar a nature that it would be impossible to complete them in time, and it was absolutely essen.ial that it should be extended. His Honour said the affidavit ought to go further, and show what had been done and what remained to be done. Mr. Reed said that it would only show a mass of crude figures. His Honour—Let Mr. Foster make an affidavit as to what progress he has made and what he is likely to do. Mr. Keene opposed the application, and contended that ample lime had been allowed. His Honour said that if Mr. Foster made an affidavit; and it was satisfactory, he would give further time. The case, therefore, stands over till to-morrow. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. " BLOOD OR MONEY."—BRUTAL ASSAULT.—MichaeI Driscoll, a rough Irish labourer, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on a warrant, charged with assaulting William Lecbard in a savage manner. Prosecutor, whose head was bandage 3, and who had evidently received some very rough usage, said that while in the Globe public-house, Compton-street, on Saturday afternoon he asked the prisoner for a shilling he owed him, and prisoner said he had not got one. Subsequently, ou the prisoner's wife coming in, he asked her for it, and she put down a sixpence, which prisoner tried to get at, and because he could not he knocked him (prosecutor) down and kicked him about the face with his heavy boots, severely injuring his mouth, and then ran away. A constable said that Being the prisoner yesterday on a scaffold, he called:to him to come down, but he managed to get away. Subsequently he took prisoner into custody when be said the prosecutor had aggravated him, saying if he did not have money he would have blood. Prisoner said prosecutor had once bitten a piece of his ear off, and that on Saturday ho would have either " blood or money." Prosecutor denied the prisoner's statement, and declined Mr. Tyrwhitt's suggestion that the matter should be settled between them, stating that since the attack the prisoner had threatened him. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a most brutal way of attacking a man, and fined prisoner 20s. or 14 days. WESTMINSTER. A MODEL DOMESTIC SERVANT,—A gentleman solicited the magistrate's advice in the following matter. He said that the subject of which he had to complain was the gross misconduct of a female servant, who had caused very considerable annoyance and inconvenience at his house. She had yesterday morning informed her mistress that she should leave her situation, and although the impropriety of such a proceeding was pointed out to her ; together with the inconvenience it must necessarily cause, she per sisted in her intention, and carried it into effect at once, and in the evening coolly made applicationfor her clothing, which, under the peculiar circurns antes of the case, had been wi,hheld, until the magistrate had been consulted upon the subject Mr, Selfe— How long had she teen in your service P Applicant —Only a week; she had come for a month on trial. Mr Selfe—Had she given any notice of her desire to leaves ? Applicant—She said nothing upon the subject until Sunday, when she said that she should like to go on Wednesday. Mr. Selfe—What did she say before she left ? Applicant—She said she should do no more work, and kept her word. What redress have I ? Mr. Selte—None that lam aware of. Let her go. You are well rid of such a person. Applicant—Cannot I punish her r t all for this miscon duct ? Of course her leaving until we were suited caused much inconvenience. It it not the olject of the wages, or any thing of that sort ; it is to make an example of her, and protect others. I would give anything I recovered to a charity. Mr. Selfe—You may try the matter in the County Court if you think fit, but 1 don't advi.e you to do so. Applicant—Can't I keep her clothes? Mr. Selte—You had bet ter not. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CARDIFF RAC,TS.—Tnis DAY. OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Piff Paff Longford Biscuit Three ran. CITY BETTING—Tnis DAY. NEWMARKET HA'NDICAP. sto 1 agst Phyaalis colt (taken) 11 to 1 agst Attarnan (taken) 11 to 1 agst Canace (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 12 to 1 agst Oberon (taken) 14 to 1 agat Adventurer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Merry Maid (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 6to 2 agat Hospodar (taken) 100 to 15 agst Saccharometer (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken) 50 to 1 agst Early Pearl (offered) TIIE DERBY. 100 to 15 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 12 to 1 agst Hospod it (taken) 14 to 1 agat Saccharometer (taken) 50 to 1 agst Early Pearl (offered) TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Physalis colt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Bedouin (taken) 10 to 1 agst Attaman (offered) 14 to 1 agst Watchman (taken) 100 to 7 agat Paste (taken) 15 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken) CITY AND SITHIJHBAN. 12 to 1 agst Oberon (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Merry Maid (taken) 25 to 1 agst Catch• em-alive (taken) 40 to 1 agst Buckenham (taken) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 15 to 1 agat Asteroid (taken) 15 to 1 agst Umpire (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Dankeld (taken) 16 to 1 agst Stradella (taken) 22 to 1 ogrt Duolzotono (tolton) 25 to 1 agst Caller On (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS, 6to 2 agst Hospodar (taken freely) to 1 agat Saccharumeter (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken) 100 to 6 agst Early Purl (offered) THE DERBY. 100 to 15 agst Lord Clifden (offered) 10 to 1 agst Hospodar (offered) 15 to 1 agat Sacchatometer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Melrose (taken) 20 to 1 agst Glenochty colt (offered) 20 to 1 agst National Guard (taken) 25 to 1 agst Automaton (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Rapid Rhone (offered) 40 to 1 agst Bunkeld (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Taje (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Physalia colt (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Baldwin (taken) 1000 to 10 agat Stockman (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Avondale (taken) Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. .. 1 le. 3 The Irnnplate Committee, consisting of Col. Hen derson, R.A., Dr. Perry, Mr. Pole. and Captain Harrison, R.A., yesterday assembled in Woolwich Dockyard for the purpose of inspecting the process of bending and preparing the coating of the Cale donia. The committee arrived at half past 1, and naving been attended by Mr. Turner and Mr. Thor nton, master and assis'ant•master shipwright, and other officers of the department, they inspected tha hydraulic presses and machinery, and examined with careful attention the method by which the heavy slabs of iron are reduced and curved with the most minute accuracy to the form Lecessary to fit the spot allotted on the ship's sides. The work is progressing speedily and with much success, 120 plates having been affixed to the Caledonia without a single mishap occurring, and in a manner which called forth the admiration of the committee. For some weeks past the Caledonia has been inspected by many eminent shipbuilders, who have expressed their opinion that the utmost ingenuity and intel ligence are observable in the entire construction. Eighty additional hands have been added to the number employed, in order to hasten the comple tion of the work. Her Majesty's 13 gun sorew corytte Archer woo yesterday commissioned at Woolwich, and the pen nant hoisted on board. The Archer, it is stated, has been fitted out to relieve the Brisk on the West Coast of Africa. The paddlewheel frigate Firebrand, Commander S. B. Piers, yesterday discharged her ammunition at Woolwich Arsenal, and went up to the Dockyard •o return stores and pay off. On her arrival she took up her moorings alongside the Hebe, and crossed royal yards in readiness for the senior officer's in spection. The Catherine Ann Bright, hired troopship, arrived at Spithead yesterday from the Thames, and is ordered into Portsmouth harbour to embark the headquarters of the 2d battalion 18th Regiment, for conveyance to New Zealand. A naval court martial assembled yesterday on board her Majesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth, for the trial of William Coles, able seaman of her Majesty's ship Fawn, on a eharge of desertion. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sen tenced to 9 months' imprisonment in the naval pri son at Lewes. Tne trial haring been concluded, the Fawn, 17, screw sloop, Commander Cator, re cently arrived at Spithead frcm service on the coast of Australia, sailed from Spithead for Chatham to dismantle and pay out of commission. The Cadmus, 20, E crew, Capt. Ross, is still de tained at Spithead, pending a forthcoming court martial on her former captain (Hilyar), on a chaigc of cruelty. A strong impression prevails that the charge will tall to the ground. The following appointments were made yester- day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. W. St. J. S.Hornby to the Excellent; Robert Sutton, midshipman, to the Geyser ; O wen J. Llewellyn, surgeon, to the Archer; Thomas W. Hughes, assist. surgeon,to the Archer; Charles J. Webb, paymaster, to the Harrier; and John Hymes, clerk, to the Impreg nable. TSB GALWAY SUBSIDY. The following is a copy of a letter from the chair man of the Great Ship Company, dated the 7th of March, to the Postmaster. General on the subject of the :•enewal of the Galway Subsidy. " I have been informed that it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to propose a vote to Parliament for the renewal of the subsidy to the Galway line of steamers. I beg, therefore, very respectfully to submit for your lordship's consiaeration, that a res*oration of the contract in question would inflict a most serious in jury upon this company, and throw difficulties in the way of a great national enterprise, involving a principle of the highest commercial and nautical ims portance. I beg further respectfully to submit that, the service contemplated to be rendered by the Gal way Company is not reqaired either fnr postal or trade purposes, there being at present two steamers calling weekly at Queenstown and one at London derry, all efficiently worked, and of singular regu larity in their voyages. I have reason to believe moreover, that it is desired to obtain powers to adopt a port in the United Kingdom for departure, and Galway us a port of cell ; if this 1 tter privilege be granted the injustice inflicted upon this and other companies whose ships are employed in theNewYork trade, but who receive no Government aeaistance, would be twofold. The so-called Galway line of steamers would in that case actually receive a pre mium of some £3,000 per voyage, to compete with and to participate in a trade which has been con ducted by independent steamers. In addition to the steamers which already call at Ir ish ports, the Great Eastern has now been laid on regularly in the New York trade, and arrangements have been made whereby passengers and goods from Ireland are conveyed at the same rates as the Galway and other steamers have hitherto charged. In proof of the capabilities of the Great Eastern to render great and efficient services to the trade between this country and America, I may be permitted to refer to the fact of her having conveyed from this port to Quebec on her Majesty's service no less than 2,586 troops and 106 horses, with their full equip ment, in 10 days, and without the less of a single life. It is hardly necessary for me to remind your lordship of the great difficulties this company has had to contend with in the prosecution of this na tional undertaking, and to point out the grievous injustice of subsidising a line to compete with it just at the period when its efforts are likely to be crowned with success, and thereby demonstrate the soundness of a principle in nautical and commercial matters of the highest importance to this and all future generations. Under these circumstances, I would venture respectfully to urge upon your lord ship that any extension Jf the system of subsidising transatlantic steamers is unjust in principle, and especially unnecessary in the present case; but if, after reflection, her Majesty's Government should feel itself bound to recommend a renewal of the con tract in question, I trust that the company receiv ing the subsidy may be restricted to Galway as a port of departure and net of call only; the injury would in that case be small compared with what it would otherwise inflict on independent steamers," CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. MEETING THIS DAY. The quarterly meeting was held this day at the offices in Norfolk-street. The SECRETARY (Mr, Gruneisen) read the advertise ment convening the meeting. Lr , rd RANELAGH, chairman, read the following report of the Executive Committee : The ixecutive Committee of the Conservative Land Society submit to the shareholders the annexed satisfactory return of the receipte for two first quarters of the eleventh financial year : Shares in Shares Total Qrs. ending progress. C omp l e t e. Sh ares. Receipts. £ s. d. Dec. 24,18c2 126 67 203 15,946 15 2 March 25, 1888 2OB 24 232 150,13 19 11 Ralf yea , . enoing Lady-day, 1863 344 91 435 31,560 15 1 Totals to Sept 30, 1802 14,760 3,925 18,685 625,392 13 2 Grand totals to Lady-day, 180.3 15,101 4,016 19,120 656,953 8 3 THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE. BERMUDA, March 3.—The English brigantine Rosalind arrived at St. Thomas on the 27th ult. frotniWilmington, North Carolina, with 24 tarrels rosin, 30S ba7rels turpentine, 172 b Iles cotton, and 25 boxes tobacco. Nothing further bad been heard of the Florida. CHARLESTON, March 3.—The British steamer Thistle, which got ashore on the beach of Sullivan's Island while attempting to run the blockade at Charleston some days since, is still ashore. Several ineffectual attempts have been made to get her off. Most of the cargo has bee❑ saved. NEW YORK, March 17.—The Magiciene, from Liverpool for Matamoras, which was taken into Key West as a prize, has been released. The gunboat Fort Henry captured on the 26th ult., up the Suwa nee River, Georgia, the schooner yacht Anne, from Nassau, with salt, dry goods, powder, &c. The Adele (prize steamer), from Key West, via Hampton Roads, has arrived here. She was captured June 6, off Abacco, is built of iron, 1,200 tons burden, has double engines, 300-horse power each, was formerly the Earl of Eglinton'e steam yacht, and at the time of her capture she was under the command of Capt. Walker, formerly of the Great Eastern. The Queen of the Wave, with a cargo valued at 250,000 dole., was captured by the Federal gunboat Conemaugh while making her way to the entrance of the North Santee River. Fearing capture, the captain, officers, and crew of the Qaeen of the Wave took to their boats and landed, after having run the vessel on shore and set fire to the after part of her. The cre av of the Federal gunboat extinguitlird the fire bef re it had done much damage. The Queen of the Wave was a new Ciyde built steamer. The schooner Hortense, from Havannah for Mo bile, and the Anne (schooner), in endeavouring to break the blockade of the coast of Florida, have bt en captun-d. LIVERPOOL, March 30.—Tne Lightning, under British colourv, from Nassau to Charleston, with an assorted cargo, has been captured by the Federal vessel Brenville. THE COTTON FAMINE. Lord Shaftesbury has issued the following Ad dress to the operatives in the Cotton Districts : " My dear Friends,—Day by day I receive the most gratifying proofs that you have not forgotten me, and d.y by day I may say that I have you and yours in remembrance, the long conflict we sustained together, and the happy issue of all our labours. " I have watcned with unspeakable admiration and gratitude your wise and noble conduct under the greatest privations. I have rejoiced to hear the testimony borne by everyone to your practical good sense, Christian principle, and power of self-control. Often, while observing your heroic demeanour, and calling to mind your repeated assurances in former years that so soon as your grievances were redressed disturbance and sedition would be banished from the manufacturing districts, I have felt deeply and truly thankful that all the heat years of my life had been devoted to do you service. "You may, then, imagine my sorrow and distress when I read in the papers the accounts of the sad and shameful outbreak in one or two of your towns. I am sure that the great bulk of the operatives do net, and that they will not jiin in such tumults or entertain such sentiments, but the world in general does not know you so well as I do, and I tremble for the fair fame you have so fully and so justly acquired. Let me implore the sensible, steady, and true portion of the operative class (and it is the vast majority) openly to protest against such proceed ings; to warn these disturbers of our social peace that, if they nave grounds of complaint, this is not the way to obtain redress, either from the adminis trators of the common fund or from the public at 'erg-. Intimidation and violence will be effectually and justly resisted ; but I feel as confident as I can feelol anything that you have tne warm and genuine sympathy of everyone of your fellow-subkcts, and that perseverance in your patient and dignified con duct will, under God's blessing, obtain for you all the counsel and aid that it is in their power to bestow. "B.Aieve me, ever your sincere and affectionate friend, SHAFTESBURY• " London, March 26." The magnetic needle does not point to the North with greater certainty than is the effect produced by Herring's magnetic brushes, &c. Dr. Ha•sall states, "I regard them as the most pen , et brushes hitht rco made, as respects their mechanical construction and their magnetical action." They are t , e remedy for grey hair, neuralgia, rheumatism, &c. N. ounterteits are bang made. office s , 32, Baang kall-otregt, London. THE ARMY. The colonelcy of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regi ment of Foot has become vacant in consequence of the death of Gen. Sir George Leigh Goidie, K.C.8., which occurred at Claremont, Southampton, on the 26th inst., in his 73d year. The deceased entered the army as cornet on the 3d of September, 1803; became Lieut., March 14, 1805; Capt., December 4, 1806 ; and Major, June 20, 1811. Heserved in the Peninsula from March 1809, until November, 1813. He was severely wounded in the Pyrenees July 30, 1813, by a musket ball, which lodged in his lungs, and which was long considered mortal. He received the gold medal for Albuera, and the silver war medal with four clasps for Talavera, Busaco, Vitto ria, and the Pyrenees. He became Lieut.-Col. August 12, 1819, and Col., January 10, 1837, and held an important command in the disputed terri tory in Canada in 1838 and 1839, while Lieut.-Col. of the 11th Regiment. He became Major-General November 9, 1846; Lieut.-Gen., June 20, 1854; and was Cot. of the 77th (the East Middlesex) Re giment of Foot from December 22, 1854, until transferred to the 35th on the 13th of February, 1861. He became General on the 6th of Novem ber, 1862. Orders have been received at Chatham, from the Horse Guards, directing Lieute. J. H. Gleig and R. R. Franks, with a number of non. commissioned officers of the Ist division of the D,pot Brigade, Royal Artillery, to proceed this morning to Shoe buryness, for the purpose of going through the long course of instruction at the school of gunnery. On the same day six non - commissioned officers of the Depnt Brigade will proceed from headquarters to Woolwich, for a course of laboratory instruction in the Royal Arsenal to qualify themselves as in structors to the draughts of Royal Artillery about to be despatched to India during the ensuing season. THE PENNY DUTY ON PACKAGES.--A return of the total amount of dues levied under the acts of 1860, im posing the ld. duty on packages, Sce., states That during the year 1862 the Id. duty was £280,140. During the same year the amount realised by the Is, 6d. duty on shipping bills and bills of lading was £;9,679, and the amount of the 3d, duty on dock warrant stamps sold was 0,339. Compared with the receipts of the corresponding period last year the present half-year's returns show an increase of £209 16s. 10d.; besides an increase in the total issue of shares of 63. The total withdrawals since the formation of the society (September, 1852), to Lady day„ 1863, £190,440 14s. Id. ; the total sale of land to Lady-day, 1863, £323,024 12s. 4d. The returns of the Register of the Order of Rights are as follow : Completed. Drawn. Seniority, Total. 4847 3191 1681 9719 Deduct Rights exercised on estates, &c.. 7419 Unexercised Rights The last share number on the register by senotity, is No, 13,853, and the last share number issued up to Lady Day, 1863, was No 19,120. The first allotment of the current year took place on the 18th of February, and the holder of rights of choice had the privilege of selecting in rotation, building land, houses both freehold and leasehold, and ground rents. The New Estates comprised the first portion of the Woodhouse Estate, Wanstead, in South Essex, and the final portion of the Woodbury Park Estate, Tunbridge Wells, in West Kent ; the Ground-rents were at Roman road, and the houses and villas at Old Ford, Roman-road, Enfield, and Camberwell. As regards the Wanstead pro p rty, the executive committee have much pleasure in re porting to the members, that the Woodhouse Mansion, with about four acres of the grounds, at the extremity of the estate, has been sold to a very excellent institution, leaving most eligible land to be dis-osed of, either in large or small quantities. The first portion allotted is situated in Wig ' ram's-lane and Cann Hall-lane, and, after widening these two roads, new frontages have been created in a new intersecting road. called Woodhouse-road. These works will be constructed forthwith. Wanstead is in such a healthy neighbourhood, is so well supplied with railroad and omnibus communication, and is within such an easy dis tance from town that it cannot fail to become one of the popu lar M etropoli tan suburbs. Plots in the Woodbury-park estate, Tunbridge Wells, continue to be in demand. The Gothic cottages have all been sold ; new villas and houses are spring ing up in the Queen's-road and other parts, and the works opening up the new communications with the boun daries of the property at Strattons's-wood, the Calverley Estate, and the South-Eastern Railway, are in active pro gress. 'The very sapid development of the en'ire neigh bourhood would follow the opening of a new passenger station at the extremity of the Woodbury Park Estate, at the Grosvenor Meadow-road, where a portion of land has been reserved for the purposo. The roads and drainage of the first portion of the Col. chester Estate are on the eve of completion. A great im prevement has been effected by the widening of Mersea road, and the construction of the new communications, Meyrick and Pownall-crescents, which connect the Mersea high road with the Berechurch- road, frontage to the Camp and Government Barracks. Building has commenced on Meynek-crescent, the whole of which hae bcen sold; us also the large hotel plot in Berechurch-road. The remain ing works on the Roehampton and Putney-heath estates will be completed this spring. The finishing of the Bess borough-road and the Alton-road, fronting the Roehamp ton-lane, has opened up fine building sites, commanding views of Richmond Park azd the Surrey hills. The opening of the Underground Railway, and the ge neral extension of the metropolitan lines, have already caused a demand for land on the society's suburban estates, with every prospect of a considerable increase in building operations. New estates have been recently acquired at Southampton, Ramsgate, and Ipswich; the first is situated in " The Avenue," on the London•road. one mile from the Bargate; the second is on the West Cliff, close to the sea ; and the last is within a very short distance from the railway station, adjoining Handford Hall Villa, The tt ree towns are increasing, and new houses are in demand. South ampton as , umes every year a more important aspect as the port for the Peninsular, East and West India trade and passenger traffic. Ramsgate in the autumn will have the advantage of two railroads, namely, the already existing one of the South• Eastern, and the other, the Coast Line, the London, Chatham, and Dover, the station of the latter being at the foot of the East C iff at the Sands, adjoining the pier. Ipswich is also extending in every direction. The executive committee have the pleasure to report that Capta - n Jervis, M.P., has been elected a member of the board. The committee, in conclusion, whilst congratulating the shareholders on the new purchases in South Hampshire, East Kent, and East Suffolk, have to report that other in vestments aro receiving careful consideration. As the times and season are favourable to building operations, the atten tion of the allottees is directed to the expediency of fencing in their plots, and of announcing their intention of selling or leasing by putting up notice boards on their land. The owners of land on estates acquired by the Conservative Laud Society are reminded that applications to the board from allottees fox building purposes take precedence of all other advances on security, every facility being afforded for the erection of villas and houses. _ The report was unanimously adopted, and thanks voted to the executive committee. li i p 931 d 16 i la tits' n est. don, I losi West Indian, Mexican, and Pacific Mails. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 30. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Tasmanian bas arrived here with the above mails, 4,083,524 dole. in specie, 2,886 package's of cargo, and 131 passengers, including Baron Wagner, Prussian Minister to Mexico. The Tasmanian left St. Thomas's on the 16th inst. The marriage of the Prince of Wales was celebrated there with great loyalty. Salutes were fired from the shipping and the forts. The English mail which usually leaves Mexico on the 2d had not arrived at Vera Cruz on the 3d, when the Tasmanian left. The Prussian Minister left Mexico on the 18th of February, and embarked at Vera Cruz on the 3d inst. General Forey left Orizaba with his staff on the 23d ult., to join the main body of the French army at Acultzingo. All preparations were made for marching upon Puebla; 18,000 Mexican troops were in that city, under Ortega, and 3,500 occupied San Martin, on the road from Puebla to Mexico, under Comonfort. General BazAile was menacing this position with 6,000 men, quartered between Naupaluca and Hui • mantis. The Juarez Government continued its extortions in Mexico, and the principal capitalists left with the Prussian Minister. They were attacked near Soledad by Mexican guerillas, who were repulsed by the French escort. The htabh of the French troops was good on the plateau, but they had suf fered from intermittent fever and dysentery on the coast. In consequence of the bombardment of Acapulco by the French fleet the Governor of ALI-. zet , lan had gone there with 2,000 men. No news had been received of the whereabouts of the French fleet since the bombardment of Actpulco. Mr. Walsham, in charge of the British legation, was still in the city of Mexico. The news from Chili is unimportant. The Val paraiso markets were more animated. The wheat harvest would be abundant and shipments heavy. Discount and interest were unaltered. Exchange on London, 44-td. to 45d. the dollar. The principal subject of attention in Peru was the new currency law, which had given great dissatis faction to the merchants, who held an indignation meeting, and protested against it. Various Peru vian vessels employed in the transportation of emi grants from Polynesia bad been de ained by the French authorities, under the impression that these vessels were taking passengers from places belong ing to the empire. Almost all the vessels detained had been released on condition of their abandoning the trade. A battle was fought on the 23d between the Guate mala forces under Carrera and the Salvordian forces under Barrios, resulting in favour of the latter. Carrera was repulsed, leaving his killed in the in trenchments. The following day a.rrera renewed the onslaught, and, after eight hours' fighting, the Guatemalians were completely beaten, when they retired in great disorder, leaving their arms, muni tions of war, and the killed and wc undc d on the field. Congress was in Session at San Jose on the 28th ult. No oppcsition was likely to be offered to the Government candidate, Senor Jimmtz. The coffee crop was a failure, and would not ex ceed 70,000 quintals. The people of ..k.ntioqua had loaned the Ganeral Government 1,400,000 dole. by subscriptions. The news from the West India Islands is unim portant. The elections at Jamaica were drawing to 4 close, and were unfavourable to the Government. His Excellency the Governor had issued a procla mation for a general holiday for the 12th ult. in celebration of the marriage of the Prince of Wales. Business was dull. Public health good. At Demerara the weather was fine. Trade stag nant with no prospect of improvement, Produce was arriving at market slowly. Tonnage was abundant, and freights decliaing. At Barbadees the weather was favourable to planters, and tt.e sugar crops were promising. The health of the island was good. Provisions dull, excepting butter, which wasiwanted. Tho Confederate steamer Floric:a left Barbadoek , on the 25th ult. The Federal steamer Vanderbilt, in search, arrived on the 6th kat. Exchange on London, 60 days, 490 dole. INSIDE AN IRONCLAD. The special correspondent of the .New York Herald was or board the Montauk when she at tacked Fort M'Allister in February. The vessel carried 1 5-inch guns. I took up my position," he writes, " in the pilot house, which, about half-past eight o'clock, was bit a tremendous blow by a shot Your cot respondent was at the instant of impact or one knee writing a paragraph in 1-is note-book. The shock was somewhat severe, and afterwards 1 found the shot struck c'ose to my head. It un balanced me, and I tumbled over against the side of the narrow pilot-house, when, to my surprise, I was struck by a piece of iron bolt with the nut at tached (weighing about lib.), first on the shoulder and then on the knee. Some of the other bolts were knocked out. The iron was, no doubt, of an inferior quality, and had they been of the same character as those in the turret such an event would not have taken place. In view of such an accident, and suffering from the shock, 1 left the pilot-house. I feel satisfied that the pilot-house is as strong as any part of the vessel, but the bolts will have to be protected from flying inwards. The sensation be low decks was far different from that which I had experienced in the pilot-house. The sound of our own guns was more acute and unpleasant, and well it might be when it is taken into consideration that the whole volume of sound from the dis charge of each gun passed directly over and within a few inches of our heads, the concussion passing into the system through the brain by the top of the head. I cannot say that it was painful, but it was far from pleasant, and, in addition to this, you were scarcely ever able to hear the word of com mend when the guns were fired. To hear the officers say, Are you ready ? Fire !' takes off much of the unpleasantness of the shock, but below you do Rot have that warning. We fired both guns on an average once in four minutes. It was just six minutes past eleven o'clock, I was standing in the wardroom, and in conversation with Dr. Bray ton, when a most terrific blow was struck upon our deck plating directly over my head. I was driven with much force into a chair, and my whole muscu lar system seemed for about two minutes perfectly paralyzed. I was faint, and could scarcely obtain my breath. I never experienced such an unplea sant sensation in the whole course of my life. It was a heavy shock to my whole system ; in fact, it exceeded my experience in the pilot-house, and I thought I had done wrong in quitting it. And while absorbed in such thoughts, slam ! came another such a shot, but, fortunately for me at least, about six feet away from where the first one struck. - Weak as I was, this again gave me a shock. I I soon recovered from the intense pain I suffered, and resumed my notes, but was continually in ap prehension of having the dose repeated. Fortu nately, however, it was not. Shortly after wards Mr. Browne, our paymaster, who took my place in the pilot-house, came into the wardroom and reported that it had been hit again, and quite a number of the bolts broken off and flung violently across the pilot-house, narrowly escaping :Doty, the quarter master, and himself. So I was thankful that I was not there, for with so many in this little coop some body would have been hit. At this time of the fight it was bang, bang from our own guns, and track, slam, whiz-z z z from the enemy's shot, the combined noises fol fining a musical performance seldom or ever heard with such composure by so many men who felt themselves perfectly safe. Of the fort we could see that the parapets were severely injured, while the huge traverses bore deep marks of our shells. But yet, in the main, the work bid fair to stand for some hours longer, and our ammu nition was too costly to be used with such tal abject in view, and it was decidi d to discontinue the action before noon, and at 7 minutes before meridian the anchor was away and we were drifting down the narrow liver. The enemy, ri joicing over our de parture, manned his guns and blazed away as lively as he could, We bear some marks of a heavy ham , paring, and yet we are se good as new—better, we think, as we show proof marks of our invulnera bi►ity. The enemy put two of his shots quite near our portholes, both being between the inner line of them. The pilot house was struck by one rifled and two round shot. The smokestack is well ventilated, and looks something like a pepperbox for a giant. The holes do not injure its draught. The side armour is well marked, but the indentations in nowise injure the vessel. The deck armour is badly scarred, but no ill effects accrue from them, and it is believed that the deck will not leak at the point of impact." Protector Endowment Loan and Annuity Company. The ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held yesterday afternoon, at the offices, 34, liing-street, Cheapside. Alfred Swee t E.q., F.R.S,„ chairman of the board of di rectors, presided. The routine business having been disposed of, the following report was submitted to the meeting : "We have again the pleasure of meeting 3ou to submit our annual report of the operations of the company, and our statement of receipts and disbursements for the year, which ended on the 31st of December last, and also to transact such other buiiness as devolves, by our constitution, on the ordinary annual general meeting of the shareholder s of the company. A period of five years having elapsed since our last valuation of the company's assets and liabilities, we shall also on the present occasion have the pleasure of lay ing before you our statement of valuation of these matters as they stood at the end of the year 1862. "The directors who retire by rotation on this occasion are J. L. Hancock, Esq., and J. Beadnell, Esq. ; both gentle men are eligible, and are willing to continue their services in the same capacity as heretofore, and ara therefore now recommended to you as forming the present list for election. " It is also required by our constitution that the auditors of the company's accounts retire annually—George H. Ladbury, Joseph Williams, and George Lowe, Esqs., therefore now retire: these gentlemen are all eligible to occupy their former position, and are willing to give their services for the current year. " The statement of receipts and disbursements for the pest year is as fellows " We shall now submit to yeti the statement of the assets and liabilities of the ecmpany, valued up to the end of the year IH2. " STATEMENT. " The statement of the receipts and expenditure has been printed and duly forward, d to each of our shareholders. It contains in itself a complete record of the transactions of the company for the year in every department, and shows as a result in figures a very considerable improvement over the operations of the year preceding. Beyond this there is no point sufficiently prominent to be made the subject of re mark, Our mode of conducting the business has LOW been so long and thoroughly fixed and determined in all its de tails by our past experience, that every branch works with the most constant and perfect regularity. " As heretofore, the directors have been constant in their endeavours to advance the interests of the company, and have been always ready, whenever occasion has required, to devote their time, their labour, and their thought towards this end. " Since our last general meeting the Joint Stock Com panies' Act, 7 & 8 Vic., cap. 110, under which we were origi nally incorporated, has been repealed, and has been replaced . by the Companies' Act of 1862.' We have now to report that we have duly complied with all requirements nkcessary for registration, and that we are now incorporated under the new Companies' Act the 25 and 26 Vie., cap. S 9: we have made no change in our constitution, the liability of our shareholders remaining limited as heretofore, by special provision, in all the contracts of the company; the employ ment of such special provision being compulsory utder our deed of constitution. "As we have arrived at the close of a quinquennial period of the company, and have had the pleasure of laying before you a valuation of assets and liabilities, it will not be out of place here to review very briifly the results of the two lead ing departments of our business—our deposits and our ad vances on loan. From the origin of the company to the end of the financial year just cloned the total receipts on deposit have amounted to £167,447, and the total repay ments to .E 128,223. Our total advances on loan for the same period have amounted to 1272 556, supplying effective relief and assistance to hundreds in time of difficulty, and unquestionably fulfilling a great public requirement, not fulfill, d either by discounters or bankers. Our total ascer tained loses on this largo amount amounted to no more than £4,040. showing that our losses from the commencement have not reached 1 per cent, of the amount advanced. We may justly point to ur deposits as showing that we have merited and obtained the confidence of the public, and to our loaning, as giving VE ry positive evidence of the care, circumspection, and judgment which have teen unceas ingly bestowed upon it. " With reg , rd to the balance in our favour, as shown by the statement of easels and liabilities, the directors are strongly of opinion that it would be imprudent to recom mend any portion to be dEalt with as a division of profits. They consider that the interest of the company will be much better consulted by applying for the pre& nt all available resources to produce results in the future. In their (pinion the object for which we should all work is the extension of the company's operations, based on an exten sion of its funds, and we canliot help here reminding our shareholders how often we have appealed to them to aid us to the utmost of their power towards this end, and have urged on their notice the simple fact, that with our staff and machinery, and without sensible increase of outlay, we could as welltransact a loan business of £200,000 per annum as one of £53,000. " Before closing this report wemay mention that we have now under consideration a scheme for extending our opera tions, from which we have good reason to hope for a favour able result. It would be quite premature to enter into any details row, but we hope that when we have the pleasure of meeting you at the end of another year we may be able to report both the completion of our scheme and its success ful operation. " We recommend that thefihare dividend be the same as last year, namely, at the rate of 5 per cent_ per annum." The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report just read be received and adopted, congratulated the meeting on the great success and increase of busi ness that had attended their operations during the past year. This was a circumstance which he felt certain would give satisfaction to every per son present, and showed that the objects of the company were largely appreciated by the general public. They were at present the largest Loan and Annuity Company in the metropolis, but with the present effective staff and machinery they possessed, they could transact double the amount of business if it only came to their office. Individual exertion would do much, and he did not think he was asking over much if he pressed on the shareholders the mutual advantage that would arise from additional business. (Hear, hear.) Another matter of congratulation was the result of the close of the quinquennial period, from which it would be seen that from the origin of the company to the end of the financial year just closed the receipts on deposits had amounted to £167.447, the total repayments being £128,223. (Hear, hear.) The total advances on loan for the same period amounted to £272,556, thus, as the re port truly stated, supplying effective relief and assistance to hundreds in time of difficulty, and unquestionably fulfilling a great public requirement not offered to the public by either discounters or bankers. While this large amount of business had been transacted it was highly satisfactory to know that the total loss from the commencement of the soJiety amounted only to £4,040. (Hear, hear.) After some further observations, the Chairman resumed his seat, after formally moving the adop tion of the report. The motion was carried unanimously, and thanks having been awarded to the directors and manager, the proceedings terminated. BANK OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE. MEETING THIS DAY. An'extraordinary general meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of England and France was held to-day to con firm the articles of association in lieu of the provisions con tained in schedule 13 of the Joint Stock Companies Act, 1856; Mr. Colchester in the chair. The meeting was merely of a formal character, and the necessary resolutions having been carried, the proceedings terminated. THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S CHURCH PATRONAGE. —The Lord Chancellor h a s pre se nted the Rev. Robt. llenry cx M.A , of Trinity College, Dublin, vicar of Dus ton, near Not thanipto^, to the vicarage of Hardingstone, in the same county. The benefice is worth £550 a year, with a house. The vicarage of Duston, which becomes vacant by Mr. Cox's preferment, is worth £175 a year, and is in the gift of Viscountess Palmerston. The Lord Chancellor's vicarage of Brafferton, near Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, has become vacant by the death of the Gray,Rev.W ß m e . Bidenar ti 111 ; f A o ., of Queen's College, Cambridge, Canon Ripon Cathedral. The benefice is worth £3OO a year, with a house. Mr. Gray was presented to it by Lord Lyndhurst in 1827. The Lord Chancellor's rectory of Little Stain bridge, near Rochford, Essex, has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Nathaniel Meeres,.B.D., formerly of St. John's College, Oxford. The Lendice is worth £l6O a year, with a house. 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