The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-13 00:00:00

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official Lint:) Bank Stock ...... Bustin , Pt done 3 per Cent. iecius3;;i'kni;;lili; .............. 2 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annui tie5, ............. 9 ci t 1 A , 4. i New 3 per Cent. Annuities ................ - "Q ' - India Bonds, £lOOO ........................... 94i Consols for Account •.• .................... 1 p Exchequer Bills, 24d. ........ •••••• .. 941 i ...... . i, £lOOO ............... 3 .400 . ..... . ............................... Small .. . . 1 p..... .. ... ............ 1 3 n Ditto Bondg,lBsB, 3A per Cent. .. . ....... - Ditto, 1359 ................................... 984 it NE O'CLOCK VRICFS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT 0 Grenada New Active, 24 per Cent. ......... 22i Spaniki i Bonds, 3 per Cent. .................. Ditto Account Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6g I Turkish Bonds, 6 por cent ...... 94g i Ditto Account ..... ... 95 i Dividends on the above payable ... London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money 93 i 94 Ditto Account A. man was fully committed yesterday for trial by the Southampton magistrates, for personating an absent voter at the el ect i on in that town on Tuesda.y last. 10 1C IVIONEY ' MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday was very steady, and the demand Tore active. Br az ili an were id., an d E g yptian 2 d. per lb. dearer. The sales were estimated at 1 2,000 bales, 4,000 of which were taken by the !peculators. The Railway Share Market was very buoyan, t at a considerable advance on Wednes day's rates. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Market this week a fair amount of business has been trans acted, and the quotations of all the principal staples have remained buoyant. The disposition to enter i nto speculation is still manifest. Sugar has been in active request at previous values, and the im- Porters evince much firmness. Native Ceylon Coffee has advanced, and also plantation, but very little has been offered at auction. The market for tea has remained gtiet, but yesterday a good business 'Was done in common congou at is. i d. Madras rice, early in the week declined lid. to 3d. per cwt., but since then there has been a more active haquiry owing to the French Government having permitted distillation from white rice. Cocoa is quiet ; rum ld. per gallon lower, and saltpetre ra-. ther. dearer. In spices the dealings have been limited, and there is no particular movement in prices to report. Tallow has further improved. The indigo sales, which commenced on Wednesday, were rather thinly attended, and the biddings were by no means a ctive. The superior qualities only realised an advance of about 3d. per lb. on the rates current at the last sale, while the inferior declined about N I 2 d. The periodical sales of colonial wool are fixed St. to commence on the 26th inst., when about 35,000 1 1 bales will probably be offered, chiefly Cape, and 20 prices— are generally expected to rule very high. j- t i! There wa s a h a lf- year l y mee ti ng h e ld thi s d a y o f s t . th e Northern Counties Union Railway Company, 20 at which it was stated that arrangements were being 11 1 made with the Bedale and Leyburn Railway Com- Bt. pant for an amalgamation, which it was hoped g Would be successful. The balance remaining in St. hand was 9,0001. After some discussion, the re- 10 Port w as a d opte d , an d th e meeting was adjourned 10 for three months. The third ordinary general meeting of the Char- : ( t ) . tered Bank of India, Australia, and China was also 25 held to-day. The report stated that the residue of 100 the shares had been disposed of to influential par- 50 ties, and the calls paid in full. The sum subscribed 20 was 1 45,3201., which, with the two calls now made, Would suffice to fulfil the conditions of the charter. (I n the payment of the calls the directors would commence business in a field of considerable pro- Inise to the shareholders. After a short discussion t he repo r t was a d opte d . At a speci a l mee ti ng o f th e Commer c ial D oc k Com pany, just held, the Directors were authorised to effect a sale of a plot of ground called- Barnard's Yard, for 20,0001. T he Bank of France return, completed to yester claY, is considered satisfactory. Besides a decline i/1 the securities held by the establishment, there 1 , 3 an incr ease i n the " cash i n h an d . " Alth oug h a La rge SUM has been expended in the purchase of ficold, the general results exhibited by the balance- Sheet are i n di cat i ve of i mprovement. There is a good demand for discounts to-day, at P re vious quotations. Ne further improvement has occurred in the English Stock Market, but the prices are well btaintained. The advance has now been rather ,considerable, and the effect of the Budget la anticipated, but no disposition shown to realise profits, and the tendency may still be , s aid to be i n a f avoura bl e di rec ti on . C onso l s h ave been 93i to 94 for transfer, and 94k / for the ac count. The New 3 per Cents. were 94; ; and t he Reduced 941 f. Bank Stock is 216. Ex chequer Bills are ls. to 3s. premium; and the fonds are 98i In Foreign Stocks there is very little variation. •rurkish 6 per Cents. are 95i 3 / 4 . Spanish 3 per Cents. are firm at 40i, and the Cortificates aro 61$. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks .1 -T.-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi can, 21i 2i; Peruvian, 79i 801; ditto 3 per Cents., 65 i 561; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 6 per Cents., 108 10 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 ; ditto New Deferred, I I I ) 241 f ; ditto Certificates, 6f ; ditto Passive, 51 6. 18 20 Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that during 100 the week the market for American Securities has 100 b een quiet, and the prices of both State stocks and railroad bonds are without alteration. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. • Redeemable. Per Cent. t r „nited States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...101i 1051 u nited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868..101i 105 ... 78 80 ... 89 91 ...1001 1011 STATE SECURITIES. Alabama 5 per Cent 41 %1'3-land s.per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk Bonds lB4l-1871... 43 45 Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 18 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock P ennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 79 81 T ennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds 'Vi m .; • 6 83 85 u per Cent. Bonds 1886... 83 84 • Irginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 83 85 LOANS OF CITIES. Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 82 84 110 W Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 77 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent, Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 894 904 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 85 87 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds lB6O-107A 108 i Illinois Central (Shares), $25 2Bi 294 p Richigan Central 8 p. Cent., Convert 1860... Do, do. do. 1869... 94i 95i New York Central 7p. Cent., C onvert 1864... 92 94 Noy' York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883._ 80 82 „ eW York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 87 89 I T T:York an d E r i e 7 p . C ent. C onvert ibl e 1862 .. . 80 82 York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking rand 1875... 83 85 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster ling__ Bonds), not convert ib le 1859... 92 94 Panama 7 per Cent., let Mortgage 1864 93 Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent.,lstlefort 1880::: B9 • 90 Au active business has been done in the Railway Shaxe Market this morning, and in most instances at improved prices. Caledonian advanced 10s. ; Eastern Counties, ss. ; Great Northern, 1/. ; Great Western, ss. ; Brighton, 1/. ; North-Western, about es. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, lo s . ; Midland, ss. ; North British, 10s. ; North Eastern Berwick, 11. ~ and North-Eastern York, 15s. ; Scot tish North-Eastern, 1/. ; and South-Eastern, 12s. 6/ The French lines are at nominal values, no dealings having been reported in them this Morning. Dutch Rhenish have improved 55.; East Indian, Great Western of Canada, and Great Indian Peninsular are at yesterday's rates. Very few transactions have taken place in Bri tish, Foreign, or Colonial Mining Shares. Tin Croft were dealt in at 41, Great Wheal Vor at 6 1, Great Wheal Alfred at iii, North Frances at 19 i, Linares at 8, and United Mexican at 41-. Joint Stock Bank Shares rule steady. London and Westminst er h ave i mprove d 55., and union !t. Australia ss. Commercial of London and Union of London were dealt in at former values. Micellaneous Shares are active, and realise full Values. 25 25 50 St. St. 100 20 20 20 20 St. 20 100 100 20 • I 4 r ~ t 5 rBE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13 f 857. SHARE MARKETS (This Day.) RAILWAYS. -.I raid! RAILWAYS• Closing Prices yesterday. B ulnas done this day. 92 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. all Belfast & Ballymena all Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley... 1100 Birkenhd. Lancsh. dt, Cheshire June:, all Blackburn all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... 100 Bristol & Exeter...... 100 Caledonian.. ... . . 100 Chester & Holyhead . all Cork and Bandon.... all Co7k, Black. & Pass. all Cornwall all De. A 8 Do. B . .. 45 Dublin&Belfas - tJunc, all Dun. P. &Aber..iunc. [OO East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 EasternUnion,A. 100 Do. , do. 8.. ...... 83 i Do , New 1 72 East Kent ..... 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk ........ 4 Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 1 00 Edinb.Prth.&Dunde all Forth and ClydeJunc. 100 'Furness ... .... . 100 Glasgow &S. Western all Great N. of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.; 100 Great Western.., 100 Do. Str. V. R. gua. St all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle. 14 Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds ... 1 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F. £l6 ... Do., Wet. Riding Un. all Do. Southport....... all London & Blackwall 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western' all Do. Fifths all D0.,161.5h.,M&8 0 23 Do. Eighths 100 London &S. Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's, arrangement 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland G. West.(lr.) all De. Shares ..... all Newcastle & Carlisle all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoin. dr Rostrevor ;100 Norfolk.. 3i Northn. Counties Un 100 North British ...... 100 North Dexon, Rail. at Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock ......... 1 100 Do., B Stock 100 N.Eastern - Berwick 231 Do. do. Extension 161 Do do. G.N.E.Purch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London ,31.1 N. &S. Wstn.,Hamp- stead, and City Jn 17i North Staffordshire all North Western.. all N. &S. Westrn. June. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 Portsmouth 10 Rhymnoy 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N E. Abrdn .St 100 Shropshire Un , o 2 Sitingbourne &Sheer all South Devon 100 South Eastern all Do. 4i per c. Shares 100 South Wales 17 S. Yorksh. River Dun all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 18M 16i Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford &Limeri ck all West Cornwall all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class all Wmbledon&Croydon 4k - ••• .-- Ei - 9 G 5 - 57 84 - 93 - 93 641 -64 i 36 - 37 ... --' dee ...'.. ^ ••• ''''' ••• ...'.. 104 -- 11 184 -- 19 9f -- 10 40 -- 44 29 -- 31 8 - 6 96 - 93 55 -5, ii = ii •.. --- . 94 - 96 7 - 8 931 - 941 78 - 80 123 - 125 Lll - 113 63f 64 - 66 69 - 7 I 6 - 7p 6 - 7p 99 - 993 - 107 i - 108: 107 - 107; 21 - 21 10i] I - - 8 1071 - 103 . • ....... 6 • • 3; ia 83 - 83 53 - 55 iii = ii 54 56 3i —34 d 40i —413 i 86 -- 87 Si -- 34(t 2i -- 21 184 -- 19? 614 -- 621 98 -- 102 41ci 74 8 10 11 273 - 28 106 108 25 26 49 51 2 lid 17 —18 i 75 76 85 86 5 33 5 3d 12 14 40 42 loi = RI 7 - 2 -- 5 - *i • *6 BRITISH POSSESSIONS all Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. o. all Do. 104 Buffalo & Lake Hur. 100 Buff., Bra. & Godch. 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 2s6d Central Gude (Lim.) lOs Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. all Demerara 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian ' 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do., '59, do. all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent ICO Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 8 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 e n Do. do., '76, p. '60... a ll Do. do., '73, do. all I Do. do., '73; withoiii option ' all Madras, guar. 4i p.c. all Do. do., 5 per c 10 Do. 4i p. C. Eaten 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. ss. Oude (Limited) 5 Seinde, guar. 5 per c a ll I Do li 1 95 94 94 par 21 2q i 2, 1 99 118 118 108 19i 21f par i '" ••• - 1 PI - lip - 98 - 96 - 96 - i P • - 1 . 3 / 4 • P -- Ilt -21 p -21 i - 52 - 83 - 214 - .1 p - 254, - 3 p - 100 - 123 - 123 - 110 - 20 -22 i - P - - ii - 24 FOR' ) all Antwrp &Rotterdam ) 14 rdennes 5 all Belgian East. Junct ) 16 Beziers to Graissessac 6 all Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 0 12 Dutch Rhenish 0 all Eastern of France 0 all Do. New 0 2s. Euphrates Valley 0 18 Gt. Central of France 0 17 Great Luxembourg G 4 Italian Junction 0 all Lake Const. & Bale O all Lierre and Turnhout O 6 Lombardo-Venetian 5 all Lucca & Pist. sp. c. p . O all Lyons and Geneva 0 all Lyons & Mediterran. 3i all Maria Antonia O all Do. New O all Namur & Liege 0 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. 6 0 f aaaaParis Northern of France 0 ll 0 Recife eaa Norwegiannnd id d o L s l ti ar y l f e a n k F i rs P r a.n. e (Perham.) g. 7 P. c. 0 7i Rome and Frascati :0 all Royal Danish *** 5 all Royal Swedish... A all Sambre and Meuse , * .0 all Do. 54 pe r cent. pref. ;0 all Southe rn of France.. 8i all West Flanders,,,,, .0 all Do. 54 per e. Pref No all W. &N.W. of France . !(:) 6 Western ofAustria... O all West. of Switzerland 6 all \Wiesbaden ........... 6 all Do.B p. cent. pref. 20 all Zealand JOINT-Si all 'Australasia 18 Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co all I British W. American 6 C!Bk.of Ind.Au.&Ch 0 50 City ..................... 0 25 Colonial . ......... ..• O 20 ,Commercial of Loud. :0 all Eng. Scot. &Aus.Cht. O all iLon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. O all 'Ditto New ........ O 20 London and County 0 50 ,Lud.&E.l3nkng.Corp O 10 London Joint Stock. • O 20 Lond.andWestminst• 35 National Pro. of Eng. O 10 Do. New ............ 22 . t 'National Bank :0 all New South Wales 15 all l i Oriental Bank Corp ,( c ) , 15 l Ottoman Bank i th ncialoflreland u N s e . w ß.&G.lm.Co. ; C% 5 5 2 a: R Do .A . ' all Union Australia 211D0 on of Australia O 10 Rini New 0 50 u ,cm of London 10 50 I V I L t 7 Mutual &112 B k. of Loud 5i- 6 IIA = 5 54 par a p 32 32 9} 10} par 4R 64 6. .d 6'i - 6lp 29~ - 30} ! 191 -- 19/ 36/ -- 37 9 -- 9i 541 -54 i 53 -- 55 par i p 18 - 20 - 1 88i - 81 - Si ..• - Pm 4# - 4 96 - 10 324 - 336 i - 1w BANKS. 94 N i 8 6 d 0 p 5 • •• ... ••• 65 - 67 18 ••• -•• • 18,1 - 19 18 -18 i :i6 37 - 33 -- a 6 7 -- 9 ii --- 9(11 10 6d LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid; RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices yesterday. Business this day. Buckghamsh ' Clydesdale Jc.' Col.Stour Vy. . E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. dz Noils.Direct. Do. Now 'Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. ct Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. EJDo. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld, Bra.dfd . New knarket BuryE.G.spe. Y. &Est.s P.C. Do. 6 per ct Do. Fixed 5p c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. ' IShrews.& Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc Do Wilts&Somrst 'estn. 1E SHARES. Ln.&N.W. Calcdon E.U.d/E.C, Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn Y. & N.lkl Do S. Eastern, Do Peto &Co Do Ln. &N. W. dt Midid. Midland... E. Count Do Do Do L. dt N . W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassoy. M. 111 Clean Stk. &Dar. I Do ... Gt. W, PREFERENI Blyth and Tyne 10 p c.pref. (issd.at 50/., Brig. &Thr.4 p. c. St, Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 44 p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5i p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent Cork Stßandons2p.c. Dun. Perth. &Aber. J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh, Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 713. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. NO. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un. G. 6p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 10i. Debentr.Sh Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.Ql).cts• 100 5 100 100 100 E.&W. York. J:sthl Edin. & 01. sp. c. Sh Ed. Prth, &Dun. 4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c GUIs. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.e, Do. 5 p. c, Redeem. at 10p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do. 5p.c., Red. at 5 p. C. prem. Gt. N . of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St., Gt.W.(B.&ll.Ex.spel Do. con. red. 44 p, c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 percent. Do 5 P. C. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do, Chester Sp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesh. Qua, Sh Do. do. do. Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6pc.St. Lou. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. di N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et... Lon. & S. W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... Lon dy. & Color. Sh. Londy. &Ennis. Sh. M., S. ,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 31 per cent. Marypt. x Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do. do, Yfid. Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. De. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St.! New. , Aber. , &c., pr.l sp. c. red. 5 p. c. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. Morf k. Deb. 4 p. c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf., 1847 Do. Wv. V. sp. c., 1847 North British . D 71. Preference N. E. Beres. 4 p.c. Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. & S. Pur. iNorth Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar._ Scot. ent.New Pref. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.Gp.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. do.n p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 46 pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 46 per cent Do. Fixed 46 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 46 p. c S. Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c iDe. do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 WAterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH Alfred Cons. (Philk. British Iron Condurow (Cambru. Dev. Gt. Cmls. (Tay. Great South To'gus. G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk. Grt.W. Vor (ilelstn Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer; S. Cam Brea (Illogn. ) S. W. Frances(lllogn. Tarn. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft IU n. Mines (Gwennap; V. of Towey (Camar., Basset (Illogan)., Caradon (Liskrd.: I WIL Basset (Mogan.) Wli. Buller (Rdruth. l jWIL Edwarcl(Calstk.l Wh. Kitty (U. Lint., Wh. Ma. Ann ( Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN Australian Brazilian Imp. (issue d at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Novoau Monde Pont. Sit. LdM. & Smit Port Philip Santiago de Cuba 4 outh Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. United Mexican MISCEL Australian Agricult. Australis. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Canada Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July Do. 6 p. c.Felx&Aug. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore Eastern Steam ..... 100 all all 10s, all all 10 all all Electric Telegraph Electric Tel. of Irel. En. &Aust. Cop . SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. Gen. Ir. Sc. Gen. Steam Navigat London Discount Loud. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican S Americn Nat. Discount Co Do. New Netherlands Land._ Do. Do. Do. 8 p c.Pf. iss.at 1 d. Do. Do. New B. &N. S. Land N. S. W. Gov.s p. c. D. N. B. Australasian I NAIL of Eur o pe Stea m, Oriental Gas . Do. New Shares Peelnr. Ld. dti Minrl Peninsular 4 Oriental Do. New Rhymuey Iron Do. New 2S 100 Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest, Do. New S. Aus. Gov. 6 p. c.bds. South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trust&Ln. Co. U .Can Van Dienten's Land V. Go, tip. cJan, tk July 96 - 99 98 -102 11 - 13 133 - 136 3i - 41 .6 -- la 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 LO7 -- 109 -- 1p 92 --94 - 56 -- 08 !iii =- 136 •6 33 - 34 88 - 90 PROVIDENT CLERICS' ASSOCIATION. On Wednesday evening a meeting of the members of the benevolent department of this institution was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; T. Ha,nkey, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The SECRETARY (Hr. W. Linford) read the following report and balance -sheet : " The Board of Management beg to submit to the mem bers and friends of this fund their sixteenth annual report. The income for the year 1856 has been as follows : Donations, 310/. ss. ; 315 old subscribers 4161. 15s. 6d. ; 49 new ditt o , 66/ . 18s.; 4 life ditto. 42%; subscriptions from assurers —viz , 2,234 at 55., 5581. 10s.; 79 at les., 39/. 10s.; 2 at 10s. 6,1 11. 1.5.; 13 at 205., 13 /.; inte rest, divid en d s, &c., 671 . /. , l2s. Bd.; total, 2,143/. 10s. 2d. The above sum exhibits an increase of 1611. 18s. 3d. upon the income of the preceding year; ; while, on the other hand, the expenditure has been somewhat augmented by the endeavours of the board to bring this valuable institu tion more f u ll y b efore the notice of the pu bli c , an d b y the inc reas i ng expenses attendant upon t h e e l ec ti on of annuitant s . O n the 30th May l as t, in pursu ance of a reso l ut i on of the preceding annual general meeting five additi onal annuitants were elected, viz.— One clerk t o an annuity of 25/. ; four widows to annuities of 15/. each. Two annuitants have died during the year, and the number at present on the fund is 46, for a total annual BUM of 815/. The board now recommend that additional annuities, not exceeding 757., be granted. A resolution in accordance with the above will be submitted to the meeting. The gratuities awarded to deserving and necessitous members during the year amount to 146'. 10s. The applications for loans continue to be extremely nume rous; 118 l oans, f or an aggregate sum of 2,303/. 10s., have been granted d ur i ng the past twelvemon th s , ma king a total of more than 25,000/. - advanced in th i s manner since the s y s t em of granting loans has been in operation. The pres en t cap i tal of the fund (which has been i ncreased since the la s t report by 6121. 13s. 6d.), now amoun t s to 16,086/. 6 s . 2d . Although this result doubtless presents some reason for co,ngratulation • and although much good has certainly been effected, the board cannot but feel some regret that after a period of 16 years an institution possess ing such peculiar claims to sympathy and support in a great commercial community, should nothavereceived them in a far greater degree, both from the body it was origi nally intended to benefit, and also from the general public. The board, however, though somewhat disappointed by the result o ltheir past efforts, cannot tut believe that , among a class posse ss i ng, as the clerks of this country must, a high degree of ed uca ti on and intelligence , the value and importance of such Rif institution ple Provident Clerks' Benevolent Fund w ill i n ti me b e , we it deserves, fully ap preciated. In making the recommendation which they have done for the election of additional annuitants, the board feel they have gone as far.as prudence will permit ; they fear, however, that the amount will be inadequate to meet the cases likely to be brought forward. They there fore beg to urge most strongly upon the present members the desirability of making the institution known as widely as possible,. and they call upon the clerks as a body to examine for themselves the principles upon which it is founded, and the benefits which it confers. While thus appealing to the clerks, the board cannot, how ever, but feel that they have good ground for seeking also the aid of the principals, to whom the welfare of their clerks must ever be a subject of deep importance. • The board, therefore, trust, by bringing this fund fully 'before the notice of the commercial public, many of whom have not yet contributed to its aid, probably from the fact of being unacquainted with its distinctive features, that an amount of support may be secured which will speedily en able them to meet the case of every deserving applicant. The balance-sheet has been duly audited, and can be ob tained by any member of the fund on application. (Signed) "THOMSON HANKEY, " The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, you have heard Chairman. the report read, and the statement of accounts, as well as the balance-sheet of the association, which has been some time in the bands of every member, and I really do not think that they require any particular remark from me to recommend them to your approval and adoption. (Hear, hear.) It is now 16 years since this association was first started, and, as the report states, it has not, per haps, made so much progress as the managers desired. It had not, I confess, made quite so much progress as I could have hoped—(hear, hear)—but at the same time I cannot say that I think any one is justified in as serting that it has made no considerable progress, be cause, when we remember that from the funds of this institution very nearly 50 persons who have been brought up under similar circumstances to those who formed it have been relieved—(hear, hear)— it must be a source of gratification to us that we have effected so much good. (Hear, hear.) Ido not think it can be otherwise than to a considerable degree satisfactory also to those merchants, bankers, and others who in the first instance by their contributions started the formation of this in stitution ; but it undoubtedly would have been more so if the institution were now conferring greater benefits. I can only attribute this state of things to want of time, and I hardly believe that those who really consider the subject and its great advantages can feel otherwise than disposed to support it. (Hear, hear.) I can well under stand that there are great di fficulties in the way of giv ing that support to the institution which those who are perhaps in easier circumstances of life would gladly see it receive. I have been too long connected with those i❑ the position of darks in London not to be aware of the great dlfficulties with which they have constantly to contend. (Applause.) It is impossible for me to forget it from day to day in the discharge of my duties at the Bank of England, and if I were possibly inclined to do so, the position which I bold as an Income-tut Commis sioner would prevent it, from my having 0 sit day by day to hear those heart-rending appeals and statements that are made by many of the members of that class, who are interested in such an institution as this. (Hear, hear.) It is impossible I :-A; A-, oue possessed of that information hot only not to commiserate but to be able to appreciate fully the diffisulties with whioli this class has to contend, and undcUbtedly they' have had far greater difficulties to contend with during the last three or four years than during an average of 20 years pre ceding. (Hear, bear.) At one period there appeared to be a constant diminution in the price of almost every article of food, but during the last four or five years there has been a continual rise in the price of every ne cessary of life, whilst 1 . feel satisfied that the remunera tion paid to clerks has not received that addition—l will not say that ought to be made to it—but which the altered circumstances has appeared to render necessary. (Applause.) Ido not make these remarks in a spirit of grumbling towards the employers of labour of all kinds, because it is a difficult question to enter on, nor will I now presume to enter on such a discus sion, but I only ailude to it to show that there are causes in operation which have a tendency to diminish that portion of a prudent man's income that allows him to lay by for old age, or immediate pressing wants, or , to devote to objects of charity to assist hie less fortunate fellow-labourer. (Hear, hear.) These causes have un fortunately been in operation for a considerable period, and I confess that I do not see any great pros pect of their i mme di a t e ame li ora tion ; but at the same time I do not think that on tbat account that an institution like this should be regarded otherwise than with deep interest. Those ; who are in employment, whilst feeling that their salarieii are not in creased in proportion to their expenditure, should bear in mind that there are vast numbers of their fellow-clerks and labourers who are unable to obtain employment, and are suffering from causes over which they have no con• tin), and that it is the duty, and should be considered a privilege by those whom Clod h;;;Vletised with compara• tively easy circumstances, to extend towards them not only their sympathy, but substantial assistance. (Hear, hear.) This institution has not been formed on auy rigid scale of economy, but on the broad principle of benevolence, by trying to induce those who have the means of doing so of becoming members, and by their small contribu tions meet cases of severe distress and suffering of every kind. Entertaining that feeling, as all appear to do, I hope that notwithstanding the difficulties you have to go on and prosper. T he ti me may c may see a cha nge f or the b etter, an d th en e w e ould gladden th e h earts o f a ll to k now event c h o: a nin t td , :en wedbhn t it e in w with it will a time of adversity, means had been found with which to increase the number of annuitants. It is with such feelings that I venture again to re commend this institution to your warm and cordial support, and I trist that it will receive that increased support that the managers will be able to increase the annuitants—remembering that an incrsase of annuitants does not occasion a proportionate increased charge against the institution, the present machinery being capable of carrying out the obiects of the institution threefold without additional expense. (Hear, hear.) Having ventured to make these remarks, I leave the matter in your hands, trusting that you will feel with me that the institution is deserving of support, and that you will continue' to support it. (Rear, hear.) I now move " that the report and balance sheet now r e ad be received and adopted, and that the same be printed and circulated at the discretion -of the board." (Hear, hear.) Mr. PIKE, a member, seconded the motion with feel ings of pleasure, and congratulated them on the suc cessful and prosperous state of the affairs of the institution in both departments. (Hear, hear.) He appeared there as the representative of a number of members to express his and their satisfaction at the gratifying state of their affairs. (Hear, hear.) One of the most valuable features of this department was the annuities paid to widows and to decayed mein. hers, and it had been a subject of great regret for years past to him and his friends that the benefit of this de partment could not be extended so as to avoid all un certainty as regarded the result of the elections. To at tain that object he suggested that the present mode of election should be done away with and left to the board, by which the expenses of the May meeting would be saved, great inconvenience to members got rid of, and a ,bruleiatihmtebefowritthhdeirrawngreat saving of expense, trouble, and anxiety to the can didates, as well as disappointment at not succeeding. the annuitants. At the end of this year, after they had divided their of one tenth, to bo nuses,al- locating h e o uethoughtrhai f of t t the was profits, fi f a,tvs6infsrta. instead the benevolent fund. By getting rid of the elections at least all. a-year would be saved, which would be en& c h e owever much they must have cient to provide for three annuitants. lie also thought t t that a mi t n a er e. portion vt Ah Be wicoicf currentt s h a e i db demands tahlaant regretted the absence of Mr. Abel Smith, his absence that night had been ably supplied by the hon. gentleman then in the chair. (Hear.) From the remarks of the chairman he gleaned that there was a kind feeling en tertained by him towards that body of men who sup ported this institution, awl every one who ha d Beard his remarks roust have been touched with their truth, and which indicated to his mind that the lion. gentleman must have entered with real sympathy into the real position of the clerks not only of London but of the whole country--(applause)—and that he had placed his views in relation to them before the meet ing, in a manner for which they Were touch indebted to him. (Hear, hear.) The report stated that the benevolent department was not suppetted to the extent it should be, and its provisions warranted. That was to be lamented ' • but he 'did !Ali kno w w h ether it was to be attributed to the fault of the present subscribers or of that body of clerks who were unconnected with them ; but he hoped soon to find a change in tbat respect for the better. He saw an item of 200/. in tha balance-sheer, as do:.a'ians to the society. There was, no doubt, act excellent epirit dictated the donors of that amount, but he doubted not that circumstances had the effect of deterring many from joining the association, believing thereby that it became a charity ; and however much the class of clerks as a body might have to struggle against distress, they did not like to have recour.e to mere chari able institutions for assistance. He obj c'ed to the changes that had been proposed, and although the members, no doubt, felt every confidence in the manager, he thought it was objectionable giving them the x lusive selection of annuitants, and that were they ti do so they would lose half the number of their subscribers, because many who subscribed liked t haven voice in 'he election of candidates. (Hear, hear.) He objected to any change being made in respect to the allocation of the bonuses, and in the amount of the balance carried forward. The report just read indicated the steady and ct,rtain deve lopment of these great principles of c , ,-..iptration upon which the association was mainly and entirely esta• Wished. (Ch eri.) The Chairman at this stage of' the proceedings was compelled to leave, and. his place was fide , i by Mr. R. H. Jones. Mr. MINTON was averse to the changes proposed by Mr. Pike, as being likely to damage the progress of the association. He differed from Mr. Warwick that their acceptance of donations kept subscribers away, and re marked that he should like to see a much Itrger sum every year i❑ the balance-sheet under the head of dona. tions, and urged on the directors and members to in crease it all they could, and offered his services t) ac complish that desirable object. He str;gested their having a dinner or ball like other benevolent soctetir as a means of increasing their income. • Mr. PARR was of opinion that an ad vae tazeous change might be made with reference to the election of annui tants, and the sum raised from 151. to 20/. He wi.hed also to see a larger amount for donations annually in their list, and could scarcely believe that clerks abstAi toed from joining the association from the charitable charac ter it gave it, when s in reality it vv.,s a charitable institu tion. He thought the members of the institution might be increased by altering the form in which the advertise ments were couched. 13y it the public were led to be lieve it was a class association, into which none but clerks were admitted, whereas it was for the tenefit of all trades and profeaiions. He heped soot) to ace this society have schools and asylum's in connection with as many class societies had. Mr. HATTON called the, attention of the meeting to the necessity of the 'directors making application to the 16,000 Government clerks in Lon ion to h,come mem- hers of the association. He WP , oppo , I to their re ducing their bonuses, because large bonuses wrre a gr at temptation to persons to join associations. lie was not disposed to place the election of annuitants in the bands of the directors—though be did not doubt their in tegrity. Mr. LLOYD, after regretting Mr. Hankey's absence, suggested that it was a ivisable that the directors should bring as many of the trustees al possii , l3 to the meeting, in order that they might see and hear how the associa tion was progressing. He was much gratified to find that the funded property produced almost sufficient with whizh to pay the annuitants. He bad always consideied that the only legitimate course to be adopted was to bring the amount of the annuities within the interest of their funded property. He considered they had muck cause for congratulation. He approved of the present plan of election, for it induced many persons to become members to be'able to vote. Mr. REYNpLps was averse to placing the elections in the hands of a board of directors, and the proposed divi sion of the profits. He wished t) see a larger number of subscribers. The CHAIRM&N said that the directors had distributed 10,000 circulars amongst the clerks at the G.,verniner,t offices, as well as personally canvassed, and what the result may turn out remained yet to be seen. A dif- ference of opinion appeared to ez,st as to money matters connected with the,. association, ant he considered it much better for the meeting to rely °a the directors in carrying on the affairs of the association. After 16 years' operations, he congratulated the members on their position, and that the princicles wi,h which they s'arted remained intact to this hour. (Cheers.) With regard to their increasing the amount of the at,nuities, that would be a question for discussion when they met to re vise the rules. He then alluded to the pleasing fact that one of their members had returned a donation made to him with interest, and remarked that, when that gentleman joined the association, there was every probability that he would never require its assistance. (Hear, bear.) Nothing would give him (and he felt certain it'would also his brother directors) greater dis comfiture than for the election of annuitants to be placed in the hands of the board. (Hear, hear.) It had been suggested on more than one occasion, but ho had always set his face against it, because it would be pacing them in a most unfortunate position. Ha was for leaving as little as possible to the discretion of the board. (He ir, hear.) The report was then put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. WELCH, in proposing the next resolution, hay ag reference to the annuities, said that he had great pl sure in submitting it to the meeting, the only regret he felt being at its limited extent. Having taken a warm interest in the association from its commencement, he certainly did regret that they were not in a position to grant a larger amount for distribution—btill he felt (from knowing well the desire of the Board not to give more than they were really in a position to give) that they bad given, on this occasion, to the fullest extent they ought—if not, perhaps, rather beyond what they were justified, in the hope that the resources of the fund would, before long, be greatly increased. Every exertion had been used by the Beard, in soliciting clerks and others to join the association, but so far as his experience enabled him to form an opinion he re gretted to say that he found in canvassing what he might term the superior . slass of clerks to iccrease the benevolent fund, a disinclination to support it. He considered it was more creditable to those who did sup port it, they being mostly those whn received medium salaries. (Hear, hear.) When lict lady canvassed a gentleman, holding a good appointment, for a subscrip tion, he replied—" No, I don't think it worth while to subscribe. I don't like it." Now, it was his (Mr. Welch's) firm opinion that gentlemen had too much pride to join the association,—(hear, hear,)—being afraid of the word " charity"—(hear, hear)—but he thought that the man who would put his hand into his pocket and deprive himself of a little luxury, that he might give a guinea to provide comfort and support for his less prosperous neighbour, possessed the noblest feeling a man could entertain. (Hear, hear.) He deeply regretted to find men hold back their support to this institution, whom he knew to be in a position to give it. Could such persons only hear the tales of dis tress and suffering that came before the board, th, y would not hesitate to give their mite towar3s its allevia tion. Many widows had told them that if it had not been for the assistance they bad received from the asso ciation they must have broken down under the calamity of the loss of their husbands, and by which they and their families were left in destitution. The support they had received from the Association had enabled them to bear up to seek for other means by which to increase their incomes. (Hear, hear.) It was v er y gra tif y i ng t o see in the balance-sheet the return of a 101. donation that had been given to a gentleman connected with the Asso- elation. That was not the first instance of the kind that had occurred to them, and he recollected the case of a gentleman who wrote to the Board, stating that he was in such distress that he had not (1)0438, nor the means to procure them, in which to apply for employ ment. The Board gave him a donation, and the consequence was that he obtained a situation, and he, like the gentleman who figured in this year's balance- sheet, returned the amount with interest awl sincere gratitude. (Hear.) These were features of an extremely gratifying character, and he should think sufE7,itnt to in duce any man who knew of them to give his subscrip tion. (Hear, hear.) He thought that the principals of the large firms of London and the country ought to give some assistance to the benevolent fund, because the Per isms for whom the fund was intended were, he might say, the machinery of trade and commerca, and consequently the principals of firms ought to subscri be to it and givealittlo of their abundance towards augmenting it. To attain that object he thought the clerks should interest them selves, and bring the benefits of the institution before their employers. (Hear, hear.) He concluded by mol ing the following resolution : " That on the 2sth May next, or such o her day as the board may appoint, an amount not exceeding 751. ba granted in annuities. The nunib,!r of annuitants of each class to be fixed by the board according to the applications which may be received." Mr. PRICE briefly seconded the resolutfm, which was carried unanimously. Mr. JErrs moved the best thanks of the meeting t T. Baring, Esq., M.P., T. Hankey, Esq., M.P., W. G. Prescott, Esq., Baron Rothschild, M.P., trustees of the association, and that they will continuo their kind inte rest in the welfare of the institution. (Cheers.) In moving the resolution, he called on the meeting not to pass it as an ordinary routine vote of thanks. It was the only mark of respect that they could pay these gen tlemen for their services during the past year. (Hear.) They were of great assistance to the association, not only from the weight of their names, but also for their active interference in the business of the association. (Rear.) Mr. COLEMAN seconded the motion and eaid that he could bear witness to the advantages the association de rived from the services of those gentlemen, and he hop( I that that recognition of their services would stimulate the principals of other firms to do likewise. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said that he had received a letter from Mr. Smith regretting that business elsewhere pre vented him from attending the meeting, but if he (the chairman) thought it desirable he would leave it, at great inconvenience, and be at the inee,ing. He and the board thought that they could not, under the circum stances, call on Mr. Smith to attend. As regarded Mr. Hankey, he was always glad to attend, and nothing but pressing business prevented him from remaining till the conclusion of the meeting. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. REYNOLDS moved a vote of tha9lcs to the audi.- tors, Messrs. Galbart, Pollard, and Since. Mr. LINTOTT seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. LLoiD said he had much pleasure in prepasing a vote of thanks to the Board of Dime:ors for their excel lent management of the affairs of the Benevolent Fund during the past year. He felt certain that every gentle man present felt satisfied that the directors bad given their best attention to this branch of their affairs. (Hear, hear.) Mr. TOOLE seconded the motion, and expressed an opinion that the association would go on increasing. The motion was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowled4ing the compliment, said that it was the earnest desire of the board to do all the good they could for the association, and all sugges. tions made by members at the annual . meetings received the earnest consideration of the board, and where found practicable were carried out. The proceedings then terminated. It was Ft3ted that among the donations for the past year were two of one hundred guineas each by Messrs. Cox and Co., army agents, and Sir S. Scott and Co., bankers. •At the conclusion of the meeting some new subscriptions were handed to the secretary by gentle sten who declared their intention of promoting, to the extent of , Their power, the objects of the above excellent institution. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. The hR-yearly ordinary meeting of the shareholders in ttris•tindertaking was held this afternoon, at the Waterloo Station, Waterloo-road ; Mr. W. J. Chaplin, M.P., in the chair. • 1 The repOrt and statement of accounts, which have already appeared in The Sun, were taken as read. ;The ellAilliiAN Congratulated the meeting on the agree able -change. of figures relative •to the dividend since June 30, 1850. Then be bad to propose a dividend of 3 per _cent., and now 3, making 6 per cent, on the year. The passenger traffic was very satisfactory, and out of 76 stations only 6 bad experienced any diminution of receipts, and that only to: the aggregate amount of 166/. , He then referred to the amicable state of feel - ing existing with this and the other railways except the South -Eastern Railway, respecting their branch from Reigate to Reading. The returns showed that the traffic on the line would be satisfactory, whether in peace or war, and congratulated the shareholders on their work ing expenses being as low as that of any company. He called attention to the present mode of assessing rail ways to local rates, and said that those rates amounted to about 10 per cent. on the profits, which, with 7 per cent. income tax, and a Emil of 8,5001. paid: in stamps her transfers, Svc., ' made a deduction from the profits of 27 per cent. The hon. gentleman then called attention to the ten schemes of railways before' Parliament likely to affect this company. He had much pleasure - - in informing them that the Great Western Railway Company had nothing to do with the Southampton and Salisbury scheme. lie made that statement on a communication made by Lord Barrington, the chairman of the South ! Western Railway Company, to some of the Directors of this line.: He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. (Hear, hear.) Mr. TIT); M.P., seconded the motion, and said that he regretted they were again compelled to fight the battle of the gauges, and considered that the opposition should be entrusted confidently to the directors. They bad arrived at a time of prosperity when some thing might be done to benefit- the porters and railway guards by increasing their income. He thought they should begin at the top, for the directors were not properly paid, and descend in the scale, increasing each of their officers' and servants' salaries. They only gave the porters 16s. a week, and took from them every other Sunday. Their wages were reduced ls. in 1848, and as the times had changed, to the prejudice of the poor man, at least the ls. should be restored. (Hear, hear.) . Mr. ASHMORE called the attention of the meeting to the large sums paid for law charges. For the last tbrc• and a half years the company had paid—in Dec., 1853,, the sum of 25,7411. ; in 1854, 10,6251. ; in 1855, 6,9631.; and in the last half-year, 7,0751. He would rather give the solicitor 1,5001. a-year, and allow him to practise, than pay him according to the present mode. (Hear.) He woul,l move a resolution, after the adoption of, the report, to the above effect, the salary to include every thing except charges out of pocket and Parliamentary agencies, Mr. Bircham to pay his own clerks out of that sum. Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE said that the servants were now receiving adequate salaries; he had lately been gradually increasing their salaries. The porters com menced with 165., and advanced yearly, with clothes in addition, and as a proof of the porters being well paid the directors were pestered out of their lives for applica tions to fill such situations, and woe betide the director who belonged to a borough. (Laughter.), Mr. PUNOHAftD said that with the exception of the dividend there was nothing in the report for congratu lation. This report, he thought, would have a serious effect on the market. He asked to be informed what was the actual liability of the company to capital. Mr. CLOSE (Auditor) said that the accounts showed it, with the exception of 9,0001. Mr. PUNCRARD said that the accounts did not show the actual amount of the capital by 200,0001. Mr. HOYES (auditor) said that Mr. Punchard was in error, and nothing could be put forward more plain than the capital account in the statements of accounts. The auditors would have much pleasure in going through the account with any shareholder. The capital account was exceedingly clear; and the books were kept with perfect accuracy. Mr. Uzinuatxplained that a discrepancy appeared to exist in the capital account of 6540001., owing to tt• abandonment of certain land and lines that had caused their power to call up capital to lapse. Mr, EDWARDS called attention to several items in the accounts, which were satisfactorily answered by the chairman and other directors, Mr. HERAPATH said that he had made application to Mr. Morgan, the accountant, for certain information in the account., and that gentleman readily gave him all that he rcquir, d. He considered that the capital ac count shoal,' be closed, unless what was added gave a remuneration in the shape of additional income. The chairman on a former occasion pressed him to examine the books, and satisfy himself as to the accuracy of the accounts, and he (\lr. Hera path) had done so. (Hear.) The Steam Packet Com pany appeared to have given a profit of 5,0001. to the Railway Gm - lip:my. The dividend had been increased by degrees, and in a satisfactory manner. The working expenses fur the past year were nearly 50 per oent., larger than it ought to be. The CHAIRMAN explained that much of it arose from the expense of working the Wokingham and Staines Railway. Mr. idEIIAPATII asked who was constructing the Exe- ter Extension, and if the work was tendered for? He also asked if tiio company was working amicably with the Great Western Railway Company I The CiIAIRMAN said that eight or nine contractors had tendered for the work. The contract was taken by one contractor, Mr. Taylor. The company were working amicably with the Great Western Railway Company, and they derived much traffic north and south from that anrcable feeling. . . . . Mr. HERAPATH said that on the whole he was much satisfied with the report and accounts. After some further discussion the report was received and adopted, and a dividend was declared for the half year at the rate of 61. 10s. per annum. Mr. ASHMORE'S resolution relative to the future pay ment of t he solicitor was put to the meeting. Mr. EDWARDS made some remarks in support of the resolution. Toe CHAIRMAN said that an inquiry had been made by the directors relative to the law charges. By the direc tion of the sharehol lers, the directors had on a former occision given the solicitor a salary, but they found they were paying too dear for it, for most of the law business was in connection with Parliamentary business ; and therefore it was that the salary was abolished, and the old mode restored, Mr. Bircham hav ing readily fallen in with the view of the directors, as he always hai where it was for the benefit of the company. He had no doubt Mr. Bircham would go back to a salary again if it were the wish of the company. The hon. chairman concluded by eulogising the abilities of tiro solicitor, and t xpressed an opinion that were they t• lose him there would be great difficulty in finding a suc cessor. (Hear.) St. 10 St. St. 684 i 8 98i 9 168/ 1074 i i 105 4i ad 191 19 633 2i 111 i 4 14s EN 3 Do. 92 -= 94 56 - 56 4i - 5 - 64 liio :. lii - iP 12 - 12 in-in 118 - 120 1112 - 114 1103 - 105 62 - 64 2i - 10.1 6 - -- 6 93 - 95 83 - 85 - 99 -101 10 -- 101 166 __ 17 10 -- 10. 75 77 1 19i -- 201 91 --10, 1 14 -- 154 34 -- 136 136 - 139 114 - 117 1159 - 161 ••• 65 - 68 137 - 139 99 - 101 89 - 91 ii I= rip - 105 92 94 11 id, 1 - p 1111 - 113 113 - 116 105 - 110 65 - 70 17 - 18 23i -- 24 103 -- 105 10i -- 10$i 27i - 2£o 2 - 3p 4- 4 MINES. 21A - '22, 7i - -- 84 - 155 -- 165 160 -- 480 15i -- 161 11 -- 12 5 -- 6f 4 - 19 -- 21 35 -- 36 61 -- 6i 24 -- 25 9 -- 10 111 -- 1i 340 -- 350 7i - 8i 345 - 355 lf - 4 - 320 21 35i - 36 155 - 156 300 - 310 270 290 17 - 19 46 - 48 19 - 21 MINES. i -1; li - 2 3 -3; 17 - 19 I - 55 —57 p 12 14 i Id 7i id p ii -7- fe) ... ... 21 - 2f ii -. ii ANEOUS. 21L; - 22 4i- 5i 40 - 45 136 - 141 ,LlO -- 110, 33 37 26 28 2 2gad 5; Oi ... ---- ••• 95 - 97 II = ii I = il 2i - 31 I - iP i 1 - 11 3 4 3i 4h id btu g 4i 3Ad 1# par 1p 66 6 8 3 4p 23 25 6 8 63 65 1e 1-11 35 - 1 -- 1 14 7 16 122 i li 2 id 5q 140 4 1 3 110} I 54 id siderable information to the shareholders. The capital account shows that 22,199,5961., including 150,553/. during the half-year, had been received on .stock :and shares, 56,949/. on calls paid in advance, 18,958,1584 loans on debentures, and 402,8301. on 3} per cent. de benture stock, making together 33,617,534/., upon the whole of which interest and dividend is charged to re venue. The expenditure on the main lines and *oils, including legal and Parliamet.tary expenses, amounts to 23,823,1981 ; on carryingand working stock, 2,991,677/. ; and on estates of the company yielding rent, 355,6191. ; opened together, amounts nt 0 27 w, 5 1 h, 7 5i 0 c4 , h7 4 , 8 1 8 0t h 1 .1,31. —CT n oh a me r LI expe ndi tureyn3, ' o h a h a v e e t he .a n ' on : o - 78,0631.; on the Lancaster Carlisle, t 0 050,00/. ; Caledonian, to 143,7841. ; Scottish Midland, t 95,772/ Shropshire Union, to 165,383/. ; Manchester and Souti . Junction, to 357,670/. ; South Staffordshire, to 190;715 : Manchester and Buxton, to 55,705/ ; Ch ester l a o 7l ,l H 2s o 4 ly. ; - head, to 1,472,1122. ; ditto, advances, 221,0861. • NOrth London, to 557,7191. ; " ditto, advances, Buckinghamshire, to 337,5711. ; ditto, works, -to 159,6941. ; Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and. Stour Va ley, to 197,3481. ; ditto, works, to 566,5961. ; tramp. ,tead ,Junction, to 105,3401 ; and Stockport, Dieley, and Whaleybridge, to 70,0001., making the total expen. diture 32,707,5901., and leaving a balance of 909,043/. The debenture account shows 3s,749 tta t t 8 a 7 t 6, 4 1 1 55 pe /. r was cen .bo t.: r rowed at 5 per cent., 1, 4,795,7881. at 4i per cent., 352,3341. at 4} per cent., 1 1,694,018/ at 4 per cent., 552,8101 at 3 per cent., 965,1561, at 31 per cent., 361,2001. at 31 per cent., and 3,2001. at 3 per sent., making a total of 10 ; 958,157/. The return of working stock shows that there are 747 engines, 743 tenders, 1 state carriage, 671 first-class, wails, and composite carriages, 566 second-class, 4,25 third-class carriages, 32 travelling post-offices and ten ders, 313 horse-boxes, 259 carriage trucks, 263 guards', break, and parcel vans, 31 parcel trucks, 10,579 goods waggons, 1,290 'cattle-waggons, 279 sheep vans, 1,38 i coke waggons, 27 trolleys, trucks, &c., 5,150 sheets and 250 horses. The total cost of the working stock charged , to capital amounts to 2,921,6771., the total mileage worked 8991 miles, and the average cost per mile 3,3261. The disbursements on capital account since the 31st Dec., 1849, amounted to 4,515,5601., being at the rate of 752,5931. per annum, but the expenditure for the year 1855 amounted - to only 401,0621., and - for 1856 to $47,2141. The revenue account for the half-year ending the Slit ( Dec. last showed that 1,658,318/. had been received for traffic, 11,9181 interest on cash balances and calls in arrear, 15,2411. rents, 3391. transfer fees, 2,1751. Huddersfield Canal net traffic, and 52,7521. estimated net dividend from the Lancaster and Carlisle, Chester and Holyhead, South Staffordshire, Manchester and South Junction, North London, Caledonian, and Scot tish Midland Railways, making a total of 1,740,7441. against 1,664,0731. at the corresponding period of 1855, showing an increase of 76,671/. The expenditure amounted for working expensee, including 32,0051. for • rates and taxes and 28,5721. for duty on passenger traffic, to 676,2461., against 651,1801. at the corresponding pe riod of 1855, showing an increase of 25,0661. in the working expenses. The interest on loans amountel to 232,0701., chief rents to 5,2911., Peterborough joint station to 2,5011., expenses connected with Parliamen tary proceedings, 15,000/. ; Preston and Wyre deficiency,. 4,0191. ; Buckinghamshire, 18,2991. ; North Union, 24,634/. ; Shropshire Union, estimated deficiency, 16,4711. ; Buxton, 573/. ; West Landon, balance of award, 2,127/. ; Canal leases deficiency, 979/. ; Stour Talley, estimated deficiency, 10,354/. ; Haydon-square depot, interest, &c., 1,9811. ; renewal of road, 56,6661. ; leaving a balance of 673,5291. against 633,5661., show ing an increase in the balance of 39,9631. The renewal of road account shows that 233,357/. had been expended on account of capital and 529,1471. on account of revenue, making together, to the 31st of De cember last, 762,5051. 'From this is deducted 456,413/. , the amount set aside from revenue, ii.cluding 56,6661. every half-year, leaving 233,3571. to be provided for on :of capital and 72,733/. out of revenue. The balance of revenue account, 673,5291., added tel the balance from the preceding half-year, makes a dis posable balance of 687,6061., out of which is deducted 552,6391. for the ordinary dividend at the rate of 54 per cent. per annum, 10,4041. for dividend of 9s. per L and B 201. share, 9,1791. for dividend of 3s. 74d. per M and B 10/. share, 10,9141. for dividend at ls. per 21, 10s. paid on the 121. shares, 81,6001. on the Huddersfield and Leeds and Dewsbury stocks, and 6,7501. for divi dend at 5 per cent, per annum on the Coventry and Nuneaton stock, leaving a balance of 66,121/. for the next account. LOCAL BHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL. FEs. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE. The market is very buoyant to. day, at a considerable advance upon yesterday's rates. Blackburn, si 13s. 9d. I—Caledonian, 321—Chester and Holyhead, 18—Eastern Counties, 10 10/. is. 3d—East Lancashire, 241 I—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 99 Sj 9 94 Lancaster and Carlisle, 70—Lancaster and Preston (111 i. shares), 5j p.—London and North Western, 1071—Ditto (I I shares, new), j d—London and South Western, 108— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 354 I—Midland, 83} North Eastern, Berwick, 214—Ditto (Leeds capital stock), 184—South Eastern, 22 4 a i—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln (per cent. shares), 124—Dutch Rhenish, 1 p Grand Trunk of Canada, 121. 13s. 9d.—Luxemburg coneti Wad, 101. lie. 3d. d. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 12 STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was much brisker to. day and prices higher. C oven t r y C ana l s were d one a t 180 —Birmingham Canals closed at 93 i—Birmingham and Stour Valleys, 91. , 12. STOCK EXCHANGE MANCHESTER .—There was a FEB. considerable business, mostly at rather i mproved prices, but the market closed slightly weaker. District Bank, 11i p—Dover, 22 11-16 Sheffield, 35,f—Leeds, 99—London and North Western, 1074—East Lancashire, 2411—Midland, 834 —Great Western of Canada, 25—Blackburn, 8 13-16—Leeds Capital Stock, 18A—Great Western, 681—Lancaster and Carlisle, 95g. LEEDS-FEB. 12. STOCK EXCHANGL—MidIand,B2i i i i—North Eastern, Leeds, 18A 8 181. 13s. 9d.—Ditt o Y or k s , 30i 31—L ee d s, 92i—Dover, 22k. MAR,KET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market was very moderate, and in poor condition. The attendance of mil lers was far from numerous, and the demand for all kinds of wheat of horde produce was in a sluggish state, at Mon day's currency. Only 2,120 qrs. of foreign wheat have come in, yet the show of samples, ex-granary, was extensive. Only a limited business was passing, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. Floating cargoes commanded very little attention. There was a slight improvement in the demand for bar ley, but malt met a dull inquiry, on former terms. The show of oats was ouly moderate. The trade, how ever, was inactive, at Monday's prices. Beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly, on former terms. The imports of American flour have been large. ARRIVALS THIS WIEN. Wheat. Barley. I Malt. English .. 1,050 I 720 1,380 Irish .... Foreign 1 2,120 ( o.itS. I F onr. 430 I 1,610 5,110 1 3,260 15,170 barrels METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET The supply of beasts here to-day was very moderate. The demand, however, for all breeds ruled somewhat heavy, at Monday's quotations. We had a limited show of sheep, yet the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at about stationary prices. The general quality of the stock was superior. There was a slow sale for calves, but no change took place in their value. Pigs moved off heavily, at late rates. Mulch cows commanded scarcely any at tention. Per 81bs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. I s. 4. P. e Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 PrimeSouthdown 5 4 5 6 Second quality.... 3 8 4 Large crse. calves 310 5 0 Prime largo oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime small do 5 2 5 6 Prime Scots, dm. 410 5 OiLarge hogs Inferior Sheep ...4 0 4 4,Small porkers 4 6 5 2 Second quality ...4 6 4 10!Suckling calves 23 0 30 0 Prime erse.-wlled.s 0 5 2iQuartcr old pigs 21 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. l I , OIEIOPI SUPPLY. Beasts .. ••• • .. 1,015 Beasts •• • Sheep . .... 2,900 Sheep ....... ...... • ...... 200 249 ••••••••• 190 NEWGA.TE AND LEADENHA.LL. The trade generally was steady, at our quotations. Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 310 Do. prime large 4 0 4 2 Do., do. small 4 4 4 6 Pork, largo 3 8 4 4 Mr. BEIIOfIASI addressed the meeting, stating that he had never advised during the time he had been their solicitor any proceedings with a view to increase his charges on the company. The directors had always jec done their best t i o bt a i n c h eap l aw. H e h a d no oh tion to the direct ors fi n di ng a successor if they hadno confidence in him, and as regarded the re , olution he should di cline continuing the office at a salary of 1,500/, a-year, because it would not pay his expenses for con ducting the business, leaving no remuneration for his time and trout l© in superintending it. Mr. Sergtaet GAZELEE (a director) considered 1,5001. a year, with the privileges mentioned in Mr. Ashmore's resolution, sufficient for their solicitor, and who should give them the whole of his time and attention. He ob jected to their solicitors being allowed to practise. He had inquired of the best solicitors' firms in Parliament operations until the is inactive, --...._ btreet, and they had informed him that their partners would he glad to take the situation at 2,000/. a year. TEA.—The market COLONIAL. He said the time was come for the shareholders to pre-speculators deferring their u realises ls. id. per lb. A large quantity o receipt of further news from China. vent lawyers from taking the money out of their pockets. Common con Mr. CA§TLEMAIN (director) eulogised the abilities of 1 is asduvGekruti.s_edzgf:oerrepublic competition on Tuesday next. ; small quantityßircbaw,theas st oli n o l ff . er, very little business had 11 ,°e_ ve d at one of cheap law, because talent was not to be bad cheap, and foreign deecnp 1 I have and he advocated paying their aollcitor on a scale fixed charges. As a professional man he said that three- fourths of the proposed sum would be absorbed in office ln the refined ma i r c ln ' s rule steady, e prize has rather decreased. active for anna likely a talented man would undertake their business ebarges in conducting their business, and it i COFFEE.—The demand continues very t .. but the demand was not 1 tion and native Celon, chiefly for home consump ion, d ' higher quotations are current for all qualities. Mocha for the small remaining sum. He ad have economic law, but not cheap vised them to realises full rates. been in rather better demand, urged the payment of theirsolicitor law, and again RlCE.—This article has by a fixed scale of and prices have been steady. charges. If t hey. left the matter to sales have been effected in Demerara, at few sat a committee of aboutdirec- RlrMla—teArateq, but the market generally rules flat, tors he had no doubt they would be able to amicably s —There is little change to report in either arranee the matter. It would t SPICE . years to learn the business, take a solicitor three pepper, mace, ei unimportant. linemen, or cloves, the transactions hay- After some further discussion,ing been DocrussAn.—The market rules dull, and prices without proposed by Mr. SNOW, an amendment was and seconded by Mr. P ...CILIA, re- any alteration. ferrinc , , the subject backlzinio.—At the public sales of this article which corn which to the directors for decision, was carried by a larg e menced on Wednesday last there was a rather thin attand majority. ance of buyers, and the biddings were very languid, only The retiring directors, Col. J. L . Mr. U. C. Lacy and Lieut.- th e s uperior qualitie s were in demand. Kurpahs advanced nard, were re- elected , and the meeting shortly 1 about 3d psi lb, and Madras declined about 2cl per Ib, after terminated. co mpared with the rates realised at last sales. SALTPETNIE.—Business has been inactive, but prices rule firm. TALLOW.—The market has exhibited much firmness. P.Y.C., ou the spot and for spring delivery is quoted 676 6d to 68s, and 54s to 54s 3d for the last three months. s. 4. s. 4. Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 10 Do., raiddling ..... 4 e 4 4 Do., prime ......... 4 6 4 10 Veal ................. 3 10 5 0 Pork, small„ 4 6 5 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is well supplied with all kinds of hops, both new and yearlings. Fine qualities aro iu fair request, at full prices, but other kinds command very little attention. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 15s to 51 12s • Weald of Keats, 31 5s to 51 O s ; S ussex, 313 s to 410 s ; Worcester, 41 4s to 51 5s ; yearlings, 1/ lOs to 31 15m. per cwt. LON DON AND NORTH-WESTERN. The fii.ancial statement of this company for the half year ending the 31st of December last has just been issued. It is, as usual, full and explicit, affording con- :IGN. 83 i 41 k 82 21i i 25i 1 121 f 64 ;1 8# i 9 i i 35 i 354 i 611 261 39,i 1.0.61 100 100 all 100 all ,100 26. 13A 20 St. St. 12i 12 12 St. all 100 100 100 100 34 100-i 20 121 25 - 20 St. 121 12 18s6d1 16115 12s 6' to 7EI 10 25 25 10 94i i lli 6} li Zvi ,