The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY kvESING, DECEMBER 17, 1864.

homes and out-door occupations. Mr. Chetwynd accom-
panied her when he had no other engagements. On the oc-
casion of the disturbance about the dinner Mr. Chetwynd
had been dressed for dinner a long time, and I believe he
bad sent off an excuse to Beandesert. Mrs. Chetwynd
merely told me that her husband was very much
put out, and would not listen to reason. She was sobbing.
When I saw she was in such distress I went to Mr. Chet-
wynd and said ".The night is very wet, sir ; you can't
mean Mrs. Chetwynd to go away. He said. "I do Malin
it—its no use, she must go." I cannot tell how loeg she
was away ; nor did I notice that the respondent seemed
unhappy about it. On the occasion in September, 1861, I
had seen Mr. Chetwynd speaking to &maroon, and I was
appealed to by Mrs. Chetwynd to repeat what I had said.
I was so excited by the scene which followed that I did not
notice whether Mr. Chetwynd struck the petitioner. I know
Mr. Henry Mathews. I only remember him as an occasional
visitor. I knew Mrs. Chetwynd go from home with-
out her husband's knowledge. I remember the family
going to New Brighton. Mr. Chetwynd remained about •
week, and Mrs. Chetwynd stayed with the children for some
days later.
Re-examined—l was called in the house " Norma."
Charles Smith-1 was in the service of the respondent the
whole of 1861, as groom. I recollect the grand meet on
the Ist of April. Mrs. Chetwynd went there aloe'.
There had been a heavy rain, and the weather was wet.
It was not quite dark when she came home. After a short
time she came into the saddle-room very wet and cold, and
I gave her a chair to sit before the fire. Mre. Corns and
Mrs. Price came to her ; bat I don't recollect whether they
brought anything to her. She wiabed me to saddle • horse
for her, but I objected, and she asked me to get it reedy
by 4 the next morning. I then went home, and the next
morning she had the horse. She was still wearing the same
habit, and was very wet and cold, I accompanied her to
Stafford, which is about Id miles. It was still raining. We
went to the Hough. I took the horses to an inn, and
remained there till Mrs. Chetwynd ordered me to go home.
Croes-emunined—Mrs. Chetwynd hired me, but Mr.
Chetwynd paid my wages. He paid in. 14s. a week, and
she 4s. additional. She also gave me an extra stable dress.
told Mr. Chetwynd about it. I usually went with '
my misuses hunting when she went without my master.
She took great delight in field sports. Mr. Chetwynd went
once to the meet, but he never followed the hounds. I was
in the habit of driving my mistress to Stafford. I
drove to Mr. Mathew lodgings. I don't know Mr. Holmes
the ironmonger's. I drove Mrs. Chetwynd next door
to Shaw the saddler's. I have driven Mrs. Chetwynd to
Miss Edwarils'e several times. I may have driven her
to Stafford during the &seizes and sessions ; but I don't re-
collect. Sometimes when I have driven her to Miss
Edwards's she has stayed most of the day. Mrs. Chetwynd
had a private letter beg for • short time. She might have
had the private bag for three weeks or • month.
I recollect Mr. Matthews coming to Lougdeu once
or twice, but I cannot say whether it was after
his visits that she had the bag. I have sometimes taken in
loose letters for her. I have never received a letter myself
for her. I will swear that. Ido not get many letters.
Reexamined—Mr. Chetwynd was not much of a rider
himself, and he knew perfectly well that I rode out witb
my mistress., there were two bags, both of which were
locked, and I did not know which was my master's and
which was my mistress's. A man named Rushton brought
both of them and took them into the house.
[The case was proceeding when our report left.]

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

M A RLBOROCGH.STREET.
sonum,; A LICENSED VICTUALLER.
Three girls, named Margont Word, Sonth Rn ?eh nson,
and Z'tz,t'Ath Gilbert, and if,, nothdnu,, potman, in the
employ of Mr. George Edward Pryor, of the City of Norwich
public-house, North-row, were charged before Mr. Yardley
with stealing *Dm) gleam and a knife and fork, the pro.
perty of Mr. Pryor.
It appeared that for some time past Mr. Pryor has lost •
great many knives and forks and glares, and in consequence
he gave information to Dawson, 301 A, who last night
watched the house, and through • hole in the blind saw the
females in couvereation with Holmes, and while so engaged
take up the glasses from the table. He then watched the
females from Mr. Pryor's house to another, and sent for Mr.
Pryor, and on Rawlinson found • knife ►nd fork and glass,
and at Ward's feet after she had stooped legless, andadbert
put • glass on the ground and smashed it. Gilbert and
Rawlinson, when charged with stealing the glasses, geld
Holmes bat given them to them.
Holmes said he was not guilty. and Rewlinson said she
took the articles when Holmes was not present, and did it
fora " lark." Gilbert admitted taking a glass.
The prisoners were all committed for trial.' ,

STRATFORD.
IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT PROSECCTION.—smirrEcG
GVNPOWDEIL.

Charlet Jarvis and Cann Cantden, in the service of Mr.
T. F. Wood, barge owner, were charged by the Thames Con-
servators with shipping gunpowder on board the Fort
Regent while attached to the steam tug Victory, contrary
to the act of parliament.
Mr. V. J. English appe►red for the prosecution. and Mr.
0. A. larntield, Gracechurch.street, was engaged for the
defence.

Mr. C. Palmer, inspector of nuisances, said that on the
2od of November but he saw the defendants shipping,.
quantity of cases from the Erith magazine- He boarded the
vessel and charged them with infringing the act of pulls-
meat by shipping gunpowder while the steam-tag was at-
tached to the vessel. The defendants replied they had
their masters' orders for what they did, and if he would
not leave their vessel they would cut him adrift ; and
added, that if he would coins again he would see them ship
plenty wore. He did not show the defendants any war-
rant or authority ; the law did not require him to Lave
one, but he told the defendants who he wee.
Mr. Paranoid, for the defence, called the owner of the
barge, who refused to admit that the cues contained gun•
powder, but he acknowledged that the bills of lading stated
that the cues contained ammunition.

.11r. Farnfield submitted that this vigilance was no doubt
occasioned in cuneenuence of the late eatastrophe at Erith,
and had taken the defendants by surprise. Before the late
explosion no such vigilance was exercised. There had also
been bye-laws passed subsequent to the general act on the
subject of which the defendants were ignorant, and the
said bye-laws said, " That the oonservators shall frum time
to time appoint searchers who shall at any time have the
power to enter soy vessel above Blackwell." This was
not formerly the case, and men like defendants were
ignorant that they were infringing the law in consequence of
so little publicity given to the bye-laws when pared.
The magistrate fined the defendants in the poetical sum
of 10a., with W. 6d. costs. He said that be hoped publicity
would be gisen to the case, which might prevent such a
frightful calamity as that which occurred at Er' ith.

THE WEATIIER THIS DAY.—FALL or SNOW...
This morning the first scow of the winter was lying in the
streets of London, and the fall has continued at intervals
during the day. On 114X118 of the railways uains have been
greatly delayed through the snow on the metals ; and we
learn that there was a great fall last night in Scotland and
the north.

THE BP,HOP OF LONDON'S ORDINATION.—The
Bishop of Loodon will hold his general ordination f..r the
diocese of London at her Majesty's Chapel Royal, White-
hall, to-morrow (Sunday) morning, the 18th inst., the
bishop being dean of the Chapels Royal. At his lordship's
request, the ordination sermon on this occasion will be
preached by the Rev. Edward Henry Perowne, 8.D., Fel-
low of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and one of her
Mvjesty's Whitehall preachers. The order of the service
will be—morning prayers at 10 o'clock ; the sermon, ordiu•
anon service. and Holy Communion at 11 o'clock.

GRELNN:ICH flosrrrat.—We are hifortuel that
a committee, composed of the following gentlemen, Sir
Richard Bromley. Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital ;
Mr. Childers, N.Y., Junior Lord of the Admiralty ; and
Mr. Hamilton, with Mr. IL Walker, Inspector and Auditor
of Dockyard Accounts, as secretary, has been appointed to
inquire into the financial coodstwo of the Royal Nava Hos-
pital, Greenwich.— United Serrin Ga:eete,
Mr. George Bagabaw, of Norwich city, has at
this time the extraordinary number of ten thousand geese,
which be is fattening for the Loodoo clubs and market..

THE RAPE IN THE ‘VOOD.—A c irrespojent
sends us the following interesting particulars with regard
to the march, happily successful, for • little child which
was lost two days in the woods :—Oo Friday evening last,
the about nine o'clock, the residents of queensville,
I township of East ti willin.bury, were aroused by word being
earned from house to house that • little girl about two
and a.half veers of age, grand-daughter of John Collins, of
Shams, end residing with her mother, at the house of 31r.
Ira Doan, a wealthy and respectable farmer near
Vueensville. had strayed away between 3 and 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, nothing being known of the movements of
the child except that when last seen she was going towards
the barn. Some sixty of the inhabitants turned out
at once and searched in all directions where it wee thought
possible for the little girl to have strayed. They continued
their search till two o'clock the next morning, when they
' gave it up, thinking that, as it was very cold, the child
most have been chilled to death before that time. After
dawn on Saturday the march was reiumed, and continued
throughout the day without success. On Sunday morning
about half • dozen persevering men turned out again and
mule further search durieg the forenoon. About smoother
received the ietelligeoce that the child was found and
alive. Three little boys—Robert Wallis. Wm. Sines, and
Silas Soules —haying been sent to search by some women.
went to • piousof woods, mid were picking beechnuts and
making a noise when they heard a child cry and wept to
it, and to their astonishment it was the lost child, and it
held out its bands to them sod said "Take rue." They im-
mediately took it to the nearest house. and the necessary
restorative,s having been applied the child was brought round
and is doing well. The child had strayed westerly from the
home down a lane about half a mile, then north nearly half
• mile across the fields into a small piece of woods' and lay
in the thick lessee partly protected front the °old. It is •
matter of wonder and astonishment to all how it was possible
for the child to live through two very cold nights sad nearly
two days, through wet and cold aloes, said having nothing
to est but Immo, which it was eating when found.—Toronto
Ciao. Dec. 1.

WARE L18713.-(T818 DAY.)

Two o'Cz.ocx.
The railway market is inactive to-day, and the
prices for the principal stooks exhibit no varia-
tion of any importance compared with those
last current yesterday. London and North
Western stock is now quoted 1201 to ;
Great Western, 78/ to 791 ; Midland, 1381 to
139 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1161 to 117 ;
Ca,edouian, 131 to 132 ; South Eastern, 851
to 86 ; Great Eastern, 48 to ; Great Northern,
134 to 135 ; London and South Western, 97i to
981 ; and Metropolitan, 1201 to 1211.
Indian, Canadian, and foreign railway securi-
ties have been dealt in to only a very moderate
extent, and quotations are unchanged.
DINA' \MB A.NU BTOCKA
Mt I Pd. I RAILWAYS. Cire."="B. ITT 7

ORDINARY SILABIIB A.NU Wit-WE&

' gh. I PS. 1 un.wiTs. I Closing prices I +sales to.My
yesterday. to 1 p.m.
ladL 100 Blytb and Tyn all Barna, e
WoL et mour Val. - -
-.
10 . all Bostottillestrd,e6Md.C - ..
- -•
11l 100 Bristol and Master 1 67 if/ 931 74
04. 100 Chledoulan l3l 132 -
80 , all CM* and Bandon-. 1 - -•-
10 , all Cornwall , 6 7 -
10 ' all Do. AIA no di,. anti 61 we we
10 'all Dia B 1 p, c.. lapilli:Ito 11.1 •-•-. we
10 all Dublin sad BeltsatJunc I 34 163 -
Y 6 all Dauldee,Bertb,&AbiLln 16 17 --
St. 100 Zdlnburgband Glugow 90 92 in -
St. 190 Glasgow and B.Western 1 106 108 -
86, 100 Great &astern Ord. 84.1 46 69 48}
la 100 Do. 8 Ank. stkKo., N 0.21 74 84 -
at 100 Great Nordic)! 9ce4ilandl - - -
at 100 Groat Northern , 134 138 -
Itt. ,100 Do.A } A rec. no dlr. un- 166 167 156 1
It 100 Dial)} id 6p. al& paid 111 130 132 -
al 100 Gt. South & West ;In.,' 84 90 -
al 100 Great Western. 76 791 Jot 91
la 100 Do.Stour Vatiicia;diki - - -
fit. .100 . Do. south Wales 67 69 -
8t 100 : Do. W. MIS.-Gx.forir 68 lit -
80. 16) I Do. Do. Newport; 44 46 -
. 84. 100 Do. Do. Hereford, ISO 102 -
6l 100 Lancashbe & Yorkahlre , 1161 117} -.
84. 100 Loudon and Blackwell 82 84 631 i
Bt. 100 ' Lan., Itrlghtn, & &Coast! 106 106 -
Bt. 100 London,Cbatliza. &Dor 1 37 39 -
Bt. 100 Loudon& North Westo.l 1201 1201 1201}
M. 'lOO Loulon&Southlrestern 97 99 93 7
dt. 100 Man.,Sket.,& /Mooing! 461 66} 66 6}
60 all Ilaryport sad Carlisle - - -
121 all Do. Do. } lthare.l -.- -
10 2
St. 100 Metropolitan l2l 122 1201 1
, Do. New -
Bt. 100 Midland • 1381 IE9I 1381 1 1
ill(M all Do. New -
St. 100 Do /Um. & Derby I 108 11) -
60 all Mid. Gt. Wu. iire.) 1 - - -
M all Do. 1 Shares .. 1 - .- -
16 , al, 1414 K eat - -•-•
10 all Yid Bent (Cm Lbw/ •• I - -
St 100 North British -
6L 100 Do. Edln..Perth,Dund I 261 :4 -
St. 109 N. lastern-Berwlek
56 led Do. G. N. E. Pure_ - - - pm
11l 100 : Do. Leeds.
M. ,100 Do. York l(4 1014 let 1
St. 100 De. Carlisle - -
116 a.l Do. Mock.& taxiing B7} 304 -
26 21 . Do. do. 1865-60 ll 12 pm, -
16 12 Do. do. 196041.-1 9 10 1,,eal -
M. 100 North Loudon -
,
10 . 71 De. New . -
84. .100 North statfordsidre I 791 804 80 7011
10 all N. &B. Western June , 101 lit -
6l 100 Scottlsk Central -
84, 100 &MU& N. K. Aber 1146 1 - - -
9t. 100 Scottlab 111,11 and . - -•-
10 all Shrewebury & WelchpLl - -.-
1114. 100 Slinipalare Calm 163 60 -
St. 100 South Devon 43 46 43} 44
Bt. 100 South Pastern
24.. .100 S. Y erkaa. a River Dun, - -
10 all statues, Wokinglimoitc.l 8 9 -
6t 1100 Tad Vale 1163 160 -•
10 I Do C Si 4Pa -
St 100 Vale of Meath llO9 111 102}
M. lid Victoria Slit & Pimlico - - -
80. 100 Waterford & a llkenny. - - -
k 100 West Cornwall 3B 40 -
84. ,100 ,W. liartlpl. M. &A . A 76 78 -

BRITISH KINZSSIONEL
lb. (1". l I AAILWATJ. I Closing prime.

100 all Atlantic& tit. Lawrence 68
81. 100 Boni.Bar.,t C. In.g.6p.e 1021
10 2 Do. 1, Shares I6Lr
90} all &dial° & Lake Boron 3
10 all Do. Preference
lel 100 Buff., Brunk& Go:Watch;
Pc. IQ& Aug. 1, 1872
108 100 Do. do. J uly 1, 1873 76
100 100 Do. do. J une 1, 1874
St. 100 Cal. 42 trastern bp.e.g 9B
84. 100 Cape T. et Dock Op. e. g •
100 all Demeraraa p.e.per.pref
84. 100 Yam Bengal gn. 6do lo2e
St 100 Bail Indian gu. 6do lO4
10 6 Do. J Istantion ,
et 100 Grand ?rank of Illanatla; 21
100 all Do. kquip. M. 8.,6p.et 89
100 all Do. let pest. Bonds 7O
100 all Do. do. deferred 61
100 all Do. 2nd pref. lio.ods 46
100 all Do. do. deterred. 66
100 all . Do 3rd prat Mock 63
BC all Do. do. deferred 47
100 all Do. 4th preL Stock ! 30
100 all Do. do. deforred 20
94. 100 Greet Indian Peninsula, 103}
10 .11 Do. guL per tund !
20 4 Do. New do. par
St 100 Gt. O. of ladle g. 6p. et. 101
84.. 2
100
DoDo per cent.
St
lei .11 (it. Western ol Canada, 8,)
14 18 Do. Now lll
100 all Do.Op.e.lida pay. 1873
100 all Do.al do. do. 187743 SU
10 2 Ind WI Branch, Llnuted 1
10 1 ' Do. New i
9t .100 !Leda-- - 6p, Twit l^'

—.ma guar. 6p. coot. 1026
it. 100 Do. do. do , 96
80. 100 Do. dn. Id
do.— VI
10 0 Do. Irlfth Item:Wool
90. 120 Melb. Corp. 6 per c. lid
60 all Sfelb. and Elobeou's Bay 53
10 all Bruo..t Can. cla.A b
It. 100 N.R.ofCaa.6p.c..lstp. b 62
et. 100 eltiado. gua. 6 par cent , 1026
et D
100 Do. Dalai do. to2l
20 . 1 o. do. do
94. 100 Do. Ponjaao 101
it. .100' Do. Indus 86.7k.t. do.l 96

Lai*
fpm
a 1

liii
19(°I
IPga
103
0i
111010
90
82
op.
103
99

JOINT BIOCK. BANKS.

1011 -.

104*

80. ISIL I Bailee. Ird I CL prices. I salsa,
21,000 100 Agra& bla6terman's(l) 60 130 135 r --
20,00' 50 ; Do. New, Us 30 pa 26 - - -
20,000160 60 I Du. Launi a'. 30pm ,26 - - -
10,9 ix Llialon . -
20,0t6 1001 Alikandalwa.BLlverpool 26 12 Li pm 37 64
10,0410'100 Do. New 26 I 10 12 pm 61
16,06 100 Do. Issued at 20 pm 'lO 114 123 pm 214 101
100,006 10 Anglo Munn= i 6 4 140 m -
BLOOD 60 Angie
I, Italian ,Limited), 10 2 141.'' -
12,640.440 Australaaub
7,6.20 40 Lin. New
; all ' 64 05 1 -
1450? 20 BankoflirftialLolumol6l 15 li ' 4pinl 171 17
10,99 u 16 Bank of kitypt • all 1 Bi 21 i -
6,000 No Bank of London •60 155 160 1 155 4
16,000 20 Bank of Otago (Limlisd;; 6 irtla par 164
10,000 IC* hank of queviisland ,L. ,00 1 34 244161 --
110,000 60 Bank of Victoria,Austria 161 SI 39 -6,01.* 100 Bank of Wales (Lim.) llO 6 4 db. -•
110,000 10 Bank nt New Zeeland
6,000 20 Brardlian&Portugume!L 10 par 4pml -
10,060 60 lirstish at citaluniian (1.; 6 14 1 as' -
10.000 60 British N. America -.1 all 48 50 484 9
40,.2W 90 C. kik. IndiaLitus., Lltlaa I all I 34 16 -
16,090 25 1 'hart. bier. of 1n41a,&c.1 all 62 84 tCI
10.00 u 100 City
SiLirou 100 Colonial -
10,00 u 25 r on. Rank of hulls, ittc 4O 84 9lpm SO
290,000 10 lbsuse4dated Bank (l „ 4 1 7 74rien1 114 4
6,000 100 Contiamnial 125 64 444151 -
6.00) 100 Do. New llO 6 4 be( -
*Luau 60 Fast London (Limited: 6 14 2 pm' -
W,OOO 20 kaiiteru kschange,Liml 3 Idis par -
60.4.60. 20 ling.scot.et Mutt:l:arid. all Yoe 1 -
40,000 60 ha and swedish 1.: •i 5 2i 140. -
KWH 6) European Hank Limited! 104 2 14411 84 1
10,000 lOir lilndunn.agnalcJap (L lIA I 44 64p0i1 -
16,000 100 ' im. Lssuc.l at 2pm lB 34 alemi 214
41,000 100 Do. New, iss. at 6 pas lO 54 24dis brk sd
12.060 lOU imperial Bulk, Ututedi SI 14 15 pail -
2,000 110 00 Liu. New -
1136,000 InsperblOttoman lO r 64 740 us 17 4
26,000 60 international Bank (I 1741 8 6 dlal -
MAO 20 Lind blort.lllt. ludiail ' 4 1 4 lhatn 541
10,000 60 Lon.Bk.oftlexico,tkc.,L 741 kW par 74
10,000 100 lon. Bank of Scstland,L I'S 4 5 3 ells: ,
10,0e0 leo London and Braillian -
6,000 BO Loo.B.AirsattiLPlate L' 60 1 13 15 pm( 64 4
20,006 26 De. New, iss. at ti pail 74 24 34pml -
!NOW 100 Lon., tie., &S. Stan. (L,l 22 1 6 4 dis! 164 164
60,000 20 Lon. Ck.Bauk of Austri. ' all I 144 464 -
91Likal 60 London and Couuty ..
CLOW 100 Lou. ilanitw.Cou. EL (1 )18 I 8 6d4 -60,000 60 Landon Joint Stock lO 148 50 493
20,990 60 1)0. New, lea. at 30 pm 3O - - -
10,000 100 Lon. and Northeru ,L , 25 • 12 Bdß -
26,000 SY London& South African all i 22 23 Ili
6,06 100 Lon. it 8. Western Um 10 1 14 24pm -
Win La o 10) n. et Westminster -
10,0 W BO Merchant !tank Lis.'' 221 64 Tepm, -
*Lunt 60 Mercantile& liackaniL IOI 1 00161 -20,000 60 iii. New -
10,0 W 100 Metro. A frov. bank ,L 2) 3 1 de. -
140.1 1 io. do. lO - - I -
Wk- WO Midland Bank (Lim.4
29,000 100 Nation* of Liverpool lO 1 74 Sitisni -
lti.ooo 100 N. Pie. al Ingland
10.009 60 Na tonal Bank, New l6 1 - - -
16,000 20 New Souls Wales all 45 47 146
40,0(n 10 New Zealand (12mited I 1 1 par }Amid 1 -
Kati 20 North Western 6 1 14 44pm -
60,400 16 oriental Bank Corporal all 1 66 53 '67 04
20,000 60 erovin.itankinitCorp.(L 6 ; 2 1 dl. 3
19,000 160 'queue,. cat Ireland , Sli BB 90 1
10,000 20 Do. do. New, all
11,600 20 ScLudsPtud.otDelkil(L 10 1 41pm 11
10,000 26 South Australia 1 all LS ST 1 -
10,W0 16 South Zairians ;Lim.) IIO I 1 2 pew 114
10,000 100 Stand. id 8.8. Africa I 26 ; 2 I &r id. -
4460100 Do. do.
444010 25 Union 03 Australia - 1 all r 66 66 165
10,000 100 Ilium of Ireland (Lim)r 21 ; 24 11416 -
0,000 Be 17uloa of London II6 I 16 18 1 -
DOCkta
No. 4 Sit. 4 MCC& IPd 4 Li. pekes. I &ilea.
8,066,408 St. Nast and West India. 100 136 118 -
1;600' 10 Oanaralfloating Dock F - r.- -
6,67%,110 St. London&SLlCathartn, 100 71 71 v-
-80,881 Of. Southampton lOO - -.--
1011900 81 IVlctoria -
&NC 101 Do. New 1 2 - .... -

610,000.

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P.L I Q Wei& I Win.

111 131
20 22
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68 63
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60 46
1614 par
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3 "Adis
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4 Y dim
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16 19
31pas
31 Jipm
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22 SS 14
110 113
111 114
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16k 1 94.
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MONEY MABEET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocx.

The transactions in the stock marice;stOl y are
upon a very restricted scale, and the tone generally
is dull. Consols are slightly lower tbau yesterday
for the account, and some foreign securities have
receded per cent. English lines show no move-
ment worthy of notice.

A good demand for money prevails to-day, awl
the rate for choice bills is firm at 51 to G per cent.
Iu the Stock Exchange there is a very slight en-
quiry for loans from day to day on English
government securities, and the charge has declined
to 5 per cent.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Rental were quoted
tisfr. 17c., ex div., being about 1-16 per cent. :ewer
than yesterday.

Consols are now quoted 89k to I, ex div., for
money, and 89i to g, ex div., for the account (Jan.
10). The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 89. f, ;
ditto for account, 89„ ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 88g ; New Three per Cents., 88g, +, f ;
New Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 7 ; Bank Stock,
239; India Stock, shut; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 103 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1896, 98; and Exchequer Bills, 5a., Is. dis., pir,
dis.

Very few transactions have occurred in foreign
stocks, and prices in most instances are quoted the
same as yesterday. Consolide;=, Greek, and Mexi-
can have receded 1 per cent., while Spanish Passive
Bonds have improved k. The Confederate Loan re-
mains steady. Some of the present quotations are as
follows, viz. :—Greek, 225 to 1 ; Mexican, 201 to
; Confederate, 61ti to 6211 ; Spanish Passive, 311
to ; the Certificates, 131 to 1; Turkish
Bonds of 1838, 70 to 71 ; ditto 1862, 711
to 721 ; and the Consolides, 471 1 to 11.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Egyptian,
951 ; ditto, second issue, 95, f ; ditto 1001. Bonds,
941 ; ditto 1864, Scrip, 11, 1 prem. ; Greek, for ac-
count, 231 ; Italian, for account, G4l, b ;
Russian, 1850, 871 ; ditto 1859, 531 ; ditto
1864, 88 ; Sardinian, for account, 811, ex div. ;
Spanish, for account, 4811 ; ditto Passive, for ac-
count, 311, ; Turkish, 1838, for account, 701, 1 ;
ditto 1862, for account, 72, 1 ; ditto 100/. bonds,
72i, k, *-
Egyptian Loan scrip is quoted 1 to 11 prem. ;
Danubian,l dis. to par; Monte-Video,l to 1 prem.;
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures,
1 to 1 prem.

International Financial shares are now quoted
2i to prem. ; London Financial, 91 to
prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 3 prem. ;
Imperial and Mercantile Credit, 3g to prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, 16i to ; Ottoman Societ4
GtMerale, 21 to prem ; and Anglo-Egyptian
Bank, I to; dis.

The mails from Calcutta, China, and Australia,
which have reached Suez, are expected to be dis-
tributed in London about the 2tith inst.
Haxr-rxgr Two &Cum&
Consols are now quoted 89i to ex div. for
money, and 89i to ex div. for the account.
The amount of gold purchased by the Bank yester-
day was 72,0001. No withdrawals were reported.
Nevertheless, owing to the decline in the !hulk rate
of discount, and to the consequent heaviness of the
foreign exchanges, the demand fur gold for exporta-
tion has revived, and about half of the 142,000/. by
the Etua, from New York, has been taken for the
continent.

The steamer Atrato, for the West Indies, will
take to-day 14,500/. in gold, and 8,400/. in silver.
The silver market is quiet, with little or no bu-
siness, the telegram from Bombay, which is now
several days overdue, being awaited. It is surmised
that the machinery of the steamer which is bringing
these advice* to Suez has broken down.

In consequence of the fall in the value of money
here bills on the continent were in demand yester-
day afternoon, and the rates generally were rather
worse for this country. Subjoined is our usual list :
Amsterdam. 3 mouth., 11.181 to 19 : ditto. 3 days'
11.13 to 1 ; Rotterdam. 3 mouths, 11.181 .to 19 ; Ant.
warp, 3 mouths, 25.521 to 71 ; Hamburg, rns. "CIMDCO. 3
mouths, 13.71 to $ : Pans, 3 days, 2:5.15 to 2-'.91 • ditto, 3
mouths, 25.521 to 71 • Frankfort-on.the-Maine, 3' months,
1201 to 1 ; St. Pet/rebel:l (p or rouble), 3 mouths, 30 to 1 ;
Vienna, dr. so., 3 mouths, 12.71 to 121; Trieste, eft. Au.,
3 months, 12.7 i to 121 ; Madr4, 3 mouths, 461 to 1.,
Cadiz. 3 months, 461 to 47 ;;adnd,
lleghore, 3 mouths, 25.70 to
75; Genoa. 3 manna, 23.70 to 75_ Milan, 3 mouths,
25.70 to 75: Naples, 3 mouths, 2.5.70 to 75 Palermo,
3 mouths, 25.70 to 75 ; Mess,., 3 mouths, 25.70 to
75 Lisbon. 90 dam. 51/ to ; Oporto, 90 days, 51 t.
The Paris advices state that the rate of discount,
which was receutly as low as 41 per cent., has re-
covered to 5, or equal to the charge at the Bank of
France. The rates of discount now current in
other continental cities in the open market are as
follows —Hamburg, 5 per cent. ; Turin and
Amsterdam 6} ; Vienna, Berliu, and St. Peters-
burg, 6 • ' and Frankfurt and Brussels, 41 per oeut.
It will be noticed that in several cases the dis-
parity hitherto existing between the rates here and
abroad has disappeared.

At a special meeting yesterday of the London
and Northern Bank a resolution was passed in
favour of an amalgamation with the Midland Bank.
A call o" 21. 10s. is to be paid on the shares of
the East India Financial Association (Limited) by
the 19th Jan.

The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,4011. over last year.
The Atlantic and Great Western Railway Com-
pany have given notice that the interest on the
First Mortgage Bonds of the New York Division,
and the Second Mortgage Bondi of the Pennsylvania
and Ohio Divisions, due on the Ist proximo, will be
paid on Monday, January 211.1, at the rate of 4s. to
the dollar at the Consolidated Bank.

The directors of the Dutch Rhenish Railway
Company have announced, on account of the first
half of the current book ye►r, a provisional dividend
of 98.55 (14s. od.) per share, on the 101. paid
shares, and of 1110.69 (18s. Id.) per share ou the
20!. paid shares.
The annual meeting of the Oriental Inland Steam
Company (Limited) is convened for the 29th inst.
The half-yearly dividend ou the State of Alabama
5 per Cent. Sterling Bonds, due in Loudon in
January with Messrs. Reid, Irving, and Co., will
be paid by the Union Bank of Loudon.

FRIDAY EVCCINCI.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 891 to I, ei
div., for the 10th January, opened this morning
at the same quotation, and closed at 891. For
money the last price was 894 to g. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 89g, 4, I ; ditto for account,
89f ; Three per Cents. Reducd, 88,i, P„' New
Three per Cents., ; Annuities, 1885, 117-10;
Bank Stock, 239, 4, 238; India Stock, shut;
ditto, for account, 216, ex div., for the opening ;
ditto Five per Cent. stock, 103 ; ditto Four per
Cent. Debentures, 1866, 97k.
The India Five per Cent. stock was steady.
Exchequer Bills remain at 6s. to le. die.
. .

Foreign stocks were steady in the morning, but
dull iu the afternoon. Spanish Passive Bonds and
Certificates were weak, and fell per cent. Mexi-
can, Italian, and New Granada Deferred Bonds
declined to 1 per oent. ; Danish Four per Cents.
of 1863, however, improved 1 per cent. ; Russian,
of 1862 and 1864, ; and old Egyptian Bonds,
to i•
In the market for bank shares an improvement
took place in Agra and klasterman's, Chartered
Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
Bank of Hindustan, British Columbia, Consoli-
dated, London and nmity, Imperial, London and
Brazilian, Land Mortgage Bank of India, Scinde,
Punjaub and Delhi, and Standard Bank of Africa

new shares, while the only instances of de‘ were
iu City Bank, English and Swedish, and Midland.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 161 to ;
Egyptian Trading. 11 to 1 prem., being better ;
National Discount, 19„ to / prem., being firm ;
and Joint Stock Discount, t to Couduer-
cull Union insurance, Ocean 31arine Insurance,
and Upper Assam Tea shares were rath,yr better.
Royal Mail Steam and National Stearn improved
V. The shares of the Ceyhni €.‘l.lpiii,y have de-
clined. Financial Discount fell 21. ty,:_e and
Southland Investment and Telegraph Construction
were also heavy. Ottoman Socijti: (h;titlr de closed
at 21 to 21! prem. Imperial Austrian t :as shares
were nominally quoted A to 1 prem.
The shares of the financial companies were firm,
though business was quiet. A slight improvement
took place in Imperial Mercantile Credit. The
closing quotations are annexed, viz.:—lnterna-
tional, 2-‘ to j: prem.; General Credit, 21 to 3
prem. ; London Financial, 9} to 1 prem. ; Impe-
rial Mercantile Credit, 34 to prem. ; anl Credit
Foncier and Mobilier, 31 to g prem.
United States 5-29 Bonds were quoted 121 to 4.
Canada Government Five per Cents, were in-
quired for, and rose to 1 per cent.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocc.

There is no new feature in the miuioq
which retains a dull appearmee, with
little business. Ease Caradon and E,st Gren-
ville shares are Hat, and have declined
to 19 to 4 and 41 to 4 respectively. Great
also remain dull, at 33k to 34. Eat Lovell are
quoted 14i to 15f ; Wheal- Seton, 11t:i to 201; and
Tincroft, 16 to i.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are unaltered.
The subjoined weekly suunnary of the metal
market is extracted from the circular ..1 Messrs.
von Dadelszeu and North :

The downward tendency of metals mentioned in our last
has made further progress. Many holders have been anxious
to close their accounts before the end of the year, but as
exporters and consumers are beginning to have confdenos
in present quotat ion awe may look forward to a more animated
business before Mug, which the reduction in the rite of dis-
count may accelerate. Iron.—Welsh bars continue very
quiet, without change from our last report. llat:s are dull.
Staffordshire iron of superior make is steely. while iaferior
makes can only be placed at lower rates. Scotch pig iron
has gradually declined to 50s. :It, sellers. Copper.—Eng-
IWI manufactured copper is steady, but secondhand parcel.
of both best select and tough have sold under last spurted
prices. Burrs has changed hands at 94/., and Kapunda at
f. 101. Chili is firm et SI f. for slab, and 'KM. for refined
ingots. Tin gradually declines ; holders have been anxiase
to realise even at lower prices, and a good business has been
the result. We quote Strait., sellers, KW. Banes, 921.
I:uglish dull, prices quite nominal. Tin plates.—The
demand isslack, and prices tending downward.
tendency is slightly upwards. Spotter.—Melly any busi-
ness to report since our lest. The prire ha. gradually
declined to 201— spot; 20'. 10s. is asked for forward delivery,
but buyers Sr. shy. Hull parcels, special brand, realise
201. 10s.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(av IItICRTC AND INTFRNATIONAL TFT.FCRAPU.)
(PION OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The market coatiuues rather quiet, and prices an
generally io favour of purchasers. The sales will probably
toot up about 5,000 bales.