The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1862.

sea also to shut his shell. While be was standing at the
Assn twopgs came down, followed by the defendant. The
lays etc and the defendant said, " Now then, in you
crag.He sail to the defendant, " Whitt have they been
mater The defendant replied with an oath, and
mail, "In you go, or I'll soon tell you what they
have bee, doing." He said, " Well, I've only come down
to see what the time is." Upon which the defendant took
out his rattle, and struck him a violent blow in the eye.
The blow was given with such force that it cut his eye, and
Seale his face bleed.
In cross-examination the witness said he was not • thief
though he might have such persons residing in his house.
He was not drunk, nor did he charge any other constable
but the defendant with assaulting him.
Two other witnesses were called who confirmed the coin.
plainant's staternsat, and said that they were certain that
the defendant was the man who assaulted the complainant.
Mr. Lewis, for the defence, said the answer to the charge
was very simple. The defendant was not near the spot on
the night in question, and the complainant, being drunk,
had mode a mistake.
Inspector Gibson, police sergeants Billinghurst, 44 S, and
Groom, 34 s, police constables Porter, 422 S. Ashelford, N
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35$ 5, and Cousins, 393 8„ proved that the defendant was
not Dear the spot at the time stated, that the complainant
I was dr:mk ant! that he accused the whole of them with js:
assaulting him and swore to them. re
The magistrate discharged the defendant, and said he It
left the duck without • stain upon his character. w
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ORIENTAL 34.11 OORPORATION.-(THIS DAY.) a,
ls
The eleventh annual tneetiug of the Court
of Proprieton was Mid at 1 o'clock, at the Company's U
Offices, Thresdneedlesieset, Mr. iiiRRT GLOMS GORDON
in the chair.
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The report and amounts, which were read by the chief ft.
mamaer, Mr. Charles J. F. Stuart. were as follows :
" The general statement of affairs and balance sheet rt.
which the directors have the pleasure of presenting to the It
proonstora, show • set profit for the yew 1881 of 196,4541. Lk
3s. 4d., after providing for all bad and doubtful debts, and
defraying current expenses. TM dividend sad bones shady
distributed out of the year's profits have Ameba 88,20111., fm.
leaving available for present distribution 108,2541. 3s. 4d. ,•
and with this sum it is now proposed to pay a dividend of
eve per cent. for the half-year oodles 31st December, 1861,
and • bonus of three per tient, amounting together to ,1.,
100,14e31. This distribution, equal to eight percent., or j'47.
21. per share, which will be payable, free of income m
tax, on and after let proximo, will leave • balance U
of 7,4741. 3s. 4d. to be carried to the credit 1111.
of next year's account. Siam the last meeting the directors 1
have closed the saperiesestal beasehes mooed in New ilk
Zedeed No leansewineedul. bd. *practical work-
heg, it"
the inammiimns MIS Ilsortio bassewn in proportion sa
Is the sepsebsesselease ad establishments required. The le
biro being idessullablefeesa institution whose control- WO
flespewee weeverthe kMd ashen than for the corpora- 2
liss. It bee bees tan •by sass of the Australian banks. r.
The abiders wheedles ley relation are Mr. Reid, Mr. Mac. ill:
Mau, and Mr. Ompil, who, being eligible for reelection, ob.
offer Msennelves aceordiesly, sad the court recommend N
the proprietors to re-elect them. The meeting will also have ti
to oppoint two isedelosa as madams for the current year. I%
"Liabilities.-To promissory notes in circulation DO6
bearing interest, 711,863/. M. 6d. bills of excha in sir- s
natio& not bearing interest, 4.0136,3T21. 17s. sd. ; bakaess
due to other banks, 118,4551. 17s. 3d. • cash-deposited not in
bearing interest. 2,051,69'01. lie. 3d. ; ash deposited bearing et.
interest, 4,526.0991. Ge. 4d.-Total due to the public,
11,494,4461. 14s. 9d. To capital paid up, 1,200,0001. ;
to reserved surplus fund, 252,0001. ; to immerses N.
50,000/. ; to dividends remaining unpaid, 11,5361. ea.
ss. ;to Wares of profit and tom after defraying all ea
current charges, 108,254/. 31. 4d.; total due to sharehoWns,
1.641,7901. M. 4d.; total liabilities, 13,176,2371. 31. Id. le
Assets--By coin and bullion, 3,432,5701. 10.. ld. ; balances ast
doe from other banks, 813,0231. 15s. Bd. ; promissory notes st,
or bills of other banks, 117,81.31. Os. 3d. •; making together, se,
4,363,4171. 6s. ; government securities, 774,6791. fie. 10d. ;
landed or other property of the corporation, 172,1871.
lie. tkl. ; debts secured by landed or other property, 111
26,563/. 19s. 9d. ; notesand bills discounted or other debts ..
due to the corporation, not included under the foregoing s
heads, and exclusive of all debts abandoned as bad, di
7,839,380 V. 19e. 2.1. ' • total assets, 13,176,2371. 3s. Id. N.
" Profit and LoesAccount. -To amount paid as dividend
and bonus for the half.year ending :oth Jane, 1861, 84.
88,21004 ; balance, 108,9041.35. 4d. ; total, 190,434/. 3s. 4d. 3it
By amount of net profit for the year ending 31st December,tL
1861, after defraying current charges and providing for all it
bad and doubtful deb* 190,4541. 3a. 4d. ; to W, 196,4544.
3a. 4d."
The CHADINAN, after declaring a dividend of five per 1117.
mot. and • bonus of three per cent., for the half year
sadism December 31, free of income-tax, mid the amount st.
divinable was one per cent. less than in the pre-
feel
ceding year. He could of course wish there
61
had Ida no falling off ; but, cousidering what • year
the past one bad been, he thought that diminution could gas
sot excite SORIWIRS. The came was to be found in the 8,
word "America' (Hear, hear.) The insurance feed had la
not been quite so preamble as it was previously, while
the business in China bad been less thriving and N.
remunerative. Time were the dark sides of the picture.
It was to be hoped that the American war would soon ter- 84:
urinate. In Australia prospecte were manifestly bright- N.
ening, and the same might be sail of India. As regarded at.
the paragraph in the report relating to New Zealand, he DR
might observe that the colonial manager told them that in 84.
order to succeed they must establish branches in almost
every town. The board not deeming it Men. 64
able to pursue that course, they retired from the st„
colony without any loss, and after having formed mt.
new connexions which were likely to prove vale- st.
able. The guarantee fund, formed to provide against St.
possible loss from the company's servants, now amounted
to shout 30,0110/., and be was happy to say that up to that 4.
time there had been no Ices arising from soy misconduct. at
He hoped that there would ere lung be a fund to provide St.
against the consequences of infirmity in their employe.. Bt.
A nuAlenocora could not understand why with an in.
111101191) of buduess there was a diminution of dividend. St.
8c
The CHAIRMAN replied that the directors could not 6,
awsys command the highest profits, and that the dividend m,
was the best that could be °bearnr•l uoderthe circumstances. et.
A discussion took place with regard to the form in which St.
the securities and accounts were presented, in the course of St.
which the Chairman explained that the board had adhered at.
to the form prescribed by the charter. St.
The r,-port was then adopted, the retiring directors re- es,
elected, and thanks having been voted to the chief manager SR
and other officers of the company and to the chairman and L 3
hie colleagues, the meeting 'operated. SL
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TIM BLACK PRINCE OFF THE WIGHT.—The Z.
Meek Prince iron frigate, fitting for commission at Ports- st
mouth, v...sterday role her experimental trial outside the es,
late of Mist to test the capabilities of her enlarged rudder Si.
Ender steno, M.
L.".... or A LIVERPOOL STEAMER.— +WC POOL, tt
WEDNE,I)AL -The 'township Euphrosyne, belonging to gs.
Ike well-known line of Meiliterraueatt traders owned by 17
Moen lipartsli and Co., of this town, has been lost a$ 10
Cerebella iin the coast of Portugal. The Euphrosyne wee IS
arm roiled liy Captain Peters, and sailed from Liverpool IC„,
far Alexendria on the 21st Feb., Anil arrived at her deed- sr
nation on the 27th March. The ill-fated vessel was at Vigo as„
en tusdsy last. Her crew are reported safe. et.
LIFEDOATI4 FOR SPAlN.—Yesterilay three large 12_
mwee rf a'
l. sell-rightingstiitioa, lifeboats,ttend.lk,ornttiLe pslanpinoi2lec Natio
oast, nal sir
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dement their harbour trial in the Regent's-canal Dock, its.
Limeheitee. Two of the boats ore 32 fret long, and one 35 St.
! feet. The proceedings were emoluctei under the imperin- ft.,
tendencc of the inspector of lifeboat, to the institution, tS
Ramses.Forrest', lifeboat builders, and other gentlemen, 21
heir also present. The Wide were. as wind, of a very rt.
satisfactory character. There lifeboats will complete a gs.
%ties of /wren boats which have during the last twelve at.
months been built and sent to Brio. They ere to be ieced at.
respectively at Comma, (ham, Huelva, Malaga, Valencia, at
i Tarragona, Anil Barceloue. Spain deserves much credit for
thes providing its coast with these messengers of mercy. ...
Portugal, emulating its neighbour, has also live lifeboats on
the plan of the society now building by Meier. Forrestt 111
The Notional Lifeboat Institution has also eight lifeboats 1
building for different stations on the coasts of the United s,
Kingdom. Many of these brute are the special gifts of
benevolent persons to the institution. As an illustration el
of the value of such benefactions it may be stated that se- „,
viral such boats have, during the last twelve months, beea t,l,
the mesas of saving the lives of llin persons from different ;
weeks ..in oar coasts. Altogether, nearly 700 lives have
bees eared by the lifeboats of the institution during the
past two years.
ENLARI:EMENT OF THE LONDON-HRIIXIE STATION
or THE BlLliiHrot KAILWAT.—This company, incompliance
with an order of the House of Lords, have reported that
the number of hours inhabited by the labouring classes
which they propose to take for the enlargement of their
station, in the parish of St. Ole's, Southwark, amounts
altogether to 50 ; that the number of persons to be displaced
thereby amour to 398 ; that their bill den not propose to
provide homes In substitutioo for them, and that there are
plenty of isomer sad lodgings of the same character to be
obtained in the neighbourhood.
DEMULFFION Or HCKGERFoRD 311RK ET.—Yester-
day the demolition of old Hungerforil-market, for the for.
=shoe of the west-end terminus .if the tliarieg,rees Kan-
way, commenced, end in the course of the morning nearly
the whole of the upper part of the music-hall standing le
the centre was removed, and the demolition of the Swan and
Dolphin taverns, facing the river, togethei with the whole
of the fish market, will immediately follow. yesterday
morning the purge over linugerfonl Suspension-bridge
to the steam-boat pier was closed, and passengers Welles
and embarking front the river steamers bell to pans over
a temporary wooden pier at the cud of Vithersatreet.
The railway bridge acmes the Thames now nesrly reaches
Hutigerford-market, sod the construction of the Middle.
sex abutment has been commenced on the wharf, and the
' works of the Charing-cross Railway are now so far ad.
' minced that the directors fully expect to be able to open
' the line between the South-Western station in the Water.
lumrced and the Loedombridge station during the summer.
1 CETISTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAY.
WEDNESDAY, ANNE IL —Admissionson payment, 558 ; ditto
i by memos tinder", WS—total, 1,5013.
1 LONDON GENERAL ONNIBCB COMPANY (LIMITED).
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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS D 211.)

Two o'CLoci.
There is ecarcely any variation to-day in the
stock markets. Business is very quiet, being
affected by the approach of the holiday season.
The funds are firm, at the closing quotations of

yesterday. In the railway market there is no
change worth mentioning.
The scrip of the new Turkish Loan is quoted
2} to 2} prem., and that of the Egyptian Loan, 1

to 11 prem.
Consols arc officially marked 94 and 94 for
money, and 94 awl 94/ for the account. The pro-
sent quotation is 9n to 94 both for cash and the
Bth of May. The official business report is
as follows :—Bank Stook, 240, 238 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 921, ; New Three per Cents., 921,
1 ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1835, 151, 546 ;
India Stock, 229 ; ditto Five per Ceti, 1081, 1 ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 100 k, ;
ditto Bonds, 30s. prem. ; Five per Cent. "enfaeed"
rupee paper, 1031, 1 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per

Cent., 10-4 - -
There was a renewed demand this morning for
the Spanish Certificates, which were dealt in as
high as 8„, but the last transactions recorded
are at 81 ; Venezuela Bonds are inquired for.
MeNican remain dull. Turkish have declined about

_
I pet cent., the Loan of 1854 being now quoted 801
to 81, and that of 1858 701 to 71. Sales
are reoorded u follows :—Brazilian Four-and-

a-Half per Cents., 1960, 921, 93 ; Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. for account, 64* (exchange,
1211); Italian Five per Cents., 67* (exchange 25fr.)
ditto Five per Centa. (Irfaremmana Railway), Scrip,
21 dia. ; Max ICRII Three per Cents. , for account, 321,
; Moorish Scrip, 911 ;Russian Five per Cents., 981,
991 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1860,
92, 1 ; Sardinian Five per Cents., 821, ; the
Spanish Committee's Certificates, 81, 1, ; Turk-
ish Six per Cents., 1868, for account, 71* ; dittoi
1001. Bonds, 711, 72 ; Venezuela Three per
Ceuta., 24, 1.
Nothing of a more definite character has trans-
pired with regard to the proposed Russian loan for
10,000,0001. The facts appear to be much as inti-
mated on Tuesday—that is to say, Russia wants a
loan very badly, and contemplates the negotiation
of one, but it is not believed that the affair has
been settled. It seems certain that Messrs. Baring
Brothers and Co. will have nothing to do with it,
and the probability is that the agency of Messrs.
Rothschild is proposed. It is only right to state at
once that in the majority of financial circles, even
in those which have hitherto taken an interest in
Russian securities, the ides of a large Russian loan
is received with disfavour. There would certainly
be little disposition to take part in it on the terms
mentioned by rumour yesterday—namely, a Four-
and-a-Half per Cent. stock at 86. At such
a price there is no adequate temptation
to subscribers in this country, so, if the
Russian government is sufficiently confident
of the position of its credit to attempt a
loan on these terms, it had better lay its account
with the bankers of Amsterdam, Berlin, and other
continental markets, and not rely much upon ours. I
It is not forgotten that, of the last Russian Loan
of 12,000,0001., the amount placed was 7,000,0001.,
while the rest the government cancelled. Russia I
must have full credit for having faithfully fulfilled
her obligations, even during the war with this
country, but it is certain that, since that damaging
war, her credit has never ranked on its former
footing, either in this country or on the Continent.
Considering the known financial embarrassments
of the state, the condition of Poland, the uncertain
result of the great scheme now pending for the
emancipation of the serfs, which is tantamount to
a social revolution, and not devoid of peril
to existing institutions, it is felt that
Russia is not in a position to ask for
a loan of the magnitude reported. Our capi-
talists very reasonably reckon that a 10,000,0001.
Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Loan at 85 would be
very likely to go to a discount long before the pay-
ments were completed, and, with such a contin-
gency in prospect, what inducement have they to
embark in a Russian loan at a time when other
foreign powers of almost equal credit and with in-
comparably smaller liabilities are found glad to offerl
terms very much higher than those spoken of 7 It
is not a question of bringing out a loan on a forced
or artificially supported market ; but the practical
query is—what but ultimate loss would the financial
public be likely to get out of a heavy Russian loan
at such a prim ?
The Stock Exchange will be closed on Monday
next (Easter Monday), by order of the committee.
A petition was signed in favour of next Saturday,
the 19th, being made a holiday likewise, but the
committee did not think proper to accede to it.
About 40,0001. in gold was purchased by the Bank
yesterday, making a total of 331,0001. since last
Wednesday.
The outgoing West India mail steamer will take
9,5701. in gold and 1001. in silver.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was again
strong, and prices are still rising. The transactions
extended to 12,000 bales.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
returu shows this week a decrease of 3,0681. ; the
Lancashire and Yorkshire a decrease of 5,2481. ;
and the Great Northern a decrease of 2,0791.
The reoeipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 22nd of March were
13,5181. sterling, being 3,1131. less than in the cor-
responding week of last year.
The annual meeting. of the proprietors of the
Provincial Bank of Ireland is called for the 15th
of May, and a general meeting of those of the
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China
for the 30th instant, to declare a dividend.
A general meeting of the New Granada Company
(Limited) is called for the 24th inst., and will be
made special to authorise the directors to increase
the company's present nominal capital from 20,0001.
to 25,0001., by the Gelation of new preference
shares ; also to authorise them to borrow 5,0001.
A petition for the winding-up of the Compressed
Coal Company (Limited) is to be heard in the Bank-
ruptcy Court on the 29th inst.
The New York advioes mention that the Erie
Railway Company has announced the payment of
the interest on the Fourth Mortgage Bonds, due
April 1, on that day ; also the trustees' certificates
of coupon of Fourth Mortgage Bonds, due Oct. 1,
1861 with interest from May 1, 1861.
The directors of the Brighton Hotel Company
(Limited) have issued a trash prospectus, in which
they state that having, after lengthened negotia-
tions, purchased from government the valuable
land known as the Battery House and premises
in the Queen's-road, Brighton, and being now in
actual possession of them, they intend to proceed
forthwith with the erection of the proposed first-I
class hotel. The building is to comprise about
150 bedrooms and every modern convenience. The
directors state that, "having carefully considered
the sources of income, probable expenditure and
profits, and the high rate of dividends paid by
companies of a similar character, they feel con-
fident that this company will pay, under prudent
management, equally Urge dividends to the share-
holders." One-third of the capital of 75,000/. has
already been subscribed, and applications are now
invited for the remainder.
With reference to the market for American
securities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwsite reports as
follows:

I,l* We have bad a drooping market in Loudon for American
Ass eestarities linos our last, Illinois shares being particularly
tydo affected ; they close heavy at a decline on the week of 2 per
1,1140 °eat. Erie Shares have declined 1 per oeut. Railroad

3

' Monde remain without change of quotatione, except AtLantio
mod Gnat Westent—New York section, in which a large
business bee been done at daily improving prices ; they
close arm at 69 buyers, showing an advance of 4 per cent.
Subjoined are the latest quotations of insurance,
gas, dock, and other shares, as given in the
lasi Stock lifachange list :
Insursace.—Alliance British and Foreign, 141, ; ditto
Marine, 661; Commercial Union,. 21; 98f ; In-
&malty Marine, 154 ; Law Fire, 41 Under', Under', 43, ex div. ;
Marine, 1021 ; Ocean f, 12 ; Royal &cloche,
17
21611001aegames and Mersey Marine, If, ea dlr. ;
1.
Gee Light and Ooke.—Brighton, 27 ; European, 131 ;
Imperial (New), 66 ; Westmiaster Mattered, 74.
Canals.—ltegent's (or Loudest), *.M, A.
Vic-
Docks.—Landon, 571; St. Katherine, 581, 91 ;
tar* 99
Waterwf. orks.—Chelses, ZII ; ditto New Guar.nteed,
1862
Th , 24.
e colonial wool wiles are fixed to commence on
Friday, the 2nd May. The fresh importations up
to the present date, since the beginning of last
sales, comprise 62,369 bales, viz. :—Sydney, 10,595;
Victoria, 36,722; Van Diemen's lantl, 2,606;
A4:elaide, 7,143 ; New Zealand, 1701; Cape of
Good Hope, 3,699; total, 62,369 baba Messrs.
Richard Dutton and Son remark :—" The coal-
. nued prevalence of contrary winds has hitherto
retarded the arrival of overdue vessels ; it is, how-
ever, now almost certain that many will reach our
coast before the commencement of the sales, so that
I the quantity by that time will be augmented to at
least 80,000 bales, and probably even more."

-iriTOI3SIIAT. Evißts!

Consols, which closed yesterday at 931 To 94 for
the Bth of May, opened anti closed to-day at the
same quotation. For money the last price was
934 to The official business report is as fol-
lows Three:— per Cent. Consols, for money, 931,
S, 94, 931 ; ditto for account (May 8), 94, 931; Bank
tock, 959 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 92*, 1 ;
New Three per Cents., 924 4 ; Thirty Years
Annuities, 18.85, 154,
;India Stock, 229,
227* ; ditto Five per Cent. , stock, 108 a ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 100* ; ditto
1864 or 1866, 1004, 4 ; Five per Cent. " enfaced "
rupee paper, 1034 103 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per
Cent., 1084.
The India Five per Cent, Stock remains steady
at 1081 to 4. The rupee paper was well supported.
Exchequer Bills remain at 18e. to 21s. prem.
There was a renewed demand to-day for Spanish
Certificates, which have advanced to 81 to 4. The
inquiries extended to Spanish Bonds generally, par-
ticularly the Passive.
Messrs. Gladstone, Wyllie, and Co. were to-day
appointed agents for Lloyd's at Calcutta.
An improvement took place to-day in Agra and
City Bank shares. The inquiries extended to Lon-
don Chartered Bank of Australia. In miscellaneous
shares, Canada Land, English and Australian Cop-
per, Peninsular and Oriental Steam, and City of
Rio Improvements, were inquired for. There was
also a demand for Nerbudda Coal and Iron :thefts,
which were dealt in at prem. and par.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Ooean Marine In-
surance, 64 to 74 pram.; Thames and Mersey
Marine, la to la prem. ; Universal Marine,
34 to 4 dia.; London and Provincial Marine, parto
prem. ; Mercantile Fire, 4 to f prem. ; Commer-
cial Union, * to 4 dis. ; Imperial Bank, 1* to
If prem. ; Alliance Bank, 5 to 5* prem. ; Northern
Counties Union Bank, 24 to 3 prem. ; Chartered
Bank of British Columbia and Vancouver's Island,
2to 21 prem. ; Italian Irrigation, 4 to 1 prem. ;
Metropolitan Railway Carriage, to a rem.
United Kingdom Ship-owning Company, 4 to f
prem. ; Ceylon Company, 1 to a prem. ; and Euro-
' peen Company for Boat-budding by Machinery, par
to prem.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoci.

The mining market is again rather active to-day.
Great Wheal Fortune shares are quoted 22 to 23;
East Caradon 39 to # ; and Marke Valley, 10 to 4.
East Caradon have been dealt in at 394, 39k, and
39 ex div. ; Marko Valley, at 104, ex div. ; and
North Wheal Crofty, at st.
St. John del Rey Mining shares are again de-
cidedly lower, being officially marked 02 and 64.
United Mexican, on the other hand, have improved ;
transactions are recorded at 7} and 71. In other
foreign, as well as colonial descriptions, there isno
change.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.