The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1864.

she had sent to her husband informing him of her intention
to WI, n.
The applicant said she had written to her husband, but he
had not taken any notice of her letter. She also said she
did not know where to find her husband, as she had bees
informed that he bad left Penzance.
Mr. Ingham said be should not entertain the application
until she proved to him that she bad written to her hus-
band's last known residence, giving him a fortnights notice
of her intention to apply to a magistrate for an order to pro-
tect her properly.

littaHrFuL DEATH THROUGH AN EXPLOSION
AT A MATCH MANUFACTORY.

THE EMPLOYMENT OFCHILDREN IN DANGEI:OI:

MANI' FACTURES.
SPECIAL VEEDICT.—(THIS DAY.)
Thin morning, Mr. Richards, deputy comner,
concluded se inquiry relative to the death of Michael
Murphy, aged 12 years, a boy who lost his life by an ex-
plosion at • match manufactory, at Stratford.
Mr. Doughty, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the pro-
prietor of the factory ; and Mr. Sydney represented the
family of the deceased.

_
Michael !flambe, 6, New-street. Stratford, said that de-
ceased was his son, and had been for two years past em-
ployed in the Lucifer factory now belonging to Mr. Smith. in
Stratford New Town. He had 4s. 6d. • week wage*.
Philip Debor, • German, said that be was foreman at
Smith and Co.'. match factory in Chatdos.road, Stratford.
The explosion took place on last Friday week. Veeuvian
lights were being made with • compound of gum, phos-
phorus, nitre, chloride of potash, Venetian red, and
plaster of Paris. The wood for the matches was
placed in rows in frames, and it was the duty of
deceased to stir the composition, and witness had to
dip the veenvians into it. Deceased knew the danger—
he had been for years in the factory. He had never caused
an explosion before, but he had burnt his hands now and
again.

By the Coroner—There were fifteen children employed in
the factory, and deoeued was the eldest. Four of them
were over ten years of age, the rest were younger.
Mrs. Simlick and himself only were there to
manage the childree. The materi►l about was all in-
flammable. Wituese having put the chemicals into the
vessel in the yard and stirred them for half an hour, gave
the stick to deceased and said, " You stir him von leetle
bit," and turned round to go into the factory, but before
he got two steps the whole affair blew up, and the
stuff struck him on the back. The windows were
blown into the factory. He looked back and saw the
deceased lying on the ground in a blaze. be. Swede was
sent for. If the deceased had stirred the chemicals as wit-
ness had done there would h►ve been no explosion ; but if
he struck the stick briskly into the vessel the chloride of
potash would blow up.
By Mr. Sydney.—The chloride had not been moistened
with water, as that he Indieved would prevent its li4litin,{
in the vesuvian. He had been in the busmen' only twelve
months. lie learned all about it in Germany, at the clubs,
where lectures are given upon such things. lie was by
trade a shoemaker. In Germany boys wets not employed
to stir the coirposision or turn the frame, but it was
usual to employ them in England.
The Coroner—Old men are employed in some factories,
but I suppose that children are cheaper mid competition
is keen.

Mary Ann Levies said—l am over fifteen years of age.
I was " holing" the veauviana when the windows of the
the factory were blown in. I did not see how the ex-
plosio o was caused.

It was proved that the deceased was moat shockingly in-
jured, his cheat, throat, face, and limbs being burnt by the
explosion, and breathing being rendered impossible by the
iviry to the larynx. Tracheotomy was performed, but
without avail, and he died from asphyxia.
William Wash, employed at • match maonfactory, said
that it was must to put water on the chloride of potash,
which was thereby rendered non-explosive. It was dan-
gerous to use it otherwise.

Mrs. Simlick maid that she was the wife of the manager
of the works, who wee absent at the time of the explosion.
There bed been three fires through explosions, but no life
had been lost until the present case occurred.
Mr. Doughty said that Mr. Smith had only just purchased
the business of Mr. 8011, and Le had left the musagement
of it to Mr. Simlick, the former manager, who was at the
moment unavoidably absent. Mr. Smith bad now arranged
that a military gentleman should superintend the laboratory
and other armogements.
. _ .

The Deputy Coroner said that it seemed to be an aggra-
vation of a danger already too great to employ children in a
business of this nature. He had visited the factory yester-
day (Friday) morning, sad he saw children whom he would
not entrust with a lighted candle at work near tires and in
the midst of most explosive materials. In the present case,
if the dames had entered the factory windows an explosion
would bare resulted, which would not have been as great as
that at Erich, bat in loss of life would perhaps have been
only second to it. .

The jur►, after a brief consultation, returned the follow-
log special verdict, "That deceased died from asphyxia,
through an accidental ',piano°, while he wee eorraged in
stirring a composition for the manufacture of Vesuvian
lights, and the jar, consider that the manufacturer is open
to censure for ..trusting such combustible materials to
children of so youag an age. The jury recommend that in
future the chloride of potash should be wetted with water
and so rendered non-explosive before being mixed with the
other ingredients of the composition."
The proceeding, then terminated.

THE MOVERS-YTS or THE LORD LIEETESANT.—
It has been arranged that Lord Wodehoase shall sleep in
Holyhead oo Mooday next, the 7th inst. .The next morn-
ing (Tuesday), at 9 a.m.. he will leave Holyhead by a
special steamer, which will be met at Kingstown by a
special train, and it is expected his Excellency will arrive
at Westland-row at 1 p.m.—Dublin Evening Mail.

•
THE BISHOP or LONDON of GLASGOW. —A pub-
lic meeting wee held oa Thursday, in the Merchants' Hall,
Glasgow, on behalf of the Soottish Episcopal Church So-
ciety. the Earl of Horne presiding. The chief dignitaries
of the Scotch Episcopalian Church, as well as its leading
lay members, took part io the proceedings, and ounierons
speeches were delivered, and amongst them one by the
Bishop of Loudon, who was pretest by invitatice. It was
unanimously agreed that the reninaeratioe of the clergy of
the church is at present shamefully inadequate, and that
every exertion most be mete to rase funds sufficient to
enable the society to secure for the bishops a fixed annual
income of 5001., independeet of any endowment or
local contributions connected with their particular sees;
and to secure 1501. a year clerical income and a free house
to every incumbent, as well ea to endow the various
incumbencies to such an extent that each may have 1004
per annum of permanent income arising from fixed capital.
LITERARY AND SeIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT
WEEE.—Monday: Entomological, at 7. Royal Institu-
tion, at 2, general monthly meeting. Tuesday : Anthro-
pological at 8, " lehibitaets of Viti Islands," Mr. I'rit.
chard ;" " Astronomy of the Red Mao," Mr. Bollaert.
Zoological, at 9, " Anthrophoid Apes," Professor Huxley ;
" Balsentike in Museums of Ifollaml and Belgium ' " New
Species of Grampus," Mr. Flower; " Birds of Palestine,"
Rev. H. B. Tristan. Syro•Egyptiae, at 71. " Fragments
of Egyptian Sculpture, Portico Bath Museum," Mr. Doi:hunt
Ethnological, at 8, " Report of Proceedings at Rath ;"
" Rude Tribes, S. India," Dr. Shortly ; " Fixity of Type,"
Rev. F. W. Farrar. Wednesday : Society of Literature at
41. Geological, at R. '• Fossil Corals from Jamaica," Mr.
Duncan ;" "Correlation of the Irish Cretaceous Reds."
Mr. Sate ; " Earthquake, S'. Helena, Aug. 15, Pcd." Sir
C. Elliott. Friday : Aetronoinical. at S. —4t4.. .n emu.
RoBERT STEPRENSON.S SOUP-TV KEEN. —A ti anec-
dote connected with the " Dun Cow" dinner must not be
omitted. The subscription for the soup-tureen and stand
was confined to the engineering officers of the company—a
restriction which excluded several persoos who were auxiyme
to subscribe. Mr. Charles Capper, who, having merely
enpplitd a quantity of machinery to the line, could only be
reganled as a sub-contractor, in vein endeavoured to force his
contribution on the committee, who declined to accept it be-
cause, if they set aside " the line " agreed upon, they should
not know where to draw anot her. At the flintier, however, the
aothutinatic sub-contractor was present in all his glory
and admiration for Robert Stephenson. "Anyhow," he
exclaimed to some of the committee, as he entered the room,
" you will allow me to dine with Mr. Stephenson." As the
dinner was public, there was of course no opposition. Is
the dininproom the tes'imonial was placed on a buffet for
inspection, and as the guests assembled they surrounded
the soup-tureen and criticised it. At length the sub,on.
tractor. with a glow of triumph in his face, exclaimed, " It
is a handsome tureen, but it wants a ladle." Aud as the
critic evoke, be supplied the deficiency by taking frou his
pocket a large and very handsome ladle, and outtiog it into
the silver ve.sel. The ladle formed part of the testimonial,
and Robert Stepheuaon in after life was very proud to tell
his friends bow he become possessed of his large soup-ladle,
—Thr Life./ Rdhert Stephent...

- .
When the Enehautress, with the Lords of the
Admiralty. visited Gibraltar, several fatal accideets hap.
poised to the ssilors is colonise the yarde of the Loglash
men-of•war at Met port to welcome the F:nchantreei. One
sailor fell from the topmast sod knocked off a matt standing
coo a mast beneath him. Both men were kided.

BAIIIA It•ii.war.—The Coiiiiiiitto of Conference
hare comineoced their iovestigstion. Mr. C. Nicholas is
appoioted chairman ; and Mr. Clay, secretary of the e.rn-
peer, by the sanction of the directors. is to act as secretary
of the committee.—Herspisalt.
Dears WHILE FoBl§ll. An inquest
was held at the H Berton, on Wedoesder last, es
view of the body of Thor!Moire, of Coniberton.
Its years old, whose death arose as follows : The deceased
woo employed by Mr. J. Smith, in the enorolito pita, at
Bartow, and while undermining a portion of the trench, the
earth pre troy before warning could be given. sod dec3.med
was buried to the extent of about It inches above his head,
where be bad to rennin for shoot ten minim, hefere he
could be extricated, shot then, of course. life was ettioct.
A verdict of "Accidental death" was rsturoed. The de-
ceased was about to he me,riol. and was a respectable
young man.—Castridie Independent.
Acuouots from Bermuda to the 3trl inst. repre-
seat that the yellow fever is still bed. The blockade-
runner steamer Wild Rose arrived oti Mae :to.l last. from
Wilmington, with SIC boles of cotton. The B• 0•11•111 BMW"
co the AM elk for Wilmington.—Arberican paper.

SEIARE LISTS.-.TIIIB DAY.)

Two o'CLocw.

The railway market is inactive to-day, and,
with the exception of a rise of I per cent.
in Midland, the principal stocks exhibit no
change, compared with the last prices of
yesterday. Great Northern is dull. Lon-
don and North Western stock is now quoted
116} to ; Great Western, 7h to I • Midland,
134 to 3 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 115
to ; Caledonian, 129 to 130 ; South Eastern, 85
to t ; Great Eastern, 461 to 47 ; Great Northern,
134 to 136 ; London and South Western, 96 to
97 ; and Metropolitan, 1141 to 115.
I.,,inbardo-Venetian and Dutch Rhenish shares
are firm, oth..r foreign lines being quiet. Indian
and Canadian railway securities are unaltered.
ifliDl NARY ADAM A/4D STOCKS.
DX IPA.' RAILWATL 11:i=jan,c.°81

IM all Fitrni., WoL it Stour Val.
St. 100 Blyth and Tyne
10 all Boston,Bleard,dt 110d.C 1
Bt. 100 Bristol aad Exeter
Bt. 100 Caledonian
60 , all Cork and Bandon
66 all Cori:wall
10 all Do. Ai A nod's. unit Or
10 all Do. 13 p. e.lapaid to !LI
60 all Dublin and Bet.lnriel
16 all Dundee,PerthokAbd.Jn
of .100 Edlnburghand Glasgow'
Bt, De Glasgow and S.W•atern
D. 100 Great Eastern Ord. St)
St, 100 Do, A Stock
Bt 100 Do. IL Aug. Otk., No 4
St. 100 Great North of Scotland
61.1. 130 Great Northern

Bt, 100 Do. • • rec. no dm. on-1
St. 100 Do.li tal Op.e.la paid 11.
St. 100 Gt. South & West. ;Ire 1
St. 100 Great Western
_

St. 100 Do. Stour VaLOisafkit
St. 100 Do. South Wslee i
St. 100 Do. W. Ind.-Orford,
St. 100 Do. Do. Newpoet'
is. 100 Do. Do. Hayford
St. 100 Lancashire & Yorkahlrt
St. 100 London and Blackwell ,
Of. 100 IL .n.,l4l:htn, it. Coast
St. 100 Loodon,Chethm..2 Dow
St. 100 Loudon& North Women I
88. 100 Loa loodSouthWeetero
•it. 100 itau,Shef.,&thscolneli
20 all Ilarrport sal Carlisle,
lei ell Do. Do. Share
100 Metropolitan
10 2 Do. New

82. 100 Midland
al: Do. New
.4t. 100 Do Wm. tt Dario
50 all 1114. Gt. Wa. ,1re.,..
!6 all Do 1 ,tares

Kid Keit
10 all llld Kent ,tray Line,
St. 100 North Blitlab
84. 100 Do. Edio.l•erth,Dund
St. 104 li. Eastern—Berwiek
U lei Do. G. N. E. Pure
IL 100 Do. Leeds
at 100 Do. York
Ilk 100 De. Carlisle

U ad Do. Btoek.&Darllnsi.
U re Do. do. 1133-6.8 1
U 12 Do. do. 1000-c1...
U. 100 North London
le 71 De. New . .
St. 100 North Staffordshire_ ,
10 aL N. et 8. Western Junc
St. 100 scottlth Central
St. 100 Scottish N. 6 Aber Stk
os. 100 Scottish Midland
10 all Shrewsbury & WelehpLl
11. 100 Shrepahlre Union
St. 100 South Devon
St. 100 South Eastern
Elk IW.I S. Yerkah. & Bluer Dun
10 all Woklaihm,ffe.l
St. 100 Taff Vale

10 11 Do C
PA. 100 Vale of Nestb

It. 100 Victoria 01717"& Pimlico:
St 100 Waterford & Infanta,:
It 100 West Cornwall
04. 100 W.liartild. Hart,. & &Li

$1 U
10 17
90 92
107 109
46 47

61 71

1k 134
151 i 1&
130 132
91 63
731 76

68 70
64 66
40 63
99 101
114 116
6.5 68
103 104
16 40
116 i 117
96 98
641 06!

114 i 1154

1341 135

101 106

64 36
241 16e
110 e 114

GB CO
Me V%

SS 117
ge 10+ 1110
7j 81 pm
ns 128
I II pm
/71 79
lot 11
ISt ISS

64 64
67 39
Si &Si

9 9
166 16$
le 4 P.. 1
100 106 1

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134 6
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761 I

50 64
41
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115* 15

201 i
114 Ii
97

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1101 I

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109“
19k

1011

MIN .

25,000 2 Alantlllos 4.lntltedilni .i. I
100,000 1 ..:Loglo-Bren.Goldi 6a I
20,000 20 Australian
76,000 1 pion Accord Cop. (11m.), alllo,ooo 6 'llraril.L.&sl Co. ,Ur. all
16,000 10 Cape Copper flAmltel 7 '
16,000 CapujaSllser(llmlted 1'
12,000 60 ,Cobrb Copper
10,000 20 ICoplapo ,Elolited;
100,000. 1 Don Pedro, N. Del key; 0.
75,000, 1 "Dan Itount.Cop.4.lso ; , all ,
25,000 1 iratot Del Rey (liontrA 121
25,00" 2 Fortuna
26,000 20 General all
15
eavxm, 3
11 nalAnares punda (Llialtedl
a 111
,000
10,000 6 'Lusltanlan ;11zulted;
103,015 1 Minipills all
100,000 1 M.Aureos Bras.O.M.(L. all
60.000, 4 Panultillo Copper ti
10,000' 10 sPontilbatidlillreeLead. all
100,000 0 Port Phillip . 1
1 Santa Barb. Gold
120,000 1 Scottish AustraL
11,000' 20 St. John del Rey • Urn.' ISf
43,1'4 SO noted Sfestran 'Llm.
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60,0001 1 ' Vallanzaseallold Lint
00.000 1 Worthing; (Limited;
46.000 3 YuJanasoatana I Lim all,

I ISCILLAN 6008.

12.600!
12,0•0.
40,600
66.6061
60,060.
10,0001
10,006,
1u,600'1
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6,660;

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLooz.

There is very little business in the stock and share
markets to-day, and the general tendency is rather
dull. Consols and British lines, however, exhibit
no variation of importance, and the reduction in
some of the foreign securities has not exceeded i per
cent., with the exception of Confederate Bonds,
which are i lower.

The demand • for discounts is very moderate to-
day, and choice bills are readily taken at rer
cent. In the Stock Exchange the supply of money
is large, and the rate for loans from day to day on
English government securities has declined to 4
to 5 per cent.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele- '
gram, the Three per Cent. Renter were quoted
64fr. 85c., being A per cent. lower than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 89i to a both for money
and the account (November 10). The official
business report is as follows :—Three ler Cent.
Consols, for money, 89a, 4 ; ditto, for ac-
count, 89A ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 87A, ;
New Three per Cents., 87A, ; New Two-aud-a-
Half per Cents., 71,4 ; India Five per Cent.
Stuck, 105 k ; ditto Bonds, 3s. dis. ; Exchequer
Bills, June, 34. dis.

The foreign stock market is inactive. Confede-
rate Bonds have declined per cent., and
Consolidew, Greek, and Spanish Passive, ;.
Some of the present quotations are as follow, viz :
Greek, 221 to ; Mexican, 27 tol ; Confederate,
60 to 62 ; Spanish Passive, 301 to ; theCertificatee,
13i to; ; Turkish Bonds of 1858, 70.1 to 3 ; ditto
1862, 72 to ; ; and the Cor.solid6s, 50; to g.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Egyptian,
951 ; ditto second issue, 95 ; Greek, for account,
223, ; Italian, for account, 64k ; Mexican, for
account, 271, it, ; ; ditto, 1864, 251, ; Spanish
Passive, for account, 301, ; ditto Certifi-
cates, for account, 13i, h ; Turkish, 1854, for
account, 901 ; ditto 1858, 1001. Bonds, 73 ; Vene-
zuela, 1864, 38i.

International Financial shares are now quoted
lj to 2 prem. ; London Financial, if to 8k
prem. ; General Credit, 2y to i prem. ;
Imperial and Mercantile Credit, 2i to I. prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, 16{ to 17i ; Ottoman Societ6 G6u6-
rale, to prem. ; and Anglo-Egyptian Bank,
par to prem.

ITALY-PANT Two o'CLocx.
Consols are unchanced, at 89} to #, both for
money and the account (Nov. 10).
Some attention having been excited by the coinci-
deuce that the Venezuela government has just'
redeemed some amount of the 1862 bonds, appa-
rently almost at the moment that news arrived of
the misappropriation of the bondholders' money at
La Guayra by government officials, it may perhaps
be as well to mention that the bonds of 1862 re-
quired for the sinking fund were bought on the
30th of September last for the 14th of October, and
were not delivered till the 28th of October, in conse-
quence of the dealers being short of them.
The General Credit and Finance Company have
published the numbers of bonds representing
30,0001., being 2 per cent. of the amount of the
Venezuela Six per Cent. Loan of 1864, which have
been cancelled.

About.7,oool. in gold was sent into the Bank yes-
terday, but b 5,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for
Alexandria. Nevertheless, about 380,000 sove-
reigns are expected to reach England from Egypt
between the present date and the Ist of next
month, ou account of the repayment of a loan of
700,000( which was advanced some time ago by the
Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company to
the government. The amount to be thus received
represents about one-half of the loan, and the other
moiety is repayable at the end of next year.
The Ripon, from Alexandria, has brought 4,896/.
in specie. . .

Tim foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
rather firm, especially as regards bills on Vienna.
Owing, however, to the state of credit, business
was by no means easy of transaction. The terms
for drafts on Spain were almost nominaL Sub-
joined is oar usual list
Amsterdam. 3 months, 12.01 to 1 : ditto, 3 days,
11.151 to 16 • Rotterdam, 3 swathe, 12.01 a 1 ; Ant-
werp. 3 ineols, 25.61 to 70; Hamburg, ma. bsneo, 3
mouths, 11:4 to 10 ; Patio, 3 days, 15.25 to 31; ditto, 3
mouths, 15.70 to 75 ; Fraakfortew-the-Maine, 3 months,
Celg to j ; St. Peterhurg (per routde), 3 months, 29 to ;
Vienna, et. So.. 3 months, 12.15 te2s ; Trieste. eff. do..
$ months, 12.15 to 15; Madrid, 3 mouths, 45f to 46;
°adjs. 3 months, 46 to 47 ; Wien. 3 mouths, 25.95 to
Q;.05 ; Genoa. 3 mouths, 25.95 to 26 o.i ; Milan, 3 months,
25.95 to 35E05; Naples, 3 months, M 5.93 to 26.01.; Palermo,
3 months, 25.95 to £6.05 ; Messina, 3 mooch*. 25.15 to
36.05 ; Lisboa 10 days. 51 to g ; Oporto, 90 dors. al to +.
The foreign enokaages being firmer, oleo demand
,for bar geld for .ezportatien has for Ike present
almost domed.

The fkglisb is et:11 the ilea vat money market is
Europe. At Asacterdaus and Berlialhe rate al
-discount .in the vim market is neves per cent. ;
illtrusse!tuand St. ertersbergoi; Paris, 4.47 ; Vienna,
eGi ; ILaaskurg, 4 ;Irwin, 11.; and Frankfort, 5 per
.ccut.

The Bombay, Ifeiroda, sad Central &India Rail-
way Company emir v itiug appliestionislor 400,tMui.
.ef Ftse per Cert. iDebeimun Bonds, guaranteed
037 the Sleeretary of State for India, and redeem-
able on the let Jammu, 187'). The holders have
the optima of giving the bonds currency for five
years beyond that date, as 1 also nf .conversisic
auto stuck.

A gamed court .of the prgirrietera of the Htid-1
aru's Bay Company 44 convened for the 28th No-
, sember, "tor the prrpose of electin a,governor„
deputy governor, aad committee for the year
emitting." It is alai rittitnated that :
By the 7th Bea. If Loc. 414, no puma eats be admitted t.'
wits who has not been temoremismof stock 604.41111 0111100dilf
months, Imbue each stookshalf keen been aognised by be-
quest, or by marriage, or by aoeese.ioo to an intestate's
estate, or by the custom t the Omy Louden, •ar by say
deed of 'leukemia after time death of any parses who shall
bare bees entitled for Wets the dividends of seek stock.

The Caledonian Railway traffic return slaws this
week an increase of 2,4011. over iast year.
It is notified that the entire capital of the Ourah
Coffee Company (Limited) has been taken privately,
fur the moat part by persons acqnsinted with the
capabilities of the estates, and that the list eonse-
quently is now closed.
The capital of the Northern Assam Tea Company
(Limited)—another new and respectable project--
has likewise all bee, taken, and the letters of allot-
ment were issuedyecterday. _ .

Turkish Conwilith's /. On the other hand Peruvian
and Sardinian Bonds, and Turkish t;uarantee.l.
rose I per cent., Italian and Mexicali /, and au
improvement was quoted iu most clasec.. f I:u.sian
stock.

The demand for bank shares to-day was very ac-
tive, and a general improvement, in soi(v. eases of
considerable amount, took place in pre.,. The
shares of some of the older and well-est:th' iu-
stitutions were in especial favour, it been;; inferred
that the able management of these coin vanies will
be found to have precluded any nig ortan! ,)(1
their transactions during the recent cre-I-, while
the unusually large margin between th, r ites
allowed for deposits and the rates of ll.' is
regarded as likely to increase their profits. Alliance
Bank shares, after touching 14 prem., clostd at 12
to 13. Ottoman Bask shares attract attention A
their present reduced prices.
Hudson's Bay shares clotted 58. lower than p2s.-
terday, at IN to 171; Egyptian Trading were linty
ate to 1 preu). : National Discount and Joint Stock
Discount were ss. better. at, respectively, 91, to 10
prem., and to 1 dis. Berlin Water W.,rks, City
Offices, Discount Corporation, Consolidated Dis-
count, Financial Discount, Royal Mail Steam, and
North British and Mercantile Insurance scares have
all improved.
The shares of the financial eompanie, were in
demand, but International Financial and General
Credit, after slightly improving, rewrite; to yes-
terday's quotations. Loudon Finaneia: and
Mercantile have risen Si,, The closing (pota-
tions are annexed, viz. :—lnternationa!, 11 to 2
prem. ; General Credit, 24 to b prem. ; Leodin
Financial, 8 to Si prem. ; Imperial Mercantile
Credit (amalgamated), 1; to 2i prem. ; and Credit
Fourier and Mobilier of England (amalgamated),
to 24 prem.
Canada, Cape of Good Hope, and Victoria
Government Debentures have risen to-day. Uhitoill
States a2O Bonds were tirm at 43 to 44.

MINES.-(THIS DAY,'

Two &Cwt.&

The mining market is inactive to-,lAy, And
prices generally show no variation, corn; ari.s! with
those last current yesterday. The principal feature is
a rise of about 20e. in Wheal Margaret shar, the
present quotation being 8i to 9,1!. 011 t.,c other
hand, East Caradon have eclined to Ibij to 191.
Great Vor are quoted 34 to ; East Vo:. to ;
East Lovell, 111 to 12} ; and Lady Bertha, 14.. to
16s. East Caro Brea are officially marktd hi, and
South Caradon, 535.
Alamillos, St. John del Rey, Yallatiza,<:i Gold,
and Yudanamutana shares are firm, and exhibit au
upward tendency.
The subjoined weekly summary of t;a• 'petal
market is from the circular of Messrs. von Choielszen
and North :

The tone of the metal market is stronger, rot tl:• 1-w priens
now ruling have attracted buyer', and more b•riness has
been done than for some time past. Iron.—Welsh harm
continue in fair demand at 7/. to 71. 10s. f. o. b. in Wales,
and at corresponding prices here. Staffordshire ,ie•criptions
are steady. The colliers' strike appears coming; to a coocla-
sion. Scotch pig iron was slightly improved, closing at
50a. 9d. cash, and 51*. 3d. one month. Copper.— A good
deal of business was done in English raw at the reduced
price*, and for manufactured there have been a good many
inquiries, but limits are still low. Foreign is ...sewing •
firmer tone; 93/. was paid for Burrs, at which *there are
still buyers. Wallaroo is in demand at 8/4., but pellets
bold for Niger prices. Tio.—We have to report a steady
demand for straits at 'A4 cash, and Celt. per ton prompt.
Bence is selling at 95/. English is steady demand, a couple
of pounds under smelters' prices. Tin plates continue ae.
faceted. Lead.—.No change to report. Spelter.- -We have
to report a revival of buaineea ; about 500 tone have changed
hand, at the following prime :—Spot, 211. to 21/. S.. ;
comber, 21/. Ss. ; Deoember, January, sod February.
,• 211. 7.. Gd. Hull parcels, 211. ss. Spezia' brands W.H.
held for 214 15s. to 221.