The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1863.

COMMITTAL OF .4 WIFE FOR THE MAN-
SLAUGHTER OF HER HUSBAND.

ADJOURNED INQUEBT.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning, Dr. La nkester resumed an ad-
journed inquiry at the Middlinex Hospital, relative to the
death of Alfred Thomas Watertield, a tailor,-who died from
the elects of a blow on the head alleged to have been in-
flicted by hie wife, Eliza Waterfield, with some heavy in-
strument- _ .

Mr. Beard appeared on behalf of the accused, who was
present with her solicitor.
The Cormier read over the depositions takes at the last
examination, which showed that between five and six
o'clock in the evening of last Monday week, the deceased
went home in a state of intoxication, when some words sod
• fight ensued between himself and wife in the parlour, the
wife stating that be first struck her, and afterwards seised
her by the hair. She got away and ran into the shop, holding
the parlour door to prevent his gettiog out. She, however, was
compelled to relax her hold, end IIS he left the parlour he struck
his head against the door. She had frequently applied to
the magistrates for protection against his violence. She
further said she did not strike him oo the head ; bat a police-
constable, who was on duty in Union-street, Middlesex
Hospital, hearing cries of Police!" and " Murder !" went
to No. 1, and through the rhop-window saw the wife
strike the deceased on the head with what appeared to
him to be a piece of iron. The wife ran away, and the
constable, seeing the man bleeding, took him to the hos-
pital, where his head was dressed, and he then returned
home, but was subsequently admitted into the hospital,
where died from erysipelas, consequent on the wound on
the head. Another constable searched the house for the
weapon, and produced a broken tailor's yard stick, but
which the former constable said was not the instrument
with which the blow was given. The deceased had wished
to give his wife into custody, but she could not be found.
Tbs Coroner proceeded to take additional evidence.
Jame* Kettle, residing in Union-street, said he woe pass-
ing the house of deceased oo the evening of Monday, the
23rd vlt., and hearing the deceued and has wife quarrelling,
he went into the shop. The gas was oat in the shop, but
not in the parlour, and there was • gaslight oo the opposite
side of the street. The deceased was on one side of the
counter and the wife on the other. The husband
appeared to be pursuing her, when witness saw
her strike deceased oo the head with an instrument
which she had in her hand. The deceased west into the
parlour, witness following. Deceased sat down on a chair
while the blood was flowing, and then went to the door
and called • ' Police." There was a constable outside who
took deosased the hospital. When witness entered the
shop he thought deceased was intoxicated.
A wooden instrument called a "long arm," used for
hanging up clothe* in the shop, was here produced, u also
two long irons, bent at each end to form holdfasts. The
"long arm" had a wooden handle, with a sharp hook at the
end, which the witness thought was the instrument with
which the blow was inflicted. _ _

Polace-oonstable Boyce was recalled, and gave his opinion
that one of the hone eras the instrument med.

Mr. Pyle, the medical attend also Mr. Rogers,
the dresser, who fret attended deceased. were of impression
that the hook at the end of the "long arm" was most
likely to produce such a wound.
Mr. Beard having caused the parlour door to be produced
against which the wife said deceased struck his head, • hoot
was found in it which each of the medical gentleman said
was likely to cause such • wound if deceased had fallen
violently against it.
The Coroner then summed up, when the court was cleared
of strangers, and the jury, after • short deliberation,
returned a verdict of "Manslaughter against Eliza Water-
field."

FATAL ACCIDENTS AND SACRIFICE OF LIFE
AMONGST WORKING MEN.
An inquiry was held by Dr. Lankestei, at the
Bank of England ravens, last night, respecting the death
of Richard Durkin, aged 15 years, who was killed by a fall
from a scaffolding.
The deceased was employed in the repair of some houses
in the Elgin•road, Kilburn, by a Mr. Thomas, of Portland-
town. The slaters were at work on the roofs, and there
was • scaffolding placed 5 feet below the coping-stones; the
workmen said that it ought to have been level with the roof.
The deceased, who was • plasterer's boy, was sent on to the
scaffolding to know what o'clock it was. The ladder by
which he had to get back from it was so awkwardly placed
that he fell oft and then rolled from the scaffold, there
no guard or other protection. Re fell a frightful
depth, and came to the ground on his heed. He died almostimmediately.
A slater said that the lives of the men were in combat
danger. The passers-by used to stop and look up in weeder
that the workmen were able to cling on to the rod. The
deceased's life would have been saved if there had been •
plank along the edge of the scaffold, as there would have
ogee if it was necessary to save bricks from falling off. But
the fact was much greater precautions were taken to save
property than to prevent the loss of lives. When
a workmen was killed, an investigation into the
circumstances took place, but nothing was dose to
prevent • recurrence of the mischief. Witness was him-
self within au inch of being killed on Thursday lest. Num-
bers of dreadful accidents were occurring every week that
night be prevented if as much trouble were taken LI was
taken to Nave eves bricks.

The dorOnnreaidibat the men should go to their em-
ployers and say—" Our lives are in danger from the way
the maffoidiag (or whatever it might be) is constructed -•
take mash and such measures to prevent oar being injured."
It their employers then neglected to do what was proper,
sad anyone was killed in consequence, the coroner's court
could interfere with effect.

The workman said that the answers of the employer would
only be " If you don't do it others will ;" and he would dis-
miss the man that complained.
A juror said that it was frequently a sickening sight to
me men at work on the sloping roofs, clinging like Lots,
sad every vibration caused by the knocking of the hammer
bringing them au inch or two nearer the edge. If the
men complained there were twenty to take a vacant
plies. Some protection ought certainly to be supplied by
the masters.

Aker some further diecuesioo epos the matter, the pro-
ceedinp dosed with a verdict of " Accideatal Death."

MR. COBDEN AND LOAD HARTINOTON.

The following letter has been sent by Mr. Cobden
to the Marquis of Harlington :
" Midhurst, 91/1 Dee., 1863.
"My Lord,—You will, perhaps, be good moos* to lake
an ortyly opportunity of oorrecting, publicly, your remit —I
had almost said is—perenrsion of the mimed" which
fell from me on Americas affairs at Rochdale.

"While with my pen in hand, permit me to add, that,
with better opportunities than your lordship of studying
the system of popular education end the state of society in
the New &gland Stehle, I did sot recognise much greater
accuracy is what you dated to the Hadingden meeting on
those subjects, than in what you said of myself.— I hare
the honour to be, &c., " 11. COBDEN.
"The Marquis of Hartington, M.P."

The execution of the woman, sentenced to death
at Chester for the murder of her mother, is Azad for the
28th. At preeent, the recommendation of the jury is the
oely appeal which hue been made to the Home-office for
mercy. The wretched culprit has been delivered of • child
in prism, which was wily taken from her ou Thursday bet.
A man named Philips, late drill sergeant to the
Ormakirk Volunteers, was sent to take his trial at Liver-
pool yesterday, on a very aerie:ha charge. Hs had shot
down • Mr. Reynolds, on Thursday night, under the slight-
est provocatioo. The weapon which Philips carried was a
six•Wrelhod revolver, every chamber of which was loaded.
Forttutately, be only inflicted • slight wound.
SHOCKING ISLILDER IN WILTSHIRE—A horrible
murder has just been perpetrated at Braglaod Bottom,
West Liogton, • thinly populated district jest within the
borders of Wiltshire. The victim is a coal-hawker named
Kendall, who resided at Kiogawood, but up to Lot night the
police had not succeeded in capturing the murderer. or, as
is suspected, murderers. It appears that the unfortunate
man was in the habit, when hawking his coal, of lying
down by the roadside to take • sleep. and on Tues-
day sight, after turning his donkeys into • field and
unharnessing a pony he bad drawing • cart, he had prepared
his bed on the leeward of the latter, and betook himself to
rat. It was iu this defenceless condition that the poor man
seems to have been attacked by his cowardly assailants.
The instrument used in the commission of the crime appears
to have been • sort of combination of the billhook and pick,
and the wounds inflicted upon the mares head were of the
most frightful character. An Monad was opened on
Thursday, bet was adjoursed.—Werrern Daily Press.
Taarric Receirrs.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the Coked Kingdom amounted, for the week ending
December 5, on 11,028 miles, to 563,720/., and for the
corresponding week of last yam, on 10.578 miles, to
517,9501., allowing an lacrosse of 450 tildes, and of 45,770/.
in the receipts. The gross receipts on the following 15 rail-
ways amounted in the aggregate, on 7,790 miles, to 00,4011.,
sad for the corresponding week of 1862, on 7,596 miles,
to 415,2001., showing an increase of 194 miles and 35,9011. in
the receipts. The I OCTOLGO 011 the Caledoeiso amounted to
1,6241. ; on the Great Eastern to 2,8381. ; on the Great North-
ers to 1,7341. ; on the Great Southern and Western to 422 L
ma the Great Western to 3,995/. ; on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire to 3,5631. ; on the London and North-Western to '
9,0051. ; ea the Leedom and South Western to 1,8451. ; on '
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to 1,0644 ; on
the Midland to 0531. ;as the North British to 1.0291 ;
on the North-Eastern to 5,9521. ; total, 36,8041. Bat from
this moot be deducted 1,5201., the decrease on the Landes,
Brighton, and South Coast, and 1771. on the South Easters,
leaving the iocrease as above, 35,2011. The roods and
mineral traffic on those lines amounted to 273,2g11 and
for the corresponding week of 1662 to 24+1,433/., showing
an lacrosse of 24.850/. TM receipts for peassegers, wools,
he., amounted to 177.1181., arsioet 146,7671., showing an
ire:seam of 10,3511. The traffic receipts on 63 °thee hoes
amounted, on 3,218 miles, to 113,319/., and for the corre-
sponding week of lest year, on 2.962 miles, to 102,7501.,
showing an increase of 256 miles and of 10,5691. in the re-
ceipts. The total reoeipts of the peat weak show a deereme
of 4,8851. as compared with those of tbe preceding week,
ending the 1618 of November, and as compared with the
oorrespondieg week of last year • considerable increaser in
the trade of the country.

SHARE GISTS--(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Cwox.
There is not much business in the railway market
to-day, but the tone is rather firm, and the varia-
tions in prices are chiefly favourable. London and
North Western stock is in renewed demand,
and has risen per cent. Lancashire and York-
shire has also advanced I, and Midland and Great
Western On the other hand, Metropolitan
has declined per cent., and Great Eastern
London and North Western stock is now quoted
1064 to ; Great Western, 63} to 3 ; 127 f
to 1281 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1081 to 109};
Great Northern, 125 to ; Caledonian, 1174 to
118 South Eastern, 9b} to ; Great Eastern,
49 to ; London and South Wedern, 101 to 102 ;
and Metropolitan, 111 to 112.
Indian and Canadian lines are steady. Foreign
railway shares exhibit no alteration. Bahia, how-
ever, are inquired for.

492,00,j SD. p.c. Ilar.aSej., luo
1086310 It O.Nths.,Dp.c.Jaa.&J y!100
610,000 St. G. Wato.
p. ct JAL & Ju1y....,100
415,000 St. Lane.&Yk.4p.e..laD&ll7lloo
630.000 J at iloa,lloo6.4p.c.Jes&Jlylloe
10232,13 St. ILAN. W.4p.e.loa.&Jely,loo
SUMO, SD. I Do. fip.e..Jaa.&Julylloo
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St. • IlldJan.tip.e.lout.&Jal7,loo
St. JY. Mash. D.P. &D. IL,
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f3h I Pd. I /LULL 70, I Cl7abgaterVe I 1111:::4-4-.T
fel • ail ,Atiaatlett St Lserisoe; 10 SI 40
8t.:100 I Beatßar.ltC.la.g.sp.e.l 104 1•7
110 111 1 Do. New j 1 Ipm
, 751 Do. IC Merge lpm
2011 elf ,Buffalo & Lake Boreal S
Si
10 I 41 Do. Prefer's°, Si Si
100 1100 40., Break& Goderich
1001 66. c. Dda. Aug. 1,1671! —.— —.
1160 Do. do. July 1, 1272 —.
NO 1100 , Do. do. June L vn4l
81. ;100 ICG. et 21.11uterubp.e.g. 1$ 146
1t 1100 Cape T. al Dock (6. e.g., 101 • lig
100 all Demerara.) p.e.per.prefi
81. ' 00 East Bengal go. sdo lO4 109
In. 100 Met Indian gu. sdo I 1062 107 1014
20 10 Do. G rateualon , 1
10 110 I Do. 11 do ll
It. !PG Gaud Trunk of Canada 20 21 104
100 I all I Do. lat prof. hoods 72 74 731
100 aBl Do. do. dcfer,ed 68 In
IN I al! Do. lad pref. Bondi. .1 42 IN 67
240 IGI j Do. do. deferrodl 60 SS
100 ; all , Do. 3rd prof. :dock
100 , all' Do. do. deferred NI 42
100 all I Do. 416 pref. Stock ! II 24
100 ' ell, Do. do. deferred' 12 11
Bt.
.100 Great Indian Perdosulal 11111 110 101}i
10 112 Do. pSW tent , 11 =
20 ,12 Do. Junior'', led I 12
Bt. 100 Gt. 8. of ladle 0.6 p et. 146 106
811.0 404 Do 41 per cent. — _
St. 1 2 Do
, all Gt. Western of Curds 111 101 —.
WC 11 Do. New lOl 11Idla
1001.11
100 1 all Do. do. do. 1877-8 MI SI —.
10 • 3 lodize 11. Waited 1 illel!
10 I 1 Do. New —
Rt. 100 Madras goat. sp. cent. 106 i 1064 1061 6
at 100 Do. do. IIS .... .„ , 140 101
81. 100 Do. do. do.— 100
20 2 Do. Fifth
Bt. 100 , Meth. Corp. 6 per a 114
60 I GI INlelb. sod Hobson'aßey, 67 60
10 sll J2.llrun.gt CartelaA &IS: 1 6
It. 1100 16.11.ofCan.0p.e.latp.B.1 22 80
/IL 1100 • Selnde. gua. 5 pee omit., 100 107 106
St. 11011 Do. Delhi do lO6 106
202. t. IWO Do.o 4.15.b°,1... 1.4 10.bil —_
... :10. Do. laduiflLFlG.:aw. 101 103

36,000: 2 ,IJamolo4 (UmMed) ••1
alit ii ald tPm -
20,000; 20 ;Australia& ' 7 1 -
75,0001 1 , Bon AccordCop.(llm. ); ; -
10,000 6 IBrezILLAM.Co.(Lha.;I all I Ids 2/ -
15,000' 10 Cape Copper (Limited) 6if par -
26,000 2 10apela2ilrer(Liroited)1 1511.:1 elle par -
10_,000 40 ICohle Copper 1 all 28 28 -
10,000. 20 Copiapo 'Limited) ;18 ; 6 7 -
100,000, 1 Don Pedro, N. Del 147 i
4 si / gal
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75,000 I Dry. Mount•Cop.(UM.,` all _
26,000' 3 Xast Del /101(11101100)' 11l al -
25,0001 1 'Fortuna (L.Wied) 1 all 4 31
20,000; IS 10eneral ; all 121 MI -
08.000; li IrarnindA (Limited) •• ' 1 1 4PP -
16,220 i 2 . Linares ! ll 74 01 7
10000; 6 :Lueltenian (Limited) la 2
2 !idle -
103,815, 1 :MeriqulM. 1 all -
100,000, 2 .111,AnreoeBras.0.36(L" AU Si i 1
00,000 1 'N.RhineC.of S.Ana. ilk f -- Ms -
mow, 10 irontiglased6Uvenew2 All 6 7 -
10°,;,...7; f IZlT'utt.,...i ,1 lilt. 11.. -_
11.0.,.......) 1 ,16cottleh Austral (lha l :Ma par -
Mom, 20 IA John del Hay Lbw); IA 167 09 -
43, 474'1n 'Gaited Merle:en (Limp 9611 54 4 61 1
50,000) 1 ITaLlanniecaGold(Llts.), 4 i I r -
10,000, 10 'Vencourer Coal (Ulm)! 5 01
80,000 1 1180,51ing (Waked) 1 all 1 . I 1 1
45,000 3 .Yridammulana (Unal, an , 2/ If 124
atIeCKLTANZOI36.
No. 150.1 Conrani3s. I Pd. I CIL price& 1 Isla
10,000 10 lAnedo-Mezicsa Mint .. all 119 10 ml: - ad
50,000 10 Atlantic RI liall BA (L)! all , - - I -
20,000 25 Australian Ag 21011.. ..1 19 1 19 21 -
{7,000, 10 IferiloWaterworks (3..) all' 64 9 -
10,000 6 'Bombay Gas (U.Sledi 4il am 18Pa -
o.ooo' 60 'British Awrican Laud 40 . 22 -
534,79 d. 81. B. Al. Mag. TeL (LI. .;I'. 0 ; 68 02 1 -
12.500 20 &Well Indian Tea (1..)i 2 2 IPa2 24
20,000, 20 British Iron ., 17 6 8 : -
woo 21 :Canada Agency Ae. (le )r M. - - 1 -
'1,815' 221 Canada Land 1,1 e) -
I 25,000' 20 Gerao Company -
40,000 10 ;Com. of Africaniler.(L) 1' par 1 pen -
12,000 21
,C49.3l.lC,Fri&clreTer.7lp.o., all l/9 21 -
10012251 Bt.loo 68 37 -
100,8301.: 84. CrystalPreferenee l4O ll6 119 -
277.000/. 81. Do. Bp. et ?erg D 46 1011 114 118 -
10,000 100 !Dlecoanteorporationge, 21 4 0148401 7
50,000 10 !IL India 'trig. 6 Canal; 6 1 7 le 4 4
. .. 20 ;NeoptlenOnmelkTrd.(L I 1 1 14 2pm
879;9751. St. ,Idetaric Telegraph lOO 1106 107 1 -
70,000 6 ling and Au.. Copper all ' 11 11 -
126,0001 20 0 c.edith Thant LontL 4 21 21pen 61 1
20,000' 10 Gen. Meem Navigation 14 27 le : -
330,000: 1 Irareer Ship 11/011twil -
100,000 1 1 Do. 171 per cent. Frei 431 - - -
100000, 20 'Hudson's Bay l5 3 Wig 1211
IM,OBO 10 Internat. rinanloc.
11 5 47 4,1.p051 9
60,0,01 20 litallan frill!. (Can. Car,) 0 2 die: -
10000001,100 : Do. op. c. Oda r 107* all SS 87 188
40,000, 16 :JohatBtooooiecomt(L) I 1 If pre 81 4
40,000 M Do. New a i u,sok -
20,000 26 toed. African Trading II - - -
12000; 6 Lou.l.District Teleg(L) AU If 2 -
20,000 60 Lond. Than Ara 1116 1 Sl5Bl'l3l 3,1 1
175,000' 4 Loud. G. Omnibrielt(L) all li 11 101
60,0021 SO 'Madras Irrlis. a pm! 1 2 21pen. -
12,001 111 'Medlt. Hates. Tel. (re) au SI 54 ! 1 -
20 000 10 IM IS enato.CreoltAsso.(L; 41 pm-
22,600 IS i Natal Lend .81.53 L C. IL) 1 trill. 611
80,000 26 i Naboual Ols.Com. (L; 4 4 • -
0.00 10 ,NtrbuddsCoal & I (L) 1 I
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6,000 10 Do. New 1 22411 -
20,000 26 N. Zealand T..% Lous(L! - - -
1d9,670, 1 ,N. British Aescrela (L.' all -
100 000! 1 Oriental Cama (11a1544) all 1 4 -
.0,0. 1 I Do. New
40,000 10 ithieutlulandnteanr(L) alt 1 ir 11-2
10,000, 6 Ottoman Gar (Waited) 2 4d {poi -
600,000(, Oh Peolltle.lond&Mla(L) 1110 47 49
20,000 50 ,Peninenier 60. steam all 82 84
110.0001 110 1 Da New 3O 20 211 gen -
17,000 II IQmBgadaL,ll,&M.(l 3l - - -
10,0801 II ix/paw boa all 22 61 .-
10,000 16 i Do. New -
4,220 25 Rlo J. City Improv. (L) a la le
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55.760' M Ditto ditto 4 1 11pea -
15,0010 Royal Maintain llll TO Di -
200.000 L st.l{cnirdeh All.t. Taw. (1 IPe 143 140 -
10,000 so S. Able= M. t In. Oe 5 11 1 101 -
14,a0 26 .ouch A ueirohou Land all as 34 -
180,000 L; St.. SUblflil/160 Telegraph lOO 45 65 -
1 Do. Scrip all 1 2 -
1r,60 10 'Tnzat.tAnernfAue.L I par fpm-
-60,0M 10 :I', AI. n0.gem11.4'211242 6 14Pm rd -ad
30,000,1 6 lhalladi.. Ting Co. (L) 11 1 dle par -
10,4001 10 'Van Dieneen's lone .. •• i Mi, 10 12 -

PRZFERINCE SHARES.
Ong Western, original prof. 41 per era. 991.
North &stem ronsoliclatial prat 4 per oast.. 931 to 4.
North fro, York, H. awl S. Porch., 101.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Owm

There is not much business in the stock markets
to-day. Some dulness was observable at the
opening, in consequence of the further unfavour-
able movement in the Bombay exchange, but the
tone is now steady. Consols are quoted per cent.
better than they closed yesterday. Home railway
stocks are firm. In the speculative foreign bonds
the transactions have been checked by the approach
of the settlement, preparations for which will
commence on Monday. _

The usual telegrams from the Paris Bourse have
not yet arrived. __ _

C 012501% are now quoted 901 to 91, ex div.,
for money, and 914 to ex div., for
the account (Jan. 7). The official busi-
ness report is as follows:—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 91, 904 ; ditto for
account, 914, 4 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
904, 91 ; New Three per Cents., 91, 904, 91 ; India
Ave per Cent. Stock, 1064, 4 ; ditto Four per
Cents., 1004 ; ditto Bonds, Ba, 14s. die. ; Five
per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 103 ; and Ex-
chequer Bills, 75., 11s. die.
Mexican Bonds, after being sold at 344, are
now steady at yesterday's closing quotation-344
to 4. Spanish Passive are 4 lower, at 324 to
334, and Greek fairly supported at 254 to 4.
Turkish Consolid4s are 4 better, at 464
to ; Turkish Bonds of 1862 have improved
to 704 to 4, while those of 1868 remain at
70 to 4. Brazilian scrip is quoted 14 to 1 die.,
and Portuguese 4to 1 prem. Transactions. are
Irecorded as follows:—Chilian Six per Cents., 1014 ;
Egyptian, 994, 984 ; Greek, for account, 254, 4, 4 ;
ditto Coupons, for account, /24; Italian, for
account, 704 ; ditto Jfaremmana Railway, 784 ;
Mexican, for account, 34i1, 4, 4 ; Russian, 1862,
884, I ; Sardinian, for account, 85, ex div.;
Spanish, for account, 534 ; ditto Passive,
for account, 32/ ; ditto Certificates, for account,
12/, 134 ; Turkish, 1854, for aocount, 89 ; ditto,
1858, for account, 71 ; ditto, 1862, for account, 704,
4, 4 ; Venezuela, for account, 244 ; ditto, 1862, for
account, 554, 4. . .

International Financial shares are quoted 41
to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 21to 1 prem. ; Lon-
don Financial, 8 to it prem. ; Mercantile
Credit, 4} to 5 prem. ; Hudson's Bay,
21 to 21 dis. ; Egyptian Trading, I a to la
prem. ; Merchant Banking, 31 to 4 prem. ;
Land Mortgage Bank of India, 21 to 1 prem. ;
National Steam, 31 to 41 prem. ; West India and
Pacific Steam, 11 to 21 prem.; English and Swedish
13ankt 2} to 3 prem. ; East London Bank, 21 to 1
prem. ; Discount Corporation, 4 to i prem. ; and
Floating Dock, 1 to If prem.
—.—

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liaLr-roar Two o'CLoca.
Consols remain quoted 99/ to 91, ex div., for
money, and 911 to ex div., for the aooount.

The discount market retains the easier appear-
ance lately noticed. Good bills were taken yester-
day at 71 to 8 per cent., and 6 months paper was
in request at 71i. At the Bank of England only a
moderate demand was expelienoed.
The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will commence on Monday ("continuation
day") and terminate on Friday.
The influx of bar gold to the Bank continues ;
the amount taken there yesterday was 105,0001.
The Teuton* from New York, has brought only
4,0001, in specie for England.
The remittances of specie by the steamer Ceylon,
which will leave Southampton to-day, amount
to 527,4901., of which 429,3901. is silver, and
80,600/. gold, for Bombay, and 15,3001. gold and
2,2001. silver for Alexandria. The total for Bom-
bay is larger than that sent by the conosponding
packet of the 27th while the amount for
Alexandria shows a falling off, owing to the ex-
change being adverse to shipments thither. As
telegrams received yesterday from Bombay an-
nounce a fresh advance of 2 per cent. iu the ex-
change, the shipments of silver to that port are
likely to still further increase.
There was no alteration of importance yesterday
afternoon in the foreign exchanges, which were
quoted as follows :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11..01 to 1 ; ditto, 3 dam,
ILI7I to 113j;_ Rotterdam, 3 mouths. 12.0 i to 1 ; Antwerp,
3 mouths. 25.70 to 75 ; Ramberg, ms. hum, three months,
13.81 to 9 : Paris, 3 days, 25.25 to 35 • ditto. 3 months,
25.73 to 80 ; Frankfors-oo.thrllauto, 3 mouths, 119 l to
; St. Petersburg (per rouble), Smooths. 321 to j; Vienna,
0/.1M., 3 tuunths,l2.4s to 50 ; Trieste, eft. so , 3 months,
12.45 to 50 ; Madrid. 3 months, 47j to 48; C•fliA, 3 monthr,
47j to 48 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.90 to 95 ; Geom. 3
months, 25.90 to 95 . Milan, 3 n.ouths. 25.90 to 9:3;
Naples, 3 months, 25.90 to 95 : Palermo, 3 months. 25.90
'to 95; Norms, 3 mouths, 25.90 to 95; Lisboa. 9U days,
CaLto i ; Oporto, 90 days, 521 to i•
The monthly return of the Bank of France, as
made up to Thursday, the 10th of December, shows
the following results (the exchange taken at 25f. to
the pound) :

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Coin and bullion
Bills discounted
Notes in circulation Decrease 2,120,000
Private depouts lncrease $5,000
Treasury deposits
Advances on public securities Decrease 88.000
This return indicates a decided improvement in the
position of the Bank of France. The movements
here shown, including the increase in the bullion
and the decrease in the discounts and advances,
and consequently in the notes in circulation, are
all in the right direction.
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is now 61 per cent. ; Vienna and Brussels, 6 ; Ham-
burg and Amsterdam 5 ; Frankfort and Berlin,
; Turin, 0 ; and St. Petersburg, 8 to 10 per cent.
The directors of the Discount Corporation have
just made a call of 51. per share, payable on the
6th of January. The closing of the transfer books
is likewise announced.
A circular to the bondholders of the Atlantic and
Great Western Railway intimates that, in con-
formity with the terms on which the first mortgage
bonds of the Pennsylvania section of this railroad
were issued to the public, the first annual drawing
of 4 per cent. of the gross amount of these bonds
will take place at the London Tavern, in the pre-
hence of Mr. Grain, public notary, ou Tuesday,
Jan. 12, when bondholders are invited to attend.
Four per cent, of each denomination of bonds will
be drawn, and the bonds so drawn that have been
issued in London will be paid off at the rate of
2251. for every 1,000 doL bond, 1121. 10s. for every'
600 dol. hoed, and 22/. 10., for every 100 dol. bond,
on and after Ist April next. It is also announced
in due course that the coupons due Ist January
will be paid in London at the rate of 4s. to the
dollar. The option to convert bonds into shares
expires on the 31st inst.
The Land Mortgage Bank of India have removed
from the temporary offices iu Lombard-street to
their new premises, 17, Change-alley, Cornhill,
where the business of the company will in future
be carried on.

We observe from a report of the law proceedings
in the Scottish courts last week, that the Court of
Session has refused to accept the bonds of guaran-
tee of the National Guarantee and Suretyship
Association (Limited), a company which was esta-
blished in Scotland about six mouths ago. The
respectability of the company was not questioned,
but its " limited" constitution was held to be an
objection.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,6241. over last year.
We are requested to state that the share hat of
the General Floating Dock Company will be closed
on Wednesday next, the 18th inst.
Several inquiries for goods, especially in the
woollen districts, have lately been made, purporting
to come from a firm at Copenhagen, and referring
to a highly respectable house in th►t city. This is
believed by that house to be merely au attempt to
obtain property from merchants and manufacturers
on this side, and they disclaim any favourable
knowledge of the firm referring to them.

lama Rvwae.
Conso which closed yesterday at 911 to g ex dm.
for the 7thls, January, opened this morning at the
same quotation, and closed at 911 to 1. Far
money the last price was 901 to 1. The official
business report is as follows =Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 90t 91, 90), 91, ex div.;
ditto, for account, 91 ,ex di,. ; Three per
Centa. Reduced, 90), 1,1 901, 91 ' • New This*
per Cents., 901, 91, 90j, 91 ; Bank Stock, 235.
237 ; India Stock, 221 ; ditto Five per Cent
Stock, 1061, ; ditto for account, 106) : ditto
Bonds, Ss., as. dia. ; Five per Cent. " enlaced"
rupee paper, 1031, 103, 1 ; ditto Five-and-a- Half
per Cent., 1121, 1131.
The India Five per Cent. stock was steady. The
rupee paper does not recover. ludia Bonds were
dealt in at Se. to fie. dis. Exchequer Bills mama
at 12s. to 7s. dia., having as yet, owing to the small
rate of interest which they bear (3 per cent.).
derived no benefit from the easier state of the money
market.
Foreign stocks opened steadily, but afterwards
gave way, and most of the speculative descriptions
closed at a reduction from yesterday's prices.
In the market for bank shares there was a reduc-
tion in Bank of Wales, London and South Wester;
Oriental, and Alliance New, but an improvement
in London and County, London and Westminster.
Bank of Hindustan, Mercantile and Exchange.
Made and Punjaub, and Union Bank of Louth's.
In miscellaneous shares the only variation was
a slight decline in South African Mortgage ant
Investment. _ _ - . .

The shares of the financial companies were
steady. International closed at 41 to 1 prem. ;
General Credit at 2 5-16 to 7-16 prem.; London
Financial at si to 1# prow., being better ; and Mer-
cantile Credit at 41 to 5 prem. Hudson's Bay shares
were steady at 21 to 2e dis. ; and Egyptian Trad-
ing at 11 to prem.
Ocean Marine shares were last quoted to-day
131 to 141 prem. ; Thames and Mersey mi
41 to 1 prem. ; Universal Marine, par to
prem. ; Commercial Union Assurance, 31 to
prem. ; North British and Mercantile, 171 to 18 ;
and London and Provincial Marine, 4 this. to *
prem.
English and Swedish Bank shares were last quoted
21 to 3 prem. ; Land Mortgage Bank of India,
n to 21 prem. ; Constantinople and Alexandria
Hotels, 3 to 31 prem. ; National Steam, 31 to 4}
prem. ; Merchant Bank, 31 to 4 prem. ; Discount
Corporation, 4 to 4+ prem.; London and Cal,-
doman Marine. par to 1 prem. ; Littlehamptoa
Steam, 3 to Si, prem. ; West India and Parris
Steam, 11 to 2/ prem.; Muntz's Metal Company,
dis. to par ; and Floating Dock Company, 1 to
11. prem.
The letters of allotment of the Littlehainpton sod
Hoofienr Steamship Company were issued to-clay.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Clool.

The mining market continues inactive. Wheal
Seton and Clifford Amalgamated shares are lower,
the former at 160, and the latter at 324 to 33}.
Wheal Hope are firmer. East Caradon are quoted IS
to it : Great South Tolgus, 41 to 4 ' • New Martha,'
to 11 ; and West Martha, 15s. to 20s. No transais-
time are officially recorded in the Stock Exchange.
There is more business in foreign and colonial
mining shares, but prices have not varied. Montes
Aureos are firm. _ _ _

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The half-yearly report of the directors of the St.
John del Rey Mining Company, issued yesterday,
recommends a dividend of St per share.
The subjoined weekly report on the metal market
is from Messrs. Von Dadelawn and North :
The metal market erotism. very active, and with few
exceptloes miaow kayo as upward tendeoey. lron—Well
bus are very firm, sled makern refuse to take orders net
at an advance. The same remarks apply to aatfordshini
iron. Scotch pig has beep advanced spits to 041. 9d. cask
and 85s. open. Copper—The smelters refuse to tote any
orders for forward delivery unless at an advance 10 pries,
which will probably be deoland before loog. Fonsimi is rem
firm. Bane, Ma to 1011. ; Kannada, 1011. ; Chili. 921.
paid. Tie remotes quiet. English a selling from 21. to 31.
under (Arial quotations ; we quote Straits 1131., and Bum
1151. to 116/. The Dutch market is flat at 688. Tin platen
fell up and ie rood demand. Lead is tendiag en sease
favour. Speller—The market is much firmer, and a large
busioess has basis done at from 18t. 15s. prompt to 19i. 5a.„
according to time of delivery. A good business km also bees
dose in Hall parcels from 184 10a to 181. llr. ad., prompt
cosh.