The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

I Cladog price•.

£B5O DAMAGES.

At the Preston Sheriff's Court, on Saturday, a
cue was heard for the assessment of damages, in which
Mr. John Bowcock, manufacturer, of Ardwick, was the
plaintiff, and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Com-
pany the defendant*. On the 15th of August last year
the plaintiff, who had been down at Blackpool, or some
place in the neighbourhood, took a secood-class ticket
at Poulton-le-Fylde for Manchester. His wife and son
were with him. The train proceeded all right until
arriving at Preston. When it had got so this place it was
improperly shunted, and the London and North Western
express from the north ran into it. The plaintiff was in
the lost carriage but one of the train run into. He was
knocked down by the collision, and sustained • very serious
shock. Afterwards he proceeded to Manchester, and ap-
peared to recover slightly from the shock. He rode home
in • can—went to bed, remained there during the
whole of next day, and on the following morning wait
to his business. But be could not remain out long,
and Jhad to go home. This was the case for two or three
days. Ultimately he was compelled to send for Mr.
Midwond, surgeon of Manchester. Before doing so hs
wrote to the defendants about the accident. but they took
no notice of his letter. At the request of Mr. Mid wood
the plaintiff remained in bed for three weeks. He
was thee able to get up and walk about the house.
Subsequently he went, on the recommendation of Mr.
Midwood. to the Isle of Man, where he took
baths of warm and cold water alternately. But
the baths did him no particular good and he
returned to Manchester and there consulted Dr. Noble
and another medical teethe:an, who forted that his
spies was injured. They advised him to go to Southport.
sad he did so. He remained at that place until the 30th of
January. and was older the care of Dr. M`Nichols.
The symptoms of the plaintiff were general weak-
ness and nervous debility. He bad noise, in his
head. was Incapable of austaised thought, was troubled
with lose of memory, muscular weakness, rushing of
blood to the head, blood-spitting, Sc. After leaving
Southport, and since returning to Manchester, he recovered
a little, and now he was better than he was. But he was
very ill now, and it would be a long time before he
recovered his streogth, if he ever recovered it.
He was usable to attend to his business, and through
the injuries received, and the state of hi health after-
wards, had been prevented from carrying out several im-
portent and profitable contract*. Evidence in support of
the above statement was then given, after which Mr. Pope
addressed the jury for the defendants. He argued that
there could he no doubt that the plaintiff had been badly
hurt ; but his injuries had been made as great as possible,
rather than as correct as possible. The defeedanta were
willies to give the plaintiff all fair and reasonable comps°.
sation, but the jury in the consideration of the ease most
wells, themselves to the loss actually sustained.
The 'nry, after a consultation of more than an hoer,
sawed the general damages at 8504

IMPORTANT TRANSFER IN THE IRON TRAWL
Mears. Charlas Gunmen bad oo.'s extensive Irom Steel,
..d Armour-plate Works at Sheffield, knows es the Cyclore
Works, have been transferred, through Means. Chadwick,
Adamson, and Co., to s joint•etoek company. with a sub-
scribed capital of 1,000,0001. in shares of 1001.

MONEY MARKET,-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'OLocz.

The stock markets to-day are firm, it being stated
that a conference of the European powers is likely
to take place. The funds are well supported at the
late improvement. The principal business in the
Stook Exchange has consisted of preparations for
Wednesday's settlement in shares and foreign
stocks. Prices exhibit general firmness, the only
feature calling for special notice being the continued
rise in Turkish Consolidifia.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were quoted
66fr. 60c., being 4 per cent. lower than on Saturday.
Consols are now quoted 914 to 4 for money, and
911 to 4 for the account (April 8). The official busi-
ness report is as follows :-ThreeperCent.Consols,
for money, 914,4 ; ditto, for account, 914, 1 ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 894; New Three per Cents., 894,
; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 734, 741 ; Bank
Stock, 238 ; India Five per Cent. Stock. 1044, ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1866, 981 ; ditto
Bonds, Ba, 2s. (lis. ; Four per Cent. " enfitoed "
rupee paper, 93 ; ditto Five.and-a-Half per Cent.,
1134 ; and Exchequer Bills, 45., 58. dia
Turkish Oonsolidis are in great demand, and
have again risen 4 per cent., being quoted 524 to 4.
Mexican Bonds are dull at 421 to 43,
and Greek quiet at 221 to 23. Spanish
Passive Bonds were in demand in the morning, and
were marked 361 for the present account, but have
since returned to Saturday's closing quotation-364
to 4. Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazi-
lian, 1852, 1858, 1860, 874 ; ditto 1863, scrip, 1
dia. ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Ceuta, 634 ; ditto
Certificates, 101 ;Egyptian, 100, ex div. ; Greek, for
account, 23 ; Italian, 67 ; Mexican, 434, 421, 431 ;
ditto for account, 431 ; Peruvian, 1862, 854 ; Por-
tuguese, 1856, &c., 484, A ; ditto 1863, scrip, 4,
prem. ; Sardinian, 834 ; Spanish, 524 ; ditto New
Deferred, 46 ; ditto Passive, 361, 4 ; ditto, for ac-
count, 374, 361, ditto Certificates, for account, 144;
Turkish, 1854, 92 ; ditto 1858, 684, 4, ex div. ;
ditto 1862, for account, 691, 4, 4 ; ditto 1001.
Bonds, 691 ; Venezuela, 24, ex div. ; ditto, 1862,
60+, 60, 4.
International Financial shares arc now quoted 61
to 7 prem. ; General Credit, 34 to 41 prem.
London Financial, 101 to 4, ex div. and ex new ;
Mercantile Credit, 7,1 to 1 prem. ; Hudson's
Bay, 18 to ; Egyptian Trading, 24 to 1
prem. ; and Thames Iron Works and Ship-
building, 21 to 31 prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 11 to
14 prem. ; Imperial Financial, 31 to 4 prem. ;
Financial Corporation, 11 to 11 prem. ; Credit
Foncier (Great Britain and Ireland), 24 to 3 prem. ;
Queensland Sheep Investment, 4 to 1 prem. ;
Australian and Eastern Navigation, 4 to 5
prem. ; South Eastern Bank, par to 4 prem. ;
Land Securities, 14 to 11 prem. ; Mexican Bank,
to 1 prem. ; Central Argentine Railway, Ito 14
prem. ; and London and Liverpool Hotel, 14 to 11
prem. _ _

The arrival of three ships from Melbourne is
announced to-day. The Star of Peace has brought
75,000/. in gold ; the Sussex, 64,0001. ; and the
Giant's Causeway, 20,5001. The Africa, from
Boston, has also brought 19,500/., making an
aggregate of 179,000/.
The steamer M`Gregor Laird, from the West
Coast of Africa, has brought about 10,000/. in
specie, and the City of Manchester from New York,
40,0001.
Another interesting proof of the tendency of the
joint-stock principle to absorb well established
mercantile businesses is presented in the announce-
ment made on Saturday, that a newly formed
company, the name of which is prudently
reserved until the registration is secured,
have completed a negotiation with Dir. Morrison
for the purchase of the goodwill stock of goods,
and entire business of the firm of Morrison, Dillon,
and Co., together with the freehold and leasehold
premises in Fore-street and Miltou-street, where
this business has been carried on for upwards of
half a century. They hive likewise secured the co-
operation of Mr. George Brown and Mr. Robert
Slater, the present active partners of the firm, who
have consented to remain in the management of
the business for a specified period. The purchase
money, the amount which is not stated, will be
payable by instalments at intervals of six months,
and spread over live years. The company's pro-
spectus will not be issued for a day or two, and as
it possesses considerable interest we make the fol-
lowing abstract of it :
The negotiations with Mr. Morrison well operate retro'
spectively from the 9th January last, so that the company
will be entitled to the profits earned from that date. The
magnitude of this business, created by the late Mr. James
Morrison, sod its long-oontioned prosperity, are We well
known in the commercial world to require that the directors
should enlarge upon the character of the iavestmeat now
offered. It may suffice testate that the average net profits
of the house for the last five years, including rent and late.
rest on capital, have been upwards of 71,0001. per annum.
Two-thirds of the capital have been already subscribed, and
the remainder (represented by 10,000 shares) is now offered
to the public.

The capital is 600,0001., in 30,000 shares of 201.
each, of which 1!. is to be paid on application and
V. on allotment. The subsequent calls are not to
exceed 21. per share, and are to be made at inter-
vals of not less than six months. The board is
very strong, comprising Mr. George Brown
and Mr. Robert Slater, the present active
partners of the firm ; Mr. Thomas A. Hankey, the
' banker ; Mr. John Pender M.P., Mr. J. Cunliffe
Pickeragill,
Aspinall Turner, M. P. The bankers are the
Consolidated Bank, in London and Manchester ;
and Messrs. Arthur Heywood, Sons, and Co., in
Liverpool; and the solicitors, Messrs. Ashuret,
Morris, and Co. The lint is to be closed on Thurs-
day, the 17th inst., for London applicants, and on
the following day for those in the country.
The prospectus of the English Opera Association
(Limited) is issued, with a proposed capital of
50.0001., in shares of 21. each, and with a respec-
table direction, at the head of which is the Earl
of Westmorlaud. The object is to form a
permanent establishment for the performance of
English opera. It is mentioned that the directors
have effected an arrangement with Mr. Gye, by
which the company will become the lessees of the
Covent-garden Opera-house during the autumn
and winter months for n term of years, com-
mencing on the Sett Monday in October next.
Privileges as regards free admission are offered to
shareholders, according to a graduated scale.
A call of 51. is to be paid on the preference
shares of the Bahia Gas Company by the 29th inst.
A call of 150 francs, or 61. per share, is to be
paid on the shares of the Medoc Railway Company
between the 14th inst. and the 10th April, less
2f. 50c. interest due the Ist January. Scrip to
bearer will then be deliverable.
The share certificates of the Financial Corpora-
tion (Limited) will be ready for delivery, iu ex-
change for the bankers' receipts and letters of allot-
ment, on the 14th inst.
The Bank of Victoria has announced the pay-
ment of the interest, due the 16th inst., on the
debentures of the Melbourne Railway Company.
It is notified that the payment of the coupon of
the English series (K) of the Dutch Mortgage Bank
of Amsterdam, falling due ou the let April, will be
paid at the counting-house of Messrs. G. and A.
Worms, of Austinfriars.

The letters of " regret " of the Gellivara Com-
pany were sent out on the evening of the 10th, and
the letters of allotment on Friday evening.
With reference to the stocks of goods in the
bonded warehouses, the circular of Messrs. Joseph
Travers and Sons remark% as follow% :

Subjoioed is an account of the quantities of the principal
articles of imported merchandise (subject to custom duties)
remaining in the bonded warehouses of the United Sing-

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taties in warehouses on the net Jammu, 1862 arid
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hoer" January.