The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-11 00:00:00

esseimiess••••••—_
what she was doing ; or, if see were, that she was incapable
of controlling her actions,
Lord Denman salted the wits, ss whether he was of
opinion that when the prisoner sent for the child she was
not aware what she was about I—The witness said it wu his
opinion that the prisoner might have known that she was
going to kill the child, hut at the same time was not aware
of the nature of the nct she was about to commit—in point
of fact, that she acted under a sudden and uncontrollable
impulse of the mind.—Lord Denman : Do you cell it a sud-
den impulse of the mind when a person distinctly asks for •
child, and then suffers a quarter of an hour to elapse before
the razor is kart] for with which the injury then emus to
be deliberat• ly inflicted I—Witness : 1 am of opinion that
she committed the *et under en uncontrollable impulse,
acting upon a mind previously diseased.
Lord Dentnen then adtiriased the jury and said th..t after
this evidence he had no doubt they would come to the con-
clusion which it was intended to convey, that the prisoner,
although she had, no doubt, e immitted the act imputed to
her, was not legally responsible for it. Ho must, however,
express an opitdoe that the judgment of the medical gentle-
men had been very rashly formed. How could one person
dive into the mind of en thee and inputs en opinion with
regard to its being in an unsouwl elate, whop. there was no
evidence of env sheer it. m of conduct, or any circumstances
in the case to show Mi• nation of mind ? He mild this on a:-
count of the great danger that would accrue to human
life, if people were to Ito taught that • sudden im-
pulse was to be an excuse for a crime, and that the atrocity
of the offence itself was to be adduced as an argument in
support of such a supposition. Ito could net help thinking
that such opinions were too often given by cei,ntiiic men
upon too slight foundation, for the safety of the public, but
as he felt that in this instance there was no doubt that the
jury would act upon the testimony of the medical gentleman
who had been examined, it would be useless to proceed
any further with the inquiry.
The jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty,
on the ground of insanity.

MIDLAND C INC U IT.—LtN ctn.'s, MA HRH 8.
fames Cesar,—ltrfore Mr. Justice Moult.
Till QiiiiEN V. Julio TRAVti.—Muitusa.—Mr. White.
burst and Mr. Willmore appealed for the prosecution, Mr,
Mscaulay defended. The prisoner in this ease, who was a
farmer, living at Kirton Lindsay, in this county, vies in.
dieted for the murder of Charles Copemen, who was also a
farmer, residing at the mime place. The evidence against
the prisoner was entirely circumstantial, and was in sub-
stelae as follows :—The prisoner and the deceased were
drinking together at an inn, on Dcc. 18, and some dispute
having arisen between them they stood up t' light, hot were
presented from doing so. It was remarked at the time that
the prisoner had on a shirt of a particular pattern. About ose
o'clock the deceascd left the inn, and was not seen
again until the next morning, when he woe found
lying ow his fain by the side of a ditch, at a little distance
from the prisoner's house quite dead. There were several
wounds in his neck, and his face was much bruised. In one
of his pockets some silver woo found, but the other was
empty aid tome,' in'ide out. It appeared thit the prisoner
hod lien known to have been in wont of money, and had
borrowed .Isl,le pri virtu.' to the 18th ; while he was proved
to hose repai.l the sum lie had harrowed on the '2oth, and
also to have then had two sovereigns. The deceased Lod
been seen with several sovereigns on the night of the 18th,
which he hail produced in the presence of the prisoner.
The prisoner bad owned two shirts of the description
,f that which he hail on on the night of the 18th, but
only one of them was found in his house. The knees
of his trousers were marked with blood. A broken
koire was found near the body of the deceated ; and part
of • knife, which co; responded with that which won broken,
was also found in some blood close to the deceased. It was
proved that the prisoner had purchased a similar knife some
time before.—The prisoner accounted for the possession of the
money by stating t:ett his mother had given him :if about
that time; and he stated that th. blood on his trousers was
that of a hill, by the tide of which be had knelt. With re-
grind to the knife, he asserted that he had lost one like it
eon e weeks before.—The prisoner was acquitted.
In the Nisi l'riusCourt no case of importance has occurred.
The special jury ease was withdrawn.

oi
Proprietor.' Copl'al 3 I
Rat
rulalc Deposits iinciu4
Exllci.. 83v. Haulm.
Couvo =lot.)
DOA. and Inv. Accts.) 6.574.165
Othor . 9.219.8.4
:...veu-dayaudothcr Bins 0%200
1.35.188.1/10
Moot 9, 1617.

OL 11311
Bank Stuck.
3 por Cc. Reduced Aram, Rol in 4
3 13, Ct. Low. Anue..

In.la Block, mind.

POLICE. v
_Et4TERDAT.
MANSION-HOUSF..—ROBBING Tag Dean —Cliarks
Bernhard and Fanny .Var.'s were finally examined upon
the charge of having robbed Rachel Folks, since deceased,
of a considerable mum of money in Bank of England roues.
The deceased on the 11th of October last received at Currie
and Co.'s, bankers, in Cornhill, in payment of a cheque for
1231., a 401. note and seven 10/. notes. She was accompanied
at the time by John Barnett, en attorney's clerk, who at her
request marked the raw. On the 9th of February Barnett
recem d intelligence that the was els ing, and went to the
house of the priv finer Marks, where she toy insensible, She
had had no medical attendant, and the hob n was in vain
s(arehiil for money. Not a Conking, nor the value of a
farthing, could be found, and Marks positively declared that
she never bad seen any property with the deceased, except
merely the amount of r, of received. On the 11th of
February she died, and on the 20th, Barnett, who had seen
the notes in her possession three weeks before she was taken
ill, called upon Marks, and saw Bernhard, who threatened
to bring an action againvt any person who should
say that he had anything to do with the old lady's
cash. A son of Barnett h.a, it seemed, been told by the
deceased, a week before her (loath, that her money was all
right ; and the nurse who attended the deceased iii her ill-
ness and examined her clothes, had observed an intimacy
between the two prisoners, who appeared as if they were
about to be united, and the prepurations formarriage exposed
the whole matter of the roblvery.—S. Seel, a dealer in china
and jewellery, bold Bernhard a diamond ring for 371 on the
17th Fels, and was paid with three 101. notes and one M.
note.—M. an Prague, a jeweller, *old Bernhard a diamond
rine for 51., and was paid by him with a 101. note.—The
foreman of a pawnbroker in St. Martin's-lane received
a 101. note from Bernhard, on his redeeming a
watch, which wee found upon the prisoner.—R. ram.
Webb succeeded in tracing three of the notes to Aberdeen t ....
etekitt which had been in the poweuion of the deceased to Mr. Seal,Doddp±sn'.)
and the pawnbroker, to both of whom Bernhard had paid tot rt7r7il'et. Se. Fattesl
them away for the diamond ring and the watch. Upon city nine,
au
hitud Jo.
being told that Mr. Seal had stated that he had received the 7i ~,,,11-,21/1•9,1,_^.;
notes on the occasion before represented, Bernhard declared at '4`,.'1,7:,,„,•'L'i1,7
that the old woman had given them to him ; aryl as to a 101. as Do. Thirds
note which had been found in his pocket by Webb he said 12, Duckin lotn aahlre •
he had given her good sovereigns for it. When the female gt l''`lpti.°7,:iri,; :::::
prisoner was token into custody she had a watch in her pos. vl (Nestor et flotbbead.
session, and she said she supposed it would be said that the 12 po. Pre/craw. •• •
watch had been purchased with the old lady's money.—The It' chine,. ~. 6p, et.
prisoners were committed for trial. lee Do. al 1.3. 6 per LI.
OW LIMI AL L.—CHAROE OP FORollll4.—Jantes May- 2.5 OptAttortiekl. Am
hew wee again charged with altering the dates of certain bills Ili rrataLktanittl
of exchange, and also with forging the name of Cuthbert 10 Do. ilet. h.% d, 11.1.
Cullingwood' Hall, of Farnham Royal, Slough, the son of a 3; DPI3I. lor nic /1,1
gentleman of fortune. The details of this cane have already I i,g-temltrxrsi,:ii
appeared—Alderman Gibbs committed the prisonerto New- 4, pg,. No.. „ .:go. ;
gate for trial. ta Dotiorthee Lauri
130W-STREET.-6. Cooke and E. Townsend were ~,121 Da. 14...h.ra
charged with throwing a stone from the first-flaw window ; gaiters u;,4;,;
of a house in the Strand, at a police-constable on duty in tat Ike. I entree •.. ,
the street below, during the disturbances of Tuesday, the so rh
Do.iarnt.d.Sat
7th inst.—A. policeman said that he was on duty on the day ~..5 a-,,,, ',caw,. „
in question in Trafalgar-square and in the Strand, and saw a is no. :Iry ..... •• •
constable er gaged, with others, in clearing a mob from he- 34 ,D 2.„?.. r!, 43'11.
fore the house of Mr. Baxter, parasol maker. While the 1: sda,4l„,.,:iTarbia.‘„
constable was thus occupied the prisoner appeared at the Is Do. t nose's...
window, and threw a stone at him which struck him on the 1,2 t ..i,,..;:;;i .Miser...
breast. Shortly afterwards Townsend appeared at the 5; '7,,„71,1:,••'^
came window, and threw a store at another constable, which 1: gad, reonie, Dore.
took effect, knocking -hie bat °ff.-m.slr. Jardine said, that as la airesa,Nertl,n7sk,
there was no doubt the prisonerelvere acting in concert by 32 Git;:rtililZr,'l4.4,
throwing what they thought proper upon officers merely 1,,,,2 Glt.S.ith, oth;natasia..
doing their duty among a mob, it required a severe punish- 6 D. 1.1;:a.V!
meat, there being n 4 palliation far such an offence, and they n l''). 'Z.'', "`"
should both be committed to hard labour in the House of go GrLia waiter.....,.
Correction for one month. p 1 Do. t Warn ....• •
1H AM ES.—RlOTette. T. Grady, A. Coughlan, sod W. ll} Do. 1,• 2h1"2. •• - •
91 I)o.Arnold were charged with creating a disturbance, atv.mpt. et Da Nevi, ITS.— • '
ing a rescue, and assaulting the police in Rosemary-lane. g 4 Thpiderefigkt,lD
pane.
The three prisoners sallied out with several others from some 8
letrag•ZPT • •
blind alleys off Holborn, to join in the " demonstration" .tpa et,,,, 4 sharer
which they understood was taking place in the " far East." vs Do, t share 4.
On arriving at Rosemary-lane, one of the party, a tailor, la Irahlittern4-?Ands-
Do do. & Norwich
burst through a window, felled an old woman whom he la pu'awacAtatesaL
found within, and began to demolish her furniture. so Lane. 4: cartisk
' Sullivan, a constable,' not relishing these acts of sartorial le ..
karoism, took the fellow into custody, on which the tt LasDo, Tatrar.;
tnr..e..f
..,
three prisoners attempted to rescue him, and in doing 34 Do. t shorts
110 struck the constable. Sullivan having secured his 144 IV. If/tares
prisoner, watched the fellows to the house of a publican, 2., it „1,1,,taij.,:,'"::
where they upset a basket of cakes,turned off one a the taps, toe Do: ystear(ftepa./
by which three or four gallons of rum were lost, and other- 38 Lto•bioerPt•d;lL,rl.
wise conducted themselves in a most disorderly and riotous ??,,lgedifr,t7l.6Z
manner, insulting every person in the house. Anotherpolicee '',l, Do. it. E. Union
man then came up, and the prisoners, after some resistance, ae Do•Peeetonls I'm
were taken into custody.—Mr. Ballantine sentenced each to .9 r''''9
0 bred.. sad sir
....A.
ultorg.
imprisonment for a month.—T. Arnold, the prisoner whom 40 Leo& nog Think
Wares
they attempted to rescue, was next brought up, charged with vs Do. New— ~ .: .•
assaulting Mary Ryan, rind also with assaulting Sullivan, 131 Lade D2•Dew '2 6
us 2e'44.4
ii s..Masch.
the constable, whe took him into ctody. The poor woman gig 'sign,. & N.J.
exhibited a severe contusion under the left ear, from the 2 I.is...CroAr,"_„th•
effects of which she suffered great pain.—Mr. Ballantine : 13' I.o+l,22‘2!llladc;;;•St
You are another tailor. We do not want you in this die- 41 Da. ilrearicsin
trict. For the assault on the constable you'll go to prison 40 Eon, Ihightoo. o.oe
for a month. and at the expiration of that time you must N.) Do. Cons. Eighths.'
D 4 de, Oro, SPLI-1
pay 51. to the Queen, or be imprisoned for another month, 5,t 15,-,,:priees.e.sp.a.
or the assault on the woman Ryan. es Do. do. 185"
12; bondon and Greens,
Ili• Do. Preference-.
•,.,, Lobdon ~_ N. Wonder,

M. tar

MONEY MARKET.

Fain►a ETIININO:

Do. ...... ..I
De. ,t. L.&31.
Do.icii..n.k e If a
D0.101..eb..t1.t8,'
......

There was upon the whole a better tone about the
stock market to-day, although the difference of prices
upon balance, or on comparison of the last quotations
of this day with those of yesterday, amounts to a
fraction of improvement merely. Console on leaving
off this afternoon were 80; to 1 for money and ac-
count; yesterday, 801 sellers. The variations during
the hours of business have ranged between 811 as the
highest, and 801 as the lowest, say 1 per cent. differ-
ence. The scarcity
.of money stock is just now a
rather powerful auxiliary in the support of prices,
and cannot fail, unless the market be relieved
by heavy sales, or otherwise stock be made
more plentiful by temporary expedients, such
as borrowing for a given perlod.on terms, to have a
material influence upon the course and the settle-
ment of the account. Money stock, through the
scarcity, was repeatedly quoted higher than for time.
The inclination of the funds, in the absence of this
counteracting course, would in general opinion, and
from appearances, be of a more decided downward
cast still, for the state of foreign stock and money

markets is still regarded with anything but satisfac-
tion and confidence. Reduced Threes previous to the
shutting were done and quoted at 81.1 to 1; Long
Annuities, 8 to t. Exchequer Bills, 255. to 295.
premium. Bank and India stocks both shut for the
dividends.
The business in foreign securities was chiefly con-
fined to Spanish Bonds. The Five per Cents, were
last quoted 111 to 121; the Threes at 221 to 3#
Passive at 21 to 31. Portuguese, 15 to 17. Dutch
Two-and-a-lialf per Cents., 40 to 2 ; the Fours, 69
to 72. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 60 to 5.
Mexican, 131 to 141. Brazilian, 76 to 8. Peruvian,
23 to 5. Venezuela, 25 to 30.
Foreign exchange was quoted more widely even
than of lute on various of the chief money marts, but
the more salient feature of the day was the remark-
ably restricted amount, almost indeed the absence of
exchange business, at the rates quoted. On Amster-
dam, the negotiations were 12.41 to 51; on Rotterdam,
12.5 to 6 ; on Antwerp, 26.10; on Hamburg, 1335,1
to 14 ; on Frankfurt, 122 to 1; on Paris, 25.90 to 261;
on Vienne, 10.20 to 24 ; on Leghorn, 31.15
on Madrid, 46 to 1,-I'll at three months. On Lisbon,
at sixty days, 511 to t.
The Batik of England averages for the week end-
ing the 4th instant give, as compared with those of
theweek preceding, the following results:—
Circulation issue £28,205,810
Circulation active 10,373,615
Public &poets 6,574,785
Other deposits 9,240,011
Governrnentsectintlestn
banking department... 11,574,921
Other 'realities
Coln and bullion
3,950,
rest)even.da and other bills 836,810
,451
327
Th e
The notes in reserve had increased by 91,9701., the
gross amount standing at 9,830,2151. ; which, with
668,6971. in specie in the banking department, made
a total reserve of 10,498,9121. From the increase
under the head of " other securities" it may be
gathered that the Bank was obtaining a better share
of discount business, as money was becoming rather
dearer, if not more difficult, in consequence of poli-
tical disturbances abroad. It might be, however,
that the increase arose principally from loans on stock
or other securities. The extraordinary addition to
the " !test" in one week must arise from some work-
log of the internal machinery of the Bank, with which
the initiated within doors only can be acquainted.
Some weeks ago something like the same amount dis-
appeared from the "Rest" as now so replenished.
BANK OF ENGLAND—.Sr',,, tfnr the Week ending March 4.
tiers unPARTye?r,
NUtall 1,,u54
od,ur 2,904.:01
i.. 1.1 Coto awlßunton 12.713.513
tills kr Bullion 1,413X4

La3.20.t00

44444 SW?.
ItGoverumen lh t Scenettles
cl.dad Waight
Annuity) . .• • Z1,574,9'21
Other 6.xuritio.
NOW,
UoIl 'WU lather CAW . (.063.1.47

'll. MARSUALL, Chid Cobbler.
Looß Anoa. exp. Jae. 6. 1817). °
,;
FUNDS.
Do.. 31/ ymn, exp. Jan 5.18a1, 5;
lama titock for Acct.. 114
Counola for 80;
Exchop. 11111 s, .£1,001.1, 7d.. 9d 5 V
4 FUNDS.
1 per Ct. 81.11 Baa. 2"41!
41 srl Ct. &Wan BAL. ha. 25
VD
24416 1
per Ct. Dutch, Acct., March 16,
4 per CL, ditto Certificates, 704 109

FORETO
5 per Ct. ltraa.lloo
I nor Ct. Dorm:lowa IMIo., 161
Ditto, Acct., IS 10
iwr CI. Spaniel) Donde,'Div. from
Nor., 1010. 12 111
Di, Acct.. Rant 14, 111 12 111
pie Ct. Spanish lisdee.O.D.. 3
Y.XVIANUFA AND 11TOCRS ABROAD.
n,yerßa, )(mum, 7.--Spanl-h Now Fire per Conte., ; 1/ankh.
Enrllph Loan. Threo per CA:al,. 7). Etchangew on London 1 low-
born. March 7.13111, two toontha. 13.01 ; Feterahurg, Yet. 20, 'three
, mouth+. 371' Chrtatlana. Feb. 20. throe month*, 4.70 iitockholm,
W, 0Y data, 12.10; Braman, March 3, tw months, 013 ; RerUn, March
thew month,. 83; Leipmc. March 4. (bleu loofah, 0.27,
1.1.,1,10; M warn 7. .t. Sehubl. Sob.. Throc ail o 11.‘11 pen Cont..,
811 it 'I. Eschanne. on Lon tun. ti.2s4 ; Itamtan 1511; F:ala. 81 5-00,
1:01.0.411L, HA 1,11 2. —Loan of Of; 14110, 1042. ; Ditto,
11144, 74 ; Ditto 18.1 A, 00; Ditto of the City, 1113, 80; Dank of Belgium,
71. Exch.:a on London, 2 40.
A.iyaraar, Maxim F.—Exchange On London. 25.41; two mouth',
2.5.12.
Fianna, Mourn 2.—Flee per Centa., 84 ; Four per Centa., 70 ; Three
per Cont., Twoond.a• Half pee Cents., 421 ; Loan, 1831.140 ; Ditto,
1838, 1011 ; Dank Share'. 1,400.

IIAMBURCi, MARCII 7.—Scarcely any business was
done on the Boone to-day in exchange. The funds and
railway shares were very flat at the beAinoing, but at the
rime there seemed to be more inclination to bur.

RAILWAY NEWS.
We had a slight advance in railway shares yester-
day—in French lines more particularly, but a ith
little business stirring. I)ealers were not disposed to
purchase at any increase of price, and of foreign lines
not at all further than to make up sales previously
made at lower rates.
SHARE LIST.—LONDON, MARCH 10.
NoTs.—The Quotations of hoes 10 Homan charade!" denote set•el
treoiecuons; gore of 11no, In Balks actions Prim.
PAID.
,71 1 Lon.,Bl.West.NewbOl. `....51 • a
130 Do. Nebo. 401. .... 10 8 e
4.1 Do. Cons. TentAa.. 10 8 e
70 PD. ego. TastAt.... 10 11 o
elf Do. Third 5........ 3,1.
12 Los..Sattob.& Yeovil I Old.
3 Has. Hurt. & Mot 94 Yi
Mn,,n M.P., Limbs.
3 Do. !Mores. .Ro.l
'5 Do. shams .....2
71
1t'',..;0h:r21.01*,(3. Ti

61ed 11
17 6d.
3i 6d- I

IN-0.
Do. do
Do.
Do. EAtil Lind
Do. Growyby Dock
Do. Ma n.,Lin.tht.
11an.ch. esool/030i0 ll4k
Mlla/01
Po. 401. slum. 101
I)4.sol.harat . IV 9 j
Do. 81r44,0 Derby :3 77
110. C. Hrt.lt &AA: 119 11
Do. Drat .3:(doder

Mict.UL aLliMite)
luk tertrautte Dartisk
lei Delmar:at
25 North BOUM ..... 224
5. Da. sharks
Do. alerndon
2 DJ. Thirds
Bit Norfolk
4 5 Do. Avr.-,2ui. +5 4d.
9 Do. Goal. 62p.Lt, td. ps
31. Pi Ile. t, 5 p. Owl. 31d.
10 3 Do. lid. IVaernrq V.
4 N. aueties Claims . .
2 North et Sth. Western par 11
44 144. to North Staffordshire . 9
74 North Western...
1 it4e Dxf.t.,ll'orc..l;ll'oln. 174 11
74 Neadg..Ouild. &Bela. 6/
7 14 Houston awl II itches Ad.
152 p. 26 Smat fah Central l' 4p.
-! 391, 325 codfish
4.91'
h Gte. I,4ND ,44
' 41x. d 7 Shrew.. Ilir.claiMAl32
1174 •4 4 Do. - ll;24 224.
m 4 it • Id Shrtseed•Chatlilr Ml,l. 4p.
• 8 Do. I lotra id. in.
Par 14 Do. tutetstra.., kat 64d.
I. W 1 Do. tfer
:42: de
d dr'"st"l`,74-."
4. d do . trDevon . 13101 d.
`93 25 Do. Prerretax •• •
4 South St.,tfordrhire 3 22d.
33t South.leateroeiDove 25 4 5
le Do. do No. 1 9 7d.
17 /to. do.. No. 3 9 7d.
20 De. do.
74 Do. do. Third 442 4
13 South Wales 101.
3 a YorlaA.Don.etOle. 22 2d.
4 ma' Vale EXIOSSiaIi :111
174 77tames Hn ern, Dtklt 13 2.2.6.
4 Vale of Neat?* . .
l 0 !rajah...lt Furores
4t Wilt., Sum.,tWerm. 13
41 Win. .S husekS. Wan.
15 York, Novo, & lkr. 30 392 e d
• Do.orig.Norettler 2N 4
e d
S Do kix.NolYkeiN Di led
0 DodoNo2Nwellier 102
• DoUN *Puy or Pre 81
0 York*Northalialand G. 3
0 Do. Po:fere-ace. _. 114 1
Do.E.BVi.ltidc.l6- 3.1 4 ,
foams. RA ILSTAT.
ROIAIOPIC k alrlieDB. CA 74
1 Coso. Fr.lor.g Yem I 5.1.
IS Demerara 5 3d.
7 Dutch Rhenish 44 at
4 Fait Imams 1
II Lorrain a laLuxembourg Samor, 6 6
ft*
46 16 Namur and Mae
63 10 Northern of Promo
Oriean. k Bordeaux 52
41 Over Yuri . . 3
) ed 10 Paris and lOnn. • •.• 1§
5 20 Paris ale/ Orleans lO 30
7p• e d • Para and Itmeru l4 22
tl Paste and Strasbourg .
9
21
22 e d Bonen and .
▪ larobre anditavre. Meow '
31 e d retire and N.tnter • Sd.
19 e d St Wes•Flandi.ve 'd
7
VIIXIA. MARCO orthan. 90 • Ologgrilts. 91 Vance, Milan
0 ; Leghorn. 564; Penh. 72 •,Sienna:6B2
MEETINGS.-Nowrs BRITIBIIIRAILIOAT.-Halfyearly
.tketies.-Edinburgh, March 9.-John Lesrmouth, Esq., in the chair.
-A highly rettittectory report was read by the secretary glowing a
considerable increase in the traffic, and a revenue which would have
yielded a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent-, had not the directors re.
commended that a portion of it ehould be set apart as a reserved fund.
Thinking it prudent to take such course, they now proposed that the
dividend ebou'd be 5 per cent., or 121. Old. on the 23/. shares, and
2s. Gd. on the SI. shares. The report was unanimously adopted, and
authority given to the directors to compel payment of calls. She
t,uestion of Sunday trains we, then discussed at great length, battle
motion far their discontinuance woo 104 by • great majority. Power
having been given to the beard to apply for all new
11,3=igig,led in
1 the advertisement convening the meeting, the tee.
minated.
GLASGOW ADD 0 ItEENOCE.-Ht4f-yearly Meeting.-
Greenock, 9th March.-J. Tether, Es q., in the cbair.-After the
advertisement calling the meeting bed been read, the secretary
submitted to the meeting the following report by the direc-
tors for the past half-year: -Balance of last half-year's ac-
count amounts to 33,9831. lle. 3d.; and the expenditure,
15,4241. 15e. 11d. Thus leaving for a division a balance of
591. 4d. The director. are, therefore, enabled, after providing
foible dividend ma Me peetemsee llama at Om rate of A: Per OM.,

07d.

ftnr.

i;d

Id.
I°lCd d

Iniv3

and all other contingencies, to recommend • dividend being declared
of 10s. per share on the 281. share, and ss. per share on the 121. 10e.
(half) there, being at the rate of 4 per cent. Ire annum. Th' .e divi-
dends the directors propane obeli be paid en the 23d. bust The di-
rectors congratulete the alaareholders on the improvement which
has takes piece in: the through traffic, which, though somewhat
gat/wined let the Queen's visit to the Clyde, in the more eatisfactory,
inaemuch as It has occurred [haring • period of uneaampted &pm._
Mon in every branch of trade. The Caledonian Railway has mow
been opened from Carlisle to Edinburgh. cad Glasgow; but until the
entire line be completed the necessary raerautes cannot be taken for
carrying the arrangements between the two companies into effect.
Regarding title, a resolution will be submitted to the meeting. In
umsequence of the state of the money market the directors have
emu laurel it expedient to make a further call of 21. 10e. per share,
wit
became payable on the Ist ultimo, on the Preference Shares,
making In all H. 10r. per share called up on time shares. The
directors have entered Into an amicable amngement with the parlia-
mentary trusteed of the harbour of Port-Glasgow, by which they have
agreed to form a branch to the harbour of that town; nod the bill-Intro-
duced last in.ion for that purpose, and which was then eurpended,
has consequently been withdrawn. The only bill which thee min,
have before parliament In the one alto introduced lam se.inn, and
then auspended, for a short branch to join the Glasgow and Ayr line
west 01 Poker. It is intended to persevere with this bill, and it has
Meted y passed the preliminary stages. No opposition is expected.
Mr. Dillon having resigned his place as a director, Mr. John Poynter
wan elected by the board in hie stead. 'ihe dinctors who now retire
from anier by rotation are Jnereph Locke, Robert Ewing, and lamer
Tanker, Eager., who offer themobies for re-election -The rersrt
won agreed to. It was th n proposed and approved of, that m • re-
muneration for the unwearied smellier of their deputy-chairman, Mr.
Taster, ••gift of 4001. ho voted to that gentleman. I; wa• atm agreed
that a committee of four gentlemen be unpainted to watch over the
intererta of the camp my during the approaching amalgamation with
the Caledonian Railway. After the adoption of some other [rifting re-
eoluthate the meeting adjourned.
BUSINESS OF TIIE ENSUING WEEIi.-{Froaillni/gary Chronicle.)
11.1Veirloal.-Aberdare -March 14, Btirtol, at I ; Dundalk and En-
nh•kiilen-Mareh 14, Dublin, at 11; Edinburgh and Northern-March
15, Edinburgh, at 2 t Great nouthern and Western (1.)-Marrh 15,
Lhiblin, at II ;Louvain Louvain b ha on
16, London Tavern,
at I.
rovraarra.-Eut Lancashire-Stations, March 13; Shropshire
Uniun.-Ladd, chairs and sleepers March 17.
Theromera..-Birkenhmd, Lancashire, and Cheehire-Interest at
the rate of 5 per rent. per acuura on the 27/. Ins and 2 21.. hares and
at 4 per mat. on the 311, sharer; Bristol and Exeter-11. 13d. 9d. pee
tiMl. chore, free of income tax ; Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal,
Swansea and Loughor -13 per cent. per annum; Cackermouth and
Workington-4a. per share; Dundee and Perth-At the rate
of 8 per cent. per annum ; Eaatern Counties - Or. per share
on the consolidated stack ; Fiancee.- At the rate of 2 per cent.
per annum ; Great North of England-51. on the 100/. shares;
I/. U. on the 4111. sharer; 11. 10e. on the 30/. sharee; and li. 6d. on the
15/. therm, now payable; Great Western-At the rated 7 per cont
per ann. • Hull and Selby-21. 9a. GI nn the original 501. sharer, and
IL 4r. 9r1.. on the 232. therm; Lancashire and Yorkshire-21. 17, Sit.
per 100/. shim ; If. IGII. 7d. per 507. share ; 4s. 44[1. per 61.5 share ;
10s. Id. 4-sthei per 291. Quire; 75. Sil. per 201. share; and H. 54. Id.
per 1,.01 chine Manchester, Button and Bury stock, km incimic
tax, payable March 25 ; Lancaster and Carlisle- I/. per whole
I rliare, and 4s. per third share; Leeds and Bradford-11. sa. per
share, legs Income tua ; London and Blackwell-U. per share on the
old sharer'. numbered 1 to 48,000, March 13 ; London, Brighton, and
South Coast-11. on the SOS. ',bares; London and Greenwich-31. 6d.
on the old therm (clear of income tax) ; london and North-Western
-At the rated 8 per rent. per annum ; London and tiouth- Western-
I At the rate of 8 per cent. per annum; Manche,der, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire -At the rate of 5 per mut per annum on the lull.
awes, and of 74 per cent per Jinni= on the No. 1 Quarters; Mery-
-1 Pet aril Carlisle-15n. on the Sill. shares, and I/, fa. on the quarter
eau?, ; Midelkaborough and Reck er -30 a. per Mare, Iron income tax ;
Molt MA -3/. 10, en each 1001. Mhiland consolidated lively and am.
solidated preferential s'ock ; alter the rate of 7 per cent. per annum
twin Inlet each at the 4.2. oh.; 21. Nin ad. on each 1001. Birmingham
and Derby eineolidated stock; and alter the rate of It per gent per
annum on 321. 101,01 the Exewarh Valley shares from rept. e till
Dec. 31 : Norfolk -24 per cent. on the capital atack, and Is. ed. on
the new 24. shares, March 13 ; Northern and Footers-0n the slues
guaranteed 5 per cent. per unman, 501. paid, 11. ss. ; 231. paid,
9, 81,1., 6 .prr cent.. per annum, 30/. paid, IL POs.; 23!. paid,
11., id. ; ithrewrbury and Chester-ihr. on the original Its/.
Minn.., and ss. on the 101. 'hares ; South FAuern -IL Is. on pant
up nitres • 130. XL On the shame created March 19. 1841; and I.os. 0.1.
on the sha'res created Nor. 7,1814, less inmate tax, payable March 22 ;
Taff Vale-at the rated 4 per cent on each old glare, and a propor-
tionate per tentage beyond • 5 per cent. on the quarter and Dd.
shame ; Wear Valley-IL 10i. per share; 11. sa. lid. perups
;share
15.. per 29/. .hate; and sa. 21d. on the 251. there., 61. So. paid
Whirehaern Jonolion-11e. per Mare; York, Newcastle, and Ler-
wick-alter the rate of 9 per cent per annum on the cnrolithted
Mack ; on 152 of the original Newcaigles and Berwick shares and
North Shield:. purchase shares, and on 10/. of the exteneion No. 1
shares ; and at the rate of 5 per cent on the remaining 101. of the
North Shields purchare shares ; York and North Midland-after the
rate of 5 per cent, on the con:collated stock, and on lin. of the Eant
sad West Riding sharer.
Carat.-Aberdeen-51., due; Ambergetc, Nottingham, and &w-
-p- 12, Gd., due; Both" Blackbunn Clitheroe, and Wept York-
shire-V. on tire 13 preter•nee Alarm, due March 13 ; Caledonian -
21. 10a. on the 251. !pares, due March 31 ; Central of Ft once -7. L,
doe; Che.tcr and Ilolyhead-3/. an the preference sharer, due March
i 20; Cork, Blarkrnek, and Pas-age-2J. 10s., due; Demerara-
3J. 10a, dim March Ii; Dundee and Perth-51. on the new stock,
dos; Dutch Rheniah -16 florin, due March 21; East Anglian-IL on
the new 5/. chores and on the new 3!. 10s. shares, bath due March 31 ;
Fist Lancashire-21. on the new shares, numbered 33,430 to 83.600,
1 due March 20; and H. Inr, on the quarter stares, numbered 83,601
to 118,320, due April 10; Edinburgh and Northern-21.10,. on old 2 ,I.
shares due; Glasgow, Fables', and Ayr -St at the 251. sharer, second
1 bons due; Great Northern-21. 1 Os. on orieinal shares due ; Great
Souther and Wmtern (L)-2/. DM., due April 10; Kilkenny and
Great southern and Western-10e., due; Lancashire and Yorkaleire
-1/. on the fifths, due; Lords, 1 biehury. atilt al inch-ster -H. 10r.
on the 251. 'timers, die ; Llynri Valley-IL, due March 23 ; London
and Blackwell-27. 10*. on the extenrion therm, due March 2';
London and North Western-51. on the Grand Junction 401. therm.
doe; London and South-Weetern-IL 13, 4d. on the new third
shares, due March 31; Manchester, Sheffield and Limminshire-51.
on Great Grimeby and Sheffield SOL shares ; 21. on Great
Grimsby and Sheffield 20/. ehares; IL sr. oa Great Grimiby
and rheffleld 121. 10.. therm; H. 10, on shellield and
Ltricolnabtre 231. sham; 21. 10s. on Sheffield and Lincoln-
shire extension 25/. shirrs, ; and 22. 10s. on Grimsby Dark sharer,
numbered 1 to 11,002 inehaive, due March 31; Midtand Greed
Western (1)-51 due; Newcastle and Carlisle-211. on the black
, scrip MAIMS, and in bite proportion on the quarter shares, due ;
' North Western-11. los., due ; Northern of Frame -SI , due;
Sambre and Meuse -2L, due; Shrewsbury and ( heeler-17. oa the
perpetual preference 3 per cent. stack, and 21. on the 201. Deurestry
sharer, both due ,• South Devon -21. 10s. on the (half-shares, due;
Taff Vale-11. on the new 10/. sharer, due; Whitehaven and lumen,
-IL, due March 15.
Derostre itirrepatn.-Direet London and Manchester (Rastricies
line)-10a. per there, till Math 2.:..
Teaser= Boole CLOW" -Edinburgh and Citrons-From March
14 till 28; Edlnbutgh and Northern-1111 March 15.
Taairic.-Wecks fending FahCaro ti 23 to Mardi 5.-{from the ftialtrair
tled
1848. 1847. 1848. 1847.
Arhmathand Forfar.. - 22 Londonand 13 bog 701
Dublin A Drogheda . 188 74 LondouLtrighin.ke.., 6,311 5,077
Dublin &Einem...an. 753 691 London kS. Wertn 6.911 6.0.12
Dund. PM& Abdn.Jn. 657 243 Mane. She./ thee- 1.98!, 1.751
East Lancashire...... 979 °So M, tort &Carlisis s=l 533
Eastern Comities .... 10,725. 8.655 Midland
Eastern Union .. ... 1.022 742 Newcastle & Wide 1.94-• SAO
Edisburzh it Obit.. 3021 3.234 Norfolk..
Edinburgh INorthern 1.042 - North Wraith . - 1,965 1,323
.]
Olson, Pats, it Arr.. I. 1.168 Shrewsbury & Chas&
olasg., Pal,, 11 Onc. Pl 3 I,oo9mlouth Devon
Great South. k Neat. 1.05 I.o4slPouth EaMma OW 5.767
Mimi Western ...... le 19.700 Taff Vale
Randal it Windarm... 107 - 'tarter.. 700 724
Lannl•ter k Carbide.. 1.512 - IWhiteharen J 168 -
Lam:whim k Yorkth. 8.7 , 8,211- Yore. Neerc. It Berk- Mel 8,809
London &N. Wrath.. 36 3.53211Y0rt &N. &ULM 6,951 5.190

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
f. PRODUCE. —MINCINO-LANE, MARCH 10.—The Sugar
P? 'd market has cloned for the week to-day with a very dull appearance ;
' d although some of the public salts that were advertised for the Li"
d two days were withdrawn, to sustain the market, prices are again
so quoted 6d. to Is, lower than last week; 450 bbits. West India sold to-
day, making 1,200 hbd, for the week ; the only public mile was of
1,300 hum Bengal, of wbieh half poly found buyers. Refined has
also elightly declined; standard quality silken at 5 M.—Coffee has been
ileprmsed, and lower prices been accepted; a large public Kale of
Mocha, 800 Riles and 100 half bales, went eff at 2s. to 3.. decline
i but all found buyers at that reduetion.—Saltpetre continues in amen-
lative demand at 32e. to 338.—8 um has alto been inquired after;
proof Loctarde must be quoted Is. lOW. to In. lid., at which there
are now but few eeters.—Cottou continues inactive, and it would he
ed difficult to give exact quotations, so entirely has the demand cub-
ed sided.—Tallow steady, at Sus.—Jute, Fast India, sound bought in,
Bred VI. to 171.; damaged eold, lit. 10s. to 15/. IM.—ln other articles no
alteration, but very many have become inactive, particularly them
for exportation.—The produce market elate for the week with a de.
pressed appearance. IVats as to the stability of credit in Yranee and
P' on the continent daily increaser to the mercantile circles.
SUGAR.—The averagasprice of sugar, the produce of the
British isWaelisiOrla in America, computed nom the returns made In
the week ending the 7th day of ?larch 134 a, Is 24.. leld. per cwt.
Sugar the produce of the Mauritius is 25e. Old. per cwt. Sugar the
emitter of the Had Indies is 24°. Ip. per cwt. The average price of
the three foregoing &ascriptions, jointly, is 218.10 d. per ewL

COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, MARCH 10. —Sales this day,
2,000 hales; of the week, 24,010; including 400 on speculation, and
500 for exportation.
WORSTED STUFFS, &e.—BRADFORD, Mattcit 9.
There was a pretty good attendance of merchants at our Piece Ball,
to-day, and • fair amount of business was done for home consump-
tion; but it was evident that the recent comoeotionn abroad and at
home b-d a tendency to check the buoyancy of the market. There
was an improved demand for yarns, and as the stocks on hand are
low, pricey were firmer. The principal sales were to local manufac-
turers, so that a roof. Relive home trade may be anticipated. Wool
was firm as to pnce, which had a tendency to restrict the extent of
business.
BLANKETS.—II ECK it ON IM I al, M sine Tr 9.—There won
a good attendance of buyers here to-day, but not many manufac-
turers, which we hope in an indication of an improved state of
things. The purchases were not very extensive in the Blanket!
Hall, but some orders were given out. Priers remain very stnidy.
ILOSIF.RY AND LACE TRADES.— Norrixottast,
Mann 10.—The cotton hosiery trade is Mill In rather a depressed
condifew tion, but not to the extent that we have heretofore known it—
very hands are wholly out of employment, but great number', are
ended. The silk glove trade keeps in an improved etre, atronfdy
contrastine with ita condition in the early pan of the autumn. The
other branchis of the silk hosiery manulactures are yet in a mat be-
numbed condition, and as these are highly skilled manufactures, the
fall of this trade Is heavily felt by the workmen, an well as by the
d tradesmen with whom they have been connected. The cotton glove
trade continues considerably improved. There is a little alteration in
, the bobbin-net trade; a sort of stagnation generally prevaile;
several of the factories that a few years since worked all hours, now
Maria their workmen to two hours per day per man. By letters re-
ceived from some English lace hands who are at work at Lyons, it
appears there haahern some extensive detraction of warp-lace frames '
and single prone point.net lane frames, which were at work by steam-
propelled machinery. If some of these letters are correct, the lace
trade in France hoe received a serious check, similar to what the
hosiery trade received in the year 1194, when a considerable and
destruction of stocking-frames took place in that city, which
general
never since regained its pre-eminance, the trade having been
removed to Troyes and other places en Cbampagne.—Neffisphom
Journal.

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