The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-20 00:00:00

SEPESSENTATION OP LEEDS.

'The conservatives of Leeds do not appear inclined
to slow the two liberal gentlemen now before the oce-
.6oo,4—Vistmot Amberiey and Mr. Bethel, M.P.—to
var the.Uree WitbOut a contest. At • mooting of
il. caperrativeeo Ara:halos, bald on Saturday aftienteria,
gr. Jogs F.U.lasitew in the chair, tbe Wields( molt-
Ogee wen adopted :
„1 Thep it ia the duty of the conservatives of Leads
to reiagaaaggressive attempt Dow made by the ' Liberal
ca' ee 100•00110 the whole repronotation of the
„aall.
Tgat while the aomeaittos regret Mist the pesos of
tdeaogit should be disturbed me Wag before the election
W Imo la late place, they_ COM
_eider it their duty to them-
• will as to Mr. Beeman, sot to give their oppo. I
wetswets the adapter of • Mort, but at mos to institute us
rod
.dii,. ewer is has behalf.
--;, Mr. Beeerof et ouuduot as our friths,
lb wit to his duties la parliamezikr=ariable
wow wit arbsaity which be has shows to his coo-
*Algol of all ranks sad parties, oot lees them the general
awake ia which be in held throughout the borough,
„ otitis lin to ear inetimued meltdown sad support."
la the sesatiare the liberals are not idle. They have
troaag a pewee ol paint and working committee, and
are nigsigh Olt *6l will be Digs carry their two men
owing
,) Ohl NOUS/ i°ll ban itrtheir favour. A severs;
;Al all be the Malt of the dinolutiou of parliament.

TEE GOAT
SSITIREATED LOSS, C3O,I
001 AT THE EAST NDIA DOCKS.
DI

LATEST PARTIOULARB.—(THIS DAY.)
The property which was destroyed yesterday by
gro jp the jam sad seed stores of the East India Docks,
gimbeell, formed two estimates brick•built stores, bo-
soms 300 1041 600 600 foot io mid stood on the 's-
wim. edge of the company's premises on the north side of
the po imrt basio.
The cater warehouse, which wee weed as a jute store is '
etesimisece of its resholimme from the more valuable part
d the owspany's premiss, faced the Barking•road side of the
hut, sad this beildiog ales' contained upwards at 3,000
Ws of jilt'. Adjoining this warelionao oa the river side
ens the wed store, and it bald some 6,000 quarters of various
heeriptioss of oil seed, brides 1,500 bags of sugar, and
vim nimble merchaadiss.
Is the coarse of this morning the directors of the Euit
oil Wert India Dads Company caused an inquiry to be
editoted into the origin of the fire. It is stated that
oh* *seclusive could be elicited ; but the conjecture
I tbst it must have resultml from spontaneous combustion.
pie property consumes' is roughly estimated at about
310001., which is covered by policies in mast of the in-
sane complies.

MANGE PROCEEDINGS NEAR YORK.

On Saturday, at York Castle, before Mr. C. H.
Nam= and Mr. W. J. Coltman, West Riding camis-
oles, seven men, named William and Thomas Kettlewell,
Eliam Allison, George Batty, William White, George
ithinsoa, aid Henry Stead, were charged with having on the
Mad March forcibly entered the hones, at Oakhane Bryan,
wet Yea, of Benson sad Jno. Michael Barstow, whom they
apdW foretbly and also with assaulting the said Benson
bisioir. Yr. Lomas tof the firm of Leonean and Clark)
p. mated ; and Mr. Robinson (of the firm of Newton
ad Robinson) defended the parties charged. The circtim-
"atm detailing the charge arose out of a fancied right on
Se part of Wm. Kettlewell that he is the rightful heir of
as Mies Ann Fawostt, who died intestate, and whose pro-
swty the Bareows have now the posusaion. On the
aiming of the Bth of March, whilst Mr. Beason Barstow
us at breakfast, Wm. Kettlewell, Allison, and Batty pre.
Intel themselves at the back door of Mr. Barstow's house,
ad delivered a Dote to the cook for her master. This she
"livered is the breakfast room, and as she left this place
sk toned that she had been followed by the men she had
'it at the door. Mr. Barstow had not had time to read
Ms note before the three men in question entered the beak-
fur-room, and Allison introduced Wm. Kettlewell as the
"heir of the law," and desired Mr. Barstow to quit the place.
tr. Barstow refund, upon which he was mired, and dragged
co a soft., thence into the hall, where a key was wrenched
from his hand and one of his SOWS sprained, and @oboe-
neatly ejected from his boom. The doors and gates of
the premises were thee barricaded by the three meatiosed
ad the remainder of the defendants, excepting Robinson,
ad the servants ordered to pack up their things and leave.
This they did. In the meantime Mr. Benson Barstow suc-
ceeded in getting ogle of his horses oat of hie stable, on
Web be rode and obtained a .errant against William
Lettlavell at York. On returning in the afternoon, the mi-
en:re so peaceful before breakfast in the evening was found
coupled by the defendants and a large number of villagers,
ad all the rooms bearing evidence of a close scrutiny on
as pert of its new occupants. Victuals had been eon-
smni and liquors drunk, and everything was in the most
muses disorder. Mr. Barstow's re-occupation was only
pind by forcing open the doors and ejecting the coca.
pits will a stringer power the, that which hod so med-
ian ameneed decision. Dux* the whole of the time
d tie defeadents being in the house there were in the
IKSIS they had entered plate, securities, debentures, and
esh to ea unoent of warn 100.Cr.iui., bat fortunately none
debts bad bees disturbed. Mr. Leeman described this
,cis of adios, on the part of the defendants, se most mou-
ltsea and ridiculous, particularly when he assured the
ten* that the Beam. Barstow held their property by quite
▪ *Mg a right as that pawned by either of the patie-
nt
es the beach to that which they owned. Ha, then-
We, asked that the defendanta might be committed to the
mai mime for trial. The bench discharged Robinson
to went of evidence, sod committed the remainder for trial
et Lads, admitting each to responsible bail.

PROVINCIAL BHARE MAJUENTS.
Unarm. Maus 18.-Sales to-stay :-Grest Eastern, 721-
isseashin and Yorkahire. 116-London and North Western,
1014 4 1-Mancbeater, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 691-Midland,
it x} South Eastern, 841-Dutch Rhenish, 61 11-16 p -Great
imemboarg, le 646 a d-dpsniah Certificates, 171- Con-
temn) Loan, 86-Mercantile and Exchange Bank, 21
.11ffilok Foreign Mame, 24 la-Liverpool and London and
mom, lo p.-Union Marine, 2 3-16 p.-National Steam C0m-
1057,71 &
1136736111, Idalffill 18.-A good business wan done, and
Pleas were firm. Alliance Bank p.-Oren East"
wa, 461-Ditto, Five per Cent. Preference, 971-Great Northern
A. Ma-Grand Trunk of Canada, 171-Great Western of Canada,
1-Groat Western, 73e 1 I-General Credit, 6-10 la -Illinois Cu,'
MI, 56-John Brown and Co., 14 p.-Lamcashire and Yorkshire,
Bid i 1-Loodos and Ninth Western, 11:1 114 1-Munches-
* sad County Bank, 41 p.-Mancheeter. Sheffield, and Lincoln-
-691-11etropolitsn, 1 Midland, 1324-Ditto New E 9
duce, Os 464.3 d. p-North ,Yorks, 991-South Eastern,
1,41-Thames and nanny Marine Imairanoe, 6 3-16 p.-Lanca.
Mrs lasarance, 7-16 p.- East Anglian, N 0.2, 7-Blrmingham and
larby, 103-United States 6-20, 63.
ffialuaoflay, MARCH 18.-The market Is gradually improving
Is tom tat the business doing is still limited. Great Western
Sour Valley Guaranteed changed Muds at 731; and Binning-
hat Bank at 921 per share. Warwick and liirmuigham Canal
roe offered at 61 ; British and Foreign Railway Plant at 1
div. ; Birmingiu a Financial, at 1 prem.: Midland
at 1 prem.; Muntz's Metal, at 14 dlr.; and Patent Nat
sad lett, at Iprevia
Ift
Mum lulca -New Three par Cent. Stock. 874 88-Ditt
*account, rah April, 874 88-National Bank, New (Wanda& OIL
Inn.' :Int paid). Si f i-National of Liverpool (Limited). (10/.
hid;), 174-National o Liverpool, New 'Limited) ;issued at al
Brat) (61. paid), account, 30th March, 111-Royal hank (101.
lull, and Bandon (601. paid). 14-Dublin and
('OOl. Paid), 71-Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford
(101- Midi. 84- Great Southern and Western stock, PRI-Midland
*sat Western let paid), 324-Ditto. Holm paid).
164
Cost and Bandon 64 per cent perpetual )641 pad), 61- ,
Wicklow, and Wexford 6 per cent. perpetual ilOl. paid;, 124.