The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-09 00:00:00

TWF EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1965.

sionor politicos at two atabliehmenle of a cogeetesature,
KeetsoseL After this she became matzos at Grove-
le Ohl
Lumge Asylum, Bow ; where the 00-reepoodents
prof who
ac essed, • great interest in peewee ering \
alUsabes, was a visitor. Hung suffla this
bee menta
widow de her acquaintaeoe. he muscled her to attend
• kb mother, who was a penal otworeutric character ;
sod while she wu in his barrios, it was alleged that he bad
sauced her seductice.
puof of th marriage having been Ives,
Mr. Charlese Reade—l live at 9'2, St. Georgessead.
osboo. I cue some time ago acquainted with Mr. Thome&
odok I first kern him in the year 1863. when I wee living
Cereessiseet. We vieitad each other. I take a great
menet I. the question of lunacy. Mr. Thome "eked
se to me a person who was aid to be wrongfully
gaud at Pron-halL I went with him for that purpose ;
sod I wee istroduced to the alleged lunatic is the presets*
of
Men Billingay. Mr. Thomas has Naos meatiseed the
upeadeet to me. Re told me of his anxiety abut
we mother.
Eilla sh
and said that
tak e he
charge of had arranged
cut Mrs sPy ould her.
Billmsny kw boss to my house. I asked her to come
sod give me mformatioa on the subject of lunacy. Mr.
Themes described himself to me as a
tervant of the East
bilis Company, and he referred me Masers. Grindley,
ids agents I think he said he had been as assistant (W-
-aster. The photograph produced is a likeness of Mr.

GUILDHALL.
TIII CAPRI.* OF ♦ aaao OF BUIWIASS IN TOE CITT.
Jan Noringtou, 9.9, clerk. who refused his address ;
Henry Williams, 45, grinder ; and William Tkosipson, ;19,
labourer ; were brought up on remand before Mr. Mdm
man Stone, charged with burgiriously breaking and 1
entering the
No,warehose of Yams. Thomas -Wad-
diaglos sod Sea. o 11. Oolinanetreet, umbrella
manufacturers, with latent to etre' Shemin, also with teeing i
in their paranoia at at., without lawful incase, two i
kern dark haters, crowbar, gimlet, Weal, two
bradawls, halter, 13 pions of rope, sad lee bap, with intact
to commit a filmy.
At the former examination it transpired that the primers
were appreheaded by the polies, while in the act of pluo.,j
dering-the warehouse of the prosecutor, and ea the present
cassia Detective Geier
pre
in
he bad wombed the
room occupied by one of the primers, in Little Ourentiug-
street, Peatravili, sod found four keys, me a skeleton
key, ten files, three pieossof wax for takiag inpreesioas of
loan, a small somwick, end other implemeats used by

mA
further remand was grouted to onabls the police to
makeizquiriee.

•
SOUTHWARK.
STUMM &BUS AT A RAILWAY STATION.
Thomas Ditapar, an intelligeot lad, 15 years of age, ws,
charged with steeling two Bibles from one of the waiting
rooms at the South Eastern Railway Terminua, London-

Be Queen's Advocate—l thought that Mrs. Bi
my was • very properly conducted person.
By Mr. Denman—l thought her one of the moat
.Never too
women I had ever seen. I am a popular author. I wrote
.Neeet too Late to Mead." Mr. Thomas ustrodnoed himself
car as a person who knew of • lady that was wrong-
telly °echoed at Grove-haIL Re come to me in ones-
place of my writing.
Harriet Clark—On the 29th of April, 1864, I was in the
wirrios of Mrs. Thomas. She was then living at Methuen, in
Bemphire ; and was a personal eccentric habits. Mrs. Billie.
pay was her companion. Mrs. Billingay'
s brother and sister
were also there. Mr. Thomas often slept at the house.
When he was there he used to get up at 4 or 5 ealook in the
morning to seed the bible with Mrs. Billingay in the
&Ostrom. (A laugh.) Oa the 15th ofuly
J
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Mrg. Billisgay, her little
dsagiater Bessie, and I left Otterhurn, and west to live at
Amble, in Northumberland. The respondeate to
Zof Mr. Baum as " wad
et to
ia the child. The child thougt her pm* was
dead. Ilse respondents often walked out together.
I have • memorandum that the respondents and
the child Bessie went to the Newcastle Agricultural Show.
I afterwards left for • short time, and when I went back
iato Mrs. Thomas's service she was living at Warkworth.
limes a memorandum that on the 28th of September
Mr. Thomas came to our new house. His mother
seed to go to bed at about S o'clock in the evening.
sad the respondents rued to remain after that hour in
each other's society. In October apartments were taken by
Mr. Thomas at Alumouth for Mrs. Billiapy. Mrs. Barn-
gel, Hsieh, and I went there, and Mr. Thomas came to
ese us every day. His conduct was very fami-
liar. I once saw him when they were romp-
leg round the room, draw Mrs. Billineay on to his knee.
Os the 9th October Bessie and I went to church, but the
Impeodents remained together at the apartments. On
the 24th the respondents and Bemis left Warkwoeth for
Cheltenham. Mr. Thomas returned aloes. Mrs. Bu-
rge/ay wrote to me enclosing • note for Mr. Thomas ;
sea he told me that she was very ill at
Otterleiro. He sent me to her at that plain. On
the 23rd of November 1 was going with them to Newcastle,
and Mrs. Billiopy told me as we emerged from one of the I
teasels that belied just kissed her. InJaeuumlast theywt
to the volunteers bell together. Oa the 30th of that month
they went to Newcastle, and Mr. Thomas told me that if I
wasted to write to Mrs. Billisgay I mut address my
Wen to her at the Turk's Head Hotel. On the 2nd of
February he came back to Warkworth alone ; but finding
▪ Bilhogsy there he weat away again. On atomthefi eb-
ruary he sent me to Berwick ; but he gave me to
open in the train. I thee found that I was
to go en to Edinburgh and join Mrs. Billingay
time. When I saw her I handed her • Si. note
inclosed in a letter which I had received for her from Mr.
Thomas. On her birthday (the 3rd of February) Mr.
Thomas had given her a brooch set with rubies, and • pair
of
ser-rings. Oa the 24th of July she received
a letter from Mr. Thomas, which she read
to me. It asked her to elope with him. She
said, "Oh the wicked mac, to put such a
temptation in my way when he knows that I can't resist
it." The same day we went back to Wadsworth. When
I have gone into the room where the respondents were I
I have seen him with hie hand upon her head, and hold. I
iag her hand in his. At midnight on the Bth of Mewl I
we set off by train to London. We travelled second class to I
York. Then Mr. Thomas put the respondent in a first-
class earrisp, but returned to me. At Peterborough 1 left
him to go home, and thee he went into the other carriage to
Mrs. Billiogay. Witness identified a photographic portrait I
of the respondent, and some letters of the co-reepoodent.
h November, 1864, he had written to the petitioner,
seaming that be did not know where she was.
Cross-examined by the Queen's Advcrate—When Mrs.
Wham was absent Mrs. Thomas was left in the
charge of Noah Baird. The " little doctor" referred to I,
in my memorandum book was Dr. Turnbull. Mrs. Billingay
ones played tricks with him. I never complained to any
oft about her conduct ; hut I have spoken to her about
it myself. 1 kept my diary merely for my own amusement.
I should not have done it if I had thought it would ever
be of any use.
By Mr. Denman—l have talked to Mrs. Billingay about
"poking fun at Pickles." (Laughter.) In 1864 Mrs. W-
infrey was in very low spirits. She said she had tried to get
• divorce, but had failed. Mr. Thomas had employed detect-
tivea, who had turned round %mon him. She did not like
him; she accused him of robbing her ; and be never came to
see he all the time I was at Mrs. Thomas's.
George Geldred, landlord of an hotel at Newbiggis,
which is about twenty miles from Newcastle, proved that a
lady and gentleman whom be ideotified by the photographs
as the respondents Weenie and slept together at his house.
The gentleman, apropos of Mr. Baker Cresswell's residence
(which was near Newbiggin) made very particular inquiries
of that gentleman's brother, the late Judge Ordinary.
Ann Little, chambermaid of the Royal Turf Hotel, at
Newcastle, deposed that a lady and gentleman (whom she
also recognised by the portraits) bad slept together at that
establishment in January last.
Evidence of adultery at the Great Northern Hotel.
Peterborough, was also given.
Mr. Russel, lecturer sod secretary of a Rescue Society
for Women and Children, mid that the respondent was
matron of the Home from October, 1861, to February, 1863.
Often saw Mr. Billingay with her.
Croce examined—Could
not swear that he ever slept at
the Home. Her salary was 25/. per annum with board and
toting.
miry Palo, at whose house the petitioner had lodged
with his wife, said they always appeared to live very
happily together.
Croes.examined by Mr. Delman.—Should say that the
petitioner in 1863 was " rather pushed into a corner." (A
hush.) Should say that his wife rather took money from
lam then brought him any.
Eliza Sherwood knew Mrs. Billingay at the Home in the Old
Sent-road. She afterwards took a house of her own. The
petitioner and his wife seemed very happy together, and wit-
less always thought they were both Christian people. The
respondent hand that her own Home did not answer and
the gave it up.
Cross-examined—Had " teand" with them at both
Homes. The respondent always spoke very highly of her
husband. He not say much about religion ; but wit-
ness never saw any nonsense or any levity of conversation
him. He seemed very food of this children.
Dr. Spicks contended that there was no evidence of iden-
tity beyond photographs ; and that that kind of testimony
had never been held sufficient without corroboration to dia.
'dee a marriage.
Mr. DeOttlte also denied the adultery, but addressed
the jury in mitigation of damages in the event of
their thinking his client guilty. Mr. Thome, really did
feel a deep interest in the case of lunatic persons ; and
the result of Mr. Reade's int tion had been to
release the lady whom he had taken him to
visit. there was mating to show that he had
practised any seductive arts upon the respondent,
and tte evidence on which it had been attempted to show
that she had previously lived on happy terms with her hus-
hed was entirely inadequate to support the opinions of Dr.
Deese.
(The case was procrediog when our report left.]

-Tan Parkinson, an °Meer in the employ of the railway st_s•
company, said that about 8 o'olock is the eveniag be sew ;
the prisoner loitering about the minim-room of the mein Bt
line, apparently as if he was expecting to meet some sa
one. Witham was eddied to mother part of tbe station 100
on business, and 011 his return he saw the prisoner leaving • •
the waiting-room with a bag costaining something balky. Sti
Suspecting something wrong, as the prisoner had nothing :c
with him a few Minutes previously, witness entered the
room and missed the Bibles from the table. He directed 84.
the rimer to IN, stoPP•d. end on his hag being examined, at.
the ides produced, a French one and an English one, 34-
were fated. Bibl St.
• U.
The magistrate asked what we& the reams that es
were in such a pleas. St.
Witness replied that they were left y the Bible Society St.
for the amassment end instraction b
of the foreign and at.
Oat Poorogoto• oht&
The magistrates asked it there were other instructive 6,
books for the amusement of travellers left in the waiting-

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MONEY NARIKET.

•filila DA!.)
_
Two (Mum.

Tke stock markets continue inactive, yet the
tendency generally Is somewhat better than
yesterday. Consols have risen 1.16 to it per cent.,
and other securities are mostly unaltered, the
iunount of business being very limited. Great
Eastern Railway stock, however, has further re-

ceded.
The dinconnt market is quiet to-day, and the
supply of money good. The geseral rate for
choice three mouths bills is 6 per cent.,
transactions at bi being exceptional. The charge
for abort loans in the Stock exchange is 4 to 5 per

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102}

BILITIEUI KIN

106 100

lei; I

The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
weeklan increase of 2,004/. over the corresponding
week of last year.
We are given to understand that, the continental
applications for shares in the Bank of Turkey Wav-
ing been received, it la the intention of the directors
to proceed with the allotment at once.

FSIDAT
Consols, which closed yesterday at 87j to ie ex
div., for the 9th January, opened this morn-
ing at the same quotation, and closed at 87*
to For money the last price was 87 to
The official business report is as follows : b 1
per Cent. Consols, fur money, 871..1, 1, 1 ; ditto,
for account, 87/, ; Three per 'Cents. Reduced,
87,1, 86/t ; New Three per Cents., 87, 1, 861d,87
New Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 69, iv. ;
India Stock, 219 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, I9s.

prem.
Indian government securities were quiet. The
Much Exchequer Bills remain to 2a. dia.,
while the June were slightly firmer, at Ss. to

cent.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rental opened at
68fr. 80c., showing a decline of 4 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 874 to 4, ex div.,
for money, and 87/ ex div., for the account
(January 9). The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
874, 1 ; ditto, for account, 874, ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 864, 87 ; New Three per Cents, 87,
861 ; Annuities, 1885, 13 13-16 ; India Five
per Cent. Stock, 1021, 4, ; Five per Cent.
" enfaoed" rupee paper, 102 ; ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cent., 108 ; Exchequer Bills, March,
6s. dim ; ditto June, 3s. die.
There is very little business in the foreign stock
market, and, with the exception of a rise
of 4 per cent, in Spanish Passive, and a
decline of 1; in Greek and 4 in Bra-
zilian scrip, prices show no variation. Some
of the present quotations are subjoined,
viz.. :—Greek, 151 to 161 ; Spanish Passive, 274 to
; ditto Certificates, 141 to 4 ; Confederate, 74 to
84; Brazilian scrip, 2 to 4 prom. ; Turkish Five
per Cents., 1865, 431 to 4 ; and Mexican, 241 to 25.
Transactions are recorded as follows :--Brazilian
1863, 684 ; ditto 1865, 751 ; ditto scrip, 24, 1,
2 prem. ; Chilisn Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
73, 4, 24, ex div. ; Egyptian, second
issue, 1001. bonds, 924 ; ditto 1864, 911 ; Greek, I
for account, 164, 16 ; Italian, 1861, for account, 1
641 ; Mexican, 1864, 23 ; Russian, 1822, 894 ; I
ditto 1862, 891, 4 ; ditto 1864, 931 ; Spanish,
for account, 441 ; ditto Certificates, for ac-
count, 141 ; Turkish, 1858, for account, 72 ;
ditto 1862, for account, 714, 4, 2 ; ditto 1001.
- Bonds, 714, 4, 2 ; ditto 1865, for account, 431, 4, I
; Venezuela, 1864, 37.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Consoli-
dated Sterling Mortgage Bonds are quoted 1 to 14
prem.
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures have de-
clined 4 dollar, and Illinois Railway shares 4,
being quoted 834 to 844 and 814 to 1, respectively.
5-20 Bonds are called 634 to ; and Erie Railway
shares, 581 to
International Financial shares are now quoted
13-16 to 15.16 prem. ; General Credit, 2to
prem. ; London Financial, 51 to 4 prem. ; Imp.-
" rial Mercantile, 21 to pram. ; Credit Foncier
and Mobilier of England, 3rem. Ito prem.,
ex all ; ditto New, 31 to 1 p ; Overen3 ,
Gurney, and Company, 64 to 1 prem. ; and Bud-
ran son's Bay, 151 to 16.
" The shares of the SL Saviour's Wharf Company
are quoted 1 to 14 prem.of Turkey, 14
to 2 prem. ; American Oil Wells Trading, 1 dia.
to par ; Commercial Company of Africa, 1 to 14
prem. ; London Steam Towing and Navigation, 1
to 11 prem. ; Colonial Company, to 14 prem. ;
and Charles Laffitte and Co., 11 to 14 prem.
HALF-PART Two O'CLOCK.
Consols are quoted 874 to 4, ex div., for money,
and 874, ox div., for the account, showing no
change.
The government broker bought y 10,000/.
New and 10,0001. Reduced Three per Centsesterday ~ for the
Sinking Fund and Post-office Savings Banks.
The gold operations at the Bank yesterday com-
prised the withdrawal of 300,000 sovereigns for
Brazil, and of 48,0001. in bullion for the Continent
(the latter operation being consequent upon the
flatness of the foreign exchanges), and the influx of
" 20000 sovereigns from Lisbon.
e The steamer Oneida will take to-day for Brazil
about 305,0001. in gold (including the above-men-
tioned withdrawal in sovereigns from the Bank),
and 7,5001 in silver.
There was a good demand for bar silver yesterdaj
for the East, for transmission, both rid Southampton
6 and Marseilles, and the price was firm at Ss. 11d.
per ounce. Mexican dollars were also in increased
request, owing to the receipt of higher quotations
IS of exchange from Singapore, and transactions took
place at ss. 04d. per ounce, being 4d. above the
recent rate.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex-
perienced a rather general movement against this
country. The list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.11 to 1 ; ditto, 3 days, 11.1 S
to 4 • Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.11 to 2; Antwerp, 3
smile% 25.471 to 521 ; Hamburg, ms. bane°, • 3 mouths,
13.9 to • Para, 3 days, 25.10 to 15 ; ditto, 3 mouths,
26.371 t0'421 ; frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months, 120 j to
1; Petersburg, per rouble, 3 months, 301 to 1 ; Vienna,
ff do 3 months, 10.871 to 921; Trieste, ditto, 3 mouths,
1 • •
10.871 to 921 ; Madrid, 3 months, 471 to 1 ; Cadis,
months, 474 to 8; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.574 to 60 ; Game,
3 mouths, 25.574 to 60 ; WWI. 3 months, 25.071 to 60 ;
Neat's, 3 months. 25.571 to 60; Palermo, months,,
26.571 to 60 ; Merino, 3 mouths, 25.574 to 60;
Lisbon
90 days, 511 to 1; Oporto, 90 days, 511 to 4.
At Hamburg, Turin, Amsterdam, Brussels, and
St. Petersburg, the rate of discount (in the open
market) is 6 per cent. ; Paris, 4 ; Vienna, 54 ;
Frankfort, 5 ; and at Berlin, 7 per cent.
An important undertaking is announced under
the title of "Charles Laffitte and Co. (Limited)."
The object is to convert into a joint stock
" limited " company the old established bask
of Messrs. Charles Latfitte and Co., of Paris,
and to extend its business to this country and else-
where. The undertaking is to have its centre in
London, and the design is to " afford the commer-
cial community and general public facilities for
transacting their foreign banking and financial
operations " through a long organised connection,
re and with the aid of an increased capital. With
regard to the terms of purchase the prospectus states
as follows:
Au arrangement has been coeeluded with Mears. Charles
Laffitte and Co., for the purchase of their business, for the
sum of 150,0001., which amount has been arrived at upon a
" moderate computation of its value, based upon a statement
of the profits actually realised daring a eyries of Tears.
Two-thirds of the purchase-money will be taken is shares.
on which 101. per share will be oredited paid up ; and PROVINCIAL BRAES MARINI%
Mr. Charles Llano will matinee his canneries with the DEC. „48, aria zoom 434
utuhrtski64l 6.148 caPacia2 of chairman of the company, Great /stem, 021-west Midland. Orford. n - London and
"Id will eve "it all the "vantage of his ineuee" and Zosit;%kw-log:g.iralenr,afrl itt.lAsr Huron. silt.
experience. 120mnd Trunk of Cicada. Be! sri 1 36e• kit t-Ore
Negotiations, it appears, are pending for incor- wstterisktnru-ara. rp,lsint
ifzia.-6„naltithle=last_oartr,
posting with this company other establishments. "°
Ln mbium shares, 151 11-16 1-Alliance Banlt-lwacu;- and
The capital is 3,000,0001 , divided into 150,000 riSerpoai
nbelUsb ant&rnets szeriflemiltig
shares of 201. each, with a first issue of 75,000 tt 2
siAli!luds 344 Xn4llB7trance. 6-16 p.-loyal Laaaran're, 4
nta.
shares, of which 25,000 are stated to have been Money marina uamod), p.-Aseicas Iterche
privately subscribed. On the board are a director J.—Nat West atertligi2l Li..
was
and
prices
of the Bank of Ireland and two directors of the -"
were lower. Alliance blank ted,. se 9.-11-011-ao and Lake
National Bank. Huron, 9•16-oontederste Loan. 8 -Mos, SS 71 8 - Cress
At the meeting yesterday of thelLondon Chartered Yast.ury $lll4 SI 4-Groat Laamboarg, 161-Oreat Northrra
A. IV; 4140 rand Trask of Canada. 801 1 el:: -Ore.;
Bank of Australia a dividend of 4 per cent., clear w",„ canad,l64_o,„„t western, l_heyweed. H
of income-tax, was declared for the half year ecded 51, and Cn,_,l.Matte!cp, 111 d.-Hlinoik_
ton_ and
.NOll4
June last. The chairman gave some explanations western.
p C1:41, tab d. ="7...1;:re rrinu
with reference to the advance made by the bank to R.,0
npr;id., 6.-Dlt. 817 pert Volt- Piet eurpi, 101-1.6;
the government in Melbourne, and defended the Len.
nneier
sen.;th Britirn,sld4 sua yuns
company against the strictures which have been (unused t
to Laitera, 'lei 761 7 1 -Mamas arid
passed upon it in connexion with this operation. Itsrsey marine Insurance (limited). 417-le i e.—sited Stales
6.20 Years' Bonds. 6111-Ualoa Soak, 6 6.-Whholavaa aad
The half-yearly meeting of the Ceylon Company m„,„,.. so ill par thata, 48-Paaakillo Oppor
(Limited) will take place on the 19th instant to de- ' woes, 11 p. --Sheffield Theorailid+claartar par Oast Prot, 664.
dare an ad interim dividend for the six mouths. Dan. • _trasosoltoo. to day In
Tbe report of the directors of the Indian Carry- , rat°,,,:°•"1,,,,,17,a,„=°;;;:a7 11.3.017,1„7.„d „
nth
lag Company (Limited), to be submitted at the ssameassirLwatersort arrbt
dhia and.po_aad /It
manual meeting on the 19th December, recommends =nsiil, Bir Tonga .I,,pen .112,41dre
a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. perawnwm• raise, at 611.

3a. dis.
Foreign stocks were again heavy. Mexican de-
clined per cent., cud Brazilian scrip and Spanish
Passive 1, Spanish Certificates, however, rising
per cent. The Italian State Domain oanwait was
rather weaker. As regards Turkish, there a
reduction of per cent. in the loan of 1854, but an
improvement of fin the Bonds of 1862 and
1865.
The shares of the financial companies were dull,
and prices retain a slightly drooping tendency. The
closing quotations were as follows :—lnternationl
Financial, 1 to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 2 1-160 t
3-16 prem. ; Loudon Financial, 61 to 6 prem. ;
Imperial Mercantile Credit, 21 to / prem. ; Credit
Foncier and Mobilier, 3; to I prem., ez div and
new ; and ditto new, 3/ to ft prem.
As regards American securities, the only change
worth mentioning was a decline in Illinois Central
shares. The following were the latest prices,
—5.20 Bonds, 631 to 64 ; Erie Railway shares, 68f
to / ; Illinois Central, 81/ to I ; Atlantic and.
Great Western Debentures, 84 to 85 ; ditto Small
Bonds, 83 to 86.
The Consolidated Mortgage Bonds of the
Atlantic cud Great Western Railway were last
quoted Ito 1/ prem. It is notified that the appli-
cations are already large and of a good clue.
Few changes took place in bank shares. Bank of
Australasia and London Chartered Bank of Aust
ralis
were rather better, while Bank of London and
Imperial Ottoman Bank were a little more offered.
National Discount shares ware last quoted 12
to I prem. ; Joint Stock Disoount, to / din.;
Hudson's ay, 151 ,to 16 ; Egyptian Trading,
If to 1 dis. ' • anu Ottoman SomiSti Gem:Snide,
3to prem. The shares of Overend. Gurney, and
Co. were dull, closing at G 3-13 to 5-16 prem. East
India Land Credit and Finance, International
Land Credit, Peel River Land, Ebbw Vale and
Warrant Finance shares were quoted lower. There
were some inquiries for Gellivara, Land Securities
and Stillwell Ironworks. The shares of Hewett
and Co. (Limited) were quoted 1 to lf prem.
The cloning (but in some cases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings were as follow:
Bank of Turkey, 1/ to 2 prem. ; American Oil
Wells, 1 die. to par ; CulonialiCompany, 1 to lf
prem. ; London Steam Towing, to 1.1. prem. ; and
Commercial Company of Africa, 1 to If prem.
The new shares of the Imperial Ottoman Bank
were quoted to-day 2/ to prem.