The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-01 00:00:00

TEE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1867.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Sittings in Banco.—(Before Justices Blackburn, Shec, and
Lush.)
ROBBING (APPELLANT) r. WRENCH (RESPONDENT).
Mr. Wills said this was an appeal against a decision of
the justices of Coventry under the Master. and Servants
Act. The respondent was a miller in the appellant's
employment. It appeared that the respondent left
his work on two occasions in one week, the last
time on Thursday middle day, and did not return
until the following morning after time. It was
shown that he was seen in a public.house drinking. When
he returned on the Friday morning he was dismissed, the
appellant refusing to"pay his wag" for the time he had
worked. The respondent summoned his master before
the justices its' 11. Is. 'ld., for rit day's work, and after
hearing the case the justices said they were of opinion the
absence was merely temporary, and not a wilful dis-
obedience, and that he had not so departed from
the service as amounted to a repudiation of the
same, or to justify his dismissal without his wages,
and they accordingly ordered the payment of the amount
claimed. The learned counsel contended that as the ap-
pellant was gre►tly inconvenienced by the respondent's
absence, he was justified in discharging him without pay-
ing his wages.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said the magistrate had acted
under a misapprehension. They appeared to think that
a man leaving his work with the intention of returning
could claim his wages, and the question was whether under
the circumstances the master had acted legally in dis-
missing him without paying his wages. The respondent
having twice neglected his work in one week divested the
m►ster's conduct of any harshness. The master was per-
' fectly right in dismissing the respondent without notice
and refusing to pay him his wages. They had to decide
what was justly due for wages according to law, and not
what was fair and equitable. The decision must be quashed.
Mr. Justice Shoe concurred. The man left his work in
the middle of the day, causing serious Ices and inconve-
nience to the master. The decision was wrong.
Mr. Just ice Lush concurred.
Judgment reversed.
BRUCE r. !HINT. _ _

Mr. Hopwood said this was an appeal from a decision of
the justices of Essex under the Cattle Plague Act. The
only question raised was whether the inspector's appoint-
ment was legally made. The appointment was signed by
two justices only ; whereas it was contended it should be
signed by all the justices of the division.
The court held that the appointment was legal.

COURT OF PROBATE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)

SMITH AND SMITH r. TEBBITT AND OTHEMS.-IMPORTANT

CANE.

Sir R. Palmer, Q.C., Serjeant Salentine, Dr. Spinks,
Q.C., and Dr. Swabey, for the plaintiffs ; the Queen's
Advocate, Mr. Edward James, Q.C., and Dr. Tristram for
Mrs. Tebbitt, the principal defendant ; the Solicitor-
General, Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr.Searle for the others.
This case (which has already been fully reported) was
reaurneil from Saturday last. It relates to the will of
Mrs. Ann Thwaytes, late of Charmandean, near Worthing,
and 17, Hydepark.gardens, who died last year, leaving
property to the amount of shout 400,000 f. Of this she
left about half to two brothen named Smith. One of
them, Mr. John Simon Smith, bad been her medical at-
tendant, and had, as she believed, saved her life ; and the
other, Mr. Samuel Smith, though unfortunate on the
Stock Exchange, had been taken into her house as a
kind of steward, with a salary of 4001. a year. Besides
these handsome legacies she had presented the son of John
Smith with 10,0001. on his being called to the bar, and to
each of the two daughters of Samuel a marriage portion of
20,000/. She had settled a house at Clapham and:3o,oooi.
on her sister. Mrs. Tebbitt, and her children, and she had
left them 45,0001. She had also given a like sum to the
nephews and nieces of her late husband, and she h..d
disposed of the remainder of her estate in iraeous
legacies and charitable bequests. The general outline of
the case, it will be remembered, was as follows:—She was
the widow of a tea grocer in Fenchureb-street, and was
once a person without education. Her husband had been
a deist, but after his death she became in her way very
religious. She was an enthusiastic believer in the near
approach of the rnillenium. Her will is opposed, so far as
bas yet appeared, upon alleged delusions growing out of
this ides. In support of the will, however, it is urged
that though her notions might be unusual, they were not
of a nature to invalidate the will. It was also alleged
that her peculiar ideas—whatever they were—had not
continued to the date of the will, and that she bad had
good reasons for not giving her family more of her money,
seeing that every one of them had given her good cause
for displeasure.
This morning additional evidence in support of the will

-.Mrs, Thivis, a daughter of Mr. Samuel Smith, and widow
of the late Chief-Justice of Hong Kong, stated the deoesaeel
was a woman of unusual shrewdness. When witness was
a child eight years old she taught her to repeat the Pater
Neater. She was fond of reciting passages of poetry.
On cross-examination, the witness admitted (as her father
had done) that her conversation on the subject of religion
was peculiar. She used, for instance, to say that when
she was converted she had received a new body. She said
that electric sparks came from her body ; but she never
said that she was the cause of the thunder. Heard her
speak of cholera and other epidemics as arising out of
sympathy with creation. If anybody complained of sick-
ness she would say, " Ah well, I feel it too."
Re-examined—What I have spoken refers to the most
remote periods of my childish recollections. Since I have
been married I have never heard her speak in any other
terms of religion than might have been expected of any
aged and pious person who was expecting her death.
Mr. John Simon Smith, of Croydon, was formerly a
surgeon in practice in Trinity-square. He had attended
the whole of Mr. Thwsytes' household. Mr. Thwaytes
was about 80 when he died. Attended Mrs. Thwaytes
►bout two years before his death. After then she re-
quested witness to give up his practice and manage her
affairs for her. At that time be was earning about 2,0001.
a year, and she agreed to give him that sum. Never lived
in her house unless she was seriously ill. She was very
charitable, and gave away more than 2,0001. in that way.
She had once said that her husband had tried to poison
her both in mind and body. She explained that
by saying that he had put Toni Paine's works
into her hand, and had by the advice of one
of his clerks given her mercurial pills which had
seriously affected her health. She had undoubtedly
suffered from mercurials. She had not good health. She
was intemperate in her eating and could not be per-
suaded to take sufficient exercise. Her peculiar notions
of religion had of l►te years entirely ceased. Had never
advised her about her will, and was entirely ignorant of
its character till after her death. _ _

Cross-examined—Had no security from Mrs. Thwaytes
for the payment of the 2,00 W. • year. Was married at
the time and had children ; but was content to take her
word. Might have had doubts as to the prudence of
giving up his practice on her bare word • but alit promised
to remember his family in her will. If she had charged
her husband with putting poison into her food witness
would have thought it a delusion. She met witness's
brother two or three years after her husband's death at
witness's house. Mr. Thwaytes died worth about
700,0001., and left about 500,0001. to his widow ; or per-
haps not so much. Witness had nothing to do but to re-
ceive the testator's dividends and to pay her accounts.
There was no landed property to manage.
[The case was proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE ARTHUR CASE.

The bankrupt was a paraffin oil merchant, of 20, Alex-
ander-terrace, Peckham. He renewed an application for
release from custody which had been adjourned until after
the sitting for choice of assignees.
Mr. F. Kent opposed on behalf of Mr. Branaby, an up.
bolsterer, in the Kent-road, from whom the bankrupt had
obtained furniture to the amount of 201., for which be
failed to pay. He was arrested, and it afterwards tran-
spired that he had pledged the furniture.
The bankrupt made no attempt to deny the statement ;
and. . . . . .

......
His Honour said it was not a case in which he should
interfere. and he dismissed the application.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

The jury found her a mi.ley.
Warder Reeves, of the House of Correction, Coldbatli-
fields, proved several former convictions against him.
Mr. Payne sentenced him to seven years' penal servitude.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(TH.I3 DAY.)

BOWSCREET.
ANAMHING A PAWNBROKER'S WINDOW.

linen Anne Wontlyear was brought up on remand
charged with wilfully breaking a pane of glass in the shop-
window of Mr. Attenborough, pawnbroker, at the corner
of Villiers-street, in the Strand.
. . .

Mr. Henry RiChard Daniels, assistant to Mr. Atten.
borough, stated that he was in the shop at about a quarter.
past 6 o'clock on the evening of Monday week, when be
saw the prisoner outside. She deliberately threw a stone
through the window, breaking a pane of glass which was
valued at 41, 10a. He hurried into the street and found
her in custody of Sergeant Monckton.
The prisoner said she was very sorry. Some boys had
been teasing her and pulling her dress about. This so
provoked her that she threw a stone at one of the boys
but it missed him and went through the window.
In answer to Mr. Flowers Sergeant Monckton said that
there were no boys there, and added that when the pri-
soner was taken in custody she said she would do it
again when she came out.
. . . . .

-uMr. Flowers said if the amount had been over 5/. be
should have sent the prisoner for trial, and if that evi-
dence bad been given before a jury and taken down by the
judge she would most probably have been sentenced to a
term of penal servitude. He should sentence her to two
months' imprisonment with bard labour.

CLERKENWELL.

A POLICE-CONSTABLE PINED FOR NEGLECTING HIS DUTY.

Gomm Whitmore, 153 Y, of the metropolitan police,
was brought up on a warrant by Police-sergeant Older,
Y, to answer the following complaint :—" For that he on
the of April, being a constable belonging to the me-
tropolitan police force, did unlawfully withdraw himself
from the duties thereof without being allowed to do so in
writing by the superintendent under whom he was
placed, and without giving to the said superintendent one
Wender month's notice of his intention to leave, contrary
to the statute."

Inspector Gray, of the Y Division, said that the defen-
dant was attached to the Somers-town division, and did
duty there. He ought to have paraded for duty on Friday
night last, at a quarter to 10 ; he did not do so, and has
been absent ever since.

Mr. Superintendent James Webb, of the Y
said that on the 24th ult. the defendant tendered his re-
signation, and he was then told that it would not be laid
before the commissioner; until the following Monday. He
returned to his duty, and on the day in question he ab-
sconded from his duty. He had no permission from the
commissioners to resign, and the defendant had not
behaved well during the short time he had been in the
service.

The defendant said that he left his duty because he
thought that if he stayed until the Monday he should have
been discharged without pay, and then he should have
been in debt, and would not have been able to pay.
The Magistrate ordered the defendant to pay a fine of
20a., and also ordered him to forfeit his back pay.

THE MURDER IN LAMBETH.

LATEST PARTICULARS.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning the young married woman Elizabeth
Belcher, who murdered her child yesterday afternoon and
then attempted to commit suicide, was visited at the
Westmihster Hospital by her husband. She appeared
to be very weak, and after kissing his hand said,
"Where is my child?" The affair is a very sad
one, for the young woman,who is 23 Tears of age, has only
been married 12 month.. The marriage took place at St.
Margaret's Church, Westminster, and shortly after the
event the young couple went to live in Someractehire.
Eleven weeks ago the deceased child was born, and the
mother became very ill, and the child had to be brought
up by hand. The mother's illness is stated to
have been milk fever. About a fortnight ago the
husband, who is • working man, brought his wife
up to London, and went to live in lodgings at No. 26,
Royal-street, The wife got better after she
came to London, and therefore the occurrence of yesterday
was quite unexpected by the husband. When Mr.
Goff, tho surgeon, was called into the lodgings
yesterday, the unhappy woman said to him,
" The baby has gone to heaven." He then
found that a fearful gash had been inflicted upon the
child's throat, and that it had nearly penetrated to the
back of the neck. The mother had also cut her own throat
with the same razor, but it is thought the iniuriea,
although severe, will not prove fatal. She is now in the
custody of a policeman at the Westminster Hospital.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

Om rzunaArs.)
CHESTER MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

BELG RAVE STAKES.
Lady Barbara ... ...
Aahtead ... ... ...
Paleface ... ... ...

DEE STAND CUP. Seven furlongs.
Miss Williams, Danrohin, Tyndale, Bedford, and
Dandies) f are here.
CHESTER CUP. Two miles and a quarter.
Lecturer, Rama, Harry BraiWord, Tormentor, Monkey,
Arkansas, Archimedes, Skirmish, Lucifer, Endsleigh,
Beeswing, Uncas, Miss Havelock, Holstein, Mille. Cleo-
patra Foresight, Helen, Black Prince, Amanda c, Leases,
Lion King, Newland, The Rescue, Arundel, Harrogate, Fan,
Mendicant, Weather Star, and Leap Year are here.
PAID FORFEIT.—DaIby, Gomera, Bracken, Contrail,
Conundrum, No, Minster, Dubiety, Stokeley, King's
Daughter, Sophie, Caithness, Sea Mew, Chepstow, Hol-
stein, and Harrogate.
STAND STAKES. Five furlongs.
Candor, Radcliffe, TravMta, and Gentian (sold for 301.
each). All are here.
FLYING HANDICAP. Five furlongs.
Pantaloon, Queen of Trumps, Honesty, Miss Williams,
Sylph, Thalassius, Contract, lJncas, Columbine, Prelate,
Archness f, Anchorite, and Diamond are here.

CITY MEMBERS' PLATE. Six furlongs.
Queen of Trumps, Volunteer, Lecturer, and Prelate are
here.
GREAT CHESTER PRODUCE STAKES. Half a mile.
Helvellyn and Corporal are here.
CUP.
sto 1 apt Lecturer (off)
6 to I Archimedes (t)
10 to 1 Musa Havelock (t)
12 to 1 Lucifer (t)
100 to 8 Moulsey (t)
100 to 8 Rama (t)
100 to 8 Beeswing (t)
15 to 1 Rescue (t)
20 to 1 Weather Star (t)
25 to 1 Mr. Brayley's lot (t)
7 to 1 Bar one.
ARRlVED.—Spendthrift, Diadem, Augusta c, and

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

ffirs o'Ctool.

As usual on the Ist of May, the Stock Exchange
is closed, and we have no transactions to report in
public securities.
The applications for discount to-day are to a
good extent, and the quotation for choice bills is
firm, at 2i to 3 per cent.
At Paris this morning the Three perCen:. Rental
opened at 67fr. 85c., showing an advance of nearly
g per cent.
The following notification has been issued by the
Bank of England :

Notice is hereby given, that in order to prepare the
dividends due on the sth July, 1867, the balances of the
several account* in the following funds will be struck
on the night of Saturday, the Ist June, 1867, viz. :-
3/. per Cent. Consolidated Annuities ; new W. per Cent.
Annuities; new 31. 18s. per Cent. Annuities, 1654 ; new
il. 10s. per Cent. Annuities ; Annuities for terms of years;
India 51. per Cent. Stock. On Monday, the 3rd of June,
the above-named funds will be transferable without the
dividend due on the sth of July next.
East India Stock.—Shut, Thursday, 13th June, 1867.
Open, Saturday, 6th July, 1867.
May 1, 1867.
The amount of gold taken out of the Bank yes-
terday for the continent was 50,000/.

The steamer Seine has arrived at Lisbon from
Brazil with 52,4561. in specie.
The bar silver and Mexican dollars by the West
India packet were sold yesterday for the continent
at Fis. Old. and 4s. 111 d. per ounce respectively,
being about the same as the prices recently current.
On 'Change yesterday afternoon the rates for
bills on Frankfort and for short drafts on Paris were
quoted rather worse for this country. With the
prospect of peace, the exchanges with Russia,
Austria, and Italy are likewise better for those
places. The usual list is subjoined :
Amsterdam 3 months, 11.19 to 11.191 ; ditto, short,
11.161 to 11.173; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.191;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.371 to 25.421; Brussels, 3 months,
25.371 to 25.421; Hamburg and Altona, 3 months, 13.81 to
13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, ke., 3 months, 6.25 to 6.254;
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 30g to 30; Paris, short, 25.10
t 0.25.721 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.32 A to 25.371; Marseilles,
3 months, 25.321 to 25.371 • itranklort-on-thaMaine,
3 months, 1191 to 114 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.45 to
13.55 ; Trieste, 3 mons, 13.43 to 13.55 ; Madrid, 3
months, 481 to 481; Santander, 3 months, 481 to 48} ; Cadiz,
3 months, 491 to 49; Seville, 3 months, 494 to 49; Malaga,
3 months, 481 to 481; Valencia, 3 months, 481 to 484 ; Bar.
°elms, 3 months, 484 to 481; Bilbao, 3 months, 481 to
484 &rive«, 3 months, 481 to 484 ; Leghorn, 3
months, 27.80 to 28.0 ; Genoa, 3 months, 27.80 to
28.0 ; Naples, 3 months, 27.80 to 28.0 ; Palermo, 3
months, 27.80 to 28.0 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.80 to
28.0; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 521 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days'
date, 521 to 52.
The Board of Trade returns for the month of
March have been issued. The following shows
the declared value of the exports of British and
Irish produce and manufactures for the month of
March in the last three years :

March, 1865 - £13,770,154
„ 1866
1867
It will be seen that the exports are upon a larger
scale than in the eorresponding period of 1865, but
materially below that witnessed last year, when
the mutterings of the coming storm had as yet
scarcely begun to disturb the financial atmosphere.
Similar results are presented upon comparing the
exports for the first three months of the year,which
are statea as follows :

First quarter, 1865
„ 1866
1867
The import trade has fluctuated in a similar
manner. The computed value of the principal im-
ports in February (the last month reported upon as
regards values) is given as under :
February, 1866 £12,854,779
„ 1866 16,610,159
1887 14,828,289
While as regards the first two months of the year
the comparison of value of imports stands thin :
Two months, 1865 £19,253,701
1866 26,457,773
1867 14,281,048
Most of the railway traffic returns to be pub-
lished this week will include the traffic of if.aster
week, against an ordinary week of last year.
The South Eastern Railway return shows an
increase of 5,0651. over last year (including the re-
ceipts of the volunteer review) ; the Metropolitan'
an increase of 8541.; and the Glasgow and South
Western, a decrease of 1,270/.
The meeting of the Telegraph Construction and
Maintenance Company (Limited) was held yester-
day, when the directors' report, which has already
been published, was adopted. The dividend de-
clared was at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum,
making a total payment of 10 per cent. for the
year, free of income tax.

The half-yearly meeting of the Singapore Gas
Company was held yesterday. The profits fur the
half-year are 9901. 7s. 9d., which, together with
1251. 84. Bd., the unappropriated profit of the
preceding half-year, makes the available balance
1,015/. 16s. sd. Out of this sum the directors de-
clared a dividend at the rate of 71 per cent. per
annum, less income tax, on the [reference capital,
and a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per an-
num on the amounts paid up on t e original capital,
free from income tax, the balance of 511. 9s. to be
carried forward to the credit of next half-year.
At the meeting yesterday of the Bahia Gas Com-
pany (Limited) the available balance was stated at
2,0761., and a dividend was declared on the prefe-
rence capital at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum.
A special general meeting of the London and
South Western Railway Company is called for the
16th of May, to consider three bills now pending in
parliament.
Sir R. W. Carden and Messrs. G. Brown and F.
Whinny, the liquidators of the European Bank
(Limited), have Just issued the annexed circular :

The liquidators beg to declare a dividend of la. 6d.,
making, with the previous distribution, • total of ss. in
the pound. By a reference to the annexed statement it
will be seen that the liabilities of the bank, including
endorsements upon bills, amounted at the time of the
suspension, 19th May, 1560, t 02,637,820/. • these have been
now reduced to 432,4751. • the present dividend amounts
to 42,0621., leaving 390,3931. And it is expected that
acceptances to the extent of 113,974/. will ultimately be
retired by other parties, thereby further reducing the
liabilities liy that amount. The liquidators desire to call
attention to the fact that this was • foreign bank, carrying
on business at various places on the Continent, with more
than the whole of its capital locked up abroad. They
wish to point out that as no order pronounced by the
Court of Chancery in England has any effect in restrain-
ing the action of creditors abroad, each branch might
have been made bankrupt. If this had happened, the
liquidators have no hesitation in saying that the
remits, to the shareholders, would have been most
disantrous, involving in all probability a call of
20/. per share. The liquidators were, however, enabled
to make such arrangements abroad as induced the foreign
creditors to wait until sufficient assets, at the foreign
branches, could be realised to pay them, and they have
now the satisfaction of stating that almost the only
foreign creditor remaining unpaid is the Bank of France for
12,0001. ;this amount is coveredby, security, and is expected
to be paid off within the next two months. At the ex-
piration of that time the liquidators believe that they will
be able to proceed with the realisation of the foreign
assets, entirely for the benefit of the English creditors.
It is probable well known that large sums, about 240,0001.,
are due to the bank, which are partially secured by build-
ing land, situate at Feria and St. Nature. Strenuous en-
deavours have been made for the last four months to ren-
der some portion of these loans available, and it is believed
that this will be accomplished almost immediately. By
a reference to the annexed statement it will
be seen that the amount expected to be rea-
lised from the outstanding assets is 414,443/. 16e. 7d.
This estimate is the result of a careful examination made
as accurately as possible considering the great difficulty
there is in dealing with property and assets situate as
these are.
An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders of the Industrial Company of Central
Italy (Limited), is called for the 17th of May, to
pass resolutions for a voluntary winding up.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, water works, and canal shares, as given in
the Stock Exchange list of last evening :
Insurance—North British and Mercantile, In ; Ocean
Marine, 19.
Gas Light and Coke—City 'of Moscow Gas, 151, ex
int. • Surrey Consumers, 121, cx div.
Docks—Easa and West India, 124 ; London and St.
Katherine. ssi, 60 ; Southampton, 1194..
Water Works—Berlin, 10t. 11 1.; ditto New, M. 5;
Chelsea, 110; Lambeth, 100, I.
Canals—Grand Junction, 741, 3.

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The annexe,i memorandum is from the London
Stock and Share Company (Limited) :

At to-day's *union, amongst the safes made were tir
following : Anglo-Brazilian Gold Company (10a. paid),
at Ile, per share ; Bedford Pantechnicon (7/. paid), at 31. ;
BombaOu(ii/. prd), at 2/. 6a. ; Dutch Company foti
work, (a Spain (21/. 41. paid), at 11. 6s. 641. ; Frminitwe
Tavern (5/. paid), at da. ea ; Great Eastern Railway GAUL
Five per Cent. Bond, redeemable in August, 1868, et 91
per cent. ; Guildhall Tavern (10/. paid), at I'. to 61.2c4J.;
Imperial Land of Marseilles Debentures el W., at 101,10 s.
to 10/. 12s. 6d. each ; ditto Shares OIL 10s. paid), at je. to
34. lid. ; India Rubber Works (401. paid), at 01. sa. ; later-
naticsal Hotel (SI. paid), at 14a. to Ms.; Chatham and
Dover Railway, 1,300/. Preference B Stock, at 26) to 97
per cent. ; National Provincial Marine (2/.loa. paid). ela
per share ; Novara and Lake Orta Railway (la paidk at
2a. lid. to L. ; ditto Bonds of 500/., :and class, at. 114.
to 38e. per cent. ; Queensland Sheep Investment (11L.
paid), at 1/. N. per 'Lire ; Veatern Insurance Company
01. paidi, "1. to 2a.

The freehold premises in the occupation of the
English Joint Stock Bank (Limited) now in course
of liquidation, in Clement'a-lane, Lombard-street,
which cost 100,0001., were sold yesterday for 27,01/og.
The oormepondenoe which has taken place be-
tween the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Company
(Limited) and the fireat Indian Peninsula Railway
Company has just been published in the form of a
pamphlet (printed by John King and Company
(Limited), queen-street, E.C.).

TUESDAT EVENURG.

Consols', which closed yesterday at 91 toil for.the
9th of May, opened this morning at 914 to 1, and
closed at 91 to 4. For money the last price was
901 to 914, and for the June settlement 911 to 1.
The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per
Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 891 to a. The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 91, 4,1, 1 ; ditto, for
amount, 911, 1 4 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
894, a ; New Three per Cents., 890, 1,4; Bank
Stock, 2524, 1, 3 ; India Stock, 219, 17 ; ditto
Five per Cent., 110/, 10, 1; ditto Four per Cent.,
94.; ; ditto Five per Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper,
1024 ; diito Five-and-a-Ralf per Cent., 10'70; ditto
Bonds, 525. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady.
Exchequer Bills remain at 20s. to 255. prem.
There was less business in the foreign stock
market, but the closing prices, though not the best
of the day, were in several cases higher than yes-
terday. Turkish of 1858, 1863, and 1865 (Six per
Cents.) left off at an advance of Iper cent ; Chihan
scrip, Greek (including the Coupons), Russian snip,
and Turkish of IStis (Five par Cents.), 1 ; and
Mexican, Spanish Certificates, and Italian of 1861,
*. The latter were 1 per cent. better at one pe-
riod. Chilian B stock was 4 worse.
Very few dealings were recorded in Bank shares,
and the only changes were a rise of 10s. in Anglo-
Egyptian. and a reduction of 1/. in London Bank
of Mexico.

The shares of the financial companies were in-
animate, and prices closed the same as yesterday,
being as follows :—lnternational Financial, to
dis. ' • General Credit, 3 to 2j dis. ; London Fi-
nancial, 234 to 224 dia. ; and Credit Funcier of
England, Gq to ;?,

_ .
With the exception of a decline of 10a. in
Telegraph Construction, viz., to 21 to It die. ;
Atlantic Cable shares showed no movement of im-
portance. Angle-American were last quoted ISt
to I, and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. preference,
4 9-16 to 11-16.

Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 16 to 4,
being less firm, and National Discount, to 74.
prem., showing no change. The variations in
miscellaneous shares were rather more numerous.
British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph rose 21.;
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 11. ; Colonial and
Rio Improvements, 10s. ; Bombay Gas (old), and
United Kingdom Telegraph, 55.; and Fore-street
Warehouse, 2s. 6d. On the other hand, Berlin
Wrterworks, Bombay Gas (new), and Otago In-
vestment declined as., and Australian Mortgage,
2s. Gd.

Colonial government securities were dealt int to
a moderate extent, and prices were steady.

The amount of business in American securities
was rather limited, but the 5.20 Bonds and Atlantic
and Great Western Railway Debentures improved
and per cent. respectively. Prices closed as
follows :-5-20 Bonds, 711 to 4, or div. • Erie
Railway shares, 40/ to 41; Illinois Central, 75
to 76/ ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway De-
bentures, 314 to 324 ; Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds, 214 to 224.

MINES.-(THIS DAT.)

OWE O'CLOCI,

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In the mining market to-day there is a demand
for West Chiverton and North Grotty shares, at 71*
to 72} and 4r, to LI, respectively. Great Retal-
lack are also inquired for, at 31 to 4. Prince of
Wales are quoted 325. to ; Chiverton Moor,
bg to f ; South CAnidurrow, 11s. 3d. to 13a. Dd ;
and Stray Park, 81 to 9}.

The great singer Garcia has lost a young married
daughter, Madame Crepet, at the early age of twenty-five.
She was niece of Malibran and of Viardot, and inherited
a large share of the musical talent of her family.
ELY CATHLDLAL. --A new stone pulpit has been
brought into use iu Ely Cathedral. The restoration of the
great western entrance has been commenced. Dean Good-
win, it will be seen. is worthily continuing the week so
well begun by Dean Pescooke.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP FIASCO. —The Sporting Life
says that "a meeting is convened for to-morrow (Thurs-
day). at '2 o'clock, by the Corinthian patrons of the ring,
to call upon the custodian of the • belt' to reverse the
decision of the referee, as being
, in opposition to all
hitherto acknowledged mica.' The Sporting Life
commenting upon the case says :—" Either Baldwin Diver
intended to put in an appearance, or he has been made a
scapegoat by his party, who, on the face of it, wanted their
man to lose. We can corns to no other conclusion than
this, and the public will expect more light upon the sub-
ject than hes been at present afforded."
Ma. SPriti:EoN AND THE CATliaell BALLADS,
Our next hero is Mr. Spurgeon, who for the last few years
has probably preached more sermons, in better English,
in spite of their slang, with a mightier voice, to a greater
number of thousands, in a larger Rotunda, than any other
young man of his age. All ages, ranks, and classes, have
been fouud among his audience, from the days of the
front rows and half-guinea reserved seats at the Surrey
Music Hall, to the present free seats at the Tabernacle;
attic,, embryo orators, profound admirers, and ungodly
scoffers, ladies of fashion, unbelievers, and Christians of
every known shade, have all " sat under" hint. So great
is his eloquence, that in the words of our poet
lie can please the duke, the lord, the squire,
And ladles with 'olden locket.,
He can make the very sovereigns Jump
Out of old %%omen's pockets.
So mighty is the thunder of his eloquence that
ff spneteon went Into St. Paul's
re, sure he'd not dissemble.
His v..Nt woukt make the dome to rive,
And x. Paul., church for to tremble.
So winning arl his persuasive powers, as to make guineas
fly from the closest of "buttoned peekete ;" to rouse
his hearers to the heights of "kingdom come," or sink
them to the depths of troubled anxiety about " their poor
souls," or as our poet again expresses it,
Aid he the see to harrars?

In the great days of his Exeter-hall performances, when
the Tabernacle was not yet built. Mr. Spurgeon is said—
though the story is probably mythical- to hare delighted
and amazed his great band of admiring disciples by sliding
down the balusters of the rostrum (from which he
preaches). from the top to the bottom, to illusf rate the
fatal ease with which nan slides into the pit of destrue-
tion, while "sliding up again" was to symbolize the diffi-
culty of winning his way back to the path of virtue.
Action, gesticulation, and frantic ejaculations of the freest
kind, were among the favourite weapons of these orato-
rical displays. and it is probably to some well-known and
favourite resort of this kind that the bard alludes when be
says,
He can look above and look below,
He eau deeply nigh and gran. '
He can shake the rock+ and swallow the whale.
He's a greater man than Josiah.
No wonder, therefore, that
Thus wonderful mall surprises the Imo!.
Parson, lawyer. AUTIMITI,
Inn, every ',lace they rem a race
the wonderful Nall
At the bead of this ballad there is a facetious woodcut.
which to Mr. Spurgeon must have been •bitterness "beyond
that of aloes itself.- For, if there be anything in this life
which Mr. Spurgeon hates, despises, and bolds in pious
abhorrence—it is a bishop ; and here be is at the top of
this half sheet, arrayed in full episcopal robes, in all- the
atrocious splendour of a full.bottomml wig, crowned with
a mitre, lawn sleeves. a pastoral-staff in his right band,
and a bag of .;O,,Vh.W. in his left. —Que.rti rdn Rericx, new
number.